31 a ,V'1 : ' TERMS OF AIVKUT11U Tht following art the ratm fur advertising la th AwaaioAH. Tboe having advertising to do Will TERMS TWO DOLLARS M iBnin. f 1 to If I BY I. CM paid within the yea. Ha tspef 41seontlimed ontll all arrearages are paM. j ; t; Thosa tarns wlU be itrloUy arthared to fcer&ifter. . If sabsorlWs segloet of refuse lb take fholr nrs papers from the office to whloh they are d ireoted, they are rospomiblo until they hart settled iho bills and ordorod them diftonatiaaed. " '''. . l'ostmastors will ploa act at our Agent, and frank lot ten etntaininff mbseriptlon mwrioy.i They are permitted U. da litis snuer lie Voet ODioi Aw. ., JOBrFII "IIHOi.7,- 3 1.. nna it eonveniont tot reterenee i )lt. t. lra. 3m. 6m I y. j1,wfi,Mti,niM,W,A1w,fio!S 1,00 S,00 4,50 ,M) 7.0O 12,00 ,00 R,00 16,00 W.00 10,00 14,00120,00 35,H 16,0.l25,00,8S,00 O.M Ten linoi of this ilted typo (minion) make one square. Andltor', Administrators' and Kxocutort' Nntloes $3,00. OUtuarlea (exnept the nmial annoaneeaietit whloh li free,) to be paid for at advertising: rate Local Notion, Society Resolutions, 4e-, U eenti per line, Advertisements for Religion, Charitable and Eda eatlonal objects, one-half tho ahor ratea. Transient advertisements will be published anlil ordered to be dlscooUnaod, and ehargod aeoordlDgly. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, BY II. B. MASSER & CO., SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENN'A. We have eoaaeotod with oflr establishment a woll elooted OJS OFFICE, whloh will aible as to execute, In the neatest ,;itlJ every variety of Trinting . NEW SERIES, VOL. 3, NO. 30. SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 11, 18G7. OLD SERIES, VOL. 27, NO. 30 , III AMEE Bise. 1 Square, I " t column, , , " 1 " ' ; yiWTUt LiBrh-nr-n mTAt hxhciV BU3INES3 CARDS. n. i. anuar.n. I,. B. KAflB. Attorneys nadCoaiwcHorii at law Chosnut Btroot, west of tba N. C. and P. B-Railroad Dopot, In the building lately occupied by F. Lniarus, Ksq., QTJNBTJIVXy PENN'A. Collections and all l'rofoarlonal business promptly attended to in Northumberland and adjoining Ooun itics. - S ' ' ' 'P'67- "a7 W- HATJPT. Attorney ft id Connatcllor nt (Office on south siilo of Market street, llvo doon East of thoN.O. Rnilroad, - STJ-JXTBUR."", fa. ' tVill ntlcnd promptly to all professional badness irntrnstcd to his caro, tho eolleotion of claims in ilorlhuinliOilnnd and tho adjoining counties. , Sunbury, ApriU3, lSWNj ' EDWIN A-EVANS, ATTOH,3STB'5r AT X.A.W. .Jfurkut S4uaro, near the Court llotuo, SL'NDUKV, Northumberland County, To, Culloctiuns promptly attouded to In this and adjoin ing Counties. April 13.JS07. J. R. IXILBUSH SURVEYOIl AND C0NVEYANCR AND JUS TICK O V THE TA'- l CE. Mnlionoy, Nir(!ivmlerfanl Cvvnty, Pennon "Alfico in .Iiickson township. Engngomonta can yj bo romlo by letter, dirootod to tho afiovo address. All buainoea entrusted to his care, will bo promptly attended to. April 22, 13u5. ly . . . AVM.M. ROCKKrELLBB. LlOV D T. RoBBBACH. ROCKEFELLER & R0HRBACH. bi.iii;kv, iu.5(V4.. OKP1CK the same that has boon hcrotoforo occu piod by Wm. hi. Wojkofcllor.Eni., nearly op. posito tho residence of Judge Jordan. Eunlmry, Julj 1, lltii. Jy Jkoeb IIili., Bimom 1. Wouvebtoh. HILL & WOLVERTOW, ttornv.vs nnd C'onnHclont at I.nv. STJNDUBY, FA. W1 r ILIj Bttood to the collection of all kinds of cluimt, including Back Fay, Uounty and ren- ions. "I"- ATTORNEY AT LAW, Korth Side of l'ublic Snuiire, oiljntuing residence of , UOO. lllll, : P U N 15 U U Y , l'ENS'A. , Collcplion3 and nil Profopfional bu?lnc?s promptly attended lo in tho Courts of Northumberland ami ndji.ining Counties. ' Knnhury, Sept. 15, 1WJ9. II. . 5lAKi:it, 4 tloriM Y at IJIW, BUNBIKV. l'A . Colloulioni attended to In the oountica of Jor thuuihorlund, Vuion, Bnydcr, Montour, Cwlunibia nnd Iijcomlng. ltBranKNcas. Jlon. John M. Keed, Philadelphia, A. U. Ciittcll 1 Co., " ilon. Win. A. Purler, " Morton Mclichaul,Kra., " K. KelcliRin it Co., 2S0 Pcnrl Street. New lork, John W. Ahmoad, Attorney at iihw, " Matthews 'c Cox. Attorneys at Law, " Bunbury, Jlmvh 2y, ISfi2. ' JACOB 8HIPMAN, lrinn and ijijrti inbuhancb aujnt BUNBUllV" PKNN'A. lllil'Kl'.SKSTB ' (''armcr3 Mutunl Firo IusUinrfce Co., York Pa., juiiibarland Valley Mutunl Protection Co., ,ow York Mutual liifo.Oirard Lib of Phil't.. & liurt ord Conn. Uoncral AcoldcnU. Sunbury, April T, ly. "57. CH AS"." ARTHUR ?i)omccopatf)tc IJIjjjetrian. irudunto of tho llomooopalhitf Medical Cullego of Ponnuylvouin. Oi-pick, Markol Squaro opposito the Court Houee ..SUN15URY, PA. ; March 31. 1WV , "llK. K.l. MIJILK1'. PHYSICIAN AND BURGEON WOKTHUMBEIIIjAND, PA. DH. LUMLEY has opened an offico In Northum borlanu, and offers hit services to the people of Unit nluce Bnd tho adjoiniag townsl.ips. Offico next door to Mr. Kcott'a Shoe Store, where ho enn fcund nt nil hours. ' NortUuiubciInnd Augiut 1U, lt5 JEREMIAH SNYDER, Attorney Ac fouiiMClIor nl l.nv. )S1 ItI IIY, Of IItrU-t Attorney lor 'ortlinm ln'rlninJ County. ' Eunbury, March 81, 1808 Zy l. SCASnCLTZ, C. H. WOLVF.IITO!., C. I". BBASnOLT COAL! COAL! COAL! rpiiK subsoribars rospaclfully inform thoeitisena of X bunbury and vicinity, that they havo opened a COAL YARD at J. Ilaaa & Co s tower Wharf, Sunbnry, Pn. wliere they are prepared to anpply all kinds of Shn uiokin .Coal, at ehonp rates. 1'aiuilica and othora Buppllcd' - CuunE0AUsu"LI,rco!,, Sunbury.an. 12, 1S67. Bricklayer and. Builder, Markot 8troet. 4 doors Bast of Third 8t, eUNBUBV.vI'BNN'A. N. It. All Jobbing prompUy nt tend to. 1 Bunbury, Juno 2,ISG. ! COAL! COAL!! COAL!!! QHANT SC BROTHER, Shipper V Wholesale A lletuU Iealrt lsa wiiiTR & m:i awii coal. In avarv varietv. Holo Agent?, westward, of tho Colobfatci lleury t lsy Uow. Loweb WnABr, Bvvnvttr, P.t. Bnnbnry, Jan. J3, IH08. , ' ; WHOLESALE ANB RETAIL DEALER, in every varioiy of ANTHRACITE COAL, Tlnna Wharf. BONBUBV. Ponn'o. . pjyordorsiollcltod and filled with promptness and despatch. . '.. h u u h ur y , zZJfi L' . BOUNTY FOR SOLDIERS. r it ivi' m.,iA ifinTBuionU in M'ashkiKton City I for the promprolleotlon of Bounty undor U10 lule Act of Congriw. inii '! . net blanks to prepare tbo claiina. Boldiori entitled ! .,.. 1, 1., ..,,,1,1 uni.li immediately, as it is cs- tiiuatod Umt it U1 require three year to adjust all bAUuldert who enlisted for throe years and who Lavo not roocived more than 10u bounty areontiUod r. .u.. 1, .,.iu,,i' ll.i. Aet. as woll as soldiers who havo eulif ted for three yearn and dlachargod after a ctrvlcoof Iwoyeara, l.y loaJon of wound, rocouod, aic cutracud in ?.IU'U17. Aucvt IB. BBOK T4IL0R, And Dealer lo CLOTHS, CA88LMERB9, VESTING, AO. Fawn Direct, nonth f Wearer's . , . Hotel, . BXJ NUB I ST , A. . March 81, 1808. . ' . '. W. J. W0LVERT0N, ATIOHSEY AT LAW, Kast ond or Tloasant' Bulldlbg, Up Stairs, SUNBURY, PENN'A. ' All professional business in this and adjoining Ceun tlos promptly attondod to. Bunbury, November 17, 1888. ly . llonatlca Collected. (l.W. 1IAUPT, Attorney nt Law, Bunbury, Pa. offers his professional sorriooa for tho eolleotion of bounties due to soldiers under tho lato Equalisation Act passed by Congress. As an authorised claim agent ho will promptly eolloct all Bounties, Pensions and Uratuitios duo to soldiers of the Into war, or tho WHrofl812. Bunbury, August 18, 1886. JN0. KAY CLEMENT, ATTOESro AT &&Wo Business In this and adjoining counties oarofnlly and promptly atttondod to. Offico in Market Btroet, Third door west of Smith & Uonther's Stovo and Tinware Store, ELlJVENTlI MARKET ST8., PHIIiADEL'A. TIIIS new and ologant Ilonso Is now open for tba reception of guests. It has been fitted up in a mannor equal to any in the country. The location boing central makes It a vory desirable stopping place, lioth for Merchants and parties visiting, tbo city. The parlors are spacious, and elegantly furn ished. The tables will be supplied with all the deli cacies tho markot will afford, and it is the intention of the Proprietor to koep in oyery respect a First Class llotol. ' Tonus $3 00 per day. v nL.is vai ia, i roprioior. February S, 1887 Cm GEO. C. WELKER, FIRE) ft LIFE IN8UBANCE AQENCY, Office, Market Street, BIJNBURYs PA. Risks taken in First Class Stock and Mutual Compa nies. Capital Represented 01 .,0O,OtO. euubnry, nay 12, ioo. y AUBR0TYPE AND PHOTOGRAPH QALLEBY. Corner Market & Fawn Street, SUXBl'BYj Ta. S. BYERLY, Piiai-RiETOit, Photograph, Ambrotypcs and Melainotype. taken In the best style of the ai t. apl. 7, Jy E. C. QOBI1T, Attorney nnd CouMHellor nt Inv, IIOON VILLI?, COOPER CO , MISSOURI. WILL pay taaes on lands in any part of the tttate. Buy and foil real Estate, and all other matters entrusted to him will receive prompt atten tion. July 8, 18M.-octl5, '81. Pensions Increased. Tho Into Act of Congress gives additional pay to tho following Pensions, via: 1st. To thoro who have lout tho sight of both eyes, or both hnmls.or totally disabled so as to require Oin- Riant attendance, Iho sum of 123 00 per month. 2d To those who havo lost both fret, or are totally distillled in the same so as to require constant attend nnco, tho sum of S20 00. 3d. To thoso who havo lost one hand or one foot, or are to disnblod as to render them unable to per form manual labor 1S 00 per month, and other caxos in proportion. The sulxcriber is duly prepared for the Immediate procurement of those claims. S. B. BOYEU, Att'y at Law. Sunbury, Juno 18, 1880. rpHE following persons are entitled to receive an X incrcaso of Dounty under the Act of Congreaa piissod July 1H88, to equalise Bounties. lal All nnlillnrft who enlisted after tho 19th day of Anril. 1681. for 3 years, and served thoir time of enlistment and havo been honorably discharged, and have rocoived or ar entitled 10 receive a Bounty of 1011, are entitled an additional Bounty of &IOO. 2d All such soldiers who enlisted for 3 years, and havo been honorably diecharged on account of wound received in tho lino of duty, are entitled to an additionul Bounty of ft IUO. 3d Tho Widow, Minor Children, or Parents of sach soldiors who diciRn the service of wounds or disease, aro cntitlod to an additional Bounty of 100. By application to 8. P. YYOLVERTON, Esq., of Bumbubv, Pennsylvania, who is an authorised claim Agent, all such claims can bospccmiy coiicetoa. fci anbury, August 4, 1H88. tf CLEANSE, THE BLOOD. WITII corrupt, or taint' cd Blood, von erosion all over. It may burst out in Pimples, or Soros, or in some active disease, or it may morely keep yon list- Tor nothlni. But yen can. not have rood health whilo your blood is impure. Aril I Ba.BBA.rABir.La. irurgcsoutthese impurities it expels disease and restores health and stimulates tne organs ot llto into vigorous aouon. jivuev 11, rn- Did , cures a vanef V Of eomDiainu wuicn are eniuea by impurity of the blood, such as Scrofula, or King's XJlolches, Uous, Bt. AotnoDy s nre, nose or erysi pelas, Tetter or Bait Hheum, Scald Hoad, King Worm, Cancer or Cancorous Tumors, Bore Eyes, Fo maleDisoara. tuoha Katentlon, Irregularity, Sup- Eresslon, Whites, Sterility, also SypMlu or Venereal ilseusoa. Liver Comnluints. and Heart Diseases. Trv Area's Barsapabilla. and soe for vonrself the surprising acuve wun wnicn 11 e leases me oraou auw aura, lhrna dlaordora. During late years tha public have been nflslod by larce hiiulcs, protending to give a quart of Extract of KarJlnarilla for one dollar. Most of these nave been frauds upon the sick, for tbey not only ooatatn llttla, If any, Barsparilla, but often no euraUveto- Eedient whatever. Hcnee, bitter dhappointment a tbllowod the use of the various extract of Sarsa. parilla whieh nood the market, until the name itself has become synonymous with Imposition and eheat Btill wa call this oomnound. "Sarsaparilla." and in' tend to supply such a remedy as shall reeene the name from the kad of obloouy which rests upon it. We think we have ground for believing It has virtues which are Irresistible by the olass of diseases ft is in. tended to cure We can assure the sfek, that we nffor them tha best alterative we know "tow to pro duce, and we have reason to believe, it is-by far the moat effectual puriCer of the blood yet discovered. Atcb'i Cheny Pectoral is so universally known to surpais every other meuioloe lor the mire of Coeghs, Colds. Infiuenta, Hoarseness, Croup, Urooobltla, la. inintCiuuimiition. and for tha relief ot Consump. tive Patients In advanced stages of the dtsease, that, it is aseleas here to recount tho evidence of its virtaee The woald khows them. ; Pmul h. tin. J. C. Aver ft Co . Lowell, Mass. and sold by all Druggists and dealers la nedloiae everywnere. April it, 1847. Im REMEMBEIt THE DEAD. -a sTHHsrta. n. c. Diwnier and John A. Taylor, iVi. would respectfully anaaauoe to the sitiauus of nuntiury, aim turniuiiuina; euumr, w formed a eo-partner&hin, Ihoy are now prepared to furnish ornaiacoted aad plain of the beat Ilaliaa and Americas Barbie, at prices that eanoot fail to give entire satikladiHia, ea re- spectlull, rciat u,. --ft f ayloR. SnnM'v March SI, Woo.- Ij JAOOB O MERCHANT TALES & SKETCHES. "II? WE OftlAT MAD A PIANO." IIY MRS. HELEN C. KKlOflT, "This is pleasant," exclaimed tho young husband, taking his Boat cosily in tho rock ing chair, ae the tea things were removed. Tho fire glowed in tho grnto, revealing a prettily and neatly finished sitting-room, with all the appliances of comfort. Tbo fatiguing business of tho day was over, and he sat Enjoying, what ho had all day been anticipating, tbo delights of kisown friends. Ills protty wifo Esther took; her work, and snt down by tho tablo. "It is pleasant to havo a homo of one's own," ho said, again taking a satisfactory surrey of his snug little quarters. The cold rain beat against the windows, and ho thought ho felt gratoful for all his present onjoymcnts. "Now if we only had a piano 1" said tho wife. "Give mo tho music of your sweet volco before nil the pianos in creation," he de clared complimontarily, despite a certain secret disappointment that his wife's thank fulness did not chimo with his own. "Well, but wo want one for our friends," said Esther. "Let our friends come to see us, nnd not h hear a piano 1" exclaimed her husband. "But, Oeorgo, everybody has a piano, now-a-doys ; we don't go anywlicro without see ing a piano," persisted tho wife. "And yet I don't know we want one for ; you will havo no time to play one, and I don't like to hear it." "Why they are so fashionable I think our room looks really naked without a pia no." "I think it looks just right." "I think is looks very naked wo want a piano shockingly," protested Esther, em phatically. Tho husband rocked violently. "Your lamp smokes, my dear," ho said, after a long pause. "When are you going to get a solar lamp I havo told you a dozen times how much we need one," said Esther, impatiently. "Those will do." "But you know, everybody, now-a-days, wants solar lamps." "Those lamps aro the prettiest of the kind I evor saw, they were uouout at lioston." . "But, Qcorgo, I do not think our room is complete without a solar lamp," said tho wife Sharply "they arc 60 fashionable ; why, the D s, B s, and A s, all havo them. I'm sure we ouclit to." We ought to, if we take pattern by other people's expenses, nnd I don't see any rea son for that. Tho husband moved uneasily in bis chair. "We want to live within our means, Esther," exclaimed her husband. "I am sure I snould think we could allord it as well as tho B s, and D s, and many others wo might mention ; we do not wish to appour mean." ucorgc s ciiceK crimsoned. "Mean 1 I am not mean t" ho cried, an grily. " J hen you do not wish to appear so," saia tho wife. "To complete this room, and make it Hkc others, wo want a piano and a solar lamp." "We want wo want r muttered tne husband ; "thcro is no satisfying woman's wants, do what you may I" and abruptly left tho room. How many husbands arc in a similar di lemma 1 How many homes and husbands are rendered uncomfortablo by the constant dissatisfaction of a wife witlt present com forts and present provisions. How many bright prospects for business have ended in bankruptcy after fashionables necessities I If the real cause of many a failure could be made known, it would bo found to result from useless expenditure at homo expenses to answer the demands of fashion, and 'what will pcoplo buy of us V My wife has made my fortune,' said a gentleman of great possessions, 'by her thrift prudence, and cbxcnuiucss, wncn 1 was just beginning1" And mino has lost my torluno," answer ed his companion, bitterly, by useless cx travagance, and rcplniug when I was doing well." What a world docs tins open ot Uie influence which a wife possesses over tho future prosperity of her family 1 Let tho yifo know her innucucc, and try to use it wisely and well. Be satmucd to commenco small, it is too common for vountr housekeepers to begin where their mothers ended. But an tnat is necessary to work skillfully with, adorn your house with all that will render it com' fortablo. Do not look at richor homes, and covet their costly furniture. If secret dia satisfaction springs up, go a step further, and visit the homes 01 the poor anu suuer tag ; behold dark, cheerless apartments, in sufficient clothing, and absenco of the com' forts and refinement of social life ; then to tour own with a joyful spirit. You will then bo prepared to meet your husband with a grateful heart, and bo ready to appreciate that toil and self-denial which he Las endured in his business world to surround you with all the delights of home ; then you will be ready to co-operato encer fully with him in so arranging your expenses that lus mind will not on constantly nurras sod with fears lest family expenses may cn croach upon public payments. Be independent. A young uousekccpcr never needod greater moral courage than tho does to resist the arrogance of fashion. Be not let tho A s and B s decide what you must havo, neither let them hold the strings of your purse. You know what vou can and ouclit to atford ; then decide with strict integrity accordiug to your meant, Let not the censures or tho approval of tho world ever tempt you to buy what you hardly think you can afford. It matters littlo what they think, provided you are true to yourseir and family. Thus pursuing an independent, straight' forward, consistent course of action, there will spring up poaco and joy all around you. Satisfied and happy yourself, you will mako your husband so, and your children will feel the warm and happy influence, Happy at home.your husband cau go out iuto the world wun a cicar ucaq ana seu-reiying spirit : domestic bickerings will not sour his heart, and he will return to you again with-a con' fiiiiup and ncccasinsr love. Depend unon it. bcaaty, wit, grade, accomplishments, have fanes to do with family comfort than pro dence. economy, aad good sense. A hut band may get tired of admiring, but nover with the comfortable consciousness that hit receipts exceed bis demands. - Minister Bigelow, while at Paris, got hold of tha autosrauh copv of Franklin's autobio graphy, nnd of a capital original portrait of Tho. value of tho Queen portrait lo li presented to Mr. rcaboily ia f7U,ouo. IAMIIV. (From tho Toledo Blade J , TIIK RUSSIAN runClIASE HOW IT WAS DOHE Mn. UASBT UK ALLY TUB ORIGINATOR OF THE SPECULATION. Washington, April 14, 1807. It's done 1 Seward did it him and mo I The Amerkin Eagle hcz cox now to scrcem ith redoubled energy. t,l tho JNasiincl bird wuz a angel, I shood remark to it,"'f oon yoor burp nnoo ;" but it ain't, and, therefore, sich a rekest would be ridiculous. This npsody hex refrenco to the Kooslicr. purchis. 1 no idea oritrinatid in these massive in-. tellek. When I wuz hero afore, tho Blairs, all uv em, wux a crowdin tho sainted John son for a ralshun ; Cowan wantid a mishun, and so did Doolittlc, and thut day pretty much all uv tho dolegatcs to tho Cleveland and rhiladclphy Convcnshcns bed bin there, wantin some kind uv a place ; wat they wuzn't pcrtikeler. Ono gentleman, whose nose (wich trooly blossomed ez tho lobster) betokened long, servico in the party, urged that ho hed bin a delegate to both Convcn shons. "Thank God 1" scd Johnson. "Wood that both them ConvonBhcns bed bin mado up uv the samo men. I wood then hov bin bored for places only half cz much ez I am." I wuz a hclpin him out in mv weak way. When the crowd wantin places becomo too great for human endoorance, I would say, in mount tono "let's go out and git sutlnn,' and to-wimst lullv half wood exclaim. Thank yoo, I don't kecr cf I do." It wuz grent relccl to Johnson, but wuz pizen on me. With the most uv cm, tho anguish. anxiety, and solissitood in the gittiu uv offises and froo drinks wuz about au ckal thing. Tho offises tboy wantid wuz merely tho means to that perlikeler end, and so long cz they wuz gitting tho latter without tho troublo uv the former, they wuz content. good constoosucn 'and a copper-lined stumick carried me thro this tryin ordcel, until I camo across a Boston applicant, who, in consckence uv the pcrhibitory law, had bin for somo time on short rnshens, and wuz keen set. Napoleon had then met his Wel lington, and I succumed. Tbo man's talent wuz wonderful. Bekrctary Seward wuz in trouble about the Blair family, pcrtikcrly. He bed did his level best for em. He bed appintcd cm to colluktor-ships and furrin mishuns, but tho croocl Scnit, wich bed no rcspeck for us, took dclito in fastening uv cm onto us by pcrpctoonlly rejectin cm. Jest after a long serge by Mougomery and tho old man, I sejested tho purchis uv the ltooshen Terri tory, to wich, not only they cooid Do sent, but a thousand uv others, wich we hed on our hands, ond tho Sekretary wuz so pleased at the idea that he wept like a child. With viggcr wonderful in ono so old, ho set about gcttin testimonials cz to tho valyoo uv the territory, to infloocnce tbo Senit in ratifyin the treaty ho was agoiu to make. And ho wrote to a naval officer about it, who answered more promptly thau I ever kuowd a naval officer to do, ez follows : It's trooly a splendid eonntry. The trade in the skins uvwhito bears kin be, of properly dovclopod, mado enormous. Tuorois seals tuero. and walruses so tame that they come up uv their own a kord to no Kctcncu. P. B ' In caso tho purchis shood bo mado, a naval station will bo nccc?s.try. May I hopo that my long services on tho Florid y Coast would prove sumciont rocommendoshen for tho command uv tho depot ? May I '! i nov tne nonor 10 do, 20. A distinguished Perfcsscr wrote : Tbo climato is about the style uv that they hcv In Washington. The Uulf Stream sweeps up the eoast, causin a decided twist in the isothermal lino, wich bes tbo effoct uv making it ruther sultry than other wise. Anywheres for an hundred miles baok uv tbe coast strawberries grow in the open air. I recom mend strongly the purchis. r. 0. la ease uo purcnis is mauo, a expiorin ex pedisben will be noocssary. May I hope that my oicntimk attainments aro sufficiently well known to yoo to reoommend me as a propor person to hoad tho oxpeaisnon r way a r A nev tne nonor so do, ei soiiry. The President wuzn't favorably inclined, Ho wuz full uv tho old-fogy idea that it wuz rather chilly there than otherwise. Ho hedn't faith in the isothermal lino, and wuz sccpticlo about tho Qulf Stream. It wuz his , experience tnat tne luriucr jsorm yoo got, the colder it wuz. r or instance, uu rcuinrKi, that whilo tho people wuz warm toward him in Yirginny and Maryland, last fall, they become very cold cz tie got JNortn. ncr wuz the isothermal lino and the Gulf Stream then) Randall, who will hcv his joke, rcmarkt that the isothermal line twisted. Ho notist that the people made it cz hot for him as ho wantid it, cz far North cz Cleveland, to wich Sekotary Welles rcpiled that it only con firmed him in the opinion that, for plntin vessels uv war, iron wuz preferable to pino plank any time. Seward removed the President's objections to wunst. Ho read his letters wich set forth tho beauties and advantages uv tho country twict over. Hero wuz whales, and walrusscs, and seals, and white bears, and pine apples, and wheat, and sea lions, and fluids of ice tho year round, in a ciimit ez mild and equable cs tbo meridian uv Washington. The isothermal line wuz more acconimoclutin ther than in any other part uv tho world. It cork-scrowed through tho territory so cz to grow fmo peaches for exportation to tho States and ice to tho Sandwich Islands, sido by side, lie drawd a pictur uv tho white bear a rushin over tbo lino and disportin hisself in fields uv grecu peas. Imagine, he remarkt, tho delicacy uv roiur bear meat fattened on straw berries think; uv tuo cou- dfctbun the sea lions must bo in wich leave their watry lairs to feed on turnips wich grow above the COth parallel think uv "It won I no, SOU UIO A Tceiuuuw "Think uv." retorted tho Bokretary, with a quick nia uv iutcllek remarkable, "Th'uik uv gcttin rid uv the Blairs forovor 1" uii.Mi .1. - 1 u:a. u...:t ..,:rn n.A .nnt.. 91 askt Johnson eagerly. "I convcrst with many on the buliick, and they sed ef we cood promise that the Blairs . . , , 1 1 - i wood accept posibiicus mer, luey woou uu 11 cheerily. For such a purpose, sed one uv em to rnc, tT.000,000 is a mere bagatollc." "I'll do it. aed jounson. 1 agree wun tbo Senators for onco. Bather than hov it fail I'd pay it out uv Mrs. Cobb's sharo in' our iint spekelashens. Freedom from the Blair family 1 Good Hcvinesl kin ono man, bo so blest t Is ther sich in gtoro for mo f 27.000.000 1 Pish 1" My opinyun bein askt I give it. Ez hefty cz tho vencher is from a commorshl stan pint, in a politikle pint uv view, the advan tagis will be still heftier. Tho Rooshn ter ritory will finally be chosen home uv the Diinocrisy. Ther is already a populashen tl.prfl rAntirl to na. who kin be maninula- tid without trouble, and the ciimit is favor able to a strictly Dcmok ratio populushun. The troublo with us hero is that tho amount of likkcr uteeasury to the munufaktur uv Deuiokrat kills him nforo he hcz 1 oppo toonlty uv votin many times, wich keeps us in a perpotooal minority. Our strength is, for climatic reasons, or weaknis. Far differ ent is it in Boos ha. Thor the happy native may drink his quart per day tho bracin atmosphere mnkin it absolootly nocessary for him. Ther is tho troo Demokratio para dise. How often hcv I sighed for sich a eonntry. Thon, again, ther are posishons uv profit. The dolegatcs to Congriss will, cf I bev figgorcd it rightly, draw about f io,uuu per session, mileage, wich is f 30,000 per year, 00,000 per terra. Ho cood afford to servo without tho paltry $5,000, wich wood be cheep legislation, indeed. And so it wuz agreed upon, nnd the trea ty wuz mado by telegraph at a expcnBO uv I forgit cggsackly but I think it wuz summers in tho neighborhood uv $20,000. licloro it was finally concluded, somo other littlo incidentals wuz incloodcd ty tho Zar, which run tho price up to $10,300,000, but that was nothin for us. Seward went at his work with great cnorgy. The Purchis wuz divided into six territories (for tho num ber uv delegates to our convenshnns wuz large, and they all bed to bo provided for,) which wuz named, respectively, Johnson, Seward, Cowan, Doolittlc, Randall, and Welles. For tho ono in tho extreme North, the furthest off, Frank Blair wuz appointed Governor ; lor the next, Montgomery, and the next, the old man, nnd tho other thrco wuz held in rcsorve for tho puro but unfor tunate patriots wich might bo hereafter re jected for the Austrian mishun. A list wuz proicoorcd nv tno delegates to our various convenshuns and them ez bed biu martyred uy tuo South, ther names waz put into a wheel cz at Gift enterprises, and the Judge ships, Marshalbhips, Clerkships, ct scttry, wuz drawd by lot. Tins ijco wuz Bcicsted oy Postmaster General Randall, ez bein tho easiest way of doin it. Ho statid that tbo appointments from his department hed al- iuz bin mado in this manner, cz it saved time in eggsaminin pctishuns, certiflkcts uv fituis, and sich. In this way, about cz near cz I kin estimate, two per cent, uv those claiinin posishens at out hands hcv bin pro vided for. The idea is capable uv unlimited exten sion. The Administration fechn tho rciccf it hcz gin em, nre already ncgotiatin for tho British Provinces. This territory kin, by mnkin uv cm a littlo smaller, bo divided up into, say, forty, which, by ruakin a few more offises for each, and bein lihral with expio rin cxpedishuns and sich, will bo sufficient to give places to all who really have claims npou us nnd who aro pushin us. Tbo President breathes easier, and tbe Secretary is placid cz a Summer mornin. Ho hez cut tho Gordian knot ; he hez re lecved hisself uv tho boa constricktcr wich wuz crushin him in its folds. Happiness pervades the White House, Petroleum V. Nasrt, P. M., (Wich is Postmaster,) and likewise Profes sor uv Hibliklo Politicks in the Southern Clossiklo & Military Institoot. miscellaneous: "Trade In a Little Hull." Wo find this spicy littlo sketch in the Boston Cotnmcrci'il Ilullttin. It forcibly illustrates tho fact that "trade is little dull," and also that that portion of the business community known as "drummers," or com mercial travelers, despite their almost inox haustiblo resources and invention, aro often obliged to yield to tho prcssuro of these stagnant times. The Bulletin says : "One of these gentleman, who has recent ly returned from a trip for Thistle, Bros. & Co., of this city, did not show a very large exhibit of orders to balanco the liberal ex pense account allowed him by tho firm, and, Mr. Thistle, after looking over his return, said : "Mr. Rataplan, I am afraid you did not approach the dealers in tho right way. I used to bo very successful In this line. Now just suppose mo to be Mr. Bighcr, of Sellout, Illinois, and show mo the way you intro duce the house. Aceordino-lv Ratnnlan stepned out of tho counting room and re cntcrea, hat in hand, inquiring, "is Mr. Bighcr in 1 ' "That 13 my name," said Thistle, urbane ly. "My namo is Uatapian, sir; 1 represent tno house of Thistlo Brothers 6s Company, of Boston." Thistle, iu his character of West crn merchant, here rose, olfurcd the salesman a chair, and expressed his pleasure at seeing him. "I am stopping wi'-h Overcharge at the Slickuin House, and have a flue, unbroken lot of samples, which 1 would liko to show you ; tiur.k wo can oner you somo special advantage." &c. Aud UntapUn delivered himselt of a ucat speech, in professional stylo. "Very well, very woll, said Thistlo ; "I don't sco but what you understand tho way to get at customers.' "Excuso mo. Thistle, said Mr. llataphtn I am afraid you do not understand tho stylo of Western merchauts just uow : sup- poso you change places with me, and repeat this rehearsal." "Certainly," said Thistle, and picking up his hat stepped out. Returning ho fouud Rataplan with his chair tilted U hat cocked fiercely over the right eye, t. s heels plautod on Thistle a polished iieuk and a lighted cigar between im tectu. Thistlo looked a uttio staggered, but, nevertheless, ho continued "Is Mr. Bichcr in " "Yes. ho is." responded Rataplan blowing a cloud of pure Connecticut iuto Thistle's eves. "Who in hell aro you?" "j represent tno nouso ot 1 uisuo jsros. cc Co.." said tho astonished employer, cough ins out about a quart ol smoke lrom his throat. "Tbe blazes you do j aro you one of that concern ?" "No, sir, I am not," said Thistle. "Well, it's d d lucky for you thut you are not, for Pvo had two drummers to a cus tomcr in mv store for the hist two mouths and if I could got hold of ono of the blasted fools that send 'em out horo at this time, I'm durnod if I wouldn't boot him clean out of the town of Sellout." "That'll do, that'll do, Mr. Rataplan," said Thistlo : "I have no doubt you did the best you could for tho iutcrcst of tho house, Tradc'M a 111110 uuu. A batch of New York pickpockets lately went on a prospecting tour in tho interior of rcocsyivania, and landing at Boston and committing some depredations upon pause n Cera while getting into the cars there, they were found out, arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced to serve a term in prison. Jess up & Moore's extensive paper mills, at Rockland, Del., wore destroyed by Arc ou Monday afternon. Loss estimated at 000; insurance, f 110,000. e of Claim Aft-emta and At torneysj. . Tho Second Comptroller hat issued the following circular: Treasury Department, ) Second CoMiTBOLtrcii's Office, April, 25. ) Upon consultation with Auditors whono work is subject to tho revision of this office, tho following has been adopted as tho scale of fees to be allowed claim agents or attorn eys for tho collection of back pay, bounty, prize money or other moneys duo from the United States to persons who aro or hnvo been officers or enlisted men of tho army, navy or tnarino corps of tho United States or their heirs, excopt in caso of colored claimants, for the collection of whoso claims the amount of fees is prescribed in section 2, net July 20, 1800, and joint resolution No. 25, approved March 20, 18C7, viz : For the preparation and prosecution of claims for and tbo collection and remittance of all sums not exceeding two hundred dol lars, ten per centum ; tor all sums exceeding two hundred dollars and less than eight hundred dollars, ten per centum on the first two hundred dollars, and five per centum on the remainder thereof; and for all sums of eight hundred dollars and upward, fifty dol lars ; and said fees shall include all expenses incident to tho collection of said claims, ex cept the expenso of tho necessary notarial or other acknowledgments, which shall bo defrayed by tho claimant ; and any agent or attorney who shall charge, directly or in directly, in any caso, a greater sum for his services in preparing and prosecuting said claims, and collecting and remitting the amount due, chall bo deemed guilty of mal practico, and upon satisfactory evidenco of the fact of such overcharge being presented to the Second, Third or Fourth Auditor, or to tho Second Comptroller, said agent or attorney Bhall bo suspended from further prosecution of claims of any kind in or through any or cither of tho abovo named offices. J. M. BnoDHEAD, Comptroller. Tns Gamins of Boston. A few evenings ago an interesting meeting was held in a boys' night school in Boston. Out of forty who wcro requested to remain after school, thirty-four had been arrested for petty of fences. Ono at thirteen had been arrested seven times. Two "fast boys" of the ages of ten nnd eleven slolo a horse and carriage, went on to ride, and received a year at tho island. One, seven years old, for stealing pies, was at tho island for two years. Two others, nine years old, coal pickers, have each been to tho island, and both smoke and chew. Pretty "fast" for nino years 1 Two. aged eleven and thirteen, sing and danco in lager beer saloons. Of tho thrco hundred boys who have attended this school the past term, twenty per cent havo already been arrested onco or more, eighteen per ceut. aro without homes, and "bunk out" on wharves, lumber yards, and in every available nook and corner : forty per cent, havo lost one pnrent, twenty per cent, are without cither, thirty per cent, aro newsboys, twenty-five per cent, bootblacks, twenty per cent, coal nnd ragpickers, ten per cent, aro in bowling alleys and liquor saloons, twenty per cent, in stores, ouices and markets. Nearly every one of them use tobacco, smoke, chew, ana tho report adds, somewhat inconsequentially, nttend confessional. Dancing in Paris. A Paris letter says : Franco is pre-eminently a dancing country, and yet rcw ol the dances now popular here are of French crigin. Tho eontre-danto is a native of England, and was first introduced into Franco by tho dancer Trenitz; tho waltz came from beyond the Rhino during the latter part of the eighteenth century; the galop was imported from nuugary in 1820, and was in a lew years popularized by Ua- varm and BulnM. As to the polka, it was brought into franco by tho rnecess tie Ligno, nee Wanda, Princess Lubomirska, during the reign of Louis Philippe. There was a complete Jurnre for this dance both here and in England, nnd scarcely a month had elapsed alter its introduction before Lcvasaor and Grassot danced a comic polka at the l'aluis Koyal. The cachuca, i anuy Elsslur's great triumph, has disappeared with the danivuse herself. Tho schottischc has no history; whilst tho cotillion belongs properly to tho seventeenth century, and owes its existence among us to a recent re rival. Mastf.u and Scholar. "When I was a loy," Baid an old man, "wo had a school master who had an odd way of catching ldlo boys. Ono day ha called out to us "Boys, I must havo closor attention to your books. Tho first one of you that sees another boy idle 1 want you to tularin mo, and I will attend to his case." "Ah," thought I to myself, "there is Joe Simpson, that I don't liko. I'll watch him and if I seo bim look off his book, I'll tell." It was not long before I saw Joe look oil his book, and immediately I informed the master. "Indeed," said lie, "how did you know be was idle ?" "I saw him," said I. "You did ; aud were your eyes on your book when you saw hlni I was caught, and never watched for idle boys again. If we nto sufficiently watchful over our own conduct, wo bhall have no time to find fault with the conduct ot others. The total anuunl costof postal establish mcnts throughout tho United Kingdom oow amounts to 07U,ou7. ut this sum, tout?, 973 aro debited to England and Wale? i'58,000 to Ireland, andjLtil,0U4 lo Scotland The salaries of postmasters of England and Wales amounts to 1)0,880 ; in Ireland to 0209, and in Scotland to 8203. A sum of 25,231 is also charged for poundnpro ou the sale of postage labels. The w ages of letter-carriers, sorter, stampers, &c., amounts to 358,411, all these sums being exclusive of that reonired for the establishments in London, Edinburg and Dublin, tho total cost of which amouuts to 012,521. There is au incrcaso in these estimates of 2013, as compared with the previous year, tho only item iu which a decrease is observable being thut for building and repairs. 1 ... An Omaha despatch pronounce the New York IbrttliT rcjwrt that General Augur with six thousand troops was to move from Fort Phil. Kearney westward, and that Gen eral Hancock's force was la distress, to be an unmitigated boax. ' The editor of tho ITome Journal went into a New York up town church on Good Fri day, and taking from the rack a "Book of Common Prayer," to Ids great surprise found inserted on the inner side of tlio covor a lookiug-gluss. Thii an augenicnt, be pre tumes, enables Iho fair owner n a.lniiio herself and a.lju -t her chignon daring tin H-rvii'f. A woman of Patterson, named Rowc, has been guilty of inhuman barbarity towards her own son, child about tlx oraeven yoam old, while in a state of katoxlcation. She Eroceedcd to vent her spite upon her child, cizing tho boy whilo upon tho sidewalk she dashed him upon tho pavement, head foremost, and aftor repeating this treatment onoe or twice sho flung him forcibly through a window into the house. . ( "Onb Man as Good as Another." This is a pet fallacy with the public It is aot so. A tnan may be a man under all circumstances, but all men are not alike many having merely the semblance of man-hood without any of its enobling qualities. A man, to called, may be a perfect brute in all bis in stincts, and yet he would very much like to be ranked "as good a man as any other." A man is a man only when he demeans him solHike a man, and all beside aro mere imi tations. Tnn ExI'ecteo "Mim,." It has at length been definitely settled that the much-tnlkod of prizo fight between Barney Aaron and Sain Collycr will take place early in June, at some point cA tho Potomac. Tho fio-nt for a nurse of non Afifl ill A a" 1 1 n m ninn. ship of light weights. These parties, it will bo remembered, fought lost summer, when Collycr was declared tho victor. Aaron goc3 into tho fight very confident of success. A gentleman in. Scott county, Kentucky, purchased thirty acres of land at $100 per acre. Ho unwed it in li nmiv nnd flirt nraf. year's yield was $140 per acre. Changes of fashion in dress within a year aro said to make a saving of from ten to fourteen yards of silk in each pattern. It is supposed mat tuo change win decrease tbe revenue tax materially. CpPY ON A SlON CrON AN ACADEMV OUT WEST. Freeman A llnnvrn. Prurmnn fnnMira tho boys and Huggs tho girls. An Ohio editor, wlio hns been presented with a new nliirf. rnllnr aarrn hn la nnm mnlf. ing for some one to give bim a shirt. somo irreverent person has discovered that a bald hoad is like Ilea van. because there will bo no parting or dying there. DaNOF.UOIIR. Wlint InJtora in flia alpha bet arc tho most destructive to beauty f J) K (decay.) ToART. U'ntnnn 1n artrMnA An ,,w. . n,vtlUV, ,11111 (t 1 . apple, but atoned for tbo wrong by forming I'ttir. AGRICULTURAL. &C. The STnirr.D Buo. Every gardener knows that this is a most destructive insect among molon, cucumber and other young vines, sometimes damaging the crop serious ly. - Many remedies havo been suggested. somo of them no doubt good in their way out troublesome. iNow wo have tried for several years another which has proved with us a complete success. Instead of aiming to drive away tho insect by soot, ashes, wo pet it, or rather furnish it with food bet ter than the young melon and cucumlcr plants. Wo sow around each hill at the time of each planting a few radish seed, nnd coming up about the enmo time, tho top supply pasture for the bug which it much prefers to tho vines. Lettuce will nlso au Bwer, but the radish is rather liked the beat. Whilo our vines aro untouched by making this little provision for it, tho young radish tops aro completely perforated. We can re commend the remedy with confidence.- &' mantotcn Telegrajih. The Cohn Gjiuu. Tho corn crop baa several formidable enemies to contend with, and among them is the grub, which some times literally destroys whole fields, or dam ages the crop seriously. One of the best and most convenient remedies perhaps tho best evor suggested is tho application ol talt as soon as the plant makes its appear ance above ground, prepared and used in tins way : lake one part common salt and thrco parts plaster or gypsum, and apply about a tablespoouful arvund each hill. H will bo found to be e sure protection. Tbe mixture should not comu in contact with the young plants, as it may destroy them. This method has been tried over and over again by some cf tho boot farmers of Penn sylvania, Delaware and Jersey, and when properly opplied has never failed to bo per Icctly successful. Wo hopo our farmers, who have reason to fear tho deprcdatious of tho grub, tho present season, will try this mixture, leaving a few alternate rows of corn without tho salt, aud communicate to ua tho result. Uermanloicn Tdcgnth. Houses OvErtREAouiNO Remedy. A correspondent says : "Make tho shoe iu na tural length, or a trifle longer, with the ton calk of tho forward shoe high and the heel calk low. Tbo hoof will then stand farther forward, and more removed from the stride of the hind foot, which, being shod with a low too calk and high heel calk, will strike tho ground liefore it reaches tho fore foot. Au interfering horse usually atrikes with the inside of tho hoof, about two inches from tho too ; therefore, make tho Bhoo Etroightei on the inalde and rasp the hoof accordingly." ki:ciimos, Ac, Westeiwi Recii'E Fort Cokn Bread. We find the following in tho Country (Jen tlcman. It adds to tho gtucral stock of in formation on this, just uow, qaito important sumptuary quction. Somebody recently inquired lor a simple recipe for corn bread. I can supply bis wants exactly, and it is n great wonder to roe that thi 4 most healthy aud excellent of breads is not more generally in uso in the North. Outside of the cities, the main dependence of both black aud whito iu tho bouth, is on corn Dread. Take 1 ke of good white meal, not too finely ad, (you Yankees always "grind thi grouul lite out of it,") a modicum of salt, and somt boiling water, i'our the boning water upm the uical and salt, euouglt to scald then thoroughly, but not to make it too mushy stir it to the pror consistence, and biik on a common cook stove griddle, or on piece of barrel head before a fire. In th case of tho griddle, test it with a pinch meal, and it is hot enough when It browr but not burns the meal. After baking on' half of the cake, (not more than half an im thick on the griddle,) turn over and bal tho other side. Some practice, of course necessary to assure proficiency in maku what is certainly the very best bread in t world. Bo sure and put nothing in but t abovo ingredients, cnrcfully avoiding mi' eggt and tho like. With wheat flour at 4 a barrel awl corn meal just as good, a much more healthy and lues provocativo dyspepsia, at $5 a barrel, w hy don't norlht people, and particularly fuimcrs, use m of tho latter I Tbey cirtuiuly would if tl knew more of its value and rxecllmr w properly baked.
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