is S®ST a IPtinKLnsiliaiSSs, hole No. 2804. Lewistown Post Office. Mas;- >rriie uiuse nt the Lewi-town P. 0. us follows. ARRIVE. Eastern through, 5 48 a. m. " through and way 4 21 p m. Western " " " 10 55 a.m. Rellefonte " " " 2 30p. m. Northumberland, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 6 00 p. m. CLOSE. Eastern through 8 00 p. m. •' •' and way 10 00 a. tn Western " " 300 p. m. Rellefonte 8 00 " Northumberland (Sundays, Tueesdays and Thursdays) " 800 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. S. COMFORT, P. M. PEIMSYLTAMA RAILROAD. Trains leave Lewistown Station as follows: ! Westward. Eastward. Pittsburgh and Erie Mail. 356 a. ra. 10 45 p. m. J Baltimore Express, 5 26 a. m. Philad'a Express, 605a. m 12 18 a. tn. j Fast Line, 625 p. tn. 516 •• Mail 421 " Fast Mail, 10 55 " Uarrishurg Accom'n, 3 44 p. m. j Emigrant, 10 47 a. m. Through Freight, 10 30 p. in. 150a. m. j Fast " 9 45 " Express " 12 10 p. m. 12 35 p. m Stock Express, 500p m, 9UO " j Coal Train. 1 15 p. m. 11 45 a. m. Union Line, 7 41 " Local Freight, 730a. m. 625 p. m. ! NOTE. —The Pittsburgh and Erie Express j leaves east and west daily except Sunday ; | Baltimore Express west daily except Monday; | Philadelphia Express east and west daily ; j Fast Line east daily except Monday and west daily except Sunday; Fait Mail east daily ex cept Sun lav ; Mail Train west daily except Sunday; Ilarrishurg Accommodation east dni- j iy exe.'i>; Sunday, and Emigrant west daily j I except Monday. Fare to Philadelphia, $5 85 Baltimore, 5 20 Warri-burg. 2 10 Altoona, 2 50 Pit'stiUigh, 6 LO WGaU'rauh't Omnibuses convey passengers to : •nj from all tlie trams, taking up or setting them i lown at all points within the borough limits. niFFLIA K CENTRE COUNTY RAILROAD. J VN ami after Monday, February 20. 1*65, j \ * PasseMger Tra ns will run on the road ns follows: (Sundays excepted ) I SOUTH WARP. a. m. a. m. p.m. p. n>. ' Penna. R. R. Mail. 11.00 1.30 I.ewist avn 7.45 11.08 1.25 4.38 | Freedom Forge 7.57 11.20 1.37 4.50 Veagertown 8.02 11.25 1.42 4.55 | Turnpike Crossing 5.07 11.30 1.47 5.00 • Arrive at ReedsviiTe 8.12 11215 1.52 5.05 J SOUTHWARD. Mail a. tn. p. m. Reeilsville 8.45 11.40 a.m. 2.15 5.15 ! Turnpike Crossing 8.50 11.45 2.20 5.20 j Yeagertowti 8.55 11.50 " 2.25 5.25 j Freedom Forge SJ.oO 11.55 " 2.30 6.30 j Lewistown 9.12 AR. 12.07 p. M 2.42 Ar. 5.42 I lArive at Pa. It. R. 020 2.50 in Lewistown, the 7.45 a.in. and 1.25 P.m. train north and the 5.42 p. in. train south will stop at I Main and Dorcas street-crossings; a!! other trains will j stop at Dorcas street-crossing only. G. ALFRED SCHAFFER, feb22 Engineer. Lock Repairing, Pipe Laying, Plumbing and White Smithing above branches of business will be ; X promptly attended to on application at j the residence of the undersigned in Main j street, Lewistown. janlO GEORGE MILLER. WILLIAM LIND, has now open A NEW STOCK OP Cloths, Cassimeres AND VESTI NCS, which will be made up to order in the neat- j est and most fashionable styles. apl9 AMBROTYPES AND The Gems of the Season. r PHIS is i humbug, hut a practical truth A The pictures taken by Mr. Burkboldcr are unsurpassed fur BOLDNESS TRUTH FULNESS. BEAUTY OF FINISH, and DURABILITY. Prices arying according j to size and quality of frames aud Cases. Room over the Express Office. Lewistown, August 23, 1860. Kishacoquillas Seminary AND NORMAL INSTITUTE.| \\ commence its winter session. OC j * v 10BER 12. 1864. and continue twen ! ty weeks. Cost for B .nrif, Furnished Rooms, j and luitioii in English Branches, $75 Fuel. ; Light and Washing extra lor particulars see catalogue ' S Z SHARP. Principal Kishac qiiillHs. Sqt. 21 IBt>4 Academia, Juniata Co. Pa, ( 'DM WENt 'ES its Suuituei IVM, \LA) lu> \J l8()4 For circulars address Mrs O J FRENCH Princip-,1 ..r AN I KEW P \ I' 1 ERMJX. Proprnrt r *p6 Ixo4-1\ luiti.xr IXI.I, fN the price of Iron and Nails at J jan4 HOFFMAN'S Lycoming County Mutual ESTABLISHED ISi 1840—CAPITAL $? SOO,OOO-- 51LTLAL OR CASH RATES—CHARTER PERPETUAL. r |~MIIS company allows no debt to accumu- I late against it. It is economical in all con tingent expenses, and prompt in the adjust ment of all honest claims. Amount of losses settled and adjusted for the ye:ir ending June 10, 1864, $101,644.80, and tho whole amount of losses paid up to June 10, 1864, is $1,387,747.75. 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It is a fair tradition, one of old, That, at the Gate of Heaven tailed Beautiful, The souls of those to whom we ministered On Earth shall greet us as we enter in With grateful records of those lowly deeds Of Christian charity wherewith fraii man Proffers his humble loan unto his Lord. May we not so believe, since he iiath said That, inasmuch as it was done to one Of those His little ones, 'twas done to him! Oh. think, if this be true, how many eyes Whose weeping thou hast stilled shall glisten there, How many hearts whose burden thou hast shared And heavy feet whose steps were turned by thee Back to their homes, elastic through the joy Of new-found hope and sympathy and love. Shall welcome thee within the Gates of Biiss, The Golden City of Jerusalem ' EDWARD'S TEMPTATION. BY IIORATIO ALGER, JR. It was s x o'clock in the afternoon. At this time the great wholesale warehouse of Messrs. Hubbard & Son was wont to close, unless the pressure of usiness corn pelted the partners to keep open until later. The duty of closing usually devolved upon Edward Jones, a hoy of fourteen, who had lately iieen engaged to perf rni a few slight duties for which he received the sum of fifty dollars mutually He was the 'hoy,' b it if he behaved himself so as to win the approbation of bis employers his chain.e of promotion was good. \ et there were some things that render ed this small silary -t hard trial to hint— circumstances with which his employers were unacquainted. His mo'her was a wid ow The sudden death of Mr. Jones had thrown the entire family upon their own resources, and these were indeed but slen der There was an older sister who assisted her mother to sew. and this, with Edward's salary, constituted ttie entire income of the family. Yet by means of .:ntiring i.olus try they had continued thus far to live, using strict economy. 01 cour-e Yet they had watticd none of theobsoiuie necessaries of lite But Mary Jones—K I ward's sister—urew sick She had taken a severe cold which terminated in a fever. This not only cut off the income arising from her own labor but also preventing her mother from ac co'uplishing as much as she would other wise have been able to do. On the morning of the day on which our story commences, Mary had expressed a longing for an orange. In her fever it would have been most grateful to her. It is hard, indeed, when we are obliged to deny those we love that which would be a refreshment aud benefit to them. Mrs. Jones felt this, and so did Edward. 'I only wish I could buy you one, Mary,' said Edward, just as he set out for the store. 'Next year 1 shall receive a larger salary, and then we shan't have to pinch so much.' 'Never mind, Edward,' said Mary smil ing faintly. 'I ought not to have asked for it knowing how hard you and mother find it to get along without me.' 'Don't trouble yourself about that, Ma ry,' said Mrs. Jones soothingly, though her heart sank within her at the thought of her e upty larder. 'Only get well, and we shall ! c t"r aA.Ju, . fresh and line ; prime Cheese, pure Cider Vin j egar, Baskets, Buckets, Brooms, and a vari ety of Dolls aud Notions for Children. Also, j ! Raisins, tigs, Prunes, Cocoanuts Almonds, j , Ac., beside the largest assortment of Soaps [ to be found in town, Hair Oils, and an end- | lrss variety of extracts, all of wbich will be ! sold cheap for cash. All kinds of country produce taken 1 in exchange for Goods. ! lhaukful for past favors, he hopes by strict i i attention to business to merit and receive a continuance of the patronage of a generous public. febß | | ITUT as nc passeu the desk of his em | ployer his attention was drawn to a bit of I paper lying on the floor beneath. He picked it up, and to Itis great joy found it to be a ten dollar bill. The first thought that flashed upon hitu was -flow much good this will do .Mary, i I can buy her the oranges she wants, a..d she shall have some every day. And per haps she would like a chicken ' But a moment later his countenance fell. 'lt isn t mine,' he sighed 'lt must he Mr Hubbard s. Th sis his desk, and he must h ve dropped it' 'Still, urged the tempter, 'he will never know it; and after all, what are ten dollars to hitu? He is worth a hundred thousand.' Still Edward was not satisfied. Wheth er -Mr. Ilubbard could spare it or not was not the question. It was right fully his. and must no. given back to hiui. 'L II go to his hou<e and give it to him this very night, said Edward. Otherwise L might be tempted to keep it.' He determined to so to Mr Hubbard's ( before be went homo. The sight perhaps | of his sick si:ter might perhaps weaken his resolution, and this must never be. He must preserve his integrity at all hazards. He knew where Mr. Hubbard lived. It was a large fine looking house, on a fash : ionable street. He had passed it several I times and wondered whether a man must not feel happy who was able to live in such style. Without any unnecessary delay, there fore he went to the house, and ascended the Bteps, rang the bell. A m m servant came to the door. 'Well?' ho said. 'ls Mr. Hubbard at home?' 'Yes, but he has only just coma in, and I don't think he can see you," was the rather supercilious reply. 'I am in his employ,' said Edward, qui etly, 'and I have ju-t come from the sure I think be will see me if you mention this to him.' 'Very well you can come in.' Edward was left standing in the hall while Mr. Hubbard was sought by tlie ser ! V .lit. 'Well?' he said inquiringly. 'Has ary ; thing happened/' 'No, sir,' said Edward, 'but I picked up | this bill near your desk, aud supposed you dropped it. I thought I had better bring it here directly.' 'You have done well,' said Mr. Ilubbard 'and I will remember it. Honesty is a very valuable quality in a boy just coin mencing a business career. Hereafter I shall have perfect confidence iu your hon | esty- Edward was gratified by his assurance, yet a the door closed behind him, and he walked out into the street, the thought of j his sister sick at home again intruded upon him, and lie thought regretfully how much | good could have been done with ten dol j iats. Not that he regretted that he bad I been honest. There was aa isfaction of j doing tight. Mrs. Jones brought some toast to her | (biugPter's bedside, but Mary motioned it ; away. j •! th nk you for taking the trouble to | make it, it,other, she said, 'but I don't thii.k 1 can possibly eat it.' 'ls there anything that vou could relish j Mary?' I 'No.' said she, hesitatingly; 'nothing I 'hat we can get.' Mrs Jones sighed, a sign which Edward i echoed. It was with a heavy heart, that EG. -tarted lor the w uch"U.-.e the next iuor;<i He had never felt the craving for we.iit.lt which now took possession uf him ; He set about his duties as u-u tl About ; two hours after he hud arrived att.be ware j hou.-e Mr. liui.biid euiertd He did no! at first appear to notice Edward, but. in about halt an hour summ-med him to tlie | office which was partitioned off from the i remainder of the spacious rooms iu which goods were stored. He smiled pleasantly as Edward entered j his presence. 'Tell me frankly,' he said, 'did you not j feel an impulse to keep the bill which you . found last night ?' | 'I hope you will not be offended with | me, Mr. Hubbard,' said Edward, 'if I say ! that I did.' 'Tell me all about it,'said Mr. Hubbard, with interest. 'What was it that withheld you. I should never have known it.' 'I knew that,' said Edward. 'Then what withheld you from taking it.' 'First, I will tell you what tempted me,' ' said Edward. 'My mother and sister are j obliged to depend upon sewing tor a living. and we live but poorly at the best. Bat a , fortnight since Mary became sick, and since then we have had a hard time. Mary's appetite is poor, and does not relish food, but we are able to get her nothing better When 1 picked up that bill 1 could not - help thinking how much I might buy H with it for her.' c | 'And yet you did not take it ?' 'No, sir, it would have been wrong, and I could not have looked you in the face -lafter it.' ™ Edward spoke in a tone of modest confi gtdence. Mr. Hubbard went to the desk and wrote ?ia cheque. 'How much do I pay you now ?' he | asked. 'Fifty dollars a year,' said Edward. 'Henceforth your duties will be increased, und I will pay you two hundred. Will that please you ?' ' Two hundred dollars a year !' exclaimed ! Edward, his eyes sparkling with delight. Yes, and at the end of the year that will be increased, ii as 1 have no doubt, you continue to merit my confidence.' •Oh, sir, how can I thank you ?' said Ed ward, full of gratitude. 'By preserving your integrity As I presume you are in present, need of money, i I will pay you one quarter in adVinue. Here is a cheque lor fifty dollars which i you can get cashed at the bank. And, ; by the way, you may have the rest of the j day to yourself.' 1 Edward flew to the bank, and with his ' | sudden riches hastened to the market where ! he purchased a supply nt provisions such | as he knew would be welcome at home, and then made haste bo tie to announce j His good fortune. A weight seemed to fill off the hearts of mother ami daughter as they hea"d his hurried tory. ami Mrs Jones thanked God lor bestowing upon her a son whose pood principles had brought theoi this great relief. And Mr. Hubbard slept none the worse that night that at a slight pecuniary sacri- XCHZFEFILIISJ EPHiySJo fice he bad done a kind action, confirmed a boy in his integrity, and gladened a strug ling family. Il there were more employers as considerate as he, there would be fewer dishonest clerks. mmsM&mi Case of Monomania. The Penn.sylvnian tells the tollowingstory of an eccentric old monomaniac iu Philadel phia. It is the strangest case, and at the same time the funniest we have read for a long time: A hypochondriacal old fell tw named Aaron Bimai3, who lately was engaged in the grocery business somewhere in EJbert street, has conceived the ridiculous idea that he is the 'Old Scratch.' Some time ago he gave orders to a sign painter to prepare hitu a board with this inscription : 'Satan, Grocer and Tea Dealer,' in large gilt letters. The sign was painted according to directions, but tho friends of the monomaniac inter fered, and prevented it from being put up. His customers, not liking the idea of dealing with the devil, dropped off, except one knavish old negro named David Cati tle, who, by humoring the lunatic,contrived to swindle him out of goods to a considera ble amount. A cousin of Mr S'-uims, who titougi t it expedient to keep a watch over the conduct of his insane relative, was in the back part uf the store one evening, when Sim ins, alias Sat an, stood behind the counter At this time the negro, Dave Cantie, hap petted to come in, and the cousin not being perceived by hitu, commenced conversation with Simms to the following"purport: '1 say, old boss devil, 1 want a few more things on that account, you know.' 'lt's all squared up, David,' answered Simms. 'Here it is posted in my ledger: •Dave Cant le, debtor to six pounds of sugar lorty tight cents; four pounds coffee,sixty four cents; two gallons molasses, sixty cents,' and so on, about forty different items, the sum total just twenty five dollars. And here on this side, 'Dave Ouritle, credit by one soul twenty fivo dollars, to he taken o ir. trade.' That account, is closed up. leliow ; you can't get another soul to trade away on the same terms.' •Look here, boss,' answered Dave, in a tone of expostulation, 'I often hear the devil lias no conscience, and now I begin to believe it. You are going to allow me only twenty five dollars for that soul, an' it's worth titty.' '1 have given you what we agreed on,' replied Situuis 'Besides, I can buy lots tor half the money.' 'But, mister devil, you must consider that I took it out in trade; that makes a difference. —A nigger's soul is a cash article; but I want what is right; so you must blcege me with two gallons more of lasses, and four quarts more of peas, and I'll throw in the soul of my wife. Then you'll get a fust rate bargin.' At this juncture Mr .Siinm's cousin thought it proper to interfere. The friends of the monomaniac deemed it expedint to shut up the store, and they have taken measures to place the imaginary satan under guardianship. The Monkey and the Drunkard. Mr. Pollard states that in his drinking days he was the companion of a man iu Arundel county, Maryland, who had a monkey which he valued at a thousand dollars. "We always took him ut cn our chestnut parties. He shook off all our chestnuts for us, and when he could no longer shake them off. he would go to the ery end of the limb and knock them off with his fist One day, we stopped at a tavern and drank freely About halt a glass of whisky was left, and Jack took tho glass and drank it it all up Soon he w s merry, skipped, hopped, and danced, and set us all in a roar oi laughter. Jack was drunk. We all agreed, six of us, that we would come to the tavern next day, and get Jack drunk again, and have sport all day. I called ut my friend's house next morning, and we went out for Jack Instead of be ing as usual in his box, he was not to be seen. We looked inside, and he was crouched up iu a heap. "Come out here.'' said his master. Jack came out on three legs ; his lore paw was on his head. Jack had tlie head ache ; I knew what was the matter with him. lie felt just as I felt many a morning. Jack was -tick and couldn't go. S i we waited three days. We then went, and while drinking, a glass was pro vided for Ja;k But where wa9 he? Skulking beoiiid the chairs. "Come here Jack, and diiuk," said his master, holding out the glass to hitu. Jack retrea.ed. and as the door opened, slipped out and in a moment was on tlie top of the house. His ii ister went out to call him down, but he w mid not oouie. He got a cow skin and shook it at him. Jack sat on the ridge pole and refused to obey. A monkey is much afraid of a gun. Jack slipped over the back side of the house. His master then got two guns, and had one pointed at each side of the house, when the monkey seeing his bad predicament, at once whipped up the chimney and got down in one of the flues holding on by one of his fore paws ! The master was beaten. The man kept that monkey twelve years; but could never persuade him to taste another New Series—Vol. XIX. No. 16. drop of whi.tkv. The hrasr h d more sense | than the uiaii who had all iiuiin.ito soui. and thinks himself the first and best of God's creatures on earth. A Singular Case. In the month of July la.t the sympathy and indignation of our mercantile community were aroused by the wanton nut! ruthless j capture and burning, by the pirate Florida, of the new steamship Electric Spark. The latter vessel was owned by Messrs William J. Taylor & Co., of Philadelphia, and was on her first voyage at the time other capture. I The Florida was commanded bv Captain Morris, a renegade from our naval service. A short time ago, Colonel Lewis .Morris, of Westchester county, Now York, died, leaving a:i estate valued at eight hundred ; thousand dollars, and the commander of the Florida is one ot the heirs, and entitled to one seventh of the oroperfy. The owners of the Electric Hpark have attached this interest, and brought an action for damages against Captain Morris, as a non resident., for the destruction ot their prop erty on the high seas Eminent counsel have been employed, with every prospect of sucee-8, to a suit that has justice and right on the side of the plaintiff. I hi- • iS'/ a< i Ci.uh ' —The school of'gon noffs,' commonly known as highwaymen, have imported from London, or some other European capital, a new style of bludgeon, to ho used upon their highway victims. It j is Called the 'sand club' and its use is almost j certain to produce death. It is made of strong canvas, in the shape of a club, about twenty inches iong, and from six to eight iuehes in circumference. This bag or club is filled with closely packed fine sand, and weights from five to ten pounds, and has great advantages over the ordinary club or bludgeen, brass knuckles or slung shot. It will not rebound after a blow is struck, and it leaves no mark or bruise. When the victim is struck on the top of the head and there is where the sand club is direct ed, he instantly sinks to the pavement, | without a struggle, the result of concussion j to the brain, and not even u bruise, which - ary ordinary blunt instrument always makes, is to be discovered on the scalp of the victim, after the sand club has perfor med its fearful mission. Some of these clubs have already been found by the New York police, in possession of desperate characters, who made known the use for which they were intended. We presume t his improvement will be at once introduced into all our eities It is so barbarous to cut and bruise a man all to pieces with brass knuckles, slung shots, and bowie I knives. Humanity cries loudly in favor of I the 'sand club.' i —The rebels are now engaged in hunt i ing the ' last ditch.' | —The Postmaster General has desig nated City Point as a postoffiee and money order office, so as to extend to the armies operating against Richmond the privileges of the postage money order j system l'ulitcness goes a great way Henry Ward Beceher says, "An impudent clerk can do as much injury to his store as the neglect of the proprietor to advertise his <roods" Two undoubted and significant i facts which every one interested will please bear in wind. —The Cleveland Plaindcaler mentions the case of a well dressed young man of good mariners, who gave in his income tax to the Assessors at several thousand dollars, paid the tax, and had the pleasure of seeing his name in the list auioug the nabobs of I the country. On the strength of this he courted u wealthy man's daughter and married her Then it was found that he had >lO money, and hud sold his mother's watch to pay the income tax. The Govern ment made u good thing of it jso did the young man. A Illustration. —J. Solis Bitter hand, E*q , at a Union meeting in New York recently, in speaking of the bragga docio of the rebel press, and the sell lauded prowess of the "chivalry," said: "They remind one of the showman who prated of the great capacity of the aoiuiai he was exhibiting. 'Ladies and gentleman/ said he, 'this is the celebrated Bengal tiger, measuring fourteen feet from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail, and fourteen more from the tip of his tail back to the tip of his nose making in all twenty eight feet.' • [Great laughter.} Now 1 think their estimates of their forces and capacity are just about as liberal." [Great applause and laughter.] A hansom young gal sot up with one night by a noble young specimen of the true American, with scissors in his vest pocket —I mean a dry goods clerk—and the young gal's- mother hearing suthin pop, rose f rom her couch under an impression that her eldest boy was holding a wild revel on the root beer in the west room. But, on opening the door, she diskivered it was huggin' and kissin' which awakened her frota her peaceful repose. "My datigh ter, oh my daughter," this fond parink, did cry, "oh, that I should live to see this doinsin my own bousen !" "I know, dear mother," this sweet village maiden did unto her mother quickly reply, "that it is quite i improper, but it is so orful soothin\"
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