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‘ Although in our desire to curb or destroy among us the betting pro- pensity, our weapons are practically limited to words, we are not so re- stricted in regard to the otherv1ces. The law expressly forbids drunken; During the progress of the game, man, woman and child were com- pelled to listen to the tipsy oaths of swaggering idiots as they brandish~ ed their dirty bills in the faces of all. Youth and manhood alike staked their last dollar on the chances of the play; many lost more in one day than they could earn in, a month; the despicable spirit, of brag, begotten of whiskey, rendered them oblivious of their own wants, and, without a doubt, in very many cases, of the wants of others. Yet,’ kind circumstances alone will pre- vent the winners from faring worse than even the losers. In the battle waged by gamblers, we must cry woe to the vrctors rather than to the vanquished. tor no one needs to be told that money which is not gained by honest work is a curse, a dazzling magnet, pregnant with ruin to its possessor. 'Ihe magni- tude into which betting suddenly burst in this village may be interred from the fact that a low computa- tion places at two thousand dollars the amount which changed hands on the event of Aug. 15th. Of this sum, not one could safely bear the, gain of a dollar, and very, very few the loss of five. But here, unfortunately, lauda- tion must give place to censure, and that of no doubtful kind. At the very outset, hawever, let it be clear- ly understood that for the ills of which we are about to speak, La- crosse in general, or the game of Aug. 15th in partlcular, is in nowise responsible. An overwhelming ma- jority of those who were present at the match enjoyed a pleasant and innocent recreation, and the great calm which ensued atter stormy agitatlon was dulness, it is true, but a dulness soothing rather than painful. Nevertheless, the results of the famous day are, on the whole, regarded with much dissatisfaction. There is prevalent a deep-seated feeling that the the day was sadly and even horriny marren. And no Wonder, for in broad day-light,those hideous ghouls, Gambllng, and} Drunkenness, with its offspring,‘ Blasphemy and Violence held hith carnival in our midst. Gambling} which had assumed the shape 01'“ friendly betting, disappeared, of course, with the match, but the rest of the hellish crew prolonged the, carouse late into the night. In reality, of the game itself we have little or nothingto say. A full abcount of it has already appeared In our columns, and the praise there meted out, especially to the home team, was far from scant. Whether this praise was just or not, our read- ers may decrde when we tell them that the game was witnessed by at least two distinguished members of the first twelve of the Toronto La- crosse Club, and they emphatically asserted that not only was the play, of the Young Canadians superior to that of the Excelsiors, but was ac- tually of such a high order that it would have secured credit and re- spect against any club in the coun- try. We have, then, nothing but congratulations for our gallant champions: in the exertions which they made for the eomfort of‘ the spectators, in the skill, nerve and strength which they showed 1n. the game, in their own personal con- duct throughout the entire day? all was exemplary. ‘ Physicianstell us that action is invariably followed by reaction, that the evil which is temporarily re- moved by'a strong stimulant is'sure to declare itself again in aggravated form-on account of the increased lassuude which succeeds fictitious energy. As mlhe material, so in the spiritual. Unwonted excite- ment gives place to deepened de- pression, and the last state of man or nation is worse than the first. We make the above remaks at the risk of beingr deemed trite, because they are a fitting introduction to the subject which; we have at heartâ€"â€" the day of the last lacrosse match] between the Excelsiors 0t Bramp- tonand the Young Canadians of Richmond Hill. RICHMOND HILL. Thursday, Aug. 2878A Farm for Saleâ€"D. Boyle. Seed Wheatâ€"Ezra. Clubine. TOWnship of Vaughanâ€"Jim M. Lawrence‘ Public Auctionâ€"C. Duncumb. Model Schoolsâ€"R. W. Donn. 1311c fliheml. J NEW ADVERTISEMENTS‘ A UGUST 15th. At al'special. meeting of the Church Councilgof the Zion Ev. Lutheran Church of Vaughan, Co. of York, Out. the fol- lowing resolutions of respect were ad- opted.â€"1Whereas it has pleased Almighty God, in His wise providence, to remove from our midst by death our beloved and highly esteemed brother, Isaac Murray. Resolvedâ€"That while we bow in hum- ble submission to the will of our Heaven- lv Father, in whom we have the most implicit confidence that He doeth all things well; yet the death of our brother has cast agloom over our congregation and the entire community, butespecially- over the members of this Council. Resolved :â€"That we desire to place up- on record our uppieciiitinu of his liberal- ltv, during his life, to the Church and especially to the Lutheran Church, at his death, for educational purposes. HENRY KEFFER, l‘lIL‘HAEL 05mm, 3 Com. JOHN SMDER. â€"Qo>â€"~ If your clnlldreu are troubled with wormsgivejhem Moxher Gruves’ \Vorm. ‘ E,xterm'inator;safe, sure, and efi‘ectual. Mr. John Magwood, Victoria Road, writes: “Nontbrop J: Lyman’s Vegetable Discovery and Dyspeptic Cure is a splen- did medicine. My customers say they neyei' used anything so efl‘ectual. Good results‘ immediater follow its use. 1 know its value from personal experienoe, having been tloubled 9 or 10 years with Dpspepsia, and since using it digestion goes on without that depressed feeling so well known to dyspeptics. I have no hesitation in recommending it in any case of vIndigestion, Constipation, Heartburn, or troubles arising from a. disordered stomach.” mess, it allows no loud-moulhed loul- ness of language, and it knows how to restrain fighting and brawling. On this special occasion. as on many others, the law was not put in force, its aid was not solicited, and thus encouragement was given to every muddy ruffian to repeat his oflences. But it is still possible to strike a blow for the maintenance of peace and order, and in the attack, it will. be Well to bear in mind that the most vulnerable point in De- pravity is the pocket. \Ve have called. Blasphemy and Violence the progeny 0t Intemperance, and the close connection between the two seems to make the relationship in- disputable. Now the Licensed Victuallers have never dared to 'claim the right to render men either wallowing pigs or infuriated tigers ; iemperance or moderation is their war-cry in the struggle tor exis- tence. But the advocates of tee- totalism justly complain that the keepers of public houses seldom or never abide by thd moderation prin- ciple, that as long as a man has money, he may get drink, so that moderation in the mouths of the vendors of strong waters means only impecuniosity on the part of their customers. We admit that there are exceptions; we know that an inn IS sometimesfound whose Dro- prietor will not permit gross and beastly excesses in his house, This should, however, be the rule, not the exception. The thirst for gain is Simbly develish whkn it is allow- ed to strangle pity and shame and decency, and to generate a perfect recklessness of consequences. At all events, it is not too much to de- mand that the hotel-keeper shall, be ‘able to maintain fair order on his premises. and the plea that men have imbibed so muchas to be un- controllable must be his own con- demnation. li a man urges that he1 is unable to distinguish between those who have had enough (P) and those who have had more than ;:enough,then that man is unfitted i for the business. If allandlord per- sists in keeping open house in spite oi dangers, plain, loud and mena- cing,.then,that landlord ought not to have imhis hands the disposal of Whiskey. If he wantonly persists ingiving liquor to notorious victims of intemperance, his tremendous power tor evil should be cut off by withholding his license. It any hotel is habitually the scene of swimshness and fighting, 1t a fair, a lacrosse match, or alight which brings together people in numbers larger than usual, is signalled in it by oaths and blows, let it cease to be a hotel. And we do not trans- gress the limits of our office, when we ask our License Commissioners to institute strict inquiry into the reputation of a house before they grant it-a license. In theory, the selling of wines or malt liquors is not the prime business ofpublic houses, for their avowed object is to supply the wants of travellers. As far as possible, practice should be guided by theory. And we say that, it any person tolerates in his house un- bridledy.drin-king, or does not do all inhispower to prevent or repress violence of every kind, it is a shame and a scandal to intrust such per- son with the sale of intoxicants. Remlutipns' of Respect. 3U] H. 65 Sam Call and see it. The second for the season. 25 per cent. less than Toronto prices. Mixed Paints, Brushes of all sizes. Boiled Oil, Raw Oil, and all Painter's Material, White Lead, Low in Price IIVIBIENSE‘ STOCK, OF‘ FURNITURE. GROCEBIES, FLOUR AND FEED. Pg, G. SAVAGEL W AL L. PAPER . Sugars and Teas at Boimm Prices. I Glassjans in pts., qts. and} gals., as cheap as the cheapest. PEOPLE’S STORE! TWEEDS, PRINTS 1&2 DRESS GOODS Keeps on hand a large supply of Coiling, Cas- kets. and all kinds of ITLTNPJRAIJ 1“URNIS111NGS. A First-Class Hearse fur- nished at reasonable terms. UNDERTAKERS, YONGE ST., RICHMOND HILL, A. WRIGHT £5 SON, FIRE PROGF I 15 to 25 per gent. off ALL FANCY DRESS GOODS. CONCEE’EEE Big Dismnm Sale 0F GOODS AT THE At greatly reduced prices to make room for Fall Importation. A large and splendid assortment of Groceries. Highest Price paid for Butter and E Just arrived, another stock of A- W RIG-HT 8a: SON‘ SICI#IJING ISAAC CROSBY. FRQM THE