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CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 11, 1868.
VOL. 15.-NO. 11.
rtttt Sottry.
PALLING LEAVES.
Tbey ro falling, slowly falling,
Thick upon the forest side,
Severed from the noble branches
Where they waved in leauteoua pride.
Thej are falling in the valleys.
Where the early violets spring.
.And the birds in sunny spring time
First their dulcet music sing.
They are falling, sadly Tailing,
Close beside our cottage door;
Pale and faded, like the loved ones,
They have gone forever more.
They are falling, and the sunbeams
Shine in beauty soft around ;
Tet the faded leaves are falling.
Falling on the mojay ground.
Tbey are falling on the streamlet,
Where the silvery waters flow,
And upon the placid bosom
Onward with the waters go.
They are falling in the churchyard,
Where our kindred sweetly sleep,
Where the idle winds of summer
boftly o'er the loved ones sweep.
They are falling, ever falling.
When the autumn breexes sigh,
When the stars in beauty glisten
Bright upon the midnight sky
Tbey are falling when the tempest
Moans like ocean's hollow roar,
When the tuneless winds and billows
Sadly sigh forever more.
They are falling, they are falling.
While our saddened thoughts still go
To the gunny days of childhood?
In the dreamy long ago.
And thsir faded hues remind us
Of the blasted hopes and dreams,
Fading like the falling leaflets
Cut upon the icy stream.
THE BABES IN THE CLOUDS.
AN AMERICAN TRUE STORT.
Just ten years ago, there suddenly burst
upon the Western world a magnificent stran
ger from foreign part, "with all his travel
ing glories on." It was the great comet of
1S5S, on the grand tour of the universe.
It seemed strange that petty human life
could go on as usual, with its eating and
drinking, toiling trafficking and pleasuring,
uhile that "Saiuing minister," on his bil
lion leagued circuit, was preaching the won
ders of infinite immensity a:i i power, and
the nothingness of earth. But science Las
robbed celestial aspirations of their old por
tentous rieuiCcance. . ,Thc comef .no lonpor
ruus his kindling race, like Vich-Alpine'
henchman, with his Sery cross, announcing
war and disaster.
Herald of buttle, fate, an ! fc-nr.
He i on his own business; not ours.
I'uder the tail of this particular comet
doubtless many a tale of love was told in
the lijht cf his swift splendors n:sny a ten
der look exchanged. The astronomer cooly
swept the starry field with hisgla.-", unawed
ly the irregular night guard patroling the
heavens, and the robber and murderer dis
diined the awful wituess. lie left us as he
found ns joined to our mortal idols. wise in
cur own conceit, weak, and worldly, and
wicked, but no castaways of the universe
after all.
V e remember that comet-summer, not so
much fur its great astronomical event, as
fir two singular incidents that nio:e nearly
touched our human sympathies, which tri'il
travel in poor earthly affairs, even withjo
ifhtof the most august celestial phenomena.
One pleasant Saturday afternoon during
the comet's apparance, an aeronaut, after a
prosperous voyage, descended upon a farm
in the neighborhood of a large market torvn,
in one uf the Western States. He was soon
eurrounded by a curious group of the far
mer s family and laborers, all asking eager
luestiuns about the voyage and the manage
ment ni the balloon. That, secured by an
auchor and a rope in the Land of the aero
naut, its car but a foot or two above the
yroaa-J, was swaying lazily backward and
f-'rwaidin the evening air. It was a good
deal out of wind, and was a cleepy and in-no-;nt
monster in the eys of the farmer,
"&o, with the owner's permission, led it up
tt h;s houe, where, as he said, he could
"hitch it'' to his fence. Hut before he thus
e -arel it, his three children, aged respec
tively ten, eight and three, begged Liru to
hf: them "into that big basket," that they
i":ht sit on "those pretty red cushions."
hile the attention of the aeronaut was
Averted by more eurious questioners from a
n-.-ishuoring farm, this r.sh father lifted his
i.-,inss one by one into the car. Chubby
"ti.e Johnnie prove the "ouuco too much"
' --r the aerial camel,and brought him to the
ground; and then, unluckily, not the baby,
kit tie eldest hopo of the family, was lift
ed out. The relief was too great for the
Bunstur. The volatile creature's spirit rose
a' oiu-e. he jerked his halter out of the far
mer s hand, and with a wild bound mounted
'Clothe air! Vain was the aeronaut's an
ca,r. It caught for a moment in a fence,
it tore a.ay, and was off, dangling use
acr the runaway balloon, which so
if:!y and steadily rose that in a few uiin
"fcs thos. two little white faces peering over
the ediie of the car grew inditir.ct, and
piteous cries of "Mamma!" "Papa 1"
rf famt and fainter up in the air.
hn distance and twilight mists had
allowed up voices and facets, aud nothing
could be seen but that dark cruel shape.sail
,n. triumphantly away, with its precious
like an aerial privateer, the poor
father sank down helpless and speechless ;
kt the mother, frantic with grief, still
'retched her yearning arms toward the in
exorable heavens, and called wildly op into
Jhe unanswering void.
The aeronaut tried to console the wretch
d parents with assurances that the balloon
would descend within thirty miles of the
town, and that all might be well with the
children, provided it did not come down in
water, or in deep woods. In the event of
its descending in a favorable spot, there wa3
but one danger to be apprehended ; he
thought that the elder child might step out,
leaving the younger in the balloon. Then,
it might again rise, and continue its voyage.
"Ah, no," replied the mother, 'Jennie
would never stir from the car without John
nie in her arms!"
. The balloon passed directly over the mar
ket town, and the children seeing many peo
ple in the streets, stretched out their hands
and cried loudly for help. But the villagers,
though they saw the bright little heads.heard
no calL
Amazed at the strange apparition, they
might aloioPt have thought the trauslated
little creatures small angel navigators on
some voyage of discovery, some little cher
ubic venture of their own, as, beading to
ward (he rosy cloud-lands and purple islands
of sunset splendor, they sailed deeper and
deeper into the west, and faded away.
Some company they had, poor little sky
waifs ! Something comforted them, and al
layed their wild terrors something whis
pered them that below the night and clouds
was home ; that above was God ; that wher
ever they might drift or clash, living or dead,
they would still be in His domain, and un
der His care that though borne away,
among the stars, they cuuld not be lost, for
His love would follow them.
When the sunlight all went away, and the
great cornet came blazing cut, little John
nie was apprehensive that the comet might
come too near their airy craft, and set it on
fire, with a whisk of its dreadful tail. But
when his sister assured hfm that that fiery
dragon was 'as much as twenty miles away,'
and that God wouldn't let it hurt them, he
Was trrnquilized, but soon afterward said,
"I wish he would come a little nearer, so I
could warm myaelf I'm so cold !"
Then Jenuie took off her apron, and wrap
ped it about the child, saying, tenderly :
"This is all sister has to make you warm,
daiiing.but she'll hug you close in her arms,
and we will say our prayers and you shall go
to sleep."
"Why, how can I say my prayers, before
I have my supper?" aked Johnnie.
'"Sister hasu't any supper for you, or fi.r
hers. If, but we must pray all the harder,"
sjlemnlv responded Jennie.
. So the two baby-waojerers alone in the
wide heavens, unawed bydarkries. immensi
ty, and silence, by the presence of the great
comet and the millions of unpityimr stars,
lifted their little clasped hands, and sobtad
out theirorrowful, "Our Father," and then
that quaint little supplementary prayer:
Now I lay me down to sleep.
I pray the Lord my soul to keep,
If t should die before I wako,
I pray the Lord my soul to take.
"There ! God heard that, eay. for we
are chvse to Him, up here," said innocent
little Johnnie.
Iotibtless Divine Love stooped o the lit
tle ones, and folded them in perfect peace
for soon the younger, sitting on the bottom
of the car.with his head loaning against his
sister's knee, slept as soundly as though he
were lying in his own little bed at home,
while the elder watched quietly through the
long, h'njr hours, and the car floated gently
on in the still night air, till it began to sway
and rock on the fresh morning wind.
Who can divine that simple little child's
thoughts, speculations, and wild imaginings,
while watching through those hours? She
may have feared coming in collision with a
metcr.r for many were abroad that night,
scouts and heralds of th great comet or
perhaps being cast away on some desolate
star-island, or more dreary still. fixating and
floating on, night and day. till they should
both die of cold aud hunger. Poor babes
in the clouds 1
At length a happy chance, or Providence
we will say Providence guided the little
girls wandering hand to a cord connected
with the valve ; something told her to pull
it. At once the balloon began to sink, slow
ly and gently, as though let down by tender
hands ; or as though some celestial pilot
guided it through the wild currents of air.
not letting it drop into lake, or river, lofty
wood or impenetrable swamp, where this
strange unchild like experience might have
been closed by a death of unspeakable hor
ror; but causing it to deseeud, as softly as a
bird alights, on a spot where human care
and pity awaited it.
The sun had uot yet risen, but the morn
ing twilight had come, when the little girl,
looking over the edge of the car, saw the
dear old earth coming nearer "riii g to
ward them," she said. But when the car
stopped, to her great disappointment, it was
not on the ground, but caught fast in the
topmost branches of a tree. Yet she saw
tbey wore near a house whence help might
soon come, so she awakened her brother and
told him the good news, and together they
watched and waited for deiiverance.bugging
each other for joy and for warmth ; for they
were very cold.
Farmer Burton, who lived in a lonely
house, on the edge of his own private prai
rie, was a famous sleeper in general, but on
this particular morning he awoke before the
dawn, and, though he turned and turned
again, he could not sleep. So. at last, he
said to his good wife, whom he bad kindly
awakened to iuform lier of bis unaccounta
ble in somnolence, "It's no use; i'll get up
and dress, and have a look at the comet,"
The next that worthy woman heard from
her wakeful spouse was a frightened sum
mons to the outer door. It seems that no
soonerdid he step forth from his house, than
! his eyes fell on a strange portentous shape
hanging in a hirge pear tree about twenty
yards distant. He could see in it no likeness
to anything earthyly, and he half fancied it
might be the comet, who, having put out
his light, hat! come down there to perch. In
his fright and perplexity, he did what every
wise man would do in a like extremity ; he
called on his valiant wife. Reinforced by
her, he drew near the tree, cautiously recon
noitring. Surely never pear tree bore such
fruit. Snddenly there descendd from the
thing a plaintive, trembling little voice :
"Please take us down. We are very cold."
Then a second little voice :
"Andhungry, too. Please take us down."
"Why, who are you? And where are
you?"
The first little voice scid :
"We are Mr. Harwood's little boy and
girl, and we are lot in a balloon."
The second little voice said : .
"It's us, and we runtied away with a bal
loon. Please take us down."
Dimly comprehending the situation, the
farmer, getting hold of a dangling rope, suc
ceeded in pulling down the balloon. lie
first lifted out little Johnnie, who ran rapid
ly a few yards toward the house, then turn
ed round, aud stood for a few moments, cu
riously surveying the balloon. The faithful
little gister wasso chilled and exhausted that
she had to be carried into the house, where,
trembling and sobbing, she told her wonder
ful story.
Before sunrise a mounted messenger was
dispatched to thellarwood home, with glad
tidings of great joy. He reached it in the
afternoon, and a few hours later the children
th.mselves arrived, in state, with banners
and music, and conveyed in a covered hay
wagon and four.
Joy-bells were rung in the neighboring
town, and in the farmer's brown house the
happiest family on the Continent thanked
God that night.
Wonderfully Made.
It'tr-rcr Wedcly has a eurious compila
tion of t'au relating to the effects of differ
ent objects upon the taste, feeling and other
senses of the body in different persons. A
cat or a rabbit, and especially the fur of these
animals, distress those who are so peculiarly
constituted as to be smecptible to such influ
ence?. Veal produces nettlerash, orange
peel, nervous excitement. Figs, in some
stomachs, produce seti-atioa like that of
swarming with ants. Ilice acts like poison
on sontn people, and they?au detect the
presence of even a few grains of it, no mat
ter how well disguised. A case of a man's
being sick unto death from eating mutton
chop i ; record..-'! ; a case of fatality, ts pro
nounced, as if he had ci'cn toad stools.
The touch of honey causes swelling of the
tongue, frothing in the tmuth, b'uiaass of
the Sogers in some people; in othets, the
applicat'on of mustard to the skin pro
duces violent twitching the face, arms
and legs. S.nne cannot, remain in the same
room with a cheese, ai d the surface of a
rus.-ct apple, or the bristles of a bruh ex
cite an cx'i'UMte nervcus di.-tre.-s.
In corroboration of the phenomena, in our
own experience, we have met or known of
persons to whom theentiugof woodcock was
the invariable cause cf violent and danger
ous sickness. Captain Ward, killed early
in the war on a gun boat, in the Potomac,
could not see or mucII, much less eat.an egg,
without terrible revulsions in his stomach.
A gentleman we know cannot endure the
presence of an apple anywhere near biui.
His son brought home one in hissachel.and
carelessly and unbeknown to the family luff
it in the closet up stair. The gentleman on
entering the house detected the scent, and
was obliged to remain out of doors until the
obnoxious fruit was discovered and removed.
Somo of us, at leasts are fearfully and won
derfully made.. -
Picture of Human Life.
We commend the following beautiful al
legory by Addison. It was first published
in the year 1711, and it truthfully represents
the actual facts of a table of mortality:
"The bridge thou sect," said he, "is hu
man life; consider it attentively." Upon a
more leisurely survey of it, I found that it
consisted of threescore and ten arches, with
several broken arche. which, added to those
that were entire. made up the iiUtiiler about
one hundred. As I wis counting the arch
es, the genius told me that this bridge con
sisted at first of a thousand arches, but that
a great flood swept awav the rest, and left
the bridge in the ruinous condition I now
beheld it.
"But, tell me further," said be, "what
thou discovered on it?" "i see rmiltitudt-.s
of people passing over it," said I, "and a
black cbud hanging over it." As I iooked
more attentively, I saw several of the pas
sengers dropping through the bridge into
the great tide that flowed underneath it;
and, upon further examination, perceived
there were innumerable trap doors thf.t lay
concealed in the bridge, which the passen
gers no sw'i"' trod upon but they fell thro'
them int the ti lt', and immediately disap
peared. The&o hideous pitfalls were- set
very thick at the entrance of the bridge, so
that throngs of people no sooner break thro'
the cloud but many of them fa'l into them.
Tbey grew thinner toward the middle, but
multiplied and laid closer toge'her toward
the end of the arches that were entire.
There were indeed some jiersnns, but their
number wr.s small, that continued a kind of
hobbling march on the broken arches, but
fell through one after another, being quite
tired and spent with so long a walk.
What a beautiful picture of human life
as it exists and dies out in the ptcsen age !
How to get at the real complexion of some
ladies take a little soap and water.
A STOEY TOE SUSPICIOUS PEOPLE.
A lady purchased a home in a beautiful
village, about forty miles from a well known
city. She longed for ftesh air and quiet
scenes, aud doubdtss she would have found
all the happiness wbieh she sought iu this
pleasant retreat, had not the place beeu
hiiunted by that mst terrible spectre
Scandal.
"Have you seen the new arrival?" asked
Mrs. Thomas, of her neighbor, Mrs. Law
rence, about a week after the stranger took
possession of Maple i Cottage, as the place
she had pur based was called.
A eurl of tho lip and a shrug of the
shoulders was. all the reply made by Mrs.
Lawrence; but in the gesture Mrs. Thomas
saw, or thought sbeiuiw, a sufficient reason
for dimming the actiuaintance of the stran
ger. Had Mrs. Lawrenec, . who was a great
stickler for aristocratic socie'.y,answered the
question in words, or had she expressed her
real opinion of her new neighbor in tangi
ble form, no very great results would have
occurred, for she would have said : "Y'.s I
have seen her; she had on a cheap delaine
dress, aud I hear she does her own washing
too" no very . serious charges, but accord
ing to Mrs. Lawrence's ideas of "gooU so
ciety,'" quite sufficient to deprive her of all
claim to the title of a "lady" hence her
curled lip and hrug of disgust.
Mrs. Thomas whig was very jealous and
suspicious, translated this sign language in
her own way. Being extremely sinsativc
as to what Mrs. Grundy should say. she was
always on the watch, lest accidentally, she
should be seen speaking to some person of
low character ; therefore .ihe caught at this
straw, and turned it over and over and over
in her n ind until she made but a serious
case for tho stranger,
"I have no doubt," she said to her bin
band at night, "that she has a bad reputa
tion in the city. S!ks has come here dress
ed in deep inoL.riiing.but who knows wheth
er she ever had a husband ! And if she bad
her wearing black is no sign that he's dead,
in my opinion," and Mrs. Thomas drew her
mouth into a irto-'t e-anciimonious expression
a luok which always indicates the Pharisa
ical, "I am butter than thou I"
The next day quite a crowd had fathered
in the store oiMr. Thomas, waiting for the
arrival of Lbe daily; mail, which was. due
about this hour. The -siraDger er.niein to
tiiiikfc some triSLa jdMhaseii and was star
ed - ty my'tic jyfrt, ihr-HrmtgorS Always"
are.
After she left the store, some remarks
were made concerning her !;dy like appear
ance. Mr. Thomas immediately rejoined,
"Yes, she appears enough like a lady, but
my wile lbiuk.3 Uer reputation uonu of the
best."
Nothing more was said at the time, but
the fire ot scandal was kindled the story
spread rapidly each one toiling it in his own
way, until there was not a family in the
place but beard and bciieved the lying ru
mor. Weeks passed ou, and the inmate of Ma
ple Cottage :elt tiiat for some icason she
was locked upon with .suspicion and di.ilike.
There was no hostility, nothing said oi doue
for which .-he could demand an explanation.
She tried to remember some act or word
which could have given ofifciice ; but iu vain
did she call to uiiud every word she had ev
er spoken 10 the villagers; site could remem
ber nothing in her conduct to warrant such
neglect, and ahe couid only suffer in silence.
Kvery day seemed to increase the avoid
ance of her neighbors; and she. seeing this,
ceased making overatures toward an ae
quain'tante , with them, sending to the city
for her household supplies, and never came
in eoufact wll!) them, save at church ; and
even here she lbuud a whole seat at her dis
posal. '
At last the storm which had so long dark
ened the village horizou, seemed about to
bur.-t over hei head. There were low threats
of driving her from the place, and the mob
spirit still seemed to be gathering strength
from all sides.
About this time, some three months after
tho stranger came to Maple Cottage, a very
handsome traveling carriage, drawn by a
spu of noble grays, stopped in front of her
dwelling, and a line looking man, apparent
ly about fifty years of age, with bis wife and
two children, was seen to alight aud enter
the house. All that day and through the
evening, there was heard the sound of hap
py voices, mingled with tie rippling laugh
ter of joyous hearts.
The next day was Sunday, but this time
the widow did not sit alone. Strange looks
and low murmured words ran through the
congregation, and the minister seemed to
share the surprise of his audience,and look
ed aud preached as though under paiuiul
embarrassment.
He recognized in the stranger, a minister,
whose reputation was world-wile no other
than the rich and distinguishdd President
of College, from which he was a
graduate
I'rof. C. remembered bis former pupil,
but it must be confessed he was both sur
prised and disappointed. He bad given
the young man credit for individual talent,
but this sermon was a repitition ' of poor
platitudes, and a truckling to public opin
ion, which showed a weak ami little mind.
After service, the President stopped a
moment until the preachercameforward.and
when the greetings were over he said, kind
ly. "My sister wrote me that Richard For
ties was preaching here, but I did not con
nect the name with the memory of my for
mer pupil."
"Your sister!" said the embarrassed
young man. 'I was not aware that I Lad
ever had the honor of preaching before such
a hearer. You do not mean to say that the
woman with- whom vou entered is your sis
ter?" "And why not ?" It is now Prof. C's
turn to look surprised. , .
Sure enough, why not? What did he
know against the woman of whom all had
been "speaking evil" for the last three
months. He had taken these cruel surmi
srea for granted, and had been so far influ
enced by the scandal that he had failed to
call upon the stranger. A sense of the im
propriety and guilt of his conduct rushed
across his mind suppose the woman was
really the disgraced and guilly being that
public opinion the public opinion of the
village claimed, wasit not his duty to save
sinners? Christ came, "nottocail thericht
eoup, but tinner to repentance!" How
bad he fulfilled his mission ? And yet he
stood in his pulpit and claimed to be a fol
lower of the meek and lowly Saviour.
"There is something about this matter
that I cannot understand," said Prof. C,
as he scanned the changing countenance cf
the young preacher.
"You do not mean to say that my sister
has been resident of your place and a list
ener to your preaching for three months,
without your calling upon her? Thedutie-s
of a preacher are surely better defined "
"But I did not , dare !" and here the
poor man stamnmed and stopped ; for he
could not excuse himself, without exposing
the gossip of the congregation.
. "Did not dare to call on my sister the
widow of General Finch !" and the tinge
of contempt mingled with the look of sur
prise aud indignation with which he con
templated the abashed and crestfallen
young preacher.
After reaching his sister's residence, he
questioned her in regard to the matter;
but here he was again baffled. She could on
ly tell him that, since her residence in the
place, she had been "let alone," in the full
acceptance of the term. Determined toun
derstand the wherefore of such a proceed
ing, lie again demanded an explanation of
the minister, who was finally compelled to
admit that he had supposed, from the gos
sip of his church members, that the woman
was a very outcast from society, end that
there had been talk of driving her from the
place. :
"She will not carti to remain," said the
professor; but before she goes, I shall sift
this matter thoroujrhJy and sr he did,
gaiheriig up. link by link, the whoe chain
of scandal until he came to Mrs. Lawrence.
But this the latter utterly denied, and Mrs.
Thomas was at last obliged to confess that
Mrs. Lawrence had merely shrugged her
shoulders and curled her lip, when asked
her opinion of her iiew neighbor.
"A.h indeed!" was Mrs. Lawrence's re
joinder. '"I remember of thinking she
could not be much of a lady, as she wove a
faded delaine and did her own washiug !"
And there the matter rested. Mrs. Law
rence, with a look and a shrug of lhe .-boulders
and Mrs. Thomas by jealous numisrs,
had caused sorrow and pain to an innocent
per-on they had,, in fact, stolen the good
name of one who bad never injured them ;
and but for timely appearance of her broth
er, the consequences might have still been
more serious.
The professor preached the billowing Sun
day, aud at the conclusion of the discourse
he repeated the tale of wrong adding,
"Had thi woman really been poor and
friendless, as supposed, what would the end
have been ? Deprived of her good name
and, in consequence, of til means of earn
ing a livelihood, she would doubtless have
become discouraced aud despondent, and
sunk down to the grave a victim of thescan
dal r of those falsely calling themselves
Christian ; arid you in the sight of God,
would not only have heeo classed among li
ars, but murderers."
One night in July we landed on the shore
of a northern fiord in latitude CO degrees
north. We ascended a cliff which rose one
thousand feet above the level of the sea. It
was late, but still sunlight. The arctic oc
ean stretched away in silent vastness at our
feet. The sound of its wares scarcely reached
our airy lookout. Away in the north, the
huge old sun swung around along the hori
zon like the slow, measured beat of the pen
dulum in the tall clock in our grandfather's
parlor corner. When both hands cj me to
gether at 12. midnight, the full round orb
bung triumphantly above the wave-abridge
of gold, running due north, spanned the wa
teis between us and him. There he shone
in silent majesty, which knew no setting.
We involuntarily took offour bats ; no word
was said. Combine if you can, the most
brilliant sunrise and sunset you ever saw,
and its beauties will pale before the most
gorgeou coloring which now lit up the oc
ean, heaven and mountain. In half an
hour the sun had swung perceptibly on its
beat, the colors changed to those of the
morning, a fresh breeze rippled over the fi
ord, one songster after another piped up iu
the grove behiud us wo had slid into an
other Jay. Letter from Norway.
The English papers contain accounts of
storms, which though unusual, are not with
out precedent. At Milbury Heath, near
Thornbury, the turnpike road for a distance
of one hundred and fifty yards, was covered
with fma'l shelled snails, like sea snails. A
similar storm occurred at Tockington, a few
miles distant, some forty years ago. An
other strange occurrence was remarked
near Thornburry receutiy. The earth for
several miles along the Severn was thickly
covered with insects, commonly known as
'lady cows." These greatly inconvenienced
pedestrians,
Female Piety.
The gem of all others which encircles the
coronet of a lady's character, is unaffected
piety. Nature may lavish much upon her
person-the enchantment of the count?nance
the gracefulness ofhermein, or the strength
of her intellect, yet her loveliness is uncrown
ed untH piety throws around the whole the
sweetness and power of her charms she
then becomes unearthly in her temper un
earthly in her desires and associations. The
spell which bound her affections to things
below is broken and .die mounts on the si
lent wings of her fancy and hope to the hab
itation of God. where it will be her delight
to hold cotncTunion with the spirits that
have been ransomed from the thraldom of
earth, and wreathed with a garland of glory.
Her beauty may ' throw her magical
charm over many princes and conquerors
may bow with admiration at the shrine of
her riches the sons of science and poetry
may embalm her memory in history and
song yet piety must be her ornament her
pearl. Her name must be written in the
"book of life," that when mountains fade
away, and every memwnto of earthly great
ness is lost in the general wreck of nature,
it may remain and swell the list ef that
mighty throng which have been clothed
with the mantle of righteousness, and their
voice? attuned to the melody of Heaven.
With such a treasure, every lofty rratifi
cation on earth msy be purchased; friend
ship will be doubly sweet ; and their char
acter will possess a prize far "above rubies ;
life will be but a pleasant visit to earth, and
death the entrance upon a joyful and per
petual home. And when the notes of the
last trump shall be heard, and sleeping
millions awake to judgment, its possessor
shall be presented faultless before the
throne of Ood with exceeding joy, and a
crown of life shall wear away.
Such is piety. Like a tender Sower plan
ted in the fertile soil of woman's heart, it
.grows, expanding its foliage and imparting
its fragrance to all aroand, till transplanted
it is set to bloom in the paradise of God.
' Follow the star it will light you
through' every labyrinth in the wilderness
of life, gild the gloom that will gather
round you in the dying hour, and bring you
safely overthe tempestuous Jordan of death,
into the promised and settled rest.
. . Willie's Home.
We have rarely seen a simple child story
that more touched us than the following
fniui an cxliango: .
V'This is my home !" cried the little one,
a treasured boy of four summers, as fresh
and rosy he came from school at the close
of a winter afternoon.
"Indeed, little Willie." said his father,
"how is it? Suppose you eo out on the side
walk, and try at the next door; suppose
you step into the entry, throw off your lit
tle sack as you have here, and go to the par
lor, would't that be your home?"
"No indeed," said Willie, "it would not
be."
"But tell me why not."
lie had never thought of this. He paus
ed a n-oment, then directing bis eyes to
where bis mother quietly sat sewing, he re
plied with an earnest gesture, "Sue lives
here."
The Mormons, it is stated, have issued a
large amount of papercurrency,whicli circu
lates very freely throughout Utah Territory
and appears to be popular with the inhabi
tants. The notes are of various denomina
tions, the larror from one dollar upward, re
sembling the legal tender issues from the
United States Treasury. The smnll half
dollar notes which have on the right hand
margin a bee hive, and on the left a female
figure; read, (he Treasurer of the Great
Salt Lake City Corporation will pay to the
bearer fifty cents, payable in United States
currency, and are signed by Robert Camp
bell, Auditor Public. Accounts.
Prettt Good. A few afternoons since.
two young men were noticed on board the
A mboy steamboat, arparemly criticising
the elaborate di esses, &c , of some ladies
sitting near them. One was beard to say to
his compan on, "Charley, some one lyor
jrofhis name said, many years ago, 'that
the true study of mankind was man.' "
"Oh, yes." bis friend replied, "you mean
Pope. But what of it, Tom?" "Why."
answered T .ra, "I rather think if old Mr.
Pope was living now, he would change his
time.
HeirWiisay, the trite tuhj of man
kind u woman." -
An exchange in speaking of absent mind
edness, tells a remarkable toueh story of a
bachelor friend. It says: "lie is iu the
habit when he comes to his tea of putting
thekettle on the stove, and taking a snooze
until the kettle begins to sing, when he
would get up and n-ake his tea. The
other evening being a little prostrated, on
old Simkiu's daughter "cuttting" bim on
the street, he put the kettle on the lounge
and got upon the stove himself, and never
discovered bis mistake until he began to
sing."
Josh Billings says it is his "honest opin
ion that whiskey is second only tew original
sin ; it is. a millstun hung upon the neck ov
poor.degraded humin nature, and if theder
il was allowed leave uv absence for six months
tew visit this eyrth, the Erst thing he would
do would be to lobby our legislatures for a
repeal ov the excise laws, .and then invest
his pile in gin mills."
The other evening a Leavenworth (Kan.)
fellow was pra'i?ln!? nair a ,a3y' whe.n
a precious Miss observed, "I guess my hair
would look as well if I took as much care of
it. Mamma never sleeps in her hair."
TTOOFLAND S GERMAN BITTERS,
AX AND
HOOFL-AND'S GERMAK TOKIC- .
Till 0tf AT REVCD(tS
For all disease! of the Liver, Stonaek, er dlje
tive organ.
Hooflaiufs Qerman Bitters
I composed of the pore juices (or. as they ar
medicinally termed. ertrarts) of K cots. Hrbs.and
Barks, making a prep aratinn.higb.lv eoneen
trated, and entirely free from alcoholia ad
mixture of any kind.
IIOOFLAXD'S GERMAN- TONIC,
Is a combination of all the ingredients of the Bit'
lers. with the purest quality of SjMi Crtum Rum.
Orange. Ae . making one of the most pleasant and
agreeable remedies ever offend to the pablie.
Those preferring a Medicinefree fret Alcohol
ic adaiiature. will in
noOPLAXD S GERMAN BITTERS.
Those who have no objection to the eembination
of iha Bitters, ai stated, will as
JTOOI'LAMVS GERMAN TONIC.
They are both equally good, aad ana tain the
same medicinal virtues, the eboiee between the
two being a mere matter of taste, the Ionia being
the most palatable.
The stomach, from a variety of causes, such as
Indigestion, Dyspepsia. Nervous Debility, etc.. is
very apt to have iu functions deranged. The
Liver, sympathising as closely as it does with
the .Stomach, then bs - comes alFeeted.the result
of wbicb is that the patient suffers from several
ornoreol thefoilswisg diseases:
Constipation, Flatulenoe, Inward Piles, Fulness
of Blood to the Head. Acidity of the Stomach,
Nausea, Heartburn, Dirgust for Food, Fulness
or Weight in the Stomach, Boar Iruetations,
Sinking or Flattering attb Pit of tba Stomach,
Swimming of the Head, Hurried or Difficult
Breathing. Fluttering at the Heart. Choking or
huffucrting Sensations when In a Lying Posture,
Dimness of Vision. Dots or Webs before the Sight,
Dull Pain in the Head, DeOoieney of Perspira
tion. Yellowness of the Skin aad Eyes, Pain in
the Side, Uc, Chest, Limbs, eta. .Sudden flush
es of Heat, Burniag iu the Ffesa, Constant im
aginings of Evil, and great depression of Spirits.
The sufferer from ;hese diseases should exercise
the greatest caution in the selection of a remedy
for bis case, purchasing only that which he is as
sured from his inves titrations and inquiries
possesses true merit. is skilfully compound
ed, is free from injurious ingredidenta. and has
established for itself a reputation for the cure of
these diseases. In this connaection we would
submit those well-known remedies
Hoojland's German Bitter, and Hoofiani'a
German Touir, prepared by Dr. C. M.
JueLtoHj Philadelphia, Pa.
Twenty-two years since tbey were first intro
duced into this country from Germany, during
which time they have undoubtedly performed
wore cures, and benefitted suffering humanity to
a greater extent, than any other remedies kaown
to the public,
Tbese remedies will effectually cure Liver Com
plaint. Jaundice, Drs , pupsia.Cbronio.or Ner
vous Debility, CUron ic biarrheca. Disease ef
the Kidneys, and all Diseases arising from a dis
ordered Liver, Stomauh, or Intestines. . ...
DEBILITY.
Resulting from any cause whatever prostration
of the syttcm. induced by severe labor,
hardships, exposure, fevers, ete.
There is no medicine extant equal to these rem
edies in such cases. A tone and vigor is imparted
to the wbole system, the appetite is strengthed,
food is eiijoyed.the stomach digests promptly .the
blood is purified, the complexion becomes sound
and bealthy. the yellow tinge is eradicated from
the eyes, a bloom is given to the cheeks, and the
wok aud nervous invalid becomes a strong and
bealthy oeing.
PERPOXS ADVANCED IN LIFE,
And feeling the hand of time weighing heavily
upon them with all its attendant ills. will Ind in
the use of this BITTEKS, or the TOMC.an elixer
that will instil new life into their veins, restore)
in a measure the energy and ardor of mure youth
ful days, build up their shrunken forms, and give)
h.alih and happicess to their remaining years.
NOTICE.
Ti is a well established fact that fully one-half
of the female portion of our population are sel
dom in the enjoyment of good health; er, to
use their own expres ston,"oeverfsI well."
They are languid, devoid of all energy, extreme
ly nervous, aud have no appetite. To this class
of poisons the BITTEKS, or the TONIC, is eepe
cially recommended.
WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN
Are made strong by the use of either of these
remedies. Tbey will cure every ease ef 3IAKAS-
MLS, w ithout fail.
Thousands of certificates have accumulated in
the bands of the proprietor, but space will allow
of the publication of but a few. Those.it will be
observed, are men of note and of such standing
that they must believed.
TESTIMONIALS.
Hon. Georpe P". Woodvard, Chief Jiutiti 9j
the Srtprem Court of Petn'a,vntea z
Philadelphia. March 1, IR7.
"I find 'Hoofisnd's . Ueraan Bitters' is a
good tonic, useful in
' diseases ef the diges
tive organs, and of great benefit in eases of de
bility, and want of nervous action in the system.
Yours truly, UEO. W WOODWARD." .
Hon J ante Thompson, Judge mf the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania :
Philadelphia, April S3. 1S6.
"1 consider Ilocfliinds German Hi tiers' saaa
ahle mrdirtne in case rf attacks et Indigestion or
Dyspepsia. I oan certify this from ssy experi
ence of it. Y'ours, with repet.
JAMES THOMPSON.
. From Rev. Joteph H. Kr.tward. D. D., Pastor
oj the CtHtk Baptirt Church, Philadelphia.
Dr. J orison Dear Sir: I have keen frequent
ly requested toeonneet my name with tmaeia
Uationsef different kinds of xaedieieee, hat re
garding the practice as eat of By apprsprisro
sphere, I have in all eases) daMlie4; - hut
with i clear proof in vartowa Ihsiusm and
particularly in my own family, ef the msirfalaese
of Dr. iioofland's German Bnure. I depast for
once from my usual course. expreee mf full
conviction tbat,r general dehihty mf k sfarrea.
and especially for Liver Cmpiaut, t aaft
and valuable preparation, in aosae ssns it maw
fail, but usually. Idoubt ool. it will be very ben
eficial to those who suffer from the abeve ceases.
Yours, very respectfully,
J. H.KE'ARD,8th,bel Coatesst.
From Rev. E. D. Fendall, itesssxeuas EdimmT
Christian Chronicle. Philadelphia.
I have derived decided bsnrtt frea fxsc ce 9
UooBands German Bitten, aad feci it my privil
ege to recommend tbem aa a mnat ealaable tests,
to all who arc suffering fswa general debility e.
from diseases arising treat derangement of the
liver. Yours truly, C J. If N DA LI.
CAUTION.
Hoofisnd's German Remediee tssusiesrslt4.
Sec that the signature of C. M J ACxlM) le e
the wrapper of eseh bottle. All ethers an
counterfeit Princl 13 p.! Offiwe M.a.f-.-tory
at the German Medicine Reree.Wl AUCfl
Street. Philadelphia. Pa. - "' ' '
CHARLES 51. EVANS, Proprietor.
Formerly C. M.JACSSOnT Oa.
Hoofisnd's German Bltterc. bettle, . )0
Hoofisnd's German Bittern, betf doseo, - h M
Hooflsad's German Tonic pat an ta qaerthorflee
51 60 per bottle, or half doien for $7 M.
17" Do not forget to examine well the nrtiel
yon buy, in order to get the genuine.
For sale by A. I. SHAW Agent Clearfield Fa.
April 22, 1368-1 y
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