1IIW lliIJ)WM
XaaMS TWO DOT. LARS psr annum, fx It If
ot pall within tat ytar." o paptr difooutlnued
UI all arrearage! priM. . .
Thw tsrmi m bs Krfatly adhered to hereafter.
Ifrobsoribrsiigb4Vr rtfnie to lake their new
apart from the oOiee to which they are dlreotod, tliay
re responsible until the have teUled the bill and
rdered them diswtaUaaed, -
l'oatmaeteri wiU pleaee aei as our Ag-sat, nd
rank letlori eoriteinUig subscription money. The
re permitted to to thii under the Pott Olfiee Law.
Th followlnn are therate t'tt aJvmfrirr in
AtttRlCAX. lbue having tdvcrlithjg ty u
tod U eonrenlent for refertoee 1
li. I St. I li
I l
t u arc,
i OotuDlD,
'
vrtioijrio$f7('?i
J.UU 8,UU. 4.4' .: .:.
J e.M. b.oii i.i
in.oi 'H.i'ii f"i '
1
:i6.no:'i.vj -v
Tenlinctof thi tiicd type (mining m ..
tnuoro.
Auditors', Administrators' and Fitocn'r.r. .,'
$.1.00. (bitunris (except the usual M:i.-r
which Is froe.) to paid fr at ndvcrtisii.g n.:..
Iiccnl Nuiicot, Sutjioiy Hesolutions. Ao ,
pr lir.o.
Alvuili.rvnonts ftr Heliidnus. Charitable a '
eatinnal iiti.ltcts, one-half the above iatn.
Transient S'lvcrlifenioNls will bo pnllili'-1
ordud to be discontinued, aud oharged aceoi v
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING; BY 11. B. MASSER "& CO., SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNA.
JOB PRINTING.
VT hare tennssUd with onr establishment a well
elected fOB OFFICE, which will enable us to i
xeeute, In the naetrat ityl, erer variety of
"rintiBg
NEW SERIES, VOL. 5, NO. 10.
SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 18G9.
OLD SERIES, VOL. 29, NO. 10.
AIEKICAE
BUSINESS CARDS.
I. I. tRtmaa.
l. n. tut,
SBUH13R &
attorney nnd Connncllorn nt l,nvr,
feasant Strett, west of the N. 0. and P. A E. Ttnil
road Depot, in the building lately occupied by
F. Lasarus, Esq.,
BTJNBURy, PENN'A.
.'ollcctloni and all rrofesiional business promptly
Handed to in Northumberland and adjoining Cuun-
BOYER & WOLVERTOff,
ATTORNEYS AX UW,
On Beoond Floor in liright't New Building,
BUNBURY, PENN'A.
B. Boris and W. J. WotraRTOH, respectfully
enounce that tjiey hare entered into co-partnenhip
a the practioe of their profession in Northumber
tnd and adjoining counties. Consultation! oan be
ad in the UxniiA.f.
April 4, 1868. ly
II. II. ItlASSEK,
A florae nt Law, SUNBURY, PA
Ci. Collections attended to In the oountios of Nor
Cumberland, Union, Enyder, Montour, Columbia
nd Lyooming.
ftlHRlHCCI.
Hon John M. Reed, Philadelphia,
A. O. Cattail ft Co., "
lion. Wm. A. Porter,
.tforton MoMiehael,sq.,
B. Ketcham ft Co., 289 Pearl Street, New York.
John W. Ashmead, Attorney at Law, "
Matthews A Cox, Attorneys at Law, '
. Banbury, March 29, 182.
iX.M. ROCKIFCLLIlt.
Lloyd T. Robriacb.
ROCKEFELLER & ROHRBACH.
3TFICEin Haupfs new Building, second Joor.
Entrance on Market Square,
EunHrry, Janesry , 1868.
Teelh I Teeth I
j. it. cressi.ui;k,
STJHGEON DENTIST,
'ormorlyef ASHLAND, O., announces to the oiti.
" ; of Northumberland oounty, that he hat looatod
a BUNBURY, for the practioe f Dentistry, and
three rears with vsrfect sue-
tss and no injurious results.
Office in Rooms formerly ocoupied by Dr. J. S.
ingle, in Plouant't Building, ilnrket Square
uubnry, Pa. mar. 7, bd.
lEORQI JIlLL, EIHOXP. WOLTXRTOX.
HILL St WOLVEBTON.
ittorneys and Counselor at Law,
riLL attend to the collection of all kinds of
elaimt, inoluding Baek Pay, Bounty and Pen-
wi. api. l, 'oo.
B Wo SlSSiLISIK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
forth Side of Publlo Square, one doer east of the
Old Bank Building.
BUNBURY, PENN'A.
Collection! and all ProfuMtonal business promptly
tWindad to in the Courts of Northumberland and
looming Counties.
bunbury.Sept. 15, 1BA8.
:. 2. PORDT, J. D. jAlltt.
ITTOUNEYS AT LAW, BUNBURY, TA.
ifflet In the recond story of Dewart's building, ad
joining the Dmocrtt office, on the north aide of
Mnrket Square.
AY ill attend promptly to the eolleotlen of elaims
nd other profuraional business intrusted Is his cue,
a Northumberland and adjoining counties.
Norcmber 9, 1867.
. g. Wbbbr, Joem Hukklk
.RCII STREET, between Third and Fourth Etree
mil.aii:l,iiiia.
WEBER ft RUNKLE, Proprietors.
Jane !0, 1867. ly
ADDISON G. MARR,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
UAMOKIN, Northumberland County, Fa.
A LL business attended to with promptness and
i diligence,
.'hsniokin, Aug. 10,1867 ly
J. n. HILBU5II,
SURVEYOR AND C0NVEYANCR
AND
JUSTICE OF TEE PEA CE.
Vahonoy, Northumberland County, renta
Oflioe in Jaokson tpwnshtp. Engagements can
be made by lotter, direoted to the shore address.
Ml business entrusted to his owe, will be promptly
tttended to.
April 22. 1888. ly
J A. OOB O. BBO K,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
And Dealer In
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, VESTING, Ac.
l awn street, voutli of H eurtr't
Ilotel,
BTJNBU B Y, X A..
March 31 18B5
Or. "W- IrUA UPT,
lltorney and Counsellor at Lntr,
OFFICE in Ilaupt'tnew Building, en teooni floor.
Kntranoe on Market Square,
SXJXTBTJR-ST, PA.
Will attend promptly to all professional busineas
sctrusted to hit oare, the eullection of claims in
Northumberland and the adjoining eountiei.
fc'anbury, January 4, 1868.
C. A. REI1IENSNYDEU,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, BUNBURY, PA.
All business entrusted to hit care attended to
proritly and with diligence.
Sunburr, April 27, 1807.
JN0. EAY CLEMENT,
Fosinest in this and adjoining to unties carefully
aa4 promptly atttended to.
Office in Market Street, Third door wast of Smith
ft Oenther's Store and Tinware Store,
HIiniillKV PEKIVA.
Snabnry, March 81, 1868 ly
WH0LKSALB AND RETAIL DEALER
la trery raritty of
ANTHRACITE COAL,
Upper Wharf, BUBTBURT, Ponn'a.
fy Orders tolioited and filled with promptnea a
despaUh.
Kunbury, May 12, 1868 y
COAL! COAL!! COAL!!!
OJrlAlTX Oe BKOTHJJH,
rr Dealers la
WHITE BED AU COAL,
la erery variety. .
dole Agents, westward, of the Celebrated Henry
0l' Lowib WA, Bbriort, PA.
Sunenif, Jan. II, JSet.
JOHN P. HAAS,
Dealer (a all kinds. of '
ANTHRACITE COAL,
I prepared to supply all kirdt of Antbraeite Coal
"frum lit Bbamukin Coai Kegioa at aheap rates.
MIDDLS WHAr, oujuiai, tm.,
ill rA r nroatmfiT n.I4
trclfullytolioiUd.
JOHS f. HAAS.
spoouuiiy sonciw your patronage. isp$cial attan
ion paid to fiUjfg and dressing teeth. Tenth ex
rooted without vain, br using Narootic scrav
'loh I bare used foi
INTRODUCED INTO AMERICA,
FROM GERMANY", in 1 83 5.
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS,
and
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC.
l-KBPARED BT DR. C. M. JAOKSOX,
raiLADCLPUIA, TA.
tkt grtatett knou.-n rtmtdici for
Livov Complaint,
DYSPEPSIA,
Nervous Debility,
JAUNDICE,
Diseases of the Kidneys,
ERUPTIONS of the SKIN,
nit nil niseasea arising from a Die
ordered Liver, Stomach, or
1111-VItITr OF TUB BLOOD.
Rtad tht fnVtiairg tvmptnm$, and if yrm find that
yur tytttm ii ajTwltd by mny of tlitm, you may rut
aitured that cfi'irutt hat ctmm'netd itt'atttnk on tht
most imporUoil organs nf yiwr hotly, and unUsl soon
thecktd by tht utt of powerful rrmtditt, a mtieraMs
lift, son Uminating in death, mill bt Uu rerutt.
Constipation, Flatulence, Inward Pilet,
Fulness of Blood to the Head, Acidity
of the Stomach, Nausea, Huart
burn. Distrust for Food, Fulnesa
or Weicnt in tba Btomaoh,
Bour Eructations, Sink
lng or k-l"tt.6rinB at the Fit
of tho tStumaoh, tiwiuamln? of
thn Head. Hurried or DiBIoult
Breathing, Fluttering at the Heart,
Choking or Suffocating Sensations when
in a I,yingPosture, Dimness of Vision,
Dots or Webs before the Sight,
Dull Fain In the Head, Defi
ciency of Perspiration, Yel
lowness of tho Bkin and
Eyes, Fain in the Bids,
Bade, Chest, Limbs, etc, Bud
den Flushes of Heat, Burning in
the Flesh, Constant Iuiagimuea of
Evil, aud Oreat Depression of Spirits.
All ttse indioatt ditw f tht Liver or Digtslivt
Organs, combined with itapwt blvoa.
Oooflnnb'fi crmcm Sitters
1 nt ively vtgef n nd rontttii no
liquor. It In n compound of Fluid 10
tracts Tlie HooU, Herba, and Barks
from wliU-li thi-Nc f ilincti are mntle
are ntlivred In Germany All tlie
medicinal virtues arc extracted from
tli em by a scientific chemist Tlieva
extracts are then forwarded to this
country to be nurd rxirewly fr the
manufxrt ure of I liene Hitters Tliera
Is no alcoholic subviance of any kind
nsed In :ompouiidliiK liltters.
hence It Is the only Hitlers that can
be ufced In cmfiulirre alcoliollo stlm
ttlanis arc not advisable
fiooflrtirtfs Ocrmau (Tonic
is a ctmbinttitm nf all thn ingvtiUmti of the Hitlers,
with rem S, inta L'rut Itum, Oran;f, tte. Itisuttd far
tht ramt di retire at Ctt iiitttr, 1,1 eases u hsie s mt
pure alohr-iit; stimulus is r-fttirrd. 2-iti will Ltar in
Ptind thttt tc rtmfififs are entirely rrttjroiil from
tiny vt'u'rs aiwtisrd fr the curt of tht dttras'i
nutnt'i, these being scientific jtreptira firms of medicitwl
extract!, it-'dVe tht r.'tr art ?:r Ufcsetiutts of rum
in svwefm'ia. The TuNIU is iieci'leiliy one if tht nwst
pit ttaut and tigremble remedies trtr n'Te.rtd to tht
jmblit. Its tust'e is trqtiititt. It is apU'ature to takt
tf, wWe its l,'e-f!ii'infft exhilarating, end medicinal
fltiuurtfi Aiive caused it to be known ut tftc greatest of
all tmiict.
CONSUMPTION.
TUonsnitds of ae, Win n tlie pn
(lent cujiimtied he was nH.lrteil itii
this terrible ttseaet have been cured
lyy t tie un of t lies e reined I ese Kxtreraa
emaclal Ion, debility, and rough are
the u sun 1 at teiidniit m upoik se vera
cnxei of dysiK'jmla or disease of the
cllfccotlve orKfin. Kvcii In rases of
genuine Con urn pilot, t hese remedies
Mill bv found of the grrntrMt benefit
streagtheulng and Invigorating.
DEBILITY.
There is n me di sine efat (i ffnrftnnds Otrvxnn
BUt-TS or T'-nic mi vases f Debility. The impart m
true mid riotr to tht uhU system, stitn-jthtn V,t an
ylite caut an enjoyment of the fi, tnalle tit
sltnnw.h to digest it, purify the llodt givt a goa
sound, hezUhy co-nin'xn, eradicate tht. yellow tinge
from the eye, impart a liotm to ttt clueks, and change
the p ttifiit frwi a shortJreiithed, emaciated, uenic,
and nr mis' invalid, to a JtUl-factd stout, and vigor
ous il.
Veak and Delicate Children
are mude stionQf by using the llltters
or 'l'oulc In fticl, they are Family
Alcdlclnew They cuu be administered
with perfect snfety to a child three
mouths old, the most delicate female,
or a man of ninety
Thus JZemeJics arc Vtt bat
Ulood rurlllcx'a
si er fcAou n, and tciH curt all diseases resulting frem
li t lU-r-d.
K pyw hlwt purr 1 ,rp ymir Liver in order;
herp your dinextire arjuns 01 a sound, healthy cundi
tio?, ly the ust of Uttte remedies, and nt) disease wtfl
toer usiud you.
si mm H
Ladies vrho tvlsh a fair skin and
good complexion, free from a yellow
lath tinge and all other dlngui emeut
Should use thtfse remedies oceanlon
ally The Liver In perfect order, and
the blood pure, vlli result In spark,
ling eyes aud blooming cheeks
C A V TP X O N
Tbtjffatuf f Crrman JUmtdies are counterfeited.
The genuine hare the sittnnture of V JM. jeeckaon
em tte frent of the outside wrapper of each bottle, and
!'. name rf the article OUwn in cash tfrttU All otfier$
a-e counterfeit, m tmn
I'housands of letters have been re
aelved,teiiiifyiug to the virtue of these
reuiedlvs
BEAD THE KD00WEKDA.TI0N3,
FKOM HON. GEO. W. WOOUWAHD,
Cliol Juitics of tli Suprouis Cum t of rn!iylvsni,
ruiLiDCLruu, Mahch 16:b, 1807.
I .And "7rt7orirf'i German Bitters" is nrt an into
icjiwg hfrerayet but is a good tmic, useful in disor
dtrs of the oitestire organs, and of great benefit in
cate4 of debiU'.g and want of nervous aUion in th$
system. I'ourt truly,
GiuO. IV. WOODWARD.
TOOM nON. JAMES THOMPSOV,
Jutlgs of tho Supreme Cum t of Pennsylvania.
I'KH.r tLPiiiA, Afmt JSili,
I consider ' Ilooflund's German Bit
ter t" a vttlunbttt tttiticiv In ee of at
tacks of Indigestion or lyspeala I
ceu certify this from my eiperleiica
of It Yours, with reMpeet,
JAMEk TliO.llbO.
t:m REV.JOSKPU II. KENNAflD, D.D.,
VdhU-r of the Tenth li'twt Cbiuch, l'hilrvdlphia.
tR. Jakhox Df4U Pm : I have teen frequently r
Settled tu connect mtf ninu with rwmmntaHnHs of
invent k inds f medicthes, but rfjardiny the practice
as Qut of my appmprMU inlin e, I huw. m alt cases de
clined ; but ivWi a clear proof in various iimtmut, and
Jtrli-:tdiry in m j ow fnw ill, tf the uffulhtss of tr.
1 1 ft o nd's (Jerman Hitters, depart f'ar nnoe from iy
Usual corrset to epre$e sny fall coiiricti mi th'tt 1
Bctionil tli liiiity of tljJ yti.u. sit J tMMH-iHlly htiAjmr
Ctii1uiiit, ii tt a kulti hi id VsiiuaUa justKiMUm. In
some casts it uuiyfail ; but uunlty, f dentbt not, U wilt
he veiy benejictat to UiOte whm surfer frun tli about
cawu. lours, isery resprc' fulti,
J. U. Kr SXAIin,
igitih, belou) (Xalei 3L
Prica of the Bitters, 1.00 per bottle
Or, ft half dosea for $5.09
Price of the Tooio, 91.60 pe bottle
Or, a half dozen for 97.50.
Tht Tonic U put up In puu I buttles.
Mecvlleei that it is Dr. IJofJland! German Remedies
that art S universally used and so highly rdintmtid
ed; and ant alUnv tW JsruMuU to indues yu to
lukt any thing eiu Vat he may say is just as ?,
su'u lis mutUt a iuryer prJd w it. These Ksmediet
unit bt itvil by fmrtss to any teoatitg upon jpn$utien
to tht
.' PULVCIPAt 0TFlC:t
AT THE GERMAN MEDICINE STORE,
.NV 031 A HCU t THKt f, llUladilphia.
CHAB. M. EVANS, Proprietor,
f wiusrly 0. M. JAOKSON k GO.
These fTemedles are for sale by
Drug ii, tktorekeeuerst said Aiedl
me Hnbi' ever ultere
m notferjit to iMMrm wcS te arhek yen sstM
r sW SgeS tm fains.
POETICAL.
THE BAILOR BOY'S TABEWELL.
Farewell to fnther, blessed Vinlk, .
In spite of metal, spite of bulk,
His oable soon mny slip ;
While yet the parting tear Is moist,
Tbe flag of gratitude I'll hoist
In duty to the ship.
Farewell to mothor, firs t-1ss the,
Who launched mo on life's stormy its,
And retrod me fore and aft J
Mny Proridcnco her limbers spare,
And keep her bull in good repair,
To tow the smaller craft.
Farowell to sister, lorely yacht,
But whether she'll be manned or Dot
I cannot now foresee ;
May some good ship a tender prsre,
Well found in stores of truth and lore,
And take her under lea.
Farewell to George, the jolly boat,
And all tbe IHtlo oraft afloat,
In home's delightful bay ;
When they arrive at sailing age,
May wisdom prove the Ventbor gasge,
And guide thorn on their way.
Farewell to all on life's rude main,
And though wo no'er may msot again,
Through stress of stormy weathor;
Yet summoned by the head above,
We'll harbor in tbe port of love,
And all be moored togother.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Jloya, Learn a Trade.
The desire so manifest emonp parents of
tbe present age to bring their suns up to any
other vocation than that of the mechanic is
a grievous error, and is one of the cuusvs of
so many young mun being turned loose upon
the world, helpless, shiftless and dcpeurlent.
The young tnau who is muster of any branch
oi tho mechauic art is independent for lite.
He can start out in any direction to seek hit
fortune, carrying with him that which will
generally enable hi in to earn his daily bread.
It is worth to him, in the battle of life, more
than a purse containing a thousand dollars,
provided be possessed the money nud not the
trade. The money Will soon melt away in
a fruitless search for employment, but the
trade is a never failing mine, to which he rnn
always resort in case of need. Some young
men have the tact necessary to enable them
tu get along prosperously without a trade,
but the majority who are thus brought up
become utterly helpless if they should huppen
to be thrown upon their own resources to
secure the means of livelihood.
There are thousands of business . men in
Baltimore, and some of them among the
most prosperous, who were journeymen me
chanics in early life. We know of a very
successful wholesale clothier, who was once
a journeyman carpenter; a retired tobacco
nist, who worked as a journeyman printer in
his younger days ; a journeyman printer,
who is now a prosperous wholesale grocery
merchant; a journeyman tailor, who is at
the head of one of the lareot wholesale shoe
houses in the city ; a jnurnvyninn shoemaker,
who is conducting a life insurance company,
aud several journeymen mechHiiics who have
becomf successful membeii uf the bar. I he
eiperieuce gained, and habits of industry
and perseverance acquired in learning a
trade, sharpen a young man's wits, and if he
bus native capacity fur other business pur
suits, they are still open to him, with hi
mechanical prolvstiuu to lull buck upon in
case of adversity.
The mechanic, if he cannot obtain work in
uis native place, can go out upon the world
with confidence that he Can end employment
somewhere. The jouug man brought uu
behind a counter or at a desk is a Imld man
if he ventures away from homo without fundi
snllhient to bring him back nrnia. Me feels
that lie must remain within hailing distance
of friends or relatives, and that his chances
among strangers are not such as to warrant
him' in traveling far. The mechauic is inde
pendent, nud, if industrious and sober, sel
dom becomes a dependent. Let a clerk get
out of employment, and unless he is a very
efficient book keeper or an expert salesman,
hit chances for a new situation are very poor.
It lie should Lave a family dependent upon
him, hi situation is desperate, and he be
comes gloomy, despondent and hopeless. He
is ready to go at anything that will secure
bread for his children, and must accept what
ever wages he can get.
"Give all tlie boys a good trade, ' were tlie
dying words of a mother of five sons, uttered
in our bearing many years ago. All five of
these tons were given good trades, and when
they came to manhood were fatherless,
motherless, almost friendless and penniless.
They worked for a time as journeymen, and
scattered around the country. They are still
living and fathers of families, but not one of
them has for many years followed the
mechanical profession to which he served an
apprenticeship. They learned with their
trades habits of industry, and acquired gen
eral intelligence, which has enabled them to
take to more lucrative pursuits than those of
ournevmen mechanics, borne ot them in
their first attempt failed, and fell back upon
their trades tor a livelihood, hut are now all
settled lor life, tolerably prosperous, and w ill
in all probability never again handle the
tools which they ltaroed to use in their boy
hood. But there are thousands of journey
men mechanics who, being possessed of good
business capacity, become master mechanic?,
and accumulate wealth by a steady adher
ence to their professioa.
There is, however, a difficulty in cities to
secure places for boys to learn trades. The
trades Lnious prohibit an employer troin
taking more thun two apprentices. If he
takes more than the given number, the mem
bers of the Union will not work for him.
Th fa shows the independence of the methauio
oviT the clerk or book keeper, but we do
not think that it shows his widom. The
mechanic in Baltimore, under, this stringent
rule, can with dilhculty find place to put
hia own boys to learn trades. If he finds a
place for bim, he has no choice either in the
character of the business he is to learn or the
character of the master to whom he inden
tures him. Instead of keeping up the sup-.
ply, ana tilling up the Increased cltumnrt lor
mechanics with his own children, the city
woikmun keeps down the number to make
room for the thousand of onlv partially
skilled workmen who come from tli country
town where Trades Union do not prevail.
This may be wisdom, but we must confess
that we do not see it iu that light.
There are aom master mechanics who are
capable nf bringing op boys, and making
them good workmen and good men, whilst
others are wholly unfit to have charg of
them in any way. Some employers could
make money with boys, whilst others cannot
manage them, and have no desire to tuke
upon themselves the respontibility. Still
each ia limited the same, aud probably not
more (ban two-tliirds ut the Dumber ol ap
prentices tbe Union allow are at any Urn
learning th various trade. It is a remnant
bl th eld atd DUb war agaiott labor-
saving machinery, and it is time that the
boys should have the same chance to choose
their professions, select their masters, and
acquire the independent position of journey
men me chanins that their fathers and grand
fathers had before them. Give tliein un op
portunity to follow manly pursuits, and
abandon the yard stick to the girls, to whom
it properly belongs. Baltimore American.
Home AO'cctloti.
When we think that every house might
be cheered by intelligence, disinterestedness
and refinement, and then remember in how
many houses the higher powers and affec
tions of human nature are buried asin tombs,
what a darkness gathers over society I Well
may the cloud of darkness deepen and en
large, especially after so much boasting of
ours tint we are in the van of tlie nations
of the world for intelligence and refinement
and general culture. How many homes are
really cheered and mada perpetually happy
by the introduction of suitable books, of
music, or of interesting social conversation ?
In how many homes might not un almost
miraculous change be wrought by tho intro
duction of amu9ements,the presence of which
gives birth to a brood of new thoughts,
awakens a distinct class of domestic associ
ations, stimulates the higher and warmer
sentiments, opens the social faculties to tho
performance of a good and healthy work,
and insensibly draws all members of a family
together, making one whole and harmonious
circle, where before was, perhaps, only dis
cord. The influences of these little things
are far more potent and permanent than
people generally have an idea of ; they work
actively, even if they are not seen, in the
very fact of their operation. We greatly err
when we underrate these influences ; for they
take hold closely and powerfully on our lives
and our happiness. A family in whose
midst no radiance springs from the workings
of Affection, and the exchange of sweet and
high and tender sentimeut, is a dweller iu
regions of darkness indeed, and will never
know their real capacity for enjoyment until
1 hey have come out of this vulley of gloom
and despair. What wonder that our public
affairs ate in such a state of confusion, when
private lives are, so many of them, unsatis
factory and in darkness.
The 11 jittery of JldUing.
The world at large does not understand
the mysteries of a uewspuper ; aud as in a
watch the bauds, that are seen, are but the
passive instruments of l lie springs, which
are never seen, so in a newspaper tlie most
worthy causes of its prosperity are often
leat.t observed or known. Who supects
the benefit which the paper derives from the
enterprise, the vigilunce, and the watchful
fidelity of the publisher ? Who pauses to
think how much of the pleasure of reading
is derived from the skill and care of the
printer t We I eel the blemishes ol printing
if tht-y exist, but seldom observe the excel
lences. We eat a hearty dinner, but do not think
of the farmer that raises the material thero
of, or the cook that prepares thein with in
finite pains and skill. But a cook of vege
tables, meat, pasty, and infinite bon-bons,
hna a paruriisaicid oi'.'cu in comparison with
an editor. Before bun pas all the e.'icbnnQ
newspapers, lid is to know nil their
contents, to maik for other eyes the matter
that requires attention. His bcisora are to
he alert, and clip wi'.li incessant in.iustry
all tlie IiiHh itt-nis thut tOL'tlher form
fO I
large un interest iu the news department
He passes in review, each week, every Hiutn
in tlie Union, through the newspaper lens.
He looks Hcnss the ocean and sees strange
lunds, and, follow ing the sun, he searches
tdl around the world for material. It will
require but one second for the reader to
take in n hut two hours' search produced.
By him are rend the manuscripts that swarm
the ollice like flies in July. It is his frown
that dooms them. It is his hand that con
denses a whole page iuto a liue. It is his
discreet sternness that restricts sentimental
obituaries ; and gives poets a twig ou which
to sit and bing their first lays.
And the power behind the throne iu
newspapers, as in higher places, is some
times as importaut as the throne, itself.
Correspondents, occasional or regular, stand
in awe at the sileut power w hich has the
lust glance at nn article, and may send it
forth in glory or humility. And, in short.
as the health of the body depends upon a
gooil digestion, so the health of a newspa
per depends upon thut vigorous digestion
which goes on by means ol tne editor.
Ought they not to be honored f And
since little famo attends them, they should
at least have their creuturo comforts multi
plied. i. W. Beecher.
Help the Poou. This is a season of the
year when many a poor family needs help
not alms but remunerative employment.
Some will apply for alms ; others, perhaps
more needy, will stiller in silence. It is sug
gested that th money expended in alms,
public and private, if used to give employ,
ment to the poor in clearing the sidewalks
nd in doing other jobs for the accommoda
tion and comfort of the public, would be
more likely to reach the really deserving and
to more effectually relieve want than it does
when bestowed without any returns for it.
It is much better to help the poor to help
themselves than to bestow alms and make
paupers of them. Every city has an army of
poor, who would gladly work and eurn a
living, if they had a chance, but who eke
out miserable existence and to a great ex
tent become object of charity; while, if some
system were adopted whereby employment
could be given them, the money bestowed
upon them in alms would keep the streets
clean and complete many a public work
which is now done at an extra expeuse.
True public economy would give work to tho
able bodied, and aim only to th helpless.
DnEssiJiri for Church. Very estimable,
and w trust very religious young women,
sometimes enter the bouse of God in a cos
tume which makes th act of devotion in
them aeeiu almost a burlesque. When a
risk little creator come into a pew with
ber hair frizzled till it stands on ends in a
most startling manner, rat.tling strings of
beads and bit of tinsel, sli may look ex
ceedingly pretty and piyuantt; and if th
cum there for a game ol cmquU, or a tab
leau party, would be a'l in very good taste;
but as ah cin to confess that she is mise
rable sinner, end to renounce all pomps and
vanities that sb hat done the thing she
ouiiht not to hav done, and left undone the
things she oiif ht to have done as she takes
upon her lipa oiost solemn and tremendous
words, whose meaning rum far le.Tond lifo
into a sublime eternity there it discrepancy
which would b ludicrous if it werv not
melancholy. Un. 11. B, BtVH,
Dt:T? op IloAD Stil'EKViaoiis What Con
ttitntct a Good Rijnd. The follow ing recent
decision in a judicial district of this State,
where a supervisor was Indicted for neglect
ing to keep the public roads in good orrler,
will commend itself to iho common s.ense of
tho community everywhere. Tho judge's
charge of what is to be considered a legal
road, mid what are the duties of supervisors
has not been so well delivered before, or un
derstood. An understanding of what the
law is has long been wanting ; and if
the roads are not hereafter kept "in good
repair nnd free from obstructions," the fault
will be with the citizens. The judgo speak
of the duties of supervisors, as follows :
It is the business of the supervisors of the
public highways to keep the roads in their
respective townships in good order for use
to have all new roads properly construct
cd ami old ones carefully repaired. They
are not vested with authority to judge how
tn'jch spare the travel in a particular place,
requires, nor how poor or indiflerent a road
will answer its purposo. To tho full extent
that the ground has been appropriated to
the public use, by the law, it must bo open
ed, the entire space constructed into a good
ond convenient highway, and bo thereafter
continually kept in such condition. Tore
move the fences und throw the urouud open
or, in addition, to plow a ditch ort cither
ide, is not to construct a road within th
meaning of the law. Tho ground must be
made reasonable smooth, freed from ob
structions, and put in such shape that the
water will drain off to tho side, leaving the
roadway dry and solid.
Where the width is fixed at thirty-five feet
(as is usual), or at any other limit, it is be
cause the court, aided by the report of a
jury, has determined that this space is ne
cessary. And whether this determination
be wise or not the supervisors cannot con
sider. Their iluty is simply to obey the or
der of the Court and the Act of Assembly,
to open the road to the entiro extent, and
keep it thereafter free from obstructions and
in good repair. If it is not needed to ac
commodate travel, care should be taken
that the court is properly informed and the
road not established ; or if it has already
been established, that it be vacated. But
so long as it remains upon the records as a
public highway it must be kept in good
order for use. If any part of it be obstruct
ed by fences, rocks (that can be removed),
holes, or the like, such obstruction consti
tutes a nuisance nud renders the supervi
sors liable to indictment. And in case of
injury to any one, in person or property, from
this cause; the supervisors are liable in dam
ages to the full extent of the loss thus sus
tained. Aud it may be w ell that the people
of the townships should understand that
they, too, aro responsible in their corporate
capacity, for such loss. The supervisors are
llieir agents, anil their safety in this respect
requires tout they should elect suitable men
to the office, and see that they perform their
duty. The subject is one of deep interest
to the public. No intelligent persou can
fail to appreciate the advantage of good
roads, nor to tec that what H saved by with
holding the means necessary to have them,
is poor uimpensation indeed for the wear
and tear of teams und vehicles, to say no
thing of the incoveiiietice, delay, vexatioa
and danger of traveling ou bad ones.
Rci.Ks Foil (ir.EEN Skvikks. 1. Kcver
try to skate in two directions at once. This
b ut lias often been utU lopied by new begin
ners; but never successfully. It a'uvuys ends
in tonow.
2. K it a few njipK's for rf'iecui.icut's sake
I whili skating, ond be sure ti throw core on
I the ice for fast skaters to break their shins
over. Fast skitters are your enemies, and
should not be ullowed to enjoy themselves
peaceably.
3. Sit. down occasionolly.no matter where
right in tho way of the rest of the party,
if you want to. There is no law to prevent
a new beginner from sitting down whenever
he has a'i iticliuuliou to do so.
4. When you meet a particularly hand
some lady, try to tkutu on both sides of her
at onco. This is' very pretty, and sure to
create a sensation. If the lady's big brother
is in sigiit, It is wen to oum '.ma.
5. Skute over all the small boys at once.
Knock 'em clown. It makes great fun, and
they like it.
6. If you skate into a hole in the ice take
it coolly. Think how you would feel if the
water was boiling hot.
7. If your skates are too slippery buy a
new pair. Keep buying new pair till you
find a pair that are not slippery.
8. Iu sittiug (Iowa, do it gradually.
Don't be too sudden ; you might breuk th
ice.
9. When you fall headlong examine the
Straps of your skutes before you get up. This
will make every body tlnuK you lei l because
your skate was loose. Beginners always do,
you know.
nr .
10. Wear a heavy overcoat, or cloak, till
you get thoroughly warmed up, and then
throw it oh", and let the wind cool you. This
will insure a find cold thut wilt last you as
long a you live.
11. After you get an that you can skate
tolerably well, skate yourselves sick imme
diately. Don't be reasonable about it ; skate
three or four hours skate frantically skate
till ymi can't stand up. Do this every day,
and it will be sure to make you sick at last;
and then you may die, aud that will be
excellent ; it will b tuth a good example to
the rest of the young peopte.
Tbe Champio Eater of the United Statet
it named Jotiuh Plumb. A few day ago he
entered a reataurant in Hudson, N, Y., and
offered to eat all that any one would pay
for. The challenge having been accepted,
disposed of the following articles : Ten
pieces of apple pie, six corn cakes, a quarter
of a pound of crackers, six cups ef peanuts,
thirty pickled clams, four lemons, an ounce
of candy, and two bow It of clam soup. He
then drank six tumblers of water, and offered
to eat u hundred raw oysters. No one doubted
hi ability tu accomplish the feat, but no
on was willing to pay for the oysters, and
so he went off grumbling that he wasn't half,
full.
An Official Report on the railway disasters
in Great Britain last year shows that 09
persons were killed and 795 wounded total,
utte tlwusand and Jovrtun. Of the person
killed, 205 were servant of the companies
or contractors, and 08 of the wounded. The
fcii.iiicant note it added, that the report of
accidents to servants of the companies and
contractor cannot be looked upon a com
plete, as many railway "companies, not being
required to do so by law, do not report to
the Board of Trade every accident which
may befall this clan of pertont. The total
number of passenger who traveled was (50..
508.983 in Fogland alone.
Mrs. Fuote, wife of the Commissioner of
Patents, it (aid to be an inventor. One of
ir inventions is tfap'.es skate.
Tub Nkw Postagr Stamps. Tho new
pnatugo stamps will bo somewhat smaller
than those in use at present, but they are
of a superior style and finish, with a nov
elty in design. The two cent stamp con
tains an engraving of a post boy on horse
buck in full spied. The threo cent has a
locomotive under lull head of steam, the
great carrier of our domestic service. The
five-cent stamp contains a head of Wash
ington. The tou cent, the finest of all in
design and execution, has a miniature en
graving of the Declaration of Independence,
executed with such delicacy and precision
that tho picture suffers nothing under the
magnifying glass. Tho twelve-cent stamp
has an ocean steamship, and the thirty cent
has a finely executed engraving of the sur
render of Burgoyne.
Two gentlemen nf Schuylkill county,
Pennsylvania, have invented a boow melt
ing machine, for removing 'the snow f;om
railroad tracks. The machine is simply an
engine boiler placed in a car, and a tender
on top of the boiler. From the boiler a pipe
lends front and bock of tho car, down to
within a few inches of the road bed, and ex
tends from rail to rail, where they are per
forated with small holes to permit the jets
of steam to net on the snow while the ma
chine is being pushed by a locomotive, or
city railway car drawn by horses. If suc
cessful, this invention will nrov highly
valuable
Bayard Taylor advises nersons coins to
Rome to select a beggar and give bim a
stated weekly allowance. He will soon come
to expect it only on the regulur day ; and,
moreover, he will privately manage that you
are not importuned by his brethern, at least
iu his quarter of the city. In my case this
plan worked very satisfactorily. "My beggar
greeted mo with a bow and smile for six
days, held out his hat on the seventh, and
allowed no one in the neighborhood to make
a claim upon me.
The coin interest to be paid by the Gov
ernment in January will be larger than any
previous half yearly payment, reaching an
aggregate sum of thirty millions of dollars,
and including the interest on three differeut
issues of Five twenties, and three other forms
of debt. As nearly all of the securities on
which interest w ill be paid are held by our
own people, tho gold will be retained in
this couutry.
A White oak treo was lately cut near I
Haney's Bridge, Pa., on the lino of tho
Brandywino and Reading Railroad. It was
two hundred and twenty-five years old, and
six feet across the stump at the ground, and
contains seven cords of wood. It was sound
and- healthy, and had the railroad not en
croached on it, might have lived several
hundred years longer. When William Penn
founded Philadelphia and formed a treaty
with the Indians it was a good-sized sapling,
und was more thau one hundred and twenty
five years old when the battlcof Brandywiue
was fought.
There is nothing that adds so much to a
woman's beauty as a neat and tasty hood.
Many a bachelor hat lost his heart when
gazing at the sweet features of soma passing
lady, us they peep forth from the surrouud
ing fur of a close-fitting hood. But there is
a hood that disfigures the features of the
most attractive face, and that is falsehood !
General Early, in a letter to the Richmond
Dispatch, states that there is nn truth in the
stuteinent made by Mr.Pollard, that General
Stonewall Jucksou once, recommended a
uiolit attack to be made by assailants strip
ped nuked and armed with bo'Viu knivci.
A burglar on trial in Hartford, Conn.,
conducted Lis own defence, and pleaded
tho C'lle-IIiscock decision as a precedent
that no mia who commits crime is suno.
Tlie colored men cf Western Pennsylvania
have called a convention at Pittsburg, on
29th itist., to initiate a strong and determined
movement to gain the elective franchise.
Tlie Dresden (Germany) tradesmen have a
society to protect themselves against dishon
est debtors, numbering 4,000 members. It
publishes lists of people w ho are "bad pay."
Tho Log cholera ia prevailing in several
portions of Amherst county, Va., and num
bers of hogs are daily dying from its effects.
HUMOROUS.
In some places, where a preacher gets a
footing, it is sometimes easier to get a
'meetin' house" full than to get wherewith
to support the laborer, who it nowhere more
"worthy of his hire." A preacher in a fron
tier settlement had been collecting money
for some church object. There were still
some twentv dollars wauting, aud after
vain efforts to make up tho deficiency he I
plainly intimated, as lie locked the church
door one day after service, that he inteuded
to have that said twenty dollars before any
one left the house. At tho same time he
set tho example by tossing five dollars on
the table. Another put down a dollar, and
so on. The parson read out every now and
then the state of the funds : "Thar's seven
and a half, my fiiends." "Thar's nine and a
quarter," "Ten and six bits are all that are
in the hat, fiiends and Christian brethren."
Slowly it mounted up. "Twelve and a half."
"Fourteen." "Fifteen." "Sixteen and three
bits," and so on until it struck at nineteen
dollars and a half. "It ouly wants fifty
ceots, friends, to make up tho amount. Will
nobody make it up i" Everybody has sub
scribed, and not a cent moro was forthcom
ing. Silence reigned, and how long it
might have lasted it was difficult to say, had
not a half dollar been thrown through the
open window, and a rough explanatory
voice shouted, "Here parson, there't yer
money ; let out my gal. I'm about tired
wailiu' for her 1"
"An unloved wife," who ought to know
t that which she speaks, because she hat
bad so much experience, says that tbe rea
son that ladies look so much to money in
the matter of marriage, is, that now a days
they so seldom find anything else in a man
worth having.
A young lady, the other day, In the course
of a lecture, said ; "Get married, young man,
and be quick about it, too.' Don't wait for
the millenium, hoping that the girls would
turn angels before you trust yourself to one
ef them. A pretty thing you would be
alongside of an angel, wouldn't you, you
brut."
A lady in Boston, who wtt about giving
party to the member of the Protestant
Episcopal convention, tent for Mr,S , a
caterer, to assist in the preparations. lie
asked if the intended to give a dancing
party. She replied thut it w as to bo mainly
composed of clergymen. "In that case,
inadame," said be, "1 would advise you to
nrovide bouutifullr. Thtai uiou folk are
I dreadful eaten whto ii' free !"
A bashful youth was pacing his adihvssuf
to a gay lass of tho country, who hud 1; i ;'
despaired of brintdug things to a ciLit. '' .;
called one day when bIio was at home ulov.
After settling the merits of the weather, fv:
girl mid, looking xlyly into hU lu x : ' I
dreamed of you lust night." "Did yr.j, .
hy now t" "ies, 1 dreamed ' that ;-rj
kissed me." Do tell, now? And liv .: !
you dream yonr mother said V" ;
dream 'd she was not nt home." A i:. ;.i
dawned on the youth's intellect, a sin;;
sound broke the stillness, nr.d in lest
four months they were married.
"AGRICULTURAL, &lT
1011111-5 aud ICg'tfi.
A good deal of experience has laugh! t'-"
that success iu the poultry yard U pi nils
much upon good guniTal inucaeimnt : J
upon any one thing. When the tggsol'ni.y
hens indifferently are kept for the purp .
of raising young chickens, nnd w lieu lit ;";
attention is paid' to. the particular b'j ij
reserved for laying, it will in fereiul La
found that the profits are smrili, and t
quality of fowls raised rapidly (leteriorut :i
In addition to the usual plan of H''.u;t:
only the best formed and quietest hens I-.'.
breeding purposes, we have found it ui
advantage to pay considerable attention '- 1
the age of tho fow ls which we retain. I'
i the production of eggs for domestic con
sumption. w never kp hem clviom; tn.;r
second year, but for raising chickens "'.'
have found it to be poor policy to tmpl iy
eggs laid by hens less than two years ol 1.
We have always found that the chit Ut : 1
from the older hens are more easily raise i,
have stronger constitutions, and turn c. v..
every way better than thoso raised f.-..':i
pullets eggs. The eggs consequently cci'.
more, but the extra expense is but a i-m :'..
item on the number of eggs usualiy employ
ed for hatching.
In order to have eggs daring winter, be
sides tho UsuhI appliances of nuat, li .:. ,
tnud, bones. &c we always inake. tuiv 1::'
J having some very early chickens. The puli' a
ot tlicso wul commence to lay 111 OctoLu :
November, and will lay throughout
winter. Next season we"urlt u lew nf
very best of these and keep them as breed
the balance being fattened and k' ! d ol, i -soon
as they have positively cea?i ! . .: ;
All mis iiuio it is w oncieiiui How nil, i t
hens take on fat. We ofleu sec uoeor.u:.. -hens
not laying because they are ton
When considering the ease w ith whi .1 b !
fatten as soon as they ceaso laying for 1.
season, we have often thought that tl.o f
way to state the case is that they latter
because they did not lay. At this nge
lightfulty tender nnd juicy, nnd we wm :
about ns soon think of fattening a cow tl -.
gave twenty quarts of milk a day as to thir '.;
of fattening a laying hen. Country O'mti-.-man.
How to Ghkt Grapis Vines. A co
respondent of the Ashville, N. O., JW"-
Farmer says, that the -proper way to irru
tho graoe vine is to cut the icions l etwee -the
first of December and the last of Juini.i
ry, and pack away ia a box, bedded '. t
sand, and keep them in a cellar uu' ' '. ;'
leaves of tho vines to bo grafted are ha:'
grown, then dig dowu below tho coii&r,
the point whero the roots of tho vine radi
ate, and search for tho largest nud rur,--.
thrifty, culling them loose from the collar,
and with pegs bringing them to a horizon
tal position. Cut off' the end smoothly and
gralt just as you would au upplo tree, leav
ing at least two buds or eyes, and then
pb'.co a large hill around it, reaching to th
top of the graft, covering the upper bud
an inch with loose dirt, frco from clods, at: 1
then if the graft fails to grow, it is becaut.'.'
the scions bud lost their itality before tin;
work was dono. If the roots are thrifty and
in rich ground, the vines will grow eight to
sixteen feet in length the first year, nud
will grow a crop of grapes the tecoud ymr.
How ya Make a Ckaxberuy Pik. There
are various ways to do it. Some make th: m
open, like a custard or squash pie. This h
good, but not so good as to cover like Hit
npp!e pic. Do not stew the berries, i.s toi:u
do, before baking, but slit each berry w i'h
a knife. This will preserve the freshness of
the fruit, w hich is quite an important thing.
A. couec-cupiui 01 oernes ana an equal
quantity of white sugar will make a niidium
sized pie. Those who like a sweet pic should
have more sugar, also more beriies if desired.
Bake as usual. A littlu flour silted over tho
fruit gives it a thicker consistence. On
thing should not be forgotten add a small
tea cupful of wutcr. We will givo the ra
c.cipt in short: One. coffee cupful of slit
berries, the shuiO quantity of white sugar,
(half the quantity of water, with a little floii:
added or not. I his is one ot the very best
pies for variety es well m good eating.
Countiy Uettlcman.
Mince Ties. The following receipt for
minco pies, which are now iu season, is re
commended to the editor of the Germantown
Telegraph by the lady who has used it for
many years. Boil a fresh beef tongue tender,
let it get cold, then chop it fine, with one
pound of suet, ono half peck of apples, two
pounds of currants picked aud washed very
carefully, one pound of citron sliced, half au
ounce each of powdered cloves, alt pice, cin
namnn und ginger; three pints of sweet cider,
one piut of Madeira, half a pint of biandy,
with enough sugar to sweeten to your taste.
This will make a large full jur.
To Cook Si'are-Hib. Tako a whole tide
of fresh spare-rib, break the bonet to at to
bo able to curve them-nicely, fold them to
gether with the bonet inward, then with
itrong thread sew the edges firmly, leaviug
a space at one end to put in the tilliug, which
should bo prepared as if for fowls ; after till
ing them finish the sow ing, sprinkle a little
salt aud pepper over it, end roast one bour.
Do not put much water iu the pao. 6'tr
viantoun 1'eUgrih.
Good Rusks. 5Jrs. A. Bland, in the West
ern llural, givet the following receipt for
making a first class light biscuit:
Two tea cups of sugar, two thirds of a cup
of butter, two eggt. Beat these well to
gether, add on pint of tweet milk and one
of good lively yeatt, and flour sufficient to
make a soft sponge. Set it where it will bo
warm. Next morning knead in more flour
aud let it rite again, then mould into biscuits
and when light bake them iu a moderate
oven.
CatLDi.Ains As thi severe weather may
make many ufferers from tbe above, it may
be a kindnett U give a simple but efficacious
remedy viz: saltpetre dissolved in water,
very ttroug and rubbed all ovtr and into
th Land -d foot till dry several tirr ti
day, etpeel .ty when thry 'infl.m er at it.
riuttd.