vou ni: SEW SERIES. Till] BEDFORD GAZETTE ■, l i BLHHKT> FAF.HY KRWAY MORNING BY .MEYERS \ HKNFORDs At the following trms, to wit: Vl. '>o per annum. a-ii, in advauc*. <2OO >• '• if paid wit bin the year. s o>< X if I.of paid within the year. j-T"Xn subscription taken tor less than six months, paper discontinued until all arrearages are ■>sid. miles* at the option of the publishers. It has •let; decided bytfce 1 mted States Courts, that the MfpiMigeol a new spelter without the payment ol ar i ainges, is prima facie evidence ol fraud and i* a criminal olfence. QTy The comfs have decided that persons are aP •om.table lor the subscription price of newspapers. it tb > take their, fioui the pot office, whether they • übscribe Joi 11** id ,ui uot. Poet V 11. THE TWO STREAMS. Behold the rocky wall That down its sloping sidps, p.ninths swift rain-drops, blending;, as they fall, j In rushing river tides ' j Yon stream., who e surges run, Turtle I by a pebble's edge. 1- Atha' a c < - a, rolling lovvaid the sun ill rough Ibe cleit mountain-ledge. The slender r,l i hal strayed, But for the slanting stone, 1 .> evening's ocean, with The tangled braid Of foam-flecked Oregon. So from 'be heights of Will Life's parting stream descends, Aid as a moment turns its slender fill. K'jch widening toirent bends,— from the same cradle's aide, f rom the same mother's knee, lit,i to long daikness and the frozen tide, One to the Peaceful Sea ! Atlantic iilo't hly, \uUi g 'ady caught her intended kissing a j I unite ineiid. He thas apologises. His explanation ( i- decidedly cool : ; y.mi coming in last /it, 015' love, Wa? somewhat sudden, i W'&s helping Nell i o tie the ribbons of . er rigolette ; • he put the critri-on of ber mouth lip —well, l m flesh and blood -ai d then you, singing came , Into 11 e loom, and to .-ej your head for shame. ! l - .\v a soil of maiden northern tights Shout up your cheek- and tremble 111 your eyes ; j I 11 e • net, tiui g-. I like to see tbe wind . Kc . the -eo, and, when it's eaxly bad. I . vei) pieity w oa.an—very mad ! the dangerous and regal air > y oea. a queen'- name, and a queen you are) i h,Jhioi, donned your thibei opera cloak, ' 4 ., 'i it with a diamond l.k> a dir. .. „ V mi-tie-s, but my lite. 1,. ,t fining an at) n 1 , i.'t. be so 'ln" '•* n > * li *' . . . wiM ibing*. a l- ' have -aid, but , , t nc? flke to own them. Who would be i— or loose hurricanes, 1 i.fietor ot earthquake?, or in comets-plunging iti celestial sea ' I)r Ld a maid that could, ifslm should please, C.ve him a touch of one or all ol the.-c ! xo , 1 Holi't let a female thunder storm vL-iih every now and then Brood in your eyes, wi.n A d.t-h of angry Hzhtning. If" nave bad Your Match and Aprrt.now be June • A .-d let yon. fine cut eyebrow's stlken spau Be bows of promise to your favorite man 1-ve had my laugh, and you your pout, and now .YLuT.spoiltl.atrosebiidityoutw.sti.so:) , .. me Loth hand- that I may say "good Be s •1 ne good <i,*?h iW?." whose heart and mind and 1 .ch pie to low At.t. women as a iace : <„ when 1 kiss®' jour pretty cousin N- U, I . ~„ored one who taught me to admire Uf women m their twenties-do, I't you sec P.,-.. then, dear Bess, as 1 was stnnoing by lor Met Hp-suite close-now this is •'- i , „ my soul, 1 made believe 'twas you- .. P.n.Fs—-The WVaveiville wrong stae • . "';* was a dancing: party uSome time goMh | at r,rr yc*r-iii • ven 'hip north | mo>t . n .. r vet sit V requi- Ud litti babies, wnose °°'*- t the mothers to . y,„ much attuotron o ung , niov the daht-o. A• • .. .. oun g ones, ~,cn" volunteered , l -°. £* d in a wiitlethe parents ttid"Vc _ f(h ba bies in \- 0 ,r.er had the WO*™ tban t h-y . hmge of the clol be>, gi •.>d the dalice ,0,0 one the apparel of* • n ,others over, it war, time to 3° Uri>iSO her own hurriedly took each U- ) ** R or RHeen ,-,,1 started, .ome to their h.iWs c-d, and were la. was a pro „ .1... But the oay nj motb „ s aiscov- J /..us tow in tha V Ld tlie ?JX u , .ed that a Etngle d . sc iosed startling phy , .ir babes; observhiio- commenced - C al piienoiii' na, j pelr ; an irn ', l' vin ? . v . t pari it required two la> To u.eti rotmif r ' aU ' l (1 j r any of the baby sw rs . nay it s territory." ,o v, rrture withm the te . _ ' hi- heen granted to M r -O-A skw T-n.Ah . n st LoUls H. r.ry Shaw, the ol j hulM Jrcd tliou ? an t ,gav:.s. whom a verdict ol on gIQ aoliars was be flad promised t- Mi's-ET.e Carztang, ■" !'ITK CHh:AT HALt/HW *, r OYAf> /;. MK. IA .MOIN TAIN'S STATEMENT. Mr, La Mountain, after it iscrihing the pre liminaries and premising tLat ihe object of the trip was not to make mooev, but to establish by practical deinonsfratioo important scientific facts, gives the following acc.unit of the voy age : O ST. LOUIS. All being ready, at 7:2 C' we set sail—Mr. Wise in the basket, Mr. (lager, Mr. Hvde a I1( j my sell m the boat taking a northeasterly course and ascending rapidly. As we passed up, the great city beneath seemed to be com pressed and drav.n together on a concave, the . valleys and woods melting into .;ach other until their outlines became almost indistinguishable; ' tile great snorting steamboats befow, looking ' like toy houses floating in a gutter, and emit ting taint puffs of smoke. At about eight o'- clock We could see that the people helow were ' having their sunset, although we were in a full ! blaze ol light. THE PRAIRIES. The prairies looked like va-t field-- of polar ice, slightly tinged with green, but quite des titute of luminous properties. Between us and th"ni hung suspended, evidently, a jaik and almost opaque belt, which seemed like a veil drawn over the country. The alternate patch es of cultivated grounds, water sheet* and Jit tle luils and gulches gave to all a diversified appearance—though tlip hills ha<l lost their relative cone like appearance, and seemed to be vast sugar loaves, fietted with raisins and lemon parings—ihe effect of alternate forest and grass. Such a spectacle must he seen to be ap preciated, and can be seen only by those who study nature Irom favorable position we occupied. APPROACH cr DARKNESS. Very graduallv the darkness stole up from below. It was as though invisible hands were lilting up the veil as it approached and en veloped us. In a lew moments the sun left us, (lisappeai ing in a tia/.v luminous bank ol red. It did not become dark. Throughout (lie night we were able at all times to distinguish the prairies from the wooded country below, even when at an ahituJe of two miles. A miOsrilElUO PHENOMENA. I We wore floating in a sort ul transparent : vapor, which, without possessing any percepti ; ble body, yet seemed to be made up of luminous ! panicles. Th.e of ••• . - • , appearance, as though it were charged w,ti • f,re So powerful was this that every tin. o the netting, every fold of the silk every cord : and wrinkle, were a* plainly visible as ,1 illu i m.nated by hncl.es, and 1 could at any moment tell the time Ly consulting my watch. I his phenomenon became more striking as in creased iir altitude. My theory ola fact so remarkable and belurp unbea.d of, is oat .e cl ,uds charged will, electrical principles, a d acted upon bv the heat of the sun, emitted a d dispen-d through the air the luminous part,c * Which, though separately. indistinzu.shaU, Were still the myriad torclv warers ol " ' drous way- This theory l.a ac.ent.t c warran in the fact that ships have son ''''hat ' tt! Urlv illuminated at sea .so powerfully ( lha J masthead was visible from deck, m " r j> proceed from the same cause, acti .g ".""' pal ferent circumstances. I hat it is ■ . feature - f night above th- earth > - . shown by the fact that when CharL MaiL .Mason 3ik! Lord Holland mad. • t y p ||_ mous nocturnal voyage from burg, it was so dark it seemed as . thj was passing through solid b.oti.s marble. 7„ E MIND CIKKEN-r To return : At hiteen sa f t . Ascent o'clock we saw Mr Brooks nilfjj en|ly abou{ a little north of our line, am} s V y e we re twenty-five miles Irom Si. a , lc i a | ia jf 5 ant | then at an altitude of a in, s proved tfiat the the difference of our |° ? we were moving, upper current, along vv direction, while that was pacing in an east,.jj pt j vva<s not. This in which Mr. Brookj,f a favorite theory in was the deinonstrqjfusatlaid ic. After losing connection with t,'. k,-pt we|l up for several sight of our ea ; fof paiticular moment oc hours, a n of whicli J curved- Ih tontinued. We saw around have blazing lights at dif feVent'biiX NvV * to Pi°veed from jonfireu The e pssrd merniy in the bo*. , n joUing, bg anecdotes, 'alking over the st.nes in St<bs before our departure, and speculating the probabilities of land .nv in New Voiie on the morrow. We could not have i more merry trio had we bet-n comfortablated around s >me table lamp with the "Id folks at home." K o. VISE Ik NAP WHICH PROVES }TROUS. ,\hout halt pa'clock Mr. Wise called to me from h' 3 i>erch in the ba.-ket. He a -kd me d 1 c t'P awake? 1 answered ves. of course;. i what 1 started for.— He responded Hoiild, he could not, he was going to was tned out. He asked me to 100 l the ualloon, and call to bim to opertilve if I wanted to de scend- A.I mounted quite high, in consequencetving thrown out some p a l]aat. t'he cold, and the balloon odist<A discharge gas rapidly from th** 'h'oding a descent advisable, 1 directed Mr. pen the valve, and hp did so. lo a "two later, observing that the batloour down rapidly, and hearing the gaqugh the valve, I call ed to Mr. ' s q. This he did not ( j O . the gas pjy thi s (| me t| )P > extieme cold tfipd our conpn^nons BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 22, im ! iiu voi/ag*, Gager and Jlyde, who Ivrrcf fallen t into a pleasant sleep. We Mill kpt going down very last. Knowing that at this tafe we should soon strike the earth, and wondering what could be the matter. Mr. Gager clambered up the stays of the boat to the basket, and found Mr. Wise fast asleep, with the netfk-pipe hanging upon his breast. 11 is unfortunate lethargy had nearly made mischief. As it was iit cost us a loss ol pas amounting to about two hundred pounds of ascensive power, which was no insignificant item. Mr. Wise being shaken [ roughly, .said he was very tired and had been I dreaming. He remained awake a few minutes and then feil asleep again, continuing so, with my two other companions, at intervals during the ingt*t. My desire ta keep constant watch, ol the progress of the flip and guard against all possible contingencies was such that I could not close mv eyes. Mr. Wise being a more veteran and experienced aeronaut, and not hav ing the advantage of suffering from a bilious fever, of course the case vvas different with him. ACOUSTIC EAOJ'I'KTJRS OF THF. AIR. Nothing else of moment occurred, save the throwing overboard of about two hundred pounds of baliasi to .compensate for the Joss of gas; un til about one o'clock. Al this time we passed over a town, which as we were crossing, not more than two or three hundred fee.' above, was clearly visible. Ido not know the name of the place, but conclude it must have been Dogtnwn, as myjfirst shout for information as to'our where abouts aroused 'Tray, Blanche and Sweetheart,' in a chorus of canine vociferation that seemed , to prevail from one end of the hamlet to the other. I got npwesponse from a human voice. Our course at this time was northeast half east. 1 I mav remark with regard to sounds from the 1 earth that at the highest altitude we attained during the night, I could distinctly hear the ' 1 song of the whip-poor-will and hear the bark- 1 ing ot small dogs. As we descended lower, the croaking ol the smaller vocalists, and the chirping of crickets, became audible. We 1 three or four times got so low that I saw fire tlies Hitting in their gorgeous raiments ol mellow ' light, past the car in which i was seated. 1 CROSSING INDIANA AND OHIO. From one o'clock until sunrise, at about half past lour, T kepi the balloon within four or live hundred feet of the earth, using, during , that time, but three pounds of ballast, which I f considered a little remarkable. During this | period ail three ot my companions were fast f asleep —the atmosphere being veiy warm and , fia nlnenV 1n" my 'voyag e, and somewTiaf varied mv reflections. _ At half past one we | crossed a canal, a river and another town, which I now think was Baltimore, Indiana.— , My opinion is that beforp we passed over Illi nois on the line of Danville, and perhaps this place was my responsive Dogtown. Several lights were \isible at Baltimore and along tlie line of the canal. Our course was then E. N\ E. As we proceeded we crossed and recrossed the Wabash several times, its route being tor tuous, and ours on a geometrical straight line. Here f noticed that the wind was quite fresh, as I heard it whistling pleasantly through lh" trees. I could abo tell that we were traver sing Indiana, from the fact that immense undu lating pi nines were left behind, and the conn- ' trv densely wooded. We lost sight of the tvabash, nnatl_>, at Lafayette, striking on a northeasterly angle acioss Fountain, Tippeca noe, Carson, the southern part of Cass, Miami, the center ol Wabash, Huntington and Allen counties, and striking the State of Ohio at the edge of Paul.ling county, passing near the town ot Harrison. About 3b minutes past 1 o'clock the balloon lowered suddenly, so as to almost touch the t >ps ot the trees. I threw out thrpe pounds of ballast, and heard the saod strike upon a roof-top, probably in a town in Cass county. This small discharge elevated us so that we passed clear ol an ugly piece of woods a short distance ahead. I called out always on pacing a house, and was invariably answered by ihe bark or howl of a dog. THE DA W.N. At til,s time day light made its appearance, heralded nv a faint glimmering in the East, quickly fol.W'ed by the most beautiful auroral phenomena, in.,' a brilliant illumination of the whole vista of tin* space in which we were moving. Again the veil seemed to drop over us, hung fur a short time between the balloon and the earth, and tbpn disappeared, as ii its particles had decomposed and floated away.— A if by magic, all was glowing in vernal beau ty, and a splendid panorama Jay spread out be neath us, the yellow fields of grain, the woodod patches, and the tortuous windings ot the streams, being clearly distinguishable. The rising of the sun clothed all these in glorious robes of living, sparkling light. it seemed as il every tree top bore a coronal, and every field ol grain was headed with a. cabinet of gems, while tlie surface of the waters shone with an untold magnificence, I could not re frain Irom exclaiming aloud in wondering ad miration of Ihe glory of nature's God. Mv companions, who were awake by this time, joined with me in feasting upon the ravishing splendoi of the \iew. We passed over, or nearly over Fort Wayne. > as the sunlight first reached us. The noticea ble feature here was the perfectly level appear ance of the country. As the warm beams iel. upon our globe, the gas expanded considerably, giving us an increased buoyancy that sent us up to a considerable altitude. Pursuing our northeasterly course, we struck the Maumee at Defiance, passed a mile and three quarters over it, and preceeded across Defiance and Henry counties. In a few minutes we left the Maumee, our altitude giving us a more easterly direction. LAKE ERIE. Lake Erie, which was over sixty miles dis tant, now berarn- vi-ible, at first looking near J;' Freedom of Thought and Opinion. the earth. As we approached, however, its islaids became visible,and enabled us to deter mue that we were fast coming upon this great iniind sea. We went at quite a rapid pace over Henry, Ward and Ottawa counties. We could see men and women below, going into fields to attend to their stock or milk cows.— We threw out a few papers to inform the peo ple of our whereabouts. We also shouted loudly io (hem, but got no answer, and probably were no seen. As we sallied on, we had ascended to a considerable height—so much as to expand our bailoon and endanger its bursting. We wire therefore obliged to let out gas and come down, which we did on a gradual incline, posing to and upon the Lake at a point far fHi Sandusky Hay. This was'the test on which I bad telt important questions depended. We had ben fold that our gas would condense over the water, that we should fall into the first like we attempted to ]cross, and all that sort of thing. I believed nothing of thp sort, but of course felt somj anxiety as to the determination about to be made. At 7 '2O as we struck the lake over Cedar Point, I shouted to persons below, a-king them "Is this Lake Erie 1" "Yes," was the answer, "and you had better look out." A I small propeller in the bay gave us chase, and j we had a good laugh at those on board over the j facility with which we left them out of sight behind. The effect of water did not condense oui gas a particle. On the contrary, as I had checked the descent just as we touched the lake, a very small discbarge of ballast sent us up again to a very considerable altitude. We descended again, however, to within a few hiji; ''fed feet of the wafer, crossing the entire: lake v. ithout any peculiar incident. We passed eight two propellers, one paddle steamer ; ind five sails, saluting and receiving salutes 1 from all. We were for s few minutes out of : sight of land, but soon obtained glimpses of the j Canadian shore. This we struck at half-past ekven, at a spot which J pronounced the famous j Long Point, of pugilistic notoriety, though my : 'ompanions insisted we were south of Buffalo. : The result proved I was correct. During the ntire passage but three pounds of ballast were brown out. We first came over what is called Sandv ISiuff, about fifteen miles west of the Welland anal, bearing northeast. We passed very juickly over thejine stretch of provincial Cono rs near enough to frighten horses, lowls and ilVn—several of the latter, who were at work | n the fields, leaving their implements and run- J img off shouting in evident frigot. There was j ; general stampede in the country. We first ri,' "j;' 1 ,. , - --'iihen the Welland canal, j Desjardins bridge, famous for the ternuw u.rAw er by which it was once marked. NIAGARA TROM ALOFT. At 11:15 we passed Niagara river, and ■rtered New York State at an altitude of two j ind a half miles, having gained the upper cur 'ert and bearing east by norlh. How insignifi- Tnt here seemed the greatest natural wonder' ) the world .' Niagara river was a mill stream, i>d the {mint where i; went roaring over the ' ivful piecipice of the Falls was barely dis- • hguishable by a line of white foam, much as i u industrious housewife would make the water j iok in a wash tub. For sixty miles on either j Hethe view was magnificent. Between Lake ' trie and Lake Ontario there seemed to be 1 i>ly distance enough lor an agreeable morning j nlk. Plainly insight were Niagara, Fort liagara, Queenstown —with Brook's monument I eming like a white skewer stuck in a piece green cloth—Lewistown, Sf. Catharines, ispension Bridge—which be the insiest and most unsubstantial spider web liippewa, Gravel, Port Dalhousie, Cattaraugus, ckport, Medina, Albion and Buffalo. It was ivv agreed to come down and land Mr. Gager, r. Hyde, the machinery and the boat near vchester, leaving Wise and myself, relieved 550 pounds o! ballast, to proceed to the sea ast, which I calculated we should strike in e northern portion of the State of Maine. THE DESCENT. Accordingly we commenced a descent. As e came within about 1,000 feet of the earth e were suddenly seized by a tremendously j iwerlul gale, between two currents of air owing in opposite directions, and carrying i along with tremendous velocity. Below lis, we had noticed, as an effect of the storm pon us, a loss oI ascending power caused by it* condensation ol gas. We were then at a jM>t southeast of Lock port, about 10 or 15 iles. Instantly every pound of ordinary iilast on board was thrown over to check our •scent, and notwithstanding this fact, going at e awful rate of two miles a minute, and •rtain to be dashed to pieces if we struck the irth, and went below the tops of the trees. A HURRICANE. The wind howled with a power like that of ie great tails themselves, aud the trees, as we vept closely over and brushed them, bent 'fore the rushing tornado like blades of grass, hings began to wear a threatening aspect. Mr. ager, who had been in the boat until this me. climbed, up the stays into the basket illi Mr. Wise—Mr. Hyde remained with me, n interested but by no means frightened man. bearing the woods, we commenced ascending tarn, so as to get clear of the tornado, but the iiper current—two miles and a half above the ><rth—was blowing in the same direction.— ji looking at my watch, I found it was half mat twelve o'clock. Unfortunately we had no nwns of regulating our descent, and having gee up until we lost our ascensive power, wjlingly descended, passing over the edge of Lite Ontario, twenty-five miles west ol Roches ter it the mouth of Sandy creek, and near Ekvl's Nose. Leaving Rochester to the south we truck boldly across the lake, and when aboi twenty-five miles from the New-York shoi, from loss and condensation of the gas byte effect of the storm, again struck the awl gate, at fifteen minutes before one, at a point north west of Big Sodus. Again the balloon shook, trembled and vibrated much as a ship will in passing from smooth into vera rough sea. We were then tour thousand feet , above the water, and descending very rapidlv. j I could only hope to check the descent by cut i ting away the machinery, and this was a forlorn ■ chance. Hyde looked up at me sorrowfully. I His courage, which bad lasted in a remarkable manner before this, gave out ; but such a scene | was enough to frighten any green hand. Above, | the clouds were as black as ink—around, the wind was howling as if alive with demons— and below, the waters, capped with foam, and lashed by the contending air currents, swept up in swells fifteen feet high, that ran in every conceivable direction. Mr. Hyde said to me, "I guess we are gone," and with a despairing countenance climbed up with Wiae and Gager into the basket, leaving me alone in the boat, ft was a desperate time, but I cannot say I was disconcerted. I had sepn worse perils of the same sort before. My only thought was, that at a point on the shore dimly visible from where I stood, my mother lay buried. Wise looked over the basket and shouted, "For God's sake, La Mountain, throw overboard anything you can lay your fingers on." i knew Mr- W. was excited, and did not care to vvate my ballast so high above the water. THE TALI, ON LAKE ONTARIO. Down we came at the rate ola mile and three quarters a minute, or three times the velocity of an express train, and plump we went upon the water. The effect of striking the wave crest was the same as would have been a descent upon a sharp pointed rock. I was holding on by the ropes when the shock came. Itsfoice was so terrible as to dash in three planks on one side ot the boat, —but the water was prevented from coming in by the strong canvas on the outside. After the con cussion, we bounded up fifty or sixty feet, like a rocket shot. I was jerked by the shock so that my head hung over the water. My bea ver fell off, and my watchguard was broken square in two. Recovering myself, I seized a hatchet, and proceeded to cut away the lining, &.C., and threw them overboard. My companions above were excitedly calling out to me on all sorts of subjects, but I paid as little attention as pessible to them. After we esca ped the first shock, I felt perfectly confident that we would come out safely, and told them so, but they hardly seemed to believe me. PROPOSITION TO SWAMP THE BALLOON; Mr. Wise proposed here to descend into the lake and swamp the balloon—in other words, to leave us at the mercy of waves shore. nd miles to thoughtlessly ; but, of course, I peremptorily declined it. I called to my companions to hand me down their carpet bags, valise, mail bag, and other articles, which I successively threw into the lake,and thus kept above the water alternately by cutting away parts of the boat. I knew it I climbed into the basket with the others, we should all be drowned together. 1 hoped that by clinging lo the boat and cutting it up piecemeal, we might be saved. At all events, I was determined not to be drowned if I could help it—though, thinking such a result not impossible, I pinned my watch in my pantaloons pocket, thinking that if we were drowned, iny body might' be washed ashore, when my wife would get the keepsake. The result verified my anticipations. The balloon did not strike water again, but varied fiorn six to fifty feet above it, as I threw uu t the pieces of the boat I cut avvav. END OF THE VOYAGE; We soon came in sight of land, forty miles to the leeward, I took out my watch, and saw lhat it was ten minutes past one. This was the most delightful sight during the voyage. I was now confident that we could keep the j balloon up during the remaining distance. 1 When within twelve miles ol land, at twenty- j five minutes past one, we passed the propeller 1 Oswego, and I saluted her by swinging a piece ' ol board and then throwing it over. As we neared shore, we saw that we were tending io- j ward a vacant field near a piece of woods, and determined if possible to have the boat car merely skim this field, and let the balloon go to pieces against the trees. At twenty-seven miuutes to two we swept on to shore, "and as my mission in the boat was accomplished I climbed up into the car, where I was warmly received by my companions. As the gale took the shore, it caught up about fifty feet, carry ing us that height, and leaving us on the tops of the trees without car and anchor, dragging through them. On we went, the balloon bul ging, heaving, and literally mowing its way, sweeping off the tops of branches, tearing up trees, swinging some times almost vertically, and leaving a clear path through the woods bv our course. At last, just as we were about despairing, the balloon caught in the last tree in the woods—a monstrous elm —the silk gave way, swung backward and forward at a tremen dous rate several limes, then dropped at successive stages fifty feet down the branches and we were safe. .Need I say we felt thank ful ? I was too sick and weary to express my gratitude, besides being somewhat hurt; but my companions displayed their pleasure forci bly. Mr. Hyde threw hia cap in the air and made the woods ring with his shout 9. ****# Yesterday I left for Troy, and here I am, fully satisfied with the results of the trip, and more determined than ever to go forward with the enterpise. JOHN LA MOUNTAIN. TROY, July 7, 1559. TERRIBLE ACCIDENT WITH A MOWING MA CHINE. —Mr. Geoige Shelmire, proprietor of the Spread Eagle Hotel, at Huntingdon, Montgomery county, Pa., whilst driving a mowing machine, on Friday last, leaned for ward to strike one of his horses, and was pre cipitated before the machine, the scvthe of which cut off his two bands at the vrist. WHOLE M VXER QB&9. Hour# IN PARl?. —"Belie Britain" write? from Paris, in March test, that erinolrneia sub siding, The haul ton of Paris have never wort* hoops of such vast rotundity as we have teen in New York ; and without being too curious on the subject, I have come to the conclusion lhat the Parisian skirt, as now worn, is made of some more flexible material steel. At all events it yields more easily and gracefully in a crowd. Tne bonnets are becoming larger and tbe grisettes (who wear caps only) are the only bareheaded people in the streets of Paris. Trail ing dresses ire worn only in carriages and draw ing rooms, and in cut and color they are mors subdued than in Broadway. THE EGO IN TOE BOTTLE. —The London Field explains the mystery of an egg in a bottle, which has often puzzled people. This is how rt got there ; j "Take a good sound egg, place it in strong vinegar, and allow it to remain twelve hours. It will then become soft and elastic. In this state it can be squeezed into a tolerably wide mouthed bottle; wben in it must be covered with water having some soda in it. In a few hours this preparation will restore the egg near i ly to it 3 original solidity, after which the li quid should be poured off and the bottle dri ed." You need not tell any one that the ben laid it there while in a soft state. Leave the puzzled to guess that. STATE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. —The next annual meeting of the Pennsylvania State Teachers' Association will be held in West Chester, commencing on Tuesday, the 2d of August. A large number of Teachers from different parts of the State will be present. Domestic Economy.— Said Simpson to his wife one day, "We've nothing left to eat ; If things go on in this queer way, We shan't make both endsVseef." The dame replied in words discreet, "We're not so badly fed ; If we can make but one end mmeatt t And make the other bread!" Lawyers. —"A Lawyer," said Lord Brough am, in a facetious mood, "is a learned gentlemen who rescues your estate from your enemies, and keeps it himself." country would now be in a deplo rable condition, if it were not for the God-send of the frequent and large receipts of gold California." So say all the Opposition Very well ! Through what instrmnentaiiir was it that the United States acquired Califor nia ? THAT OF THE DEMOCR AT 1 C PARTY, and they were opposed at every step that led to the acquisition by those who now constitute the Opposition. The Democrats were for the annexation of Texas, the Opposi tion against it. The Democrats were for the war with Mexico, the Opposition against it, and some of their leaders desired that our army should be welcomed "with bloodv hands to hos pitable graves !" That annexation of Texas led to the war with Mexico, consequent upon which was the acquisition of California. Truly do tha • results of all Democratic measure* come upon the country like "God sends !" Where would the country now be, if the Opposition to the Democratic party had accomplished its pur pose I IT IS A Chinese maxim, that for every man who does not work, and every woman who is idle, somebody must suffer cold or hunger. Loafers please notice. A BOY was asked whet meekness was. He thought a moment, and said : "Meekness gives smooth answers to rough questions." HE WHO cannot feel friendship is alike inca ble of love. Let a woman beware of the man who owns that he loves no one but himself. !TF*Do good to him who does you evil, and by this means you will gain the victory over him. IGfThe greatest advantage that a man can procure tor his children is to have them well educated. CP'lfyotir wite runs away, don't you run after her, for if you do, there will be two fools in the chase. [TP'The poor should get learning in order to become rich ; and the rich should require it for their ornament. THEY who "pine" in their you'h can never look "spruce" in old age* A LITTLE girl describes a snake as "a thing 1 that's tail all the way up to the head." TIME is the only commodity or gift of which evpry man that lives has an equal share. CP"The worst feature on a man's face is his nose—when stuck in other people's business. ttP"On Saturday night a week, the wife of the Hon. Edward Everett died in Boston. OTF"Be quick in conceiving, and bold and de termined in executing. ffF'Hewhohas lost shame may bury his heart. Discretion in speech is more than elo quence. • [TP*Do not trifle with your cwn character. m. 2, NO. 51.
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