IHE SUNBURY AMERICAN. is PtrausnitD kvkrt sattjbhat bt EM'L WILVEBT, Proprietor, Moore A Dlsslnger's Building, Marktt Bqaart, A 81.50 I AdrUM. It not paid within 6 Months frJa. Sttbncripiiont futon far tut than H Mmtfi. Coniwrsn with this establishment is an ezton IvcNEW JOB OFFICE, containing a variety of plain anil fancy type equal to any establishment n the Interior of the Elate, for which the patron age oftlu' public Is re.pe.ciiunj solicited. CT) professional. TTT.H. J. VtOI.YKIlTO.. Attorney a V Law. olllcc, door No. 5, 2nd Door, Haupt'i 3lci'-k. near Miller s Shoe Store, Bunbury, l'a. March arnh, vrn. ly. t3 H. HOY Ell. Attorney nt Law. Nos. yjm i itii.l 3, s 'cuel Floor Brlght's Building, 8inMu I'.i. Professional basinets attended to. In t li in n of Northumberland aud adjoining cntirtlc. Claim, promptly collected. Cousulta- Hon can I"' h i .1 in the German language. March L'.Mli. 1S7I. lj. J.0. A. W ILSON, ATTOKNKY AT LiW, No. H Formal Avbnce, .Votarv Public, Pltts'jnrg. Pa, Jan! 15, ism. It. T . MAItKI.F, CO, Market Btrect, Dealers in Drug", Medicines, Taint", Oils, fl'as, Varnishes, I.lq'tors, Tobacco, Cigars, Pocket Honks. Dairies, ore. 0 I. WI.VERTOX, Attorney at Law Os Market square, t UNBL RV.PA. Prorosslon ul biislne-s In this aud adjoluing counties proinpt- y attencti'il to. CA. KF.iniANWDEK, Attorney nt Law, SL'NHi:??,. P.-.-AU business en trusted to his tare attended to promptly and with diligence. al!i7-07 JXO. HAY CI.E.II EXT, Attonievut Law, SVNBl'KV, PA. Collections and" all pro fcsini:nl business promptly attended to. ir.cli31-0 !. 1. niiVTiKR. L. 1!. KASE. BKI t:it A K ASF.. Attornevs aim Coun sellors at Law, HUNHTKY, PA. OlUce on Chestnut street, west of the N. C. and P. & E. Railroad I)cHt, In the ImiHiug lately occupied by K. Lazarus, Ksip Collections and all profess ional business promptly iitteudcd to in Xurthum berlainl anil inljoiiiing counties. npllU-UU Hit. MASSElt, Attorney at Law, SUN- bl'IJY, PA. Collections attended to In the counties of Northumberland, Union, Snyder, Montour, Columbia nnd Lycoming. upllO-C'J '. M. HOCKEPrXMCK. LI.OTU T. HOUItUAClI. Ku( hei-i:i.m:r a koiikiiacii, Attorneys at Law, SUNBUKY, PA. Of llce iu Uaupt's new building, second lloor. Ku trauceou Market Sipiiire. Jan4-08 AN. KICK, Attorney at Law, Sunhurv, Pa. Ollice iu Masonic Hall Building. Collections of claims) writings, aud all kinds of leiral business alteuJeJ to carefullv and with dispatch. ! April 8, 1871. ly. h 7j7f7 caslo Olfi-e and Hesic'.e-ice. Walnut Street, between Third aud Fourth streets, SUNBURY, PENN'A. All forms of Diseases of the Eyes will be treat ed or opt rated upnii.such as Strabismus, (Cross Eyes,) Cataract, (Blindness,) and all other di sc,. relating to Surgery, as Tallies, (Club or Keel Feet,) Hair-Lip, Excision of Tumors, Ac. AlHolhe cure of Epilepsy (or Falling Fits.) runbury,'Muy IU, 1 571. G. W. ZIEOLKK. L. T. R0UBBACB. ZIEUEEtl . ROnnBil'H, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Office in iTai'pt's Building, lately occupied by Jnrtce Rockefeller and L. T. Rohrbach, Esq. Collection and all professional business pr mptly s'teurted to in the Courts of Northum berland mid adjoluing counties. Dec. a. 1871. business ifaris. W. . KIIOAHS. J. PACKM HAAS. -ir . nisoADs co., ?? lirTAll. DBALPIiS op ANTHRACITE C0L, SUNBURY, PENN'A. Orrti E wira Haas, Faoelt &, Co., Orders left at Scaalmltx A Bro's.,olSce Market trcct, win receive prompt aitention. Country iiMnin respeetfuily solicited. IVb. 4, IH71. tf. COAt '11.11 A K KUS. "WTE re filing Kims, - -Ves. Hubs. Bprlngs, T V Canvass, Holts, Clip, n., very Lirje Stock at CO..Y&CO. Sunhurv, March SO, 1SI',!(. nO.lL! (OIL! COAM GRANT BROS., V. Sliippere and Wholesale and Retail Dealers in WHITE AND JtKL ASH COAL, SUNBURY, PA. (LOWER WUAKP.) I if Sole Agents, westward, at the celebrated Henry Clay Coal. Jaul'.t-CG i: x c i s a ;k myi:by7 J. M. BAUTHOLOMEW, Pkoprtetok. FOTRTH ST1IEET, ABOVE MARKET, Nuubnrr Pa. TI1E bcft of riding and driving borset always on hand to serve customers. Olders left at the Central Hotel, for vehicles, will receive prompt attention. Nov. 5, 1'570. IIKXT&NTRY. GEOltGE M. ItEXN, In Sivtjiton's Litildiny, Mnrlcet Square, Srtiui'HY, Pa., 1 prepared to do all kinds of work pertaining to Dentistry, lie keeps constantly on hand a laie assoitilicut of Teeth, and other Dental material, from which he will be able to select, and inert the wants of his customers. All work warranted to give satisfaction, or else the money refunded. The very best Mouth Wash and Tooth-powders kept on band. His references are thoj numerous patrons for w bom he lias worked for the la6t twelve years, bunbury, April Ul, lSil. m:w oae7"ya"kT. iTIHE uudentlned having connected the Coal JL business with his extensive FLOUR fc (iRAIN trade, is prepared to supplv families with the YEUY UEJiT OF COIL, t iu:ai for cash. Fee, Stove and Nut, constantly on baud. Grain taken in exchange for Coal. J. M. CADWALLADER. Sunbury, Jan. 15, 1870. tf. UAKEUY ! 1JAKEUV ! ! BAKEUY 1 1 I LEONARD DOVERTH. HAS just opened a tirst class Bakery on Front street near the K illroad depot at inorinuiiiocr land, and is prepared to famish the citizens of Northumberland and Snubury with all kinds of Bread and Cukes, such as BROWS' BKKAl), MILK BREAD. BREAD BAKED on the HEARTH, and a full line of FANC Y CAKES, Tea Buns, Hulls and 1 wists. Bread and Cakes delivered to customers every morning. Cakes fur B ills. Parties, Waddings, Fairs, 4c, rurnlsliel ul short notice. Being a practical baker, and having worked at the business in Sunbury lor several years past he hopes to give satisfaction to bit customers as heretofore. Orders are respect f'tliy solicited. """XSoilliuiiiberlaud, June 10, 1871. tf SlAKl IY MARHLE YARD. riHE uudersigned having bought the entire 1 stix k of Diehinger i Taylor, would Inform tbe public that he is uow ready to do all kludi of Das on baud, aud makes to order at BUOltr KUT1CX. DOOR AND WINDOW SILLS a:so. Cemetery Pints with Galvanised pipe ana all other feucing geuerally used on Cemeteries. John A.Taylor w'.ll coulinne in the employment, at the old stand on Marnti tit .Sunbury. mayS'tla O to Moors A D'.lDger's for White Goods and gt lha uel '. A- aiendla assonmeut of Gent's Forutshiiig Bovtl at Moors Jt PliSinr's. spSB. MM M ii S: U 1VJ ' SZatnbllanecl In lstO. ' : PRICE 1 50 IN AOYAXCE. ) iottls nub i!cstanranfs. LA PIF.RRE IIOCKE, Broad and Chest nut sts., Philadelphia, J. B. BUTTER WORTH. Proprietor. Tcrrui per day, 3.60. April 15, 1871. ly P. BIKllLT. E. O. BOWKK. TKION IIOl'SE," LYKENfl, DAUPHI5 COUNTY, Pt NN'i., ' BYERLY BOWER, Proprietor. The table Is supplied with the best tbe market affords. Good stabling and attentive ostlers. May 80, 1871. RVERI.Y'S HOTEL, JOSIAII BYERLY, Proprietor, Lower Maha noy township, Northumberland county. Pa., ou the road leading from Georgetown to Union town, Smith Inn, Trevorton Pottsville, e. Tbo choicest Liquors and Segars nt the bar. The tables are provided with the best of the sea son. Stabling large and well suited for drovers, with good ostlers. Every attention paid to make guests comforta ble. Nor. 11, 18?t.-ly. NATIONAL HOTELS AUGUSTUS WALD, Proprietor, Georgetown N'orth'd County, Pa., nt the Station of the N. C, R. W. Choice wines and cigars at the bar. The tablets supplied with the best the mnrkct affords. Good stabliug and attentive ostlers. WASHINGTON IIOISF., C. NEFF, Proprietor, Corner of Market fc Second Streets, opposite the Court House, Sunbury, Pit. MayXB.'ill. IT OT EI, A ItF.STAl HAM', THOMAS A. HALL. Proprietor. puiiDury st., west siiauuma, Meals served at all hours, nt short notice. Tbe best of Liquors at the Bar. The Table is sup plied with the best and latest in the markets. At tentive servauts. Terms moderate. Patrauage solicited. Hl'MMEE'S ItF.STAl KANT, LOUIS HUMMEL, Proprleto', Commerce St., SHAMOKIN, PENN'A. Having Just refitted the above Saloon for the accomodation of the pnbllc, is uow prepared to servo jis fi lends with the best lefrcsliments, aud fresh Lager Beer, Ale, Porter, and all other malt quors. T EENE IIOI SK, Third Street, at the -LY depot. SUNBURY, PA., Wm. Reese, pro prietor. Warm meals served up nt all hours. rish, Fowls and Game. Fresh Ovsters con stantly on lia.nl and served In every style. The best of wines and liquors at tho Bar. I-fr amlllcs will be supplied with ovsters done up lu any style, by leaving orders nt the oar. l,Nov.5.'7U-ly. J. V A L E II ' S WINTER GARDEN' AN D HOTEL. Xo$. 720, 722, 724 A 727 Fins St., PHILADELPHIA. WINTER GARDEN HOTEL. (ok th ecropean plan) Centrally located, connecting with all the City t'assenger Kaiiway cars, rrom all the Depots In the City. Excellent Accommodations Tor Tra vellers). Grand Vocal and Instrumental Concerts every cveuing in the Summer and Winter Garden. Orchestrion Concert Evtry Afternoon.&t pim la dies' kestacrast TriE best or HEFIIESUMESTS SERVED. Office of J. Valer's Fountain Park Brewery. June 4, 1870.-ly. LIQUOR STORE! CHRISTIAN NEFF, Second Street, opposite the Court House, BUN BURY, PA., Respectfully Invites the attention of Retailers and others, that he has on band, and will con stantly keep nil kinds of FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC LIQUORS, Consisting of Pure Brandies: Cogniac, Cherry, Ginger, llochelleand Otard. Whiskies: Pure Rye Copper-Distilled, Monn gahcla, Apple and Nectar. PURE HOLLAND GIN ! TYInes: Champague Wine, Sherrv, Port and Claret. Crab Cider, Champagne Cider, N. E. Rnm, Brown Stout and Scoteli Ale. STOMACH AND BAR BITTERS, And all others Liquors which can bo found In the city markets, which will he sold ut hole- sale aud Retail. Every article guaranteed as represented. Also, a large lot of DEMIJOHNS and BOTTLES, always ou hand. l-7 Orders promptly utteuueit to, and public patronage respectfully solicited t; pir.Fr, Suubnry, July 3, 18(19. ly. JACOB BUIPMA. TIIOMPBOS rjKRK. Accident AGENCY ' Fire, Lifte and INSURANCE SIIIPMAN A DERR, MARKET STREET, SUXBURY, 1A COMPANIES REPRESENTED. N. American, Philadelphia, Assets, 2,783,S80 6-J,8o5 l.atis.inti bo2,.S70 1,650,139 88,180 750,000 8,000,002 5,501,000 2.85,731 4,51tl,3C8 2,544.210 1,027,010 1,351,007 929,100 14,805,S'J4 253,100 308,201 7,300,000 Enterprise, Manhattan, New York, N. American " Lorillard, " Youkers & X. York " Hanover, " Imperial, London, L coining, Muncv, Franklin Philadelphia, Home, New York, Hartford, Hartford, PhciMilx, " Travelers, " Farmers Ins. Co.. York, N. British & Mercantile Nommerce, New York, Corwich, Norwich, New Eugland Mutual Life, ' J. W. WASHINGTON'S GRAND BAH HER SHOP. The old permanent shop of the town We decline the boast, but ut the same time consider that the mighty truth muyjbe seasona bly spoken without inaulleKting an uncomforta ble amonnt of vanity and ambition. Just twenty years ago I began my business career in this place half my lifetime thus fur spent, have I stood uhhi the floor of our sIiojk day after day, and night after night, and Hpplied the sharp blue gleaming steel, aud within that elapse of tune embraced by tbe mighty touts ot that eventful period have I nhaved uearly every body in the country (iu common parlance) and to oblige tbe public interest we herelu publicly announce to our pa Irons old and new I lint we are ready to shave them all again three hundred thousand times or more. Conic when you please, jiuf in Hint Is the max im we are always ready to Work, forenoon or afternoon, to shave you, hair cut von, shampoo you, whisker dye you, or ierfume, comb and ar range tbe bair with artistic kklll. In the "water fall" or water raise style to suit the customer. We work to please, not please to work. Stop, don't go past our shop to get shaved on the basis of ability because we do it as well as it can be done or ever could he. A chance is all that we demand . To give tbe proof ws hold in hand. A few door above Drpot, near Market street. Oct. 1, 1870. IU A AC It. NTAl'FFER, WATCHES, JEWELRY, It North Heoad St., Cor of (lurry, PHIL A DELPHI V. An assortment of Watcbes, Jewelry, liver and Plated Ware constantly on band. Repairing ol Walcfcos and Jewelry promptly STTDd4 so. April J, 1971-lf. - ii. : it' . . . y J : ' . . SWBURT; PA., BALTIMORE LOCK HOSPITAL JT-R. JOHNSTON, Physician of this celebrated Institution, bns discovered the most certain, speedy, pleasant uud effectual remedv In the world for all DISEASES OF IMPRUDENCE. Weakness of the Back or Limbs, Strictures, Affections of Kidneys and Bladder, Involun tary Discharges, Impotency, General Debility,- Nervousness, Drspepsy, Languor, Low Spirits. Confusion of Ideas, Palpitation of the Heart, Timidity, Tremblings, Dimness of Bight or Giddiness, Disease of the Head, mroui, .T'wor pain, Aiieciionsoi uver, l.nnirs. Stomach or Sowels these terrible Disorders arising from the Solitary Habits of Youth those secret and solitary practices more futal to their victims than the song of Syrens to the Mariners of Ulysses, blighting their moe? brilliant hopes of anticipations, rendering marriage, Jcc, impos sible. 10UNG MEN especially, who have become tbe victims of Soli tary Vice, that dreadful and destructive habit which annually sweeps to an uutiiuelv trrave thousands of young men of tbe most exafted talents aud brilliant bitcllcct, who might other- thunder, of eloouee or waked to ecstacV o living lyre, may call with full confidence. MAKKl AtirJ. Married Persons or Young Men contemplating marriage, nwnre of Physical Wenkncss, (l.nss of Procrenllve Power Impotency'), Nerou Ex citability, Palpitation, Organic Weakness, Ner vous Debility, or any other Dliniulillcatioii, speedily relieved. He who places himself under the cure of Dr. J. may religiously confide iu his honor us a gentle man, and confidently rely noon tin skill nsu l'h elciau. ORGANIC WEAKNESS, Impotencv, Lo?s of Power, Immediately Cured anil full Vizor Restored. This Distressing Atleclion which renders Life miserable und marriage impossible is the penalty paid by the victims of improper indulgences. Young pcrsonsnre too apt to coium't excesses from not being aware of the dreadful coiisei.eiieei that may ensue. Now, who that u:niei:aiids the subject will pretend to deuv thai the power of procreation is lost sooner by those failing into Improper hnbits than by tbe prudent ( hVM.ics being deprived the pleasuresuf healthy otUprim, the most serious and destructive symptom lo b -Hi body aud mind arise. The system beeo:iu de ranged, tbe Physical and Mental Fitnetiom Weakened, Loss of Procreativc l'ower, Nervous Irritability, Dyspepsia, Palidtati n of the li. art. Iudigestiiiu, Constitutional Density, a W.mihL' of the Frame, Cough, Consumption, Decay mid Death. A CIRE WARRANTED IN TWO DAYS. Persons ruined in benlUi by unlearned preten ders who keep them trilling moi.tli after iiioi:th, taking poisonous and Injurious cuiupuuu 1, j should apply immeuinteiv. DR. JOHNSTON, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Lon don, Graduated from one of the must eminent Colleges in the United States, and the . r 'liter part of whose ife has been spent in the lio-pitals of Andon, Prls, Philadelphia and elsewhere, tins ctlected some of the niosl astonishing cures that were ever known i many troubled with ring ing In the ead and ears when asleep, great nervousness, being alarmed nt su l ieu soaud, basbfulucss, with frequent blushing, uttendtd sometimes with derangement of mind, were cured linmediatelv. TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE. Dr. J. addresses all thoe who have Injurrd themselves by improper indulgence and solitary habits, wbicb ruin both body uud mind, unfitting them for either business, ttudy, society i.r mar riage. These are some of the sud und melunchn'.y effects produced by early habits of y.nili. iz: Weakucss of the Back uud Limbs. Pains in the Backend Head, Dimness of bight, Loss of Mus cular Power, Palpitation of the Heart, Dyspcpsy, Nervous Irritability, Derangement, ot Digestive Functions, General Debility, Symptoms of Con sumption, &c- Mentaiat The fearful effects on the mind are much to be dreaded Loss of Memory, Con fusion of Ideas, Depression of Spirits, Evil Forebodings, Aversion to Society, bell'-lJistrust, Love of Solitude, Timidity, .Ve., are some of the evils produced. Thousands of persons of all uges can now Judge whut is the cause of their declining health, losing their vigor, becoming, weak, pale, nervous uud emaciated, having a singular appearance about tbe eyes, cough and symptoms ol consump tion. YOUNG MEN Who have Injured themselves by a certain prac tice Indulged in when alone, a habit fretpiemiy teamed from evil companions, or at school, the effects of which are nightly felt, even when asleep, and if not cured, renders marriage impos sible, und destroys both mind aud bojy, should apply immediately. What a pity that a young man, the hope uf his country, the darling of his parents, should be snatched from all prospects and enjoyments of life, by the conse.ucuco of deviating from the path of nature and indulging iu u certain secret uaua. eucn persons mi m, ik.s.ic .,,.to,yi..i..,, MARRIAGE, reflect that a sound mind uud body are the most necessary requisites to promote connubial happi ness. Indeed wit! out these, the journey t hrough life becomes a weary pilgrimage j the prospect hourly darkens to the view; the mind becomes shadowed with despair uud tilled with the melan choly reflection, that the buppiuoss of uuotlicr becomes blighted with our own. a CERTAIN DISEASE. When the misguided and imprudent votary of pleasure finds that lie has imbibed the seeds of this painful disease, it loo often happens that uu ill-timed sense of shame, or dread of discovery, deters him from applying to those who, from educatiou and respectability, can uloiie b IVu n,l bim, delaying till the coustilutiouul symptoms ot this horrid disease make their appearance, sin Ii as ulcerated sore throat, diseased nose, u K'lural pains iu the bead and limbs, dimness ot siht, : deafness, nodes ou tbe shin bone, uud iirms, blotches on the head, face and extremities, pro gressing with frightful rapidity, till at last the palate of the mouth or tbe bones of the uost fall iu, uud tbe victim ol this uwlul d.seu-e lecoaies a horrid object of commiscraliou, till death puts a eriod to his dreadful su:l'eriii, by s:uding bim to " that Undiscovered CujuU from ivneuee uo traveller returns." It is a iiie.uucholy fact that thiiiisaid DIE victims to this terrible disease, il.roagu I'.iHi'e. Into the bauds of Ignorant or unskillful I'll E TENDEKS, who, by the use of that deadly I'oi son, Mercury, Ac, destroy the constilutioi,. and Incapable of curing, keep ti e unliappv sufferer mouth lifter mouth taking th-o nntnnis m in jurious compounds, uud inslea I of living r--toieil to a renewal of Life Vigor and liuppiu -s . i de--pair leave him with ruiuei lle.mn to sih I'i'ir his galling disappointment. To such, therefore, Dr. Johnston pi d.e him self to preserve the most Iuviolablc Secruv, and from his exieusive practice und orservailmis iu the great Hospitals of Europe, und the tlisi in this country, viz : Eugluud, France, 1'uii.idclpLtu and elsewhere, is euubled to oiler U.e- tnosl er- tuiu, seeily aud effectual reiueo) iu the world for all discuses or liupruiteuce. DR. JOHNSTON, OFFZCE, NO. T, 8. FREDERICK STRF.r.T. Bai.timhuf:, M. D. Left band side going from Baltimore street, a .J doors from tbe corner. Fail not to observe uuuic and number. l-tf" No letters received unless postpaid and eouiainliig a stamp lo be used on the reply. Per sons writing should state age, and said a poitliu of udviitiseinenl describing symptoms. There are so many Paltry, Dnsiulng and Worthless Iinpnstcr advertising ii.eiii.ones as Physicians, trifling with anil ruining the l.eallh of all who unfortunately full lull) their power, that Dr. Johi stun deems It neocsary to say es pecially to those unacquainted wtiu his reputa tion that his Credentials or Diplomas ulwuya bang In his office. ENDORSEMENT OF THE PRESS. The many thousands enrod at this Establish ment, year after year, and the numerous iin Dortant Surgical Operations performed by Dr. Johnston, witnessed by the repres utaiixis of the press and many other paper, nuttcvs of which have appeared again and again before the public, beside his slandiug as gentlemau of character and responsibility, Is a sufficient guarantee lo the afflicted. Sbla diseases syriill tares). SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 6, 1872. A l ight lu tbe Woods, Sonic ypnrs !o, wliile In the northern pnt't of 'Maine, I h-uI llio month f fSeji tciuber ami a portion of October, nt a "Imy farni" ou the bni'ilcrs of Clmmlicrl;iiti lake hike Aimoogi'iie;siin)ok, tliu Indian lined to call it. Tin; wliolu region was al most no unbroken wilderness. Game wits plenty, and by way of tecreation from my duties ofaSHisstant engineer, I hail act up a "line of traps" for mink and sable-'aaplti' as old trappers say aloiitt a small but very lapul, noiay slivam called Hear lirook, which comes down into the lake, through a tfortfu between two Iiyh, spruce-clud moun tains. . Huge boulders rolled ' down the sides. iiiiu my pni-u aioiitiiu ucu oi tin; pirgt ! The utook. which was thrt outlet of a snnall pond, punt up among the ril"c uliove formed and roared, i nd gurgled dowu I a,""H r". 8,"V1, d V-V pru tea. winch leaned out, Ironi the sides of the ravine. It wa a wild place. I had stumbled upon it one a Pier noon while hunting a ctirilinu (:i kind of tleer.) some weeks liefniv, and knew it must be good trapping ground; tor the rocks, und clear, blael: pools in short the whole place had that eeuli,tr lishy smell which bespoke an abundance of trout ; and where trout abound there arc sure, to be mink. My traps were of that sort which hun ters call 'figure four' traps, made of stakes and piileM. with a lii;t;ru four spring. lVr li.'il s some of our buy readers have caught squirrels in that way. I'or bait I used trout Irom the hi'iok. I canted my hook aud lino with me; an! alter Hvtlinj; a trap, threw in my book uid pulled out trout enough to bait it. My line extended about it mile up the gore. and comprised some twenty-live or thirty traps. After si ttin'4 them, I shot a number of red squirrlcs I'.ir a 'drai.' and ihus ei)tun-c-ted the traps loo, tlu r. Perhaps I should explain that a dr:ij i a bundle of squirrels or pa'-ti i ljis newly killed and from which tne hlo .il is dripping, are draued ulon bv a withe trout trap to trap, to make a trial and sivuL, so that the mink an! sable will follow it. It is customary t i visit mink tra;s oueo iu two or lliroe Jays, l'.ul as I bud plenty of time just then." I went to mine every afternoon. During the first week after setllin; them I had excellent luck. I t-atiutit elevtn minks and three sables about tlfty dollars worth, as 1 reckoned it. My hojus of makini; u small fortune in the fur business, wrre very sanguine, u:.!il one morning I found every trap torn up. Tho pol, sand stakes were scaC.cied over the .'round, spindles v.'cro broken to pieces, and ut one. or two places wlu-ro there had been a mink in tbo trap, the head and bits of fur were, lyiug about us if It hud been devoured. At lirsl I thought that perhaps some fel low, who had intended to trap , there, had donu the mischief to drive uie away (a very common trick anion;; rival trappers); but wlieo I o.irr that the iiilnks bail been torn to pieces, I knew the destruction was the work of some animal a lislier, most likely, or as some call it, a 'black-cat.' I had never seen one of these creatures, hut had often heard hunters and tr.intiers tell what eMs tiny were following them j on their, roun.fs, robl.iiii nnd learitii up! their traps ulmost as rapidly as they could set them. Indeed. I h. id read in H iiid's I believe that it was lSaird's Works on Natural llisti.ry, that tho tisher-eat, or niH.sfWu vdiiti.Unsi.-), is it very fierce, car nivorous animal of the weasel family, a most determined lighter, and more than a match for a common dog. Well, I had noilili..! to do hut to set the traps again, a task wV-di 1 did in the course of the day, really hoping that the beast bad merely paid the place a transient vibit, and gone ou upon his wanderings. Hul the next inoi ning showed that, my Iiom-s were iu vain, for he. had "jjoiie ihronoh" my line again and every trap was upset. It really seemed lis if the Varmint' had taken a malicious delight iu tearing llieiu to pieces. At one of the Imps a line kahle had been caught, and, as if for Very uiisehiel, Hie i,i.i..i...n r nail lorn Uie beau tiful skin, which was w ul' li ten or twelve dollars, to shreds. JSutvly, if '.In -re is a business in the world that demands patience and perseverance, it is trapping. At least it took about all 1 could summon, to ;o resignedly to work, make new spindles, catch fresh bait, and set the traps again, especially with the prospect of having the same lask to per form the next uioriiiii. I went ul if, how ever, aud by 1 1 o'clock had them all set save one. where the sable bad Is-cn caught when, on approaching it through the thick spruces, 1 saw a large raccoon gnawing at Hie sable's bead. N-eing me at the same instant, he caught up the head, and, before 1 coital uiieliu my gun. scuttled away out of sight. Was it possible thai a co in had been do ing all thi mischief ? I knew lln.ui lo lie adepts at a var.cty of woods trick's, but had never hrai I of their robbing traps be li re. Here was one caught tfnawim; a s ible's In ii'i in ihe vicinity of Hie broken traps. Circumstantial evidence, as they say iu couil, was s(imii,' against him. I determined to watch -that trap at least. tioiug over to I'lir camp on Hie lake, I took a hasty luneh, and putting a Ircsh charge into my gun, went hack lo the ra vine. A few rods li'.oi the place where 1 bad surprised the to. hi, there was a thick clump ol low spruces, ih rel hid til) sell' aii I th'gau my watch. The utti'iiiooii drugged away. Crows and hawks cawed ami screamed ;kiiiguahcrs and squirrels chirivd ; but iioatmn il camu near Hie traps. J he sun was selling be hind the high, h'ack iiioiiuta:u. ui.d t vi liht began l diiii the narrow valley. Thinking I had my labor for my pains, I was about cr.iMiiug out of mi Sliding place, when a twig snapK-d in the direction of tho tra;ia, ami turning quickly. 1 saw the coon coming up tho batik of the brook, the saint one, I was s are, that 1 bad seen be fore, because of its unusual size. With R ejla;a aiound, o see that there .vas uj dauber, near, it shambled ulongt llio spot w hero the sable's head bad ixeu, and began soillin at the shreds aud bits of which Uy about. Wibhiug to see if ho would touch the trap, I did uot stir, but watched bis movement. After picking up tbo bits of skin, lio walked around the trap several limes, with h:s qiiit-r, quizzical face askew, examining it. Then haiMH iiing to scel.t ouo of tbo cable's legs which lay at a distance, he ran lu it, and began to nut it. 1 could hear his harp teeth upou the bones. Suddculy he topped, listened, then growled. vry iiiucli in my surprise, there was an answer ing growl. Theu another and another re sponse. In a moment wore from behind a great rock la the bank, tbtr abok out a -X.il-X.TJL H A ILVL XJ large, black animal, an object of tbacooa'a utter abhorrence, evidently. I'rcsh growls greeted the appearance of me iimuiicr, who ciqiiiu BLeisiiiiiiy lorwaril. lie was a wicked-looking fellow, and kail evidently hostile intention. The coon roso lo his feet, lifted hit back like a bear or a cat, and prowled all tlte while. The new comer crouched alimmt to the earth, hut continued to steal up to tin coon until within a yard or two. There they sfood facing each other, pet tin" more angry every moment, and evi dently intended to have, a hig 'act-to.' 1 had no wish to interfere, and was content to remain a spectator. The two thieves might settle their quarrel between themselves. I wasn't at all certain to which of them I stood indebted for an extra labor, and con cluded to keep my charge for wichever of them survived the fray. The prowls rose to shrieks ; the fisher, for such I judged It to be, wriggling his black tail, and the coon getting hit back slill higher. Then came a sudden grab, qtncK as a nasn, una a prodigious scuttle. Over aud over they rolled, grappling and tenring ; now the gray tail would whisk up in sight, then the black one. The fur Hew, and that strong, disagreeable odor, some times noticed when a cat spits, was watted out o my biding plicc. It was hard to tell which was the best fighter. Gray fur and black fur seemed to lie getting torn out iu about equal snatches. .Suddenly thu coon got awav from his anta gonist, und running to the foot of a great I spruce tree, standing near, went like a dart i up the trunk lu the lower limbs. There he 1 faced about. j The Usher followed to the tree nnd looked I up. He saw his foe, growled, and then I began lo crawl ttfter bim. He was not so j good a climlKi as the coon, but scratched ! his way up with true weasel determination, j The moment he came within reach, the i coon juniied nt hfin, regardless of the j height from the ground, and fastened Upou 1 his neck. The shock caused the Usher to lose hold, nnd down both animals dropped with tremendous force, siillicienl to shock : the breath out of them, I thought. JJut I Itrv clung to each other, aud dug aud bit , with the fury of maniacs. Coons are noted I lighters ; and as for the lishers, lliey never 1 give up while the breath of life is iu them, j l'lcsciitly the coon broke away again and once more ran to tbe five, this lime goin" up its trunk, out of sigh!, among Ihe bran 1 dies at the top. It looked as if he was get ' ting all the li Jit he cared to have, j Not so with the big tveiizel. lieinstant ' ly followed his antagonist, clumsily clawing ! bis way up the trunk. It took him some time to rei.e i the top,but be got tliereat lust. Another grapple ensued iiiinni.; tin) very topmost boughs, and they both came tiuiili ling to the ground, catching at Ihe liuihsas they tidl ; lull grappling utrcsli, they rolled down thest.-ip bank t .theedjo of the water M.-aiiiiinc. n had grown so dark thu I 1 could but just see Hieir writhing forms. The growling, grappling sound continued, how ever, and 1 could hear them splash iu the water. Then there came a lull. One or the oilier had 'given in,' I felt sure. 'Which was the victor f Cocking uiy gun, I crept to the hank. As nearly as I could make out the situation, the lishcr was holding the coon by the throat. 1 took a step forward. A twig sua; ped under in fool. Instantly a pair of liery eyes -.tared up nt me iu the gloom ; and wilh a harsh snarl Ihe lisher raised himself. Hut the coon didn't stir; he was dead. It seemed almost too bad to shoot the victor ot so desierate a light ; but thinking of my traps. 1 hardened my heart and tired. The lisher reared up, fell over, ihcn, re covering its legs, leaped at me with all tbe ferocity f its blood-thirsty race, lint tbe heavy buck-shot had surely done its work, and, with another attempt to spring at me, Ihe animal fell back dead. 1 had no more trouble with my traps. Miscellaneous. jt Smull I'oi. At t,his time wheu small pox is prevail ing to a considerable extent iu mauv por tions of the country, it is important to un derstand thu most reliable preventive us u-i.lt us filrulive mcuourva in its ninuac uicnt. iSmnll pox is propagated by s)ecilic contagion or miasma, and by direct iunocu lalion or the virus or lymph which accumu lates iu the pustules. Thu miasma of small pox is multiplied by beat, moisture and foul air. Thus, u small quantity of the malaria in a hot, damp, and lillhy house, will increase so rapidly that the en tire building will toon become a magazine ol poison. Tbe poison can not develop it self iu a pure uud dry atmosphere, hence, the first and most important preventive means of this loathsome disease is to re move all lillh and moisture from dwellings. The second preventive measure, consists iu keeping lue functions' of llie body active. Th s can be accomplished by uvoidiug ex cesses, by baths, it regular diet, and strict attention to cleanliness in every respect. Third, by vaccination wliil prnjierly icr formed. Tlie Isst Ivmph lo be used in licrm any and imported 111 quilis. It should be introduced by slightly scaral'ying the arm or calf of the leg. (not sullicicntly to draw blood) and applying the huiph, al lowing it to remain until it is entirely dry. If the first application docs not take cited it should Ik- repeated every two or three days. In order to have vaccination cer tainly protective against sin. til pox il must produce the following eonslitu'ional svnip- louis : - light pain iu the head ; adiing of the muscles ; chilly Sensations, uud same 1 li ver, together with the development of 11 I well dclineil pustule, which will npjiear I lirst. in a small blister, then till with gray ish lymph, will dry and Is-eomo of a ma hogany color, and, upon scaling nil, will ! leave a pit. Inilauiinition may appear j around the nutule,biit as that occurs fre quently as the result of the scarifying, it is not u positive indication thai tne vaccine disease has lietn perlcctly ilevt loiieu. the vaccination has liecn iierfi ct tin system is as much protected as it cau te,'"'d obser- vatious prove that it it a preventive ot . small pox in ninety-three cases out of one j hundred, and iu the remainder it un-diiics ! it. Thu treatment of small pox blumM always tie entrusted to a skillful physician, aud under judicious management, il it by no means a fatal malady. Moke Mouths than Victuals. A clergyman pasiug a boy weeping bilUrly, halted and asked : "What is thu matu r my little fellow V"' The boy replied : "IMoru, wo could hardly get enough to eat, or any thing, and now what shall we do y for now there's another one come." "Hush thy mourning, aud wipe off thi.se tears," said thu clergyman, "und reiuumber that He never tends mouths without Ha acuds vic tuals to put into them." "1 know that," aid the boy, "but then lis sendt tha mouths to our houw and th victuals to jour" 111 0 i Hew Series, Tol. S, .to. 40 Old Series, Tol. S3, No. S. A Printer' niafbrtaa. Some years ago, when the writer was a reporter upon an eastern paper, It devolv ed upon him to write for the earns edition an account of the presentation of a gold headed coe lo the Kev. Dr. Mudge, the clergyman of the place, and the description of a patent hog-killing and sausage machine that bad Just been put in oticrntion at the factory. Wow, what made l)r. Mndge mad was this : The inconsiderate buccaneer who made up tho forms got the two locals mixed up in a frightful manner, and when we went to press something like this was the appalling result : "Several of the He?. Dr. Mudgc's friends called to see him yesterday, nnd after a brief conversation the unsuspecting hog was seized by the hind legs and slid along a beam, until he reached the hot-water tank. His friends explained tho object of their visit, and presented him with a Tory handsome gold-headed butcher who grab Inal him by the tail, swung him round, cut his throat from ear to ear, and in less than a minute the carcass was in the water. Thereupon became forward and said there were times when the feelings overpowered one, and for that reason he would not at tempt to do more than thank those around him, for the manner in which so liuce an animal was cut into so many fragments was simply astonishing. The Doctor con- I eluded bis remarks, when the machine seized turn nnd iu less time than it takes to write it the hog was cut into fragments occasion will lonr 1. rem....,W,r h i,J Doctor's friends as one of the most delight-) iui 01 tneir lives. J lie Oesl pieces can ho obtained for fifteen cents a pound, and we are sure that those who have sat so long is..,!,,- a Ml ' . ii ...a 1.1 uiiiici uin 1111111M i v w in rt'iiiici 1 ii'ir 1 1 as rinsi 1 -ti ii . a 1 1 V been so hamlsomJly treat,,.." . . " Maa r vell, nliout nine o'clock that Si,A l- i.J . 1 n r morning the office had len abnn.loned bv e " f , every iiTan but the advertising clerk, anil a' ho ascended to the roof and robed himself irI ,Tt Si ? tZ I? '5 S??",'1 in boiler iron, so that he could waich the ' n , ' 'o cc. . VMlmt l, wnt venerable clergyman fearing round down 1 uaxn aSa worganiacrorifinalo wo th( re in ihe street with his congregation, I Af(,. T ,. . . T , , all wearing the panoply of war and carry- iJ?fclar?2&i. TL ,T" f 1 i.ig butcher knives a,', things.. The ntf feVo ffio' a c arm ." to take the rival paper Of course this is between vou aud m0. Woni.D's Faits. Americans should re P'ember that Vienna is to have a world's fair in 1S7IJ. At the Paris exhibition of 1 1'ui iic.iiij i-vei loii: ncui iroui una coun- i trv look a prize, and there is no reason why Ihe same thing should not he repented at Vienna iu 1 87.'$. The exhibition will un doubtedly be the largest that has ever yet lici n seen. 1 he park set apart for the ex hihitioii contains four tinn s as many square ' ards as have ever been similarly occupied. and the principal building nlonn will have a length of four thousand six hundred feet. The committee having the matttcr in charge wish to have a full display of the raw materials and manufactured articles of each nation, which statistical information ' i:i reference to the amount produced aud Ihe trade therein, special dlbrts will be : made to have the art collections as com- plele as possible, and it is proposed to have ; a loan collee'ion from all the Herman 11111- scums, similar to the celebrated one at j Kensington. Another speciality will bo a ! collection of articles used by different na-' lions in their domestic affairs, ki'chen : utensils furniture, dress, ornamental ob-! ccts, in lact everything used ab;ml:i house. As the Austrian nation has never had an exhibition of this character they will, un doubtedly work hard to make it a success. The opportunity ought not to be neglected by the manufacturers of this country. UuxiD Spavin in- Hoiise. irAat is the twine nmlrurefor it? A. At the extre-1 milics of the tendons in a horse's legs there are little bags containing a mucus or oily substance for the puriose of lubricating the tendons and enabling them to slide over each oilier without injurious friction, Violent exercise sometimes causes intla- mation und eulargmeiit of these bags. There is one of them on the inside of the hock which sometimes becomes enlarged, caus- ing what is called bog spavin. The en- largmcnt ot this bag presses on a vciu which passes over it, injiedes the course of the blood and causes blood-spavin, lllood Spavin does not often occur, and it is gen erally com jKHituli'd wilh bog-spavin. .Ex cept when thu horse is hard worked, blook spavin does not cause lameness. Thu safest aud best remedy for the disease is to promote the absorption of the swelling by judicious bandaging and blistering. Imerican Stuck Journal. Si'RRAiiiN'a Mam kb. We think it a wrong practice when hauling nut manure, in the fall or winter, to place it iu heaps. Il is U'ttir to spiead it at once. Iu the lirst place labor is saved, lint most im portant of all is thu fact that most of the manure is wasted when placed in heaps. If spread at once it is more equally divided than il can be afterwards. We once hauled oul manure to a tie d, leaving it iu heaps until the hauling was completed. During this time tome showers fell. The laud was sown lo oats next spring, aud ou the spots where the heaps had U rn, the grain lodged and was spoiled. The following crop was wheat, and on those spots the wheal rusted and yielded nothing; while Ihe growth of straw was remarkable. Wu have never since repeated the practice. JJtartli and lkmie. TllK AritiKTioNMKNT. Cudcr the bill as passed by the House of Representatives, giving iS3 members to the House, the ap portiontiii nt of representatives to the sevcr ul Stales will be as follews : Maine, N. Ham shire, Vermont, Massaehus-tts, Uhodu Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, 5 Kentucky, 2 Tennessee, 2 Indiana, 11 Illinois, "Missouri, 4 .Arkansas, 32; Michigan, 7 Flurida, 20 Texas, 1 Iowa, ti Wisconsin, ('I'Jaliforni.'i, 8,MlUIK'8L)Ul, 5 1 )regon, ft, Kansas, 7! West Virginia, v 1 10 13 4 U 1 ti 0 4 3 1 3 3 1 1 If 1 Pennsylvania, j tviawaro. IVIawaro, 1 vi- '- - irgitna. North Carolina, .s..uih C.iroliua, (ieorgia, Aiahama, Mississipi, L niisiana, Ohio, Nevada, Nebraska, 2ti KvKttY Republican journal of good stand ing and intluccce in Pennsylvania hat de clared iu favor of tbo re-uoniination of Pio tideut Grant. The unanimity of the press in this matter it worthy of not at it is an exceedingly rare thing for all to be joined to closely together on any out issue. Inas much at it it a very generally accepted opinion that the press reflects tha view of the people, ,wo couSdeutly look for a tulid aud united delegation for Grant from l'enn tylvania in tbe forthcoming National Jte publican Convention. ADVERTISING SCIIEDULK lOLtaea, ofsboptlOO iToraa, mtUca a frfmurr itftq 61 8 &l I Bo.! 4 Sq'Vool onl art im .oo; 8.6oj .rw, loo a.oo(i8.(Hi 1.50, 1.00 8.60 4.00j IWlLOOjll-OO Two weeks 1 Thros " Four " Five " Blx Tiro ufo't Three " Six " Nine One Tear S.UU 1.501 4.KO K ii.il o m is rtvtm nr. J'W ; oo 10.00 J8.ortaa.ao .7i! S.00 e.SOl T on IS no 17 no ua on , I www. w.vw !8.00i .T5 :.K ?.&o 7.60 8.0U l.091aU8T.M B.50 (1.00 lSmwi nrJan on so a mil .Soho.(X)l,!20.00l85.0ojto!oC !.00j 9.(JU11.00,3.00iv!.00'86;00l50;o Jfl.tW 10.W JU.O01.00;2K. oo'l on Ta on la.ouj i-.ooli5.oo;ao.oo!4o.ooioo.w)i lioo jomxrroas. Mr Wife's lirtiDAt Todr. 1100 I. married my second wife she was dreadful set about ffointr on a brid ol lour T tr.1.1 her she'd better wait six months or a year, and I'd try to go with hor ; and she said she'd rather go alone when a woman is traveling, a man is an out-and out humbug. Sol gave her seventy fiva cents, nnd told her to go and have a good time. I never begrudge money when my wife's happiuess is concerned. My first wife never could complain of not going anywhere for I am dreadful to go off on a good time myself, and always was. 1 don't pretend to say how many times I took her out to seo the sights ; and there was no end to tho free lectures I let hrr go to. Tho neighbors used to Kay : "It beats all how tbo Skin ners do go !' AVhrn the circus was In Skunkville tho manager gave my wife a complimentary ticket. I not only sold that ticket for my wife, but gave her half the money. 1 don't boast of it ; but I only mention it to show how much I thought of her happiness. I don't think any man ousht to get mar ried until he can consider his wife's happi ness only second to his own. John Wise, a neighbor of mine, did thusly, and when I got married I concluded to Uo likewise. But the plan didn't work in thu case of i K-hrd )l Z,.i4k7nd my second wile. Jso I should say not. I 'Matilda," said I, 'I suppose you are tl,:U X am uow our lold and maa- tcr V 'Xot much you ain't !' said she. AuZ"'S",,'mm ' J0' al? Irsr,u".y. . cm.: 1 s iw,K,ul,,:U uu ,.ro r r iikv : ' And I ., . V", "CW sixty-cent umbrella It's a s?cret worth Wiowing. No when my wife said she was bound to go olT on a bridal tour anyhow, I cordially assented. '(lo, Matildn,' said I, 'and stay as yon want to ; then, if you feel as though you would like to stay a little loDgcr stay, my dear.' tie toiri mo 10 stop talking, and go up stairs and get her ml tlannwl night-cap. and that bag of pennyroyal for litr auut Abigail. My wife is a very smart woman. !?lie was a Hastcr nnd the Baxters are a smart family, indeed. Her mother, who is going on eighty, can fry more slapjacks now than halt of those pnmn up town girls who rattle on the piano or walk the streets w ith their furbelows and fixings, pretending to get mad if a young chap looks at them pit tty hard, but (jetting mad in earnest if you take no uotice of thetu at all. Ah ! girls uin'fc what they used to be when I was young ; and the fellows are worse still. When I went courting, for instance, I never thought of staying till after ten o'clock, and only went twice a w;'i'K. JNow lliey go seven night3 in the week, and cry because there ain't eight. Then they write touching notes to each other through tho day. Icar Gconje: Do you love me as you did at quarter to twelve lust night t isiay so, dearest, and it will give me courage to go down and tackle them cold beans left over from yesterday.' Well I well I I tunnosc thuv eniov them- selves, and it uiu't for us old folks, whose hearts have got a little calloused by long ! wear, to interfere. U-t them get together j nnd court, if Ihey like it and I think they do. I was fortv-seven when I courted my I present wife, but it seemed just ns nice to ! it at her feet and let her smooth my hair, I as it did thirty years a"0. As I said before, my wife was a smart woman ; but she couldn't be anything else and be a Rixt'-r. .She used to give lectures on woman's rights, and in one place where the lectured a big college conferred the ti tle LL. D. upou her. I!ut she wouldn't take It. 'No, gentlemen,' said she, 'give it to ihe poor." Hie was always just to chaiitablo. She gave my boys permission to go bare-footed nil winter," and insisted on it so much in her kind w-.v t W. iho bovs couldn't refute. j She fairly dotet upon my children, and I I've seen her many a time go for their trow- sers MK Keis ailer tliey nau gone to Bleep, and take out their eunies aud put thetu in her bureau drawer for fear they might lole llieni. 1 stal led out to tell you all about my wife's bridal tour ; but the fact is, I never could tiudout much about il myself. I be lieve she had a good time. She came back improved iu health ; aud I found out beforo she was iu the housu twenty-four hours that she had gained in strength also. I didn't say how I found out. 1 simply say I found out. In conclusion, I would say to all young men, ninrry your second wife first, aud ",ul ""'t uy an means, "cuu you iiuvo l,u" ""'' d" it. How Gikls May hi: Healthy. Let a girl, duriug the years 12 to 14 spend but one hour daily in mental labor, taking up one study at a time, walk another hour, labor al some agreeable employment threw or four hours, read an hour, sleep all she) wants during thu night, but never tako davtium "naps," eat plain, nourishing foinl, mostly bread or boiled lcef, and every day indulge in all the fun and frolic which her youthlul spirits can dcvni '.and she will become, healthy, happy and intelligent. Then, from eighteen to twenty-one, she may atleud college, aud will lind herself belter al.le to carry off prizes than the girls who have been always at school. But she will not have developed wiry muscular strength equal to the young men of her own age, because nature has torhiddeii it. A girl is provided from birth with more adi poso tissue than a boy, nd at some sup pose, lo keep her warm, but to render her muscles more juicy, toft and yielding than his. The investigation of tome anatomists have also pioved that her body contains a much greater number of nerves and that Iter urierial system en approaching woman hood becomes more lurgely devuloiM'd thnn his. I, therefore, cannot at all agree with the writer who tavt. "We SV no way our of this difficulty but to commence with thu cradle, and educate girla as pearly liko boyt as pottible." A venerable deacon tviJently absorbed in the political compaign, selected the eigh teenth chapter of Luis for reading at fami ly prayers and Innocently read it: Two men went up into the mouutain to pray ; tha one being a Fbariaot) and tha otlsr a Republican. J
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