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BALTIMORE
LOCK HOSPITAL.
ESTABLISHED A3 A RF.Fl'OE FROM QUACK
Ell Y.
THE ONLY PLACE WHERE A CVRE
CAN BE OBTAINED.
DR. JOHNSTON has discovered the most Certain,
Fpredy end only Effectual Remedy in the
World fur all Privale Diseases. Weakness of the Back
or Limbs. Strictures. A Heel urns of the Kidneys and
Dlnddrr. Involuntary Discharges, Impotcncy, Gene
ral Debility, Nervousness, Dys,ens.V. Languor. Low
Spirit". I'imfusion of Mens. Pn I pi (Ht ion of the Heart.
Timidity, Treniblinirs. Dimness of Sight or Uiddincss,
Disease of the Head. Throat. Nose or skin. Affections
of the Liver. Limit. Stomach or Dowels those Terri
ble Diwirdere arising from the Solitary IIubiM of
ioutli those secret ana solitary practices more Intnl
to tlivir victims thnn the song of Syrens to the Ma
rincrs of Ulysses, blighting their most brillinnt hopes
or anticipations, rouduring marriage, ic, impossi
ble. io racism
Especially, who hnre hecuma the viotiai of Solitary
Vice. I lull dr-Mtdful and destructive habit whieti
ni.nuully swecjis to an untimely grave thousand." of
Young Men of the most exalted talents and brillinnt
intellect, who iniht otherwise hnve entranced listen
ing Semites ailli the thunders of eloquence or waked
to ecstaty tho living lyre, may cull with full sou
"fideucc. .iiakkiaof:.
Married Persons, or Young Men contemplating
marriage, being aware of physical weakness, organic
debility, deformities, it., speedily cured.
He who places himself under the care of Dr. J.
znnv religiously confide in his honoras a geutli-uiun,
and confidently rely upon his skill as a Physician.
o it ja i c w ii i:s's
Immediately Cured, and Full Vigor Restored.
This Distressing Affection which renders Life
miserable and murriugc impossible is the penalty
pBid by the victims ol improper indulgences. Young
Iicrsons arc too Hpt to commit excesses from not
icing awnre of the dreadful consequences that may
ensue Now, who that understand the subject wifl
pretend to deny that tho power of procreation is lost
sooner by those fulling into improper habits thnn by
the prudent ? ljcsidrs being deprived the pleasures
-of hculihy oOpring the most serious nnd destructive
symptoms to lotb body and mind arise. The svstem
becin.es Deranged, the l'liysiuul and Mental Func
tions Weakened, Loss of Proureative Power, Nervous
Irritability, Dyeis?u. Palpitation of the Heart,
Indigestion. Cuiistiluticmtl Debility, a Wasting of
tho Frame, Cough, Consumption, Decay and Death
Olliec, :. 7 Son III B"r-l-i-i-l f-ilroi't
Left hand sidj goiug from Ilaltimore street, a few
doors from the corner. Fuii not to observe name
and number.
Letters must he paid and contain a stamp. Jhe
Doctor's Diplomas hung in hisufiice.
ACiiti: WAiti: vvrtM two
1AVM.
No Merrvry or Xtiusfotti Drugt.
IIC. JOIIK I ..
Member of the Rural College of Surgeons, London,
tsradunto front one of the limit eminent Colleges in i
the I'nited States, and the greater part of w hose life 1
has been "pent in the hospitals of London. Paris, I
1'hiladelphiu and elsewhere, has effected somo of i
the must astonishing cures thai were ever knuwn ; I
many troubled with ringing in the head nnd earn j
when asleep, great nervousness, being alarmed at t
sudden sounds. bnahfulnoM. with frequent hluhinp, I
attended sometimes with dcraugemcnt of mind, were j
cured itnmedi:itclv.
T.Uti) lUit l'K ( L IR "tOTICi;.
Dr. J. add: es-es nil thirsc who have injured them- 1
selves by improper indulgence nnd solitary habits, f
which ruin both body and mind, uufitting them for
either business, study, society or marriage.
Tiiksi: aro some of the sad and melnnchol y ctfecta
pruiluoi-d by early habiti of youth, vis: Weakness of
the Ba-k nod Limbs. Pains iu the Head. Diinm-c cf
Sight, Loss of Muscular Power. Palpitation of the
Heart. Dyspepsy. Ncrvuus Irritability. Derangement
of the Digestive Functions, Ucm-rnl Debility, Symp
toms of Consumption, Ac. !
Mkntai.i.v. The fearful effects on the mind are
much to be dreaded Loss id Memory. Cunl'usion of
Ideas, Depression of Spirits. Kvil-Forcboilings. Aver- 1
siou to Society. Sell-Distrust. Love of Solitude,
Timidity. Ac are some of the evils produced. '
Thoi samis of persons of all ages can now judge '
what is tho cause of their declining health, losing
their vigor, becoming weak, pale, nervous and
emaciated, having a singular appearance about the
eyes, cough and symptoms ut consumption. ;
vol x. in: '
Who have injured themselves by a certain practice j
indulged in when alone, a habit" frequently learned '
from evil companions, or at school, the effects of!
which are uiuhily felt, even when asleep, and if not
eured renders marriage impossible, and destroys I
both mind and body, should apply immediately.
What n pity that a young man. tha hope of his
country. the darling of It is parents, should be snatched
frum utl prospects nnd enjoyments of life, by the :
consequence of deviating fiom the path of nature ;
and indulging in a certain secret hubit. Such persons j
si 1ST, before contemplating
Itl A It It I. .?. I
reflect that a sound in hid nnd body are the most '
necessary requisites to promoti connubial happiness.
Indeed without thesr. 11. u joi.rney through lilo be
OouitSj a weary pilgrimage; the prospect hourly
durKens to the view; t lie mind becomes shadowed
with dc.'pnir uud filled with the melancholy reflec
tion that Ihc hapi inc. of another becomes' blghtcd
with our own I
miMNi: or iHi'itrir.4 i:. j
.When tho mi'guided and imprudent votary of,
pleasure finds that he has imbibed the seeds of this'
painful di'ense. it loo often happens that nn ill-timed
sense of shame, or drend of discovery, deters him '
from applying to those who, from education and ,
respectulnliiy, can alone befriend him. delaying till
the constitutional symptoms of this horrid disease ;
muke their appearance, such as ulcerated soro I
throat, diseased nose, noeturnnl pains in the head !
and limb", dimness of sight, deafness, nodes ou Uie
shin bones nnd arms, blotches on Ihc head, face and '
extremities, progressing with frightful rapidity, till ,
at last tin) pillule of the mouth or the bones of I he'
nose lull in. mill the victim of this uwful disease
becomes a horrid object of commiseration, till death
luts a period to his dreadful suflci ings. by sending
din to'-ihut Undiscovered Country frum wheuce no
traveller returns."
It is iDirituiiuly furl that thousands fall victims
to Ibis terrible discusc. owing to the unskillfulness of
ignorant pretenders, who. by the use of that Dttutly
.W-vij, JIr-" tii. ruin the constitution and oiuko
the residue o 11 J miserable.
ml'CCA.X.ICRN
Trust not your lives, or health, to the eareofthe
many I'nlearued and Worthless Pretenders, destitute
of kuuwledge, mime or character, who copy Dr.
Johnston's advertisements, or stylo themselves, in
the newspapers, regularly Educated Physicians,
incapable of Curing, they keep you trifling mouth
afler month taking their filthy and poisonus com
ounds. or as lung us thcsmullcst fee can bu obtained,
and iu despair. lea e you w ilh ruined health to sigh
uver your gallitigilinuppoiiiiiucnt.
Dr Johuslon is the only Physician advertising.
His credential or diplomas always hang in hisufiice.
His rcmidies or Ireiiiomeut are unknown to all
others, iirepured from a lite spent in the great hos
pitals of Furope, the first ill tho country and a more
extensive i'neute I'ruilice than any other Physician
iu the world,
i.iiiiousii:MiTorTiii: pkksn.
The many thousands cured at this institution year
after year, and the numerous important Surgicul
Operations performed by Dr. Johnston, witnessed by
the reporters of the "Sun,'' "Clipper," and many
other papers, notices of w hich have appeared again
and again before the public, besides his standing as
a geutlcmau of character and resjKjnsibility, u A
suflicieut guarantee to the afllioted.
sialyl nisi: r kiei:iii.y
M iti:i.
Persons writing should be particular in directing
their letters to his Institution, in the following uiuuer
JOllA .ll. JOII 'l'0, .11. I.,
Of the IlalliinoreLock Hospital, lialtiuore, Md.
February 21, latiJ 1 y.
i:i,i.jir AitiN ii: tixiti:.
NOW IS THE TIME TO FILL YOUR ALBUM8.
IN ooiisequenee of the enr"'tr of change. I will sell
mv elegant FE.NOtiKAPll CAUDE DE V18IIE
POUTUAITS.
lK--n forUue Dollar.
Sent by mall Postage paid.
These eardea are beet published and are perm a
neni. They embrace all the principal Generals o
tb 9 Army. President, Cubinet, Ae. Also two of tha
greatest vlllinus unhung JEFF and BEALULGAUD.
Catalogues sent on application.
Buuple oopiea aunt on receipt of Ten Centa.
JOUN DAINTT.
rFsoibr , 1M1
jusir dpSned!
E. Y. BRIGHT & SON,
T NVITE the early attention of cash wur
chasers to their rhoire, varied and exten
sive assortment of FKESII WINTER
GOODS which they oiler at reasonable
prices. Our stock embraces
A full line of Handsome Dress Ooods,
A nice lot of Domestic Dry Goods,
A choice supply of line White Goods,
A great variety of Roots nnd Shoes,
A large stock of Queens and Glassware,
A very extensive lot of Hardware,
Huts and Caps nnd Ready Hade Clothing
Groceries of all kinds, fresh and pure,
Drugs Paints Glass and Oils.
WE INVITE
particular attention to the following line of
Goods, suitable for Holiday Presents.
Real Heavy Blanket Shawls,
French Blanket nnd Broche Shawls,
Hoosery for Ladies, Gents and Children,
Ladies Gloves in great abundance,
A complete Block of Gents Gloves,
Fancy Shirting and Opera Flannels,
Assorted colors Balmoral Skirts,
Skeleton Skirts in great Variety,
Zephyr Opera Caps and Nubias,
Fine Sable Furs and Muffs,
Fine White I.inen Handkerchief,
Colored border Cambric Handkerchiefs,
Real Bandanna, Silk Handkerchiefs,
Gents Silk Neck Ties and Cravutts,
Fine needle worked Collars,
Super Black Love Veils,
Silk Tissues of assorted Shades,
Ribbons, Laces, Edgings aud Rufllings,
Fine Black Mohair Caps,
Shaw I Pins and Scarf Pins,
Perfumery, Pomades and Soaps,
Buck Purses and fancy Port Monaies,
First rate Skates, ready strapped,
Nice Hair$ rushes and Pocket Combe,
Extra good Penknives aud Scissors,
Childrens Gum Gilded Combs,
&c., &c, &c.
Sunbury, Dec. 20, 1802.
iAfKi" i.vri-:.vr .hia.
in: iiti:i:xi:ic !
As Improv.nl for 1S59 nnd 1SR0,
Dy K. KETCH AM 4 CO., 2S9 Pearl St., New York.
rtHE only Freezer constructed on scientific prill
X ciples. with a revolving can mid spring blado
scraper. The one hastens the freeiingof the creum- -the
other removes it ns fast as frosen.
The luoft rapid in freezing, with the least quantity
of ice.
The nioM economical in cost, as it is the most simple
and durable its structure.
Eur sale in all the principal cities and towns in tho
L'ninn.
Each Freezer accompanied with a book of recipes
and full directions.
PRICES.
3 quarts,
4 quarts,
A quarts,
H quarts,
n oo
4 00
i 00
6 00
8 00
12 no
14 quarts,
20 quurts.
Apply lo II. B. MASSER, Sunbury, Pa.
March 2'.t, 1802.
itMiai:ri:i.i.i:it ts. itovi'it.
Attorneys at Law, Sunbury. Pa
AJOIWAV KOCKKFi:i.I.i:U and S'd.O.MOX
, IS. Il'lVKK. respectfully announce that they
hnvc entered into cupiirtncrsliip in the practice
their prnfcssiiin. and will continue to attend tu all
business entrusted to their churpc, in the counties
of Northumberland, l'ninn, Snyder and Montour,
proinptlv, faithfully and earefullv. Specinl atten
tion will be Riven to the t'ol.I.KCTIdXS K
CLAIMS. Con.'ultulious can be had iu the (JKH
MAX language.
Office Market street, opposite Weaver's Hotel,
funbury, February 4, Isfit).
llrniislicM, 'W I new. 4alnM. Acs'.
r II 11 K sulrfcrihcr, hnvinn opened in Thompson's
J llrick lluildiiif;. Mill street, Danville, a lurge
and complete stock of
FollEIUN AXb DOMKSTIC LIQUORS,
comprising the best brands of Ilrandirs, Gin, Old
live, Ifcotch and IrUh Whiskey, l'ort. Sherry, Ma
deira, Champagne and other Wines, of all irrude. all
ol which will be sold Wholesale, at the lowest city
prices. Tavern-keepers, by buying of us, can save
it least the freight,
l'ersons desirous of purchasing liquors fcr
FAMILY USE,
nay rely upon being furnished wilh a pure and
unadulterated article.
Being determined to establish a reputation for
selling cheap, he respectfully solicits the patronage
of the public. All orders promiillv attended tu
JKKLMIA11 S. HALL.
Danville, June 16. 10.
The Ht. Ioni,
Chestnut Street, letnrrn Third and Fourth,
PlIILAIlKl.rillA.
THE undersigned, having leased, for a term of
years, this popular house, have the pleasure of
announcing tu their friends and the traveling com
munity that it is now ojien for ilie reception of gnots.
The house, since the first of March last, has been
entirely renovated and refitted in a superior manner ;
the apartments are large, well ventilated and fur
nished iu modern style. It is centrally located,
convenient to all the depot and steamboat landings,
and in the immediate vicinity of the Custom House,
Post Office and the Corn Exchange.
Connected with the Hotel is a llestaurant for tha
accommodation of those preferring the European
plan. Prices of Hooms from Three to Seven Dollars
per week, according to location.
Hoard $1 60 per day. Table d'Hote for mercbanta
and business men 1'i uui 1 to 3 P. M.
HEXRY NEIL,
ISAAC L. DEVOE.
April 12, I862.-ly
War t War ! War t
COME FROM THE NORTH,
COME FROM THE SOt'TII,
COME FROM THE EAST,
COME FROM THE WEST
Save the country and build yourselves homes, for
now is the time lo get your Lumber cheap. Yea,
LUMBER ! LUMBER ! ! LUMBER ! !
can be purchased at low ralea at tha STEAM SAW
MILL of
IRA T. CLEMENT, SUNBURY, PA.,
Such as Pauel Lumber, Frame Lumbar, Boards, 61
ding, bhinglea from $ I to ti per thousand, 1'laetering
Lath, Paling, Hoofing Lath, io , ia.
All billsordored, fur any kind of Lumber, will be
furnished at tha shortest notice.
IRA t. CLE MIST.
Sunbury, Mar oh 9, 1861.
l''rnukllaa IIousms,
REBUILT AND REFURNISHED, Cor. Iloward
aud Franklin Street, a few Squarea West of tha
Northern Central Railroad Depot, BALTIMORE.
!- Ttaas, fl rta Dir.
O. umsEWBJJ-O, Proyrietur
Jury 14, lWf,f
POERY,
TBI THREE WISHES.
'You're sared my life." the tnastor said,
"At risk of yours, my faithful Ned ;
And that a service so immenso
May fail not of such recompense
As lies in human means to make,
I Would mine were god-like, for your sake !)
Three dearest wishes straight unfold,
liueh shull bo granted ns soon as told."
"Well, den," grinned Ned with Ivory allow,
"Since mnssa please to hab it so,
My firs' a'al be for for e'yah !
As much good old peach brandy', aah, ,
As dis 'ere darkin an' his wife
Can jubilate in all deir life.
I)c nea' Virginia weed enough
For me to smoke aa' her to snuff,
Till life's las' milestone s al be past."
"It shall be so, Ned now the lust !"
"lie las' Aem gorrr ! let me see
W at a'al it in partie'lar bo ?
Oh ! now I hab hiin chee. e'yah !
A Uetlt morr peacli brandy, sail !
MISCELLANEOUS;
M ILD KCU-tl'S I SOI Til All I'
ll: I C A.
From a new nnd very interesting book,
written by Don Ramon Pat ., o Venezuelan,
we copy the following description of the
country, habits and customs of the people,
exciting incident, &.c.
THE LLANEROS.
The people inhabiting the vast region of
Lluiios, although claiming descent from the
old tustilinn race, once the the rulers of the
land, are, in fact, amalgamation of the vari
ous rvMtf. composing the present population
of the republic. These are, the whites, or
the descendants of the European settlers of
the country ; the aboriginals or Indians, and
a great portion of blacks. In most of the
towns the native whites preponderate over
all others, and represent the wealth, ns well
as the most respectable portion of the com
munity ; in the villages and thinly populat
ed districts of the plains, a mongrel breed,
resulting from the admixture of these three,
constitute the majority of the inhabitants.
These tire dispersed over an ncru of twenty
Hcven thouriind square miles, making a
proportion of only fourteen individuals, out
of a population of the three hundred and
ninety thousand to every sijunre mile.
MODE OF LIVING.
This race, although vastly inferior to the
first in mental capacity and moral worth, is
endowed with a ihtitiijitt admirably adapted
to endure the fatigues of a life beset with
dangers and hareUhips. Cast upon a wild
nnd apparently' interminable plain, the
domain of savngo beasts and poisonous
reptiles, their lot has been to pass all their
life in n perpetual struggle, not only with
the primitive possessors of the land, but
with the elements themselves, often as fierce
us they are grand. When U is not .the alarm
of the dreaded viper or the spotted .piguar, j
it is uie Miiuieii minim 'i iiiuiiLiaiiiiiiH,
which, spreading with fearful rapidity over
the land, sweep off in one moment their
frail habitations and their herds. Never
theless, this insecure existence, this continu
al struggle between life and death, between
rude intellect nnd matter, has for the Llaccro
a sort of fascination, perhaps not so well
understood liy people possessing the .iless
injrs and ideas of civilization, but without
which he could not exist, especially if de
prived of his horse and enst among the
mountain re'don north of his cherished i
plains.
The Modern Centaur of the desolate re
gions of the New World, the Lluncero,
spends his life on horseback ; all his actions
and exertions must be assisted by his horse ;
for him the noblest effort of man is, when
gliding sw iftly over the boundless plain and
hearing over In
, spirited charger, ho over- I
tnrn4 fin i.iiomv nr
ir masters a wild hull, l lie t
billowing lines of Victor Hugo seem as :
tl.oiiKh copied from this model : "He
would not fight but on horseback ; he forms I
but one person with his horse ; he lives on !
horseback; trades, btivs and sells on horse- !
buck ; eats, drinks, sleeps and dreams on i
horseback." Like tho Arab, he considers
his horse the best and most reliable friend
on earth, often depriving himself of rest and
coftifort utter a hard day's journey to afford
his faithful companion abundance oV food
and water.
THE NATIVE CHILDREN.
Rom in the rude hut, the infant Gaucho
receives little intention, but is left to swing
from the roof in a bullock's hide, the corners
of which are drawn toward each other by
four strips of hide. In the first year of his
life he crawls about without clothes, and I
have mi re than once seen a mother give a
child of this ago a sharp knife, a foot long,
to play with. As soon as he walks, his
infantile amusements arc those which pre
pare him for the occupations of his future
life ; with a lnio made of twine he tries to
catch little birds, or the dogs, as they walk
in and out of the hut. By tho time ho is
four years old he is on horseback, and imme
diately becomes useful by assisting to drive
the cattle into the corral.
When sufficiently strong to cope with a
wild animal, the young Llanero is taken to
the iinijddn or great cattle-pen, aud there
hoisted upon the bare back of a tierce young
bull. With his face turned toward the ani
mal's tail, which he holds in lieu of bridle,
and his little legs twisted around tho neck
of his antagonist, ho is whirled round and
round at a furious rate. 1 1 is position, as
may be imagined, is anything nut eques
trian ; yet, the fear of coming in contact
with the bull's horns compels the rider to
hold on until, by a dexterous twist of the
animal's tail while he jumps off his back,
he succeeds in overturning his antagonist.
In proportion as ho grows older ami
stronger, a more manly amusement is afford
ed him w ith the breaking in of a wild colt.
This being, however, a more dangerous ex
periment, in w hich many a "young eagle"
is rendered a "lame duck," he is provided
with tho necessary accoutrements to with
stand the terrible struggle with the animal,
firmly seated upon his back and brandishing
overhead a touch chajtnrro vino for a whip,
tho apprentice is thus installed in his new
office, from which he must not descend until
the brute is perfectly subdued ; the coil of
Into in the hands ot his merciless instructor
would be the least evil awaiting him should
ho otherwise escape aafo and sound from
the desperate kicks and plunges of the
horio.
SCENES AT A FISHERY.
Four days we remained at San Publo
making arrangements for the comteuiplatcd
expedition to the Apure; but tho horses
being quartered at considerable distance, we
removed to La Yeguora, a small farm within
the estate exclusively devoted to tho breed
ing of those auimals. Great numbers of
uIiVm wr also Mtitwi thara, which nd
the equine r.lock amount to nearly three
thousand a'limals of all oges. There, un
trameled by barriers of any kind, they roam
ed at will over thoso beautiful meadows In a
semi-wile', state ; their only kecjier was a
half breed, who with his family occupied
the ranch, which, on that occasion, was to
shelter ns also. This ranch being too small,
however, for the Accommodation of the
whole party, moet of them bivouacked in
tho grove of lofty Cesalpinias and Cnrob
trees, from whoso spreading bra'iehes they
slung their hammocks, the dense foliage
forming a sufficient shelter from the heavy
tlcws of night and the hej.t of the suu by
day.
STRANG E BEDFELLOWS.
Our leader, tho duct?. ad myself, tverc
domiciled at the ranch?' Having full range
of the neighboring groves, during tho day,
we had then no occasion to use our simile
apartment, already partially occupied with
Ihc culinary untensils nnd other wares of
the family. Rut on retiring to our hum
mocks at night, tho scene presented was
rather ludicrous. In the same room allotted
to us slept tho keeper, his wife, and their
progency, with all the dogs and chickens of
the household huddled together in the most
familiar manner. Notwithstanding, I will
confess that the arrangement was not alto
gether disagreeable to me, as in close propin
quity slept two of the prettiest damsels I
had yet encountered iu that region, with eyes
brilliant enough to render other light super
fluous. The only important hindrance to
my nightly repose was the occasional flap
ping of wings and the hourly crowing of our
host's gamecock, tied directly under my
hammock, ond who served for clock and
night-watchman to the establishment.
CTNNING CROCODILES.
While, in this place, I was told several
incidents in relation to the cunning and in
stinct of these sniirians, one of which ap
peared to me most remarkable in an animal
of the reptile tribe. The ferryman here
possessed at one time u great many goats.
One day he perceived that several of them
had disappeared, and not being uble to ac
count lor it in any other way, he at once
laid the blame on the hated crocodiles, al
though these creatures seldom carry their
attacks beyond their own element. His
suspicions, he discovered in the end, were
well-founded, having witnessed the destruc
tion of one of his goats in a very singular
manner. It appeared that a crocodile had
in some mysterious way discovered that
goats delight ill jumping from place to place
hut more especially frotnfoeks and mounds.
Rocks, however, being rather scarce in the
country, their trcaehe'rous enemv undertook
to gratify their taste for this innocent pas
time, and at the same time cater to his own.
Apiiroaehinsr the water's edire to within n
few feet from the bunk, he swelled out his
Imck in sueli a manner iisuavc it the appear-'1
ance of a small island or promontorv. The
stiipnl goats perceiving this, Miiitjd their
pm.liols .v jumiiingfr.ini tht'ir secure place
slim. up,m MxxnU, im,, ivIiit-1
they, however, never reached, for the croco
dile, losing up his head at the right instant,
received them into his open jaws, and swal
lowed them without difficulty.
ENCOUNTER WITH A CROCODILE.
The ferryman related to us n feat of gal
lantry worthy of a better cause, performed
here by u Llanero with one of these monsters.
The man was on his way to San Jaime on a
pressing errand. living in haste to get there
tho same day, he would not wait for the
canoc t0 1,0 brought to him, but prepared to
on mi ueiu!., iiisieu "v ins uorsc. ue nad
already secured his saddle and clothes upon
I hi
iieau, as is usual on similar occasions.
when the ferryman cried out to him to be-
ware of a cuimun ctUnlo. then lurking near
; the pass, urging upon him, at the same time,
. to wait for the canoe. Scorning this advice
Jllc Lhinero replied, w uh characteristic pride, j
"v " n never yet imam oi
"!"" or ''east." 1 hen, laying aside a part of
lm I""h''f equipment, he placed his
two-edged dagger between his teeth, and
lbtnged fearlessly into the river. He had
111,1 P''"eeeded tar. when the monster rose
1111,1 miuIc' 'l'ckly toward him. The ferry-
, i,M9i-ii ui'iii-ii ui "ii'.iy , uiu i iiiiiueieii
the holy invocation of Jemit Muriit y Joxir .'
fearing for the life, and, above all, for the
imprudent tiavcler. In tho meantime, the
swimmer continued gliding through the
water tow ard the approaching crocodile.
Awnre of the impossibility of striking his
adversary a mortal blow unless he could
reach the armpit, he awaited the moment
when the reptile should attack him, to throw
his saddle at him. This he accomplished so
Successfully, that the crocodile, doubtless
imagining it to be some sort of good eating
jumped partly out of the w ater to catch it.
Instantly the Llanero plunged his dagger up
to the very hilt into the fatal spot. A hoarse
grunt and a tremendous (.plush showed that
the blow was mortal, tor the ferocious mon
ster Bunk beneath the waves to rise no more.
Proud of this achievement, and scorning the
tardy assistance of the ferryman, who of
fered to pick him up in his canoe, ho waved
his bloody dagger in the air, exclaiming, as
he did so; "Is there no other about here ?"
and then turning, he swam leisurely back to
lake his horsu across.
VETERAN CROCODILE KILLER.
There is still living ut Fernando, a town
at tho continence of the Apure and l'oitu
guesa rivers, another individual equally bold
in attacking crocodiles, in which warfare he
uses only a w ooden mace or club. He is
possibly one of the greutest sw immers in that
or any other country, having "repeatedly ac
complished the run between Sun Fernando
and El Diamante a plantation which ho
owns, three miles below the town without
once stopping on the way. Armed with his
heavy chili in one hand, and a liottle of rum
in the other, to keep himself in good spirits,
this modern Hercules will, for the fun of it,
during a spree, provoke a tight with a tin
man cebitdu ; and so effectual has been his
warfare, that he has actually succeeded in
driving them nvvay from the puss, formerly
an infested by them, that scarcely a year
elapsed in which numbers of persons were
not carried off by them, helpless washer-women
especially,
FRESH WATER PORPOISES.
I observed, also, at La Portuguesa, a great
number of fresh wutcr porpoises or toniuat,
as they are culled there, swimming with
rapidity against the current, and bending
their bucks gracefully like their congeners
of the sea. Crocodiles appeared to avoid
them, and would invariably dive out of the
way at their approach, It is probable that
from this circumstance nroae the current
belief that toniua will befriend persons when
they chance to full into the water, against
the attacks of crocodiles. It is, moreover,
asserted that these cctacea will rescue a man
from drowning, pushing biiu on to the shore
with their snouts. In acknowledgment of
this aalmil philanthropy, Ux hajad of maa
is there never raised against these inoffensive
creatures ; and so conscious arc they of this,
that they seem rather todelight iu Ids neigh
borhood, sporting around the canoes which
ascend the river, nnd spouting lets of water
and compressed nir liko miniature whales,
HUNTING FOR MEALS.
Every morning we rode out to the snvan
" ,r i '
mainder of the dav was occupied in scourttiir
tho udjacent woods ond plains after our
steetls, who scented as if conscious of the life
that awaited them beyond La Fortugtiesa ;
for it required all the ingenuity and sagacity
of the Llantros to discover their hiding
places, and bring thein again to the corrals.
The evenings were devoted to dancing nnd
singing by Ihc light of a half dozen eniulilr,
or hi nips madn of burned clay, and filled
with the grease of crocodiles. Tho Imbibi
tions being considerably scattered along t lie
bank? b!.. the river, we employed a number
of runners for the purpose of bringing the
company to the fnilan(jn, as thce nocturnal I
revelni.'s nre called, who came in canoes,
or wading through the mud, as occasion
required.
A SOIREE DANSANTE.
And now, refined and courteous reader,
picture to yourself a molley assemblage,
brought together without any regard to color
age, or position, under an open shed or bar
racoon dimly lighted, and you will form an
idea of our toirun dniiMiittn, which, for mer
riment and courtesy, might with good reason
have been the envy of tho most polished
reunion.
III VriXii It AI'ICK't.
FROM BALDWIN S LATE WOUK.
HUNTING SEA-COWS.
Ilcaring from the Kaffirs that there were
sen-cows in the I'mlila, I waited till the sun
was cettin; low, nnd went in pursuit. How
my heart beat at hearing the well-known
blow just round a bend of the river, and,
cautiously peering round, saw three making
up the stream ! They were very shy, and
showed poor heads. I took around, anil
got above them nnperceive-d. and made nn
excellent shot at a very large bull ; he only
just showed his eve above the water at fifty
yards, and I put a bullet in the very centre.
1 he next day I found my rca-cow
hack, in the middle of a luroc hoi
on his
about
forty yards from land, with half adoen
alligators round him. I bribed the Zulus
and bullied Kaffirs to go in and fasten cords
on him to tow him ashore, but in vain ; so,
after firing n couple of shots, and throw ing
stones to frighten the allitrutors, I swam in
made the cords fast to him. and made for
the shore again as soon its possible, shouting
lustily to scare the alligators. The ropes
had been so carelessly fastened together
that they cauic undone u soon ns they were
used, and I was oblijjed to sw im in aflain.
It was not a very pletiMiitt position to be
rolling ulwMit on n sea-cow with alligators
all around one, and I did not at all relish it.
Through bad management I hud to go in
four times. At last, however, after several
failures, we got him to land.
The next day I brought up the head,
which the alligators, adjutants and vultures
had picked tolerably clean, nnd buried it
near u kraal, in charge of an old Kaffir,
salted the tongue and a tub full of meat,
stretched smile sjamboks and whip lashes
round the wagon, and in the afternoon
started in pursuit of more, but without suc
cess. DUEL WITH A HIPPOPOTAMUS.
We mustered a strong party of fifteen,
including the captain of the kraal, and three
fellows to carry beer. We took our blan
kets with us. and walked n long way with
out seeing anything. At last an old bull
buffalo jumped up close to me, and I gave
him tl bullet behind the shoulder, which
brought him on his knees; but he soon
recovered himself and went off. 1 sent a
second ball after him, to no purpose. Far
ther on, 1 saw a large sea bull lying nsleep
close inland behind some reeds, and pro
ceeded to crawl in on him ; und just as I
showed myself half way to my waist in
water, to mv surprise, instead of endeavor
ing to make his escape, he charged right at i
me, at great speed. He stopped foraseeond
about twenty yards off', and I gave him a
pill under the car, which made him spin
round and round like a top. I fired two
more bullets into his body without effect,
missed him with a third, (meant for his
head,) and began to fear we were to lose
him altogether, as ho seemed recovering,
aud was gradually getting farther and fur
ther away into deep water, and giving very
poor chances of a shot. The sun w as shin
ing so directly on him that I could not see
to shoot nbit ; the fooling was slippery, and
I was hall' way up to my middle in mud and
water, when 1 got a last chance, and put the
bull exactly between the ear and the eve,
und killed him. The sun was fust setting; I
the Kaffirs got hini neatly ashore, and we
lighted three huge fires with a cap and pow
der on the heel-plate of my gun. giving it a
smart blow wilh a stone, and fed on him,
but he was horribly tough. The night wus
awfully foggy, and the dew heavy ; and.
when morning came, I hail every symptom
of fever: Notwithstanding, I was obliged
to walk twenty-live miles home, w ith searee-
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SHOOTING A RHINOCEROS.
We were nlowing our way through long.
heavy, wet grass and scrubby thorn trees, j
when on old rhinoceros cow got up slowly
from behind a thorn tree, and, after giving i
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me. I lost no time in getting the gun out
e gnu oui
of the cover, and gave her a bull in the chest, i
She turned round in double quick time,
punting like a porpoise. I followed, but a
Kaffir cur prevented mc from getting very
near, so she got away. On climbing the
top of the hill I saw tw o more, and sent my
Kaffir below them, thinking they were sure
to make down hill. 1 could not get near
them ; but just as they were about to make
off, I shot ono in tho shoulder, but rather
too low, tiiirl away they went. Tho dogs
turned one, and brought him back not fif
teen yards from me at full trot, his head up
and his tail curled over his buck, stepping
out in splendid style. Ho looked very
much inclined to charge mc ; but a bullet
behind his shoulders, which dropped him , lt lin t.,.uu .,urt f common salt and pulver
on his knees, made him alter his course. 1 jse . tR. guturato a piece of cotton with
felt convinced that I had killed him and I wat'er Hmi sprinkle tho powder over it, and
the brute I
luiumru mill. n.i nv v on w -"
Iviiur down in so natural a position that
that I !
never thought he could be dead, and shot him
behind the shoulder; but he had lutd down
some hours before. It was the one I had
shot first. After cutting out his horns,
some sjamboks and his tongue, and hanging
them up in a tree, we wont off for w ater,
and had not gone far when I saw another
aboutj tartcty yard nflf, looking at m,
uneasy, and apparently trying to screen
herself from lieim seen. I waited sothe
timo till sho turned and then shot her bo-
i hind the shoulder, when she immediately
! camo nt me ; but a ball in the centre of her
forehead stopped her progress, and she fell
dead not ten yards from me : n lurky shot,
at I hardly knew where to tire, and I had
not an iiiftailt to lose. I must have been
impaled on her very long horn if I had not
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been fortunate enouirh to kill her. She had
a very young calf, which the dogs were
fighting with, and he squealed most lustily.
I got them off, and wanted very much to
take him to tho wagon, and sent oil' my
Kaffirs forthwith for half a dozen fellows
to carry him. lie i 1-S a well bred
Chinese pig, prick-iaret, vtfi r ftno skinned
and fat, nnd shone as if he hail been polished
with black lead ; but while John and myself
had gone to make something to carry him
in, slung between two poles, tho hyenas
had killed him preferring him to tho
mother.
AGRICULTURAL.
Plaxti.no out Stkawiierkiim. In al
luding to this subject again, we desire to
impress upon all who have the giound and
desire a bed of strawberries, that it is quite
as easy
to have it as it is a bed ot onions.
Prepare the bed well by digging full spade
deep, uivc it a good supply oi manure, ana
work the ground line. Let the bed or beds
be three feet wide and as long ns you please ;
set 'he plants say a foot apart each way.
Frociiro the Triomphe do Gaud, and Ilovey
varieties; anil set them row about. Or if
one variety only is preferred, choose tho
first. As hills require more labor nnd care,
set as hero directed and let them run to-
! S-'ether. They must be kept clear of weeds
tho tirst season ; afterwards the vines will
so completely cover the ground as to keep
down the weeds without help. Cover late
in autumn with a coat of light manure, tho
roughest portion of which only should be
removed in the spring.
A bed extemporized nnd cared-for in
this way, will last live or six y?ars without
renewal'. Ccrmniituira l'rftgroj'h.
Domestic Wine. We have received from
1 1 nomas u. Kern, 01 riiiianetpina
tl OOttlO
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of wine made last year from tho Concord
grape, j hough quite
Tli.ui.rli milt,. t..r. new t. .leridn
upon with aiw degree of accuracy, yet wo
en snv this iiineli of it. that it' is ouite
peculiar in its flavor, and possesses much
i,,i i l,i-,.i i..r thai, nnv ivtlier ilmnestic
wine we have tasted for sometime. Whether
or not it can hereafter be improved in its
manufacture so as to become an article of
commerce, must depend on future experi
ments. Mr. Kern informs us that he will
have three acres of Concord grapes in bear
ing order this season. His vineyard is j
located at La Fayette station on the Nor- (
ristow n Railroad.' We have no doubt that I
I ue perseverance and increased know ledge
and care in manufacturing wine will result.
within a short time, in a good degree of
success.
We have received sample bottles of wine
from two or three oilier sources, from
amateur vintners, but they do not possess j
sufficient merit to warrant special notice, i
The common fault is to destroy the grape j
flavor by mixing undue quantities of sacchu- j
rino matter Willi the juice. inrmniiiuwii
Tiltijntjih.
I'ltoi-AisATiNU CfTTiM.s. Propagat
ing by cuttings is not nearly so well under
stood by people generally as it should be.
We may say by gardeners, generally. Near
ly nil soil wood will grow from cuttings,
in the hands of a ciirefull person. It is a
! common way to multiply grapes, currants, I
gooseberries,' etc.; but few persons, untie-
j qtiaiuted with horticulture will attempt j
the same thing with the ra-pberry and :
i mulberry, wilh which, following the same t
method, they would be nearly u Hot quite
as successful.
So with flowering shrubs, which in pro
pogagating, are usually "laid down," there
is not the least difficulty, tnougli with some
the success is not so uniform as with others.
All the arborvitees can be propagated by
inserting the branches of last yen's w ood
four or live inches, without removing the
leaves.
Nvir in the time irhen thin work thoulJ h done.
Prepare the bed, dig deeply, pulverize the
soil well, nnd put it in good order. To be
sine of the cutting growing, it should be
inserted five or six inches in depth, and
place from four to six inches apart, the
earth being pressed firmly around them.
They should be mulched, and watered mod
erately daily in warm weather when the
ground is dry. They can bcciiher potted
in the full, or let remain over w inter, slightly
protected with a little straw or long manure.
(jcriiuiiitutrn TU'jni'h.
How to Piikskkvk Yot u Fi ns. Furs,
says a writer in one of the New-Yolk papers,
w ho seems to be thoroughly familiar with
the subject, should never be put away for
the summer und forgotten, ns they so fre
quently are; and, next to being shut up
from the air. their greatest enemy is damp.
If, from the wearer being exdosed to rain,
mov nccome wei. inn a
mould always ne
dried at a moderato distance trom the tire
immediately ; uud in warm weather, w hen
not requiieil for wear, they should never be
shut in a box or drawer for more than a
few days at a time, und every few weeks
they should be shaken and beaten.
Rkmedy Auainst Moths. An ounce of
inn eniiiiihiir and one of the now del ed shell
. ..'.I.. 11, ..II
K' camphor and one ol tl e pow dc.edshcll
r- - i . i i
' Wl " u,ml" "',""1 Z
1 of strong alcohol fur several days, tken
i strained. With this tincture tho furs of
cloths, aro sprinkled over, und rolled up iu
sheets. Instead of the pepper, bitter apple
may be used. This remedy is used in Rus
sia under the name of the Chinese Tiucturo
for Moths.
Tooth AcnE. Somebody says: I have
been troubled more or less the past low
weeks with tho tooth ache, and failed to
find anv relief, until I received the following
friin a 'friend, w hich I can assure your readers
is a sure cure : Take a small piece of alum
and burn it on the stove or shovel, mix w ith
i,,,. : .1.. cm-it v of tho tooth. In five
,;. rlipn-nfter all the uuiu will disap-
pear.
New Coin terfeit. Fwmeri and Jro
tor' JStmlt, Yiynebur I'ti.Ht, altered
vig. farmers loading hay: right end, 8,
portrait, of a girl; left, cud, Fine, female
knetluig. with abesi t f grain oa bcr head.
WIT AND HUMOR,
tMcve Connnt'si Conrtwlilp.
I once called on my friend, Steve Consut.
and while there the conversation turned on
courtship; and, at mv request, the old
gentleman told mo an Incident in his own,
love affairs, which 1 give in his own words :
Wall, seeing it's yoo, I don't mind telling
about a scrape that happened to mc when I
was courting Nancy hero. Tlfat nre is some
thing that! never tell anjbody. But vo
shall have it !"
'"No, don't Steve,'1 broke in the old
woman ; "I should, think you would bo
ashamed of yourself, telling your love scrapes
to tfwrybody." 'v
"If you can't bear to hear it, oii rr.nv fr
out doorsv here It goes t When I was
nigh about twentv-ouc I came u hens nil
aione ana uuiit mc a rai.un. I lindn t a
niiber nearer than five miles, so you see I
didn't quarrel much ; but as it grew to be
near winter I got kinder lonesome, and
begun to think that I ought to have n wo
man to keep me company j so one mor.iing
I started down to Lenway to take a look at
tho girls, to sec if I couid find one to suit,
me. When 1 got down to tho settlement I
asked a young ehup if ho knew of a girl that
wanted to get married, and ho told mo that
lie guessed that Nancy Knox did, and if 1
I wanted a w ife I had better try and hitch on
nun tier; ami no said tnat U it was agreca
bio ho would go to Deacon Knox's nnd
make mc acquainted with Nancy, and ho
was as good as his word; and twosn't nn
hour afore Nancy and I was on tho best of
terms. Afore .ght 1 hired out with the
deacon for ten dollars a month, half of tho
pay to be taken in produce, and the rest in
clear cash, and 1 was to work all winter.
Wall, for about two months I felt as neat as
a mouse in a new cheese. I courtn.il Nancy
every .Sunday night, and I was determined,
before another month to pop the question,
and I hadn't a bit of doubt but what Nancy
would be overjoyed at becoming my bosotn
c impuiiion. Well, about this timo there
came a fellow from one of the lower towns
to keep a school, nnd he hadn't been there
j more'n a week afore I found he had a natu-
ral hankering arter Nancy; nnd worst of
all, the old deacon, who had seemed mighty
. ,nna.,.i i. i -i..,. .. : i.:.
. I'l'i-iu ul nil; iiiuugiuK ui my euuiiiiii 1113
i tlrl. wgiin to Kinder kooi on, as 11 ne wouiu
I "Ke tu scliooltuuster better lor u sou-in-
! hyv 1111,1 il mo feel kinder down in
! e lip, 1 can tell you. Wall, one Sunday
"'f'". R' Smith, for that was the pesky
I critter's name, came in jest it dusk, and
when the clock struck nine he didn't seem
ready to go. Old Mrs. Knox uud the young
uns all went off' to bed, and thcru were nono
left but the old deacon, Bill, Nancy and I,
and there wc nil sat round the tire without
saying a word. Always ufore the deacon
had gone off to bed, and left, the coast clear
for Nancy and I, and kept 'specting every
minute thut ho would chow Mill to lied, but
he did no such a thing ; but jest as the clock
I ten ho ris up, and ses he :
'Steve, let's go to bed, for wo must be
up bright and airly to have them ere logs to
the river.'
"Wasn't that a hint, eh? I looked at
Nancy, but she turned away her lied, and at
this 1 up and inarched out into the entry
and up the ladder to bed. I was boiling
over mad with all creation Rill, Nancy and
the Deacon in particular. I gut into bed
and kiyered myself up. but 1 felt so bad
that 1 couldn't go to sleep. Like as not tho
schoolmaster was hugging and kUsing Nun-
I cy down 111 the kitchen and 1 co'tldu t shut
my eyes lor tho lite ot mo. Wall, uil at
once it occurred to me that there was some
big cracks in the tloor over the kitchen, and
I could watch and see all that was going on
below ; so out of bed I got, and crawled
a'.ong close to the chimney on all fours, and,
finding a big crack, I looked down through.
Rill and Nancy were Bitting about two feet
apart, though every -now and then Bill
would hitch his chair a little nearer to her.
How could 1 have choked that man 1 I
watched them for about a quarter of an
hour, and by that time I wa near about
froze, us it was an awful cold night, and I
hadn't a rag on but my two shirts. But I
would not go to bed, for I was bound to
know if Nancy was true to me. By-and-by
Bill hitched his chair up 11 little closer, and
1 could see that he hud made up his mind
and was just going to kiss her. How it
riled me ! But 1 was bound to see it through
so I moved a little to get a better view, and
that moment the plank I was on tipped up,
and down I went kerchunk, and landed
at ween Bill and Nancy. Bill thought for
once that old Nick had come, and ho
stretched it outdoors; and as for Nancy, she
gave 0:1c look, and then covered up her faco
with her apron. 1 started out of the kitchen
as quick us you could say scoot, and a- I
wus going up tho ladder I heard old Mrs.
Knox holler :
" 'Nancy, scoot the cat down, or she'll
break every dish on the dresser I'
"The next morning when alio went to
milking, I popped the question to Nancy,
and she sect she would have me, for sho
didn't cure a cent for Bill Smith, and we
have been married forty years cum next
June."
O.nf. of tiik Boys. "'Where have yox
been. Charley ?" "In tho garden, ma." "No
you have been swimming; you know I
cautioned you about going to the creek.
I will have to correct you. Look ut your
hair, how wet it i." "O no, mu, this is not
water it is sweat 1" "Ah, Charley, I have
caught you fibbing ; jour Bhirt is wronjj
side out." i.Boy, triumphantly.) "Oh, I did
thut just uow,"m:i, climbing tho fence'."
Lrc n- u.T-.vnov of L ami:?. The altituuw
to which a womuu tun kick is now the prize
question iu the West. The papers state thut
owing to the disappointment of the "Pratriti
girls," ut the eurl break up of tho skating
season, a new amusement tiaj been invented.
"They slick a pen-knife into a door, about
three fuet from tho ground, ami kick at it ;
if they kick it, they take it out aud slick it
higher up."
"Wimtui'i my wify " inquired a gentle
man in Ncwburyport, on returning homo
early otiu evening aud missing his better
hall. "She hua goiio to bed with the tooth
ache, was the reply of some memlivr of hi
family. "Well," said the indignant Nil, "if
she had rather go to bed w ith the toothache
than to go to bed with me, let her go ;" and
ho forthwith settled himself to the prusul
of the latest war new s.
That is nhear nonsense, as the convict re
marked when he saw his wavy lock, fall otf
under the indueuce of the peuiteuliury bar
ber. Tub Da an Aot ! The age of ladws l.
twetli sJlteca bOsl kilt I