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TEW SERIES, VOL. 11, NO. 21.
SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA. SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1858.
OLD SERIES, VOL 18. NO- 47
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II usiness attended to in the Counties of Nor
and, Union, Lycoming Montour ana
?olumhio.
References in ritilaihlhia
CMn. .Inli rt.Tvsnn,
t,)lVlilfI 4. SlICIilRtiH",
Chn Gibbons,
l.isu, fmith Co-
" NEW STORE-
KLIASEME1UCH,
TITS E?PECTFl"LLY informs the riiiehs '
y k of Lower August township ond the pub
lir Re,.rr.illv. that ho has purchased the More
l.itelv kept bv Isaac Mart., in Lower Augusta
township near Kmrrich'n Tavern, and has just
openc.l a splendid stuck of
C .iti and Winlrr OttI-
Hi, ft.iek consist of Cloths Cassimcrc. Cassi
liettsof all kind, linen, cotton and Worsted.
l-io, C.ilicor). Ginghams, Lawns. Moussolmc
lie l.niiies nnd nil kinds of Ladies Dress Goods.
(iHOCKIilKS, Hardware, Quecnsware of va
lious sUlcs and p-itterns.
Also," an assortment of Ready-Made Clothing
of ull descriptions. U -ts and Shoes, ats and
dps. S,iLT FLsH. &c, and a variety of
cltiei articles such as arc snilahle to the trade,
all of which will he sold at the lowest prices.
JP Country piodiice taken in exchange at
the hidic-.t niaikct prices.
Lower Augusta twp., October 10, 18;7. tf.
InronTia. axd WnoLtsii. Dual l
SALT,
1 n-
13 1 South WiarvtB, I'hilaihhia, Tit.
SIITON FINE. LIVEKI'OOI. C.UOCND,
Utoa and Hlar Mills Dairy assorted .lies, con
Kt:,i,t!y on hand ai;U for sale in lots to suit the
trade.
B. Orders solicited.
March 18ii8. 6ra
iiiLvr xTiict:s- cjrsiusr.
fSlItlS Grease is recommended to the notice of
i WaRoncrs, Livery Stuhln keepers, Ac. as
hehi" Si'i'fuioB to anything of the kind ever in-
irodiiced. As it uoi s r.oi gum u"i .,ir,...
is much more durable, und is not nlh-cted hy
he weather, remaining the same in summer af
i winter, and put up in tin . caniste ' l "1 "J
;5 rents. for sale hy A. W. KlbllLK.
July S 1. 1 8-' 8.
riTl'IT, M'l'S S I'UUVESIOS.
N. HKLLlNGrf,
Ao. 12 Xortk Wharvts, miadilj'hia.
100,000 lbs. Dried Apples,
S.000 bushels Tea Nuts,
0(10 barrels (ireen Apples,
COO boxes Dranges,
U00 boxes Lemoi.s,
8,000 bushels Potatoes,
1,000 bushels Daans,
100 do7.. l'i kh s.
Also Piaisins. Kiss, Prunes, ic, in store ai d
fjt sale at the lowest prices.
April 10, 165t?. ly
bottoysteah FL0UPJKG MILL.
raHE subscribers respectfully announce to the
A public, that their new iSteam Fb.uiiug Mill
in this place, has been completed, and will go
into operation on Monday the day of Au-
K "Having" engaged a competent and .careful
Miller they trust they will be able, wilh all tlie
ioJ.r'n improvements adopted in their mill, to
give entire satisfaction to all who may lavor them
"'UulNEHAUT&IlARmsOX.
Sunbury, Augut2!).i857. U
Sltcusssoii to
J O. CAMPBELL Ci CO., AXD I.. C. IVES,
(Formerly No. IS North Wharves.)
)K ALRlt IN PRODUCE, FRITP AND VE-
iETAULES, No. 4 North Wharves, 4th door
Market street, Philadelphia.
Oranges, Apides, Dried Fruit. Butler,
demons, Onions, Mercer Potatoes, Cheese
Raisins, Tomatoes, fcweet Potatoes, Beans,
Vea Nuts, Peaches. Cranberries h?gs &c.
Orhersfor Shipping put up with care and ills-
""f GOODS old on commission for Farmers
nd Dealers.
Octolr 81, 1857.
The $10 and $15 Single and Double
Threaded Empire Family Sewing
Machines.
AN AGENCY for the sale of these Sewing
Machines can be secured on liberal terms for
the County of Northumberland. No one need
apply without capital sullicient to conduct the
business properly and who cannot bring refer
ences as to reliability and capacity. A personal
application will be necessary.
The peculiar adaptation of these Machines for
all purposos of Family Sewing, will, where ever
they are ollerej for sale command a ready and
unlimited demand.
JOHNSON If GOOD LI..
S. E. Corner of 6th and Arch Sis., I'laUdd'a.
August 15, 1857 tf
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BLANK Deeds, Mortgsges, Bonds, Warrants
Attachments, Commitments, Summons, Su
poeoas, Executions, Justices' and Constables'
Vea Bills, &.C, &e.,can b bad by applying at
this office.
. n.if ra . vDtmn. Linda. Lob.ters. Sar-
in.ftM-u ---- -
.lines. Ac. etc., just received and for sale
he Drug Store of A. W. FlallCB,
Baa'jorf, Aaj'i.', 1451. ly
Select )0drg.
THE TWO ARMIES.
As LiTe's onenriinp columns pours,
Two marshaled host ar seen
Two armies on tho trampled chores
That Heath flows black between.
Onn marches to tho dram-beat's roll,
The. wide mouthed clarion's bray,
And bears upon the crimson scroll,
"Our filory is to sluy."
Onn moves, in silence by the stream,
With sud yet watchful eyes,
Culm ns tho patient plannet's gleam
Tbut walks the clouded skies.
A loop; its frotit no sabres Bhine,
No blood-red pennons wave j
Its banner beursi the single line,
"Our duty is to save."
For those no denth-bed'g lingering sliado ,
At Honor's trumpet call,
With knitter) brow und lifted blade
In glory's urnis they full.
For thefo no clashing falchion's bright
No stirring battle-cry;
The bloodless etubber calls by night
Each answers. "Here am I."
For those the sculptor's murblo bust,
The builder's marble piles,
The anthem's pealing o'er their dust
Through long cathedral aisles.
For these tho blossom-sprinkled turf
That floods the lonely graves,
When Spring rolls in her sea-green surf
lu Uowery Coaming waves.
Two paths lead upward from below,
And angel's wait above,
Who count each burning life-drops now,
Each falling tear of Love.
Though from the Hero's bleeding breast
Her pulses Freedom drew,
Though the white lilies in her crest
Sprung from that scarlet dew '
While Valor's haughty champions wait
Till all their scars ure shown
Love walks uiichallrnsed thro' the gate,
To sit beside the Throne !
Select Calf
MARRIAGEABLE LADIES.
BY niUENK CTI.NOT.
Mademoiselle Armando X. is a charming
young person, with a dowry of eighty thou
sand francs. This fortune allows her to as
pire to the hand of a provincial lawyer, but
Armande has lor on aunt and a godmother a j
very ambitious lady who promise her a more i
brilliant match.
"My niece," said tho good lady, "is made to
marry a grout lord only he must be suught j
lor. liUi i Know nueru luese gouu uiaicucs
are to bo found."
"Where then?"
"In Germany at the baths, at those sum
mer resorts which are the rendezvous of the
beau inoude of all countries. 1, w ho am tell
ing yuu about it, wont to these waters twenty
years ago 1 was not so pretty as my niece,
and yet 1 might have beeu a duchess, if uo
foitunutely 1 had not beeu married."
The good lady w ished to realize her dream.
She carried her niece beyond the Rhine, to a
watering placo which is beloved by the fash
ionable world.
Miss Arinumle hud great success Iler
aunt hud spared uo eijienso to uiuke her
shine, and the ludy was dressed like the god
daughter of a fairy. The most dazzling toi
lets added to her graces their elegance and
their splendor. She cbaugtd her dresses
twice a day. fcho excelled ull the other ladies
at the bulls and drives, ishe was quoted as
the pearl of fine laJi.v, she was admired, sur
rounded, and ptocUiu,cd the queen of the
seasju.
liut the triumphs, fluttering as they were,
did not attain the serious end which had beeu
proposed. A ruiuude fouud pui tilers sud ad
mirers in crowds, but no husband. Her ro
niarkubie beauty und her exquisite grace hud
however made more than one couquest, and
among other hud touched ILe heart of a
youug l'urujiun, M. UenedeC. ; but the
young man justly alarmed ut the luxury und
the great si Id of Ariunude, had informed
himsell of her dowry. They hud told hiiu it
was eighty ihcusund francs.
The sum seemed to it disproportionate to
thebsplendor of the youtij; lady, aud he said
to himself with a sigh :
"It is too little. My forty thousand pounds
capital will not be enough to sutisfy the ex
travagunt tbtc. aud pay for toilets of such a
luvish lady."
M Uvue therefore resigned himself to con
ceal his senlinieuts, and sadly stood aside.
After six wec-b.3 of hollow glory, Armando
left tho waters with her aunt, who had ex
hausted ull her savings in a vain attempt.
At the beginuing of tho month of Septem
ber, M. Uuiie found himself in the environs of
L , at the house of one oC his friends.
Uoiog ouo moruing to make a visit in the
neighoorhood, he perceived that ho had mis
sed his way. Some informotiou was indispen
sable, and to ask it, ho directed his steps to
ward a house of modest appearance which he
had perceived at it short distance from the
spot where ho had just stopped in his fulso
path.
He crossed a well cumvaieu hiicuea gar
den, and approaching the house he heurd a
I'rubh and silvery voice utter these words :
" ait a minute 1 am coming.
This voice made him tremble ; he thought
he recoguizud that of Mudemoisello Armando
wilh whom, however, he hud couvcrscd but
little.
He approached softly and saw a young ludy
occupied with a very prosaic care.
one wa lecuiug her cbicteus. iter oacu
was turned towards M. Kene. He only saw
her form, which was charming in her calico
dress. Head disappeared uuder a large hat
of coarse straw. The band which threw out
the grain wus small and delicate, but browu-
ed by the uu. Everything be caw retuiuded
him of Armauue. liut how could he believe
that it was she. Tho pearl of fine ladies in a
calico dress and peasant's bat t The queen of
the watering-place reeding the beus !
Wbeu she had given out all the corn which
was in her apron, she turned aud passed near
M. Itene without seeing bitn ; but he bad
plaiuly seen her, aud it was the charming
FiC of mademoiselle, browned little, like
her hand.
lie remained a moment ipeecbles. II
then went into the bouse and found Made
inoiselle Armande employed io settling the
household accounts with the cook.
Hi surprise deprived him of speech, and
he had ome trouble io expluiuiog the motive
of hU sudden apparition.
"Tonna will show you your road directly,
unless you will rest yourself a little while,"
said Armande, pointing to the adjoining
room, the door of which was open.
It was a little parlor, in which M. Rene
found the fathor and mother of the young
lady, and the ambitious grandmother who
had curried ber to the waters. He asked the
aunt and niece if they did not recollect him.
The aunt answered that she did not.
"It seems to me as iC 1 had seen you, but
I cannot tell whero or when," replied the
young lady.
- M. Rene Celt a little saddened that Made
moiselle Armande had preserved only a vague
and confused remembrutice of him. He re
minded these ludies that ho had met them at
the baths.
The young lady smiled as she gl nced at
her country toilet. Her aunt sighed as she
thought of the failure of her hopes.
Defore taking his leave, M. Eene improved
his position as a neighbor to obtain permis
sion to come again. He came the next day
and found the queen of the waters making
preserves.
Every day ha surprised her thus engaged
in household cares, always simple, naturu),
modest, happy. The metamorphosis was
complete, or rather the queen for a day
turned for a moment from her true vocation,
and returned with joy to her own habits aod
tastes.
"You do not then regard the pleasures or
last summer?" asked M. Heno.
"I, normal all ! I leave the regrets to my
good aunt. It was to please her thut 1 went
with her to the water."
"!o you return there next summer ?"
"No, indeed, once is enough, and I was
quite weary of them."
"What do jou suy, was not the place full
of enchantment Io you ? W ero there not new
fetes when ycu displayed yourself brilliunt in
charms and ornaments, surrounded by humngo
and admiration."
"It moy uppenr very absurd to you, but
these fetes and this greut world futigued me.
I was ill at ease ill the part of fine ludy
which I was made to play. I felt ridiculous
in those dresses of which you speak, and in
those six weeks of forced elegance I became
dissusled with the toilet fos the rest of my
life'."
"Meantime, you would not bo gorry to find
again next winter the pleasure of l'uris If"
" We do not go to l'uris thi year: l'uris
is loo dear."
"What, do you resign yourself to the exis
tence one leads in a little provincial city?"
"I have already passed one winter in this
little city, nod 1 enjoyed myself very much
here. 1 hope we shall stay iu the country.
A country girl and a peasuut, thut is what 1
am, and 1 owu it frankly."
"Hut if a husbaud should take you to Ta
lis ?"
"I should obey."
"Aud if this husband were me?"
Armande blushed und cast down her eyes.
After a moment's silence, tho marriageble
young lady made timidly some objections.
"l'erhups," said she, "you think me richer
than I urn."
'T know," replied M. Rene, "that you have
a very line dowry."
"But, no, I havo only eiahty thousand franc."
"You hnvu much mure than thut."
"Jlow I"
"Let us reckon. You would be content w ith
a thousand crowns a year for your toilet 1"
"Well, then, that is too much."
"'1'hat is nine thousand francs saved, for there
is no more of fashi n who dors not spend at least
fitly louis a mouth for the toil.-1. Do you depend
on having a box at tho Opera or the Italian !"
"Not in the least."
"This makes six thousand francs giined for
our winter. Yon give up a stsy at tho watering
places, and yiu spend six mouths ia the coun
try !"
"I asked nothing better."
"The prolr will be ten thousand francs. At
Pari", as we. I as in tho country, you w ill keep
the household accounts; you will watch over the
family c endiluits, und keep Ihem within pru
dent limits." -
"1 should not fail tndo all this."
"And we should gain thereby at least fifteen
thousand francs a year. Now calculate; add the
advantages that I have just enumerated, und you
will see that you brinf forty thousand francs a
year in savings, which represent a capital of
t iht hundred tli usand francs, joined Io your
eighty thousand. You arc than richer than I
am, who have only forty thousand pounds."
The calculation made hy love and reason was
ajust one. Modesty of tastes, crder aud econo
my arc a good doary a real fortune, which is
rare to find among the girls of our timis ut
Paris
Armando was then an excellent, match .
She had not observed M. Reno at tho waters,
hut he had pleased her in the country.
So that the arrangements were soon made
and last week tho guests of the Chateau de L
wers present at the celebration ef a marriage
w hich bids fair to be happy.
An Indian I.oveu. Mis bishop, the wri
ter of "Floral Home," who went to Minneso
ta ui a teacher, received an oll'ur of marriage
of an ludiau. He came to her dwelliug dock
ed in ull hi linciy scurlet flannel, rings, fea
thers, uewly-scoured bras ornaments and
bear's claws uud through aud interpreter
announced to ber that the must be hi wife.
It wus ured thut ho had ouo wife. He re
plied, "All the buud have as many a they
cuu keep, and 1 huve but one." A an ex
tra iuducuuieuls he promised that sho could
have the best comer of hi lodge, hunt by hi
side, und eut with him, while dark squaw was
to hush the papoose, cook the food, Curry the
game, plant uud hue the com, aud provide
wood aud water. Mis liisbep, a little iu four
of the "green eyed monster," even if the oth
er cluiuiuut did hold uu inferior position, du
cliuud the distinction.
The Indian then begged a dollar to buy a
shut, aud left with a haughty air. Next day
he wa drunk, liut Mis iiisbops associuto
lured worse ; she had been only a few weeks
in the cuuutiy, and was ignorant of Indian
customs; a youug wurrior, smitten with ber,
culled olteu ; hoping to be rid of him she gave
biui a nog ; be interpreted it as a tokeu of
partiality, uud relumed to lake her to hi
lodge; the next duy be again returned with
six youug brave to compel ber to go with
tiiui. Explanation una luterierence saved
her.
The greatest task muster we know of is a
blacksmith, who say every evening to bis ap.
priotice
"Come, boy ; let us leave off work and go
to sawing wood.
That blacksmith must be a brother to a far
mer down east, who one season, when be was
buildiug a uew bouse, used to try aud get his
hired men out with him to play dig cellar by
uioouligbt.
Rel ieve misfortune quickly. A man i
tike an egg the longer be is kept in bot
water the haider be i wbeu taken out.
Tbey have a fellow In jail in Chicago for
swindling. lie dried tuow pud told it foi
!t. . ,
fFrom the Ijowloii Pumphlet.
Rarey's Great Horse Taming Secret.
First. That he (the horse) is so constitu
ted hy nature that lie will not offer resistance
to any demand made of him which he fully
comprehends, iT mado in n way consistent
with the laws of nature.
Second. That he has no consciousness of
of his strength, beyond his experience, and
can be bandied according to our will, without
force.
Third. Tbnt wo ran, in compliance with
the laws of his nature, by which hn examines
all things new to him, take any object, how
ever fright, around, over on him, that does
not inflict pain, without causing him to fear.
The horse, though possessed of some facul
ties superior to man's, being deficient in rea
soning powers, has no knowledge of ripht or
wrong, of free-will and independent govern
ment, and knows not of any imposition prac
ticed upon him, however nnreasonablo these
imposition may bo. Consequently he cannot
come to any decision as to what he should or
not do, because he has not tho reasoning fa
culties of man to nrguo tho justice of the
thing demanded of him. If he hud taken in
to consideration his superior strenpth, he
would be useless to a mini us a servant.
Every man that luift paid any attention to
the horse has noticed his natural inclination
to smell everything which to him looks new
nnd frightful. This is his s'.ronge mode of
examining everything. And when ho is
frightened nt anything, though lie looks at it
sharply, he seems to liavo no confidence in
this optical examination alone, but must
touch it with li is nrse before he is entirely
satisfied ; and as soon as this is dono, all is
right.
We might very naturally suppose, from the
fact of the horse's applying his nose lo every
thing new to him, thut he always does so for
the purpose of smelling these objects. l!ut
I believe I but it is as much or moro for the
pui poso of feeling, and thut he makes use of
his nose or niur.zle (us it is sometimes culled)
us we would of our hands ; because it is the
only organ by which he can touch or fuel any
thing with much susceptibility.
We knew, from the experience, that if a
horso sees and smells a robe a short distance
from him, he is used to it) until he touches
or feels it with his nose ; which is positive
proof thut feeling is tho controlling sense iu
this casa.
It is a prevailing opinion nmong horsemen
generally that the sense of smell is the gov
erning sense of the horse ; and Foucher, as
well as others, has, with that view, got up re
ceipts of strong smelling oil., Ac, to tanie
the horse, sometimes using the chesnut of his
decs, which they dry, grind into powder, and
blow into his nostrils, sometimes using the oil
or rhodium, origauium, Arc, that aro noted
for their strong smell ; and sometimes they
scent the hund with the sweat from under the
arm, or sometimes blow their breuth into his
nostrils, Arc. ; all of which, as fur us the scent
goes, have no effect whatever iu geulling the
horse, or couve-yiug any idea to his uund ;
though the acts ihul accomput.y these eflorts
handling him, touching bun about the noso
und head, and patting him, us they direct you
should, ul'ter administering the crticles, may
have u groat effect, which they mistuke to be
the ellects of the ingredient used.
Now reader, can you or any one else give
ouo single reason bow scent can convey any
idea to the bore' mind of whut we want him
to do? If not, then strong scouts ol'uuy kind
aro of no avuil in the Uiuiug of unbruken
hours.
I Iu order to obtain perfect obedience from
any horse, we must first huvo him fear us, for
jour motto is t'ttir, iVce and obey ; and, we
! must huve the fulfillment of the ti rat two be
fore wa cau expect Ihu latter ; for it is by our
philosophy ot creating feur, luve and coiiti
ilcice, that we govern to our will every kind
of horso whatever. 1 should uot want, for
! myself, more than half or threo quarters of
I ttrt It.mr 1 1 hi.nill,, nnv nilt niul hill'. Itiin rim.
tiing about in the stable alter me ; though I
would advise n new beginner to tuko more
lime aud not be iu too much of u hurry.
When you huve eutered the stable, stuud still,
nnd let your horso look at you lor u minute
or two, and soon us he is settled iu one place,
approach him slowly, with your urms station
ary, your right hand hanging by your side,
holding the whip as diiected, aud the left
bent to tho elbow, with the hand projecting.
As yuu uppioach him, go not too near his
buud or croup, so as not to make him move
cither backnurd or forwurd, Etep a little to
the right or left, very cautiously ; this will
keep In in in ouo place. As you get very near
him, draw a littlu to his shoulder uud stop
a few seconds. If you are very near him, he
will turti his head and erne 11 your hand, not
that Le has any preference for your buud, but
bt-cuuso thut is projccliug, aud is the neurest
poi tiou of your body to the horse. This ull
colt will do, and they will smell your naked
hand just us quickly us they will of anything
that you cun put in it, and with just us good
uu e licet, however much some meu may huve
preached tho ductriue of taming horses by
giving the animuls the scent of ai tides from
Ibehuiid. 1 have already made it appear
thut that uotiou is u mistuke.
As soon as bo touches his noso to your
baud, cares him us before directed, always
with a very soft light hand merely touching
tho hoise, alwavs rubbing the way the huir
lies, so tbnt your hand will ass ulong us
smoothly OS possible As you staud by Lis
side, you may liud it more convenient to rub
his neck or the side of his head, which will an
swer the same purpose as rubbing his fore
head. Favor every inclination of the hcrso
lo touch or smell you with bisuoso Always
follow cue It touch or communication cf this
kind wilh the most lender and aflectionute
caresses, occempanicd with a kind look and
pleasuut word of some sort, such as "Hoi my
little boy, ho! my litilo boy 1." "l'retty boy!''
"Nico lady 1" or something of the kind, con
stautly repealing tho same words, with llio
same kind, steady tone of voice, aud will
know as well wben fear, love oruuger prevails
a your own feelings two of which feur aud
anger a good horseman should never feel.
If your horse, instead of being wild, seems
to be of t stubborn or mulish disposition ; if
be lays back bis ears us you approach him, or
turn bis heels to kick you, he bug cot thut
regard or fear of man that he should huve to
enable you to handle him quickly and easily ;
aud it might be well to give him a few shurp
cuts with the whip about the legs, pretty
close to the body. It will crack keenly as it
plies around bis legs, and the crack of the
whip will oll'ect him us much a the stroke ;
betides one sharp cut about the legs will af
fect him more than two or three over bis
back, the tkiu ou the inner part of bis leg or
about the flank baiug thionur and more ten
der tban on bi buck, liut do uot whip bim
much.
Wobth Tkkiso. The i reni h6'ui;c((e ,1c
dicul ttatei that charcoal has beeu acciden
tally discovered to be a euro for burn. Hy
laying piece of charcoal on the burn, the
pain subside at one, liy leaving it oo for
an hour, the wooud will bo btalcd. it it cer
tainly Ub a trial,
Gen. Quitman in tho Mexican War.
The death of Gen. John A. Quitman seems
to create much regret ull over the country,
and among men or ull parties. His civic and
military career is sketched by the press gen
erally with much minuteness. From au ac
count of his Rervices during the Mexicun war
we copy the following
Gen. Quitman's first demonstration against
tho enemy, wus the storming of Fort Taiine
rin, a stioiig work at the lower part of tho
town of Monterey, which he attacked nt the
head of the Tennessee regiment nnd the
Mississippi rifles on tho 21st day of Septem
ber, 1H-1G, and captured on the "Jd. He was
one of tho firht. lo enter the city. On the
death of General Warmer, und the retirement
of General Duller, the command of the entire
volunteer force fell to General Quitman. He
was entrusted by General Taylor with the
command i,f the expedilion nguiust Victoria,
the capital of Tuinuulipns j ussaulted that
place with seven reaitm nts, und took posses
sion I ee. 28.1817. II. s forces were nfler
ward joined to the army under Generul Scott,
lie was at the taking Jf Vera Cruz, and con
tinued in active service throughout the whole
or that memorable campaign. While ou the
road, odvuneing with his command in support
of General Worth, w ho was itbout attacking
the city of I'uebla, General Qiiitmun received
his commission from the President us niujor
Keneinl of the army. Ho now outranked
Gen. Wot th, but bo pushed on to support
him, and when thut gallant general entered
the city, Quitman, ou uri iviug there, declined
to exhibit his commission or to supersede in
any way the captor or I'uebla.
Huring the subsequent operations beforo
tho city of Mexico he continued high iu the
confidence of Generul Scott, end was ap
pointed by liim to posts of distincliou on
several occasion.". At Chapultep.ee he ltd
in person tho assault on the batteries on (he
south side, at the foot of the hill, nnd after
wards continued Lis victorious course along
the Taenbuyu cuusewuy to the city. In this
gallant euterprise theio wus a generous emu
lation between his division und thot of Gen.
Worth, which was also advancing upon the
city aloiii; tho San Cosine causeway. 1 luring
the early part of the night the advance con
liuued, tho head of both columns sending
their flashes of sulphurous light across the
plain. One hour and twenty miintes past
midnight the Garitu of Helen was gained.
Quitman immediately mounted upon a por
tion of the wull, und, waving a rille with a
handkerchief attached to it as a flag, called
upon those uronnd him to mark the hour and
to note the position of the head of Worth's
column, which was still somo hundreds of
yards from thu Garita of Sun Cosine.
Here the battle lulled for a time, while the
exhausted troops were ordered to lie down
on their arms for a few hours' repose. Send
ing au aid to report to Gem nil Scott his
position, Quitman, in company with Major
lieauregurd, or the er.eineers, proceeded to
select positions ond throw up batteries
ugaiust thu citadel, which wus immediately
iu front of them. After some time the uid-de-camp
returned, and Quitman unxiously
inqiiiied: "Whut lo ws from heud qiiurtct ?"
"Every one says thut you will not be able
to bold the position," replied the aid-do-cump,
"und that you will have to fall back."
"liut what did Gcueral Scott say ?'' hastily
demanded Quitmun. "Hid he send me auy
orders ?"
"General Scott said, sir, that ho would
not embarrass you with orders."
"I thank General Scott for this. Then,
gentlemen, we will hold the position," said
General Quitman, "aud go to the National
Falace."
And ho did hold it, nnd at seven o'clock of
that moroing bo hoisted ihu American flag
on the National I'alaco iu the city. He was
thus tho first to enter tho copital," as Le had
been the first in Monterey.
General Scott appointed him Governor or
the city, and niter a few weeks he received
orders from Washington to come home to
coufer with the government as to the military
occupation of Mexico. 1'cace, however, was
soon ul'ter concluded.
Old PerHona Sleeping with Children.
This habit, which is considerably prevalent
iu almost every family, of allowing children
to sleep with older persons, has ruiued the
nervous vivacity and physical energy of many
a promising child. Those having dear old
friends, whose lives they would like to per
petuate ut the sacrifice of their innocent
offspring, alone should encour.ige this evil ;
but every parent who loves his child, end
wishes to preserve to him a sound nervous
system, with which to buffet successfully the
cares, sorrows, and labors of life, must see to
it, that his ueivous vitality it uot absorbed
by some diseased or nged relative.
Children, compared with adults are elec
trically in a positive condition. Tho rapid
changes which ere going on iu their little
bodies, abundantly geueiulo aud as extcn
sivily woil; up vital nervc-oltctriu fluids.
Hut when, by contract for long nights, with
elder nnd iicgutive persons, the vitalizing
electricity of their tender organizations is
absorbed, they soon pine, grow pa'e, languid
aud dull, wh.le their bed compauious feel a
corresponding invigoration. King David, the
l'salmist, knew the effects' of this practice,
und when he became old, got certuin young
persons to sleep with him, that Lis days
might be lengthened. Dr. Hufeland, the
German physiologist, attributes the frequent
longevity of fchoulmasters to their daily as
sociation with young persons.
Invalid mothers ( lien prolong their exis
tence by dully coutact with their children. I
unco knew a woman who, by weak lungs and
mineral doctors, had been prostrated with
incurable consumption. Her infant occupied
thu same bed with her ulmosi constantly duy
und night. The mother lingered for mouths
on the verge of the grave, hei demise being
hourly expected. Still she lingered on, daily
disproving the predictions of her medical
attendants. The child, meanwhile, pined
without any apparent disease. It once fat
little check tell away with singular rapidity,
till every bono in its face wag visible. Fi
nally, it bad imparted to the mother its last
spark of vitality, aud simultaneously both
died. 1 saw it recently stated in a newspaper
thut a man in Massachusetts budlived forty
day without eating unjlhing, during which
period bu had been uourisbed by a little cold
water, uud "by the influences absorbed by
hiiu while daily holding the buud of bilwife."
Dr. i:. l: Voote.
CuARCOit. a.no Taintud M kat. A Con
necticut lady suyg : "S..me chickens, during
the receut warm weather, bad become slight
ly tainted. These were slutted with lies lily
heated charcoal, aod in twelve Lour were as
sweet and fresh as could be desired, not leav
ing the least disagreeable odor or flavor -Shortly
after, oo xainioiog some fresh pie
ces of pork, and fearing that tbey cuuld
not be preserved until it was convenient to
cook tbein, the packed them iu a pau of pow
dered cburcoal, nod thus ke ft them wilh com
plet ucves.M
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BONNETS.
Of all the charms dear woman wears,
Of ull her mnny trops and snares.
For real effect there's naught com pares
With n truly pretty bonnet ;
For when or where ever you chance to meet
One that is perfectly modest and neal,
Yoa may depend 'tis proof complete
That the bend tins more in than on it.
No matter whether she's pretty or not,
How much or how little money she's got,
Whether she lives iu a mansion or cot,
"l'is a fact, depend upon it ;
The woman to make a man bappy thro' lile,
To nuike u model mother or wife,
1 one who, scorning the milliner strife,
Wears a plain aud tasteful bonnet.
Now a bonnet oT penuinebeauty and grace,
Worn on the head in its proper place,
Shadowing faintly the wcurer's fueo,
"Is a thing for a song or a sonnet ;"
Hut one of those gay aud gaudy things,
Mado up of rainbows and butterfly wings,
A .mixture of flowers, ribbons aud strings,
Is dreudful, depend upon it.
A vulgar muss of "fuss and feather."
A littlu of everything thrown together,
As if by a touch of windy weather,
A wretched conglomeration
A sort or a cup lo catch the hair.
Leaving tho head to "go it bare,"
A striking example of "Nothing to Wear,"
Is this bound abomiuutiou.
It makes the woman look brazen and bold,
Assists her in cutchiug nothing bul cold,
Is bad on the young, absurd on tho old,
And deforms whut is ought to deck ;
For look ut her face no bonnet is there,
See at the side it hangs by a Lair;
View it behind and you will declare
That the creature bus broken her neck.
No matter where yon may chance to be,
No matter how many women you see,
A promiscuous crowd or u certain she,
You may fully depend upon it
That a gem of tho very rarest kiud,
A thing most difficult to find,
A pet lor w hich we long huve pined
Is a perfect "love of a bonnet."
miisccllancous.
A ITusband's Confession.
I never undertook but once to set at
uaught the authority of my wife. You know
her way cool, quiet, but determined as ever
grew. Just alter wo married, and ull was
going on nice and cozy, sho got me in the
habit of doinu nil the churning. Sho never
asked me to do it, you know, but then she
why it wus done just in this way. She fin
ished breakfast before mo one morning, and
slipping away from the table, she filled the
churn with cream, and set it just wh'jre I
couldn't help seeing what was wanted. So 1
took hold, regularly enough, and churned
till the butter came she didn't thank me,
but looked so nice and sweet ubout it, that I
felt well paid. Well, when the next cliurniug
day came along she did the same thing, and
I followed suit and fetched thu butter.
Again, and it was done just so, und I was in
for it every time. Not a word was said, you
know, of couise.
Well, by-and by this becamo to be very
irksome. 1 wunte-d she should just ask me,
but she never did, and 1 couldn't say anything
about it, so on we went. At last 1 mado u
resolve that 1 would not churn another time
unless sho asked me. Churning day come
uud when my breakfast she always got nice
breakfasts wheu thut was swallowed, there
stood tho churn. 1 got up, and standing a
few minutes just to give her a chance, put on
my hut and walked out doors. 1 stopped in
the yard to give her a chance to call me, but
nut a word said she, aud so with u palpita
ting heart 1 moved on. 1 wuut down town,
up town, and nil over the town, and my foot
was as restless as Noah's dove 1 felt as if 1
had done a wrong 1 didn't exactly I'eel how
but there was uu indescribable sensatiou of
guilt, resting upon me ull the forenoon ; it
seemed as if dinner time never would come,
and as for going home one minuto before
dinner, I would us soon cut my ears off. So
1 went fretting and moping uronnd town till
dinner liuio came. Home 1 went, feeling
very much as a criminal must when the jury
is haviug iu their hands his destiny life or
death. 1 couldn't make up my mind bow she
would meet me, but some kind of a storm 1
expected. Will you believe it? the never
greeted me with a 6weetcr smile, never had u
better dinner for me than ou that day; but
there stood the churn just where I left it !
Not a word was passed. 1 felt confoundedly
cut, and every mouthful of that dinner seemed
us if it would choke mo. Sho didn't pay any
regard to it, however, but went ou us if
uotking had happened. Hefore dinner was
over, 1 bad again resolved, and moving back
my chair, I marched up to the churn, and
went at it in the old way. Splash, drip,
ratlin, splash, drip, rattle 1 kept it up. As
if io spite, the butter never was so long
coming. 1 supposed tho cream standing so
long hud got warm, sn 1 redoubled my efforts.
Obstinate matter tho ufiernoon wore away
while I was churning. 1 paused ut last from
real exhaustion, when she spoke for tho first
time : "Come Tom, dear, you have rattled
that buttermilk quite long enough, if it is
only for fun you are doing it." 1 knew how
it wus in u flash. She had brought the but
ter in tho foreuoon and left the duiru stand
ing with the bulteimilk in for me to exercise
with. 1 never set op for myself in household
matters, after that.
How to 1'komoti: Hfai.th. American
mothers are doomed to curly graves, in con
sequence of their sedentary in door employ
ment. Every consideration of ulfoctioo, duly
and the preservation of a healthy posterity,
should prompt the hoad of Tamilies, and oth
ers, to assist in averting result o disastrous
to the well-being of society at Urge. 1 hous
unds or house-wives have recently found oui
pie leisure for healthy, out door exorcise, by
purchasing and using ouo or Giiovki: iU
kKK's Family Sewing Machines by which
Ihey have been enabled to do all their ewing
iu a tronxer and more beatiful slyle thai,
ihey could have done by bund. 1 he trausi
lion from the slavery of tho needle to the
joyous exercise of the largest liberty, bus bad
the happiest effect upon the heultb and tern
per r the fair posesor of tho GkoverA
JiiKKB machine, and every woman who i
practically familiar nith their value, regard
the in with great favor, as the only Missionary
Agent that i nt all likely to emuocipit the
sisterhood from tb slavery cf lL neeJU.
Monkey and Pitcher Plant.
Two brothers, Englishmen, were once trav.
elling on foot from Dondrn Head, the southern
extremity or the Island of Ceylon, toward
Cundy, in tho interior, about one hundred
and twenty miles northward. They started
upon their journey very early in the morning,
and expected to accompli.-h it in three or
four days ; though, os the sun is exceedingly
warm in that country, they intended to rest
during the heat of the doy under the flnido
of the mnny brond-leaved palm trees that
grew by the side of the road.
They had travelled snmn distance then
tho younger brother stopped, aud gazing in
quiringly around, said :
"I surely heard a cry. Robort, as if somo
ono was hurt. Let us look und see what it
can be," he udded, as a low moan distiuctly
reached their ears ; it proceeded from a group
of cocoauut trees that grew on their righthaud.
The brothers sprung hastily but cautiously
forward, and searched carefully around, til
at lust the elder exclaimed, laughing :
"Here it is, Arthur, come and see;" an I
as his brother turned toward him, he pointed
to a monkey which, having fallen from oca
of the branches of tho fruit trees, bad hurt
himself very severely.
"Poor fellow!" said Arthur; and taking
him up, he tore a strip from his handkerchief
and bound the wounded limb, and then turned
to retumo his journey wilh the monkey in
his arms.
"You surely," said Robert, "do not intend
to take that disgusting animal us your com
panion to Candy ?"
"Do you thiuk," leplied Artier, "that I
would leave this poor helpless creature to dio
of his wound ? No ; he shall be my compan
ion until he is cured, and then he may return
as soon as he likes to his home in the forest."
The two brothers traveled on their way,'
though the elder could not sometimes refrain
from joking tho other about his companion.
They had journeyed two days, Slid were about
half way from their place of destination, when
thu heat became exceedingly oppressive, and
the numerous springs which had heretofore
flowed along the side of the road, becamo
dried up, aod tbey began to suffer from tho
want of water. Their strength wus failing
they felt as though they could proceed no
further; and on the morning of the fourth
day, when within ubout thirty miles or Candy,
both brothers sunk down ut the fool of a
palm tree, exhausted and parched wilh thirst.
"Must wo die here?" exclaimed Robert,
with n groan.
"Trust in God," replied AriLur, ruisiug
his eyes towards llenveu.
Suddeuly the monkey, who was resting by
his side, sprang up and ran enc,erty ulong
the roud, us if ho were searching for some
thing. At last he returned, uud seizing Ar
thur by the arm, endeavored to drug him
along with bim.
"How strangely linnets!" said the young
man; "what can he have found?" und sum
moning ull his strength, he arose aud followed
the animal.
When he reached th-5 spot, what met bis
delighted eyes ? There, growing in luxuriant
abundance, wus the silky, downy pitcher
plant, or monkey cup, so called on ucccnnt
of its being sought ul'ter by those animals for
the purpose of quenching their thirst. The
llower is in the shape of a cup, ubout six
inches in length, and one and a half in diam
eter ; il h.'S a lid, which opens aud shut with
the changes of tho weather, aud is filled with
puro wuter, a secretion from the plant.
The two brothers drauk of the water, and
wore refreshed ; and wheu they at last reach
ed their home, they related to their aston
ished friends how the monkey Lad beeu the
means of saving their lives.
"Lord, how uiunifold uro Thy works ! in
wisdom bast Thuu made them all."
from the Ccrmontowu Tel, s't.ili.J
To Preserve Cucumbets and MeJcns-
Take large cucumbers, green nnd free from
seed ; put them in a large jar of salt nnd wa
ter, wilh vino leaves on the top ; Bet them by
the fireside till they are yellow ; then wash
them thoroughly uud set Ihem over a slow
lire iu alum nud water, covered with vino
leaves ; let them boil till they become green;
lake them oifand let them stand in liq'Mr till
cold ; theu quarter them and take out the
seed and pulp ; put them in cold sprlnii wa
ter, changing it twice a day for llir- e days.
Have ready a sirup made thus : to on,: pound
or loaf-sugar, hulf an ounce of ginger bruised,
with as much water as will wet it ; when it is
quite free Trom scum, put in, when ! uLnu.
the rind of a lemon and jui-e; wlu'n quite
Cold, pour the sirup on tin- I, nions. 1: tho
sirup is too thin, after standing t" or three
days, boil il ugtin, und add a little more su
gar. A spoonful if rum gives it the Wet
India flavor. Gherkins may lie pn-seived the
same way. One ounce of alum. wLrn pound
ed is sufficient lor a dozen melons of u mid
dling size.
Nr.w Rum guy fort Coxsim-tiun Erg' t of
rye or spurred rye. has received thu upprova1
of the Academy of Medicine ut Turin, us on,
of the most uelive remedies for cousuin; ten
Dr. I'arid i, .hn aurthor describe, its tctioti
as infallible, if not in curing tho ditvui'. .it
least ill slaying the pulmonary jnll animation
which constantly accompanies the formation
ofthe tubercle.' He administers ihiity-ono
grains of the powder per day, and suspends
it every four or five duy3 for fourty-eipl t
hours, When the stomach is too weak, tho
resinous extract may be administered in pills
instead of the powder, to the amount of ono
and a quarter grains, or els a portion iu u
solution of gum. Quinine, foxglove, and
even opium, inuy gomeiimes be administered
together wish it. By this treatment Dr. Pa
rol has cured sixteen cases out id th.l ly one
of alleged confirmed cou.-uii ;. l. cu in uu ad
vanced stage.
Siiami'O nixj is Spkak. This nti s of
treating sprain, recently revived by M In
rard, is frequently ban leoursv to by M
Nutation with complete success, le.lh in re-
cent and old standing sprain. A case re-
. i .. ..ti- ... .. i. ..i.
Ceillly prtseilieu lisrn, iu uie a ,ni,
sprained bis uukle while leaping. Cold Water
was continuously upplieu, out ne icin..iiic.i
unub'o to walk for three weeks, when Lu
came under M Nelatou's care. It having
been ascertained to be an example of simple
sprain, one of the t-rttrnet slid his fingers uu
der tho feet, uud bavin; greased the two
thumbs, pressed these with increasing force
over the pniiul pari for about a quarter of
an hour. In the couise ot the day the patient
began to walk, and the nest day left ihu
bospitul.
Tuk Hi.ack Toxnt'E at Wii.mixhtox. T!.e
Wilmington Herald say thai the disease,
Called "BUek 'j'uiigue," which lie been cau.
ing such wide-spread distiuetiou among the
cattle rarticul.tily cowt in ihe stale south
bat reached that place, and that one or two
cows have died of il, aud other are infected.
A particular watch bat beeu in conseqoeuc
kept opoo to vuutvti by lb ttiunicijl .