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They will do be ter and cheaper sewing than a searnatreus can artes dohs works for one cent an hoer, and sr unquestionably, the ben 31achines, in the market for family sowing, on acconat of their simplicity, durability, ease c f monsgement, and adaptation to all varieties of' family !itewitig--exccuting either heavy or fine work with equal facility, and without special sdjustment As evidence of the unquestionid superiority of their 3arldnes, the Gnovra & BAKEK SEW, not Slocum' C0MP.10.17 beg leave to respectfully refer to the following TESTIMONIALS: flaring had can of Grov.er & Ittker'si W 4 flames in my Ismiiy for nearly a year and a hale, I like pleasure in eel:emetic/int it as every way-!, reliable fair the purp..se for which it is designed - Sewing."—Alrs—loshua.Letwitt, wife of Rer.Dr.,Lesvittr, Editor of V. Indriten deist. "I con fess myself deli . gh led with your Sewing Machine, which has toms in my family for many month. , . away Wen rredy for duty, requiring no adjustment, end is easily adapted to every variety of family sewinc, by simply changing-the spools_ of thread."—M rm. lissbeth Strickland. wife of Rev. Pr. Strickland, Editor of N. Y. Christian Advocate. ." After trying several- good. machines, I puler yOUT4,OII account . 1.1 its simplicity. soil the per fect ease with %AMA it is managed, as well as the 'strength,and darability of the seam: After long experience. I feel „competent to epilik in this manner. and to confidentlY recommend it for every' variety of family sewing"-31ra. E. B. Spooner:, wife of the Editor' of Brooklyn Star. "t have used Grocer dr. Baker's Sewing Ira; chine for two year*. and lure Nund it ad ipted to ail kinds of Ltuily sewing,frein Cambric to . Broadcloth, Garments bare been worn not with out- the giving way of a stllth. The Machine itt imaj)i kept in order, and easily aseci.".—Mrs. A. B. Whipple, wife of her. Gco. Whipple, New . Yor. . . Your Sewing his been in use in toy family - the 'past two years, and de ladies request me to give .yba their testimonials to its perfect adaptcdness, as well as labor Laing qualities in the performance of family an d h sase h u id sew . ing.^—Robert Booralam.New York.- m.For several nuantiss we have axed Grover & Baker's Sewing machine, and hare come to the . cenclusion that every lady whe desires her sew ing beautifully and quiclAy done, wentsi be in ,et. fort unnte'in possessing one of these reliable and indefatigable • iron needle women,, whose core. blued qualities of beauty. strength lied simplici tit, are invalciable."—l. %S. Morrie, d.sughl ic e ,R f Gen. Geo. P .,: )ilurrisi Editor of the Houle lour. • • tEstrict of a letter from Thos. It. Leavitt, Esq., an letnetienn gentleman, IMF roaidunt in hydney, NeW South Wales, dated i*nv*ry 1.858.1 •• 1 bad a tent made in Melbottra, ite 1853, in which there were eve/ three thobsand yards of sewing done with one of brocer & linker's 31i, chines, and a single iesinvof that has outstood - all the doubts scams 'sewed. by sailors with a needle and twine." : • ' "If Homer could be called up from his murky hides, ,herwould sing the advent of Grover & Baiter u l s more bridginutt_mirscle of art than was cirri Values smithy. Ile would A:frontlinee midnight skirt-making ita the , direful spring of ,woes unnusubcred.'"—Prof. North. "I take pleasure in saying. that toe Grover & Baker Sewing Machines have mare than. Sus tained my expectation. After trying and return ing others, I have three of them in operation in ray different places. and, after four Years' laial. have no fault Sad."—J. IL Ha nun end, Senator of South Carolina. ".My wife has inid one of Grover dt !faker's Fain. ilySewing 7d:whines for some titne,and I am 'atilt. bed it is one of the best labor-saving within" that has been invented. I take much tetenre in ineowtowsiing it La the G. liar. tia, Governor of Tetinesse. t la s benutifai thing, and Oda ovrybody into an excitement of good humor. W. , re I a Catholic, I abetOd ..viaali? Saint* Grayer and Baker haring an eternal haliday_in column:lore. tine of their good deeds tot hainanity,"--Caasias )1, Clay. thinltlt by far the Vest patent in lbw; Vila Nubile can be adapted from the finest cambric to ths . ..hesileat eassimere. • It sews - stronger, faster, and Ito** beittAltilly than any one can Imagine.. Slmine could not be replaced. money eculd not bay lit."-111;t..1. li. Drown, Nashville, Teitn. • - 'lt is speedy, very neat, and durable in Itis efork; is easily understood and k.pt in repair. cansestly ramaniend this Machine to all my acquaintances and uthem."—Mrs. M. A. Forrest, 41enaphis,Tenn. • "We find this Machine to work to oar Wis. faction, awl with pleastire reeommend it to the pablk. 'ae we believe the tirovec & Baker to be the best../3evring Machine is izse."—Deary Broth: era, Alliaoniai Tam.' -"If used e,r_clusively for family purposes, with or ary este, I will. wager they will last one thrii,seure years sod tea,' 4134 never get oat of fig.7.,-;sdin Erskine, Nashville, Teas. - "1 bare had yonridaeline for several week*, sad SW perfectly astiatied that the work it does fs. We best and - m*4 beau:WM that ever "ma made,`--.haggis Aimisoa,Maahville,Teon. I use myllarbine upon oasts, dressinakieg, and fine linen atitohing,' mid the worltieadmi rable..-tar better dins tbe beet_hatiteawing. or any ghee maehine have ever scon.,:—Lucy B. Thompson, Nashville. Tenn. _ I bad the work thiretrooged and most tea& Vet I tome 'sere seen. wade either. by hintl'uir machine, and regard the Grolier di. Baksr-1114 chine as one of the greatest Meanings to our nes."—hlra. Taylor, Nashville. Team - _ ; firBEND FOR A,CIROULAB,:aft =;= "W JOIN _ 0 1 : - UM NO N rARTY =AT DOME; 11* ciAptir Tw FLAG AND slump low TO Tat mato or ran =now Narrit X*oll. 'Oh, dear, what it cold' day it is l ene might. as well live, in Gteenhad, grumbled Usury Drowns ; diawing IsitJ face into ths shape of a rheumatic nutcracker, as be name down to breakfast - on a glor'ous Fetal:sal morning, whom the sutr was beginning to turn icicles into diamonds, arid a keno, cut ting wind was driving whirlwinds of spark• ling snow hither and thither. 'This coffee has - not a bit •iif heat in it, there's nothing on the table to ! tempt my ap petite. I don't see what makes me feel so -uncomfortable this morning; think it must he the liarry'a mother knew what Was 'perfeotly well—it was not the first time that the young geotletnau's" "uncomfortable feeling" bad kept the -whole 'family clruld figuratively speaking, on pins and needles. `Harry, said she, mildly:l whiti you would overcome, this habit of Guldieding. Ido not think you spinet:late all the advantages you enjoy,- or you would net magnify every lisle cialibat k as, you do. 1 ' 'I don't see that 1 hare such a wonderful 'number of advantages,' mutter Harry, in rather a surly tone; •kept studrcing in scnool nit my brain reels like a red hot atew. pan ; stmt on errands when I'm !St ho•ili and huffed around generally by the i v/Ailed in, al. ways, just when I begin to he engaged in skating; our% hive a watch be cause I'm not old enrargli to take care of it, and main% thiuk of a new sled because I'm getting too old tr it. Advacitages, hey I' Hi+ ruothe'r could not helpylatighing in I spite of herself. 'What a i-cry unfortunate bdy you are' sal I sl.e. 'But, [tarry, it is time ;you were u for school. Coate, my buy, get your books together.' Immediately the f..retreed wrjnkled up am in, tintil,as his sister lighi.perd, it looked ltke an old quilt, don't think I'd Ire•ter go t 4 school to day—my bend achwr litile, and (I don't feel I very well.. so cold •tion~ense, harry, go along When do you ever expect to make a unto, Itt you stay borne from schoid fur every 'imaginary ache ur valor Hariy felt tertildy aggrieved. 'I really don't feet aide to gt; besides I gav so sleepy last night, I forgot to study any - 'I told ,you Lois it would ifiyou gayer} ut so late bkaitiug With the uthelleelfi:' said inuthi - 1 . As a dernicr resort-1641 , y appealed to Lis father. 'Father, need I go to school ill' my Lead .ie het. I' No, certainly not, if you don't feel wall, my a: iep 'Jr lira a -n% who lins# beta too much absorbvd.in hitt letters to heir or heed she previot.s conversation. I, - Barry looked triumphantly at-his mother, ho replied ; 'Very well; only if you remaip at home, ;cry, 1 .wish you would put Ora)._ some o your tl inges. There are your new lair of I sl nee king iu the chair; is that the place for ttot 1 7 I The shoes were a new bone of Conseation to t Iltirry. I 'Nothing but old-fashioned calf-sl3n; he ..gr,swlvd I I should think .you . Might hare I got me something a little nicer. .hem Jones 1 mother has just bonght him a 'pair of real p4ent leather Congress gai - ers I' ! • Coma here a suidiste, -.l.lstry.'i said . his nrthey'll° was standing at the wirsclosr, and its se grutubingly obeyed , she pointed across lbflteel to where a ragged beggar-boy of :el; ut Lis owo age was picking his iway over the frozen snow, with his bare purple toes peeping through the tattered cuittings of his feet. . Torii you think that poor fell ow would. he t'iankftii for the calf-skin almi's laud you despise I' said she.. - I - Harry didn't know what tosity,sir be made no ituswer at all, and returned to his father. ' who wak putting on his overcoat to.go down town.. .. tu l 'Petri •••• 'to the oCt you? - v I 1 'I thought yitu were not well enough to go but I' , 1 * 'Oh ? said !tarry, coloring a lit t tlet `gn ing to who"! to flinty Lard, and gtobg rlou'rt to the dice ail 'cut are two ',different things'? • A cheerful assent. was given, and so Master liar 7 opet.t the inoming crouched .down in abi eisy„chair before his father's office fire I& tboas on his itneme., and a newspaper spre d plieu before I.6—a prt , firable way for bey of fourteen to while aWay the bon . ler, snag , irrr;•esn't you Jo a lit: le coprizig tur asked M!. Browne. - • , father, I don't reel like it.' - • afraid you're getting a little lazy, 'laid •tlier, smiling, ' father, it isn't laziness I'M sure tits •well, I don't know what is' returned the bey, resting his chits on his hands and looki g sleepily tutu the firs. i Harr was s bright bog'eniss' gh ; yet if. he t. bad ken-the time,aed trouble to sixatriirie into Lis inotives, he would have discovered that themoving spring 0 actiOn4f not actual 10104; was at least its twin brogii—want of eneigy. . . . -.• , As be sat there toasting Lis - feat ra Ai glowing coals, the ogee door . opineil i . ' and e l ruddy•lcheeked toy of about thirreen,in a psi , .1 of old boots much too large torlinc aid croft one ti ne of darns atid,patchsr4, staggered in i under be 'weight of a bug! basket ollappMs. and ages: • . t 1 'lttiJ anything "to=day, ' gentlemen I', . he • said, cdoking around the tete with al good. humored smile. - , , • ... _,• ~1 White the clerks wars eeerChing, their , pockets fur odd three cent pieces end selective their perclisises, Hairy looked iazily . trp; ~. -- 'Why, Dill I is it you f- be-exclaimed, rec • ognizini a little fallow vrbo , lirtiti in a:street, backkis awnlestidenoe, aid 'toward `hose needy L uther Mrs, Browse bed ofterretentl: - ed hied ' , offices of Charity. - 'Whatire fen' i . dorng, i.o*r . -, :-. . 1 .;-, , - , r - . 'Selling apples,'. said Bilk: 'straightening hi iuselfPp and glancinidimen it hilatort4n: 1 trade wi'.l3 conscious po e . ---- .7 [ 'KW w. are yea getting- slongli sated Barry; 'frail seat ittetsititi=, lied *lll front in Went workshy. ) , f -• '' - ". V - .' " ' Ob; icety I Werdon't need aailietpffni t iv. all, one now. Ire a geed `many : jotii-of shu ve lief Eacw, spli?ting wood, and Seek' MEM •""*"": 4 • things in the morning.; and all day I sell apples. It isn't such a bad business either,' continued Bill, with the American aptitude for commercial terms. . - 'But is it not wry bard work. r ilard work t Yes. to Le sure, but I don't mind that- I keep looking ahead, and that makes it easy. I . mean to wake a man yet, Harry,' Said the boy„ who newer iiireanted of adding a "Master" to the name of the play fellow who bad coasted down hill with, him many a. ante. There is true democracy a mong boys. • 'There's only one thug that troubles sne,-and that is, how I'm eyer going to gilt the time for studying. If only bad your leisUre, now.' Ilarrr did not speak ; be could not.but think of how recklessly ho ass wasting the precious time Lis - little acquaintance so curried. 'les study that makes a fellow,' said Bill, pushing hack his cap re flectively . 'lf I only had clothes decent, I'd start for one of the ward schools straight enough, and manage anyhow to get the time. I might sit up lute nights, you know, and work bald. ilow , ever, tnother',says she guesses if we lay up every cent, she can save enough in two or threi mouths to get we something tolerably nice to wear.' Barry thought of the handsome calf skin • boots ha had scorned that morning. Well,' said IStll, shouldering his basket again, '1 mums' ataj• -talking, or I never shall go ah'esd in the world. Good-bye, Barry.l' 'Good-bye, Bill, and good luck to you I' said Harry, as the big basket, nod the patch ea jacket disappeared to the tune of the clamping boots in which Bill's feet seemed nearly to lose themselves at e%ery, step. Barry sat thinkiag for some time, turninr , rouuil and round the apple be had purchased from the young peddler. Be looked very Re. rims. BUN visit bad somehow °petal his eyes to a good many matters. " tFatber,' he said at length, believe I will go around to school, after all, this mom— ‘What, so late r : 'Never too late for a good thing" said Barry, laug,liing and reirleuing. I gi es you were right about the laziuesa after all, father.'. Finny_ Went to school,in %pile of the actual cold weather, the imaginary headache, and the real 4i-inclination for exertion, and when he came home he did not grortiltle once the whole everting, grealy to the surprise and wonderment of los mother and 'the tie." For BON pimple story bait taught Harry. a le-son that gaffe strength and colotiog to whole future life.—Lffs illustrated. The Mystery Cleared Up. - A few dayg mgo, Joseph Davie I:9attneneerl a prosetui..n In the 1 ) 9 1 :ca Court in Cite.- h i nd spinal John Wee ell. Oa the trial, William Davit WSpriuuipxl witness fer the prorecution,and wade 'he ust , e strung tiga'a-t the defendant. Mr. C—, the Attorney of .the defendant, took him in hand for nroseeiamination as follows Mr. C.—Are you in any manner related to theprostouting Mitnes9 I . W i !nese—Yes. r. C- 7 11ow Witoess.—We ere brothers4q-law. Mr. C.—You can go down, •ir. • Mr. C. then called_ up and examined about a dozen eritnetse, who swore that Wm. Davis and, the prosectting. witneta ware fath4 Foe, Tait was clineling testi minii,Lut Mr. C. was calling another witness yet when the Judge said-- "Mr. C., •there is no use in calling any more , witnetses'to that point. It is abund antly proved.". • ifr. C. replied— ,lfyour honor is satisfied, I am; I oily slab to show that the witness is a liar riot to be believed," and he tilted himtelf back in his clod.; ran his fingers through his hair, and looked around upon the crowd, while a triumphant win covered his face. The City Attorney then recalled Williami ,Attortey—A dozen witnesses swear yon sine the ptosecuting witness are father sod coo; his* Is that t Witrie4.--It is true. Attorney—Why, then did yon say a few !flintily§ ago that you wtru brotbera-in law 11*itnees . "--:l3ecause , we married sisters. Mire ell hands became coovt.laed 'kith le'ughter.irod Mr. "tt triutupbaut grin passed into the "reflection of despaq,"clietit into the County Jail. JUDZITAO FROM APPSARANCiB.—We have a wind voucher for the following item : • Nut long: since, while Rev. Pres byterien mtnister, was in the neighborhood of bull's dap, visiting Lis Mende, be was uvertsken one day by an old gentians% who setuted to be quite inquisitive. - After „siding slung some time together, the stranger le walked . t 41, Maid, I believe T can gnu your vecu patiMs.' 'Per heps so,' responded Rev. • .'Prom appearance, I think you're a visa et-4 Piesbyrei<tn .preacht v." • 'You are tight,' sad the Iter.AUt bow do you fell 'fir, by the tie of yeti: neck - cloth , and the cut of your coat, together with the Eine httse you tide; arty body .can tell that.' - - After a while the rtiranger rode it little in advance of the Her., when the latter, not. to be Outdone by his notopanion, eachtiated - : . *it; I believe! centime whit yoti &noir Gina - • • 'I guesesouvan't; said the atratiger,reigit flg UP 'Yes sit,l ran; you area preacher,-too, a ant - Shell ?Infidel. preacher. ilteally,.you - sorptse me. it is-true ; but bow do-you tell i • 'Whei.eir; - froat appearance'. and from ibe ....J. algolou 'Carry in your pocket,' r omting to a quervhottliorith'corn'eub'stepperwhicli wits aiickingabopt half way out .of . his -- oveilxiat ipoiket. ;...• • ''••' '•• ••• • • : The sitatigel - bad •- bt'clineete in „another diteetion s : which' he left •tai attend td tilt: itindiatahr.- orktalui„ °moo; boued7on the tut ,ctwer the palm will ratio , * the; way itiVl4lll4l tootbsare in A few atAmento. The Redid, is simple and it, wottlryint;tr sr I b a i ! i,eet . faid that putalocrit att ained on credit ire breeChee of trut. . , MONTROSE,. PA. MARCH 3,1859. , Au4silwJalakson. The followiog anemintes °filth' stern, brave, self-reliant hero, are from . the NA York Cen tury. We knew', , t,her will be perused with. interest: - Theii)t *street Alows how the no ble old chief debit with difficulties with other nations; , , "The French Govertimept,it will be Yemeni herd, sifter agrektig,to pay twenty-five Leif lions of francs to7re t7n had StAtte as iadem uity for aggressi4 odour commertre, failed , 1 to perform eagewaents. General Jsek son, in the Inialsge'of A 34, denounced their course, and called upon Congress to - atand by him in an uno)ficing :demead, for the per formanceof-ere treaty,l y which the indeur city was established! The Freneh ,Goyere ment then made appropriations fur the 'pay ment of the money., Etutiook offence aE the tone or the message; anal demattded an apolo gy or explacation. The siteation was serious. The money was ready to he paidoted the only prerequisite was a graceilil gloss in the next annual message to the straight forward,dotru right tone of taxi which had proceeded it. The Cabinet met and deliberated; the draft of the new message was latd-befora them; the French que-tion was taken stp;in its r ler,and there te .8 some disetr Con among the Secrete; ries. Whi 0 they delthersted.the chief 4ezed a pen and wrote—a single sentence, condensed as a car ridge, solid as • cannon hall, poiott d as a bayonet-,-• The honor ofmy country shall never be stained by on typology /rang me for the statement a/ truth read performinec tfda ty.' 'rids ended the debate. "The sequel is well knowte the iudeamity s paid, anti amica bly paid. The Century relates the incidents of the at tempt 'to assassinate the old wath:r while he • was standing on the portico of the Capitol at Washington, anti thenlgives us this amusing reminiscence: . More ludicrous than aan attack that nev er was made: the Story of which the General used to tell with a keen relish of its humor. A certain Mississippi politician,-of some note, opposed him bi - terly before and after hit e leetiun to the Pre-i. Jewry. Donor , the fur suer period General Jackson had , in some pa bite speech or remark, ix prossed opinions of this gentleman in very strong Saxon;the in dignant Isuliaciao vowed vengeance. gave out hat be meant to chastise the Genera? the a st time he met bier, and published has intentions wito such assiduity, that the threat reached the H r nitago and the ea a of the subject of the meditated-cbas:iserned,t. Shortly after s General Jackson set out :fur Weshingtora He halted on the road at a kar vete Finch .as t wolf brown baiting place for travellers; and while Standing in the &or, n - itage coach filled with •passengets drove up, and the tired inmatles . began to alight. Tue quick eye of the old soldier detected on the back seat bus puguatisiits adversary. The Gauge! drew ! f iat:elf up,, and stood: oenspie noun in the doorway, awaiting the promised attack. Tl.e rassengers descended, one by one. but when it come to our Mississippian, Gunn ! ger to say, be kept his seat, deedned gettint , out, and was driven to the stables, - where he quietly 'moraine-el until the hour for departure, sending into the tavern by one of the hosilers for • jelup, with which he regaled himself et a erste d:stance frotn:daeger. • -We have room fur only soothe,: Thu apt iit w Liao he associate 4 with the age of chivalry is reproduced is all !wave men. Jricknon laded bitnaelt on his loyal devotion to the fair sex. NS hostiliiies or. tivalries military or political; late' fered withits' di,- play. Mr. Clay's speech on the Seminole war delivered in the Iloti , e of liepresentataves in winter 1810. denouneing, aa it did; the con duct of General Jackson as a flagrant instance o 4 military it/subordination, created a wide breach anmr'very bitter feeling bet am them. The General was afterwards on his way to Waiihioitton, to take hi+ seat in the Senate of the United States, and happening to pa.s Mr. Clay's house, be was asked by one of hi• coital apions if he bad any objections to, atop and pity a -visit to Mr. Clay. Uia prompt re ply was 'No.. Mire no quarrels with the ladies, and tie accordingly 'alighted at the door and paid his respects to the wire of the tisoat prominent of his bpponents and the most powerful of his denunciate's. Once on a lime, a Y;inkee, who was trav eling through Kentucky„ bed a fine hor-e, but no money. Ile had taught die anirntl to lie down or sit on his haunches when the bri• die wee pulled pr-tty hard. Our tider saw no wsy of tepteni-ping pulse but by s4ling his }torte, and this Le resolved to do on the fira favorable opportunity',—A; ho was going a long slowly, be saw a bunter at sortie dis i ice j from the Toad, whom he rude up to and Re. I coated. In the course of conversation, he told the latter be had an invaluable hove to sell h oru e,tket would too precisely like a setter when he was in the vicinity of game. Cas ting his eyekarountiond at the same time discot ering some fresh rub' t-t !Lek., he gave the bridle a jerk. The dot iliettuadruped im mediately lee down. 'Them are some rabits kere, said his rider, AI kilo.* by his ears.' The keptuckiatt, curious to test that sagacity of the hot se, searched aronnti,and, so re enougli, started three or four titbits. He was greatly su rprised, but the Yankee took the affair irs matteeof course. To make a longstore sttort, the w. 'erfrl borsexbontedowarrraa the spot $3OO being the `considevation,., Hilt new ow ner mounted him, and pith harautetivic hos pitality, invited _the Yeekee to accompany him k om p. , They 80013 came II stream, which they bad to cross, and which was rath: er deep for horsemen. Aldgeotthe eninek- Ures.dismay when, on polling the bridle - in 1 the middle.uf the river; his steed subsided in j the running watersts ithewere a ' HOW thilir he roarVilotat, the yankee, who was minuted On tbe,hiuntersa other horse,Was not disconcerted-in di - least: 4 0h,' - iptisl he; forgot s to tell Yak 10611.14 g o eii , y o f ..fith . as is be for Nits? Thessinry may bs old,, but it is rither.good. • A• couple id Vertices girls put a' bull.. frog tato.the hired ones bed to see it - they couldaN make him talk. Dave - Ibis* it out pr the window and never•ttaid' a word.' Soon after he Pat a half a bushel of eheatntit bora into thegirl4hed. Abiiut tbe timebe thought tturif would make. the heat ebado,w,Duve Want to the.dooi, and rattled the latch furl oitsly. Out went the•tkiidleluni 1p wept tbe, girls;lut they slick tho Ug - the Gni dii. CallingtO them he begged Otani file ride, for be only =rantedtnknoir if, they'd seen anything of that 11034 Coil fitig.:,'Litt'd gir t tetidol'ara to find it. The:Whiter Fire. fire's a good cotapsotonable friend,, • A comfortable friend, who meets your face With welcome glad, and atakeithepoMestwhed As plemat as a palace. Are you cold ! lle warms you . —weary f he refreshes you= Hungry! be cloth prepare your food for you— Aro you in darkness! be wears a face that is Femiliarfrorn yourcbildhood. Are you poor!— What matters it to him. Ile Imows no differeuce Between an emperor and the poorest beggar: Whore is the frit. ed,that bears tbe o ame of man, Will-do as much foryou. MARY MOWfTT., A Plea for Sleep. A ruscodeprived of natural sleep, lieuosnes a atupi•i And ouly ate s als"from father Time To stulify So if you'd be a jovial_soul, And laugh-at life's decline, Take my advice: turn off the gas, 'And go to bed at Labe! t \ Tea Cakes. Mrrims.—bne quartof milk. Eve (In' one tablespoonfull of good yeast ; if tisane made, three or four tablospoonfull. A lump of butter the size of a walnut, and enough flour to form amid' batter. Set them to rise, sod when lien, bake, them in rings. boar Biscutr.—The ingredients are : Five vupfulls of milk, four spotrufullsofmelted butter and lard, And a - teaspouufell of salerat us ol,s..lved in sumo cream, and a small por tion of Salt. ' Mis enough flour to form a pasrejust stiff enouglito roll out. Musts Mt m:ca.—Make mush as you ordi• acuity do, and when cord, thin it. with one quart of milk, and stir in a few bandfulls of whart flour, seven 'eggs, and butter the size of an egg—also some salt. Bake in rings. Warrutg.Two quartsofsareet milk,eight eggs, enough flour to make a thin batte►,half a pint of sots, and as much salt as-you prefer. Let tire haVer" stand until it becomes light. Bake in waffle irons. Honor Wart:rm.—Two quarts of !lour, take beau' the sizr of three eggs, and enough water to .forru the dough. Work very li.tle and cut out yourokes. Bate thena 'on tit.s. OUDISART TEA. CAGE.—TIITCD cupfulls !sugar, three) egg; one cupful of butter, and small lump of perlash. Make it not quite ma •iitfua pound cake batter. SODA I/Lica:tr.—To two quarts - of flour take four teospoonfulla of oleam tartar, two trisfpounfulls of soda. one pint of sweet milk, and a half a teacupful' of lard or butter.• RICE CAKE.---MiX together a half pound of very soft-tiviled rice, a quarter cf a pound of butter, one qoart Of milk, six 'eggs, and enough flour to form a thin batter. BCTTERMII7ICAiii: 2 :- -- T;o - "oar's 'of butter milk, one tablespoonful . of soda, and eta.ugh sour to make s batter. . Ar A late revesend clergyman, who was as well known for biaeixeLtricity sis his ta:- ents, one day cent !di sod, a lazy lad, about twelve years of age, to catch his - horse. The boy went sauntering along, with an ear of corn in one hand, and the bridle in anutlier, draging the reins along the ground. 'ThOinas T.' said his Either, calling after him in a very 1401811110 tone of voice— `come here, Tliurnaa; I want to say a word to you before you go.' Tire lad returned, and the' parson proceed ed— • 'You know, Thocuits, that I have given you a great deal of di:motel. You know that I have taught you bifore closing your eyes, to say-- "Now I ley me down to bleep," 4L-e. be-ites a good many other things in•the ;raj of explanation and advice. lint this is the last opportunity I may have of speaking to you.-1 couldn't let it pass without giving my parting charge. Be a good boy,Tnotois, and alWays say that pretty prayer before go ing to sleep. 1 fear I shall never see you again.' As be said this in a very sad 'and solemn manner, the poor boy began to be fright ened, and burst into tears with the exclama tion 'You'll never eve me again, pa t' 'No—for I shell probably die befure you'll be back with the itorse4"- That quickened teey Thomas' ideals; and gathering up the bridle reins, be rad and naught the horse quicker thin he ever had dune haunt. FIRST Marts Scow.—=Cue important (lit. covery that sugar_ can be made from the maple tree has Win atributed to New Eng gland. ;traits date fixed a ler back as 1785, in an article which lots gone the rounds of the press. This statement bas brought forth an unanimous, indignant- and patriotic protest on the part of the French Canadian _Press. and with pleasure we give currency to their claim for priority it discovery. They state rust maple sugar was in general use in Cana da precious to the Itevolut on, and -long be fore "Dadlay'sllegister" recorded, in 1785. its first manufacture in New England. Indeed, the Jesuit priest chirleroit, in his history of New France (Canada) wrote *smarty as, 1721,00 account of the process by which the auger was obtained, stating that the sugar was-unknown to the" . lndians, thus favoring its French origin. All ~ horkor, then, to the French Canadians fur the maple sugar,unlen our • New Englanif,* riotemporartss have teourds to substantiate their claims beyoitd the year 1721. . • Tut VALVE 01 Cost..—Ere we WI II F up this cailmuiterous . integuineut of th e and scam Gaya the eloquent Hugh Miller), let , ns mark to bow small *coal tiold Englsod bas„for so many yeamovred its flopriattivi trade. Its area, at I base already ; _bad easiasiou to is. Wirkjasucely cquals that Of one of the larger geottislr lakes; and .yet hew man* thousand EtBlllll etaginai has it set braiotion ; bow many railways bus it propelled; bow many thonered wagon loads of salt has it eiaborat. ed from the _brine ; , how many million)0911 of !roe' has it furolsbed, Miged to the surface, erpehated' sad hammered I Zt hat :made Mrretinghani-w great eity,_ the first iron depot of gen:we, mud filled Om ennatry - with-crowd. ed ;owns and, busy village!. - And if one small field bee 'done no tnanir, whiat,iney% we .n . ocraiiiner from theta basins 11.11 , down by Lyell,la the eeologlea! mar of tLe United States! " Eye ;Sight. Milton's blindness *us the result of over- work and dyspepsia. 1- One of the mast eminent American divines having for some time been compelled to fore go the pleasure of reading, has spent thous. soda of dollars in vain,aud lost years of time, in consequence of getting' up several hours before day and stuqing.by anhicial His eyes never got well. filuhitudes of men and women have made ri.e:r eyes weaklor life by The too free use of the eyesight in reading small print and do ing fine sewing. In view of:these things, it is well to observe the following rules in the use of the eyes : Avoid all sudden changes between 'light and -darkness. Never begin to read, or write; or sew, for several minutes after coining trans darkness to a bright light. Never read by tallied, or moonlight, or very, cloutlyday. • Never read or sew directly in front of the light, or window, or door. ,t It is best to Fare the light fall from abose, obliquely over the left shoulder. Neter-sleep so that on first waking,, the eyes shall of en on the light of a !smile*. Do not use the eye sight by light so _scant that it requires en effort to di4Orimi nate. Too mnch light creates a glare, and pains, add confuses the sight,' The moment you are sensible of an effort to distinguish, that neonieut ceasic-and takca walk or a rile. As thelsky is blue and the earth green, it would seine that the ceiling should be of a bluish titige_and the ceryet green, and the walls ;of some yellow tint. The moment you are instinatly roinred to rub your eyett, that moment. team ualug their. A It'the eyelids era glued together on waking up, do out forcibly open them ; but apply the saliva wish the finger—it ii the speediest ailment in the world. Then , wash, the . eyes and facelo warm water. 41: STRICT TEMPEWINCE were neccated_ the other evening by a gentletua r nly luuling man, evidently balancing a clever sized stieLis his caster. 'I say anis nii4terovill youlie kind enough to tell me the way to Broadway- r 'No Broadway bere,;lir; this la • not New York: 'Ott yes, that's a faet.i. Well I beg your pardon ; show me Cheetnut lets lintel.' ... 4 ..;JW you 3rd in PLiladelr.Lia , - ohl boy.— Wr:lng again: 'Ha! La ! daro'd confuted, that's a tact. All right. Please tell tun *lse— whether, it loft or iigbt I. take to ILAtilAy Street . 'That's a litmet that ain't got this way yet., Putltapa you ate thiuldogNol the Ci,y of u.:- timore r aoy howl' • We told him i9.Baston. lie jammed his fists .in his, pockets after hitting his hat a onrasb, and stepped out,, ob. serving 'Weill, I'm darned. if I follow this temper ance caravan longar.' Macmcm Boum cu .—h. believe, ifr. Juba- Soo, you visited many of our-glorious battle field 'I have had that pfeasire, Mr. Brown.' 'Did you see the spot where the battle of Monmouth was ,foughti' 'Oh. yeq, sir. I was there some time last stammer. 'Did you fee any - thing very remarkable 'Oh, no. .Were there any Cannons, ,or bullets, or bones,about th e place r • `Wll, I can't say that there were any cannons or bullets, but there were ilenty of bones.' 'You don't say so! Did you biieg home any to keep'' , . .. . 'Gemini t vv. ' ' . • 'Might I e them I' • 'I don't t u can! - . • 'Why, where sr they r- "All over my b y.' . • , Some:l'lomm of life reqtare a Utast atmos phere, others a dry one. A blue waterzlily grows in the canals of Alevendria.wbitele,when the water evaporates from the beds of the ca nals, dries up; and when the water ikagein io the canals, it again grarra and - blossoms. And some of the lowest as;imalle may be complete ly dried, and kept inthis.atate foe any length of lime, hot when, they are - again moistened, they resume the functions of life. Some-plants are adapted only to particular °State"; but they do not flourish equally well in tbevio. As a tree which in the Southern State attains a height of 100 feet, at Great Salt Li ' ke ilia -Northern -limit at which it is found, bec omes dwarfed to.a shrub of only fire. feet bele'. Life both animal sod vegetable itindvtinitely modified; but in all its best derelopatemt is under these conditions try which itis sfiecialle .adapted. manifold are thy. works; 0 Godl In wisdom bast thou made them [Life Queen _Victoria on .Skater...--We subjoin as of some interest to the see, the anoesed de scription of a pi; skatei just completed for Queen Victoria. , . "In lieu of }traps across the instep. eaoh skate is,froviik with a patent boa., These bocits are firmly attached by a r.trip of Plated silver to Weldon wide!) a resatin vrood;itigh. polished. , The.skate trona terminateio front in the appropriate and graCiful form of it swan. and both sides ere elegantly' oheried: The, cap that forms the receptacle of ;behests is silver plated; and.obased with tbederign of a rose, shamrock and thistle. ,The same de-. sign is embroidered in white silk upon the black patent leather, to which. it forms'aplea ; -singcontrast. The sizegracefolly corre sponds to the small foot of. her. Meinsty„and. when mounted on them, tie said she looks elegantly. . . o . °Promo' s* "Tura Sony r inge—lli, Legislature of Iliichhpla passed a bill.-giving 444 aosokut land to, a woman in Bs . gina. county:who addad four to the popuiattun at, ounAuse. The GovSnor eery properly vat* dui - bill. MI is opposed to anuounitgini,so tut:ream of the popubeiss in Ibis titkr4l way. . . , 7 “DiOu't jos; gusrsntssoir r i ibst bait, wosldn'tel;fVefere the , otin (tee. , More be;eoiY. isei 01 suer the gra thee Apia!: ~. /atßad compine ennupts surd 'memo. =MR=IMMMEMM VOLUME XVI, NUMBER 9. 'Tun: fuller.% ing statement Was made by Cor-. Delius M. Duncivsn, at his recent trial in liar risburg for an tisartult and battery on Joseph% Church, a member of the Legislature: May it erase Me Court: I left the citti , Philadelphia at the commencement of this session of the Legislatate, and proceeded to airrisburg fer'the putpose of contesting tbss seat of Jo.eph M. Church: had 1 . 10 sooner arrived iu liar ri.burg than I met that grtv.- tlemau, and he received me oils Merited at: tention and every maifestation of friendship. !Informed hint that . 1 Was there fur the put pose of contesting bi. seat,'and for the first ten 'days of the session . , which ir, I believe, the titne,prescribed bylaw for a presentation of a petithm contestong the seat of &up : lumber. we conversed daily on tire subjet.';l. After consultation with my Mends; I cos chided to, drop the matter, and so iufortutit Mr. Church on the mort.ing of the 10th Of January. Le took "tr.° by both handa with all the apparent ainecr:ty and friendship Im aginable, and assured me that I alnouid'neyer hare cause to regret hating done en. On>tire. morning of the 11th inst., I proceeded to the Mall of tire !louse of 4epresentativss. where I agaiu met Mr-Church.", lie :hen informed me that a resolution was',about to be offered to iniestigat by what right he and Mr. Wit, • horn held their seats—that ho' knew iron!' where the resolutiou ernahatui— that it cam e from men of t 4 own party, and that it was prompted by jealousy on the part of tho orig inators, because of the poslion wit:tdr bu (Church) occupied on varieua cOmalttees. He again thanked me for the course which I had - pursued, and sr/id thatjf he could bene fit me in inything, Le %COON do s k i with plats- urc.• . . , May it please - lit it court,: In ,fifteen mirssik4 aftei that conversation iLeaglirLsolution,ires offered—the Sneaker ruled : it. out of:ritdeX--7 Mi. Church 'asked liberty, of the House tu make a itatement, and leave being given, Le saw Et to make a personal attack upon my honor, at the same Lillie aware that under the rules of the ilouSe I bad not the Owl : : lege of making a reply. „ I immediately wrote „Ur:Church' a_ps tits' note, asking him in what manner . I had for fei:ecl bin ftiendAip, and referring him own wools, uttered UMW Eileen miniattalii-• fore bin speech in the Hunan of Itepte.scsits: thee.. That ante he treated vrith conteniA and stated that be would,..Make no explana tion, but would take the reapon,i'oility; I then wrote him a scene , ' note,•demanding an apoiogr, to be given in a ,manner as public es had' been the insult. I stated ~that if be did not do so I would cowhidelains on the foilowing mornink, The'it,reacit of the peace a Lich " wife forced fcr commit,. no IMO in the oorismunity regrets more thanl do. I say "forced," because I dil everything s in my power that an boors*; ble man could do to avoid curn;.s-io .oura.rio .; II could out appl . i\to law—Co : id was r)ss tur Ina ,t test i atlo Witt try ealogs lacerated, is it surp.• , I cotattatted-'.... the as,sul: i But t was not to du Mr. Church may bud 'or if tt hat been I could easily opli,beditz-- but my sole object arRAI ts-diagrine him, as.. be attempted to disgrace me. \J hltee ma= ompliobeti my ol,j4ct, and Mil filikti.66 I to Wrist ail tbla cons...lieu/AK ihat nuty fold&or., A STIZAY Licsialir.—A `duck of a 11;ft;,' , „ wbesa husband stunt utf=for a fur Jaya to 7ru., joy himself abroad as La could not: at home. \ • thus ad4rt:ses Lim:—Lim:--'Lost, Strayti_or Mo- . Ira. -An iudieLlual - i . wbo lin an uagattirdea- \ ' moment. of loto:ina a was tbougbtleia enePit.-!: . `,.•,, to adopt. as my husband. ll e. ..Nsa good Itna • .. ing and feeble individual - , kooeing enough.. • I howtier. to go )0 when it rains, llUltreli BOUM . good louking . gtrl offers her umbrella. Asa- ;• sweri to t h e name.of :loltn., Was last 5.1413 in compahy with Julie Ilarss, Walking : with .... • his arm around bur Wiist,mp the plank road, looking more like a-fool, if possible, than.ei's . - er. Anyl.Ntly aho will witch the; poor feljoot and bring bid earefuily. back, PJ that I In ay c b igs tine ; Li : u fur running itway;.will be asltcti •. to stay to tea by ' II rgaterrs A ilisru. • Mimes - Fesuosrl—The last heard of the .11eptibliaan' candidate fort hit.Presidenoy, be bad given upitioning for the White Howie and was fleeing from a Califoroia,She?iff" A Mariposa, Cal., paper, of the 21st December, gitei us the news. , ' • , 'On Thursday lest. Fremont _was seen to pass through Cinartzbufg, and take his way. dew!) the Stockton road, io a baggy at a rat tling speed. This, of comae etetted :be onri- • osity of the people of that. piece, but before any conol orlon conlJ be arrive.l et as to pr./- able cause, the. tlndst-Sher . dr hove' in vusw, also at a full speed. Ow bricg.qt?otionea as to the, cause of Lie hurry, the ofilset replied :hat he bad no time to stop, as he was.. 61 haste to overtake Vte:nput. Whether he • fected the arrest we have 4r yet learned. : is probable, however that the Colonel bed too much the start of him.' \ • , A CALIIIINT RErcrLD.—Soine of the milk ington correspondent., who delight in sato& ishing the country !rich sensation . paragraphs; and do not pay atuub.respeot to ttoth - or hon.' or, hatereireulated a report that Charles N. Pine ~Erq., Marshal fur the Nurthen Disttlit of Illinois, Las proved a defaulter. Now,' It's, short the utter absordity - of this..mal:ciotts !s -port, which *op of our eoternporarbm pub- ' 'idled with apparent gusto we'publish the • lowing facts: First .That the name of thellarl; ' shal against whom the rumor originated WSW Charles N. Priori, ef New Yeilr. and not Chalker N. Pine, of Illinois. Second ; That the charger'.' as applied to. Charles N. Pridii eta trite; and Third, That, according te the pohlished;statti.' • maid of the Pints Comptroller of the Tom. - cry, no defatrAtion itti4ts itiywhere. Tot Taos cm. rittsharg : Pa,- has done mord in three years to popularise the science of.stieointr; than any other' iesdau. tion in the oonotry:- . Advertise* thi roost ex.' tensirely—pays the meet libetti bide44—ens plo) s the ' hes: . taletit- 7 ,lkea::, mast thor. 0 14 tte4 prestiml ed,ucatioa to grAuatt, and is rewarded hilt/tying the-largest hurl. 'ikon of thaffid c ia the Union tkaintOtig : at this time up!ards of 330..sttelisats, No Dam:miasma - Alio papers. seem to be quitehiniant graph published in ,They say that tbo'''Statet" sazsiansoondisi paper, and that ipisiiar,asysi 'there -nor ileaaosi (iron party. It the &ix wain to put- ca- . ♦ sheep's skin aad deoltua these- wets toiabasykv it would be about on a par with the. "Stataay; and kin.
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