VOLS''.TIE rtis. NEW SERIES. SHERIFFS S.ILE. BV virtue of sundry writ- of li. fa., to rri- (Lr-c --ted, there will b? sold at the Court lion--*, in the JJorou-h of Bedford, on Monday, the 14th .lay of Feb juary. !S. r 9 x at 12 o'clock, M. t the following ile>- < iib-d real .state, to wit: All defendants', John King &. Thomas King's right, title an.l interest in and to one tract of land, containing 237 act <*s, more or less: aboul ]OO acres cleared and under fence, with a two story mansion house, j j tenant house?, store house, ware house, one iron forge, saw-mi!', coal house, large new bank barn, 2 frame sta bles and other out-buildings thereon erect-d— --also, an apple orchard thereon; adjoining lanos of James Fink, Jacob Steel, Jo.iti Gates, and others, known as the Bedford Forge property. ALSO—One tract of land containing 206 a cres, more or less, about CO acres cleared and under fence, with a Jog house "and log liable thereon erected; adj >uiing lands of Lucin ■!a Piper and others—known as the John M llnay tract. ALSO—One tract of land containing 5 acre.--, more or less, with a fog irons ■ there-m erected, on the waters of Yellow Creek; adjoining lands of Piper arid Fink, George, B. Ky's heirs and others, in the name of John. King. ALSO —One tract of unimproved land, con taining 4-02 acre®, more or less; adjoining the ■Bedford Forge and others, ia the name of Ste phen M an. ALSO-One tract of land containing 4-01- acres mreor i s-; an; doing the a' *,ve ami .- r*s in the name of Richard M an. ALSO—One t.-act of land containing 404 a cres, more or Ks-; 5 rjotning tne a ove ucd ol*.- crs, in tire name of Joseph wloan. ALSO—One tract cfiand containing -I Pa cies, more or less; adjoining the above and oth ers, known in the name of Samuel Moan. ALSO—One tract of land containing 424 a cres, more or les ; adjoining the above and oth ers in the name I AKxan.'cr Moan. ALSO—One tract of land containing 4! 3 a cre< more or loss: arfi ining tin* above and oth ers, in the r.ame <d John Mcllnay. ALSO One tract of land containing 37k a crev, more or less; adjoining the a rove ami olh ers, in the name of David Piper. ALSO —One tract of land containing 335 a cres more or I* ss: adjoining the above and old er?, in the name of Timothy M >3n. ALSO—One tract of land containing 409 a cress, more or less; adjoining the above and oth ers, in tlie name of I-ra-1 Moan. ALSO—(sne tract of land containing 392 a cres more or-less; adjoining the above and oth ers, in the name of Zacha r iah Moan. ALSO-r-One tract of land containing 421 a- CTes, more or less*, adjoining the aoove and oth ers, in the r.ame of J *hn Boyd. ALSO—One tract of land containing 429 a crt .s, more or less; adjoining the a rave and of!r crs, in the name of W ilium Davis. ALSO—One tract of lan*! containing 432 a rres more or les-; a (joining it -' above and otti ers, in the name of Isabel Davis. ALSO—One tract of land containing 441 a.- cres, more or less; adjoining the above and oth ers, in the name of \\ illiam Piper. ALSO —One tract of land containing 17 7 a cres, more or less; adjoining the above and oth ers; in the name of John llai .bn. ALSO —One tract of land containing !12 a eres, mcne or less; adjoining the ab >ve and oth ers, in the name of Ignatius Haulm. ALSO—One tract of loud containing 43 k a rres, more or !••->: adj .-rni* _ the '•< 1 u* am! oth ers, in the name ot Jam--? Wilson. - ALSO—One tract of land containing 2372 acres, more or !-?•;, about 100 cl*ared an t un der fence, uith one charcoal furnace, one b! m forge, with four r* th ing flies, one mansion house, one brick office and store house, ware house, 13 tenant bous-s, 6 stales, one black smith shop, one carpenter .drop, coal house, ir n house, and oth-*r out-buildings thereon erected; adjoining lands of James Eichelberger, on tin* North, Henry Gates and F. i Fluke, on th-Smth and West, and Broad Top on Jhe Erst—known as the Lem.nos Iron Works j roperty. ALSO—One tract of land in V. Jrnok val ley—known as the Bender ore hank, contain Stephen Weitm r and others. ALSO—One tract of unimproved land con taining 33 acres, more or less; adjoining th** a bove and others; warranted in the name of Tho mas and John King. ALSO—One tract oflarrd containing 420 a* cres, more or less; adjoining the above and ot li - ers, in the name of John Cheney. ALSO—One tract of land containing 429 n cres, more or less. ci.'joining She aoove and o:h --crs, in the name of Maria Alberti. ALSO—One tract of lan i containing 37 k a ries, niore or h >; ad- lining trie above and oth ers, in the name of Hannah Alberti. ALSO —One tract of land containing 126 a cres, more or less; adjoining the above and oth ers, in tire name of George F. Alberti. ALSO—One tract of land containing 403 a cres, more or less; adjoining the above and otn <TS, in the name of Peter Swope and J no. King. ALSO -One tract of land containing 70 acres more or less, adjoining toe above and others, in the name of Casper r luck; known as llie I luck ore hank. ALSO—One tract Miami containing 15 acres, more oi less; adjoining the above and others known as the jjaughiobaugh improvement. ALSO—One tract of land containing 100 a cres more or ie.-s, adjoining Martin Hoover on the west and others, being a part of the Dyke's tract. ALSO One tract of land containing 100 a cres, more or less; adjoining .Martin Hoover on the east and others, being a part of the Dyke's tract: and ail the above described lands situate in Hopewell township, Bedford county, and ta ken in execution as the propeity of John King and Thorn is King. ALSO—One tract of land containing 40 acres more or less; about all cleared and under fence, with a two story log house and log stable there on erected,adjoining lands of James Price, Hen- ry Gates and others—situate in Hopewell town ship. IK-dlord county, and taken in execution as the property of Thomas King. ALSO—One tract of land containing 210 a cres, more <;r less; under fence, with 2 dwelling.house's and fog stable thereon eree'ed; adjoining lands of Wil liam lams, Solomon Smith, and others. ALSO—One tract of lan I containing 100 a cres, more or less: ab rut 50 acres cleared and under fence, with a log dwelling and kitchen attached and log oarn thereon er< cled—a!so an apple orchard thereon; adjoining lands of De'fl, William I una, Arnold Lad.fey and others. ALSO One other tract of land containing 53 acres, more or les-, unimproved; adj doing lands of John Johnson, John Bennett & others. ALSO—One other tract known as the man sion place, containing 265 acres, more -or less: about 80 acres cleared and under fence, with dwelling house and store room attached, don hie log barn, frame stable, and other ont-huild irws thereon erected; adjoining lands of Mrs. Nanrv E bin. Elza MclK'ish, Jo-hua Browning and others. And all the above described lands situate in Southampton township, Bedford cmin tv, and taken in execution as the propeity of Willia r. Lashl *y. ALSO, All Defendant, D. 3. Berksf ress-r's right, ti tle, interest and claim, in ami to one tract of land,called Buck ffo'.tom. containing 60 acres, more or less: about 4 acres cleared and under fence, with a story and a halfp! ink house there on erected; adjoining lands of Win. Forrester, on the west and the Juniata liver on the north ant! east—situate in Hopewell township, Bed ford count v .and taken in execution a> tin* prop erty of David S. Berkstresser. A LSO, One | d of ground n the town of Hopewell, homing about 60 feet on front street anil ex tending hack to the furnace race and to an al ley, on the north, lying triangular, containing about one eighth of an acre—situa'e in Broad Top toAnship, Bedford county, arid f.ik-n in execution as the property of Thomas W. Uoi ton. ALSO, Oi)* tract of land containing S6 acres, more or 'ess; about 40 acres cleared and under fence, with a two story log house, cabin house and double fog barn thereon erected; adjoining lands ol William Blackburn, Isaac CuppHt and oth ers— situate in Napier township, Bedford coun ty, and taken in execution as lite pioperty of John Taw n ev. A LSO, Ail De'li, William Ration's interest, in and to a certain tract of land, situate in Broad Tup township, Bedford county, hounded by lands formerly owned by Joseph Evans, Josiah Mor ton .d James Cunningham 4" Co t containing 106 i acre*; and allowance. Ac., oetug the >tiii t:act of land known formerly as the Abm r Mor ton tract, with the rights and privileges there unto belonging, and taken in execution as tin* propeitv ot V l liam Patton. A L^O, All D-f"t's interests in ami to a certain two story plank Fame toll and dwelling house, IS b v 21 I- t—situate in Hopewell township, Bed ford countv, erected on and over the road of said Compar v, an*! the lot or piece of ground an ! curtiJag- ap|<urtenaut thereto, with the rights and privileges thereunto br fongsng, and tak *n in ex* cu!ion as the property of th* Hope well and Bloody Run Blank and Turnpike R*-*ad Company. A LSO, One lot of ground in the town of Ston<*r>'.o*,' n, f; nling 27 fe I on :r,ain street and extending l ack about 220 feet to an alley, with a lwo>!o --ry plank house thereon erected, adjoining ar; alley on ihe nortl:-east, ami lot of Dominick Feenv on the south—situate in Liberty town shin, Bedford countv, and taken in execution as the property oi J din McCaffrey and wife, de fendants. AL^O, One tract ofland containing 190 acres, more or les: about fO9 acres cleared anrl under fonce, with a two st >ry i-.g house, double frame barn, and other out-buildings thereon erected—also an appl*-' orchard thereon: adjoining f ind of A ■ raha n Sill®, Anthony Zimme s and other— situate in Bedford township, Bedfoid runty, and taken in execution as the property of Jacob Reighart, dei't. ALSO, One tract of land containing 44 acres, more or iabout 2 acres cleared and under fence, with a fog dwelling house thereon erected; a joining lands of William Thompson, Junes Ray, iY.it son's heirs and others—situate in Bedford town ship, Bedford county, and takn in execution as the property of Thomas Richards >n, deft. A LSO, One lot of ground in the town of Stur.ejstnwii, fronting 55 feet on main street, and extending Lack 220 feet to an alley, with a two story frame store I.OIISP theieon erected; adjoining other lots of defendant, Joseph Crisman, on the north, and fronting 220 fert on street iiirining from the Juniata river to the town of Saxon, on he south situate in Liberty township, Bed ford county, and taken in execution as the pro perty of Joseph Ciisman. WAI. S. FLUKE, Sheriff*. Sheriff's Office, Jan. 21, 1859. LIST OF CAUSES, PUT down for trial at February Ttirn, (14-th day.) 1859. John Hoyle vs Wm Keyser Levi Hardinger vs John C Mnrgart Fred'k llild biant vs C F Kmner A Blair's use vs John Blair et al Juniata S. District vs L A Tamer William Oss vs Arnold Lashley T McCauley A Co. vs John Davidson &. Co. James Entriken vs D Washabaugh et at Joseph Burgess vs Wm Keyser et al Henry Gates vs Milliard James Jon II Dicken vs Jesse Dickea Wm Forbes vs Patrick Burns et al Dr G W Anderson vs A E Cox SAM L H. TATF., Proth'y. Prolh'y's Otficp, / Bedford, Jan. 21, 1559. \ BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 4, 1859. Trom the Cincinnati Times. Tlis Maniac's Setmcn-A Caxnp Meeting Incident. i! was eleven o'clock on Sabbath morning. Two sermons liad been prewired during the forenoon,-and the "horn" had been blown de nouncing. the third. The people flocked into the meeting by thousands, for a very popular divine w as to preach at that hour. The eh.pietit minister arose. All was in stant Iv hushed, and the stillness ot mid-night reigned in that vast assemblage. He opened a bo d. and read therefrom, softly, sweetly, musically, a hymn which he requested the congregation to.-ing. The music of a camp meeting I Who that lias ever near*;! it iias not paused Jo drink the rich melody into his soul i It conies with a grandeur \>t softness and sweetness that can be heard nowhere else. The measured strains of a* multitude of voices, united in charming mefo dv and unbroken by walls, swell in solemn grandeur, and roll delicmusly through the for ests, awaking le-echoing cadences on every hand,and "Untwisting all the c! aims that lie The hidden soul of harmunv Af'er the hymn lial been sung the minister offered up a brief, ♦*! quent prayer, and then r.sumed his seat. lie bad taken the Bible on his knee and was searching fur his text, when he an.l the v. hole congregation were startled by the appearance of the Maniac Smith. The* young lunatic, who was known to near-, Jv ail present, ascended the pulpit with folded arms, bowed head, ami slow* and steady pace. Facing the immense congiegation, he gazed carefully around, and amid breathies; silence spread forth his bands, and in the most thrilling manner said : "Your music is the n.u-ic of lieav. n. The pretti birds in yonder tree tops are bearing it with their song* to the lips of angels above, w \yt will convey it as sweet incense to tire om nipotent tluone of God. Joy is thine, G Jsra.d. i". ,n possess tile living so il, that rejoices in Pi glory ot immortality. My soul is dead ! A cherished ' i.ild of piety, I became recreant to the God ti,at gave me being and sold my hi-, my happiness, my immortality la the Prince ot Darkness. Like the traveler who has a Bal den path before him, hut i- attracted to danger ous places by the gaudy show of some poison- i ous flower, j liave wand-red to iny deaiii! — ! My fret were placed in the straight ar.d nar row way, were covered with the smd i s oi pi*tv, and the christian staff w*as plactd in my hands, and yet, O God! 1 wandered to cry, d-ath. The gaudy bauble rof * .cy, lie .>•; uv.g yet thorny liAvosui >cv.. a- J. b. m>- k" side. I Kit the smooth suilice, and asc-nd* ! to mountains of trouble, and yet I gained not tire ol.ject of my pursuit. <)-i F dashed, reck! - and indifferent to my late, 'i be wicked one, w 1.0 sought my destruction, 1-J me cn, and I, cursed with it inorse, folio.veil. I knew 1 was plunging into ruin, with a on! already accurs ed, wat cared 1? Y luntaiily J lia 1 .sought death and it came. It ware ;re nigh!, and oh! 3f. iiijil night it was to in *, exhausted, d.ioia ed, and accursed, I was sin; c!aik.riag up (!." mountain of sin. I < nine <o a rhain. deep arc! f-arful. Th- lighlnings of (leaven fleshed a buirt rr.e, and tin* thunder of Omnipotence peal ed in my ears. J i It mvs.-it moving towards that fearful ch.asm !—Death, eternal death, stared me in the face, and I screamed piteowsly for l>lp. No one came n> ail me. My com panions in vice listened not to my cri**s, and lie to whom I had sold my soul derid. i me in mockery ! I was nmved on nearer and n* arer to the precipice. Frantically I grasped each shrub and lucky proininence which '.3y in my wav, but they crumbled in n v bands. J reached the-dge of the precipice! I glanced into Ihe deep abyss of death ! Oh ! terror, ter ror! I-plea 1 h-aven for m *rcy. but, great God, i! was too bite ! '•Mv sir.-coverej srul tr-mbled with the a gor.v it suffeied, and was piteous in its appeals. But the thunder t Id m-, "Too late," and gia cfous heavens, rr.v own cowardly soul told me '•Too late!" J felt myself going over the pre cipice. lclung with tenacity to everything! within mv reach, but nothing could save me.— I shrieked! I groaned! Down to perdition went my sou! !" Heie the maniac paused. His vivid pur" Iraiture of his career had startled the whole j j congregation, some of wfiom shrieked out right as lie represented his soul's frightful descent into perdition. He paused a minute oniv. Then cairn again, be sofily said : '•I am living without a snui ! You people i of God may sing your prai>es, for it is as sweet incense to your souls. But you sinners must repent this tiav, or your souls will go after j mine over that deep, dark, fearful abyss into hell! Will von repent -or go with me into , eternal perdition ?" The effect of this was more than terrific.— j Screams and groans arose from the gay and gid ' Jv in the congregation. " " A y-aror two b-fore, this young man was brought home one evening insensibly drunk. — j The next morning found him the victim, of a ! '.errible fever, brought on by his sensual indul gence and extravagant course of life. Of that j fever he w as, after many fearful days, and much • tender care by his relatives, cured, but it left j him a raving maniac. So fearful were li is mad efToits, it became necessary to keep him in a ; Lunatic Asylum, to keep him lrom perpetrating 1 mischief pn himself and others. He remained ; there until within a few weeks of the camp meeting, when he became sufficiently restored I to be returned to the custody of his family. He was still insane, but was mild and obedient, j and unitpr those circumstances he was taken i with the family to the camp meeting, the ut j most vigilance being exercised over him. Young rn-n ! beware of the cup, the destroy '* er of the soul I Freedom of Thotiglit and Opinion. Counsels for the Young. Never be cast down by trifles. If a spider breaks his web twenty times, twenty limes will lie mend it again. Make up your mind to do a thing, and you wiy do it. Fear not if troubh* comes upon you ; keep up your spirits though the day may be a dark one— "Troubles never last forever, The darkest day will pass away." It the sun is going down, look up to the stars; if the earth is dark, keep your eyes on heaven. VV ith God's presence a r id promise, a man or child may be cheerful. "Never despair when fog's in the air, A sunshiny morning will coine without warn ing." Mind what you run after! Never be content with i bubble thai will hurst; nor a firewood that will end in smoke anil darkness. But that which you can keep, and which is worth keep ing. "Something s'artling that will say When gold and silver fly away!" Fight hard against a hasiy temper. Anger will come but resist it strongly. A spark may set a house on fire. A fit of passion may give you cans- to mourn all ihe days of your lifi*| — Never revenge an injury. "He that revengeth knows no rest : The meek possess a peaceful breast." Jfyou have an enetnv, act kindly to him, and I m ike him your friend. You may not win him ov rat once, but try again. Let one kindn-ss ! be followed bv ."mother, 'ill you have compassed vour end. Bv little and bv little great things are completed. "Water failing day by day Wears the hardest rock away." Ami so rep- ated kindness w ill soften a h-*ait f ol stone. Whatever von do, do it willingly. A hov ! that L whipped at school never learns his lesson I well. A rran that is compelled to work, cares' nit how badly it is jierfirmed. He that pulls] off his coat cheei fully, sliips up his s'eews in j earnest, and sings while hejwork?, is the man j fir me— "A chci'iful spirit gets on quick : A grt.irJJwr in the mud wiil stick." j EviJ thoughts a ( e worse enemies than lions ' and Bg-rs, lor we can g-t out of the way of Wild beasts hut bad thoughts win their day everywhere. Keep your heads and hearts foil j ol good thoughts, tiiat bad thoughts may not find room "Be on your guard, and strive to pray, 3*j.;-T .n ,* Slientlan's Wit. The following an authentic anecdote in connection with the Diui v Lane Theatre; re in.ill !,v Holland, the Arclntec', am! bv him based to Sheu lan, who b came larg-h in his debt. H illand could r.evrr obtain a settlement nr an interview on the subject *. i;!. Sheridan. 11- b', .' ■; him for w *.*ks and months at his own I;* us-, at the theatre, at hi- usual resorts; hut •;•-,* nowhere to be s-en. Al last he track ed iiim to tlie stage d >r, rusln* I in, in spite of tfie opposition of the burly j'oihr, and found: the manager on the stage conv. ising with a oartv of gent!* men w iiotn be had invited to show them the theatre. ShAri lan saw Holland approacliir.g, and knovj ii.g that iscape wasitn p s .ible, put a bold face on th- matter. "Ah! ii■ v dear Fellow," exclaimed he, "you are th- very man I wanted to see—you have come most apropos. 1 am truly sorry you have have bad the trouble of calling upon n.e so of ten; but now we are met: in a 1-w minutes J shall he at libel Iv: we -w ill then go into my room together arid settle our affairs. But fust you must decide an impiulant question here.— S-.uie of these gentlemen teil me there are co:n jd-jints, and ioudonts, that the transniission of sound is defective in your beautiful theatre.— That in fact the galleries cannot hear a! all, and that i- the reason why they are so noisy ot late. ' "Sound defective, not hear !" reiterated the astonished architect, turning j>al*, and almost staggering hack ;"why it is the most perfect ; building for sound that was ever erected ; I'll stake my reputation on i', the complaint is most groundless." "So 1 .- iV," restored Sheridan; hut now we'll bring the question to i>ne definitely, and limn have a paragraph or two in the papers. Do you, Holland, go and place yourself at the hack of the upper gallery, while I stand here and talk to you. "Certainly," said Holland, "with th-great est pleasure." A lantern was provided, with a trusty guide, and away went the architect through a iaby lynth of dark and winding passages, almost a day's journ* y, until iie reached his distant ele vated post. "Now, Mr. Holland, cried Sheridan, "are you there and ready." "Yes," was the immediate answer. "Can you hear me?" "Perfectly, perfectly, Mr. Sheridan." 1 "Then 1 wish you a very good morning." So siving Sheridan disappeared and was two or three miles off before Holland could descend. Another long interval occurred ere lie was able to chase the fugitive to his lair again. a railway station, an old ladv said to a vei v pompous looking gentleman, who was talking about steam communication— "Prav sir, what is steam "Steam, ma'am, is, ah !—steanf is eh, ah I steam is—steam !" "1 knew that chap couldn't tell ye," said a rough looking fellow standing by ; " but steam is a bucket of water in a tremendous perspira tion." Popular Errors. The human body, in our climate, is always | much warmer than the atmosphere, and is con stancy throwing off heat. All substances, in respect to heat, are called good or had conduc tors. If we apply our hand to the .carpet, it will appear tolerably warm, because it is a bad conductor, and lakes no h-at from us. If we next touch the floor, which is of wood, and therefore, although a bad one, is a better con ductor than the carpet, it will appear some j what cold—as it takes some of the heat of our hand away. Iron and other metals, being eminently good conductors, will abstract a greater quantity of heat from us; so that when we come to touch that, it will appear very cold, for the loss of h-at which our body immediately experiences. The same fallacious testimony of the touch would induce us to believe that water is really much colder than it is When we take the cold bath, we experience a chilly sen sation in passing out of the atmosphere into the water, although a thermometer will Jell us that they art* both of the same temperature; this is b-cause it has a property peculiar to itself, by which it absorbs and carries away whatever heal may be brought in contact with il, and I which is equivalent in its results to the proper ly of a conductor. Thus it will appear that what sems to be a cold sensation received from [other obj-cts, is in reality, nothing more than I the less of heat in touching them; and thus it is evid-nt that the Author of the Universe formed our s-nses to answer the ordinary purposes of life,-arul gave us intellect to correct their er rors. and enable us to apply them to higher arid nobl-r purposes of sri-nce. Ike Partington and Pugilism. Mrs. Pe.: ti.-.glcn was much surprised to find Ike, one rainy afternoon, in a spare room, with the rag-hag hung to the bed post, which lie was belaboi ing very lustily with his fists as huge as two cent apples. "What gymnastiness are you doing here said she, as she opened the door. lie did not slop, and merely replying'drain ing,*' continued to pitch in. She stood looking at him as he danced around the bag, busily: punching its rotund sid s. "That's th- M rrrissey touch, "sail he, giv ing one side a dig, "'and that," hilling the other side, "is the Benicia Boy." She said : "Stop !" and he immediately stopped after he had given tlie last blow for Morrissey. "I 1 a:n afraid the training vou are having isn't I good,.and I think you had belter train in snm other company. 1 thought your going into compound fractures in school would be dilotori ; ous to yon f don't know who Mr. Morrissev IN} 3:I' doll i M'ilif t t- >, t/m t tirnt nr I'as i*rr whipping the P-rr.icio is Boy, a poor Hd with a sore Kg, and I think he ought to be ashamed ; of hims-lf." | I:;- R-ui* have read the papers. Webster's Courting. Daniel WebsVr married the woman he loved, and the twenty years he~L\id wiih her brought him to the meridian of hi? greatness. An anecdote is current on this .-u!j-ct, which is not recorder, in the books. Mr. Webster was b-coming intimate with Miss Grace Fletcher, wh-n a >xi*:n of silk, which he was holding for r.er to ivifid, was getting in to a knot. Mr. Webster as-is!eii in unravelling the snarl then looking up to Miss G;ace, he said, "We have untied a knot, don't you think we could tie one ?" Grace was a little einbariassed, said not a word, but in the course of a few minutes she tied a knot in a piece of tape ami haud-d it to Mr. IV. This pi. ce of tap-, the thread of his domestic joys, was found after the cl-ath of Mr. Webster, preserved as one of his n ost precious i elics. A COOL DELINQUENT. —Hilfyer, of the Nat chez Courier , recently dunned a delinquent subscriber, who is five years in arrears. In re ply to the dunning epistle, the fellow writes ] :he ann-xed strikingly cool letter : "Now you may say 6r think that all this is j nothiugto you, and that I have had the pap-r ! and ought to pay for it. True, I have had it and read it, and if I should try very hard perhaps I might pay for it : but the fact is, 1 have gone to the full length of my rope. II 1 come out right side up, I will pay your bill, land if I don't come out right side up, I think • ynti ought to lose it forgiving such long credits. For such extensive credits qive scoundrels and | dishonest folks a great advantage over honest j ones. I wish it distinctly understood that the i paper be stopped, unlesss you choose to take the chances just as they are." SPIRITUALISM IN ITALY. —A funny slory is told, in a communication to the Spiritual Age, by Mr. J. J. Jarves, the distinguished author of "Art Hints," "Confessions of an Inquirer;',' tSic., now residing in Florence, Italy. 1! "At a tecent circle in this city, a skepti cal physician unexpectedly entered, on a visit, and seeing what the family were about, asked permission, "for the fun of the thing," to sit with them. The phenomena soon began, and directed towards him, too. "Who is it wants me?*' he asked. The medium's hand (a titled lady of great refinement and distinction in society,) was mad to write, — "One of your patients whom you killed— damn you !" Imagine the confusion of both parties. The doctor disappeared, and has made rn further attempts at a funny investigation ol Spiritualism and the mortification of the lady medium has scarcely abated'vet." (U'We know a man so habitually sleepy that his curiosilv cannot be wakened. £F""The only victory that costs no tears, \ said Napoleon, "is that over ignorance." WHOLE VOIDER 953.1. GBAFTIIT6. Cut your apple and pear scior.sfor grafting any time bet ween now and the last of February; don't leave it till spring, fir when the sap be gins to flow it is too late. Keep them in a cold, dry place. The best way is to pack them in Jry sand and put them in the cellar. Lay them on a cellar floor or wall away from the mice and they will keep pretty well ; but if they are allowed to become warm they will sprout ; and if kept too damp they will rot. Look at them occasionally. They should not be shrivel led and dry when wanted in the spring, hut should be green in bark when cut. In this condition they are alive and hungry f>r sap which they will absorb rapidly from the stock on which they a-e grafted and grow without fail. If they are plump and look fresh when grafted they will dry up ami die sure. Th time for grafting is when the buds on thp stock arejust opening. Some do it earlier and suc ceed, and some wait until the leaves are as large as squirrel's ears. The best methods for the perfrmance~of the work, and the composition ot the wax to be used can be learned from any work on hor ticulture, and most of oar readers are probably familiar enough on these points ; but more than "half ofthe failures are caused by mismanage ment of the sci >ns.— Chester County Times. INSECTS NEVER GROW.—Many people fancy that a little fly -is only little because it is young, i and that it will grow up in process of time to ibe as big as a blue boltie. Now this idea is en tirely wrong; for when an insect has once at i tained its winged state it grows no more. All J the growing, and most pait of the eating, is done in its previous state of life; and, indeed, | there are many insects, such as the silk-worm moll), which do eat at ail from the* time when they assume the chrysalis state'to the time when they die. [CP"An old fashioned mother, ah, how much meaning is comprised in that simple expression, fhe old fashioned mothc It carries cur thoughts back to those women whose home influence was pure and elevating : who taught their daughters to render themselves blessings to society by th"ir goodness, their diligence and their useful knowledge. We think of the lofty heroism, the brave endurance, the thousand virtues they incuicated and sigh at the con tract bet ween the past and the present. How few modern mothers understand or pprlorm their duty in training their children. A smattering of this that and the other, is con sidered quite sufficient education, and to show | oirto advantage is made the gpeat aim of life. | No wander there are so many desolate firesides, iPanVfeTnos"""' 50 man - v dlU,ti "S --j (TPA strong, hearty, lazy fellow, who pre | ferred begging tor a precarious subsistence to working fbr a sure one, called at the house of ft blunt farmer and asked to r cold victuals and old clothes. "Von appear to be a stout, hearty looking man," said the farmer, "what do you ;do for a living ?" "Why, not much," repli.-d the lei low, "except travelling about from place !o place!" "Travelling about, hah !?" rejoined j the farmer, "can you travel pretty well ?" "Oh, yes," returned the sturdy beggar, " I'm pretty good at that." 41 Well, then," said the farmer, coolly opening the door, "/ifA see you travel." lien the late Judge Howell, of Rhode Island, was at the bar, Mr. Burgess, to play a ! jok, wrote on the lining ol his hat, vacuum I caput (empty head.) The bat circulated about, exciting a smile cit every countenance, except that of the owner, who deliberately took it up and repeated the words, well knowing the au thor, addressed the couit as follows : "May it please the court, I a.k \our honor's protection, (holding up his bat.) "for," said he, "I find thai brother Burgess has written his name in my hat and 1 have reason to believe he intends to make ©ffwith it." [TT"An ill-looking fellow was asked how he could account for nature's forming him so ugly. "Nature was not to blame," said he, "for when j I was two months old, 1 was considered the | handsomest child'in that neighborhood, but mv i nurse one day strapped me away lor another boy just to please a friend of hers whose child was rather plain looking." tavern jokers hailed a clergyman in Nashua, N. 11. the other day, with a request that ht would settle a dispute among them. "What aimut '"said he. "Tell us how old the devil is 1" they answer ed. ''Keep your own family records,"'said he. Blip""Ma, has your tongue got figs f Got what, cluld ?" "Got ma 1" "Certainly not : but why do yon ask thai silly question ?" "Oh, nothing, only I heard pa sav your tongue was running from morning until night, and I was wondering how it could run without legs. That's all, ma." [CP*A ma lei youig lady, just graduated from a certain distant arademv, remarked the other day : "I cannot deceive how the young gentleman can drink so much recess, when they know that it is so conjurious to their institu tions." attorney about to furnish a bill of ; costs, was requested by his client, a baker, to | make it as light as he could. Oh ! replied the attorney, "that's what you say lo your foreman, but it's not the way I make my bread." What is the difference bet ween a good ! soldier and a lady ! Am. One j faces the powder, and the other powders the face. make a pretty girl's cheek red, pay her a sweet compliment. To redden those of i an impudent man.Vap them. VOL 2, NO. 27.
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