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EW SERIES, VOL. 12, NO. 13.
SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA. SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1859.
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w supply of Summons'. Executions,
.arrant, Supccnaa, Deeds, Mortgages.
Leases. Naturalisation roper". Justices
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sale at this Ofiu-e.
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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.
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