The Horse. We have received the following in teresting and beautiful composition on the noble and beautiful auinial too horse—from a youthful contributor in our public schools; 'also on dogs 1 J he terseness of the paragraphs is remaik able: , . . 'The horse is a noble animal, also be can trot, run. pace—some horses are black, gray, also some are white some horses cars are longer than gome horses ears —also there are some bob tail horses—also they can pull a cart, wagon, buggy. The are very many dogs— some dogs are white, some black, also some dogs are gray —there are bull dogs, some rat terriers, some poodles, also some dogs tails are longer than some dogs tails —also some dogs can run faster than some dogs, some stumped tailed dogs cannot walk a log.' iR, S O X F> JB S _ Toasted Cheese. —Mix three ounces grated cheese, four ounces grated bread crumbs, two and a half ounces fresh butter, yolks of two eggs, well-beaten, tablespoon of cream, teaspoon of mus tard, salt and pepper to taste. Put into a sauce pan and stir over the fire till heated, then lay it upon toast and brown it. Webster Cake. —s* cups flour, 2$ cups brown sugar, 1 cup milk, 1 cup of but ter, 2 eggs and one small teaspoon of baking soda. Flavor with nearly one nutmeg and bake until done. Mrs. Truaxs Dovghnufs. —Quickly made and very nice. £ teacup of brown sugar, 4 teacup of sour milk, 5 table spoons of melted lard, one egg, and one teaspoon of soda dissolved in wa ter. Flavor with nutmeg and mix with enough flour to roll out. Plain Rice Pad dent/. —1 small cup of rice to three quarts of milk, 6 table spoons of sugar, 4 tablespoons of peach water, a small piece of butter. A. J. NORTII, WITH S. A. CGYLE & CO., WHOLESALE GROCERS AND Produce & Commission Mer chants, (>ls Market Street, Philadelphia. S. A. COYLE, sep26-6m J. W. LAUGHLIN. S. S. CAMPBELL & CO. Manufacturing Confectioners, AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN FOREIGN FRUITS, N UTS,&C. No. 303, RACE STREET, PHILADELPHIA. ALSO, M ANUS ACT rP.ERS OF ALL KINDS OF SSf Molasses Candy and Cocoanut Work. septl2'6C-ly. QtRITESER & SI'RVEI'OR. VJ <. SI. Swigart, respectfully in forms the citizens of Mifflin county, that he is prepa red at all time* to do surveying on short notice. Deeds, Mortgages. Bonds, and other legal writings, drawn with neatness and dj.spuuh. Address. G. 11. SWIGART. nov7-6m McVeytown, Mifflin county, Pa DOBBINS' ELECTRIC SOAP SAVES TIME! SAVES MONEY! SAVES LABOR! SAVES CLOTHES! SAVES WOMEN! AND ALL GROCERS SELL IT. It is used t v cuoing into small shavings and dis solving i;i hot water. then :11c the clothes five to ten minutes, anil a little iiand rubbing ill make them n# clean as hours of hard machine rubbing would do, with ordinary soa r . and the most delicate fabrics re ceive no injury. WV can refer t„ thousands of fami lies who an- using it, and who could not be persuaded to do williout y DOBBINS' ELECTRIC SOAP, Manufactured onlybf thr ° Uhout the Stute ' DOBBINS 6c LOVE, WHOLESALE OFFICE: 107 South Fifth Street, oct3l-8m Philadelphia. j Dobbins' Electric Soap is for sale by F. J. Hoffman and D. Grove. Brown's Mills. nniiE undersigned are prepared to buv all kinds of Produce for cash, or receive on 1 store at Brown's Mills, Reedsville, Pa. We will have ' on hand PLASTER, SALT AND COAL. We intend keeping the mill constantly running, and ! have 1 ■fiiEJiL fiijj, for sale at the lowest Market rates, at all times. .#S-The public are requested to give us a call. eep27tf H. BTKUNK A HOFFMANB. Lewistown Mills. TIIE HIGHEST CASH PRICES FOR WHEAT, AND ALL RINDS OF GRAIN, or received it on storage, at the option of those having it for the market. They hope, by giving due and personal at tention to business, to merit a liberal share of public patronage. SALT and Limeburners COAL always on hand WM. B MeATEE & SON. Lewistown, Jan. 1, 18G5.-tf BIRD CAGES! A tine assortment at F. J. HOFFMAN'S. Why Shiver With Cold, When you can Buy Kuit Undershirts and Drawers SO CHEAP jun3o At BKISBIN'S. BR IS BIN, [Near the Jail,] \\7ILL SELL from now till the Ist of YY March the following GOODS at Greatly Reduced Prices: LADIES' SIIAWLS. BREAKFAST GAPES, and MISSES WOOLEN IIOODS, FRENCH MERINOS and WOOL PLAIDS. iWtt MWT Of Receipts iiiitl Expenditures of YlifHtn County. Charles IF. Oibhs. Esq., Treasurer of Mifflin County,in Account with said County Jrom Janu ary 8, 1&66, to January 16, 1567. Or. To outstanding tax for iB6O sl9l 33 " - 1862 13 27 •< • 1864 224 33 fall Assessment " 6 75 outstanding tax for 1865 5331 96 additional interest on outstanding tax for 1865 119 32 fall assessments ISCS 90 03 State. County aud Boro' tax for '66 31,891 09 amount received on lands and inte rest orders issued by County Com missioners 13,592 29 amount tax rce'd on lands 56 70 fall assessment for 1866 , 45 20 $51,862 27 C'r. By outstanding tax of IS6O 191 33 percentage of co lectors 1862 12 73 " " 1864 132 84 rtitstanding tax of 1864 9 44 percentage of collectors 1865 1,792 92 exonerations of •' 1865 . 459 12 commissions for prompt payment to collectors 1865 17 00 exonerations of collectors 1866 .110 89 percentage of " 1866 221 89 commission for prompt payment to collectors 1866 1,117 54 outstaudiug tax of 1866 5,827 79 amount appropriated to Poor House 7,406 05 • " paid for gas bills 13 S5 •i " road views 93 0o >■ ii f,;x soalpg 173 15 " State tax paid for 1866 1,447 10 " of percentage on State tax 14 61 a County orders lifted 21,732 21 " relief " " 616 00 " paid East. State Penitentiary 148 61 Treasurer's commis-ions 763 63 amount County b'nds lifted 7,070 83 •* citizens' rote lifted 1,178 17 By balance due County l,3Uf 48 51 862 27 Treasurer in Account icith the Commonwealth. Or. To amount of State tux f>r 1866 $1,342 63 •• J mill '• " 196 10 1,538 73 C'r. By amount allowed Collectors 76 93 " of treasurer's commission 14 61 " paid Stale Treasurer 1,447 19 1,538 73 Tavern Licenses. Or. To amount of said licenses 345 00 (r. By cash paid State treasurer 188 84 treasurer's percentage 17 25 balance due Commonwealth. 138 91 $345 00 Eating Uouse Licenses. DR. To amount of said licenses 100 00 CR. By treasurer's percentage 5 00 balance due Commonwealth 95 00 SIOO 00 Distillers' and Brewers' Licenses. DR. To amount of said licenses 10 00 CR. By treasurer's percentage £0 Balance due Commonwealth 9 5o - - $lO 00 Liquor Dealers' Licenses. DR. To amount of said licenses 50 00 CR. By treasurer's percentage 2 50 Balance due Commonwealth 47 50 SSO 00 Retailers' Licenses. DR. To amount of said licenses 927 50 CR. By cash paid State Treasurer 842 31 " " advertizing list 27 60 treasurer's percentage 46 37 Balance due Commonwealth 11 22 $927 50 Billiard and Bagatelle Licenses. DR. To amount of said licenses 90 00 CR. By amount of S. B. Marks' license, sued and judgment rendered against Com monwealth 30 00 treasurer's percentage, g 00 Balance due Commonwealth, 57 00 S9O 00 Patent Medicine License*. DR. To amount of said licenses 5 00 CR. By treasurer's percentage 25 Balance due Commonwealth 4 75 Militia Taxes. To outstanding tax of 1861 ~ fta " 1882 29 79 CR. * 43 87 By outstanding tax 1861 l 4 ft o " 1862 19 00 exonerations of collectors of 1862 40 79 $43 87 We the undersigned Auditors of Mifflin county having met at the Court House, in the borough of Lewistown, according to law, and carefully exam toed and settled the accounts of Charles W. tiibbs Esq., Treasurer, with the Commonwealth and the' County, do certify that said Charles Gibbs is in debted to the County of Mifflin aforesaid, in the sum of thirteen hundred and six dollars and forty eight cents, [51306 48] and that said accounts as here stated are correct. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 22d day of Jan uary. A. D. 1867. DAVID WEILER, ) SAMUEL H. McCOY, ' f Auditors. U. A. BUTLER, j Attest: JOSEPH S. WAIIKAK, Clerk. State, Couty and Bounty Taxes for 1866. Amount . I * . L c o. _• | Fall Gross Amount COLLECTORS. ot < °§-&o i I B .2 Ass't. Amount. Paid. S '- -5 "" a> : § = ! _ Tax. _ w O w 'o g & 0 I A". G. Gibboney, Union township i 4112 12 ; 27 70 4139 82j 3749 4 1 j 70 59 150 91' 102 91 James B. Grove. McVeytown Bor. 094 "3 094 73| 533 50| I 21 36 139 8< 'Samuel Browcr,• Decatur township 1525 83 1525 83 j 1004 81 | 40 67 i 480 35 Wm. Cunningham, Perry " 3088 05 3088 60! 2505 27 | 131 52: 1051 86 Win B. Lukens, Wayne •' 1923 88 17 50 1941 38; 1769 74 30 15 70 98 70 511 Wm. J. Fleming, JVlenno " 3013 25 3013 25 2370 12 j 124 68; 512 45 John Hayes, jr , Brown " 3229 34 3229 34 2517 32 ' 121 65 590 37 ij. K. Rhodes, N. Hamilton Bor. 306 96l 306 90 61 15 3 20 ! 242 61 John McKee, Oliver township 2330 89 2330 89 1802 03, j 85 10 443 76 James Wallis, Lewietown Bor. 3262 121 32-2 12 2221 27 4 15 106 56| 930 14 Thomas Roup, Bratton township j 1305 191 1305 19i 1079 89 43 26 182 04 Joseph Burns, Granville " 2448 70 J 2448 70; 1790 91 80 891 570 90 John M. Bell, Armagh " 4049 48 1 4049 48) 3246 76| 125 23 677 44 Total ™ J"31,891 09 1 45 20' 81,936 29 ! 24.658 18' 110 89 221 89' 1117 Si' 5827 79 Wm. Conningham has paid since settle tlement, $843 45. Tax Statement for 1865. Amount Into- Fall Großs Colleetors | 2 S U | COLLECTORS. Amount per § '3 c ~ ~ Duo. rest. Aw'm't Bue _ celltage . = - J = 5 §. >. CU i I I I I I I Michael Rager, Decatur township 228 91: 5 48 ! 4 50: 288 89, 107 12' 109 68 22 09 j Samuel Bratton, Oliver " 850 93| 7 40 11 80 '370 19 154 10 108 74! 53 35! .Tames B. Alexander, Armagh * " 1894 43 33 81 23 00 1951 24 280 57 1002 62 88 0.5 : Jacob Rothrock, Derrv " 373 32 16 0o 20 08 ! 410 00 251 51: 109 82 81 67 17 00 Jacob Ort, Granville " 434 17 5 52 8 00 447 69; 157 57! 209 07 21 05 Robert E. Wills, Menno " 154 95 154 95; 154 95! John W. Wilson, Union " 374 89 j 01 5 25 380 75 205 051 41 72 73 98 j Levi KaufFman, Bratton " 252 60: 3 84 250 44 79 80! 109 64 67 00; ! Joseph Hart, Wayne " 240 85 23. 59 264 44 j 132 07 j 93 04 39 33! !Charles Cuugh ling, N. Hamilton Bor. 124 69; 1 14 6 00 131 83' 20 64 83 34 27 85' James Brisbin, Brown township 896 22 21 87 10 80 928 89; 209 54 j 684 60 34 75 j Total, 5,331 96 i 119 32| 90 03 5,541 31 1 1,792 92| 3,272 27 1 459 12| 17 00 Outstanding Taxes for 1860. J. J. Cottle, collector, Armagh- Amount due sl9l 33 Outstanding Taxes for 1862. Geo. W. Me Bride, col. McVeytown— Amount due sl3 27 " percentage 12 73 " paid 54 13 27 Outstanding Taxe3 for 1864- Jos. Stewart, col., Berry— Amount due 2 64 Reuben Hook, col. Decatur — Amount due 32 95 " paid 29 00 " outstanding 3 95 John Glasgow, col. Wayne— Amount due 9 00 " paid 9 oo Samuel H. Swigart, col. Oliver- Amount due 176 89 " ten day list 6 75 —183 64 44 per centage 132 84 44 cash 50 80 183 64 D. F. Stevens, col. N. Hamilton- Amount due 2 85 List of orders issued by Commissioners' from January 1,1866, to January 1,1867. | Davis Henry, amount overpaid treasurer,refunded 3 15 30 | Henry Zerbe, interest 106 32 j John Evans " 59 82 do painting CourtHouse Roof, I glazing, Ac. 46 20 Geo. W. Thomas, sessions Docket i and stationery 00 62 ; Constables' pay for returns 36 10 ! John Morrison, esq., fees hold'g in quest on body of J. Murphy 5 42 i Jurors' fees, same eases 6 00 | Tipstaves' pay 116 00 | Jurors' pay 1735 92 j D. Over, printing blanks 28 50 I os. H. Morrison, Assessor, lists, Ac. 4 63 Elijah Morrison, in full as member of Relief Board 25 00 ! James Turner,in full as member of Relief Board 20 00 John Taylor, Comm'r, in full salary to Nov. 1865 59 69 j Moses Miller, Comm'r,in full salary to Nov. 1565 " 114 37 J. B. Selheimer,repairs at C. H. and sundries 29 33 John Evans, in full for paint'g C. H. 375 00 D. w. Woods, " services as att'y 25 00 Assessors pay for 1866 * 535 42 John Robb, Assessor, lists, Ac. 2 37 Jacob Stine, " " 6 59 Ira Thompson, " " 579 Wm. Morrison, cleaning snow at C.H. 300 David Snook, amt. refunded fur error in duplicate 1862 26 12 Pay of Inspect' rs&Cl'ks Spring elect' n 84 00 JudgesA return Jud's " 39 87 David ll"stetler, adv'g elect'n, Ac. 440 Joseph dinger, " " 200 .lac l Stine, serving notices, Ac. 3 90 (i. \V. Hoover, M. D.,attendance at Jail and medicines 42 50 Robt. E. Wills, ani't reftm'd overp'd Treasurer 78 50 Amos Hoot, am't refunded 10.3 41 Geo. Miller, Cor. fees inq't Jno. Carney 5 00 Jurors' fees, inq't on " " * 600 Witness" " " " 75 Geo. Miller,Cor.feesinq'tcolor'd infant 5 12 Jurors' fees, inquest on " 44 600 D. M. Contner, Jail expens.and repairs S 157 06 D M Con trier, Sheriffs lees, n act.of sal'v asclerk2so 00 Enoch Swain, painting at CourtHouse 420 73 John Taylor, in full ofsal'y as Com missioner to Nov. i860" 150 00 James C. Dysart, in full of salary as Comm'r to Nov. 1866 " 150 00 Moses Miller, on account of salary 35 00 Jimps Wallis, tax refund.terror in percent. 20 52 Weber ,fc Bon. spittoons for jury rooms 3 3J Keese.SlagleAFoust,Stoves, Cylinders f the Direc tors of the Poor and of the House of Km ployuieut fur the County of Mifflin, from January 8, 1866, to Januarv 16, 1867, certify that we find the account balances, and that we have cancelled the orders paid by the said Treasurer. Given under our hands, at Lewistown, Januarv 16, 1867. DAVID WEILER. ) SA.M'L II MeCOY, [ Auditors. GA. BUTLEK. ) Attest: Jos. S. WAREAM, Clerk. Diehard Gallagher, Steward, in account with John Taylor, J. ('. Dysart and J. IF. Kearns. ]■%<[*., Directors of (he Poor and the House of Employment for the county of Mifflin, from April Ist, 1566, to January Ist, 1867. Dr. To amount of orders on Treasurer, $155 50 from Jack Baker, 22 00 " William Hamilton. 35 00 " V. Baker for beet hides, 37 85 " D. Madden for eight bushels oats 3 18 " balance due, 247 80 $5Ol 33 Cr. By cash paid Moses Sample for pickle stands, 150 '• for use of kraut knife, 20 " 2 apple butter stands* hoopingbbls, 3 65 " one hundred lbs. buckwheat 6 00 " for bringing paupers to and sending from poor house. " 39 93 " freight on goods of M. J. Weiser, 550 " harvest hands. 45 75 " for altering stock, 4 95 " pruning orchard, 600 " tomato plants. 1 20 " white washing, 4 95 " lime, 90 " cabbage plants, 3 6C " bottom in bucket, 25 " potatoes, 1 50 " blackberries, 1 gi, '■ sharpening saws. 75 " four hundred pickles, 3 Ou " ashes. 60 " three cider barrels 3 00 " one bushel turnips, 50 " sweeping chimneys, 7 00 " Jack Baker. 2 00 " forty bushels rye, 40 00 " cutting a making clothing forpoor. 18 75 " three quarters salary as steward, 300 00 $5Ol 33 Balance due R. Gallaher, $247 80 Steward raisrd on farm —425 bushels wheat. 200 bus. oats. 2060 bushels ears corn and made 27 loads of hay. Steward rausid 011 truck patch —32o bushels potatoes, 1000 heads cabbage. 11 bushels beans, 15 bushels to matoes and sufficient green corn for use. Steward killed —o beeves weighing 3661 pounds, and 16 hogs weighing 3830 pounds. Stock on farm —s horsgs, 2 colts, 16 head horned cat tle. 1 breeding sow and 20 shoats. Farming utensils—', four horse wagon and bed. 1 two horse wagon and bed. 1 truck wagon, 2 old sets hav ladders. 4 plows. 2 harrows. 2 corn cultivators, 1 wheel barrow. 4 shaking forks, 3 dung forks. 4 pitch forks. 1 sled. 2 double sets plow gears. 1 double set tug har ness. 1 single set harness. 1 corn shelter, 1 grain drill, 1 cutting box. 1 bay rake. 1 old threshing machine and 1 old windmill. b ork done at Poor House for Pnupos —ls haps quilt ed. 26 skirts made, 7 pair drawers. 5 sun bonnets. 9 under shirts. 19 pair stockings, 14 pair stockings fo< t ed. 42 shirts, 44 chemise, 29 aprons,29 sheets, 21 pair pillow slips. 67 dresses. 7 bedticks, 13 caps. 36 pair pants. 4 night gowns. 12 barrels soap made, 3 barrels sour kraut, 8 barrels cider made into apple butter and 4 barrels for vinegar. PAUPERS. Number in Poor House January 1.1566, 41 Admitted through the year ou orders, 35 Bom in house during year, 3 Whole number of inmates for 1866, 79 Died in the house, 3 Bound out 2 Discharged, 29 34 Number in Poor house January 1,1867, 45 Out door paupers through the year, 108 died 4 " discharged 44 " taken to house 5 53 Out-door paupers Jan. 1,1867, supported in part by the county 55 Whole number of paupers Jan. 1,18C7 IXIO We have also five insane persons in the Penna Lu natic Hospital, viz- Alda Sellers Robert Starks,Sarah Gibboney. Susan Charters and Mary J. Mitchell. In addition to the above there have been 250 tran sient paupers surported for a short time (mostly over night) without order or entry on the register. We the undersigned Auditors of Miffiin county, elected and sworn according to law. having examin ed the accounts of Richard Gallaher. Steward ot the Poor House, from April 1, LS66. to January 1,1867, do certify that we find a balance due t<> the said Rich ard Galiaher. from the Directors of the Poor on the books, of two hundred and forty seven dollars and eighty cents ($247 80). Given under our hands, at Lewistown, January 1(5,1807. DAVID WF.ILER. ) SAMUEL H. MCOY, >Auditors. G. A. BUTLER, ) Attest : Joseph S. Warkam, Clerk. List of Orders issued from Jan. 8, 1566, till Jan. 1,1,8(57, for the support of Poor at the Poor House. Jos. Swyers, rr.ed. t attend, on llhoda Pearson 20 00 Jane Ferguson, cooking 4 50 John Barger. Esq., fees on orders of relief 1 60 N. Comfort, Esq., do 4 80 Jos. Haffiv, Esq., do 5 60 Geo. W. Thomas, Esq., do 12 60 N. J. Rudisill, Esq., do A hats 6 40 same do 9 60 Aaron Elliott, Esq., do 4 40 Levi Glass. Esq.. do 4 40 J. S. Waream, Esq., do 5 60 A. Felix, merchandize 30 15 John Taylor, Esq., in fullofservice till N0v.26, 1806—2 years 100 00 James C. Dysart, in full of services till Nov. 26, 1866 50 00 Moses Miller, Esq.. on account of salary 75 00 John Taylor, expenses in removing H. M. Lenahen to Illinois 91 00 J. L. Griffith, in full for Larbering to Aug.l6, '66 39 00 Frank, Geise A Co., merchandize 152 31 John Kennedy do 28 18 Henry Zerbe " do 35 61 j Pratt, Law A Pratt do 46 IS H. MAR. Pratt do 125 00 Nathan Kennedy do 102 98 John B. Selheimer do 86 46 W. H. Weber A Sou do 82 05 F. J. Hoffman do 66 90 Geo. Blymyer A Son do 22 95 Rittenhouse A Mayes do 85 90 James Parker A Sons do 18 53 S. J Brisbin ACo do 10 53 Dr. G. W. Hoover, professional services in full 150 00 John Davis, saddlery and repairs 48 48 j James MeCatferty, blauksmithing 8 03 | William Willis, coal 7 41 | Geo. Miller, repairs 8 60 I Powell Harvey, do 1 39 i John Feeney, do 875 ! John M. Ealey, do 11 75 ! Reese, Slagle A Foust, repairs and plow points 535 - Peter Cltim, repairs 3 75 j Abram Shull, do 2 SO i A- Eisenbise. repairs and tinware jg (l 5 \ William Mo.Kee, repairs j 1 Freebum A Spaugler, meat o nc j Alfred Hull, do 1 Matthews A Griminger, do 21 ' John Zigler, do 90 as B.J. Sills, do Andrew H. Treaster. fifty bundles straw 5 no W illiaiu Miucheart, one barrel vinegar 10 00 Isaac Stull, wood. 6 rr ; D. Madden, do ,7, AV J. I-. Hamaker, bal. on account for work 2 86 ' Lewistown P. u„ box rent Ac 2 40 William R. Graham, Lumber 12 63 ! £' ' * ees ? n orders of relief 160 G. W.Mcßride " "Ac 365 IsaM \V ard, bringing Cath. Bonn to House 1 25 i P. F. Loop, shoes 23 SX W. C. Thoraburg, " j Richard Gallaher, freight paid on Mr*. Weiser'a goods E. I ry singer, tobacco and pipes J! „ Jos. Swyers, curing itch in House 7" Charles Prire. for coal iv- John Alexander, beef cat. Jrhn Taylor. - - ®j W. H. MeAtee, 2 bushels seed wheat % J.C. Blymyer A Co., plaster Henry Comfort, lime Joha'Tavlor, bringing poor to house, fare t'c 1 S James C. Dvsart. '• " ! E. Criswell. 4 pairs blankets <*. A Troxell, hats Mary Jane Weiser. cooking John W. Shaw, salary as clerk S2BBI g For Out Door Poor. Casper Dull, boarding John Perris lhs years 97 o. Directors of Poor of Huntingdon Co, wr sup port of Mary Messerrnan jj