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IEW SERIES, VOL. 7, NO. 21.
SUNBUilY, NOli'A'HUMBEltLAND COUNTY, PA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1854,
OLD SERIES, VOL. 4, NO. 47
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id. y-
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e year,
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rehnnt. and other.. advertisina- ly the
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. S.'B. MASSE?.,
VTTORNE Y AT LAW,
SCHBVRY, PA.
Business attended to ill tlto Counties of Nor
mberlaud, Union, Lycoming and Columbia.
Refer lot
P. &. A. liovoudt, 1
Lower &. Barron,
Pomer & Snodgrasa,
Philad.
Reynolds, Met arland
I & Co.,
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IS poring, CJood & Co-
HENRY D0NNEL,
TTORNBY AT LAW.
UJice opposite the Court House,
unbury, Northumberland County, Pa.
'rompt attention to business in adjoining
l n ties. . . . . .......
N. 31. Newnam's
iffy'j Row, Norwegian street, Pottsville,
' ' Pernio.
Plmiihiiig: Miop,
AS CONSTANTLY ON HAND A RUr
' ply of all sizes of Lead Pipe. Sliret Lead,
ck Tin. Bath Tubs, Shower Baths, II jdranH,
e, Double and Single Acting Pumps and Wa
Ulosets; also, all kinds of Brass Cocks for
T and steam. Brass Oil Cups, and Globes
Engines. All kinds of Copper Work and
mbiiig done in the neatest manner at the
lest notice.
f. B. Cash paid for old Brass and Lead,
ottsvillc, Aug. 27. IR53. ly
United States Hotel,
Chestnut Street, above Fourth.
PHILADELPHIA.
J- MacLELLAN, (late of Jones' Hotel,)
' has the pleasure to inform his friends and
traveling community, thot he has leased this
ise for a term of years, and is now prepared
ho reception of GucsU.
he Lo?al advnntngcsof thi favorite establish
tare too well known to need cilniimnt.
he House anj Furniture have been put in
rnte order : the rooms are large anil well
.listed. The Tables will always be supplied
i the best, and the proprietor pledges himself
no cil'ort on his part shall be wanting to
e tho United Stutes ciiual in comforts to any
el in the Quaker City,
'hiht., July 8, 1854.
WM. M'CARTY,
BOOKS KLLEft,
Jltrkel Street,
SUNBURY, PA.
JST received and for sale, a fresh supply of
FY A XC EMC At Ml'SIC!
Singing Schools. He is also opening at
time, a large assortment of Books, in every
ich of Literature, consisting of
'oelry, History, Novels, Homances, Scientific
iksLaw, Medicine, School and Children's
,k. Bibles: School, Pocket and Family, both
x end without Engravings, and ever)' of vari
of Biniqg.- Pmyer Books, of all kinds,
ilso just received and for sale, Purdons Di
of the laws of Pennsylvania, edition of 1851,
e only 4 6,00.
udge Beads edition of Blackstone. Commen
ce, in 3 vols. 8 vo. formerly sold at S10.00,
now offered (,in fresh, binding) at the low
e of C-0,00.
v Treatise on the laws of Pennsylvania re
nins the estates of Lccedunts, by Thomas F.
don, price only St,00.
'ravels, Voyages and Adventures, all ol
ch will be sold low, either for cash, or coun
produce. cbmary, 81, 1853. U. .
Shamokiu Town Lots.
IHF subscriber is now prepared to exhibit and
diipoie of Lots in the new Town-Plat of
mokin. Persons desirous of purchasing can
irtain the terms and conditions of sale by
uns on the subscriber, at Vhaiimkin.
W.M. ATWATEK, Agent.
Oismokin, Oct. 15, 18.VJ. tf.
LEATHER.
FRITZ k HENDRY,
Btore, 29 N. 3d street
.Inroeeo Manufacturers, Curriers, Importers,
niui.ion and General Leather Business.
WHOLESALE & RETAIL.
v" Manufactory 15 Marjaretla Street.
Iiila., AuguU 80. 1853. ly.
AWltKNCH HOUSE.
SUNBURY, PA.
Ill K suWrikei re.tfully informs the public
that .he still coutmue la keep the above
nrd public bouMi. and thai she has eugaiied
. Wiur Zleuler to .uuertil'eutl Ine Mine.
shs lu.-alwJ received new wipply o oo.l
jura and wiliea. and tru.ia that .lie will be
e to i satisfaction to all who may vt.il her
j.e
MANIA THOMPSON.
unbur March 4. It54 if.
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SELECT! POETllY.
THE HOUSEHOLD DARLING.
BY JOBS CRITCHLGY PRINCB, A WOHHNQ MAN
IN ENGLAND A WSAVBR.
Little F.1U, tairest ilearest,
Unio me anil im'.o mine
Earthly cherub, coming neirest
To my dreams of shape divine !
Her brief absence frets and pains me,
Her bright presence solace brings,
Her spontaneous love redrnius mo
From a hnndred selfib. things.
Little' Ella moveth lichtly,'
Like a graceful fawn at play,
Like a brooklet running briuhlly
In Ihe genial smile of May ;
Like a breeze upon the meadows,'
All besprent with early flowers;
Like a bird 'mid sj lvn shadows,
In the golden summer hours.
You should see her, when with nature
She poes forth to think or play,
Every limb and every feature
Drinking in the joy of day ;
Stooping ofl mid floral splendor,
Snatching colors and perfumes,
She doth seem so fair and tender,
'Kin lo the embrosial blooms.
Sweel thought oilteth like a garland
On net placid brows and eyes,
Eyes which seem to see a tar laud
Through the intervening skies;
Anil she seems to listen often
To some voire above the spheres,
Whilst her earnest feainres soften
Into calmness, 'kin to tears.
Nut all mirthful is her manner,
Tlioi.gh tiu liinuh so blithe as hers;
Grave demeanor comes upon her
When her inmost naluie stirs.
When a gentle lip reproves her,
All her gladsome giacrs flee;
Bui the woid "forgiveness'' moves her
With new joy, and sets her free.
Should a shade of sickness near me,
Then she takes a holier giaee;
Comes to strengthen and to cheer me,
With her angel light of face.
Up the aiair I hear iier coming,
Duly at the morning hour,
Sweetly singing, noOly humming,
Like a bee about a flower.
Good books wake ecstatic feelings
In her developed mind ;
Holy thoughts, whose high revealing
Teach her love for human kind.
Music ihrills her wilh a feivor,
. Like the songs of seraphim ;
May bright spirits teach and nerve her
To puriake the perlect hymn.
God of heaven ! in thy good seeing
Spare ihis darling child lo me,
Spare me this unsullied being,
'Till she biings me close lo ihee.
Unseen angels, bless her, mould her
Into goodness, clothed in grace,
That on high I may bet.old her
Talking with ye, face lo fuco.
SclccI Sale.
From America' Own.
ADVERTISING FOR A WIFE,
OR,
Money of no Consequence.
BY L. N. Bl'RDlCK.
Mr. Edward Singleton was one day seal
d in hil room, deep ruminating upon the
unlbrltinate position ol bachelors id gener
When a step was liearu ascenotng me
tairs, and a moment aller some one rappeo
loudly at the door.
"Lome in."
The door (lew open, and a young man
hastily entered.
'Good morning, ISed," he cnea tnrow-
injt himsell in a chair ; I slopped in to
inquire if you have received a card of in
vitation to old Mowbray's party this eve
ning;."
'I have,"
"And of course you will attend."
"No!"
"What!" exclaimed Ihe young man in
surprise, "Ned Singleton, the gayest of the
gay, refuse to attend the most brilliant
parly ol the season. linpoioie .eu you
are joking."
'I am not."
"But what are your motives for denying
yourself this pleasure V
"To be Iranlt witn you, narry, i r nu
quite enough of parties for the present.
What 1 want is a wile."
m;. friand mvs vent lo a hearty laugh
and said : ...
...... e
The verv reason why you should go
lo-night. I dare be sworn that among in
brilliant thronsr of vouth and beauty that
will be iireient, you can reanuy unu one
lovely beinj lo whose car you would b
willing to entrust your neari.
"True vnoiiih : but wnetner mai panic
ular one could be induced lo deliver hers in
return, over lo the custody o. Pled Mngie.
ton. is to me a matter of etttrem douM."
"Hut ymi could at l. stt make Ihe trial ;
and it a refusal be lh result no harm will
be dune."
"But it would u extremely disagree,
ble. And if yuu will promts not to re.
veal it, I will vntrual you witn a svcrt."
will swear it, if nrceMry."
"Then I hav to infurm you that with
in the law two mourns, i n -iruHiavu-aml
been relusedby thrr ilif1rnl U'lira."
t . . . L. . I.
Indeed!" rXcUnnetl Harry, Uunhing
in spil of himself, "ami what rsonsdiJ
ih.w aMiifii fur rrfuaini vour nf.-r V
I.M.na than I Cin numrri , oui in.
r,riarii,al un was m waul of furtin
, r. . .I,
..14 iomin..,u..-7.M
""hen you are d-Urm'med on etavintj
way frgm Ih psflf lorWM M K'4 H-
i, riNog to d'ps't.
. . a a . I. i.lu M
AnJj r errioui ) wishing t Um
wif I" ,
t.1 was mors i.iiuua.
"Precisely so." ,
. "Then," replied his friend, "I would
advise you to advertise for one ;" and with
a merry laugh he left the room.
"And why not 1" said Singleton men
ially, as the sound of his friend's footsteps
died away. "Why not indeed! Jt would
bean excellent plan; by Jove 1 will.'"
and straightway seating himself at his little
table, be succeeded, in a short lime in pro
ducing the following : .
Matrimonial. the advertiser, a young
man of good moral character and fine at
tainments, is desirous of forming a matri
monial alliance with a lady between nine
teen and twenty-lbur years of age. She
must be beautiful and accomplished, and
possess an amiable disposition. Address,
JO. S., No- , Crescent Place, Boston.
"There," soliloquised Ned, as he finished,
'I think, that will do ; and sincerely do I
hope it will be the means of procuring me
a charming partner for life. For two years
have I been endeavoring to obtain a wife,
but the lack of a fortune has been Ihe main
obstacle which has prevented the realiza
tion of my wishes. True, I have gained
access into the very best society, and ren
dered myself agreeable to ladies of wealth
and fashion ; but lo Ihis extent only have I
proceeded. They know I am not the in
heritor of riches that a petty Custom
House ollice is all thai 1 have to rely upon.
I have, hunted for wealih long enough ; I
will now try to win a heart." And so he
added to his advertisement the following
postscript :
"Money of no consequence."
Our hero immediately sent a copy to all
the evening papers, wilh directions to have
it inserted that day.
About two o clock the lol lowing riav,
(he postman brought nearly a dozen of
notes directed to "Mr. E. S." Ned, w ho
had been waiting with a sort of feverish
impatience, hastened at once to his room,
and with a fluttering heart, was in the act
of breaking the first seal, when a servant
informed him that a lady was below who
requested an interview wi'h him. This
was most annoying at such a moment, and
he at fust harbored serious intentions of
turning her off without an audience ; but
his gallantry came to his aid before he had
given the order, and he accordingly told
him to show her up. With a sigh he sank
into a seat, and laid the unopened letters
upon the table. In a short timd the ser
vant returned, ushering in a lady who was
closely veiled. Singleton olT.'red her a
seat, and politely inquired Ihe object of her
visit.
"I believe," she said in a tone of singular
sweetness, "that you are the gentleman
who advertised for a wile."
"I am," he replied.
"May I enquire if you have yet seWcted
one."
"I have not ; but I have just received a
number ol communications in reply to the
advertisement;" and he pointed towards
the pile of letters before him.
"Then I have arrived in time. I come
to (Ier you mvself."
Edward Singleton trembled violently at
the announcement. He had not anticipa
ted such a summary mode of operation, and
consequently he became exceedingly em
barrassed. The form ol his fmr visitor
struck him os graceful and faultless ; and
when in a moment alter, she raised her
veil, he was literally struck dumb by her
exceeding; beauty. A pair ol Ihe brightest
azure eyes beamed upon him Irom beneath
their long delicate lashes, a few stray curls
of silken hair, falling upon either cheek as
she leaned srghtlv forward, gave a most
bewitching appearance to her countenance,
while the perlect beauty ol her lace, upon
which he gazed with a look ol open ailnn
ration sent a thrill of pleasure to his heart
that he had never before experienced. For
a moment he seemed as if entranced; but
the truth gradually broke in he was in
love !
"And have you really come lo offer
yourself," he exclaimed, "are you in ear
nest!"
"Why should vou doubt it V she aked
in reply, with a captivating iftnile.
"1 know not but indeed, I had not ex
pected half so lovely "
Stop, stop no flattery H you please."
"But I do not flatter 1 speak the truth
when I say you are the most beautiful of
your sex."
"Enough," sh said, with anoiner smue,
which transplanted Ned to the sevvuti)
heaven, "do 1 suit you !"
"Perfectly! And you will not lie.iiale
to marry m V
"Not for a moment ; otherwise I snouu
not have come here."
Ned Singleton sprang Irom Ins seat, took
the pile of unopened letters, and cat them
into the flames. Then h caught th lady
in hia arms anil gave hef a hearty kiss : as
she seemed inclined to favor th proceed
ings h repeated it several Is.ties, till Dually
out ul breath, h returned his sent.
"1 Kresuin vuu liavn a tle.ir lo learu
my tiaine," ah remarked, as ih handed
bun a card.
"Th idea had not entered my mind,
owinjj lo matters of greater importance,
replied Ned, lauhin. lie look In rani
nd read "Mr, lines F.I wood." II
turned pal, auJ glanced Irom the card lo
in laiiy.
"What is th matter art You Ul t" h
aaked half rlsliic
No ami ill," be Mtrr4. "but what
mean this I" aim b poiuled lo the word
jurs."
"rruoA me tor eipuiti ng bror"
.,t,.,4(T ,d, I h.4 qu.l. l3.tr l
iufofin jou that I am i4u."
"Is that all V ciird N.d. iiniiinsly
nl "la) an ritfiiiu uluUlr
.tk.r widows! Am now, peibsps, yon
wuwlJ aim like to acquaint ui-slf ltt)
Miy aaiik III lull. It "
dweii Hilo" ska IttUiruuUd
SMiiline. "Iihi si I am fwlaisj H
"Indeed !" he exclaimed, in surprise.-
"And yet I am not aware that we ever met
belore."
"Still you are not entirely unknown to
me. I first saw you about a mouth ago,
w'hile in company wilh a friend at the
Opera, ami being very favorably impressed
by your appearance, to say the least, I
made inquiries, respecting you, and deter
mined, if possible, to make your acquaint
ance. This I failed to accomplish; and
happening to notice an advertisement in
one of yesterday's papers signed ". S.
Crescent Place," I was convinced thai the
advertiser Could be no other than yourself.
I at once determined to make a bold attemp
to 'secure' you; and am happy lo find my
effort crowned with complete success.
Ned saluted the charming widow with
renewed lervor. "The only thing that
now remains," he remarked, '-is to name
Ihe day that shall see us united."
"That I will leave for you to decide
upon," she said, while a blush overspread
her fair features.
"No, indeed ; that shall be your duty."
But I insist ,'
"And so do I. Choose the time, and I
promise to abide by your decision provi
ded you name no very distant day."
"Then be tt so." she replied. "Consid-
ering, therefore, that we have already been
acquainted more than half an hour, and
that you wish the Union to be consnmated
as soon as possible, 1 propose that we be
marr;ed to-dav ! My carriage is now wait
ing Rt the door."
Ned Singleton said not a word, though
he was slightly startled ; in fifteen minutes
he was ready. They stepped inlo the
carriage, and were soon whirling rapidly
along Tremont street, toward the residence
ol the Rev. Mr. P . Lockily they
found him at home, and without loss ol
tune he joined them for life. As he left
Ihe place, Ned felt like a new man; his
happiness was complete. They re-entered
the carriage,, the driver took his seat, and
they were again rattling over Ihe pavement.
"Where are we going? exclaimed
Ned, suddenly perceivirg that they were
being driven in an opposite direction from
Ihe one they had come.
"We are going home," was the rpply.
"But this is not the way."
"Then you are at fault. And now that
I think of it, there is one particular subject
upon which we have not spoken ; perhaps
we have been too nrecinitate in marrvins
belore an explanation had taken place. 1
have reference to my pecuniary position." j
"I married for love, and not for money," j
exclained Singleton, "and knowing they i
could not be found in unity, I added that j
postscri pt to my notice, 'Money of no con- ,
sequence. !
"Uut in
uttering such a sentimerU you
wron j me."
i, loiiLl uii. an w imi iiiaimi i ;
. t . .i . lie ... i. t,
"In asserting that every lady of wealth ;
is h 'artless"
"Wrong von! In what manner 1"
"You certainly do not mean to say that j
"I mean lo say thai, since wealth is an'j The first step to be taken by the knowing
obstacle to your" happiness, lam the tin-( ones who take lodgings at the '-Slates," is lo
lurky possessor of eighty thousand dollars!" j make their peace wilh Morris. This is gen
Ned wasthunderstruck ! For a long lime eraiv ,one by a 5: but gentlemen accom-
had he been endeavoring to obtain p com
petence bv marriage; but the effort pro
ving Iruith ss, he had resigned all hopes of
bettering his condition in that manner, and
now, when his only ambition was to obtain
an alfeclionate wife, one wilh heart and
wealth had dropped unexpectedly into his
possession. Sulhce it to say, he never re
gretted his hasty wedding.
Death of Mis Fii.LMons. Death has
been busy of late years with the occupants
of Hie presidential -mansion, as if to show
that no place is ton hisih to escape his shafls.
Piesideut Polk cariied wilh him from that
house the sued of the disease which termi
nated in his early dissolution. President
Talor died under its roof, and his son-inlaw, ;
r,, inn. i i. ivhi ho a lew monin., ami
" i
nionin., ami
vpiiorxblx willow ol the President but a
few years. More than a year has clasped
siut-43 President Fillmore parled wi'h ihe j
faithful companion of hi humble mid pro-
peious fortunes, and now he is called upon
lo mourn over the grave of In only duushter
The light of hia household i extinguished.
The gay, cheerful and ever happy spin!
that diffused its sunshine over eveiy one
within it sphere aud that lo Ihe honored
father was a peipeloal source of cousolaiicn
and joy has been removed from biin for
ever.
It is not for us lo intrude upon Ihe sacred.
, . l. . i, r...:..-
lies Ol 111 SUIIUW , OUl It I. nui iming mo.
one who imputed happiness to so many ilui-
iug her life, should passaway fiom the world
without one word of regiel. Duiuig Ih
illues of her mother and her absence from
Ihe Whit House, Mim FilUnor performed
il honors. Sh went lhi a simple-hearted,
bashful, blushing uirl, liiila eeiaed in Ih
ways adapted heiself with a iar felieiiy lo
the vaii.i and really onerous duties of her
position. Wilh a natural and unstfecled
ligultr of earnac, h evme.l a sprignni-
lies and vivacity that won all heart; and
ah left Ih prei.ltmial mansion wunoui
lo.ini ehurm uf hei native Imvriiy and
piuiiy, a lf-pod and accomplished
woman of oeiiy, and ""li elTVo.
liontt dpndnt ehiM." rlesen Jb.
(itui, f.ie Bi).i.oa.-.l'B M-
lotting paragiepb we ell) fium Ihe Mnjaial
rMt uf ihe rding uf ib Cuiiueeiicul
.si.liui, aa lb liia all. I
Kill lo Ul , eat and acblii, Uka
up. all. Il4luj upix? I U HOti.
siow using botibahiia. 1 aeio waa let Wid
liJy apoo a hmm, aud any snae bad
lit ! A. ' wiilmat tN.i.."
u4. say Id U Us.4 buJi lual naik. Tee
iovvcsponbciuc.
Corrcapoiifteiice of the American,
United States Hotel, )
Sarafogu. Ang. 5, 1851. J
The feast, the song, the revel here aljound.,
SDaiifre mode of merriment the hours consume,
Nor here wars clarion, but Love. Ebeck sound.,
And yoang-eres lewdness walks her midnight round.
' It was with soma degtee of reluctance that
I determined . to give up the comforts of a
mountain home for the gayety, pleasures and
follies of a fashionable watering place.
Crowded and dusty cars, the uproar of being
conveyed from one Depot to another ; officious
and often impertinent porters ; hot pavements
and suffocating rooms are a poor exchange
for Ihe free, pure air, and the glorious old
hills I left behind me. But whats the use of
sighing. Here I am in Sntatoga, and where
could I bo more comfortable, or stir up so
many delightful and inspiring memories?
There is a rich joy to sit down quietly under
Ihe shade of those noble elms, and hear the
' old victorious tone of other years" coming
up from Ihe dim regions of the past. Near
by Munck and his band aie discoursing elo
quently a gem from one of the Operas. Be
fore our vision floats a stream of youth, beau
ty and gallantry that will compare favorably
wilh the palmiest days of this favorite sum
mer resoit. For our life wo cannot help
in Julging in a little bit of sentimental reverio.
Sumo of these fairy and graceful forms are
embarked in their ,:fiist season" at Saratoga;
and are in the full and sweet enjoyment of
all they ever fancied in their "heart's best
dream. " Their life is gliding smoothly
along, like the unruffled stream. The world
smiles and bows and caresses, and the word
of flattery sounds pleasant to ihe ear. But
the time is coming for it is our nature;
when youth will fade and beauty depart like
a dieam of the night, and then happy will
be those whs can look back to scenes like
these and recount its triumphs and its
pleasures.
This old and time honored watering place
is receiving its full share ol publio patronage.
Within a day or two the influx of visiters has
been quite large. The ''United Slates" is
crowded, and the woik of "colonising" been
going on for some time. So it is at "Union
Hall," and all the other large hotels. We
cannot predict what the balance of Ihe sea-
n win oe ; out so lar mere nas Been no
enthusiasm whatever. Peoplo are disposed
to keep quiet, and nut indulge exiravagautly
in merry making. The hot weather, fear of
ihe cholera and Ihe panic in the money
market, are doubtless the chief causes of ihis.
I have heard it remarked that several gentle
men from the city are here with their fami
lies living at enormous expense, and at home
. ,, r , , .
nearly on the eve of bankruptcy.
' 1
only rumor and I hope it is gioundl
This is
lless.
That respectable colored individual ".Mor-
ris." the head waiter, is again at his post-
panied wilh ladies aud desiring choice seats,
are expected lo hand over a ten. Last sea
son, ''Morris" .with his baud of sable war
riors came near being annihilated by the
French cooks in the cook room, a difficulty
arose between them and when Marvin and
sumeof his guests interfered, they were found
nutted on nppuaile sides of the room with
knives diawu and otherwise preparing fur a
bloody fight.
But you want to know something of the
fashionable world, the ladies, &o. Well, the
liict or second evening of my anivul here, I
, followed '.he ciowd into the dancing Hall.
, The baud was playing sweetly, lis musiu
was inspiring enough to call into action the
But it was like
... Ilt tt f,u. lilH v.iU. .iee., Onlv
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two couple had the courage to take the floor.
They moved uboul ver gracefully for a
w hile to the amusement of themselves and
the euteilainiiieiit of the spectators. With
last night's "Hops," however, a "change pas
sed o'er Ihe spliil uf ihe seen." The splen
did ealuou wa biilliamly illuminated. Il
never looked belter and the soul stilling
sliuius of the Polka aud Quadiille leaouuded
long past Ihe hour of midnight. The ladia
looked lovely, an J many of ihem were array,
ed in moal elegant and cosily dresses. The
spaikle and flash of diamond and jewe'uy
almost blinded lb beholder,
And when,
Mn.ie sro. wilh it. volupliou. .w.ll,
tWt ye kseil love lo eyee that ! ui,
And all went uwri aa lbs uiainage brU.
I could poiui out iwu of three whose rat
beauty and fascinating manners marked ihe in
a "bnghl paiticular stais," but it might p
pear iu.idiuu 10 pailiculari where thi
is as u many w ho wi worlhy ol none
I must lek Ih libeity of naming Col. May
and hi bouncing lady. Ibey loomed up
Ilk guula among pigmies. Th L'ul. with
hi lout black bid looked fvioeious, as if
lo say "I am not much on a dne, but il
)ouwiia Mexican battciy atouned I aia
)uur iiuu."
Among ih notable sojourning bi i
"Mimii M)Hl," auihoi of "M)iil La,"
and ih tUiaiua lwiiMtidui el lb New
Yoi Time. Mi i nul baiidtom i guv.
Iul,aul bi snoioiiig ppiute at ibeapiing
, any ttimg bat pijoMMig. I mucb
dtagutud wtib ot. vl bi Ui4 aoa Uiuie,
la bub aba fae ia wlg4 tomuel lb
Miauual SMiMIWM B tU kuOttU fasbiulf
.Li- UJs Itrna fktUJlvttta. Il wnl d l"l
m. mt hutnalr 'liunl" i U Vk dir
u-.iKmali ef lll.lwki af awtb-. -
it, UxJy lludd la Biub-b iuutt bi
a ataul iba Mwaio a"twlia in b(
The Free-Soil Convention meets here on
the IGtu. The time for the great annual
Ball has not been determined, hut it will be
somewhere near the 20th.
The wather is cool and pleasant, and the
town healthy,
pntEnvl.G rrtliT withoit sigar
We have received numerous applications
for information about the moJxit operandi of
putting up fruit so as lo preserve it in afresh
stale, without cooking, drying, or packing
in sugar. It is a business that cannot so well
be done in families as in large manufactories,
where everything is arranged for conveni
ence; but still, with a little) experience and
careful attention, every family can save
enough of the various fruits of the season to
furnish their tables with a great delicacy
during that portion of the year when they
can get nothing of the kind. The whole se
cret cousits in expelling Ihe air from bottles
or Cans by heating, and then scaling up the
contents hermetically. If the article to be
pteserved. is peaches, select such as you
would for sweetmeats, and pair arid cut them
so they can be put in bottle, and you must do
this with least possible delay, or they will be
colored by the atmosphere. Some persons
who want them to retain their natuial white
ness, put them under water. When the bot
tle is full, coik it tight and wiio down the
cork wilh a very little projection above the
glass. When you have bottles enough to fill
a kettle, such as may be most convenient,
put them in and boil with the water all
round to the nazzle, for about fifteen or twen
ty minutes, or until the bottle appears lo be
full of steam the atmosphere having been
forced out though the cork. As soon as the
bottles are cool enough to handle, dip the
corks iu sealing-wax so as to cover them
quite tight. An additional precaution is used
by some in pulling tin foil over the wax.
Another plan is to cook the fruit slightly in
a kettle, and then put in cans or bottles and
pour hot syrup of sugar In to fill up the inter
stices, and then cork antl seal. The heat of
the fruit and syrup answering lo expel the
air. But the less they are cooked, or sweet
ened, the more natural will be the taste, like
freph fruit, when opened. We have eaton
peaches a year old i ti ;jt we could not tell
from those sugared an hour before.
Tamatoes are very easily preserved, and
retain their freshness better lhan any other
fruil. The small kind are only used. Scald
and peel them without breaking the flesh.
Bottles should hold about a quart only, be
cause when once opened, ihe contents must
be used up at once. Bottles made on pur
pose, wilh large throats, and a ring on the
inside are the best, and bottles are better
lhan cans for all acid fruit. The eans, how
ever, are more easily secured by solder than
Ihe bodies by cork's and wax, and the air is
let out through a small puncture after the
largo opening is soldered and cans heated,
and that hole slopped wilh a single drop of
solder.
Every article of fruit will keep fresh if tbe
air is exhausted and Ihe bottle sealed tight.
The least particle of air admitted through any
imperfection of ihe sealing will spoil the
fruit. If the air could be diiven out without
heat, there would be no need of cooking, and
only just enough should be given lo expel
the air and nut change the taste. Many per
sons prefer to add syrup made by about one
pound of sugar to a quart of water, lo all suit
able fiuils. Green corn, beans, tomatoes pie
plants, cunanls, gooseberries, cherries, straw
berries, peaches, are the most common things
put up iu ihis way. They add greatly to the
pleasures of table, and lo the health of those
who consume Ihem; quite unlike, in that
respeclj the common preserves.
We have known fruil. for pies put up in
three quart cans, by partially cooking in an
open kettle in syrup just sweet enough for
use, and pulling in the cans hot and solder
ing immediately. It kept thus perfectly.
Some fruits keep much better and with
less healing lhan others. Peas are among Ihe
hardest article to keep; they contain so
much fixed air.
We advise every family in Ihe country to
try this plan of pulling up fruil for winter
use, on a small scale this year, aud if sue
cessfull, enlarge upon il next year.
The Nvtmku Trkb Th California Far.
mer says, that al Bird' Valley and El Dots
do Canon, this valuable Ire i found In it
greatest perfection. Tieet are found here
from 11 lo 34 inches in diameter, and full of
Ih fruil, which is contained in a covenng
Like ihe coating of an English walnuts. Bo
fore ripe il i ufl and quite stringent, but
when mature th covering opons and th
nutmeg drop. The benie or nut ripen at
various periods. I'pon Ih same Itoe may
be found ripe and green fiuit. Ihe rip
nutmeg is of th sain form, and la a fully
amtnalid as th fruit from Suinalia Tho
foliuu is like lb riu oi th hemlock, ach
lf having, howvr, a shatp buar oi Iboio
upon il. Tha fruil growe in elutr, uniur
10 Ih cherry, and i ind4 quite ommn.
Ul. Tbi eau bo i'y '"
b quit o acqui.iliori, and Ku er ig
to it grally uliitd.
Wki.l a big -' ' l,"m
tpo..alo.. iblWh..B o..t Nova two.
W4. K,..y.'e'e.kai4 h"
febl to IWhU. I e.lt"-'lj "b U
Tby a. u.a l mi, ku"J",J
mi tbo (Lie ai-"' u - '
it4t, () lb lel'aM
how kossvtii wot ld take bevasto'
Pol.
Mi Kossuth, ' speaking of the taking of
Sevastopol, said : "I don't think you cart
take Sevastopol by the sea. The opportune
moment of a tou7 di main being lost, ' it
would afford sacrifices which yon neither
can afford nor risk. And a lo taking it by
land, tn lake a fortress accessible by trenches,
and having but a garrison to defend it, that
is but a matter of art and comparative sacri
fices. It can be calculated to the houri
But to lake an entrenched camp, linked by
terrible fortresses, and an army for garfisoil
in it, and new armies pouring upon your
flank and rear, and you in the plains of the
Crimea, wilh also no cavalry to resist themf
is an undertaking (0 succeed in which more
forces are necessary than England and France?
ever can unite in that quarter for such art
aim. Ask aboot it which ever etaff officer
who has learned something about tactics and
strategy. And in that position is Sevastopol,
thanks lo your Austrian alliance, which,
having interposed herself between you and
your enemy in WallHchia, made the Caar
free lo send each numbers to Sevastopol as
he likes.
"You will be beaten, remember my word;
Your braves will fall in vain under Russian
bullets and Ciimean air as the ftuJsians fel'
under Tuikish bullets and Dannbian fever.
Not one out of five of your braves, immelated
in vain, shall sea Albion or Gallia. But 1
will tell you in what manner Sevastopol H Id
be laken. It is at Warsaw that you can take
Sevastopol. Napier landing at Tamegfiai
and bravo Poland rising ai hit gallant call,
will at the very first moment engage 100,00(1
Russians. The first repoit of Poland's Insttr'
rection can but spread dissolution In the Po
lish ranks of the Rnsssan army) in lliretf
weeks the Cxar shall have 300,000 men less,
and shalf want 400,000 men mora. His bra
vest provinces, 12,000.000 of Poles, will havs
not only slipped from his grasp, bat fight
against him 1 J,000,000 left by your impoli
cy to be the source of his power and the tool
of his ambition. Was there a truth ever evi
dent if this is not? And that's not all yet.
Poland, wilh your authority and who your
aid inarms will assnra King Oscar of Swe
den that he is not to be le.'t a sacrifice in
Ihe hands of an o'verpowerful Russia. Po'
land in arms-gives you Sweden for an ally,
and Sweden, again, occupies at least 100,'
000 Russians in Finland and seconded by
your fleet, pushes on toward St Petersburgb.
Thus you may lake Sevastopol under these
conditions. It will be but a fortress with a
garrison, i our 30,000 braves will do this
work.
II0R9E VS. MILE.
A good many communications, says a cor
respondent of the Southern Planter, have
ppeared in your paper, Showing the advan-
lage of mules over horses. I w ish to give you
few fireside calculations of an old farmer
on the subject. Suppos a farmer lo atari
with a team. of ten mules, which will cost
SI 200; the losses would amount to al least
one in two years, which, at ihe same price,
would be sixty dollars a year to keep ap his
learn. Suppose another to start with lour
horses and six mares, costing 91000; her
ought to raise not less than two colls a year
tbe cost of raising which is, say forty dol
lars. As I have allowed that five mule
ould die in ten years, I will allow thai
eight horses would die in the same time.
which would leave the farmer twenty-two
horses at the end of tbe ten years. Me ought
lo have sold during the ten years, twelve of
these, at S1200; now deduct the cost of
raising, S180, which would make bis team
cost him S280 during the ten years.
Whereas, if we attempt to raise mules, bs
would have to buy mares, which added to
the cost and trouble of raising them, would
make it cheaper iu the end to buy Ihe mules.
But wheie are the mare to com from if wo
all raise mutest They say that mule liv
much longer, stand abuse, and eat less than
horses. 1 have disposed of the long life in
allowing eight horses to die in the same lima
that five mules would. I ean allow nothing;
for abuse lo either, and as to eating less, I
have not found il tbe case; because lean
loin my hone out on grass six months in Ihe
yvar, besides all Ihis lime when Ihey aro
not used, and alvsays found Ihe olj saying
Iruo about mules, "that there were but two
places for th mule the stable and Ihe
harness," for as soon a be is turned out ho
will gel inlo mischief; consequently he will
at more grain in a year lhan a burse. Vir
ginia it now paying lo Kentucky 8200,000
or 8100,000 per annnm for mules, and must
pay more, besauso tbe Kentnckian have
already bought up a large number of mare
in western Virginia, at doubl Ih price they
form I y told for, and have almost sioppe.l
Ih raiting of horse lbre, and wo aro
obliged, liom neily, lo buy their moles'
Tlul I bliv is lb piiiiiiipal cau of Ihe
high pi ice of borse al pinl 1 and I think
that (boy will steadily ris lo nearly double
iheif p(nl valu. Now, tir, this mul b
a luting gain. Virginia, ens faintd for her
tin bur, bs new booin Inbutaiy to
Kenlutky lot animal lo upp y (bail fie.
, which cannot kp up ibu ii
u4 unit! b aa lncijng u ua bt far.
jii, ttbotkiald lata ibir hte aui
tome la pie.
A CU'gymart eaUchUing th vhutar In
WUasu lea Jay hol, abl a by
hew tt-Htuahi JMah 111 while la the
watU'i fxliy I 'f'M'y mtt W i fae
mm.ik, m ihsf t f1
wAart ttt com U .a
Uon .slab )tMw.u r,aM '
thai Ileal. '
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