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NEW SERIES, VOL. 12, NO. 9.
SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA. SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1850.
OLD SERIES, VOL ID. NO 35
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A T TORNEY AT LAW,
6UNBURV, PA.
Buines attended to in Hie Counties of Nor
huniburland, Union, Lycoming Monlouf and
."elumbia.
Inference in Philadelphia:
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IHII cSz; GOBI3ST,
51 1 1 o r r y J a t 3L a to ,
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MW1NG associated themselves together for
Ihe practice of J.nw. ull business in this anil
adjoinim countie, cnlrus'ed in their charge will
In 'attended lo with full lity und despatch. Office
si.le-nf Market square; a lew doom cast ol
the Court Hons.'.
IV I'.iuiwl uiven in tV:o Herman language,
f uiilmrv, April 30, 18.VJ.
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U'. Warrant. SuprcnoN, Deeds, MortuaRe.
lti.i..Is. l.r:iM-, Naturalfc;iii"it papers, Justices
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fiin ...i
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l a.l!J I I'.nrj. I'AN.VKII
fs'l-.lt' AND KI;KIIK.RS' TOOLS, n.ul Kcni ra! awort
mint ul Lcjiher, I tiiisin J and i" Ihe Hough.
ALSO Itr.D'Li; LLATIILK-
A!!rw:nei witi he t-M l..w l-r Cj.1i, r the arnl
C.il.l.
.-m All 1.1. I. ..t I..Alh.
the Ui'iich winded. f"r
v iui-li Ihe limlicsl oriii-.i in K" " B - '
t.njii ill est'l.mme f'.r lilies.
"il"Vr'..-..rfire of Ch.HfP.anJ Sold on Comiuimun.
I'lnLdciiii.u, July a, IMf-- n
HARDWARE ! II ARD W ARE ! !
i:sT icrcivcd by A. W. KU. at hi
L'rJR Slure, funbnry. Pa.,
si:oiii's; shovels, forks, i.og-
CilAIN Mil. I. PAWS, CT.OSS
CUT .SAWS.
Also, Nciiwk, llults. Door Knol, Thumb
l.utclien.aiiil nil hardware necessary forliuildinf?.
A Kpleiidi'l Kt ol'iMuliet and table cutlery, cia
oj:., Cieruidii filter Spoons.
A br"e stock of Looking filat.e.a, received and
rvr , .( t,y A. W. l lsHhlJL
Banbury, July 17, 135H.
iiti:t wukkk cn:i:sii.
f iHLS fJreaso U recurrimer.Jed to tbe notice of
Wagoners, Livery Slahlfl keepers, Ac, as
hei-iT Sui-euioii to anything of tho kind over in
iro liu-ed. A it does not gum upon the allies
- ib much more durable, and U not affected by
i. ........ i-.r-r rpni:iiniinf the same in summer af
' . . ." ... Ii I.. ..i. it, r.ihli. or
n winter, and put up in tin canisters at 37jand
75 cents, for sale l.y
JnlyS'l. H5S.
A. W. HSHEK.
GIL2Sr.T 3-JLSC1T,
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DRLERIX PRODUCE, FRUIT AND VE
(jET AULES, No. 4 North Wharves, 4th door
Market street, Philadelphia;
Oranea, Apples. Dried Fruits . Hotter,
Lemons, Onions, Mercer Potatoes, Cheese
Raisins, Tomatoes, Kwect Potatoes, Ueans,
Pea Nuts, Peaches, Cranberries Lugs, &c.
Orhers for Shipping put up with care and dis
patch. . . ,
fiT GOODS said on cammissiou for Farmers
nd Dealers.
October 2 1. 1H57.
SOLOMON B. BOYER.
ATTORNEY AX LAW.
Oflica in Market street, opposite Weuver's Hotel,
8UN1IUKY, PA.
Collections attended to in Northumberland and
adjoining Counties. Is acquainted with the
eunaii language.
lUFtnisci l
H. J. Wolverton, Esq., Sunbury, Pa.,
Geo. P. Miller, Esij., Lewi.hurg. Pa.
J. H. Ziegenlus, Philadelphia, Pa.
HenjimiirKamerer,
riuiihury, Aug. 14, lSoSlyi
lllutksiiiUiiiiig.
JAMES F. DEEN;
STJNI3Tjn"5r, PA.,
RESPECTFULLY informs the public that
he hacommenceJ the above business in
Sunbury, and is prepared to Jo all kinds of black
smithing to order, incluJing horseshoeing in the
httAt itvle.
He will also put up iron railing in tbe
approved style and patrern.
Country produce taken in exchange.
Sunbury, Oct. 16, 1858. tf
most
FURNITURE POLISH.
K RAK'H Premium Patent Enamel Furniture
Polish. Tliis polish is highly valuable for resto
ring the polish' on nil kinds of Furniture, Glass,
Carriage liodies, Hiir Cloth, ic. Also, for re
moving spots, bidiug scratches, ic, Ac War.
ranted to dry iinmediululy and retain its gloss.
Price 60 ct. per bottle, bold ly
A. W. FfrHER,
July 17,' 1858.
lICKLES of various kinds. Lobsters, Bar.
diaes. &c A.C., iu.t received anj for tale
ubs Drugstore of A. W. USHER
Bunhuiy, August, 1857. ly
I AND WARUAISTo Toe bigheat pne
-'will be given fur Land Warrants lylh sub-
lj . k mm c-a
(TH'et, i ai."ews.n.
Select of(rge
THERE'S WORK ENOUQn TO DO.
Tba black bird early leaves its rest
lo meet the sn.ilinff morn,
And gather fragments for its neat
t rom upland, wool HtifJ lawo :
'l b j busy bee that wing's it, war
'.Mid seats ol Varied hue,
And every flower would Beem to say
" 1 uere a worn enongn to co."
The cowslip ami the spreading vine,
1 be daisy in the grass.
Tbe Boot drop at,d tliu eglatitiue,
f reach sermons us we pass ;
The uut within its cavern deep,
Would hid us labor ton,
Aud writes upon bis tiny heap.
"There's work enough to do."
Tbe planet?, at their Maker's will,
Movd onward iu their cars,
Nor nature's wheel is never still
Progressive as tho stars !
The leaves that flutter in tbe air,
And Summer's breezes won,
One sole ii i ti truth to man declare
"Thuro's work enough to do."
Who can sleep when all around
Is active fresh and freu ?
Shall nmn creation's lord be foutij
I.s buy than the bee?
Our courts and alleys are the Geld,
If men would senreh them through,
That tho sweet of labor yield.
And ''work enough to do."
To hjve b benrt for those who weep,
Tho uotti.sh druukard win ;
To rescue all the children, deep
- lo igunranco and sin ;
To htlp tho pnor, the hungry feed,
To give bun cout and shoe ;
To seo that ul'. enn write and read
"la woik euough to do."
The time is short tho woild is wide,
Aud much lias to bo done ;
The wondrous eurtb, and all its p'ide,
Will vanish with the son ;
The moments fly on light ning'B wings,
And life's uncertuiu loo ;
We've, none, lo waste on foolish things
"There's work eunuch lo do."
liograpbrcaL
The Three lighting Men of Europe.
As many of our readers may desire to have
their memory refreshed, as resprcts the three
sovereigns who havo plunged Europe into
war, we shall rapidly sketch as much of their
pulic and personal history as will do this,
without causing weuriutss by over minuteness
of detail.
uuNCis jnsti'ii, Eurr.Ron or iisrmi.
Francis Joseph Charles, Emperor of Aus
tria, was born August 18lh, 1630. His uncle,
ceruiuand 1, abdicated in December 2, 18-ltl,
and this young gentleman ascended the throne
as next heir. As io too common in Europe,
the young Emperor commenced his reign by
issuing a proclamation to bis subjects, lull cf
promises. Under his rule, Au.-tiia was to
have, freedom ami a constitutional govern
ment the monarch; was t'- bu reformed
the people werelo have eipiulity of govern
ment, ou the bai-is of true liberty, and ou the
basis of their equal participation in the re
presentation aud legislation. Scarcely was
his fciptmturo dry on this document, wheu be
closed the national representative assembly
met at K rentier; cancelled the ancient Con
stitution of Hungary, substituting a sew char
ter which, being a dead letter, waB withdrawn
in eighteen month. ; culled on to tbe aid of
the late Empnrnr or Russia to crush all vital
ity of Freedom in Hungary, and, under Ra
ietsky, suppressed all attempts at liberty in
Lombardy and Venice. Thus fulfilling tbe
memorable saying,
Wle mude a Bciitudc, and called il peace."
the Emueror of Austria ehowed bis real miud
by asserting for biiMhelfas much autocratic l ted Status aud England, uul lather tardy
uowtrustho Czar has ever exercised. Hei''.vtlie German Slates, aud was influenced
madu bis miuIstiTS accountable, not to tho ;
law, but, personally to hiiutclf. Some few !
coucest'ious be appeared to inuke to the mus
ses, but, in Austria Italy, bis will is supreme,
aud io Austria he has substituted bis own
persoual command for tbe wholesome restric
tions ul the law. He has maintained an im
mense army, eveu iu luno of the greatest
peace, at a cost so vast tbat the national re
sources have been greatly injured. Loan af
ter loan, each ut ruiuous ra'.es, have U pt
Austria in difficulties, and under a greul
weight of luxation. His lattst tiuaocial mea
sure, since the war of Sardinia commenced,
was to suspend the payment of spsciu by the
bank of Austria, aud to create fictitious mo
ney by the issue of ussignats. Id 1854, be
returned tbe service doue to him io the sup
pression of tbe lluiiganun rebellion, by tak
ing part with France and England against
Kussia. Ever eiuce his accession to the
Tbroue, he has treated bis Italian subjects
with great tyranny, lo their discontent, they
looked for aid to free Sardinia, aud the ap
peal, which has ooce more made France a
combatant on ltaliuu soil, and will probably
drive the Auslriuus out of Italy, bus to be
decided now by force of arms. Frauds Jo
seph is said to be well informed, bold, scbein
iug, and unscrupulous. Iu April, 1854, be
a us married to a liavuriao princess. Io the
private relalious of lile, bis conduct is said al
ways to have been highly mural and eiCiu
plarj. VICTOK KJOUNCK!., K1NU) Or IABD1.VU.
Victor Emmanuel II was born March 14.
182U. His uiolber was uu Austrian uriucess.
and bis lather was tbe late Kiutf. Charles
Albert. Brought ud under clerical iustruc.
lion, Victor . Emmanuel, then bearioe the
title of Duke of Savoy, weut largely into so
ciety, bore a commission in the army, aud was
nuowu a, Keen lover ol field sports
lu 1842, he married tbe Archduchess Ada.
iaide, of Austria, sinca H,l wi. i,
French Revolution of 1848 caused r.oliiie.1
commotion in Italy, the Pope actually taking
Charles Albert raised tbe baouer or Pied
moot, aud, a few duys after tbe Austrian,
were driven out of Milan, proclaimed tbe war
or Italian Independence. All through the
campaign which followed, Victor Emmanuel
e www t. uuiiLicai rtilrlinurBt.i n
.O...W.U.J, .uugni dj nil raUier'i side, and
Tilo L ti Z , u"nse, on March 24,
1849, in tba battle ofNovarra, when tbe Bar
dinian arm, was defeated. That ,er, even-
... u.,,, Aioert abdicated, and Victor
Luim.D.el btM King or Sardinia whicb
kiugdom real W inoloH.. -i. .v.. ..
' v- unugai woere be iiiea soon
Little was a into tad rm v:.i. v
, el. the popil of Jesuit,, sua io and huibsod
of Austrian Princesses. His subjects rather
distrusted bitn, and, for a time, he bad to en
counter many internal diflinulties Austria
offered him the Duchy of Farms, If he would
repudiate the Constitution, to which ha bsd
sworn, with bis father, in February, 1849, but
he refused tbo bribe. Genoa proclaimed
Provisional Government against him, but be
fpeedily put down the Lmeute. After tbe
beginuiug ef 1850, when the Sardinian Par
liament tardily rahlied the peace with Aus
tria, public coiifidenofe began to rely on tho
wisdom, patriotism, and boldness of the kiof;.
He broke with Rome, asserting the national
independence oT his kingdom in temporal
matters, and may be said to have become in
dependent of the Papal See, in spiritual mat
ters also. In January, 1835, he formed that
alliance with France aud Kngland, ogainst
Kussin, which to bis sending a Sardinian ar
my to the Crimea. At the close of the war
be visited France and England, and was
warmly received in both couutries. In tbo
Congress at Paris, to adjust, the terms of
Peace, after the Crimean War, Austria
strongly objected to Sardinia being represen
ted there by a Minister. This was overruled,
ou 1 hi ground that having fought Sardiniu
hid earned a rght to have a voice on terms
of peace. It is known that, in the discus
sions, Snrdinia Bided with Prance, which de
sired to give favorable terms to Kussia. It
is probablo that in this lay the germ of the
present alliance between France, Sardinia,
and Russia, which was consolidated, as far
as France ami Sardinia were involved, by tho
recent uuion of Prince Napoleon with the
Princess Clothilda of Sardiniu. Victor Em
manuel, a bold and dashing soldier, commands
in person during tho prtsent campaign, lie
has, uo doubt, encouraged Ihe cry ol uFoa flec
tion in ltuly, pnitly to obtain additional ter
rtory, on a division of ' the spoils," ond part
ly to bu avenced upon Austria lor tho defeat
at Xovuira, iu March, lb'4'J.
Lot IS J,Arul.KUN, KMI KROIl I T TMK I RI'.XrU.
Jiirioraphieal particulars relating to Napo
leon 111 uie so well known by newppii er
readers, that it seems nearly eupeiiluoiis to
rive any here. Louis Mapnlenn. born ut the
Tuilleries, in Paris, April 'JOth, luS, was the
second son of Louis Bonaparte, King of Hol
land, ntul UortiMise Iteuuharnuis. only daugh
ter of the Kmpcior Josephine. After the fall
of Napoleon I, tho lionnparlc fimily bod to
live out ol France. Louis Napoleon, with his
older brother and mother, lived in Switzer
land when the Revolution tf July placed
Louis Phillippn on the throne of Franco. In
tho following year, Louis Napoleon und his
brother went to Italy, where both took part
in an insurrection at Rome. The brother
died tba same year. Fri in 1602 to 1833,
Louis Napoleon, who by tho death of his
cousin, the King of Koine, bud become bead
of the Napoleon tiinn'v, devoted Limselflo
study and produced several works, political
and military. His "Manuel sur 1'Artilleria"
has been highly spoken of by military men,
aud we believe that it is now uficd us a text
book at V est Point.
In 1830 took place Louis Napoleon's on
successful Btten.pl to get up a revolution at
Strasbourg. lie was gent t ut c-l the country,
and was recalled from tbe United States by
the ularming statu of his mot her' health In
1838, being driven out. of Switzerland, on the
demand ol Louis 1'htlippe, be went lo reside
in London. Iu ISo'J be published "ies Idees
Nupol cnnes," a line translation of which bus
just been issuni by tho Applelnn. at New
York. In 1810 ho uiude Ihut iiiinccessrul
descent upon Lioulogne, which consigned him,
a political prisoner, to the Fortress of Ham.
: In I ill) lie escaped to Lnglauu, whore be re
mained until the Revolution of 1848 recalled
him to France, und soon placed him iu the
' Presidential chair there, tin December 2,
! F 51, iu couse(ueuce (bis npob-gists say) of
a knowledge Ihut his opponents meditated a
j heavy blow at his authority, he executed ihe
' coup ti'tlut, which overthrow the National
Assembly, hnd caused bis election, first as
President fur ten jkuis, and noil as Empe
! ror, with succession in Ins family. He was
i procluimtrd Emperor ou December 2, 1852,
I und immediately after tnurried Eugenie,
' Couutess de 'IVba. His r-cognition as Km-
1 peror Was immediate on the part of the Uni
by N icholas of Russia. Napoleon had bis
rp. i:, soon after wheu be persuaded Eng
land, .tuclria, and Sardinia to make an ulli
mice aguiust the Czar, which runted the Cri
mean wur. and the defeat of K'i-mb. That
alliance was ns unexpected ns the more re.
cent compact which Fruiice has made with
Sardinia against Austria, which is suid to in
clude Russia also. . It. remains to be seen
whether this new condition of affairs will riot
disturb tbe friendlv relations hitherto exist
ing betweeu England and France. That
ureal changes are ou tbe toj'it we caunot
doubt. Austria ,
"Cite hsvoe and lets slips the dogs rf wai,"
and no one can say where or how it will end.
The sympathy cf the nations goes strongly
with Italy so long crushed, so wretchedly
misgoverned. Justice deniauds that Italians,
not Austrian,, shall rule North Italy. Fur
nty't J'rett.
anemiSe
The Dumb Speaking and the Deaf Hear
ing. Edward Gould BuQunj, Esq., sends lo the
Philadelphia Evening Journal tbe following
interesting description of a visit to the Deaf
and Dumb Institution in Paris.
P.ius, March 2J, 1659.
Somewhat tired with the routine through
which all strangers in Paris pais, 1 stray ed
aside from tba ordinary path which they usu
ally take, and yesterday paid a visit lo tbe
"Institution des Sourds Muets," tbe Deaf
and Dumb Asylum of Paris. I witnessed
there some very wouderlul examples .or the
results or patient labour, which certainly sur
prises me, and I tbuugbt possibly a plaiuly
written account or mv visit miebt be iulere&l-
log to your readers.
Although 1 have seeo published statements
to tbe etlect that considerable success had
been acbived in teaching children who were
born deaf, and who consequently had never
exercised tboir organ, of speech to speak, 1
have never seen any plain statement of facts
io relatiou to tba matter which gave ma any
idea of lha perfection lo which the system,
which has been in operation only few years,
baa been already brought. I propose, there
fore, to give you an ecconut of iy visit to
Institution d "Sourda-Muets," and, fur con
venience sake, shall give ma tbe conversations
(which were of course, all held in French) in
tba English language and it should ba dis
tinctly understood that tbey are held through
the medium of tbt asstomary organs or speech
aud not dy at sans or signs.
Tbe guide shewed as iuto a room where a
teacher, surrounded by thirty or tarty buys.
Uliscell
between tbe ages of six and fonrteen year,,
was writing soma grammatical exercise, on
the black-board. As sooo as we entered the
reom tbe teacher, who appeared to be a man
about forty years of age, descended from the
beach on which he stood, and coming tip to
me addressed me with tome words of welcome
saying ihut he was always very glad to receive
visitors, aud that he would exhibit to me
some specimens of the proficiency to which
bis pupils bad attained in speaking, although
tbey were all bnru deaf. I noticed a peculiar
"clipping" of some of tba word,, and a harsh
guttural sonnd which be gave to others,
but supposed the teacher to be a German,
and alter thanking him for hi, proffered kind
ness, be culled up a bright, intelligent look
ing lillle fellow. The boy looked closely ut
tho teacher's lips while tbe latter told him to
bid us good day. Tbe boy immediately spoko
to mo, enunciating his woids clearly and dis
tinctly, and with very coirect occenluatioo,
and said :
"How do yon do, sir V
I replied, and the teacher requested me to
ask the boy a question. I did so, merely
moving tbe organs of speech without uttering
any sound, and asking with my lip, how old
ho was ?
He instantly replied, "Thirteen years and
a half."
Upon being told by tho teacher, ho asked
uie, "Wbero did you come from V
I replied in tbe same manner es before,
from America.
The boy repealed "America," and then
taking a piece of chalk wrote upon the black
board "You havn como from a great distance, and
must have seen u great mauy savages who
were Very wicked."
During all this time I bad been conversing
nilh the teacher, he giving me information
about his pupils, and requesting me to ques
tion them, without ever having a suspicion
that 1 was tnlking with a deaf ninn, aud lis
tening '.n a dumb one, uud should have re
mained in this ignorance, had not the guide,
after he bud permitted me to enjoy my error
for a quarter of an hour, informed me tbut
tho leucber, as well ns the pupils, had becu
burr, deaf, und. until wilhiu the lust livo years,
had never spokcu a word.
Two of the boys stood upon a platform, at
the ti B'-l:er's suggestion, and bold a Conversa
tion with each oilier, und each wrote senten
ces upon tho board, and read them in a louj
and dictincl voicu. Another boy was culled
up and banded a book, which 1 opened for
him ot random, and from which bo read two
or three pages, rapidly and without the slight
est besitalion, nod with a really musical aud
agreeable Voice.
The pupils, of course, receive the idea in
tended lo be conveyed to them through the
fiirmaliou of the lip,, ond once or twice, when
the teacher was speaking In them, they made
a motion signifying thai Ihey did rot fully
understand him, aud ooce one of them drew
him to the window, where tho light plsyed
fully upon his lips while he was uttering quito
a long teuteuce. Of course they can havo no
idea whut sound is, and the only difference 1
noticed betweeu their utterances and those of
ol her children was, that ihe modulations were
not always correct, and some of them kopt
tho voice at the mini' pitch while speaking in
reading an entire sentence. Dut so perfectly
ran they Interpol the movement of tbo lips,
that when placed so that tbey could only see
the side of tho teacher's mouth, they under
stood him evidently ns well as when looking
directly ut his lips. So perfect, iudeed, wus
the whole, exhibition, tbat bad I dropped in
accidentally, without knowing where 1 was
going, the last place 1 should ever havo sus
pected myself to be in would have becu among
doaf uud damb children.
It was in this room alone I learned from
the teacher that spoken language wa, em
ployed, and here tio sign were used, the chil
dren being tuught their lessons either by
Speech or writing, and the amuttest and most
cupuble cbildreu are placed here. 1 remain
ed there uu hour, und a crowd of strange, sug
gesiiva thoughts came over me as 1 left.
Where, after such an exhibition as I bad wit
nessed, could bounds be put to tho results of
patient labour, where cau be placed the limits
of possibility ? J doubt whether the good Ab
be L'I'pee, who founded tbe Institution, ever
dreamed that in so short a time the truths of
the text from St. Mark, which is inscribed
over tbo chapel altar, "II a bieu fait toutcs
choses, II a fait entendre les sourda et par
ler les cioel,," would have been so literally
vended as 1 bad seen it during my visit.
i
The Nineveh Marbles.
It is related by historians that in "the day
of old" there lived a famous warrior in As
syria named Nina,, who after conquering
cities and provinces without number, at last
fuuuded bis Capital on the bunks of the river
Tigris, and culled it Nineveh after himself.
Whether this account or tbe origin of tbis
city is true,' or not, one thing i, certuin, tbe
Libia informs, u, that io tho days ofjocub
the propbel ul lsiai 1 Niueveb was a great city
containing a population of 120.000 persons
who could not distinguished their right band
fiiin their left young children which would
make the entire number of it, inhabitants be
about COO, 000, tba infant, being about one
fifth of tbe whole. .Slrubo slates tbat it wa,
larger than liabylon, that it, circumference
was 47 miles, aud that it wa, surrounded with
walla 100 feet bigb, sod so broad that three
chariots could drive upon them abreast. It
was. distinguished for its riches, the grandeur
i f its temple, and palaces, and wai altogether
fur a period the most lumou, city iu tbo
wbola world. It stood severs! sieges and
wa, taken a number of times before tho chris
tian era ; still it was a place of much impor
tance down to tbe suveuth centry (A. D.)
wheu it wa, completely destroyed by' the
Saracen,, aud left a huge heap ofruiu,. lu
tbe course of centuries the soil grew ovei
these, ruius, aud Niueveb became outwardly
but an exteuded grassy mound oo which tbe
Arab shepherd Ted his flock, and pitched
bis tent in perfect i'liorsaee of what wa, be
neatb bis feel. Dut the Cuger or God was
upou il, ror with ouly the record or the Scrip
lures ror his guide, a young Englishman
Layard sought for aud discovered Nineveh
agaiu, a few years ago, and exhumed from its
subterrsnesn com Is soma of the most re.
markable work, or ancient art yet discovered.
Several or these are now iu New York, and
have bean presented by James Lenox, Esq.,
to tba Historical Society of tbat city. Tbey
consist or thirteen slabs or niarkle, oo which
are sculptured wingsd figures of men, with
long bair and beards, elad ia robes and sandals
and some or tbain have armlets, bracelets, and
sword,. Tbe figures are more symmetrical
aud bettea drawa than tbota io tba Egyptiao
templet. One of tbeni has tbt head of an
eagle Instead of tbat of a man. and carries
tometbing tbat Mtemblet a basket aontaining
mystic offerings. Another hat a shallow bowl
in one hand and a bow iu the other.- Tba fig'
arcs are surrounded wiib broad ornamental
borders In which the houeysackle U frequent
ly soulntored, end across tba center bleach
,Ub raus an Inscription ia small (Waclers of
about twenty five lines. Most pf the stone,
have been broken into two or more pieces bat
have been skillfully put toznther again. In
ot her respect, they are well preserved. Nona
of i nr learned men, we nndestand can yet
decipher the hieroglyphics on these tablets,
nor do they know the meaning of the figure,
sculptured upon ibem. Tbat they have a
moaning no one ran doubt, and ,it is to be
hoped tliry will bo studied by some plodding
sludenl until a key is found to unlock the
wbola mistery. 'I hp work, rf liawlinson aud
Layard will help then: out of the difficulty.
llints from the Garden.
Frequent stirring oT the soil, about all
growing crop,, in the absence of rain, admit,
or the action of '.he atmosphere, and Ihey co
joy the beneSl of the dews both most salu
tary in their effects.
Mulching tree, transplanted this spring,
ulso tomato plants, a, well c. strawberry beds
recently set out, is highly lo bo commended.
Wood ushes liherully sown uniier large
trees where the gras.i lias disappeared, will
speedily produce wLito clover end other
grasses.
Tho white sinl yellow turnip-rooted radish
should follow the curly red. which will uot
stand tbo hot suns of summer.
Peas, bunch beans, spinach, bectn, corn,
Jcc, should bo town ut intervals of two weeks,
during the season, for u constant supply fur
the table or market.
Until out of danger, sprinkle tho cucumber,
squash, aud melon plums, thrice a week, with
wood ashes, early iu tho morning when the
dew is on, to piotoct them against insect de
t.ro lutiors.
Carefully tie np the rose nnJ other flower
ing plants aud shrubs requiring it. In
another place wire supports uie recommcu-
ded.
Iu repHnting corn which has failed, let it
souk for three or four hours in rich manure
water, and then roll in plaster. It will sprout
ueuily iu half the time ol otherseed uot slep
ed properly, and give strong plants.
Currants, gooseberries, bluckberrie, nnd
rnspberrip, should be mulched with leave, or
i;hl stable manure, regularly twice a year.
It will not only keep down the v. ecus the
great enemy of these fruits but it will create
a flue, rich loam, and afford abundant crops.
For garden walks tbeie is no material, in
our judgment, to compare to coal ashes. If
the walks or alley are dug out six inches aud
filled with theso ashes, ur.d rolled, it will act
not only a, a drain to the nil it, but to the
adjoining beds. Iu the wettest weather and
in all seasons the walk, are io condition. If
but twenty or thirty yurds a year aro made in
this way, in a few years the wbolo garden
will have these ndmiruble path, ; and after
thnt they cuo bo topped-dressed every spring
with the accumulated ashes during tbe winter
aud again rolled.
Goiug tho Entiro Porker.
Old Levi Allen used to go tin peddling iu
bis younger duys, at which business be accu
mulated quite a fortune, before ba was seven
and twenty. Tbe neighbors of tbe borough
where ho Anally settled, as the proprietor of a
pretty farm, would often insinuate that Allen
had uot bneu any too honest ia gathering to
gether hi, riches, und such was tbo fact. A
tellow dinner bus since reveuled some of tbe
old man's youthful short coining and over
going,, and tbero was one "dodoe" of bis so
origiuul that it is worth u mention. It wa,
this : . ,
U herevar our deuler in tin wura chanced
to put up lor the night, he was prct'y sure to
make bis way to tho best bed in the house.
From tbis bed he would lalio a bug full of
leathers, fetching io a bag Irom the cart for
thai purpose, aud contrive to smuggle out the
same and get it stowed ia hi, "kit" befoie
any one was stiring. This proceeding, giving
bim several pounds of good goose feathers
every day, did Hut a l;U!o towards swelling
the profits of his business, and we are as
sured that it wa, only one of mauy similar
practices in which he indulged.
On one occasion Alien slept iji a bed which
was very scunly a diminutive bed, u bed of
few feu. hers, but all it contained were "live
geese," and unusually good ut that. The
speculative tin waie merchunts thought It
would tie rutnor small business to take away
feathers from a case containing 30 few io
short, that his only sensible mode of proced
ure was to tuke the entire bed. He accor
dingly rose before tie enn, and commenced
shoving it out of tbe rear window, with the
intention to go dowu on account of "that 'ere
colic," and stow it aw av before any ono was
uu." Dut as ill luck would have it, the host
bud arisen, and was out under tbe window
gathering some chip, and fuel for the morn
ing Are, snd when he saw tie "learning up"
iu s'.ttb an unnatural position, and just ready
to fall to tbo ground, be crlod out to lue ped
lar. ...
"Halloa there, stranger 1 what are you do
1 be astonished "operator saw tbat be was
caught in the act, but bis ready wit. helped
bun out.
"Doing t" he rejoined, with a look full of
wrath, as ba thrnst bis bead out and took a
survey ol the fields, "l guess some ol tuese
io'eruul bed bugs will soou bud out v. hull
am about haven't slept a wink a 1 night 1"
:th tbis, be "let " the lied out of tho win
dow, and went down to the wood-pile, from
whence be took a club, aud gave the bed such
a beutiug.lberewitb us would have been fatal
to any sort of "creeping things" enscoosced
therein. He then took it back to hi, room,
and looked so "darned honest" at breuklust
that the host didn't charge h.oi but half price
for lodgings, aud took it all in "tin"
t i . .
Mr. Drown called in at a neighbor's and
was urged to take supper, which he did, the
old lady all tbe while , eying :
' I'm afraid, Mr. ISrpwu, yqu w ll'not inuke
a supper; you have ealen nothing, do est
ome." ,
Alter be had stepped out, La hard the old
lady say to her husband :
Why, 1 do declare, I should think that
Mr. Drown bad not eaten aorthiug for a
inuolh"
A lingular and swift retribution occurred in
Huron County, Ohio, a few days since. Au
ugly fellow, in a lit of passion, intentionally
destroyed an eye of one hit horset. Tbe next
day, while driving a nail, a piece of it lodged
io bis eye, completely destroying the sight.
Extensive preparations are bsing made lo
work the gojd digging in Plymotb, Vt.
Whether it will pay remains to be seen.
A Bawsbojwas beard to say that be bad
given np itliipg new, papers, aud gone iulo
tbe mesmerirtng business. "I got five dol
lars per week," said be, "for playing." "Play
ing what V asked oca of bis comrades.
-Pestum" replied tbo boy.
ToEmot Lifk. Tom "Don't yon think
some werses would touch ber, Charley a
beautiful pome?" Charley "Ob, bang yoor
worses, Tom. U you want to enloy life,
drop poetry and the gals altogether, and
jine a 6 re company."
tumorous 'hctcks.
Peter Mulrooney.
Of all men I ever had occasion to employ,
Peter Mulrooney wa, the most knowing -He
wn, intensely Irish; end must have
kissed the blarney-, tone overy morning early,
from his youth upwards. Ireland if you
believe him wa, the Eden of tho world ; and
yet, somehow or other, after Peter pot set
tled here, ho did not snem to have any fur
vont desire to go back to hi, Paradise.
His Grst introduction of himself to my
notice wa, characteristic of tbe man. He
came towards ma with a quick, shambling
gait, and touching his hat lightly, said :
"The top o' the morning to ye's honor.
Would ye like tohiro a handy boy ?"
Peter wa, at least 40.
" What can vou do ?" I inquired.
"Is it what can I do? Oh, brgnra, there's
notluu come, amiss to mo, any way."
"Do you know anything about my farm
ing?" "Och. rourthfrl Wbut 'ud I bo good for,
if 1 didn't? Sure there wasn't a more illi-
gant bund iu Ould Irel tnd than meesnlf."
"Have yon ever had anything to do with
horses 1
"IJedad, sir, ye list gnapscn it. Hivil a
nutcr band wid the horso ye'll find in nil the
county Galway than Peler Mulrooney, an
that s no lie.
"And cow, ?''
"Is it the bastes yo mane ? Sure jer hon
ors iu luck the day! 1 nix. 1 n like to see
Ihe man c'ud bato me with tbe crovlhors."
"Uut we farm differently here, Mulrooney,
from what they do in tbe old country.
"Sure that's thrno any how. If, the
Jirlby, black naygurs, the baythens, that',
be doia' tbe bad work I sre. Augb 1 Sorr
a thing they're good for, tbe man atiog can
nibals." "And so you think you could better it, do
you."
"Ucdad, sir, it 'ud be a poor cliato of a
spalpeen 1 am, if I couldn't. Wasn't I head
man lo wan S prowl, for more than two years ?
Och 1 but he was the illigaut farmer? Dad
cess to the day 1 left bim."
"If you regret it so much, why will you do
so?"
"Ayeh ! you may will as. 'Twa, my doin'
sure. 'Ti, a bit of shindy I had, aud brnk
Terry Lanahao's bead wid my shillulah. Oh !
wirra 1 wirral wuod a thought it was so
salt ?"
"You didn't kill him ?" said I, starting
back in horror.
"Is it murlliered him, ye mane? Regora
he'd be a poor tb ng to mind a cratked skull,
uny how. Sure, sir, it was nothing to spake
of."
"Then, why did you come away ?"
"It is a dirty mutie constable tbat 'ud be
cotuiu' after me; as' sure, what could I do
but bate bim for the trouble he was tukin'?
Mighty ooeasy 1 lefthiui, any way j ao' that's
uo lie."
"Well, Peter, suppose I try you for a
mouth. Of course 1 do cot expect you to
have a perfect knowledge of our ways at
first. Vou must let mu see what you can
do."
"Good luck to yer honcr. Its the real
gentleman ye uro. Wbat'll I bo doin' first 1"
Peter was set to perform various light ser
vices upon the place, for, entertaining corlaiu
misgivings as to Mr. Mulrooney', actual ca
pacity, 1 determined to hire bim as a sort cf
odd man until such a time as I could test
more fully the amount of farmiug skill be
really possessed. Tho result was, tbat 1
soon found Peler knew nothing beyond the
simple use of the shovel. With tbut instru
ment be wa, truly dexterous. Horses ho
could neither feed, clean nor manage, lu
plowing be was positively so awkward tbat,
instead of guiding tinnly Ibe Lucille, of the
plow, he pushed them forward with all his
strength, trotting along ull .the time by the
side of the furrow ; r.t:o, iustcad of cutting
bis furrow slices straight and of even deptb,
he ran them in and out iu the crockedest way
imaginable, while the dep'h cf plowing endu
luted from two to eight inches.
These experiments convinced me of Peter's
incapacity, to, rrom henceforth, 1 kept bim
employed at ditching, or in the garden, or in
pel forming light oflicos for the household.
One do v, having occasion to go to town, I
called hi in to me.
"Peter," said I, "1 think my carriage runs
heavily. It wauls greasing. Can you do
it?"
"Sure, sir," suid be, "what 'ud I be good
for if 1 couldn't? I, it giasa -a carriage ?
Faith that's easy enough any way."
"Easy as it is, Peter, I am hull afraid to
trust you to do.it. You make so mar.y blun
ders. Perhaps, after all, 1 had better go
with you and see it doue,"
"Oh ! witra, wirra, did I ivcr hear tbalike,
o'that? What 'uJ ye be goio' for ? Sure I
know."
"Ah, but Peler, recoiled what ytu saiJ
about tbo plowing."
"DugorraJ" ,aid Teter, nothing Bbasbed,
"It's ull tbe fault rf the plough, in thia
country, any how. I hem s the coutranet-t
things that ever broke a poor divil's buck ;
uu' that's no lie 1"
"Aud Ihe horses, too, Pater, that you kuew
so much about."
"It's Amertky torses they arp,"said Peter.
"Would ver honor uudlherstand Irish, at
first, if ye winl across to the Ou'id country ?"
1 shook my brad..
"Sure thiu, thutls the way il was" said
Peler, triumphantly. "If a real gintlumsu
like yer hoi. v.". couldn't iir.Htber.'ii!iitl Irish,
ia il a brute baste that his the Liumij to
kuow it brfr.ro I lathe him !"
"Well, well ; but bboul the carriage. "
' Dedud, ye needn't trouble yonrelf uboot
it at all. There's nighty little diftnr in the
cui'iiage,, 1 see, all the world over."
"De careful, then, Piter; snd grease it
well, do you hear 1"
"Fail, I'll do tlie.t same thing-. I'll be
p'.azmg yer honor tbi, time any way."
An hour parsed, und 1 waited impatiently
for tbe carriage. Once or twice I law Piter
pas, tba w indow wiib the slush bucket in his
baud, and I ben'i to wonder wliAt took hi in
into the kitcbeu so ul'leu. At length. 1 b illed
bim, to know if tbe vehie'e was uot alaiosl
ready.
"Ayeh!" said Prter, "woulJ ye have ma
snoil a uurlv niece of work? ll'i litiU' them
nayguri kcuws about grating apylbinj, the
hayubens I" . .'.,.'
"Dut you ara se Ions, Filer, l had heller
come aud see about it myself."
"Faix au there's no Deed.. Yer honor shall
have il loroint tbe door In oo time." . .
"Well, make baste, then, for I am io a
hurry." ,,''
It might have beea fifteen minute, after
this that Pster knocked at tba door.
"Will 1 put lha bursa iu sir ?"
"Certaiuly, if you can. Is the carriage
ready?"
"Och, sure, but it's a beauty I W oulc. you
eorae and look at it?"
"Draw it eot, aud I will be there direclly."
Peter went off and was in lha act of Dine
ing open lha doors or the carriage hou as I
approached.
Ibere, sir," said he. nointinn lo the car
riage in evident admiration. "Did ver honor
iver see the like o' that V"
"W by, what on earth have you done to it'
"Greased it sure, illignutly 1 Dedad, but
it lake, tbe ,bine, anyhow ?"
I never folt so angiy in my life; and yel,
the wbola affair, combined with Peter's con
scious importance, as if be prided himself in
having done a good thing, was sn ludicrous
that 1 soon became undetermined whether to
laugh or stom.
There stood my new carriage greased all
over with slub, or what is commonly called
in the country soap fut j not only the leather
curtains, but the top, the body, the running
gears, and even tho shuft nt:d swingletree,
literally ono shining moss of unsavory grease.
And there Stood Peter, with bis hat cocked
kuowingly on tbe ore side of bis bend, hia
arm, akimbo, and his eye, traveling from
mine to his work, witji a look of the most
intense satisfaction. The axlel were left
untouched.
Peter Mulrooney never greased a carriage
for me after that day.
S.MKM.IN'D a Snappkr. Not a little amti
sing excitement prevailed about nnon of yes
terday, at tbe fish stand at Second and Fine
street,, owiug lo tbo enactment of a funny,
though paiDlul scene, Hint occurred there,
between a stupid kind of a Dutchman uud a
Delaware snsppcr. .Tkg mnn, whose name is
Fritz, after making a tour of the rr.orkut
bouse, finally arrived nl tbo ctand nfo.esuid,
and baited. He had heard of snappers,
snapper soup, and other kind of "coups," but
he bad never seen morn thun tbe shell of an
original inhabitant of the marshy fens of tbe
silvery Delaware.
"Isli dem aro tings vat yoo call, Fchnap
pcrs?" said Fritz to the jnllj dispenser of
such singular looking amphibious creatures. ,
"Yes," replied ths seller, "would you like to
bavo one ?
Yaw, if they !sh gr,ot vons, ond yoo sell
bitn sheep for sonp for mir.o shildren.
"Ob, they ore pood," replied the dealer, at
the same time picking np a clever seized ona
by his stumpy tail "fresh this rooming"
excellent order, ond tbe cheapest kind of food..
They'll make you fatter than lager beer, sad
are far more wholesome.
"Frits Veil, dat isb goot, lager beer ish
goot, un it make, me feel so goot if der
schnappers ish bettor, vy I takes yon. Eb,
vat yoq ask for him." Here Fiitz extended
his right hand and bold up. the unpretending
specimen of shell-bound, animated nature. "I
schmells bim," at the same time putting it to
the t.asul proturberance of his countenance.
Tbo deuler said nothing tbe by:tanders
observing tbe passing events, congregated
around, end stood in silent admiration of
Mynheer smelling n snapping turtle. Ho
applied his noso to tbo shell, nnd then tbo
soft pails, and then elevating the csndiduts
for soup, brought his nose io close proximity
to the bead thereof. In a moment the enap
per exhibited his natural propensities, end
poor Fritzs' nose was firmly clenched within
its strong and willing jaw,. The horny nod
sharp beak tT a mapping turtle is the only
thing it has ror purpose or defence, and in this
iostauce. as might well be expected, it h Id
on like death to tbe carcass of a diseased soa
of Elhiopia.
Fritz danced around and performed sundry
gyration,, that would have roado first clan
waltzers hide- their head,, cxclaimiug "Got
for taoi de diflr take, him ovay takes bim
off my nose, ir.b bit uit de difle I dotheot
vanls der soup."
Datcbors, hucksters, dialers, trnckers, and
people generuUy, congregated around the
terrified Dutchman. Some laughed, other,
roared, fonie shook ull over with merriment.
A jolly "potgutted" dealer iu polk and bams,
overcouie with emotions of fun und delight,
fairly rolled ou the pavement ; even an an.
cieot tjuaker I idy smiled Finally a stoat
Hibernian, who couldn't help enjoying n,
hearty laugh, came i i the rescue of the paiu
stricken terrified Teuton.
"Bejabers, men the basts must come from
tbe feilow's nose, eive me yez knife, and I'll
jut the bluekgnard's bead off."
"No, you don't," said tbe dealer; "pry bis
jaw, open tuke your fingers."
"It's not the lilies ov ma as will put my
funger, nary a once to thecratur'a mouth."
"Oh ter title tur lifle be isb bite barter
uo barter takes von stubick aud rbams it in
his mootb."
Things now became very serious, asd it was
a matter of some doubt whether the uuforlu
nato man would uct loose a portion of bis
proboscis. I be dealer, however came to the
rescue, and by well directed effort, eased the
snapper inspector of his nasal u peudeyo to
the entiro satisfaction of Mynheer.
The cro d soon separated, and it nay bs
needless to say that tho Dutchman hid be
come so entirely sutirGod with 'snnpper,' tbat
he did rot think it necessary at all to tert
the quulity ofsuupper coup. He, with ono
hand over bis wounded nose, aud the other
holding bis basket, made a bee line for his
homo not far distant, to ruminate over hit
unexpected aud painful adventurer in smell
ing a snapper. Phi'a. A'cu'S Aay 21.
Ci.oskd for IttrAUts. lu Judge L's oCice
wa, always kept for private eulertaiument
and solace, a demijohn of "good o'J Jamaica,
His Honor noticed that every Monday mom
iug il was a lighter, a more abitracltd 'joha'
Iban be left it ou Saturday night. Sam wat
also missing from bis usual seut in tbe ortho
dox paternal pew.
On Sunday afternoon Sam csme in about
five o'clock, and (rather heavily) weut up
ttuira. The Judge called after bim : "Sam,
w here have you been ?"
"To church, tir."
"What church. Sstn !"
The Second Mcthoditt, sir."
"Havn a cord sermon, Sim t"
"Verv powirl'ul, lir ; it quite U;gered me,
sir."
"Ah, I see." laid tto Judge, "qcits power
ful. eb, Sam ?'
The next Sunday tba son came home rata
r earlier than usual, and apparently not to
much "under tbe weather. "
His ratber bailed bim with : "Wall, Sam.
been to the 'Second Meih.' again, so-day t"
"Ye, sir."
"Good sermon, my boy ?"
"Fart was. rather, that I couldn't gat in J
cburch ibut up and a t'eket an tba door."
"Harry, Sam ; keep going, you may get
good by il yet!" -
iain,sys, on going to iha olfica Tor bis
usual iii-uul refreshment, ba found tba
"jobs" amply, and bearing ibis label "Thero
will ba do service hare to-day, thil church be
ing closed for rasaii s i" . i 1
Sam dauerud a "sadder and a wiser, but
(wUh bis bibuloa, procliviliei) uot s better
uiau. - ,
A pr,on recently returned from Waihiag'
ton. in reply to a question of wbtre la had,
beea. replied, "1 have bets alter aa cfljce, aid
gel tbrfuui ftf il.