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BUCHANAN, DENTIST, No. 228 Hill Street, HUNTINGDON, PA. July 3,'72. DR. F. 0. ALLEMAN can be con sulted at his office, at all hours, Mapleton, Pa. [tnarch6, 72. CALDWELL, Attorney -at -Law, D •No. 111, 31 street. Office formerly occupied by Messrs. Woods <is Williamson. Lapl2/71. DR. A. B. BRUMBAUGH, offers his professional services to the community. Office, No. 523 Washington street, one door east of the Catholic Parsonage. Dan. 4,11. EJ. GREENE, Dentist. Office re • moved to Leisteee new building, Hill street ITentingdon. [jan.4,'7l. L. ROBB, Dentist, office in S. T. • Becwn'a new building, No. 520; Hill St., Huntingdon, Pa. [apl2,ll. A GLAZIER, Notary Public, corner ■ ■ • of Washington and Smith streets, Hun tingdon, Pa. [jan.l2'7l. HC. MADDEN, Attorney-at-Law. • Office, .No. —, Hill street, Huntingdon, P. [ap.19,'71. T FRANKLIN SCHOCK, Attorney. • at-Law, HUNTINGDON, PA. j u .26,'72-6m, SYLVANUS BLAIR, Attorney-at • Lsw, Huntingdon, Pa. Office, Hill street, hree doors west of Smith. [jan.4'7l. T It. PATTON, Druggist and Apoth rfi • wary, opposite the Exchange Hotel, Hun ingdon, Pa. Prescriptions accurately compounded. Pure Liquors for Medicinal purposes. [n0v.23,10. T HALL MUSSER, Attorney-at-Law, V • No. 319 Hill at., Huntingdon, Po.. Dan. 4,11.. R. DURBORROW, Attorney-at to • Law, Huntingdon, Pa., will practice in the several Courts of Huntingdon county. Particular attention given to the settlement of estates of dole dent, Office in heJounsAL Building. [teb.l,ll W. MATTEUN, Attorney-at-Law J• and General Claim Agent, Huntingdon, Pa., Soldiers' claims against the Government for back pay, bounty, widows' and invalid pensions attend ed to with great care and promptness Office on Hill street. K ALLEN LOVELL, Attorney-at • Law, Huntingdon, Pa. Special attention given to COLLECTIONS of all kinds; to the settle ment of Estates, &c.; and all other Legal Business prosecuted withfidelity and dispatch. liYkr. Office in room lately occupied by P.. Milton Speer, Esq. Lian.4,7l. MILES ZENTMYER, Attorney-at- Law, Huntingdon, Pa., will attend promptly to all legal business. Office in Cunningham's new building. Dan. 4,11. P M. & M. S. LYTLE, Attorneys -A- • at-Law, Huntingdon ' Pa., will attend to all kinds of legal business entrusted to their care. Office on the south side of Hill street, fourth door west of Smith. Dan.4,'7l. RA. ORBISON, 'Attorney-at-Law, • Office, 321 Hill street, Huntingdon, Pa. [lna93l,'7L JOHN SCOTT. S. T. DROWN. J. IL BAILEY SCOTT, BROWN & BAILEY, At tornoys-at-Law, Huntingdon, Pa. Pensions, and all claims of soldiers and soldiers' heirs against the Government will be promptly prosecuted. Office on Hill street. [jan.4,ll. TW. MYTON, Attorney-at-Law, Hun • tingdon, Pa. Office with T. Sewell Stewart, Esq. - LLIAM A. FLEMING, Attorney *.l:it-Law,Huntingdon, Pa. Special attention given to collections, and all other 1 sgal business attended to with care and promptness. Office, No. 229, Hill street. [apl9,'7l. Hotels. MORRISON HOUSE, OPPOSITE PENNSYLVANIA It. It. DEPOT H.IINTINGDON, PA J. 11. CLOVER, Prop. April 5, Wil-ly , WASHINGTON HOTEL, S. B. BOWDON, Prop'r. Corner of Pitt & Juliann Sts.,Bedford, P. ruayl. EXCHANGE HOTEL, Huntingdon, Pa. JOHN S. MILLER., Proprietor. • January 4, 1871. Miscellaneous a. warm. I A. JEMMY. I J. Duna. DAVID msg. BARTOL, KENNEDY & CO. [Lately Franklin Manufacturing Company.] Manufactures Flooring, Siding, Doors, Sash, Shutters, Blinds, Moulding, Scroll Work, Counters, Shelving, Wood Turnings, ilubbs, Spokes, Bent Work, Forks, Rakes,Brooms, Pick, and Hammer Handles, all kinds of Furniture, ,te. Our Machinery the very best quality and giving our entire being of attention to the business we are able to manufacture all of the aboved named articles, as well as many others, in the best style and always promptly. All orders addressed to BARTOL, KENNEDY &-. CO., Huntingdon, Pa., will receive our immediate attention. Price list furnished when desired. Lumber taken in exchange for all kinds of work. Jan. :31. 1871. A. BECK, Fashionable Barber R• and Hairdresser, Hill street, opposite the Franklin House. All kinds of Tonics and Pomades kept:onhamd and for sale. [ap19,71-6m • • _ . he iuntingt or" ournat Miscellaneous, 1872. CARPETS!! CARPETS !! CARPETS! SPRING STOCK. AT LOWEST PRICES! JAMES A. BROWN Is constantly receiving at his new CARPET STORE, HUNTINGDON, PA., 525} Hill Street. Beautiful Patterns of Carpets, fresh from the ooms of the manufacturers. lie stock comprises BRUSSELS, VENITIAN, COTTAGE, LIST and RAG CARPETS CARPET CHAIN, COCOA AND CANTON MATTINGS, FLOOR, STAIR AND TABLE OIL CLOTHS, and a large stock of WALL PAPER, Window Shades and Fixtures, Drugget, Velvet Rugs, Door Mats, Extra Carpet Thread and Bind ing. I make a specialty of furnishing Churches and Lodges at City Prices, and invite Furnishing Committees to call and see goods made expressly for their purposes. Buyers will save money and be better suited by going to the regular Carpet and Oil Cloth Store, for any of the above goods. I defy competition in prices and variety of beautiful patterns. I have also the Agency for the Orig,nal HOWE SEWLNG MACHINE, IMPROVED, so well known as the best Family Machine in the world Call at the CARPET STORE and see them. Feb. 14,1372. W. BUCHANAN J. H. BUCHANAN. BUCHANAN & SON. 509 HILL STREET, HUNTINGDON, PA Wo have the the largest, cheapest and best as sortment of COOKING STOVES West of Philadelphia. Wo constantly keep on band SPEARS', CALORIFIC, EXCELSIOR, OLIVE BRANCH, PENN, MORNING LIGHT, __ COTTAGE, _ _ STAR, and the REGULATOR. EVERY STOVE WARRANTED ! WOOD and WILLOW WARE, JAPANESE WARE, TIN AND PAINTED WARE, TOLEDO PUMPS, ETC., ETC., ETC. ETC. Persons going to housekeeping can get every thing they need, from a clothes pin to a cooking stove. ROOFLNG, SPOUTING & JOB WORK done at short notice. Give us a call and we feel satisfied you can save money. lOapril. GRAN D DEPOT FOR NEW GOODS D. P. GWIN :NFORMS THE PUBLIC THAT HE HAS JUST OPENED A SPLENDID STOCK OF NEW GOODS THAT CAN'T BE BEAT IN CHEAPNESS AND QUALITY. CALL AND SEE. [jan.4,7l, Jan. 4, 11 FRESH ARRIVAL OF SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS at the Cheap Store of BENJAMIN JACOBS, Corner of the Diamond, in Saxton's Building I have just received a large stock of Ladies' ele gant Dress Goods, Gentlemens' Furnishing Goods, Boots, Shoes, Bats and Caps of all kinds, in end less variety, for ladies, gentlemen, misses and children. CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, GROCERIES, Coffee, Teas of all kinds, best and common Syrups, Spices, &c. Tobacco and -Sagan, wholesale and retail. • These goods will be sold as cheap, if not cheaper, than any other house in town. "Quick sales and small profits," is my motto. ThAkful for past patronage, I respectfully soli eit a continuance of the same. POLITICAL CAMPAIGN OF 1872. GRANT AND WILSON, GREELEY AND BROWN CAMPAIGN CAPS, CAPES AND TORCHES, TRANSPARENCIES AND BANNERS, with Portraits or any device for all parties Silk, Bunting and Muslin Flags of all sizes on hand or made to ordor. Chinese Lanterns of all sizes and styles; Paper Balloons,Fire Works, &o. Campaign Clubs fitted out at th Lowest Rates at WM. F. SCHEIBLE'S, CAMPAIGN DEPOT, No. 49 South Third Street, Philadelphia, jly3-3m. (Send for Circulars.) GOOD FITS ! SHOEMAKING ! We manufacture to order all kinds of Ladies' and Gents' Boots, Shoes, Gaiters, .te., of the best material the market produces, and at the shortest possible notice. Persons from the country can be accommodated with our own manufacturing by giving a few.hours notice. All kinds of repairing neatly done. For past favors accept our sincere thanks. D. HERTZLER do BRO., 403 Allegheny St., Opposite B. T. Depot juue2ttf Huntingdon, Pa, GAS LOAN. The managers of the Huntingdon Gas Company propose to effect a loan for the purpose of enlarging and extending their works. Bonds, secured by a first mortgage upon the works and real estate of the Company, will be issued in suns of from $lOO to $l,OOO, bearing interest ut the rate of EIGHT PER CENT. per annum, payable in January and July. The bonds will be payable on the Ist day of July, 1880, with the right of redemption after five years. By order of the Board of Managers• J. SIMPSON AFRICA, President. T. W. GREENLAND, Secretary and Treasurer. Huntingdon, May 1, 1872—tf. 1872, OF THE UNITED STATES FIRST SESSION OF THE FORTY-SECOND [GENERAL NATURE-NO. 134.] AN ACT making appropriations for the repair, preservation, and completion of certain public works on rivers and har- bore, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums of money be, and are here by, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appro priated, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, for the repair, preservation, and completion of the follow ing public works hereinafter named : For the improvement of Du Luth har bdr, Minnesota, fifty thousand dollars : Provided, That no part of said sum shall be expended so as to injure the harbor of Superior city, Wisconsin. For the improvement of Superior City harbor, Wisconsin, fifty thousand dollars. For the improvement of Marquette har bor. Michigan, fifty thousand dollars. For the improvement of Menomonee harbor, Michigan and Wisconsin, twenty five thousand dollars. INGRAINS, WOOL DUTCH, HEMP, For the improvement of Ahnapee hat , bor, Wisconsin twenty-five thousand dol. Lars. For the improvement of Two Rivers harbor, Wisconsin, twenty-five thousand dollars. JAMBS A. BROWN, For the improvement or Sheboygan harbor, Wisconsin, eighteen thousand dol lars. For the improvement of Port Washing ton harbor, Wisconsin, fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of Kenosha har bor, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Chicago har bor, Illinois ninety thousand dollars. For the improvement of Calumet har bor, Illinois, forty thousand dollars. For the improvement of Michigan City harbor, Indiana,.fifty thousand dollars. For the improvement of New Buffalo harbor, Michigan, five thousand dollars. For payment to the Green Bay and Mississippi Canal Company, for so much of all and singular its property and rights of property in and to the line of water com munication between the Wisconsin river and the mouth of the Fox river, including its locks, dams, canals, and franchises, as were under the act of Congress for the im provement of water communication be tween the Mississippi river and Lake Michigan by the Wisconsin and Fox riv ers, approved July seventh, eighteen hund red and seventy, reported by the Secreta ry of War to be needed, in his communica tion to the House of Representatives dated March eighth, eighteen hundred and sev enty-two, one hundred and forty-five thou sand dollars. For the improvement of Frankfort har bor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Manistee har bor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Pere Marquette harbor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Pentwater har bor, Michigan, thirty thousand dollars. For the improvement of White River harbor, Michigan, ten thousand 'dollars. For 'the improvement of Muskegon har bor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Grand Haven harbor, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of Black Lake harbor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Saugatuck har bor, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of South Haven harbor, Michigan, twelv . e thousand dol lars. For the improvement of Saint Joseph harbor, Michigan, three thousand dollars. For the improvement of Saint Mary's river and Saint Mary's Falls canal, Mich igun, three hundred thousand dollars, of D. P. OWIN. ;hich sum fifteen thousand dollars may be applied to secure the right of way. For the improvement of Cheboygan har bor, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of Au Sable river, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Harbor of Re fuge, on Lake Huron, one hundred thou sand dollars. For the improvement of the mouth of Black rivet, in Saint Clair river, Michigan fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of Saint Clair flats, Michigan, four thousand dollars. For the improvement of Toledo harbor, Ohio, iffteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of Sandusky river Ohio, ten thousand dollars. . . For the improvement of Sandusky City harbor, Ohio, thirteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of Ashtabula har bor fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of Vermillion har bor, Ohio, five thousand dollars. _ _ For the improvement of Erie harbor, Pennsylvania, fifteen thousand dollars. For tke improvement of Dunkirk har bors, Yew York, twenty-five thousand dol lars. For the improvement of Port Cilton harbor, Ohio, eight thousand dollars. For the improvement of Rocky River harboi, Ohio, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Maumee river above Toledo, Ohio, seven thousand dol lars. For the improvement of Monroe harbor, Miehiman ten thousand dollars. . For — the improvement of Buffalo harbor, New York, seventy-five thousand dollars ; and the unexpended balance heretofore appropriated for building sea-wall at Buf falo. For the improvement of Olcott harbor, New York, teu thousand dollars. For the improvement of Oak Orchard habor, New York, two thousand five hund red dollars. For the improvement of Pultneyville harbor, New York, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Little Sodus harbor, New York, fifteen thousand dol lars. For the improvement of Big Sodus 'iar bor,-New York fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvemont of Oswego har bor, New York, one hundred thousand dollars. For the improvement of Ogdensburgh harbor, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Burlington harbor, Vermont, thirty thousand dollars. For the improvement of Otter Creek, Vermont, from Vergennes to its outlet on Lake Champlain. ten thousand dollars. For dredge and snag boats on the Up per Mississippi river, forty-two thousand dollars. [OFFICIAL.] LAWS PASSED AT THE CONGRESS. For the improvement of the Osage riv er, Missouri, twenty-five thousand collars. For the improvement of Currant river, Missouri, five thousand dollars. For the continuing the work on the ca nal at the Falls of the Ohio river, three hundred thousand dollars. And the Se cretary of War is hereby directed to report to Congress, at its next session, or sooner, if practicable, the condition of said canal, and the provisions necessary to relieve the same from incumbrance, with a view to such legislation as will render the came free to commerce at the earliest practica ble period, subject only to such tolls as may be necessary for the superintendence and repair thereof, which shall not, after the passage of this act exceed five cents per ton. For the improvement of the Mississippi river between the month of the Illinois riv er and the mouth of the Missouri river, twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Mississippi river between the mouth of the Missouri river and the month of the Merrimac riv er one hundred thousand dollars. For the improvement of the .Wabash river, Indiana, commencing at its mouth, fifty thousand dollars. For the continuation of the work now in progress on the Tennessee, river below Chattanooga, including the Muscle shoals, fifty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Tennessee river, between Knoxville and Chattanooga, twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Cumberland river, in Tennessee, twenty thousand dol lars. _ For the improvement of the mouth of the Mississippi river, Louisiana, cne hund red and fifty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Tones bayou, Louisiana, twenty thousand dollars. For the improvement of Calcasieu pass in the State of Louisiana, fifteen thousand dollars. _ For the improvement of bar in Galves ton bay, ten thousand dollars, and for im provement of the harbor of Galveston, Texas, thirty-one thousand dollars. For the improvement of Cypress bayou, near Jefferson, Texas, ten thousand dol lars. _ _ _ For the improvement of the Tangipahoa, river, Louisiana, two thousand five hund red dollars. For removing the raft in Red river, Louisiana, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. For removing the wreck of the gun boat "Oregon," in the Chifunete river, Louisiana, six thousand dollars. For dredging the bar at the mouth har bor of Cedar Keys, Florida, seven thousand five hundred dollars. For dredging the bar at the mouth of Saint John's river, Florida, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Mobile harbor and bay, Alabama, seventy-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of tho ship-chan nel in Charleston harbor, South Carolina, thirty-eight thousand seven hundred dol lars. For removing obstructions in Ashepoo river, South Carolina, one thousand three hunred dollars. And the amount of the appropriation made by act of Congress, ap • proved July eleventh, eighteen hundred and seventy, for removing obstructions in Town creek, near Charleston, South Caro lina, which remains unexpended, is hereby appropriated to remove wrecks obstructing navigation in Stone river, South Carolina, near Church flats. For the improvement of Savannah har bor and river, Georgia, fifty thousand dol lars. For the improvement of the entrance to the harbor of Baltimore, in Patapsco river, and Chesapeake bay, one hundred thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Rappahan nock river, below Fredericksburg, Virgin ia, fifteen thousand dollars. • For the improvement of the James riv er, Virginia, fifty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Appomattox river below Petersburgh, Virginia, forty thousand dollars. For the improvement of Aquia creek, Virginia, one thousand five hundred dol lars. For the improvement of Accotink creek, Virginia, five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Roanoke river below Weldon, North Carolina, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Cape Fear riv er, below Wilmington, North Carolina, one hundred thousand dollars. For the improvement of Queentown har bor, Maryland, six thousand dollars. For the improvement of Worton harbor, Maryland, twelve thousand dollars. For the improvement of Cambridge har bor, Maryland, ten thousand dollors. For the improvement of Northeast river, Maryland, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Wicomico river, Maryland, five thousand dollars. For cleaning and improving the chan nel of the Schuylkill river from its mouth to the chestnut•street bridge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, forty thousand dollars, of which sum sufficient is to be used for re moving the rock between Locust street and the said bridge. For the improvement of Wilmington harbor, Delaware, ten thousand dollars, For the repair 'of pier of the ice-harbor at New Castle, Delaware, and for building a new pier at said harbor, twenty-seven thousand For the improvement of Delaware river, between Trenton and Bordentown. New Jersey, ten thousand dollars. HUNTINGDON, PA., SEPTEMBER 4, 1872. For the improvement of the Minnesota River, Minnesota, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Des Moines rapids, Mississippi river, four hundred thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Rock Island rapids, Mississippi river, fifty thousand dollars. For the preservation of the Falls of Saint Anthony, Minnesota, and the navi gation of the Mississippi river above the same, fifty thousand dollars. For improvement of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas rivers, ninety thousand dollars ; for improvement of the Little Missouri river, ten thousand dollars ; for improvement of the Ouachita river, in Arkansas, sixty thousand dollars; and far ther improvement of the Ouachita river, in Louisiana, forty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Mononga hela river between Morgantown and New Geneva, in accordance with the plan sub mitted by General A. A. Humphreys in his report to the House of Representatives dated February fourteenth, eighteen hund red and seventy-two, twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Ohio river, and the harbors thereof, ineludinr , ' the re pair of the Cumberland dam, two hundred thousand dollars. For the improvemene of the Hudson river, New York, forty thousand dollars. For the removal of obstructions in the East river, New York, including Hell Gate, two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Providence rig or, Rhode Island, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Pawtucket river, Rhode Island, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Passaic river, between Newark and Passaic, New Jersey, twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement and removal of rocks in Port Clester harbor, New York, twelve thousand dollars. For the improvement of Roundout har bor, New York, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the breakwater at Block island, Rhode Island, fifty thous and dollars. For the improvement of Paweatnek riv er, Rhode Island and Conneticut, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Thames river, Conneticut, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Connecticut river below Hartford, Connecticut, inclu ding Saybrook bar at the mouth of the river, forty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Connecti cut river on or above Enfield falls and be low Holyoke, twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of New Haven harbor, Connecticut, twenty thousand dol lars. For the improvement of the Housatonic river, Connecticut, fifteen thousand dol lars. For the improvement of Bridgeport har bor, Connecticut, forty thousand dollars. For the improvement of Norwalk har bor,Connecticut. between the stone bridge and railroad draw-bridge, tenthousaud dollars. For the improvement of Port Jefferson harbor, Long Island, New York, fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of Peconic river, Long Island, New York, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Huntington harbor, Long Island, New York, twenty two thousand five hundred dollars. For the improvement of the Narrag,au gus river, Maine, tea thousand dollars. For the improvement of Sullivan river and Sullivan falls, Maine, twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Penobscot river, Maine, forty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Kennebec river, Maine, eight thousand dollars. For the improvement of Royals river, Maine, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Portland har bor and Back bay, Maine, forty-five thous and dollars. For the improvement of Richmond's island, Maine, twenty thousand dollars. For removing rock in Gloucester har bor, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Boston harbor, Massachusetts, seventy-five thousand dol lars. . For the improvement of Taunton river, Masaachusetts, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Plymouth har bor, Massachusetts, two thousand five hun • dred dollars. For the improvement of Edgartown harbor, Massachusetts, twenty thousand dollars. For the improvement of Provincetown harbor, Massachusetts, five thousand dol lars. For the improvement of Wells harbor, Maine, five thousand dollars. For removal of rocks at entrance of Welifleet harbor, Massachusetts, five thou sand dollars. For the improvement of the Merrimac river above Haverhill, Massachusetts, twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Duabnry har bor, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Wareham har bor, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Lower Willamette river, Oregon, fifty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Upper Col umbia river, Oregon, fifty thousand dollars. For the removal of Rincon rock, in the harbor of San Francisco, California, fifty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the breakwater at Wilmington, California, seventy-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Tombigbee river, ten thousand dollars. For removal of rocks at - New Haven harbor, Connecticut, fifteen thousand dol lars. For the improvement of Cocheco river within the town of Dover, New Hamp shire, ten thousand dollars. For improvement of Black River har bor, Ohio, twenty thousand dollars. For surveys and examinations, with a view to the improvement of rivers and har bors, one hundred and fifty thousand dol lars. SEC. 2. That the Secretary of War is hereby directed to cause examinations or surveys, or both, to be made at. the follow ing points, namely : At Keyport harbor, New Jersey; channel between Staten island and New Jersey; at Cohansey creek, New Jersey ; at Bear creek, Lake Ontario, New York; at Waddington harbor, New York; for a breakwater at Rouse's point, on Lake Champlain, New York ; at Port Austin and Port Crescent, Michigan; at the mouth of Pensaukie river, Wisconsin, at Waukegan harbor, Illinois; the Machias river, Maine ; at Wickford harbor and Newport harbor, Rhode Island; the east side of Providence river, between Field's point and Fox point, Rhode Island; at Port Oxford, Oregon; at Estero bay, San Louis Obisbo county, California; the mouths of Nomoni creek and Occoquan river, Virginia; the bay or sound from Delaware line through Worcester county to Chincoteague inlet, Virginia, with a view to an inlet at or near a place called the Hommaeks ; for a ship-canal between the waters of Galveston bay and Saline lake, Texas ; Chester fiver at Kent Island narrows, Maryland; Saint Francis river, from Greenville down, Missouri; Gascon ade river, Missouri ; Tombigbee river, be tween Fulton and Columbus, Mississippi ; harbor of Cedar Keys and channel to same, Florida; Niantic river, Connecticut; the bars at the inlet of Sabine pass, Texas; the Mississippi river, between the mouth of the Missouri river and the mouth of the Ohio river; west end of the pass at and near 810 Buck point, Texas; the bar at the mouth of Sabine river, in Sabine lake, and to extend up the main channel of said river to the town of Belzora ; at the mouth of the Nuches river, in Sabine lake, and to extend up the main channel of said riv er to the town of Boonville, at the point where the Angelica river falls into the Nuehes river, and to extend up the main channel of said river to the town of Pat tonia, Texas; at the mouth of the Trinity river, in Galveston bay, and to extend up the main channel of said river to the town of Magnolia Texas; Washington harbor, North Carolina; Edenton harbor, North Carolina; mouth of Maekay's seek, North Carolina; Chippewa river, up to Chippe wa falls, Wisconsin ; harbor of Swanton, Vermont; harbor at Galveston, Texas • at Apalachicola river from Chattahooche, Florida, to Apalachicola; at Chattahooche river, from Columbus, Georgia, to Chatta bombe, Florida; at Flint river, from Al bany, Georgia, to Chattahooche, Florida; at Flint river, from Albany, eorgia, to Chattahooche, Florida; for survey of breakwater at Milford, Connecticut; month of Pine river, Michigan; the harbor of San Diego, California; mouth of Grand Calumet river, Indiana; Great Kanawha river, from the great falls to the month, West Virginia; to complete the survey of the James river and Kanawa canal ; for survey of Camden harbor, Maine; for a sea-wall or breakwater at Trinidad har bor, California; of the channel and bank at entrance of Salem harbor ; on Merimack river, Massachusetts, from Haverhill to Newburyport, including Duck Hole and Currier shoals; the New river, from the month of Greenbrier ' in West Virginia, to the lead-mines, in Wythe county, Vir ginia; at St Helena bar, in the Columbia river, Oregon; for survey for the removal of wrecks of gun-boats, steamers, and oth er obstructions placed in Yazoo river da ring the war, and for the resurvey of Sa vannah harbor; the Delaware river be tween Trenton and Easton ; for the survey of the river St. Mary's, in Ohio and Indi ana; for the survey of the Minnesota riv er above the mouth of the Yellow Medi cine, Minnesota. SEC. 3. That in the examinations or surveys of all points mentioned in the fore going section, the Secretary of War be di rected to ascertain, as far as practicable, the amount of tonnage of commercial busi ness during the previous year at each point, together with such other facts as bear upon the question of the contemplated improvement, and that he communicate the mine; together with his report of the examination or survey of such point, to Congress : Provided, That so much of the amount herewith appropriated for the sur vey of rivers and harbors as is requisite for contingencies, may be used for said purpose. Approved, June 10, 1872. glading for the , A;) rain. A Live Agent. the following rich story is related by a Sonora paper, at the expense of a queer genius who vibrated between the towns of Oregon, as "advance" agent of a concert troupe, and who, though pretty clever in "selling" the curiously inclined, does not always come off first best. Frank Ball, traveling in a vehicle bear ing strong resemblance to a peddler's cart. Old lady rushes out from by the roadsido. The following colloquy ensues : Old lady—Say, what have you got to sell ? Ball—l am a traveling agent, madam, for the greatest menagerie of ancient or modern times, which is shortly to be ex hibited in this section, affording to the in habitants thereofan opportunity of viewing the most stupendous collection of animals e ever before exhibited. Old lady—You don't say. Have you any elephants? Ball—We have, madam, six elephants; but these constitute a comparatively un important part of the show. We have living specimens of bipeds and quadrupeds, who roamed over the earth, not only in the antidiluvian, but also in the pliocene and postmiocene periods, embracing the me gatherium, with six legs and two tails; the ichthyosaurus, with four eyes and three tails; gyasticutus, with no eyes, two noses and four tails; plesiosaurus, resembling Satan in shape, which spits fire and breathes sulphur, and many other species, too nu merous to mention. Old lady—Well, I declare ! Ball—But, madam, the greatest curiosity by far of our exhibition is the learned and classically educated monkey, who was brought up by a Mohamnedan priest in the mysterious regions of the great desert of Sahara. This monkey talks with fluency all the modern languages, besides Latin, Greek and Hebrew. He can repeat the ten commandments, the emancipation pro clamation, Presidentpincolns last message, and performs the most intricate examples in mathematics with rapidity, ease. and ac curacy. While being exhibited in Wash ington he actually repeated a long speech of the President's. This monkey corres pond's— Beautiful young lady suddenly sticks her head out of th window and calls out; "Mother! Mother! ask him why they let the monkey travel so far ahead of the other animals !" Married to a Felon, A few days ago a young and beautiful woman, with great dreamy, fascinating eyes, fashionably attired in all the pecu liar paraphernalia and odds and ends of female toggery of the season, presented herself at the door of the county prison in Chicago and informed the astonished jailor that her errand there was to be united in marriage, to one Amos Long, alias Wright, who was incarcerated within the dreary walls for some high misdemeanors against the good usages of society, and being noth ing more or less than a notorious sneak thief. This fortunate or unfortunate individual has been industriously plying his vocation for several years, and is well-known to the police authorities. For his last little trans action he will in all probability, be senten ced to the Penitentiary for five years. Notwithstanding the earnest expostula tions of the honest turnkey, who was loth to see a woman of her appearance and standing and respectability, sacrifice her self upon a worthless scoundrel and repro bate, she persisted in her endeavor, and a clergyman was at once set for. The bride-groom was led from his lonely cell to the hymenial nuptials by the side of the fair creature, who was so blindly and terribly infatuated by him, the eternal vows were pronounced, and the unexpect ed married man was returned to his dreary cell—back again to his loneliness and con science. The wife, accompanied by her bridesmaid, left the jail. The woman was fully acquainted with the history of Long. Before she went to the jail on her strange errand parties endeavored to dissuade her against her mad resolve, but she was as a rock, and persistently discarded the voice of entreaty and expostulation, remarking that she would become his wife if she was certain he would go the next hour after the ceremony to prison for ten years. The wife is said to have been a resident of Philadelphia. What Constitutes a Lie ? The little word spelled L-I-E, is in very common use in these days in which we live. Men small and great, common men and uncommon men, large boys and little boys, frequently indulge in the use of this little, yet very insignificant word. But, often as it is used, it is a word that has a much wider range than is commonly allowed it. Now, to what is it applicable ? Does it simply apply to the telling of something that has no foundation in truth, a fabrica tion gotten up and published by some mis chievous or malicious person, for the pur pose of injuring others, either in their bu siness or character, of whose success or good name they are jealous? This seems to be the common way of applying it, and it is no doubt correct so far as it goes. But does it go far enough ? The man or woman who will maliciously fabricate and publish an unqualified falsehood, for any purpose, is certainly entitled to the name of liar, with all its honors and emol uments. And the influence of such per sons as these is amply sufficient to keep strife and discord alive, if there were no other characters belonging to the same family to help them on with their noble work. Who is there that cannot call up cases of strife and discord, in families, in churches and in communities, readily trace able to the contemptible work of this class of falsifiers ? and there are few, if any, communities that are exempt from their pernicious influence. But, mean as this class of people are, or ruinous as their influence may be, they are not the only ones worthy of bearing the name of liar. The person who is asked by another for a simple statement of facts known to be in his possession, for the in formation of parties interested, and who states but half the facts, and thereby pre sents the matter in a false light, with the design to mislead and deceive said parties, is certainly no better than the man who tells an unqualified falsehood, for bothliad the same object in view, and the same end was reached in both cases, namely, decep tion. Tho person who meets you on the street and greets you with a smile, and takes your hand with a friendly grasp, and makes you believe by his friendly exterior that he is your friend and then in your absence acts as your enemy, is certainly but little bet ter than a liar. It is true it is not called by that name in common parlance, but where is the difference ? One utters.a lie in words, the other acts it oat and it has been truly said: "that actions speak louder than words." The person who mixes truth and falsehood together, and weaves it in such a nice, plausible way that it cannot be easily detected, and misleads public opinion in regard to others, and places his fellows in a false light before the world, is worse than the man who tells an outright falsehood, as there is no class of falsifiers whose stories are so hard to detect or upset as those who dose the _public with lies sugar-coated with truth. The man who utters falsehoods without any foundation in truth, is more easily de tected. When the end is once found, the whole story can be easily unraveled. Not so with the more genteel liars; their sto ries are so interwoven with truth that it is extremely difficult to separate the one from the other, and it is often the case that persons have to bear the reproach for years, heaped upon them through the in fluence of this class of falsifiers. The per son who tells an untruth for the purpose of deceiving or injuring others, is certainly bad enough, Those who keep back part of the truth for the purpose of deception are mean; but those who mix truth and falsehood together, using enough of truth to deceive and mislead, are worse in prin ciple, and meaner in character, than either of the others. Modesty. Modesty is a bright jewel in the charac ter of woman. It imparts a loveliness to every accomplishment, which we vainly look for in its absence, and brightens all the virtues which it accompanies, like the shades in a painting, it raises and rounds every figure, and makes the colors more beautiful. Modesty is not only an ornament to the female character, but its surest safe-guard. Banish modesty from the world, and she carries with her one-half the virtue there is in it, and, I would add, banish modesty from the characteristics of woman, and you destroy one of the highest attractions she possesses. It is a quality which engages and captivates the minds of the people, let her worldly possessions be great or small, let her occupations be what they may; whilst, on the other hand, the person who is bold, coarse, vociferous, let her posses sions be ever so great, and her style of liv ing, and dress be ever so fashionoble, will always be looked upon as a vulgar woman. Modesty atones for the absence of many other accomplishments. The young lady who is unskilled in ma ny of the technicalities of refinement is still attractive when modesty characterizes her demeanor. Accomplishments of the age, without modesty, arc repulsive and disgusting. It is a mistaken idea for a woman to imagine her influence to depend upon her personal attractions. Beauty commands, but it does not win; it attracts, but it does not hold. It must be answered by some inward beauty, or it soon disap points. We often see a young person whose countenance is lovely and pleasant to look upon, while beneath, is working the most hideous passions, and the most wicked purposes. It is just as true, that the plain, homely face often accompanies a heart as pure as piety itself, when clothed with a meek and beautiful spirit. There must be more than personal beauty in wo man, to make her—for any length of time. —pleasant in our eyes and grateful to the heart. "The fairest faces that we know, Are not the brows of beauty ; And the blessed'st paths in which we go Are the homely petits of duty." Useful Truths Deserve friends and you will have them. The world is teeming with kind-hearted people, and you have only to carry a kind, sympathetic heart in your own bosom to call out goodness and friendliness from others. It is a mistake to expect to receive wel come, hospitality, words of cheer and help over rugged and difficult passes in life, in return for cold selfishness, which cares for nothing in the world but self. Cultivate consideration for the feelings of other people if you would never have your own injured. Those who complain of the most ill-use are the ones who abuse themselves and others the oftenest. _ _ If life to you is not all you world have it, seek to make it better and more enjoy able yourself. NO. 35. Borrowing Trouble, It is uncomfortably true that there is almost as much distress of mind experien ced in the anticipation as in the realization of trouble. About half of our unhappy days are occasioned by our looking forward to the unhappiness of the other half. "Sufficient unto the day 'is the evil thereof." We need never take another jot on credit. In borrowing trouble natu ral laws are reversed; mere mole hills of annoyance become mountains when viewed at a distance ahead. Some persons never take actual comfort. In tranquil times the dread of a coming change is always in the way of their enjoyment. I knew of one family that was forever expecting to move, consequently neglected to make garden, repair the house or per manently arrange the furniture. At the latest advices, this family bad lived in the same house eleven years. If we take things as they come, wo will usually find that they come much better than we have any right to expect. Our anticipatog flags of distress may have been inviting compassion and fling ing patches of darkness over many a bright scene for months, for us to find at last that we have been guilty of needlessly, I might almost say criminally, robbing ourselves and others of the happiness rightfully be longing to us and to them. "Borrowing trouble" is sometimes only another name for selfishness, for the one borrowing trouble is seldom satisfied unles4 all within his or her influence are inveigh ed into the loan. It is holding a dangerous serpent in our hearts, that grows with what it feeds upon. It is sinful, for it is an abiding distrust of God's goodness. Parents are by far too apt to borrow trouble in behalf of their children. They cannot remember that they have gone through much greater dangers, and have come out unharmed. Many a mother has glowingly expatiated upon the frolics of her youthful days, her horse back races over hill and vale, and her hairbreadth escapes, and the next min ute forbade her daughter the exhilarating pleasure of horseback Girls have not degenerated so very much since the days when their mothers wero young. They are just as courageous, just as strong to withstand temptation, just as high minded, and no more fond of beaux and flirting than girls were forty years ago. Parents unwittingly earn for themselves the reputation of being cross and unduly rigorous in the treatment of their children, in consequence of indulging in this same uncomfortable evil. They ought to place as much confidence in their children as years ago they would have asked for themselves, and, if for no other reason than a propro degree of respect for their children's hon or and ability, cease to borrow trouble regarding them. Verdict of a Jury of Boys, When Dr. Nathaniel Prentice taught a public school in Roxbury be was very much of a favorite, but his patience at times would get nearly exhausted by the infrac tion of school rules by the scholars. On one occasion, in a rather wrathy way, he threatened to punish, with six blows of a heavy ferule, the first boy detected in whis perir,?;, and appointed some as detectives. Shortly after, one •of these detectives shouted,— "Master, John Zeigler is whispering." John was called np and asked if it was a fact. (John, by the way, was a favorite, both of the teacher and his schoolmates.) "Yes," answered John. "I was not aware of what I was about. I was intent on working out a sum, and requested- the one who sat next to me to reach me the Ar ithmetic that contained the rule I wished to see." The doctor regretted his hasty threat, but told John he could not suffer him to whisper and escape the punishment, and continued : "I wish I could avoid it, but I cannot without a forfeiture of my word, and a con sequent loss of authority. I will leave it," continued he, "to any three scholars yon may choose, to say whether or not I shall remit the punishment. John said he would agree to that, and immediately called out three boys. The doctor told them to return a verdict; this they soon did, after a consultation, as follows : "The master's word must be kept invio late. John must receive the threatened punishment of six blows of the ferule; but it must be inflicted en volunteer proxies, and we, the arbitrators, will share the punishment by receiving each of us two of the blows." John who had listened to the verdict, step ped up to the doctor, and, with outstretched hand, exclaimed— " Master, here is my hand; they shan't be struck a blow; I will receive the pun ishment." _ The doctor, under the pretence of wi ping his face, shielded his eyes, and telling the boys to go to their seats, said he would think of it. I believe he did think of it to his dying day, but the punishment was never indicted.— Teacher. Advantages of Crying Some of the greatest modern physicians, chiefly English and French, have written treatises on the advantages of.groaning and crying, in general, and especially during surgical operations. They contend that groaning and crying are two grand opera tions by which nature allays anguish ; that those patients who give way to their natu ral feelings more speedily recover from ac cidents and operations than those who suppose it unworthy a man to betray-such symptoms of cowardice as either to groan or cry. One tells of a man who reduced his pulse from one hundred and twenty-six to sixty in the course of a few hours, by giving full vent to his emotions. If people are at all unhappy about anything, let them go into their rooms and comfort themselves with a loud boo-hoo, and they will feel a hundred per cent. better afterward. In accordance with the above, crying of chil dren should not be too greatly discouraged. If it is systematically repressed, the result may be St. Vitus' dance, epileptic fits, or soma other disease of the nervous system. What is natural is nearly always useful, and nothing can be pore natural than the crying of children, when anything occurs to give them either physical or mental pain. A Massachusetts young woman recently patented a square-bottomed paper bag, for the use of grocers and others, and now she has still further increased the value of her invention by inventing a machine for fold ing, by which two girls can make 30,000 bags per day.
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