JDtubicb ipolitica,. literature,' cagpicultiti-jr-Scicxttc, iHaariiti), a nil nu.val SixtcUigcnc.c. ;V;0'D.I8. Yd' . STROUDSBURGMONEOE COUNTY, PA. APEIL 15, IS58; i t J-published hy Theodore Scltocll. would sell jour wife the means of getting The brother lingered until her rcstora-.R-iU-t., ioiUrsPor:.nnuirtinadvancc--Two 'drunk I' the Granger asked. I tion was certain. During bis stay, for Uoiiirsai a q-rtnr. half ycart;--;iii(i n noi paid 4I'd puucb bis head ! - I'd I'd have ' bhamc's. sake, the wretched parents ab- K XiPtinors u s 'nn tin iicduut 1 1 ai i.t rVcaragcs ure paid exienuui he option of the Editor. v !Q A. lveruqincriis not cxce.cdmj; one square (ten HiVbsi.wiU he inserted thfee weeks lor one dollar, sind 'cffieKr . IG Alllettcrs iddressed to the Editor mustbenost r.snmini ma .eioyoanv aoverii.rs. paid; - JO R PRINTI NG. sttavingnoneralassortmentoflaige.eirpan -ecj : 'tocxcouteevcrytJescripuoiior j&Sk f3& S'SSSS'fL'SSV.iro 'Vs.Vjircuhrs.nim fustiftus, t.cgii and other uiahks. Pampiiiets, &.c nrinlml .villi no.illl'. rnil 1 P V n : tl! U . Oil rCUSOll!!-1 ie'terins It h ' AT THE OFFICE OF THE.IEFFER.'-ONIAW. . . u. -tOrt 1 -n - i Paper MSaEfiicr, 4 C , , AND -MOUSE AHD SIQH PAINTER. -JtsRhon in Auracher's building, on Eliz abeth i-treer, Str.oudfiburg, Pa., where may be had at all times ;::Siish; Doors, Blinds & Shutters which" will be sold at the lowest rates. '' ,Call and examine before purchasing 'elsewhere. THE XOST AltfD THE SAVED. BY MRS MAItY C. YAUGHAN. m '.Please, sir, mother wants half a pint' 'More of the fruits of your gin !' the ofgiu,' piped a thin, little voice, and a stranger said. small grimy baud thrust upon the couu- J He ftood aside while the grocer, who tor, a tin cup aud a lew pennies. madc no answer to his remark, threw o- k'-?T.he grocer a big, red-laced man, pen the door. Then he strode in and wboae rubicaud viis&ge wab enframed in looked rouud for a couch or bed on which hair and whu-kers, bushy aud fiery in ; Lc might lay the child. And very care ibue, looked down aud over the counter at fully he laid her down, before he turued his. small customer. ito the other occupants of the room. 'So your mother's at her old. tricks, 1 The woman had tunic into a chair, and bev 1' he said in fierce tones. 'Don't she! with bauds uplifted, was striving to ward now better tbau to touch a drop of iu!,0ff the blows that her husband wasinflic Ske'll net a night; in the station-house, j ting, and be, with his bloated features all and ten (lay a S 1U the iombs out ol this beginuing, or may be her health '11 rc- quire a trip to . tuu lhjuu uiuh- get over it. I've a miud not to let her Lave' tt. ?4Ob please, do, sir. She's got such a Ibtg ironing she never can get through nvithout'some gin; aud then she'll beat -ine if I come home without any.' ; - The grocer sailed, looked at the pen "tiies. atid the little lace down which the -slow-falling tears were making two hite 'channels through the dirt, that could uot utterly conceal lis rare and winning beau ty,' aud releuted. - 'I may as well let her have it,' he said, in sell defeuce, 'for she'll get it Mjmewherc .'else' if 'I don't,' I' So he poured out the gin, dropped the pennies iuto the drawer, aud then, whist Jing and thrusting his hands into bis pock ets followed the child to the door, i A good looking man, a gentleman, as his; refined appearance, in which there was uo touch of dandyism, indicated, fctood there. He had been wasching the scene. As the grocer came up he oke. - 4Wby did you let the chilu have that gin for her mother V 'Gause,if I didn'teomebody else would,' tho grocer answered, in a tone, and with an'air, that meant 'what's that to you V But something in the stranger's manner restrained his impertiueuce, and his words were civil, though few. There's h r mother, looking out of the viudow,' he added, "guet-s -hc's getting intfburry for her giu,' and he finished by' a sneering laugh, as he poiuted to a biiildiug opposite and a few doors below, from one of the second floor windows of which a woman was leaning, and trying, byuneaos of violent gesticulation, to at tract the notice of the child. i-Tbe stranger started, and uttered a low exclamation, as his eyes fell upon the woman, but the next moment his atten tion was attracted by a scene in the street, ind .bia emotion nassed ' unuoticed. A .i.l. . r 1...."' ..f...! wl.n'll man.--SQuaHd, blear-eyed: and ragged, 5ame" reeling round the corner which the j khiitf was a:DroachinL'. She saw him.ilir eves tell ucneatn his, but still there and' after cowering for a moment in sud den frihtbounded across the;gutter, and flcd"tbwarj the-opposito side of the street, J)he man pursued, his long strides bring in him uearer at eveny step, till, beueath the" window from which the woman stiii leaned, his heavy baud was laid upon the girl's fchouldcr. pKDbe 'words he uttered were not audible t'o'the two spectators of the scene, but tbey-saw him snatch the cup from the cb'ildV hands, and hastily swallow what retnkined of its contents after her rapid flight. The woman screamed at him some coarse epithet, as she saw her expected dram thus seized. Lowering the cup from his upraised mouth, he threw it violently in'4uVfaco of the child, then, shaking his fistat-tl.e screaming woman, be reeled into' the house,:leaving tbe little girl lying upo'n the pavement where the unexpected blow'nad prostrated her. fc-'-JTbe whole of this scene had passed so -Ri,;rn thnr in two lookers on .bad not found 'time for the interchange bf words, j with a touching humility, 'No, no my BuUbeymoW. started, simultaneouly. in brother, I am not . w.ortby.' Then, she for the direction where tbe child was still ly- the first beepme cognizant of the condi tae auccu tion of cbij ru&biDg wjldlj tow. SiSour liquor has borne its fruit-sooner ard tho bed, she bent oyer the inanimate .i nnd. n( n different form seemingly forgetful, in ber distress, d4eistranger-.Said;olaconiconically,;of all that bad passed, even of the pres .7: , .!. ' zJi ., lenee of that oncp beloved brother to ms compauiuu. ot(Uhe man uung his head. can a feller do V 'What would you do to a man who his life, the ! But then what can a fnllnrfloT Tr. HnnV coll ! n tl.n nnnr feller do 7 . ... uul.. iUvt,UUi, mucrablc wretches, somebody else will.' 'And so,' the stranger said, as he stoop-' ed over the stil form of the e n d. w in V 1 t M 11 lay where she had fallen, 'and so, you quiet your conscience in doing wrong by ii.- 'a i. . .1 a .i i mi tue uiougm mat oiuer people will, li vou jou't, nnd tbu3 absorb t,e a;ns 0f jnj. 'quity which mijht be yours. Bad phi- losophy, my friend, and worse morals ! ' would do for you to act rightly, without reference to other . . , people or their transactions ?' The man looked abashed, but mado no answer, and the two lifted the still in- Jscnsible child and carried her into the (dark hall, and up tho filthy stairs that led , to the apartment occupied by her paronts, !The blood was streaming from her check 'whore it had been cut by the missile flung with such force, and from her temple, ' which had struck the curbstone in her fall. She revived partially, as the stran- ger lore her in his arms up tho stairs, arid moaned slightly. 1 he grocer did not ' !sce with what a clasp of affection she was . 'held close to tho broad breast that sup- ( i ported her. As the men came upon the landinjr they heard loud voices, and presently a thundering jar and fall as of some heavy ' article. inflamed by thedestroying beverage which was fast blotting out all the moral sem blance of manohod, and by rage stood o ver her, looking far more fiendish than human. Tho-e two strong men, however, had little trouble in reducing him to submis tion. They pushed him into an adjoin ing room, locked the door, and then the stranger begged the grocer to procure, at once, the scrviccsof the nearest physician for the child, which ho added, he would remunerate.. The grocer departed, and the stranger was left alone with the woman, who was still sobbing and moaning in the comer where she sat, seemed unconscious of much that had passed. Folding his arms he gazed at her for a few moments, while tears slowly gathered in his eyes and roll ed down his cheeks. He was thinking of scenes long past of the far off happy days of boyhood, when be played beneath the trees that shaded his father's country home, or knelt beside his moth er's knee to offer up his nightly prayer, and when at play or prayer, by the fire side or iu the fields bis cherished compan ion had been the dear si.-ter whose face he had not for years beheld. He had never seen her since that sad parting hour when she left the dear home of youth and all the beloved home friends, and went forth a young and lov ing bride, with bim who had just pledged himself, in the sight of God and man, to love and cherish, and protect her through life. Never until to-day I And to meet her thus, after the silence of years, in which he had known nothing of her wcl fore, though hoping all ! It was not strange that such a meeting should bring tears to manly eyes, all unused to weeping- After a little time ho went softly up to the woman and laid his hand upon her arm. She moved impatiently, under that, the gentle touch and then, as it was not removed, glauced, fiercely scowling at. the. intruder. He returned the gaze sadly, but firmly. was no answering look of. recognition. . Then he spoke. It was but one' word,t one simple word, but its effect was magi-l cal. A shudder ran through the womans frame, her features were for, a moment convulsed, then all fierceness faded from them, a soft dewy light came iuto her eyes, her snall mouth trembled with sup pressed feeling, she grew almost beauti ful again, that mean, meagro, squalid creature, under the wondrous transfor mation. The word was repeated. Mary!' . Then a cry burst from her pented lips. She sprang to her feet, confronted, the stranger, and placing her bands upon his , shoulders, gazed long and hxedly iuto bis face. 'Yes, yes,' she said, slowly, 'you are he, you are my own, only brother. Albert ! Once 1 would have been glad to meet you but now, now' and repulsing the arms that would have folded her in an affec tionate embrace, she turned away saying , . .. it.- rninnc . ".r K 5 J 1 be obiid came 8ioiy u under the care or an exceiieuu pujoiv'uw. stained from, accustomed excesses, and A lhnrt urn-nrl ffion hv Jill t.hn nrffiinifints - -fa ,J i ' i his affectionate solicitude could supply to.; abandon the city and return with him to ' his eountrv home, there to lead, once more, a true and healthful life. But in ' vain. Neither had the courage to attempt r i. r r: .i f reiormauon, nor to lucu iuu iiibuus ui tucjr youtu u the prematurely, old and wretched state, they refused, utterly, to, go frith him. Then, finding his entreaties,, vain, be nest besoucht them to permit him, at least O . ' to take with him the little one, the last survivor of the trio that bad graced their . ent in the character ofthose who were not. home in better days. But equally vainl. Upon announcing his text, "Turn ye, was this attempt. The mother clung to . tumtye"- the speaker remarked that the her child with an impatient, unreasoning j words wero thus repeated in-order to in- love that was 'scarce'ly " above brute in- dica.tp omphasis. with which the' appeal stinct; and the father, with drunken. pride, . vvns made; they were evidently words, of that sped the honcrab.le independence of,,splemn warning and words of earnest former and better days, swore that so , persuasion, and it was to the considcra- loner as she had the slieltcrbf his home. ,-.tion of these two points involved in the she need notJ and should not'eat the broad of charily. There wai no appeal, and Albert was forced, reluctantly, to return to bis'home, and leave the wretched family to the mis- ery be could not alleviate In one year he again visited the city, lie sought the grocer, to whom ho had, from time to time sent certain stipulated sums, to purchase necessaries for the fam ily, and of him learned that the father had died in a fit of mania-a-potu, a month previous; that the landlord had turned the widow and orphan from tho apart-1 incuts ior wuicu tuey uuu no longer uau , the mcans'of payment, and they had wandered away he knew not whither. For many days Albert vainly' tried to discover the lost ones. But they had mingled with the seething masses' of mor al corruption that form the lowest stratum of city humanity, and all traces of their identy seemed entirely lost. Chance, or some forlorn hope, led him to one of the benavolent institutions that are doing so much for the salvation of the rising gen eration, and the redemption of fallen men and women, and there, among the baiid of neat children, who were lifting their sweet voices in a grateful hymn, he saw the lost child, Mary. The mother also had obtained admit- tance to the Institution, but want and disease, and excess had nearly completed their work. Tho bed on which her was ted frame lay stretched, was tbat of death. In a few days, she, too; was numbered a- raoug the dead, and having provided for her a decent funeral, and amply remuner- ated all who had shown her kindness, Albert departed with the child for his .'stop, but also to change our course; as if country home. safety could be only gained by instant And so little Mary was saved. Years turning and instant flight. This remark have passed since sho left the city and tho able language ef God could not be with sordid haunts of her childhcod; She, too out meaning. And now, did we ask our played beneath the trees that had shaded selves what thiti danger was from which her mother's infant sports, she grew in ' wc were called to flee and turn? If so, beauty beside that pleasant fireside, and 'the merest child could answer us that the a happier faith than that of her lost moth- 'dread, fate to be avoided by turning was or has crowned her life. She won the ' that death which is the wages of sin." love of a good and worthy man her tfh- j What was this death from which we cle Albert's eldest son became an hon- were thus solemnly warned to turn aside! ored and happy wife, and now a fair In attempting to meet this interrogatory, young matrom, she watches the gambols he would say, first, thatrthe death allu of her children beneath the shadowy ma- ded to was not Annihilation. There pies, and, in a hushed voice, teaches them were some, he knew, who held that the the simple and beatiful evening prayer, 'death of tho wicked, referred to in the and lays them to their quiet rest, thank- Bible, was a virtual returning into noth ful that their tender minds are spared the ingness. The parable ofthe "rich man fearful influences childhood. that surrounded her A People Without Teeth'. Dr. Livingstone's Travel in Africa, re cently re-publjshod from, the English edi tion, by the Harpers, is one of the most valuable books of .modern, times. Among many curious and amusing things in it, body- nor did the wicked ever cease to we find an accountof a Grange .deformity VCt The death of the wicked was but existing in a tribe of negroes in the sun- .be torment which thcTioh man cxperi loasted country he' has been exploring. enoed'iii hell, and in the judgment they Every man, woman, and child, connected would be'tried. convicted, and condemn- with the tribe are without front- teeth. Inqu'uing into the-c'audo of thk unnatur- ai anncurance it was given niui cutis: "inncc upon n timHhe'chierqt'Uie'tribc, like many better meu'ih ci'viHzeu' -coupi trick, was possessed of a refractory wife. He endured her impudence- arid annoy ance for many years, but one day his passion 'becoming-' suddenly aroused, ho gave her what is termed a civilized par lance, a "plug" in the mouth with his fist. The blow must have been not only severe but well aimed; for it releived the mouth ofthe proud woman of all its-front teeth. Thus despoiled of her most prized beauty, the sable matron hid .herself in shame, and afterwards beoarao a traotablo -and obedient wife. The warriors Of the tribe iu council assembled, obsorved the good results of that one blow of the chief, and being troubled generally with, disobedient wives, resolved at once to follow his pugil istic example. Each repaired to his j home, and rested not contented untiWtheir wives were forcibly relieved of their frout teeth! Tbe result of this general inflic tion, however, was far from being satis? factory. It is Btated that, the Earl"of Rosse, one of the first astronomers in Europe, has 1; i told a gentleman in-England thatuhe an- ticinates one of tho most intensely hot ' a 1.;D tronl. Hmf. Ii.rn U.nn .t.v , .,n.;j;f I ncrninst the extreme heat. j o- An Appeal to the Unconverted. At the Presbyterian church, Button wood street, above Fifth, Philadelphia. the pastor, Rev. T. J. Shepherd, preach aV ed a snrmnn tn hij nnntrrntrnMon nn last o n i . ? oabbath evening, from the text: "lurn ye, turn jQ."Ezekicl xxxiii, in the 11th , verse. The twenty-fifth chapter of St Mat- thew's Gospel was read and commented . i i ,i uuuu us u uiuuiiraiory iuuu iu iuu ui- courso which was to follow, and in the course of which commentary the idea was j illustrated that self abasement and self depreciation was as marked a charactcr- istic of those who were really Christians, ..... . . , as self-exhalation was a conspicuous elem- text that he wished to direct the attention of his hearers. 'Ihey were just such words, of warning as we should address to auv' one whom we saw running into danger. Thus if! we saw a stranger going into the woods, and knew at the time that he was doing 0, at his peril, supposing that the forrest in which he w.as coin" was the haunt of wild beasts or savage men, ,tno very! 1 . V promptings of humanity would compel us to arrest him with the cry ot " Turn' .tim.U and in doin" this we would but be J sounding a -warning that danger awaited i me stranger to wuoin it was auurcsscd. But the Gospel warning now . under consideration bad an exceeding solemni ty. It was none other than God himself that condescended to speak this word of warniug to us all, and we might rest as sured that no trial occasion had prompt ed the Most High to sound this solemn warning in the ears and hearts of -men. In view of this, it becomes us, as iutelli-1 gent creatures, to ponder well the solemn import and object of this warning from .Heaven, to "turn from our ways." If we were running heedlessly into some dan-! . ,? J r i , , to-nigut pressing iorwara toward some tearlul precipice, over whicu our i bodies might soon be dashed in pieces, we could expect no voice from tho heavens above us, warning us to turn aside for safetv: . no! it reouired a danirer of still n.nA. n n?f ,A n. 4n nnJ-n f 1 a nlirm o o cry of Jehovah, and lo! that danger musts wora ne was, pointing us to the bloody u j 'ft,. . t, ol Utre-n on flnlr., nnd nr-in, nnnn nil of ' ,. Li r.. turn ye, turn ye! for f Tn.nnl " f P U I why will ye die, 0 house of Israel." This rung in our ears. ' warning did not call upon U3 merely to and Lazarus" was here introduced as an illustrative argument against this doc trine. The statement in that scripture was, that "in hell the rich man lifted up bis eves, bciriff in torment, and seeth A- -J - - I O ' braham afar off, and Lazarus in his bo som." Now, if this statement was true, it was very clear that tho rich man's soul did notecase to live after tho death of his i When that ereat assize was held. jr th.tfy fpuld certainly be summoned to tho bar,,as iving meu and living vvomen, and with .a? full consciousness of the past, a would there meet their doom of condem nation, i"Depart from mo, ye cursed into everlasting .fire, prepared for the devil and, Ma angpls." The vision of the lost ones, in St. John's Revclatioii, in which it is stated that "the smoke of their torments ascendeth up fori Water Cure. Jumble' 2 cups sugar, 1 ever and ovex," was a sufioiept proof. that1 CUpbuttcr, 2oups yrfeet milk, '2 tdai-poon-thp consciousness of tho wicked, after ifuia cr0am tarter, l of'soda. their bodily death, was of eternal dura- . Cream, Cakr- 2 cups sugar, 1 do. but tion." utetj I dol -go"r scream, 5 eggs, 4 cups flour To the question, What is Death if it be i teaSp0Paful saleratus. not Annihilation? he would answer; that it JSlufns'' Take 1 pint of pew milk, 1 was, a ptatp.of perfect consciousness to the p,uf of hot water, 4 lumps of sugar, 1 egg, wicked, of being shut out. for cver.from j pint.ofr good brisk yeast, and flour e the presence of God. This assumption nough to make tho mixture quite as thick was fully sustained by the statement cc", as, pound oake. Let it rise well; bake in tained in tho parable already referred to.,boops on a griddle. . ' Tbe.rich nian, if was said, felt soli'ous a- j Lemon Pie. Grate 1 lemon, 1 teacup bouthis brethren; hesaw Abraham afaroff, SUgar) i cup water, I teaspoonful of flour,1 and Lazarus in his bosom; n4 the fact of i cg. . , Faumeii's Daughter. Abraham's denying bis request by calling . c .o. upon the rich man to remember the good . Roberti Stinson, tof Big Beaver town thinS'lie had recoiyed in bib life, was a ship, Bea'vor cbu'n'ty, Pa., bason his farm .demonstration uiot absolute that the con- a cow that ia thirty-two years old, and dition of itho lost after death was one of has produced twenty-eight calves. She entire .cou.s.ciousnepa. Yes, the death of is at the present time fine health, fat, and the.-wicked was a life, but it was a life of Qouscfbua misery a conscinusness of the , i soul. exhued from Gpd, and confined un- i 1 t" f 1 LuKn U no.nf .lovlrnoaa t imm inilt, lntflr- i,i .o rpi,;D nnna.nn miserv bv "worm" and bv "fire" "where the I I worm dieth not and the fire is not quench ed," was the terrible declaration. He understood this as having referenco to the world of the grave. Wo all knew that it was our custom to bury the dead, and we were also aware of the frightful condition to which our bodies were subjected iu the grave, when it became the loathsome hab itation of destroying worms. Then, a gam, in some countries, as an Evangelist was aware, it was the custom not to bury but to burn the bodies of the dead. The torments above alluded to could, of course be intended but to typify the dread or deal of the kouI hereafter. We knew that the fires which man may kindle must go out; also, that the body which man con signs to tho flames must soon be consum ed, but whetf the conscience of a guilty soul is once set or. fire by the angry breath ofrG'od, it' will burn forever. This was the quonchlens fire to be endured throughout eternity. The sinner was treading a. path that led directly to (bis awful doom, and to him the voice of God was now echoed" to his iu'most soul, "Turn :ye, turn ye, from your evil way's; for why will ye die?" Wo could certainly not escape the con clusion that God meant to turn us from some great danger; we could uot think, as rational creatures, that Uou, by his sol emn warning, intended merely to fright- en us. At this point the preacher took up tho aecoud division of his theme, viz: That jte words ofthe text were not only words i warning, duo also or earnest persuasion. 1 ue import or this divine entreaty to "turn"' was evidently an appeal for us to .tinaiic an, earnest auu nonct't eiiort to es cape, and which fact in itself was a clear implication that escape is possible; nay, more, it was an emphatic assurance that we shall escape if we hear and heed the warning, i he: necessity for turning was i o- J l"lu,uto easily explained. Sinners had been pur suing a path that led its victims down to death, and of course to escape this awful terminus, they must turn aside and enter the path that leads to the cross, which was the path of hope, of faith, and of righteousness, and which led right on to eternal life at the right hand of God. V .,l,l iL. i. .1 . " c ",u uui. uuuui luatgou was iu earn- est in tnis matter. it we did, we mu-t at onee regard these words of Jehovah as a mockery aud a cheat. No; this warn ing came to u. because its Author kuew i t"0 meaning of Eternity, and what our ! DOOl' fallen nnhiro. flfim n Tirl frl nn1 in flilJ ' ! . .. .... and urging upon all of Ud to bear the tender message of Christ's I T P. ( P O I 1 5 fl (T lnm tn nil mnn rn'orpirlini-n ,h n I ,,r (!, fon,l, mL.l f ! redeeming love to all men everywhere Xo language could depict tho earnestness of that Father's heart, as the word went forth in heavenly solicitation to his wan dering children to return unto Him again, aud inherit Eternal Life. Certain it was that, at the judgment, wo could, none of us, ever charge God with not having warned us from "wrath to come." Mr. Shepherd's dosing appeal to the impenitent was given with the yearning Luzerne counties ouly, cociuionly called tenderness of an affectionate pastor and tije Sheriff's Interpleader Act, has rc a devoted minister. That he might lead ' ccujy been extended to the whole State, some one to heed the exhortation of the hv an Art nf tho T.noUWnro It U nl- text, and turn from the follies ofthe world unto' Christ, seemed to be tbe burden of his every thought, tho language of his ev ery intonation. Fxila. Press. Cakes, Pudding- and Pies. As domestic recipes seem to be the rule, says a correspondent of the Rural tion issued agaiust, and ley is made u Ncw Yoike);, and as lean mix 'up a good ! pon the property, as the property of A., batch of bread occasionally, as well as ! but which is claimed by H., in which case play on the piano, I send you some of , B. gives notice to the Sheriff that tho mine for your readers: 'property does not belong to A., hut that White Cede, 1 pound loaf sugar, 1 it belongs to B. Whereupon the Sheriff pound flour, 10 ounces Butter, whites of' asks for a rule from the Court whence the 1,0 eggs, beaten to a froth, h teaspoonful j executiou was issuei to call before said cream tarter, 1 do. soda. Court the party iuing the process and Gql'l Cdkc'.l cups sugar, -k cup but ter, the. yolks of 7 eggs, I cup sourcream, -J SUUWWIIIUl Ul CUIUI UltUi, UiVW LU IUU1 1 ia9tei ... Nice CaLc.2 cups sifted suar, 1 cup butter, 5-cggSi 4 cups of flour. 1 tea- s'pooiiful salcr.atufc. CttSlard P.uddingi 'Milk and eggs' th same; as for auy.cu.-Uard, add a little Qear. To be chten with sauce. CompQsition Cake I pound of sugar, 1 do. flour 7 eggs, i pint sow cream; I pound butter, 1 teaspoon1 saleratus, raisins to likin. well-lavored. An Army of Lawyers. According to JjlVingSlOU i Jj8W IVeglMPT IOr IfcWW, MU1 country has some, 'io.000 lawyers, whoso 000." !iodel way of Paying a Doctor's Sill. Mr. D. Jervis is the possessor of a crockery store on llidge avenue, and of a family of four daughters, ranging inago from sixteen, to twenty years. TLe-o young ladies, though very goo-i looking, socm mor.' apt to remain or M. J.'s bauds than hisdelf and ehinaware. Some week's ago, ;Mr. Jervis had an attack of lumba go, for the relief of which he obtained the assistance of a young physician namedjs rael Blanchard. Though the patient ro qoverc.3, he ascribed his pood fortune chiefly to his having omitted to take tho physic which Dr. 13 proscribed, and, as the old gentleman is inclined to be parsi monious, he refused to pay Dr. B.V bill when it was presented. The Doctor's feel ings of resentment were so much aroused by Mr. J.'s conduct, that be was not sat isfied "with bringing a civil suit for tho recovery of the debt, but charged Mr. Jervis with obtaiuing goods (viz: medi cine) on false pretences. The case came before the police magistrate, when ; Dr ! Blanchard and Mr. Jervis both appeared F the latt'er being accompanied by 'his wife and his two eldest daughters. Jervis proposed to compromise with the Doctor by giving the latter, iu pay ment, a haudsome set of dishes out of his storo. 'Of what use would a set of dishes be to me,' said the Doctor, 'seeing that I am a single man, and reside at a boarding j. 'Why,' interposed Mr. Jervis, 'you will soon be married and go to house keeping, I suppose if you meet with.no worse luck.' 'I have no such designs at present,' paid the young M. D., blushing deeply! 'In fact, I have never seen any lady who would exactly suit me.' a i t - !t t . fine girls, (pointing to uis daughters,) ct- ther of whom would be willing to have you in case of extremity. You had bet ter consider it, Doctor. I shall never pay your bill any other way; and if you cloe with my offer, you will secure a good wife and a dozen white china dishes, with gold edging, to start with not to mention a neat sum of money which I shall leave to be divided among my children.' Dr. B., of course, was taken by surprise ne had sometimes exchaaged jnelting glauce with Emma, the prettiest of the Misses Jervis though without giving any seriou3 thought to the subiect. But, te- . .... " " . T ' aQfl prompt in all his undertakings, .ho 1 n rr .1 in.in rvr mnr 1 r iiNinn nf chrtrnnTor concluded at once to accept irlr. J. s pro posal, and desired that the knot might bo tied instantaneously. This operation was soon performed by the magistrate, and as the parties withdrew in company, all ap peared to be convinced that they had made an excellent speculation. Phila deljjfiia Press. Important law. Tlin A-r. of tho 1!HV. nf Anrll 1 wbioh was in force in Pbiladelohia and most verbatim a copy ofthe Statue 1 and ; 2 Will. IV., C 5H. G, and the Courts of ' Philadelphia have adopted the English ! practice under it. This is one of tho most important and salutary laws that has yet been parsed by the present Legisla ture. It applies in all cases where execu- tho party makmg the ciaim, that said parties may try tnc title in the property and that tfce Court may decide to whom . . . an . i. i- i j Qejonj-1. j-uis is a mucu speeuier anu ! more satisfactory way, and less hazard- i.ou'nua expensive to both thefcuennanu ttQ parties; than the-old method of allow ing' the Sheriff to sell, and then prosccu-ting-him for tresspass. ' What the People Pay Por. In the official statement of contingent cxpeuses of the House of Representatives, at Washington, last year, the following articles re enumerated, the necessity for which, without explanation, does not ap pear to strike the public mind. They were doubtless, deemed, "necessary." Sixty ladies' reticules, 242. Twenty four odor cases, $121 51) Seventy-three drcssiug cases, S-jSS. Thirteen cigar ca ses, 863 50. Six dozen silver extension oases, four dozeu illuminated albums, at 4 each; various ' Tuck memoirs,'' "T,uck diaries." &c, ladies' pump inkstands', &o. Truly.thcsa arc queer goods for CoDgrcss- men. . . . Kavisrating- the Airr A, Considerable excitement was, created - i in Columbia county, A.rkanscq, on tho 2'lth',ultf, by the huddea appearance ofa geuius, named Bon Johnsont from Harbi son cocuty, Missouri, in a balloon,- to which thirty wild geeso were harnessed. He said he bad been travelling. in mid beavon for nearly 48 hours, and thought it about tirao to come down and "fodder Tho story toads like a hoax, hut is testfi od. to aa.truth by respectable witnesses.