jUT.
vl V.
HI
C Preparation of Iro n Dn
in Ponfttw
>1 Authorities, both*to E^ n6 ‘
r--. i Jbo.l in their
•'i“ <l:uiv provofl »!»«?■ * Co#
i d with it. ImimHH 0 prc P»'
lu„ lmoate J^lckl,
■Horn. Emaciation, .
eulerp. Incipient
Ut Mam,
mpliunls, Chronicfo™f ttl * n <
ty. whWbor the resnl* ***• ■<
immntionof nvnrn['^° ai *
ul Xo an extent
Hon would render credin dr
- to.Jmve becwSTfSSSf
ve. suddenly re-appeared i
. ' fr ; ,m n protracted travel is
's’nal instances of this khSar.
1 '■‘••'ctatc-d victims of apparent
austiou, critical
•md. dyspeptic aversion to at?
'n 61 i C “ l j htts no name.
all kind*, and for reasons fk.
- lation of this
‘ry, for unlike t^oidU
■" rliunt being exciting and
gu.arly aperient, even fn
neiieM ’Without ever being a
K a disagrecnVfle schsatloli ’ *
in >ng olliers, which »n.L~ , t
e i maiient a remedy for Pit*,
\ exert a distinct andTSo
1 tendency which formi them
■is ..ro >ts causes, a ß inglah“x
‘s of on sufliced for the aws
.ittoiuLijit OitUtxncss,
en when advanced to Dvssn
• and apparently malignaaT
decisive and astonishing '
e.-Ii and strength,dcbjllhitlnr
' Inch generally indiialS
niedy has allayed the Sana
several very gratifying and
this medicated iron has had
of the most cautiously bal.
u ithont'any of their w«ll-
>mot. be too confidently hjyj.
i.irc, m the cases peculiarly
10 and inflammatory— I# th»
■!.v—it has been fiiTarlabl'r
ms Mm pain and reducing ths
joints and muscles. .
n -. 1 necessarily be a great ro
und its progress In, the new
probaby,hs one of high rs-
r od in the whole history of
1 >mpt. happy, and fully r*.
i . complete digestion, rapid
an unusual disposition for
-n mediately follow Its use
"darning 50 pills, pries' <0
--'■'ts and dealers. Will bs
' !jit of the price. All Isttsrs,
■ it.) ’
- CO.. Gesxeal Agists,
20 Cedar St., Now York.
K in tho praise of
•TON *9
CORDIAL,
to afford instantaneous rs
icts a£if by magic, and mis
;Ii at what we say is true. It
C OR OPIATE
M'es by removing the tujfrr
l y deadening its sensibilities.
t--lf as the onfy reliable prep-
Lniin.v Teetiuxo, Diakebou,
in' els, Acidity of ths Stois
and Cnoup, also, for cofltn
natUm, regulating ths Bowels,
mil— being an anti-tpamod>4
ss in all cases of CoNTCLSIOS
'dte. life and health of your
ifrum those cad and blighting
til result from the. me q/ nur
fur infantile Oanplaintt
i. K.uon’s Infantile Consul,
perfectly harmless, andean
taut. Price, £5 cents. Fall
til". Prepared only by
CJIUKCII & DUPONT,
l'.’.' Broadway, Now-Vork,
liting
YZED
mu' essential element, and
•a r.u. Analyze tbs Blood of
-umiiliun, Liver Complaint,
v find in every instance cer
mien of Blood. Supply the#*
dc well. The Blood FOOB Is
—houco its astonishing »nc-
AHATIOyS . ;
if ill.- Blood in different db*
!i. nchitis, or any affection
■nos, inducing CdxsoitPTloa,
i. f..r Dei-bessiox or Snail*,
Cohplaihts, arising
:;v. and NjcBVOC* PbOSTEA
, 7.5, No. 3 for DrfTSPSJi.—
’ rp'.um it is TAKE* BT DSOP*
u" circulation, so that -what
■: is for Female Trbioclaei-
Hco special directions for
ITIOSS, Scrofulous, Kidkit,
• No. 5. In all case* the dl
l'. .f. Pi ice of the Stood /bed
nitrucn i DUPONT,
i '.I Broadway, New-York.
!• Ij.diia, audu. lI.KISXSEB,
T. Murray, Hollidays burgj
.. throughout the country.
U'K GAZETTE.-r
Crime and Criminabb ■»
ddv circulated throughout
.hr- Grerit Xrbb, CrlnilnaJ
Is i,u the some, togother-wlt»-
<rs not to be found in any
I urn; JI for six month*, te
w should write their name*
■ where they reside plainlyV
V.'. matskllaco,
ov York Police 0 wet te,
. jVew Turk City.
mce and Txust Co*
l, $500,000.
v,' St., S. E. corner <>f
. 1 ’ ’
AGENT, ALTOONA,
; -l-AL MUTUAL RAMS,
, AT ABOUT 20 PERCENT;
ACI: V, ATES.TIIBLOW
A. WIIILLDIN.
[Oct. 27th,'IS 59 vX*
STY MUTUAL
■; ■ ,\cy.—Tlic nndcrsign«“>
.' in- Insurance Company’
ii;j -“'l' loss or damage by Cr*>
V. at tin reasonable rat**
h-, in the Masonic Te^pW
SIIOKMAKKU.
ITTNER,
1 )ENTIST.
.MASONIC TEM
[Dec. S 3, ’6B-tf*
;lky re- /
• i professional
and the ed-^a*»
sc hcretolore oo- fljflK
gentlemen
iosepu P TRQCT
*-=Jy to daoU SR.a
W-Hpoo. u®**
; ■ • . ■ .. « • I * ■ jT ____
jIcCRUM & BERN,
VOL. 5.
buy YOUR BOOTS & SHOES
At tbe People’s Shoe Store.
niEWART & THOiVIPSON
Take pleasure in announcing to the citizens of Altoo-
M n d surrounding country that they have just received,
rr their store on Annie street, two doors below the Post
. ‘nj-p «large and handsome assortment of BOOTS, SHOES
U,J JaITEBS, for bodies, Gentlemen and Children’s wear,
of nil «i«s * ud kinds. Thcir stocKis of neat finish and ex
„n,nt manufacture, which they will sell for CASH only,
H least 24 FiiK CENT. CUEAEBR than the nine can &
purchased elsewhere—as will be seen by reierring to the
Silliuring-price list:—
Men’s fine calf Boots, $3 25 to $3 50
Men’s fine kip Boots, 2 76 to 3 25
g,iy'a tip Boots, . 176t0 2 00
Youths’. 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 65
Hoys' Brogans, 75 to 1 20
Youths' Sliues, 62 to 87
Children's Shoos, 25 to 65
bailies’ Congress Gaiters, 1 60 to 1 65
I Julies’ basting Gaiters with heels, 137 to ISO
JiUdies 1 Superior Lasting Gaiters, 185
Ladles’ Morocco Boots with heels, 130 to 1-55
Ladies’ Morocco Boots without heels, 1 25 to 1 37
Ladies' Goat Boots with heels, . 1 25
Indies’ Calf Boots with heels, 1 20 to 1 25
Misses’ Calf Boots with heels, 75 to 100
Misses’ French Morrocco Boots, with heels, 125
Having bought our goods for cash, they were put at the
lowest figure, and by doing au exclusively cash business
customers are not made to pay for bad debts lioiicu our
)»it |iricita.
Ami if you want n good and fashionable Boot or Shoe
maun, leave your measure and they will have it mode at
.Port notice. Repairing dona in thu neatest manner, and
os reasonable terms.
We respectfully solicit a liberal share of public favor.
Sept. 13, ISGO.-tf.
Literary Emporium and News Depot
CONFECTIONARY, SEGAR, TOBACCO,
JEWELRY & VARIETY
STO E.
THE SUBSCRIBER CONTINUES to
J[ Keep constantly on hand all the best literary papers and
p ti.iJicals, daily papers from Philadelphia, New York and
Pittsburgh, together with a good assortment of Hooks. All
the Poland Books used in this place and vicinity always on
iatal.
•Msa. a choice lot of Confectionaries, and knick knacks
of all Kindi for cliildren. Also tho beet Tobacco & Segars
to Ik had in town, together with a fine assortment of Gold
and Piirer Pencils, Gold Blogs and other articles of Jewel
it Call and examine. 11. FKTTINOEIt.
Altoona, July 26, 'OO-ly. 1 1 iV'i.d Altoona House.
r ANDS ! LANDS !! XANDS !!!
I J The undersigned is prepared to locate LAND WAR
RANTS in the Omaha and Nebraska City Land Offices.—
srli ctlons can now he mode near tin large streams
»f! settlements. The Lands of this Teiritory, now in
ilarkt f m e of the best quality.
J t%- Selections carefully Letters cf Inquiry r*-
liknieJ alex. f. McKinney,
Onxiruud, Cass County, N. Ter.
JiilT 14, ISS9.-tf
EITERISCES:
Ber, A. It. tuu'.K, Altoona, Po.
IVm. H. Lloyd 4 Co„ Bunkers, Altoona, Pa. 1
McCum 4 Bern, Editors, “
- Tuos. A. Scott, Supt. P. R. R., “
1). McMchtrie. Hsu., Huntingdon, Pa.
W. M. LLOYD & CO.,
, ALTOONA, PA n
JOHNSTON, JACK & CO.,
HOLUDATSBURG, PA,
Q3 ! «£X CTS3R raarr*. ggq 0
{Late “Hell , Johnston, Jack 4’ €o.”)
Dll A FTS OX THE PRINCIPAL
Chies, nnd Silver and Gold for sale. Collections
nub. Moneys received on deposite, payable on demand,
sillmat interest, or upon time, with interest ut fair rates.
Feb. 3d. 1559. ,
T D. LKKT, ATTOILXE Y AT LAW
V • ALTOONA, BLAIJI Co; Pa., x
JJ ill practice law in tin! several Courts of Blair, Cambria.
Huntingdon. Clfurflcld, Centre and Adjoining couutifs.—-
Aho in tile District Count of the United States.
Collectionsjjf claims prqjuptly attended, to. Agent for
tie tale nf Real Estate, Bounty Land Warrants, and ’all
business pertaining to conveyancing and the law.
Uefebexces : '
Hon. Wilson McCandles and Andrew Burke, Esq.. Pitts
r e"’ Hon, Samuel A. Gilmore, Pres. Judge of Payette
judicial District; Hon. Cbenard Clemens, of Wheeling, Vug
lies Henry D. Foster,(ireeusburg; lion. John W. Killinger,
Lebanon; Hon. Wra. A. Porter, Philadelphia; and Hon.
u«or S e 11.I 1 . Hamdton, Pittsburg. June 16, lS3‘.i-Iy.
s. M. WOODKOK,
attorney at law,
ALTOONA, BLAIR CO., PA-,
l\/ r ILL PIIACTICE IN TME SEYE
* T UAL Courts of Blair, Cambria and Huntingdon
lliivihs had spvoral years’ experience in the practice of
J “ c to merit public patronage.
u-:f* on Vir^ii.la Street, In the room tntcly occiiiiifcd by
Urt, L fl ,. [Sept. B, ISBO.-tf.
IM\ C'jor., M. li, J. JI r,WIMIU,'M. »
mis. GOOD & OEM MILL lIAV
rf entered into Partnership in tlie Practice of
idu... leader tbeir service* to the Public
ia the several branches of their Profession.
U.U will lw answered either day or night at their office
7r 1 a 1 a tle aamo as heretofore occupied by Drs. llirst
i o 7° rattheLo S» n House.
April 21st, 185'J-3ra
■pOOTS AND SHOES.-t-THE UN*
1,28 now on hand awl will
cheap athls store in the Masonic Tom
i\n «mfu2 nd COl “Plete assortment ofBOOTS
(W^ U^? ady mnde > ** mAd( ' to-order,
A- lAidics- Sandals, pom Shoes, Cork
cy try thing iuhjjsline of business, of
and on th* most reasonable terms. All
rortom work warranted.
Jan.VSO-tf.] J. SHOEMAKER.
. ■. - 1 li}
5 e and Herb Doctor,
I)! PHILADELPHIA, HAS L'EFT
DeVni LV 18 Rock y Mountains, for a new supply ofßoots.
Hotel iu nrn “I s ®'" and can he consulted at John Wood’s
IStli oD , the 21*1 day of November and on the
*Ttra?m?.!Jl ec '? bcr - A** o "* t®* day In each month'for
this TBn? 011^8 thereafter, notice of which wili.be given in
fcffgjlMO. PB.W.LEVI*Q§TON.
IfeUR county insurance
Ceontv m , Gy r's ie undersigned, Agent «f the Blair
rira Conipany,, to at all
' in 3>, *** faut to* or damage by'finvßtoM-
Furnitur * and Proptrty, ot oreiy dee
Co. 7 in the BUte, Office -with Bell, Johnston, Jack i
Jin, 27 1 ’s9_jf ®* I.CALDWBLB, 4ftnt.
Tfe CONRAD & CAMERON RE
tfens oB ?t' their professional serricea to the
OlHcobn Railroad street,
i?* «°v *** e A®* l tiion Hotel, whore they may bo
except when professlonally engaged.
H J- <3>. ADLUM,
N °T A Y PUBLIC.
Gm ALTOOXA,, BLAIB CO, PA.
Cetow" 185T* hefonndatthestore of J. B. Hlleman.
E POUSE Affl* iJQT,
S' '“‘Wbjy loMfed ji ttie Siorotigh 6/ Aitodag. Aw*
4. 0, 1 ’ JOHN SHOEMAKER.?
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From Vanity Fur.
PADDY'S ODE TO THE PRINCE.
O, mighty Prince! i’ts no ofiince,
Your worship, that I mane ye,
While I confias, ’twas ra’al bl iss,
A moment to have sane ye I
That you should see the likes o’ me, '
The while I stood adjacent,
1 don't suppose, although me clo’es
v Was mighty clane and decent.
Av coorse, ye know ’twas lung ago,
1 looked at Jukes and such men,
And longer since, an English Prince
Begotten by a Dutchman!
But by my troth, and biblc-oath I
Wid all me Irish shyness,
I’ve passed the word wid many a lord,
Much taller than your Highness!
Ah! well—bedad, no doubt you hud,
- lu token of allegiance,
As good a cup as ye could sup,
Among them black Cauajuus;
And wha’-d'-ye tbi ik of Christian dhrink,
Now te|l me that, me tulip!
II hen thro’ a sthruw your Highness saw,
The davor of a Julep f
And, what is more, we've got, galore,
Such oysters —none can bate ’em!
Ye'll bliss the day ye crossed the say,
When ye sit down to ate ’em!
There’s cmytbnrs rate, and mighty qunre,
In Baruum's great Muzaum,
By laud and wather, and, for a qua'thcr,
Your Highness may survtfy ’em!
TliSm haythen cliai.s, the nayger Japs,
Wid all their curst espinses,
Just tuk their fill, ami lelt a hill
At which the paple winces :
Bui then, no doubt, ye'll ride about
Wid Boole and all the Aldermen;
They’ve little aiuse, hut, for expiuse,
There’s not a set of boulder men!
Fernandy Wud has daceut blood,
And litigant morality;
And ye may swear our mighty Mayor
Will show his hoise-pitality 1
The soldiers all are at his call,
Wid captains to parade ’em;
And at the laste, ye’ll get a taste
Of dlmmesratic fraydem!
But plase to note, ye’re not to vote —
A privilege, be Jabors;
Ye couldn’t hope, were ye the Pope",
Until ye’ve got the papers!
Well, mighljr.Prince, accept these hints;
Moat frayly I indite ’em;
•Tis luck, ludade, if ye can rada
As aisy as I write ’em 1
Aud when the throne is ail yer own,
At which yo’ro daily steerin’,
Wid all the cate that ye Cjin Spare,
Jtemember poor ould Erin.
Sdtd SJisfdlaaj..
A NARROW ESCAPE.
“ Come, Joe, telbus what made you turn pale
awhile ago when Jack told _ us- he had Been a
grave, and asked whose It was ?”
“ Bah, boys 1 turn pple, did I ? There arc
circcmstances in the lives of most men who live
on the frontier, which, to have them recalled,
will make them turn pale. And mentioning
that grave and asking whose it was, recalled
a fearful even! in my experience. But as the
night is young yet, I will tell you about it; and
perhaps it will be a warning to you never to
trust too much to a stranger, or throw tempta
tion in Bis way.”
Thus spokeyour humble servant some months
ago, to a party of prospectors, of whom he was
one. The following is the story to which I al
luded above:
Several yeaja ago, I was out with a party
prospecting for silver, high uj> the Gila river.—
We had been 'sometime without meeting with
any success* and were returning to Fort
Yuma, disgusted with the country. We bad left
the Funds village a day’s journey behind us,
when we fell in with a man travelling the same
way that'wo were. He was without grub or
blankets, and said'ho was going to California.—
As we bad sothe spare males, we told him that
if he could ride a pack saddle be could go with
ns as far as Fort Yuma. Hone of us liked the
looks of;the fellow. He had such a thoroughly
vUlaihotu expression. Hut os' he seemed so bad
ly nsediip.we took pity oh him and made him
the bSer that, we did. He accepted without any
hesitation. We found him taciturn, never speak
ing unless be was spoken to. When we camped
he would take f the saddlO off bis male and go. off
by himself, never helping to get the grab ready;
and when it was ready he wbald come and pitch
in with the rest of us; ••
‘However, though we did not like him or his
aotions, we said nothing, thinking that be bad
some secret sorrow that we-bad no right- to
into.-. We had traveled two days when what'!*
nr about to teU yow owmred. We bad ciihp*
[INDEPENDENT IN EVERYTHING.]
ed at noon, and as the weather was very warm,
some ohe proposed that we should all take a
bath. All had felt that it would be a delicious
amusement, bathing in the shade of the cotton
wood trees which hung over the banks of the
river. We stripped instanter, and were soon
enjoying ourselves gloriously. I had a belt
' around me with several twenties in it, and took
it off to give me free play in the water. 1 laid
it down on my clothes carelessly, never think
ing of hiding it from any of the company, as
they all knew that I had thbjnoney, and I had
no idea that the stranger w|uld be tempted to
take it. As I came out* of the water, I noticed
the stranger looking very longingly at my belt,
but thought no more about it.'
That night; from some cause, I could not sleep
well, and when I would fall into a state of un
consciousness I was troubled with such wild-like
dreams, that I would rather 1 had remained
broad awake. At last, about midnight, I went
to sleep soundly; how long I lay Ido not know
but I wakened suddenly to find some one kneel
ing over me and very carefully catting my shirt
open. Now I have always bad the power (call
it presence of mind, or anything else) of com
prenending in an instant all that is going on
around me, no matter from how sound a sleep I
may be waked. It is anything but pleasant to
wake and find one’s self in the power of a des
perado who will have no hesitation in plunging
a knife into your heart. I felt myself in any
thing but an enviable situation, knowing that
the slightest indication on my part of being
awake would cause the villiau to give me be
tween the ribs the length of his bowie, or the
contents of his pistol. For, although I could
not see his pistol, 1 felt sure he bad it bandy.
! To secure my pistol without letting him know
that 1 was awake, was a very delicate operation,
and I attempted to accomplish it in the follow
manner: my pistol and bowie-knife were both
under my saddle, which I used for a pillow, I
threw my right arm up over my head, taking
care not to touch the robber, and yawned as if
I Was half awake, but ready with my left hand
to catch his arm in the event of his attempting
to stab me. i hai my eyes partly shut so that
he could not easily see them glisten, but suffi
ciently open to see his every movement, which I
could easily do, as it was a clear star-light night.
On the instant that I moved, he raised his arm
to strike, and I was nearly betraying him my
being awake by throwing off my left hand, but
some strong inpulso prevented me from doing
it, and he held his knife suspended to give the
blow had I made auother move. When 1 threw my
hand over my head, with the same movement I
placed it under the saddle' end on the butt of my
pistol, which was cocked, ready for use.
I lay in that position for about half a minute,
but it seemed like an hoar. By that time I had
power over my breathing, which on first waking
came very quick. As soon as he thought that
I was sound asleep again ho lowered his hand
and commenced operating on my shirt, clearing
it away from the belt. Then I thought my
Opportunity had come, and tried to jerk my six
shooter, but it was foul some way and it would
not come. I thought my time had arrived, for
as quick as thought he drew and struck with
his knife. He struck at my throat. My eyes
were wide open then, and I saw where the knife
was coming. By. a quick involuntary movement
* threw myself aside, and he must have over
reached himself, for the knife struck into the
saddle, and so tight that he could not get it out
In trying to get my pistol my hand touched the
cold silver hilt, of my bowie. "
Instinctively I took hold of it, abandoning the
pistol and Was nerving my arm when I felt the
cold muzzle of bis pistol against my forehead.—
I struck out blindly, and, as 1 did so there was
the stunning report of his pistol. How 1 es
caped I do not know ; my face was blackened
with the powder, and my whiskers nearly burn
ed off, but that was all the damage done to me.
My blow, though struck at random, had proved
a severe one. My knifo bad gone into left
side of his neck, inside of the collar bone The
knife must have reached his heart, for as I drew
it out to strike again, he fell on me with his whole
weight, his blood spirting all over my face. He
gave one quiver, and stretched out his whole
length, and lay perfectly still—stone dead! The
whole transaction did not take- three-quarters
of a minute.
The report of tho pistol had aroused the com
pany, every man sprung to his arms. Some
were looking for the muleis, while others were
asking who fired the shot, and where the Indi
ans were. 1 called to the boys to take the dead
man off of me, for I was as weak as'a child. A
couple of them did as I requested, while others
threw fresh sage brush on the half smouldering
camp fire, and we soon had plenty of light to see
what had happened. I told the boys all about
what had occurred. Wo found all the mules in
their places, bht mine, which was staked off
about twenty yards from the camp with one of
the boy’s saddle and bridle on her. I Went in
to the river and cleansed myself from his blood,
and then sat down by the camp-fire, where I re
mained until morning, unable to sleep.
The Usbdbibd Dead of Syeia.— Our Syrian'
correspondent writes that more than ten thou
sand human bodies still lie upon the side of Mt.
Hemon, in full yiew from the Sea of Galilee
and the Mediterranean, upon the Plains of Si
don, the ancient Phoenicia blackening in the
sun, and their blood still criesbut to heaven for
vengeance.. It la an Oriental custom to leave
the murdered dead unburied until justice has
been satisfied, and although in Syria the effect
of the climate upon a dead body requires its.
burial within twenty-four hours from the depar
ture of the spirit from its earthly tenement,
-these bodies have remained .unburied aud in a
complete state of preservation.
In the court-yards of the palaces, in the bar
racks, and wherever the Christian has fallen,
there lies the body now, still awaiting the ven
geance of heaven s upon the oppressors and slay-.
era of the Christians at Mt. Lebanon. Without
entering into an explanation of the physical
causes which have produced this mummification,
it is soficient to say that the testimony of all
confirms the statement Wolves and hyenas
have of bourse done their work, but in all oh
olesed premises the presence of the unhuried
dead remains a silent appeal to Him who de
al ared,“ Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saitb
the Lord. ” Motion Traveller, Sept. 22d.
. The customers of a certain cooper in a
town out West, caused him a Vast deal of vexa
tion by their sating habits and persistence; In
getting aU thhhr old tubs • nnd casks repaired,
and baying bat little new work, : “I stood It,
how«ver, u said he, “until one day bid Sam
Clrabtree brohghtin ah "old “bung-hole,” to
Wbleb dm said be wanted A hew barrel
quit the business in disgust.”
MY WIFE IS THE CAUSE OF IT.
It is now more than forty years ago, that
Mr. L called at the booaelof Dr. B—-
one very cold morning on Gis way to H ,
“ Sir,” said the doctor, “ theweather is very
frosty—will yon not 4 take something to drink,*
before you start
In that early day, ardent spirits were deemed
indispensable to warmth in winter. When com*
mencing a journey, and atevery stopping place
along the road, the traveler always used intoxi
cating drinks to keep him warm.
“No,” said Mr. L——, 44 ;1 never touch
anything of that kind; my wife! is the cause'of
it.
44 1 had been-in the habit of Meeting some of
our neighbors every evening for the purpose of
playing curds. We assembled at each other’s
shops, and liquors were introduced. After a
while we met, not so much for plivyihg as drink
ing, and I used to return home late |n the even- 1
ing more or less intoxicated. My wife always
met me at the door affectionately, and when I
chided her for sitting up so late forme, she kind
ly replied,
44 4 1 prefer doing so, for I cannot sleep when
i?you are out.’
“ This always troubled me. I wished iu my
heart she would only begin to. scold me, for
then I could have retorted, and relieved my con
science. But she always met me with the same
gentle and loving spirit.
“ Things passed on thus for months, when I
at last resolved that I would, by returning muoh
intoxicated, provoke her displeasure so much as
to cause her to lecture me, when I meant to an
swer her with severity, and thus by creating
another issue between us unburthen my bosom
of its present trouble.
“ I returned in such a plight abput four o’clock
in the morning. She met me at the door with
unusual tenderness, and said,
“ Come in husband; I have just been making
a warm fire for you, for I knew you would be
cold. Take off your boots and warm your feet,
and here is a cup of hot coffee.’* i I •
“ Doctor, that was too much. I could not
endure it any longer, and I resolved that I would
never touch another drop while I live, and 1
never will.”
He never did: Ho lived and died practising
total abstinence from intoxicating drinks, in a
village where intemperance has ravagedas.much
as any other in the State.
That man was my father, and that woman my
mother. The fact above related I received from
the doctor himself, when on a visit to my native
village, not long since.
A QUAKER CAPTAIN.
At the time of the Revolutionary war, whop
it was very dangerous for a merchant ship to
venture to sea, a Quaker, who lived in Philadel
phia, had a ship which was loaded with, a very
valuable cargo, and he was very anxious to have
it transported to Boston. Having engaged his
crew, and taken care to get a mate on whom he
could depend to manage the ship, our friend set
sail to Boston. . After being at sea six or eight
boars, the mate espied an English privateer in
chase and fast coming up to then*. He inform
ed his Quaker commander of the;appearance of
the English craft, and the dangerof the ship,
“ What shall we do ?” asked our friend.
“ I shall light the rascal,” said,the mate.
“Oh, no, I should advise thee not to fight.—
But thee must do as thee pleases' I shall go be
low.”
The commander accordingly vvent below and
soon tho clashing of musketry and the shouting
of the combatants, and notwithstanding his
friendly disposition, began to be interested for'
the' safety of his property. He soon stuck his
head up the companion way to see how the bat
tle was progressing, and saw the’ English com
mander swinging his hat and cheering his men.
Our hero could stand this no longer, and step
ping bock, he loaded his gun, and soon made
bis appearance again. Taking good aim at the
British captain, dropped him and again retreat
ed. Soon after, finding that the victory was
turning on the Yankee, he came on deck, and
stepping up to bis mate, be said:
“ Has thee seen anything of the little noisy
fellow lately, ft at was making such a fuss after
1 went below f”
“No,” says the mate, “he has been still since
you shot him I”
Our friend justified himself in quieting a noisy
fellow, and arrived safely with ship and cargo,
but thought the mate did wrong to fight.
PHILOSOPHY OF RAIN.
To understand tho philosophy of this beauti
ful hnd often sublime phenomenon, so often wit
nessed since the creation; and essential to the
very existence of animals, a few facts, v derived
from observations, must be remembered:
1. Were the atmosphere, everywhere at all
times, at uniform temperature, We should never
have rain, or hail, or snow. The water absorb
ed by it in evaporation from the sea and the
earth’s surface, would descend in an impercept
ible vapor, or cease to bo absorbed by the air
when once fully sdturated.
2. The absorbing power' of the atmosphere,
and consequently its capability to retain the
humidity, proportionately greatep in cold than
warm air. • ( .
8. The air near the surface of the earth is
warmer than it is in the region of the clouds.~
The higher we ascend from the. mirth the colder
do we find the atmosphere. Bence the perpet
ual snow on the vary high mountains In the hot
test climates. Now, whenbycontinual evapo
ration the air is heavily saturated wltii vapor,
though it be invisible and the cloudless, if
its temperature 4>e enddenly reduced by cold
currents of air rushing from above, or from a
higher to a. lower latitude. Us capacity to retain
moisture ft dismissed, clouds aife formed, and
the v icsult is rain. Air condenses' as .ft cools,
and, like a sponge filled with water and com
pressed, poors put the water which its dimin
ished capacity cannot hold. . •
How singular, yet bow simple, the philosophy ,
of rain I What but Omniscience ‘conldhave'<|o
vised such an admirable
ing the earth.—Science American. . . .
The following is a very signifijoaßt epfttleto
bo pfpsented to the. present degenerate age.
Which, if answered correctly, would be fpund to
contain mbre truth than poetry^; r 1 ■' "
' Is there a heart tiiat'never sighed ? '
Is thert a that nevCifUied t
’. Is there an eye tfa'bh never blinked I
u .Is jthetea mamfbßtnpyprdfi|RkeA?i . v r
t a vitpmßh tbai faintedt
IS therfe ii woman that nevisr’paihtedf T*‘
• tthd, thmrbem, and tohgae.ahfiieye
Most tell a most confbunde&lw. "
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS*
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THE ALCHEMY OF VICE.
You have heard of the atotyof the itaPwnr-
Hat, who, meeting with * child of exquisite
beauty, wished to' preserve its beauty for . fee*
he should never eee snob loveliness again. go
he painted the charming face upon canvass and
hung it upon the walls of bis studio. Xu Ida
somberest hours that sweet, gentle countenance,
was like an angel of light tohim. Its presence
filled his soul with the purest aspirations. If
ever I find, he said, a perfect contrast to this
beautiful face, I that also, and hang
them side by side, an ideal of heaven and hell.
Years passed. At length in a distant land, ba
.saw, in a prison, he visited the moat hidecoaoib
ject he ever gazed haggard fiend,
with glaring eyes and cheeks deeply farrowed
with lust and crime. The artist remembered
his vow, and immediately painted a picture of
this loathsome form to hang beside the portrait
of the lovely boy. The contrast, was iperfset.
His dream was realized.. The two of the moral
universe were before him. What was the sur
prise of this artist, on inquiry into the history
of this horrid wretch, to find that be was once
that lovely little boy. Both of these pictures,
the angel and the demon of the same now
hang side by side in a Tuscan galley. Kind
reader, you need not travel to' a foreign gallery
to see the transform ing'power of vice upon the
body. The broken-faced, wanton looking wretch
of womanhood, was once a sweet, modest little
girl, that blushed at the slightest Indelicate al
lusion. That obese, bloated, brandy-burnt Vi
sage was once a joyous-hearted boy. What
strange alchemy has wrought this bestial trans
formation ? They have been the hard battle
of appetite, and carry the scars of many coin
pains. In the basement cells of inebriety and
saloons of licentiousness many yomhfdl forms
are sitting for their portraits. The dempß-af
tist of>lusi and intemperance is gradually mould
ing them into fiends.
You may, our young reader, steal secretly
into those hells of harlotry. Your kind parents
and friends may little suspect your wayward
proclivities. But bo assured jour ‘sin find
you out.’ Vice cannot long remain concealed.
The soul has ntf place to bide it. Soon the'fonl
flame, through some rent or Assure of the body,
will find expression. The inmost loves, desires
and affinities of the soul, will mould the plastic
boy into a corresponding likeness,-: The bhdyis
a flesh and bloo.d statue of the spirit, and the
countenance of flesh and feeling.. An old poet
has said: ' ; , ’ ■ >
a I?or of the soul tho body form dotako,
Fcr loul id form, aucl doth the body make.”
AUCTION I AUCTION 11
To be sold on Monday, the forty-elpventb insfc,
by me, Joseph Annes, Esq., at Col. Bang’s tav
ern in Bath—sale to begin nt -2 o’clock, after
noon, or soon after breakfast. -
Lot I.—An. elegant iron shirt* neatly timed
with a fine leather ruffle ; three •'jpair W pea
straw breeches, a woolen frying pan and ac4li
co wheelbarrow.
Lot. 2.—An excellent fur hat made?entirely
of sheepb’s wool and bog’s bristles, oohtaining
a complete history of my life, from nay youth np
writien by my own hand and by my own aelf-£
faith. ,
Lot 3. A handsome pair of steel stookufgs;
six pairs, of brass boots ready greased, and o
superfine handkerchief, made of the very best
swinging tow, with a great pudding almost as
big as myself, composed of pep-straw and saw
dust Aye, this reminds'me of a leather band
saw and a steel nightcap, which I likewise offer
for sale:
Lot 4.—An iron feather bed, three silk hog
yokes ready smoked and dried, and a lambskin
grindstone—also three pairs of flit wiegs, four
birch s pudding bags, and a wheat-straw tima
mel, a muslin hatchet, and a pinchbeck swill
tub; a mahogany poker, and a leather tea ket-
canvass gridiron, a sheepskin warming
pan, and a diminity bog-trough; also one pew
ter waistcoat, and a leather looking glass that
I made for myself—faith. * ' • ■
To which I may add three satin chambers
printed on the best- type, with a pair* of pigs
ears. Going—going I ' .
As a weary traveler was wending bis
way through thp mud in a far-wpst region of
the country, he discovered a young maiden seat
ed the front door of a small lug house.. He
rode up in front of the cabin, and asked the girl'
for a drink of water. He drank it, and ebe be
ing the firet woman be bad seen for Several days 5
offered her a dime for a kiss. The young maid*
en accepted the offer, and received both the kiss
and the dime. The traveler was abptit to re
sume hia journey, but the girl, never’ before
having seen a dime, asked: “What am Pto
do with the dim? ?” “ You may We it any way
you wish,” he replied.; "it is yours.” "If that‘a
the case,” said she, " I’ll give yon back the
dime and take another kise. -
I®* Tll . e following Bcsmoo, whichkhrief
and to the point, comprises in five line* *be eo .
tire truth, and nothing ; " J
Our ingress inlifeirnaltedaijdbate;
Oar progress through life is trouble and care t
Our egress out at it,' we know nor wheie; 1
i Bat doing well here, we shall do welt there.
, I could not tell more by preaching a year.
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! ontkntmbnt.— Contentment consists not Id
adding more fire, but in taking away some'; not
in multiplying wealth, but in subtracting men's
desires. Worldly riches, like bats, tear many
clothes In getting them, spoil many teoth in
cracking them, and fill no belly in eating them.
—Andrew Fuller. " : Vr ''
* Bas?snpED RoiM.— 2fl)3. flour, 4of buttter,
2 e ggs. well beaten, 2 spoonfuls of yeast, about
a P in * njilk. Make a soft dough and set itfo
J** e * When light, make it into small rolls, and
bake about 20 minutes.
, .IST Suffering others to think for us’when
baa supplied uS with reaaon and a ebn-
Boienoe. for the express purpose of enabling oa
to think for ourselves, is, the greatest fountain
of all human error. ' r ' . ,
' :\Wr. Bow many a man, by throwing himself
to the ground m despair, crashes out
forever a, thousand flowers of hope that;
'*f to spring up and gladden ill Mg'
PftiQWUJi ; 4 c
If you wish to learn all your defeats. 1
fluiHSel with your best friend, andyonwiftlS
gumised to find What a '
estimation of pour friend. v ' ; m .
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