STIjc GLimcs, New Btoomftcfo, JJcu MESMERISM AND MATRIMONY. A BACHELOR'S STORY. TyTATlTIX SPEED was a bachelor. XyJl IIo had backed and filled, and hesitated nnd doubted about entering upon " blissful stato" of matrimony, until the fire of youthful passion was all spent, and matrimony had becotno a problem to him as dry and formal to him as one in old Walsh's Arithmetic; to be ciphered out for an answer, as much as that prop osition about carrying the fox, gooso and bag of corn across tho creek, that every body " problemly" remembers, licing a phrenologist, ho left tho provinco of hearts, altogether, and wont to examining heads, to ascertain tho craniological de velopments of a womau's fitness for tho position of a wifo to Martin Speed. Esq., as letters came addressed to him at tho Speedwell post-offico. Speedwell was named for an ancestor of his, and boasted of several thousands of inhabitants; and, as it was a factory place it had a goodly share of good looking marriageable girls. Martin studied Combo and Spurzeheiin and Gall, and grew bitter as disappoint ment saw him enter his forty-first year a bachelor. IIo looked back on tho past, and saw the chances ho had neglected, and the happiness of those who had start ed with liim, and were now portly people the' heads and fronts of families ; and tho delicate damsels ho had slighted, respec ted mothers in Israel, and exemplary nnd amiable wives. lie sought every oppor tunity for examining the heads of such as would submit themselves to his hand with a hopo of catching the bachelor ; for they kucw his weakness, and ho was well-to-do and an eligible match. But in vain ho looked for perfection. Tho bumps would not be arranged as ho wished them. If ho took a liking to a pretty face, phre nology immediately gave it tho lio straight, and he at onco avoided it. It was at this juncturo that a biological lecturer and gravo professor in that science camo to Speedwell, and gave a series of exhibitions. Thcso Martin at tended, and biology at onco became an " intensity" with him, a " new emotion." He attended all the exhibitions; and saw men pcrsonato roosters and crow ; hens and scratch; shiver with cold or burn with heat, at the will of the operator; saw a miser endeavor to clutch an caglo held out to hira while under the influence of tho wonderful spell, and the tonguo of a woman stilled who for twenty years had been tho pest of Speedwell by her loquaci- This put the mind of Martin on a new track. He sold his old phrenological works and devoted himself to the study of the wonderful scienco through which such marvels were performed. The professor was a fine teacher, and Martin placed him self under his tuition. IIo succeeded ad mirably. In a short tinio ho surpassed bis instructor, and had more than his powers in influencing tho susceptible among his weak brethren and sisters. He formed a resolution to himself, that through this means ho would gain a wife. Could he find one that his science could transfix like the man who was stopped by the mesmcrizcr half-way down, as ho was falling from tho roof of a house he would marry her ; for ' tho reason, dear reader, that Martin had not married, was that he had heard of wives wearing the authority over their looks, and ho was a timid man. In this new science ho saw security, and sedulously Bought for one of the right description. At every party where he was invited, at every sewing circle, at every knot of factory girls in which ho mingled in the summer evenings, he tried his art, but without success. At last when on the point of despairing, accident gave what ho had failed of obtaining by earnest seeking. A widow dangerous to bacheloiio peace as edge tools are to the careless hands of tho inexperionccd camo to the village on a visit. The weeds had not been removed that marked her bereave ment, and tho merest touch of melancholy rested on her brow, but her eye was laughing, and a sweet curl strayed away and lay like a chiselled eddy upon the niarble of her cheek. She had a jowcl on her band, and the black dress she wore was cut judiciously the milliner that cut it had boon a widow herself, and knew how to manage such matters showing a beautiful white shoulder, and revealing a bust of raro loveliness. Martin met tho widow at the residence of a friend, and liked her. lie had never seen so prepes KtSHing a woman, he thought. Hut she had buried one husband, Mid that was rather a drawback. Uno visit led to another, tho liking still increasing, until he broached the subject of biology, with a wish, fervently felt, that this might be the woman he sought. She was fully acquainted with ic, and in answer to his question if she was susceptible to its in fluences, she replied that she didn't know, but was willing to have the fact tested. What a position for Martin 1 Seated by her side on a sofa, with her hand laid in his, her rich, dark eyes resting upon his with a look equal to that which the Widow Wadman poured into those of tho unsuspecting Toby in the stillness of a summer evening. But science held him secure, and his nerves were as calm as the summer day of that evening. By-and-by the beautiful lids drooped, the head bent gently forward, and the widow with a sweet smilo upon her lips lay fast asleep. Martin could have shouted " Eureka," in his delight at tho discovery. Now his pulso quickened, and ho stooped to kiss tho lips that lay unresisting before him ; but ho didn't. By tho exercise of his power ho awaken ed her, how ho had been tempted, and how gloriously he had resisted and laugh ed a littlo when sho slapped his check with her fingers as ho took pay from the widow's lips for his self denial, and went homo half crazy with joy at his now found treasure, more like a boy of nine tocn than a matured gentleman of forty. Every night found hiin a visitor at this widow's, and every night tho success of tho science was proved, until by a mere look or wavo of tho hand tho beau tiful widow became a subject to his will and ho nt thosamo time a subject of hers. Sho was such a splendid creature, too 1 You would not find in a lung journey another fairer, or more intelligent, or moro virtuous. Tho question might bo asked, what magnetism was the most pleasant or tho most powerful, his or hers. But ho thought only of his own, not deeming that ho was a spell moro power ful, that was irrevocably binding him. What could an old bachelor know of such a thing!" Tho stato of thing grew to a crisis at last, and Martin formally proposed to tho widow that tho two should bo made one, by tho transmutation of tho church. To this sho assented; and it was announced soon after, to the astonishment of all, that Martin Speed had married tho Widow Ooodo. The punster of tho villago made a notablo pun about Good-Speed, at which pcoplo laughed very much ; and the edi tor of ono of tho papers, who was a very lunny man, put it in print. It happened, shortly after the marriage that they had a famous party, and some of tho guests bantered Martin about his marriage, upon which he told them of tho manner it camo about. llicy were a littlo incredulous, and ho volunteered to give them some specimens of his re markable power over his wife. She was in another room attending to some female friends, when ho called her to him. Sho came immediately, and ho asked her to sit down, which she did lie took her hand and looked into her eyes, to put her to sleep. Her eyes were wido open, and a lurking spirit of mis chief looked out of them broadly into his. He waved his hands before them, but they remained persistently open. IIo bent tho force of bis will to their subju gation, but it was ot no use. " Mr. Speed," said she, laughing, " I don't believe the magnetism of tho hus band is equal to that ot tho lover; or. perhaps, science and matrimony are at war. She said this in a manner to awaken a strong suspicion in his mind that she had humbugged lam and had never been put to sleep at all. His friends, as friends will when they fancy a poor fellow has got into a hobblo, laughed at him, and told the story all around tho village. For months he was tho object of sport to everybody. People would make pauses over each other as he passed, and women would shut there eyes and look knowing. But, whether his power had gono or not hers remained ; and he cared not a fig, for ho was happy in the beautiful spell of af fection which she threw over hira, that bound him as a chain of flowers. The attempt to closo her eyes was nev er repeated, for he was too glad to see them open to wish to lo30 sight of them. Life with Speed sped well, and Martin be came a father in time. Ho never regret ted tho expedient he adopted to get his wifo, though he never could make out exactly whether sho had humbugged him or not. A Scientific Curiosity. T "MIE last number of Nature calls at tention to a scientific curiosity, in the shape of a work on botany, in which the author claims to havo simplified the technology so as to render it much moro comprchensiblo to " young persons" than heretolore. 1 be following passage is ci ted as an example of how successfully this simplification hos been effected : "The pink (Dianthus) has four or five idola, ten to twenty ikona, and twen ty to lorty pctala. 1 he flowers aro lew. and di, tri, quinquo Hgato, and terminate separately and irregularly. The Sweet William (Dyry thine) has two idola, ten ikona, and five getalu. The flowers are numerous and chorovinculate, and tho niodo ot gemmation comprises several syn tcrmynal and equimarginal chorrythma, or conturrythma. They cannot, tnerC' fore, be of the same genus, becauso the numerical indices, and typical characters of each gemuios, or herniaplieral gemm bud of the two kinds of plants, are not symbolical; but differ, as well as tho mode of gemmation, more widely than the specific and physical circumstances of their constitutional, or peculiar vogit-or- ganic structure. Any "young person" who can under stand the above would undoubtedly be worth more as a botanist than for the practical duties of life. If this is sim plified, God save us from ever having to read the other kind I l&y At a recent railway festival, the following striking sentiment was given : " Our mothers the only faithful tenders nuu uuver uiiitjuucuu a bwiiuu. SUNDAY READING. PASSING AWAY. BY FANNY E. BAKTLETT. The flowers nt dawn ot morning's light. With their sweet fragrance till the n!r, As they unfold their petal's bright, And gem the earth with beauties rare ; Their odors borno by zephyr's high, (ircetlng the sun's enlivening ray, Hut soon they wither, droop, and (lio, "Passing away," "passing away." The leaves In autumn gently wavo And tremble in each passing galo s Boon they will fall nnd llnd a gravo Upon the mountain nnd the vale. Tor we like them, must soon decay s Tho solemn dirge, is sung by each ' Tasslng away." " passing away." The bow of promise gilds the skies j Its beautijul and varied hues Are brightening- to tho deepest dyes. With rosy tints our morning dews ; Yon heavenly arch resplendent gleams. As o'er the earth rellects each ray ; We gazo upon Its last pale beams " 1'asslng away," " passing away." Time In Its ever onward (light Has searcely winged another year The tale Is told of vision's bright And hopes laid low on death's cold bier. The aged pilgrim droops and dies, And youth and beauty, onco so gay t Nature the solemn requiem sighs "Passing away," " passing away." Ail Effectual Rebuke. On his way from his last tour in Ire land, Bev. Boland Hill was very much annoyed nt tho reprobate conduct of tho captain and mate, who wcro greatly addicted to the ungcntlcnianly habit ot swearing, r irst tho captain would swear at tho wind. " Stop, stop, now," shouted Hill, let us have fair play, gentleman, it is my turn now. "At what is it your turn I asked tho captaiih. " At swearing," replied Hill. After waiting until his patience was exhausted, tho captain urged Mr. Hill to bo quick and take his turn for ho want ed to bcKin ajrain. " No, no," said Hill, " I can't bo hur ried ; I have a right to tako my own time and swear at my own convenience." " Perhaps you don't intend to tako your turn, responded tho other. "Pardon me," said II ill, "but I do as soon as I can find the good of doing bo." The rebuke had its desired effect; there was not another oath on tho voyage. Where Hell Is. " I wish to ask you a question," said Mr. bharp to our young minister, as he met him on tho street; " I am anxious to know where hell is. The Bible 1 have read geographies, histories, and other books, and I can't find out where it is exactly." Tho young minister, placing his hand on his eyes, replied encouragingly, " My dear sir, don't be discouraged ; I am sure you will find it out after a while. As for myself 1 have made no inquiries, and re ally don't wish to know where hell is. About heaven I have thought and read and studied a great deal. I wish to make that my home, and by tho help of the Lord I will. Ask me about heaven, and talk. I don't know whero hell is and you had better not find out." Lay Aside Every Weight." As applied to Christians, it means that they should remove all that would ob struct progress in the Christian course. It is not the same thing in all persons.' In one it may be pride ; in another van ity; in another worldliness; in another, a violent and ungovcrnublo temper; in an other, a heavy, leaden, insensible heart; in another some improper and unholy at tachment. Some persons would make much moro progress in life it they would disencumber themselves of tho heavy weight ot gold which they arc endeavor ing to carry with them. Even a feather or a ring, may become such a woiuht. that they never will make much progress towards tho prize. Unkind Words. How many littlo children havo sung the hymn, " Kind words can never die, but havo they over thought that unkind words live us long as kind ones. An ex chaugo paper truly says of them, " You may tamo tho wild beast ; the coullaura tiou of tho American forests will cease when all tho timber and the dry under wood is consumed ; but you cannot arrest the progress ot tho cruel word which you uttered carelessly yesterday or this morn ing which you will utter, perhaps, be fore you have passed from this houso ouo hundred yards, thnt will go on slaying, poisoning, burning, beyond our own con trol, now and forever." OQy Tho men who never grow old live where they can get a constant influx of lilo from God. bo powerful is this ui vine energy that one glance of tho soul into tho realm where are tho sources of life will counteract tho thousand trials iu cident to its present temporary improve meet. Our bodies must, according to tho laws of naturo, full to decay : but blessed are they who keep up such an illumina tion within that the building is glorified till the very moment of Us full. SCIENTIFIC HEADING. ' Singular Experiment with Black Lend. IT is a singular fact that what is gen erally called "black lead" docs not contain a particle of lead. It is necessary to explain this, becauso tho following is a chemical experiment, nnd tho naturo of tho material should bo known. The black lead of commcrco is ono of tho many varieties of coal, or carbon found in tho earth. Withby jet and Welch an thracito coal are other varieties. Scien tific men call black lead " graphitic" car bon which indicates its property when used as in the ordinary black pencil. It is well known that nil substances expand by the application of heat, as is scon by tho mercury in thermometers, it has been generally believed that liquids ex pand more than solids; but in tho follow ing new experiment it will bo found that a solid (carbon) will expand ten times moro by heat than any other known body. This may bo illustrated in tho following experiment for prcpnring tho carbon : Tako ono ounce and three-quarters of black lead (graphitic carbon) ; chlorato of potass in lino powder, ono drachm (onc cighth of an ounce) ; well mix thcso in gredients, then add gradually three ounces and a quarter of sulphuric acid. Mix tho wholo in a glass vessel, and stir it with a glass rod ; let it remain together for twenty-four hours ; then wash out tho acid with repeated chango of water. This is easily done, as the carbon sinks to the bottom of tho vessel, and tho fluid at tho top can bo poured ofT. Finally, tho car bon must bo perfectly dried at a temper ature of about two hundred and twelve degress Fahr. (boiling water heat). Tho carbon has now acquired a wonderful ex panding property. Half a thimbleful being put into a largo spoon, and heated over a clear fire quickly expands and fills tho whole spoon. A lew grains being put into a test-tube, and heated in a spirit lamp, expands so as to (ill half tho tube. As this is a newly discovered property of carbon, other experiments will soou suggest themselves to experimentalists. About Silk. Facts aud history compel us to yield to tho Chinese tho honor of this great dis covery. ' Aristotlo, Horace, Pliny, Virgil, and others recognizo the Chinese genius in its discovery and skill iu its product, while they eulogize its rare qualities, its richness and great beauty. Littlo was known of its naturo or char acter, in Europe, till near the dawn of the Christian lira. During tho reign of Caligula it became a court dress. Tho Pcrsinns begau the traffic in silks, and monopolized tho Western trade till tho sixth century. About the year 530, tho eggs of the silk worm wcro secretly procured in China and brought to Eu rope. Tho first efforts to acclimato the worm and to manufacture silk wore mado in Sicily ; and from thenco the business spread through Italy and to other parts of Europe. The Moors were tho first producers of silk in Spain. James the First made special efforts to introduce the rearing of worms and tho product of raw silk in Virginia. In 1GG1 tho coronation robes of Charles II. wero mado of Vir ginia silk. Gov Oglethorpe brought eight pounds of raw silk from Georgia into England, in 1734, from which a dress was mado for Queen Caroline. Muscular Power. Tho muscular power of a man is usu ally mado to operate cither by his legs or arms, rarely by both together. It has been estimated that by the action of his logs upon the tread wheel ho can raise his own weight, averaging about 150 pounds, vertically through a height of 10,000 feet, in the course of a day of eight hours' duration, which is equivalent to 3,125 pounds raised through ono foot in a minute. This is called tho efficiency or number of units of work done by a man of averago strength per minute. Hence, from tho preceding, a man who ascends a hill whoso perpendicular height is 10,000 feet, does a good day'H work. With respect to tho dynamical cfl'eot of a man working with his arms, wo have the authority of Smeaton that tho good laborer can raise 370 pounds through a height of 10 feet per minuto, which gives an efficiency of 3,700 units of work per minute ; which shows that a man is some what moro powerful with his hands than with his lugs. reservation of Wood. A new process for preserving wood from decay has been introduced by a New Orleans inventor, which consists substan tially in first cutting tho timber into slabs to be subsequently ro-uuited by tree-nails and then immersing them in a solution of coal tar mixed with powdered charcoal. Tho siibs are then united with the treo nails,f nd the timber thus prepared is im mersed in a solution of asphultuni, 80 parts ; sulphur 5 parU ; coal-tar, 5 purts : powdered charcoal, 5 parts. &&" There will bo a transit of Venus across tho sun, in 1874, and astrouomers are already busy in making arrangements for its careful examination, as by it the distance of the sun from the earth is de termined. The last transit of Venus was iu 1709, and since that time instruments of greater exactness have been made. Its results will be watched with great in terest by soieti tifio men. THE "Blees Patent" NOISELESS, LINK MOTION,. LOCK-STITCH Sowing Machine Challenges tho World In Perfection ot Work, strcngin ami Heauty of stitch, Durability of Con struction and Sapidity of Motion. Call and exam ine, and for Agencies and Circulars, apply AT PRINCIPAL OFFICE, 623 Broadway, New York. 4 281y-a $1140 How I made it In 6 mm. with Stencils. (Samples mailed free. A.J.FLLLAM,N.Y.6m A GREAT OFFER. 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N1 OTICE TO LAND OWNERS I After the U'th day of Aunust of this year. (1870) , lilts will be liable to be brought In the Court of Dauphin County for money due on lands In Perry County, unpatented. UFor Information relative to the Patenting of.' lauds, call on or address a 11. OALIIItAlTIL Attorney-at-Utw & County Surveyor. Uloomtleld, March 8, lsVw tf.