G. & G. R. FRYSINGER, PUBLISHERS, Whole No. 2939. Poor House Business. The Directors of the Poor meet at the Poor House on the 2d Tuesday of each month. Bs&rxaxaT &aa, BANKERS, LEWISTOWN, PA., Collf-lions and remittances promptly made. Interest allowed on time deposits. jan23-ly. ©EC. 7f. SLEEP., Attorney at Law, Office Market Square, Lewistown, will at tend to business in Mifflin. Centre and Hunting j don counties mv 26 S. J. CTJLEERTSQIT, Attorney at Law, LEWISTOWN, PA., OFFERS his professional services to the citizens of 1 MirHin county. Office in Northeast corner of the I Diamond, next to Hot!man's store. tny2 B. 3s 'Mf, i. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Lewistown, Pa., OFFERS his Professional Services to the Citizens of I.ewistown and vicinity. IN . Hurlhui has the EXFEKIENCB of 15 years in the | active practice of Medicine and Surgery. Office on south side of Mill street, in the building formerly occupied by Dr. Worrall. jul" LYCOMING COUNTY Mutual Insurance Company. Capital, 52.500.000. THIS Company continues to issue Policies of Insur ance on Buildings and Personal Property, in Town or Country, at cash or mutual rates. JAMES RANKIN, President. JOSHUA BOWMAN, Secretary. JOHN HAMILTON. Agent. jaolO '67 Lewistown. Pa i H. M. DUNMIRE, DENTIST, | jFFERS his professional services to the < / citizens of Mifflin county. He is prepared to per f nr. ail operations in the denial profession. Office i fir-t door from the Lewistown House, Main street, j where he will be found the first two weeks of each mouth, and trie lasi week of each month he will : vi-,t Ki-tiacoqinllas Valley. Teeth extracted without pum by the use of nitrous oxide myl-tf > Teeth Extracted Without Pain! By M. R. Thompson, D. D. S, By u NEW PROCESS, without the use of Chloro form. Ether, or NitrousOx- A&ySSfTi m ide. and is attended by no ' YUTV 4 -- danger or bad effects. |i * ; " y .y Office west Market street. 11' i*fH Jl W r near Eisenbise's hotel, LEWISTOWN, wlcre he ean be found for professional consultation. I Lewistown. Sept. 10-tf THE BESTIN TREMmLD?! rjIUE UNDERSIGNED IS AGENT FOR THE 13IPR0TED SINGER SEWING MACHINE, u h will lie placed upon trial with any other now : tu-t. He invites competion. 11 can be tested ©mo EQ. <1 Da with unv other machine io enable pnrchers to choose THE BEST. TERMS LIBERAL. Give him a call. [marl9-6tnl H'M. LIND. , :AS. A. THOMPSON, I HAS taken the Store formerly occupied V'V John Baurn. for the purpose of carrvtng on the WaTC'H MAKING and JEWELRY Business. He j will lie pleased to see all Mr. Bautn's old customers, i and a- many new ones as will liivor him with a call, i All work warranted. Store on East Market street, nearly opposite the Post Office. Lewistown, April 24, 1867-tf MRS. M. E. STEWAR "I"7I FAITCTJ STORE, VZL Writ Markrt it., Lewistown, I-MdES & GENTLEMEN'S rURNISHING GOODS,! Cloaks. Hats, BuDDutH, Fine JJJtESSi G'><)bS ami Trimmings, i'atterns uf latest styles always on hand. ffiiliinery and Dress-Making executed in the moat approved style. Lewistown, April 18, ISCfi.tf N E W~ Meat Establisment. IMIE undersigned ha? fitted ap the build-' ing in Brown street, above Frank's store, for a j meat -hop where Fresh Beef, Pork, Mutton, Veal. Ac. j can is- had at all times, an ice house for the preserva-1 ton of ne at le-ing connected with the establishment, j The public are invited to call, to. The room will t>e opened for the first tim# on j fc.t i l KDAY MORNING, ion int. JAMES S. GALBKAITH. Levbtm, March 13. 1867—tf. Lewistown Coach Manufactory, Junction 3d & Valley street. MOSER A- MAYES HAVING ASSOtTA ted together for the purpose ot maoufar luring Coaches, Carria •' -■ ■' —. ,-£* ' A Buggies, Sulkies, Spring Wrt ■ge* runs, Ac., invite the t Millie to i-'ivi- ill,-in a call ami examine specimens ot their ■ "••lie, which will be found equal to any iu or out of *■!- ' itie- A 1 ! kinds of repairing promptly attended I decl2-ly | WILLSAM LIND, ha? DOW opea A NEW STOCK or Cloths, Cassimeres AND VESTI NCS, which will be made up to order in the neat •st and most fashionable styles. at>l9 / Ml/r IH SLII Nil IDES. I'lain and richly Gilt, at 1.00 per F. G. Kit A Nl 'IS( JUS. BRISBIN HA.N McKeon & Vanhn<;eo's SOAP.! a " ""pics of which were distributed a few days | j. 1 7 s "up, Dobbin's Soap, ■1 T! r a " Castile " ' " Ac, Ac-, Ac. C ALSO, c i Peaches, Tomatoes, and Corn, iust received, <-ry cheap. ,„ayS ROOF SPOUTING ! A CHEAT IMPROVEMENT! A MOST desirable article of Solid Wood . spouting—tlie same finish as tin—costing only "t half as much—and will no doubt last tw ice as '"u as Uie tiu. For taUe by . I M f. J. HOFFMAN,'.' I Hiiutinglon and Broad Top Railroad. . i Passenger Trains run as follows: EXPRESS. MAIL a. m. p. in. | Leave Huntingdon 7-45 6.00 ! " SHiton 9.31 7X3 " Broody Run 10 55 8 5.3 Arrive at Mount Dallas 10.50 8.57 SUOIP'b Riit BRANCH. Leave Saxton 9 50 7.50 Arrive at Dudley 1u.20 8.20 eA-Il icks and Express Wagons connect at Mount Dallas for Bedford and Bedford .Springs. A reliable llue of Hacks connects at Dudley for Broad Top City. MAIL EXPRESS a. m. p. m. Leave Mount Dallas 6 10 130 " Bloody Run 6.14 134 " Saxlon 7.:(0 255 Arrive at Huntingdon 9 Id 4.45 Suocp's Rex BRANCH. ; Leave Dudley 7.00 2.30 ! Arrive at ?axton 7.30 3.00 Pennsylvania Railroad. Trains leave Stations in this county as follows : Leave Westward. Phil's Fast Krni- Ex. Mail. Line. grant, a. m. p. m. p. in. a. m. Lewistown, 5.30 4.06 6.23 10 58 Granville, 4 17 11.15 McVeytown, 6.00 4.37 11.40 Manayunk, 4.49 1154 N. Hamilton, 5.04 12.13 Leave East want. Phil'a Fast Day Cin. Ex. Line. Way. Ex. Ex. a. in. a. m. a. in. a. in. p. m. Lewistown, 12.17 5.59 10.15 li.uG 6.38 1 N. Hamilton, 9 15 Manayunk, 9 30 McVeytown, 9 42 Granville, 10 01 The Stock Freight east stops for way passengers as Tullows:_ N. Hamilton, 6.25 p. m.; Mannyunk, 6.52 p. I rod McVeytown, 7.12 p. m.; Granville, 7.47 p. m.; Lew istown, 8.03 p. m. Fare to Harrisburg $210; to Philadelphia 5 85; to New York 7.00; Altoonn 2 50; to Pittsburgh 0 55; to Baltimore 5 20; to York 3 20; to Hagerstown 4.55; to Reading 4.00. <6o'The ticket office w ill he open 20 minutes before the arrival of each passenger train. THOMAS SCHELL, Agent. Galhraith A Conner's oninibusses connect with all the passenger trains, ami take up and set down pas | sengers at ail points within the borough. Orders are | requested to be left at the National House. PRICES DOWN ONCE MORE. THE undersigned has a large stock of both Home made and Eastern manufactured Boots and Shoes, which he otfers at prices lower than he has sold for four years : Men's thick, d. Boots, warranted, from $2.75 to 5.00. ** Kip, " " " " 4.00 to 6.00. " Caff, " " extra 4.50 to 6.66. j Boys' Boots, 1.00 to 3.00. Men's thick Brogans, donble-soled, 2.00 to '2.50 ■I Men's split " warranted very bad, 1.10 Boys' Shoes, price ranging from " 1.25 to 2.25 j As the taxes are to be reduced again on the first day 1 ->f August, it also enables us to reduce our prices HOME-MADE WORK of all kinds made to ! order at reduced prices. So come on boys aud gtrls i and examine for yourselves. Trunks, Valises and Carpet Hags kept on hand. Gentlemen will bear in mind that no ; goods will be given out unless paid for, and if re ' turned in good order, the money will lie returned, if | requested. But when goods li'ave been soiled or worn, they will not be taken back—please bear this in mind—as some folks think that wearing for a short time don't injure the sale of them afterwards, j augl-tf BILLY JOHNSON, j Great Excitement at the Post Office, ! i"\N account of the new arrival of Boots and Shoes. • j at gr.'tlv reduced price,. The nzJuisignedvroatd ( respectfully inform the public that be has just arrived ! i from the eastern cities with a large assortment ol BJOTS, SU.IES AND GHTKiiS, ! consisting of Ladies', Gentlemen's and Children's 1 Wear, which he has purchased at "comedown" pri ees. He is now prepared to sell cheaper than the j | cheapest, foy cash. Also, constantly on hand a large ] | assortment of home-made work, which is manufao | tured under his own supervision, and of the best ma- j j terial ami workmanship. Boots and Shoes made to ! order at short notice. Repairing done in the neatest i I manner. Call at the Post office, and examine fori yourselves. W. C. THORN BURG, j Lewistown, May 23,1866-y. 20,000 MAJORITY! To the Voters of Central Penna ELECTION is over and it ha been decided by about 20,01)0 majority that the Tobacco and Cigars sold | at Frysinger's Tobacco and Scgar Store cannot be ; surpassed, either in Quality or Price, i Look at the Prices, get some of the goods, and com pare with all others, and you w ill be satisfied that you j get the worth of your money at Frysinger's. j Frysinger's Spun Roll only SI.OO per pound. I Frysinger's Navy •*""•* Frysingcr's Congress " " " " l Frysinger's Flounder " " " " j W ilielt Navy " " " " I Otonoko Twist u u u u ! And other Plug Tobacco at 40 and 50 ets. per lb. jt .'ut and Dry, 40 Without Soap or Water, Time or Labor, by using WOODSIJM'S Instantmiuous Hiuduw I'olisli. I' T IMi ES away with soap suds or hot water, thus avoiiling the ,|ops upon the floor or adjoining paint, and the disagreeable sensation of the water running down on the arms, under the sleeves, and wetting I them to the shoulders. It leaves no lint upon the ! glass, and gives it a more transparent and clearer ap pearancc than can be got witii ten tunes the amour of labor and tune in washing. For polishing Mirrori j or any kind of Silver, Brass or Tin-ware, it ' has no equal. The polish is warranted to contain no acids, nor anything of a poisonous or injurious char acter. but is perfectly harmless in every respect. F'or sale by J. A. & W. R. McKEE. Odd Fellows' Hall Building, opposite Black Bear j Hotel, Lewistown, Pa. novl4-tf BOOK AGENTS WANTED To Solicit Orders Jor a A'cw Illustrated Jim* lanwiamaft, (COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME ) This Dictionary embodies the results of the most recent study, research, and investigation, of about sixty five ot'the most eminent and advanced Biblical Scholars now living. Clergymen of all denominations approve it. and regard it as the best work of its kiud i in the English language, and one which ought to be in the bands of every Bible reader in the land, i In circulating this Work, Ageiits will find a pleasant i and profitable employment. The numerous objec , Hons which are initially encountered in selling ordi nary works will not exist with this. But, on the contrary, encouragement and friendly aid will attend the Agent, making his labors agrceablo, useful and lucrative. Ladies, retired Clergymen, .School Teachers, Far mers, Students, and all others who possess energy. - are wanted to assist in Cauvassing every t own and i County in the country, to whom the most liberal ui ■ ducements will be ottered. F'or particulars, apply to or address PARMELEE BROTHERS, au*2lx 722 Snom Street, Philadelphia Penna. GIOOU GURKBB, Crackers. Groceries, r Dried F'ruit and Honey at A. FELIX'S SULK LEATHER nl Shoe Findings, al ways on hand. Have now some of the Ic-st Red Sola. F. J HOFFMAN. (1.4 1-.1.. UIBJ examine the new ami lieau- J tiful Cooking Stove "Ecu PHF:," the i a ':-t bukiT, at F. (!. FRAN CISC US'. STOVES of all kinds, stove ri)e. Coal Buckets, cents you can procure what will make 2U gallons GOOD SOAP, at niarUOtf DR. R. MARTIN'S. TIN WARE. IF you want Good TIN WARE, home man ufacture, buy of J. B- SELHKIEER. I j \\r ALL PAPER, Be sure to go to Iloff ) V man's for this article. A good stock i on hand, and prices low. Wednesday, October 2, 1867. im ISDD3JM, THE Nzvr YORK Mire Roortxo COMPACT,(established . 1865) are manufacturing under Letters Patent the j Best Article of Composition Booting ever offered to, j the Public. It is adapted to every style of Roof, steep j j or flat, and can be readily applied by any one, ! The U. S. Government, after a thorough t< st of its i 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 nailed to the Roof to make a Durable Fire and Water-Proof Covering. I We particularly recommend its use upon Buildings, Stores, Churches, Factories. Machine SiiO] 8, Steamboat Decks, it. MICA ROOPINC PAINT, ; For coating Ti.v. IRON, or SHINGI.e Roors. It forms a j I ' Both/ hpial to Three Coats of Ordinary Paint. | No Roof can rust under it, and old leaky Roofs may be ! made permanently water-proof and durable by its use. 1 The Paint requires NO MIXING, but is ready to be ap j plied with the ordinary paint brush. Price. $1 per gai ter, which will cover two huudred square feet. Also manufacturers of Black Lustre Varnish, Tarred Felt and Hoofing J'itch. Discount \o the Trade. Circulars and Price List fur nished. Rights for counties sold at low rates. Address THE AIICA ROOFING COMPANY, 194 Broadicay, N. V. Frank Humphreys, 61 Royal st.. N. O.; SehofieUl Williams A Co., Augusta, Baldwin 11. Woods Montgomery, Ala.; I'hos. S. Coates. Raleigh. N. C ; F. A. Tucker. Richmond, Henry Wilson, Petersburg, j Vu„ Agents. jaais Tailoring Establishment i Wo VI ERCHANT TAILOR, has removed his shop to the j .tl hiiildihg formerly known as the-green bouse," i at the intersection ot \ alley and Mil! street,adjoining I H. M. & 11. Pratt's store, w here he cordially invites all ! who need anything in his line. Goods and Trim mings furmsued and gentlemen's clothing made, in the latest styles, on short notice, and at reasonable prices. apll-tf WHAT'S £LL THIS? Why the Grain Business is Revived at Mc- Coy's (lid Stand. THE undersigned, having rented the X large and commodious Warehouses formerly | occupied by Frank McCoy, esq., is now prepared lu 1 ; pun base or receive and forward ALL KINDS OF GRAIN, ! f " r wtich he will pav market prices Also, he will 1 I keep fr sake. .SALT. IM.AS I'ER. COAL and FISH. _ lie r< urns thanks to all his old customers for their burner patronage, and shall feel grateful l'orarenewal of past t usiness relations. J Merchants w ill find it lo their advantage to give him j a call. [marl4-y] WILLIAM WILLIS. Brown's Mills. 'JMIE undersigned are prepared to • buy all kinds of Produce for cash, or receive 011 j store at Brown's Mills, Reedsville, Pa. We will have 011 hand PLASTER, SALT AND COAL. 1 We lutend keeping the mill constantly running, and i have ZiDUil, LSii), 23, j tor sale at the lowest Market rates, at all tunes. 4o*The public are requested to give Us a call. sep27tf H. STRUNK A HOFFMAN'S. A. FELIX. W. H. FELIX. I FURNITURE. wm&z'z & HAVE on hand a g-iod assortment of Furniture 01 all kinds suitable to furnish a house out and out.! I Spring and Common Mattresses, and EXTENSION TABLES, of any sizes and priees to suit the times. ■ We cordially invite the attention of both old and voting, great and small. No charges for showing ! j goods. Call and examine before purchasingelsewlieie. i I Thankful for past favors aud hopiug a continuance j of the same, we remain, yours. Ac. Lewistown, March 13,1867-tf FELIX i SON. 1 iimum THE und orsigned having resumed busi- 1 T ness at this establishment with a force of superi-1 1 >r workmen, aonouuees to the putilic that he has now md w ill keep constantly on hand an assortment of j •xcellent which he will deliver to merchants at a reasonable . d stance, and at the usual DISCOUNT PRICES, or retail, at his Ware-rooms at the Pottery. All orders promptly attended to. JOHN DIPPLE. ! I.ew istown, July 24. IW-Jw. I PELOUBET ORGANS AND UNANIMOUSLY AWARDED THE | FIRST PRIZE, A GOLD MEDAL, I " The Best Cabinet Organs," American Institute. New York. October, 1865. Being pronounced superior in POWKR, and I 1 VAKIITT or I'ONE. and in number of combinations. 1 j "As the best instruments of America were there | j contending, whichever won that battle would have j nothing ltd to conquer " — A in. Art Journal, (edited by j I a weli i nown musieal critic.) | They have also taken the first premium wherever j j cxlul 11* -I this sea-oii. ' i PEDAL ORGANS, ne. two, and three banks ot j • j keys—six sizes—s2so to $1,500. W ithoul pedals, single and double bank, in great variety. $65 to $450. These I | Organs, with their smooth pipe like quality of tone, j I beautiful solo stops, strength of chorus, unequiille. j pedals, and general organ-like effects, are superhx for Churches, Halls, Pa rlors, niitl Schools, j They are put up in cases •*' Soup W ALNUT, fancy ven eered Walnut. 1 new and unique styles) and elegant I ! Rosewotsl. -if splendid designs and finish, and of the I best workmanship.!—it being intended thai each in -1 strument m,all he a nu-del of its class. All instru ments. dovrp to a five octave portable Melodeon. have j the beautifu; Tremolante stop, without extra charge. ! A large a-v.,rrment Constantly on hand atourGEN ! EKAL WHOLESALE A RETAIL WAREROOMS, 841 j BROADWAY. j tiur Illustrated Circular and Price Lists, with our new siyles. :, r ,. no w ready. Send f--r a Circular. PELOUBET, PELTON" & CO., ' f2O Matiqfactuiers, 841 Broadway, N. Y. ; Weber & Son, 1 I TAVE the largest assortment and best ll selected stock of GHOCEBIES in this section of country. ' Brown Sugars from 10 to 15 cts , White Sugar 16 " Pulverized, Granulated and Broken Loaf p Sugar. SYRUPS. , Lovering's Syrn,, t $1 20 per Gallon, Other Syrups, z~, and 28 ets. per quart. Baking Molasses. COFFEES. . Extra Prime Coffee, 30 cts. 1 Prime Coffee, 28 " | Also, a largo stock of MACKEREL and HERRING. | Ground Alum, a „j Asliton's Refined Dairy Salt. PRIME FACtoilY CHEESE. Shepliard's Pittsburg Crackers always j on hand. febO. | i I>EST Bar Iron, 4J, and other kinds 1> low at F. J. HOFFMAN'S. POETR "5T . A NODE TO TOMATTUSES. BY STANPKLMUNMR. O tomftttuses, how good you arc! J I have loved you ever since I was littler than I am now. At a very early period of my life My mother used often to take me A walking in the garden, And she would tell me stories i Uv you, my sweet and sour tomattuses! | She said w hen mock-oranges wus little known, j Folks sit you on mantle-pieces for ornament, Along with them, and called you Jerusalem apples! O tomattuses! What makes you so good and Sweet aud sour, with your red Cheeks shining among the green Lieves, aud looking as temptin Ac. you kin? Some of you iz Smooth, like a apple, and Some of you has k reuses in you Like a fat baby's nec! O tomattuses I do you know you hev Kalomel in you, enuf to salivate Some folkes that has used kalontel Drs. Too much before? 1 diskuvered that, Aud you kin regulate the boweis too. O Jeiusalem apple tomattuses 1 Did you ever live before the flud. And when Adam aud Eve were little boys! Did you gro on the banks of the Knile, When the masterdon used lor to cum Out to eat grass with his hind legs In the water? Did he turn you up Wi'.h his ponderous snoot, and go away And leave you like the Jew's abomination, Culled a liorg. duz now a-daze? That would be hard to tell. What's the reason no animal eats you Except man, and chickens, and sich? I don't no. Mabbe it's the kalomel. The man who first kaned you Deserves to be Emperor of Mexico, t Li it wus safe! MISCELLAN "Y~ Fi-iglitl'ul Occurrence 4 .Han Btoustcd to Dcatli in an Oil ltc liiiing Still. In ttie late fire which occurred at j Oil Springs, Canada West, resulting in the loss of the llartlbrd Oil Refinery, a man named Hutc hinson was literally baked to death. He was, at the time | |of the fire, which took place at raid- '■ day, cleaning out one of the stills. To! i effect this ho had to descend into the i still by a small step ladder, which was drawn up to enable the man to go about his work. While thus engaged, I by some means, through the pipe be- 1 coming disconnected under the hands jof workmen on the refinery, the oil ran out, and communicating with the fire the whole mass was in a moment blazing. The man who escaped en deavored to extricate his fellow, and j succeeded in grasping his hand, but he j was unable to retain his hold through the tierce flame which was rapidly sur rounding him, and to save himself was compelled to abandon his companion : in the meanwhile, being himself severe ly burnt in his effort at rescue. Rushing through the flames, he es !capes and stands in the open air, only to hear, in common with the assent bled neighbors, the hopeless cry for help which ever}' now and then rang above the roar of flaming oil from! the fatal still which was to prove the terrible tomb in which, unscathed by flame, a living man was to grapple with the death-heat, as hotter grow the iron, closer and more stifling the atmosphere, and more intense, though each time feebler, the attempt to draw i breath; till at last the almost equally painful silence told the horror stricken ; spectators, who stood powerless, that i all was over, and that soon nothing j but a blackened mass would remain of the man who not an hour before was jin the prime of life and health. To I add to their distress, the wife of the i ! dying sufferer hurried to the scene, | I but only to hear the last cry that came I from that tomb of terror, and to be borne back again stunned with her | grief, to fold almost unconsciously in her arms four little fatherless ones. The poor man was subsequently found in an upright posture, leaning against the still, and though not touched by the tire, he was but a black, charred ! mass, whose clothes crumbled away at ! the lirst touch, only to reveal the bare, j burnt skeleton. Democratic Orator Confounded. We are informed that a village in 1 one of the 'backbone' Democratic coun ties was the scene of a funny incident a few evenings since, whereby a Dem ocratic orator was utterly confounded and brought to grief by men of his own party. The circumstances areas follows : He had told them how the rich bond holder had reduced them to slavery in despite of the efforts of the Goddess lof Liberty and several other person I ages, both human and celestial, till then unknown to the audience. He j quoted extensively from George Fran cis Train's 'demagogue' speech, and among other things the following: Work! work! work! From the dawn to the dusk of day. For your hopes ate crushed with a weight of debt, Y hat the toil of your life won't pay. Having wrought up his bearers al most to mutiny, he left that branch ot his subject, and proposed to show up some ot tho Republican leaders, be ginning with Ben Wade. 'Why fel j fow-citizens,' said he, 'there is Ben i Wade, a regular agrarian, who wants all the property divided so that every man will have an equal share.' [Thun during applause, and cries of 'Bully fur him !' 'That's the ticket!' 'He's the • man for me !'] 'Why, fellow-citizens,' said he, 'Ben Wade is a Radical and an ! agrarian; ho'—[Deafening applause, LEWISTOWN, MIFFLIN COUNTY, PA- and yells of 'Good for the Radicals ! Bully for tho 'grarians!' The speaker was thunderstruck Evidently, his hearers had never heard uuch of Ben Wade and the Radicals i'hey had been well stirred up against he rich, and they thought that radi alistn was a species of democracy, ol vhich Ben Wade was the champion. 'Gentlemen —fellow-citizens,' con tin ed the speaker, 'I don't think you xactly understand me. Ben Wade t the Vice President elected by the ladicals, and he is himself a Radical, nd an agrarian land pirate to boot. Vli}", what do you think? lie pro oses to take the rich man's property, >r which he toiled in early life, and ive it to those who have no property, ven to those who do no work. \V r hat o you -' A voice. 'Three cheers for Ben /ade !' And in spite of all that two or three iliage leaders, candidates fur consta le and supervisor, could do, the crowd uVe three thundering, rousing cheers >r Ben Wade and the ''grarians.'— he orator, finding that he had got on he wrong track, abruptly brought is remarks to a close. A lie, in that istance, made Ben Wade several •iends, yet we scarcely feel like con ratulating him on the acquisition.— Jolumbus ( Ohio) Journal. 3vi 1 Eficcts of Dram Drinking. In a familiar epistle from Lute A Taylor, of Wisconsin, to Joe Elwell, tublished in the La Crosse Republican, ,ve find a touching and powerful expo sition of the result of an intemperate use of ardent spirits, and the danger of acquiring a inorbrd taste for liquor: My pen is arrested, Joe, and my thought involuntarily turns to another heme. A friend of other days, but ">r whom friendship is now shorn ol espect, and has only pity left, just came to me and asked for a small sum to buy strong drink. 'Oh ! it was pit ful.' With a heart naturally noble, a mind active and strong, a gentleman, a ready writer, a pleasant triend, he has gone to disgrace with fearful rapid ity; and wrecked, broken, desolate, and damned, he plead for a pittance wit! which to buy another draught of for getfulness, delirium and death. I reac too, to day, of tho miserable death o ex-Senator MeDougal—the quenching of that splendid intellect in which bit life was strong enough to strike thro the foggiest fumes of alcohol, and tin brilliancy of whose lustre put tho ab i stemious scholars to blush. O, the fa tal mastery of habit! It steals upoi its victim with noiseless feet and bind him with chains softer than silk ant stronger than steel. Onco in tin charmed circle of its invidious influ ence, and the strong man is like Samp son in the lap of Delilah. He sleep.- in fancied security in the lap of lndui fence, until habit lias stolen resolutior '•oin his soul, and then awakes fo s .errible consciousness of his degrada tion, hut powerless to retrieve iiis losi estate. No position or attainment! are a safeguard against the wiles o habit, and intellect of a lofty ordei seems rather to invite than to repel it! destructive mastery. If there is a sigh l on earth, sadder and more terribli than all else, it is to see a liquor-char red remnant of a once great man, gro ping in delirium at death's dark doors with hell born horrors peopling tin. brain where once dwe[t pure affections and regal thoughts. Corruption or Ancient Pompeii. A correspondent of the Chicago Tri bune, who has latety been at the buri ed city in Italy, writes as follows: There is one matter in relation to Pompeii that is seldom touched on by writers, and which 1 dare not touch too closely, to wit: the horrible de pravity of the Pompeians as illustra ted by the frescoes, mosaics, sculptures and bronze statues that are found. Hundreds of these vile objects have been carried away to the museums of Naples, and put in a room where no woman is allowed to visit, but there uro still houses in Pompeii that are kept locked, and others that have such sculptures over tho doors on the out side that the guides hurry past then: when there are women in the party Even in private houses there are scores of frescoes—magnificently executed too —which one would dare to visi only in company with his nearest am I dearest friends, if ladies, and in othe houses pictures and statues than whicl i none can imagine anything worse, cannot understand why the writers 01 these matters have been so anxious t( conceal the faults of the ancients. I is a fact that deserves to be generally known. Great God, what a picture o corruption in Imperial Rome is reveal ed to one who looks into Pompeii witl) anything but thoroughness. The very stone of tho door step tells a tale more damnable than ever was invented by modern thought Sodom was clean, and Gomorrah was pure, compared with Pompeii. Where was ever a peo pie on earth before or since Pompeii 'advertised the way that led down to hell' by sculptures placed in the open light of tho street ? 'Out, d—d spot!' cried the still infant genius of modern civilization and Christianity, as it look ed in u|>on Pompeii, and Vesuvius re sponded to the command and seut his consuming fires to do tho work. Vol. 57, No. 39. Alphabetical Advice. A. Always attend to your own avo . cation, avoid ale houses and artful wo men. B. Bo benevolent but not prodigal; bury all bickerings in the bosom ol for getful n ess. C. Contrive to collect cash and keep it. D. Bo your duty and defy the devil. E. Early endeavor to eradicate eve very error, both of head and heart. F. Fight fairly when } T ou fight; but the better way is not to fight at all. Fiddle for no fools. G. Grapes, goodness, gunfytion and i goose grease, enable a man to pass through the world mighty easy. Get them and glory in them. 11. Harbor hope in your heart, if you would be happy, but hark ye, hope can't render rotten the rope of the , hangman. I. Inquisitiveness is insufferable, in dulge not in it. J. Juleps may be called the juice of joy and the yeast of jest; but let them alone, for too much joking often de stroys the joviality of the social circle. K. Kindess kindles the fire of friend ship; a kiss avails more than a kick. L. Lo'-'e the ladies—look before you leap; eschew loaferism. M. Make not mischief by meddling with other folks business. N. Never be caught napping, except ' in the right time. O. Order is heaven's best law-obey it . P. Pursue the plain path of probity, and put in practice what you give in ; precept. Q. Quarrel not—quibble not—be not fond of asking questions, or addicted i to queries. K. Kum surely ruins respectability —renounce, renew and renovate. S. Seek salvation, oh, ye sinners! be come saints, and you are safe. T. Tako time by the forelock, try to turn every moment to account. U. Union unites to unity; in the en tire universe there is unison, be ye therefore united for the sake of unity. V. Vanity has no connection with valor, remember that. W. Women and wine bring want, woe, and wretchedness, when wicked ly indulged in. X 'Xtra 'xertions accomplish 'xtra- I ordinary ends. f Y. Yield to no tyrant; yeomen and , their yoke-fellows are lords of the soil. 3! Z Zigzagging is characteristic of a • zany; take a straight course through j life, and pursue it. Sc. Sc mind your own business, Sc let . j others' alone, See. I Entombed in Stone. ' A day or two ago the workmen at Judge Cook's stone quarry on the riv } er just below town, whilst moving the ■ earth, which from appearances had - never before been disturbed, prepara ' tory to getting at a ledge of rocks, ■ came upon an excavation in the rock 1 . about six feet in length by two wide, 1 and sufficiently deep to contain the body of a man. In this cavity was found a human skeleton, which mcdi • oal men, upon examination, decided b were those of a man. Upon being ex posed to the air the bones began tosof ; ten and soon crumbled and fell to pie : j ces. In the language of the quarrvman, 'wonder who this chap was, and how long he had been there V There was > nothing found to provo whether tho remains were those of an Indian or white man. It would seem from the body being so carefully buried in a tomb of stone, requiring much labor to make it, that the remains belonged to some distinguished individual whose friends were determined if possible to ! prevent the body beiug devoured by wild animals.— Davenport Gazette. T\ hat an Industrous .Man can do in the West—l Mint a Pennsylvania n has Done. | —The Davenport Gazette speaks of a Mr. James Thompson, who came from Pennsylvania to Scott county, lowa, a dozen years ago, worth a few hun dred dollars. He now owns forty four farms, averaging IGO acres each, or in I all about seven thousand acres of land, at least half of which is under culti j vation; the whole will be next year. The land lies in Scott and Cedarcoun -1 ties. The past year he put under cul tivation 2,2U0 acres of new land. Ho < is now having twenty farm dwellings, , iof six rooms each, framed and gotten t ready in Davenport, so they can be 1 hauled to his farms and set right up r for his tenants. The tenants get one -1 third the crop and two dollars an aero I .for farming new land, and the same 1 share of the crops with seventy five > cents to one dollar an acre for cultiva- | ted land. ■ 1 f week a hotel keeper in Lan . caster ' smelled a mice' in this wise; 1 Two countrymen took lodgings at his I place, and lured sumptuously, drinking three bottles of wine daily. The last •lay, and before they had settled their bill, a dispute arose about the speed of their horses. They at last settled up on a race, and appointed the landlord judge. When they were ready, tho judge, liko those of the Olympian games, gave tho word, one, two, three, and go. Away they went, and navo j neither been seen nor heard of since, j No doubt they are running at this mo | ment, (a bill in some other place,) leav ,iug this landlord fully compensated by I having had tho honor of being judge.