Ul r i f: ' LEWISBUEG : C H BO N I a C. HICKOS, Editor. 0. N. WORDEN, Printer. The fccwilnr Chronicle i iemcd ery Wedne-diy morning nt Lewislmrg, Union county, PrnrwyWania. Tsna. ? 1.50 per year, for cash si-tually in tjvance; $1,75, paiJ within three months ; $2 if paiJ williin the year ; !?2.50 if nut paiil More the year expire ; ainele numbers, 5 cent. uli-1 cription for six months or lesa to lie paid in advance. Diacoiitiuuancca optional wilU the rul'li-hcr except when the year in paid up. j AdvertUemet.ti handsomely inwitrd at SO eU 1 per square one week, $1 for a month and $5 for; a year; a reduced price for longer adverlifeaients. ' Two squires, $7 ; Mercantile advertisement not . xceeding one-fourth of a column, quarterly, !?10. j Casual advertisement and Jol. work to he paid ; fjr when handed in or di livered. AM communications by iru'il tnnl come post paid, accompanied by the address of the writer, to receive attention. Those relating exclusively to the Editorial Department, to he directed to H. C. jdcioR. Esq , Editor and all on business to he addressed to the ViMifhrr. Office, Market it. Iietween Second and Third. (). X. WOKDEN. Publisher. The School distress and her Canine Friend. One of the most touching instances ol canine a'.tachment.of w hich we ever hoard, was related to us the other day, by a ma tron of the neighborhood where llio finale of tho melancholy event transpired. " A young Indy of one ol the norlhcrn towns of this county, while engaged in teaching school, the past summer, a lew miles from her home, was singled out, to wards the close of her engagement, with out any nppnret.t inducement, hy the dog of one of her employers, as ihc peculiar object of his regard, which oon uniocoun tahly incrrascu' to such a degree lluit he could scarcely he leutcn from l:er side, or prevented from entering the school house, to which he daily repaired. At the termi nation of her school, which she left in full ing healih, when nhout to start for her parental residence; the dog gaie signs o! his determination to follow her, which per ceiving, she lurntd to ihe ow ner, and soon effected a purchase ol the nninml, which now joyously attended her home. Her first words, on entering the house, were " Mother, 1 have come hme to die have brought a friend here to watch over my grave. After making this announcement, she immediately took lo bed, nnd sunk rap idly in a typhoid, which in about a week, terminated in her death. During her whole sickness, the faithtul and evidently sorrow stricken dog, never, but for a few moments at a time, left the sick room, con stantly lay drjrciedly mar ihe head of her bed, nnd seeming but loo bless when per mitted lo lick her levered hand, which was occasionally extended, for his tender caress. As her final hour drew near, he became indifferent about food, and soon refused it altogether. After her death, which he seemed to comprehend, he continued to watch by the corpse, only at one time leaving it, and that was when the coffin case which having arrived with the coffin, was carried and placed hy the sida of the grave previously dug in an enclosure near the house. He then, having somehow been made aware of what was going on, came out of the house, went to the case.and with his paws on the side lookdin,and seemed to examine it attentively. He next jumped down into the grave, and appeared to inspect that also with equal care and attention. He then came out and hurried back to his post by the corpse, which he continued to watch, till it was brought out for interment, when he closely followed the coffin, and looked sorrowfully on, as it was lowered lo its final resting placc,and the grave filled up. When4ns human fellow-mourners retired, however, he remain ed behind, and lying down at ihe head of the grave could not be induced to leave the spot, refusing for ihe first few days, nil food, then, for a week or two sparingly re ceiving it when brought lo him, nnd at last going occasionally to the house for it, but only to despatch in haste w hat was se! be fore him, and return to his sad and lonely vigil, which, night and day, he still con tinues to keep up over the remains of his beloved mistress. Vermont Freeman. Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio. These three great Stales have lately held their elcciions. On reference to the returns, we find the aggregate vote to be as -follows : New York, for Governor. 428.448 . Pennsylvania, for Canal Comr., 278,621 Ohio, for Governor. 265,448 New York polled J49,B27 more votes than Pennsylvania, and the latter polled 13.603 more votes than Ohio. In I81S, two year ago, the vote for governor in 1 enny4vnia was 336.744. . Kuuciiiaiunai cuniesi aiways coils out the largest vole Education of Farmers. Farmers oficn complain that they are deficient in educa tion. For this there is no necessity. Let them support and improve everywhere, good common schools. Let them avail themselves ol the other means of mental improvement within their reach, and they will acquire an education adequate for any occasion they will be called to meet : and they will hold an elevation in society held by no other class of men. It is known that they have a large amount of leisure. Let this be spent m the cultivation of the mind m laying up stloyes of knowledge. J Blake's Farmers' Evcry-Day Book. . BY TX. C. I1KTANT. To him vhf. in th lore vt Nainrr. hAU rmmmiiti with her vi'bW IWims flic pprakt A various lancuac. For hi jtav.t l our !hc 1ia a Ttuf lad:iriK, tuid a ml Anil l'-ioa-nrr nf b-avlr : aiiJ he lidri luto hifl durWt-r niiiMiipt with a iuiM Ami p ntV ivrti)alhy. that nieaJa a ay Tinvr barpnf. ere In. i a' are. WiifU thought Of Ihf la-t hitter hour rm- like a Mi-lit Ovr the spirit. ttnt sal iuw.j" of tin t rit a'tir. nI t-hr.-ii'l. an1 itftU. Ant brTathlfsti dark..?, awl tin nrr hniw, Vak.' the 1 1 huW.r an-1 ?rw rick, at heart ' i f frlh nut tlic open sky, itnd li.t T' Naturr's t.rliiurs while fniu all uruumt L:irtk ai:tl hr wnbt. aaJ the ilc-pUi. ul air Cuui'S a tili Toire Yet a few dr.yi. aiM the Tlie all VlH'U.rii; uii liail nt mora In ail hid rourat Ncr Tt in the rld trroariil. W h-. ro tliy tale f'trui as lai-l. nith m my team, V-r in th'uiljare of ort-au. nhall tjiiit Thy iinai.'j. Karth. that iuuri-hel tln-e, uluill elaim Thy trrowth. T. I reftt!vii to enrth arain: Aiui, Itwt ea li human tran. eurremlriu; up Thin iodiviJtial lietn. chr.U thuii go To mix fnr.-TaT with tho eh.mnt-; 1m lap a hr--tln r U iW iiist-iu't-lf rrk, Aul t t!i iMtrirish rK-l. whieh the rul" nwain Turn wilh hii hnre. ni:U tn-a-1 umhi. The nak t lui.ll M-ml hi rmt almtaW atii j-itrtv thy ui'tuld. Yat tint h tliy eternal r't'iiiir-r'a', thalt Utt'ti ret re nli'tw; uor nuM'Kt thou a ih Coiteh nmn ninfftiifieent. Thmi sltJilt li ilnwn With patnarrhft of tin infant wirl.l with kniK, The .iwrrlttl f the earth the uie. the getlT Fair fimts ami huary vrp ai'"H j'at, AH in fine mighty Ht' iilohre. I he lullt RiTk-rihU auJ anriwit as t!ie fctin the aloi Stretcliiiii; in nenpire qiii-tm-wj Itiween ; The Tt!ientM wi-l.- rivrr-i that ni'tve Irt mrjc. tv mvt the e inpluininp 1 rAi Thr.t mike thv menitow ret n : niul, ,imrxl 'ruHUiS all, Ui'i ireanV jiay ainl melnrtiitly wauU Are hut tit; 1- iiin d rorulicim all ttf thajrettt tiih rf man. Ths iruM!! inn, T'te i Janet, all th" inf.ii'te hoel "f lieav'n, Arc -Irtiin-; a-i the ra 1 .itfilea of death. T!tr. .uiflt tli- still nf : a. Ail that trial The 1..1m- an- !ut a Itan-ilul tu tin- tribe That lm:ii--r in it" lm. TaV- ihc win,i Ol morning, and the Ilar. au dift rt i-re;; Or lct-;e thv lf in tlw eoiitimn n-- ivi ftd Wit-re pi'Ilf the nn"n, and h ai: no Found, ."uTf Iiif n da-ht u : t !iie urad an there ; At.d niill:nii- in those Mlittil n. init fir-'t Tli tltyltl of year Wmn. h:te laid them iin Iti lltur lait hl -i tha dt-ad r-if:n there alttiiat twi -halt then tvrt! And what if (ho nbalt fall I'noot.ea.1 hy tin- liT.np. and no friend T:tken teof thy deirtwre All that I reathe Will hiiare thy det.ny. TIh pay will lai.'li "W hen tli-n art p- ne. llie .h inn hrod of eare I'lod on. and eneh ne. ai Itefore. will rhaae liit tiiT'rite f hanioui : yet all tli-M jliail l.urr Their mirth and their eru; loynienta, and nhall ennn, And make tlreir with thee. Ah the lU train f np r 1 r war the -nns nf nu n. The youth in lif.' preen s'irinj:. anl he who po-j In thf full -tn nth of year:, matron, and maid. The Jnr.il Mh a.e. tin infant, in tin- tuiih-) And U anty f ita iiinnef-nee cut off Shoil. ne hy 4ne. lie aiht-riit t" thy fide, lv the vho iu tlu-ir turn ahall loliow them! Ro live. that. h"n thy Fummont eonifs to join Th tnnuiiK ral'ie eararan that tno To the ji-ilc realms if fiiade. win re eaeh Iiatl take Ili rhaiutiY in the il-nl lialU nf death. Thou pi like the titiarry-ailavi? at ni-.'ht. Sronr.red tn hij dun7inn ; hut, futniued am MXtbed ' Hy an un!'alterinr tru.-t. itp-triMirh thy prae. Like one who w rap the drapery of hi morn Ahoul him. and lien down U nhasaut dream)! DKCLE BEN'S IfEW YEAR'S GIFT. Cimcludttl. " I shouldn't at all wonder if we heard from Uncle Den tomortow,'' said Hannah, after the children were in bed on New Ycnr'a eve, and they sat talking over their future prospects. Pcler shook his head doultingly,nrthough fhe expectation of a communication from Uncle Ben was as prominent in his mind as in that ol Hannah. iti Soon aficr breakfast, on New Year's day, Pcler, without waiting for a hint from his wife, walked over to the post-office. On his way, spite of all he could do to control his thoughts, they would run on I lie proba ble extent of aid lo be received from Uncle Hen. The mortgage on the arm was four hundred dollars. If he would let us have enough to pay that off n He checked himself in the midst of a hulf uttered sentence, and called himself a fool for indulging such vain and improbable fancies. " Anything for me to-day ?" asked Pe ter of the post master, on arriving at the office. He almost held his breath with suspense. " Here's a newspaper for you," replied the post master, handing out a small pack age. " No letter V said Peter, while his heart sunk heavily. " None," answered the man. " Are you sure? Won't you look again V . Another search was made. The post master shook his head. " How much is to pay on this ?" asked Pelcr, as he turned the enveloped paper over aVid over again in his hands, with an absent-mindedness in his air. "Nothing the postage is paid, was replied. Poor Peter Miller, who-ie feelings had undergone a sudden and painful revulsion, thrust the newspaper into his pocket, and returned slowly homeward. "Have you been in the post offi 1 " asked Hannah, as her husband entejed the house. " Yes,'' was his brief answer. The gloom on Peter's countenance fell like a shadow on her heart. There was no need of further question, Hannah felt VP. sne said Was there nothing for us V J " " No yes." And Peter drew the newspaper from his pocket and commenced tearing oflf the en velope. " Here's a newspaper, but dear knowc where it came from. Oh yes !"' He now a iiamev)tten on the mar gin of the paper i m " Benjamin Hicks." , " Humph ! What dp I want with his old newspaper 1''- Andia the disappointment and anger of the moment, he :ossed the nwpened paper mio the fire-place. Peter? ekSlaimed Hannah, springing forward and snatching the paper from the LEWISBURG, fire ere the (lames had touched it, " what are you doing J" To Hannah's mind had come the quick suggestion, that a letter, containing money, perhaps, might be enclosed. Hurriedly, she unfolded it, but there was nothing but the large and well-filled newspaper. " Thai's an insult which I'll never for give,'' said Pelcr, with much bitterness in his tone. " Don't be too hasty, Peter," remarked Hannah, as she refolded ihe paper. " Wait a lillle while ; Uucle Bon is incapable of deliberately insulting any one." " He has clearly insulted me ; and he did it deliberately," replied her husband. "No.no.- Don't think so. Uncle Ben spoke tonic very kindly of you. demeans well, hut acts strangely sometimes." " Strange enough ! I don't like such well meaning men." And so saying he left the room. As soon as he was gone, Henry, whose eyes had been leasting on ihe newspaper since live moment his futher drew it from his pocket, seized upon it, and opened it with a feeling of delight so intense that his very hands trembled. It was n copy of the It'etklt Cincinnati Gazette, which he im mediately commenced reading aloud to his mother and Ellen. About half an hour afterwards, Peter Miller relumed to the houe. Glancing through l!se window, he saw the paper open in Henry's hands while his wife and Ellen, who were sewing though it was New Year's day were evi denlly listening with much interest. Pcler was still too angry with Uncle Ben, and felt too great a contempt for his newspaper, to join his family while thus engaged. So he went into the adjoining room. The communicating door stood ajar, nnd as Peter sat down, he heard dis tinctly the voice of Henry, as he read to his mother and sister. At first, he tried not to listen ; but as the words formed themselves into sentences, his mind took in the thoughts and feelings expressed, and soon, in spite of himself, he became deeply interested. Henry was reading a story ol domestic trial, in which a profound trust in Providence sustained the parties introduced, even when their sky was far darker than his had yet been ; and when he saw help come to them, in their most painful ex tremity, and from a point Ipast expected, he could not keep the tears from his eyes. After this story had been completed, Henry read for nearly an hour longer, all of which time Peter Miller sat in the adjoining room listening inlenlly, and equally interested with the others. All dinner time, Henry and F.llen talked about what they had read in the Gazette. They did not know that their father had been as much interested jn the contents of the paper as themselves. He remained silent.- During, the afternoon, as Peter sat in the room with his wife, he picked up the newspaper which lay temptingly near him he fell differently towards it, since he had listened to Henry reading from its broad pages and let his eye glance over it, from column to column. " Gypsum 1 Gypsum 1 " said he at length, speaking half to himself, yet look ing towards Hannah, as if making inquiry of her, " what is gypsum ?" $ " I'm sure I don't know,'' replied Han nah, isn't there a diciionary up stairs V " I believe there is, somewhere. But I couldn't put my hand on it. I've not seen it thesa five years." " Let me see," said Hannah, thought fully, where it is ? Yes yes ; I think I know." And laying down her mending she went up stairs. In a little while she returned with the book" in her hand, open, and a9 she entered tho room said "Gyp sum is plaster of Paris." " Indeed! Oh, well,that is simple enough, then." " What is simple enough?" asked Han nah. "You know that we lost nearly our whole crop of grapes, last yearby a kind of mildew or rot," said Peter. " 1 calcu lated, certainly, on getting a hundred and fifty dollars from that acre of vineyard, just in (nil bearing ; and I got nothing worth sending to market. Now, here a man says that he lost his grapes, year be fore last, in just the same way ; nnd that after studying about it for a long time, he thought he would gather the leaves that fell in autumn, and put thrm around the roots of the vine, adding a little gypsum, and see what effect it would have. Last year every vine thus treated, had an abundance f healthy fruit; while on the others, th grapes, just as they were about ripening, doopyed as oeiore.' Hs it possible ! Pelcr, do the same." ''Indeed I will. As soon as tho snow clears off I'll take a man and go through the entire vineyard. If that will save a hundred or two dollars' worth of grapes, it is well worth the trying. If I had only known this, last year." A week went by, and then another num ber of the Gazette came. When Peter brought it from the post office an! threw it UNION CO., PA., DEC. 18, 1850. down, Henry uttered an exclamation of pleasure, and catching it up. opined it with a delighlel eagerness which his fa'her could not help observing. He immediately commenced reading aloud (or his mother. Peter Miller listened, and soon became as much interested a lie had been in the story in the preced.ng number. After supper that evening. Peter took up the paper because he could not help doing so the very siht of it producing a desire to know more of what it contnined. lie was reading to himself, when ho paused, and looking up, said, thoughtfully - " Can that really be so V " Can what be so ?" asked Hannah. " If what is said in this paper be true," replied Peter, " I ci;n pay oil" my mortgago in two years." " What does it say V enquired Hannah, looking surprised. " It says that swamp muck, treated in a j certain way, makes a fertiliz-r equal in value, to lands of a certain character, to the best stabiennd barnynnl composts. It this really be so, 1 can, as I ju.it said, pay itr the mortgage in two years. For there are thousands of cu't loads ol muck in thai swamp across the orchard. There is a little book, it is further slated here, to be had in Cincinnati, culled The Murk .Man ual. It really seems too good to he true." The Muck Manual was sent for and ol)Miiied,aiid I'pler studied it day and right, for a week. By that time he understood the matter thoroughly, and it was to him like light ahead. Already the pressure of gloomy despondency, as he looked into the Tuture, wa, to a great extent, removed, if his vineyard, now four years old, pro duced a good crop next season, it would nett the handsome sum of two or three hundred dollars. Moreover, if the muck compost answered as well as he was in- dined to believe that it would, one or two hundred dollars would be made by using it. Week after week came the Gazette by post ; but it did not, as at first, bear upon its margin the name of Benjamin Hicks, for the M gentleman, instead of sending his own copy of the paper, had ordered i: :drcd after ihe sale of his crops. And this , ier, speakin,; ... ......sm, ... .... as lollows, and exceeuingty simple : to 1 mailed to Pelcr from the office in Cin- i more favorable stale of his affairs was homeward, w ith ihe cancelled morlgage in j F(OI ,he ,;rst d:iy of ,ie il!ncsSt nai M cinnati. No longer, in the mind of the traced in his mind to the New Yeai's gift j I'is pocket, alter paying off the debt which soon s we nre cer,Hia of ils nature tae latter.unpleasantemotionsexcitedwhenthe'of Uncle Ben, which, when received, had j l"d been hanging over him. J'So much p!,iet must be rubbed morning and even nostmaster handed him out regular, on so deeply incensed him against the old , for a newspaper ! 1 do WicfT.Tf W began IVir over the whole body wi:h a piece of Saturdays, the Gazette. He would have felt no little disappointed had there been any failure of the paper to reach him with its accustomed regularity. It it wonderful what a change was wrought in the whole family of Peter Mil ler, in a very short tim?., bv the introduc tion ofa newspaper. lis careii.JJy selected siorios ever inculcating some good principle or awakening the feelings to warmer sym pathies ; its current history of passing events ; its pleasant melange of wit and humor; and ils grave lessons of truth to the understanding, nnd good impulse to the heart, gave aliment lo the hungry minds of parents and children, at the same time that it elevated them into a higher, purer, nnd healthier region. In Hannah, who a foretimes used to war ble like a bird, from morning to night, the sweet voice of music had become dumb. But ere the spring opened, that voice was occasionally heard again breaking forth in snatches of old melodies. It sounded strangely familiar and pleasant to Peter, when this' happened ; and in his heart awoke a thousand dear, responsivcechors. Pqjer himself had become a different man, and was looking hopefully fofVsrAto the coming summer, "when the fxperi ments he was going to enter upon would be tested. The change in Ellen and Henry sjras quile as apparent. Boih became cx ciled to self-improvement, and got their father to procure them some hooks, in which they studied lessons daily, with the .... P -I I I I .'L heafls being in what they were doing, they improved wonderfully. This fact pleased . . .i j : ,i ,i, i,. regularity Ol scnoiars ni school i neir both Iheir parents, and increased ihe cheer fulness of feeling into which they were gradually rising. During the winter, the sheep of Peter Miller were attacked wiih the distemper r. i.:t. hA anfWd fatally the . , ."..!.. :.: :! year uuiuic iiii' j w the Gazette, from large wool growers in Ohio, among whose flocks the disease had likewise appeared, enabled him to apply remedies, till then unheard of in his neigh borhood, and which prevented the loss ofa single animal. When spring opened, Pefer employed two extra hands for somavjieelyi in knulmg .uamn muck. Biid ir. iWVf ating it for cer- lain fields thti needed renovation. Had his knowledge or its Valuable leruiizing prop, erties been obtained some four or five months earlier than it was, he could have used it to far greater advantage in that year's crop. As it was. he made a saving by ils substitution, of nearly one hundred dollars. . . In many things pertaining to agriculture and stock raising, was Peter's mind enlight- encd, during the spring nnd .summer, through the columns of the Gazette. The valoc of lime on lands ol a certain charac ter he never fully understood, until he saw it dourly set forth in an extract from the Jlmerican Fanner, and became aware thai by a pnper application of the article, at a small expense, he could keep his fields in a good productive condition, at an expeusi far below that to which he bad loj bees subjected. Here Peter obtained .nnfirsi glimpse into the mysteries of agwculiv.ra! " , , . , i chemistry, w ithout a knowledge of which ; no fanner can work his ground to the best udvantnge. Harvest lime came arouad at last, and Peter M.ller had rather more than an aver age of root and grain crops. He had six liiindrnd bushels of wheat, five hundred bushels of corn, and two hundred bushels of potatoes, to sell, besides hay, oats, rye, etc., sufficient to wilder his stock. More over whether from the particular" treat ment on his vineyard, as suggested by the writer in the Gazette, or not, we will not venturo to say his vintage, which he said to a manufacturer, brought him one hun dred and sixty dollars. Since the time his fields of golden grain nodded ripe for the harvest, Peer had ex- . ,. . i . .i amined, weeklv, with much interest, Ihe '. . , , i . quolalions of prices in the produce market, ... i as regularly given in the Gazette; and. , " , . ,, , c i-ii when at last, he called on Gray & Elder i . , . . to know what thev where going lo pay him j , i., .u lor HIS Wneai alio com, IIC Knew mc ii';ii- est selling rate lo a cent. Before offering his prodyce, he obtained his store bills, and found that they were nearly four hundred dollars. The fact was, he had started the year with scarcely c dollar to live on, and was thus compelled to go on trust for every thing, until another crop could be taken from ihe ground. This hill, added to his mortgage, made a debt of eight hundred 'dollars. At the prices quoted in the Ga- zette. all his wheat, corn, and potatoes would be absorbed, and still over two 'hundred dollars of debt remain. Here was I a very important improvement on last year, Peter had started some four hundred dollars in debt, nnd now would owe only two hun- ' gentleman, that even yet he was not luiiy : forgiven " What ara you paying for wheat V asked Peler, on calling at the store of Gray & Elder, for the purpose of selling his crop. " Sixty-five cents," was answered. Is that the highest ?" said Peter. Yes." Poter shook his head and replied, H i.-fiin,;"oted in Cincinnati at scv. entv-five." i i$y " Indeed !'' Mr. Gray 7, -ised He did not eel so, for he knew the pric quite as well as the farmer. Yes," said Peter, " it is quoted at seventy-five to eighty in my last number ef the Gazette." " It costs something to get the wheat to market," remarked Mr. Gray. " I know it does ; but not ten cents n bushel. What are you paying for corn 7" Mr. Gray thought for somo moments, and then replied, " twenty-two cents." " Too far below the Cincinnati price," said Peler. . ." Ah ! What is the price there V Thirty cents.'' A We can't give that.' " You can do better than twenty-two cents, however ; if not, I must find a mar ket in Cincinnati, for both my wheat and corn.'' " How much do you want?" asked Mr. Gray. " 1 want as near the Cincinnati price as possible. Say seventy-two for my wheat, jtwenty-sevn or eight for mv corn." " We can't pay prices like those, Mr. (Miller. We'd better give up business Miller. V e'd better give up " Let me know the best you will do," said Peter. The'two partners held a long consulta tion, and finally agreed to oiler sixiy-eighl for the wheaLsSjdlwenty-five (or the corn Peter reflwlerdTofinhis for some time, and then said, " I'll lake the night to think over the matter." With this resolution, he went away. That evening the man who held the mort gage on Peter Miller's farm, csme over to say that he wanted his money. " I'll pay you hlf,"' said Peter, ' as I sSII my wheat and corn. vBut to settle the whole will he impossible tlfls year.'' " But," theman said, he " most have the whole." Finally, however, he agreed to take half, if it wen paid to.ffim immedi ately. " . Fretted by th'w application, Peter made up his mind to let Gtay & Elder have his wheat nnd corn at their offer, provided they would, cash the amount over and above their bills against him. So, on the next morning, he started for their store. On his way he topped at tTio Post-Ofrice and got his number of the Gazette, which he put intu bis pocket without unfolding, nnd c.-intiiiued on his nay to Gray KIderV Neither of the -men happened to be in, and while wailing for ihein, Peter look out bis newspaper nnd commenced reading. AI mo.'t the first paragraph that met his eyes was the following : "Important Kite in If heal. The news by the ut slenmer from Kurpe, which reports a probable failure in ihe crops, sent i witctu i.uijuvii u i limn arvriity -iivu linns. AnJ n ( rate, holders seem luilo inclined lo sell.'' "v'.le farmer wailed no longer for the grain me.ioatits, but refoliling his pajicr, ihrusi it into his pocket nnd went home, lie had not been there over fifteen minutes when a messenger came from Gray & Elder to know if l.e were going to accept iheir offer, j " Tell them," replied Peter. " that I can not lako less then a dollar a bushel for my j wheat." j The messenger went back, but did not ! raillll H2.HI.. . ...3 ....... - . .. .,, I hi., u nu nc li'T.r rirlfl 1 , . , , , ,. .. , , I eier HU'J riven liilll n lu i msuiry ui ma posed it would be. During Ihe day, the, . . ' ' , , ,. , hi 'years experience. "I rs going to lend man who held the mortgage called again- ' 1 5 . . , i . j j 1 vou enough monev to pay oft your mort Peter told him of the rise in whurti, and said , - . p. ,. ", j ii i i i . i, ; g;ige, but judging from what I saw and that if he sold nt the advanced rates, he " ' 3 , i i a a ,k . would pay off the whole debt. n"ara "l m '-' " r. i i-ii i r .. :. v would do no real good in a yesr or two, During the following week, tiray . 'j i , , . cr . . b ,.. .,,. gom" on as you were, all would be invol- der advanced their oiler to My cents.," ' i, t r u ii' ved again, nnd my money lost. lou But the farmer would not sell. 1 l.e lia-, , , . . ... ', ' . ... j , . . , ..,:j 1 worked hard, so did Hannah, and so did zeite arrived, and snowed a continued . ' i, i , . r . , i .'everybody around you; out it was work firmness in the market for wheat, and an ' '. , , . , .. r.. p ,U In l-,.;., without wi-dom, and su.-b work never i:v'im-e iui i. hopefuily over the broad pages of the paper, . . . , - i cast his eyes upon the advertising columns. .... . ,, , , ,f and in them saw the names ol a number ol ... . . , r ..!... rn txra nnd mprcnnn , arlvprt ninir lor wtieat and corn, and o(F:ring to " pay the highest market prices in cash." " Now," said Peter Miller to the store keepers," if you will take my wheat at a ... in j , ,u w : i-.i.n las Iikelv to reach ultimate success. dollar, and my corn at thirty-eight. I II sell . - ... . ir . i'ii u ii i .. And I ecle h: n was right. Lincia- If no!, I II hold on a little longer. c Gray & Elder, after demurring a little, '"" ('" . closed the bargain. So, with the wheat' Treatment of Scarlet Fever. and other crops, the store bill was settled, i)r Lindsey, of Washington, strongly the morlgage paid off, and a balance led I recommends t he mode ol treatment of scar with which to begin the new year. tt t.ver, resorted to by Dr. Scheeman, "So much for a newspaper !" said Pe- j ..hysician to the King of Hanover. It is takiuii a paper frn cr a dozen years Jag. I'd been rich to-day. Yes Uncle i rej tion of the head, a cover ng of fat is was right; I didn't know my busiiic. itvery fiCre applied. In order to make this proud as I was cf being thought a good") ruu,jni,.in t0u;ewhat easier, it is best to farmer." Ajake a piece of bacon the Me of the hnd So soon as this favorable change in af- cloos;ng a part still armed with lhefnj fairs took place. Mr. and Mm. Miller, that Weniay J.ave a firm crasn. On ifJ conterreu together auout nenry ana r.nen. A ill- l.BUlg V. ...V 1 1 V. J ( 1 , wvtj, U nearly a year, had gradually filled l be mind of the former w ideas. Thev no only sure way elevation for lheir children, nnd were mu tually prepared to make sacrifices for its attainment. When the mother said, " I think, Peter, we ought lo send Eden and Henry to school,'' The reply was, "just my own view. They must not remain at home a week longer. Ellen has been sadly neglected.'' "Indeed she has. It troubles me when I think of it." They were renlly in earnest in all this. Ellen and Henry were immediately sent to school, and in the place of tho former a young woman was hired to assist Mr.'. Miller in her household duties. During the Christmas Holidays, Uncle Ben came ovet to S. on a visit, in order to see what effect his New Year's Gift had produced injhe family ol his nephew nnd niece. That there would be a salutary- change, il ihe newspapers were read, he knew, but he was not prepared to see ef fects so remarkable as were presented. On arriving at the farm house he came un heralded he was struck with the air of greater thrift and comfort that was presen ted in the external appearances tf things. No one observing his approach, te walked on as far as the door, nnd was about open ing it when he paused to listen to the voice of Hannah ; she was singing -one of ihe old pleasant songs he had heard her warble so ofen when she was yet the happy in mate of his own house, and there was as much heart so to speak in her voice as in the days of yore. The old man listened for a few moments, and then lifting the latch, stepped into the room, taking all its inmates hy surprise. Miller sat wi:h the newspaper in hand, so intent upon whn he was reading, ihnt he" did not perrrive any one had entered the room. IJ.mnah slood before the ironing table, and Ellen, ..... i i i i . . tidily dressed, nnd looking so chnn'd in everything that Uncle I5en hardly recog- n:zed her, was sew ing ; wniie ncnry sa.t as V much engaged with a book as his father") was with the newspaper. "Uncle Ben !'' exclaimed Hannah in n gladvoice she was the first to observe iih an entirely new class of j . Loouickly, in or-- thai .i ,t;" w saw in education the i ,,. Alraied withk- r.. m.i.... to prosperity nnd social result of ihe 8nrjl:ca.inB his entrance. sixly scven cents an acre. Instantly Peter Miller was on his feet. A FrphysTcla va and approaching the olj man, grasped Ins pr b-xtli is an cffcoiuacurc for hydro hand tightly. Jhpobia. - Volume VH, Marnier 3e. Whole Wuaiuer---35?. "You have f irg'en me for ayii:g ihnt you was not a good funnel? I la! my boy!" said the oU gentleman, laughing as he re-turn-d Peter's hearty shake. "Yes yes, n thousand times over." And I was right, was I not V "I'ndoledly you were undoubtedly.'' "That's the Gazelle I ece in your hand. Do you read it T" 'Yes. every line." "And its been of use to you I" Of use! I guess it has. It's paid off the mortgage, and left something over.' "Hardly done so much as thai, Peter,1' replied the ol 1 gentleman, incredulously. "I tell you it him. Uncle Ben. Why,! would no! be without tho paper for a hun dred dollars a year!" Tin; meaning of nil this was explained to Uncle Ben, with great particularity, during ;he next hour. "h's all turned out in the way I hoped, inly a gnat deal better," said he, when , . I turns out well. It is like rowing with a ' s nil e oar in nu in hi a mioi'u luiuih. I What was wanted. I saw at a glence, and ; . 1 1 determined to supply the want. A man . - 11. i - .i . , . i. r .. - . iho dees not take and read newspapers, and ye? expects to succeed as a farmer, is I not much wiser than the sailor who puts to i -.1 . i nA ...I'f k . :Q ,,,,.u a manner that with the ex. f. s.idc of ihii slifs are to be ma. ; n,,w , ! to alldv the dozing cut of iXe fat. The result' application are soon obvious; w1 tf'npidity bordering on magic, all. even the most painful symptoms of the disease are allayed ; quiet, sleep, good humorlnd appetite return, and there remains only the impatience to quit the sick rooi.i. ' A- Columbia and Hontoar. The census of Columbia County is as follows : Bloom, 3122 ; Catawissa, 1143 ; Maine, 581 ; MiUlm, 1024 ; Ceaver, 67 Hriur Creek, 1091 ; Berwick. 483; Cen tre, 101'J ; Orange, 1077 ; Fir-hing Creek, 1110; Sugarloal, 1316; Jackson, 374 : Greenwood, 1260; Mt. Pleasant, 70&; Madison, 712 ; Montour, 399 : Hemlock. 1087 ; Boaringcreek, 519 lo'al 17.700. The population of Towns in Columbia County is as follows : Bloomshurg, 1524, ("mtawis-'a, 505; Light Street, (about,) 500 ; Espy town, 247 ; Buckhorn, 132 ; Berwick, 486 ; Kohrsburp, 80 ; Orange ville. 303; Mifflmville, 297. MOXTOSn County Townships : Ma honing. :07 ; Valley, 700 ; Libeny,I232; Limestone, 763 ; Ierry, 853 ; Anthony, 95U; Franklin, (est.) 1000; Roaring Crk (est.) 2000; Madison. 1255 ; West Hem lock, 193; Cooper, 312 Total, 13,403. Population of Towns : Danville. 3302 ; Jerseytown, 131; Washingtonville, 178; .Moor.sburg, 103. Increase in both counticslce40, 6,947 U. S. Senator Foo'e, in the course of his speech, n! the Fnion meeting in New Orleans stated upon his gersonil knowl edge, ihnt Mr. Calhoun ifil entertain the project rf amending the Constitution, so as to have two Presidents of this Union, no for tie North and acoilicr for the South, with distinct and cqiMil powers each to have the veto power ; and further thatjhe Convention of Mississippi which was a preliminary of the Nashville Con vention, was nn idea that originated with ihe great Carolina statesman. He advised Iur IQe '"f0" lnul mnwml ol sucn . e .i -i i imiuic; wuuiu ins iiitimiMjjiir u iift:rncu 1 .u r r W - r' . . i. heretofore been considered npochryphal. I - - a Thev are so no loncer The Victoria (Texas) Advocate gives the census of tbe town of Victoria Whites 742 ; slaves 154- The avesnge value of ; land in Victoria nnd Calhoun counties is I rubbinA must be thorough!,. 1 i : y r ' i rl i s i ' rt it- i i Sir .
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