Whole No. 2395. L|TKRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. OYE DOLLAR PER AYYAM, IK ADVANCE. For six monihs, 75 cents. ?*AII NEW subscriptions must be paid in &bance. If the paper is continued, and net j plld within the first month, §1,25 will be charg ed; if not paid in three months, §1,50; if not ; paid in six months, §1,75; and if not paid in j nine months, §2,00. - 'A11 papers addressed to persons out of the , county will be discontinued at the expiration of the time paid for, unless special request is made j to the contrary or payment guaranteed by some reipons ible person here. ADVERTISING. . 'fen 1 fifes of minion, or their equivalent, con- , otitute a square. Three insertions §l, and 25 cent* for each subsequent insertion. fooil HOUSE STATEMENTS FOR 1856. .hi Auditor's Statement of Treasu rer's Account. Will iain Russell, Treasurer, in account with , the Directors of the Poor of Mifflin county, from January 1, 1856, to January I, 1857. DK. To cash ree'd of County Treasurer, §4500 00 (f " 44 J. W. Shaw, 16 50 §4SIG 50 CR. By the following orders paid, viz : Win M. Fleming, for horse, wheat, ami services as Director, §142 00 Nancy 1 ..ockwood, for keeping John Daniel Zeigler, for stores and services ~*f£s Director, 73 20 Jihn Barger, making coffln, 4 00 John Davis, saddlery, 9 37 j George Blymyer, merchandize, 531 34 R, H. McClintic, coffins, 25 00 J. B. Selheimer, stoves, tinware, &e., 32 63 S. cfc M. Frank, merchandize, 93 74 J. Kennedy, coal, bacon, fish, salt, &c. 294 49 Contuer, Bailey & Stuart, merchandize, 89 79 George Miller, blacksmithing, 37 79 F; J. Hoffman, drugs, groceries, &c., 158 73 C. Hoover, fees on orders of relief, 24 27 ■WfL \V■ Stewart, 14 44 16 50 John Burkholder, for attending Hunt, ijsmall pox) 40 00 Joseph H Morrison, on account, 500 00 Dr. A. W. Moss, drugs, 7 81 j Jacob Rittenhouse, burning lime, 36 50 ! Samuel Aurand, school tax. 20 60 j Ma rks & Mcßurney, merchandize, 33 04 I Funeral expenses, Thomas Low, Jui pta county. 24 56 Dr. Crawford, attending James Rager fljnd family, 7 50 George Kauffman, for cattle, 130 00 I •Jfanoy Bealty, boarding John Rogers, 8 00 Wm. J. McCoy, funeral expenses, &c. of Richard Cole, 10 00 T. G. Bell, balance road tax. 7 28 John Slerretl & Co., flour, feed & mdze 272 65 j Wfn. Hardy, for keeping John Paris, colored and insane, 93 07 Miller & Shimp, blacksmithing, 41 12 i Jos. R. Wills, boots and shoes, 59 00 M. Montgomery, 44 27 00 Debt of 1855 paid in 1856, §2867 23 David Mabiti, attending Chas. O'Nail, josaiie, 27 00 Adam Kncpp, 44 44 44 28 00 Wm H. Hassing<w, boarding 44 5 00 Dr. .VI. T. Mitchell, attending 14 35 00 Wm. Butler, for Susan Shipton, (small jpox) 20 00 SOwen'tSwecs, keeping Elizabeth Smith, 3.1 00 Dr. S. S. Cumnwngs, balance in full, 2d 00 John Boas, keeping Henry G. Knepp, 12 00 Bt)r. Thus. VanVulcah, balance in full, 35 00 Jaceb JPemafter,-repairing wagons, 5 50 George Ruble, .for supporting his two Mjjblind sisters, 10 00 Overseers of Potter township, Centre jraeounty. for E. McKinney, 21 00 BKm ißidiile. repairing ladders, 3 50 iCtvaFseers of Delaware township, for AJas K.ißeger and family, 9 09 ©f J D. B'toreroad, Physician for De- JBfeatur township, 8 75 tWln. B. Hoffman, lumber, 11 <lO (Eli a- iluffnagle, state tax, 30 60 Moses Williams, keeping child, 14 60 .John Levy, coal, 32 37 Loc kwood, keep'g Jno. Maxwell, 16 25 .-Simon Pearl, rent of house, 18 00 J>r. J. A. Swartz, Physician for Mc 9rhiranee, 49 08 Joseph H. Morrison, on account, 500 00 Lunatic Hospital, 21(1 19 Gliarles Jlitz, drugs and medicines, 88 80 Jf. J. Rudisill, wood and hats, 20 85 8 4 M Frank, merchandise, 135 16 J William M Fleming, salary, 35 00 Henry Book, do 50 00 Joshua Morrison, do 50 00 Lewi- Wisler, school tax, 25 50 A A Banks, drugs, 1 48 'lYteasurer's per centage on §4516 50, 45 16 ,Ba lance due Directors, 1 39 j §4516 50 We, the undersigned Auditors of Mifflin county, elected and sworn according to law, having examined the accounts and vouchers of Will iain Russell, Treasurer of the Directors of the Poor from January 1, 1856, to January 1, 1857. do certify that we find a balance due from .the said Wm. Russell to said Directors of the .Poor, of one dollar and thirty-nine cents, and ,that we have cancelled the orders paid by the .aatti treasurer. Given under our hands at Lew istown, January 22,1857. JOHN BARGER, GEO. HANAWALT, S Steward's Account. .Joseph 11. Morrison, Steward, in account with John Atkinson, Henry Book and John Peachy, Esquires, Directors of the Poor of Mifflin county, from Jan. 1, 1856, to Jan. 1, 1857. DK. To cash ree'd of G W. Thomas, late §67 69 4jh't of orders in his favor on treas'. 1543 89 To cash ree'd for 212 bushels of wheat, 256 46 Do do fur 2 hay horses, 220 00 Do <lo for beef cattle, 302 03 - 'Jgo do for 20 sheep, 30 00 do for 4 calves, 13 50 %1® 0 *' o f° r pasture, 600 ®o do for 29 bushels potatoes, 14 50 Do do for 50 bushels oats, 17 50 Do do for 50 bundles straw, 400 To cash from the friends of E. McKin ney, to pay part of his expenses at the State Lunatic Hospital, 50 f)0 To 69 bushels wheat furnished out door paupers, 9G 60 jpißHSJwaffi) ASJE> jpwasansaiSE) ws <BBB®!E®IE tmOTiimajEa wmvssnminsg xtaaHHieasj <g®tffss®w a WA a To 987 lbs. flour, do do 99 48 Balance in favcr of steward, 200 86 §•2802 M CR. By balance due at last settlement, §0.70 15 By cash paid for horses, 40C 00 Do for stock, 53 00 Do for labor 354 85 Do matron and cook, 120 00 Do for sundries for out door paupers, 149 10 Do for tobacco and stationery, 25 48 Do for repairs, 46 89 Do for marketing, 33 50 Do State Lunatic Hospital, 83 85 Do for plaster, 29 10 Do barber, 3 00 Do for toll, 2 14 Do for hardware, 2 25 Do for burning lime, 8 50 Do for funeral expenses, 17 00 Do for lumber, 2 75 Do for meat, 197 93 Do for 69 bushels wheat furnish out door paupers, 96 60 Do for 987 lbs. flour, 39 48 Per centage on §3500 as treasurer in '55, 35 00 Salary for 1856, 500 00 Balance due the Steward as above, §2OO 86 Am't of orders unpaid in favor of do. 561 89 Ara't due Jos. H. Morrison Jan. 1, '57, §762 75 Balance due State Lunatic Hospital for Lydia Adams, 36 68 Do do for John McCormick, 48 25 Do do for Edward McKinney, 50 25 Am't of orders granted to sundry per sons, outslandiag and unpaid, 2023 13 Ain't of indebtedness of the Directors of the Poor January 1, 1857, except some small bills which have not been presented, §2921 06 Produce of Farm. About 650 bushels wheat, 350 do corn, 500 do potatoes, 78 do rye, 100 heads cabbage, 28 loads hay, 3 beeves killed weighing 1200 lbs., 4 sheep killed, 3 calves killed weighing 150 lbs., 17 hogs killed weighing 3740 lbs., 3 beef hides weighing 210 lbs., 3 calf hides weighing 33 lbs., 4 sheep skins. Stock on Farm. 4 horses, 2 colts, 9 head homed cattle, 15 hogs and shoats. Far mini/ Utensils. 1 four horse and 1 two horse wagon, 1 one horse wagon, f sets -wagon gears. 2 sets plow gears, 2 sets tug harness, 1 set single harness, 1 wajion saddle, 1 set wood ladders, 2 sets hay ladders. I sled, 3 plows, 2 harrows, 2 coin cul tivators, 1 three horse cultivator, 1 grain drill, 1 wheelbarrow, I fanning mill, 2 grindstones, 2 axes, 1 set splitting tools, 2 woodsaws, 8 forks, 4 shovels, 6 corn hoes, 2 grubbing hoes, 1 pick, 2 spades, 5 scythe*, 16 cow chains, 4 halters, 1 post bar, 4 augers, 1 scoop shovel, 18 bags, 5 grain cradles, I threshing machine, 2 corn shel ters, 1 sleigh. House Furniture. 7 coal stoves, 2 cook stoves, 1 wood stove, 1 copper kettle, 4 tables, 5 stands, 6 coal buck ets, 32 bedsteads, 5U beds and bedding, 3 iron kettles, 7 tubs, 10 buckets, 1 set butcher's tools, 33 chairs, 1 sink, 2 churns, 4 large meat vessels Work done at Poor House In/ and for Paupers. 50 shirts, 40 chemises, 34 frocks, 19 skirts, 54 pair stockings knitted, 18 pair pants, 13 night caps, 19 haps, 21 pillow slips, 22 sacks, 11 sun bonnets, 29 aprons, 18 towe|g>, 11 bed ticks, 29 sheets, 17 pairs drawers, 17 barrels soap. Paupers. No. in Poor House January 1, 1856, 41 Admitted through the year 1856, 55 Born in the house, 2 Whole No. of inmates for 1856, 98 Died in the house, 9 Discharged, 50 Bound out, 2 —6l No. in Poor House January 1, 1857, 37 Out door paupers, 65 44 " died, 7 " 44 discharged, 34 —4l —24 In State Lunatic Hospital, 3 Discharged, 1 Lcav'g No. supported by theco. Jan. 1,1857, 63 | In addition to the above there has been about ! 50 transient paupers supported for a short time ' without orders or any entries on the books. We, the undersigned, Auditors of Mifflin county, elected and sworn according to law, having examined the accounts of Joseph 11. Morrison, Steward of the Poor House, and of the house of employment for said county, from Jan. 1, 1856, to Jan. 1, 1857, do certify that we fir.d a balance due to the said Joseph 11. Morri son, on the books, from the said Directors of the Poor, of two hundred dollars arid eighty-six cents. Given under our hands, at Lewistown, this 22d day of January, 1857. JOHN BARGER, ) „ ... . GEO. HANAWALT, J* huhtois • Lewistown, Jan. 29, 1857-4t SEGARSI 'SEGA US! ONE Hundred Thousand Havana and Principe Segars of the following brands: Las Tres Marias, Rio Hondo, Los Dos Banderas, IMS Dos Cabanas, El Dorado, La Bella Habanero, La Sultana, Flor de Londre, La Dians, Figaros, La Nueva Empress, Operas, Victoria, La Estrella, La Union, Recreadores, La Higuera, And various others. Also, a prime lot of well-seasoned 44 Sixes.' Dealers and others can be supplied on reas onable terms, at the DRUG STORE of CHAS. RITZ, jcl2 Last Market st., Lewistown. WE take this opportunity of informing the public that we have obtained direct from the CUSTOM MOUSE all kinds of LIQUORS, which are as pure as can be obtained in this country, expressly for medical purposes. J. D. STONEROAD, oct9 BEK HIVE DRUB STORK. The Balm of a Thousand Flowers WILL remove pimples from the face, beau tify the skin, produce a natural glow of the cheek, and will positively remove all FRECKLES from the face by the use of one bottle only. Price 50 cents per bottle. For sale at the BEE HIVE DRUG STORE. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1857, ymi iiismim. OH, LOOK UPWARD. JIT MISS ALI.IE DIXOX. Brother, has thy heart grown weary, Battling with the ills of life? Does thy spirit, sad and dreary, Almost sink beneath the strife? Oh look upward, light is shining, it will pierce thy souls dark night, And the eland reveals a lining That will make the world look bright. Sister, has the music of thy heart Sadly changed to sorrow's lay ? Has affliction's with'ring dart Snatched the flowers of Hope away? Oh look upward, and soft music Thou slialt hear in accents low ; Flowers that will never wither, Bloom were rude winds never blow. Stranger, exile from thy home, Why that tear drop in thine eye ? Though in far off lands you roam, Why that deep drawn, heartfelt sigh ? Oh look upward, friends are there, Bitter words are never spoken ; And the angels bright smiles wear, Friendship's hand is firm, unbroken. And to exile, sister, brother, All who sail on life's stormy sea ; Kindly help ye one another, Let the tide of love flow free, And thy bark 6hall then bound lightly, O'er this leaping, foaming main; Hope's own star will shine out brightly, Till the haven thou 6halt gain. Look above, for there are beauties, That will cheer thee on thy way ; Struggle on with life's stern duties, There shall dawn a clearer day. Angels whisper with low voices, V e have gained our blissful shore, And the spirit loud rejoices, Crowned with glory evermore. iuaiiiitiaifiia. THE FORCE OF IMAGINATION; Or, Peter SwieghoJfePs Adventure with a Snake. —l'eople of strong nervous ! temperament are slaves to the whims and caprices of their imaginations; and hence, ; people of good mental, but of very ordi- \ nary physical acquirements, are the most subject to this tyranny of mind over mat ter. Occasionally, a very ordinary sort of j person—that is, an individual of consider- j able mind, hut whose mental capacities are unsustained, and so partially undevel- j oped—suffers from this peculiar fact in a most distressing degree. No doubt (says the best physical authority) one-half the I ills that llesli is heir to are superinduced by the fancy of the sufferer alone. Hun dreds have died by mere symptoms of cholera, yellow fever and plague, induced I by sheer dread and fear of those terrible ; maladies. A case is recorded wherein a felon con demned to death bv phlebotomy had his arm laid hare to the shoulder, and thrust ; through a hole in a partition, while he was fast bound to the opposite side; the hidden executioner, upon the other side, applied the lances to his arm with a click; the poor culprit heard the muddy stream outpour ing, and soon growing weaker and fainter, he fell into a swoon, and died; w hen the fact was, not a drop of blood had been shed, a surgeon having merely snapped his lancet upon the arm, and continued to pour a small stream of water over the limb and into a basin! Another case in 4 pint' was that of a Philadelphia amateur butcher, who, in placing liis meat upon a hook, slipped, and hung himself, instead of his beef, upon the barbed point. His agony was intense —he was quickly taken down and carried to a physician's office, and so great was his pain (in imagination) that he cried pit eously upon every motion made bv the doctor in cutting the coat and shirt sleeve from about the wounded arm! When ai last the arm was bared, not a scratch was there! The hook point had merely graz ed along the skin, and torn the shirt sleeve! 1 will not multiply the various facts ex tant in proof of the force exercised by a misdirected imagination, but will mention one case so ludicrously imposing as to cause a pretty broad smile, if not prove otherwise interesting. Some years ago, near the town of Rea ding, Berks county, Pennsylvania, there lived a cosy old farmer, named Sweighoffer —of German descent, and accent, too, as his speech will indicate. Old man Sweig hoffer had once served as a member in the legislature, and was therefore 44 n0 fool;" and as he had also long commanded a vol unteer corps of rustic militia, he should hardly be supposed inclined to cowardice. His son Peter was his only son, a strap ! ping lad of seventeen; and upon old Peter ! and young Peter devolved the principal rates and toils of the old gentleman's farm, now and then assisted by the old lady and her two bouncing daughters—for 1 it is very common in that State to see the women and girls at work in the fields— j aud upon extra occasions by some hired ; hands. Well, one warm day in haying time, j old Peter and young Peter were hard at it ; in the meadow, when the old man drops his scythe and bawls out: ! 'O! mine Gott, Peter!' 'What's dc matter, fader?' answers the son, straightening up and looking at his ; sire. 'Oh! mine Gott, Peter!' again cried the . old fellow. 4 f)onder!' echoes young Peter, hurrying up to the old man. 4 Oh! mine Gott, der snake bite mine leg!' , If anything in particular was capable of j frightening young Peter, it was snakes; for he had once nearly crippled himself for life by trampling upon a crooked stick, which clamped his ancle; and so horrified the young man that he liked to have fallen through himself. At the word snake, young Peter fell back, nimbly as a wire-drawer, and bawl- i ed out in turn — 4 Where is der snake?' 4 Up my trowsis, Peter—O! mine Gott!' 4 ()h! mine Gott!' echoed Peter, junior, 4 kill him, fader, kill him.' •No-a, No-a, he kill me, Peter; come— come quick—get off my trowsis!' Hut Peter the younger's cowardice over came his filial affection, while his fear lent strength to his legs, and he started like a scared locomotive to call the old hurlv Dutchman, who was in a distant part of the held, to give his father a lift with the snake. GUI Jake, the farmer's assistant, came bounding along as soon us he heard the news, and passing along the fence whereon Peter and his bov had hung their "linsey woolsey" vests, Jake grabbed one of the garments and hurried to the old man Peter, who still managed to keep on his pins, although he was quaking and trembling like an aspen leaf in a June gale of wind. •Oh, mine Gott! Come, come quick, Jacob. He bite me all to pieces—here up mine leg.' Old Jake was not particularly sensitive to fear, but few people, young or old, are dead to alarm when a 4 pizenous' reptile is about. Gathering up the stiff dry stalks of a stalwart weed, old Jake told the boss to stand steady, and he would at least stun the snake by a rap or two, if he did not kill it stone dead; and the old man Peter, less loth to have legs broken than to be bitten to death by a snake, designated the spot to strike, and old Jake let him have it. 'The first blow broke the weed and knocked old Sweighoffer off his pegs and into a haycock—cohiin! 4 Oh!' roared old I'eter, 4 you broke mine leg and de tarn shnake's gone!' 4 Vere? veref' cries old Jake, moving briskly about, and scanning very narrow ly the ground he stood upon. 4 Never mind him, Jacob; help me up. I'll go home.' 4 Put on your vhest, den; here it is;'said the old crout-eater, gathering up his boss j and trying to get the garment upon his lumpy back. The moment old Peter made the effort he grew livid in the face —his hair stood on end, 4 like the qui Is upon the frightful porcupine,' as Mrs. Partington observes—be shivered—he shook—his teeth chattered—and his knees knocked a staccato accompaniment. 4 0! Yacob, carry me home! Pin dead as nits!' 4 Vat! Ish nodder shnake in your trow sliers?' 4 No-a—look I'm swelt all up. Mine vest won't go on my back. O! O! mine Gott!' 4 Tunder and blixen!' cried old Jake, as he took the same conclusion, and with might and main the old man. scared into a most wonderful feat of physical activity and strength, lugged and carried the boss some quarter or half a mile to the house. Young Peter had shinned it home at the stage of the dire proceedings, and so alarmed the girls that tltey were in high state when they saw the approach of the good old dad and his assistant, j Old man Peter was carried in, anil be ! gan to die natural as life, when in comes j the old lady, in a great bustle, and wanted to know what was going on. Old Peter, in the last gasp of agony and weakness, opened his eyes and feebly pointed to his leg. The old woman ripped up the pan taloons, and out fell a small thistle top, and at the same time considerable of a scratch mas made visible. 4 Call dis a shnake! Ball!' says the old [ woman. 4 0, but I'm pizhened to death. Molly! Soe, I'm all phizen—mine vhest—O dear, mine vhest not come over mine body!' 'Haw! haw! haw!' roared the old wom an, /Vat a fool! You got Peter's vhest on —haw! haw! haw!' 'Bosh!' roars old Peter, shaking off j death's icy fetters at one surge, and jump ing up. 'Bosh! Jacob, vat a tain fool j vou musht be, to say 1 vash shnake bite! Go 'bout your business, gale. Peter, bring i mc some beer.' 1 The old woman saved Peter's life. A Hint to Advertisers. —Warren's cel i ebraled blacking manufactory has now ceased to he. The business has "died out," simply from a resolution taken by thn proprietors who succeeded the spirit ed original of the firm, "to discontinue atl , vertistng in the newspapers as a useless expense." The consequence might have been foreseen. The firm of "Warren" has ceased to exist within one generation. A Woman Sentenced to Death. —Anais Toussant, convicted of poisoning her hus ' baud at Quebec, Canada, has been seuten i ced to be hanged on the 3d of next April. For tin* Farm Journal. CHINESE SUGAR CANE. Editors Farm Journal: —As you have done me the honor to insert in December number of the Journal a short extract from an article 1 had written for our local paper (the Columbia Spy,) giving my views in relation to this new plant, 1 will just say : in addition that the corroborating evidence ot its suitableness "to all soils and all cli- j mates ' from Maine to Florida, which we see published in papers from every section of our Union, fully confirms all that has been said in its favor. Tims for once, 1 think this will he no "multicaulis humbug." , I would unhesitatingly recommend a trial of it by every farmer, who desires to raise I his own sweetening," to set apart a quarter j or half acre in his cornfield, and if lie can i procure the seed at a reasonable rate, to j commence the cultivation of it without ! fear of a failure. Though 1 have not cul- j tivated it on a scale sufficiently large to j enable me to giv reliable information to j your readers from my own experiments in ; regard to the quantity of syrup, seed or j fodder, per acre, yet from the concurrent testimony of so many who have experi mented with it in various and distant sec tions of the country there is in my mind proof positive, that an acre well set and well cultivated will produce from three to six hundred gallons of syrup or molasses, and as to quality, my own experiment ful ly satisfies me that it is superior and more pleasant to lire taste than the best of New Orleans or sugar house molasses. That it will answer for all the uses to which mo lasses is usually applied, and an excellent substitute for molasses and in many cases even sugar. It will soon be manufactured into dry sugar. Extracting the juice from the cane is the greatest difficulty to be en countered by farmers. After the juice is extracted it should at once be placed in the boilers, and gradually brought to the boil ing point, the scum removed, and the liquor kept boiling until nearly three-fourths is evaporated. When it begins to thicken, lake it out and stow away in clean barrels in the cellar, where the " gude wife" will at all times find it a most valuable addition to the stock of culinary articles. J. B. GARBKR. Columbia, I'a., December 4 22 d, 1856. Public School System of Pennsylva nia.—The public schools of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia not being included, have an attendance of 531.726 pupils. The schools, however, are kept open less than six months in a year. Including Philadel phia, the number of pupils is 596.743. The average cost of teaching each scholar per month is 51 cents, exclusive of the building expenditure, or 624 cents includ ing it. The amount expended during the year lor purchasing ground, building school houses, repairs, Sic., was $322,125- 27, being an increase over last year of $65,926 61, and over the year 1853 of $184,608 64, and an increase of $36,674- 98 over the highest amount in any former year in the history of the school system. The amount expended for tuition, fuel, and contingencies, outside of Philadelphia, was $1,286,345 61, being an increase of $134,390 over last year, and $170,443 07 over 1853. Including Philadelphia, the whole amount for the State was $1,895,- 454 61, With the building expenses mentioned above, the total school expen diture for the year was $2,327,579 98 The average rale of local taxation for school purposes, as calculated from the returns in 1,257 districts, (five-sevenths of the whole number.) is five mills and five hundredths upon the dollar. The number J of teachers in the common schools of the j State, exclusive of Philadelphia, was 12,- 357, being an increase of 214 over last year, and of 1,127 over the year 1853. Including the city of Philadelphia, the total number of teachers was 13,327, of whom 8,015 were males, and 5.312 fe males. The average salary of each male | per month was $23 29, being an increase pr month over last year of 994 cents. I and of $4 044 per month over the year j 1853. The average salary of each female per month was sls 85, being an increase ' of 96 cents per month over last year, and | of $3 82 per month over the year 1853. I - Berks County Accidents. —On the 7th I inst., a man named Michael Morgan, while warming himself at a lime kiln, in Tulpe hocken township, fell into the kilu and was | burned to death. The same day a child of i Mr. Semmelsburger, of Colebrookdale township, fell into a kettle of boiling wa ! ter, and was so badly scalded as to cause I death next morn inc. j Sleighing Across Long Island Sound. j —lt is stated that several sleigh parties ; crossed Long Island Sound on the ice on and before the sih iust., between Bridge port, Ct., and Huntington, L. 1., a distance ; of 18 miles, a feat never accomplished before, "in the memory of the oldest in ; habitant." I Cannibals All. —M. Humboldt, in his "Personal Narrative," states that "in the thirteenth century the habit of eating hu ' man flesh pervaded all classes of society, ' Extraordinary snares were spread for phy sicians in particular. They were called i to attend persons who feigned to be sick, but who were only hungry, and it was not i in order to be consulted, but devoured. New Series—Vol. 11, No. 15. Iron for Guns. —Great improvements have taken place in the materials used for manufacturing fire-arms. One of these improvements consists in forging the bar rels from old horse shoe nails. These, from the cold hammering in their manu facture, acquire a great condensation and strength of fibre, possessing also the requi site qualities of purity and ductility in a high degree. The nails, or " stubs," are first cleaned in a revolving drum and then welded into a bloom or mass in an air fur nace; afterward taken out and forged with heavy trip-hammers; then rolled into bars and reduced to rod of the proper size by hand hammering—in which process every flaw can be detected and worked out or the barrel rejected; the frequent welding, rolling and hammering of the iron increa ses its strength and tenacity in an aston ishing degree, borne years ago, it was discovered that metal used for gun barrels was still more improved bv the admixture of one-fourth of steel with the iron, giving additional solidity and hardness, without impairing its strength. Thus, in the man ufacture of wire twist, alternate bars of iron and steel are placed on each other and forged at a welding heat into one body or bar, which is afterward rolled down into rods of three-eighths of an inch in breadth and varying in thickness according to the weight of the barrel which they are inten ded to make. The flat rod is then twisted into a spiral upon an iron mandril, and welded together at the edges, assisted by many blows of the forging hammer to bring every part into juxtaposition while hot. The Value of Five Minutes. —The importance of this brief space of time was strikingly illustrated by a circumstance which occurred at this town on Wednes day last. One of our lawyers was called upon to make a will for an aged lady of this place. The person who came to get it executed stated that the lady was in no immediate danger, and might live some time. The will, however, was drawn up with all the dispatch consistent with pru dence, and immediately taken to the resi dence of the lady. On arriving at the house and going to the chamber of the sick person, with the document all ready to sign, the messenger was shocked bv finding that she had been dead just five minutes, thereby diverting quite a little property into other hands than was intend ed by the deceased.— Miford Journal. A Large Cheese Manufactory. —The Louisville (Ky.) Courier contains an ac count of the cheese manufactory of Ly sander Pel ton of Gustavus, Trumbull county, Ohio, where, the past season, about 200 tons of cheese were manufactured, and but for the dryness of the weather, the quantity would have reached 300 tons.— Mr. Pelton buys and collects the curd from the cows of all the farmers for 10 miles around him, keeping six or eight teams constantly employed. The spacious rooms in which the cheese is made, are capable of holding 350 tons, and the services of three men are constantly required while curing. The cheese is principally put up for the California and Australian markets. Without any Tail. —A very 4 particular friend' is Amos {Smith, and a very decided enemy to all worldly titles, as anybody in Philadelphia knows ; but a business cor respondent from the South didn't know, and ' thereby hangs a tale.' This correspondent had directed his let ter to 4 Amos Smith, Esq.' Friend Amos replied punctually, and after dispatching business matters added the following post script: 4 I desire to inform thee that, being a member of the Society of Friends, 1 am not free to use worldly titles in addressing my friends, and wish them to refrain from using them to me. Thou wilt therefore please to omit the word Esquire at the end of my name, and direct thy letters to Amos Smith, without any tail.' By the return mail came a reply, direct ed, in precise accordance with the request of the particular Friend, to 4 Amos Smith, without any tail, Phil adelphia.'' A cw Litany. —Here is a litany which, although not exactly orthodox, will pass among sinners : From tailors' bills, doctors' pills, west ern chills and other ills—deliver us. From want of gold, wives that scold, maidens old, and by sharpers "sold"—de liver us. Front seedy coats, protested notes, sink ing boats and illegal votes—deliver us. From creaking doors, a wife that snores, "confounded bores,'' and dry goods stores —protect us. From modest girls, with waving curls, and teeth of pearls—never mind. From stinging flies, coal black eyes, ba kers' pies, and babies' cries—deliver us. A Sharp Youngster. —A little boy on his return from Sunday School recently, addressed his mother as follows: 4 Mam ma !' 4 Well, ray dear.' 4 Mamma, the teacher says that people are all made of dust.' 4 Yes, my dear, so the Bible says.' I 4 Well, mamma, are white people made of | dust V 4 Yes.' 4 Well, then, 1 s'pose col i ored people are made of coal dust, ain't i they V
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