EHUttl EW SERIES, VOL. 12, NO. 13. SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA. SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1859. OLD SERIES, VOL 19. NO 39 'he Sunbury American. PUBLISHED EVERY SATXTtDAT BY H. B. MASSER, Market Square, Sunbury, Pinna. TERMS OF SUBS CR1PT10N. IV O IIOLt.AH per annom to be paid half year advance. No rr discontinued until au. arrearages 'd" TOCLUBBl Copies to on addre do. do. . . 10 00 vn do. do. SOOu d..bre in advance will pay Tot Ihrea year's sub- i.m to he Amenc.il. sinmatrrs will please act aa our ico.itainine; sub.uriirti'm money, lhey do laie under ma roai umn imw. : bp. m a or AUVKUTISINO. iquara of IS lines' 3 times, ,- subsequent i.i.elllon, ' ' .luiire, 3 montlia, " ontlis, "r. .. cm Carda or Five lines, per annum, ,t. and others, .rive: tiainp by the year, n the privilege of iiieeitii.g different adver- larger Advertiaements, aa per agreement. JOB taiHTINO- t,e connected with ear establishment a w:i JOB OKFICE, which will enable u. to execute ncateit .tyle, every vantl) of printing. :tokney at law, SU2TBTJHY, PA. lilie attended to in the Countie-lof Nor erland, Union, Lycoming Montour and ubi. . I lleferencet in Philadelphia: ii. r.Trann. t:has. ui"" tents, and frank are peimn I 00 1 Oil 00 . a iK) I 00 10 oo ra & Snodurrass, Lmn, Smith t Co. srTiiiLi: 5Tp. eniNOKL gobin. cSc GOBIN, $ " a t S. a to , t o r u c m V1NG associated themselves together Tor ho practice of Law, all Inurine-i in this an. counties, cntru.ted in Ihetr charge will n,U.d to with fidelity and despatch. Orhce ',de or Market Square; a Jew doors ea.t ot urt Houfie. , Cou..iel given in the German language. .nry, April 30, 1S59- J ttorucij a t a id , V2S Kralway. Sew York- fully attend to Collections and all other matters I to in. care. 1, laS3. . ANKS! BLANKS!! w supply of Summons'. Executions, .arrant, Supccnaa, Deeds, Mortgages. Leases. Naturalisation roper". Justices stable Fee Bills, &c, &c, juat printed sale at this Ofiu-e. ury. April 30, 59- t AIi! COAXi! COAlF llio Coal Mountain Colliery. suVsciiber, now operating the Coal Moun i Colliery, at Ml. Camiel, U prepared to all sizes of White A.h Coal from his This i a superior quality of life at, which he is prepared to furni.h ' "'r-EDEpicK FAHRION. '!i!3-Lsi!i OIL. & L.EATHt:n STOKE vIRKPATRICK & SONS, tU Third Ptice', lielween Market and Caeiuut Streets, fHlLADKL.t'IHA, e Sp.,...l. Hides, D'W "'' . Ify?'. Ml -d Pallia Klpps, TANNMIS' Oil-, TA. .11 CCKIIIKUS' TOOLS, awl general aniort- ;i,jtl Fiui.licd and in the Rough. ' ALSO RED SOLE LEATHliR. uci will le aold low lor Cj.h, or tha u.ual VI, li of Leather in the Rough wonted, for "aliUtauuket p.ic.w.llb. given, in ca.h, or ;?,"fi.' of'ciwr'ge.aud Sold on Commiuion. l.u.July 3, Ute.ly HAVE PATIENCE." A youtn and maid one winter night - Were lilliog in tba corner, 13 is nam, we're told, fti JotLoa WLite, And lien wai fulieuce Warner. Not much tha pretty maiden said, Beside the young man lilting Der cheeks were flushed a rosy red, Her eyea bent on ber knitting. Nor could be gaesi what thoughts of bim WerA to ber bosom flocking. As her fuir fingers swill and slim Flew ronud and touod the stocking. While, as for Joshua, bashful joulh, His words grew few and fewer ; Though all the time, to tell the trntb, Ilia chair edged nearer to ber. Meantime ber ball of jarn gave ont, tibe knit so faM. and steady ; And be must giJ her aid no doubt, To get another ready. He held the skein ; of course the thread Oot tangled, snarled and twisted ; "Have patience 1" cried the artless maid, To bim who ber assisted. Good chance was this for tongae-tied churl To shorten all palaver; Clave patience 1'' cried be, "dearest girll And may 1 really bare her?" The deed was done ; no more that Digit, Clicked needles in the corner ; And she !s Mrs. Joshua White That once was Patience Warner. RTlWAEE ! HARDWARE ! t lectived by A. W. FISHER, at his I Store, Sunbury, Pa., JS. SHOVELS. FORKS, LOG A1.NS, MILL HAViS, CROSS; CUT SAWS. Atiri, Uutta, Door Knoha, Thumb nd all hardware necessary for building, lid l-.t of pocket and table cutlery, Kcis tan feilver Spoons. Loci; Ins Glasses, mock of Looking (ilaaaca, received and A. W. FISHER. v , July 17.185H. EVr'WIIEEL. CUBASE. rcase ia recommended to the notice of ncrs, Livery Stable keepers, 4c. as uioh to anything of the kind ever in As it does not gum upon the ailea more durable, and is not affected by r. remaining the aame in summer af nd put up in tin canisters at 37J and r. ale by A. W.FISHER, ft 58 SOLOMON B. BOYER, ORNEY -A-T LAW, urket street, opposite Weaver's Hotel, 8 UN 11 URY, PA. attended to in Northumberland and ;.)untici. Is acquainted with the jutrge. Rtrtatsci t ilverton, Esq., Sunbury, Pa., tiler, Eq-. Lewi.burg. Pa. (rt.ifm, Philadelphia, Pa. "Kamerer, " Aug. U. JS58. ty. tlacksmitlitn. MESF.DEEN. JNBURY, I'FULLY informs the public that ommenced the above business in I is prepared to do all kiads of black ider, including horseshoeing in the 4i put up iron railing in the moat a and palrern. oduc taken in exchange. Oct. 16, lttf8- tf RUITURE POLISH. emium Patent Enamel Furniture , poliah ia highly aluable for re.to on all kinds of Furniture, Glass, es, Hiir Clotb, &c. Also, for re. hi.linir scratches, Ac, cVe. War- mmedialely and retain Us gloas, ler bottle. Bold by A. W. FISHER. 8. f earious kinds. Lobsters, Bar. ..tVe just received and for sale re ol A . n.r wuu. ,gu. 185T 1y .RRANTS. The highert price n tot Land Warranu bythe sub- H-PM AHUEK. A BIT OP CAUTION. W co,p the followiog bit of caution from the Philadelphia Ledger, preached from a practical text, from a source (says the above paper) that should command respect, even though its truths were less apparent than thev are. We hope it mny be reud by botb banks and borrowers with the care it merits : "Look oct for tub Locomotive!" Hiding listlessly along a quiet road the other day, my attention was suddenly attracted to o sigu board at a crossing, bearing the inscription, "Look oot for the Locomotive." A shrill whistle announced the near approach of an engine, and in an instant afterwards a tram rushed by with lightening speed Aroused from my listlessoeas. I remembered the suyiug of Solomao the wise : "Tim prudent man lore seeth the evil, aud hideth himself; but the simple puss on and are punished ;" and the incident gave rise to reflections which 1 have not vet been able to dismiss from my mind. I suid to myself, "It is not alone in out quiet journeyings along the shady lanes of l:fo that we should 'look out for the locomotive ;' we should observe the same caution when tra ruling along the tborooghfares of business, and when we eo upon the mart, or the ex- chinee." Yet bow many "simple dties," heed less of tbo "sign-boards" that meet them at almost every crossing, and regardless of "the whistle," "pass on and are punished." Let me ask if the siens of the times are rtit now sufficiently plain, and the shriek of the whig tie from the other side of the Atlantic suffi. rieutlv loud to cauae every prudent man to "hide himself ?" Why, the locomotive is even now upon our very heels! Uo, y simple ones; pull op yoor 2.40 horses look oot for tlio locomotive, or depend upon it yon will be destroyed. In plain language, we are all in imminent peril. We are a people of wonderful energy, and witbal of astonishingly short memories. Ala tiy of us have long since forgotten the gloomy days of the autumn of 185", and the tempest tvhii'h at that time overwhelmed so many of our bravest mercantile houses as well as our banking institutions ; and with our wonted energy (call it reckUfsne$s) we have again oeeu ruuutog a race against iub locomotive, importing too many goods on credit and pil ing op indebtedness, wilbont reflecting a moment bow it was to be liquidated. Well, the time to "pay has come, "and there is no pilch hot," as tbe sanors say. hat are we to do t The troubles in Europe have check ed the demand for our cotton there ttnd re duced its price. Our breadstuff and provi sions we have no surplus to snip, ana it we had, our energetic speculators have ran the prices so high that they cannot be exported without loss to the shippers. (Our own peo ple are now nonecessarily Paying sturvation prices for all articles of food, and are conse quently compelled to put themselves on short allowance for the benefit of tbe speculators.) In this state of tlr.ngs, the bills drawn upon tbe shipments of cotton, breadstuff and pro visions, cannot Oe negotiated lor want oi con. fjdence that tbe proceeds of the shipments will realize tbe amounts drawn for. Besides this, lurge amounts of American stocks be long to Luropeun owners are oeing sent back noon us, with orders to sell and remit the proceeds, thereby constantly adding to tbe already uunianageble amount 01 oar in debtedness. This is our condition, disguise it as we uny. (And yet, not many days ago, one of our newspaper wiseacres prophesied peace," "peace 1" "We bave nothing to fear." They must take our cotton, breadstufl'a and provisions at high prices, and send money ever to buy our stocks." " W u shall bave the carrying trade of the world, and go ahead and prosper amazingly ! lieguiied by mese and sucu line fallacious representations, many of our simple ones rushed into speculations in floor, provi sions, 4c, resulting in losses to themselves, and the nnnccessy enhancement of prices to tbe domestic consumer.) e have nothing, therefore, that we can send to Europe in li quidation of our indebtedness bat gold ; and that Is going front as with alarming rapidity I 1 be banks (those of our own city especially) being, at we suppose, managed wilb more prudence than lormyly, have caught the sound of tbe whistle afar off, and bave, for some time east, been looking oat for the locomotive. Tbey have been reducing their discouot lines gradually, and must continue to reduce them to long at tpecit continuet to go out of the country. Those who profess to see the farthest into futuritr, think that tbe shipment of specie to Europe must cintioae or 90 days to come. 'J bey reason thust W cannot now send anything els that will pay, and the growing crops of grain, however abundant they may be, cannot come to mar ket for aeveral weeks and will tben, proba bly, be held on speculation at such bigs prl ces as to pot them oot of the reach of pur chasers for shipment. If, therefore, tbe ex port of coin should sot be checked by the return of eoio in payment of bills now drawn oo shipments of cotton, tt., it mutt contlcue for three months. These views may or may oot be correct. Time will shew. If thev be correct It behooves the banks, and every man in business, to b wide awake, aid Xee out or the ecemru. . Kind Manners at Home. These arc many families, the members of which are'rilhout doubt, dear to each other. If sick nets or sudden trouble falls on one, all are afflicted, and make haste to sympathise, belp, and comfort. Jiut in their daily lile, and ordinary intercourse, there is not only no expression of affection, none or the pleasant and fond behaviour, that has, perhaps, little dignity, but which moro than makes up for tbut in its sweetness ; but tbere it en abso lute hardness and harshness of language and actions, which is shocking to every sensitive and tender reeling. JJetween lather ana mo ther, and brother and sister, pass rough and baity words : yes, and angry words, fur more frequently than words of endfarment. To see and hear them, one would think that they hated, instead of loved each other. It does oot seem to have entered Into their beads, that it is their doty, as it should be their best pleasure, to do aou say all that they possibly can for each other's good and happiness. In a manner they plainly sny, in all common matters "each one for himself, and bad luck take the hindermosl." The father or ders and growls, the mother frets, complains, end scolds, the children snap, tnarl, end whine, and so goes the days. Alas ! for it, if this is a type of Heaven ! as "tbe family" is Raid to be at least, it is said to bo the nearest thing to Heaven nf anything on ttartb. But the spirit of selfishness, of vio lence, render it more like the other place yes, and this too often, even when all the members of the household are also members of church. Where you see (when yon know it) oue family where love and gentleness reign, you see ten where they on'y make visits, and this among Christian families as well as others. Now it is a sad and melan choly thing to "sit solitary" in life, but give me a cave in the bowels of the earth, give me a lodge in any waste, bowling wilderness, where foot nor face of human being ever came, rather than an abode with parents, friends, or kindred, in which I must hoar or titter language which causes pain; or which I must see conduct which is not born of love. No wealth, no advantage of any kind, would induce me to live with people whose inter course was of such a nature. The dearer they were to me tbe less would I remain among them, if they did not do all thpy could to muke ench other happy. With mere strangers one might endure, even under such cirenmstances. to reuiuiu for a time ; for what they say or do has but limited effect upon ouu's feelines ; but how members of the same family, children of the same parents, can re main together, year after year, when every day they hear quarreling, if they do not joiu in it, and when hard words fly on all sides of them, thick as huil, and the very visiters in their bouse are rendered uncoirifortuble by them, is indeed a mystery. To Acquire a Beautiful Form. Take abundant exercise in tbe open air free, attractive, joyous exercise, such us young girls when not restrained by fulse and arti ficial proprieties ore wont to take. If you ore in the country, or can get there, ramble over the bills utid through tbe woodlands botaoise ; geologise ; seek rare flowers and plants ; huut bird-nests, and chase butter flies. 13e a romp, even though you may be uo longer a little girl. If you are a wile and a mother, so much the belter. Komp with your children. Atteud also to yoor bodily positions in standing, sitting, lying, and walk ing, and employ such general or special gym nastics as your case may require. Live, while in doors, m well-ventilated rooms ; take suffi cient wholesome and nourishing food, at reg ular hours; keep the mind active and cheer ful in short, obey all the laws of lieuith. Take a lesson from the English girl as de scribed in tbe following extract : "The English girl spends more than one half of her waking hours in physic! umuse menti ; that is, in amusements which tend to develops and invigorate, and ripen the bodily powers. She rules, walks, drive" rows upon the water, rum, dances, plays, swings, jumps the rope, throws tbe bull, burls the quoit, drawl the bow, keeps up the shuttlecock, aud all Ibis without having it forever impressed upon ber mind that she is thereby wasting ber time, tihe does this every day, until it becomes a habit, which she will follow np through life. Her frame, as a necessary con sequence, is larger, her muscular rys'.em bet ter developed, her nervous system in subor dination to the physical, her strength more enduring, and the whole tone of her mind healthier, bhe may not know as mnch at the age of seventeen as does the American girl ; as a general thing she does not, but tbe vrowlh of her intellect has been stimulated by no hot house culture, and though maturity comes later, it will last prnportionably Ion. 6er." JJintt ToKardt Medical Perfection A IIeboic Womak Dkspkratk Fiout. The Madison (Ind.) Courier, of Tuesday last, relates the following incident. Some of our police may take g'oine iuterest in the case : We learn that the bouse of Mr. Kentlull, who lives with a son-iu law and daughter in 1 rimble county, Keutocky, a few miles back of Milton, was entered one nigbt last week by two men with blackened laces. Jt is known thai Mr, Kendall, who is eighty-four years of age, lias a lurge turn or money In gold and silver coin, which be keeps secreted on tbo premises. The burglars broke dowu the door with a fence rail, captured and tied the sou-iu-law. The daughter made fight, aud successfully, bhe caught tbe thumb of one of tbe villians lumber teeth and beld it there until be was compelled to call for tbe assistance or uu coniederate. the woman received rough usuagp, but she managed to tesr tbe shirt off one or them and to give thu alarm by blowing f borp, which brought tbe neighbors to ber aid. ' Taylor Huberts who, It will be remember ed, was tried a abort time sine for tbe mur der of young Conway, aud acquitted was suspected arrested, but discharged for want of sufficient evidence to bind bitn over to court. Tbe piece of shirt torn from tbe bur glar was marked "T. Huberti," and a silk handkerchief was touod wmcD was also mark ed "T. Roberta." Roberts was subseqaently arretted in Cin- cinoati ander tba assumed name of Estill, but, as tbe facts we have dotsiled above were unknown to tbo officers, be escaped again. A torn shirt, bloodly, which corrssponds to tbe remains left on Kendall's premises, wss Found in Estill's (aia Roberts') Wuek by th Cincinnati officers. Two Facts. Henry Ward Beecber aays, "an imprudent clerk cae do almost as much injury to bis store as tbe neglect of lb pro prietor to advertise bis goods." Two un doubted and significant facts, which every oue interested please bear io wind. A newly married Individual, just enjoying tbo Brat bliset or tbo boney-mooo, advertises io one of the eastern papers -for small see ond baod locomotive,' that bo may lose as little time as possible io going bogsa from ie losag. " Th Attn) Covntrt. The following In. I terestlng letter is published in The J'rori dence Journal t "Xicolatfl-y, Amoor River. This is the principal Russian military station on the Pacific, and having been chosen as a port of refuge during the late war, it has since be come the seat of government for Eastern Siberia also tho naval station.- It is pleas antly situated on tbe Amoor, twenty miles from its mouth, inclosed by dense forests which extend as far as the eye can reach. It contains some two thousand inhabitants mostly soldiers, and sailors. The Uovern. ment have a large machine shop to repair and build engines in, aud it is gratifying that it is all of American manufacture, icd under the superintendence of American mechanics. We bave now io port several fine specimens ofnaVal architecture, built for this Govern ment fn the United States. There are quite a number of foreign merchadts doing a very profitable business. Among the number are three American houses, one of which has recently built a steamer for river navigation ; and soon will be heard, far ia. the interior of Siberia and along the northern boundaries of China and J artary, tbe whistle ol an Ameri can steamer. The principal trade at present is iu furs, in exchange for American provi sions and manufactures. "This is not destined to become th great commercial marl or the Amoor, as the river's mouth :s very shallow bad intricate. A town is already projected some three hun dred miles above this, ond bnt a few miles from the Gulf of Tartnry, and will be con nected by railroad, which is already surveyed, with a good harbor, open nine months in the year. Without doubt ibis will bo the ceutre of all trade. As the Amoor extends Tar in the in terior of Siberia, it pisses many lurge cities, and the trade must increase rapidly and even tually becomo immense ; for goods can be purchased and sent to the interior of Siberia from Sao Francisco, at a less cost than they can from Moscow or St. Petersburg by land. The Uussiun Government have t ikon posses sion of vast extent of territory to the south of the Amoor and have discoyered on the Gulf of Tartar a finp. ranarioua hnrhor. fur enough in the sonth to be free from ice theN entire yeur. This is the desideratum for which they have long sought. 1 understand this will be the great naval depot of the Pacific." m m m . . Toe First Cattle Thais Irom the West to New York, by way or the "Great Middle Route," of which tbe East Pennsylvania Railroad is the last connecting link, passed through Roadiirgon h'utiduy morning last. It consisted ol forty eight-wbeeled cars, freighted with about COO bead of cattle. 1 bev were loaded at Chicago, and came over the Pennsylvania Railroad and its Western connections to 11 arrisburg, tbooce over the l.ebauon alley Hailroad to Heading, and from this city to Elizabethport, N. J., ever tbe .bast Pennsylvania, Lehiuh alley and New Jersey Central Ruilroadtt, without transhipment or change o; Cart. 1 be train was tukeu over the East Pennsylvania Rail road by the Engine "Black Diamond," and arrived at Elizabuthport before 5 o'clock on Sunday evening. The lime of transit from Chicago to New-York was 36 hours. The distance, by'lbis rout, is 8CS miles, without a break of gauge ; whilst by the New-Y ork and trie route, it is bi miles greater, and by the New-York Crvtrul, 111 miles greater, with three changes of gauge. Tbe advuntoges of the now route,--for tho transportation of live stuck, to say nothing now of ordiunry freight and psssenpe'rs, mny lie seen at a glauce, aud bus beeif fully demonstrated by the passage of this first through cattle tram, without a single change of cars between Chicago and New- i ork. Jleadi'ig Democrat. Two Smokes for Eiout Dollars. We were present at a trial before Justice John stone, wbereio tho plaintiff claimed damages of tbe defendant for $8, or the amount paid for a Turkey-foot pipe, beautifully carved out of mahogany. Il seems the plaintiff, a Mr. Ludlow, bought at the celebruled cigar store of Gezzi, on Fourth street, a fancy pipe, for which he paid $8. After filling it with the aromatic "scaU'uralh," be pufJed away at a great rate, and at the second charge the pipe burnt through, lie complained to Uezzi that the pipe would not stuud tire. "Sucre," said Gezzi, "you don't know how to smoke you diuk de pipe is quo futnuce smoke hint easy until he get coat over bim here is my pipe 1 smoke bijn one year, two years, and he is good yet. xou put iu much to bac, shove him down fast, and den go like a steam bout dal's no good." "Well, my friend, the pipe has burnt through, and I can't smoke it any more." "Veil, you bave two good smokes very well dat is 4 a piece great luxury dut, ha !" The case was non-suited. 67. Louit Democrat. Forgot nis Own Naub.--A resident or Columbia township, who returns a considera ble sum upon the tax duplicate, recently forgot bis own name ! He was looking for a letter, and called almost daily at the Post OBice, and inquired Tor a certain name. The Postmaster several times informed him tbul be bad a letter with the superscription or his own name, except that there was a middle name, spelled In full. The applicant decliued to reeeive the epistle, as it must be fur some? one else, but said be didn't kuow any such man in the town. One day, afur a mouth had passed, be told bis wife there wss such a letter, and wondered who it could be for, and why tno owner never called fot it ! Alter a good laugh at her liege, she couvinced bim that tbe name on the letter wag bis own I He bad forgotten bis niiddlp cognomen, bnt ventured to claim the. letter, and found that it was tbe very document that be had been looking for so long 1 Cincinnati Commercial. A Model Wife. In the "Recollections of William Jay. of Bath," by bis son, the blowing is given as Mr. Jay's description nr his first wifo : "I was always desiroos and unxions to be a good husband, nothing in my estimation and re markings ever being able to atone for- tho want of consistency and excellency bere, es pecially in a minister. But I most bave been one of the basest of men had I not al ways endeavored to act worthily towards the wile or my youth, to whom I was 'under so many obligations. It was she who contribu ted to give me that exalted idea or the femule character which I have always entertained and exprersed, She excluded perfectly the entrance or every notion and feelin! or sub mission or authority, so that we had no rights to adjust or duties to regulate. She pos sessed every requisite that could render her a helpmate ber special qualities were admira bly suited to my defects. Her domestic vir tues rendered my house a complete home the abode of neatness, order. nnnrHualitv. peace, cheerfulness, comfort and attraction. She ealmed my brow when ruffled by clisup poititmenl ond vexation ; e-ho encouraged me when depressed ; she kept off a thousand cares, and left me to nstend to the vcico of my calling j she reminded me of my engsee meuls when I was forgetful, and stimulated me when I was remiss, and always gently en forced the present obligation as the duty of the duy required." 1U e t x i . BACHELOR'S HALL. VHOSt THE IRISH, BT 3. F1XLET. A Girl on Firk. Terrible Stkctacle. A daughter or M r. David Keller, of Slrouds bnrg, wbile passing through ike bouse on Sun day evening last, with a large fluid lump In ber band, spilt some fluid over tbe top, as is supposed, which ignited and instantly set her clothes on fite. , Being clad in light material, the flumes rapidly spread, and tbo poor girl frightened aud in agony, imprudently rushed out doors before any of the iumales of tha boose could assist her. The pussage through tba air augmented tbe flames and enveloped ber persou in ooe cooiplete blaze. A number of persons were standing oo tbe side walk In rront or tbe boose and at ibe Hotel opposite at the time, who Instantly reshed to the rescue nod commenced tearing the biasing garments from ber, but the fire bad reached sucb ao as tendency, that before this conld bo accom plisbed, tbo moit of ber garments wero liter ally buraed rrom her person. Tbo whole time tho appearance or tbe girl oo tbo atreet. until she fell opon tbo ground, was not over one mlottfe. Tbo Barnes daring that time gleaned op and itleminated tba whole emit, and tbo scene it described by to eye-witoest as hor rible beyond descsiptioa. She eiei U ft hw boar. Tub Cranbkrkt Crop is Nkw Jf.rsf.t. The Newark Mercury, of the 13th insl. says : Ocean county has been celebrated, for several years past, for tho quality and quantity of huckleberries end cranberries sent to muiket from ker lands. The suil and its location, as well as the climate, seem peculiarly adapted to the growth of these favorite fruits, and hundreds of thousands of bushels can bo raised annually. The profit on the crop where the best land is cultivated, is (as sta ted by the Emblem) from one to five hundred dollars per ucre. Huckleberries (or more properly whortleberries) also grow spontaue-ously-ull over the land ; and these, too, form a fruitful source of revenuo to a large num ber of the inhabitants of the county. When the season proves fruitful, thousands of dol lars' worth ure gathered by women and chil dren, and sold to hucksters who have teams going in every direction through the forests, in pursuit of berries, and carting them to the New York market. These hucksters pay from two to two and a half dollars a bushel, and Blill realize a good pre fit Tor their labor. The crop. of huckleberries, at this time, looks une. and everywhere promises a good yield. The crops of South' Jersey escaped with but little injury from tbe frost of Saturduy night lust, which did so much injury in some parte of the country. Largo strawberries are grown in Mor.montbi county. 1 he editor of the Democrat has been presented with a basket of the berries, the lurgest of whicb measured over five inches in circumference. Six berries tilled a basket or the ordinary size. 1 Tns Winks or Cai.ii-orma. The cultiva lion of the gripe in California bids fuir, iu the sbprt space of twenty years, to transcend inT&mportance the wnrkinz nf gold mines. The Slate Ilegister for 150 informs us that the increase of viues from 18f)G to lc&7 was Cfty per cent., and seventy four per cent, from 1857 to 18fi8, and about. Grty per cent, since then on the whole stock, being a greater increase than compound interest would yield. It is estimated that the present stocks of vines when maimed, exclusive or the pro ceeds derived rrom the s'uln or the grape and the manufacture of brandy, will reach ten millions or dollars. Steam Plow Exhibition. On the 15th ICtb 17th or this month there is to be an in teresting exhibition at Uxtord l urk near Frankford. of Fawke's Steam Plow and Farm Engiue. This engine is in its construction somewhat siinilur to a locomotive ; the main wheel npnn which il rests, and also to pre vent it from sinking Into the earth, is shap ed like a drum, and is about six feet broad. It draws eight fourteen inch plows cutting a width olt.ino feet four inches, and it is suid to plow at the rate of fobr acres per hour The engine will lie tested on soft ground, and also be run upon the course as a pleasure or freight vehicle. A Rare Animal Andrew McCulloch. a foreman on the Pennsylvania Railroad, killed cue and ruptured another young otter in the Snake Ruck Hole, a iniln or two below Johnstowu, He discovered three of them in the water, and commenced stoning tberu, and succeeded in thus killing one, when ann ther of them swain ashore end he captured it. The third, and the supposed mother or tho other two, mudo its escape. McCulloch has the captured oue still iu custody. It is said to be a very ferocious little critter, and will permit no familiarity with it ou the part of any one. This species of animal is very rare in populated districts, aud is not often seen in this vicinity. In Settlino Fenth-Posts In ground liable to heave, we put a li inch pin through the bottom of the post with its ends projecting. The wind affects it less, and tho Trott cannot raise it. The Period or flowering Is considered the best time to muke cuttings of plants, as the teudency to form roots is then strongest aud most active. A Grat Hair was espied among tba raven locks or a fuir friend of ours, a fow days at;o. "Oh praypull it out," she exclaimed. "If I pull it out lea will come to the funersl," re plied tbe lady, who had made the unwelcome discovery. "Pluck it out nevertheless." said the dark-haired damsel, "it is no sort or conse- 2uence bow many com. to the foneral, provi ed they all come iu blacL." A Delicate Situation. Husband and wife wbile traveling through the "bush" in baste, met with a molancholy accident, which is re ded by ao Adelaide poet in tbo following felicitous strain : "And while retreating through tbe woods and through the tangled fern, He tore bis mustn't-mention-'ems, and had lo put on hern." Gentlemen who smoke allege that It makes tbem calm and complacent. They tell us that tbe mora they fume tho lest they re.. Riicira roR Happiness. Go wilhont yonr dinner, and see if you dont feel happy when it is supper time. Perhaps men are tbe most Imitative ani mals io all world or oature. Only one ass ever spoke like man but hundreds or thousandi vt meo are daily talking like asses. There is a Cockney youth who, overy time bo wishes to get o glimpse of bit tweet heart, cries "Fire 1" directly under ber window. Io tbo alarm of tbo moment, tho plunges ber bead out or tho wiodow and inquires " W here t Whea be poetically slaps bioieetf no the be fool and eidaltni '"Ere, my lUDgalioa!" Bachelor's Hall 1 what a qnare lookin' place it is s Kepe me from ich all the days or my life ; Surw but 1 think what a burnin' disgrace il is Niver at all to be getten' a wifo. See the ould bachelor, gloomy and sad enough, Placing bit to-kittle over the fire ; Soon it tips over Saint Patrick ; he's mad enough, (U he were present) to 6ght wid the iquire. Now, like a hog In a mortar bed wallowin', Awkward enough to see bim kneading Lis dough ; Troth ! if the bread be would ate widout swallowin', How it would favor his palate you know ! His dish. clotb is missing tbe pigs are de vouring it ; 1 1 the pursuit he has ballered his shin ; A plate wanted washing grimalkin is scour ing it ; Thunder aud turn what a pickle he's in ! Pots, dishes, pans, and such grnsy commo dities, Ashes and prata skins kiver the floor. His cupboard's a store bouso of comical od dities, Things that had niver been neighbors before. His male being over, tho tnblo'g left setting so Dishes luke care of yonrselves if yon can I But hunger returns ; he's fiiuiiug and fretting so ; Ocb ! let him alone for a baste of a man ! Lntn in the night he gopg to bed shiverin' Niver a hit is the bed made at all ; He crapes like a terrapin under the kiverin' ; Bad luck to tbe picture or Bachelor's Hull! 5 it m 0 r 0 it s . Old Zack and the Lieutenant- When th Virginia Regiment or Volun teers arrived at General Taylor's rnfnp, at Wulunt Springs, near Monterey, their arms were rather the worse for their long march from Camergo, being sorr.e-f.-hat rusty. A certain lieutenant or that corps, who prided himself oo belonging to One of tbe F. F. V.'s "first lamilies of Virginia" on tho next day ofter their arrival, was strolling thi-oui;li tho camp, trying to get a peep at the old General, when be coined a stout fellow in his shirt sleeves, seated on the ground beneath a s.harly bower, bard nt work on a swordliilt. The lieutenant, with a pompons a!r wilkcd to tuo old ennp and nailressed In in ns follows : "I say Old Fel, which is Geucral Taylor's tent t" Old Fel, hard at work rubbing the sword hilt "That one there." I wonder if 1 could see that preat hero V Well, colonel you might, and then again yon might not." Putting on an extra share of dignity, the officer said : "Come, Old Trump, you must show me how I can get n sin lit at bim Whose sword is that which you are clean ing V "Whot, this cheese knif? That's Old Zsck's I'm cleaning it for him." "Then you work for the General, Ho yon ? Well my weapon is a little rusly. nnd if yon will clean it up handsomely, I will give yon a dollar." Well, leave yonr toad sticker here, and "By the side or a mnrmuring stream, A fine old gentleman sat, On the top of his head was his wig, Oo the top of bis wig was bis bat." The Lieutenant, who has oo "manic ia his soot," could not appreciate the air, and stifled the chorus by teiz'bg Barney by the collar, and bringing him to a perpendicularity with the force of a steam engine. "What ore yoa doing here ?" asked the unmusical Lieutenant ; "haven't 1 sent you home nnco tonight ?" It was useless to deny the truthful aseeition im. plied in the querry, and Barney Dervan lunch ed. "It Wus a solemn truth, a fact which he had not the moral courage to dispute, that bo had been tent, but it .was eqnally apparent that be did not go. Anybody could see that but he could a lale unfold that, would start each' individual hair from its propriety." And Barney siicrlc ru attitude peculiarly affecting to any one bnt a policeman. "You see, Mr. Liftinnnt," continued Bar ney, as be was being propelled over ground witii which he wag lumilmr, "I'm a singer ; a tenor, or a bapsno, or a chnrjsL or anything of that sort, tint I'm niisrbrtunfcte. 1 applied to the hnperer 'ouse for a sitivr.l'on, and the hairy faced fiirrinr.rs sent tno off like tho con tents of n g nper pnp lioltlo Ihnl I '! bnste.1 the cork-string. Formes, ut the other house, snubbed me bpfuuso I asprtcd 1 could go down deeper in the scale J'TB been clear to Q than he conld. They wouldn't have ma in tho hoporer, ut.J (hey kicked me out or the other Hall, and Mr. good Lifiinant, what was a man oT spirit to do? Why, naturally enough, I took lo Arink. to drown ihetbnngt of the iiiuignitin heaped upon the head of" a soul-enrapped admirer cf .music ond sonj. It's truth in a quiver, without charging a note, Mr. Liftinotit, as I hope for harmony ia my domestic arrangements." Barney's appeal fell like leaden sounds opon ears not unused to such thin mtuic, and bo soon found his level in the station. house, humming, ns he passed into tho lan.l of dreams, with his hat for a pillow, and a plank for a bed, "1 dreampt 1 dwell in marble hulls." Yesterday morning he had not a lioto in utter, when he was removed from the tempta tions ol eonety for u period of leu days. Cincinnati Gazette. Fr.oM Punch. .!: Additional Duty on Paper. Kussi.i, AusHo and Sardinia have fucj'nded cssh paymema. 'The Thcctre of War." They ore doing inch u. tretiK-ndocs strike or business ut this theatre, that for ti.e prefect nil complimen tary admissions ore refused, and even the public press is suspended. Mam a Trite Word Snol-en in Jut Child Papa, why does Parliament generally meet In the evening t Papa--leenase, my child, most of their acts won't bear the cloy light. A Ministerial Question. 1" "thers is a skeleton in every house," wo should like to know how many there are in every cabir.et. rjarmcrs gcpaviiucrl Hii.i.iNd Potatoes. Many of our mo6t in telliert farmers are of opinion that, on light ish land, the practice of hilling potatoes il l.'ss a benefit than an injnry to the crop. This opinion is doubtless predicated, io part, upon the fuel that, by billing we expose a larger extei.'. tfsnrface to the air ond sun, ami, iu ct n-equei.ee, expose the crop to the etlecls ol drought io a greater dec,rerf that) when the surface is kept pcfoetly fi-.t or level. Where the latter r.iethoiL ia adopted lie dows and rains, if in sufficient quantity, peuetrate directly to the roots ; but whero iba til's are mad", and e.'proiully if they are high aud couical, tRe fluid is conveyed fronv them. In pluming potatoes on such lands we would first furrow, drawing the rows threo feet apart, aad "check oft"1 by drawing a chain across the furrows, so that the rows may fnn drop around this way to-morrow, end I'll have '. both ways. By adopt::;? ' r!an olmott tho it ready for you. If vou don't find me hre yon call over to tbe Generals tent and 1 11 be there. ' Tbe lieutenant left bis sword with the old cnap, end alter laKiuc a turn or two about the old General's quarters, and an occasional peep throuch the doorway or the hut, went his way. The day following be went to the bower where he bad seen tbe man al work, but found no one. lie theu wen: over to the General's tent, and the sentry, seeing that he was an officer, pussed him in. He found the "Old Fel" walking up and down in the outer tuut, iu which was a small table covered with newspapers, and a couple of ramp stools The "Old Trump" handed the officer his sworJ, all c'r: ti.l bright as when it first came from Ames's Kacloty ou the banks of the Connecticut. Upou receiviug it the lien tenant kindly informed "Old Pel" of the startling fact lhat he "belonged to one of the families in Virginia." an 1 then, playfully punching tha "Old Tromp'' in the ribs, said to him : "Cuioe now, Old l'uttv, c:u't yon show us the General V At ibis "Old Fatty" drew himself ap, and shunted in a voice of thunder, wbile his eyes flushed fire. "Hoy 1 am General Taylor!'' Overwhelmed with confusion, the young sritru of the F F. V.'s could not say a word ; but wilb atating eyes apd open mouth, bow ed himself out of the tent. He theu made a bee line through thu woods, Old Zack shout ing alter bim : "I say, Young Fel, you bave forgot that dollar. But the lieutenant did oot stop ontil lie reached the Virgiuia eucau.puieut, where be buried himself in his tent, iu momentary ap prehension of an order for hit arrest. No such order came, however ; but the story at length got out, and many a sharp quiz was put upou tba young gentleman by bis brother officers, as to his employing Ueii. Taylor to clean bis sword-hilt, aud bow inauy iukhtl 'Old Fatty" bad upon his ribs. The Trials and Troubles ov a Profession al Singer Barney Dervan lives iu tbe Thir teenth Ward, and like a gord portion vt thu Democratic locality, Burney "takes his tod." He doesn't deny that "soft impeachment," although tbe fuel frequently makes him ac quainted with tbo internal arrangements of tbe station bouse. He works, cow and then, but it is only with an object and thut object is contained in sundry and divers black bottles as full of destruction as ever ao egg was or meat. But whiskey, even or the Thirteenth Ward quality, produces oo bad rflects upon Barney. II he goes borne drank so gloriously befuddled that his legs longer refuse to do their duty, and bis wife attempts the "anvil chorus" oo bis bair bars skull with tho tin ware, he only calls her to ao account when he oiitiet o oote, or attempt! to make ao ooaothorized point by the introduJtieo of a poker accompaniment. At o late boar on Friday morning, at Lieu tenant Bernard, or the Hammond Street 3 lo tion, wai going hit usual round, to wako op tba watebmeooo kit beat, le discovered Bar-. Bey on tbi bank of the canal, licgiof i . . . . . ' . whole liA.or ol dressing the crop n.ay be per formed by thu laorse-cultivator. If the soil is light and friable, it is conceeded by the generality of oor uioj. ntviiigent cultivators, we bel'eve tV.al the desposition of fr.'h, on fermented in an.; re, in the hill, is an actual detriment to the crop. When such murium is used, it should be spread nnd covered either with a light furrow, previous to plant ing;, or by means of a burrow. A small quunt'ty ofoll. well decomposed manure or compost, may be placed under the potatoes to give them n start and to sustain the plants ti.l the luteral riots can extend them suffi ciently tn reach the mai,uro contained in the soil. There are fow crops more generally neglected than the potutoe. Thorough culti vation is as necessary in its manaemei.L, however, as in the inaragcnieul of corn or any other hoed crop. No reB3 should lu suUred to foul tha Swi!, and the surfiro should be kept line and !ooe. Cor. C'tr. Tel. Asues on Cork. Most farmer! who n;e asues on corn, etc., apply them alter the corn is op. Iu this case more rare is requisite, io place the u.hes under tha leaves thaa wcuij be required aere '.by to be applied us toon as t lie torn was covered. In plain ground where the hills may bo ceen fioin the mark of the lioe, it i: !e;a luhr to put on tho aslu-s as soon as the field it planted and before the corn comes up. This is not only less labor, but is more use ful than a later optl. cation, as birdt and worms are not ta likely to molest the coro, and the viitoe of the application is sooner felt. Weeds iu the hill wilt not he I J lleiUy in the midst of a handful of asheiui iu a nitss of rich loam among the cornstalk. Plaster, mixed with ashes, is very generally found useful. Both tend to keep the worms away. Oo higb and dry Lrd His mixture seldom fails lo puy. Mass. I'loughwan. To Preserve Cukrries & Stray. elrries. Cherries Add to the chcrnek au equal ae'.ghl or nice loaf rugar. Melt Ue sugar wild tbe fruit, taking caru rot to boil. After the stigir is uielud. let them stand in a hot place for three hours ; then pour tint iu soup plates, cover them with a Ihiu cloth, "end sel in the sun for several days. By preserving Ibis way, the fruit retains its natural flavor and color, aud will keep the year youtid. Strati Icrritt To one pound of strawber ries, add one pound of sugar. Put them into a preserving ki tile, aud let them remain until ami, so thut the sugar will dissilve. Then seal them iu glass jars, and bury the m iu sand. By this uelhodj their Uavor is entirely preser ved. StR( uPohh! To me canoe if gper. maceti, and one ounce or white wax j melt and) ruo it into a tbio cake on a plate. A piece the size or quarter dollar, added to a quart or prepared ttarcb, gives a beautiful lujya t0 tbe clothes, and prevent tho irou from atick log. A Writer io the rmetteei thltU tlo shading cf the good toil by a lutoraot crop of clover it worth a dremog or 20 basLelt of slacked like ; and. that tbo plowing or it down, it equal or 25 mora. s L.
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