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By HENRY J. STABLE
37TH YEAR,
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tEl)l3iff P octrn.
“The three sisters were buried side by side; white roses
lay upon their breasts, and the coffins were crowned with
towers.”
O.! betr them to their rest !
White ruses on. their breasts ant in•> their, hands ;
'through slumber deep awl blest
Thery . , pass in beauty to the eternal• lands.
Theira was no outworn life
Of 'failing 'hopes and unremembered VOW;;
The world's s,vl care and Atrife
•Had traced nu surruwi on their marble brows
e. call them, not too young!
cod's peace was on their lips—their life Wad love
Meg WM their stay—too long -
For angels who had left their homes above. '
The weeping Spring shall.coine,
And spread the they' loved with glist'ining green;
The .jay sh ill buihl her home
In a.b,urs where their favorite seats have been.
They' shall cane Incic no inure :
?doming d I lids.; their gla,d, sweet smiles, and deep
The pine', petpetu.tl roar
Break,-o'er the spot where side by side they sleep.
•And will ye' still complain,
Who cheek, with unLva.ilini tears are wet?
They shall be ).0111.',4 again
Beyond this prison-bou,,e of dark regret.
If pe-fect sight were ours,
Ye'teuld not mourn them lost, hut humbly say
"The Father itve these dowers'.
And the dear Father taketh theta away.".
O! be.tr them to their rent;
White roses nn their bre.ixts and in their hands;
Through slu.uhe.' ddep West
They juss in beauty to the seternAl
Seed illiscellann.
From the Star Spangle.' Banner
THE STEAMBOAT___EhOPENIENT.
BY J. -D. F. BROOKS'
The last bell of the New York and Boston
steamer had just ceased ringing, the mooring
had been cast off, and the huge wheels were
beginning to ysoly_e. w hem a. fit shiona_bly_dress
ed young gentleman came rushing down to
the
. river, shouting for the captain to hold on
and take him on board. lie was followed by
a stout porter bearing a trunk on his shoulder,
while a number of ragged_ juveniles were flock
ing around him, laden with a hat-box, valise
and,umbrella„ and yelling for a shilling.
—Hold on, arid I':1 pay double passage !" he
anxiously shouted, when he observed that the
captain bark nonotice of his hail, and that the
boat increased her distance from the wharf.
"Give me a shillin ', sir, a shilin'," vociferated
the ragged crew.
—Clear out, you little devils - !" he exclaimed,
seizing his chattels, and swinging his carpet
bag round, keeling them heels4ner head.
, 1 was leaning over the taffrail. looking at
him, when my attention was attracted" by .. a
very pretty girl, who uttered a voluntary ex
clamation of —Oh; Charles'!" and immediately
hastened away.
I then remembered that I had noticed her
apparently watching anxiously for some per
son befol e the_ beat. started.
. In.,a moment or two sifter her disappearance.
I was surprised by observing-the boat backing
up to the wharf, and wondering at the captain's
notion, 1 went forward'to the promenade deck,
and to^my surprise, found the aforesaid damsel
earnestly entreating the captain to go ba6k
fur the young gentleman, "for," said she, -he
is my }limber, and must have been delayed."
As the captain was a gallant man, he of
course yielded to her reinest, and gave orders
to return for him.
When within. one or two feet of the wharf.
his baggage was .thing aboard by the porter.
and innuedia tely alterwaids"he alighted on the
lower deck of the boat in - the same unceremo
nious manner as his baggage, the porter giving
hint a regular swing aboard. therehy causing
the fashionable young gentleman to utter sun
dry exclamations not altogether pious : !nit no
nutter—he was on board, and that was suf . - ,
ficient.
As she had said he was her brother,l thonghk
no more about it; but when at the slipper
table I observed how attentive he was to her,
1 thought it was strange. that he should be
spending his soft glances and words so-lavish
upon a sister. "It is his way," I thought,
and dismissed the subject.
The evening wore away. and the passengers
were dropping off one by one to their berths.
"Come, Frank, let's turn in." said Ed Green
-Wood, my chum, who was with we.
) —Just as you say," l replied ; number
_As 121—what's yours r'
'•118," was the answer, "suppose we have a
look at them."
• Very well," said I. and off we started.
We had been disappointed in obtaining a
stale-room, for the boat was unusually ciowd
ed, and accordingly we had to put up with
cabin berths.
We went below into the cabin, and looked
at the numbers aft.
"98. 99—if the numbers are so far aft. where
can ours be ?" exclaimed Ed, as we were get
ting close to the stern.
"Here it is," said I. finding it almost the last
one—about twelve inches in height.
—How is a fellow going to sleep there ?"
anxiously inquired El, looking ruefully at it.
•'Sleep! it's only a place to stay in. Sup
pose you take the dimensions of it."
`"itutr. ! dimensions—well. try."
Su - saying he clambered up to the berth.
and-lying down on the ledge. 1-pushed him in.
'-0h ! hold on !" he shunted, and in flu,
: Ras obliged to do so from laughter.
' '!here he litupon his back, as the space
trOuld not*Wuf hi, lying upon his side, and
the pillow raised his head so high that his
nose was flattened against the top.
. : Oh ! pull the out ." he impluied ; —the roll
of the boat . teill grind Inv nose down."
To renittly this, I 'pulled the pillow out from
under his head, tt ikon, gave tam more room.
and he accordingly node up his mind to stay.
1 then ti - ent to look tor my number, and
round it. at the very extreme end of the stern.
t lA's° small ain't Cis'a - irt;;.:abte that I prriceedetl
v. , die fut ard and eamptu ou one
Atrumpper----Vrtintelt. ta j*Afrlitio, 2grialturr, rittraturr, ItS jab glirtrtg i ---4-IA--3thutts i ---erittrai—Volufttif - snit Ti turtigu 'slbutrtithuar 3=sllft - rut, &r.
of the small lounges There. I stowed myself
away. and endeavored'to go to sleep. I tried
f:r a long time, and at last got Into a drowse.
I had beenin this situation about an hour,
should think, when a sudden roll of the boat
awoke one. I did not tnove, and soon became
aware that some persons were very nigh tattle,
s. by the' low conversation which I heard
ron - ea suppresse so
whispering-in-a-soothing tone;
r fisher Will.Fardouns, I am confident,"
I hard whispered.'
"Oh. no, he• will not, *hen I have treated
him—so unkindly," sobbed- out a feminine
voice ;-"oh, I wish -I could return." •
"Dear Lucy, we shall return after we have
been to liosttin. and been married," said her
companion, soothingly.
"Ha, ha ! - an elopement," thought:l, and My
curiosity was excited to- k no.w who:-they were.
Accordingly, I cautiously shifted MY position
in such a manner that by slouching my hat
over my face, I could watch them unobserved
What was my:surprise to see 'the young gen
tleman w•ho had come aboard the steamer at
the eleventh hour, caressing the tidy who had
been so anxious for his arrival ; queer brother
and sister.
By the drift.of their conversation, I - learned
that he had persuaded her to elope with hint
from New Yorkovhere they lived. and proceed
to Boston, and there aset married. Site had
consented, but'when t '
,aboard the boat she, re
penteds'of theact, and it was as touch as he
could
,do . pacify. her. -
It appeared he had a rival, and one whotn
her parents favored, but like
"Young LeeLinvar, -
Ile staid not for brake, and he stopped not for stone."
But they. thought
,not so, and our hero .was
ibrbidden fut ther intercourse with his - ladylove..
Accidently raising' my eyes on a range with
the lattice cork at. the top ofthe state-rooms,
I thought I saw a face pressed agains't it, look
ing in"at our loving couple.. I looked steadily
a moment, and soon felt confident that it was
a person watching them.—The first thought
that came into my mind was that the per
son was his rival, or that it might he her
father who had come on board unperceived by
them. This impression grew stronger, anti I
began to feel quite an interest in their welfare.
Numerous *ere the plans I thought of to
apprise them of the fact ; then I thought they
might think I was making myself too offl.ious.
But the longer I thought of it, and saw those
eyes peering out ; the more I came to the de
termination of attracting their attention to the
personage. -
kccor - dingly,l made a feint as if I had just
been awakened, thereby attracting their at
-tent,ion. The gentleman caught—my-glance
without moving his head, and then asking pai:-
don for my boldness, I called his attention,
cautiously to the fact of their being watched.
Ile thanked me in a whisper and then warily
glanced at the face. I saw by the start he
gave that it was not all tight. Without
changing his position, or betokening his alarm,
I heard him whisper_ to Lucy that her nutlet
was in the opposite state-room:
The poor girl turned pale, and I began to be
afraid that We're might be a scene.
"Oh, Mercy ! father came on hoard unper
ceived, and intends, when we arrive at Fall
River, to carry me bask with him;" she whis
pered. "Oh, I cannot part from you now'.
what shall I do ?"
"Do not be alarmed. Lucy ; we'll give hint
the slip yet," said her lover, and then slightly
leaning over to me, he whispered, "You are, a
stranger to me, but as a gentleman, I
1111/St
make a confident of you, as you can partially
imagine our situation. Yonder gentleman is
Lucy's father; he refused his consent to our
union ; we eloped, and took, passage on board
this boat for Bosuin, where we intended to be
married : but I am afraid he will present us;
unless we can devise some method of giving
him the slip. Can you help us C'
- "I think I can." I replied; "At. the sup
per table I heard a gentleman who sat next to
me, addressed as Reverend ; you can call upon
him, state the case, be united and thetetby se
cure your prize. I will ascertain of the clerk
his name and state-room, and then inform you,
and you_ can_act-accordingly."
"Thank you, sir I shall be under eternal
obligations to you," said he, as I arose and
welt aft
Alter considerahle trouble T found the clerk.
and through him I ascertained the whereabouts
of the reverend gentleman. I informed Charles,
the lover, of it, who inituedtately sought him
ldtcy in the meantime retiring to her state
room. while 1 threw myself - upon the same seat
again and kept a careful watch upon her father.
Charles, af:er a lung time, made his appear
ana:, and staled that his mission had been at
tended with success, the clergyman siding with
hint, and promising to meet him in a new mo-
Ments on the after-deck.
"And, Frank—l believe that is your name."
be continued. "you would coiner a great favor
upon roe if you could be present at the ceie
inony."
I willingly- consented, and.we forthwith pro
cetded aft, where, in the silence of the night,
with the bright stars above and the rushing
waters beneath for witnesses, they were united
in the holy bonds of matrimony.
The ceremony being over, Charles and his
pretty bride shook my hand, expressed - their
gratitude for my kindness, and wished me to
consider them friends for lite.
The clergyman bade them good night, and
retired to his room, while they followed his
example, and I returned to my lounge to en
deavor to get a snooze mita our arrival at Fall
River.
We arrived at the wharf in about twn hours.
I sought nut Charles and his bride, and found
the clergyman with them.
While waiting in the gangway -for the boat
to Le moored, I looked aoont me and observed
Lucy's father watehing the runaway - couple
fi om a concealed place. I mentioned it to them,
and Lucy clang closer husband'S — irrin.
"We've naught to fear," said he, gaily, as
he pressed her closer to his side.
Toe boat ivas - at last in uore - d,
lard tioni the gangway to the shore : the pas
sengers rushed on shore in a hurry to take the
car..., and kt nth tnem our friends, but ere they
had reached the cars, a strong hand was laid
cat Lucy - 's arm, and the voice of her father
sounded in her ears.
• Lucy. you have disobeyed me,and you must
come %. ill me. Young wan." said he. turning
to cl.arles, have an account to settle with
you . release your hold of my daughter." •
••\ut so last," said Charles. laying hig hand
on his arm. ••Mr. Clayton, I respect you, and
it is far Irvin my wish to quarrel with you, but
must sta'e to you that von hare no control
over Lu.; ,uow• kJ; sue is in-. we.dt'it-1
GETTYSBURG, PA.: MONDAY; FEBRUARY 12, 1855.
You . look surprised, and no wonder. By the
kindness of friend, and this - gentleman, (tak
ing the hand 'of the clergyman,) we stole a
march upon you. In plain En B liKh, he mar-
Tied us aboard- the boat this morning. while
you were watching us from your state room.
.Now, Mr. Clayton, my advice to you is, to
make the best of it. 1 will endeavor to make
ts r an. someone ngo aw, an• efore you :scar me,
try toe." -
Mr. Clayton bitAis lip, and pondered a_mo
ment ; then looking up with u srnile. and es
tending a hand to each, he, said— -
- ‘ . .l,l,lcy,'yon *ere wrong toleave;me in the
eithidestine manner you did, but I patdon you.
Charles, I tuaylisve misjudged'you--,4 hope I
have—and to you also I will extend my pardon,
and freely give my consent to the ',union that
has taken place.—Now let us secure seats in
-the cars, and to-morrow we will return to New
York."
Such a ,finale was glorious, thboth of them.
Lucy wept for joy, while eilarles could hardly
r ain from liAlmving her example.
BY A - ND 131 - E.—There is music enough in
these three words for the burden of a song.
There is a hope wrapped up in them, and an
articulate beat of the heart.
By and bye. We heard it as. long ago as
we can remember, when we made bile( but
perilous journeys.from chair to table, and iron)
table to chair again. We heard it the other
day? when two parted that had been —loving.
in their lives," one to eahlurnia, the other to
her lonely home.
•Everybody says it some time or other. The
boy whispers it to himself, when he dreams of
exchanging the stubbed little :•11(:es' bow:,
like a man. The man murinurs f,t,--,when in
life's middle watch he sees his plans halt fin
ished and his hopes yet in bud waving in a
cold, late spring. The old
~ at' ‘ it w'.cn
thinks of putting olf the mortal liar the imuna
to-day for to-morrow. The weary watcher
fur the morning, whiles away .the dark hours
with "by and byt;- 7by and bye."
Sometimes it sounds like a song:: sometimes
there .is a sigh or n sob in it. What wouldn't
the world give to find it, in the almanac —set
down solne‘A here, no matrer if in the dead of
December—to kne , w it would .surely come.
But, fairy-like-as it is flitting like a star Leant
over the dewy shadows of the pmrs, nobody
can spare it—and when we look back upon
the many times those words have beguiled its.
the memory of that silver by and bye, is. like
the stinriie of Ossian, "pleasant but mournful
to the soul."
"FIU)NI THE SUBLIME- TO TIIS RIDIOUTAVS."-
_Theiltahway (N. J.) Advocate-tellsthe-follow—
ing-good story al The expene of of the
"upper ten" of New York :
Mr. is one of the "merchant princes"
of the. Empire City. and though living in one
of the most spacious Mansions on the Fifth
avenue, his entire family consists of himself
and his wife.-Meeting a friend from thesoun.
try one day,; he invited him up to view his
house. The was shown the gorgeous
rooms, with tessellated floors and unignilic:ent
frescoed ceilings, and finally was,. taken into
the lower rooms, in one of which he found a
small regiment of colored servants seated at a
bountiful dinner. On his return home he was
asked if he had seen Mr. So-and so ? "Oh,
yes !" "What is he doing now ?"
when I saw hint. he was &rid:a a nigger
b unt -di ng -hu t :se on the Fifth avenue !"..
'iTii.:txrcs. —The following hen ntiflif extract
is from Bolts-el.'s celebrated play, eintiled the
Carpenter of Ronoti." It is a Iliglicompliment
to mechanics :
NV hat have they not done? Have they not
opened the secret chambers of themnighty deep,
and extracted its treasure, and made the raging
billuu s their highways, on which they rule as
on a famed steed ? Ar•e not the elements of tire
and water chained to the crank, and at. the
mechanic's bi iding compelled to turn it? Have .
not mechanic's opened the bowels of the earth.
and made its products contribute to wants?
The forked lightning is their plaything, arid
they rule triumphant - on the wings of the mighty
ind. To_the_w ise ._. they are flood. gates of
knowledge, and Kings and Queens ate deco -
rated by their handiwork. He who made the
universe was a great mechanic."
PRINTING PRESSES, PULP/TS AN PETTICOATS.
—T-hess are the three great levers that govern
the world. Without them the llottorri would
fall out, and society would become a chaos
again. The press makes people patriotic, the
pulpit religious, but women sway all things.
There would he no going to church if there
were no girls there, neither would there be any
going to war were the soldiers to meet with no
applause but from the masculifies. Without
the sunshine shed by women, the rose of aflec-
Lion would never grow, nor the flowers of elo
quence germinate. In short, she is the engine
of life, the great motive power of love, valor
and civilization. In proof of this, truth in• all
history speaks trumpet-tongued.
L T - 7'ft is said to have been satisfactorily de
monstrated, that every time a wife scolds her
husband, she adds, a new wrinkle to her face
It is thought that the anbouncement of this
fact will have a most salutary effect, especially
as it is un&rstood that every time a wile
•aniles on her husband, it will remove one of
the old wrinkles ! Mr. Caudle is delighted
with the discovery, and anticipates sunshine
the year round, as Mrs. Caudle has an un
quenchable desire to appear.young and hand
some, and mourns deeply over the rapid de
parture of her youthful charms. Poor curtain
lectured husbands ure lookibg up.
THE WOMAN AM:ALL—An exchange says:
A difference of opinion occimed between a
lady and a gentleman, on the street, the other
day, in Jackson. Miss. Unamiable words en
sued. when the gentleman drew a Coif's latest
invention. and tired three or four times at. the
lady. missing her every nine. ‘Vhereupon she
seized a brickbat,Aet_alip_at. her assailant's
trea - dTand lauponthe-side
walk.
K7Our Dan sar4 whenever he wants a hot
bath, and hasn't the change to pay for it, he
has only to tell his girl that he has about wade
up his mind to select another sweetheart, and
he is in hot water directly.
A SMART MAN.—During one of the warm
days of August, a leiluN in Burlington threshed
the bushels of oats, five of wheat, five of rye,
one sheriff. four deputies, and two constables.
' - ''Surne author tells the following profound
trath : —The entrance of a single woman of
talent into a family, is sutlicient to keep it clear
from fouls for several generations." Suppose
I:7A chaplain at a State Prison was asked, I she were to he a married woman ? Night she
br a pious friend, how his parishioners c4:ere : I not then tntiltipl3 . • the fools for, a generation or
•• rs• •••••• C.-
"Taint; IS MIGHTY, AZ: 1) . WILL PUR,VAIL."
TIME 10 co To Tinn.----doseph was a bad boy.
He had succeeded in blinding his mother for
some time as- to his imbibing propensities.
One night Joseph came in before the old lady
had retired. He sat down, and with that look
of semi-intoxicated wisdom began conversing
about the goodness of the corps and c)ther mat
ters. lie got along very well Until he espitd
what he supposed to i.e a cigar on the mantle
piece; he caught it, and placing
,one end in his
month, began very gravely to light it at the
candle. He drew and pared until he 'was get
ting red in the — The - olditidrs eyes were
opened, and she addressed him : "If thee takes
that tenpenny nail for a ciglit, it is time thee
went to bed."
Wool) 1 I A1:1,1 NG. —3 Bean New Wrinkle
On Thursday last. Sheriff Philips had a wood
hauling party, or as they used to be called 9
to_ convey wood from his farm near
- Dublin, to thk Boroug h. It reached from
Doylestown to the vicinity - of Swartzlander's
Mill, and numbered one hundred and fifty•two
I wagons, a number of which carried a cord.
and upwards, and were - drawn by four .and
horses. The aggregate that came in au
procession, was eighty cords!--Doylestown
i Democrat.
yoimg man v,:a.s fr•equen;ly_cautioned
ote - for —mewl reti; - not - turn:"
lie promised to do so, and sobit: after received
a bonus to vote for a Mr. Peck. His father,
_astonished at his voting for a man whom he
deemed objectionable,-inquired his reasons for
dO,ing so. ••You told.me to vote for measures,"
said the son, "and if Peck is not a measure, I
don't know what is."
TRIM
Rudeness and Gentleness.
.
In a certain , town are. two boys' of nearly the
same age, each the oldest of a fatuity ofthildren;
but as opposite in dispoSitiorr as you can eon
teive. Samuel is the tyrant of his-fantilY. Ibis
little brothers and sisters always run when they
see him coming and hide their Playthings as
• . 1
and lawless footsteps. If he .passes-them by
without-breaking their, plaything:,. they think
themselves fortunate. He insists that atsjte is
the (liege, he must be obeyed._ and so he often
obliges them to do little favors for biinself Which
he really has no right to demand:- - Is it-strange
- that none of the children love him ? Adin, on
the other hand, is a very different boy, :He,
too, is the oldest of his brothers and sisters: but
be never thought this a reason for making them
fear ;.ndwait opon him like so many slaves.
Ho is always welcomed With delight to their
little circle, for he directs and assists , them in
their sports, and often denies. himself the'pleas
ure of playing . with his old
_associates, for their
All their little doubts and disputes are
carried to hitii for settlement, and no one is so
ready as he to help them out of a difficulty.
Is it strange that they love their older brother.
amid are' proud of him, and always, ready to 'do
him favor,When it is'in their power ?
Punishment Among the Egyptians.
In Egypt, inr.olden times, in-tirder was if cap
ital offence. ,So also waS a neglect to uid a per
son attached on the highway, when assistance
could have been: rendered, A, parricide - was
treated with the Most dreadful severity, the
criminal I.eing put to- dettih with every va
riety of .I!erjury was capital ,:: and
f,,lse accusers were condemned to undergo the
same penalty of the innocent'accnsed, had the
latter been convkted. A breach orthe law of
A masis, which obliged every Egyptian once. in
the year to show die magistrate of his district
his manner of life. was punished ca pi tally and
if the party.could not 'prove himself to be in
an honest. employment, the consequent:es, woe
the saute. Rape Was punished by excision':
treachery by cuttingout the tongue. Adn fiery
was pni i i..h o i with a thousand lashes - as_ the
man's t en:, ;:y. and in the woman
,with the loss
of her Mtge. Titt's wars not by any means n
mild sentence, vet we are told that ,•adttl
writs ' were not unfrequent among the
Egyptians."
VANN: Ika,s — fiA - utiglittEca v r ED. --She is full
furty, is Fanny. Sports curls like a girl of
seventeen. They are auburn —poetically. so.
Ibis' a keen. flashing-eye. Nose between Gre
cian and Rowan. rather thin' and rather good
1 ook ing _ teeks__NN u _lmo
much—coloring.- Comes of rouge, Had taste,
but no linsiness of ours. Lips well turned,
and indicative of firmness rather than of
sugar. Chin handsomely chiseled. Whole
countenance ltetolens a women of spirit and
high nature generally. Form fine. Chest a
model. Not surpassed. Carriage graceful
anal stately. Rather tall. and -emphatically
genteel. Pretty Jhnt. Ankle to tnatch. Hand
- Like- to show-it.-- Dresses in--the cut—
and-dash school. Fond of ribbons; laces, mil
linery, 45(.c., generally. Talks rapidly. Is
witty and brilliant--cutting
: and lashfnl.
Proud as Lucifer. Fond of fun. Hates most
of her relations. ,Treats her father and sat.
almost luntefully. Has three as pretty % girls
as ever wore curls. Is proud of them,. and
justly. Is heartless.
,Is a flirt. Lives in
clover. Is worth *20.000. Got it by pen
and ink. When passing the Street takes eight
eyes out of ten." On the whole . , wonderful
woman is Fanny.—Boslon Dispalch.
ISA MILITANT Enrrott.—The editor of the
Waukesha (Wis.) neinwrat Ii r,logises for lack
of-editorial matter ;n his last issue, by inform•
ing his readers that through the week he has
been engaged in sundry law suits, and that at
the time of going' to press he was under arrest
on four different warrants :—one for as.::ault—
one for assault, and battery—one for riot—and
one for assault and battery with intent to kill
Shouldn't wonder if that man fights his way
into Congress yet.
THE POSITION OF THE EYES IN MAN.—A sa
gacious old gentleman re►narks how fortunate
it is that our eyes do not project like those of
some animals, for if they, dij,what a number
of iloys We slietild see waking facts lit us be
hind our backs!
Famxns.—Aristhines wondered at mankind,
that in buying an earthen dish, they were care
ful to sound' it, lest it had a crack ; yet so care
less in choosing friends as to take them flawed
with vice. llow few persons at this day would
discover and apply so striking an analogy.
on:Adnertisi4g.
He says-r" Advertise, yont: business, ,Do
not, hide your, light under a buz-hel.. Whate - ver
your occupation or coiling be. - if it needs
anpport . from the patio, adrertise.freely' and
efficiently. - I freely confeas that what sticcem
have had in my.,life.tuarlairly,,be at.triputO
.more to the sub r• as th n o nearl '•all other
ca Mies, combined:' There' may possibly nc , ;
cupations that do not require advertising.-hut
cannot well elated ve •ivha t they,. are.,! Alm
in business will sometimes tell you that they,
have tried advertising and that it did not pay.
: This is only 'when advertising fa'done'lliparing
ly arid: grudgingly. llemeepa Chic dose!; of ad'
vertising, will not my perhaps half,w-pe
:tion of physic waking the patient sick, but, of•
feeting nothing. Administer liberally. and
the,cure will be.sure and permanent., Sonic
say 'they cannot afford to advertise they
,
m istase—they cannot, afford not to advrrtiSe.
ir:this country where . e%erybody rea - ds - the
newspapers, the man 'must - ha'e a thick.-Set
Who does nut see that these are the cheapest
- and, best mediums through which he can speak
to the public, where he is to find his customers.
Put On the uppe,iranceof business, and genet..-
'ally :the reality:will fellow. - The fat tner plants
:his seed, and, while., he, is sleeping, his corn
and potatoes are growing. So with advertising.
—WhileYou are sleeping, or, eating, or con
versing with one set of customers. your ad=
yertiseineut is being read by hundreds and
thousands of persons who never
,SaW .you or
'heard of your business. and' never would. had
it not,been for yetir ,tniverusentent appearing
in the :tie wspaper." „ • „ '
, .
Philadelphia and Columbia-Railroad.
We lutileinid for some tinie- past, en our 'ta
tilo, the anneal :report of the Superintendent—r
jby.,w,ltich.we teat a thit4,whilst,the,increase of
tonnage hauled over the read was IPO7 tons
greater in ,'.s3;:yet oudiug to she re-
duction of tollsniade by the Canal Commission.:
ersp year ago,' the State received $82.424 less
than it did in '53. Still, the, net'protit'of the
road over the working expenses and necessary
yearly repairs is 4445,6111 . 39—being nearly
qual to iO per cent,-(we, believe) on the, orig...
inal cost
,bf,the road.
In - this part of the report, Col: Wtmot says
"The railroad 'companies throughout the
country. (in conitquenee of the, high
. price of
hnd material; are making a unitedeffort
to increase the rate of charges upon their re
spective roads': and for the-sathe consideration,
1. think the toll on many kinds of.goods could .
be totkteriallY advanced - upon this road. as it,
appears-that the pi esent low toll.do . es not in
duce a sufficiently increased an) on nt' of tonnage
to theTeductimitcheretofike made."
Fruits, the statistics,,furnished
.by,thu Super
intendent in his report, it is clear; that had the
'rates of toll' remained as they were in
,1853; the
net profit of the road during the last year would
have exceeded hay a million tif dollars I. :And ,
yet this is a portion of the main line of/the pub-,
tic works that many of the Whig and Know-
Nothing press' are willing to 'sell at half price,
or even give it away for float:tie
The tax-Tayers of . the Commonwealth should
witch closely the action of the present Legis
lature. The inexperience and reek lessnems, ,
not to say corruption, of a majority of the mow
hers will he fatal to the interests ache State,
unless the people have Argus eyes upon them.
If the deed is onecconsummated;it'Will'then be
'too late to apply a remedy.
POURTII OF MARCIi-'—WliF Siti.acTEn
our readers generally know the reason' Why
'the Fourth ,of March was, chosen , as the' day
for the inauguration of the President of the
United States ? It was selected because the
Fourth of March in every year. commencing
from the first. inauguration, cannot conic on u
Sunday for at least three hundred years. This
fact shows the greet regard which the framer:
of out government had for the Sabbath.— .ex•
change Papers.
The above is going the
,rounds of the press.
and it is a little singular that such a glaring
blunder should be sulfitred fo•pass, as we find
it, through the columns of papers of well earned
'reputation, uncorrected. Every day in 036
year has its reeirreing-peeiethfrern-which it nr•
fail on Sunday. It was but:in the year 1849
that the fourth of March occurred on Sunday.
and the inauguration of Gen. Taylor was post
poned in consequence until Monday, the sth.
Monroe'S second term commenced on the
4th of ,March, Ib2l, Sunday, hut. there is: no
mai:et on the journals,of Congress of his hav
ing taken the oath, nor is there any' notice of
'Vice President Tompkins having taken the
oath, who was also Vice President during Mr.
Monroe's first, term. But ,this otnission,,WAS
not on account of the 4th of Alarch occurring
on-Sunday, for there is 'no record of the" oath
.by Mr. Madison at the commencement -of his
second term, though there is of that of Mr. Et
hridge Gerry, who succeeded Mr. George Clin
ton, Vice President during mfr. MudisOn's
first term. It is a fact worthy of notice, how
ever, that both Presidents,Washingtowand def 7
rerson took the oath of office at they commence
ment of their second terms ; as did also John
Adams, Vice President, during the two term's
of Gen. Washington, and George Clinton at
,he commencement of his second term, which
began with Mr.. Madison's first. Gen. Jackson
also renewed his oath of office at the commence
went of his second term, March 4th, 1833.
To return the Sunday question, the 4th of
March will fall upon that day this - year, 1855 ;
again in '77, which will be the commencement
ut_ti Presidential term. but. who the happy man
will be is rather a difficult problem-just now.
The 4th of March again occurs on Sunday in
83, 'Bl and '94 in the present century, but
neither of these are inauguration years. Fur
ther than this we.shull not go on the present
occasion. Such of our readers as 'may attain
to that period, and be anxious respecting the .
fourths of,Alarch, in, the twentieth century,
will, by dropping a note at this office, stir up
- the editorial c4rps (not ours by the' way) for
further information. —Balt. Sian.
th-me,r- said
a man to his wife, after an-extraordmary-hear
ty meal. "I don't blame it my dear; I saw
you jawing it so hard."
7A Hungarian, desiring to remark upon
the donit..tic habits ofas young lady ,said---Uh,
Miss. how homely you are '"
An honest Dutchman, on being asked
how often he shaved, tephed :,—"Dree ,ditne.s.a
week, (-fiery tay put Su uLt.ty --:ten I shale every
W hat wuid ialhat in the English lan
guage, of live letters, which by adding two,
toccuines ativrier !- Short,
Huge Radish and Turnips .11.aised with.
Guano.
We received yesterchre from 'Baldwin empty,
the following note, with the -ac-intipatiying
vegetables. They Bpeak for themselvea : %.1
scud you a turnip , and a radish taken, from
pour. piney! wood lauds, with
.4 . ,very-.alight
:sprinkling .of :nano. The torui measures
iirenty,•to and hnif inches,' arid
radish 'two' feet in -eiretirilferetice.' 1 dei `net'
renieniher' the .nrimeS, The steds wet* sent
to mo .1)y - friend' McGuire, who uhtitinvil.thetn .
front, the Paterttollice.. : ", , The turnip is ihapt'd
like the iltit lintsiti Mere regularly and
smoothly twine& ail& iii greenish on the upper
surface. • -The radish in its huge dimensiunsis
irithout its likeness in this region.—Motiit
l'riiiutte,'Yetti.tieiry' 7.
ff7HVI e reconintend a 'careful and thoio . ugh
.trial' of hane-dast`On' it considerable portion of
.the old pastures. In this, as in all other eases,
let a . portion of each acid be left untitunercd,
'and mark - the result, for'Ottly in this , -ccey can
1116 profitableness daisy course be fully known;
gaperinnaits thin), tiled. ;are in ,the Present
state of oheutical knowledge. worth Any van"
tityOf soil atitaygiaitidilitioretiettl speeulattoii4.
, . .„ „
CURRANTS , GRAFTRR ON TNICIVIA3'Lx.-...- 1 4k
resrondent or the ; Bong ; Yorker:, t saps,
that tMiliplanted into , his - .doorinid a
young.' thlifty . n+aplc 'arid i.ri g,rafted' tritti . it
scions from a currant.iiikshimT-heY grew tell:
and when ripe looked ; very -handsonip.:
snyti Oat
. you must ; np; • &I:fa; until
,_ the spgar
Water dea§es to.rup:
(I:7A cow was slaughtered. a ,short . : time
since, on the feria" of Andrew„BleMurry. in
Bryant, N, X.. and inib,edded infier-hearti was
a cut nail, over two inches Long. The hart
appeared considerably decayed in conattpience.
The animal, to appearance, hid always 'hem' •
healthy. . • •
MITTEL—In-chub nit* cream. , add. a :lump of
butter. to the , create , before ,cotetueoeuts. AS
the butter, will : ,como, to" t wo-tbirds, the. , ijitojt,
would without. -
DllArriii ON,: TON, • YUNDS,.-!—Tlki..ljarrOttgg
coryespopdentof the rittsburg !time
letter. thus speaks:of ''t he hiwlS iif
the tiresent Kno*;NOthili4 - State = Adiiiitii tray`
Lion • . s
The heeds and tails of ; the fresent adtelpiaa
tration, 0114 he, aiready nhert ,of
'
haVe learned front' reliable' au tliori Itifi•
Secretary of the CommoliwitilthAniii"altilidr'
drayn . aAnarter's saiary,._hiii!o,t,A2,,ecep.from
the' School - - fund,. "Who ebnitsliiitisq
pre-the - :,people's - servantsr,'and - findiris'irefertn - '
administration have a might, if they Vieitav to
draw, their money ,in advance,. „ ;
SiNSTBLE. -=-The Lebanon bunril+,-heretrifora
a rampact - Know-Nothinc..„sheet; in ,•speaking.i.
'et secret political 'organi;atinna.:tises the
lowing sensible language:
• t.For Ot3r part, :we have.no sympathy. for ite.;
crecy in poll tical actio n,. und, we., hope- sonnito,
see the day when all secietAinlitical speieries
will bidiebendea, and
ciples -of every-party 'hung , on the banner .stin
the outer, wall. challenging thripuhlie scrutiny..?
and judgment."
A SMART Bor.—*. Well, sonny, whose pigs
are those 3','
""Whose SOW is it ?"
" Wep ~then,. who
,ks your nld ma
your
'Mind the pigs, I'll, run hcfire,sl4'l,
ask the old woman."" an. - '
'Never, mind. . sonny, wantsinart,koh
what min You do ?"'
"Oh ! lrean dO more thrivi'corisideistiiie,..l
iuilk the geese, ride the turkey'6 ttrwateriittni." •
string-the grasshoppers.. light Ares:for, ties- ta=
court by, cut buttons, cif coat
,Iyhert, 114)„
is fit pra'yera, ' keep ' fatly` `for dail and•
when they scold, at a mark--old iwomaa ie alp
ways ahead," ~ • •
"Cot any bro Cheri ?" -
.._ "Lots of 'eirt-all named Bill. except Bot;
'his- names Sam—my tante& Larry.' but :they'
ca we Lazy_ 4a w rencp. for .shortnetm,7
"well; you're m9st toilsmsrt fhr n)9.1!
Well you'ratioidtOo smart Poi
`.77l,rav . 99. o 4 stick.* the baud, 1 , Aiwa:
hire you, for a sots to-clay.'"
A &worm ANSWZR.' —The following welt
tohl.OPeclote we.preaurue,,,tuoihentie. as', we
tale it from ttio Amctipatt Orgatt,l.
published at Washington; D. C. lawyer,,
somewhat diSgititted'at seeing' a`couPle'nfliiih , '
men, loOking f sit.sided building whiefi be .•
had - constructed, lifted up the,vviodowo and sd-,
dreSsed them ; 'What do you, stand, ftrclorp.,
1 ike - a' pack 'of blockheads. my, office
—do pox:lake it for a church ail.'
swered one of them, was thinkin!so. lanai
saw the devil poke his had out Of the win.
dow.' " • •
(J Mr. Jones, alter having .pent nn even=
ing over hi*howf, went home a' little • ••bow
mine
,you so." Lie wars fortunate, enough!.to,,
find his better, half asleep. Ile went to Lied,
and after a moment's consideration, bethought
it would be Policy to turn over lest his! breath'
might betray h 111 ; when -Airs. Jones.tiptneft
her eyes, and, in the mildest manner in,. thc,,,,
world, said : ...Junes you needn't turn over,
you're drunk eleanihrinsg"
Ca — A blind fiddler playing - to a*COMpany .
and playing lAA seurvily, the company laughed'
at him ; his boy that led him, perceiving, tins;
cried, :-Father, let us begone, they do nothing
but lane, itt you." "Hold thy peace:A . oy.°
said the tiddler; "we shall have ,their mum, * .
presen,ly,,and then we will langh-at them,"
SILT THE DOOR”—It is always w,ell to keep
the door shut. and when the thertnputeter_is at
zero, the following is particularly appropriate':
' DIVP,RTING DlALOGUR.—"blitaittia, •01111 II
door speak V'
'.Certainly not. my love."
- '•Then why did you tell Anne, this morning,
to answer the door ?"
"It is time for you to go to school, dear."
litt pretty woman is like, a great truth or
a great happiness. and has no more right to
bun
dle herself under a green - veil or any - sunitai
abomination, than the sun has to put on green
s ectacles."
Mil
11:7Love flits into rh . y me as naturally siTieu
into a pad—in Piet. rtivme without lova in it
would be tic
TIM DOLLAS A-YEAR.,
wrhe hindmost shut tbs-door-:.
But behind or bailee,
Be sure to shut the door.°
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