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\ 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<l,
SALT, FISH, PLASTER,
And all Kinds of COAL.
ALFRED MARKS.
Lewistown, Aug. 8, 1851. tf
JOHN CLARK. HENRY ZERBE.
CLARK & ZERBE.
Broun Street, between Market and Third.
LFJ WISTOWX, FA,
INVITE public attention to their large and
- well-finished stock of
>"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 <d the sweet Jim side
circle: I see cur before me the once pla
cid face of my Alice as Iter eves looked
into my own with intelligent confidence.
I feel her arms tw me about mv neck; the
music of her voice is ever sounding in my
oars.
Here the speaker's emotions overcame
him. 11 is utterance became choked and
he stood silent with bowed head and
trembling limbs. The dense mass of
people were hushed into an oppressive still
ness, that was broken here and there by
half-stifled sobs. At this moment there
was a movement in the crowd. A single
< female figure, before whom every one ap
peared instinctively to give way, was seen
1 passing up the aisle. This was not ob
, served by the speaker, until she had come
nearly in front of the platform on w hit h
he stood. Then the movement caught
his ear, and filling liis eyes, they instantlv
lell 011 Alice—for it was she that was pres
sing onward—he bent forward towards
her with sudden uplifted hands and eager
eyes, and stood like a statue until she
gained the stand and advanced quietly to
his side. For a moment the two stood
thus, the whole audience, thrilled with the
scene, were upon their feet and bending
forward, when the speaker extended his
arms and Alice threw herself upon his
bosom with a quick wild gesture. Thus
for the space of a minute they stood—
every one fully, by a single intuition, un
derstanding the scene. One of the minis
ters then came forward and separated
them.
4 No, no," said the reformed Congress
man, 4 you cannot take her away from me.'
4 Heaven forbid that I should do that' re
plied the minister. 4 hut by your confession
she is not your wife.'
4 N o, she is not,' returned the speaker,
mournfully.
4 But she is ready to renew her vows
again," Alice said, smiling through her
tears, that now rained over her face.
Belore that large assembly, all standing,
and with few dry eyes, was said in a bro
ken voice the marriage ceremony that gave
the speaker and Alice to each other. As
the minister, an aged man with thin white
locks, finished the rile, he laid his hands
upon the heads of the two he had joind in
holy bonds, and lilting up his aged eyes
that streamed with drops of gladness, he
said in a solemn voice :
• \\ hat God has joined together, let not
RUM jmt as under. J
4 Amen,' was cried by the whole as
sembly, as with a single voice.
I'rairie Mirage.
I ROM TRAVELS IN THE FAR WEST.
As if by enchantment, the cold snowy
f ace all at once disappeared. Green fields
lay before ns, and tall trees sprang up cov
ed with a thick and verdant frondage !
4 C ottonwoods !' cried a hunter, as his
eye rested on these still distant groves.
• Tall saplins at that—Wall!' ejaculated
another.
4 Water tliar, fellow, I reckin,' remarked
a third.
4 Yes siree ! yer don't see such sprouts
as them growing out of a dry peraire.
Look.! liilloa !'
4 By Golliers, yonder's a house !'
4 A house ' one—two—three—a house ?
thar's a whole town, if thar's a single
shanty. Gee! Jim, look yonder. Wagh!'
I was riding in front with Seguin—the
rest of the band strung out behind us. I
had been for some time gazing upon the
around in a sort of abstraction—looking at
the snow white efflorescence, and listening
to the crunching of my horse's hoofs
through its icy incrustation. These ex
clamatory phrases caused me to raise my
eyes. The sight that met them was one
that made me rein up with a sudden
jerk. Seguin had done the ssme, and I
saw that the whole band had halted with
a similar impulse !
We had just cleared one of the buttes,
that had hitherto obstructed our view of
the great gap. This was now directly in
front of us ; and along its base on lhe
southern side, rose the walls and battle
ments of a city—a vast city, judging from
its distance, and the colossal appearance
of its architecture ! We could trace the
columns of temples, and gates, and win
dows, and balconies, and parapets, and
spires ! There were many towers rising
high over the roofs ; and in the middle
was a temple like a structure, with its
massive dome lowering far above all the
others !
1 looked upon this sudden apparition
with a feeling ol incredulity. It was a
dream, an imagination, a mirage ! Ha!
it was the mirage.
But no ! the mirage could not effect
such a complete picture. There were the
roofs, and chimneys, and walls, and win
dows ! There were the parapets of forti
fied houses, with their regular notches and
embrazures ! It was a reality. It was a
citv !
Was it the C'ibulo of the Spanish Padre?
Was it that city of golden gates and burn
ished towers ? Was the story of the wan
dering priest after all true ? Who had
proved it a fable ? Who had ever pene
trated this region, the very country in
which the ecclesiastic represented the gold
en city of t.'ibolo to exist.
1 saw that Seguin was puzzled—dis
mayed—as well as myself! lie knew
nothing of this land. lie had never wit
nessed a mirage like that !
I'or some tunc wc sat in our saddles,
influenced by strange emotions. Shall we
go forward ? Nes ! We must reach wa
ter. We are dying of thirst : aud im
pelled by this we spur onward.
We had ridden only a few paces further,
when the hunters uttered a sudden and
simultaneous cry ! A new object—an ob
ject of terror —was before us ! Along the
mountain loot appeared a string of dark
forms. They were mounted men .'
We dragged our horses to their haunch
es—our whole line halting as one man.
'lnjuns!' was the exclamation of several.
' Indians they must he,' muttered Se
guin. 4 There are no other here—lndi
ans ! No! There never were such as
them. See ! tiiev are not men ! Look !
,\fH Series—Vol. 6-\o. 4.
their huge horses—their long guns— they
ure giant.i ! By heaven !' continued he,
after a moment's pause,' they are bodiless.
I'i'iy are phantoms /'
There were exclamations of terror front
the hunters behind.
Were these the inhabitants of the city '
There was a striking proportion in the
colossal size of the horses and thg horse
men !
For a moment I was awe-struck, like the
rest. Only a moment. A sudden memo
ry flashed upon me. I thought of the
llartz mountains and their demons. I
knew that the phenomena before us could
be no other—an optical delusion—a crea
tion of the mirage.
1 raised my hand above my head. The
foremost of the giants imitated the mo
tion !
1 put spurs to my horse and galloped
foward. So did lie, as if to meet me ;
after a few springs I passed the refracting
angle ; and, like a thought, the shadowy
giant vanished into air !
The men had ridden forward after me ;
and, having also passed the angle of re
fraction, saw no more of the phantom host.
The city, too, had disappeared ; but we
could trace the outlines of many a singu
lar formation in the trap-rock strata that
traversed the edge of the valley.
The tail groves were no longer to be
seen ; but a low belt of green willows—
real willows—could be distinguished along
the foot of the mountain, within the gap.
Under their foliage there was something
that sparkled in the sun like sheets of
silver. It was water ! It was a branch
of the Prieto.
Our horses neighed at the sight, and
shortly after we had alighted upon its
banks, and were kneeling before the sweet
spirit of the stream.
Superstitions of Great Tien.
Most great men have been superstitious.
The courier bringing a letter from England
in which the death of his old physician,
Polidori was staled, Lord Byron remarked
—'l was convinced something unpleasant
hung over me last night; 1 expected to
hear that somebody I knew was dead ; so
it turns out. Scott believed in a second
sight; Rousseau tried whether he would
be damned or not by aiming at a tree
with a bone ; Gtieth trusted to the chance
of a knife's striking the water whether ho
was to succeed in some undertaking; Swift
placed the success of his life on the draw
ing of a trout he had hooked out of the
water.' Byron on another occasion observ
ed: 'Several extraordinary things have hap
pened 011 my birth day ; so they did to
Napoleon ; and a more wonderful thing
occurred to Maria Antoinette. At my
wedding something whispered to me that
I was signing my death warrant. At the
last moment i would have retreated if 1
could have done so. lam a great believer
in presentiments. Socrates' demon was
no fiction ; Monk Lewis had his monitor,
and Bonaparte many warnings.' Byron
had also a belief in unlucky days. He
once refused to be introduced to a lady
because it was on Friday. On this same
ili-starred day he would never pay visits.
ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. —Two wealthy
gentlemen were lately conversing in regard
to the period when they had best enjoyed
themselves. ' I will tell you,' says one,
* when 1 most enjoyed life. Soon after I
was twenty-one, I worked for Mr. ,
laving stone wall, at twenty cents per day.''
• Well,' replied the other, ' that does not
differ much from my experience. When
I was twenty. 1 hired myself out at seven
dollars a month. 1 have never enjoyed
myself better since.' The experience of
these two individuals teaches, first, that
one's happiness does not depend on the
amount of his gains and the station he oc
cupies ; second, that \ ery small beginnings,
with industry and prudence, may secure
wealth.
We heard of a candidate in Maryland not
long since for Clerk, who proposed to issue
marriage licences gratis: his opponent said
lie would do likewise, and throw in a
cradle.
There is a grocer up-town, who is said
to be so mean that he was seen to catch a
ilea off bis counter, hold him up by his
hind legs, and look into the cracks of his
feet, to sue if he hadn't been stealing some
of his sugar.
The National Restaurant,
IN* the basement of the National Hotel, is now
open, and refreshments of all kinds will be
served up as called for. on the European plan,
bv J. THOMAS & CO.
Lewistown, Sept. 26, 1851.—tf
REMOVAL —The Diamond Drug Store
ha s been removed to the office of E.
Banks, Esq., in West Main street, opposite tin
shoe store of .Moses Montgomery, where n
large supply of fresh Drugs, Medicines, Dye
stuffs, Perfumeries, Eruit, nuts, Ac., tic., have
just been received. A. A. BANKS.
Lewistown, april 11, 1951.
I) ICE and SOUP BEANS just received by
A, up 1 1. A. A. BANKS.
INKS —Red, Blue, and Black Inks at
april 11 A. A. RANKS'.
Ci K \PES.—Malaga or White Grapes, very
tine, tit A A. RANKS*.