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Good board g, at reasonable rates, can be procured, and cry effort will be made to render the schuwl aasant and profitable. JVlcVeytown, Feb. 12, 185i.-tf EAF TOBACCO AND CIGARS. DENS LOW & Co., 21 south Front Street, Philadelphia, i'o!SH2is*>io3Z llei'ChSiill* AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IV ALL KINDS OF Sm S A v j HAiuifartuifD roiincco, AND I AVE constantly on hand aid for sale low, all kinds of AMERICAN and SPANISH ;AE TOBACCOS, selected with -pt-eial ref :nce to manufacturers' use. All articles sold warranted t<>b. as icpresen 1 and every opportunity afforded •<". exami tion. Puri-tiasers at a distance can send Iheir Jet s, and rely upon being as faithfully served if the goods were selected in person. Philadelphia. Oct 2:5. 1856—aptO lit® II 111 IV, HOl'ikS. HIE subscriber i- prepared to fill orders foi iJ kinds of pr Public &. Private Parks, Bal conies, Cemetery Lots, Steps, &c. Also Veiaiwlahs. Iron Stairs, Doors, Settees, (uirs, Statue-, fountains, and every descrip kt of ' .MENTAL AND I'SEFIL IKON Wl'BK, the largest assortment of Patterns, and ■atest facilities for manufacturing this work. >ns can depend on being suited, orders , ly attended to, and boxed carefully, to 0 any pari of the Union. >ns wishing to make selections, hy ad g ttie subscriber, stating what class of icy want, will have Porte Folios of De al them. ge Avenue & Bioad st., Philadelphia, her 2. 1836.-6 mo rOSEPII A. NEEDLES, SIASIF.VtXCRKR OF I, Silk k Hair-Cloth Sieves, , medium and fine in mesh; large, middle -ize, and small in diameter* ALL If (LOTUS OH WOIE.Af WIRE, be-t qualities, various sizes of mesh, ins. 1 to SO inclusive, and frtin one to . iu width. are numbered so many spaces to a lin i, and cut to suit. tubscriber also keeps constantly on hand at, Sand, Ore l.ime, Grain, Gravel, Gu nnac, Sugar, Salt, Bone, Coffee, Spire, Dye-lull'-, tic. Together with au as r>l of CHI AM) t WEALED IRO\ AURE. f the above sold wholesale or retail, by 1 54 N. Front St., Philadelphia. - L. B. MUSGRAVE & CO., Wholesale Druggists, AND DEALERS IN DRUGS, SPICES, OSSKIOALS, ) 7 "i 8 ? 19 ? 7 3 , 0. Si S3 63 f3i CP c&) 9 PAINTS, Oils, Glass, &c, lrkct st. above 11th, 6. tide, Phlla. Druggists and country merchants are ted to give them a cab md examine dock and prices, before making their ises. ma 22 Furs! ftirs! Furs! YS, \ ictorines, Pelverines, Gloves, Ac. 1 great variety, from which the ladies ake excellent choice, are now open and 0 at the Business Emporium of 8 GF.ORG R KLYMYFR. DR. G. N. HARC¥, /E II UNO Alll AN I 'II YSJ CIA N, (LATE OI NEW YORK CITY,) ERS his professional services to the citi es of Lewistown and suri ounding conn- Jllice in tfie diamond, adjoining H off- Hardware Store. G. N. H. boardsatthe Lewistown Hotel, istown, Aug. 30,1855—3 m* JKBHSTCMSI® &sra> B>t7ffi&nfflsniiE> ®JE®m®;a tmisasjtßiitEs unaHFibiis? s>i\ 9 The West Branch Insurance Co. OF LOCK HAVEAi, FA., INSURES Detached Buildings, Stores. Mer chandise, Farm Property, ahd other Build ings, and their contents, at moJerate rates. DIRECTORS." Hon. John J. Pearce, Hon. G. C. Harvey, John B. Hall, T. T. Abrams, Charles A. Mayer, D. K. Jackman, Charles Crist, W. White, Peter Dickinson, Thos. Kitchen. Hon. G C. HARVEY, Pres. T. T. ABRAMS, Vice Pres. Thos. Kitchen, Sec'y. REFERENCES. Samuel 11, Lloyd, Thos. Bowman, D. D. A. A. Winegardner, Wm, Vanderbelt, L. A. Mackey, Wm. Fearon. A. White, Dr. J. S. Crawford, James Quiggle, A. Updegraff, John VV. Maynard, James Armstrong, Hon. Sirnon Cameron, Hon. Wm. Bigler. IL?* Agent for Mitilin county, G. VV. STEW ART, Esq. apl7 liitlfninity from Less and Damage by Fire, jJ/td tit Perils of -Marine and Inland Trim* pur tat ion. CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Incorporated hy the Legislature of I'< unsytra nia, with a Perpetual Charter. Authorized Capital, $1,000,000. Office No. 61 Wuliint St. above Second, Pliila. Fire Insurance on Buildings, Furniture, Mer chandise, &e., generally. Marine Insurance on Cargoes and Freights to all parts of the world. Inland Insurance on Goods, &0., by Lakes, Rivers, Canals, and Land Carriages, to all parts of the Union, or. the most favorable terms, consistent with security. DIRECTORS. George W. Coltaday, William Bovvers, John M. Coleman, Joseph Oat, Edwin V. Machette, Howard Hinchman, GEORGE VV COLLADAY, President. GALEN WILSON, Secretary. |l3r*Agent for .Mitilin countv, Win. P. EL LIOTT, E-q. ' febl'J-ly INDEMNITY AGAINST LOSS BV F!HE. Franklin Fire Insurance Compa ny of Philadelphia. Office 103 i C hestnut street, near Fifth, statement of Assets, $1,827,185 80 January Ist, 1857. Published agreeably to an act of Assembly, be ing, Fist Mortgages, amply secured. $1,519,932 *.'! Be it Estate, (present value, >109,- 0 Id.) cost, 89,114 18 Slo-lts, i present value, >83,8bl 12 ) cast, 7 1 .232 97 Cash, Ac., 64,121 s(i $1,827,185 80 Ptryitnal or lAmiUd Insurances made on every description of property, in Town and Country. Rates as low as are consistent with security. Since their incorporation, a peril'd of twenty eight vears, they byve paid over Three Millions of Dollars'' losses, by fire, thereby affording ev idence of the advantages of Insurance, as well as the ability and disposition to meet with promptness ajj iianililics. Losses by Fire. Lo -,cs paid during the y ear lc5G, >.'5U1,G38 84 DIRECTORS. Ch is. N Baucker, j Mordecai I). Lewis, Tobias Wagner, I David S. Brown, Samuel Grant, Isaac Le:>, Jacob R. Smith, Edward C. Dale, Geo. W. Richards, ( George Fales. CHARLES N. BANCKEIt, Presided. CHAS. G. BANCKFR, Sec'v. iLy*Agent for Mitilin county. 11. J. WAL TERS, Esq , Lewistown. snar!9 Another Supply of Lumber, Hade lo Ilrdcr, JUST teceived, a supply of yellow and white pine ready-worked Flooring. Arrangements have been made by the under signed hy which they are enabled to manufac ture all kinds of Doors, Sash, Shutters and Blinds at reasonable prices. Bills sent to them either hy mail or otherwise will meet with prompt attention. novl3 WM. B. HOFFMAN & CO. New Stock of Lumber. I N addition to our large stock of well-season f ed stuff, suitable for the most durable and perfect kinds of work, we have just received a large supply from the Susquehanna region, among which will be found— 2, 1-Lli, I', 1, ;{ and half inch Panel, First, 2d and 3d common BOARDS and PLANK, j WORKED FLOORING, Doors, Sash, Shutters, Blinds, and Door Fac ings, ready worked. ! Plastering Lath and Paling, All kinds of BILL STUFF, 7x7, Gxli, 5x5, 4x5 and a large lot of 3x4 SCANTLING, of va rious lengths. JOISTS of all sizes and lengths. We are also prepared to fill, at short notice, bills any kind of lumber from the well known steam mill of S. Milliken. Builders. Farmers, and others desiring Lum ber of any kind will find it to their advantage to give us a call. oc2 WM. B. HOFFMAN & CO. 7'o Builders and Contractors. LUMBER! LUMBER! HERE IS THE PLACE FOR CHEAP LI BBER! JL SUt RECEIVED, 10,000 Work " 5,000 feet 1 Yellow Pine Worked Flooring, 10,000 " 1 White " " Boards, 47,000 " 1 " " " j7O 000 3, 3.}, 4, 44 best Susqucha.ina Plas tering Lath, i 20,000 feet Roofing Lath, „ 12,003 " Common Plank, 10,000 " 2 in. Panel, I 1,000 Lights Sash. Any quantify of Doors, Shutters, Blinds, &c., which we. will sell from 10 to 20 per cent, cheaper than any other | dealers in the country. Hemlock, While Pine Joist, Studding, &c., al ways on hand. 1 respectfully invite all persons wanting any kind of Lumber to call and examine our stock and prices. Ail orders for Frame Stuff for Nouses, Brid ges, Barns, &c., will be filled with promptness. I au2H V. G. FRAN CISC US. auataii.iAwi3 t THE PHILOSOPHY OF BUSINESS. BY MR. V. I!. I'ALMKK. On Saturday evening, 21st March, Mr. V. 15. Palmer lectured on the Plilosophy of Business at the Wagner Institute, Thir teenth and Spring Oarden streets. The audience was large, many persons being compelled to stand, while others could not even get within the room—second story, Spring Oarden Hall. Mr. Palmer began by stating that, sin gular as it* might appear, there was no work extant on the subject, nor has any effort been made to present the Philosophy of Business before any people. In at tempting it he was fully awaie that he would accomplish it tery imperfectly. A successful business is a com pound of the intellectual and physical. He is not a mechanical mean between them, but what might be called a new substance; he differs from the man of mere intellect on the one hand, and the dull, plodding-ma chine on the other. The time was when "business" was buey-ness, and a man got along if he kept active and always at it; but it is so no longer. A man must he reasonably active to suceed no v, but he must also be a thinker, a philosopher The more intellect lie can put into his ac tion the better; and without a good deal he is run over—left out of sight—lost! The speaker said that we are told of the great development of materialism in the present age, but it is also a great age intellectually, and to keep pace with it we need to use the new modes of action which belong to it. The [tress, for instance, must be used, and is used by business men. A grea' pail o! the producers and all the distribu tor of goods do business just so far as they are known—their capacity is only limited by t ie circle circumscribing their notoriety; they might sell twice as much if they were known twice a far; and the prejjs gives them the means of being known twice as far—the only trouble is that they have not the brains, often, to comprehend such an investment as liberal advertising. Mr. Palmer advised all young men to mix thought with their toil—to understand the limes in which thev live and take ev- ey means to promote business success— don't go by donkey when you may go so much faster by steam! The speaker weut on to show the absolute necessity of un derstanding the philosophy of business, inasmuch as every man is interested in it to the extent of his living. He argued, too, that women should gain a correct knowledge of its principles, because in many instances they were forced to main tain their families—and occasionally a husband to boot! lie defended the capa city ol women anil maintained their ability, not only to succeed but even to make for tunes. He thought it a great mistake for women not to understand business. It is absurd for men to pitcli headlong into business without understanding it; and and as an evidence, the speaker stated that it was a fact, that a large majority of those who undertake business fail jn ten years! Surely, such results would not be satisfac tory to the proficients in any science prop erly taught; and if it occurred in—for in stance, Navigation—inquiry would soon be made for reliable principles on which to go. Objectors may say that young men are generally brought up in business establishments, and are therefore instruct ed in correct business principles; this the speaker denied, and said that in very many cases the very proprietors of the establishment did not understand the prin ciples which governed their own business, and frequently attributed their success to insufficient causes. Mr. Palmer discussed other objections, j and then went on to say that it did not j require great talents to do business suc cessfully, for all that is necessary is that an individual understand and carry out the principles by which each should be gov erned. There have been, however, many successful men of business who could not intelligently tell by what principle they had succeeded. "It is success that colors all in life; Success makes fools admired, makes villains honest— Ail the proud virtue of this vaunting world | Fawns on success and power howe'er acquired." Some men who have wit enough to fol- I low the advice of those whose judgment! THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1857. is reliable succeed by thus adopting right principles, to the astonishment of their friends. Of this kind of success the lec turer gave instances. He then spoke of the false business principles which had governed our country from 1830 to 1830, during the "flush" times, lie spoke of the ease with which credit was obtained, and the reckless way people endorsed and speculated and lived luxuriously. These things were all wrong; crazy credits, bogus banks, insurance companies, town lots where they were not wanted, &c., as was seen when the "crash" came fit 1837-8. All devices to get rid of honest work and live by our wits is wrong. In short, the violation of the true business principles is wrong, and the sooner we know it the better. These are some of the reasons why 1 believe in adopting true business principles —why I believe in the principles of Integ rity, Energy, System, Con cent rut ion, Cash, Publicity and Proportion. Ido not affirm that men are not governed by principles in business, but simply that they do not understand all the vital principles by which they should be governed, nor dv) they frequently adopt right principles. These seven principles, mentioned by the speaker, he maintained to be indispen sable, and you cannot take any away or add any principle which is indii-pcnsible. Mr. Palmer then discussed these pi inciples severally, showing their power. Of pub licity, he remarked, thai he did not advise rogues to advertise their dishonest fallings, but only honest men. The swindler gets Ciuglit and Liken care ol by the police sooner or later, in any event, lie did not place publicity before integrity, but maintained the absolute necessity of tiie latter first of all and under all circumstan ces. VV iih these remarks lie closed, hav ing interested and preserved close atten tion on the part of his audience during the entire lecture.— Bulletin. THE LION AND ANTELOPR. Dr. Livingstone gives a very interest ing description ola light he witnessed in Africa between a lion and antelope. The doctor and his guides had just emerged from a narrow defile between two rocky hills, when they heard an angry howl, which thev knew to be that of the "mon arch ol the forest." At the distance of not tjiore than forty yards in advance of them, a gemsbok stood at bay, while a huge tawny lion was crouched on a rocky platform, above the level of the plain, evi dently meditating an attack on the ante lope; a space of about twenty feet separa ted the two animals. The lion appeared to be animated with the greatest fury,— the gemsbok was apparently calm and res olute—presenting his well fortified head to the enemy. The lion cautiously chang ed his position, descended to the plain. and made a circuit obviously for the pur pose of attacking the gemsbok iu the rear, but the latter was on the alert and still turned his head toward his antagonist. This maneuvering lasted for h*df an hour, when it appeared to the observers that the gemsbok used a stratagem to induce the lion to make his assault. The flank of the antelope was for a moment presented to his fierce assailant. As quick as lightning, the lion made a spring, but while he was yet in the air, the gemsbok turned his head, bending bis neck so as to present one of his spears like a horn at the lion's breast. A terrible laceration was the consequence, the lion fell back on his haunches, and showed a ghastly wound in the lower part of his neck. He uttered a howl of rage and an guish, and backed off to the distance of fifty yards, seeming half disposed to give up the contest; but hunger, fury or revenge once mere impelled him forward. Ilis s°coud assault was more furious and head long; he rushed at the gemsbok and at tempted to leap over the formidable horns in order to alight on his back. The gems bok, still standing on the defensive, eleva ted bis head, speared the lion in the side mid inflicted what the spectators believed to be a mortal wound, as the horns pene trated to the depth of six or eight inches. Again the lion retreated groaning and limping in a manner which showed that he had been severely hurt, but he soou collected all his energies for another attack. At the instant of collision, the gemsbok presented a horn so as to strike the lion be tween his fore legs, and so forcible was the stroke that the whole length of the horn was buried in the lions body. For near ly a minu'e, tiie two beasts stood motion less; then the gemsbok, slowly backing, withdrew his horn, and the lion tittered and fell on his side, 1 is limbs quivering in die agonies of death. The victor made a triumphant flour.ah of his heels, and trotted off apparently without receiv ing the least injury in the conflict. CARRYING SNAKES. Dr. Dixon in his New York Monthly Scalpel, states that a gentleman of the "highest veracity" related to him the fol lowing snake story, which beats anything we have read lately: Going into an ordi nary lor his dinner, lie was surprised to observe the extra care with which a gen tleman who took tiie seat opposite to him, look off his hat; he turned his head as nearly upside down as possible without breaking his neck; then placing his hand over his hat, lie again turned it. and receiv ing its carefully guarded contents, con cealed in a pocket-handkerchief, on his hand; then gently laying the back of his hand on the cushion, he slid the hat and the contents off, and commenced his din ner. The attention of my friend was ir resistibly directed toward the hat; and his surprise greatly increased, the reader may well imagine, on observing the head of a sizable snake thrust out and looking sharp ly about him. The gentleman, perceiving ilie discovery, addressed him: "My dear sir, I was iu hopes to have dined alone, and not annoyed any one with my poor pel. Allow me to explain; he is perfect ly harmles; only a common black snake. I was advised to carry him on my head for rheumatism; 1 have done so for a few weeks, and I am perfectly cured—posi tively cured from a most agonizing mala dy. .1 dare not yet part with him; the inemiTiy of my sufferings is too vivid— aii my care is to avoid discovery, and to treat my poor pet as well as possible in his irksome confinement. 1 feed hnn on milk and eggs, and he docs not seem to suffer. Pardon me for my annoyance— you have my story —it is true. 1 am thankful to the informer for my eure, and to you tor your courtesy iu not leaving your dinner disgusted." A SUPPOSED TRANCE. A Young Lady's Funeral Postponed. —On Friday last a young lady named Williams, whose family resides on Sev enth street, near Cutter, died suddenly of deseasc of the heart. The body was dres sed in the habiliments of the grave, and ev ery necessary arrangement was made for the funeral ceremonies, which were to have taken place on Sunday last. At the appointed hour a hearse, followed by a train of carriages, drove up to the house in readiness to recieve the body and convey it to its fiinal resting place. The cortege remained in front of the house such an unusual long liine as to ex cite the wonder of thg" neighbors, whose astonishment reached the culminating point when the driver of the hearse moun ted his box, seized the reins, and drove hastily away, followed by the empty car riages, and without the corpse, for which his services were brought into requisition. The solution of the affair is as follows: On approaching the body for the purpose of taking a last farewell of the departed, a relative noticed a very perceptible flush come over the countenance of the dead, and on placing his hand over the region of the heart he was surprised to find it quite warm notwithstanding the fact, or the sup posed fact—that death occurred three days previous. A number of medical men were at once summoned, who, after consultation advised a postponement of the funeral, and the heorse and carriages were dismissed. Since that time the body has not at aii changed in apearance. The countenance contiuues llushed, aud tiiere is considera ble warmth perceptible in the region of the heart. Meanwhile the family and friends are in the greatest doubt and per plexity, and there arc conflicting opiuions as to the case. Some who have visited the body, are confident that death has actual ly taken place, while others maintain that the young lady lives in a trance. Hun dreds of people have visited the house dai ly, attracted there by the singularity of the case. B?i)uA warehouse was burned in Mobile last week it. which there were three thousand bales of cotton. New Series—Vol. 11, No, 21. Communications. For the Lewistown Gazette. PROSE POEMS. * A SERIES OF DAY DREAMS. BY t. J. STINE. Nio. l. 'J'was the lime when the bustle of the day begins ,lo be hushed, and EVENING with modest blushes ventures forth. Se rene the cerulean sky arched over head, and beneath the earth spread out in velvet green, made beautiful by the golden re flections of the setting sun. The thicken ing shadows of the pine covered mountain were lengthening over the green vale at its feet, and up through the tops of the old shade trees the smoke of the evening fires was gracefully curling; and as it ascended from the chimneys of my native village as irotn "pipes ot peace," it mingled with the crimson tints of the evening sky. The pluughboy, with merry whistling, was re luming from the field, and "the village smithy was leaving his smoky shop— tiie last ring of his hammer for that day had died away upon the anvil. The low ing of the herds and the bleating of the flocks, returning from their pastures, and the carolling of die nestling birds lent a pleasing charm to the evening, and con trasted strangely with the low love-notes oi the shepherd hoy s flute. The collage tables were spread and invitingly awaited the home-gathering toilers of the day. Wearied with close confinement during the day, I was seeking recreation—bodily and mentally,, in one of my accustomed walks. I was walking in a meditative mood, along the moss-covered bank of the village streamlet, sweetly murmuring, without a name, but endeared to me by many a tie, I seated myself beneath "The Old Oak Tree," where often we had sat before, and looked upon the rippling streamlet. It • was an ancient tree—the oldest thai stood there—the giant of those that overhung the gurgling streamlet. It was a sacred tree, consecrated by no Druidicai rites, but by trie pure vows of village maidens, and the soft sweet sighs of love. Hut especially was that old tree dear to me. Here bad I spent my happiest hours, beau tiful, holy moonlight eves. Ilere used FLORA to sing for me her sweetest song; here she gathered for me the brightest flowers that grew ou the bank of the streamlet; here she smiled, and looked love in ray eves when I clasped her in ail the jnyousness of an early love as mv affian ced to my bosom. And here—l sat and with tearful eyes read the few simple lines upon her tombstone. O, sacred spot! how could I else than love To steal away at eventide to thee, For meditation: But now 1 was there alone. Alone/ No, not alot.e. There was my loved one's grave. Beneath that simple stone, the humble but affectionate tribute of a love that never, uever dies, lay, but mingling with the dust, that form so beauteous once, so lull of life, so cherished—the embodi ment of what in woman is of most worth; I virtue, adorned with loveliness and sane- tilied hy piety. And over that sacred spot did angels love to hover, yes, there, as beneath the moon's pale light f sat and mused upon the checkered past, angels did hover, with whispers of abetter land," and eternal re-union of kindred spirits parted here. 1 looked upward. I cast my eye from star to star, and thought I saw in the twinkling of each an evidence of guardianship over the place of my medi tations. I looked up to heaven with an earnest gaze; for whither else shall the weary life-pilgrim turn his eye? My mor tal eye would fain have pierced the veil which hides the heavenly land from ours. 1 called the name of "Flora." 0,1 would just then clasp her to my bosom again, and imprint a love kiss, as I used to, on her ruby lips. The heavens opened. An angel band appeared, in shining robes of purest while, ami golden harps were in their hands, upon which they discoursed such music as may not be defined by an earthly pen. And there was one: she smikd as she looked down, holding in her hand a crown such as has never been seen on earth, inscribed with the new name which it was revealed to me I should re ceive hereafter. I reached my arms up ward—" My Flora !my crown !" "Not yet!" returned the angel in a voice so sweet, and so unlike any that I had ever heard, that I leaped up with a desperate
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