I le No, 2462. OF SUBSCRIPTION. aVE POLIIR PER A\\rJl, is" advance. p or six months, 75 cents. ,hVBW subscriptions must be paid in •li ike piper is continued, and net C; o ' t!l .V rtrst month, <,1,25 will bccharg ' t mid in three months, $1,50; if not uionths, $1,75; and if not paid in * th , si.'id* 3 '.' ■'•lilr.-sseJ to persons out of the ; i ,iisc mtinued at the expiration of 'i fr. Tile-- special request ismade " ■ ,ry or psynwnt guaranteed by some '"j,, -erson here, r* advrrtisinu. . ,f minion, or their equivalent, con- Three insertions §l, and 25 ~ ~1111 -• * vfv-h suhseqneat insertion. Jest Branch Insurance Co. Of LOIR HAVFA, PL, rots pouched Buildings, Stores. Mer : I" farm Property, and other Rttild " i. ntiiits. at moderate rates. rurrrTons. -, !. Pc-jrce, ilon. G. C. Harvey, „ ,1, ; j T. T. A brums, ' i Haver, D. K. daebmnn, ""I'r'jif * IV. Wi.ite, Th - Kitchen. H,-, n . C, C. HARVEY, Pres. T. 1 Abr.vms, Vive Pres. ( t-r.-I,Se c'y. REFtX'NCCS. i} i.lov.i, Thos. Bowman, D. I). < -oTudner, Wm, Vanderbelt, Wm. Fearon, Dr. .1. S. Crawford, , A. Cpdegraff, 4 ji-.v - tr.!. • ones \rm!rong, 'unei- n, Hon. Wm. iiigler. IV. STEW' a P-d Sjr frosi L -.s rni Ik luagp by Tire. '• ,■>' me 3 i i I.tfurd Trzntpz/rfoiica. CONTINENTA I, USURANCE COMPANY, • v/ the Legislature of I\nn.iy/ni .. ,ci'Ji a Perpetual Charter. jdiorized Capital, 5i,000,000. ? \j.6l Waiuut St. abote Secoiid, Fhila. - jiiraucc on Buildings, Furnilure, Mer k. i.. generally. Marine Insurance i-TKi and Freights to all parts of the t inland Insurance on Goods, Ac., fiy : brers, Canals, and Land Carriages, to ru :' the I'liii-u, on the most favorable ; reasisteiit aitli security. DIRT ' "ToRS. viV Coiliday, William Bowers, .Catem'i". 'oseph Oat, -V Maclw'-.e. Howard Hincltmnn. A.IGK W COLL\DAY, President, tv s*. Seci et jry. for MiiiLn countv, Wm. P. F.L- F. F.-q ' f^hl9-Iy mm AGAINST Loss BY FiBE. . -.'in F"ire Insurance Compa ny of Philadelphia. >w an ! I'7 Cri-stnut street, near Fifth. NT OF \SSK PS. J :n-r try 1. lj-58, ■r.t. agreeably to a:, a tof -cmu.'y, j-rtgages. amply secured, <1 I'.) tetits, pre-ei.t value - j■ 6,964 20, ci-• 71547 37 itd Bids Receivable, 4 307 00 40.855 48 ? 1,685.904 74 Lir.'iu.. Jini'fuuces made on every t: ,of property, in Town and Country. sic v as are consistent with >ecui ly . St?their incorporation, a period of twenty- Mirs.thry have paid over Four Millious ; r- by fire, thereby affording cv c a raritages of Insurance, ns v. eli utility Kid disposition to meet with liabilities, bosses by Fire, &ptiu if ll CO. Qf j r PIIR undersigned having purchased the _l_ right for this Cement in Mifflin and Cen tre counties, are now prepared to furnish and put it on roofing wherever desired—the roof being sheeted by the owner. Scientific men under the direction of* government, and ar chiteets and builders in various parts of the country, for years have been studying and experimenting to discover some composition or article for roofing, which would resist the changes of our climate, and would unite the qualities of Tmjxrtionsnisn to flitter, htcoi - bustdnhty, Durability and Cheapness. No article now in use possesses these quaiiti Shingles are not fire proof, and eauuot b ' u=ei upon fiat roofs. Slate can only bo used upon steep roofs. The contraction, e.q ..osion it. i rusting of metallic roofs ate so great in this changeable climate that they soon I.e.one worthless, or the repairs will cor-t uv re than a now roof. '1 he various cements and com positions which have been introduced, can be supplied only to very flat roofs, an I they aie all so affected by the action of the weather that they will rat It and run in summer and crack in winter, arid in a .short time become crumbly and worthless. The inventor of the • •alvanic t.Vnvnt has labored twenty years to obviate these difficulties, ami it is believed by those who have had opportunities to test the matter, that he ha.- entirely sue. ceded. As now applied. First— It is completely impervious to wat.tr. Water may continually stand upon the roof" without affecting it in the least. Second—lt is fire proof. It is so ineojubus ti'. le Mi-it it will afford ample ami perfect pro to lion against fire, sparks and burning shin gles it (on another building immediately ad joining. Third—lt is durable. It is imt injured by atmospheric changes, having been tested for several years by the Patentee, at Syracuse, New York. fourth—lt is cheap. Roofs will be put on tor about half the cost of tin, and will last much longer. I iftli- Repairs are easily and cheaply made. Sixth—lt is sufficiently elastic to entirely resist the expansion and contraction by heat and cold, and will remain perfect and solid in the warmest and coldest weather. Seventh—lt is adapted toall kinds i f roofs, either fiat or steep. Eighth—lt is valuable for repairing old roofs. Old shingle roofs may l.e covered without removing the shingles. Old nietulic roofs can be made perfectly tight and secure i Ninth—lt is especially adapted to all kinds ] of seaniing around battlements, sky lights and chimneys, and i r the lining of cave troughs and gutters. Roofs which have riven trouble for years, and which have continued to leak in spite of all efforts, can be made I perfectly secure by this cement. Tenth—lt has been proved to be the best article ever used for covering car tops and steamboat decks. Eleventh—This cement applied to new tin roofs preserves thorn from rusting, by fur tii-hing a coat which is at once impervious to i vvab r and an almost perfect • n-conductor <.f i hear. Twelfth—Tt is the only roofing material ! patented which contains India rubber and j gutta percha. I'or a spcoii, .-. n r.f this r. merit we invite owners of property to call at our mills, where a sinyle coo.Huj, put on in I'- eeml""ed he thy name forever, Thou of life the guard and giver: Thou canst guard thy creatures sleeping; Ilea! t he heart long broke with weeping. God of stiilness and of motion, G! the desert an i the ocean. Of the mountain, i.-ek and river. Blessed bo thy name forever. 1 h<.ll x\ ho shtmbcresl iik nor slc *j>esf, HlessM are they thou kindly keepest: Go I of evening's parting ray, HI midnight's gloom and dawning d iy, 'i tint lis s from tin- tznre s i, lake h: - .things or ■ r.atj : God of life! that fade shall nevi r. lilcs. 'vl be thy name forever. MA 3883.1" bßan 18^ THE HABITS OF FISH. A Lecture ddivero'l by Rubert L P !!, Pnn iiietit uf tiio Ainericin Ir-.htittite, at tfie Farmers' Club. The most interesting ui' ail 11-] i to iuc i.s the eoiiiiiion SHAD, flatr-a ato.r by their extraordinary creative ability. The. spawn about forty-five thousand. They have a \ ceuliarly sloping heatl and tapering bo-.lv, projecting under jaw, sharp, small teeth, forked tail, dusky blue color, with ;i line of dark round spots 011 each side, some times foui :iiid often ten :n number, and I have frequently seen them without any. They ascend the rivers from the Ist of April to the JUih ot June, i< r the pur pose of spawning. which the;, accomplish in the me manner that l-a.-.s Jo, except • hat the male tails to cover the ova; this necessary operation is preformed hv the ebbing ;i.J iio" incr tide, ' tie or ranizr.t • n of this fish enables it to breathe either salt or fresh wat< r, and taking advantage of this fact ! have been enabled to breed them in ponds, and from numerous experiments, am led to believe that .-had live but a.single year, and that when they pass down our rivers after spawning, they are so weak ar.d emaciated that they fill an easy prey to voracious fish. They grow in a single sea son to weigh from five to eight pounds; they appear, as well as the herring, to have been created to form the food of the myriad inhabitants ol the ocean. They take, like the herring, (of wl ich they arc erroneously called by fishermen the mother,) the circuit of the sea, commencing in the regions of the Xorh Pole, in schools equaling in extent the whole of (treat Britain and France. W hen they reach the coast of (1 corgi a, they separate into immense squadrons, and as the ocean advances, run up all the rivers on our coast, followed a little later bv the herring. Late writers question the migra tory character of these fish, and suppose that they remain throughout the winter, in the most profound depths of the ocean hurrowintr in the mud. This is had phi losophy, as they are not organized for live irig in the mud, and the structure of their n ■ air bladders prevents them from sinking into deep water. Their form indicates clear ly too that they were designed by nature to swim near the surface of the sea, and to be always in motion. I have had herring in my pond, with shad, several hundred at a time, and never saw them at rest. The shad lives upon suction, and feeds upon the animaloulae in the water while ' swimming. Food has never been discovcr | ed in the body of a shad when opened, and they never bite at a baited hook. I have frequently noticed a fish in the North river, between the shad and the her ring, smaller than the shad but larger than a | herriug, possessing the general character- THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1858. istics of both ; it ascends the river at the same time to spawn, and returns to the ocean after having deposited its ova. The Kee (Murna Auyuilht'). —ln one of my ponds I placed a.stock of three thou sand eels, weighing from six ounces to two pounds each, and endeavored to study their habits During the day they partially con ceal themselves under stones, stumps and mud, exposing the head only to view; and in . ni:; manner they watch for their prey, i'hey delight particularly in muddy water; and notwithstanding naturalists have decided that they are viviparous, and that lumps of little eels have been found in them toe size of a fine needle 1 hi\e come to the conclusion thai, it is a mistake, and arose from the fact that eels are often infested with small worms, which have been taken for small eels. They j are undoubtedly oviparous, and go to brack ish water (o deposit their ova. 1 found in the rail my eels all left 'lie pond, not one ; remaining t > breed in it, and many return ed the following spring of all size.-. 1 then : stocked the pond again, and i:i the fall placed iilie salt in it; the eels then remain ed, deposited their ova in the pond, which | in due time hatched there, and produced a ; great quantity of young eels. lam con- ; \ iuced, though 1 never seen either spawn ! or milt in eels, that they have all the ne cessary parts of generation, as well as other fish; they are very tenacious of life. I have known them to live five days in a grass meadow, and when returned to the water, swim with their usual raniditv. I i • have placed them one hundred yards from I the pond, and found thai they would invari ably turn towards the water and njyke their way to the nearest joint, ct itn ing a -trung migratory instinct. Dels are sup posed to be sjticad over the world more i universally then any other animal except man, but none arc seen in situations where they cannot get to salt water. For example, thev are not found in Lake Erie, above the fads of Niagara. Eels were never seen above the falls in Patterson, until the canal ' was cut; ever since that jxu-iod they have been found in immense quantities and of excellent quality. They are nothing more ; nor less than water serpents, and mav be called the connecting link between amphib ious and aquatic reptiles. They have been caught iu New York harbor weighing thir- , teen pounds. As an article of food they . are extremely nutritious and rich, but con tain a large quantity of oil. and utile.-8 eaten with an acid, are apt to occasion de- . raugement of the digestive ortrans. Eels are covered with a muccous substance, wh: !i in ik<— tie m d'TiouU !•; ho] hand ha - !"d to the notion that, thev arc devoid of scale-. This is an error, as 1 has e discov ered them read if, with a magnifying glass. 2 expect to have the-following curious fi-li in my ponds within the next six months. THKTKNCH (' 'y)>rinu< Tinea) is known as the physician of fi-di ; he is covered by a glutinous slime that will immediately heal any wounded fish coming in contact with him; it hits often been observed that the tyrant pike, though starving, forbears to devour the tench. He has large fins, .small, smooth scales, a red circle surround ing the eyes, which are of a golden color, and there hangs from either angle of his mouth a little barb ; in his head are two storn's that physicians make use of, but have not communicated for what purpose. They are generally found in large stagnant waters, with muddy bottoms ; weigh from S to 12 lbs., and are considered in England one of their best fresh water fish. Qualifications of a good Teacher. —No knowledge, however profound, can consti tute a good teacher. A teacher must have knowledge, as an orator must have knowl edge, as a builder must have materials; and as, in choosing the builder of my house, 1 do not select the man who has the most ma terials in his yard, but I proceed to select him by referenco to his skill, ingenuity and taste; so also, in testing an orator or a teacher, I satisfy myself that they fulfil the comparatively easy condition of possessing sufficient materials of knowledge with which to work; I look there to those high and noble qualities which are the characteris tics of their peculiar calling. There were hundreds at Athens who knew more than Demosthenes, many at Rome who knew more than Ciccro; hut there was but one Demosthenes and one Cicero. — Lord Ash burton's Address to Schoolmas!' r. | I'LAYING ROBINSON CRUSOE. The Detroit Free Press relates a Robin *on Crusoe story of three young lads of that city, who ran away from their mammas : in that city, took to the lake in an old skiff, and were hunted after by the Police for , some time : It says : It being known that they were in the habit of going to Belle Isle, two miles ! above the city, to fish, search was institu ted in that direction. An old Frenchman on the island reported that a colony of some mysterious description was settled on the j upper end of the Island, but he was una ble to say who its members were composed of. Further investigations, however, re ; vealed the fact that the new colony was made up of the romantic young runaways, whose anxious mammas were in search of them. They were snugly domiciled in an old fishing hut, of small dimensions, the cracks of which they had stojipod with grass and wee'! o . An old fireplace in one corner, v. Ifch a mud chimney, was well sup plied with driftwood from the beach, rnd a skillet and tin kettle constituted their cooking utensils. Three blankets and a bench completed the outfit. On the walls were hung the fishing tackle. When first surjtiised. tbe runaways were engaged in the agreeable occupation of demolishing a large pike-, which had been cooked in the skillet, with no seasoning but salt. They | -aid they had lots of fun, and plenty of i ii li to cat, and were intendingt > remain all ; summer if they had not been discovered. ' '1 he oldest, only about twelve years of age, j said that the idea had been j>ut into his j head by reading Robinson Crusoe, and that ; he had persuaded the others off. Their fe- , licity was complete, with the exception I that they wanted a man Friday, to secure ' which they had contemplated crossing over to Canada and kidnapping a Kenuck bov. i This was abandoned as too dangerous, con -idering the small available force, and it was then planned that one of them should return to the city, and coax his sweetheart, a little girl, to conic and live with them ! and cook the fish. This plan would have j been carried out had they not been found, j i hey were returned to their mammas with ! bad colds from sic.. ping on the floor. Th /">/ I Romance in Heal Life.' —The Bucyru- Ohio") Journal says that a man living near that place lost his wife some years since in Ilomer X. V.; that they had a iittlo giil which he gave to a friend and then left the country. He was gone ten years and returned, hut could find no trace of his child. Niie had two marks by which he might know her—one toe was gone, and she had a scar on her arm. The man gave her up as lost to him, and finally set tied near Bucyrus and married. About -ix week - ago he happened to pass by the room in his houseoecupied by a servant giil, at a time when she was about to re tire, and the door being open, he saw her loot, lie merely glanced at it, and hap pened to notice that the little toe of her rightfoot vas missing. He thought noth ing of it at the time, but, after retiring, the idea struck him that it might be the daughter he had searched for so long. At first he dismissed the thought as improba ble, but still it forced it-sell' upon hiiu, un til finally he requested his wife to go to the room and ascertain whether there were not marks of a scald upon her right arm. She went, and to his immense delight, reported that the mark was there. 'To make a long story short,' the girl proved to he his mis sing daughter. fta?'John Hiestnnd, who died last week near Salunga, in the 0-d year of his age, was, according to the Mount Joy Herald, a remarkable man. That paper says he had o/i> hundred and thirty-nine children, twen ty three of whom are dead. We presume his grand-children and his great-grand children are included in this count. He was born in the house where he died.— Rev. J. Ilostctter, Bishop of the Menonist Church, preached the funeral serniou, about one thousand persous being present, He died in the full possession of all his facul ties, resigned, and full of hope in a blessed immortality. A Church Burner. —A man in Ohio, named Wallick, who for some years has been insane on religious subjects, took it into his head a few weeks ago, that he was commissioned to burn down ali the churches. Accordingly on Thursday last lie proceeded to set fire to the Lutheran New Series—Yol. 111, No. 30. and Methodist churches, but before much damage was done he found himself in jail. He is said to be still of the belief that the I only salvation for the people is in his get ting out and burning tbe churches. IbiWAt Piedmont, \ a., last week, the rise in the north branch of the Potomac was so great as to overflow a large portion of the town. The citizens were obliged to leave their houses i;t .skiffs, hog-troughs, or on rafts, and one fellow who, in spite of the remonstrances of* his neighbors, persis ted in remaining at his house, was finally compelled to abandon it by swimming, with his wife on his back. The fellow came near losing his life by the iteration, and was only saved by clinging to logs and planks which had been sent to him by those on the shore. The Hnlr ry in ].Y.vo?tsiu Parcelled Out Among tit• Parties. —The red-mouth sheets devoted to the Administration party speak of the recent exposure of corruption in \\ v conon as an admission of' light into black republican busine; ?. Here arc the facts: Of tfie bribed Senators, nine were demo crats. who received $135,000; and three were republicans, who received $30,000. The on ly Senators who voted against the bill were six republicans. In the Assembly, fifty-seven members re ceived bribes, as follows: 38 Democratic members ;ucei\cd $260,000 19 Republican " " 95,000 Seven members of the Assembly refu sed bribes; six of whom were republicans, and one a democrat. Of other State offi cers who received bribes, were— A Republican Governor, $50,000 Democratic Link Controller, SIO,OOO Democratic Lieut. Governor, SIO,OOO ' 'Jerk of Assembly, 5,000 Pern. Assistant Clerk of Assembly, SIO,OOO To recapitulate, the account stands thus: Number of democratic members and Statu Officers who were bribed is 51. Amount received by them, $430,500. Number of republican tr embers and State Officers bribed is 23. Amount received by them, $175,000. The above exhibit is confined to the mem bers and State Officers. When we go be yond that, we find that the Democracy have fairly wallowed in corruption. To a nioon .shin:l railroad, of which Democratic ex- Governor Banfow was j resident, SI, 000,- 000 of the < 'roose county bonds was given as its share of the pluuder, which was di vided out bv Bars tow and his followers, he receiving his private secretary $•>"2,000, the editor of the Madison Argus during Barstow's administration 852,000, aid -o on. To other outside jiajiers there was paid for their influence $24(3,000; about 40,000 went to Republicans, and the rest to Democrats. A _V're Order. —.Something should bo done for that "army of martyrs" who went in for Lccompton "to please the old man," when they knew they would get "Jessie" when ihey go home. Some have already been disapjiointed of their promised pecu niary rewards; and what a figure they will make if they get nothing! It has been the custom in all ages for sovereigns to reward those who have done eminent service, by some special mark of honor. Sometimes Orders have been in stituted, and decorations given, as a mc mento of the particular service. Would it be appropriate, and they should have a shield ornamented with a " wood pile ram pant and a candle box couchant." Tf De mocracy has not genius enough to invent a motto, Mr. J5. could borrow one from his young friend, the Prince of Wales, " leh dien," serve.) "With a slight alteration this would suit the member from Berks ad mirably. He could have the letters trans posed so as to make them read "Ich dine," in allusion to the honor of presidential wittles," which he so highly appreciates. The Order of "Knights of Lecompton," would embalm the memory of James the Magnificent, in everlasting history, printed in books. — Daily Neves. PLUMBITSTO. / 1 EORGE MILLER informs the citizens vJT of Lewistown that he has oommenced the above business in connection with his office as Superintendent of the Water Company, and is now ready to put in siw HvnßAirfk, MAKE REPAIRS AT OLD ones, or do any other work pertaining to the business. His char ges will be reasonable, and prompt attention given to orders. Lowistown, May 20, 1858—3 m TXT OOL WANTED.— Wanted, at the store W of the undersigned. East Market street, Lewistown, 10,000 POUNDS OF WOOL, for which the highest market price will bo paid in trade. KENNEDY, JUNKIN & CO. Lewistown, May 26, ISSS.