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Whole No. 2801.
lewistown Post Oiiice.
Mails arrive aud close at the Lewistown P.
0. as follows:
ARRIVE.
Eastern through, 5 48 a. m.
" through and way 4 21 p m.
Western " " " 10 55 a. in.
Bellefonte " " " 2 30p.m.
Northumberland, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays, C 00 p. in.
CLOSE.
Eastern through 8 00 p. m.
" " and way 10 00 a. m.
Western " " >1 00 p. m.
Bellefonte 8 00 "
Northumberland (Sundays, Tueeedays
and Thursdays) 8 00 p. m.
Money can be forwarded through this of
fice in sums from SI to S3O, by the payment
of the following fees: From $1 to $lO ten
cents; $lO to S2O fifteen cents; S2O to S3O
twenty cents.
Office open from 7 30 a. m. to 8 p. m. On
Sundays from Bto 9 a in. 8. COMFORT, P. M.
PEWSILVAMA RAILROAD.
Trains leave Lewistown Station as follows;
Westward. Eastward.
Piitshurgh and Erie
Mail, 3 56 a. m. 10 45 p. m.
Baltimore Exnress, 5 26 a. m.
Pliilad'a Express, 005a. m. 12 18 a. in.
Fast Line, ' 625 p. in. 516 '•
Mail, 421 "
Fast Mail. 10 55 "
Harrisburg Accom'n. 3 44 p. m.
Emigrant, 10 47 a. m.
Through Freight, 10 30 p. m. 150a. m.
Fast " 9 45 "
Express " 12 10 p. m. 12 35 p. m
Stock Express, 500 p. m, 900 "
Coal Train. 1 15 p. m. 11 45 a. m.
Union Line, 7 41 "
Local Freight, 730 a. in. 625 p. m.
NOTE. —The Pittsburgh and Erie Express
leaves east and west daily except Sunday ;
Baltimore Express west daily except Monday;
Philadelphia Express east and west daily ;
Fast Line east daily except Monday and west
daily except Sunday; Fast Mail east daily ex
cept Sunday; Mail Train west daily except
Sunday: Harrisburg Accommodation east dai
ly except Sunday, aud Emigrant west daily
except Monday.
Fare to Philadelphia, $5 85
" Baltimore, 5 20
" Harrisburg, 2 10
" Altoona, 250 *
" Pittsburgh, 6 60
G&lbraith's Omnibuses convey passengers to
and from all the trains, taking up or setting them
down at all points within the borough limits.
Miffiin & Centre County R. R.
Lewistown and Reedsville.
ON and after Monday, January 2, 1865,
train will leave Lewistown and Reeds
ville as follows:
Leave Lewistown for Reedsville,
(mail) 7 30 a. m.
Leave Reedsville for P. R. R. 830 "
" P. 11. R. for Reedsville 11 00 "
" Reedsville for Lewistown J1 30 "
" Lewistown for Reedsville 110 p. m.
" Reedsville for P. R. R., mail 215 "
" P. R. R. for Reedsville 425 "
" Reedsville for Lewistown 515 "
The train will stop at Lewistown,
Freedom Iron Works, Yeagertown, and the
Crossing of the Turnpike above Mann's low
er Axe Factory, going and coming.
JOHN WATER HOUSE,
jan4 Engineer.
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Room over the Express Office.
Lewistown, August 23, 1860.
Kishacoquillas Seminary
AND
NORMAL INSTITUTE.
commence its winter session, OC
v? TOBEIi 12, 1564, and continue twen
ty weeks. Cost for Board, Furnished Rooms,
and Tuition in English Branches, $75. Fuel,
Light and Washing extra.
For particulars see catalogue.
S. Z. SHARP, Principal.
Kishacoquillas, Sept. 21, 1864.
Academia, Juniata Co.. Pa,
COMMENCES its Summer Term May 4th,
1864. For circulars address
Mrs. 0. J. FRENCH, Principal, or
ANDREW PATTERSON, Proprietor
apG 1b64-ly
GEO. 7 r. ElSErt,
Attorney at Law,
Office Market Square, Lewistown, will at
tend to business in Mllllin, Centre and Hunting
don counties my 26
STOVES.
REMEMBER that F. J, Hoffman has a
tine assortment of Cooking, Coal and
W'ood Stoves, at lowest prices. jan-i
MIFFLIN COUNTY
POOR HOUSE STATEMENT.
John M\ Shau\ Treasurer, in account icith
Samuel Drake, Moses Miller and John
Taylor, Esqr's, Directors of the Poor
and of the House of Employment for
the county of Mifflin, from January
1, 1804, to January 1, 1865.
DR.
; To ami. of orders on county Treasurer S3OOO 00
jTo cash for 100 bus. corn ears at 50c. per bus. 50 00
do 287 bus. 33 lbs. corn at $1 per bus. 287 69
j do from Directors of the Poor of Hun
i tingdon county for support of Warren Kyse
I and wife 38 00
j To cash for 0 flour barrels at 40c. each 3 60
do from Paul Gibboney in part payment
! of the expenses of his "daughter at the
| State Lunatic Hospital 30 00
|To cash tor 310 bus. red wheat at ?2 per bus. 620 00
do from Andrew Cook, being tnoney
found on the person of James Jones, dec. 1 75
I To cash for 100 bus. oats at 80c. per bus. 80 00
do 6 beef hides, weighing 377J-4 lbs.
I at 3 cents per pound 30 20
To cash for 22 bus red wheat at $2.40 per bus. 52 80
Balance due Treasurer 41 73
$4235 67
CR.
By the following orders paid for the support
of the poor at the Poor House, viz:
By balance due at last settlement 130 11
Daniel Bearley A Sons, 2 balloon stores, grates
aud plow shares 19 35
John Eby, making wood shed 3 00
Moses Miller, col. road tax for 1862 U 68
E. C. Hamilton, shoes 23 15
J. Irvin Wallis, tin ware and repairs 24 32
T. G. Bell, collector school tax 19 72
John L. Brower, work on farm 154 00
I C. Hoover, Esq., fees on orders of relief 10 40
! Wm. Butler, meat 84 77
M. Frank, merchandize, 117 05
William Johnson, shoes, 44 92
John Speece, blacksmithmg for 1862 and 1863 99 42
Wm. G. Zollinger, hats 3 00
G. W. Mcßride, Esq.. fees on orders of relief 2 28
Joseph Brower, steward 330 50
Jane Furgeson, cooking for poor, 50c. per w'k 28 no
H.G. Franeiseus, hardware 3 65
John Kennedy, calico, muslin, tobacco, Ac. 52 03
ISMUS Stull. rails 8 00
A. Felix. '2 barrels molasses, groceries, tobacco,
and coffins 179 77
| S. B. Haines, pump suckers 2 50
James Parker, calico and muslin 61 40
Wm. B. Hoffman, lumber 8 92
j John Himes, fire and oven wood 8S 00
I Thomas Cox, shoes 30 12
! Henry Zerbe. merchandize und groceries 130 37
i Abraham Kitting, chairs 16 50
| Dr. Thomas Van Valzah, salary 188 00
j Geo. Miller, spiggot. pipe anil repairi'g locks 7 95
j John L. Griffith, bartering 19 00
i N. Comfort, Esq., fees on orders of relief 2 40
I Samuel Drake, services as Director 45 00
1 Martin Gazette, work on farm 100 85
Moses Miller. 1 sow and 152 feet boards 7 58
R. F. Fllis, calico, ticking, muslin aud flannel 22 78
Marks A Willis, plaster 19 90
G. W. Thomas, Esq., fees on orders of relief 5 4o
John IV. Shaw, one year's salary to Jan. 1. '64 80 00
Joseph M.Owens, makingand repairing fence 6 45
I William Palmer, whitewashing 3 90
Samuel Eisenbise, 10 cords wood 20 00
Samuel Comfort, box rent and postage 1 80
Wm. McKee, repairing bake oveu 2 00
H. Molson. barbenng 6 25
Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co., at York 42 Oo
James Broom, threshing 24 55
Moses Miller, services as Director 25 00
do boot money on beef cattle 7 00
N. J. Rudisill, straw hats 1 50
John Evans, glass and glazing 3 5o
Amos S. Ealy, repairing pump 5 00
John M. McAuley, 16cords of wood 24 75
Zeigler A Mathews, meat 9 23
Paid for cheek stamps 1 25
Amt. of orders paid for poor at Poor House $2367 97
By amount of orders paid for the support of
the out-door poor, viz :
Margaret E. Giles, herself and children 66 25
Joseph Jenkins, keeping Ezra Jeukius 42 00
Dr. Samuel Martin, salary 30 00
William Lewis, grain for Cornelius Btirlew 25 41
Hoar A MeNabb, m'dize for Warren Kyse 4 78
Marks A Willis, flour " 133 45
D. D. Mutt hers bough, fare and clothing for
Jane Smith 13 15
George Ruble, keeping Mary Ruble 4 12
M. Frank, merchandize 21 43
Wm. Johnson, shoes 5 00
Clias. faugh ling, meat for Jackson Cornelius 4 56
J. Vanzanat, sugar and molasses for same 82
William Hardy, Keeping John Peris 15 75
N. Wilson, coffin 3 00
Isaac Stull. wood 5 00
Adm'r of Geo. Ruble, keeping Mary Ruble 1 25
Nancy Ruble, do do 6 60
Penna. Lunatic Hospital, boarding, clothing
Ac., for Alda. Sellers. Robert Starks, Lydia
Adams and Elizabeth Gibboney 456 16
McCoy A Robrer. md'ze for Malinda Owens 56 00
Margaret M. Ross, herself and children 25 On
John Himes, fire wood 116 55
Thomas Cox, shoes 14 85
Henry Zerbe. merchandize 26 00
John "Ruble, load wood for Peter Rarich 3 00
David A. Stroup, burying child 5 00
John McN'itt, rent of house for Jacob Ort lo 00
Sam'l Ke.-sler, load wood for Elizabeth Lohr 2 50
O. I'. Smith, expenses of taking Sarah Gibbo
ney to Pennsylvania Lunatic Hospital 14 25
O. P. Smith, school tax paid for H. Keiiagy 1 47
Overseers of the Poorof Boffgs township, Cen
tre county, for support of Maria Berrymau 66 96
O. P. Smith, expenses of taking an appeal in
the ease of Elizabeth Potter. Att'v fee, Ac. 10 00
Caspar Dull, keeping John Peris * 68 00
William Hardy, clothing for same 29 87
Henry Briutile, attending James Kinney 15 00
Amos S. Ealy, bringing J. Kinney to Poor H. 3 50
T. McMatiigfe, digging grave for J. Crooks 2 00
Benjamin Shank, keeping James Crooks 12 00
Graft'A Thompson, shroud for do 123
Moses Miller, fare paid for pauper 2 25
Dr. J. K. Metz, attending James Jones, dec. 4 00
J. M Dachenbach, coffin for do 5 oo
Ann S. Hovel!, house for and attend'g same. 10 00
Andrew took, attending same, digging grave
and burying him " " 12 50
Dr. IHbler. attending Mrs. Harmen 7 50
Dr. W. G. Bige-low, attending James Kinney 15 00
W. S. G. Maeklin, house for Malinda < >wens 6 oo
Guardians of Poor. Pliila. board for M.Garitv 4 so
j John Camp, cottin for James Crooks 5 00
J. Purcell A Son, md'ze for Mr-. Snowden. Ac. 6 77
A. Felix, groceries and coffins 12 45
Dr. A. Rothroek, salary Go 00
Directors of Poor of Dauphin county, board
ing Elizabeth M. Wertz ' 1" 4y
Alfred Marks, flour SO 00
Ann. of orders paid for out-door poor 1544 67
do do do poor at Poor House 2367 97
Amt. of orders paid for the support of poor 3912 64
John Peachey, interest on money loaned 120 (JO
James Broom, Buckeye reaper 90 00
Ahner Thompson, grain drill aud 2 forks 71 10
Treasurer's percentage on $4193 74 41 93
$4235 67
Ortiers Unpaid.
Three orders lor 1860 unpaid 1241 90
One order for 1861 do 19S 42
do 1862 do 100 00
Four orders for 1863 do 450 00
Amt. of orders for 1864 do 1192 74
Whole amt. of orders unpaid 3153 06
We, the undersigned Auditors of Miftlin county,
elected and sworn according to law. having examined
the accounts and vouchers of John W. Shaw, Treasu
rer of the Directors of the Poor and of the house of
employment for the county of Miftlin. from January
I. 1804* to January 1,1865. do certify that we find abal
ance due from the said Directors of the Poor to the
said John \V. Shaw of forty-one dollars and seventy
three cents (sll 73) aud that we have cancelled tile
orders paid by the said Treasurer. Given under our
hands at Lewistown, January 10.1865.
11. L. CLOSE, 1
M.MOHLER, j Audltors -
Joseph lh-ower, Steward, in account with
Samuel Drake, Moses Miller and John
Taylor, Fsqs., Directors of the Poor and
of the House of Employment for the
countyof MijfHin,from January 1,1864,
to January 1, 1865.
DR.
To amount of orders on Treasurer S4BO 00
Balance due 153 59
653 59
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1865.
CR.
By balance due at last settlement $lO7 55
By cash paid for bringing paupers to and send
ing them from the Poor House 17 51
By cash paid for ashes 1 25
do do filing wood saws 137
do do toil 161
do do planting corn 150
do do lime 75
do do altering stock 40
do do brick 90
do do plants 300
do do threshing 200
do do shoeing horse 50
do do postage stamps 50
do do piue wood 200
do do use of cider press 100
do do butchering 13 25
do do harvesting 53 50
do do cutting aud making clothing
for poor 25 00
By one year's salary as Steward 400 00
633 59
Steward rained on Farm —B9l bushels wheat, 60 bush
els rye, 320 bushels oats, 1200 bushels corn in ears and
made 29 loads of hay.
Steward rawed o.i Truck Patch —lso bushels of pota
toes. 300 heads cabbage
Steward killed —10 hogs weighing 2267 pounds and 5
beeves weighing 2340 pounds.
Stock on Farm —s horses. 20 head horned cattle, 2
sows and 20 head slioats.
Farming Utensils— l four horse wagon and bed. 1
two horse wagon and bed, 1 truck wagon, 2 sets hav
ladders. 4 plows. 2 harrows,2corn cultivators, 1 wheel
barrow, 4 shaking forks, 3 dung forks, 4 pitch forks, 3
mowing scythes." 1 sled. 2 double sets plow gears,
double sets tug harness, single set harness, corn shelt
er and gram drift.
If ork done at Poor llnuse. for Paupers —<s sheets, 10
pairs pillow cases, 38 dresses, 8 small dresses, 6 caps.
12 skirts, 30 chemise, 25 shirts. 20 aprons. 3 bed ticks,
16 pairs pants, 8 sacks, 2 night gowns, ti pairs drawers,
17 haps quilted. 14 towels. 6 small shirts. 30 pairs stock
ings knitted, 10 barrels soap made and 2 kettles apple
butter.
raipxas.
Number in Poor House January 1,15C4 39
Admitted through the year on orders 65
Born in the house 1
Whole number of inmates for 1564. 95
Died in the house 2
Bound out 1
Discharged 50 53
Number in Poor House January 1.1865 42
Out-door paupers through the year 73
do died " 0
do discharged 8 13
Out-door paupers Jan. 1, 1865, supported in
part by trie county 60
Whole numler of paupers Jan. 1,1865 102
We have also three insane persons in the Penna. Lu
natic Hospital, viz: Alda Sellers, Robert Starks and
Sarah Gibboney. supported by the county.
In addition to the above there have been 80 tran
sient paupers, supported for a short time (mostly over
night) without orders or entry on the register.
We. the undersigned auditors of Mifflin county,
elected and sworn according to law, having examined
the accounts of Joseph Brower, Steward of the Poor
House, from January 1.1864, to January 1,1565, do cer
tify that we find a balance due to tne said Joseph
Brower. from the Directors of the Poor, on the books,
of one hundred and fifty-three dollars and fifty-nine
cents ($153 69). Given under our hands,at Lewistown,
Jauuary 10, 1865.
11. L. CLOSE, } . , ,
M.MOHLER, J" Auduor - s -
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MLTLAL OR CASH RATES—CHARTER
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UpIIIS company allows no debt to accumu-
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tingent expenses, and prompt in the adjust
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Amount of losses settled and adjusted for
the year ending June 10, 1f64, $101,644,80,
and the whole amount of losses paid up to
June 10, 1864, is $1 387,747.75.
JOHN A. STERETT,
jy 13 Agent for Miffiin County.
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THE MIMlfftEL
A member ot Company C, 45th Pa.
Volunteers, sends us the following :
ARMY OP THE POTOMAC.
The Potomac's great army has noblv withstood
The wiles of the traitors, "and written in blood
1 he rout it has taken o'er mountain and plain.
Through forests and rivers, in hot sun and rain,
And now, like a giant aware of his power,
Aims a death blow at Secession's left bower.
['} the siege of Atlanta, and Charleston, too,
What subject for history's pages we view.
Generations to come will rejoice in the name
Whieh their forefathers carved in the records of fame.
At the Gulf, ou the ftauk of Secession's domain,
From the Rod River, our brave comrades slain
Are calling for vengeance. Ah 1 traitors shall feel
A full share of this in the siege of Mobile.
The Reb. who surrendered the stronghold Ft. Gaines.
\\ as surely possessed of less valor than brains.
Our heroes at sea have had plenty to do—
-1 he ports to blockade and the pirates subdue.
Let the famed Tallahassee beware of the day
When our Yankees meet her in battle array.
I am sure they have not forgotten so soon,
The viet'ry we gained on the 19th of June.
Thus we see every part of our army so grand,
In the war for the T uion, on sea and on land.
Are working in concert, our cause to maintain,
To crush the rebellion and end the campaign.
w. w.
ioMi&Bmioni
Sources and Nature of Religious Faith
The knowledge of l>ivine things does
not come to us primarily through the in
tellect. It is not the great brain, but the
heart which helps to gain them. We can
not work at the problems of theology in
the calm of our libraries, and arrive at the
most complete faith, and put it by on a
shelf as a thing gained once for all, and
then go on leading selfish, sinful, prayer
less lives, keeping our faith all the time
quite safe and undisturbed, like our knowl
edge of Euclid or astronomy. This is not
religious faith, nor is religious faith to be
gained in any such way, or preserved se
cure in any such life. Let us thank God
it is something different.
Religious faith, in its high, true sense—
faith in the presence of a Heavely Father,
is a thing which God gives, not in answer
to studies and researches, but to prayers
and deeds. It is a thing which the clearest
mind may lack, and the humblest heart
possess in fullest measure. It is a thing
we can or.ly gain by prayer —only keep by
obedience. There is no winning it by ar
gument, no preserving it by force of logic
in a life of sin. Is it not well it should be
so? Is it not fitting that the highest and
divinest of all gifts should be attainable to
God's children, whether learned or igno
rant, wise or dull, if only they be upright,
good and true of heart ? Is it not fitting
also, we should hold this most precious
boon by no mere intellectual tenure, gained
once for all, and thenceforth inalienable,
but by the humbler right of a moral con
sciousness to be strengthened by every act
of obedience, and weakened by every sic ?
—[Mrs. Cobbe's Broken Lights.
MIMEEMIEOLII
POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS.
We have taken some pains, says the
Phrenol gical Journal, to collect a few of
the most popular superstitions with which
some otherwise very sensible people are
afflicted, even in our country. Some of
these are the veriest fancies of a wild im
agination, without sense or sentiment, and
none are founded on scientific principles
Such as they are, we present them to the
reader, remarking that well balanced minds
have higher standards by which to regulate
and govern their actions than anything
herein laid down. Our comments are in
closed in brackets.
Sneezing.—
If you sneeze on Monday, it indicates danger;
Sneeze on Tuesday, you will meet a stranger;
Sneeze on Wednesday, you will receive a Tetter;
Sneeze on Thursday, you w ill get something better,
Sneezing on Friday indicates sorrow:
Sneeze on Saturday, you will have a beau to-morrow;
Sneeze before you" eat, you will have company before
you sleep.
If you sneeze before you are dressed, you will >ee
your beau before you go to rest.
[Remember that, girls! We may add
physiologically, th t sneezing is the pre
monition of a cold, which the wonder lov
ing have not probably discovered.]
Fish and the Cat. —lf a cat washes her
lace, you will have company before night.
If you dream you catch fish, it is a sigu
you will make a good bargain, according to
the size of the fish.
The Broom. —If the broom is moved
with the remainder of the household furn
iture, you will not be successful; but the
broom must be burned while standing in
the corner, being watched to prevent the
house taking fire.
Knife and Fork. —lf you drop a fork
and it sticks in the floor and remains in a
standing position, it is a sign a gentleman
will call; but if a knife, a lady will call
Disappointment. —When putting on your
shoes and stockings, if you complete dres
ing on? foot before commencing toe other,
it is a sign that you will be disappointed.
[Dear me!]
Death in the Family. —The breaking of
a mirror by any member signifies death in
the family before the year closes. [Ergo,
be very careful not to break the looking
glass.]
An Itching Foot. —lf the right foot
itches ou the bottom, you are going where
you are wanted; if the left foot, where you
will not be welcome. [Bathe the leet on
ILaiWIIBSKDWSk EffIEFIHL'HSS IFISSJSJo
rising every morning, and they will not
itch ]
Marriage. —lf a young lady finds a four
leaved clover and puts it in her hair, the
first young man she meets she will iuarry.
If a young lady dons a gentleman's hat, it
is a sign she wants a kiss. If you swallow
a chicken's heart w ole, the first young
man who kisses you, you will marry. If
one sits on the table, it is a sign he wishes
to be married.
Finger Hails. — If you cut you.' finger
nails ou Monday without either speaking
or ihinking of a red fox's tail, you will
have a present during the week. [Forget
the tail, if you can ]
Another. —If the nails bo cut on Monday
morning before eating, a present may be
expected; but if while cutting you think
ot a white call's tail, it will -poil the charm.
[The white calf will be sure to intrude his
ugly white tail ]
Of one Mind. —lf two persons acci
dentally make the same remark at the same
time, you must join little fingers and wish.
Such a wish will come to pass and be rea
lized [That is, if the wish be sensible,
and sue i as would necessarily take place ]
A Spotted Horse. —When you see a spot
ted horse, you may make a wish, which
will also be realized. [As above. For
example, that you may get your dinner ]
Crossing Ilands. —lf four persons acci
dently cross hands when shaking, some one
of the company will scon be married. [Pro
v dine they be lovers and already engaged.
BiU, Ladies, remember it must be acciden
tal in order to have it prove true ]
An Itching Far. —if the left ear itch
and burn, it is an indication t at some one
is speaking ill of you. If the right ear,
that they are speaking well of you, [Un
doubtedly, itch or no itch ]
The Dish cloth. —lf a dish cloth be
dropped when in use, it is a sign you will
have company to dinner. [This is said to
"never tail," which we presume is true,
inasmuch as two persons make a company,
and there are seldom less than two at a
dinner table at the same time ]
Salt. —lf you spill salt, it is a sign there
will be a quarrel in the family. [This sign
is supposed to date back to the time of the
"last supper," when one of the Apostles—
was it Judas?—turned over the salt cellar,
which was a premonition of what wus to
follow.] But if a small portion of the salt
thus spilled be cast into a fire, it is said to
counteract the influence. [Be very care
ful not to spill the salt, nor anything else ]
The Moon. —lf you see the new moon
for the first time through glass, or through
the tree-tops, it indicates that you will be
unfortunate; hut if you see it over the
right shoulder, or directly in front, that
you will be lucky. [Look out for the
uuori!]
An Itching Hand. —lf the right hand
itches, you wili ieceive money; il the left,
you will spend money. [There can be no
doubt about this ] The letter R stands for
receive: the let er L, 'LOT let go. If the
right eye itches, it is a sign you will cry;
if the left you will laugh. 11 stands for
roar, and L for laugh. [Wonderful !]
An Itching JVtv.se.—So important is this
sign that it has been poetized as follows:
'•lf the nose itches,
The mouth's in danger:
You will shake hands with a fool.
Or kiss a stranger." (Dreadful 1]
Sharpt, Pointed, or Cutting. —Present a
friend with a knife, scissors, or needles,
and they will cut your love or friendship.
[You don't say so? We'll take ours iu
cash, and buy our own sharp things.]
Fairies. —Another ancient poet has said:
"That God who niade
Yon skies so blue,
Could lie not make
A fairy too?"
A Funeral. —Should you, when on a
pleasure excursion, meet a funeral proces
sion, you will have no enjoyment that day.
[The better way, therefore, is to take anoth
er road where they have no funerals!]
The Bridal Dress. —Anything but white
garments to he married iu indicates had
luck for the bride, white being emblematic
of innocence. [White is very pretty, hut
we should risk it with a good girl even in
pink or blue ] m
"They say that white
Is a heavenly hue."
Another has added,
"It may be so,
But the sky is blue."
Singing in the Morning. —Another lias
said,
"If you sing before breakfast,
You wil cry before night."
Bad Luck —lf you meet when walking,
a cross eyed person, it indicates bad luck,
[To whom? The cross eyed or the other?]
Ihe Chair. —Whirling an empty chair
indicates that a whipping is in store for the
transgressor. [Serves him right. Let
him ride the bioomstick or the tongs,
if he will, but he must not whirl the
chair.]
The Cradle. —To rock an empty cradle
will give the baby the belly-ache. [We
"don't see it," but can imagine a hungry
little one sucking an empty glass bottle
would soon feel "an aching void.' ]
Shopping. —Ladies, beware ! W hen go
ing out shopping, having closed the door
after you, you discover that you have for
gotten something, you must not turn back
or open the door on any account —it would
bring you bad iuck. Let some one hand
you the missing article through the win
dow, or bring it at another door. [First,
'be sure your right' before you start, 'then
go ahead.']
New 'Series— Vol. XIX. No. 14.
Jhe Cut. —lf you are moving from one
house to another, never take a cat with you
or she will surely bring bad luck to your
new home, whereas she will add luck to
the old house and those who move into it.
[This supposes that puss knows all the rat
and mice holts in the old house, but not
in the new. Besides you will probably
(ind a cat already on the premises.]
Shoes (iiui Dish water —Save the old
shoes to throw titter the carriage, when any
of the family start on a journey; it will in
sure a safe return. [We should save our
old shoes, these hard times, and put them
to other use. Leather is leather these
days.] Never let your dish water come to
a boil, as every bubble brings bad luck to
the family. [lf too hot, it might burn
your lingers. I>o you a:e?]
The Lust Loo/:.— N ever look after a friend
who is leaving you until he is quite out of
! sight, or you may never sec him or her
again; but turn your eyes away while he is
still visible, in order that he or she may
; return. [l'nless it be one to whom you
would say "good riddance," in which case
watch him to the last, or, like a bad penny,
he will turn up again ]
Chauyiuy Rooms. —lt is a bad sign if a
sick person desires to be removed lrom one
mom to another; they are sure to die some
time, if allowed to do so. [Think of the
Libby prisoners. Would it endanger their
lives, think you?]
Buys. —The "death ticking" in the wall
or the bedstead is a solemn warning of death
[to the bugs,] and dreaded by many; and
yet the insect so called has a great fancy for
old walls and old bedsteads [and tender
young folks. The only remedy we can name
for this, is to keep your beds and bedsteads
clean]
Quivering of the Eyelids. —Should you
experience this sensation, it indicates that
sotue person is stepping on the spot where
you are to be buried. (Horrid ! Call him
off at once. Ilow could he do such a thing !
, . O
Won t you please raise your chair.)
Planting in the Moon —Potatoes planted
in the new of the moon will go chiefly to
tops; but if planted in tho old of the moon
will bring large potatoes. Pees and cucum
bers may be planted in the new of the
moon, for their products are above ground.
(Sensible people, however, plant their crops
in the ground, rather than in the moon.)
Pork —it is said if hogs be killed in the
full moon, that the meat will swell in the
pot when cooking; but if killed in the old
or waning of the moon, it will shrink. —
(\\ e shall winter our pigs )
Going to Sen. —If you leave port on a
Friday, bad luck will come to the ship.—
(So firmly believed is this whim that sail-
I ors absolutely refuse to go on that day; nor
do owners attempt to overcome this foolish
prejudice. Friday, not the "good," is
called hangman's day, and criminals are
I usually sentenced to be executed on Friday.)
Voyage. —The French, when going
on a voyage, to propritiate the sea gods,
1 throw a piece of silver to the waves, by
way of superstitious appeal to the god of
fortune. (Would'nt our greenbacks or
i postal currency do as well ?—silver being
| so very scarce here, and the premium so
j high.)
We are not recording the superstitions
| of France, but those of our own country —
yes, those of enlightened America—we
who are above all the nations ; we who take
oft our hats to nobody; we, the great, the
magnificent, cherish such exalted ideas as
j these of fate !
For the Educational Column.
NASHVILLE, TENN., Jan. lU, 1805.
! 'lo the Teachers of Mifflin County :
Dear Friends: —l very gladly accept
the kind invitation of your good superin
tendent, to send a letter to the convention
about to meet. Not that any special sub
ject relating to schools is on my mind and
seeks relief in an essay, lor the daily duties
of my business too fully absorb my time
and thoughts to allow of speculation on
the interesting subject of education or the
necessary methods and spirit of teaching.
But I wish to assure you, friends and co
laborers in other years, that my personal
interest in you and my real sympathy with
you, in your toilsome calling, are in no de
gree abated —are rather increased by tho
genial influence of time, that kindly hides
from memory unpleasant events or peculi-
I aritieß ; and by a wider range of experience
and observation, which greatly deepens my
sense of the value of thorough liberal in
tellectual training and wise moral culture,
j Aud I wish to jog your memories with the
| fact that I am still alive, so that any of
you who have kind wishes for each other,
for all Mifflin county and the "rest of man
kind" in general, may, if you still remem
ber mc, specialize some of your generous
thoughts lor my benefit. Nashvilje is one
of the best places in the world for a man
to have good friends elsewhere. There is
a large assortment of devil's merchandise
here —drunkenness, murder, robbery, blas
phemy, and deeds that instinctively seek
the cover of the night, as if thus they
might be hidden from tho vision of Hitn
to whom the "darkness and the light are
both alike." Yet here too are virtues such
as the angels beautify themselves withal—
tenderest pity aud care for the suffering,
tears of sweetest sympathy with the dying