ramr NEW SERIES, VOL. 13, NO. 42. SUNJiURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA -SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1861. OLD SERIES, VOL. 21, NO 10 The Sunbury American. 1'VBLlaU.ED EVERY SATURDAY BY H. B. MASSER, Market Sijuare, Sunbury, 1'enna. T K RMS OP 8 U B9 CRIPTION. TWO DOLLARS) per annum to be paid halfyear. y in udvauc.. Noraria discontinued until all arrearages are paid. TO CLUBS: Three Copies to one adilresa a .1 on fcveii do. do HI tip Fifteen do. do. ... IK) mi Five dollars in advance will pay foi Hires year's sub feci iptinn to tlie American. n.iinasters will plratse net nnr Asmls, and frank letters containing subscription money. Tbey nr. petmil led to do thii urntet the 1'i.n Office Law. TKIIM8 OF AltVERTISING, One Square nf 13 lines' 3 time., Kvery subsequent iuseitinn, ... tliieiqunre, 3 months, Six tnontht, i in year, lluKiucsK Card- or Five lines, per nnnnm, I no Hi 3 00 s un e mi 3 UU Meichunte and others, advertising hy tlie year, with tlie privilege nf iuaeiting different adver tisements werkly. 10 nU IT larger Advertisements, as per agreement. Job phimtino- We have connected with onr establishment a well se lected Jtlll OKFICK, wlrirh will enable us to execute in the nentc-t style, every vntietv limiting. ! . I . . H. Ba T TOI1NEY AT LAW, 6CNBUHY, PA. llttainess attended to in the Counties of Nor tiimhprland, Union, Lycoming Montour ami Columbia. references in Philate1)hia : Hon. fob R.Tvson, Chns. Oil.l"ns. F.sq.. Corners & Snidxrass, Linn, Smith ft Co CZ APPLES MATTHEWS 1 1 o r n c ij a t a w , a. 1S Rrondwny, Hew York. Will cnr-fnlly ntlcnd to Collections and all other mailer" ntrn-tcil to his rare. Mnv St. IMS. FRANKLIN HOUSE, nr.lU'ILT AND RKFIIRNISIIKP, Cur. of Howard and Franklin Street, a few Square Weft of the X. C 11. Ji. Depot, DALTIMOQE- Tkiimk, 1 1 rr.n Dv CV. LEISENRING. Proprietor. July IB, 1W9 tf From Selins Grove, l'a. wii.LiAH is. mistr.ru miLKLKT somkrs G. SOMERS & SON, Importers and Dealers in Cloth3, Cassimeres. Vestings, Taylors Trimmings, &c, No 38 South Fourth Street, between Market and Chesnut Street, Philadelphia. Merchant., others visiting the city would find It to their advantage to give them a call and ex iinine their stuck. March 10, I860 HARDWARE ! HARDWARE ! ! "BUST leccived by A. W. FISHER, at his )" Drug Store, Sunbury, l'a., SCOOPS. SHOVELS, FORKS, LOO CHAIN S, MILL 8.4 WS, CROSS CUT SAWS. A Inn, Screws, Butts, Door Knohs, Thumb Latches, and all hardware necessary for building. A splendid bt of pocket and table cutlery, Scis ors, German Silver Spoons. L,OUlllllff (laMMCa. A large stock of Looking Glasses, received and ,;,le .y A. W. FISH Ell. Sunbury, July 17, 1SS. f J. P. SHINDEL GOBIN, Attorney 5 Counsellor at Law SXJX33TTI."5r, FA WILL attend faithfully to the collection of claims niul all professional business in the counties of Northumberland, Montour, 1'nion and Snyder. oniiM-l given in the licruiHii language. CV Ollice one door east of the Proihonotary's nlli.-e. Sunbury. May 30. 1900. ly " THE INTERNATIONAL HOTEL. imoAim'AY, CRNKR OF FRANKLIN STRKKT NEW YORK OrX-ST, Hers inducements tn Merchants and Tourins viiiting v Y.iis unsurpassed r any Hotel in the Metrouhs. l lie iMIowiiig are among the advantages which it poues its. and winch will lw appreciated hy all ttavelers. It. A central bicauon, convenient to places of busineM, ii wi-li as places of ainuseinenl. . . lid Scrupulously clean, well furnished sitting rnn, ,vith a magnificent Ijidies I'mlor, coiainuiKling an eaten HVe view of llroailway . 3.1 I jirge mid superbly fumi.l.ed sitting room., with a iiiasmtient Parlor, oomirwnding an extensiv. view of Hi'wtilwnv. ... . Ith Heins conducted on the ' uropean plan, visitors can live in the le.e style, with the greuiest econ.ai.y Sill. It is connected with Taj lor n C elebrated Saloons, where visitors earn have their meols, or, if they desire Kiev will he furnished in their own nsims. Aih The fare served in th. SaUnuisand Htel is ac kimwledged liv epieuirt. to b. vastly superior to that of iinv other Hotel in the city. , ., With all these advantages, the cost of living in the Iniernulnanl, is much below thai .of snv other 6rM class H. GILSON 4c CO , Proprietors. Aurnst I. IV . , BLANKS ! BLANKS ! ! new itipplv of Summons', Executions. j Warrants. 8ut--tEnaa. Deeds, Mortgages, Donils, L'nses, Naturalization papers, Justices ,nd Constables Fee Bills, &c, &.C, just printed nml for sale at this Offlce. Sunbury. April 30, 1859. ViPALUI.NU'S Prepared tilue, and WieUeys Mucilag. Price ner bottle and brmh 5 cents. Cordial Klixirof Calisaya llurk t ilenzine, foe removing giease. Sunbury, FOR S ILK. AT T1H3 OFFICK. March 17. 1660. NEW LOT OF HARDWARE & SAD DLEKY. Also,ilhe best assortment of Iron Nails and tteel to be found in the county, at the Mammoth store, of FK1LING & Gfi ANT. Sunbury, June 3, I860. SKELETON SKIRTS- VT the Mammoth Storo will be found very large assortment of Skeleton Skirts from seven hoops up to thirty. Oct. C. 18G0.F1ULINU 4 RANT. 1J O YE LOVERS OF SOUP! A fresh upnly of Macaroni and Confectionery at ,r FRILING tV GRANT'S. Rnnbitrv. June 3, Infill. if is important to the LADIES to know (hat Friling & Grant, have tha best and largest assortment of Dresa Goods in tha county. Sunbury. June 8. I860. A FRESH SUPPLY OF DRUGS at the f .Mamraoin oiors. sumo, mm -iuiuory, Soaps and Fancv Article. Vary cheap. 7 r FRILING li GRANT. 8unhury, May 8B, I860. I ft A TENT BK1TTANIA STOPPERS fo H. B MASSER. HAH Iron. Steel, Nails, Picks. Grub-Hoes and Mason Hammers, at low prirea. BRIGHT eV SON. Pun bury, June 33, I8li0. New Arrival of Clothing, r"MIE largest and best Stock of FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING ever brought to this place, arrived at tha Mammoth Clothing more ot SUHWKITZER, HEILBRONNER & CO.. in Market street, nearly opposite Wea ver's Hotel. Their Slock comprises of FINE CLOTH COATS, Dress Coats, Over Coata, Business Coats, Ac. VESTS OF ALL KINDS. UnderShirts, Drawers, Ac. HATS -A. 1ST ID CAPS. BOOTS AND SHOES, of the latest styles of every description and quality, cheaper than ever. Their assortment of gentlemen's furnishing Clothing is the most complete ! Their variety and styles must attractive. And the prices defy all competition. UT Call and examine for yourselves. SCWEITZER, HEILBRONNER a CO. Sunbury, Oct. A, I860. THE VERY LATEST ARRIVAL of 3IILMNEIIY GOODS, at the FASHIONABLE MILLINFRY ESTAB LISHMENT OF 91 Ins) JOSK.PIIIXE SHAW. V ISS SHAW has just returned from the if M city with the latest New York and Phila delphia styles, comprising IB D H '1 33 J, XJ of every style, pattern, fuehion, material and price. MILLINERY GOODS, Rihhona, Fo.lhera, Flowers, Silks, Collars, Edg ings, Cups, Notions, etc., etc. The handsomest, the most fashionable, ever brought to Sunhury. Call and see her Fuis. All the new and tasteful styles of the season, with every variety of Trimmings, will be sold cheaper than ever. Orders for articles not on hand, will be sun- ( plied from the city, at the earliest pos-ibl i moment. MISS J. SHAW. Sunbury, October 37, 18(10 4t WINTER GOODS, FOR MEN'S WEAR. Black and Blue Hair Cloth, Beaver Overcoating, Blank Doeskins, New Style Cassimeres, All Wool Tweeds, Heavy Kentucky Jeans, Real (iood Casgiiietts, Sils Mixed Coalings, Super Velvet Cords, Black Grenadine Vesting, Hlnck Satin Vesting. Fancy Silk Velvet Vesting.. Plain Silk Velvet eatings, Nice Cas.imere estings, I In fact all kinds of goods for Men's and Boys' ! wear, can be found at the People s Ona Price Store nf E. Y. bright & Son, who have just eceived by Railroad a splendid stock of all kinds of goods, suitable fur cold weather. I'lene coll and be convinced. E. Y. BRIGHT k SON. Sunbury, October 27, IStiO. HLA CKsmrlfiNti ! HEISTRY PETERS, ' i -- vs ; tnithsliop v i , is V' (fk Lsmiibing f l! ig in ibeV, ' ( I A VINO taken the Blackstnithsli at Rohrb.ich's Foundry pared to do all kinds of blacksm to order, including horseshoein best style. I haukful for the patronage herelefore extend ed, be hopes by strict attention to business to continue the same. Country produce taken in exchange, Sunbury, Novem'H.'r 3, IHOO. 3tn New Goods for the Ladies JVST HKCeiVED AT BRIGHT Ss BON'S 1 Plain, all Wool Delaines, Neat figured Delaines, Handsome Cashmeres, High Colored De laines. Striped Dusters, Nice Silk Pop litiM, Mined M.hair Dusters, Plain French Merinos, Ptinled French Merinos, Persian Twill, Brocado No- veau. Plain Co. burgs. Dark mixed Debege, Hands'e II luck Silks, New eityle Dark Prints, Gloves of all Kinds. Hosiery nf all Kinds, New Style Nubias, Opera Caps, Chenille Scarf, Mohair Head Dresses, Needle Worked Collars, &c. &c, Ac. But it is useless te attempt enumerating the great variety of Goods we have tiow in store, suitable for Ladies' wear. We invite an inspec tion of our store. E. V. B RIGHT & SON. Sunbury, October 27. 1BI0. rplIK. PlllLAPFI.riHA IN'Ot'lRKR, AN IN 1 UKN T I'DI.ITICAL. l.l lV.HAKY, AN i I iL'ikl'd lull v .'L'li'u . iii.ii ' DKPKN- MISCEL- n. ....... u i,j-,.-.rArr.ii, The Philadelphia Inquirer contains eight pages and My eight column, of matter. It is printed with new topper, faced type. The Kditorial UepHiimeul ( th. paper has lieen entirely re organized, aud new corre.poudeuts en gaged. The Inquirer is independent in it discuwiuu uu all topics of public Interest. The grciii aim ol iuc Inquirer is tn become a Reliable Newspaper, reporting promptly and fairly eveiythuig of publu! liiterest eonecrnliig a II ilie. and all public meu nen her distorting nor exaggerating facta It will be th. hm duty of the Inquirer, ou all occasions, to advocate th. protection ef our domestic manulactures and of th. great iron and rami lu'eruts of I'enusylvaiiui. As a family paper, th. Inquire will aim tn retain the pnanimi which it has long enjoyed, by continuing to guard aud scrutinise with great ear. it new. aud advertising columns, and exclude all mailer, which it would o im proper to admit within th. family circle. 1 be Philadelphia Inquirer ia published .very mnruing, and served iu th. city, and all lb. districts in KriMol, lieverly, Caindeu, Gkiuceer, Treuton, Burlmglnu, jin caster, Harriiuig, Heading. Potuvili.. Danville, Notria Uiwil, Wllmingtcu, lel , tlkuw. Md , by careful earners, for Twelve Cenu a wmi, payaul. to th. carrier at th. end nf th. week. Scut by mail at six dollar, per annum, ia advance. As an Advertising Medium The Inquirer has no equal in the City f Philadelphia, not only from th. extent of ns circulation, but from its class of readers, oorrptawdof ths most uiieJIigent and respecta ble persons, not rally in th. city, but la all th. towns Within a hundred mile. Adveiiiseinenta inserted for sizeentsa line for thesis! insertion, and fiair cents a bu. catch suhsequsnt inser tion, or nu. dollar a line a mouth. All letters to b ad dressed to YVILIJAM W HARDING, No. S1 k. Third street, Pkitadcphia. Pepterober 28, IbSO. IALL CLOAKS IN PREPilRA T.ON. - Some openiug every day. Stock will be complete. Order, taken and executed with despatch. Childr.o's and MiW Shawls. COOPER cV CONARD, 8. E. enrnar Ninth and Market, Philadelphia. September 3. 1800. f ANI WAKRANTS.J-Th. highest price U-M, will be given f r I by the Sill scnbei. t r-r.L li cled )ocfrg. DEATH OP THE OLD YEAR. by Ai.rnKO TKKSvsov. Full kneo.df)p lip, the winter snow. And the winter ninda are wearily sighing : Toll ye the church-bell sad and slow, And tread softly and speak low, For the old year lies a dying-. Old year yoo mast not die Von came tn ns so readily, Yoo lived with as so steadily, Old year yon shall not die. ITa lieth still : he does not more : Fie will not see the dawn of day. He hath no other lire shore. He gave me a friend, and a trna love. And the New Year will take 'em away. Old year, yoo mnst not go j So Ions as yon have been with 08, Such joy as yoo have seen with ns, Old year, yoo shall not go. ITe frothed his bumpers to the brim 5 A jollier year we shall not sea. Hot throngh bis eyes were waxing dim, And tbongh his foes sneak ill of him. lie was a friend to me. Old year, you shall not die j We did so laugh and cry with yoo, I've half mind to die with yoo, Old year, if yon most die. lie was full of joke and jest, Hut all his merry quips are o'er. To fcee him die, across the waste His son and heir doth ride post-baste, But he'll he dead before. Kvery one for his own. The night is starry and cold, my friend. The Yew Year, blithe and cold my friend, Conies np to claim his own. How hard be breathed ! over the snow I hpsrd just now the crowing cock. The shadows flicker to and fro : The cricket chirps : the (Ire borns low : It is nearly twelve o'clock. Shake hands, hpfnre yoo die. Old year, we'll dearly rue for yoo : What is it we can do for you ? Speak out before you die. His fare is growing sharp and thin ; Alack! our friend is gone. Close up his eyes : tie np his rhin : Step fiom the corpse, and let him in That (tanoVth there alone. And waiteth at the door, There's a new fool on the floor, my friend, And a new face at the door, my'friend, A new face at the door. Select Calc. A YOUNG PHILOSOPHER. Mr. Solomon Wintbrop was a plain old fanner an austior, precise mao, who did everything by established roles, and could see no reason why people should grasp at things, beyond what had been reached by their greatgrandfathers. He had three children, two boys and a girl There was Jeremiah, seventeen years old, Samuel fifteen, and Fanny fourteen. It was a cold winter's day. Samuel was in the kitchen reading a book, and so interest ed was be that lie did not notice ibu entrance of his father. Jerry was in ao opposite cor ner, engaged in ciphering out a sum which he had found in his arithmetic. -onm, saia toe tamer to nis "have yon worked out that surr "No sir," returned the boy, 1 ' Dido't I toll you to stick to lie till you had done it?" ott throp, in a severe tone. "Snm," said the father to his youngest bov 1 -uave yon worheu out mat sum yet 7 hesitatingly. to your anthtne ttered Mr. Win j Samuel hong down his bead, and looked troubled. "Why haven't yon done it ?" continued the ' father. ! "1 can't do it, sir," tremblingly retnrned Samuel. "Can't do it ? and why not ? Look at Jerry there, with his slate and pencil. Ha had ciphered further than you have long be- ' fore he was old as yon are." 1 "Jerry was always fund of mathematical problems, sir. but 1 cannot fasten my miud i nu them. They have no interest for me." "'Chat's because you don't try to fuel ao in terest in your studies. What book is that you are rending T" "It is a work on philosophy, sir." "A work on fiddle-sticks ! Go, put it away this instant, and then get your slate, and don't let me see you away from your arithme tic until you can work out those roots. Do yon understand me?" Samuel made no answer, but silently be pot away big pbolosopby, and then be got bis slate and sat down in the chimney corner Ilia nether lip trembled, and hia eyes mois tened, for be was onhappy. His father bad been harsh toward him, and he felt that it was without cause. "Sam," said Jerry, as soon as their father bad gone, "1 will do that sum for yoo." "No, Jerry," relorend the youugest broth, er, but grateful look, "that will be deceiv ing father. 1 will try to do the sum, but 1 fear 1 shall not succeed." Samuel wnrked very bard, but all to do purpose. His mind was uot on the subject before bim. The roots and squares, the ba ses, hypolhenuses and perpendiculars, though comparatively simple in tbenselvet, were to bim a mingled mass of incomprehensible things, and the more be tried tbe more be be came perplexed and bothered. Tbe truth was, bis father did not under stand bim. Samuel was a bright boy, and oocommooly intelligent for one ol bis age. Mr. Wintbrop was a thorough mathematician be never yet came across a problem be could oot solve and be desired that bis boys ahould ba like bim, for ba considered that tha acme of edu cational perfection lay in tbe power of con quering fcnelid, and ba often expressed bis opinion that, vera Kuclid living then, be could "give the old geometrician a bard tus sle." Ha seemed out to comprehend that difterent minds wars made with different capa cities, and what ona mind grasped with ease, soother, of equal power, would fail to com prehend. HeoBe, because Jeremiah progress ad rapidly io bfc mathematical studies, and coold already survey a pieca of laod of many angles, ba imagined that because Samuel made no progress io tha same branch, ba was idle and careless, and treated bin according ly. Ha oavar ssndidly conversed with bis onager soo with a view to ascertain tha troa bant of bis mind, but bs bad bis own stand ard of tba power of all Binds, aod ba parti nsciooily adhered to it. There was another thing tbst Mr. Win tbrop coold oot see, aod that was that Samuel was continually pondering upon such profits- ' witter as was interesting to bim, and i scarcely evtr bile ; eor did his father see, either, that if be ever wished his boy to become a mathematician, be was pur suing the very course to prevent sncb a re sult. Instead of endeavoring to make the study Interesting to tba child he was making it obnoxious. The dinner boor came and Samuel had no workout the sum. His father was angry, and obliged the boy to go without his dinner, at the same time telling him that be wag ao idle, lazy child. Poor Samuel loll the kitchen, and there he sat and cried. At length bis mind seemed to pass from the wrong he had suffered at the hands of bis parent, and took another torn. and the marks of grief left bis face. There was a large fire in the room below his cham ber, so that be was not very cold, and getting up be went to a closet, and from beneath a lot of old clothes be took forth some long strips of wood and commenced whittling. It was not for mere pastime that he whittled, for he was fashioning some corions affair from those pieces of wood. He had bits of wire, little scraps of tin plate, pieces of twine, and dozeos of small wheels that he made himself and he seemed to be working tn get tbe whole together after some particular fashion of his own. Half the afternoon hud thns passed away, when bis sister entered his chamber. She had her apron gathered np in her hand, and after closing the door softly behind her, she ap proaches the spot where her brother sat. "Jlerr?, bam my sop, I have bronght yon something to eat. I know yoo most be nongry." As she spoke sho opened her apron and took ont fonr cakes, a piece of pie, anil some cheese. The boy was hungry, and hesitated not to avail himself of bis sister's kindness -- He kissed her as be took the cukes, and thanked ber. "Oh, what a pretty thing that is yon are making ?" uttered Fanny, ss sho gazed npon the result of her brother's lubor. "Won't yoa give it to me after it is done?" "Not this one, sister," returned tbe boy, with a 8milp,"bnt as soon as 1 pet time I will make you one equally as pretty." Fanny thanked bur brother, sntl shortly afterwards left the room, while the bov i i went on with his work. j Before long the various materials that had j bpen subject to Samuel's jacknife and pin i cers assumed form and comeliness, and tbey ' were joined and grooved together in a curious manner. I The embryo philosopher set the mnchinp I for it looked very much like a mnchine upon the floor, and then stood and gazed on it. His eye gleamed with a peculiar glow of sat ! isfaction, and he looked proud and happy. J While ho stood and gazed upon tha child of ; his labors, the dsor of his chamber opened ! and his father entered. I "What are yoo not studying ?" exclaimed J Mr. Wintbrop, as be noticed the boy standing in tbe middlo of the floor. Samuel trembled as he heard his father's ; voire, and turned palawitb fear, j "Ha, whatis this ?" said Mr. Winthrop, I as he caught sight of the carious construction on the floor. "This is the secret of your idle I ness. Now I see how it is you cannot mas ! ter yonr studies. You spend your time in making play-houses and fly peus. I'll sue i whether you'll learn to attend to your lesson j or not. There !" I As the father ntteled this common injunc j tinn, he placed his foot npon the object uf his I displeasure. The boy uttered a quick cry, . and sprang forward, but too Ute. The curi ous construction was crushed to atoms the labor of long weeks. Looking at the nmss tf ruius, and tiien covering bis face with bis hands, lie buret into tears. "Ain't yoo ashamed," said Ml. Wiutbrop, I "a great boy like you to spend your time io j making clap traps, and then cry about it, be i cause 1 choose that you should attend to J your studies? Now go to the barn aod help I Jerry shell corn." The boy was to full of grief tn make any explanation, and without a word he loft tbe chamber, but for muny days afterwards be was weary and downhearted. "Samuel," said Mr. Winthrop. one day after the spring had opened, "1 have seen J Mr. Young, and he is willing to take you as I ao apprentice. Jerry and 1 can get along on j the farm, and I think that tbe best thing you I can do is to learn the blacksmith's trade. 1 have given uo all hopes of ever making a surveyor out of you, aud if you had a ftriu , yoa would not know how to measure it or lay it out. Jerry will now soon be able to take my place as surveyor, and 1 bave already made arrangements for having bim sworn and obtaining bis commission- Hut your trade is a good one, however, aod 1 have uo doubt you will be able to make a good living at it." Mr. Young wag a blacksmith in a neighbor ing town, and be carried on quite an exten sive business. Moreover, be had tbe reputa tion of being a very Sue man. Samuel was delighted with bis father's proposal, aod when be learned that Mr. Young also carried on quila a large machine shop, be was in ecstacies. His trunk was packed a good supply of clothes having been provided ; and after kissing his mother and sister, and sha king hands with bis father and brother, mounted the stage, aud set off for bis new destination. He found Mr. Young all be could with, and went iuto bis business witb bu assiduity that surprised bis master. One evening, after Samuel Winthrop bad been with his new master six months, tbe latter came iuto tbe shop after all tbe jour neymen had quit work and gone borne, and found the youth busily engaged in fitting a piece of iron. There were quite a Dumber of pieces oo the bench by his side, and some were curiously riveted together and fixed with springs and slides, while otburt appeared not yet ready fur their destined use. Mr. Young ascertained what the young workman was np to, sod ba not only encouraged him in his undertaking, but ba stood lor bulf ao hour and watched bim at bis work. Next day Samuel Winthrop was removed from the blacksmith shop to tbe machine shop. Samuel often visited bis psreuts. At tbe end of two years bis father was oot a little surprised when Mr. Young informed bim that Samuel was tbe most osuful hand io his em ploy. Time flew fast. Samuel was twenty-one, Jeremiah bad been free almost two years, and was ona of tbe moat acurala and trustworthy surveyors In tbe county. Mr. Wiutbrop looked upon tba eldest sod witb pride, aod often expressed a wish that bis other sod could bava been lika biui. riamuel bad coma boma to visit bis parauts, aud Mr. Young bad coma witb bim. "Mr. Young," said Mr. Winthrop, after tba tea things bad baeo cleared away, "that is a fine factory that yoa have just erected io yonr town," "Yes," returned Mr. Yooog, "there are three of them, aod tbey are doing a very heavy business. "I understand that tbey bava so sxteosive machine shop connected with tba factories. Now if my buy Sam is as good a workuao as yon say be is, perhaps ba might get a first rate situation there." M r. Young looked at Samuel and smiled. "By the way," continued the old farmer, "what is all this noise 1 see and hear in tba poper about those Wintbrnp looms ? They tell me that they go ahead of anything that was ever got up belore." "Yoo may ask yonr son about that," said ni r. x oung " 1 bat is some or bauiuel s bust ness." "Kh ? What ? My son ? Some of Sam ." I ne ola man stopped short end gazed at at his son. He was bewildered. It conld not be that bis sob his idle son was tbe great inventor of tbe great power loom that bad taken all tbe manufacturers by surprise. "vt oat do yoo mean I be at length inquir ed." "It is simply this, father, that the loom is mine," retnrned Samuel, with conscious pride. "I bave invented it, aud taken patent right, and have already been oflVred then thousand dollars for the patent right in two adjoining States. Don't you remember mat clap trap you crushed witb your foot six years ago I" "Yes," answered tbe old man, whose eves were bent to the floor, and over whose miud a light seemed breaking. "Well," continued Sumoel, "that was nl most a pattern, tboneh. of course. I have maae much alteration and improvement, mere is room lor more." "And that was what von were studvins when you nsed to stand and see me weave, ann wnen yoo fumbled about my loom so much I" said Mrs. Wintbrop. "ion are right, mother. Kven then I had conceived tbe idea which I have since carried out." "And that is why yon could not understand my mathematical problems," uttered Mr. Wintbrop, as be started from bis chair and took the yonlh by tbe hand, "Samuel, my soo forgive me for my harshness 1 have nsed to wards you. 1 have been blinded, and now see how ! have misunderstood you. While I have thought you idle aud careless, yon were Bolvjog a philosophical problem I could never have comprehended. Fortfive me. Samuel, 1 meant well enotich. but lacked judgement and discrimination." Of course tho old man had long before been forgiven for his hurshness, and bis miud was opened to a new lesson iu human nature. It was simply this : Different minds have a different capacities, and no mind cun be driven to love that for which it has no taste. First, seek to under stand the natural abilities and dispositions of children, and then, in your management of their education for alter life, govern yourself accordingly. George Coombe, the greatest moral philosopher or bis day, could hardly reckon iu simple addition, and Colburn, tbe mathematician, could not write out a com mon place address. A Page from Eoal Life. In the Philadelphia Xorth American we find the following : A man of wt-allb from the interior, owning number of farms, is likely to he summoned to answer a serious charge. Upon the farm adjoining that oo wbich be resiJcs, and which is also owned by him, lives a hard-working husbandman named Scott. Mr. Scott has a family of children, one of whom, a girl of six teen years, is more than usually pretty. Some threo weeks ago this man, it is oow deposed, enWged board at tbe house of Dr. Hccbanan, No. 18.13 Callowhill street, for a ludy end gentleman, during tha confinement of the former. The names nf tbe cnnnlo. he jsuid, were Mr. and Mrs. Hunter, and that be would vouch for their respectability. The terms were to he $7 per week, exclusive of nursing and medical attendance At the appointed day the parties arrivod and enter ed into tbe occupancy of their room, sharing it together. In the meantime Mr. Scott's daughter left borne, telling her parents that she made an engagement to teach school at Johnstown. They supposed this to be the case, until they beard to their grief that she bad been deceiv ing them, and was somewhere in Philadelphia. Ileruucle, a Mr. Scott, Sheriir Wilson, of Huntiugdon, and a citizen of Tyrone forth with started in search of tbe truant girl, and arrived in this ci'.y oo Monday, the 24th olt. Tbey at first endeavored to work up the mys tery without tbe aid of the police, but SDent three days in vain pursuit' They then applied to the Mayor, who referred tbetn to the kind hearted detective Bartholomew, to discover the object of their search. Mr. Bartholomew and detective Lemoo soon brought tbe mat ter to a close. They traced the- erring girl to the house of Dr. Buchanan, No 1833 C'allohill street. Having satisfied themselves that tbe girl was there, tbey rang the bell, a summons respond ed to by Mrs. Buchanan io person. Mrs. Bu chanan denied that any such person was in the house. M r. Bartholomew threw her off ber guard by saying ha bad a letter which be could only deliver in person, and then the woman admitted that she was in the bouse. Tba detective tben ascended to her room, on the third floor, and, although Mrs. Bacbanan said that tbe girl was uot io tbe room, the officers buret t pen the dot r There tbey found the missing girl, and with her, his boots and coat off. was a man whom tbe officers bad oot previously known. Both were arrested, placed in a carriage, and taken ti tbe central station, where the girl was confronted with ber friends. The man's natno is J. T. Hunter. Ha resides at Shades Gap, and is by trade a printer more shame for bim. Justice Beitler then put hitn oo oath, when he deposed that he bad been engaged by the first named party to bring the girl to Philadelphia, and place ber in Dr. Buchanan's house, and to pass himself as the husband af the girl during ber stuy there. Dr. Buchanan arrived at the station shortly afterwards, and deposed that, a gen tleman giving the name of Hunter (not the Hunter above relerred to) bad engaged board for a lady and gentleman, assuring bim at tbe same time of the entire respectability of tbe parties; that on last Wednesday Ibis Hun ter visited the city, paid the board of the real Hunter and the girl up to that data, aud lull the city, as be believed, tbe next day. Tba Alderman then issued bis writ to the Sheriff of Huntingdon, rendering np to bitn tbe girl and the man Hunter. Tha family accuse tbe first named party with tbe ruiu of tbe girl, and express a determination to ob tain redress at tba expenditure of their last dollar. Tba unfortunate giil was taken back to Huntingdon couoty last eight, aud tba mao Hunter witb ber. She is a mere child io appearance ; ber age is but sixteen, and sba appears sveo youoger. Sba is encieote, and ao object to make one's heart ache. Her family are loving toward her, and in tbeir relief at having recovered ber seamed for a moment to bava forgotten tba shame indicted npon them through ber error. Few sadder parties, i'a fancy, entered tba cars last Thurs day sight than tba parties engaged io this afleir, wbicb makes tba eighth ooe of tba same character worked op by Detective Bartholo mew rijcs last aumuwr. 0 c t r g . (From the Umdon Punch.) American Polish for a Prince. Old hoss, John Bull, take back yonr Trinca From oar superior cation, Where be has been, for some time since, Comnletin' educatioo. t calculate, though Wales is young, He's gathered many a wrinkle, And, when you bear his polished tongue, Expect your eyes to twinkle I Yankee doodle, &e. Lord Chesterfield, old pigtailed beau, Composed a book of letters, To teach young fellows, no ways slow, Tbe manners af their betters. Tbey learn far better te behave In this here land of Freedom, Where none bat Nigger is a slave, Than boys in old Graodeedom. Yankee doodle, ic. Demeanor ba its nateral laws, Which govern every motion, How beautiful we smokes and cbaws You'll now acqnira soma notion, As Wales our fashions will import In them their pints of breedio', And set a pattern to the Court, Which knows 'em but by readin'. Yankee doodle, ke. To liquor np in handsome stylo, Instructing your great noodles, He'll bid Newcastle make Argyle Aod Beaufort, timberdoodles, Mint juleps wbich tbey learnt to brew Beneath our starry banners, And also sherry cobblers, to Mend old Koglisb manners. Yankee doodle, tc. Tbe horizontal attitude, With legs nnon the table. Outstretched at easy latitude, .ana length considerate, By Wales the nobles will be taught ; Of them, tbe custom, slick as thought, in spread throughout tbe nation. Yankee doodle, Ao. New York in dancing poes ahead Some chalks of Farm citv. If we hain't shown bim bow to tread A polka, 'tis a pity. Deportment's learnt witb dancing, so Now Wales can show h ia mother On one band bow we shakes tbe toe auu rests tue neeis on 'totber. Yankee doodle, te. ellanemts. Qt2 The Philosophy of Bathing, Dr. Mato O. Smith, in the following article, gives sounder reasons for the practice of frequent bathing than any other writer on this subject we bave ever met with. Indued we see nothing for it but to give the plumber a job forthwith, so we may tumble out of- bed into a cold-water bath, even though the temperature be twenty degrees below zero. There are in the human body 2.700.000 glands end 7.000,000 pores, from 3.000 to 3,000 to the square inch, and one e'gbtb of an men in depth making twenty tight miles of human drainage I Five-eights of all that is eaten passess off through these pores, and but ona per cent, of ail perspirable matter consists or solid snb. stances. The change in the muscles, tissues and bonos occurs io from one to three years, and in tbe entire body in from six to seven years. If this old matter be retained, it causes disease it is a real virus. Some diseases are relieved almost instantly hy opeoing the pores. Diarrba-a is frequent ly cored ; matter from tbe mucous membrane is expelled through tbe ekio ; tobacco, opium and mercury bave been thus excluded. Whatever through the skin the body can expel, it can absorb. Hold the end of your finger in spirits of turpentine it is absorbed ; goes through the system, aod may be detec ted by its odor. Constant handling of areenic has produced deato oy absorption. The doctor relates an account of a gentle man io Barbadoes, who was io tbe habit of daily intoxication, and bad constructed a tub, with a pillow to accommodate his bead, and when in this state was placed therein, and tbe tub was filled witb cold water, in wbicb be reposed for two or three hours, and would then arise refreshed and invigorated. Wbea bis wife or family required bim, they would wake bim op by taking out tbe plug, and allow the water to escape, wbeo be would pleasantly complain of tbe "loss of bis bed clothes." Dr. Cook, a student of Sir Astley Cooper, once poisoned a dog, wbicb immediately plunged into a neighboring river, and re mained for some time witb bis body entirely submerged, after which be left bis watery hospital and ran borne cured.. Dogs bave beeu repeatedly cure of hydrophobia by holding them in water. Thirst bas often been relieved by immer sion, even in salt water, the salt, probably, being excluded during the process of transu dation. Mutton bones, boiled along time in soft water, with a slight addition of calcined potash, made fresh every day, bave imparted lo the water sucb nourishing prrpurties tbut the patient bathing therein daily, and taking notbiug save a few teaspoonfuls of tea twice a day, aud ona tablespuuuful of touio syrup, gaiued 15J poaods io as many weeks, simply by absorption. Perspiratioo is eliminated from all parts of tbe body, and tbe excretions, cutaueously lorced, may, from some parts of tbe surface be re admitted to tbe circulation, aod if poi- sunoes or injurious, wheuover the blood visits it, it must carry disease. Nature keeps ber side or tbe interior cleau and soft, aud demands an unobstructed exterior, aud exudes to the surface tbe refuse matter for removal by batbiug aod evaporation. A dry, light pow der, mixed witb sweat aud oil from the glands, and dust, clogs opoo tbe pores. A s all parts of tba cuticle bave pores, as well as tbe face and arms, all the body should be balbed at least one third as many times as those are. Oo board a slave ship tbe small pox sui- deoly broke out. Medical aid was powerless fcvery morning tba dead ,io great numbers were thrown overboard. Ju tbe midst of terror and anguish, tha negroes cried out. "uet as do as we do io our own country with tba sick," aod permission being given, tbey gently lowered their sick eouipaoiou iuto tbs sea, letting tbetn remaiu a few niiootea, aod then raised tbetn, aod placed tb.ru in the sun-ligbt oo deck until dried, wbeo tba dis ease left them aod tbey were cored. At Charleston, a. C, daring tba recent epidemic, among several northern mechanics wbo bad gone tbilber io company, but oae escaped tbs pr tailing fever, aud be alone O-thed frequently, and never . . lo an, of'the cUei worn b, W others cast off only the outer garment.' Ill io their perspiration, aod died 1 l'pt cC0,.',. "V" and Pfwcibed much more than formerly, though many would VhiDw a physician not worttb sending for who should prescribe so simple a remedy. Abernelhv'a advice to one of bis wealthy patients w.,7-! ?r 7. ,ervDl briDR io you three er four poilfuls of water and put it into a w.mk aTte off your clothes, gBt into it, and you'li enrol- u'Phia ' " much like telling me to wash mvslf"..i.i . . . "u;" ' yours seems verv the patient. "Well." .jd Abernethy "itig open totbat objection." Dr. Uurrie nsed froeh wntor generally, and by long and careful experience, be found that bathing prevented or cured most diseases. Salt and its Offices. Soma modern agricultural writers bava doubted the necessity of giving animal salt. I be following remarks as to the effect of salt npon health, by Prof. Jamrs F. Jounstok, of Scotland, may be relished by those who still put salt in tbeir own puddings, and allow their cattle oow and then. "The will buffalo frequents tbe salt licks or ISorth-westero America j tbe wild animals io tbe central parts of Soothero Africa are a sure prey to the hunter, who conceals himself behind a salt spring , and our domestic cattle run peacefully to tbe band tbat offers them a taste or this delicious luxury. From tima immemorial it bas been known that without salt man would miserobly perish ; and among bornble punishments, entailing certain death, that of feeding culprits on sallless food is said to bave prevailed in barbarous times. Maggots and corruption are spoken of by ancient writers as life distressing symptoms which sal-Jess food engenders; but no ancient or unchemicel modero, could explain bow such sufferings orose. Now we koow why the animal craves salt ; why it suffers discoin- ion, ana woy u ultimately rails into disease if salt is for a time withheld. Upwords of half the saline matter of tbe blood (57 per cent.,) consists of common suit; and this is partly discbareed everv dav thrnnoh iu .bi. aod tbe kidneys, the necessity of continued supplies of it to the healthy body becomes sufficiently obvious. Tbe bile aUo contaius soda as a special and indispensable constitu ent, and so do all the cartilages of tha body. Stint the supply of salt, therefore, and neither will the bile be able properly to assist tbe ui8eanoo, nor me cartilages to be built op again as fast as tbey naturally waste." Faskt Ki.ulkr. A letter to tbe New York limes, from Paris, contains tba follow ing : 'Faony Ellsler is now at Berlin, at tbe bedside of a sick sister, wife or tbe oc of Prince Adalbert, or Prussia. The marriage of the young Baron de Baroiro, eldest son of the Prioce Adelbert, to Mile. Therese Ellsler, sister of the famous dansutse, and something of a dansuese herself, created a greet sensation at tbe time ; but tbe nnioo bas been a boppy one, and the relatives long ago bad become recoaciled to tba plebeian intruder. From the. union hnrn ona child, a soo, whose bad health induced hia bis parents to send bim, some months ago, to Egypt, to try tbe effect of tbe climate on bis lungs But, like Racbsel. ha received nn benefit, and bas just died in Nubia. Th news threw the mother on ber bed, and ber sister Fanny hastened to ber aide to console oor m me cruel loss; Nrw CkmK.ST Professor Edmnnrt n... lately read a paper of the Royal Dublin Soci ety, on a cement wbicb be obtains by melting togotber in ao iron vessel, to parts (by weight) or common pitcb, with one part of gula-per. cba. ll forms a homogeneous fluid, which is much more manageable for many useful purposes than gulta-petcba alone, and wbich after poared into cold water, may be easily wiped dry, and kept for use. Thaesm.nt adheres witb tbe greatest tenacity to wood, stone, glass, porcelain, ivory, leather, patch meot, paper, hair, feathers, silk, woolen cot too, &t. To Ci.kam Paint that is not Var! Pot upon a plate some of the best whitimr bava ready someclean warm water and a pieca of flannel, wbich din into the water and squeeze nearly dry ; tben take as much whiting as will adhere to it, bpdIv it to the naint when a little rubbing will instantly remove any dirt or grease; wash well offwitb water and rub dry witb a soft cloth. Paint thus cleaned looks equal to new, and, without do ing tbe least iujury to tbe most delicate color. Soap sboold never be used in cleaning paint, if possible to avoid it. A Coke for Uhklmatism. Bathe tha parts aflected in water in which potatoes with tbeir skins bave been boiled, as hot aa can be borne, just before going to bed. By toe next morning the pain will be much re lieved, if not removed. Ooe annlication nf this simple remedy has cored the most obsti nate rheumatism pains. This is vouched for by ao English paper; it looks to ns lika an "uld soldier," but if it be a remedy. God blesa tbe afflicted. A young lady said to her beaa after fifteen years courtship. "Charles, I am going ont of town to-morrow." here 7" "1 don t know." "When are yoo coming back ?" "I am going to look for something which yoa have oot, never bad, and yet can give me without loss to yourself." "Yoa are very welcome to it but what is it?" "A husband!" "Why, yen might bave bad that fifteen years ago. if yon. had only said tbe word : but I was afraid la ask yoa tbe question." A Gentleman who could not nrnoounca tbe letter H, was asked to read the followinsr : "Robert gave Hub ante rap in tbe ribs, For roasting the rabbit so rare." He evaded the difficulty in the following ingenious manntr : "Hobby gave Dicky a thump in the side, For cooking the buuoy tit little " A l.wso.v is PiiuKKTirs. The following is a literal copy of tbe Insl questtous proposed for discussion iu a debating club : "Is dausiu mnrellie rung? Is the ledin nf fictishu works conimeodible ? It is necessary that females should receive a thurry edicasion ? Ort females talk part in pollytix ? Hiix dress constitute the morel patt of wiromio ?' 'Haos, what is the matter?'' "Da sorrel vagoo bas rue away mil da green horse, and broke de axletree of d- brick bouse vat elands by de corner lamppost across de telegraph " Salt roa Siocg. Kxperienre proves that wbeo cattle of horses are fed on dry corn and bay, they will consume from twotothr-e ounces of salt per day. if permitted free to access it ; and if fed on saw bay or grass the desire for salt is much increased, and tbe consumption amounts tn from six lo s.-ven ounces a day. l ittle things am wbst ki the ball roM.of. Ui ti'.lia IU feat 'A
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