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ifleen do do 20 Ml
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Hub subscriptions must be Invariably paid in ad-aiu-e.
ami sent to one addrrss.
If suhsKribers nrglector refuse to take their nwa
ipers Imui the iitliir to which they are directed, they
e reHinnilile until they have stilled the bill! and
tiered them discontinued
l-Vtslmssters will plunge act a onr Agents, and
auk I t'it its cmitniniiiR siihseriptiim money. They
c permitted to do iliU under the l'uet Office Law.
Merchant and other advertising by the year,
with the privilege of intoning different ad
vertising woekly, 10
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before Marriaea and Deaths, FIVK CliM'8 Will
LINK for each insertion,
(jf Larger Advertisements as per agreement.
JOB PBIWTINO.
Wo have connected with our kstiililisliiiient a well
aclcctod JOll OFFICE, which will enable u to
execute, la tin) neatest etyle, every vuiiety of
Printing.
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNIKG, BY H. B. MASSER, -SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
NEW SERIES, VOL. 17, NO. 8.
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY U, 18C4.
OLD SERIES, VOL. 24, NO. 34.
AMERICAN
.w. k st - i-es- ft-vrjv- -
""fijofC NOENcQs
BALTIMORE
LOCK HOSPITAL.
:.STA HUSHED AS A TtF.Ft'UE FROM QtACK
EUY. uu oxly nAcii wheue a cure
VAX BE OBTAIXED.
rR. JUIIX8TON hat discovered the most Certain,
I fipeedy and only Kffcctnnl Ueine.lv in the
I'urld for all Private Diseases, Weakness of the Rack
r l.Mtibs, Strictures, AtTectiona of the Kidneys and
In.l.lrr. Involuntary DisehnrRos. 1 m potency ,U cue
0 Debility Nervousness, Dyspepsy, Languor. Low
piriK Confusitm of Idea. Palpitation of the Heart,
iinidity, Tremblings. Diuiucaaof Sight or tiiddincsg,
ic-eaae of the Ht ml. Throat. Jiose or akin, Affections
the Liver, Lung. u-tnach or Bowels those. Terri
le Di.-mrdcrs arising from the Solitary Habits of
until thoso secret and solitary practices more fatal
their victims than the song of Syrens to tho Ma
iler; of llysscs. blighting their most brilliant hopes
- aiiiiuipatiuns, rendering marriage, Ac, impossi
le. specially, who have become the victims of Solitary
ice. that dreadful and destructive habit which
unuallv sweeps to an untimely gravo thousand of
oimg Men of the moid, exalted talents and brilliant
itrlU'ut. who might otherwise have entranced lislan-
;loqi
call
' cestui y thu liviug lyre, uiey call with full cuu
deuec. IfiAItltl Y4.i:.
Harried Persons, or Young Men contemplating
isriiiiiie, being aware of physical wt-aknct9, organic
el.ioty. deformities, ice., speedily cured.
lie who planes himself under Ike care ofDr.J.
uiy religiously confido in bis honor as a gctitlomau,
mi couliuently rely upon bis skill as a Physicinu.
ok. a:i-t i: tu.r.KM
mmediiitely Cured, and Full Vigor Heatoreil.
This lisf'ressing Affection which renders Life
li.-crablo mid nmrriego impossible is tho penalty
aid by the victims ofimproper indulgence. Young
.osons nrc too aj't to commit excesses from not
e-ii Hwnre of the ilrfadinl eoiisefjuciifes that may
ii-otc Now. who that utiiierstanils the subject wiil
rc! ul to deny that tho power of procreation is lost
.omr tv those falling into improper habits than bv
. l'n.;.!.. ti.. ,.i....D....r
I' ln.'a!thy olTHprin, tho most serious and destructive
r.iptoiiis to Liotit iMi'ly and mind nrisc. The system I
icoioi's lieranged, the Physical mid Mental Vunc-
i.-i-s W'cykeiicd. l.jss of Procrealive Power. Nervous
rritnijility. ltyspejissa. Palpitation of the Heart. J
iiiliojtii'u. Constitutional 1'chiiity. a VHi?tiii of
he riame. Cough, Coufiiniption. Decay and Ueath, '
s (!', 7 SohIIi I''rl4'ri,l Slrool
.i !t tiand s'hl.i goiinr from llaltimore street, a few
;-i lroiii llie corner. Fail uot to oliserve name
,:il i.tiiiilier.
Letters n. list be paid mid contain a stamp. The
lo.-ior's l'iplouius hang in hisoflico.
v fi ssi: vAiE:tA.-ri:i two
ItAYS. ,
Ao Mrrcvry or XttusruHi -wjr.
Ilt..HMISi
Member of the l'nynl College of Surgeons. Iindon.
iiaihuite from one of the most eminent Colleges in
lie L' idled States, and tlie greater part of w hose lifu
oi- been spent in the hospitals of London, Paris,
Philadelphia, nnd elsewhere, has cH'ceted some of
hj most ii'toni'bing cures that were ever known ;
ioiiiv troubled w ith ringing in the head and ears
tiheii asleep, great net voitsness, being nlnruied at
'ii.blen soniels, bnshfiilness, With fietjut'iit blushing.
iHendt'd sometimes with derangement of mind, were
'orcii immediatelv.
ItAKIS IMlKTIt'I'I.AK MCIH'H.
1'r. J. addresses all thoso who luive Injured them,
oe'ves by improper indulgence and solitary habits,
w deb ruin both body end mind, unfitting them for
lilher business, study, society or marriage.
Tii'ksk are some of the and and melancholy effects
f voiuic.'d by early habits of youth, viz: Weakness of.
1 1 e liio k and l.in.'.s. pains ill the Head, liimiices of
ight. I of Muscular Power. Palpitation of the
ll 'iirl. yspctisy. Nervous Trritabilitv. Herargemtnt
of the 1'igi s'ivo Functions, licueriil Debility, Synip
toma orCousum)itiin, ie.
M i nt i.t.v. Tho fearful efloels on the miud nro
fniicli to be dreadedLoss of Memory, Confusion of
leas, Jiepressiou of Spirits. Ft il-Forelsiliig, Aver-
..1011 to Society. SvMl-liistrust, Jnive ol Nilituue,
Timidity. Ac are sotueof the evils produced.
'1 not s ivns of persons of alleges can now judgo
ivloit is the cause of their declining health, losing
t'leir vlgo. becoming weak, pale, nervous and
e naeiatcd. having a singular appearance about the
i yes, cough uud symptom of consuinptkia.
vol .4 mi:
y ho have injured themselves by a certain practice
indulged in when nlone, a habit frequently learned
fit ni evil companions, or at school, tho effects of
which are nightly felt, even when asleep, and if not
t ured renders mnrriage ini-tossihlc, nnd destroys
both miud nnd body, should apply iiumetliately.
What a pity that a young man. the boe of his
eomitry. the darling of his parents, should be snatched
from nil prospect and enjoyments of life, by the
eonstvjiieiice of ileviattng from the nlb of natarc
itid indulging iu a certain secret habit. Such persona
M I st j bclore contetnplating
.tlAKUIAai:.
reflect that it sound nilnd and l-ody are tho most
necessary reiiiisiti'S tti proiuott counubiHl happiness,
lodecd ivitlioul these, the journey through lifo tic
Conies n weary pilgrimage ; the irospect hourly
iltnkcr.s to thu view; the mind liccnmcs shadowed
ttitli despair and tilled with the melancholy reflec
tion tliut the kappiuc4 of another become blghted
witii our own.
iisi:awi: of i.iirin ii: i:.
i'h-n tlie misguided and imprudent votary e4
pli'Hsure finds that he baa imbibed the seed of this
painful disease, it too often happens that an ill-timed
sense of shame, or dread of discovery, deters him
trom applying to those who, froui education and
iepeutnbility. can alone befriend him, delaying till
he constitutional symptoms of this horrid disease
make their appearance, such as ulcerated sore
llnoat. diseased nose, nocturnal pains in the head
nnd limbs, diiiineitf of sight, dcufucNi. males on the
t-liiu boned :tiiii urine, lutein on the butul, f;icu air I j
extremities, progressing mill frightful rupnllly. till
1,1 last the pululo of the mouth or Iho bouea of the
nose put in. ami iiie victim oi inia awiui oisease
become a horrid object of commiseration, till death I
tuts a period to bis dreadful sufferings, lr sen. ling
i in to-thi;t I udisoovmd Country from hence uo
traveller reiuii.s."
it l nmrltiurHuijt j'jfl inai inousamis tan nonius i
in mis len loie tiisciise. owing io me uiiskiuiuiiiviw i t
1,'iioraiit pielei ders, who, by the use of that Jrnf .
I'ut tow. Mrrrtiry, ruin tlie vousttiuuou aua uiaao
lite residue of life miserable.
i it i.x.rits
Trust i,t your lives, ur health, to the ear of Ilia
in. ii .y I 'nit in iu I and Woithless Preteuders, destitute
of Liiowli-.lge. inline ur character. ho eopy Dr.
I . l.o, ton's M'ttirtuebn-iits. or stylo thcuuicUetf. in
tiiu iii-H.-papt'is, it-giilaily LducateU PUysiciuus,
ioi iipable o t'ui iug. thty keepyou trilling mouth
alter inotiin laMng tncir mine aim imiihiihis eoue
pound.-.or as long u tlieuii.lle'l feeeau lie obtained,
end iu iliso.iir . jc ou nb milled health to siuh
onr our galliiigdisapsiiiitment.
Dr Jobiih.ii is the only physician advertising.
His cfi-'li'iuial or iliplmuas alaays hang iuhistidiet.
His rt undies or Ui'aleiio'iil are uukiMiisii to all
jlhers. pieimriil from a Ilia smnt ill llie great boa- i
piulsol t.uioHj, tin', lltst iu the eouulrv and a mora i
ll. iis,c I in.. i, i i.i, tut ihuu any oilier I'h jKlan
III lllO XI. i I t.
iyiMiii:ii: r orTiii: I'm:!"
'llie loai y tii u-lo ts eured at this iiisttlutitiu year '
afiur tiM ai..t it. a numerous iuiisirunt huraioal :
I'ltirulioi'a pill, ilnid b- I'r. Joliluituji. aillur4vd by
llie it'iiit, ib Mt u.u .iiu." t't lippvr,'' aud luaoy
olurr ! r.. botiiia ol kbieb kava aiieuJ agsm
abd a'4iu I'vUi the put. lie, besidea bis auisdmji as
a aoilt-maM tt tbi'U aud ItaiisMaabiiity, as a
SUtU'Onl guslal.lee luttis alMltilsxI.
tela I kl.
4 I Itl.l.
P o i ii n. ihi ul lba iiiiular la dli eating
iLvir U ut r ti. t.s liMiiiulioo. la lb ltilltjaii.g taantf
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SOMETHING ;EW IN SUNBURY.
Latest Good News!
WEAVER & rAGELY,
HAVK Just returned from Philadelphia with one.
of tho largest and beet acleuted stocks of Goods
ever brought to Sunbury.
DRY GOODS!
FOUF.MN AND DOMKSTIC. such as Cloths, Cassi
meres, Muslins, Sheetings. Ticking. Calicoes, He
laines. Flannels, and all kinds of MOI RNIXO Hoods.
Alpaccaa, black Silks. Uinghams, Balmoral and
Skeleton Skirts, Canton Flannels, Nankeens, Car
peting of all kinds.
HATS Sc
NOTIONS & VARIETIES,
Comprising. Hosiery, ti loves. Thread, lluttnns, Sus
penders. Neck-ties, Collars. Handkerchiefs,
Hair Brushes. Tooth Brushes, limn Kib
bon and Cord, tape, crotchet. braid,
worked collars, fancy bead
dresses, tidy cotton, carpet
binding, coiflbs, fancy. .
pon. carjiet bugs
Trunks, Valises, Viubrclliu, Blauk Books, Taper,
Fnvelopcs, Ac.
Of nil kinds, such ns Nails, Hinges and Perewa, Pmir
Latches nnd Kuohs, Locks, nnd Cl'TLLUY ot every
description.
Also, Dyes, Drugs, Ptiinta, Vnrr.ishcs, Fisli,
Flaxseed niid licn.iiio Oils, Olitss, Futty, ice.
iic'iix art- ii ud aliiMNM arc V till
kiixlx.
STONE AND EARTHENWARE.
An F.xtcnsire Stock of
G R O C E R 1 E S,
Composed rSnsnr. Cfloe. Tens, llice. Corn-ftHrch,
Maoonruni. Jlarlry. iWikiiiR-lMtwIiT. inolart. mmpj,
CM!iiUis. tnbuccu uikl cgiin, 6alt, 1 i"h, -Ment, Cbccc,
Ac, Ac.
Also, a Iiirgo vnncly of
3C0TS fe SHOES.
for Men. AVomen and Children.
Ijf-All kinds of lirniuaiid Country Protluec taken
in exchange for tloods.
tiive us a call before you purchase elsewhere, wo
are hound to sell ns low ns any one else.
Store-room in Ira T. Clement's building at the .
inilh.wits! cortifr ot Mjtrlft.t Soonm. iil..!!. iIia lt.orl I
Hons.
Sunbury, March 19, tefii.
Ih'll V KulTH fit Id 11 flfv-riil'i, I
S1XTE &, OTITTHEPm
Market street, one duor east of Mrs. Boultnn'a Hotel,
STXlNTiBTTiR," I?.3
Have opened j
ANEW TIN -WARE,
ISlK-t'l Iron ii n I Slot c SI on-, j
and intend keeping constantly on hand, and manu
facturing to order on short est' not ice.
UN AND SHKLT lUON-W A11K of all descriptions. J
A Large Stock of Cook Stovesof the following Brands: '
William IViin, lViiinsy l-)miu,
llui, l.nioH, iiikI Iho ('t'l-
Isi'illt'tl
Niagara Cook Stove,
unsurpassed for beauty of finish, simplicity of ar
rangement, eouibining chcapneiw ami durability, and '
each stove warranted to perform what they ro re- '
presented
ALSO. PARLOR nnd OFFICE STOVKS. in great
variety, embracing all the best manufactures, aud
most fadhiouabla designs I
'oillOil, i'oul Oil 1.iiiiim, Sliuilrst,
4 liimui-, nnd nil nr I !'!
unusually keit in an establishment of this kind. M'e
are also prepared todonll kimlsot Sptiutiug. ltisifing, ,
ltauge and Furnace ork, ti e. Fitting, to. Repair- '
ing cheaply and uently executed. '
Country iroduuo takjin iu exchange at market ;
price. I
- 1
SMITH ic (JKXTIIKU, I
Have the Agency for IHIlll S CLLKRKATKD FIRE !
PLACL STO YLS, for the Counties of Nortbuiuber
land, Snyder, Union nod Montour.
Ai d are also ageiita for tho Piplicr i. Willower
LiiK Transportation. i
Sun urv .April V, 1864 ;
JDNES HOUSE,
Corner Market street and Market Square,
HAHRI8BUBQ,
Acknowledged a First Class Ilouao.
THK Proprietor would most respectfully call the
. i . i . ..r ii.. ..r ....i i i
i,in:iiiuii tii mi u viiikiiv ui ruuuurjr mni llie sur
rounding country, to the accommodations of his
house. assuring them they will Hud everything that
ean contribute to their comfort. It is situated far
enough from tlie Depot to avoid tho noise and ennfu.
siou incident to railroad stations, and at the aauie
time only a few minutes w alk from tho same.
An Omnibus w ill be found ut tho Stations on tho
arrival of each truiu.
C. II MANN, Proprietor.
April 9. IHCI. V,m
JACOB O. 33 IE O
MERCHANT TAILOR,
And Dealer in
C LOTHS, CASSISIKKKS, YKSTIXO, &c.
IIiim r-iiiov-l Inlo lals IluIlI
IliU uu I'll wit . I -'' I, stoiilb r
Hemer'a Hold,
BUNBUHY
IXFtilt.MS the eititen of Kunlmrr and vicinity,
that be has just rcturued from Philadelphia with a
fu uiufn,,,!;! f
Kl'ltl'4 AMI hi iinr.it ;ooi,
tiKKVKUY IslX'ltlPJ Di.N AND QUALITY.
His stork coni.-ts of Cloths. Kren. h Cloths, lllat k
DSkin and fancy t'assiineres. Itlaek Satin. Figured
t-ilks. Plain aud Fancy Canriuiera K.'l I NtiS. hiuh
ha ill make up to order iu styles to suit the laste of
cum. wil ts, ou short notice, aud the luosl tvawuabla
term.
Any tiool not on band, still be furnished frou
Philadelphia, tiy giving Iftodayn' notica.
iioutls luruisie. by custouiera mill be mail up to
order as hereto.
As be Hill tuiidoy none but experleneed workmen,
tersons may rely ou gelling their aork tsell done at
ia shop.
Thankful for the patrouatca lieretoloru bestowed,
be respectfully solicits a uonuiiuaucauf the taw,
t-uubury, April 1, I tot.
C. BKUCE.
Aulliurlaftl Wur 4'liilnt Ollivrai.
Waahlnatou. D. O. I Cleveland, Ohio.
H I VttiH Mattr. I No I. I. a a llim a.
Oppoaila Ptbsioa i'lttta. Near lb t'uurl liuus.
Mbltwkfa h .riny llrrultl.
and eollsois
PENSIONS BOUNTY. !BACK PAY.
Piita-atoury aud all wtLer
A.
Claiass. M pay asatiiaJ aiieii4 to claiast la
abu.lt uikef sIUmsiii ka F ILk l. w akuk kata
keea ki nt't-.N Ds.fl. Ma k.ta alia4 auilxl'4
aad kh4 mi to avIdiMa aa4 lluu bua u t. Ixsu,
tsa. a4 wa F'"-ll 'basads asilr h ckug
aalnas sossnsilnl M iu aa, a4 kill Ms4
I I
USf HI IMS lit
I K l ULLU t liMia aluk Swat t Vk B-ua,.
H Ml klUiUMt k tlkOt aSt4
A;U I. akt
J. XI. HILBUSH. "
'wif wmv- A Akirkr,
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lM
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ia W snatuk baaiiu I ugm.m va
a4tlitM . setfca lwilHis
u i4 u kn fca F'-tF41!
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P0 ET JCA L ,
AM I FOR PEACE t YES I
Hon. Dimicl 8. Dickinson, Uiat grand old
democrat of New York, being written to by
a Itidy, nnd tlto inquiry made of hint if ho
was for pence, returned this mging reply.
Jivn Vhiturin.
For the pence which rings out from tho can
non's throat,
And the Biiusion of shot nnd shell,
Till rebellion's spirit is rumpled down
To the depths of its kindled hell.
For the pence which shall follow the squad
ron's trump,
Vhcre the brazen trumpets bray,
Aud, drunk with the tury of atortn and
strife,
The blood-red chargers neigh.
For the pence that shall wash out tho lep
rous stain
Of our slavery foul and grim
Aud shall sunder the letters which creak and
clank
On the down-trodden black man's limb.
I will curse him' as a traitor, and false of
heart,
M ho would shrink from the conflict now,
And will slump it with blistering, burning
brand,
Ou his hideous, Cain-like blow.
Out! out of tho way! with' your epuriotis
peace ;
Which would moke us rebellion's slaves ;
We w ill rescue our land from the traitorous
grasp
Or cover it over with graves.
Out! out of tho way! with your knavish
Felicities,
You trembling a trading pack !
Crouch away in the dark like a sneaking
hound,
That is master had beaten back.
You would barter the fruit of our fathers'
blond,
And sill out the Stripes nnd Stnr,
To purchase a place w ith rciicHion's votes,
Or escape from rebellion's scars.
lly the widow's wail, by the mother's tears,
Jly the orphan's who cry fur bread,
I5y our sons who fell, we will never yield
Till rebellion's soul is dead !
TALES AND SKETCHES.
AiM irn ki:s Ol" A
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lt iMiri i.
Hurry (lordon Singleton made his debut
into the world on Friday. We deemed this
fact worth chronicling, since it was an event
of some importance to our hero, and liecause
we hope to show unbelievers that thu old
say about the unluckiness of Friday is cor
rect. From his very birth, Harry was stig
matized. He was an exceedingly pretty
babe, fair complexion, blue ryed, brown
haired, plump and rosy ; buflic was endow
ed with a heritage far worse than a hump
back, a club foot, or a squint eye he was
bashful I When thu ladies came to look at
him in his cradle, nnd to call him "little
beiinty thfl express image of his pa," thu
little "sweet" would invariably put his list
into his mouth aud hide his interesting face
in his pillow.
Mrs. Singleton a fair faced, handsome
woman regretted very greatly this unfor
tunate trait in tlie temperament of her he
loved fust borne, und used every endeavor
to break him of it hut without success, and
Harry grew tip to youth thu most bashful
and retiring of human beings. He was aUo,
singularly unlucky. io child ever received
so many thumps and bumps since thu fall
of Adam ; his forehead was a populous
urcluepelngo of lilue, yellow and black
bruises, in various stages of coloring.
Wheu there was company .at the house,
Harry generally retired to an uuoccupied
room in the attic, where having ensconced
himself in the bed which stood there, lie
passed the day reading sotuu old novel or
book of history, picked out of the grent chest
in the garret used for the repository of rub
bish ; by way of variation, ho sometimes
took reltige iu llie burn, and snuggly hidden
on thu hay mow, spent the time lit silent
meditation on his uufortttnatu destiny. He
would walk a mile, around through the fields'
to avoid meeting a young lady ; and wheu in
thu street if lie lit aid the sound of wheels,
would leup over thuwullor fence nnd lie
prone on the ground until thu vehicle Lad
pin-setl by.
As iie grew older, he lost none of his pe
culiarities, and bel'uro he was sixteen years
of age, his mother's dilhculty was thu fear
that lie would live an old bachelor. Hun
dreds of silver dollars could not have in
duced him to speak to a girl of his age, and
his father was obliged to forego hi purpose
of sending him to thu Whitestoiiu Academy,
and have him educated at the boy's school.
Hut nut witlir funding Harry's excessive
baahl'uluess, he grew ui to le a lino fellow,
brave, generous and Iiundeome, and there
was not a girl in low n but would have felt
heiself honored by hi preaeuce. Harry,
however, stood aloof from all the fcmtilu sex
and us a natural consviptenee, he was the
sill ject of numlierU'SS pi act it al jokes nnd
thu huplcsa occasion of continual giggling
among thu guy girls at the singing wliuol.
When Jlarry was nineteen, Itosulie Waters
criuo to Whiiestown to paas someliuie with
her Aunt, Mrs, Judge Flanders. Itosulie
was a pretty, bright eveil, iiiischiuvotu fairy
of seventeen, und if thu truth liiot bo inn
IVasutl, alio took quite a liking to Hurry Sin
gleloii; but ol course alio w us too much of
a t'04uetiu to allow Harry to gucas it. He,
ou Ida pull, thought hUiiacti dead Iu love,
he dart il not raise his eyes lu the peerless
lUcu of his ytittlinif ktar. For whole day
he rut it ut his iiraiu, planning how tie
khould ktltlreak In r, but without iletltliug
Uiii anything dctliiite. One uiylit at a sing
Ina; achuul a bob! lUa flaaliud at rose tils
biaiu ;iis very txiblufa utasle it kneni prac
licalilo. He would tiller U escort itosklie
home I
ll was au audacious ail, aud Harry I rota
bled iu evrry liiub at the thought of ill a
uibl Miiif aiiou slartatl out y pure ; Lis
hair liuaily slootl unset, ami hi lave II us h)d
but aa the Unfuui u( Viauiiua. lie klluill
Ud Iu alutf, but his Hue leaof ite Uoke
iIowm i he iou.ho.1, LauiUM" I, duruh4 lilt
Uudkelibuf, aa.l wkk k iat ubllgiU to ll
ittitsal la UwlHiuT. . ...
tit It 1ms bi Ihaevtulujl tliaHl. i I ai
ry, kvisa4 ku bat ta.J ruiuWi the kk'ur,
alwlk kk Uk bla HalluM la) full kW KllUa
diwjf IBWX.il Vku.il It'MklU uul.i u.lgd.
tiff iinusauii kti I appfkiwi l lh ikH
kl hi Iwik tkklUivl U kk k.vi, but kik
Itwd .ii. ue.'wksii. lis wmW kttfttk
im U i ili4lii4, kk'kiuj tl lit lbs J4ut
l uu, lu lkioal, ski Ullull mullUlioJ
the new calash of Miss Winn, the milliner,
in the act ; but these were minor affairs, nnd
not worthy of his notice. He touched the
shoulder of Itosulie.
"May I may go homo with you to-night
this evening stammered he."
Site put her little hand within his arm
anil they went together inlo the starlight.
Harry seemed to tread on nir. This world
was this world no longer, but tho charmed
paradise of impossibility, ami he flared not
jK'uk lest he should break the spell.
The little lady too wns strangely silent
nnd the entire distance to the house of Judge
Flanders was passed without a word.
At the door Harry would have bidden his
companion good night, but she retained his
hand nnd drew him into the parlor: and
there the light of the chandelier fell full on
the face of the laughing woman, and with
dread dismay Harry saw that not Itosulie, hut
Mrs. Judge Flanders herself stood before
him. IIu had waited on the aunt and not
the niece. Uttering an exclamation, he was
about to retire, but Mrs. Flanders good hti
utorcdly detained him.
"O, don't go," she said kindly, "you renl
ly did bravclv. I am proud of von j I knew
from the first that you had made a mistake,
but was fearful you would never try ngain
if I letiied you escort. Kosaliu will bu iu
soon ; wait for her.''
"Indeed, ma'um I should be happy to
not lo in fact ma'am, 1 believe 1 am
wanted at home."
.Starting for the door backwards, instead
of choosing that by which he hail entered,
he bolted out in the dark kitchen and seiz
ed the handle of the first door that offered.
Mrs. Flanders was following close, but bc
lore she could utter a single word his "good
night" was succeeded immediately by a se
ries of thumps and rumblings in lltu direc
tion of the cellar.
The truth burst upon her at once, that he
had taken the cellar door and fallen down
stairs! She seized a light und llew down
the steps. There he lay with his head in a
trough of ashes and his feet ttnromauticully
elevated over the shell of a neighboring cup
board. He was considerably bruised nnd
stunned but not otherwise injured. Sirs.
Flanders. would have raised him up but he
anticipated her, aud without stopping to
shake himself, bounded up stairs aud made
a dive for the outer door, the ashes at ream
ing out behind him like a cloud of gray
smoke.
The door was opened from without, and
Itosalie himself appeared. At sight of the
hulless, smoking liauy, she uttered aloud
shriek and fell fainting to the lloor, while
our hero dashed over Ing: prostrate form and
took thu track for home at a speed unequal
led in thu initials of foot races, lircatlilcss
and used upgenerally, the young man reach
ed home, crawled iu at a buck window aud
retired to his bud, w hich he kept for three
days afterwards.
Jn spitu of all apologies and flattering
courtesies from Mrs. Flunucis iu spite of
gentle, all'cetiouatu advances of Hosuliu her
self, Harry Singleton could never be tempt
ed to step inside the mansion of the Judge ;
and Itosulie, after w aiting two years for Har
ry to make liimself tigreable to her, gave up
the vain hope and became the w ile of a sub
stantial widower with four children, which
was quite a good beginuing.
Harry went ou his way alone, ns his mo
ther had feared and propltea-ied, aud the ex
emplary little woman set about learning him
to repair stockings and replace buttons with
commendable patience; lie Lad studied for
thu law, hud been tw o vein s admitted to the
bar, and was a talented aud rising young
man. licit-g also wealthy aud handsome,
hall the ladies in tlie village were in love
with him, but he gave thcui u widu berth
nnd passed them by.
Mr. Singleton dabbled somewhat in poli
tics, and at the early ago of thirty, he was
elected member of Congress. In celebration
of t liis event a grand supper in his honor
was given at the Whiiestown Hotel. Of
course, the successful candidate must bu
presented, nnd etiquette demanded that he
should bring a lady with him. The com
mittee ol arrangements waited upon him to
to inform him of thu fact, nnd it may bo
well believed the communication filled him
with horror. He beggetl of the gentlemen
to provide him a partner if he must have
one stipulating only that the. lady should
not bu a young lady. In duecoursu of time
lie was informed that he was to attend Mrs.
tirtibbins, the wealthiest as well us thu tal
lest und fittest woman in the vlmle county.
The event I'nl evening urtived. Mr. Single
ton took Mrs. Urub'bins to tho hotel in a
chaise. Thu lady was magnificently attired
in a double skirted tarletou, w ith ribbons,
feathers nnd fearfully extended crinoline.
Four fellow ! The thought of escorting
that giautcs into a loom filled with people
made him sweat like one under the inllu
cm e of a powerful dose of cpeenchuauna.
Hut he was iu for it and must get out the
best way hu could. Mr. dubbins, proud
and tiiu'niphaut, preceeded him, breaking
the passage, and compelling lesser people
to jicltl the ground. Just us sliu arrived on
thu threshold of the banqueting hall, she
dropped her Ian ; and jnl at that moment
thu audience perceiving him in thu back
ground, "three cheers for Hon Mr Singleton."
Stopping to reclaim the fan, when thu en
thusiastic multitude looked for their cham
pion h w its inmhi'le viMblc. Cries rati
round llie room hnid and vehettn iil :
".Mr. Singleton! Mr. Singleton ! where i
is Mr. Singleton (" and directly Mr. Single.
ton looking very hot mid very Hindi con
fused, appeared from under the Upper skill
of Mrs. tiiuliliins' dress that lady having
completely submerged the hoiKilable gentle-
lllt'll 111 lliu foltis Ol Iter tirupeiy, tui.iie
men smiled ill their aluuves, and ladies gig
glml U hind their huiidkereliicU. Mi., liiuli
l.iiU looked llioru regal than ever, uud Mr.
Slnglcttiu leaned against a pillar lor sup-
Mllt.
Thu announcement of dinner w a great
nliil. Judge Flaudt'is prtsidetl ; Mia. liiul
bins iH iupie.l the stat at hinglelou'k tight ;
MU FlaniUati sat al hi Kit. aud J.Uey
lleaue, the village belle a Ilia Visa lis.
tinr kuro'k ptnitioa was nensidiimly cm
buriaaalnu to oue of hi pttuliar eiiiara-lut-ul,
tUnug not Iu ttlUMi anything thai
Was ii llv led him, U'l aoutu vim should link
al klm, and the ronevqucmk was hi plate
liUikll griMMid Uiualh it avhl ol nil
Lira. Initial- U' - hi taeUl honor,
taM.d an. uud ; a piiM-n pluiiful a at
.U I to him, tjoiu -khUU he alttu.pted lo
a allow, but II ul) lu k fa-l Iu hi lumal ;
U iktMikid und ahUlud kliu, and kit klm
wuukMuj violently.
U Utak.ukHiUt:obll J'ttauwe,
rm.aik'd lt FUluUaUl.
I nk lu.l4Ui, thank Je, I kn-. Mum
kl httijjUlou, tl.UildlP uu Ikk Uijik ul ku
tll,tf iiein,
' k) ti a'l loutkl ) IuiimIk r qui r
lUd Mik. I.iul biua "My "' d't slid
yuik I'-b.d Wm4 H J ll" lwk"i
in the whole vegetable empire equal to to
matoes." "No doubt madam, they are very fine ;"
and Singleton essayed a second spoonful.
The second dose had well niglt been too
much for him, and with desperate resolve
he watched until tho whole company wi re
engaged in drinking a toast, w hen hu tilted
thu preserve dish nnd let its contents run
into the napkin, which rcecptaeli; hu whif
fed into his pocket without delay, und im
mediately felt easier. A moment ui'icr Jutlgu
Flanders proposed n sentiment :
".May he always retain iho title of honor
able.,' but may he soon resign his seat to bo
called single. It :s uot good for inati to bu
alone.''
Thu sentiment was drank with applause,
Singleton, hluidting red tit the insinuation
conveyed by the words of thu Judge, tin list
his hand in his pocket for his handkerchief,
w hen instead out catnu a napkin, tomato
and all. Mopping his forehead vigorously
with it, nntl the luscious vegetable formed
an unctuous poultice thereon completely
transfiguring his countenance. Winded with
the juice, and half dead with mortification,
lie 1 1 1 1 list the napkin back into his pocket
and secured the handkerchief, while thu
nstouished company beheld him in silent
amazement.
"lines your nose bleed, bitV inquired
Mrs. tirtibbins, quite audibly.
"What the goodness is' the matter?"
screamed Judge Flanders.
"Alum ! only a slight cold, thank yolt sir,
stammered Mr. Single'ton.
"A cold is it ! Faith now, nn' yer honor'
nose must be idler turning ilself iu out
thin !" exclaimed Mr. O'Toolc, the lri-h ora
tor. J.ucy Dean was laughing ; Flambeaux
tVns horrified: Sirs, (irulibins looked shock
ed ; our frici.d Singleton was nearly suffo
cating wilh shame. Leaning back in li is
chair to recover his breath, and as soon as
he could speak begged to lie excused a mo
ment as he did not feel quite well. And
forthwith he arose and made for thu door;
but horror of horrors! hu had set on the
pocket containing the napkin of tomatoes
and his white pantaloons were dripping red
with the sangttiary vegetable I
A simultaneous shriek burst from all as
sembled. "Good graciott!", Mr. Singleton is wound
ed ! Murder! Murder! Call a physician!
Seize tho murderer! Send for Dr. Spillpow
iler ! Quick he'll bleed to death ! Murder !
Murder!
Tho infuriated audience rushed hither and
thither, uud some one encountering John,
the waiter, with a carving knife in his hand,
I took him for the perpetrator of the crime
and seized upon him w ithout delay. John
struggled und swore, and laid about him
with light gooil will, but he was overpow
i ercd by numbers aud ut last obliged to
yield. There wits a regular light, nnd black
! eyes, nnd swelled noses, added largely to
j the beauty of the scene. The ladies tied to
the nntu-rootu ! judge l-iunuers ran lor a
surgeon, and during the melee Singleton
made his escape. No grass grew bcueath
his feet as ho speed for home, but the night
being dark, and )ic being slightly flustered,
he unfortunately mistook thu house, and
entered, not his own residence, but that
of an old spinster named Mary Willis. The
houses were somewhat simih.tr, und Single
ton, without pausing for a light, rushed up
stairs and into his own chamber its he
thought, and where breathless nnd exaus
ted he flung himself upon the bed.
Mary hud retired some time previous aud
the sudden advent of Mr. Singleton aroused
her from a sound slumber. Springing from
the bed, regardless of the fact that her teeth
were out and her '"natural" curls reposing
in the bureau-drawer, she fled to tho house
of her nearest neighbors, and securing as
sistance returned to meet the horrilied Sing
leton just emerging from tho door.
I'oor Singleton tried to explain, but Miss
Willis would listen to nothing; her repu
tation wns ruined she said, and Singleton
must either settle or marry her! A fifty dol
lar bill, was given freely; mending the bro
ken character and learned Singleton never
to go to bed in tho dink.
Thu affair nt the Whitestown Hotel wns
a rather ferious one. The orator O'Toolc
had his nose broken; Or. Spillpowder broke
his horse's wind to get there before he should
bleed to death; John the waiter, broke the
heads of half a dozen gentlemen who as
sisted in his capture; nnd Judge Flandenj
broke all the buttons oil" his waistbands run
ning after thu surgeon nnd shouting murder.
Mr Singleton is yet unmarried, as iftiu a
fellow us you cotihl 't ish; nntl if you want
to see blushing, jttst mention tomato sauce
to him.
MISCE1JANEOUS.
Oiisoixti: Soi'Titt:iiN 1ika.-Miss Mar
tineuil, iu a late number of .fm-tuiH.in' Mil
ijiuiii?, produces some interesting reiuini
seenes of her visit to America in 1S31. A
mong these arc iter interviews with ex Presi
dent Madison und Chief Justice Marshall,
she says ;
Hu was sevcnty iilne as I right-cyed ami
w in in hi ut lt d us ever, w hile a dignified u
judgu t ever tilled tho highest scut in the
highest court ot any country. He sa'1' be
had seen Yirgini i the leading Statu for half
hi life ; he hud sectl her hi come the second,
and sink to be, I tltiuk, the tiflh. Worse
than this, there was no ut uting In r decline,
if her citizens did not put an end to slavery ;
and he saw no aigtis of any inteutinr to do
so, Must of ihu mountains ut lcut. IIu hud
seen whole group of ittalus, jiopulou iu
hi time, lapse lutu Wtisle. Hu had eceu
ugricultuio exchanged for httluull stock
br.ctliiig, mni ku nly b it ihu dcgru.Uioii.
Ihu forest wu let in ning our thu tine old
laiate., and wild ireututcs whldi !tud not
Ueit men fur gcuciuiiou were re appearing;
lltliiiber and wenllll were declining, uud
etluiut ton and milliner vyi degi in luting.
It would not have ailipibed Mm to be told
itiul ou that "d would I bo iiiuin battle lu
fought when the cnlictil day should fouiu
which lik foresaw.
The Viiieruble Mdion uttered similar mi
tiiiuuta, but kk acetucd more hon lid from
Iks om ittion ol the Ciiloiilctlion Hmli-ly,
Mr. Madiu had a ikctitul and aiugiiiiik
teuqx-r, and il there wa ohm thing lather
ibau auollur which ha fdh anted u loi.
siili r Miiirt, il, waa tlio I 'mi all tut lull which
ka had ' lalyk a klulk In loakiug. t ha
lold m lhal Lk wm uiar.y In iltspiir, 4inl
thai kv had bit qullti o Idl the t'olonita,
llnii Ii. My art). iUthi-f Ikau aduiil t
ktuiM lf I tho fcoUlk tuwl l-a li I .! I v
kcitit war, ku kliotk lu Ulum lkl kid
lloui u( iMf cuuld U carrlitl lo Afiua,
io I i n ud of.
Hu U ktdu.uf klttiy I Van ui allulliif
ubjttts gi lUif, I' I milium Its ll ueaulu,.
kie.u, tu t KljjUl l ll thai lb 'i'Hf
italU4 Ikk ll'bU, Utk-4 4 wk kllufctl
I her against slavery, that the colored popttla
I tion was increasing faster than the white;
and that tho state of morals was such us
j barely permitted society to exist.
I Of the iuc of tho conflict, whenever it
: t-hould occur, there could, he said, be
no doubt. A society burdened with a slave
system could tunko no permanent resistance
to the unencumbered enemy ; nnd he wns
astonished at the fauaticism which blinded
some Southern men to so clear a cerlaiuty.
Tiik Piiasks or a iTackiiaw.-TIic visitors
I to Ilklcy Wells have been much moused of
j late ut the freaks of a tame jackdaw. Not
a conveyance travels to the village but
j "Jack" is sure to be there to receive the vis
' itors, ncting in fact, ns if he were the master
) of the ceremonies for the place. "Jack" is
n frequent visitor at the parish church, but
his vagaries iu that sacred edifice were .-o
extraordinary as to lead to nil edict being
promulgated by the authorities that he was
to be excluded in the future. Last Sunday
morning "Jack" ugaiu appeared at divine
service, to the disgust of several of the cou
grcgntion. Intimation was giveu to Moses,
tltu village bellman, and Lilue, the rural po
liceman, on duty in the township; nnd they
were instructed to remove tho bird. "Jack"
was to sharp for them, however, for he actu
ally took poscssion of the pulpit nnd amused
himself with taking an inventory of tho con
tents. When the vicar went to the niter
"Jack" ulightcd ou the reading desk, nnd
appeared to bo busily engaged in studying
thu morning lessons until thu sermon was
nearly over, when his quick eye observed
an elderly lady in nu adjoining pew deposit
her gold spectacles on her prayer book. Iu
a moment "Jack" was down ou tho prize,
and llew off with his booty to tho alter ta
ble, where hu remained during the remain
der of the service. Previous to the com
munion, Moses nnd the solitary Hobby again
attempted to eject tho sable intruder, but
the daw was not to bo done, for he took
refuge on top of the organ, nnd waited there
until the sacrament was over. The church
wardens have since given strict orders that
"Jack" is to bo caged during church hours,
or else his life is to bo sncraficed; but the
villagers on the other baud, declare that
they could better spare old Moses or the po
liceman. Poou Weak Woman. Miss Susan Kip
per, sho lives in a small tenement, u lono
woman, was quite flustered the other morn
ing by uu early call from a bachelor neigh
bor. "What did you coiuo here nftcri" said
Miss Nipper.
"I came to borrow twitches," he meekly re
plied. ".Matches! That's a likely story! Why
dou't you make a match? I know w hat you
cotnu for," cried the exasperated old virgin
as she backed the bachelor into n corner.
"You came here to hug and kiss ine almost
to death, but you shan't without you are
the strongest, and tlie Lord Inoics you arc.'11
Counterfeiters of the postage currency and
treasury notes have just beeu cuught iu In
dianapolis, and their work stopped.
All the mechanics of Chicago nre on a
strike. They have formed a trades-union,
and talk of establishing a newspaper.
A sword worth 1,500 has becu given to
the St. Louis Sanitary Fair to be disposed
of bv votes like the Gruut sword at New
York.
A philosopher, who married a vulgar but
amiable girl, used to call his wife "brown
sugar,',' because, hu said, sho was sweet but
unrefined !
AGRICULTURAL.
Cu.TriiK ok Ixdias Cons. A correspon
dent of the y. E. Farmer, Z. 1 treed, 'of New
Hampshire, thus describes his mode of cul
tivating Indian corn:
"After my ground is well prepared by
mnnurin'i. plowiusr and harrowing, I drill
it ono way with a small plow. Into this
drill I put whatever of compost or manure
is intended for thu hill, and mix it tho
roughly with the soil, with an instrument
made liy attaching two or three of Share's
harrow teeth to a joist four inches square
and four feet loug, w ith handles on one end
and a hitching place at tho other. After
this operation the corn is strewn all along
the drill, at the rate of four to six kernels
to the foot. A plow is then used to cover
the whole, in soil tolerablcy free from stones.
"When the corn is up sufficiently to see
the rows, the same little plow is run on ci
ther side of it, turning a furrow from the
corn. In a week or so a cultivator is run
through and the soil is again levelled.
When it gets tip a little too big for the crows,
and the worms havo got their share, with
a dexterous uc of the hoe it M thinned to
about eight inches and left standing in as
straight "a row a9 possible. When ten or
twelve itches high, thu same little plow is
used to turn a furrow against either side of
thu corn. With a little practice thu weeds
may be nearly ull covcivi'. und destroyed.
With my two years experience I can confi
dently recommend this method to my bro
ther 'farmers, especially thoso who have
light soils to manage. 1 have actually
raised a good crop of com, und uot used
the hoe ut all, uud at harvest ono could not
liud three biisheU of w ceils to tho litre."
(iit vi-K Ci i.ti -KB. Or. Knox, of Titts
bttrg, in whose practical knowledge of grape
growing we place great coi.tldence, thinks
grape culture hu been ilijiued by its friends,
ho Btlviae great expeiisu in preparing the
ground; aotnu udvuu to stir thu soil three
and others four feet deep. Tlli is a Usclca
evpelise, and positively injurious to the vine.
Fil'teeu to twenty luchc it a deep as the
oil need be stirred. If worked much dee
per, aud manured heavily, th vines grow
ton rampart. lit ginning with the tuttlv
jilaiitvd timi, ho cut b.uk two or three ryes.
I lie second year he cut nut all but win
eaue, and the uekl fall cut lb U biu k I i
three i) vl. 'Jheae produce three strung
fruiiiiitf cane for th third )cr, to oi
hick are bent, In form the arm, and th
uiidtllk oue it ui tied upright. Tu ittllt it
tiol tret-led tiutil the Hind year. The vine
will rU mature 10 pouu-U it r in tlx
Ikird kLkaoti, aud lhi up caiiea fof future
llUllillg. Ill lirotit tkell ttibaUl IN i'll
lluu out isili k'u iiiale uprigkl ahtiot rvtiy
)xmt, hick Uavvk four U-iilna n-i
KrOkHqJ IttlUk 10 U iuif- lha IIK U!li
.il leal kpkil, kd Ih Uliljk klwul aiim
im ksk diatkul kud l' I "'" II
Ik tinii-r Ik Mr gi.iklk 'U l
. In I lit, It latum,, a iUkU bait lw)uuJ
Ik ilu.ie a ikvr ai du.in Ik
,,.ur 'is.ill.V0'Hl' 1M '
ti l.lk4 MlMil UoK Klal-Siu-klfK
111 kiiill.
How lu Ielro lliu ('iimitlii '1'Iiim
Ifr.
Mil. EniToit. Not the least among tint
cares of the fanner is that nceessniy lo pu .
vent the spread of noxious plants, nnd ik.i
the least noxious amongst plants it the Can
ada ThiiHIc, which hits made its uppcainnec
at several points in this vicinity. Unlets
the greatest vigilance is exercised, it w ill
doubtless become, as It has in other places,
a most unwelcome intruder. As the pe-t
has already rendered valueless some of the
most prot bu t ive portions of the country, it
is very impor'.uiit that the greatest euro
shoulit iie e.!i i.-i-il tti prevent this propa
gation, nnd to eradicate it where it ha
gained it foot Mold. When taken in time,
litis may easily l accomplished by proper
attention, and the use ot common salt.
The way to apply it is this. First, bruise
the stalk of the thisi.li at the surface of tho
ground with thu head of a hoe or other iu
slruntctit, nnd apply a handful of salt to tho
root. In this way it, (the salt) is com
municated to the sap, and circulated with it
through the plant, thus affecting its dis
tinction. A few plants may spring up from
distant roots, but a second application w ill
exterminate them. I know a farmer w ho
had Canada ttiistto over several acres of
glfiund, who destroyed them effectually iu
this way, nnd I, witfc ono application, de
stroyed a small patch on my own farm.
In conclusion I would say, try salt, try it
effectually, aud dou't let tho thistle pest
spread. b.
Wilted Potatoes kou Planting. Some
writers have recommended thu plahtiug of
dried potatoes us a preventive of tho rot.
A Pennsylvania farmer writes thus of the
practice t
"I once overlooked it few r )W3 dropped,
which remained unnoticed aud consequently
uncovered uurir.g ?everal days, und uot only
wilted but considerbly dried. These hud
the advantage in the strong and healthy ap
pearance of the tops throughout tho season,
aud in the tubers at digging, over those cov
ered fresh from the pit. Cut the potatoes
nnd scatter ou a lilllu plaster, to prevent
bleeding, aud allow to wilt, if time aud
curcumstanccs w ill admit."
We have long favored this plan. In tho
Telegraph of tho 23d March ultimo, iu re
ferriug in some notes to the cultivation of
the potato, we added, "Cutting the potato,
sprinkling w ith gypsum, aud allowed to dry
or shrivel for a few dnys or a week, is un
doubtedly advisable."
Peas with Potatoes. When planting
your potatoes drop from sis to tight peas
iu each hill, or if in a row, every three or
four inches a single pea. Iu this way a crop
may bo ruisud ut u very small expense. As
the peas start curly in the season, they, will
bo sufficiently advanced to be out of the way
by tho time the potatoas arc largo euough
to hoe. Peas raised in thi9 way generally
suffer less from the attacks of the bug or fly;
the crop will also bo much purer or free
from extraneous matters, which nro an in
jury to the peas, whether designed for mar
ket or for domestic use. Tho largo marrow
fat pea ia perhaps tho best variety that can
be selected for this mode of cultivation It
yields well, is highly edible, and commands
a remunerative price in tho market. Where
the soil is rich, it exhibits an incorrigiblo
tendency to produce an exorbitant qunutity
of haulm, w ith tew pods uud few perfectly
developed peas. Planted with potatoes,
these habits arc levorsed. O'er. Tel.
The crops in York county, Pa., are said
to present a lino appearance. The fruit
trees indicate a tine yield.
RECIPES.
Making Sua p. In the Prairie Farmer
find tho following receipt for making Soft
Soap, which is used, or ought to be, iu every
family :
Iu answer to one of your correspondent
who inquires about making soap with pot
ash, I send the following receipt, which I
consider the cheapest uud best iu my ex
perience :
Mult thirty-nine pouuds of grease, and
put it in a barrel; take twenty-nine pouuds
of potash, nnd pour hot water in il; then
pour il ot into the gteasc, stirring it well
continue this until ull the potash is mel
ted or dissolved; add one pailful of cold wa
ter, stirring it a good deal every day, until
the barrel is full, then it is done. This is
the best way; still if oue wishes to hasten
matters a liitle, they may put the same pro
portions together, aud boil, two or threo
hours, (uddiug water until it is of the pro
per strength.) theti dip il off into the barrel
to cool, und nir once a day foT u while, a
old sonp makers do all soft soap. Potn-.li
soap is Liettur if it stands a year before it is
used, so it is liest to make two or three bar
rels at a time. He very careful to get tho
light ash-colored potash; the reddish will
spoil tho soap.
For excellent hard soup, get tho "concen
trated lyu" or potash that conies in pound
boxes, thu directions accompanying cuch
(mix; but the "concentrated lyu" due Uul
make good soft soap.
AsKvsv ami Siwh.k Ykast. Take a
jar or a quart pitcher, and mix in it flour
ami Mill m Water Willi a little kalt, some
what thicker Hum I'jsttt r. und about Ir.ill'
bill. Then act tie' pile iter in a kettle of
warm water, tto.i.u iho s.u.iu tcuqicrtiire
w liicn ui I-.I be k. jit up by adding Hat in
ti i net u-.ioi,.i!:t . ii mutt alaiid thus for five or
ox ho lt'-., and Iu -.l.llcd iluW Ulld thell, lllt
til il liifina lo li.e, ll will at last lili the
piu hit, tilieii it Mid I hi autlicieut to lilli k i)
I uo ol tun e louua ul' hi cud, b) bting Ull -td
vwsli iii'iie It ur and wurttl tsuter lu t'u
ti-.ii.il tt.ii. It yoii tise wuter half of which
Is I'oi.in;;. Iniv d Wilt) l'-.i quite cold it
mil ,:ni yn.t Hu proper .1. .n t warmth.
Hue lc.it I. imiiieliilatSiii ! t ''lead i
Uiat it ii. w i lams sour with tijf, and is
t'kalt) u.- i...
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