f I c.. if ElMf NEW SETUES, VOL. 9, NO. 48. SUNBUUY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA -SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1857. OLD SERIES, VOL- 17. NO. B JllElliCilE, TThe Sunbury American I pt'IiMsIlED LVERY SATLUDAT I' BY H.B. NASSER, Market Stuart, Sunbury, Tenna. TBRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. TWO DOLLARS per ivnum M be pid l1f yeriy ' 4ra c No lconiii.ud gnlil all .rrens e. ara "aU communications t.f letter. ""''"J" 7,.l'n to tiu, oft., to mime stieutHii, '" " 1 OBi I AlU. TO CLUBS. Three copies W one sdJreM, 'J rilieeii Lio "uo Fiv. dollar, in lvnee will pny foi thru ye.t'..ub- nriiliii In Ihv Aiuem-aii. Pormnrters will please sel a. cut Agent., nd flunk te". e ntai in.,- su miTipii n money. Tiiey .re permit tl to d . "'- Ue U:Rc L"w- TKRMi OF A11VEIT1SINO Wqtmieol 14 line., 9 "me., f,rri u.i tqueiil iiiMilwiii iuc .ii-iii . 3 m -nih., ix uv'titli., i .!"i.,e Ctt..l f M t" "rT1 . w.t"i tf i.nvi.eSe f mwrling 100 IJ Jill) IKI BOO 3u0 1000 'Mn ..i il..e..t.a.' pet .tfeait. jOH ntlNTl.NO. w. We cmu-cied with onr establishment wel ,ld JOIIoJ'fICK, wh.ch will enable u. to execute " the neatest .tyle. every variety ' printing. ETB. i.SSER . jATTOKNEY AT LAW, i BUMBVRV, PA. I Business attended torn the Counties of Nor fi.jmherla.iJ, Cition, Lycoming Monloui and -Oclumliia. Inferences in Philadelphia; r41n. Tot. It. Trson, Chnt. Gibbons. joiner, ft Siio.lra, l-'nn, Smith Co. musYIioWtain colliery SUPERIOR WHITE ASH ANTHBAOITB GOAL, ifrom the Mammoth Vein, fir Furnaces, Found ries, Steamboats and Family use, V.T. Cabmil, NoaTHCMaiiUiiaii Cocnti, Pa. SIZES OF COAL. I LUMP, fr Blast Furnaces and Cupolas, i STEAMBOAT, for Steamboats, Hot Air rlurnaiTH and Steam. i UKOKEN, pot Gratca, Stovca and Stea. : KUIJ, S . . SroV'li, ; For Stovea, Steam and burning Nirr, $ Lime. PEA, for Limeburnrra and muking Steam, i Onlera received at Mt. Carmel or Nortliuin l4rlaud W'Uarf, will receive prompt attention. M. B. BKLL, D. J. LEWI-, W ILLIAM MUin. May 3, 1S56 if DiiAVOItTH St CO. Hardware Merchants, Having removed from No. 53 to "o. 73 Market Street, rbiluJeluliia, Are prepared, with greatly increased fucilitiea, All order, for HARDWARE uf every variety i'a lest lerma, from a full assortment, including '.ailroatl WhoveU. Picks, 4c (nnntrv mercliiint. and olhera will Dnd U to heir im:el to"cal! and examine our atock be. tre pur;hMiiir rlscw'itre. April 12, I M56. ly TJ."S."OP 'ioi ami our Xalwe Lund." LfSOL'F.HANNA CAMP. No. 83, of the O. I of the I . 8. A. hold in stated session" ever) yToNtiAT evenina in llii'ir New Hall, opposite L.. . ltrii;liU store i-rga'ia, i,00. Sunliury, Pa. Inititution anil M. L hlUNDEL. W. C. I.IVI Sr.A4iinl.TZ, I!. S. Sunliury, January 10, 1857 oct 20 '55 O. OF XT- -A-- IVE. SUNULKY ftiUN'TL, No. 30, O. of V. A. M. iiiei'U ever) 1'rtnnAT ecning in the Imerkau hull, opposito E. Y. llrilil's store, Market tr. et, Sniibury, Pa. Members of the der are resiU'Ctluily requeated to aitend. M. L. Slll.N DEL, C. 8. S. Ih. nRicK, R. S Siiubiirv. Jan. ft. I S57. net 20. '65. i J". 3- OIF -L;i-. f,"irASIU.SUTt' TAMP, No. 19 J. S. of A V hold it tnt.t iiieeiiiig every Thursday evening, in the American Hall, M.irket Htreet, Ijubury. WM. H.MUSSELMAN, P. - A. A. SmssLva. K. ' , Sunbury. July 6. lHf.0 if. 1" JL'UL Ul.l E loi table use, two site at 37 and C2J cent jul ri'ceivid by WM. A. BKUNER, '. June 2), '56. t i- v Illacklierry Israinly! "yfl'ST received a fresh supply of Blackberry J Brandy and invaluable remedy for Bummer icomplaiiw. by WM. A. URUNER. Auaul2, If56. Flour, Feed and Provision tore. SEASH0LTZ & PETERY, tiroadtray, between Marttt & Jitackberry S eTsESPEOTFULLY inform the citizens of hunbury and vicinity that they have just nceived a large and well selected assortment of oh'uica FAICILT GROCERIES. Desisting in part of Ham. Shoulders, Mackerel, erring, White Fish, Cod Fish, Suit Preseived 'lutt, Pickle., Cracker, Cheese, Molasses, Rice, fcUffar, Coffee. (Rreeu, roasted and ground,) Im inal. Young Hyson, Gunpowder and Black Yeas, Cedar-ware, Stone-ware, Soaps, hrusue. i4ow and wash line., boots and shoe, tobacco, " d . ....ll.. Srgars, etc., logeiner wiui every article uiuunv f.und in a first class Grocery Store, all of which will be sold at the lowest prices, either for cash or country produce. We are also prepared to sup ,ly the eitiarns with fresh bread, twist, rolls, pies, tretzela and cakes of every kind. N. B. Tu highest rash prices will ha paid for altar and eggs, corn, oats, rya and wbeaU Sunbury, May 31, 1850. nmov, Liwur.vcF, &. to., PAPER, PRINTERS' CARDS, ENVELOPE 8c RAG yO. 5 MJAOH STREET, PHI LA DEL' A 1 0i tons (tags wanted fox Cash. August 23, SftO.6in . .. STOVES ' TCOR-aALC m exr.lU-nl second-band Ctk - tug Stoves SUM svvarsJ' t))liuaVti.Omd fttoee. Enquire at thi. onica. CMLVEK WATCHES. A-fow doubl t J English bUver Watch, for sola at vary lots pic by H.V MAb'btK. Stuiburr. April 19. 154. O. PicNjune. Wandering on tha shores of niPin'ry, Oatliering up tbfl frnf(ment, cast By I lie surging wuvpa of frelmg, From the ocean of the past. Here a shell and there a pelible, With its edges worn nwuy By the rolling of the waters By the dnshing of the spray. Some lie rrnooth, and many tinted, High npon the glist'ning sand ; Others, sharp and freshly scattered,...' Wound when taken iu the hand. Here are wrecks of by gone treasures, (Jarnered iu our eui ly years ; Gathered now in hidden cavern?, Crusted with the salt of tears. Every hope and every sorrow,- That the world has ever known : Venst'ls launched in youth's bripht hour, On this shadowy beach are thrown. ITere are pleasure bouts that glided O'er smooth waters for awhile, There rich argosies of feelinfr. Freighted with a kiss or smile. ' Joy that vanished, ere 'twas tafted, is but sea weed wet with spruy ; Eugerly we seek to grasp it Lo I its beauties fade away; Flouting in the distant future, It was dipped with rainbow dyes ; But upon the sands of niem'ry, Now iu tangled masses lies. Here ate wrecks of early friendships, Living only in the pnst ; Vessels which are fur too fragile, To withstand misfortunes blast. By them nobler barks are lying Burks that weathered eveiy gale. Till ou Death, tfieir life boats shattered, They wero never known to fail. Round about are remnants lying, Of the cargoes which they bore, And on each these words are graven ; "Friend, we've only gone before." For it gives both pain and pleasure, To reflect that when we die. Scattered on the sur.ds of Mem'ry, vVe in other heart way lie. Tk.vema. gals anfc rienccs. HOW PRINTING TYPE ARE MALE. In the manufacture of printing type, vari ous processes are gone through, all requiring very great accuracy and care. Many im provements bavo been made, nor is it im probable that more will be effected. We shall give a brief, and we hope a clear, de scription of the modern manufacture of type, as we have observed it in a large establish ment of this city. Each establishment has peculiarities of its own, but the general principles are the same. The letters, etc., are first cut upon a steel punch. This requires great skill. The char acters are oftentimes extremely minute, and every ' puins is taken to procure not only individual beuuty, but general uniformity. Nor only letters, but figures, signs, and orna ments in endless varieties, tire thus cut. There are, also, spaces used to sepiirute words. Quadrats, which are larger than spaces, sepurate sentences, and iu general occupy the position among type that is rep resented by the uupriuted purls, both spaces and quadrats being shorter than type. In a ! full font of type there ure about 3U0 different characters, the cost ol tne separate pun ches varies from two to fifty dollars Alter the punch bus been cut, it is indented to a certuin depth into a block of copper ; this is calied the matrix. Klectrotyping has of lute years been used for the purpose of obtaining matrices from the type itself, by which means type founders are enubled toavuil themselves of each other's labor. Business inomlity is of a most elastic quality, and it would be a useless expendituie of tune to question the propriety of the practice. An apparatus denominated the mold, is used for forming the body of the type, and to lliis mold, winch answers for all the types of a font, the different matrices are adjusted as required. He who utljusu the matrices to the mold is called a justiuer, or more com monly a fitter. All the types of a font ure of the same length and depth, though the etters upon them vary iu tlieir dimensions fiie mold is so constructed as to admit of the width being altered to suit the letters to be cast; thus the letter I, which is very narrow, is upon the body of a type, the per pendicular luce or wtiicn is precisely lue same as that of the letter W, several limes as wide. Jt is necessary that tha bodies of types should also have ull their lines ut exact right angles ; without this they would nut stand in line, and woald consequently be useless. If the types varied in height, they would not give a perfect impression, in en- eavonug lo obtain wiucn, some wouia oe subjected to an injurious pressure. A few types nave a portion oi lue luce oi lue tetter projecting over the body, as iu the letter f ; this projection is called the kern, aud in com bination with other letturs the projecting purt generally extends over the next letter, as iu fe. Jq these combiuamns, wuerein me aeru would come in coutuct with auother letter. compound types are cast, as iu the case ol n, n, m, ttl. some years since mese com binations were much more uumerous, but many have been dispensed with by altering the form of the letter. The next operation is that of casting. The old method, which is even to the preseut time generally used in England, may be thus described. The matrix having been adjusted to the mold, is tuken by the castor in his left band. At his right, upon a furnace, is a pot of molten metal. This metal he dips out in suitable quantities wilb a small ladle, aud pours into the mold, at me same lime giving a quick upward jerk, for the purpose of for cing the luetal well iuto the matrix, lo give the type a good face. A spring wnicu liohls tne matrix in its proper position, is men moved ; the matrix is pried out from off the type, the mold opened, and tha type thrown out. By ibis method an averuge of about 4000 types per day can be east by one muii. An important improvement was made in 1814, by Archibald Uinsey, of Philadelphia, whereby, with one motion of the bund, tbe matrix was thrown out and the mold opened. The invention increased tbe rapidity with which types were cast at least fifty par ceut. Tvu e antlers aennired great expertuess, and with tha band molds were enabled to cast with extraordinary rapidity, but only for a short tima. In 1828 the casting maebin was patented by WilUu M.JoUoo, as iageoircs ciliaua From the N. MEMORY. of New York, and pnt In operation in Mr. White's fonndry. since which time it has been greatly improved. By this contrivance, pump inserted in the molten metal injects the requisite quantity into tho mold, which is brought sharply into contact with the piston,' the mold then comes off from the pump, opens, and discharges the type into a box. In typo foundries, generally, this ma chine is worked by hand ; hut in the one we hud the pleasure of examining, steam power is successfully applied. At least three times the nnmher of type can be Cast by the ma chine than by the ordinary hand mold, and a velocity of 200 revolutions per minute (each revolution forming one type) has occasionally been obtained, thonxh the actual results are by no nienns to be based upon that fact. Various cuuses operate to prevent a long continuance of such speed. The type, ufter being discharged from the mold, has a piece of metal, calied the jet, attached to the bettom ; this is broken off by a liny, railed the breaker, and the singular swiftness of all his motions is truly astonish ing. Smart lads or girls, who have had sufficient experience, perform all these ope. rations with such rapid. ty as to pain the eye that observes them. The jets having been removed, the types are tuken to another rnom, where boys and girls are engaged in rubbing off thit inequalities upon the sides. This is effected by bringing the type in con. tact with a smooth stone, prepared fur the purpose, end moving it from side to side. The rubbers generally smooth several at the same time. Those letters which are kerned as before described, cannot be wholly rubbed upon a flat surface, and they are consequently filed smooth by tin ingenious contrivance, which prevents the kern from being injured. After this operation the types are set together, with the fuces downwuru, in a com posing stick eight inches long, and thence are transferred to the setting stick, which is one yard in length. Those who do this are called setters. The dresser now takes tlio setting sticks, and placing the line of type upon a flat surface, tightens it with a screw ; then, with a piece of steel having sharp angles, he rubs off the edges, turning the line of type for thut purpose. They are then placed, face downward, in a vice, and the dresser, with a plane, cuts a small grove in the end, over the place from which the jet bus been removed, lie now carefully exum ines the fuces with a magnifying glass, re jecting all such as are in the least imperfect. The perfect types are now formed, and they are placed together, side by side, upon a small board with a frame on three edges, until there is n prge. Tbu page is uniform in size, being 6 by 4 inches. A cord is then (frawn several limes tightly around the page, unci it is wrapped up in paper ready for the printer. Type metal is readily fusible, and is com posed of antimony, tin. and lead. These are used in vaiious proportions, according to the size of the letter and the degree of elasticity required, l.utely, a process, by which the face of type is coated wilh copper, thereby increasing its durability, bus been adopted to a considerable extent. Until wilhin a few years there were but few vurities of tjpe in use now they are to be counted by hundreds. They are cast from the most minute size up to lui ce blocks havinir a surface face of 16 square inches. Of L'itiinotid type (the smallest size in use.) 201 lines measure 12 inches. Of an uveruged sized Diamond letter, 91,274-may be im pressed on a surface of one square foot ; and there are Diamond spaces so small thut 203.18" will go to a square foot, or 1411 to the squure inch : and of these about 6.200 are obtained from one pound of metal. The largest letter regularly supplied by type founders js -culled twelve line pica; these are two inches on the perpendicular face, varying in width with the letter. The larger sizes that we see on show-bills, etc , are cut iu wood. Such is a brief, and. we (eel, very imperfect sketch tif the origin, progress, und present condition of an art which bus already accom plished so much for mankind. Kulogium has been exhausted in its praise it is beyond all praise ; like the sun, the air, it is a. neces sity "The Art Preservative of'oll. Arts." It has enlightened ignorunce, dispersed error, corrected superstition, and overthrown unities. It strengthens the brave, encourages the timid, inspires the desponding, and consoles the afflicted. Its light penetrates the dark est dungeon, and cheers the most humble cottage. Truth accompanies it and error flees before it. It will regenerate the world ! Germantoicn 'Telegraph. FlKKAKM 1.NVKNTION8. -A CUIinon of wrought iron or cast steel has been invented for field purposes by Mr. Williums, an En glish Government contractor, which is to be curried to 1)ih field in pieces on men's shoul ders, and put together iu a few minutes, so as to lie stronger than any gun cast or rubrica ted iu one piece. In this way, also, doubt less uny weight, as mere vis inertia, required for the recoil could readily be applied. A new steuni canuou bus beeu founded in France on au old invention, said to be described iu a manuscript by Leonard da Vinci, und dated 1490. exuul in the achieves of the French Institute. A "bullet extructor" is a contri vance which may also be appropriately cbroii. cled here. It consists of a small air pump and cylinder, to which a tup is affixed. Tu this lap is attached a suitable length of flexi ble tubing. Al the eud there is a small globe, from which a tub sufficiently minute to puss into a bullet wound is fixed, the end ter minating with an India rubber collar. On the top of the globe there is a small tup. A vacuum is created in the cylinder, when the bullet becomes fixed to the tube by the va cuum, aud is thus withdrawn. The Board ol Ordnance have had their attention drawn to an improved revolving rifle, with the bar rels as large as the Minie rifle, now in use, and chamber similar to the repeutiog pistol. The weapon will dischiuge fire shots in four se colitis, und cau be loaded with extraordinary facility. It is also stated thut the Mime nlle has been improved upon us iollows ; iiistVud of a short iron tube inserted iu the bull", it is to bemude with a cavity, into wlncli ol pow. tier will be forced, and its explosion dues the whole work of spread, ng the ball so as to complttuly slug or fill the rifled bore or the gun. Watkr Proof Composition. One-half pond of talli.w, lam unces of turpentine, two ounces bees-wax, two ounces olive oil, fiMir ounces hou's lurd.l I should be nibbed on new boots or shoes two or tlwee limes ueiore usiui! them. Bv addine a small quantity of lamp black sud increasing the quantity of beeswax an excellent black: ban is ooiuineu. Tub Us sat Domr of the new building of the British Museum, is said to be rooted witb fibrous slabs described as something nsw for builders. These slabs, which it appears are a Dateoted article, partake of the nature of wood, can ba made of any size, do not twist, shrink, or rot, and do act co&duct 1 or wA, -iPisccHancous. A French Marriage of Prudence, Tbe Faris Siecle contains the following : "On the 29th of December last, a town iu the North of France was quite en fete on ac count of the marriage of M'dlle. Eugenie D , the only daughter of a manufactur er of tbe neighborhood, wittiM. Charles V, the son of a wealthy merchant of Paris. The marriage was one of prudence and arrangement rather than of love. All the questions of i nterest had been carefully attended to, but the point of mulnnl inclina tion was totally neglected. Every one seem ed gay and happy, except the bride. How ever, the ceremony took place, and a wedding banquet followed, the whole being terminated by a splendid ball. The festivities wore drawing to a close, when a servant informed the bridegroom that a gentleman desired to speak with him on a very urgent affair. The bridegroom went out, but did not return for the rest of the evening. The guests, one by one, retired but the husband still remain ed absent, and at last, long after midnight, the bride withdrew to her chamber. There she at once discovered the cause of her hus band's absence, fur on the table by the bed side she found a small parcel and the follow ing note trom her husband : Madamk: If I hud no right in marrying you to expect a sincere affection, since we were but little acquainted with each other, 1 however, looked for a heart which had never throbbed for another, and which I might by assidity and teiuleruess in the end make my own. 'But a long series of letters from you to another man have just been placed in my hand letters which prove, that if yon gave me your baud, your affection has been given to another. 1 cannot, Madame, accept such urruiicenient, and, as I am unable to read asunder the bonds which have joined ns a few hours since. 1 am determined to protest at least by my absence against the union which have contracted ; and the first day of your marriage shall be the first also of a widow hood which shall only terminate by the death of one of us. Adieu, Madam, for ever ! 'The next morning, the house of tbe rich manufacturer was plunged into consternation for the bride was found deud in her room from the fumes of lighted charcoal On the table lay the parcel of letters transmitted by her husband, and near them the follewiug note : 'Monsikk: It is 1 who am in the wrong, and it is 1, therefore, who ought to offer a re paration. 1 give you the only one thut is in my power; I restore to you your liberty, and 1 expire imploring your pardon." "Ladies" in the Bible. Col. Benton says there are no '"ladies in tbe ItibSe. but tbe Colonel is mistaken. In a re cent letter to the National Intelligencer, cor recting the report ol bis New England speech in New Yoik city, he makes the following blunder in setting himself right : "I did not suy ladies. Thut woid is not in the Bible, nor is it in any Creek or Roman book; and, if I must give food for a para graph on egotism' in some newspaper in which the editor ' may not yet have acquired tbe right t print the pronoun ego before any art of his own. 1 will add, that phruse b not in the Tins Years' View, in any part of the au thor's own writing." Whereupon the N Y. Observer quotes the fellowing passages from the Bible, showing tho venerable Senator thut the word lady is used four times and ladies twice : Isaiah xlvii.: 5: "Sit thou silent, and jret thee ir.to darkness, O daughter of the Chal deans; for tbou slialt no more be culled, Tbe ludy of Kingdoms." Isaiah xlvii. : 7 ; "And thou saidst, I shall be a ludy for ever ; so that thou didst not lay these things to toy heart, neither didst re member the end of it." 2 John i. : 1 : "The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth ; and not J only, but also ail tney that have known the truth.'' 2 John i. : 5 : "And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new command ment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, thut we love one another." Judges v : '-'J: "Her wise ladies answered her. yea, she returned answer to herself." Esther i: 18: "Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day onto all tbe king's princes, which have heard of tbe deed of the queen." Some use for a poodle dog has been found out as lust. The New York Tribune has made the discovery. Having abiding faith in theaxiem that no thing was created iu vuin, we have long sought for some apology for the little creatures known as poodlu dogs, and at las,t we have found their uses. A lady who kept one of these curly abominations recently lost her pel aud called upon a policeman to find it. '1 ho next day tbe policeman 'came with tbe dug, which was very wet and dirty. The la dy of course was overjoyed, asked forty cilly questions, among others. "Where did you find the dear baby!" Why niann," replied the officer, a big nigger up iu Sullivan street bad him tied to a polo aud was washing win dows with biui." Printino Officr Loafers. The follow, ing from an Eastern paper, is sensible to the lust, and deserves a wide circulation : A nrintinir office is like a school it can have no interlopers, hangers-on or twaddlers, without a serious inconvenience, to say nothing ot lost time, which is just as much irold to the printer, as if metulically glitter- iue- in his hand. nut wouiu tie tuougui oi a man who would enter a school, and twuddle first wilh the teacher, and then with tliH scholars: interruptinir the studies of one, ami breaking the discipline of the other? And yet, this is the ctlect ol tue louler in tne printing office. He seriously interferes witb the course of business, d.slructs tbe nxed uttentiun which is oecessary to the good Dtinter. and the interest of every establish ment. No real mun ever sacrifies the inter, eats or interferes wilh the duties of others. The loafer does both. Let linn think, il thought he ever has, that the last place he should ever insinuate his wmlliiess und un welcome presence into, is the printing-office.' Wikdino vr a Law Siit. The Louisville Courier says that young uan "from the Coun try promised tuuuy years ago iu wuip mi in dividual who bud a law suit wilb a relative, aud lb other day meeting bis ancient enemy, for tha fir&t Liuie stuca th vow, in the street at Loeisville, b pitched into and. gave him a most thorough whipping "Dick. I sav. why don't von tarn the buffa lo robe t'other tide out! hair is the warmest." "Bah, Tom. you. est out. Do yon suppose tha animal bimseir didn't know now to wsar Tin Rocrcfs of TnH Mississippi. In the following eloquent description of the Missis sippi river the "father of waters"--we have a fit representation of tha mingled interests or this great Union, uniting trom a tnousann points, and following On Iu one deep, broad channel of national wealth and prosperity: 'Crta-bivrket of water from tha Missis sippi river a jsew Orleans, and ask yonrself the question, 'rrom whence came ill and the answer may be, from tbe sandy deserts ol New Mexico, from tha pine hills of Carolina, from tho rolling prairies of Nebraska, or from the cotton fields of Georgia ; from the British possessions north of the twenty-ninth degree of latitude, separated by a thin ridge of ice-covered rocks from the streams that flow into tha Arctic ocean, or from bowers of orange aud magnolia thnt perfume the cane fields of Louisiana; from the frozen lakes that gem the bosom of Minnesota and Wisconsin, or from the sunny fountains that gush up from the flowery plains of Alabama and Tennessee ; from the lake-bound penin sula of Michigan, from the hill-sides of wav ing grain in Pennsylvania and New York ; from the tobacco fields of Virginia and Mary land. It may be a part of those mighty volume that roll their never-tiring waves through Iowa and Missouri ; through Illinois, Indiaua and Ohio; through Kentucky and Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas. "It is a part of the ten thousand little rills that come hymning their way from that mountain ridge wherein arise the Columbia and Colorado of the west, or of those from whence the Delaware and Susquehannahasten away to meet the rising sun. In tho spurs of the Allegheny it has saluted the springs of tbe Roanoke and the Saluda, and lai beyond the bluck hills it has locked arms with the mighty Saskashawan as he hurried on his cheerless journey to Hudson's Bay. The springs ff tho Conewango listen to the rour of Niagara, and the fountains of tbe Platte overlook the craters of the extinct volcanoes ol Utah. It has fertilized a couotry greater than the empire of Alexan der, and has carried a richer commerce than all the rivers tributary to imperial Rome." Mors Lead Minks is Missouri. The lead mines of Missouri promise to be as important to the interests of thut Stute, as the coal and iron resources of Pennsylvania havo been to us. rsew mines nave recently oeen discover ed, of much value at the head of Swan river, in Taney county. I bey promise, a yield equal to the prairie mines of Newton count v, which have become famous. About seventy feet below the surface, the mioers have stru k a solid bed of mineral, which seems to be in exhaustible. It is said that ten thousand pounds cun bo tuken out from a single shaft in a day. A furnuce for smelling is now in course of construction. As Affi.ictf.d Husband. A bereaved husbund, standing at the grave of his deceas ed wife, "refused to be comforted," said to a friend as he tnrued towards him and laid his head on his shoulder, "I've lost horses, and I've lost cows, and I've lost likely calves and shouts, but 1 never bad anything to cut me liks.this." Wasn't that an afflicted mourner? 'li bs reminds us of a scene wo once wit nessed iu a country store in one of the oldest settled districts in Western Virginia. The shop-keeper was engaged in waiting upon a customer, when a sturdy country-born Dutch mau came in wilh a whip under bis arm aud said : "Good morning. Mr. Chones." "Ah I good morning M r.A ppleback, said Mr. Jones in reply, "how do you do, and how is your family ?" " ell, ve are all veil, cnust now," cepi my vife, aud she's dead again," unfettered Apple back. "Indeed," said Mr. Jor.es, "I am very sorry to heur it. 1 have no doubt you are very much disturbed on account of yuur loss, but you must bear it witu lue piiuosopny oi a Christian. "Veil, yes," he replied, "that is so besure I don't kuow much about folosophy but 1 do know dut I'd sooner haf giv one of my best horses dan my vife, 'cause she was sir A u fel ler or u-urrick!" (work.) Hoc. Cuolkra and Hons. This diseaso is rapidly increasing. The Madison (lnd.) Cou rier says it has appeared in thut city, in the distilleries at Milton, and at Carrol ton, Kentucky. Large numbers, it is said, have died at the last named place, and about two hundred at Milton. 1 he hogs olten die in hatt an hour after they are attacked. The Veruon find.) Courier remarks that hun dreds have recently died of it in that county, and thnt sulphur ivsslop has beeu found beutficial A horrible state of things exists at Spring. field, III. The inhabitants fear that the town will shortly be depopulated, as it is reported thut there are but twelve murriugeublu wo men in the citv. eleven of whom ure already engaged ! The Springfield papers are calling lor ruinlorcetnents. Skstfkcf.d. John Green and John Wil- son, recently convicted of burtrlury, and John Toll, convicted of horse steulinir. in Lancas ter county, Pa., were on hatnrduy tuken lo the Eastern Penitentiarr at Cherry Hill, to serve their sentence of three years incarcera tion. A lady informs a Boston editor that hav- ing a good constitution she can bear a great deal of happiness. Her idea ol perfect hlis is a fust horse in a sieign, plenty oi ui u .io robes and a neat fitting overcoat wilh man iu it. She added, if that is not happiness, I'm open to conviction as to w hat it is ! Good Bargain. The Messilla, Valley is equal in extent to the kingdom or Belgium, in Europe, yet the United Slates government purchased it toree years ago lor ien inuiion of dollars. It may yet contain a ir.illiou and a half of people. Gold and iron mines are already discovered among its mountains ; and iu its valleys grapes are pronnceo equaling in quulity the grapes from which souie of iho best wiues ot v ranee are umue. -f Tobacco Growing is Oreoon. Some of the farmers in Oregon appear to give much attention to tobacco. The Sun Francisco (Cul.) Globe says that some very fine speci mens of the plant from the farm nf James Magill. near Oregon City, were recently ex. hibiled in the office of that paper. An Intelligent Population. In the town 0r Washington, Vt,. with less than 3U0 voters 440 newspapers ara taksn. . The young gentleman who went off with an angel iu book-mrrslin, has returned wilh a ter Uiajjaat is noopl. . Donatio Foa i CoUeor. A thousand i.... r LnH hava been s?iven at Carbondule, I Illinois' for tho aitaof the first college in that Ijartof IHioois,koaai "Egypt." A BONO FOB A FABMEH'S BOY. O, it fawner's hoy In a Jovial Ud, - So healthy, bright and fret ' In hit connt ry home he is ever glad. ( O, that Is the home for me ) With a hoop and haw to his lively team, With tho latk abroad is he ; With his broad and milk unrobbed of cream ;' Ofthat is tbe home for me. In the morning bright lie drives away, Ere the morning sun we see. The lowing herd to tho silver stream, And the pastures green and free. In the summer timo to the harvest field, With the cooling drink we see O, that is the home for me. When tho autumn winds and sweeping wild, He is gathering nuts, yon see ; For a winter store he'll lay them by For his sister himself and me, To the orchard then he hies away, For he knows each favorite tree, And ho saves the fruit for a coining friend ; O, that is the home for me. When tho winter enmes with its driving blast, Then the furmer's boy's in glee, For he loves the snow that is fulling fast, As it's drifting, o'er the Ice. And he says to himself, to-morrow morn, With my sled and skates I'll he. While my cattle aro munching their hoy und corn ; O, that ia the horn for me, if arum's )cp.tmcni How to Make Good Buttet; A correspondent of the New England Far mer furnishes thut paper wilh the following rules for making good butter : 1. Milk should never be set for butter in a dark, dump cellar us is ihe case with butter makers in this section as the cream is there by moulded before it has had time to rise, which gives the butler a mouldy taste. 2. The milk is allowed to set too long bo lore being skimmed, which gives it a cheesy taste. 'A. The cream is kept too long before it is churned, after it is skimmed, which gives it tbe taste of the other two ; and also a sour taste. 4. Tho butter should never bo washed in water, because it takes away that beautiful aroma so essential to good butter. 5. It should never be tuken in a person's warm hands, as the heat melts a certuin por tion of tho globulus, which gives it an oily taste, and makes it become rancid very soon C. The milk should bo set in good clean tin orosrlheu pans, in a dry, open, airy und sha day place, above ground, if possible, although a cellar may be so built aud ventilated, as to answer the purpose. It should never set over twenty-lour hours, in warm weather; and for a dairy of threo cows and over, the cream should be churned every morning, and never be kept over forty.eijht hours, in warm weather iu cold weather it may be kept longer. it should always be about the same bent that milk is when drawn from the cow, and churued steadily, mid I have never known it lo I'uil of coming readily ; (we use cylinder churn ;) it is then taken from the churn with a wooden butter ladlo, into a wooden tray which has been well scalded und cooled in pure cold water; tho salt is then worked in, to suit the taste, with tho ladle, which is ea sily done with a littlu practice, und the but termilk well woi'kod out ; it is then set away in u cool place for twenty-four hours, when it is well worked over uguin, as long as milk or pickle can be worked out. Buttei niado in this way, aud put dowu iu stonu pots and kept from the air, will keep good for a long tunc. Potatoes ore more solidly kept In a dark cellar, well covered over, than perhaps any where else. Soiuo prefer putting them in tho open field, where the ground is somewhat ele vated and dry. leaving nn opening toward the south, filled iu with straw. We cannot say which is the better modo : but wo can say that many fanners do not adopt the best mode, judging from the appearance of their potatoes in April, May and Juno. Barn cellars not the cellars of the dwelling ure the places for storing them when the exposed pit is rejected. Here they will be less disturbed though even should there bo room in iho cellars of the house. For family use. not more than n bu shel at a time should be token out, and thee should be kept covered in a cask When '.he bin is disturbed every timo a few potatoes ure needed in the family, it is frequently left ex posed, to the ilanuigo of the tuber. How to Kkef Fat Stock Good hay is not only the basis of fattening, if yon feed in winter, but all you need for wintering stock which is in cood order in tlm full. A skillful farmer can make healthy cattle grow all win ter by taxing his ingenuity to see how much good hay he can manage to get them to eat, anil this is tho great secret in keeping slock. Ha who attempts the experiment, as very ninnv do, of trying to winter cattle on the least possible quantity of liny, will find him self in the end in very much the condition of the economist who tried to see with h jw little salt he could winter his pork. When warm weather ciiine, to his great aatonishnieut, he hud not only lost his salt but his pork. To Photect DntED Fruits. II fruit is put into good linen or cotton bags, and tied up lightly immediately afier drying, aud baked a couble of times daring ibe season, by putting the bugs on a board in tho oven moderately warm, keeping tbein in a dark closet in the meantime, the worms will not disturb them. Another excellent way to protect them from worms, is to procme empty liquor burrcls nnd pack them in. ofter drying iu tho fall, aud cov er them up tia,ht. or put them in other bar rels, and add a little wuisstfy or oiatiuy as jou fill them up. ' A uofT Bkes. A Bwarm of bees in tbsir natural state contains from 10,000 to 20.000 Nif the insects, while in hives they number I'roin 30.000 to 40,000. Iu square loot or honey-comb there ara about 9.000 cells. A queen bee lays her egg, for fifty or sixty con secutive days, luying about ;00 dufly. It takes three days to hatch each egg. In one season a single queen bee hatches about 10(1, 000 bees. It takes S.000 bees to weigh a pound. Standard Weioht or Grain. The Legis laturaof North Carolina has passed a law regululing the weight of grain, under which wheat must weigh 60 pounds to the bushel, com 64, rvo 66, rice 44, buckwheat 60. barley 4fl, oats' 35,- flai'ses, 65. peas 60, covo inesf. 16 llfdpcSs i . '.. .' .r.-l.T 1 . Pancakes. Beat Op' threo eggs and J 3 u art of milk r fnakn it tYp inio a batter with oar, a little fait, a spoonful of ground gin' ger, and a little grated fefnon peel t let it be of a fine thickness affl pT-rfef tly smooth. Clean your' frylngpan thoroughly, and put into it a good "lump of dripping or butter f when it is hot pour in a cupful of batter and let it run all Over of an equal thickness f shake tho pan frequently thnt the batter may not sficR, snd when you think it Is done art One side, tOBs it over r' if yon cannoi, turn it with n slice ; and when both sides are of it nice light brown, lav it on a dish before the fire strew siigarover it. and so do the rest They should be ealoh directly, of they will become heavy. Fruit Fiutters. Matte a batter of floor, milk, and eirgs. of whatever richness voul desire; stif into it either raspberries, rur- runt.i, or any other truit. ! ry in hot lard the same as pancakes. A pti.k Fritters. Make batter as above, only thicker; pare apples; cut them irt qnarters, and core thorn ; then take up a quarter of apple, with some batter, nnd fry them on both Sides, in hot fat, tho satno as pancakes. Welch Rabbit. Cut n pound of ciieese id sliffra quarter of on inch thick, iut a pieco of butter the sir.e of an egg in a small frying fian, lay in the cheese about five minutes et it cook, add two eggs, well beaten, a desert spoon of mixed mustard pepper, and. suit; stir it up; have reudy some slices of buttered toast, turn the cheese over it, aud send it to the table, very hot. Douiinsrrs. 1'wo teacnpfals ef sugar1, two teacupfuls of milk, ofie teacnpftil of lard, two eggs, one gill of ycn.t ; add spice to your state : add flour to knead a:id mako t hem soft ; let (hem get well raised and light before boiling. Indian PcntnN"0. Tnko eight table Spoon fuls of fine Indian meal; pour into it ono quart of boiling milk, with six eggs, ono nutmeg, nnd six ounces of butter. Buke this quantity in threo common sized dishes. Di tch Pitfet, (for ten.) one pint of milk; three eggs ; one cup of butter ; a teaspoon of saleratus ; flour enough to make a spoor! stund in it ; half a cup of brewers' yeast; This is better than sally lunn. CiT AQUA FORTtS OPERATING ON OLl JOE. In tbe pretty villa(;oof 11 aililonfield, N. J., some years ago there resided an old fellow who wus faniilliarly known to the town and country round as "Old Joe." ho had no par ticular occupation, except doing "chores" or" errands nor any particular location. Ho ate where he could get a bite, and slept where he could find a lodging place. Joe was a re gular old toper, aud Jersey lightning had nri more e fleet ou his insides than so much water Ho generally made his head quarters at tho lower tavern, for thcro wero two in town. He would sleep end doza away the afternoon on au Old bench iu one corner of the bar room but was always awake when there was uny drinking going on. Wheu ho was not asked to drink lie would slip to the bar, and drain the glasses of the few drops loft in them. One afternoon, Dr. Bolus, the village physi cian, was in tho taveru, mixing up a prepara tion. He placed a tumbler hall lull of ajta fortis on the 'our, and turned around to mix some other ingredients. A lew moments nt terwards ho hud occasion to use the poison ous drug, when Iiq found to his dismay, that the tumbler had been druint-d to the last drop. "Mr. Wigfjins," exclaimed the Doctor in affright to tho landlord, "Whut bus become of tho aiunortis 1 put on tbo bar a fuw mo ments ago? "1 don't knot?," replied the landlord, "un less Did Joe slipped iu und drank it." In this suspicion they were both soon con firmed, for the hostler suit! he hud seen Old Joo lake the fatal draught. The Doctor knowing that he must certainly die, after such a doseiuslituted a starch ut once. Af ier some hours spent in looking through the barns, out-bousss and wood, lor three or four miles urouud the villuge, he was abandoned to his fate; It was u cold Light, and us the village topers assembled around tlm blazing hickory tire of tbe bur room, nothing wus thought of or talked on but the unfortunate end of poor Old Joe. Some four or five days having elapsed and nothing having been heard from Old Joe, they oil catno to the con clusion tlmt he was a goner. Tho Doctor, about thU time, hud to visit a patient some eight miles distant; wbut was his surprise when ubout hve nines distant irom, ilie vil lage, to see Old Joe in trout of a farmer's house,-splitting wood. Why Joe," said the Doctor, riding up to' the fence, "I thought you were dead uud bu ried before this." "Why, what made yoa think thnt, Doctorf said Joe, leaning nn bis axe handle. "Didn't you drink that duse 1 left 00 old Wiggius' bar, a few days since." "Yes;" replied Joe, half ashamed to 6wd it. "Do yoa krsow what it was ?" asked thef Doctor. "No." returned Joo. "Why. it was aqua-fortis ouoagli to kill a dozen meo." "Well, now Doctor, da you know thut 1 thought there was something queer about thut darned stud, for after 1 drank it, errry time I I'h'irrd ihv note J burned a hole in tuy jiocket-kitiidkcrt-liir. Hero is a good joke told of a western yonth who found himself in New Yoik surrouuded by a bey of fair damsels, who tried to sell him. "Do tho ladies pluy music at the West, sir ?'' asked one of them, with a simper. The Western original saw the game, aud resolved to viiu. "O, universally, Miss," was the cool reply, "Indeed. I was not aware of that; pray' do they us the piano, mostly!" Nev er, Miss the instrument that we have Oat our wey is the Swinttte, and the girls ull play it""0,'dear! I am sure, positively, lhat I nevor beard of that beforedo tell what it is, and how they play." "Well, the instrument, is a pig, and each takes one of these aftde ber arm and chews tbe end of its long tail, ami that brings the mudic !" Ths preconcerted1 "comu" made no further progress ; and for the) bulucce of the evening Vy ester "greea" wai the lion of the show. V Tbe young lady who caOght a gentleroaa't ere ba ret iruoi it, bca.ia it al a we ! (top. iu it.
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