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TjtoHN LEE, Attorney at Law, •FNorth Hanover Street, Carlisle, Pa., gab. 15, IB6o—ly. tlhysioian and accouchour. J 3 Dr. Louis P. Griffin, (formerly of New York,) permanently located at Carlisle, solicits Jthftilberal Patronage of the citizens of this place, surroundings. Particular attention paid to dlwoscs of Women and Children. Office at 'Jaaslon House, Room 82, lB6o—6m* . '£ff * . ■jtkO. W. ALLEN, M. D., (late Surgeou 'M|U. S. Army,) having permanently located in BUBcrville,-Frankfort township, will attend to all ■pwfeHslonal calls. He respectfully solicits the ■pwronage of the citizens of Mils place and viclnl •vy.r Office at the residence of Mr. Wm. Bloser. 'April 19, IB6o—ly. T\R. GEORGE S. SEARIGHT, Den jW tist. From the Baltimore College of Denial ■.gSgery. Office at the residence of nis mother, Louther Street, three doors below Bedford, •Sflisle, Penna. ;J|ec. 1,1865. BENTISTRY— Dr. W. B. Shoemaker- Practical Dentist, Newville, Pennsylvania. ;e one door North of the Post Office, sb. 22, 1860.—1 y. I- C. LOOMIS, Dentist, has re- Moved from South Hanover Street to West JSimfret Street, opposite the Female High School, •“fMlisle, Penna. SAVID F. MILLER, SURVEYOR, and Draughtsman, Mount Rock, Cumber l County, Pa. Will attend promptly to all bu siness entrusted to him. . April 5,1866. —3m.* hotels. JIHE GORMAN HOUSE Sast High Street, Cablisee, Pa J, T. RIPPEY, Pkopiuetoii. ho subscriber has leased this commodious Ho aud has titled it up with new furniture. Many •improvements have been made and it is now one jOfjlhe most complete Hotels outside of Philadel phia. The traveling public are requested to call •BHtl prove for themselves the advantages which differs. •Jvthe Table will be supplied with every article in .|tnson t and careful and attentive servants will be -.HEattenclance. ! he Bar is furnished with the best Liquors of wiry class, and patrons may rest assured that no jfi&uorswiil be offered which have been adulter -ifllesidetits of the city, who seek the country du iQrmg the Summer months, will find this Hotel a :afipst desirable place. Located in the beautiful ijCnmberlnnd Valley, mid-distance between Car lisle Springs and Mount Holly, in the most beau jjttftil town of the State, with a society noted for >3® taste and elegance, more induce ments ai>e ottered than any other point In the JStafe cun present. : fCarlisJc, April 19,180f1.-0t house, :,s| SOUTH HANOVER STREET, CARLISLE. ; undersigned begs leave to inform Ills : friends ami the public that he has leased the .•above well-known HOTKL, (recently kept by iirtln Shreiner,) and has refurnished and retti | the same throughout. His chambers are pro led with the celebrated Anderson Spring JScd, J other comforts. Ho is now fully prepared to “ommodate visitors in a manner that cannot Ito be satisfactory. His Table will be supplied : Jt the best the markets afford, and his Bar il contain the choicest brands of liquors. His bliug is extensive, and will bo attended by ier euced and careful ostlers. By close atten yßon 1 the wants of his guests, and a detormina ■; c Uon t make his house a quiet place of resort, he njjppesoto merit and receive a liberal share of pub ;-'Up pa tronage. Permanent boarders will bo ta at the lowest raten, s,lBoo—Cm* IfcTEW LEATHER STORE! undersigned has opened a ||pATHER AND MOROCCO STORE fy® West ■Porafret above Pitt Street, where he iu to keep constantly on hand all kinds qf si MOROCCO. S', K 'MINUS, BINDINGS, SPANISH AND HEMLOCK SOLES. v . Also, all kinds of SHOEMAKER’S FINDINGS^ will sell at the lowest cash prices. Soles ami sold by the lot or singly. Ho will be Imp air fo see all his old shoemaker friends of Car vicinity, and others, i# . GEO. N. SCHHCHMAN. April tf£o-3t* it NVB K 'f <t) R. S OFFICES. I -J p| D’BPINEHJib EVANS, jffVIL ENGINEERS & P4.TECT BOLICIXOIIS, m So. m Walnut Street PhUcutetphUr, /solicited—Consultations on Engbww ! lSK?lt? lau Bhtlng and Sketches, Models, and Mn -01 all kinds made ami skillully attended Sc* e olal attention given to Rejected Cases and . *'«uces.- AvHmutlc Copies of all Docu iTvVl lron * Patent .Office procured. Have yourselves trouble and trav expenses, us there Is no ;j££d for personal with lis. 'All business vW I these 0111- bo transacted 1 in writing. y$T further XV?i atlon direct iw above, with stainp .cii.cj.os -t| Circular with references. #JLl eD ' l > 1800—ly. 'HE SPANISH GUITAR* a^ou of all loyars of Music is called Co -•Jhnp,?M^portunlty now presented of acquiring a A iV’nif } 1^1 knowledge of this favorite instrument. : ment^i y ' p( >thas. Uullopades, Marches, Instrn !-'hi th« i Vocal accompaniments are included COU1 * fie of thirteen lessons. Will visit l sat tlieir residences. i^U2c.iS^k?* GOETZI Anievicailirouse ‘ IrAHUY persou should make au eflhft JdvurdnH l be §O5 Sewing Machine, which Will he the 2d of June next to the persou BJUeer « 0 lar eest list of subscribers to the Yol m ‘ prospectus elsewhere. Gtitfi Etobcrtisomcuts. Jg REMINGTON & SONS, manufacturers of REY O L YETI S , RIFLES. A n)d C A JtBIN E£>, For. the United States Service. Also, POCKET AND BELT REVOLVERS, U K PEATING PISTOLS, . RIFLE CANES REVOLVING RIFLES, Riflo and Shot Gun Barrels, and Gun Materials, sold by Gun Dealers and the Trade generally. In these days of Housebreaking and Robbei'y, every House , Store, Bank, and office, should have one of RjLvHNGTON’S REVOLVERS. Parties desiring to avail themselves of the late improvements in Pistols, and superior workman* ship and form, will find all combined in the Mow REMINGTON REVOLVERS. Circulars containing cuts and description of our Arms will bo furnished upon application. E. REMINGTON & SONS, Xllon, N. Y. Mdohe & Nichols, Agents. No. 40 Courtland St., New York. April 12, IB6o—om. ANHOOD: HOW LOST, Just published, a new edition of Dr. Culver well’s Celebrated Essay on the radical cure (with out medicine) of Spermatorrhoea, or Seminal Weakness, Involuntary Seminal Losses. Impo tency, Mental and Physical Incapacity, impedi ments to Marriage, etc; also, Consumption, Epi lepsy, and Fits, Induced by self-ludulgcncc or sexual extravagance. Price, in a sealed envelope, only 0 cents. The celebrated author in this admirable essay clearly demonstrates, from a thirty years' suc cessful practice, that the alarming consequences of self-abuse may bo radically cured without the dangerous use of internal medicine or the appli cation of the knife—pointing out a mode of cure at once simple, certain, and effectual, by means of which every sufferer, no matter what his con dition may be. may cure himself cheaply, pri vately, and radically. This Lecture should bo in the hahds of every youth and every man in the land. Sent, under seal, in a plain envelope, to any address, postjiaid, on receipt of six cents, or two post stumps. Address the publishers, CHAS. J. C. KLINE A CO., 127 Bowery, New York, Post Office box -1,586. March 22, 1866.—1 y. A LECTURE TO YOUNG MEN Just published, in a sealed envelope. Price o cents. A Lecture on the nature, treatment and radical cure of Spermatorhoea, or Seminal weak ness, nervous debility and Impediments to Mar riage generally. Nervousness, Consumption, Epl lepsy and fits; Mental and Physical Incapacity resulting from Self Abuse, Ac. By Robert J. Cul verwcll, M. D,, author of the “ Green Book.” Ac. The world renowned author, in this admirable Lecture, clearly proves, from his own experience, that the awful consequences of Self-Abuse may be effectually removed without Medicine, and without dangerous surgical operations, bougies, Instruments, rings, or cordials, pointing out a mode of cure at once certain and effectual, by which every sufferer, no matter what his condi tion may be, may cure himself cheaply,, private ly and radically. This Lecture willpiovo a boon to t housands, Sent under seal to anj address, In a plain, sealed envelope, on receipt of six cents, or two postage stamps. Also, Dr, CulvcrwclTs Marriage Guide, price 25 cents. Address, CHAS. S, C. KLINE & CO., 127 Bowery, New York, P. O. Box JSS6, April 2(1, IH6(‘—ly. MENDENHALL’S IMPROVED SELF-ACTING HAND LOOM.—Possesses superior advantage over all other Hand Looms. Is more simple and durable, easier understood, easier to operate, and more reliable. From 15 to 85 yards can uk wovkn on it in A DAY. No skill is required to weave upon it beyond the simple turning of an easy crank—a woman or or child can operate it. Weaves jeans, satinet, tweed, linsey, plain and double plain cloth, blanket twill, toweling, bird’s eye, balmoral skirting, Ac. ’ Ail on the same warp, with but one time draw ing in the reed and Harness. Weaves all Wool, Kemp and Rag Carpeting. f3cush Loom is wan-anteci to be and do as repre sented, and cannot fail to give entire satisfaction. JSocry purchaser will be allowed a liberal com mission on each Loom sold by them. For dlscrlptlvo circular, list of prices, and sam ples of cloth woven on the Loom, address, with stamp enclosed. A. B. GATES A CO. \m Chestnut «t. Phll’a., Pa. April 26, 1806—1 m. WANTED — AGENTS. —To canvass for the “ Soldier’s Individual Memorial.” (Greater inducements ottered than by any oilier publishers. Agents have an entire monopoly in the territory assigned them, as there has been nothing of the kind yet introduced. Meets with universal approval, is ornamental, also a record of value to those who have served in our coun try’s defense, and to friends of deceased soldiers. For circulars, &c., address, enclosing stamp, B. O. BAKER, Columbus, 0., Lock Box 078. April 20, 1800 —Im. Disabled men, attention:— Wanted, one or two men in Carlisle and vi cinity, who have lost either an arm or log, to soil Wadsworth's Water Proof Arnica Healing Piaster, the best and cheapest Court Plaster in the market. From So to $lO per day can be made. Address with 25 cents for sample and full information, A. P. BELCHER. Box 45, Philadelphia, Pa. N. 8.- All agents and pedlors would fiiui it to their in terest to answer the above. April 26, 1806—3 m. WANTED I—Agents. Male and Fe male at $75 to Si 50 per month to soil the Celebrated COMMON SENSE FAMILY SEWING MACHINE, PuiceSlB.oo. This Machine will do all kinds of work cqual.to the high priced Machines, and Is the only practical and reliable Cheap Sow ing Machine in the world. Send for descriptive Circulars. Address, SECOMB & CO.. Chicago, IBs., or Cleveland, Ohio. April 26, 1860—1 m. J. T. RIPPEY. WHO ? WHO ? WHO ? —OUR NEXT GOVERNOR!—Wo have a correct and striking photograph of the next Governor of Pennsylvania, which wc will send by mail for 23 cents. If we mistake the man, the money will be refunded immediately after election next Octo ber. Is it Clymer or Geary ? Write and see. Address, BARTLESON & CO.. 611 Chestnut St., Pliila. May 3,1860—2 m. rnHB SALEM LEG.—Under the Pa -1 tronage of the United States Government.— Models of this superior leg may he seen at the Agency of the SALEM LEO COMPANY, No. 33 South SEVENTH Street. Philadelphia, Call and see them, or send for a circular con taining full information. April 20, 1800—lm.- A GENTS WANTED ! —To sell the Great American Puzzles, the cheapest and most wonderful puzzles of the age. Agents can readily make from $lO to $2O per day, 1 will give any agent 8100 if he wilt sell 50,000. Send 3) cents for sett of Puzzles. All orders sent by mail free. PHILIP HILL, Importer of Fancy Gnorlw, 250 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. April 20, IB6o—lm. LEWIS FABER. GRANT AND SHERMAN !—The two heroes before their tent planning a battle— (irant smoking. A beautiful steel engraving by William Sartam. Agents wanted everywhere.— Sample sent by mail for 50 cents. Agents make 50 per cent. Address, BARTLESON & CO., OH Chestnut Street, riiihl. May 3,1800—2 m. CEDAR CAMPHOR.—For use against MOTHS IN CLOTHING. Best. Its advanta ges— Efficiency, Economy; imparts sweet odor to the clothes, and sure to Inst through twelve months. Every Druggist has it. HARRIS A* CHAPMAN. Boston. May 3, IBM—lm. CILYMER! GEARY!—We haye Pho / tographs, largo and small, ofClymerand Gertv ry. Agent* wanted to sell them. Send 75 cents for specimen copies by mail, postage paid. Address, lURTLEHON A CO,. Oil Chestnut Street, PUiln, May 3,1806—2 m. /'CARLISLE female college REV. T. DAUGHERTY, President. BOARDING AND DAY SCHOLARS. ' TlilM Seminary which includes tile school lately under Iho eliar&ii of Miss Mury Ilitnor, will mien under tile direction of Jlpv. T. Daughter}- ns Pre sident, with a full corps of nhl).' i'jstruelors, so as to give to young ladies a thorough thJh'nlion in Engiisli and classical studies, and also, i:> tji.e French and German languages, and Music and Oftinting, and other ornamental branches, r 'l££OOcial care will he given to Boarders In the hiimly of Iluj President. A primary iftpartm cut for the younger scholars, will he Intel lb c6hh6‘clhm with the-Scmlnnry. Tire session will open 6h'\V,44h,tgdJ l y, the Oth at September, in tiie elegant School uubfiit p, Emof ry oJpU'ch, wlitch 1 iiaVo been designed for tjio- P I'or'tci-ms anply to the President, Apg. 17,1811 A PI VID EN D Carlisle fliop^siT BAWt.May 1,181115— A DlvidoheJ ol Fitv per free of National and stafeTiix, 1 has this day been declared by this ijgnlf, which will he paid over to the Stockholders (ft! iftelf legal represen- Rtivcs, upon demand, p> HABSLBE , Cashier. May 3,1808-31, BY BRATTON & KENNEDY. HOW RESTORED foetal THE TALBOTS. UY THE HON. JOSEPH HOWIC, The French were engaged In the siege of Cnstli lon. when Talbot marched against them. His llrsi approach drove in the Franc archers. This success emboldened him to nctack the entrench ed camp of the French, Though now eighty years of age, Talbot on loot, led his men of arms to the assault. The light was bravely sustained on both sides, until the English general was struck down by a culverln. His son, Lord Lisle, Hung himself on'the body of his parent. “Fly, my son,” said the expiring Talbot, “the day is lost. It Is your llrsi action, and you may, with out shame, turn your bade to the enemy,” Lord Lisle, nevertheless, together with thirty nobles of England, was slain before the body of Talbot. — C.owc’s History of France, “ Fly, fly, my son,” old Talbot said, “ The day can ne’er be ours; “ I feel ’tis not for us to spread “ Our banner o’er yon lowers. “ Then fly, you can without a stain, “ You're but a youthful knight, “And yet may live renown to gain, “ In many a gallant fight. “Your mother sits within our Hall, “ Your sister at her knee ; “ And tho’ on this rough Held 1 fall, “ They still can cling to thcc. “ For thou canst arm my yeomen bold, “And bid my hearth-stone blaze; “ And Talbot’s name and power uphold “ In England's happier days.” “ I will not fly,” the youth replied, " No tongue shall ever say “ That while my father bravely died “ I turn’d and fled away. “Could all the fame of after years “ Efface so deep a stain ? “ Could piles of dead and streams of tears “Bring honor back again ? “ Thy dying breath would curse your son “ My mother's tearless oyo “Could ne’er in gladness look upon “Theknight that feared to die. “ My sister’s hand would seize the blade “ Which I had thrown aside, “ And come t’ appease thy gallant shade “ And die whore you haddied. “ Then fare thee well, my noble sire, “ But, ere your eyelids close, “ Mark Talbot's sword and soul of Arc, “ Deal vengeance on your foes. t> “ Our blood in France may mingle here “ Our whlt’ning bones decay ; “ But English hearts shall aye revere “ The mom'ry of this day. *• Then raise my banner proud and high “ {Strike, knights and yeomen true: “ Let England be our battle cry— “ Once more, bravo sire, adieu.” lie said—and o’er his father's form He stood in youthful pride, And braved the battle’s fiercest storm, And still the foe defied. His eye was like a beacon lire, His sword the lightning’s beam That bade the daring foe retire. Or die beneath Its gleam. Then backward roll’d the power of France, A moment kept at bay— But soon unnumber’d hosts advance And join the fatal fray. •Shadow'd by swords—encompass'd round By many a levell'd spear, He died within the human mound His arm had toil’d to rear. THK PANTHER SENTINELS. Jeremy Dossil lived twenty miles West of Madison City, Territory (now State) of lowa. No prettier country has ever been found, out of Eden, than that same region back of Madison City. Old Black Hawk, as good a judge of soil as any hu man being, told mo in 1837, while eating with him at Montrose, that the country styled “ The Sac and Fox Purchase,” was the best land he over saw, and lie had but lately returned from his government tour through the United States, and, be sides that, 1 was familiar with the lay of land as far West as the Rocky Mountains. I boar testimony to the same fact, t and will maintain it against all odds, ‘that lowa is the best farming country in the U uited States, and were it not so extreme ly cold in winter, my fourchildren should have hailed it as their birth-place, instead of a more Southern clime. The peculiar ity of the country consists in the equal and beautiful distribution of small fertile prairies, with tall, excellent timber, a dis tribution not often seen, ns timber near prairies is generally'scrubby, and prairies near timber usually barren. When I first visited lowa, the land was not sur veyed by Government, and consequently was not in market. The settlers were all squatters, and were establishing them selves, cultivating and building, in hopes that some new preemption law would secure to them the rights against the rav enous maw of the speculator. Among the rest who were engaged in this enter prise, were Uncle Bobby Box, and his nephew, Jeremy Cossit. 1 shall not weary the reader with an extended account of those worthies ; they are just such as form the staple of the sto ries of Dongstrcct and Hooper, and, sootli to say, those facetious writers have used the staple well. Uncle Bobby was old and intemperate, quarrelsome and blas phemous. Marks of hard service in the cause of Bacchus, wore upon all parts of his person, and' those who helped lay him out,” in 1839, gave his tame in few words: “Well, if this chap hasn't had more bruises than any other human, it’s a wonder!” His nephew, Jeremy Cosslt, was raised mi, very unfortunately, as au orphan; unfortunately for two reasons: that it is hard to miss the humanizing influence of kind parents, and still harder to fall into such hands as those of Bobby Box. But so it was —the only education lie ever got was the foul language of old Bobby, the only work he ever did was to walk twice a week to Burlington, to (ill old Bobby’s jug, the only discipline ex ercised upon him was a hearty kick whenever he was gone too long, or broke the jug. With this brief sketch of clpu'r acters, t npiy prudently proceed with my story. About the first of May, Bobby Box' had a “raising,” and ap extra sup ply of whisky was demanded. ■ Starting .Tcronjy on ahoaihvitli the jug, he followed after, having the keg strapped to his back, and his heavy riflo on his shoulder, looked as much like a palmer, as a rod-faced back-woodsman looks like anything else. Thu precious fluid was duly purchased, and the amiable pair re traced their steps, burdened with the load, but elevated by a considerable por tion nf (ts contents —for say what you will of old Box, ho wou’d not refuse to others the comfort that ho took himself, T.lj.e journey lay across several small prairies, and then wound up by passing through Skunk River Bottom, a dense thicket of niyiip, papaw and other shrubby growth. The mivoigrs Ifjl'i Burlington in gootl season to have arriydd hoipe l|vtjark, unfortunately, the youth, hot hoing'prae ticed in measuring his capacity for spir its, allowed himself to indulge too freely, mid was gmnpglifx! to stop for several hours in consequence, a proceeding that excited the wrath of the patriarch to ai| unlimited extent; but whether ho was most offended at the delay, or at Jeremy's CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 10,1866. weakness, cannot at this late period b ascertained. Sunset overshadowed the prairies before the boy could bo sufficient ly aroused to proceed on his journey.— Difficulties now commenced in right ear nest, for there was Egyptian darkness just as they entered the bottom. Not a moon was in the sky—it never is on a dark night when most wanted —and as for the stars, though there were thousands of them winking over that beautiful prairte landscape, not one is sharp enough to wink through a pnpaw tree into a cane thicket. The road was a mere pathway, sometimes traveled by o x wagons, it is true—not by such oxen nor such wag ons as anybody ever saw except border settlers —but by oxen that can go through hardships, and wagons to match. Our rule in the backwoods is the Scriptural one in its most literal interpretation— “where the tree falieth, there shallitlio” —and when one blows across the road, wo quietly yield to the necessity of the case, and turn the road around it. It is true that a Dutchman once innovated upon our custom, by cutting a large tree out of the way, but we sneered at him so much for his folly, that ho never repeated it, and since that time the principle has been universally acknowledged. It follows, therefore, that Uncle Bobby Box dud his nephew, Jeremy Cossit, eaeli nonjiarlels in the way of traveling a bee line, would, nevertheless, find considern; ble difficulty in traveling through Skunk River Bottom in the dark ; the more es pecially, ns the uncle had but one eye, and the nephew had obfuscated both of his by getting drunk three hours before. The first catastrophe was the fall of Un cle Bobby over a swinging grape-vine, by which he broke his gun-stock short oft'; the second was a flying visit of J'ere my down a sharp ravine, which cost the loss of tlie jug; the third was their leav ing the path and finding themselves com pletely out of their bearings—these three following each other in close succession, and the last capping the climax of their miseries. Out of breath at last, the elder withdrew the cob from his keg, and com menced to drown Ills sorrows ns rapidly as possible by getting drunk, a feat he would have soon achieved had it not been for a certain sharp, ringing sound wuicli thrilled through the forest, and caused him suddenly to drop the keg and spring to his feet. For a moment all was still, save tlie loud beating of two terrified hearts, and then arose a wailing sound like the voice of many mothers crying for their lost babes, that chilled the very blood in their veins. " It’s a young one that’s lost,” whisper ed Jeremy, to which his venerable guar dian sternly replied: “Young one! It’s a panther!’’ Another and another scream echoed through the woods, and, by their increas ing loudness, gave token that the animal was rapidly approaching them. No time was to be lost if they would escape; but where could they' go? to flee was impossible; one bound of the animal would settle that; to climb was even less secure in the face of a brute whose leap was thirty feet. “ Hunt out a hollow,” cried the old man, and at it they went. Those of my ■readers who have traveled on the upper Mississippi, have doubtless been struck with the immense size of thp larger syc amores, that range from six feet to twen ty in diameter. After they grow to a cer tain size, they are universally' hollow, and then they fnrnish to the settlers con venient receptacles for grain, curbs for wells, and with small trouble of sawing and removing. Those cavities are usual ly open at the ground, and give line shel ter to swine in winter, as well as to wil der animals —if indeed a wilder animal can be found in the world than an un tamed hog. Uncle Bobby knew these things well enough, and his wits at this crisis did not forsake him; so, leaving the keg, precious indeed, but not so precious as life, ho commenced feeling around the base of the larger trees for a hole, closely followed by the boy, who was in an alarm ing state of nervous apprehension. It, was not long until they succeeded in the search. A sycamore stood on the bank of a small creek, that runs into Skunk, and leaned considerably into the water. On its upper side was a hole, but little larger than a man’s body', and nearly on a level with the ground ; into this hole Jeremy’ first introduced himself, and af ter him the elder, who had taken the precaution ty’ procure a chunk of wood as a barrier in case of attack. The low minutes spent in til is way would doubtless have been filial to both, for the panther in a few mighty hounds that crushed through the thick cane like a tornado, readied the very spot where they had stood when they lirst heard the cry, hut the smell of the whiskey caused the creature to halt, and the delay saved them. Never did a practised drunkard inhale the fumes of his favorite drink with more gusto than this unsophistica ted denizen of the forest. With long snuffs that the imprisononed pair could distinctly hear, he inhaled the perfume again and again, at times lapping the sides of the cask with his tongue, then stopping to sniff at the bungholc with a delight that would have gone to the heart of" Tam O’yhanterandyouter Johnny," had they been there to see. This luxurious indulgence was contin ued for a considerable time, but was bro ken off at last by a cry that came from another direction, and pointed out the position of a second panther, mate to the lirst. The cry was immediately answer ed, and in an instant the two were to gether lovingly engaged over the whis key cask. From the evil effects which followed, it is probable that the two feline lapped up a “ right smart chance" of the whis key, as it flowed from the buughole of the keg, for they growled at each other awfully, and a considerable tussle was hoard among tho dry loaves where they stood. Old friends, however, soon forget injuries, and so did they, for they lay down side by side to rest' And now all might have been well with tho two pris oners, for tho probability is that the two panthers would have peaceably departed and left them to pray for daylight, but for an incautious expression of Bobby’s, who, reflecting on tho various catastro phes of tho night, the rupture of the jug, spilling of the keg, breaking the gURr stock, and confinement in tho hollow, which abounded in fleas, ns hog beds al ways do, moved by those considerations, and boiling over with anger, called out, sntfo voce, "'drat their pictures." Tile words were no ’sooner put than both tho i,niina(s sprung to their feet with a deep growl,’ turned their eyes, fairly shooting fire, toward tho hapless men, and communicated with bach other as to the cause of tho alarm. An instant sulliced for explanation. By that mys terious instinct which brutes possess, the tale was told, the plan of joint attack laid, and they sprang simultaneously,- one to the front and the other to the rear of tho sycamore. Oil! : j)ow Uncle liul.by v.-'isifoil IVjr ids rifle, as ho saw tho broad forehead of t lie boast within a pace of him. Ho fairly wept as lie thought what a clmuco ho was missing for a “ painter skin,” that would buy a half a barrel of whiskey in Burling ton. But now liifi hiyo qf gi»in phr ( Vißu(| lino love' of life, ns ‘the piihtlier, ‘ with miglity grasp, seized tlio chunk wliicli filled ‘the entrance, and endeavored to draw it out—an attempt Unit would have succeeded hut for the jqiqt efforts (jf the pair on the inside. For a while itseemod as if ho would gain the prize and the other panther, who came round and stood looking on, but did not know enough fo assist him, there would have been a wail at Uncle Box’s for amoraleertainty. As it was, the old man lost a coat sleeve, the boy n finger nail, both torn off by tho claws of the infuriated animal. Disappointed in theireftbrts,the panthers exchanged the exercise of pulling for that of Kcralchhir/, and if you ever saw a little dog with wiry hair and rummy eyes, la boring to scratch out a rat hole, you can form some idea of the way the dirt flew before the big feet and powerful claws of the brutes. Uncle Bobby clung to his chunk, however, and although both eyes, mouth and nose were filled with the moist earth that flow in clouds, ho kept up a good heart, and stuck fast, yelling like an idiot, iii hopes to alarm his assail ants. It is a fact that the human voice is generally dreaded by wild animals; but just now it seems to have lost its power, for the panthers, intoxicated by the taste and smell of the whiskey, or Bursting for human blood, seemed quite regardless of the old man’s voice, and scratched away harder than before. Their labor was quite in vain, for they soon cleared the earth away to the mbre solid roots, upon which their claws made little impression, and again they paused in their exertions. A moment’s consultation, and one of them, with a lion’s bound, went up the tree, evidently in search of a hole by which to enter the cavity from above. This was the most trying moment of the whole night, for had such an entrance existed, the imprisoned man well knew that his life and the life of the lad were not worth a moment’s purchase. ' It is a peculiarity, however, of these frontier settlers, to fight against all emer- gencies, and if they ennnotwin the game, at least to “play it out.” I knew one of this class, when lying upon his death bed, to order his Bowie-knife, pistols and rifle to bo laid at his side, that he might be ready to meet death “with his own tools,” and it was done. Uncle Bobby was “ all game,” as they say. None in Barren County’ was braver; none on Skunk River had less coward drops; so he resolutely’ drew ids big spring knife, braced himself upright, and waited for the monster's descent, determined “to have the first blow,” if he died for it. A short suspense and he was relieved of this difficulty, for the panther returned down upon the outside evidently’ disappointed. Another ton minutes at scratching and then another pause, A change of tactics and both sentinels shifted positions to the other side of the tree, and bent themselves unitedly to the task. Nobody knows what a hole they made! Uncle Bobby declared he could have buried a five-year-old in it without difficulty, and as Jeremy bears testimony to the same effect, we must believe it, more especially as my informant, whose word is worth a host of such, corroborates the assertion. The tree, as I observed, was a loaning one, the sheer being towards the water; it was old and rotten, and whether the panthers know it or not, they were pur suingjust the right plan to make it fall. Crack went one of the upper limbs, as it broke oil', and with a loud splash fell into the creek. Crack went one of the large roots, weakened by old age, that had for a hundred years helped to sustain it from falling. The thick cobwebs, loaded with spiders and piles of rotten wood that had accumulated on the inside of the tree, began to fall upon them, and almost to smother them with the dust. The confined air was suffocating—their emotions intense —and still hour after hour the panthers worked on. The end was not far off—for now, slowly and reluc tantly’ at first, then more and more rapid ly, then with the force and rush of an avalaneh, down came the old sycamore, covering the opposite banks of the creek with rotten wood, and breaking in the centre, so as to throw the butt of the tree high in thoair. Head forward slid Uncle Bobby’, followed closely by his nephew, nor ceased his career until brought up in the midst of a colony’ of fiats that had nestled a foot thick in what was former ly’ the top of the cavity. That bats can bite had long been shrewdly suspected, but the individuals above mentioned set tled the question and put it at rest forever. Now Uncle Bobby succeeded in hoist ing himself, feet foremost, encumbered as he was by the weight of his nephew, and punctured as he was by a thousand rave nous bites, so that he quite forgot that there wins such a thing as a panther in existence; and when he felt his feet to be at the entrance, he incontinently shook off the lad, leaving him to slide back amongst the bats, and sprung, to the ground glad to get out on any’ terms. Rubbing the spiders and their webs from his one eye he stared around. The morn ing was breaking, the panthers gone, the keg lay empty at his feet, the broken rifle at his side, and his night of horror was past! In duo season.the tired pair arrived home without a drop of whiskey, to meet the execrations of a score of men assem bled according to appointment for the “falsing.” But the hopes of a “painter hunt” speedily’ drove the disappointment from their minds. In a few hours a large party on foot and horso-baok, with a hundred powerful dogs, wore in hot pursuit. I cannot tell you the details,—perhaps in my series I may include a " painter hunt,” —for the pres ent I can only say that tho flushod-faced man with only one sieve and a mutilated nose, who run so fast and swore so.hard, was Robert Box, Esq.; that tho boy by his side was Jeremy 1 and that the two had the gratification before night of measuring the claws of the two monsters who had guarded them so zealously tho night before. Until the hour of hls'doath those worthies slept together on tho tan ned skin of the male, apd if Jemmy is still living—which is more than likely, for tho fever and ague never kills any body—he will be pleased to relate to you the whole story of the PnutherScntinols. —Clreal Valley Trade. A Beautiful Frcium-;.—What a beau tiful figure of life is tile following; How many blooming, innocent hearts in the morning of existence become stricken witli care and adversity, ami droop qud die in tho mid-day of li 10. Happy indeed lire they whom our Heavenly Father gathers unto himself ere the blight of sin shall have soiled tho innate purity of their hearts. But hero is the figure : Early in the morning a maiden wont into the garden to gatliev herself a line rose for a wreath, They stood (here in beautiful clusters of close buds, wafting odor from their cups, which were full of the ninrning dew. “ I will not pluck you yet,” said the maiden, “ tho sun ahull open you first, when you shall bloom brighter and give out a stronger scent.” She came at mid-day and saw the rice fretted by the worm, wilted by 1 lie sun, faded and withering. The maiden wept over her folly, and xlie next 'morning gathered her wreath early. Clod calls ids loveliest children out of the world before (lie in.au of the sun wilhurs them. 'file paradise of children is a high degree of glory, the most upright man cannot set ids foot in it, for his son I lias already been spotted. BsSf b 1 set; h/m on his winding way,” said Mrs'. Jenkins, as site saw Mr. Jen kins cork-scrcwing his way .homo, just as the shades of twilight wore creeping over the landscape. The Democratic' State Convention of Indiana has endorsed President Johnson. VOL. 52.- ESSAY TO .MISS CATHARINE JAY An S A now I mean to write To V, Sweet K T .1. Tne girl without a *. The hollo of V T K. 1 1 dor if you got that 1 I wrote 2 I' B i I suiloil In the R K T) A. And sent by L X Monro. My M 1' head will source contain A calm I D A bright; But A T miles from V I must M—■—.tills chnnoo 2 write. And Ist, should N E N V V, B E Z, mind it not; Should N E friendship show, B true. They should not B forgot. But friends and foes alike D K, As you may plainly C, In every funeral R A, Or uncle’s LEG. From virtu never D V Her Influence B 0 A like induces lOdcrn S, Or 10 tude U vine. And if you cannot cut a , Or cause an L” I hope UMI put a . 2 1 7 If U for an X atlon 2, My cons X 7 Heart amt JHr He oflTU'a lua*, A (i, 2, of land. Ho says he loves U 2 X S, U R virtuous and Vs, InXLX C U X L All others in his l's. This S A, until U 1 C, 1 pray U 2 X Q’s And do not burn In F E 0 My yoniir and wayward muse Now fare U well dear K T .1, I trust that I' are true ; When this U C then U can say An s A f O IT. IMPOItTAM TESTIMOXV Ikim. It lei' Iteforc (he Reconstruction Committee. The Committee on Reconstruction stil persists in suppressing tlie most import ant testimony elicited before it. J)an. Rice has recently been on a circus tour througn Lite lately rebellious States, and has had opportunities such as arc afford ed to few lor observing the condition of the Southern people as to loyalty. His testimony will he found to show the true feeling that exists in the South when the thin crust of pretended loyalty is melted away and true character' is revealed as under the oxhilirating influence of a me nagerie, when man stands in tlic presence of Hie untamed forces of nature, separa ted threofromonly by the thin partition of an iron cage. Mr. Uice being duly sworn, testified tuns: Q. Vou have an unruly animal, known as a pet mule, with your circus, have you not? A. I have. Q. What are the idiosyncrasies of that boast? A. lie is much given to kicking. Q. It is almost impossible to ride him, is it not ? A. IL is. 1 generally oiler S2o to any man who will ride him round the ring. Q. On your late visit to the South, did you receive any offers to ride tlint mule. A. I did. Q. Stale what occurred on these occa sions. A. In Richmond, a discharged Confed erate soldier attempted to ride him, but was immediately thrown flat on his back. Q. What did the Confederate soldier say to this? A. He said the mule was a d—d Yan kee cuss. Q. Did any others make the attempt? A. Another of Lee’s veterans tried to ride him, and succeeded. Q. What did he say ? A. Ho said, after he had dismounted, that, if he’d had a regiment o’ them there ’ere cavalry he’d have whipped Kilpat rick all to smash ; and tiiat in the next war against the Yankees he intended to raise a brigade of ’em. Cross-examined by Mr. Stevens : Q. Is that ahe mule, or a she mule? A. It’s a he mule. Q. You have monkeys in your show, have you not ? A. I have. Q. Have you over heard any disloyal remarks in relation to those monkeys'.’ A. I can’t say that I have. Q. Have you over heard anything said in their presence? A. A couple of young ladies were one day standing in front of the cage, and I heard one of them say it looked like a Freedman's Bureau. Q. How was the remark received? A. It created much lighter. X Q. Wore there any personal .allusions made on the occasion ? A. Some one in the crowd said, point ing to theourahg-outang, “ That's Sum ner.” Q,. Did that please the bystanders? A. Very much. Q. Did you ever hear any observations about the boars? A. I heard it said once about a one-eyed bear that ho looked like Ben. Butler, and about a grizzly that it ought to bo called Ben. Wade. Q,. Were the points of resemblance stated? A. They were not. The observation was made on the tun! ensemble, with spe cial reference, perhaps, to the ocular de formity in the case of the one-eyed ani mal. " ‘ <4. Have you side-shows with your cir cus? A. 1 have. Q. ytatu if you have ever heard disloy al remarks iu relation to them. A. 1 believe I heard something of the kind once about Daniel in the lion’s den. Q. Slate'what it was, A. A young lady asked me which was Daniel and which was the lion. Q. tVhat was your reply ? A. 1 told her it was easy to distinguish Daniel from the lion, as the former wore a swallow tail coat and had a cotton um brella under his arm. O. Vfliat did she say? A. After looking into the cage, she said, very spitefully, that Daniel looked like a moan Yankee, and she-wished the lion would chaw him up. Mack. Tilt. 11 t-MAX Floruit— I The proportions of the human llgurc are strictly mathe matical. The whole figure is six times the length of the foot. Whelhcrlhe form la- slender or plump, the rule holds good ; any deviation from it is a departure from the highest beauty of proportion. The (! reeks made all their stilii|es according to (bis rule. The face from the highest point on the forehead where the hair be gins to the chin, is one-tenth of the whole stature. The hand from (he wrist to the middle linger is the same. From the. top of the chest to tho highest point in the I'urohcad is u seventh. If the length of the face, from the roots of the hair to the chin, lie divided into three equal parts, the first division determines the place where the eyebrows meet, and'the second dm place of the nostrils. The height from lire feet to the top of the head is the same as the distance from the extremity of the I lingers when the arms are extended. ADVERTISING TERMS. per line I'm- the lirst insertion, and live coni:, per line for each insertion. Quui lerly, half-yearly, and yenrlv adverllscmont.s i.. sorted at a liheral reduction on the above rates Advertisements should be accompanied hv llu. t’Asir. When sent without any length of*Unie speclllcd for pul)lieation. they will be continued until ordered out and charged accordingly. C'Aui)sllANDmi.i.s,CincL’i.Aiis,aiul every otliei description ?>f Job and Card Printing executed In tho neatest stylo at low prices. i urtmmx ■».- ■ ■ ■ ■ —l>_. -NO. 46. There is no such thing ns an easy chair for a discontented man. Censure is the tax a man pass to she public for being eminent. He Hint loses his hair this year will grow bald. If a lady yawns five times insuccession, young man, you may get your hat. The lady whose peace of mind was broken intends to have it repaired. Whv should a man alwas wear a watch when lie travels in a waterless desert? Because every watch has a spring in it. Where is the paper money first men tioned in tho Bible? Ans. When the dove brought the green-back to Xoah. Why are pretty women like barking dogs? Ans. Because they show their teeth and don’t bite. Throughout the whole course of the year whenever the moon waneslhenights will grow dark. Cardinal Wiseman’s dying words wore:—" Well, hero lam at last, like a child from school, going homo for the holidays.” “Why do you kcepyourseifso distant?*' said a hdroiiotoa eooi lover. “ Because," said ho, “ distance lends enchantment to tlie view." A hoy being asked whether he was going to keep Lent, replied withgreatsim plicity that nobody had borrowed him yet, as far ns he was aware. Whoever is in love this year will think ids mistress an angel. Whoever gets married will find out whether it is true. A clerk in a mercantile establishment writes to a friend at htnnc: I have a nice time of it now-a-days—very little work lo do—-our lirm don’t advertise. If dandies wear their beards there will ho less work for the barbers. He who wears ids moustache will have .something to sneeze nl. OvKRHEAKixci tlic remark that there .had been much less snow during the war than in the four preceding winters, Quilp responded, “ Yes, hut much more slaying." A woman nut West, describing her runaway husband, says: “Daniel maybe known by a scar on ids nose, whore I scratched him." We think Daniel did well lo run away. ■ Ax analyzing dame reports that “she heard of but one old woman that kissed her cow ; but she knows of many thous ands of young ones who have kissed very great calves. 1 ' Tin: tears ivo shod for those wo love are tlic streams winch water the garden of the heart, and without them it would be dry and barren, and the gentle flowers of ailed ion would perish. “ 1 say, landlord, that's a dirty towel for a man lo wipe on !” Landlord, with a look of amazement, replied ; Sixty or seventy of my boarders have wiped on that towel lids morning, and you are tlic lirsl lo Hud fault.” Ax exchange says: “It is better lo love a person you cannot marry, than to marry a person you can not love.” Tins is a short text for a long sermon, which linm an ex peri cnee will continue to preach “ until the lashsyllahle of recorded time." A votxo man at Niagrji Falls having been crossed in love, walked to the preci pice, deliberately took otPhis cloths, and gave one lingering look at thegulfbelow him and then—wont home. His body was found next morning in bed. It- a young lady should happen to blu.di she will look red in the lace. If she dreams of a young man three nights in succession, it is a sign of something. If she dreams of him four times, and has a toothache, it is ten one that she is a long time getting either of them out of her head. A TASri; for reading will always carry you into the best possible company, and enable yon to converse with men who will instruct you by ihoir wisdom, and charm you by their wit, who will soothe you when fretted, refresh you when weary, counsel you when perplex ed, and spmpathize with you at till times. Tun attention of a little girl having been called to a rose bush, on whoso top most stem the oldest rose was' fading whilst below and around it three beauti ful crimson buds wore just unfolding their charms, she at once' and artlessly exclaimed to her brother: ’• See, Willie, these little buds have just awakened in time to kiss their mother before she dies." A coi.'XTiiV lad, who recently visited he city for the first time, gives his views 'fthe ladies in this way: ‘‘Somewhere n every ci cumferenco of silk and velvet hat wriggles along there’s a woman, I ’pose ; but how much of the holler is died in with meat, and how much is amnion, the spectator dun no. .V feller marrys a wife, and finds, when it comes to the p'int, that he has nothin’ in his arms but reg’lar anatomy. Ilmen is gay deseevers, wet’s to bo saiif’cl' the female that dresses fur a hundred and forty weight, but hasn’t reely as much fat oh her ns would grease a griddle?—all the aperient plumpness consisting of cotton and whalebone.” Two young lawycrs—Archy Brown and Thomas Jones —were fond of drop ping into Mr. Smith’s parlor, and spend ing an hour or two with his only daugh ter, Mary. One evening, -when Brown and Mary had discussed almostcvery top ic, Brown suddenly in his sweetest tones, struck out as follows: “Do you think, Mary, you could leave father and mother, this pleasant home, with all its ease and comforts, and emigrate to the far West witlra young lawyer, who has little be sides" bis profession to depend upon, and with him search out a new home, which it should bo your joint duty to beautify and make beautiful and happy like this?” Dropping her head softly on his shoulder, she whispered, “I think,l could, Archy.” ‘Well,’ said he, “there is/Tom Jones, who is going to emigrate, and wants to got a wife; I will mention it to him.” In the days of Andrew Jackson, ills I’ostmastcr-Ueueral, Amos Kendall, wanting to know whereabouts \vu, the source of the Tombigbee river, wrote tor the-ivipiircd iu formation'to, tho postmas ter ol a yillage on its course. ■‘Sir,’' wrote the higher officer to the lower, ‘‘this department desires to know how far tho Tombigbee river runs up, Re spectfully, Wc.’’ The reply- was brief, and read thus: “iiir: The Tomhigbec river doesn’t run up at all; it rails down. Very respect fully, Ac.” Tho Poslmas .ter-iieneral continued the correspondence iu this style; --Sir: Your appointment ns postmaster at is revoked. You will turn over the funds, papers, .ve., per taining to yourolliee, to your successor. — Respectfully, ike.” The droll understrap per closed the eorrcsmondonce wifli this parting shot: “ Fir : The revenues for this Mlice for the quarter ending Sept. lib. liaveMiecu Uo cents; its expenditures, same period for tallow caudles and twine, was $1.05. I trust my successor is in structed to adjust the balance due me. — [ Host respectfully.” JOB PRINTING, a isrxDi.c or all sorts,
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