ASSOCIATION, 1 . -' r by Special erutvurmmt the lick and distressed, afeeted me distaste. * Dieted with Sexual Diseases, tuehaa ,W fiiakiuts, hnjwttncr, Gonorrheas, mZT r JmzHtfsi or Oelf Abuse, efc., rfc. • “ ocutjos, lu view of the awful destruction cd hy Saxttsl Diseases, and the decaiition. unfortunate victims of such dlasSeVL, r» two directed their Consulting fiurttnn vorthy of their name, to open a d££Z/ ent of this class of diseases, in aUlUfth! medical advice gratis, to Ml who anriv scriuUon of their condition, (umlooS. * fe, ic-,) and in cases of urnith medicine free of eharaef ft S, t the Association commands tuej|)rh«Bt ogc, and will furnish the mostaji^iroT n rcTicw of the past, ft-cl assured thii sphere of benevolent effort, hs.r«hMU iho mulcted, especially to t he ttiaZZ ved to devote themselves, with renewed iportnnt but, much despised cauo. y the Association, a Deport on «p»nn n 1. Weakness, the rice of Onanism, M fln base, and other diseases of the Sexual suiting Surgeon, which will bo tenth* * velope). free of charge, on the recefnt It i for jiostage. .• * jrt or Treatment, Dr. GEQBQE JUOAL. Surgeon, Howard Association, NoSa 8 uMphia, I’a. By order of the Directin' EZRA D.-HEART WELL, Prettf' till, Sec\y. v [Dec. **y v r EXCITEMENT !—A NEW OUT IN A NEW PLACE. ' ’ VIN & LEHR - their friends and the citizens .1 they have opened a ,"* & PROVISION STOipr’ v y occupied hy John Lehr, Patton's Hall, where they will he may favor them with a coil. 1 Thou select one, eonsisfing of • -f:-' Feed, Bacon/ • .% S u gar, , " *7, Molasses, Potatoes,; FiahOil, Oamphcnc, Alcohol, :!irs and Tobacco. / : til their goods for the READY CASH/ .!■, persons desiring of w ill do well to giye them ft c*U, 6S,the/ dliiig advance on first cost, thing {ml wliat he buys. Om u’t mute our words pood. : Urn-Tv* STOVES! STOVES.^TIi? ;i;i just n-rclud from Phi la- ' so i North')! celebrated Cook-‘ KOVAL COOK |HL Tills beautiful Oooklrig Stoven|HM titi/jn for tlio exquisite etyjo i rfoct' operation in all respect*. The (be firebox and Ibo.llnes are M*cnwp ■ u surface will Lake perf clijaud uni st examination of thb Store mustsat : will become a oulrersal favorite. ". '(IK SKA SHELL, 'ho llroiox ’ia of good "i|yltT-ilin oven is capacious 'andia attotffi one that nmy readily bo rccomiwMw ry particular, ■ . rio and parlor stores constantly on Joseph n. mm. <rr Opposite Vtt AtMfriain Mtidmd, lON is THE LIKE 6? y convinced of the tnUt/pf this say. would respeclfdlly announce to. the and vicinity, that he has entered a -I ~ • rf '* AtLOIUNO ESTABLISHMENT, . ' occupied by Michael GoHagW. Im. he Supon'nb-ndentV OWtci rftiertSe as usual. Ho has just Motived rut of ' -v , : ” SSIMEUES & VESTINOS, and dress suits, which he will, make hi and at prices which can not nUT tc received the LATEST STYLES bf ‘ f f > WINTER FASHIONS, I'. vl he can satisfy th~ most faatlillnia <t his clothing trill bo made ag well m In fine, he is determined ihft imh) on hie Part to render nlisfitctfonta liira with their patronage. r .I . , JOHN TALBQT. >OD, AND ITS ME.— Just Published, Gratis, thcStylh N THE RATIONAL TREATMENT, i Spermatorrhea or Local Weakness. j i. (ienital and Nervous DlhilUy.Tmu)- ' I nit to Marriage generally. bjn* v 11.DK LANKY, M~D. J I that the many alarming ; •prudence and solitude ofynntH, mar ' ITKOL'T MEDICINE, is In thlsiateaU ’ | stinted; and the entirely newandUgh: ; out, os adopted by toe Author, flilly ‘ of which ivory one is enabled' la Off* J and at the. least possible coat, thereby -I ertised nostrums of the day. j w, gratis oud post free in a ! scaled W- I (post paid) (wopgstagestampstoOr. ] ist 31st street, hoar York, Cty. I Np SUMMER- FA&H f'.IKO.XEIX, Merchant Taflor, late of es' to Inform the citizens o( Altoona i has leased Uie traiMimf.Whsrairs u n Hotel and one door SOuthMN*- i strict, where bp ft novr re^tdringnu XU SUMMER GOODS, Clothe* of all prices, Plain alidjaac, 'or p inner wear, £ ilk,Satin, VclxirtMsr of light Summer Vestings, in short, l)i> called for, ail of wnKdi'tio will jrt notice, uud on the mosCKosacut- in the business, ho thinks, will etjs- . ho may fivor him with theVbtdpts." LAIR COUNTY,—T&E v.;>ose to publish aNew.Map.qf sislr , from act nit] eurveys, coutatnihgMl uds, Cumß tlie actual lonmtles of Ron*,* of Worship, JJchoPtHtiwS. rich, 3lilla. Hotels, Stores,-Vfitm PptJ*- Owners.ic. tlie Principal Villages, a TftflMe 6f e-a Directory, giving the ninth *pd riber, trill be engtjaved oo.thojnat -1 lie to n suitable scale ftp as thmue al Map. which will beepp/reoand :y!c, and delivered to SAMUEL GKIL, ISAAC O.fRKEP. ISSUER PRACTICAL rcppcctfully announces ; na and the public tismes the Drug bu«ln‘'SfkW^S*® r • re he keeps constantly ’• s;ile and Retail, DKUGF, CAI.S, OILS, VAUMSU- 4|^ a btifllncas, and a desire to render®it nls price and quality, ke bepestb tro of public patronage. liaata supplied on reasonable ternw, istance promptly attended to.' mu carefully compounded, p-tt ; POLICE GAZETTED unal of Crime and Criminals !* B> I is widely circulated throughout im all tho. Great Trials, Criminal JMiforialson the some, together Vrtn al Matters, not to bo found in MOJ per annum; $1 for six months, to e rs, (who should write their Burnt* ini State where they reside plainly#/ To O. W.' M ATSBLL A CO., - - . 'r. of New York Police Gazette, Ac* TorkWlf- ton, Jack & Co., IZS&3& ' FFICES AT urg and Altoona* THE PRINCIPAL TITIJ3S, j ,ld for sale. Collations made.—- reit, jiayable on demand, without In to interest, at fair rates. 1 \l-lf- >. LEET, AT-LAW,. HollidATS; I.E.UR COTOTT, PA., ' . „ U ral Courtl of Blair, Huntingo™ and attend promptly to ell fol***? - («!Ece (for tho present) at his w*r ' and Penn streets, Hollidsyshuj*' [^3Btf BITTNER, N DENTIST, :ly opposite the Loth***® da Etnet. fOet. 15-tL ’ ADLUM, IF IF>QaUbaa<»» 51..V111 COUKtV, PA. and at tho store of J. P- tlilMU*®- B'jT.-ly '. • r LOTOPF|L^^ t *?y jfHIL. CHURCHES, MINISTERS, &C. rmbyltrian; Ber. A B. Clark, Pastor.—Preaching or* «ry Sabbath morning at 10% o’clock, and in the evening at 8 o’clock. Sabbath School at 0 o'clock, A. it, In theLcc lure Boom. Prayer Mooting every 1 Wednesday evening in the some room. 1 ■ - , iiahocUtt Episcopal, Ber, & A.Wasoy, Pastor.—Preach ing every Sabbath morning atlOK o’clock and in the even ing. Sabbath School In tho lecture Boom at 2 o’clock,- P M. General Prayer Meeting in ferno room every Wednes day evening. Young Sica’* Prayer Meeting every Friday '‘’evening. , • Ixangdiccl Lvtl*ran, (no Pastor.)—Sabbath School In the Lecture Room at 2 o’clock, P.Jf. Prayer Meetingin same room every Wednesday evening, r , United Snt/uroh Rev., D. SP2CK, Pastor.~Preaching or ■ «b Sabbath morning at IUJ4 o’clock and in the evening at <■'. o’clock. Sabbath Behoof in the Lecture Room U 0 O clock, A. M. Prayer Meeting over* Wednesday evening iisaaeroom. \ ’f J 6 J Pi’cUsUxnl Episcopal,' Bov, B. W.tuvxa, Pastor.—Divine Service 3d and 4th Sunday* of each month at 10V o’clock A. M, and 4 % P. JI. Sunday School at 0 o’clock A. M. Catholic, Rev. JoHx Twta<iB,'.KiBtor^—Preaching at 1014 i o'clock In the morning, nhd at SVln the afternoon. BapM, (up Pastor.)—Sabbath School at 9 o’clock, A. If ,1/nwii MdhodUt, Bev. SbOZg Can. Pastor.—Prw»rl.in». ,very Sabbath morning at 11 o’clock and in theeveniniTln old,Cmon School House. w ALTOONA MAIL SCHEDULE. MAILS CLOSIS. \>ay aud IloUWaysburgat U 00 A M Waifora u SOO A*m! HolUiUyi-burg 6 10PM Ewtcrn TUrungb Mail gqq u Westcni Trough. goy « Eutt.;rn:Tlirongh :MaiL * * ' 83SA. M 8y uud * lolli^y“t,u rg, 11 30 P. m! . f “ r M», transaction of business from 7A. M. on Suns’ dUnng tho w ?et alii from Bto 9 o’clock, A. M. June,4, ’57-tf] railroad schedule. 2,48 A. M, leave* 2.05 A. M. ■ * ' west u BJt 5 « <4 o'fsK u r “ l IT 8,451*. M. „ Weal “ 10,00 “ “ ' ItLQO *‘ Kast " IUOA.SI, “ ,11J50 AM. -Weal ’ “ .8,40. p, SI- « 7,10 P M liie TIOLLIPAYSBITRO BRANCH eoruiectu with Express Tmto Well, Mali Train Boat and Weal and with Faat Line VILLKBRANCII connects with Johnstown aDd WHIt » Express Trtdp West and Mall MEETJNQS OF ASSOCIATIONS. Jfoui'fain l/ulge, A. Y. M., No. 251,. meets on second Tues pK«t lhinl ■ toi7 0f m .MwonicKih „ A. T. M_ No 10, meets on the ,‘V J Uw! “/ of each month, |u the third story of thoMur sonic l.xiple, ttt TK o’clock, P. M. MMina IsfUjr, i. O. of 0. F- No. 473, meets every Friday o’dSfp Vj 10 * eC °“ d eto °' of it «ouio Temple, at 7$ 1 ; 0 ’ ot y °’ s32 ’ every Fri.lav «S*!SpT Patton’sßulliliug,oh Virginft Ko - & a ’ °* R - M ” ,roW «at*d CoW ■?, "'>>7 craning in tli6 I. 0. 0. F. Hall, in the ' kiDd!ed at 7th 30Ui ' tliniLK, c. f/ R. [June 25, ’67-1 y d/.‘r', uh,‘ ■, n !y.l t , u * rieB ' Cam P No. 31, meets every Mou j, y ° ut 1U tljc “*ird story of Patton’s Hall, at 7}^o'clock COUNTY OFFICERS. Hon ’ Ceorge Taylor.- Awr r’ ,eu ? Jone s. David OOdwelt ■ • phßaldridge. Hugh A. Caldwell. Di^£r^^ .Dcputy-John McClure. ri %h. Vwwmumen—i amee Hutehfton. David M.O»- fS&ssss?*"**** : ■ Trvmma^- S-Hoover. ’ ' '* •!? w>or £’ S-Morro*. A.TI. McCartney. Shiver. Qnjvr, GecrguWiaivcr, Samuel ' . ). PJkrimijUitt qf CbiUMew &Aoeb~John Dmb. ..• • . .. A K»-OOfJA BOROUGH OFFICERS* C ° 6d ’’ J * Lowther. 1 - .- u F't* CWfe«tor-Joha JtsClellani . t - ' . t A-el Oort—a. D. Thomas, Thos. MeMinn, . A.wsto)-—John McClelland. ' ■M ,eu on —Daniel Price, David Debt Ja fP- 0 / SUeti<nu~B*at Ward-John B. WarlM. ‘ “ .< £ Jjcpb.Oood. "K* n Co^j s^ AND SURGERY. Conatiy can* regularly attended to. ' - flUcd. WTT^ ifarch a 6, ’M4Fl 1 : W Wom M«reetf PIGS DATES/ PRUNES; .CITRONS L and Currents ip store and for sale by ”5 ~q . toi i, N. BHDOABD, ' “yen -A, 38 l9l North 3d street, Philadelphia. Ml 0 ® walnuts, cream A A. Hnta «od filbert* In gtora andfbr gale by WJyorthadfli^i^Phfia^^u X)UBfi WHITE LEAD AKD ZIKTr* ttoona IttbitM McORUM & DERN, OL. :3i THE ALTOONA TRIBUNE. MeCEUM * DXBN, Publisher* and Proprietor , Per annum, (payable invariably in advance,) v All paper* discontinued atthe expiration of the time paid for. -t*. -• tun or ADTsxtmsro. ; I iaaortfcm 2do. ft do. Foorllnetortos, ' JS6 $ 07Jj ,■$ 50 Oaa «liure, ( 8 iiti**,) . .- 60 ' 75 1 00 Two “ (16 « ) 100 l.fiO 200 Threo “ (24 « ) 150 -2 00 280 Otw throe weeks ftadJeM than thne acctlu, 26 emta per tquare iorwaob toawtloa. 3month*. 6 mouths. l yctr. $l6O $8 00 s6' 00 2-50 -4 00 - 700 4 00 0 00 -10 00 Blx Itae* or 1m& Onsaqnxre, ' Two Three “ FoOr" «00 Mo, 14-00 Haif a column, 10 00 . la 00 > 20 00 Ono column, . 14 00 26 00 , 40 00 IW Merchant* adrertlalnzbr *hr^?lir t llirße aquaree, - with liberty to ebaagei . . . 10 00 Prolqaabwal or Bmdoqaa aotaweadlng 8 Unrt, with paper, per ncr, 6 00 Communications or a political character or Individual In terest will be charged according to the above rate*. ' Adrartlaementa no tnwrbedwiUi the number of inaertiona d wired', will be continued till 'forbid and charged, according to the chore terms. Business notices Are cents per line for every Insertion. Obituary notices exceeding tea llnsvfifty cents asqnatc. TRIBUNE DIRECTORY. Bet. 21, ’O6-tjp 8 go 12 go 6 00' JOHN SHOEMAKER, I*. SI. thos. a. scoxr, sup’t. |fwig; 1 Catch tbeSoßiblne. Catcb thenmshlnei thongh it flickers Tbroagh* dark and disnalclond. Though It tails so taint and feeble '■ On a bent with sorrow bow’d: 1 , Catch It quickly t it Is passing, Fusing rapidly »w«y, ' It has only come to tell you <hora is yet a brighter day. Catehthe sunshine Ithongh ’tisonty .Ooepate, flickering beam oflight» | There it Joy within its gUmß’riug, Whtopering, ’tis not always night i Don’t be moping, tinging, weeping, look epl look npj liko a mu] ' There’s no time to grope in Catch the sunshine when yon can. , Ofttcb the stuuhlne I though life’s tempest May unlhri Its chilling blast, ' Catch the little hopeful straggler I Storms wlll uot forever hut. ( Don’t given?, and say “forsaken.” { Don’t begin to «ay “I’m sadl” Look 1 there come* a gleam of sunshine l Catch it! oh l it seems so glad! Catch "the sunshine! don’t be grieving O'er that darksome billow there I Lift’s a sea of stormy bOlows, We mnst toeet thorn everywhere, i -I’asa right through them I donot tarry, i Overcome the heaving tide, I Hertfea sparkling glaam of sunshine Waiting on the other side. Cafth thesunshine] catch It gladly I ' Messengerin Hope’s employ, Sent thro’ eloods, thro' storms and billows, T Bringing yon a cnp of Joy. Oh t then, don’t be sighing, weeping. Lift, yon know, if bnt a span, There’s no time to sigh and sorrow. Catch the sunshine wheu yon can. glkdiang. [Original.] Tell-Tale Shadows. Twayne ahadovrg fell fule on ye wal— waae ley tele—ye othyer lauuke & u»l • >Ayne ame of heyse shadyow ’ Waa abonte aheyse shadyow, Thoughe thyato wase na* al • I can na tel—but kaowe yee thyse, Ihyat thaye, dydnaae twayneshadyowa kyase. [ Very anetenl Jilts. . Gver thought what strange asked’an intelligent patient as X her bedside. I igrned more directly towards her, and gazed for a moment into her large blue eyes with mi intent and inquiring look, *°f #»."® singular interrogatory somewhat astonished me. I had been conversing with her for an hour or more, and she wal evidently quite rational. I had never foufld her otherwise, notwithstund she had been an invalid for years, and sometimes for months in succession, suf fered greatly from discos? from which the “healing art” could afford her hut little relief. Her intellectual faculties had never been impaired in the least—her strong and active mind was never before delirious. Not even when the vital cur rent had sunken to its lowest ebb, and scarcely strength enough remained to give motion to herdips, could there bo discov [ ered the slightest wandering of her mind. Her feeblest whispers still proclaimed that reason occupied her throne. Arid now that , a favorable change had ensued, and .there seemed to be every prospect for her gradual restoration to health, I was the more astqpiahed that she, whom I had never known to indulge in imagination or fictitious reveries, nor to give utterance to a fnvolous expression, should ask me srich a questiou, and confused my con siderably. ■ ° •] iji • ho* being “flighty”; arose “7 M# for the first time, Ijut l icould Upt beViqt® it possible. I thought I had i misunderstood her, and after a moments' “ What did you say ?" M 4 e . Seated* “have youjever thought what ■ strange things * shadows are ? ' a calm smile played over her placid sfJWtenatice Hiat dispelled at one? the confusion of iny mind which the fust ' Utterance of the interrogatory gave nse to.- -fix-.®'-: • • Remembering that she was a close ob server of every thing that 1 her arid mind had access tp,;md posseted an ! Ex cellent memory, and that she had often enterbuned me with the narration of W-i dents that occurred during her illncasj and having sometimes talked of the many annoyances that the siok and suffering are frequently subjected to, by ignorant'ma trons relating - their superstitions stories arid expounding whimsical notions; and hoyr imprudent visitors do and say many tilings that are not at all calculated to in terest, but often tend to agitato and dis comfit the patient. I thought perhaps she was about to tell me how some one of her attendants had mistaken a shadow for a ghost or hobgoblin— for certainly a shadow could not disturb the equilibnuln of her nund for a moment. questioning Sllene . e > 1 answered her not thougit sr r * bWte °° wftsr. But, “wlial storage thing,' eh,^ I ' BY TALMOJf. ALTOONA, PA., THUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1858. !®» 4,16 reade J* will learn fom the follow as tome by my Went ~fr 4 «I scarcely ever notice their pmomumc gestures without their hring ?“£ to my mind an incident which L think is guite too good to b$ lost. At the time »%ccuwed I was very ill, so that I re- Qtiired ithe constant care of attendants. Itso happened qne night that a lady and took their station at my bed aide, to keep vigils whilst the femily slept. restless from pain, I requested my Pdei-ion to be changed. My wish was no sobner made known than it was cheerfully complied with by my kind watchers, who endeavored to anticipate my every want. My race was now turned towards the wall, M»d the candle was at the opposite side of tlje room. About the time that I sup posed my attendants would resume their seats—-oh 1 horrid! what did I behold? specters.!!, ]Yes, Specters! Specters wpose, «aote appearance, according to tra dition, could omen no good! ‘Can it be possible? or am I dreaming? Or is it a phantom of my fevered imagination ?'— Thoughts like th ese flitted rapidly through my mind. But being of [a rather philo- S ?P " 1C ■ disposition, I determined to watch the movements of these formidable objects in silence, at least until I-was certain whe thpr they were real or imaginary, and if theyhetokened cause for alarm or not. Whilst my eyes followed their every ac tion closely, Ip I what was my surprise, to see them quickly approach, fondly em brace and affectionately kiss each other several times! That moment the idea of specters vanished from my mind, for who c y cr hmr</ o f ghost embracing and kiss inO ghost ? Id isco vexed at once that the delusive apparition that had almost alarm edme, was but a pair of shadows. Nev ertheless it was one of the most imposing, as well as most ludicrous scenes I ever witnessed. There, thrown in bold relief uppn the wall, was the most perfect pair of that I ever beheld: The one being much taller than the other, with a bending form, projecting nose and chin, and prominent whiskers, suggested the idea of a male shadow —whilst the other, of :les3 stately mien, seemed to indicate a shadow of the feminine gender; and os if on tiptoe, with upturned face, appeared to manifest about as much resistance to the process of deosculation, as we may sup pose 3lother Eve did, in her primeval in nocence, when Father Adam impressed upjm her immaculate lips creation’s morn ing kiss._ This scene past, the shadows* toqk their seats at a little distance from each other. But, notwithstanding my ill ness, I could not help watching their mancDuvreings all the night J6ug, for they seeped to imitate so mockingly every movement of my kind attendants.. In view of my sufferings at the the time, I must confess that I looked upon tlie Ur chin-God, Cnpid, as an intruder in my sick chamber.' rienced in the region of mirthfulnesa a year afterwards, when in the company of p,nc| of the parties who watched by my couch on the same night on which the in cident occurred, I related jny ghost story, aud,lound it unnecessary to make the ap plK^tion; for ,1 had never before intimated to cither of them,- or to any other per- what,those Shadows told Me.” Such, kind reader, is the story of the Shadows, and as my patient has given me the privilege, I have thought proper to givp it publicity, believing with her that it ij “too good to be lost j” and that it might probably liaye some beneficial influ encd. l am not in the habit, however, of telhhg of incidents that occur in the cham oer pf sickness, and am scrupulously cbn scientums in regard to revealing anything thalijs confided to me by my patients: but d could, from what I Have seen and heard W?g » brief professional career, tell of many thoughtless mid trifling acts—some pi them npt quite so amusing, perhaps, but evidently as silly and-imprudehTon the part pi attendants mid visitors of the sick. ■ this exposition of my patient’s ghost story prove a gaming, especially to those who minister at the bedside of the Rioted, where nature and every sense and feeling of humanity teaohes that sympathy fwlemnity should prevail. , Beware of »oge ghostly forma Which thprfr, as elsewhere, make their appear- and though mute, their mimm jes ture, as trumpet-tongued, may tell what yeu would not have' others/ and especially the sufferer, knOw. \ : J :JM FeAnklin’s ?oAsp:~At a dinner 6f the. Foreign Mfifistcm, thjai3ritishMm. ister, jgavis-fc '.• 1 -' A,: -| •*>■; v England^-—The Sun, bright beams enlighten and fimctity the remotest comer of the earths The French Ambassador followed with: France—The Moon, whosemild, steady and cheering rays are the delight of aU nations, controlling in the darkness, and making their dreariness beautiful. Dr. [Franklin then rose and, with his usual dignity and simplicity, said : ‘ ' George Washington—The Joshua who commanded the Sun and Moon to stand still aiid they obeyed him. . Biwy u like a sore ieye; iDjETamod rything brilliant or dazzling'; by ev' • [INDEPENDENT IN EVERYTHING.! i j [Original.] Reminiscences of College Ufe, , CHAPTER VI. Sometimes the hours hang heavily on the hjanda of students. They do not like to avoid all mirth and pleasure, and con fine themselves exclusively to their books j but, like other human beings, are subject to ennui. There are times when they de light jto amuse themselves, and there are hours; when they have leisure for doing so. Amohg the various ways of amusing them selveS, they had a secret society organized, called" "The Laughing Philosopher’s Vn known League/’ wjiich met only occasion ally in one of the student’s rooms. As it had no stated time of meeting, the mem bers, when they wished to assemble, would announce the fact by flaming posters/bear ing this language: “ The Laughing Pbt josopher’s Unknown League will meet in Tub No. 1158, on the 4th wane of the corn tnoon, at precisely the 7th run, when uie mysterious Arcanum will be revealed for the benefit of the new members. A full attendance Is requested. By order of the Grand Archon, P. Y. X. K. Generalissimo;” . daggers and rough looking war clulps surrounded the signers’ names, and the,signers presented a singular appear ance throughout. They, of course, at tracted universal attention, and those who were not members knew nothing of their meaning. Inquiries were often made by the anxious ones, but nothing found out, as the | members preserved religions secre cy concerning the proceedings,of the mys i tic order.. This only inflamed the desire of the |ont-sidcrs to know something about it. The members told all inquirers that they cpuld know nothing of its secrets un less they would join the order, and then they wjould know all. They would ask no one plainly to join the society, but would get a curiosity excited by a mere inkling of some of its' features. The impression would pe made that it was in part literary but chiefly made up of fun in which all were participants. With this idea and a desire to know the worst, a student allows himself to be proposed and initiated into the mysteries of the unknown order. It is 'eight o’clock at night. The student to led into the “ Apparition Hall.”) Sable curtains hang in folds aronudl the room. It is- all dark within save a dim, yellow light that falls gloomily I upon tljie objects near the taper that stands upon a table. In every part of the room sentine|s clothed in ghastly attire may be faintly been standing in threatening atti tudes cJeOching huge war-clubs. An in dividual may also be seen in one corner of the room, sitting high up on a table or stand, and whose disfigured countenance wears A sanctimonious expression. He holds in each hand emblems of authority and is surrounded by strange devices. A death-like stillness reigns there. The faint light of the taper—the unnatural aspect cif the room—the horrid appearance of the sentinels—the suppressed whisper —the solemn expression of all faces—ajl are calculated to make one shrink from the scene. The person to be initiated is introduced. The specter-like sentinels brandish their clubs and mutter in low guttural tones the name of the stranget! After the reading and signing of the Co nstitution, he is requested to take a seat between two fiendish looking forms, which he does with apparent timidity, eyeing askance the beings at his side. A motion is made to postpone the regular business of the society in order to reveal the mys terious Arcanum as soon as possible. The motion is carried. Letters, purporting to be from New York, San Francisco, New Orleans and other cities, are read.' Mo tions of various kinds are made, opposed and lost | resolutions are offered and adopt ed , many other forms of .business are - gone thipugh with to blindfold the new hew member- The time has now come to reveal the “mysterious Arcanum,” and the strapger stands up before His Serene Highnesk who sits on the table. . The ghost-Ukp forms gather around himj and ft* 6 Generalissimo proceeds to reveal unto him that mystery which he was so anxious i to know i - Not a sound is heard to ’break the awfu| stillness that pervades the room/ except the deep, solemn tones of the Gen eralissynh as he commences to address the B^ an 6?f languagejimilar to this: ; ! / “ bad * befog, he has sought to discqyer this mystery that 80 tbe world. Plu> losophersof ancient rimes'have endeavored to open tp the gaze of tbe waiting world I "h® secret you havedesiredtoknow.— Statesmen and the. learned of have labored to discover it; hilt “ left for us in these latter .’ times to the mystery known. By a'know- i ledge of it, a member of this Older can | recognize a brother member In any place, i whether on the sunny plains of India or apiid the Alpine snows j on Egypt’s Nile or Polar seas. It was for the, want of this knowledge that the subtle Ulysses, after .causing the destruction of Troy, was tossed by tempests, wandered for ten years to in hospitable shores,, oyer islaods'knd seas before it was permitted him again to see bis faithful wife, -Penelope.' 1 will * ■ 'll- reveal to you thtdi I secret, which is, you are most egregrioudy POOLED ! v As the List wordjMuttered, all iu the room cry out Hif>ißUGtlED! and loud laughter fills the eats of the now member who i stands almost; bewildered. Thai is the sole object of the society-—to have sport with others. Jj It never moots only when an individual wants to join, and ft is his own fault i£ he gets iboled. He never tells the u eedret,” and so nearlyall the students become Bcnbers” in much the same way, I was iboled in that way, but was fully compensated like the others in witnessing the ludicrous proceedings, and the initiating Urooess practiced upon some who expected somethingegreat, and upon others who ifere almost Brightened out of their wits. I When will signp, and wonders Not a day passes hut what we see gpod and bad signs as Uie following will show: It is a good sigh to see a man enter your sanctum withja friendly greeting and say; « Here’s one foliar and a half for mv panef.” . . It is a bad sign ito hear a map say'he’s to poor to take a paper—ten to one he car ries home a jug oft « red eye” that costs him a half a dollar „:j •It is a gpod sign; to seo a man doing an act of charity to his fellows. ■ . Ifc I? a bad sign to hear him boasting of it. ; ' It w q good sign to sec the color of health in a man’s sce. It is a bad sign to sec it all concentra ted in his nose. -> It is a good sign l to see an honest man wearing his old clothes. If is not a good sign to sec them filling tae holes in -his windows. It is a good signi to see a man wiping the perspiration from his face. It is a bad sign to see him wiping his chops as he comes put of a celler. It is a good tign, to see a woman dres sed with taste and neatness. It’s a bad sign td' see her husband sued tor her finery. It is a good sign to see a man advertise in* paper. It is a bad sign .tp sec the sheriff adver tise for him. ~ is a fi ig n ! to ace a man sending his children to school. ‘ It . is a bad s !gn tp see them educated at evening schools, on the public squares, &c., et cetera, and sb forth. Kind Words.— They never blister the tongue* nor lips. And we have never heard of any mental trouble arising from this quarter. Though they do not cost much, yet they accomplish ranch. They help one s good nature and good wUf.— Soft words soften oar own soul, -Angry words arc fuel to the flame of wrath, and make it bam more fiercely. Kind words make other people igood natured. Cold words freeze people, land; hot words scotch them, and, bitter words make them bitter, and wrathful words make them wrathful. There is such a rush of all other kinds of words in our day that it seems desirable to give kind words a chance among them. There are vain words, and idle words, and and silly words, and; spiteful words, and empty words, and prpfape words, and bois terous words, and warlike Words. Kind words also produce their own image oh men’s souls. Anf a beautiifiil lt is. They soothe, and quiet, and! pomfbrtthe hearer. They shame; him out of Ids morose, unkind feelings. We have not yet begun to use’kind words in such abun dance as they pught to be used. ‘ ' Yankee all o^.—Bayard Taylor tells a good story of a Yankee, who, in walking along the streets of St.'Petersburg one muddy day, met tbie Qrahd Duke Con stantinh. Th<? sidpwalk was hot 1 Wide enough' for two persqns to pass, and the street was very deepfilth-- whereupon tfie American. took a- ; silver rouble from bis pocket,;shook itinhlshand, and cri ed out; “Crown o* tailf” “CroWn I” guessed the Grand, Duke. « Your High n«ss has won,” said the American, looking, at the rouble and stepping in the mud.— Tfie. next day the American was invited fly the Grand Duke dinner. 1 dare to ;tadk to me in that way f Why I knew the time when you haun t a good shirt to yoiuvback I”—ex- Claimed a rumseller to a Soft of Temper ance, who was urging upon him the im- sinfulness of his business. ‘I confess it,” was the reply, “ but it was at a time when I was a constant customer at ,your bar. Since J became a Son of Temperance I can fiud a clean one for every day week; Now answer that argument." \ Bed Bugs.— Many persons I complain of being pestered by bed-bugs. It is said that the inoonyenien|De may be easily avoided,’ as follows -On going to bed cover yourself from bead to foot with boil ed molasses; let every |art of the body be thickly covered with it. c On coming to bite you, the Bugs wifi |tick last in the molasses, and vow rani kill them In the morning. ii | C Hi : j i i f * ’ll ■••• M - Signs. EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS* • , A Singular Win. Judge Morris hasshown gs, says the I?ew HavOn Journal, the following copy of « will recorded on the New Raven pro. bate records: ■ <f Tn the name of God, sole Governor of alTworlds, Jesus Christ, the Holj Ghost, the twelve Apostles, Sainis, Thrones, Pow era, Virtues, Angels, Archangels, Cheru him and Seraphim, Amen. 1, David Og den, of New Haverl, in, the State of Con necticut, being in uncommon good health and spirits, and in my right mind and wits* do, in the following manner make thismy last will and testament.—lmprim w, My body, this mass composed of flesh, blood, arteries, bones, cartilages, fibres and God wot not all besides, I commit when dressed in my best suit of black clothes, to its deep, dark, silent grave ‘ ’tis a dismal house I am to dwelTiu, yea verily, a mournful One; therefore, thedrcM lor mourning is tile most proper one for Thus let this body be drest for its coffin, which I pray to be made of sound mahogany wood, and not ornamented with brass nails and tin plates, telling my name, bge or death—my head will tell those things to the inquisitive in the grave. [“When this mass of corruption is thus, equipped, let It be borne on the shoulder* of four sturdy youths to its long home, the narrow grave,, whom I would, should be rewarded for their trouble with a de centpajr of gloves each. By the wav should J)avid Edwards, the Sunday next alter my exit, conceive either my death or sby life to merit a sermon, ashort sermon, pwyer, or afew hymns to bo sent up to the tbrope of all pitying and merciful God, pry thee let it be done;; and for his trouble and good services , in the solemn bnsmesa.' give him my best wishes for his Welfare accompanied with a compliment of £8,4 New York currency. , hem:— My soWl; God grant, if I have any or ever had. it may wing its flight to heaved, be planed conspicuously amotig the stars, fly Sntfid' leasts of fiid field, the birds of the air, the insects of the earth, or the fishes of the aqnius doep ; paters, upon the whole, I gite my soul to iou. Itcni. It is my - will and pleasnre that a monument worth £lO, be erected to the burying groqqd ip New Raven, to which Heave wholly to the discretion of my worthy friend and brother, Pferpont Edwards, Esq.” Then follow the bequests; Human Life;—Ah I this beauUftl i trmto think ot it. Sometimes it ji all gladness and supshinp, «nd Heaven*' it is not far off— And then it changes suddenly, and it ia darK and Sorrowful, afqd the clodds shut °Ut the sky. Ih Jives of the saddest Of us, there ere bright'days like this, when wc feel as if we could take this great world uuiur arms. Then come the gloomy hours, when the fire will neither burn in our hearts nor oft our hearths, and all without and Within is dismal, cold and dark. Be heve every heart has its sccrctaoifowa, which tins world knows ffo*t; #id oftentimes we»call a man cold when he £s only sad.— LongfeUoyjt J*rds6, * ' [ ot the St.- Loins Democrat says :-rQn the down trip.of the steamer Editon ,in the Illinois, the other, nighty atninco clock, a shower or stream of the Mormons or Shad fly poured upon her decks to the deptffof six inches, and It whs a very difficult mat ter to shovel them bverboard. '‘They were so numerous as to put out the watchman’s hght, and envelop everything in midnight ® trew along the shore look ed as rf borne down by those short lived insects. The visitation is said to prognos ticated sickly season. • . H»eams.—When a man dreams of fishing, it is a sign some scaly fellow quietly nibbling away his good character, v lo dream of being in company with a chimneysweep, denotes bUfok looks from rising friends* ~ For a young lady to dream of blowing a candle out, signifies that she will be likely to take to snuff. ! > For a youngs man to dreaqi that be asleep in chiirch, is a sign that be is not waking to his own good. . F°s a young lady t$ dream of lemons is a sign that she ought to be squeezed. ' An Albany paper says that five gallons of New York milk were recently placed in a patent churn in that city, and the product of the churning was two gal lons of good whiskey. Ex. Only let this fact become generally known in New York, and the rush for the milk of the stump-tail cows will be great over * However, one good result ” 1 ' Wl»w-Bot a giU of tie poison mil be left for the poor innocent babes; Fifty fat men of Mansfield, Ohio, had a parade on the sth. The lightest ip the company weighed 200 pounds, and the heaviest 335. The saptaih weighed 258 pounds. . - ■ - - 7 t . V>V n.-j ij 99r£nubirt eht rot di»p uoj eridi. V V ' . ‘ w**-- • I) NO. 28. rt }
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