Vol n\VI -Whole No. 11>V1. Rates of Advertising. One square, 18 lines, t time 50 44 2 times 75 44 3 " 1.00 " 1 mo. 1.25 " 3 44 2.50 44 G ' 4 4.00 44 1 year 6.00 2 squares, 3 times 2.00 14 3 mos. 3.50 Communications recommending persons for office, must be paid in advance at the rate of 25 cents per square. Wo \ 1111 i* ik c y a I I. 11 *v , OFFICE in Market street, opposite the Post Office, will attend to any business in the Courts of Mifflin, Centre or Huntingdon coun ties. [Lewistown, sept. 13, 1850-1 y* J. U. PAIIKEIS, Attorney ut Law, Lewistown, Miflliu ro. Pa. Dl 5. E. W. HILE OFFERS his professional services to the citizens of Lewistown. He ean be con sulted at all times at the Beetlive Drug store. Lewistown, August 30, 1850-tt DR. JAS. S. WILSON, OFFERS his professional services to the citizens of Newton Hamilton and vicin ity. - DR. A, W. MOSS OFFERS his professional services to the citizens of Lewistown and vicinity. Of fice with Dr. HOOVER, one door East of F. Schwartz's store. may 9, 1851—tf MAGISTRATE'S OFFICE C' II KISTIA 1100 VE 15, Justice of the Peace, Ci AN be found at his office, in the room re / cently occupied by 1). W. Iluiiug, Esq. where he will attend to'ull business entrusted to him with the greatest care and despatch. NEW Tailoring Establishment. J AMES A. I.ILLEV has commenced the Taiiuring Business, in Market street, next door to Judge R ill's, where he invites his friends and the public to give him a cail. He is in regular icceiptof the Latest Fashions, and having had considerable experience in the business, he feels confident he can give satis faction, in point of workmanship, &c., to all who may favor him with their custom. Lewistown, May 16,1851. JOHN CLARK & CO." Boot and Shoe. Manufacturers, 4 doors west of Eisenbise's Hotel. ALL KINDS OF BOOTS & SHOES #lll made of the best materials and in the best manner cheap for cash. Lewistown, Sept. 12, 1851. f|l rrillE undersigned continues to manufacture JL celebrated Quilted and French calf Boots, together with all articles connected with his business. MOSES MONTGOMERY. Lewistown, August 8, 1851-tf BILLY JOHNSON'S Cheap Hoot, *hoe, A: Cloth ing Store. 1 SAVING returned from the city with a JL large stock of the above mentioned arti cles, he is prepared to sell at the lowest cash price. Men's boots, from $1 25 to §0 00 Ladies' shoes, from 50 to 1 50 Misses'shoes, From 25 to 1 00 Ladies' gaiters, from 1 00 to 2 00 according to quality. He is also prepared to make to order all kinds of Boots and Shoes, on the shortest notice and reasonable terms. Re pairing tione by Mr. Rook in the same place. Persons wanting CLOTHING will find it to their advantage to give him a call, as he purchases his goods for cash, and is enabled to sell cheaper than those purchasing on credit, ('all and examine for yourselves, and he will convince you that he sells his goods CHEAP. Lewistown, October 10, 1851. JAMES CRUTCHLEY, Valley street, Lewistown, near I leister & Can dle Factory, Manufactures every description ot Picture and Looking klass iJP 02. £>-!T 9 SUCH as Gilt, Mahogany, Rosewood. &c. and can furnish Frames and Glass of any required size. REGILDIMG, YARMISHIMG, AMD j POLISH] MG of old Frames, and Repairing Work generally, done at short notice and on reasonable terms. (d7~The public are invited to call and ex amine his stock. Lewistown, August 1, 1851. S). 11. ItOAtJI, BARBER AND HAIR DRESSER j KES PECTFULL Y announcrs to his patrons and sojourners that lie has taken the room formerly occupied by Mr. SCIIUIBSER, Southeast side of the Diamond, where he is now prepared to shave all kinds of beards, from the downy to the regular stubble, in the most approved mariner. HAIR ()U i 1 ING also done in the most fashionable style. By prompt attention to business, and manifesting every desire to please, be trusts to receive a continu ance of the liberal patronage heretofore be stowed on his establishment. Lewistown, June 12, 1851.—tf (JERFUM ERY.—Jules Hanoi's Premium Hair Oils and Perfumery at april 11 A. A. BANKS'. Forwarding and Commission L£_£ S3 I*l * ■% MERCHANTS, FARMERS, MILLERS, and ivJL others are informed that the subscriber, at hi.s large and convenient Warehouse on the canal, has established a regular line of Boats I for the purpose of carrying Grain, Flour, and ! i Goods of al! kinds, between Lewistown, Phii ; adelphia, and Baltimore ; and will have a boat | leaving Philadelphia every Tuesday and Fri -1 day, also one leaving Lewistown every Tttes l day and Friday . until the close of the season. will receive and forward all kinds of j freight on reasonable terms. AI.FKKD MARKS. Lewistown, August 8, 1851.—tf 2 squares, 6 mos. $5.00 " 1 year 6.00 2 column, 3 mos. 8.00 6 " 10.00 44 1 year 15.00 1 column, 3 mos. 10.00 " 6 " 15.00 41 1 year 25.00 Notices before mar riages, &c. sl2. Alwiiys 011 liaii"0 e "ff 1 T i TT. P 45 Jmmm Aw" +mi yj m embracing a general variety, from the most fashionable to plain make, which will be dis posed of for cash lower than any that have j ever been offered in Lewistown. They were all manufactured under their immediate super -1 ir.tendence. of the best materials that could be procured, and are fully equal to custom work. | Among them are a number with BENT FEL LOWS and BENT SHAFTS, now in such general favor, Leather and Canvass top Bt r C!GIES, single and double seat ROCK A IV A YS, tf-c. Feeling assured that our present large and superior stock will afford a choice to purchas- I ers not heretofore offered in this place, we in vite a call from persons in this and the adjoin ' ing counties. |.C/*Two apprentices to the above business will be taken if application be made soon. Lewistown, Feb. 2"S. 1851—tf. Wood Turning /'isl u Idis/imrnt, Lew i*low si. Pa. IT7 00I) TURNING, in all its various ! ▼ \ branches, in c:fy styles, at low prices, done to order on the shortest notice. lied Pods, Chair Spindle*, 3pmnsr-E s iiiD) m r i r ipa? Broom-handles, Hoe-handles, Rosettes,Newell Posts, Awning Posts, Pillars, Rods, Rounds, Balusters, Table Legs, Patterns, Wagon Hubs, Chisel and Auger Handles, Columns, &c. WHIP SAW. Wagon Fellows, Columns, and all kinds of Carpenter and Cabinet work sawed to order. CIRCULAR S A W. Plastering Lalli, Roofing La'h, Paling, and ( al! kinds of Ripping, also done on the shortest j notice. Plaster TSill. At all times on hand, Ground Plaster, and j for sale at as low prices as can be obtained in j this county. Ail the above work done and articles fur nished at the Turning Mill and Machine Shop j of the subscribers, situated in WATER STREET, I immediately above the Lewistown Miils, in tiie borough of Lewistown. j N. B. Mechanics, Farmers, and all others i who desire anything in any of the above named j branches of business are respectfully invited i to favor us with their custom. DANIEL ZEIGLER & CO. June 13, 1851—tf NATIONAL HOLE LEWISTOWN, PA. rpHE undersigned having leased the large T and commodious Hotel, known as the jLgji 44 NATIONAL HOUSE," formerly kept hy James Turner, and recently J! Iijj-vf by R. 11. McCoy, and situated in the Public Square, for a term of years, respectfully informs the public that he has fitted it up and furnished it anew, so as to ensure the comfort of the travelling public. His TABLE will be provided with the choicest productions of the market, mid care ful, obliging, arid attentive waiters will be employed. His BAR will also be stocked with none but the choicest of liquors. The STABLING attached to the house is extensive and safe. He flatters himself that he will be able to render entire satisfaction to ail who may give him a call. • J. THOMAS. Lewistown, August 2!), 1851.—if LEWISTOWN MILLS. rWillH subscribers have taken itie Lewistown -fi. Mills and formed a copartnership under the firmofJOHN STERRKTT& fO. for car rying on a general MILLING BCJSI NESS> wish t:> buy a large quantify of all kinds of DRAIN, for which we will pay the HIGHEST PRICES the market will afford, accord ing to the quality of the grain. Any person wishing to store their wheat can do so, and a receipt will be given to be kept in : store until the Ist of August, and after that until the Ist ot December. In case of wheat left in store, the subscribers reserve tlie privi lege of purchasing said wheat when the own ers wish to sell, at from 13 to 15 cents off of Philadelphia prices, and if we do not hoy at this rate, then we charge one cent per bushel for storage. No interest will be allowed on money not lifted for grain sold, as we are pre pared to pay CASH at ail times. 7' LOUR and all kinds of Li)ill) kept and • for sale tor cash. W. THOMPSON, AND. McFARI.ANK, HUGH CON LEY, S. s. WOODS. Lewistown, May 2, 1851.—if FRIDAY FVFYIAR, YOYEtIBER 14, 18.11. T2l E PARTIIG. They havo parted, met and spoken They have sighed and trembled, yet Each too pioud for explanation, Suffers anguish and regret. * She has taken from her finger The remembrance of his vow, Tor the costly gems he gave her Are as nothing to her now. They have parted, and forever, Less in anger than in pain ; For the mystic chain is broken— They may never meet again. She lias drawn his cherished likeness From her bosom's belled zone, And her farewell eyes are drinking „ All the glory of his own. They have parted, and the vision Of their sunny dream is o'er ; To tiie coming of his footsteps She may never listen more. She has laid aside the token Of his love that was her pride, When he pressed her to his bosom As his own afliariced bride. They have parted. She has gathered All his treasured presents there— Jewels, rings, and golden lockets, With their interwoven hair : x She's returned them with her letters Blotted over with her tears, And the foolish pride of moments Leaves a blight upon their years. fH fscrllKueous* Gtii/iall, the Missionary. The death of this distinguished mis sionary to China is announced hy the last arrivals from Europe as having taken place at Hong Kong. Mr. Gulzlalf was born in the Prussian province of Pome rania, in 1803. lie early displayed a strong thirst for knowledge, and wished to receive a liberal education, with a view to entering the Christian ministrv. The poverty of his parents, however,compelled to bind him as an apprentice to a trade.— A poem which he wrote at this period at tracted the attention of the King of Prussia, who procured his admission into the .Mis sionary school at Berlin. Alter remaining there lor two years, he was taken under the patronage of the Dutch Missionary society at Rotterdam, and was destined to a mission 011 the island of Sumatra. He continued his preparations for this difficult and dangeruos service until 1826, when, starting for the field of his mission, he was prevented from entering it hy a war which had broken out, and took up his residence at Balavia. Here he commenced the study of the Chinese language, and in a short time made so great proficiency that lie was in duced to devote himself to the establish ment of Christianity iu'thc Chinese Em pire. Hi.s first efforts were directed to Siam. where he labored with eminent suc cess for some tiine. lie then took up his abode at Macao, and in connection with Dr. Morrison, engaged with great energy in the duties of his mission. He establish ed schools, circulated tracts, and com menced a new translation of the Bible into the Chinese language. I nder his au spices, a society was formed for the dif fusion of useful knowledge in China, a monthly Magazine was issued, and a large number of the presses employed in prin ting his own writings. At the same time he was assiduous in preaching, making frequent journeys for that purpose, ol which we have an interesting account in his "Journal of \ oyages." He met with a good deal of success in his labors, until at length he incurred the suspicion of the Chinese Government, who accused him of being in the interests of England. From that time he was unable to pursue his mis ! siouary operations, and was employed in the service of the English expedition, to : u iiicli his knowledge of the Chinese lan guage and customs made him highly use ful. He took an active part in the ne"- gotiations of peace between England and China in 18 12. Cutzlalf was a man ol remarkable steadfastness of purpose, com bining an ardent zeal with sound discre tion, and a sagacious observer of men and things. Although Ins endeavors to pro mote Christianity in China have proved a 1 failure, his contributions to our knowledge of Chinese life are valuable, and deserve | to lie held in respectful remembrance. —A. 1 I'. '1 ribitne. LENGTH OK SERMONS. —We have often times heard a most excellent sermon de livered, and one that would have told well upon the hearers, had it not been that its great length wearied out the patience ot the audience, therein destroying all the good effects the sermon would have other wise produced. -Asa rule a speaker should close when he begins to discover restless ness among bis hearers. If he can interest an audience for an hour or two, well and good, but if not more than twenty minutes, he should stop at that time. Speakers, and especially preachers, should guard well against boring their hearers by discourses spun out to the point of wearying the hear ers. The object of a sermon is to in fluence, persuade and enlighten, which things cannot well be done by a tedious speaker. 'Mister, I don't suppose you don't know of anybody what don't want to hire no body to do nothing, don't you V The answer was,' Yes, I don't.' Tiie Experience llcctiiig. A great 4 experience meeting* was held one evening in S. church where the speak ers, as usual, were to be reformed drunk ards. An estimable woman whom we will trail Alice, was induced to attend. When | the meeting was somewhat advanced, a late member ol Congress arose with ap- ! parent sadness and said:— 4 Mr. President, altough 1 had consented to your urgent so licitation, to address this large assembly to-night, yet 1 have felt so strong a reluc- j tance 10 doing it, that it lias been with the j utmost difficulty I could drag myself for- i ward. But 1 had passed my word, 1 could not violate it. As to relating my expe rience, that 1 do not think I can venture upon. The past 1 dare not recall.—Would to heaven that just ten years of my life . was bloted out.' The speaker paused a moment, already much a fleeted. Then resuming in a fir j me. voice he said: * But something must he said of my own case, or I shall fail to make that impres sion 011 your minds that I wish to produce. 4 Pictures of real life touch the heart with power, while abstract j truth glitter coldly in the intellectual re gions of tiie mind, and then fade front the perception, like figures in a diorama. 4 \ our speaker once stood among the first members of the bar, in a neighboring j State. Nay, more than that—he repre sented his county three years in the As | sembly of this Commonwealth, and more than that still—occupied a seat in Con gress lur two Congressional periods.' At this announcement the stillness of death pervaded the crowded assembly. 4 And yet more than that,' he continued, his voice sinking into a thrilling tone— 4 he once had a tenderly loved wife and two sweet children. But all these honors— all these blessings have departed from him,' he continued, Ins voice growing louder and deeper in his efforts to control himself.— 4 He was unworthy to retain them! His constituents threw him off because he had debased himself and disgraced them. And worse than all—she who had loved him devotedly—she who had borne him two dear babes, was forced to abandon him, and seek an asvlum 111 her lather's house : And why? Could 1 become so changed in a few short years ! What power was there so to abuse me that my fellow beings spurned, and even the wife of my bosom turned awav heart stricken from me?— Alas! inv friends, it was a mad indulgence, intoxicating drinks. But tor this, l were now an honorable and useful representative in Congress, pursuing after my country's good, and blessed in the home circle with v, ifu and children. * But l have not told you all. After mv wife separated from me. I sank rapidly.— A state of perfect sobriety brought too many terrible thoughts, l therefore drank freely,and was constantly, il not ever, under the bewildering effects of partial intoxi cation. I remained in the same village for some years hut never once saw her during that time—nor a glimpse of my children. At last I became so abandoned in m\ fife that my wife, urged on by her friends no doubt, filed an application for a divorce, and as cause could easily be shown why it should be granted, a separation was legally declared. To complete my disgrace, at the next Congressional canvas, I was left off the ticket, as unfit to rep resent the dtsirici. 'Three vears have elapsed since then. For two vears ol" this period f abandoned mvself to the fearful impulse of the appetite i had acquired. 'J'hen I heard ol this new movement —the great temperance cause. At first 1 sneered, then wondered; listened at last, and finally threw tnyseli upon the great wave that was sweeping onward, in hope of being carried by n far out of the reach of danger, and 1 did not hope in vain. It did for me ail and more than 1 could have deemed. It set me once more upon my feet—once more made a man of me. A year of sobriety, earnest devotion to my profession, and ler vcnt prayer to Hint who alone gives strength in every good resolution, has re stored to me much that I have lost—lint not all—not my wife and children. •Alt', between myself and these the law had laid its stern impassible interdiction. — I have no longer a wife; no longer chil dren; though my heart goes out towards these beloved ones with the tenderest vearnings, l'icturcs of our oarlv days ol wedded love are ever lingering in nty im agination. 1 dream