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tVhoie No 2863
Poor House Buriuecs.
The Directors if the Poor meet at the Poor
House u the 2*l Tuesday of eaeh month.
CrBO. W. ELDSRj
Attorney at Law,
Uffie.t Market Square, Lewistown, will at
tend to Business in Mllßin. Centre and Hunting
don comities tav2fi
2D3£a So iSo ssa^OT®ianMia
DENTIST.
OFFERS his professional services to the citizens of
Lewistown and vicmitv. All in want of good, neat
woak will do well to give him a call.
He may lie found at all times at his office, three
doors east of H. M. & It. Pratt's store, Valley street.
apl-ly*
DENTIST.
I'AFFEKS his professional services to the citizens 01
' / Lewistown and county. If you want substantial
• ork, siive him a call.
Office next door to the Post Office. pl2-ly*
M R. THOMPSON, D. D. S.
HAVING permanently located in Lewistown. offers
his p: >; ■.-sional services to the ladies and gentle- •
men of this place and viciu
itv. Being in possession
of all the late iniprove
■ , A incnt.s in the Dental Profes
/t"' sion. he flatters liiniselfthat
& p 4 -i"- :z§ he ean give entire satisfae
[f ■' tion to those who may need
his services in all branches
of his profession. liefer- i
ences—best families.
Office west Market street, near Eisenbise's hotel,
where he can be found for professional consultation l
Irum the first Mouday of eaedi month until the fourth
Monday, when lie will be absent on professional busi
ness oue week. maylO-it
Eflfo Ao I'o
U. S. Examining Surgeon,
IYTEST Market street, Lewistown. two
T T doors from the diamond, offers his
professional services to the public. By au
thority from Washington he has been ap
poiuted an Examining Surgeon. ieb7
New Stock of Hats, Caps, &c.
77-. 0- ZCLLXIYGSR,
Market St., next Door to John Kennedy's,
aof - lias just received from
J New York and Philadei ?fjg|
phia, the most extensive
and complete aosuri
meut of
GSSaijjpss
ever exhibited in this place, which will be die
posed of at such prices as to defy competition,
and which he invites everybody to call and
examine, as he is satisfied that his stock can
not fail to please.
For the Ornish he has constantly on hand,
or wjli make to order, hats to their taste of
any required size or brim, at prices which
cannot fail be satisfactory.
Country Merchants will find it to their ad
vantage to give him a call, as a liberal deduc
tion will be made to wholesale purchasers.
Don't forget the place, uext door Jo John
Kennedy's btore and nearly opposite the
Odd Fe lows' Hall. may 11
SELLING OFF AT COST!
npilE undersigned having a large stock of
1 Eastern manufactured Boots and Shoes
on hand, offers the same at cash prices from
now until further notice is given.
Men's Boots, warranted, double soles from
$3 IX) to 5 50.
Men's Boots do do do calf,
G 50 to 7 00
Boys' Boots do do 200to 300
Youth's Boots do do 100to2 25 .
Men's Gum Overshoe, best 1 25
Women's do do 1 10
Men's do cloth tops 2 75
He has also a stock of city work on hand,
which he will sell very low, ami warrants it j
to be good for nothing. So, come on, boys j
and girls, and get prepared for the cold
Manufacturing and repairing attended t<■
as usual. A large stock f Trunks, Valises
•and Carpet Bags on hand which will be s dd
at very reasonable prices. A full stock of 1
home made work kept constantly on hand at
ow prices. BILLY JOHNSON
Lewistown Feb 7, 1866.
NOTICE.
r subscriber has disposed of the patent
-*■ ed limekiln property at the north end of
Valley street to Col. Win. Willis, but reserves
the limekiln for a short time to fill a contract
made for lime, and has procured the aid of a
practical iimeburner to perform that part;
therefore, I offer myself to the citizens of
Lewistowu and its vicinity to attend to the
art of MASONRY in all its branches, and
shall be ready to lurnish all materials if re
quired. From my past experience 1 flatter
myself to receive a share of public patronage.
Persons wishing to give me a call, would do
well to do it soon, as I wish to procure a suf
fieient force to do the work in due time.—
Fresh lime can be bad in a few days at the
above kiln.
uiar7 ot WILLIAM McKEE.
3STE-W FIRM.
r PHE undersigned having taken into part-
J nersbip A. P. Blymyer, the Dry Goods
and Grocery Business is now conducted in
the name of George Blymyer & Sou. All
persons baling unsettled accounts on my
books are earnestly requested to call and
make settlement, as I am desirous of closing
said books as soon as possible.
GEORGE BLYMYER,
Tt.ankful for the liberal patronage hereto
fore extended to this establishment, the new
firm respectfully solicit a continuance of the
same, and will use their utmost endeavors to
please all who may favor them with a call.
GEORGE BLYMYER & SON.
Lewistowu. marl4<2m
OILCLOTH*.
hall, stair, and carriage—the best
styles and low, at Huffman's.
•JL. „ • -
i) ffJiMlf MBHMM'I
At D. Grove's Store.
j New Arrival of Groceries and Confeefionerien.
|\ GROVE would again inform the public that he
j Mm has HIM received a fresh supply, to which he
, w< liM rail their attention. Now is the time to buy
rheap prime Molasses; the very best of Sugars: prime
; Cotf'ee, 7 ditlerent kinds, put up in lb packages; i\>rn
Starr h. h aiiu.'u Hominy, Roans, and all Kinds of Spices,
resh and tine; prime Cheese, pure Cider Vinegar,
Baskets, Buckets, Brooms, and a variety of Dolls and
i Notions for Children. Also. Raisins, Figs, Prunes,
Coeoauuts, Almonds. &e., beside the largest assort
ment of Soaps to he found in town, Hair Oils, and an
; endless variety of extracts, all of which will he sold
cheap for cash,
i All kinds of Country Produce taken in ex- j
| change for Goods,
i thankful lor past favors, he hopes by strict utten
, tion to business to merit and receive a continuanceof
the patronage of a generous public may 10
1866.
Ni: W GOODS!
AT
NATHANIEL KENNEDY'S
STORE,
In the Odd Fellows' Hall.
I T UST received from Philadelphia, a
} very choice assortment of
Ginghams, Flannels, Checks, Hickory. Foreign and :
Domestic Dry Goods of all kinds.
I ALSO >
Sugars, Coffers, Teas, Chocolate.
Essences of Coffee, uueensware. Stone
ware, Hardware and Cedarware. Shoul
ders. Hams, Mackerel, Herring,
Shad, Hoots and
Shoes. Grain Bags. Also,
a fine lot of Whisky,
It R A X I> X"
Wine and Gin,
SALT. Ac.,
Ac., Ac,
I which will he sold verv low. Country Produce taken i
; in exchange for goods Lv
N. KENNEDY.
Lewsitown. October 11, 1865.
Liirf of* I lie War!
New Grocery and Provision
STORE.
fPHE subscribers have just opened out on the cornei i
I. of Market and Brown Streets, in the room Inteli |
occupied by Edward Frysiuger. as a Tobacco arid ;
Segar Store, a large, splendid and cheap assortment '
of Groceries. Provisions. Ac., consisting in part of
Th*' best qualities of .Sugars in the market, ranging !
i from 1- ' o to lti, 18, -0 and ~-i cents per pound.
Syrup. Sugar House end Baking Molasses.
Laguvru and Kio Cotl'ee, Tomson's celebrated Pat- j
ent Coffees. Rio, Turkey and Essence of Coffee: Ba
ker's Chocolate; Imperial. Young Hyson, Oolong and
Japan Teas, the tin* st and the purest iu the market.
A complete assortment of Spices, ground and
whole; Cream of Tarter. Soda, Baking and Washing
, Salaratus, Starch.
Dairy Salt in large and small sacks, to suit pur- j
chasers.
Brigg-. Swift's celebrated Cincinnati sugar cured ■
i Hams, Dried Beef: Burlington Herring, Ac.
Sheppard's celebrate.l Pittsburg Cockers, water, j
Butter. Sugar: Soda and Ginger Snaps.
And everything that is generally found in a regular j
Grocery and Prevision store. All our goods nav
been scleetefl with great care, and with the view to j
furnish the citizens of Lewistown and vicmitv with a
first class of Groceries at a low figure. A share ofliie i
| public patronage is respectfully solicited.
Country produce taken iu exchange.
, iune 7. WEBER A SON. !
N s * W
BOOM SHOE HOKE!
IN THE WEST WARD.
The umb r-igned has just opened a n .. w and large
stock of BOOTS ant! SHOES in Major Buoy's ;
store room. West Maikret street. Lewistown a few '
doors from the diamond and opposite Eisenbise's iio- j
tel. where will be found an entire new stock of Fash- I
ionable
BOOTS, SHOES, GAITERS,
SLIPPERS, <ScC- 3
! for Ladies, Gentleman. Girls. Boys, and Children, se- j
1 leeted with much rare, and which will he sold at rea
| sonable prices for cash.
Otis ton work will also be punctually attended to. |
j this branch being under the superintendence of Wm. ]
■ T. Went- an old and experience workman,
j REPAIRING also attended to.
j The public, as well as his follow soldiers, are invited j
j to give him a call and examine his stock.
FRANK H. WENTZ. j
Lewistown. Sept. 6,1865.
List tf CQDMS for Trial al *pril Term LS66.
No No. terui year- 1
1 Elizabeth Downs vs B F
HEELER 137 A JJJ. ! > S S9 J
2. Ralph Bogle's ex. vs James
M- Sellers 8 " 1853
3. .Satn I * WOODS for use AC
>s Deter liouser principal
&C.. with Isaac Goss, dee'd 47 Apr. 18G4
4. Jhn 11. Wheeler & Geo. S.
Wet *S John Winn 67 Aug. "
5 Joseph Elliott VS Jno. Ross 31 April, 1865 j
| 6. Gilbert & Co. vs Dr. Andrew
W. Moss' adtnr. 52 " "
7. E. L. Benedict vs Mifflin &
Centre Co. R. K. Company 63 " "
8. Jas. McFarlane et. al. Guar
dian of minor children, &C.
vs. Mifflin & Centre County
R. R- Co. '64 ' " !
| 9. Jonathan Emig vs Samuel
B. Haines 23 Aug. "
| 10. CUM. of Penn. suggesting
j Margaret McKiernan, et. al.
as plai. tiffs vs John Ross 34 Nov. "
11. Ralph Bogel'S ex. vs Wm.
j J. McCoy, et al. 47 " " j
; 12. Elias W. Ilale vs M. Bouy 48 " "
1 13. Wm. Stutnpff vs same 49 " *'
14. Robt Urie Jacob vs Mifflin
A Centre Co. R. R. Co. 64 " "
W. 11. BRATON, Prothonotary.
Prothonotary'e Office, Lewistown, )
March 1, 1b66. )
WILLIAM LIND,
has now open
A NEW STOCK
OF
Cloths, Cassimeres
AND
VESTI NCS,
l i which will be made up to order in the neat
-1 est and most fashionable styles. apl9
WEDNESDAY 3 MARCH 28, 1866.
HORACE GREELEY'S
HISTORY OF THE WAR-"THE
American Conflict," in two Vols
Elleg mtly illustrated with 144 portraits on
steel; numerous maps and Diagrams of hat*
tie fields ; views, etc. 125,000 copies sold.
Volume I. of this History, published a!
| most two years later than the first part of
nearly every ot ! er. already includes among
iti patrons full 25,000 of the purchasers of
those early works, and is everywhere recog
nized as the highest authority, even by the
j author's political opponents.
Volume 11. will be ready in a few months
| —at the earliest day on which a well prepare
! ed history of the war can he obtained. The
entire work, inimitable alike iu excellence of
nlan and detail, will be vastly superior to
any of those now completed, (most of which I
j were "completed" long before Gen Graft's
report was made,) and by far the most satis
factory History of the late stupendous strug
gle—altogether unequalled for clearness, ful
ness, and accuracy ij' statements, combined
with candor and graphic delineation of
events.
!
If completed, as designed, the work w ill be
authority as to the events of the most won
| derful era in the history of the Country.—A.
G. Ct'RTiN, Governor of Pa.
It would be difficult to p!a?e too high an
i estimate on the service Mr. Greeley has ren
der d our country by the preparation of this
volume. * * * 1 await the forthcoming
of the second volume with egar expectation
WM. D. KEI.LEY. M C.
It hears the marks of labor, studied can
dor and accuracy.—WM 11. SEWARD, Sec re
tary of State.
The narrative is simple and clear, with so
much of life and spirit in it that it i next to
impossible not to read a whole chapter with
; out stuping. * * * It will be, and ought
, to be read by all our countrymen.—EDGAß
COWAN, U. S. Senate
Its accuracy gives it a value beyond any
j other history of that period. The great in
dustry and impartiality of Mr. Greeley will
make this the text of all future histories of
i the Great Kebeil: n—Tu adobes STEVENS. At
j C.
Of ail the Histories of the Great Rebellion
which I have examine ! this one seems to me
; the h* >t ij the copiousness of its antecedent
and concurrent Congressional Records, as
i well as of the events of the war itseif
; SCHUYLER COLFAX, Speaker U. S. House of
Representatives.
\ Volume 11. will he accompanied (without
extra charge.) Ire an elegant copperplate map
•I' 'he s.-Ht *.f War. worth $1 00. Sold by
traveling agent Address.
O. D. OrV-E & CO., Publishers,
mar74t Hartford, Conn.
KLiHHi til. 9<*:i>r< l 8>!
P. F LOOP
HAs ijre tly reduced the prices of Boots
. and Shoes Having n large stock i f
go els on hand, he proposes to sell at redue d
prices, lie has a tine assortment of the best
selection of men's Boots, from $3.75 and upi
ward ; bouts from 2 00 to 3 75 : youths 1 50 :
als * women's shoes in great variety and of
every -lyie, at greatly reduced prioe-. His
stock of children's Shoes is very large and
ranges from 65 cents upward. An assort
ment o! gum shoes We still nay strict at
t htion t * manutacturing. buying none hot
the best stock, and kee> ing none f*nt the j
most experienc d workmen. We consider
our work second to none in I wo. and have
a good assert men t of home made work on
hand which will be sold low 11'- would in
vite the public generally to call and examine
for themselves, and save at leiret tweutyfive
per cent. Work made to order witli despatch.
He has also on hand a line assortment of
men's, women's misses and children's woolen
and cotton HOSE, lower iu price than anv in
town Call at the old stano, in the public
square. jan3l
BARK! BASE! F
| A. AW. K. McKEE would respectfully inform the I
• I . publie nolivitlretiiii liau their Tannery war ,
! destroyed by fire, they will buy all the Bark they can !
gel. for which they are prepared to pay tire highest j
cash price. " i
They w ill also keep constantly on hand their usual |
stock of FINISHED LEATHER, which they will sell ,
! eh cap for cash. They are not prepared to buy hides !
i!st now " inay'24-,(x I
Estate ol" Daniel ISeshoar, deceased,
NOTICE is hereby given that Letters ul ;
_ Administration on the estate of DANIEL j
BENIIOAIi, late of Monticello, White coutre j
ty. Indt na, deceased, have been granted to i
the undersigned, residing in Derry township, j
Mifflin county, Pa. All persons indebted t<* !
said estate are notified to make payment im
mediately. and those having claims against I
th? same will present them duly authentica
ted for settlement.
WILLIAM CREIGIITON,
( feb2S-6t* Administrator.
Estate of John Carney* deceased-
NOTICE is hereby given that Letters of !
Administration on the estate of JOHN i
CARNEY, late of Derry township, Mifflin j
county, deceased, have been granted to the
undersigned, residing in the borough of Lew
istown All persons indebted to said estate i
are notified to make payment immediately, !
and those having claims against the same j
will present them duly authenticated for set j
tiement. JOHN C. SIGLER,
feb2B-6t Administrator. |
j I
Estate or John Norton, deceased.
j "VTOTICE is hereby given that Letters of
j X t Administration, de bonis nun, cum testa
inento annexo, on the estate of JOHN NOR
TON, late of Wayne township, Mifflin county,
deceased, have been granted *o the undersigned
j residing in the borough of Newton Hamilton,
| Mifflin county, Pa All persons indebted to
said estate are notified to make payment im.
mediately, and those having claims against
j the same will present them duly authenticated
for settlement.
SAMUEL W. NORTON,
JACOB NORTON,
\ feb2B-6t Administrators.
REGISTERS' NOTICE.
r IMIE following accounts have been exatn-
A ined and passed by me. and remain filed
on record in this office for inspection of heirs,
legatees, creditors and all others in any way
interested, and will be presented to the Or
phaus' Court of .Ififflin county, to be held in
the Court House, at Lewistown. on .MON
DAY, the 2d day of April , 1866, for allow
ance and confirmation, uisi, and unless ex
ceptions are filed within four days thereafter,
will be confirmed absolutely :
I. Guardianship account of Christian
Peacbey and John Hartzler, guardians of
minor children of Samuel S. Zook, late of
Union township, deceased.
2. Final account of Christian Hoover, Esq.,
executor of Joel Devault, late of Granville
i township, deceased, as filed by Robert B
Hoover, administrator of Christian Hoover,
Esq., late of the borough of Lewistown, de
ceased.
3. Account of John W Shaw, administra
tor of Alfred J/arks, late of the borough of
Lewistown, deceased.
4. Guardianship account of Williatr. Boss,
guardian of Catharine Garver, of Wayne
township.
5. Final account of David T. Kline and
Francis 11. J/iller, executors of John .1/iller,
late of Decatur township, deceased.
6. Guardianship account of Henry Snyder,
guardian of minor children of lleuhen .Vyers,
iate of Granville township, deceased.
7 Account of John Jesse Afib
ler. executors of John A/iller, Sr., late of
Wayne township, deceased.
8. Account of Gen. John Ross, administra
tor of William Cummins, late of the borough
•*f A/eVe vtown, deceased.
9. Account of Conrad Ilobough and An
drew W. A/cKee, executors of Detrich Ilo
bough, late of Granville township, deceased.
10. Account of James Kyle, surviving ex
ecutor of Samuel Kyle, late of Brown town
ship, deceased.
11. Guardianship account of John Yoder,
guardian of Satnuul Kennegy, minor child of
Jacob Kennegy, late of Union township, dee d
12. Account of James Kyle and I). W.
Woods, Esq , administrators of John Afc
Doweil, deceased.
13. Account of D. W Woods, Esq , exec
utor of Adam Breneman, deceased.
14. Guardianship account of Hugh A/eKee,
guardian of Susannah and George A. Leo
pold, minor children of George Leopld, late
of Granville township, deceased.
15 Final account of John 0. Sigler, ad
ministrator of Geo W. Gibson, late of the
borough of Lewistown. deceased.
16. Final guardianship account of Wm.
Henry, guardian of Franeitra Sample, minor
child of James A Sample, late of Armagh
township, deceased.
17. Guardianship account of John Keever,
guardian of minor children of Joshua Price,
iate of Brown township, deceased.
18. The account of Anna S. Horrell, Ad
ministratrix of John M. Horrell, late of Men
no township, deceased.
AHCHAEL HINEY,
Lewistown, A/arch 6, 1866. Register.
CI EDA R WARE, for sale by
J leb2B F. J. HOFFMAN,
H AY for sale by F. J. HOFFMAN.
. fe1.28
DRIED PEACHES and APPLES
at (felc'l) F.J.HOFFMAN'S.
" YEAR "Id apple trops, at 20 ets. All de
f) sirabie kinds and large trees, for sale at
fe b2s HOFFMAN'S.
25 \U B8&OS
4 T 6 cents per pound. Horse Shoes and
T'\ Neils, low for cash at HOFFMAN'S.
TKACE CIIAI\S,
4 LARGE assortment at very low prices,
at F. J. HOFFMAN'S.
| :
ICed Sole Leaf tier.
JOW for cash, at HOFFMAN'S.
j feb23
Iti nl Cages.
BUY your Bird Cages—they are pretty—
at HOFFMAN'S.
BLANK BOOKS, all sizes. Cap, letter,
note and wrapping paper. Envelopes,
&c., at HOFFMAN'S.
wnsjwijsa
I PRESSED and soldered, a fine assortment
of all kinds—down, down, at
HOFFMAN'S.
DOWN! DOWN! DOWN?
Very Low al
HOFFMAN'S.
Good Molasses, 14 cts, per quart,
do Syrup, 25 do
Best do 34 do
SUGARS, good brown, 14 cts. per pound.
Extra, very light, 15 do
White, 18 do
TEAS, good Black, 1.25 do
COFFEE, prime, 34 do
Extra, _ 37 do
Coal Oil, * 20 cts. per quart.
TRY THEM?
ipaiETETo
IP O £ T Tt _
To-cl ay and To-morrow.
Don't tell me of to-morrow;
Give me the man who'll say,
That, when a good deed's to be done,
" Let's do the deed to-day."
We may all command the present,
If we act and never wait;
But repentance is the phantom,
Of a past that comes too late.
Don't tell me of to-morrow ;
There is much to do to-day,
That can never be accomplished
If we throw the hours away,
j Every moment has its duty,
Who the future can foretell?
Then, why put off till to-morrow
What to-day ean do as well?
Don't tell me of to-morrow ;
If we look upon the past,
How much that we have left to do,
We cannot do at last;
To-day, it is the one time,
For all on this frail earth ;
It takes an age to form a life,
A moment gives it birth.
Utoral and lu'liatous.
For the Gazette. !
The Golden Rule.
(CONCLUDED.)
And if we are honest, I think we
| will be obliged to say that the Silver
rule is the highest maxim we have yet
j learned to honor. In fact many per-
I sons will say, in plain terms, "If ] am
jjust that s enough. If Ido my neigh
; L>ors no harm, what more can be requir
' ed of mo?" My friend, nothing more is
required of you by the silver rule of
jewish rabbis and heathen moralists; j
but if you mean to be a christian, you i
: must make up your mind, and opon
I your heart for a great deal more. I •
admit that it is something, yea, that I
it is much, if a man come up to the j
standard of the silver rule—if a man t
carefully abstain from inflicting upon
others injury and injustice, which he
would not have inflicted on himself. I
am afraid that the majority of us have
scarcely come up to this point yet;
hut wc must aim at something higher j'
than this; we are not perfect; we are i
not Christ-like; wc are not christians, ,i
unless not only strict justice, but also i
the most expansive generosity be firm- j)
ly established in our hearts, and con- t
stantly shown forth in our conduct. A
just man, who is nothing more than *1
just, does not and cannot fulfil this \
right royal law; he pays every man 1
his dues, and pays punctually and in j
full; he is never guilty of slander; he
bears in his heart no ill-will to any
one; he does to no man what he would
not have done to himself; but still he ~i
does not obey either the letter or spirit ! '
ol this command, "All things wbatso- i
ever ye would that men should do to |
you, do ye even to them." This '
law can scarcely be misunderstood by i
any intelligent and conscientious man.
Although Christ says, in unqualified j
terms, that we are to do to others all
things that w r e would wish them to do
to us, it is very plain that he can only ,
mean all tilings that are really right.
But this law, as it stands, with the un
qualified "all things whatsoever," is
liable to abuse on the part of the un- ,
conscientious. For instance, there ,
stands a prisoner at the bar; he has
been tried for wilful murder, the jury,
after careful deliberation, have return- j
ed a verdict of guilty, and the judge ,
is putting on tlie black cap, and about
to pronounce the sentence of death.
"Stop!" says the prisoner, "}'Ourlord
ship professes to be a christian, and to
take the golden rule for your motto.
Now, my lord, if you were in my place
in this dock, and I in yours upon that
bench, you know very well that you
would wish me to spare }'Our life;
therefore I ask you to spare mine—to
do to others as you would they should
do to you. To this his lordship might
reply that he was not at liberty to act
for himself; that, in fact, he was the
representative of the nation in that
act of passing sentence, and he might
further say, "In hanging you, 1 am
only doing to others as I would they
should do to mo. lam doing, if not
to you, to the people of this countr}*,
what 1 should wish them to do to me;
1 am ridding them of a dangerous char
acter ; I am consulting their safety, as
I would wish them to consult mine."
If every scoundrel is to plead the gold
en rulo in mitigation of the punish
ment of his guilt, then there is an end
of all public justice. The magistrate
lias his duties to the pcoplo, as well as
to the criminal; he must not wrong
them, ont of pity for him; every per
i son under such circumstances must j
have justice; they deserve justice;
i consequently this rulo cannot le ap
plied in mitigation of thpir punish- j ,
meut. Therefore the criminal, the idler '
ami the impostor in vain plead this law,
as if it were in their favor. It is not
a law that connives at iniquity. Its
spirit is essentially this—that I am to
do to others ail those just and gene
rous things which I would fairly and
reasonably expect others to do to me.
i Men may wish us to do things|that
Vol. LVI. No. 13-
arc wrong, and plead t hat if we were
in tiieir uircumtitanees, we should wish
them to do wrong things for us ; but
tlie generosity ot the golden rule must
of'course he restricted within the lim
its of justice. Having thus noticed
the manner in which the golden rule
may be misrepresented and misapplied,
it is now time to speak of its applica
tion. as one of the great principles un
der the guidance of which man ought
to live 1 believe there is not much
diversity of opinion as to the value of
this rule. It meets with almost uni
versal approval. Every one reminds
his neighbor of it; almost every one
boasts that he always observes it. and
from the great admiration with which
the golden rule is regarded, and the
praise heaped upon it, it might be sup
posed that this precept governed all
and regulated all men's conduct; that
all their words and all their works
were carefully measured by this rule.
But notwithstanding the amount of ad
miration which this great principle so
j generally and almost universally com
, mands, there is u general, an almost
universal complaint that it is not prac
tically honored. Tire rule most gene
rally recognized is rather this, not,
" Whatsoever ye would that men should
do to you," but "Whatsoever ye find
that men do to you, do ye even so to
them." People are perpetually say
ing to each other, Do as you would be
done by," but those who expect others
to act thus to them, seem never to
think that they are also thus to act to
others. Now, instead of thus com
plaining of each other and storming at
each other, because this law is uot ob
served, it will be a much more sensible
course for every man to see to it that
he himself, in all his oonduct, acts as
tire law requires, for it is not given to
11s by its great author, as an instru
ment of ciiJcism and a means of de
tecting our neighbor's faults, but as a
rule for the correction of our own. I
dare say you can point to many a man,
.that you are at this very moment
thinking of some man, who does not.
Jo as he would be done by; but possi
bly, some one is thinking and saying
dust the same thing of you, and with
fjuiyi as good reason. This, then,
be the ruling principle in all bu
siness transactions. In all such trans
actions, each party is, by this law, re
quired tp suppose himself in the posi
tion of the other, to consider what he
would have fair reason to expect were
|he in the position of the other, and to
iict accordingly. Therefore, whatever
.may be our situation or business in life,
£h ere is a relationship existing, that is
'not properly valued by the creature in
the sphere in which he is called to act.
jA.nd as there are great developements
made by the ration in all practical op
erations in machinery, which are still
nearing perfection; why are not those
proper developments made on this
golden rule, for the benefit of practical
life? A golden chain, the links of
which unite the hearts of men togeth
er, and thereby bind the heart of the
nation ; producing the happy result
both of social and pecuniary benefit.
But casting our thoughts broadcast
upon the world, we discover that those
principles are made subservient to ava
rice and pride, "the sin that is a re
proach to any nation." If it were the
kind of pride that would elevate and
cultivate and make practicable the
principles of the royal law, we could
rejoice in the prospect of salutary re
sults. But men generally labor as if
their wealth, comfort, and happiness,
were couched within their own efforts
and judgement; but not so, man should
answer to man, by adapting his labors
to the benefit of others, and thereby
fulfil another noble precept, in "Not
seeking our own, bntanother's wealth."
Our effort should be to root up the ex
isting evils of society, and not seek
who may be most apt in sowing the
seeds of evil and discord ; in not mak
ing these noble principles subordinate,
but subservient to the best interest of
societj*; laying aside individual inter
est, the idea that self is the man ; the
mighty love of the dollar, which is the
root of all evil, and fail to obtain it,
from a non-application of the golden
rule; and by which many are blind-
I folded, and have no scruple of guilt, of
| conscience. Now the result of this is,
! that we either are ignorant, or wilful
ly violate this gonorous and universal
command. Oh .' Away with such dia
bolical ignorance. Away with such
wilful depreciation of known duty. It
will all perish in the grave. Yes, worse,
it will be a means of binding our souls
to an eternal fate. The adoption of
bad principles are worse than none at
all; by it we forfeit the true benefits
of society, and lose the diadem of life;
the boon which our Heavenly Father
gratuitously bestowed upon all.
Samuel Poor man, son of Lieut. W.
F. Poonnan, had his right hand horribly
lacerated by some of the machinery in the
Harrisburg cotton mill, where he was em
ployed. His injuries are of such a char
acter as to require the amputation of
some of the fingers on the wounded hand.