v. ran III NEW SERIES, VOL. 13, NO. 34. SUNBUIiY. NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, TA -SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1860. OLD SERIES, VOL. 21. NO 8- rl 1 II The Suntoury American. rUBMSHED BVKRT SATURDAY BY H. B. MABSER. Market Square, Sunbury, renna. TERMS OF SUB! CRll TION. TWO DOLLARS perannmtopaidhlfy' lym advance! No papib discontinued unt.ULt arrearage, .repaid. TO CLUBB: Thr Copiel to on addreea JJj Heven do. do. WUO Fifteen do. do. - w Five dollar, in advanc. will p7 for three ye.il sub sriintion to ihe American. ,., ...J frank ,...l.n.-e.e will ple.se act ..onr t"'' letter, containing iib-.tiption money. Hey re permil led to do tin. under tlie I'oelOthce Lew. TEHMI OF AIIVBRTISIMO. OnefVinnreof llMlnCS limes, - " . " S? r-ry suwiequcii. in-eiuwn, - j )0 Six month., . . ..n'ii..-'cT'ls or Five Hum. per inmitn, M,.r. hunts soil others, mlveilisina: by h Tr wilh the privilege of itiKiting different advei meineiits weekly. W Large! Advertisement., as per agreejjjant s uo t 00 3 UO 1U cu JOB mlKTIKU- Yv have (vntie-ted with our establishment . well se i ,.i.,l JOII 'liFFIl'l., which will enable u. to execute j , e .te.t stle, every va.iely of printing. H. B. ATTORNEY AT LAW, 6USBUBT, PA. Business attended to in the Counties of Nor .umberland, Union, Lycoming Montour .nil Columbia. References in Philadelphia: Hon lob H.Tvin. CIllH. fllM-we. ;.. Siuner. 4 Bnnd'crass, I. inn, -Wnilh Co a 1 1 o v n c y a t a w , No. lis nrnnilWH)'. New York. Will diiefullv attend to Colleclionl and nil other nuittei. in'MUMed to in cure. Muv -1. l--"- FRANKLIN HOUSE, It F. R I. I LT AND R K F U R N 1 9 II F. I) , Cur. of Ifouiml ami Franklin Street, a few Squares West of the .Y. C. .'. f!. Ihpot, BALTIMOBE- I'tRMS, $1 rsn DlV" (V. LEISENKINO. Proprietor. July l, 1. M If I'rom Pelina Glove, Fa. WILLIAM f.. SOMLIIS riULKLr.T HlMtllS' G. SOMERS cS: SON, Importer- and Dealers in Cloths, Cassimeres. Vestings, Taylors Trimmings, &c, No 32 South Fourth Street, between Market and (.'hemiut Streets, Philadelphia. Merchant others vi.iting the city would find it to their advantage to giv thcru a call and ex rnine their stock. March 10, 1660 ' HARDWARE 1 HARDWARE ! 1 JUST received by A. W. FISHEH, at his Drug Store, Sunbury, Pa., SCOOPS. SHOVELS, FORKS, LOO CHAINS, Mil.!. HAWS, CROSS CUT SAWS. Also, .Screws, Butt., Door Knob., Thumb Latches, and all hardware necessary fur building. A splendid 1 it of pocket and table cutlery, Scis ors, Herman Silver Spoons. Looking Glasses. A large stock of Looking Glasses, received anJ for sale by A. W. FISHER. Sunbury, July 17, 1R5R. DEFOREST. ARMSTRONG & CO. DRY GOODS MERCHANTS, 80 ami fc?2 Chambers Street, New York. Would notify the Trade that they are opening Wevkly, in new and beautiful patterns, th WAMBUTTA I'll INT, .also the A in o 1; e a g A New Print, which excels every print in the Country for perfection of execution and design in full Madder Colors. Our Prints are cheaper than any in market, and meeting with extensive sale.' Orders promptly attended to. February 4, 1:0. ly pi J. P. SHINDEL GOBIN, Attorney 5 Counsellor at Law SXJ2STBTJR"5r, IA.. WILL attend faithfully to the collection of claims nnd all professional business in the counties of Northumberland, Montour, Union and Snyder. Counsel eiven in the German language. TV Uilice one dour east of the Prulhonotary's ollice. Sunbury, May 30, I860. ly THE INTERNATIONAL HOTEL. BROADWAY, CORNER OF FRANKLIN PTRKKT ISTEW -VORK CITY, Oiler, iuiliieemenla to Merchant, and Tourists visiting New Yoik, unsurpusaed by any lintel In the .Metropolis. The I'lllowinp ure unions the ailvaiiluge. whieh it poaties. tea. and whii-h will be appreeiuleil by all Imvelera. Int. A ceiitml titration, eonveniviit ti plueea of business, ih well us pluees of amusement. .M. Scrnpulou-ly eleun, well furnished aittinir foAina. vith a iiuiiiihi'eut Indies Pallor, coiainunding ail eaten, aive view of Uroadwuy l. Iirire and auiibly furnished Billing rooms, wilh a mHinheut Furlor, cowituuidnig uu eateiuuvs view of Uowtdu'uy. 4th. Iteing ennduFted on ihe European plan, visitors tan live in the beat atyle, with the greatest euouoiLy Sth. It is connected with Taylor' Celebrated Saloonn, where visitors can have their meals, or, if they desirs thev will be furnished in their own rooms. tllll. The fare served ill the Saloons and Hotel ia sr. knowledcrd by epiemea. to be vustly superior to that of anv other Hotel us the city. Willi all these advantages, tha cost of living in Ilia International, la much below that of any other firat class lintel. GILSON k CO , Proprietors. August 4,JI0. IV BLANKS! BLANKS!! Anew supply of Summons', Kieculions. Warrants, Supcenas, Deeds, Mortgages, Bonds, Leases, Naturaliiation papers, Justices ,nd Constables Fee Bills, Ac, Ac, just printed and for sale at this Ollice. Sunbury. April 30, 1859. SPALDING'S Prepared Clue, and Bhslleys Mucihg Pnea par boltla and hrmh cents. Cordial Kliir of Calisaya Bark Uauxuve, fot r.movmg " FOR 8 1LE AT THIS OFFICE. Sunbury, March JTJ MU. . ANEW LOT OF HAHDWARE A SAD DLERY. Also.Jthe beat assortment of Iron Nails and Steel to be found in the county, at the Mammoth store of FR1LING A OA ANT. Sunbury, una 9, 18-0, ' " SKELETON SKIRTS- AT the Mammoth 8tor will be found very large assortment of Skeleton Skirts from eeven boopg op to thirty. Oct. 6, 1860. FR1L1NO GRANT. II O! YE LOVERS OF 80UP! Afresh surlily of Macaroni and Confectionery at ' ' ' coTin-n cmvM Putibury, June 1, 1880. EARLY RISING. BT JOHN 0. BAI8. "God blesi ihe man who first invented ale. p I" So tiaocbo Panza (aid, ao aay I j And bleat him also that ha didn't keep Ilia great discovery to himself ; or irj To make it aa the lucky fellow mipbt A cloee monopoly by "patent right 1" Yes bloaa the man who first invented sleep. (1 really can't avoid the iteration ) But blast the man, with curses luud and deep, Wbate'er the rascal's name, or age, or station, Who lint inveoted, and went round advising, That artificial cut-off Early Rising I "Rise with the lark, and with the lark to bed," Observes some solemn, sentimental owl ; Maxims like these are very cheaply said, But ere yoo make yourself a fool or fowl, Pray, just inquire about the rise nod fall, And whether larks have any bed at all. The "time for honest folks to be abed," Is in the morning, if 1 reason right ; And he who cannot keep bis prprinus bead Upon his pillow till 'tig fairly liebt. And so enjoy his forty morning winks, Is up to kuavery ; or else -be drinks. Thompson, who sung about the "Seasons," said, It was a glorious thing to rise in reason, But then be said lying in bis bed At teu o'clock, a. m the very reason Jin wrn so charmingly. The simple fact is, His preaching wasu't suuetiuued by bis prac tice. 'I'is doubtless, well to be sometimes awake A wake to duty, and awake to truth Jim when, altis ! a nice review we take Of our bent deeus and days, we find, In sooth, The hours that leave the slightest cause to weep Are those we pass in childhood or, asleep! Tis beautiful to leave the world awhile l'or the soli visions of the gentle uight; And free at last from mortal care or guile, To live, as only in the angels' sight, In sleep's sweet realm so cosily abut in, Wbeie, at the worst, we only dream of sin. So, let us sleep, and give the maker praise. 1 like the lud who, when big father thought To clip this moroiDg nap by hackneyed phrase Of vugrant worm by early songster caught Cried, "Served bim right ! it's not utallsur . rrisiDg Tha worm was prmiphed, sir, for early rising!" Tt$ceIlanc0it$ Minnesota for Lung Diseases. Until recently very erode notions have prevailed concerning the benefit derivable from a change of air and climate in oases of lung diseases. Our people thought that all that was necessary for the recovery of any person alllicted with this maladies, was, re moval to a warm tropical climate. In conse quence of this mistake, thousands of invalids, already enervated by summer beat, have been shipped oB South in the tall to die there. Experience proves that there ere as many sorts of cures of rulher preventives of con sumption as there are pbuses of the disease. The benefits derivable from change of climate in these cases afford material for a separate and important science. It is foaad that some people will God relief on the Southern shore of Britain, sheltered as it is by lofty cliffs j for others portions of France, Spain, or Italy are most useful ; for others, the Canary Islands, or the Wet Indies, or Florida, or Mexico, or California. For others, sea-voyages furnUb the right air. Tbea as to borne cures, relief is fouod in out-door life, horseback riding, going to the sea-shore, going away from it, living on mouutains or iu sheltered vallies, in Southern sugar bouses or tar rope factories, or piny woods, in eating meat or driukiog wbi.key to .ay nothing of tbe various medicaments. It will be seen, then, thut there is great room for the exer cise ef intelligence in each case. An important article bag been lately going tbe rouods of tbe papers, which atatea that, taking Boston as tbe locality in which con sumption reaches its greatest intensity, in tbe United Slates, there is a gradual diminu tion of its virulence as you go West and South, until tbe ininimuin is reached in Florida and on tbe borders of tbe great plains in tbe West for instance at tbe west ern boundary of Minnesota. Such glowing accounts of the benefit of Minnesota air, in cases of consumption, bave been circulated through tbe country during tbe last five years that a tide ol emigration of this class of the afflicted has set very strongly thither, and seems likely to do much for up building of that noble State. Tbe latest and highest authority on this subject is Rev. Horace Busbuell.D.l)., well known as one of tbe most liberal and intellectual divines of New Eng land, lie has spent nearly year there and bia experience is quite valuable, lie bad passed a winter in Cuba, without benefit, also nearly a year in California, making a gain in the dry season and a partial loss in tbe wet sea.oa. Breaking down again be went to Minnesota. A physician told him on bis re turn borne, after a strict investigation, "You bave bad a difficulty in tbe right lung, but you are heated." lie is at least greatly im-1 proved, lie says that tbe requisite style of living, if yoo would give the climate a fair chance iucludes relaxation from care, oat-door exercise (those too far gone for tbia cannot expect much help) good lodgings and proper dre.s. The Que point about the climate is its dryness. Tbe summer rain occurs mostly at night. The winter air is cold but exquitely clear. There was no rain last winter from October to March. A California rain table will show better than that of Minnesota, bat in tbe former State tbe heavy fog from tbe sea ia as bad as rain for consumptives. Phila delphia Keening Bulletin, Akotiiib Fboo Story In the Dallas (Texas Herald, we find tbe following .'A gentleman of undoubted veracity informs us that last week a bull-frog was killed near here, measuring eighteen Tucbei across the shoulders, and over two feet and a balf in length, ilia voice was terrifi. bis enor mous eyes atuck out three inchea and be coold leap beyond tbe conception of tbe moat extravagant. He waa abot by a bey, and tha jewel-beaded monster was captured with much difficulty." It ia to be remarked that all stories like the above emsns'e fr ' in !- r" " uudoubi ed madly. Parson Brownlow on Yancey. Parson Brownlow, in his paper, tbe Knox Villa Whig, says i Tbe fact that W. L. Yancey killed his ancle, Dr. Earle of South Carolina, has been stated In general terms, but the detail! bave not been given, Dr. Earle lived one mile and a half west of Greenville where his widow still resides, if alive.- A few bandred yards distant is an old field, eometimea used for practicing on horseback, but more frequently resorted to as a master ground. - This was the occasion of a drill muster, when Dr. Earlie's son, about ten years old, went to the ground, as alj boys seek to do ; and during tbeir wheeling and turning, the boy got in the way. Yancey ordered bim to get oat of the way, but the boy, in bis confusion, got more and mere in the way, whereupon Yancey lashed him most unmeroifully with a horsewhip. Dr. Earle was not at borne ; but on returning bomn through town, a friend told bim bow cruelly Yancey bad treated hit son. Yancey told bim that tbe boy bad been vtry insolent and that he had slapped bis jaws. Dr. Karle replied that he bad served him right. When Dr. Karle reached borne and learned tbe facts, and found that Yancey bad lied to bim be returned to Greenville in Sbarch of bim. Yancey, knowing the pluck of Dr. Karle, and that be would be detected in tbe falsehood, prepared himself for fight. Dr. Karle found Yancey on Dr. Crittenden's porch, and in marching apon bim waa ahot down by Yancey with a pistol. These are the tacts as we have them from one bora and reared in that vicinity, Tbe fact that he was convicted opoo trial, and imprisoned, and afterwards oecame the subject of Executive clemency, corroborates tbe truth of tbia ver sion." The Local Paper. We clip the following sensible article from Life illustrated : Reader, did you ever reflect on the subject of supporting liberally the press, and first of all your own local newspaper? If not, permit us to suggest to you your privilege and your duty in this respect. Each city, town and village in a country like tbe United States should be represented by a live local paper, and it would be well, not only for the people and the place so rep resented to have a paper which would reflect credit ou both, but a paper which would be an honor and a credit to the State and the nation. Strangers from abroad judge us by our newspaper pres., and hence tbe impor tance of making tbe instrument as perfect ana potent as possible. it is the duty of every citizen of each place to contribute something toward improving and strengthening the local press, lie may do it by subscribing and paying for bis paper, by advertising in it, by recommending it to others, or in alt tGese ways. Were the country prose as liberally patronized and as well supported as it should be, the country would uot be flooded with tbe worthless trash in tbe shape of "love and murder stones,-' as it now is, which poison tbe minds of the young. There is usually more moral integri ty and circumspection aianifested by editors of the country press thin by those of tbe large cities, and a more healthy tone of mind and morals will generally be found to pervade them. They are more free from tbe reports of degrading vices and crimes, and are never opened with that feeling of suspicion which attaches to the common flash literature of tbe day. Tbe country press may be improved. Each individual residing within the limits of it's sphere and circulation may aid in it's im piovement. lie may be on the lookout for interesting information, and when this is obtained, communicate it to the editor. lie may bring his owo business before the public by an appropriate advertisement, or if be bas beef, pork, or grsin to sell, he may announce it through the local press. He may give historical sketches of the past, and show tbe progress aed changes going on at present. He may belp to make bis local paper a source of instruction to strangers and of entertain ment to bis neighbors. Is be a manufactur er? Let bim invite capital and influence by setting forth such natural advantages as the place may possess, and indicate tbe routes by which it may be reached, its accessibility to tbe markets, etc There is no estimating the advantages to any town or village of a live local journal, and we doubt if there is to be found at tbe present time, an editor who gets fully paid for tbe services be performs, sod we put tbe responsibility where it belongs namely, on the people, whose business and duty it is first of all, to support handsomely tbeir owo local paper. Fanny FernVery Sick. I am sick of politics. 1 am sick of torch light fizzles. I am sick of "the Prince." I am sick of men who never talk seose to women.. 1 am aick of boya of seven smoking cigars. I am sick of gloomy Pharisees, and wordy, idealess sermons and narrow creeds. 1 am sick of lawless Sabbatarians, and female infidels, and free lovers. I am sick of uo healthy, diseased books, full of mystifications and transcendal bosb. I am aick of "chaste ribbons" and "ravishing lace' 1 am sick, in sc age that produced a Bioute and a Brewn iog.oftbe prate of men wbo assert tbat every woman should be a perfect housekeeper, and 'cii to add, that every man should be a per fect carpenter. I am as sick of women self styled "literary," wbo think it a proof of genius to despise everyday household duties. I am sick of schools fur tbe manufacture of bent spines. I am sick of parents, tbe coffins of whose children are already being made, asking teachers to add "another braucb" to the already suicidal pile of lessons. I am sick of over-worked, ill-paid female opera tives. I am sick ef seeing tracts distributed where soap and bread should go. am sick of seeing noodles ia high places, and intelli gence and refinement sitting in inglorious ease by tbeir own firesides. I am sick of tbe encouragement beld out to women by the other sex to remain pretty idiots, followed by long moral essays apon the enormity of being each. 1 am aick of flummery and nonsense, and humbug and pre tensions of every kiud. 1 am sick of this everlasting scrabbling and crowding, and pushing and jostling, on tbe edge of the five feet of earth, which is all any one of os can have at last, after all our pains. Fanny Frn, Bio roa tiik First Shot at Socth Carom ka Tbe Sol ma (Alabama) Sentinel, of tbe 20th, bas the following : "We beard gen tlemen from tbe Caoebroke, Mr. B., wbo re sided near Price, and a belter wan than Price is, tell a crowd of Breckiuridge disun iooists yesterday, 'that if South Carolina at tempted to dissolve tbo Unioo, be would give a thousand dollars to fire tbo first goo at her.' lie is oae of tbo most wealthy men of tbe Canebrake, and wo can assure tbo disun- ' Ke is nut alone ia entertaining that How a Drunkard Feels An Incident A graduate of one of tbo Universities of Great Britain came to me, shaking and trembling.' He said be bad "come to me as he would go to a physician." I said, "You must stop drinking." "I can't." "You will die." "1 am afraid I shall if I give it op; I can't." My wife and two gentlemen were present. I said, "What good does the drink doyoa!" "No good." "Why do you drink t" "I must have it." Thinking that, being ao educated man, he might give me some ideas, I asked bim "Will yon tell me bow you feel before you begin to drink' and afterwards V 1 shall never forget 1 He stood up and said, "All I can aay is, 1 mast have it." "Why t" "I feel as if there were iusects in my veins I Oh I it is horrible, horrible! 1 touch my coat, I touch my band, and I jump I Ob 1 1 shall go mad mad mad 1 If 1 could not get it without having a sound tooth torn out of my jaw, bring the instrument and wrench it out j 1 mast have tbe drink, yoa see so I get it. And then I standstill, that 1 may not disturb its effect. That's what 1 want 1 want re! iff ; and I feel it. Quick, quick, but, it sends the blood through my veins ; tha insects are gone, and I begin to perspire. Yes, 1 am better, better, better I It's what I waut it's coming it's coming it has come to me--relief like a DsBh of summer lightning ; and it bas gone, and I get ano ther." "Then," 1 said, "you will die." "I am afraid I shall ; can yoo save me T" "Not ooless yoo stop drinking." "1 can't die; I haven't offered a prayer to God for sixteen years." "Yoa must give it up." "I can't." 1 said, "Uod will belp you." "So he won't." "I will," said 1 ; "my wife and 1 will take care of you for four days, if you will. 1 bave just four days to spare for you. Wo took bim, though we coald get no promise from him. We nursed bim night and day. Tbe third afternoon be sat with me, bis band in mine, and-1 spoke to bim of God and Christ sud eternity. He said, "1 am a man of some common seose, 1 believe ; and am very well aware that 1 can never be happy in another world." He then went oat and cut bis tbrost from ear to ear. Oh, my friends, shall we not try to save oar fellow-men from such a futeT From a Speech of Juhn Ii. Govgh. Lost Litkratirk. Iu these days of cheap printing and toleration, book burning is look ed upon as a puerile folly, apon a par with tbe Irish method of spitiug a banker by burn ing bis notes- Still, literature bas suffered losses. As Wat Tyler's victorious rabble made fire-biaoda of the ancient records of London, so mad mobs destroyed invaluable treasures when tbey aet fire to Lord Mans field's and Dr. Prieslly's booses. Tbe Van dal Massena, in retreating from tbe lines of Torries Vedras, waotoely destroyed the church and convent of Alcobaca, rich with the' national literature of Portugal. Valua ble works bave fallen victims to ignorace aud avarice. Tbe niece of Peirese, "The Attor ney General or the republic of letters," re fused to allow tbe letters addressed to bim by tbe most eminent scholars of tbe age to be published, because she found them useful for fuel. Mr. Warburton's servant osed up a collec tion of old plays, many of which were unique specimens of Elizuhelbeo dramatists, for the bottom of tarts and lightning tbe fire, for which ignoble purpose the r cords of tbe hos pital of St. Cross were applied by its ignorant housekeeper ; and Bishop Cowper's wife, dis gusted with bis studious habits, destroyed, in a few moments, tbe result of eight years' labor. Sometimes authors bave been stoics enough to commit literary suicide. Colard eau, when dying, dragged himself to tbe fire and sacrificed bis trituration of Tasso; Sir W alter Raleigh is said to bave destroyed the concluding volumes of bis History of tbe World ; James Montgomery burnt novel, the composition of which bad lighted tbe hours of bis imprisonment ; Moore put Byron's diary in tbe fire ; Orsay did the same office for bis own, which must bave been worth reading ; and Col. Stewart, son of Dugald Stewart, not only destroyed bis own manuscripts, wbiab he calculated had cost bim thirteen years of bia life, but wbat waa of considerably more consequence, baroed his father's incomplete "Philosophy of a Manas a Member of Political Association," bis Edin burgh lectures on "Political Kconomy," and a continuation of his "Encyclopedia Britao nfco Dissertation ;" unmindful of Milton's aphorism, tbat "be wbo destroys a good book kills Reason jtself." Chambers' Journal, Large Vkoktables. We lately gave an account of a mammoth bunch of pUiutains grown in Liberia, weighing over SOU pounds and 3 feet A inches loug, which was exhibited at tbe National Fair, at Bucbauao, Bassa county, last March. There were also exhibi ted el the same fair two mammoth yams, not over a year old, one weighing 280 pounds, tbe other weighing 290 pounds. If there is a country on the globe tbat can produce larger or finer yams and plainlains than Liberia, wo should like to know it. Ooe would suppose that every colored man in tbe United Slates would long to go and live in Liberia, where be and bis children may be independent and happy, instead of remaining in a dependent coudiliou here. Woodkn School, Slatks Not long ago Messrs. Deaoand Monger, of New Haven, Conn., took out a patent, for the manufac ture of tbis article, and from tbeir manifest superiority over tbe old stone slate, tbey are going into almost universal nse. Tbey are made of three thicknesses of veneering glued together and covered on both sides with a black coaling of just tbe proper degree of rougnness to receive tne impression from toe peocil, and are then framed in tbe usual man ner. Tbeir most striking peculiarities are tbeir extreme lightness aud durability ; they may be thrown down and even stamped upon without being broken. Tbe same firm also make black boards with tbe same covering. Ot B Becit Does. Ao Eoglisb paper says that a young damsel wbo is engaged, aud will shortly be nailed to a gallant son of Neptune, lately visited tbe Mariner's Church. During tbe sermon tbe pastor discoarsed elo quently and with much earnestness of tbo dangers and temptations of the sailor. He concluded by asking, "la there one wbo tbioka anything of bim wbo wears a tarpau lin bat and blue jacket, or a pair of trowsers madoofduekT lo short, is there oue who carea aught for the poor sailor 1" A little girl, a aiater of the damsel, jumped op, and looking archly at ber sister, said, in a tone loud enough for every one to bear, "Yea, sir onr Beckey does." A RifLKD Cankon. said to bo the Unrest in tbe world, was receutly tried at Sboebury- u-ea, xogiaou. Ik wvigus O loua, BUU Ores 175 lb. sbot. It is made of noddled steel. and ia tbe greatest mass of this material ever put together, A LADT-rAsctNATDia Clisi At Council Bluffs, Iowa, the alarming discovery bas just been made tbat Frank Bates, a younv, dash ing, popular, lady fascinating dry goods clerk is a gin. Something about Adam's Fall. A favorite temperance lecturer down South used to relate the following anecdote to illus trate the influence of a bad example to tbe formation of habits, rainous to tbeir effect. Adam, and Mary bia wife, who lived in the old States, were very good members of tbe chatcb, good sort of folks anyway, quite Indus trious and thriving in the world, and Mary tbongbt a good deal of a glass of good toddy. Whenever the Minister called to make Mary a visit, which was pretty often, she contrived to have a glass of toddy made, and the Minister never refused to imbibe. After a while Adam got to following tbe example of tbe Minister to such an eiteot that be be came a drunkard drank up everything be bad, and all be could get. Mary and Adam became very poor in consequence of bis fol lowing tbe Minister's example so closely; but the good Minister continued bis visits, and poor Mary cootiuued still to give bim the glass of toddy. One day be called in and told Mary he was going away fur a week should return on Friday and handed her a book containing tbe catechism, aad told her when be returned be should expect her to answer the questions. Mary said, "Yes," and laid away tbe book carefully. But Mary, like a good many other church members, thought no more of the book uutil the very Friday the good Minister was to return. "Wbat shall I dot" said she ; "the Minister is to be here to day, and 1 bavn't looked in the book be gave met How can 1 answer the questions t" "1 can tell you," said Adam, "give me a quarter, aud let me go over to Smith's and get some good rum, and you can answer bim with a glass of toddy." Mary took tbe advice, gave Adam a quar ter and a jug. and off be started. After getting bis jug Oiled, uod on his way back, Adam concluded to taste tbe ram. Ooe taste followed the other, until bo stumbled over a pile of rocks, and broke the jug and lost all the rum. But Adam u.anuged to stagger borne. Soon as he got into the house, Mary in quired very anxiously for the bottle and rum. "Where is the bottle of rum, Adam T" Poor Adam managed to stammer out, "that be stumbled over a pile of rocks, and broke tbe bottle, and spilt Ihe rum." Mary was in a fix Adam drank the minister coming the rum gone and the questions uulearned. But here comes the minister! It won't do for the man of Ood to see Adam drunk, so she for the want of a better place to bide, sent bim nnder the bed. By tbe time be was fairly uuder, in came the minister. After sitting a few moments, be asked Mary if she could answer the questiou, "How did Adam fall?" Alary turned ber bead first one way, and then then the other, finally stammered oat, "He fell over a pile of rocks." It was now the minister's turn to look black ; but be ventured another question, "Where did he bide himself afler bis fall ?" Mary looked at tbe minister, then at the bed, but fioally she broke out with, "Under the bed, sir I There Adam, yoa may come out, be knows all about it." The good minister retired not even wait ing for his glass of toddy. Abstainer. A Frioio Picki'ocket. A cooler pick pocket than is spoken of iu Stultgard, waa never seen, lie was ao obsequious little man, wbo had offered bis services to bis victim, to show him tbe lions of the city, but tbe other refused tbe offer. Tbe officious personage, however, was not offended, but politely asked bim wbat o'clock it was. Tbe other answer ed that he did not know, as bis wstcb bad stopped, and continued bis walk towards tbe Museum of Natural History, which be enter ed. He bad not been there many minutes before the same person came up to bim, with the air of an old acquaintance, and offered bim a pinch of snutl. Ibis M. v declined, saying he was no snuff-taker, and walked away ; but some minutes after, baviug a presentiment of something being wrong, be felt for bis snuff-box, but instead of it found a scrap of paper In bis pocket, on which was written, "Aa yoa are no aouff taker, you do not require a box." He thought tbe logic of bis unknown acquaint ance rather impertinent, and resolved to bear his loss like a philosopher, but wbat waa his amazement when, a moment after, be dis covered that bis wutcb bad also disappeared, and in bis other pocket was another note, in tbe following words ; "As your watch does oot tell tbe hour, it woald bo better at tbe watchmaker's than in your pocket." It is unnecessary to say tbat be never heard any further tidings of the two articles. A Wrktcued Custom. A foreign corres pondent writes from a German town : Tbe auction of dancers at a village is a curious afiair tbe girls are all assembled on an open space, generally in front of tbe burgomaster's bouse of business, and an auctioneer having been chosen among the young men, generally a wag in his way tbe names of Roscheo, Nuruichen, Kirtcbem.aud all the other cbens, (an endeaiiug diminutive by wbicb the lasses are styled,) are called out and tbe auction for tbe dancer proceeds, which gives the highest bidder the sole right over her band for tbe year, at all tbe (. dances and rejoicings which take place, and these are not few. It is generally ao under stood thing tbat it is akin to a declaration, but still it is not ia any way binding. Of course, there are struggles aud competition for tbe prettiest, but she falls to the richest. Tbe cash goes to pay musicians and a spread or two, aud if anything is over, it is giveu to tbe church. Tub Fboo Story. We bave already told our readers tbat some of the Toledo (Ohio.) ladies swallowed live frogs as a remedy fur consumption. Tbis bas been doubted by many, bat, the Toledo Vmt.s of the 2'JtU u'.t., confirms the statement thos : Some question having arisen among our exchanges, as to the truth of tbe statement tbat a female of this city ia iu the babit of swallowing aix live froga daily, aa a remedy for consumption, wo will simply state tbat there are at the present time more tbao six ladies of this city swallowing lire frogs daily in hopes of a permanent eradication of tbat disease, aud if wo may credit tbe slatemeuta of our practising physicians tbey are our "opper teu" too. There is something inexpressibly aweel about little girls. Fxehamje. And it grows on tbem as they get bigger. There BOW 1 Louiirille Journal, TllIBTV TUOI'SAKD APH.WB Off A Si NO IB Trick. William It. May, of Pomfret, (Cfc.) picked forty bushels of apples from ooe tree. He bad tbe curiosity to count tha number of apples in one peck, and found 199, makiog "CO in or.e bushel, and 30,400 applet grew upon tbo tree. Bitfalo I.08K4 Tbe Si. Loois (Mo.) Democrat aaya, tbat a total of 80,000 buffalo robea bave been received ia that city duriug tbe present year. Tbeae robes are all laooed by the Iodiao squaws, as tbo men never stoop to such work. I1 0 t t X J. Where there's a Will there's a Wiy. "Aui veniam viam, aut faciam." BT JOnN O. SAXli. It wss a noble Roman, In Rome's imperial day NY bo heard a coward croaker Before tbe battle, say : "They're safe in socb a fortress ; There is no way to shake it" "On I" exclaimed the hern, Til find a way, or make it !" Is Fame your aspiration ? Her path is steep and high ; lo vain he aeeka the temple, Content to gaze and sigh ; The shining throne is waiting, But he alone can lake it Who says with Roman firmness "I'll find a way, or make it!" Is learning your atrlbitinn T ' There is no royal road ; Alike the peer and peasant Mast climb to her abode ; Who feels tbe thirst of knowledge, In Helicon may Blake it, If he bas still tbe Roman will To Jind a way, or make it. Are riches worth tbe getting T They must be bravely sought ; With wishing and with fretting Tbe boon cannot be bought ; To all tha prize is open, But ouly he can take it Wbo says with Roman courage "I'll Jind a way, or make it!" In Love's impassioned warfare, The tale bas ever beeu That victory crowns the valiant ; Tbe brave are they wbo win ; Though strong is Beauty's castlo, A lover still may take it Wbo says, with Roman daring "I'll Jind a way, vr mule it !" THE PRINCE IN THE UNITED STATES. The last number of the London Punch con tains tbe following verses : TUB NEXT DAKCK. Yes, dance with him, lady, aud bright as they are, Believe as he's worthy these sanshiny smiles, tVuve o'er him the Hug. of the stripe and tbe star, And gladdsn tbe heart of tbe Quoen of the Isles. We tbank yoa for all that bas welcomed bim most For tbe sigu of true lovo that you bear tbe Old Laud ; Proud Heiress of all tbat his ancestor lost, You restore it in giving that warm, loving band. And we'll claim, to tbe omen. Fate's looking askance. And fate ouly knowa tbe next tune she will But if John aad bia Cousin join bands for the dance, Bad luck to the parties who get in tbeir way. ) u m 0 r 0 it $ . Love Conquers all Things. Long story, but must make it short. No room for love while politics rale. Got the particulars from individual wbo bad it all by heart. Young man of the name of William Yoang lady of tbe name of Belinda. Lived in same neighborhood, near a neighboring town. Yoaug man good-lookiog, but not rich plenty of poor kin, but no money. Young lady's beauty not likely to be tbe dealb of ber; bat grandma went under year ago, and left ber pile of ten cent pieces large as a poand of wool. Yoang lady desperately ia love with yoang man, and yoang man des perately in love with yonng lady. Yoang man wouldn't let concealment, "like none of your demmed worms," feed on lit crock ; told bis lovo "emijitly." Yonng lady acknowl edged tbe corn "thine, forever tbine, dearest William !" and wilted iuto young man's arms sweet as yoa please. "lie beld ber gentle hand in his, And pressed ber slunder form, And vowed to shield ber from tbe blast, And from tbe world's cold storm. And then she raised ber eyes to bis, All filled with drops of woe, And in the tendereBt accents cried, Oh, quit don't hag me so !' " Sacb is life and love. Yoang lady told yoaug man to interrogate old folks. Young man did. Old folks said, "not if tbey coald belp it." Young lady broken hearted nuit combing her hair tsok off boops wore shoes slipshod, and wanted to "liud relief ia the silent tomb.1" Young man met young lady oy mooniignt aione, wanted to throw bundle of clothes out back window, climb down tope, ladder "into these arms," and fly to the squire and happiness. "1 may die 1 know 1 ahall die, William but never, osrir, will I wed thee, dearestaone, without consent of Ma ana l a." xouog man pleads like angel trumpet tongued. Yuung ludy stubborn and dutiful. Youug man tries tha iudiznsnt upbraida youcg lady sweats He did oot think to find so cold A heart be deemed bo true : A heart like hit would yield her ail, If toie like bis sbould woo, and talks of pistols and prussic acid. Young lady dissolves in tears. "O 1 William, leave me quit my tight forever but take me along wilh yoa !" Yoang man happy as cigger at corn shucking, and tells young Ueiy lo look out Saturday night and duu't be scared if she sees ladder poked ia back win dow "your William will be at 'tothor end." Young lady thinks she's gone too far, and sayt better wait till she's her owo "mistress'' only five years. Young aiau says "five years be derned." Wat coming Saturday night with ladder if his lean's idol would fly from parental tyranny, and tie fcappy with bim and let bim be happy with her. well and good ; if uot. disappoinluieut shouldu t leed oo bis vilals loug a pistol would lix thing quick eoough. Young lady all tears otfsin. "Cruel, cruel mau carry me to the euda of the yearlb j 1 don't care where, just ao as you carry me." .... Saturday uight young lady shut up "ssva gerous dog" ia smoke house, and goes up stairs. Young man carries ladder two miles ; pute ladder op to tbe window and whispers " Heliody !" vary load. Deliody dossn t bear bat dog does, and cots op among meat barrels terribly. Old lady wekat op. Tlls old man f .. a t ! All tomsbody s trying to break ia. via wau g'ta np, takes dowo doable-barrel gan, opens iioor easy, slips arouna smoite nouse ana lets ,1og out. Dog pitches -around, and . trees young man and yoang lady ap ladder. Old man smells large rat-trap full of mice, and dodges behind tree. Yourg p.ople reach tbo ground, yoang lady having drove dog off. "Ob 1 William, I am afraid." "Afraid, aear est I and of what t Is not thine Owo William here to protect." Old man lets off oue barrel of gun; young muo disappears over fence, leaving coat-tail in possession, of dog, and young lady screams and faints in old man's arms. Yoang lady sent off next day to Kentucky, and youug mao soon starts - for Texas iu horn. Young lady been two weeks at small town ia Kentucky telegraphic dispatch one night Pa quite sick, see if company can be bad ut botel, and comes borne at once. Young lady seu-S to hotel to know is anybody going to , in Tenuessee. Yes; genteel young man going right straight to that very place. Early next morning stage takes np young ldy, and goes round to hotel for young man. Young man gets in. "William!" "Belindy t bush, don't say a word 1" "How is Pa 7" "In first-rate health." "That dispatch I" "Had it sent myseir." "Wretch I where ore you going to take me ?" "To the parson's." Happy couple at botel here last week. Telegraphed old man all about it. Old man comes down next day with all necessary feel ings and arrangements to take young lady home a premature widow. Uot doesn't du it. Young son-in law, gentlemanly and polita loved daughter so well couldn't help it. Yoang lady all tears again, with equal pro portion of sobs. "Kill me if you will, my father, but spare William." Old man's reel ings go down several pegs. Tbinks it oo use to cut up over spilt milk "get your bats end bonnets and let's i;o borne." Young couple bappy as infants with fingers stack full of molasses and feathers, fly round alter bag. gage ; old man pays botel bill, and all leave town together. I'Didst thou but know the inly touch of love, Thoa wouldst as soon go kindle fire with snow As seek lo quench tbe fire of love wilh words." The Race- We have been heard to laugh "some" at times, in our sanctum, we believe ; but we duubt if a heartier guffaw came from it, tbau was awakened by tbe following "Race with a Bull," for wbicb we bave to tbank a new cor respondent in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, it almost eclipses "The Cock Fight in Havana." which we published some time ago ; in wbicb an American sailor nnbugged an oncouth "bird" in tbe pit," which, after receiving un resistingly two or three powerful "digs" from "Black Sultan," bis game antagonist, put oue claw on bis neck, aad with the other pulled his head off 1 He was an 'American Buld Eagle. Like tbe horse-racers below described, the Spanish "sportsoien" growled and grumuled : bat tbey were compelled to aa "inglorious defeat." "Some forty years ago the members of a race courts near Brownsville, on the Mon ongahela, published notice ol' a rare, oue mild heats, oo a partiuular day, for a purse of oou hundred dollars, Tied for anythiug wilh four logs and hair on.' "A man in tbe nergbborhood. named Hays had a bull that be was in the babit of riding to mill with bis bag of corn, aud be determin ed to enter hiiu for the race. He said noth ing about it to soy one, but be rode bim around tbe track a number Of times, on several moonlight nights, until tho bull had tbe bang of the ground pretty well and would keep tbe right course. He rode with spurs,'' wbicb tbe bull considered particularly disa greeable, so much so that be always bellowed when they were applied to bis side. "On tbe morning of tbe race, Hays camo npoc tbo race ground on horseback ou bis bull. Instead of a sadle, be bad dried an ox bide, tbe head part of which, with tbe horns still on, be had placed on the bull's rump. He carried a short tin horn in his baud. He rode to tbe judge's stand, and offored to enter h s bull for tbe race ; but the owners of tbo horses objected. Hays appealed to the terms of tbe notice, insisting that bis bull bad 'four legs and hair on,' and that therefore he bad a right to'eoter him. After a good deal of swearing tbe judges declared thomeelves com pelled to decide tbat tbe bull bad the right to run, and he was entered accordingly. "When tbe time for starting arrived, the ball and tbe horses took tbeir places. The borse-racers were out of humor at being both ered with tbo bull, and at the burlesque wbicb they supposed was ititeudod, but thought that it would be over as soon as tbe horses started. "When tbe signal was given tbey did start. Haya gave a blusl with bis bora, und sunk bis spurs into tbe side of the bull, who bound ed off with a terrible bawl at uo trifling speed the dried ox-bide flapping op aud down, and rattling at every jump, making a combi nation of uoises tbat bad uever been beard on a race-course before- Tbe horses all flew the truck, every one seeming to be seized with a sudden determination to take the shorte.t cut to get out of tbe RedUoue country, and none of them could be brought back iu tiuie lo save their distance. Tbe purse was given to Hays. "A general row ensued, but the fun of tho thing put tbe crowd all oo the side of the bull. Tbe horsen aiitoutended tiat t. were swindled out of the purse ; aud, if it bad not been for Hay's horu aud ox bide, which be ought not to bave been permitted to bru.g up, n the grooad, the thing would uot b.v turned out as it d d. .-i.ii Upon this Hats told them that bis boll could beat any of "tbeir horses anyhow, and if ibey would put up one hundred del art agauisi Ihe purse he bad won, be would take oU he ox-hide and leave the tin-horn, and run a lair race with them. His offer was accepted ami I be money staked. They again look their i laces at tb starliug post. od the sigual w..s given. Hay gave ti e bull another tourh with the spur, aud the bull gave a treuiend ous bellow. Tbe horses, remembering the dreadful sound, thought all the rest was com- . . hlorv. Away they went again spile of all the exertions of their ridera. while Hays galloped his ball aroDud the track again aud aoo tbe money. Bully for tha bull ! Knickerlockor. Pui.i.ino thk Wool too Fsr A hitherto Democratic liutchmati. of Ripley coantrv, lud ana, gives the following reasons for voting tbe Itxpublicao ticket:"! tiukt 1 leaves do I'emoerats long lime ago, nuismy ....Il !. ..H nt,ar miiiA avea. and BO year uj pun. uw -. w - - j l -. mot Hum a iu : but dis lima dey pull it to far dat 1 it rigbl oor urn sop. vy I vote de Republican dicaei. T,, ol.l scotch woman, who, when ... i u iknl...iti it. Services were very . .hl ' kl awwi " , . - r - - -. . . ,.- " . ... . IV. i. ...,. a. last suuoav. i a ..... SlIBelll r th "thllf I
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