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Are permitted to do toll under tha Poet Office Law.
JOB PRINTING.
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celeoted JOB OFFICE, which will enable us to
czeoute, In the neatest ttyle, every variety of
tinting
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13.00. Obituaries (except the usual announcement
which is free.) to be paid for at advertising rates
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NEW SERIES, VOL 4, NO. 2.3
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BUSINESS CARDS.
Teeth I Teeth I
J, It. CKESSIKIt
BTJBOEON DENTIST,
Formerly of ASHLAND, 0., announoca to tha eltl
xensof Northumberland county, that he baa located
in 6UNBURY. for tha practice of Dentistry, and
respectfully solicits your patronage. Beet of refer
ence given If desired.
Office In Rooms formerly occupied by Dr. J. S.
Angle, in Pleasant'! Building, Market Square,
Bunbnry, Pa. mar. T, 68.
DR. X S. ANGLE,
OFFICE,
At hU residence In BRIGIIT'S ROW, Walnut St.,
BUNBURY, FA..
March 7, 1868.
iioRaa Hill, Bwoh P. Woltebton.
HILL & WOLVEBTOW,
.Itornejn and Counnclora nt Lnw.
BUNBTTR7i PA.
WILL attend to tho collodion of all kinds of
olaimi, including Back Pay, Bounty and Pen
ions, apl. 1, 'A6.
ii. it. MA!ii:ii
Attorney nt I.nw, SUKBURT, PA.
Collections attended to in the counties of Nor
thumberland, Union, Snyder, Montour, Columbia
and Lycoming.
BEFERR5CES.
Hon. John M. Reed, Philadelphia,
A. . Cattcll Co., "
Jfon. M'm. A. Porter, "
Morton McMichael, fcsq., "
E. Kctcham A Co., 26V Pearl Street, New York.
John W. Aehmead, Attorney at Law, "
Matthews A Cox, Attorneys at Law, "
Sunbury, March 29, 18fi2.
W. J. WOLVEETON,
A1TOUSEY AT LAW,
Market Street, 5 doors west of Dr. Eystor's Store.
SUNBURY, PENN'A.
All professional business in this and adjoining ceun
ties promptly attended to.
Sunbury, Novciribor 17, 1866. ly
Wu. M. Rockefeller. Lloyd T. Rohrbacb.
ROCKEFELLER & ROHRBACH.
SI MllltV, I.X'A.
OFFICE in Hnupt's new Building, socond floor.
Entrance on Market Square,
Sunbury, January 4, 186S.
Attorney nnd Counsellor ot I.ar,
.OFFICE in Ilaupt's now Building, on socond floor .
Entrance on Market tfquaro,
STjrTBTTR-Z", PA.
Will attend promptly to all professional business
entrusted to Bis care, the collection of claims in
Northumberland and the adjoining oountios.
Kunbury, January 4, 1868.
C. A. REIMENSNYDER, .
ATTORNEY AT LAW, SUNBURY, PA.
All business entrusted to his caro attended to
promptly and with diligence.
Sunbury, April 27, 1867.
JNO. KAY CLEMENT,
Business In this and adjoining counties carefully
nnd promptly amended to.
Office in Market Street, Third door west of Smith
t Uonthor's Stove and Tinware Storo,
Ml HI ICY FI.-VVA.
Sunbury, March 31, 186A It
C. J. BRUNER.
L. B. KABI.
Attorneys anil Counsellors at Ijiiv,
Clesnut Street, west of the N. C. and P. ft E. Rail
road Depot, in the building lately occupied by
F. Lazarus, Esq.,
SUNBURY PENN'A.
Collections and all Proicsitonal business promptly
attended to in Northumberland and adjoining Coun
ties. . Wo
ATTORNEY AT LAW
North Side of Publio Square, one door east of tho
Old Bank Building.
SUNBURY, PENN'A.
Collections and all Professional business promptly
attended to in the Courts of Northumberland and
adjoining Counties.
Sunbury, Sept. 15, 1868.
T. II. PuRDr,
J. D. James.
PTJRDT.&aTAMES,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, SUNBURY, PA.
Office in the second story of Dewart's building, ad
joining the Democrat office, on the north tide of
Market Square.
Will attond promptly to the collection of olaims
and other professional business intrusted to his care,
in Northumberland and adjoining counties.
November 9, 1867.
S. S. Weber,
"OTIS
Jons Rcnklb
t
ARCH STREET, botween Third and Fourtft tree
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WEBER ft RUNKLE, Proprietors.
June 29, 1867. ly '
ADDISON G- MARE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BHAMOKIXf. Northumberland County, Fa.
A LL business attended to with promptness and
XX. auigenoo.
iihamukin, Aug. 10, 1867 ly
Dr. CHAS. AETHUE,
t)omccojjatf)ic ftljgsinan.
Qraduata of tho Homocopathlo Medioal College of
Pennsylvania.
OpricEfMarket Square opposite the Court House,
SUNBURY, PA.
.Office Hours 7 to 9 morning ; 1 to S afternoon ;
7 to 9 evening.
Sunbury, April T, ly.
' JEEEMIAH SNTDEE,
Attorney A ('onnncllor at Vjxr.
MITIVIIITRV. KA.
jjpDIaitrlct; Attorney for Hortuum.
jtterlana C ounty
J. XI. HILTJUSII
SURVEYOR AND CONVEYANCE
AND
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Mahmoy, Jfbrthuinberland County, JVnw'a
Office in Jaokson town-hip. Engagement can
b made by letter, direotod to the above address.
All business entrusted to his care, will be promptly
Attended to.
April 22. 1867. ly
EDWIN A- EVANS,
ATTOBNEV AT LAW
Market Square, Bear the Court House,
SUNBURY, Northumberland County, Pa,
Collection promptly attended to la this and adjoin
lag vi.umi.
MERCHANT TAILOR,
And Daeler in
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, VESTING, Ac
Fawn atreet or
KfarchllWft .
AMBB0TYPE AND PHOTOGEAPH
Serner Market fawn Street, SUOTURT, Fa.
a BYERLY, Pbopbiktob,
'holograph, Ambrotypet and Molainotypes Ukea ia
he si vie ol the art apl T. It
INTRODUCED INTO AMERICA
FROM GERMANY, im iJjs-
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS,
ami .
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC,
rxKPJ RED Br DR. C. il. JACKSOX,
PniMBELrnu, l'i.
The greatest known rtmeJiet fir
Liver Complaint,
DYSPEPSIA,
Nervous Debility,
JAUNDICE,
Diseases of the Kidneys,
EEUPTI0N3 of the SKIN,
nit all Diseases arising from a Dla
ordered Liver, Stomach, or
IMI'URimoV THE 1ILOOV.
Rrad th fnlJotrfm? fimptomt, and if you find that
your tvjrm is nJTvcttd by any qf than, yon may rttt
atstirM that divan ban cmmcnrel its attack rm the
mast important organs of your tmfv, nnd unltn toon,
rh"k-rd .y th u' nf poitxrful irmrcliV, a miserable
I'.1, $nm urminatitig in dea'th, will bt Vic result.
Constipation, Flatulence, Inward Plica,
FuliiftnaofBloorl to tho HeadiAoidity
of the Stomnoh, Nausea, Heart
burn, CiflRiist for Food. Fulness
or Weight in the Btomaob.
Sour Eruotations. Bink
inK or FlutterinR at the Fit
of the Btoniaoh. Bwimtnlne of
the Head, Hurried or Difficult
BreutlunK, Fluttering at tho Heart,
Choking or BultocatiiiK Senaationa when
in a Ly ing Posture, Dimness of Vision,
Dots or Webs before the Bight,
Dull Fain in the Head, Defi
ciency of Ferspirat 'on. Yel
lowness of the Bkin and
Eyos, Fniu in tho Bide,
Back, Chest, Limbs, etc.. Bud
don Flushes of Heat, Burning in
the Flesh, Constant Imngininga of
Evil, and Groat Sopression of Spirits.
t!l the. iivlkate disrate of thr Liver or Digcttiv
Oryans, combimd with impure blwd.
fioofliinb's iScrmtm Uittcrs
la enllrrly vegetable, and contains no
llinor. It la a uompniiitfl of Fluid Ki
tracts. Tlie Hnola, Herbs, and Unrke
from wlilcli tltree extracts are mad,
are sralliereil In Crniany. All tlie
medicinal vlrtuea are extracted from
them by a. aclentlflc ehentlst. These
extract are then forwarded to tlila
country to be used expressly far the
manufacture of these Hitters. There
la no alcoholic aubntance of any kind
mtil In r.ompoundlnii the Ulttera,
heuce H la the only Ulttera that can
be used Incases where alcoholic stim
ulants are ant advisable.
tjooflimb's crmau Conic
,'g a combination of all the ingredient of the llittert.
Kith re us .SiNa Orue Rum. Orange, etc. Jt U used for
the lane di'seam as the JJiUcrt, in eases where some
pure. ntenhiUc stimulus is required. I "on wi7! bear in
tniNff that these remedies are entirely different frem
anu others mttrrtutd for Vte eurt of tlie diseases
named, Otese heiuti scientific preparatvms of medicinal
extracts, while the others ore mere decoctions of rum
in some form. The TONIC is decidedly one of the most
pleasant and agreeable remedies ecer offered to the
public. Its taste is exquisite, it is a pleasure to take
it, white its life-giriua, exhilarating, and medicinal
qualities hacK caused it to be known at the greatest of
all tonics.
CONSUMPTION.
Thousand nf cases, when the pa
tient aupposrd he was afflicted with
this terrible disease, have been cured
liv the tme of t lies remedies. Extreme
ruisclailnn, debility, and cough are
the usual attendants upon severs
cases of dyspepsia, or disease of the
digestive- orfcaua. Even In cases of
genuine uoimumpuon, ineie remcuiea
will be found of the greatest benefit,
atrcngthenlng and Invigorating.
DEBILITY.
Tltere is no medicine equal to t7oqLinas Cerman
Bitters or Tonic in cases of Debdily. They iuinirt a
Ome and ti'jor to the whole system, strengthen the at
petite, cause an enjoyment of the food, enable the
stomach to digest it, purify Ae blood, give a good, '
sound, healthy complexion, eradicate the yellow tinge
from tlie eye, impart a bterrm to the cheeks, and chtmg
the patient from a shortrbreathed, emaciated, weak,
and nerraus inrulul, to a full-faced, stout, and vigor
ous person.
Weak and Delicate Children
are made atrong by using the Hitters
or Tonic. In fact, they are Family
Medicines. They can be administered
with perfect safety to a child three
months old, the most delicate female,
or a man of ninety.
IVun Remedies art the best
l-looil lui lflcr
rrer knoim, ami will cure all diseases resulting from
bad blood.
Keep your blood pure; keep your tirer 1n order;
keep your digestive, organs in a sound, healthy eowli
lion, by the. use of thest remedies, and no disease will
ever atuil y iu.
mimmi W.."ii..W.tl
Ladles who wish a fair akin and
Kood complexion, free from a yellow
kh tinge and ull other disfigurement,
should use these remedies occasion
ally. The Liver in perfect order, and
the blood pure, will result in spark
ling eyes and blooming cheeks.
f. sXVriOM.
U.ofaniVs titrman Remedies are rotmterfritcit.
The. yinuiite hare Hit signature of M, JackioUj
on the j'nmt of the uutniile wrapper of eacA bottle, and
the name ;f ii arti.it blown in each bottle. All others
art etmuii . it.
Thousands of lettera have been re
eelvcd, tratlfj Ing to the virtue of these
remedies.
READ TEE EEC0MMENDATI0NB,
UtOM HON. 0K0. W. WOODWARD.
CliU f Ju.Ilc. of tlie Etiprouie Court of Fenaijrlranis.
rwiADiariiu, Misch 10ih, 1667.
7 lml TTooJIaniTs German Bitten" il not an intox
icating berenvte, but is a good tonic, useful in disor
ders of the aigestioe organs, and of great benefit in
cases of debility and want of nervous action in Ihs
system. Yours trulv.
OHO. It'. WOODWARD.
UIOM HON. JAMES TOOJIPSOK,
Ju'lge f IUe Puprenie Court of Fsansytvaula.
PiiiLADELrOTa, Aran. SSth, ISoU
I consider Iloofland'l German Bit
ters" a tvitmMfl mexiieina in ease of at
tacks of Indigestion or Dyspepsia. I
ran certify this from my experience
efll. Yours, with respect,
IAlIl.il THOMPSON.
From REV. JOSEIII H. KENNARD, D.D
l'sstor of the Toutb Bsptist Ckorcli, FbiladelUU.
Pa. Jacssos Dux Six 1 hate been frequently re-
S nested to connect my name with rtcommeudationt of
ifferent kinds nf medicines, but regarding the practice
as out of my appropriate sphere, I hate in all cases de
clined; but with a clear proof in various inttances.and
particularly in my own family.qftht usefulntssof Dr.
lloaJlanSs Oerman Hitters, Id. part for .nice from my
usual course, to express my full conviction that lor
general dubillty of lustyetein.antl especially Liver
Complaint, it is a sfe anil valuable nrorul(oo. In
some cases it may fail i but usually, f doubt not, it will
be very beneficial to tliose who suffer from Vie above
causes. lours, very respectfully,
tighth, below Coattt St.
Frioe of tha Bitten, al.OO per bottle j
Or, a half doaen for 98.00.
Price of the Tonio, 1.60 per bottle
Or, ball dozen for ,7.80.
The Tuaie is aut up la quart bottles.
Beeolleet that it it Dr. Boaflasuts Orrmem Krmediet
that are ss swseratUs aata1 anel ss highly i iinaisiiait
td ; tend do not allow the iMruggisl to indue you It
tale any thing else that he may say itjtt as good, b
touts as makes a larger pret as it. thus Remedies:
wM bt tent by express to suiy locality upon application
PRINCIPAL OFFICK,
AT THI 0IMN MEOICINC (TOR I,
JVa. U 4MCH ITMKXT, FhOadelfhia.
CHAB. 11 KVAB8. Proprietor, .
Jamarly 0. X. JACIS0H 4 CO.
Tkeee Remedlea ore for eale by
Prstgglatse ilsreaseyeri, and Medi
cine Ueaisra every where.
Do notferyet m eoammi well fit article you buy. n
ndir tv yet th y nttiii'
POETICAL.
AN EMPXr SLEEVE.
By the moon's pale light to the rating throng,
Let me tell one tale, let tne sing one song ;
'Tit a tale devoid of as aim or plan
'Tis a simple song of a one-armed man.
'Till this verj hour I could not bolieve,
What a tell-tale thing Is an empty sleeve ;
What a vierd, qaeer thing is an empty sleeve '
It tolls In u silent lone to all,
Of a country's need and a country's call,
Of a sweet kiss for a child and wife,
And a hurried march for a country's life.
'Till this very hour whe oould ever beliove,
What a toll-tale thing is an empty sleeve f
What a wicrd, queer thing if an empty sleeve !
It tells of a battle and Holds of gore,
Of the sabre's clash, of the oannon's roar,
Of the deadly chargo, of Ihc buglo's note,
Of a gurgling sound in a foemsn's throat ;
Of the whizzing grape, of the fiery shell,
Of a soono which mimics tho scene of boll.
Till this very hour who oould over believe.
What a tell-tale thing is an empty sleeve '.
What a Wicrd, queer thing is an empty floove !
Though it points to a myriad of wounds and soars,
Yet it tells of a flog of stripes and tun,
In Ood's own chosen time will take
Kach plaoe of the "rag" with the rattleraake,
And it points to a time when that flag shall wave
O'er a land where breathe no cowering slave.
To the top of the skies, then, let us all heave
One proud huzia for tho empty sleeve
For tho one-armed man and the empty sleeve.
TALES AND SKETCHES.
THE: tiCCUiU TIIOUCIUT.
"I must li&vc it, Charles," said tbo hand
souio little wife of Mr. Whitman. "So
tlou't put on that sober face."
''Did I put on a sober fucc 1" 6kcd tho
husband, with an attempt to Btuilo that was
anything but success.
"Yes, sober as a man on trial for his life.
Why it's as long as tho moral law. There,
dear, clear it up, and look ns if you had
one friend in tho world. What money
lovers you men arc."
"How much will it cost V inquired Mr.
Whitman. There was another effort to look
cheerful and acquiescent.
"About forty dollars was answered, with
just a little faltering iu tho lady's voice,
for she knew the sum would sound extra
vagant. .
"ir utty dollars 1 U liy, Aiia, Uo you lliinK
I ant made of money '' Mr. Whitman's
countenance underwent a remarkable change
of expression.
"I declare, Charles," said hid wife a little
impatiently, "you look at uio as if I were an
object of fear instead of affection, I don't
think this is kind of you. I've only had
three silk dresses eiuce we married while
Amy Blight has had nix or seven during the
same period, and every ono of hers cost
more tuau mine. I kuow you think me
extravagant, but I wish you had a wife like
some women I could name. I think you'd
find out the dhlercnco before long.
"There, there, pet don't talk to me after
this fashion 1 I'll bring the money at din
ner time, that is, if
"Mo ifs nor buts, if you please. The sen
tence is complete without them. Thank
you, dear. I'll go this afternoon and buy
the silk. So (lou t tail to bring tuo money.
I was at Silkskind't yesterday, and I saw
ono of the sweetest patterns I ever laid my
eyes on. Just suits my stylo and complex
ion. You won't disappointment me f"
And Mrs. Whitman laid her soft white
hand on the arm of her husband and smiled
with sweet persuasion in hit face.
"Oh, do, you shall have the money, said
Mr. Whitman, turning off from his wife, as
she thought a littls abruptly, and hurrying
from her presence. In his precipitation, he
had forgotton tho usual parting kiss."
"That's the way it is always !" said Mrs.
Whitman, her whole manner changing, as
the sound of the closiug street door camo
jarring upon her cars. "Just say money to
Charles, and at once there is a cloud in tho
sky."
She sat down, pouting and half angry.
"Forty dollars for a new dress 1" ejacula
ted the husband of tho vain, pretty, thought
less Mrs Whitman, as she shut tho door
after him. I promised to settle Thompson's
coal bill to-day thirty-fivo dollars but
don't know where tbo money ia to come
from. The coal is burnt up, and more must
be ordered. Oh, dear, 1 in discouraged.
Every year I fall behind. This winter I
did hope to get a little in advance, but if
forty dollar silk dresses are tho order of
of the day, thero's an end to that devoutly
to bo wished for consumaticn. Debt 1 debt 1
How I have shrunk front it ; but steadily,
now, it is closing it's Briarcan arms around
me, and my constricting chest labors in
respiration. Ob, if I could - but disentangle
myself now while I have the strength of
early manhood, and the bonds that hold mo
are weak. It Ada could sec as 1 could see
if I could only make her understand right
ly my position. Alas ! that is hopeless I
fear."
And Mr. Whitman hurried Lis steps and
his thoughts were duly excited.
Not along time after Mr. Whitman at
home, the city postmaster delivered a letter
to bis address. The wife examined the
writing on the envolope, which was in a bold
masculine hand, and she said to herself, as
she did so
"I wonder who this can be from 1"
Something more than curiosity moved
her. Tbcro intruded on her mind a vague
feeling of disqniet, as if the missive bore
unpleasant news for her husband. Tho
stamp showed it to be a city letter. A few
times, of late, such letters had come to his
address and she had noticed that he had
read them hurriedly, thrust them without
remark into bis pocket, and became silent.
If the thoughts of Mrs. Whitman recurred,
as was natural, to the elegant silk dress of
which she was to become the owner on that
day, she did sot feel the proud satisfaction
her vain heart experienced a little whilo
belore. Something of iu beauty had faded.
"If I only knew what that letter contain
ed," she said, half an honr after it came in,
her mind still fooling tha pressnre which
bad com down upon it so strangely as it
seemed to her. She went to the mantel
piece, took up the letter, and examined tbo
superscription. It gave ner no light. Stead
ily it kept growing upon her that it con
tents were of a nature to trouble ber bus
band. Mrs. Whitman turned tha letter over and
over again in her hand, in a thoughtful
way, and a the did so, tho image of her
husband, sober faced and silent as be had
become for most of the time, presented it
self with unusual vividness. Sympathy
stole Into bar Heart.
"Poor Charles lH she said, as the feeling
increased : "I'm afraid something is wrong
with him."
Placing the letter oa the mantel piece
where be could see it when be came in,
Mrs. Whitman entered upon sonv household
duties, but a strange impression, ss of a
weight, loy upon her heart a sense of im
pending evil a vague feeling that all was
not going well with her husband.
"He has been a little mysterious of late,"
she said to horsolf. The idea affected her
very unpleasantly. "He grows more silent
and resorved,' she added, as though her
mind under a kind of feverish excitement
became active In a new direction. "More
indrawn as it were, and less interested in
what goes on around him. His coldness
chills me at times, and his irritation hurts
mo."
She drew a long deep sigh. Then, with
an almost startled vividness, came before
her mind in contrast, her tcnder.loving cheer
ful husband of three years before, and her
quiet, silent sober faced husband of to-day.
"Something is going wrong with him I"
alio said aloud, as the feeling grew stronger
"What can it bet
The letter was in her hand.
"This may give me lij;ht." And, with
careful fingers, she opened the t-uvelope,
not breaking the paper, so that she could
seal it again if she desired to do so. There
was a mil of sixty dollars, ot.u a communi
cation from the persou sending the bill. He
was a jeweler.
"If this is not settled at onco," ho wroto,
"I shall put the account in suit. It has been
standing for over a year ; and I am tired of
getting excuses instead of my money."
Tho bill was for a lady's watch, which
Mrs. Whitman had almost compelled her
husband to purchase. "Not paid for ! Is
it possible ? exclaimed the littlo woman, in
blank astonishment, while the blood mount
ed to her forehead.
Then she set down to think. A light
began to come into her mind. As she sat
thus thinking a second letter for her hus
band came in from the penny post-man. She
opened it without hesitation. Another bill,
and another dunning letter 1
"Not paid I Is it possible 9" She repeated
the ejaculation. It was a bill of twenty-fivo
dollars for guiters and slippers which had
been standing for three months.
"This will never do ?" snid the awaken
ing wife "never no never;" and she
thrust the two letters into her pocket iu a
resolute wsy. From that hour until the ro.
turn of her husband at dinner-time, Mrs.
Whitman did an unusual amount of think
ing for her little brain. Sho saw, tho mo
ment he entered that the cloud bad not pas
sed from bis brow.
"Hero is tho money for that new dress,"
he snid, taking a small roll of bills from his
vest pocket, and bonding them to Ada as
he came in. He did not kiss her, nor Binile
in the old, bright way. But bis voice was
calm, if not cheerful. A kiss and a smile
just then would have been more precious to
tne young wue man a nunurcu sun ureases.
Sho took the money, saying
"Thank you, dear. It is kind of you to
regard my wishes."
Something in Ada's voico and manner
caused Mr. Whitman to lift his eyes with a
look of inquiry, to her face. But sho turn
ed aside, so that he could not read its ex
pression. He was graver and more silent than usual,
and eat with scarcely an appearance of ap
petite. "Come home early, dear," said Mrs.
Whitman, as she walked to the door with
her husband, alter dinner.
"Are you impatient to have me admire
your silk dress ?" be replied, with a vain ef
fort to smile.
"Yes, it will be something splendid," she
answered.
He turned off from her, quickly, and left
the bouse. A few moments she stood, with
thoughtful face, her mind indrawn, and her
wholo manner completely changed. Then
she went to her room, and commenced dres
sing to go out.
Two hours later and we find her in a jew
elry store on Broadway.
"Can I say a word to you t" she addressed
the owner of the store, who knew her very
well.
"Certainly," he replied, and they moved
toward tho lower end of tho long show
cases.
Mrs. Whitman drew from her pocket a
lady's watch and chain, and laying them on
the show case, said, at tlie same tiruo uoia
ing out the bill she bad taken from tho en
velope addressed to ber husband.
"I cannot afford to wear this watch," my
husband's circumstances are too limited. I
tell you so, frankly. It should never have
been purchased, but a too indulgent hus
band yielded to the importuuities of a fool
ish wife. I say this to take blame from
blm. Now, sir, meet the case, if you can do
so in fairness to yourself. Take back the
watch, and say how much I shall pay you
besides."
The iewcller dropped his eyes to think.
The case took him a little by surprise.
ne stood for nearly a minute; tucn talc
ing the bill and watch, said :
"Wait a moment," ana meu went to a
desk near by.
"Will that do T" ce naa come lorwara
again, and now presented ber with the re
ceipted bill. Ills face wore a placid expres
sion. "How much shall I pay you I" asked Mrs.
Whitman, drawing out ber pocket book.
'Nothing. The watch is not defaced."
"You have done a kind act, sir," said Mrs.
Whitman, with feeling, and trembling along
her vninn. "I bona vou will not think un
favorably of mv husband. It is no fault of
his that the bill has not been paid. Good,
mnrnina sir " Mrs. Whitman drew her veil
over her face, and went with liht steps and
light heart from tne store, i uo piuosuio sua
bad experienced on receiving her watch was
not to be compared to what she felt on part
ing with it. From the jewellers sbewent to
n, hunt makcr'a and paid the bill of twen-
tv-nve dollars ; irom iumi w w muui
... In milllna.'.
and settled for ber last bonnet.
"I know vou are dying to see my new
rlrpas -said Mrs. Whitman, gaily, as sue
ilrnav ber arm within that of Iter Husband,
on bis appearance that evening. "Come
over to our bedroom and let me show it.
Come along 1 Don't hong back, Charles, as
If you are afraid."
Charles Whitman went with bis wire, pas-
aivelv. looking more like a man on bis way
to receive a sentence, man in ozpccmuon pi
a Dleatant slcut Uis thoughts were bitter.
"Shall mv Ada become lost to me I" be
said in his heart "lost to me in a world of
folly, fashiop and extravagance r
"Sit down, Charles.11 She led him to a
large, cushioned chair. Her manner had un
dergone a change. Tha brightness of ber
countenance bad departed. She took some
thing, ia a hurried way, from a drawer, and
catching up a footstool, placed on the floor
near bim, and sitting down, leaned upon
blm, and looked tenderly and lovingly into
bis face, then banded bim the jeweller's bill.
"It is receipted, you see." Her voice flut
tered a little.
"Ada I how is this I What does it meant"1
He flushed and grew eager.
"I returned tho watch, and Mr. B
receipted the bill. I would have paid for
damage, but he said it was uninjured, and
asked nothing."
"Oh, Adal"
"And this is receipted also, and this,"
handing the other bills she had paid.
"And now, dear," she added, quickly,
"how do you like my new dress I Iau't it
beautiful ?"
We leavo the explanation and scene that
followed to the reader's imagination. If
any fair lady, however who, liko Ada, has
been drawing too heavily on her husband's
slender income, for silks and jewels, is at a
loss to realize the scene, let her try' Ada's
experiment. Our word for it, she will have
a new and happy experience in life. Costly
silks may bo very pleasant things, but they
arc too dear, when they come as the price
of a husband's embarrassment, mental dis
quietude or alienation. Too often tho gay
young wife wears them as the sign of these
unhappy conditions. Tranquil hearts and
sunny homes are too precious things to bo
burdened and clouded by weak vanity and
love of show. Keen this in mind, oh. ye
fair ones, who have husbands in moderate
circumstances. Do not let your prido aud
pleasure oppress them. Rich clothing,
costly lace and corns aro poor substitutes
for a smiling face aud hearts unshadowed
by care. Take the lesson and live by it,
rather than offer another illustration, iu
your own experience, of the folly we have
been trying to expose and rebUKc.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Nliad Reason.
Notwithstanding its numerous bones, the
snau is a great lavorito with the dainty epi
cure, as well as with the masses of the peo
pie. -1 bough tho genus comprises moro
than twenty species, only one is generally
known or has much reputation in American
markets. Touching the habits of the shad,
in the fairy kingdom of the fishes, there Is
still considerable conflict of opinion. Some
authorities assert that during tho Winter it
burrows iu the tiiuil at the deptns ot the
ocean, while others believe that it is never
at rest, but that, starting from the icy sens
of the higher latitudes, it swings entirely
around tho circle. A former President of
the American Institute, Mr. R. L. Pell, who
has propagating ponds, and has given tho
subject careful study. Is convinced of the
correctness of tho latter theory. He says
that the form of the shad clearly indicates
that it was designed by nature to stay near
the Burface and be always in motion, that
the construction of its air bladders prevents
its sinking to any great depth, and that it
lives solely upon suction, food having never
been discovered in its opened body.
jJeainnioir, then, at the remote regions
of the North Pole in great shoals, equal in
extent to the cntiro territory of France and
Orcat Britain, these "silver sides" sweep
southward in shining phalanxes. Beaching
the coast ot Ueorgia, they separate into
immense squadrons, and ascend our bays
and estuaries for the purposo of depositing
their spawn. In ability to increase and mul
tiply this nsh, like the herring (ot which it
is sometimes, but erroneously, called tho
patriarch) is really a miracle of nature. Al
though myriads are destroyed in the ova
state, and at all subsequent periods of their
existence, they appear every spring in undi
minished abundance. It is a common belief,
shared by Valcncienues, that their lives are
limited to a single year, death or destruction
taking place soon after their young aro
hatched. The latter crow in a tew months
to the length of five or six inches, and seek
the ocean in August or beptembcr. An idea
prevails that they subsequently return to
the immcdiato scones of their spawnbood,
but wo are assured by that observing epicure.
Joseph Barber, that there aro no substantial
grounds lor this "fanciful theory."
From the Dubuque (Iowa) Times, March 5.
A Survivor ofllieMluuexola Mustm
ere Kills) Oue Hundred and l.lbt
Iudiuns.
A young man is now stopping at tho Key
City Houso, by the name of George W. Por
ter, whose parents, brothers, sisters, and
relatives, were all murdered at Redwood,
Minnesota, in tho great Indian massacre of
1801. Ho is tho sole survivor, and was tbo
only one left to communicate the mournful
intelligence to the nearest settlement, uerclt
in ono brief hour of all that ho held dear
ou earth, and with tho victims of savago
ferocity extcuded in death before him, he
took a solemn vow ot vengeance, tlow well
he has performed that vow, the reader may
judge when we state that in six years young
1 oner uu ntuuc, euu wuu iuu uaaisiauev ui
nothing but his trusty rifle, sent to the hap
py hunting grounds tho souls of one hun
dred and eight Indian braves. lie carries a
piece ot canebreak, about twelve inches in
length, and whenever he killed an Indian
he would make a notch in this. One hun
dred and eight notches are now to be count
ed on the piece of cane alluded to, the lust
one being cut on Christmas, iouo. cureiy
young Porter has been an avenging Nemo
aia on the footsteps of thoso who slaughter
ed his kindred. The Indians killed embraco
representatives from nearly every tribe on
the plains. By night end by day he bas
followed them through the trackless forests,
over desert wastes, by the mountain side
and in the lonely glen bos he pursued bis
victims until the crack of the rifle and the
death yell proclaimed that another redskin
bad been sent to his final account, and
sated with blood the vengeance of bis pur
suer. Porter had not passed through all
these perilous scenes unscathed. His body
has been riddled by eloven bullets and stab
bed in thirty-three places by the knife.
But he has withstood all, came out victo
rious, and now exhibits with pride the tro
phies of his prowess. Truly his parents
and relatives have been deeply, terribly
avenged.
QuAnREHNO. If anything in the world
will make a man feel badly, except pinching
his fingers Id the crack of a door, it is un
questionably a quarrel. No man ever fails
to think less of himself after it than before.
It degrades him in the eyes of others, snd
what is worse, blunts his sensibilities ou the
one band, and increases the power of pas
sionate irritability on the other. The truth
is the more peaceablv and quietlv we get
on, the better for neighbors, in nine cases
out of ton the better course is, if a man
cheats you, cease to deal with him: if he is
abusive, quit his company ; and if he slan
ders you, Uko care to live so that nobody
will bolieve him. No matter who he la, or
how be misuses you, the wisest way la to lot
bim alone ; for there is nothing better tbaa
this cool, calm and quiet way or dealing
with the wrongs wo meet with.
Husbands and Wives. The following
is but too true and frequent a picture of
matrimonial unhappincss, arising from in
congruity of taste, incompatibility of tem
pers, or a mutual opposition of opinions
which always eud in confirmed dislike, neg
lect, ana wretchedness :
Let all who havo experienced the bliss of
a husband's love, or who have more sadly
learned its value by its reverse, soy whether
Indeed the devoted, constant love of a hus
band is not a blessing worthv to be prized
and cherished. All who have known this
happiness will agree with mo; but still
more will the forlorn, tho wretched, the
broken-hearted I who pine alone who sit
and weep ever timo cone bv when tho
cold, neglectful husbaud. breathed to them
of naught but love and constancy ; when he,
wno once watcucd her every look and mo
tion, and listened to each word iu eatrer
fondness now leaves her, lonclv, deserted
weeping, perhaps to cast his cyea of love on
others when ho now leaves the onco adored
and happy wire. As tho tears fall silently
down her care-worn face, docs she not think
with bitter envy of the possession of that
treasure the devoted love of a husband I
Yes, yes ; it was once hcr's and she repaid
it, by the full gift of all tho strength, the
depth of woman's unchanging love I Sh!
gave her heart her affections her own soul
ah 1 too much, perhaps, forgetful of her
God I and that gift which had been aot ght
for and won, where is it now I It is de
spised neglected caBt aside 1 Sho tries o
smile against hope ; she tries to hide a dars
ting health under a placid brow ; to seem
nappy, and thus she may chance to win
back that wavering heort. But no I he
comes ho speaks in careless displeasure, in
cutting sarcasm, or perhaps, still worse to
boar, he scarcely speaks ho scarcely heeds
her I It is too much I Ho sees her weep
he has seen her smile ; in angry impatience
ho turns away, muttering, "What folly I"
and again she is left to" weep alone in the
bitter earnestness of a bursting heart 1 Yes 1
Let those who have known tho bright re
verse be thankful I Let them acknowledge
their blessedness I Let them cherish and
guard the precious possession so soon, so
easily lust.
Is Consumption Contagious ? Popular
belief has generally been on tho side of the
contngiousuess of pulmonary consumption.
In southern Europe it is a part of sanitary
legislation to destroy tno clothes and bed
ding of those who die of this disease. Un
til recently tho opinion of medical men has
leaned to the other side. Experiments and
observations now being made in Europe
seem to show that tubercle introduction by
inoculation into tha body ot a healthy ani
mal will givo rise to tuberculosis, or the
formation and deposit of like matter in the
tissues and organs. Dr. Gerhard terminates
his paper on the treatment of continued
fevers by some remarks on tho transmission
of pulmonary consumption from ono person
to another, when sleeping in tbo same bed.
Ho says: "I should set down the probabili
ty of consumption occurring to persons thus
exposed to contagion as husband and wife, ,
two sisters and two brothers, sleepintr in
close rooms, to be at least three-fold greater
than ordinary, if they bo long exposed to
inhale the exhalations from one patient to
auother."
As regards tho prognosis of consumption
or tho judging of the period of its duration,
ur. ueruard speaks very properly or the
difficulty of making it, and cautions against
telling patients that they havo the consump
tion, which ia interpreted by them to be a
decrco of death. "This popular belief is, of
course, an absurdity, fur a person may live
while laboring under a tubercular disease,
nearly or even quito as long as if he were
not affected with it." We are not to under
stand by this that as a general thing a con
sumptive patient will live long, but only
that consumption Is not always a futal dis
ease, nor one that invariably shortens life.
"The Wicked Flee wfien no Man Purt
scetu." The old sore heads who oppose so
ardently, what they term political preach
ing, will sec themselves reflected iu the-fol-lowing
incident :
A worthy deacon hired a journeyman
farmer from a neighboring town for the
summer, and induced him although he
was unaccustomed to church-going to ac
company tho family to church on tho first
Sabbath of his stay. Upon their return to
the deacon's h'ome, he asked tho hired man
how be liked tho prcachiDg. He replied :
VI don't liko to bear any miuiotur preach
politics."
"I am very sure that I did," eaid tho man.
"Mention tho passage," said tho deacon.
"I will," he said. "If tbo Republicans
can scarcely be saved, where will the Demo
crats appear I"
"Ah," said the doacon, "you mistake.
These were tho words "It tho righteous
scarcely are saved, how will the ungodly
aud wicked appear !"
"O, yes," said the man, "he might have
used those words, but I knew very well
what be meant."
A stupid fellow tried to annoy a popular
preacher by asking him whether the fatted
calf of the parable was male or female.
"t emaie, to be sure," was the reply ; "for i
sco the male'1 looking his questioner full
io the face "yet alive in the flush before
me."
There is a certain lady of rank and fashion
in Paris who constantly believes herself to
be dying. 1 o ber husband, wno is absent
on a political mission, she recently sent the
following telegram: "Keturn instantly. I
am very ill dying." To which M. de
replied : "Pressing business. Wait a fort
night." Madame de has waited.
At a wedding iu Delaware, when all was
arranged and the minister called on any to
speak who objected) the marriage, a husky
voice irom the corner cried out," I do r ah
eyes were turned in that direction, when a
man emerged from the crowd, Holding uis
handkerchief up to his eyes and blubbering.
"Why do you object t" asked the minister.
"Because I want her myself 1" .
The chap deservedly won bis bet, who. In
company, when every one was bragging of
bis tall relations, wagered that be himself
bad a brother twelve teet high, lie Dad, ae
said, "two half brothers, each measuring six
feet.
A certain colored deacon, on occasion of
missionary collections, was wont to shut bis
eves and sing, "r Iv abroad, thou almighty
Gospel," with such earocatness and suction
that he would quite forget to see the plate
as it came around. "O, yea," said the plate
bearer, "but you must give something to
maxe a ry."
A girl "With a ringing laugh." caused so
alarm of fire in Peoria. Tuty took her for
a belle.
AGRICULTURAL, &C .
Pruning Tmkes. There ia a great deal
said about the proper time of pruning trees,
and especially tha apple-tree. 8ome prefer
full, some mid-winter, some spring ; but
scarcely one recommends tho very best tirau
in our humble opinion midsummer.
Doubtless some old fogies will open their
eyes and hold up their bands at such an in
novation, and denounce it as an absurdity ;
but wo think we will be sustained by a ma
jority of the "live" men of the day.
If wo desired to improve tbo form of a
fruit tree and get rid of some of the super
fluous wood, we should prune in winter :
but if we desired fruit and a perfectly healed
stump, we should prune from the fifteenth
of June to tho twentieth of July. We havo
done this often w ith the happiest results.
Tho fruit-buds form after this, and the ope
ration suddenly cutting off its growth, pro
duco buds; while tho winter or early spring
pruning will produce only wood.
In pruning ornamental trees in midsum
mer, the bark, instead of receding from tho
stump, grows over it, and in a few years wilt
completely cover it and make a pert'oct am
putation. We have noticed this upon our own pre
mise as well as upon those of others many
times. This pruuing i3 done when the trou
is taking its midsummer "siesta," and then
wakes ,vp, refreshed for another start, and
the barl$ gradually steals over the stump as
if ashamed of the shabby-looking exposure.
When the tree is in full leaf, and presents
its full form to us, we can sco exactly whero
ta; pruning should bp done, in order that
while tho overgrowth may be removed, tho
symmetry of trco may be preferred. Especi
ally is nnuBummcr pruning to oe preservcu,
first, to produce buds on fruit-bearing trees
as buforo stated ; and second when largo
limbs aro to bo removed. Gvrmantovcn, Td.
Let Well Enough Alose. When you
have a good strawberry or raspberry which
Buits your soil, don't throw it aside for any
new Bort with a high-sounding name and
high-soundiog praise ; but stick to it. If
the new sort tuns out to be a real acquisi
tion, you can grow it if you like quite timo
enough to enjoy any good qualities it may
possess. We know of persons who are al
ways changing their varieties of small fruits
always experimenting and are nearly al
ways without a good supply. In our expe
rience of a scries of years we havo found tho
"Ict-wcll-cnough-alonc" policy to bo tho
best. When convinced that a new variety
of this or that was an improvement, it was
adopted and recommended, and our readers
we think will vouch for us that wc hav.
not often been ruistoUou. Germantotcn Tt'.
Settino Oct tde RaspbEwry. Raap
berry canes can be set out now at any time.
They should be planted three feet apart In
the row and tho rows three feet aud a half
apart. Cut down tho canes to withiu sfx
inches of the ground, and set firmly in tho
ground. We prefer a rather moist spot for
them, and if in tho shade a portion of the
day, so much the better. They can be plant
ed under fruit-trees where scarcely anything
else will grow, and the berry will be larger
and finer. They like a cool, moist soil, kept
so by liberal mulching with leaves, light
manure, or any trash, and if a foot in depth
it is an advantage.
Not a day should be lost ia pruning tho
caues iu the old beds, and dou't be afraid
you will lessen the crop by liberal cutting.
Gmmntown I'eUgrttjth,
Grkakino Wagons. But few people aro
aware that they do wagons and carriages
moro injury by grcusing too plentifully thau
in any other way. A well uiado wheel will
enduro common wear from ten to twenty-five
years, if care is taken to use the right kind
and proper amount of grease ; but if this is
not attended to, they will be used up in fivu
or six years. Lard should never be used on
a wagon, for it will penetrate tho hub and
work its way out around tho tcnoua of tho
spokes, and spoil the wheel. Tallow is the
best lubricator for wood axlctrccs, and cas
tor oil for iron.
Jnst enough grease should bo applied to
the 3pindlo of tuo wagoti to give it a light
coatiug ; this is better thou more, for the
surplus put on will work out at tho end
and bo forced ly the shouldut-bands and
nut-washers into tio hub arouud the out
side of the boxes.
To oil an axlctrec, first wipe the snicdlo
cleau with a cloth wet with spirits of tur-
pcutine, and then apply a few drops of cas
tor oil near the shoulder und cud. Oue tea-
spoonful is sufficient for tho whole. Ohio
tanntr
Reducing Bones and Flesh roit Fakm
Use. A fortnight ago a correspondent ask
ed for an economical way to reduce bones
to manure My experienco may be of ser
vice to him. A year ago I bought an old
white horse for a dollar, had him taken to
a large pile of fresh stable manure, and th ro
killed and buried in the black mass. Iu
September last we hauled manure out; and
notuing remained to urine the old horse to
memory but the long hairs of bis mane aud
tail, and skull bone, and a good rich smell.
lie and the manure were completely amal
gamated. The grain and grass grew luxu
riantly over bis remains, and the old horse
is probably more useful io death thau in life.
Cor, Country Gentleman.
Takjno Ur IUsPBiomr Cannes Tho
canes which have been laid down over win
ter, should be taken up snd firmly staked
not later than the first of next mouth. In
tying up the canes care should be taken not
to tie too closely, but to leave room to ex
pand and thjj new wood to grow freely.
Where extra canes are wanted, which some
times sprout in the space botween tho rows,
mulching should be delayed until these bave
grown a foot or two, otherwise it will retard,
tf not entirely prevent the sprouting. 'Ger
mantoien Telegraph.
For a Summeb Hedoe. There are some
situations where a low hedge or screen is
very useful and ornamental. We know of
nothing that will make prettier hedge, sup
ported by cest brush, than the Sweet Pea,
if sown early in the spring and deep in tl.o
ground not less than four inches and tl.u
earth is kept well boed np to the plans
In good soil, the hedge wiU be three or i .ur
feet in height. The Amaranthus make a
fine ornamental hedge ; the foliage is dark,
rich, and some varieties two or three colors
The Gomphrens globose, in a good rich so:!,
makes a very good background or hbd(-c
Almost any tall-growing plant may be Use J
for this purpose.
Between Memphis and Nashville is the
following inscription ou a signboard at a
railroad croosing : "Look out tor the Ingint
when the wislc oloes or rings,"