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SCHWEIER, TBI COHSTITBTloa TBI OIIOI AID TBI liroBOBMBBT OF TBI Laws. . EDITOR AXD FK0PBIETOR. VOLUME XXIV, N0.'40.; HIFFLLNTOWN, JUNIATA COUNT!, PENfl'A., OCTOBER 5, 1870. WHOLE NUMBER 1229 PKOCLAnj.- TION. Whereas in and by an Act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania, entitled. "An Act relating m th.ii. lionsnf this Commonwealth, passed the nd d.ay 2f J-Uy' D-18y(J-il is n&de the duty of ine oucrm 01 every couuty within the Com-' , 5, 1 . l" B'vepuoiic notice of the Gen eral Elections, and in such notices to enu merate: 1. The officers to be elected: 2 Designate the place at which' the elec tion 19 to he held. I, JOIJN DIETRICH, High Sheriff of the .iuuuijr , juniata, neretvy give noticethaton tie bECON D TUESDAY OF OCTOBER next, (being the Uth day of the month.) a General Election will be held at the Several election districts established by law in said county, at which lime they will vote by bal lot for the several officers hereafter mention ed, viz: One person to. represent the counties of Dauphin, iortUumlierlaud,. Uniuu, Snyder and Juniata in the National House of Repre sentatives. ,. i Two persons to represent the counties of ouuiuis, allium, ituatinsnou, Blair and Centre in the State Senate of Pemisvlva nia. . Two persons to represent the counties of J uniata, Mifflin and Huntingdon in the House of Representatives of the Conitnoaweallu of Pennsylvania. One person to fill the office of Sheriff of Juniata county. One person to fill the office of Register, Recorder, Jtc, of Juniata county. ' One person to fill the office of County Com missioner of Juniata comity. One person to liil the office ol Jury Com missioner of Juniata county. One person to till the office of County Au ditor of Juniata county. I ALSO HEREBY MAKE KNOWN ' and give notice, thai the places of holding the aforesaid General Election in the several districts and townships in the couuty of Ju niata areas follows, to wit: At the Court House in '.he borough of Jlii- flmtowu. for the borough of MiiHiuiown. At the Court House in MitHiulown lor Fer managh township. At the School House in Mexico, for Walk er township. At Smith's School House, for Delaware township. At the School House in Thompsontown, for the borough of. Thompsontown. At the Public House of Thomas Cox, for Greenwood township. At the School House in Richfield, for Mon roe township. At Ranter's Hotel, for Susquehanna town ship. At the School House in McAlistcrville, for Fayette township. At the School House in Patterson, for the boroueh of Patter-on. At the School House in rerrysville, lor the borouzh of Perrysville. At the Locust Grove School JIo'isp, nesr j the residence of Mr. Stewart, lor Milford township. I At Spruce Hill School House, for Spruce Hill township. At the Sciiool House at Academia, for Beale township. ' At the School House near MeCulloch's Hill, for Tuscarora township, except liint 1 portion of it lying northwestward of tuesutn At the lCK CCUOOI House, near i.iu ira- , deuce of Benjanmt alls..docd tor I.jck . he , born ci,iien of (Le township, except hat port..,,, of it 1. ing , elsewhere, shall northwestward of the tummtt ot the S,ad J . anJ M AtDthe Centre School House, for so much "d" " he, h".befn, tt.rlie.l. Ai iJe venue .i , or ,hat he is eainled to citizenship by reson of tbe of hU father's tta.nr.lix.tion;) .nd shall lie northwestwardol tue suuiin.t of the &..adc , futher thM jg he Ke Church Jlffl School House, for Tur- ' thenffiiavit, bctw.eu the .ges ivuiwiiumiui. I of twenty-one and tweniytwo years; l hat I ALSO 31 VKE KNOWN and give notice. ; "m 'iJd in.he 5"" one yer ""'. in as in and by U.e 43rd section ol theaforesaid the election district ten days next preceding "t I ?.u directed, "that every person except j election, he shall be emit ed t. vote, ingju iteeiof tbe peace, who shall bold any ! al-hough he shall not have paid taxes; the office 'of trut unde?lheUniied Stales, or thisj said amdajVs of .11 persons joakin; push State or sr v city or incorporated disirlct, claims, and.the aEdavUe of the witnesses to bZmLeiofflKTWrtber- .heir residences, shall be preserved by the r.utordinaie officer or agent who b or shall : election board and at the close of the e.,e be empU yed under the legislative, executive ' tion they shall be eucloeed with the list f JnXnry department of this State, or of voters, tally list and other papers required or ju,.iuiirj ii i 1! ritv br law to be filed by the return judges with or district, and also that every memberor! S.J of the State Legislature, snd of the select or common council of any city or I tue :rrvril Ai.'rvt. is We LDlieUOlUira,"! ". , "-JJ,: comrais. t,i,i:. r .Terriin.r at ' tl, J the office or appointment ol judge, j ; . i-i- r olfiion ol this JSwltt ! mnd I no t..!-e inspector, or ! ?l "r.1 In to be voted tot. I .I,.t in. the 4Ui section of the Act of ' A ..mn entitled "An Act relating to exe- cutions and for other purposes," approved Anril IS 141. it is enacted iiiatiueatuieiu io.i. ,..;,,.. "Hi not ne consirueu o :i:ionr Hi.p or horouirh Odl- prevrat a y ,, j. ;...tr .r rlerlf I cer from serving as j"s- v- " of anv general or special t anv general or special election oi una wi- monwcaltb. .. ... Pursuant to the provisions 7. i nt first a oresait . llieiouired ov taw snau oa puonciy mu iu Indccsof the aforesaid district shad rcspec-! ,c.ed on by the election board, and the vote tivTiv ake charge of the certificate of rettiru .dmiitei or rejected, according to the evi of the 'election of their respective districts j dence; every peison claiming to be . natural and uroduce them at a meeting of the judges j izej cii izcn shall be required to produce his from each district, atlhe Court House iu uie naturalization certificate at the election be borou"hof Mifflintown, on the third day alter ; (ore votiBg, excepr where he has been for the day of election, being the present year on j len vcarS) consecutively a voter in the district Fridav tbe 14tU day of October, then and jn waich he oilers his vote ; and on the vote there to do and perform the duties required of 8Ucii pergou being received, it shall be the ,;,! in.lces. Also, that where a Lt,,,. nr the election officers to writeor stamp uy law v . . aviHpnt is!" lud-e bv Sicuness or uira"ui" - unable to attend said meedng of judges, then the certificate of return aforesaid, shall be aken charge ot by one ot " m.. derks of the election of said district, who shall do and perform the duties required of aaid judges uuable to attend. TV. : .i, aut section of said act it is on.etpd that "when two or more counties , shall compose a disrrict for the choice of a , member or members of llio senate ot t. Commonwealth orof the Uouseof eoresen tat ves of tbe United States, or oj tins Com inon wealth, the Judges of the elect-on i i all wuv,- - - "1 ! . a lair statement of all we votes winch shall have been pvan at suc j elections within tuecouniy, . . r i, mm ii.ror members, wutcn Willi as si ienci voted tor as am... T." j i,ci-,l shall 'Je signed br said J"df! i. th oinrks. and one of said Judges sli.tll duce the same at a meeting of.one Judge i from each county at sucu !. " .- trie m is or may be jtppomted by law for lllXTsn act of Assembly, entitled "An ct relatin- to election of this Common wealth, piWd July 3, 1833' further pro vides as follows to wit: -That the Inspectors a -u . . ..iiv nlaces appointed . . ,!.. oiotmn m the district i I to which before 8 o'clock in they wP;e':YEK)XD TUESDAY of TTi?SO M Se KNOWN and give notice that MArt of Assembly, approve! Mch 30lh, lSfili, provides as follows: Section 1. Be it enacted by the Semk -.and noofVvreMntatim of fij"? of Peniyltania in General A That the qualitied voter of the seve ra. , - innfr helot SeraT nera': ties of this Comruonweaitn, at UCICJt i-s-'-t ote, by ticket, printed or written or pa-y printed and partly wn ten. h Ui as follows: One ticket shall embrace tue names of all Judges of courts uoted for, and to lie labeled outside, "Judiciary one ticket shall embrace the names of all. State officers Voted for. and be labeled "Slater" one lirkpt shall embrace the names of all eonnry officers voieu jor, lnctiiuins oiuee ot Senator, mem ber of Assemble, if voted for. ami mamtwra of Congress, if voted for, and be- labeled "County;" one ticket shall embrace the names of all township officers voted lor, and be labeled "Township ;" one ticket shall em brace the names of all borough atticer voted for, and be labeled "Borough;" and each class shall be deposited in ' separate ballot boxes. t h , .. . , r The Return Judges for this Congressional District will meet in Lewisburg, on Tuesday, October 18, 1870, then and there to do and perform such duties as are required by law of said Judges. The Return Judges for this Senatorial Dis trict will meet in Lewistown, on Tuesday, October 18, 1870, then and there to do and perform suck duties as are required by law ot said-Judnes. The .Return Judges for this Representative District will meet in Lewistown, on Tuesday, October 18, 1870, then and there to do and perform such duties as are required by law. of said Judges. ,: r Agreeably to the provision of the Cist section of said act. every General aud Spe cial Election shall be opened between the hours of eight and ten o'clock in the fore noon and shall continue withoat interrup tion or adjouruieut until seven o'clock in the evening when the polls shall be closed. SPECIAL NOTICE. The following provision of the Registry Law oassed at tiie late session of the Legis lature applicable to elections and election officers, is published for the information of all concerned. Sec. 4. Ou the day of election any person whose name is uolou the said list, aud claim ing the riiiht to vote at said election, shall produce at least one nualliticd voter of the district as a witness tu the residence of the claimant in the district in which he claims to bo a voter, for the period of at least ten days next preceediug 6aid election, which witness shall lake and subscribe a writted, or partly written and partly printed affidavit to the facts staled by hiui which affidavit shall de li ue clearly where the residence is of the person so "claiming to be a voter; and the person so claiming the right to vol shall also take and subscribe a written, or partly written ami partly printed affidavit, stating the best of his knowldije and belief where and when lie was born ; thai he is a citizen of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, nnd of lite United Stxles : that he has resided in I the Commonwealth one year, or if formerly a cil.zen therein aud has moved therelrom that he has resiiicd therein six months next proceeding said election; hat he lias not moved into the district for 'he purpose of voting therein; thot he has paid a State or county tax viibiu two years, which was as-FP-sel at least ten days before said election, aud, if a naturalized citizen, shall also stale when and where and by what court he was naturalized, and him 11 also produce his certifi cate of naturalization for examiuatiou ,- the ! said slfi'lavit, shall state when and where the j tax claimed to bo raid by the aliitnl was as ! sensed, and when, where aud to whom paid and the tax receipt therefor shall be pro Jucel for examination, unless the afii.nl ha!l state iu his .fii'l.vit that it has been j I lost or destoytd, or that he never received but if tiie person so claiming the right . . - ... . .- . ...,.:,.. ... the prothonotary, and sh herew,.h in the protooa ject to examinat.ou, .s otl are. if the election officers, .K.ll r.n,.in . fit. otary's ofBce, sub- other election papers if the election officers, sh.ll find that tbe .Dplicaul or applicants possess all the legal qualifications of voters, he or they ah.ll be nerruitteu to vote, ana me name or names ihall be added to tbe list of taxable by tbe sdded where tbe claimant cla.ms to vote on tax, and the w oia "age wucrene ct.nns to vole on age ; .be same words beiug added by the clerks in each case respectively on the lists of persons voting .t such ekction. Ssc. 5. It shall be lawful for any qualified citizen of the district, notwithstanding tbe nmn of tbe ttroncsed voter is contained on . ,. - ,.Kia . .i,.iu mo - vote cf Bitch persons; whereupon the sam nroof of tbe riebt of suffrage as is now re- ' u ...,:(5.. li.o tt.r,l nin,1" oiilli ilh on sncu ihtiiuv ... 0)onlb an year; and if any election office rs ci.nll roeive a second .vote ou the same day bv yirture of the sumc certificate, excepting vrhere sons ar entitled to vole by virlure or their fathers, they and the person who shall r,tr,. n-h secon l vote. Bon so ofiending. shall be euHty of a high misdemeanor, aud on 01Dvit.ti(ra vhereof, be finel or impiisone.l, OI .at .we disctetiou of Uie couit; itut the fine shall notevceed one linnttred dollars in each case, nor the Imprisonment oneyear; the like punishment shall be indicted on con viction of the officers of election who shall neglect or refuse to make, or cause to be mode, tbe endorsement required, as afore said naturalization certificate. Sec. C If auy election officer shall refuse or neg'icct to require such proof oi the right of suffrage as is prescribed -by this law, or tbe lawslo which ibis is a supplement, from ,.r, nirerinnr to vote wlioso name is lhe ,13t o( asse39eJ voters, or whose ri io vole is challenged by any qualified voter present, aud shall admit such person io vole without requiring such proof, every per son so offending shall, upon convclion, be "uilty of a high misdemeanor, aud shall be sentenced, for every such offence, to pay a fiue not exceeding one hundred dollars, or to undergo an imprisonment not more liian one yearor either or bolh. at the discretion of the court ' Skc 11 On the petition of five or more citizen's ot the county, stating under oath that they verily believe that frauds will be nracticed at the election about to be held, in anv district, it shall be the duiy of the court of common pleas of said county, if in session, or if not, a judge thereof in vacation, to ap point two judicious, sober and intelligent citi zens of lhe county Io act as overseers, shall be selected from different po. tical parties, and where both of said inspectors belong to the same political party, both of overseers , -n u t.inn (mm the opposite political " y P. iL.nt with the officers of the election riTirine the whole time the same is held, the votesKcoun.ed. and the made out and siirned by tbe election officers; to keep a list of Voters! it tieysaeproper; tocnallen-re any person offering to vote, and interrogate him and his witnesses, under oath, in regard to his right of suffrage at said election, and to examiner is papers produced ; and the offi cers of said election are required to afford to said overseers so selected and appointed, every convenience and facility for the dis charge of their duties; and if said election officers shall sefuse to permit said overseers to be piesest and perform their duties as aforesaid, or if they shall be driven away from the polls by vio!ence or intimidation, all the votes polled at such an election dis trict may be rejected by any tribunal trying a contest under said election : Provided, That no person singing the petition shall be ap pointed an overseer. Sec. 12. If any prothonotary, clerk, or tbe deputy of either, or any other person, shall ami the seal ot omce to any naturalization paper, or permit tue same to he affixed, or give out, or cause or permit the same to be given out, in blank, whereby it may be fraud ulently used, or furnish a naturalization cer titicate to any person who shall not have been duly examined and sworn in open court, in the presence of some ot the judges thereof, according to the act of Congress, or shall aid in, connive at, or in any way permit the issue ol any lrauduJeut naturalization certificate, he shall be guilty of a high misdemeanor; or il any one shall fraudulent use any such certificate or naturalization knowing that it was fraudulently issued, or shall vote, or at tempt to vote thereon, or if any one shall vole, or attempt to vole on any certificate ol naturalization not issued to him, he shall be guilty of a high misdemeanor; and either or any of the persons, or their aiders oj abettors, guilty of either of tbe misdemeanors afore said, shall on conviction, be fined in a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, aud im prisonment in the proper .penitentiary for a a period not exceeding three years. Sec. 13. Any person who on oath or affir mation, in or before any conrt in this Stale, i or officer authorized to administer oaths shall to procure a certificate of naturalization, for himself or any other person, willfully de- j pose, declare or affirm any matter to be fact. I knowing the same to be false, or shall in like I manner aeny any uitter to be tact, knowing the same to be true, shall be deemed guilty of perjury ; and any certificate of naturaliza tion issued in pursuance of any such deposi tion, declaration or uffirmaliou shall be null and void; and it shall be the duty of the court issuing the same, upon proof being made be fore it that it was fraudulently obtained, to take immediate measures for recalling the same for cancellation, and any person who shall vole' or attempt to vote, on any paper 9o obtained! or who shall in any way aid in, connive at or have any agency whatever in the issue, circulation or use of any fraudulent naturalization certificate, shall be deemed guilty ot'a misdemeanor, and upon convic tion thereof, shall undergo an imprisonment in the penitentiary lor not more man iwo years, und pay a fine not more than one thousand dollars, for every such offence, or either or both, at the discretion of the court. Sec. 14. Any assessor, election officer or person appointed as an overseer, who shall neglect or refuse to perform any duly en joined by this act, without resonable or legal cause, shall be subject to a penalty ol one hundred dollars. Sec. 15. All elections for city, ward, bor ough, township and election officers shall herealter bo heid on the second Tuesday of October, subject to all the provisions ot the 1;IW-S rcgulutius the election of such offices at t)st lime, shall take their places at the ex- piralion of the terms of tiie person holding the same at the time of such election; but no election for the office of assessor or assistant assessor shall be held, under this act, until the year one thousand e ght hundred and seven ty. " Sec. 16. At all elections hereafter held, un der the lawsof ibis Commonwealth, the polls shall be opened between the hours of six and seven o'clock a. m., and closed at seven o' clock P. M. Sf.c. 17. It shall be the duty of the Secre tary ot the Commonwealth to prepare form for all the blanks made necessary by this act and furnish copies of the same to the county Commissioners of the several counties of the Commonwealth; aud the county Commis sioners of each county shall, as soon as may ba necessary after receipt ot the same, at the proper expense of the county, procure and furnish all the election officers ol the electiou districts of their respectlvs counties copies of such blanks, in such quantities as may be ren dered necessary for the discharge of their du ties under this ect. Sec. 19. That citizens of this Slate tempor arily in the service of the State or of the Uni ted States government, on clerical or other doty, and who do not vote where thus em ployed, shall not be thereby deprived of the right to vote in their several election districts it otherwise duly qualified. Sec. 20. The act entitled "A further sup plement to the act relating to the election of this Commonwealth," approved April fourth Anne Domini one thousand eight hundred and ?ixty-eiglit and other laws altered or sup plied by this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Wfierens, The fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United Stales is as fol lows : 'Sectiox 1. The right of citizensof the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United Slates,orby any State, on acconnt of race,coior,or previous condition of servitude. "Sec. 2 That Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legis lation." And WHEUEA8, The Congress of tbe United States ou the 31st day of March, 1870, passed an act entitled "An act to en force lite right of citizen of Vie Uniltd iSUUet to role in ilie teccral UlaU of the Union, and for other purposes the first and second sec tions of which are as lollows; r - . . , "Sectiox 1. lie it enacted by Vie Senate and House of Ileprcnentaliiet of the United Stale of America, in Congren ascubied. That all ciliiens of the United States who are or shall be otherwise qualified to vote at any election by the people in any State, ter ritory, district, county, city, parish, town-j ship, school district, municipality, or oilier territorial subdivision, shall be entitled and allowed to vole at all such election, without distinction of race, color, or previous condi tion of servitude ; any constitution, law cus tom, usage, or regulation of any State or by or under its authority, iu the contrary notwithstanding. 1 Sec. 2 And be it further enacted. That if by or tinder the authority of the constitu tion or laws of any State, or the laws of any Territory, any act is or shall lie required to be required to be done is a prerequisite or qualification for voting, and by such consti tution or laws persons or officers are oi shall be charged with the performance of duties in' inrnisliing to citizens an opportunity to perform such prerequisite, or to become qual ified to vote, it shall be the duly ot every such person and officer to give all citizens of the United States the same and equal oppor tunity to pprform such prerequisite, and to become qualified to vote without distinction of race, color, or previous condition of serv itude ; and if any such person or officer shall refuse or knowingly omit to give full etfeot to ibis section, be shall, for every such offense, forfeit and pay the sum of five hun dred dollars to the person aggt ieved thereby, to be recovered by an action in the case, with full costs and such allowance for counsel lees as the court shall deem just, and shall also, for every such offense, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not less than five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not less than one month and not more than one year, or both, at the discretion of the court." And whereas, It is declared by the second section of the VI article of the Constitu tion ol the United States, that -'This Consti tution and the laws of tbe United States. which shall be made in pursuance thereof, shall by tbe Supreme law of tbe land, - anything in Vie Comtitution or laic of any State to the contrary noticitmtaruling." And whereat, The legislature of the Com monwealth, on the sixth day of April, A. D. 1870, passed an act, "A further supplement to the act relating to election in this Com taonwealth," the tenth section of which pro vides as follow : "Sec. 10. That so much of every act of assembly as provides that only white freemen shall be entitled to vote or be registered as voters , or as claiming to vote at any general or special election of this Commonwealth be and the same is hereby repealed ; and that hereafter all freemen, without distinc tion of color, shall be enrolled and register ed according to the provisions of the first section of the act approved the 17th day of April, loan, entitled An act further supple mental to the act relative to the election of ttiis Commonwealth ;' and shall' when other wise qualified under existing laws, be en titled to vote at ail general and special elec tions in this Commonwealth." Given under my band at my iffice in tbe borough of Mifflinlown, the first day of Sep tember, A. D. 1870. Sheriff Office, .MitMintown, 1 Sept. 7th 1870, pott's Corner. T1IEKE IS AO DEATH. BY SIB V. BUtWKB LYT05. There is no death ! The stars go down To rise upon some fairer shore ; And bright in Heaven's jewelled crown They shine for evermore. There is no death, the dust we tread Shall change beneath the summer showers To gulden grain or mellow fruit, Or rainbow tinted flowers. The granite rocks disorganize To feed the hungry moss they bear ; They forest leaves drink daily life From out the viewless air. , There is no death ! Tbe leaves may fall, The flowers may fade and pass away ; They only wait thr'ough wmfry hours The coming off hi Jlay. : ' ' ' ' There is no death ! An angel from Walks o'er the hearth with silent tread ; He bears our best loved things away. And then we call them "dead." He leaves our hearts all desolate, He plucks our fairest sweetest flowers; Transplanted into bliss, they now Aduru immortal bowers. The bird-like voice, whose joyous tones Made glad these scenes of sin and strife, Sings now an everlasting song Amid the trees of life. And where be sees a smile too bright, Or heart too pure for taint nr vice. He bears it to that world of light To dwell in Paradise. Born unto that undying life. They leave us but to come again ; With joy we welcome them the same, Except in sin and pain. . And even near us, though unseen. The dear immortal spirits tread ; For all the boundless universe Is life there are no dead. glisctllaneaus gtabing. WASHIeT05'S FIRST ISTERTlEtY WITH HIS WIFE. BT O. W. CCSTIS. One bright Sunday morning in the year 1758, an officer, attired in the mili tary undress and attended by a body servant, tall and militaire as his chief, crossed the ferry called Williams', over the Pamonkey, a branch of the York river. On the boat tonching the south ern or New Kent side, the soldier's pro gress was arrested by one of those per sonages who give the lea ileal of the Virginia gentlemen of the old regime, the very soul of kindliness and hospitali ty. It was in vain that the soldier urged his business at Williamsburg, important communications, to the governor, ice. Mr. Chamberlayne, on whose domain the mil itarie had just landed, would hear of no excuse. Colonel Washington was a name and character so dear to all the Virginians, that his passing by one of the old castles of Virginia without call ing and pertaking of tbe hospitalities of the host, was entirely out of the ques tion. The colonel, however, did not sur render at discretion, bat stoutly maintain ed his ground, till Chamberlayne, bring ing np his reserve in the intimation that he would introduce his friend to a young and charming widow then ' beneath his roof, the soldier capitulated on condition that he should dine and then, by press ing his charger and borrowing of the night he would reach Williamsburg be fore His Excellency could shake off his morning slumbers. Orders were accord ingly issued to Bishop, the colonel's body servant and faithful follower, who, to gether with a fine English charger, had been bequeathed by the dying Braddock to Major Washington, on the famed and fatal field of the Monogahela' Bishop, bred in the school of European disipline, raised nis hand to his cap. as much as to say, "Your honor's orders shall be obey ed." The colonel now proceeded to the mansion, and was introduced to various guests, (for when was a Virginian domi cil of the olden time without, guests 1) and above all. to tbe charming widow. Tradition relates that they were mutually pleased on their first interview ; nor was it remarkable. They were of an age when impressions are strongest. The la dy was fair to behold, fascinating man ners, and splendidly endowed with world ly benefits ; the hero, fresh from his early fields, redolent of frame and with a from on which "every god did seem to set his seal to give the world assurance of a man." ' - ;- ; ' The morning passed pleasantly; even ing came with Bishop true to his orders and firm to his post, holding his favorite charger with the one hand, while the other was waiting to offer the ready stirrup- The sun sank in the horizon, and yet the colonel appeared not ; and then the old soldier marvelled at his chiefs delay "'Twas strange, 'twas passing strange ;" surely he was not wont to be a single moment behind his - appointments for he was the most punctual of all punc tual men. Meantime, the host enjoyed the scene of the veteran on duty at the gate, while tbe colonel was so agreeably employed in the parlor ; and proclaiming that no guest ever left his bouse after J sunset, his military visitor was without j much difficulty persuaded to order Bishop to put up the horses for the night. The sun rode high in tbe heavens the next day, when the enamoured soldier pressed with his spur his charger's side and speed ed ou his way to the seat of government, where, having dispatched his public busi ness he retraced his steps, and at the While House the engagement took place with preparation for the marriage, And much had the biographer heard of that marriage from gray-haired domes tics, who waited at the board where love made the feast and Washington was the guest. And rare and high was the rev elry at that balmy period of Virginia's festal age, for many were gathered to that marriage of the good, the great' the gifted aud the gay, while' Virginia with joyful acclamation, hailed in her youthful hero a prosperous and happy bride groom. "And so you remembor when Colonel Washington came a-courting of your mis t roa a t i iin tiio i nitrrn r ii v rn ill 1 1 iiu v i t 1! 1 t. .11 I ... . .... 0.-t j in his huudreth year. , "Ay, master, that I do,' replied this ancient family servant, who had lived to see five generations ; "great times, sir, great times; shall never see the like again. "And Washington looked something like a man, a proper man hey. Cully. "Never, seed the like, sir ; never the likes of him, though I have seen many in my day : so tall so straight and then he sat a horse aud rode with such an air ! Ah, sir, he was like no one else. Many of the grandest gentlemen in their gold lace were at the wedding, but none look- j like me man uimseii. j Strong indeed must havo been the impressions which the person and man- ner of Washington made upon the rude ; grew up, he was often pleasantly re "untutored mind' of this poor negro minded that it was a fortunate accident that since the lapse of three quarters of a cen tury had not sufficed to efface them. The precise date of the marriage the biographer has been unable to discover having in vane searched among the rec ords of tbe vestry of St. Peter's church New Kent, of which the reverend Mr. Mossem, a Cambridge scholar, was the rector, and performed the ceremony, it is j mounted beside a little' fountain. A believed, about 1750. A short time af- j group of some fifteen or twenty shep ter their marriage, Colonel and Lady j herds were there too, resting during the Washington removed to Mount Vernon heat of the day, and their flocks, amount- on the Potomac, and permanently settled there. ' HHT IS THE OCEAS SALT! The continental parts of the earth are made up of minerals which are com pounds, in great variety, of the elements Most of these minerals are insoluble, or almost so, and thus remain as rocks or soils in their appointed places with great stability. Yet there are miuerls like common salt, or such as become so by various chemical changes, and whenever water reaches them' they will be taken up and borne away to the one last re ceptacle of the water the ocean. Thus from time immemorial all the soluble salt of the land have been leaching out and passing into the ocean. The ocean in turn, with the exception of a small quantity of salt which is thrown into the atmosphere as dust, returns none of this dissolved mineral to the land.,. Its vapois come down on the mountains and bills to he condensed as pure water, and taking up what they may in the track,! carry through the rivers new riches to the sea. Thus the ocean has become the great reservoir of soluble minerals, and is forever briny ' in consequence. The same phenomenon is illustrated on a small scale iu inland waters which are cut off from drainage into the sea, like Salt Lake and the Caspian Sea.' Nearly all such collections of water are salt. Christian Union. The present Charles Dickens, unlike his father, is a quiet, reticent, business man, about thirty, very industrious, of sound judgment and literary taste, and admirably qualified for the chair editorial- .. '.. ....... . v Such crabs as they keep in Yorkaha ma Bay, Japan, are not to be laughed at. One recently caught their weighted over forty pounds, had leg five feet long and two enormous teeth. " ' . "' ' A K0BLE SPONSOR. Joseph II., Emperor of Austria often traveled about his kingdom in ordinary citizen's dress, bo as not to be recognized. His desire was to discover whatever there might be wrong in the administration of the laws, and see that abuses might be corrected. One day he arrived at a small post village sooner than he was expected. No horses were ready. The driver who was to carry him on excused himself. ' ' "Sir," he said to the traveler, of course not knowing him, "you will be obliged to wait a short time. I am very sorry, but you arrived a little ahead of time. All my servants are absent." "AH ! That is very singular," said the emperor ; "how does it happen ?" "Ah ! Well, you must know that I have just had a little son born to me, and I wish to have him baptized at once. I have sent all my servants among my friends to find a sponsor for him." "A sponsor ! Is that all ?" rejoined the emperor, with a smile y "Why not take me, then the ceremony will be the the sooner over, and then we can pro ceed." The driver, seeing that the stranger was to all appearance, a gentleman, promptly accepted the offer, and the whole party proceeded to the church. The ceremony began. ' Arriving at the point where the godfather gives his name surname, title orprofession, the clergyman asked : "Your name, if you please." "Joseph," replied the emperor. ' "Very well, and your surname V ' "My surname is that necessary 1" Why, of course you must give that." "Well, say Second " "Second ! Singular name that ; bnt down it goes, Now, Mr. Second, what is your title V "I am called Emperor of Austria." At this announcement all the assistants seized with astonishment and fear, threw . . . themselves at the teet ot tbetr sovereign , . , . . . familkritv with ... , . , , . - O, rise my friends," replied Joseph ; "there is no harm done. I am quite con- , tent. As for my little godson, I shall of j course take him under my protection. I ; am not the sponsor you expected, per- i haps ; but in pressing cases, it is necess a- i ry to lake such as we can get ; so you j must be satisfied." "Ah, sire," responded the father "how kind you are !" "Well, good bye, all," interrupted the ... , ! emperor, ' tor we must proceed on onr journev But take good care 0f little Joseph.' It is unnecessary to add that good care vat taken of the little boy s and as he sent Joseph II. to the village of his birth at that particular1 time. Merry' Mu seum for July. THE SHLTUEBIAND TUE SHEEP. Traveling one day, I rode down from a bare mountvin ridge into the wild and beautiful valley of Helbon, and dis- ing to several thousand sheep and goats. filled nearly the whole bottom' of the valley. When the time came to' lead the flocks away to - pasture again, I watched their motions with intense in teiest. The shepherds rose, went into the middle of the dense mass of animals, and then separating, walked away slowly in a different direction. As they went, each peculiar cry or call the' sheep heard, and they too began to separate from each other. I observed that the whole mass was agitated, as if the sheep and goats had been driven hither and thither by some unseen power. Gradu ally columns, following closely in the footsteps of the shepherds, and drawn after them by their voices. I also ob served that while each shepherd wound his way through the nnited flock, some of the - animals fled at his approach, frightened by bis voice ; others hastened towards him, "for they knew his voice.'' In a short time they were a'l lead off, and the fountain was completely deserted, not a solitary sheep or goat lagging be hind. Eastern Travels. GERXAX CAPTURES. The following are the estimates at Ber lin of German - captures np to hut not including those of Strasburg : One mar shal 30 generals, 3,3;0 officers, 106,650 privateg, 10.2S0 horaes, at least 50 eagles 102 mitrailleurs, 887 field and fortess guns, more than 400 wagons, several pon toon trains, maxinee. railway trains, and almost incalculable quantities of sop plies of arms, ammunition, clothitig, equip ments forage and provisions. To these figures will fully equal the "haul" made at Sedan. Never befora was a seven weeks campaign attended with such tre mendous results for both antagonists. A very" domestic and savs she cares more for devoted 'wife her eccentric husband'a income- than out-go. the does for his PB13TEBS AMD PABADXES. A printer is the most curioasbeing liv ing, lie may have a wanki'etina and not be worth a cent ; having smal caps, and have neither , wife nor cLiluVn. Others may run fast, but begets on iwif ter by setting fast. He may be maling impressions without eloquence ; tasy fee the ley without offending, and be tullinr the truth; while others cannot stand while they set, he can seirstiuidiiig, and' do both at the same time ; have to use furniture, and yet having do dwelling ; may make and put away pi, and never see a pie, much less eat it during' his life ; be a human being- and a rat at the same time ; may press a great deal and not ask a favor may handle's! shootiug iron and know nothing about a cannon, gun, or pistol ; he may move the lever that moves the weld and be as far from mov ing the globe as hog tinder a mole hill ; spread sheets without being a house wife; he may lay his form on the bed, and be obliged to sleep on the floor ; he may use a dagger without shedding blood and from the earth handle stars , he may be of a rolling disposition, and yet never desire to travel ; he may have a sheep's foot, and not be deformed ; rfi'ver with out a case and yet know nothing of law or physic ; be always correcting errors. and be growing worse every day1; have embraces, without the arms of a 'girl thrown around him ; have Lis form fock- : ed up, and at the same time' be free from jail, watch-house or other con Chemeut ; hiB office may have bell in it, and not be a bad place after all ; he might be' plagu ed by the devil, and be a Christian of the' best kind ; aaj what' is etrangrr still, be honest, or dishonest, rich or poor,' drunk or sober, industrious or lazy, he always stands up to his business.' An Irishman took a contract to dig a public, well. When he had dug about 25 feet down, he' tame one morning and' found it caved in filled nearly to the top. . Pat looked cautiously around, and I saw that nobody was near ; then took off bis hat and coat, huog them on the windlass, crawled into some bushes aud awaited events.' In a' short time the citizens discovered text tbe well bad caved in, and seeing Pat's hat and coat on the windlass, they supposed he was at the bottom' of the excavation. Only a few hours of brisk digging-cleared the loose earth from the well and just as the eager citizens had reached the bot tom, and were wonderiug where the' body was, Pat came out of the bushes, relieving him of "a sorry job." , Some of the tired diggers were disgusted ; hut the juke wa3 to good' to allow anything' more than a hearty laugh that soou fol lowed. . I A l)RKA.f op Ld-rHKR. Last night ! said Luther, I awrtke, the devil came' land wanted to dispute with' me, trad J east it up at me' that I was a sinner. ; Then I said r "?ay something new1,- devil : that I know well already. I have committed real, actual sihs, but God has forgiven me fbr his dear Son's sake." Thank God the devil has tiever been1 able to altogether vanquish me : he has burnt himself out on Christ. When' one is on the battle-field with the devil, and is fighting against him, it is not enbugh to say "That is God's Word," for this is one of the devil's masibr-strokes to SDatch the weapon from out- hands by surprise. He knows that my heart is always praying, yet he vexes me with' the' temptaiion that I have ceased tt: pray- w . "God bless your houor I yoi' Once saved my we, saia a beggar to a cap tain under whom he had served. "Saved' your life !" replied the officer. "Do you' think I am a doctor ?"' "No," answered' the man "but I served under you a the battle of Corunna ; and when you raa; away, I followed'.' , ' A Rochester man has issded a book" of tbe names of meo who don't py ' their debts in that city. It contains so many, names' that it ia Srequentry mistaken' for and OB'ed in the place of a city directory. Patience is" exemplified in the" man. who left his wagon wbJe his horse balk ed', sat on a stuap and read the Bible tilt the animal w&k hungf enough' to gr. home. The ladies' (God hlc?s 'em) keep faith fully in mind that clause in the Constitu tion and their own which declarer t!io right to bare ctrns shall not he infringed. Tub Spaniards have a saying ; "At 13 marry your daughter to her superior ; at 20 to her eyia ? at SO to voybody that will haue her." As Indiana eat has somewhat inter fered with the eternal fitness oS things by adopting a half grown' rat aito her family. ' ' ' ' AiTnoceH Jenkins says he only eats once a day. still he say ' he eats three meals rye meal, Indian meal, and mealy potatoes. . ' . Mrs. ' Partington says that because dancing girl are stars, it is n reason why thej should be regarded as Heavenly bodies. . i
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