G. & G. R. FRYSINGER, PUBLISHERS, Whole No. 2924. Poor House Business. The Directors of the Poor meet at the Poor House on the 2>i Tuesday of each month. Republican stair Convention. Harkisuckg, April 16, 1567. The* "Republican State Convention" will meet at the " HerdieHouse," in Wil lianisport. on Wednesday, the 26th of June next, at 10 o'clock, a. m., to nomi nate a candidate for Judge of the Supreme j Court, and to initiate proper measures for J the ensuing State canvass. As heretofore, I the Convention will be composed of Ilep-. resentatives and Senatorial Delegates, chosen in the usual way, and equal in number to the whole of the Senators and Representatives in the General Assein -1 'jjv order of the State Central Com mi t " I<\ JORDAN, Chairman, Geo. W. Ham kr.sey, ) A W. JJknkdict, [Secretaries, j Roblky Dr.Nor.isoy J BANKERS, U:\VIBTOWN, PA., Col!" •:! "i* ami remittances promptly made. Ink-ret allowed on lime deposits. jati23-ly. OSC. 7 r. 2LD2JI, Attorney at Law, Office Market Square, Lewistown, will at tend to business ill Mliiiin. Centre and Hunting don counties mviifi LYCOMING COUNTY Mutual Insurance Company. Capital, $2,500,000. THIS Company continue* tu issue Policies of Insur ance on ilttildi'ig* and Personal Property, in Town or Country, at '-ash or mutual rates. JAMES RANKIN, President. JOSHUA BOWMAN, Secretary. JOHN HAMILTON, A Kent. ianlS'fT Lewistown. Pa. j ie ii • • Practicing Physician, liclleville. Milllin County, Pa. DR. DAIILKN" bus been appointed an Examining, Surgeon for Pensions. Soldiers requiring exam-; inn'i'iti 1 find him at hi" office in Belleville fceiU-ville. August 2J, l*.-y H. m. DUMMIRE, DENTIST, OFF KllS his professional services to the citivns of Mifflin county. He is prepared to per { rm nil operations in the "dental profession, Office first door from the Lewistown House. Main Sire- t where he will t-e found the first two weeks of ea-li month, and tin- lasi week of each month he will t Kistiacoquillns Vallty. Teeth extracted without paiu i y the Use ol miiuus oxide myl-tl DENTIST, CFrE"- • 's prof ssional services to the citizens of L um aid viemitv. All in want of good, neat work i • d.i well to give fum a call. He in 1... f. :i i -. ail times at his office, three dc >is I' £l. M. x it. Pratt's store. Valley street. ; Jl.t-lv* DENTAL CARD Ja,. IS/.L. KEEVER, S V RtiK O X DENTIST. s-we-a-w, TEETH Extracted WITH'>I TP UN F.Ln&.—Z} I use of NITROUS OXIDE or (; Laugh :.g Oits. Teeth in-cried on all " TT T tlie did rent styles of bases. 'l'eetli f. "d i e m--t approved manner. Special atten t n . ito Jis.-ased gums. Ail work Warranted, 'i rm" r- - iMe. cti i r Epi- -opal Parsonage, Corner of Main and Water Sheet-. jylS MEYERS WWIT lIPXffKB, CIiESCEM SCALE, A iini.w.. igrd to be the be*t. London Prize Medal and „ _ -t swat i m America received MELODEONS, and Second hand Pian Music. No. 722 A It' ll St. beiow hth, Philadelphia. Pa. Pi a., April 24. lsi'.7-2ni THE BEST IN THE WORLD! rjtHE UNDERSIGNED IS AGENT FOR THE IMFR'JVEB VNIXCER SEWINU machine, which wiil he placed upon trial wilh any other now n use. I!e invites conipetion. It can be tested JD IjO. C£* CS> S3CL a 2a with any other machine to enable purehers toehoose TIIE HF.ST. TERMS LIBERAL. Give him a call. [irirl9-6ml WM. LIND. JAS. A. THOMPSON*, HAS taken the Store formerly occupied v : f•i■] fj j. f,,f [),(' pviri>'j-f of fArrving on the W \ P.'U MAKING ftn.l .IRWELRV Ru-ini-H*. i!,- will l*> p fusf j > M'Pitll .Mr. H.niinV ol<| eiiMomcrs. k' \ as many n* w t** as will favor hint with a call. ' St : • on East Mark: street, L' y ..ppositi' lij. po-t < Jrtico. Lvwotown, April 24. ]>67-tf MRS. M. E. STEWART, ■' Jh< WJ* tO mm JT~* mm* } Wist Markt't Lrwistowii, I.U'lr> k GEN IT.EMICS's rUt'.NISHING GOODS. Hate. Bonnet*, Eadi-> Fine DRESS O j'Ji A* .tint Trimming*. Path-ins i i.ik -t iyie aiway son hand. Millinery and Dress-Making x uk-d in the mo-t approved style. Lewistown, April le. ivsi.tf I\T JE "W He at fJs Ia b I ism cnt. the uiiiler-ignetl lu.s li'tcl up tlie huihl- L ' i: ' brown -tr.-et. aiove Frank's store, for a ; - Fiesh Beef, Pork. Mutton, Veal. Ac i ' 1 'iirii s. an ic>- house for th* pri-serva ; ' •" ■. :-■ iitne'-ie'l w tli the ■ sta'lishiieiit . w ; iie opened for the first time on ■ U I kDaY MORNING, l-itr. Mist . J VMES 8. GALBRAITH. h St, IVti. Ma, ■!, Hi, lsi'7-lf. Lewistown Coach Manufactory, Junction 3-.1 & Valley street. . 11A VINO A SSO(: lA t tog-ti.'-r for "ie purpose ol ScVk*'#' sa'W""*h inaiiul.u liii ing < *vrhti> 'Mriui y- . Jtug'/iKJi. Salki't. Spring II 'I -1,-O/m. &e_ mviie the public Mi *r V'' '' l H ' "' Hl "' examine specimens of their will he found equal u, any in or out ol •' • itie*. All kinds of repairing promptly attended "deelJ-ly BFSi Bar Iron, at 4J, and other kind* F. J. HOFFMAN'S. B E A U T Y. Aubum, Golden, Flaxen and Silken Curls, pKonrCEO bv the use of Prof. DEBREUX' FRI- ' 1 SE!! LL rm;\ El X. One application warranto.i! , to cut 1 the most straight an.l stubborn tuurof either 1 sex into wavy ringlets, or heavy massive curls. Has i hoen used by the fashionables of Paris and London. I ivith the most gratifying results. Does no injury to the hair. Priee by mail, sealed and postpaid sl. "lie-: seriptie Circulars mailed free. Address liERGER. SHI; ITS A CO.. Chemists. N0.28 Iliverst,Troy. N. V. j - Solb Ageuis for the United Slates. ft-Kb lv i VTEISXEF-S ANIi TJORCED to grow upon the smoothest face in from three to five weeks by using Dr.SEVKiNE'S RES IAI RA IFt U CAPILLAIRE. the most wonderful dis covery in modern science, acting upon the Beard and ■ Mair in an almost mira< ulous manner. It has been used by the elite of Paris and I.ondon with the most nattering sueeess. Names of all persons w ill la; reg istered. and if entire satisfaction is not given ineverv instance.the money will he cheerfully refunded. Price ;hy mail, scaled and postpaid. SI. Descriptive circu lars and testimonials mailed tree. Address BERBER SHIJTTS & ce J Kind ever offered to the American public. The Cri>-1 Coma will be sent to any address, sealed and post- •• paid lor SI. Address all orders to \V. L. CLARK & CO., Chemists, j feo6-]y No. 3, West Fayette >t., .Syracuse, N. V. I EXCELSIOR ! EXCELSIOR M CHASTELLAE'S HAIR EXTERMINATOR For Removing Superfluous Hair. TO THE ladies especially, this invaluable depilatory { recommends itself u- being an almost indispensi-' hie article to famaie beauty, is easily applied, docs not i bnrn or injure the -kin. but acts directly on the roots, j It is warranted to remove superfluous hair from low 1 foreheads, or from any part of the body, completely.l totally and radically extirpating the same, leaviogtiie j skin soft, smooth and natural. This is the only article i used hy the French, ami is the only real effectual de- I pilatory in existence. Price 75 cents per package, j -'■ nt post-pa; I. to any address, on receipt of an order. I by BEIWER SHITI S * Co.. Chemists, ; febo-ly 285 River street. Troy, N. Y. j REPARATOR CAPILLI. Throw aw ay vonr fjlsr frizzes, vour switches, your wig— ; Ami rejoice In your cwn Hutnrtant hair. C .me igeii,come youthful, come ugiy and Cilr, An I rrloii e in your own luxuri nit iinir. L'i 'lt re, toring hair upon hald heads i from whatever I raikc it may have hi hen out) and forcing agrowth of hair upon the fm-e it hasnoequal. It will foreetlie oeiird to grow upon the smoothest lace in from five to eight weeks, or hair upon lurid heads in from two to thr. e months. A few ignoiatit pruetitioiier- have as serted that there is nothing that will foree or hasten the growth of tlie imir or I ►♦•ant Their assertions are Ktise. as thousands of living witnesses {from their own experience can hear witness. But many will say. how are we lo di-tiuciosh the genuine from the spurious ? it eeitainly is difficult, as nine-tenths of the ditf'erent Preji iratiiuis advertised for the hatrnnd beard are en tireiy worthies-, at,.l yon may Lav- already thrown away large amounts in their purchase. TI-'SIIOII would say. try the Keparator L'apillg it will co-t you nothing unless it fully comes upto our representations. If your dr-iggist d-" s not k, en it, send us one dollar and we will forward it po-ii-aid. together with a receipt tor the money, which ill he returned you on applica tion providing entire sa-isjaetion is not given. Address W. L. CLARK A" GU, Chemists, fsliC-ly No. 3 West Fayette -t., Syracuse, N. V. There comet h phid tidings of joy to all, To young and to old. to great and to .-mall; Th beauty whseh once was >> precious and rare, I* free i';r all and all may l>e fair. By the use of CIIASTELLAirS WHITE LIQUID EITAI£EL, For Improving vi-I Bcautifvmg the Complexion. TH K mo-d valuable anil perfi-nt prepare!ion in use. for giving the skin a beautiful pearl-like tint that ! n onlv fouioi ii, \ nit!), ltquicklv removes Tan. Freck les, Pimple. Blotches. Moth Patches. Sallowness, Eruptions, an i all nnpttniio- of the skin, kindly heal ing the > one leaving.the skin white and clear tut ala trtister its li-e ran Dot be detected by the closest scrutiny. ar.-l being a vegetable preparation is per-; fee! Iv harmless. It js the only arti-le of tile kind used by the French.and is considered bv the Parisian as oid:- pensahie t a perfect toilet. Upwards of 30,000 bottle* were sold during the pu-t vear, a sufficient' guarantee of its efficacy. Price only *75 cents. Sent by mail, posh paid. receipt -f an nrd< r, t>v BEUGKR, sun TS A O 1., fitennstt, ; fe6-ly 2U River St., Troy, H. , The World Astonished AT THE WONDEItrCL REVELATIONS M.'.!>(•: ItV 'rill-. liKKAT AsTK- LiKJIST MADAME H A. PERRIGO. qui: reveals secret* no mortal ever k new. She re- O stores to happiness those who, from d< >1- t'ul events. > atastroplies. crosses 10 love, loss of relations and fri* nds. bos ol money, Ac . hare tieeome despondeut. She brings together those long separated, gives infor rnation concerning absent friends or lovers, restores ! lost or stolen property, tell- you the business yon are i best ,ju Jitied to pursue and in what you will be most : successful, causes speedy marriages and tellsyoli do very day you will marry, gives you the name, likeness aii-f characteristic of the person. She reads your very thoughts, and I y In-r almost supernatural powers uti v. :!s the dark and hidden mysteries of the future 1 From '.he stars we see in the firmanent—the malefic stars that overcome or predominate in the configure ' Hon—from the aspect, and positions of the planets ; and the fixed stars in the heavens at the time of birth, she deduces the future destiny of man. Fail not to consult the greatest Astrologist on Parth. It costs you but a trifle, and you may neverngain have so favorable an opportunity. Consultation fee. with likeness and all desired information.sl. Parties living at a distance i ean eonsitit the Madame by mail with equal safety and snrisfa- iioti to themselves, as if in person. A full and explicit chart, writicn out, with all inquiries answered ail likeness enclosed, sent by mail on receipt of price a sire mentioned. '1 he strictest secrecy will be main tained. and all correspondence returned or destroyed Ht fcren. es of the highest order furnished those ile siring them. Write plainly the day of the month and year 111 which you were born, enclosing a small lock iof hair. Address MADAME If. A. PERItIGO, jehd-ly P. O. DRAWER 293, BLEFALO, N. Y. AFFDICTED! \\ . oucan be cured permanently and ui 11 triflingcost '1 tie astonishing success which has attended this invaluable me.li,--,ne lor Physical and Nervous Weak i), —. (leiieral Debility and Prostration. Loss of Mus .-iiinr I-'.nergy. Impoteticy.or any of the consequences ..t vouthfufindisi ration. renders it the most valuable pi epatai ion ever discovered. ' Ii will remove all nervous affections, depression. . ~ iieinent. ineitpaeity to stndy or business, loss ol ill, liior-., confusion, tlioughtsol self destruction, fears . m-atiity. Ac. It will restore the appetite, renew the health of those who have destroyed it by sensual ex cess or evil practices. Young Men. be humbugged no more by "Quack Doctors ' and ignorant practitioners, but send without • 1,-lav for the Elixir, and la- at once restored to health ami happiness. A Perfect t.'ure is Guarantee.t in eve i iv instance. Price. #l, or four bottles toone address. $3. (he- battle is sufficient to effect a cure in all ordiua r>ALMb Dr. J'MNVILLE'S SPECIFIC PlLLd.for the speeds and periuaneut eure of tionorrhea Gleet. I re threl [' scharge*. Giavel. Stricture, and all atlecliona of tiie Kidneys and Bladder. Cures effected in from one to five days. They are prepared from vegetable extracts tliut are harmless ou Hie system, and never nauseate the stomach or impregnale the breath. No change of diet is necessary while using them, nor does ttieir action in any manner interfere with business pursuits. Price, $1 per box. Either of the above-mentioned articles will be sent to any address, closely sealed, and post-paid, bv mail or rxureas, on receipt of price- Address all orders to | 1 BERGKK, ISiiUTTS A To., Chemists I feb6-ly No. 285 River Street, Troy, N. Y. Vmm wu nwm> rpil E NEW YOLK MICA ROOFING COMPANY, (established ' X 1865) are manufacturing tinder Letters Patent the j Best Article of Composition Roofing ever Offered to | the Public. It is adapted to every style of Roof, steep j or fiat, and can tie readily applied by any one. The U. S. Government; after a thorough test of its j utility, have adapted its use in the Navy Yards, and ' upon Public Buildings. The Roofing is put up in rolls, and has only to be I nailed to the Roof to make a Durable fire and Water-Proof Covering. We particularly recommend its use upon Buildings, Stores, Churches, Factories. Machine Sho| &, Steamboat Decks, kc. MICA ROOFING PAINT, For coating Tlx, In ox, or SHINGLE ROOM. It forms a I Body Equal to Three. Co/its of Ordinary Paint. ! No Roof can rust under it. and old leaky Roofs may be j made jM-rinanently water-proof and durable bv its use. j The Paint requires No MIXING, hut is ready to be ap- j plied with the ordinary paint brush. Priee. St per gal- j lou. whigh will cover two hundred square feet Also manufacturers of Black Lustre Varnish, Tarred Kelt and Roofing Pitch. Discount to the Trade. Circulars and Price List fur-! nislied. Rights for counties sold at low rates. Address j THE MICA BOOKING COMPANY, 194 Broadway, N. Y. Frank Humphreys. 61 Royal st.. N. O.; Schofield Williams & Co, Augusta, Ga.; Baldwin H. Woods Montgomery, Ala.; Thos. S. Coates. Raleigh, N. C.; F. A. Tucker. Richmond, Henry Wilson, Petersburg, Va., Agents. jan23 1) rew ' s Patent FOR GTJTTIITGr ECCTS TOaiflf a ojiihm OR SIDE SEAMS. THE greatest improvement of the age, in this line of trade. Ist. It does away with the wrinkles on the instep, also, with the welted side seam which has injured so many feet and ankles. 2d. It makes the easiest sitting and best fitting boot ever worn. This boot is now manafuctured by P. F. Loop, who holds the right of u-e for the county, and is prepared to furnish all who wish to wear this hoot. A liberal dis count to dealers who wish to deal in these boots. Or ders tilled at short notice Prices greatly reduced on all goods at P. F. Loop's Shoo 6tore. febO 628. :-:CCP SKIRTS. 628 NKW SPRING STVLPS, "ilur Own Make." embracing every New and Desirable size, riryle and Shape of Plain and Trail Hoop SKIHTS, —'2. 2 1 4. 2} 2 .1-4. 0. 3 1-4. 3 1-2, 3 3-4 and 4 yards, round every length and size. Waist; in every respect FXKST QI ILITV. and especially adapted to meet tile wants of FIRST CLASS and most fashionable TRADR. - OUR OWN MASK." of Hoop Skirts, are lighter, more elastic, more durable, anil REALLY CHEAPER than any other make of either Single or Double .Spring Skirt j in the American Market. Tney are WARRANTED in every respect, and wherever introduced give univer sal s.'itisfaetion. They are now being extensively sold by retailors, and every lady should try thein A-k fur ' Hopkin s ' hni Make." and see that each i Skirt I- stamp'- I -W. T. H"PKi,VS MANUFACTUR ER, 'l2-S ARCH Street, PHILADELPHIA."' „Yo other* a<< G'tonne. A Catalogue containing Style. Size and K- tail Prices, sent to any address. A Uniform and Liberal Discount allowed to Dealers. Orders by mail or otherwise, promptly and carefully filled. Whole-1 sale and Retail, at Manufactory and Sales rooms, No i-2s Arch street. Philadelphia. Skirts made to order, altered and repaired. TERMS, NET CASH ONE PRICE ONLY. mariJO—lom YVM. T. HOPKINS. REMOVED. J. A. & W. R. McKEE IT AVE removed their Leather Store to Odd Kt-1- 1 I lows' Hall, where they will constantly keep c.i hand. Sole Leather. Harness. Skirting and* Upper ! Leather. Kips Amen, an and French Calf Skins, Mo roeeos. Lining- and Bindings, and a general assort- ! inent of Shoe Finding*, which they will *c|| cheap fur i r.ah. Highest market price paid 111 cash for nides, I Calf Skins and Sheep Skins. -* £1 liilS '.vanted. for which the highest market price will be j paid 111 Cash. • ap4tf j Tailoring Establishment L£i & Wj <&mEi£3 a MERCHANT TAILOR, has removed hisshoptothe huildihg formerly known a* the -green house," [ at the intersection of Valley and Mill street.adjoining H. M. X K. Pratt's store, where tic cordially invites all who need anything 111 his line. Goods" and Trim- i miugs furnished and gentlemen's clothing made, in i tli- latest styles, on short notice, and at reasonable i prices. splf-tf ! WILL3AM LSIMD, bus now open A NEW STOCK OF Cloths, Cassimeres AND VEST! NGS, which will be made up to order in the neat est and most fashionable styles. apl9 PHOTOGRAPHIC- K. &, 11. T. ANTHONY ", N. Y. In addition to our main business of PHOTOGRAPH IC MA I'EUIALS, w are headquarters for the follow- j tng. viz: Stereoscopes and Stereoscopic Views. Of American and Foreign Cities aud Landscapes,! Groups, Statuary, Ac. Stereoscopic Views of the AVar, From negatives made in the various eampaignsand forming a complete Photographic history of tho con teat. Stereoscopic Views on Class, Adapted for either the Magic Lantern or stereo scope. Our catalogue will be sent to any address 011 receipt of stamp. Photographic Albums. Wc manufacture more largely than any other house, about 2un varieties from 50 cents to SSO each. Our Al bums have the reputation ol being superior in beau-j ty and durability to any others. Card Photographs of Generals, Statesmen, Actors, etc., etc. Our catalogue embraces over FIVE THOUSAND different subjects, including reproductions of the j most celebrated Engravings, Paintings, Statues, Ac. 1 Catalogues sent on receipt of stamp. photographers and others ordering goods 0. O. D.. I will please remit 25 per cent ol the amount with their j order. *W.TIie prices and quality of our goods ean- ; not. fail to satisfy. jt3 ly j e R I S B I 3NT HAS McKeon k Vanhagen's SOAP.! samples of which were distributed a few days i ajzo; also, _ ... , j Babbit*# Soap, Dobbin Soap, Heisler's - Castile " T "" Bt - " ALSO, C " 40 ' Canned Peaches, Tomatoes, and Corn, iust received, and very cheap. mayS UNIVERSAL CLOTHES WRINGER. rilllE most convenient, most durable and therefore the cheapest Wringer ever made. Has taken more first premiums at State and General Fairs, and is used by more neople than all other Wringers together. For sale by J. B. SELHEIMER- j Wednesday, June 12, 1867. POETRY. BEAUTY. The lovliest eye Is that of faith, Which upwards looks to-God; The neatest foot is that which has The path of virtue trod. The sweetest lips are those that ne'er A word of guile have spoken; The. richest voice is that of prayer, One ne'er a vow has broken. The prettiest hair is that which Time, Has silvered o'er with gray. Or covers o'er an honest head— Its beauties ne'er decay. The fairest hand is one that oft Its deeds of kindness given; The purest heart is one that Christ Has satisfied for Heaven BE TRUE. Thou must he true thyself If though the truth would'st teach, Thy soul must overflow, if thou Another's soul would'st reach; It iiceds the overflow of hearts To give the lips full speech. Think truly, and thy thoughts Shall the world's famine feed; Speak truly, and each word of thine Shall he a fruitful seed; Live truly, and thy life shall be A great and noble creed. -A- GOOD STORY. THE OXE-EYEJD SERVANT. A Story Told to ii C hild. BY JF.AN I NT. FLOW. Do you sec those two pretty cotta ges on opposite sides of tho common ? How bright their windows arc, and how pretty tho vines trail over them. A year ago one of them was the dirti est and most forlorn looking place you can imagine, and its mistress tho most untidy woman. She was once sitting at her cottage door, with her arms folded, as if she were deep in thought, though to look at her face one would not have sup posed she was doing more than idly watching the swallows as they floated about in the hot, clear air Her gown was torn and shabby, her shoes down at tho heels; the little curtain iri her casement, which had once been fresh and white, had a great rent in it: and altogether she looked poor and for lorn. She sat some time, gazing across the common, when all of a sudden she heard a little noise, like stitching near, the ground. She looked down, and sitting on the border, under a wall flower hush, she saw the funniest little man possible, with a blue coat, a yel low waistcoat, and red boots; ho had a small shoe on his lap, and he was stitching away at it with all his might. 'Good morning, mistress,'said the little man 'A very fine da\ T Why may j'ou be looking so earnestly across the common ?' ' 1 was looking at my neighbor's cot tage.' said the young woman. 'What! Tom the gardener's wife? little Polly she used to be called ; and a very pretty cottage it is, too! Looks, thriving, doesn't it?' 'She was always lucky,' said Bella, (for that was the young wife's name); • and her husband is always good to her.' ' They were both good husbands at first,' interrupted the little cobbler, | without stopping. ' Reach me my awl, mistress, will you, for you seem to have nothing to do; it lies close by your foot.' ' Well, I can't say but they were both very good husbands at first,' re plied Bella, reaching the awl with a sigh ; ' but mine has changed for the worse and hers for the better; and then, look how she thrives. Only to j think of our both being married on the same day ; and now I have nothing, | and she has two pigs and a —' 'And a lot of flax that she spun in the winter,' interrupted the cobbler; 1 'and a Sunday gown, as good green stuff as ever was seen, and, to my knowledge, a handsome silk handker chief lor an apron ; and a red waist coat for her good man, with three 1 rows of blue glass buttons, and a flitch of bacon in tho chimney, and a rope of j onions.' ' Oh. she's a lucky woman !' exclaim ed Bella. 'Ay, and a tea-tray, with Daniel in! the lions' den upon it,' continued the cobbler; 'and a fat baby in the cradle.' ' Oh, I'm sure I don't envy her the I least,' said Bella, pettishly. ' I've lit tle enough for myself and my husband, letting alone children.' 1 Why, mistress, isn't j-our husband in work?' asked the cobbler. ' No, lie's at the ale-house.' ' Well, how is that? lie used to bo very sober; can't he get work ?' ' His last master wouldn't keep him: becauso lie was so shabby.' ' Humph!' said the little man. 'He's a groom, isn't lie? Well, as 1 was saying, your neighbor opposite thrives wonderfully; but no wonder! Well, I've nothing to do with other people's secrets; but / could tell you, only I'm! bus}* and must go.' ' Could tell me what?' cried the young wife. ' Oh, good cobbler, don't go, for I've nothing to do. Pray tell mo ichy i it's no wonder that she should thrive?' j 'Well,' said he, ' it's no business of m'ne, you know, but, as I said before, it's no wonder people thrive who have a servant —a hard-working one, too who is always helping them.' 'A servant!' repeated Bella—'my! neighbor has a servant! No wonder, then, everything looks so neat about her; hut I never saw the servant I think you must be mistaken; besides, how could she afford to pay her wa j ges?' ' She has a servant, I say,' repeated the cobbler— 4 a one-eyed servant —but she pays her no wages, to my certain knowledge Well, good morning mis tress, 1 must go.' 'Do stop one minute,' cried Bella, urgently—' where did shogct this ser. J vant ?' 'Oh, I don't know,'said the cobbler; 'servants are plentiful enough, and Polly uses hers well, I can tell you.' ' And what does she do for her?' 'Do for her? Why, all sorts of things—l think she's the cause of her prosperity. To my knowledge, she never refuses to do anything—keeps Tom s and Polly's clothes in beautiful order, and the baby's.' i ' Dear me !' said Bella, in an envious j tone, and holding up both her hands; ' well, she is a lucky woman, and I ul ways said so. She takes good care I shall never see her servant. What sort of a servant is she; and how came; she to have only one eye?' 'lt runs in her family,' replied the cobbler, stitching busiiy-; ' they are all so—one eye apiece; yet they make a very good use of it, and Polly's ser vant has four cousins who are blind stone blind; no eyes at all; and they sometimes como and help her. I've seen them in the cottage myself, and that's how Polly gets a good deal of her money. They work for her ; and she takes what they make to market, I and buys all those handsome things.' • Only think,' said Bella, almost ready to cry with vexation, 'and Pve not got a soul to do anything for me; how hard it is!' and she took up Iter apron to wipe away her tears. The cobbler looked attentively at tier. '\Y ell, vc are to be pitied, cer tainly,' he said; 'and if I were not in such a hurry— 'Oh, do go on, pray—were you go ing to say you could help mo ? I have heard your people are fond of turds and whey, and fresh gooseberry sylla bub. Now if 3'ou would help me, trust me that there should be the most beautiful curds and whey set every night for you on the hearth, and no body should ever look while you went and came.' ' Why, you see,' said tho cobbler, hesitating, 'my people are extremely particular about—in short,about elean iiness, mistress; and your houso is not what one would call very clean No offence, I hope.' Bella blushed deeply. ' Well, but it should be always clean if you would— every day of my life I would wasli the 1 floor, and sand it, and tho hearth should be white as snow, and tho win dows cleaned ' ' W ell,' said the cobbler, seeming to consider; ' well then, I should not won der it I could meet with a one-eyed ser vant for you, like your neighbor's; but it may he several days before I can ; and mind, mistress, I'm to have a dish i of curds.' . ' Yes, and some whipped cream, too,' replied Bella, lull cf joy.' The cobbler then took up his tools, wrapped them in his leather apron, i walked behind the wall-flower and dis appeared. , Bella was so delighted she could not sleep that night for joy. Her husband scarcely knew tho houso, she had made it so bright and clean ; and by night she had washed the curtain, cleansed the window, rubbed the fire irons.sand ed the floor, and set a great jug of hawthorn in blossom on the hearth. I The next morning Bella kept a sharp i lookout for .the tiny cobbler, and on her neighbor's houso to see whether l she could possibly catch a glimpse of i the one-eyed servant. But no—notii ing could she see but her neighbor sit 1 ting in her rocking-chair, with her baby on her knee, working. At last, when she was quite tired, i she heard the voice of the cobbler out- j side. She ran to tho door and cried out— -1 Oh, do, pray come in, sir, only look at my house' 'Really,' said the cobbler, looking around, ' I declare I should hardly have known it —the sun can shine brightly now through the clear glassy and what a sweet smell of hawthorn.' 'Well, and my one-eyed servant?'; asked Bella—'you remember, I hope, that I can't pay her any wages—have you met with one that will come?' 'All's right,' replied the little man, nodding. 'l've got her with me.' ' Got her with you,' repeated Bella, looking round, ' I see nobody.' ' Look, here she is!' said (he cobbler, holding up something in his hand. Would you believe it? tho one eyed servant was nothing but a needle. MI SPIEL Xj X I>T Y. The Model Wife. It is a singular fact that the most elaborate and extended characteristic in the Bible is tho portraiture of the model wife. There is no nobler pic-! ture than this furnished in the litera ture of the world of the worth and \ beauty of a true and faithful wife. The; first feature of the picture is industry. Idleness is said by great writers to be ; the bane of tho world. In every one! of the twenty-two verses of this beau- 1 tiful scripture poem is the virtue of in dustry enjoined. At the present day there is too extensive and foolish a prejudice against labor for women.— I LEWISTOWN, MIFFLIN COUNTY, PA- Our picture of women nowadays is that of a slender body, a pale face, a fair, frail, and lovely creature, entirely removed from the necessities of vulgar exertion. Instead of girding their loins with strength, they gird them with whalebone. 'They toil not, neither do they spin, and yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.' Health and happiness are closely allied, and health never can be possessed without industry. 'Even an angel's wing would droop if long at rest.' The well known song of' Buy a Broom' would excellently suit such women, and I would repeat the words, and say to them, 'Use it until the mer ry blood shall burn in your veins, and the very flowers of the carpet blossom beneath your feet.' This scriptural picture of the true housewife enjoins also neatness and taste Her husband was 'known at the gates' by a thousand evidences of her excellences. She looked to his lin en and saw that it was clean, and his garments in good condition, and not only his, but her own as well. Iler home was neat and inviting, purified by cleanliness and enhanced by the | charming neatness of herself. Clean liness is next to godliness, and the ne glect of it in a home is sure to eat like canker at the core of domestic peace Another trait of this good housewife is her prudeht and thrifty management of domestic affairs. There are many i wives who work hard all day long, and yet there is about them no neatness, no thrift. They have no tact or man agement. The speaker had heard of a judge who had inscribed on his wife's tombstone, 'She was an excellent wo man and a good cook.' Men appreei eiate these substantial, practical excel lences about a house; neatness, good cooking, and physical comforts gener ally. A good wife needs what is call ed 'gumption.' A woman may speak many tongues, may be deep in the mysteries of the dance or dress, and yet if she have no ' gumption' it profit eth her nothing. So much prudence and wisdom did ibis good housewife of the Scriptures exhibit that her bus band could safely trust her with every thing. How many men, because of this want of prudence and tact in their wives, have been Jed into speculation, and from that to peculation, and thus ruined ! And yet many a man has had his fortune repaired by the pru dence, tact, anil noble sympathy and advice of a good wife. Every man should trust his wife to a large extent, not to mutually annoy each other with details of their respective duties, but upon matters of deeper and broader mutual interest. Heaven has inspired woman in a remarkable degree with an instinctive wisdom not possessed by man, and of which he ought to avail himself. Another c harming trait of this'good house wife' is her charity and benevo | lence—those diamonds among a wife's! jewels. If it can he proven as some selfish men would have it. that woman has one less cell in the brain than man, it can also be proven that she has two or three more fibres in the heart than ho. It was not woman who slept in the garden at Gethsemane, and it was woman who strewed the path of the Saviour and his apostles with charities and self sacrifices almost angelic. Another commendable feature of the subject of this psalm-picture is the wife's wisdom and kindness; her man agement of tongue and temper. How many women have broken their charm j by an unruly tongue and temper! We! wero born with two eyes, doubtless with the purpose that we should see twice as much as we speak of, whereas many women often reverse it. If woman wants to make mankind better, she can do it much better over the cradle than by haranguing fro'm the platform. The really domestic wo- j man occupies the highest place in the' world, and how littlo do those unsexed ; reformers understand either the digni ty of her sphere or the might of her influence there ! The fruits of a good • wife's influence are seen in the great! men of tlio world, moulded and made; great by the fostering care of a good mother.— Rev. A. A. Willelt. Twelve Thousand Acres ofßoses. Mr. Blunt, the British vice consul at Adrianoplo, in his report to the foreign office this year gives an account of the rose fields of Adrianoplo, extending over twelve or fourteen thousand acres, arid supplying the most important source of wealth in tho district. The season for picking the rose is from the latter part of April to the early part of June; and at sunrise the plains look like a vast garden full of life and fra granco, with hundreds of Bulgarian boys and girls gathering the flowers into baskets and sacks, the air impreg nated with the delicious scent, and the scene enlivened by songs, dancing, and music. It is estimated that the rose districts of Adrianople produced in the season of 1806 about 7U0,001> miscals of attar of roses (the miaeal being 1$ drachm) the price averaging rather more than 3s. sterling per miscal. If tho weather is cool in spring, and there are copious falls of dew and occasional showers, the crops prosper, and an abundant: yield of oil is secured The season in' 1866 was so favorable that eight okos; of petales (less than 23 pounds), and in some casea seven okes, yielded a Vol. 57, No. 24. miscal of oil. It the weather is very hot and dry, it takes double that quan tity of petals. 1 he culture of the rose does not en tail much trouble or expenso. Land is cheap and moderately taxed. In a tavorable season, a donum (4o paces square), well cultivated, will produce lUOO okes of petals, or 100 miscal of oil, valued at 1500 piastres; tho expenso would bo'aboilt 540 piastres—manage ment of the land, 55; tithe, 150; picking, 75: extraction, 260—leaving a net pro tit of 960 piastres, or about 88 Us. An average crop generally gives about .£5 per donum, clear of all expenses. The oil is extracted from tho petals by the ordinary process of distillation. Ihe attar is bought up for foreign aiarkets, to which it passes through Constantinople and Smyrna, where it is generally despatched to undergo the process of adulteration with san dal wood and other oils. It is said that in London the Adrianople attar finds a readier sale when it is adulter ated than when it is genuine. Confucius and the Chinese Clas sics. M o learn that, as one of the conse quences of the opening of the now mail route between San Francisco and China, there has arisen in California a desire to learn something of the history and philosophy of the Chinese. "To meet this increasing interest,' says the San Francisco Bulletin, 'we learn that a gentleman of San Francisco, thor oughly versed in Chinese literature, is engaged in exploration through the Chinese classics, gathering gems and pearls from the famous 'Four Books of Confucius,' the most distinguished ;of the Chinese philosophers. This work will contain a condensed biogra phy of the sale as well as an account jof the life of his principal disciple | Menieus. There will also be notices of some of tho ancient history and geography to give interest and render intelligible the frequent references in tho precepts of the great Chinese teachers to the condition of the coun try. The 'Four books' are, and for many centuries have been, the scriptures— holy book of the Chinese. They are committed to memory, and all classes everywhere throughout China can re peat a portion of them." There is lit tlo doubt that the continuance of tho Chinese empire to the present day, and the nature of Chinese institutions, po litical and social, are to he traced to the doctrines taught in the 'Four Books.' To-day four hundred millions of people respect the sayings of Con fucius, perform religious ceremonies as he did, and entertain the same general ideas on mental and moral philosophy, and respecting spirits and the future state, as are recorded in the 'Four Books.' 'The aphorism and proverbs of this wonderful people will bo of great in terest, and will give us an insight into their modes of thought and life, which we could derive from no other source. Ihe most important, and perhaps in teresting part of the work, may bo that wherein the teachings of the •Four Books' are compared with the christian scriptures, and in which tho present belief and practice of the Chinese are traced back through cen turies, up to tho years in which Noah lived.' Forgiveness. A soldier whoso regiment lay in a garrison town in England, was brought before his commanding officer for some offence. He was an old offender, and had been often punished. 'Here he is again,' said the officer, on his name be ing mentioned: 'Everything—aog ging, disgrace, imprisonment—has been tried with him.' Whereupon the sergeant stepped for ward, and apologizing for, the liberty ho took, said : 'There is one thing which has never been done with him yet, sir.' -' ■" . 'What is that r sir V was the answer. 'Well sir,' said tho sergeant, 'He has never been forgiven.' 'Forgiven?' exelaimed the Colonel, sui-prised at the suggestion. He reflected for a few moments, ordered tho culprit to be brought in, and asked him what he bad to say to the charge. 'Nothing, sir,' was the reply; 'only I am sorry for what I hwj£