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MURRAY & GORDON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, t SVU CLKAUKIBLP, PA. , 1 "FRANK l ELD I NG7 ATTO RNKY-AT-LA W,' . Clcu-fltld. Pi. Will tl.l to all builaaM Milraattd la alia promptly aod falthfttUy, aarlt'TS wttu.a . WALLACB. a.aaY r. wiktitB. BAVni t. aaaaa. JUBN W. WRIQLBT. WALLACE &. KREBS, (BaienMn t WallaM a Plaldiag.) ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, I1-1J 7I ClurlteM, Pa. A TaTIk R A M E r7 A TT O UN-ET- AT -LAW, Reiil KiUU and OalUellua Agsat, CLRAKHIKLI). PA., prnmpll; atlmd to all legal builnaia aa traile.1 to bi. am, ;-ff-Olflo. ia Pia'l Opora Rouia, aaooDd floor, april l-fiin fnBi'B B. B'BNALLr. 0.1IBI. W. B'COBPT. MoENALLY 4; MoCUEDT, ATTOKN EYS-AT-LA W, C'lrarUelJ, Pa. ,prVpil bu.ln.nl .(twilled to promptly with n.lelitr. offlo. on Hwond itr..!, aboT. tha Firit National Hank. Jaa:l:4 Q. R. BARRETT, Attornry and Oounsklob at Law, CLKAItPIKM), PA. - Hnvlnn rHif(uiMi hit Jm,Rehip, hu ftiomtd the prmotifi nf lh Uw ia hi old otBii at CUtr fipM, H. WiH ltBd tbeaoirUDf JcffarMB mnd Klk ouuntUi hB ipoeiBlly reliood in eonnMtiu wttk rani J tut mubmI. 1:14:72 WM, M. McCULLOUGH, ATTORN KY AT LAW, r!orbld. Fa. tMrORlM in Court Houitt, (Sheriff! OtRom). l.fKftI hniinctprnmptl.r attended t. H(il (ought mid .IJ. j117t "X'wrWALfERS', ATTOBNEY AT LAW, , Cle.rtlr.ld, Pa. BTkOffii. IB tlrabani'. Row. (daoS-ly T k"wT8MITh7""" A T TOltNET-AT-LA W, tl:l;r " ricarflrld. Pa. ' , WALTER BARRETT," AITOHNEY AT LAW. Clearfield, Pa. rft-Omc In Ol.l W.itern Hotel bntldlaf, oorn.r of Second and Mukil til. (aorIl,. ISRAEL TEST, ATTOKN K Y AT LAW, Clearfleld, Pa. drOOio. in Pia. Opera n.iaaa. JyllT JOHN H. FULFORD, ' , ATTUKNEY AT LAW, leartlalil. Pa. JUT-OKI., ia Pi.'. Opara liouaa, Room Na. I. Jaa. D, 1871. J OHN L'TC U f t LEV ATTOKN BY AT LAW. kiid HbbI Batata Agent, Clearfield, Pa. t)lHoo oa Tbird atra.t, b.t.Cb.rrj A WalnaU K..p.etfullr oif.r. Ulf Mr. ice la eaillag .ad baylaa: laad la Ol.arll.ld aad adjoiaiaf -BunlleB anil withaaaxperi.oeaoloT.rtw.ntT l.ara a. .arrayor, Mature bimaalf Ibat ba oaa render letliraattoa. IP'b. H:3:tl, J 71$ L A K E WA LTER8, RBAL ESTATE BROKER, Saw l'Ogn aud l.uniber9 CLEARPIEI.D, PA. 61a in Uribwo'i Row. , J. J. L INGLE, ATTORIfEY - AT - LAW, 1:11 Oeceola, Clearfield Co, Pa. j pd X8T"b7min har t, ATTOKNKT - AT - LAW, llellel'oiite. Pa. Will praollc. la Clr.rn.0d and all or the Court, or til. 2 jib Judioial dittrloi. K.al ..lata buainea and wlieliuB or elaim. aiad. tiiMialUM. al'71 DR. W. A. MEANS, PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, HJTIIERSBDRO, PA. Will attend prormloaal oalli prompt!. aujld'Td DR. T.T bOYER; PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Offioe oa Market Street, Cl.arl.ld, Pa. jMrOffloa boura: 8 to 11 a. m., and 1 to I p. rjR. E. M. SCUEURER, ' lIOMiKOPATHlC PHYSICIAN, . . Offlea In rflideaoa OB Market It. April M, lMy.. ' J y CIar(l.ldvPa1 ' j. H. KLINE, M. D.f PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, TT A VINO located at Pennll.ld, Pa., ofen Mi IjL profeieional MrvicM to the pMt.la or that pi... .nd mrrounding country. Alleali. promptly attended ta. - en. DR. J. P. BURC H FIELD, Lata Sarffaoa of tat H3d Heglraaat, PannirW anla Voluouara, aaring rttarnaa iron sat A nay, offer i hli profatiional mrrleai to tbtcititaai of Olaarfleld ooantf. INT-Prufof ilonal ealll promptly atUalad to. Otact oa Btooad itrait, furmarlyoaaapled by Dr.Woodi. (apr4al DR. H. B VAN VALZAH, ' l l.l'.AIIVIEI.I), PP.NN'A. 01' KICK IN MASONIC BUILDING. pIT OBloa hour. Prom II to 1 t. M. -Maylf, IITI. DR. JEKKKIISON LITZ, WOODLAND, PA. IVill promptly alKad all call, la Ilia lioeof bil profoaioa. , .!- aw. WEAVER & CO., DRUGGISTS & AroTllKOARIES, Ct'RWKNBV'LLB, PA. Il.el.r. In aH blade ot rrfe. Meill.laal, Fan cy lloo.li and llrnrglel' Pundriea, Cura.n.vllla, Mar.b 17, ! ' ' ". GEORGE M. FEEQUSON, i WITH V, V. LIFPISCOTT & CO., . i deaUn fa HATS CAI'S, BOOTS It SHOES, J:1T 6.11 Mark.t fitreal, Pblla..lpbla. T ir "'7a7h7mitt6n7 Manafaetartr and di)ar In Harness, Saddles and Bridles, Celhrt, Whip., Bro.hei, Fly Ifcta, TrlmmlBfe. llorM lll.nk.ti, do. Yuaam, Frank Mllk-r'e and Hcat.root Oil'. Arrat for tlalley and Wilaoa'a BagfiM. Order, and repairing jiromntly alluded ta, Kaop on Market itmt, Cl.arteld, Ta., la room formirlr occupied bj Jae. Alfiander. liH'lt rpi!t! undrrelgned bep laa ta Inrorm th.pab I lie that b. ie now tullf nrmnrvd la aceomma- del. all In tbe way or rurnlablng Home, BanglM, tWIdlH and llarncaa, na tb. abort.! aoliM aad a mKiaabla Mrma. Reridaaoa a. Loeaat Mnat, balweaa Tbird and Foartb. II 0. W. OIARPJART. llaerleU, Fab. 4, ! .'?. CEEARPIEtD 010.8.000011111)131, Proprietor. ' PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. '.; ; , ; '., ,, ,..., ,i,, TESMSr$2 por mpnm in AdTtnot. - L- : : .77" 1 :U."-Tr, ., ".' """ . ,T.T.T.'T. f .' . , "7; ZZJZJ"Z '. 1-' r-...',:.' rZ-. , . r-- ,irr t tTiTT-nt " r- rrrr-rr-rrr-r-rr-r r-t-n"-Ti"t--:t- - ; 1 1 " ' ""' ' ' 1 '," j r, " .' 77 7tV VOL 49-WHOLE NO. 2130. v CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1875; - ' - - , , i ...iv .. , t. , ,,', ..; - li. -j-ir '-.it J ..I no ...n; -H . .1 . Card.' JOHN D.THOMPSON, ' Jaallae or tba Peace and S.rlr.ner, ' . rurwenivllle. Pa. ' Bv0olM0llona made and money promptly peldeear. tainuiil eao. .Leant bbbbt ii.ar w. iL.a.T W. ALBERT . BROS., Mannfaetarara A aatonf lv. Dealara la Sawed Lumber, Square. Timber, &o., wuuuLAtiu, rxnn-A. aaV-Ordara aollelled. Bllla tiled on abort notice aad reaaoanbla tarma. AddraM Waodlead P. 0., Clnrl.ld Co., Pa. als.ly W fl.BKKT A BHOB. FRANCIS COUTRIET, MEliCH ANT, frenebTllla, ClearfleU Cwuty, Pa. Keep! eonetently en bead a rail aaaortment or Dry uooda, jlarawara, uroewnw, eaa .wrw.., UQ.il kept In a retail atom, wbieb will ba .old, for eaah, ee ebeap a. elMwhcre In the eonaty. FrenchTtlla, June il, lanr-tj. - THOMA8 H. FORCEE, DBALBB IB , GENERAL MERCHANDISE. CiRAHAHTON, Pa. AIM, altenrlre m.nnfactarer and dealer la Beware limoer ana Mwea liuiamn-m . ... MTOrden aoliclud and all billa promptly REUBEN HACKMAN, House and Sign Painter and Paper Hanger, ' , ; Clearfield, Petm'a kL.Will execute lobe In bin line promptly aad la a workmanlike manner. err.,.? G. H. HALL, PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER, NEAR CLKARI'IF.l.D, PKNN'A. cTPnmpa alwaya on band and mad. to order en abort notice. Pipe, bored on reasonable t.rua. All work warrantod to render aetielactlua, and dellnred ir dielred. mylfclypd E. A. BIGLER &. CO., S Q U A rTtI M B E R, and manurauturera of ALL KINUHOlr IAWLU l.UMIIKH, -T71 CLEARFIBLD, PKNN'A. JAS. B GRAHAM, dealer In Eeol Estate, Square Timber, Boards, nnfOLKrl, LATH, A TICKETS, :I7J Clearlcld, Pa, TAMES MITCHELL, Square Timber & Timber Lands, J.11'71 CLEARFIELD, PA. H. F. N AUGLE, WATCH MAKER & JEWELER, and dealer la Watcbes, Clotiks, Jewelry, Silver and Plated Ware, &c, J.11'71 CLEARFIELD, PA., S. I, SNYDER, a A ABO HBALB. IB on AnTff at. tfiTrnuivvt Watotiea, Clocks aud Joteelry, roAom' Jfoia, Mariat StnH, CLBAHflULU. PA. All kinda of repeirlac In my line promptly Bl ended to. April ill, 1171. HEMOVAL. REIZENSTEIN & BERLINER, ' wholaaala daateri la CESTS' FIRMS11IG GOODS, Have reaaeved to Inf Church atrert, between Franklin aad WbiU ete. New York. ySI'7l JAMES H. LYTLE, Me. Ple'a Opera Houet, Clearfield, Pa. D.al.r la aroe.it.., ProvliloBB, Vegat.blee, Fruita, Floar, Feed, etey ete. .prU7J.tr J AMES B. WATSOlTeTcoTi RKAL EXTATE BROKERS, CLKARF1KLD, PENN'A. Ilonaaa and Office te let, Collcctione promptly mads, nnd flrat-elaaa Coal and Flre-Ciay Lande and Towa property for eele. Office In Wat.rn IloUl llalldiag (Id door), Seeend St. (uijIS 7J D. M. DOHERTT, FASUIONABLE BARBER A HAIR DRE88EH. CLEARFIELD, PA. Sbep Belt doer le Weaeer A Betta' atort, Seeoad atreat, Jaly 14, I.- - HARRY SNYDER, (Formerly wltb Lea Scbaler.) BARBER AND HAIRDRESSER. Shop oa Market St., oppoalte Court lluwae. A elean towel for erary oaMouaer. may IV, 76. JRATZER k LYTLE, AORNTS IN CLEARFIELD COUNTY FOR ItORIJLliAllD'N OalabraMJBraadi ef Smoking & Chewing Tobaccos. Wa art aaablad to wholaiala to dealort througb- oat th ooBatj at ailjr ariaaa. HATZRR A I.VTLI. Jr8:T4-tf Cltarflald, Pa. u KDEKTAKING. Tba aadtMlgaad art aow fall praparad to aarrj aa tha baaiaoH af lIIKItTAKICJ. AT REASONABLE RATES, Aad reapecUBny aellelt the patroaege of tkoae aeedlag each aerTleea. JOHN TROUTMAN, JAMES L. LEAVY. Cleart.ld, Pa., Feb. It, 187. JM Ef LIME ! Tba aadan laaed U kow pmiirtil to furaltb tba publlt with aa axoallaat ualit af Bellefonte Wood-Burned Lime, for plartarlBf aarttom, by tba larira ar mall quantity. Caa b roaad for tba praicat at Pia'l aaw bulldlag, aa Mark at ilrawt. aatl-tr u. k. aubi.utun. MITCHELL WAGONS. The Bert is the Cheapest I Tbonu Ralllr baa iwirod aaothar larfa lot af MiUhfll WaroBat." which ara aainna tha rarjr brat aaanfaatarad, aad ah tab ba will fall at tbo ajoat rtaaoaabta ratoa. Hit atoek inaladaa alaioat all daaeriptioaa af wagai larjrvand aaialwidf aad aarruw Iraah. Call mi 4 aoa ihftia. rBTeJ THOMAS HKlLkl. JOHN A. RTAI'LEk, BAKER, Mirkat Su. Ckargtld. Pa. Prtib firaad, Raah, Ralla, Plaa aid Oaka oa hand or aiada ta erdnr. A Ranara) aafortaioat of CearaoUowarlaa, Fr alia aad Kala ia Maoh. lea Ckobi aad Or-tora ia mimhi. BmUmm atarljr oiiolta tba Poatcflea. Prleat Mo4crata. Jiarrh 10-7. GTS . F L E C A L f Ironsides Store, , rHILMPflRI'RU, PA. VKALK IN DARDWARI, BTOVRS, UKATIRS, RAHO tn, WOOD AMD WILLOW WAR1. AND MA KVFA C TVM A OF tlH, BHMT-IROH AND COPPIRWABI. Praaqetrfa etraat, rbllMpaawrg, Oaatra Co., fft. Ma M, ItTI. THE SHAWNEE INDIAN'S FAREWELL TO THE SUSQUEHANNA. , . , ar aaruuET. Lku. ( Farrwalt FanonehAnna ! Fur Kill imhla ilream, Whan tba brnwa maidtu Hng-Moua tba loftirat taria. T hear Ihe wutL dot-b xl thu get)' injljej nhura, But tba lea ret whUpar o'er ait tfioM wilt btar tniot bo mora. Wi bars fougbUtrong and bard, but tb itruggl it o er. And the bow-atriag ibill twnag at tbe wattn uo nor Tba aotlp l tba Pftcborn li tora from hii brow, And tht black way of tUtlh li hit oanupy now. I go .tba pala foaa bavi bade na depart, They bava acatterod tbc blood of my aira'i heart, Tho boa of a thoaaand lay wbttl on the nlalB, ilattbclr load whoupe of war they'll ne'er n. ingle ' agau. Roll oa Caiquabanaal aa fmud art tbou yet, Al when my young eyaa thy glory Irat mat t At wbee with li(tit huart o'er thy lurfece to blue, 1 atear'd round thy green lilei my light bark oanue. FarawHl I en the rayi that oowallvor thyXraaat Point up from the far (.arj.leil billi of the Weat j Tha Med ebtid rball waadvr, in rjilrtte tobdued. Through tba dark paihlaai d-jjitil af that piaa ,t aolitud. . . There yet la a land te the wild hunter deer, Where tba Hiatal roll thru ugh tUp wilderni-ai elcar i Aad there the lona child of the foreit wilt go Aad hunt by the broad lkea the bruwa butlalo. AN EXHAUSTIVE DOCUMENT. , Kylirtown, July 18, 1875. Ala. Ei-itor : Having a liw uparu nioiiwiits tli in ovoniiifr, I tliiii;lit 1 would improve tlicin by xcribbling a few lines to inform .you. of times' uml tltiiia in this corner of tlio world. I liuvo until oti ti nt, conoHimiKlcnU iihii- ully try to "write up" their own neigh borhood, una freneriilly uttve Hoiiiethnig to liouxt of peculiar to their Inutility. Now, I presume this is all rijrht uml proper, uml not wifliinjr to appear did 1 wuut to brug little myself. Though we liuvo nomu gwul furms down here, and nliMgood furmera (the two are gen erally found together, if you notice), and though we mine tome tall corn, largo pumpkins, heavy noUttoos, and all"tii(.i,"yet theno ore nut the things of wuieli 1 would ut present speak. Jlut our chiuf productiim, and Unit in which we miMt priilo just now, U big School Directors. Now, Jlr. Editor, porliups you may begin to say, "Oh, 1 know all about School Directors, I've seen thcin lots of times." Hut hold oil a little. You may, it is truo, have scon tl.j arcraff? epcimpn mere conimonpliice men, such us you nmy moot ulmont anynhero but you never saw our Directors, nt least tho two I am going to toll ynn about ; anil when 1 sity big Kchuol Directors, do not understand me to meun over-grown men puysicitlly men whose avoirdu pois exceeds that of ordinary mortals but men of great minds, of giant In tellect and hcrculcnn mental power men, who by their own inherent strength of character and individual exertions have not only secured places ot honor and trot from their admiring tcllow-cttiEcns, but bav by a lew hold dashos brought their names from com parative obscurity prouinontly before the public nt leant in this section. Somo one lust winter, under tho namo of "Economist," gnvo your rend-, ers an Incident in tho public career of the then acting Director nt "Hickory Rottom," nnd it was thought by some that ho was tho "coming man," but he has been so mr outstripped in bislccble efforts and so completely eclipsed by tho grand deeds of his successor in office, that his name is no longer men tioned in that connection. It has been said that a century produces but ono f'reat man ; but this must be a mistake, localise hero we have nt least two in Morris township ono nt Kylortown nnd one nt Hickory Bottom and one is as great as tho other, and I believo greater. But I will endeavor now to givo you a short account of some of tho achievements ot theso heroic men recently, and you can judgo lor your self whether my remarks concerning litem liavo boon too eulogistic. Lnst winter tho good people ol Ryler- Uiwn determined to hnve a singing school. They accordingly secured a competent teacher nuil proceeded after, of course, getting the privilege of tho school house. All paused off smoothly until the closing of tho school recently, whon they wore a little surprized by a claim of tho vigilant Director at that place for tho use of the house, and ho succeeded in getting the sum of two dollars on that pica. Commend me to a vigilant public officer. Now, some envious lows might sny thief there was nothing very great nliout that: that any ornary Director conld do as much. lint J don t believe an ortlinary man would hnvo thought of it all, and I think he showed a sagacity possessed by hut few nnd a disposition to do his wholo duty, which thoso who would detract from his well-earned reputation might envy, illiouiu nothing great, it was only becnuso he lacked oppor tunity. It also harincncif that the noor souls down in Hickory Bottom must nccils learn to sing too, nnd, ns under those circumstances, they considered a singing school tho correct thing, thoy proecodcu aecomingiy. uno ol tlio rules of these schools required tho pay ment of an admission feo of ten cents by thoso who wero not melnlxirs of either class, Jow, tins rulo worked all right at Kylortown, from the met that (at evoryboily knows) they arc a kind of an ignorant set generally In this town and hardly acorn to know when their rights are infringed upon, or if they do, havo not tho courugo to resent tlio imposition, nut not so with the more intelligent, sturdy yeomanry of llickorv Bottom, among whom is tho noblo jiirortorot thut place. Here yon can "behold men who know their rights and dure maintain them , and to it was that a spirit of opposition to this iniquitous measure was engendered among the hotter informed classes, and niuny instances of sublime heroism aside from that of our beloved Director might bo cited. Tho prowess of ono young man in particular deserves special mention. 1 no const ol Ins father, the hope of his motbor, and the priilo of all his relations, he iHXMcssod in an ominent (legrco all tho qualifica tions ol a man, and would he considered good looking wero it nut for a certain lwigy nito in inn general nppcnrance. But parden this digression. I williot now stop to relate his wonderful ex ploits, and as I only wish at this time to writo of orrnf men, will leave bim fur the subject ot a future chapter, or lor those who nave amuniliou to wasto on small gnmo. Another featuro of theso schools. and one which plainly showed fio out rageous nnluro of thoir proceedings. was that all children under the ago of twelve were permitted to attend tree. Now, sir, I nsk should such things be allowod 7 Why, the children might Icam to sing better than the crown folks, and who would like to bo morti fied in that way? And just let uo say in this connection, that Mr. Greg ory, when down here last winter, made lata! mistake lie attended singing one sight, and being called on for a little speech, he commended this very thing aud spoke iu high turms of the advantages ot singing schools, and should ho he a candidate for ro-oloclion throe years hence ho will certainly lose at loast two votes from this dis trict ; becuuse It cannot bo supposed Unit men of brains could support liir olllco a mun who would advocate such doctrine Tho time drew near which was to prove that bur chivalrous Director was "tho right man in tho right place." But pormit Die to explain that previous to his inauguration (1 believo heliool JJI- rectors aro inaugurated, ain't they ? Oh yes, of course thoy are, how elso would they know when to begin to do things li lie, like a sklillul general, iu order to become aoqiiaiutou with tho weak points ot tlio onomy, attended singing a couplo of nights, and by pure sharpness laliull call it (though there ara some people mean euongh to in sinuate thut that it not the English of It), succeeded in retaining bis cuonshed ton conts, The eventful evening of June loth at length arrived, and a small but determined hand of frifif men might have boon teen stealthily form ing in lino in front of the school house nt Hickory Bottom, inside of which all unconcioas of impending danger, a law misguided though wull-iilcamiig persons of both sexes wero making night hidoous Willi their desperate, tut, of course, fruitions attempts to sing. .Mcnnwlnlo mo party outside, under the skillful leadership of our now thor oughly aroused Director, woro matur ing thoir plans, aud on tho door being opened to admit a scholar, thoy, by a preconcerted arrangamuut, made a rash forward, and over-powering the door keeper, gained the Interior ot tho build ing, where a scene of tho wildest con fusion ensued. The teacher had the audacity to request those sovereigns to comply with tho rules of thu class. nut this thoy vory properly rclusod to do, whilo the terrified class relusvd to sing a note as long as these intruders, ns they styled thorn, remained... When things hnd reached this stago, our manly Director arosti, and in a voice which went through his terror-stricken audience like a corn-cuttor going through arotten pumpkin,he demanded security. Security lor tho house was what ho wanted, or tho singing would havo to stop. Some short-sighted per sons ridiculed tho idea of security bo rn ir nnccssury ; but without it, 1 would liko to know what was to hinder tho rascally tenchor from takingthe house with him at the closo of tho school. His demand not being complied with, oiirsiigucious Director secured tho koy, us it bud fallen from tho door, aud, us tho demoralised school withdrew, he linked the floor, doubtless forever," ngainst all such pernicious practices, rtifortunalcly, the trustees of M. E. Church, at Sylvan (irovo, in a moment of weakness, guvo tho school permis sion to finish out the term in tho Church, and accordingly they, unsub dued, meet there once a week. Aow, 1 ask, has he not in this crown ing act covered himself with glory 7 Whore it Ethan Allen with his little Ticonderoga affair of a little over on hundred years ago 7 Where are the bright deeds of Washington and Jeflcr- soit 7 They aro nowhere in compari son ; and even Benedict Arnold, in tho most celebrated act of his life, did nothing but what our devoted Director would havo done, it similar situated. Stern in his devotion to principlo, ho performed feats which lew would care to mutate, and marched boldly lorward in tho face of almost certain d isgrace. A good many are jcaloui ol his reputa tion and conseoucntlv snoak in dispar aging terms of his achievements, and even among' his relatives can thoso be loiinu who would thus sock to pluck tho laurels from his brow. But it is a Bible truth, that a man need not expect honor duo in his own country and among his own peoplo, and, thorcforo, I am determined to spread his fume to other lands ; and as yourvaluablc paper is circulated almost everywhere, I beg the privilege of a small snaco in its columns, and in some tar off, but civilised country, like India or Africa, I can, in imagination, behold Bomo dusky chieftain in his nativo jangle, eagerly scanning tho well-filled columns ol tho Clearfield Kepdulican, in search of news from this benighted region ; and his eye rests upon theso lines, methinks 1 seo his luce light up with unwonted brilliancy, and he re joices to becotno acquainted through tho medium of tho press with ono, who though differing perhaps in outward appearance, yet in principle is a man slier his own heart, and in this) incom plete description of one of our great men will doubtless recognise a kindred spirit. But it is chiefly for tho encour agement of the young that I would write, and if I can but stimulate a sin gle youth to acts of bravery, similar to those described, my object will be ac complished. Hoys of Clearfield county, take couragol Tho way is marked out, and tho .oxainplo is bet'oro yon. Head, reflect and act. You can all be ho-ro(wdy)s, if you hut think so and I take leave of this subject with a painful fueling of having signally failed in doing those two men justice, but I hope that our Agricultural Society, at Clearfield, will not bo backward iu the performance of duty this coming full. Let two leather medals be prepared and some appropriate device thereon, to the end that these illustrious men may be suitably rewarded. oil, times ara bard and nionov scarce in this "nock-'o-woods." With tho panic, (i rant's administration, and tho potato bugs, tho farmers are having a sovero time of it ilowover, 1 think we'll get through. Industry and econo my will euro tho tunos, I'sns green is a dead-shot for the bugs, and ballots will do tho business lor Grant next year, 1 don t suppose bo could bo In duced to take fans green at least, not in wafer as tho bugs do, They sny he is shy of water. 1 our, truly, r AIR "LAY. No Rose without Tnosst. Things are protly well matched in this world. so mr as taking comfort goes, and we ticgin to noiicve that bigh and low, all have their tribulations. Fishes are hooked, worms are trodden on, birds are fired at, and worry is everywhere. roor men s wives worry because the bread won't rise, or the pane of glass is mended with putty, or'they can't afford to hire help, Kich men's wives worry hecsnso the proscrvo dish is not of the latest pattern, or because some body onus out now a party dress is trimmed borore the party happens or some grandee's will) overlooks them, or because their help sauces 'cm, breaks up tea sets, spoils dinners, gets drnnk, and cuts tin aheets into underclothes. Causes vnrr, bnt worry avenue the same. The scale of miles Is different on different maps, bnt placet remain just to far apart and so do'humanity ana content. To grow an to the skies we mnst be planted low In tlie dust. : . v .tii . :. . i .. . - i; 1 ' 'Vi ; .j , ..... ; , ,,,. !.. M.m ft nan vn n t. n a 41 a a uklgjaX.ii CHJuyjiii )',' 1 In Kitsturn l'lttnilers, of a hundred acres of hind, seventy-two are sown with cereals and plants Uxu.l in lituiiii- liiotiircs; twenty-eight with roots and forage j hut lt this must , be added tliirty-ono acres of nftcr-ciup, which gives slxty-nino as aH'onling exoclleiil food for catllej superior to common meadows, and which explains how poor land ran pay a rent of fivo pounds tin acre. Tho second sowing consists of turnips and sjiergiiltt ultur colin, flax, and early potatoes; nnd the carrot, which Is sown in spring with the pro- coding crops, and carefully hoed after they nnvo been titliun away. ' The clovers havo occupied tho ground dur ing the winter, leaving it clear for April sowing ; and thu giant cuhbago develops during Hit cold season, mak ing a stem six .feet high, und giving abundant and excellent leaves for milch cows. Culture thus pushed to the ex treme necessarily requires sonic capital, and it is reckoned thut, through n sys tem of rigorous parsimony ami saving, dotiblo the sum per ncro is used in Bel gium to that employed in England, aud two-thirds more in tho best larms. In this way tho most dense population in Kuropo run subsist on a soil so little favored by nature. Turning to ono of tho most fertile, parts of Belgium, nil, as has been said, is charming overy road Is bordered with trees; not a rise in tho ground is socn; all is calm, uniform, and presents an imago of quiet comtort and pence. r.acli house Is detached, and surrounded with large apple-orchards, hedged in by box, holly, or hawthorn, whero the cows aro brought to feed every mora ing nnd evening. It is of one story only, and that shed, containing four rooms the ursl lor meals, the second for tho dairy and preparing the food for cuttle, the others for slccping-rooms. Tho old .fashioned ouk furniture is a model of brightness ; tin nnd copper utonsils shine on tho walls, which are whitewashed. Tho garden is gay with wull flowers, dahlias, and hydrangeas, tho nonstcf Mowers which aro to be shown at Ghent. Outside, even-thing is in its place ; nothing spoils tho greensward I the ditch und uianurehcap aro banished ; tho latter It always under tho root ol tho Btahle or eow-slicd. In this Bland five or six largo cows, theconsUint rare in tho farmers wile, who gives them nbiindance of green meat in summer with straw, hay, and a kind of warm soup, mixed with carrots, turnips, or, ryo in wiuter. Thanks to this nour ishment, and tho constunt rest they en joy, tho animals givo from flltccn to twenty-five quarts ol milk daily. I he tools nro simple, but of first-rato con struction ; tho plow is light, drawn by ono horse, and with case, rupidily, aud regularity. The harrows' are of vari ous kinds, triangular, rectangular, or a parallelogram ; nut tho special tool with which tho Fleming has fertilized sands, dried up marshes, and forced 1 I. . I. - i ,1 I.. rri. iwck me ecu, ia uiu snuuu. x uw pro verb on tho bauks if tho Scheldt is. Tho spado is a gold mino to tho peas ant ;" and different kinds are mudo for light or heavy soil. The Melds aro mostly square, nnd rarely contain mnro than an aero ; the ground is curved symmetrically, tho centre being tho highest, so that tho water drains down equally in an di rections. Round the fluid, and a foot lowor, extends a strip of grass, three or four yards wide ; still lower a hedge of elders is planted, which Is cut overy seven years; and finally, the plot is surrounded by a ditch, Vordcrod w ith tree of largo growth. Thus, each pioce furnishes rich grass, firewood evory seven years, and timber for build ing overy thirty years. Tho plow is generally UBcd ; hut overy seven years tho sub-soil is turned to the top by the spado, and thus it acquires a depth un known to all but tho gardeners ; tha principal object boing to produce flux and butter, not cereals. Tho best farmers novor sell their corn, but allow their cattlo to constimo it. Unhappily tho farm luborcr there, as olsuwhore, does not enjoy much com fort ; working barder than tho most men, ho is tho worst fed. Rye bread, potatoes, Deans, tiiitlermilk, without meat or bucon, ia tho usual lure- Chicory tho constant drink ; beer re served lor Sundays and lair-days, flu wagot vary from tenpenco to a shilling, anil ho could novor livo ution it did not all the members ol his family work without ocasing. When tho day's work is ended, often by moonlight, the father cultivates bis small field; his wife and daughters tako un the noorlv paid laco-work, instead of tho old spin ning wheel, which ileum has super- seeded ; and his sons, when their tlcld- work is dono, bring tip rabbits for tho London mnrket. Their little hands pick up ever tuft of herbage on tho roadside, and open up a lurgo trade of exportation not to ba dospisud. From Oslend alone there como to us 1,200, 000 rabbits every year; theso are skinned aud cleaned in Belgium, whero tho skin is used tor the making ol huts. i ot, though their life is hard, the towns do not attract the rural population. Habit and lumicy traditions bind them tothonlow: while ovcrv nino veara. at the rcnowul of their b ase, tho rais ing or the rent fills them with anxiety nnd poisons their existence. It makes them distrust all thoso who aro mak ing inquiry on the Elate ol agriculture, and dissiniulalo as to tho fertility of thoir land, and tho produco they ob tain from It. Western Flanders is orossetl by a strip of land which is particularly dif ficult of cultivation ; until lately it was scarcely inhabited, and covorcd with low brushwood and marshy besth. The reindeer moss onvcloticd tho trees with a layer ts of white ashes ubnud nnce of torus and moss grow, and the sickly apjiearance of other plants gave the country a sterile appeurauco. ilul by meant of the pine trout this land has also become valuable. About ilU,- 000 young trees are planted on an acre; at tuo end of seven rears theso are thinned and sold for firewood ; this is repeated every two years until tho trees are twenty yoars old, when they negin to cut tnoni into poles tor the hop; at twenty-five years thoy pro duce props fur minus; at thirty, wood tor buildings, and at forty tho acre will still have a thousand trout, worth throe or four shillings each, tho wholo pay ing very fairly for tho expenses. A few families settle on the Biot to carry on tho work ; lliry tako a lease ol a corner or innu at a vory low rent, and husband and wife set to work ana build a cabin which they can cull their own. Tho next savings are spent on a goat and a few rabbits, then thoy bring up a calf on tho grass which grows in the wood ; when at last they possess a cow, they are saved from poverty. The milk is made into bnttor; the manure enriches thoir land ; a little capital accumulates, and in a few years the laborer becomes a small farmer ; by degrees the small population In creases, the land is conquered by mill !, i. ..it valion, tho Owner has spent littlo tie- sides tha wages, . . I he laborer Is as sured of hit plot lor thirty years, and willingly spends Ins lime, upon It i Here doubtless, under adverse circiim bIuiiccs, it living is made, by n liuuily but what kind , of living? Xot what any ordinary English artisan, realising thu comforts procurable by a wage of a pound to thirty shillings a week, would be inoliued to nut an with, ic Tho two products which grow the bust on poor land aro ryo and potatoes, und they form tho food of moat of the rural claxses iu Beleium. It has boon remarked that tlio Gennuiiio races havo t predilection for rye, und it bears a bettor crop than wheat and the straw is much used flip rooting tho cabins. Barley gives also a larger rottira than in Euglund ; and potatoes, though so iincortuiii, owing to the disease, are the favorite food of , the Floating buck wheat is also a precious plant, becaase it requires little tillago; and when the Iiotutoes fail at tho end of July, it can o immediately sown, and coming up as leaves die, stifle the weeds and gives a good second crop. Flux is more cultivated than ever, as Franco nnd England buy all the finest quality ready spun. Each liirmer also grows the tobacco tor his own use; while near Commutes and Worvirq it is cul tivated on a large scale, and acquires a powerful flavor much" appreciated in America. (Jluimbeit Journal. EXCITEMENT A HIXEASK OE fOClETY. ! In a recent conversation with a Gor man friend upon the stuto of modern society, ho made tho following -very forcible remark : ' Excitement is dis caso. Man does not need it. Ho ought not to have it. What a healthy mind most craves is placidity ; to do its work in perfect calm, without uny stimulus except that atl'orded by poi-lect bodily health. -Vlind nnd body healthy cueli will givo all the stimulus the oth er needs without resort to artificial means." There is so much meaning in this that it will bear considerable amplification. Mental dissipation and physical dehuuehery, are alike disas trous in their effects; alike breed a fierce apatite for mora, an appetite that will not be appeased except by deeper and deeper draughts, which finally ruin body, mind, and soul. The tnste for mental cxcituinent now prevalent, through all classes of society, is strongly evinced in tho theatrical perton..:;?., the prominent literature of tho times, the morbid taste of sen sational displays, involving danger to human life, the detailed accounts of crimes and executions demanded of tho press by the public, and tho general personal uneasiness to be observed when people having nothing in par ticular to do. Few peoplo, compara tively, can sit down and content them selves in quiot thought A philoso phical work would reduce them to the last stages of mental exhaustion. A discussion upon any solid topio is in effably wearying. Their mental no tions are, so to speak, shaky and un certain till they havo had their intel lectual grog. This slate of things is so wide spread that wo ara justified in culling it a dit easo of modern socioty. Its symptoms are exotio suicides, speculative munius, gambling, cnibeszlumeut, and crimes of a moro heinous typo. What is tho remedy? Thnt is a question easily asked, but terribly hard to answer. Religion, legislative enactments, social fihilosophy nil seem powerless to el' eet a cure. Wo aro sometimes dis posed to think that the only way is to lot the disease run its course, like small pox, producing its unsightly eruption, until tho poison eliminates itself from the hotly politic. Society, as at pres ent orgauized, may dio of the disease, or poradvonturo it may snrvivo to en joy bettor health afterwards. I ho social scienco conventions do not seem to get at the root of tho mat ter at all. They persist in isolating singlo symptoms, nnd looking upon tnem ns mo disease iiseii. uno mem ber will tell you that tho inordinate iovo of wealth is the matter, taking for a text tho familiar but utterly false maxim, "The Iovo of money is the root of all evil," nnd propose to enact laws that shsll prohibit tho accumulation of1 giant loriunes. Another assigns the evils of society to drunkenness, and so on. Ihoso things nro results, not causes. We do not nrofess ability to nre- scribo a cure for the universal malady of the ago. It will require the solwr study of philosophers for years to come; out oi one thing we leel very certain. namely: that all systems of ethics which place faith in the emotional na ture ot mankind, only substitute one form of excitement liir another, without even approximating a ctiro. Pen and How. JamitsoN's MsRsiAoa LictNsa fioND. The clerk of Charles County, Virginia, has recently forwarded tho marriage license bond of Thomas Jef ferson to the Virginia State Library for safe keeping. It reads thus: Know nil men hy these presents that wo, Thomas Jefferson and Francis I'.niies, aro held and firmly bound unto our sovereign lord, tho King, his heirs, and successors, in tho sum of 30 cur rent money of Virginia, to tho paintonl ol which, well and truly to bo made. we bind otiinolves jointly and sovcrallv our joint nnd several heirs, cxocuUrts. and administrators. In witness whereof- we have hereto set our hands and seal this twenty-third day of Decem ber, ono thousand seven hundred and seventy-one. iuo condition of tho nhove obliga tion is such that if tlic.ro he no lawful cause to obstruct a marriage intended to be had and solemnised between the shovo bound Thomas Jefferson and Martha Skelton, of the County of Charles City, widow, lor which a license is desired, then this obligation is to be null and void ; othorwise to remain - in lull lorce. THOMAS JEFFERSON, FRANCIS EPl'KS. Indorsed on back : "Jefferson to the King. Bond of Marriage License" Mori Aruf.bs, In 1819 Harmon Jones, with filloen or twenty citisens of Now Orlcnns, started for California in scorch of gold. The vessel they sailed In has never been heard from. Recently, howevor, Mrs. Jones's atten tion was called to an account In an English paper of the discovery of an unknown island in the Pacific. In the list of persons found there wst the nam of Harmon Jones, from New Or leans. The men refused to leave the island, saying that Ihe old family ties were pronamy urnken, and they did not propose to furnish a whole boat load ol new Knock Aniens.' Bear and blame not what yoa ran not change. Marshal Baiaine it living in London :c;. ,a ;.v :!..,:,; ..j .,:.;. i ., u...i .i,n .mil i: TOMATOES. AH A FA&M..CR0P. ' Within iho memory of many, to matoes were almost unknown. ' A lew were grown in ganlensas an ornament iintlur tho nanw of , "Iovo apples," but scarcely anybody thought tuo lruil til to cat.. Almost, every ixsiy uas nuu their time learning to liko tomatoes, but the vogetublo has fuirly fought its way to popular Avar, as is seen In the fact that a aiajority of young children, ol the present day like '.oraatoet the first time of eating them. Now thou sands of acres are grown for' mnrket around all our largo cities, and a few Slant are-found in most tanner's gaa ons. Large establishments aro en gaged for weeks canning tomatoes for winter use..- The price paid by these establishments is usually low ; bat they tako the surplus of the crop. aP.or prioes for th eau-liewt have .declined. ju.v li nuuguLuwr tuo vmi, in i-ui-iui- ly profitable, even on high priced lands near cities where it Is usually grown. It will bear transportation some dis tanco with careful handling, and it a crop which many laruters might froHtahly cultivate on a smnll scale, t does not demand very rich ground, nor as a field crop any better care than should be given to com or potatoes. A larircr averniro yield can be trot in tomatoes than in potatoes, aud the average price ht generally higher. Tho richer tho ground the largor tho crop ; but it is also a little later aud the price lowor. A two-year-old clover sod, well plowed under in May, is rich cuotigh lor a field crop, if alittle well rotted stahlo manure is put under each hill at planting time. There is no noed of greater expense in alter cnltnro than tor iotatoes, excepting for harvesting and marketing. Tomatoes are taken to market in baskets instead of iu bulk, and hence less can bo carried in a wagon load than of potatoes. The plants should be started curly in a hot bed and transplant at least e, twice would be better, before putting into open ground. This trans planting is important to secure a stocky growth, and induces curly fruit fulness. The transplanting also causes numerous fine roots, which save the plant from injury nt tho time when set into tue ojien neiu, auu wueu rupiu, vigorous growth is most important. A rooted "stubby" plant, twico trans planted, is well worth a dor.cn Uiat has grown up without moving in tho seed bed. If no better way is feasible, clip the tops and shorten the roots, as they grow, by passing a knife between the rows, this will servo nearly as good a purpose as the first transplanting, which must bo done very carefully to avoid loss. It is not worth whilo to sot in the open field until the ground has become quite warm in this lati tude from the 6th to the l&lh of June. Huthuwar' Excelsior and Eailv Smooth Red are reliable sorts for field cultivation. For very early, Hubbard's Curled Leaf it best, but it is a light cropper, and the very early market is soon tilled. Any ono attempting to fjrow tomatoes by the acre will be ikely to got fancy prices for only a very few as extra early. There is generally a better later niarket -to ward the last of the season, aud for this there is no suiorior to tho Trophy. It is smooth, fino fleshed and pnxluo- ttve. Both tho Trophy and llatha way'B Excelsior require richer soil than the Smooth Red, and they are also moro productive Grown as a field crop, tomatoes, with fair cultivation, will yield from 300 to 600 bushels per aero. Tho psioe varies so widely that no reliable cstitnato can be mado of tho product, but any ono knowing tho usual price in this vicinity, can readily judge whether it would prove a paying one. 1 know that generally market gardeners have made much larger profits from tomatoes than most farmers are forced to bo content with for their usual farm crops. Cbr. Country GmtUman. ARCTIC MOSQUITOES. In a work recently published in London "Tho Land oi tho North Wind; or, Travels among tho Lap landers and tho Samoyedos" the author, Edward Roe. givo the follow ing account ol tho Arctic mosquitoes, which almost makes us content with our own: "The one hitler drop in onr cup of Joy was the monstrous but inseparable curse of Arctic summor lifo tho mos quito. He abounded, flourished, lux uriated, surpassed himself, out-mos- uitocd oimsell, on the Jvulot river. Vo wore at his mercy ; our veils, gauntlets, kandkorohiofa, flapper, all wore a vanity and vexutiou. To kill wa wanton, for to destroy sufficient was impossible. We had foreseen all this, and had even thought of taking, among other things, a woodpecker lrom boino with ns to protect our lace while wo slept; but ono woodpecker would have been a solemn mockery ; w should have wanted a fresh wood pecker every fire minutes. I suppose these were tlio historical flies sent to punish the disobetliont, obstinate Egyptians ; thoy came forth in order, and after three grievous plague the corruption ol the waters, the multitude of Oogs, and tho swarm of lico had entirely fuiled. ' , i "Vie are Incoming connoisseurs in mosquitoes ; w watched them traverse our veils like figures oa slide In a magic lantern. There is the yellow striied Vampire mosquito, with a triplo fang to his proboscis; thore is tho brown, hump-back or camel mosquito, with legs ot gossamer, who appoar to our vindictive eye to bo from two to three Inches in length ; finally, thore is the scorpion-mosquito, very search ing and business-like. We disliko hiui greatly, for he waste no time. We now now that leather is a hollow de lusion, and armor plato gauntlets are alone of avail. Sometimes a mosquito come and kills himself hy (queuing between our finger and thumb, sometime by flying against my flapper. There are mo ments, but so rare and delicious thut 1 almost tremble to describe thorn, whon we find a mosquito who ha anchored himself br the nnmoscia in our gloves and we watched th expression of Darned Hatred in his countenance with which he watcboa the approach of the avenging finger. O th peaceful, bliss ful enjoyment of that moment Some times we watch him, in hi anxious, harried efforts to pierce th glovo he knows that time is all he need stand ing upon his- fore-legs flourishing in the air, whilo be bores away diligently through the thick loatborin hia wicked thirst mr blood. Homotimo in our frensy we eninar a mosquito and get up and trample on bi head. We ask oarselve 1 hoar past endurance why the law of nature should be reversed, and Van, th lord of creation, become the prey of savage creatare. W hv formed a grave if Impiout resolu tion : we will take a mosquito by strat agem, pinion hint, and, with the help of a burning glass, offer him in Mcrt- flc to tba Mtdaigbt Sun." '-.7 , W.t .W ' . m.'A ; rl.V ' I'"'- ' M ' ' "'"l '"' r Jfl . I fill. THE AMERICANS IN CENTRAL .wf4'JfCi.ii-.liisi'i "The Americans serving' under tlie Khetlive of Egypt in Central Africa are eiigftgiHl iu a twofold undertaking, llw soiuntitio xploratiou of tbe Nile busins and tho conquest of the equa torial tribes, , This double enterprise has already proved 'substantially suc cessful, notwithstanding tho obatoclcs which iuiiedo tha Alrican adventurer beyond tho Nubian desert.' " "- ' Along the banks ol the Whit Niio, many points hare been astronomically determined which will scire as fixed data for triangulutlon. . Iu Act, all the base DtxMsieary Inr accurate carto graphy hare been obtained by Gen. Goruon'sofHcers,and have been forward ed to Gen. Stone, who is thr. Khedive' chief of staff, and in effect the War Minister of Egypt. Tho area thus ex plored and mapped embraces th vol ley of tlio main Nile and the outlying territory eastward to tho Bod Sea and westward to the kingdom of Wodai. (southward ol the Ureal liend of the Nile begins the cotton region of tho Soudan, extending toward the equator, ami covoringn area three times the six of France ; and still beyond lies the land ol Ivor' and the slave trade, with nuuiorous isolated kingdoms, which mnst ultimately he annexed to tho dominion of tho Khedive. Tbo material resources of this region are very great The soil ta of unsurpassed richness, and labor lor its cultivation would bo sufficiently abundant aflor tho conquest of tho tribes along the banks of tho Whilo Nile, of whom, though largo numbers formerly became the prey of the slave traders, it is esti mated that 0,000,000 are" remaining. ' Thit immense region is not alone to be explored, but to be conquered, the purpose being plainly to lound a great African autocracy, an empire the staple product ol winch shall be cotton, tbo social institution of which shall bo polygamy, and whoso law and policy shall be concentrated in the pin-tonal will ot its ruler. 1 be ohaiices ol com plete Btioccas are groat. No othor power has any interest iu that part of A mra, not even 1 nrkey herself. II ar asxed, therefore, by no diplomatie in terference, restricted by no Legislature, too stubborn to pormit the existence ot a council of Ministers, nnd with suffi cient breadth and ability to dispense with advice, Ismail Pasha is likely to realise hia great ambition, ilis resour ces ara fat annual crops, enormous personal wealth, an Euroneau educa tion, tireless industry, skill in knowing und great dexterity in handling men. Of course, thore is a dark side to his character. Uo it a wanton profligate. To win lbs smile of the late Empress of tlie French, he caused ono of his chief favorites to bo married to a no- fress, that Eugenie might witness tho lobammedan ceremony. His gift of diamonds to Gon. Sherman' daughter was simply a well put bnbo to touch tho grosser sensibilities of tho Ameri can people. Money is hischief weapon, aisoursoa olten at tho expense or tum-ino-stricken provinces, and great masses ol population Buffering from all kinds of oppression. lie is, however, in goon condition for executing his designs, ilis finances aro prosperous ; hi American and Eng lish subordinates have shown them selves to bo competent explorers, en gineers, and territorial governors ; and he deserves and -will have, notwith-j standing his many faults; the encour agement of tbo civilized world. Hi schemes of conquest cannot fail to have a good result. They will load to the development of an immenso territory, and bring a barbarous population of many millions in contact with influ ences moro or less civilixtng. A'ctr j or oun. Nxolectkd Csllars. It is not prob able that tb amount of sick noes bred in cellars can ever be accurately esti mated, but there is no doubt that many mysterious coses of typhoid and scarlet fevers, rheumatism anil ague, may be correctly traced to th malari ous effluvia emanating from these neg lected corners. Old boxes, bins, and barrels, which have oontained vegeta ble matter, meat, fish, etc., need thor ough overhauling, because when stand ing in a dark corner thoy look empty, and there may be enough poison lull slicking on the sides and bottom to af fect the health of tho household. The work of cleansing is often left to tho women and lioy of the family. A man had much better leave hi work a day, to make thorough examina tion and purification of tho cellar, than to bo andtity anxious about getting in hit crops iu extra season. After all gnrbago is carried out, let tho ceilings and wall be faithfully hruslied with un old broom'; and If this is dono once a month, the atmosphere will he all the sweeter. Use plenty of lime, and in dry weather keep tho doors and win dows open a part of evory day. Old tin and wooden ware should not bo al lowed to stand year alter year upon tho collar shelves. If it is not fit to be used, throw it away. Manufacturer and liuildtr. Domxstio KcortoMT.-'ofToo should nover be roasted darker than a rich chestnut brown, When the color ap- S roaches to black it gives a burned, dry uvor to the infusion. Two ounces of common tobacco boiled in a gallon of water is used by .the Chatham street dealers to renovate old clothes. The stuff is rubbed on with stiff brush. The goods are nicely cleaned, and strange to odd, no l.,l..n .n,.ll nn..,;,.. Do not throw away your rihlsuns be- ..nM ll,.v m milml W..I. 1 Iimm in I a tuds made of fine toilet soap and cold I water, sqtiectiug them quickly through. I Then . iron them bctwocn two cloths, I ilh an iron not too hot. , Nover put a particlo of soap about, . .11 tr . :.- I Jlsir Biiivr li j mnu ... ivuiiii im original lustre. When it wants polish take a piece af soft leather and whiten ing and rub hard. Tho proprietor of j ono ol the oldest silver establishments in tbo city nt Philadelphia sny that housekeepers ruin their silver by wash ing it in soapsuds, si it makoa it look like powtor. 1 he proper way to live ta to nave no theory of food, bnt to eat moder ately, bav variety on the table, and pursue tho oourse of s quiet gentleman who believe the pleasures of the table are among the lowest if abused. Tho Postmaster-General said at the i.. ,.:.. i... ii,nri..n.k..Arrn-. merce. just held : "I have had occa- ... .. .1.. 1C V 1. r-:. .. I, 1 UBinuui..,Tii vj uiv viinjiuvi hi VUUI' .,,.. w m iub .,d. iuik viLy X unt- ofllco send out 259,000 lettors in a day representing to the department over WDiun i preside u per cent, ol all tbo newspaper postogo of this country, paying as it docs 182,000 againtt Chi cago's 118.000." Boston's 116.000. and Philadelphia's 112,000; representing a city that furnishes to the department overVrhicb I preside, 88 ton every day in letters and newspapers, excrattr oi nercoanais. t FAMILY FESTIVALS, i i? ,.. (V-L-it f , - 'It is qnite clcnr" Hint wo Americana get far leaa enjoyment out of Ufa tban we might. V still suffer from tha effects of. our l'nrilnuicul origin, and although sm-titiiy bat e abandoned the tltcury that pleasure Is necessarily a In, we still cling to the practice ot esulicwlng it Wo iay sot insist, aa w once did, upon obedience to tba cltr. .nub oonintaiiilinont -1 lion shall hit ent uiince-piu," added by the Praia God HaroiioiM to the Decalnguo but wc touch the once forbidden pastry, or indulge in the innocent pleasure of which It is bero takon as tho symbol, loo rarely and ' seldom without fear and trembling. ,., .,, , , ro eowtetit with 'erasing from the calendar all tlie saints' days and holy foost and festivals which were so many pleasant and wholesome reminders that man was not made lot work alone, wa have reduced our national holiday to two or three In the year at the utmost. The bite war, with its many day of glory, lias not apparently led an a sin gle one for a perpetual anniversary of celebration. ' As for family fostival they seem to be in a fair way of being abolished , altogether. This we think an imprudent concession to tho drudg ery ollil's. .m" - ' , We might learn a useful and charm ing lesson from our foreign friends, and especially from the Germans, These contrive to make their borne constant tcenesof cheerfulness. Every domostic event is turned by them Into an ore. lion of joyous demonstration. Tha celebration of the baptisms and -chris tenings, oirthuays, ana silver ana gol den weddings, and otbor family events, makes life in. Germany a perpetual holiday. This docs not, as some might ttisiicct, render the German on idle, devil-may-care porson. His prominence in every country as a man of industry, enterprise, and thrift proves the con trary. This exuberance of domestic joy sorres rather to lubricate hi ener gies, and render bim capable of .bear ing the rub of life without wear and tear. It is surprising also how much hearty enjoyment the Germans manage to get for a small expenditure of money. These family festivals are made up of very few articles purchased in shop or market, but ot a great deal ot senti ment of bomo tiroduclion. A boauet ot flowers, a cake, a toy, or a trinket, w an Hint costs money, the rest Is gen erously supplied by affection and good nature. What time may be thought hy our parsimonious calculators wasted in theso home festivals should be rather estimated as gained. The strength ;tiven to tho aomostio affections, and tho positive increase ol social happiness by this practice of cultivating the in nocent pleasures of home, aro sufficient to commend it. Apart, however, from these, it has tlie further advantage of indirectly' economising time. The spirit nro refreshed by these periodical intermissions from work, and the mind and body so invigorated that they more toan make up, ny increased will ingness and capacity for labor, for all the timo spent in theso innocent and wholesome family festivals. A Forja Thousand Dollab Mis- takk. A Parisian, more noted for his avarice than for fidelity to his wife, was dnving toe other day with an ac tress to whom he is particularly de voted, when, in order to put on her gloves, she was obliged to take off four rings, worth at loast 14,000. As she bad no pocket in her dress she intrusted the rings to ber escort, who put them carolossly in bis pockets. After the performance at the theatre was over our friond returned homo, and enter ing his wife's room, without thinking, emptied his pockets, placing their con tents on the marblo mantel. The glit tering jewels immediately caught the conjugal eye, and trouble was immi nent, whon the gentleman said : "My dear, business has prospered to-day, These four rings are a prosont for you." Distrust vanished, and joy toot its place. At daybreak a messenger came from the actress to reclaim tie rings. He wo immediately tent away, and at noon tbo avaricious victim explained to the actress, and was obliged to pay hor 14,000 in bank notes for the jewels. As tor bis wifo she now never wearies of eulogising hor buBbond, and while showing the rings to ber frionds ex claims : "Thoy say that he ia avarici ous; it Is a calumny, for look at these." On the Sunday following his capture of Ticonderoga, Alien attended, divine worship in the little meeting house at Bennington, Vt Tho clegyman, who was as devout as he was loyal, took oc casion, during the long prayer that preoedod hia sermon, to give all tha glory of the exploit to th God of Bat tles. Allen's notion of the share which Providence had in tho matter did not exactly agree with bis pastor's. Ho held his peace for some time, but final ly, overcomo by a passing impulse, arose in his scat and oalled : "Parson Dewey) Please mention the fact that Ethan AUtn tvu therr " A cubic inch of gold ia worth ono hundred and forty -six dollars; a cubic foot, two hundred and fifty-two thous and two hundred and eighty-eight dollars ; a cubic yard, six million eight hundred and seventy-six dollars. Tbo quantity of gold now in existence is estimated to bo throo thousand mil lions of dollars, which, welded in one moss, could be contained in a cube of twcnly-three foot People who brood ovor thoir sor rows ore usually successful in batch ing a numerous family, and those who nnrso their wrath to koep it warm are sure of a comfortable temperature of Indignation. A woman should never consent to b ntariod secretly. She should dis trust a man who bus any reason to shroud in darkness the act which in his own estimation should be the crowning glory of hit life. Tho man who talks everlastingly and promiscuously, who seems to have an oxhattstless magazine of sound, crowds so many words into hi thoughts that he always obscures and frequently conceals them. An elevated purposo ia a good and ennobling thing, hut we cannot begin at the top of it. We mnst work ap to it hy the often difficult pain of daily duty f daily duty alwaya carefully performed. Mra. Woodbul! declare that aba Wri lew ber nwn nrlitirinlw Thin smtiet be exceedingly gratifying to those who iibvw uwii Buspeciea oi writing mem for ber. Gratitude is like tho good faith of traders it maintains commerce ; and we often pay, not because it I just to discharge our debts, but that we may more readily find people to treat no. Among tho prominent visitor at the Wbiu Sulphur Spring, Va. are General Joe Johnston, General P. O. T. Beauregard and General J. B. Gor don. Politic ore abjured by the party. Enemies spring up everywhere of tueiir uwn awconi. r neuua arw remrwu in the affections, and cease to be lock aa soon aa they are removed from th conservators of th heart. The law of th pleasure In having done anything Sir another I that the one almost immediately forgrta hartag given, and tb other remevbert step. nolly having received. A word unspoken I a rword in the) scabbard ; a word uttered a a fnHI in another'! hand.
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