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11Y 11. I. STABLE
:397.n. YEAR.
MOM' OP THIS PAPER
Rfpubtipn d
TvecyAL 43 morning.. by tlitt,nrgl. Ht Mt,.
sl,;:t per ;tannin if paid Langfonacc—t 4 2,oo
per
j anttiuus if nut paid in ad% twee. No sub
neritifiOndisco titin and, uidsgs at, the option of
the piffitieher, wait alt arreitrageg are paid.
I,.. 4 4, 6 .tdrertigeho.nts itulert.4l at the usual
rat.-'. Prin tit% dome, ututtly, cheaply,
and with dispatch.
Closied N! in S. to tit Baltimore gireet, direct
ly iiprolite Wampler's Tinnivg Egtahligh.
went, one awl a half gynareg from the Court
botige, "Cpar„ibra" on the vigil.
REGSSTER A: RECORDER.
riv 'the 'Voters of Adams County.—Fellow
.I ittitiserts : Being encouiaged by nuttier
t)
ousbiesibt. I o ff er tuystelf t , your cousiderauon
at a candidate for the off e, of !Leg:stet and
Recorder at the next elect n. (subject to the
action of the. Deukocra tic County Convention.)
And iiimuld I friar:olv the n )In:llx:thin and be
elettetla than duty appreciate your col itidence ,
and premise to discharge the duties of the
utboe pfutupt:y and with fidelity.
Your fit:et:b.:a st:ry a nt.
Z tttll.tßlAll MYERS.
Tyrone tp., April 27, 1857.
EfA I§wrllit RECORDER.
riot) the Independent Voters of Adam!: en
Fellow Citizen: :--The undersigneu I)trers
to your coiniideration 14 a candidate
for the o:hco of Register and Recorder of
Mania minty. (auhject to the decision of the
Democratic Convention,) and respectfully
so
lirttx your support and suffrages. Should Ihe
nominated and elected, my endeavours shall
he to discharge tl e duties of the office with 11-41clity
41clity and impartiality.
-JA/IIS L. GI - BERN ATOlt.
Conowago tp.. April 2.7, 16.57.
- • -
It FAiliSl'Elt RECIMDEIIt.
? - 110 ) the Voters of .I.l.tiii* comity :—.lt the
.1./—ti,ita l ion of numerous frit... I offer
&eatiiliilitte fir the t ace of Regi.-
tet Ileeorder, itt the next election, (i•ittlijeet.
to the oleoigion f the Dee:titer:me Comity
Couvention.j Should 1 uotitinitted awl
clic:ed.. I ph..l A e nly.elf to discharge the do
ties of the ufftee to the be.t...f
IV M. UVEIWEEIt.
Ttundereville, June $, 18:)7.
£EGISIER AND RECORDER.
rillk,the Voters of .I , lattis county -
_L. Citizens :—Ettt.t.turaf.....et by the solieita
tkak'uf Mit/lento+ friett(l., I hil•reby ethnuunce
ressolfhos a e4uAlidate f..r the ottiLe of Register
:Lod Iteettrtlef, .oltjeet to the tleci.ion of the
Irautretterurty ettoretiti mt. Shoal Ibe lion-
Aired& with year confidence and eleeted, I
),ledaek my best cff ,rte tau faithful and, int
)Lartral administration of the duties of the
I/A
(ituitiYsliurg, July G,
• - `oiILRiFI ' A I.7'Y.
f EXV'the Voters of Atlanta onunty Etta:our
-1.4 aged, hy, nuitterinis frienda. I offer tuyse'd .
as a candidate for the °thee oi.Stli:l:lPF at the
twit election. (subject to the decision of the
Irctniicratic t :minty Convention.) Should I. be
nominate,: awl
klibo4sncu the 'lntim of the office with prompt
was and !Addax
TS.I W LIGIITNER.
Ilinestfroy tp.. April 6. 1557.
'MI ERI PIA Uri.
ZT.T.TAW-VITIZENS of Adams county
I
tiara waylietf as A candidate for tliteuttleo
of Silk:l.4lf F
L a; the October election, (subject
to the Democratic nominatinn.) If I should
he attlneky ite to be nominated and be elect
ethil,eolipleflp,f myself to discharge the du
ties of said otlix with sobriety anetidelity.
SA NIC,EI, SI'ANGLER.
NitauFtlPleasant tp., April 20, 1837.
fle' • sIIIVRIFF ALTY.
he Voters/if Adams ei3u guy.: Encourag
ed II numerous fliendg, I offer myself as
a mlidate for the office of SH IT ERI at the
nu .clOn. (sultject Ville Atnericau Repub
lican County euneentum.) Should Ihe elect
ed, tplidge.ettynelf to discitarge the duties of
the Olcenrith imraupauus and felelity.
s • • IS 11C I,EEPEIL
Cainberland trap., April 13. 1857.
PRikriIOVOTAIIY.
AITE are authorized to announce that Dr.
T
E. GlALD.illnr3l . (lll. of Hunters
town, *ill Ale a cagidhlate for the (See of
l'rottoltuttotary—.4olicieet to the deeigion Of the
Pro)(Nine .Quuntor Pont - lotion—at the en
"tine 15,1857.
ti i pig i f.:ov Tilt COURTS.
1 (- 1 1
tut. .yOTEits oF Alums corN
1' utidenigned, at the solieiter
Ilonaof •iturtsenuis fr iends, offers hi isi.elf to
yingOonsideration ass caudidate for the office
- of elerltVf the Courts, at the next election,
the decision of the •Detnuerstie
('ooettlAoyentioo r ) Should Ibe nominated
and elected, the people niay rely upon a faith
ful discharge of duty on my part.
(1110teii ft BUSHMAN.
taitia t berlknti ttrp., June 29, 1357.
!,,. :.•oA NEW STOCK OF
/%4300 1 114 AND SHOES,
At fie Old .gatari is if 6.11 Clianabersbuig "(reel.
.
pi :o
E,gndaitsigned hag inst purchased a well
• letted.Sluck of Gqods, and invites the
A oki Orblette !shim to his tine assortment of
`Gelliartieleas hackies', and Chil- 016„
dren's BOOTS . AND SHOE&
Them Goods have hewn selected
orslll4ll witty to meet the various wants and
ne agaitias of austomers. Also, a splendid as
speropent. of Plaiu aud Fancy, GAITERS &
BM WS. of all sizes and descriptions, made
r e
of lieu. materials, wlsich he is prepared to
awl ,an'iui favorable terms as they can be had
at ' fr place Art -the County. Having been
engaged in the Shoe buainesa tot 3U years, he
thugs himself that he has selected such
VIGO& as will give entire satisfaction to all
whaisiay.wisis to purchase. Gill and examiao
for.ybb rad et s.
2:76pots. Shoes, ke.,
IL ma
LI d
A e ll BO to order as
beretpfore. • 'A: I ER.
klifax 11, 185 T. 2nl
-
,401i1DIKS Oranges and Leuwns, in Score,
` - l•
and sod be sold eleaper.than anywhere
else. Cull And-sea AS,
- E. 4.
VCRIS A l ll3 R USN'S• k fregh tot of
. - -
'Tip rid Raining, )wit receive& istid for
as roff ,N 4 ../1; JUNNI6
FLOUR & FEED apitapoo hand at
• NORBECK.'3.
etaly of Cra fro ra m t:
=lO4Ol f !,Suspeatie ra, I RTC Kf_ 'you dc;
"3.
laitlfirnEil PIO SfriVr. tba best mg**.
J. tared, to be had al riumazet's.'
A DEMOCRATIC AND FAMILY JOURNAL
?lc•'r46,llnot.
THE GOLDEN' RULE
ur SIDN/FX DTUt.
In the 'bustle of life, when the truth of the
Is tried by &selfish control ; . • [heart
W here, whore is u refuge to shieldsurl impart
True light to a heaven-horn soul?
0, 'pause not to ask whs.% the wisest would du,
- Their wisdom ne'er found such a gem :
"All things that ye wmild men should do unto
Du ye men so unto them." [you,
If thou and thy brother hare aught to decide,
And fail et the layt to agree,
Nc'er bring to another thy cause to be tried,
As 'errring and 'selfish as he.
No—judge fur tbys'elf, by this rule, ever true,
Ere thou dust a brother oondemn
"All things that ye would men shouLl do unto
Do ye e% en so auto them." (you,
If a dark wave of trouble ham swept o'er a soul,
And a ery has ;; o ne forth fur relief,
N e'er pause ere you give, for thy charity dole,
Lest thou add a now pang to the grief.
SLi II follow the rule that iu eltangelens and true,
tol ue'cr will thy conscienet condemn:
"Ail thin;;+ that ye would men should do unto
D.. ye even PO unto them." [pl,
• - torr -rl-0/1
The Outpost.
A TALE OW LIFE-
Towaftis the latter part of the year
1751, tin Freneh, aided hr vast bodies
of Ihron and Iricpmis Indians, had bo
gan to make themselves very disa
greeable neighhoN to the British and
American colonists in northern 'Virgin
ia, uhio and the northwest portionq of
the State of New York—the Prent•h by
their encroachment on the frontier, amt
the Inthans by their numerous furays,
and savat;e barbarity to all who were
unfortunate enough to fall intu their
ham
To put a stop to these asg-ressive pro
eeedin,,s, numerous bodies, both of the
regulars" and the eolonial militia,
were dispatched to the several points
assailed, awl among the rest Col. 11eury
hues, Nvitli a company of thirty men,
among whom were x party of some doz
en Virginia riflemen, was ordered to
oevapy n small outpoKt, or log fort,
which at this. period stood within a few
miles of the north fork of the -111egheny
river.
Iliivin , arrived safely M their fluor
tersohe little company set about right.
ing by the old post to make it as coin
tOrtable as circumstances would permit,
and this being done, and order once
more restored. sentries were placed at
all the advanced points of the station,
while the strictest vigilance was both
enjoined and exercised by day and by
night.
Among the Virginia riflemen who
had volunteered into the comp:lnv, was
a t dl, manly, tine looking young fellow,
who from his fatal and unerring skill as
a marksman, had received the some
what awe inspiring nom de plume of—
Deat)i. But with whatever justice this
name had been applied to him for his
skill, his . disposition certainly entitled
hint to no suck terror spreading epithet.
On the contrary, he tractile very life of
the company. • • '
His rich fund of mother-wit, large so
cial propensities, and constant good na
ture, rendering him a general favorite
with the men, while the never falling
stock of game his skill enfthled him bo
supply- the mess table of the officers
with, not only recommended him to
their good graces, but caused many lit
tle "short cotuinga" of his to be:wink
tat at and passed over in silence, which,
otherwise, perhaps, he might not have
got over socasily.
The company had not been stationed
at the; fort much more than a week, ere
Death, iu one of his excursions for game,
discovered that at a small farm Innate,
some three miles or so distant front the
fort, there lived a certain Mite Hester
Stanhope, whose beauty and atuiable
qualities he had never semi before.
And to render himself still more certain
of the fact, , he called the , day following,
under corer of the pretence of having
left his powder flask.
Death was invited to come again, by ;
Farmer Stanhope, who happened to b
front the same parish us the father of
our hero; and we need scarcely any
that the invitation was both eagerly
and joyfully accepted, and as often, as
circumstances would permit, complyo
with.
The second week after this decnrrence
took place, was marked by two events,
which, though both affecting the wel
fare of the little community at the fort,
were of widely different degrees in im
portance.
The first was, that Death had Dither
suddenly lost all his skill as a marks
man, or, that the game had removed to
Sufer and more distant neighborhood,
for the officers' larder had bees found
sadly nanting in the items of woodcocks,
.plackcooks; surtniigan, itc., for th e eek
past—and the setond and most impor
tant of the two events, was, that in reg
ular succession, four sentinels had dis
appeared from the extreme left line,
without leaving the slightest trace to
elucidate the mystery of their disappear
ance.
This last Circumstance struck anoh
dread into the breasts of the rest of the
ooin , pany, that no one: court' be foind
+Wolfs to volunteer, to take that, post
—well knowing that it would be only
lik.4 !signing their own death warrant Yo
OETTYSBURG, PENYA.: MONDAY, JULY 27, 1857.
dol.?, And Col. Inneg, not wilthing to
luiciifiee the lives orhis men by romper:-
iag them to go, enjoined double caution
to the remainder of the sentinels, and
left the fatal post unoccupied iOr a night
or .two.
Two or three rewnnoitering parties,
had hoen dispatched off round the
neighborhood, in the hope of finding
seine tine to the mystery, or obtaining
somt . intelligenee of the enemy, but they
!laciest:ll 01 them returned ari they start
ed, with no reward ter tLeir trouble save
wenn(
Wil,A on the third night of the de
sertiot of the set, that our hero, Death,
was returning to the fort,nftcr paying a
vbiit to gturlhope Vann. The moon was
up, but. her light was nearly obscured
ly the douse masses of clouds which at
every few minutes were driven by
pretty stiff hreae over her Mee, while
the huge trees, now n4l in fell leaf,
creaked and groaned, and bent their
tall forms to and fro, us the heavy
gusts run whiatling, in among their
branch s.
Our hem had approached within a
I►tmdrod yards of the termination of the
forest that skirted the small open 'wave
in which the fort stood, when Ruddentv
be paused, and ca•ouching down on hi+
hands and knees, crept caution-1y fin
wart! u few• paces. flaying remained
in this poaition fur several minutes, he
again retreoted 111 ti n ' Milliner In' 113.1 1111-
vanytql. and phinging into the tore ,t,
it!rnin, emerged at a point eonsiderahli
lower than where he had intended to
leave it before.
Inne4 sat reading' alone iu Ilk
private apartment, when an orderly
entered and informed him that one of
the men wished to see him.
"Send him in," said the Colonel ;
and at the next minute our friend,
Death, had entered and made his
best how to hiA commanding otheer.
" Well, what pa rape have you been
getting into now Y" nail the Colonel,
when he saw who the vkitur wa..
"None. Colonel," replieil I►eath, "but
I have come to nsk a favor."
" Let us hear it," Kahl the colonel:
"ant we will then see what Ir.. can (I, ,''
Well, Colonel, it is alinply this—if
von will put the 'rifles' under my or
dent, to-night, anti let mu occupy the
desortod post, I will not only clear up
the mystery of the disappear:knee of
the four sentries, hut make the post ten
able for the future."
But how ?" said the colonel, in In
tense surprise.
"I gtiess, colonerancwered Death,
"you had better let inc have the men,
and order us off, and I'll tell you the
whole affair after. I promise you that
not one shall receive even a scratch; that
is, If they mill follow my directions im
plicitly."
" You are a strange man," said the
tolonel, " but I think 4 will let you
have your own wuy this time. When
do yotOntend to start?"
" In about an hour's time," answered
Death.
" Very well, I will give you the
necessary orders, so that you can start
when you think proper. And what
is more, if you perform all that you
have promised, and..dw►'t cause me to
repent having humored you, you shall
have poor Ca►upbell's place."
Hector Campbell was a brave but
very hen►i strong young Seotchruan,
who had occupied the post of lieutenant
at the fort. In a sudden freak of dar.
ing he had volanteered to stand sentry
at the spot from which three sentinels
had already so mysteriously distipiwar-
NI, and he.paid for hie rashness with his
life.
" Now, my lads," said Death, as in
ahOut an hour after his coneenlation
with Colonel Inner he appronehed the
deserted post, at the head of the dozen
riflemen, who had been temporarily
placed under his orders; " I will tell
you what we are going to do. The
long and short of the' affair is simply
this, it's a gang of them cussed, thievin'
Iroquois, that have circumvented and
carried off our four men—shouting them
with their arrows, and then decamp
ing with their bodies.
" Tonight as I was returning to the
fort, I suddenly thought I heard the
sound of several voises,And creeping
on my hands and knees towards the
spot, got nigh enough to see and heir
tbat about a dozen Iroquois were there
and then arranging ,their plans to stir
pets, the fort to-night —intending to
steal in upon it by the point which
their cussed diviiry had rendered so
easy of access. I only stopped long
enough to learn this, when I hurried off
to the colonel, and asked him to place
you at my disposal, and lierowe are.
I did sot say a word to hint about what
had learnt, being determined that if
possible the 'rides' should have all -the
honor of exterminating the varlets.
1 1 And now I ask you, are you willing and
ready to follow my orders 2"
Every man cheerfully answered i n
the attirmative, and with quickened
pulses, and sanguine hopea, the little
company again moved forward.
The past consisted of a long, narrow
space, bounded on each side by a rocky,
shelving hank ; while its extreme end
was closed in by the dark impenetrable
looking forest. The bank on each side
of the pass was thickly covered with
brush and underweeel, and among these
Death now carefully concealed his nevi;
taking care to arrange them so that
their tire would cross each other, and
bidding thorn not to tiro until he had
given, the signal, and after they had
tired, not to stop to re-load, but, club
bing their rifles, to jump down and
finish the straggle in that manner.
With steady alacrity each man toot
tkp the post assigned litm; and in anoth
er inmate the spot presented the same
"THUM IS SIMIRTY, ANTI WILL PEEVATL."
lone, still and solemn appearance it. had
worn previous to their arrival.
The little company had began to
grow impatient, and Death, himself,
to fear that the Indians had either rued
of making the attetnpt, or else changed
their plau of attack, when suddenly
bis luick eve detected the forni of one
of crafty foes issne in a ertmehing
position from the deep ithinlow which
the lofty trees threw far up the pass. •
"T h ree----si i nu. —t elco--thir
teen,"—counteded Death, as one after
another they emerged in single file from
the wood, and with qniek eat like
stealthiness of movomout, tidvanoad up
the pass; their rifles in trail, and their
faces rendered still more hideous and
ferocious looking by the grotesque
marking of their war•paint. On they
came swiftly and silently, and all un
conscious of the late t hat was in store fur
them.
'rho foremast of the band, whore
commanding stature, wolf-teeth collar,
and eagle tuft, at once proeluinted hint
as chief•, had advanced until he was di
rei•tly opposite the• hush in which Death
was hill, when the latter with startling,
distinctness suddenly imitated thu
ery ot• a uight owl uud discharged his
rifle.
Eight of the Indians fell by the volley
which the remaining riflemen now pour
ed In upon them; but, •Itraiitze to say,
()Iwo!' the five who ilia sot fall, 10111.4 the
chief a hum Death ha , lainted at. This
una.t hi l ev e nt w:0. owing to the follow
ing cate•to : the branch of the bush on
which he had stew lied his oral in tiring,
had suddonlv yielded the moment he
discharged ilk piece, thus moldering
harmless his odlerWl44 , unerring aim.
Uttering all imprecation at his ill
luck, Death sprang. down the hank
with the rest of his companions, and
one Itountl he reached the side of the
Iroquois chief. They grappled and at
both fell heavily to the ,round, clasped
in a fearful emltra t -e, and darting glan
cc-, or savtwe hatred at each other
beneath their knitted anti scowling
brows.
" beep ..limitca MA lie
maw olie or IW° of hi• vomininiohm in
tho act of stooping to it.mist hint, "keep
off! awl if he niagter4 me, let him go."
over end over they rolled, writhing
and straining, but. seemingly neither
vhtaiuiug any advantage over the other.
At hest the head of the b o tools sudden
ly came in contact with the point of it
rock that protruded from the hank,
Nt lumina him mo titut•he relaxed his VIVO
grip of Death's throat ; and the latter
thus released, springing to his feet, tin
kled his career by bringing the heavy
breech of his rifle with sledge hammer
force down upon his head.
The remaining four Indians had been
likewise dispatched ; and the victorious
riflemen (none of whom received any
wound worth mentioning,) sow sent
up such a shout of triumph for their
victory, that the Maass of the old
wood rung with it for minatm after.
As Col. limes had promised, Death
was promoted to the vacant post of lieu
tenant ; and now, dear read* we beg
to inform you that our hereatittsthat un
compromising veteran, Gen. Moegatt, of
Itevolutionury notoriety, Were end and
the same individual.
About a fortnight after this eventful
night, Stanhope Farm. became the
scene of as much mirth, good eating,
and dancing, as could possibly be die
po•ted of during that twenty-four hours,
and though we think it will be almost
superfluous to do so, we will udd, 'that
the cause of this "merry-nittking,".was
the marriage of the beauteous Hooter
Stanhope with Lieutenant Henry
..Ilorgun.
Lli i%ti11111011,5.
Thoughts while 1 - I'dt:tin, or Things ire
Love to fee.—We love to hear a great
stir and noise in the dining room, as
soon as one comes into the house. It
convinces you.that the flintily are put
ting themselves out to give you some
thing. to eat. •
We like to have the lady of the house
jump up and go to the kitchen . ,, then
come in and out a dozen times before
tea. It Makes one fed she knows you
care more for her cooking than for her
company.
We like to hear apologies for the
house not being neat aud, clean. If we
hear ".the children were in here," don't
we know better than that Children make
tables dusty. strew ashosoVer hearths,
forget -to put towels in the wash, or
empty wash basins. We think' we
know when eldhlren put things out of
place, or when mothers or burls don't
put them in order.
• We like to hear apologies at table for
the poor cooking and baking. It adds
eatly to one's comfort to know the
hoopoes, is not pleased with her, enter
tainment, besides being a line exercise
of qua's politeness to know what to
answer. We wish some American Ches
terfield would tell us what to answer
to " My biscuit is nut lig,ht," "My cake
is not good to-night," Sc. We confess
being sully puzzled, to know what to
answer sometimes.
We like to hear parents give lessons
in deportment before visitors. it is
highly entertaining to visitors, and
shows plainly that it is neglected when
they are alone. We are always afraid
the "little innocents" wilt speak out
and say, "we don't have to do so when
we haven't company."—Ohio Cidthxdor.
Dark is said that bleedings partially
blind horse at the nose will restore; hiki
to sight; so mach for the horse, To
open a man's eyes you must bleed him
at the pocket. •
Fifty. Cents on a Dollar.
A gilathonaitia Twelfth, &treat, who
Is in the habit of sending his boots out
to he blacked, could not find his
polisli
ed understaudiuge one day last week.
lie stun littlo eon to the darkey's
cellar, but he returned, saying it was
shut up, The gentleman went himself
in his slippers, and after rapping some
time lie heard a noise inside. Presently
a window opened and ruffy's head pok
ed through.
" I want my boots," said tho gentle
tutus.
"Sorry /. to inform you, massa, (hit
vou can't bab um," replied Cuff." Fac'
h, l's give out, bursted, bided, broke,
cleaned out, jammed up, split, I is."
"But. ('off," mill the gentleman,' , I
can't help that. I must have my boots."
Cult finding his customer rather riled
up, Voked one of the boots nut of the
window. and said: "Massa, I i Rn't
no lie, I is Clean bust and no mis
take. lis taken i'hentory ofmy u'recs,
and as I bileve on the honor oh a. gen
tleman, flat I shall be able to pay fifty
cents on a dalittr, I is Willie' to gib you
yours now. Dar it am. Take de boot."
So toiying he slammed the window,
hbaving our friend to al) home ni his
t.lippers, with one hoot in his hand--
Ail ppm echtlui4 a dollar.—Dfillar
parer.
Good Backers.
An Tneedent of SpiritenliAnt.-1 long
bearded elistomer recently entertsl
spiritual bookstore in New York city,
and applied for an agency. He proposed
to take a large quantity of books to his
part of the country, 4 , away out west,"
where he represented that he could
soon sell theta, as he was assured by
the " invisible-I." The enterprising
bookseller was of course deii , hted with
this prospect of a Sale; but his utitlin
siwitit was somewhat dampened when
the long bearded gi,..ntlenlan remarked
that he hail no money, and wanted the
hooka entirely on credit. " Are you re.
sponsible ?" was the natural inquiry of
the merchant.
" l'crftvtiv."
" What evidence of your reliability
can you furnish'"' . .
1 have the heat of hackers—men
whose names von know well."
The merehant's cxamtenance bright
ened. " - Very well," said he, "let us
see your papers T"
Theteupon the customer presented
the following document:
" To idiom it May concern:—We the
undersigned, having been acquainted
spirittn.lly with Mr. of
Wigeoictin, for munr rears, recommend
him a 4 perfectly reliable, and would not
be afraid to trust him Lonny aluma.
, timatux W.,,tonnoroN,
Tnom.:ta Sk:FrEasoN,
IIr.NRY CLAY,
TUOMAII Pam:,
JOHN lituros, and ot ers.
Through Jane mcdi nu."
The bookseller remarked that the
Tuckers were good if the medium was
reliable; but he thought, on the whole,
he would prefer to keep the books.—
The customer thereupon denounced the
bookseller as an impostor, telling him
that he did nut believe his own doctrines,
and that the spirit would expose his
duplicity to the world. Of this he felt
!Leisured by : the spirit of prophecy
hint. The bookseller was nut cu.!-
tinned.
Original Anneclote of Ilarns.—As Lord
Crawford and Lord Boyd were out. day
Iva/king over the lands in Ayre.hire,
they . saw Burns plowing in a field hard
by. Lord Crawford said to Lord Boyd,
"Do you see that rough looking fellow
aerosi there, with the plow T I'll lay
you a wager you cannot say anything
to him that ho will not make a rhyme
of." •
" Done," said the other, and imme
diately going up to the hedge Lord
Boyd' cried out Baugh ."'
Burns stopped at ma*, leaned against
the plow,' and surveying the assailant
front head to knit, he quickly answer
ed—
" It's not Lord C!ravrford, but Lord Boyd,
Of grace and manners he is void—
Just like Among the rya,
Cries 'laugh r at folks medley co by."
The wager way of course won.
Bar Ttio ti►wnce4 of the editor of a
Kentucky paper being in rather a ques
'tionable co►nlition, he thus appeals to
those upon his delinquent list, which
exhibits oo small part of a lengthened
scroll--a score of pig's tails in full ten
sion, twice told, couldn't cover it:
"Friends, we are al lost penniless—
Job's turkey was a mil‘mairo compared
with our present depressed treasury
To-day, if the price of salt was two
cents a birrelffil, we couldn't buy enoagh
to piokle silky bird!"
If that don't bring the ingrate gielin
quents ap to the scratch, nothing will.
" Pay the printer," we have said" a
thousand times , and we say it again.—
The crime onght tobeconsidered felony!
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox"—nuf
ced.
Tigiit!—Of all kinds of tight, (sass
an old chap who " has been there") the
worst tight is the money-tight—the
squeeze is so painfully crushing. A
whiskey-tight maybe stett off in a few
boars, s tight gaiter eau be re-placed
bT slippers, a tight corset (the ladies
understand,) can be loosened at plea
sure, all manner of tights can be over
come but that detestable of all tights,
the tiglitaoss of money. Oh, for a sight
to remove the blight caused by purses
tight, that men may calmly sleep in the
night, in the morning awake all right
and find money less tight.
ifir"What's beet to prevent old
nzalde trom despairing ?"
"Pairing."
Sharp Praotioe.
A few days eines a perrson, genteelly
dressed, was observed standing at• a
window of a respectable jeweller of
Broadway, New York, as if admiring
the rich work for gale inside. He had
an umbrella placed earelessliy under one
arm, and while be was gaahig another
individual who was passing, apparently
prompted by a love of mischief, eon triv
ed adroitly to thrust the umbrella thro'
the glass, and escaped, while the unfor
tunate man stood, on the spot stupifled
with astonishment. A clerk rushed out
and demanded why he had broken the
window; he denied that he had done it,
but appearances were against him, and
he was obliged to enter the store to set
tle the affair. Theproprietor attic , es
tablishment demanded payment for the
damage done, and when the other talk
ed of his complete innocence, threaten
ed to send for the police. The pane of
glass was strong plate, and cog $lO.
" It's enormous," said the un fort unate.
"I paid it, and you utust," replied
the jeweller.
" Here is a dallar," said the stranger.
"Send for Ow eonstuble!" indignant
ly ejaculated the man of metal. Ile
was inexorable, and the other at length
submitted, complaining bitterly, but
observing justly that a gentleman
couldn't go to a pollee (Mice tOr a trifle.
lie took out a roll of bank notes', sonic
hundred and some fifty dollar ones, gave
one of the hitter to the pacified jeweller,
received. 340 as his balance, and retired.
A friend steeped into the store shortly
after;—the occurrence was mentioned,
and the note shown as corroborating
proof; it was counterfeit. The jeweller
has not told the story since.
Doult of It.—A late number of
the Stark county, Ohio, Demorrat, sa y s :
"John Lianas, Esq., all old and high
ly respected citizen of tills city awl LIP
bitter opponenftf the Demoeravy, re- I
turned from Kansas a few days ago,_J
and says the • Republicans there are
making every effort to have Kansas a
slave State, while the Southern men
generally are in favor of it being free."
The object of this is apparent, re
marks the Pittsburg Post. If Kansas
is made a slave State, the Republicans
will continue their "shrieking," but,
it' she becomes a free State, then the
last plank is knocked out of the Repub
lican platform.
siirThe value of brains is rarely over
estimated by those who do not possess
them. At the recent Commencement
ofintioch College, the President, Iloa-
ACK 34Assoipted that he had received
a letter from n young man in Indiana,
who had beg i ii invited to deliver a Fourth
of J uly oration, iwkiag.J►im to write his
speech for him, closing his appiieation,
by offering two dollars fur the produc
tion.
Portland Argus says, the
man, who planted early peas which, in
less than ten days, were two feet high
er than his head, was in an erect pois-
Con when the measure was taken, and
s'•tands over 5 feet 11 inches in his shoes.
Then he has pulled the peak 'up by
the roots and hung them up on the
rafters.
mar A young man was conversing in
a public house of his abilities and ac
complishments, and boasting a great
deal of his mighty performances. When
he had finished, a Quaker quietly ob
served : "There is one thing thou canst
not do: thou cantst not tell the truth."
IWiirVisitors at Niagara Falls will re
member a staircase on the West side of
Goat Island, called the "Biddle Stair
case." Some one asked a frii..nd of ours
why it was called by that name. "Be
cause it wound up the bank," was the
answer.
KirAn eminent London speculator,
on witnessing the brilliant success of
the electric light, as recently employed
in Paris for the illumination of the night
works at the Louvre, 1413 heard to ex
claim, with deep feeling,—
" By Jove ! all I have got to say is, if
I held any shares in the moon, I'd sell
out !"
her Philosopher s say, that shnttlng
the eyes makes the heating more acute.
A wag suggests that this accounts tor
so tunny closed eyes at church.
Sir Smile graceless scamp says : " It
is woman, and not her wrongs, that
should be: redressed r' That fellow
ought to suffer $e tornieut of being
invited out 'to tea.
i- When a daughter remarks :
"Mother, I would , not biro help, for I
can assist you to do all tho work in the
kitchen," set it down that she will make
a good wife.
.clergyman asked of his scrip
ture pupils whether "the leopard could
change his spots?" "To be sure," re
plied Billy, " when he gets tired of one
spot he goes to another."
RYA thief broke out of jail on the
Sabbath, but being captured, told the
policeman that he might have escaped,
but he had conscientious scruples about
traveling on Sunday.
KirThe land sales by the Illinois
Central Company the first week iu July
amounted to $121,616. Thus tar for
the year 1857 the gales foot up 82,-
795,582.
Sir Ther e is a mule near Billinglass,
Ireland, that is 59 years old. the rea
son of his living so long. is the fact that
he is too “ stubbm to die."
la-" .Roasting-ear+" have testi° their
appoarauee in alarketa t Lynchburg, Va.
lii:l2
TWO DOLLAMI/4A-YEAL/i.
.
Constitutional Ananitnents,
The proposed amendments to the 4
Constitution of Pennsylvania ; are again 1
published in the newspapers of the. sev- '
eral counties. They are the same that -
were published last, year; and, haling
been agreed to by two suceesaive Logic- it;
latnres, the next step toward their
adoption will he their submission to a, 4; -
vote of the people at the.,, , October elge
tion. The amendments are four in nant,
ber, and the vote will be taken for or
against each ono separately. - . •
' The First Amendment relates to the
public, debt, and proposes the following
salutary provisions :
.;••
i. That the State Debt shall ncverex
coed 8750,000, except in cast's of war,
invasion, or insurrection, or forfie pur
pose of redeeming the present debt.
• it. A Sinking Fund shall be provid
ed, sufficient to pay the interest on the
existing State debt, and to reduce the
principad 5250,000 a year.
in. The credit of the Commonwealth
shall not in any manner be pledged or
loaned to any individaal'or corporation,
nor shall the 'Commonwealth become a
stockholder in any corporation.
The; Commonwealth shall not as
sumo the dent of any county, city; bo
roegh, or township, or of any corpora
tion, unless the same was contracted to
aid the State in time of war.
V. No county, city, or other motile
pal corporation shall become a stoek
holder in, or loan its credit to any com
pany or corporation whatever.
The Second Amendment 'provides a,
gainst the needless division of counties,
by prohibiting the erection ot'any new
county containing less than 404). square
miles, and requiring the express assent
of the voters of a county, to authorize
any division of such county which that' .
cut off over one-tenth of its population
The Third Amendment relates priucii
pally to Philadelphin, and 'proposes to
amend the first Article of the Coustitu
lion, by striking front its sevetal se-c
-tions the words which recognize the
separate municipal existence of the
city of Philadelphia.
This amendment also proposes some
changes in the mode of apportioning the
State for Representatives; the most im
portant of which is that it will allovithe
city of Philadelphia—and any city with
taxable population sufficient for two
Representatives—to be divided into sin
gle Representative Districts.
The Fourth Amendment proposes a
new section to the Constitution, in which
the power of the Legislature to alter,re
yoke or repeal any charter of incorpo
ration, (which ofcourso it possesses, by
virtue of its sovereignty, although some
affect to dispute it) is expressly declared.
Know Nothing Legislation.
The Know Nothings when in a 'Argo
majority in our State Legislature two ;
yours since, passed a law that no devise
or bequest made by a tesktor to a relig
ious, charitable or benirolent institu
tion, should be valid, unless the last•
will and testament containing such de
vise or bequest had been made and exe
cuted at least thirty days before the
death of the testator. The charge had
been made that Roman Catholic Priests
snrroanded the death beds of the mein- /
hers of their church, and extorted from/.
the dying, legacies for their ehurelds
and other religious institutions. Of,
course the law was general, bqt the
Know Nothings put it on the, statute
book to meet the cases of the Catholic
Church. Strange enough, the first place
this law takes effect is in the case of a
benevolent Protestant institution of
learning-West toeZeitehoster n
ty. This establis tit belongs to ,
the Orthodox friendsi \ and they there
educate youth having membership, or a
birth-right in their society, at a mere- ,
ly nominal prim. A member of the go
ciety,iof 'Friends, named Maxwell, re
cently—died and left by will RAM to
Westton School. The testator'died be
fore his will was thirty days old, the
°use was carried to the , Supreme Court
and the decision is that Westum Sehool
loses the Siio,ooo. - One thing is certain,
that the Know Nothing legislation has
not been of much pccuni bty value to
the Society of Friends. ,'
Narrow &wipe from aVreat Explosion.
—The-Kingston Journal states that the
other day a sloop lying at Wilbur, huleu
with 200 barrels of lime, sprung aleck.
There were a hundred barrels of blast
ing powder stowed away with the brae,
which was slacked and sot tire to 'the ,
barrels, scorching stone of the powder kegs.
Resolute men, however, prevented the
blew up by removing the powder. at
the imminent hazard of life. They
must have been smart characters who
stowed the lime and powder together.
Monument to a Ministee.—A Monu
ment, purchased by the citizens of
Portsmouth, Va., to be erected over thus
grave of Rev. Francis Devlin, pastonof
the Catholic Church there, was "Mt up
on Friday. This heroic minister fell a
victim to the pestilence of 1455, and in
scliptions, perpetuating the fact, are
engraved on the stone. The monument
cost $l,lOO, and is 2U feet high.
The most magnificent set of dia
monds in the Two Sic:dies—those of the
Duelnms of Savigliano, daughter of .Geu.
Filangieri, valued at I.4s,otar—were late
ly stolen at Naples.
liirEggs, it is said, can be better
preserved in corn meal than in any otli r
er preparation yet known.—La i i i them •
with the small end down; and • undis
turbed,. they will be'ae I opt the end
of the' year as wheti . rATioCher
very good method • 7, • . 4 gtelit* :theln -
well. In this" way • "iliAr; **opt
throughout the wiateiii"
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