:nmUr. qjixBt SnnUO. vivaMot. We take tLe following account oi tllo e uraor.linary labors of Merer Moody and Sankey ia Lowland, from U London St. James' Magazine thinking H K be of great interest to manv of our reader-?. One of tLe most fciaguior revivals of late rears is that now ia progress; the etiu'f Liovcrs in which are P. L. Mnody aud Hi P. Sankey. Two rears ago, tlcsc Americans, whose suce9 in their own country appear ed to tte encouraging, fletermined to cone to England, and commence a .ris of fcrvices. The Crstp'e tLev labored ia was Urk. there ,l " e.. f r a thort time, bat a poo'd deal or interest was excited. From York tl,rv trade their way to v,.-,;1p where they remained two Months, their MiKcess being far more ;c ided thaa ct York. The curiosity t'i.eir efforts were arousing spread to f.Lcr towns, end drew increasingly J-V"c audiences from many populous lr-cR in tfcat district. On tbey went to i:dinburg, where tbey remained a rn:ple of nnnth?, and where still greater ict'rest was manifested. The 1 lurth place v.-as Pundee, where they -..-( na warralv welcomed as tbey I.m.1 been in Edit! burp. Thence tbey traveled into the Highlands; later they visited (ilaagow, and in that cro'wded, busy city drew still larger crowds, and their movements began o be of national interest. From Scotland thev went to Ireland, visit ing Pelfast, Londonderry and Dub lin. Oa their return to England, thev proceeded to turn in Manches ter," Sheffield, Pirmingham, Liverpool r.nd London. In all these places crowds fUckcd to hear them, and the on topic of .general conversation was Mundv and Sankcv. Even in the metronolis. the conerejrations they I no ilrnwn tO!et.hrr Lave been SO lar'e, and the attention paid to them so wide and respectful, that tbeir vis it is remarkable in the history of re vivals. What is the secret of the impres sion thcc men arc making? Keli pious excitement, fanaticism, adver ting, temporary insanity, have all been assigned as sufficient causes by one party; but by another their suc cess is attributed'to a special and ex traordinary Manifestation cf God's power. Those who affirm that fanat-iei.-ia and excitement sufficiently ac ount for the congregations Moody drsws together, forget that other re vivitHsts, fuliy ns earnest, and fully a n.ucli favored by advertising aud '.!, r means f.r attracting publict- tii:i. have not ticcecded in the safne d"irree, cf Cod Those who pivc the power as na explanation, can no t j i it supnuri their opinion in a va- no: v ol wavs, saiisuiciorv 10 iucui-f-ch es, but not eijually convincing to eth. rs In K'tking a solution of the pre Mem, let us consider how these im :i conduct their se rvibea, and what nre the doctrines they preach. 'i'hc (ir-t noteworthy thing is the importance they attach to siuging. ;!ier revivalists have not been blind t j the power which the singing of hyinns gives, and the hold it enables u preacher to acquire over a rather iwultured crowd, laboring under rtn'Tig excitement; bat probably no eiie Itefofe adopted the course foflow- 1 by Moody and Sankey. Singing is a kind of safety valve, when the feelings sire strongly aroused, much in favor among many people. Put iri this case Moodv is the preacher, uhi his celleap-ue has charge of the s l ing. Instead of doing all the sl uing themselves, the people have freoueutlv to listen to tho vocal now crs of Saukey, and are only allowed to oin when told to do so. la tnis icspect a new feature has been intro duced, which cannot fail favorably to impress many persons, heartily tired of the older kinds of revival services. To the mode of conducting the Be', vice a considerable part of the sue cess of the moven eit is nndbubtedly due, but not all. Nor will religious excitement account in any great de pree for the interest displayed. It is the men themselves who havo the power to draw together congrega v i otis o! 20.000 persons of all classes; Li:t whether tLev IPfivo tho still rarer power to breathe a spirit of greater earnestness and reality into the reli gious life of a cation, is doubtful. The order cf service is very sim ple: Purkig the two or three hours '!.nt the congregation is collecting, hymns are sun by the choir, assist ed by the audience. When the ser vices bo tr'rn a prayer is offered, gen erally by some local clergyman or minister, a hymn is then sung by Saukey alone, a portion of Scripture is read and explained by Moody, an other hymn is sung by the congrega tion, and then the sermon is preach ed, after which another hymn is Bung, and the benediction is pronounced. Tho actual service lasts a little over aa hour. What is there in the singiag of the cue, or the preaching of the other, that gives this revival such a dis tinctive character? Xo doubt the clear ringing voices of the two revi valists have something to do, not with their hold on the jeoplo who flock to hear them, but with the size of the congregation they aflract. Men- whose voices arc heard ia every part f Immense halls, seating from 11. COO to 20,000 Hoplf, can alone hfpe t draw audiences six to tun times as laipe as ordiaary pn-achers would venture to nddirss. In the most distant corners of rooms, six or eight times as large as ordinary churches, every note that Sankey t-ings. every word tout fulls from Moodv'a lips, is distinctlv heard. This of itself is a great power, and thev know how to use it well. Of Sankey "s singiug it is difficult to s;eak fairly. It would not seem pr.'bablc that persons who can appre ciate good singing would care to lif'.cn to a maa whose voice is uncul tivated, and some of whose notes are barch. Yet thousands who could not patieolly listen o the singing of a servant, -it entranced by Sankrv's Lymns. The words are" so strange aud new, there is snch earnestness about the singer, that insensibly all who co are affected, anfl many'wbo do not care for the preaching express themselves astonished at thjj sing ing. Ia Moody you s.ee a rather ehort and stout mn, with little that is im pressive or Signified. Ilegoes straight at his subject, and continues it with such-rapidity that it is difficult to fol low him. He maktscountlees digres sions, and sometimes leaves his sub ject unfinished. He introduce long strings of anecdotes. oeca.,ionllr grotesque and almost irreverent, but always apposite and efective. ' He keeps the attention of 20,000 people alive for three-quarters of an hour, and when the service is over every one wonders what there was singu lar and novel ia what he beard. Yet he goes again-and arain. still remain. mg in doubt, though notable to deny that in Moody is a power, hard to 4e Cue or describe, bjrt certainly there. And no one will question its'realitv who Laonce listened to hinr. " i s jult ' voice U iacultivttted, yet its charms ere creat, though all the . . . . . , , ii training ia tne worm woum m-ci have made it equal to-tbat of a pro fessional s'mjrcr. I a like wanner, Moody's preaching is that of an illit erate man, yet LIS power is riiraor- dinarr. Mood v mispronounces many words; sometimes uses worus in peculiar wevs; Olten resoris io mupproprjaic arguments; occasionally his logic is j defective; ana as lor ii.s uocinnes, tome points they are not on a level with the research of the present age-j time was in the renith of Lis faniel He affirms. hisJjelitf in dogmas longjan(j orT a3 a conjurer and a master! since laid aside in most religious cir-1 cles. He takes literally, and without j qualification, many parts cf Scrip- j ture oa which Kroad Churchmen ; place widelv d:ilerent construction and, in spite oi an, iuyu.-uuua nun disapprove of his vicws.'and have no avmpatby with his religious system, if it can be truiv saia mat ne cas one, listen to him with dep interest, and go away feelisg that they have gained good. It is something, in these davs . of half-heartedness and scepticism, to listen ta a man so thor oughly in earnest, so convinced that he ia right, so firm a believer ia his own rcTijioos views. Once, in delivering an address on reading the Scriptures, Moody ob- j aaj crminfr ani w ith je clod fingers served that no one should reijuire to ! ppartlinj with diamonds and other use a marker w hen he closed his P precious ftones, I saw the nobility cf ble; he ought to study it with such! Petersburg. earnestness as to remember exactly J Saraoff seemed to feel the honor where he left off. Then came aa il-; ostomed upon him by the Emportr lustration right to the point. Ilecx-i0f tj tne Possias, and his feats were plained that in earlier life he useJ to truir marvelous. I lis dress was if hoecorn, but u;a c;s work fh i'u.. that when he went to dinner ce was obliged to put a stick whore he had left off, to show him w here he was to hesrin a?a:n. Kible readers, he add- ed, were not to resemble him in this respect. Wh&l was there ia this in cident of any importance to the peo ple present? Had any one else rela ted it. there would not have been a smile, but Moody's illustration drew a broad laugh from the people; every one understood better the meaning of the warnings he had just beard, and no one appeared shocKed. Moodv's doctrines Cave much to do with his power, be that lasting or temporary. He docs not protcss tne views of any particular sect. He looks upon himself as an agent in the hands of tiod, appointed to do a greal woik. lie ctoes not nring cai- vimst'f doctrines prominently for ward, though he evidently believes in inc possibility oi instantaneous conversion, which he regards not so much as a change of conduct and of ife, as the receiving of a free pardon from God, so that probably he would not necessarily question a man s con version because . he was guilty ol some laults. He believes in a per sonal devil, ia the eternity of punish ment, in the efficacy of the Plood of Chrict to wash away all sins. We speak with some reserve on these points, ns both he and his colleague refrain from expressions likely to of fend the prejudices of any of their listeners, putting prominently for ward only such of their own opinions as they consider essential to salva tion. As to Moody's eloquence, each must decide for himself. It is not an easy tuing to address and interest 20,000 people; and the man that can do that night after night, for months, cannot bo a poor speaker, whatever advantages uc mav derive from pop ular curiosity and the singularity of bis manner or matter. Of course we, who have our own standard of eloquence, and consider that any thing not resembling the calm, im pressivc enunciation of onr great Parliamentary debaters cannot be good spcaking.might dispute Moody's claim to distinction. Put an orator is a man who can persuade his audi ence. I his Moodv does to perfec tion. His model is not John Pright; but it is just possible that Italians, who love fire and vigor, would feel disappointed ia Pright and Gladstone and prefer Moodv and Spurgeon "or is Moodv devoid of considera ble administrative powers. He has presided with great tact and firmness over large conferences, and has pre served order for six or seven hours. He has an these occasions permitted no waste of time, no departure from the programme drawn up; everything was done just as had been designed, and wtt3 done well. We may dwell for a moment on the words of Sankey's singular nymns. ILo versification is not re markable, nor is the poetry of a high average, yet for this special work nothing could be better. Take one of the tavorite hymns: "The piyat rhyfieian now If nr. The fymjiathiting JcuJ: lie Pi-ak the dr.i'lnz heart to cheer: Oh, hear the voice of J csus. Swectept note In f.iraji'" "OiC; Swectcpt name on mortal tonkin-: Sweeten carol ever fung: Jcru. Messed Jc;u." This hymn, "Sweet hour of pray er," "Safo ia the arms of Jesus," "Come home, come home," "Sowing the seed," aud many more, arc not entitled to mention, as poems, in the same category with those of Cow j er, Keblc, or Wesley; yet they have already become general favorites, and thousands who never cared for hymns before find pleasure in them now. iNo sigh; could be more impressive than the sea of earnest faces intent ly fixed upon the illiterate, humble American, discoursing with extraor dinary power and fervor on the great truths of Christianity. No one who looks on these vast assemblages can ever forgtt the scene. Mere religious excitement, and a creed of horrors, could hardly bring together such thoughtful, intelligent audiences. The reports in the ne wspapers give little idea of the crowds who, ia some towns, have listened to Moody and Sankey. In Pirtninzham tbe'even ing service was to begin at eiht; but all the best seats were generally fill ed soon after five, and soon after six 1",000 people were ia their places. So well was it known that seats could not be got unless persons were pre pared to be ia tlfe hall two hours be fore the service Wgaa, that immense numbers of aged or busy people nev er attempted to go, wht!e"large crowds were, every evening, unable to find admission. Put the success which attended the labors of Moody and Sankey in the province is thrown iuto the shade by that which rewards them in London. Besides thousands who failed to get admission, as many as33,00J persons have been present at their morning and evening services. Unless mis- j takes were made, it seems likely that on one or two occasions 22,000 per sons were packed together, in the A ?- ncuiturai ji ail, at the evening eervi ces. The interpst which the move ment excited perhaps reached its cli max when Pean Stanley and Lord Cairns honored :he revivalists bv go ing to hear them. There are few'men more remarkablo for culture, learn ing, and the complete absnce of any thin? like wild, reli Pean Stanley; nor could there well be a greater contrast than his digni fied, calm, impressive manner of prearhiDg,.to the rapid utteranca and undignifi'.'d bearing of Moody. A man whom Pean Stanley, even from no deeper motive than curiosity, would care to hear preach, must be something very different from the or dinary revivalists. Tfce BliM-k Jnjtelrr. I saw Anderson, the great Engli.-hj wizard, perform his marvelous ieats: in neer .DiaDcv in London manv years'; nr0 Indeed, "the cunning of his hand eJCitv-ii tl)j admiration, ana was reai-i v a,toni,,Ling. Audersou at that i of tie rjjact Xrt I iut jater wlien j gsuv j;0bort Houdin in iaris "jj the devil in I diabolism"' with an audience f fall! two thousand excited Frenchmen ; watching his every move, ami yet by ; his dexterity and skill bafllin? di tec- j lion, I as still more amcz.y and astonished. Houdin'i feats cf leger-1 domain and incantations were truly wonderful. i Still later, at the Imperial Theatre, in St. Petersburg, I witnessed the; performance of Saraoff (the term ! Professor is in disuse ia Pusn,) the ! famous Russian wiiard. The outer- j taioment was riven in hener f the; rnr 1 limi r and in robes ol sanio, i,j4ck voiret, carerea witn spanies which reflected the light from a thousand gas jets. His paraphernalia was simple, and the charm of his tricks lay in the cunning of his hand, seemingly unaided by any aceom plice. He was more wonderful than either Anderson or Houdin. Saraoff seemed to enjoy the enter tainment with the audience. His cjosiag feat was more wonderful than all the rest. He smiled with gratifi cation at its effect he bowed obse quiously, and the curtain fell. A thousand jeweled hands smote each other the curtain rose Saraoff ap peared, smiling and bowing foot steps approached the stage the con jurer turned an officer of rank in the imperial family placed a crow a upon his head and said: "Py order of the Emperor." Saraoff kissed his hand, and bowed more obsequiously than ever. And well he might, for the crown was of gold, sparkling with diamond letters which read: "Saraoff, Prince of Wizards." Two years later I was in India, theguestof Captain Nolan cf the British Light Artillery. We were seated under a canopy of cloth to protect us frojn the burning rays of a tropical sun. The conversation turned upon legerdemain and necro mancy. I related to Nolan with a marked degree of enthusiasm what I bad seen performed ia Paris by Houdin, and in St. Petersburg by Scraoff. He smiled, but said nothing. "Po you doubt it?" I asked, some what sternly. "No!" he said, laughing; "but both Houdin und Saraoff are but novices in the Plack Art." "Well, I cannot conceive anything! more wonderful than their peifor-i maaees," I answered. ! "Well, wait," replied Nolan. I ! will send for the "Plack Jutrgler.'' He will be here to-morrow noon. For a few coins he will astonish you, I think." It was late when we dined the following afternoon, but the Plack Juggler was prompt and lay dozing in the sun, near our tent. He was a tall fellow almost black with long hair and with eyes that seemed made of glass. He wore a tartan upon his head, a faded, dirty sash about his shoulders, and a short muslin frock about his loins. He wore sandals upon his feet to protect them from the hot sand, while his legs were both naked and black. What a con trast, I thought, between Saraoff in velvet and spangles, and the Plack Juggler! Nolan,, with a wave of the hand, bade the juggler proceed. He opened a dirty sack or bag containing his paraphernalia. They proved to be of the simplest charac ter A walking-stick, seemingly made from ordinary sandalwood, lay at his feet, and from the sack he pro duced a small glass globe with an opening at the top. He placed it up en the earth and, squatting like a Turk near it, proceeded to place a powder of reddish hue in the globe. Soon his lips moved he uttered something in an unknown tongue. His eyeballs seemed to expand and almost start from their sockets. His whole frame shook. The incanta tion had commenced. The charm of the sorcerer was kindled. A sweet incense came from the glass globe., A bird no larger thaa an American humming bird, flew from the globe another followed it, and yet another, until fully fifty passed from the open ing and hummed near the Indian's face. He seemed to talk to them, and one by one they flew to the open ing again and darted ia. Sooa the juggler's mummery ceased, the in cense passed away, the globe was empty, and its glass clearer thaa a crystal. Nolan watched me from the corner of his eye. He, no doubt, saw mv utter astonishment. The juggler next handed me his walking-stick, and, with a gesture, bade me examine it. I felt it with both hands. It commenced to wriggle it darted from my grasp a snote, and glided away. The Indiaa bounded after it, caught it ia his hand, and pasfed it to me again. It was a stick, and cold as stone. "Great God!" I mentally ed, "can this be real?" cxciaim- Nolan smiled. Once more the black demon (for a demon he cer tainly seemed to me) commenced his mummery and gibbering. He walk ed back from where we were stand ing, to give greater effect to the illu sion, no doubt, and throwing a pow der ia the air seemed to fan it iuto a burning flame with his breath. It revolved in the air, growing smaller, until it seemed a ball of fire. He opened his mouth; he watched its evolutions with distended nostrils and glaring' eyeballs, and finally it darted to his mouth and disappeared. Once again his whole frame trembled and shook; once more his mouth opened; a blue name came from it; it changed to red. tram a flame of Ere it seemed to turn blood. The man fell epparentlv fainting. I 1 thought he had ruptured a blood- vessel and was dying. I sprang to . bis side to aid him if I could. The black devil opened his mouth; a ! slimy head of a snake protruded from the opening; it hissed at me with its' forked tongue and glared at me w ith ! its epes of fire. I turned awav, sick-! ened witn tne noma sight. "Enough, Nolan," I said; "I have seen enough." We paid the Black Juggler a few com, and ne left us without uttorinf a word. I learned from Nolan (who spent twelve years in India) that feats such os l had witnessed wero eosnmon with the jugglers ol ludia. No offer con tempt them to divulge their mysteries. A few pennies a day give them subsistence, and they apparently have nj higher ambition. M .-t of them are sullen and morose, aud under no circumstances will leave their native land. I have no explanation to offer the reader a? to how the Plack Juggler deceived iue. Peccivo me ho cer tainly did, for each feat was but a trick and a delusion. Pobcrt Pale Owen, in a labored article ia one of the magazines of the dav, tries to astonish the world with tin' feats of the Eddy Prothers of Vtrinorit. If he will Visit India, and witness the wonderful performances of th-3 Plack Ju.-gler, with no paraphernalia or cabinet but the clear sunlight of heaven to aid him, he will wonder why hebecameduped by l!u tricks of charlutanb who w ork in the dark lor faar of detec tion. Oiling llararai. It is a good for farmers aud team sters to oil their harness before the severe cold weather of Winter seisin. Carriage harnesses do not need oiling as often as team or work harnesses, but they do need it as often as once a your. A harness that is used a great deal, and exposed to sunshine, rain and scow, ouzht to be well oil ed, both in the spring and fall. If frequent oiling js neglected, the leather becomes stiff and hard, cracks badly and will break easily. Nearly all the ncoidents which happen from the breaking of harnesses are caused by tho giving out of the leather, which, from neglect, has become hard and brittle. A harness that is kept well oiled will last many years long er than one, equally as good to begin with, but never oiled. Besides it is a great deal pleasanter and easier using such a harness than it is one that has been neglected. Many people send their harnesses to the thop to be oiled and repaired, but as a great many farmers prefer to do this work themselves, we will note a few points of interest and im portance. The harness must be thoroughly e'eancd. It is of no use to put oil cn a dirty and greasy surface, for it will not "penetrate the leather, and will consequently do no good. Neith er is it a good plan to oil a harness without taking it apart. When this is done, the leather around the buck le?, where much of the wear comes and whee the oil is needed most of any place on the harness, does not get oiled at all. It should be taken apart the first thing. Then if there is a deposit of grease and dirt on the collar, tugs, or any part of the har ness, it can le scoured off clean. This may be done with n. stick or an old case knife. When this has been done, the strnp3 may be put iuto warm water and allowed to soak a few minutes. They should then be thoroughly washed in warm suds, using castile soap, and hung up to dry. When the water has dried from j the outside of the leather, which will bo in a few minutes, the oil should b; applied while the leather is still damp. Only a fair coating should be put on at "once. If that does not prove sufficient, another application should be u-ade as soon as the first one is dry. When the work, Is done, and the oil dry, the straps should be rubbed with a damp sponge, which has been well filled with castile 8oap. The buckles should be wiped dry and the harness cn then be put to gether. A large Fpoon or some woolen rags are good to use in washing a harness, and a paint brush, free from paint of course, is the best thing with which to apply the oil. For this purpose various kinds and qualities of oil arc used. Sometimes other articles tire mixed with the oil in order to make the leather black and also waterproof. The best kind tif nil is nuro ncatsfoot. 1 ish Oil is sometimes used, but never ought to bo amdied to harness. If neatsfoot I oil is used, about three-fourths of an ounce of the best lampblack should be mixed with a gallon of the oil. This will make the harness black, and give il a better appearance than oil alone. A'cie England Homestead. Treei m ilistoriana. It may have taken a French sa vant years to ascertain what is a mat ter of common knowledge with wood cutters. I have understood more than GO years that a thin ring indi cated a cold season, and a thicker one a corresponding warm season. Another poiat which I observed is this: Ia trees that are in an open field, or ev :i i:i the forest where there is no particular protection from the north wind, the rings will be thinner on the north side than on the south side of the same tree. The heart of the tree is very seldom found ia the centre of the body. I have no doubt that you would find that a tree cut 4 or 2 feet from the ground will give a true record of the j general meteorological conditions of cacti year of us Jite. i iiave olten sat down by a newly cut stump of a tree, to count the ring.-J to those with me as indicating a cool year. While speaking of trees, I will mention another fact, which I have not seen ia print, but which a got from an old gardener. It is tha? all trees that are not trained out of at ural shane will exhibit a profile in cx- j act correspondence with the ffuit. j For extremes take the greening apple janda long slim pear. The leaves, i even have a general resemblance to ; the fruit. A Roman Tragedy. TLe fatal issue of a duel between two persons well known in Italy has ' for some days past engrossed all conversation in Pome. The son of ' M. Mancini, a former minister, and j the greatest lawyer in the country, is , a captain cf Pcrsaglier, in garrison at Milan, where he resided with his 1 wile, who, as Signora Cattermoll, j had obtained some success with her j poems. Capt. Mancini obtained proof of her intimacy with one of his ( friends, M. Penati de Paylon, a young man of good family. A hos- tile meeting w ith pistols was the con sequence, and the latter was shot in the breast, and died in a , few days alter, at tbe ago or Ti. As to the wife the husband merely sent her to her family. Subsequently, at the fu neral of the deceased, the attendance was remarked of a woman dressed in b'aek and appearing greatly moved. After the grave had beep closed, she proceeded to a stone rross, before which she knelt, and, drawing from her pocket a bottle of sulphuric acid, swallowed its contents at a draught. and fell inanimate. It was the guil ty woman's femme-de-chambre, whose disclosures had led to the young man's death, ner remorse led her to attempt Euicide, and her recovery is despaired of. The l.oa- Vmhtm m flaw Hard Ciilrr nt IH40. Those only who were "nlivo aud kicking" during the political campaign of 1840, in which Van, Yhh. Ii a aeJ up nmii, was so overwhelmingly defeated by "Tippecanoe and Tyler too," can re alize tho excitement of that campaign. Not the ill-natured excitement that attended the Jeffersonian era rup tnrinar social and religious ties but the perfect rollicking furoro and ef fervescing of enthusiasm tnat makes it the herd cider.log cabiu.Jccon skin, and singing campaign. The young people of to-day hear about that cam paign ; how Van Puren was abso lutely sung out of office and Harri son was sung in, yet many who re late those incident's that were w ithin tbeir own persoual knowledge, have forgotten why that campaign was called log cabin campaign; why a veritable log cabin in every city or town of considerable sire was the headquarters of the Whigs; why coon skins were nailed on tho logs ; why a barrel of hard cider stood on top with a gourd hanging right by itjwbr the door fastening was a wooden latch with its string always hanging outside. In ibe ElyriaiiV pubhean, among reminiscenses of Lorain county, contributed by N. P. Gates, we find the origin of the log cabin and hard cider features of that campaign, which it is worth white to reproduce, as part of the political his tory of this century : "The raising and dedicating of log cabins was one of the common occur rences in the Whig campaign of 1340. It mav not. be fully understood why the great Whig uprising of 1840 was called the 'log cabin,' 'hard cider,' 'coon skin' campaign. When Gen. Harrison was first nominated and the people began to show unmistakable signs that he was a popular candi date, those who were opposed to the Whig party began to ridicule their nominee, and an influential opposi tion paper, in Indiana, I think, came out in a leading editorial, asking 'Who is thi3 candidate that the Whigs have nominated for their standard bearer in the coming campaign, that they are making such a ncise about? It is nobody but General Harrison, whom the great body of the people know nothing of ; a man of no mili tary fame, although the Whigs call him General ; of modest pretensions, if let alone, and having no political aspirations higher than a log cabin for a dwelling, with a barrel of hard cider, and a few coon skins hauging on the outside for ornament.' The Whigs of the nation took the above for their text and utilized it." fcagarlty of n Morse. The following extraordinary story of equine intelligence and fidelity is taken from Ihompson s "History ol Montpeliar." "Not far from the year 180C, Mr Charles Stevens, who lived on East Hill, made a horseback journey to Massichnsetts, passing down on his way from home, overthe high bridge across tne inoosti, about tnrcc fourths of a mile below Paggett's Mills Village. Paring his absence the bridge had been stripped of all the plank, preparatory to replanking. or putting in some new string pieces. W hue the bridge was in this disman tled condition (which condition was wholly unknown aud unsuspected by Mr. Stevens), be reached home, at a late hour on an unusually dark night, totally unconscious thai he had pass ed through any peril in passing over the river, which was only a mile or two from his house. , "Which way did you come ? " ask ed his family. " ' The way I went, of course.' "No, you could'nt; for the river is roaring high, and there is not n sin gle plank on the bridge." "Yes, I did come the same way, and over the same bridge; and you can't beat me out of it." "Here was a complete issue ; and neither party being in the least dis posed to yield, they the next morn ing, in company with a neighbor a Mr. Parker repaired to fht bridge, and, to their amazement, discovered by the tracks on the ground, and the calk marks of the animal's shoes on the timber, that the horse, after se lecting the broadest hewn string- piece, had mounted it, and passed so quietly and safely over it to the oth er side, that tbe rider was not made aware, in tbe great darkness of the night, that he was undergoing the dangerous transit." Pleasant Knmmer Drink. To make ginger beer take of race ginger root, well pounded, four ounces; of cream of tartar three ounces; mix them together, and add eight lemons sliced very fine, and five pounds of either white or brown sugar. Pour over them five gallons of bciling wa ter, and let it stand until milk warm; then add one teacupful of yeast pour ed on to a slice or crust of bread, and let it ferment twelve hours, covering the whole liquid with a cloth if it is in a bucket, but if in a keg let u stand fourteen hours and ferment through the bung bole. Then bung it up tightly, and in two days it will be ready for use. If allowed to ferment in a bucket, bottle it in fifteen hours, filling the bottles only two-thirds full and fast ening ia the corks with strong twine or wire. In two days it will be fit to drink, and foam like cream ale, while the flavor is truly delicious. It is an excellent plan to make a keg full of it and keep it on tap, but very tightly closed. It should be placed ii an ice house or the coolest of cellars, because it is apt to become too pun gent and sour. If this occurs, more sugar can be added to each tomblt-r of the beer. For a raspberry effervescing bever age, take six quarts of ra.pVrrv juice and filter through blotting pa per; add to it ix p'tuuiM of siu'ar and twelve ounces of tartaric acid. Bottle and cork it tightly. When de sired, add two tablespooufuis of it to two-thirds of a tumbler of iced wa ter, and stir into it one scruple of car bonate of soda. This makes a most delicious draught for a hot summer's day; and it can be made of either currants or strawberries, as well as of raspberries. For spruce beer take three p mads of sugar, a lite 1 mo i peel or e - sence of lemon, and a little es.-eDce of spruce to give it a flavor, three gallons boiling water. Stir i. II to gether, warm it a trifle; aJJ a cup ful of good yeast. When ferniuted bottle i'p close. Mead is made by dissolving no part of honey in three of boiling wa ter, flavoring it withsptces. and add ing a portion of ground malt, and a pjecp o toast steeped in yeast, and allowing the $'hoIa to ferment. Diedbich", lately married, gays : "It vas yoost so easy bs a needle cood valk oud mit a camel's eve. as to get der behiat word mit a vorr-ans." She Woxn't n rapdIdMe. Somt; of our worthy colored breth ren of the Paptist persurs'Oi had a baptism down at tho creek last Sun day, Rnd tbn ceremony attracted a very large crowd of persons. Mrs. Pitman's colored servant girl was very anxious to be present, and, as it was not her Sunday out, she slipped away from the house while tho din ner was coookiug, aud went around in her working ciothe3. Her interest was so intense that she stood close to tho minister, who was in the wa ter, while tho ceremony proceeded. After six or seven had been dipped, the clergyman, filled with enthusi- asm, seizcu ner anu puiieu uer iuiu the water. She resisted, but tne minister imagined that she wa3 mere ly afraid of the coldness .f the wa ter, so before she coul J explain the situation ho soused her. She came up spluttering, and exclaimed: "What you doin'? Lemme go, I tell you !" Hut he exerted his strength, and sent her "kir chuck" below the sur face again. She emerged clawing the air widly and shouting: "G' way" from here ! Pon't you chuk me u ider agin, you nigger!" Put the clergyman was inexorable, and he plunged her under a third time, and held her there for a minute, so as to let it soak in and do her good. Then she came up and struck for the shore, and standing there, looking like a draggled mermaid cut ia ebony, she shook her fist at tbe as tonished pastor, and shrieked : "O, I'll fix you ! I'll bust de head effen you or'uary trash! sousen' me in dat dare creek and nearly drown den me, when yon knowed well enough all de time dat I'se a Metho dist, and bin christened by dem dat's yer betters, and knows more about religion dan all do Baptises dat ever shouted, 3'ou rois'able black scum ! and me got de rheumatiz enough to set me crazy! O, I'll see what de law kin do foryou ! I'll have you res ted dis very day, or my name's not Johanna Johnson, you woolly-headed herria! You hear me?" Then Johanna went home to re dress, and the ceremony proceeded. Miss Johnston is now persuaded that the baptists are not any better than pagans New York. Weekly. A Healthy Brain. There is no sound, working brain, without enough cood blood to build it, repair it, and furnish the material for those muscular changes whicn are the conditions essential to all ner vous. actions, intellectual and volition al, as well as those of lower grade. There is no good blood without a proper aiaouut of proper food, and air to furnish materials, and nealtny organs to induce a sufficient quantity of those materials to a state St to enter tbe circulation. There are no healthy organs, strictly speaking, ex cept frcm healthy parents, and devel oped and maintained by proper stim ulants, nourishment, and use. .o health y parents no help for it. We are. of course, appiving tue term "healthy" to the brain, as signifying much more than freedom from disease. A healthy brain should show, by tbe oatward si-rns of tlcar, easily work ing intelligence, well balanced facul ties, and commanding will, that it3 several organs, if such there be, or its several modes of action, if it work I as a whole, arc properly developed and adjusted by ttiemselves ana in re lation to each other. . TIic Origin of tne Potato. Mr. Mechan, cf Philadelphia, has for eight years cultivated Sulannm Fendleri, a solanaceous plant which has much in common with the potato (Solatium Tuberosum.) Wis object wa.s to ascertain whether the former could be transformed into the latter by cultivation, and so to settle the vexed question of the origin of our esculent tuber. It was not till last year that the plant began to vary in the direction of the potato. Previ ously, the tubers were round, about the size of a large bullet, and rugose from the imperfect tube cells on the surface. Last season, however, the roots began to resemble those of the potato. They were oval and com pressed, and one was an inch wide and two inches long, with a clear, semi-translucent skin, as it the more delicate potatoes. Mr. Meehan, how ever, does not expect to develop po tatoes from his wild solanum. Ac cording to him. the facts so far ob tained do no more than suggest the possibility of tbe unity of the origin of the Solanum Fendleri and the Solanum Tuberosum. cultivation of Rurkwneat. The cultivation of buckwheat scem3 to be on an increase among the farmers of the United States. This is good economy, for buckwheat will grow well on rugged or hilly land, where scarcely anything else will grow." On steep side hills, on thin soil, on stony ground, on land full of noxious weeds, it will do well and have good effect in eradicating weeds and ameliorating tbe soil. It is next to clover the best grain crop to plow under a3 a manure, and often gives a good crop of wheat. Buck wheat is raised throughout Europe and Asia and has been known for centuries. It should form a crop on every farm, cither for domestic con sumption or market, or both. It is valuable for family use, for chicken feed and pig feed when mixed with other gram and scalded with hot wa ter. The crop should be sown, in this latitude the last of June or tbe first day of July. The reason lor late sowing is to avoid tbe beat of tbe sun and the great ri.-k of tbe early frosts before it is fully ripe, at which time it is easily injured. ' A Xcw Horse Brake. A San Francisco inventor has ap plied for a patent on a horse brake of his contrivance. It is intended to control a horsein much the same way as a wagon is governed in its move ments by a brake. A buckle with a belt is attached to the ring of the breeching on the left side of . the horse, and the belt is continued around the latter's breast, where it is fastened to the martingale. Thence it passes to tbe right-band side of the buggy-seat, where it is- caught by a buckle and a loop. When tbe reins ire pulled right th brake pres.-es on the forelegs of the hor3e, immtdiately beloT the breast, stop ping u;m instantly, and preventing him from rearing or kicking. Should The reins slip from the hands of tbe driver, or break, the horse can be brought to a standstill by pulling the strap which is buckled at the right hand side of the seat. A Prisoner, wbtl,3 being exam ined in court, contradicted himself. "Why do you lie so?"' asked the Judge. Haven't you a lawyer?" A Watestow.v reporter wa3 sacked by his girl because he did not have beard enough to tickle her face. New Adcertisemenls. JOHN F. BLYMYER, DEALER IN Hardware, Iron, Nails, Glass, Paints, OILS, &C, &C. The following is a parttal Est of goods in Stock: Cirpenters Took, PlLes, Saws, Hatchets! Hammers, Chisels, Plane 1J smith's Goods, Bellows, Anvils, Vices, I ''."f'"9', Hardware Tab Trees, Gig Saddles, Hames, Buckles Rings, Bits and loo s SfeTni'vJs and Forks, Pocket Knives, Scissors Spoons and Uzo s t larrrest itock in Somerset County, rainier s uu,. - - - - Varnish, Turpentine, riaxseeuw, .ve V lnuovv uiass oi an mo txui j - , SS b.... Our .oi C... OnUJ. verv e egant styles, irnsion s v.iriuni, .uu.;; .uu w. - - .... , Sa w Files of thebest quality. Porcelain-lined Kettles. Handles of all kinds. BIIOVELM, FORKS, Mattocks, Grub Hoes, Ticks, Scythes, Sneaths, Sledges, Mason Hammers, Cast Steel, Step Ladders, Carriage and Tire Bolts of all sizes. Lo'ilD? r.u rvt,na u'rinirnra Afpiil Sieves. DoorMats. UasSets, Tubs, Wooden Buckets, Twine, Rope Mop Sticks, Traps, Steelyarus, ;vieai it. T- ii.h.. m.:.. ci.' v,.af t,a lUaius, iiauer cuuius, ouuc, auu - -- - rv Combs and Cards, Poor Locks, Hinges, Screws, Latches and everything in the Builders' line. Capa, L.eaa, anoi, i onuei .uu ., -- rrL. : ii .,:,... Unnmhi fh Hardware trade. Ideal 1 UC lul l is, 1 aet-p c ci j tiling exclusively in this kind of goods and J sons who are building, or any one in nceu oi uj miug m --- it to their advantage to give'me a call. I will always gte .reasonable credit to responsible persons. I thank my old customers for their patronage, and hope this season to make manv new ones. Don't forget the place ISTo, 3, "BAER'S 33X.OCK." April 8 '74. JOHN F. BLYMYER. URLIHG, FOLLANSBEE & CO. Merchant Tailo rS, And Manu fatturen of Gent's, Youth's and Boys, FasisIonaWe Cloii ani Fflriliiui GooisJ i 121 Wood Street, corner Fifth Arenne, i PITTSBURGH. I prL KEYSTONE IIM ROOMS, 203 Liberty Street, rittsbnreh. Pa., W. U. SIMPSON, Proprietor. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. WTKAJfSlENT CUSTOM SOLIGl.XD. sep IS New Firm! NEW GOODS! LOW PEICES! A"Havlng purchased the interest or Jlessrs O. j F. Ehoa.ls & Bro's., in the grocery Imsinc??, we ! rerpectfully announce to the public that we will! continue the business at tbe old stand, j ( Xo. 2, liner's I!Io k. ) j i In addition to a full line of gmcerie" (freh an 1 of best qualities), GLASSWARE, QUEENSWARE, FLOUR, GRAIN, & MILL FEED, - Ue win mate a f pcciu.ty r g A Li T . , Carbon Uil, Land Plaster, CALCINED PLASTER, FREDERICK AND CLEVELAND WHITE LIME, Cumberland Lime, G-UANO, i PHOSPHATES, &c, Webave a large warcbouic and liiue hoiue pear the Depot, anil will furnish Country Mcrcliacts and Farmers storage room at reasonalile rile. W. F. ALTFATHER & Co. SOMERSET, PA. March 31, H73. IMPORTANT TO ALL. Protection of your Family from poverty, and in 1 case of sudden death your estate trim bankrupt ey: or lnerentof along life a competency for yonr old age. ean be secured If you now avail rouraell of tbe Decennial Dividend plan furnished by the ; NEW JERSEY Theonly Company that ean or do issue theaV.ve aim! of policies, the moat liberal and fair In Us provisions of any in the world. Those who wish to avail themselves of Its manv benefits can have the necessary documents turnish ed them to till out, and additional ami luiHrant information, oy applying oy letter or in person to F. E. GOODELL, MAN AO EK BRANCH OFFICE, 88 Fourth Are., Pittsburg, Pa. A respoasio'e person is wanted in this and ad joining coon lies to present the aboer plan of In surance to the public, to whom a permanent and desirable poit ion will be given. Address as above. 3ficellaneous. utuau, ..j- -j . t r.. PAIS, HAKES, all sizes, Hay Pulleys, Butter I rints, tuners uu UiuUW, Sirnh Ttmshes. Iior3e Brushes. Cur- .-..0 give my whole atttention to it. I er- j -e il,,'.. if ina will hnn G. & MMlM ' Uitc now opened I A Large and Omplete Assortment or I Hoods for Fall and Winter Wear. The; bare a complete aMortinent ol Iatlios' Furs, Dress Goods, Felt Skirts, Hoop Skirls, Hustles, Gloves, Shoes, fit ii in Sandals, And Pelt over Shoes, j MEN AND BOYS' Clothing, Boots and Shoes, HATS AND CAPS, GLOVES, 3cO- Uiulerclotbing for Men and Women A large assortment ol HARDWARE i QUEENSWARE, Carpets, Oil Cloths, &c. A la rite rtoek of fine an. I eoarM SALT lhe Barrei CrSaek p08sjbe !C' & ' H0LDERBAUM, 'I Somerset, Pa. Oct. 30. NEW STORE! i SCHELL It WILSON would Inform their 1 friends and the public generally, that they have opened a store at G AKEETT, on the line of the P. W. fc B R. R and now offer I for snle a a General Slock of Merchandize, coo sistingof PRY GOODS, CI.OTIUXG, QUEENSWARE, HARDWARE, HATS &. CAPS, ROOTS & SHOES. Sic, Szc, Sic, ; All oi which will be fold sheap for CASH or ex I changed for produce. WAXII'.D Lumber or all kinds, Hop-plee, ' Cnw-Ties, Bark, Stares, kc.. Also, Wool, But ! ter, Egg, i ! MAPLE ST7GkA.H, : Bacon, Qraln of all kinds. Furs, Sbeep-Pelts, and Beei-wiiX, for which t will pay the highest prices i in Cush or lioodp. SALT AND FISH. always on hand. Give as a call and,! coorlnced that we Intend to do business and cannot b under sold. SC1IELL & 1VILSOX. STEVENSON & CARTWHIGHT, Manufacturers of Galvanized Iron Cornices, i Window and Poor Heads, Flnials, Turrets, Chim ney Caps, Ventilators, and all kinds of Oalranix , ed Iron Ornamental Work. Tin Hooting, Spcut ; ing. and all kinds of Job Work promptly attend ! ed to. i !Xo. 15S Federal St., Allegheny City, Pa. . mays AVIKE & YOU5G, BTJTOHERS AND DEALER. Wholesale ami lletail, in l j FRESH MEATS, ALL KIXBS, SVCH AS I BEEF, POKK, MVTTOX, VEAL, LAMB, SAUSAOE, PUDDINO, BOLOGNA ! AND LARD, OUR OWN RENDERING. Market days, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur days. nmrlOTS Miseellancong. J. W. PATTOM. C. O. HURST. jNTTSAV firm. -NEW GOODS. THE NEW FIRM OF Ik No. 1, Baor's Mock, are now in receipt of a stx-ic of goods adapted to the preivnt wants of the peopie. Purrhsml with in the la 't ten days and since the decline In the prices ol Staplesiind lHimcflfS, they are enabled to olfer fp-il InoucemrntJ to all in "want of goods of every description in such variety as cannot be found anywhere e!ein town, comprising a gen eral ajsortment. They call special attention to their large assortment of Bleached ami Unbleached Muslins OIXOIIAMS, SHIRTING. TICKING, BOYS AND MENS' HEAVY PA XT STUFFS, in Cottonatle, Donblc and Irish Jeans, Satinets, Cassimeres, &e., DEESS GOODS, in Plain and Corded Alpaccas, Pop lins, Cashmeres, French Merrinoes, &c, STAPLi: Sz FANCY NOTIONS, HATS &z CAPS, BOOTS Ac SHOES, TOBACCO AND CIGARS, IIYIiDWVRE The bestassortment of Carpeting and Oil Cloths ever bronsf lit to t"Wn. A large stock of Queens ware, lteterniined to.be up to the times In wwrt uient. styles and prices, wo respeotlully solicit a call from those in want of gixnls. IvblS DR. T. BROW Jf. No. J SECOND AVENUE, i-etwecn Wood and .Market Streets, Pittsburg, continues to iruanmtce his cures in caiea of PKI VATE UISKASLS. His remedies are prepared by himself No patient will tie sent to a druagist tor his medicine. Having had a large experience in a practice of over 3 1 years, he can insure r'.ef in a lew days. Terms lo'w and cures certain. lel irate diseases, liver complaint, palpitation of the heart, strictures, diseases of the Winkler and kid neys, general debility and nervousuess yield read ily to Bis treatment. All letters containing a tea or postage slamp promptly answered. juu'i) Cook & Beerits' FAMILY GROCERY Flour and Feed STORE. We would most repeetfu!ly announce to out friends and the publ lc generally, in the town and vicinity ol Somerset, that we have opened outin our NewStore on MAIN CROSS STREET, And in addition to o full line of the best Confectioneries, Xotion4, Tobaccos, Clear. Ac, We will endeavor, at all times, t snpply our cus tomers with the BEST QUALiTY OF FAMILY FLOUK, CORN-MEAL, OATS, SHELLED CORN, OA TS (: CORN CHOP, RRAN, 31 ID D LINGS, And everything partaininj to ti9 Feed Depart mentattha ' '" LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. FOR CASH ONLY. Also, a well selected stock of Olassware; Stoneware. Woislenware, Iirushes oi al kinds, and STATIONERY Which we will sell as cheap as the cheapest. Please call, examine our goods of all kinds, and be satisfied from your own judjnuer.t. Don't forget where we stay Cm MAIN CROSS Street, Somerset, Ha Oct. 1 lsTi iyer's Cherry Pectoral, For Disease of the Throat and Lungs, such as Coughs, Colda, Whoopiug Cough, Jironohitia, Aslunia and Consumption. Amu n li-co er.vs -f.'-n-:-. !'. ll.e pn-: t nl iiio ro iii-TP r:ti ' v-.ii-." ro lti:l-.U ir..l tit i t t( '' ferri,:ii re..;..'.; di-i- id' 1U I'hr.-.,' 'avA J.u!s. A i., I trial t( its irtc--. t!rou'wt ut tf.ls j other coiiiitM", I. n'i soown that it Ui- sureiv vl cl!ccrii.t .'v eontrl them. T!ie te-t:i!i"i:v if our i c-t citi zens, of ail c'a.ses ef:i!j;i.!:i- t:i f.ir?, t'ait OlEItr.T l'ktTOKAL Will Itliil d'"'S I'MiW lllid cure the afflicting disorder of t!.c 'Press! and Ltinjs beyond any ather inC'iicii.c. '! uso-t danseroni atl'ectioiis of the riiluioo.i-v Orms viel l to its power; and cacs of l'onuniptiun, cured bv tliis preparation, are pisbiiriy M-en n. so remarkable tv hardly t be believed, were thev not proven beyond di-pute. A n i-:neey, it u adequate, on which the public m- v n- y for full protection. I?y curing tough, tli forerut-ners of more serious disease, it save i:n nunibered lives, and an amautst of siifi'crir.i to be computed. It challenges trial, and i...: yinces the most sceptical, fcvery family shoii' l keep it on hand as a protection againt the e-irlv nd nnperceived attack of l'u'mucarr Affec tion', winch are easily met at first, but whu h bteonja incurable, iu;J often f.it.i!, if r.i lected. Tender lungs need tais defvnrg; ;u:J li is unwise to be without it. As a sa!v;t:ard lj children, amid the distressing disease, which beset the Throat and Chest of childhood, Offcr-i-Y Pectoral is invaluable: for, by its tiioely multitudes are rescued frcm prematura graves, sad saved to tL love and affection centred en them. It acta speedily and surely againtt ordi nary colds, securing sound and health-retoring sleep. No one will sutler troublesome Inf!u enza and painful Bronchitis, when they knew how easily they can be cared. Originally the produot of long, laberious, an 1 successful chemical investigation, no cost or toil is spared in making every bottle in the u;iiiot possible perfection. It may be confidently relied upon as possessing all the virtues it has ever exhibited, and capable of producing cures as mernorabe as the greatest it has ever ejected. PaSP ABED CT Dr. J. C. AYER & CO., Lowell, Mass., Practical and Analytical Chemists, to ID IT ALL XmCGOISTl ETIRTWHEKP:. PATTO HURST m
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