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JUST FROM THE CITY,
With a Larger Stock than Ever
T.A.coa NORBECK has just received. from
•' the city a large stuck of GROCERIES,
rim, &u..—the largest he has yet offered to
the public, and which he is now opening, at
hie new lo...ation. Kerr's Corner, on Baltimore
street. Give him a call ! 'You will find, his
Coffee, Sugar, Molasses, Salt, Teas,
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est to be had in town—he having bought at
low rates, and being determined to sell fast
at small profits. Recollect, Kerr's old corner,
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Gettysburg, May 11, 1657.
ADAMS COUNTY
Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
Incorporated March 18, 1851
=I
Pr es ident —George Swope.
Vice President—S. R. Russell.
Secretary—D. A. Buehler.
Treasurer—David M'Creary.
Executive CO 44 M ittee Robert McCurdy,
Andrew Heintselrnan, Jacob Kin".
31 ANAcx as.—George Swope, D. A. Buehler,
R. M'Curdy, Jacob King. A. Heintzelmart,
I). 1 1 41'Creary. J. J. Kerr, M. Eichclherger, S.
R. Russell, A. B. Karts, Andrew Polley. S.
Fahnestock, Win. B. Wilson, IL A. Picking,
IVni. it. M'Clellan. John Wolford, R. G. Mc-
Creary, John Horner, E. W. Stable, J. Augh
inbaugh, Abdiel F. Gitt.,
This Company is limited in its opera
tions to the county of Adams. It has been in
successful operation for more than six years.
and in that period has paid all losses and ex
penses, witiund any assessment, baring also a
large surplus capital in the Treasury. The
Company employs no Agents--all business
7
being done by the Managers. who are nual
ly elected by the Stockholders. Any erson
desiring an Insurance can apply to an of the
above named Managers for further -infor
mation.
serTho Executive CommV t, meets at the
office of the Company on the Wednesday
in every month, at 2, P. M.
Sept. 28, 1857.
NEW FIRM.
Family Groceries and Confections
THE undersigned have purchased the Gro
cery Store of E. H. MINNIGH. on the
Northwest corner of the Diamond. formerly
occupied by A. B. Kurtz, where they invite
the attention of all who may wish Groceries,
Confections, Fruits—Coffee, Tea, Sugar, Mo
lasses, Sdit, Starch, Soda, Spices of all kinds,
Lemons, Figs, A!monds. ,tc. Also, a fine as
sortment of chewing and smoking Tobacco,
Segura, Snuff, Ate. „..'Country P r oduce ta
ken in exchange for Goods.
September 7, 1857
WM. BOYER £ SON,
The Franklin House,
(FORMERLY THE GULDEN lICIRSE,)
Corner of Franklin and Howard Streets,
BALTIMORE.
DANIEL 111e4..:0Y, PROPRIETOR.
SorPermanent and Transient I3oarders
ac commo dated with First-Class Board and
Pleasant BOOMS. CHARGES IdontasTl.
IL K. CADY,
General Superintendent.
Sept 2&.
GI:IAL I—Persons desiring to lay in their
Winter's supply of Coal, will please send
in their orders st once, as it can be furnished
cheaper,from wagons than from the Yard.—
Otfu3a3TWest Middle street.
StLEADS & BUEHLER.
LOUR, CORN & OATS bought at all times
by J. ISOB.BRCK, corner of Baltimore
and nigh streeis.•
CANDLES AT 16 CENTS.—A first rate
article of Muuld Candles can be had, at
16 cents per pound, at NORBECK'S, Kerr's
old corner.
- }UE ENS Pir ARE, China, Glass and &ope
n, Wars—a large assortment and selling
chi*, st Co max it Parrom's.
JgWELRY & STATIONERY—soy quan
tity and the best stock ever brought to
this place. If you doubt it, call in and see
firfrates—st SCHICK'S.
rrs, Ribbon+, Parasols and Shawls,
*II had vary cheap at -
PARIGSSTOCKS'.
.•
A StringßlOß article of Illsiek Lead for
1-2 ‘ 141111 " ig tra rta m
A DEMOCRATIC AND FAMILY JOURNAL.
the 1-41,n0t.
THE 80.21"0 OF THE CAXP.
A CRUNINAN INCIDENT
I=
"Give WI a song!" the soldier cried,
The Outer trenches guarding,
When the heated guns of the camps allied
Grew weary of bombarding.
The dark Redan, in silent scoff,
Lay grim end threatening under;
And the tawny mound of the Malakoff
No longer belched its thunder.
There was a pause. The Guardsman said:
We storm the forts to-morrow ; ,
Siag while we may, another day
Will bring enough of sorrow."
They lay along the battery's side,
Below the smoking cannon—
Brave hearts. from Severn and from Clyde,
And from the banks of Shannon.
They sang of love, and not of fame ;
Forgot was Britain's glory ;
Each heart recalled a different name,
But all sang "Annie Laurie."
Voice after voice caught up the song.
Until its tender passion
Rose like an anthem, rich and strong—
Their battle-eve confession.
Dear girl, her name he da - red not speak,
Yet as the song grew louder,
Something upon the soldier's cheek
Washed off the stains of powder.
Beyond the darkening ocean burned
The bloody sun-set's embers,
While the Crimean valleys learned
liow English love remembers.
At once again the fire of hell
Rained from the Russian quarters.
With scream of shot and burst of shell,
-And bellowing of the mortars.
And Irish Nora's eyes are dim
For a singer, dumb and gory ;
And English Mary m9urns for him
Who sang of "Annie Laurie."
Ah, soldier ! to your honored rest
Your truth and val m bearing,
The bravest are the tendereq,--
The loving are the daring.
011/ ( 7- 721 titit
"
phi 15P.11:10 : it6flV:ii DO Al
BY B. P. SIIILLABER
That was a strange school at Rocky
Valley—a perfect democracy—for the
scholars always had their own ray,
and settled the matter with the utmost
promptness regarding tkoir teachers.—
If they liked him, good ; if not, down
with him. The consequence was that
the teachers in the Rocky Valley school
had not succeeded very well in advane
ing the minds - of the youthful republi
cans entrusted to their charge. The
boys acted their own pleasure about
study, and never troubled themselves
much whether they learned anything or
not—at any rate the school master"didn ' t
dare to lick 'ein" in ease offailure. At last
the parents, as they saw the small pro
ficiency their boys wore making, looked
into it a little, and being shrewd and
sensible people, guessed at the difficulty.
They at once advertised for & now
teacher, and distinctly specified that he
must possess nerve and spirit—under
stood by the very expressive term
" backbone."
Several presented themselves for trial.
Young students came, with excellent
recommendations, bat they stayed only
a day or two. They could not with
stand the ridicule and opposition they
had to encounter. There were large
boys in the school, and the teacher
measured the muscular development of
the scholars in his estimate of his chan
ces of success in the event of a struggle.
It was a queer state of things in Rooky
Valley.
The boys - were not really malicious
boys, and were naturally bright and
capable, but their leader, a lad about
sixteen, was a hard case—the master of
them all by conquest—and held a sway
over them such as-the grandest monarch
in the world holds over his subjects.—
They acknowledged his power, and be
lieved him to be invincible. It was his
word that had decided the profeebional
fate of all the teachers.
After a year's bootless trying to se
cure a teacher, one made his appearance,
passed examination creditably, and
was accepted by the school committee.
A notice:was placed on the door of the
school house and on the door of the
church, that school would begin on
Monday following, under the charge of
Mr. Judson, and the minister read the
notice ‘from the pulpit. Speculation
was rife as to the new teacher, and as
few had seen him, many questions were
asked with regard to him. The boys
held a special caucus, at which, of
course, Bid, Brown was moderator, and
it was voted that the new master must
be put down, as it was the best fishing
season, and the books would interfere
with the sports of the brooks.
On Monday morning the boys were
seen moving in little knots towards the
school-house, busy with their plans of
operation.
"I wonder how big he is ?" said Seth
Goodwin • "I hope he isn't one of them
savage fe llers."
"I don't care bow big he is, nor
how savage he is," said Bill Brown;
"if he vker't orelk. Spanish is less than
a week, thing 1 Ws my guess.",
GETTYSBURG, PENN'A.: MONDAY, OCT• 19, 1857.
" I don't know how wo are going to
learn anything if we don't have a teach
er," said a little voice of the number.
"You shut up," said the leader; "I
don't want to hear anything like that
again."
The boy was silent,'and they walked
on, still talking of the now teacher, un
aware of the proximity of a delicate
looking stranger, apparently about
twenty years old, who was. walking in
the some direction with themselves.—
They approached the school-house, and
when they got there they became con
scious of the presence of the pale young
man in their midst.
"Good Inorning, my lads," he said,
smilingly; "we are to begin a new ca
reer together to-day, and I sincerely
hope we shall like each other. I shall
try everything in my power to please
you that is consistent with duty. and I
shall expect the same from you. I with
you to regard me as your friend at the
commencement, and I shall certainly
act from friendly feeling. I like your
appearance,' and believe that we shall
have but little trouble in agreeing."
The speech evidently made an im
pression, but Bill Brown went around
whispering, "That's all bosh, for I see
the shape of a cowhide in his pocket,"
which awakened, as he intended it,
should, a combative spirit in all he spoke
to. They went into the school; the
boys took their places, and the master
mounted his tripod. But little was done
in the morning. The restlessness of ar
rangement and the getting used to the
school-house produced confusion, and
the commencement of business was de
ferred until the next day. The school
was dismissed at noon, and master and
scholars separated—the former with an
impression that he had a vigorous and
a bright sot of boys to manage—a little
hard in the mouth, perhaps, but who
could be made tractable—and the latter
that the teacher could be managed by
the persuasive force of strong arms, but
that it was best to wait and see how
things would work.
They came together with the same
feeling the next morning; classes were
formed and all preliminaries settled,
and everything commenced as happily
as need be desired. The toddler's heart
was happy in the thought of his success,
when, glancing down through a lune of
boys, he detected an improper gesture
from Bill Brown, and saw it repeated,
even though the boy's eyes, ho knew,
were fixed upon lin; own.
" Young man, come up here," he said
in a gentle btit firm tone.
Brown looked round upon his compan
ions, and with a fierce movement of
bravado loft his seat and approached
the master.
" I expect a spirit of obedience in my
school, niy young friend," said the
teacher, "and shall insist upon it."
"I don't care what you expect,"
growled the young ruffian ; " I should
like to see you help yourself."
The teacher bit his lip, while his face
whitened, especially as ho heard a
li
,
snickering ugh spread around among
the scholars, ut he showed no other
signs of tem r, unless it might have
appeared in his eye.
" Will you return to your seat and be
have yourself?" said he, "and thus re
move the necessity for my helping muy
self."
"No, I won't," was the reply.
"Then," said the young teacher, "you
shall tie made to obey me."
He reached to his desk as he spoke,
and took his ruler therefrom, when,
turning to the rebel, be told him to hold
out his hand. The boy, with a surly
and impudent brow, kept his hand per
sistently in his pocket s • looking, at the
same time, around the school for en
couragement. He evidently regarded
the matter as easy of conquest. and felt
sufficient strength within himself to
cope with the schoolmaster.
" Hold out you hand, sir," the teach
er repeated, in a more oommanding
tone.
Refusing to obey,he received a smart
rap on the knuckles from the ruler,
when, drawing his right hand suddenly
from his pocket, he. we the teacher a
very severe fillip on the side of the head,
and then "pitched in." In a moment
the school was in confusion. ' The bold
er boys mounted the benches to see the
progress of ,the row, and the timid sat
trembling, waiting te result very anx
iously.
The master, when thee assailed, did
nothealtate for &moment. His delicate
frame seemed to dilate with the spirit
evoked by the young ruffian, and a
sinewy strength to pervade him. He
was smaller than his antagonist, but
had, by judicious training, developed his
muscle in a powerful degree. lie threw
his ruler away and grappled with his
antagonist, and the struggle for mastery
commenced in earnest—science against
strength. The boys evidently thought
their associate needed no assistance,
for they did not move to aid him, and
thus the field was left to the two com
batants. •
They swayed this way and that way,
back and forth, hither and thither,
straining and striving, pulling and jerk
ing, till, with a master-stroke of science,
the master brought his papa forward
on his knees, and ehen, by an adroit
twist, turned him over on his Lack, like
a turtle at Hall's waiting fur the immo
lating knife.
Immediately improving his opportun
ity, ho throw himself upon his prostrate
foe, and commenced mauling him in the
most improved chancery mode—ham
mering away at him, perhaps in a man
ner not exactly sanctioned by the rules
of the ring, but fully justified by the
exigency of the ease.- - 'fhe boys seem
ed p ara ly ze d with astonishm'ent at the
tinexpectAki result j and the htillY, after
an tmsaceeesfal attempt to release him-
"TRUTII IS MIGHTY, AND WILL PREVAIL."
self, roared out lustily for quarter,
which was granted on condition of good
behavior while in school.- He was then
allowed to get up, and in the vocabulary
of the ring was found to be severely
"ronished." • His nose bad suffered,
and his eyes were essentially bunged up.
He looked the sneaking and used up
wretch, and stood before his mates a
conquered game chicken. His influence
was from that moment gone ; and when
the master stood up before his school,
as calm and collected as if he had mere
ly been setting a copy instead of an ex
ample, they sank into their scats with
an implied concession that they had
found their master. Not a sound was
heard from one of them.
g. Well, boys," said he, "if there is
any other one here who is disposed to
disobey me, I should like to have the
matter settled now. Those disposed to
be obedient, and will pledge themselves
to obedience, will please rise in their
seats."
They all rose.
"Now I will tell you," said he, "that
I am disposed to yield equal and exact
justice to all—kindly if you will, but ae
you will, (looking significantly at
Brown.) Be good boys, and lam your
friend. lam going to take a botanical
stroll in the woods on Wednesday, and
those who behave themselves well in
the meantime may accompany me. Do
you wish to go ?"
" Yes, sir," was the nnanimons voice.
He felt that ho had triumphed, and
bade them be seated.
"Sow, Brown," said he, "1 , must
finish 'ay this matter with you. You
seem sore in body and spirit, and you
may either go or stay. if you think
you have been wronged, apiwal to those
who may right you."
Brown went to his seat and gathered
up his books, and with a sneaking,
hang-dog sort of a look, he departed.
The boys settled down to their studies,
and the school became cheerful and in
dustrious.
The next day Bill Brown's mottitr
called to abuse - the teacher for his- vio
levee toward her boy. lie referred her
to the school committce, and bade her
good morning. Thu school committee
investigated the case, and said he had
served him right, and the justice of the
village, when aware of the decision of
the committee, would have nothing to
do with it. Irf a week's time the boy
came and asked to enter the school,
which was granted without a word of
reproach or a word of promise. Ile
was evidently cured. lle grew to be
the best scholar in school, graduated
with honor, became a successful mer
chant of BoAton, and every year, on his
visit to Rocky Valley, visits the-school,
and tells with tears in his eyes, the les
son the new schoolmaster taught him,
and the good it did him.
The new schoolmaster is now grow
ing old in the station where lie began
so strangely many years ago. lie
has his botanical walks still, when nil of
his school attend with him—he making
good behavior the condition of their so
doing. These excursions on Wednes.
day and Saturday afternoons have quite
killed several circuses ,that came into
the village, as not one of the scholars
chose to deprive himself of the walk
fur the sake of the other attraction.
I was at Rocky Valley last winter,
on a Wednesday, and went down on
the pleasant pond near theschool-house
to indulge in the old sport of skating,
which I had not done fur years. The
day was fair and the ice clear as crybtal.
Hearing a tremendous shouting, I look
ed towards the end pf the pond and saw
a crowd of boys on skates pursuing a
man who kept well ahead, and when
they came up to where I was, like an
army with banners, I saw it was the
teacher. He recognized me and stop
ped.
says I, "Mr. Judson, I see you
are the same old boy."
" Yes," replied he, " we are all hots
such days as this, and such skating ea
this."
"Don't the parents think strange of
you for your frivolous conduct?" I
asked."
"Yes," he said, "sdine like those de-.
scribed by Holmes--
" Distrust the azure flower that blossoms on
the Abet,
As though wisdom's old potato may net
flourish at the root,"
but the boys are my inspiration, and as
they are pleased so aui I."
He swept away with his train of
boys, and a hider band never woke
glad echoes out doors than those who
were in chase to beat the schoolmaster.
Ito had never had occasion, as I after
wards learned, to flog a boy in his
school after the first day, and he had
the reputation of having the best school
in the country.
air An " old subscriber" to the New
York Journal of Commerce writes the
following note to the editors of that
paper :
"Although my vote was cast in op
position to President Buchanan, the dig
nity and purity of our Chief Magistrate
as shown thus far In his administration,
and especially in that able and excellent
reply to Profeesor Silliman and others,
cannot fail ko win the esteem and sup
port of w-adiding, conservative,
Christian men."
air" Do yog keep bar here?" in
quired a traveler of a gentlemanly
liar room loafer, a few days since.
" No, sir; the bar keeps me here."
IQ-Carlyle saya—" Make yourself an
honest man, and then you may be sure
there is one rascal leas in the world."
ft.A. coquette is a rose-bush,, from,
which each rang beau plucks st fear '
ana.the thorns are left Tor the imialkasim
jk iortilantouo.
Gov. Marcy and Gen. Scott.
The writer of the interesting " Re
collections of William L. Marcy," in
the New York Examiner, gives the .fol
lowing statements, as creditable to Mr.
Marcy's . candor and patriotism as com
plimentary to the military genius of
Gen. Scott :
" In one of my last interviews with
Gov. Marcy, I received from his own
lips a full statement of the circumstan
ces attending the appointment of Gen.
Stott to the command of the army in
Mexico. It will be remembered that,
in Gov. lilarey's famous letter to Gen.
Scott, at the close of the war, the Gov
ernor referred to this appointment as
one in the responsibility of which he
had a full share.' This was modestly
said. The appointment was, in the
strongest sense, Gov. Marcy's own.
The 'soup' correspondence of Gen.
Scott had given mortal offence to the
President and his Cabinet. It was
Gov. Marcy's judgment, 'nevertheless,
that Gen. Scott was the proper person
to command the army, and ho formed
the deliberate purpose of securing his
appointment. Mr. Polk repelled the
proposition at once. ' But you will
hear me,' said Gov. Marcy. Certain
ly, I will hear,' said the President ;
but the breach between the Adminis
tration and (fen. Scott is irreparable.'
The President did hear, and Was con
vinced. The Cabinet heard and were
convinced. There remained one ("Acui
ty. There was a man, then powerful in
the Democratic, party and in the Sen
ate,. who. must be reconciled to the
inJastire, in order to make it politically
safe. (iOl7. Marcy was commissioned
to silence the .batteries of the great
thunderer. You have given me,' said
ho, 'the most difficult task of my life,
but I will not shrink from it.' I regret
that I cannot depict the interview, of
which he gave me so graphic an . ac
count. Thu commission wa:4 success
ful. Gen. Scott wag assignea - to the
command—personally unfriendly, a po
litical opponent, and a recognized aspi
rant for the Presidency. The argu
ments used by Gov. Marry to secure
this result were as creditable to his mug
nanimity as they wore to his wisdom
and patriotism."
California Poetry.
When from my room I ehanee to
stray, to spend an hour at the close
of day, I ever find the place so dear,
where some friend treats to lager beer.
--.N.ieramento Age.
! yes, my friend, of city life, sere
such a trete cures such a strife, hut bet
ter than such a dose, by far r are the pleas
ures of a fine segar.—Placer Herald.
Such pleasure may suit baser minds,
but with the good no favor finds; we
think the purest joy of life, is mak
ing lore to one's own wife.-1 - orease
Ledger..
Most wise your choice, my friend, in
11y-men's joys your cares to end, but
*e, though tired of single life, can't
boast of having our own wife, and so
when 'neath our cares we taint, we fly
to kiss sonic gal that ain't—yet.-lupts
1?. porter.
That " lager beer" will bile provoke,
while "fine Ilavanas" end in smoke.
To coc'rt one's own wife is better tar,
than lager beer and vile segar. Hisses,
the dew of, love's young morn, break
on the .lips as soon as born. These,all
are • naught- to that greatest joy--the
first proud glance atyour first-born boy !
—Eveming Ledger.
'Tie true a boy's a wished for bles
sing, but then suppose the first a girl !
a dour sweet child with ways carressing,
with pouting lip and flaxen curl; with
dimpled cheeks aed laughing eye, to
come and bid "papa" good by 1 So
whether boy or whether t'otheri em
brace the babe and then the methor.'--
San Franeisco Globe. .
mar •You have , tmititled, Mr. Dot ty,
that in your ()Onion my client us a
blackguard."
•
" I have."
" What reason have you, sir, for such
an opinion?" .
" The company be keeps." '.
" Whose oompany, sir ?" ,
„Yo ' s , ,,
.11
" iniult me, sir,!""
Are ybri ashamed of the character
and conduct of your client?"
" You are a blackguard."
" Your associations enable you' to be
a good judge of the article."
" You may go, air. May the court
please call tlu3 next witness?"
16,-"Can you tell me what are the
wages here?" Inquired s. laborer of a
boy.
"I don't know, sir."
" What does your father get at the
end of the week ?"
" Get," said the boy; "why he gets
as tight as a brick."
lfi"Johnny, one bright evening, was
standing by the window gazing at the
stars, and after looking very intently,
he tamed and said to his mother, who
was sitting by him :
" Mammit,•What are those bright lit
tle things in the sky? Are they the
moorra tittle babies r
we could rend the secret his
tory of oar enemies, we should find in
each man's life sorrow and suffering
enough to disarm sal our enmity.
Remarkable.—Mr. R. W. Haines, liv
ing near the Buck; in South Coventry
township, Chester. county, .has . at _this
time in his orchard, attapple tree in full
blown, and looking,'WslOrppearauce, as
if the spring -time werejust Arrired.
A Virginia Snake Story.
A correspondent of the Abingdon
Democrat, writing from Walnut Hill,
Lee County, Va., who is, as the Dem._
ocrat aasures its readers, " a gentleman
in whom implicit confidence may be
placed," gives. the following account of
the killing of a monster reptile in Har
lan County, Ky. lie says :'
"About three weeks ago five men
went to gather whortleberries in. the
mountainous part of Harlan County,
Kentucky, and in their travels came to
a small branch at the foot of a steep
ridge, were they discovered a smooth
beaten path, or rather slide that led
from the branch up the ride. Curiosi
ty tempted them to know its meaning,
and they followed the trail to the top
of the ridge, were to their astonishment, -
they found about an acre of ground
perfectly smooth and destitute of vegi
tation, near the centre of which they
discovered a small sink or cave, large
enough to admit a salt barrel. They
concluded to drop in a few stones, and
presently their ears were saluted with
a loud, rumbling sound, accompanied
with a rattling noise; and an enormous
serpent made his appuartuice, blowing
and sprer<►ding his head, and his forked
tongue protruded. The men were
struck with wonder and afright, and
suddenly the atmosphere was filled with
a smell so nauseating that three out of
the five were taken very sick, the other
two, discovering the condition of their
companions, dragged them away from
the abode of-death. Abont,ten feet Of
the snake had to their judgment, made
its appearance, when they harried
home and told what they had seen to
their neighbors.
"The next day wore mounted some
ten of the hardy mountaineers, armed
with rifles, determined to destroy the
monster. On approaching within one
hundred yards of the dwelling of his
anukeship, their horses suddenly became
restive, and neither kindness nor force
could make them go any nearer. The
men dismounted and hitching their
horses proceeded on foot with rifles
cocked tattle mouth of the cave. They
hurled in three or four large stones, and
fell back some fifteen steps when the
seine noise was heard as before. and
out came the dreadful reptile, iteady, as
his looks indicated, to cruel* the intrud
ers. About the same ltingth of the
snake had appeared frgru the hole, when
eight or ten bullets went through his
head, and, as the monster died, he kept
crawling out until twenty feet of that
huge boa lay motionless on'the ground.-
It was a rattlesnake, with twenty-eight
rattles—the first was four inches in
diameter, the rest decreasing in size
to the last. With difficulty the men
tiragged him home and his skin can'
now be seen by the curiona in Harlan
county."
The Trite Afaholluiqvi.Spirit.—A cer
tain good natured old Vermont farmer
preserved his constant good nature, let
what would tarn up. One day, while
the black tongue prevailed in that State,
one of his men came in, bringing the
news that one of his red oxen was dead.
•" Is he?" said the old wan; "well , he
always was a breech} , cuss. Take off
his hide and carry it down toTletcher's,
it will bring the cash"-
- Anliour or two afterwards, the man
came back with the heWs, `that "line
bald:" and his mate were'hoth dead.
" Are they!" said the old man "
I took theni' from B—to sire a bad
debt, that 1 never'evpected to get: - It
is lucky that it ain't thutria,dles. 'Takit
the hidetidoita . to Fle ,hcr ' it, they will
bring tlib cash."
Alter' the lapse of an hour, the' man.
came again, to inform him that the nigh
brindle was dead.
ho?" said the old man, " well, he
was a vlr i y old Oa. Take off his hide,
and taknytt down to Fietelier's; it is
worth more' than any of the two oth
ets.,, .
wife,'who Was a very'
pious 'Out, taking upon herself the of
gee of Eliphitz, repriniatuled her hus•
batid r stiVerelY; 'and itsked him if he was •
not that ins 'Toffs was it judg
ment ce h
frilteaven,",:tiyon l hie t wicked
ness..
"fait?" Built the old fellow; " wet if
they take judgment in eattlo,"it is the
easiest way I can pay them."
Is Any Body Lookixa for 4110 ?—A. par
ty of Louisville bloods worn standing
on the forward dock of a steamer
bound for St. Louis, and watching the
varied scenes on the levee. A man whu
looked as though he might be " , from
the rural districts," attracted then' at
tention and one of the crowd suggested
that some fun might he had out of him.
Ono more aspiring than the rest volun
teered to try Won, and going on shore
he approached the stranger, who was
evidently in deep cogitation.
The " blood" walked np to the
"Green nn" . and slapping bun on the
shoulder • exclaimed, —" Here you are
—l've been looking for you. all day," at
the same time winking to his comrades.
The "green en" turned and knocked
him doVin,exelaiining, "Hay be there's
some one else looking for me; ipso, I'm
here to be found."
Wearing Vii&—A celebrated writer
says that the wearing of voila perman
ently weakens many [naturally good
eyes, on accehnt of the endeavors of
the eye to adjust itself to the ceaseless
vibration of that toocOiLinou article of
dress.
161 P-A Bcieterk paper, giving a puff to
a minister, says a-a -s , Hid prayer at:the
end of hie-eermen wee the most cdo
quent-timillMis iitei addressed' to is Bob;
tali audience."
TWO DOLLARS A-YEAR
A Dissatisfied Man. of .Was,
John Fitzgerald enlisted on Saturday
in the United States Army, for the pur
pose of putting down "them ere saints
at Utah." On Monday afternoon Mr.
Fitzgerald appeared at the New York
Police °dice to outer complaint against
the United States for"obtamin soldiers
wider false pretences." Mr. rald
was slightly inebriated.
"What do you want?"
+lll , . you
" A. warrant (hiccup) Oplies
of Moriky."
. clitt
"For What?"
" False (hiccup), false 'teneds. '."rbr
obtaining soldiers by false - 't.isitos,"
(hiccup).
•
"In what respect ?"
"They agreed to give me 04E14 at
tars a month and a first rate. oft' f
clothes (hiccup). Call that as 'sni t` of
clothes'' Look at that eipat-rrsodiort
waisted iu the back, it Elul, you gmao
ground (hiccup). Look at them i
(hiccup). So lung waisted in the,seat,
might use the slack (hicetip for a
,4041 c
room to sleep in."
"And for that you *ant a wiFralat
for false pretences against the goyerh
ment ?"
"I don't want nothing else (hiccup.)
I'm not to be done by such a pair of
trowsers no day." • 1
The Justice refused to grant a war
rant, whereupon Mr. Fitzgerald loft the
office promising to write - to the Presi
dent, and have " another pair of trow
sers, or blood," The moment Presi
dent Buchanan's letter• is rjeeived, we
shall publish it, as a matter of course.
Brandy from the Chinese Eta
gar Came.,
A correspondent of the New York
Post sends to that papers sampiV 4of
very good brandy made from thy limp
of the above named plant, itritel "ye
that it costs about thirty cents Oriel
lon to produce, end is worth In 'the
market from 81 tes2 per gsPett aftord
iv to the quality. lie suggests that
the a growth of this crop %ilk-m*4lo4e
flirMere to tnanufscture, the spirkt,Ap
the winter session, when, they have no
other occupation. They' can
gallon of proof spirit for Seib' gsibsili
fermented syrup, and it will. Sava_
ready sale
o at the reetifisre,i, !who ,
turn it into alcohol for ,ya t tapitenft si
other uses. The writer adds a ,
"The qoantity of alcohol Itihritiil6
say nothing of varnish* ehlorolimpet,
and medicinal -extracts, bit staormorta
and was beginning to haves serious eft
fea on the price of bread, owing
,to kilt!
wholesale destruction of cereals requir
ed to produce it. Now, however, kid
bare found a substitute, besideir eft
plying syrup and alcohol, will alisop*ii
from. the same crop a WV tallplitita
of forage and grain for the fapeuffig l er
stock."
uir- Lorenzo Dow, the celeitrattail t
itinerant preacher, once came across
a man who was deeply lamenting that •
his axe had been stolen. Dbw told'
the man that if he would dome to mosi.t
ing with he would find •his..**e.
At the ra tpg, Dow had on tlO ptapih,,
in plain t, a big stone., Suddenly,
in the mid le of his sermon, he Pitoppoil;:
took up the stone, and said : ‘ 4 AA Imes'
was stolen in this noighborlux4.lsok
night, and if the man who took..A/10
dodge, I will hit him on the tool,
with this stone!" at the same tiiitilifisfie
ing •ft violeso effort' to throw'-%. ,9
person present, was • soo4 to -ilodge:
his head, and proved the guilty parAy.:
•
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Profemor Doe'sticks.—Doestickii s t ikit aal
a
mortafized- and he did it hintaie "VW
has gone into the Patent litedieibio
nese, and become a Professor. -1/I..forlf
tune is made, He is a great. fawn
a univomul benefactor. .11Qat Lica .Wll .
how it has done :
"Bought a gallon of tar, n caltei'eff
beeswax, and a firkin of •lard, .atird- in;
tweinty-cma boats I . presented I too,tbe.
world the first hatch of Prot'evutor
sticks' Patent Selt-Acting Pour lime,
Power Balsam, designed to cure- all dit
eases orintnii, body; or'estate; tirygi4l.l
strength to the weak, money to
..r, broad and butter to the hungry,
$ • .t.s..ta the harocooi, decent'''. t(k. the
blackguard, and honor to the poli tieii i.
It nets physically, morally ? psychologi
cally and geologically, ;n i g ititendud
to make our sublunary a - blissful
paradise,"
Bank Reforneb.—Tho 4k
Plii,htdO4ll4l ...
o pr. , \N " in some reinuk on the prootil
ent financial trolibics,rfays: - -, .
The consideratiomt 'fittggested hrt4l4/
rct 3c
present exigency ofaffairs to to fit
a clearing house syslicsai 2 L !! 3 ,,l ', 1 1:(
sti4fnent weekly ( not ~ yeatf ',
. 501
IIQIV have, it) of the awaits and! , ! ,
of the hanks; 3d, a law to rev c f ' f
proportion of specie to the aino , ..4parsk,
of mere circulation, but Or She - tire!
liabilities 'of fho . hanks; 41.11,. tittiblil
under a certain denomination 7 164 . I ,
in duo time a more radical Chair'
,Vi.
the whole system of intaliting than f
few heads compredemii , Th,pr t iewpg(
ivould gu tar, but ova fear not far
enough, to prevent 'a recurrence of a.
monetary crisis like tat - which now
exist& , . , 4
alp-Mr, Ex-President PILUIKINIIIittiiii
about to marry a Moutroal ladramillwa
change. .bl.itat)
Qt, the wielitatnestrattd bielta x , —
of Oa pi 1 silra t Will Tik - e!great VIC 1
Nothing,, the patriarch, pt She trihg„,o44
going to marry PI foreiglir;lllo!ogyillakt
is more, a Catholid! Aatli what I i
he actually !participate& in the )
worship at Mou'rell tlifing"lt k
visit to h 4 lady ldrreT 011 u f 9" ~ch t.
(Arse ih Wei tit* deepenotfhit '. 7 4 ! . I
such awful apootaes: .:—.1,4,,, ", •. N.
Joksaal
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