' Va B»i»Ud#Mk|i..»«'ClMlfi«MjP». ( b»D. W. MOORB It L'l/ABK/ WIU3ON> Biliton aai Fiopiiltoi. at IbaTol lowiaa.irarjr WT«f» h, » :: , ; i : DL! ABILITY or POSTMA6TEBB Poitmiitari aetlntUito notifr » h ,»whim ? h '.Db. jUDoaatoflha «QDioriptron mon«f. MJarnarfarUatfVr carried to* mnlHhroßiihbnt tho oount? > fr»#of DO*Ut«.. , : ... 1 .. LEGEND OP STARVED BOCK. »Y MIBS MARY W. JANVRIN. InthoFarWest, where broad rolling -.-prairies stretch away for mites in billowy r undulations) where bold, mountainous cliffs | rise adruptly to thp azure sky, crowned I' with dark firfiqnd cedars, not far from the •' f head waters of .navigation on tho Illionis river, and towering up from; the brink of | )the stream, rises Starved Rock, f | Its walls is of-flark gray atones, half -5 yoiled with clambering wild vines and trail i ing mosses,—as somo old dilapidated r castlo, rolic of feudal times, stand buried : in the dfopory which long ages have wov en around it, and broken parapets,ofetint .od cedar nnd fir frown threateningly at the daring adventurer who attempt to .scalq its precipitous steeps. A narrow, .olmost perpendicular path, on tho opposite side; of tho river, is revealed, as you make ’ a circuit of tho base of tho cliff; and here, he wno feachos tho highest elevation of the “Rock,” can ascend. There is a fugitive talc, commemora ting tho event which gave this Wild cliffso strange anapie, cpming down to us from] those times whan tho redman was solo lord of rock and river, and rolling prairie—a little record of U?e Indian race, which we would now weave' anew, and t again relate “Tho Legend of Star ved Roch-” . Long years agono, the brave and noble: Indian chief, Oroneo, leador of a powerful tribe inhabiting the surrounding regioD, saw and loved the gentle maiden, Utah, .daughter of his rival chieftain. 1 Oroneewas young and brave.; at his belt hung the scalps of o hundred of his : foes, whom he had slain in the battle fray; his arm was strong, and his eyes like tho: mountain eagle’s and no warrior in tho chaso could bring down the fleet deer, or 1 the firce. panther sq surely as he. XJlah, was young and fair, with oyes like the evening star, and dusky locks like tho fair gathering shades of night. Sho 1 loved the bravo Oroneo; and when he ' told her that his wigwam was spread with t the softest furs, nnd for her he would chase ( the deer and bring down the eaglo in his l flight,, and asked her to share his lodge — f then'she; turned from her stern father, ) nnd went with tho young chieftain. Ne-pow-va missed his daughter, from his wigwam. When he came back at night from the toils of the chase, sho sprang not forth to meet him; when he came from the battle-field or tho ambush, exulting in victory, sho came not forth to sing with his braves tho war-songs of her race. The daughter of the chieftain was ipi the wigwam of his deadly foe. He could not brook tho insult; and gather ing his bold, fleet warriors about him, told bdside the-council fire, tho wrong he Had suffered, and bade them follow hinp. . Day after day, night after night, saw I them on the trail of tho fleeing enemy, guided ever by the heavens above and tho forest'wiles beneath. _ Westward, tho „stars of night' guided their 1 footsteps ; and westward, through the tangled wild wood, the sunbeams re vealing broken shrubs nnd trampled mos \ ses, gave token that they were on tho l trail. 1 1 , , ! , On the fourth day, tho eagle gaze of the : fugitives saw-the waving plumes of their pursuers in the distance. Before them rose told and: high, the huge rock, on the brink .of the Illionis—behind them, came the en raged father,, with the fierce warriors of Ilia tribe. Upon tho winds floated their wild!cries of vengehnee, end advancing, avoir nearer and nearer, floated their eaglo ; plumes. ..... , The pursued chief, with his dusky- maid t en, and’a small bandof faithful followers, i fled tho rocky . fortress —the tower of | strength' which’roso precipitously in thoir I on;came the pursuers, with wild shoutsand: unearthly on, and nearer: yet, until they had reached the base bf the cliff, and then, singing » loud war 'Rong, they rushed 1 swiftly up the narrow, ■i iteop p&JLh* I : : But tfle youfig cTiioffain’a arm was I strong, and hia arrbws ‘ swift Wnd sharp, i qnd'hiS braves 1 resbl ved to fight to the death to,bPe after anothet”, ns their enemies had A olfobst ga'bcd the sufmhit, , they were 1 pid reed by the unerring Shafts of the sfrcli '?l .and'ieirb'ack lifeless, amid their iXcbpmabibiis fleltiwi. '< And then failing in IflHis attempt, AVith half 1 their band lying amorig’thefn; thq'survivora closed dbtk serried.ranKs hrbund the base, end sitqricb and iriyinciblo fleler- a waited the' lingering' dqafh of |sj>tipir victitna in tho plooin\ > . desolate fort |ll«aM.ftbavo., :: .after day, tho red ,Bt|o. rose ip, the Ijvheciei across tho burning fota*-' .western horfeop-Trat mid* [ Muy)flmgfQg, 4own scorching , beams,. and [dEt t«;ilig|it.,thßewiPgvlong,/ lengthening. tho wafer, wood and rolling; fgPHHRP* iff t on tho, high cliff, no rq* -.withoring.sunbonms.' foil upon jßfhosg* Icffir Si 'Apd thore'at tho'yery bosß ijf’tbOiMCkr ■. •; - ' .. ‘ i “•» " i \ - v ••’ 7; ‘ ‘..‘f C ■ —*C v i.. sit - . ~.. •-.: .... - : , F , : ■’■ • ■- -v —, ■ ’ r: ., : , ■-- - . - '■ -- t- r: T. vrr^; ■• -■ -i y ■! . ‘--V-' -. •-,■ ... . .'t :• 'I ’ '■•:r •■ 'T r ', j€lw ffcjfc W$ iWlf» A WEEKLY PAPER: DEVOTED TO LITERATURE. AGRICULTURE, MORALITY, AND FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. Volume 4, satsilont and immovable ns the firs which shrouded them from the fiiorco sun rny, that implacable chieftain surrounded by his warriors. Neither lovo, mercy, nor pity entered his flinty heart. His bitter est foe had stolen his fairest flower—his only child—iho daughter of a rnco of kings had left her wigwam for thatof hisenmey. Vengeance upon them both; tho bitter foe, and faithless daughter. Whlto, wan, emanciatcd, they wandered about on the brow of tho cliff, like ghosts, from tho far off hunting grounds of thoir race. Strong warriors who had not quail ed in iho direst, deadliest combat, now sunk down like reeds before tho breath of famine. Bravo chiofs who would have lnughed in derision nt tho arrow dr the scalping-knife, no\v felt a fiercer , keener pang, than the poisened shaft or morciless inflicted. With plenty around them, they were starving. Tho red deer left browsing in its leafy covert and came down to drink the clear waters below ; but no morsel of venison could pass their lips—no drop of that cool wator could lavo their swollen, perch ed tongues. Tho doer hipped up the crystal liquid of the river—snuffed the cool breeze, and then catching a glimpso of the dusky figures flitting to and fro,tossed its antlers ana darted away to the green , wood again; the bright waters danced onward beneath, with a wild mocking freedom, as they bent down thoir despajr : ing gaze; and there, below sat those dark stern warriors like statues, grim and im ' movable. Oh, it was horrible 1 And the Indian maiden came to the brink of tho precipice, and with her long dark hair streaming like the folds ofa rent banner on the wind, bent down and plead , cd with agonizing gestures and frantic entreaties to her sire, whom she saw far, far below. But never a tone of tender t ness, or a token of reconciliation went up ■ from that proud, insulted soul. Ho had ' chosen tho Indian's revenge. | Day by day that doomed bond thinned t away, until at length famine alone reigned ( conqueror upon the summit of the cliff. — Day by day they wnsled; and at Install was stilt. No ghostly forms wandered about; no ’ wailing voice broke silence. But one of , the besieged warriors oscaped ; and ho [ descending in the shado of night to a shelv , ing projection not far above the river,flung . himself down into the water, where his squaw awaited him as hearose. Then pad [ dling silently down the stream, nnd thence r to the shore, they darted fleetly into tho , dark, denso forest, and thus escaped to tell 5 thoir tribe the dreadful tale. When all was still upon the summit, I tho avenged chieftain and his band ascond ed. The Indian’s wrath was nppeased— , his vengeance had indeed been' terrible.— There they lay upon tho gray rock, those r wasted, skeleton-like warriors, all stork and stiff; and there too, the Indian maid ’ en had died in the arms of her lover —her * White face, oh so fearful to look upon! her I long streaming hair, aliko her bridal veil and shroud, They'missod her when iho evening shado Koll sadly on the ground ; ■ ftoocho oftier footilepa come ) To brook llie eilonco round» They m!»soAtt»jican.Guanb;and"a9' brougbtfremihe itlahdk’ata: heaVyrioßt. - Clearfield, Pa„ Sepi. 9, 1853. A YANKEE TRICK lIOW nEZ GOT EVEN WITH THE LANDLORD. In a quiet little Ohio village many years ago, was a tavern where the stages always changed and the passengers expected to got breakfast. The landlord of said ho tel was noted for his tricks upon travellers, who wero allowed to {jet fairly seated at the tablo, when the drivor would blow his horn, (after tnken his “horn”) and sing out, “stago ready, gentlemen,’’whoroupon the passengers were obliged to hurry out and lake their seats, leaving a scercoly tasted breakfast behind them, for which, however, they had to fork over fifty cents. One day, when tho stage was approach ing thohousoofthis obliging landlord.n pas satlger said ho lmd often heard of tho landlord’s tricksand was afraid they would not bo nble to oat any breakfast. “What ! how ?No breakfast!” exclaim ed tho rest. / “Exactly so, gentpj and yoiMnr Well keep your sesjttand tin." \ “Don’t they expect a passenger to brci fast?” “Oh yes, they expect you to buy not to eat it. lam undorthe impression that thoro is an understanding between the landlord and tho stago driver, that for sundry and various drinks, &c., the latter starts before you scarcely commence eat- ihg.” “ What on airth arc you talkin' about ? Ef you calkelato I’m goin’ to pay four and ninepence for my breakfast andnot get the value on it you're mistaken,” said a voice from the back seat, the own er of which was one Mr. Hezekiah Spald- ing—tew hum they cnllod him Hez for short. “I’m goin* to get breakfast here, ftnd not pay nary red cent till I do." “Then you’ll be left.” “Not ns you knows on.” “Well, wo’ll see,” said the other, astho stage drove up to the door, and the land lord ready to “do tho hospitable,” says. “Breakfast just ready, gents. Take u wash, gentlemen ? Here’s water, basips, towels and soap." . After performing the ablutions, they all proceeded to> the dining room and com menced a fierce onslaught upon tho edi bles, though Hez took his time. Scarce ly had they tasted their coffee, when they heard the unwelcome sound of tho horn, and the driver exclaim, “Stage ready.” Up rise oight grumbling passengers, pay 50 cents ond tako their seats. “All aboard, gents,” inquired the oblig ing landlord. “One missing,” said they. Proceeding to the dining room, the host finds Hez vory coolly helping him self to a piece of steak. “You’ll be left sir. The stage is going to start.” “Wall, I han’t got nothin to say ngin it?” growls out Hez. “You had better go.” “ I*ll bo goll darned ef I do, nother, till I’ve got my breakfast, “ I pay for itj-and I’m going to get the value on’t; and ef you calkelatd I aint you’re mistaken.” So tho stage did start, and left Hez, who continued his attack upon tho edibles. Biscuit, coffee, &c., disappeared before tho oyos of the astonished landlord. “Say, squire, them there cakes is 'bond East] fetch ‘another grist on ’em. ‘ You, (to tho waiter) another cup of that coffee. Pass them eggs. Raise your own pork, squire? This is ’mazin nico ham. Land ’boiit here tolerable cheap, Hain’t much maple timber in theso parts, hev you? Dew right smart trade, squire,l calkelato 7 Don’t lay your own eggs, dew yo?” arid thus he kept Quizzing the landlord, until he made a pretty hearty meal. “Say, squire, now I’m ’bout to con cludopayitt my devowers tew this ’ere table, but jest give us-a bowl of bread and milk to top off with I’d bo much obleegod to ye.” So put goes the landlord and servant for the bowl, milk and bread, and ett them before him. “Spoon tewj ef you pleaso.” Biit no spoon could lie found. Landlord wn9 sure he had plenty ofsilvpr ones lying on the table when the stage stopped, “Say, dew you ! dew you think them passengers is gain’ to pay for a breakfast,, and not get no compmsashunV* : “Ah 1 wHat? Do you think any of the passengerstook them?” ■ - , “Dew I think? No, l don’t think, I’m sartin.” i The landtord rushes out to the stable, and starts a-.man after the stage, Which had: gone about three . miles. The man overtook the stagaand said-something! to the driver in ai low. tone.: Ho im'mediate ly turns back, and on arriving at tho hotel, comes out and takes a seat and'says. ; .“How are ye, gents: Pm; Yotted glad to:?.cf} ye.” . ‘ , ..: . “Can,you point put the man you think '* spodni#*i’T. , > ‘ “Pint liitri out? Srirtiply 1 1'ken. Shy, ! Bquireil paid four and riine-perico fcjt ri ■brbaktast.'arid'YcalkliitelAOt theyaluO out.' YdtyUfind Utkin ipidons iiiijvH coffee ■pot I’? ' > “Go ahoad! AH aboard, driver.” FIVE YEARS’ SLEEP. It was with somo incredulity that wo read tho notico of tho protrncted sleep of Cornelius Vromnn, of Western New York but all doubts of tho reality of the slumber have been dispelled by a sight of Mr. Vro man, who is now in thin viltngo. Vroman was bom in Shobarie county N. Y., in 1810. He was a farm laborer, remarkable for strength, steadiness and endurance, always commanding higher wages than the ordinary workman. There was nothing particular about his general habits, other than his preference for light food in small quantities to the hearty faro of tho farmer. In 1848, in Gennosee county, a debp sleep fall upon him with out premonition, and he has slumbered oversince, with very brief and rare wak ing moments, not amounting in all to three. The longest waking period ho has had was sixteen hours, and this was brought about by medical treatment; but stimu lants, and forced exercise in tho open air, and all other resorts failed in this, as at awakenings, in preventing the speedy re turn to stupor. Vroman is now a mere skeleton, though his face is not much emaciatod. He breath es deeply and freely, perspires copiously and seems in a natural and ordinary slum ber. He lies invariable on his left side, his limbs bent, this being plainly the easi est posture. His muscles are rigid, so much so that he maintains tiny attitude in /Which ho is put, and ho has stood 72 hours in ope fixed position. His jaws are set, and his teeth are pried open daily to feed him on milk—a quart of which, ti day, with a little bread crumbled in it, is his principle (bod. He has not eaten meet or vcgatables since his seizure, unless it be in his few waking hours, when his first call is for “something to eat.” His natu ral evacuations are at intervals of about 20 days only, the skin apparently doing much more than its healthful office. Of the antecedents of this caso, we are informed that Vroman is of healthful parentage; that his life has been labori ous and froo from excesses of any kind. Most of tho medical skill of Western N. Y. has been called into action in this caso, It is pronouncod a partial pressure on tho brain, with general rigidity of muscle; tho teeth being fixed as in lock-jaw. The persons having him in charge pro poses exhibiting the sleeper in Now York, and there trying once more if medical science can break the spell. Vroman is, or was, rather illiterate, with no very sharp mental faculties. If he does wake, therefore, we ennnot expect any very clear reminiscences of slumbers and dreams, or any startling surprise at the progress of events since the drawing on of his night-cap. But hoping sgainst all probibalily, we trust tho poor follow may bo awakond to sleep no moro in such an indiscreet and extravigant fashion. One peculiarity of tho somnambulist’s former character we had almost forgotten to mention. He has always taciturn but not surly; he was supremely Indifferent to female charms, avoiding women’s society. Now if Mr V. should fairly awaken, and successfully woo and wed an experi enced widow of tho Fanny Fern stamp, there would bo little danger of his relapse into undue slumber again.— Ulster (2VL Y.) Republican, Aug. 17. General Jackson’s first appearance in Congiiess. —When Mr. Gallatin .was a member of Congress, in the year 1790, Tennessee was admitted os a Stnto into the and sent her first member to Wash ington. Ono day when in his seat in the House, Mr. Gallatin noticed a tall, lank, uncouth looking individual, with long locks of hair hanging over his brows and face while a queuo hung down his back, tied with nn eel skin. The dress of this indi vidual was'singular —his manner and de portment that Of a backwoodsman. Tho appearance of. so singular a character on tho floor of tho House of Representatives naturally attrnctod. attention, and a mem ber by his side asked who ho was. Mr. Gallatin replied that it was the! member frorri the now Slate. “Well,”, said'his friend, “he seems just; tho sorf ofehup ono might expect from such an uncivilized re gion as Tennessee.” The individual in question was Andrew Jackson. Geh. Cass, when Secretary of War, au thorized the commutation of ardent spir its rations, previously issuedTo iho troops for an equivalent in cofieo and sugar. Ho know from experience the, advantage of temperate living. The present strength of His constitution is atffibutablo to thp regularity of his life. There is an old ad. ago that every man at forty ycais of ago is either a fool or a doctor, certain it is that every candid observing man who has lived that number of years Will say that stimulating drink, except As a medioino, is injurious, whatever bo hisipraetico, • ;o£rDrinking water neither makes a roan sick nor in dobt, nor his wife a widow: Wisdom is to tho mind, what hcalth(is to the body. , . . Amman's wisdom is'his host friend—fol ly. his worst eriemy. ; ; ;.Th(f; less wit a man has* > that less he; ‘knows.he,,wonts;it,., mi vltimi .1.1 .;os pThe future destiny, of is aj ways the work of the mother. MONEY I MONEY!! Dimes and dollars, dollors and dimes. 1 * An empty pockot is the worst of crimes.’* Yes ; and don’t you presume to show yourself anywhere, until you got it fillod. “Not among good people? No, my dear Simplicity, notamonggood people.” They will receivo you with a galvanic ghost of a smile, scared up by an indistinct recollec tion oftho “tenth commandments,” but it will boos short-lived as their Blay with you. You are welcome, that’s the amount of it. They aro all in a perspiration lest you should bo delivered of a request for their assistance, before they can get rid of you. They’re “very busy,” and what’s more, they always will be busy when you call, until you get to the top of fortune’s ladder. Climb,man! climb! get to the top of the ladder, though adverse circumstances and false frionds break evory round in it! and see what a glorious and extensive prospect of human nature you’ll get whon you arrive at the summit! Your cloves will be worn out shaking hands with the verv people who didn’t recognize your ex istence two months ago.” “You must come and mako a long visit; you must stop in at nny time;” “you’llalways bo welcome;” it is such a long timo since they had the pleasure of a visit from you* that they be gan to fear you never intended to come; and they’ll cop the climax, by inquiring with an-injured air, “If you are near-sight ed, or why you have so often poised them in the street without spooling?” Of course you will fdol very t much like laughing in their faces, and so you can.' — You can’t do anythin" wrong, now that your “pocket is full.” the most,j{ will only be “an eccentricity.” You "can use any body’s nock for a foot-stool, bridle anybody’s 1 mouth with a silver bit, and have as many “golden opinions” as you liko. You won’t see frown again, be tween this and your tombstono! Fanny Urn, TOE THREE GENERALS. Of three military chieftains—Washing ton, Bonnparte and Wellington—-Washing ton exhibiied the finest specimen of phy sical manhood. Bonaparte possessed tho largest brain and had the finest cerebral developments : Washington had, however, three mental qualities which the Corsican had not, to wit: calmness, porseverance and adhesiveness. Bonaparte was in his youth a very handsome man ; in his age he was decidedly pasßo; Washington from liis earliest youth to the hour of his depar lure, bad a benignant expression in which serenity and goodness over warred for tho mastery. Wellington’s face was that of a martinet, and had what is callod a vine gar aspect: it was stern bat it was not intelligence in its general expression.— Of the three, maturity, Washington’s face exhibited more forcibly tho action of tho mind within.’ Nopoleon; in youth, was slim in form, rathor meagre in outline; in age, quite corpulent, or rather, pussy, ap proaching 1 the obeso- In heighth; NSpo leon was about five feat six -inches,and when not on horse back was rathor. insig nificant looking and in a crowd had pass ed unnoticed, but tor his marked intellect ual characteristics. Howover, ho was moro presentable than Wellington. Extraobdinahy devotion of a moth, ek to two insane CHILDREN. —The Ha-1 gerstown(Md.) Herald records thodeathof Mrs. Nourse, an old lady, at the almshouso in that town, and ndds: “About forty years ago, a son and daughter of this old lady, both insane or idiotic, were brought to the alms-house of this county. Soon after wards, the mother left hor homo and those of her children who were able to take care of themselves, took up hor residence at the almshouso with her afflicted.and helpbss offspring, and watched over them and ministered to their wants, as a mother tfn ly can do, until the bodily and mental infir mities attending the aged disqualified her for a longer discharge qf this noble duty. Sho was worth about ten thousand dollars in her own right when Bho thus immured licrsolf. in this unattractive bui!dirig r but she cheerfully surrendered all ihq comforts and enjoyments which such pecuniary competency afforded —-severed tho ties of frienship and ga.vo up the pleasures of so-' ciety, that sho might bostow a mothor’a love upon thoso who most needed it.— VVhat a proof of tho intensity of that love I VVhat a fact for the records of Heaven I” Cows. I —lt has been found by experiment that a cow fed upop grass yields a, greater quantity of milk than when fed upon t»ny other food. So far.as a series of regular experiments afford any data for conclusion that kind of food which contains the great est quantity of milk, and the best kind of it, also contains the grentest quantity of butter, and this is not. a little singular, for buttor contains lt is not.a good: plan to Iced cows on a uniform die), for experiments havo proved tbo yjeld of milk by such systom of,,die), gradually '.and surejy., diminishes;. it is (herefqro a good ru|p,to cha.ngo, tho. food : for; milch .cowsj frequently., :'£ho, mi)k obtained from .cows J in the .morning richer thanl that obiained ip the evening. i PHeis of jMvjrlUin^ liqntii.' linMrtloni , SO-M i iqnnrrt:-* ■gWM?;' - * •* *5 lyiltt i do- i- "|OU 8- do •Smooth!, * MohulwcdUßni do. ’ >B6 S dp W no l iquaiMt montha, »6o l hallooluml.J ‘not'®' S do u month!. 400 l do ,do 6 iHaatW »“J • do la month!. 7Oh t do do I* month! WOU a ."Bp S month!. .400 1 coramaU mpnthi., '"8 month!, '666 1 do M -do . do IS month*. ■ 800 i, do ; M do ■: A lUiornltodootlon wjllbo mads toMeiChanti amtoUiet! whOadVerUttf by theyear. . , Oar paperoiraoUtettnovery »el*hboihoQd l flndl«iean, P 7 nearly every lnmil> in the oobnty-awd.therefore al)oid« ■ coDvdntahlaod feheap meant for tbe boilncxl |pep of ovj county—the merchant. raech«nio»and all oibert—lo the knowledce ol their lecatioo pad. btuintie W# »IiCOW Ukato Imert A Card M for every Meohn»lo,MerchMit % aaa Professional'j&anii iho conoty. AVe b&ve cuttli ef room wllhoatenoroachioßopoo ourrcadlßß ootamne.nnd no man (a a legitimate btninaei wlllloreby advertfiio* eitenelvaiy— for. q» a tenoralrolo, the moreoitontively. a manodverUtet thesrentor wlllbehliproQu. Books, Jobs and Blanks, ,« OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. PRINTED; IN TUE VEUV Number 35. UEBT STYLE, AND OS THE SHORTEST NOTICE, AT TIIE OFFICE OFTIIE •‘CLEARFIELD REPUBLICAN,i ONE OF THF WONDERS; A TfIODOHT MACHINE. The Cincinnati Gazette has tho fotloW ing: , . “A Mr. McAllistor, in Clenveland, is re ported to have invented a machine for the conveyance of thought from one person to another, without tho tongue or nhy- Volition of the thinker, The inventor has beerr'fch gnged ten years in perfecting his machine and is now endeavoring to obtain furtdsto build on a larger scale. Barnum has been applied to, but doclinod toad Vance the fuftds. A Mr. Brayton ia,reported tohavo advanc ed $lO,OOO to enable tho invdntor to Citir ry out his idoa, and others hdVo advanced smaller sums. We know something about this matter, and knoWmorovcr that tho maohino is des tined to astonish thousands. On the third of May last, n young man of about 22 years stepped into tho Plain dealer Job Oflico, and asked for Work.— Ho was answored that no situation- was then open, but nothing daunted ho ventur ed to tell his story. He said that he had just left a Shaker settlement in tho south ern part of this stato, whore he had resided for some years. This Was evident from his dress, which was in the peditlier Style of that sect. Ho had been the school teach er of the settlement, but from riomo cause ho left them- We presume his progressive and novel views did not correspond with tlte strict ideas of his brethren. Ho told his story in such an interesting manner,.that Mr. Spear (foreman of our Job Office) felt quite an interest in him, immediately gavo him employment, and .afterwards found him to bo a very useful and industrious printer. Ho had boon in tho office scarcely a week, before ho gave unmistakeable ovi. dences of a strong mind, and of most un doubted talent. Ho occupied all his mi suse time in studying, and in solving diffi cult problems in mathematics. He evinced a wonderful memory, and logical poyvora that indicated,not only natural but cultiva ted ability. Ho pneo mado the remark that he could discribo persons who were at a distance, and whom ho had novor seen.— He was put to the test, ond proved most successfully that ho was indeed gifted with such a power. Ho described most accu rately a lady and child who were in NdW York. He told what had been the person al appearance of persons who wore dead* and described remote localities with as much precision as if they were spread out before his eyes. This power ho did not ascribe to spiritualism or any supernatural cause but pronounced it tho resultant of certain lows of nnturo which are nono the less tf uo for being but slightly understood. Ho stated that he could manufacture, a machine by which ho would bring about the same result. To this ho was qncqur aged ond assisted. For threo yoars he j»as been theorizing on the subject, and .now ip a few days ho produced a rather rough wooden box about one foot square, contain ing several cog-wheels and springs-nnd a handle for turning. Several amall magnet ic batteries were also attached to it. Tho ! entire instrument cost about $2O. Wo 'shall not givo a minute description of its ! workings, as wo wish to do noinjustice to I the inventor, Mr. Jams B. RlcAjlister.- 1 Suffice it to say that the “Mental Tele, graph" performed wonders, and astonished tho few who saW its operations mprethan any of the spiritual phenomena wliich have | been esteemed so singular, lie oxibited it to a numbor of persons in Ohio City and on this side, and it was uniformly and won. derfully successful. The article wo quoted from the. Gazette contains several errors, which wo wish to correct. Mr. Barnum was not applied to nor was there any declination on his part. Mr. B. called nt this office several times, for the purpose of examining into the won? dor,'hut Air. McAllister expressed a ftesjra not to see him. His sole obj ect is to per, feet the machine, and have his name .at tached thereto. Money appears to bo far thest from his thoughts. “Mr. Brayton is reported to havo ad vanced $lO,OOO to enable tho inyontor.to carry out his idea.” Such is not (tie case although' Mr. B. hois taken considerable in terest in'the matter. . After working at the press in our office for about eight weeks, it was proposed tp him to go to Oliorlin Collego, for the pur, pose of perfecting himselfincertqin brunch,, os of study. This was accepted by him with enthusiasm, and he is now attending that Institution, through tho liberality, pf' Mr. Barber of Ohio City, and Messrs.— Spear and Denizen, of this office.' He will remain there qyesrqrmore, nndjhob Wilt doubtless apply’ his increased knowledge, to tho improvement of his, wondenuj, •'Mental Telegraph.” —Plaindedle • llow to K«ei* SwOKKP'HASIS.-rrA wHU er in the Farmer’s CpmpuUion, published at Detroit, Mich., stales that he has foc many years preserved his, hams,, throtiglp tho summor, in, the, most porfect condition; hyipnckiug.them.in harrold, with layers bd corn cobsTjelWeon them, so that lhe ham& wQuld not corilo in contact with each other. Tho should bo taken; out: and drynibbetf once .during .;tho summer,/ Thu.; hash) should be .placed. on h be no It. oc Jetts jel u cool, dry cellar.