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JACOBT & SIMMIX. f'uMishers.
TRUTH AND RIGHT GOD AND OUR COUNTRY.
Two Dollars per Annan in Advance.
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VOL. XXX-lLOSKRICS.
'J)R. MARSHALL'S
CATAIIRO 8.MJFF,
Thi SnuflTha thoroughly proved itself to be the
article Known lor caring the Catarrii, Cold 15
tbb Hltt and HCADAcnc. It has been found an ex
Cedent remedy in mnnv cneea of Sore Even. n.
baa tee en removed by it and Heard 15 bus often
neen f reatly improved by its use.
Ilia fragrant and acreenbly. and
GIVES 1MMEOIATE BEf.IFP
To the doll heavy paint tanned bydis.-n.es of the
neio. 1 no sensation a lernsini H are delichlful and
invisoratinir.il open and purees out all obstruction.
strengthens the gland, and gives a healthy aplion to
More than Thirfy Years'
Of dale and use of Da. Marshall' Catarrh and
Hcadachc Bhctt. ha. proved itscr'at value for al
the entnmon diseases of the Head. and at this moment
itstand higher than ever before.
It is recommended by many of the best ph vsicinn.
and i used with great success and satisfaction eve
rywhere. Rsadthc Certficates of Wholesale Drug
gists io 18ol
The ondersimed, having fo- many years been ac
quainted with Dr. Msntn'(CjTtiRn and IIsad
ACRt Pnurr, ami sold it in our wholexnletrade cheer
fully state. that wo elieve it to be equ il in every re-
ect, to the rec.nnu.and" alt 011 s ki ven of for the cure
of Catarrhal Affections, and that it is te i.leilly thu
best article we have ever known for all rumiuou dis
eases of the ilead.
Hurr 4c Perry, Boikm,
Reed. Aatn k. Co
Brown, Latn.on 4t Co "
Seed, Cutlwr at t
Beth W Fowle,
Wilson. Fairbank 1c Co.
Hemliaw, Edinand Ac Co
'UU Hay. Portland. Ale.
Barnes Park. Vew Yoik
A I At D 3l.-1n.ls.
Stephen Paul & To
Israel Minor .v Co
M'Kesson Ac Rotiliins
A L Pcovill fcCo "
M Ward. lose it Cu "
Bush & Rale,
For Hale by all Uruggi.w. Try It.
Feb. 3. 1806 Jy.
RELIEF LN TEN MINUTES.
Bryan's Pulmonic Wafers.
tJ-The original Medicine estihliihed in and
first article o" the kind ever introduced ureter th-r
name of "Pdlmmhic WAraRs." in this or unv other
cnuotry; all other Pulmonic Wafers are eniiuterfeits.
The genuine can be known by the name LKYA. be
lag stamped 011 Wafer.
These Wafers have been before the piiMic for nearly
Thirty Year. and the immense ante at la ned.net only
In America but in foreign countries. fully attest their
intrin.ie. wt'q. The medical properties are superior
to any other article offered fur the cure of Pulmonary
or Bronchial affections. and the q iaotitv eoot.nurd 111
each box I nearly double that of the many wur.hlo..
Imitations advertised.
Bryan's Pulcioafc Wafers
core Coughs, Colds. Sore Throat.Honrsene. AMhma.
Catarrh. Kronchitis. Difficult Brenlhinz, rpittin2 of
Blood Pain in the Chest ln ipient Consumption and
II disease of the lungs. NoiaS"rdiiig o ily leuinnrary
relief, hot effecting a rapid aud laxting cure and are
warranted to give satisfaction in every insUuce.
They don--t nauseate like alcubolie cnmpoumU. a:id
the medical props. ties are combined in a lor 111 so
0 agreeable and elen-jnt to thetale. that a.iy child
will readily take theut. One dose wilialwas atTora
It E LIEF IN TEN MINUTES.
To Vocalists and PiiMic Peaker9, Ihe Wafers are
peculiarly valuable; tru-y will in one day remove the
juost severe oreaionai hoarseness ; and their rctrtilar
se for a few days will, at all time. increase the pow
er and flexibility of the voiee. greatly improving its
tone, coot pass and elearnu'. for which purpose th-y
re regularly used by many professional voculi-t
The ver great eefe'-n-ity of this valuable remedy ha-
int nvd unprincipled persons to prepare bus unit 1
tion. which iiiappoint the Jut expectations of the
purebaser, and injure the character of the genuine
medicine.
See that the word "BRYA," is stamped on each
Wafer, aud also observe the far simile of the signa
ture of (be Proprietor. "JOU llDSKs" on earn wrap
per, to counleXeit i. lnch is roaorar. tifl'i-n.linz
parties will be dealt with to the full extent of the law.
Bryan's PolXunic Warns are lor sale by ail Drug
(1st..
JOB MOSPS. Sole Proprietor, 27 Cortlandt St, X- Y
Feb. 3, ldti ly.
THE GREAT FAUMSU.RCMEIW.
PROTECTED BY BOYAL LETTEK3 PATENT.
sir jameTclarkcs
- Celebrated Female Pills, i
. !
Trtpvtifrvm m prescription of Sir J.Clarke. M. DPhf
tidan ziraerdiaoy f the Queen. j
This invaluable mepirine i unfailini; iit the cure of
It those painful and dangerous dieaes to which the
female constitution is tupjeet. It moderates &l ex
tent and removes all obstruction. from whateve, cause
and a speedy cure may be relied on
IO MAURI ED LADIES,
Ifls rmrticalarly suited. It will, in m short time, bring
en the monthly period with rrmiatity. j
fAITIOV.
TTte Ptllt thouli not be taken bf Femalrt during the
FIRST THREE MOJffllSof Pregnancy, ikrg are sure
t bring M m tar fag e, but at any other time they are tale
la all rase of Nervous and Spinal AlfectiMits Pains
la the Back and Limbs, Futisue slizlit vertion.l'.il
pitation ef the Heart. Hysterics, and Whites, the-e
Pills will etf ct a cure when allotheriueuns have f..i -d
; and although a powerful remedy, do nt coHtain
iron, calomel, antimony, or anything hurtful to the
constitution.
Full directions in the pamphlet around each package
which should be carefully preserved.
BOLD BY ALL DRUOOISTS. PRTCE, 0JVE DOL
LAR PER BUTTLK.
.. ' BPECI3L ATIT1CE.
lit Uu fat ef every vain able Meiicinf to he counter
feited. Be eantioua. therefore, and tee tktt the le'tcr
"T. S M." are blown in Uebottia. and that one h wrnpper.
heart the fae timtlet of the ttgna?rt of I. C. BJiLO
WUttr CO.. and JOB M0SJC1. XT H'tthout xhich, none
are genuine.
N. B. tine Dollar, with Eighteen Cents for Post
age. enclosed to any authorized At cut. or to t he ?ole
General Agent of LLe United (Stales aud British Do
miaious. JOB MOSES, 27 Cortland Ft., New York,
will insure a bottle containing Fifty Pills, by return
mail, securely sealed from all observatiou,
Feb. 2, '06.-ly.
LIFE HEALTH STKK.VG I II.
LIFE HEALTH -STKEAGTil.
LIFE UEALTH-STliMMTH,
Hundred and thousands annually rile prematurely
when, if they would give the Great French Remedy
d JUAN UELAJtAttttbd
Celebrated .Sprc.lic lBiils,
Prtpared by GaRawcisrs Jk DrpowT, No. 214 Rue Lom
bard, Pari, from the prescription of Dr. Jn.in liela
narre. Chief Physician of the Hospital du Nord .u
lariboisiere fair trial, they 0'il 1 find imine.iinie
relieC and. ib shnrttime.be fully restored to Health
and Strength It is used in the practice of many emi
nent Freeh physicians, with uniform success.uini hi 2 li
ly recommended a the only positive ad peeijic Kerne
ty for all person, suffering from General or texun
Debility, all derangements of the Nervous Force
Melancbety.tfpermatorrhoca or Heininul I miion.al
Weakness arising from sexual Ex-Energy. Puyica'
Prostration, Nervousness. Weak t-pme.t l,owoe-s of
Spirits. linines of Viion, Hysterics, Puin io thf
Back end Limbs, Impotency, Slc
No I tneuagecan convey an aeqnate idea of the im
mediate and almost miraculous chance it occasions to
thedehiiifttert 11'? shattered fju:ut In fact.it kt.imis
anrivalied a. aa unfailing cure of the maladies above
trlentioneS'.l
Jduffer no more, but ase The Oreat Frenci Renriuif ; il
will effect cure where all others fail, arid although
3 powerful remedy, contains tiotbuig hurtful U the
most delicate constitution
Panipblel.fOiit.tinin full paiticulars and directions
for using, in English. French. Spanish and German, ac
company each box, and also aeol tree to any addrts.
When requested.
Price One Dollar per box; Six boxes for Five Dollar
Sold by all Druggists throughout the world ; or wi;l
be sent by mail, securely- sealed from all observation,
by inclosing specified price to any authorized ageiitv.
BUfVJIAKOt'COUirreuRFEJTf Jl.'l JMJTjt JOJS
Proprietors exclusive Ageats for America, OSCjM O
JktOSt. s CO- iJ Courltand t- New York,
Aulhonxed Ag:nu for Llloouisburg.
KYER MOYFR.
Daav'Ue. W. UtYCOCK.
Feb. 3. 18C0.-ly.
IXVET02S OFFICES.
DEPINEUIL & EVANS,
Civil Engineers and Patent Solicitors.
No. 435 W ALNUT S J'Rr ET , rmtAOsLrHiA.
PATEXT3 solicited Consultations on Kneineering
Draughting a nil sketches. Models and Maohmery
f all kinde made and skilfully attended to t'periil
attention given to JfEJcXIKD CAitd anJ lM'KR
f b.atCr.i Authentic Copies of ail Documents
from Patent office procured.
N. B. elave yourselves useless trouble andtrav--ng
expense. as there la no actual need for person-r--n,rvifw
with us. All busiuesa with these 10-
can ix transacted in wntinu. For further iofor.
C'ntion direct above, iia suuip adoa TurCir-rurwiihrelereace.-
7riii. ivto. ir. 1 w.
BLOOMS
N
JOltTllKHN CliNXUAL
iitss:CT roj;ts:
NORTH AND SOUTH,
Through between Baltimore and Rochester
Wiihout Cliniisrc of ar9,
ON and niter August Cth, ldCO, Trains will leave
as lollows :
NORTHVARD,
RCFFAI.O EX PR 1 PS leaves ''nltimore 19 10. rfsi'v.
Phila delphia 9 m P M. Ilarrishur? ,n3 .. M , Heliv
ering passengere nt Northiimherlinil. 4.5- A. M. f r
train on l.nck.nvanm and llloomsim rr llnil Rond.
lenvinz at 7 IM) A. M. arrivinj in Pan v i!le 7. 1'l A.M.
Itloomflmrg 8.2j A, SI Kmgstun 10.4(1 A. M, cran
ton l-J,iii iinon.
MAIL leaves n.Tltimore CSTA. M. dsilv. (-xrer.t
un.luys) Philailt lpliia 10.1(1 A M, llnrri-hnrz ? i
P. M . ilelive'in. passeneers nt Northiimherhin l 4.11
P. M. for train sin Lackawanna and I loo nslurs( Knil
Road. Ieavi..i th-r-at 5 I' M. arriving in I t v i I
Boo P. M. :lo.nii!ibiirif H 4. P. M. K iiiu'-ton lM)o p. .
H. rani hi III. I. : poce.olin luirth and arriving in
Willnnmpnrt at i 3.i P. M.
FATLIN'H leaves Baltimore, daily ( except Sun
d'iv) 1-2 It I. 1. Fliil.tilelohi.t J noon, llarri.sinir;
s.lilt. VI. N irtiiiimli: rlan.t li 43 P. M. re.uain iver
11 i j ht. an t loll xvi.i rioruinj at 7. , arriving
in ii:rani"ii 1 2 ti.) u-;uii
rxmnss TR,rV, leaves Northnmbsrland II 3,
P.M. il.il'y (exe pt 'niiilty ) rereiving passeng.-rs-lexviiis
M rant.Mi 4.4H P. M. i'Histon S.J'.I.P !. Kin?s
ton (HI P M. Rloomshm: f 117 P jr. arri viiw in t'hil
nJelpl in 7 .(t'J A. M. Iiarnbur- -2.3 ) A. .M. lialtimore
7 hi A M.
MAIL TRAIV. leaves Northumberland 1020 A.M.
daily, (sX' Cpt r'unrtays) receiving passencers leaving
rranton at 5 5(1 A ! . Pition i2'.'7 1 liL"ion
6 5j A v). I.lo.iubur; r 07 A. M . Iianui'.l 0.54 A. 1 .
nn i nrriving in llnrribor; 1,10 P. M. Pliiladelphia
i 5.1 P. .M. lialtimore Oil P. M .
By this rc-uts fright from HnflT.ilo, tMnr-er-ion
Hr ie, Rochester and (Tanau laism oranv intrriue
dmtu point n New York Central ron be chipped
throi:!i, uhn in full car lo:n!s to ny point 011 tlio
1 ai k iw niina and Plrximshurz Kail K ad, without
bre ii'ig hulks Rt- s of frM;:it and l .rs- ner fara
as low as ! any other route
J. V I ullACKV R. P, YOUNG.
Gcn'l Sop't. Iiarri;iurg, Pa. Cen'l Puss. Agent,
r.aluni ire. and
H A Ar M. PCH E..KKitu;tV.
Cen'l Western Freight Agent, liuffalo, N. ,
Fept :iuier, 12, letjii.
T
0 FAKMLHS.
U'll'i are tin lecid"d in regard to the kind of ma
nure they shall use for
we beg to submit the following letters.
BAUGII'd RAW IIOMG
frCFLK rilOFUATE OF LI3IE
is especially well adapted to the formation of
HEAVY GRAIJf,
The leaf and stalk of a grnwia; crp. treated with
this manure may not always indicate so lull a sue
cess as the weight of the grain per acre wil I show,
and we cnnndrntl assure all farmer that il their
observation is directed to this point, the substantial
value of this old established manure will be more
than ever demonstrated .
Jeskiervim.c. Chester Co.. Ta., Au?. J5, lafif?.
Messrs. IUuoh Uhothkrs Ac Co, l-7 Pearl st , N. V.
I'KaR Sirs Vo'irs of the ith hs b -en receiv.-d.
You a.k me for my experience in 'hj at i.f your
Kawltnne tuper 4'hosphate. I applied it to wheat
hint fall, nt tlirt rate of three linn :r.-.l and twei.ly
pounds (320; per ar'e. along sole ot h;iru yard ma-iiur-f
the result w 1 that ll.e heal u her the Plns
phate as iut wai n:ui-li the U-.s-T IIEUiiIDant
HEAVIER. alihou
other portion of t
was very manifest
therefore I can rei
ing to use 1111 re o
Very resj
net so much M l( - U as ik the
e ri. 1.1 The ell'ert it produced
-exceeeing far my espucialions,
;ii;ii;iij it as a f 'rd izer, iuleiia-
it on my vi h. ut Um fill.
ctluily, ours. '
TilOS. M. CARLTON.
ElsWv .Che-t' rro. Pi.. Auz 17. l-i'd.
Messrs. PAt'on & Sosj. Ckh rt.i:Mi:; ; I'av ing usd
your 1'horph itv of l ime 011 a n lieal crop, e.ive no
tieM atioii i: recniiiinendiiig it as a guoil and a..
ELE inriiiiire.
Yours. Very liespeetfalty,
JOSEPH IDDSOV
ciCGira n.w eone flte i-aosPiiArs of
LIKE.
For Fale b v SCOTT Sc. J A V I -o V.
September iG, I8CG, St. .at iw isa, I'.i
EW RESTAURANT,
In Phive's Building, on Main Street.
WM. GILMOR.E,
Informs the citizens of Uloouisliurg and vicinity th't!
he has op n -il ,1 New
in this place, where he invit-s his old friends ani
customers to call and partake of his refresh menls.
It is hi' intention to eep h? best
LAGER BEER AND ALE,
constantly on hand ; A No, Porter. Harsaparilla. Min
cral Water. Fancy Lemonades. Raspberry and Letn
on Syrups . ran always be h'l at hi Restaurant.
In the eating line he presents a
"r t t
B
nnt surpassed in this plac-, viz. Pirke,l Oyter
Clams, tier'lines) Fish, Uarbecue.l Chicken. Pick I 'd
Tripe and Beef Tongue, tc, etc. He alobis a good
article of
Oi-jar and Chewing Tuhacco
forhis customers, ty- Give biiu a cull.
Lloomsburg. June :tJpiJ.
THE GF.EAT CAUSE
OF
HUMAN MISERY.
SfsTs-.W 1
7
Just Published. in a Seated Enrelope. .Price nz cents.
A Leure 011 the Na'u-e. Treatment, and Uadical
Cure nf Seminal V eakii 'ss. or p -r.nato.-ihoea. In
voluntary I-mission.. H-mal D. bilur. and luipeili-nir-nls
to MarriagH generally. Nervousness, con
sumption. Fpilc-psy, and F-l ; Mental anil Physical
Incapacity, resultine from Self Ahjoe. tec Ily R ll
Krt r J CI LVKKWL'LL. M. I'., Author of the
iren R'M'k." 4to
The world-renow ned author, in this admirable Lec
ture, c early proves from Ins own experience that
tn awfui consequences .f He f Abuse may be eiT-rt-ualty
removed without medicine, au.i ithout iian
gorouseu gieal operations, bougies, instruiuents .
rings. .r cordials, pointing out a mode of cure at
once certain ami effectual, by wni h every siiff-rer,
no matter what his cornlition may be, may cure hi 111-s-!f
thenpl y. privti-ly. anu. ra-lica It y. I HMLKC-TCRI-.
Wil L I'RoV H A UUOS TO TliUL'dANDd
ANt: TlloUSAN'li-.
Sent, under seal, in a plain envelope, to any ad-
uress. on receipv 01 six cents, or two postage stamps
by aildref iog the n iblishers.
Also. Dr. CULVERVVtLL'S "Marriage Guide."
price 25 cents.
Address tho publishers.
CH AS J. C. KLINE Jk CO.
127 Howery, New York, Post office bt'x, 40oS.
Sept. so, let;.
625. HOOP SKIRTS. 623.
New Fall Styles !
Are in every respect risT class, and embracaas
compl te assortment for lrnies. Muses, an I I nil
rtren.of the Newest Styles, every length and Size
ot" Waist.
Ol'U SKIRTS, wherever known, are mure univer
sally pun li than aey others hef.re the p,ihl i They
retain their hape bettor, are lishter. more elastie,
more durable, and real - tif psr. than anv oilier
Hoop Skirt in the market. Tlie sprtnes nd fastening-
are wartauted perf rt. Everv i.adt "hull d T"T
Tuts I l hev are now 'being ettensively Hold hv
Mkrchaiits. throughout the Country and at WHOLE
SALB ANU RETAIL, at ilauulactory aud Salee
KOoill
No.6- ARCH Street, below 7th PHIUD'A.
Ask for llol'KI.Vfl -own xs."buy no other! "
CACTlONv-None g-auine unless stamped a
each Kid Pad it.pk iu's Jlp Skirt Maiiufdctory
No C-ie Arch Street. PhiUUelphi
Also, ons'antly on band full line of New York
made ekirts.at very low urices.
. TKRMrf VET CASH.
ONE PRICE ONLY
Aurust loo6. 4in. J. W.
JIFE INSURANCE.
If you wish to live Ion j and die happy, go without
delay and
INSURE YOUR LIFE
in the best Company in the World. -
TH5 MUTUAL LIFE INSUR ANCE COMPANY Or
NW YORK
ITS CA8I1 ASSETS AKE $13 ono ono.
and it annual dividend forth dsral year of IPCS
mounts t seventy five per rrul. on all participat
ingji'emium. being the largest dividend ever de
cUresl by any compiny for th same length of tlaxe.
Fo- further information apply to
JOHN ti. FREEZE. Jtgtnt.
Ja! IS,1?(3. 3m, Bloennburi, Pt.
BURG, COLUMBIA
the
DEMOCRAT AND STAR,
PUBLTSUKD EVERY AVEDNESDAY,
IN BLOOMSIiURfl, PA., IJY
J ACOBY 0 S HUM AN.
Trr; 1 f 1) in nt!vsmce. lfnr t paid within
SIX VfTH:s. 5t cent-' Rddtiinn.il i!l In; r!iar-.-!.
No paper r,ieoiiii-iied until a!l arrearages
are paid excpt nt the opj-jon ,,f tin- editors.
rati:; of Avrirnsivo.
IVn LINE, rosfTtTrjTK s iMJARi.
One sa'iare I'lf nr Ihrr-e insertion?
. $1 SO
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Every subsequent irisTti ni less
tn.m 13 .
fx.
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lit 0.1
30.00
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50.00
ExerttMr's and Administrator's Notice. 3.0
Auditor's Notice 2,.'0
Other u.ivcrliicmenii inserted according to special
contri't.
t'lisiness notices, without advertisement, twenty,
cer is per line.
Transient advertisements payable in adxance, all
others due niter the first insertion.
OTT- OFFICE -In Shive's Block, Corner of Main
md Iron Street.
Address. J ACOR Y ft. SlIL'M A V.
Illoomsburi, Columbia County, Pa.
From the JTorth American Farmer.
OCTOBER.
Upnn the brown an.l far-o!T hills
ilic haze lies soft and blue.
Wlii'a nuts are dropping thick and fast
Vliere Summer wild iiowers grew.
Tli rnnpVs po!J an 1 crimson leaves
Like LlooH tainc 1 banner gr.'atn,
An 1 p-irple a-tnrs ope their bloom
Beside eaeh jiurp.e it.cair.
Tlie woods like sne grand temple stand
Ueneath the glowinsr skies,
Vriiiia down the lonir, dim isles, the haze
Like s!um!ricg incense lies.
No organ's deep, majestic notes
Come pealin?; on the air
No choral strain triumphant notes
Along these arches fair.
No voice is heard no sound, save but
The brooklet's rip'lin flow,
Or whistling email in clover thick,
Where scarlet berries grow.
Perchance some frightened rabbit's tread
May wake and echo there,
Or d owsey hum of honey bee
Fall on the dreamy air.
The sunflower and the golden rod
Their gaudy hues unfold,"
And seem as if .some Midas' touch
Had changed them into gold.
Th'? grapes in purple clusters hang
Upon the clinging vine,
And in the ori-hnrd, 'mid the leaves,
The ruby apples hine.
But through the forests, o'er the hills
A voice come whisp'ring low
It murmurs of the wintry winds
And of the falling snow.
The crimsoned lo'aves to earth must fall,
An J breezes o'er them siirh,
Oh ! sad it seems, that ought so fair
Should ever fade or die.
AVarea 1 on every falling leaf
This lesson most sublime:
That resurrection's holy power
Shall triumph over time.
For though the summer flowers must fade,
The Spring with sun and rain
Shall call them from the hill and vale
To bud and bloom arain.
.Wanted a Printer.
"Wanted a printer," says a cotempo
rary. Wanted a mechanical curiosity,
with a brain and fingers a thing that will
set so many types a day a ma:-hin that
will think and act, but' still a marhin" a
being who und-irtakes the mo-t syt aii-t
and monotonous drudgsry, yet r'r.e the in
genuity of man has luvor supplanted me
chnnieully that's a printer.
A printer yet for all his sometime dis
sipated and reckless habits a worker, at
all times and hours, day and night'; sitting
up in a clo-c and unwholesome oiSce, when
gay crowds are hurrying to th? theatres
later still, when the street revelers are gone,
and the city sleeps m the fresh air of
morning in the broad and gushing sun
light some printing machine is at his case,
with his eternal, unvarying click ! click !
Click! click! the polished types fall into
the stick the mute integers of expression
are marshaled into line, and march furth as
immortal print. Click! and the latest in
telligence becomes old the thought, a prin
ciple the idea a living sentiment Click !
click ! from grave to gay, item after item
a robbery, a murder, a bit of scandal, a
graceful and glowing thought are in turn
closed by the mute and impressive fingers
of the machine, and set a lriil in the sea of
thought. He must not think of the future,
nor recall the past must not think of home,
of kindred, of wife, or of babe his woik
lies bef jre him, and thought is chained to
his copy.
You know him by his works, who read
the papers and arc quick at typographical
errors whose eye may rest on these mute
evidences of ceaseless toil ; correspondents,
editors and authors, who scorn the pimple
medium of your fame, think not that the
printer is altogether a machine think not
he is indifferent to the gem of which he is
but the setter a subtle ray may penetrate
the recesses of his brain ; ot the flowers he
gathers some may leave their fragrance upon
his toil-work fingers. But when you seek a
friend, companion, adviser when you would
elevate one who for sympathy may repre
resent either or both when you want Judg
es, Legislators, Governors and Presidents
0, ye people, advertLsc : "Wanted a
printer."
A Friendly Visit. There is great power
in a friendly visit, a single call at the right
time, under certain circumstances, and with
benevolent motives. Gifts and almsare well i
but your presence is ther!gtjnf,'"J
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CO., VA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER
SERMON OF
BEV. JOHN CHAMBERS.
The subject which I propose to discuss
this afternoon is: "Blasphemy and ribaldry
are being popularised in this country."
Tha first clauso of tho ninth vrrc of th.i
fourteen h I'lnpter of Proverbs declares that
" F':h no' r , y.,vh nt ."." L' t the stu-i-
'i t-f L!i! ory sit co-vu with his map3 be
tV:; lii.u. a ;. I with the anebnt records that
he cui teleci from the most distinguished
and wei!-funnshol libraries in the world,
and ask himself where is Thebes, Babylon
and Athens? Where are those magnificent
citie3 of antiquity? He looks upon his
map in vain. He comes on down in the
history,of life; he prides to see the lengths
and the breadths and the heights and the
depths of the mighty Roman Empire. The
utmost that he can do in regard to any and
all of these is, the discovery of a broken
shaft or the rcmnant3 of a magnificent tem
ple. The cities of Thebes, and of Athens, and
of Babylon, and of Nineveh seem to have
been blotted out of existence ; and the men
of those days, and the vast nations that
struggled and contended the one with the
other, have perished. And if this curiosity
should load him to investigate a little more
closely and he should desire to go back to Je
rusalem and take a lo k at her, and to watch
the progress of the Pilgrim from Ileivcn as
he made his way fro.n town to town and
from village to village ; as he met the U'r.d
man, or the leprous man, or the dumb man;
and now he stops to ask where arc those
traces? Man answereth, that magnificent
home of God, with its Shekinah and its
Holy of Holies, and all that belonged to it
have passed away He beholds the man who
went about preaching and warning the peo
ple. There he is in every home, in every birth
place of the Christian ; there he is within
the geographical boundaries of the birth
place of the Son of the Eternal God ; be
has gone to the remnants of the place of
His birth. There he is with the Apostles,
and what does he see? What meets his
eye? just one sweeping wast3 of desolation.
They have followed in the wake of those
great empires they have gone down and
not a trace can scarcely be found. Why,
my Irethern? IT'? -all this desolation?
WhjT these ruins? Why scarcely a footprint
to bo seen upon God's footstool ? There is
but one single an iwer to it all. The people
Lave become in the generations gone by
blasphemous and lih-dd, and sin hxibtoueht
calamity and rain upon them. No other
answer can be given.
There is no reason why the material. that
built Bab3'lon should not remain. There is
no reason why the materials put into Thebes
should not le there. Why is all this ? and
why are these nations blotted out, that you
can scarcely find a remnant of one of them?
They were men as we are, they were intelli
gent as we arc ; but they are gone. They
have passed away, and everything that be
longed to them is gone. They are buried
beneath the rubbish of the earth, and there
is not a tear-drop that falls upon the grave
of one of them. And now why all this ?
The people became fo ils they mocked at sin.
The people became blasphemous and rilald
in their character, and ruin came upon
thom.
The history of one nation i the history'
prc'ty m-ich of a7 1 nations; other than this
thac to some thro mu-t have been a deeper
.: -.! : i .o.; ih.ri others, because the li::Lt
vhr.-h th'-y enjoyo 1 was greater than tlu
oJ L .":-. Aioun i (Le v:tst g'ol-e upon which
Go-.! has placed the human race, the Amer
ican people are known. Springing into be
ing as by magic, and m iking such wonderful
progress, we are the admiration of the
world. What is sin ? I can answer in the
words of Paul, " Sin is the transgression of
the law." Where there is no law there can
be no trangressicn.
There is Divine law and there is human
law. Sin is the violation of the Divine law,
as it is the violation of human law. Blas
phemy and ribaldry ri.se up, and the very
first indication we meet with alarming in its
character, is the disposition of many to
make light of s:n. You cannot at any mo
ment take a knife out of j-our pocket and
make a slight incision into your finger with
out pain. You violate law in doing that.
It is against the law of nature ; for nature
has her laws, which mu-t. not bo violated.
It i3 therefore a violation of the law, and
you are suffering the penal ry of that viola
tion. So when you come into o.-i.t! organi
zation. In the fir.-t pl.iee thre is the fam
ily. There are family laws, the violation o.'
which bring upon us trouble, vexations and
distress and nothing but trouble and dis
tress. Then you go into the community, there
are laws to govern it. We have laws mu
nicipal laws whether good or bad, they are
the laws ; and ifmen make laws they are
lound to obej- those laws as they, made
them. They mu-t do sa until they repeal
them and put better ones in their place.
We have general laws national laws. It is
the national laws which are binding upou !
every human being, from the Chief Magis- j
trate of the nation to the most subordinate j
citizen, they are obligatory on them. And so !
we have moral laws that God has given us.
. When, therefore, law in any of its forms,
ia any of its combinations, is mocked at,
treated lightly, scoffed at, laughed at, that
every time such things are introduced, un
less it is quenched at once, it will ruin the
people, and there is no cscajJ. Reverence
for Divine authority, for Divine law ; rever
erence for human authority,' for human law, 1
TZjaiJm.MAJirM je jl muai J.m wnuJkUM
wherever and wheresoever, and under what
ever circumstances you can imagine that
men become reckless of law, disregarding it,
treating it with indifference, and looking
upon sin as a very small matter, then you
may look for the most disastrous conse
quences. Now, what are we to understand by fools
making a mock at sin ? I give you Divine
authoirly, which I have in' the 25th verse of
the 5th chapter of Isaiah: "Woe unto
them that call evil good, and good evi.l" Why
say good unto them that call evil good and
good evil ? Is it good to run the cars oil
hc Lord's day ? Is it good to drink ? Is it
good to drive out? Is it good to do a thou
sand other things which are done in these
degenerate days on the Sabbath ? Why do
they violate the law of God, and insult the
authorities of the land, and trample upon
the law of the -Most High God? They put
darkness for light and light for darkness ;
they put bitter for sweet and sweet fur bitter.
No man repentcth of his sin saying, what
have I done ? Sin, then, is the violation of
law ; law is to govern and control.
Now, what are we to understand by blas
phemy? Blasphemy, strictly and morally
speaking, is an indignity offered to God, by
words, or writing, or speaking disrespect
fully cr lightly of these things ; and this
blasphemy is constantly employed every
where. The name of God is blasphemed by
a vile and vulgar profanity. God, then, is
blasphemed by the light and indifferent way
in v!:ich his name is employed, and the light
: nd indifferent way in which His name is
employed, and the light manner in which
we speak of His authority and of His good
ness. Ribaldry is mean, lewd, brutal and
vulgar language.
I ask you, then, whether this blasphemy
and ribaldry are not, everyday that you live
in this land, popularized by reason of those
that mock at sin? No wise man, no dis
creet man, no just, true and noble man
would do this. Human society, allow me
to remark, can only live, flouri.-h and raise
to great eminence as it is intelligent, refined,
virtuous. This you may rely upon as a uni
versal fact, that human society can never
ri.vj to any eminence, to any degree of em
inence, only as that society is chaste, elegant,
refined. I ask you, then, whether, in your
judgment in this respect, we are improving
in this country? My brethren, my private
opinion is that we are not ; that we are ev
en' day becoming more blasphemous"; that
we are speaking lightly of God, lightly of
His government, indifferent of the great
principle which lie has laid down to regulate
and control u.s.
Why, the very youth of the land arc lie
coming vile. This is as true as that we live
to-day. For example, respect for age and
station is declining rapidly ; and has been
for the last thirty years in the United States-.
I trace this condition of things as far back
as 1S29-30, and along there, when the pub
lic press of this country assailed the wife of
one of the greatest men of our land in the
most bitter language. Then a young man,
I saw whre these things would end, when
the Chief Magistrate of the nation was re
proached, rebuked and viiiified, and all that
was sacred and holy was assailed in the vilest
and the most cruel languyre the man
whose character should be chaste and sacred
in the min Is of men.
And oh, how cruel ! Itow malignant ! how
devilish must that heart be that will speak
ill of the character of a woman ! The very
children in the stm ts learn the leson that
th-y hoar at their father's morning, noon
an J evening fe-tive board. The lys coi,M
b' heard and the jrbis too. It has len r t
ti:ig worse from that day to this. I ?ny that
the very children in the streets use the vilest
vulgarity; and the lowest spcies of lan
guage is employed by mere children. This
language is convoyed to them through the
public pres, which commenced this tirade
of abu--c many years ngo, even before the
period to which I have referred. They
speak approvingly of the most vituperative
and blasphemous language.
The object of the press is to keep alive
party spirit. This, then, is its uce. In this
way you find that the very children in the
land have not the slightest regard for God's
authority. We are toj 1 in the 2'Jd chapter
and the 2Sth verse of Exodus that "thou
shalt not revile thy gods (that is the Judges)
nor curse the ruler of thy people." Now
have you heard this ? Is there a man or
woman in this house that has not heard the
very Chief Magistrate of our own nation
spoken of in the vile.-t, in the most vulgar
terms, and in the most blasphemous man
ner. Haven't you heard the very boys say :
"You old dotard, what do you know?"
and turn round and- villify the character of
the rulers of the nation. And that is the
very language that is employed. The Apos
tle Paul makes a statement in the 5th verse.
2"d chapter of Acts. It was written after
he had rebuked the high priest. "Then,"
said Paul, " I wish not brethren, that he
was the high priest, for it is written, 'Thou
shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy peo
ple.' " "Thou shalt not speak evil of the
ruler of thy people." Do they regard this?
These children a!out your streets and in
your houses are doing it every day.
There are men who do the same thin'
and some who profess to be ministers of the
Gospel. What are we to think when the men
calling themselves ministers of the Prince of
Peace, ministers of rurity, minister of love,
do this ? the very men who should be spread'
ing the Gospel instead of defaming the
character cf the rulers of the nation. This
is done inprcsence of men who call theui-
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position of society it is countenanced. I
took up a morning paper, not long ago, and
read that a man said he would rather go to
hell with one man, than to Heaven with
another.
In the name of God, what will be the result
of all this? It is not the blasphemer and the
vituperative man that uses the language that
is so terrible, that is so horrible ; but that
such polluted lips, that such vile blasphemy
against God should be countenanced and
encouraged and lifted up by intelligent men.
I remember taking up the J'ulh'c Ledger
a very truthful paper it i. and reading a
report of a meeting that was held in this
city. A number of the ministers of the
Lord Jesus were there. It reported this
that one of the prominent speakers, speak
ing of certain beings no matter who they
were said he would chase them to the gates
of hell, and you and I will make faces at
them as they go in. Now, in (.God's name,
in the name of everything that is human,
could such language be countenanced ? It
was, the paper said, applauded. Then do
you wonder at the drunkards ? Do you win
der at the blasphemy ? Do you wonder at
the lawlessness? Do you wonder that the
little boys have become corrupt to the core ?
Do you not feel that everything is going
to destruction ? Do you wonder why fools
mock at sin ? Think of it, a fellow-creature
standing at the vey gates of hell, and mock
ing as he sees my poor soul going down to
condemnation 1 My brethren, my Ameri
can Christian brethren, is that a subject of
laughter? I appeal to you in the name of
God, is that a subject of laughter?
The Bible says that "fools mock at sin."
The boys and girls, fifteen, sixteen, and sev
enteen years of age, have an impertinence
and assurance that are alarming. It is not
the children that arc to blame so much as
the people. Their parents take the papers,
and the children read them. Why, every
thing is turned upside down. According to
a report of the New York Herald, a church
in the city of Brooklyn was turned into a
pandemonium.
You remember the recent tour of the
Chief Magistrate of this nation. I do not
say that lam in favor of this journey, or
these speech-makings ; but I have great re
spect for that office. I have always believed
and maintained that it was the most dignified
this side of Heaven. I like that chair in
the capital of this nation, first consecrated
by the Father of his Country, whose memo
ry I love ; that and the purity of his char
actor is like the jasper stone in the temple of
God. If the Chief Magistrate of the coun
try pascs through the country, and the
people, as he passes along, desire to sec him,
and desire to speak to him, and desire to
hear him let them do so. He is not the
President of a section, nor the Chief Mag
istrate of a few States, he it the Frctident
of this great country, and any insult to him,
any indignity, any outrage offered to the
President of the United States is an insult
and an indignity offered to you and me.
The children read the papers. They read
something disrespectful, something calcula
ted to excite indignation, and thus they con
trpct that spirit of hatred, and then a spirit
of wrath, that is kindling the fires, that when
they burst, brethren, it will be such a burst
ing of the materials of this world as will put
to rhame volcanic eruptiensor theoverthrow
of empires.
The safety and the security of the people
is to become wise and good, according to the
teachings of the Gospel. Notwithstanding
all this, God has said reverence my sanctu
ary. G"d s;id ye shall keep my Sabbath and
i-.-t p-..''nc it; but, nlaa! my brethren, it is
of but very little importance to the great
rr,ar.sr.f the people. I fear; and still, many
j rolf s to revere what the Bible says. Now,
when our Lord Jesus Christ was upon the
earth, he was surrounded with as wicked
people, perhaps, as live in Philadelphia.
His omniscient eye rested upon the world
aud upon the priesthood.
The Iiord Jesus Christ knew just as pos
itively what they had determined to dp wilh
Him as you know this moment that I stand
before you. He knew that they would put
Him to death ; that they would heap upon
Him every indignity ; that they would blas
pheme Ilim (just as they have lccn blasphe
ming in our country for the last thirty years).
Yet after all this, what did lie do ? Did his
pity, or his supremely exalted character, cr
his attachment for the glory of his God and
Maker and Father did that make Him fay
that He would be willing to go and stand at
the gates of hell and make faces at those
poor Jews as they were going out from the
presence of God and the Glory of his pow
er. Did he say he would rather go to hell with
this man or to heaven with the othr ? No,
He said, "Father, forgive them, for they
know not what they do." Will you and I
act this way? Will we love like Jesus Christ?
or will we rush on and blaspheme God? A
fool will make a mock at sin, and bring de
struction upon himself. This blasphemy
and ribaldry are becoming popular and pop
ularized. That the mighty press, that pow
er which bhould be emploj'cd for the per
manency and the penetuity of this great
nation, that very press should be holding
out every principle of justice, virtue, and
truth, that very press should bo spreading
God's gospel, and endeavoring to restore the
breaches and build up the shattered places
of the nation.
My brethren, do not suppose that I con
sider myself a prophet, I am an humble man
among jou, one of your number. I love
this country still, I want its peace, I want
its happiness," I desire to see the length and
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utmost south, and from the East that bor
ders on the Atlantic to those golden regions
in the West, united in peace , and harmony.
I want to see God glorified, and his Sabbath
anil institutions. We must learn to respect
and Jionor law, and stand by and sustain law
and order, and virtue and truth and piety.
Then thi3 republic shall remain until that
time when God shall despatch Gabriel, who,
with one foot upon the land and the other
upon the water, will proclaim that time shall
be no more. It will, I believe it will.
If not perhaps in a quarter of a century,
and it may be the half of that time, repub
licanism will have become a byword, and
independence a reproach. In God's name,
in the name of all the men and women in
the land, in the name of the little children
that are born just into life, let me beg you
brethren, not to make a mock at sin.
Story of a Horse. N .
The superior intelligence of the noblest of
quadrupeds is well illustrated by the follow
ing statement of facts, which appears in tho
Lynn Reporter :
Almost everybody knows Alderman Otis
Ncwhall genial, good-hearted Otis New
hall, whose hand everybody likes to shake,
and whose smiling face is pleasant to look
upon and very many of our readers will
remember "Old Whiter," a horse which
Mr. Newhall owned for several years, to as
sist him in his lalor3 about Pine Grove
cemetery, of which he is the able and ex
cellent superintendent. "Old Whiter" was
a very intelligent animal, and knew almost
as much as some men. Many anecdotes are
related of this horse, which we have no room
for here. He was often sent alone about tho
grounds of the cemetery with a loaded cart,
and would turn the corners of the avenue
quite as carefully without a driver aa with
one. He was also often sent to the stable
where he was kept, which wa3 half a inilo
distant, much of the way through a piece
of woods. A note attached to his bridle
would inform tho workmen at the barn what
was wanted, and the errand being accom
plished, the horse would bo turned back,
always returning faithfully and in good time
to the place from whence he came. He
was never known to f ill on these errands,
nor to meet with any accident.
About four years ago, "Oil Whitey"
being eighteen y;ar3 of age, Mr. Newhall
sold hi in and purchased a young horse. A
man in Gloucester bought hira, and that wa
the last Mr. Newhall saw of him, until ono
day last week, when a stray horse strolled
into the cemetery grounds, and walked up
to where the laborers were at work. They
tried to drive him away, but several times he
returned, and finally, finding he was hot
wanted, turned his steps toward the stable
before mcntionsd. Mr. Newhall was absent
at the time, but upon his return at once
recognized his former faithful assistant, who
testified his pleasure at seeing his old master
in the most demonstrative horse language.
He was lean and sore, and but a wreck of
his former self, but his memory had not fail
ed him. Mr. N. had his old favorite well
washed, fed and cared for, and then turned
him into a rich pasture, where he found
plenty of sweet grass which he devoured
with evident relish. For a week this old
horse enjoyed the rest he had so well earned, .
but every day when he had finished his re
past, he would find his way to where the
laborers were at work in the cemetery, and
stand among them, as much as to sav that
he was ready to go to work airain. Two or
tliree davs since a man from Topsfield called
on Mr. Ncwhall and claimed "Old Whitey"
as his property. He said that he had bought
him of the Gloucester man seme time since,
to work on a farm ; that he had put him in
his barn the night before he came tj tho
cemetery, and in the morning he was mis
sins'. The old horse had made his way out,
and finding himself at lilierty, faithful to the
instinct, or reason, or whatever it may be
called, that was implanted to him, had
traveled daring that night, or early morning,
straight back, a distance of twelve or fifteen
miles, to his old home, as though desirous to
return to las former duties. It is gratify
in? to Mr. Newhall to believe that "Old
Whitey" has a kind master, who will see
that he is properly fed and cared for, a,
after twenty years of faithful service, ho
certainly deserves to be.
Uriels Pomeroy.
Porrerov lias prepared the following ar
ticle for his viliifiers ' to publish. Their
numerous styles of published abue of him
often need force in mai.y essentials. He
says :
"This wretch Pomeroy M. M. Tomercy
Mark Murderous Pomeroy, the soulless
wretch and fiendish ghoul who edits the La
Crosse Democratic, (Daily, $10 Weekly,
$2 per j-car in advance.) is the 'delegate to
hell who drove the nation to tears by in
stigating a braver and better man than him
self to murder our dear good 1 'resident
should bo shot by angels hung by devils
his eyes plucked out by fiends his liver
made into cod liver oil by ghouls his heart
roasted by Indians his legs stewed up and
strained throuch raw hemp hishead shaved
and given to the devil for a beetle head
his back drilled fulf of hole3 and molten pot
ash run therein his head scalded by the hot
teare of sorrowful Abolitionists shed when
lamented Lincoln was slain overcoat mad?
into iron heated red hot, and wrapped
around him, while ice-water trickle down
his backbone. And after he is dead, bugs,
pismires, Provost Marshals, Abolitionists,
and other damnable plagues should seize
him, bear toward the blue dome till he could
hear Lincoln singing, 'Tramp Tramp
Tramp;' when, by a special order of Divine
Providence, all the clouds bhould be steel
pointed, and should be rolled and tossed by
an outraged j-cople till there was not enough
left of the mgrate, traitor, fiend, hyena,
villain, murderer, secessionist, &c., to be
worth sending to the hell ho merits.
"Oh, for a candle-mould to squirt hot tal
low on him ! , - . -
"Oh, for a thunderbolt,' fresh forged by
Jove himselt, to hurl into his bread-basket I
"Oh, for a pair of vipers to make into