i3i"scr. TOLITME 26. Aeltrt ~~~~:. 1 ""'~ ,fit'_ .Lr ~L; ' .Y, 101 1 /OREM. Not forever are we chastened By the might of sorrows hand, Not forever.pass we sighing Through the stranger's weeping land 'There shall come a time of gladness, When the heart may e'en forget,' In the melody of pleasure, All the ills that grieve it yet. Not forever in the valley, With the yawning gulf below, Not forever 'mid the briars' Zion's 'Pilgrim bands shall go They shall tread with cheerful steps On the pleasant, sunny hills; They shall march with mirth.and music While the song the sweet air fills. Not forever shall the darkness Of the midnight's lonely hour Overwhelm' the timid spirit With the terrors of its power, There shall tome the light of morning To the weary, waiting heart ---- And amid the joy of flay-break, Tears and sorroWTiliall:depurt: LA Not forever have they left us, Those for whom we shed our tears ; Not forever shall our mourning • Darken long and weary years, There shall be a joyous meeting When the reign of death is o'er— In the house where all is happy, In the land of evermore. And forever shall the tear-drops Vanish from each face away, And forever in the darkness Banished where 'tis endless day; And forever death and sickness; Sorrow, pining, pain and woe, . Shall be known no more nor looked for In the house to which we go. fflisallautetts heading. A STRANGE STORY. The truth of the following is vouched for by the San Francisco Chronicle : When Foster, the Spiritualist medium first came to this city and hung out his shingle at the Grand Hotel, he was an object of much curiosity. Among those who went to witness the marvelous mani festations which it was claimed were dai ly: made was a well known gentleman, whose name we are not authorized to give. The gentleman bad heard of the slip;of papdr trick, and believing that be knew a thing or two mere than Foster did, he resolved to play a sharp game with him. Before going -to the medium's room he wrote a name on a slip of paper, which be wrapped and folded tightly in a pi of tinfoil. When he got there, in col pany with several friends, he banded little rolled' tinfoil to Foster, mid awa events. The little paper inside the tinfoil co) tabled merely the full naive of the gent! man's mother—her maiden and marri name. Foster took it, pressed it to ; forehead, in that dreamy, listless way has; and then laid it on the table. Pz eutly he said, "Yes, sir, I have a messi for you. There is the spirit of a lady he who wishes me to write you this message, Here Foster took up a pencil, and • many jerks and quirks, wrote : "Do not remove the remains of y( father and myself. Let us rest where are., Your heart is right, but your jut. 11 meet is wrong. The message was signed by both maiden name and married name of gentleman's m'ther. The gentleman tk ed as white as a sheet, for he at once cognized the message as having been teti in the name of his deceased mot He had Jong been intending to remove remains and that of his father from Eastern cemetery to his vault at L Mountain. He had not thought of 1 matter at all that day. Foster had M er seen him before. Neither Foster any one, o else—not even the gentleman wife—knew what the mother's .maie name had been, hence the clearness, strange outline of the message, and, abt all, the aptness with which it referred his project with regard to the remains his parents, gave the astonished gentler something to think about for days to ct He did not wait for an ,answer to _ tinfoil puzzle, but started away very ink in the condition of the young man 3 went to church to scoff, but finally c 4 eluded to remain and pray. Next day the gentleman met his frk the Hon. Chas. E. De Long, who in just returned from Japan. To him he told his remarkable experience of the day before. De Long laughed at him for his apparent credulity, and scouted the idea that spirits had anything to do .with the message. Nettled at this, the gentleman induced Mr. De Long to go with him to tee Foster and judge for himself. That night they both, in company with Howard. Colt, called at the Grand Hotel, and were shown into Foster's room. Mr. De Long was wLolly unknown to Foster.— They all sat down to the table, and after Foster had smoked a while at his cigar, he said : "I can only get one message to night, that is for a person nati:ed Ida.— Do either of you know who Ida is?" Mr. De Long looked at Foster with ra ther a startling look, and said : "Well, yes, I rather *ink I do. My wife's name was Ida." "Well," said Foeter, "then this message is for her, and it is important. But she will have to come here and receive it." This was just enough to excite De Long's curiosity, and after endeavoring in vain to get to reveal the mes sage to him, he -consented to bring . his wife the next night to.receive the import ant communication in person. Accord ingly the next evening the same two, ac companied by Mrs. De Long, were usher ed into Foster's parlor. They were soon seated around the table; waiting eagerly for the spirits to arrive: After Foster had smoked for several minutes in silence he suddenly said : 'The same message comes to me, It is for Ida. This is the lady is it ?" he asked, as of the spirit. "Oh, you will write the Message,. will you ? Well, all right," and with this he took up a pen - an - d - dathed - off - the-following-: "My Dear Daughter Ida :" "Ten years ago I entrusted a large sum of money to Thomas Madden, to invest for me in certain lands. After my death he failed •to account for the investment to my executors. The money was invested, • and 1,250 acres of land were bought, and one-half of this land now belongs to you. I paid Madden on account of my share of the. purchase $650. "-He must be made to make settlement. Your father, • sc VINEYARD." • BOth — Mt. — and - Mrs. De Long • sat and heard this communication read with as- tonished faces.'Us - ANILTrig - knew that in. life her fa,ther, had business dealings with Mr. Madden ; butto what-extentT or even the, nature of them, she did not know. She was terribly frightened at the, denouement, for she knew that Foster did not know who she was, or who her father might have been ; and when the commu nication came in so remarkable away, the surprise of the whole party may be better imagined than described. Mr. De Long had just enough faith in -the-cOrrectness-of-Mrs. De Long's com munication to want to see what there was in it, auy way.. So the next day he call ed on Mr. Madden, at the Occidental Ho tel. Without saying what special reason he had for asking the question, he asked Mr. Madden if there was not some unset tled business between himself and the estate of the late Mr. Vineyard. Mr. Mad den thought for a moment, and then said there was. He said several years ago he and Mr. Vineyard had purchased a tract of land together, and their interest was undivided. The land increased and was still increasing, enormously in value, and he supposed Mr. Vineyards daughter de sired to let her interest lie untouched, which was the reason why the matter had never been settled up. Besides, she had been absent a long lime from the country and was not here to have the matter set tled. When informed that Mrs. De Long had only just learned of the investment of her father, Mr. Madden, expressed much surprise. He said he supposed she and her husband and executors knew all about it, but were simply letting the mat ter rest for the property to increase in value. Mr. Madden then said he was ready to make settlement at any time.— This was readily assented to by Mr. De on &turd. Mr. Why it was so he had_ not the faintest conception. li e was under a mysterious influence that chained him to his seat and made him a slave to its power. At last the train slackened its speed and came to a halt, and John f ound himself moving along with the passengers who were mak ing their exit from the cars. When once outside he discovered that he was a strang er in a strange city. He asked a man where he was. He was told "St. Louis.." "But," says John, "j live in Hartford.— I want nothing in St . . Jouis." The stran ger smiled and passed on, leaving our Hartford friend as jAmplexed as ever.— While standing in his tracks, wondering what to do, he saw at a distance a figure that sent a thrill of joy throiigh his frame. It was his longlost brother-in-law. It had been more than a quarter of a century since John - had set his eyes on him, and time bad . worked a great change in Lis' appearance, but for all that our . • . NE, • >k , s, s • V* - C c WS ETC. ' WAYNESBOiID'y -friend 'recogniZed him, :ran toward . him hallooing at the top of -his - voice, 'as , if afraid • he might disappear. The meet ing iyas.a cordial one, and the pair cele brated the event at a stylish 'saloon. Fhere featiiiitg mugs of lager played a promi nent part.. The neit'John knew he found himselfawake,at his-home on Park Street. Bat his dream had made a strong impres sion, and do what ivouldbe could not forget it. .It haunted hint alLthat day, ' and when' he got up the next morning the remenibrance of thationg ride 'and the happy meeting clung to hint still.— That very day some clerk in. the Hartford post-office might have seen a letter ad dressed to Mr. of St. Louis with the instruction 'on the end of the envelope, "If not called for within ten:days return to Jahn Eiswirth, ilartforid, Ct. Mr. _Eiswirth_sAys that he sent the letter ad dressed to his. brother-in-levy withouFthe remotest expectation of hearing from him. He sent it to relieve his mind, as he con fessed that the singular dream harassed him not a little. . • But after the missive was sent he dis missed the Matter from his mind, and' 'might never have thought of it again if something startling had not occurred a ' day or two since. John was at his home with his family when the postman come to the door, and delivered a letter., It was postmarked St. Louis. Itives torn open with tremulous fingers;and to their great -_it_was found to be from -their lon-- lost relative an answer to .tliiTifte - r - John lad forwarded in 'obedience to his dream. In a large city like St. - 'Louis would seem that a letter asking specific direction might, not reach its destina tion but of course the chances are that it would go straight to_the_mark,_as_ it did in his case. It appeared by the let ter that the St. Louis German had been as much in the fog as they have been in regard to him. The St. Louis man writes that he shall soon come to this city on a visit, and his Hartford friends are delight ed at the prospect of a happy reunion. When he dose come John proposes what he dreamed about the lager shall also become a reality." They may come for wool and go back shorn. Love in the beginning is most easily cured. There is a remedy for everything but death. Make a bridge - of , silver for a flying enem: • The y just suffer sometimes for the unjust. Pray devoutedly and hammer on stout ly. Let the hen live, though it be with the pig. .Ele who seeketh danger perisheth there in. In a plentiful house supper is soon dress ed. What the eye sees' not the heart rues not. The women and the hen are lost by gadding. She who wishes to see, wishes to be seen. He who knows the instrument should play upon it. A . good reversion is better than a bad ossession. Though we love the treason, we hate the traitor. Good expectations is better than bad possessions. Great persons are able to do grate kind ness. Art may improve but cannot surpass nature. In the grave we must pack close togeth whether we like it or not. Destiny guides and disposes all things its own way. Good seldom or never comes unmixed th evil. The rich man's blunders pass current r wise maxims. Nothing is more impossible than to ease everybody. When good'fortune knocks, make haste . , let her in. • When death knocks at the door he turns deft ear to all excuses. The beginning of a cure consists in the lowledge of the distemper. Nothing becomes•a man so well as the nloyment he was born for. Among the thousands who wear Al ' cloth very few know what it is made The alpaca goat is a species of the ma, whose home is in the mountains Peru. • It lives on the coarest fare, the Ity herbage of the rocks, and has a .utiful wavy coat of light chestnut 7n wool, • which is nearly a foot in igth, very soft and elastic, and nearly fine as that of a Cashmere goat. This sheared off and sent to Eegland, where is sorted, woven, dyed, steamed, tinged, turned into the market. • William Cullen Bryant contributes to :Nicholas the following little gem. from I he Spanish : "Up the valley's lap, The dewy morning throws A thousand pearly drops, To wake a single rose. Thus often in the course Of life's few fleeting years, A single pleasure costs The soul a thousand tears." The heavier cross, the heartier prayer; The bruised herbs most fragrant are; If wind and sky were always fair, The sailor would not watch the star; And David's psalms had ne'er been sung, If grief his heart had never wrung. The last match in the box generally fails to burn ; so he who walks in the dark all his life, and strikes for light only on. his death-bed, is in danger of awaken ing naught but a strong °dee of brim, stone. Proverbs. COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 6,187 THIPBAitii011;011. Oh ! leave' me not, dearest one, friendless and 'stricken, 'While Life's surging rimer:runs dark at my feet; . • • • , Oh ! stay, for thy presence my spitit doth quicken, , And speak to me tenderly, lovingly, sweet; ; • • •r . Ah dark ie my, path,and still darker Life's ; seeming ; 'Tlie black shades 'fall thicker Wherever .Igo; Then stay, for thy smiles throui: a light on .) . dreaming,- • k •And lighten, the shadows of sorrow and • woe.. . , Then leave nee not dearest one . lonely and weeping ; -`Stern-Fate casts a cloud o'er my visofi to. • day : Oh ! be thou my angel-guide, faithfully • keeping A watch o'er my soul on Life's wearisome way; For something still whispers that, when we are parted. Hope's last cheerful rays will depart from • me too; • „ 7 . ,et still while I wander alone broken hearted ; will'pray that no sorrow come, darling, _ to-you. A Cave of Dead Indians. A Virginia paper. says : "The follow ing information is given us by gentlemen of the highest character and credit, who have seen with own eyes, touched and tested with their own hands, the won derful object of which they make report. The workmen engaged in opening a way for the projected railroad between Weldon and Garysburg, struck on Monday, about a mile from the former place, in a bank beside the river, a catacomb of skeletons, supposed to be those of Indians of a remote age and a lost and forgotton race. The bodies exhumed were of a strange and remarkable formation. The skulls were nearly an inch in thickness; the teeth were filed sharp, as are those of canibals, the enamel perfectly preserved ;, the bones were of wonderful length and strength— the femur being as long as the leg of an ordinary' man, the stature of the body being Near the ir great as eight or nine feet. their head were sharp stone arrows, some mortars, in which their corn was brayed, and the bowls of pipes, appar ently of soft soapstone. The teeth of the skeletons are said to be as large , as those of a horse. One of them was brought to the city, and presented to the officers of the Pittsburg Railroad. ' "The bodies were found closely packed together, laid tier on tier, as it seethed.— There was no discernible ingress or egress to the mound. The mystery is who these giants were, to what race they belonged, to what era, and how they' came to be burl ed there. To these inquiries no answer has yet been made,and meantime the ruth less spade continues to cleave skull and body asunder, throwing up in mangled masses the bones of this heroic tribe.— We hope some effort.will fie made to pre serve authentic and accurate accounts of these discoveries, • and to throw some light, if possible, on the , lost tribe whese bones are 'thus rudely disturbed from their sleep in earth's bosom." Trim LAW OP PLEAsrso.—ln the fami ly, the law of pleasing ought to extend from the highest to the lowest. You are, bound to please your servents if you ex pect them to pleaseyou. Some men are pleasant in the hodehold and nowhere else. We all know such men. They are good fathers. and kind. husbands. If you had seen them in their own homes you would haN;e thought they were almost an gels;' but if you had 'seen them - in the reet, in their stores, in' the • counting houses, or anywhere else outside of their own houses, you would have thought them almost savage. But the opposite is apt to be the case with others. When among strangers or neighbors they 'endeaVor' to act with propriety ; but when they get home they say ;to themselves, "I have played a part long enough, and now I am going to be natural." So,.they .sit down and are ugly, and snappish, and ,blunt, and disagreeable. They lay aside those little courtesies that make the roughest path smooth' and make the hardest things like velvet, and that make life pleasant.— They expend all their politeness in places where it will bring silver and gold.—Sun day Mimicry. • ,• • • • How FAIR CHIN ES E DIE FOR LOVE.- In his "Far Ceiba?' Mr. Medhurst States that one Morning he received 'a card from a wealthy young lady informing him that her betrothed, having passed into an ear ly grave, she had made up her_ mind to commit suicide on a certain day. To Mr. Medhurst's surprise,. his official remon strances were received with commonplace civilities, and."on the day named the wo man did deliberately sacrifice her life .in the presence of thousands. A stage was erected in the open fields, with a tented frame over it, from which was suspended a slip of scarlet erape : one end of this she adjusted around her neck. She then em braced a little boy, probably a little broth er presented by a person standing by, and having let fall a veil over her face, she mounted a chair and resolutely jumped off it, her little clasped hands saluted the assemblage as her fast-failing form twirled round with the tightening cord." The 'world' never harms a Christian so long as he keeps it out of his heart.— Temptation is never dangerous until it has an inside accomplice. Sin within be. trays the heart to the outside assailant. After the Storm. "Arthur, take this letter to your moth er, and here 'is your week's pay. You have a good mother," added Mr. Powell lookingintently into the lad's thee as he took the missive with a polite "thank.you, sir." " The-communication to Mrs. Voward ran thus : "/cr madam :—We are sorry to re turnyour son Arthur with this,but repeat edly articles, and occasionally money have been missed from the store. , Noon° but he could have taken it. It is very trying, we assure you, to-have'stich an is sue forced upon us; for we ,had supposed hiti - ticapable of any 40 - it ' dishones ty. -•-• . , Respectfully, . . R. PoWELL Aro." Mrs. Howard yerused , the note and then, wit ti l&iktng up from - her sewing, gently bade her boy • remove and thor oughly dry his evercoat, whitened by the driving snow, But she could not just then look upon 'that young and joyous face..Be sl2ould•not know a breath of the foul suspicion, but should go to his pillow unconscious of the stain on his good name. In the morning she. would visit the firm. While Arthur slept, his mother passed the ansiouslours in alternate watchings by his bedside and prayers at her own.— "the restraint which she had ►laced upon herself was now removed. 'toward: day light-the storm subsidediand-the-moriF ing dawned , on a fair day. The calm comforted her, and wheu Arthur rose from the breakfast table, she said cheer fully : "I am going out this morning, dear, 'and you must remain at home. Se a good mother to brother and sister, and if any work comes in remember carefully all particulars: bnt first run 'out and sweep me a clean crossing through the fresh snow." Quickly wrapping herself, she proceed ed to the gate. She stood relisting against it and gazed on the pure scene—the trees, the hedges, the roof's of buildings, every nook and crevice piled up with .the glist ening snow. But purer than all was her sou Arthur—in her eyes the fairest fea ture of the picture. His clear eye was "not that of a thief!" 4nd the mother's face beamed upon him "with confiding love. At this moment Mr. Powell came to ward mother and son. Mrs. Howard re ceived him as calmly as she had his let ter, bidding Arthur run over to Mrs Ames, to Old John's, and to one or two other childless homes, and sweep offitheir paths, Mr: Powell was full of regrets and apolo gies fer the note sent on the previous even ing. Accidently the real culprit had been discovered, and Arthur fully cleared. "The firm wished him back. They will increase his wages, give him every oppor tunity. for improvement, in short they will atone, if possible, for the cruel wrong so haStily done." ' Mrs, Howard replied, "On one, and on ly on one condition can he return, and that is, that neither he nor .any of the clerks in your employ learn eue word of this affair. I would not have him suffer the knowledge of this suspicion for worlds. I would not have his self-respect injur ed." The next morning 'found Arthur in his accustomed place,. and the pleasure with which he that evening communicated to his mother his delight and astonishment at a sudden increase of salary, was with out a shadow. Years after, the firm pro posed receiving Arthur into it, and in re sponse to his glad thanks, Mr. :Powell placed his hand on bis shoulder and said "NO thanks my boy. Thank . your moth. ? ther. Only on the shining shore can you know her worth." EXPANDING THE; LUNGS.-St ep Out in to 'the purest air you can find ;stand per fectly erect, with head and shoulders back, and then fixing the-lips as if you were go ing to whistle, draw the air through the lips into the lungs. When the chest is about half full, gradually raise the arms, keeping them extended,) with the palms of the hands down, as you suck in the air, So as to bring them _over the head just as the lungs are quite full. Then drop the thumbs inward, and after gently forcing the arms backward and the chest open reverse _the process by which you draw your breath till the lungs are empty. This process should be repeated immedi ately after bathing, and also several times through the day. It is impossible to describe to one who has never tried it, the glorious sense of vigor which follows this exercise, is the best expectorant in the world. Wo know a gentleman, the meas ure of whose chest has increased some three or four inches daring as many months.—Dr. Paine. FALLEN MAN AND WOMAN.--Man, stenk helol his natural level, hates and effects to despise the height where he has walked. Woman, fallen from her fair estate, looks ever back to it with longing and regretful eyes. He proclaims him self not worse than his fellows ; endeavors to pull those above him down to his flat. She admits her fault; deplores it; is glad there are women so much better and more fortunate than she ; strives to have hope for the future, and listens with bounding blood to every voice that brings back to her the spotless past. Never does she quite renounce morality; humanity claims her to the last. Miserable, down-trodden, wholly forsaken, she looks up from the dross and the mire and hears the lark of her love singing at the gates of heaven. There are many inen who appear to be struggling against adversity, and yet are happy ; bait yet more, who, although.. a bounding in wealth, are miserable. Unmarried' Women : We are leaving behind us the days in which perpetual maidenhood was consid ered a disgrace; yet there is still a cer tain stigma attached to unmarried women, and one of the great social 'problems of the day is to explain why there are so many marriageable women .who are nev er married. Some say that his owing to an excess in numbers of women over men. in .consequence of which there are mit,htm bands enough to go round.„lThis, how ever, is disproied by.statistiO, Take the world through, and the figures show that there are as many, in, it as there are women. Others, attribute it to - the (pc pensiveness of modern life. Afen.do; not marry because, it is said, they ; cappot.,att ford to. But the feet ,is.;that ~,no' Man who truly laved a woman ever, hesit'sted to become engaged to liKT,and eventually -marryher-beeause-ofpoverty- f -Certainly;- Men and 'wome n as prase to marriage now in any '. period the World's histo ry. Newertheless, there are. many. women wanting husbands, and*Dot getting . them. .Every social circle is full of them. , They are pretty, they are accompli sh _ ed, they are sensible, and under proper training they would make excellent wives and mothers ; but they never get a chance. What seems to be needed is a more thovi ough method of bringing men and women into social .contact,with, each other. Love must have some basis to build upon, and the constant companionship of the sexes affords—the—exact—foundatiou.—which—i: needed. , . „ older, The l inhabitants of Boston,. haye many recollections ,of, a. certain French shopkeeper, familiarly, known .as Johnny Lepine. On one occasion a customer , found Johnny in high glee. `,Ah I” said , Johnny, chuckling, . Tye made $10,,000 this morning!',', " "Sew is , that, Mr. Le-, pine !" Oh I've just been ,gqing over ,my shelves and hale marked um „ all my ,pri-: ces twenty per sent, which comes tco morel than $10.000." . s „ Are there not, a. ,good mapi..4ohnnyi Lepines who want twenty Ter cent ofwa-, ter put into . our currency, so that the can thus mark up their „ducks or hand,' and think themselves thq.,richer, fer.,the false measure ? _ Deeds are fruit; words are leaves." Things past may be repented, but not recalled. He who has no charity merits tio me r no mercy. Your only. treasures are those you car ry in your heart., . . •,. To him who wills, the way . is' seldein wanting. The strictest justice is the greatest mer cy. The best gubstitute for coal ? Warm weather. - "John," said n clt-ryman to• his man, "you should become a teetotaler : you have been drinking again to•day." "Do• you ever take a drop yoursel,' meenister?" "Yes, John ; but you must look at your circumstances and mine." Very true, sir," said John ; "but can you tell me how the streets of Jerusalem were kept so.clean ?" "No, John, I cannot tell yon "Well, sir, it was just because eveiy'one kept his sin door clean." - • ; '.! • There is as much merit iti indexing to the humorous side of nature as to the so ber and sedate. 'Men and women were made to laugh and to indulge inpleasant ries just as much as to pray and fast Be• cause a face is uncomonlyiong instead of wide it does not follow that its possessor is a first•class saint We would as soon trust a countenance got up on the broad as the long gauge. The world failing.to end in accordance with the last prediction of the Adventists, their newspaper organ comes out. in new type and every preparation fer-perma; nence. "After all," says its editor, "may it not be true that we are thesimpe min ded, foolish people the world- at , large esteems us to • be, and our hopes mere dreams ?" A,• saloon-keeper in one of: the towns where the Women's. Whiskey War is rag ing, .made• a center shot when hezeplied to a lady who asked why he,kept his win dows glazed and a screen.in front of the door, that it was to hide the temperance men when they came-in-for' a drink: A man in Main writes that he has dis covered a sure cure for consumption ,in mullein leaf tea, sweetened and drank freely every day from three to six months: The mullein leaves, unless from young plants, must be gathered before July 25, and dried in the shade. When we have come to understand the reason why. we live, and distinctly per• ceive the end and aim of existence here on eaith, it is a pleasant task, to trace back the path by which the Divine goodness conducted us, and to observe that all was wisdom and love. There is a good deal of .sound wisdom in the suggestion of the farmer: "If you want yOur boy to stay at home, don't bear too hard on the grindstone when he turns the crank!' A gloomy companion can sigh and groan the most cheerful person into des pondency. Opportunities are like flowers that fade at night : seize them, therefore while they last. It is better to do a great deal of think ing than a great deal of drinking. 411,00 PEE YEAR mix aud Snmwr. When a Milwaukee 'piper remarked recently "The lilac bushes are buddint;" a reader said moitedly,."You lilac Satan." Said an Irish ; justice to, au obstreper,- ous prisoner,owtrial. "We .want ,nothing but silence, and 'but little Of.tbat." , • The patrons of Husbandry hi Wisconsin have'sterted' a newsiaiier entitled the Mincing Machine. ' A man coral:ll446h* of a stinstr,olos, was asked -. what' he mearit, as 'fie 'looked in good health. hays by plebe? of myhO 'answered. "W,hy . de