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
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OP
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Lewistown, August 23, 1860.
Kishacoquillas Seminary
AND
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* v 10BER 12. 1864. and continue twen !
ty weeks. Cost for B .nrif, Furnished Rooms, j
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lor particulars see catalogue '
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Amount of losses settled and adjusted for
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\ Very Choice Assortment of Old Li joors.
j OFFER b.r sale nil the liquors, late the
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1 Lewistown, January 15, IS6I.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1865.
11l lIHITHBL
THE BEAUTIFUL GATE.
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
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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\"