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SUNBURY, PA.. FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER Hi, 1874.
New Series, Vol. 6. No. 29.
Old Series. Vol. 35, Xo. 29.
HOSPITAL
Physiciau of this celebrated Institution, has
discovered the most certain, speedy, pleasant and
effectual retnelv in the world for all
DISEASES OF IMPRUDENCE.
Weakness ot the Back or Limbs, Strictures,
A fleet ion s of Kidneys aud Bladder, Involun-
Ltry uiscnarges, impoTcncy, nenerai in'mu-
,y, nervousness, I'jspepsv, uiicuui, ia ;
Spirits. Confusion of Ideas, Palpitation of
the Heart, Timidity, Tremblings, Dimness
of Sight or Giddiness, Disease of the Head,
Throat, Nose or kin, A (fictions of Liver, Langs,
Stomach or Bowels these tarriblc Disorders
arising fromlhe Solitary nabits of Youth those
secret and solitary practice more fatal to their
victims than the song of Syrens to the Mariners
of Ulysses, blighting their most brilliant hopes
tif autieipntious, rendering marriage, Vc, impos
sible. IOUNG MEN
especially, who have become the victims of Soli
tary Vice, that dreadful and destructive habit
which annually sweeps to an tiutimcly grave
thousands of youue men of the most exalted
talents and brilliant intellect, who might other
wise have entranced listening Senates with the
thunders of eloquence or waked to eestacy the
living lvre, may call with full confidence.
MARRIAGE.
Married Persons or Young Men contemplating
marriage, aware of Physical Weakness, (Loss
of rrocreative Power Impotency), Nervous Ex
citability, Palpitation, Organic Weakness, Ner
vous Debility, or any other Disqualification,
epeedily relieved.
He who places himself under the care of Dr. J.
may religiously coufide iu his honor as a gentle
man, and confidently rely unon hio6kill as a Phv-
ncian.
ORGANIC WEAKNESS.
Impotency, Loss of Power, immediately Cured
aud full Vigor Restored.
This Distressing Affection which renders Life
miserable and marriage impossible is the penalty
puid by the victims of improper indulgences.
Voting persons are too apt to commit excesses
from not being aware of the dreadful conseqences
that may ensue. Now, who that understands
the subject will pretend to deny that the power
of procreation is lost sooner by those fulling into
improper habits than by the prudent ? Besides
being deprived the pleasures of healthy offspring,
the most serious and destructive symptoms to both
body and mind arise. The system becomes de
ranged, the Physical and Mental Functions
Weakened, Loss of rrocreative l'ower, aervous
Irritability, Dyspepsia, Palpitation of tit? Heart,
Indigestion, Constitutional Debility, a Wasting
of the Frame, Cough, Consumption. Decay and
Death.
A CUKE WARRANTED IN TWO DAYS.
Persons ruined iu health, by unlearned preten
ders who keep them trifiimr month after month,
taking poisonous and injurious compounds,
should apply immediately.
DR. JOHNSTON,
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Lon
don, Graduated from oue of the most eniiueut
Col'eges in the United States, aud the greater
part of who -e ife has been spent in the hospitals
of London, Pris, Philadelphia aud elsewhere,
has effected 6omc of the most astonishing cures
that were ever known ; many troubled with ring
ing in the head and ears when asleep, great
nervousness, being alarmed ut sudden soands,
bahfulness, with frequent blushing, attended
frometimes with derangement of mind, were cured
in) mediately.
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE.
Dr. J. addresses all those, who have injtirrd
themselves by improper indulgence and solitary
habits, which ruin both body aud mind, unililiug
them for citLcr business, study, society or mar
riage. Tht.se are some of the sad aud melancholy
effects produced by early habits of youth, viz:
Weakness of the Back and Limbs, Pains in the
Back aud Head, Dimness of Sight, Loss of Mus
cular Power, Palpitation of the Heart, Dysjtepsy,
Nervous Irritability, Derangement of Digestive
Functions, General Debility, Symptom", of Con
enmption, &.c.
Mestallt 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, Self-Distrust,
Love of Solitude, Timidity, &c, arc sonic of the
evils produced.
Thocsasds of persons of all ages can now
judite what Is the cbusmj -M1 their declining health,
losing their vigor, becoming, weak, pale, nervous
aud emaciated, having a singular appearance
about the eyes, conghand symptoms of consump
tion. VOUNG MEN
Who have injured th mselves by a certain prac
tice iudulged in when alone, a habit frequently
learned from evil companions, or at scheol, the
effects of which are nightly felt, even whea
asleep, aud if not cured, renders marriage impos
sible, and destroys both mind and body, should
apply immediately.
What a pity that a young man, the hope of his
country, the 'darling f his paruts, should be
natched from all prospects and enioymcuts of
life, by the consequence of deviating from the
path of nature and indulging in a certain secret
habit. Such persons must before contemplating
MARRIAGE,
reflect thut a sound mind and body are the most
necessary requisites to promote connubial happi
ness. Indeed without these, the journey through
life becomes a weary pilgrimage; the prospect
hourly darkens to the view; the mind becomes
shadowed with despair aud filled w ith the melan
choly reflection, that the happiness or another
becomes blighted with our own.
A CERTAIN DISEASE.
W hen the niisgnided aud imprudent votary of
pleasure llnds that he has imbibed the seeds of
this painful Jisease, it too often happens thut an
Ill-timed sense of shame, or dread of discovery,
deters him from applying to those who, from
education and respectability, can alone befriend
him, delaying till the constitutional symptom of
this horrid disease make their apjwarance, such
s ulcerated sore throat, diseased nose, noctural
pains in the head and limbs, dimness of sight,
deafn-ss, nodes on the shin bones and arms,
blotches on the head, face and extremities, pro
gressing with frightful rapidity, till at last the
palate of the mouth or the bones of the nose fall
in, and the victim of this awful disease becomes
a horrid object of commiseration, till death puts
a period to his dreadful suffering, by seudiug
him to " that Undiscovered Country from whence
no traveller returns."
It is a melancholy fact that thousands DIE
victims to this terrible disease, through falling
into the hands of Ignorant or unskillful PRE
TENDERS, who, by the use of that deadly Poi
son, Mercury, &c, destroy the constitution, and
incapable of curing, keep the nuhappy sufferer
month aftr month taking their noxious or in
jurious compounds, and instead of being restored
to a renewal of Life Vigor aud Happiness, in des
pair leave him with ruined Health to sigh over
his galling disappointment.
To such, therefore, Dr. Johnston pledges him
self to preserve the most Inviolable Secret v, and
from his extensive practice and observations 1:1
the great Hospitals of Europe, aud the first in
this country, viz : England, France, Philadelphia
and elsewhere, is enabled to offer the most cer
tain, speedy and effectual remedy iu tbe world
inr all diseases of imnrudenee.
DR. JOHNSTON.
OFFit E, NO. 7, S. FREDERICK STREET.
Baltimore, M. D.
Left hand side going from Baltimore street, a f ew
doors from the corner. Fail not to observe name
and number.
No letters received unless postpaid aud
containinc a stamp to be used on the reply, per
sons writing should state age, and send a portion
of advirtiseuient describing symptoms.
There are bo many Paltry, Designing and
Worthless Impnsters advertising themselves as
Physicians, trifling with and ruining the health
of all who unfortunately fall into their power,
thut Dr. Johnston deems it necessary to say es
Icially to those nnacquaiuted with his retalia
tion that his Credentials or Diploma, always
baiii in his office.
ENDORSEMENT OF TnE PRESS.
The many thousands cured at thi Establish
ment, year after year, and the numerous Im
jortaut Surgical Operation performed by Dr.
Johnston, witnessed by the representatives of the
press and many other papers, notices of which
have appeared again and again before the public,
besides his standing as a gentleman of character
and responsibility, is a sullicleut guarantee to the
afflicted. Shin diseases speedily cured.
April 3, 1874. ly
MltF.K AMI I'LANIM. 71 1 EES.
Third Street, adjoining Phila. A Eric R. R..
BqtittPes North of the Central Hotel,
SUNBURY, PA.
two
IRA T. CLEMENT,
13 prepared to furnish every description of lum
ber required by the demands of the public.
Having all the latest improved machinery for
manufacturing Lunbcr, be is now ready to tiil or
ders of all kinds of
FLOORING, SIDING, DOORS SHUTTERS,
SASH, BLINDS MOULDINGS, VE
RANDAS, BRACKETS,
and all kinds of Ornamental Scrowl Work. Turn
ing of every description promptly executed. Also,
A I.1ROE ASSORTMENT Or
BILL LUMBER.
HEMLOCK and PINE. Also, Shingles, Pickets,
Latbe, &e.
Orders promptly filled, and shipticd by Railroad
cr otherwise. 1R. T. CLEMENT.
uiLTinoni: lock
j-n. JOHNSTON,
jjroftsslcnal.
JOSEIMI S. AKXOEIt,
ATTORNEY and COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Herudon, Xorth'd county, Pa.
All business matters la the counties of North
umberland, Snyder, Union, Perry and Juniata
promptly attcuded Pi. Consultations can be hail
in the German and English languages.
april 17, lS74.-1y.
-p rjyn;,-j) DAVIS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
SUNBURY, PENN A.
Office in Haupt's Building, south side of Mar
ket street. june5,'74.-y.
A. SOBEIt.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
AND COrNTY POLICITOK.
Offlee ou Front Street below Market, Sunbury,
Pa. Collections and all legal business promptly
attended to.
JAHES KEAKI.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Ofilee in nanpt's building. South East Corner
of Market Square, Sunbury, Pa.
Special Attention Paid to Collections.
J AUKS II. MrOEVITT,
Attorney at Xjaw and
Unitko States Co-imissionkh. Office with S.
B. Bover. Esq.. in Bright' Building, Sunbury.
Pa. Aug. '73. 1. v.
A X. KICK E,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ani acting JUSTICE or the PEACE.
Next Door to Judge Jordan's Residence, Chest
nut Street, Suuburv, Pa.
Collections and all legal matters promptly at
tended to.
J ERE Ml A H SNY D E R ,
ATTORNEY Ai LAW, AND
4CTIXU JU STICE OF THE PEACE.
Convcyancing.the collections of claims, writings,
and all "kinds of Legal business will be attcuded
to carefully and w ith despatch. Can be consult
ed in the English and German language. Office
formerly occupied by Solomon Malick, Esq., op
posite City Hotel, Stinburv, Pa.
March 20, 1H73. ly.
G.
A. nOTOORF,
Attorney-at-Law,
GEORG ETUn N,
Northumberland Co., Penna.
Can be consulted in the English and German
languages. Collections' attended to in North
umberland and adjoining counties.
Also Agent for the Lebanon Valley Fire Insu
rance Company, mhlo
TH. II. ICASE. Attorney at Law, SUN-
BURY, PA. Office In Market Square,
(adjoining the office of W. I. Greonough, Esq.,)
Professional busiucs in this aud adjoining coun
ties promptly attended to.
Sunbury, Marc 16, li--ly.
W. C. PACKER,
Attorney at Law,
Sunbury, Pa.
November 9, 1872. tf.
8...
It. ISOYER, Attorney and Counsellor
at Law. Rooms Nos. "J A ;i eeond floor,
Bricht's Building, SUNBURY, PA. Professiona
business attended to, in the courts of Northum
oerland and adjoining cour.tics. Also, iu the
Circuit and DUtrict Courts for the Western Dis
trict of Pennsylvania. Claims promptly collect
ed. Particular attention paid to rases In lUnl:
rnptty. Consultation can b." had iu the Ger
man language. uiar2.V71.
L.
II. KASE, Attorney at Law, SUN
BURY, PA., ofllce in Masser's Building
near the Court House. Front Room up stairs
above the Drue Store. Collections made in Nor
thumberland and adjoining counties.
Sanbury, Pa., June 8, 1872.
SP. V OEVERTOX, Attorney at Law.
Market Square, SUNBURY.PA. Profession
al business in this and adjoining counties prompt
y attended to.
Hit. MASSER, Attorney at Law, SUN-
BURY, PA. Collections attended to in
the counties of Northumlcr!aiid, Union, Snyder,
Montour, Columbia aud Lycoming. apllO-C'.i
gOEOJIOX MALICK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office at his residence on Arch street, one square
north of the Court House, near the jail, SUN
BURY, PA. Collections and all professional
business promptly attended to in this and adjoin
ing counties. Consultations can be had in the
German language. July27-1872.
G. W. ZIEOLER. L. T. KOnKBACII.
ZIEC.EER fc ROIIRBACH,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Office in Haupt's Building, lately occupied by
Judge Rockefeller aud L. T. Rohrbach, Esq.
Collections and all professional business
promptly attended to in the Conrts of Northum
berland nnd adjoining counties.
Dec. 2. 1S71.
Dr. A. C. CLARK,
IN Mrs. Donnel's building, up stairs, above T.
II. B. Ease's law ofllce, opposite the Court
House, Sunrury, pa.
June 12. 1874. 6 mo?. pd.
G. CAIMVALI.A D E It, Ma rlcet Street ,
SUNBURY, PA.
Dealer in Drugs, Medicines, Paint", Oils,
tilass, Varnishes, Liquors, Tobacco, Cigars,
Pocket Books, Dairies, Ace.
D'
R. C. M. MARTIX, Office in Drug
Store, Clement House Block, Office hours :
from 11 a. m., to 1 p. in., and from C to 9 p. in.,
at all other hours, when not Professionally en
gaged can be found at residence, corner of Front
and Penn street, SUNBURY, PA. Particular
attention given to surgical cases. Will visit
Patients either in town or country.
$0tfls awb Scstanranls.
C";
EM EXT HOUSE, Third Street below I
Market, Sutibtiry, Pa. THAD. S. SHAN
NON. Proprietor. Rooms neat and comfortable.
Tables supplied with the delicacies nf the season
and the waiters attentive and obliging.
Suuqury, April 24, 1S74.
CRA
Mu
RAW FORD IIOl'SE, Cor. Third and
lberrv. Business Centre, Williamsport,
Pa.
D. B. ELSE A: CO., Proprietor
June 2'J, 187
u
XI TED STATES
HOTEL, W. F.
pot SHAMOKIN, PA. Every attention given to
travellers, and the best accommodations given.
April 5, 1S73. tf
TTTASHIXGTOX
HOI SE, C. NEFF
T Proprietor, Corner of Market & Second
Streets,
opposite the Court
House, Sunbury,
Pa.
May2V70.
ALLEGHENY IIOl'SE, A. BECK,
Proprietor, Nos. 812 and 814 Market Street,
above eighth, PHILADELPHIA. Terms, t'i
per day. He respectfully solicits your patron
age. Jan6"72.
N
TATIOXAL HOTEL. AUGUSTUS
WALD, Proprietor, Georgetown North'd
County, Pa., at the Station of the N. C. R. W.
Choice wines and cigar at the bar.
The table is supplied with the best the market
affords. Good stabling and attentive ostlers.
H I'M MEL'S RESTAIRAXT,
LOUIS HUM MEL, Proprietor,
Commerce St., SHAMOKIN, PENN'A.
Having just refitted the above Saloon for the
accomodation of the public, is now prepared , to
ervc !iis friend with the best refreshments, and
fresh Lager Beer, Air, Porter, and all other malt
quors.
usincss fartts.
W. S. RUOAnR.
1. PACKER HAAS
WH. RHOADS A CO.,
RETAIL DEALERS OF
ANTHRACITE COAL, SUNBURY, PENN'A.
Office with Haas, Faoelt & Co.,
Orders left at Scasltoltz Jc Bro's., office Market
treet, will receive prompt attention. Country
ustom respectfully solicited.
Fel). 4. 1871. tf.
ANTHRACITE COAL 1
VALENTINE DIETZ, Wholesale and
Retail dealer In every variety of
ANTHRACITE COAL, UPPER WHARF,
SUNBURY, PENN'A.
All kinds of Grain taken in exchange for Coal.
Orders solicited and filled promptly. Orders left
at 8. F. Nevin's Confectionery Btore, on Third
treet, will rceicve prompt attention, and money
receiptedfor, the same a at the office.
COAL! COAL! COAL! GRANT BROS.,
Shippers and Wholesale and Retail Denlers in
WHITE AND RED ASH COAL, SUNBURY, PA.
(I.0WKR WHARF.)
Orders wt'l receive prompt attention.
I OEXTISTItY.
! GEORGE M. RENN,
i In Simpson's Building, Marktt Square,
Susburt, Pa.,
1 prepared to do all kinds of work pertaining
to Dentistry. Ho keeps constantly on hand
I a large assortment of Teeth, and other Dental
i material, from which he will be able to select,
! and meet ine wants of his customers.
I All wort warranted to give satisfaction, or else
the money refunded.
i The very best Mouth Wash and Tooth-Powders'
I kept 011 band.
: His references are the numerous patrons for
vhoui he has worked for the last twelve 3-ears.
Sunbury, April '-'1, 1872.
XEW (OIL YARD. j
""PMIE undersigned having connected the Coal j
-L business with his extensive FLOUR ot GRAIN
trade, is prepared to supply families with the j
EI(1 II EST OF COAL,
CHEAP FOR CASH.
Egg, Stove aud Nut, constantly on hand. Grain
taken in exchange for Coal.
J. M. CADWALLADER.
Sunbury, Jan. 15, 1870. tf.
fctisxtll
JOHN NEAOLEY. I. W. PERKY
STEAM PLAI.MXU MI EES.
MILI.ERSBURG, PA.
NEAGLEY A PERKY,
Manufacturers and Dealers in
FlooriDg, Siding, Surface Boards, Lath,
Stripping, Shingles,
And all kinds of Sash, Doors, Shutters, Blinds,
Mouldings, Ac.
Hemlock Ac White Pine Bill Stuff, aud all kinds
of Building Material.
Stair building and church work a specialty,
March 13, ly.
It 11 titling Eotst For Stile.
"VTTNETEEN LOTS, S.ixlOO feet, fronting on
1A Vine street, in Sunbury. Price f 123. Also j
thirty lots, 'J5xl37, fronting on Spruce and Pine
streets. Price fl8 per foot. Also eight lots, 23
xt0, fronting on Fourth street between Walnut
and Spruce. Price $150. Also 21 lots, 25x110,
fronting on Third and Spruce streets, between I
Walnut and Spruce. Price ?400. Also 5 lots !
24x230 on the north side of Spruce stteet. Price '.
$t',00. Also 1C lots in Cakeown. The above
prices do not include corner lots. Persons de
siring to purchase will do well to call soon.
Terms easy. IRA T. CLEMENT,
jan. 23, oin.
FuhionabIe Millinery Good
JUST OPENED!
MISS M. L. GOSSLER,
On Fourth St., below S. V. R. R.,
SUNBURY, PA.,
Has just opened a full line of
Spring Millinery Goods. The
latest styles of
. . . .
' riais ana uon nets.
1 rimmings, Handkerchiets, I-adies
Collars, Gloves, and Notions gene
rally. Particular attention of all
the ladies iu the county is directed
to her assortment, as her stock is larger than
ever, and goods sold cheaper.
Sunbury, May 1, 1874;
COXLEY, HACKETT V M ATEER,
DEALERS IN
H A R D W A R E .
CUTLERY, IKON.
GUNS, NAILS,
TtK)LS, ROPE,
GLAS PULLEYS,
PAINTS, PUTTY,
OILS, VARNISH,
SHOE FIlSriDI3TQS,
LEATHER BELTING,
Flitting Tackle, Ammunition.
A lull line of goods at low prices.
NO TROUBLE TO SHOW GOODS-
Please call and examine
SIGN OF THE ANVIL.
HH Market Street,
SFXRI RY PA.
June 5, 1S74.
KEEP IT HANDY!
The Reliable Family Mediciue.
DIARRHEA, Dysentery, Cholera, Summer
Complaint, Cramps, etc., qniekly cured by
the use of
JARDELLA'S
Compound Syrup of Blackberry Root and Rhu
barb. An old, well tried remedy, entirely vege
table, pleasant to take, quick and certain in
effect; can be depended on iu the most urgent
cases; maybe given to the youngest infant ::s
well as to adults. It contains
NO CAMPHOR OR OPIUM.
It is a pleasant extract ami readily taken by
children. It has often saved life when physi
cians had despaired. Keep It In the house and
use iu time. All we ask for it is a trial. Don't
let your dealer put you off with something else.
Buy it. Try it. Sold by Druggists and Store
Keepers iliroughout this State. Prepared only
by HANSEL!. A BRO.,
Jul'J,-:;m 2000 Market Street, Philadelphia.
THE GREAT PRIZES
r Tin:
Fourth Gift Concert
or the
Kentucky Public Library
WEltn DRAWN AS TOI Lows :
The first prize of 517,5'JO, the capital ;.ii..-,
by clubs iu Memphis, Tenn.
The second gift, $75,000, was paid to State
Bauk, Madison, Mo.. J. H. Wakefield and A. L.
Sims, of Trenton, Ky., H.H.Bollinger, Pem
broke, Ky., P. W. Dooner, Los Angelas, Cal.,
W. (J. Byerly, Portsmouth, O., Flint v. Cham
berlin, Waco, Tex., and others, the. ticket hav
ing been sola in coupons.
The Fanners' National Bank, of Richmond,
drew the hall of the third prize, $:7,500. Wm.
E. Oatcs, Vicksburg, Miss., J. M. Copeliind,
Franklin, Ky., Armstrong A: Sawyer, Gransburg,
Ind., each one-tenth. The remainder was held
in clubs.
The first prize of the third drawing was all in
one ticket, and owned by L. H. Keith, Esq.,
Kingston, Mass., to whom was paid tlOO.OOO iu
cash.
THE FIFTH GIFT CONCERT,
which is positively the last which will ever be
given under this chatter, will come off in Public
Library Hall, at Louisville, Ky.
Friday, Jul; 31, 171.
$2,500,000
divided into twenty thousand gifts, will be dis
tributed among the ticket-holders.
LIST OF GIFTS.
One Crand Cash Gift 250,000
One Grand Cash Gift 100,000
One Grand Cash Gift 75.000
One Grand Cash Gift 50,020
One Grand Cash Gift 25,000
And 10,'Jfl.j gifts, ranging In value from $20,
000 to 50.
Grand Total, 20,000 Gifts, all cash, S2,500,000.
PRICE OF TICKETS.
Whole Tickets 50 00
Halves 25 00
Tenths, or each Coupon 5 00
11 Whole Tickets for 500 00
Fot tickets and information apply to
THOS. E. BRAMLETTE, Ageut Public Library
Ky., Public Library Building, Louisville, Ky.
Or THOMAS II. HAYS A CO.,
july3,'74. t09 Broadwoy, New York.
TheFXIVERSiL MEDICIXE
For the HOUSEHOLD.
Try It. Price per bottlo 25 cents. For sale
by all Druggists. REUBFN IIOYT, Proprietor,
Oreenwleh St., N. Y. my29.-4w
ffisoh, nntt &tib printing.
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NEW TYPE,
NEAT WORK.
IMPROVED PRESSES.
SKILLED WORKMEN.
ORDERS PRO.MPTEY FILLED.
-PRICKS MODERATE.-
BOOK, CARD AND JOB PRINTING
EXECUTED IN THE BEST STYLE.
BUSINESS CARDS,
WEDDING CARDS,
VISITING CARDS,
SHOW CARDS,
BALL TICKETS,
BLANKS,
j HANDBILLS,
j
! MERCANTILE LETTER HEADS.
I NOTE HEADS,
i
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i ENVELOPES.
i CARDS,
i
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t
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Everything that is needed in the printing de
j partmcnt will be executed with promptness and
; at low prices. All are invited to call and exa
mine our samples. No trouble to give estimates
! and show goods. We shall cheerfully do thi
to all, who eal! for that purpose, without charge.
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Address
EM'L WILVERT, Proprietor,
SUNBURY, PA.
SUXnURV AMERICAN
IS THE
j In the first place, set he typo never so
JJESTADVERISLXG MEnJUMm be his iroof nev,T RO d,'an' the
far-distant country type never earns much
! higher wages than SS or a week, while
In the Central p.itf of the State,
IT CIRCULATES
In one of the Most Thrifty, Intelligent and
WEALTHY
SECTIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA.
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handsome assortment of
TOYS AND CONFECTIONERIES
at
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in frame building, adjoining Moore A Dlsslnger's
building, THIRD STREET, SUNBURY, PA.
Just opctied a fresh supply of Confectioneii-s of
every description.
TOYS OF ALL KINDS
constantly on hand. The best RAISINS, FIGS,
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fresh Bread, Buns & Cakes, every morning
FANCY CAKES, BISCUITS, CRACKERS, Ac.
ORASfiERS, LEMONS.
FRF.Sfl FISH EVERY DAY
will be sold lit the lowst rates. The best of
Albcnwrl ,Shal will be delivered at the residence
of purchasers In any part of the town.
Call and sec the excellent assortment of goods
prjd flseprfain price".
si n: jier-s iose.
Along the wayside and up the hill.
The golden rod (lames iu I he. sun :
The blue-eyed gentian nods good-bye
To the sad little brooks that run.
In yellowing woods the chestnut drops.
The squirrel gets gulore.
Though bright-eyed lads and littie m-iids
Roll him of half his store.
The maple in the swamp begins
To flaunt in gold and red.
And iu the elm the lire-bird's pest
Swings empty overhead.
The barberry hangs her jewels out,
And guards them with a thorn ;
The merry farmer boys cut down
The poor, old dried up coru.
The swallows nnd the bobolinks
Are gone this many a day,
But in the morning still you hear
The scolding, swaggering jay.
A wonderful glory tills the air,
Aud big and bright is the sun ;
A loving hand for the whole brown earth
A garment of beauty has spun.
fftisrcllitntons.
pS
THE PRINTER.
The Joy ami Sorrow of his Che
q tiered Life.
From the Chicago Tribune-l
the type sticker.
n nen old i.utcnDcrg got oil his hrst
crude idea of moveable type he laid the
I foundation not only of the part of printing,
UUia,ouuiujr pimu.iiuauf; uu is m-
dispensable to modern civilization as the
steam-engine or courts of justice, and who
-.Mn-.A - i.: :j ,
presents in himself a wider range and
greater variety of idiosyncrasies than any
other creature in this world. There is not
in the world at the present day a class of
men better misunderstood than printers.
By most people they are looked upon as an
! easy-goiug, anti-crusadmg set of mortals,
j who, ignoring the errors of yesterday and
careless of the responsibilities of to-morrow.
j uve out lor tne present and its pleasures,
; in mis tney are in tne main wrong, though
it must be confessed that the shortcomings
a .t-v mi geunisuB among me lyp-seuing
fraternity of almost every place help to
create an incorrect general impression with
regard to the body. Iu whatever direction
the peculiarities of a printer tend, however
they are sure to be marked, and this it is
which makes him a prominent fi-ure in
the circles in which the peculiar bent of his
inclination places mm, and wlitcU render , h:,s been disposed of. It is the correct
him a very fair subject for a newspaper I thing then, in order to hurry up the dis
article. One prominent feature of the ' posing of these, to give a Lint to the coun
modern printer's character is j try new-comer that if he hurrys up, some-
ins tXANNisiiXEss. ; thing exceedingly greasy in the take line
lie possesses tins quality to an extraor
dinary degree. The exclusiveness of the
Unions, aud the StOUt bonds Of friendshin
which unites its member.., are hardly ex-
cclled by the same qualities in the members
..u U) ,i,u iu uicuwia
of a Free Mason, Odd Pellow, Knight of
Pythias, or Fenian Lodge. These are of
curse feelings which the printcro hold in
t
I t . .y ., . ,
setter lias Dad to reproduce in the way ot
business. Thus the printer who spends
most of his time in setting up dry commer-
cial reports and tables lieromes before very
iOD"
Ato.MiK.MhBJihLA.M imi.K,
and in his spare time a searcher after the
mysteries of perpetual motion, the quadra-
ture of the circle, the tri-section of the rec-
tangle, Bcecher's innocence, or some other
undiscovered nothing. The man who sets
up the original poetry for the Sunday pa-
pers becomes a vapid nonentity, who is
continually amusing his fellow-printers
with mis-quotations, from the poets, and,
who, while waiting for copy, devotes stray
j minutes to storing his mind with Tupper
; or the Bard of Michigan.
j Anothor peculiarity which the men who
I compose liave and hold in common, and
I which thcy promise never to part with, is
I an
j UNFAILING IM PECUNIOSITY.
They are always hard up, and were it
not that au appeal from oue printer to
another never goes unheeded, the number
of suiciding compositors would in a year
become something appalliug. As it is, the
impecunious printer, be his unfortunate
condition the result of either folly or misfor
tune, never fails to find ready help among
fiis brethren of tho stick.
The temptations to
A COUNTRY PRINTER
to come to the city are always very great.
a city printer's wages arc fixed at 21 a
week, and if working by the piece he can
run it up to So" or $40. Iu the place must
be considered the intense anguish arising
from the setting up week after week of the
country editor's literary productions. It
must have been some knowledge of this
peculiar kind of misery which induced Ar
tcmus Ward in his exquisite novellette of
the Dook de Sassy to make the evil genius
of the plot, the "cruel pirate," to prefer
sudden death to the lingering tortures
threatened of being condemned for one year
to read the Canada papers. The "pirut"
might have been worse oil' than the Ameri
can newspaper tijx), but when it is remem
bered that the rustic journalist is, nine
times out often, his own poet, that he con
tributes largely of original matter to his
own columns of facetia, and indulges great
ly in the sentimental strain, even in the
most practical departments of his paper
it is not difficult to conceive the unhappy
state of mind of the man who converts the
copy into printed matter. There is no
escape for him. His doom is inevitable,
and at last he forms the resolve of hieing
him to the city and seeking work on one of
the daily papers.
THE TROUBLES AND CARES.
which await a young printer in a large
city, are manifold, and, unless he be made
of sturdy and tough material, mentally and
physically, he will probably rue the day in
which he sought for better fortunes and a
fairer fate abroad. The first difficulty he
meets with is the securing of a job, and
this is generally one which he had not an
ticipated. A country printer struggling
week after week with rustic editorial and
bucolic poesy in the wilds of Missouri heara
of the enormous number of publications
iued in Chicago, and the idpa never en-
i common, out me sources oi tne wide vane- ( frequently goes hard with him if he does
j ty of personal peculiarities are as numerous not better their instructions. Occasionally,
Jas the peculiarities themselves. These j however, the "hook"' will contain a piece
j cannot unfrequently be traced to the im- ; 0f copy which, from ill-nature of the writ
j pressions created by the copy that the type-1 iK or it3 utter UOVelt.y to the new comer,
lerp, his head that the supply of priuters in
tl is city can ever exceed the demand.
This he too often finds out to his cost, as
very frequently he strikes the city at a mo
ment when the composing-rooms are full,
and every day sees every foreman of an
office be-seiged with heseeehers for a job.
lie will probably, by dint of perse ver-
auce, obtain a job on one cf thn daily
papers. Here he will meet with fresh
troubles, but they will all vanish before a
determination to Kueceed, and, at worst,
are made lighter by the increased ptosperi-
ty and prospects of a brighter destiny
which dawns upon him. Very frequently
it happens that the country printer is over-
burdened with
AX excess OF piety.
The superior of whom he worked had
ur.... ..V....W-
; been in many cases, a man of devout aspi-
j rations, and had cultivated similar tendeu -
.... , m, .
cics in his employe. There is no sort of
j similarity between taking coals to New-! ther they will forbear, we must deliver it.
! castle and introducing piety to a printing 1 ne printer as a rule is remarkably
I office, aud it has not unseldoni happened j fond of enjoyment,
that the rustic printer, after a night ofalid as a general rule he prefers it of the
j horror at the profanity and otherwise of
i the daily paper news room, lias shaken the
j dust of the place from his feet, and rushed
I home again by the earliest train. As a
j general rule, however, the prospect of iu-
i-reased worldly prosperity overcomes this
i fastidiousness, and the perverted pietist
! listens to strange oaths, au.l fsets type on
! the Sabbath with as great case as though
; the first specimen of lithography had not
; contained the third and fourth command-
. ments. It is not however until be has
. been working for some time in the city
j newsroom that he discovers the ways that
are dark of the men who woi k there. One
i thing which he suffers from his era of in -
nocencc is known among the fraternity as
!
FIGURING ON THE HOOK.'
I This is a cantphrasc meant to describe the I
j wiic8 to which old and knowing printers j
j resort in order to secure the "fattest." i. e., j
I the most lucrative "takes," i. c., pieces of'
j copy, from the file on" which the forman I
has placed them. The forman of an office
! c.ute Up the copy into slips, numbers them,
' nnd cue!, ..rimer tnl nnn h finial.P
i the last on hand. Now some takes are
j much "fatter" than others, notablv. for
j Stance, advertisements, short-verse 'poe -
; try, cuts, two or three line paragraphs, in-
! terviews, all ieaded matter, etc' It is quite
j a common thing for an obi printer, when
; lifting his take from the file, to -lance down
one or two undertakes, and find out how
! far ,iown the fat takes lies, which informa -
ti,.n b.. imnnru to ., fr;n.i ,ri,n ,
hohl off,, mil tho ...im tt,r intPr.nJn
awaits him. lie glad at heart at the kiuu -
.,,. r -i u i
ness ot his new friend, hurries up accord -
1 in.rlv nml ennwniii.nl.lvatril-Mtmnn o vr.11,1
ma8 of printed matter and promotes the
iR(d,eme r th, MstP, in th, hRinP.
; 6clieuie t( t,1)e oidsteis in tne business.!" , r ,
i Gradually, however, his eyes open to the I ?an f, Tade' ,n fint,er 19 m0Vcd t0j
Vilin tricks of citv printers, and day by day j JOm ",at bJy' au,d thm,Sh atI in j
I hc f;lIIs into tb;ir 15t.,e vilIan:c; aml u ; countless editorials to co-operate, and do j
win neariy ,irive hi,,, to t'.ispair. A story
js t0u 0f
A youno printer
w10 for a week had struggled manfully and j
with success against the difficulties of a j
city newsroom. On an evil night, how-
ever? the topmost take on the hook for him
j wa3 a raanif0ld raarket report execrably
j writtcu, abreviated in a most diabolical
; manDcri ailj utterly devoid of punctuation,
marks. Tl,e poor fellow looked at the
i hieroglyphics "fi," pk, '"spg wht," "w.
w w,ltf ..bIy? .hith stoo,f respectively
f.,r floUr porkt 8I,rinjJ whentj wmte winter
wheat. aD,i barlev. tank down on the floor.
at)(1 burfit into tear8 and t.xucr.ltioIia f tiw
wrctch who Cun9piwfi against his success
! in ,ifc h, 8( crue, a l;tshioll.
, Tll(i f,vt,rwlieiming calamity of a printer
j js
K.tll MANI'.-l lill'T.
o bad that it is necessary to stop and '
ponder over it, lest the proof came back to j
him black with corrections. This involves 1
a loss of time, and therefore a direct loss of
money. To be deprived of a dollar a day
by reason of bad copy is no just matter.
Hence the indignation of the printer con
cerning those who write bad hands, aud
the number thereof is legion.
When confronted with an impracticable
scrawl there lie two paths before the com
positor ; upon riper reflection there are
three. One is to curse the end of the man
who did that writiug, the pen he used, the
ink he employed, and the sentiments he
expressed. A quiet genial curse of five
minutes, followed by the return of thut
take, and au immediate departure from
the office, is the easiest thing to do. It is
the depth of malignant cynicism for the
writer of the above mentioned scrawl to be
in and around when this cursing is going
on, and to rejoice in the misery he has
wrought. Satan, gloating over a lost soul,
cannot be compared to him.
The next course is to study it out, to en
deavor to read it by calling to his assist
ance the proof-readers and everybody near
by who is supposed to be an expert in
handwritings. This course of study is sea
soned with evil words, of course. The
last way is to go at the job headlong, and
as the lady substituted "Jerusalem" for
every word she could not make out in the
letter she was reading, so hc sticks in any
thing which looks something like the words
before him, and then waits for the proof.
This method has its parallel with certain
short-hand reporters, who, unwilling to
omit anything, substitute for signs they
cannot read something resembling them,
heedless of sense, such as "hiatus" for
"hideous," "heathen" for "well, then,"
etc.
Tht! following is
A FAIR SPECIMEN
admitted, was a little "off color," and, as
for the compositor, he had no illumination
to guide him in his work. This is what he
set up :
Our faith is clearly defined, and when a
man can no longer in occasion hold it, he
generally quietly withdraws. A church
without a liturgy has no such safe-guard,
and can invariably be let into the most
dangerous dogmas. We do dot falter in
our iniation of the old, old truths.
We fosil, that the sun in the emulatory
hills are fossils, but simply the one, true,
unalterable faith, a Barred truth which we
lntient, and which we must baud on un -
tarnished to our children. We have a de-
finite message to deliver, and whether they
will bear, or whether they will forbear, we
i must deliver it.
And this is what he should luive w-t ; :
j Our faith is clearly d.-tlned. and vvh'-sj a
j man can no longer in conseiuiiee hold if. he
j generally quietly withdraws. Xo in;it ot"
! honor can possibly prcaeh . I. sns itut tolrc
God, and tla-u s;iy th;- litany which ;ist's
j it beyond a question. A Church v.iili.nit ri
i liturgy has no such safeguard, and can in-
i variably bo led into the most dangt r jus
dogmas. We do not falter in our emmet-
j alion of the old, old truths, no more fossil
; than tho everlasting hills are fossils, but
simply the one, true, unalterable faith a
i sacred trust which we inherit, and which
i - --- , -
j v,c must hand over untouched to out chtl-
1 dren. We have a definite message to de-
I:-,,- .i -11 t ,
j ver, and, whether men will bear, or whe-
j ,fl09t pronounced and exciting description
a general rule, he is a bard, a very hard
worker while he works, and the sedentary
: ai"J eIse nature of his occupation leads
i "imi a on as his work is completed, to
I concentrate into the little lime left under
j nis control as much of joy aud jolity and
j excitement as possible. Hence he is not
I averse to the exhilirating stimulant, and
! wnen Iie nas partaken thereof two, or three
j or more times, as the occasion may re -
1 1"1 or tne length of purse permits, he
ocn(3s bis way to the faro-bank or billiard
j hal1 as naturally as a Granger visitor of
uie reposition turus to me agricunurai
1 department. Of course this is wrong, it is
1 worse, it is wicked.
n-1 , - . , . ., .
The theory of the iutluence of surround-
'u circumstances upon sentient beings is
somewhat disapproved by the fact that the
niatter which printers are eternally setting
UP mi9 no effect whatever upon them. The
continual
! DROiTixo OF oood advice
lloe3 not wear their stonv ,,eart8- 1,a? af
i lor (,a-v Compositor Jones sets up beauti-
ful locals, warning every one to beware of
the gambler who lies iu wait no stairs ;
! an.'.1 Provi!' niatlitimaticfillj that to win is
i 4 4 " ' v
! !y"uc Umes the9e aPxaxls arc writ"
; tcn Wl1'1 grtat Imt"os' borrowetl for tIie
: caR10n frcm Some ar'cient serruon' hut a11
I l? nofffect- Jwne9 80,9 UP cheerily, and
! lCa dashes ff t0 a ken bank' Sun,lay
! thcy are pampered with the cream of the
! rf,,8Ioas bourse of the day-the milk
j and honey of the Chicago pulpit, and yet
j no effect is visible. Unmindful of the pains
j taken to improve them and lead them in
! the right path, they vax wrathful and a3
! sert that the setting up of isolated frag-
' ..... . . ,
i tcstant, Unitarian, etc., has a tendency to
1 . ., , , . , . . ....
i w. iim i mi; uiiuu, ci: LillAlli UilUiva 11,13 1J
i the tomach; Thoh daily en-
i m setting up the proceedings ot the
i other big word things, he still refuses. It
i see ins as if Lis occupation were, after all,
j purely mechanical, and all he read slipped
I out of his miud when tranfeercd to type.
j ON THE TKA3IP.
There is one point in which the printer
j is excelled only by the seafaring man his
j fondness and the facility hc possesses for
travel. Almost every printer in the coun
try whose kuowledge of his trade enables
him to do so has visited the principal cities,
and can talk with enjoyable fluency of the
gaiety of New York, the classic flavor of
Boston, the stateliness of Philadelphia, the
abandon of New Orleans, the lassitude of
St. Louis, and the utter superiority over
all other cities of Chicago. But there are
some priuters who move hither and thither
over the country unceasingly, staying for a
few weeks only in any one place, and it
must be confessed frequently leaving ouly
one person to mourn their departure
their landlady. They are commonly
1 known as "tramps," and the extent of
' their peregrinations may be learned when
; it is stated that there are at present in Chi
i cago "tramps" who have worked at the
case not only in every city of consequence
in the United Stales, but also in the princi-
j pal cities of Germany and England.
HIS WEDDED LIFE.
As a promoter of the beauties and de
lights of matrimouy, the printer is not a
remarkable success. In fact, as a general
rule, he is decidedly averse to playing the
role of a lady's man, and, were it not that
every now and then a printer is forced into
matrimony with his landlady as the only
means of settling up an outstanding board
bill, the number of marriage licenses issued
by Gen. Lieb to printers, would be very
small indeed. When be does marry, how
ever, lie becomes a model husband, and a
judicious and kind father. All the old fol
lies are thrown aside, and barring an occa
sional indulgence in the joys of his bygone
bachelor duvs, the rest of bin career is all
j that could lie desired by the most ardent
j crusader.
OFF WOK K A rtOROEOUS SPECTACLE.
One of the most remarkable things about
the printer is the contrast between his per
sonal appearance when at and when off
work. In his moments of leisure, more es
pecially on a special occasion such as the
Fourth of July, or an cveniug devoted to a
visit to the opera, the get up of the printer
is exquisite to a pronounced degree. His
7 silk hat, his velveteen coat, low necked
vest, lavender pants, spotless and glistening
boots, immaculate shirt front relieved by
the most miniature of black ties, arc such
as might be envied by Beau Brummel, so
perfect are they iu harmony. Add to this
the closest of close shaves and the most ela
borately curled hair this side of Absalom,
and it will be at once seen that, if he is a
disregarder of Hymen's wiles, it is altoge
ther his own fault.
AT THE CASE,
however, he presents a widely different as
pect. The clean shave has disappeared,
and given place to a three day's stubble ;
the silk hat is replaced by the peak of an
old hat secured to the brow with a piece of
whip cord tied to each car ; the master pie
ces of the tailoeresquc art have been suc
ceeded by the shabbiest apologies for clothes
and the exquisite boots by nothing but a
piece of sole leather kept on the feet by
some magical process of which the printer
alone is master. Cinderella among the
ashes after the glories and conquests of her
firsts night at the ball, hardly provided so
great a contrast as does the printer at his
case telling of the beauties of music he en
joyed at the opera the. night before.
! heized by the minions of TnE law.
j It in to be expected that the indulgeness
of fondnesses occasionally brings the prin-
i ter within the clutch f the law as repre
sented by :i man 'vi'b a blip' coat, a star, a
bludgeon, Hint a lurking seven-shooter.
It iioi.-a Ik- confessed that the "daily list of
poiicc prisoners that of printer occurs much
oitcn-r tii:ti mi ht Is- d'.vred by the weil
. isiit is , j i!,,' c;;il' i'.n: it is only fair t-
siatc ilc.t. iicisiiiueii as it isquitea favorite
picit; -.i' i;evartvatioii on the part-of a pri
soLcr to cau himself a printer when he i
: not such, the percentage as set forth by the
j police lists of arrested typos is not correct,
j Still the typo does oeeosionally Cud his way
I to the lock-up, thence, after a troubled
snooze ou deal boards, to the Police Court.
j Here his condition is melancholy in the er-
, IU..
j tremc. The probability is
j days preceding his arrest
1..,,. .
that hi the few
and conriemcut
he had disposed of four or live times as
j much money as would have paid his tine
i and saved him the sudden seclusion f.oni
j public life, and the thought of his utter im-
J pecuniosity as compared with the lavish-
ness of his recent expenditures adds greatly
to discomfiture. At last he can stand it
no longer, and he drops a line to his most
intimate friends in the city, acquainting
them of his misfortune, and begging them
to raise the amount of his fine, or secure
his parden the Mayor. The friends meet
in solemn concluve, and talk ever the hard
ness of the case, and resolve upon prompt
action. Economy points to a pardon as a
j more masterly achievement than the pay-
ing of the fine, and consequently one of the
number is deputed to call upon the Mayor,
and make his eloquent intercession. But if
he fails to create the desired impression, the
i fine has to be paid, and to do this a levy
has to be made on the more intimate friends
'.
j and
acquaintances of the incarcerated.
This is not a difficult matter, and as soon
as acomplished the caged bird is set at lib
erty and his friends take him round to the
'Squire's,' who administers to him that
most futile of covenants, the inebriate's
oath.
Nobody ever heard of a printer breakiug
into a house, or committing highway rob
bery or murder. At the same time they
are
NOT AS riOUS AS THEY MIGHT 11K.
Some years ago the well known reviva
list, Hammond, while in Chicago, under
took to convert bodily the printers ia the
different newsrooms while they were en
gaged in violating the fourth command
ment by setting type for Monday morning's
paper. The first office he called at was
tho old Republican the Iatf r-0tan. Here
the revivalist asked of the managing edi
tor, one Joe McC'ullagh, permission to in
vade the news room of the establishment,
and convert the compositors. Permission
was granted, and as the great converter
left the room the evil-minded managing
editor shouted the advent of the parson up
the tube, and told the forman to "let the
boys loose." He let them loose. Wherever
me pa
vas s.
and w
a typc
the parson knelt down to utter prayer he
sure to be in the road of somebody.
hercver he shifted himself there was
po ready with "Here, old fellow 'ycre
ia the road, and a gentle twist of the wrist
led him to effect a change of base. When
this had occurred about twenty times the
revivalist lost temper, and rushed from the
room, uttering words which were widely
foieign to the ordinary revivalist tongue.
Mr. Hammond did not go round that
evening to the other news rooms as intend
ed, and, as he has never attempted any
more mass conversions of printers since
then, it is safe to presume that he writes
them down as among the utterly depraved
aniLGod-fcrsaken of men.
THE GIRLS.
Of all the mildly evil things that have
been recorded against printers here, there
is oue class of comparatively recent date
whose members stand unconvicted. They
never drink, never play tiiro, never go to
the lock-up. In fact, in almost everything
they present a remarkable contrast to the
typo already dot-rilied. Perhaps the con
trast is most, marked in the matter of ma
trimony. While the ot iiiiiary typo is care
less of, if not actually opposed to, married
life, this class always views any prospects
of its secural v.i;h the utmost favor. In
fact, many of them indicate plainly, in a
thousand unmistakable little ways, that
they long for the day when they shall be-,
come the better half of a dual existance.
These are the lady printers, of whom every
office is happy iu the possession of one or
two. As a general rale, the lady printers
are good, steady workers the only misfor
tune in connection with them being that,
just as they become really useful, they
suddenly disappear from the case, and are
seen there no more. Their weakness for
matrimony has got the better of them, and
iu the new role of wife and mother they
soon forget what knowledge they had pick
ed up of old Gutcnburg's art.
Take them for all in all, printers are a
highly energetic, ami. withal, very respect
able set of men, and a glance at the names
of the prominent nu n nf our city and of
our country who had begun life in a print
ing office will convince any one that the
possibilities iu front of erniiiiatiou typo of
ordinary force of chaiwctrr into other busi
ness they succeed, are second to that of no
other business in the land.
A dozen ladies of a neighboring town
organized a "Stay-at-IIome Club,'' a few
weeks ago, and the other day one of the
memln rs thought she would steal out and
make a short call on a sister member who
resides just across the street. As might
have been expected, she didn't rind her iu.
Then she called on all the other members,
one after another, and didn't find them at
home, cither. Now she is mad, and says
she will leave the club, unless its name is
changed. Xorri?tocn Herald.
Hardening Glass A French chem
ist professes to have discovered the secret
of a chemical composition which has the
property of giving to glass extraordinary
hardness. Immersed in a bath of the new
invention, the ordinary material acquires
such a degree of cohesion that it opposes
to the shock of hard bodies, or the action of
fire, a resistence tenor fifte'en times greater
than before. The utility of the discovery
is evident, as, if employed, windows will
not be broken by bail, lamp-glasses will not
be cracked by the flame, and may even fall
from a height of several yards without
danger. The material being no longer
fragile, may be employed for many uses for
which it is not at present fitted.
A German paysicist proposes to make
poplar free? de the wr-rt of lientninr rod.