VOL. 47. AM MIG ALIN VOLUKTEEIi PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNftfG BY JOllai B. BRATTOS. TER M S j SvDi9Cli > Tiojr.“-one-Dollar and Fifty Corita, . paid jn advance; Two Dollars if paid within the year; jEind Two Dollars and Fifty Cents, if not paid within £ho year. Those terms will bo rigidly adhered'to in svory instance. No subscription discontinued until iill arrearages are paid-unless at tho option of the Editor. , . b ythocAB!i> and not exceeding one square, '.will bo inserted three alines for One Dollar, and twenty-five cents for each additional insertion. Those of a greater length in proportion. - , joij-PitrxTiNfl-i—Such as Hand-bills, Posting-bills, jkunphlotfl, Blanks, Labels, Ac. «tc., executed with uooumoy and at, tho shortest notice. ffartifnl. 4 IOTER'S LETTER ■. _ "Write to mo often, loro; ' Tell nio of overy changing thought , In soft drawn shades with pleasing imagery, And seal the.words.iu'sontoneos heart-wrought 60 they will to my heart most foudly 11 y, And nestle there Under tho wing of prayor. Write to mo"oftfcn> lover; Joy of my life, thou should’st not deem • The Ugh test zephyr-wish beyond myyoarningaare. I gladly hear hut a vanishing-dream, • Lecauso niy love Hath dreamed itr~A.VNABEL fair, Where’er: I roro, - , Write to mo often, love. TEN YEARS AFTER ’ Don’t ask for money, dear—. I.enn’t ftllorit, really nowi can't; You mmf he thoughtful j this tny-summer- toiir Is costing, like— don’t speak of every want,; It’s no strange news . ' ’ - If Tommv does, need shoos. . .Perhaps you'd best, not wr.ito— , For I am clnulging places every day; • . I’m sorry.Mauv’s sick—-but can’t you dyo ‘ ° The silk you’ve got?—.good patience ! lonesome you. With all those children round you? well if I Can come I will— But don’t expect mo, till I do 1 XaaE WAJMCE'EPOJ¥ Wlii TIIEB. I'm standing ns in days of ynro, ' -Beneath cmr‘trusting free; Beneath whoso lofty branches, I First pledged my vows to thee; Thy name is still upon tho hark, Ami though decayed by time, Yot hd has nut effaced thy-words . From this load heart of mine; And though, alas, thy hand that carved Upon the tree thy numo.. Is crumbling into dust, yet I Still love thee albtbe.sahio. Within.my dreams' t see again .Thy form before' mo now; I feel tlio garlands, that thy hands twine ground my, brow; , • And as tho spirit, of tho past Emn-ges from my.solil, Sh ; causes memory’s magic waves- Within n.iy heart to roll; I see upon their erased foam, ■ Once more the old tree wave; . The’ vision flees—l wako to know Thou’ft sleeping-in thy grave.. Last to Fad© o£ All is Fancy. Bay by day old sorrows leave us, - /•Leave us while now sorrows come; Come like evening shadows, longtli’ning; Longth’ning round’tho spirits’ homo. Day by'day fade Friendship’s flowers Flowers that flourished m the past Past, oh, Past!—-once bright and glowing; (flowing once, but dimmed at last! Last to fade of all-is fancy • Fancy, oyer young and gay Oay ju when young Love was dreaming, Dreaming, dreaming, day-by day. Ifilmllaumia. THE CAPTIVE’S RETURN. . So many years ago that time seems a groat sunset shadow, whoso thin, attenuated shape makes us turn'our eyes west ward, hoping to rid ns of the guant spectre, I . was a happy husband and father. The pret t.cat dwelling, covered all over with vines, with a garden which was my chief depend ence, was our iihnde. The blue Rhine flowed past it, and I had constructed a little boat in which I rowed my little Blanche and her boy by moonlight, or on soft summer afternoons, when the labors of tho VineTyard had ceased! My boy I I recall his looks now, although there have been times when I scarce remem bered that such a treasure had over been mino. lMati<jho was beautiful, not only to. my eyes* but to all others. Taller than most of the fe males in our region, with a figure so full, yet so iifctie and pliant that every movement was perfect grace, a fair clear blondo complexion, with largo dewy .eyes, of the hue of our own beloved Klune;,and lips like the red wine of our own rich grapes, how could she bo othor wise than beautiful? 1 To all these accessories ot happiness jvaS added a friend—one who was jory dear to both Blanche and myself. Carl Jteunor was my own cousin, the son of my fa rrf 8 lived farther up the m-or. He spout all ins leisure hours with us, and was olten domesticated with us for months working with me at vine-dressing. He called •nlanehe his sister, and little Cgrl who was named for him, seemed as dear tohim.aa if ho had heou his own. I cannot dwell, upon these dnya of liappi noss,'though God knows they wore 'all that were or ever can bo mine. The trumpet's Bound broke all those allusions, and botli-Carl and myself joined tho Legion, and ore long wore fighting liravely in Algiers. I need not well upon tub battle scone. It is painted on 00 many'hearts to bq reproduced. Whether or not, I did not know—but I 1 * ® mkon prisoner, and in tho gloomy castle *nSs°1 n a i ivwv pn "without y note of time. I kept no reckoning of day .. All .wns.nhkolto mp, and Ivogeta loa—not lived, until at last, when tho desire oi life am} liberty hud almost faded from my “Oart, my prison doors wore sot open, and I daggered forth into tho blinding sunshine and Was told that I was free! I scarcely knew oat the word meant. A friendly hand was '■ °o my shoulder, as I fell back against the piisnn wall ' ‘ Como, come, my poor follow I”.said ho in hrnM,.7l' l i riat , 1 'I Q ,lln cuage. and in tones that voin/' t , lO M, uo Ridge, and Blanche’s dear to uni nl y l,o J’ a sweet prattle all at onco eonsidn 6111 1 ll ° mo to follow him to 'the home ’" - ro a - VoaB °i 'V 11 ? waiting to take us c slVnil'l. (1 J I,oon 1 ,00n a P ri < ao ner too, and occupied a the nnmi, °. wn ’ ? 8 wo h’orid by comparing Most Pn ” b i 8 ’ hls I! eht, cheerful and al ‘ oareUjBS spirit had not been crushed like mine, in the lank, unwholesome atmosphere of a dungeon. We had been riding on the dark blue sea for many hours ere I came fully to myself. Then I romembe'red all—the fierce struggling of that day, and the cruel wound ■ upon mydiead, which for a period had shat tered all my senses. My companion was . a husband and father also ; there-was r therefore,- no need of withholding my enthusiastic prais es of my Blanche and her little Carl. He sympathized with them all, and gave mo rhap sody for rhapsody. ■ 0 the longing to he homo by my own fire side once morel Feeble, worn and wasted, I thought if I could .but experience a few days of care and tenderness from Blanche, I could expand into new life. I was like a plant which is kept from the light of day in a cel lar, and which can only be restored by warmth and sunshine, and loving hands to tend it. As wo neared home, this longing grew So in tense that the least mention, of homo set mo quivering with, emotion. I could not sleep nor cat, notwithstanding my desire to grow w T ell and. strdng, so as not to shock my wife ■ with the change in me; My friend tried to calm me, and talked of our comrades. I ask ed him if he.knew Carl Reimor, and had learn ed his fate. Ho knew, him well, and had been a neighbor at home, and had soon him sever al times in the engagement; fighting bravely. Ho was so reckless that it was not unlikely that ,he had not escaped the fate of many who lay stretched upon the field that . day. Or; it might bo that ho was one of the gay and gal lant troop that marched home after the battle, to.gladden the.hearts that had been weeping tears of blood in their absence. I still wore my wan and wasted look when we landed. I had. no money, and a hing march for one so enfeebled ns I was, lay be fore mo. I cut a staff, from the first oak that I saw, and threw myself on the grass in the shadow of some tree that protected’, mo from the sun,and slept long.and heavily). In that sleep I dreamed of a : happy meeting with Blanche. My pillow of dried.grass gave place to her bosom, the dews that were now falling on my face, wore changed by the magic of sleep into the tears and kisses of my wife and child. That yras a happy dream 1 I would fain sleep to wake no more, if I could but dream it again. When I rose up again, it was almost night. T felt sore and lame from sleep-' ing in the dew so long,' and I gladly accepted j the offer of n cottager, who seeing my state, asked me to stay all night under his roof.— “Our bravo soldiers deserve to bo welcomed," said .the old man, and when he pointed to the sword that hung oyer the fireplace.- with a black ribbon and a soldier's cap hanging from its hilt, X know that he must have lost a friend. “It Was my only son!” ho said weep ing- ’ . The dame showed me to a poor but cfean chamber, where I, stretched my weary limbs on a. bed for. the first time, for a long, long while. I slept but little, but when I did, my afternoon dream ciime fljtting back to me; and like an angel visitant, it brought hope and joy to a bosom so long weighed down with sorrow. .The next morning T.:rosuracd mygliyy march .homeward. So-slow that although*not far from Oiir own village, I was unable to walk thither until night was fairly setting in. How I trembled ns I went up the little slope that led to our door. I had purposely como by a back road, so as not to meet any one whom I knew. I could not hear tidings of my family from any passing./.stranger. Through the openings in the vino leaves, I saw a cheerful firelight shining brightly, and making great shadows on the clean White wall. What if Blanche were dead, and those wore strangers, who sat by my hearthstone ! I shuddered and turned sick; The Window was too high for me to see within the room, and I staggered up to the door, and with a wild, desperate wish to know the worst, I opened the door, and stood a poor, -weary and footsore stranger, within my own walls. Blanche was there with a baby in her arms, sitting by,the fire, and beside her stood Carl lleimer! So earnestly were they talking, that they had not heard my entrance. The baby was cooingoutitssoftnotes, and Blanche . was singing the same old melody that I had hoard so often over little Carl’s cradle. She looked up’ to Itcimer’a. face with a sudden smile of lend regard. Llngorly, slowly came the bitter truth. Had it come faster, it would have been well, for then I must have died un der the bitter shock. I saw it all now. They saw me too, and under all the changes which I had undergone, Blanch know mo. She sprang up with a wild shriek and a face that was blanched to marble whiteness. Why do wo ever seek to describe such mo ments?, I sat down, for I could not stand, and there by the fitful firelight they told mo t how it all camp about. Carl bad returned home with the troops, and tho comrade who marched next to him told him of my death. He had seen me, ho supposed, lying dead up on the field in the hottest .of the combat.— Carl mourned like a true friend, and was ab solutely unable for many days after his arri val to bear the tidings to Blanche. She hoard of his return, and went, leading heir little Carl to his house. There she fell sick, and was nursed kindly by his mother, but ere she. recovered, tho boy was taken-ill end died. Afterwards she returned to her desolate homo, and lived a lonely and desolate life for a long time.. Then her rare beau ty brought her ma ny suitors. She turned from all, and would receive no ono to her house. Even Carl, whom sho called her brother, could only be admitted at long intervals, accompanied by his mother or sister,—for already had village gos sip joined their names together. Well, after along while Carl spoke to her of marriage. u i d not “ Bk Ilor to fo r l?ot the dead. Even then, he,told her, ooujd her husband be brouo-ht lto life, he would rejoice to give her up; betas all was over, wliy should.net they who rnourri ed lnm most deeply, unite tliolr .two desolate lives together? And Blanche listened, and tveepmgly consented, but hot until tlio second little Carl was born, did,she over smile as of old. All this Carl told mo with‘tears iri his manly eye, and with,his brotherly arm around my nook. And then—although I could see the words wrung his soul—ho offered to take his boy and go far, far away from tho sight of pur happiness, and never intrude on us amiin. Blanche sat with quivering lips, and tear ful eyes, looking from ono to the other, and then on her now sleeping baby. At the sound of his last words, sho looked up into his face with au expression so full of tondor reverence —as indeed ho deserved—that my resolution was taken at once. “ No,” I said; calmly and decidedly, though God knows tho anguish that was gnawing at •my heart-strings, “let mo be the victim of this unhappy mistake. Carl—Blanche I your child is dhetio that must bind you. Had mino liv ed, I.should have said otherwise. May. God bless you both 1 You have not erred .wilfully forge* 1" V ° nothing to P ardon - 1 wiU try to So amidst-sobs and tears, and passionate entreaties from both, I turned away from my own hearthstone, and. loft them forever. I am a gray old man now—a’weary, worm out manner. The sea has boon my homo for long.years. Never easy, never quiet, save when! am on the broad bosom of the Atlan tic, never wishing to look oh the blue Rhino. Inm nearly at my journey's end. In that far land beyond the setting sun, I shall meet Blanche again, with our own little Carl, but m this world I shall never again trouble the carrent~of her lifer’ She will bo my wife again m. that land, and I shall then have nothing to pardon;—nothing to forget, Cure for Drunkenness. Tliore is a famous prescription in England, [ says tli q' Springfield Republican , for the cure of drunkenness, by .which thousands are said, to have been assisted in rocth'ering themselves. The receipt came into notoriety through the efforts of John Vino Hail, father of Rev. New man Hall, and Capt. Vine Hall, commander of the Great Eastern steamship. He had fat ten into such habitual drunkenness that his most earnest efforts to reclaim himself proved unavailing. At length he sought the advice of an eminent physician, who gave him a pro scription which ho followed faithfully fbr sev en months, and at the end of that time he had lost all desire for lirpiors. although he had been for many years led captive by a most debasing appetite. The recipe, which he afterwards published, and by. which so many other drunkards have been’ assisted to reform, is as follows: “Sulphate of iron, 5 grains ; magnesia, .10 grains .peppermint water, 11 drachms; spirit, of nutmeg, 1 drachm; to bo taken twice a day. This, prep aration acts as a tonic and stimulant, and so, partially supplies the place of the -accustom-, edliqunr, and prevents that absolute physical ami moral prostration that follow a sudden breaking oft' from the use of stimulating drinks. In cases where the appetite for li quors,is not too strong, the medicine Supplies .the place of the accustomed drams entirely, but Mr. Hall continued the use of liquors at first with the medicine, diminishing the am ount gradually until ho was able to throw away his bottle' and glass altogether, after which he continued to take the .-medicine a month or two, till ho felt that he was wholly j restored to self-control, and could rejoice in n | sound mind and a sound body, A CHINESE KITCHEN. Charles Dickens in his weekly paper is telling curlous.arid cruel stories about Chinese codcery. When anxious to . conk a lamb in the highest style of t-hef art, {ho Chinese, it is said, build a low mud wall, inclosing a space of two or three feel across, and another wall outside, forming a cii-ous of about two feet, wide, in which they se; pots containing wine, vinegar, soy sauce, and so forth. In the in ner space, they light a good fire, and in the circus tluis prepared, put a live lamb. The lamb naturally becomes thirsty from the great heat of the fire, ..and drinks what ho finds as he runs backward and forward in search of .mnansof escape. When tho drinks arc all swallowed ana dried into the animal’s flesh, the lamb becomes exhausted, falls down i,lc.ad,;;wul in a vory short'timo is completely roasted. Turtle may bo prepared, according to the same authority, by placing it over the fire in a pot of water, in the. lid of which there- is a hole largo enough to allow tho turtle to put put his head.. As tho water becomes hot, the turtle naturally thrusts his head .out . to. get cooler air, when ho is fed with” species wine and soy.sauco, which ho drinks readily as a relief from the heat. This goes on as long ns ho has strength to .keep his head up, and as tho turtloaloes not part with life easily, ho seldom fails to go on stuffing him self .till ho is cooked. VERIGITIf. The groundwork of nil manly .character is veracity. That virtue lies at the foundation of everything solid. How common it is to hour parents say, “ I have faith in my child so long as bespeaks the truth. ’ Ho may have faults, but I know he will not deceive mo. I build oh’that confidence." „■ They aro right. It is lawful and just ground to build upon. And that is a beautiful confidence. What ever errors temptation may betray a child into, so long as bravo, open truth remains, there is something to depend on, there is an chor ground, there is substance at the centre. Mon of the world feel so'about one another. They can bo tolerant and forbearing so long as their erring brother is true. It is the fun damental virtue. Ordinary commerce can hardly proceed a step without a good moa uro of it. If wo cannot believe what others > say to us, we cannot act upon it, arid to an immense .extent that is to saying that wo cannot act at all. Truth is a common inter est. When we defend, it, wo defend the ba sis of all social order, When we vindicate it, wo vindicate our foothold. When wo plead for'it, it is like pleading for the air of health wo breathe. When you undertake to benefit a lying man, it is like putting your foot into the mire.. traveler passing through one of the counties of Tennessee on .horseback, stopped at a modest cottage on the roadside and asked for shelter, as it was quite dark and raining. The V head of the family” canto to the door and accosted the traveler with, “What do you want?” “I want to stay all night,” was the reply. “ What are yer?” This inter rogatory .was not fully understood by the trav eler, andhoaskedan explanation. "“I-mean what’s yer politics?” rejoined tho former. “Air yer fur this Union or again it?” This was a poser, as tho traveler was not certain whether the “ man of the house” was a Union man or. a secessionist, and he was anx ious to ‘.‘.tie up,’for the night: so ho made up his mind and said, “ Sly friend.T nm-for the Union.” “Stranger, jam kin kum in.” KT'Tho following advertisement, recently appeared in a country paper: ' ■ VON STRAV I Von small lootly inuly Heifer Calf about 12 monts old of sorrel color all over his pot ty, mit sum white spots on his poliy polow, and pack apove, and also mit a white 'speck on his forehead in front, and grey hairs on do lectio ond of his tail pohind, strayed away, py himself from mo his owner. If any potty finds him, and will ketch him, and send word To do printin oflK where ho is, I will make ’em a present of hishido and tal ler when I kills'ofn, for doir tronplo, so ,I will. 0“ At a hording "house at Millcdgevillo, the day on which the ordinance of secession was passed, some .of the delegates, who were impatient to bo out in the crowd who wore shouting for the independent State of Georgia, reproached tho cook for not having supper earlier. Ho replied: “Well, gom’men,' I hear you say dis mornin’ you would bo out’t do ’Nitod States fore tree ’clock to-day, an’ I fought ’twould be late ’fore you got back to supper.” They excused him. KT" Tho only persons who really enjoy had health, arc the doctors. “OUR COUNTRY-MAY IT ALWAYS BE RIGHT-BUT, RIGHT OR .WRONG, OUR COUNTRY." CARLISLE, PA.. THURSDAY, APRIL i, 1801. Wo have just printed, a paper hook for the Supremo Court in., a case, the like of which has never occurred before in this State, and from the fact that the Counsel on neither side have quoted any decisions of the Courts on the point at issnoywo presume it has not yet been decided anywhere. , ; The case is briefly this: Elisha Harris of Exeter, this county, died, in July 1858. For some years hS“ had lived alone, hia.wife being dead, loading ai'solitaryVand secluded life! Letters of administration were granted upon his estate, an inventory made and a vendue of his personal estate advertised. It had boon supposed by his neighbors that he was pos sessed of considerable mjmey and notes, but none of any consequence could bo found by, his administrators. ..At jthc vendue,, anion "■ some rubbish in an unfinished room of the house, was found a block of wood about three feet long and onq .foot 'square, supported by. four legs, having on top a horizontal wheel and perpendicular spindle, apparently some k : nd of unfinished machinery. This non descript machine was put up, aud sold to David M.’ Huthrnaclier for the sum of fifteen cents, who paid-the bid and took it homo. Concluding'it was of no Use, Huthmaeher took his axe and splif it open,, intending to make firewood of it, wherl ho found a secret drawer nicely fitted in the, block containing 8100,00 in bank notes, $410,00 in gold, 841,. 34 in silver, two silver, watches; valued at. 800,00, a pocket compass, aud 83,100,89 in notes against persons in! the vicinity, besides the tillo papers to the laud of Harris of con siderable value. Hu'thmachor, though poor; immediately gave notice of his discovery, ami entered into an amicable action of. trover and conversion to determine whether he should hold the treasure or- whether it should go hack to the estate. On the trial below, Judge Conyngham, m an elaborate opinion, ordered judgment to hp-entered.'against Hnthronuhoi and it now gobs to the'.Supremo Court fr 'finaladjudication. 'A-Vlien decided it Will add a truly novel case to the Reports of Pennsyl vania. Col. 11. B. Wright, for Huthnmchcr, and Gen. Id. Li Dana, for the estate. —Luzerne Union.- , Distiuuutio.n- of SefuL—Upwards of one million papers of 1 vegetable and flower, seeds have been put up at the agricultural division and sent to members of Congress for distribu te" the Patent office, within the past sixty days, tion. The seeds were selected in Europe, by lion. T. G. Clomson, with groat care and com prise many varieties heretofore unknown on this Continent. Each''.'collection comprises one hundred and fifty-fourdilferont varieties of vegetable seeds, and nearly the same num ber.of varieties of flower seeds—the number of papers of each, variety , varying from one to forty, as- the peculiar soil or climate for which they are destined may make them more_ or loss desirable. . ; It is gratifying to learn that the gentlemen who seceded” from the last Congress have been supplied with rentes, of seeds, a,nd that in ho Instance has any' objection been made to the-receipt of these valuable contribu tions to the comfort and’ thfradornment of every rural home. The floral and horticul tural links in the chain of-Union remained unharmed.— Rational. InieUtc/encer.: The greatest enemy wo have'to combat in the education, of children, is self-love, and to this enemy we cannot give attention too ear ly. Our business is to weaken it, and we must bo careful not to strengthen it by indis criminate praise, ■ * Frequent praise encoura ges pride, induces a child to value herself ns superior to her companion, and renders her Unable to boar any reproach or objection, how-' ever mild... We should bctcautious, oven in the expression of affection, not to lead child ren to suppose that.'.wo are constantly occu piedwith thein. :Timid children may bo en couraged by praise, but it must be judicious ly bestowed; andforthoirgood conduct, not for personal graces. Above all things, it is- ne cessary to inspire them with a love 'of,truth : to teach them to practice it at their own ex pense ; and to impress upori their minds that thero is nothing so truly groat as the frank, acknowledgement—“l am wrong.” —Madame Je Lumhcrt. A Ride With n Car Load of Hogs. The. Springfield Republican of Thursday says that, a poor wanderer from that city, > who wished to make his way East as cheap and soon as possible, had a difficult and disa greeable passage to Springfield, over the Western Ilailroad, on Monday - evening. While tho eastern stock train was standing upon tho track in Greeubush. Monday after noon, the economical traveller got inside of a freight. car loaded with live hogs, consigned to Hartford or some other point on the South ern lloal. The car was uncomfortably filled, and the time consumed by a freight train be tween Albany and Springfield being nearly eight hours, the now passenger became wea ry and fell sleep with his swineisli compan ions. The latter being hungry, and consider ing tho room of the former better than his company, they resolved upon a lunch, and commenced devouring the poor fellow. One of his ears was badly bitten, his face disfigured and both his boots fairly gnawed from his feet,'while the remaining portions of his bo dy Olid garments wore indescribably defiled.- lie was not discovered until the train arrived in Springfield. : Pike’s Peak Pare.— . People who imagine that edibles are scarce in the now Territory of Colorado should read the . following from the Donvi r Ncio.t of March 9 : “At a private dinner party in this city, a day or two since, there wore on_ the table, brook trout, fresh shad, mountain grouse, black-tailed deer, mountain sheep, wild goose, wild turkey, mal lard duck, fresh radishes, green pens, lettuce, asparagus, groan corn and tomatoes, besides all other varieties of meats and vegetables that usually grace a sumptuous board. If there had been room on the table, a wild cat Irioassoo and wolfs liver would’ have been ad ded to the lay out.” C 7” To die for truth is not to die for one’s country', but to die for the world. Truth like the ancient statue of Venus, will pass down in many fragments to posterity; but posteri ty will collect and recompense them into a goddess. ' • O' Sun flowers, planted .between houses and malaria swamps, bavo boon found effect ual in several cases for preventing fevers in the vicinity. tCT" An Arkansas traveler says ho know a young follow who was so fond of a young la dy that ho rubbed his noso off kissing her shadow on tho wall. jjgy- \7ild flowers are the alphabet of an gels—whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious truths. Kovel Law-Snit, LoVc of Approbation. ft is a good, sign to see a man enter your sanctum with a friendly greeting—" here is the money to pay for my paper the coming year.” . H is a badoigti to hear a man say he’s too. poor to takq tho paper —ten to one he carries home a jug of red-ej-o that costs him halt a dollar. It is a good sign to see a man doing an act of charity to his fellows. It is a bad sign to hear him boasting of it. It is a good sign to see n man wearing his own clothes. , » It is a bad sign to, see him filling the holes of his windows. . It is a to see a man wiping the perspiration from his face. It ia a bad sign to see a man wipe his lips as lie comes out of a collar. It is a good sign to see a woman stay at home and attend to her business. It is a bad sign to see her. go to one-horse ho-downs. It is a good .sign to see a man advertise in a homo paper. It is a. bad sign to see the sher iff advertise for him. , It is a good sign to sec n-young man go into good company. And it is a, bettor sign to see liitn shun the street loafers.. It is a bad sign to see them get drunk and use profane language. It is a good sign to see him work industri ously to support his .poor old father anil mor tlxor. . It is a bad sign to see him lay around at home, living off of his pool- old mother, (if a widow;)’, A Woi.f CABniiT. xxv a Man on Skates.—, While James Graham,bur Wide-Awake sher iff, was out with a party skatingoh'the river, a few days since, ho observed, as ho- was gliding swiftly along over the smooth ice, in advance .of his companions, a lax-go wolf cros sing.the river just a few rods ahead of. him, when ho immediately gave chase. The fright ened brute-turned down the'stream, finding •his. pursuer would, cut him off before lie could possibly reach the opposite bank, and- ran, as fast a.s ho could, which was not his greatest' pace; owing to the smoothness of the ice.. The sheriff, intent on his game, bent his whole energies to. accelerating his pace, keeping his eye on the gaunt creature before him at every stroke ; biit when almost within roach of the animal, ho happened-.to'cast his eye ahead .and there, within half a dozoti yards, was an open-stretch of water, of several'i-oda inwidth, into which the wolf sprang, followed, of course, by the sheriff, who was unable to cheek his 'momentum soon enough to avoid the. disaster., ' Finding himself “ in fox-xt,” he laid hold of the. growling snapping brute, thereby buoying himself up until his comrades arrived, when lie was pulled out, and the cause, of this cold bath forthwith, killed.—St. . Joseph Traveller. ICw’ A young Jonathan took it into his head one day to got a wife, He.accordingly looked about him, and very soon made such selec tion as suited him, and was not long in strik ing a bargain and settling the preliminaries. He then applied to a clergyman to perform the ceremony. “lint are you.prepared for such an impor tant change in lilb?” said tho reverend gen tleman. - . ” “I guess I be,” said Jonathan, “for I’ve got my land paid for, and I own a yoke of steers_and ,a cow.” “•Very well," said the clergyman, with a long breath and a sober face, “all those may bo proper in their place, to be sure ; but have you ever thought of salvation ?” “Sal Vation !” says Jonathan, “who under tho sun is she ?” A Sea-horse.— A specimen of the natural curiosity, known ns‘the sea-horse,’was lately caught in the Rappahannock river, Va., by IV. 11. Perry, of that State. Tho creature is about five inches in length, has the body and tail of a water dragon, andiho well formed, nock and head of a horse. Fins are in tho place of the ears upon the head, also n'hing the buck and underneath the belly. It.is said to bo tho first of its kind caught in the waters of Virginia. . It was kept alive for throe weeks, during which time it showed a fierce disposition, raising itself when angered, and making a short,.snorting noise, somewhat similar'to-a horse. It will bo placed in the Smithsonian Institute for exhibition ,[CV An inhuman wretch, near Salem, In diana, deliberately plotted to . burn bis wife to death, employing his own son, a small hoy, to assist him. Ho sot his fence on fire, mid and then sent tho little boy to the house after his (tho:hoy’s) mother to cnine and put tho fire out, while ho (the father) secreted him self in tho woods near by, telling the boy.be fore this that while his mother was engaged in extinguishing the fire, ho must approach and set her clothes on'firo, which, he did, and before she was aware her garments wore in a blaze, burning thorn entirely off, and of-courso burning her to death. ICV A slave attacked his master in Sumner county, in the vicinity of Gallatin, Tenn, on Saturday, and literally cut his throat from ear, causing his death almost immediately. A son of tho murdered man attempted to ar rest. tho negro, but he too was attacked in turn, receiving a painful, though not serious wound, Tho negro, was then pursued by the neighbors, hut, was not. secured until lie had been twice shot. .When taken, he was at once hanged by the excited populace. Tho name of the gentleman killed has been with held from tho public for. tho present. [CT The Bloomahurg Republican says the following is a verbatim copy of an estray no tice recently posted up in Montour township: LOST on STRAID OF. A calf rod. lie had a white spot on his pohind log, ho was a she calf and i will civ to every baddy hti will ketch him and .bring him home Him dollars. ionnuary 7, 1881. CV A sensible exchange says, truly, that “fun is tho most conservative clement of so ciety, and ought to bo cherished and encour aged by all lawful moans. People never plot mischief when they are merry. Laughter ia, an enemy to malice, a foe to scandal, and a friend to every virtue. It promotes good tern-1 per, and enlivens tho heart." Watchino His Turn.— A clergyman had Como to preach a charity sorKton, and the clerk assisting him to robe before,the service conimoncod, when ho said to him. “ Pleaao, sir, I am deaf.” “Indeed, my good man," said the clergy man, “ then how do you manage to follow, mo throuch tho service ?” “ Why, sir, I looks up, and when you shuts your mouth, I opens mine." lE/” If falsehood paralyzed tho tongue what a death-like silence would pervade soci ety. ■ , SICKS. ■XT' A speaker at a stump meeting out West declared that he knew xio east, no west, no north, no south. “Then,” said a tipsy bystander, .“ you ought to go to school. anil iaru your geogx-aphy." O'” A reckless fellow, smoking a cigar while making cartridges, at. Jackson,'Miss., on the 19th ult., dropped the ashes into an open kpg'of powder, .which exploded, blew up the place, and nearly killed four men. BSVIt is a strange way of showing our humble rovoi'enco and love for the Creator to be perpetually condemning and reviling eve rything that ho has created. AST* “Look hero, Join, tlxei-o is a! hole knocked out of this bottle you gave mo.” ■•'‘Why,’’ said Jem, “here’s tho hole in it now. If it was knocked out, how could it be there now.” ,•1!®“ “Very sorry, sir,” said a pretty shop keeper to a horrified swell, “but we have no shirts to fit you. I can measure you for a dozen.” “Goodness gwacious shall I have to stwip ?” A fellow out West, being asked whetlr er tho.limim- ho was drinking was a good ar ticle, replied : “Wal, I don’t know, 1 guess so. There is only one queer thing about it, whenever I wipe my mouth, I burn a hole iii my shirt!” fC?" “ Were you over cross-questioned ?” asked a man of his neighbor. “Yes, when questioned by my wife, after spending the evening abroad—cross enough, in all conscience.” S®" 1 Martin Van Biu-cn is the only individ ual who has filled the four highest positions under the American .'Government,. Ho has been United States Senator, Secretary of State, Vico President and President. I 037* Every man cherishes in his hcarl some object, some shrine at which his ado ration is paid, unknown to his fellow mor tals. JBgy Tho nervo which never relaxes—the eve which never blanches—tho thought,which never wanders, those aro:tho mastex’s ol vic- [HT’Tbo press most popular with printers— A press of business. DC/* Life is short, therefox-q should bo well and usefully employed. 3Z7*.IVIiy is a man that marries twice like the cliptain of a ship? Because he has sec ond mate. CV Mhy are the people of Texas like cin namon trees ? Because, tho bark of her Twiggs is worth more than tho body, D SST As the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is tho laughter of a fool. ' 56?” Speak well of your friend ; of your en emy say nothing. OT7” Your grape vines, if not trimmed al ready, should bo attended to immediately. Tho Weeded Garden. Whatever we may think of tho hardships of the vagrant life, it is not without a consider able share of interest. Tho study of physiog nomy of those appealed to, and the exercise of tho imitative faculties, give it a great zest ; the calculation on chances, too, has all tho excite ment of gambling; indeed, tho proof of tho charm of this strange life lies in the difficulty jn reclaiming those who have adopted it. It is told of a justice who hail a nice place near London,.that he contrived to have his-garden and' pleasure-ground constantly kept free from woods without his being put to any cost. The . momenta beggar solicited alms at his door, ho would ask why he was hot at work? “Work! Bless your honour,” ho would ' say, “I would bo glad to got if I knew 1 whore.” “ Well,” the justice would say, “ I’ll see what I can do. There is that plot of ground —when you have weeded it you shall have a shilling.” Having boon furnished with the necessary .implements, to work tho . would go with affected alacrity; but soon tiring of the monotony of his employment, ho would take advantage of an opportunity, and steal away; thus a succession of applicants would take up where’ others' loft olf, and, like them, would make their escape as soon as they could : and so the weeds were, cleared, aiid nothing to pay- A farmer in the West of England, who has two handsome daughters, would .not per mit them to keep company of the young men. Alter the old man had retired to rest, tho girls would liang a sheet out of tho window, and each lover,, with the- assistance of his lady:, would thus gain an entrance! ■ It so happened that one evening tho girls hung out the shoot too early, and the old gentleman spying thoax-- ticlc, could not eonjectux-o the meaning of it. So ho caught hold and endeavored to pull.it down, The..girls,'slipposiiig it to ho,brio ,of theif sweet-hearts, began to hoist and did not discover their mistake, till tho old man’s head was level with - the window-sill, when one of . them exclaimed, “Oh Lord, it’s dad!” and letting go tho sheet, down came the old .gen tleman to the ground, dislocating his shoul der. Withdrawing all opposition •to their keeping company, he was soon a fathor-im hxw. ' ' , Murder.in I tat.v. —A minder has recently occurred-at Milan, Italy, i:cscmblihg in aany Tpspocts the murder of Dr! Parknxan in Boston by Professor Webster. Gioja, a x-iclx person, being missing; attention .Was-drawn to the house of his friend, Carrozi, whore he was last seen, and his body was found hastily bu lled in the garden. the murderer owed his friend various sums of money which he did, not find it convenient to pay, arid invited him to'hxs house and deliberately robbed and mur dered him, with .the help of a lodger named Gattic The latter protest his innocence, but Carrozi has made a full confession of the crime,. Goodness.— The wind is unseen, but.it cools the brow of the fevered one—swcoloms the summer's ntiuosphcro—and ripples the surface of the lake into silver spangles of beauty. So goodness of heart, though'invisi ble to the material eye; makes its presence felt; and, from its effects upon things, we are eux'o of its existence. ° CV Bobby what does your father do for a ivxng ? ‘He's a Philanthropist, sir.” ‘A what?” “Philanthropist. Ho collects money for be Kansas sufferers, and builds houses out of iho proceeds.” • ■ j ilgnrultnral Irpartmfnf: PURPOSES SERVED BY LIME. Professor Johiyton, of Connecticut, an able agricultural chemist; gives the following.in formation derived from carefully conducted analyses, of the purposes served by lime,laa an application to farm land, and is worthy of attention, especially at the present'time whcn the subject is under consideration. The, purposes served by lime as a chemical constituent of the soil are at least of four dis tinct kinds. , • • , .... 1, It supplies a kind of inorganic food which ■appears to be necessary to the healthy growth of all bur cultivated plants. ’ 2. It neutralizes acid substances which af B naturally formed in the soil, and decomposes or renders harmless other noxious compounds which are not unfroqucntly within roach’of the roots of plants. ■3. It changes, the inert-vegetable matter in the soil, so as gradually to render it useful to yegetatibn. . 4. It causes, facilitates, or enables other •useful compounds, both.organic and inorgan ic, to he produced in-the soil, or so' promotes the decomposition of existing compounds as . to prepare them more speedily for entering into the circulation of plants. »> 1 , The fertilizing properties of lime, then, ap pear to arise, in a great measure, from the force with which it attracts carbonic acid ■ from the. atniosphere or soil to which it is ex posed, This attraction for carbonic acid-is so powerful, that if lime bo placed in contact with ,animal or., vegetable matter, they aro decomposed or dissolved with great rapidity, and reduced to n lie state for entering the roots of plants. It is for this reason that wo sec such good results from the application of lime upon soils where green crops have been consumed on the land, or where any of tfio various plants used for that purpose have been plowed irf green. It also produces equally good-effects, and for the Same reason, in soils newly broken up ; in fact, in all soils rich In humus or vegetable matter. But the chemical action of limo is not con fined to the decomposition of vegetable, arid other organic matter in the soil. It appears to bo clearly established by the experiments of agricultural chemists; that this substance, has also the property of sotting at liberty the alkalies which are present in exceedingly small quantities in the soil, favoring the for mation of soluble ciIibatca, which aro useful to all of our crops of grain. Limo, however, not only always ads chemi cally, but to a certain extent it is, also useful . by altering the mechanical nature of the soil. Fur instance, it roncers clayey soil less tenacious ; and it is also stated that it makes ■ sandy soils firmer, and loamy soils soft, mel low and light. Such is - briefly all that is known at present concerning the chemical properties of limo. WlIdT FRUIT SHALL I CULTIVATE t As the sonsoh is now hero when those who desire to cultivate fruit should be up and do ing, wo.propose in brief to present a list,'of such of the varieties as tcc should set .out', were a selection about to bo made. One thing should be remembered, that unless a porsoA means to occupy a largo breadth .of ground and to go into the cultivation of fruit ms,a speciality, but few kinds of each should bp planted. For the general farmer, As as for other, jpersons who may not have much ground, or who may.not care to, devote much ground to this objectj the following list is-'to* liable: ... SIX VARIETIES Of* APPLES. 1. Amr’crih Pearmain, 4. Hays, 2. Maiden's Blush,. 5. Smith's Cidei^ 3. Fallon Plppen, . ,6. Fornwaldor: SIX STANDARD PEARS. 4. Sockel. 5. 801 l Lucrative! O'. Lawrence. 1. Bloodgood, 2. Rnstizer, 3. Bartlett, There are at least a dozen others, also, of highly esteemed varieties. SIX DWARF PEARS. 1-Ott, 4. Yic'r of WinkfM 2. Bartlett, 5. Boussock, 3. Froderioka Bremer, ■O. Did; six PEACHES. 1. Crowford’s Early, 4. Oldmixon, free, 2. George IV, o. Oldmixon. cling* 3. Morris White, G. Bergen’s Yellovfi CRAPES. 1. Concox-d, 2. Diana, , 3. Delaware, If the Alroy grape—a now variety—should come up to expectation, it will prove superior to either of the above. There is also'tha Flora, which promises to bo very fine, ihtfd will, wo think, should it realize all that is claimed fur it, also occupy a place in the six beat, to the exclusion of some one in the foro* going list. SIX CHERRIES. May Duke, 2. Early Richmond, 3. Black 'J L'artarian, RASPBERRIES. 1. Brinklo’s Orange, ( 2. Cafawissa, STRAWBERRIES, 1. Triompho da Garni, J :3. British Queen, 2. Hovpy’s Seedling, ) 4. Trolop's Victoria CCRRA.VTS. Black Naples. | 2* Bod Butcln GOOSEBERRIES. Houghton's Seedling* ; There are numerous Varieties of all tiw above, feme of which, doubtless, as persons differ in taste, would bo prefored to tho list presented. But as our only object is to offdr a reliable selection so far as it goes, the Culti vator cannot err in adopting it. lie can: af terwards add, ns his experience may direct; such other sorts an-are deemed valuable. Wo do not deem it necessary to add more at this time than to urge upon all tho duty and usefulness of stocking their promises witji tlm best varieties of tho different kinds of fruits, according to tho extent of their land and their ability to provide,tho trees. Every ono who owns n square rod of unoccupied ground, should have some kinds of fruits—-a gl ape vine or two, a poar tree, a few currant bushes, half a dozen rasperry canes, a few strawberries, &c. Now is the time to look to U. Don’t put it off for a week or ft nlonth,' and then neglect it.— Germantown Teli- IH7* Salt Lake is probably the saltest fcoily of water on tho globe, Threo bnrrels of this water are said to yield n barrel of spit.' Tpe water is of a light green color for about ten or twenty rods, and then dark bine. No fish can liyo in it—no frogs abide in it—and ‘but few birds are seen dipping in it. - ' ~ _ is very possible to boitqo witty tobd earnest, and too earnest to be witty. ‘ NO. 43. ;; 4. Clara, 5. Mnxntfuvnoy, ' C. Franklin, wiuo, 4. Black Eagldj 5. Downton, C. Elton,
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