Lie No. 2463. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. O>E DOLLAR PER ASAIM, IN' ADVANCE. for six months, 75 cents. subscriptions must be paid in StT j,- the paper is continued, and net " 3fe u o the first month, 5i,25 will be cliarg * toaul in three months, §1,50; if not | ;ni .,l months, §1,75; and if not paid in i i ® lhs $2,00. 1, .(-s addressed to persons out of the ?J| iV'o C discontinued at the expiration of £i - " .jj for. unless special request is made ,U "o urary or payment guaranteed by some J *i 5 ,i01e person here, R ADVERTISING. ]nci of minion, or their equivalent, con fa' ijU3 re. Three insertions §l, and 25 fijreieh subsequent insertion. Twest Branch Insurance Co. j OF LOCK HUES, PA., .. agS Detached Buildings, Stores. Mer v! ... Farm Property, and other Build f' 1 -heir contents, at moderate rates. DIRECTORS. hhnJ Pearce, Hon. G. C. Harvey, 6 R Hall, T.T. Abrams, 6 , i v a yer, D. K. Jackman, ",-Cri?t " W. White, " nVinion Thos. Kitchen. cDICk Hon.G. C. HARVEY, Pres. T. T. ABRAMS, Vice Pres. Kitchen, Sec'y. REFERENCES. H Lloyd, Thos. Bowman, I). D. oYioWardner, Wm, Vanderbeit, i Mackev, Wm. Fearon, i. . ■ Dr. J. S. Crawford, ssQ'iiegle, A - Updegraff, off \laynard, James Armstrong, Pinion Cameron, Hon. Wm. Bigler. ->\"nt for Mitllin county, G. IV. STEW- ! jfe _ __ . 3f23 | amity from Less an 1 Damage by Fire, : t' f* r ih of Marine and Inland Transportation. I CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY, r -rated by the Legislature of P.nnsylca ina, ic 'itli a Perpetual Charter. Authorized Capital, 81,000,000. r ft J0.61 Walnut St. above Secoiid, Fliila. Lt Insurance on Buildings, Furniture, Aler- i iiiiw. ic., generally. Marine Insurance and Freights to all parts of the ■ Inland Insurance on Goods, &c., by Rivers, Canals, and l.and Carriages, to f the Union, on the most favorable i- ■ a.i-istent with security. DIRECTORS. sjt.r ' aday, William Bowers, nd. Ciiemaii, Joseph Oat, . V. Machrtte, Howard Hinchman, GEORGE W. COLLADA V, President. CiLt:r WILSON, Secretary. r?>Arent lor Mitllin countv, Won. P. EL DTT, Esq. " febl9-ly HDESSITT AGAINST FIRE, ranklin Lire insurance Compa-! nv of Philadelphia. :e 135 and 437 Chestnut street, near Fifth. ATi'.MKNTOF ASSETS, January 1, 1 -58, jr. hi.ed agreeably to an act ot Assembly, K Mortgages, arnplv secured. §1,590825 19 a Lute, (present value §IOO,- / cost, 74,260 93 Lprary Loan?, on ampte Col afcd Securities, 101.086 17 i ; ;re?'t vol. §76.961 22) cost 31.547 97 cad Bills Receivable, 4,30. 00 t. 40,855 48 §1,868,901 74 f; ;ui or Limited Iniurancei made on every f nptier. of property, in Town ar.d Country, feiaslow as are consistent with security, si"at their incorporation, a period of Iwenty trtjears, they have paid ovtr Four Millions [Dollar-' i --cs bv fire, thereby a!i .rding ev il etof the advantages of Insurance, as well lUt a'i 'its and disposition to meet with fatapUt"all liabilities. Losses by Fire. <**!piidduring the year 1657, <B9 4 DIRECTORS. V Bancker, 1 Mordecai D. Lewis, IVagner, I David 8. Brown, bsGrant, Isaac Lea, ' SR. Smith, Edward C. Dale, k.W, Richards, i George Fales. CHARLES N. BANCKER, President. 3 * A. STEEL, Sec'y pro tern. for Milfliri county, 11. J. VVAL- Esq., Lewistown. feb2s VTtr OROOTRif, MVISION AND FISH STORE. iHE -übsrriber has opened a Grocery, Pro lusion and Fish Store opposite Ma jor Eisen .iotel, where he has just received a fine "wtment of fresh fanult) (Sroccms, which may be found fine Coffee, Sugar, Molasses, Syrups, Cheese, Crackers, Ham, Shoulder, Eine Ashton and Dairy Segars, Soap, &c. .'m, Brooms, Tubs, Buckets, Baskets, and a *v "assortment of Willow-ware, which he P s for ea-h very cheap. ® ! ' pay Cash for Butter, Lard, Potatoes, c. see prices, and judge for yourselves. JAMES IRWIN. A CHAJVCB •• Every Person to Raise their Own GRAPES, JIARE THEIR OWN W INE. undersigned will deliver from the Ist the 15th April next, to any persons jgjm Mifflin co., ISABELLA GRAPE i-'j on ? y e!ir ' s growth, from cuttinge ine y ar< b" at the following rates, <'■>, / wen delivered: 25 Vines for $3, Ln* 5 ; 50 - 100 do. for $lO. will be delivered at half the b , r fl 68 - Also, Osage Orange Hedge an d Hedges grown hy contract, .'■•tm be received before the Ist of 'ure attention. Address fey- A HARSHBARGER, McVeytown, Mifflin (Jo., Pa. •)..' '\ its best Window Sash, from 8x ' Sfor tale very low. ERA NCI SOU 6 wmsHsmn* iisri© ipisrißanffiiiiisi® ns'ir <&a®ißa&ia wni AS WE GATHERED IN THE HAY. Oh lair was the day, and I never can forget How dear to my heart, as the moments rolled away. For still do I dream ot' the morning tiiat we met. And the joys tiiat were mine, as we gather'd in the hay. i The song of the bird was as cheerful as could be, But I heard not the tone ot" lis merry morning lay. For thy voice, like a charm, with its music came to me When I toiled by thy side, as we gather'd in the hay. j Tho' few be the years tiiat have faded since the morn, How great is the change as their shadows all depart 1 j The days come and go, but their moments have not worn ! The smile from thine eye, nor the love within thy heart, i Oh then is it not like a pleasure to recall (As we turn to the morn with its sunny scenes so gay) j How we rested 'neath the shade of the trees so green and tail. When the sun was on high as we gather'd in the hay. BHBIBIUUBBQIB. GROWING BEAUTIFUL. BY T. S. ARTHUR. ' You remember Kate Maxwell ?' said a j lady friend, an old acquaintance. We had met at an evening party, and were talking ' of auld lang syne. ' A cry well," I answered; 'lt would be difficult to forget her homely face.' ' How long is it since you saw her?' in quired my friend. 'lt must be several years. I think it was in 18— that her family removed from the city.' ' Yes, it was in that year.' 'lt is unfortunate to be so homely,'said I. ! ' A beautiful spirit is more to be desired j than a beautiful person,' remarked the lady. : ' True,' 1 replied ; ' the eye's brightness j and the skin's pearly lustre are but tran- j sient, while the soul's beauty is iinperisha- ; Lie. Kate was a good girl, for all her sin- j aularly unattractive exterior.' 1 She had many true friends,' said the lady, 'and they were all of the better class —better, I mean, in its right sense.' I was about changing the subject of con versation, when my companion directed my attention to a young lady, the centre of a group of three or four ladies and gentle men. .She was talking with some anima tion, and there was a glow of feeling and a play of thought in her face, which, though not possessing a feature that might be called handsome, had something in it that was sirTgularly attractive. ' Who is it V I inquired. 'Don't you know her?' said my friend, suiiiing. 'The face is quite familiar. I ought to know her; hut I am in doubt as to her identity.' • Let me mention her name.' ' Do so, if you please.' ' Kate Maxwell.' ' Impossible! It may be a cousin or a sister; but not homely Kate Maxwell.' 1 was incredulous. •It is Kate herself. Hasn't she im proved V 'Wonderfully! Why she is really grow ing handsome ! lias she discovered the fountain of beauty?' ' She has been drinking of its waters for years,' replied my earnest friend. '1 must renew our acquaintance,' said I. And we walked together across the room. A nearer view was not the breaking of an illusion. The smile of true pleasure that lit up her countenance, as she recognized me, showed every plain feature like a veil of transparent light. llow remarkably was she changed! Later in the evening I had a quiet talk with her—first about old times, and then upon a variety of themes suggested by the occasion, or coming into thought spontane ously. What an exquisite perception of things true and beautiful she had ! Her thought was lucid as crystal. But most apparent was her interest in all things pure and good in our common humanity. In speaking of others she seemed to take a peculiar delight in magnifying their excel lencies. Present, in that company, was another maiden whom I had known for years. She and Kate had been intimate before the lat ter removed to another city. They were much together, and people of a certain class used to say that Nancy Lee was incapable of a sincere friendship with any one, and only associated intimately with Kate Max well in order that she might have a foil to her beauty. This was stating the case a little too strongly, and whch is very nearly allied to ill-nature. Nancy Lee had regu lar features and a face narrowed to flue oval. Her lips were moderately full, and oi fault less outline; her chin slightly prominent; her neck queenly; her eyes dark, large and lustrous, with long fringing lids that lay like shadowy lines upon her cheeks. Ev ery one pronounced her beautiful at a ; glance; and those who met her for the first i time turned to gaze at her again. And yet ! the oftener you looked into her face the less j satisfied were you with its beauty. Some | thing was lacking. It was not that you felt, as when looking at a statue, that the ' soul was wanting; for taking up the sculp j tor's ideal, thought creates a soul even more beautiful in its diviner attributes than the chiseled marble; but it was the glimpses of the soul, less beautiful than its investure, ; caught now and then through revealing expressions, that was forever disappointing the half entranced beholder. The beauty of Nancy Lee did not grow upon you. The more intimately you be- I came acquainted with her, the more indif- J ferent did you become to her personal at tractions. As she stood beside Kate Max ' well again, after the lapse of four years, : the beauty of one, and the exceeding plain ness of the other, did not strike you a,s re markable. That conscious beauty, which is so really unbeautiful, was eclipsed by the unconscious soul beauty in the face of the lovelier maiden. Almost involuntarily I made the two countenances a study. I n all the physical elements of beauty, taking feature by fea- : ture, and comparing oue with the other, the . contrast was ludicrously against the hoine lier one. A single instance will show this : —as in the long dark lashes of the one, and the thin white lashes of the other, that 1 . ... j did not even hide the coral-tinted lids. Rut ; looking away from single features, and from i mere physical elements, and the beauty of the former lost much of its power, while the lack of beauty in the other ceased to appear a defect. In the conversation of Nancy Lee I found nothing of interest. lier mind seemed to be asleep to all but ! the little outside world of fashion and pleasure. Rut every word that fell from ! the lips of Kate Maxwell stirred some I thought in my mind, or sent some newly awakened ripple, glittering in sunshine, i over the waters of feeling. Not in my eyes alone was the change in our gc-ntlc friend made apparent. All of her old acquaintances were struck with it, and from more than one I heard the remark: 'Really, Kate Maxwell is growing beau tiful !' And so she was, with a beauty imperish able as eternity. 4 How is it,' said a youug man who had known Kate during her former residence in the city, but had not been over attentive to her—he was not old enough or wise enough to see below the mere surface, and distinguish between the real and the appa rent. ' How is it, that Kate Maxwell com pares so much more favorably now with her 'foil,' as we used to call her, than she did a few years ago ? Ido not see that the color of her hair or eye-brows is at all improved, nor that her nose has gained a single classic outline, nor that her complex ion is better. And yet she is no longer a foil to Nancy Lee, but holds lier own in the comparison. I think Nancy lias chang ed some. There is an expression in her face that repels rather than attracts —a homeliness of feeling, so to *peak, that is to me repulsive. On the contrary, 1 have looked into Kate's face more than once this evening, when it seemed radiant with beauty. What does it mean ?' >ly lady friend, of whom L spoke in the beginning, was present, and as 1 perceived her face brightening, 1 thought it best to let her answer the query. ' You saw,' she replied, with a fine en thusiasm of her character, ' the soul shi ning through the body's transparent veil — a veil that, strive as we may to render it opaque, grows thinner and thinner as our true life gains strength, until it no longer hides the spirit's true quality, but suffers it to reveal itself in beauty or deformity. Some people grow plainer as they grow older, and some more lovely in exterior. Need I state the reason ?' 'No,' said the young man, into whose mind a flood of light seemed breaking. ' The reason is apparent enough. Only the good are really beautiful.' ' Truly spoken,' was answered. ' The fa bled fountain of eternal youth and beauty is the fountain of celestial love, drinking at which we grow more and more into the likeness of those radiant ones, whose high est joy is found in doing good. The ori gin of beauty is not in nature—There we THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1858. see only its perishing form, and we are ev er marring it by evil passion and selfish de sire. But, why need I illustrate what is so self-evident? \our own words carry with them an undoubting conviction. On ly the good arc really beautiful.' After this brief conversation, I noticed that the young man, who had hardly been civil to Kate a few years before, kept close to her side during the remainder of the evening. It was plain, that in his eyes, she was growing more and more beautiful every moment. I did not meet this gentle friend again for three years, though I could not fail to hold her in pleasant remembrance, and then it was the pride of the young man just referred to, who had a soul capable of appreciating that true beauty which lades not in the corroding atmosphere ot time. In this new relation to life, Kate had re turned to her native town, and 1 met her at a large party given on the wedding oc- casion by the friends of her husband. She was standing in a group of ladies as I entered the crowded rooms, and so chang ed in three years that I was in doubt as to her identity. At the last meeting I had not perceived any change in the phyiseal lines of beauty, but only a shining through the plain face of her beautiful spirit. Rut her soul had a freer, outward development, as well as a more interior life. The deep joy of loving and being beloved had awa kened new delights that nerved her whole being, and recorded themselves in every feature and expression. Love had become her very life, and its transforming power was seen in the gradual softening of harsh er outlines, and in touches of beauty here and there, scarcely recognized each by itself, but pleasing the sight in their conbined harmonies. 1 said that she was standing in a group of ladies as I entered the room. One of these was Nancy also a bride, in all her bridal attractions. Bhe had loaded herself with ornaments, and was dressed in a showy costume, all intended to heighten her personal charms. She stood in the eye - of all a couseious beauty, and her young husband felt proud at being the possessor of so much loveliness. Rut few I think envied him who were capable of appreciating the soul beauty of Kate, so strongly contrasted with the mere flesh and blood beauty of his bride, as she stood, j unconscious of a single personal attraction, i by the side of her old friend and compan ion. The effect of the two faces, as trans formed by living affections was remarkable. From that time I met the two young brides often, and could always see new evidences of the changing power of their interior lives. To the one I was attracted, from the other repelled. The one appear ed to grow less selfish, and more lovely all the while; the other more worldly-minded, more heartless, and more unpleasing to the eye. Contentment enthroned itself on the brow of one; discontent on that of the other It is now ten years since their bridal, and ever since, this change has been pt>- gressing-r—Kate growing lovelier all the while, and her old friend fading into a coarse, showy, sensual beauty; a seeker of that admiration which is deceived by cos metic arts. At home, in the eyes of her husband, the latter scarcely exhibits a single personal charm, so completely has her spirit transfixed itself into her face; while in the home of Kate, everything seems to have taken a portion of beauty from her beautiful soul, to reflect it back upon her as from a mirror. Daily, hourly, momently, she is growing more beautiful; and this will progress until she attains the transcendant loveliness of an angel. Only strangers, at a first meeting, see licr face as a plain one. To her friends it is always full of attractions, for every feature is an index and a remembrance of spiritual graces that adorn her life and render her a true friend, loving companion, and teach er by example of those sweet virtues that are born of a diviner influence. 855uHenry Ward Beecher, in his "Life Thoughts," says: " The Bible Society is sending its Bibles all over the world —to Greenland, and the Morea, to Arabia and Egypt; hut dares not send them to our own people. The colporteur who should leave a Bible in a slave's cabin, would go to Heaven from the lowest limb of the first tree." smile at the expense of youi religion or your Bible NEW ARMY UNIFORM. The United States troops were lately supplied with a new uniform, which has called forth considerable comment. At Norfolk a writer is poking fun at it in the following strain; Editors Southern Argus: Having received from Washington, through the kindness of my friend, Mr. Psalmsinger, a copy of the recent order es tablishing a new uniform for the U. S. Ar my, I beg leave to present you a copy for the wonder and edification of your numer ous military readers. The good taste dis played in its selection, is eminently char acteristic of the inventor, and it is to he hoped that new companies forming in this section of Virginia, will show their appre ciation of the uniform by adopting it nem eon., and with the utmost promptitude. 1. Ilat. —To be made of soft felt, but ternut colored, 3 feet 9 inches high, and tapering to a point. The front to be orna mented with a gilt wooden spread eagle, 10 inches in diameter, holding in his Leak a scroll containing the name of the soldier, his age, and a small and concise history of his parentage and relations. The rim to extend in front in a horizontal position 1 feet <i inches, supported by two pieces of 2x3 scantling firmly braced against the shoulders. The rim in the rear forms a sack hanging against the back, which is to contain a gridiron, bottle, frying pan, pipes, tobacco, and other necessaries. 2. Pompons. —lt being well to unite util ity with ornaments, the pompons will be as follows: For cavalry and dragoons, ripe oranges', for artillery, apjdes; and for in fantry, fsh halls. The Generals and staff will wear piekled mangoes. The weary soldier will thus be able to find a littte grateful refreshment on the march by suck ing or nibbling at his pompon. Pompons will lie supplied every morning- in a fresh condition by the Commissioners of Subsis tence. 3. Shoulder Strops. —To be hair and clothes brushes as per pattern. When not on duty tho soldier can employ his orna ment to great advantage on his person or the clot hi nc of his officers. 4. Jackets. —To" be made of three-ply j carpeting, of a light and pleasing pattern, ' the bodies to be red for artillery, blue for infantry, and deep green for recruits and brevet 'id lieutenants. To be fastened up the back with hooks and eyes, which ar rangement is calculated to exercise the sol dier's patience and make him a better and ; worthier man. Buttons. —To be tin plates and cups, four of each, ornamented with a bust of General Washington holding a handker chief to his eyes. These buttons are to be attached to a hook, so as readily to be removed for the soldier's repast. 0. Pantaloons. —Of duck or drilling with a flannel stripe down the side, going clear around the leg. The stripe to be red for artillery, bird gray for the infantry, and sky blue pink for the dragoons. On the seat is be firmly affixed a brazen ! <tar, with a strong brass hook protruding from its centre, on which may be hung the camp-kettle and lighter articles of the sol dier's baggage. The advantage that this hook possesses in doing away with the objectionable prac tice of "bucking" must be evident to all. By hitching it to a strong staple in a wall the soldier is effectually secured without doing that violence to his feelings that the passage of a stick between his legs is cal culated to occasion. The dragoons can have their hooks attached to a staple in the eantle of the saddle which will give them j a secure seat, and make them the most fear less horsemen in the world. Three ostrich plumes, red, white and blue, will surmount the star, thus securing to the soldier a brilliant end, under any and every circumstance. 7. Shoes. —Of the ankle or Jefferson kind, with a likeness of Jefferson worked in worsted on each foot, and red heels. This includes the main portions of the uniform, which I believe to be entirely cor rect ; but should there be found some dif ference betwen this and the original order, I doubt not this would prove the more sen sible and acceptable of tlie two. With great respect, your ob't servn't. DENNIS O. PODELDOC. Late Surg. Old Point Light Mule Battery. BgLSays Longfellow, "Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the vol ume of the week. New Series—Vol. 111, No. 31. THE TONGUE. —What a strange thiug is the t'ongue ! A little member; yet what a noise it will make? Every child has in its mouth a thing to talk with called the tongue. This is made to tcjl the truth with. When the tongue tells a lie, it does that which is wrong. The tongue is made to say kind and pleasant things to our friends. When it says a saucy thing to anybody it is a naughty thing. When the tongue says a disobedient word to a father or mother, it is a wicked tongue. When it says unkind words to a brother or sister, it is a very bad tongue indeed. When a tongue swears or speaks dirty words, it a vile and wicked tongue. Now, my young friends, let me .ask you a few questions. What sort of a tongue have you ? Does it always speak the truth ? Does your tongue ever say any disobedient words to your parents ? Does it ever say any unkind words to a brother or sister ? Does it ever swear ? Does it ever utter any bad words ? (.), my little friend, if your tongue ever does anything wrong, what shall be done ? Can you tell me how to correct an evil tongue ? I can tell you. Let every child take good care of his tongue, and see that it never behaves ill.— Myrtle. A Ballet Forty ) ■ in in a Man's Bung. —At the recent scientific convention at Baltimore, Dr. Wurtz read an interesting^ paper giving the results of some chemical examination connected with a bullet im bedded for more than forty years in a man's lung. The individual whose experience had exhibited the effect of metallic lead imbedded in a human frame was an Irish man named Wm. Kell}', who had received a bullet wound at the siege of Badajoz, in the Peninsular Wars, retired upon a pen sion from the British Government, and died recently in the hospital at Kingston, Canada. Upon dissection, the bullet was found enclosed in a cyst or bag within the lung, and closely adhering to its walls in several places. The ball had lost one hun dred grains of its original weight (three hundred and seventy grains) by corrosion. A portion of the amount of lead thus lost was recovered from the lungs and dia-. phragui. TO INVALIDS! DR. HARDICAIT, 1)I?YSICIAN for diseases of the Lungs, Throat ana Heart —formerly Physician to Cincinnati Marine Hos pital and Invalids' Retreat—Corresponding Member of the London Medical Society of Observation—Authorof "Letters to Invalids," Stc., IS COMING. JI'LY IPPOISIMEUm Dr. Har anan, Physician for Diseases of the Longs, Formerly Physician to the Cincinnati Marine Hospital MAY BE CONSULTED AT , Lewistown, National Hotel, Thursday, July 1. I)r 11 ardman treats Consumption, Bronchitis. Larvng lis, Asthma,aild-all diseases of tile Throat by MEDICA TED INHALATION. The great point in the treatment of all human maladies is to get at the disease in a direct manner. All medicines are estimated by their action upon the organ requiring relief. This is the important fact upon \\ Inch Inhalation is based If the stomach is diseased, we take medicine directly into the stomach. If the lungs are diseased, hreaihe or inhale medicated vapors directly into them. The reason why Consumption and diseases of the Lungs have heretofore resisted all treatment, has been because It ey were not approached in a direct manner by medicine. They were intended to be local, and yet they were so ad ministered that tlley could only act constitutionally, ex pending their immediate action upon the stomach, tvhilat the foul ulcers within the Lungs were unmolested. In halalion brings the medicine into direct contact with the disease, without the disadvantage of any violent action. Its application is so simple that it may be employed by the youngest infant or feeblest invalid. It does not de range the stomach, or interfere in the least with the strength, comfort or business of the patient W-N'o charge for consultation. OTHER DISEASES TREATED. . In relation to the following diseases, either when com-, plicated with I.ting Affections, or existing alone, I also inviie consultation—usually finding them PROMPTLY CURABLE: PROLAPSUS and all fbrms of Female Complaints, Irregularities and Weakness. PALPITATION and other forms of HEART DIS? EASE, Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, and all other Dis eases of Stomach and Bowels, Piles, &r. &c. e>AII diseases of the Eye and Ear; Neuralgia, Epilep sy, and all forms of Nervous Disease. s>No charge for consultation, jyg-ly S. D. HARDMAN, M. NEW FIRM. TIIE undersigned announce to the public that they have formed a copartnership under the name, style and title of John Kennedy, Sen., & Co. for the purpose of conducting a general bufli* ness in Produce, Groceries, Dry Goods, Baton, jFisfi, set. at the old stand of John Kennedy, in East Market street, Lewistown, where they will be pleased to wait upon the old customers of the establishment and any number of new ones. JOHN KENNEDY, Sen., JOSEPH S. KENNEDY, JOHN KENNEDY, Jr. jggfThe books of John Kennedy remain at the establishment where those indel'edara requested to call aud make settlement. Lewistown, June 3, 1558.—4t [n t
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