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NEW SERIES, VOL. 11, NO. 19.
SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA. SATURDAY, JULY 31, 185S.
OLD SERIES, VOL 18. NO- 45
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The Simtmry American.
PUBLISHED EVERT SATURDAY
BY IT. B. MASSER.
Market Square, Sunhury, retina.
TERMS OF SUBS CRIPTION.
TWO DOLLARS prr annum to rw pnm j -ly
in h.Ivohco. Nurtrsi uiacontinued until ail anouragca
- TO CLUBB:
Tliri-e Conic, to on. B(ldreaa ?
do. do. '
Fifteen do. do. ' ,2 ,
l ive dollar. In advnnce will pay foi three yearasuu
sciition to lie American. , , k
, ,,.tmnrr. will please act a. nur ARWta, and frai
tlmacoiitniiiinn aiilmeriptinn money. ihey are r.enmi
-d to do tlin under the Port Office Law.
T K n M 1 or ADVERItllSfl.
riisPiuora of 12 lines' 8 timet, -tvvery
aubaeqoeni insertion,.
Square, 3 month.,
Nix months, ''...
I,1.:?.!iilIV.....L ... viv tinM. ner annum.
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25
3 (10
5 DO
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a uo
Mcichanta and nihera, advei tiaum l.y the year,
with the privileneof inwrting Jiffcrentadvet
lisetnenU weekly.
Cff- Jjirgei Advcrtiacmenta, at per agreement.
JOB PRINTIH.U'
, - ..tnj riilt mr Mtntthsliment
well
I ar i d J OH OFFICE, which yvi.l ewbla to
in the nentett atyle, every variety if pnufng.
H. Be "iff At3SBIli
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BDITBUaT, PA.
13 amines, attended to In the Countie-,of J or
huml.erland, Union, Lycoming Montoui and
Jo'.nmbia.
References in Philadelphia :
J n niMjwi Fin..
ll.m ll, R.Tlrann. i.nm.
tomera & Snndgra.a,
Lun. Smith & Co.
' "nSTETW STORE.
ELIAS EMERIOII,
THS ESPECTFULLY inform, the citizch. of
f Lower Augusta township and the J pub
lie ..crallv. that ho has purchased the Store
lately kept by Isaac Mart, in Lower Augusta
township near Emcrich's Tavern, and has just
..pencd a splendid stock of
EV.ll and Winter GOODS.
His stock consists of Cloths, Cassimerea, Ca,i
Letts of all kinds, linen, cotton and 'atf.
Also, C.Uenes. OinKhama, Lawns Mouauhn.
Ve Lninos and all kinds of Ladic. Dree. Goods.
GROCERIES, Hardware, Quecnaware ot va
rious styles and patterns. n,ri.ini
Also, an assortment of Rcady-Mado Cktl
of aU descriptions. Boot, and Shoe., II ts and
run. AVV FISH. Ac, nd vV,c.,y ,
particles such a. arc suitable to the trade,
,1 of which will he .old at the lowest price.
''U ( o. ntrv modnce taken in exchange at
the highest market price.
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October 10, 1857. tf.
Lowor A ugusta twp.,
ALEXANDER KERB.,
IMIOUTEU AND WnuLISAlS DkALiB IK
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134 Smilli .Wharves, Philadelphia, Pa,
sshton FINE. LIVERPOOL GROUND
i.i.mn on.l Sir Villa Dairv assorted ize.,con
lomlv on hand and for sale in lota to auit the
trade.
IS. B. Orders solicited.
March 13, 1858. fim
PiTEXT WHEEL GRKtSti.
riHIs Grease is recommended to the notice of
I Winners. Liverv Stable keepers, etc
i.;n.r Sim.kimoh to anything of the kind ever in
,.i,.,-.,.l. An it ibies not cum upon the axles
.i.mnA more durable, and is not affected by
l, wither, rcmaitiinir the same in summer af
in winter, and put up in tin canister at 37$ and
75 cents, for sale by
JuIy'M, 158.
A. W. FISHER.
I Lir. M T8 ASH PROVISIONS
N. HELLINGS,
Xo. 12 Xrth Wharves, PhilaJeljMa.
100,000 lbs. Dried Apples,
y.tltIO bushels Pea Nuts,
tUO burrels Green Applea,
Cl)0 boxes Orangea,
200 boxes Lemons,
2,000 bushels Potatoee,
1 ,000 bushel. B aans,
inn .t.ir Vickies.
AUo Kaiiiis, Fit;, Prune., &c, In .tore and
for sale at the lowest puce..
April 10. 1858. ly
SUNBTJRY STEAM FLOURING MILL,
T
1 E subscriber, respectfully announce to tho
public, that their new Sleara Flouring A
lii. place, has been completed, and will
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go
into operation on Monday the 3Lt day of Au-
gust, mat. '
u.viiiiT nnnaed a competent and .careful
Miller, they trust they will be able, with all the
modem improvements adopted in their mill, to
irive entire aatisl action to an wuouiay uu
with their custom. .
SNYDER, KINEHART & HARRISON
Sunbury, August 29, 1857. tl
OILBSB.T BTJLSOIT,
Hutctasoa To
J O. CAMPBELL & CO., AD L. C. IVES,
(Formerly No. 15 North Wharves.)
VtPiT.F.niN PRODUCE. FRUIT AND VE
ET ABLE3, No. 4 North Wharves, 4lh door
Market street, Philadelphia.
Oranges, Apples, . Dried Fruits Butter,
Lemons, Onions, Mercer Potatoes, Clicene
itaiains. Tomatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Beana,
l'ea Nuts. Peaches, Cranberries bgg, Ac.
Orhersfor SLipping put up with care and dia.
fy" G00D8 sold on commission for Farmers
nd Dealers.
October 21. 1857.
The tlO and 815 Single and Double
Threaded Empiie Family Sewing
Machines.
VN AGENCY for the sale of the.e Sewing
Machine, can he secured on liberal term, for
the County of Northumberland. No one need
apply without capital .utlicient to conduct the
busine. properly and who cannot bring refer
ences as to reliability and capacity. A personal
application will be necessary.
The peculiar adaptation of these Machine, for
all purpose, of Family Sewing, will, where ever
they are oflercd for sale command a ready and
unlimited demand.
JOHNSON Sr GOOD ILL,
8. E. Corner of 6th and Arch 6ti., Philadel'a.
August 15, 1857 tf
ltXA.Mi.tft 11L.ANKS!
I1LANK Deeds, M ortgagea, Bonds, Warr.nl.
-- Attachments, Commitment, Summon., 3u
pceuas, Elocution., Ju.tice.' and Conatublea'
Fee Uilla, etc., etc., can be bad by applying at
tbia office. .
JlCKLFd of various kinds, Lobster., fcr.
I diuca, Ac., cVc, jut received and for sale
uhe Drug .Store of . A. W. F1HR.
Sunbuj-y, Aujuat, JS5T. rjr
Select $)0drg.
THE MAIDEN'S CHOICE.
Oh I tell me not of city beanx,
Who strut the streets with dyed mustach
es, Who owe tho tailor for their clothes
In which they cut their extra dashes.
Tho city fop I ne'er would choono
To tread with me the path of life, sir,
And should be woo, I'd e'er refuse
And saorn to be a dundy's wife, sir.
The former's boy, with ruddy face,
Whose face is brown with toil &ud tan, sir,
Whose "brow is wet with honest sweat,"
Is my ideal of a man, sir ;
He knows bis place, BDd knows disgrace
Is not attached to houest labor ;
He lives a blessing to his race,
A kindly man, a friendly neighbor,
Ne'er sing to me of city beaux,
Who walk the streets so very grandly 1
Polite whene'er they meet the rich,
And bow and smile so very blandly I
Tbe poor, the low, they never see,
And those in need whene'er meeting,
They coldly pass, 'tis not genteel
To have a heart with kinduess beating.
'Tis oh 1 the farmer's boy for me I
Who holds communion sweet with Nature;
Who roams the fields with joyous gloe,
All blithe of limb and tall or stature.
For biin tho beauteous flowrets bloom ;
Upon the air their fragrance breathing;
For hi in let maidens gather Dowers,
Around his brow their garlauds wreathing.
Fofhim the brook goes laughing by,
The rippling rill and roaring river;
For him the stars bedeck the sky,
Their glory sheddiug o'er biin ever ;
For him the joyous songsters rend
Their merry musio on the breezes ;
Their notes harmonious ever blond
To form a lay his heart that pleases.
For Urn tho fields with plenty teem,
His garners brimming with their treasures;
For him are fruit groves laden low,
For him the hours are crowded with plea
sures. His sleep is sweet, and slumber's arms
Embrace him with her warm caresses ;
And Morpheus throws orouud ber charms
At evo, when be bis pillow presses.
Then oh 1 for me tho former's boy,
Tbe one in common sense most worthy ;
The one whose heart is light with joy,
Whose rosy face bespeaks him beultby.
Tbe farmer's boy, whose wealth of mind
Doth show he learns whatever be can, sir,
Whose heart is ever warm and kind
Is iny ideal of a man sir I
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SELF-DENIAL.
A SKETCH OF A SERMO.f BY BET.
DEEC'IIKIt.
iiE.vnv waiid
A man's head is not a unit, as owl-philosophers
bavo tuught hithorto. It is a city, a
confederacy, a commonwealth of faculties.
First are what we coll the appetites which
take hold of the sensual life. Then there are
the passions which make the driving power,
and without which a man is good only as'
e imelias are good, that bavo no odor. Then
there ore the moral powers which pertain to
the spiritual life ; and then what we call the
intellect, which is the messenger end watch
man for oil the other faculties, which looks
out, and perceives, and analyses, and reports.
In the body tbe eyes and ears and nerves are
in pairs; so in the soul the faculties act in
pairs, but it is by opposites. When avarice
is roused, benevolence rises to restrain it.
When fear is excited, hope comes to assuage
anxiety. So the soul is not balanced aud
quiescent, but continuity rises and fulls in
undulations, like waves of the sea. Every
faculty solids np its solicitations, but all must
be deuied for the time but one. An analogue
to mis can do ioudu in tne numnn body. All
the senses can be exercised in low forms at
llio same time ; hut in their highest use, only
out. Diana iisiifes in a summer aiternoon,
under a tree covered with fragrant blossoms.
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ealmg a bnncb of grapes, which I both feel
and taste, I see the peaceful landscape tbe
browsing herds tbe distant mountains. I
hear the chirping of insects the notes of
cirus tbe lall or water, in the unpaid I nil
narmonic oi nature, ine nowcrs send on
their odor about nie as if God's creation
loved to do homage to his creature, llut
suddenly a companion exclaims :
"Hark I Uo you bear that distant thun
dor T"
Or some Audubon at mv side, who known
I cannot distinguish a peculiar bird-note.
cans oat :
"Thore, listen 1 That is It."
And instantly landscape and flowers and
grapes are forgotten ; I could not tell what
iruit 1 was eating, but all my attention is
concentrated npon tbe sense of bearing.
Every man knows the truth of this princl
plo when applied to tbe pursuits of life. lie
wbo would be a scholar, cannot be a traveller
and circumnavigate tbe globe. He who
would gain bis living from books, csnnot de
rote mmselt also to pictures. ro one can
possess tbe highest skill both at the anvil
ana tne easel. Many people temk that self
denial begins when men join the cburcb, but
te I-ueoiul is not peculiar to Christianity.
It was a part of God's original idea in the
creation of man. It belongs to every choice
among complex motives. Christianity only
gives us the law of yielding.
Most men make the basilar part of their
bead despotic, ana harmonize everything
downward, like fabled Neptune, who ruled in
the ooze and mad at tbe bottom of tbe sea.
few there are who make tbe top of the
head govern, and harmonize everything up
ward. 1 beir deity sits throned on high Ulym-
u3, not Jupiter but Jebovab. Many men
vibrate between the two, and now are ruled
by their superior and now by their inferior
nature. Tber will bave everything pure and
virtuous and noble in tbe family ; they give
play there to their higher powers ; but when
they go to tbeir stores tboy say, "Business is
usiuess. aud tbe family is the lauiily." And
conscience peeps and says
"wnat is r'btr
And tbe man answers
"Hack with you I What is customary t"
Customary I Due might as well look in the
middle of Broadway lor water cresses, and
daisies, and spriuging grass, as to look ia tbe
nara, dusty, root-beaten ways of custom to
Cud oat what truth is I Money always thiuks
what tbe devil tells it, and in the clink and
ring and round of gold, all magnauiuiities, all
nobdjtjes of rectitude, ail auestiooa of right
and wrong that go beyond the yard-stick or
tbe gallon measure, bave to yield to its con
trol. .
Men's pasrioni are not always hawking.
When the old eagle is gorged aud lies asleep
in bis eyrie, tbe squirrels are out the spar
rows fly at the bottom of tbe cliff tbe doves
ore cooing ; but wboo he begins to have hun
gry dreams and lifts himself, screaming from
the rock, and, spreading bis wings, fans the
air with mighty strokes, in an instant the
birds are in the forest and tbe squirrels, oat
of sight in their boles. So, wben avarice is
asleep, tastes, like graceful squirrels, play in
end out, and ten thousand kindnesses, like
little birds, fly to and fro ; but wben it wakes,
one scream, and all the good is gone into
nests and coverts.
A man respected in society betakes himself
to his cups, Baying, "I can leave off when 1
please." He might more reasonably jump
from a precipice five hundred feet high, and
say, "1 don't intend to go to the bottom.
When I bave fallen half way, I shall turn
around aud rome up again." The OrBt time
be conies home lute at night bo is a little
troubled. Couscieuce whispers, "Yon have
done wrong," and approbativeness exclaims,
"Yes, wbut will people say of you T" and
prido starts up and says, "Are you not
ashamed not to bave more respect for your
self?" But cumbatirencss Calls out, "I don't
care, I shall do as I like " So bis bad habits
strengthen, lie loses his standing in society
and in business. Tbe merchants of whom bo
used to buy goods, aud who would come down
to their store-doors, to welcome him, now
give him an indifferent "good morning," or
sit at tbeir writing, and at length tell him he
can have credit there no longer. Tbe trath
of bis altered position unshc upon him, and
his better feelings urgo him to reform, but be
thrusts them aride and crowds them down
and says, "I will do as I please. I will drink,
so help mo devil!" ond thus he gocB on to
the end of his career. Was there not self
denial here? Hid not the man constantly
deny his higher nature for the suko of his
lower ? Yet so it is. Liko tho wrotch wbo,
when his boo.se is on fire, leaves his wife and
daughter, and the sweet babe in the cradle,
to perish in the flumes, and rushes to rifle
bis strong boxes and save bis gold and jewels,
so, wheu everything is at stake, the cursed
crew of wicked men leave all that is noble
ond immortal, and run, rifling their appetites
aud passious to save to pleasures which are
therein ! Tbe devil calls for a thousand self
denials where Christ calls for one ; self-denials
the most heartless, the most cold and onpay
ing, and wbicb grow harder and harder to the
eud, while Christ's self-denials are easier and
easier every step of tbe way toward boaveu.
1 do not ask you if you are self-denying
every mnn who has left the cradle bas come
into a realm where he muBt bear the cross
I usk you if you are denying yoursolf rightly.
The only difference bcticeeu Christian and
worldly self-denials is in tbe thing denied.
Tbe ivurld denies tbe higher for the lower 1
Christianity denies tho lowor for the higher,
denial'; ttia't W6"fh8 Al como into bis k'Dt
the highest chamber of The so'urwifif i!ef,'
au vuo uiscoras and quarrels of
the lowor Blnr ... V'.. '8 0'
that it is the topmost boughs wbicb have tho
sweetest and brightest-colored fruits, while
those upon tho lower branches are sour and
green. Christian living is living right be
neath tbe sun, in the topmost boughs of char
acter ; worldly living Is living in the shaded
lower branches.
Muny people moke self-denial an end, and
think they are good in proportion as they are
gloomy. Their faces are worn long and thin
wilu grim pain. Ibeir bundays are tied up
eays, bound aud restricted. They are always
looking for somothitig in which to deny tbera
sulves. Now you are never to aim at self-denial
as a tbicg desirable in itself. Aim at
some positive good, and hen lower feelings
clutch at yon ond would hold you back, sbake
thorn ofi, and say to them, "No! 1 must bave
this higher life."
Some people are troubled because tbey
have no self-denials. Their tenirjer is no
sweet and eron, it is so natural for them to
prefer what is good end pure, that tbey never
have those experiences of which the hoar
from ether Christians. Such need have no
auxiety; rather let them be thankful end ro
uu lueir wuy nnu joy.
Self-denial is easy in proportion to the
quantity. It is much hurdcr to be truthful
aud half honest throughout. There is noth
ing wbicb pots you buck so sweetly bb duties
which were difficult to be performed. Make
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your own way hard and God will make it easy
1'be only way in which you can have progress
in uivitie me, is oy reBoiuieiy meeting ever
duty. It is bard wben an eociue becius wit!
slow revolutions to move tbe ponderous train
bat when momentum is gained, it clears tbe
track and drives everything before it. There
are many Christians who bave no head no
momentum and when thoy bave anvthinir
to do, it is always dead pulling and scream of
steam and wnistle. it is a shame for a Chris
tian to be year after year overcoming the
same obstacles. You ought to be fighting
still, but it should be with enemies wbo camp
far out of sight of those with whom yoa be-
gau tne iray. ictory oenina tbe banner,
and battle befere it that should be tbe way
wita a Christian.
I be higher a man stands on tbe scale of
bis manhood in opposition to bis loastbood,
tue greater uis power, l be man who by the
spirit oi uou in nis soui, roles every subordi
nate iniug, aim aetues cia lower nature for
tbe sake of that which is higher, is a witness
for Christ, whatever chnrch name be bears,
or whether be stands outside of all churches.
Yon could not speuk of a bumble star, nor of
such a man, be bis station what it may, as a
man, be bis station wnat it may, as a bumble
star, nor of such a man, be bis station what it
may, as a bumble Christian. Sot in the cir
cle of eternity, be will shine forever in tbe ga
laxy of God.
May you thus live. Obey your hiebor na
ture. Uo forth stern as conscience and strong
as love can make you. Follow Christ in his
ignominy. Remember that be is incarnated
in every truth, in every iast principle, in ev.
ery humane movement. Be firm, be coura
geous, but never be bitter or bating. Live
loving, die loving SDd you shall live to love
forever.
Cikcikk Fools. He wbo wipes bis nose
on a nutmeg grater and picks bis teeth with
razor.
She sbo ear "no" to tbe nroDosal of a pen.
t'emao when she bas reached the age of thir
ty. .
tie who gets so tlruak at night that be puts
his clothes to bed and baud bangs himself oc
the back of a chair, .
She wbo rubs ber cheeks with brickbats la
order to give them a color.
He who puts on bis bat. takes no bis rane
and starts out in pursuit of au bouesland die-
mieresud politician.
bue wbo pinches and sUps a child to make
it cjmt bawling. -
California Wine and Brandy.
The San Francisco Price Current remarks
as follows on this interesting nrvductioc
Tbe Brandy spoken of is quoted at 8$ per
gallon. '
"California Brandy, distilled from tbe na
tive grape, can now be bought in tbe market,
aud of a quality equal to the averago brands
of Cognae imported here, and greatly superi
or to the Kochelle Brandy. Messrs. James
T. McUougall ii Co., were tbe pioneer manu
facturers of California grape Brandy, and
have for some months been making regular
sales to tbe trade from their distilation of last
seuson, which amounted to the very respecta
ble quautity of 500 octaves. Some of thoir
Brandy was shipped to New York, whore it
met with favor, aud reulizd, for a first con
signment, a high figuro From tbe grape
crop this year, it is estimated M,00') gullons
will bo made, or 3:i400 per cent, more tbuti
last year. At this ratio of increase, wo do
not hesitate to soy that three years hence Cue
Brandy will be one of our exportable pro
ducts. For two years past various classes of Wine
made from tbe Dative grapo of L-'S Angelos,
have bkeu growing upon tho populur notice
and favor. The Ju California (iu uu arti
cle on the "Methods of making California
Wines") says it ie estimxted that 150,000 gal
lons of Wiuo wero made, jn the State lust
year, and from the grape ctop this year it is
expected 300,000 gallons wihj)0 niuiiul'uctur
ed. We see no reason to question tho accu
racy of these figures. It is notorious that a.
grout uumbcr of new vineyards have boon
planted in tho vicinity of Los Ang .'lot since
It 53, and the onuuul grape crop since, must
have increased euormuusly ; that the in Ik of
the grapes buve been vsed for making Wino,
and that the business bas proved proitublo,
we bave evidence iu the fact that bo'.i last
year, and tho present oue, fewer grape, have
bave been sent here for sale tbuu in lt-JO.
The Alta says. "That tho grape fbiefly
grown in Calilurnia, lor making Wini, is ol
Spanish stock, and was introduced y tho
priests when they established their n. unions,
botween the years X'iC'i and 17fc'J. Tbj vine
is bardy and beulthv, and the berry jury ond
Etroug. An acre ol vim s ia culculJeJ to
yield 1,000 gallons of Wine, and ntvir less
than 800, although -100 is considered m aver
age yield iu G bio und Europe." A lust ev
ery variety of grape known, is, bowevir, bo
ing cultivated at various points thr.aghout
the Statu, aud among them muny wilfdoubt
loss bo found to which our soil and cliu.uto
are admirably adupti d.
Wine making iu California is but if its in
fancy yet, although astonishing progvss has
already been achieved, lutbesoutbot Lu
rope tbi
e culture of the vino has for cmturies
boon the leading occupation of the .top!e,
and its produce bas contributed larjoly to
tho notional wealtl. There, however, Jha soil
is worn out by long continued culture, and
the fciL f-'lur" of tho croD have caused
precedent.8 V.',rL ""'nee to advance beyond all
PnS Jrliflfiifiy'jlri' lr"'V ,kwr'ur-.''.Culifor-rne
Stimbius of bi-b values v, nrf,a ,Miu on
to a greater excellence and increased produc
tion. 1
A Yankee.
The Boston Olive Branch having calloj the
editor of the New York Alias a Yankee, the
Atlas, man gels o tho following :
But we owe up to tho Yankee, nr.d feel no
little pridein it : but we didn't Imil fmm
shire exactly. Wo have drormoil ii,irin'
-o.l .-.I i...:. ... i. r-t
ou iu iwu euiru noiry punning and milk
in New Hampshire, and huve plowed, reaped
and logged it in the State of Maine. We"
bave fished for minuows with a piu-hook, and
carrowed our bread aud butter to school : aud
no uto ooou mg-uriviug on lliu Kennebec,
river ; wo nave coaxed
id a club-footed girl to lll0uKu Uu i"'uilwn to pronouueo it mira
slippery by the fall 0f . d'ous. until the church pronounces npon it :
et, fortha fun cf sceiuz ! Without further preface, then it is stated
slide down hill mude
pius iv.en, uu uiT ioi, lor mo lun el sceiug
her catch ber toes ond roll over and over, and
we have gooo into the swamps with two yoke
of oxen and a bob sled, wben the suow was
five feet deep, aud felled trees, and "twitched
ninn laaifaa n 1 . . I' .
logs an uay, ana wnt nome at night full to
"bean porridgo hot ; we have been to a few
prayer meetings, that's a fact, and we've been
to "baskings," too, and applo-bees," rtisings,
and "milita uiusters."
Wo have holped to make cider, and after
wards sefa-straddle" of a barrel, and sucked,
it with a straw. We have sot nn nt. nii.br
in a saw-mill, and have set up ail uight witjj
a "gal." We buve hieh oninion of iuhmmv.
cako and "sassenger," and we have frequent
ly bad a gHgor in the making uf the latter;
we have often eaten our share of codfish aud
potatoes, with pork scraps, aud wo guess we
nave licked a proper portion of lasses candy,
and also buys, we have pulled flax for nine
pence a day, becsiSHe we had a sick headache
ond could not go to school, and have bad
teeth pulled with a piece of strong threaJ ; we
have travelled over the fields, in spriug, with
a maul knocking about what you cuU'ems,
aud have poped corn ia the ashes ; we bavo
turned the grindstone all day, to sharpen a
new axe, swopped jack knives, brokeu steers
und colts set traps fur kkunks and woodchucks
tapped our own shoes, "licked' the school
master, rubbed the mil': uans of tho rrearn
aud laid it to the cat pitched itito the uppfu
sues, booked maple sauir. and number!:,
oiuur tilings "too numerous to mention," but
for particulars of which see small bills.
A Vai.PAHI.S Gold Ml.vg.-Tba Sacramento
(Cel.) nion. learns from tbe liov. O. 0.
YV heeler, who has just returned from Sierra
county, that the Monumental Claim, at For
est city, has a tunnel which runs in tU hill,
on an inclined plane, three hundred aud sixty
feet, with a dip of five feet iu nine. There is
another tunnel which has beea ron in six
hundred foot. This claim is divided into i-n
shares, aud bas netted, iu four weeks, $17,000.
Tbe company bus struck the olJ blue lead,
and the yield is enormous. Mr. W heeler, a
day or two since, was in this tunnel claim,
and was permitted to strike iu with t pick,
for a prospect, Upon doiug so, ho broko ctl
piece of cemented gravel, wbicb, on being
pulverized, yielded, iu lumps of one dollar to
half au ounce in value some $90. A claim
10 the vicinity, known as tbe Live VrhIo.a
claim, has a tunnel 2100 feet iu length, from
which Mr. Wheeler obtained, at a depth of
200 feet below tbe surface, a snecirueu of
sulphate of iron, from a partially petrified
tree. 1 be company owning this claim have
taken out, from the commencement of its
operations. 1,500,000. At the Golden Gate
claim, iu Onion Valley, there is a tunnel 500
feet in length. Sixteen men. work in ir this
claim, take out daily, on uu average, eighty
car toaus oi oiri, wuicn, ai $13 eacn. yielded
the sum of 81200, or 75 to a oiau.
Ikstinct o Ammals.No berse ever
found mare's nest. 'That discovery can on
j be made by a donkey. ,
A Bomarkabla Affair.
Under this head the New York Sunday
Mercury publishes the' following precious
story, which will do very well for light read
ing such bot weather as this t
A' filth Avenue love case has recently come
to li! bt, which throws tbe most wonderful
romuueo of ancient times into tbe shade, and
prouiifps some rich developments. A young
er son of a wealthy Wall street banker is the
bnppy man who was beloved by two daugh
ters of nn avonuo millionaire, and both of
tbcm were bent npon having him for their
lord and master. Dot banker junior bad a
preference of bis own, and not being a parti
cular favorite with poter-famllins, proposed a
midnight elopement. The favorite fair one
jumped at the idea, end ngroed to meet him
on a certain evening on the curb, after oil the
family hud retired. Her Bister overheard tho
proposal end acceptance, and resolved to
twavt her rival, though her projected plon for
so doing was as curious as ingenious. Sbo
fol lowed, and caused a friend to follow, ber
hitter wbeiever she went, before the appoint
ed night arrived, noting carefully all her ac
tions and purposes. Tbe intended bride had
l.er suspicions, but they wero not very deeply
liiid, and henco bbo was ruther careless in
her preparations. Shu bought a dress for
the occasion a dress of a peculiar material,
utid hud it mndo np by a dress tnuker. Her
sister, being iufurmed of this proceeding, did
the tame, aud caused her uiuutle to be ex
actly modelled after tho other. She also pur
cbusud other things, fur the suine reason, and
copied her rival Hiter iu everything.
lu the room of the bride eiect a large che
vul glues reaching to tbe floor, was one of tbe
adjuncts of tbu toilette, and a veil of thin
gauze was lying over it when uot in aso. On
the ruorniiis of tho uppoiutcd day, tho sche
rniuj sister obtuiued access to the room
while its roprietor vta riding out, aud by
the aid of her bribed mcuiul, removed the
bco!ts from the buck of the gluss ; she then
H.raped all the quicksilver trim tho glass,
aud alter removing oil traces of her work
left the room. Towards evening she stole ic,
dressed in a traveling dress, etc., similar to
that of ber sister, aud Concealed herself be
hind the mirror biing thore enabled to sur
vey ull going on iu the room, through the
loco veil, while no one could perceive Ler,
without going clcsu to the latter for some
special purpose.
Soon the. bridu elect came iu, slept a short
time on a louugo, und near 12 o'clock arrayod
herself in the garment sbo had prepared. She
thun wont towards the Cheval, carelessly
threw aside thu veil, and beheld what sbo
supposed to be her own reflection. Could it
be? Was she ber sister instead of bersclf?
Was it not a delusion ? Ilow camo her sis
ter by that dress ? Sbo moved ber arms and
she jumped the reflection did the same.
Sbo w.is indued her sister instead of herself
and full of this idea, she resolved to fly to
her room, lock tho door, aud throw the kev
j out of the window, so that no one but hert?'.f
should run away w ith Banker, Jr.
I Away she darted, half crazed, when her
sister went quietly down to Banker, jr., palm.
ed herself o!f us ber sister, was butt lid iff to
the residenco of a certain clergyman, aud
married iu the dark. Next morning tbe poor
to look at a Burn".1 t0 " hardly dared
uu suspicion naow. . "uk ueu 6tn uid.o tear
she tvtiit to look ai the ihLrVu"i.'":riloB'viiift'
was a time. J'alerumitius aud .Valer ditto
was called up oud inUrmed that the bird bad
nuwn. otbiug further has been heard of
banker, jr., and his ingenious wife ; but it is
reported that they sailed in tho IVrsia luat
week. I he euraged father will start iu pur
mi uv me ucxibienuier. jjtwure ol woniau s
etiei'ul ry.
The Dovil in Modern Times.
A coriespnudeut of the London Register,
dating at Hume June M lriO, writes that the
following incident is universally believed.
uiui iu a viiiue ueyuuuu iivou, on IU3 C10UU-
tains there liveJ a very rich man, a miser, bo
; rich that be gavo orders to his servant nov
1 er to admit any oue to his house, lest be
'should be murdered for bis money. He had
: ,ncled B8ai,,sl ho il"' in 1,18 Involution of
I A and was said wholly to hire lost his faith
which he certainly did not practice. How.
ever, he perpetually invoked the devil, though
it was said without believing iu List existence.
About tbe 27th cf May lust, when he was
shut in his room in the evening, he saw a
gentleman thore, and asked him iu great
wrath, how bo came there. Thu gentleman
answered, "1 am that devil whom you so con
tinually coll." The muu said be did not be
lli e it. This happened three times. The
; last time be deiuaiided how he got in, ull tho
u iors oeing suui. uo replied, "I cau pass
anywnere wuuout, opening doors; 1 waul
you to come with me." Upon this he strang
led tbe man witb his baud, which burnt bis
throat, aud turned tbe whole body as black
as a cinder. It is pow lying wber a it fell un
buried, and people are flocking to see it.
i bo door toached by tbe oevil ts uho burnt.
A priest of Order of St. Francis went to ex-
oreise tbe house, and a voice came from tbe
body, sayiug, "You can't exorcise, because
you stole something fioui your superior."
"Yes," said the priest, "but I restored it."
Another came, and tho same veico said be
would not do, for some siu against the sixth
commandment. "Yes." he said, "but thai
t. as when 1 was a child." "True, said the
voice, "but you must be without stuiu to ex
orcise this bouse." So tho mutter reuiaiu.
Wondkhs op tuk M iceoji OPE. The mould
on decayed fruit, stale bread, moist wood,
Ate, is shown by the microscope to bo plants
bearing leaves Sowers aud soeds, aud increa
sing witb incredible rapidity, for, iu a few
hours, tbe soeds spriug up, arrive ut maturity
end brings forth soeds ttoinsu'.ves, so that
many gouerutious are peifuced ia a day.
What word is there of five letters, from
which, if you tuke away two, six still remain?
sixty.
When is tho letter a like one of the TJuited
States? Wheu it is in Iiana (ladiuua).
A Chioamau bas made the discovery that
a doukey caucot hoe haw when a weight is
tied tj its tail.
A Bbokin Chahactir Tbe character
that needs law to wend it is bardly worth tbe
tiukering. .
DiMcjui'TioN or a ScorxDBrt Jskbold
"That scoundrel, sir! Why. be'd sharpen a
knife upon bis father's tombstone to kill bis
mother!"
A boy was recently arrested for theft. His
father pleaded guilty for him, but said in ex.
leuuutiou, "James is a good boy, but be will
Steal."
A man who avoids matrimony on account
of the cares of wedded lite, is compared to
one who would amputate a kit to save bis toes
from cores.
0 c i x u
THE HOBLEMAN OF EAUTII.
Tbe truest nobleman of earth,
Is be wbo loves to be
The first companion of the good,
The hero of the free.
Who works undaunted for tbe poor,
Wbo sees no rank in names ;
Whose bono ascends to Heaven in crowds,
As sparks fly np from flumes I
Give mo that nobleman of mind,
Wbo loves a noble cause ;
The right of Inbor's sturdy sons,
And Freedom's righteous laws!
The hater of each evil scheme
A tyrant may advance ;
A giant's strength about his heart
Thoughts brilliant in bis glance!
I love the nobleman of earth
Wbo strives ts bless tbe age ;
And leaves a glory that is caught
On history's faithful page I
Whose name the millions love to lisp,
Truth's uuflinching guest ;
Wbo shines in love as dues the son
In palace of the west 1
lie's deathloss el the mighty skies,
Wben jeweled through with stars;
Could feel god's beauty in a blaze
Burst through bis prison bars !
No mandate from tbe tyrant breaks
His spirit's upward bound ;
Whilu high on every liberal creed
His nuuio is blazoned round I
And perjured kings may pass from earth,
The pump and lustre lade :
But nuture's nobleman unclasps
The cruel laws they've made.
His worshipped monarch is bis God,
He leaves a name behind
Flushed with effulgence that reflects
His majesty of mind 1
Icflnrlmcnt.
Toinatoos Shortening In.
Few gardens are now found unsupplied
with tomatoes, bat very few persons take
fainB to cultivate them. The vines ure U9uul
y loft to strangle ad lUitum. This is both
bad economy ond bud taste. If tomatoes are
planted in rows a convenivent plan is to put
up stakes on both sides of each row, and nail
on hurrizontal strips or slats to keep the
vines perpendicular. They may be curried
up to tbe height of three to five foet. By
this means the vines will show much better,
especially when covered with ripened fruit
clustering thickly npon the sides. Tbe fruit
itself will be much superior to that matured
on the ground and in tho shade. Strong
twine or wires may be substituted for the hor
izontal slats. A choaper process of suppor
ting tomatoes is to bush them, in the same
muuour thut beans or peas are treatod. Our
own tomatoes are planted around the border
of tba garden aud trained upon the fence, tho
vines being upheld by strips of leather, doub
reac6'X';ii'suli8iifu8lJi acJ fastened to the
Tomatoes are also benefited by shortening
in. Three-fourths of the nature fruit is pro
duced upon a small part of tbe viuo nearest
to the root, say oue-third or one-fonrth of its
length. It is recommeuded to stop the fur
ther development of vines after a iuir supply
of fruit is set by clipping off tho vine's grow
ing beyond. The clipping should not be car
ried loo far, as a supply of folioro is required
to gather food from the air. Oue of the most
successful cultivators in our acquaiutauco
made it a rule to lot no vine exted beyond
four feet from its root. (fueWi'an Agricul
turist. Pitching into tho Hog.
life Illustrated, in a lata
tho boir ft treuieudoua kink. hur.
- .w a ki I lii ui
ouly gave a rather louder grunt than osual
ond went on rootinir. It
which recoiled most from the blow. h tint.,
or luo uicser. mere muBt be a it ..
. i... .,. .... . ''
ance, however, made for Ibe Life JUustrated,
m us L.ci;iaiiijr ib puysioiogy aud its collate-
uio. Au.icuu it verny ueueves mat the mil
lenium will surely be hero whon men.
ond children know and practice what, bow
and wben to eat and drink. But it must bo
ueurd, not only spcuen ot. Give heed :
"Tho General practice of the world ia tin
fortunately, tbo very opnosito of tho doctrine
fc'hlVVl It fit 11 P P!itnro a 1. 1 fai,Jut,'A . I . t.
.vwiw. luwcu, uur muuuara autnors on
Chemistry, Fhyiology aud Medicine are di
ractly in coullict with nature on this subject.
Kven good Christians find the stuule ortif-l!
of food as well as tbe duintiest luxuries of
tbeir ULIes in tbe flesh, blood, viscera, grease,
adipose and excrementitious matters of that
coucentrotion of scrofula, nieasels, and ver
min, the hog, whose foul secretions and mor
bid humors are uiado doubly filthy by domes
tication, and, iu fact, reudered a mere muss
of disease and corruption by thu ordinary
process of fattening.
"Physicians need not go so far from borne
to discover the causes of erysipelas eruptions,
bilious blotches, festering soies, bad blooJ,'
glandular swellings, caibuiu-lcs and caries,
apoplexies aud palsies, gouty und rheumatic
affections, tubercular cousumptiou, aud tho
numerous cachexies ; nor indued thu people
wondor at tbe long list of incurable distem
pers, Contagious aud infectious m iladies, and
epidemical and pestilential disorders, so lung
as tbe pernicious doctrine is taught in high
places, and ccmmemled by the exaumlo of th
learned, thut man may purtuLu of liio nature
ol ibe scavenger animal, and not shuru ils
destiny. While human beings delight iu
those "croature comforts" which or eon.
doomed by science aud scripture, and iu those
leusuags violate evory luw of phuiology. us
well as outrage nature aud decency, moralists
need not wou Jer at selfishness, sensuality and
depravity among men. The basis of ull that
is reformatory aud progressive iu human
nature is dietetic reform."
M tJTTOM vs. Pohk. fhyaicioiis recommend
mutton as. tbe most wholesome moat, the
easiest digested and best suited to invalids
while poiV, as everybody knows, is tbe most
unhealthy flesh eutea. Our people eat too
much pork and too little mutton. And yet
muttoa cau be produced pound for pound at
less thun half the price of pork, yields more
nourishment when eaten, and keeping sheep
does not exhaust a farm to the extent that
feediug bogs does. We should like to see iu
the papers fewer accounts of big pigs and
more of fat sheep.
To Prstrov Ikssx tb. A bright Ere of re-
siuous pine, tar, shavings, or any ott er com
bustible, kiudled in the garden at uigbt,' on a
platform erected for that purpose, will attract
and destroy ssillieus of insects.
Grafting the Orp.po Vino.
We have met with many experienced per
sons who hove never seen the grapevine graft
ed. Tbe process is so easy that th- unnnds
who are anxious to possess the newer varie
ties should especially takn care of tber old
roots and insert scions of the new. No clay
or covering of the grafted part is necessary,
beyond the natural soil, bolow which tbe graft
is to be inserted. Saw off jonr stock and
not in your scion with to or throe buds, wedge
fashion as In tho clert-grafting of fruit trees,
and then cover up a few inches, leaving one
ortwobuda above the ground; where tho
stock is very largo and inconvenient to split
a gimblet-bole, so made as to bring the two
barks together, answers. Th"? 3f roots of the
old stock, as they spring op to rob the grafts
must bo pullod off. Grafts often beor some
fino clusters the first season of growth, and
many more the second. In this wuy the
old stocks of wild grapes romoved from tbe
woods ore very useful with due care. Wo
bave lately seen and old Catawba vine that
was wanted for shade, forty feet off laid down
for a yenr till it bod rooted well, and then
was grafted with perfect success, and fruited
the first season. Horticulturist.
Usbs of tbb I'otato. In Frauco tho fari
na is largely ased for culinary purposes. Tbe
famed gravies, suuets and soups of Franca
are largely indebted for their excellence to
that source, and its broad and pastry equally
so ; while a great dea! of tho so-called Cognac
imported into England from Franco is the
product of the potato. Throughout Germany
tho same uses are common ; and in Poland
tho manufacture of spirits from the potuto is
a most extensive trade. "Stettin brandy,"
well-known in commerce, is largely imported
into Engluud, and is sent from tbence iuto
many of its foreign possesions as the produce
of tho grapo, and is placed on many a table
ia England as tho same ; while tbe fair ladies
of our general country perfume themselves
with the spirits of potato under the designa
tion of uu de Cologne. But there are eth
er uses which this esculent is turned to
abroad. After extracting tho farina, the pulp
is manufactured iuto ornamental articles, such
as pictures frames, snuff boxes, and several
descriptions of toys ; aud tbe wutor that runs
tVom it in the process of manufacture is a most
valuable scourer, for perfectly cleansing
woolens, and such like articles, it is the house
wife's panacea, and if the washerwoman bap
pens to bave chilblains, she bucomos cuted
by the operatiou.
lUnnowixa Tt RNirs. Where turnips are
sown broadcast, thoy may be safely harrowed
when the seed leaf is coming out. This will
chock the weeds, thin tho turnips, and yeC
leave plenty in the gronnd for a crop.
e c x p t $
BLACK.BKr.RV WiNB. There is no wine
equal to the blackberry wine wheu properly
made, either in flavor or for medicinal purpo
ses, and all persons who can conveniently do
so, should manufacture enough for thoir own
use every year, as it is invaluable iu sickness
as a tonic, and nothing is a better remedy
for bowel diseases. We therefore give the
receipt foi making it, and having tried it our
selves, we speak odvisedly on the subject :
aieasuiuyoui uciitb. a L u,u
every gallon adding oue quart "of "boiling
water. Let tha mixture stand twenty.four
hours, stirring occasionally; then strain off
the liquor into a cask, to every gallon adding
two pounds of sugar; cork tight, and let it
stand till tbe following October, and you will
have srine ready for UBe, without fartber
straining or boiling, that will make lips smack
as they never smacked under similar iuiluence
before."
Cikrants roa Takts. A female friend has
politely favored me with the following, which,
it you please, yoa may publish in the Tele
graph for tho benefit of such of its readers as
may be desirous of preserving currauts for
tarts :
'-la a preserving pan, put a pound aaj a
half of sugar lor every two pounds of cr.r.
rnum, wna a ftutlicieucy of the expressed
J"'" tho fruit to dissolve the sugar,
when it boils, skim it, and put iu your cur
rants, and boil again till tbey become quite
cloor. 1 ut them in ajar, cov.r them with
white paper, dipped in brandy, oud keep
thorn iu a dry place."
Gooseberries may also be preserved in the
same wuy. It is a gooj ia prt.SL.rvil,s
these fruits, ti remove the blossoms which,
in a dried state, odhere somewhat tenaciously
to the blossom eud or tho fruit, by carefu'f
DkviSu I'kachm WiTiim r..
correspondent of tbe Louisville juuY'al ev
muuicotes a new plan of 4
which may be of service tn .K n.,3'
s i'uuui 9. Alia
ur-e is removed by tmuiersinir in i ,.i"
y boiliug wood-ashes in water, to a tolera
Ie strength. The lye should .
not so as to cook tbe peaches, which are
rubbad in it awhi e. and thu.. ..h..j
cold water. Every uurticle of r,.,.. ...11 V5
removed, aud ouly a tbiu skiu remuiuthav
cau then be cut aud dried ia the usual mau.
uer. 1 hey thus lose nothing of their sweet
I .... 1 ". 7 . "w uo
j H""K. ouu are said to bd of tho
best quality for all cookiug purposes.
Bkiud and Butter I'rpi.iv.i A !,..
quartered soar apples; a little nutmeg ond
sugar ; layer of dry broad, buttered fno
matter bow drv : auotli
itb. sugur and nutmeir as before! J,k
continue uulil you bavo filled your pan the
oral and last layers being apples ; add one
cup of water, or sufficient to wet tbe bread
Bake oue hour, in a modoin oveu ; eat withl
out sauce.
To HlIMOVR SuyiirRW. Millc of nlm.l.
made thus : Take cf blanched bitter ulmouds
half au ounce, soft water hall a piut ; make
aa emulsion by beating the almonds and
water together, straiu through a muslin
clutb, aud it is made.
BlTKi and Siinjs. Hall's Jr.
iieauu uas me lollowiug seasonal)) item :
"As many of out citiretis are preparing to
travel or go in tbe country li r tbe suuimur, it
may be useful to remind them that an ounce
vial of spirits of hartshoru should be cousid
ered one of Ibe indispeusables, as in case cf
being bitten or stung by any poisonous aui
teal or iusect, the immediate free application
of the alkali, as a wash to the part bitten,
n ,.L ....... - v.
(, tusiuui, paneci and permanent relief,
the bite of a mad dog, we believe, not excep
ted ; so will strong ashes aud water."
SlXGl'LAB IUkEDT r0R TBS; ToOTHACHS.
It is said that a little horseradish scraped,
aud laid ou the wrist of the side affected, will
in mauy cases, give speedy relief. A better
way is to place a little acraped horseradish
in tbe mouth or the tooth, or just arouud the
gum. It relieves rheumatic pains iu the gum
aud face also. Tbe mouth may afterward b
rinsed with a little camyljuiaUd water, Uk'
warm. r '