Vol. XXXV.—Whole \o 1861, Rates of Advertising. One square, 18 lines, 2 squares, 6 mos. §5.00 1 time 50 " 1 year 8.00 2 times 75 £ column, 3 mos. 6.00 3 " 1.00 6 " 10.00 1 mo. 1.25 " 1 year 15.00 3 " 2.50 1 column, 3 mos. 10.00 " 6 " 4.00 " 6 " 15.00 " 1 year 6.00 " 1 year 25.00 2 squares, 3 times 2.00 Notices before mar " 3 mos. 3.50 riages, Ac. §l2. Communications recommending persons for office, must be paid in advance at the rate of £5 cents per square. Philadelphia Advertisements. HIGH CRAIG. THOMAS BELLAS. fluid i HUI IS. PLOTTE. p/.B:css, A MB GENERAL COMMISSION MERCDAXTS, FOR THE SALE OF Bacon. Lard. Butter, WooL, Gin seng, Cloverseed, AVLC-, Ilroad and Cherry streets, PHILADELPHIA. Advances made, if required, on Receipt of Consignments. Cars will be unload ed at our Warehouse. Produce consigned to us for sale will not be subject to portersre or storage. C. &, fi. are Agents for the Penn sv vania Railroad Company. ' Oct. 20, IS49— tf. BIiZBH CO., ( oitmiissiovi Merchant*, FOR THE SALE OF FLOUR. GRAIN. SEEDS, And ail descriptions of Country Produce. BROAD ST It E ET, EAST SIDE, Between Race end Cherry, PHILADELPHIA. Respectfully solicit a share of the business from this vicinity, and refer to Mefsrs. LONGENECKER, Game SL CO., Bankers. W. RUSSELL, Eiq., ('ashler, Lewistuwn. £. E. LOCKE. Esq , Mifflin county. R. J. Ross. Esq , Cashier, ) „ , Messrs. FINE V MILLER, \ SAMUEL JOHMUOM, Esq., Marietta, Lancaster county, Pa. GEO. M. TBOUTMAN, Cashier, of A Western Bank, D ,., , Messrs. JAR. J. DUNCAN & Co., f l,a ' e ** and Merchants generally, j October 6, IH49—tim.* PIKE FRESH COD LIVER OIL THIS new and valuable medicine, now used by the -E medical profession with such astonishing efficacy in lie cure cf Pulmonary Consumption, Scrofula, Chro nic Rheumatism, Govt, General De bility, Complaints of the Kid neys, larked and unequivocal improvement, varying in decree in different cases, from a temporary retards- IMD of the jir< gress of ihe disease and a mitigation of dis '.•'lsini? symptoms, up to a more or lest complete restor • ato apparent health. Trie effect of the Cod Liver Oil in moat of these cases '•' very remarkable Even in a few days the cough MI mitigated, the expectoration diminished in quantity opacity, the night sweat* ceaaed, the pulse herarne 1 w-r, and of better volume, and the appetite, flesh and •"rrgth were gradually improved. 'in conclusion, I repeat that the pure fresh oil from '*l v.r f the Cod is more beneficial in the treatment en mmary Consumption than any agent, medicinal, '.-lie r regimenal, that has yet been employed " As KI hate made arrangements to procure the Cud / ivtr ■ f-e. 'i frnm head tj uartera, it can now be had chemically ?' r eijl the tingle buttle, or in buret of one duiin each. Ki wonderful efficacy has induced numerous epurmus oi-'itnt As its success depends entirely on its purity, rare cannot be u-ed in procuring it genuine, '■• try bottle having on it our icritten signature maybe "".lot upon as genuine Pamphlets containing an analysis of the Oil, with no 'f it from Medical Journals, will be sent to those liirri- us free of postage JOHN C. BAKER 6i CO , Wholesale Oruggltl* and Ch'lulstt. 100 North Third btreel, Philadelphia. '*tobet 13, l-i'j-Cm. ,{ ' I> I> 11A A I FACTOR V. 11. C I VliK VEXITIAN BLIND MANUFACTURER, ts, and receive Deposits on Interest. The Capital being paid up and invested, together with accumulated premium fund, aifnrd* a perfect nenritu to the insured. The premium may he j aid in yearlv, half yearly, or quarterly pawner !<; The Company add a IIOM s at "hated periods to the insurances for life. This plan of insurance is ihe must approved of, and is more generally in use than any other in Great Britain, (where the ml j.-ct is best understood h> the people, and where they have had the longest experi ence,) as appears from the far t that out of 117 Life Insu rance Companies there, of all kinds, S7 are on ti is plan. The first BO\l S was appropriated in Decent) • r. I s ll, amounting to 10 |>er cent, on the sum insured under the oldest policies ; to 8| per cent., 7) per cent. 4c., &.C., on others, in proportion to the time of standing, making an addition of *lfX>; #87.50; *73, iic., die., to every #IOOO, originally insured, which is an average of more than 50 per cent, on ihe premiums paid, and without increasing the annual payment to the company. The operation of the Hum* wiM be seen by the follow ing examples from the Life Insurance Register of the Company, thus: Sum ! Bonus or j Amount of Policy and Policy. I Insure 1. Addition ! Bonus pa vable at the . | party's decease. No. 6* j |i#N #luo no #1,160 0# " AS 2,500 25<> 00 | 2,750 00 " 205 J 4,00n ' 400 (X) ' 4,40fi 00 " 276 j 2,000 175 00 ; 2,175 00 " 333 I 5,000 j 437 50 [ 5,437 i PisrHLirs containing the table r.f rates,' ind ex pjanations of the subject; Fornts of Application, and further information can be had at the oflice, gratis, in person or by letter, addressed to the President > r Actuary B. W. RICHARDS, President. JNO. I*. JAM EH, Actuary. [np29;ly pTP E K ! P A r E K! Xo. *2l Bank street, Between Market and Chesnut, and 2d and 3d streets, P H IL 1 D F. L P IIIA TRIE subscribers beg leave to call the attention of cnun try buyers to their assortment of papers, embracing the different varieties of Printing, Hardware, Writing, Envelope, and Wrapping papers, Tissue papers white and assorted colors, also Bonnet am! Box Boards, Ate. Being engaged in the manufacture of printing papers, they solicit orders from printers for any given size, which will be furnished at short notice, and at fair prices Market prices either in cash or trade paid for Rags DUCKE l 'l' & KNKiHT, Xo. 21 Bank street. Philadelphia. October 6, iSJD—Iy. Tlie l-rent China Store OF PHILADELPHIA. fpHANKFI'L to the citizens of Lewistown and its vi- A- cinity for rheir increased custom, we again request their company to view nur large and splendid assortment of China, Glass and Queensware. Dinner set", tea sets, toilet sets, and single pieces, either of Class, China or Htone Ware, sold in quant'ties to soil purchasers, for ten than they can be had elsewhere—in fait at less linn wholesale prices. American and English BRITTAJH'IA METAL (MOODS, in greater variety titan ever before offered in tire city. Fancy China in great variety. ver\ cheap. >We would invite any person visiting the city to call and tie us—they will at least be pleied to walk around our beautiful store, and to view the finest China sail the cheapest the world produces Very respectfully, TVNDALE A MITf HEM., An. 219 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. September 22, IBl9—ly. \V hole Na I e ct , 87 J eta., ;§,l (Ki, $1.25 and #1.50; also a handsome assortment of Bombazine*. C. L. JONES' nov3. New Ch*p t'aah Store, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1549. CENTRE Nlimi, Bo.ihlxirs, Centre €'o. B":i. CI ARDENER-S and orchardisls c JT to plant only the very bet? kinds of hardy fruits, are respectfully informed that they can obtain trees here ot all the most estimable va rieties, including nil those which have received the especial sanction of the American Congress of Fruit Growers, (N. V., Oct. The TREES offered this season arc of beau 'ifol appearance, extra s zr, (exoopt- SjfjSjSfcK ing a few new ran-sons) and from h both old and new customers with an article, winch he wi l warrant good, and nothing shorter. He has now on hand a large and general assortment of HATS AM) CAPS, hOR MRS AM) HOYS, which he will dispose of, WHOLESALE or RETAIL, on as fair terms as can be obtained here or elsewhere. His Ornish friends will also find him pre pared to suit their tastes. His unrivalled j BROAD-BHI MS will receive the same care ' and attention which he has always bestowed upon them. Don't forget the old -tand, whe.e you may depend upon not b- iog disappointed, i N. J. It. feels grateful f,>r the generon.-, pa tronage he lias thus far received, and assures all that be will spare no pains to give the gen eral satisfaction that he has hitherto succeed ed in affording ail who have dealt with him. Lewistown, Sept. 15, IM9—tf. Fall I'aOiiou* Kcceivcd. VV. f;. ZOI.I.IVCKIt'S II IT MAMFACTORV. Market street, Leiria'own, adjoining Ken. nedy Porter's Store. sjR. Z. nilurms ihe citizens of Jlifli ,i iv.l nnd the adjoining counties, that lie has Kjust received the tali ia shions, ami is now j repared to furnish all in want old®'' new HATS or OA PS with an arti cle, neat, durable and well finished, comprising every style maoGfattured lor this market. The care and attention he lias ever given t. the manufacture of the style of Hats pr terred by his numerous Ornish customers, will be ! continued; and he feels warranted in giving the assurance that they will not be disap poicted. COUNTRY MERCHANTS will find it decidedly to their advantage to give him a call, for his arrangements are now such, as to enible him to furnish any quantity that may be desired on the shortest notice. Grateful tor the encouragement he has thus far received, he will continue to deserve it by continued assiduity to the wants of his friends, ; and strict attention to Ins business. Lewistiuvn, Sept. 29, HI9. Indemnity. I'lic Franklin Fire Insurance Company ol Pliiludclphiti, OFFICE, No. 1631 Chesnut street, near Fifth street. i in it gonitis Charles V fhtneker, Oenrge W Ritbaidi, Thomas Hart, Mordecai 1). Lewis, Tobias Wagner, Adotptn: E. Borie, Samuel Grant, David S. Itrow n, Jacob It. ismilh, Morris Patterson. Continue to make insurance, perpetual or limited, on every description of property in town and country, at rales as low as are consistent with security. The Company have reserved a large Contingent Fund, which with their Capital and Premiums, safely invested, affords ample protection to the assured The assets of the Company, on January !st, 18-IS, as published agreeably to an Act of Assembly, u ere n fol lows, vi*: Mortgages, gK90,559 65 Real Estate, B 8.35H 90 Temporary Loans, 121,459 00 flocks, " 51,563 25 Cash, Ar 45,157 67 $ 1.220,097 67 Since their incorporation, a period of eighteen years, they have paid upwards of one million two hundred thou •and dollar* losses by fire, thereby affording evidence of the advantages of insurance, as well as the ability and Imposition to meet with all liabilities CtIAHLEH N. BANCKEU, /'resident. CHABLKS ft. BANCKKR, Serretary. For terms ipply to R. C. 11 ALE, Lewis towa. opl4 —ly. JIM JJi.AU 3X&AJ. "WI!ST received a few pieces more —dell ** at the former low priced at C. L. IONICS* nryff N'\y Cheep Cash Store. Mackerel, Shad and Salt. J'OiNEs' id the p.ace tu buy them cheap. nov.IT. C L. JUNES. Bar Iron. BEST quality liar Iron for sale cheap for cash, at C L. JONES' dec 15 IVEIE cheap cash store, and English Merinoes and Mouse line de Ixii lies, a large assortment of ev ery shade and quality, at JONES' NOVA. New ''HEAP ONh Store. FhESli iFiS, GJUFA.ND LIILAR. "V/OU.XG ifyson, Imperial, Souchong, and X Oolong. C. J. JUNES, <>c27. A etc (.'heap Cash Store. Merinues and Thibet Cloth in ail imaginable colors, from the lowest grade to the first quality, just received and now opening at CT 20. = N USB AC M, BROTHERS. NEW OBLEANi SLU ARAN D MO LASSES ~ SLI.J ING at Jones' at cents, per pound and quart—also, better quality proportion ■bl7 low. C. L. JONES. Levvistown, Oct. 27, 1849. 11l dlf | YARDS of bleached and * " " v/1/v/ brovvn Muslin, 4-4 wide and extra heavy, just opening at tiie reallu cfieap store of NUsBAUM, BROTHERS. October 20. 1849. Sleigh Bells. 4 large assortment ol Sleigh Bells just te . reived, comprising every style; forsaieat least 20 per cent, lower than can be had else where, at C. 1.. JONES' dec i.i. iVric cheap cash store. 5: ish LimiiK. A EAROIV lot bought at a bargain in Philadelphia, and by the piece or yard at a small advance at C. L. JONES' 0c27 J\cw Cheap Cash Store. THREE PLY CARPETS ! BhS I quality three-ply Carpets warranted —selling at $1.12£ per yard, such as is soid ut other stores tbr .81.3?£ and §t 50. Al so, a splendid assortment or other Carpeting, Rugs, nieces; Plates of aii kinds an 1 sizes by the single or dozen ; also a large as sortment of Cups and Saucers, bv the single Set; Gravy Bowls; Soup Tureens; Molasses Pitchers; colored and white glass Candlesticks Preserve Dishes in endless variety; French china Mantle Ornaments; Saltcellars, various patterns ; Casters ; Tutnblers; Glass Jars, va rious sizes; stone Jugs; stone Jars; large Tur kev Dishes, white, blue and mulberry, also steak Dishes to match; Bowls, Pitchers; sauce Dishes; and a large lot .it" common Cupsntid Saucers, all offered for sale at unprecedented low prices for cash, at C. L. JONES' nov3 New Cheap Cash SL re. S2O REWARD. IOST, on Monday morning last, on the .J Turnpike, within 2£ miles ot Lewistown, a POCKE T BOOK containing about .$270 — SBO of which was in Lancaster money, 5 and 10V; SOO Northumberland in lO's; S3O Mid dletown, in s*s; some Harrisburg s's, and s's on other banks not recollected. Also, about S2O m relief notes and small notes on adjoining states —a pedlar's license, promissory note,&c. The above reward will be thankfully paid lbr its recovery. JOEL ROSENFELDT. Lewistown. Dec. 15, 1849 —3t Six Cents Reward. RUNAWAY from the subscriber an indented , apprentice to the Butchering business, named WILLIAM DAILY, ageu about 19 years All persons are hereby warned not to trust or harbor said apprentice, a the law will be put in force against all persons harboring, trusting or employing him. The above reward, but no charges, will be paid to anv person returning said apprentice. WM. BUTLER Lewistown, Dec. 15, 1849 - 34. .\cw Series—Vol. I—No. 10. SOETRP. BE THOI READY. " Keep thy l imp ail trimmed and burning, Burning for ih* evil limir, l.estthe foe night fii d thee !eepini " T Ilempstted. Be thou ready, fellow mortal, In thy pilgrimage of life, Ever ready to uphold thee. In the toil arid in the strife ; Let no hope, however pleasant, Lure thy footsteps from the right, Nor the sunshine Jeave thee straying, In the sudden gloom of night. Be Ihou ready when thy brother Bows in dark affliction's shade; Be thou ready when thy sister Needs thy kindness and thy aid ; Let thy arm sustain and cheer them— They have claims upon us all— And thy deeds, like morning sunlight, On their weary hearts shall fall. Be thou ready when the erring List to sin's enchanting strain ; Ready with kind words to woo them Buck to virtue's path again ; Be thou ready, in thy weakness, To do good to friend and foe, As thy Father sheddeth freely Light on all that dwell below. Be thou ready for the morrow, W hen delight shall plpase no more ; When the rose and lily fadeth. And the charm of song is o'er- When the voices of thy kindred Faintly move thy dving ear— Be thou ready for thy journey To some higher, brighter sphere. WHERE IS <•<>[ ? In the sun, the moon the skv ; On th" mountain v. ih! and high ; In the thunder, in the .u.n. In the grove, the wood, the plain ; In the !."!e bird that sing ; God is seen in every thin r. t s c r i I ,i u i o tt s. Difference between Iron and Steel. Steel is iron passed through a process which is called cementation, the object of which is to impregnate with carbon. Car bon exists more abundantly in charcoal than in any other fusible substance, and the smoke that goes up from a charcoal forge, is carbon in a fluid state. Now, if you can manage to confine that smoke, and put a piece of iron in'o it for several davs, and heat the iron at the same time, it would become steel. Heating the iron open* its pores, so that the smoke or carbon can enter into it. 'I he furnace for this purpose is a coni cal building of brick, in the middle of which are two troughs of brick or stone, which hold about fottr tons of bar iron. At the bottom is a large grate for the fire. A layer of charcoal dust is put upon the bottoms of the troughs, then a layer of bar iron ; and so on alternately until the troughs arc lull. '1 hen thev are covered over with clay to keep out the air, which, if ad mitted, would prevent the cementation. Fire is then communicated to the wood and coal with which the furnace is tilled and continued until the conversion of iron into steel is completed, which generally happen* in about eight or ten davs. This is known by the blisters on the bars which the workmen occasionally draw out in or der to determine whether they have under gone the proprr change. When the eon version is completed, the fire is then left to go out, and the bars remain iti the furnace about eight days or more to cool. The bars of steel are then taken out, and either sold as blistered steel or drawn to a convenient size, when it is called tilled steel by breaking tiie liar* into short pieces, and welding them together, drawing them down to a proper size for use. A PARAPHRASE. —* Chi it while you are young, for when you get old you can't.'' .Makesundry evolutions with thv peram bulators. while the sanguineus fluid of juvc nalfy rushes warmly though the arterial structure of thy physical organization ; fcr when the roral congela.ion of many hv bernal seasons, has sil. ered the capilacious integument of thy cranium, the Ultima Thule of thy farther advancement will have been reached. CONNUBIAL COMPLIMENT. —OId Squire P was elected Judge of the Inferior Court of some county in Georgia. When he went home, his delighted wife exclaim ed— 4 Now, my dear, vou are Judge, what am 1 V 4 The same darned old fool you allers was,' was the tart reply. 4 There is a time for all things,' said a crusty old fellow to his wife. 4 I'll be lieve that,' answered his wife in a sharp vinegar voice, 4 when you pay for your newspaper." Hit him again, vvlrch ean be most eifec.ively answered, by if c sister herself when it is popped by dx widower.