Whole No. 2563, BLYMYER & STANBARGER. MERCHANTS, .Year Canal Basin, Lewistown, Pa., Will purchase every description of Produce at current prices. ALWAYS ON' HAND, fIjSTER. SALT, FISII, STONE COAL of assorted sizes, LIME BURNERS' " (C- BLACKSMITHS' COAL. GEO. BLYMYER, fees c. C. STANBARGER. W Ta Tu AND WINDOW PAPESRS. A LARGE assortment for sale bv \ F. J. HOFFMAN. / tROUND ALUM SALT.—A large lot new full sacks G. A. Salt, just received, tor sale at a reduced price. mvl7 F. J. HOFFMAN. MACKEREL, Herring and Shad, best quality, at iow prices for sale by my 17 F. J. HOFFMAN. OI'XDAY SCHOOL BOOKS —A 1 urge as il sortment of Sunday School Library, Class and Reward Bonks, for sale at same prices as rid by S. S. Union in Philadelphia, at ray 17 F. J. HOFFMAN'S. TbYTRA Uio Coffee, at 13 cents. AlsoSu- and other Groceries, low for cash at my 17 F. J. HOFFMAN'S. pONFECTIONERY, Crackers, Nuts, fcc., \J it*., at low prices to wholesale dealers, my 10 F. J. HOFFMAN. tPOBACCO and Segars—good qualities at 1 loir prices to dealers, my 17 F. J. HOFFMAN. CIIOE FINDINGS.—A full assortment of Shoe Findings on hand, some articles riuch reduced in price, my 17 F. J. HOFFMAN. QOI.E LEATHER.—A good stock just re eeived. of the hest Red and Oak Sole Leather. I have also a good assortment of Morocco, Linings, French Calf Skin, Upper, Kips &c., all at low prices for cash. mylO F. J. HOFFMAN. "WAILS.—F. J. HOFFMAN" has always on hand a large stock of best Naifs, and sold at low prices. 1/4RMFR'S> STORE.— I have on hand J Corn Ploughs, Corn Cultivators, Ready Corn Shelters, Hay Drags, and other Farming Implements, for sale at prices warranted to give satisfaction. my 17 F. J. HOFFMAN. F, iIMMIOT, LE WIST OWN, Pa. T)"LISIIKD Long Handle Steel Shovels at 1 f-j ets; coiamon long handle Shovels at from 57 to 50 cts, for sale bv F. G. FIIAXCISCUS. (10AL oil and Lamps: Merchants supplied with coal oil and coal oil Lamps, at low p* rates than can be bought eastward. The Oils are superior in quality and lower in pri jjts than can be bought from eastern markets. - be quality of coal oil always guaranteed free from smell and smoke, for sale by ■JIO F. G. FRANCISCUS. 0| j DOZEN coal oil Lamps, varying in ** prices from 75 cts to $5.00 each, all wnh superior burners, for sale bv m Jb> F. G. FRANCISCUS. HARDWARE. —We have on hand tho largest stock of Hardware which we ..are ever had, and will sell to merchants at 13 low rates as can be bought elsewhere (by tne package.) F. G. FRANCISCUS. *!( )( I KEGS Harrisburg Nails, equal to / the best in the market, for sale by m D° F. G. FRANCISCUS. k BUSHELS best Alleghany , t ' Broad Top Blacksmiths Coal, i/' 3 P er bushel, for sale hy jnylO F. G. FRANCISCUS. SETS Thimble Skeins and Pipe Boxes, assorted sizes, for sale by mjlO F 0 FRANCISCUS. ObD Wagon Hamcs, at 45 ets per pair, . V Us " a ' price 62J cts), with almost every b-rlf'/r 01 Wa g° n - Carriage, Buggy and Dear names, at equally low prices. F. G. FRANCISCUS. VI W —good articles at 62i cts. W s ' ra Pped straw and hay Forks, at 'rates. F G FRANCISCUS. Xj. Hay Forks, wood head, h „!• , P ron K s i patent springs, at each, mvin m the mar kel . ftr sale by F. G. FRANCISCUS. &*?* X' DARLING & Co'B broad Rake "' F. G. FRANCISCUS. at J sc} bullies for unloading hay forks, ue at * te , eac b- ft°pes of all kinds and reduced prices, for sale by ' J F. G. FRANCISCUS. imnsjwam) ASJIS iwnHiaiisaiUiiß aw aawsffis®wsj 9 sanHßma (S®OTW B O>A B THE HMTRIL NOT I.OST FOREVER. Not lost forever, though on earth we've parted 1 Not lost forever, though we meet no more! They do not wander lone and broken hearted, Who see heaven's radiance on the farther shore. Not lost forever! every gentle token, That memory brings me from the far away, Shall fill ray soul, though all our ties are broken, With tender grace that never can decav. Not lost forever, while around me springing, The violets weep, the roses blush and bloom ; And summer birds, in summer woodlands singing, Flood with sweet music all the tranquil gloom. There will be meaning in the stars, the flowers, The grand and solemn voices of the sea, Telling of happy dreams and joyous hours, When life had sunshine which it caught from thee. Not lost forever! Thou shalt still he near me, Through every fortune nYul in every clime; \\ lien cares oppress, or gentle memories cheer me, Thou shalt be with me, dearest, all the time. THE DEAD BABY. Little brow Clasped and cold— So strangely cold, All so still. Little form of perfect mold, Little feet Lying still. That could not walk, Kosy lips Loving eves That could not talk— Forever hid Lost to us. 'Neath the pale And drooping lid— Faded soon Ever dim. Fairy blossom— Sweetly rest Suny curls tin earth's bosom. Of paly gold. Won in death, lliiupled hands MKEELifflffiOtlS. [From Godey's Lady's Book.] DARNING STOCKINGS. 1 Don't scold so, Ellen,' said my grand mother, mildly, as I very reluctantly com menced mending a pair of hose. ' What would Fred Grahauie say if he could see your dimples lost under such a cloud V I did not care what Fred Grahame would say, or any one else. 1 was an exception truly ! I had no doubt that every one of the girls was glad that it rained, so we could not go to the picnic, only that they might stay at home to enjoy the exquisite felicity of darning old hose. Oh, of course ! how delightful! And I began to cry. My grandmother looked quietly over the rims of her spectacles, but said nothing. 1 avoided her gaze, and jerked the needle indignantly through the rept, and broke it. This was too much, so I tossed the offend ing stocking aside, and walked toward the window. It was a dreary, rainy day, one of those on which the rain descends with a quiet persistence, as if it never intended to leave off, as if, in truth, it really enjoyed descend ing. I stood watching the few passers-by hurrying over theslippery pavements. Op posite was the residence of our stylish neighbors, the Simpsons. At the window facing mine was their seamstress, sewing on a sewing-machine. I heartily wished that some benolaeior of the human race would invent a ' darning machine.' If somebody only would 1 what a relief it would be to mothers of large families, for instance, with limited means; not to men tion weary maidens, on dreary days, when it rains and they can't go to picnics ! O dear! And there was Miss Simpson prac tising in the front drawing-room. She had no stockings to darn; not she. Wealthy, and the only child, if she wished she might put on a new pair every morn ing; silk ones, too. I absolutely envied her such felicity. I seated myself, and threaded my needle in a worse humor than before. I knew the alternative—that I must either darn my stockings or go without hose—so I darned away. Our little income was, like the article in question, full of gaps and rents that required to be kept together by great economy- At last I finished, and could not refrain from a muttered ' Thank Ileaven.' ' Are you through ?' said my grand mother. ' Surely you must be exhausted bv such severe labor.' 1 was tempted to say I mis, but the lurking smile that play ed" arouud her lips forbade. ' Come, then,' she said gayly, ' it is just lunch time, and I think something to eat will revive your spirits. Take the keys, and afterwards I have a little story to tell you.' A good luncheon is a capital provocative to good humor; and, accordingly, when finished, I took my seat on a little stool, with my head in grandmother's lap, and smiled very complacently in her face. ' Aha! the dimples have come back again/ she said, as she saw them playing hide-and-seek around the corners of my mouth. And she stooped to kiss the one on my chin, calling it the good little dim ple that had never been away. '1 cannot think/ she began, 'why there is eo universal a dread of stocking darning. The stitch is easy— the same as that used for lace, which was a fashionable employ ment fifty years ago; it requires but little skill, and gives unlimited range to the thought and but little care to the finders ; yet not one in fifty can hear it mentioned without mentally recoiling at the idea. To express fondness for it would be regarded as the height of eccentricity. In my day, it was a kind of recreation after our regu lar plain sewing; regularly, once a week, the mending-basket was placed on the ta ble, and my sisters and I chatted gayly, as we drew the rents together j but now it is so shocking to think of, that I almost be lieve half of our young ladies had rather 'go with a rent than to darn it. And now , to my story. ' You have often seen your cousin Mary, Edward's wife; they were here in the j spring. Her many good qualities won | your admiration; still I remember one day | that you expressed your surprise that a j man so handsome and nobly gifted could ! marry one who was almost unmistakably plain—one, too, who admired beauty so intensely as he did. Let me gratify your curiosity. ' Once upon a time, years ago, when he was much handsomer than now, and a ri sing young lawyer, he loved Caroline Wil loughby; she was extremely beautiful, ac complished, fascinating, and a great belle, lie worshipped her with all the enthusiasm of his gifted nature. One summer even ing, they were riding down the shady road alone and in silence. lie had determined to tell her of his devotion, but could find no words. Her horse shyed unexpectedly, and she fell; lie was at her side in an in stant, pale with fright. He conveyed her to the nearest house, and sent a servant for a physician. He came, and fearing her limb was fractured, signed to a servant to remove her stocking. Off came the dainty little boot that Edward had so ten derly held as she mounted, and revealed a tattered stocking. The physician smiled, assured him no bones were broken, and sent a carriage to convey them home.— Neither spoke. Entering the house, he briefly explained to her mother the cir cumstances, expressed his regrets, and turned to leave; then suddenly pausing, he added, 'ln the hurry of the moment, I had almost forgotten it—Miss Willough by's stocking,' and, bowing, placed it on the table. The poor girl tainted, and was sick for some time afterward. She really loved him, and 'twas a great blow to her. Fhe married old Goldthwaite, the million aire. 'As for Edward, this cold bath to his imagination cured his love, lie avoided ladies' society, and rapidly rose to emi nence in his profession. 'Twas six years after this, when he met your cousin Mary, ller good qualities, her self-sacrificing care of her invalid mother, her warm heart and native sense, interested him deeply; still his former experience had made him dis trustful. Accident decided him. Iler former governess was living in very desti tute circumstances, in an obscure part of the town, and one wet day she went to see her. The carriage not returning, she set out alone for her home, and met Edward. He offered his service, and at a muddy crossing her light slipper was lost in the mud. He stooped to tit it on ; there was no one in sight, and she timidly advanced a pretty foot, with the cleanest of stock ings, and one of the daintiest of little darns! He could resist no longer, and when he told the story, showed me the identical stocking. ' And now,' said my grandmother, kiss ing me, 4 the rain is over, the sun shining, and there is Fred flrahame at the door.' A Strange Apparition—The Dead Child's Ghost. The New York Presbyterian, of late date, relates this story : We were returning from our spring meeting of Presbytery—one gentleman and two young ladies—in a ' rockaway,' and the road none of the best. Night, cold and damp, overtook us eight or ten miles from home, but only a short dis tance from Judge Plank's who, after we had arrived at his house, narrated the fol lowing unique tale. Said the Judge as follows : ' Years ago we had in our house a sweet little child, about four years of age, and the object of course, of a very tender affection. But sickness laid its hand upon it. Kemedies, promptly re sorted to all proved in vain. Day after day the rose faded from the cheek and the fire in the eyes burned low; and at length death closed those eyes and sealed those lips forever; and we learned by trying ex perience how intense a darkness follows the quenching of one of those little lights of life. 'The time rolling sadly on, brought us at length to the hour appointed for com mitting our treasure to the ordinary sure custody of the grave. The friends assem bled, the customary services were held, the farewell taken, and the little form se curely shut beneath the well screwed cof fin lid, and in due form the grave received its trust. We looked on, and saw the earth thrown in, the mound raised above, and the plates of sod neatly adjusted into a great sheltering roof, and then wended our way back to our desolate home. — Evening came on and wore away. My wife had gone into an adjoining room to give some directions to a servant, and I, unfitted by the scene of the day for aught else, had just laid my bead on my pillow in our room upon tne first floor of the house, when I heard a shriek, and in a moment more my wife came flying into the room, and springing upon the bed behind me, exclaimed; ' See there, our child ! our child !' ' liaising my head, my blood froze with in me, and the hair upon my head stood up as I saw the little thing in grave clothes, with open, but manifestly sightless THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1860. ' Wiping away the perspiration, and ta king a few long breaths, I prepared to counter-march the little intruder back to its forsaken bed. Hack wc went, it keep ing at my side, though still asleep. It had walked quite a distance across the wet grass. 1 found the door of its home ajar, just as the fugitive had left it, and its sleeping parents unconscious of its absence. The door creaked as I pushed it open, and awakened the child, who looked wildly around a moment, and then popped into bed. 'Now, if it bad not been for my wife, as [ have said, I should, on the appearance of this apparition, have made a leap of un common agility from that window, and af ter a flight of uncommon velocity, for a person of my age and dignity, I should have been ready to take my oath in any court, either in Christendom or heathen doig. that I had seen a ghost.' [From the Cincinnati Commercial. Shower of Meteoric Stones. N K\V CONCORD, Muskingum co., ()., May 5. EDS. COMMERCIAL: —On Tuesday last, (May, Ist) at 27 minutes past 12 o'clock, M., a sharp report was heard in the heav ans, very similar to heavy cannonading, creating quite a visible shock, which was heard and felt many miles distant, and which some people actually avowed was the sounding of the last trump. Immediately succeeding these followed twenty-three dis tinct reports, following each other in quick succession, and which made those who heard stand aghast with fear. The sound then seemed to die away in to a heavy roaring like distant thunder; succeeding this again, some men who were at work in a field, heard a buzzing sound as ot a body rapidly passing through the air, and, giving their attention in the di rection from whence the sound proceeded, they discovered a body descend, and strike the earth about one hundred yards distant, and, upon making search, found a hole in the ground, from which, after some labor, they extracted a stone weighing fifty-one pounds —the stone was of a quadrangular shape, anu resembled in appearance a river stone, the surface being somewhat black ened as though washed by the waves and then bleached by the sun. The surface, though generally smooth, was irregular in some places, such as small crevices which might contain a pebble. Ppon being bro ken the stone was found to be of a grayish cast, and somewhat gravelly ; being inter spersed with particles of metal, and by be ing biought in contact with some other sol id substance it would ring like bell metal. After satisfying their curiosity with this, immediate search was instituted for more, and guided by the sound, they had not pro ceeded more than 250 yards before they discovered another, which was buried 20 inches in the ground, having been obstruct ed by striking a rail fence, breaking one or two rails. This stone was exactly similar to the first. It is evident from the glazed surface that they have not been severed from any other body. The two stones above described both alighted upon the farm of Jonas Amspoker, who lives three miles east of Concord. — Another was found to have fallen upon the farm of Mr. law, one mile east of town. This is exactly similar, in every particular, to the others. A number of others weigh ing from two to fortj pounds, have been found within a range of five or six miles. eyes, and pale as when we gave it the last kiss, walking slowly towards us ! Had I been alone—had not the extreme terror of my wife compelled me to play the man I should have leaped from the window and bed without casting a look behind. ' Hut, not d iring to leave her in such terror, I arose, sat down in a chair, and took the little creature between my knees —a cold sweat covered uiv body —and 1 gazed with feelings unutterable upon the object before me. The eyes were open in a vacant staro. The flesh was colorless, cold and clammy; nor did the child appear to have the power of either speech or hear ing, as it made no attempt to answer any of our questions. The horror of our minds was the more intense as we had watched our child through its sickness, and had been but a few hours before eye wit nesses of its interment. ' While gazing upon it, and asking in my thoughts, What can this extraordinary Providence mean ? For what can it be sent? the servant girl having crept to the door, after a time, suggested •' it looks like Mrs. 's child.' ' Now, our neighbor had a child of near ly the same age as ours, and its constant companion. Hit what could bring it to our house at that hour, and in such a plight? Still the suggestion had operated as a sedative upon our excited feelings, and rendered us more capable of calm re flection. And, after a time, we discovered in truth, that the grave clothes were night clothes, and the corpse, a somnambulist! And it became manifest that the excite ment attending the loss and burial of its playmate, working upon the child's mind in sleep, was the cause to which we were indebted for this untimely and startling visit. Fine specimens of these mysterious vis itors are in safe keeping here now, and can be seen at any time by curious visitors. We add the following from the Colum bus statesman : We have received letters from the same region of country, which not only corrobo rate the statement, but add greatly to the singularity of the phenomenon. It appears that the noise alluded to was heard through a wide range of country, and that stones of the kind described were found freshly im bedded in the earth in the same manner, miles apart. In Morgan, Muskingum, Coshocton, Morrow, and Tuscarawas counties, the ex plosion was distinctly heard. Near Mc- Conuelsville, scverul hoys observed a huge stone descend to the earth, which they averred looked like a red ball, leaving a line of smoke in its wake. The phenomenon seems to be unprece dented. These stones were found nearly fifty miles apart, although the explosion was heard at all places mentioned from the direction of New Concord. Houses were shaken by the shock, aud in one or two in stances the doors burst open. It occasion ed a great deal of consternation in that section of the country, as well it might. Science and Art. A cotton mill to contain 10,000 spindles is now building at Xarod, in Russia. llcrr Rauer, the originator in (Europe) ofall the quick methods of printing, recently died in Wurzburg, at the age of 70 years. Dr. Torrey, of New York, has found that the common illuminating gas, (carburret ted hydrogen gas) passing through cupper pipes, produces an explosive deposit on the inner surface, which, if struck, however slightly, will detonate. This may account in a great measure, for the explosions hith erto unexplained. At Mendota, (111.,) people dig down fif teen or twenty feet for water, and, instead of that fluid, find a combustible gas, appa rently inexhaustible. It is thought that this will rival the Pennsylvania oil as an illuminating substance. A new observatory is about being erect ed at Cambridge, Mass., by Mr. Alvan Clark. At the close of 1859 there were 1109 miles of railroads in Spain. JJC Gai-ie Industrie! of Paris, contains an illustrated description of a stpam fire en gine, the drawings of' which were carried from this country by Mr. (lodard, the aero naut. The Cornish pumping engine, erected in 1838, by Messrs. Harvey & Co., at Old Ford, England, raised on one occasion, and for six hours together, 118,522,475 lbs , 1 foot for every 94 lbs. of coal burned. This was equal to the expenditure of but 1.57 per horse power. The weight of* the rim of a fly-wheel should be about three hundred weight per horse power. A steam fire engine lias been construc ted in this country for the Emperor of Rus sia. There arc over 3,000,000 of artificial porcelain teeth made annually in this coun try, mostly in Philadelphia. Eighteen cubic feet ot ordinary biickwork weighs one ton. M. Chevreul, the distinguished French chemist, says :—" The principal rule to be observed in the arrangement of flowers, is to place those which are blue next to those of orange; the violet next the yellow, while red and pink are never seen to greater ad vantage than when surrounded by verdure, or by white flowers. The latter may also be advantageously dispersed among groups of blue and orange; also of violet and yel low flowers." Pure Olive Oil becomes solid in contact with nitrous acid, but if it be adulterated with any other oil, this result does not en sue. Solid columns of a height exceeding 25 diameters, will fail in almost every case by bending. Hollow columns do not fail by bending until the height is as much as 50 diameters. The crushing strain of wrought iron is about 16 tons per square inch, or less than one-third of cast iron. According to Col Beaufoy's experiment, the deduced friction through the water of each square foot of a vessel's bottom, would be 1.2 pound at 13 knots. A patent was lately granted to Geo. T. Bousefield, of Bristol, England, for ma king 'Hard Rubber' without the aid of any other materials than Indian rubber and sul phur. The inventor states that any de gree of hardness or of elasticity may be given to rubber, according to the quantity of sulphur used —the greater the quantity of the latter, the harder will be the com pound, and vice versa. The finest idea of a thunder storm was when "Wiggins came home tight. He came into the room where his wife and daughters were, and just then he tumbled over the cradle and fell whop on the floor. After a short time he rose and said : ' Wife are you hurt?' < No.' ' Girls are you hurt?' ' No.' ' Terrible clap, wasn't it ?' lawyer, on his passage fro™ Europe, observed a shark, and asked a sail or what it was, who replied: 'lt e call them sea lawyers SgyEarth is not our abiding jplace. New Series—Vol. XIV, No. 31. A Journey Under Paris. A correspondent of a Swedish journal funishes an interesting account of a sub terranean voyage made through one of the admirably constructed sewers of Paris.— The boat which conveyed the party was I reached by descending a flight of steps to j the depth of 45 feet. The boat, a flat -1 bottomed affair was lighted by four lamps. ! The sewer is an archway, fifteen loot high, and of equal breadth, with a ditch or ea nal about ten feet wide, wherein all the | filth and dirt of Paris is carried away. On the sides are sidewalks, which, together, are about four feet wide. The whole is ■ built of beautiful white sandstone, and is : kept remarkably neat and clean. Nostench or bad smell was perceptible. The denser portion of the filth is carried away through large drains beneath the sidewalks. The j sidewalks are excellent and exhibit no | signs of dampness, while the walls of the . archway are kept whitewashed, and are at all times as white as the driven snow. Tho I structure possesses the properties of an iin ; mense speaking tube, the workmen being j able to converse at the distance of two i miles from each other. The echo is very i strong and lasting. The fabric is said to I be built after a model of the catacombs of ; Rome, aided by all the latest improvements. ! On both sides, at about two hundred yards ! distant from one another, are openings through which the workmen can ascend by ' tucuis of permanent iron ladders, in case i a sudden raiu storm should cause the water to rise over the sidewalks, which is, howev- er, of rare occurrence. The contents of the scorer of course flow into the river b'cine, and tfie current is suf ficient to carry the boat used along with considerable velocity. Large reservoirs aro constructed at intervals, into which the wa ter can he turned for a short time in case it should be necessary to have the canal dry for a little while. The whole work was completed in two years. Besides the main canal there are many minor oues construct ed under the principal streets, allot'which pan be made to communicate with one an other. These admirable underground works are accessible from the Louvre, the Tuille ries, and from all the barracks, and should the Parisians take a notion to barricade the streets in any part of the city, the Imperi al Government might, at short notice, and without any person being aware of it, trans port troops, and if there is time to make use of the reservoirs, so can cavalry also be transported in the same way. There is an end to shooting on the soldiers from the windows, and a revolution in Paris will soon only be remembered as things that have been never to occur again. Through these underground passages a prisoner can easily be taken from the Louvre to the Seine, without attracting attention, and thcnco sent olf by railway, which is near at hand. This splendid system of sewerage was ono of the pet schemes of the first Napoleon. Try the Hay Cap*. —The first man that ventured to wear a?i umbrella, was hooted through the streets of London, and those who introduced the use of hay caps, en countered almost as much ridicule. I?ut they have continued to win their way each season ; those who have tried them, assure us of their great benefit. The damage prevented during a single storm has in ma ny instances more than repaid the first cost. Now is the time to provide them, before the hurry of haying and harvest, as they leave no leisure for any business away from the farm.— American Agriculturist. SSSE Ha For the Ladies and Gentlemen, MISS C. (i. BEAM Takes pleasure in announcing to the of Mif'tin and adjoining coun- that she has opened in East Mar ket street, in Mr. J. McCord's building, one door west of Gen. James Burns' and n< arly opposite R. W. Patten's jewelry establish ment, a large assortment of LADIES' DRESS TRIMMINGS, collars, embroideries, kid and other gloves, ladies', gentlemen's, and children's hosiery, zephyrs and ephyr patterns, Shetland wool, silk and cotton girdles, hoops and hoop skirts, ladies' and gentlemen's handkerchiefs, hair nets, shaker bonnets, shoe lacers and galoons, all colors, sewing silk, thread, crochet cord and cotton, shirt braids, reels, edgings, in sertings, gum braid, cord mitts, soaps, toilet and infant powder, tooth paste, hair and tooth brushes, combs of all kinds, Marseilles and linen shirt fronts, gaiter, dress, pearl