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SUM1UUY, NbllTlitTAlUKIl1.ANl COUNTY, 1A., SATUKDAY; MAUCII U. I 8.11.
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NEW SKH1KS VOL. M, ISM), j.
v TURNS Of THI3 AMKillCVV
' THE AMKRICAN in prthlishcil .very Pntiinlny nt TWO
POLL.AHS per minimi Hi he puiil half yearly in nilvance,
Ho paper dist"nl iiniftl until AM. nrrcniueii nrc pnnl.
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iion tu the Ainericiin.
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(reiy auliseqnrnt iiicrlion,
Ont Square, li months,
4lix month,
"in year.
...;.. funis of Tive lines, per annum.
1 no
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Hull
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auu
SMerchnnts and others, udveitisiin- by the
year, with Ihe privilege of insuitiiniilil
ferent mlveitis-mcnta weekly. 11)0
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AT T O tt K K Y A T f. A W ,
1 EOKSUHY, PA.
Business nltcinU'il to in tin- Comities of Not
tliunilii'fluiiil, Luion, I.ji'oiiiing and Columbia
In Hi-
1 ' I'. & A. I'" VI't'l'T.
. I . I
I.OWMI l liAllllll--,
, Son Mi iV MUMlllAm.
KbiSIMMS. M.-IAIII.-SI' V'
yr.'iiiini.
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Ki t AL
yVAY ;oo),
AT THE STORE OF
rr. CL31C31TT,
WHO tnkos litis mrtlioil of itifonninil liin
frionils mill i-nsloii.i-is. Ilint lie linn just rt
'cfivod nml ii'rtiril n Ki'iiii!iil nssortmciit of
kkw coons,
whirH lie nir.TK to t!io ptililii- nt tin? lowpt prices
' His stock cnnist of every vnrirly ami tiinility
nwcsnirv for Hie fanui r, mei liimie, nti'l liliorer,
as well .Hic pnifessiatial man, all kitnUof
31 on s' A ) si re I.
VC A9 CLoTllf, -.SHMi:l!K?. SATTI.M-.T'l'S,
VI'.SllMiS. Ac.
A1.KO:
n larsi- asrt!tieiil ol
Calioirt, Mtiw.vlinr l): Li'inrs. AIhucus,
ie-iri(i. Slulirb. lfiiu-1'.-i-nhi'fn.
('uif5. .n.vt'ci. C!i (!;,
(.'(iii'o'd's, (liny.
hums. i'c.
Also a lin-je ass otnient of
' Bunts anrSf:r, " ' C-p-i,
(iu m of.r S'lnrx,
Also an As.-oi;t.v.i:.t oi
UHADY .M ) Ci.O i'lIINT..
A genelal assort in.-nt of (.'ii)('i'ii.'., Suar,
ColU'e, Tea, Cheese, ,Mo
liisses, S;ic s.
. An n.ssort mm t ul
Jliirihrun; Sails, find end Iran.
... liiqir.irs.
SucVi as Ilrnnili, Cin, Ham, IVn'ul-i, &c-
13?" I'roilnce of nil kiinls wi'l lie taken in ev
hatijje, ttnil llie li'uhet market iiriefc pal.l for the
i'unVnry, Nov. 30, ls.'ja. ly.
GREAT ARRIVAL
. (.iF
XEAV (J GODS!
Market Street, Sur.Uiry, Pa.,
OHN W. F l!II,r-(i r
friends ami en-' --nor:
.! tl'uliv intonn Iiih
ilmt lie Inif lift re-
rivcil u I
nil. I halios niie iisso
J)pv (.Doc!?
1,1 of
Conitinliii-i of Clollis. Cassinicros. rSathnetts,
lJc i. nines, Cnlieois. taiicy
ami Slai!e ( Joo.ls.
ALSO:
GR0CER1F.S of ev.-ry description,
DUI'I.S AM) Mr.l'll'iNl s.
dUEENSWARE AND HARD WARS.
Fish. li. Plaster utnl ii senerid assort inent of
hll suiii pivwls us will suit ii'.l classes; the Kur
tner, y.celmuic, l.ahorljr n.nl Oeiitlenuii of nil
professions.
'' ti c f i ! L v m
Vill find srent variety of nil sucli tnticles as
ihey will neeil for tlip iresent senson.
'" Conntrv )iroilnre ot all kinds liiketi in hx
HiiuiBP lit the hk'iicst ni.irket price.
K'jlilitirv, Nov. !), IMfjil.
EOSE 1STEV7G00RS
At ttic .tw More of
JOHN 1UIYKUS &C0ij
Market Street, Sunbury.
"tTTHO Inn just icceiveil anil opi-ncd a liirire ns
W sortnicni of new anil fasiiioualile rouiIs, of
tverv vitrictv, miiluliU- for the. full unit winter sea-
t6il, for h 11 iersons; unil to whiuli lie culls llie at
lelllfon of friends and customers. His stock con
lists' ffl part of
15j;y oois.
SIXil AS
Cloth, Cam!:nn-es, Sullinelli, Merino,
l)e Lmius, Calicoes, Shawl.', Ilnid
kenhu js, oad all kiwis of wear
ing ufparrl.
ALSO:
Haitlware, qiiceiiNwnre,
' Groceries, Fish, Salt and Plaster,
ktii all aclicles tliut may be wauled by the com
munity. The Ladies
Will find, by callins at his store, that lie lina not
teuii unmindful of Viicir wants, and respectfully
invitns tlicm to examine his selection.
A? Country produced' all kinds taken iu ex
change for ponds at the iiit-licst market price.
Sunbury, Nov.!), 1SS0. ly.
NEW STAGH LINE
FROM POTTS VI I.I. E TO r'llAMOKLN.
, A new line of suites is now running daily lie.
tween Ihe above places. A comfortable two horse
tane will leave Mt. Curmcl for Mlinniokiu, imuie
diataly aftor the arrival of the Potlsville stuire at
that plaoo, ami will return tho next day from
8haruokin, so as to meet tho Pottsville stage on
its return to Potlsville.
,, From Shamokin to Trevorton
there will be estahlislietl a DAILY LINE by next
spring so as to connect with this line at (slianiokiii.
In the mean time private conveyances will be in
readinesa at Bhamokill on the arrival of passe n-
. CONRAD KERBHNER. .
Shamokin, Dec. 14, 1850 tf.
INK. Boureau'a celebrated ink, and also Con
rest ink for sale, wholesale and retail by
li. ii- MAUSER.
December 28, le'50.
SELECT POETRY.
KATV, VAT MI S OX UtE BLAIK.
Parody on "Jetty, the Fhver nf Dtmbluuc.'''
Dis sun vtis conn Inwn chust pchint It- jilnn
irioiininiiic.
Utnl Ii.'fi ilti lark niylit lo come on us
ns-iin,
Veil I fhltim)lt,il nlnn" 'moiig te fcliwatnps
tin tin toi)iil;iins,
Cluist In s-i- vonst initio Kalty vnt lif t)n
de bl.iin.
Sing on, ili'ti, you pitt, rnit your song for llio
IK'il,
It's so nii'o Ti-n ile li ills sin your nony;
Vonen nirniii t
Schtifh clioy to initio honrt nnd cliucli
iriiiiistions tcli'h!,
rriui; lHv(!t liili'fl JCutv, vat lil's on (it;
Haiti.
How slnvrpt is ilii- lily mil its jirovvn yel
low p;isM)tllP,
I'tid to is ilij tni'ailovv. til kivereil mit
irraiti :
Hut noilino's so s!tv
posoiim.
Like Eelivi'i.'t liili
blttin.
oi't or yet sehlick in iny
Ul Kaly, vat lift? on i!io
She's
bashful as
any eliust like dure niut
:!i, larud'l nor yet foolisli
Iflany,
She's nelder lii
or Will ti,
And lie's a "real wiliain, ani
feelin'
latnt uol no
Vat voulil hurt liddel Kalv, vnt lifs on die
blain.
My lays "re like nnding bis I met mit my
Kaly,
All dem linos iu die town day vart? non
M'listt and pain,
I did'nt see a oal I vould call my tear
i IV,
lils 1 me! my tear Kitty, vat
blain.
i!s on ilii;
I tout
eer liovv
lii;:l'i 1 miiilit "et in die na-
lion,
From all dem liih blaces 'if come Inwn
Hia in,
L"nt dink it vas nodin to have a -.Teat sla
, lion.
Veil I ciiiild'nl j;et Katv, vat lifs on die
Main.
-I Select vl a I e .
ui p.
AlH'H"trS.
Ivveiv one must recollect the tragical
stoi y of Young Kgan, the Irisli patriot was
I,- i. .nr. I,,, I., i.i i... r.r-..o..M n. .
- ' imti Mini; iw in- simu jt n 1 1 1 ii . jin UIU
,u . . , i ' . i i . i t. ' i ..
I I llllllllts I : I I I t I .. II 1 1 . I o IS 11 I'I . I'OI - :
(lemued, aud executed on a charge of trea-
sun. Ific f ito morl.i n dooiA I m i eocciio en I
. -- " ""I' ""I
public sympathy. He was so yoiinp:, in
telligent, so generous, so brave, so everv
thing, that we are apt to like in a young
man. His conduct under trial, tiw, was
so lolty and intrepid. The noble indicrna
liotl wilh M'bich be repelled the charge of
treason a.'ainst his- country : the elntpient
vindication of his i.time, ami his pathetic
appeal to posterity in the hopeless hour of
condemnation ; all these, entered deeply
into every sretierous lio.-om, and even bis
opponent lamented the stern policy that
i ilictaleil Ins execution. !ut there was one
I heart whose ansuish it would be impossible
to describe. In happier days and fairer
fortunes, he had won the affections of a
beautiful and interesting oirl, the daughter
of a late celebrated banister. She loved
him with tin- disinterested fervor of a wo
man's first and rarlv love. When everv
j worldiv maxim arnived itself airainst him:
I when blasted in fortune, and disgrace and
danger darkened around Ins name, she
loved him the more ardently for his very
sufferings. Since his fate could awake the
sympathy even of his foes, what must have
been the agony of her whose whole soul
was occupied by his iiiiau'e ? Let those tell
who have had the portals of the tomb sud
denly closed between them and the being
they most loved on earlh ; who have sat at
its threshold, one shut out in a cold and
loru-lv world whence all that was lovely
and loving had departed.
To render her widowed situation more
desolate, she had incurred her father's dis
pleasure by her unfortunate attachment,
and was an exile from the paternal roof.
Hut could the sympathy and kind ollices of
friends have reached a spirit shocked and I
I..T-. . I... L . I ,1.
riiineorl nn want nf emUi;.,n r., ii,.. I
i riven i.i v i irrnr. s h h i i:ori .a-n..
Irish are a people of quick and generous
sen.-ibililies. Tile most delicate nnd ciler-
ishing attentions were paid her by families
of wealth and distinction. She' was led
into society, and they tried all kinds of or-
cupation and amusements to dissipate her
grief, and wean her from the tragical slory
of her love : but it was all in vain ! There
are some strokes of calamity that scathe
nml scorch the soul ; that penetrate to tlie j
vital seat of happiness, and blast it never
again to put forth bud or blossom. She 1
never obected to frequent the haunts of
pleasure; hut she was as much alone there
as in the depth of solitude. She walked
about in a sad reverie, apparently uncon
scious of the world around her. She car
ried with lu-r an inward woe that mocked
at all the blandishments of friendship, and
"Heeded not the song of the charmer
charm he ever so wisely."'
The person, says the eloquent author of
the Sketch Hook, "who told me her story,
had seen hpr at a masciuerade. After stroll
ing through the splendid rooms and giddy
crowd, with an air of utter abstraction, she
sat herself down on the steps of an orches.
tra, and looking about for some time with a
vacant air, that showed near insensibility
to the garnish scene, she began with the
capriciousnetsof a sickly heart, to warble a
little plaintive air. She had an exquisite
voice; but on this occasion it was so sim
ple, so touching, it breathed forth such a
soul of wretchedness, that she drew a crowd,
mute and silent, around her, and melted
ever one into tears-
The slory ot one so true and tender could
not but excite great interest in a country
retnaikable for enthusiasm. It completely
won the heart of a brave officer, who paid
his addresses to her, and thought that one
so true to the dead, could not but prove
affectionate to the living1. She declined
his attention, for her thoughts were iireyo
caldy engrossed by the memory of her for
mer lover. Ile, however, persisted in his
suit. He solicited not her tenderness, but
her esteem, lie was assisted by her con
viction ol his woith, and her sense of her
own destitute and dependant situation, for
she was exist in;: on ttie kindness ol friends.
In a. word, lie at lenjjlli succeeded in gain
ing her hand, tlioiisjh with llie solemn assu
rance that her heart was unalleiably an
other's. He took her with liim lo Sicilv, hopin?;
..I. . . i
mat a ciiune of scene miotit wear out me
remembrance of early woes. She was an
amiable and exemplary wife, and made an
effort to be n happv one; but nolhinsr could
cure the silent and devouiin?- melancholy
that had entered into her very sul. She
wasted away in a slow, but hopeless d"
dine, and at last sunk into the crave, the
victim of a broken heart.
It was on this lady, that Moore composed
tlie i'i illowino; lines :
She in l':ir from the Itt-td wl.f-re her voium- hero sleep; ;
Ami lover tironufl her lire pipliiiifr :
llnl e .lilly she tiilli.. from their yae, unil wei p,
For her he:nt in !i,ti prim- is lyinjr.
Phi- fjiii-p tlie wilil soin; nl' hei ilnii unlive plains,
I'.eery nod. hieli he I 'I'M !lv:ikillir ;
All I little Ihey think, who ilelicht in her s'rninv,
llow llie hi.-arl of the minstrel i hreakine !
He haii Iiveil l'.r his lo-e lor liin (-"iintry he rli.-t!,
They were all 1 lint to life hail entwiu'd hiiu ;
Nor s.-oii hIkiII Ihe tears o(' tun country he driet!,
.Nor 1 ' 1 1 1- will hi love slay liehillil him!
Oil ! inalve her n iioil e where th. siin-h'-nnm reirt,
When they jironn.se n (riorums inonow;
Tliey'l! siiin.. nVr her sleep, lilvea smile noni llie weal,
From her o.' i! lov'il ixl tnil of sorrovj
WIT N I'I'.lliMlS.
Wilmot I'l'ovisnisui is rudidly on 'lio wane.
In C'oiioii-ss, fiom a tbreutiuiino; monsier,
wliosi! presence enilaiiL'eied llie evistenee of
the Union, it lias dwindled into a dwarlish
skelelou, of which no one is afraid. The peo
ple, Democrat and Willi's, are discarding the
linmbiio. Like the unfortunate, do"; in the
follmvih!! nneedole. it will soon be kicked
wilh its author from the councils of the na
lion, liend the M::ry, and see if such is not
ihe lain :ii ;'l!io Wilmot."
We were tiavclini; throui;h Canada says
. .
a conteuiporarv, in llie winter ol l.-vitl, am
. .
afler a Imir day's ride, stopped at the I. ion s
inn ; and llie contents of llu; slaye, number
in"; about nine persons, soon ualheied round
the cheerful fire. Among the occupants Of
Ihe room we observed an ill looking our, who
had simwn his wit by taking up his '.jiiarlers
in so comforlable an apartment. After a few
tiiinules llie landlord entered, and, observing
the specimen of the canine specie's, rcinaik"
'Fine
appealin
log that ! Is be yon;
In one of Ihe passengers.
s r
71-
'No, sir.'
'Beautiful dug !
Yoins, sir V addressing
himself In a second.
'No,' was the blunt reply.
Tome here, pup ! l'eihap:
lit; is vonrs,
sir V
'No,' was Ihe reply.
'Very saoacioiis animal ! P longs to you
f so nrm4 1 '
'No, he doesn't, ' was the answer.
'Then he is yours; and yon have a treasure.'
(throwing the animal a cracker.)
'Nothing of ihe kind.'
'till 1 (with a smile,) he belongs to you as
a mailer of coiuse !' addressing himself lo
the lasl passenger.
'Wouldn't have him us a gift.'
Then, von infernal, dirty, mean, contempt,
ible whelp, get out !'
Ai.d wilh that, ti e host gave llio poor
dog such a kick, ns sent the animal yelling
into the slu-et, timid the roais of lhn com
pany. J)ISTIll-ilG asi;
The Cinciniiali Koipiiier relates the follow
ing melancholy caso of bereavement: '-An
elderly woman entered I Vie odice. cT ihe
Mayor of that city
and iu answer to intiuuicu
j s''""'1 1,11,1 "l,u lho uwxUer of ,,vu
ll"e ef "bom went lo the wars in Mexico,
I was killed at Cenu Cordo; anolber, at.
j Inched to Colonel Urougli's regiment, ut Ihe
I batilu of Uiiamanlla, and the oilier by souid
j ,,ien under Canities, iu a skirmish mi the lino
belo. Monterey. "Wlieie are lho oilier
twol'' uked his honor. We noticed ihat it
was with a good ileal of an ctloil that she
made mi answer to that question. 'One' said
she, 'is iu tlie Ohio Penitentiary, charged
wilh killing a man, and the olher is a com
mon dimtkard around the utrcels, and he
only nineteen years of age." She begged to
tie sent to jail, Ihe hospital, or anywhere, as
she had no one to take can: of her. Her re
quest was not granted, but instead, a purse of
527 50 was raided among the officer and by-'
slanders,' which was presented bur, ami we
could see that it was received' whh realj
genuine, heartfelt thank fulness.
As idle fellow Ihe olher day complained
bitterly of his hard lot, and said that he was
bom on the lasl of the year, the last day of
ihe mouth, and the last day of the week,
and he bad ulvvays been behind hand.
Ho believed it would have been a hundred
dollars in his pocket if he had not been born
ut all.
Two new churches are to bo etected iu
Reading during llie present year, one n
Lutheran, and the other a German Reformed
.Church.,
3. Siictclj,
DVEITTURE A IIOKESS.
rrto.M ,f.'.iru in south aerica."
A lioness, taking advautaiie of the seda
tive effect of a storm, had secured a hlesbok,
and was discovered whilst she was busily
dining. She was assisted in her repast by
about n dozen jackals, which were feastino;
along with her in the most friendly and
confidential manner. Directing my follow
ers' attention to the spot, I remarked, "I
see the lion:" to which they replied,
Whar? whar.' Yah! Almai'tie; ! dat is
he;" ami instantly reining in their .sk'eds j I"r '--'damage any wnere, man in m gau.en,
and wheeling about, they pressi-i their heels j theiofore, it should always have a liberal nl
o their horses' sides, aiid Were preparing j lowance. T!ii. however, may bu over-done
to betake themselves to flight. 1 aked by a eoulhiuntinn of the same kind of manure
them what they were going to do'! To i jti large qnantiiies, year nfier year. If a
which they answered, "We have not yet I garden has thus been surfeited with barnyard
placed caps on our rihVs." This was tru
but while this short conversation was pass
ing, the lioness had observed us. Raising
her full, round face, she overhauled us for
a few seconds, an then set off nt a smart
canter towards a range of mountains some
milej, to the northward: the whole troop
of jackals also started off iu another direc
tion : there was, therefore, no time to think
of raps. The first move was to bring her
to bay,: and not a second was to be lost.
Spurring my good and lively steed, am)
shouting to my men to follow, I Hew across
the plain, ami, being fortunately mounted
on Colesberg, the flower of my stud, 1 gain
ed upon her at every stride. This was to
me a joyful moment, and I at once made
up my mind that she or I must die.
The lionness having had a long start of
me, we went over a considerable extent of
ground before I came up with her. She
was a large, full grown beast, and the bare
and level nature of the plain added to her
imposing appearance. Finding that I
gained upon her, she reduced her pace
from a canter to a trot, carrying her tail
L-tuck ont behind her, and stewed a little to
one side. I shouted loudly to her to halt,
as I wished to speak with her, upon which
she suddenly pulled up, and sat on her
haunches like a dog, wilh her hack towards
me, not ever deigning to look around.
She then appeared to say to herself,1 '-Does
this fellow know who he is alter V Hav
ing thus sat for hall a minute, as if involved
in thought, she sprang to her feet, and, la
cing about, stood looking at i:u- f ,-r a few
second.;, moving h"r tail slowly from side
to side, showing her teeth, and growling
fiercely. She next made a short run for
wards, making a loud, rumbling noise like
thunder. This she did to intimidate me;
but, finding that I did not flinch an inch,
nor seem to heed her hostile demons-rations,
she ciiietly stretched out her massive
arms, and
1 lottentots
dismounted
lav down on
loivn on the grass. My
now
. rim
coming up, we all three
, drawing our lilies from
Up ai
holsters, we looked to see if the pow
;'as up in the nipples, ami put on our
der v
cap-;. While tins was doing, the lioness
sat up, and showed evident symptoms of
uneasiness. She looked first at us, and then
behind her, as if to see if the coast were
clear; alter which site made a short inn
towards us, uttering lu-r deep-drawn mur-diTou.-
growls. Having secured the three
horses to one another by their rheims, .we
led them ou as if we intended to pass her,
in the hope of obtaining a broadside. Hut
this she carefully avoided to expose, pie
s"iiting only her full front. 1 had given
ptofulus my Moore ritb-, with orders to
shoot her if she should spring upon me, but
on no account to lire lielore me. Kiein
boy was to stand ready to hand me my
I'urdey rille, ill ca:;o the two-grooved Divo'i
should not prove suliii ieiit. My men us
yet had been steady, but they were in a
precious stew, their faces having assumed
a ghastly paleness; and 1 had a painful
feeling that I could place no reliance oil
them.
Now, then, for it, neck or noihing'. Sin
is within sixty yards of us, and she keeps
advancing. Ve turned the horses' tails to
her. 1 knelt on one side, and, taking a
steady aim at her breast, let fly. The hall
cracked loudly on her. tawny hide, and
crippled her in the shoulder, upon which
she charged with an appalling roar, and in
the twinkling of nn eye she was in the
midst of us! At this moment Slofolus's ri
fle exploded in his hand, and Kleinl-ov,
whom I had ordered to stand ready by me,
danced about like a duck iu a gale of wind.
The lioness sprang upon Coles' erg, and
fearfully lacerated his ribs and haunches
with her horrid teeth and claws; the worst
wound was on her haunch, which exhibited
a sickening, yawning gash, more than li
inches long, almost laying hare the very
bone. was very cool and steady, and did
not feel in the Jen it degree nervous, having
fortmrately great confidenc- in my own
shooting; but 1 must confess when the
whole aliiiir was over, I lelt that it was a
very awful situation, and attended with ex
treme peril, as I had no Iriend with me on
whom 1 could rely.
When the lioness sprang on C'ob-s'ierg, I
stood out from the horses, ready with my
second barrel for the first chance bhe should
give me of a clear shot. This she quickly
did; for, seemingly satisfied wilh the r--venge
she tiad now taken, she quilted Coles
berg, and, slewing her tail to one side, tiot
ted sulkily past within a few paces of me,
taking one step to the left. 1 pitched my
rifle to my shoulder, and in" another second
the lioness was stretched on the plain a
lifeless corpse. In the struggles of death
she half turned on her back, and stretched
her neck and forearms convulsively, when
she fell back to her former position; her
mighty arms hung powerless by her side,
her lower jaw fell, blood streamed from her
rnouth, and she expired.' At the moment I
fired tny second shot,' ritofolus, who hardly
knew whether be was alive or dead, allow
lL" '.u'ree iiorsej to escape. Ttiese gal-
loped frantically acrossthe plain ; on which
ha and k'lninliov instanllv started after
them, leaving nie standing alone and un-
armed within a few paces of the lioness,
which they, from their anxiety to be out
of the way,' evidently considered quite
capable of Itoing further mischief.
MANl.RE YOl'R GAKIHJX.
CO:i)f(.'TKD BV A. MAHSIFAI.L.
Manure may bo tailed or wheeled into
the garden lit this season of Ihe year, when
there is not much out door work- to attend to.
This will advance preparations for gardening
in the spring, when lime and labor are more
valuable. Manure cannot be applied to bet-
mannre, which is frequently lho case, some
fertilizer should be applied. Lime, applied
once in three or four years will be very ben
eticial, and if the soil has become loo aliif, a
liberal coating of road sand may bo used lo
greiil advantage. If any one doubt the pro
priety of applying road sand to restislilato
old gardens thai have been surfeited wilh
bain-yan! miiiiuiu iiulil it ceases lo have any
apparent effect, let him try it on c part of
his gnnlen. Cover the soil two inches deep
w illi llie sand, give it lhorough mixture wilh
llie spade and it will act like a charm.
Dig your parthn ilrrp. If ihe subsoil is
not suitable lo bring tu llie top, which is
ofien the case, trench it by keeping an open
space on tho top, while you dig and pulverize
the subsoil. This operation should be car.
lied to llie depth of two feel, at leaf'.. Many
root will penetrate beyond 111, it depth if llie
soil is properly prepared. Tho greatest ad
vantage follows deep digging iu dry seasons,
and trench diaining is necessary lo success)
in wet locations.
Tlie most important points in preparing
ground for successful o;moiiing, are immtoe
u-cll and dig deep.
I'oii.TiiY. The poultry fever which has
prevailed recently lo so great an extent in
the vicinity of Boston, seems In havo reach
ed our own neighborhood, and the proba
bility is that the coming season will bo one
famous for superior poultry. A .gentleman
who attended Ihe sale of Joseph Davis, near
Moorcstown. ou llie 17th insl., sends us the
following account of the sale of the largest
and linest lot of ,;Shanghaesv ever imported
from China: John Hudd, of Mount Ifollv,
purchased 3 fowls at S10 each, 30 00; 2
fowls nt S5.50, SHOO: Morris Cooper, of
Moorestown, 2 nt Ue.of!, S13 00; 1 at S3,
S3, 00 ; John S. Irick, of Vincenlown, 3 at
ts3,f-0, $10.50; making the amount lor 11
fowls, iG7,50. This we think is a pretty
fait price for poultry. Ao'oif Holly Mirror.
I
A ;t rsi io.v a. Nswr.it
There is reason as well as rhyme in the
fo'lovi iug couplets. Ladies ! read them :
A father sils by Ihe chimney post,
On it winter's day enjojiiig a roast ;
Hy his side is a maiden young and fail,
A girl wilh a wenllh of golden hair ;
And she teases lho falhe;- slern and cold,
Willi :i question of duty trite and old ;
-Say lallier, u hal shall a maiden do, ;
When a man of merit comes to woo ?
And, father, what of this pain in my breast f
.Mairied or single which is the best
Then the sire of lho maiden young and
fair. . .
The g'nl wiih lho 'wealth of golden hair,
He answers, ns ever do falheis cold
'l'o ihe question ol duly, Itiet and old ;
''She w ho weddeth keeps (bid's Letter :
She who weds not duelh boiler.''
Then meekly, answered the maiden fair,
The gill w ilh llie wealth of golden hair ;
'I v 1 1 1 keep llie s--use of the tli.ty I.etler,
('(intent lo do well wilituut daing bellcr."
r.EI'LY TO AX IM'lllfX.
An American iravelb-i, being unexpectedly
detained al Ihe mole or duaraiuiuu of Odessa,
was very civilly clTeied --half of his apart
ments, and a sofa lo lie on," by a young Eng
lishman, who ncled as lianlalor to tho mole,
Afler they had formed hii intimate acquaint
ance, and one evening had reliied to rest, lho
traveler tisked his li ieud huw hecould endure
llie blasphemy which was so contlaiilly beard
there. The young F.uglishir.an replied that.
i "as a genlleiiinn these things were disagreea.
ble lo him, but as to their being intrinsically
wiong, it was no mailer of concern to him,
as Iih denied the truth of all revelation.
The liaveller, without supposing the remark
would bu heeded except by center.;'', replied ;
Either Christ was an impostor, or he was not
If he was an 'impostor, wo have the incon
ceivable phenomenon of a base man practis
ing virtue, seli-denial, cbaritv, forgiveness of
injuries, through his whole life, ii spite of
scotiigiiig, contumely, mid even ciucilixlion.
Is it philosophical to suppose that a bad man
would lake. so much pains to make, men good ?
Hnl if he was not an impostor.' then ho has
lold llie truth, and we must believe him!"
('Is it possible Ibal I have never seen that
befoie!" .was the only reply of tho young
Englishman: but llie argument sunk deep
into his heart ;'aud when the traveller had ar
rived at Alexandria, he received a letter from
the foimer skeptic, acknowledging; him 'as
the best friend he ever had," encouraging him
,o be equally faithful to others; and prayiug
him not to forget his 'Odessa convert."
' American Miscner.
"Wifk," said a man,' looking for a boot
jack after she was'u bed,' "I have places
., .i - . i.i
v- hera l KefJ mv itungs, ana you obih
to know it." "les,1- paid she, "I ougl
know where you keen your late hours."
to
. n for the tinioLst.
A drop of Mai'merit water, upon bemi? ex
amined by a powerful microscope, will be
found inhabited by thousands upon thuusands
of animalcules, each swimming wilh as much Plum stieel, on Friday night, about eight
freedom ns a whale upon the ocean. Their o'clock, to watch the raking of the canal for
minuteness is extraordinary, some of them tho body of a young lady, who whs supposed
not being more than 1,20,000 part of an inch to have drowned herself. It seems that
in length : that is, an insect one inch in length Jonhson Motto, of Terra Haute. Ind. had
would beat the same proportion lo one of written to his lady love, Elizabeth Myre,
thorn, ns a giant one hundred thousand feet living in Ihe district wo have named that
in height, would bear to a man of five feet, he would arrive here on Thursday , and mar
Vet, diminutive as Ihey are, most of them ry her on Thuinday evening. The appointed
have mouth-, many stomachs: and of these hour came, Ihe company was assembled, but
last some possess between forty and fifty. there was n bridegroom wauling, and o
The variety of their shapes is truly amazing, course the marriage ceremony could not take
one is along, slender thread, another is a place. Tho disappointed guests departed nt
serpent ; some are round, some are oval, others a late hour, leaving the bride in expectance
triangular; one is a thin flat plate, number rnorn dead than alive, so deep was her grief,
net work of seeming seeds; one is shaped On the following morning she told a female
like a funnel, another like a bell : some have friend, that she had reason to believe that
long and s-.-arcely peroepliblo tails ; others iu Mr. Mute had deceived nnd betrayed her,
the place cf these, have two thick appenda- and she did not wish lo live any longer,
ges like herns. Some change their dimen- threnlening at the same lime lo either take
siotis, at pleasure; nt limes Ihey extend lo laudanum or drown herself. Fiiday passed,
immoderate length, then contract to almost and still Mr. M. did not make his appearance
nothing. Many are opaque, while olhuis are and her friends think that she thus ilelermL
so transparent us lo be scarcely discernable m ln pin m,r rrwojv.p in execution. Although
from tho fluid they inhabit. Singular, loo, partially watched, she contrived to escnpo
and various are their motions; some sui.n f,m hnw a afu,r (,ark) 0. whjo
wilh the velocily of an arrow ; others more , f(Unilv wns , ,npp(,r ,, w,ien Wn,
slowly and wilh apparent dilliculty; some discovered that she had gone, it was preum
seem to exist iu perpetual rest, oll.e.s revolve ei, n, ()t!(,
wilh incredilable velocity on their centres ; (.x.t.(.ntir,. Messengers were sent to nil lho
undulations, leaps, oscillations, successive, j p!,.u.es ,h(, ,,., )0(,M ; llalil of vl,ililli;i
whiils, in short all conceivable modes of pro- hnt no j,,!,,!... voM btJ p;-ined of bet
gression are practised by ihem. These an. whereabouts. A lhorough search was made
imalculen have been found in il:c blood of that night in the canal, but without success
f log and the salmon, and in the fluids con-j and up lo yesterday morning she was still
Mined in tho eyes of the iisb, in Ihe waters j rnis-iag. What makes the matter still mora
flowing iu the mines at the depth of five distressing is, that Mr. Mntle arrived vester
linnilred feet below the surface the earth, j day morning to fulfil his connect. -Cincin-and
iu those of spring upon the summit of Mt. : nntj ,.. p;
Sinai. Some small fragments of ico found j . '
upon ihe ocean, upon being melted, were dis- i An eccentric poison iu ihe (Nd Dominion,
covered lo contain fifty different varieties of ' who is known by the somewhat unique name
microscopic shell fish. The minutes spe- j of Sarvant Jones, once dined wilh a Mr. Owl
citnens of shell fish have a diameter which: I,la,;l-'-, l"'-le Ruest the mortal remains
does not exceed the LiO.OUOlh part of an inch; j ,,f a fowl "hose -'"lies formed the debris of a
and yet in certain localities, they form a sub. j frmer repast The person was called upon
toiraiieoiisslraliiin inanv fathoms in denth. I a b!--siie-, which he did ill the follow
It is said, moreover, that, nllhor.gh many of
llieseare parasites, livingupon larger animals,
,l...,...l.... 'n.li.iV.lf.il l,,. .ill, ,,r-l
i'v- iiiu mi ins ula iiii.uunvn . ..........
Nor are microscopic inscecls coulined lo tlie j
waters; many varieties have been found in j
tho cavities of a common grain of sand ; each ;
leaf is a colony of insects grazing ou it like ;
cxen in a fi-ld ; the white sugar upon raisins!
and n offered a home for millions, and each ,
tooth is a world busy wilh life.
The surface ot our bodies is covered w.th :
scales, like those of a Iisb, one hundred and ,
fifty of which can be covered with a single j
grain of sand. One of these scales covers!
five hundred pores, yet through mi opening j
so minute the sweat exudes like water i
through a sieve How wonderfully small
must be ihe particler. of that fluid, which can
find an outlet through openings 75,OOJ ot
which can be hidden by one grain of cand '.
The linest and smoolhest needle, w hen ex-j tho lands, a great bargain. The Broad Mouu
aminod by a powerful micruscope, looks like - tiiid' Veins mil a distance of about four miles
a loujh bar of iron ; but the sling of a bee, through the Had. .Miners' Jdv.rnul.
viewed through a glass which magnifies a ;
fine needle point to llie bruadlh of it quailer Coal i. Iowa. The foini Statesman says
uf an ich, exhibil'i uvery where lha most ; that coal of mi excellent quality has been
beautiful polish,' without the least blemish or found iu Cedar township, Iweuty-lwo rtiiles
inequality, and ends in a point too line to be ; fiom Fort Madison. Il is some sixty feet be
visible. The fine:,t and most delicale lines j low- lho sm lace, and the vein is from four to
made by the engraver, are found to be ruugh j six feet thick. A company has been formed
and ragged on llieir edges; but not a single , to woik it.
appearance of this is diseernuhle upun ihe I
dots and liner; wilh which nature has adorned ( Vl'IA!J Wear.- Fanny
the bodies ol .he insect races. How do .he I W rl-hl -"'"""l' has tiled a bill in Chan
most finished production of man fade before I m' "' Cus,m"u, 0,000 1,
the purfcclions of imtures's handiwoik ? j lo ,U0"Vf'r, b'u'k flum '"'r '''Jsb:l"11 a larSa
Arthur Hume UazdU. , uinou,,t l, P"-peity "Inch she held at her
marriage.
Mo.'ixo aCatitai-.-.A bill i.-'- now under
consideration iu the Legislature of Illinois
which pioposes to remove the capital of the
Stale from Springfield to Peoiia. Il is repor.
ted that a majority of both Houses are iu fa
vor of tho measure, but that Owing to Ihe
want of t-'mo lo act on it, it will be probably
postponed for the present session. , or g--'ns- io wiuu.
Tub' Tuiutv-secoxu Co?'oi;ess. The I The Bible. A certain space in the Class
Thirty-second Congress, which will com-i Palace at London has been appropriated lo
menco its siltings in December next, will the Bible Society, for the purpose of exhibit
contain fl'J Senators, of w hich number -1 1 (lSing specimens: uf the Holy Scripltnes iu one
Whigs and 23 Democrats) hold over from the 1 hundred and fitly diilerewt language.
4lh of this month, and 21 ars new Senators, ' - "
of whom six are yet to be elected, us lot ' Hi'sbaxd, I hope you have no objection.
lows-New Voik, Ohio, Massachusetts, Con- 10 " bei..? weighed." "Certainly no., my
. - i r n- ti ii dear, bill whv do yon ask Ihe question V
neclicut, California. Tennessee. Iheuuuse 1 ' ' ,, '
r ' , , i , . -, i "Only to see, love, if you wxnild let me have
consists of 233 inembeis and 4 territorial '
i i n-i i i . u I I II) v wci's' once."
delegates. These delegates, however, havo j
no Vote. Of the members of the new House . A pl)t.Toii claims lor his quack medicine
130' have already been elected Whigs 53, 1 ,,1B puwur of t.uliu,, )l)Vl, j. M j,, aJlj.
Democrats 77, making a Democratic gam of j lRm (J al) 0mjr dcsea.se. We think a doc
50 compared wilh lho position of parlies iu j ,r 0f Divinity is lho best doclor iu such
ihe late Congress.
Poi-ULATioN of Tennlssck. The follow,
ing table shows tho population of Tennessee,
and the increase since 1S40 :
Increase,
38,459
65.976
70,Rfl6
East Tennessee
Middle Tennessee,
West Tennessee,
Total,
262,313
477!6'6
Cu'u.i'tiO
1,000,S9S 175.331
W'nr.s has a roari a right lo scold his wife
about his coffee I ' When he has suiiicient
ground lM. Louis Vainer. ,
And upou what basis ought such a quarrel
to be settled T Ar. V. Day Book.
t'o-gs-aelly Pittsburg Transcript.
a 1 . Victor1 Y belongs to hint who is consonant
I ju failli and emrae
MELA! llot.Y AFFAIR.
1'Ovc and Probable Suicide.
There was a latge crowd raib..rp,I nt ilm
elbow of ihe Miami Canal, at the bend of
ing manner:
H.'Til of love.
Look ik.e n iVonl aoov-',
And b'.r.v llie ( lvl
That nle the fowl,
Ami left the honej.
For Setvant Jone-."
(.T), ,;li,v ,.t,t(rru,,; fU,p j piopoti(, lo ,akPi
,: 0f a .,, .(, finds that
a bow h uimei, at s h-..-ad, and who steps
blu.kwaRl , nii,;t, lis .lni)) ;ull pilt himset
a posturo ,,f defence.'' -Lord John Russell '
w the :,,,,rms(-,J(li
Slk. civ Coal Land. The interest of Judge
Donaldson, (about 100 acres) in a tract of
Coal Land, in l'ruilev township, was sold at
I Sheriif's sale, ou Saturday last, for the sum
' of t?.it?,!00. It was purchased by Messrs.
; llaldermau fc MeCormick, of llarrisburg
j This is considered, ilmso acquainted wilh.
l'on poM, Ihe swor.l, ;a.' Iiir- liii" ralTr.ni draws ;
For y lil. the lnrchiiir jiulu ilistoits ihe laws.
'La Pi:i:?se'' mentions a trial lately mado
in Palis of a new iciuslalic machine, invent
ed a Mr. Jullien ; it is repiesented as
; eapable of being moved, in any direction,
cases.
The following is a recipe for Jenny I.ind
pudding : Take a few egoS) a quantity of
milk, a thing full currents, a Ihing full of
wine, three thiugsUill of .lour, sod-then
sweeten to your taste.
A Qi nsTioN of no small importance to the
financial and commercial interests of the
United States hasbeen settled in France. It
has been decided ihat gold shall continue to
bo leceived as a legal tender.
Tin: Di Ti n (iovLT.xMFNT have just sohT
three million dollars in gold out of eleven
and a half millions they have to dispose of..
it goes to Paris.
Nevir make money al the ex pens oX.
your reputation..