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Proprietor. E W A RR A X G EM E X T AT THB NEWS ROOM AND ROOK STORE. The undersigned having purchased the BOOK •AORE AND NEWS BOOM of J. J. firifflths, respectfully invite the old patrons of the estab lishment and the public generally, to call and ex amine our stock. A f.VORD & BABBER. : w. At.vonn r. k. BABBKR E. O. GOODRICH, Publisher. VOLUME XXVII. A MEMORY. Sweet breath of summer pinks Dainty and rare ; Sweet song of summer birds On the still air ; Fields red with clover blooms, Mist-curtained hills. Low-breathing southern winds, Soft flowing rills. Dear sights and pleasant sounds, Beautiful day, With life's most holy things Folded away, Stay, memory calls ye forth From the dead years. Stay, for my eyes are filled With happy tears. I was but a little child, yet I feel it now, My mother's loving kiss On my young brow. Wherefore from the rest is set This day apart ? Wherefore is its sweetness kept Deep in my heart ? SYBIL PARK CULVER. §li;Sceliaaeoiis. From the Toledo Blade. NASBY. The Xeyro vote—Mr. Xasby, in Imitation of Wade Hampton, Tries to Conciliate the Af ricetn—The result of the Venture. POST OFFIS CONFEDRIT X ROADS, I I wich is in the Stait uv Kentucky,) March 28th, 1867. ) 1 hev made mauy sudden and rather 'strordiuary changes in politix —some so very sudden that the movement perdoost conjestion uv the conshence. I rekollect wunst uv ad vokatin free trade and a high pro tective tariff", all within twelve hours, (I made a speech in an agricultural destrik uv Noo York in the forenoon at 10 A. M., and in a mauufacturin town in Pennsvlvany in the evenin, our platform bein so coustruktid that both parties cood And an endorse ment in it) and hev performed many other feats uv moral gymuastiks ; but this last change 1 hev bin called upon to make is probably the sud denest. Last week Toosdy, Deekin Pogram, Captiu McPelter, and I wuz engaged in riddiu the Corners uv niggers. We hed endoored them ez long ez we thot possible, and deter mined on staudin it no longer. Se lectin three wich we wuz satisfied hed too much spelliu-book into em to be enslaved agin, we wuz preparin notises to be served onto em, order in em to leeve in twenty-four hours, when I reseeved a leter in the north ern mail marked " free—Alex. W. Randall, P. M. G." 1 knowd it wuz offishel to-wunst —that blessid signa toor is on my commission, and I've coutemplatid it too often to be mis taken in it. Its contents wuz breel, and ran thus : "To all postmasters iu the South ern States ; The niggers hev votes —consiliashen is our best holt. See to it." This breef tho not hard to be un derstood order wuz sealed with the offishel seal uv the Post Offis Depart ment stampt into putty instid uv wax, to wit : a loaf uv bread under a roll uv butter, with ten hands a grabin at it. 1 comprehended the situashen at site, and set about doiu my duty with both Roman and Spar tan firmness. " Deekin," sez I, teariu up the notises, " these niggers we hev misunderstood. They are not an inferior race—they are not deceud ents uv Ham and Hager—-it wuzn't Paul's idea in sendiu back Onesimus to condemn him to servitood—we hev misunderstood the situation, and must make amends. Tiie nigger is devoid uv smell, and is trooly a man and a brother." " Wat ?" sed the Deekin, tippin back ih amazement. " Jest wat I say," sez I, " read that," and I flung him toe letter. The upshot uv the conlercnce wich follered wuz the callin uv a meetin the next nite, at wich all uv the Ethi opeans uv the Corners wuz invited and urged to be present. The trouble wuz to git the niggers to attend the meetin. The fust one I spoketo laft iu my face, and asked me how long it wuz sence I hed helpt to hang a couple uv niggers, byway uv finishin off a celebrashen. Polleck, the llluoies storekeeper, got hold uv it, aud told Joe. Bigler,and Joe swore that ef the niggers hedn't any more sense than we give them credit for, in sposin we cood bamboozle em so cheap, he shood go back to the old beleef, to wit: that they wuz only a sooperior race uv monkeys, after all; and by nite every nigger in the vi cinity wuz postid thoroughly, and out uv all uv em I cood ouly git four who wood promise to attend, and to them the Deekin hed to pay $2 apeece. To give it eclaw I promised one uv em $5 (to be paid at the close uv the meetin) to sit on the stage with me, wich, bein a very poor man, and hevin a sick wife in a shanty near by, who wuz a sufferin for med iciue, i wich he coodent git without money) he accepted. At this pint an idee struck me. I remembered Philadelfy, aud deter mined to hev a scene rivaling the Couch and Orr biznis. " Auother thing, Cuff',understand that it's a part uv the bargain that when in my speech I turn to you and stomp, you must rise and embrace me." " Wat ?" sez he. " Fall into my arms, lovin like— you understand—jiet as tho we wuz long lost brothers !" " Scuse me !" sez he " I'se amity low nigger, and wants to buy de old woman some quinine, and would do most anything foah dat, but golly, dat's too much !" " Not a cent," sed I sternly assoo- min my moat piercinest gaze " ouless this is included !" " Well," returned he, sulkily, "ef I must, apeck I must, but golly—" The nite arrived and the meetiu house wuz full. We tliot fust uv holdin it in the chapel uv the Cdhge, but give up the idea ez impractica ble, owin to the dillyioriuis uv our northern friends in forwardiu sich subscripsheus ez they hev raised, we hevn'tgotno further with the build ing than layin the corner-stuu. In the front wuz the four niggers, all iu clean shirts, and on the stand wuz the nigger I bed engaged. Over the platform, wuz the follerin mottoes : "In yoonion there is strength— For President in 1868, Fernando Wood, —For Vice-President, Fredrick Duglis." "In the nigger, strength—ln the Caucashen, beauty—ln the mulatter, who is trooly the noblest uv the hu man species— both." In addishen to these, we dug up all the old mottoes wich Jefferson writ, about yooniversal liberty aud sich, wich hedu't beeu quoted in Kentucky for 20 years, aud postid them up ; in brief, bed Wendell Phillip's hlessid spirit bin a hoverin over that meetiu house, it wood hev smiled approvin iy. I spoke to em elokeutly uu the yooiiiversal brotherhood uv mankind, holdin that whatever else cood be sed, Adam wuz the father uv ali man kind, and that the only difference be tween the white man a nigger wuz the nigger wuz sunburnt. The nig ger, 1 remarkt, wuz, undoubtedly, originally white, but hevin bin, senee his arrival in this country, addicted to agricultooral persoots, he bed be come tanned to a degree wich,though it marred his physical beauty, did not interfere with his sterlin goodnis uv heart. Ther bed bin differences between the races—at times ther hed bin onpleasantnises wich no one re grettid more than I. The whites uv the Corners hed not alluz bin ezcon sidrit ez I cood hev wished. They hed flogd several uv em, and hung many more, and in times past hed held em in slavery and sich, but that shood not be thot uv at this happy time. It wuz constooshnel to do these thoigs then, and Kentucky wuz eminently alaw-abidiu State. "Here,' sez I, " on this platform, with the flag uv our common country over me, I declare eternal friendship to the col ored man, and to seel the declarash en I thus embrace—" The obstinit nigger didn't stir a step. " (Jome up and fling your arms a round me, yoo black cuss," aed I, in a stage whisper. " Come up !" 1 No yoo dont, boss !" sed the nig ger, in a loud voice, which wuz audi ble all over the church, and holding out his hand. " I can't trust yoo a bressid minit. Gib me de $5 fust.— Yoo owe dis chile foah dollars now fo' sawing wood fo' yoah post oftis, and ef we's agwine to hab our rites, de fus yoose I shel put mine to will be gittia dat money. Pay up, fus, and de 'brace afterward. 1 can't do sich a disgreeable ting without the cash iu advance." This ruther destroyed the effect.— The uuities wuzu't preserved. The niggers in front bust out in a tortur ing laff, and Pollock aud Bigler roll ed in convulsions uv lafter, in which half uv our people joined. Me a staudin petrified in the attitood uv ernbracin, aud that cussid nigger standin with his hand extended for the money, with the Deekin and Bas com horror struck jist behind, formed a tabloo wich wuz more strikin than pleasant. Tint; ineetin wuz to-wunst adjourn ed, for it wuz evident to the dullest cornprehenshen that nothin more coodent be done that nite. Ez yoo sual I failed for want uv capital.— Hed I bin possesst uv the paltry sum uv five dollars how different wood hev bin the result! Perchance we may, thro that defisheucy, lose Ken tucky. It must never occur agin— my salcry must be raised. I can't make brix without straw. Joe Bigler met me next mornin, and remarkt that he regretted the occurrence, ez he ardently desired to see the two races a pullin together. " The fait, Perfesser," sed he, " wuz in not managin properly. The next time you want a 'spectable nigger to sit on the platform with yoo or the Deekin, or kiss or embrace yoo—git him drunk. He'll do it then, proba bly ; I know he will. Ef he's drunk euuff, he'll hurrah for Johnson, and and it's possible to git him down to the pint uv votin with yoo. Lord ! how whisky drags a man down. See wat it's brot yoo to !" and the insul tiu wretch rolled oft", lafin boisterous ly. "Lit em drunk, Perfesser," he yelled at me ez long ez he cood see me. We don't intend to give it up. Big ler's advice wuz given in jest, but, nevertheless, I shel act upon it.— Whisky is wat brings white men to us, aDd ef a white man kiu be thus capcherd, why not a nigger ? The Afrikin hezn't far to fall to git down to our level, and it'll take less to bring him. Bascom ordered five bar rels to-day, wich I spose the Admin istrashen will pay for. We hev yet the Noo York Custom House, and more uv the perkesits must be yoos ed for politikle purposes. PETROLEUM Y. NASBY, P. M., (Wich is Postmaster) and likewise Professor uv Biblikle Politicks in the Southern Clas sikle and Military Institoot. ANECDOTE OF OLDEN TIMES. —More than thirty years ago the Supreme Court of Massachusetts commenced its session, early in autumn, in Len ox, Berkshire county : thence the ar rangements were to hold sessions in all the counties eastward, terminat ing at N antucket and Dukes counties embracing all of Massachusetts pro per. This was called the " fall cir cuit," In the Spring the circuit of REGARDLESS OF DENUNCIATION FROM ANY QUARTER. TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA., APRIL 25, 1867. the District of Maine was held, thus completing the circuit of the year. ,At this early period the late Judge P , one of the court, invariably traveled on horseback. On one oc casion, preparatory to the meeting of the court at Lenox, Judge P was jogging along, not knowing exactly the localities of Berkshire county, and falling in with a buxom New England girl on horseback, inquired of her if she knew where he should turn oft' from the main toad to get to Lenox. " Certainly," said she : "I know every inch of the way and can guide you." "Well," said Judge P , who was a littie eccentric, and withal somewhat renowned for his gruffness and coarse manners, " if you are go ing that way I will e'en jog on with yon, for poor company is better than none/" They did jog on, entered into con versation, and had a pleasant time of it, which had the effect to destroy the consciousness of distance. At length the Judge felt that it was time to have arrived at the point where she said he must turn off, which, at the time of his inquiry, she had stated to be about two miles. " Madam," said he, " have we not got near the place where I am to turn off?" " La ! yes," said she ; " tee passed it about a mile and a half bach ."' " You hussey," said the Judge, " why didn't you tell rne ?'' " La, sir, the reasou 1 didu't was, that I thought, with yon, (hat joor company was better than none /" THE LEADING 00MM0NER8 0T ENGLAND PETSONAL SKETCHES IN PARLIAMENT. "Carleton," the well-known corres pondent of the Boston Journal, sends to that paper the tollowing ac count of a visit to the British House of Commons : "My position is on the right-hand side of the door. In front of in are the Bishop of Oxford and Prince Christian. The bishop is a heavy man—perhaps fifty years of age— with dark hair, smooth face, a pleas ant countenance, and wears a broad brimmed hat turned up behind and down in front. Prince Christian,like myself, is a 'stranger,' although hus band of Princess Helena. He is from Schleswig—tall, well formed, almost bald at the brows, his hair, soft and thin,smoothly laid,his face unshaven, his light-hued whiskers hanging upon his breast. His face is bronzed as if from exposure ; his eyes dark blue. He has the air of one who has seen various phases of life,and not always the best side. He is a Captaiu of Lancers in the Prussian army, and is thirty six years old. "At my right hand, on the same bench, is the editor of the Times, Mr. Delaine, a plump Englishman, with a complacent countenance, whiskers tinged with gray. "Lord Cranbourne, tall, bald-head ed, but carrying enormous whiskers, stauds beside Prince Christian, with folded arms, gazing upon the gladia torial arena. "The Prince of Wales comes in and stands in the aisie at my left hand.— He is taller and mnch stouter than when he was in America. He has passed from boyhood to manhood, has a loving wife and family. He talks a moment with Prince Christian,goes out and ascends the stairs to the gal lery. " THE CHAMPIONS. "Looking along the benches 1 no tice in the centre, upon the opposite side, Mr. Bright, member from Birm ingham, in plain black clothes,a solid figure, of medium height, with broad shoulders, capable of bearing great burdens, For twenty-four years he has stood in the chamber, ever seek iug to ad\ance the interests of the people. "Iu front of birn in the aisle, upon one of the steps, bus Mr. Robert Lowe, member from Calne. He, also, is of medium stature. Hie hair is white, and so silvery that it fairly gleams in the bright light pouring down from the centre of the hall. His face is florid and fair. There is vigor iu hie every movement. "Further up, at the Speaker's left hand, on the (rout bench, sits the lea der of the opposition—Mr. Gladstone, late Chancellor of the Exchequer—a a man who has seen fifty-eight years ol life, but who is yet in his prime, both of body and mind He, of all others, is most likely to be the next prime minister. He is the son of a Liverpool merchant. In boyhood he began an acquaintance with classical literature at Eaton aud Oxford, and since graduation has continued it by a close study of Homeric and Homer ic age. "When but tweuty-five years of age be was made a lord of the Treas ury,and from that day to the present he has been nearly all of the time in public life—always on the liberal side. He is a high churchman and was <>uce cut up by Macaulay, who reviewed with trenchant criticism Mr. Glad stone's book entitled 'The State in its Relation to the Church.' "He has been a hard worker, and time has left deep furrows on his brow. "Across the table, at the Speaker's right haud, sit the ministry—among them Mr. Disraeli,upon whom all eyes are turned to-night—for upon what he may have to say important issues are pending. He is four years the senior of Mr. Gladstone, and is now sixty-two—a native of Loudon—son of the author of 'Curiosities of Litera ture.' "He sits there waiting till the reso lutions be recorded in the order of the day—his haud to his forehead, fond ling one stray lock of hair, his heavy eyelids drop as if he were asleep.— Those who have ever seen him is the cartoons of Punch need no farther de scription of his general appearance. He is dressed in light-colored panta loons aud black frock. coat and cra vat." MR. DISRAELI OS HIS FEET. "The business of the calendar is disposed of, and the thirteen resolu tions introduced by Mr. Disraeli two weeks ago are taken up. Mr Disraeli rises. In an instant three is silence—so deep and profound that you may hear the ticking of the clock. He stands by the table, his hands resting upon it, his head drooping slightly. "He has no manuscript, yet one would think him to be reading,so un varied his tones. His arms droop by his side, then he clasps his hands be hind his back.places them once more on the table,then folds his arms,drops them once more, agaiu throws them behind his back, and then leans upon the table. These are his gestures.— Through the hour and a quarter of his talk there is no graceful move ment of arm, hand or finger—no ele gant pose of the body. You are re minded of a schoolboy upon the stage who does not know what to do with his hands. He has also a seesawing motion, bringing his face well down toward the table,as if his speech was written on the solid oak, and then standing erect,as if to give utterance to a firm conviction. Then there is a hesitation—a holding of a word half uttered upon the lip, while searching for a term which will express not the rnoul but the least —a circumlocutory expression of how not to do it." BY-FLAY. "Oul come pencils and scraps of paper—backs of old letters --from the pockets of the members, who take off their hats (all sit with their hats on), aud use them for writing desks, min uting down the extraordinary propo sitions. "There is a sudden uproar expres sive of disgust,derisive laughter from the compact body of men in front of me —the liberal party. Mr Lowe sits in the aisle with a flushed face, Mr. Bright behind him,making figures on the slip ol paper, and Mr. Gladstone is exchanging a word with Sir George Grey, who sits by his side. "The members on the government side make no demonstration." LOWE. "Mr. Lowe springs to his feet, lays aside his hat, and stauds erect in the aisle. He calls himself an outcast from political parties, and says that he is in a position to say just what he pleases. His words flow rapidly. He talks as if he had much to say and very little time to say it iu. He has no oratorical gesture, but at the end of a sentence makes a movement of his whole body as if about to take his seat, then, as if suddenly chang iug his mind, breaks forth anew with increased volubility, attacking the method of the Chancellor of the Ex chequer. With biting sarcasms he cuts up the positions of the ministry, amid roars of laughter from the lib erals." BRIGHT. "The member from Birmingham, Mr. Bright,rises when he has finished. 'Bright is up ! Bright is up !' is the cry. A death-like stillness pervades the house. -Members who were about to leave go back to their seats. His voice is husky,and the first words are indistinct. Members around him, members opposite,who look upon him as the great Agrarian Agitator, who would carry the country over to the democracy and inaugurate a reign of the roughs—all lean forward to hear what he will have to say. A f w p;e lirninary words are uttered, and then in one sentence he seals the fate of the resolutions and of the plans pro posed by Disraeli. Thus he speaks : "'Under this bill a ratcatcher who keeps four dogs aud p*ys twenty pounds direct tax would come into the constituency which the eight-hour ge itleman says is to save the country from destruction.' "The House roars with laughter.— That one thrust has pierced Mr. Dis raeli to the heart. 'The rat-catchers' bill,' that henceforth will be its title. "Far differeßt his inauner and meth od from those who have preceded him. He speaks deliberately, turns to all parts of the house, lays down his propositions clearly and distinct ly, choosing words which fall melo diously upon the ear,and full of mean- ing. With sarcastic humor he cuts up the ministry. You can see that his shot? go home. Disraeli is ill at ease. Walpole, who sits by hie side, is ready to spring to his feet, and when at last, amid thundering ap plauses, Mr. Bright takes his seat, Walpole, with flushed face and exci ted gesture, attempts a reply,but the members are leaving. The question ■ is settled already, or rather it needs ' but a few words from Mr. Gladstone to show the ministry that they must drop the resolutions."' MR. GLADSTONE. "With great suavity of manner, with clearness, force, earnestness, Mr. Gladstone reviews the proposi tions of the government. He is the j most polished speaker of all, compre hending the graces of oratory, and yet he is hardly so effective a speak er as Mr. Bright. Such perfect de fence to gentility is fatal to direct ness of statement. Mr. Bright sends his shots straight to the mark, and because they are so direct, and make such havoc, he is denounced asbeiug rough and brutal. "But enough. At uiue o'clock Mr. 'Gladstone takes his seat. Mr. Dis | raeli retires to consult with his chief | supporters. Other members take up the subject, but there is uo need of . further debate. The motion to go into committe is withdrawn, aud the . tory government in the first skirmish .' of the session retire defeated from .; the field." THE boy that licked the molasses hogshead, is now teaching a thrashing ma chine bow to box. OUR RUSSIAN TERRITORY. Professor Baird of the Smithsouiau Institute has collected the following information regarding our recently acquired possession on the extreme Northern Pacific Coast: " 2Vte Climate and Temperature of the coast from Prince of Wales Island to the entrance of Behring's Straits, during the winter months, is about the same as at the City of Washing ton. There is little snow and much rain. During the summer months heavy fogs prevail. " Timber. —The whole country,well up to the northern coast, is heavily timbered—chiefly hard pine forests— the small trees extending down to the very shores. Some of the is lands, also, are heavily timbered with pine forests and dense under growth. Others of them are desti tute of timber, bat covered with grass of laxuriant growth. " The Soil. —On the west coast the soil produces excellent barley, and roots such as radishes and turnips, and esculents such as lettuce, cab bage, Ac. " Animals. Furred annimals, such as sea otter, river otter, sable, furred seal, mink, black, silver and red foxes, are found in great num bers ; red deer on the south, and reindeer on the north. " Fish.— Herring, salmon, halibut and cod-fish abound in exhaustless numbers. In Behring's Straits and to the northward great whales are very numerous." Mr. Culh ns, who sought the high est sources of knowledge in regard to the physical and typographical condition of the north-western limb of our continent, in the course of his investigations to determine the route of the Russian-American Telegraph, says: " The fisheries along the coast and islands will build up a population and commerce there which at no dis tant day will rival Newfoundland and the coast of the Atlantic east of Cape Cod. The shoals and banks along the islands of Russian Ameri ca are the resort of myriads of cod fish unsurpassed for size and delicacy. Once give us a lodgment, these fish ing towns will soon spring into ex istence, giving for our Pacific coast a nursery for first class seamen, which, in the growing commerce of tue Pacific, will be just what we want there in the future in order to give us the supremacy of that ocean. The fisheries alone are worth more than the whole cost of the country, and will repay us in the future amply for the investment. The immense population of Asia and the islands of the Pacific will be good custom ers for our surplus fish,and will read ily take all we have to spare. Tim ber for building purposes is abund ant and convenient; saw-mills will soon make the lumber trade a source of great profit, not only for domes tic use, but for export to Asia and the more southern islands. Boat and ship building cau be carried on profitably where good timber is so abundant and easily procured. " The acquisition is also valuable on account of several deposits of coal along the coast and islands. At (Jodiac the Russian-American Com pany have worked a coal vein for some years past, and have used it in their forges and workshops, as well as in their steamers employed in car rying on their commerce with Califor nia aud Asia. " Nor is the country to be counted as nothing in an agricultural point of view. Wheat, barley and oats can be produced as far north as sixty degrees ; gardens flourish along the coast in the Russian settlements, producing all the vegetables requis ite for domestic use. " it must always be remembered that the Pacific coast is much warm er than the Atlantic coast of equal degrees. The isothermal line of Sit ka (New Archangel) is equal to New foundland or St. Petersburg. That is about 40 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit; and the mean of the thermometer is ascertained to be 45 deg. 4 rnin.; winter, 34 deg. 7 min , summer, 56 deg. 7 min. " Taking it, then, as a whole, the country of Russian America cannot be considered, as some would have it, a dreary waste of glaciers, ice bergs, white bears and walrus, and only lit for the Esquimaux and drink ers of train oil. " Oue more article of commerce must not be lost sight of—that is, ice. On the islands there are many fresh water lakes which afford an in exhaustible supply of very pure ice. The trade in ice so far has been con ducted either by the Russian-Ameri can Company or under their permit, consequent!}' the ice trade has not been developed to an}' great extent. The trade in the hands of Americans would soon grow to wonderful pro portions, for the reason that these lakes in Russiau America supply the only ice suitable lor shipment on the Pacific north of the equator. I did not mention in order, when speaking of the fisheries, that all the way north from Codiac to the Arctic, whales aie found in great abundance. Codiac and Bristol Bay are all whal ing grounds, and many a New Eng land town owes its wealth to the large catch of whales in Russian- American waters. Walrus are as plentiful at aud about Behring's Strait as blackberries are with us in Au- j gust. With American fishing settle ments along the coast, the ivory and oil of these walrus will become no small source of wealth to our enter prising fishermen." Professor Horace Bushnell, of Hart ford, writes : "The climate is not what many will be likely to supp e, for there is a kiud of Gulf Stream that sweeps along the front of Eastern Asia, striking directly over upon this coast and raising the temperature twenty #3 pei - Annum, in Advance. or thirty degrees, in the same man ner as our own Gulf Stream raises the temperature of Western Europe. The climate, 1 think, is scarcely more severe than that of Scotland. Of course there will be much the same chance of production—at least in the southern portions of the territory. " We have a very important whale fishery clear round the coast of the territory, and also a uew, very im portaut, cod-fishery on the southern coast of it, which is to be, in fact, tue great fishery of the Pacific Ocean and there is an abundance of har bors on the coast, in some one or more of which our ships can rendez vous and fiud protection, and also a market finally, for the exchange of their products." THE LONGEBT STORY ON RECORD The followiug will amuse almost any one who will take the trouble aud spare the time to read it through. There was once a certain King, who, like many Eastern Kings, was very fond of hearing Btories told.— To this amusement he gave up all his time, but yet he was never satis fied. The exertions of his courtiers were all in vain. He at last made a proclamation that if any man should tell him a story that should last for ever, he wou?d certaiuly make him Ms heir aud give him the princess, his daughtei, iu marriage, but if any one should fail, that is, if the story did come to an end—he was to have his head cut off For such a price as a beautiful princess and a kingdom, many can didates appeared, aud dreadful long stories some of them told. Some of them lasted a week, some a month and some six mouths. Poor fellows, they all spun them out as long as they possibly could, but all in vain. Sooner or later they all came to an end, and one after another, the un lucky story-tellers had their heads chopped off. At last came a man who said that he had a story that would last forever, if his majesty would be pleased to give him a trial. He warned him of his danger ; they told him how many others had tried and lost their heads, but he said he was not afraid ; and so he was bro't before the king. He was a man of a very composed and deliberate way of speaking, and, after maidng all necessary stipulations for bis eating, drinking and sleeping, he thus be gap : Oh, king, there was once a king who was a great tyrant; aud desir ing to increase his riches, he seized upon the corn in his kingdom, and put it into an immense granary, which was built on purpose, as high as a mountain. This he did for sev eral years until the granary was quite fuil to the top. He then stop ped the doors and windows on all sides. But the bricklayers had, by accident, left a very small hole near the top of the granary, and there came a tiight of locusts and tried to get at the corn, but the hole was so small that only one locust could pass through at a time. So one locust went in and carried off one grain of corn, and then another locust went in and carried off another grain of corn, and then another locust went in and carried off another grain of corn. He had gone on thus from morning till niglit ( except when he was en gaged at his meals) for about a month, when the king began to be rather tired with his locust, and in terrupted his story with : " Well, well, we have heard en ough of the locust, we will suppose they helped themselves to all the corn they wanted. Tell us what hap pened afterwards.'' To which the story-teller answer ed deliberately ; "If it please your majesty, it is impossible to tell what happened afterwards before I tell what happened first." And then he went on : " And then another locust went in and carried ofi another j rain ol corn, and then another locust went in and carried off another grain of corn, and then an other locust went in and carried ofi" another grain of corn, and then an other locust went in and carried off another grain ol coin." The king listened with unconquer able patience lor six months more, when he again interrupted him with: "Oh ! friend ! I am weary of your locusts. How soon do you think they will have done V To which the story-teller made an swer : "Oh ! king, who can tell ? At the time to which my story has come the locusts have cleared a small space ; it may be a cubit each way round the hole, and the air is still dark with locusts on all sides. Hut let the king have patience, and no doubt wo shall have to come to the end of them in time." Thus encouraged, the king listen ed ou for another full year, the story teller going on still as before. i " And another locust went in and j carried off another grain of corn, and ; theu another locust went in and car- i ried off another grain of corn, and j theu another locust went in and car ried off another grain of corn, and then another locust went in and car ried off another grain ot corn." At last the poor king could stand it no longer, and cried out : " Oh, man, that is enough, take my daughter ! take my kingdom 1 take anything, everything, only let me hear no more of the abominable lo custs." And so the story-teller was mar ried to the king's daughter, and was declared heir to the throne, and no body ever expressed a wish to hear the rest of the story, for he said it was impossible to come to the other part of it till he had doue with the locusts. THOSE who seek diligently for hap piness: always find it, FOB THE KSPOBTBB. SCHOOL INTERESTS. Do people realize how much capi tal is invested in a school ? Time is money. The pupil's interest is equal to the value of bis lime for prepara tion for usefulness and success in life, say ten dollars per month—a low estimate. It costs the . parent say ten dollars per month for board and clothing. The account then for a school of forty pupils stands thus : Time of forty pupils per month $4OO 00 Board and clothing " " ... 100 00 Book.s, fuel and school room rent .. 20 00 Salary of Teacher 30 00 $B5O 00 This is a low estimate. How often is this whole invest ment made unprofitable, how often is it lost or worse than lost in conse quence of the employment of an in efficient teacher, when, by an addi tou of one, or at most two per cent of it to the salary offered, the latter would be made such as to command the services of one who would make the who'e investment au exeeedingly profitable one. Can we afford to support our chil dren in poor schools, where they waste their precious time, and iorm habits which will cripple forever their mental and moral energies ? Does not the penny-wise and pound foolish policy prevail in the manage ment of our school interests ? Some thing certainly is wrong, for, ou an average teachers follow teaching from nine to twelve months only.— Would they quit the business so soon if they did not find more satisfactory employment and better pay in other occupations ? Would not those adapted to the work fjiiow teaching if it was made their interest to do so ? How long, were the proper in ducements and encouragements offer ed, it would be before we should have a corps of instructors that would be an honor and a blessing to the country, let the candid reader judge. Too many look upon school inter ests as scarcely worthy of their no tice. Take the above as a basis and compute the amount for this county for one year only. There are be tween fourteen and fifteen thousand pupils in our schools, with two terms together averaging six months, mak ing an aggregate of about one and a half million dollars, or more than one-fourth the assessed value of our real and personal property iu 18G3. But the interests of education can not be measured by dollars aud ceuts. They require our serious attention. We boast of our liberties aud free government, but can we expect long to enjoy them if we ignore the means necessary to their preservation. C. S. To SECRETARIES OF SCHOOI. BOARUS.— The School Law, Section 35, says NUMBER 47. Immediately after the appointment of teachers, the Secretary of tin- Board shall send a written list oi their names, and the schools to which they have been respectively appoint ed to the proper County Superinten dent, with a notice of the day on which the schools will commence, with the termination thereof. This duty iB generally neglected, those sending the required lists often times waiting till the middle, or ev en after the close of the term—too late to be of any use. The list should be sent before the commencement ol the school term, through a number ot the schools of the district be yet un supplied. The superintendent then knowing what schools are vacant, can arrange his visits so as not to lose time, and can often give desired information which may aid in filling the vacancies. NEVER GIVE UR. —Many a preiuu ture death has occurred in conse quence of giving up. The sick per son becomes discouraged, thinks he is going to die, and dies. Friends think they have done all they could, death is inevitable and let disease take its course. There can be no doubt but thut in many such cases hope still cherished, and the perse vering use of means, might have saved useful life. So also in the struggles of active life. The first speech of Disraeli i . the House of Commons, was a com plete failure, his speech it is said !>< mg stilled in the derisive laughter oi the House. lie thus closed : " 1 shall ait down now, but the time will come when you will hear me." Num bers have sunk into insignificance under a less rebuff. Disraeli was made of sterner stuff. Though it took him seven years to recover trom his disaster, he redeemed Ins prom ise and on becoming chancelor of the exchequer, " clad in the same gar i ments he had worn at the time ol kU renowned failure, delivered to a closely crowded assemblage the most brilliant and the ablest bndget speech that had been heard since the days of William Pitt." Every one should feel that lie is immortal till his work is done. "Try again," is as good for the adult as for the child, it convinced that our cause is wrong, the sooner it is re nounced the better. Cease to do ev il ; but when contending for the right, admit no defeat as liual. We I learn sometimes more from a failure ; than a success, and turn it to better account. Such should ever be our aim. Use all honorable means, rely : on the ultimate triumph of right, per j severe in the effort to deserve sue j cess, and faiiure will never be inscri -1 bed ou your life-work Their irreso lute and half hearted have no good ! to expect, for that would only be a j premium on imbecility. A BRIGHT little girl, in playful an ger, caught hold of an older sister, saying . "Now 111 shake the sawdust out o. yon, j thinking the human species was got upon the swß9 plan of her doll-