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Drs, John gc Rohrer,
TJAVE associated in the Practice of Mcdi
Columbia, April 1ut,1856-i1
DR. G. W. MIFFLIN,
DENTIST, Locust street, near the Post K
flee. Colombia, ra.
Columbia, May 3, 1356.
H. M. NORTH,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
Columbia,Pa.
Collections, t romptly made, in Lancaster and York
Counties. .
Columbia, May 4,1950.
J. W. FISHER. P. L.. IIACKENI3ERG.
FISHER & HACKENBERG,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law,
Pa.
Columbia, September 6, lz*Zai-ti
GEORGE J. SMITII,
WHOLESALE and Retail Bread and Cake
Baker.—Constantly on hand a variety of Cakes,
too numerous to mention; Crackers; Soda,-W r ine, Scroll,
and Sugar Biscuit; Confectionery, of every description,
Zee., a.c. LOCUST STRf:I-17,
Fel, 2, '56. Between the Bank and Franklin House.
DAVIES E. BRUNER, ESQ.,
ATTORNEY AT LAW AND CONVEYANCER,
11, offers his services to the citizens of Columbia,
and 11}MITes them that he will attend with promptitude
to all business entru.ted to his cure. Office—Front
street, between Union and Perry. Residence—South
side Second street, 2nd door below UlllOll.
Columbia, January 13. 1553-Iy
B. F. arrow) oc. co.,
.
GENERAL FORWARDING AND COMMIS
rilliSION MERCHANTS, S o l
RECEIVERS OF
COA. LAND PRODUCE,
And Deliverers on any point on the Columbia and
Philadelphia Railroad. to York and
Baltimore and to Pittsburg;
TEALERS IN COAL. FLOUR AND GRAIN,
JJ WHISKY AND BACON, have just received n
large lot of Monongahela Rectified %Vhiskey, from
,on hand. at low pricee. Nos. 1, '... an u atm nail .
Columbia, January 27. lON.
OATS FOR SALE
Y THE BUSIIEL, or in larger quantities,
& 6 Canal Basin.
D. F. APPOLD & CO.
Columbia, January fIG, 1E
GROCERIES:
4p lIE subscriber would inform the public that he is
constantly receiving frech supplies of the best Fam
ily Groceries the market will afford; come and satisfy
yourselves. 'S. C. SWARTZ.
Columbia. June 21, 1P56.
ROPES, ROPES, ROPES.
5n
j COILS, superior qualities, various sizes,
ust received and for vale chrop.by
WEL.II do RICH.
Columbin, Murcl 22.1856
Just Received,
501 1 2T . .r.s R1 1 5 h E ole G4R ul O e ti n N ur D d R il e lj uiTl S l:ati a le t etto l t . ler F ;
Front street, two d00r..., below the
WalLhington house, Columbia. [October 5. 1b56.
Just Received,
20 'MIDS. SHOULDERS, 15 TIERCE , . HAMS
For sale by D P APPOLD Sc CO..
No.. 1, 5 and 6, Canal 863111.
Columbia, October 19,1556.
Rapp's Gold Pens.
CONSTANTLY on -hand , an assortment of
then. celebrated PENS.. Person. in Wain of a
gond article are invited to call and examine them.
Coltunbia, Julie 30, 1955. JULIN FELIX.
Excellent Dried Beef,
SUGAR Cured and Plain ( lams , Shoulders and Sides,
(or sale by
March 22, 1.556.
Just Received,
LOGE LOT of Children's Carriages,
Gigs, Rocking Wheelbarrows. Prem.:-
cm Nursery Swinge, .I,e. CIEOR . C: E. J. COirrir.
April 10, 1.336. LOCUtabtrect.
(.I.RINA and other Fancy Articles, toe numerous to
V mention, for rule by C. J. SNATII, Lucia tercet,
between the Rank and Franklin Howse.
Columbia, April IR, 10541.
Feed, Feed, Feed.
Dorm, Oatt, and Flour, can he had at S C. Swartz's
1.) Store, at Mall price', Delivered free of charge.
Sept.:!:, _
To the Ladies
TEE have succeeded in obtaining a few more pieties
VP of those faettionunie Clothe for Ladle: Cloak.
Also, a good avioriment of Moire Amigo.. Velvet end
.loos Trimming, at 11. C. FONDER.S.MITIIIi
Nov. 15, 1b56. People's More.
A SECOND supply of all kinds of FURS, in
cluding some very pretty ovum sad Cape• for
bilges'. Call at IL C. PONDERS:OII'II'S
Nov. 15, 1336. People's Ca•h Store.
PRESNUTS, Apples, Potatoes, Woos, But
ter, Eggs and Applebutter, constantly receiving and
eale by S. C swAwrz,
Family Grocery and Produce rtore.Odd Fellows' hall.
Columbia Nov. 1, 1056,
Fi ITRA FAMILY FLOUR, by the barrel, for
sale by O. F. APPOI.D & CO,
Columba, June 7. Nos. 1,2 and a Canal Basin.
PRIME HMSO! 1-2 ets. per pound;
Shoulder', 10 do do
Dried Heel. 14 do do
Tide Water Gana] Money received for good..
WELSH dr. RICA
Columbia. May 17.1456.
WHY should any person do without a Clock,
when daily can be had Car 61.50 and upward,
at SHREINER'S?
Criltimbin, April 2q. 1955
SAPONEFIER, or Concentrated Lye, for ma
king Sonp. 1 lb. in sufficient for one linrrel of
Soft Soap. or Ilb.for 9 lbs. Curd Soap. run direc
tions will be siren at the Counter for maktrig Soft,
Hard and Fancy Soups. For sale by
R. WILLIAMS.
Columbia. March 31.1955.
SOLUTION OF CITRATE OF MAGNESIA,or Par
gative Mineral Water.—This pleasant medicine
which is highly recommended as a substitute for
Epsom Salts, Soidlit . r. Powders. &r.. can be obtained
!Yeah every day at SAWL. FILBERT'S Drug St,
Front at. Ij2
A stPERIOR articie of PAINT OIL. for Anie by
R. WILLIAMS.
Front Street. Colombia, Pa.
11[.r to.iesc
SIIBLL111116: A large lot of Shellbarks
.1± 7o•i received and for sale, by
N0v...1. 3858, S. C. SWARTKi.
THE undersigned respectfully announce to
their friends and patron+, and to the public gen
erally. that they are prepared ho furuish all kinds of
FLOORING, SIDING AND SURFACED
LUMBER.
Also, Doors, Sash. Shutters, Uhnds, Window and
Door Frames, Moulding+, &c., at the lowest market
prices.
All orders by mail or otherwise addressed to the
undersigned, Columbia, Pu.. shall receive prompt at
tention. DICKINSON & HUEY.
May :11.15.50-tf
QM
SIN. THOUSAND DOLLARS wanted on mortgage,
on utimmunbered real estate, worth ten thousand.
Enquire of DANIEL HERR, President,
of Board of Trustees Columbia Public Ground Company.
Columbia, June 21. 1256.
Ell
.
C °"rl
ME'S to occupy the large building
at the corner of Second and Locust streets, and
offers to ;hose desiring comfortable boarding the great
est cons eniences. At his Saloons and Restaurant
will be found Luxuries of all kinds in season, which
will he served up in :lie best manner and at the short
est notice. lie respectfully solicits a share of patron
age. [Columbia, May 10, 1950.
Mount Vernon House, Canal Basin,
Columbia, Pa.
HENRY lI.IIIINICH, PROPRIETOR
.?The bert aecommodutiorts and every attention
glycol to gues:r, who mar favor thic extablisliment
wall their patronage. • [April 19, 1955.11
Franklin House, Locust st. Columbia, Pa
THE subscriber continues to occupy this
well-known Hotel. and will do everything in hie
power to comfortably entertain all who may Patron
12e. him. His facilities for accommodating Dorser,
Droves, Ac., are superior.
MARTIN F.RWIN.
April ID,
Washington House, Columbia, Pa,
DANIEL HERR, PROPRIETOR.
TiiiS old and well-known house is still in
tile occupancy of the subscriber, mid offers every
inducement to the traveller, in the way of comfort and
convenience. The Cars, east and wept. start from
this emablodonent, and it hnsother advantagee unsur•
passed by any. Terms reasonable.
D. UERR.
Columbia, A pri:l2, 1856-1 y
N. E. COMER of Front and Walnut streets,
COLUMBIA. PA.
JOSIVITA. J. GAULT. PROPRIETOR.
(sucex , .oricolLirdwell & B;enemnn and Mr: Haute.)
The iintive ie furnished with all Modern Improve-
Ittld every attention will be given to secure
the comfort of guest+. Charge: moderate.
Columbia, April 112, 1856.11
NEW STOCK OF FANCY GOODS.
TILE undersigned respectfully announces
to her mends and the public, shut she has now on
hand a new assortment of FANCY ARTICLES, such
as Infants' Cops and Bonnets. Trimmings of every va
riety, Blocke Collars, Embroidery of all kinds; also, a
large assortment of Ladles' Fancy Baskets. I respect
fully solicit an exam:Mono:l of my goods, from those
who are in want of the above mentioned articles.
AIARTIIA .1. MILES.
Columbia, September 13, 1856.
Balm, of Thousand Flowers,
TOSCOVEItED by Dr. Fontaine, Paris, for beautifying
the complexion, curing all the diseases of the skin,
for Shaving, cleansing the test h; for the Toilet mid the
Nursery; for bathing and manyinedierd urposes. For
Golden Mortar Drug Store, Colonel
Columbia, I\ 'such 22, 1056.
PRIME GERMAN SEGARS.
IHAVE JUST RECEIVED 200,000 MORE
of Mo-e PRIME 81 , 1(1.1111 , . w•bieh I will sell
CHEAPER Gum any Store in this or any other town
and others will do well by giving' me u call before
purchasing el i.ewhere.
'Tie above menizoned Scgars can be seen at
.1. F. SMITH'S
Wholesale Confectionary estuldhdiment. Front street.
two doors below the Washington IIOWIC, Columbia.
Columbus, *tug. In, ISSG.
Gentlemen's Hair Dressing Saloon.
THE subscriber takes this method of in
forming all s ho have not already been made ac
quainted with the fact, that he ha , taken the eland late
ly occupied by Charles Wllltamc. m
Front Street, next door to Dr. Filbert's,
where he is always prepared to afford easy and com
fortable shares to gentlemen. and to practice the other
parts of his profession Ile solicits a share of public
patronage. confidant that Ms efforts to please will he
ban.factory. WILLIAM WATERS.
Colinahtn, September 6, 1656.tf
Shaving and Bair-Dressing Saloon.
THE undersigned having removed to Ransil
tote. Row. oppolitte the Waidungton Ilotel,
vtte,. utteuttott to ht. saloon. where all 1,1,01 t • Can
receive a CLEAN AND Ens? SItAVC, and have their hal r
cot and dre.sed in the molt Nahum:dile and ex•
quiche manlier. There la comcthing 1.00(11111g in a
good .have : i r any are dotootted to doubt it, let them
try me,and I will fully demon•trate the fact.
WILLIAM CLEGG ETT.
Columbia, April .5,11856-tf
neunn &TED GERMAN IRTTCRS, for the cure
1...) of Liver COMpillllll, Dyspepsia, Nervous Debility,
Chronic Diarelicca, Disease of the Kidneys and all
diseases arising from u disordered liver 01,terillteil.
Price 75 cents. For sale RI
McCORKLEi& DELLETT'S
Family Medicine Siore,Odd Fellow's Hall.
Columbia, October 13.
WELSH & RICH
Fluid, Fluid.
TUST trerivril flesh supply of fluid. by
J
Nov. 15.
IsZIG. S. C. SWA RTZ.
JAYNES Family Medicines. For sale at
AIcCORK Ll DELLET l''S
Family Nledicioe Store, Odd Fellow ' Alull
Columbut. October :!5,16.56.
NEW e ARRIVAL!
of S.uew C.
11nel:w Swartz has just
hicla re
d a large lot heat Flor, ,v
kill be sold at oily 621 eta. per 25 lbs.
Nov. I, V. 93.
T BONING CLlSSESaskets, Buckets, Brooms,
XVit•l-13onnip., and a Nplendld lot of Door Mats.
ju•t received by
J une I r.fa. S. C.SWARTZ.
HAIR DYE'S. Jones' Batchelor's, Peter's and
EFyptiast heir d) cw. warranted to color the hair
any desired shads. n about injury to the slim. For sale
b y . It. WILLI ANIS.
May 10, Front st., Columbia, Pa.
CITRATE MAGNESIA. Sodloz Powder, Soda
Powder and M . ineral mer. alwaye lo be had, of
a superior quality, at
McCOBKLF, Sr. nr.t.t.FrrA
Family Medicine :lstore, Odd Fellow'. flail.
July SG, 1 •,56.
- PARR 16 THOMPSON'S juitly celebrated Cara.
12 memo] and other Gold l'e h.—the bent in the
mule:—ju.a received. P. SHREINER.
Columbia, April 28,1855.
TUST It EC El VED. a lame and well *elected variety
rl alba:be, CoIIOI9IIIIC 111 part of Shoe. Hair, Cloth.
Crumb, Nail, Hat and Teeth Mashes. and for rale by
R. WILLIAMS.
March 22, '54. Front xtreet Columbia. Pa.
r,' DOZEN BROOMS, 10 BOXES CHEESE. For
sale e heap, by 11. P. AFFOLD & CO.
Columbia.. October 2.5.1F..56.
A SUPERIOR article o(TONIC SPICE BITTERS,
A. suitable for Hotel Keepers, l r sale by
R. WILLIAMS.
May 10. 15.50. From street. Columbia.
FRE4H ET' ill,:ftEAL OIL, •Iways on band, and ro
Pale by R. WILLIA US.
May 10.17...50. From Street, Columbia, Pa.
UST received, FRESH CAMNIENE. and for vale
J
by R. WILLIAMS.
May 10,1956. Front Street, Columba, Pa.
DE ORATE'S ELECTRIC OIL.. Just received.
fresh cupply of this popular remedy, and for sale
by R. WILLIAMS.
May 10, IS5d. Front Street, Columbia, Pa.
A NEW lot or WHALE AND CAR GREASING
Ll. OILS, received at the ,toreorthe PUbSerlber.
-
Susquehanna Planing Mill,
COLUMBIA, PA.
=ONES/ WANTED.
GERHARD BRANDT,
Bellevue House,
33.111VIOVAL.
Hoofiandrs
"NO ENTERTAINMENT IS SO CHEAP AS REAISING,.NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING."
• •
COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10, 1857.
Itutris,
There dwells a maiden by yonder strewn,
The light of whose dark blue eye,
With its gleam of mirth would pierce thy heart,
Like the beam of a summer's sky:
Yet the long dark lash oft veils that orb,
And tears have told of u saddeird hour;
Still their light is not quenched—but brighter fur
Earls glance now shines like a sunbeam is shower
Would you know this maid of the deep blue eye,
Whose beams arc brighter than starlight sky?
The morning dew in its gentle shower,
Huth greeted the rose and the lilly (air,
Then lingered to kiss our Haidee's brow
And nestle like jewels in her auburn hair;
And the flowers spring %math the lightsome tread
Of her dainty feet as site trips along,
And each forest warbler comes to greet
This fairy maid with its sweetest song.
Our rosebud, our pearl, is our Haidee fair,
With her smiling oyes and her auburn hair!
Ilr-sicEsx, January, 1E57.
REMEMBER THE POOR
Remember, winter is at hand, and thousands, who are
sick and weary, are without food or clothing. Hark!
hear you not that mother's earnest cry, front her dark
and dreary hovel, for wood and bread. Shall her cry
not be heeded! Look at her. "See sorrow stamped
upon her brow, and mark the orphans' train." Let not
her, and those liLe her, ask in vain. Conic then. unlock
your heart and puree—come, now is the time to show
the good that is in you—come. winter is upon us.
-Every drawer
Should be unlocked to-day!
Whom do you keep that clothing for?
Why not give it away!
Come. pull it out—a cloak—a vest—
Whatever you can give,
Wrap'd snugly round the orphan's breast,
Will make the dying live.
"The closer search—a pair of shoes
Hulf worn—and here's a cap,
Which you, perhaps, may never use—
A hat with scarce a nap—
A pair of pants—rusty coat;
0, give them to the poor;
What is not worth to you a groat,
WM is mild, and warm secure.
"What as in your garret? Ilave the moths
For months been busy there?
Aye, they have quite destroyed the clothes
You saved with so much care.
Come. pull them out; perhaps we may
Find something that will make
A poor man rich, it given to-day,
And bless the hearts that ache.
Whiter is upon us, give, oh, give,
'Whotever you can spare;
A mite will make the wretched live,
Awl smooth the brow of care.
When plenty smiles around yourdoor,
Alia comfort dwells within,
•
--ItLigtifiset.tghget.vvcgltrotl.
2
A FANTASY
'Tis told scnnewhere in Eastern story.
That those who love once bloomed as dowers
On the same stem, amid the glory
Of Eden's green and fragrant bowers,
And that, though parted hero by Fate.
Yet when the glow of life has ended,
Each soul again shall find its mate.
And in one bloom sigma be blended.
If this lie trite, how sweet the vision
Which fancy sometimes weaves for me,
That thou, amid those bowers elybiun,
My lovely flower mate will be,
And, ohl how on, when time and distance,
Perchance niay part thee from my side,
Will I repine for that eximenee
Whore Fate can neer our lives
ittistrtrintrtrus.
THE ORPHAN SISTER
On the 2d instant, Mr. Ilitchins held an
inquest at Ileighiagton, on the body of a
I youth found drowned by two fishermen
named Sharpe, in the Witham. It was clear
from the appearance of the body, that it had
been in the water fur some weeks. The de
bceased was dressed in a working garb, neat
'ly and respectably. The hat was not found
There was a glove on one hand—the other
had been lost. In the jacket pocket was
found a small book, "Tales of Mothers," and
upon one of the blank pages was written the
name "William Wahnsley." The book con
tained several letters, and in the trousers
pocket were 2s. sd. in silver, and 3jd. in
copper. The coroner had the letters dried,
and then read them. All were from a sister
and breathed such pure affection, blended
with such kind, ehristian and devotional ad
vice, that the whole court was affected to
tears. In one letter she stated that she had
a great desire to see her brother at Christ
mas, and that she would write to his master
to obtain his sanction to visit her. There
was therefore, little doubt that it was during
the avy storm, while he was performing
his journey of affection, that he accidentally
lost his life. The letters made it evident
that they were orphans, and that the sister,
with her whole soul and faculties aroused
by their bereavement a grave sense of their
duty was supplying the place of the lost moth
er. And how affectionately, how wisely, and
how beautifully her influence was exercised,
the letters show.
"I must give you a little advice. Money
is the root of all evil. Do not take a pin
that is not yours. God will bless you and
prosper you if you pray to him and ask him
from your heart, for he is the father of the
orphan."
It appeared that a younger brother, for
whom her affection was as devotedly
strong, had died, as one of the letters
said;
"Little Johnny was buried against our
dear mother. God has thought good to call
him, and we are the only two that are left
in the world. 0, I look for you to come,
that I may throw my arms about you and
again give my brother's lips a kiss! I send
For the Columbia Spy
HAIDEE.
iVIN NT Wooonutz.
you a bit of my hair, do not part from it
hair was found carefully folded in one
of the letters. "We have few earthly
friends, but we must be content, and wher
ever you may be, may you be happy. and
may the pillow of peace kiss your cheek.—
May God pour down his blessings upon
your youthful head. 0, I hope, my dear
Willy, you will grow up to be a good man!
0, do not forget me!" '
The Coroner observed that the beautiful,
elevated and devoted sentiments contained
in the lettters proved how well and carefully
this sister had been brought up; there
was little doubt that - tile deceased was
on his way to seek: his sister, and
that, when walking upon the ice, prbbably
to'avoid a snow drift, he nal fallen into the
water. The Jury returned a verdict of
found drowned.—StamfordEng.) Mercury.
HOW TO SPEND THE SABBATH
1. Rise early. God requires one seventh
part of your time. The Sa l bbatit is just as
, long as any other day. If!you indulge in
sleep on Sabbath morning ne or two hours
later than usual, you rob GOd and your soul
of so much holy time; and if you begin the
day by robbing God, you cannot expect he
will bless you.
2. Pray for your mintster. Ire will then
preach better, and you will be better pre
pared to profit by his preaching. lie needs
your prayers. lie has tasked his energies
to prepare good sermons to interest you.—
Exhausted by the labors of the week-, and
trembling under his awful responsibility, he
will be cheered and encouraged if he be
lieves he is remembered in your prayers.
3. Pray' that the preaching may be bles
sed to your soul. lie is a foolish man who
sows his seed before he breaks up the soil.
You arc snore foolish if you expect a blessing
without asking for it, or preparing your
heart to receive it. If a blessing is not
worth asking for, do not complain if it is not
bestowed.
4. Do not indulge in secular conversation.
To spend the interval between the services
of the sanctuary in talking about business
or pleasure or politics, is not remembering
the Sabbath day to keep it holy. If you
spend your intermission in this manner, you
must not wonder if in the - . afternoon you
feel sleepy and the preacher seems dull.
5. Banish worldly thought+ You must
uot, on the Sabbath "thT
wander unrestrained over the business of
the past week, or the plans for the week to
come, you will suffer fur it. God will leave
you in darkness, your love will be cold,
your prayers formal, and you will be dis
qualified to engage profitably in the services
of the sanctuary.
6. Du not criticise the performances of
your minister. If lie Las preached a poor
sermon, make the best of it: if a good one,
be thankful and improve it. Your praise
or censure can do no rood, either to him or
yourself, but may do hurt to both. You
will profit far more by praying over the ser
mon, and applying it to yourself, than by
criticising it.
7. Spend every Sabbath as though it
were your last. Yoar last Sabbath will
soon come. Perhapsi the next will he your
last. Spend it then as you will wish
you had done, when you will review it
millions of ages Lena:. If you knew it
would be, you would be much in prayer, you
would bani , h worldly thou:4las and conver
sation, you would read the Bible, you would
meditate much on divine things, and exam
ine the foundation of your hope for eternity.
Do this, and your Sabbath will not be spent
MEM
THE HAIR. SNAKE
The New England Farmer. dwelling upon
this singular species of "animated nature,"
EMI
"Science has not satisfactorily determined
either the origin or the modes of existance
of these animals. In reply to inquiries by
a correspondent of the Michigan Farmer
who found hair snakes in a pan of milk, Mr.
Justice Gage, of that State, furnishes a very
interesting account of his experiments and
observations. lie is satisfied of the fact that
both the large and small crickets deposit
their snakes in water during the month of
August; but whether the cricket resorts to
the water to rid itself of a parasite or to de
posit a natural product of its body, he is un
able to determine. Mr. Gage says, that ono
morning after he had been throwing crick
ets into water to obtain snakes, and had suc
ceeded in producing two of about four in
ches in length; he noticed a black cricket
crawling up the side of his water pail. It
jumped into the water, laid quiet for a mo
ment, produced a snake nearly: seven in
ches in length, and then nimbly made its es
cape over the edge of the pail. lie also
found a live hair snake, nearly seven inches
in length, coiled up in the abdomen ofa dead
cricket that laid on its back under a flat
stone. The hair snake, lie says, will live a
long time in moist earth, where ho has found
them of a greyish or white color, sometimes
of great length and much resembling the
fibrous root of some vegetable. When seen
through a magnifying glass, the hair snake
presents an almost exact resemblance to the
hamper eel.
A lady of our acquaintance found a hair
snake in her tea-kettle, one morning, a few
years since. It had been standing where a
cricket might have crawled in by the spout:
—but she is hardly willing to give up the
theory of her childhood, that it was a vivified
horse hair."
The old fashioned exercise of running and
jumping seems to have passed out of vogue;
and comparatively feW men, in our interior
towns, pride themselves upon being profi
cients in these manly arts. Leaping matches,
wrestling matches, and running matches are
seldom made, except among the "sporting
gentry." In the one idea of cultivating the
mind, the training of the body has been for
gotten. Professor Wilson, under the nom me
de plume of "Christopher North" said that—
"A good high jumper will clear five feet,
a first-rate one five and a half, and an ont
and-outer among the first-rates, six feet.--
The late Mr. Ingleby, of Lancaster, we have
seen clear a stick six feet two inches high,
springing off the turnpike road, and with a
run of about five yards. What Mr.' reland
could do without the spring board we know
not—probably not two inches more than Mr.
Ingleby. Mr. Ingleby despised perpendic
ularity, and swayed himself over almost
horizontally with singular grace, elegance,
and facility.
! "Twelve feet is a good standing single
jump on level ground; fourteen is a job for
two or three in a county; twenty feet on
level ground is a first-rate running single
jump, but has been done often; twenty-one
is something very extraordinary, but not al
ways apocriphal; and twenty-two is, we be
lieve, accomplished about once every twenty
years, and that almost always by an Irish
man. A hundred sovereigns to five against
any man in England doing twenty-two feet
on a dead level. With a run and a leap, on
a slightly inclined plane, perhaps an inch to
a yard, we have seen twenty-three feet done
in great style—and discovered to a nicety;
but the man who did it (aged twenty-one,
height, five feet eleven inches, weight, eleven
stone) was admitted to be (Ireland excepted)
the best far leaper of his day in England.
"At standing hop-step-and-jump, level
ground, ten yards is good—eleven excellent
—and twelve the extent of any man's tether.
We have heard of thirteen, but believe it to
be a lie. With a run, thirteen yards is
good, fourteen great, and fifteen prodigious.
Perhaps there arc not six authenticated
cases on record of fifteen being done on level
ground, and by actual admeasurement. All
guess work exploits shrivel up a good yard,
or sometimes two, when brought to the mea
sure, and the champion of the county dwin
dles into a clumsy clodhopper. Ireland, it
before he'was knoWn , to"-The . world;- and in
deed was noticed by some Londoners on that
occasion, and brought forward at the am -1
041113:are. lie was the best leaper, both
high and far, that ever jumped in England;
and take hint fir all in all, it is most certain
that we shall never look upon his like again." •
your own
It is a comfortable reflection that, as we
pass along the crowded streets of a great
city, with a visible distress stamped upon
our features, some eye, less careless than
the many, will read our wants and remem
ber us after we have passed out of sight.—
We observed a touching ease in point yes
terday.
A pale, emaciated, poverty-stricken young
man was crawling along the street, looking
as if lie was pretty well starved. The rest
less money-welting crowd pressed on past
him witlamt pausing—he was alone, unto,-
tked.
Soon we saw a young, man looking- in
ten,ely into the face of the wanderer; he
11.4 fur his misery, and at the same time,
felt in his pocket. Ire was a stranger in the
city himself, and his last dollar lay lonely
and disconsolate in his pocket. Ile paused
and hesitated—made two or three starts
after the retreating figure and stopped. It
was his last dollar.
I•'inally, with a rich smile breaking over
his frank, open face, lie walked with a de
cided step after the now distant figure,
caught up with him and made a loan to the
Lord, of his entire cash capital.
The incident was beautiful. That gener
ous young man is still in the city of New
Orleans. His good deed, has had, already
its reward. The bread he cast upon the
waters has returned to him without waiting
"many days."—N: 0. Picayuw.
LET NE PRAY FIRST
A very intelligent little girl was passing
quietly through the streets of a certain town
a short time since, when she came to a spot
where several idle boys were amusing them
selves by the dangeraus practice of throw
ing stones. Not observing her, one of the
boys, by accident, threw a stone towards
her and struck her a cruel blow in the eye.
She was carried home in great agony.—
The surgeon was sent for, and a very pain
ful operation was declared necessary.—
When the time came, and the surgeon had
taken out his instruments, she lay in her
father's arms, and lie asked her if 8110 was
ready.
"No, father, not yet," she replied.
"What du you wish us to wait for, my
child?"
"I want to kneel in your lap and pray to
Jesus first," she answered. And then
kneeling, she prayed a few minutes and af
terwards submitted to the operation with
the patience of a woman.
How beautiful this little girl appears, un
der these trying circumstances! surely Je
sus heard the prayer made in that hour and
he will love every child that calls upon his
name. Let every boy and girl learn to
pray; and let idle boys be careful•how they
throw stones.
LEAPING
HUMANITY
$1,50 PER:rEAR IN ADVANCE, 82,00 IF NOT IN ADVANCE.
ANSWERING A YOUNG LAWYER
County court was sitting awhile ago in
on the banks of the Connecticut. It
was not far from this time of year—cold
weather anyhow—and a knot of lawyers
had collected around the old Franklin, in the
bar-room. The fire blazed, and mugs of flip
were passing away without a groan, when
in came a rough, gaunt looking "babe of
the woods," knapsack on shoulder and
Ataff in hand.
He looked cold, and half-perambulated
the circle that hemmed in the fire, as with a
wall of brass, looking for a chance to warm
his shins. Nobodyirnoved however, and
unable to sit down, for lack of a chair, he
did the next best thing—leaned against the
wall, 'with tears in• his fists and his eyes
doubled up"—and listened to the discussion
on the proper way of serving a referee on n
warrantee deed, as if he was the judge to
decide the matter. Soon he attracted the
attention of the company, and a young sprig
spoke to him:
"You look like a traveller."
"Wall, I *pose I am; I come from Wiscon
sin afoot, 'tally rate."
''From Wisconsin! that i.e a distance to go
on one pair of legs I say, did y . .m ever pass
through, the "lower regions" in your trav
els?"
"Yl9, sir," he answered, a kind of wicked
look stealing, over his ugly phizmahogany,
been through the outskirts."
"I thought likely. Well, what nro the
manners and customs there? some of us
would like to know."
"O!" says the pilgrim, deliberately-, half
shutting his eyes, and Braying round the
corner of his mouth till two rows of yellow
stubs, with a mass of masticated pig-tail ap
peared through the slit in his cheek—"you'll
find them much the same as in this region—
the lawyers sit niyhesl the
-fire!"
HOW SCHOLARS ARE MADE.
Costly apparatus and splendid cabinets
have no magical power to make scholars.—
Iu circumstances a man is, under God,
the master of his own fortune, so is ho the
master of his mind. The Creator has so
constituted the human intellect that it can
grow only by its own action, and by its own
action it musteertainly and necessarily grow.
Every man must therefore, in an important
sense, educate himself. His books and
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to summon in tuidetor einergency, all - his
mental powers in vigorous exercise to ciTect
his proposed object. It is not the man who
has seen most, or who has read most, can
do this; such a one is in danger of being
borne down, like a beast of burden, by an
overloaded mass of other men's thoughts.—
Nor is it the man who can boast merely of
native vigor and capacity; the greatest of
all the warriors that went to the siege of
Troy had given him strength, and carried
the largest bow; but because self iliac pliu.
had taught him how to bend it.—D.
stew.
SELF-CULTURE
It is our business to cultivate in our
minds, to rear to the utmost vigor and ma
turity, every sort of generous and honest
feeling that belongs to our nature. To
bring the dispositions that are lovely in pri
sate life into the sen ice and conduct of the
commonwealth: so to be patriots as not to
forget we are gentlemen, To cultivate
friendships, and not to incur enmities. To
model our principles to our duties and situ
ation. To be fully pursuaded that all virtue
which is impracticable is spurious: and rath
er to ruu the risk of falling into faults in a
course which leads us to act with effect and
energy than to loiter out our days without
blu:ue and without use. He trespasses
against his duty who sleeps upon his watch,
as well as ho that goes over to the enemy.—
Burke.
THE DEAD SEA
Though in breadth not exceeding ten
miles, the Dead Sea seems boundless to the
eye when looking from north to south, and
the murmer of the waves, as they break on
its flint-strewn shore, together with the
lines of drift wood nod fragments of bitu
men on the beach, give to its waters a re
semblance to the ocean.
Curious to experience the sensations of
swimming in so strange a sea, I put to test
the accounts of the extreme buoyancy felt
in it, and I was quickly convinced that
there was no exaggeration in what I heard.
I found the water almost tepid, and so
strong that the cheif difficulty was to keep
sufficiently submerged, the feet starting up
in the air at every vigorous stroke. When
floating, half the body rose above the sur
face,
and with a pillow, one might sleep up- I
lon the water. After a time the strangeness
of the sensation in some measure disappear
ed, and approaching the shore, I carelessly
dropped my feet to walk out, when lel as if
a bladder had been attached to each heel
they flew upwards, the struggle to recover
myself sent my bead down, the vilely bitter
and briny water, from which I had hitherto
guarded my head, now rushed into my
mouth, eyes, ears and nose, and for one hor
rible moment the only doubt I bad was
whether I was to be drowned or poisoned.
Coming to the surface, however, I swam to
laud, making no further attempt to walk in
deep water, which lam inclined_tcr believe
is almost impossible.—Eastern Trarel.
[WHOLE NUMBER, 1,380.
THE TRIALS OF ILFE
Life, says Hannah Moore, is not entirely
made up of great evils or heavy trials; but
;the perpetual recurrence of petty evils and
small trials is the ordinary and appointed
I exercise of the Christian graces. To bear
with the failings of those about us—with
their infirmities, their bad judgment, their
ill-breeding, their perverse tempers—to en
dure neglect when we feel we deserved at
! tuition, and ingratitude when we expected
: thanks—to bear with the company of disa-,
greeable people whom Providence has placed
in our way, and whom He has perhaps pro
vided or purposed for the trial of our virtue
—these are the best exercises of patience or,
self-denial, and the better because not chosen.
by oursetves. To bear with vexation in bu-,
siness, with disappointment in our expecta
tions, with interruptions of our retirement,
with folly, intrusion, disturbance—in short, .
with whatever opposes our will, contradicts
our humor—this habitual acquiesenco ap
pears to be more of the essenceofself-denial
than any little rigors or afflictions of our
own imposing. These constant, inevitable,
but inferior evils, properly improved, fur
nish a good moral discipline, and might, in •
the days of ignorance, have superseded pil
grimage and penance.
VALUE OF ONE LEAF.
There was once a caravan crossing, I think,
the north of India, and numbering in ita
company a godly and devout missionary.—
As it passed ..long, a poor old man was over
' come by the heat and labors of the journey,
and, sinking down, was left to perish on the
road. The missionary saw him, and kneel
ing down at his side, when the rest had
passed along, whispered in his car, "Brother,
what is your hope?" The dying man raised.
himself a little in answering, "The blood of
Jesus Christ cleansed' from all site—and
immediately expired with the effort. The
missionary was greatly astonished at the an
swer, and in the calm and peaceful appear
mice of the man, he felt assured he had died
in Christ. How, or where, he thought,
could this man, seemingly a heathen, have
got his hope? And as he thought of it, ho
observed a piece of paper grasped tightly in
the hand of the corpse, which ho succeeded
in getting out. What do you suppose was
his surprise and delight, when he found-it
was a single leaf of the bible, containing the
first chapter of the first epistle of John, in
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SYMPATHY POE THE FALLUBC
For my part, I confess I have not the"
heart to take an offending man or -woman
from the general crowd of sinful, erring be
ings, and judge them harshly. The little I
lime seen oftite world, and know of the his
tory of mankind, teaches me to look upon the
errors of others in sorrow, not anger. Whoa
I take the history of one poor kearA, , that has
I sinned and suffered, and repre4ent to my
! self the struggles and temptations it has pas
sed, the brief pulsation of joy, the feverish
inquietude of hope and fear, the tears of re
gra, the feebleness of purpose, the pressure
oC waut, the desertion of friends, the scorn
of the world that has but little charity; the
desolation of the soul's sanctuary, and tho
threatening voice within; health gone, even
hope, that stays longest with us, gone, I
have little heart for ought else but thankful
ness that it is not so with me; and would
fain leave the erring soul of my fellow be
ing with him from whose hands it CALM
THE SWEARER REI3II.XED
On a certain occasion, Gen. Washington
invited a number of fellow officers to dine
with him. While at table, one of tbent ut
tered an oath; The General dropped his
knife and fork in a moment and in his deep
tone, and characteristic dignity and deliberr,
ation, said:
".1 thought that we all supposed ourselves
gentlemen,"
He then resumed his knife and fork, and
went on as before. The remark /truck the
officer like an electric shock, and as was in
tended, did execution, as his remarks in
such cases were apt to do. No persons
swore at tho table after that; and after din
ner the officer referred to remarked to hie
companion, that if the General had struck
him over the head with his sword ho could
have borne it; but the home thrust which
he gave him was too much. It was too
much for a gentleman; and it is hoped that
it will be too much for any one who pro
tends to be a gentleman.
TALE BEARING.
erer repeat a story unless you are certain
it is correct, and even not then unless some
' thing is to bogained, either of interest toyour
' self or for the good of the person concerned.
' Tattling is a mean and wicked practice, and
ho who indulges in it, grows more fond of
it in proportion as he is successful. If you
have no good to say of your neighbor, never
reproach his character by telling that which
is false. He who tells you the fault' of oth
ers intends to tell others of your faults, and so
the dish of news is handed from one to another
until the tale becomes enormous. "A. story
never looses anything," is wisely remarked;
but on the contrary gains in proportion se it is
repeated by those who have not a very strict
regard for truth. Truly, 'the tongue is an un
ruly evil, full of deadly poison."
1i1e....8e not diverted from your duty by
any idle reflections the silly world may make
upon
,you; for their censures are. not m your
power, and consequently should not be any
part of your concern.
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