BY 11. J. STAHL& 40" r!! YEAR. TERMS OF THIS PAPER 'The Republican Compiler is published erery Monday mlrning, by linerJ. Srsn at iii,7s.per annum if paid in advance—s.2,oo per annum if not paid in advance. No sub ectiption liscontinued, unless at the option of the publisher, until all arreivages are paid. atirAdvertisoments inserted at the usual rates. Job Printing dune, neatly, cheaply, and with dispatch. wirJfice in South Baltimore street, direct ly opposite Wampler's Tinning Establish ment, one and a half squares from the Court house, "Courtin" on the sign. A VALUABLE LIMESTONE FARM, At Public Sale. /11IIF: Heirs of JAMES Berme, deceased. I will offer at Public Sale, on the pretnisei. ou Wedneeday, the 11th day of November next, ut l'o'clack. P. Al.. - T-HE FARM, of said deceased, situated in Carroll's Tract, Adams county, Pa., 8 miles west of Gettys burg and 2 miles north of Fairfield, adjoin ing, lands of John and Daniel Mickley, James Donaldson, John Rhea, and others, contain -410.27 ACRES and 132 PERCHES, of Patented Wm& with a fair proportion of Meadow and Timber land. The improvements onasist of a Two-story STONE HOUSE, with Back-building, ; snit a well of neverfailing water - ".; tr t at . the door y • .Blacksmith Shop •' _ - • n Double Log Barn with Sheds, Corn Crib, and a well in the Yard—also, running water through the Farm. There is n variety of fruit trees and an excellent ORCHARD on the premises. The land is in a go od state of cultivation, being principally a Limestone soil, with an abundant quarry of stone and a substantial lime kiln Lut recently erected. ma-Persons wishing to examine the prop erty prior to the sale will call upon one of the heirs, residing thereon. Diir Terme made known on day of sale. Oct. 5, 1657. is . THE HEIRS. Public Sale. MILE Subscriber, intending to quit farming, will Nell at Public Sale, at his residence, in Butler township, Adams (minty, one mile from Arendtsville, on Friday, at 13th day t f f Nortniber ist.rf, the fulluwing Personal Property, viz: T W ORSES, 1 Yearling C.,lt, 4 Cows, 4 head of Young Cattle, 5 Fnt llogs, 6 Swats. Suw and pip, 9 head of first-rato Sheep : Winnowing Mill, Ploughs and Harrow, Shovel Ploughs, Corn Fork, Hay Ctrriagv, S'els , Curu by the bushel, and Hay by the ton. Also, Homier - 1,4d and Kitchen Furniture, Ruch tm Tables, Chairs, Berbarads, a first-rate Hathaway Cooking Stove, a Ton-plate Stove, Iron Kettle, and many other articles too nu .. morons to mention. kir Sole toc mninence nt 10 o'clock. A. M., on gail) t day, when attendance will be given and tottns Wade known by JOHN lIOFF3Lk.N. Oct. 12, 1857. Am Election. , BANC 01 GETTYS`JUSG, October 15, leiL7. NOTICE is hereby given to the Stockheld ± era in the Bonk of Gettysburg, that an Election for THIRTEEN DIRECTORS, to serve one veer, will be held at the Banking house, on . Monday, theltith day of Xoreniber next. A general meeting of the Stockholders will be held at the same time. J. B. MTH ERSON, Cashier. Oct. 19, 1867. td - To Collectors. /VIE Collectors of Taxes in the different -I- townships in Adams county are hereby notified, that they era required to make collec tion of Tale*, and to pay the same over to the Treasurer of the county, on or licfore the lettit day Nneetnter nest. Iktir After the first Monday in December no exonorations can be granted on Military Taxes. GEORGETITERS, 11. A. PICKING. JOSIAH B WiNER, Attest—J. M. WALTER, Clerk. Ott. 26. 1&57. td Jurors—Nov. Term. GRAND i Car. Huntington—Jonas Johns, Jesse Johns. Cumberland.—Joseph B.►ilo, Cornelius Lott. Monntpleaaant—Samuel Menges, Philip Hem ler. Hamilton—Michael Dellone. Oxford—Alex. limes, John Stock, Henry Kuhn. Conowago—John Rahn. Mountjoy—David 'Luck, Jacob Palmer. Beading--Michael Bushey, Jacob Rains. Geramny--George Gender, Rufus Dottera. Menallen—John McKendrick, Henry Reamer. Union--Martin Grove. Berwick—Duniel Bucher. Latimore—Christian Chrunister. Gettysburg—Samuel Weaver. Liberty—Gregory P. Topper. GINZIAL JeltY TinntingtonTrancis CuaLson, Arnold Gar d • nor, Leonard M'Elwee, Win. B. Brandon, Jacob B. Miller, Wm. M'Glitry, Thos. E. :Gardner, Wm. B. Gardner, Warner Town send. mberland—David Horner, Jew Sharretts, Win. Ross, Daniel Heintselman, Henry Butt, John F. Curren, Win. Allison. iOrtird—Pate; Diehl. union--Enoeh Leferer, Henry %tells', John Hostetter, jr. Gertnamr--Geo. Hesson, Abraham Bankert, Jacob Monk. BerWiek—Michael Crist, David Hollinger, Henry Bittinger,Sanuel Horner, Jeremiah Bender. Menallen--Samnel Swope. pettysbur g —Wm. Smith, Wm. Stallamith. Geo=er. Gortow aoob Dellone. John L. %barns?. tor, Jesse Waltman. Hamiltonban—Henry Landis, Wm. Bowling, John Bennett, James H. Marshall. Straban—lsaac F. Brinkerhoff, Edward Mor itz. Latimore—Tames Gardner, Allen Robinette. itarnilton--Jacob Hartman. Muuntpleasantv—Se.muel Hilt. Tyrone—John Eichol ts . Reading—henry Rummell, James Townsend. NEW FIRM. Family Groceries and Confections. rIpHE undersigned have purchased the Gro ir,.• ocry Store of E. H. IHNNIGH. on the Northwest corner of the Diamond, formerly Outlined by A. B. Kurtz, where they invite the attention of all wbo msy wish Groceries, csiigoutions, Fruits—Coffee, Tea, Sugary., Mo hr* Salt, Starch, Soda, Spices of all kinds, Lesions, Figs,"Almonds, he. Also, aline as sortment of chewing and smoking Tobacco, 2fivis, Snuff, ac ss+zanjeir 17 - Country Produce ta rimpoi,-; lake 7, 1857. W M. BOYER SON. A DEMOCRATIC AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 411itot. THE OLD NAID BY ILINA Aunt Beowxr. Alas! alas ! for the summers Itiwn ! For the beautiful joys that 1 hare known! Oh, fur the hours, sublime with yo"uth Wo 1 fur the ruined shrine of truth! One eve my lover said to m►, In the murmurous shade of a gardsn tree— Holding my hand and smoothing my hair, Kissing my eyes and forehead fair— All the sweets of all the hours— All the birds and bees and flowers— All the suns that ever shone— All the wiude that have ever blown— All the dim seas that dreaming lie Under the arch of the summer sky— All the glorious morns that wake— All the splendor of hues that break On the starry coasts of the eve divine, O'erflown with the sunset's purple wine— Were loci (sr half, not half so bright As my own heart's Mabel is to-night! Si be talked while the shadows fleet Ran under the woods, and under the wheat ! Alas! alas' for the summers gone, And the beautiful guise my youth put on Willie is married, and I am alone, Counting my heart breaks, one by one. Willie is married to Nellie Gray, -Ind I am alone in the world to-day, The saddest thin g, that w•as ever horn, A drear old maid, forsaken, and loin! Two children frolic at Willie's kree, And one, the fairest. he cal/s fur me ! She has my girlhood's eyes and mouth, But not the sorrow that stunned my youth! Oh. Willie! when countless years have flown And God shall roll the sorrowful stone From the grave of the dead past, and the light Of his awful justice makes all things bright— When starry crowned, and glorified, ' We dwell iu his presence side by side, Where the flowers of the soul fade not awas,— Will you love use best, or Nellie Cray? O Th. Elisha Kent Kane. EEMITA K F.,!T K ANE.—A .Biog,rhphy• By WILLIAM ELDER.-1 vo. E=IIMISME!! " The name of Elisha K. Kane has passed into history, the history of science and heroic adventure," says Dr. Elder, his biographer. It has. Kano was eminently the martyradventurer of his own time. INot even Franklin, in pursuit of whom be devoted his life, deserves so much merit. Fur Sir John Franklin went out, as a British officer, to traverse the unpathed waters of the hyperborean sea, whereas Dr. Kane was a self-devoted voyager, partly in duced to become a., by an irrepressible desire to plunge into adventure, how ever daring, and partly by strong feel ing's of humanity. Arctic voyaging has hail ninny fascinations for the enthusi astic mind, during the last forty years. Parry and Bccehcy, Ross and Scoresby, Richardson, and Mae Clare have all been tempted into it, and, latest and most distinguished, the prowess of Kane crowns the record, an throws light up on it. lie perished—a martyr to the cause into which he had thrown him self. - Twice did ho go forth upon the noble mission of humanity—the second time his state of health was such that he was fitter for a sick room than for the exertion, vicissitudes, and dangers of such a voyage: But Mind was in the ascendant; it carried him through . ; it gave him energy to write that bust book'of travels which the present cen tury-has produced ;—it sustained him, while receiving the well-merited homage which Europe did herself honor in cast ing at his feet,—it remained undimmed and active even to the last sad hoar, when the mortal &unmed his immor tality. In intensity of purpose, which no obstacles could weaken or successfully oppose, we find the secret of Kane's conduct, the motive power which ruled his career, and the cause of his success. Like Crescendos, He would dare The deadliest form that Death could take, And dare it for the daring's sake. That was Kane. How t was is shown in his biography, which, with his whole heart in the work, Dr. Elder has writ ten cpn amore. We have a biography worthy of its subject. The narrative is remarkably lucid. There is no at tempt at what is called fine writing The man himself is exhibited to us. We trace him up from his earliest years, and see how completely was fulfilled in him the declaration of Wordsworth, that "The Child is father of the Man." The manner in which we are admit ted to view the interior springs of ac tion, in Kane's life, is most creditable to Dr. Elder's artistica' skill. Greatly resembling his mother in personal ap pearance, as well as in mental organiza tion, Dr. Kane was one in whom the elements were finely mixed. We pre sent the opening chapter of the Biogra phy in full. We shall take our extracts from other portions of the book. In the present notice we pass little beyond his entrance into manhood. The lead ing characteristic of his life was energy --concentrated, in . his youth, upon ninety-nine things out of a hundred, the hundredth being neglected or disliked, because it was imperative. For this GETTYSBURG, PENN'A.: MONDAY, NOV. 9. 1857. young, fresh mind never brooked con trol. At school, whether ho learned or was ignorant, young Kane brooked no superior, shrank from no danger. Of vices he literally had mine, bet he did not like being commanded. After he left school his Will carried him, as a conqueror, through the studies ho had neglected. He went to the University of Virginia, where he remained eighteen months, and laid in a large store of in formation. Yet, even there, and thus ca Iy, he had a heart disease, which sub3equently killed him. Languages, practical science, natural history, ma thematics, literature—he ran through them all, and how well, lot his Voyages declare. Self-culture he severely ap plied, in his own way. At the ago of eighteen ho was compelled to leave the University—that fatal heart-disease even then was in his system. lie ex pected death, and'sVas prepared for it. He struggled with Disease, and that strong Will of his carried him through. Re pursued his medical studies, and in October, 1840, ore he had taken his de gree, er attained the ago of twenty-one, he was Resident Physician in the Penn sylvania Hospital, Blockley—health. still delicate, determidation strong.— "In the spring of 1841," says Dr. Elder, "a few months after ho attained his majority, and a year before he gradu ated, he was installed ono of the Senior Physicians Resident at Blockloy." Soon after he graduated as the foremost student of the class, and the Faculty gave their approbation to his Thesis, and their request for its publication.— His biographer says : "This man was singularly fitted, mentally and morally, for discovery in natural science. "The 'die-in-the-harness' resolution was in full play, as we have seen, during the year and a half of hospital service and study at Blockley. Several times it seemed to be near its finishing fulfil ment : the doctor was more than once carried home on men's shoulders to be nursed, and returned again to his offrcial duties and scientific pursuits at the earliest moment of adequate strength. ";Ilut it was not all desperation that deterniir.ed him to labor in spite of pain. It had become apparent that his system would not brook repose ; rest waS not his remedy; unintermitting activity was proved, on fair trial, to be his best medicine. This was true of his whole subsequent life ; and his apprehension of this necessity explains and justifies the tension and persistency of his eater prise, otherwise liable to be ascribed to impulses more heroic and reckless than reasonable or even excusable. Tho current of his life shows convincingly that incessant toil and exposure was a sound hygienic policy in his case. Na turally his physical constitution was a ease of coil-springs, compacted till they qaivered with their own mobility ; ner vous disease had added its irritability, and mental energy electrified them. It was doing or dying with him. And it was not a tyrant selfishness, a wild am bition, that ruled his life, but a rare concurrence of mental aptitude, moral impulse, and bodily necessity, that kept him incessant in adventure. If some of his performances which we have to re cord tranw2end even the large range which a right regimen dictated, it is ' only their excess, not their quality or purpose, which incites a candid censure. i Whoa anatomy was hut little advanced, the sinews wore called nerves; and the adjective 'nervous' is thence employed ' by literary people to'mean strong, ripor ous; in colloquial phrase the same word is used for irritable, agitated. Put both these senses of alb word together, and you will have some notion of the way the nerves were strung in our subject. "His father was so well persuaded of all this, that, when Elisha was about to graduate in medicine, he applied, without consulting him, to the Secreta ry of the Navy for a Warrant of exami nation for the post of Surgeon in the service. The doctor was not a little dissatisfied with this sudden diversion of his drift, when he learned what had been done and how ho was committed. The enthusiasm of his last o year's re searches was strong upon him; his plans looked to continued occupation ,in the career he had entered upon with so much success; and, besides this, his hospital training and habit of mind were rather alien than helpful to the special duties of ship-board practice. "But he resolutely faced about; and the firstfruit of the um endeavor was a L x i: l ied improvement in his health, under the hard work of prepar ing himself for his now examination. " lie stood the inquisition of the Board of Navy Surgeons handsomely. There were four candidates so nearly equal in the judgmeLt of the examining board that they settled their relative rank by the rule of seniority. Dr. Kane stood third in the report made under this rule. "Bad health may disqualify a navy surgeon for the performance of his duty, and is properly a ground of rejection, however.well he may be otherwise fitted for the place. After Dr. Kano had passed his examination, he frankly told j the Board that he labored under chronic rheumatism and cardiac disturbance, and that he knew they could reject him for that cause. But the metal in the man outweighed his physical infirmities in their estimation, and they refused to re-examine him." In May, 1843, he sailed in the Brandy wine, as physician to the Embassy of Mr. Cushing, to China. En rouse, ho witnessed the Coronation of the Em press of Brazil, and visited the Eastern Andes of Brazil, examining the geologi cal character of that region. He made a journal of his whole tour, which he lost on the Nile, as he returned, almost los ing his life at the same time. On the "Tairrn Is unwary, AND WILL raxve.m." voyage to Bombay, (where they had to meet Mr. Cushing, who proceeded by the Overland Route,) he devoted himself to study, in conjunction with a young midshipman for whom ho formpd a strong attachment. " Among their studies," says Dr. Elder, "the Bible and Shakspeare had their place. With the admirable idiom of these hand-books of the head and heart, few laymen were more conversant than DO. Kane, and he is a more than ordinarily wise man who has profited more in the practical wisdom of their teachings." -He re mained some time at Bombay, and visit ed the caverned temples of, Elephants and other renowned places within reach, and even passed over to Ceylon, whore he shared in the elephant hunt and the rare sports of the jungle. Here we leave him for the present.— Our purpose was to show, by copious extracts, what manner of book this Biography will be. We pronounce it worthy of the reputation of Dr. Kane, and of the high literary character of Dr. Elder. It. is rapidly passing through the press, and will be a companion voln me, in size, typography, and aspect, to Dr. Kane's Arctic Voyages. Among its illustrations will be a full-face por trait of Dr. Kane; a view of Fern Rock, his home residence; a sketch of his, collie as it lay in state in Independence link; a view of his tomb, and engravings of the medals which he received in hon or of his deeds of high emprise. The book, price a dollar and a half, will be ready in a few weeks. A very exten sive sale is calculated on, as orders tin• 30,000 copies have already reached Messrs. CHILDS tt, PETERSON, the pub lishers.—Ph ilts. Prem. India. India is a country that never belong ed to its natives. Two k onsand years ago Alexander and his reeks led dus ky captives in golden fetters from thorn to Athens, After him it became tho prize of Parthian bows and Scythian spears. Then came Mohammed and the Persians from Ghnznee, to teach, by the scifnetar, the new theology, " Allah is Allah, and Mohammed is his Prophet." Then the Afghans drove out the Persians. Then the Tartars drove out the Afghans. Then came Timour the Terrible Tartar, and the long and princely line of Great Moguls —Baba- and Ahliar, Tehangiro and Aurengzebe. The Mogul empire gut, like the British, too big to bola to.zoth er. Down wont the throne at Delhi, and .up sprang a crop of Viceroys, Nizams, }sings, Shahs, Rajahs, New aubs and Nabobs all over the provinces. About this time IL B. M. has.t. India Company came to trade. and stayed to rule. By cajoling one Prince, threaten ing another, invading a third and " pro tecting" a fourth, they got the whole concern into the hands of John Bull, and the lion end the unicorn. If the Sepoys succeed in securing a native Ilindoo dynasty now, it will be the first they ever had.---Albany Jvunta, Oct. 7. e Constitution of Oregon.— he con stitution likely, according to the last accounts, to be adopted b the Oregon convention contains sons remarkable provisions. It does away (s:lys the Journal of Commerce) with grand juries as unnecessary, the preliminary exami nation before a magistrate previous to committal being deemed sufficient. It provides that there eaten ant governor ; that try of the State shall oxen' one of Governor pro tem., i i death of that functionary ; and that the Gov ernor shall ulso be Treasurer of the State. The number of members of the State Senate is limited to fifteen, and that of the Assembly to thirty, with biennial sessions. The ballot is abol ished at elections, and viva voce voting substituted. Judges are declared ineli gible for any office not judicial during the period for which they are elected, and for one year after; municipalities are absolutely prohibited from contract ing debts; and bank charters of every description are forbidden. With regard to the question of slavery, it is believed that two clauses—one legalizing and the other prohibiting slavery—will be ppendod to the draught of the consti tution, to be adopted or rejected by a - übsequont vote of the people. Dismay of a Human Cranium 180 Feet under Ground.—At thefirst of oe tober meeting of the Boston Natural History Society, Dr. A. A. 'Hayes read a letter from Dr. C. F. Winslow, of Troy, presenting to the Society a sup posed fragment of a human cranium, fonnd in California, 180 fret below the surface of Table Mountain. It was found in the claim of Colonel Hnbbs, and was brought up with the pay dirt." Remains of the mastodon hare been found in the same locality, but not, at BO great a depth. Female Labor in California.—The San Francisco (Cal.) papers say that there are hundreds of servant girls in that city worth from ono to ten thous and dollars each, their ordinary wages being now twenty-five dollars a month. In the splendor of their dresses they far eclipse their mistresses, and as the saying is, they "can take Broadway down" without an effort. Silk Sails for Vessels.—Captain Rod anet, of the ship Franklin of La Roche ville, France, reports that silk sails pos sess great strength, flexibility, and firm ness—they absorb less water and , dry more quickly than other sails. They are always very easily handled, even in the roughest weather. The " winter fashions in Paris are exceedingly rich, and the silks %ore sumptuous than ever.'? " ' Once on a time in the village of B , in the State of Massachusetts, lived a bounteous maiden of seventeen, wholl call Fanny L-, and Georg --was her accepted lover. The coarse of true love ran smooth, and iu duo process of time came the usual happy termination of their wooing, and the twain were made one by the bene diction of the holy church. They wore married early ono sum mer's morning, and the same day trav elled cozily and happily together to New York as the first stage of tho wed ding tone. As a companion, a younger brother -of the bride, a mischievous young rascal, aceompaniod thorn, and well it would have been for the happy pair if they had trusted themselves to their elm society, and left James at home to ornament dog tails and spitball the schoolmaster. Well,tho party arrived at St. Nicholas Hotel. Whilo George was dutifully at tending to the comforts of hio young wife, James in the performance' of his duties as groomsman, went to tho office of the hotel to enter the names and se lect appropriate apartments. Pon in hand, a brilliant idea struck him, and in pursuance therewith, ho entered their names on the register thus : James Miss Fanny L-------. Georgo Fanny retired early, being somewhat fatiguod with travel. Goorgo Smoked his scgnr for an hour or two, and dream ed of his bachelorhood, we suppose, and finally he requested to bo shown to his apartment. An obsequious wai tor canto, with candle in hand, and asked what rium!‘er it was. With the lady who camo with mo," 'replied George. The waiter smiled, hesitated, and then approached an exquisitely dressed ulerk, and repeated the question: With the lady who arrived hero with me," George answered again, blushing' to the tips of his er.rs. The clerk smiled and stk - )ok his head as if in pity at tho young Luau's ignor ance. "It won't do, sir'; you hare mi,daken the house, sir. Such thing.: are not al lowed hero, sir." " Won't dor why, I only want to go to bed." "That von may certainly do in yonr own room, sir , but not in tho lady's aintrtnitmte, sir." Tho lady's apartmont? Why, that lade is my will). the clerk• bowed ironically. 1, All very fine. sir, brit it won't o down, sir : here is the entry, sir." George looked At the register, and there wao the entry, sure enough—"lilian Fanny George B stsr-A capital story is told of a young fellow who ono Sunday stroled into the `village church, and was electrified and !gratified by the sparkle of a pair of brilliant black eyes, which were riveted ' upon his. face. After service, ,he saw the possessor of the witching orbs leave the church, alone, and emboldened by her glances, he ventured to follow her, his heart lacking with rapture. 'He saw her look behind, and fancied she evinc ed somev emotion at recognising him. Ile then.,quickened his pace, and she actually•slackened hers, as if to let him come up ;with her—but we will permit the young gentleman to tell the rest in his own way : i. " Noble young creature V' thought I —" her 'artless and warm heart is su perior to, the bonds of custom." " I reached within a stone's throw of her. She suddenly halted, and turned her face towards me. My heart swell ed to berating. I reached the spot where able stood. She began to speak, and I took off my hat as if doing rever ence to itu angel." "Are you a pedler?" , " No, my dear girl; that Is not my oc cupation'.' " Well, I doit't know," continued she, not verybashfully, and eyeing me very sternly, 4 ' I thonght, when I saw you in the meeting house, that you looked like the pedlar who passed off's pewter half dollar on me about three weeks ago, and so I was determined to keep an , eye on you. Brother John has got' ' home, now, and ho says if he catches the feller, he'll wring his neck for him; and I ain't sure but you're the ;good -1 fur-nothing rascal after all." • One of the Reasons.—During the May anniversaries in New York the follow ing dialogue was overheard between two of the newsboys : " 1 say, Jimmy, what is the meaning of so many preachers being here all to gether ?" " Why," answered Jim, " they al ways meet here once a year to exchange sermons !with each other." liiirliard times produce one good thing; they check gossiping. gird Clacker has only had company once since last summer. The consequence is that the neighbors' characters stand higher than they have done fur the last five years. isijr-Thp most curious thing in th worid is 1a woman that is not curious. r‘7.7 l ;rs "' , Ile saw the whole Fccret at, a glance; ha protested and entreated—but it was ip . ) usu. lie called on James to witness his veracity; but James was nowhere to to. found. The bystanders laughed, the clerk was inexorable. and the poor fellow was ferecil to his Solitary chamber to pass his bridal night, in voking blessings on the whole class of " regime, file--'houses" sad younger brothers. - now Aeorg,e justified his conduct to his disconsolate Fanny, this veritable hiAory cloth not state. Por the Times. Ile`Bverybody will remember the " money panic " they had "San Fran, cisco some years since,—and the story "John Pbcenix" used to tell of its effects —individually illustrated. Before the fright, a frugal old Dutchman, by dint of hard labor, had aecumalated some $5OO, which ho cautiously deposited in ono of the banking houses for safe keep ing. Rumor soon came to his ears that they were not very safe—some said that they had " broke." Next morn ing, ho tromblirlly drew his balance and put the shining gold in his pocket. o breathed decidedly freer, but hero was a dilemma. What sho uld , ho do with it? He did not dare to keep it about him—'twas too precious heavy. So after a sleepless night or two—in constant apprehension of Uurglars—ho deposited it in another "banking house." Another day—the panic increased— there was a run on his bank—ho push ed in—drew his gold—and felt easier once more. Another anxious day and night for his "monish," and again it was deposited in a safe 'bank. This time lie felt safer than ever before, and went quietly to his work. But the panic reached his bank, and anxious depoei tors besieged the doors. Ifynhoor heard the news, and put post haste, book in 'Laud, for the scene of action— jammed in with the. crowd—drew his gold, new and bright—put it safe in his corduroys—and was happy once more—but here was the dilemma agitin —where to put it. Ho had gone pretty mmh the rounds of the banks, and hav ing had such narrow eseapos, couldn't trust them any more. He sat down on a curbstone, and soliloquized thus—" I put mine monish in von bank, von he preak I put hitn.in de oder bank, von h© preak too ; L draw him out ; I can no keep him to home; I put him into dis kink, now die ono preak ; vat to tuyvil shall I do? I take him home and sow him up in my frow's petti coat, and if she prakes I prakcs her head I" tair•A friendly correspondent writing from Washington, Pa., says : "Like most other small towns, we have here a 'colored church,' where many amus ing things aro said, highly exhilarating to the spirits of the few who occasion ally visit our 'Hayti' meeting house. Hayti' is the name given to that part of our town where 'pussons of color' reside. Ono winter evening, when the colored preacher was in the midst of his sermon, making a most violent if not eloquent appeal to his hearers, ono of the legs of the stove, which bad been loosened in some way, full out, and as a natural consequence, the red-hot stove tipped over at an angle alarming ly suggestive of fire. The audience, of course, commenced crowding out of the door like a flock of black sheep. Ad dressing one of his prominent members, ho cried out : 'Pick up do stobe, brud dor Bolah I pick up de stobe ! Do Ler' won't let it burn yon! Only hab faith !" Poor brother Bolor had unfortunately too much faith, and immediately seized it, all glowing as it was; but no sooner had his fingers come in contact with the fervent iron, than he dropped it again, and dancing round on one foot, blowing his skinless fingers, he exclaimed with all the energy which he could throw into hiS voice : De h-1 ho won't 'do h-1 he won't I' "—Knickerbocker. Henry Ward Beecher in a Mock Auc tion Store.—An exchange thus alludes to the unexpected meeting of one of his parishioners by Henry Ward Beecher : Henry Ward Beecher, in hid wander ings about New York city, disguised, to study nature and the different as pects of society, recently dropped into a mock auction shop. He stood some time, when the auctioneer called out, " Mr. Beecher, why the devil don't you bid?" He was greatly astonished at finding himself known in that place.— lie retired and sent a friend to ask Funk how he knew him, (Beecher.)— "How do I know him? Why I have been a prominent member in his church for the last five years, and own the fifth pew from the front!" A Chinese' Jest.—A woman surprised by the unexpected arrival of her hus band, bad just time to hide her gallant in a sack, and set him up against the walL The husband, on owning in, ask ed : u What is there in that sack 1" The woman was confused, and hesi tated fora moment for an answer. The gallant, afraid she would blunder, called ont from the inside of the sack— " Nothing but rice I" Biros -Minded Ladies.—The N otting tam (England), Review says that the town of Milton Mo wbray , can boast of two independent ladies who have taken out game certificates, and who enter the field Tsid can bring down the game equal to any mule sportsman, as well as those indulging in fishing, hunting to hounds over the country, &c. In the same place is a female blacksmith, who is snob an adept at shoeing a horse or working at the anvil as to cause univer sal excitement. asrA cotemporary say s, "There is a man up in our country, who always pays for his paper in advance. He has never had a sick day in his life—never had any corns or toothache—his potatoes never rot—the weevil never eats his wheat—the frost never kills his corn and beans—his babies never cry in the night, and his wife never scolds." siir-Panch says that Adam had one great advantage over all other married couples—an advantage which has been lost to us with Pc.radiatte Aad -no nooteter-in4aw, two Nittiata .A. Avirityorer Growing from a - -Tumefaction. We mentioned, a few days sinV at io case of the lad .Northrop, at I upon whose diseased limb there grew a singular formation, like to the passion flower. Dr. Hawley, formerly of Ge neva College, has writtea a more detail ed account of this case. The lad is from 13 to 14 years old, and has been subject to tenderness and disease of the hip joint, which, at two years of - age,- resulted in extensive tumefaction; these years later an abscess wasformed, and finally the disease caused the disloca tion of the hip-joint. For fotir months the patient has been unable to move. an inch in his bed; abscesses have formed. in the abdomen, through which the fecal contents of his intestines Wore dis charged ; ,stid his nervous sensitiveness has bten such that he would allow ao one to touch him or make. an investi, gation,And careless walking across the floor has caused him to cry oat with pain. The prolongation of his life 'WIIII regarded as a miracle. On the 4th inst., there %las projected from thesight• limb, which for a long time had been greatly swollen, a stein, on the inner side, at the edge of the gastroenemlaa muscle, rising at right:angles with it, more than seven inches in height, a flower sparely set upon it, resembling the Passion Flower, or the China Aster. On Wednesday the boy felt an easing from what had been expected to be en abscese, and expressed great relief. He did not permit an examination until Saturday . afternoon, when a stem was seen arising at right angles with the limb, at about the height of threeinchee crowned with pare white buds, resent. bling ;the white buds of the orangel On being exposed to the' light, the : flower expanded, and assumed the col; or of a beautiful greyish purple.—.lls citester Democrat. Keeping Potatoes in Whit*. Potatoes spoil in winter, it harrier from three causes. First atidimit= want of ventilaticm. Sew nearly allied, dampness. 711 ii iy, and more rare, freezing. Farmers find most of their . potatbes spoiled at the top el' the heap, where they suppose thee bec&me frozen; but this is not the usual cause; the damp, foal, steamy air ascended there, and could not Mows; and this spoiled them. A hole made in the top, with a crowbar, and • Mooed with a whisp of straw, would have al. lowed ogress to the oonflnixl air, sad saved the potatoes. The best way to secure potatoes oat. doors is to make large heaps, Say 80 or 60 bushels; see filet they are dry and clean, by digging before wet weath. er comes on ; cpver them sU over with one foot of packed Arab", and three in ches of earth. The straw will prayant dampness, and the few incliekne,eartli will favor ventilation. A farmer who raises many potatoes, and practices this, mode, does, not loose a peck, on the av erage, in fifty bushels. Wine at Two Millions a Bottle.—Wine at two millions of dollars a bottle is a drink that in expense would rival the luxurious testa -of barbano splendor , when costly pearls were thrown "fate the wino cup, to give a rich flavor to its contents. he French Courier-speaks of a wino which graced the table of the King of Wurtemburg on a late• occa sion, which was deposited in the cellar at _Bremen two centuries and a half ago. One large case of wine ) contain inn 5 oxhoft of 204 betties, cost 500 rix dollars in 1624. Including the expen ses of keeping up the cellar and the contributions, interest of the amounts, and interests upon interests, an exhort, costs at the present time 555,647,640 rix dollars, and, consequently, a bottle is worth 2,723,812 rix dollars; a glass or the eight part of a bottle., JEI worth 340,476 rix dollars, or $272,389; or at the rate of 540 rix dollars, s27e per drop. As burgomaster of Bremen is privileged to have one bottle whenever ho entertains a distingnished guest who enjoys a German or - European reputa tion. The fact illustrates the operation of interest, ,if it does not show the cost of luxury. ' N'ary Red to Nary Broker.—The de ♦teesof the banks in the West to save specie, the comniodity so ecaree with them, are original, to say the least a them : The Springfield (Ohio) Nonpareil says the citizens of that town last week adopted a new plan for protecting their batiks from being run on by the brokers. Learning that a broker had reached town from a neighboring city to run the bank for coin, they promptly plac ed on one side of the bank entrance a bucket of tar and brush, and upon the opposite a long, rough-looktnr fence rail, bearing this inscription : "Nary red to nary broker." As the- bro ker ? approached the bank hod-read the • in scription, glanced at the tar bsicket and retreated. The bank went on as usual. Can a Minister Marry d Divorced We. man f—Rev. Mr. Shields, of lowa, har ing been siletwl by the Presbytery of Des 'Moines, for marrying a woman who had been divorced by the laws of lowa, appealed to the Synod, and his appeal was•sustained. The Synod ex presses its opinion that the action of the Presbytery Was correct in form, and suggested by a laadableieal in the service of the church; and, although re. instating—Mr. Shields, does not approve of hisioarriago. Caution.—The Mobile (ALL) liternary cantions the public in regard to alodibir stook with Mirseso sugar DOW -*Mrs the blades aid „4 1 forage, but that tin seeds 10. p~t . - 13 'MI NO. 7.
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