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TTHJ. ntteiiil f.iitlil'iil'.v mill iiriiniitly to all ' limfrsMottiil liiisitiris. in .Norttuitiiberlntiii nnj Union ramilji. lie U i'amiliar witlt the German laiiju.iL'i'. OF KICK : 0insiti' tlio "I.nwrcuce House," a few iloors from t!n Court House. Sunliurv, A us;. It!, li?51. I v. Tj" VEKYBODV almtilil cinln ire this oijinrtii nitv to liny CI.OTHI.NO for Men, Vouth nml lioH, at aui'li irKTR iib Ii:ii novrr yrt Iktu known in tliU Citv, nt fJKOUCK CJ.OTIUNU KMTAB1.181IMKNT, Sontli-Bairt Corner of MnrUi't nml Sproml St'rcl, riiilmU'i (iliia, enilir.irinir a rlioiie of the liest, most ilusira b!e, uttd 1'isliioinole DRESS AUD FROCH C0AT3, Ilaliit Cloth do.. l inen 1 trilling ilo 'I'weeJs, Ac, &c, together with a ureal variety of Boys Clothirfr, Conxi'tiuK of S.irk Co.itu, l'oik.i JnCjfa, Mon key Jackets, Yeritu anj Kouinl Jaekets mailfi of 'I'wteil. I.ineu Drilling. Clotli, Alnacca, Kersa inirr, Uorskin, &e., Are.. I'nrtieular cam ha been taken t.i rocnre the new styles for Men nml boys' ruminer Coats, I'tinta'.ooiiB, Yets, Ac, to which he wou'.J invite t-eriul attention. Fm iiif-liiai jj; ("loods, 'Cotihislir ef Siiiitu, Ptoek", HanJkerchiela. A'e.; ml of whii'.H are olVeieil nt lb owet Jo..7 ., 1'riri.i, urn) as cheap as any oilier Clothing Ct ire in the I'nion. I'aients w!io rlcriro llors' Ci.otiiinu are car tiestly invite J lb ex amine the Stork. Coutitty Storekeejieni can be Hocciiunoduletl at ery low rates. GEOUOE ci:i,i.. S. E. Corner of Second If Mai Let Sts Phila. April ID, IHil tf. LIGHTNING RODS. TTpifK anliwriher ha eonstnined a MGHT KOI) on true 'hiliKoi!iical pnnei j:lea. hy which huihliiiKi )lietl with tliein me reinlereil prrl'irtly sci'iirn uKahmt ilvatriielion by lii;litiiir.c. The connection and insulation of the roil, as Weil as the i.v;:iru;ion l the jit on ml rul, is on an entirely new plan, making a more per- lvct conductor th in any lieretolore in use. Measures have liccti taken to an:e JiCt'.ers Patent lir the imjirtiverBeirt. Persons thrVroua of seciuinn their li.es and property Iroin destiui'li.in by lihtniiiis, can have Conductors put up to their !niili'.ini;s in the most perfect and substantial manner, l y npplviti? ei ther personally or by letter, to the underiigiied, nt the following prices: For 40 ft. with a good til err plated point !p 10,00 For 40 ft. with gold plattd point, plafi- ii a tip, 12,5(1 And twenty cents for everv additional foot over forty. T. S. MAC KEY. Milton, Sept. fi, 1851. ly. Alden's Condensed Reports of Penua. TJ I'S'I PublishtHl, and for sale hy ihr subsi ri fj? Ivr the tfou:l Yulnmt of Alden's Con densed Pennsylvania Peports, containiur the last three volumes of Yea tea' Peporl. and two first volume.! of Biuney'a Pcport.s. The tirst vol ume ef AIiWh, eonlaiuimr Dallas' Ko ports, 4 vol vmea; anil VeatCb' Jiepoils, volume I, is hIsooii liand, and for sale. The above two, volumes are complete within themselves, and contain all of iJulla' Kcports, 4 volumes, and ail of Yeatea' lieporta, 4 volumes, besidea the two first volumes of Dinucy's Keporla. The third volume is ready and will be put Id prees immediately. U. to. MAifeZK, AKetit. Sunbury, Aug. 16, 1B5I. NATIONAL HOTEL, SIIAM0KIN, Northumberland County, Pa. Til E mliscrilssr respectfully informs his friends and th public iteueially, that lie lias opeu ed a new Hotel in the town of Miamokin, .Nor thumberland county, on the comer of Khumokiii and Commerce streets, nearly opposite to the House he formerly kept. He it well prepared to accommodate his guests, and is also provided with good stabling. He trusts his etierienee, and strict attention to business, will induce ier soua visiting the coal region to continue the 1 lit eral patronage he bat heretofore received. WILLIAM WEAVER, fihamokiii, April l9, 1850. if. JAMES II. MAG EE yAH removed from bis old (Stand, No, 118 Vine street, to Vo. 52 Dillwyn St., (beCu CaThill ff Willow,) where he hat constantly on hand, : BROWN STOUT, PORTER, '- Ale and Cider, FOR HOME CONSUMPTION OR 6II11TING. N. B. Coloring, Bottling, Wire and Bottles, Vinegar, Ate. For sale at altove. Philadelphia, April J2, 1851. y. Lycoming; Mutual Insurance Company, rtR. J. to. MASSER is the local agent for the above Insurance Company, in Northunibor and county, snd i at all time ready to elfect nauranrea against fire ou real or personal pro- erty, or renewing policies tor the same. Bunbury, April 20, 1861 tf. f X K Boureau's celebrated Ink, and also Con- . :..l t. l air ma ,ir eeie, wnoiesaia ana reiau or prcembcr S8, 1850. H 11 M .SSL",.. SELECT POETRY. IOS'11 RUN III DEBT. . Don't run in dt-ht never mind, never mind. If thy clothes are faded mul lorn ; ' Fix 'em up, maka' them do j it is heller by Ini, Than to linvp I he heart weary and worn. Who'll love yon ilia mom lor llio ml ol y itir haU Or tlio mil, or I he tie of your shoe, Tim chape of your vegl, or your bools ur cravat, Iflliey know you're in debt for the new. Thfiy's no com fur', 1 tell you, in walking I he street, Tn fine, clothe,' if you know vou'ro in 'debt. And fed ihat pprehatice you some Hades men inny merl Who will sneer ".liey're nor paid for yet." Good friends let me beg of "you, don't run in debt, If llie i liaii nnd the Kiifns are old, Tliey will (il your back heller than any new ei, Unless they're paid for wilh e"'d , II Ihe house is too email, draw the closer to ed her, Keep il warm with n henrty cood will ; A b'li one unpaid lur, in all kinds of weather Will send to onr uaini heart a chill. Djti'l run in hint, debt now, dear girls, take a (If llie Inshions have changed since la.-l feasnn.) Old Nature, is nut in thi very same tint, And old nature! we think has some reason. But just say to your friend tiiat you cannot nlTorl To sjv'ti'l time to keep tip wilh llie fash ion ; Thai your purse is Ioj light and your honor ton bright To be tarnished wilh such silly passion. Gi.'iil? lon't run in d ,-bl- let your friends, if in- v can, Have, (inn houses, feathers and (lowers, ' T , , . Bui unless they ate paid lor, be more of a ! r ,f " a "oin"nt a terrific growl was heard, man i '"'lowed by a hi iw of the animal's paw on Than In envy their sunshiny hours j th" rock as he struck at the dos. Soon the If you've money to spare, I have no'.hiiig to : mingled growls of the animal, and the furi ,a)' i ous harking of the dogs, with cries of pain To spend your dollars and dimes ns you i nud rage of the latter, came from the den. Bill mind you, the man who has his note to Is the man who is never til ease. i - ii. i ii-. ii. Kind htwliands, don t inn in debt nny more; 'Twill f.ll v,,r wiie'a nor. f!l f ' To know ihat u ueijjhboj may cull at your I tlonr, Wi h a bid von must settle 1o-rnoirov O. lake my advice it is ytiod, it is true! (lint, lest )on may seine of you doubl it,) I'll whisper a seerel, now friini; 'is iou i have trud it and know ull about it. Tin.' chain of the debtor is heavy and cold, . I's links till cot fusion ami t list ; Gild it o'er as you-' will it is never of gold. Then spurn it aside with distrust. The man who's in debt is too ollen a slave Though his heart may bu honest and true. Can he hnid up his head, and look eaucy and ! biave, When a 'tio'.e he can't pay becomes due ? an .1111.11, whim mmmr w .wnm--i. - 3. illjrUling Story. Prom the IJnltiiij re Weekly suii. EZCITIira PAIJTEER EUIiT. A2I IHIi M 0) V NT A I !S S OF V1IU.IMA. It may lie not geneially known that that j part of the State of Virginia where the counties of Shenandoah, Hardy and Pend leton join, is as wild as any other part of the territory of the United .States, and abound ing in most kinds of game. The waters of Cedar Creek, a wild and romantic stream, wash tne base ol the tall ridges which rear (heir frowuingsuinmitsof rock far ovethead, ' altogether presenting as primitive an aj j pearance m cau well be imagined. The persons alluded to in the annexed sketch 1 are residents of Shenandoah county, on the ( road (rom Capon Springs to Mrasburg. - Mr. AdiMti Rudolph, who was the principal ; actor in the incidents related below, lives' on Cedar Creik, about ten miles from Ca- pott Springs. He is now about tixty yars 1 of nsre, but shows no mark that time has ' weakened his abilities to clamber over the j hills or surmount the cra's of Cedar Creek, Tall and erect in his carriage, wilh the eye of an easle, an indomitable will and great energy of character, h would have made a formidable foeman to the Indian, had his lot been cast on the frontier. He, however, : dispenses the favors of genuine Virginia ; hospitality to those who may be thrown in j hu way, and a friend ol gun or rod is ah ways sure to find a hearty welcome. A short time since the inmates of a dwel- ling, not far from Cedar Creek, at night; were startled by the attempts of a large ' animal to get into the house. A sick lady, infant and nurse, occupied a room on the; thoot him, as from the position he must ne firsl floor. A brother and sister occupied cessarily occupy in the hole, he could not apartments, above, and the husband was ab j get Ihe muzzle of the piece over the ledge sent, from the lateness of the hour the entire household was asleep. The lady was awakeued by hearing omethmg at the wmdow, and turning towards it, in the full , unnecessary clothing, and liudolph enter light of the moon she raw the head of an ed first, firmly cluiching the rifle r.eir the animal at a pane of glass, which was almost muzzle, which ha brought over the rock, instantly broken and a large round head The nephew followed and brought the gun thrust through the opening the sash bent to his shoulder, thouih not without gr-at and seemed as if it would give way." Her I difficulty, as the position they were in was screams aroused the house and brought her I exceedingly awkward, being nearly on brother into the room, when the animal with dilfeully withdrew bis head. An ef fort was made to pursue it, but the only dog On the premises refused to leave the house, his instinct, probably, telling him there was danger. , The neit morning the circumstance. be came known to '.be neighbors, and as the ground was covered with snow so that the beast might be easily tracked, it was deter mined to hunt him up. Accordingly, Mr. Rudolph and two of his nephews started on the trail, and followed the track up the sttMp of Paddy Mountain, the mow being I on 141. average twenty itichcj df?p; All that day and Ihe following day, until mar injiiu, weie tuiisumeu in tiie mint, wtien the track ended at a den. Havin.r succeed' ed thus far they concluded to go home and make the effort to get him out the next morning. , On the following morning, some two hours belore day, accompanied by their tiusty dogs, they retraced their steps, and after a long and laborious walk, ar rived at (he den, only to find to their great inoriificalion that the animal had le'l't his retreat and gone farther. They, how ever, again followed the track, keeping the dogs back so as not to destroy the foot prints by running over them. In a short tim1 Ihey came across the carcass of a deer, which had been recently killed and nearly devoured ; (rom this they judged they wt re close upon him. The route now was on Ihe very summit of Paddy Mountain, along which Ihey plodded through the deep snow, until near the setting of the sun, v. hen they had ihe satisfaction to find that the game had again taken to a den. Darkness in an hour would overshadow them, so that' there was but liltle lime to spare for consultation. Supposing the ani mal to he a hear, they cautiously made a reconnoiter, each wiili his rifle to'his shoul der, ready to shoot him it he should route out, which the bear invarihly doee, if he hears a noise outside of his den. But as there was no appearance of his coadng out, they drew closer and examined the en trance, which was a hole nearly perpen dicular, about sis feet deep, with masses of shelving rock around it. While they were doing this, one of the doirs ran upon the flat rock which crowned the den, and pla cing his nose to a small rent, nave unmis- ' t.ikealile evidence by erect tail and n low j growl that llie animal was within, lie in stantly darted round and entered thp hole. followed by the others, belore it could be 1 he question was now. what was to he done ? The dogs must be cot out or all would be killed, as those which might he wounded could not retreat on account of ., . , . . .. , , . "'osv pressing, behind. The old hunter 101,1 youngest of his nephews that he luiisl try and cet into the hole and null the clogs out, while his brother mu.-d pre vent ihem from re-entering, and he would stand ready to pull him out at tjie fust no' tire 'of danger. All was salelv and success fully accomplished the dogs were but lit tle hurt, except the noble fellow which first entered; he had received a mortal hurl the animal had caught him by the shoulder, his teeth meeting across the back. If the prey was to be secured. sOmethinr '.,aJ now ,0 ue d"'!e quickly, as,night was fast approaching, the vallies already bein" shaded. Kudolph aain told the young man that he must go into the bole, while he and his brother would stand ready to pull him out, and see what the animal was. ; This was cheerfully agreed to, and he en i tered ; alter a careful survey he said he could not see anything. "Look Well to the j ri-iht," said Adam, "and under the rock j where the dog lii.,1 winded." In a lew j moments he answered, "My God, 1 see a ' pair ol eyes as big as a dollar and as hriahl " a coai ot me." "it is not a rjear, then, sanl ;.Vlam, "K.r as a bear head is shaped I like a pig, ins eyes are small and Close to- gelher." The nephew was drawn out, and t they all stood with rilU ready. kiimii nn Irion uuni t.-, iiw. , i. I rock and cleared away all the leaves and litter which obstructed the passage of the light into Ihe den. At his own instance he was then lower.'d into tl. den to lake a look. In a little time he was nulled out. and slated that there were two animals in j the cave, one of which he had seen leap ' upon a rock far back in the chamber, while i the one the nephew had seen still lay at the same place, and that it was ol a dun color, lie concluded to go into Ihe hole first and hold the muzzle of the rifle ; one of the nephews was to lollow to pull the trigger, while the other remained ou'j-ide lo keep the dogs off", and be ready to pull them out if necessary. He had discovered that the hole went down about sis feet and then stopped at a rock about three (eet high, between which and the roof of the tave was the entrance lo the chamber where ihe animal laid. He (elt satisfied that the animal could not spring suddenly out, as there was not room lor him todoso, and to that he attribulej the safety of the , doss ; and that unon that rock the animal without doubt struck the blow, which had been heard when the do 's first entered. He was also assured that one man could not ol rock at the entrance. The plan bein j formed, it was as speedily ' cirried out. They both stripped off all their backs and their heads lower than their feet. "Do your work clear," said Adam, "shoot at his eye and don't let us have to shoot twice." ' "I see his ey now," said the young man, "but cannot find the end of the rille raise a little higher a little to the left a little to the right there, steady a little higher," in a low whisper, when instantly the piece was discharged, with a most terrific report in that confined place ; and, as they afterwards said, they thought that (be rocks would have surely tumbled in on them, , . , ' n a rnnent the young man was drawn out by hisVrothcr, and together tliry pulled away at the old man, 'whose shirt brcom- in emanated in a proectinsf anie oi tne rock, he cried nut he was fast, they suppo sing the animal hail hold of him, pulled the harder and after some bruises and contu sions pot him oul. Listening quietly, low deep groans, like the sobs of a human being in distrpfs were heard issuing from the cave. Oiif of the dogs was now sent into the cave, and all within be in quiet, they knew the nnimul was dead. Their next efforts were directed to p;ettinj the body out, which proved to be that of a Panther, measuring nine leet one inch from Ihe nose to the end of the tail. 'J he nil" ball hud taken effect in Ihe left eye, diihiii(r out the brain and breaking Ihe neck. 'Finding it impossible to carry the body home, (aligned as they were with a long tlitanre before them, they skinned it, hung Ihe body on a tree, and started off wilh the hide, a trophy of perseverance and conrnrr nrelv equalled. They say they ere still ready to undergo the same toil and danger, if occasion offers, for so rich a prize. II. WHAT A MAN C AN LIVE ON. Iii 140, some experiment were instituted in the Glasgow Prison on the diet of a selec ted number of inmates, The persons were led on llie following fare : For breakfast, each hail eight ounces of oat meal made into a porridge w ith a pint of buttermilk ; for din ner, thtee pounds of boiled poialoes wilh sail ; foi supper, live ounces of oat meal porridge, wilh one-half pint of buttermilk. At the end of two months they were nil in good health, enrh peison had pained four pounds wriyht, nud they liked the diet, the cost of which in cludinceookery. was twopence three fat things per day. Other lett men were fed for the same lime solely on boiled pnlntnes and salt; each bad two pounds lur breakfast, lliree pounds for dinner, and one pound lor supper. They pained three and a half pounds each ; nud they declared that ihey preferred litis lo the ordinary diet of Ihe pti.-ou. Twelve others weie fed on the same al lowance of porridge and milk for bieaklast and supper ns the (iist ten, but for dinner Ihey had soup, containing two pounds of po tatoes tn each) and a quarter of a pound of meat. At Ihe end of two months they had lost in weight one and a quarter pounds each, and ihey ull disliked thU diet: the expense of each daily, was three pence seven-eighths. Twenty others had I ho same bie.ukla.st and supper, w ilh one pound of potatoes for din ner, and half a pound of meat. They pre served good benllh, but rathei decreased in weight, and prefetred Tr.o ordinary diet of the piison. The e.peuse was 'four pence seven-eighth each. In those) cases, perhaps the ptrvious hab its and tastes of ihe prisoners had ssme in lluence ; yet it nppears that the six pounds of potatoes, daily, was n more nutritious diel than llie smaller qiiuuiilice of soup or animal food. , thcLAKu IVkpaki'ng run" Okfescr. The Times and Naval Gazelle, published nt Porls rnoulh, slales, that a battery of one hundred guns, of heavy melnl, isoidered to be con structed at Xab Liht, near Spilheud, ns wel ns a battery for one hundred pun, on Ihe Portsmouth shore, of Spilhend, w ith the least possible delay. A new foil, at Browutlowii, on the Gosporl shore, is beinr' routriicted by Royal Suppers and Miueis and the works are r,'ered to be completed in'lwo months. The riipil, tthirh .,., am, olher simi. lar (.'ovemnieut works are now carried on, shows I nut some fi'fsli orders have been issu ed by the Admiiulty. The Shipping Gazelle, generally well-infoiined, slates thai the Ad itiiially intend lo increase the naval force ul- "101 immediately, but theii great tlldiouliy Wl" ',s " proeurinj; seamen. Il is nlso an- nouneed thai a ynveinmeut ordci lias been re ceived nt Hmniiihutn, lor the immediate de livery ol 23,000 tides, These and similar orders plainly show that the government are preparing for any event) Explosion of lamp. t'ivo children of John Whipple of Hamilton, were ehnrkincly burned on Wednesday evening-, by the blirsl ina of a spirt lamp, tibolil which Ihey were silling over iheir lessons for school. The lamp burniua dimly) one of them took it to see if It needed filliu", when il suddenly exploded-Will, u noise like the discharging of a pistol; and enveloped them in a sheet of fire. Willi rare presence of mind, the old est boy ran nnd pluntred himself into a snow drift at the di 0. Thtee others wef- seized by dilleienl members of the family present, and carried to Ihe pump where the tire was extinguished, while the fifth was dipped into a tub of buttermilk The youngest child has since died, and the oilier seams in Mi almost hopeless condition. There ' were 14 persons in the rontti. Bosfon Po.if. A MonKi.PrBSCRmr.lt One of our suburb br lo the U'eeeLly Spy in this county. 'ul to the office yesleiday for two or three mis. sing numbers, to complete his file of the paper for the last year. He has taken, and paid for the paper, since Anno Dumini 1792 a period of w'xfy years, and now possesses Ihe w hole set, bound in a good substantial manner. It is needless for us lo add that the aluretaid subscriber it one of the most Intelligent men in the county. U'urcuUr spy. - '.-' j" ' ' : '-, 'r ,;, , A cheerful face is nearly as goad for an individual as healthy weather. , To make a sick man think be's dying, all that i neces sery is to luok half dead yourself. 'Hope and despair are as catching as cutaneous complaints. Always look sunshiny, there. j foie, whether you feci so or not PHILOSOPHY Or EATIHO. Use but two or three kinds of food, beside bread and butter, at a single meal, Slid never est anything between meals. Yon should eat at regular hours, and but three tinnsadi), with two intervals of not less than live bonis esch, nor more than six. Cold water retards digestion, and so dues any liquid, if much is taken during or soon after n meal : half a glnss at a meal is enouch. Fiom .an hour and a half after a meal until w ithin half an bout of the next one, you niav drink as much water as yon desire ; it is best, however, to drink but a swallow or two nt a time, wilh nil interval of half a minute or more; otherw ise you may take more ihan nature requires before you know it, just as in eatiuir fast. If too much Quid is taken iluiing meals il dilutes lite gas. trie juice, thus weakening the powers of di ".eMinn, and letainiug the food longer in the stomach Ihan i nalnrnl ; it also causes acid stomach, henrlbutn, fullness, belching, and bad blond, producing, according to circum stances, a dryness, or rawness, scalding sensation in the throat, as do indigestions from other causes, w helher from quality or quantity of food. , All ei rots as to diet arise from quantity or quality, nnd I propose one safe rule to each, applicable to ull persons; nnd under all cir cumstances. As to quality, the general rule is lo ' eat that which you like best, nnd which you find by close observation nnd experience is followed by no uncomfortable feeling about the head, hands, feet or stomach. As to quantity, !nke as much nl one meal as will allow you lo become, decidedly huti ory by ihe next meal ; this can only be de termined by consecutive observation ; but remember, never swallow an atom of food unless yon nro hungry ; never "force" a particle of food on yourself. The brote creation cannot be induced tn eat or tlrink, if slightly ill or excited, puided only by ibeir poor blind instinct, and we who are much higher lh.'ii thev, by the "leasou" that is within us, ought to feel ashnied to act less wisely ; and yet, nine-tenth of all our ail men's, unite and chronic, eider here ; and nine-tenths of them all might be etired thus, if taken in reasonable time, nnd if properly persevered in. The finer ull food is cut w ilh a knife, be fore put into the month, the sooner and easi er it is digested, on the same principle that a large piece of iee placed in a Vessel set in water will lequire a longer time to melt, than if it were first dissolved into many small pieces. The gnslric juice dissolves solid food from without inwards, henctt food; especially ull kinds of meat, should be cut up into pieces not larger than a pea, before it is placed in the mouth, taking in as many piece at a time as is convenient. This pre caution would not be needed were peisons 1 eat slow ly, and masticate their food prop erly ; but our national habits are otherwise, nor is Ihere much hope of a speedy change in this resppct-. The Home Journal has the follrwing upn Jenny Lind and her marriage 'An enslaving ordered upon thn inside of a weiUinu ring Ofo GcUhthmuH to Jenny L'.nd gave the news of a certain event lo Ball, Tompkins fc Black," a week before it was telegraphed lo the paper. Jewellers keep seciets. The ring went to its destiny unwhispeted of. Its spring, (for it is fas tened wiii a sprinp) has closed over the blue vein that has so oft carried to Ihat third fin;:ei the news of the heart's refusal to sur render. ' "jenny l.ind Loves." M.a who filled more ptaee in the world's knowledge and attention than Sweden itself the Swede arealer than Sweden has acknowledged "ilia small sweet need of woman to be loved." Her stur-iranrr?, which the had spent half a life, with energy unequalled, 'in placing bright and alone in the heaven of renown, is merged after all in the Via Lac lea of common humanity. "Jenny Liud' is a '"wife." A yeur or more ago-, Jenny Lind vtood by the cradle of a sleeping and beautiful in laid. he looked at i'i long and thoughtful ly, stooped and kissed ils heel and the back of its neck, (the Swedish geography we be lieve, fur a kiss with a blessing to a child,) and lurning to its mo' her, said, with a deep sigh, ''Vou have something to live for !" She was, at this time, in the busiest tumult of a welcome by half a world. Her ambi-tion-so ttlhirst from the first dawn of her mind that It seemed to have absorbed her entire being-'had a full cup at its lips. She was, wilh unblemished reptile, the most renowned of living women, and with the fortune and moral powur of a queen- Yet, up from the heart under il alla heart so deep down under pyramids of golden laurels -the oiitpripost approach lo w hich was ap parently hidden in clouds of incense comes a sigh ovr Ihe cradle of a child ! . BicuwiUAt Cas. Take warm water and thicken it with flour, to which add a tablespoonful of molasses, to make them brown well. ' Brewer's yeast is best, but it cannot be obtained except in Urge towns. In the morning add a liltle soda. If the bat ter is of the right consistence, and the cakes baked quickly and eaten ' directly from the griddle, ihey will be quite different from the tough, heavy things too often stacked up be fore the fire. ' - - "-. ' How to beoin the Nw Yi. Open the door with the silver key of Hope, thai it may close on tjte golden hinge of Pros peiity. ' " scolding: rFoi-LE. Theie is a Very unanimous conviction among nil classes of persons that a scold in the household is one of the most uncomfort able nuisances with which a family can be plagued. This being so universally agreed upon, it is a wonder that scolding people are not afraid to risk themselves in our families that they do not hide themselves from hu man observation. The trouble seems to be that scolds seldom suspect themselves of be ing scolds. They do not see themselves as others see them, or they would betake themselves to the woods or the wilderness. It is a great misfortune to have children reared in the presence and under the influ ence of a scold. The effect of the everlast ing complaining and fault-finding of such persons is lo make ihe young, w ho hear it, unamiable, malicious, callous-hearted, and they often tnke pleasure in doing the very things for which they receive such tongue lashings. As they are always getting the blame of wrong-doing, whether they de serve it or not, they might ns well do wrong as right. They lose all ambition to strive for the favorable opinion of the fault-finder, since they see Ihey always strive in vain. Thus a scold in a family is not only a most uncomfortable nuisance, but a corrupter of the morals and a destroyer of all the finer feelings of the children. New Scbstitutb for Oil The Dosion Commonwealth says that a new illumina ting lluid has been developed in Now York, which will in a great measure supercede spirit lamps, as sooti as the Patent OHice can settle its doubts. Large manufactories of benzule, a hydro-carbon which has ihe pro perty of producing nn excellent illuminating gas by being dissolved in moist air, are going up in New York and Brooklyn. The substance is manufactored from tar or mine ral coal, and while it can be afforded at half the price of "burning lluid" per galloni it will yield indefinitely more illumination. The use of it would require a gasometer and gas fixtures in each house, but the cheapness of the consumption will put moveable lamps of every kind nearly out of use. SONNET TO LOUIS napoleon. BY liEORCE II. BUI, Kit. Oh ! shameless thief ! a nation trusted thee With all Ihe wcullh her bleeding hands had won, Proclaimed the guardian of her liberty : So proud a title never lay upon Thy Uncle's forhead ; Thou wast linked with one, First President of France, whose name shall be Fixed in ihe heavens, like God's eleruul sun Second lo him alone to Washincton I Was it for thee to stoop unto a crown 1 Pick up the Bourbon's leaving 7 yield thy height Of simple majesty, and totter down, Pflll of discovered frailties sorry sight ! Una of a mob of kings ? Or, baser grown : Was it for thee to steal it in the night 1 The Pennsylvanian gives the following receipt as a cure for thp consumption. One quart pine lar, two anarls of water, one pint of fresh yeast, one quart wheat bran, one pint of honey. Put all the ingredients in a new stone jar, simmer them over a slow fire foi ten hours. When cool, bottle it for use. Take a wine glass full four times a day. This physic is harmless, lo say the least of it. The South Carolinian says, hog's lard is the best thing that he can lind to mix the dough he gives to his hens. Ho says that one cut of this fat as large as a walnut will set a hen lo laying immediately after she has bveii broken up from setting, and that by feeding them with the fat occasionally, ihe hens continue laying through the whole winter. BtET Root Si-car. -The production of this article in Europe has incteased to a very great extent. The total quantity man ufactured in all Europe, which in the year 1823 only amounted to seven thousand Ions, in the year 1848 reached one hundred thou sand tons ; mid for the present year it is esti.nated at one hundred and eighty thou sand tons. An Uvoipable Accident. .The Ohio State Journal says the burning of the Slate House at Columbus last week was an una voidable accident, as there were only lwen nine peisons employed to tako care of the building. The Slate must have been trying the truth of the adage of "Everybody's business." ' A Daguerreolypist in Charleston, Mr. Car valho, has discovered a mode of covering the Daguerreotypes with a transparent ena mel surface, whereby he dispenses with the glass cover to piotecl the picture. Rubbing the plate, instead of injuring, improves the picture. Such piutuies may be sent any distance without injury. The Western Papers speak of the frail trees in that part of the country being inju red by the late severe cold. All quaiteis of Ihe country give the same report, so that the lovers of these summer luxuries will be scarcely able lo gratify . their tasles next season, . ' . '. . tr yon love others they will love you. If yon speak kindly to them, tbf y will, speak kindly. . Love is repaid with lot, and ha tred wilh hatred, 4Would yog hear a sweet and pleasing echo, spvak sweetly and pleas antly jouiaelf. ECONOMY IN HUMAN POOD. Many persons are unaware of the gnat diuerei.ee of nutritious matter contained in different articles of food in daily ne. One might distend bis stomach like a bladder, up. on turnips, nnd yet have very little lo sustain life or give him strength lo labor. Potatoes Contain much more nutriment than turnip, but nothing like Ihe proportion, according to bulk or cost, that is contained in many other substances used as human food. The figures annexed lo the substances named below will show the relation ihey bear lo each othet, nnd the propoilion of nutritive matter that each contains in 1.000 lbs. of the raw ma. terial. For Instance 1,000 lbs. of winter wheat contain 955 lbs. of human food ; sprint; wheat 940 lb.; blighted wheal, 210 lb, lo C50 lbs.; barley, 940 lbs. j oats, 743 lbs ; rye, 792 lbs. ( beans, 670 lbs. j dry peas, 614 lbs. ; potatoes, 230 lbs. i carrots, nnd parsnips, 98 lbs.; common turnips, 44 lbs. j Swedish do. ; 64 lbs ; cabbngo 73 lbs. By lhis it will be seen that it is poor econ omy to purchase many of the coarse kinds of food to common use. Potatoes must be con sidered articles of luxury rather than cheap diet, while ihey bear a price per pound al most equal to wheat, rye, beans, and peas, lo say nothing of Indian com, Ihe relative pto. portion of nutiiment of which we are not able, at this moment, to give; but at the average price il bears among us, we are con vinced il is the cheapest food gtnwn in Ame rica. Utah. Information from Utah Territory to the 29th insl., represents that the authori ties of the Territory have selected a silo for their capital, about a mile from Chalk Creek, in Pauvan Valley, one hundred and fifty-one miles southerly from the Great Salt Lake City. The site is reported to be a very favorable one. The new city is to be called Fillmore, and the county in which it is located Millard. The Deseret News contains a loiter addressed by Judge Z Snow lo the ediior, defending the ac tion of the Governor and Legislature of the Territory touching the questions at issue between them and the retired functionaries, sud theuce justifying bis own action iu opening the Territorial courts. Pkoobess or the Age. A school boy, about ten years of age, approaches the mas ter with a bold Ironl und self confident air, and the following dialogue ensues : Boy May I be dismissed, sir I Mr. Birch, scowling What reason have you for making the request. Thomas 1 Boy I Wont to take my woman out sleighing, sir. Mr. Birch Take your seat ! Carpet Bag. An Englishman was once accosted on a lonely road by a ruffian. "Sir," said he, "you have my coat on ' may I trouble you lor it 1" The Englishman drew out a pistol telling Ibe fellow he was mistaken. ' ' "Sir" said the robber, "I perceive 1 em-tit was an equivocation ;" which signifies in Spanish a mistake, Thf.re aro 979 governmental offices at Washington, ol w hich 242 aro filled wilh citizens of Virginia, 106 by those of the District, 80 by New York, 28 by Massachu setts, 77 by MarylanJ, 19 by Connecticut, 13 by Vermont, 17 by New Hampshire, and 91 by Pennsylvania. EveryoStale is repre sented save California. Stumfinu too Far. One of the best jokes of Ihe season, is the statement . that one of the candidates for Government in New Hampshire, who is "slumping the Slate," got some thirty miles into Cauada, making speeches to ihe k'nucks, before he knew he was oul of his own "baili wick." The Greek Slave. An old lady who visited the celebrated statue of Power, a day or two since, exclaimed lo her daughter as her eye rested ou the snowy marble, "La, Jemima, it ain't a nigger after all " 'Im agine Jemima's confusion I Southern Liter' ary Gazette. If you wish good bargains, buy of people who advertise. The increased amount of custom that a judicious system of advertis ing brings to a store, enables the proprietor lo sell at a smaller profit Ihan those can afford to who have a" accidental customer now and then. The pumping out of Harlem Lake is ap proaching its end j already the water is so low that ditches have to be dug in the bottom lo lead it under the pumps, by which the three big steam engines suck it out 30,000 acres of good laud w ill be made) by Ihe opetation. ' Threb enterprising Germans struck an easl-aud-weet Lead Mine, lately, near Ga lena, and took out in three days some 6000 pounds of mineral. The Lead Mine was wrought some eighteen years since, and good deal of mineral taken out of it, Washing Stairs and Pass a res. The sides of stairs and passages on which ate carpet or floor cloihs, should be washed with a sponge instead of Hnen and flannel, and ibo edges will not be soiled. This fin item tot housekeepers, - 1 Jean Pah says love may. slumber la lady's heart, but it always dreams. i .t.. . - r C" Cars nof run on Ibe Michigan Southern, Laporte, Rail Rosd. to Indiana JL
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