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tod it ooovenleot for referent f ,r t i
ot sM wtt.ev- :e faatr flaWai-a
aatllall enaaratsa aiwpaM. ,i
lUrWl WAUy dV4 to hefWtar,
If wtaioriberi ntgterttr'rafu'e io taikt their ltw
papers from tbt ottioe to Which they are dli-eeled, tiutj
art responsible ontll they hart touted Ut bill ud
ordered than dlaooBtinaed. .
foetmasters will pleaae aai a tar Aftatt; and
frank lattara toni nuig nibteriptioa ooey. They
art permitted to d this andar th( Pott Uot Law.
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square.
Auditors', Administrators and Riittntors' Jfotltt '
(3.00. Obituariaa (ano.pt tfaa naual announcement
which I. free,) to be paid for at advertising ret
local Notice., Bociety Keaolutiona, A., lOaeaU
per line, ,
Advfrllfem.nl. for Religious, Charitable and Ida
cational objects, one-balf the above rate.
Transient advertUetuents will be published ati
ordered to be discontinued, and charged accordingly.
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MOMING, . BY II. B. M ASSER & CO V SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENN'A.
- JOB PBINTIWO.
IV t havt oonneoled with oar tttabtlahmtnt a wall
selected JOB OFFICE, whloh wlU anabla u to " ' ".. u
Sito-T T"7 ? n NEW SERIES, VOL. 3, NO. 10.
.': SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1866.
OLD SERIES, VOL. 27, 10.
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BUSINESS CAftDS.
L.H.KASE,: "
ATTOimET Ar 1-AW,
Two doora test of Frlling' store, Market Square,
SUNBURY, PENN'A.
Easiness promptly attended to la Northumberland
and adjoining countiea. I also duly authoriied and
licensed Claim Agent for the colleotion of Bounties,
Kqualizntion Bounties, Pension, and all manner of
claims against the Uoverniuent.
Sunbury, Bept. 15, 166.
. B, Wo STOlLlElRa
ATTORNEY -A.T LAW,
iiorth Sida of Fublio Square, adjoining residenot of
Geo. Hill, Esq.,
SUNBURY, PENN'A.
Collections and all Professional business promptly
.attended to in the Courta of Northumberland and
djoining Countiea.
Sunbury, Sept. IS, 1868.
.JlOBOBlIiLI,, BtMOM P. WOLTCRTON.
HILL & WOLVEBTOK,
Attorney) and Connselors at Xunw.
SXTNBUBY, FA
w1
r ILL attend to the collection of all kinds of
i olaiut, Including Back Pay, Bounty and Pen-
Ions, apl. 1, '08.
JACOB SHIPMAN,
FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE AGENT
SUNBURY PENN'A.
REPRESIXTI
Farmers Mutual Fira Insurance Co., York Pa.,
jumberland Valley Mutual Protection Co.,
.aw York Mutual Life, Qirard Life of Phil'k. k Uaxt
ord Conn. General AooideuU.
Sunbury, April 7, ly
Dr. CHAS. ARTHUR,
$)omcropati)tc 3i)i)sician.
Graduate of the Ilomoeopathio Medical College of
Pennsylvania.
Orrics, Market Square opposite the Court House
UNBURY, PA.
March 31, 1H6S.
JOHM BOWEH, LEVI SEESUOLTt.
Bowen & Seesholtz,
AVHOLESALKA RETAIL DEALERS
in every variety of
ANTHRACITE COAL,
T. Haas A Co's Lower Wharf, Sunbury, Pa.
Orders solicited and filled with promptness and
espatch.
Sunbury, June i, 1866.
SOLOMON MALICK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, .
UNBURY, Northumberland Count, Fa,
FFICE In East end of Weaver's Tavern, Market
Street.
All business entrusted to him will be aareful y and
tnctuully attended to. Consultation in the Kng
h and German languages.
Sunbury, April 3. 1865.
MBR0TYPE AND PHOTOGRAPH
orner Market k Fawn Street, SUNBURY, Pa.
S. BYERLY, PRorRiETOR,
lotogrnph, Ambrotypes and Malainotypea taken in
e best style of the art. apl. 7, ly
J.R. HILBUSH
iURVliYOR AND CONVEYANCER
AND
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
honoy, Northumberland Count;, Penn'a
(See in Jaokaon township. Engagements can
be made by letter, directed to the above address,
biwiness entrusted to his care, will ba promptly
ndod to.
pril 22. 1866. ly
M. Rockefeller. LlotdT. Ronaiaca.
ROCKEFELLER & R0HRBACH.
SIWHIHY, PDl'A.
'FICE the same that has been heretofore occu
pied by Vim. M. Ro:kefeller,Esq., nearly op.
i the residence of Judge Jordan,
lbury, July 1, 1H6. ly
I. II. MASSKIt,
lornev at I.nw. SUNBURY. PA
Collections attended to in the counties of Kor
icrland, Union, Snyder, Montour, Columbia
ycoming.
KEFEREKCEI.
. John M. Reed, Philadelphia,
t. Oattell k Co., '
. Vm. A. Porter,
:on MoMichael, Esq., "
otcham k Co., 280 Pearl Street, New York
w . Asbmead, Attorney at Law, "
bews k Cox, Attorneys at Law, "
ury, Moron 21), 1862.
&IHTHIE B23BT3Z,
10LESALE A-'O RETAIL DEALER
in every variety of
WHRAC1TE COAL,
ppor Wharf, BUN BURY, Fenn'a,
rderssolioited and filled with promptness and
ry, May 12, 1869-y
33 O. GrOBIXST,
aejr and Counsellor at Lavr,
NVILLE, COOPER CO , MISSOURI.
j pay taxes on lands in any part of the
it. Buy and sell real Estate, and all other
ntrusted to him will receive prompt atUn-
1865. oot It, '6.
lK. 12. I. LUMLEV,
ICIAN AND SURGEON
rOHTHUMBTRLAND. PA.
M.Y ha opened an oSoe In Northam
nd oSera hie services to the people of that
the adjoining townships. Office next door
U'i bnoe Store, where ha can found at ail
ibarland August 1, 1865
R & FEED STORE
0LESALE AND RETAIL.
aorlber respectfully Informs the public
keep) constantly oa hand at his new
JSK, near the Shamokln Vallev Railroad
JNBURY, Flour by the barrel tad sacks
i of Feed by thetoa
is all mannfaatured at his e a Mill,
auiu u w utweei oasa prieea.
J M. CADWALLADIR.
April 1, :66.
EREMIAH SNYDER,
ej St Counaellorat Law,
-let .tlvrajr for .or(naa.
County.
larch 31, 188$. !y
W. riA.XJ??
nad Connaollor mt lw,
i aid of Market street, four door west
or yatr'i -tor,
'JNBURY. .
promptly to all professional baths
bis ear, the tolleetioa f tlaiiaa
ad and the adiouiing counties.
ril I, IbCt.
yer and Builder,
eet, 4 doora laatof Third St.,
ri"'. j3XaraNjr.
I Jobblsi. roatlr at-
JAOOS O. BECK
MERCHANT TAILOR,
And Dealer In
CLOTHS, CABSIMERES, VESTING, Ac.
I'atrn atrcet, south of Weaver'
Hotel,
STT NUB H "5T , I A.
March 81, 1868.
2HS UIEAHCJ IS 2
GEO. C. WELKER & SON,
FIRE A LIFE INSURANCE AGENCY,
Offioe, Market Street, SUNBURY, PA.
Risks taken in First Claas 8 took and Mutual Compa
nies. Capital Represented SI 1,000.000.
Sunbary, May 12, 1866 y
COAL! COAL!! COAL!!!
GRANT As BROTHER,
Shippers St Uholrsnle aV Ili-tuH
Ikealem In
WIIITU Sc. IIED A811 CO.iL.,
In every variety.
Role Agents, westward, of the Colebratad Henry
Clay Coal.
Lower Wharf, EcuacRv, Pa.
Sunbury, Jan. 13, I860.
Pensions Increased.
The late Aot of Congress gives additional pay to
the following Pensions, vis :
1st. To those who have lost the sight of both eyes,
or both hands, or totally disabled eo as to reiiuire con
stant attendance, the sum of $24 00 per month.
2d To those who have loat both feet, or are totally
disabled in the same so as to require constant attend
ance, the sum of $20 00.
3d. To those who have lost one hand or one foot,
or are so disabled as to render them unable toper
form manual labor lli 00 per month, and other
eases in proportion. ...
The subscriber is duly prepared for the lamodtate
procurement of these claims.
S. B. BOYER, Att'y at Law.
Sunbury, June 16, 1866. ;
THE following persons are entitled to receive an
increase of Bounty under the Act of Congress
passed July 1866, to equalise Bounties.
1st All soldiers who enlisted after the 10th doyof
April, 1861, lor 3 years, and served their time ol
enlistment and have been honorably discharged, and
have received or are entitled to reoeive a Bounty of
$100, are entitled an additional Bounty of tflOO.
2d All such soldiers who enlisted for 3 years, and
have been honorably discharged on account of
wounds received in the line of duty, are entitled to
an additional Bounty of ftlOO.
3d The Widow, Minor Children, ar Parents of such
soldiers who died in the serviee of wound, or disease,
are entitled to an additional Bounty of f 14Ms.
By application to 8. P. WOLVERTON, Kn.,of
Bdrbuht, Pennsylvania, who is an authorised Ciuiin
Agent, all such claims can ba speedily oolleuted.
Bunoury, August 4, moo. tt
EQUALIZATION OF BOUNTIES.
X,. XX. EASE,
Attorney nt Iw, Haabnry, Pa.
IS duly authorised and Licensed by the Govern
ment to collect all Military Claims acainst the
United States. Bounty money due soldiers un lrr
the late Equalisation Act of Congress, and all mili
tary claims against the .State, due soldiers of 1812,
for Pentions and Gratuity. Claims due soldiers of
the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps from enlistment to
the date of muster, promptly collected.
Dunoury, Auguiie, 1000.
ilountiea Collet'ted.
0. W. HAUPT, Attorney at Law, Hutibury, Pa t
offers his professional servioee for the collection o
bounties due to soldiers under the late Equalization
Aot passed by Congress. As an authorised claim
agent he will promptly eolleot all Bounties, Pensions
ana uraiutiies sua to soldiers or the lata war, or tue
war or 181 2.
Sunbury, August 18, 18C6.
C'JsLmTaa -TAVmrjm.MfA.aaS9
Sheet Iron and Stove
Market Street, near Engel's Store, SUNBURY. PA.
AN immense stock of every kind of Tin Ware,
and Sheet Iron Wart of all descriptions.
STOVES,
COOK, OFFICE and PARLOR BTOVES of the best
Brands which are unsurpassed for beauty of finish,
simplicity of arrangement, combining cheapness and
durability and each stov warranted U perform what
they are represented.
Coal Oil, Coal Oil Limpi, Itnterna,
bades, Cblmnys, and all articles usually kept in an
establishment of this kind.
COPPER, BRASd and IRON KETTLES, of all
sites.
FRUIT JARS and CANS of the latest improved
styles.
He is also prepared to do all kiadi of Spouliug and
Koonng, nange ana rurneae ora.
Kepainng, oheapiy and neany ezecuiea.
r BKN' ZE1ELM0YER.
8unbary, July 7, 1866. ly
BOUNTY FOR SOLDIERS.
I HAVE mad arrangements in n ashington City,
for the prompt collection of Bounty uuder the
late Act of Congress. I bav also received the pio.
ner blanks to nreoar the olaiua. Soldier entitled
to this Bounty should apply immediately, as it is es
timated that It wui require urea ear to adjust all
the olaims.
All soldier who enlisted for thxea year and who
have not received more than $100 bounty are entitled
to tb benefits of this Aot, as wall as soldiers who
have enlisted for three year and discharged after a
serviee of two Tears, by reason of wounds reoeived,
disease contracted inline of duty, or re-enlistment.
L.1AIXU X. KU-HBACU.
Banbury, August IB, IBM.
FBI Myrtl Pomatum, at the Faney 8tor of
ANNA PAINTER.
628.
HOOP SKIRTS
628.
HOPKIN'S "OWN MAKE."
Nevr Fall Style I
Art la evarv respect First Class, aad embrace a
a complete assortment for Ladies. Misses and child
ren, of the Newest styles, tvery Length aad Bises of
Waist.
OUR SKIRTS, wbtrtvtr kaowa, are ainra onlvar-
ally popular thaa any other before the public
They retain their shape belter, are lighter, mora
elastio, more durable, and realy Cheaper, than any
omer Jioop oairvin ma maraet. s a springs and
fastenings are warranted perfeot. Every Lady should
Try Them t Tbey are now being extensively sold by
juarcnanu, inrougnout toe voantry, anc at Wfeoie.
aai k Reuil, at Manufactory and Sale Room.
No. 62S ARCII Street, below 7U., Fkiladelphia.
Ask for nOPKIN'S "own make," bay no ether !
CAUTION. None ceauiat aalee ataased on
aaah Fid Pad "Uopkfe s Hoop tiklrt ManuCaolory,
o. est Area (treat,, raueaeipnie."
Also, Conataatl a hand full lia f Ifew Ytrk
made okirta, at very low price. ' '
Terms net taja.. . .. . . vat rritt vaiy.
tiept. 1, 1866 tin
BOOTS, 8H0E3 AND TRUSXI !
ii. a. tii Adieu, . .
' arccassoxro
W . V, A FLt Y,
i a aaeuuoa w our tana sicca, already aa hand, we
J. ar now rtoaiving a full supply of Fall aad Win.
ter good tor ladle. t callus ea, Miaaaaaad Chil
dren wear.
Also a good anortaseiit of Traak. A largt lot of
K. It. Bag, Uealt- tat leather BaUhal. Wt wish
it distinctly understood that wt intend telling our
goods at small profits, axalusivaly far Ut eaaa.
Don't forget the place. A prey's old stand, la the
well-known bouse of Mm, otailoa, Market sir eel,
6unbary, Pa.
NOTICE Boot and ehoei aeatly repaired al
short aotioa. If any buugbt tt a ahoald rip tbey
scat) nt area tor aoioing,
H, 0. TBACBER,
Euchory, Dept. zy, toco
Ta A A Carriagt MaVxra Waa4 e bey Fell
lUUU Bpokaa, HUil, ftpnsg, Baa-i, B
Boll
sod every mi pert ulcg to tb kualatt
t tb
Ch.s Uaitware and Ir. a Store of - -
r v coin vt a oo,
POETICAL.
THE BEAUTT OF OLb AGE.
I often think eaoh tottering form
That limps along in life's decline,
Once bore a heart as young, aa warm,
As full of idlo finite as mine !
And aaoh has bad its dream of joy,
Its own unequalled, pure rotnanoe,
Commencing when the blushing boy
, First thrilled at lovely woman's glance.
And each could tell his tale of youth,
Would think its scenes of love evince
More passion, more unearthly truth
Than any tale before or since.
Ye. 1 tbey could tell of tender lays,
At midnight penned in cliwio shades,
Of days more bright than modern days
And maids more fuir than modern maids.
Of whispers In a willing ear ;
Of kisses on a blushiug oheek,
Each kiss, each whimper far too dear
Our modern lips to give or speak.
Of paMions too untimely orossed
Of paMions .lighted or betrayed
Of kiihireu snu iU curly lost,
nd buds that blossomed but to fade.
Of benming eyes and treses gny,
Elastio form and noble brow,
And forms that have all passed away.
And left them what we see them now.
And is it thus is human lore
So very ligtt and frail a thing T
And must youth's brightest vision move
Fororer on Time's restless wing ?
Must all tho eyes that still are bright,
And all the'lips that talk of bliss,
And all the forms so fair to sight,
Hereafter only come to this f
Then what are all earth's treasures worth,
If we at length must lose them thus
If all we value most on earth
Ere long must fade away Irom us ?
TALES & SKETCHES.
nil:
PASSIM.
uv.tt.
A PEDDLER'S STORY.
A cold winter's night, several years since,
fouittl a stnrr'loud of passengers gutliered
together routul a warm lire of a tavern bar
room in a New England village. Shortly
after we arrived, a peddler drove up anil
onieren lliul ins liorse sliould he stalilvd lor
the niylit. After we had eaten supper we
repaired to the bur-room, where conversa
tion flowed freely. Several anecdotes had
been related, and finally the peddler was
asked to give us a story, as the men of his
profession were generally full of adventures
and anecdotes, lie wus a short, thick set
man, some where about forty years of age,
and gave evidence of great physical strength.
He gave Lis name as Lemuel Vinney, and
his home was in Dover, New Hampshire.
"Well, gentlemen," he commenced, knock
ing the ashes from his pipe, and putting it
in his pocket, "suppose 1 tell you the last
thing of any consequence that happened tr.c.
You see I am now right from the West, and
on my way home lor winter quarters. It
was during the curly part of last spring
one pleasant evening, that I pulled up
at the door of a small village tavern in
Hancock county, Indiana. I went in, culled
for ui.v supper, mid hud my horse taken care
of. Al'ti-r 1 had eaten, I sat tlown in Ihe
barroom. It began to ruin about eight
o'clock, and it was very dark out of doors.
Now, I wanted to be in Jackson the next
morning, for I expected a load of goods
there for me, which I intended to dispose
of on my way home.
The moon would rise about midnight,
and I knew if it did not rain I could get
along through the mud very well after that.
So I asked the landlord if he would see that
my horse was fed about midnight, as I
wished to be off about two. He expressed
some surprise at this and asked me why I
did not stay for breakfast. I told him that
I bad sold niv last load about out, and that
a new lot of goods was waiting fur me nt
Jackson, and I wanted to get them before
the express agent left in the morning.
There was a number of persons sitting
around while I told this, but I took little
notice of them ; only one arrested my atten
tion. I had seen that week a notice, for the
detection of a notorious robber. The bills
gave a description of his person, and the
man before me answered very well to it.
He wus a tall, well formed man, rather
slight in frame, and had the appearunceof a
gentleman, save thut his face bore those
hard, cruel marks which an observing man
cannot mistake for anything but the index
of a villainous disposition.
When I went to my chamber I asked the
landlord who that man was, describing the
individual. He said he did not know him.
He had come there that afternoon, nnd in
tended to leave 1'ia next day. The host
asked me why I wished to know, and I told
him that the man's countenance was famil
iar, and I merely wished to know if I was
ever acquainted with him.
I was resolved not to let the landlord into
the secret, but to hurry on to Jackson, and
there to give information to the sheriff, and
perhaps he might reach the inn before the
villuin had left, for I bad no doubt as to his
identity.
I bad an alarm watch, and having set it
to give the alarm a one o'clock, I went to
sleep. I was alarmed at the proper time,
and immediately dressed myself. When I
reached tue yard I found the clouds all
passed away, and the moon wae shiniug
brightly. The hostler was easily aroused,
and by two o'clock I was oil the road. The
mud was deep, and my horse could not
travel very fast. However, on we went,
and in the course of half an hour was clear
of the village. At a short distance ahead
lay a large forest, mostly of great pine.
The road lay directly through this wood.
and, as near as I can remember, tbe distance
was twelve mile. Yet the moon was in the
East, and as the road ran nearly in the
est, I thought I should have light enough.
t uau entered tins wood and bad cone
aoout Halt a mile, when my wagon wheel
settled with a bump and a jerk iuto a deep
bole. I uttered an exclamation of astonish
ment, but this wr.s tot all. I heard another
exclamation from the same cause. What
could this mean t I looked auietiv around
but could tee nothing ; yet I know that the
sound was very close behind me. - At the
bintl wueel came op I felt something he
side the jerk from tbe hole. I heard some
thing tuuibU front one aide to another of
my wagon, and 1 could also ieel the jar e
Cassioned by tbe movement. It was simply
a man ta my cart. 1 knew this on the instant
Ol court I fvlt puzzled. - At first I imagiuc.r
that some one had taken tliit method to ol)
tain a ride. - My next idea .was that tome
body bad got io to sleep there but this
passed away aa soon as It came. Tor no nian
would bate broken into my oart for that
purpose, And that thought, gentlemen
opened mv eve. Whoever was there bad
broken In.- My next thought waa of tbe
suspicions individual I had seen at the tar
ero. lie heard ma aaj that mylpad waa all
sobJ out, aad or courta ba suppossi I nad
money with me. ' In this lie was right, for
1 had over two thousand dollars. I thought
be meant to leave the cart when be supposed
I had reached a safe place, and then creep
over and shoot me, or knock mo down. All
this passed through my mind by the time I
had got a rod from tho hole.
In a few momenta my resolution was
formed. . My horse was knee deep in the
mud, nnd I knew I could slip off without
noise. So I drew my pistol, and having
twined my reins about the whip stock, care
fully slipped down in the mud, and examin
ed the hasp. The outer door of the cart
lets down, nnd is fastened by a hasp, which
slips over the staple and is then secured by
a padlock. Tho padlock was gone, and then
the hasp was secured in its own place by a
bit of pine, so that a slight force from within
would break it. My wheel wrench stood in
a leathern bucket on the side of the cart,
and I quickly took it out nnd slipped it into
the staple, the iron hnndlo just sliding
down.
Now I had him. My cart was almost new,
made of a stout frame of white oak, and
made on purposo for hard usuage. I did
not believe an ordinary man could break
out. I got on my cart as noislessly as I got
off, and then urged my horse on, still keep
ing my pistol handy. I knew that nt a dis
tance of a half a mile further I should come
to a hard road, and sol allowed my horse
to pitch his own way through the mud.
About ten minutes after this I heard a
motion in the cart, followed by a grinding
noise, as though some heavy force was be
ing applied to the door. I .aid nothing,
but the idea struck me that tho villain
might judge where I sat, nnd shoot tip
through the cart at me; so I sat down on
the foot board.
Of course I knew that mv unexpected
passenger was a villain, for ho must have
been awake ever since I started, nnd nothing
in the world but absolute villainy would
have caused him to keep quiet so long, and
then start up in this particular place. The
thumping anil pushing grew louder, .and
pretty soon I heard a human voice.
"Let me out of this 1" and he yelled pretty
loud.
I lifted my head so as to make him think
I was in the usual place, and then asked him
what he was doing there.
"Let me out and I will tell you," he re
plied. '
"I ell me what you got in there for!" said
I.
"I got in here to sleep on rags," he au-
aweered.
"How oid you get in !" I asked.
"Let me out, or I'll shoot you through
the head !" he replied.
Just ut that moment my horse's fret struck
the hard road, und I kuew that thu rest of
the route to Jackson would be amid going;
the distance twelve miles. I slipped back
to the front board and took the whip. In
til teen minutes we cleared the woods, and
away we went at a keen jump. The chap
inside kept yelling to be let out.
Finally he stopped, and in a few minutes
came the report of a pistol one two
'.bieu lour, one right alter the other, and I
heard the balls w hiz over my head. If 1 had
been on my sent, one ot tlieae bulls, if not
two of them, would have gone through me.
I popped up my head again and gave a yell,
und then I said, "O Clod, save me! I'm a
dead man !" Then I made a kind of shuffling
noise, us though I wus falling off, ar.d tinully
settled down on the front board again. I
now urged up the old mure by giving her
an occasional poke with my whip stock, and
she peeled it latter than ever.
The man called out to me twice more
pretty soon alter this, aud as he got no re
ply he made some tremendous efforts to
break the door open, and as this also at last
failed him, he made several attempts on the
top. lint I had no mure fear of his doing
anything there, for the top of the cart was
framed with dove tails, and each sleeper
bolted to tho post with iron bolts, I had it
made so I could carry loads there. Dy nnd
by, ufter all else failed, the scamp commen
ced to yell "whoa" to the horse. All this
time I kept perfectly quiet, holding the reins
(irmly, and kept poking the beast with tbe
stock of my whip. We were not un hour
going that dozen miles'not a bit of it, and
1 hud not much fear; perhaps I might tell
thu truth and sav I had none, for I had a
good pistol, und more than that my passen
ger was safe, yet I was glad when I camo to
he Jucksou village, and in ten minutes uore
hauled up in front of the tavern, and found
couplu ot men In the barn cleaning down
some stage horses.
"Well, old lellow, said I. as I cot down
and went to the back of the wagon, you
have had a good ride, havn't you I"
"V ho are you ( he said, and he swore as
he asked the question.
I am the man you tried to shoot, ' was
my reply.
" here am I ? let me out."
"Look here, we've come to a safe stoppiug
lace, and mind you that my pistol is ready
r you the moment you show yoursult.
Now lay quiet."
15 v this tunc the two hostlers bad come to
see what was the matter, aud I explained
the case. Alter this I got one of them to
run and rout the sheriff und tell him what I
idieved I'd got for him. The fiist streak of
daylight was coining up, and in half an hour
It was broad daylight. In less than that
time the sheriff came and two men with hi in.
I told him the whole affair in a few words
und then made for the curt. Ho told the
chap inside who he was, and if he made the
least resistance he u bo a dead man, I then
slipped thu Iron wrench put, and as I let the
door down the lellow made a spring,
caught him by the ankle and he came down
on his face, and the moment I saw the chap
I recognized him. ljo was marched to the
lock up, and I told the sheriff I sliould re
main in town all day. After breakfast, the
sheriff came down to the tavern and told me
I had caught the very bird, and that if
would remain until next Monday I should
have the reward of two hundred dollars
w hich bad been offered.
I found my goods all safe, paid tbe ex
press agent for bringing them from Indiana
pons, and tnen vent to stow them away In
my cart. , The bullet-holes were found in the
top of the vehicle just as I expected. Thev
were in a line, about five inches apart, and
had I been where I usually tit. two of them
must have hit rue somewhere about the small
of the hark and passed upward, for they
were sent -with heavy charges of powder,
ana uit pisioit were Heavy ones.
On the next morning the sheriff railed
upon nit and paid ma two hundred dollars
in gold for he had made himself sure that
ha had got the villain.
I afterwards found a letter, in the post
otflc at Portsmouth for ma from the sheriff
of Hancock county, and he informed ma that
th fellow who triod to kill and rob row it in
priaoa for life.
' ' ' From tht Norristown Republican. J
Minding' the llnby,
"B , I wish you would keep an eye on
Harry while I run over to Uncle Josh's. I'll
be back in Ave minutes."
The speaker was my hi glib respected
aunt, and "Harry" was, on the uTithority of
a fair creature of the tilting hoop gender
a "sweet cherub" of five months.
Now, if there is any one thing in this
President-making Union that I like, more
than another, it is a cross baby out of my
sight, and hearing, too I A good infant
(like I used to be) that does nothing but
crow sod sleep, I can tolerate a short peri
od say four minutes. Rather than take
care of a cross youngster from a half an
hour up to thirty minutes, I would
I would run for Congress
Or make love to a red-headed girl, who
played on the accordeon
Or be an Alderman
Or get gloriously drunk-icated
Or commit any other absurd or mean act
except support A. J.'s bloody policy, or
vote for a Copperhead 1
Fact I
But five minutes was not long to suffer
for one's aunt. And as Harry was lying
in his crib, enjoying "Nature's sweet resto
rer, Sleep," it was highly probable that he
would sleep it out on that line, until the
return of his maternal parent.
Well, my aunt leuned over the crib and
kissed tbe small edition of humanity, mur
muring something about "muz7.er's angel,
so it is,'.' and then startedfor Uncle Josh's.
Yours, c, emptied himself into an inviting-looking
lounge, and with a crib, rocker
under one foot, and a novel in one hand,
prepared for the worst. The novel was a
thrilling affair, entitled. "Snoots, the Scien
tific Skedaddler ; or, the Terrible Tinker of
Tinicuin : a tale of the next war." I soon
became interested in the fortunes nnd mis
fortunes of Maid Margery, the Sheroine,
whose lover had been fatally killed five
times in the same number of chapters. I
had read as far as the 0002th page, LXVW
XY chap., and 44th line, when the contents
of the crib began to manifest evident signs
of life.
I became alarmed ; consulted my time
indicator, and discovered that my aunt's
five minutes already exceeded five times
that number.
I pushed the crib. I made it oscillate at
fearful rate. The infant rocked to and fro
ke a storm-tossed bark though I never
saw a storm-tossed bark.
I think I have read, or been told, or heard
t from another source, that a child's liver
s benefitted by an occasional trouncing.
If such be the case, then the human mind
can scarcely conceive of the immense amount
of benefit bestowed upon that important
rgan possessed by ''Hurry."
Hut it ill dot produce tho desired etlect.
Tho more I rocked, the moro he didn't de
sist crying. Indeed, his screams became
errific. Here was an interesting predica
ment for Ihe undersigned. I didn't know
what to do, and would liked to bn-ve had
some person to help me do it. 1 know 1
felt deathly pale, and looked fatally sick.
Harry's each succeeding yell averaged a
note higher thau its predecessor. Some
thing must be done. I timidly bent over and
peered into the crib ; but, tor the It!e ot me,
couldn t discover an object therein that
could possibly be mistaken for Harry no-
lung but an extensive vanetv of laces and
frills, and linens, and embroidery, and dimi
ty, and edgings, and things.
But there was no mistaking that voice.
The owner of it must be hidden in the laces,
etc., aforesaid, and it was just as clear as
iceswax, that he must be taken up. So,
guing to the window for the ninth time,
and not seeing a speck of his mother, I
gain approached the crib for the purpose
bislin" the "littlo cherub."
I carefully manipulated among the laces
and things, fearing I would poke my fingers
n the little dear a eyes, you know. 1 lien 1
concluded to take him up, "fix ins'' and all ;
so I lifted him up tenderly, fashioned so
slenderly, crying tremendously, so young
und so cross 1 And the only proof thut I
had him enclosed were the screams that ac
companied and issued from the "budget."
1 sat down on the lounge; fanned mvselt
with ''Snoots," etc., and there proceeded to
nstitute a search for my little cousin. I
pulled aside a piece of muslin here, a piece
il linen there, und a piece ot I don t know-
what you-call it in another place. A last
aha ! at last I had oh 1 agony 1 I had him
wrong end up or, it you preter, the right
end down 1 Fact !
I soon transposed him, however, and then
used my utmost exertions to pacify bim.
But all in vain.
I carried him across the room ninety-one
times, and back ninety-one times; and up
the room seventy-nine times, and down
seventy-nine times which, if you are vast
at mathematics, you win find amounts to
something between one hundred and a thou
sand. Then I laid him back in his crib and ben
efitted bis liver a few more; then I looked
at my watch, and discovered that my aunt
had been absent an hour and a half; then I
went to the door too look tor said aunt:
didn't see "hair nor bide" of her. Then I
returned to Harry.
Oh horror 1 and so forth I
Could it be possible that during my ab
sence of a few seconds, some fiend in human
form (new phrase) had entered the room,
and, with murder in his eye, and a big
butcher knife, in his hand, decapitated Har
ry immediately below the nose I No I
was deceived. The little angel had only
opened wide his mouth preparatory to an-
otner yen I
And such a yell I
"Wah idi.ah a a-a ali-ali a-a wah 1"
When the writer hereof was soma three
feet old, or six years high, remembers being
told some five or thirtv-five times that be
had made enough noise to raise thu roof off
tbe house. But I don t believe it ever rais
ednot a raise. I don't intend to exagge
rate now, and aay Ilarry'a yell elevated the
covering or the domicile because it didn't.
But it was afterwards ascertained that it
loosened seventeen shingles 1 Fact.
Again I was compelled to lift the little
dear. Then I tried the "baby talk"on him
this style, you know i
"Doe the itty deary meary'a tonaeyi woo.
seya hurty wurty bimt Does ha want a
huuk-wunky of candy-wandyl Doea Harry
warry want to go to the wiudy pindy and
tee the chicky-wickyt And the puaay-wus-yf
and the roggT-woggy-loggv-oogcj-aog-
gy-Jocgy-doggjt and the r"otcr-pooater?
and the trcesy-weasysi and "
Ugh I Bucb stuff makes me feel squlrmisb
where I keen mv dinner. .
At a specimen of infant dialect, I consider
tbe above pretty difficult to esceii ; vat can
didly, I don't think Uarry understood a tin-r-la
avllabla of it. Aad I might as well b
made public, that I did'nt understand any
more. Not any-.
Harry's screams still resounded through
the room. Again I walked and walked,
and he squawked and squawked. I sang
"Lanigan's Ball," and several other balls,
but they failed to atop his bawl. Then I
laid him in his crib for changes
Talk about tbe sufferings of the Christian
martyrs they were light compared with
the tortures I endured.
I know it was very wicked, and still more
foolish , but I decided to do it commit
suicide 1 (It's a pity I didn't succeed, eh ?
Perhaps. But let that pass.) I went into
another room, and looked into a cupboard
for some kind of weapon with which to put
a terminus to my youthful career. I espied
nu odd-looking thing a kind of weapon I
had never seen before. It was made of
glass, and had a long neck, w ith a cork at
the end of tho barrel. It was one of Mr.
Cognac's make at least it had his name
on. I knew it was a fearful thing I was
about to do to leave this beautiful world
of green trees, and green fields, and green
backs, and other green things ; but Harry's
lungs didn't grow weaker ; so I opened my
mouth and closed my eyes to shut out the
earth's splendors, and with a trembling band
I raised the weapon to my head, and wus
in the act of spattering what little brains 1
have over the walls, when the door opened
with a slam. I dropped the weapon in its
proper place, and looked around. My aunt
had her boy in her arms, and was mutter
ing "Did its nasty cozcy whlppy-pippy muz
zcr's darling I Yes he did whip her pre
cious pet, so he did 1"
(Dnrn if I did !)
In conclusion, let me remark that I didn't
commit suicide, and that my aunt's five
minutes were the longest I ever experienced.
Fact. Yours,
B. Dado.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tlie Hot loin of the Otcan,
Mr. Green, the famous diver, tells singular
stories of his adventures, when making
search in the deep water of the ocean. He
gives some sketches of what he saw on the
Silver Banks near Hayti :
The Banks of coral on which my divings
were made, are about fifty miles in length,
and from ten to twenty in breadth. On this
bank of coral is presented to tho diver one
of tbe most lieautiful and sublime scenes
the eye ever beheld. The water varies from
ten to one hundred feet in depth, and is so
clear thut the diver can see columns from
two to three bundled feet in height and
from one to eighty feet in diameter. The
top of these more lofty support a myriad
more, giving reality to the abode of some
water cymph. In other places the pendants
from arch over arch, and as the diver stands
on the bottom of the ocean and gazes
through these into the deep winding ave
nues, he feels that tbey fill him with as
sacred an awe as if he were in some old
cathedral which bad long been buried be
neath "old ocean's wave." Here and there,
thu corai extends even to tho surface of the
water, as if those loftier columns wero tow
ers belonging to those stately temples now
in ruins.
There were countless varieties of diminu
tive trees, shrubs and plants in every crevice
ot the corals where the water bad deposited
the least earth. Tbey were all of a faint
hue, owing to the pale" light they receive;
although of every shade, and entirely differ
ent from plants I am familiar with that
vegetate upon dry land. Oue in particular
attracted my attention ; it resembled a sea
fan of immense size of variegated colors,
nun oi ins most ortiiiani line.
The fish which inhabit these silver banks
I found as different in kind as the scenery
is varied. They were of all forms, colors
and sizes from tho symmetrical goby to
tho globe-like sunfish ; from those of the
dullost hue to the changeable dolphin ; from
thu spots of the leopard to the hues of thu
sunbeam; from tho harmless minnow to the
voracious shark. Some had heads like
squirrels ; others like cats and dogs ; onu of
small size resembled a bull terrior. Some
durted through wutur like meteors, w hile
others could scarcely he seen move.
To enumerate and explain the various
kinds offish I beheld while diving on these
banks would, were I enough of a naturalist
to do so, require more space than my limits
will allow, for I am convinced that most
kinds of fish inhabit the tropical seas can
be iound there. The sunfish, starfish, white
shark, ground shark, blue or shovel nose
shark were often aeen. There were also
fish which resembled plants, and remained
as fixed io their position as a shrub ; the
only power they possess was to open and
shut when iu danger. Some of them re
semble the rose in full bloom and were of
all hues; there were ribbon fish from four
and live inches to three feet iu height.
Their eyes are very large and protrude like
those ot tbe trog. Another fish was spotted
like the leopard, from three to ten feet long.
They build their houses like the betver, in
which they spawn, and tbe male or female
watches the ova till it hatches. I saw many
specimens of the green turtle some five feet
long, which I should think would weigh
from four to five hundred pounds.
The virtue of prosperity is temperance,
tbe virtue of adversity is fortitude.
Beauty is the woman you love, whatever
she may seem to others.
A poor woman in Indianapolis.living alone
with au idiotic child, waa found on Satur
day last to have become insane from tbe
want of food.
It is hoped that the Pennsylvania Legisla
ture at its next session will give this State
what it has never had, an efficient militia
law.
"Honorable" John Morrisey makes twen
ty-five thousand dollar on bets that Hoffman
would carry New York city by over forty
thousand majority.
In Maryland the contest for United States
Senator Ilea between Gov. Swano and Henry
S. Magraw. The latter'a chances seem to
be the best, at ha is in tba Eastern bnre
District, and as tha law stands the next
United States Seoalor must come from tba
Eastern Shore.
Tusmrisf TO SoLDtana. AH aoldlera
whohavaona hundred dollars bounty due
them ahonld remember that sine the begin
Ding of August, when tha bill giving them
pot hundred dollars additional bounty waa
pasted by Congress, soma three months have
already tltpted, and that tha Department
has liadled tba payment to those only who
apply wUhlo six month time, half of whbl)
. - , . I I 1 L . . .
baa etpuea. tuoae wun neva ;v ap
plied should ne s lunroefltntny.
AGRICULTURAL, &0.
Fattening Animal.
There are tome rules which may be ad
vantageously adopted In feeding animal,
which, however obvious, are often passed
over or neglected, and we propose to lay
before Our readers a few of these rules. It
is evident that when we wish to fatten an
animal, we must not expect any labor from
him, and hence the food for a fattening
animal should be given to him In that form
which will require the least labor oa his
part to convert it into the proper shape for
swallowing. The ox that is obliged to
wander over an aero to get the food which
he should find on a few square rods the
horse that is three or four hours eating the '
coarse food he would twaltow (just as well -masticated)
iu fifteen minutes if the grain
was ground, and the hay cut as it should
be the sheep that spends hours in making
its way into a turnip, which, if it were
sliced, it would ent in as many minutes
the pig that would consume time and waste
grain in eating corn off the cob, when it
would make more fat and less work for it,
if it bad been ground and mixed with wa
termay indeed fatten, but much less ra
pidly than if their food was given to them
in a proper manner. From this we may de-'
duce the rule thut all food Intended for a
fattening animal sliould, as far as possible,
be put in proper swallowing order before
the animal gets it. From the time the fat i
tening process begins until it is fully ac
uomplished, the animal should never be
without food. Health aud appetite will bo
best promoted by a ohango of food rather
than limiting the quantity. The animal
that is stuffed and starved by turns may .
have streaked meat, but it is made ton
slowly, either for tho pleasure or profit of
the farmer. When asked to account for the
fine appearance of his pen of fat hogs, a far
mer answered that "he never allowed them
to squeal." This is a great point. When
we approach n hog pen, and the contents eet
up a universal squeal, we know something
is wrong either in bed or board and when
going into a sheepfoitl causes universal
bleating, it is a sign that food or salt is
wanted there. Another important point,
which is only second to quantity, is that
the fond should be given at regular periods,
as well as in regular quantilies. If fed ir
regularly, the animal, although it may have
enough, will soon acquire a restless disposi
tion, is disturbed by every appearance of
his keeper, aud is never in that quiet state
which so much promotes the laying on of
fat. To those who have not tried it, it will
be surprising how soon an animal acquires
habits of regularity in feeding, and how
soon the influence of this is felt in the im
provement of bis condition. When at tbe
regular hour the pig has had its "pudding"
and the sheep his turnips, they compose
themselves to rest with the consciousness
that their digestion will not be disturbed,
or their quiet broken by unwonted invita
tions to eat. All animals fatten better in
the dark than in the light, and this can
ouly be accounted for by the increased quiet.
In the dark the animal remains perfectly
quiet, while iu the light the reverse is often
tbe case. Some kinds of stock which are
the most irritable in confinement, as turkeys
and geese, are found to lay on fat best when
confined in the dark, and fed only at stated
periods. There is no surer proof that a pig
is doing well than to see him cat his meal
quickly and go to bed to sleep until feed
ing time again. Animals while fattening
should never be alarmed, never rapidly
driven, never fed at unreasonable hours, and
above all things, uever be allowed to be in
want of food, even for half
an hour. (itr
mantoirn Telegraph.
Curing lork and Hams.
A correspondent of tbe American Farmer,
Rochester, says :
The management of pork and hams,
though brought under the same head, ia
essentially and wholly different. We will
begiu in the very important item of curing
hams. A bright, sweetly-flavored ham may
at all times be obtained with a little care.
Weigh IS pounds of tarn to one pound of
salt, and one ounce of saltpetre finely pul
verised ; rub them with this in some vessel
until well incorporated ; then lay these ham
on a shelf, or if more convenient, in a bar
rel, placing on them the surplus salt ; in a
few days rub again, and if necessary again,
until they have taken in all the salt, when
they aro ready for smokiog, which should
bo done before flies make their appearance
in the spring, and until they are quite dark,
or almost black, when they must be taken
down, and sewed up in a close fitting cloth
or bug, with a paper doubled several thick
ness on the flesh side. Then tie closely,
hang up and give two or three good coats
of whitewash. Tbey may then bang in the
garret all summer, or in any dry place. By
observing this method tbey can be kept any
length of time, unless tbey prove to excel
lent that you cut them very toon.
Patiso Improvements. A writer in tha
Rural New Yorker says: "I could recall
instances where farmers went ahead with
improvements without counting tba cost
till it took tha farms to psy for tbem. Im
provement are a nice thing, if one bat tha
ready cash to pay lor them ; H not, beware
of the temptation. Only those should ba
made at first that will return tha outlay
again. Farming should be conducted ou
business principle. If a merchant It not
able to own a store be rents one. If a far
mer has not money to erect new buildings
he had better get along with bis old ones.
It a merchant invests money he expects to
get It all back, and mora too. ir a farmer
buys manure or Merino sheep, ha should sea
that they are so used that tbey return tba
original cost and a profit. If a farmer lay a
out money in ditching be should do it
where two or three crops will pay it back
with interst.M
a I
Mixes Mbat. Four poucdt of anat, fHir
pounds currants, two pound raisina, threw
pounds sugar, eight lemons, one-fourth of
pound of candied lemon peal and a few ap
ples. So tome ooe writea ; but our house
keepers may think differently.
Ham Toast. Boil a quarter of a pound
of lean bam ; chop it small, with tha yolk, of
three eggs well beaten, balf aa ounce of but
ter, two table-spoon fula of cream and a little
cayaune. Stir it over tha fire till it ihiobena,
and spread it oo hot toast with tba emit eol
off.
PirrtK Puppi50. Boil tit large apples
till soft; take out tba cores, add half a pint
of water and two eggs, a little lemon peel,
and sugar to tba water. Cover tbe bottom
of the pudding dish with puff paste, pour ia
tbt miittira and bakt iu a W fm Grata
i a"gsr our wtiiia nM.