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Pensions, Bounty, Back Pay, and all claims against tim government promptly pr , ,secuted. Office—No. 152, Locust street. SAMUEL EVANS, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. Office, on Second St., adjoining Odd Fellow.' Llall, Columbia, Pa. T Z. HOPI ER, tJ DENTIST. Nitrous Oxide Gas aChnlnistereil in the extra, tion of Teeth. • , Offlee—Front Street, next door to It, Williams' Drug, Store, between Locust and Walnut Streets, Columbia, Pa, El HI? F . PHYSICIAN LS: SURGEON; offers his profdssional services to the citizens of Columbia and vicinity. He may be found at the °Mee connected - with his residence, on Second street, between Cherry and Union, every day, from 7 toil A. M., and from. ti to SP. M. Persons wishing his services in special cases, between these hours, will lea - ve word by note at otlice, or through the post otnee. HOTELS. . W ESTERN HOTEL, • Nos. 9, 11, 13 Sc 15 CORTLANDT STREET, NEW YORK.. THOS. D. WINCLIESTER, Pnor.aromit. This Hotel is central and convenient for Penn sylvanians. MISIETAIX, of Reading, Pa., Is an assistant at this Hotel, and will be glad to see his friends at all times. ectlo-tfw (10.7".TTINENTAL." NJ_ THIS ROTEL IS PLEASANTLY LO;IATED, between the Stations of the Rending and Colum bia,.and_PennSylvania`Rallroads,,-- -,• - FR - ONT STREET, COLTJ,MBIA, PA. Ample accommodations for Strangers and Tray. elers. The Bar is stocked with CILOTCE LIQUORS, And the Tables furnished with the best fare. unizur FINDLEY, Columbia, April 20, 15(37.] Proprietor FRANKLIN HOUSE, LOCUST ST., COL UM BIA , P.N. This as a first-class hot el, and is in every respeet Adapted to meet the wishes and desire% of the traveling; public. INIA.RTIN ERWIN, Proprietor, FRENCH'S HOTEL, On the European Plan, oppo , it , City TI tli Pan New York. It. FItENCH, Sept. 19, Proprietor MISFILE:WS HOTEL West Market Square, Reailinir Itenn'a. EVAN .NIISEELEIt, Proprietor. it { I A LT 13 Y HOUSE, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. This 'hotel has been lately refitted with all the necessary- improvements known to hotel enter prise and therefore otlbrs first-class accommoda tions to stranzers and others visitina , Baltimore. A. 13. MILLER, Proprietor. DD UCATIDNIIL. T EBANON VALLEY COLLEG E j F.A.LL TErof COMMENCES AUGUST 3, 'Sas, This instltation alms to educate youth or bulk s exes in all the solid or ornamental branches. Its officers hold that students should be trained with a view to the sphere of life they are to oc cupy, and to occomplish this object, the follow ing courses of study have been adopted 1. A Classical course. 2. A Biblical course. ::. A Ladies' course. 4. A Scientific course. .5. A Teacher's course. G. AuOrnamentalcourse. - 7. A Commercial course. S. A GrammerSchool course. nese cauriotc are THOROUGH.. COMPREHEN SIVE and COMPLETE is thelnActvcx We invite all who have children or wards to educate, to visit this School before sending, else where. It presents many advantages, among which are let. Thorough and practical instruction. Intl. Accommodations not excelled elsewhere. 3rd. per cent. less in cost than other schools of equal grade. siC k r-Fulla and nine are not part of our pro; grame. at refinement, but a r.linnnee t springing from a good heart and a cultivated Intel lect. For Catalogues or further particulars, address T. R. VICKROY, A. M.. An uville, Lebanon County, Pa. July 25'65-tf. MARBLE WORKS. LANCASTER MARBLE WORKS, LEWIS lIALDY, Proprietor All persons In want of anything in the Marble line, will be furnished et the very lowest prices. Only - the best workmen are employed, couse gocntly we are enable to turn out In a superior manner MONUMVNTS. STATUARY, TOMBSTONES, ORNA B UMENTSI LDING . MARBLE FRONTS, SILLSTLES, , And Marble Work of every description. ID — Orders promptly attended to LEWIS HALM - , May 4,'67] Lancaster City, Pa. C ILUILES M. HOWELL, MARBLE MASON, NO. 66 NORTH QUEEN STREET, EAST SIDE. Tile Oldest Marble Works in Lancaster County. Thankful for the liberal patronage heretofore oestowed upon him, he respectfully solicits a soutinuance of the same. He has on hand the largest, most varied and complete stock of thaished MONUMENTS; GRAVE STONES, &c., &e. to Ise found in the city. and which will be sold at the lowest prices. Building work and Jobbing of every description punctually attended to. Persons In want of Monuments, Mantles, or Grave Stones, are Invited to call and ex:Milne the stock 01111110.1 d, also the portfolios of designs. June' -tfl BITTERS. I T S WATERMAN, ' 1. I= WATERMAN'S Cocktail and fruit Bitters. "Wholesale and Retail, No. 1106 Market Street, Philadelphia The tonic properties of these Bitters have been certified to by some of our most eminent practising physicians, as the best tonic now In use, and the Cocktail Bitters is the universal favorite amongjudges of a good gin or whisky cocktail. ijan3o-tf TOB PRINTING OF EVERY 10 Description neatly executed at this Orrice - . ;.! I P 7 . " - risi'•: - : - ' - •-- I ''''‘,...i/ ' . • - 7: - . ''',';•'.-. " ' • ..- ." l . I . : ' ';',..„,., ~.. ~..... 1 .....;, : .. • ~..:, I " - - ..;,.:',....:. r . 1 ... ' '• A ;,-. 4 . ' : ''... ..' , :..,,,.. Q..... .- ; ...,.. , „ ~. „ . . ":7, " ' • ''. 1 ; ; ;: '- '' '• ''-". 2 . - -_ ..,.,i›-' •,,.• -:.---: ssz , .-: • '';'''''- " ;P.24; •'-',,,', •,,—:"... 7 (...........,„ .....„ ~..„ „,. ..„. .__. ...„, _.,..., .„....., ..„., . ._,.... ... ~, ~..: , ~,........ ~ , , ... ht,... .., ...., , . "";:i.i6.......1 .137JCILEIR'S COLUIPLY. T. 13 UCTIER, Whohmale mid Reisll Dealer lu FivE. CENTS FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC Wines and Liquors lilts removed his Store to his limildlug,adjoitimg Haldeman's Store, Locust St., Columbia, Pa., where he has fitted up rooms, and greatl3 Increased his facilities for doing a more extensive business C ELEBRAT HERD BITTERS ! PURE A.ND UNADULTERATED, These Bitters are eelebtated for the great cures they have perforinrd in every ease, When tried. Dr. Mishler offers fire handrel dollars to the pro prietor of any Medicine that can show a greater number of genuine certificates of cures effected by it, near the place where It Is made, than MISHLER'S HERB BITTERS MISHLER'SErtB BITTERS Is rot sale In Columbia by J. C. BCCII.En., At Ills Store, T.oettst Street, Col tuullirt WINES AND LIQUORS ! Embracing the following Catawba, Port, I isbon, Cherry, Currant and Aluseat WISM COGNAC, OF DIFFERENT BRANDS 4 ,__Also, OLD ,RYE„WIPSKEY and ii - - BRANDIES of all kinds: Blackberry IM=! = Ell XX Old Rye X Old RI, Pure Old Rye, 3lnnongtalela, Rectified WL isky, London Brown stout - Scotia] .Ue, &c., Ac., MALT AND CIDER VI N EGA IL He is also Agent for the C'elebent ed MISEILER'S ETERB BITTERS POCK ET FLASKS Itud FANCY ARTICLES, hi great, variety, MISHLER'S BITTERS! PURE Ar. UNADULTERATED BEST STOUT PORTER ! From E. C. HIBBERT, LONDON The sum, small ns it was, of which sha had been defrauded, was all impotaat to her, as it represented nearly a week's work. "Only a dollar and forty-four eenLs for n week's work!" exelatined Miss Vernon in dismay. "That's all" said the poor woman. PURE MALT VINEG Ali. • •'l{ow, then, do you live?" Cannot be purchased at any other establi+h- meat In town, and is warranted to keep irons toad vegetables perfee*:. The Be,t Brands or impori,,,l SCIOTO!' AND LONDON ALE To SMOKERS AND CHEWERS BUF;IIElt w•11l still keen on hand the Best Brat ids of SMOKING AND CHEWING 'ronAcco, SNUFF, HAVANA, VARA, and COMMON SEGARS. Also, SNUFF Jc. TOBACCO BOXES, PIPES—a thousand and one varieties. Call at J. C. BUCHER'S, Locust Street, adjoining Haldeman's Store. It Is the greatest establishment of the kind this side of Philadelphia_ m tt i C a T , li ß il t rey for Lee% London Porter, and Maderia, \falag. , Champagtio, Claret, Rhine, Blackberry, Elderberry, Jan - mica Spirits, Kuminel LEM Superior Ola Rye Pure Old nye, XXX 0111 Rye AGENCY FOR FOR SALE DEMIJOIINS, TOBACCO BOXES, At j. C. EITCHF.It'S Pot. Sale by J. C. P.IJCIIFIF. For salt• by 3. C. BUCIT.E.R., Locust Street, abet•( Front Agent for the For Sale stt , J. C. 111JCIIER .73 COLUMBIA, PA., APRIL 24, 1869. Originat 'gattrg. !Written fur tho Spy. Spring. ES=Ei The bright sun shines through an April sky, The sw•a]lmas :u•e on the wing, They seek their nests 'neath the cottage eaves, And sweet are the thoughts they bring; They have winged their way from the sunny South, From the shade of the orstnge bowers, They come with the balmy breath of Spring, To the land of opening flowers. The welcome peep of the frog, ls; :ward, The insects' musical hum, And the life that wakes from teeming earth, All tell that the Spring has come; The sly buds will soon conic peeping out, And the shooting blades be seen, And netorc, all bedecked anew, In - tubes of beauteous gt cen. The feathered song.,tor v. ill seek his mate, As he sings front hue bush and Spray, The liehle clouds, with rainbow stun les, Will woo (lie itoWerS of :Jay - ; Ileart's that were buried in Winter's gloom, Now a front their drowsy :;Pell, And y0b..., that. breathed a 3,ensite strain. nio :mugs of gladness swell. Beautiful Acrostic. The following very beautiful and ingenious acrostic was written by Thomas Sturdevant, Jr., a soldier in the f2lith Regiment United States Infantry, and a prisoner of war In the province of Canada: Ot:1: Li - Ail:lna King, Wilt, entlironC,l On F.vrtn:rt of light! mysterious Diety! \4t to art the great I .1:11, the last, the .A.wr rightrou . s, holy, - merciful and just, Ix realms of glory, Seelles where angels sing, IIk:AA - EN Is the dwelling place of God our King. lIALLOwEn titz,- mune, which does all names transcend, Its: thuu adored, our great Almighty Friend; MY Glory shines beyond creation's space, i s Ll.3ts-cl In the book ofjustice and of grace. TUY kingdom towers beyond the starry skies, IC - INC:DOM satanic falls, but thine shall rise. Cori: let thine empire, 0 thou Holy one, Tin• great and everlasting will he done. NVII,t, God make known hi l% ill, Ilk power dis play T DUNE is the great, the wondrous work of love, Os Calvary's cross he died, but reigns above ; Fairrit bears the record in 'rite holy WOlll, As Heaven :Mores thy love, let earth, 0 Lord ; Sr shines transcend:tut in tit' eternal. skies. Is praised in Heaven—for man tile Saviour dies; IN songs immortal angels laud 10-S 1;11111e, lll:Avns shouts with joy and saints his love proclaim. Gnu; us, 0 Lord, oar food, nor coa.e to give Us that food on which our souls may live! Tuts be our boon to-day and days to come, DAY w•tlhout end in our eternal 110111 C ; Ova needy souls supply from day to day, !IA t assist, :and aid us when we pray ; BREAD though we ask, yet, Ioro!, thy blessing lend _tan make us grateful when thy gilt ; Pencrvu our sins, which it. detruction plaee Us the vile rebels of a rebel race; Out: follies, faults and trespasses forgive, DEBTS which we can ne'er pay, or thou receive; As we, 0 Lord, our neighbor's faults o'erlook, Wu beg thou'd*st blot ours from thy memory's book; l uitct vu our enemies, extend thy glace Om; souls to save, e'en Adam's guilty race. DELTORS to thee in gratitude and love, Aso in that duty paid by saints above. ta:Ah us from sin, and in Thy Mercy raise Us from the tempter And his hellish ways. Karin Our dims, butrfn Ws name 'crild bled; IxTo Thine ear we pour out every need ; Tumprxrfinv's fatal chasms help us to shad, Illyr may we conquer through Thy conquering son POl.l von us from all \which can annoy - Us in this world, and may our souls desti.,y Fttont all calamities which men bet lite, EVIL and death, 0 turn our feet :Islam Fon we are mortal worms, and cleave to clay; Tutieu 'tts to rule, and mortals to (i*. Is not Thy mercy, Lord, 'Meyer free.: Tit:: whole creation knows no God but Thee. If NCHOM and empire in thy preoinee fall ; Tut: king eternal reigns the king of ally l'owm: is with Thee—to Thee be glory given, ANn be Thy name adored by earth and heaven, Tilt: praise of saints and angels is Thy own ; (11.11115' to Thee, the everlasting One: Foil I.v El: be Thy triune name adored; AN EN, 110S81111A! blessed be tlie Lord. `grilding The Disguised Heiress. 11 ins Vernon i-at thoughtfully at her win dow, plunged in deep:thought. This need be senreely Nvonaereil at, for the question upon which she was pondering ntlbeted her nearly. She was an heiress, having Come into pos session, at her majority, of tiny thousand dollars. She Wl*, possessing in her appear :moo, and this as was natural, as usual, was considerably exaggerated, and bronght her suitors in plenty. Air them she made choice of William Winsor, and in a few weeks they were to be married. Williata was en caged in the wholesale clothing business, and had. I.lle reputation of an active, sharp man of business. Ile Was. or good appearance, and so far as could be judged,was a good match for the heiress. Nothing to his prejudice had come to the ears of .N 1 iss Vernon until the day before. A poor woman had 00(111 to the (100 r in evi dent poverty, and asked for relief. On be ing questioned, she said that she had been employed in making shirts at twelve cents apieee for wholesale dealers—that after making a 1107.011 and carrying them to the store, she had been roughly told thatthey were spoiled and that nothing would he paid her for her work ; but that she might have some more, if she would agree to make them better. She added that ibis was one of the small ways in which the tirm 111.11(1{3 money 0111 of poor woolen, by pretending that their work was unsatisfactorily done, v. hen really no fault could reasonably be found. "It eon hardly be called living. Its, just, bluely keeping body and soul together said the woinan. "Anil who i, this extortioner that first of fers you starvation wagPs and then defrauds you of thorn? asked Miss Vernon very in dignantly. NVinsor." "Who?" demanded :k VOlllOll, firmly, Winsof." can hardly believe this.' 1 know the gentleman." "It is true, and if you will investigate, the matter you tint it to be so." "I will investigate the matter. Here are live dollars fur your prestmt needs. Conte hero to-morrow at this tine ; I :nay halve some work for you to do." The poor WOlllllll depart ed, in yak ing bless ing upon the heiress. "I will look into this," said Margaret Ver non, resolllrely, "and, if IL proves true, the engagement between William Winsor and myself shall be broken. I will not give my self to suet) a Mail." "Nancy'," said Miss Vernon the next morning lo the chambermaid, "have you an old dress and shabby cloak and bonnet you Call lend Inc." "I have got some that are so poor that I am lint going to wean• them again," said Nancy, surprised at such an Inquiry. "Will you lend them to me?" "NO ENTERTAINMENT SO CHEAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING." "Of course, Miss; but what would the likes of you want with such old clothes ?" "A little fun, that is all," said Miss Ver non. "r am going to disguise myself, and see if I can't deceive somebody." With this exclamation Nancy was con ten t, * and produced the clothes. Miss Ver non put them on, and in addition borrowed of another of the servants a thick green veil, somewhat the worse for wear, and then set out on her mission. No one, in her dis guise, would have recognised the usually elegant and richly dressed heiress, Miss Margaret Vernon. Miss Vernon slipped out of the basement door and took her way to a large store, on which was inscribed the name of William Winsor, in large guilt letters. She entered, and after a while a clerk. spoke to her in a rough voice,— "Well, what do you want," "I want to get some \VOHZ," She sail in a low N-DieC. " WO can give you souic shirt. "Anything." "Uan you sew well? "T think "At, any rate, we will try yen half dozen shirts were given to :Miss Vernon, and she was informed that if satis factorily done, she would be paid twelve cents apiece. These she carried home, slipping in at the back d9or. About two hours later the poor woman "Here arc some shirt:, for you to make," said Miss 'Vernon. "Why, they are the same as .1 have been making," said the poor woman in great sur prise. "That is true, and they came from the same place." "Ain I to take them back to the store?" No, you will bring them here. I will pay yon for the Ivolk, when done, doul,le the price yon have been receiving." "Thank you, Miss, you are so very "Sew them as neatly as possible. F wish to see whet per they will be rQjecteil as poor work." Vernon, I will lake pain~ with ESE Three days later the poor woman return ed with the work. completed. Mks Vernon paid her for them, and requested her to cull the next day. "Nancy," said the heiress, after her pro tege had departed. "I shall wish to borrow your old clothes again." "Certainly, Miss," said Nancy, "if it is not ashamed you are to appear in sneh in Isere hie rags." "No one will know toe, Naney." "Shure, Miss, you can lake them when ever you like." "I don't think I shall need t hunt again Xioey, but thank you all the time." Not long afterwards, Miss - Vernon, in her shabby disguise, entered the establishment of William Winsor, with the bundle of shirts under her arm. She walked up to the counter and laid then) down. "What have you got there?" ilemuraledu pert young, clerk. "Some work„sir," Verflqll,VOry "Well, «•ley don't you open the bundle," said the young; man, picking his teeth with his knife. mi, s l erijon aid so The young inan 11 gncii to lambic, over the shirt., and sneeringly glaneed at. thew Care/e,Sly. "Shocking! slmeking "What's the [natter, mir!" wretchedly s.ewed. `t'hat', the inattter. Ifow do you expert we aro going to sell such shirts as; these?" "I am sure I thought they were all well done," said Miss Vernon. "You thought, did you?" repeated the clerk, mocking her. "Wct shan't pity you for these shirts. They will have to lie sold at a loss." "rut what shalt I do?" a,ked Miss Ver non, in seem ing distress. "That's your business, not amine. We will try you once more, and give you another half dozen shirts. It they are done better, you will be paid for them. "These are done well," said Mks Vernon savagely, snatching the bundle front the counter, "and T will shoo• thew to your 0111- player." To the indignation of the clerk, who was not used to such independence in the poor women who worked for the establishment. Mks Vernon took the shirts to another part of the counter where she saw William him self. "-Mr. Winsor," ....he said, "your cleric will not pay nto for theNe shirt'. Ho soy, they are not well done." Mr. \V nsor took one up, and pretended to examine it. "No, it is poorly done. Wecan't pay you for these, but you may have :mother bun dle, and, if they are AZdisthetorly, you will then be paid." "Didn't 1 tell you so?" said the clerk tri umphantly. "Now, young woman, how touch did you inako by that operation?" "More than you think, perhaps," said Mks "Vernon, quietly. "Don't you Wish any work ?" "No, I don't ..N'l.ll any more," she an swered, coldly. "oh! you're on the high horse, am , you? Well, you may he gild to get work bUIIIIJ day, when you van't have it." That evening was the one which Wil lhou Winsor usually spent with his be trothed, When he was introduced, he went forward warmly, as usual, to greet Miss Vernon. She drew back voldly, and did not oiler her hand to grasp 111.4. "What Is the matter, .Margaret?" Le asked, surprised and startled. " What, have I done to entitle we to such a recep tion?" "My Land lists taken yours for the last time, \tr•. IN - loser," said Margurot. "Good heavens! wind is the tneunlng of nil this, .Margaret? Explain yourself. I cannot understand it." cannot take the hand of one who grows rich by defrauding poor women nut of their scanty earnings." "Who says this of me? Some one has been slandering Inc. Confront me with my accusers. There is some mistake here." I wlll do us you desire. Wait just fire minutes." Miss Vernon left the MUM and soon re entered in her disguise. The yomig tnan strode lip to the woman angrily. "Are .you the one who has slandered me to Miss Vernon?" he demanded. "I told her the truth." T/10 yollllg 111:111 reflected. Violent coil- IV:1(14;0011 110 saw WOOKI net avail him ; be would try :mother course. "Hark ye, young; woman," ho said, is u low voiee, "there was a mistake—l will make St up It , you richly. I will give ten dollars on the spot and all the work you want at double rates, if you will tell Miss Vernon it wits 11:1 a mistake." "Tao lute, Mr. Vernon," said the veiled fignre, throwing up her veil, and showing the conteinpt tutus face of Margaret Vernon. Your bribe is offered in vain. flood even ing, sir." Confounded :Ind astonished, Wm. sor found his way to the door,and hay never ventured to enter tho house of the heiress since. Ire was paid for his meanness in his own vein. Mon Words About, Masonry. your paper a short time since, I find an article entitled, "Relics of Anti-Masonry." It is a defense, somewhat in detail, of this ancient and wide-spread institution. The article is valuable in more respects than one, as it exonerates the society front several charges which none but the wilfully blind or grossly ignorant could urge against it. With its political bearings, if there are any, we have nothing to do. Nor would we for one moment deny that this institution has contained, and does contain some, yea, many, of the great and good in our own country. .hairy clergy men have thought it good to ally them selves with this fraternity. There is scarcely any opo who has not friends and dear ones, too, in this order. Nor with its. past history have we anythirg to do. Rut this matte• has come up in the melanins of Your paper, which has for its object the formation of a sound and healthy public sentiment, we would like, with your permission, to draw attention to one or t 150 bearings of the subject, in a mural and reli gious point of view, which have come within our own observation. We are actuated by no bitter feeling against the Masons or any other order, bat we wish to draw attention to certain facts which apply to any secret voluntary asso ciation professing to teach and enforce the doctrines of humanity and brotherly love. Our proposition is, in brief, that the Bible reveals a more excellent way. Bear in mind the objects dined at are, as far as they go, one and the same. This is about the sum and substance of what is said in defense of the institution, "A great many good men belong to it." "The Bible is read and honored." "No one but a good man can be a true Mason." The question conies up, and must conic tip, in the mind of every honest enquirer, How are these great doctrines of charity enforced? _ e know of one whose whole tiro was spent in doing good, and who, if we are not greatly mistaken, founded an institution or society to carry nut these very ends—the practice of brotherly acts of kindness—and if we profess to regard Him as Divine, we would prefer to submit to His wisdom rather than to avail ourselves of some worldly contrivances, invented as a kind of sulist lime for those who will not submit to the yoke of the Gospel. We are not speaking of this or that indi vidual, but of the general working of these and kindred institutions. We are willing to concede that good may be done, and that for persons who are obliged to travel much there maybe some use in secret signs and symbols; but for nine-tenths of our steady, home-abiding citic.:Us Nye cannot but ex press our calm and deliberate opinion that two-fold more good would be accomplished if tho young men of our country would de vote to the Church or Christ the same ener gy they devote to these man-made institu tions. , _ de tb - e slntirarthotlis - e - 7 5 1^1iePo are not less thair ten or a dozen orders of some kind or other iu this Borough. We are not speaking of literary societies or societies for the advancement of science or itt the mechanic art. We have the highest respect for the man w ho earns his bread by the sweat of his face, and can take him by the hand as a friend and a brother, nor will we he betrayed i nto any loose, clap-t rap de nunciation of any class, order, ur condition of :nen, high or low, rich or poor, red men blue nten or black turn ; but we do isle attention to certain plain, patent facts. We are speaking of these duties to our dello ws, charity, care in sickness, which plainly conies within th"e scope of our Lord's tearbings, and for which we think he made provision in his Church, if men were only true to its mission. Now, what do we sce? The lodge pre ferred to the church, the human to the divine, invariably ; men Joining by scores and hundreds these societies, and leaving lite work of the eh ti roll to and chil dren. Thit, says some one: have )mllOllll. for the church. This is a matter beyond Iminan ability." We admit the fact; but if you draw the inference that we must get something that will accomplish the grand end in another way, we think that you are substituting your own wisdom for that of your Divine Master. If you are not tit to belong to the church, the greater the pity. ConieSS your fault, and help those who, amid the reeking eor• captious of the age, may :Atli lie entitled the " Salt of tho Earth." Bring your abilities to bear in the right direction. Bring your money into the treasury of the Lord. " Help these, wo- lEEE We lire not in the majority - . The church ha , , swerved front the old path, and Chris tians have not the moral courage to pro claim their allegiance to another king—ono " Nut this man, but llarabbas," is still the plea; not the simple Gospel and the graces of the Holy Spirit and the power of Christ, but some expedient, some substi tute, albeit the Intidel end the Christian can halals as brothers on the same platform, while the glorious doctrines of grace which make us one in Christ, and of which we hear so touch in sermons and prayers, are disavowed in our practice and set aside, 011 SE %%EU. Dead Letters. Of all the official work done at Washing ton, none is regarded with more interest by the transient visitor than the Dead Letter Office. Here sit sonic fifteen or twenty gen tlemen—for it is a fact disgraceful to human ity that females cannot he employed, so ninny obscene letters poison the in ails— emit nually engaged in opening the four or five millions of letters which allany find their way there. More than 13,000 letters are daily emptied on their desks, asking to be opened. When a letter is found to have valuable contents, these contents are in dorsed upon it, and the letter returned to the envelope. A record is made of such letters, and they are at once returned to their writers, without return portage. So perfect are the arrangements that it is hardly possible that a valuable dead letter, which has once reached the office, should fail of revisiting the writer, if in the power of the Department to discover him. During the year, 32,000 letters, inclosing $113,231, were received at this office, and nearly 29,000 of them, containing $130,620, were restored to their owners. Hut besides these money let ters there were 22,000 dead lotetrs contain ing bills of exchange and other valuable matter, apprised :it over $3,000,000; over -19,000 containing 'photographs, J eWelry,:tc.; and 97,000 containing stamps and articles of small value. Nearly all of them were re turned to the original writers, and the reason why any of these letters fall to ho returned is not the fault of the Department, but 01 the writers, who either send an un signed letter, or who will subscribe her self "your loving Susie," or •• your affec tionate Addie f" and as the Government knows no first mune+, all such letters are consigned to the chopping-box, and then to the paper mill, to reappear us white paper. "Catching Cold." A large number of fatal diseases result from taking cold, and often from such slight cause., apparently, as to appear in credible. But, although the causes are various, the result is the same, and arises front the violation of a single principal, to wit, cooling off too soon after exercise. Per il:lps this way be more practically instruc tive if i ndiv d u al i nstances are named, which, in the opinion of those subsequently seek ing advice in the various stages of consump tion, were the causes of the great misfor tune, premising that when the cold is once taken, marvelously slight causes serve to increase it for the first few clays—causes which, under ordinary circumstances, even a moderately healthful system would have warded otil Rachel, the tragedienne, increased the cold which ended her life, by insufficient, clothing in the cars, traveling from New York to Boston ; this was her (IWII state ment. The itutueiliutc CaILSO o L the hi•:t ilhte n if Abbott Lawrence, the •financier anti the philanthropist, wit, unjnilleions eliatige of clothing. An eminent clergyman got into a cold bed in mid-winter, fifteen minutes after preaching an earnest discourse; he was in stantly chilled and died within forty-eight hours. A prominent young teacher walked two miles for exercise, and on returning to his room, it being considered too late to light a fire, sat for half an hour reading a book, and before be knew it a chill passed over him. The next day he had spitting of blood, which was the beginning of the end. A mother sat sewing for her children to a late hour in the night, and noticing that the fire had gone out, she concluded to retire at once; but thinking that she could "finish" in a few seconds, she forgot the passing time, until an hour or more passed, and she found herself "thoroughly chilled," and a month's illness followed to pay fir that one hour. A. little cold taken after a paddle speech in Chicago, so "little - that no attention was paid to it for several days, culminated in the fatal illness of Stephen A. Bout.;las. It was a slight cold taken in midsumtner, re sulting in congestion of the lungs, that hur ried Elizabeth Barrett Browning to the grave within a week. A vigorous young tn:ut laid down on an ice chest ott a warm summer's day, fell asleep, waked up in a chill which ended in confirmed consump tion, of which he died three years later. A man in robust health and in the prime of life began the practice of at cold bath every morning on getting out of bed and standing with his bare feet on a zinc floor during the whole operation ; his health soon declined, and ultimately his constitution wits entirely undermined. Many a cold, cough end consumption are excited into action by pulling off the hat or overcoat as to ineu, and the bonnet and shawl as to women, immediately on enter ing the house in winter, after a walk. An interval of at least live or ten minutes should be allowed ; for however warm or "close" the appartnient may appear on first ontering„it„tw,ilLsnem,muchiess , so- utqlio end or live minutes, if the outer garments remain as they were before entering,. Any one who judiciously uses this observation, will had a multifold reward in the course of li fet Death or a nermit—A Cultivated Geutleman Becomes a Recluse—A. Romantic Story. William _Knight, a notable hermit, has just died near Rockingham, lowa, aged seventy-five years. Thirty years ago lie left England without a word to his relatives,and going direct to lowa, resumed his business us an attorney, rapidly winning fame in that capacity. His friends in England ad vertised descriptions of him. with offers of reward lit• tidings of his whereabouts. For years their efforts were fruitless. Knight possessed a heavy gold watch of vary pecu liar construction. Descriptions of this watch were sent to the leading watch dealers in America. Knight's watch got out of order. lie sent It to Philadelphia, to an estab lishment in which a description of the watch was posted. The proprietor wrote to Lon don parties that he had received the watch. Over came Knight's friends, making their way to Davenport as rapidly its the meagre traveling timilties would allow. They found the runaway. They had conference after conference with him to induce his return to England. They restored to strategy, and endeavored to secure his arrest for some offense that he might be sent back a priso ner. All in vain. From that time forward until his death, on Sunday last, Knight was a changed man. He bought a small form near Rockingham, a heavily wooded tract; erected a sort of a shanty in the forest, and there, alone, with no companions but his pipe, books and papers, he spent his time. He received papers from England regularly and loved to read of new and noted books and their authors. He cooked his own food, washed his own clothes, cut his own wood, and was his own servant generally. Ile rarely received callers. Sometimes he would be seized with a letter-writing lit and a letter to his lawyers every day for a fort night would be the result—an answer being expected by him as fully as though the ter of correspondence was of the utmost im portance. And thus lie lived the life of a hermit, save in relation with his attorneys alone. Why he, who was so gifted by nature and so splendidly educated, chose to aban don his luxurious home and wealthy friends, make his way to the frontier of the Ameri can wilds for a residence and then when discovered by his friends, resort to the life of a hermit, is explained only by an admis sion in one of his letters to his legal friends, wherein he admits having been hopelessly cast down by disappointment in a love affair —lie wooed, won and lust a lovely English girl—lost her because she preferred a " belt ed knight" and a castle to a young barris ter, who being u younger son, had to maker his own way to fortune and to fame.—Cia enouni Commercial, April 10a. Andrea• Joh11:401/ Insane. There call be littlu doubt in the minds of any one wades through Mr. Johnson's re cent speech at Knoxville that he is insane. The whole speech is that of a man out of his senses. It is hicoheretd, full of repetitions, and full, too, of that singular fancy which madmen frequently have, that they are the victims of sonic one's vindictive persecu tions. For instance, he repeated over and over and over and over again, that he has " run the round," that he has " held all the offices from Alderman up," that he has "tilled all the offices in the f:overnment. that one might aspire to," that be Las " filled all the offices front the highest to the lowest," and so oat. Then he is full of sneers at the people whose •' path is paved with human craniums," he boasts or his pardon or connterfeiters .and whisky thrives, staying that he has " libera ted the captives;" and then he begins again that old late or his having held "all the Offices, State and Federal, front the highest to the lowest." Certainly Mr. Johnson is deranged. and if be has any friends, they should either put Lim in an insane asylum or under the care of skillful physicians at home. It is a pity to see an old man make a spectacle of him self and become the laughing stock for Street boys.—Nete York Post. t.:2,00 Per Year, in Advance: 82.50 ,, ir not Paid In Advance. Cremation Many years ago, great indignation was aroused through the West by the burning to ashes of the body of It German, in accttrd anco with his will. The serious proposal in a Philadelphia newspaper, a little while allot., to establish cremation of the dead us conducive to health, was received with no wore favor. Yet why shoud not the dead be burned to ashes, instead of being left to decay in the ground, poison the living, and cause in their general disposition a vast amount of ex pense and trouble? The great objection raised to the custom, when Btu body of the German already alluded to was burned, was that it was "diabolical" and " heathenish." For the "diabolical" I say nothing; as fur the " heathenism," the heathen Greeks also used baths freely, while during the Christ ian Middle Ages a cardinal edict forbade their too frequent use, especially by women because they were conducive to personal beauty and vanity. Yet no one of the present day condemns the use of baths as heathenish, unless it Lea few of the ultra orthodox, who strictly hold that everything to which they hate not been accustomed is contrary to the spirit of the Bible. That there are in this city, however, many very upright, gentleman alto are are positively opposed to providing baths the the poorest classes, because they are seriously persua ded that baths are mere luxuries, I have, to my amazement, learned within a few hours. A dead body placed in a I o mace construct ed for the purpose call be reduced to ashes in an honr, at le-;:t expense than an average coffin. The ashes in an urn are not less consecrated by affection than thegrave with the horrible associations whiclt mediaeval superstitions have accumulated around it. In tat:toill our poetical and sentimental phra seology in relation to the tomb is borrowed from that of cremation. People speak of `ashes" and "urns" and the "funeral torch,•' fur the very simple reason that the ideas of a codiu and decay and the worm are disgusting. The ancteuts had the same deep sentiments attached to their dead which lye have, while unburned bodies excited their horror. At the present day "we have chang ed all that," but very little to the benefit of our health or comfort. Every graveyard, be it where it may, is a bed of pestilence, and all its decay, sooner or later, finds its way to the atmosphere and poisons it. Here in Anteritut we have inexhaustible mines of coal, and cremation would be neither difficult nor expensive, and, should the cus tom be established, the popular mind would be freed front all tho,e associations " which render death hideous, and the grave loath some."—Cor. Philadelphia Press. A. Few Short Seutenees of Advice. Never divulge u. thing confided to you. Let nothing rutile }our temper. Never neglect small matter,' and expen- keep your own secrets. Deceive him who attemps to deceive you. Be prudent and circumspect in all you say and do. Beware of being duped—the world is full of knaves. Let your actions.be.;; ' . everything be cesl, determined and v goro us. All comparisons are odious, and should be avoided. Ile scattereth enjoyniont will) cut enjoy much. Make no one confident. Consult with feelings, and net with vigor. Never interfere with other people's eon- rents. Never put impheit faith in a 111311 who has once deceived you. To the poor owe nothing. Of the rich ask nothing. Never flatter nor censure the vain. Never believe the flatterer. To the blabber, speak not. To the silent open yourself with eatation. Attempt not to curb a madman or to make. a fool wise. Think of what you are doing. Man may live content in any situation. Observe the three groat properties—time, place, and person. Say little—but say that little well. Never disgrace yourself in order to do honor to any one living. Whatever you undertake, persevere in; but consider well befo; e you undertake a thing. Be always punctual is your engagement!. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich. Let nothing throw you ..,tr your guard. Be cautious and reserved with people you do not know. Never give your opinion if it is likely to be contradicted by any one present. The •• Grecian Bend. The " Grecian bend" and panier have al most disappeared. The former never achieved the dignity of becoming a feenhion but it was affected by a few silly girls, who chose to curve their spines into what \would have been a horrible distortion had it been natural, and make themselves a laughing stock to the boys whom they nee_t in the street. There is, fortunately, an element of common sense in .I.nterica and among. the A merienn people which prevents such ab surdities from obtaining popular sAnetion. CoviNtvros, Kentucky, has, it is said, al most banished clop; from her streets by means of what is called a " stringent " That that law is we do not kiwis, but in these days of hydrophobia, would it not be well for the authorities of our [loin to enitet that every gentleman who takes Ins dog into the street shall be a " string" gent, or if the dog is found running loosednet hods of strin gency, which shall include both a si: ing and beam or a limb of a lice, shall he adopt ed? AN exchange speaks of a young lady who broke olf a matrimonial engagement be cause her intended bad a habit of snoring in his sleep. Now, we're not prone to in quisitiveness; but we would ask the "knowing ones," how she became ac quainted with this fact. During 11 lire tau carpenter shop in Balti more, on Saturday, the trout wa It of a build ing fell, burying three firemen and seriously injuring eight or nine cabers. When the buried tnen were extricated, one of them was found to be dead, and the others were badly injured. A UNT BETSV was trying to persuade little Jack to retire at sunset, using the argument that all little chickens gent to roost at that. time. " Yes," said Jack, " but the old hen always gue with them." Aunty tried tto more argument with hint. linAuTt Frt. Snx•rim ENT. --When the Breton mariner puts to .ea, his prayer is, "Keep me my trod! my boat is so small, and thy ocean so wide:" Does not this beautiful prayer truly express the condition of each ? Itayr ehip+, decayed 'leaves, to u-1:, harde•uod 'little, and old well-rotted barn waiter° are the best fertilizers for or chards. There were 28; deaths, in Philadelphia last week, an increase of 15, us computed with the precedinic week's niortnlity. [WHOLE NUMBER, 2,066. „farm and ,ilnttultold (Column MiniCULTURE 1110 111u , t 111.'4 1.1,11,10y111c1il trir:l:lo.—Ws.:ll,•ToV. Co aMr NIOATION . 4, Sel(set lOns, Recipe , : and - t ivies of Lit en,: and valno, are ,citioitod for tto•1 department oft ho papor. Wo desire to sandy he pu hilo wail the ignsi. prllet lull intornhation is roforrnee the far2n, garden. and ilinniehold. How to Cook Shad. Shad should be baked, fried or broiled. For broiling, remove the roes, clean and dry thoronhgly, cut into straight halves, and lay with the roes on a well-heated and well-greased gridiron, over a moderate lire; put the cover on so that it will cook through while it is browning, and only tutu once ; when it is done, remove it to u•aral dish, spread over a piece of butler the size of a walnut, a little pepper and salt, and put it-, tin• a moment, in the oven; garnish with sprigs of fresh p:u•sley before serving. _FRIED Su vl).—Div Me the two halves in 'dee., two or three inches wide, salt arid pepper 11/01:1 Mai MIL lbel'A it: a pan, is hich the lilt , Loa I:eep theta rn.in ha, already boiliag hot ; fry a rieli brown lin 1)"111 eooliiiig the stud ',ere, hot. 'rue may be fried in the same way. BAKEn SitAn due., nut require to be cut down the back, only eleaned, the roes re moved, and the inside titled with a stuffing made of bread crumbs, salt pork, and onion, sage, thyme, parsley, and pepper and salt ; chop altogether fine, till and new p lho Shad, and place in a pan with three or four slices of the park of Cr it, and the roes at the -hie ; bake one hour, and you will have a dish tit for an editor. SI1.11) MAITRE IYllort;r..—]latter it pan and lay the shad. in it, with an onion sliced, a bay leaf, five cloves, the juice of half a lemon, a spoonful or vinegar, and two of gravy; tnuko four or tire incisions on both sides of the shad, cut ting down to the bone, cover xvith butterod paper, and put into a rather ,low oven; let it hake twenty minute,, then take it out, remove Hie paper, baste thoroughly :0111 put it buck ; let it ill the oven altogether about three quartet, of an hour, or an hour if the fish is a huge one, jLading fromently with the liquor iu the ; then take it out, fill the inei,ions with rht g tped parsley and huller, and put Lmel::, n bile making a sauce of a little butter, flour, broth, and lemon juice, into which pour all the liquid sur rounding. the shad ; boil up onee, dish the ti,h, and [tour the sauce over it. Died of Gl:traders. A gentleman who lived in the Seventh word, New York, owned a valuable horse, which some six weeks ago fell ill. Being a favorite, the owner attended him for four weeks with great assiduity, poulticing hint and doing all that was necessary in his opin ion to save the animal's life. At the end of the fourth week he was himself taken ill, and after two weeks of terrible suffering he died. The attendant physicians were puz zled in the diagnosis of the disease, and wiled in for consultation sonic of the most eminent men in the profession, and they after due examination, decided that the wait had died of glt . tncie3.:s-a la , a but atoie terrible in a man. It was then remembered that ho had 'been very attentive to his horse, and the animal MIS accordingly examined and found to be in the last stages of the disease. The physi cians, with the aid of Mr. Bergh, then per suaded the tinnily to kill the horse. This is the fourth case of the death, by glanden4, of a human being ',Mee the organization of thu Board of Health. lleN"t• kill the bird's. We scarcely ever, bear a bird sing ; in fact they dare not tune their throats for fear of a brave man armed with a gun who prowls over meadow and mound, ready at the first gush of music to tear the warble• to pieces with leaders rain. We kill the birds, and then complain of the scarcity of fruit. Let the birds live, and they will increase and protect our fruit crop; mty, they will add to the production of all crops, for we verily believe that the increase of pestiferous insects of all kinds is owing to to the decrease of birds. When birds were plenty, we never heard of great crop failure., produced by insects, such as now derange the markets of the country and impose. heavy burdens on the people. It is not only frail, but grain of all kinds is imperiled by the absence of birds to protect it. Let the feathered inhabit:tuts anti woods them a chance to increase, and their services will amply repay a brutal roan for the lives he spares. Sc•tt.tci: &Mit your truit trees and clear out all the places where insects can find a home. hook to the roots of your peach tree, and see that the worm is disposd of. The old rule for planting corn hills four feet ap:u•t each war, with duce to four stalks in a hill, (three is better) i, found to ha the best di-tance;after flinch experimenting on the subject. It is a mistake to suppose that very rich land will increase the crop with hills planted less than four feet apart. The richer the soil the ranker grow the stalks, and, it too close, the smaller is the crop. Corn, like men, requires room according to its size. The larger the prod act ire capacity of the soil the more room must be given to who has a poor land should pos , ess much judgment ; but generally the condi tions are recessed. The best land is gene rally obtained by those who are beat able to successfully manage pow• land. A poor man on poor laud has a poor show indeed. The abler man on good larms should take sonic pains to instruct his weak or neigh born on poor farms how to improve them. tea, plant is in suceessfu I cultivation sonic ten miles from Knoxville, on the farm of Capt..lns. Campbell, where it has been grown kir about ten years. It is said that East Tennessee tea-drinkers can easily raise their own tea with very little cost or trou ble. The plant is a deep evergreen shrub, and grows about Live feet high. It Is hardy and needs no protection front frost. A I 'o.3l3rlrfm: of Roston Indies has appear ed before it'committee of the MaKsaehusetts Horitcultut al Sudety, and consulted with them on a plan for a sebool of gardening for women. They want 100 acres near a good market, and propose to make the school in du-trial and self-:supporting. TUANT ATRIZ.—Tou.st slowly a thin pieek) of bread till quite brown and dark, but not the least black; plunge it in cold water and cover it over an hour before used. This k very serviceable, used for weak bowel.. It should be a line brown color befol e drink ing it. SOAP SUDS should ne'rer bu wastQd Nvaishing-day, but should Is. poured On Ole manure heap thidt is designed for the gar den, St't..‘i: !wet grown in South .Terry been round to contain wice :L. loud) sttg:ll le, root.; grown ill Mn.suelna.ctts. lltal (;,,,,n children will be glad t., /110.12 . 1121. , raise d :t large (....Paol . oil 1.1011 As there were e:.r12.• frosts last fall, it will hu well to take a little extra pains to secure corn for sees! that was not frost bitten.