VOL. LIX. THE LANCASTER INTELLIGENCER PURIM= EVERY TUESDAY, AT NO. 8 NORTH DUES STREET, BY OEO. SANDERSON. BIM SUBOCSIPrION.—Two Dollars per annum, payable In ad vance. No embicription discontinued until all arrearages are paid, unless at the option of the Editor. Anvecrisurerera—Advertisements, not exceeding one square, (12 lineal will be inserted three times for one dollar, and twenty-five cents for each additional Inser tion. Those of a greater length in proportion. Jon Newnan—Such En, Hand Bills, Posters, Pamphlets, Blanks, Labels, &c., &c., executed with accuracy and at the shortest notice. THE NAME IN THE SAND BY GEORGE D. PRENTICE. Alone I walked on the ocean strand, A pearly shell was in my hand, _ I stopped and wrote upon the sand, My name, the year and day; As onward from that spot I passed, One lingering look behind I cast, A wave came rolling high and fast, And washed my line away. And so, methought, it will quickly be, With every mark on earth from me ! A wave of dark oblivion's sea, Will sweep across the place Where I have trod the sandy shore Of time, and be to me no more Of me, my day, the name I born, To leave no track or trace. And yet with Him who counts the sands, And holds the waters in his hands, I know a lasting record stands Inscribed against my name; ) Of all this mortal part has wrought, Of all this thinking soul has thought, And from these fleeting moments caught, For glory and for shame. THE WHISTLE The girls will please omit this very absurd and improbable story, if it is dressed in poetic measure : " You have heard," said a youth to his sweetheart who stood, While he sat on a corn-sheaf, at daylight's decline— " you have heard of the Danish boy's whistle of wood ; wish that the Danish boy's whistle were mine !' " And what would you do with it ? Tell me," she said, While an areh smile played over her beautiful fare; I would blow it," he answered, and then my fair maid Would fly to my side, and would here take her place." Is that all you wish for ? That may be yours Without any magic" the fair maiden cried; A favor so slight one's good nature secures !" And she playfully seated herself by his side. 1 would blow it again," said the youth, " and the charm Would work so, that not even Modesty's cheek Would be able to keep from my neck your fine arm !" She smiled, and she laid her fine arm round his neck. ,4 Yet once more would I blow, and the music divine Would bring me the third time, an exquisite bliss— You would lay your fair cheek to this brown one of And your lips, stealing past, would give me a kiss." The maiden laughed out in her innooont glee— " What a fool of yourself with the whistle you'd make! For only consider, how silly 'twould be, To sit there and whistle for—what you might take." THE DISGUISED LOVER. BY KENT My friend Tom has a natural affection for dirt, or rather dirt has a natural affec tion for Tom. It is to him what gold was to Mideas, whatever he touches turns to dirt. No matter how white the cravat— no matter how immaculate the vest, the moment it, comes within the sphere of Tom's influence, its whiteness is gone ; it is immaculate no more. Dogs, sweeps, and lamplighters never pass him, without leaving upon his dress unequivocal marks of their presence. Once, and only once, I saw him cross the street without encoun tering the wheels of a carriage. I opened my mouth to congratulate, and before I could utter one word, it was filled with mud. The careless blockhead lay at my feet, full length in .. ,the gutter. At my earnest solicitation,she once purchased a suit precisely mud color. It was a capi tal idea. He crossed the street three times, he walked half a mile, and returned, in appearance, at least, unscathed, The thing was unprecedented. True, he was welcomed by the affectionate caresses of a dog that had been enjoying the cool ness of a neighboring borsepond ; true, he received a shower bath from the wheels of an omnibus. But to plaster mud on Tom's new coat was to guild refined gold—to paint the lily.' cc Tom will be a neat man yet," 1 said as I witnessed the success of my plan. In about half an hour it was my fate to meet a gentleman with seven stripes of green paint on his back—it was my friend Tom, who bad been leaning against some newly painted window blinds. His man Cmsar declares that he can't see de use ob brak a boa, when he neber stay bruited and his washerwoman, with a very proper regard for her own reputa tion, has been compelled to discard him, not from any but as she declared, with up-lifted hands, "if any one 'Should ask me if I washed Mr. Smith's clothes, what could I tell them 1" But there were very few things in this world with which Tom could have more easily dispensed than the services of his washerwoman. Having no other amusement, one morn iug, I strolled over to Tom's room. I ascended the stairs, and heard his voice in a very decided tone. 4, But it must be done, and so there is an end to it." "Really," was the reply, " anything within the limits of possibility • but to make a coat in ten hours—l will promise anything in the world, but I really fear I -shall be unable to perform." " If double your price would be any ob ject—" "Certainly, sir, if you insist upon it— certainly. I will put every man in my shop upon it—it shall be done in time.— Good morning, sir. The door opened, and a fellow with shears and measures passed out. What could Tom be doing with a tailor 1 " Just the man I wanted to see," ex claimed Tom. " I require your advice upon a very important affair—which of these cravats do you think the most becoming r And he spread before me some half doz en, of every hue and fashion. " Now, what in the name of all that is wonderful does this mean, Tom 1 A fancy ball, is it ? You have chosen an excellent disguise ; your nearest friends would never know you. But you cannot support the character; if you had taken that of a chim ney sweep, now—but that would have been too natural. Tell me, Tom, what does all this mean 1" 44 Why the fast is, Frank," passing a hand through his hair, redolent with .ma oassar, "I have concluded—l think I shall be a little more 'neat in future. You doutless remember the good advice you gave me some time since ; it has had an excel lent effect, I assure you." Now it so happened that of all, the good advice I had given Tom, this was thevery first instance in which he had seen fit to follow it. So I could not attribute the metamorphosis of my friend to my elo quence. Who but a woman ever changed a sloven to a fop. " Pray, where are you going this eve ning," I continued, " that you must have a new coat so suddenly ?" " Going ? Nowhere in particular. I had, indeed, some idea of calling on my old friend, Mr. Murray. No harm in that I hope." Conviction began to flash upon me. " Your old friend Mr. Murray. And his young niece, Miss Julia, has no share in the visit, I suppose ? I heard that she arrived in town last night." " Now, upctn my word, Frank, you mis take me entirely. I did not know that she was in town last night—when I— that is, when I—l did not know anything about it." " And so you were there last night, too! Really, this is getting along bravely." " Why, the fact is, Frank, you must know everything. I called last evening to see Murray on some business about the real estate, you know. I had no more idea of meeting a woman than a boa con strictor. My beard was three days old, collar ditto, and the rest of my dress in excellent keeping. I became engaged in conversation, and somehow or other I for got all about the real estate." " And so you are going again to-night-- and that is the secret of the new coat ?" "By no means , I wanted a new coat, and tailors are so long you know. Do you think blue will become me? Blue is her favorite—that is—l mean blim—" " Oh, go on--don,t stammer—blue is her favorite is'nt it ?" " The fact is, Frank—take another glass of this wine—the fact is—good wine is'nt it ? Been two voyages to the Indies—the fact is, I suppose—l rather fancy—l am a, little in love. Try a little of that sherry. What are the symptoms, Frank—a queer feeling about the heart, a something which drives the blood through one like light ning !" " Exactly ! I believe I have seen Ju lia ; short and chubby, isn't she—with red hair, and a little squint eyed ?" Frank, I never did knock you down, though I have been tempted to do so a good many times ; but if you do not stop that nonsense, I will." "Quite valiant in defense of your lady love. Well, Tom, I confess she is a lovely girl, and to-morrow I will call and learn your success—so, good morning." " IA , ell, Tom, what success ?" "Would you believe it? She did not recognize me." " Not ae cognize you ?" No. You know what a quiz that Mur ray is. As soon as he saw me enter, dressed in such style, he came up, shook hands with me, and without giving me a chance to say one word, introduced me to Julia as Mr. Frederick somebody. And would you believe it, the little witch did not know me. I think I shall not forget her so easily. Nor was that all. Murray said something about the fellow who called there the previous evening—a country cousin, he iaid clear enough but an incor rigible sloven. And Julia said he dressed like a Barbarian. She shall pay for that yet. Such eyes and she steps like a queen. Well, Frank, a clean collar does make a vast difference in a man's appearance.— Littleßritain, Fulto Lovely as Hebe herself. Terrible differ- Colerain, ence clean linen makes." Sadsbury, .Bart, Eden, Camargo, Providence, Drumore, Mantic, Leacock Uppez The last time I saw Tom he was scold ing his eldest boy for coming into the drawing room with muddy boots. Big Trees in California. The Big Tree forest, says the Bulletin, a paper printed on the stump of the , c big tree," is situated in a small valley sur rounded by spurs of the Sierra Nevada, at the source of one of the tributaries of the , Calaveras river. 15 miles from Murphy's, 25 from Mokelumne Hill, 80 from Stock ton, 80 from Sacramento, 30 from Colum bir, and 24 from Sonora. The grove and its immen e trees were discovered early in 1850, by hunters, whose accounts were considered fabulous until confirmed by actual measurement. A. T. Dowd, our present intrepid ex pressman to Carson Valley, was among the first discoverers ; he was at, the time employed hunting game for the workmen of the Union Canal Company's works which were in course of construction. • Mr. Dowd had wounded a grizzly, and followed him until he passed between the two " guardsmen," (two trees that guard the entrance of the grove.) The immense size and be - ght of these trees so surprised him that he lost sight of the grizzly, who made his escape into the dense under grovith. After stepping the distance aroUnd the base of the trees, he cast his eyes in a northerly direction and saw one yet larger, and found it to be near one hundred feet in circumference. Having lost sight of the grizzle he returned to camp, when he related to his companions his discovery of the big trees. They lis tened to his story with marked attention, until the conclusion, when they all, in one voice, exclaimed, " that's a hunter's yarn —got a good thing on old Dowd now." One, more knowing than the balance placed his thumb on his proboscis, and with a gentle and graceful twirl of his fingers, intimated that " you can't come it over me with your timber yarn ; I am too old in the Mississippi. bottoms to believe any such story as that " Dowd being rather sensitive, and not wishing his words doubted, said no more about his big trees for six months, when another party ohanced to wander into the grove, and corroborated all of Dowd's statements. The valley in which these trees are found, contains about one hundred and sixty acres of land, and is 6,500 feet above the level of the sea. Over one hundred trees of this species are now standing and are found within an area of sixty acres of the valley. Accord ing to botanists, they belong to the family of Taxodiums, and have been justly named Washingtonia Gigantea, and are beyond doubt, the most stupendous vegetable pro duct upon earth. The soil in the grove is a rich alluvial, very deep and loose. The THAT COUNTRY I 8 TEE MOST PROSPEROUS WHERE LABOR COMMANDS THE GREATEST REWARD." LANCASTER CITY, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 20, 1858. growth of the forest is the Washington mantes, balsam fir cedar, sugar pine, yel low pine, dogwood, hazel, and a luxurious and dense underbrush, strawberries, and currants in great abundance, also, a rare plant, which for richness of color surpas ses anything in the mountains. By some it is called the ice-plant, its botanical name has not as yet bee 3 given it. Mr. Roney, of ijoniterville, informs the Mariposa Gazette that a grove of big trees was discovered the past week by a party of hunters from Garote, near Deer Flat, with in one mile of the Coultreville and Yo Semite trail. About forty trees were coun ted—the largest of which is said to be thirty-six feet in diameter. This measure ment is probably something of an exag geration, but we are assured that they are very large, and from their proximity to the Coulterville trail, will be much visited. OUR COMMON SCHOOLS. SKETCHES FROM MY NOTE BOOK ATTENDANCE When we visited a school we always noted down the number of pupils on the monthly roll, as well as the number present at the time. Our object in doing this was to obtain a reliable basis by which to judge of statistics, prepared too often with but little care. In many eases teachers as well secretaries of various Boards, believ ing that accuracy was not essential in making out their monthly or yearly re ports, would shirk the tedious process required, and make a generous guess at the result. Even now it requires great watchfulness to prevent abuses of this kind. The table below—although not containing a term column nor an average column—is yet , valuable to me as a test. In a series of articles which appeared in the School Journal during the past win ter, we think unintentional injustice was done to many counties, perhaps to all. In no respect, we conceive, has the County Superintendency done more to effect gen eral improvement than in the reform it has been laboring to secure in the collection of reliable statistics—the substitution of facts for mere estimates or surmises, it is well known, seldom swells the aggregate results. The comparison of the earlier statistics—collected in the first year of the Superintendency with the later, will, there fore, not always lead to safe conclusions. Other causes also combine to render the sum total fluctuating from year to year.— In this county emigration has been large for some time past. 111 1857 it is said 800 adults left for the West, carrying with them whole families of children, and in some places more than one half the pupils of a sub-district. A number of schools are now languishing from this cause. The nature of the winter also, whether cold or mild—whether frozen up or open, has much to do with the attendance of scholars.— During last winter in some places the average will exceed by a considerable num ber any of the previous terms—whilst in some farming communities where money is considered the great end of life-,-the mild weather and early opening of spring—led to the withdrawal of the "big boys" in order to secure as much field labor out of them as possible. We might enumerate many similar causes which promote or in terfere with the attendance of pupils. It is not alone to ascribed to the faithfulness or neglect of the Superintendent. Be side, the value of a school or a system is not measured by the number of its pupils only, or the width of its scope, and it is time we learn this. ATTENDANCE I=l 350 312 319 312 236 134 Earl East, Earl, Earl West, Salisbury, Caernarvon, Brecknock, Adamstown, Cocalico East, Donegal East, Conoy, Donegal West, Elizabetht'n bor Mt. Joy twp., napho, Manheim bor. Penn, Warwick, Clay, Lancaster twp., Columbia, Marietta, Hempfield W. Hempfield E., Pequea, Conestoga, Manor, Mt. Joy bor., Manheim, Litiz, Elizabeth, Ephrata, Lampeter W., Strasburg bor., Strasburg twp., Lampeter East, Leacook, Washington bor. Paradise, New Milltown, Safe Harbor, It is proper to state that the roll as well as the number present in the different dis tricts vary somewhat according to the time when visited—those visited in the months of September, October . and November, showing a smaller number, as a general rule, than those visited later. Some of the boroughs and a few of the lower districts seem to keep up their number, summer and winter. The districts were visited in the order in which they stand during a period extending from the 12th of Sep tember, 1857, to the middle of March.— Safe Harbor was left until April. Later in the spring there is also a falling off in attendance. Taking these things into consideration you will be able justly to compare the above figures. Perhaps I ought to say in behalf of Earl, that I visited most of her schools during a fear ful rain storm, which almost closed a num ber of the schools. The same is true of Martic. If we add to the above total, the num ber enrolled at the twenty schools of which I did not or could not get notes ; also, the rolls of Lancaster city not included in the above, we shall have 20,451 as the number of enrolled pupils at the time of visitation. By corresponding additions for the city— and unnoted schools—we have 14,957 as the number in actual attendance when I was on duty. The term rolls will swell the number considerably above the monthly rolls; but we venture to predict that the average of the next yearly, report will not differ greatly from the above total of pupils present. Heretofore errors have been made in making out the monthly statements by some of our teachers. After adding up the column of totals in the blank, they would divide it by the number of scholars instead of by the number of days taught during the month. To illustrate what I mean—suppose the sum of the total column to be 600. If yon divide this by the days taught in the month, say 20—you have an average of 30. Bat if yon divide by the number of pupils, say 40—yon will only have 15 as your average. During the last year we think but few such blunders have been committed. We have also endeavored to secure term rolls in all the schools—with what success we cannot tell. An effective remedy for all these irregularities would be the intro duction of a good School Register into every house. The expense would be trifl ing and the benefits large. When will our Boards be bold enough to do it. It will be observed that during at least five months in the year, between five and six thousand children are daily absent from the school room. This is about one-fourth of the whole number enrolled. The school authorities are bound to furnish facilities for all—whether present or absent, and to pay for it. Hence by irregularity of at tendance, yearly is lost to the county one fourth of its school resources—or about $25,000. Besides this, which is of small moment, irreparable injury is done to the pupils thus detained. When will parents awake to the true interests of their children? When will they learn that a mind well cultivated and well furnished, is better than a legacy of many thousand of dollars 1 When will they appreciate as they ought the great privileges which the Common School Sys tem offers them at their very doors ? When that day shall come, the difference between rolls and averages will not swell as now into thousands. This does not seem to be the place to give reasons to negligent parents why they should be more faithful —or to point out the special wrongs done to their offspring by their criminal care lessness. If it were, I have not now room even to name them, unless I should call them Legion. Directors are sometimes greatly per plexed by a want of co-operation on the part of the people. One District had 5 months school appointed by the Board after great opposition. In the fall when the Schools opened—during the first month the people refused to send ; some schools not averaging more than 4 pupils. The infatuation of such a course is incompre hensible ; but how is it to be met in order to secure progress ? The Board appealed to me for counsel. I advised a change in policy. To permit the old term of four months to stand, and devote their extra funds to the increase of salaries, to obtain competent Teachers, and the school would attract the pupils in due time. But what hope is there of parents who will not send their children to school be fore Christmas—merely`—bicause they never have ? Whose only employment is to gather nuts and catch rabbits, and who are rearing up a generation to follow them, that knows but little more of the amenities of life than their fathers. How great is the work of the philanthrophist and christian ! How little is accomplished by the means at work! What cause for des pair and yet for action! JNO. S. CRUMBAUGH, County Superintendent. "Am I your only and first love ?" asked a bright-eyed girl, as she reclined her class ically moulded brow upon the shoulder of her lover. 269 244 191 252 175 " No, Leila, your are not my only, not my first ; I have loved another. Long years before I saw you I loved another, and I love that other still." " Love that other still, and better than me ! Paul, why do you tell me that I" asked she, raising her dark-blue eyes, and gazing steadfastly into those of her lover, half in sorrow, while her jeweled fingers tightened convulsively upon his arm. " You asked me, Leila, and I answered with truth and sincerity ; you would not have me deceive you, would you ?" " You love her still, then ?" " I love her still." " And better than you do me?" " Not better, but as well." " And will love her still I" " Until death, and even beyond death : over her last resting-place will I strew spring's earliest flowers, and bedew the sacred spot with the purest tears that love ever shed." c , Handsomer than I, is she not?" 4g Her eyes are as black as night, and her hair in glossy blackness outvies the wing of the raven. She has'nt your sweet blue eyes, nor your soft brown hair ; yet, Oh! Leila, her eyes have been the sweetest, to me, that ever looked the look of eternal love." "Paul, why do you wish to break my heart? Why have you taught me to love you so wildly and blindly, and then, in the midst of my happiness, tell me that there is an impassible barrier, between us? This night, Paul, we must part forever. I would not have believed this, had another told me !" and her eyes grew dim with tears. ct Be not too rash, Leila—hear me to the end ; you love me too dearly to part with me thus. Think you that you could not share my heart with one that I so dearly love 1" 44 Never, Paul—never !" 64 You shall, Leila, and must ? Listen for a moment, while I tell you of my first love, and I am sure you will be willing to share with her then." cc I will listen, Paul, but will not share your love ; I must have all or none. lam selfish in that respect, and who that loves as Ido is not ? Forget me, Paul, or forget her forever. " Forget her, Leila 7 Never ! I would not lose one jot of her pure affection for the fairest face that ever bloomed ; no, not for the girdle of Venus, or the love of a second Helen !" cg Then, Paul, you are lost to me forever; we must part. Farewell to our every dream of a brighter future. I love you too well, and am too proud to share your love with aught created. Oh, Paul, you have wronged me deeply !" and her exquisitely chiseled lips curled with indignant sorrow. . Stop, Leila, or you will deeply wrong me also. I met this loved one, as .I said before, long years ago, in one of the sweet-. FIRST LOVE. - -BUCHANAN. est sold sunniest vales of our broad Illinois; wandered with her, hand in hand, for years, beside the sparkling waters of my childhood's home. First by her smile of exquisite sweetness, she loved ma with unutterable fondness ; and never have I doubted—my trust in her has ever been steadfast and fearless—never has her eye looked coldly upon me, and never will it, till the death angel shall dim them for the long sleep.- Oft in the still hours of night have•l been awakened, as if by the sleep God's wing, and beheld that face, those eyes gazing upon me with all the beatific tenderness of a guardian angel over a repen tant prodigal ; and a kiss would fall upon my brow more soothing than the dews of heaven. The same gentle hand has led me along life's flowery way, and beside its unKtiffied . waters ; and if ever my arm was raised to do a deed of wrong, or my heart steeled to conceive it, that gentle ministory voice came whispering in my ear and stayed the one midway, and drew the iron from the other. And Ido remember, in my man hood's. riper years, when deep sorrow fell upon my soul, and I would fain have drank oblivion from the wine cup's fiery brim, that same dark-eyed woman came, and bade me, in the name of God, to shun the fatal snare ; and, twining her arms around my neck, while her eyes beamed with love's deep inspiration, she poured, oil upon the troubled waters ; told me of purer hopes and higher aims, and in my ear whispered a golden word that has not outlived all sorrow. " Leila; would you know the name of my first love ? 'Tis my mother." " Oh, Paul I'll forgive you, and will share your love ; indeed I will." " I knew you would, Leila. Second love is as dear as the first." PF:}.►_kit+ 14,10•=):+3py.r=il Strauss is a second Orpheus, whose tend er-moving, spirit-stirring, love-kissing music conquers the most inveterate enemy of Terpsichore; whose magic sounds soothe hearts, still sighs, dry tears, tame wild beasts, and move the stones themselves.— Strauss has written waltzes that are more to me than many operas. In seven of his measures there is often more melody than in as many scores of other musicans. What a fullness of syren beauty, what a rich mine of poetry ; what an inexhaustible fount of evergushing melody! And not the melody alone—the rythm also with magical influence seizes the brain and en ters the heart. His violin is a talisman by which he draws from the depths of the human soul brightest joy and ceepest wo; and mingles them with master-hand. The bow with which he draws these many-col ored tones from his instrument is a magic wand, which touches the grief-torn soul with the healing balsam of joy, and lends her wings to mount up into the heaven of peace. There are many waltz-compositions as rich in melody, but few as rich in melt ing rythm as those of Strauss—by turns skipping', humming, waltzing, gliding, and dancing, so inviting, so irresistible, that no dancer can withstand their witching influ ence. He is the idol of women. In every house, on every piano in Vienna, lie Strauss' waltzes. He has written over two hundred; all are favorites, all are sung and trilled, and played throughout Europe. Cobbler and dandy hum and pipe them ; orchestra and barrel-organ play them. We hear them in the street, at the ball, in the gar den, and at the theatre. The dancing Viennese carry him on their shoulders and shout " Strauss forever." This Strauss, this, waltz-hero, loved the daughter of a count. Sophie was her name. Her eye was bluer than Italy's heaven, and softer than the sweet light of the evening star. Grace and beauty were in every motion ' and music in every tone. In a word, Sophie was beautiful, dazzlingly beautiful. He would have given worlds to win but one glance of love; but she was cold and stern. Madness, indeed, for a poor musiciati, with nothing but his violin, to dare to love the high-born Sophie, who had as many noble ancestors as he had waltzes. 6 Impertinent," said Sophie ; and when he came to give her brother a lesson on the violin she scarcely deigned him a look.— Shortly afterwards Sophie was betrothed to Count Robert, Lord Chamberlain, who had indeed as many proud ancestors as Sophie, but beyond these and his titles, had noth ing of which he could boast. One day when Strauss chanced to be alone with Sophie, he sank upon his knees before her, and with burning words de clared his love, and besought her to give him but one word or look of love ere he was quite driven to despair. But neither tears nor protestations moved her—she was cold and unfeeling as marble. lam an affianced bride,' she said haughtily, and if I were not, think you I would become the wife of a poor musician ?' She turned scornfully away, and left him alone in his grief and despair. The repentance which soon awoke in the heart of Sophie, unhap pily came too late. The bridegroom and her father hastened the marriage—in eight days she would be the wife Count Robert. The ceremony was to be performed in the great saloon of the city, and the Count called on Strauss to request him to lead the orchestra on that occasion, and to hon or his bride with the composition of a new waltz. Strarss, the most miserable man in God's universe, promised him both. He wishes to wound me yet more deeply,' said the unhappy man to himself—' but 1 forgive him ; and may she be happy—may she never repent her choice.' He addressed himself earnestly to his work. This waltz snould be the interpre ter of his passion and his grief to Sophie. It should challenge at least her pity, if not her love. When all the great city slept, Strauss took his violin, opened his window gazed out into the cold night, and impro vised and moaned forth his sad tale of wo to the sweet stars above that looked kind ly down on the desolate and heart-strick en. The day of the wedding came at last.— This fierce agony of love had given him a waltz, every measure of which spoke a long ing sorrow, a wailing wo. The hall glisten ed and shone with bright jewels, and bright er eyes ; but Sophie was more gloriously beautiful than all. The richest gems lent their charms and their lustre ; the pure myrtle wreath bloomed in her golden hair, and the rare and costly bridal veil shaded her beautiful features from the full gaze of the adoring crowd. Strauss, a haggard, emaciated man, with brilliant, piercing black eyes, sharp, strongly marked features, dressed from head to foot in blaok, as though he had assumed this mourning livery for the bride now dead to him, stood sad and silent hr the gallery above, direct ing the movements of the orchestra. So phie danced, now with one, now with an other of the wedding guests ; and as often as she paused after the giddy whirl of the dance, she turned her eyes towards the pale, grief-stricken Strauss, in his robes of sorrow and mourning, and met his piercing look of despairing love. It was more than pity she felt—it was remorse, it was kindling love. A terrible pain awoke in her heart, like a swelling stream, growing ever wider and deeper, threatening to overwhelm and destroy her quite. Gladly she would have wept, but she dared not. It sounded twelve o'clock, and Strauss gave the signal for the perfor mance of the new waltz. The gay dancers stood up, Sophie on the arm of the happy bridegroom. All stood spell-bound with wondrous witchery of those magic sounds. They forgot to dance, they gazed wonder ingly up at the pale man in black, whose grief-torn soul breathed out its wo through the sounding strings of his instrument.— His bow moved, with his heart went his spirit. The bridegroom led off—they dance and dance. Strauss follows the flying pair with tearful eyes--torn heart. They dance; and dance, and dance, and will never cease, Strauss played and played, and will never stop this wonderful waltz, which so fear fully affects both him and them. They dance and dance ; he played and played— suddenly the E of his violin snaps, and in that moment Sophie falls dead upon the floor. Violin and bow fall from his tremb ling hands, and with a cry of horror he shrieked, Sophie !' and fell fainting on the ground. Since Sophie's death the waltz is called by her name ; Strauss loved her till his death. He, too, is now dead, but his charm ing Sophie waltz lives yet. CARDS. RE. MO VA L.--WILLIAM S. A.MWEG, Attorney at Law, has removed his office from his former place into South Duke street, nearly opposite the Trinity Lutheran Church. apr 8 tf 12 AMITEL H. REYNOLDS, Attorney nt 0 Law. Office, No. 14 North Duke street, opposite the Court House. may 5 tf 16 T. MoPRAI.L, ATTORNEY AT LAW, mar ' llly 11 STRASHORCi, Lancaster Co., Pa DR. JOHN M'CALLA, DENTIST.--Offloe No. 4 East King street, Lancaster, Pa. apr 18 tf 13 NEWTON LIGHTNER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, has his Office in North Duke street, nearly opposite the Court House. Lancaster, apr 1 tf 11 ALDIIS J. NEFF, Attorney at Law.-- Office with B. A. Shwffer, Esq., south-west corner of Centre Square, Lancaster. may .15, '55 ly 17 REMOVAL. --WILLIAM B. FORDNE.Ie, Attorney at Low, has removed his °Mee from North Queen street to the building in the south-east corner of Centre Square, formerly known as Ilubley's Hotel. Lancaster, april IU S 1 IMON P. E B Y ATTORNEY AT LAW, OFFICE:—No. 38 North Duke street, may 11 ly 17] LANCASTER, VENN!. FREDERICK S. PYFER, ATTORNEY AT LAW. OFFICE.—NO. II NORTH DUKE STREET, WEST SIDE, LAN CASTER, Pa. apr 20 tf 14 JESSE LANDIS, Attorney at Law.--Of tice one door east of Lechler's Hotel, East King street, Lancaster, Pa. qy All kinds of Serivening—such as writing Wills, Deeds, Mortgages, Accounts, to., will be attended to with correctness and despatch. may 15, '55 t. 1.17 TAKES BLACK, Attorney at Law.--Of t) flee In East King street, two doors east of Lechler's Hotel, Lancaster, Pa. • All business connected with his profession, and all hinds of writing, such as preparing Deeds, Mortgages, Wills, Stating Accounts, Ac., promptly attended to. may 15. tf-17 JOHN F. BRINTON, ATTORNEY AT LAW PHILADELPHIA, PA., Has removed his office to his residence, No. 249 South 6th Street, above Spruce. Refers by permission to Hon. 11. G. Loam, " A. L. BASES, , FEIIRRE BRINSON, nov 21 1y.45 " THADDEUS STEVE:IR. E DWARD M. , GOVERN,4O ATTORNEY AT LAW, No. 5 NORTE! DUKE STREET—NEAR TILE COURT {[OUSE, LANCASTER, PA. AviDLELNI,NIIT._OifiNTII.T,\E,orStp3QItE,4. street, directly over Long's Drug Store. Lancaster, may 27, 1856. 13,16 R IC tI: H P PHYSICIAN,r -D s et a K o v ß e d s H of ge n t 47 Lime rtrcet, between Ortingimind East King streets, west side. Reference—Professor W. A. Gardner, Philadelphia. Calls from the conutry will be promptly attended to. apr 6 tf 12 DETER D. MYERS, It EAL ESTATE AGENT, gill emend to the lien tin,: of Houses, Collecting House and Ground Rents, ,Or. Agencies entrusted to his .care will lw thankfully received, and carefully' attended to.— Setisfactory reference given. Office N. E. corner of SEVENTH and SANSOM streets, Second Floor, No. 10. feh 17 ly 5 DRUG AND CHEMICAL STORE. 1.1 The subscriber having removed his store to the new building nearly opposite his old stand, and directly oppoeie the Cross Keys Hotel, has now on hand a well selected stock of articles belonging to the Drug business, consisting hi part of Oils, Acids, Spices, ,Seed•, Alcohol, Powdered Articles, Sarsaparillas, &c., &c., to which the attention of country merchants, physicians and consumers in general Is inyited. THOMAS ELLMAKER. feb 9 tf 4 West King street, Lanc'r. TO FARMERS.--Having been appoint ed by Messrs. Allen Is Needles agents in Lent:Aster for the sale of their celebrated SLIFER PEIOSPEIATE OF LIME,. we would call the attention of Farmers to this Fertilizer, it being superior to all others; and from the testimony of those who have nsett - it for some years past, we fool author, fzed in saying it is the best application fer Corn, Oats. Wheat, Grass and other crops which require a vigorous and permanent stimulant, that has ever been offered to the public. Apply to OEO. CALDER & CO., East Orange street, 2d door from North Queen et., and at Graeff's Landing on the Conestoga. EXCELSIOR EATING HOUSE. NORTH QUEEN STRZET, NZAR TWA RAILROAD. The subscriber has Just opened an Eating House and Restaurant in the basement of Reese's Hotel, North Queen street, near the Railroad, where everything will be done up in first-rate style, so as to please the most fastidious.— ille arrangements are such as to command thefreshest and best Oysters, Ac., &c., the market affords, and he flatters himself in being able to cater to the tastes of all who may patronize his establishment. file charges will be mod erate. WILLIAM LOWREY. mar 16 tf 9 FOOD. --Hickory, Oak and Pine Wood of the beat quatity, for sale by GEORGE CALDER dr CO., Office East,Orange street, 2d door from North Queen, and at ()metre Landing on the Conestoga. iju 20 U 24 DISSOLUTION OF CO-PARTNEBSHIP. The subscribers, under lee firm of Thompson & Sut ton, in 'the Coach Making business, dissolved by mutual consent on the 3d,of February last: All persona having settlements with, or indebted to, the firm, will call on Al bert G. Sutton, who will attend F to that business. FRANKLIN TITOMPSON. ALBERT G. SUTTON. Now Holland, April 5, 1858. N. B. The Coach Making Basilicas, In all its various branches, will be carried on at the old stand in New Hol land, by the subscriber, who will be thankful for a share of public patronage. ALBERT H. BUTTON. apr 6 3m'l2 WOOD MOULDINGS. UNITED STATES WOOD MOULDING, TURNING AND BOICOLL SAWING MILL. Fifteenth street, between Market and Chemut streets, . Philadelphia. Also, Bash, Blinds, Shatters and Window Frames for sale low-7all of which are of the best materials and work manship. BENJAMIN &BLEB., may 11 ly 18) Proprietor. ENNSYLVANIA PATENT AGENCY. P J. FRANKLIN REIGART, of Lancaster city, obtains Letters Patent from the 11. S. Patent Office, on the most reasonable terms. Drawings of all kinds of loiv , hinery, Architecture, or Surveys, correctly executed by him. Like wise Deeds, Bonds and otherinstroments of writing. Office—No. 3 Fulton Buildings, Prince street. apr 25 tf 14 FARRELS et. HERRING, 34 WALNUT AND 25 GUAM Sums, Pala. Sole Manufacturers in this State of HERRING'S FIRE PROOF .SAFES, wfuo3 asorsvmn THE MEDAL AT THE WORLD'S BAIR. These Safes are warranted Free - from Dampness. Aim, Manufacturers of Hall's Patent Powder Proof Lock, likewise awarded a Medal ,st the World's Pair ; OhMed. Iron Ili:wear Proof Safes, Bank Vaults, Bank Locks, Steel chests, ho.. , . • sep 291 y 37 ROTTEOMPS HISTORY .OF TUB WORLD. • ORIENTAL Aft WESTERN SIBERIA. i NINEVAR AND ITS REMAINS. " RR/NCB OP THE ROUSE OP DAVID. __ MEMOIRS OP NAPOLEON — HIS COURT AND MUM. mar 30 tf 11 • I:MS/WM if CO, 31 DIU MA:4f. TTAXNOTICE ..The D r noate of th e Consolidated City Tax is now foe those persons who wish to save the 6 par cent. All ty Taxes paid on or before the first of July are entitled to the 6 per cent. deduction. HENRY 0. WENTZ, Treasurer & Receiver, Office Wentz's Store, Fast King & Centre Square. nuiy 4 tt lB GALLIARD & MARSHALL, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, • 152 hlsmirr Smarm, PFMAIMPIII4 Dealers in Paints of every variety; GRUA oral MIAs, French and American; Imported Drugs, ao;Atly which are now offered for gale at very low prices. Air Primo cam. asn gaud= oils &oar mar M 17ONIOMACHER et. BAUMAN, TAN ners and Carriers Store, back of Robt. Moderwell's Commission Warehouse, fronting on the Railroad and worth Prince street. Cheapfor Cash or approved credit.— Constantly on hand a fall assortment of all kinds Saddler's and Shoemaker's Leather,of superior quality, including " Rouzer's celebrated Sole Leather," elms, . Lather Bands, well stretched, suitable for all kinds of machinery, of any length and width required, made of a superior quality of Leather; Furnace Bellows, Band and Lacing Leather, Gar den Hose, Tanner's Oil, Carrier's Tools, Ithroccos, Shoe Findings, dm. All kinds old Leather bought in the rough; highest prices given for Hides and Skins in cash; orders will be prompt ly attended to. tab 6 ty B. A BOOK FOR THE MILLION. (JUST PUBLISHED.) A Trealise on Fermented Liquors, or the Art of Brewing, Distilling, Rectifying and Manufacturing Sugars, Wines, Spirits and all Mode of Liquors, including Cider and Vine gar, with Wood Cute. This work, which has been favora bly reviewed by the N. Y. Preen, contains 1000 valuable directionwin Medicine, Metallurgy, Pyrotechey, Artificial Guano, cesmetics, Artificial Gum Arabic, Artificial Gems, Bleaching-of Shell Lao, Sealing Wax Cements, Pastes, Cleaning, Cleansing and Clearing Materials, Family Soaps, Starch Polish, Cologne and other Perfumed Waters, Dentrifices, Antique Oils, Hair Dyee and Restorers. Solders and Silvenngs, Varnishes and Inks. Price $2, mailed free by the author. DR. L FEUCHTWANGER, Practical Chemist, 143 Maiden Lane, New York. may 42m 16 THE. UNITEDy . ..ETEMOCRA TIC THE UNITED STATES DEMOCRATIC REVIEW ie DOW in its Twentieth year—nearly the age of human life. During this period many political Monthlies have been born, and have expired, leaving the field open, and, at present, unoccupied, except by this Review. The previous numbers of the NEW Smurn having received the approval of the Democratic press throughout the corm try,—and of all the did subscribers, with a large secession of new—it is hoped the present number will meet with at least equal favor. TERMS. Single Subscribers, in advance $ 3 00 .. Clubs of Five, 12 00} To one Ten, 23 00 Addresa. " Twenty, 40 00 All Postmasters are requested to act as agents, and upon the receipt of $l2 00 from any Agent, a Sixth copy of the Review will be forwarded to his address, gratis, for one year. Communications to be addressed to C. SWACKELABIEB, "11. S. DEMOCRATIC Rsvaw," 836 Broadway, N. Y. mar 9 tlB pA.ULICK & 111cCULLE VS NEW IRON AND BRASS FOUNDRY, NORTH WATER STREET, LANCASTER, PA The subscribers having leased the Foundry recently erected by Mr. William Drum, adjoining his Machine Shop, in North Water street, between Orange and Chesnut streets; also having bought out the Strasburg Foundry and parts of the fixtures of other establishments of the same Mod, and having the most complete collection of Patterns in the City, are prepared to furnish Iron and Brass CASTINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, (either light, or as heavy as can bo made elsewhere,) at tho shortest notice, and warranted to be done in the most workmanlike manner. Both being practical workmen—one a Moulder and tho ether a Pattern Maker—they flatter themselves that, by doing their own work, and having purchased their fixtures at very low prices, In consequence of which their taptnitiaB will be less than any other establishment of the kind here, they mu make Castings and tuish them at more reason able prices than has heretofore ruled in this City. 41Z— Strict attention paid to repairing STOVES. GRATES and CYLINDERS. of all kinds and Blies kept constantly on hand. They hare on hand, and aro constantly making new designs for CELLAR GRATES, RAILING, and all kinds of Ornamental Casting. .IQ - The higheet price will be paid for Old Iron, Copper and Brass. . . „ We respectfully solicit a share of public patronage, and shall spare no pains to please all who may favor us with their custom. LEWIS PADLIOK, Lancaster, May 4 may 4 RATE OF INTEREST INCREASED.... We will pay hereafter, until further notice, etvz AND A HALF PEE CENT. INTEREST on our Certificates of Deposit, issued for one year. On Certificates for leas than one year, and on transient deposits, payable on demand, FIVE PER CENT. per annum, as heretofore. Depositors not drawing interest, will always be accom modated In proportion to the value of their accounts. Stocks bought and sold on commission only. Uncurrent money bought at lowest mica. Collections promptly made, and Drafts drawn on Phila delphia, New York and Baltimore. The members of the firm are individually liable for all the obligations of John Gyger St Co., consisting of JOHN GYGER, BENJ. ESIILEMAN, DAVID BAIR, HENRY MIISSELMAN. apr 21 tf 14 ROBERT CLABXSON, Cashier. MATTERSALL 9 S HEAVE POWDER, Powdered Rosin, Antimony, Fennigreek, Sulphur Saltpetre, Assafmtida, Alum, Ac. For 'ale at apr 21 tf 14 THOMAS &SLIM AKER, Drnii and Chemical Store West Ring et. CHEAP FOR CASH. lJ WHITE LEAD AND ZINC. of the beat quality, at 7 cts per lb.; Superior CHROME YELLOW, 15c per lb„ CHROME GREEN, 10 and 15 eta. per lb.; ULTRA MARINE BLUE, best quality,Ext:;,=;& 50 cts. per lb.; CHINESE and PRUSSIAN BLUE, .1 s 50 cts. per lb.; TILDEN'S CABINET VARNISH, from $1 25 to $2 00 per gallon; coecrt VARNIB : , extra quality, $2 50 per gallon; GRAINING MEDIUM in OIL and DESTIMPER, and other Colors equally low. fat - Also WATER PROOF LEATRER PRZURVATIVE TON Boars, Snobs, ilmuvr.ss, and every description of Leather. L. BRADDOCH, 34 North 12th street, above Market, Philadelphia. mar 30 8m ll ASTROLOGY t'IOOD NEWS ANDGOODLUOK Ur FOR ALL. .641 , - CAUTION I—ASTROLOGY I—Look Out! Good News for All!—The never-tailing MRS. VAN HORN is the vary best; she to sure to succeed when all others have failed.— All who are In trouble, all who have been unfortunate, de ceived and trifled with; all whose fond hopes have been crushed and blasted by false promises ; all who have had bad luck, from whatever cense, fly to her for advice and comfort. In love affairs she was never ;amps to fast. She has the secret of winning the affections of the opposite sex. It Is this fact which induces illiterate pretenders to try to imitate her. She shows you the likeness of your future wife, husband; or absent friend. It is well known to the public at large that she Is the first and only person in this country who can show the likeness in reality, and can give entire satisfaction on all the concerns of life, which can be tested and proved by thousands, both maxi. ed and single, who daily and eagerly visit her. She rabio calculates lucky days and lucky numbers. Come oriel come all! to No. 1336 LOMBARD STREET, between Juni. per and Broad. June 15 6m* 22 CHOICE OF GIFTS! Hereafter every purchaser before purchasing his books has his own . CHOICE OP GIFTS IS AT RANNEY'S CHOICE OF GUTS AT RANNEY'S CHOICE OF GIFTS AT RANNEY'S CHOICE OF GIFTS AT ~ RANNEY'S CHOICE OF GIFTS • AT RANNEY'S CHOICE OF GIFTS AT BARNEY'S CHOICE OF GIFTS AT RANNEY'S CHOICE OF GIFTS AT RANNEY'S GREAT AMERICAN GIFT BOOK HOUSE, No. 293 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, where the gifts, consisting of JEWELRY, Ac„, AND 'VA RYING IN VALUE FROM 75 CENTS TO TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS, are always on EXHIBITION, IN AMPLE SHOW CASES. Our New Descriptive Catalogue, contain. frig a large variety of Books of every department of science and Literature, (all of which are sold at regular publisher's prices,) and explaining our new and original system of al lowing every purchaser his own choice qf gifts, and setting forth unequalled inducements to Agents, will be sent, poet paid, to any individual, on application. Address, A. RANNEY, Agent, ' • July 8 tim 25 No. 293 Broadway. ALIST OF LETTERS REMAINING in the Post Office at Safe Harbor, for the quarter end ing June 30th, 18U. Parses, calling will please mention they am advertised. Adams, Isaac Jr., McWilliams, Catherine • Amara, Henry Morris, C. W. Esq., '- • Bally, William Mundorff, Mr. Brake, Bernard Mitchell, Wm. H. . • Buckwalter, John Jr., Manning, Lizzie B. • 2 Clay, John Mantling; Susan Charles, Joseph Powell, William Chandler Thomas Porter, Mary Ann Ewing,James Shenk, Elias Fry, John W. Bterrit, Anthony Good, Jacob Utz, William • HEM, Abraham Warfel, Abraham Hess, P. Writ, Patrick Harrington, John Weibel; Hilary Hollow, John Warfel, John Herman, Jacob June 6 8t 26 NOTIGE IS HEREBY_ GIVEN • THAT the MOUNT JOY SAVINGS INSTITUTION,. located in Mount Joy Borough, Lancaster county, with . a capital stock. of Fifty Thousand Dollars, will apply at ,the neU session of the Pennsylvania Legislature, for the privilege of increasing Ste capital dock Twentpdve Thousand Dolby', with the further privilege of increasing the same to, One Hundred and Tiny Thousand Bonus, and for power Yb change its name to the "MOUNT JOY BANK," and duder that name, in Its present location, to issue bank hofdi; and In addition to its present privileges, to exercise. And 4004 general banking privileges, under the general laws of tha Commonwealth regulating Banks. By order of. the ldres• tore. MIOBT.EBBRLE, President. JACOB B. Lola, Treasurer. Mount Joy. Penna.atme o 22, . 8: LAVITRIONOI4 , O : Prlnw4 , A.PEizi P6IDITEEtS' CARD ANDAINViliqpi ' VABEHOVI32, •- NO 406, commmarir srAusr,trizilaDzwaiiv. sir oath bOyers will lind itibr their interest to WI. NO 21:, CARSON M'CULLEY. trio A. 11.,MWP.
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