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VOLUME X.
Farm Lands for Sale.
The Illinois Central Railroad Company
IS NOW PREPARED TO SELL
OVER TWO MILLION OF ACRES OF
FARMING LANDS,
In Tracts of 40 acres and upwards, on loaf Credits
and allow rates qt interest.
TIIESE lands were granted by the Government, to
aid in the construction of this Railroad, and in
clude some of the richest and most fertile Prairies in
the State,,filterspersed hero and there with ma,guifi
cant groves of oak and other timber. The Road ex
tends front Chicago, on the North-East. to Cairo at
the Booth, and from thunre to Galena ;not Dunleith.
iu the North-west extreme of the State. and as all the
lands lie within fifteen miles on each side of this Road,
ready and cheap means are afforded by it for trons
porting the products of the lands to any of those
points and from theneo to Eastern and Southern
markets. Moreover, the rapid growth of flourishing
towns sad villages niOng the hoe. and the great in
crease in population hy immigration. et , ...; ellend a
rubstaitial and rawing Route-demand t'or farm pro
duce.
The soil is a dark, rich mould, from one to-five feet
in depth, is gently rolling and peculiarly fitted for
grazing cattle and sheep, or the cultivation of wheat,
lud;an corn, etc.
Eeoncanv iu cultivating 51 , 1 r;rent produetivene;s
era the well k low!) charnoteristi,t of Illinois lands.
Trees are not reluired to be cut down. Aninps grub
bed. or abr., picked elf , :is is generally the entor in
ell'Lir:Ming. new land in the older Stales. The first
'Jeep of Indian corn, planted on the newly broken sod,
usually repays the eclat of plowing end fencing.
\Vllent MOWII on the newly-tome.' rout is sure to
yield very /firjr A man with a plow and Iwo
yoke of oxen will break one and a hull' to two acres.
per day. Centracts can be made for breaking, ready
:for corn or wheat, at frotn $2 to 2,50 per acre. By
judicious management, the land may be plowed and
fenced the first, and under ajziyh state of cultivation
the second year.
Corn, frain, cattle, etc., will be fern arded at rea
sonable re ti's to Chicago, fur the Eastern market, and
to Cairo thr the Southern. The larger yield on the
cheap 1:01.13 Or Illinois over the high-priced lands in
the Eastern end Middle States, is known to be much
more than antlielent to pay the difference of transpor
tation to the Eastern market.
Bitum:nons coal is mined at several pointe along
the Road, 110,1 is n cherp and;lceirab*fuck It can
ho delivmsal at several points tiling the not at Si.so
to $ 1,00 pc: ton i Wood eau be had at the sauce rams
per. cord.
Tues.,' who think of settling in ToWM or Minnesota,
sitoithl 1..4 in mind that lends there of any value,
talon:; the water retirees and for many utiles Maud,
have been dispoi , ,,,d of,—that for those located in the
imoior, there :are no conveniences for transporting to
market the produce, Railroads not having been intro
dtre,l there. That to send the produce of these lands
one or two hundred miles by wagon to mathet, would
coat• much More titan the expense of cultivating
theth, and hence, Guvernment lands thus situated, at
51,114 per acre, aro not so good investments as the
land of this company at the prime; tired.
The .7inue renoir-ks hold good iu relation to the lands
in Ealsas and Nebraska, thr although vacant lands ;
umy be feund nearer the water courses, the distance
to market is far greator, and every hundred tel the
produce of those lands are carriol either in wagons.
or interrup:ed eve ter e0111111111liolrionr! • inerrittor3 the
expenses of transportation, wide') must be be t , ii ;
the settlers, iu the reduced price of their prodM. , ts,
and to that extent precisely are the inVeriloS from !
their farms, and of course on their investments, annit
idly and every year reduced.
The great fertility of the lands now offered for sale
by this camp sty, end their consequent, yield over
those of the EaStern and Middle States, is nmch more
than sufficient to pay ; tint difference in the cost of
transportation, especially' in e iew of the facilities
furnished by this Road, and others with which it con
neete, the operations of which are not interrupted by
the low water of summer. or the frest of winter.
PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The price will vary front $.71 to ;125, according to
location, quality, etc. Contracts for Deeds may ho
made during the year 155;3, stipulating the purchase
money to ho paid in five annual installinents. The
first to become due in two years from the date of con
tract, and the others annually thereafter. 'rho last
payment will become due at the end of the sixth year
from the data of tire contract.
Interest Sc charged at only three per rent. 'per
EMI!
n• security to the performance of the contract,
the flrA two years' interest must ho paid in advance,
and it mutt be understood that at least one tenth of
tins land purchased shall yearly bu brought under
cultivation.
Twenty per cent. front the credit price will he do
.ducted for cash. The Company's construction bonds
will be received as cash.
Ready framed farm buildinge, mhic,i can Le Oct up
in a few days, can be obtained from reepeneible per.
eons. They will be 12 feet by 20 feet, divided into
une and three bed-rooms, and will &et complete
eet up on ground chosen anywhere along the Read,
:5150 in cash. exclusive of truisportation. Larger
Luildings may he contracted for at proportionate rates.
The Company, will forward all the materials over
their road promptly. •
Special arrangements with dealers can he made to
supply those purchasing the Company's lands with
fencing materials, agricultural tools, and nu outfit of
provisions iu any quantity, at the lowest wholoyale
pr: re&
It is believed that the priee, long credit, and low rate
of interest, charged for these lands, will enable a man
with a few hundred dollars in cash and ordinary in
dustry; to make himself independent before all the
parehase money becomes duo. In tho moan time, the
rapid settlement of the country will probably eo
increased their value four or fivefold. When requir
ed, an experienced person will accompany applicants,
to givo information and aid in selecting lands.
Circulars, containing numerous instances of suc
cessful farming, signed by respectable and well-known
farmers living in the neighborhood of the Railroad
lands, throughout the State—also the cost of fencing,
price of cattle, expense of harvesting, ate., by con
tract—or any other information—will bo cheerfully
given, on application, either personally or by letter, in
English, French, or German, addressed to
JOHN WILSON',
Land Comnisalancr of the Illinois Central Rail It. Co.
. °Mee up to the Ist of May--52 Michigan Avenue,
Chicago, Ills., after that date in the new Stone
Passenger Depot, foot of South Water Street,
April lA.
UOLLO, AIR. FARMER, where hays you boon
11 that you have got such a heavy load. You
will kill all your horses. AM, I have been to Stepp's
Cheap Cash Store, at No. 35 West Hamilton St., Al
lentown. I suppose yon got all that load for about
$lO. Yes indeed, and 25 cents change at that. Ali
yea, see I got Mackerel, Salt, Sugar, corr. u, Rio°, Rai
sins, ChoooMtn, Toss, Molasses, Choose, &c., all for
baying and harvest.
LADIES' DRESS. GOODS, of almost ovary atylo
and pirtem, latches black and fancy colorod Silks,
plain and figured De•Laines, Chain, Lawns, .Ging
barns, Alpacas, &e., &is, at the Cheap Storo of
GUTII & SCHLAUCH.
Cer. of Eighth and Hamilton, SM.
April 23
J.
.:1?` AZElla Iic4V.M:VaItitocusSILCOVMZIM It& wcaaquxtea a
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY HAINES & DIEFENDERFER AT ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS PER ANNUM.
.
T HE opposition say that in a short time the ground
will NI ready to sow Oats, Barley, &c. How
they know this we are not able to say, but this much
we will say, that whenever it gets ready, you had
better give us a call fur ono of the best Grain Drills,
and warranted nt that, (no largo talk about refunding
money.) but if the article is not no represented, it can
be returned, and all matters satisfactorily arranged.
Likt!Wig?., in due time the grass will be in order for
hay making, and then we are prepared to furnish you
with Allen's Mower, a splendid machine for cutting
grass of any kind. And in nddition, when desired,
we have also the combined Mower and Reaper, of
:Ifanny's Patent. which is manufactured upon a if
ferent principle from'thoso made heretofore, find war
ranted to cut gross and grain as fast as one team of
horses can Ilraw . it. And further, we have tho Pre
mium Corn Sheller of Lehigh county, and as there
has been sold a very largo number in a short time
that have rendered universal satisfaction, we are con
fident in saying, that it has no superior here or else
where. We likewise have a mill for chopping feed,
which lies boon tested thoroughly in different sections.
and till who have witnessed its operations, testify to
the good qualities of the mill, and recommend it to
fitrtners as an article to save time, and likewise grain
in the amount which is yearly given to millers in the
shape of o toll." In short we have almost any article
which farmers require for agricultural purposes, such
as Ploughs of almost any pattern, Corn Cultivators,
Revolving Hay Rakes, Hay Forks, Corn Ploughs,
Corn Planters, Limo Spreaders, Threshing Machines
and Horse Powers of.different kinds, and all warrant
ed to give sittisfaction. Repairing done in all the
different branches, on rensonable terms and at short
tiotice. Any person residing at a distance, in want
of any of the above articles, can obtain them by ad
dressing the subscribers at No. SO West Hamilton st.,
Allentown, Pa, SWEITZER SAEGER.
GRAIN DRILL REFERENCES.
Reuben Helfrich, Nord; Whitehall t Charles Hen
ninger. do; David Beery, do; David Kuhns, Macuu
iry : George 'Seise'. Allentown.
CORN SHELLER REFERENCES..
David Bortz, WeseoesVille ; John Bortz, Cedar
Jacob Wenner, Lower Maeungy; C. ,t; W.
DlAnan, Allentown ; Reuben Onekenbach, North
FEED MILT, REFERENCE'
Charlom Sengrenyee, Allentown.
Allentown, April 2.
IMPROVED FIRE AND WATER PROOF
Joseph Clowoll, Allontown, Agent for Lohigh Co.
YOUR attention is respectfully solicited to the
above method of Roofing, now much used in
Philadelphia and vicinity, and which has. been exten-
' in use in many of the cities of the West, durim.
11101%.1 than etc coil. years mist, during which time it
has Mmn test.' under every variety of circumstances,
and we confidently offer it to the public is a mode of
Rooting unobjectionable in every important particular.
whde it combines, in a greater degree than any Whet
roof in use, the valuable requisites of cheapness, du
' raldlity, and security agiiinst both fire and water,—
This is rapidly superseding the use of all other Mild,
of roofs, wherever it has been introduced, giving gen
eral stabd'action, and is highly reteininendeal by nll
who have tested its utility. These roofs require en
inclinath at not more than one inch to the foot,
which is of treat advantage in case of fire, and for
drying purposes. They aro ()tiered at a price consid
erably less than any other roof in itso, while the
amount of inst.wial saved, which would otherwise be
used in extending, up the walls and framing for a
steep roof', often makes a still farther important re
duction in the cost of building. Glitters may be
f‘omed of the same material as tho roof, at much less
expanse than any other. In case of defect or injury,
from any cause, !hero is no roof so easily repaired.
The materiels being mostly non-conductors of heat.
no roof itl so cool in . summer, or so worm in winter.
TiloFo wishing to use our roof, should give the rafters
e pitch of about ono inch to the foot. For fu - rther in-
formation imply to Joseph Clewed]. at Allentown, our
agent for Lehigh and Carbon. counties, who is pre
pared to execute all orders et short notice.
11. M. WARREN
No. 4 Farquhar Buildings: Velma St., Philadelphia
REFERENCES. •
The following named gentlemen in Allentown have
their homes roofed with the obeyed named composi
tion, and are able to testify to its superiority over any
other hind of roofs :
B. F.'l'nuxcr.a. Union et., between Ninth am! Tenth
B. S mrrs.ms, Walnut between Eighth and Ninth.
F. Bon LEN, Seventh et., between Hamilton it Linden.
Born it. linos:, Li solon at., between Fourth it Fifth.
J. R. Wow:. Sixth St., between Hamilton it Linden.
Si'l KNAl'SS,Ninthst., between Linden it Turner.
A. Klotz, corner of Union and Seventh, street.
It. E. Walnut., Fourth at, between Linden Sr. Turner.
Feb. TS, 1856.—1 y
•
Oit 4339 7111815._
ti WATCHES AND JEWELRY,
has just been received by
he undersigned, at No. 21 West
hoodlum street, which for beauty and durability is
unequalled in town, and to which ho invites the at
tention of those desirous of gottiug the best goods at
the very lowest prices. His stock comprises Brass
Clocks of description, Gold and Silver Patent Lover,
Lupine, Quartior and other Watches, Silver Table
and Toa Spoons, Gold, Silver and Platod Spoctaelos,
to suit all ages, and warranted to bo as roprosonted.
His stock of Jewelry is largo and splendid, and
comprises all tho most fitshionablo articles, such as
Gold, Silver and other Breast Pins, Ear end Finger
Ringo, Gold Watch Chains, Keys, .b.;.Gold and Sil
ver Pencil Cases. Gold Pons of a superior quality,
Silver Combs, and a variety of other articles too nu- '
morons to mention. Ho fools confident that the above
goods aro the best in market, and Wore thorn to the
public at the lowest prices.
Ho would particularly call your attention to his
stock of CLOCKR AND -WATCIIIIII. and urgo you to
call on him before purchasing elsewhere, MI ho fools
assured that ho cannot fail to suit you, not only with
tho articles, but, what is more important, with the'
prices, and would also inforM the public that all his
goods are warranted.
-Gm
Clocks, Watches and Airelry, repaired in tho neat
est and best manner, and at the shortest notice—all
his work is warranted. JOHN NEWHARD
April 23,
JUST recoivoill a lot of Dress Goode, such as plain
Black and Fancy Silks, latest styles of Barogo
Dolalnes, Challies, Ginghains. &c. Also, a lot of
Floor and Tablo Oil Cloths, Brussels, Ingrain and
Rag Carpets. Call and see them nt
FARMERS LOON THIS WAY.
WARREN'S
COMPOSITION ROOFING.
A NEW STOCK OF
ROUPT Sr. STUCKERT'S
Allentown, Pa., August 6, 1856.
THE GERMANS OF PENNSYLVANIA.
ET TUC REV. E. W. IlurrEn
So deeply is the State of Pennsylvania in
debted forher prosperity to the GEUMAN portion
of her citizens, that we feel that an article devo
ted to them, will not be out of place in this me
ridian, where they comprise no large a part of,
the population.. The German character once
employed the pen of the learned and enlighten
ed Tacitus, one of the first historians of antiqui
ty. They evidently inherit all the virtues as
cribed by this author to their ancestors, With few
of their vices, which Christianity has in a great , 1
measure banished from among them, These
ancestors migrated chiefly from the Palatinate,
from Alsace, Swabia, Saxony, and Switzerland,
with an admixture of natives of every princi
pality and dukedom in Germany. When we
reflect, nt this day, that the stock of most of
these bold pioneers in the settlement of Penn
sylvania, consisted only of a few pieces of gold
or silver coin, a chest of clothing, a Bible and 1
a Psalter, and that now their descendents are
scattered nearly over the whole West, and own
the most immense possessions, we are forcibly
struck with the miraculous changes wrought in
the progress of time by an Overruling and Di
vine Hand. If it were possible to determine!
the relative proportions of these sums, the con
trast would form such a monument of human
nu:instils and ECONOMY as has seldom been
witnessed in any age or country on the face of
the earth.
The principal part of the Germans of Penn
sylvania are -Farmers—hardy anti industrious
tillers of the soil—the most noble of all the se
cular occupations which can engage the atten
tion of man. More skilful cultivators of the
earth, too, we hazard nothing in saying, can be
found nowhere in this country, or any other,
between the rising and the setting of the sun.
The GermaAs set a great value upon patri
monial property. This useful principle in hu
man nature prevents much folly and vice in
young people. It moreover lends to lasting and
extensive advantages in the improvement of a
farm ; for what inducement cap be'stronger to
a parent to plant an orchard. to preserve
forest trees or to build a commodious ninl dura
ble house than the idea, that they will be pc s
sessed by a succession of generations who shall
inherit his blood and name ?-
What strikes a traveller through our Ger
man counties most forcibly, is their mammoth
barns, called in their own language Schweiizei-
Scheuer. Indeed it is their invariable custom,
in settling a new tract of land, first to provide
large and suitable accommodations for their
horses and cattle, before they expend much mo
ney in building a house for 'themselves. No
feature in their character speaks so loudly in
behalf of their humanity, ns this willingness to
stiffer disconfitme themsdres rather than impose
it on the. dumb and un-minplaining beasts.
They believe with King S,doinnn, that "tt
righteous man regardeth the lit of his beast."
But from this let it not be inferred, that their
dwellings arc deficient in the comforts of life.
The reverse is true. No class, so emphatically
live "on the fat of the Ism]," —a nd none
boasts of so many and such substantial do
mestic enjoyment.
CM
Another * fact, which never fails to rivet the
attention of a stranger, is the extraordinary
size and strength of their horses. A German
horse is known in every part of the State. lie
seems to " feel with his lord" the pleasure and
pride of good and bountiful living. It is a
well established fact. that the German horses
of Pennsylvania irrform double the amount of
labor of the New England or S aithern breed.
from the fact that they are more plentifully fed.
For the saute reason, their cows yield double
the quantity of milk, au I of a quality vastly
superior.
In a word, a German firm can be distin
guished from the farms of other citizens by the
superior size of their barns--the plain but com
pact construction of dwellings—the height of
their enclosures—the extent of their orchards
—the fertility of their fields—the luxuriance of
their meadows —the giant strength of their
cattle—and by a general appearance of plenty
and prosperity in all that belongs to them.
The favorable influence of Agriculture, as
conducted by the Germans, in extuiding hu
man happiness, is manifested by the joy they .
express upon the birth of a child. ~No dread oil
poverty nor distrust of Providence from an in-
creasing family. depress the spirits of these in
dustrious and fu g al people. Upon the birth
of a son, they exult in the gift of a ploughman
or a wagoner : and upon the birth of a daughter
they rejoice in the addition of a spinster or
milk-maid, to their family. Happy state of hu-)
man society ? What blessing can civilization
confer, that can atone for the ancient and pa trier
chat pleasure of raising up a numerous and
healthy family of children to labor fur their pa
rents,
for themselves, and for their country : 1
and finally to partake of the knowledge and :
happiness which. are Annexed to existence, both
in the life that now is, and in that which is to
come. The joy of parents upon the birth of a
child, is the grateful echo of creating goodness.
May the hills and valleys of Pennsylvania be
forever vocal with songs of joy upon these oc
casions ! They are the infallible signs of com
parative innocence. absolute industry, wealth
and happiness in the State.
The German Mechanic, too, is a most useful
and enterprising citizen, possessing all the traits
of character in common with the Farmer. Ills
first ambition, on starting into life is to become
a Freeholder, so as not, to live in a rented house
—and the highest, temporal delight ho can en•
joy springs from his ability to declare : " This
house is my own." Admirable equality that,
which renders him afraid of Debi, that prolific
source of 'Misery, and Want, and Crime !
" The borrower is servent • to the lender."
"Owe no man anything. except to love him."
But the genius of the Germans of Pennsylva
nia is not confined to Agriculture and the Me-
chanical Arts. Many of them have acquired
great wealth, too, by foreign and domestic
commerce.
IMO
But another tfrz,t which speaks louder in their
praise than any other, is this; that they are
particularly attentive to the religious education
of their children, and to the establishment and
support of the Christian Religion. For this
purpose they make the erection of a School
House and a PlaCe of Worship the first of
of their care. - But they do not stop here.—
1 hey take great pains to introduce in their off•
spring, not only habits of labor, but a lore of it.
In this they submit to the irreversible sen- I
tcnce pronounced upon man. in such a manner
as to convert the Wrath of Heaven into private
and public happiness.—" To FEAR COD AND TO
LOVE Won't" are the first lessons they teach to
their children.
As members of Civil Government, too. the
Germans are, in the most exalted sense, patri
otic and useful. Strongly attached to the prin
ciples of our free institutions, and contributing
largely to the public revenue, they constitute
the " bone and since'' of the State. Many of
them have become eminent in the Science of,
Government, and they have furnished some ofi
our most distinguished Statesmen. who have
served in the highest Executory and Legislative
offices. Wo will be content with reference
to a single illustrious example, the revered
Stmox SNYDER, whose name has become the
very synonyme of sterling sense, unflinching
honesty and far seeing sagacity—and whose
administration of the Chief Magistracy of Penn
sylvania, for .a period of nine years. is referred
to, at the present day by men of all parties as
a very model of good Government.
The Germans of Pennsylvania. to their credit
be it spoken, never besiege the Government for
favors in their domestic pursuits. They are
never known to crowd the legislative halls,
clamorous for special privileges, and rely for
wealth and prosperity, not on' Acts of Assem
bly, but on their own daily acts and industry.
Tlvy are. perhaps, the only class of people who
practically regard Government, its object and
its functions, in their true light. All that they
desire from Government is to be id u/one.
As neighbors, they are extremely kind and
friendly. They frequently help to assist each
other by loans of money for a short time, with
out interest. But, to secure their conridence,
it is necessary to be punctual, as they never
lend money a second time to one who has once
violated his obligation. We have heard it re
marked, that during the War of Independence
there were very few instances of any of them
discharging a bond or a debt, in depreciated pa
per mousy'
These are some of the traits of character
which have raised the Get-titans of Pennsylvania
to a degree of moral and political elevation sur
passed by no other race of men in the world.
From this proud spectacle we Tony learn to
prize knowledge and industry in Agriculture,
coupled a due observance of Christian
duty, as The basis both of domestic happiness
and national prosperity.
TILE 310012:1iN BELLE.
TM J. G. 'ASE
The dattghlor sits in the parlor,
Aud rocks in her easy chair;
She's clad in her silks and satins,
And jewels are in her hair;
l..Le looks at the rings on her fingers,
She simpers, and giggles and winks
And though she talks hut little,
'Tit] vastly more than she thinks.
Her father goes clad in russet,
And ragged and seedy at that;
His coats are out at the elbow—
And he wears a shockinq bad hat,
He's hoarding and saving his shillings,
Su eareftilly day by day,
While she on her beau and her poodles
Ia throwink it all away.
She lies abed in the morninz,
Till nearly en hour of noon;
Then comes down snapping and snarLug,
Because she wee collect so soon;
Her hair is still in the pnper4,
ller cheolcs still dabble) with pint—
Reroalus of her last night's blushes,
Before she intemled to faint.
She dents upon men unshaven,
And men With flowing hair;
She's eloquent over moustaches,
They give such a foreign tdr;
She talks of Do!inn musk,
And falls in love with the moon ;
And though but a mouse should meet her,
She sinks 11.1111 y in a swoon.
Her feet aro very Mile,
Her hands are vory white,
Her juivols so very heavy.
And her head so very light;
Her color is ramie of cosmetics,
Though this she will nevor own ;
Her body's inado mostly of cotton,
Her heart is made wholly of atone,
She falls in lure with n follow
Who swans with n foroign air—
Ho marrios hor for her money.
She marries him for his Liar;
Ono of the very best matches—
/loth are well mated for life;
She's got n fool for a husband,
ilo's got a fool for a wild.
A 4 ,
7A bachelor friend of ours. passing tip
street yesterday, picked up a thimble. He
stood for a.moment meditating on the probable
owner, when pressing it to his lips said. "0,
that this were the fair lips of the Wearer." •
Just as ho had finished, a big, fat, ugly.
black wench, looked out of an upper window
and said : ' jtis please frow dat titoble
in the entry, I jis drop it !"
077' Wn don't you wash the bottoms of
your feet, sonny ?' asked a grandmother of a
boy, when he was performing the necessary op
eration preparatory to retiring for the night.
To which he gravely replied _' Why, granny,
you doesn't think I'so goin' to stand up in bed,
does ye ?'
[For tho Lehigh Rol:tater.)
fly " J.19311:1 JtONADNA."
tir—" Virginian Song of Home."
Hurrah fur old Lehigh ! the land of our birth,
The stronghold of .Freedom, the gem of the earth
Whose eons aro the bravest, whose maidens so fat
With joy fill our goblets and smile away care.
Then trumpet her glory, for never n stain
Shall tarnish her banner while Earth shall rumain
Hurrah for old Lehigh ! we'll standby her side
In • Joy and In Sorrow, wbate'er may betide.
We'll " over do better" and proudly exclaim,
"Hurrah for old Lehigh! We honor thy natoo—
Thy glory ro'eelloes o'er valley and plain,
Thy planet glows brightly,—it never shall wane."
Hurrah for old Lohigh ! we no'or can forget
Our own pr'cious jewel, our diamond, set
In warmest affections, the 7,0hl of the mind;
In garlands uninding so brilliantly twined.
Remember old Lehigh, our home and our hearth,
And sound its loud praise to ;dm ends of the earth
Ladies Lacos and Embroidorion
In no one article. perhaps, is female extrava
gance in dress carried to a greater length than
in the use of elegant and costly laces and em.
hroideries. Almost fabulous prices are some.
times Tait] for them. The rich laces used in
this country are all imported from Europe. The
reason of this is that American girls are 'not
willing—and we trust they will never he corn•
polled—to work for five dollars a month, and
foreign manufacturers could undersell the na
tive artisan. The costliest specimens of lace
are easily dispo4ed of. Lace at twenty dollars
a yard—and that but one tenth of a yard wide—'
finds ready purchasers ; so do capes at two'
hundred dollars apiece, and jets at one hun
dred. The demand for rich laces is constantly
increasing. outrunning the supply, thus appro.
elating the prices, and consequently the genu
ine article can only be sworn by the wealthy.
The signing of the treaty of pence at Paris, too,
it is said. will have the ilfect of greatly enhanc
ing the price of laces : for the Russian ladies
n•lto doat upon laces, and are not deterred by
expense, having had the market closed against
then for the last eighteen months, will now open
wide their purses to obtain the coveted arti
cles. There never being a surplus of laces,
their value must consequently be augmented.
Belgium supplies the American ladies with
more laces than all the countries of Europe to
gether, and laces of the rarest kind, finest
quality and most artistic design. In fact lace
is indigenous to Belgium, and has been so fir
generations. In some parts of Belgium, the
flowers are made separately, and then worked
into the ground, while others carry on the pat-
would put a questi,m, upon which he expec
ted all to vote in view of the estimation they
placed upon their souls. With finger raised
most significantly. and in a most solemn Man
ner. he announced : all those in favor of Christ
will please to tine to their feet.
Only some eight or ten responded to the an
nouncement : and while the minister was
watching intensely for others to signify their
position by "rising," a worthy member who
Was on his feet, interfered and suggested that
" the reason might bo that the true disciples
were too modest to vote."
At thisjuncture, a loud voice was heard in
the gallery : '• I say, brother—, it's no use a
talking or trying to force this vote—this congre
gation ,s for the devil by at least twenty:Jive Lu
ttrell majorit y.''
Look Out.
Young man ! a mis-step may destroy life.—
One sin may ruin your character. • Did you
ever reflect on the consequence of a single :in
dulgence in vice? The best men have fallen
through the suggestions of another.—ffoW care
ful you should be, while in the freshness of
your days, lest a blight fall on you forever.
If invited to a place of resort where it is difficult
to decide, take the safe course, stay away and
save your reputation. This is it jewel of hies•
timable value, too premouS to be put in jeopardy.
No man ever regrets that ho kept aloof from
temptation, and to the close of life lie expresses
joy that he was saved front the path of shame
by giving a decided negative when the voice of
pleasure beckoned hint on. Beldecided and you
are safe. Yield, and you may be lost. Watch
with diligence, and guard every- avenue through
which sin may reach you: in no other way
will you he sure to overoome the evils of the
world.