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ADV/ZETNEKRNTII--4CCOittpallied by the CASH, and not exceeding one soave, v,ll be inserted three times for one dollar, and twenty4we cents for each additional insertion. Those of a greater length in proportion. lOn-Piturrrno —Such as Hand Bills, Posting Bills, Pam ph.etz, El.anka„ &c., &c., executed with ac curacy and at Ul6,shpitost notice. The Prodigal Bon. By OZORGE W. WELUOY Give me my portion; father ! I am weary of the cold and dull Monotony of home; The rippling of the brook that sparkles In the meadow, and singing of the birds That nestle in the branches, bring no more That music to my ear in which my Childhood•sported. The quiet shades, through which the moon's Pale beams cast their long streams of silver Light, where we were wont to sit and watch The stare that lit the dome above ; And wonder, and adore tho hand that Placed them there, rest like a shadow On my soul, and I would fain away— Ambition prompts me, and this love of Fame and worldly pleasure, swells in • Each beating pulse— Restrain me not, but give me of thy Thy substance, and I go. Years had rolled round ;—far in a distant land, The Prodigal had ta'en hie place ; Not in the ranks of honor and of fame ;.—L. For he had wasted all his portion. And lean and hungry famine sat upon his cheek And languished in his eye ; But as a feeder of the swinish herd, To which he carried husks, and fain Himself had fed upon them ; , r And no man gave to him.” The peaceful quiet of his father's house, The rippling of the brook and singing Of the birds, and the calm shades where Evening's twilight found him watching The stars that sparkled in the vault of heaven , All came back and touched his soul With tender memories of the past. Why did he languish there, to perish Without food, while in his father's house, The hired servants held their daily banquet 7 Alas ! the blight of years was on him,' And his wasted form seemed but the shadow Of his former self; and burning shame Glowed on his cheek. His long familiarity With guilt had seared his nobler feelings, . And he could not go to him who ever Bade him welcome. But now he was resolved : High hills and mountains intervened Between the wanderer and his home; His pathway lay through deserts wild, And gloomy.forests, and o'er streams Whose stormy waves, lashed the frail barque That trembled with its burden. At ever y footstep thorns sprung vp, And j:UAed rocks and frowning peaks, Flung their dark shadows o'er his dreary say. The serpent fled from his approach, Or pausing, hissed defiance from its slimy den; And the dread howl of savage beasts, 'That use the night's dark shadows for their Covert, filled his soul with terror.; While ever and anon, across his path, The storm cloud lingered, and the lightning Flashed and thunder rolled, their fearful - Evidence of God's displeasure. High on a lofty eminence, that everlooked • The boundless heritage that lay around , He sat him down to rest; For many a weary day and sleepless Night had marked his painful journey; Yet hie father's house still lingered in the • Distance; but his earnest eye had caught The sunlight of its lofty dome; And hope almost departed, rose once more Within his bosom and he slept. His strength had failed him, and his weary Limbs sunk 'need; the toils of travel; Perhaps some shepherd from his father's fold, Might pass that way, and like the good Samaritan, bind up his wounds and set Him on his journey. It not, to die there were a bliss to him, For balmy winds now fanned his fevered cheek, And gentle music tuned each passing breeze.' The distant murmurs of the rippling brook, And the sweet singing of the birds ; In which his soul, in boyhood's guileless' Hours delighted, came back to him in Dreams, and the pale wanderer lived once More, the sunny days cf childhood and of home. His father knew the place of his repote, • - And ministering angels came, and strewed His couch with roses. The Prodigal awoke, and the thick mist That had obscured his vision, passed away ; And the hold outlines'of his father's mansion, Burst upon hiin and he wept, Yet his were not the tears of sorrow now, But tears ofjoy, such as are shed ' By him who long has wandered from the told 01 God, tasting the transient pleasures of the world Feeding upon the lean and starving condiments Of sin, and who in bitter agony of spirit, Turns once again his footsteps Zion-ward; And as the clouds of darkness roll away, Before the dawn of mercy's visitation ; Feels the'clear sunlight of forgiveness in the soul, His fattier saw him in the distance, and he Came to welcome back again his wayward son. t'c He tell upon his neck and kissed him," For the lost was found, the dead restored to life; And angel voices sang the wanderer home. Lancaster, Feb. 14th. 1854. . War Do TEETH DEasT.—All the theories that time and again have been advanced in answer to this enquiry, have„long since vanished before the true doctrine of the action of external corrosive agents. _The great and all-zowerftil destroyer of the human teeth is acid, vegetable or mineral, and it matters not whether that acid is formed in the mouth by the decomposition of particles of food left between and around the teeth, or whether it is applied directly to the organs themselves:. tho result is the same, the enamel is dissolved, corroded, and the. tooth destroyed. Much, very much of the decay in teeth may be attributed to the corrosive effects of acetic acid, which is not only in common use as a condiment in the form of vinegar, but is rated by the decay and decom position of an and e y variety of vegetable mat ter. When e nsid r how very lewperepos, com paratively, take ecial pains to remove every particle of food from between and around their teeth immediately after eating, can we wonder that dis eased teeth are so common, and that their early loss is so frequently deplored!—[Practical Dentist. BISEWP SOIILE.-A writer in the Southern Chris tina, Advocate, tells the following amusing story of the good Bishop : • . 'We felt deeply interested a few months ago, in a stage coach conversation with Bishop Soule, in which that venerable and veteran leader gave us the story of his saddle horse 'Hero,' Whether Hero will ever get into print hereafter, we cannot tell _— He is worthy of a place inithe picture which pos terity will some slay or other look at admiringly —the picture of a life of adventure, toil, and self sacrifice gone through by the second race of Amer ' Man Bishops. On this horse, Bishop Soule made five tours of the continent, traveling in the saddle . 20,000 miles! That saddle was no 'chair of ease.' - Among the many incidents and accidents by 'flood and field" to which Hero was party, one occurred of 6ornewhat laughable turn. Hero was a thorough bred, and trained in Virginia for the turf. Bishop Soule was on his way to Augusta, Georgia, to at tend the session of the South Carolina Conference. He reached the suburbs of the city'at a time when the races were in lull blast. Passing the course just as the excitement of the race was at its height, Hero, forgetful that he carried a grave and rever end bishop, 'C,esarem et Cresaris forismas,' suddenly sprang across the ditch and was in the act of leap ing the fence, and taking part in the ignoble strife of the turf, when his thtister,'hythe'rtost strenuous aXercise of the powers of hand and voice, succeed ed- in preventing him. If a Methodist Bishop, no (ens miens, hail ridden a race that day, arid won the field, it would have been a new thing under the sun. Hero is dead, but Bishop Soule is now packing up for a second visit to California. . At' Thrilling Story. Mrs. Wilson, who was recently recovered from he Camanches, gives the following account of her captivie§ About a year ago she was married to a young farmer in Texas, and in A'pril they joined a party of fifty-two emigrants bound for California. They were attacked by Indians, and the party was com pelled to return, to Texas; but Mr. and Mrs. Wil son remained at El Paso, where their her-es being stolen, they were compelled also to give up the plan of going to California, and set out on their re turn to Texas in July. In August. Mr. Wilson and his father fell into the hands of Indians and were murdered. Mrs. W. returned to El Paso, aid again in September started for Texas, with her three brOthers-indaw and a sfiall party. Vl'hea within three days' journey of Phantom Hill, an American military post, they were attacked by Camanches, while some of their men - were off in pursuit of some of their horses that had been stolen. A: Mexican who was with Mrs. Wilson, was brutally murder ed and ,scalped before her eye's, and she and her two brothers-in-law, lads of 10 and 12 years, were seized, bound and carried off, with the entire prop erty of the party. Th'e Indians, with their captives,proceeded in a North-west direction, each being appropriated as the property of one or other of the chiefs. They were stripped of nearly all their clothing, arid oth erwioe brutally 'treated. Mrs. Wilson, although soon expecting to become a mother, was subjected to . every conceivable cruelty and indignity, beaten and bruised, exposed to fatigues of all kinds her flesh lacerated by lariats and whips, or by the loads of- wood she was obliged to carry on her bare baCk; compelled to do the work of men, ov punished for her inability by being stoned, knocked down and trampled on; almost entirely deprived of food—and all this lasted for twenty-five days. At the time, she was sent in advance in the morning as usual, when she determined to attempt an escape. which she succeeded in accomplishing by secreting her self in some bushes till the Indians bad passed. For twelve days she wandered through this In dian country, subsisting upon berries when she for tunately fell in with some New Mexican traders, who furnished her with some men's clothing and a blanket. In consequence of their meeting with some Camancloes, they had to leave her behind, and she narrowly escaped a second capture. Bat by the subsequent aid of one of the traders, a Pu ebla Indian, she was enabled, after hiding herself for eight dilys, to escape. ,At the expiration of this (One, she was rescued by ';the traders, furnished with a horse, and brought to the town of Pecos, New Mexico, where Major Carleton and others, of the army, took care of her and enabled her to proceed to Santa Fe. Her two young brothers re• main captives. Trading in Ladies. Many rich Tnrkish ladies carry on a trade, for which we have no name. They keep what may be called Nurseries of Wives and Mothers; and find both pleasure and profit in training their young protegee to the duties of married life. Their agents go abort collecting the raw material of their man ufacture, picking - up orphans, foundlings, or the children ot poor parents; tor, .n the East, there is no prejudice of birth, and the lady is distinguished from the servant only by education or wealth. The task is by no means difficult. Not much knowl edge is expected from an Oriental matron; and in this case at least neither the idea of virtue or sen timent is inculcated. We have alredy hinted in. what way the flock of young' maidens is „made to contribute to the development of the young mas. ters of the house. They are early ready to he sold as wives or mistresses. Beautiful girls are often bought by these profes sional trainers in high lite, tor eight or ten pounds, and afterwards sold for lour or five hundred. The profit constitutes the pin-money of the harem. A number of old women--bride-brokers—carry on the trade, to which not the slighest idea of shame is attached. They discuss the price of their mer chandize, and as openly as if they were selling a pair of slippers or a parcel of pertunie. Sometimes they act as agents for some old gentlemen, who finds his house lonely and his purse sufficiently full to enable him to indulge in the luxury of a corn. ponies; and sometimes they undertake the still mbre equivocal task of going about warming toe imaginations of bachelors an d other by the luxuri ous descriptions of the caged beauties. They.gen erally take money on either hand:and it must be admitted that many good matches are struck by their care. . There is no prejudice against partners obtained by these means. On the contrary, many Turks pre. fer damsels brought up in this way--perhaps be. cause they are without the incumbrance of rela tions—especially when they come from the harem of a minister or other great functionary. The wile of Jteschid Pacha, who;by the *ay, is no polyga mist, has generally some forty young creatures to dispose of, and finds no difficulty in getting rid of them. The demand is always equal to the supply. From this class, and from the Georgian slave. market, most of the consorts of persons high in rank are taken. Snell are the mothers of the Sublime Porte, aye, and all of the Sultan's that have ever reig e - on the shores of the Bosphorus, for the Sul tan do nut, in those simple countries, .either beg the hand the princess he has never seen, or, imi tating a common man, choose a wife among the coquettes of a ball•room. The state provides t • portlier of his couch. 'At various periods of the year fixed by law. the Council of Ministers and the Tlemas, in conclave assembled, vote, as it were, a subsidy of girls bought at the public markets,or at private sales, and send them with high solemnities into. the arms of his Sublime Majesty. On these occasions tfie Sultan gops in pompous processions to the mosque,•and, no doubt, thanks Heaven for the large supply of angels which have come to il luminate his solitary moments.—Life in the East. POWERFUL REABOXING. - At a yowlg men's de bating society, somewhere down in Indiana, the discussion was, 'which is the greatest evil, a scolding wife or a smokey chimney.' Alter the disputanti had concluded the debate, a spectator arose and begged the privilege of 'making a tew remarks on the occasion.' Permission being granted he delivered himself in this way. 'Mr. President, I,ve been almost mad a listening to the debate of these 'ere youngsters. They don,t know nothing about the evils of a scolding wile Wait till they have had one for twenty years, and he be hammered andjammed and slammed, all the while; and wait till they have been scolded because the baby cried, and beUctuse the fire would'nt burn, because the cow kicked over the milk ; because the snn shined, because the butter wouldn't come, be cause the old.cat had kittens, because they came too soon tor dinner, because they were a minute too late, because they tore their trowsers, because they invited women to call again, because they got sick, or because they did anything else; no matter Whether they couldn't help it or not, or be cause the didri,t do something else, no matter whether tbey could or not, before they talk about the evils of a scolding wife; why, Mr. President, I'd rather hear the clatter of stones and hammers on twenty tin pans and nine brass kettles, than the din, din, of a scolding wife. Yes, sir-ee, I would; to my mind, Mr. President, a smoky chimney is no more to be compared to a scolding wile, than a little nigger to a dark night.' Elg' The editors of the New Orleans Picayune, speaking of the 'model subscriber to !hat paper says: 'We have on our ' subscription list the name of one gentleman, who has taken the Weekly Picqyune ever since 1538, and has not once, during that whole period, that we remember, bound fault:with the appearance or contents of the paper, or ,corn plained of being irregularly served by the mails. He paid his first year's subscription in advance, and has not paid anything since.' IE7 A country paper says the best 'sewing ma chine in the World, is one about seventeen years old, that wears gaiter bnoinP4ld a pocket to put her wakes in., ED'Alrs-Partington. says that because dancing girls are stars, it is no reason why they should be regarded as heavenly bodies. EU - Young ladies are like arrows—they arelill in a quiver when the beaux come, and can't go ofl without them. "THAT COUNTRY IS Tat, MOST PRORPEROK WHIM Ol. OIL 11 L • I:1;1 CITY OF LANCASTER, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 21, 1.854. THE ACCOENT Of Expenditures and Receipts of the Directors'of the Poor and House of Employment for the County of Lancaster, from January 1, 1858, to January 1, 1864. _ Provisions. .802 bushels of wheat, Grinding 1853 bushels of wheat, 62 head of cattle, 103 head of sheep, $329 60 ; 39 head of shoats,,,s234 93, 900 gallons of molasses, $lBl 25; 7 brls. vinegar, $24, 303 lbs. of tea, $llB 44 ; 2,619 lbs. of sugar, $123 13, 3,212 lbs .ofcoffee, $342 96 ; 1,347 lbS. of rice, $65 85, 38 sacks of salt, *56 39 ; 12 lbs. of hops, $3, Pepper, mustard, ginger, allspice, &c., 75 bushels of potatoes, $lB 75 ; 275 shad, *46 75, Fuel. 61 cords of wood, $2OB 01 ; sweeping chimneys, $3 25', 04 tons of stone coal, Household_ Necessaries, &c. 342 yards sattinett and lineey, $94 47 ; 2 yards oil cloth, $1 63, 364 yds. prison stripe, $6O 14; 2 tubs and 1 stand, $l2 50 1,106 yds. muslin, $B5 58 ; 64 pairs of shoes, 86 37 40 pairs of Blankets, $6O 00 ; (17 yds. tow linen, 8 09, 29 yds. of flannel, $8 98 ; 2 doz. of mitts, 9 20, 266 yds. of check, $3O 09; 3 doz. hdk'fs, 6 25, 12 bedsteads, $3B 00; 23 doz. second hand hats, Il 00, 60 lbs. of hard soap, $3 30 ; 43 lbs. of twine, 1 27, Crockery and darthenware, $2l 12; stove and pipe, 23 00, - • Brushes,s3B 25 • repairing clock, 1 37 Combs, thread, buttons, &c., .:1;26 35 ; 1 arm chair, 2 25, Trimming blinds, $3 00 ; mending spinning wheel, 1 12, Ashes and sundries purchased-by Steward, • 59 lbs. of wool, dyeing and carding, Weaving, $lO 50; shoefindings, 21 06, Tobacco, snuff and pipes, Steward, Clerk and Superintendent Hospital, Treasurer, Solicitor, 4 Physicians and medicine, balance, 6 Directors and mileage, Baker, Laborers wages, $lB2 60 ; Wagoner, balance, 79 58, Repairs and Materials, Ironmongery, $260 90 ; 50 bushels of lime, 7 00, Tinsmith-work, $220 76 ; 1800 brick, 12 63, Lumber, $365 19 ; Plastering, 80,00, Painting, $64 10; plumbing, and repairing boiler, 90 86, 1 door sill, Removals. Bringing poor persons to the Houso and removing do. out of county; (74 omen), Out-door Pooh—Attendance and Funeral Expenses. - Out door support to 130 eases, 51,976 50 - Attendance and funeral expenses, 26 cases, 144 96 13 coffins for out door poor, . 34 60 Medical attendance to out door poor, 12 00 Doctor Shop. 1 qt. whiskey, 34ents ; repairing cupping instruments, 2 UO, Syringes, Gum Pessaries, and Suspensary bag, gals. port wine, - $.2 75; repairing amputation instrument, 4 00, state Lunatic Hospital. Board &c. of George Dill, $B5 75 ; Wm. Frego, 114 50, "- Jno. R. Montgomery, $123 51 ; Lydia Thomas, 101 19, " Mary Froelich, $52, 00 ; Henry Pfoutz, $4l 00, " David Leaman, Vann. 2 tons ground plaster, $l6 75 ; making fence, 9 82, 2 bushels clover seed, $ll 00 ; 2 doz. bags, 12 00, Repairing horse power, $32 14 ; 1 horse, 165 00, ,smithwork, $B9 45 ; wagonmaker, 2 44, Burning lime, $lO 00 ; 26 feet rope, 1 00, 2514 bushels of corn for feed, Grinding 1404 i bushels and 18 bags eon) for teed Mending grain cradles, Incidental Expenseu Mifflin county Poor House, $46 57 ; postage, 6 17, • Printing annual accounts, and other printing, Expenses in making settlement with Dauphin county, Expenses in purchasing goods, Stationary, $l3 75 ;freight, 33 50, Orders paid on hand from 1852, Balance due Treasurer Jan. 1, 1853, Balance remaining in Treasurer's hands Jan. 1, 1864, Received for sand and stone, Hides and tallow " A horse, " Sundries, " Board &c. of sundry persons, " from County Treasurer, Orders remaining on hand Jan. 1, 1854, We the undersigned Auditors of Lancaster county, do certify, that we have carefully ex-, amined the foregoing account and find the same correct; showing a balance in the hands of Wm. Gorrecht, Esq., Treasurer, of the Pour and House of Employment of Lancaster county, of two hundred and twenty-three dollars and thirteen cents.=(s223 13.) Witness our hands this Eleventh day of January, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four. JOHN McCARTNEY, PETER GOOD, JOHN SMITH. Produce of th 6 Farm. and Gardens. . . 85 tons of Hay; 1023 bushels of Wheat; 150 bushels of Rye; 700 bushels of Corn; 700 bushels of Oats; 30 loads of Corn-fodder; 4 bushels Flaxseed, 20 bushels of Onions; 2 bushels of Seed Onions 12 bushels of Pole Beans; 3 bushels Lima Beans; 26 bushels Red Beets; 25 bushels Turnips and radishes; 3,500 Pickles; 3,750 heads of Cabbage; 320 bushels of Potatoes; 31 bushels of Parsnips; 1,500 busheLs of Lime burnt; 44 lbs. 'Flax heckled; 264 Corn Brooms made; 19 Calves killed ; 10,730 lbs.. of Pork raised and fattened. 319 yards Linen and Carpet made; 19 Roundabouts; 51 Vests; 105 pairs of Pants; 110 Shirtc ; 128 pairs of Stockings; 125 pairs of Stbekings footed; 43 Boys Garments; 89 Frocks; 24 Petticoats; 68 Chemies; 42 Aprons; 198 pair of Shoes; 817 pair of Shoes soled and heeled. Stock. 6 Horses; 25 Cows; 8 Heiffers; 1 Yoke of Oxen; 3 Bulls; 1 Steer; 2 Calves; 24 Sheep; 13 Lambs. , i , Number remaining • n each month. t , . I tu IT. E.' . „,..L1 al a i • 11.0NTHLY REPORT. i: p: ,; .; ~ Ic li g, . ~' t l 0 , . c? : a 1 .1 g 1 -