<&S®o EFISISHSKBISIB is ffiSJSJa JPUraamßHEHfiSs Whole No. 2756. Lewistowii Post Office. Mails arrive and close at the Lewistown P. O. as follows. ARRIVE. Eastern through, 5 33 a. m. " through and way 4 21pm. Western " " 10 38 a.m. Bellefonte *' " " 2 30p. m. Northumberland, Tuesdays, Thursdaysand Saturdays, 6 00 p. m. CLOSE. Eastern through 8 00 p.m. *' " and way 10 00 a. m Western " " 330 p. m. Bellefoote 8 00 " Northumberland (Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays) 8 00 p. m. Office open from 7 30 a. m. to 8 p. m. On Sundays from Bto 9 am. S. ConroßT, P. M. Lewistowii Station. Trains leave Lewistown Station as follows: Westward. Eastward. Baltimore Exorees, 4 40 a. m. Philadelphia " 5 33 " 12 20 a. m. Fast Line, 6 .26 p. m. 350 •' Fast Mail, 10 38 " Mail, 421 " Through Accommodation, 2 35 p. m. Emigrant. 9 12 a. m. Through Freight, 10 20 p. ni. 120a m. Fast " 3 40 a. m. 8 15 " Express " 11 00 " 235 p. m. Stock Express, 5 00 " 905 " Coal Train. 12 45 p. m. 10 38 a. m. Local Freight, 645a. m. 626 p. m. 49* Gal brai tli's Omnibuses convey passengers to and from ul! the trains, taking up or setting them down at ail points within the borough limits. GKEC. W. ELDER, Attorney at Law, Office Market Square, Lewistown, will at tend to business in Mltilin,Centre and Hunting don counties (!)& J. ZJD LSJ is o OFFICE or East Market street, Lewistown, adjoining F. G. Franciseus' Hardware Store. P. S. Dr. Locke will be at his office the first Monday ch month to spend the week. iny3l DR. J. I. MARKS OFFERS his Professional services to the citizens of Lewistown and the surround ing country. Office in the Public Square op posite the Lewistown Hotel. janl3-6m* Large Stock of Furniture on Hand. A FELIX is still manufacturing all kinds •of Furniture. Young married persons and others that wish to purchase Furniture will fiud a good assortment on hand, which will be sold cheap for cash, or country pro duce' aken in exchange for same. Give me & call i * alley street, near Black Bear Ho tel. feb 21 Jacob C. Blymyer & Co,, Produce and Commission Mer chants, LEWISTOWN, PA. HaTFlour and Grain of all kinds pur chased at,market rates, or received on storage and shipped at usual freight rates, having storehouses and boats of their own, with care ful captains and hands. Piaster, Fish, and Salt always on hand. sep2 Lock Repairing, Pipe Laying, Plumbing and White Smithing FFMIE above branches of business will be I promptly attended to on application at the residence of the undersigned in Main street, Lewistown, janlO GEORGE MILLER. AND BRAID STAMPING Done on the' most fashionable patterns by MRS. MARION W. SHAW. Lewistown, Sept. 23, 1863- Kishacoquillas Seminary AND NORMAL INSTITUTE. FIMIE Summer Session of this Institution 1 will commence on MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1864, and continue twentyone weeks. Cost for Board, Furnished Rooms and Tu ition in the English Brandies, per sessioD, S6O. Day scholars, per session, sl2. Mu sic. Languages aud Incidentals extra. Jn order to secure rooms in the Institute application should be made before the open ing of the school. For further particulars, address, S. Z. SHARP. Prin. jnl3 Kishacoquillas, Pa. Mt. Rock Mills. ORDERS FOR FLOUR, FEED, &c., CAN, until further notice, be left at the Store of S J. Brisbin & Co., or at the Hat Store of W. G. Zollinger, at which pla ces they will be called for every evening, fill ed next morning, and delivered at any place in the Borough. noW G. LEIIR. Lever Full Jeweled, Detached dit jt to. Cylinder Escapements, and all kinds War prices, at PATTON'S. IHE tIIMIXREL TIIK OLD FARM HOUSE!. At the foot of the hill, near the old red mill, In a quiet, shady spot, Just peeping through, half hid from new, Stands a little moss-grown eot; And straying through, at the open door, The sunbeams play upon the sanded floor. The easy chair, all patched with care, Is placed by the old hearthstone; With witching grace, in the old tireplace, The evergreens are strewn. And pictures hang on the whitened wall And the old clock ticks in the cottage hall. More lovely still, on the window sill, The dew-eyed flowers rest, While midst the leaves on the moss-grown eaves The martin builds her nest, And all day long the summer breeze Is whispering love to the bending trees. Over the door, all covered o'er With a sack of dark green baize, Lays a musket old, whose worth is told In the events of other days: And the powder flask, and the hunter's horn, Have hung beside it for many a morn. For years have fled, with a noiseless tread, Like fairy dreams away. And left in their flight, all shorn of his might, A father—old and gray; And the soft wind ploys with his snow white hair As the old man sleeps in his easy chair. In at the door, on the sanded floor, Light, fairy footsteps glide. And a maiden fair, with flaxen hair, Kneels by the old man's side— An old oak wrecked by the angry storm, While the ivy cliugs to its trembling form. MORAL MELMOGS From the Sunday School Times. AT THE LAST. It seems a very innocent thing, that glass of ruby wine. It brightens the eye, pleases the taste, and gives a pleasing vivacity to the air and con versation. It is considered a graceful ! custom to drink wine with another, even in refined circles. A young man is "odd" who declines it, especially in his New ear's calls, and when fair hands proffer the crystal glass. It would be well if our drinking cups were fashioned as were those of an ancient monarch, with a glittering, golden serpent coiled at the bottom, with gleaming gems for eyes, and fiery jaws distended, apparently just ready to bury its fangs in its victim. What more striking reminder could this heathen have devised of* the inspired declaration, "at the last it biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder ?" It is wise for the young man to con sider well the "at last" of his career before he quaffs the first glass. In stead of the bright and sparkling eye, and animated countenance, which the mirror now reflects back to you, you may sec your reflection " at the last," in that disfigured, bloated drunkard reeling yonder, his red eyes scarcely guiding him as truthfully as does the trusty start of the blind beggar. Iristead ot your gay and cheerful conversation, will be the unintelligible gibberish of the drunkard. Instead of the refined society where you were first tempted, and tell so sadly, your associates must be only of the degraded sots, of which you have become one. Those who once knew you will be ashamed to be seen in your company " at the last." The very taste which you have culti vated, and which now affords you so much pleasure, will turn to a fiery tongued adder, and be your fierce tor mentor. If" there can be a fair type ot the sufferings of the lost in this lite, it is found in the last days of the habit ual drunkard. The figurative lan guage of Scripture becomes to them a living reality. The mental horror and despair are no doubt but faint fore shadowings of the last state of that man when he has passed the bounds of time, but they are enough to strike terror to the hearts of beholders. Oh, be warned in season, and enter not into a path which has such a fear ful ending. Good Manners Among Children. It it) a graceful habit for children to say to each other, 'Will you have the goodness?' and '1 thank you.' We do not like to sec prim, artificial children; there are few things we dislike so much as a miniature beau or belle. But the habit of good manners by no means implies affectation or restraint. It is quite as easy to say, 'Please give me a piece of pie,' as to say 'I want a piece of pie.' The idea that constant politeness would render social life stiff and restrained, springs from,a false es timate of it. True politeness is per fect ease and freedom. It simply con sists in treating others just as you would like to be treated yourself A person who acts from this principle will always be said to have 'sweet, pretty ways with her.' It is of some consequence that your daughter should know how to enter and leave a room gracefully; but it is of much more con sequence that she should avoid what is offensive to ethers, and always pre fer their pleasure to her own. I'uere is no XQUS for laziness. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1864. eoffloneATioii For the Gazette. A Word to the Wise The mag who pursues a business that is not in some manner useful to his fellow men wrongs society, for so eiety justly claims some benefit from the labors of every one admitted to enjoy its privileges and benefits; and if a man's business is not only not useful but positively injurious, he and his bu siness are both nuisances, and society would be better without them. Far mers, mechanics, manufacturers, mer chants, preachers, teachers, authors, editors, inventors, and artists may pursue their callings not only as a means of support, but also as a' means of benefittingsociety. Comfort, wealth, health, intelligence, refinement, and j religious, moral, and social progress I flow from their labors. But what come | by the labors of the whisky seller, I horse racer, and lottery manager? Debauchery, intemperance, profanity, rowdy im, poverty, disease and wretch- j edness. Clearly the culture and man ufacture of tobacco belong to the same ! list of utterly useless arid wholly dis- j reputable pursuits. It cannot be ! shown that society is in any way hen- I efitted by the production andconsump- j lion of tobacco, now so fearfully on j the increase; on the contrary, the j teachings of physiology, chemistry, ! and above all experience, observation. ; and common sense all ypineide in tes tifying to its utter uselesncss, and its I injurious effects. Besides, the l. baeeo traffic diverts a large share of labor i and capital from a useful and produc- j tive channel into one that results in I nothing, unless it be poverty and dis- j ease. The city of New York pays j more for tobacco than for bread. It j dees not seem possible to believe that j any sane man could d liberately and j seriously defend the tobacco traffic ' from a moral and social stand point, unless by resorting to the most absurd I and ridiculous sophistries. But 'it p'i.'/x' Just so; and so does | whisky selling. If a business is hon- j orable or useful simply because it pays, I then are counterfeiting and gambling i among the most respectable and useful j professions. It is sue and honorable j always to act from high and right m<>- j ■lives. He violates the best principles ; of his nature who suffers himself to he subject to the sordid and mercenary j motives which only can induce any | one to engage in tobacco culture Wlrile the present scarcity of laborers continues, farmers will no doubt find work accumulating upon their l ands quite rapidly enough during the busv summer months, without the vexatious drudgery attending the care of a patch ot tobacco, while young men with sufficient energy to manage a few acres of tobacco plants, will not want useful, respectable, and remunerative employment elsewhere. Let not, then, the 'sacred soil' of the fair valleys of central Pennsylvania be desecrated the coining summer by foul blotches of to bacco plants. Rather lot us see beds of strawberries, blooming apple trees and fields of waving grain. JAY. Kishacoquillas Valiey, March 7, 1864. CorraporuleHCc of the Ouzette. CAMP PAROLEIJ PRISONERS, New Orleans, March 2, '64. - Mr Editor: —Yesterday, while visit ing Mrs. Mark, I saw a copy of your paper containing my last letter; and I am glad you added the note thereto, for when I wrote it it was my inten tion to make mention of the fact that the Susquehanna was some distance from the scene of conflict. Since then many curious things have happened in this fine southern cit}'. The most cu rious, and perhaps that which caused the most amusement amongst the young folks, was the appearance on the streets of what is called here, 1 Martii Gras.' On this da\, the day preceding the commencement of Lent, all and every person is at liberty to dross in whatever costume the}'prefer, without any danger of molestation from the city police or other authori ties. A mask of some kind generally covers the face. In former years, be fore war interfered with general pur suits, there was a very large turn out in this city. The procession was large, and you could see both men and wo men dressed in each other's clothing. A large club and a small sack of flour were formerly the weapons used by these Mardi Gras. The flour was used to whiten any negro who might be found on the streets with fine clothes, and ulso sometimes used on others: but as a general thing none but the' negroes suffered at their hands. The day was not as well observed as it has been in former years. Enough, how ever, were out to show the casual ob server the ridiculousness of the prac tice. The day is also observed as one of' dancing, enjoyment, frivolity, &c. The evening is set apart for dancing, &c., masquerade style—and many a woman lias the pleasure of meeting : her husband, and vice versa. The per ■ formance during the day and evening was a matter of much curiositv to me, as well as to others who had never seen the day observed. The next and most appropriate cel ebration clay was the 22d of February. This was observed in such style as "it fully deserves.. The birthday of Wash ington, if any holiday should be kept | by the people of the United States, | should receive more attention than any other, llere it was kept in beau tiful style. Die principal business pla ces closed during the day, and all mil itary offices which it was not essential to keep open were also closed. Sever al bands, belonging to some of the regiments now here, enlivened the air with their music, and artillery were so arranged as to keep time with the mu sic of the bands—shooting a large or small calibre gun, according to the note to be made. The time kept was excellent, and everything passed otf very agreeably to the many citizens and soldiers who were present. The day was closed by Mrs. Gen. Banks giving a grand ball entertainment. Ev erybody spoke in high praise ol the performances of the day, and seemed delighted that the people would once more do honor to t-lie birthday of the immortal Washington, the father of his country. Great preparations are making for the inauguration of Hon. Michael llahn as Governor of Louisiana, on the 4ih of March. The day will no doubt ' bring forth a demonstra-ion from the j people such as has not been heard of since the commencement of the war. j fhe election passed off very quietly, ! much to the astonishment of those who pretended to know anything of the manner in which elections are conduct- j ed in this State. About two hundred of the paroled ; boys here have been exchanged, but I ; am informed that I am not among the j number. Probably another exchange j will take place shortly, when my time I will certainly come. The army here j is moving in several directions, but for I the life of me I cannot tell what they ! aim to a ( Complish. Probably Mobile ' is one of the points in view. Regards to ail inquiring friends. Yours, Ac . C. E. T. i BMELLMEOtJS, | An Incident. It was late. The lamps of the ear hurued dimly. In one seat were a | 4 happy couple,' rejoicing in a carpet bag, two hand boxes, a basket, a brown paper parcel, and a ' sleeping cherub/ ; Suddenly the cherub—a girl of some I three years' experience in this strange : world—awoke from one of those long, undisturbed slrmbers that are among the prerogatives of childhood, and ; climbed up so as to stand and look over ; the back of the seat. Two care-worn, | travel-weary .and half-awake men sat ! directly in front of the little creature. 1 hey looked as if they had been on ; board of railroad cars for a month, | and had journeyed from the regions ! about sunset. The great curious eyes of the child fell upon them. She scan j ncd carefully the face of each, and one I would have deemed her to have been lan infantile physiognomist. Presently one of them looked at her. It was j evident that she rather liked him; for i instantly her little voice was heard as | she piped out the query j 4 Do you like little girls?' The man looked at her a moment ! rather gruffly, and then replied : 4 No —1 don't.' A shade of disappointment and sur prise was instantly daguerreotyped up ; on the countenance of the child, but I passed when she replied : | 1 Yes you do.' ) The man roused himself and took | another look ; he was evidently both puzzled and interested, and he said, ' How do you know?' And she sard, 'Cause you look as if i you did.' This thawed him out a little and he said, ' I have a little girl at home.' The little creature now evid> ntly felt that she was on the right ' track', and after a look that showed that this intelligence presented a new and un expected view: of the affair, renewed the conversation earnestly, and the following colloquy ensued : ' Do you love your little girl?' ' Yes.' 4 Is she a real good little girl ?' 4 Sometimes she is.' 4 Does she go down in the kitchen when she ought not to?' 4 Yes, some^mes.' 'Do you whip your little girl when she is naughty ?' 4 Sometimes.' 4 Does she cry when you talk to her, and tell her she is naughty V ' Yes.' 4 Then do you whip her V 4 Sometimes.' aaswnswmjs ECUIHKLHSJ iKEaa, ' W hen she says she is sorry, do you whip her then ?'' 'No, never.' Then the little creature's eyes danc ed and sparkled at this, and drawing conclusions no doubt from her own ex perience, she exclaimed : '1 in real glad.' Then looking at the other man who had refused to answer the question she had jiut to him, she said to her newly made friend, with a look of wonder: 'That man won't speak to me!— Does he love little girls?' Ihe man had a heart somewhere, and he thawed out. Rousing himself, he extended his brawny hand! and said: ' How do 3*ou do. sissy ?' And the little creature, not altogeth er at ease, replied: ' I ni pretty well: how are vou ?' this time all within hearing of this eolloqu}' were moved to tears; the eyes of tlie parents of the little prattler were full to overflowing, and those who were nearest heard one of the men she had questioned say to the other: 'She's a little witch.' And so she was. Her blooming beauty and her infantije artfulness were powerful enough to break through the roughness, the weariness, and re serve, and indifference of the travel worn men of the world, and to melt them to tears. * Marked Articles. Some of the marks which are fastened on the blankets, shirts,