ESTABLISHED 15 1846.
PrkURREti Ennr TTipictsvAt Mostttwo,
Veldt Street, opposite the Odd Fellowg1 Ball,
m i r f lik to wit, pa. ;
T Joxiat Sestixkl la published every
Wednesday morning at $1,60 a year, in ad.
raaoe or $2,00 in ail caaea if mot paid
preaptly in advance. No subscriptions dis
continued natil all arrearages are paid, unless
t the option of Uie publisher. -
Easiness Carbs.
JOUIS E. ATKINSON"
Attorney at Law,
MIFFLINTOWN, PA.--
'Collecting and Conveyancing promptly
attended lo.
. Off ce, second story of Court Bouse, above
rVoihaaotary's ol5 :e.
JOBERT McMEEN. ,
A TTORXEY A T LA W,
MIFFLINTOWN, PA.
Office on Bridge treet. in the room formerly
occupied by Eira I. Parser, Esq. '
jtLEX. K. McCLCRE. .
ATTORNEY AT LAW, j
144 SO CT II SIXTH STREET,
- riULAUF-LPOIA. -
ctiTtf
'VJ U. LOUDEN,
' '
MIFFLINTOWN, PA., .
Offers bis services lo Uie cilisens of .Tuni
ata county at Auctioneer and Vendue Crier
'Charges, from two to lea dollars. Satistae
'tion warranted nov3-6m.
PATTERSON. PENN'A.
August IS, IStiO-tf. ;
" fiiulAsXMiTiur.X" i
MlfFLlXTOWX, PA. J
'Otoce hours '.' A M. to 7. V. M. OSice in :
deltoid's building, two do'.rs above ihe :(. j
rmei orlice, P-i idge street. auglS-lf ;
MiLEWiUIlC PHYSICIAN SURGEON i
Having permanently located in the bf rough j
t'f Miiiiinlown. offers his prnfetsiona! services j
(- ilie citizeui f f tbis pbice ni l surrciun li:. j
ejuntry. j
Oibce vu Main street, over Uei'l!er"s lru; j
;:jre. . i"e Is I't'-tf j
Br. II. A. Simpson j
Treats all firms of ilioa, ri.d mav Y. con- J
ultii as lollows: 1 hi? otiicc in Liverpool
Pa., every SATl'K.DAV sud .MONDAY ap
pointmnt:! csn be n.:i'!e for other days.
AlJ.ilmU. Lipp .ei ience. M ifflir.town.
Juniata Co.. Ph., -iuly T):h, 171, till evvu
hif fc puneiual
gjf"a ou ir u'iiliffs
!::. s:. a. simpsox.
dec 7 I.ivi-i i " il. Terry Co., T.i.
G. W- HcPHERP.AN,
Utornftt at j.';uu,
U01 PANSOM STUKKT.
P1I1LADLPHIA.
auj; is ieeo-i.7
c
EXTI'.AT. t.LAIM AOF.XCY,
JAMKS TT. SELLERS,
14 4 StlUT I! 8 I X T II STREET,
I' ill .A l. I'll! A.
Bounties, Pttisions, Hack Pay. U rFe
laiias, t-tate t'Uims, ke., promptly collected.
No charge tor information, nor when money
in not collected. oct-7-tf
LEBANON MUTUAL
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
r Jonestown. Pa.
IJOLTCIES r.-rpetual, at lew rates. No
steam risks taken. This is one of the
best conducted and most reliable Companies
ia the tuiv.
J. WILSON ALLEN.
Walnut P. t.. Juniata Co.. Pa..
Agent for Juniata. Huniingdon. Franklin,
Fulton and IWford counties. a-;gl7-1y
B LOOMS BU KG M'ATK XOIIMAL
8Cl!t)iL AND
Literary and Coiasiereial Institute.
The Faculty of '.bis luniluii-n aim to be
-very thorough iu their instruction, and to
look carefully after the manners, health and
lnnrals of the students.
Winter term commences January 9. 1871.
feZf Apply ,nr catalogues to
HEN BY CARVER. A. M.,
Sent 1870-t'm- Principal.
Sew aiigStoire
IX PERltYSVILLE.
DP. J 3. APPLEBAUOII has established
a Drttg and Prescription Store in the
above-named place, aud keeps a general as
sort men t of
DnVGS ASD XEDICIXES,
Also all other articles usually kept in estab
lishments of this kind. ....
' Pure Wines a"na LtqunrsforTnedictnalpnr
poses. Clears. Tobacco. Stationery. Confec
tions (first-class). Notions, etc., e'c.
jgj-The D-ctQ'- gives ad-vice free
EST CIGARS FN TOWN -Ilollobausli's
SJiloon.
Twafcrfieen.s. Also, the Fre-hest L.ger.
the L-rrestOvsters. the fleetest Cider, tbe
F:ntt 'i.meslic Wiues. and. In sncrt, any
thing you may wish in the
" EATING OR DUINKIXG LINE,
at the most reasonable prices. He has also
refitted his
BILLIARD HALL,
so that it will now compare favorably
any Hall in the interior of the State.
.Tune 1, 1870-ly
sitb
WALL PAPER
Kallv to the Place where you can buy
' your Wall Paper Cheap.
rpHE undersigned takes this method of in
1 forming the public that be bag just re
ceived at bis residence on Third Street. M.f
Sintown, a large assortment of
. WALL. I'APEK. ,
f various styles, which he offers for sale
CHEAPER thaa oan be purchased elsewhere
in the county. All persons in need or tbe
abov. article, and wishing io save
invited to call and examine his stock ana
lirar his prioes before going elsewhere.
... jUrge supply --"SOM. "
' Mifflintown, April 6, 1871-tf
iSrJrrzAT SEirrrsrii $1,50 oer year.
, .j ," . "' . " -: U-I t-s -. ..t -"'' " ' ' " ', ' , " . ' ' " . ' ' " ' ' '' " ' ' " '
B. F. SCHWELEH, i . i ; - : " th cosstitbtio ths oio amd th axroacsaaat or raa iaws. J .,. , . . .. EDITOR AND TKOrKIETOK.
. .- - ., ...I i i - .. . . f i 1 ' i 1 . ' -"' ' '
VOLUME XXV, NO. 23.
Boot and Shoe Shop.
THE utitlcrsigned, fashionable Bant ., H
and Shoemaker, hereby respectful- Rl
)y Informs flie publie tbatbchailncatedM
in the borou-h of Patterson, where he is pre
pared to accommodate the most fastidious in
hIadikw wear,
Gents1 Fine aud Coarse Boots,
Tii'og:aiis, .
CWLDREVS WEAR, &C LC. '
AIfo. niecdinfc done in the neatest manner
and upon the shortest notice. A liberal
share of puldic patronage is respectfully
solicited. Satisfaction guarameel.
Xirly .Shop locned on the east side of Tus
carora street, one door south of Main street,
nearlv opposite Laivi! & Dell store. .
J. W. DEAN.
Maroh8. 1371-ay i' "
rKRCIIANT TAILOR,
TT70rL! r5Tiectfti!!y Inform (lie public
VV that he hns removed hm Tailoring Es
tablishment to a rootu iu .Major Nevin's new
bail'ling. on the Parker lot, on Bridge street,
.Milf.imotvn, nul iita vpeuetl ul a
LAltiSKlt ' AM HXKU ASSORTMEKT OF
VASSIUhlinS.
VESTIXGS, d-C,
T!:n ever w.ih before brought to this towH
whicli be is prcpired to make to order in the
LATF.S" ASP HOST IMPROVED STYLE,
And in a manner that will defy all competi
tion. He also inauuiactiirus to order, all
suris of
C US TOM WORK
On reasonable fer;ns.
P strict atTen'inn to business. Le hepes to
reccif a liberal share of public patron
Hue Give iiini a call an 1 inspect his styles
o!' cutrinj and workmanship before going
elsewhere. .
May 1, 1871
" GOAL AND LUMBER YARD.
TjlE undersigned hegs leave to inform the ;
i u thnt he keeji.s i,cus;.antlv on hand
lave ?'k r .. ." !
CToul siimI Lmroi-. 1
Hi s'o!: embraces iii psrt, !
STOYE "0 AT.. ."Mil !I O'.'.L. A v I) T.I ME- ;
r.ri;:K?s- ch.u..
!' (W, not,,.
I..in.l,er of .11 kind, and nnalitr. such as
tt, h te Pine i'lank, i inehes thick.
Whit I'me itomis, lj inches thick.
White Pine K. irds. 1 inch thick.
Wh'tr fine li irds J inch thick.
White Pii'O Worked Fluorine.
Hem'o-U P.-)nrds. Scanliug,
Hurraii Hurralii
I
.'LH.II1 i
(ircat Eveitfinent. at !
Chair Wcrks
WHY is it that evorvbodv goes to WM. F.
. . , . . i, t. ., ' : . r ...: i
,SM Iir.R when they are in need of any kind
of Chairs? " j
IIEUAUSE he keeps the Best and Finest ,
Assurtment of all kinds of Chairs that was
ever offered io the eyes of the public.
Rea.ler. if ynu are in want of ('heirs "
am.. tri.l wo ill r. ntaU t , tt tho tin. I
mnj, JV ..... ... ... a. "
Uersigntd tuid exaniiue his fine stock of
Cass Seat ani IMw Chairs,
of all uc.-criptions. before purchasing else
where. Having fcitely started in business, he
is determined lo do the very best he can as
regards uiirabnity and cheapness, and vtrr- 1
rant all vnrx aitnulirtur,t by him.
ff-if HemeTiiher the Sign of the HIO
IJlIJ OILVI1J, on (be pole on me
comer of vlam au-i t.nerry streets, when you
want to buy good chairs.
WM. F. SXYDER.
Mifflintown, Feb 8, 1S71.
NEW DRUG STORE.
BANKS it HAMLIN,
Main .Street. Mfflintown, Pa.
HE A LESS IN
DRICS AD HEDICHES,
Chemicals, Dye Stuff,
Oils. Paints,
Varnishes, Glass, .
Futiy, Coal Oil,
Lamps, ' Burners,
Chimneys. Uruthes,
Infants lirushes. Soaps,
' Hair Brushes, Tooth Brushes.
Perfumerv, Combs,
Hair Oil, " Tobacco.
Cigars, Notions,
and Stationary.-
LARGE VARIKTY OF
PATENT MEDICINES,
selected with great care, and warranted from
high authority.
l'urest of WINES AND LIQUORS for Medi
cal Purposes. ' .
af-PRESCRIPTIONS compounded with
great care. malG'70-ly
The FiacefcrGood Grape-vines
IS AT THE
Juniata Uallcji Ointprbs,
JLXD GBAPE-YLXE XTKSERT.
THE undersigned would respectfully in
form the public that he has started a
Grape-vins Nursery about one mile northeast
of Wiaintown, where he has been testing a
large number of the different var.et.es of
Grapes ; and having been in tbe business for
eeven years, be is now prepared to furnish
VINES' OF ALL THE LEADING
VARIETIES, AND OF THE
MOST PROMISING
; KINDS, AT
LOW RATES, ,
by the single vine, doien, hundred or thou
sand All persons wishing good and thrift?
vines will do well to oall and see for them-
jp- Good and responsible Agenrt wanted.
Address, ,.J0KA8 oBER HOLTZER.'
-VI :i' KtffljJitoirB, JsmataOn.,
liem.o -t r.mrjs. scanning. . i,;- ,..,.:..,, .l r,. . .....
.low. i.'innu? iji.o, i iiri-ui -ii- ' na"e is also possible -K but iu tue miaaie
' v-tilr51"1'' iPTt f l ' , il t M iacl,ieVemt:"t' CLarIe9 Wa8lW(liatel-V class.howcanitbeiiowadavs? AUthe
11 mf'y DOt be am'?S l 6'ate tLat MC' transferred to tbe British navy, appointed . , . ,
foal cn.t Lurer delivered at Short I Coitnev is fifty two vea-s of a-e neatly i i i- j . young girls ar.j . brought up iu the same
-W-e. jcoi,nty,o tlttyuoyea.sot e. y a mlJ,hlpman. and his educafon cr.re- JcU one w w exclnsively adapt-
rv.?- Persons ou ihe east side of the river ! LIl"J. uav'"g 'y witlnu tne hist eight , .intended. He soon after dis- .. . . .,
, ... .,. in : ',"' "i.vuuanu, ,.i i.tow " i 1.,- l. nn, t ia hnnnr .ltd prei It. n t IS - . . .... . .1 -111
can lie fuvn, shed w.nli l,:;iiuu.-ncr s ' on,, sc., years Ueeu ablo to QIStin''Ulsn tue coar- .: i.. j i.r ic : ...t -...I .,.l,.,.- "...
frm the Coal -yard at the Lock above Mifflin. I " . . r.l u"g'" '-'.-" - none suitable for the interior ones.
fEuiWE GUUEX. est F" acqutre an imperfect knowl- weat a r (1 prolnotiml, utuil at leugth nmr the nccftl.ities are
1 T ... II wi.i 1 nr. t u mai.rliit.nf V ' . . ..ill I
i aiiri'on, eiiuv i i, I rJ lie ui it auin
MIFFLINTOWN.
- Rett's Ccmrr.
' r. .
Let others write of battles fought
On bloody, ghastly fields, . u
Where honor greets the man who wins.
And denh the man who yields,
. But I will write of bin who fights
1 And vanquishes his sins,
TVho straggles on through weary years
' Against himself and wins.
He is a hero s'aunch and brave
Who fights an nnseen foe.
And puts at last beneath bis feet
liia passions base and low ;
Who stands erect in manhood's might.
Undaunted and undismayed
The bravest man who drew a sword
In foray or in raid.
It calls for something more than brawn
Or muscle to o'ercome
An enemy who marchctb not
With banner, plume and drum
A foe forever lurking nigh,
' With silent, stealthy tread,
Forever near your board by day,
At night beside your bed.
All honor then, to that brave heart.
Though poor or rich be be.
Who struggles with his baser part
Who conquers and is tee.
He may not wear a hero's crown.
Or Ell a hero's grave.
But truth will place his name among
The bravest of the brave.
JJIisttllancoas Juafcinj.
MOMUf CL POWERS OF MEMORY.
A Blind Min with FiiruKirs Difficult to '
V.Tnlnln.
An exhibition was given at the Wen
dell House parlors a few weeks ago, ' of
the remarkable powers of memory and
association wbich were ascribed to otio
: Daniel UeCortney, of Cardiugtou. Ohio.
uurnber of our prominent citizens and
representatives ot the press were present.
wre g'vin tall opportuniiy of
testing the accuracy and universality of
tlie knowledge claimed. It was asserted
. .5,.
:li,,u Mr- wey, couiu rememu-r .
llje of llie week of an.V g d-l, !
duriti!r the last fortv-fonr years, that he
( could teu any important event which
; transpired at the time, the slate of the I
' weatlr. the place in which he then was, j
,B , .o '-"""i""v
nnunl U
! ignorant, except as he has gained infor-1
mali'iu from contact with the world aud!
the conversation of those amoug whom
he has moved. He was born uear Mouul
Pleasant. Westmoreland county. Pa., bnt
i -
i . .i .... l-f .1. : .
Lias resided uie inoni oi nis tue in iui.4
State. He is one of seven children,
r i i - ,i r l,;
none of whom exluuit the same taculties.
of miud with himself.
D . b wbjch b( ,)a3 M.
o j
maiued ill obscurity, he has beeu per-
forxnicir tUo common duties of the laborer
sawing wood, working upon tho farm,
or assisting about the shops or railroads.
In bis general appearance he exhibits
the same awkwardness and peculiar
marks
of intuition which distinguish
I Blind Tom and other prodigies with
whom the public is familiar ; a remarka
ble knowledge which puzzles themselves
a something which they can never im
part and which none can learn.
After the company had assembled,
McCortney was led iuto the room by his
agent, Mr. O. 0. Brown, and introduced
to the company. Being seated he was
asked by a gentleman present, if he
knew him. He replied that he knew his
voice, and spoke the gentleman's name
lie then told when and where he saw
the gentleman- last, the year, day of
month and week, which were pronounced
correct. Several passages were next
read in different parts of the New Tes
tament, and their exact location, book,
chapter and verse immediately given.
Those present now engaged in a general
and merciless examination, embracing
this opportunity for acquiring a kuowl
edge of dates and days half forgotten,
which were connected with some impor
tant event in their lives. It is safe to
say that every married man present, gave
the date and asked the day of the week
of that happy event, all fouud the state
ments of their mothers corroborated, aud
many found his memory more correct
than their notes. Events of National
and State history for the last forty years
which had any claim to importance, were
described as soon as the date was given.
The most difficult mathematical prob
lems were propounded and answered . al
most instautly. The exhibition was a
most full and unanswerable argument - in
support of the claim that Dauiel McCort
ney has no peer in the class to which
nature has assigned him, that his peculiar
gifts are more varied and wonderful
than any other, and the public have a
right to witness their workings. Cleave
land Leader." ' ", ' " '".".'
A lire alligator,' seren feet long, was
cano-ht la the ' street of , Belleville, " Ala..
- :!,-, -Hi.
...... . . .. , j i eit tor me !rreai urizes iuiu uiure u
JUNIATA COUNT 1', PENN'A.,
?A5 HEROIC CABIS BOY. ?
During one of the wars between Eog
land and France, a fine, English mer
chant Bbip was pursued by a French
vesed of war. The English comman
der, ' finding capture inevitable, quietly
retired to his cabin, and resigned himself
to hie fate. Not bo, however, with his
berw'c little cabin boy, Charles Wager.
He had formed a scheme by which he
hoped to savo his own ship, and capture
tbe threatening enemy fast bearing down
j upon them ; and he had no sooner . com-
mnr.icated his plan to the crew than they
heartily agreed with it, placed them
selves under his orders, and awaited with
firmness the moment to carry their enter
prise into effect. The suspense was of
shsrt duration, for the Frenchman was
I sonn alongside, and immediately 1 grap
j pled fast to the unoffending merchant
islnp. As Charles had anticipated, the
jouqiierers. elated with tbe acquisition of
j eo fine a prize, poured into his vessel in
'crowds, cheering and huzzaing, and not
j forefeeing any danger, left but few men
j on board their own ship. Now was the
moment for Charles, who, giving his men
j tbe signal, sprang at their head ou board
the opposing vessel. While some seized
' th,e arms which had been left in profu
' sion on the deck, and soon overpowered
: the few men left ou. board, thu others, by
I a simultaneous movement, relieved her
' from the grapplings which united the
j two vessels. Our hero, now having the
I command of the French vessel seized
j the helm, placed her out of boardiug dis-
r kU'ce,
aud bailed with the voice of a
niiqneror,
the discomfited crowd of
Frenchmen who were left ou board tbe
peaceful bark be had just quitted, order
ing: them to follow close iu his wake, or
he would blow them iuto the water a
' hre&t thy well kev, h(J was Very
capable of executing, as their guns were
loaded during the chase. They sorrow
fully acquiesced with bis commands, while
gallant Charles steered into port, follow
ed by his prize. The exploit excited
lt)iveni)ll aipiiusc. The master of the
T,.re!,ant vessel was examined bv the
rVdmirality, when he stated the whole of
lh(J entprpriM, M it occurred, and declar
j ;1);lt Charles Waer had planned and
thfi g;l;int espli,it,a,ul that to I,im
' . . 1.111
he whs created an aumtral, ana became
ir (jhgrles Va"er
!SUI5 ILK KAN EAX MISlfcKl-
There exists considerable- excitement
in Warren coftnty. New Jersey, over a
curious phenomenon. A few days since
as a boat on the Morris and Essex Canal
was passing over the seven-mile level,
between New Village and Broadway, in
that county, the driver of the boat heard
an unusual rumbling noise, like that oi
muffled thunder, and looking ahead he
saw in the canal, about a hundred yards
beyond, tho water seethiog and boiling
like a whirlpool. Though with fear he
crossed in safety the dangerous eddy, but
had not gone mauy yards when he was
startled by an unusual noise and turning
discovered that the bottom of the canal
bad given way, and in a short time his
his boat was on dry laud The water iu
the canal for a distance of a mile and a
half had iu a wonderful short time dis
appeared in a cavity. Careful investiga
tions were made of tho neighboring
streams and tbe surrounding country,
but no outlet for the water was discover
ed. About the canal, iu the wood, three
apertures were made, averaging iu diaui.
eter twenty by twenty-five feet. In
these holes or cavities rocks aud trees
were swallowed up. The tops of the
trees were visible to the eye, while the
trunks were eutirely buried in the earth.
Fissures were made on the surface below
tbe canal, to tbe extent of huudreds of
yards. The cause of this phenomenon
is a mystery. Some think that there is
a cave in the hill, and that this immense
volume of water has been deposited there
by a breakage. iu. the. upper layer of
earth surrounding the cave. Others are
of the opinion that this being a limestone
region, a spontaneous combustion of the
lime has been going on for years, aud a
vacum or cavity necessarily produced,
into which these waters have beeu pre
cipitated. Again it is said that an earth
quake on Sunday' night, the ISth, was
the occasion of the mystery. Which of
those? opinions is the right one, will be
made manifest by further developments.
Tbe loss to the Morriss and Eases Ca
nal Compan y by thi a accident is calcu
lated to be about 810,000. : "
A silver mountain has been discovered
in Colorado near a little mining village
known as Georgetown. A correspondent
of the Denver iVeir, was shown pieces of
mineial, averaging from two .hundred
pounds each, taken from this monnlatn.
which, when assayed, gave a return of
from 81,5110 to $2,000 per ton-,' . At last
accounts the mountain resembled an ant-
JULY 12, 171.
CHAMES OF MAKRIAHE.
In olden times, says a Frenchman,
who, with the useful assurance of his
countrymen, pretends to know something
about women, female beauty was so fas
ciuating that it was a certain means of
securing a husband. Now-a-days, he
adds, men have reflected upon the sub
ject, aud it's seldom that a girl is married
for her personal attractions, whatever
they may be ; so she ruus a great risk of
always keeping her honorable title of
maid, unless her parents are rich enough
to pay a handsome sum to some gallant
or another to change it into that of a
wife.
It is an incident, of, in fact, a sort of
a prodigy, when a man marries a woman
solely for her beauty, a quality which
has fallen considerably in value in mer
cenary days. If it ever should take a
rise, it might be well to adopt the Per
sian mode of reducing the number of
old maids. This consisted in selling the
beautiful girls to those who were willing
to buy them, and giving the amount to
the ugly ; so that the handsomest en
dowed the ugliest ; the second in beauty
the second iu ugliness, &c.
But this plan would,- we fear, be in
applicable iu a few days, for there would
be but few bidders for the beautiful wo
men, and the ugly, if the money was to
go with them, would be the only ones to
find takers. Seriously, continues our
1 Frenchman, who.it must be borno in
mind, i.3 speaking of France and not of
the United States, marriage is teuding to
disappear from among our social habits.
The number Tf old maids, especially of
the middle class, is iuereasing daily.
A laborer or mechanic has no difficulty
in ePtttu": married, for his wife takes her
share of work. In such a case matri
mony is a joint stock association. The
working man spends less when married
than single. His clothes being made
and kept in repair at home, and the more
wholesome and less expensive nourish
ment more than compensates for any ad
ditional expense of having another to
aj
or C1
,,.
provide for. Ibis, we need not s;i
a
j ""'s l" 1 "
true, us we hope it is, in our own coun
ir
Among the rich, especially where the
woman brings a handsome dowery, mar-
far more than what were formerly con
si.lered the luxuries of life. All kinds
of equality have been triud at various
times, but one only has been retained,
aud the most dangerous aud fatal of all
the equality of expense.
Every girl is brought up with the idea
that she will draw in the lottery of mar
irage the first prize. It is imagined that
style and accomplishments will make up
for a want of fortune. It is a mistake;
they will only make it more necessary ;
iu fact, absolutely indispensable.
Marriage is tho greatest luxury a man
can indulge in. When we reflect that
all the women of the middle class are
now-a-days brought up to shiue in soci
ety, that there are no longer any marked
distinctions as far as expense is concerned
and that the standard of ueceseary ltv
ing is' fixed according to that of tho rich
est, man must indeed bo greatly iu love
if he does not hesitate before the moun
tain of velvet, silk and jewelry that he
must consume all his days in accomslish
ing, in order that bis wife may be pro
perly diessed.
For men of this class, woman is not a
companion, to take her share in propor
tion to her strength of common cares and
labors of life, but an idol that he must
pass his days iu adoring for the admira
tion of men. A poor man who marries
such a woman without a dowry, would
be capable of buying a horse which had
to be fed upon topazes and emeralds in
stead of oats. So it is now rare to find
a husband of the kind, and soon it will
be impossible,.
The Artic Expedition. It is con
templated that Hall's Artic expedition
will be absent two years, or even longer,
should circumstances warrant. To provide
against the late which befell Sir John
Franklin numerous precautions have been
suggested To give intelligence from
time to time of the progress of the , ves
sel and condition of the crew, at suitable
intervals bottles and cans containing de
spatches for the Government, written in
different languages, will bo thrown over
board, with instructions to those picking
tbem up to forward them to the Uuited
States Government. When the vessel is
left for the purpose of making explora
tions over ice seas, skeleton stone monu
ments are to be erected on the coarse
travelled to mark the progress of the
party all along. -
Tbb followitig announcement lately
appeared in a country paper :' "Edward
Eden, painter, is requested to communi
cate with his brother, when he will hear
something to his advantage his wife is
dead." " '"''
WHOLE NUMBER 1269
FRAXKLLVS LETTER TO TAI.NE.
When Tom Taine was writing his "Age
of Reason," he submitted a part of bis
manuscript to the celebrated Dr. Frank
lin, for Lis opinion respecting it The
following is tho answer of that great phil
osopher and patriot :
Dear Sir : I have read your man
uscript with some attention. By the ar
gument it contains against a particular
Providence, you strike at tbe foundation
of all religion for without the belief of
a Providence that takes cognizance of,
and guards and guides, as far as particu
lar persons, there is no motive to worship
a Deity, to fear his displeasure, or to pray
for his protection. I will not enter into
any discussion of your principle?, though
you seem to desire it At preseul I shall
only give my opinion, that though your
reasoning are subtle and may perhaps
prevail with some readers, you will not
succeed so as to change the general sen
timents of mankind upon that subject,
and tbe consequences of printing this
piece will be a great deal of odium drawn
minn Troiirjolf Yniapliinf trt von. nnrl no
,.r.. .
enefit to others. He that spits against
the wind spits iu lis own face But were
you to succeed, do you imagine any good
will be done by it ? Yon yourself may
find it easy to live a virtuous life without
the assistance afforded by religion you i Sir'3 iu "orlt wli t,,rt living
have a clear perception of the advantages j in the stores and manufactories of tea
of virtue and the disadvantages of vice, j titJT-
and possess a strength of resolution suf- j Aa Illinois postmaster gives notice as
ficient to enable you to resist common f,,II"ws : After this date everybody mnst
temptation. Hut think how great a por- j lick thtfir own "I. f"r my tongue's
tion of mankind consists of weak and j S,v,:n out- -
ignoraut men aud womeu, and inexperi j The mau' who didn't believe in adver
euced youth of both sexes, who have j tising has gone into partnership with the
need of the motives of religion to restrain Sheriff, and the latter is now doing tbe
them from vice, to support virtue, and re-! advertising. -
tain them in the practice of it till it be-1 It is a singular circumstance that tie
coms habitual, which is tho great point of j word "unabridged" is not in the latest'
its security. And perhaps you are in-; illustrated edition of " Wtbster's Una
debted originally to reUg'out education, ,' bridged Dictionary."
for tbe habits of virtue upon which you Already there is a complaint from all
value yourself. You might easily dis- j qal ter8 :hat the potato crop fif a failure.
play your excellent talent ot reasoning
i upon a less hazardous subject, and there-
' by bU'" 8 n,"k W',h Ur d'6liU'
j g'""1 authors. For among us. it is not
i nv tfaitriiwi r r;iM!T nun nur xiiu l uisliu-
the II')tteutoU, that.
j f- '
j a y"tu to be raised into the company of
j men should prove his manhood by beat -
j bis mother. If men are so wicked with
religion, what would they be without it 1
j I intend this letter itself as a proof of
my friendship, and therefore add no pro-
fession to it, but simply subscribe.
, "Yours, B. FiiA.NKLi.N."
A Touching Incident.
There is one touching incident of the
life of William Wirt. In his younger
days he was a victim to that passion of
intoxicating drinks which seems peculiar
1 10 tjie ane f our profession. Affianced
to a beautiful and accomplished young
woman, he had madu and broken repeat
ed pledges of amendments, and she, af
ter patiently and kindly enduring bis dis
graceful habit, had at length dismissed
him, deeming him incorrigible. Their
next meeting was in the public street of
the city of Richmond. William Wirt
lay drunk and asleep, on the sidewalk,
on a hot summer day, the rays of the
sun pouring down on his uncovered head
ana tue tlies crawling over nis swollen
features As the young lady approached
iu her walk, her attention was attracted
by the spectacle, strange to her eyes,
but alas 1 eo common to others who
knew the victim, as to attract little re
mark. he did not at Cist recognize
the sleeper, aud was about to hurry on,
when she was led by one of tnose im
pulses which form tbe turning point in
humau lives, to scrutinize his features.
What was her emotion when she recog
nized iu him her discarded lover ! She
drew forth her handkerchief and careful
ly spread it ov. r his fice, aud hurried
away When Wirt came to himself he
found the handkerchief, sod in one corner
the initials of tbe beloved name W ith
a heart almost breaking with grief and
remorse, he made a new vow of reforma
tion. He kept that vow, and he married
the owner of the handkerchief Well
might he preserve the handkerchief, as
he did, all his life, guarding it with a
jealons care with which Othello kept the
Egyptian charmer's gift, and "making it
a darling like his precious eye."
m .... m
Matrimony is hot cakes, warm
beds, comfortable slippers, smoking cof
fee, round arms, red lips, kind words,
shirts exulting in button, redeemed
, ., n- I .11.
stockings, bootjacks, happiness, etc
Single blessednese is sheet-iron quilts,
blue noses, frosty rooms, ice iu the
pitcher, nnrreeneratiTe linen, heelless
sock, coffee wi;h sweetened icicles, gutta
percha biscuits, rheumatisms, cores.
coughs", cold dinners, colic, rhubarb, and j7, containing Dews of Ned's continued
any -amount of misery. . (prosperity. The last tf these document
' . Icatne trj hand thirty years go Oan
Playing on Feelings. EiitAusias-i , , , -. n m t j
. , dav last week a respectable old colored
lie Mai I en "Oh, Mr. Lovell, I'd sooner I ' . . r , ,i j
j man presented himself at the door of the
be a violinist than anything in the world i . l.
J ancient homestead, and proved to be
Wouldn't yo." AWIWAWell,, , ' rf
if you were the v.olinist, I think I d-a tUmJ . , - ,.fo , nsDermaB Et unIe
sooner be the tioln.',p - v . ... . . .. , ., ,
. r m- , Xec; I'i3 cottage ana his family; and
The ce'ebrated girl with a snake in spent a day or two with the two grand-
her stomach is putting in her anaaal ap-jsons of hi old master, as a welcome
pearance. guest.
f RATES OF ADVERTISING-", r,
' 'Aft advertising for leas than three months
fof one square of nine Tines tfrtem, wHttba
charged one insertion, 75 cents, three $I.&0,
and 50 cents lor each subsequent insertion.
Administrator's, Executor's and Auditor's
Notices. $'2.00. Professional and Business
Cards, not exceeding one square, and inola
dinc, copy of paper, $,00 per year. , Notieta
in reading columns, ten cents per line. Mer
chant advertising by they ear at special latesi
3 "vnthr vumthi. ' 1 yew
One square... $ 3.51) $ 6.00
Two squares 5.00 8,00'
Three sqnare.. 6. 00 10 (H)
One-fcurib eol'a. 10.00 - 17.00
Half tolumn 18.00 25.00
One column 30.00 45.00'
$ 8.00
ii. no
. is.no
25.00
43.00
80,00
SHCtT ITElS.
What io great liars do when' they
die ? They lie still. ' " "
Burlington, Vt , can' boast, of t!;3
largest planing mill in tLe wor?d.
"Do write and fear hot," is what tha
girls say to their correspondents. "
There are at present over five hundred'
applications a week for patents
. An electrical pen is' a Contribution of'
English genius to lighten Hterary labors.
A mine of antimony, used for niakiug
type, has beeu discovered in Cedar coun
ty, Missouri. ",,'
MJJaram." said a little boy who had
been sent to dry a towel before a fit'e, "ib
it done when it's brown ?"
A wealthy New Yorker Las invested
5160,000 in a mill at Augusta, Me , for
making paper pulp of poplar..
The Amarican Bible House, on Fourth
Avenue, N. Y., has 350 employers en'
gaged in the manufacture of Bibles.
" TLe prisoner Iv, a Tery smooth
countenance." " Yes, he was ironed
i.r, v .., !,:..
t
' Tl' firwt ,la'b' "ewrparwr printed in
Virginia was prtntpd in I7S0, and the
subscription vas fifty dollars per annum.
There are thirty thousand women' and
. I5g( y0 know. We hope they will
turn out to be humbugs.
i f'P" journal
J ,Le m(wt wal,;ke nat5oii of
t r i- i -
rnai remarks tnat
fiiorlrn timp
' : 1. ? -
i& nn-iiHiutiu, urciiusr ii a mway a iu arms.
j We alw.ays oll tije coni.i4r7i tIiat
i ;t WM a cow.llrdIy affair-.
A Columbia county man has recently
built an excellent oftice entirely of ma
nilla paper, mantif ictttred in his own
mill Everything is made of p'iper btii
the floor, doors and windows.
Forty years ago Simon Cameron pur
chased for S100 a spur of t e Bro-.d!
Mountain in Pennsylvania. It is worth"
? 1,000,000 C al Iris been tsined dut of
it for thirty five years, and he' litis real
ized, in the shape of royalty, about 3500'
a day.
A paper collar machine costs from Sf,--000
to $10,000, and to fit np a factory
costs at least $15,000, and so on up to
850,000. A good machine will turn out
120 collars per minute AbMtt 1,300
persons are employed in the cbJLf man'
ufactories of New England.
ej
A VermontT has had three dollar
damages awarded him for being bntted
over a fence by his neighbor's bull. The
j gmnllness of the nra i? ue to tber plain
tin s avowal that he w.t1 trying to get
over the fence as quickly a possible, so
that the bull only helped him m carrying
ont an intention coneeived of his owq
free will.
It is related that, when James Rns
Bdl Lowell was last in Rome, a mendi
cant monk met the pof ! in the Corso one
day and askpd for a cirotribrtion to re
pair a monastery. "You shorilJ not ask
me for aid," remarked Lowell in choice
Tuscan, '-for I am a heretic." "That
makes no didl-rence," replied the friar,
"your money is orthodox.'' The poet
appreciated ih-j witicism, and mad the
contribution asked for.
The editor of a journal published in
Antwerp sent a reporter to Btussell for
the king's speech, and with him a couple
of carrier pigeons to take back the docu
ments speedily. At Brussell be gave
the pigeons in charge to a waiter ami
called for breakfast. He was kept wait
ing some time, but a very delicate fri'tam
aloued (or the delay. After breakfast
he paid his bill and called for his carrier
pigeons. "Pijeons !" exclaimed the
waiter, "why you have eteu them."
Fifty two years ago the Doremus fam
ily, living then as now in the old home
stead m Bergen county, N. J owned a
miirt negr0 bo7' named Nt d. At his
jown refjn.es t red was sold to a physician
jrMi,:iillg in El zabethtown. as it was tl en
j called, and immediately aftitwards ran
a ay Mysterious letters were received
for a long tima after by the D-rcmu fara-