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Com", obey the solemn call; Let the tidings of salvation, You have heard be known to ail. Be our happiness extended, To each region of the earth, 'Till their songs with praise are blended i At a blest Redeemer's birth 1 And to us tlm trust be given, Children of a ransomed land. To send the ministry of heaven, To mountain height and desert sand. Let no year that passes o'er us, E'er behold our labors cease, "Till we see, on distant islands, Wave the gospel flag of peace. & Select 3Mlf. THE TEMPTATION. William Carter arose from a bed of ftrful j and uneasy slumber. The night had been j cold and windy, such a night as December j frequently brings among the hills of New j Hampshire. William's bed was hard, and j the cold wind found its way through mar.v a : crack and crevice in his ruinous cottage, but he might have slept, if his mind had been at ease. His wife was a delicate woman—toil and exposure had brought on a lingering ill- j ness, and she lay all night, moaning with pain, and shivering with the cold. William arose, I said, arid having kindled a fire, went forth into the open air. The clouds were black and heavy, and the wind swept in gusts through the naked trees. Away in the distance, the tops of the moun- ; tains were already white with snow. lie had I engaged a day's work on a neighboring farm, j but it was useless to go —the farmer would j not work that day: so he turned with a heavy step, and entered hiseheeriess dwelling. The i children were soon stirring, and the pale, r-uf- \ fering mother rose from her restless couch to j. prepare the morning meal. A few potatoes j were boiled for the father and children, and a j cup of gruel prepared for herself. William Carter and his wife Had seen bet ter days; but sickness and misfortune, the fraud of some, and the cruelty of others, had driven them forth from their pleasant home, which he had spent the strength of hi* early j manhood to purchase, and forced them to j take shelter in their present miserable abode. ! They were christians, and they had hitherto , borne up, under the crushing weight of their ' addictions, with a meek and quiet spirit, j Looking forward to that bright day hereafter, thev had suffered patiently, knowing that those afflictions are but for a moment, and the glory that shall be revealed, eternal. It had long been William Carter's pmctico j •to assemble his family in the morning, to hoar the blessed truths of* inspiration, and to bow before the mercy seat of heaven. That morn- : ing, the children seated themselves as usual, , and Mrs. Carter brought forth the bil K and laid it before her husband. Moving it away, he said, ' I cannot read or pray. 1 have no j faith, and what is not of fajth is, bin,' and ; is- i ing, he seated himself at tho table. The ' children leoked up with astonishment. ' What is the matter, father?' said little Al ice, pressing close to his chair. ' Why don't /ou ask God for our daily bread ?' A tear stole silently down tho mother's i cheek, as she took her place with her family j around the scanty board. ' Why can't we have some bread and but ter?' said little James, a child six old, pushing away the potatoes at the time. An expression ox" agony passed over the father's lace. A torrent" oi bitter feelings were i uf hing through his heart—raurrauriiigs against Providence —repining at hie lot—un belief of God. ' Why should my children want for bread, ! while others have enough to spare?'he ex- 1 claimed. ' Have I not labored honestly, but 1 whore is the blessing which God has promised IPiBnSTCPSQ) IB 2 If i IEi s JSnsS"(g'lilEa MiWnSlP@W£y 3 MI2U j IF2Ij2SS' IPiVj Ito them that trust in him ? The man who, by extortion and violence, has taken away | our rights, lives in plenty and ease, while I and mine must pine with hunger and cold.' ' Do not arraign the justice and the wisdom j of God,' said Mrs. Carter, wiping away her tears, and looking tenderly on her husband. ] Our Heavenly Father will not suffer us to be j tempted nor" afflicted beyond what we are j able to hear.' i * Bear! —1 would bear everything but this. ! 1 can bear toil, humiliation and want myself; j but i cannot see my children pine for bread, i and vou shivering in this miserable hovel! { your sufferings will drive me mad.' | ' The wife rose from her place, and approach -1 ing her husband, she threw her arms around ] his neck, and pressed her lips to his burning ! brow. ' William,' she said, ' turn not away from the promises of God—seal not up the oldv fountain of consolation which remains jto us. While we have a home ami a meal as I good as this, lefc us not be unthankful. Our i Master had not where to lay his head.' • It is the memory of my wrongs—of your : wrongs rather—for myself 1 do not care— I which is cankering my heart, and maddening imy brain. If there is a God, why docs he : suffer the rich to oppress the poor, and the strong to crush the weak? 1 sometimes feci like taking justice into my own hands, and with my own arm avenging my cause.' • * Let nte not see you thus, my lut-band. Throw not away faith, with its memory el past blessings, and its hopes tor the future. We have received good at the hand of the Lord—many times has he made our cup of I blessings to overflow, and shall we murmur, and bkndiy accuse His justice, if He suffer 'the tern cost to b--at upon our heads? Oh I beware, thai evil thoughts spring not up in ymr heart. Fin will bring sorrow less I.ear able than ihost of poverty. Think not so bitterly of our wrongs. Vengeance is the Lord's, and he will repay. Let us, like our Divine Teacher, who suffered wrongs infinite ly greater than ours, forgive and pity our en ! euiies.' • I have tried hard to learn that lesson be fore, and i thought when no trials were upon ine, that 1 had succeeded. I know it must be wrong-—this angry and rcveugeful spirit— and 1 liuvo tried at times to stifle it in my : heart, but it vviil not die. it lingers there, poisoning and polluting all within me. i have tried to pray, but it has risen up, like a black cloud, hiding the face of my Heavenly > Father, and 1 have felt a- if deserted by God j and man.' ' God sometimes hides llis face and suffers us to walk in our own strength, that we inav know how weak we are, and feel the corrup • tion ot our hearts ; but He is touched with a feeling of our infirmities, therefore let us seek earnt stly lor his presence, and for grace to help us in this time of need.' M illiani burst into tears. His poverty and his wrongs were all forgotten in the memory of his sinful anger and murmurings. The spirit ol other days was returning—the di vine was triumphing over the human : and they bowed down before God. with the fining confidence ot lutic children casting all their cares on iiis mighty arm, and committing the future to his wise direction. That humble ;cottage was a holy place, sanctified by the presence ol the King of kings; and thev rose up, with peace and resignation in their hearts, i A storm was evidently coming on. Al ready the snow b'-gan to fall, but there was not wood enough at the door to last two days, and W iiliam must go to his neighbor and g< t i permission to cut a few trees, or at least to i pick up the limb- that were lying about. !!•• ; nut toned up his coat ami went out. lie could not torget the home ol other dais, and the ; shed lull ol wood all dry ami rc<ulv for the tire, which he had been forced to leave; but : he brushed away a tear that dimmed his sight, and pressed on through the storm which every minute increased in violence. Ahead a thin, white drapery—purer and whiter than a maiden s bridle robe—lay ever the rough ami frozen bosom of the earth, twisting lire aim there by the breezy fingers of the wind, into graceful knots and wreaths. He stepped j on something which moved beneath liis foot, and looking down, he saw a large pocket book halt eoveied with the snow. A sudd,en flash ol joy darted through his heart. Neiz ing it, he turned his lace- Irom the wind to examine the contents. There was a roll of hank bills, ami he caretully unrolled and ' counted them—tens—twenties—fifties—in all live hundred. His first impulse was, to secure the money and throw the pocket book awnv. He saw nothing clearly but the money before lum he thought of nothing but the blessings which it would bring to his poor family. Was it ! not his own he had found it—had not lleav en sent it in mercy as a relief to his wants? |an answer to his prayers ? How much good this money would do! Bread and shelter for j his wife—his patient, uncomplaining wife j and for his little ones, whose cheeks were growing pale with want —whose rnerrv smile was changed to the anxious look of care. Thus he reasoned, but conscience whispered, beware! sorter not the love of gold to make a plague spot on thy heart ? This money is not thine, and Satan may have permitted i'l as a snare to thy soul—God may have permitted ! it as a trial of thy faith. But perhaps ho thought I cannot find the <ind v. ith the nope that it might contain no evidence ot ownership, he commenced exam ining the pocket book again. Mortal, con demn him not too harshly for this wish—sit not in hasty judgment on the heart of thy erring brother. Thus tempted, perhaps thy own had been no bettor. But the examina tion left no room for doubt. There was the owner's name fully inscribed—the name of a rich merchant with whom, in days past, Wil liam had been acquainted. What a death blow was this to his wild hopes! Tho vision of home comforts, which had blessed him for a moment, as if in mockery, was snatched away, and he saw again the miserable hut, the pale wife and hungry children. Dashing the pocket book to the ground, he stood for a moment gating on it. 'Tempter! deceiver!' he exclaimed, 'why am I thus mocked and tantalizedand then, as if a sudden thought had struck him, he picked it up, and stepping into a thicket, which afforded a partial shelter from the FRIDAY EVENING, JILV 2, 1852. storm, he seated himself on a fallen tree, 'lhe elements were in commotion, but there was a fiercer conflict in his bosom. The love of gold, not for its own sake but the good which might bring to bin* and his, was conteuoing with long established principles of justice and rectitude. * I his man is rich.' the tempter whispered, ' he will never miss this sum, nor know the want of it ; and oh ! the good which it would do thy shivering wife and halves ! Is it not a godsend, and wilt thou put away the proffered cup of blessings?' 'ls it not thine! is it not thine!' said con science. ' Stain not thy hands with dishonest gains. Bring not upon thy soul the curse of an offending God. Better that thy children perish before thy eyes, than that their father be a robber.' He sat there for more than an hour; the rush ing wind and the falling snow were all un heeded, but when he rose up, the conflict was past, and tho expression ot his face, though sad, was peaceful and resigned. Remembering the purposes for which lie hud started, he turned his lace towards his neighbor's house, where ho obtained a small load oi wood, and a team to haul it home. I hat night, after tho children were in bed, "William produced the pocket book, unrolled th" bank ! ills before his astonished wife, and tedd her how lie found it, hid. beneath the *Vv hat -ha 1 ! yu.l v.ith it?' she said. W hat shall 1 do with it ?' said be. ' Return it to the owner. Wo cpn boar toil and po\ ertv, but not the reproaches of a guil ty conscience.' ' I knew it would be thus. When that dark temptation was on me, and the evil in my heart seemed ready to triumph, I knew tiiat you would not iaii to see cltarlv, stud to approve the right.' ' But, W illiani, how will you g.-t it to him ? \ ou have no horse, you have 110 money, and it will not do to risk it in a letter.' ' 1 have thought of that,' said William, ri sing and going to the window. 'The storm i- over, ami to-morrow 1 niu-i goon foot, and carry this money to Mr. Carlton. It is but fifteen miles; ! will start early, and perhaps lie will g'Ve me enough to pay my passage back in rii<* stage.' 'ihe m ,\t morning the Carters were stirring early, and long la-tore sunrise \\ illiani wa.-- on fits v y. R was hard walking through the m w-t 'ion snow, and the wind was cold and pierci g ; but it-- pressed resolutely on. and be!or< noon, reached tlie house oi Mr. ' arltoii. 11. -svi-mlcd the marble steps, and rang the !,< ;!. ,\ v-rvant appeared, ami in answering to hi.- inquiry if Air. Carlton wa nt home, inhumed ima that the gentleman was out, ami that he would not be back till dinner, which would lie at two. AV iiliam cast a glance at bis threadbare and rusty garments. He did not wish to en ter that h -use, where the splendor and luxury would form a striking contrast to his own comfortless home, but he wa- cold and vs. arv. and would b<- glad of a seat any where to. a lire, so he said to the servant, * I have im portant business with Air. Carlton, and if you please. I will come in and wait till lie re turn-.' The man eyed him from head to foot, and with a .slight sneer on his face, which IV ii liam did not fail to mark, conducted him into the kitchen. Preparations for dinner had already commenced. There was baking, boiling ami roasting—sueii a dinner as would have tempted the appetite of an / pfi-ure. It was torture for a man faint with Hunger, to sit there with a delicious smell of the dif ferent dishes falling on (he olfactory nerve and stimulating the demands of the stomach almost beyond endurance. The two hours passed slowly away, but Mr. Carlton at length cane in, and his visitor was summoned t<> the parlor. The poor man cast a bewildered and timid look around the ntagnifu c.t apartnu-nt. He scarcely dared in step on the soft carpet, which gave no ; sound ben. atii his lent, and he shrunk as lie caught a full length view of himself in a mirror, which extended almost from the ceil ing to the floor. Mr. Carlton motioned him to a chair, and ho seated himself on the edge, fearful lest he should soil the crimson velvet cushion. ' Have you business with nie, sir!" said the gentleman, in an important tone. ' Yes, sir,' said William, producing the pocket-book, and handing it to him. ' 1 found this yesterday, and, as it bears your name, 1 ha\e brought it to you.' * Ah! then you found my pocket-book ! I inn glad to see it again—which 1 never ex pected to do.' He carefully examined it.— ' All right,' he said, ' and I'm obliged to you for returning it, for it contains some valuable • papers,' and carelessly placed it in his pocket. William had no more to say. lie arose, and with no further evidence of gratitude or obligations, he was suffered to depart. ' 1 am sorry that you did not give that poor man something, father,' said a fair girl as she seated herself on an ottoman at his feet, — 'Did you notice how pale he looked, and how he almost staggered as he rose to go away!' ' Did lie! no, 1 did not notice it. I would have given a fifty dollar bill if 1 had thought of it. But he is gone now.' ' But, father, you might send it to him.— You know him, do you not ? 1 fear that he is very poor.' - ; ' Yes. 1 had some dealings with him years ago. When I built the Charlotte, he had something to do with supplying the timber, and now I do remember tiiat I heard he had lost his farm.' ' How far did he come this cold morning, to bring you that pocket-book?' ' He lives in II , he must have come ; fifteen or twenty miles. I ought indeed to 1 have paid him well for it, and 1 will not fail j to do no yet.' Here tho dinner-bell interrupted the con- \ vernation, and the father and daughter pro- , ceeded to the dining-room. Mr. Carlton was not a selfish or a cold hearted man, but ho was not observant of the wants and woes of others, and his good deeds must have bqen few, but for the gentle promptings of his daughter Mary. She, good girl, had a quick eye, as well as a warm heart. Misery never passed her unnoticed, and many were tho blessings which fell on her young head —many were the generous deeds performed by her father, of which he i | would never have thought, but for her su-- i 1 gestions. ° But while the rich man was enjoying his plentiful repast, "\\ m. Carter, yrith a sinking | heart and weary frame, turned his steps tie wards home, lie had not tasted food since early dawn, and now full fifteen miles lay | before him. He felt disappointed, indignant, grieted at tho cold and indifferent manner in which his services had been received, lie did not ask a reward for restoring what was not liis own, but he might with justice have ! demanded recompense fur liis time and trouble; but oven that was not offered him. lie remembered the wastefulness of wealth, the extravagance of luxury, which lie had witnessed, and something whispered—' You are a fool. I hat man scarcely thanks you for returning what he would have never mis sed. It would have made you happy for months and years.' Resolutely, putting down lhe evil thoughts, he raised a silent prayer for help and resig ( nation, ami prcsswl on his way. 11-' ; weaker and fainter every stop, and Tittle ; li - or<l than half the distance was gained, when he sat down by the way utterly ex hausted. He covered his face with his hands ami wept, and but for the thought of his wife and children at homo, would havt crept i j aside, and lain down upon tho snow to die. fortunately a man came along with ash-teh ' and he rose and asked for a ride. The stranger took him and brought him within a j mile of liis own door, i j it was late when lie reaehe-l liome. and 1; had scarcely strength to the threshold, and throw himself upon his bed. liis over taxed physical system had given way, and before morning lie was raving in the delirium of a violent fever. Then did the poor wife feel * that the hand oi tin- Lord was heavy ! upon her,' but her faith failed not. As earth ly hope faded away, brighter and brighter grew the lmpe of eternity : and as she watch ed day after day by the sufferer's couch, ba thing his burning brow, and soothing his v. ifil frenzy, with her l iving voice, she was aide to say, 'though lie slnv me, yet will 1 trust in hint. O ble-sed, sustaining power ol lakh and hope ! faith, nut in man, but God—h >pe, not of earth, but heaven, t'ing to the faith, poor woman! M tke thy heart strong in confidence, for God will not "forsake thee! Even now he is prepared t i reward, lie will not break the bruised reed, nor crush th" humble heart. lbd the rich man w.-t sweetly, as In-lay down on his downy pillow ? Were there no , remorseless thoughts when he remembered the careless act of injustice of which he had E-•• -ii guilty? Like Ahasucrus, he could not sleep, for God troubled him, and he resolved to make ample recompense for the wrong he had done, if- concluded at first to send him a letter, and a handsome present, but the thought did not sat:My him; and he re solved to go himself, ami see what lie could do for his poor friend, that which would most benefit him,.and quiet his own conscience. It was the fifth day of AY iiliam Carter's siekness. anl the physician said, that night would be the crisis; if he lived through it he might recover. He had then fallen into a lethargic sleep, jI is pale wife sat holding liis hand and gazing anxiously on his sunken features and shut eyes. The children, with sad i'aees and noiseless step, crept around the room. There was a rap at the door—it was opera-' L and a gentleman entered. Airs. Car ter looked up with surprise on her unexpect ed visitor. His dress and bearing, so different from those of her humble neighbors, atanoth er time might have awed her, but that was no place to feel the paltry distinctions of human society. In the presence of that power", be fore which the rii h and the poor, the mighty and the weak alike bow, men fee! that they are equals—that they are brothers. She arose and offered hint a chair. He did not seem to notice her, but advancing to the tod, lie gazed long and earnestly on the ashy ! features of the sufferer, while the tears chased one another down his cheeks : then turning tuvay h< threw himself into a chair and wept with uncontrolled emotion. This, as the read er may have guessed, was Mr. Carlton. He came into the neighborhood and inquired for Win. Carter, and had been told of liis sick ness, and its probable cause. The good wo man where he stopped, had a warm heart, and a voluble tongue, and little suspecting who her auditor was, she had gi -en full scope to her eloquence, in denouncing the man who suffered, her poor neighbor to walk fifteen I miles, and to return even without a dinner. Mrs. Carter stood gazing in silent astonish ment on her visitor, when he arose, and pla cing a heavy purse into her hand, said—' Take this and let no expense be spared for your | husband's recovery. I will call again,' and before she had time to express her gratitude or surprise, he was gone. The next morning William was better.— The crisis had passed—the fever was gone, but he lay weak and helpless as a babe, and | but for the many comforts which that purse j procured might have died. lie grew stronger day by day, and at the j | end of a week he was setting supported by j pillows in a large arm chair. Airs. Carter approached the window and exclaimed, 'There ! comes the stranger who gave me the purse.' A minute more and lie entered the room. Approaching William he grasped his hand j and said earnestly— ' Thank Heaven that you arc alive—that you will live! If you had died, I never would have forgiven myself. 1 have eomo to make you some atonement for the injustice of which 1 was guilty ;' and ho placed a folded paper in his hand. ' There, he continued, ' when you are able read that. Do not thank me. It* is no more than justice. The pock ; et-book was of great importance to me, and j it has cost you dear.' When the gentleman was gone William j opened the paper, and found it p. deed made ; out to himself, of his own house and farm. There was dancing and shouting among the j children ; and in the hearts of tho father and . mother n deep holy joy mingled with thank- j fulness, and trust in God. 1 need not pursue my story further, nor • tell of the ltnppv reinstating in their former j home, nor how in after days, \\ m. Carter gathered his grand-children around liis knee, i and told them of his bitter trial and tempt ation, and taught them, that they who put : their trust in God are never forsaken, j iHiscclUncows* Wedded Love's First Home. BY JAMES HALL. 'Twas far beyond yon mountains, dear, We plighted vows of love, The ocean wave was at our feet, The autumn sky above; I he pebbly shore was covered o'er A\ ith many a varied shell, And on the billow's curling spray The sunbeams glittering fell. The storm has vexed the billow oft. And oft that storm lias set, But plighted love remains with us, In peace and lustre yet. 1 veiled thee to a lonely haunt, 1 hat bashful love might speak AV here none could hear what love revealed, Or see the crimson cheek ; lhe shore was all deserted, And we wandered there alone. And not a human step impressed 1 he sand beach but our own. 1 hy footsteps all have vanished from the iiillow-beaten -dram!— '! he vows we breathed remain with us— They wore not traced in sand. Far. far we left the sea girt shore, Endear .! by childhood's dream, To seek the humble <• t that smiled By fair Oiqo's stream ; In vain the mountain .Jiff opposed, The mountain torn nt routed, For love, unfurled her sinking wing, And o'er each barrier soared : And many a wide domain we passed And many an aiuple dome, But none su blessed, so dear to us, As wedded love's first home. Beyond those mountains now are all That e'er we loved or knew, The long remembered raanv, And the dearly cherished few; The name of her we value, And the grave of him we mourn, Are there:—and there is all the past, To which the heart can.turn : But dearer scenes -around us here, Aud livelier joys we trace, For here is wedded love's first home, Its hallowed resting place. Alphabetical Advice. BY I)OW, JK. A.—Always attend to your own avocation, avoid ale-houses and artful women. B.—Benevolent but not prodigal, bury all bickerings in the bosom of forgetfulness. ''.—Contrive to collect cash and keep it. D. —Do your duty and defy the devil. E.—Early endeavor to eradicate every er ror. both of head and heart. F.—Fight fairly when you fight; but the better way is not to fight at all. Fiddle for no fools. G.—Grace, goodness, gumption, and a lit tl" goose-grease, enable a man to slip through the world mighty easy. Get them and glory in them. ll.—Harbor hope in your heart if you would lie happy ; but hark ye, hope can't sunder nor rotten the rope of a hangman. I.—lnquibitiveness is insufferable; indulge not in it. J.—Juleps may be called the juice of joy and the yeast of jest; but let them alone, for too much joking often destroys the jovi ality of the social circle. K.—Kindness kindles the fire of friend ship. A kiss always avails more than a kick. L.—Love the ladies, look before you leap, eschew loafevism. Al.—ALike not mischief by meddling with other folks' business. X.—Never be caught napping except in the night time. o.—Order is Heaven's first law! obey it. P.—Pursue the plain path of probity and put in practice what you will give in pre cept. Q. —Quarrel not, quibble not, be not fond of asking questions, or addicted to queries. R.—Rum ruins respectability ; renounce, renew and renovate. >S.—Seek salvation; oh, ye sinnfers ! be come saints and you are safe. T.—Take time by the forelock ; try to turn every moment to account. I.—En ion unites to unity; in the whole universe there is unison ; be you therefore united for the sake of unison. V.—Vanity has connexion with valor, re member that. W.—Women and wine bring want, woe and wretchedness, when wickedly indulged in. X.—'Xtra 'xertions accomplish 'xtraordi nary ends. Y.—Yield to no tyrant; yeoman and their yoke-follows are lords of the soil. Z.—Zig-zagging is characteristic of a zany ; t iki- a straight course through life and zeal onsy pursue it. Bullfrog Concert. An eastern editor has been favored with a grand frog concert. He describes the recita tion as follows : ' Knuug de nung—kung tung, Koo de kung, to koo ; Titteri, titteri koo, Titteri, titteri nong." Full Chorus. Bung de kung—kick a ku ! To te weo de koo. Solo Soprano. Tidderv pe de we kum, Po do weet, pe de weet! Chorus of Bass Voices. Kung, kung, trata kung, Dig-g-gory kum, de kum de boo. Tree Toad Solo. Tr—a—a to weet! V/ee terry dee! The effect was truly astonishing ; the stars blinked, and the balmy zephyrs stopped to c-ateh the enchanting melody. A notice of a recent steamboat explosion closes as follows : ' The captain swam ashore. So did the chambermaid. She was insured for SIO,OOO and loaded with iron. New Series—Vol. 6—No. 117. d>o Z(\ a filrate set of Brass Mountings \"S 'III —usually sold at $5.00. VWl vv may2l F. G. FRANCISCUS. ! OA Boxes I. C. and J. X. Tin; 25 bundles . -SI I Iron Wire; 100 lbs. Block Tin, at ■ JXJ ay2l F. G. FRANCISCUS'. CtEDAR WARE we are giving away—at the ) smallest kind of profit. may2l F. G. FRANCISCUS. BRASS Plated Dashes, Bands, Handles, Head Lining— everything in the Coachware line. ina2l F. G. FRANCISCUS. BELLEFOXTE CEMENT.—2O bbls. of this well-known Cement for Springs, Cisterns, ! Foundations, Pipes, &r. For sale by Junell F. G. FRANCISCUS. t'A Boxes Jersey Glass; 20 boxes Pittsburgh ill do.; 500 lbs. Putty; 100 gallons Linseed i Oil. For sale bv raa2l F. G. FRANCISCUS, per set for Double Iron Bench Planes / /,1 —all other kinds ot Planes at equally " low rates. Rules, Squares, &c. may 21. F. G. FRA N CISC US. I rji,l per bushel for Shoe Pegs.—Shoe i\| / | Thread of all kinds. Tacks, Nails, I VHiv J Morocco, Kipp, Upper, Binding and I Lining Skins ; Shoe tools, ir., always low for : Cash. F. G. FRANCISCUS. i)| CENTS for Brass Plated Stirrups; 18;} \ cents for Brass Plated Bitts; 57i cents per dozeu for Brass Ornaments—2s per cent, cheaper than last summer. 26 dozen Wood and Iron Hames, at different prices. F. G. FRANSCISCUS. IRON. — Hammered and Rolled Bar Iron of all kinds supplied to any amount; always lon hand a large and varied stock. The trade supplied at Philadelphia prices, thereby saving §6.00 per ton freight. may2l F. G. FRANCISCUS. pORBAGE —Rope from to inch. Twine, | V_; all sizes. 6 dozen of the best Whitewash Brushes in the market. Augers and Auger Bitts, Files, Rasps, &c. may2l F. G. FRANCISCUS. 6 DOZEN Waldron and Darlington Grass Scythes at G2.j and 75 cents. 3 dozen Grain Scythes at 8?$ and §I.OO. 8 dozen Scythe Sneaths at cents. 12 dozen Hay Rakes—at various prices. Country blister Steel, 6i cents. m2l F. G. FRA NCI SCIIS. CjINGLE aud Double-barrePd Guns; 8 doz. pj Rifle barrels, assorted sizes and prices ; Single and Double-barrel'd Pistols; Revolvers, I four and six barrels ; Pocket Cutlery, a beauti ful assortment; Table and Tea Cutlery ; Shovel ! and Tongs, &c. uiay2i F. G. FRANCISCUS DOZEN Hay Forks, (cast steel) at 25, 311, | / and cents, according to finish—generally sold at 50 and 621 cents. I 6 dozen four prong Forks at 50 and 621—usu ! ally sold at 75 and 875. 1 dozen Manure Drags. may2l. F. G. FRANCISCUS. Fire—Fire—Fire. T)ARN Builders call and examine Blake,sPa j3 tenl Fire-Proof Paint, of all colors, which ; costs less than half as much as White Lead—is far more durable, and renders the building fire and weather proof by two or three applications of the paint, mixed up with oil costing but 45 ; cents per gallon, which in a short time forms a ! coating of slate on whatever part the paint has been applied. 50 barrels expected in a few | days. Specimens seen at my store, with recom mendations and experiments. Warranted to give satisfaction or no charge. I mu2i F. G. FRANCISCUS. ! Don't be Alarmed—Cash! I WOULD respectfully call the attention of purchasers of Hardware to my stock, bought very low, in great varieties, and will be sold on ly for casii, from 15 to 20 per cent cheaper than can be bought elsewhere. Hardware, Coachicare, Saddlery, Shoe Findings. Faints, Oils, Glass, Putty, Varnishes, Paints and Drugs, usually sold in the trade. Wholesale and retail by ' may2l F. G. FRANCISCUS. .MOTHER ARRIVAL At the Cheap Drug & Variety Store. THE undersigned has just returned from Philadelphia with a large and fresh addition to his assortment of Drugs and other goods, among which may be enumerated— Fresh Drugs. Colegate's Pearl Starch. Pine Apple, Strawberry and Lemon Syrups, j Prunes, Figs and Raisins. Soda, Butter, Water and Sugar Crackers. Chocolate and Essence of Coifee. A great variety of Candies. Tobacco, Segars and Snufi'. Spermaceti and Tallow Candles. Paint, Hair, Clothes, Hat, & Tooth Brushes. Pure Cider Vinegar. Port Monnaies and Pocket Books. Stationary—including everything in that line. To which may be added a very genera! as sortment of things useful for families. Having j purchased exclusively for Cash, he can afford to ; sell very low, and invites the inspection of his I goods. , Physicians prescriptions carefully com i pounded. Call at the Cheap Drug and Variety Store, Eest Market street Lewistown. June 4. A. A. BANKS. BLAKE'S Palrni Fire Proof Paint. Prevention is Better than Cure. WE ara daily expecting an invoice of " Blake's Patent Fire Proof Paint," an article superior to any paint now in use. Its I superiority consists in its durability, cheapness, I and in rendering the building to which it may be applied, Fire Proof. Let those who would have an article possessing the above qualiflca , tions, call on i may2l F. J HOFF4AX.
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