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a C. HICKOS, Editor.
0. N. WORDEN, Printer.
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(). 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
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heafls being in what they were doing, they
improved wonderfully. This fact pleased
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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
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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!
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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-
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amined, weeklv, with much interest, Ihe
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quolalions of prices in the produce market,
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as regularly given in the Gazette; and.
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when at last, he called on Gray & Elder i
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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 ....... -
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, . , , , ,. .. , , 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.
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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,
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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
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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
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heretofore been considered npochryphal.
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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
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