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SUNUURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, TA -SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1856.
OLD SERIES, VOL- 10.
NO 3
NEW SERIES, VOL. 9, NO. 4.
The Sunbury American,
rcRMBniD Kvtnr satchiiat
BY II. B. MASSEB,
Utarkct Square, Sunlury, Penna.
T K RMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
fV( DOLLARS personam to lie pnid half yenrly In
til vii nee. No pnper ducontii'ucd until all arrearage! aro
Paul.
All eommuuicoliniu or letter! on lniliie relating to
the office, to innire attention, mutl lie TOST PAID.
TO CLUIJU.
Three coniei to one addfeM, W n"
rven no liMm
Fifteen P" '
Five d illnra in mlvance will pay fur three year' iuli
fleriptinn to the American.
Pontimntera will please act as onr Areola, anil frnnlc
eitcrs coirtniiihur anlwcription money. They are permit
ted to dn thia under Hie Post Office I.BW.
TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
One Sniuitc of It linen, 3 times,
Every suliacrmcnl inncrtitin,
One Pqnnie, 3 month!,
fix months,
Duo yenr,
HanineM Cnrds of Five lines, per annum,
MiThmts nml others, advertising ly the
venr, with the privilege of inserting
different ndvertisemcnts weekly.
I jT Larger Advertiseinents.na per agreement.
jon pniNTiNi).
W We connected with onr estnbli.hment i
in?
So"
S(l
Mill
300
1000
well
selected JiMJ OFFICII, which will enable us to executo
In Hie uentest style, every variety of printing.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
6tI2IEUir, PA.
Business nttondcJ to in Hie Counties of Nor
thumberland, Union, Lycoming Montour and
Columbia.
Reference in Philadelphia :
Ilm. Inli H.Tvikiii, Clms. nihhona, F...
tinnier & Snoile;ras, Linn, Smith A Co.
LA1EST ARRIVAL,
Largest and Best Assortment
CHEAT, HANHSOMK & DUKA13I.K
,-rsH''; ubsr-H'-cr Piles pleasure in informin
i.- -It public generally that
. .nueuatly large ami
- m .,. of Now Goods.
...... . Ho tlio one . litiiulrclh
. . . t . 'x useless, tailiicc il
. c'eil will) the greutort
r''.--' sci! of nt OK low prices
'. porchaticJ elsewhere.
; '. .,! .W Profits."
H.- i.iii.' Method of presenting to ihc
public liia thanks f..r the lilicrnl patronage exten
ded to liiin, and hy stiict attention to business,
lie respectfully solicits a continuance of the same.
It will In advisable for purchasers to call and
examine his assortment before purchasing else
where. A 11 kinds of produce taken it exchnnse.
EDVAtlD V. BRIGHT.
Sunbury, Pecembcr I, 18.r)5.
TJ- S. OF .A..
"6W and iir Nutice Land."
QJUSQUEHANXA CAMP, No. 29, of the O.
3 of the U. S. A. holds its staled sessions every
Moimi evening in their New Hall, opposite K.
Y. Uri-hts store Sunbury, I'a. Initiation and
regain, 4-,uu.
I). O. E MAIZE, W-
C.
KVl WlLVEtlT.lt. S.
Sunbury Jan. 13. 1856. Oct 20 55
o. or tj. .v. ivc.
rXUlRY COUNCIL, No. 30, O. of V. A.
3 M. meets every Ttksiiay cvenitur in the
American Hall, opposite K. Y. ISiicbt's store.
Market street, Sunbury, l'a. Members of tlic
order are respectfully reipiested (,i :uii nil.
r m mii.m.ii:l. c
A. Hoovr.it. R. K.
.Vjnburv, Oct. til), 1S";0.
J".
7V".sH!N(:TON CAMP, No. I'J J. S. of A
holds iis stated mcctinc every Saturday
evening, in tin
Sunbury.
American Hall, Market btrect,
11. CLEMENT, P.
J.'cnrv ". Tniine, IJ. S.
hunb'ury, January 5, 185Ti. tf.
Choap Watches fjJcweln
WHOLESALE and Kelail, at tlia "Philndel
phia Watch and Jewelry Store," No. UG
North .Second (Street, corner of (jiiarry,
PHILADELPHIA,
(l.il.l l.evi-r Wntcliea, full jeweled, If carat cases. JQ.'
I,.. 1,1 I.c,uio at.ii
(Silver I.ep. full jrwlle.1, ')J
Silver Lever. 1'ull ievl'd 12
me Miver rpciiaclcs.
I. SO
liohl llraeelets,
3.IKI
1.00
t.iai
! adieu' Ij.ild renclls.
Siim-M-ir taarlters, 7.
Stiver Tea SKH)HS, Bet,
,. S.....-I:,. !,. 7.IHI
i.nld Pens, Willi Pcneil and Silver Holder,
Cold Finpcr Uinqs, 37J cents to S0 ; utch
Classes, plain, 12 J cents; Patent, IS; Lunet,
."; olher articles in proportion. All goods war
ranted to bo what they are sold for.
BTALTFEK k HARLEY,
On hand, Home (iold and Silver Levers and
l.iiiiii's, Hill lower than I lie ubove prices.
Kept, li, ISj5. ly.
F. II. SMITn,
rCHT IIONKAIE, POCKET BOOK,
AM
tircssliis Case Manufacturer,
X. IV. err. of Fourth ft Chestnut Sis.,
PHILADELPHIA.
Alwtya on hand a largo and varied assortment
Vt Monnaies,
Work Lloxes,
Pocket Hiwi'is,
Hankers Cases,
Note Holders,
Port Folios,
Portable Desks,
Cabas,
Traveling Daps,
Hackgammon boards,
Chess Men,
Ciirnr Cases,
JJrc.isiiig Cases,
rocket Memorandum Books,
Also, a general assortment of English, French
snd (ierinan Fancy Goods, Fine Pocket Cutlery,
Knzors, Kazor Strops and Cold Pens.
"Wholesale, Kecond and Third Floors.
F. 11. SMITH,
N. V.'. eor. Fourth Sc Chestnut His., Philada,
K. It. On the receipt of $1, a Superior Cold
Pen will be sent to any iiartol the Lmted States,
ty mail ; describing pen, thus, medium, hard,
br soft.
Phils., March 31. 1855 ply.
TOM SALE!
V y..y !'!-: 'M Horse power each
v' : !1 m e excellent pump
;. ! !,.. blowing cyliii'
' Apply to
' " "''U&CO.
Iron Works,
Shamokin, Pa.
irAUillUlS TAKE NOTICE.
1)110 bu.buU Flaxseed wanted immediately at
the Cheap Store of K. Y. Uiiglit, for which
the highest market price will be paid.
Suuburv, Oolobere, 1H55. tf
STOVES-
IlttH vA LlJ an excellent .kccund-hand Cook
' B- iiii;' Stove, alo several Cylinder Coal
S-o't. -Knl'li' -it !" Jilire,
V i fI 1 I
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cvmu ft'uvvvl;t
THE DYING WIFE.
Loy Hip batio tipon my bosom, lot mo feel her
Sweet, wnrm breath.
For a strange chill o'er mo passes, niid I
know that it is death:
I wonlt! gnze upon tlio treasure scarcely
piven ero I po ;
Fuel her rosy dimpled fingers wander o'er my
cheek of snow.
I am passing through tlirooglitho waters, but
a blessed light nppcars
Kneel beside me, husband, dearest, let me
kiss away thy tears ;
Wrestle with thy grief, as Jacob strove from
midnight until day.
It mny leave an angel's blessing when it van
ishes away.
Lay the babe upon my bosom, 'tis not long
she can bo there
See bow to my heart sho nestles 'tis the
pearl I love to wear;
If in ofter years, beside thee, sils another in
my chuir
Though her voico be sweeter music, and my
face than hers less fair ;
If a cherub calls thee fatLcr, far more beauti
ful than this,
Love my first born, oh, my husband ! turn not
from the motherless ;
Tell her sometimes of her mother you will
call her by my name
Shield her from the winds of sorrow if she
errs, oh, gently blame.
Lead lier sometimes where I'm sleeping, I
will answer if she culls,
Aud my breath will slir her ringlets, when my
voice in blessing fulls.
And her soft blue eyes will brighten with a
wonder whence it cume
la her heart, when yeurs pass o'er her, sho
will liud ber mother's name.
It is said that every mortal walks between
two ungels la-re,
One records, the n.i., but blots it, if before
tiie midnight drear
Man rrpriitetli ; if uncancelled thou, he seals
it fur the skies,
And the right hand angel weepeth, bowing
low with veiled eyes. '
I will lie her right hand nngel, sealing up the
good for Heaven,
Striving that the midnight watches find no
misdeeds unlbrgiveii ;
You'll not forget ine, darling, when I'm sleep
ing 'lien til the sod ;
Love tlio babe upon my bosom, ns I love
thee, next to liod.
CltlTELTY TO RELATIVES.
EV Al.K. A. STOMA.
I had an omit coming to visit me for the
first lime sinco my niarringe. niul 1 don't
know what evil genius prompted the wicked
ness which 1 perpetrated towards my wife
and my ancient relative.
"My dear," said I to my wife, on the day
before my .Mint's arrival, "on know mint
Mary coining tn-tnorrow ; well, 1 forgot to
mention i ralhrr nnnnying circuinstancu with
I'rgurii I" hi'r. iSho's very deaf, and although
slie can hnii' my voice, to which slio is accus
tomed in its ordinary tones, yet yon will be
obliged to fprak very loud in order to be
leard. 1 1 will be rather inconvenient, but I
now you will do everything in your power to
alio nor stay ii'.'reeuble."
Mrs. S. announced her determination to
ike herself heard, if possible.
1 then went to John T . who loved a
joke about ns well as any person I know of,
loin in in to be lit my house at 0 1 M., on
the following evening, and felt comparatively
lyippy.
1 L i Jl.. ....!! 1 l ..
i neiii in inu runronu oepoi wiuiacar-
riago next nigiit, ami when J was on my way
homo with my aunt, I said
".My dear mint, there is one rathe nnnov-
ing infirmity that Anna has, which I forgot
to mention before. .She's very deaf: and al
though she can hear inv voice, to which sho
is accustomed, in its ordinary tones, yet you
in ue oijuiruii to sneas extreme v loud in
order to be heard. I'm sorrv for it."
Aunt Man-, in the goodness of her heart.
protested that she rather liked speaking loud;
and to do so would ufl'ord her great pleasure.
i no carnage urove up on tlio step was my
wife in the window was John T with a
face us utterly solemn ns if ho had buried all
his relations that ufternoon. I handed out
my aunt sho ascended tho steps.
1 am (leiigntoii to see von." shrieked mv
wife, and tho policeman on the opposite walk
started, and my auut noarly fell down the
sloop.
"Kiss mc, mv dear." howlud my aunt : and
tho hall wiudowg shook as with fever and
ogue. I looked at tho window John had
disappeared. Human nature could stand it
no longer. I poked my head into the carriage
and went iuto strong convulsions. AVhen 1
entered the parlor, mv wife was helping aunt
Mary to tuke oil' her hat and cape ; and there
sat John with his face of woe.
Suddenly, "l)id you have a pleasant jonr-
lioy Weill on my woo line B piSlOl, OI1U OOUU
4), iv :t- . i i.i ..
1 nearly jumped to his loet.
"Hather dusty," was the response, in war-
whoop, and so the conversation coutinuod.
I he neighbors lorsomo blocks around must
have heard it j when I was in tho third story
of the building I heard the words plainly. lu
tue course oi me evening my auut said to
mo
"How loud your wifo speaks don't it hurt
her "
I told her all deaf persons spoko loudly.
and that my wife being used to it, was not
aUected by the exertion, and that aunt Mary
was getting along very nicely with her.
1 resently my wile said, sollly : "Air, bow
very loud your aunt tulks. '
3tes, said 1, "all deaf persons do. lou re
getting along with her finely, she hears every
word you sav." And 1 rather think she did.
Kluled by their bucccbs at being uuder-
bioou, iney went, nt it hammer and tongB, till
everything on tho mantelpioce cluttered
again, and I was seriously afraid of a crowd
collecting in front ef the housa. Hut the end
was near. My aunt, being of an investiga
ting turn of mind, was desirous of fiudinir out
whether the exertion of talking 60 loud was
not inmrioas to my win. no
"Doesn't talking so loud strain yourlunirs?"
said Bbe, in an unearthly whoop, for ber voice
was not as musical as it was when it was
young. .
"It is an exertion 1" sbrioked my wife.
"Then why do you do it ?" was tho answer-
iii5 scroam.
"Hocause because you can't bear if I
don't." squealed my wife.
"What!" snid mv mint, fairly rivalling ft
railroad whistle this time.
I began to think it time to evacuate tlm
promises, and looking round and seeing John
gone, I stepped into tho back parlor and
there lie lay, flat on bis back, with his feet at
a right angle to his body, rolling from side to
side, with his fists poked into his ribs, and a
most agonized expression of countenance, but
not uttering a sound. I immediately and vol
untarily assumed a similar attitude, and 1
think that from the relative position of our
boots and heads, and our attempts to restrain
our laughter, oppoplexy must have inevitably
ensued, if a horrible groan which John gave
vent to, in his endeavor to suppress his risi
bility, had not betrayed our hiding place.
In rushed my wifo and my aunt, who by
this time comprehended tho joke, ond such a
scolding ns I then got I never got before, and
I hope never to get again.
I know not what the end would have been
if John in his endeavors to appear respectful
and sympathetic, bad not given vent to such
a diabolical noise, something between a groan
and a horse laugh, that all gravity was upset,
and we screamed in concert.
I know it was very wtontf and all that, to
tell such falsehoods; but I think that Mrs.
Opio herself would have laughed if she had
seen nunt Mary's expression when she was
informed that her hearing was defective.
The Lifo of a Showman.
r. T. Narnum, who a few months ago was
reputed to be worth half a million of dollars,
now comes before the Supreme Court, brought
there by some of his creditors, to explain nil
about his property. He states that ho now
lives in New York, and that the Museum,
once his, mid all its curiosities, have been sold
for 824,000 ; that ho paid 12.000 for it four
teen years ago, and that now ho had not tho
least interest in it. lie snys that last Juno
ho was worth $;"i00,0()0. His property ho
valued at SSOO.OUO and he owed SUOO.OOO.
About this period the Jeromes came along
and wished him to endorse their notes for
100,000. liarnum did, and repeated his en
dorsements on similar paper, ns ho supposed
to talio nt) the lormer. r many ho ascertain
ed that ho had endorsed to tho amount of
$40-1,000 and so far ns ho knows thcro may
be a million of dollars of this paper out. for
ho often signed in blank for the Jeromes to
put in wlint amount they chose. Still liar
num don't consider that ho has failed, ns ho
says bis refusal to poy these "clock debts" of
tho Jeromes tlon t exactly constitute a fail
ure, lie alleges that tho holders of these
obligations of his wero the very persons who
induced him to become responsible for tho
Jeromes.
Tho splendid paintings ot Barnum's house
at I ranist an, he says ho sold for 2,000 though
they cost him $10,000. IT in present assets
are Crystal l'ulaco stock, which is not worth
hull" ns much ns the skin of tho celebrated
woolly horse once in bis possession.
Now, whoever has rend I'aanum's biogra
phy, written by himself, will consider it very
strange that lio did not follow his own advice.
Who that knows Harnum could believe that
ho would endorse tho notes of n company to
the extent of nearly every dollar ho was worth
in tho world, according to his own estimate
of tho value of his property in Juno lust. He
says he owned property to the value of $800.
000. and it was mortgaged for about $1100,000,
which loft him about tgflOO.UOO. At this very
time ho endorsed notes for nearly half a mil
lion of dollars, without even carefully scruti
nizing the responsibility of those whose name
ho put his name to. He even mortgaged his
property to raiso 80,000 for tho Jeromes in
December last. There may bo a woolly
horse in all this reputed fuiluru of llarnuni,
alter ali. Tho Jeromes did not not get this
$80,000. liarnum says ho raised it on bonds
on several States, counties nnd towns, bnt a
friend of his just at this time had looked iuto
the nllairs ol the Jeromes, and told liarnum
that they were bankrupt, and ho was ruined.
Itanium then sold thesu bonds, nt a loss of
830,000 and took the money, ho says, to pay
his own debts.
There cannot be much sympathy for Bar
num. Whoever has read his biography, from
his own pen, must bo satisfied that his moral
principles wero never strongly developed.
His book, which ho managed to sell in vari
ous countries of the globe, has disgraced the
American name. It is nothiiiff but history
of tho art of getting money under false pre
tences ;und tho author, in a moral point of
view, is no better than thousands who have
suffered tho penalties of tho law for such
practices. Tho world is always better oil'
without such geniuses as UuiT.um. No one
pretends that ho ever possessed talents in
any honorable nnd dignified employment, llo
is a mere cunning showman, who would sei:'.c
upon other men's ideas, and apply them to
the art of money making without proper re-
munoration, even in a business point ol view.
bhow mo how you live, and where von
livo, and w here you get your means to live J"
I his was ouo ol the questions put to IJiinnini
during his examination ; and lit replied to it
by saying, that ho lived in this oity, in Kighth
street, and kept boarders, nnd no other means
of support, except somo meat given to him
by his son-in-law, in Connecticut, and somo
vegetables which grew on his farm last year.
lie said ho had a gold watcli and breast pin,
worth some 4 or 5 hundred dollars, which he
would produce, if required to do so. lie also
casually remarked, that ho had only two suits
otclothus aud about twenty-hvo dollars in
money.
The Fugitives of Canada. It is now es
timated that 30,000 fugitives are already in
Canuda, clnetly of the class of able-bodied
men and women. These, at homo, would
averoge in value 81,000 or ot least 8800,
summing up 824,000,000, the absolute loss to
the capital of four Stutes. Hut added to
this, there aro still remaining in the Nothern
states, as seivants, &c, uboutj six tliousaad
negroes, who, not fearing pursuit, have not
crossed into Canada. These, at S 1,000 dol
lars each, (a low figure for first class slaves,
as the runaways almost tiufversally are,)
would add 86,000,000 more making an ag
gregate at this time, at the lowest estimation,
830,000,000, which tho slave owners have to
lose, and from which they have no rcsott.
Now, tho rate of escape to Canada avera
ges twenty persons, taking the figures of 1855
as a basis. This would give to 1850, 7,300
persons which at $800 each, would add 5,
840,000 per year four Btutes are to suffer iu
direat loss.
Tint (j beat Steamer. -The Portland State
of Maine learus from David liellhouse, Ksq.,
of Montreal, who came out in the steamer
of tho 15th of March, that "the mammoth
steamer is making rapid progress towards
completion. The eost of the vessel is esti
mated at $5,000,000, and the mere cost of
launching her at 8200,000. The launch is to
be effected by excavating the ground beneath
her and letting hor drop iuto the water as sho
lips."
rProrn tlm New York Times. :
DEPARTURE OF THE ORIZABA.
Three Hundred FMlustrr off to Kiz-nray'ifrs
Three Arrest, but a Host gone on to Rein
force General Waller.
Tho Orizaba, lately put on tho Kicnrngna
lino of steamers in place of tho Northern
Light, left yesterday at 3k F. M., for Nicnrn
gua, with some 300 filibusters on board.
Three of I ho filibustering party were arrested
with a polite but official mandomiis, requiring
a postponement of their contemplated tour.
tth this exception tho steamer got off,
"nil right." An immense crowd was on the
wharf, it having been intimated that some
arrests would doubtless take place, and thnt
fun might safely bo looked for. Thcro was
fun, Furo enough thongh 1ho crowd at the
Inst moment before the departure of tho
steamer, had about given up ull expectations
of any
The lines had been taken in from the stern
of the steamer. Orders hod been given by
Captain Tinklepaugh to haul in the forward
gang plankvhen suddenly Mr. Joachimssen,
tho Assistunt United States District Attor
ney, appeared, accompanied by somo half
dozen Deputy United Slotcs Marshals.
Mr. Joachimssen at once cried out, "I orrest
tho vessel," and having uttered tin words, he
hurried on board. The wheels of the steamer
then began their revolutions. One Marshal
only, seeing them taking iu the tow-line, had
the" hardihood to follow Mr. J. The rest
looked on, but did not stir, for nil connection
with the steamer from tho wharf was cut off,
by the falling of the gang-plank into tho
water. Tho revolutions of the steamer's
wheels continued.
"That's right, tnko the olJ cud Nicara
gua." shouted one.
"Pitch him overboard," cried another.
"Gen. Walker will hang tho devil if bo
ever gets hold of him in Nicaragua, and it
would bo a pity to waste hemp on him."
Such complimentary observations, accom
panied br occasional oaths and cheers for
Captain Trinklepnugh particularly, and Gen.
Walker and Nicaragua generally, rose from
tho crowd A large number hud no doubts
but that Mr. Joachimssen and the Deputy
Marshal with him would be taken straight to
Nicaragua. It did not prove so, however.
Tho steamer, after having got a few rods from
tho dock, halted. A small boat was lowered
from tho vessel's side, and rowed to the
steamer's dock. The remaining United
States Oepuly Marshals jumped into tho
boat and were directly conveyed on board
tho steamer. A few minutes rter, three
s pull boats wero sent to part from tho steam
er to Pier No. 4. It was noticed that they
wero all nearly filled with men. It was
further noticed that some dozen of tho men
got out of the several boats, nnd that, while
they struck a march towards Ayst street,
the boats returned to tho steamer. Shortly
the wheels of the steamer again began their
revolutions, loud huzzas roso from tho crow
ded deck the vessel was rounding its pier.
Tho crowd on tho wharf, though mightily
bewildered as to tlio movements up to this
point, appreciated this latter movement, and
showed their appreciation by deafening cheers.
Tho Orizaoa wus soon lost to sig'.,
Tho enigma of iho small boats "was thus
expounded. Mr. Joachimssen, after getting
on board, produced a warrant for tho arrest
or the following named parties : Wm. H.
Jenkins, J. 1 1. Wilson, J. C. Henwich, N.
A. Jackson. John L. Kingsley, Frederick
Dates, C. Currol Hicks,-Jacob Sterns and
James Mullen. Captain Tinklepaugh ex
pressed his willingness to have the parties
urrested if they were on board. As soon as
all tho Deputy" Marshals were received on
tho steamer the search begun, but among tho
parties named there could only bo found C.
C. Hicks, J. C. Hcnwick, John Kingsleyand
James Mullen. These wero placed in 6iiiall
boats and conveyed ashore, and taken to the
United States District Attorney's office, with
tho exception of one, who managed to dado
tho Marshals before being removed from the
steamer. The other three wero nt once held
to bail in the sum or 2,500 each, aud in
default of bail wero lodged in lildridge street
prison. Captain Hicks belongs to Alabama,
and had just returned by tho last steamer
from Nicaragua, whore ho holds a commis
sion iu Cenerul Walker's army.
The warrants of orrest wero issued upon
affidavits made by Jacob II. Jones and Frank
11. Savage, who set forth that the individuals
mentioned in the warrants proposed to join
General Walker's army and aid in currying
on a war against a Government with which
tho United States is at peace. Mr. Savage
accompanied Mr. Joachimssen on board the
Orizaba. It is probublo that all the parties
cited in the warrant wero on the steamer,
but Mr. Savage failed to indentify them.
The Orizaba had some 600 passengers. Of
these over 300 aro iiinjuestioiiubly bound fur
General Walker's army. Mr. Dillingham,
Secretary of Culunel Freuch, was oinong
the passengers.
It is said that tho recruitirg party to
whom tho accused belonged, wero from Bal
timore. Their alleged leader was umong
those who escaped.
The Journul of Commerce says :
The appearance of a majority of the pas
sengers indicated that they were mechanics,
fanners, boatmen, ic, and nearly all looked
very respectable. There were several fami
lies on board, who, with a number of other
nusscuircrs were buand for Califoruia ; though
we could not ascertain what proportion, or
how they expected to continue their journey,
after reaching tho Pacific, as it does not yet
appear that there is a present connection
between San Juan del Sur and California by
this route. The party iucluded a very largo
number of vigorous young men, supposed
to bo bound for Nicaragua, und buverul
military-looking gentlemen, with cerious
little caps on, were pointed out us officers.
Ouo of tho latter, from Baltimore, hud a
considerable number ot men under his com
mand. The reul character of the oflicers
can commonly bo detected ouly by tho but
tons of the coat, which have tivo volcanoes
on them, spouting lire aud stones, represent
ing, it is said, tho five Slates of Central
America aud their disturbed condition ; but
over one of them, supposed to be the favored
State of Nicuragua, the suu is sccu rising iu
splendor.
Trimmino ArrLE Oiiciiabds. Wo think it
immaterial whether apple trees are trimmed
now or in May or June, provided that none
but small limbs aro cut. Such wounds are
nearly hoalod during tho season, and as but
little sup ilowg from the applo tree, there
seems to be but liltlo objecliou to a moderate
trimming.
Hut many farmers neglect to trim an
nually. Therefore they feel obliged to cut
larger limbs than thoy would need to in case
of an annual rosort to the saw or the knife.
We prefer to Lave a littlo trimming each
year.
Mini and not tread on limbs with nails in
your boots. Soft shoes ore more proper for
climbing fruit trees.
jot i r it.
I CAN'T DO WITHOUT A TAFBIt.
What ! do without n paper ? No,
I've tried it to my sorrow ';
To subscribe for one I'll go.
Nor wait until to-morrow.
Should lovers drown, or hang themselves,
Or rut other foolish capers,
I never get to hour of it,
1 do not tnko the paper.
Why, there's neighbor old John f-'lont :
He always hears the news.
And having news lo talk about,
He never gets the "blues."
While others ynwn in rnnui,
II is mind ns light ns vapor!
The cnuso is plain to half an eye !
lie always takes tho paper."
Whilo neighbor Stoat rVnrs nil the news,
And knows iho current price.
And always minds his P's nnd IJ's,
?y taking good advice.
I cannot tell the price of calves,
Of poultry, coffee, tape, or
Any kind of merchandize,
liecausc I take no paper.
Though 1 have studies, which require
Much time and mental labor,
Yet 1 can spare, a little time,
As well as Stout my neighbor ;
Though time is precious, 1 can uso
A longer midnight taper,
And thus take time to "rend the ncwr,"'
Therefuio 1'il take tho papej.
From "Life in the West."
A Startling Adventure.
In the summer of 1SI5 I was traveling on
business in tho western part of Tennest-ee.
That portion of the Statu which lies between
tho Tennessee nnd the M ississippi was at that
time a wild, dreary forest. No roads noth
ing but horse-paths through tho woods ;
aud tho only marks to guide the traveler up
on his journey wero llio "blazes" and "notch
es" upon the trees. 1 was dressed in true
backwoods fashion, nnd 1 rode fiery mustang,
with a mnno nnd tail ns whito us snow, n
beautiful arched neck, nnd tin eye like an ea
gle. He was n perfect beauty, and and as
fleet as the wind. Across his back I had
thrown a pair of saddle-bags, containing on
one sido n dozen "pones" of corn bread and u
piecn of bacon, and to balance them was a
"pilo or rocks" in the other end in the shape
of two thousand dollars in gold, which I had
collected and .was Acuiipporthip them to o
bank in Kentucky, to brjiPqiosed of for eas
tern exchange. Two large wooden stirrups
hung dangling from my sac'dle, and tne bol
sters in front contained two beauties, in the
shape of enormous pistols. Over these, to
keep them dry, were thu squirrel-skin covers.
I had been riding for several hours, swim
ming the rivers that crossed my path, snuf
fing in the rich perfume of the forest (lowers,
watching the squirrel playing about in the
tree tops, ml listening lo the nuiac which is
sued from the throats of tho thousand of
bright winged songsters with which the woods
abounded. 1 had not seen n solitary human
being since morning, and night was rapidly
approaching; indeed, it had already begun to
grow dark, and I had made u;: lny'mind that
I would have to camp out" fur the night. 1
was looking around to select some good place
w hen I was startled by thu neighing of a
horse ahead of me, and "presently 1 saw two
men approaching mo on horseback. Thev
wero rough looking follows, dressed in hunt
ing shirts, and with squirrel caps on their
heads. 1 did not like their looks, and, un
seen by them, 1 drew up niy pistols, and cock
ing them, replaced them in" the holsters, nnd
casting my eye forward, 1 saw one of the men
make a inol.ion 1 did not like. I resolved
that if tho proved to bo what I suspected 1
would give them a hard fiht, and die biavo
ly. "Pshaw ! what a fool I was !'' thought I,
as they rode up ond bade me good evening.
W o conversed lor a few minutes, when one c f
them said r
"My youngster, what have you got in your
saddle-bags that rattles so?''
"Nails" 1 replied.
.aiis.- saui no. "i-.ii, iwn, i,.t s examine
the articli! end see !" and he cauuht hold of
my horse bv the bit.
Quick ns lightning I drew my pistols, and
pointing u miizxle to ouch el their hearts
said :
Gentlemen, inn!;.- a motion to draw a wea
pon, and that motion si i.Is your fute I"
They were completely taken by surprise,
nnd wheeling their horsi s around, struck into
tho forest. After getting a few rods oil', ouo
of them raised his tint iu a threatening atti
tude. 1 drew tlio trigger of my right hand
pistol, and tho villian's arm full upon his sad
dle ; and, littering a yell of agony, the darted
off' into tho woods, 1 reloaded my pi. tol,
struck my spurs into my horse's sides, und af
ter ten milts of the latest riding 1 ever expe
rieneed, 1 reached u log houso where I put
up for tho night.
Two years after the incident just noted
took place 1 was travelling down the Missis
sippi on an old-fashioned boat, when mv at
tention was attracted to an individual on
board whom I thought 1 had met before, but
where 1 could not tell. I was determined to
follow him up, and see if I could not call him
to mind where we hnd met, and under what
circumstances. At last 1 found an opporlu
nily to get a look nt him, ns ho was sealed
on uu old burrel head earnestly engaged in a
gamo of "seven up." 1 mopped up, and look
ing over his shoulder, Perceived that two tin
gersofhis right hand were mL'sing. The
gamo progressed, until, in an e.cit:ng mo
ment ho arose-, aud shaking his fist iu tlm fac
ot 1ns opponent, in answer to some rcmurk of
the latter concerning the game, exclaimed :
"I swear you lie !"
1 placed my hanj apon his shoulder ami
turned him mound :
"Ah! ha!" exclaimed I, "we've met be
fore !"
Lifting his maimed hand, bis face turned
as white as a sheet, and, bourse with passion,
ho vociferated :
"Qos we have met before, in tho woods ol
Tennessee, and I havo sworn that you shall
die ! Tako that I"
And tho wretch attempted to draw a pis
tol from his cout, but tho trigger caught in
the ragged lining of bis pocket it went off
and he rolled over into t'so muddy waters of
the Mississippi a corpse !
Cost op tub OaKoori War. (Ion. Wot 1
furnishes the estimates of well-informed per
sons, to show that the Oregon war has thus
far cost two, three or four millions of dollars,
for which the (Jove mors of the two Territo
ries have igViiied, tr will issue, seri t, which
tho geueral Ciovcriiment will bo culled upon
to redeem..
Tho lTumors of the Rail-
Passenger! by railroad who travel much, 1
have suffered not a littlo this winter f.om de
tention occasioned by snow storms mid snow
drifts, ,Wn chanced to be one of ft conch load
that was belengured a week or two ago for
about throe hnnrs on the Central road.
A light snow hnd fallen the night before upon
tho mass of old snow, nnd the wind springing
up and blowing ft gale, tho track was filled iu
a deep cut. An army of knights cf the
shovel nis soon on hand, mid while they
were quarreling with Iho drills, the passen
gers attempted to "kill time." They suc
ceeded pretty well. An elderly, jocund
looking gentleman took his turn to warm
hinipclf by the stnvo. Whilo enjoying this
luxury, ho suddenly exclaimed "This is the
tne.TDcKt country I wan ever in my life 1"
Nobody replied to tl'o remark, though lie
evidently expected that somebody would.
Presently he broke out again t
"I never did see such iv menu country ns
this is ! 1 have heard tell of York Slate be
fore. This is tho first time I was ever iu it,
and I do hope it will be the last!"
Tho remark aroused a cadaverous gentle
man nenr by, who had been for fivo minutes
li gaged in devouring nn apple. Sai l he
' Don't see what ynu find to make a fuss
about ; can't see anything from the windows
of the car that is derogatory to New York
ns a State."
"Can't, ih ?" e:;ehiiaicd onr grumbler.
'Yes I can! I see enoii!;h to disgust mo
with it, nnd to make mc wish I had never
seen fo mean fl State ns your Slr.tf is !''
At this a New-Yorker liri d up and sr.rg
out
'Sop hero my friend ! What is tho mutter
with New York ?"
"Matter!" replied t!o other 'matter
enough ! Here is New York the Umpire
State the biggest and wealthiest Stale iu
tlio Union."
'We know all that"
"Of course you do no disputing it ; bnt
ns I was saying here is New York, this
great State, boasting of her squaw miles tiiul
hor millions of population, nml yet so menu
that sho rant affnril hut three ft I if sniue on
u U ed! I detest such a State ! '
A roar of laughter foil owed this unexpec
ted announcement. U:ie old chap sung out
"Say, Misler !"
"Say vhat'l"
"Say this. You talked about snow. Ain't
it deep enough for you here ? I low deep is it
whore rem cum Iroinr hero did you cum
from, nny way ?"
'Mr.' 1 came from the Superior country."
"How deep's the snow up your way V"
"J)rc".' llless vo:i, mv dear'. We don't
pretend to live anywhere where it nin't
twenty-two feet nn a level and ns to drifts '.
talk about your Peak of TiMicrillo und your
Iliiuniulayaii mountains: Mere luiolls com
pared with them !"
They all lot "Old Superior" go after
that.
Another fellow insisted that the snow was
deep enough in Otsego county to suit any
body, lie said when the third storm came,
the school nine-tor was boarding out his wei k
with him llo staid tivo weeks, nml then
began to get uneasy. The school house was
half a mile nwny. One morning pedagogue
determined to travel out and find the school
home, llo started on tho crust, nnd after
traversing t'.ic tinul route, nnd getting into
what, ho believed to be too immediate vicini
ty of the school house, he was nem-plusscd.
No building was in stelit. lie thought at
one time lie had found it, but tho object that
attracted his attention turned out to be the
top of ft niuplo tree. Searching around
farther, he suddenly stumped through tho
snow nnd landed in tho school room! lie
went through 1 he chimney ! ! Two days af
terwards the Trustees drew him out with a
rope !
"Well !" exclaimed another man, at the
end of this yarn, "this is it w inter that Ciav
and Webster would have enjoyed if they had
been alive ;
"Clay and Webster!" cried out a dozen,
'what ou earth has this winter to do wiih
them ?"
"A good deal," ho replied ; "It is a Xn
tinml winter. It knows no North, no South
no Kust, no West. They are skating ill
Florida, buried in New Yuik, all ice ond
cold ou the Mississippi, and are having con
siderable winter down Fast."
) ust at this moment, tho snow having
been cleared a way, toot! toot ! Fcreiincd the
whittle end the train moved on. An hour
was pleasantly killed. Aub-in An.crienn,
Sxoiiix.;. Old I licks was mi awful siicrer.
He could be heard further than u blacksmith's
forge ; but his wife became accustomed to it,
that it southed her to repose, J'liey were a
domestic couple, never slept apart tor many
years. At length the old man was required
to attend court sumo distance from homo
1 he first iii"lit alter bis neparturo she never
shT't a wink ; sho missed tno snoring'. The
second night passed away in the same manner
without sleep. Sho was getting in n bad
wav, and probably would luivo ili' d, had it
not been for the ingenuity of the servant girl
She took n coll'co mill into her mistress's
chamber, and ground her to sleep nt once.
The Phksumed ITktr to tub Fr.F.xrii F.t
riRK. It aripearx. bv a resentlv published
treaty, that, in Mutch, 1S."2, Au.-liio, Prus
sia nnd Ilussiii agreed that no male deseeii
riant of I .on is Napoleon suoubl l:o regardcr
us tho heir apparent of his crow n. '1 he em
iiire iiocorriiiig to his arrangement, Was to be
amis Napoleon's onlvfor lilj ; when lie dinl
Kuf.-i.i. An: tria, and Prussia l leilgi d their
word to each other "to re.Nte.ro the h -giti'i.at
heir of thu throne,'' yn.l to r cognire i o oihe
l.ouis Napoleon Stand now iu a liilKTiiit po
sition, u:el pei hups tho I'uWers will bo di.po
sed to cdioil him muoii;j tho hereditary moil
u.'chs.
How m m::mi Cmx . Prom un Pngli.-h
Almanac we cut a recipu for mending china,
a long time since, and the opportunity having
occurred for trying, we found it uriniiruhlc,
the fracture srarccly being vi.-ible after the
iMtielo wus repaired. It is thus m.ido : Take
u very thick solution of gum urabkr in water,
und stir into it plaster of pu'.-is until the mix
luro becomes viccoiis pasto Apply it with
a brush to tho fractured edges, nnd Flick
thuin togother. In thivo days tho r.rliclo
cannot again be broken in tho sr-mo place.
Tho whiteness of the cement renders il doubly
valuable.
TlIK UlDB KOlt T1IK -M ll. CoSTICACTS. The
Washington coi respondent of the New Yenk
Herald sayv: "Tho reception of tho bids
for the mail contracts w ill closo on tlio l-Ith
of A r.l, and tho final decision in ie?nrd to
the samo made on the 7tb of May, when
likewise thu contracts will bo concluded t n
all tho mail routes of New Jersey, Pennsyl
vania, Delaware, Maryland, and Ohio, to
gether with the miscellaneous routes estab
lished hy tho recent acts of emigres, em-bre.-iiMi
ull iho iiiuiiiniii:' 'ViKs of 'be Vt.iou.
farmer's fpatlmcnl;
Arothcr Mode of Kakinj Excellent
Brcai
Wo nro indebted to n ladv correspondent
of tbn Tmntssf.e 1'nrmrr nnA-Mechanic., for
the following receipt for making excellent
iii. i.rcou.
To make eight loves, lh siz? of bakers'
road : Tuku a pint of baker's venst. nr rrnniT
home-mitdo yeast, made by boiling a handful!
of hops in three pints of water, strain hot on
two spocniiiiis ol Hour, two ol sugar, a tcn
SPOOllfnll of Fait, nml one nf finiror. nnd n tii
cup full of finely ninshi d mid strained Irish
. -,-' . , .. . ...
potatoes. nen cnoi, nun your cast, and lot
stand tul it uses ; then havo two or thrco
pints of mashed potatoes made thin with hot,
alcr: slir in it n littlo (lour whilo hot;
hen it cools, ndd n ten cup full of yeast. ?(;.
. to rise over night, nnd if it is kept warm it
ill bo all of a llnht foam in ten or twelve
hour?; this forms tho sponge too for tho
bread ; now have ready tunao lime-water,
made by pouring three pints of water on ono
pint oT limo ; take of this lime-water and add
lo your sponge to ninko ns much bread osyoti
wish ; ndd more fait and work the dough well
hair an hour j petit to rise; when it cracks
open, knead it well again, form into loaves,
iei it, rise, mm u you witn tne cruti lender,
rub the loaves with butler, just as yon would
lie outside nl cheese, nnd, it you din put in ft
noonfiill of lard: it will rise in the nana in
about half an hour, then bake; when done,
roll it up iu a dump cloth, und set it up till
wanted ; if the flour is good, und t'irso direc
tions followed, you will have beautiful whito
and healthy bread ; sugar and eggs wmked in
the sponge will make nice rusk ; if you havc
more dough than you want to bake cover jl
with flour, and set i;i n cool l laie, mid it i;;
always ready to have hot rolls. If vou fear
it is sour, put in more lime-water.
Tho Kap'C 3 1' gar Catron.
The present, is the season for the mnnuf.ir
nre of maple Migar in all tlio Northern and
Pastern Slute- The amount of maple nignr
yearly mario iu tho t inted States, nt. ibo
time the last census was taken, was .M."J,'!(i,C;i7
pound:
At twelve cents a pound the crop
would amount to 0-l,lfiS,3H!- The product
hoiild be increased by from $100,000 to
fOO.MOO worth of maplo molasses. New
1 oik produces much the largest qnanlitv ot
any of the States, j;s product being Itl.Iiol.
lsi pounds. Vermont produces G.310,357
pounds annually; Obi), J.fifjP.200 ; Indiana,
-.'.CI.Gia : I'eniisjlviinia. a.3--'li,:)-J; ; JMiehi
gan, 'J. i:i".l.7,.4 ; New Hampshire, l,U9-l,8C3;
itL'inia. l.227.r.u."i pounds. Tho free States
furnish the most ol tho crop. All tho olher
Southern States may yield ns much as Vir
ginia, liven South Curolina, with its low
latitudu und low lauds, yields 200 pounds an
nually, while lihodu Island figures out 2-M.
Vermont, iu proportion to its population'
and territory, produces the largest amount,
nn amount" three times greater than that ot
all tho rest of New '''n 'k'.nd. About this
time a bogus tu ticlo is usually ol'.'ered for
sale, remonldcd from the lost year's picul.u t
It is usually mixed with crushed sugar, and
though a sham, is really a very pleasant
article for eu'ing. and commands usually 25
cents a pound. I ho genuine nr'lele usually
wholesales nt from 1 1 to 14 cents a pound
Tlio present season prnmisrs well for an'
abmiilant vie!''.. The following statement ol
a gentleman, of K.ist l'doomfielil, N. Y., may
bo of value and interest to our sugar pro
ducers :
I tap iibi ut 300 tree? annually ; boro with
a half inch bit. one inch to an inch mid ti
half deep, nnd make usually about fcOO pounds.
Much pains are taken in cleansing tlio buck
ets, and in having the whole nppurulus per
fectly clean. The sap is boiled in sheet iron
pans, placed nn nn arch; alter it becomes
vrtip, it is taiii'ii to the I'.ome a:iu cleaned
with milk und the whites of eggs. It is then
boiled in a kettle until it will grain, and then
placed in pans to cool. When cool it is
placed in boxes to drain. The boxes con
verge to n point, so that the molasses settle
to the bottom. On the surfrco of the sugar
in the boxes damp flannel cloths are placed,
und those cloths nra wnslud every day in
clear cold water, to extract whatever of col
oiir.g may be absorbed from tho sugar.
Or.uitx or C'i i rivATt d Wheat. Much in
terest has been excited of hito by tho state
ment of M. Pahre nnd M. Dunnl, who affirm
that the cultivated wheat ('ritievm fatieu) is
a variety of grass called j'."tbps Cia:c, fur ml
in the south of P.urnpe. This grass, under
cultivation, is said to assume thu form Called
.l'r;i'"ps Iri'ietKiLs. and finally 1o becoma
wheat. M. Pabru says the complete changn'
was produced in twelve years by constant
cultivation. If this vie-.v is correct then bo
tanists tiro wrong in supposing w heat to bo n
tritiein:!, and it must bo regarded merely us u
sort of KiJip kept up entirely by tlio urt
of tho agriculturist. We never see wheat in
a wild state, but wo meet with tho grass
whence it is derived. Wheat would seem to
be a variety rendered permanent by cultiva
tion. Oer'niniitn'cn 'J'th'jraph.
Oi.b T.ikks Old npp!e trees that havo
C' used to bear, thoiilil have tho soil renewed
from the roots, the old limbs taken off, and
tho tops thinned out. Tl.o soil about th
roots should then bn replaced by an c.-pia!
bulk ol compust formed of tlio following inn
terii.ls, and in tho following relative propor
tions. One cord good murk, oni'-fo'.uall of u
cord finely pulverised clay, two casks unslnck
e.l lime, twoditto svpsuni, twodittn tuilcachcd
wood ashes, mid olio d.tto Salt. After filling
in. cover the cvmpOft up to the collar of tlf
Lin o, with straw, mid confine it by a lew tlat
stones. 1 Inn will! till oiil liee, s'OtPio 01! I no
eoa-h bulk from tiio trunks und larger I.iiiIh,
and apply, ul'ter w.i.-hing liain llun oiighly
with a solution of pola-h water, iir u.-hes and
soli se ap, a mixture of ui.ull', (S, oto'.i y How )
aud l.i in.
'I ho Khubaib or Pie Plant can bo easily
propogated front l he loot. K.ich sjucutol
t'le o'd plant, can bo separated nuri planted.
It should havo a rich soil, and planted about
mi inch lu low thu sin lace. To obtain a full
supply for the senior, of the stall s, the seed
Stems should bo removed. In tho fall the
I e I should havo a genie o s a Joc rich, well
rotted manure, which should oo carefully
forked in, in thu s pring.
Wo can recommend tho following momtrv
for kei ping lips smooth. Cot a lemon, inl
having cut it into two parts, rub therewith
tho hps ftofUenl!y daily, nnd more partieu--lurly
before exposure to the open air. Kr.-
Madame do Dodisco lias advertised bet br
nituro to he pohl at auction, snd intonna .
li aving for Puro e. Ht two e'dest sonsi
eervui;; the limpeiur i f P.iioij, ; Par:i ol
tl:l He'.: hold.