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' BOYEE & WOLYERTON, AVrOIWKVB AT LAW, SUNBURY, PENN'A. B. B. Bover and W. J. WoLvanToii, respootfully announce that thoy have entered into co-partnership in the practice of their profession in Northumber. land and adjoining counties. Consultations can k had in the Ubrhaic. April 4, IMPS, ly " ' ' II. M. 1UASSKK, Attorney Bt Law, BUNBURY, PA Collections attended to in the conntiue of Nor thumberland, Union, Bnydcr, Montour, Columbia and Lycoming. . REFERENCES. 1 Hon. John M. Reod, Philadelphia, A. U. Cattoll Co., " ' Hon. Wm. A. Tortcr, " Morton MoMicbaol, Esq., - ..... K. Ketoham A Co., 284 Pearl Street, New York. John W. Ashmcad, Attorney at Law, " Matthews Cox, Attorneys at Law, " gun bury, Maroh 29, 1B62. - ' ' '. ; Wm.M. Rockefeller. . LloteT. Rohrdacu. ROCKEFELLER & ROHRBACH. MI .MIUIY, rii.li.VA. OFFICE in Hanpt's new Building, second floor. Entrance on Murket Bquaro, Sunbury, January i, 18tl. Teeth! Teeth! a. . SJIIEKKI.XCJKIC, SUBO-EON DENTI8T, Formerly of ASHLAND, O., announoo to the citl iensf Nortbumberlund oounty, that he has located in SUNBURY, for the practice of Dentistry, and respectfully solicits your patronage, iiptetal atten tion paid to fitting and dressing teeth. Teeth ex tracted without pain, by using Narcotic spray which I have used for three years with perfect sue ces and no injurious results. OrSoe in Rooms formerly oecupiod by Dr. J. B. Anglo, in Pleasant s Building, Markot Square, Bunbury, Ps.; mar. 7, od iEoROE Hill, Biiioe P. Wolvkrton. HILL & WOLVEBTOIT. Attorneys) and Counselors) at Iaw. STJISTBTJinr, WILL attend to the eolloetion of all kinds of claim), including Back Pay, Bounty and Pen ions. apl. 1, Bo- 0 Wo 2532EB3L!153S, ATTO BNEY fVT X.-A-W North Sido of Publie Square, one door east of lb Old Bank Building. SUNBUKY, PENN'A. Collections and all Professional business promptly attended to in the Courts of Northumberland and adjuiuing Counties. bunbury, Sept. 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JEREMIAH SNYDER- -"-Attorney .V 4'ouue!Ior ut WI -Mil It V, 1A. j.VIisriet Attorney lor Nortsissna. Ies-lnnt t.'osinty. J. R. HZLBUSH SURVEYOR AND CONVEYANCR AND JUSTICE OF TUB l'EA CS. Mahonoy, Nrrthumlnsrhnul County, Penn'a Offieo in Jackson township. L'ngsigcinent ess be made by letter, diroclvd to the abov e address. All biuiuust untrustod to his ewe, will be promptly attended to. April 22, 1863.-1 ' JXOOB OBBOK. MERCHANT TAILOR, And Dealer in CLOTHS, CAS3IMERE8, VESTING, 4c. I'un street, tsoutb a Weaver's) llotel, . BXJNBU B Y, 3? -A.. March il l-oo "TO BtriLDZZaQ. INDUW Ulaw aad Building Matdvar, at the lowest Car. Price at lb Maui-io t tftorsof U.Y. FRIL1NO. A LL snd w tn. beautiful Burd Cages itt tb w iIrdw-rstoro . . ., . " J. U. C0MEi CO. INTRODUCED NTO AMERICA : , FROM GERMANY", in 135. - HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS. " " on. ' HOOFLAND'S GERMAN . TONIC, mzrjRED ar vs. c. it jaCksox, rnii.ADii.rniA, Fa. . ( The greatest tnonvn rtmtJitJ for f Iiiver Complaint, ' dyspepsia, v : ; Nervous Debility, . ' JAUWDICE, ., " - ' Diseases of tie Kidneys, . . EEUPTIONS of the SKIN, ml all IMseaise arising from Dl- . ordered Liver, Stemach, r ixi'uniTr or this blood. Ktad the fallowing tymptimi, and if ym fni that your sjtftm is oJfr.cted by any of thrm, you avtjp ri , asiurtd that disease has commenced its attack on the most important ortms of yonr 6o.y, and unless som checked by the use of powerful remedies, a miserabU life, soon terminating in death, Kill be the mutt. Constipation, Flatulenoe, Inward Files, Fulness ol Blood to th Head, Aoidity of the Stomach, Nausea, Heart burn, Disgust for Food, Fulness or Weight in the Btomaoli, Sour Eructations, Sink ing or Fluttering at the Pit of tho Btomaoli, ttwimuiing of tho tfoad. Hurriod or Diffloult Breathing, Fluttering at the Heart, Choking or Suffocating Bonaations when in a LylngPooture, Dimness of Vision, Dots or Wobs before the Bight, Dull Fain in the Head, Defi ciency of Porspirntton, Yel lowness of tho Bkin and Eyes, Fain in the Bido, Back, Chest, Limbs, etc., 8ud ' . " don Flushes of Ileal, Binning in 1 the Flesh, Oonstant Imnginlngs of Evil, End Great Dopreasiou of Spirits. ' Ml Uteee indicate disease of the Liver or Digetliv Organs, combined with imjpurt blood. fjooflanb'o crmmt Uittcro I cntlreljr vegetable, and contains no liquor. It ta compound of Klull fcla. tracts. Tbc ltoola, Herns, and Hark frotu which thee extracts are made are gathered lu tiersuany. All (ha medicinal virtues are extracted from the in by a scientific chemist. Theao extracts are then forwarded le thl country to be used expressly for tba manufacture of these Hitters. There Is no alcohollo subs, anc of any kind used In compounding the liltters, hence It Is the only Bitters that can b used In cases where alcoholloaatlm ulauts are not advisable. IjooflantVs cvmna Sonic ' is a combination of all the inaredicnts of the Hitters, with ruHB Santa tVtit Hum, Orange, etc. it is used for the same diseases as the Hitter, in cates whrre some, pure alcoholic stimulus is requiretL 1'im will txar in mind that these remedies are entirely iliffrunt front any others advertised for the cure etf the ditmtee named, these being iiientiAc preparations of medicinal extracts, while lite ot Iters art mere, decoctions of rum insomcfarm. ThelOXIC is decidedly ant oftltemosl pleasant and agreeable remedies seer offered to tlt pitldic. Ms taste is exquisite. It is a pleasure Ut tttke tt, while its lifejiritty, exhilarating, and medicinal qualities hues caused U to be known at the greatest of all tonics. . CONSUMPTION. TliotiBand of wliffM Ike ll?nl niiocl he was I111cltl with till flcrrtbic dlveaacB have hern cured by t he me of t hei icmvdlr Kitrcmt , ciiimcI lu, lclillllyf and con git ara th umiimI attendants upon tevcie ' cmvi of dyvpepala or dlicMt of ha digestive organs Kven In cum of grnnliie CAnsnmpIloM these remedlre will he found of the grvate.it bcnefll tlreiigtUculBg and Invigorating.. DEBILITY. Tfitrt u no medicine equal to Hotflm&' (hrmm Bittm or Tmie in categ of Debility, fhsy i,npmri a ttm' tW vitor to the whold tyttem, strenfftiim t?tt jetit mute an enjoyment of Ute fodt enable the ttmmtch to tixQitt it, purify the blood, give a fftrtxi, tmtwt, htnllhy eompleon eradicate the yellow tiuyt from the eye, impart a biomm to th$ chmk. and change the patient from a tkortrtatkeH, emaciated, weak, ami nrnosit invalid to full-faced tttmt, nd vigor oueptrsoj. w . - Weak and Delicate Children arc ni ad atroag by using tks Bitter or Tost!. In lact, t)y ar sVamlly Medlolne. Tkcyeaa be administered with perfect safety a child thrc months old, the most delicate feu-ale, or a man of ninety. These Jlemtdies are Us best ' ',' ... mood Purlflerst :'; ever known, and will curs all f ieuet resulting from bad btootl. 1 . .... Keep your lined pure ; keep your hirer in order; lcrrp your digestive organs in a souml, healthy condi tion, ly the use of Oust remedies, and no disease will ever assail you. T.S3 O021PL3SIC1T. Ladles who wish a fair skin and Rood complexion, free from a yellow h tinge and all other dlAgwu-euint, shoulfluse thsse remedies occasion ally. Tlic 1.4ver In nerfeet order, and th. blood pure, will result lu spark ling eyes and blooming cheeks. CAfTlOSl. iTooftand's German Jtemedies are rottnterfritttl. The genuiw hare the signature of t Ji. JnvkoesH on the front nf the ttutside wrapier of each bottle, uttd the tttime of the article blown in each bottle. AH (titers are counterfeit. Thousands of letters have been r elved, testifying to th virtue of tk. remedies. , BEAD IHB EEOOMMESCATIONS. VKOH HON. GEO. W. WO0DWAKD, CUif Jtutiee ef the Buprsiae Court ef Pwmi IrauU. , rsuuniLrau. Mahcs ISiU, lteT. nI "tloofamiTs Oirman Bitters" is not an into inittng oerereuje, but is a good souse, useful in disor ders of the diirstivs organs, and of great Itnett in oases of debility and want of Hereout action in the syitem. lours truly, . a to. : woodward. HOM HON. JAMES TUOMrSOH, . Jailgs of lb S.rMu Court of rwiueylvauia. - . raiunsLraii, Aran S)tb, Its.' I rouslder " lloofland's Oarau lilt- 1 lers" a val-eiMa mmfielneln case of at tacks of ludlgestlon or Dyspepsia. 1 can certify this from my eapcricsaca of It. l ours, with respect, . J A Jul-. TUiSnl . rroia BtV. JOSEPH H. KESNABD.DJ),, t Paiitur of the T.utk DsplUt Church, FIM.!iila. . Da. Jacksoji Dill gia :Ihave been fremtently re- Suetted tet toitnsot my namt with rtoumenetiaastant of qfertut intvte of medioinm, but regarding the praetirt as out of my approftriatt sphere, 1 have in all cases do- ' dined ; but unlit a aletw proof in various instances, and particularly iumytmnfamily.afthe usefulness of Sir. JloananoTs Herman Hitters, I depart for anoefrum my usual aotsrse. to express my full eouvictum that fr g.Hi.f-1 dcUlit. of th. system, aad p Wly Liter CtMnplsuit, it uawife sutl fslual.ls r.rUua. 7a smn eases it may, rati; but ututttly. J doubt mat, it unto , be uery besteUiul kt those who ' from the utonf t , causes. yours, very respectfully, . j.u. jssisivj tta, ' Might, Wow Cbates SI. Price of the Bitters, tl.OO per bottle 1 Or, half dozen for 93.00. Price of the Toolo, (1.60 par bottlj Or, a half do-en far 97 JO. Th Tunic is put up iaqeart bottles. ' Recollect that it it lie. linolaud's German Remedies that art to universally used and so highly recommend od 1 and da not alum, the Uruggisl to induce you -take any thing else that he may say iljust us scurf, k cause he makes a larger proju uu it. s'hese lUmodies unit bt ton! by express to any locality upon apjtUcaUuu FIUNCIPAE. OFFICII, AT THE OCRMAN MEDICINC STORE, At. (01 A ECU ' TKKET, niladelphia. . CHAS. M. SVAVS, Proprietor, f orasrly 0. M. JACZS0V 4 CO. Thse Hemedle ar for sal by Prugglsts, bioreks.usrs, aad Mdl clue ilealers everywuer. fit not forget lo examine well tin at tide you buy, in otdtr to get thegeuutu. POETICAL , , , "LET TJ8 JIAVB PBACB.'S , . , Gen. V. S. Grant' Letfr Accptantx. BT WM. OLANE B0VHKE. ,, . Let cs bate Peace !' is th erj of th millions Who fought for th starry-gemmed nag of the fr ; 'TIs th prayer of the Hero, the song of oiviliaus, . Thst rolls from the mountains far down to the soa. Th natien that rooked in the tempest and gloom, And drifted in donbt to be wrecked on the shore, The storm has outlived, and tho thunders that boom Ar voices that prophesy tempest no mor. "Let us bsva Peace !" Is the sigh of the lowly, That walk la the vale where the cypress is seen, Who mourn thsir departed with tenderness holy, And kneel wher the graves are perennially green ; And whore the Unknown," in their silence, are sleeping, . The feet of the angels are pressing the sod, And vespers of harmony round them are keeping, While Martyrs of .'reedoin hav gone to tiieir ' . . God.. . . ,:. . ... . "Lot us have Peace !" tb evsngel of Labor, Whero toilers imploringly lift up their bands ; Go! wipe off tho stains from the death-dealing sabre. And build th bright altar of bops for all lands ; Lo ! radiant from darknoss th torn pie in glory Throws wide to th world the broad aisles of tb fan; And freemen shall toil as they nttcr the story, And children repeat to the ages again. "Let ns have Peace !" Is the chorus assembling From hamlets that lie 'mid the pine-covered hills, And like a glad anthem In unison blending, Floats on till the plain with its melody thrills ; And rivers that roll to the land of the West, And prairies that wake to tho hymn of the free, With millions of freemen imploring for rest, Swell psalms of rejoicing while bending the knee. "Let as have Peace !" from the war's wild commo tion, The trumpet's alarms, and tho crash of th field, And lot the now bliss like the billows of ocean, Roll over the land where the liero has kneeled ; The smoke of the battle hns swept from the sky, The thunders hare oeased, and the bugle's wild blast; The ohains have been riven ! and loud from on high The roveille calls to the love of tho Past! "Let ns have Peace !" in a holy thanksgiving, Th liero-voice cries, in the name of the Lord ! For the sake of th dead ! for the sake of the living ! Turn spears into pruning-hooks to plowshares the sword ! And out of the darkness shall come forth the beaming Of O lory's bright sun where tho foemen havo trod, And Freedom shall toach, with a truth all-redeom-' lng, That Peace with our Brother is Peace witu ovb Ujs! TALES AND SKETCHES. wiuow imowrvM oil. .vi:ii.. Mr. Anastiuia Drown, comaionly known its tbo Widow Brown, owned nnd cultiva ted a small farm of ten acres 111 a little Puuusylvauiu town. TI10 lium'jlu home stead corresponded in size to tbo furtu, be ing a one story cottage, comprising but three rooms. The land was not very pro ductive, but Mrs. Drown bad only herself to provide for, uud thoutrli her income would hardly warrant her living luxurious ly: on the other baud there wan no dancer of the almshouse. On the whole, the widow might be considered comfortably provided for, though her funn and bouse together would have becu dear at a thousand dollars. lut Mrs. Antietusia was not contended, fclhe was an ambitious woman, and bent oil bettering herself if tho opportunity ever presented. To a lady under her circum stances a second marriage w ith an eligible party seemed to be the readiest road to higher station. But the widow's personal advantages were hardly of a character to inspire very lively hopes in that direction, She was tall and gaunt, nnd her share of the perishable, but rather desirable, gilt of beauty, had been below the average. Be sides she was cow forty-five, and therefore Ci rather doubtful eligibility. . It chanced that the wealthiest man 10. town was a certain 'Squire Ebenezer Pograui, who in addition to an c-celleut iurui of three hundred acres, had a comfortable sum invested in stocks and bonds. lie was a widower, and in the market. His wife would be the foremost lady in the village For this position there was more than one aspi rant, but among them all, none, apparently, stood so poor a chance as Mrs. Anastosin Brown. But none the less the widow laid her plans to capture the citadel, and cir cumstances, aided by her own shrewdness, asbistcd her to accomplish it. About this time tho petroleum fever was at its height. There was a wild excitement generally, not only in tho districts where potroleum had been discovered, but specu lation was rife in the commercial capital, and companies with flaming prospectuses were daily springing into existence. Farms which would be considered dear at twenty dollars an acre, allatonco enhanced in value to fifty, or even a hundred fold, and the owners, who had hitherto found it ditScult to earn scanty subsistence, all at once found themselves rich beyond their wildest dreams. Among those who cherished hopes of wealth from this sources was 'Squire Po gram. He saw no reason why his own acres might not prove to be flowing with oil, and he instituted some preliminary investiga tions, which had only resulted in disap pointment Though already a man of abun dant means, he was inclined to be grasping, and bad no objection to doubling or treb ling hit present property. In fact, that love of money was the ruling passion with the 'Squire, and this was not unknown to Lis townsmen. Mra. Brown, aware of this fact, determin ed upon a coup tV etat, if we may bo call it, with a view of taking by assault the band of the 'Squire for his heart she cared but little. One morning the expressman brought to Mrs. Brown's cottage a' keg which was evidently full of tome liquid. "Fifty cents, widder," he said, as he lug ged into the back room and deposited it in the corner. ''It's rather hefty." "Yes," said the widow, "molasses is hea vier thau most anything else." "Molaases, is it f Wall, now I reckon it'll take yon a mighty long timo to use up a keg full of molasses." "I'm fond of it," said the widow, shortly, ' 11 Yes, but there ain't but one of you." - "I don't know but I shall take a boarder or two, if I can get them," improvising a fib on the spur of the moment. "Then you'll have to piece your bouso, I reckon." , The widow was glad when the express man with his iutrtibive curiosity was gone. In the country it is very common to com ment with tho utmost freedom upon tbo plans and proceedings of ono's neighbors, and this sometimes has its disadvantages. The widow did not open the keg until the neit day. Then, instead of molasses, she found the content to be petroleum oil. It might liuvo been supposed that the sub stitution would hare proved vexatious, but the widow took it very coolly, felie man aged to et the keg down the cellar stein, where Bhe locked it op in a closet. First, however, she filled a common water-pail with the precious liquid, and going to the 'well deliberately poured it flown. After this rather singular proceeding, the looked carefully up tbo road until she saw a horse and buggy approaching, which she well knew belonged to 'Squire l'ogram, who al ways came over the mad about that time, to visit a small house which ho was build ing for tenants a mile beyond. . . ... , The 'Squire was juxt Vbiuust of the cot tage when tho widow ran out and hailed him. "O, 'Squire Pogram," she sail, "won't you just drive into the yard a minute ? The water in my well tastes so strjiugcly. , I do believe it's petroleum." "Petroleum 1" The 'Squiro prickod np Ids earn, and mndo all haste to do as requested. "You don't say so, widder 1" ho exclaim ed ; "when tlid you notice it fust I" "I didn't reailv notice it much till to day," said Mrs. Brown. "It might have tasicu a uttiu queer, may be, but to-day it s very strong." . "Let mo taste,", snid the 'Squire. "I can tell if it's that or something else. It may be some dead critter that's got drowned in the well and poisoned the water." "O I I hope not," said tho widow, in a tono of alarm. "I wouldn't have my well spoiled for a great deal." "Except by petroleum," suggested tho 'Squire. "I 'sposo you'd bo reconciled to that?" By this timo they reached the well, and the 'Sqniro had already commenced lower ing the bucket. The widow was quite confident nf tho re sult, the oil haviug been so recently poured in. Still she felt a momentary alarm lest it had become so diffused that the portion of water drawn oil would show scant traces ot the admixture. But when the bucket came again to the top, she was reassured. On the surface of the water was a coating of oil. That was clear enough. The 'Squire looked at It eargerly. His recent experiments qualified him to jadge in the matter. Ho was silent a mo ment. ' 'Well, 'Squiro Pogram, what do you think f asked Mrs. Brown, eagerly. 'I do believe you're right, widder. I'm inclined to tho opinion that it's genuine petroleum.' - 'You don't say so, 'Squire 1 Well, I'm in luck once. - - ' 'I nint certain. Suppose you give me tho dipper nnd I'll tasto it.' The dipper was brought, and 'Squire Po gram tasted. The taste produced some con tortions of tho face, for petrolvuui oil as a beverage can scarcely bo regarded as plea sant, even when largely diluted with fresh well water. , r . 'Well, 'Squiro i' . 'Mr. Brown, there aiuta dou'.it of it. There's ctroleum spring on your farm, and it hns broken out in your well. 'Laud Bakes, 'Squire, who would havo thought it. And there aint another petro leum well in town.' . . No ; that is, none 1ms appeared yet, though I have reason to think some may be found on my farm.' , - 'It's so unexpected, 'Squire,' said the wi dow, immediately. "I really don't know what to do about it. What would you ad vise? You've always been a friend, and I can depend on youradvico.' 'Well,' said the 'Squiro, clearing his throat, and speaking in a cautious toue, 'I think I'd sell the farm.' "Sell the farm 1' ejaculated tho widow. 'Yes,' continued her adviser, moro confi dently. 'Being a lono woman, you cau't sink wells and work the petroleum yourself.' 'But, 'Squire Pogram, I ought to get the t benefit of it, "Certainly ; tlie farm is worth moro than it was. I shouldn't mind giving two, well, three thousauJ dollars for it, and that is more than three times what it would have brought before." "I don't thiuk I hardly want t-j sell for that. 'Squiro. I get my living off it." "Yes, widder ; but consider what would be the interest of three thousand dollars in vested in government bonds seven thirties for instance. Why, it would be moro than two hundred a year." "Yes, 'Squiro; but that would hardly support me." "I'll tell you what,' widder, I'll give you threo thousand dollars', and you shall live in the house, rent free, ns long as yon choose. Come, that's fair, isn't it ?" "On the whole, 'Squiro, I don't thiuk I'll decide just yet. Seems to mo the farm ought to bring more'n threo thousand dol lars. I'm obliged to you for your friendly offer, but I guess I'd better take time to consider, and perhaps consult some other friends." "Widder," said 'Squire Pogram, feeling that the rich prizo wan in danger of slip ping from bis grasp, "I'll tell you what, I know it's foolish, but as you are an old friend, I won't mind saying four thousand dollars. It may be my loss, but it'll be your gain." "I'm suro you're very kind, 'Squire Po gram, nnd I hope I'm properly grateful for your kind interest, but I hope you won't be offended if I don't decide just yet. I thiuk I'd better go and see lawyer Norcross." "Don't go and see blm, whatever you do," said 'Squiro Pogram. hastily, for he feared that the lawyer would overbid him. "Promise to consider my offer until this afternoon, and until then not to tell a living soul about what you have found in the well." "Very well, 'Squire, I'll agree to that. Tisn't long to wait till then." "I'll call In again at three o'clock. Don't forget your promise." "I won't."- -'' ' t:" ' 'The 'Squire drove out of the yard, and the widow, with a smile of triumph, looked aftor him. ' "I'm pretty sure of being Mrs. Pogram, if W ' - a - M 1. -. Al 1. A. 1 work my caras ngoi, sue tuougnt. , . Meanwhile the 'Squire drove away in a brown study. To think that the prize for which he bad sought should aftor all have fallen to the lot of tho widow with ber ten poor acres. It was certainly strange. Now how should he find bis own profit in it t If bo could buy the farm even at five thou sand dollars, be could readily make it pay blm fifty thousand dollars. The indications were that the oil spriDg was rich one. At any rate, the water be drank smacked strongly enough of oil. ... But would tho widow sell! This was the important question. The more time she bad for thought, the higher probably woultrl her price advance. If sbe consulted JNor cross be might as well give it up as a lost chanco, for the lawyer would be as anxious to secure it as himself. That was not to be thought of for a moment. But what if Mrs. Brown declined bis offer I Was there 110 other way I It was just nt this moment that the other way suggested itself. IIo was a widower, Mrs. Brown was a widow. By marrying her ho would secure tho farm, and hot bo compelled to fay down a dollar, beyond the minister's fco for uniting them. Mrs. Brown was not exactly tho woman ho had Intended to rcurry for his second wife; eho certainly was not handsome, but 'Squiro Pogram was a practical man, and he knew that she was a smart, prnctical woman, and would keep his household in good order. Perhaps it would not be a bad plan. At any rate he could hold it in reserve. Punctually at threo the 'Squire rodo up to the door of tho cottage. . . "How about tho well, widder t Docs it taste as strong as ever?" "Wuss and wus. 'Squire. Here is eomo water I just drawed up." The 'Squire did not need to taste it. Ho could see for himself that tho proportion of uu was greater man in ma morning. "Well, widder," ho said, "have you clod ded to take the four thousand dollars I of fered you ? You seo that it will save you all trouble, and you can live comfortably all the rest of your days." "Thank yon, 'Squire," said the widow, "but I've about mndo up my mind to send for some man that knows about these things, and get him to attend to it for mc. I'll sec Mr. Norcross first, and then " This was enough. Tho Squire had made up his mind. ' "Widder," said he, "I've got another plan to propose. It may seem kind o' sudden to you, bet I've been thinking of it a long timo, (how long. 'Squire ?) and that is, that I need a wifo. Things is getting slack at homo, and it needs a woman to set them straight. I aint a man of words. Widow, will you become Mrs. Pogram ?" "O, 'Squire," sold the widow, "it's so nn expected that it quite fluBtratcs mc. But I'm free to say that I've always respected your character, and thought you a man that any woman might be proud to marry." "You consent, then?" "I do," said the widow, promptly, "and I'm glad to have this new burden off my 6honlders." "Yes, widder, it ought to be attended to nt once. I think wo'd better marry to morrow, so as to lose aa time." "Just as you say, 'Squire. I'll be ready." Tho next day the clergyman's services wcro called into requisition, nnd to the as tonishment and anger of all the aspirants to 'Squire Pogram's hand, the prize was car ried off by tho Widow Brown, "who's as ugly us sin ; goodness knows what ho saw in her." The day after, there was another surprise. A company of workmen were seen busily engaged in sinking deeper tho new Mrs. Pogrum's old well, and tho rumor spread that petroleum had been discovered there. But for some incomprehensible reason the first strong indications wcro not borno out by subsequent discoveries. The water re gained all its old purity, and after' sinking several hundred dollars tho 'Squiro was obliged to abandon the uttempt in disgust. Mrs. Pogram, now installed in the great farmhouse as misticss, bore the disappoint ment with equanimity. She at last had got what sho bargained for, and 'was satis fied. Whether her husband ever suspected her complicity is not clearly known. It may bo confidently stilted, however, that any gentleuiau desirous of starting a petro leum company, may obtaiu the Brown farm on reasonable terms with no extra charge for one oil well already sunk. MISCELLANEOUS. Au lutervictr ivlila Thudtlcu Hte-Vt-'iin. BY MARY K. TUROri. Correspondence of the Adams Connty Kepublioan. Mr. Stevens sat at tho head of his tablo in the long, cool committee rocm, alone, look ing pale nnd wasted, but his own calm, su perior self, notwithstanding. He welcomed us with a kindly gleam of his clear gray eye, gave to each his feeble hand, aud drew Beats for our little party on cither side of him. Turning to Mrs. Taylor (mother of Bayard Taylor, and a most delightful old lady) he said : "I was at Kennctt Squaro once. Twenty years ago or more, one named Cooper or Hooper and myself spoke to the honest Quaker farmers of Kennett on the abolition question from a wood-pile. Some years alter, when I was elected to Congress, I received a letter from one of them written in this wise : 'FYisnd Stesten Thee and that other man promised us big things, years ago, on our wood-pile. I did not believe thee then, but I havo watched thee sinco, and thou hast spoken truth but as for that other man with tbco, be lied all the way through.' " Mr. Stevens suid be went by Valley Forge on that occasion, having an engagement next day to speak at Norristown. We re gretted the fact. He said he did too ; noth ing should take him by that old, classic ground of America, if he bad it to do again. Whilst we were enjoying the conversation of "the old man eloquent," across the ball of "The People's House," in the Senate, the impeachment trial was pending, and we asked him if he was sanguine as to the conviction of the President. He shook his head ; "As long as it depends on man's de cision, no poor human nature I No hon est office holder that comes here, if be does right, can got one dollar ahead ; 'and yet I marvel to see men, poor when they came here, go out of that Senate worth half a million." . .. We bad been shown, tho day before, a threatening letter written to Mr. Stevens by the Kuklux Klan, telling him to "prepare," that "bis days were numbered," &c. On being asked If be feared them, he said, "Not now ; it is too late." Said he bad received more than a barrel of threatening letters in bis time from the South, but they had ceased to disturb him, long ago. If Qod willed, he should like to see the dear old Govern ment in the right groove once more, and running smoothly on, but be feared that was impossible now. Turning to our sweet sister, with a look the solemn beauty of which I shall never forget, be said, "It may be something for our young friend here to remember that when I came to Washington last autuain, scarcely expecting to live a couple of days, I felt as calm and tranquil in view of death as I do this pleasant morniug. True, I have very little property, and no children ; aiu consequently free from the cares that harass most men, if only, (he added with a pro found sigh), if only peace were secured to our beloved country." On being assured that we could not spare him yet, that the people needed biin, would pray that bit life might bo prolonged, be seemed touched aad replied, "AU ihi worn-out body is very wearisome. The days have come for me 'when there Is no pleasure in them.' " It is Impossible to be with Mr. Stevens, or hear him speak for half au hour, without having tho conviction forced home that tho man is merged In the patriot. Self-abnegation is the key-note to his character, and I may add to bis success. Who does not know that Thaddeus Stevens has asked of our Government no remuneration for tho destruction of valuable property, the result of bis exteusivo legal practice, by the rebel raiders during the war ? Who dvc know for Thaddeus Stevens gives and forgets that when Mrs. Lydia Jane Pearson could not maintain her fath erless children by her pen, Mr. Stevens sent her a deed of gift for the snug little home Btcsd farm ? Dear "Undo Thad," sublime old man I Well may Anna Dickinson say, "I feel proud as a crowned Queen, when I think I came from the same State that pro duced Thaddeus Stevens." The Democracy-While and lllacU. We have frequently asserted, that the Democratic leaders of the North, who for six years have been howling about a white man's party, would embrace tho negro aa soon as ho succeeds in getting a vote. These politicians will do all in their power to pre vent tho enfranchisement Of tho black nun they will stir up bloody crusades against him, and they will stimulate the ignorant whites to mob nnd murder him, but the very moment ho is enfranchised, they will fraternize with him and court his vote with hit their dirt-cating characteristics. Ten years ago, the Deinocrncy of the South main tained tho black man had not the first char acteristic or qualification to fit him for tho right of tho elective franchise. Tho Demo cratic party concoctod a causuless rebellion and waged a bloody war for six years to prove that the nogro was not a man, that ho was only lit to be a slave, and under no cir cumstrnces worthy of participating in tho control of the Government. But the war is hardly over, before the Democracy of tho South are marching in political processions with a race to prove whoso inferiority they plunged tho nation into a most stupendous debt. If tho Democratic leaders had been as prompt to recognize the right of tho black man to freedom and tho franchise, as they are to control his vote, we would havo had no rebellion, no terriblo slaughter in battle, no oppressive taxation, uo immense public debt to carry. We want all the white men who now voto the Democratic ticket in tho faith that it is an exclusivelv white man's party to consider theso facts as well as ponder tbo meaning of the following extract from a call for u Democratic proces sion in Vicksburg, Miss., called to take placo on the 24th of Juno last. Wo quote from tho Vicksburg Times, of tho 2od of Juue : "On to-morrow evening at 0 o'clock th e Democrats of thiscity.WUITE aud BLACK, will form in grand procession and pass through tho principal streets of tho city. This demonstration is goltou up by tho Democratic Association of Warren county, and tho Young Men'B Democratic Club of Vicksburg, to Ehow tho strength in this city of the party which is now so bravely carrying its victorious banners from Maine to lexas, nnd from tho Atlantic coast to the shores of the Pacific. Success is w ithin our grasp." Here is still further proof of this new born love for the black man. Who would suppose that it was the whito man's party tuat coma get out sucu a notico as tho tol lowing from the Mississippi Standard: "Tho Colored Democratic Club, of Port Uibson, assistod by their white mends, will give a grand barbacue at Port Gibsou, on Saturday, Juno 13th. The other colored Democratic' clubs, and tho whito citizcus of tho county, as well as our friends iu Jeffer son and Copiah, white and colorod, ara es pecially invited to attend. Tliuro will be speaking during the day. Dinner will bo served at two o'clock. A prograninio will be published in tho next issue of tho Stan dard. GEORGE UUSSELL, President Colored Dcm. Club. Joseph Dillon, Secretary." Such are tho clear evidences from a local ity where Democracy is most respectable, that it is not a white mau" jxtrty, but in tho truest sense of Northern Democratic reason ing, a mongrel party. Of course, as the South bas always dictated the platforms and tbo prejudices of the entire Democratic party, Southern political affiliation with the negro will be promptly emulated by their Northern allies, and, therefore, during the Presidential campaign on which we arcjust entering, we expect to seo Mr. Wallaco not only dealing in coffeo colored naturalization papers, but affiliating with those colorod geutleuieu, heretofore so repugnant lo his taste aud feeling. The world moves! Statf Guard. TiieComi.no Hauvest Tho New York Tribune, iu a review of tho crop reports front all sectious, comes to tho conclusion that, as regards tho Southern Slates, should no aucideut occur, there will bo realized lroin the agricultural industry ot that sec tion, in 18(48, a sum ofnioucy which will go far towards restoriug the prosperity of the South, and in bringing tho foreign ex change largely iu our favor. Tho wheat crop of the extreme South is being harvest ed, and in quality and quantity is satisfac tory. The corn uever looked better. Cot ton is also reported as very promising, aud a crop of three, million bales is considered reasonably sure. The cano is also iu lino condition, aud one hundred thousand hogs heads of sugar are reported, in place of for ty thousand in 16G7. At tho North, in spite of the wet weather, tho leading crops are promising. Hay was never more pro mising, ana witu grain, is reported upon 'favorably. There is still time for corn and vegetables, of all sorts, the whole yielding to the agricultural interests a mass of wealth which iusures prosperity in all departments of trade. The reports from the crops iu the wheat growing territory ufthe northwest, are favorable iu the mass, and every Una of road from the Missouri river to New York, promises iu the autumn to have more thau it can do. PHnwKKBinwitT.- An eiMtnr at a ,ltnn- table being asked if be wonld take some puauing, repueu, in m, ut m aostraction, "Owing to a crowd of other matter, we are unable to find room for it." nimrul AlifrmHn w rnnnrtnil In 1i a tra ...I,! ;n conversation at Bt. Louis recently, that there is nothing to be apprehended from the Tn. linns en tlia ttlaina 111 t thaw -r ,aa.. - j..-.-- , - w vao- able and quiet, aud that more uiurdure are committed ia any large city than by ludians. The General Las adopted a sou of the liue Kit Carson, and will send him to the Uui vtraity of No'.re Dame to be educated. A tender-hearted man in Maine disposes Of squash bags by theuso of chloroform. Hops are raised in Mason county 111 this year extensively, and will prova pro fitable crop. y There is a mino of manganese on a farm ed i'sOuO01' WtliUh tb tWnt'r hM rcflU' New Bedford, Fall Biver, Dartmouth, Oakham, Palmer, North Adams aud Mon tague, Mass., have all voted against licens ing open bars. ui7ho Ionclon 3r'"''4 begins an editorial : Aow that Italy has come by her own, would sho bo so kind a t take back ber orirau grinders V "I'm afloat fTm afloat 1" screamed a young lady of powerful lu ngs, aud fingers to match, as she exercised both at the piano. "I should think you were," growled an old bachelor, "judging from the squall you raise." Every sixth person in the state of Now Hampshire is a depositor in a savings bank. Orders have been received at the Ports mouth Navy YBrd to paint men-of-war in. ordinary straw color. The Governor of Connecticut has signed the bill incorporating tho incbriato asylum, to be called tho "Turners' Retreat," and located at Wilton, Ct., with a capital ot $300,000. The manufacture of buttons from vegetable ivory is carried on extensively at the present timo in Springfield, Mass. Thcro are four factories manufacturing them, and thev employ about two bundrod persons. One man took to Boston eiiht hundred boxes of fruit one day last week, and ele ven hundred on another day, and be is only one of a number of wholesale traders. A squad of acred Indians visited Dunleith III., last week, and performed an impressive cercmouy over several graves on the bluff, where members of thoir tribe were buried years ago. A French journalist writes the following geographical paragraph : Paris chatters, Munich drinks, Marseilles sings, Home prays, Lyons works, Leipzig reads, Madrid smokes, Manchester packs, Hanover sleeps, Edinburgh dreams and Constantinople bathes. Wuo is Grant ? is a question which every blatan; Democratic orator is now assuming to answer in ribald denunciation of tho hero. Now let us ask, Who are the traducert of Grant f They are the men who encour aged the slaveholders to revolt, and there fore responsible for the misery entailed by that brutality. They are the men who dis couraged volunteering for, and dosertiou from, tho Uuion army,and therefore respon sible for the prolonged fierceness of the war tor the rescue or the government. They are tho men who voted to disfranchise soldiers poriling their lives in defenco of tho Union. They are tho men who refused bounties to volunteers tho men who gave uiu aud comfort to tho common enemy. A Boston rhymester tells why people go to Saratoga : "Some come to partake of the waters (The sennibl e old-fashioned elves. ) And some to dispose of their daughters, And some to dispose of themselves ; And some to squander thoir treasure, And some their funds to improve, And some l'ur mere love of pleasure, And some for the pleasure of love, And soino to escape from tho old, And some to see what is new, But most it is plain to be told Ceiuo hero bucauto the other folks do ! " That Surratt is as guilty of the great crime of murder as was Harold, whose guilt was confessed, no one who reads the cvidenco in his former trial can doubt, and if he is permitted to escape with a light penalty, tbo Government may as well dismiss ail thoughts of punishing anybody for com plicity in the rebellion. Wikoim (JtMt. ) 'Timet. IllX H'lOS, Ate. I From the tieruintowa Telegraph.) IlECH'K FOB RASrUEHKY VlNKUAR. I notice in the l'dtyraph of this week a re cipe for raspberry vinegar. Having made this beverage tor many years, ana never failing in so doing. I tako the liberty of sending my recipe, which I thiuk much more convenient and economical : Take your berries say four quarts nut them in a stone or earthen dish and cover (not down) with cold vinegar; lot them stand for twelve or fourteen hours, then in ash tliem and strain all through a jelly bag. To each pint of juice add one pound of sifted or crushed sugar, boil five minutes, then bottle cold and cork tightly. You do uot renew tho raspberries, aud the mixture is a delightful one. . Kvb and Indian Buead. Was there ever uny broad so good as rye and Indian bread Pity there aro so lew who kuuMt how to make it. Once iu a great whils w find some old lady who can do it to a charm. We knew several a few years ago, and one of them told us just bow to make it. Sho said ; "For a good, thick loaf, I take ou pint rye flour to threo pints of corn meal, one-half teacup of molasses, or brown sugar, scald with boiling water bo sure to stir ia water enough to thoroughly scald it cover it up aud let it stand till cool, thon roduco with cold, sweet milluiotil thin euougu to pour into your pan, buRe all day, let it stand in tbo oven all night, and in the morning yon will have the bust Joaf of bread vou ever tasted. If your crlat Is too bard to eat, remove it, aoak in water aud add to your next louf. It vtm be richer than the first." To C i.K An a House of Vermin. "Bur leigh," of tho Boston Journal, ssys : I tell you, ladies, a secret that may bo worth your knowiug a uow remedy to clean a bouso of roaches and veruiiu has been found. Sa complete is the remedy that men offer to rid the premises of all these pestilential nuisances Dy contract, the article is 6old under the name of French green and other Uigu-suunuiug names, and at quite a high price. But the article, in plain Euglish, is common green paint in powder. Six cents' worth used about any house will clear tho kitchen and all its surroundings. Theso pests infest many houses in this city, ad n mum, and we believe the ladies thank us for suggestiug to cheap an cradicator. To Fhrsiikn Salt Fisu. Many persons who are In the habit of freshening macker el, or other salt fish, never dream that there is a right and a wroug way to do it. Any person who hat secu tho process of evapo rating going on at auy salt works, knows that the suit falls to the bottom. Just so it is in the pan w here your msckorl lies soak ing ; and, as it lies with the skin side down, the salt will fall to the skin and there re main j when if placed with the flesh down, the salt falls to the bottom of the pan, and the fish comes out freshened a It sbouUH. In the other case it is nearly as salty "" put ia. t
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