" " " ,'TT'f
Ihs jroir. '. Ke papej' c
folate pikl.
ill V strictly JhoreilT.o
iiglo)t r Tf Hire t tar.p JVr
iBiee to which thoy aT d:roc'
mil thfj hate sotUed tea I j i
continued.
ll plena act M our
ntalning tulwcrlutitni r
do this aoder iiio IVi . .
. -at notices
i
far innom,
i ortiirlns; by tha yen
, oi cuanglng quarterly, a
fiHiows : ....
Ooa qnarter colnmin not exoeoding 4 squares, t
One balf oolama, Dot Maeeding 8 (quires,
On column, 6
Editorial or local nclrprtlHlnfc, any number
uot exceeding tvn, 20 oeuti per line; 10 0
every additional liue.
Morriuge noticos, 50 cents.
Obituaries or resolutions accompanying no
deaths, 10 cents per liue.
JsilO
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, BY II. B. MASSER & E: WILYERT SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENN'A.
1 FBinilHO.
toted with oet wU.'V ..t t .;i
FFICE, whiofc will iMt,'u to
'noatest itIe, ,y7 vtrUtyf
NEW SERIES, VOL. '!,' NO! 14
SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 24, 186k
OLD SERIES, VOL. 25, NO. 14.
LTIMOUE
C nOSFITAL.
AS A REFUGE FROM QUACK
KRY. rLACE WHERE A CURE
BE OBTAINED.
ON lias discovered the most Certain,
1 only EflVcttml Remedy In the)
vnto liiseafcs, Weakness of the Back
res. Affections of the Kidneys and
itary IJischarges, Inipotcncy, Gene
vonsnrss, ly)M"ry, Languor. Low
I of Ideas, Palpitation ol the Heart,
.iiifrs. Dimness of Sight or Giddiness,
ad. Throat, Nose or skin. Affections
gs. Ptomach or Bowels those Tcrri
ising from the Solitary Habits of
rot and solitary practices more fatal
hnn the song of Syrens to the Jin
blighting their most brilliant hopes
rcudciing marriage, Ac, iuipossi-
mve become the viotims of Solitary
iful and destructive habit which
to an untimely grave thousands of
c iqoyt exalted talents and brilliant
ght otherwise have entranced listcn
?ha thunders of eloquence or waked
ving lyre, may cull with full cou-
iiAmii.M.'i?.
is. or Young Men contemplating
lware of phyi-ii al weakness, organic
tics. lit:., speedily cured.
l.iuisolf uiiilcr the care offtr.T.
.onfiile in his honor as n gentleman,
ely upin his skill as a rhysician.
iic m u AEiMi:
red. and Full Yis!r Restored.
iif Anuclloli v inen reo-ieri i.ue
jones House,
Corner Market street and Market Square,?
'HAKBISBURQ.'PA.,
Acknowledged First Class Houae.
THE Proprietor would most rcspcotfully eall fhe
attention of the citizens of Sunbury and the sur
rounding country, to the accommodations of his
house, assuring them thoy will find everything that
can contribute to their comfort. It Is situated far
enough from the Depot to avoid the noise and confu
sion incident to railroad stations, and at the same
time only a few minutes walk from the same.
An Omnibus will be found at the Stations on tho
an ival of each train
C. II MAXX, Proprietor.
April 9, 1804. Jim
C. G. BRtiCE.
ulliorlzcl tVnr C'lnlm Oflicris.
Washington, D. C. I Cleveland, Ohio.
44:1 Nixtii Stheet. Xo 1, 1YMAs'a Block.
Opposite l'eusiou Office. Kcar tho Court House,
l'liblivltes) I lie i - Ilrruld.
and oolleets
PENSIONS, BOUNTY, BACK PAY,
Prire-uioncy and all other .
A.
inrringe immiMile 1 the penally eonv n our paper, iree
i. . . i . i . i
Claims. We pav especial attention to claims in
which other attorneys have FAII.KD. or which have
been SI srK.ij:fi. We have aim ily collected
and paid over to soldiers ami their heirs over fitllt.
OWI. ami arc paying thousands daily. No chargo
unless suivw'luf. Write us. and we Will .'end you a
i.s ol ininroper inilulir',iiees. loitiiir .
ad to commit excesses from not
ic dreadful eoiiseuei:es that may j
io that understand the siibjeel will ;
bat the power of pro 'rciti 'ii is lost i
ailing into impr.'per ha'iils than by
sides being deprived tlc pkasure.. j
ng, the most si riou an I destrnetive ,
i bo.lv and mind arise. The system !
ed. the Hivsicnl and Mental l'nne- !
l.os of Vro'ereativc Tower. .Nervous j
pfisa. 1'iilpilatioii of li e llenrt. ,
usti'tutiotial Debility, a AVa.ling of j
;h, Consilinptioii, lccay and Death,
r Soil 111 I'l'i'jIi'l Ji'li N !''!
roing from Tlalliniore street, a few !
e.Muer. Fuil not to ol . u .c iiaiuc
ic paid and eotitnin a stamn The J
.ii. bang in hisolliee. i
8 'W
from tSIWi to $1011 sh Bounty.
Wo do our business u n uol'T lu.t.AV .
April L l.stlt
TO CUINSUMKKS OL-'
1
v. u tt A.Tfl:i
lAVS.
rvn or XattAtft'i 7)rv. j
loyal College of Surgeon". London. I
no of the most eminent Colleges in :
s. and the gre.iler p. in of nlioe life ;
in the ln-pilr,ls of London, i'aris. '
d olsewhert. has etleeted sun.e of !
bing cures that were ever kirtwn ; '
.vitb ringing in the head ai d ears !
rent ncrvousiie-s. nemg umrmcu ui
iiishfiilness, witii fie.'iu nt Mushing,
ties aith derangement ol iiitn I, were
iirri4'ri.AK .xsihi:.
es all those who have injure I them.'
nor Indulges!' and sii'iitory habits,
body and mind, uulitling tlieiu for
tinlv. society or maniage.
me oriiie sad and no bin. f.oly cffeels
ly hnloTs of vonlll. eit: Weakness of
mils. Pains iii the Ilea l. Dimneesof
luscular Power. Palpitation of the
. Nervous Irrii ulil i' v. Derangement
Functions. General Debility. Symp
ttinn. Ac.
The fearful elleets on the mind arc
,,!,.,) ,., fs of Meinoi v. I'on fusion of
n f Spirits. Kvil-Forebodina.'. Aver
. Sell-Dii-tillst. l..e of Solitude,
e some of the evils piodilr-d.
"persons of allag"-" fl"W judge
-v of their dvelinilig lieallb. losing
coming weak. p.i!". "eios ai
ng a singular appennnic.: about the
.svmptoiiic of consumption.
ed themselves by a ecrhiin prnetlee
i-n alone, a habit frequently b ni m d
anions, or at school, the olivets of
1 v f. It. even wl-en asleep, and if not
marriage impossible, and destroys.
kkIv, should apply immediately.
that a young man. the hope of his
ling of his parents, should ienatelie, (
sets and enjoyii.ci'ts of life, by iho
deviating from the path of nature :
i a certain secret habit Sue.ii persons I
utcmplating
l KiI ACS'. i
nind mind and body arc the most
dies to prouioti coutiub'uil happiness.
these, the journey tlooiigh lite be- i
r pilgrimage ; i lie prospect hourly i
view; the mind beeoli.e.i shadowed ,
I filled with llililel: holy reilec- .
ppincss of atiolher becomes blhted !
KOI-' I.WI,Kf'ltl'..X('S. !
lisguided and iiuprmlent votary ot
hat he has imbibed the seeds of Ibis j
it too often happens that an ill-tiiued i
air dread of iiiseo er.v. deicrs him
to those who. from eilue.itiou and
an alone befriend him. delaying till
ml symptoms of this lea-rid disease I
qicaranue. such as ulcerated '.ro 1
I 'nose, nocturnal pains in the head '
ness ofsigbt. deafness, nodes on the
inns, blotches on the head, fucn and !
naressini with frightful rapidity, till
te of the mouth or the bot.es of tho
id the victim of thi., awful disease
d object of commiseration, till death
u his dreadful sulleiings. by sending
discovered Country tioiu wbeuco do
,s." .
holy fiirl that thnuraiuls fall victims
lisei'ise, owing tu the unskillfulness of
dcrs, who, by the useful' that Dtailly
iiry, ruin the constitution and make
fe miserable.
h i it vx;i:its
ir lives, or health, tu the care of the
d and Worthless Pretenders, destitute
name or character, who copy Dr.
ertiseuicnts, or stylo themselves, in
e. regularly Educated Physicians,
triiig, they kocp you trilling mouth
king their filthy mid lioisonus com
ng as thesuialluct fee onu be obtained,
. oave you with ruined health to sigh
ng disappointment.
is the ouly Physician advertising
dor diplomas always hang in his office.
or troateinent are unknown to all
.1 from a life snout iu the great bos-
), the first in tho country and a uiore
ale l'ractice than any other Physician
!MKVI' OI-'TIIK l'MF.W
ousanda cured at this institutiuu year
d the numerous impurtaut Surgical
oruied by Dr. Johnston, witnessed by
.rn.a i-Snn." 'Clinncr." and many
..licm of which huve aiipeared aguiu
a tho public, besides his stauduig as
of character aud rcpoiuimiity, is a
uit-eetotueatllicted.
ii-:nkn KiKi:mi
ci : it -:.
ing should be particular In directing
his Institution, in the following mauur
M. JOIIHK. ..
oora Lock lloapital, Bultlmore, Md. .
-iy-
.i-riiKWn 'ox,
t nl Uw, N. Cor. Fulton
way, New York. k V ill carefully at
lons and all other matters iutrustod te
3.
MIK undersigned dealer in Coal from the follow
ing well known Co! Iieries is prepare lo receive
orders lor the same, at the Lowest M.irket Kates, viz.:
MoKltKCAl'S D1A.MDM) .MIXES
UitAVS
PAKUISII & CO'S
t'OXS;l.!I)ATi:i) CO'S
lie is also prepared lo furnish the . i
ISsillibiioroI'o'is I lu ;i t l I'oul, j
.!nj iitnl 1'ivHin.t.
On Mm line of the Siiwinehanna llucr and Havre du
Grace, lie hi s made, iirrniigeineiits for the best
eiTTJTON AUD PLYMOUTH COALS i
Which he is prepared to deliver on board limits at
Noilliii.iibcrlaiM. or by Cars over Notthorn Central
ltailr I. ami on ihe line of the Philadelphia aud ;
i'.ne K.iilro.ol. on the best terms. j
lie is prepared to till all Orders with despatch, and
r -spcijifully solicits orders from the Trade.
Ad ires- JOHN McFAIll.AXn, i
April '.I. ISf.l. Noithiiuil.crlanil, Pa.
NEW GOODS I
JUST OPENED
Fall & Winter Goods,
AND SOLD CIIEAPEK THAN ELSE
. WIIKUE I
ISAAC FTJP.MAIT
In Zctlcmoycr's Building, opposite Gcnrhart's Con
fectionory Store, Market street, Sl'XBVRY, Pa.,
HAS just oponcd a well selected assortment of
Uoods, which he offers for sale at very low pricos.
DRY GOODS !
FOllEIflX AND DOMESTIC, such as Cloths, Cassi
mcrcs. Muslins. Sheetings, Ticking, Calicoes, De
Lnines. Silks. Ginghams, Ao , Ac.
II A'l ! ami CAM of every description.
NOTIONS & . VARIETIES.
Hosiery. Illovcs. Thread, Buttons,
J Suspenders. Neckties. 'Collars, Handkerchiefs, Hair
Brushes, loot n nrusnes, rancy iieau urmro, jhu
moral Skir.'s. lloop-Skirts, Carpet-bags, Trunks. Va
lises, Umbrellas. Cotton-Yarn. Soaps, aud numerous
other articles too tedious to mention.
II A II D W A XI E ,
such as nails, hinges nnd screws, door latches and
knobs, and CtTLEltY of every description.
Dyt-8, Dniys, J'nint, Varnishes, Oils, Glass,
" Putty, &c, A;c.
liionsivnro it list 4 1 a si m Mil re of
vvrvj- tt'M-i-itioii.
STOXEANI) E.V KTII EN WAUE. .
An extensive Stock of
I Composed of Sugar. ColTce. Teas. Rice, Corn-starch,
' MoIilsscs. Caudles, Mcul, Fish, Cheese. Salt, Tobacco,
; and Scgiirs.
KKADY-MADE CLOTHING.
Aluo,
BOOTS & SHOES
fitr mm. 'women ami .cliiMren.
All kimU of Country Truduce taken in exchange
for iuii.
fcunhury, Sept. 10,
TALES AND SKETCHES.
' . l.MAUCMATlOrV.
KltOM THE FltENClfJ
, ISflL
!H'31 t'!.,VKI.t:it .
ii:r a.ti n.
HATS! HATS!!
SAMl'KL KAUST,
Two dia.rs west of Fischer's Drug Store, Market St.,
SUNBURY, PENN'A.
IS ciUistantlv iiinnufactiiring the latest styles of Wool
and Fur Hats, which for softness ami durability
aro not surpassed.
tiive him a call nnd sec his stock of Hats which aro
sold cheaper than elsewhere. Merchants and others,
purchasing at wholesale, will find ' .o their advan
tage to cull nnd procuro an urticld .uenper and equal
lo eitv inaniifaeture.
imbury, October 1, 1So4.
Tho ONLY reliable self-Adjusting Wringer.
No Wood-Work to Swell or Split. .
No Thumb-Sen ws to get out of Order.
Warranted with or without Cog-Wheels.
It took Ihel'lHST l'ltlCMU'M at Fifty-Seven Stato
and County Fairs in lf i-i. and is. without an excep
tion tin- best Wringer ever made.
lVcnlcd In ihe I'uited Slates, Fnglaiid. Caiiuda,
ami Australia.
Sample W iingir sent, F.sprcss paid.-on receipt of
Price.
Kin relic agent. can make from to LI liollars per
'oV'i.i.:.ll. No l.$;..1l. No- F.SS.50 No. A.Stl.50.
Maniifaetured and sold, wbolesalo and retail, by
Til!. II IN AM MiMl-AtTlltlMI CO..
Xo. Lll'leilStrcct. Xew York, and Clevc'iind. Ohio.
S. C. MUtTllKill', Aent.
WHAT l-:VV:i:l!HY KNOWS, vir.:
That iron u ell gah aniicd will not rust:
Thai a simple machine is betUMMhaii a complicated
:ger should be sclf-a Ijusling. durable,
OUEAT IIEDLXTION IN THE I'lUt'E OF
EDWIN IIALIi & CO.,
No 20 South Second Street, 1'hihulclphin.
Aie now oficritig their mngiiiticent stock of Silks,
Jircss (iiKids. Shawls. Chillis. Cloaks, Velvets, Ac,
f.ir below the present tlold 1'riccs !
We have also on hand, a large stock of IlOMKSTIC
tiOOHS, which wc arc now selling at a great rcduc
tion from the iiriccs we have been selling them at.
As we have had the advantage of a rise in tho prices
of our Stock in the progress of the War for the last
two or three years, we now propose to give our Cus.
turners the Advantage of the fall in 1'riccs.
Calicoes aud Muslins, reduced.
Flannels ami Table Linens, reduced,
lllaukets and all stable tjooils, reduced.
Wo respectfully solicit from the Ladies aud olhers
visiting Philadelphia, an examination of our stock,
which is unsurpassed in variety nnd style, iu this city.
N. 11.. Wholesale Unvers. are invited to examine
our stock. F.1AV1N HALL CO.,
Xo. 2il South Second street, Philadelphia.
October 8, ISlU. 2imv
it tho best
a Thread or a l!cd-Quilt without
one ;
That n wrn:
unit effli lent :
That Thumb-Screws and Fastenings cause delay aud
trouble to i emulate and keep in order ;
That woo 1 b ;ai in0's foi Iho shaft to run in will wear
nut ;
'Jbai tin- Putnam Wringer, with or without cog
wheels, will not tear the clothes;
'that cog.nl.ecl regulators are not essential ;
Ttiat i!i.j Putnam ringer has all the advantages
an I not one of the disadvantages uuove muucd :
'i ii il nil u ho have tasted it. pronounce
u nn -or ever lnitih
That it Mill wrin:
al'er.rUai.
Ueu.i.'hl fill the paper with testimonials, hut in
sfi oi.iv ii te-.v to convince the skeptical, if such
tln-re l.e ; and we snv to all. test Piitnaiii's Wringer.
Tesi it 'I llnliiil lill'LY with ANY and ALL others,
ui.d if Aoi entirely salisfielory. return it.
I'1'T.NAM M.M KACTt IIIM1 Cut
(ienllemen ; I know from practical experience
that iron well g.ilvniiU:d wiih nine will not oxidiio
or lust one panicle. The Putnam Wringer is as
near perfect as possible, ami 1 can cheerfully re
commend it to be the best ill use
Kcspei'.it'ullv vours.
JNO. W. Wlll-F.'Li:it. Cleveland. Ohio.
Many years' experiince in the gnlvanuiiig busi
ness enatilc me lo tuuorse me uuove Kinieuieui m i.
particulars.
1 TX- r T CL'CI.'llTtf
j.o. . i.r. r i.i,
No. lUUlicckmaii Street.
New York, Janunrv, ISIit.
We have tested Putnam's Clothes Wringer by
practical working, and know that it will do. It is
cheap; it is simple; it requirus no room, whether at
work or at rest ; a child eau operate it ; it dues it
duty thoroughly ; it saves timo aud it saves weur
und tear. We earnestly advise all who have much
washing to do, with intelligent persons who have any,
to buy this Yt nugcr. It win pay mr usen in a year
at must. ilon ilOKACIS u lit LI. LI :.
Juno IB, 1804.
ESTET'S COTTAGE
ORGANS.
jl Cottage Organ, vj
I'oiii-Ii V A r -li SI., Iliilal-Ilil:i.
Cater for the best Trade, ami oiler no liaits or -deception
to induce Custom, hut rely on FAlll UKAL
1XH aud tiOOlJIJOOl).-; !
Best Merinocs, Faihioiiablo Silks,
Nobility Plaids. Pirn's Poplins,
liark' l'uiilaids Figured Merinocs,
Plaid Shan Is, (Jood lllaukets.
P. S. We follow (iOLU down, as close as w e fol
low it up Xow is a good lime for Murchiuits aud
Consumers to come in.
j October H, I80L 2mw
I F A L L A N D W 1 X T E 11
FANCY DRESS GOODS,
.iiis. a.w. iAi.vn:ir,
Two ilotir West of the Post Oilicc,
BTJNBUBY, IENNA.,
HAS just rcocived and opened a large assortment
of Funcv llresslioods. such as tl loves. Jouvian
Kid-eloves. Silk and lisle thread Ulovcs; Ladies I
cotton ami woolen Hose. Children's Merino llose,
Silk Mils, lluudkerehiefs, Corsets. Kuibroldered
Slippers. Kibboiis FANC Y LUls til 1 1., Hugto
Hiuibs. Trimmings, Bullous, licit Hibbon Velvet llih-
Isms, llraid. Pelt Clusiis. Ladles' .Neck-ties, fancy
llutlons. CHAPFHlllilOX and TKI.MMIXU ; Km
broidcringPraids, Jaconet and Swiss Edgings and
insertions; jVlnltcese Lace coiars. juccs, orrain
Veils, Fancy Dress Combs.Uleau Urcsses, Netts, aud
: J ...I ...:..!..-
IHriL'iv HI wilier hoiliui.
WOOLEN HOODS, sueli as Sontags, Drcnklast
Coscys, Cajis, Mittens, Sacquea, Uloves, bilk aud
Cotton Flugs, ta.
PHOTO 0 A P H ALBUMS.
BOOKS AND STATIONERY,
Books. Hvinn Books, Blank Bocks, Memorandum
Buoks. Diaries, Pocket Hooks, ilia ouiuos, i cm,
l'eucils, u fiue assortment of Paper, luk, te.
Toilet Soaps, Tooth-Brushes, Ac.
TOYS AND GAMES FOU CIIILDUEN.
All of which have been selected Willi care ana will
be sold at reusouublo prices
, & FEED STORE.
.ESAI.E AUD RETAIL.
lber respectfully informs the publio
ecps eojutautly on hand at his new
H nu the Shamokin Valley Kuilroad
1 Ul'RY. Flour by the barrel and sack,
U Feed by the ton .
s all manufactured at his own Mills,
Id at the lowest cash prioes.
J. M. CADWALLADEU.
tne 4, 4i
A HE not only unequalled, but they arc absolutely
unequalled, by auy other lleed Instrumeut iu
the. country. Dcsigucd exnrcsslv for Churches aud
Schools, they are fouud to De equally well adapted
to wo piui luivt m.wai rouin. ror saio omy uy
E. M. 1IRICE,
No. If North Seventh street. Philadelphia.
Ali Bradbury's Pianos, and a complete a
sortiueut of Ihe Perfect MELODEoN.
bupt. 24, lbtii. lyw
B0A11DINGH0USE.
DIAKUTIIUMPMn,
(Formerly of the '-Lawrence House,")
HUNUUltY, PENN'A.
Iivtuiijia nor irienus ana ine punue generally
that she has refitted the house furmerly occunied
by Dr. J. W. Peale, on Blackberry street, near the
Northern Central Hallway Depot, and opened a
Boarding House, where she is prepared to keep
PERMANENT. AND TRANSIENT BOARDEHS.
With eood oooks and waiters, boarders can euioy
the quiet eoinforU of borne with fare equal to the
best hotels.
ll.lH.it.aa r.nm ihn.A wtA tn.v L .ii m tn Rnnt.itpw
tls rcsixcUuily solicitea.
' . Mrs. MARIA THOMPSON.
rJunburr, Oct 22, lt04.
Sunbury, Oot. 22, 1861.
ANNA PAINTER.
FANCY DRY GOOD STORE.
MI88 KATE BLAOK,
T ESPr.CTFl LLY Informs ner inonasin runuury
XV ud vicinity, that she bus just opened ner
FALL AND WINTER GOODS,
ol Notionand FnnoyDry Uoods,
Market slroet, four doors west of Win. II. Miller's
Boot and Shoe store, Mi.MJi,ri.
Her stock consists of Trimmings, notions, embroi
deries, Ladies aud Childrcus' huts and snakers; sine
and other linings, Corsets, Itoop-sxiris, v-rape ami
Lace Veils; Nets, gloves, stockings, eollurs, and
corsets, Aa.
WOOLEN OOODB,
Breakfast Shawls, Sontags, Red Riding Hoods, Caps,
Hosiery of all kinds.
Qents' Handkerchiefs, Cravats, Neckties, Puspen-
dcrs; Ribbons, of all kinds, earners, yeivei, auu
many other articles too numerous to mention.
Bunbury, Oct. 22, 188..
Adiuiuikfrutor'a) Collet).
NOTICE is hereby given that letters of adniinis
trtt.,n kvlni .,! rranted to the subscriber,
oo the estate of Jacob KicWh, late of Lower Maho.
nor towrmhin. Northumhorland county, Pa., dee'd.
All Demons indebted are reauested to make Immcdi
ate payueut, and those having olaiins, to present
uiew lor aeuieiuent.
ISAAC L. WITMER, Adm'r.
Iwer Mahonoy twp., Oot. 8, lttol ot
I F you want a rood Cooking-Stove, go to. KM ITU
X a uLAiittU s flew Cbvp. -
'Why arc you so cross, my ilnrling ?" said
Mr. Melcourt to Ii is daughter, "really tliere
is no pleasing you, though every ono in tho
house, including myself, is trying to do it."
''I can't help it pupn, I am weary of life."
"Weary of lifo Ht eighteen t Oh 1 don't
say that, child. If you only knew w hat it
is 'to get old, and to find tho lifo fuding
away troin jion, you would not speak thus.
Weary of lifo! Is there anything that could
reconcile you to it ? I have lifty thousand a
year, entirely tit your disposal, besides the
affections of a father that lias only you to
love in the whole world."
"Dearest father I wish you had been my
mother."
"Your mother! what a strange idea."
"Not n't nil, lor I have a secret to confide
that a mother can only understand, ut least
so I have found in all tho books I have ever
read : no one ever confides in their luther."
"Except when that father has been both
father and mother as 1 have been."
"Yes, but then you have promised my
haud to the son of your old friend, M. Dul
iniir, of llonlciiux Jules Delmtir whom I
can never love, and vou will nitist. mi
doubt, oil my marrying him."
'1 certainly shall, unless you can give me
a good reason why you should not."
"1 hat is precisely my secret. I can utve
you a good reason whv I should not iriurrv
this man because, 1 love another."
Love another, uood Gracious ! hv.
who the devil can that other be ? You have
never been out of my sight, and I mil at n
loss to sco wlio there is around us likely to
strike a young girl's imagination I"
"lou don t look tar enough back. Do
you remember my cousin Charles ?""
"My nephew, who was sent from Martm-
ibuc to my care ? Y'es, to be sure I do ;
whatotliuuf He has been away back to
his father over six now, and take six from
eighteen there remains twelve. You couldn't
be in love with ativbodv at twelve years
old?"
"O ! but I wus, nnd a great tlc.-d sooner.
You know my Aunt Judith taught us to
read out of the books she wiis so fond her
self. Well, among them was Paul ur.d Vir
ginia. Now Paul remembered nil about
Alai'tiniqtie, mid this book made a strange
impression on us, children as wo were, till
at last we called each other Paul anil Vir
ginia, and wheu we were cruelly separa
ted "
"Cruelly separated why tho boy went
buck to his father and his home."
"Yes, but that's just the way they sent
away Virginia, you know, and Paul thought
it cruel s.) did Charles."
"Well, wlmt happened then ?"
" vVhy, before ho went we swore eternal
love und fidelity for each other. 'Unbridle,'
said he, 'I am going far away ; sent to Mar
tiniijue just us they sent Virginia to France.
Iii all probability, when you grow up to be
a woman, your father, with the tyranny and
injustice of all fathers "'
"All fathers am I unjust and tyranni
cal." "Xo, but all the fathers in the book we
hud rend of were, and Charles thought at
time that printed books could not be wrong,
so 'Uubrielle,' said he, 'when your father
tries to give you another, remembering our
solemn vows, and have the courage'to resist
him.' 1 swore I would bo faithful, and so
we parted."
"Six years ngcf ; lie was then fourteen, and
you, ns I said before' just twelve .years old.
Well, you have never met since then "
"Never, of course, since ; I have never
left I'aris, nor he Martinique."
".Nor have you corresponded with hnn f
"Yes, I have corresponded with him."
"Uood Heavens! I thought-1 saw ull tho
letters that came into t'.iis house."
"Letters ! you don't think we correspond
by letter i oh ! no, indeed ; no, it is through
the medium of tho moon that wo corres
pond." "The moon ? oh ! I don't mind that kind
of correspondence, though I should, much
like to know how it was managed '("
"Why at a certain hour, when there was
a moon, we agreed both to look at it, nnd
wo should know that at that moment .each
was thinking of the other."
"That shows that you and your precious
cousin knew mighty little of geography and
astrononiv, or you would know that wheu
the moon is shining in Paris, tho sun is just
rising in Martinique. However, you mi
tigined that it was all right, and did it quite
well."
"Now you have my secret."
"And is this moonlight cousin of yours
the only obstielo between Jules and your
sdfi" "The only ono but an insuperable one."
"Nonsense; so far from being an insuper
able one, I am going to fix your wedding
day, and to tell Jules that you are predared
to receive In in as a suitor.
"I am your child ; 1 dare not resist you ;
but remember, I warn you, my obedience
will cost me my life."
"Your life ! Why, Oabr.cllo, what do
you mean ?"
"I feel that this marriage will break my
heart and drive me into consumption ; and
then, when you have lost mo, when you
shall stand weeping over my grave, you
will remember tho words of your poor, dear,
fond, devoted darling Uabriello."
Monsieur Mdcourt, with nil his primness,
could not stand his daughter's tears. If he
had only given his word, bo would have
found means of being released from his
nromisc. but ho was under the deepest obli
gations to M. Delmar owed him Lis for
tune and even las life, for Delmar had saved
him from suicide and to break a promise to
him, to dissolve a marriage on which his
friend had set Ins heart, seemed like ingrati
tude. Uut be had never been accustomed
to refuse his daughter anything, and he felt
that after all he would have to yield ; still
he endeavored to temporise, und turning to
Uabriello "Child," said he, "the object of
my life is your happiness; rely cm it, 1 will
uo ait 1 can not jo compromise it, ouiy aiiow
me to do it my own way." .
"Of course, darlinir."
"Well, then, to-morrow, Julc will be
here. Promise me that you will receive
him civilly.'
"I nromise anvthine."
"And vou will be in a good humor and
not co into consumption I"
"Not a long as you let me have my own
v ."
The next day Uaurieiia, to piease ner
father, made herself as pretty aa possible,
and received her father's guest in the most
amiable manner. It was a sacrifice she
owed her father. Bhe was not sorry, for the
of love, true love, such as she felt for
I her cousin Charles, was always dostinod to
uncounter persecution, fiho was a victim
beyond all doubt ; all she could do was, for
the sake of her father to bear her destiny.
The evening passed in the most agreeable
manner. It was not violating in any way
Iter faith lo the absent lover to admit that
Jules Delmar was exceedingly good-looking,
that his conversation was interesting,
becuus'o ho possessed such "arietl informa
tion ; and that he sang exceedingly well.
Jules continued to visit tho house every
day for a fortnight. Ily that time Uabridla
hail arrived at the conclusion that she wish
ed she had such a brother ; but her father
put an end to her wishes and fancies by
abrubtly bringing her bnck to reality, and
reminding her that Jules Delmar aspired to
no such fraternal distinction, nnd that now
tho time had arrived for her to give her de
cision. "Will you let mo manage this affair my
self? I know it is cuutrary to all rule,
but "
"Don't apologize, my dear Gabriello, for
I am too hnppy to get rid of tho job. I
really did not know what to say to Jules,
and nl licit less I did not know what to
write to his father."
That evening, at a sign from his daughter
M. Mclcourt sauntered into a room, adjoin
ing the drawing room, saving - appearances
by leaving tho door open. Then Uabriello
who had rehearsed tho scene all day in her
own room, turned toward Jules.
"Monsieur Delmar," said she, "I have no
mother; therefore you must excuse that all
s unusual in what 1 am about to ilo'
"Of course you must be aware that I
know of the arrangemeut between our fami
lies. "Of course I imagined you did."
"Well, Monsieur Delmar, a marriage dc
tween us is impossible."
"Impossible! Vou should not have waited
until now now that all my happiness is
centered iu vou, now that 1 love you, to
tell mo this. Hut why is our muriiagu im
possible?" "lleeuuse I love another."
"Another f"
".Yes, nnd have loved him ever since 1
was ten years old."-
"Where is he? why have I never seen
him?"
"I have never seen him since I was twelve
years old. It is my cousin, Charles .Mcl
court, whom I love, and ho has been for tho
last six years in Martinique."
"And" you have loved him nil this time?
That proves you aro capable of fidelity.
Well'go on."
"That's all. I would have told you about
the moon but that papa explained me that
there was a dilfcrence iu the rising of tho
moon here nnd there. 'Wo used to corres
pond by the moon."
"Poetical but not astronomical."
"Monsieur Dalmer, you are making fun
of me." .
',1 am treating a discaso of imagination."
"A disease of imagination."
"Yes, your love for Charles is a disease of
the imagination, and if it is the only ob
stacle that prevents our marriage, all I can
say is, dear Uabriello, Dx.the wedding-day."
'Then you will be content ta take my
hand without my heart.
"I 6lmll have vour heart; you will love
mo and I shall bo your first love, for you
have never loved beloro. Come nearest
Uabriello, come fix yourself, our wedding
da v."
Never!" exclaimed Uabriello; :i am re
signed to my fate; I will obey my lather,
but never with my own lips prououuee my
own dooiiC
"Hut you will be my wife you will keep
tho cout'rnct made by our two fathers will
you not."
"I will sacrifico myself to my fathers
honor," replied Uabriello, 'with ull tho dig
nity she could assume.
Uabriello from that hour assumed the at
titude of a sublime victim. Her father
was much concerned, and the threatened
consumption seemed to freighten him, but
Jules, now his ally, laughed away his fears,
appearing not to notice tho melancholy,
downcast looks aud the deep sighs of his
intended.
Uabiidle's grief did not prevent her from
paying great attention to her trousseau, and
when the victim was led to the alter it was
at least most admirably adorned.
M. Melcourt had made it ono of tho con
ditions of the marriage that the young cou
ple should reside with him; but Jules,
though he was delighted to remain with the
tine, spirited old man, rcsoiveu mat no Him
self should take charge of his wife's special :
establishment. A suit of apartments was
furnished, aud though they had been togetn
cr but three months, it was astonishing liow
well ho had divined Uabriello s peculiar
tastes and lancies. I ho carnage no gave
her was one of tlie grandest at the Hots de
Hologne; her husband was the most churni
ng companion, tne most attentive m mvers;
in fact lifo was an enchantment, but Uau-
iello fouirht yitrorouslv ncainst the convic
tion and tried toconviuee herself that she was
not happy. She resumed her moon-gazing
aud sighed whenever she was not laughing.
Jules Delmar always allowed his wile to
indulge her caprices, and though sometimes
on tho sharp Parisian winter nights he
shivered when she opened the window to
look at the moou, lie uever mauo mo siigut
est observation.
Ono day Oabrielle sat alone in ner bou
doir trying to recall the perfection of her
first and only love, and finding always her
luitlmnil'ii linndsome. iiUDUdent, laco rise
up before her, when her valet entered the
roo n nnd announced that a gentleman wish
ed to see her.
"What is Ins name I '
"MniLuiifi. he did not ctve me his name
but ho told mo to tell you that he came from
f tiri:nlfillp "
JL .. . 1 1.-!. 1.1...
Krnm Martiniuuei auwu uiiu
"To whom t ' To what?"
"To our love !"
Our love? why cousin, I don't remember,
I am sure I "
"I am married."
"Married t Oh! I am so glad so I urn,!1
At these words Uabriello rose, dried her
tears, and camly asked her cousin ' to sit
down."
"Oh! cousin, I hope you aro liappy I'm
in such a scrape! I'm married too "
"Oh! indeed," exclaimed Oabrielle, bless
ing her stars that sho was married, too, and
was spared the humiliation of being for
saken. "Y'cs, and I ran away from Martinique,
for my father was oll'ended,. and but my
wife is in the carriago below; will yoirsco
her?"
"And take hor to my heart. Oh! Charles
I will be a sister to her."
Charles rushed from the room while Ua
briello, throwing herself into a chair, heav
ed a deep sigh, as of relief, exclaiming ;
"I am free, I can love him now."
At this moment, Charles returned, his
wife on his arm. Uabriello rushed towards
him, but ns she got near her cousin, sho
started buck; she was the color ol a very I
iignt lemon, tiuit not even tmuii do i'aris
could make white, and though sho was
beautiful it was evident at the first glance 1
that there was the blood of another raco in
her veiusv
"Do you, too, draw bnck. I thought
there was no prejudice in France "
"No, no; I welcome your wife, and ofTer
her a sister's love!" exclaimed Uabrielle,
holding outlier hand to tho "yellow girl"
saying to herself, "sho will never know how
welcome she is!"
Uabrielle, who w'as all powerful, made M.
Melcourt welcome his ncpiiew, ' and instal
; his bride with him in an apartment in the man
j sion, promising to be the medium of locon
, dilution with his father in Martinique.
When on the niglitollns arrival Jules
nnd Oabrielle were alone, he sat down be
iore her, putting his nrtn around her, drew
her towards him.
'Uabrielle." said he, the idol of your fancy
is returned poor Gabriclle."
' "How dare you pity inc. Oh, Jules, how
could I ever have been such a fool."
"No, such a baby. All young girls pass
through the same process, only they don't
always find a Jules who knows how to dis
tinguish between the heart and the imagina
tion." "I am afraid to say, my darling husband,
that I love you for "
"You fancy you have loved your cousiu.
You never have ; the imagination is de
veloped before the heart, but the dreams tf
the imagination are easily dissipated, the
heart has for its advocates, sense, feeling,
the understanding passion, this forms
love "
"And this is what I feel lor you. And
have felt for a leng time ; come, never hide
your head, but give me a long wifely kiss,
and then let us plan together how we are to
make Parisiau society accept your straw-colored
cousin."
"We can never do that."
"Yes, we can ; we will invent a romantic
history of her, and make her a heroine."
"Nonsense."
"No ! Imagination."
MISCELLANEOUS.
ly."
Tn another moment the door opened and
a voiino mail who seemed to have outgrown
his strength, so tall was he und sq light, en
tered the room, uaunetie gazeu ui mm mi
n instant and then coldly informed Lira
that she was Madame Melcourt wnat was
it he desired? ... . ,'
Tli rreni l.-man hadSiot lUMurod her with
inv r.fin "tidnce or svuirmthv: lie had a very
small head, w ith a mass of strcight, black
hair, features that were regular without ex
pression, witu dull, sleepy eyes, uiai
derea about wim a sort oi njqji-uuug, f
Ui vnr.nnt raze.
Mi dar cousin." said tho centleman
with low triirnel. "don't you know me 1 I
"Charles?" Here Oabrielle fell on ler
her knees before him aud burst into tear
while she sobbed these words :
unl, I riiur'M f'lmrlfts. forcrive me. '
Charles looked exceedingly embarrassed
then murmured
"What for t"
"1 have been faitUless."
Composting . -"t-Soil. Tho following
from tho I'tiea Jlerau,. 'imely and valuable,
and cannot I c too strongly recommended to
the adoption of every farmer. Let each one
calculate for a moment how much ho loses
in the course of a year, by neglecting to fol
low tho advice herein offered or rather tho
practice herein described. Says the editor :
"When at the Onieda Community we saw
an arrangement for composting manures
which could well be adopted by thoso who
have made no provision for their purpose.
It consisted in nothing.but a floor of plank
set upon tho ground" and over this a tempo
rary died of boards erected with sides open.
tho coveting intended simply to carry off
water falling in raius. Here all tho night
soil anil refuse matter was collected and
composted with muck, ashes, &c, and by
mixing slum; qiiiinuues nt uuuie wiuiiium
ing into a heap the mass was rendered indo
rous aud a powerful fetilizer obtained at a
trilling expense. Night soil composted in
this manure makes a valuable application
r irardun crops, being more efficient than
barnyard manures nnd free from the seeds
! grasses aim wecus, wiiiuu u u luqnuimii
tern, us everv one must have observed who
has had much to do iu the culture of garden
cr"P- ' . . ,
"There are tew people wno lutiy niiiier-
staud the economy oi manures or consider
the vast sums that are annually lost irom
sheer wastefulness of fertilizing materials.
It is a good profit,' says John Johnston, ot
Uenova, 'to raise 300 bushels ot wheat irom
ten acres ; but when it takes tlnrty acres to
raise that amount it is raised at a loss, io
grow large crops, and farm with profit, ma
nures are required, nnd it is from waut of
due appreciation or knowledge in the hus
banding ot manures tnat many laruicrs iau
to make their labor profitable.
"Tho compost heap is an necessary ap
pendage to tho farm were all refuse materi
al should be deposited and worked over
with muck, road scrapings or the like, and
thus converted into the means of enriching
the soil and making an abundant harvest.
At Oneida urine, soapsuds and a'l tho
waste from the buildings, were saved and
duped in this receptacle, and durir.g the
course of tho vear a lame accumulation . ot
manures was had Irom tins scource men
was regarded ns the most valuable of all the
fertilizing material made on the farms. It
is by such management mat lanu n vumcii
to good account and lurining uinuu i" i
A Torru ok Petiiolrcm. Closo to
hinds of the Centre Oil Company there 1
nu old chnp who is worth a mint,
household pets consist of a terrier dog' at.
stupid daughter, both of w,hom engugo hi..
attention. Tho former provided for, he de-
ttrmincd to "accomplish his daughter. To
this end he enmo to the city. He bought ,a
piunn and a hnrp, nnd a guitar, ami a car
load of music books, and so forth, winding
up his business by engaging a first-class in
tellectual and musical tutor, with all of
which ho started for the "region." .The
documents were of course' soon arranged for
business. The tutor set to work and toiled
like a Trojan, but with no success. . Des
pairing of ultimate triumph, the tutor went
to the oil king and made a cleau breast of
it.
"Why, what the the world's the matter ?"
asked the father. '
' "Well," answered the tutor, "JCltty has ;
got a piano, and guitar, nnd harp, and mu
sic, and bonks, and all that, but she wants
capacity that's all."
"Well, by tho Lord Harry," cried tho oil ,
king, "if that's all, just buy it. I've got the
stult, nnd it money will get it she shall have .
capocity or anything else."
VF.NTn.ATiKo Stallls. A writer in the
London Timet says that the investigations '
of tho Barrack Improvement Commission?
on tho management of cavalry hordes, have
proved t
"Beyond question that the best form of t
building is a one storied stablo and only
two rows of horses, the ventilation to bo by
tho roof, and formed by a louvre 10 inches
wide, carried from end to end, and giving
four square feet of ventilation outlet for each
horse.- The stables recommended to bo
built in futuro would give each horso 100
feet of superficial, and 1004 cubic feet. A
course of air-brick would be carried round
at tho eaves, giving one square foot of inlet
to each horse ; on air-brick is introduced, ,
about six inches from the ground, in every
two stalls ; there is a swing window for
every stall, and spaces are left below the
doors. In this way, and by attention to
surface drainage and roof lighting, it is an
ticipated that stables will become perfectly
healthy. In old stables, ventilating shafts
arc to be carried up, and air-bricks intro
duced. More window space is to be given.'f
Fahmeiib Oit ov Deiit. There must bo
something radically wrong with the farmer
that docs not now free himself from debt.
Never in tho lifetime of the present gene
ration will such another opportunity present
itself. Every cultivated product of tlie
temperate latitude bears highly remnuerativo
price. Every domestic animal that roams
over our fields or feeds on the contents of
our irranuiies, finds a ready purchaser.
Every fruit of out trees finds a ready market.
P Animals vegetables and fruits arc alike in
demand.
It matters not for the purpose of raying
debts, wether tho money received for farm
products be fifty, sixty, ninety or more cents
below par; a dollar cancels a dollar's worth
of dedt, contracted even in the good old
days of specie for which men sigh. A few
years ago it took, in many parts of the west,
ten bushels of corn to bring a dollar. Every
thing else that tho fanner produced by his
toil and caro was equally low in price.
Then, indeed, were'hard times, and a crush,
ing load of debts settled down upon the
shoulders of all for the great mass of west
ern farmers came here poor in money; rich
in fnith nnd hone.
If a man's crops and stock last year urougtm
him 1,000 nnd his expenses wcro $5000,
tins year las receipts win tie tf.uuu, wmiu
his expenditures even allowing them to have
doubled which they will not have done iu
one case iuten will allow of a profit double
that of last year. .
And what is a year or two of cnconinny
now enconomy of the most rigid kind,
that shall cut off all the luxuries of life,
compared with the years of happiness that
shail follow when tho homestead is free
from encumbrance; when all the stock and
niudiinerv nro the property of the lard-
holders; when there is no account at tho
grocer's nor tho dry-goods merchant's nor
blacksmith's ? It will be a glorious epoch
when the people of these prairies own their
own farms, and this we believe may at once
be, if proper advantage no taken of tho
times in which we live. prairie Farmer.
Tho Emperor of tho French is laying out
a city, where but lately was a fishing village,
St. Nazairc by name, near the mouth of tho
river Loire, which he hopes will rival Liver
pool, aud draw to France tho commerce of
all uatious. The population of the town has
increased from 1,000 ia 1857 15,000 now.
Two liues ot railroad connect it witu fans,
and the Uovcrnmcnt is now building iiino
ships, of 5,8000 tons each, to engage in tno
Mexican and West India trade.
A Veky Gheat Rascal. Two young
lawyers, Archy Hrown and Thomas Jones,
were fond of dropping into Mr. Bniilli, par
lor, and spending an hour or two with Ins
only daughter Mary. One evening, when
Crown aud Mary had discussed almost
every topic, Brown suddenly, in his sweetest
tones, struck out as follows:
"Do you think, .Mary, you could leave
father and mother, this pleasant home, with
all its ease and comforts, and emigrate to
the Far West with a young lawyer, who
had but little besides his profession to do-
Ecnd upon, and with him search out a now
ome, which it should be your jiont duty to
beautify, and make delightful and happy,
like this t" .
Dropping her head softly on bis shoulder,
she wispered : "I think I could, Archy."
"Well," said he, "there's Tom Jones, who's
going to emigrate, and wants to get a wile;
I'll mention it to him."
Dr. Smith Fuller, the Union candidate in
tho Twenty-first Congressional District, has
been legally elected to Congress by a ma
jority of fit'tccu. The returns from tho three
counties composing tno jj'sirici umu
carefully examined by two competent gentle
men, and there can be no doubt ol the result.
Patent op Land to Uenehai. IIalleck.
A patent has just been issued by tho Laud
Office to Maj-Uetierul IIalleck for a tract ot
valublo laud, embracing about thirty-fivo
thousands acres, known as Hancho de Los
Americanos, in California. The land has
several mines upon it, in which a number
of business houses of New York aud Boston
are interested.
According to Eltbu Burritt who has bc :n
studying up tlie petticoat question, mora
than 10,000 tons of steel are annually madu
.. . riiinliiu'. And so our wives und sweet
hearts carry arouud 20,000 pound of iron.
Poor things !
ltcv. Henry Ward Beecher having nomi
nated Ueucrul Butler for our next President,
the Fall Hivcr-Yurs proposes the pastor of
Plymouth Church lum-tcll as ico riesideut.
on" the ground of the natural strength of a
combination of the law and gospel.
A chapluiu'iti Arkansas says that a man
buying furs was conversing with a woniati
at whoso house ho called, und asked her" if
there was any Presbyterians around there."
She hesitated and said, "I gauss not ; my
husband hasu't killed any aiute.wc've lived
here." a
Eighteen clergymen have been sent to the
Vermont Legislature.
The leading Democrats of New Jersey do
not appear to favor the election of lien.
M'Clelhm to tho United Mate hM-uatf.
John V. Block tun, of Trent.ui, a sou .f
Commodore tstocktou, is -eupiioaed to hive
thciusidc track. .' .
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