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SU::3U2Y, PA.
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.
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first volume.! of Biuney'a Pcport.s. The tirst vol
ume ef AIiWh, eonlaiuimr Dallas' Ko ports, 4 vol
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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,
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N. B. Coloring, Bottling, Wire and Bottles,
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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-
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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.
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Cars nof run on Ibe Michigan Southern,
Laporte, Rail Rosd. to Indiana
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