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OFFICE mi K:i<t Market street, Lewistown,
adjoining F. G. FninoLseus' Hardware
Store. F. S. I>r. Locke will be at his office
the first Monday of each mouth to spend the
week. niy3l
bh. a. j. ATKiarsorr,
H AVING permanently located in Lewis
town, offers his professional services
to the citizens of town and country- Office !
West Market St., opposite Eiseubise's Hotel. '
Kesidence one door east of George Dlymjer.
Lewistown, July 12, 1800-tf
Dr. Samuel L. Alexander,
2 Has permanently located at Milroy,
fwarul is prepared to practice all the branch
es of iiis profession. Office at Swine
aart's Hotel. uiy3-ly
EDWARD FRYSINGER,
JQOLLSALE DIIALEK & NAYTFACTI RUt
or
CiIimTOBAWMP,!
&.C., dto.,
iPiio
Orders promptly attended to. jelG
0-230. 7T. ELDER.
*
Attorney at Law,
Office Market Square, Lewistown, w ill at
tend to business in Mlffiitf .LY'iffyc spd IJuiiting
,Jon counties. toy 26
JOiTa -o Jiii JAiiL
Seigrist's Cld Stand,
Scar the Canal Bridge,
Strong Beer, Lager Beer, Lindenberger .
and Switzer Cheese —all of the best quality j
.• distantly on hand, for sale wholesale or re- j
tail.
Veast to be bad daily during summer.
nj24-y*
McALISTERVILLE ACADEMY
Juniata County. i'a.
GEO. /•'. Sicf'JkLL\'D, Principal Proprietor.
JACOB MILLER, Prof, of Mathematics, &rc.
.\hss .LY.YIE S. CRIST, Teacher of Music, Sfc. j
The next session of this Institution com
.nenees on ti.e 26th of July, to continue 22
tttcl.-. Students admitted at any time.
A Normal Department
ill be formed which will afford Teachers the •,
' -i opportunity of preparing for fall examina
\ NEW APPARATUS has been purchased,
L ct'irt-rs engaged, Ac.
Tea ms —Boarding, itoom und Tuition, per .
r< sion.Jj,".to S6O. Tuition alone at usual rates.
jUf*Uirciilar* sent free on application.
WiLLiAM UND,
has now open
A NEW STOCK
OF
Cloths, Gassimeres
AND
V E S T I NCS,
which will be made up to order in the neqt
st .ad must fashionable styles. apl'J
tock Repairing, Pipe Laying,
Plumbing and White Smithing
iUiE above branches of business will be
promptly attended to on application at
ifit residence <>f the undersigned in Main i
street, Lewistown.
jan 10 GEORGE MILLER.
New Fall and Winter Goods.
J ) F. ELLIS, of the late firm of McCoy
lA A Ellis, has just returned from the city
a choice assortment of
Dry Goods and Groceries.
selected with care and purchased for cash,
? hieh are offered to the public at a small ad- ;
on cost. The stock of Dry Goods cm- J
traces all descriptions of
Fall and Winter Goods
s uitable for Ladies, Gentlemen and Children, j
with many new patterns. His
<£voeerCc
comprise Choice Sugars, Molasses, Java, Rio :
vnd Laguyra Coffee, superior Teas, &c- Also, j
Hoots ami Shoes, Queensware, and ail other j
Reticles usually found in stores —all which
'he customers of the late firm and the public
n general are invited to examine.
R. F. ELLIS,
untry Produce received as usual and the
:,J d market price allowed therefor.
Lewistown, October 25, 1860.
L LOf R by the barrel or hundred—Fancy, |
A Extra Family and Superfine Flour for
!a '° b 7 JOHN KENNEDY & Co.
pOAL OIL LAMPS. Shades, Chimneys,
tirushes, Burners, &e., for sale by
Jy l * JOHN KENNEDY Jk CO.
Cheaper than the Cheapest!
—Tumblers at 62J, 75, 87, (
-* 81, 1 50, and 200 per dozen. Goblets, '
'tchers, Fruit Stands, and Covered Dishes,
4e > at JOHN KENNEDY & Co's.
Test received.
10 bbls. Pic Nic Crackers,
10 " Boston Biscuit.
10 " Sugar Crackers,
10 " Family "
p , 5 boxes Soda Biscuit.
vj n / rom the Bakery. Low to the trade, i
" or sale by JOHN KENNED¥ .& _Co \
spisasraais)
II CENSE APPLICATIONS—The fid
lowing applications have been filed for
Licenses in my office, and will be presented
for the consideration of the Court on Friday,
April sth, 1861, at which time all persons in
terested may be heard by remonstrance, pe
tition, ifcc.:
Wni. W. Ilerrcll, Tavern, Menno twp.
John Dipple, do N. Hamilton,
Wm. Brothers, do do
Jacob Lotz, do Granville twp.
; Rosanna Davis, do McA eytown.
Ben. A. Bradley, do do
1 George Settle, do Bratton twp.
' Simon Yenger, do Derry "
Ellis B Hummell, do Decatur "
; Abm. Muthefsbaiijjh, do do "
\V illis Y , B. Coplin, do Armagh "
: Wm. Swinehenrt, <1 o do "
Richard Brindle, do Union "
Henry Selfridge, do do "
Bernard E!ricks, do Brown "
Jacob Bearley, do Lewi-town.
Daniel Kiserbise, do do
Moses A. Sample, do do
; Andrew Mayes, do do
j Samuel M. Aultz, uo do
Sophia P. Murray, do do
Jacob Mnthersbaugh, do do
! Nathaniel Kennedy, Store, do
11. J. WALTERS,
Clerk Quarter Sessions.
Clerk's Office, Lewistown, March 14. 1861.
List of Causes for Trial at April T., 1861.
I. Bates. et al. v-. K'T. Itrciuiirnau CV. 94 Apt. ISSI
• 2. Milliken vs. Miliifcen of al. 220 \ng.lS49
11. V. 1 vs. liri-er A: (':irsi>n 158 - 1858
j 4. Little a . vs. f'tirrii r A McCorniiek sT Nov. ••
... Hallow ill A fa. \S. SS -
0. Jos. Gil'bons. iti,l. vs. W Uei-.t ,4 '•
7. .Totin It til. •' <• Henry 15 i*■ 1*- 4 Jan. 1559
j 8. I' 1.. I'.eneUn-t \s. John Kile 117
9. Jiinii H'liies vs. Mii-hae] Itul.le 139 Ait. ••
! ie. Sieiv. tt at o. vs. M'Manigil's a<liT. 79 Aug. ■'
1 It. MeWillianj 8 4 vo> for use vs. 80
' 12. iiraliain's leirn'r., v<. Shot we II II ,\v. •'
13. S.'Hers ia. v- "SteriaMf AS- oti t"si •• •'
14. Same vs. Mitt-hell Jones 07 " u
j 15. J no. I', -i.;-, :< I'.ii use Vs. sain. . lnl
: 16. Henry lti-len v> Arnos Hoot 117 "
17. J. Hainiiittl's e.x'r. vs. Jno Sajtcr lti Jan. IsOO
1 18. J. Btiros vs. Zeigler Jt Yeraer in ••
j 19. Sterrott A Co. et al. vs. s. jv Won.ls 34 "
; 2i. Matiltla Wertz vs. .1-.lm Hunter, et al. 4"> •• "
j 21. Sterrett ! >:• n-e \ y . Williams, et al.. 22 Apt. •'
' 22. K. 1.. Beneiiiet vs. Win. bishop. Ae_ 4.i "
j 23. Myers. Kit k icitriek & '*<>. vs. Af.-Curdv 72 " "
si Zeijtler A\\ illis v-. < n-:iiitig}iain's ad. 91 " "
25 II .over',- -?x'r. vs. Mathews. 99 "
! 38. Waters for use vs. Joshau MotTtson, Ito *
; 27. Mr-iv.y lor Use vs. O. 11. t-.ibrsah, 79 Aug. ••
j 2®. Thompson vs. Alexander et al., 193 ' ••
! 29. < umuungs \s Direct -. s Door, Ho 44 u
39. M'Cullof-h f-r use vs. Hu'.iiigsfoim'r.. 139 •' '•
J 31. toriirti t a', vs. h -.-st t ;tl.. 159 " ••
i 32 Mirk. Fi Id e Co vs. r Alexander, 4 Nov. ••
1 33. Same vs. s. Alexander. 5 "
' :.4. s vs. k. I!, sterrett, 6
i 35. Satne Thomas Reitd. 7 44
H. J. WALTERS, Pro.
Prothonotary's Othee. Lewistown. Mar. 14,1551.
I) EGISTER'S NOTlCE.—'i'lie f-dlowing
.V nceuunt.s have been eximined and pas
j seti Ly ui -. and remain filed on record in this
j office for inspection of heirs, legatees, credi
, tors, and ill ntln rs in any way interested,
und will be presented to the Orphan's (,'outt
of tlie C unty of Mifflin, to be held at tba
Court lloiiss 4 , in I,ew4siown, on 'Fhuredny,
- the 4!i lay cf Ap" ; i, I M*'l, f-r nllo'vitncc and
j confirmation :
1. The ire. ur>t of Tln>ni!i Metormick. ad
: mini '.rotor of Robert McUortnick, late of Ol
' iter I >vus!i!}, dee'd.
2. The ace mnf of Samuel Drake, executor
i i f the iast will of Alexander Taylor, late of
Newton 11 uniLon, dee o.
3. The account of Thompson G Bell, ex*
ecutor of the last will i f B- njamiu McCoy,
lute of Granville township, dee'd.
I. The guardianship account oi' David T.
; Kiine, guardian of Ambrose ini
j nor child of Jacob fluinnu 11, dee'd.
5. The guardianship account of Thompson
i G. Bell, guardian of the minor children of
I llenry Seeiirisf. dee d.
j 0. The guardianship account iff. mpson
G. Bell, guardian of rhe minor chiidiv
j Thomas Mi Cord, dee d.
7. The account of William B. Johnston,
! executor of the last will of William Marks,
; dee'd.
8. i lie guardianship account of William
B. Johnston, guardian of rhe minor children
of David 0. Miller and Khoda Miller, late
Rhoda Alexander, dee'd.
J. The guardianship account of Jacob
i Mohkr, guarilian of Samuel Price, minor
child of Isaac Price and Elizabeth Price, late
; Elizabeth Book, dee'd.
10. The guardianship account of Joshua
Morrison, guardian of Martha Oavenangh.
11. The account of Jacob S. King and
; David J. Zook, administrators of Yost King,
late of Menno township, dee'd.
SAMUEL BARR, Register.
Registers Office, Lewistown March 7, 1861.
i JOHN C. McCOftD.
Strode's Mills, Oliver Township,
OFFERS his services to the public on reas
onable terms. jan3l-ly.
AMBROTYPES
AND
1
The Gems of the Season
rrQllS is no humbug, but a practical truth.
J The pictures taken by Mr. Burkholder
; are unsurpassed for BOLDNESS, TRUTH
FULNESS. BEAUTY OF FINISH, and
! DURABILITY". Prices varying according
I to size and quality of frames and Cases.
Room over the Express Office.
Lewistown, August 23, 1860.
IPIHi(^iP(aAgIE s £ i IPIII t 2 a
4% A 1,1. ITS BRANCHES,
Executed in the best style known in the art,
at
c. G, Crane's Gallery,
, 532 Arch St., east of Sixth. Philadelphia.
Life Size in Oil and Pastil,
STEREOSCOPIC PORTRAITS,
AMBROTYPES,
DAGUERREOTY PES, Ac.
! For Cases. Medallions, Pins. Rings Ac.
1 Philadelphia, November 15, 1860—ly
THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1861.
Edited oy A. Smith. County Superintendent.
For tlie Educational Column.
SONG OF THE BROOK.
BV TTR<J.
From w tie re the rauiliow's radium areli
O'er-spans tiie sylvan valley,
From vviu-re the s-aow-stortn's <-oluiui)s wliite
Like jtatheriiio -quadrons rally,
From where the dew-drops glittering i--hiuo
On every .an! hh.--.ni).
J gather in the sparkling gems
That dr-iiorate my bosom.
Faeh flowi-r-heil ..f tiie mountain holds
A pearl to swell my treasure,
tnd in the mosses' tinv enps
I've brilliants u ithoiit measure ;
And gleaming on the rock's dark brow
There's many a jewel tlnshiug.
That soon shall mingle with the fl-.od
Adouu my pathway ilasiiin^.
I've wealth untold all safely loeked
Within the iceberg's cotters.
Faeh leaf bespangled with the dew.
ITS morning tribute offers.
Yon cloud* that cleave the trickle-s
With swift or gentle motfoii.
Are argosies that bear to me
Tlie riches of old ocean.
For the Educational Column.
What Snail We Do During: the Sura
me r.
Fellow 7' (toll r<: —Many of us have
closed the winter term oi our schools.—
Summer, the time of iifie and activity, will
find a majority of us minus schools. Shall
we be idle during the summer? No, that
will not do; first, because lew of us have
enough of the 'needful.; secondly, we are
industrious folks; thirdly, some of us some
limes lecture to our pupils on the import
ance oi a proper use of time. To be con
sistent, therefore, if from no other motive,
we should not squander it in idleness
Shall we wait for something to 'turn up'
to give us employment? No;
'The buy world shoves angrily aside
The mail who stand- vv.th arms akimbo set,
Until occasion tells him what to do."
Some of our predecessors used to trans
form themselves into book agents, clerks,
or something similar; indeed, this is often
done yet. but if seems to me one business
is enough for one person to pursue; if he
attempts more, his attention will he so di
vided that the probability is none will be
well attended to. I would therefore sug
gest that inasmuch as many of us can still
greatly improve on the past, we spend the
summer in self improvement or in attend
ing some school where we may more thor
oughly prepare ourselves for succesfully at
tending to the one business oi teaching.
Surely, he who essays to he a teacher of
the young cannot know too much or be too
well prepared for the duties of this impor
tant and responsible position. All may
not need more schooling, hut a large major
ity of us f think will frankly admit that
we should be greatly benefitted thereby.
Another reason why some of us, to he
consistent, should endeavor to improve, is
that we all freely acknowledge the great
responsibilities of our position. It follows,
therefore, that we should be so well prepa
red to discharge our duty that we shall not
he guilty of trifling with and irreparably
injuring the tender minds committed to
our care. As the trained eye guides sure
ly to the mark, so the Gained and correct
ly instructed teacher makes his mark
aright upon those imperishable tablets —
the minds of his pupils.
A great change has been eff. cted in the
educational condition of our country since
1854. At that time the teachers scarcely
knew each other, and a very large propor
tion seemed to regard the labors of the
schoolroom as a mere dull, lifeless routine.
There seemed to be no professional spirit
among them. In a year or two, however,
;• different spirit began to manifest itself.
Teachers began to show a desire for im
provement. They began to inquire for bet
ter methods of teaching the different bran
ches, and for the ber-t systems of school
government and discipline. They met and
compared their different plans of teaching.
District teachers' associations sprang up;
the county teachers' association and the in
stitute, which have each been a source of
so much improvement, were organized.
With one or two exceptions, I have been
present at every meeting of the.teachers of
our county, and I am led to firmly believe
that these meetings have done much—very
much for our mutual improvement. They
have infused into us a spirit of sociability
and progress, and a desire for improvement
that has done much to elevate the stand
ard of our education. Lut these meetings
are of short duration, and, although they
subserve an excellent purpose, we cannot
depend upon them alone for improvement.
We must look to normal schools and other
means for thoroughly fitting ourselves for
the position of teachers.
% P F. aSEVE It A N TIA.
A Black Man at the trench Court. —
Napoleon gave a grand ball just before the
beginning of Lent, and a correspondent of
the Evening Post writes: ''At this ball a
stout burly negro, biaok as ebony, with the
wooliest of hair and whiskers, and thickest
of lips, wearing a magnificent order, was
received with the utmost distinction by
the Imperial pair, and by the grandees of
the court. This sable personage was the
son of the ex-Etnpero? Soulouque, the once
high and mightv Duke of Marmelade, and
received at the T'uilleries all the respect paid
in courts to the scions of fgllen royalty—
white cr black."
lORALMEmOUS,
UIJESTIOXS AM) ANSWERS.
HI
Flowers! wUere£ore tin ye 1.1..> in?
—BV strew tiiy pathway to tho tomb.
Stars: wherefore do you rise ,
—To light thy spirit to the skies.
Fair moon! why dost thou wane?
—That I may wax again.
O. Sun! what makes thy beams bright?
—The Word that said, 'Let there be liyhi.'
Planets what guides you in your course ?
—Unseen, unfeit, unfailing force.
Nature! whence sprang thy glorious fame?
—My Maker called me, and I earuo.
O light! thy subtle essence who may know?
—Ask not; for all things but myself I show.
What is yon arch which everywhere 1 see?
—The sign of Omnipresent Deity.
Where rests the horizon's all-embra. .tig zone?
—Where earth, God's footstool, touch**-. Heaven, his
throne.
Ye clouds what b;.ng ye in youY tram ?
—God's embassies—t"ini, lightning hail or rain
Winds ! whence and w hither do ye blow ?
—Thou must be born ag.un to know.
Bow in the <-lottd! what token dost thou bear?
—That Justice stiil cries ..'a,' and M. try '.-.port
Dews of the morning! wherefore were ye given!
—To shine on earth, then rise to Heaven.
Rise, glitter, break; yet bubble! tell me why?
—To show tin* eour.se of all beneath the sky.*
stay. .Meteor! stay thv failing tire.
—2". thus shall all the host of Heaven expire.
• ■ can ! what law thy ehamkss waves confine?
—That which in reason's limits tioi.ls thy mm.;
Time: hither dost thou fly ;
—i travel to eternity.
Eternity! what art thou! —say!
—Tinie past, time present, time to come—(onlay.
Ve Dead ! where can your dwelling be ?
—The house for all the living; come and see.
O. Life! what is thy breath?
—Vapor lost in death.
O. Death! how ends thy strife
—ln everlasting life.
O, Grave! where is thy victory?
—Ask hint who rose again for me.
The Effect of a Curse*
The effect of imagination, as shown in
the ease of hydrophobia on the West Side,
recalls to our mind a remarkable circum
stance which occurred many years ago, and
in which an excited imagination brought
about u miserable life and terrible death.
The affair occurred near the place of our
nativity, and partly daring our boyhood,
and as wo do not remember ever seeing it
recorded in print, we will give it in the
shape that it is impressed on our memory.
A young man named Comyn had lor
some time ; aid afUntion to a girl who was
the belle of the village, and they were at
length formally engaged. Elizabeth was
of an ardent temperament, loving Comyn
with her whole heart, and sensitive to the
slightest appearances of coldness or neir
lect.
2V ; lover* quarrel' sprang up from some
.-light pause. There was a coolness for a
day or two, and on Sunday afternoon Comyn
escorted another young woman to church.
Elizabeth saw them pass her window, and
the coldness of despair chilled through her.
Recovering from the shock she took down
her prayer book, and, turning down a leaf,
sent it to Comvn's house. That done she
went to a neighboring wood and huughcr-
On returning from church her lover had
a, presentiment of evil and went to her
house. iShe had not been seen for two or
three hours. 2k terrible conviction flashed
to his iiiina, and he excial.tf.ed, ' Good
heavenshe has destroyed herself.' He
was told that a book had been sent to his
house, and on running thither, he found
the prayer book, with the leaf turned down
to the 109 th Psalm, and the following pas
sage marked:
Lot his Hays he few: ami another take lits oflfi"O. !
Lot his children he fatherless, ami his wife a widow.
Let his children he vagabonds, and bee their bread:
!•< ' '.hem seek it also in desolate places.
Let the extortioner consume all that he hath: and
let the* stranger spoil his labor.
Let there be no man to pity him, nor to hare com
passion upon his fatherless children.
Lot Ids posterity bo destroyed; and in tlie next gen- ;
oration let his name be clean put out."'
While reading this terrible malediction,
word was brought of the discovery of Kliz- I
abeth s body and of her death. Comyn 1
rushed from the house, saying he was ruin- i
ed forever and ever, and lor days and nights j
he wandered about the neighborhood half- j
crazed with remorse and fear.
\ ears passed away, but uo alleviation of
his mental torture. He was afraid to eu-j
ter church, least he should hear the dread- 1
ful words read. The sight of a Bible or I
prayer book would drive him from tlie
house. Disasters and misfortunes of var- j
ious kinds befel him, all o wing, he claimed,
to the curse which hung over him. His
nights were disturbed by frightful dreams, i
Tho uead girl appeared to him in his sleep
with her features distorted by strangula
tion, and her finger pointed to a prayer
book, open at the terrible curse. At such
time he frequently shrieked in agony — : (j
Betsey, my dear Betsey, shut the book —
shut the book!'
His friends persuaded him to marry, !
hoping thus to break the spell that weigh- i
ed Lim down. At length he assented, and
offered his hand to a young girl. She |
turned from him with horror, asking if ne
wished to bring down the curses of the
dead girl on her head. Two other offers
were refused in the same manner, but at
length the chance of good settlement out
weighed superstitious fears, and a woman
was found to accept his offer.
That wedding was described to us by an
eye witness. They married in il. -1 Lurch,
and the way t.-> it lay across an open track.
\\ ben about midway a sudden and violent
storm sprang up. Crashing thunders, in
cessant ti tshes of sheeted lightning, and
how iiog winds, daunted even the least mi
pcrstiuous with their ill omens. Coiuyu
threw himself to the ground on his face,
and groveled in convulsive agony, shrieking
to be protected from the dead girl, who, he
said, had come with thunder and lightning
to destroy him. lie was led helpless to
tho church, and passed through the mar
riage ceremony in a stunned and bewilder
od manner.
l or two years after the marriage Ccmyn
dragged out a miserable existence, body
and mind wearing rapidly away together,
ilo became the lather of two children, both
>5 whom died shortly after birth. At
length he died, his c-nd being embittered
by terrible visions, the horror of which
threw him into violent convulsions. To
the last the vision of the prayer book,
open at the 100 th psalm, seemed to scar
his eyeballs, and he died shrinking for Ins
attendants to ' make her shut that book.'
i he singular coincidence that had terri
fied him during life did not cease at his
death, fie was buried on a Sunday after
noon, and according to the custom of that
neighborhood, the coffin was placed in the
aisle during the reading of the regular Sun
day afternoon service. It was the 22d day
ol the month, and the 100 th psalm formed
one of the psalms regularly appointed for
that afternoon. As the villagers looked at
each other in astonishment at this coinci
dence, the church clock struck four—the
very hour at which Elizabeth Larnpsa had
g Cov out to destroy herself!
►Singular as tlie above story i*, we can
vouch for its entire truth, and tliere arc sev
eral others now living who can confirm it
in every word, ft is but another proof
that ' truth is stranger than fictiou.'
A Curious Affair.
We presume either that the following
story is a Loax, outright, or that the alleg
ed performer oi miracles is some verv clev
er Anderson and Blitz, but give it as cun
densed from the Cincinnati Times: A
story is told by the Itanghero, of Corpus
( liristi, 'I exas, of a new Saint, or perform
er t.f miracles, who has made his appear
ance near ('amargo, who is doing all man
ner of wonderful ihings. Great excite
ment has been occasioned in Mexico and
western Texas on account of his mysterious
revolutions lie is alleged to possess the j
power to feed thousands with two or three j
tortillas (little cukes.) each one getting all !
he can eat. It is also alleged that he cures j
aii diseases incident to the flesh; restores !
sight to the blind, and tells Lazarus to take )
up his bed and walk. We do not desire to
he thought blasphemous, but the wonder
ful tales ol this Prophet or Apostle or .Saint,
or whatever designation may be adapted to
his mysterious capacity, very closely res
emble the history and fate of the Nazar
ene, who gave light and civilization and
moral health to a regenerated world.
1 fie Ranchero continues its story, ser
iously (apochryphal as it may appear,) and
winds up as follows: c No one can tell
his name, or where he come from. Ile says '
that he will be killed in Mexico, and re- \
quests that his murderer may not be pun- j
ished. He claims he is sent on a special :
mission to the Mexican people, and that j
he shall perform many wonderful things, j
and make many disclosures ere ho closes !
his career. Apparently but sixteen or sev- j
enteeu years of age, he has a great beard, j
of patriarchal length, mid as an evidence j
that he is no impostor, it is reported that i
General \ idaurri had him cleanly shaven, ;
and then told him if he was really a man
of God, as he professed, to cause his beard to !
reappear upon his face. The Saint rcques- !
ted his interrogator to turn his back for a
few moments, which he did, and after ma- I
king a prayer and going through some mys- j
terious presto ! his face was covered with
beard tlie same as before. Thus the story j
goes, and if not true, certain it is that the
M exicans of this ami the adjoining coan
ties are swarming thither in large numbers, j
and some Americans are preparing to go. 1
The State Messenger.
Dick Turpin, the famous highwayman, j
actually robbed the second Duke of Port- i
land within his own park of Bu'istrade.—
This daring deed he thus for a bet accom
plished : The Duke was driving into the I
domain in his carriage, accompanied by a
few attendants on horseback. Turpin has- i
tiiy rode up, having apparently a roll of'
papti' in his hand, and, pointing to it, he ;
motioned to the horsemen to stand aside i
for a moment. Thinking he was a mes- 1
senger of state they did so, when Turpin,
putting his head into the carriage, leveled
the roll of paper at the Duke's head, and
his Grace perceived it contained a ioaded
pistol. ' Your life or your watch on the •
instant!' quietly said Turpin. The Duke
pulled the latter from his fob and gave it
to him. Turpin drew back with sundry
bows and obeisances, as if receiving the
Duke's answer to an important dispatch,
and then galloped off. and was on the high
road out of reach before the Duke could
give the alarm to his followers.
JSg&The upper floor of BrokerhofFs mill at
Roopsburg, Centre county, fell through few
weeks ago with about 1200 bushels of grain.
Nsw Series—Vol. XV, No. 21.
AG KI (ati Gi ii 3A G.
Questions and Answers.
A correspondent of the Gardener's
Monthly, asks the following questions:
What twelve varieties of hardy decide
ous flowering shrubs would you recommend
for the • trden or lawn, so ns to got the
longest continued bloom and the greatest
vavi. !y < i' flowers ?
hat Iwt-'vc varieties of hardy tnndard
roses v,. .. i yoti recommend for the garden,
c o cs to get the longest continued blooin
and the greatest variety of flowers ?
!'o the first the editor answers:
1. Pursy thin viriuissijua, if. Wiegelia
rosea, , c pir;oa prunifolia, 4. .Spiraea
Hooves!:. I'yrus japonica, t. Hypcriuni
kalmiannm, 7. Colutea arborcseens, b
I'hiladelphns coronarius, 9. Pentzia grnt
ciiis, 10. Persian lilac, 11. Magnolia, pur
purea, 12. Missouri currant.
To the second:
Baron Provost, Prince Albert, Garibaldi,
Pax ton, Vouland d'Arragon, Coronet,
donthly Cabbage, (jencral Jacqueminot,
J-i'-'ti of Combats, Triomphe de f Exposition,
I'r. Marx, and Caroline de Sansal.
Oiir own readers will get some useful
hints fr -ni the above.
The Wheat and Chess Question.
ft !iur Le well to repent, says the Auicr
ican Agriculturist, for the benefit 0f30,00U
to 40,000 new readers, that we last year of
fers lan ward til' 8500 to any person who
would demonstrate by a series of well con
ducted experiments, that wheat will turn
to chess. This offer has turned out agrea*
number of letters on the subject, some giv
ing notice that the writers will be prepared
* u due time to claim the premium. Here
are a couple of examples similar to many
others : John Plotter, of Green Pay. "Wis.',
writes that lost year he cleared a forest and
sowed it to oats, June 14. The oats grew
linely, but were struck with rust before ri
pening. A subsequent rain washed off th e
rust, anu he had a good yield of fodder.
Sept. Gth he sowed wheat which was some
what damaged by frost, but it
finely, owing to the splendid spring weath
er. The crop grew so vigorously that it
was a pleasure to look at the field. Put to
his surprise, at harvest, most of the expec
ted wheat proved to he chess, especially
along the border of the. forest: 011 the high
er ground away from the forest, the wheal
was beautiful, yielding from 35 to4o bush
els per acre. Mr. P. is sure that, his wheat
seed was good and clean ; and no weeds
came up on the field.
Another subscriber writes from Louis
ville, Kentucky, that iu 1858 he had a few
acres of very fine wheat, that, when nearly
ripe, was almost destroyed by a storm, so
that it couM not be harvested clean, in
the fall there was a growth of wheat on the
ground as thick as if four bushel'of seed hau
been sown, ihe land being in good order,
fie let the volunteer crop grow, and expec
tcd a second good harvest But when
nearly ripe, lie discovcrd that it icus all
chest,! He tilings he could have threshed
i 0 bushe.s per acre of chess, and there was
not a single head of wheat on the field!—
Again, year before last, the swine brokf
into one of Ins wheat fields and spoiled a
part of it, so that it was not harvested
Last year a crop of chess appeared, and the
plot of chess just covered the ground wheru
the swine sp-filed the wheat, and extended
no further.
Hie above are staggering cases, and not
having witnessed .the fields or studied their
previous culture and surroundings, wesh&ii
not attempt to explain the phenomena.—
But there must have been some cause for
the appearance of the chess other than the
transmutation of the wheat. If wheat can
turn into or produce chess under any cir
cumstances, then all scientific observations,
on the permanence oi species must be sad
ly at fault. V*e are stili positive that with
out miraculous interposition, without any
absolute variation from fixed natural laws,
it is not possible for a grain of wiieat to
produce a head of chess. We will on
ly repeat that we will very cheerfully pay
the SoiiO offered, if any one will ascertain
by a succession of experiments, any pro
cess or combination of bj
which such transmutation can be brought
about. Of course if it can be done once
the experiment can be repeated. Let those
who believe the transmutation possible, ex
periment and learn how the change can be
produced. It will then be easy" to repout
the experiment under eircumstauces which
will leave no doubt. If any one succeeds
in conclusively proving to the world that
wheat will turn into chess, he will not only
receive the reward offered, for his labor,
but his name will become famous. He will
upset one of the laws assigned to nature,
and held to be immutable by all scientific
naturalists.
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