t
m*
m
...liii: proiiaration of t». i
!, . v Mimlm-tion in Hydro™ PUrifi Y
M iicU -Authorities,
■ ii'l prescribed in their nl>. n . l ' Uro H
■c-and- daily provcH t)mt^i? ,C '''
n-pared with it. Immfrit ° pI, T>H
!i ' 'y’W, l*iile andotW^V™
•
U:mt, Emaciate,, n j
, t !n p. Incipient
'XZssSis^^
■--lul to a* «tcnt
■ would render credn ! 'H
ns to have become forgo uH
-lone suddenly nHtp n «rH In >3
■.nuieiUrmn a protruded ti-,1 i*H
■_ry signal InMances of ti.Uk ,1 ,n
!v: < nn.ciated vir-t 0 f . 1 **]
‘ ;>.vhausliou, critical
rw'a.naud o/' ,J 1
‘ -■> ■ has no name. “ ,r
ul all h'»<h«, uhd lor reiifutnift
■ h " 'Miration of this prepararb ’*
r-.diuarv, for uniikti n ie ol<i 1 J i
■ vvithunt leing o.xci, illL !' UX :
. r-gularly nporlei,t. oven h. 7,
•tirtuew without ever t : 1 '“I
in - a disagreeable sensation*’’- “I
. : -a- others, .which m-.L- •
• .o 1 1 11 i in.nu'nt a
it -I■ i « \':t 11 distinct
" -* 1 tendency which ronn* , }i < ' l H
1- i -ihh' as ok*- its Ciune*. n ei ’ n, H
law odea suflieed X'n ti, "
• ‘h- ..lf.-n.hu,t fli.vh‘C,, ,hu H
' v, -» "■“ei advaucid i 0 D,. J
■ o'.- and apparently malh.l,"’, 1 '!
•-.'-l.fiH.ve and nsto„ Ml
‘ ' gwici-JiUv iuilicM./,H
!- K iii.-dy lias allay,,! 1 IL . '“I
Uicdicate.l iron 1,.., i .
; r tof njos, cantUuviy “jl
"“Imutjtuiy of their Wu 'iH
, rpmnt be too confident!,. i,„-
lu l*ecu!ii t r|d
Hmlinflrunni,„
,lii> “i><i ifiiu'ii,' ii d
!tl, ‘ JitKUs uiul musclt-H; " ° ]
1
* wl ‘ l J *ub;% be on,, I
V ,o<l “ wl “’ lu ‘.lstcrv J
v-wif. rumplof digcHtiu,,, ,i,ij
; ' ;i V.'Mwual .lic,„wj tlu „
■ ■ Inimciiiitelj- (~llow It, u... 1
M ,u Uh , lirie ,; J
’ ' <■' “'“1 Will bol
■WU'l theprlco. All ku^l
‘' L> * A«KtTB.
-II c.-iiiu St., Sew York
in the* praise of
BATON'S
E COK DIAL,
/ail.t to ojl'nnt inslaiUimtauf rc
‘l as , if l ’. v ai)d out
u that wuat we say is true. It
ORIC OR OPIATE
relieves by removing the suffer
" : f 1 J - V deadening its scnsibiHi,,,.
’ ltsrlf til' 1 "idi/ reliuhls pr,.,..
i’:iu MM:y Tuetjumi, I)ubuiuiu,
1 ■ HowKM. Acinm- of the lyi.U
; vo. and Ckolp. a I Ho, for j v.f, ln
[’■ mi UtUou. regulating the Jhi.e.h,,
■■ ■■equal —being an auli-spnsuu.it,c\
-v in "11 cases of Costli.-mi,
■ life <nut health nf i/uiir
■ ' m fntm Uyu. mu.' ami hliyf.linj
■ ’ I ' ll la result from the use aj u<e .
dies far Jiifiulili ihmplalau
Op. JiAToX’s I .\FAXTIU! Comal;
li h perfVctly harmless, and c oi
•t" infant. I'rlce, 25 cents. full
h Cottle. Prepared’only liv
(UiUKCir,t m;i>ovi’.
No. 400 Jiroadwny, Ncvv-Yu.-k.
h&k
up. II living
LYZED
I.- “a mo c'-it'iili;.l ft’cniciit’L ai.-l
S. anhaup, Analyze, the Blood i,r
I'.n.-Upiptioll, LiViJ'
i wo find in rt-.ry inft.mri ■'r
1 . lobules of Blood. SitpjAy tli' -o
i iii.iilu veil. The I<mb i*
i 't y—licncu lb astonishing sue-
I’I’ARATIOyX
; - of tlio Blood in diAS-rent dV
. UnoNCiims, or inly afT'a-r ■»
>1 Ltsgs, Inducing Const;; rii-w
XjK for IiEWIBSsION f>F SflKlTf.
M Ciirosic Ccr.ir-LU.Nb.
' limit, mid XliivoH rr.osTiu
. l.vi.'itA.-Xo. 8 for J>wws'.'"-
■ ; ■ ■.■■urjitwti it is Taken 1 n* Dboi-s
. ■. tho Lirculati.in, mi that
... I is for fEMur, Ir.trt.rLvu
. k<\ Sec special direttjc.ns fit
... .UTTiONS, SCROiCLOTS,IiIiIDNLT.
; <-i“ No. 5. In all cases the di
. I.nvcd. Price of the BUxxl Feed
CHURCH Sc BUPOXT.
j. •. Son Broadway, Ncw-Y«rk.
: ..dilpliiH, atidCr. 11. ICEVSEH,
\V. T. Murray, Ilollidoyshurg;
.. ;.-.ts throughout tin- country.
LICE GAZETTE.—!
of Crime and Criminal" i" «‘j
widely circulated throughout.
It the Great Trials, Criminal
: ;,dson the some, together witr
not .to bo fouuu 10 aI, J|
*, annum; $1 for sis months, n
. who should write Hiatt nanns
.to Where they reside plai d’-.
> \V. MATSFiLL <t CO., A
i: New York Police Carethv
' 1 jVcu» Toth
urance, and Trust Co-j
k-k, §500,000. J
!,.uf SI., S. E. corner oji
h Vkila.
AGENT, ALTOONA.
A. WHILUWN’i'lv'
, - [Oct, 27tb, 1559-I)-|
'< ii.’NTY MUTUAL
AGI'XCY.—Th e
: il Fire Infurnnco <^P“ u -£’
~ ns^SdSss. **.]
BITTNER.
DENTIST
JE UTASONfC IBM
[Dec. 23, ’W-' u -
jf|
profewionAl^|My|
t. \-otm aud tbo
‘..affgssffiFSri
culled upon. 1 “
iUto a n a ftrlbtme
McORUM & BERN,
VOL- 5.
buy YOUR BOOTS & SHOES
At tbe People’s Shoe Store.
Q TEW ART & THOMPSON
X pleasure in announcing to tho citizens of Altoo-
H u j surrounding country that they have just received,
i tlu-ir store on Annie street, two doors below the Post
tt large and handsome assortment of BOOTS, SHOES
uJ d A ITERS. for Indies, Gentlemen and Children’s wear,
*(all sires and kinds. Their stock is of neat finish and ex
“ liriil manufacture, which they will sell for CASU only,
it irest 25 PER CENT. CIIKAPEU than the same can be
rebiwed elsewhere—ae will be seen by rclerring to the
, i; u «iug price list;—
Men’s line calf Boots, $3 25 to $3 30
Urn’s tine kip Boots, 2 75 to 3 25
Buy’s kip Boots, 1 75 to 2 00
Vuuths', 1 75
Men's Calf Gaiters, 2 00
Men s Oxford Ties, 1 62 to 2 00
Men's Brogan’s, 1 12 to 1 C 5
Buys’Brogans, 75 to 1 20
Voiilliif’ Slioes, 62 to 87
Children'” Shoes, 25 to 65
Unties' Congress Gaiters, 1 50 to 1 65
■ Uidi, » Lasting Gaiters with heels, 137 to 150
Ladies’ Superior Lasting Gaiters, l gft
Ladies’ Morocco Boots with heels, 130 to 165
Ladies' Morocco Bouts without heels, A 25 to 1 37
Uidu e’ Goat Boots wiUi heels, J 25
• Ladie.C Calf Boots with heels, 120 to 125
Misses’ Calf Boots with heels, 75 to 1 00
Missel,’ French Morrocco Boots, with heels, 125
Having bought our goods for cash, they were put at tho
I,llo*l figure, and by doing an exclusively cash busjness
lutioun-ra are not made to pay for had debts hen . e our
lull pr. L.-i.
Ami if yon want a good and fashionable Boot or Shoe
unde, leave your measure and they will havo it made at
snort notice. Repairing done in the neatest manner, and
0:; reasonable terms.
IV- respectfully solicit a liberal share of public favor.
Sept. 13, ISoO.-tf.
I Literary Emporium and News Depot
I CO N FACTION ARY, SEGAR, TOBACCO,
I JEWELRY & VARIETY
I STORE. \
I npilE SUBSCRIBER CONTINUES to
H J k« |i constantly on hand all the beat literary pa|»erßnnd
p [<h.«lju»lh. daily papers from Philadelphia, New York and
p Eit-hurith. together with a pood assortment of Kooks. All
| n,rn iiuvl Books used in this place and vicinity always on
f. hr.:,!
Ais.i. a choice lot of Confectionaries, and knick knacks
i f all kinds for children, Also the beat Tobacco & Solars
I, I.- had in town, together with a fine assortment of Gold
and silver I’encils, Gold Kings and other articles of Jewel
ry - Call and examine. li. KKTTIXGHR.
Altouua, July 20, ’00»ly. JVo. 1 Altwnu House.
r ANDS : LANDS! ! LANDS ! ! !
X J The undersigned Ik prepared to locate LAND WAR
RANTS in the Omaha and,Nebraska City Land Olliccs.—
e lection? can now be made near iht large streams
Ainl bctthnunU. The Lauds of this Territory, now in
Maikct. are of the best quality.
k ?L •'•elections carefully made. Letter* cf inquiry re
<il ALEX. F. McKINNKY,
Oexadous, Cass County, N. Ter.
J u: v 14, 1859.—tf
KEFCREXCES:
lirv. A. B. Clark, Altoona, Pa.
M m. M. Lloyd & Co., Bankers, Altoona, Pa,
il- CtttM k Bern, Kdltor*.
Thus. A. Scott, .Supt. P. K. R„ “
D. McMurtric, Esq., Huntingdon, Pa.
w. M. LLOYD & CO.,
JOHNSTON, JACK & CO.,
(Late “Bell, Johnston, Jack cf Co.”)
Drafts on the principal
Cilie*. and Silver and Gold for sale. Collections
tial -. Moneys received on depotdte, payable on demand,
v t..th -lit inbT<*t, or upon time, with interest at fair rated.
* }\l. .UISOH.
fD. LKET, ATTORNEY - AT LAW
fj . ALTOONA, BLAIR Co, P«„
Wid iiT.toiid- law in the several Courts of Blair, Cambria,
lli'.’.Tai/ii.m, Clearfield, Centro and adjoining counties.—
A.-. in ill.. District Count of the United States.
(■..lkcti.ius of claims promptly attended to. Agent for
jli. ..di- of Real Estate, Bounty Land Warrants, and all
lomuwa pertaining to conveyancing and the law.
Refehesces :
II a. Wilson McCnndles and Andrew Burke. Esq.. Pius
Ibc.!. . n.iu. Samuel A. (lilniore. Pres. Judge of Fayette
.Ci in .a! Id.ri at: Hon. ChenardClemens.ol Wheeling, Va.;
H c H-nry 1). Foster. Ureensburg: Hon. John W. Killinger,
1 -1. in n; Hun. W in. A. Porter, Phihulelpbia; and Hon.
1 Cg- I*. Hamolton, Pittsburg. June 16, 1859-ly.
8. M. WOODKOK,
attorney at law,
ALTOONA, BLAIR CO., PA.,
\VILL PRACTICE IN THE SEVE-
T T ItAL Oiurtd of Blair, Cambria and Huntingdon
: 'il (♦*«. ;
ll.t\hail fiovoral years* experience in the practice of
l*- 1 to merit public patronage.
•'J.j •. .<ii irginia Street, in the room lately occupied l»y
• • I' "h K-I- [Sept. 6, ISOO.-tf.
• "• JI. D. J. M OLMMILL, M. D
[VIS. GOOD & GEM MILL HAY
IN'<I Piit* red a into Partnership in the Practice of
i»H*p»*ctfully leader their services to the Public
L»f' s. v- r.d ]>ranches of their Profession,
uii will ne answered either day or night at their office
'I i' h is liie f*ame as heretofore occupied by Brs. Hirst
- "b,}.—nr at the Logan House.
April 2Ut. l*6'V’,m
])00T8 AND SHOES.—THE UN
x) (i'Tsifrncil lias now on hand and will
■■ • !»•'hj/ at his store in the Masonic Tern-
V\o complete assortment ofBOOTS
- d MICXKS. ready made, or mode to order,
Ladles* Sandals. Gum Shoes, Cork
• **. ami ftvrythinß; in his line of business, of
•m, - jiuiiiy and <>n the hiost reasonable terms. All
W4*rk warranted
J--Ul. 2. ’6ft-tf.]
Tile Root and Herb Doctor,
(V PHILADELPHIA, HAS LEFT
/ f' i (lie Rocky Mountains, for a new supply of Roots.
II : retnrn again and-can be consulted at John Wood’s
!“"na. on tbo 2lst day of November aud on the
■'■ i day of December. Also, one day in eacli month for
’• ™i months thereafter, notice of which will be given in
■ [npi-r. DR. W. LEVINGSTON.
s T-t. mj. 1860.
]>I.ArR COUNTY. INSURANCE
A-e AGENCY.—The undersigned, Agent of the Blair
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Is at all
, u , y ,0 i,ls H re against loss or damage by Are, liuild-
J- ■Mcrchanditt, Furniture and Property, of every des
e,, ,in - in town or country, at as reasonable rates as any
- Jl l'!Uiy in the State. Office with Bell, Johnston, Jack k
J«. 27, : 59 _ tf D - *■ CALDWELL, Agent.
J. O. A'DLUM,
NOTARY public.
ALTOONA, BLAIR CO., PA.
'Vt" t l * a !' times b o found at the store of J. B. Ililcmnn
■ 1,, t- r 1. 1857.
1 CONRAD & CAMERON RE
CTFULLY offer their professional services to tho
dn .r« Altoonn and vicinity. Office on Railroad street,
.''"‘of the Red Lion Hotel, where they may be
' “'t fj isoo Jf’ ura ' o^ooP l when professionally engaged.
[/OR SALE .r—A HOUSE AND J OT,
o located in the Borough of Altoena. Apply
Feb. 0, 1 86 0..tf/ ,01W SUOKMAKBR.
STATES LIRE INSU-
M»rch d ,?r,P om I MU »y- Agency, Anna Street, Altoona.
~!:59 JOHN SHORMAKBR/ Agent.
B^? K ? of all DESCRIPTIONS
«a expeditiously executed at this office.
ALTOONA. PA.,
UULLIDA YSBUItG, PA.,
J. SHOEMAKER
VALUABLE GIFTS WITH BOOKS
GEORGE G. EVANS’
Original Gift Book Enterprise.
Tin largest in the world; permanently located at 439 Chest
nut Street , Philadelphia,
SIXTH YEAR OF THE ENTERPRISE.
Haring purchased the spacious Iron Building, No. 439
Chestnut Street, and fitted it up with every convenience to
COU NPTTlYTrn'nievfa 1 ’ P ar , ti , c,,l “ rl y »bnt braucl. devoted to
COUNTRY ORDERS, aud haring a larger capital than any
oUier party invented in the business, 1 am now prepared to
offer greater advantages and better gifts than ever to my
customers.
. I w i" furnish any book (of a moral character) published
m the United States, tho regular price of which is One
r°iiL° r u P wards ’ ** nd give a P reHer -t wortli from 50 cents
to $lOO with each book, and guarantee to give perfect sat
isfaction, as I am determined to maintain the reputation
already bestowed upon my establishment.
Strangers vikiting Philadelphia are invited to call and
Judge for themselves. G.G. EVANS.
IF YOU WANT ANY BOOKS
GEORGE G-. EVANS,
RELIABLE GIET BOOK ENTERPRISE,
No «0 CHESNUT STREET,
PHILADELPHIA
whore all books are sold at the Publisher's prices, and you
have the advautage of receiving a handsome present,
WOUTU FROM 50 CENTS TO 100 DOLLARS WITH KaCB BOOK.
OLO. G. EVANS’ Original Gift Book Enterprise has been
endorsed by the Book Trade and all the
lending city and country papers in the
United States.
OEO. 0. EVANS' Punctual business transactions have re
ceived the approbation of over 0,000,000
citizens of the Uuited States, each of
whom have received substantial evidence
of the advantages derived by purchasing
hooks at this establishment.
GEO. 0. El ANS Has done more than any other publisher
or bookseller in the Uuited States to
wards diffusing knowledge to the people.
Ily this system many books are read that
otherwise would not have found their
way into the hands of readers. —Frank
Leslie's Newspaper, i
OEO. G. EVANS Keeps constantly on hand the most ex
tensive stock, the greatest assortment of
Hooka, and circulates free to all who may
apply, the must most complete catalogue
of Books and Gifts in the United States.
GEO. G EVANS Has advantages offered by other pub
lishers and manulucturers which enable
him to furnish his patrons with a finer
quality and better assortment of gifts
than any other establishment.
GEO. G. EVANS Publishes nearly Two Hundred Popular
and interesting Books, therefore, os a
publisher, he is better able to offer extra
premiums and commissions.
OEO. O. EVANS Guarantees perfectsatisfaction to all who
may send for books.
GKO. G. EVANS’ New classified catalogue of books em
brace the writings of every standard au
thor in every department" of literature,
and gives all the information relative to
the purchasing and forwarding by Mail
or Express of books ordered from his es
tablishment, together with full direc-
tions how to remit money.
GEO. G. EVANS’ Catalogue of Boouks will be sent gratis
and free of expenso to any address in
the United States.
GEO-G. EVANS’ Inducements to Agents cannot be sur
|>assed. The most liberal commissions
are offered, and by soliciting subscrip
tions to books in the manner proposed,
20 books can be sold iu the same time
that it would take to sell one on the old
fashioned subscription plan. Send for a
classified Catalogue’, and every informa
tion will be given in reference to agen
cies. Select your books, enclose the
amount of money required, and one trial
will satisfy you that tin l>est place iu the
country to purchase books is at
THE EXTENSIVE
GIFT BOOK ESTABLISHMENT
GEO. G-. EVANS,
No. 469 Chestnut Street, I’hila.
WHERE YOU CAN GET ROOKS OK ALL KINDS.'!!:!
Rooks of Fact!
Rooks o( Fiction!
Rooks of Devotion!
Rooks of Amusement!
Rooks for the Old F'olks!
Rooks for the Young Folks!
Rooks for Husbands!
Books for Wives!
Books for Lovers!
Books for Sweethearts!
Books for Boys!
Books for G iris!
Rooks of Humor!
Rooks of Poetry!
Rooks of Travel!
. Books of History!
Rooks of Biography!
Rooks of Adventure!
Books ulamt Sailors!
Books about Soldiers!
Books about Indians!
Books about Hunters!
Books about Heroes!
Books about Patriots!
Books for Farmers!
Rooks for Mechanics!
Books for Merchants!
Rooks for Physicians!
Rooks for Lawyers!
Rooks for Statesmen!
Ribles!
Presentation Rooks!
Prayer Books!
Hymn Rooks I
Juvenile Books!
Annuals!
Albums, etc., etc.
CECIL B. HARTLEY’S Interesting Biographies!
REV. J. INGRAHAM’S Scriptural Romances!
SMUCKER’S Lives of Patriots and Statesmen!
J. T. LAUREN’S Revolutionary Stories!
T. S. ARTHUR’S Popular Tales!
DR. ALCOTTS Family Doctor!
MRS. HENTZ’S Novels!
MRS. SOUTH WORTH'S Novels!
COOPER’S Novels!
DICKENS’ Novels!
WAVKRLEY Novels!
IRVING’S Works 1
All the writings of every standard author In every dc
partment of literature, in every style of binding, at the
publisher’s lowest prices, and remember that you pay no
more tbeh yon would at any other establishment, and you
have the advantage of receiving an elegant Present, which
oftentimes is worth a hundred fold more than the amount
paid for the book.
SEND FOB A CLASSIFIED CATALOGUE OF BOOKS,
O r der any book that you may want, remit the retail price,
together with the amount required for postage, and one
trial will assure you that the best place in the country to
purchase books is at the Gift Rook Establishment of
GEORGE U. EVANS,
Originator of the Gift Rook Enterprise,
No. 469 Cheshvtt Street,
v Philadelphia.
AGENTS "WANTED,
To whom greater inducements than ever are offered.
Any person, either mole or female, who is desirous of en
gaging In an .
HONORABLE AND PROFITABLE BUSINESS,
Requiring but little time and no ontly of money, and by
which they can obtain gratis
A Valuable Library ,
A Five Gold Watch and Chain,
A Handsome \Serrihe of Plate,
An Hlegann Silk Dress Pattern,
A Spfejid'd Set of Jewelry,
Or ary othej - choice articles enumerated in the List of Gifts
can do so by acting as on Ageut fur this establishment.
Any person, in any part bf the country, can be an Agent
simply by forming a club, sending a list of Books, and re
mitting the amount of modes required for thosamc.
Sendw a catalogue, which contains all the desired'‘ln
formation relative to agencies and the formation of clubs;
and to insure prompt and honorable dealings, address all
orders to
THE HEAD QUARTERS QF
GEORGE Or. EVANS,
PBOPBUTOh OF THE OLDESpPj‘ASD
LARGEST GIFT BOOK ENTERPRISE
15 IBX WOULD,
Permanently located at No. 139 Chestnut Street, fhilads.
Bept 6, IMO.-flnb
Card.
SEND TO
ALTOONA, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1860.
THE ALTOONA TRIBUNE.
McCRUM & BERN, Publishers and Proprietors.
Per annum, (payable invariably In advance.) $1,50
AH papers discontinued at the expiration of the time
paid for.
TERMS Ot AI>VEETIBI!ta
i ' 1 insertion 2 do. 3 do.
Four lines or less, $ 25 $ 37>4 $ 60
One square, ( 8 lines,) 60 75 1 00
Two “ (16 “ ) 100 150 200
Three " (24 “ ) 160 200 250
Over three weeks and less than three months, 25 cents per
square for each insertion.
3 months. 6 months. 1 year.
Six lines or less, $l6O $ 3 00' $5OO
One square, 2 50 4 00 7 00
Two “ 4,00 6 00 10 00
Three 6 00 8 00 12 00
“ 6 00 10 00 14 00
Half a column, 10 00 14 00 20 00
One column, 14 00 25 00 40 00
Administrators and Executors Notices, 1 75
Merchants advertising by the year, three squares,
with liberty to change, 10 00
Professional or Business Cards, not exceeding 8
lines with paper, per year, 5 00
Communications of a political character or individual in
terest will be charged according to the above rates.
Advertisements not marked with the number of insertions
desired, will be continued till forbid and charged according
to the above terms.
Business notices five cents per line for every insertion.
Obituary notices exceeding ten lines, fifty cents a square.
Select |Nrg.
THE MECHANIC.
„ s.
There ho goes with steady tread,
Toiling for his honest bread ;
Sleeves uprolled and cheek high flushed,
While the city still is hushed.
Oh 1 the strong mechanic 1
The sinewy armed mechanic !
With his broad chest swelling to the stroke,
Of the hammer against the lusty oak,
Driving the nail with a hearty will,
Whistling or carolling, never still,
But even in labor doing His will,
Who loves the noble mechauic.
Etna smoke and Versuvius flame,
Oft are the allies of earth-born fame,
But to hew the rock from the vaunting cone,
And to change, to blessings the flinty stone.
These do the mechanic! %
The sinewy armed mechanic!
Giving his babes what God gave him,
Force of muscle, and vigor of limb,
Scorning the fear that his boys shall bo,
The pampered weaklings oflnaury,
Or his girls fair puppets fur men to sec;
The brawney backed mechanic.
But mind! I speak of the real thing,
Not of the k iik! who laugh and sing,
And shout at the travern and curse about.
And who care neither for themselves nor God ;
But the true, the earnest mechauic,
The clean, white-souled mechanic!
The man who polishes head and mind,
While he frames the window, and shapes the blind,
And he utters his thoughts with an honest tongue,
That is set as true as bis hinges are hung,
This is the nobleman, among
The noble band of mechanics.
God the Maker—l reverent gay —
XIo is a worker by night and day,
Framer of skies, and builder of hills,
Making worlds by the space he fills,
He in the Master mechanic.'
Making a palace of every star,
Fashioning out of the air, a car
For the sun to speed on his royal way,
Over the tire white track of the day,
Yea, God has labored—h.bors away—
Take cheer, then, noble mechanic!
Select UP&wfllang.
TWO HOURS WITH A MADMAN.
It happened one time that in travelling across
a tract of country where I had business, I got
benighted, and about 8 o’clock, my horse and
myself being tired and pretty near worn out, I
drew rein before the door of a comfortable look
ing farm-house, and dismounting, knocked at
the door with the handle of my whip. It was
opened by a little girl who stood in the door
way, holding a candle in one hand, and keeping
back her thick curly hair with the other, while
she looked at me half shy, as if demanding my
business.
“ My dear,”' I answered to that questioning
look, “is there any one in the house besides
yourself?”
“ Yes, there is,” she answered ; “father and
mother, and the boys.”
“ Well ask your father to come here a moment,
I want to speak to him.”
She retreated and entered the room behind
her, and in about a half a minute the farmer '
came out. I made known my business, explain
ed that I had been overtaken by night, that my
destination was several miles distant and that
my horse as. well as myself were unfit for fur
ther traveling until we hud procured food and
rest.
With the hospitality common to all farmers,
especially American, my host for the night bade
me welcome, Conducted me into a large kitchen,
with a floor so white that you involuntarily pitied
the hands and arms that had brought it into
such a state of cleanliness, and bade mo seat
myself before the blazing fire while supper was
being got ready ; and then, not forgetting my
horse, he told one of the boys to feed him and
take him to the stable.
After supper, as I felt unusually tired, I ask
ed to be shown the place where 1 was to pass
the night, and was conducted to a comfortable
room with a downy bed, white counterpane and
curtains, upon the second floor, by my host him
self; after bidding me good night, he left the
candle with me and departed, closing the door
after him* *
Tired bnd sleepy as I was, I hurriedly un
dressed,' went-to bed, and in fire minutes was
soundfy sleeping. A grinding souud awoke me
—at what time I don’t know—but the moon,
which did not rise till very late, was fully up,
its bright rays streaming through the window,
from which Lbad purposely looped back the
curtain, so that the first streak of daylight might
wake me, as I was anxious to proceed on my
way. There, silting full in the moonlight was
a man with a long earring knife in his hand,
which be was‘sharpening upon a piece of grind
stone, which I now perceived made the sound
that had awakened me. I thought surely 1 Was
dreaming’; or, if 1 was awake, what in the name
of heaven? meant what I saw? And still the
man leisurely ground the blade of the knife, and
in a perfect stupor of amassment llay perfectly
quiet with wide open eyes looking at him.
[independent in everything.]
In a few minutes he stopped grinding, and
passing his finger carefully along the edge of the
knife lie nodded and shook his head knowingly,
to intimate to himself that he had brought the
blade to a proper degree of sharpness. My blood
ran cold ; a kind of panio seized me when I saw
that action and the cool calculating smila with
which be held the knife up between him and
the moonlight, looking at it with the air of a
connoiseur. Then he leisurely got up, stepped
over to the table where I had left the caudle stick
and commenced looking around for something
—a match, I conjectured.
While his back was turned, the idea of slip
ping from the bed and bolting for the door sug
gested itself to me ; but before I had time to
act upon it, the match was found, and holding
the candle in one hand, the match in the other,
and the handle of the knife between bis long,
wolfish teeth, he came over towards the bed.—
lie lit the candle and then took the knife from
between his teeth, and took firm hold of the can
dle in bis hand. He bent over me flashed the
light full upon my eyes, and perceiving I was
awake, exclaimed, with a wild kind of laugh :
“Ha! ha! Awake, eh ?—Ha! ha! Glad of it
sir; I meant to awake you, if you hadn't done
it yourself. I consider it cowardly to kill a
sleeping man.”
And he laughed, at me again, and peered into
my face with his red-hot burning eyes.
I could see at once that be was mad, and I
saw the horror of my situation was increased.—
At first I had thought—but now, 1 knew that he
was a mad man from his own words, he intend
ed to murder me, and I felt that little short of
a miracle would save me.
After he had taken a good look at me, he sat
down upon the bed and to my intense horror be
gan slowly running bis finger, with great, care
along the edge of the knife—evidently he had
no intention of suffering by the experiment.—
And then he said . ■
“ I don’t intend to kill you just now—perhaps
not for an hour—but 1 guess that’s about the
longest you have to live. First, I mean to have
a talk with you. Do you happen to know where
I came from ?”
I did not, indeed, and I told him so, wishing
within myself, with all my heart, that he would
take it into his crazy brain to find his way back
there, and leave me to sleep in peace.
“ V.ou don’t know, eh ? Well, I don’t mind'
telling you. Don’J, you see that spire away
there to the left ?”
No, I didn’t sec the church spire, nor any
thing else in the world at that moment, but the
burning eyes of the maniac. So I told him 1
didn’t see the object he spoke of.
*• Don't see it eh? How blind? Why see
there ?’’ And to aid me in discerning this ima
ginary object, he rose and went towards the
window and looped the blind still further back.
There—do you see jt now ?”
“ No,” I said, “ I don’t see yetand I hoped
he would try to pull the curtain still further
back, or pull it down, or something—anything
to divert his atteution from me a moment long
er, that I might leap from the bed and then bolt
out of the room.
1 was already sitting up, and to glide down
upon the floor was the work of an instant ; but
that moment the ■ madman, annoyed that 1
couldn’t see the church spire, dropped the blind,
turned around quickly, muttering—“blind,
blind and instantly comprehending my inten
tion to esciipe, bounded towards me with aspring
like a wild cat, and catching hold of me with his
bony hand, waved the gleaming knife over me
in such close proximity to my face, as to be
anything in the world but pleasant.
“ Ob, you will, will you ? Just lie down there
—still now—still, or I’ll kill you before even
the half hour is up. Lie down !”
And with herculean strength he lifted me up
with his one band —and I was no feather in
weight, I can tell you—and bounced me down
with a force that shook the whole bed.
I did lie down, and seeing that I was inclined
to obey, he directed my attention to the window
again, by inquiring :
“ Do you see the church spire, now ?” ,
I didn’t see it any clearer than before, it be
ing slightly impossible, as no church spire ex
isted within ten miles. But 1 saw that the ma
niac was getting irritated at my want of capa
bility to see what did not exist, so I thought it
might be as well to keep upon good terms with
him, and todiis question this time I admitted I
did see the spire.
“Ah, good, good. Well, under that spire is
a church and around the church is a grave-yard.
There 1 live, and there I came from. It’s very
lonesome sleeping there in the damp, cold
ground; and the grave worms—ugh! to feel
them creeping along, over one’s skin—so slimy,
and slippery, and cold, banqueting upon the
warm flesh of the dead ! They say the dead are
cold : it’s a lie, sir, a lie!—Feel my flesh ; is it
cold?”
He bared his skinny arm and forced me to lay
my hands upon it.
“ There is that cold ?’’
I told hiu no.
“ Is it warm ?”
1 replied that it was, and be continued :
“ They make it cold—the grave worms do.—
They make it cold and slimy as they crawl over
it. Did you ever feel the grave-worms on your
flesh ?'”
I shuddered with disgust as I told him, ‘ ‘ No.”
“ You\didn’t, eh? Lucky dog. lucky dogl
But you're not dead yet; wait awhile, and you’ll
feel them, just as I do, pretty soon.”
And he whirled the carving knife round and
round his head, and then Drought it down with
a sudden swoop till he grazed my throat.
With a groan of agony, not for the slight
scratch, but the horror of miud Under which I
was, I recoiled from the glittering blade, shud
dering as if I would have sunk down through
the bed—down, through the floor. With a loud
laugh the maniac observed my terror, and then
he said.
“Frightened, eh? Frightened! I Will not
kill you for half an hour yet. I’m going to ex
periment upon you. 1 think I will bleed you to
death, just to try how long it will take you to
die, eh ? What do you think of it ?”
Whut did I think of it? My God ! I thought
nothing, only that I would soon be dead, or
mad as my companion, if some deliverance was
not soon opened up. I never prayed much—
God forgive me! but just then, I breathed
something, I scarcely knew what, for aid, for
deliverance. 1 knew that I dared not attempt
to escape. My first movement would have been
the signal for my death blow; and if I called
aloud, I might not awaken any one in the house,
but merely infuriate the madman to such an ex
tent ho might immediately butcher me. What
under heaven to do I knew not, and if the ma
niac, in bis desire to “ experiment,” should
open a vein, I would inevitable blera to death.
Meantime he was waiting for an answer to bis
question, and repeated, rather angrily,—
“ AVhat did I think of his proposal to bleed
me to death ?”
I was about answering something desperate,
and giving myself up for lest when a bright
idea flashed across my troubled brain. Oh,
how devotedly I thanked heaven that I had read
i the “ Arabian Nights” in my boy-hood ! There
i was my idea, which as yet, only heaven knew
{ whether it would be successful or not: 1 would
I tell him stories, and beguile his fancy till mor
ning, and then surely, I would have some means
of escape. 1 answered bis question by another.
“Suppose. I tell you a story about-bleeding
to death—or rather about a man supposed he
I was being bled to death, and died from the
fright ?”
“ Died from the fright, ch ? Let us hear it.”
Very gladly 1 began, making it long, and ad
ding as much as I possibly could to the original,
which was something I recollected long ago to
have heard about some one who wished to “ ex
periment,” and had a man blindfolded, bis arm
bandaged, and gently pricked, but not sufficient
ly to bring the blood, and then heard the regu
lar drop, drop of blood—or what he supposed
to be his own blood, though in reality only wa- ,
ter, till he died from the mere supposition that
he was being bled to death. 1 fprgetsJhe story
now, but is familiar to every one. When I con
cluded, I suggested to the maniac that he should
try this model experimenting, and see how long
I would lake to be frightened to death.
“ Yes, yes, he answered, with a sly, cunning
laugh ; “ very good, very good,’,’ and seeing
thro’ the device, with the cunning of madness,
he laughed again as he said—“ Very good, sir,
very good. And you would take till morning to
die, and meanwhile I want a companion in the
church yard yonder ; down among the grave
worms. Come, bare your arm, and let me do
as I said. I’ll bleed you 1 intended to have
taken your head off first, but I’ve changed my
mind, because I wouldn’t like to have a head
less companion. Bare your arm.”
God ! what was I to do ! I felt my brain
seethe and whirl, as though I, too were going
mad. With a desperate effort to be calm, I said.
“ Suppose I tell you another first ?”
“ Oh, no you can tell while you bleed.”
‘‘But I shall want to watch the blood flow
too,” I said, with an effort to refrain from shud
dering.
“ True, true,” he said. “ Well, let’s hear
your story—quick, begin.”
1 wailed fur no urging. 1 too glad to
fiud him in the humor to listen ; so 1 began to
relate every story I could think of—as soon as
one was done beginning with another—and in
this manner nearly two hours passed. As I was
about to begin another story, he stopped me
peremptorily.
“No more; no more ! I won’t listen! I’ve
listened too long already, and I’Ve no time to
bleed you either ! 1 may take off your head os
1 first intended disagreeable as it is to hare a
headless companion ?”
Around and around his head again went the
glittering knife, cotring down in a direct line
with my throat; and then as he drew the edge,
sharp as a razor, touched my skin, I forgot the
prudeut consideration that had hitherto kept me
silent, and gave vent to my horror and terror in
a cry so loud and long, so shrill and ear-pierc
ing, that the maniac started back in affright,
and actually trembled at the unearthly sound.
No wonder! 1 tremble this moment myself,
when I think what an awful cry it was; and I
almost fancy. I can still bear the sound of it,
when I close my eyes, and shudderiudy look
back to the hour.
The effect upon the madman was not of long
duration. A third time be waved the knife
around his head, aud was just preparing forward
when the farmer aud his eldest son burst into
the room. The efl’ect that these new actors up
on the scene produced upon the madman was
strange and almost incredible. The knife re
mained uplifted, the hand in which it was held
seemed suddenly petrified and unable to move.
He cowered beneath the gaze of the farmer, as
the child mith do under the eye of the master,
and without the slightest resistance, allowed the
knife to be taken from his hand and himself
quietly lead trou the room by the farmer and
his son.
Then, when I was left alone, the reaction af
ter all my terror, horror, and excitement, over
powered me, and I sank back upon the bed al
most insensible. Thank God for my escape and
hardly conscious of my feelings and actions, I
lay quite still, awaiting what was to follow. I
felt that there was no further cause for alarm,
and in a dreamy sort of a way I tried to account
for the adventure.
I looked around upon the room, and all so
seemed like a dream that I could almost have
persuaded myself that 1 was a victim of an un
pleasant illusion ; but then, to bring me back to
the realities of all that had transpired, there was
still the light burning upon the table, and I
knew I had put out the light before retiring ;
and another proof that I was awake, and had
been for a couple of hours past, was the scratch
upon my throat, where the knife had grazed it,
and I shuddered to think how nearly my thread
of life had been cut in two.
Presently the farmer and his son returned,
and I was informed that my terrible and most
unwelcome visitant was an unfortunate broth--
in-law of the farmer, who had been crazed for
some years past ; that during certain seasons,
especially at that phase in which the moon then
was, ho was quite mad and dangerous, though
at other times harmless. Unfortunately forme,
his door had been neglected that night, and in
stead of being locked had been left open. , I lis
tened to all these explanations, and received my
host’s apologies and expressions of regret for
my disturbance and peril, by making a mental
vow never to sleep with the door unlocked in a
strange house, and if ever placed 80 that I should
be obliged to crave the hospitality of strangers,
to make particular inquiry whether any mat! per
son, brother-in-law, or other, dve<in the house.
Witty Perversion.— A minister had a quar
rel with one of his parishioners v by the name of
Hardy, who showed considerable 7 resentment. —
On the succeeding Sunday the divine preached
from the following text, which be pronounced
with great emphasis, and with a Significant look
at Hardy, who was present: —“ There is no fool
like the fool-Hardy. ”
Ignorance. —lgnorance is often the source or
the most intrepid action, and the most implicit
faith ; since there are none so fearless as those
who have not light enough to see their danger;
and none so confident as.they who 'have Ootsiif
ficient knowledge to discover'their own error.
Christ is the sun, and all: the watches of
oar lives should be set by the" dial of bis mo
tion.
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
One Hundred Tears Ago. —One hundred
years ago, there was not a single white man
ia Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois territo
ries. Teen, what is Dow the most flourishing
port of America, was as littlo known as the
country around the mountains of the moon.-
It was not until 1799 that the “ Hunter of Ken
tuck,” the gallant and adventurous Boone, left
| his home in North Carolina, to become the first
| settler of Kentucky. The first pioneer of Ohio
did not Settle until twenty years after this time.
A hundred years ago Canada belonged to France,
and the whole population of the United States
did not exceed a million and a half of people.
A hundred years ago, the great Frederick of
Prussia was performing those exploits which
have made him immortal in military annals, and
with his little monarchy was sustaining a single
handed contest with Russia, Austria and France
—the three groat powers of Europe combined.
A hundred years ago, Napoleon was not born,
and Washington was a young and modest Vir
ginia colonel-, and the great events in the his
tory of the two worlds, in which these great
but dissimilar men took leading parts, were then
scarcely foreshadowed.
A hundred years ago, the United States were
the most loyal part of the British Empire; and
on the political horizon no speck indicated the
struggle which, within a score of years there
after, established the -greatest Republic of the
world. A hundred years ago, there were but
four newspapers in America—steam engines had
not been-imagined and railroads and telegraph*
had not entered into the. remotest conception of
man. When we come to look back at it through
the vista of history, we find that to the century
which has passed, has been allotted more Impor
tant events, in their beaxiug upon the happiness,
of the world, than almost any other which has
elapsed since the creation.
B(SU A good story is told of a Washington
county man, who on his way to Cincinnati be
came somewhat elevated by sundry “ drinks,”
but as good luck would have it, found a boat at
the wharf and was quickly on his way;
Soda after leaving the wharf, a man came
around for his fare. Horrall handed out a five
dollar bill, and received, four dollars and ninety
live cents in change. Ho rammed it into his
pocket-book with great eagerness, supposing the
clerk had made a mistake. That done, he lean
ed back into bis chair and fell asleep. A little
while and he was plucked awake by the same
man, who again demanded fare. “ Discovered
the mistake,” thought he, holding out a hand
ful of change. The man, as before, took only
five cents, and Horrall again went into a doze.
Ere he had got fairly to dreaming of home and
friends far away, around came the collector
again, and thus it went on for a long time.
At last Horrall thought it very inconvenient,
and concluded to vote the collector a nuisance,
and give him a bit of advice besides; so, said
he—
Is (hie) this a da-n-ger (hid oos bo (hid
boat ?” v *
“ By no means,” said the man. " Bran new:”
“Then, by gummy, (hie) why do (hie) don’t
you collect all the fa (hie) at once—not bother
a fel (hie) heller for it every mile oa it (h|c)
comes due?”
“ Really,” said the man,
you are going?”
“ Cincin (hie) hinnati,” said Horrall.
•‘Cincinnati,” said the polite conductor;
“ why, you must be sadly out of your reckon
ing. This is the ferry-boat, and all this after
noon you have been riding to and fro between
New Albany and Portland.”
That night llorrall staid in Louisville.
Comfoetees out of Newspapbes. —Soon af
ter the advent of chilly nights, finding the ex-,
tra covers too heavy, and remembering the sug
gestion of a year ago, I took off a weighty cov
erlid and substituted a half dozen copies of a
popular weekly. I never slept more pleasant
ly. 1 mentioned it to some of my acquaintan
ces, who, on trial of the past two weeks, pro
nounced it effectual I used it on. the beds in
my house, and as nothing ean be cheaper, I feel
authorized to recommend it for general use. 1
hud the curiosity to weigh the newspapers in
use on my three beds, and the amount of all
was only three pounds. The papers can be
spread loosely, overlapping on* another, though
for convenience I have pasted the edges togeth
er. How trifling is the cost, and how easily ob.
tained ! A pound or two of old newspapers can
bo procured for four cents as pound, and if
spread between two light covers to retain them
in their place, will keep a person comfortable
whether he be rich or poor. The experiment
can easily be tried.— Evening Pott.
The Infast. — A lovely child lay sleeping,
the moonbeams kissed its forehead, and in every
ray of light an angel sported. No wonder they
should leave their £dcn hoaie to linger awhile
on earth to gaze upon aught so lovely. -Pitre
as a snow wreath which mantles the Alpine
hills, or the lily with its brow bedecked with
pearls, was this infant—sin had ne’er touched
it. Its little heart was far from guile os v,as
the seraph’s which looked down upon Its beau
ty. Nor were the angels alone gazing;.no, no,
a fond mother watched It, and as the moon
beams played around its cheek, she thought of
the innocency which dwell within the heart of
her cherished infant.
A Lady’s Opinion.-— ln a novel at a circulating
library, this passage is marked and much thum
bed : “ There is no object so beautiful to me as
a conscientious young man. I watch him as I
do a star in heaven.” . '
“ That’s my view exactly,” sighed Miss Jose
pbene Hoops, os she laid down the volume. “In
fact, I think there's nothing so beautiful as a
young man, even if he ain’t conscientious !”
S&~ A bevy of children, were telling their
father what they got at school. The eldest
reading, spelling and definition.
“ And what do you get my little one t” mid
the father to a rosy cheeked little fellow,
was at the time slily driving a tenpenny
into the door panel. ,
“ Me? Ob, I gets readin’, spellin’ and spank-
ing.”
IB> Tb® most intense mode of i expressing
contempt in Milwankie, is to exe(aim» »• Go, I
have no more tp say! I scorn you as I do'a
■glass of water 1”
BSU God esteems men’s deeds by their minis*
and not their minds by their deeds. I
x ifirSio my but it doll never Nfcn in
anysktat. • • - • T" ■"
NO. 35.
“ where do you think