G. & G. R. FRYSINGER, PUBLISHERS,
Whole No. 2934.
Poor House Business.
The Directors of the Poor meet at the Poor
House on the 2d Tuesday of each month.
B2ITSSIS3 & 00.,
BANKERS,
LEWISTOWN, PA.,
Collections and remittances promptly made.
Interest allowed on time deposits. janxs-ly.
G3O. IT. ELDEB,,
Attorney at Law,
Office Market Square, Lewistown, will at
tend to business in Allrtlin. Centre and Hunting
don counties mv 26
J. CTJXB3P.TSOIT,
Attorney at Law,
LEWISTOWN, PA.,
OFFERS his professional services to the citizens of
Mifflin' county. Office tn Northeast corner of the
Di ,'ond. next to Hoffman's store. iny2
-jiiiiiiJL JJJ f j Sik
PHVSICIA.V AND SCRGEOS,
Lewistown, Pa.,
OFFERS his Professional Services to the
Citizens of Lewistown and vicinity.
l>r it.irlbnl has the EXPERIENCE of 15 years in the
Hem *, practice of Medicine and Surgery,
titficc on south side of .Mill street, in the building
formerly occupied by I>r. WorrmlL juiT
LYCOMING COUNTY
Mutual Insurance Company.
Capital, $2,500,000.
THt' 5 Company * ontinues to issue Policies of Insur
ance "it Buildings and Personal Property, in Town
or Country, at cash or mutual rates.
JAMES RANKIN, President.
JOSHUA BOWMAN, Secretary.
JOHN* HAMILTON, Agent.
jnnlS'67 Lewistown. Pa.
r?-. -TOKIT J. K/.KLKIT;
Practicing Physician,
Belleville, >1 itn t■ i County, Ha.
TtR. DAHLFN has been appointed an Examining
I / Surgeon f*jr Pensions. Soldiers re.guirtng exam
ination nil! fin.! him at his office in Belleville.
Belleville, August 22, lSGti.-y
H. M. DUNMIRE,
DENTIST,
OFFERS his professional services to the
citizens of Mifflin county. He is prepared to per
form ail operations ID the dental profession. Office
fir-t door from the Lewistown House. Main street,
win-re he will be found the first two weeks of each
month, and trie last week of each month he will
Ti.-it Kistiacoquillas Valley. Teeth extracted without
pant by the use of nitrous oxide myl-tf
So (Bo
DENTIST,
r FFF.RS his professional services to the citizens of
U Lewistown and vietnity. All in want of good, neat
work will do well to give nim a call.
tie may be found at all times at his office, three ]
dor- eut of H M. AK. Pratt's store. Valley street, j
. pl9-ly*
Teeth Extracted Without Pain !
By M. R. Thompson, D. D. S,
By a NEW PROCESS, i
without the use of Chloro- i
v*v form, Ettier, or NitrousOx- i
' f ' e ' an< * ls attended by no
' r -"""-j--- A danger or bad effects.
. 4r Uffi e west Market street, j
11^ n( ' ar Eisenbise's hotel,
LEWISTOWN,
where he can be found for professional consultation.;
Lem-toan, Sept. ltstf
THE BEST IN THE WORLD I
THE UNDERSIGNED IS AGENT FOB THE
IMPROVED SINGER SEWING MACHINE,
which will l.e placed upon trial with any other now
| c use. He invites competion. It can be tested
JLJ ISA GD 2SI "2 Da
with anv other machine to enable purchers to choose j
THE BEST. TERMS LIBERAL.
I Give him a call. [marlSefim 1 WM. LIND. j
v7.S. A. TKCICPSCIT,
HAS taken the Store formerly occupied
bv John Baum. for the purpose of carrying on
' • WA'ft'll M AKING and JEWELRY Business. He
i t,e pleased to see ail Mr. Haunt's old customers.
: ; as many new oiiea at, will favor him with a call.
% f work warranted. Stoic on East Market.street,
A r- .: v opposite the Post Office.
L- wi-town, April 24. 1 St7—tf
MRS. M. E. STEWART,
vs. West Market s!., Lewistown,
| LAMES a GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS.
v. - Cloaks. Hats. Bonnets, Ladies Fine Dlt ESS
® G 'OL.Valio Trimmings.
§ Fat'- rtis of latest styles always on hand.
Millinery and Dress-Making
exi ruled in the most approved style.
Lew .town, April I*, 1866.tf
IST E "W
Meat Establismcnt.
THK undersigned has fitted up the build
-1 ng n Brown street, atiove Frank's store, for a
m* ,* sh'*p wh-re Fresh Beef. pork. Mutton. Veal. Ac.
■ sr. >• i:,, i ,t all tunes, an tee house for the preeerva- •
b -n T meat tu-ing connected with the establishment '
Tr -* ptt' lic are invited to call.
tn.ls .inn wiil be opened for ttie first time on
SA,I Kl-A> MORNING, 10th Hist.
JAMES S. GALBRAITH.
l.ew.Htown, March 13.1867—tf.
Lewistown Coach Manufactory.
Junction 3d &. Valley street.
MOSER C3C MAYES
HAVING ASSOC IA- j
together for the purpose ot
|I man ufu'jt tiring OjacktJi, (Jar r in- \
I FIASSSSSBBS*''''' Sutkits. Spring DVE-
|i| ; <n*. At',, invito the ptlhlie to
\ v "1 1 fall ani examine sjMjritnen?* of their
Vk. wliu'h will lf found equal to any in or out ol
j AH kinds of repairing promptly attended
t decTJ-Jjr
WILLIAM LIND,
has now open
A NEW STOCK
OF
Cloths, Cassimeres
!AND
VESTI NCS,
which will be made up to order in the neat
ei, t ami most fashionable sty lea. apl9
('•tr MISLI\ SHADES.
Plain and richly Gilt, at 1.60 per
pair at F. G. FRAN T CI6CUS\
r H9389 USA EDDIIM.
THF. New YORK MICA ROOFING COM PAST, (established
1665) are manufacturing under Letters Patent the
' Best Article of Composition Roofing ever Offered to
1 the Public. Ilia adapted to everv style of Roof, steep
! or flat, snd can be readily applied t>y any one.
The U. S. Government, after a thorough test of its
! utility, have adapted its use in the Navy Yards, and
i upon Public Buildings.
; The Roofing is put tip in rolls, and has only to be
nailed to the Roof to make a
Durable i*'ire and Water-Proof Covering.
| We particularly recommend its use upon
Buildings. Slori-*, Churches, Factories. Machine
Sbejs, Steamboat Decks, &c.
MICA ROOFING PAINT,
For coating Tlx. I ROW. or SHINGLE HOOFS. It forms a
; Body Equal to Threr. Coats of Ordinary Paint.
• No Roof can rust undent, and ol'd leaky Roofs may be
made permanently water-proof and durable by its use.
The Paint requires NO MIXING, but is ready to be ap
plied with the ordinary paint brush. Price."?! per gal
lon. which will cover two hundred square feet.
Also manufacturers of
r Black Lustre Varnish,
Tarred Felt and Roofing Pitch.
, Discount to the Trade. Circulars and Price List fur
i lushed. Rights for counties sold allow rates. Address
THE MICA HOOFING COMPANY,
1 104 Broadway, A r . V.
Frank Humphreys, 61 Royal st„ N\ iSchofield
j Williams J; Co., Augusta. (4a.; Baldwin H. Woods
Montgomery, Ala.; 'l'hos. S. Coates, Raleigh, N. C.; F.
: | A. Tucker. Richmond, Va.; Henry Wilson, Petersburg,
; Vn., Agents. jan'23
Tailoring Establishment
I ioiaL£JEiiflass Wo ds-n^ißSc)
MERCHANT TAILOR, has removed hisshoptothe
buildihg formerly known as the-green house,"
| at the intersection of Valley and Mill street,adjoining
" I If. M. A R. Pratt's store, where he cordially invites all
1 j who need anything in his line. Goods and Trim
| mings furnohed and gentlemen's clothing made, in
[the latest styles, on short notice, and at reasonable
| prices. apll-tf
WHAT'S ALL THIS ?
Why the Grain Businrss is Revived at Mc-
I'oy's Old Stand.
THK undersigned, having rented the
X large an*l cemmodtous Warehouses formerly
r ! occupied by Frank McCoy, esq., is now prepared to
' ; purchase or receive and forward
ALL KINDS OF GRAIN,
- ; for which he will pav market prices. Al-o. he will
; keep for sake. SALT." PLASTER. COAL and FISH.
I lie returns thanks to all his old cu-lomers for their
hunrr patronage, and shall feel grateful for a renewal
; of past business relations.
Merchants will find it to their advantage to give him
. jacaii. [roarU-y] WILLIAM WILLIS.
Brown's Mills.
i| r jnilK undersigned are prepared to
T . buy all kißils <f Protluoe for rash, <r on
1 store at Brown's Mills. Reedsvtlle, Pa. We will have
- 'on hand
i PLASTER, SALT AND COAL.
- We intend keeping the mill constantly running, and
] have
m<)> aßsx ii,
' | (or sale at the lowest Market rates, at all tunes,
j d-'i'he public are requested to give us a call.
■ sepJTtf H. STRL'NK A HOFFMAN'S, j
A. fEMX. w. n. FELIX
FURNITURE.
3?a Us(23
HAVE on hand a good assortment of FurniMiro oi
all kinds suitable to furnish a house out and out. j
| Spring and Common Mattresses, and
EXTENSION TABLES,
j of any sizes and prtees to suit the times.
I We. cordially invite the attention of both old and
' voting, great "and small. No charges for showiug!
I goods. Call anil examine before pttrchasingelsewhei e. j
I Thankful for past favors and hoping a continuance j
J of the same, we remain, yours. Ac.
Lewistown, March 13, 1867-tf FELIX A SON. I
ppil Bifffli,
r PHE undersifrned having resumed busi j
1 ncss at this establishment with a force of superi
i or workmen, announces to the ptthlic that he has mm
and will keep constantly on hand an assortment of
excellent
£ JL 2S E 331 li sr W & M is A
•which he wilt deliver to merchants at a reasonable
: distujee, and at the usual
DISCOUNT PRICES,
or retail, at bis Ware-rooms at the Pottery. All orders
promptly atleuded to.
JOHN" DIPPLE.
i Lewistown. July 34. IkTT-r.m.
PELOUBET ORGANS
AND
UNANIMOUSLY AWARDED THE
FIRST PRIZE, A GOLD MEDAL,
! " The Best Cabinet Organs,"
American Institute. New York. October. is',s.
Being pronounced superior in qruiir. POWF.r, and
j Variett OF Toxz, and in number of combinations.
"As the best instruments of America were there
'! contending, whichever won that battle would have.
I nothing lef to conquer " — Am. Art Journal , (edited hy
| a well-known musical critic.)
' They have also taken the first premium wherever 1
: exhibited this season.
BEI'AL "'ROANS, one. two. and three hanks 01.
keys—six size;—fiV) to ?1.5<>0. Witliout pedals, single
anil double bank, in great variety. $65 to #450. These
j Organs, with their smooth pipe like quality of tone. I
denilllfill solo stops, strength of chorus, uneqitnlle. j
pedal-, and genera! organ Ilk*■ effects, are superior ;
for Churches, Halls, Pnrlom, a ud St lionls.
They an* put up in cases * SOLID WAI.SLT. fancy ven- ,
leered Walnut, (new and unique styles) and elegant
Rosewood, of splendid designs and finish, and of the j
; host workmanship,!—it being intended that each tn-!
j strumcnt shall be a model of its class. All iostru
-1 rnents, d*>wn to a five octave portable Melodeon, have
the lieautiful Tremolante st*p. without extra charge, j
A large assortment constantly on hand atourGEN i
ERA I, VVHOLESAI.E A RETAIL WAREROOMB, S4l I
! BROADWAT.
Our Illustrated Circular and Price Lists, with our I
! new sivl'-s, arc now ready. Send for a Circular.
PELUI. 7 RET,"PELTON & CO.,
f2O Manufacturers,B4l Broadway, N. Y
Weber & Son,
HAVE the largest assortment and best
selected stock of
GROCERIES
in this section of country.
Brown Sugars from 10 to 15 cts
J! White Sugar 16"
I Pulverized, Granulated and Broken Loaf
Sugar.
SYRUPS.
| Lovering's Syrup, $1 20 per Gallon,
I Other Syrups, 25 and 28 cts. per quart,
i Baking Molasses.
COFFEES.
Extra Prime Collee, 30 cts.
i ' Prime Collee, 28 "
i A Iso, a large stock of
MACKEREL and HERRING,
j Ground Alum, and Ashton's Refined
Dairy Salt.
PRIME FACTORY CHEESE.
Shephard's Pittsburg Crackers always
on hand. feb6.
r: IYEST Bar Iron, at 4j. and other kinds
113 low at F. J. HOFFMAN'S.
, INSURANCE AGENCY.
THE following Fire, Life, and Accidental Companies
are represented by the undersigned :
11 CAPITAL.
P\ F.re of Ilartford, 84,083,000
ij Putnam, " 500,000
Home, New York 3,500,000
Germania, " 700,000
Home, New Haven, 1,000,000
c Nor.u. AAtnerica, Philadelphia, 1,750,000
| p]nterprisc, " 400,000 i
Lycoming, I'enna., 2,500,000
'j Farmera, York, Pa., 500,000
American Life, Philadelphia, 1,000,000
N. Y. Accidental, New York, 250,000'
Horse Thief Ins. Co. York Pa., 50,000
I This agency is prnparod toinsurDagainst Fire, DftJSth j
| or Aceident, in any part of Mifflin county. Horses!
j are insured against theft. All business pertaiuiug to i
j insuianee promptly attended to.
;i janlO '67 JOHN HAMILTON, Agent.
THE OLD STAND AHEAD !
Hamaker tS: Montgomery,
HW E associated together for tho pur
pose of manufacturing Coaches, Buggies, Carria-'
| ges, Sulkies, Spring Wagons, Ac., at
HIIVIES' OLD STAND,
| in Valley stre<-t. Lewistown. They are prepared to •
j do all kinds of work in their line." in an elegant and j
I workmanlike manner, and invite the citizens of town '
j and vicinity to call and examine their new stock on j
| hand, before purchasing elsewhere, as all work mAi
j Ufa-lured at tins establishment is warranted.
, I Prompt attention given to all repairing, which will |
' | he done with neatness and durability, and guaranteed i
, t to give satisfaction. myi-ly I
; REDUCTION!
FRANK H. WENTZ,
AT HIS
BOOT AND SHOE STORE,
HAS just received a large Stock of Roots
and Shoes direct- from Eastern Manufacturers, j
which he otters at greatly reduced prices:
Men's Congress Gaiters, 83 50
" Glove Calf Congress do, 4 25
i; Womcns' Lasting Gaiters, 1 25
Other work io proportion.
' Also, an assortment of Home Manufacture constant- |
; ly on hand, and made to order at short notice.
1 Call and examine his stock before purchasing else
j where. inayß-y I
Dr e iv' s Pat en t
FOR
ECCTS
17pjiiDJif ULiifjan
OR
SIDE SEAMS.
THE greatest improvement of the age, in this line !
of trade. Ist. It does away wi!h the wrinkles on !
i tlie instep, also, with the welted side seam which has 1
injured so many feet and ankles. *2d. It makes the
easiest sitting and tic St fitting t.oot ever worn. This
| hoot is now manufactured by P. F. Loop, who holds
the right of use for the county, and is prepared to
! furnish all who wish to wear this boot. A liberal dis-;
I count to dealers who wish to deal in these boots. Ur
i tiers filled at short notice. Prices greatly reduced on
j aii goods at P. F. Loop's Shoo Store. febo
S. O- JVS CURDY,
with
Benson. Campbell & Co.,
Commission Jlerrhauli & llliolrsale Grocers,
507 Market Street, Philadelphia.
T)ARTICULAR attention given to sales of Ginseng. :
J Wot. 1 , Woolen Yarn, Fur .Skins, Deer Skins. Sheep
Skins, Klaxseed.Cloverseed,Feathers,Leather, Roots,'
Dried Fruit. Butter. Beeswax. Eggs, 4e.
All goods warranted to give entire satisfaction, and i
i sol iat the lowest city prices.
Please call and he convinced.
Also, a full line of Tobacco kept constantly on
hand. jylG-6in*
EI PI BE SIIITTLE SEWING MACHINES.
Are superior to ail others for
FAMILY AND MANUFACTURING PURPOSES, i
Contain all the latest improvements; are speedy
noiseless; durable; and easy to work.
Illustrated Circulars free. Agents wanted. Liberal ! 1
! disount allowed. No consignments made.
Address EMPIRE S. M. CO., 616 Broadway, New
York. seps'6"J-ly
S. S. CAMPBELL & CO.
Manufacturing Confectioners, j
AND WHOLESALE Dfc\LEF.S IN
FOREIGN FRUITS, N UTS,&C.
.No. 303, HACK STRKKT,
PHILADELPHIA.
ALSO, MANCFACTtrttZRS OF ALL KINDS OF
tor Moi asses Candy and Cocoanut Work,
j eptl2'66-lv.
,1
tfcon nn AGENTS WANTED—SIOOOO—MaIe ami
K male, f> ititroiiK • our NEW PATKNT,
Si Alt Sill I T!.K SEWING VIACHINK. It is adapt
ed for family use and Tail>riO}f. It tnakes :I stitch ;
alike 011 both sides. Prtee only TWENTY DOLLARS
Extra-ordinary inducements to Agents. For full par-!
1 ti'-tllars, address DUMtiNT A WILSON,
.jul94tm* 030 Areh St., Phila., Pa. j
ROBERT W. FAT TON,
801 TH SIDE OF HARIiET STREET,
LEWISIOWN, PA.
nAS just received and opened at hie CS- J
tablishinent a new supply of
Clocks, Watches, Jewelry,
Fancy Articles, &c.,
which he will dispose of at reasonable prices.
| lie invites all to give him a call and examine J
; his stock, which embraces all articles in his *
line, and is sufficiently large to enable all to
j make selections who desire to purchase.
I fSrREFAIUINO neatly and expeditiously
attended to, and all work warranted.
Thankful fur the patronage heretofore re
ceived, he respectfully asks a continuance ol
the same, and will endeavor to please all who
may favor him with their custom. feb2
ROOF SPOUTING !
A GREAT IMPROVEMENT!;
\ MOST desirable article of Solid Wood j
, i /\ Spouting—the same finish as tin—costing only j
about half as much—and will no doubt last twice as
long as the tin. For sale by F.J.HOFFMAN.
F.J.HOFFMAN.
*
WALLPAPER. Be sure to go to Iloff
man's for this article. A good stock
on hand, and prices low.
Wednesday, August 28, 1867.
_ 3? OETBY.
TIIK MORN ING LAXI)
The night will cast no shadow
Upon the morning land;
j The dark clouds ne'er will gather
Above the golden strand.
And there the sound of weeping
Shall never more be heard;
With sorrow and with sighing
Our hearts no more be stirred.
cugbvs.
The morning land, the morning land.
How blessed 'twill be there to stand,
And greet the glance and clasp the hand
Of those who've gone before.
Of those who've gone before,
Gone to Heaven's shining shore,
To the morning land, to the morning land,
Where we shall part no more.
We mourn earth's faded blossoms,
But there bright flowers will bloom,
Beyond tho grave's cold portal,
Beyond the silent totnb.
* Fairer than early Eden,
Fairer than aught below.
Will be that lain) of morning,
The hotne to which we go.
CHORUS. —The morning land, Ac.
j Our days are swiftly gliding,
Fraught with both good and ill;
But though life's draught seems bitter,
We'll trust the Giver still.
By faith wo will look forward,
Till joyfully we stand
Beside the loved and loving
In God's own morning land.
CHORUS. —The morning land, Ac.
JVC ISCELLANY.
The Storm of ISlood and fl>irt at
Albany.
Musses of gelatinous matter, con
taining minute granules arrayed in it
in somo regularity, were found in the
jstreets early yesterday morning.—
V iewed through a microscope, the
small brick colored bodies weie some
what like the grains of wheat; and the
! gelatinous matter seemed to be con-,
nected to each one as a separate cov
ering. They were apparently separate
cells, very uniform in size, being 1-120
tof an inch long, and 1 255 of an inch
thick, filled with glanular particles
from which they d* rive their color
The gelatinous envelope and their ap
pearance gave them at first somewhat
the character of one of the single
celled protophytcs, resembling most
the Palniogltea, one of the humblest
kinds of vegetation. That they were
not these, was proven by their con
taining a distinct cell wall.
Several persons claim to have seen
them failing as a shower, and they
were not found under trees or shelter.
They have probably been carried for
a great distance by the wind. They
are more like to be tho germ cells of
| some marine growth, perhaps the fucus
| platycarpus, which they resemble.—
The presence of chloride of iodine (sea
salt) which is found largely in the ge
latinous envelope is corroborative of
their marine origin.
I)ust storms and blood rains, so
called from the character of tho dust
which they deposit, usually occur in
tho spring or fall, though they have
been observed during every month of
the year. On the 14th of October,
1755, a blood rain descended at Locar
no, Switzerland, during which nine
inches of rain fell and the red matter
that was deposited during the shower j
was found, by actual measurement, toi
be an inch deep. The same storm I
reached Suabia, on the Alps, and on
those high mountains it changed into
a reddish snow, which 101 l to the depth
of nine feet. A storm of red hail is
stated by Humboldt to have occurred
at Paramo, in South America. In Tus j
cany, March 14, 1813, there fell hail of
an orange color.
In March, 1808, a fall of over five |
feet "of red snow tell in Carniola, in
Germany; the ground had been previ
ously covered with white, and the
I storm of colored snow was succeeded
by another, the flakes ot which were,
as usual, of a pure and brilliant white
! —the two kinds being perfectly dis
tinct. A portion of red snow melted
[in a vessel and the water evaporated
j left a fino rose-colored brick-red, fell
in Italy, in 1810, and in the Tyrol,
; 1847. A black snow fell at Walpole,
New Hampshire, a few years since, so
i intense in its color that a correspon
jdent of the Boston Journal remarks
concerning it: 'I send you somo vvri
i ting written with the snow as it fell,
[and with a clean pen ' The different
colors of many of these storms may
j depend upon tho same coloring matter
j under different conditions.
Microscropic investigations in va
rious parts of the world have revealed
the cause of these dust storms and
blood rains to be cither portions of va
rious minerals or shells of infusoria,
or parts of plants and insects carried
into the atmosphere by tho winds
Infusorial shells and aquatic plants of
especial localities have been identified
after having crossed the ocean and
been deposited in dust storms, thus
tracing terial currents.
Ehrenberg found 320 different spe
cies of organisms in the dust of various
showers; of these, live were of marine
origin. This distinguished naturalist
L [ mentions 340 instances of dust storms
and blood rains, of which 81 tookplaco
before the Christian era, and 259 after
it.— Albany Argus.
The Volcano of Sanforln.
i A ' correspondent of the Boston Ad
vestiser, writing from Greece, thus
speaks of a visit to tho volcanic island
of Santorin :
Before us is now seen a vaet column
of vapor and smoke rising as it seemed
out of tho sea, and soaring high aloft
over tho isle Santorin. It is tho new
volcano now in full blast.
Santorin itself is evidently'sea born'
and was known as such by tho an
cients It is about twelve miles long
and tbreo to four broad in the broadest
part. It is shaped like a crescent, the
horns pointed westward, and tapering
towards the points like a new moon.
Between the horns are two other vol
canic islets, so there is a vast basin
| enclosed which is the crater of an old
volcano, but now the great harbor of
Santorin.
Tho volcano sleeps for an uncertain
number of centuries,and men thinking
it dead go to work and build houses
and plant vineyards upon the old crum
bling lava. But all of a sudden the
submerged mountain seems to be taken
with great pain, and belches up smoke
and vapor, and finally throws ofl vast
heaps of stone, which seem to relieve
it, and it goes to sleep again.
It had a fit of this kind nearly three
centuries ago, hut was quiet until last
year, and men began to think of itasa
thing lost in past ages, never to be
heard of more. But suddenly there
began to be seen signs of uneasiness
under earth and sea—
'As when
I The vanquished Titan hiccoughs in his den.'
At last it began to heave and to
belch up such vast volumes of smoke,
and such noxious vapors, that the af
frighted islanders fled away, thinking
that the}* might all be swallowed up
in some general 'caving in' of the island.
A small vessel ventured too near and
the captain and one of the crew were
killed by falling stones.
The eruption continued through tho
last year, but being confined to one
locality, the inhabitants returned, and
not only got over their fear of the
monster, but even turned him to some
account. Their harbor was actually
improved by the now heap of rocks
thrown up, for it narrows tho too wide
mouth ot the harbor, and without
making the entrance any moro diffi
cult, it forms a valuable breakwater.
The monster has done in a few months
more than 40,000 men could have done
in forty years.
Moreover they continue to make the
monster scrub and clean the bottoms
lof their vessels. There is part of the
harbor hard by the new chimney where
the water is so impregnated that it
i kills barnacles, and animalcuhe and
weeds; and a ship going in there with
foul bottom, and lying a day or two
comes out as bright and clean as if
she had been careened and scraped.
Into this vast crater our steamer
entered by the southwestern pass, and
[sailed hard by tho new chimney—a
vast heap of black stones which is
continually increasing, and which al
ready forms a respectable islet consid
ering its undergrowth.
As wo approached there was a hiss
ing sound, drowning the noise of our
engine, and soon growing louder and
i louder, until it was like to an engine
of a million horse-power blowing off
steam.
Vapors burst out hither and thither
among the stones, and at the water's
edge the stones seemed to be hissing
i hot.
, The eruption had ceased for some
i minutes, but suddenly front the chim
ney of the crater there shot up a vast
i compact ball of smoke which seemed
to bo under immense pressure, for as
it rose it rapidly uniolded flake after
flake, and rolled out cloud after cloud,
rising to a vast height and spreading
wider and wider without growing less
opaque. This beautiful column was
[ not only of vast size but of regular
I shape, well defined, and of singular
I tenacity. I have never seen smoke
hang together in tho air so compactly.
, Seemingly not larger than a wine cask
I when it rushed from the chimney, the
-j trunk rose up swiftly and straight, in.
i' creasing a little in diameter as it grew
I in length, until at a great height it
I spread more rapidly into a sort of cap
i ital which still seemed to support a
considerable circuit of tho hoavens j
but resting still on the bottom, a solid
s column of smoke.
>[ It continued to gush out copiously
LEWISTOWN, MIFFLIN COUNTY, PA-
from the chimney a few minutes, and
then to cease. But in ten or twelve
minutes more another volume would
be ejected with groat force, sometimes
[carrying up large blocks of black stone;
to a considerable height.
This continued as long as our vessel
was in sight. Wo would gladly have I
remained to enjoy this wonderful spec !
j taclo longer, and to understand the j
phenomena better than we could do
:by merely raking through the basin
ior crater of the volcano. But we
[were thankful for tho favor wo had;
and must refer j'ott to tho elaborate j
| reports of geologists for the science of j
j the matter.
A Xen Cement and Ituildinsr
Material.
In a communication to the French j
Academy of Sciences, M. Sorel de
i scribes a new cement, being a basic I
j hydrated oxchloride of magnesium.—
It is obtained by slacking magnesia
! with a solution of chloride of ma<;ne-<
. . °
| stum in a more or less concentrated
state. The denser the solution the l
harder it becomes on drying. This
tnagnesian cement is the whitest and
; hardest of all those known to this day,
and it can be moulded like plaster, in j
j which case the cast requires the hard-!
i ness of marble. It will take any color,
and has been used by the inventor for
| mosaics, imitations of ivory, billiard
I tables, &c. The new cement possesses
the agglutinative property in the high
;est degree, so that solid masses may
be made with it at a very low cost bj
[ mixing it up on a largo scale with sub
stances of little valuo. One part of
| magnesia may bo incorporated with
; upwards of twenty parts of sand, lime
stone, and other inert substances, so
as to form hard blocks; while lime and
other cements will hardly admit of the
incorporations of two or three times
their weight of extraneous matter.
By means of these artificial blocks,
buildings may easily be carried on in
places where materials for the purpose
are scarce. All that is required issim
ply to convey a quantity of magnesia
and chloride of magnesium to the spot,
if there bo none to be had there, and
then to mix them up with sand, peb
bles, or any other matter of the kind
close at hand; blocks can then be made
of any shape, and imitating hewn
stone. This tnagnesian cement may
be obtained at a very low cost, espe
cially if the mugnt sia be extracted
from the mother ley of salt works,
either by M. Balard's process, where
by magnesia and hydrochloric acid are
{obtained at the same time, or else by
decomposing tho ley, which always
[contains a large proportion of chloride
!of magnesium, by means of quick
lime, which by double decomposition
yields magnesia and chloride of lime
| containing a certain quantity of ehlo
ride of magnesium, and which, with
'the addition of various other cheap
[ substances, may be used for whitewash
ing-
All lor i Dance.
'I believe a woman would do a groat
deal for a dance,'said Dr. Growling
'l remember once in my life,' he went j
j on to say, 'that 1 used to flirt with one i
who was a {jreat favorilo in a provin-i
i eial town where 1 lived, and who eon-1
tided to me that she had no stockings;
tit to wear, and without them her ap j
poarance at a certain ball was out ol
[ the question.'
'That was a hint for you to buy the
{stockings,' said Dick.
'No—you're out,' quoth Growling
'She knew that I was as poor as her *
self; but, though she could not rely on j
my purse, she had every confidence in |
my taste and judgment, and consulted !
me on a plan she had formed for going!
to the ball in the proper trim. Now,
what do you suppose it was V
'To go in cotton, I suppose,' ventur
ed Dick.
'Ont again, sir—you'd never guess
it, and only a woman would have hit
upon the expedient. It was the fash
ion in those days for ladies in full dress
I to wear pink stockings, and she pro
posed painting her legs that color.
'Painting her logs!' exclaimed one
and all in horror.
'Fact, sir,' said the doctor; 'and she
carried out her proposition to the let
ter. After she had painted the stock
ings, she came to me to ask if the cheat
was successful. Of course I told her
it was. But tho little chit boxed my
ears for one remark I made. 'Jennie,'
said I, 'for fear your stockings should
fall down while you are dancing, sup
poso I paint a pair of garters to them.'
Death-bed Itepentaneo —A tombstone
in a Kentucky graveyard bears this
inscription: —'He lived a domocrat and
; died a christian !'
Vol. 57, No. 34.
A Transformation Scene.
George Alfred Townsend lias been
to Newport, and among other things
which lie saw and wroto about is this:
'Here is a bathing scene that struck
mo yesterday : A lady all dressed in
azure, even to her boots, which were
iof the same ethereal hue; likewise her
parasol, her gloves, her little flat fur
iChion of a hat; and the only relief to
this rare uniformity was the golden
I chignon of hair that looked as if it
might bo the reservoir of all this azure
dye. She had that pretty walk and
stylish manner of the Now Ycrk belle,
and coming down the sand trippingly
j she looked only more real than thoso
French lithographs wo see of superbly
shaped, dead-ripe ladies, peach-tinted,
and with the clean cut feet of seabirds.
This creature disappeared. I waited
with guilty anxiety for her reappear
ance from the little sentry-box of a
bathing house. Merciful Pan! What
is this? A low-set, baldheaded, bare
footed apparition, rigged out in blood
red smock and breeches, with green
veins around the armpits and down tho
breast, and a green belt, liko seaweed,
bisecting her liko an insect dcbout. The
The nightmare of tho auto-da-fe went
straight down the beach into the sea,
as if to meet the anthropophagi, and
I stole to tho bathing box down by tho
rear side and looked in. There hung
a little skirt and jacket of azure; little
azure boots with azure strings wero
set down coquettishly in the sand; tho
little hat, like a leaf, was dangling from
a nail; and a ball of golden hair as big
; as a pumpkin swung freely from a
, beam. I could account for the dimin
. ished height of my lady now. She
, had been decapitated. Directly, all
I clasped by her wet masquerading garb,
,(so that the roundness of youth was
,'half come back, she re-entered tho
box. Of course I had quitted it. In
five minutes an azure sylph, fit for The
tis herself, camo daintily out upon tho
. :sand, golden ball and all. I thought
Ovid of the Davenport brothers would
,; have a hard time to beat this. mota
i morphosis.
A Rich Valley.
A correspondent of the St. Louis He-
I publican writes as follows in regard to
i i the Kansas valley :
II 'Leaving tho State line for the West,
wo entered at once the fertile valley
■of the Kansas river. For a distanco
11 of two hundred and thirty miles we
,'ran through the valley of the Kansas
. and the Smoky Hill, every mile of
■ | which was through lands inexhausti
bly rich in deep soil, which under or
ijdiuary culture would yield the largest
returns to the hands of the husband
man. Apparently these valley lands
i are as rich as the famous lands of* the
American bottom. Like the latter,
the Kansas lands of which I speak are
i a level plain, flanked on the north and
i south by beautiful sloping hills, the en
. tire valley covered with luxuriant ver
dure. It is through this valley, never
: once forsaking it, that tho Uniou Pa
, icific railroad runs for the distance I
have named, encountering nowhere
any engineering difficulty, nor being
| subjected to the expense of deep cuts
i and fills. It seems as though naturo
(had designed the for tiie encour
agement of* those undertaking to initi
i ate tho gigantic enterprise of*spanning
the continent with a railroad '
®si_lt lias been proved by experi
ment, that milk, placed in an airtight
j vessel, will keep perfectly sweet for
i months.
aeii_ Punch reports the speech of an
Irish M. P., who thought Ireland was
overtaxed: " Take a tenth of our in
; coir.e, sir. Ay, that they do, and
they'd take a twentieth if they dared."
1 I t tt> ,
A lady complained of the inso
■ lence of some coal heavers. "To tell
you the truth, madam," answered the
51 1 employer, apologetically, "wo have
1 failed in our efforts to get gentlemen
to undertake tho business."
Buffalo bakers are now obliged
to stamp every loaf of bread with their
j initials. The law against light weight
i and poor material is being rigidly en
> forced. Bread which does not como
. up to the standard is confiscated for
J the benefit of tho poor, besides a fino
| of twenty-five cents per loaf.
To have worn tho Federal uni
form in tho late war makes a man so
unpopular in Kentucky that, whenever
1 it is possible, we observe the 'accused'
are hastening to deny it by public
cards. Union men and ex-Federal sol
diers are leaving Kentucky daily by
! hundreds, while their places are more
than filled by disfranchised rebels from
other States that wero in rebellion.