IT.Rtt Olf TUB "AMEH1CAW. XEKM3 TWO DOLLARS per ermum. f 1 M tf ot paid wlthll the year. He faper diseontlnaed etU ill arrearages art pais. - These terms will be strictly adhered to hereafter. If wWiben nRleetor refuse to take their news papers from tha offioa to whloh they are direoted, they are reenonslble until they have settled tha bill! and ordered them discontinued. foatmastori will please act M odfAgetits, and frank lotteri containing subscription money. They Are permitted to do toll under tha Poet Office Law. JOB PRINTING. We bare connected with our establishment a well celeoted JOB OFFICE, which will enable us to czeoute, In the neatest ttyle, every variety of tinting TtltJJS. OF AUw'CBTKAIiU. Ilia following art the rate for advertising to the Amcricam. Those bavins; advertising to do will find it oonvaniont for reference I SUNB AMERICA! 4&&r, Site. 1 Square, i eolumn, i j 1 . 2 t j lm. I Sm. jflrn I 1 r if 1.001 1 ,00 S2.ftO4.SO,),tU 1 V.UO 1,00 4.601 6,60 T.00I 12.0ft .K 8.00; 14.00) 20.00 10,00 14.00 20,001 86 09 I ll j,00i26,0t).36,OU 60,00 Ten lines of tbii siied type Vm'inloiO make on square. Aiiaiiors , Administrators and bxecutors lnotloe 13.00. Obituaries (except the usual announcement which is free.) to be paid for at advertising rates Local Notices, bosicty Resolution, 4o , 10 oobU per line. Advertisements for Religious. CbarltabU and Kda. eaiinnnl objocts, one-half the alvo rates. Transient advertisements will be published until ordered to be discontinued, and charged accordingly. NEW SERIES, VOL 4, NO. 2.3 SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, 1868. OLD SERIES, VOL. 28, NO. 23, M-BWH . I VITUC liniUS .. -..ftru... IM ... . 4 - S - . : - ; J -iTDTTOTTim rvrrmw orniTnnv HTnDXrmn ttV II P UTARSFR &r f!n QTWMIPV NORTH ITMRKIil. AND flOITNTV PPMta . I ' I ' - - - ... . . I !! IB 'I I . .i. . -. 1 mtm i i i i i- ii ii ii . " i S . BUSINESS CARDS. Teeth I Teeth I J, It. CKESSIKIt BTJBOEON DENTIST, Formerly of ASHLAND, 0., announoca to tha eltl xensof Northumberland county, that he baa located in 6UNBURY. for tha practice of Dentistry, and respectfully solicits your patronage. Beet of refer ence given If desired. Office In Rooms formerly occupied by Dr. J. S. Angle, in Pleasant'! Building, Market Square, Bunbnry, Pa. mar. T, 68. DR. X S. ANGLE, OFFICE, At hU residence In BRIGIIT'S ROW, Walnut St., BUNBURY, FA.. March 7, 1868. iioRaa Hill, Bwoh P. Woltebton. HILL & WOLVEBTOW, .Itornejn and Counnclora nt Lnw. BUNBTTR7i PA. WILL attend to tho collodion of all kinds of olaimi, including Back Pay, Bounty and Pen ions, apl. 1, 'A6. ii. it. MA!ii:ii Attorney nt I.nw, SUKBURT, PA. Collections attended to in the counties of Nor thumberland, Union, Snyder, Montour, Columbia and Lycoming. BEFERR5CES. Hon. John M. Reed, Philadelphia, A. . Cattcll Co., " Jfon. M'm. A. Porter, " Morton McMichael, fcsq., " E. Kctcham A Co., 26V Pearl Street, New York. John W. Aehmead, Attorney at Law, " Matthews A Cox, Attorneys at Law, " Sunbury, March 29, 18fi2. W. J. WOLVEETON, A1TOUSEY AT LAW, Market Street, 5 doors west of Dr. Eystor's Store. SUNBURY, PENN'A. All professional business in this and adjoining ceun ties promptly attended to. Sunbury, Novciribor 17, 1866. ly Wu. M. Rockefeller. Lloyd T. Rohrbacb. ROCKEFELLER & ROHRBACH. SI MllltV, I.X'A. OFFICE in Hnupt's new Building, socond floor. Entrance on Market Square, Sunbury, January 4, 186S. Attorney nnd Counsellor ot I.ar, .OFFICE in Ilaupt's now Building, on socond floor . Entrance on Market tfquaro, STjrTBTTR-Z", PA. Will attend promptly to all professional business entrusted to Bis care, the collection of claims in Northumberland and the adjoining oountios. Kunbury, January 4, 1868. C. A. REIMENSNYDER, . ATTORNEY AT LAW, SUNBURY, PA. All business entrusted to his caro attended to promptly and with diligence. Sunbury, April 27, 1867. JNO. KAY CLEMENT, Business In this and adjoining counties carefully nnd promptly amended to. Office in Market Street, Third door west of Smith t Uonthor's Stove and Tinware Storo, Ml HI ICY FI.-VVA. Sunbury, March 31, 186A It C. J. BRUNER. L. B. KABI. Attorneys anil Counsellors at Ijiiv, Clesnut Street, west of the N. C. and P. ft E. Rail road Depot, in the building lately occupied by F. Lazarus, Esq., SUNBURY PENN'A. Collections and all Proicsitonal business promptly attended to in Northumberland and adjoining Coun ties. . Wo ATTORNEY AT LAW North Side of Publio Square, one door east of tho Old Bank Building. SUNBURY, PENN'A. Collections and all Professional business promptly attended to in the Courts of Northumberland and adjoining Counties. Sunbury, Sept. 15, 1868. T. II. PuRDr, J. D. James. PTJRDT.&aTAMES, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, SUNBURY, PA. Office in the second story of Dewart's building, ad joining the Democrat office, on the north tide of Market Square. Will attond promptly to the collection of olaims and other professional business intrusted to his care, in Northumberland and adjoining counties. November 9, 1867. S. S. Weber, "OTIS Jons Rcnklb t ARCH STREET, botween Third and Fourtft tree 9 I11I.1KL.1'JI1A. WEBER ft RUNKLE, Proprietors. June 29, 1867. ly ' ADDISON G- MARE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BHAMOKIXf. Northumberland County, Fa. A LL business attended to with promptness and XX. auigenoo. iihamukin, Aug. 10, 1867 ly Dr. CHAS. AETHUE, t)omccojjatf)ic ftljgsinan. Qraduata of tho Homocopathlo Medioal College of Pennsylvania. OpricEfMarket Square opposite the Court House, SUNBURY, PA. .Office Hours 7 to 9 morning ; 1 to S afternoon ; 7 to 9 evening. Sunbury, April T, ly. ' JEEEMIAH SNTDEE, Attorney A ('onnncllor at Vjxr. MITIVIIITRV. KA. jjpDIaitrlct; Attorney for Hortuum. jtterlana C ounty J. XI. HILTJUSII SURVEYOR AND CONVEYANCE AND JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. Mahmoy, Jfbrthuinberland County, JVnw'a Office in Jaokson town-hip. Engagement can b made by letter, direotod to the above address. All business entrusted to his care, will be promptly Attended to. April 22. 1867. ly EDWIN A- EVANS, ATTOBNEV AT LAW Market Square, Bear the Court House, SUNBURY, Northumberland County, Pa, Collection promptly attended to la this and adjoin lag vi.umi. MERCHANT TAILOR, And Daeler in CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, VESTING, Ac Fawn atreet or KfarchllWft . AMBB0TYPE AND PHOTOGEAPH Serner Market fawn Street, SUOTURT, Fa. a BYERLY, Pbopbiktob, 'holograph, Ambrotypet and Molainotypes Ukea ia he si vie ol the art apl T. It INTRODUCED INTO AMERICA FROM GERMANY, im iJjs- HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS, ami . HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC, rxKPJ RED Br DR. C. il. JACKSOX, PniMBELrnu, l'i. The greatest known rtmeJiet fir Liver Complaint, DYSPEPSIA, Nervous Debility, JAUNDICE, Diseases of the Kidneys, EEUPTI0N3 of the SKIN, nit all Diseases arising from a Dla ordered Liver, Stomach, or IMI'URimoV THE 1ILOOV. Rrad th fnlJotrfm? fimptomt, and if you find that your tvjrm is nJTvcttd by any qf than, yon may rttt atstirM that divan ban cmmcnrel its attack rm the mast important organs of your tmfv, nnd unltn toon, rh"k-rd .y th u' nf poitxrful irmrcliV, a miserable I'.1, $nm urminatitig in dea'th, will bt Vic result. Constipation, Flatulence, Inward Plica, FuliiftnaofBloorl to tho HeadiAoidity of the Stomnoh, Nausea, Heart burn, CiflRiist for Food. Fulness or Weight in the Btomaob. Sour Eruotations. Bink inK or FlutterinR at the Fit of the Btoniaoh. Bwimtnlne of the Head, Hurried or Difficult BreutlunK, Fluttering at tho Heart, Choking or BultocatiiiK Senaationa when in a Ly ing Posture, Dimness of Vision, Dots or Webs before the Bight, Dull Fain in the Head, Defi ciency of Ferspirat 'on. Yel lowness of the Bkin and Eyos, Fniu in tho Bide, Back, Chest, Limbs, etc.. Bud don Flushes of Heat, Burning in the Flesh, Constant Imngininga of Evil, and Groat Sopression of Spirits. t!l the. iivlkate disrate of thr Liver or Digcttiv Oryans, combimd with impure blwd. fioofliinb's iScrmtm Uittcrs la enllrrly vegetable, and contains no llinor. It la a uompniiitfl of Fluid Ki tracts. Tlie Hnola, Herbs, and Unrke from wlilcli tltree extracts are mad, are sralliereil In Crniany. All tlie medicinal vlrtuea are extracted from them by a. aclentlflc ehentlst. These extract are then forwarded to tlila country to be used expressly far the manufacture of these Hitters. There la no alcoholic aubntance of any kind mtil In r.ompoundlnii the Ulttera, heuce H la the only Ulttera that can be used Incases where alcoholic stim ulants are ant advisable. tjooflimb's crmau Conic ,'g a combination of all the ingredient of the llittert. Kith re us .SiNa Orue Rum. Orange, etc. Jt U used for the lane di'seam as the JJiUcrt, in eases where some pure. ntenhiUc stimulus is required. I "on wi7! bear in tniNff that these remedies are entirely different frem anu others mttrrtutd for Vte eurt of tlie diseases named, Otese heiuti scientific preparatvms of medicinal extracts, while the others ore mere decoctions of rum in some form. The TONIC is decidedly one of the most pleasant and agreeable remedies ecer offered to the public. Its taste is exquisite, it is a pleasure to take it, white its life-giriua, exhilarating, and medicinal qualities hacK caused it to be known at the greatest of all tonics. CONSUMPTION. Thousand nf cases, when the pa tient aupposrd he was afflicted with this terrible disease, have been cured liv the tme of t lies remedies. Extreme ruisclailnn, debility, and cough are the usual attendants upon severs cases of dyspepsia, or disease of the digestive- orfcaua. Even In cases of genuine uoimumpuon, ineie remcuiea will be found of the greatest benefit, atrcngthenlng and Invigorating. DEBILITY. Tltere is no medicine equal to t7oqLinas Cerman Bitters or Tonic in cases of Debdily. They iuinirt a Ome and ti'jor to the whole system, strengthen the at petite, cause an enjoyment of the food, enable the stomach to digest it, purify Ae blood, give a good, ' sound, healthy complexion, eradicate the yellow tinge from tlie eye, impart a bterrm to the cheeks, and chtmg the patient from a shortrbreathed, emaciated, weak, and nerraus inrulul, to a full-faced, stout, and vigor ous person. Weak and Delicate Children are made atrong by using the Hitters or Tonic. In fact, they are Family Medicines. They can be administered with perfect safety to a child three months old, the most delicate female, or a man of ninety. IVun Remedies art the best l-looil lui lflcr rrer knoim, ami will cure all diseases resulting from bad blood. Keep your blood pure; keep your tirer 1n order; keep your digestive, organs in a sound, healthy eowli lion, by the. use of thest remedies, and no disease will ever atuil y iu. mimmi W.."ii..W.tl Ladles who wish a fair akin and Kood complexion, free from a yellow kh tinge and ull other disfigurement, should use these remedies occasion ally. The Liver in perfect order, and the blood pure, will result in spark ling eyes and blooming cheeks. f. sXVriOM. U.ofaniVs titrman Remedies are rotmterfritcit. The. yinuiite hare Hit signature of M, JackioUj on the j'nmt of the uutniile wrapper of eacA bottle, and the name ;f ii arti.it blown in each bottle. All others art etmuii . it. Thousands of lettera have been re eelvcd, tratlfj Ing to the virtue of these remedies. READ TEE EEC0MMENDATI0NB, UtOM HON. 0K0. W. WOODWARD. CliU f Ju.Ilc. of tlie Etiprouie Court of Fenaijrlranis. rwiADiariiu, Misch 10ih, 1667. 7 lml TTooJIaniTs German Bitten" il not an intox icating berenvte, but is a good tonic, useful in disor ders of the aigestioe organs, and of great benefit in cases of debility and want of nervous action in Ihs system. Yours trulv. OHO. It'. WOODWARD. UIOM HON. JAMES TOOJIPSOK, Ju'lge f IUe Puprenie Court of Fsansytvaula. PiiiLADELrOTa, Aran. SSth, ISoU I consider Iloofland'l German Bit ters" a tvitmMfl mexiieina in ease of at tacks of Indigestion or Dyspepsia. I ran certify this from my experience efll. Yours, with respect, IAlIl.il THOMPSON. From REV. JOSEIII H. KENNARD, D.D l'sstor of the Toutb Bsptist Ckorcli, FbiladelUU. Pa. Jacssos Dux Six 1 hate been frequently re- S nested to connect my name with rtcommeudationt of ifferent kinds nf medicines, but regarding the practice as out of my appropriate sphere, I hate in all cases de clined; but with a clear proof in various inttances.and particularly in my own family.qftht usefulntssof Dr. lloaJlanSs Oerman Hitters, Id. part for .nice from my usual course, to express my full conviction that lor general dubillty of lustyetein.antl especially Liver Complaint, it is a sfe anil valuable nrorul(oo. In some cases it may fail i but usually, f doubt not, it will be very beneficial to tliose who suffer from Vie above causes. lours, very respectfully, tighth, below Coattt St. Frioe of tha Bitten, al.OO per bottle j Or, a half doaen for 98.00. Price of the Tonio, 1.60 per bottle Or, ball dozen for ,7.80. The Tuaie is aut up la quart bottles. Beeolleet that it it Dr. Boaflasuts Orrmem Krmediet that are ss swseratUs aata1 anel ss highly i iinaisiiait td ; tend do not allow the iMruggisl to indue you It tale any thing else that he may say itjtt as good, b touts as makes a larger pret as it. thus Remedies: wM bt tent by express to suiy locality upon application PRINCIPAL OFFICK, AT THI 0IMN MEOICINC (TOR I, JVa. U 4MCH ITMKXT, FhOadelfhia. CHAB. 11 KVAB8. Proprietor, . Jamarly 0. X. JACIS0H 4 CO. Tkeee Remedlea ore for eale by Prstgglatse ilsreaseyeri, and Medi cine Ueaisra every where. Do notferyet m eoammi well fit article you buy. n ndir tv yet th y nttiii' POETICAL. AN EMPXr SLEEVE. By the moon's pale light to the rating throng, Let me tell one tale, let tne sing one song ; 'Tit a tale devoid of as aim or plan 'Tis a simple song of a one-armed man. 'Till this verj hour I could not bolieve, What a tell-tale thing Is an empty sleeve ; What a vierd, qaeer thing is an empty sleeve ' It tolls In u silent lone to all, Of a country's need and a country's call, Of a sweet kiss for a child and wife, And a hurried march for a country's life. 'Till this very hour whe oould ever beliove, What a toll-tale thing is an empty sleeve f What a wicrd, queer thing if an empty sleeve ! It tells of a battle and Holds of gore, Of the sabre's clash, of the oannon's roar, Of the deadly chargo, of Ihc buglo's note, Of a gurgling sound in a foemsn's throat ; Of the whizzing grape, of the fiery shell, Of a soono which mimics tho scene of boll. Till this very hour who oould over believe. What a tell-tale thing is an empty sleeve '. What a Wicrd, queer thing is an empty floove ! Though it points to a myriad of wounds and soars, Yet it tells of a flog of stripes and tun, In Ood's own chosen time will take Kach plaoe of the "rag" with the rattleraake, And it points to a time when that flag shall wave O'er a land where breathe no cowering slave. To the top of the skies, then, let us all heave One proud huzia for tho empty sleeve For tho one-armed man and the empty sleeve. TALES AND SKETCHES. THE: tiCCUiU TIIOUCIUT. "I must li&vc it, Charles," said tbo hand souio little wife of Mr. Whitman. "So tlou't put on that sober face." ''Did I put on a sober fucc 1" 6kcd tho husband, with an attempt to Btuilo that was anything but success. "Yes, sober as a man on trial for his life. Why it's as long as tho moral law. There, dear, clear it up, and look ns if you had one friend in tho world. What money lovers you men arc." "How much will it cost V inquired Mr. Whitman. There was another effort to look cheerful and acquiescent. "About forty dollars was answered, with just a little faltering iu tho lady's voice, for she knew the sum would sound extra vagant. . "ir utty dollars 1 U liy, Aiia, Uo you lliinK I ant made of money '' Mr. Whitman's countenance underwent a remarkable change of expression. "I declare, Charles," said hid wife a little impatiently, "you look at uio as if I were an object of fear instead of affection, I don't think this is kind of you. I've only had three silk dresses eiuce we married while Amy Blight has had nix or seven during the same period, and every ono of hers cost more tuau mine. I kuow you think me extravagant, but I wish you had a wife like some women I could name. I think you'd find out the dhlercnco before long. "There, there, pet don't talk to me after this fashion 1 I'll bring the money at din ner time, that is, if "Mo ifs nor buts, if you please. The sen tence is complete without them. Thank you, dear. I'll go this afternoon and buy the silk. So (lou t tail to bring tuo money. I was at Silkskind't yesterday, and I saw ono of the sweetest patterns I ever laid my eyes on. Just suits my stylo and complex ion. You won't disappointment me f" And Mrs. Whitman laid her soft white hand on the arm of her husband and smiled with sweet persuasion in hit face. "Oh, do, you shall have the money, said Mr. Whitman, turning off from his wife, as she thought a littls abruptly, and hurrying from her presence. In his precipitation, he had forgotton tho usual parting kiss." "That's the way it is always !" said Mrs. Whitman, her whole manner changing, as the sound of the closiug street door camo jarring upon her cars. "Just say money to Charles, and at once there is a cloud in tho sky." She sat down, pouting and half angry. "Forty dollars for a new dress 1" ejacula ted the husband of tho vain, pretty, thought less Mrs Whitman, as she shut tho door after him. I promised to settle Thompson's coal bill to-day thirty-fivo dollars but don't know where tbo money ia to come from. The coal is burnt up, and more must be ordered. Oh, dear, 1 in discouraged. Every year I fall behind. This winter I did hope to get a little in advance, but if forty dollar silk dresses are tho order of of the day, thero's an end to that devoutly to bo wished for consumaticn. Debt 1 debt 1 How I have shrunk front it ; but steadily, now, it is closing it's Briarcan arms around me, and my constricting chest labors in respiration. Ob, if I could - but disentangle myself now while I have the strength of early manhood, and the bonds that hold mo are weak. It Ada could sec as 1 could see if I could only make her understand right ly my position. Alas ! that is hopeless I fear." And Mr. Whitman hurried Lis steps and his thoughts were duly excited. Not along time after Mr. Whitman at home, the city postmaster delivered a letter to bis address. The wife examined the writing on the envolope, which was in a bold masculine hand, and she said to herself, as she did so "I wonder who this can be from 1" Something more than curiosity moved her. Tbcro intruded on her mind a vague feeling of disqniet, as if the missive bore unpleasant news for her husband. Tho stamp showed it to be a city letter. A few times, of late, such letters had come to his address and she had noticed that he had read them hurriedly, thrust them without remark into bis pocket, and became silent. If the thoughts of Mrs. Whitman recurred, as was natural, to the elegant silk dress of which she was to become the owner on that day, she did sot feel the proud satisfaction her vain heart experienced a little whilo belore. Something of iu beauty had faded. "If I only knew what that letter contain ed," she said, half an honr after it came in, her mind still fooling tha pressnre which bad com down upon it so strangely as it seemed to her. She went to the mantel piece, took up the letter, and examined tbo superscription. It gave ner no light. Stead ily it kept growing upon her that it con tents were of a nature to trouble ber bus band. Mrs. Whitman turned tha letter over and over again in her hand, in a thoughtful way, and a the did so, tho image of her husband, sober faced and silent as be had become for most of the time, presented it self with unusual vividness. Sympathy stole Into bar Heart. "Poor Charles lH she said, as the feeling increased : "I'm afraid something is wrong with him." Placing the letter oa the mantel piece where be could see it when be came in, Mrs. Whitman entered upon sonv household duties, but a strange impression, ss of a weight, loy upon her heart a sense of im pending evil a vague feeling that all was not going well with her husband. "He has been a little mysterious of late," she said to horsolf. The idea affected her very unpleasantly. "He grows more silent and resorved,' she added, as though her mind under a kind of feverish excitement became active In a new direction. "More indrawn as it were, and less interested in what goes on around him. His coldness chills me at times, and his irritation hurts mo." She drew a long deep sigh. Then, with an almost startled vividness, came before her mind in contrast, her tcnder.loving cheer ful husband of three years before, and her quiet, silent sober faced husband of to-day. "Something is going wrong with him I" alio said aloud, as the feeling grew stronger "What can it bet The letter was in her hand. "This may give me lij;ht." And, with careful fingers, she opened the t-uvelope, not breaking the paper, so that she could seal it again if she desired to do so. There was a mil of sixty dollars, ot.u a communi cation from the persou sending the bill. He was a jeweler. "If this is not settled at onco," ho wroto, "I shall put the account in suit. It has been standing for over a year ; and I am tired of getting excuses instead of my money." Tho bill was for a lady's watch, which Mrs. Whitman had almost compelled her husband to purchase. "Not paid for ! Is it possible ? exclaimed the littlo woman, in blank astonishment, while the blood mount ed to her forehead. Then she set down to think. A light began to come into her mind. As she sat thus thinking a second letter for her hus band came in from the penny post-man. She opened it without hesitation. Another bill, and another dunning letter 1 "Not paid I Is it possible 9" She repeated the ejaculation. It was a bill of twenty-fivo dollars for guiters and slippers which had been standing for three months. "This will never do ?" snid the awaken ing wife "never no never;" and she thrust the two letters into her pocket iu a resolute wsy. From that hour until the ro. turn of her husband at dinner-time, Mrs. Whitman did an unusual amount of think ing for her little brain. Sho saw, tho mo ment he entered that the cloud bad not pas sed from bis brow. "Hero is tho money for that new dress," he snid, taking a small roll of bills from his vest pocket, and bonding them to Ada as he came in. He did not kiss her, nor Binile in the old, bright way. But bis voice was calm, if not cheerful. A kiss and a smile just then would have been more precious to tne young wue man a nunurcu sun ureases. Sho took the money, saying "Thank you, dear. It is kind of you to regard my wishes." Something in Ada's voico and manner caused Mr. Whitman to lift his eyes with a look of inquiry, to her face. But sho turn ed aside, so that he could not read its ex pression. He was graver and more silent than usual, and eat with scarcely an appearance of ap petite. "Come home early, dear," said Mrs. Whitman, as she walked to the door with her husband, alter dinner. "Are you impatient to have me admire your silk dress ?" be replied, with a vain ef fort to smile. "Yes, it will be something splendid," she answered. He turned off from her, quickly, and left the bouse. A few moments she stood, with thoughtful face, her mind indrawn, and her wholo manner completely changed. Then she went to her room, and commenced dres sing to go out. Two hours later and we find her in a jew elry store on Broadway. "Can I say a word to you t" she addressed the owner of the store, who knew her very well. "Certainly," he replied, and they moved toward tho lower end of tho long show cases. Mrs. Whitman drew from her pocket a lady's watch and chain, and laying them on the show case, said, at tlie same tiruo uoia ing out the bill she bad taken from tho en velope addressed to ber husband. "I cannot afford to wear this watch," my husband's circumstances are too limited. I tell you so, frankly. It should never have been purchased, but a too indulgent hus band yielded to the importuuities of a fool ish wife. I say this to take blame from blm. Now, sir, meet the case, if you can do so in fairness to yourself. Take back the watch, and say how much I shall pay you besides." The iewcller dropped his eyes to think. The case took him a little by surprise. ne stood for nearly a minute; tucn talc ing the bill and watch, said : "Wait a moment," ana meu went to a desk near by. "Will that do T" ce naa come lorwara again, and now presented ber with the re ceipted bill. Ills face wore a placid expres sion. "How much shall I pay you I" asked Mrs. Whitman, drawing out ber pocket book. 'Nothing. The watch is not defaced." "You have done a kind act, sir," said Mrs. Whitman, with feeling, and trembling along her vninn. "I bona vou will not think un favorably of mv husband. It is no fault of his that the bill has not been paid. Good, mnrnina sir " Mrs. Whitman drew her veil over her face, and went with liht steps and light heart from tne store, i uo piuosuio sua bad experienced on receiving her watch was not to be compared to what she felt on part ing with it. From the jewellers sbewent to n, hunt makcr'a and paid the bill of twen- tv-nve dollars ; irom iumi w w muui ... In milllna.'. and settled for ber last bonnet. "I know vou are dying to see my new rlrpas -said Mrs. Whitman, gaily, as sue ilrnav ber arm within that of Iter Husband, on bis appearance that evening. "Come over to our bedroom and let me show it. Come along 1 Don't hong back, Charles, as If you are afraid." Charles Whitman went with bis wire, pas- aivelv. looking more like a man on bis way to receive a sentence, man in ozpccmuon pi a Dleatant slcut Uis thoughts were bitter. "Shall mv Ada become lost to me I" be said in his heart "lost to me in a world of folly, fashiop and extravagance r "Sit down, Charles.11 She led him to a large, cushioned chair. Her manner had un dergone a change. Tha brightness of ber countenance bad departed. She took some thing, ia a hurried way, from a drawer, and catching up a footstool, placed on the floor near bim, and sitting down, leaned upon blm, and looked tenderly and lovingly into bis face, then banded bim the jeweller's bill. "It is receipted, you see." Her voice flut tered a little. "Ada I how is this I What does it meant"1 He flushed and grew eager. "I returned tho watch, and Mr. B receipted the bill. I would have paid for damage, but he said it was uninjured, and asked nothing." "Oh, Adal" "And this is receipted also, and this," handing the other bills she had paid. "And now, dear," she added, quickly, "how do you like my new dress I Iau't it beautiful ?" We leavo the explanation and scene that followed to the reader's imagination. If any fair lady, however who, liko Ada, has been drawing too heavily on her husband's slender income, for silks and jewels, is at a loss to realize the scene, let her try' Ada's experiment. Our word for it, she will have a new and happy experience in life. Costly silks may bo very pleasant things, but they arc too dear, when they come as the price of a husband's embarrassment, mental dis quietude or alienation. Too often tho gay young wife wears them as the sign of these unhappy conditions. Tranquil hearts and sunny homes are too precious things to bo burdened and clouded by weak vanity and love of show. Keen this in mind, oh. ye fair ones, who have husbands in moderate circumstances. Do not let your prido aud pleasure oppress them. Rich clothing, costly lace and corns aro poor substitutes for a smiling face aud hearts unshadowed by care. Take the lesson and live by it, rather than offer another illustration, iu your own experience, of the folly we have been trying to expose and rebUKc. MISCELLANEOUS. The Nliad Reason. Notwithstanding its numerous bones, the snau is a great lavorito with the dainty epi cure, as well as with the masses of the peo pie. -1 bough tho genus comprises moro than twenty species, only one is generally known or has much reputation in American markets. Touching the habits of the shad, in the fairy kingdom of the fishes, there Is still considerable conflict of opinion. Some authorities assert that during tho Winter it burrows iu the tiiuil at the deptns ot the ocean, while others believe that it is never at rest, but that, starting from the icy sens of the higher latitudes, it swings entirely around tho circle. A former President of the American Institute, Mr. R. L. Pell, who has propagating ponds, and has given tho subject careful study. Is convinced of the correctness of tho latter theory. He says that the form of the shad clearly indicates that it was designed by nature to stay near the Burface and be always in motion, that the construction of its air bladders prevents its sinking to any great depth, and that it lives solely upon suction, food having never been discovered in its opened body. jJeainnioir, then, at the remote regions of the North Pole in great shoals, equal in extent to the cntiro territory of France and Orcat Britain, these "silver sides" sweep southward in shining phalanxes. Beaching the coast ot Ueorgia, they separate into immense squadrons, and ascend our bays and estuaries for the purposo of depositing their spawn. In ability to increase and mul tiply this nsh, like the herring (ot which it is sometimes, but erroneously, called tho patriarch) is really a miracle of nature. Al though myriads are destroyed in the ova state, and at all subsequent periods of their existence, they appear every spring in undi minished abundance. It is a common belief, shared by Valcncienues, that their lives are limited to a single year, death or destruction taking place soon after their young aro hatched. The latter crow in a tew months to the length of five or six inches, and seek the ocean in August or beptembcr. An idea prevails that they subsequently return to the immcdiato scones of their spawnbood, but wo are assured by that observing epicure. Joseph Barber, that there aro no substantial grounds lor this "fanciful theory." From the Dubuque (Iowa) Times, March 5. A Survivor ofllieMluuexola Mustm ere Kills) Oue Hundred and l.lbt Iudiuns. A young man is now stopping at tho Key City Houso, by the name of George W. Por ter, whose parents, brothers, sisters, and relatives, were all murdered at Redwood, Minnesota, in tho great Indian massacre of 1801. Ho is tho sole survivor, and was tbo only one left to communicate the mournful intelligence to the nearest settlement, uerclt in ono brief hour of all that ho held dear ou earth, and with tho victims of savago ferocity extcuded in death before him, he took a solemn vow ot vengeance, tlow well he has performed that vow, the reader may judge when we state that in six years young 1 oner uu ntuuc, euu wuu iuu uaaisiauev ui nothing but his trusty rifle, sent to the hap py hunting grounds tho souls of one hun dred and eight Indian braves. lie carries a piece ot canebreak, about twelve inches in length, and whenever he killed an Indian he would make a notch in this. One hun dred and eight notches are now to be count ed on the piece of cane alluded to, the lust one being cut on Christmas, iouo. cureiy young Porter has been an avenging Nemo aia on the footsteps of thoso who slaughter ed his kindred. The Indians killed embraco representatives from nearly every tribe on the plains. By night end by day he bas followed them through the trackless forests, over desert wastes, by the mountain side and in the lonely glen bos he pursued bis victims until the crack of the rifle and the death yell proclaimed that another redskin bad been sent to his final account, and sated with blood the vengeance of bis pur suer. Porter had not passed through all these perilous scenes unscathed. His body has been riddled by eloven bullets and stab bed in thirty-three places by the knife. But he has withstood all, came out victo rious, and now exhibits with pride the tro phies of his prowess. Truly his parents and relatives have been deeply, terribly avenged. QuAnREHNO. If anything in the world will make a man feel badly, except pinching his fingers Id the crack of a door, it is un questionably a quarrel. No man ever fails to think less of himself after it than before. It degrades him in the eyes of others, snd what is worse, blunts his sensibilities ou the one band, and increases the power of pas sionate irritability on the other. The truth is the more peaceablv and quietlv we get on, the better for neighbors, in nine cases out of ton the better course is, if a man cheats you, cease to deal with him: if he is abusive, quit his company ; and if he slan ders you, Uko care to live so that nobody will bolieve him. No matter who he la, or how be misuses you, the wisest way la to lot bim alone ; for there is nothing better tbaa this cool, calm and quiet way or dealing with the wrongs wo meet with. Husbands and Wives. The following is but too true and frequent a picture of matrimonial unhappincss, arising from in congruity of taste, incompatibility of tem pers, or a mutual opposition of opinions which always eud in confirmed dislike, neg lect, ana wretchedness : Let all who havo experienced the bliss of a husband's love, or who have more sadly learned its value by its reverse, soy whether Indeed the devoted, constant love of a hus band is not a blessing worthv to be prized and cherished. All who have known this happiness will agree with mo; but still more will the forlorn, tho wretched, the broken-hearted I who pine alone who sit and weep ever timo cone bv when tho cold, neglectful husbaud. breathed to them of naught but love and constancy ; when he, wno once watcucd her every look and mo tion, and listened to each word iu eatrer fondness now leaves her, lonclv, deserted weeping, perhaps to cast his cyea of love on others when ho now leaves the onco adored and happy wire. As tho tears fall silently down her care-worn face, docs she not think with bitter envy of the possession of that treasure the devoted love of a husband I Yes, yes ; it was once hcr's and she repaid it, by the full gift of all tho strength, the depth of woman's unchanging love I Sh! gave her heart her affections her own soul ah 1 too much, perhaps, forgetful of her God I and that gift which had been aot ght for and won, where is it now I It is de spised neglected caBt aside 1 Sho tries o smile against hope ; she tries to hide a dars ting health under a placid brow ; to seem nappy, and thus she may chance to win back that wavering heort. But no I he comes ho speaks in careless displeasure, in cutting sarcasm, or perhaps, still worse to boar, he scarcely speaks ho scarcely heeds her I It is too much I Ho sees her weep he has seen her smile ; in angry impatience ho turns away, muttering, "What folly I" and again she is left to" weep alone in the bitter earnestness of a bursting heart 1 Yes 1 Let those who have known tho bright re verse be thankful I Let them acknowledge their blessedness I Let them cherish and guard the precious possession so soon, so easily lust. Is Consumption Contagious ? Popular belief has generally been on tho side of the contngiousuess of pulmonary consumption. In southern Europe it is a part of sanitary legislation to destroy tno clothes and bed ding of those who die of this disease. Un til recently tho opinion of medical men has leaned to the other side. Experiments and observations now being made in Europe seem to show that tubercle introduction by inoculation into tha body ot a healthy ani mal will givo rise to tuberculosis, or the formation and deposit of like matter in the tissues and organs. Dr. Gerhard terminates his paper on the treatment of continued fevers by some remarks on tho transmission of pulmonary consumption from ono person to another, when sleeping in tbo same bed. Ho says: "I should set down the probabili ty of consumption occurring to persons thus exposed to contagion as husband and wife, , two sisters and two brothers, sleepintr in close rooms, to be at least three-fold greater than ordinary, if they bo long exposed to inhale the exhalations from one patient to auother." As regards tho prognosis of consumption or tho judging of the period of its duration, ur. ueruard speaks very properly or the difficulty of making it, and cautions against telling patients that they havo the consump tion, which ia interpreted by them to be a decrco of death. "This popular belief is, of course, an absurdity, fur a person may live while laboring under a tubercular disease, nearly or even quito as long as if he were not affected with it." We are not to under stand by this that as a general thing a con sumptive patient will live long, but only that consumption Is not always a futal dis ease, nor one that invariably shortens life. "The Wicked Flee wfien no Man Purt scetu." The old sore heads who oppose so ardently, what they term political preach ing, will sec themselves reflected iu the-fol-lowing incident : A worthy deacon hired a journeyman farmer from a neighboring town for the summer, and induced him although he was unaccustomed to church-going to ac company tho family to church on tho first Sabbath of his stay. Upon their return to the deacon's h'ome, he asked tho hired man how be liked tho prcachiDg. He replied : VI don't liko to bear any miuiotur preach politics." "I am very sure that I did," eaid tho man. "Mention tho passage," said tho deacon. "I will," he said. "If tbo Republicans can scarcely be saved, where will the Demo crats appear I" "Ah," said the doacon, "you mistake. These were tho words "It tho righteous scarcely are saved, how will the ungodly aud wicked appear !" "O, yes," said the man, "he might have used those words, but I knew very well what be meant." A stupid fellow tried to annoy a popular preacher by asking him whether the fatted calf of the parable was male or female. "t emaie, to be sure," was the reply ; "for i sco the male'1 looking his questioner full io the face "yet alive in the flush before me." There is a certain lady of rank and fashion in Paris who constantly believes herself to be dying. 1 o ber husband, wno is absent on a political mission, she recently sent the following telegram: "Keturn instantly. I am very ill dying." To which M. de replied : "Pressing business. Wait a fort night." Madame de has waited. At a wedding iu Delaware, when all was arranged and the minister called on any to speak who objected) the marriage, a husky voice irom the corner cried out," I do r ah eyes were turned in that direction, when a man emerged from the crowd, Holding uis handkerchief up to his eyes and blubbering. "Why do you object t" asked the minister. "Because I want her myself 1" . The chap deservedly won bis bet, who. In company, when every one was bragging of bis tall relations, wagered that be himself bad a brother twelve teet high, lie Dad, ae said, "two half brothers, each measuring six feet. A certain colored deacon, on occasion of missionary collections, was wont to shut bis eves and sing, "r Iv abroad, thou almighty Gospel," with such earocatness and suction that he would quite forget to see the plate as it came around. "O, yea," said the plate bearer, "but you must give something to maxe a ry." A girl "With a ringing laugh." caused so alarm of fire in Peoria. Tuty took her for a belle. AGRICULTURAL, &C . Pruning Tmkes. There ia a great deal said about the proper time of pruning trees, and especially tha apple-tree. 8ome prefer full, some mid-winter, some spring ; but scarcely one recommends tho very best tirau in our humble opinion midsummer. Doubtless some old fogies will open their eyes and hold up their bands at such an in novation, and denounce it as an absurdity ; but wo think we will be sustained by a ma jority of the "live" men of the day. If wo desired to improve tbo form of a fruit tree and get rid of some of the super fluous wood, we should prune in winter : but if we desired fruit and a perfectly healed stump, we should prune from the fifteenth of June to tho twentieth of July. We havo done this often w ith the happiest results. Tho fruit-buds form after this, and the ope ration suddenly cutting off its growth, pro duco buds; while tho winter or early spring pruning will produce only wood. In pruning ornamental trees in midsum mer, the bark, instead of receding from tho stump, grows over it, and in a few years wilt completely cover it and make a pert'oct am putation. We have noticed this upon our own pre mise as well as upon those of others many times. This pruuing i3 done when the trou is taking its midsummer "siesta," and then wakes ,vp, refreshed for another start, and the barl$ gradually steals over the stump as if ashamed of the shabby-looking exposure. When the tree is in full leaf, and presents its full form to us, we can sco exactly whero ta; pruning should bp done, in order that while tho overgrowth may be removed, tho symmetry of trco may be preferred. Especi ally is nnuBummcr pruning to oe preservcu, first, to produce buds on fruit-bearing trees as buforo stated ; and second when largo limbs aro to bo removed. Gvrmantovcn, Td. Let Well Enough Alose. When you have a good strawberry or raspberry which Buits your soil, don't throw it aside for any new Bort with a high-sounding name and high-soundiog praise ; but stick to it. If the new sort tuns out to be a real acquisi tion, you can grow it if you like quite timo enough to enjoy any good qualities it may possess. We know of persons who are al ways changing their varieties of small fruits always experimenting and are nearly al ways without a good supply. In our expe rience of a scries of years we havo found tho "Ict-wcll-cnough-alonc" policy to bo tho best. When convinced that a new variety of this or that was an improvement, it was adopted and recommended, and our readers we think will vouch for us that wc hav. not often been ruistoUou. Germantotcn Tt'. Settino Oct tde RaspbEwry. Raap berry canes can be set out now at any time. They should be planted three feet apart In the row and tho rows three feet aud a half apart. Cut down tho canes to withiu sfx inches of the ground, and set firmly in tho ground. We prefer a rather moist spot for them, and if in tho shade a portion of the day, so much the better. They can be plant ed under fruit-trees where scarcely anything else will grow, and the berry will be larger and finer. They like a cool, moist soil, kept so by liberal mulching with leaves, light manure, or any trash, and if a foot in depth it is an advantage. Not a day should be lost ia pruning tho caues iu the old beds, and dou't be afraid you will lessen the crop by liberal cutting. Gmmntown I'eUgrttjth, Grkakino Wagons. But few people aro aware that they do wagons and carriages moro injury by grcusing too plentifully thau in any other way. A well uiado wheel will enduro common wear from ten to twenty-five years, if care is taken to use the right kind and proper amount of grease ; but if this is not attended to, they will be used up in fivu or six years. Lard should never be used on a wagon, for it will penetrate tho hub and work its way out around tho tcnoua of tho spokes, and spoil the wheel. Tallow is the best lubricator for wood axlctrccs, and cas tor oil for iron. Jnst enough grease should bo applied to the 3pindlo of tuo wagoti to give it a light coatiug ; this is better thou more, for the surplus put on will work out at tho end and bo forced ly the shouldut-bands and nut-washers into tio hub arouud the out side of the boxes. To oil an axlctrec, first wipe the snicdlo cleau with a cloth wet with spirits of tur- pcutine, and then apply a few drops of cas tor oil near the shoulder und cud. Oue tea- spoonful is sufficient for tho whole. Ohio tanntr Reducing Bones and Flesh roit Fakm Use. A fortnight ago a correspondent ask ed for an economical way to reduce bones to manure My experienco may be of ser vice to him. A year ago I bought an old white horse for a dollar, had him taken to a large pile of fresh stable manure, and th ro killed and buried in the black mass. Iu September last we hauled manure out; and notuing remained to urine the old horse to memory but the long hairs of bis mane aud tail, and skull bone, and a good rich smell. lie and the manure were completely amal gamated. The grain and grass grew luxu riantly over bis remains, and the old horse is probably more useful io death thau in life. Cor, Country Gentleman. Takjno Ur IUsPBiomr Cannes Tho canes which have been laid down over win ter, should be taken up snd firmly staked not later than the first of next mouth. In tying up the canes care should be taken not to tie too closely, but to leave room to ex pand and thjj new wood to grow freely. Where extra canes are wanted, which some times sprout in the space botween tho rows, mulching should be delayed until these bave grown a foot or two, otherwise it will retard, tf not entirely prevent the sprouting. 'Ger mantoien Telegraph. For a Summeb Hedoe. There are some situations where a low hedge or screen is very useful and ornamental. We know of nothing that will make prettier hedge, sup ported by cest brush, than the Sweet Pea, if sown early in the spring and deep in tl.o ground not less than four inches and tl.u earth is kept well boed np to the plans In good soil, the hedge wiU be three or i .ur feet in height. The Amaranthus make a fine ornamental hedge ; the foliage is dark, rich, and some varieties two or three colors The Gomphrens globose, in a good rich so:!, makes a very good background or hbd(-c Almost any tall-growing plant may be Use J for this purpose. Between Memphis and Nashville is the following inscription ou a signboard at a railroad croosing : "Look out tor the Ingint when the wislc oloes or rings,"
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers