/-
=OM
lo%wmia aublanc,—neo as 4
BARGAINS. BARGAINS.
'Having added a large assortment of goods to my
Former - stock, I
.will sell oft the'same at greatly re
duced prtees for cash. -
. •
Persons wishing to supply themselves with fiery
Cheap -:Cloths, Cassimeres, Cassinetts, Flannels,
Vestings, Merinoes, Beaverteens,Calicoes,.Bomba
zines,lte. &c. will do well to--eail E as4-aml-de
- tertnined to sell as low, if not lower; than any estab , -
iiidimOnt in borough.-
At the-old stand; opposite' Simon Wonderlfeles,
.Dcd. 230:540.
rjo , LOOK HtRE!..E3II . 1
012111kIMS QDZEJP3 -
. The
,Subscribers offer their.present Stock ',Met
thandize at nedticed prices, and will continue at 'such
prices 'iota. all. is sold. A large portion of their
Stock is offered at Cost..
•
HITNEIe& MULVANY. '
Carlisle, Dec.'St), 1:840. .. •
insurance 'against Eire
-
BY THE •
North' America lizsurance Company;
Philadeldhia :
•
, •
CAPITAL $600 , 000. - - - •
.; rpm: above eOrnpany through their "Agency in
I. Carlisle," still continues.to insuroall kinds of
property in this and the adjoining counties at the,
lowest rates. The ustial 'risk On stone_oi..liriel:
'houses averages abOut $ . 4 per anpuni,oWeach thous
sand
insurekand a stock of inerchandize consisting
'of dry go'ods;groceides; All thite:msuni - assortme9t , of
cOnnti•y - . store; will beinsufed at the same rate.' • '
.
. .
Property holders, and merchants . generally
throughout this and, the adjoining
. countles, will
please give the above notice - attention . Applicatlok
can- bemade - riekther by letter.or..kri person to the sub
scriber inCarlisle.- - - .
. . . . . .___.
Dee.'3,,t
BOOTS AND- SHOES.
Water Proof.,lloots,' Ladies and Gentlemen's
Overshoes, Children's Gtiniand Leather-Shoes; and
twerLother description of Hoots and Shoes, for sale
,• 'unusually low at the Hat and Shoestore OPcafe
Simon Wonderlich's-Hotel. •
. bILIS.OGILBY.
Dec. 23; 1840. -•- - • - •
CONSUMPTION AND- as FATAL' •
, CONSMITENTES •
.
It is Made known.to us from the 'bills of motalitY:r
-that two-thirds of the liumati fainilY die annually from
that fatal destroyer "C,oaStimption !" Would patients
pay more regard to their health, and procure-dt'oper
remediesat the first attackomutyvaluablelives would
, be Swim] to the enjoyment of their dearest friends and
relatives. It is a well known tact that "Dr. Swaynels
•_ Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry" Will 'arrest - the
dangerous disease.. This Medicine has pi oved its
efficacflu.thousands of cases.. The 'very many cer=
tificates received, mid -the recomMeatlations from
country agents, who sell this medicine throughout the
'Teited States, is trills- astonishi.g--they speak-from
This certainly is sufficient evidence to cOnvincq
to convince the most skeptical of the Wonderful MU- -
'cite) , of this invaluable medicine. Will patients any '
longer be' duped by inexperienced compounds, re
commended by itmoratit pretenders as "cure-alls,"
-which they well know is both ruinous to the' health
and constitution.
'Principal office for the Enitql States, No. 19
. North Eighth street, Philadelphia.
For salc.by Dr. 3. 3. Myers fx Co., Carlisle; and
DR. PARIS' SOOTHING,SYRUP
Hew many thousands of Little Children die annually
from the ?Pete of Protracted Dentition.
It requires no 'argnMent te.coniince. yOu • di - at all,
"Little Children?! suffer sooner or later from the ef
fects of Teething, which their kind prOtectors may
easily' perceive from the following, symptoms. Rest ,
lessitess, sudden fits of crying, fretful, feverish, mid.
sleeps but little, thrusts its fingers into.its mouth and,
tites,rilfeiaiy seemingitt'olditin relief;frequently - lit- -
-tended with eoUgh," difficulty of breathing, bowel
complaint, inflammation of the eyes, and sores be
hind the ears; convulsions, fitc. Those who have the
yard of these" little ones" sholild . never be without
"De,..Parii' Celebrated American SOothingSyriv,"
for Children Cutting Teeth, by - iiiiiChithey , can pre
vent many alarming symptoms tvlrtch often prove .
'
• --''Thousands of mothers stud nui ses can testify to the
immediate-effects of this invaluable Syrup, when ap
plied to the child wakes wiiiipain in its
gun* the Syrup when - iippliect,lgives immediate
case, by "opening the pores ?And healing the gums,
thus preventing convulsions, Ste.. t 0, .: the happiness
- and - enjoyment - of their-Mild protectors,
Remember, all the genitiveMedicine'expresses
this on the'label-:-only place in Philadelphia where
this Medicine can he obtained, Is at the Medical Of
'.-ElCf.i No. 19 North eighth street, and advertised A
gents in the country. . .
For sale by Dr. J. J. Myers. Co . ;; Carlislc; and
Wm. PealShipuensliurg, Pa.: 1.
• . IiF.ASO
Tliy-DicilAßLlCllslCompoundStrengthening
end German Aperient Pills are used by all classesof
people, in preferene to .other Medicines, becsuse they
. - ere prepareil from a p:tere ea:tract of herbs, a whole-: ',
some medicine, mild in its operation and•pleasant in
its effect—the most certain preserver of healtii;icsitfe
and effectual cure of, Dyspepsia o.indigestion ; and
all Stomach Complaints, a preserver and purifier of
'
_3lle -u hole system.
'--Because-they-soothst-nerves-of sensibility-and-for
tify_ the nerves of motion ;'imparting to'theirtaost sub
tile fluid its pistine 34 0, thus,liyiiig strength and
elearnets bf •
Because they never deitroy-the-eontsofthe stomach
end bowels, Fa all strong pumtives do:
• BeCainie science- and experience tench us that no
mere -purlati ve . aloite will cure. the disease of the Sto-
Intu/lrancr Nerves..t Weakness is the primary clinic of
host of di seases,and, by Contitmly resorting to .Prcte-•
putiatives, You make. the discara inuch worse,
instead 'abetter. ' •
Becaue Or, Bilkilich'iMediiiines are put up upon the
_lmm - rum:sense principle, to tt cleanse and stren,then,"
'which is the onlycourse to pursue to; ettect — trure.—
'Lastly,
-Beciiisethose AtedicineS veiny ii& - 47tre the disease
for which theYtine'recoinntended. PriricipalGffice for
the 1-TP49%494 tit NO,lqPlßkhEjghth street, Phil
„ltilelpittra: . '
Also;fb SAiibiJ.4:lllVers,fii, CO., Carlisle; and
(Jai. IS, 11141..--At
Etabic Wain:fat . 'lank:
fEHE s4bsce_ibqr,xtvishes : '"to, pordhaPe
- :BLOCK initIAN.O2',...PLANK, iu any.quan
fitY•7o*.TnlY,ofrcrcdi, Vi.ilich•Vorty Dollars
^.!;:qk thoug4psfpl . 4nkinp+ syrp . milt be. given,
4 Raid:filti47:. to Le of goad • quality); tyip inehea and
Ond;eiglitli iii tbi4neas and fourteen fret lour inebea
in 1et?gth : ,, , , , ,k0 be,depvered at the canal in Harris
burg or the Coinlierhu4.Valley Rail
Road, and tinniediaio inforrnation foilinrded to the
auliscriber , . • - , - • .
olarlrAny other infj?,rmatiwelafivo te` said business
". • can be had oti' amleatiod 7 44i?.11obert tri g ht m a n
or 4y achlrFol94:l!c,!UirOrilley
residitief'n Phflitlelphla; - • , •: • •
i t /:" A:VID . ' FREEI)4I,
4.3,Detesatier.SP,AB4m....6 • . 1 /
-ItArANTILIAS di new styleipat ieeei ved it the
Syirein Shiptiensb'urgiand for tale br - , - ;
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CHAS. OGILBY
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_ From the Xeivi:OrleaniPicagei'ne.
."A Pocket Full iii'llocks:".
FUN AT THE 1;97 - SPRINGS' or' ARKANSAS:
Among. the thousaiiii - arid one cant terms
,and slang expressions used in the West and
SoUth,West, there is no one that has ob
tained a greater celebrity than that which
hemislhis article: — It - comes' iii plar,more
frost= orei_s ignifiCan t_than_ any_
other;. and when iverhear a man say, "Here
I am, in town, with - a pocket full of ro4ka',"
we knOw;l6, use.another common butcant
phrase,:that , he is " on hand" for - almost
JOHN J:IIIYERS
. -
a man liar the 'money -to
settle _a- demand, his " pocket full of
roOks ;" .if he •, is willing - to - undertake . a
perilous enterprize, his "pocket—is full• of
rocks ;" should 'he express himself well to
do in the world, equally ready for business
or pleasure, he has I , `.‘pocket full of rocks,"
,and the •ilting is perfectly. understood. If
to this he adds,. "and no poor relatiOtiS,",
then his credit i'!;,full'r established. Hav
ing said thus much to define the expression,
wew u, u 0 W give its IJ/ Igllis
Several summers since, there were •11,..!.
Sernbled at the Hot Springs of Arkansas a
large number,of gentlemen from the
vnt Southern and Western - States. The
utmost good fellowship and harmony pre
vailed among- 'them, until the' arrival of
two- men, opposite to each otheriri
.nnan
- ners'-.and-h l.save_on e
both ' contrived to render themgelves ex
tremely annoying and disagreeable "to the
rest of thevisiters. .
.
One - of:Ahem was a stalwart, rowdyish
native of the Emerald Isle, whom we shall
'cell o'Whack—a-b n llyin g • fellow, always
bragging: . of -his knowledge of the art and
-itystery,fikiiockitg..bisfellaw zienAlown.
according to the latestand Most•approved
methods; • in
. other' words, a "scientific
min." Tie was then the sole owner and
pOsgesser of a quarter nag, named, Chhin
Lightning, and always ready to Make up
a match whenever he was sure of winning,
.
. . .
The other-,individual we. shall hails]
down" with , the cognomenof,Major Blus- ,
ter.- So far as the-title goes, he was a "sure '
enough"-'Major, who - had fought;and gal
lantly too, in the. Last War. Ile, was . : 0
.IViry_snaelliUlan, bnt pugnacidus - itt - theex.: •
treme—always engaged in some , fight, and
completely out of his element unless
o he
Vas in a quarrel. Ile wore a hiekoryLhark
coaf—so called from-its beingeploredwith
a decoCtion .from the bark of tliat tree—
which. was very long, and had tleerkock
-ets-in-the-sides,lle-was,alwaYs-bragging
of hiNkill at flinging rocks, of which there
are a plenty in the vicinity - of thiiSPrings;
and , he ,really 'could throw them - , with', a
force and accuracy which was astonishing.
'He, .too; - was the possessor of a race nag
named Pepper.. • •,.
ian
=-- -- ;=Srtini ersTto---eapivother,--0 1 -Wheek-and-
Bluate Were not long : in forming, an ac
quai ce, such as it was, with the gen.:
- tleniertif_the_village-110heirintitidiens..
they soon 'got the ill will of 'every body.
until at length a meeting was called and
measures taken. to rid the neighborhood 'of
itbeir, preitenee. Binster was. a dangerous
character, maim occupied a position which.
gave him thostanding, of a
,gentlemant . but
e' / hdck-:theY:carednothittealteut.:,»_rle
could ho driven off at any-time• A cdmr
mittee was finally formed, whose bniainese
it was to wait upon the latter., , Tbey 61A
ltim,he must do one of • the two thinge
either-clear. out the ',Major; cir., cleaf'Out
himself ; 'there was 0,-; two Ways about it
—,one or the other he must ad.. ,I_Cl'Whaol
chosothe, fortnet,awa matter'of conyse, anti
lintriediatelyeet-ahoM-thOlinsiness. ' ' . ...
. . Soon, meeting' with the Major on a beau
tiful green where all the, v•ialters'reiforted,
and which.was di'Veliterl, of "Mets,-Stninps
•and rocks4-14iiihrUptlreCCOStedhim With—
" Look here, My littlkhOp o; my thumb,
you must lave,theee,Aggine,":•.
." Do Witter OK Ales ..*joi l '. PusteFing•
tiptdCt' , Whaidt;vho', Wek n earlY,finir tunes
his . aiie.Y :''..,(- „. , - -
'," You Mustlive,,"
" You'rejo king: l _
.
' ,retoriedO
tWhick: ;' Now
look _here, 7 t i tell_ye, ye
must, clear Tuttitelr 7 .-aiiity <wirt. you.. I
niver was Mord 10 airneet In my life. `iist
gp away peitedably,ingiciubitly i llltti a gen;-
tleman. and dOn'tput me to 'any trouble
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MISCELLANEOUS..
You don't Mean what you say?"' said
lhe.Major,.Who was now half-mad, and at
a loss to'know what. the. fellow meant by
such uncommon - conduct.: • • •
"Don't mane it, don't I ?" continued
_9' Whack. "_,lf y_ouain't,otrwid yourself
immediately, youll see whether I mane it."
The Majorwas 'now civer..."Per
haps Ton to. get , me into a. fight?"
said. he. • • . •
111=11
• Jist suit...yourself-and I'm continvy
said O' Whack.
"Ta - • thj, -- "t ~":. I Bluster, rrtrith . . • . . , ..
• — The - Parson l elloote..•
the quickness Of . a cat he gave -his adver-
_The 'Re*: Mr": F' , ...;! . .;" , 4 01:COnnecticut,
sary a tremendous •slap on the - side of the " 4 -47 as 'a-- Wh - ole•;soleand'obliging'!tt.
."1-1 - e
face; . This was ; all 0' Whack wanted. 4:1- would deny'hie . neighbors `wothing; iii..the
stantly thrOwing himself into, an attitude,_ way of accommodation, which in conse
he squared away, and, by a well directed quence tbey-would ask. :Bqt - es" a sort of
blow; sent Bluster some ten feet flat upon offset, it-was hintedihat- he chilined a re
his back, Thelittle man was . not in 'the turn in goodgraCes of Certain of the wives;
least frightened, for he was up -and at o'-•
Whack in • a-twinkling. The - same result daughters, sisters, andio fortihr, - of his (Alit!
-ed. neighbors: hether- common report
followeit'a Second blow
-from the latter, and l .beliedthe parsiiii_OlL not _t he_reatilt-was -the
r i Blifiter : again
measured liii-Tenithibrieri Sante, and many a harejoke;-bOth sly and
the ground; Helooked around; but there open; Was passed at hitaipentie..
Were no rocks to be 'seen, -and. he pitched A young man a neighborof liis,;.ivishing
•• - •
.at his adversary with hil•fists. A third, a ' to appear in boots on' a Certain . .eccasion
. fmirtii;'-serrti fifth time was he ' kno cked- and having none of his own,'went .to ask'
'down. -
! Every - soul. in . the vicinity -Ayr's, the :loan of .the Parson's.: '. Yee, Joel,'
present and eft' could not. but .adtnirethe• said•the goOd natiired Man, 'yOu may have
game of , the 'Major.,
_OW having:been thoboots ;.-but yo u
Must4eniember-to -re.-
"laid out"i Berne - ten or - dozen. times by the *Min them soon.'. • . .
•siiperier science and Size of O'Whack, the . (s a i . •
rtin y, ( returned Joel!, 'l'll fetch them
Major finally came to the conclusion that iliome right-awayoiS soon - a 9. ever , I'm done
ho
.wonld'lave;',as:at first requested.. Be .with!'em,- sharper 'l be to-morrow'evening,-
never-cried-ienotigh,' however; but instead :if - n(16141g happens;' • •
of' - coming up to the scratch' • for another The Parson. looked out for his boots on
'round,' ,he silently 'made . his way to a ~ i
sapling where ma tied, jumped the morrow,;bui. they did not Come. It
was the same the " next- day,, - and the day
upon :her in a twinkling, turned and•
g a ". after,.and 89 on _for 'three, weeks.. _;1n . ..a11 -1
-his' adversary one. grin - 61 - 'deflance-=Aie.
: fac,e_lOokiug_like. Oliackleberry,.pudd in ; _that time Joel never showed- his face;and
the' while--=put . spurs. to ,his nag,_and'-was i ll iehee,
g alL tho - boolleso - _ - Parsoirliegan,_td-lOtoali-- 'p . ...
da - v meeting the-Ael in ,
prion'eut of sight..
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I (inept with a when
"-on e beet in each hand, he exclaim" -•
--SinCere were the :congratulations wnich I e - c t : . - . • •
_Pissedinnang_the_gentlemen , present' afthet,- .7 - 1 -- w a
riddance . of - the': - Tpugnacious Major:__ - 0%-.. ,:young man, yon're . .aPrettv fel;
'OW are y ou n ot ?' . , ,..
Whack was allowed to swagger about, . ..-
special : lerinisSien;_for . that afternoon 0i.4.,...,,,hb,,,i,-in
6 3" 1 :7' Why, so ...the - gals''says,'. replied...lcier,.
they - ..intended - to
.give" him hie t walking 'i -
. . •
paper' the neXt morning. The great fight "- Yeu g. f 'i; • ho me :-- "b
his teeth; =' l- -- - -----. -
: orgot to. ring' my boots as
had taken placeearrY.in the afternoon: and ; - 0 . „ .
You ' promised.' - • '
I" did not_ forget : Mr * : F:---- ';-:1
as the sun gradually sank' in the west; dud i - ''---°'
sot out the very neat day evening to, fetch
was winding up - his day's work, all thoughts •,- • • .•it 1 • 1 t I . •
that there were sucir an individual in .ex-' em home. u Ji a ,a s
. got agin t he road
istence se:Major Bluster were banished that runs up to Deacon Phompson s—yen
from the minds of r those who saw his de- ;
' know the Deacon has son haiiii
• SOMA darters
- Well, just as n the
feat. and exit----the ; hero was forgotten.-- 1 rasa. rOur . hr)a±R,',..±- . ; -- . --- - - ":
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playing, others with pitching quoits,
the invalids were carelessly looking, when, boots the , got so late, thinka 1 t. ,.1* - ont carry the
while l along With" the gals.-iinehlie. : ;
suddenly the- veritable Bluster . himself, ~h othe .th- night. '-- -- ; •- ' 9 • .
mounted upon Pepper, was seen turning a 1
corner of - the road, - about- two hundred ' 'Well, whafhindered you from bringing
them twine the next night?' ' ' " •
yards distant, at', a smart gallop. 'rh e 1: ~>Wliy.:l sot out with 'em; - the next eve
.pookets_ of his_hickory-bark -eon were no>liiiit - agilin;lan,(4-witk-a-good-deal-of whip
and
ced to hang plump by the. side of •Pepper,
nearly reached the ground;
.... andas ho! ping and spurrin' I got 'eni....:nest_the-rotid
. that leads to the Deacon's;- arid now thinks
tad.Lgradually 7 nearad -- the - partyr t' fierce 1, I'll got them eking well enough. • Well,'
determina'tion, • mixed
__or - With revenge, h and so 1 tinned out, until . I :.come to the
could beplainly seen-Upon hie bittisetrand ;lone that turns down to:Curnul Butilek's ;
'battered face. „He suddenly ,Pulliid7,u'OiAtt :I
and there is:true as I am alive, the Boots
the identical sapling from which he started, c, '
stopped : again, and they wouldn'tbudge, a
.thiew,the bridle over a.-li.mb, pulled_ the
right side of hischickory , bark,--coat oV.er '
step, - till - Td - gone - and - talked - witlr - Sally
nutria awhile. So it' got to be too late
Pepper, jumped 'off himself, and, "after ' that 'evening.' •.- -•- ! -' : •
. .
coolly surveying the spectators of his' late ~
terrible defeat, exclaimed, with an- air of 'But Ara( don't : account fur the 'whole
three_weeks...,_-___ .
great firmiidas.and decjsion- 7 --•
!,.. • 1 ' No; but I'll tell you how it was. The
" Well, gentlemen,. here I am, in town, '
with a pocket full of rocks. - Where is ilia- very next evening I determined • the -boots
should go -home whether or- no. So-I set
overgrown, bully I had the littleskriminage
with eatiortAime since ? I want tianother ' out - tO fetch them away round across lots,
so as not :to pass,:the Deacon's road, nor
Well, this - project
turn -witltthat chap, big as he is.
O'Whack was Standing,selating his ex
- - the c; uirtul's lane:
ex-' worked .airrazin well, The two greatest
ploite - to a smaller - party - ,7'some twent illiculties
yards distant:,;' The sharp eye of Bluster .
FTh was got over; -- ind now thinks
L;l'llt.ake the high road again, but plague
immediatelY'Was HI upon hint.... .I. take the, boots,'as I come oppgsite die wi•
"-Look here, Mr. O'Whacki . ii
Ye 'may ; (low Smith's they would stop again. And
.be . great . at,knocking a Anaii `down 91):SCI- ;-
so
entitle principles, but -.when it comes to it was,.evening,,after,eyening,!uutil. this_
1 morning, - I thought VII - set out in t he, ilay
flinging rocksel'm -.Mar myself, Noiv_
-yew' must - Zlear.".-Altis:--was, : iateredgiyi--iive r
time. and: gee what I. - COulddollterf - '7 --
_,
arson, vexed as tie Rae, could not
Bluster With greatforecrand-determination.
ilielp-sMiling-at-JOel!s_acconnt_of....the_fer.,
0' Whack looked at - his opponent' with
contempt..lio, had' not the slightest , versity of his bo o t s , and congratulated hire
.
of the force 'and accuracy with which
the.: on his success in getting them thus far on
Major could threw stones; aslhe Yankees 1 -
their" way home. .
'Why; to be sure ; ' -said JOel,.•l'vebcen
expressed it;, and, acting upon this belief,
_he-retorted-. _ ... 7 ....L_ . . -
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i i rather lucky in
o getting-byota , it--werc-the :
nost-dangeroiis-pliffes;4buthad-to-work
"Go to the devil wid- yourself; don't be
after bothering me wid your .nonsense." 1 for
.the
pretty hard for it, though it was daytime,
--"Clearleave, I telkynue': will the. notli rid _
t .the Imola - would. keep a wind tiviehing
yerkittras-I-erme-past-the-Deacon,s
exasperated - 11467, ' or.l'll - .beinie you
like a ,theusan,d of brick, eui.e.'', I :Ind the Curnul'a rind._ . the - Widow's. But
' '.' ~ I I took the bits - in my teeth, kept my face
0' Wltadlt made no motion towards start
ing. .. • . straight afore me, and hero I. am; And
" Will you....leaire,the drive 11"
. ' '. now Mr: P---- - -- 7 ,' if . -ou ll just take charge,
shouted: . of the boots" yourself I'll be much Obliged
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Bluster: -• : .: . • : •:‘ •to yeti.' ' • „.
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A .
_ CriV_liaCk ritp)!ed with an oath" that ,lie
would not. '0 Certainly, Joel; and,glad to. get them'
" Then take thatr said the Major, ac- Joel handed over t 4 'bßois. Emil said as
ems P arl Y in g ihe ' w: sr " .with ' a r e ek', which lie turned ghoul, go liaelt ! •-•" --- ainvery
hopulled: from his 'pocket, and - ,which he
rrtucli Obliged te : you for. theme pn 'cm.
flung et'the•heed - of O'Whapkwith.4.fin*: m i... t• - :- . ..:--:, they're 'capital :bnots, and 6t-
W h ial " f a i r l Y- ina4e -it huln • : . " 1° latter ' tea roe to a shavin, but the truth on't jai
stooped and dodged hie bead • down ;: but: thelthave . a larnalion :rock ' of' go in' ;to
. •
Bluster'had
. .made his calculation : for this - se e the E d e . : :,
Movement, 'find,' the 'reek,. hitting :.him._ di,
rectly in the:back . .of his thick"ekell; pitch
ed - him plump, on his . face. Before the
stunned, and, astonishe d Co.Whael t , could .
gain hie• feet; 'l3l4tet - had planted' 'rinether
in the same spa,' and' the 'scientific' man
IZMI
MEM
mive ,inother .artotlierkiss. Every at,.
tempt Ana e
,at , serembling- up the. Maier;
would 'bilk , by.' one, ef le
the same sp9l.-I , !insting hint
one, ,and 'that he stood no•ehencleotinahind
any ' thing by 'it, .0 1 Wlyqqk finally ':eitng,
out -”Ett°Ugh;' permitted: to gam hisi
feel,-and,sterted- for-his ,nai.:_Bluatersentild;
not resist the; .ter4tatlcin - pr hitting film
once in the aide ea .110.0 n
Chain Lightning; again! in the hack-after
be leas Mounted, and a • third %rilek earned
away his ha t afterhe,hed started OESltlhAck
PEE
yin
Edited and - Pablished for'the - .Proprieie lit Carlisle Timberland County,. Pa.
watuDamcamaz atvl=2/gtee wb , ziatiataz X3 O as ac
never stopped -to Tecover it, but was soon
seen, turning a corner of the. roed; ping in
quarter-nag time, and .has never since
ma - de his appearance at th e - Rot Springs of
Arkansas. - • .
.....Malorßluster. maintained his ground--
has since been "big dog of the tan-yard"
there; and :executed all the- barking ; .and'
even to.this day; catch-- Where—you'
will,he is always "In town,-With &pock
-I— • /
—..
.. .
•DANGER OF FEMALE sOClE'i't.-'.
— I 'Cannot loOk.in.e pretty girre. face all ,a.
flashing so, witimut Iheing.kintler dazzled
and scorched.' • It . Wok 'ns. me up this (1,1
weather,, mid. It.indli l . , h a • pulse in ny
heart, that the blood runs trough icad lot
es . if Achadittri thrringh tv , steaMboat pipe.
Atutlite.n.ithe ail-Ared. thhigs, !Mie io.tnatty
sly.ways• of , coming it over a felleti with
thein 'ere
,crinentertratteittns, of , theirn ~ that',
I do t'.( think mbeh cf,efolle*.that,oMiiee
'theirpurty.numilii _3 .orlt . and not. feel ,his
own ,work too.. If :.therTaidle 'up; t Can't.
help 'sidlini , up, too,,if I:died ; anc,P:Whti&
their eyes Fall, Aid hciti''riA.l' fallirkght:4o9.i.
tinder "ens ati Citi,giatie in Veiitherefieltroti
of,* hot summer'day. It's nature all this,
acid' I can't help it no how.Lionathan
Slick. •
SKETCHES OF A RESIDENOE IN CANTON
. .
A , WALK THROUGH Tull! STREETS. —The
best time for a walk in -Canton is toward
the middle of the day,'.'that is,'if you .Wish
to_see_thineseitreetlife_in_ittilinsiest sea
son'.
.' You will then find the streets crOwd
ed,-atid 'it will 'r qt some ':patienee to
;make' ynur Way along. - them, bet. y_oitiVill_
benmply•repaid fora little trouble by the
I nevelty and Variety'of the scenes that are
-
constantly" attracting - your attention; , _ - The -
streete-are 'very' narrow, the broadest of
them` does -not Probably exceed hi width
one of our Philadelphia pavements. They
are paved .usually with large flat stones, .I
as the Chinese:use no wheel carriages,
' there is of course no raised pathway on.
I either side exclusively for foot passengers,
ae with us.- *fore leaving the factory 'it
is'best to remove what valuables you may
happen to have in_ your_ coat-pockets, and
as you proceed look well to, your handker
! chief. The light fingered gentry of:Can
ton are.Weli skilled in their profession, 'as
a stranger often ..finde. to - his 'cost. The.
an - Teta-or - Canton are. mach 'encumbered
with
_the stalls and_grieck of all - kinds
. of
itinerant: merchants, who are too 'poor to
•afford - any fixed place or shop for-carrying
on their . trade. "On one Aide of the street
you may see an old boOkseller seated, 'with
-all his- etock -, oarefully . ' spread out before
him, and with" some of his little volumes
'lying open - so -as-to "expose their contents
to the passers by. -Perhape.-he"is explain-
MO paseage•in some conjuring book to a
purchaser, and as almost any thing will
_attract .a..c.ro.wd in. Centel - I,llo_Bvolt_ hat. L.
little audience - :round him, who _appear_ to
liaten to his wise sayings with, nmeh-in
_terist. i,':lf yeti stoplo, look ondhey Will.
iiiilie — rermfOr you very readily, 'bift-yon,.
Wilt soon find that you
"attract at leparai
much attention eethe lecturer does, - and
.
as
you cannot understand,:a- Word of his
discourse, yettleave him-directly and .move
on......PresentlY youlietneto a' native doa
tor, who isals o'seated• on' the pavement,
and is'weitinglor , patients. 'He is eXoln-
Siiejr - Thorripsordan in - his - pre - dice; that
is he deals. only in Vegetable#. - He has
his roots and herbs spread around him, but
from what.you can see - he does not seem'
"to' sell much. The • Chinese, when they
having no apparetif - alifil'ertrnasirtbivittki,
offhie hand full rfPills; - and with Out Count
ing, them, swallow thent With
, i es unmoved
an eXpression of countenance as rhe were
only taking a glass Of wine, and,h9 would
even :repeat.-the ..dOte.fortliwith,,nnii. then
..gambOuvhis---bnainess-rts-iflri-tiiiirliee'ii
doing: eothing.nnusual.• Perhaps the next
Object' that attractsyribr attention is the fish
Market. The 'one nearest 'the factories is
net very extensive, but, it
. has- one- peculi
arity that might prove worth imitating:----
They keep all their fislialive Mid' by a very
jet
c.ontrivance, merely allewing_a little
jet of • water to play upon them from 'a
vessel standing close by • THE fish are
placed hi a slialloty tub upon th e e ground,
and as Unit fills the water is emptied back
iiiiii - the fountain; 'tints 'keeping. ""nip's- - coh-•
stunt stream upon them. A • Chinaman,
when he purchases' his fish ; hasc;thlis nn
opportunity- of selecting it front thevariens.
Stalls around, and ,the "dealer will -kill it
and cnt'itrup folitim, and he has atleast
the •satisfactioniot !m o oning, bow long it
been - . - riut - or = water, - and thaqte-eannot
be*. imposed upon in , that 4 .A4peet.• The
poorer class..olChineie malte great use Of
, _
fish as. an article of diet ; they: , are cheap
oinciplentifu . , and those i kimiS-eitat are eaten
- at the - factories - are very goodr . --,,Whilst
yoare looking at the fish; almastall of
-a
-wlt chre_oeiv,_m_you, _you_perhapsqlicar_
a k 'id of grunting - close to your elbow,
ti
and On turning round ybu see a sport but
'very muscular figure - who - has been endea
voring to attract your, attention that you
may let hint pass. •He is naked from the
: Waist upwards, and is carrying a heavy_
bad --which lievhas_divided_inta_twe_equal.
arts andifsnapended - fronreither - end - of e
beam.* hieh he balances on his shoulder.
Notwithstanding she ,'neat weight he car
ries,he inoves Mint at - a - Airieklitit; -- eVerr
body making way for him'as semi as he is
beardeppreuelting. . Ile is what they • call
a'"coolie," one of. a class of "Men similar
to "ourporters, who de all:' the laimrinni
work about the facteries'. They bring
wood and' water, make the fires tiering the
:cold'aiion, run of errands,. and are ready
to'perferin any job which a private servant
thinks 'it beneath. him te , 'undertake -in•-per=
Sen.' They possess great strength, Wing .
brought up to labor almost'Mtn their id
fancy.- 'lt is'imrprising to ite"wliat-weights
they 'Will carry, and with': what dexterity
they _Will 'make their AOar ,
. thektogli* 00
crowded streets, advancing :With!a - .sort ,of
sidling step,' and, painting their •poli'in the
direetton in which they wish to proceed;
so as to fake tip as little - room as passible.When they have. a weight t? carry which
is too_lieLivy'for esingle p4sott,' they *ill;
sling-it on the 'middle of their -Staff; :end'
two of them, each -taking `'nn..end- of 'itn'
his shoulder„lvrill trot Off with - their •10. q,‘
...,
Uttering: their: pechliar cry or grunt as tiny,
gei4ltich having heard; yen- niustistep! a--
side'quickly; or-you 'will gee a; bruslf-from.
them which will-Wern Ty Ow to gi ve them iil
Wider berth in feturi.; , -Therestreiie :wheel.
- Carriages qr beasts of burden` to
V betrietWilk,
irr-anitin'i.tittelii,ing neWi'endtliiiii 4cinj
triariteiilaittlectittitited ipeeittiiitiira' JIM*
standing it: the:deer '..itirtlie Aiiftlia - 4tif '3:if
Dr.'Parker 'the Articric4it •:Mititittinait.-'-;-
Prom Op.P.4iltidelPhia' . l4orth American.
. . ,
The'poor, beast, ppears to hare.fallen into
6cl -hands; he is in. *oil bad Wei; covered
With long shaggy- hair,:and looks at if he
hail - been fed as the Irishinan fed his Cow
pimp two straws per day. accoutre-
ments - "are - of - the - rudest description. He
'line served to bring some sick . Chitiathan
• Trom distance, attracted by the reputation
for_medieal_altilt passessed_by.-Ahe:-henevo
lent misaionary,,who proSeribes,fotall mho_
apply to him "without money, and without
7price.!° W-lien-the-1--Etiglieh—Were-foreed
to leavecanton,' therbuilding , Oceppied by
the Docttioq.,a - coming incidently
utille'VtliettiOtiee •of the Mandarhis; - was
aliutAiii, and:he
,removed to rooms whicfr
had been "
occupied by a; Physician who lad
jiiat left with the
. Englisl4 Though not
so comi'cirtably situated, there was no lack
of patients. The doors were opened at a
regular hour every morning, but 1 - .._beL•
fore the appointed time came, the lame and
_the _sick_and the_ . blind-might -be-seen- col--
'lectirig around, awaiting the moment when
they , might be admitted - and - eased - Of. their
ailments. If any -one elte D'octOra
friends wished to 'see,- him during Office
hours; they must make their way through
the Crowd of his'patients, of al conditions
and both :sexes,-from .the. well dressed
C_li.inesegentlernoti in- his silks., to:thelittle.
girl-with a-child in her arms, crying et the
near approaelito the "Fen dui," isiiom-it
htid - been - taught to — dread. --You" would be
'puzzled' to- know which of the.. two "was.,
the 'more frightened; the , qr
nurse, who would in 'Vain attempt-to . bush
its-cries and-tonceal her Own cliscoinpostire
at the same _ . , • D.
.
The J)rtitd y.
The 'Druids--were
among tlieaticient inhabitants of Brit:dui]
and_yafil,- , as wens' some other . nations of
TatingilitY;7'rliey w ere al so • the iiis trUct
of youtli,hut did hot make Use of writhig.'
Their scholars_ were. -thus - compelled to
-
commit `
their lessons - to memory- , -a very
tedious process. ' The Irefifils . of Britain
' Were•gilte celebrated--and the name was
derived • from an old British work " Diu"
meaning eak--because that was the sacred
and favorite tree, and their graVes contain
ed no other. About 54 B. C.. they were
divided into priests, •soothsavers, poets
(bards) and judges. The priests had charge
of the religious ceremonies, and their tem
ples,of worship were very singular. They
making a - eircle — ttte
stood the altar stone. Of this kind is the
celebrated Stonehenge, On Salisbury Plain,
England.. In the Island of Anglesey,
Wales, there are also Druidical' temples.
il'lYiwist-a-nd-warthewsitteirrfrof7the--eldel
or Arch-Druid 'of Britain. They had er
roneous ideas d• religion, had fires. sacred
to the Sun; and were so Cruel in their rites,
as to sacrifice human -being's to their gods.
They studied astronomy, and made great
proficiency in the science. By ihiS -mcans, l
great influence was:acquired over the minds',
of the - pCopleiand- - surrreti Ines,- in-practising ,
'lollies
orgies, they made .
use of the bleeding
'bodies -of -human -vietitils.- The .Roman
Suetonius determined to' put an end to their
ceremonies,- and - to- the- prief•ts -
--:-and they took refuge in: the island of
.Anglesey.' Thefmade . a fierce resishince,
but were conquered; their sacred groves - 01
oak gut dowif; their temples denuilished:
-and many of the Druids burnrin the flames
- which they. prepared--for 'the
to' receive instructions
directly from the gods; 'and had the..power
of making, altering and executing the laws.
Their 861K:ills in Britain were very horns
before the invasiotfof the
,Romans. in
struction-.was- conv e yed in,yerse, 'the
*hole circle of Sciences *us taught in 20,-
000 Verses, which pupilS — Were.'2o yearsin,j
comuntuug to
. metnorf. — "liiliTeTireil
the knowledge of the arts o Inagie,:and
these 7110, doub,ted were- deelpred accursed.,,
The -female 'priests, T)ruitles3es, were
divided into - classes of the married and the
Illtinarried• Time was measured by the ,
- ttightpTantrvaried-witlr-the - changes -01-4he-1
ached great - vederatiow tdl
Ti►e = at
=
the ouk, and also va'ned the mbletee very .
.highly. On every-Mayday,a festival in
linnor z olAttll n, was held. -- After. their
defeat ; they made '-no
The few-surviving Priests' fled to Scotland;
Ireland,' and the smaller British slands-. 7. , ,,
while many went tol a part of Gaul called
Brittany. The effect of their superstitions
cortinned for
. many years, and even as late
a s the .11th century, it was found 'necessary
to counteract their inffuence by LW.
. Going ii "blind" on: PoNtica. : —' . W ell;
Shin, what: party you b'long to?
ger—donn be aleared to expose ynit-a 'per-
Jitical-presidilictinna. l . - •••'•
'Why, I 'say, oig.gt-r, if yun tint: dis chit,
will . hes!tate to' ...Sume, de !sponsibiliiy,' as.
old - Massa- H ick dry • says, • you.. is: _rnista,;_
kon man,•dat, you is; - :1 is a rale
dymyernt, nigger testinionyfranipuldictim;
data-n hitt,l•is!' • •
• :4Ytilt!..yalt!tbt's same'l zackla? au'".
I yon - • •„
•-• Well, why, nigger?'
:'Case, Sam, you see.it takes tem nilich
rcadiA'
..t0..b:0. a , Whig. Dein ; Whigq•tot
top„marty: thieett tll mums • for • a :iitYrarj„,ffer
to;-10ok'lit.•:•/)1aSsi Ayruyerat,:• - atiVt'he
say:it Make liirn eick to reati - ierntinit'arie:
ro g k i pber: en c•many figgiu.a.,..'• he'aliur
him eye; on' 'he ige•it Min"
' „
1111 #0 1 , 4 ,
je an itibliKa r Jeitlear:'''' 'will oblige'
Mil
Stit alBIB1111@0:Ildic, 410—E. (Do 'TO
me then, if you will , give - the
. weether a
dose.r "Get outyou impertinent puppy!"
The guropean' Correspondent of the
New York American, gitree the following
pleasant sketch of these Gentlemen:
.
• wish some of our: NeW -York stage_
drivers,' who fiOast Whch...they 'trundle:their--
passengers along at the rate of Tour or five
miles per_liobr,_could'-have-seeri--me-'*frerr
ahem. to leave Perth for Edinburg, in the
.'Defiance';—a- 'crack' lie& toselies;-adl ,
vet tised •12 m - .
th u
r; including
stops.. I, sat beside enachee, or rather
coacher.EsTaire, who was dressed. in a
flaming scarlet frock coat of the finest
broadcloth, yellow silk.Svelvet- collar :and
cuffs, gilt; buttons, blazing with the Queen's,
arms, a glossy_ beaver and"kids."---The stur
dy grooms held the impatienthorses,
the'fluard played spirited airs-on _a-bugle;--
to the . delight of the passengers and the•
hundred loungers - who -- had - assembled for'
the hundteth-tinie iii front of the Post OP'
fire to see the Defiance break - away. • Tho
instant the chick sttucli; the.gtoomsrelin
quished their*grasp, and S•prang - but.of.thO
tray; when our steeds reared in their her
nessivud- leaped fortirard as if they Would _
rusii from their skins; turiiing 'a right -an
gled corner in -the first three rods with the
speed of a French carrier pigeon, indithe -
precisioa' . and..gracc:nf Holland
skater.
'On.ward we fl ew at ftgl .
darting
through narrow . eventies; doubling short_
i:orners, passing - carriage-s With i 1 proxhui
ty. that would have split a. hair into a thou..; ••
sand shi.rers• had i 1 been : caught bcfweeti •
itaB of ooi wheels,, while the week
man Sit on.hiS bog s. liehling_hisseins,_with
as much ease -and unconcern as if he had
_been on.a.Sofa in - the Astor-house twirlihr.
hisAingers H innong..-the-iehl e n threads o f '
his' watch-guard. The secret of this. ad; -
nicrable, this astonishing skill, :is-L-ceittelt
dii‘ing in this country is a resp_ectableiand
'lucrative business, and thcrefUre.conimnds
superior talent. Indeed, it almost aipiree
to the ilignity`of a profession. The pie-__
prictors of coaches do not seize any !eater
they can - lay hands upo n, vuliu has just-es
caped from a drunkeh broil with one eye
and a half a.dozen - fingersi - and,lashing lain
to his scat, entrust property and Ile to his
inebriated . guidacce. Before a man can
umunt . thc.box of ti . Britiali coach ; he -must
have Won- therepittation of a 'sober dis•
heels, such a post is not relinquished , as
long as civility towards that noted person-•
age, the Travelling Public,and-careful and
expeditions' treatment of writes- can keep .
Tiiiiia•Sibli7tif it ':",• T fi'e - roills, roa,-thework
of ages-,+a re above all praise, and afford no.
excuse 'fur upset4g. The, load which ,
covers the coachesrissurprising- r ge erally
consisting, on top, of fourteen pers•Cs with
a towering pile of luggag e, while tit re aro
but four inside. Think ofsuch a carriage-,
borne onward 'at full gallop (the usual
- s•geed)•for - 2.4 - hours in su'ccessiort---:Why;
in America, it would be turned over twett
.
trfnur „
times per : hour. • , • •• , • • •
--- P - ssntoss4T - WAsitiNt.tin4.-r—A.taily err:;
respondent of the . Cincinnati- Chronicle,'
writes :is follows, concerning the fashions
at - Washington for the preset:L l ß:akin., "
"Great attendee s is given by the fashinit
ableS to the article of Alrese. , .Velvets-are .
Much in ve've; the prevailing-colors being
blue, black crimson. Cloth walking,
dresses are•also fasllionable; Though bus
little walking is done where.cartiages are
so abiThdant. '. The great novelty of the .
season is_ the—introduction of very. small.
plain.L.flat gilt
were at first confined <to the cuffs, but lately.<
nearly every dress has three tows.on tl:e
front of thebody also. De Lains are grolo
ing Okri OT use, as the buttons make no con
trast on. fam:y goods. They loolt - to tho .
best advantage on blue-black velvets for in
door dresses, tr on blue cloth for walking
or carriage habits. .The most •admired,
more dresses
,are made of velvet, very
filriff:the skirts, tight
. ileevei„
em
broidered twelve 6nitons (CiVeaiti - eitil; -
twelve imthe centre row_un, front; snit! eigh7' .-
leen on each of tte outer rqw.s.- 7 the latter,
to — thiT . — ehape . ;7'llqte,.
dresses are extremely.beautitul, and as the:
rage ler gilt lannoini:is every .day increasing.
they will no diMht coutimin lotig in use,, for
nothing can be prettier: for dresi orna-
MOMS.:
.6.41. N M iDOW' H eorrespendetii:
of the Farmers' Gazette states' that saki ay...
when about linkf cured, placed in the mow
with alternate,layer4 of oat straw, will im-'
part end) a flavor to the strain
,that.'e"ntile ;
will eat 'the': iX tu .
with,' greater avidity
than they, will nienoow. „hay . , slime,, Mired,
in the 'usual manner. .; Thus the;iinalityOP
quanti t y.,_
incroig.,;(lni A •and with ,
very little triitible,liesitlea lie - itdipli!age of;
getting in. the , graie witl tint being-0900d ;
to stor it ilnitOt - .,knenr, that any ' ette7,
bas'maile it; - 64t4)r . eitfieri`ment•Witli4iase
or clover; Ilut:Wis; can • See• relo . oo
with the add4lo4l ofsalt, it nrght:not prove',
nci6t new quite-' , generally:,
andefstopfl that 14,5e4re. tchoi:4:Y4o;li ;
by inik, 614 OW -in: the'
eueefeaCal.teetlied "Opritig . i(in, the mow
; tr i .t iiit,'4e, AleetiVery..
ll=
• .•
f,311004 .09:,04k •!,frt.o-11.1 6 14100:??c
4niiii,ioe `g,ig„tbg 640611#,
.
KNIGHTS OF . THE
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