lemistomn oajcttc. Vol XXXV— Whole !\'o 1831. Rates of Advertising. One square, 18 lines, 2 squares, 6 mos. 45.00 I time 50 " 1 y ear gQQ ~ tunes T5 A column, 3 inos. 6.00 V" J " <> " 10.00 1 " 1 >' ear 15 00 J 2.;0 1 column, 3 mos. 10.00 1. i 1™ " 6 " 1500 1 year 6.00 " 1 year 25.00 2 squares, 3 times 2.00 Notices before mar " 3 mos. 3.50 riages, &c. sl2. Communications recommending persons for office, must be paid in advance at the rate of 2d cents per square. W. II- IRWIN, ATTORNEY AT LA IE, TJTAS resumed the practice ofhis profession X A in tins and the adjoining counties. Office in Alain street, Lewistown, opposite to the Town Hall. Jan. 20, 1948—tf. Wo <270 Attorney at La w, ILL attend promptly to business entrust- T v ed to his care in this and adjoining counties. Office one door West of the Post Office. - my 27—ly MAGISTRATE S OFTICE CHRISTIAN! HOOVER, Justice oU the PeaCe, CAN be found at his office, in the room re cently occupied by Esquire Kulp. where he will attend to all business entrusted to his care with the greatest care and despatch. Lewistown, July 1, 1649—tf. M. MONTGOMERY) Boot A Shoe Tlaiiufactiirer, MARUET STREET LEWISTOWN. CONTINUES to manufacture, to order, every description of BOt >TS AND SHOES, on the most reasonable terms.— Having competent workmen in his employ and using good slock, his customers, aa weli as all others, may rely upon getting a good article, well made and neatly fin), hed. January 22,1849 —tf. Better Bite than Gum it. Denttstrg. DR. S. F. GREEN, has again resumed j the practice of his profession. He will I be happy to wait upon all who desire hie pro- ! fessional services. He may be found at the drug store of GREEN continue to manufacture, at their old aland, at Marion furnace, near Perrysville, in Armagh town l"ip, Mifflin county, their superior 11 or at* Power ami l-rain Th resliers. Their horse power, &c., has 60 long stood { he test, that it would seem needless lo add their recommendation. It is an improvement on the much esteemed Burrel Ar Milton plan, *nd has the merit of accomplishing a great deal f work wi'h less power and labor than any f'ber now in use. A trial will not fail to give rauefactioa. We also continue the manufac ture of PLOUGHS, of all patterns, and will Egree to warrant satisfaction to the purchaser is '-very instance, or the article may be re turned, and no charge will be made. (/"trßepairing will be done promptly, and cjTMjn reasonable terms. Grain of all kinds *"• lie received in exchange for work —also f orwm, and old metal, if delivered at the shop. SHIRES & BAKGER. Marion Furnace, March 31, 1949—'2 m. ! HI up,i m YlfE have always on hand a fine stock o. * the following articles, which we are to sell Wholesale, at a small advance ''' - ,l y rates, having been "ice// boughtpur ' -ating aimort strictly for CASH; *->ruge, Patent Medicines, Glass, Oil, AIC. 1 T"Ce; Coffee, Sugar, Tea, tkc. and Segars, Fish and Salt , and a most every article in Hardware ' *'!,] Tv-ware; Candies, Nuts, Ate. -'thin #n< j Cordage •d kinds of Paper. and Blank Booka 't4iag Stovrt ; Hata and Caps; Matches. F. J. HOFFMAN. March 31, 1810. ILIIWIIST?©W33S iTOOTTPfIfITSff IP^ 3 i tinges. Hinges. BARN Door and Garden Gate Hinges, with an assortment of all kinds of loose and last Joint Butts. mas-4t. F. G. FRANCISCUS. Shoemakers' Brushes, BRISTLES, Longstiek, Patent Awl Hafts, Rubbers, &.C., best assortment of all kinds of Shoe Findings and Shoe Kitts, for sale at mas-4i. F. G. FRANCISCI'S'S Brass and Silver Harness M 011111- ing, \7"ERY low this season—B or 10 different styles can be had at mas-4t. F. G. FR ANCISCUS'S. Timens AL .Sons' Shoe Pincers, FROM 00 to 5, hammered Cast Steel Shoo Hammers, from 1 to 4; Shoe Thread, a most superior article, always on hand and for sale cheap for cash, at m-5-4t. F. G. FR ANCISCUS'S. Silver Tea, Dessert and Table Spoons, AND four pronged Forks, for sole VERY row Ibr caah by mas-4t. F. G. FR ANCISCUS. Farmers will always find Forks, Shovels Spades, Hakes, aad Hoes, OF the best quality, selected expressly for use, and at lowest cash prices, at mas-4t. F. G FR ANCISCUS'S. Wash Kettles, 25 to 30 gallons, COPPER Kettles. iron enamelled Preserv ing Kettle*, of different sizes. Brass and Copper do., also pig and sheet Zinc &c. For sale very low at the store ot mas-41. F. G. FRANCISCUS. Steel. Steel. Steel. CAST S rEEL, Shear do., English, Ger man, American and Swedes do., Sprino do. An assortment from sto 2J inches af ways on hand, by F. G. FRANCISCUS. may 5, 1849—4t. Files ! Files ! Fiies ! 3 AND 4 square File*, from IU to 14 inches. Fiat, round, and half-round *do. Hand Bastard and Smooth, from 4 to 16 inch. Mill Saw, Fill Saw do., all flizps, embracing by assortment some 160 packages, of double refined cast steel, first cut, at mao-4r. F. G FK ANCISCL'S'B. 0085493, &3. WE have constantly on hand a fine assort ment of Twines, Bedcords, Clothes Lines, Hopes, Cotton l.aps, Carpet Chain, &LC. F J. HOFFMAN. Lewistown, march 24, 1649. Leather , Morocco, and Shoe Findings. A large assortment always on hand, and for saie by F. J. HOFFMAN. Lewistown, march 24, 1649. Wall Paper in sets. AND Z& i n tr o to a j) r v by the piece or quantity, for sale by F. J HOFFMAN. Lewistown, mnrch 24, 1849. Groceries! C~l ROCER.IES.—A very large assortment of Jt Drime groceries, on hand. Fine Teas, from 50 cts. to Si.oo per pound. Extra syrup Molasses, at 50 cts. per gallon : fr sale by F. J. HOFFMAN. Lewistown, march 24, 1849. DR?GS JIi;iHC I\lvS. WE have always on hand a large assort ment of Drugs, Medicines, Oil 6, Faints, Glass, Dye Stuff-, &c., which we are prepared to sell, at retail or wholesale, very low lor cash. Pure White Lewi, $2.00 per keg; Jersey Glass 8 by 10, $1.25 to $4.50 per box ; Tur pentine and Varnish, low. Turpentine, at 16 cents per quart. Faint brushes, and all other kinds, at teduc ed prices: a great variety of Patent Medicineß. F. J. HOFFMAN. Lewistown, march 24, 1849 Paper. Paper. JUST received, an extensive assortment, consisting of Ordinary, Fine, and Extra Cap I £ Do. da and French Letter, £ And Writing and Wrapping. ) & PRINTING PAPER, 22 X 32, at $5.00 per bundle. 03"Lawyers. Printers, and Merchants, who need paper by the ream, will find we can sup ply them at LOW PRICES for cash. F. J. HOFFMAN. march 24, 1849. New Hardware Store!! A T F. J. Hoffman's will be found a most J\. extensive a.-aortment of Hardware, at low CANH PRICES; VIZ: SADDLERY-WARE ; Coach-ware ; Steel A general assortment of Steel Springs Hoop and Sheet Iron ; Wagon Boxes Cut and Wrought Nails, Sad Irons; Hinges Locks of all kinds; Serous, Spring* Latches; Knobs; Bolts; Fork-; Spudes Shovels; Fans; Shovels and Tongs Knives and Forks; Table and 1 ea Spoons Hand Saws ; Planes; Hatchets ; Arc. Also, all kinds of shoe findings. j F. J. HUFFMAN. Lew:;*owa, March 24, 1949. ifittoorftc mtfi. TilE MASON OF MONTEREY. The lurid sun hung low and red, Above the plains of Monterey, Where 'mong the dying and the dead, A young and wounded soldier lay : I Still from the cannon's iron throat, Hoarse thunder burst and gleaming flame ; And blended with the bugle's note, The far otf shout of triumph came. But heeded not that shout of pride. The soldier stretched upon the plain, ; For oozed away life's purple tide, And fever burned in ev'ry vein : i His thoughts were in his native land, Among the friends he held most dear ; Again he felt the breezes bland, And saw the waters gliding near. "Alas," he sighed, "delirious dream, I hose scenes shall never greet me more ; O ! for one draught from that sweet stream That sings beside my father's door." Just then a Mason passing by, By the sweet angel, Mercy, sent, Caught the poor youth's desponding sigh, And listened to his sad lament. lie brought him water, bright and clear, And bound with skill each bleeding wound; Then bore him in his breast sincere Far from that bloody battle ground. Long death and life together strove, And oft life's lamp burned dim and low ; But in his faithful work of love. Ne'er did the Mason weary grow. He marked with deep, intense delight, Health smile upon the grateful youth. And heard him bless that Order bright, Whose lovely guiding star is Truth— That Order whose pure sons are fquad, W hcre'er the foot of man does rove, Still pouring richest blessings round— The ministers of peace and love. JH(ocr!Uneitto. From Godey's Lady's Book. R U T II: Or, the RewiirA cf the Daughter-in-law. EV REV. JOHN P. IH REIN, I), p. As the Autumn approached the husband men of Judah prepared to sow their seed. Ail things were ready, and they waited lor the f.rst rain. The mouth of November was fast passing awav, as each morning the eyes of the inhabitants of Bethlehem Judah were turned to the west, hoping to desert the gathering cloud impending over the Mediterranean. Not a speck was seen in the skies, and the glorious sun continued daily to ascend to his meridian at d scorch the dusty hills of Judah. At length the vernal equinox arrived that should have brought the latter rain, hut it came not. The weils were dry, and the ci-terns had no water. The tlocks fainted in the fields and the herdsmen returned to their masters and sat down before them in sorrow. Elinielech.Uie chief of trie Bethlehemites, looked upon Naomi, the wife of Ins youth, and beheid her womanly form yielding to the famine. He scarcely dared to cusi a steady glance upon his two sons, Mali lon and Chilton.who a vear ago, were two vig orou* sprouts shooting up :n his house, and promising to overshadow and refresh ilie old age of theii parents, and maintain the supremacy of the.ir family among their peof le. Elimelcch ascended southward to the heights lhat overlooked tiie Dead Sea and commanded a view of the land of .Vlonb. He beheld its fields whitening lo the har vest, and its crystal streams sparkling in the sun. And although it was the land of the Gentiles, where all the people bowed down lo Cheemosh, vet he resolved to go (hither, that ho might obtain bread and wafer, and his family five, lit quickly found a grave HI this 1 tnd of idolatry, and Naomi was left n widow with two sons blooming into man hood. Oteying the dictates of nature, which triumph over conventional rules, the young men looked upon the ruddy daugh ters of Vioaband loved them. Ttiey chose from among them Ruth and Ospah for wives. In a few years Naomi was render ed unutterably hitter by the loss of her two sons and the bereavement of her daughters in law, who were doubly afflicted by being left childless. In this hour Naomi turned her thoughts towards her people in Bethle hem-Judah, front whence the report had teached her that plenty had again blessed her land. She arose to depart to her own country, and Ruth and Orpali accompanied her to the borders of Moab. Hero Naomi proposed to take leave of the two young widows; and her address to them is one of the most touching passages evei pronounced by the hps of woman.— The essence of woman's heart and hopes, as God linth made them, is disclosed in it. She begins with a profound and touching ex pression of gratitude—' The Lord deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead and with wie.' What an exalted char acter of these two young widows docs the expression suggest. Their conduct to- i wards their husbands had been such as to satisfy even their mother in law, and to be come the measure of the divine blessing which she desired should be given to them ; —'The lord deal kindly with you as ye, i have dealt with the dead and with me.' But when she comes to specify the bless ingsoflhe Lord which she deems a just reward for their fidelity and kindness to their husbands and herself, she descends into the secret fountain ofclhe female heart, and utteis the precious truth which dwells unchangably there. ' The Lord grant that v may find rest, each in the house of her husband Her words recalled to these SATURDAY, HI AIT 13, I**9. young widows the happiucs* of former days; and as their mother in law gave them ■ a parting kiss, they lified up their voices and wept, and said—' We wili return with thee to thy people.' The reply of' Naomi glows with the great living truth, (hat wo j man can find her natural and permanent rest only in the house of her husband. And Naomi said— 1 VV hy vviii ye go with me? I have no more sons that nav be your bus hands; i am a widow: twill had I a husband, and should I also have sous, would ye tarry lor them till they are grown? ' And when she iiad uttered these words, 'they lified up their voices and wept again.' Orpha heaikened to Ihe advice of her mother in ' l lvv > £ ilvu her a parting kiss, and returned to her own people in Moab. But Kuth clave to Naomi. Now cum nit need a still mute earnest struggle between these two remarkable women. Naomi was unwil img tnat the beauty and bloom of youth eooimJ he m anted in her service; and she took the advantage of the example of Or pha, sind said—'Behold, thy sister hath gone back unio her people and unto her 1 god:-: return thou ufier her.' For three thousand years the answer of Ruth to the earnest and disinterested advice of Naomi. Ii h stood forth in the history of filial nfTec lion and duty as the sun in the firmament of heaven. Thoie is no parallel to it in J liio records of humanity. And Ruth said, 'Kntreat me not to leave tlee or to return irom f I owing after lime; fur whither thou guest, 1 will go, thy people shall be my I people, and thy God my God, where thou diest will I die and there will I be buried; lite lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death shall part thee and nie.' 1 o these words Naomi made no reply ; : they were unanswered ; and silently the two widows journeyed on foot towards Beth i lehein Judah. When the relict of Elime lech appeared among her people , they said in amazement—'ls this Naomi ? The sound of her name used to suggest to us her beau ity and happiness. She departed from us with her husband arid sons, and lo she re turns to us in sorrow, and with but one poor hand maiden.' Arid Naomi -aid—•Call nie not Naomi, but Mara; fur the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.' Truly adaik cloud hung over the ho hc of Naomi and Ruth. I hey had given brilliant examples of the brightest of womanly virtues fidelity to their husband and to Ruth ; and now God was about to honor her with verv great hon or, —even to make her one of the builders , of the house of David. Naomi and Ru'.h arrived at Bethlehem in the spring, in the beginning of the bar ley harvest; and this apparently email mat ter was the opening of the magnificent ' designs of Providence towards Ruth, the Moahiless widow. The custom of the country permitted poor young women to glean in,the fields, and the pressing wants of Naomi quickly prompted the excellent heart of Ruth to say to her—'Let ma now go to the field and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And Naomi said—Go, my drtUghter.' The first adventure of Ruth suggests clearly the magnificent destiny which a wails her. I pon returning in the evening she related to Naomi the beautiful and prophetic incidents of the day. 'lt was mv hap,' she said 'to light on a part of the field that belonged to Boaz. And when he came out to see tire reapers he inquired 'whose damsel is ibis ?'—an J being inform ed, he said to the young men. 'Let her glean even among the sheaveaand reproach her nut ; and let fall also sonic of the hand fuls on purpose for her, and leave them that she may glean them and rebuke her not.' Then turning to rne he said, 'Go not, my daughter to glean in any other field, but abide here last by my maidens, i have charged the young men that they shall not touch thee ; and when thou art athirst, go and drink of that wLicit the young men have drawn from the wells. For it hath fully been shown me all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thy husband. The Lord recom pense thy work, and a full reward he giv en thee of the God of Israel,under whose wings thou art come to trust. At meal lime come thou hither, and eat of (he bread and dip thy morsel in the vinegar,' nnd as I sat with the maids, he reached me parched eoni with his own hands.' As Uuilt related these incidents, Hie Li.niched and withered countenance of Na otni glowed with visit ns of hope ; and she saw the slar of her family about to rise a gain. She perceived, m ihe language and conduct of Bo iz, and particularly in that 'handful of parchtd coin,' his young affec tion for (1.0 enchanting Moabitess wid ow.— At the same lime slio remembered that Boaz was a kinsman of hei husband, n mighty man of wealth, which instantly brought to her mind the law in Israel, that the childless widow should become the wife of the brother or next nearest of kin of the deceased, lor the purpose of raising up seed on the estate of the departed, so that it might not pass out of the original family. She was now old, and now child less ; but Ruth, in the eye of the law, in hei place; and she said—'My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be wel with thee ?' And the ardent and dutifu daughter in law replied (lor she had seer and loved Boaz, the lord of the rich fieldi in which she had gleaned, and with tin instinct of wonnn on such occasions, saw the bearing of Naomi's question,) 4 All that thou sayest unto me I will do.' I he introduction of Ruth to Boaz is too beautiful, delicate, dangerous and sublime ly virtuous to be recited here. Read it in the Book of Ruth, and you will see that Boaz rivals Joseph in that virtue for which his renown has come down to us through 3,500 years. But there was one daik cloud impending over the hopes and wishes of Boaz and Ruth. The law of Israel gave Ruth to the nearest kins mun of the deceased brother , and Boaz was only second of kin. Boaz feared God as well as loved Ruth ; and observe with what dignify and frankness he unfolds to ! her the appalling fact that another had a right to her by law. 'h is trne,' said he to Ruth, '.hat I am thy near kinsman : how bei:, there is a kinsman nearet than I. Tarry tins night, and it shall be in the morning that it iie will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well let him do the kinsman's part. But irhe will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I as the Lord liveth.' Ruth related to N a omi the result of ihis interview with Boaz, and her reply is proof of woman's sagaci ty and judgment in matters of the affec tions. -Sit still my daughter, until thou know how the matter w ill fall, fur the man will not be in rest until be have finished the thing this day.' She -pake truly, for in an hour Boaz took measures to test the matter legally. He went up to the gate, and sal him down there and behold tiie kinsman came bv, unto whom he said—'Ho ! such a one, turn aside and sit down here. 1 thought to advertise thee, that Naomi, the widow of our brother Elimelech, selleth her estate. If thou will redeem it. redeem it ; if not, I am next of kin to thee.' And he said '1 will redeem it.' M hen this kinsman, Mr. Ho ! Such at one' declared that he would buy it, he seems not to have known that a young and blooming widow was a necessary part of the purchase. He supposed that the aged and neglected Naomi was theonlv emliar rassment; and it might have occurred to him that he might wholly disrespect her as a wife ; ar.d at Iter death, without children, the estate of her former husband would coine to him and his children. Boaz im mediately reveals to him the condition of the purchase. bat day thou buyest the field of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Vlonbitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheiitauce. And the kinsman answered * Then I will not redeem it.' I he heart ot Boaz beat high at this an swer, and he immediately turned to the el ders present in the gate, said—'Ye are witnesses this day that I have bought all that was Elimelech s. Moreover, Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahion, have ! I purchased to be mv wife, and to raise tip ' the name of the dead upon his inheritance.' And all the penplu said— 'ice are wit nesses. Ihe Lord make the woman that iias come into thy house like Rachael and nke Leah, which two did build thi9 house of Israel : and do thou worthily, and be famous in Bethlehem. 1 Behold now the reward of fidelity in the wife, and of aff-ctionate duty in the daugh ter in law. The aged Naomi flourishes ignin in her old age, and receives into her bosom the son of Boaz and Ruth, who ire transccndently honored in being the incestors of David the king, and Messiah the prince of Peace, in whose veins, there- i [ore, ran the blood of the Jew from Boaz, uul of the Gentile from Ruth. OBEVING INSTRUCTIONS. —The Legisla lure <>t Illinois adopted a series of resolu Uous instructing Senator Douglass to re sign his seat in the L 1.75 do. Limeburners'screened, 1.37£ do. do. mixed, 75 do! WILLIAM HAWKINS, Treasurer. April 14, 1849—taugl. Dissolution of Partnership. r NOTICE, that th& partnership A heretofore existing between A. B. LONG and GEO. 11. LONG, under the firm of A. B. LONG & CO., in the manufacture of stoves, and the partnership of A. B. LONG & BRO THER, in the manufacture of iron at Hope Furnace, are now (April 12, 1849.) dissolved, by mutual consent of the parties, and all claims in tavor or against said paitnerships will be settled by A. B. LONG. A. B. LONG. GEO. H. LONG. April 21, IS49—lt. Tricks of Quacks ! LET ALL BEAU THIS CAREFULLY. CAUTION EXTRA. \ NUMBER of men under the name of Skillman, 1 hompson &. Co ; b .ve employed a man by the name ol Jacob Townsend, to use his name to put up a Sara pariila, which they call '-Old Dr. Townsend's Sarsapa rilia," &x., and wish to sell it to the public as the genu ine and original Or. TDwnsend's Sarsaparilla. This Townsend lias been employed in peddling books and cheap publications for a number of years before lie got this honeruNt situation. The public are cautioned not to be deceived and purchase none, if the} wish the genuine, but such as are put up in splendid steel plate wrappers, and signed by S P. TO H WsK.YL). CHARLES IiITZ, Lacisloicn, is sole Agent for Mifflin county, for the genuine Dr. 1 ownsend's Sarsapsriila. By procuring it from him, purchasers will be certain of getting the genuine article. mas—ts2B O £ D I)lt. JACOB TOWKSEXD'S SARSAPARILLA, For Bale at E- ALLAN'S Drug and Grocery Store, WHO IS THE ONLY AGENT in this place, for the sale of the genuine Townsend-s Sarsaparilla! (>Cj~For the accommodation of those who wish S. P. Toicnsend's Sarsaparilla, I have a quantity on hand, having ordered a large sun ply previous to obtaining the agency for Dr. Jacob's Genuine. EDWIN ALLEN Lewistown, April 28, 1849.