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Advertising in all cases exclusive of sub rintiou to the paper. JOB FEINTING of every kind iu Plain and Fa n, . .[ors. done with neatness and dispatch. Hand u. Blanks. Cards, Pamphlets, Ac., of every va •v and style, printed at the shortest notice. The ..ETEK OFFICE has just been re-fitted with Power •-esses, and every thing in the Printing line can u cuted in the most artistic manner and at the „, t rat* s. TERMS INVARIABLY CASH. ffUfUfi fortn?. THE BATTLE FIELD. oh not ilon. in the tented field Are armies pitched and battles fought; The use of sword and well-worn shield Is not to every hero taught : In all of life are soldiers found ; In warfare deep, and no discharge, The din of battle, pibroch's sound, As hading on, they vigorous charge. , The tight for daily bread may be As noble iu the sight of God any march of victory jiv Christian or by Pagan trod. \ Mi or abject, great or small, Is not the one o'errnling test: The motive is the ru'e ol ull; Honor to God the grand behest. [he battle-field is everywhere, The foes at all times in our way ; Temptation, pleasure, want, or eare The conflict wage from day to day : •vi.,l he who in the gallant fight - Maintains his purpose firm and strong, Who keeps his armor pure and bright. Shall win the laurel-wreath ere long. Courage, faint heart, whose narrow life, Fettered and dwarfed by things of sense, Whose soul would spurn the daily strife, And pines for wings to bear it hence : Full well 1 know thy weary way, The earth-stained garments, spirit spent, ihe piteous prayer that day by day (toes up to the Omnipotent. [ too have suffered and hbve fought, I too have dregged the cup of lite ; I know how dear the victory bought, How fierce and deadly is the strife : Vitpray and trust ; His grace is nigh : And when this fevered life is past, Tie One who scrupled not to die, Will claim and own us at the last. ;.. li struggle that hath cost thee dear, Though all unseen to mortal eye, L sacrifice that claimed a tear— '• d notes down all; they're marked on high. Then cheerful let us battle on, "Ugh storms shall rise and foes assail: ; ! ■ sweet the rest, the v etory won, W'.rings through heaven the great, "All hail." —American Messenger. PERILS OJF THE JtJNGrLE c. wis in tin; year 1836, that I joined c giiiu-nt as a sub, at Bangalore ; and - -.tig" used to such a climate, where i .. nany nms to 110 degrees in the : with no idea of coining down again ' i lUtumii, 1 sunn louiid myself an invalid, < ■iMii'St cursed the day that I had been * M'ted t" 1> ave cool old England for such i "■weltering country. Some of my friends cv;-i 'i u trip to the Malabar coast, and 1 i is nothing loth p, try any change, believ g even the wi rst I could possibly make 1 -".st he lor the better. So 1 procured a i i anqiiiii am! eight good bearers, to take *. ii.in. about, and set oil' forthwith, through I A id a country as ever poor mortal could j c v *1 tu Si'C. £ iiiug remarkable happened till we < e ! what is known as the Weynard i - : and it nothing had happened there, i I have been t mpted to indict the 1 country as a libel on appearances, j i ' jungle as that may I never behold r Heeds, weeds, grass, brambles c -lies were interlaced like a net work j u a gigantic trees of teak, whose i - x interlocked and canopied the whole, r in many places tin; bright sunshine s avi ii never penetrated to the earth ; i ■ was borne along in my palanquin, ! I shoulders of four timid coolies, 1 '■ other lour walked leisurely be- t " I the satisfaction of knowing I t a perfect wilderness inhabited by I ' I'a.nits, wild boars, tigers, leopards, (' a-, jackals, a ud any number of deadly 1 "n and that if we were attacked by t ''■el'ms beasts I shout probably be t ■ and left to take care of myself. : * ' Qucy me at night, with all the I n " .isp-, around me. attempting to t 1 : 'll the poisonous exhalations of i " ls region, with millions of most '■ "lot' s and bugs, humming, buzz- c 1 'I" ' locating every pore of my body, t ■' 1 will form some faint idea of the i 1 s "1 n sick man's journey. t ■ "li. hot, sultry afternoon, when i '■•aclied somewhere near the heart t l'"'gle, as 1 was leaning back on t "I my palanquin, and dreamily I to the drowsy, monotonous song 1 I was suddenly roused and i i v two or three hoarse trumpet ~ winch proceeded from a wild or 1 ' ' pliant, who was crashing thro' , ; >t no great distance ; but be- ; 1 'd tirue for a word, my attendants ' I " 1( ' without ceremony, and betook j " 'light. 1 leaped to my feet, i kind of delirious strength, and, < there was not a minute between 1 , rnity it J remained where I was, * "do the copse, opposite to the i 1 nrt of moan j mg, bellowing sound, althogether not un like a vicious bull when about to make an attack. 1 did not at first comprehend what ! had occurred, but supposed his actions to result from the ang.-r of disappointment in | not being able to biing me to the ground. But I soon had cause for rejoicing rather than fear! A's last charge had been made with so i much lorce as to imbed his long ivory tusks in the tree, and he was now a prisoner to his own brute strength. In vain he pulled and wrenched, moaned, bellowed and lash ed himself into a perfect fury. There he was a fast prisoner—caught, as one might say, in his own trap—and if ever a poor mortal was justified in rejoicing over the misfortunes of a living creature, I think • that individual was myself. But I was still a prisoner also. How was Ito get down? True, the elephant might not l>e able to liberate himself in time to do me any injury ; but I already knew enough of the terrible jungle to feel little inclina tion to set off through it alone. There were many intricate paths branching off from the main one over which I had been borne, and the mistake of taking any one of these would most certainly be fatal—re sulting in death from starvation through being lost, or death from some one of the other surrounding perils. What would 1 do ? It was reasonable to hope that some of my attendants would, sooner or later, return to learn the fate of their master ; and before venturing on anything rash, 1 resolved to wait a proper time for them. Drearily passed the next three hours that 1 remained upon my giddy perch, above the imprisoned beast, looking off upon an un dulating sea of ruattcd foliage, with the hot sun of that tropical climate pouring down on me its scorching rays and almost stifling me with its feverish heat. How eagerly I turned my eyes in every direction in.the hope of getting a glimpse of one of my attendants, to whom I could make known tny situation. No human being was in sight, and my wildest shouts brought no reply. Should I remain where 1 was, or descend ? We were, as I knew, almost half a day's journey from any settlement, and it would therefore be impossible for me to reach a habitation before nightfall, even should I be fortunate enough to follow the nearest path, while a single mistake would leave me to perish in that awful solitude. I decided therefore to remain where 1 was, either till the sun of another day, or until 1 could see at least one human being capa ble of acting us a guide. The sun was rapidly uearing the western horizon, and 1 was despairing of any succor that day, when my attention was attracted to a commotion in the jungle, some quarter of a mile distant. Birds of various kinds fiew up screaming and either hovered over the spot in anger,or darted quickly in fear, and 1 could catch glimpses of tiie deer, the elk and the buffalo bounding off in every direction. What could be the cause of all this disturbance ? Was it some one or more of my attendants returning to ascer tain my fate ? Man, 1 knew was almost universally feared by the wild feathered tribe of the wilderness and the animals of the brute creation, and in man was now my hope. Wildly did my heart beat, and eager ly did 1 strain my eyes to catch a view of my deliverer. The line of commotion advanced slowly, but still I could not be certain of the cause. Nearer and nearer it gradually came, till at last 1 felt a cold thrill ol terror pass through my frame, as i suddenly caught a glimpse of the sleek, spotted hide of the royal tiger, slowly arid softly making his way through ;he jungle directly towards the tree upon which 1 was perched. I look down at ttie elephant,and perceived that by some peculiar faculty of instinct lie was al ready awate of his danger. He, standing perfectly til ill, no longer made an effort to release himself, but I could see the skin of his broad back quiver, as if every nerve of his body was affected. The tiger gradually drew nearer, and at last stopped within a few paces, as if to calculate his chances. Then,with bristling hair, he stole softly round his intend victim in a broad circle,lus sharp teeth visible, and bis terrible eyes glaring with fierce auger and desire. Ihen crouching for the spring, he gave one fearful roar and bound and fairly landed upon the back .if his helpless victim, who uttered one agonized crv a TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA., JANUARY 25,.1866. ! sort of shriek and groan combined—that | made me pity him,an enemy though he was. But his sufferings were of short duration; j as he could make no resistance, the tiger j had matters all his own way, and almost in j the time it takes me to tell you the fact, he had torn open the throat of the giant beast and was drinking his lull of the warm gush ing blood The sight sickened rue, and I j clung to the tree with closed eye and dizzy brain. W hen I looked again the terror of the jungle was making his retreat, licking his | chops with glutted satisfaction. I looked I down at the elephant, and beheld a gory j carcass still held to the tree by his tusks. I Be was dead, and in his death was perhaps j my own salvation, though 1 was still afraid |lo d< scend,less 1 should I o assail* *1 by some j carnivorous beast, attracted hither by the smell of blood. I expected nothing but that 1 should be compelled to remain there through the night; but I bethought me to try the virtue of my voice again, and shouted for help. To my surprise and almost frantic joy, an answer was returned. 1 repeated my call for help, : and one ol my attendants made his appear ance. I explained what had occurred, and by a signal of his side,l then descended,hut found myself very faint, and was by two of them assisted to my palanquin, where I swooned away. It is enough to add that 1 passed through the jungle in safety ; though if any gentle man thinks I flattered myself on being a hero before I left, 1 beg to undeceive him. 1 have since experienced some remarkable I adventures, but none that have left upon my mind so vivid an impression of the ter rible as the one 1 have just related. How DIFFERENT NATIONS EAT.— The Mal davian Islanders eat alone. They retire into the most hinder parts of their houses and then draw down the cloths that serve blinds to their windows, that they may eat unobserved. On the contrary, tin* islanders ol the Phillippiucs are -remarkably socia ble. \\ henever one of thoin finds himself without a companion to partake of his meal he runs til! he meets with one ; and, how ever keen his appetite in ay be, he ventures not to satisfy it without a guest. The ta bles of the rfch Chinese shine with a beau tiful varnish, and are covered with silk car pets very elegantly worked. They do not make use of plates, knives, and forks; every guest has two little ivory or ebony sticks, which he handles very adroitly. A Kam- Hchatkan kneels before his guest, cuts an enormous slice from a sea-calf, and crams it entire into the mouth of the friend, furi ously crying out, "Tapa !'' ("There 1") and cutting away what hangs about his lips, snatches and devours it with adiditv. MEN AND \\ OMEN. — Women may talk of their inherent rights as much as they please, but they can't overcome nature ; they may preach about the equality of the sexes, but they can not overcome facts and organiza tions. Men and oaks were made to be twined, and women and iv\ were made to twine about them. Though an equality wore to be established between calico and eassi mere to-morrow, it would not be a week be fore all the officers would be men, add all the soldiers women. Females are perfectly willing to go a head, provided the men go first. Set fire to a steamboat and not a yard of diminity will budge till cassimere sets the example. So long as the men cling to the vessel, the women will cling to the men. But if the men plunge overboard chemisettes plunge too. As we said before, reformers 111113" prate as they 111113' .about equal rights, but th*' 3' can't alter the regulations of God. It is impossible for women to cut themselves loose from men, as it is for steel dust to free itscll from its attachment to a magnet. ONE \V AY TO 'I ELI..— A traveler called late ly at night-fall at a farmer's house in Al- j bati3' ; the owner being from home and the i mother and daughter heing alone, they re- i fused to lodge the wayfarer " How far then," said he, "is it to a house where a preacher can get lodging?" "Oh ! if you are a preacher," said the lad3 T , "you can stop here !" Accordingly he dismounted, deposited his saddle bag's in the house, and led his j horse to the stable. Meanwhile the mother ami daughter were debating th*! point as ; to what kind of a preacher he was. " He cannot lie a Presbyterian," said one, "for he is not dressed well > nough." " 11*' is not a Methodist," said the other, "for his coat is not the right cut for a Meth odist." " Ifl could find his 11311111 book," said the I daughter, "I eon d soon tell what sort of a preacher he is." And with that she thrust : her hand into the saddle-hags, and pulling out a Husk ol liquor she exclaimed, "La ! j mother, he's a hard shell baptist." GOING TO RAMOTH GIT.F.AT).—A sailor, who! had served the king so long at sea that he ! almost forgot the usages of civilized society ' 011 shore, went one day into the church at his native town at Kirkaldy, 111 Fife, where j it happened that the minister chose for his ! text th*! well-known passage, "Who will go i up with us to Ramoth Gilead ?" This em- j phatic appeal being read a second time,and in a still more impressive toneof voice,the ! thoughtless tar crammed a quid of tobacco ' into his cheek, rose up, put on his hat, then, ! looking around him, and seeing nobody! moving, he exclaimed, " You cowardly lub bers ! W ill none of 3-011 go with the old gentleman ? I'll go for one." So out lie went, giving three cheers at the door, to j the amazement of ali present. A CELEBRATED pork contractor for the Fed oral army presented himself a short time badk at a sculptor's atelier at Rome, and stated his intention of sending a durable memento of himself to adr>rn his native place in America. With an amiable can dor he explained to the art'st that he had begun life as a poor boy selling mat dies, and by lucky speculations had a *ained his present gigantic greatness. " Now," he continued, "I've seen a muniment in this city as suits my views to a nicety. A kind of column with little tiggers ruunin' up ali round it, and a chap at the top." "Trajan's Column," suggests the artist. "P'raps it may be ; an' 1 wish you to sculp me jest sicli another, a wojkin 1 opt the whole o' my biograff, beginning at the bottom with a boy a sellin' matches, and then keep on winding it up till it ends with me in an easy attitood at the top." REGARDLESS OF DENUNCIATION FROM ANY QUARTER. OUR BOY. They covered his bed with the damp, green sod, [ 'Neath the deepening summer skies ; We had lain him down in his early bloom. Life's hope in his dark-blue eyes ; There his pale hands fold o'er his bosom cold, And his waxen eyelids close, And our voices, that tremble with tears, cannot break The spell of that long repose. With the gold-brown tresses so richly woven From the blue-veined polished brow ; ! With the heavenly smile on his death sealed lips, He comes to our memory now. Oh! damp and cold is the daisied mound O'er the pale, light form we love ; But warm and bright is our darling's home In his Father's hous'e above! SCENES IN THE OLD WORLD. TO THE CHILDREN OF ST. STEPHEN'S S. S., WILKES BARBE, PA. LONDON, Nov. 25tli, 1865. It is Saturday evening, and I attempt to review a week of great interest. I wrote after my arrival in this great city and told you .something of my last week's journey, i London contains about three million inhab itants ; but you would hardly guess how large it is from these figures. It is eight i miles long, and six in width. Yon can get an idea of its size by thinking of all the space between \Y ilkes-Barre and l'ittston and between the two mountains being filled I up with streets and houses and churches and public buildings. It would take many weeks to see all the objects of interest in the city and its neighborhood ; and I have : only looked at a few of the most important, I which soonest strikes the traveller. I had ! read so much about London, and had seen so many pictures of it, that I l'elt in a measure at home. 1 determined to lake it as leisurely as possiblc£uud what I do not see now I can see another time if I live to came back in the Spring. As it is 1 get pretty well tired out before night, and am glad to retire early. It is well perhaps that the days are short and the objects of interest which 1 wish to visit are only open in the day time I hardly know how to describe what 1 have seen this week 1 had seen pictures, and read descriptions, but th" "reality—the seeing tliern with our own eyes far surpass- ; es the imagination. I tluugbt of the Queen of Sheba's visit to King Solomon. When she had seen all his magnificence her heart fainted within her and she exclaimed that j the half had not been told her. 1 do not know how it is with others. Perhaps I am more sensitive to these impressions than some ; but when I have looked upon the j grand scenes of 1113' native land—such as the Falls of Niagara or the White Moun-j j tains—they have far exceeded my expecta- j jtious. I have rarely been disappointed. I So it has been with the sights of this past week, and with other things which 1 have : seen since 1 have been in England. lam in a state of constant wonder and aduiira- ! tinn. I hardly dare therefore to attempt I descriptions. 1 can tell you how large some of these buildings are—how many feet long and wide and high they are ; but all this does not gtve you an impression of ! them as they strike upon your own eye. I have devoted the week to a tew special objects. These are described in many pa-1 ges of history and everywhere you go there 1 ! are persons asking volt to buy little guide books, which in some cases I have found a i great help as 1 could take one in my hand j as I went, around, or read it over when 1 j returned home and review the scenes of the i day. 1 intended to devote a day to each of j the principal objects ; hut found that I j could see more than one—or at least by re ; turning again and making a second visit. The iirst day I was in London I went ! around the outside of St. l'aul's Cathedral j and Westminster Abbey. This was enough j ; for the first view. I then rested quietly till j the next day. Tuesday morning by a few minutes walk from my hotel through St. James Park, I reached Westminster Abbey in time for morning service where 1 heard i again as in other Cathedrals before men tioned—beautiful singing from a choir of j boys. After service I went through the Abbey with a guide who pointed out the i various tombs and monuments. This old ; building is rich in history. Indeed it is a good place to review your studies in histo ry. Here almost all the Sovereigns of | England have been crowned and here many ; of them are buried in great state and their j dust is inclosed in richly sculptured tombs. Here 1 saw the old chair in which many a ; King ami Queen sat at the time of their | coronation. A part of the building called , Henry the Seventh chapel is one of the ! liucst tilings iu architecture to be found in ! Europe. The ceiling is very rich—all of I sculptured stone. Here Henry VIII and his Queen were buried. Other parts of the ; Abbey are full of monuments to the illus ! trious dead. Lord Palinerston's fresh i grave is pointed out by a little sign. He i was one of England's great men of the I present age. and died while I was on my ; voyage. Prom the Abbey 1 walked to Lambeth j Palace—the residence of the Archbishop of ! Canterbury and gained admittance to see j I the chapel where Bishop White the first j Bishop of Pennsylvania and two other i American Bishops were consecrated. It I was an interesting spot to me. I also saw j ; the library and the dining room hung. | around with portraits,—and the Lollards j Tower, once used as a prison. From Lain-: ; beth I took a little steamboat and for a penny went down the Thames till opposite ! St. Pauls, where I attended afternoon serv ! ice. Wednesday 1 devoted to the British Mu i scum. 1 cannot begin to describe that magnificent collection—the richest I sup pose in the world - in all departments of science. There arc many large rooms to go through, and eyes and feet become very tired. It cannot be seen to an advantage iin one day,—but 1 wanted to go through ; all the rooms and then review particular portions at my leisure. The library con tains 700,000 volumes. Here I saw copies of the first printed Bible and Prayer Book, with many curious early productions. 1 saw autograph letters of Kings and d stin ! guished men, among them I noticed letters of our own Washington and Franklin. 1 was interested in the cabinet of inernls j—the richest 1 have ever seen—and a-- i looked upon the gems and crystals of e\- ery hue and shape, 1 thought what a beau- I tiful world was this which Hod had made | and that text of scripture came into my mind : "He hath made everything beau j tiful in its time." Here as the poet said I ! favor "Sermons in Stones" The great | sculptures of winged bulls and gigantic figures which Bayard dug up at Nineveh interested me much, with the specimens of art from China, and Greece, and the re mains of old Roman and Etruscan ware— pottery—brass &c. It is a good place to study history. The collection of stuffed an imals, birds. &c , is very large and fine.— I noticed a large variety of woods from dif ferent parts of the world —many of them very beautiful when worked ; but few of tlieni were from our part of the world. To wards evening I went to Westminister Ab bey again and attended the service. The building grows in interest as 1 study it. Thursday I devoted to St. Paul's. I went down into the crypt, as it is called, and saw the tombs of Nelson and Wellington, and noticed the stone over the grave of Benjam in West, ol Pennsylvania, who was a great painter, and at the time of his death, though an American, was President of the Royal Academy. I climbed to the top of the dome of St. Paul's, about 616 steps. In a clear day there is a commanding view of London and its vicinity, but it was too smoky to see far. However, I got a fine view of the building itself. It is a wonder ful structure, built by Sir Christonher Wren, who lies buried beneath it. He lived to be 90 years of age, and saw the Cathedral completed in his day. The same Bishop of London who laid the corner-stone also lived to see it completed, and the same master workman. Having some time to spare I walked a little distance from St. Paul's to visit the " Tower of London," a place full of histori cal interest. The oldest part of it was built by William the Conqueror, about 850 jears ago, in days when Kings did not dare to live among their people, as they do now, but must have strong walls to protect them, and sonic ol these are 15 feet thick, equal to a good sized room. Then there was a moat all around it filled with water, and a draw-bridge with a port eullis or gateway of iron. There are several smaller towers within the inclosure, and in the whole there have been in different ages many sad scenes. Kings arid Queens and great men have been imprisoned here, and some (like the ! sons of Edward IV ) have been murdered here, and souie been beheaded. 1 saw the block which was formerly used in execu tions, and the axe, and the fatal mark left upon the block as the head was severed. These things are now among the curiosities | of past history, and will probably never be repeated. In one room there is a fine col j lection of ancient armor. Figures of men on horseback arc clothed in it, (the horses too,) and it shows that they must have been stout, strong men to have carried such a weight. This room is cal'ed the Horse Armoty. Iwo other large rooms in the white tower, occupying now what used to be the great banqueting hall, are i devoted to men's armor of every kind, ! muskets, rifles, swords, Ac. Some one lias exercised a great deal of taste in arrang ing tlieru, for they are wrought into various figures on the ceiling above, and on the sides of the room, and in the recesses of the; windows. Here are vines and flowers made of swords, and daggers, and ramrods, ! i and bayonets, most curiously ar.anged.— j One of these beautiful designs was the I •'passionflower" I was struck with the! \vunderfill contrast, and it brought lo my mind the prophecy of God's \\ ord, where it says : ' The time shall come when they : shall turn their swords into plowshares, | and their spears into pruning hooks ; nei- j tlier shall they learn war any more." Here ! I saw swords turned into flowers. All around this old building you can now see the vast business which is carried on in peace, and a great city enjoying the bless ings of peace As I returned 1 passed by the lofty monu ment near London Bridge, built to com memorate the great fire, when a large por tion of the city and many churches were destroyed. I write from time to time an ! account of the things which have most in- ! tcrested me, and which I would talk to you about if I were with you. I hope to tell ; you some things bye-and-bye in relation to j the good works in progress for the moral '< benefit of this great people, but I shall learn 1 more of them at another season of the j year. Your friend and Pastor, GEO. I). MII.ES. IRISH ADROITNESS. —Ca>sar Otway tells a: story of a curious little paper exciseman, i who entered Donuetnara, single handed, to j sie/.e a lat lady who did good business in | French silks and laces. He met the con- ! trabandist in a narrow pass, and came up- > on her, it I recollect right, unexpectedly, ' from behind a rock. The lady who was j very large and fat, was riding on a pillion ; behind a servant boy. Although taken by surprise, she proved more than a match for the excise officer. " I shall thank you, ma'am," said he, tak ing the horse by the bridle, "to dismount." "Dismount! Arrah, what for, Sir?" asked the lady. " I am an officer in her Majesty's service, ma'am, and have reason tc believe that you have contraband property about your per son, or beneath the saddle of your horse." Fortunately for the contrabandist she had none of the goods about her person ; they , were all stowed away beneath the pillion,or j saddle, on which she sat. "Really, I cannot come down," said the i large fat woman. "But really, ma'am you must," said tlie courageous little man, looking up at the mountain, "Then if I do, sir, you must help me." "With the greatest pleasure, madam," i said the minature exciseman, holding up ! his hands to assist her. The lady who come"down at a run," hop- j ped into his arms with a weight and veloc-' ity which threw him upon his back in the ' ivad, where she held him pinned beneath her. "Ride away,ma bechal," said she in Irish, turning her head to the servant. "It's me j the gintleman wants, and not you." "Let me up, madam," roared the excise- ! man " ' Oh, dear me, sir,what a fright you gave •r ." said she, rolling herself leisurely off, "ai . ! -it idare that boy has rode off "with Ihe horse,"- - Once a Week, 1 •. what, ship have the greatest number of men been u )< <■!;,■,! ?—Court-ship. per Annum, in Advance. AMSTERDAM AND THE DOTUH. : i A SKLTC H OF LEFT: IN HOLLAJiI). ' | A correspondent of an English journal i pleasantly describes Amsterdam and its I people : The city which lies nearly at the mouth of the Zuyder-Zee, has direct communica tion by sea with almost all the provinces, and thus she had became the mart for their produce long before railroads had intro duced a new means of communication, which has not even yet superceded the vast intercommunication by water, which exis ted in this very extraordinary country, al most every field of which may be reached by water, and the manure from the cities is thus, at very slight cost, spread over the most distant fields. The large barges which are used for the sea voyage as well as internal trade, carry about one hundred tons. They are rigged with two masts, placed considerably apart ; at sea, and sometimes inland or on the rivers, they use their sails. At other times they are pro pelled with long straight poles, used by the athletic boatmen who, placing the end ol the"poles against their chests, and walking backwards, urge the boats forward at con siderable speed. Inland, when the sails cannot be used, they are drawn by men, or" sometimes women. The tow rope lias aliat boaril, which is placed over the chest, and thus the boat or barge is drawn along.-- Horses are seldom used. Indeed if one man can pull one of these boats along, it would be false economy to use a horse ; which consumes as much food as seven men, to I do the work. These boats, in order to | turn in a small space, and to aflord consid : erable stowage, are built very square at the j bows, and have a very old fashioned look, ; but they do a very large amount of work. Amsterdam may be said to be built in the | sra : all her buildings are raised on piles. The Palace alone required 13,695. In pass | ing along through the city I noticed the foundation which was being prepared for a ; house, fwo sets of men were engaged ] driving piles, while a third set, with a cen trifugal pump, were pumping out the wa i tor, a very copious stream of which was I flowing from the pump. The pile driving | vvas done with the rudest machinery, such | as would in England lie superceded by the j winch or steam engine Here the object | seems to be to employ men, not to super j sede their labor with machinery. Ihe Protestant churches are rarely open except OL Sunday, and even then it is diffi cult to get a seat. At Berne 1 found the church locked, and I was refused admit tance because I was not there within a quarter of an hour after the service had be gun. In Amsterdam it was a little better. 1 was allowed within the porch, hut the doors admitting to the seats were ;ril locked. , The minister goes through i.is duties like a lesson of which he wishes to get rid ; and as he does not wish to be disturbed, those who come late are locked out. The chur ches are provided with large, heavy pon derous looking Bibles, fastened with two imposing clasps. The catechism and pray ers are placed at the end instead of at the beginning. They do not allow families to sit togeth er in pews ; all the women are placed in the centre of the church and the men sit at each side. The men wear their hats even iluiing the service, and deither men nor women stand up during the singing of the psalms which occurs three times in the ser- i vice, and collections are made during the ■ sermon, fhe collectors have implements . iike landing nets, with long handles ; the net is lined with black velvet. These bags 1 are soked in succession under each persons nose to receive the contribution. The col- i lections were made on Sunday morning.-- ■ W hat their object was 1 did not learn, save that one set of the hags was marked with , aK, and the others were plain. Most of 1 the congregation put something into each. ' The clergyman was supplied with water and he paused frequently in bis discourse I to moisten his lips and throat—a verv nee- ' essary precaution in using such a guttural ! language as the Dutch. I found the Crystal Palace open on Sun- i day evening, and a band engaged in its ' weekly concerts. The building,which would * hardly be missed out of that Of Sydenham, \ is simply a large concert hall, with a few flower beds in it. The eompuuy which num bered eight thousand,were seated in groups i j at small tables, where they had tea, coffee, i wine, Ac., or strolling about the hall or ad- 1 jaeentground. The building was lit with gas, and thronged with people of all clas-11 ses. The charge lbr admission was sixty 1 cents (ten-pence.) The fair at Amsterdam has attracted all 1 the movable theatres and other similar amusements. The tables are decked out i , with provisions of various kinds. Vast masses of the people, all sober, all well conducted, are moving about. In one sput ! is a f ronch kitchen ; the cooks are work- : l ing in public ; it is well lit up. Adjoining tbe cooking room are alcoves shut off by curtains where visitors can taste the quicklv ] cooked viands. One of the most amusing i , spectacles is the manufacturing of pancakes or I litters, it is carried on in the open air. ! Upon a large brazier, about three feet by tour feet, is pi iced a plate of copper, close ly indented with little saucers-about three ! inches in diameter, and placed in rows— | I wo women sit on high chairs, each having a large bowl of batter on the left hand ; a i long handled timber spoon is used with the ' rigl t hand to jerk a spoonful of batter into each of the cups, which have already been < greased. Here it fries a few moments until an attendant reverses it with a long fork.' 1 hey are then quickly gathered up with a fork, and taken away to be eaten. The jerking of the batter never stops ; as soon as the woman has got to one end of her space it is time to begin again. Tbe whole proceeding is indeed very funny. These lairs are a sort of saturnalia. They occur annually, and are the means by which a very staid people throw off some of their pent up animation. They are mostly enjoy ed by middle and lower classes. All ser vants consider thej have a prescriptive right to the enjoyment of the fair, which lasts a fortnight. If any of the better clas ses visit the spots where it is held, they never join in the sport. Sometimes parties of a dozen young men and young girls join in a band and march wherever they choose, singing and dancing as they go. The pe culiar costumes of the Dutch women are to be seen in great variety. That of Xoord Brabant, which consists of a cap fitting tight over the forehead,but very large over the back of the head, and with a deep cur tain of fringe coming down over the shoul ders, has a very pretty effect. The most I curious head dresses are those of North ! and South Holland, in which a rich gold hand is worn across the forehead, ana in some eases small ornaments, like winkers, ;at each side. These jewels which are cost ly, descend from mother to daughter, arc much prized. The hat or bonnet, I hardly know which to call it, is also very peculiar !in its shape. As each province has its own ! head-dress, the fair presents features of vast variety. The Dutch women seem to l cherish their former customers and tradit ions, and are not given to change. They are well made and well looking race. The Dutch are a sober, industrious people and very well conducted. Illegitimacy is com paratively rare, and there are it may be s iid, no poor. Amsterdam consumes a great deal of turf for fuel. It comes in barges up the canals. The blacksmiths of this country would not attempt to shoe a horse unless he was tied. In the forges here the horse is placed in a narrow stall, and fastened with a rope behind. There are projecting irons through which a round piece oi ; ron is run, and each hind leg in succession is tied to this be fore the smith attempts to take off or put in the shoe. An English blacksmith would take the hind leg of a horse, put it in his lap, and put on the shoe, while tbe Belgian, or Dutch smith is rigging his apparatus. The horses are used with winkers, but in Switzerland they altogether dispense with them, driving as well as in carts. The horse's heads look more fair under the Swiss treatment. The rope harness used here contrasts with the laboriously piepar ed leather harness in England. Amsterdam is supplied with fish, it comes to market all alive. The boat contains a tank, and the fish are taken out by a kind of landing net. These boats, which come in considerable numbers to the landing sjage at the fish market, have usually a boy on board whose employment it is to keep the water in motion. This is done by means of a plank, which rests like a bal ance ; one foot is placed on the projecting end, and as it .worked up and down it makes petite waves in the boat. NUMBER 35. FUN, FACTS AND FACETI2E. " TOMEY, my son, what is longitude ?" "A clothes line, daddy." "Prove it, my son." "Be cause it stretches from pole to pole." MONTAIGCE gives us one reason why bor rowed books are so seldom returned, that it is much easier to return a book than the passages in it. " BOY, wheie does this road go to ?" " 1 don't think it goes any where. I always see on# ; here every morning.'' " WHAT would you be dearest," said Wal ter, "if I were to press the seal of love upon thosa sealing-wax lips?" "I should be stationary." '■ A TAI.F. <>F terror " —A spaniel's continu ; "tion with four bunches of fire crackers and/three pie pans fastened to it. Is early Connecticut times, a farmer boy was arrested tor kissing a pretty country lass, ut her father's gate on a Sunday evening. He plead ed as an excuse to the officer that he thought at the moment she was his cousin. "Jonathan," said the maid, "if you want me you mustn't try to get out of it that way.' "All right, my dear, I'll stand it; I'll agree to be locked np for three days, but when I come back, I expect to have Patience." "To be sure, and 111 be ready," returned the Connecticut jirimro.se. LOVE is better than a pair of spectacles to make everything seem greater which is seen through it. IF the hest man's faults were written on his forehead it would make him pull Lis hat over his eyes. A wide-awake minister, who found his congregation going to sleep one Sunday" be for e he had lairly commenced, suddenly stopped and ex claimed, "Brethren, this isn't fair: it isn't giving a man half a chance. Wait till I get along a piece, and then if I ain't worth listening to go to sleep ; but don t before I get commenced : give a man a chance." \\ HY arc wheat and potatoes like the idols of old ?—Because the former have ears and hear not, and the hitter eyes but see not. WHAT is the difference between a Catho lic jiriest and a Baptist?— One uses wax candies and the other dips. IT is supposed that the object of the bri dal party who lately went tip in a balloon from New \ork was to see the honey-moon. A I'APER in a neighboring city reports that there is n grocer up town who is so mean that ho was seen to catch a fly oft' his counter, bold bim by the hind legs, and look in the cracks of his feet to see if been stealing some of his best su gar. A woman said in a police-court, the other day, that before marriage her husband pretended to be much struck with licr, but now slit- was every day struck by him. HAVE any of Toby's Continued stories been printed into bound volumes?" inquired a country customer of a salesman in one of our large book-stores the other day. " Toby Continued! Who s he? "Whv, the man that writes so many stories for the papers.. 1 see Lis name to more newspaper stories than any other man, and I want to get 'em in bound volumes." The salesman an swered in the negative ; and the verdant customer went elsewhere with his inquiry, which we dare say is To be continued. BAD luck is simply a man with bis hands in his breeches pocket and a pij>e in his mouth, looking on to see how it will come out. Good luck is a man of pluck to'meet difficulties, his sleeves rolled up, working to make it come out right. IHE "utter" most parts of the earth art supposed to be the parts where there are most women. THE only Military Command that the Sut ler understand—Charge! DON'T open your purse too hastily or too wide—nor your month either. \\ E hear constantly ol absconding rail road contractors. It is not a matter of much sur prise, when it is remembered that it is n regulr business with these fellows to make tracks. THF. man who was "carried away" by the eloquence of a certain popular preacher, was bro't back on the following Sunday by the same influ ence that carried him away. \\ HEX is a smack on the month no offence? hen ii is received from the lips of u jiretty wo man. A WAG in Detroit has been taking liberties with the reputation of the Pontiac railroad. He was asked whether he knew of an accident on that road, and replied : "Never—but once a inidile-aged gentleman left Pontiac for Detroit, and died oi old age at Binghampton—half-way !" W HEN a broker loses all bis money be is dead broke ; but when he dies he is a dead broker. LOVE'S fetters were formerly made of flowers, but in our day yolel bonds are'preferred. IN a Southern exchange we find a column containing what is termed "A brief tribute to the memory of , sketched irhile sitting up icith the body." " Ilalloo, Mr. Engineman ! can't you stop your steamboat a minute or two?" "Stop the boat! What for ?" "Wife wants to look at your bier : she's afraid of it busthi'." " DEAR me," said Mrs. Partington to Ike the other day, as she was leading the paper, "what an excoriating circumstance, poor, dear man! I suppose it was the wind on the stomach did it. Dr. Bellows' bust," Ike at once seized the paper, and found the paragraph, so alarmingly headed, refer red to a uia.-ble bust of the reverend gentleman on view at a statuary repository. WHY is a dog's tail a very great novelty? —Because no one ever saw it before. "MY dearest Maria," wrote a recently married husband to liis wife. She wrote back, "Dearest, let nie correct either yonr grammar or your morals. You addr< ss me -My dearest Maria ' Am I to suppose yon have other dear Marias ?"