tuu
t i
THE BLESSINGS OK GOTEHXMEST, LIKE THE UEWS OF II EAVES', SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED ALIKE UPON THE niGH AND
THE LOW, THE RICH ASD THE POOR.
10 SERIES.
EBEMBURG, PI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1859.
VOL. 6N0. 15.
TEU3IS:
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rll'i-hod every Wednesday Morning at
"" I.-....,- "i-x-T.t! Vn.
''f,'j'ia"a.lvance; Use Dollar and Sevextt
:Li's;-if mt paid within six months, and
',V-l.uftS it' not paid via til the termination
'",' ..-HI il:rn for- n clii-to
.VS'" ' ,. i . i :i i
: t-,,iU Kii'iitus. ana no suoscnuer win ne
C-v t.i discontinue his paper until all ar
. "s'art p.ti.I. except at tho option of the
'. v a subscribing fur six months will be
-'o' ir.t i.i.i.Ai'. unless the money is paid
idtertlslM?: Kate.
(! n insert n. Tico do. Three
$ r.o
1 00
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$1
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4 00
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$1 00
2 00
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marked with
..f itiiortions desired, r they will be
f.rl':l. and charged accordingly.
Aycr'sSarsaparilla
A :v:.;iiiii:itl n.n:eJy, in wliich wc have ia
rita produce the most effectual alterative
:.v. da bo made. It is a eonr c-ntr:ited extrai t
fTarj Sarjaparilla. so combined with ctlur
r,',:T,.i,cs (if still greater alterative power as
: arlrtl rci elective antidote for the diseasca
vu'au.'j;lla is reputed to cure. It is believed
.-ah a remedy is wanted by those who
f ::'ro:t Struinus complaints, and thr.t one
h will accompli&h their cure iuu.t prove
'. in:..- ii-. service to thi large class of our
C i :" How-citizens. How completely this
v : i i v ill do it has been provcu by exper
. : t. many of the worst cases to be found
f ''.i i'.ving complaints :
M: ri'tv ami Scp.OFUi.ors Compla.ms,
L rri iNs and Eruptive Disevses, I'ums,
r Blitcuks, Tumors, Salt Iwiiucv,
v'.: iIzM, byrniLis axi SYr-iiiiinc Ar
':.::, MorcwAL Disease, Droiy, Xeu
: ; ca Tic D'j'jLoi'Mtx, Dciulitv, Dy3-
AN a IsDIOTSTIOX, JiuTSIPELAS, Hose
Anthoxy's Fiur, and indeed tho whole
. c Jiapla'mti arising from Impuumy Oi'
' ? L:.o(jj.
.'h:s coairxmnd will be found a creat Tro-
l i.
:rr .if health, -when taken hi the spring, to ;
:y tho foul humors which fester in the i
d at that scasju of the year. By the time- I
jxpui-iva of them niujiv rankluig disorders 1
l.-
ii
;i.
b-
.- r. ppeii i:i the Lud. Multitudes can. bv
-.: 1 'f this remedy, spare themselves from
aiarancc of foul eruptions and ulcerous !
r.' JTli'lL h whii-li 1io irtlT,i iiill nfrivn t,-s '
. :-'.! ut corruptions, if not assisted to do
-i-'ipiKh the natural channels of the idy
alterative medicine. Cleanse out the !
1 hlood whenever you find its irapuritus !
-v.j. tiirough the 6kia in pimples, eruptions, j
cleanse it when you find it is ob- j
id and kluggish in the veins ; cleanse it )
- r. v. r it i foul, and your f.-clings will tell ;
. -h'T.. Even where no particular disorder !
people enjoy better health, and live i
:r, lor clean.iii:g the blood. Keep the j
".d healthy, and all is well ; but with this ;
: ium r.f life disordered, there can be no j
health. Sooner cr later something j
j- wror.e, and the great machinery of
Y.
T-
ry
Ta
j
- : -iL-nraereu or overthrown.
-v ...V . V... 1 J 1. .L.
t-a4 ... i iiim ueseies uoieii, me
'"' i'i 'i, of accomplishing these ends. 15ut
" " ' i ha- been egregiously deccivcil by
oji:-:t:or.s of it. partly because the dru;
ka not all the virtue that is claimed
IB,
his
tin
ur-
r i. but more because many preparations,
'-"'-.is; to be concentrated extracts of it,
"-;t little of the virtue of Sarsaparilla,
r l7 ing else.
'r.r.e bte years the public b.ave been mis-
T-ire hottlcs, pretending to give a quart
:raet of Sarsaparilla for one dollar. Most
"si'o have bwn fraufbs upon the sick, for
7 nr't "liiv contain littlo. if anv. Sarsar.a-
vill
LS.
lit.
f j, hit often no curative properties whattv-
ence, ijitttr and painful disappointment
s Ldowed the use of the various extracts of
-"P-rilla which flood the marke t, until the
f t itfCif is iuctlv Hrrriis,fd. nnd has become
or.'ius with imj-joaition and cheat. Still
this compound Sarsaparilla, and intend
th
r:;?iv fuch a remedv'as fhall rescue the
R i:cm the load of obloquy which rests
'-it. Avil wr. hinlr -U.-0 hilVP fTTOllTia lfiT
V. k -
it has virtues which are irresistible
:; frdinary run of the diseases it is intend
- e:rc In order to secure their complete
tl"
bin
!ar
r.v
abh
Tan-
x'i' a from the system, the remedy should
'-u-ily taken according to directions on
mrpicrn rv
Dl. J. C. AYEB & CO.
LOWELL. MASS.
SI per Bottle Six Bottle for $5.
Tver's Cherry Pectoral,
f T " 'n. t. r .v -
i ' l - sucn a rni'iwn lor ine cure ui
. - ifTvor ll;roat and I.ung Complaint, that
"t.'tlv ininccsary for us to recount the
hj"' ' virtues, wherever it has been em
, - An it has long been in constant use
?C'X !'s ,rf,tion, we need not do more than
..'f rw-ple its quality is kept up to the best
Ic-rn, and that it may be relied cn to
"'t-1 relief all jt has ever been found to do.
!oik i
n, !
UlX
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WE
r.u-
reign
hard
v car.
Ii the
io ift
c can
oi-tiy
,t nr.d
r sn4
si
U b?
y. 4t
Z1S66
Vs Cathartic Pills,
ron tee cttez or
Jaundirp- Dimrniir. Tndinfialinn-
"ierii r i c
Ty. toul stomach, Lrysipelas, Headache,
i"ititm, Eruptions and Skin Diseases,
plaint. Dropsy, Teittr, Tumors and
:. V"" Worms, Gout. XettraMa. as a
"rf- Purtfyinp the Blood.
'is 3 ''Par-rcjted, so that the most eeriFi
;kc thr-m tdeasantlv. and thev are the
Li'j lr; in ttic wrld for kll the purposes of
" ceati per Box ; 5 roxei for $1.00.
.f" f Clersymen. rhysicianc, States-
. -n-r( ... . t .""O"!..-, ,..v ......
rM i - tr'c unparalleled usefulness of these
r-(f m "Pace here will not permit the
'ia r " I'16 Agents below named fur
j J-r American At m in -h;li tii
I . ' Vah also full ilc, rintlnni lima
-'-:.7td the treatment that should be fol-
' pr P1lt otf bv unprincipled dealer Tilth
U.. -rations thev ,.l. c.
LUH.
- it w. ?' .ana take no others. Ihc sick
Avvi' j it; iuoic un
-aia lucre it for them, nod thev thould
1 I
m'iic are
r 1 ; i
.-A,V,.. . yK. K'i.s'...,r-. and by
vT i.. .
- j
'.k - u'r ,uSh the country.
tr9ipt
1' ir- , . "
' "oXioand Lodfft Vo
..r rr U mi High ,t.,in
J -hoir.aVt-r' it
APPEALS,
THE Commissioners hereby give notice that
theywill attend at the time and places below
sta.ed for the purpose of hearing the appeals of
the taxable inhabitants of Cambria county, when
and where all may attend who think proper.
For Allegheny Township, on Monday, the
28th day of February next, at School House No.
9 in said township.
For Chest Springs Borough, on Tuesday, the
first day of March next, between the hour3 of
9 and 12 A. M., at the house of Jacob Wagner
in said borough.
For Clearfield township, on Tuesday, the 1st
da- of March next, between the hours of 2 and
9 1'. M., at the house of John II. Douglass, in
said township. '
For White Township, on Wednesday, the 2d
day of March next, at school house No. 1, in
said township.
For Chest township, on Thursday, the 2d day
of March next, at the school house on the farm
of Richard J Proud foot, in said township.
For Susquehanna Tow nsbip. on Friday, the
4th day of March next, at the house of Jerome
1'li'tt, in said township.
For Carrolltown IJoroiigh. on Saturday, the
;"th day of March next, at the school house in
said borough, fria 9 to 12 o'clock A. M,
For Carroll To wnthip, on Saturday, the 5th
day of March next, from 1 to 5 o'clock V. M., at
the school house in tho borough of Carrolltown.
Ffr Fbcnsburg Iloroiih on Thursd;iy ti
lav of March next, at the Commissioner's
17th
Cilice
!
f o-. ii .1,
Tor Cambria Township, en Friday tho 18th,
d.iy T March next, at the Commissioner's Oince
in the JJorouoh o!" Klensbui
1'iir Illack'iick Town'uip, on Monday the 21 t,
d iy of March nest, at the house of dam Makin,
iiitho Village i t llelsano, in s;i:l tov.nshij,.
1'ordacksoii Township, on M nday, the 22d,
day of .Mnrcli next, at the Loti.-.e of Henry lhijrer,
in s;'.:d township.
For Taylor Township, on Wednesday, the 23d
d.'.y of March next, st the School House near
'-r:n Ife.i.'.rieks, in snid township.
IV r llichland To.
s-hin, on TLurt-day, 24th,
iv of March next,
at the houre of Jacob Kring,
in .-aid township.
For C;oy!e Towi ship, on I'lid.iy, the 2' th day
of M;reh next, at the Sd;o,,l lbusc, in tho Vib
l-.-e of Summerhill. in s.dd lown.ship.
For Summerhill Town-hip, on S.itnrony. the
2'.".t'i d.iy of M..ich next, at the Scho 1 Ibu:e, in
(!." Village f JeflV inoii, ii, said t-uvn.-Lip.
For Millville Doroi'-h. on Moi..:;iy, the 2-th,
d;iy of Mrch next, at the Fiankbu lloiue, in
s v, i i i
:n.
rr i m'.er i ov:iM:i
. rt Tr.
Seho,
-.'ay, the 2Slh,
! Ilouce in Cam-
i!av ot .I.iTvh in :t, at t
bria t.';ty. in said townsl.rt
F' i' .Johnstown ) roi:ir'i
l.-t Ward, on Wed-
:.e,.l..y. thc-r.Oih diy of March next, at the Pub- j
h. e li! u-e. in sai-l an;. li'in '. o clock to
to o'clock to 1'. M. of said day.
For -J"! rtovi) . Ii..i.,nh 2d Ward, oi
i. cs'.av the Uuh a,- f M -iv h next, at tl.
A. M.
W-
'.mu- Hotel in said Ward, fr m 4 to 0 o'clock
I'. M. of said ,h,y.
For .b.hnstown H.-r-imh r:d Ward, ,., Thnrs-
at the ."lt l:iy f M irch
Il -iisf i;i s;)i 1 ard, ti'om
!:exf, at the Man-ioii
'j o'clock A. M., to "
oVioeh 1'. M. i dav.
Ft .h.r
' v. n Ii r-'tv.rh -lii Ward, on TLnrs-
!..v the :
'v.-.- in
aid .'ay.
I.-t day of .o.tri 'i m
said Ward, from -1 '.-1
at
'. Io
l he Public
; k P. M. of
F. .r (
nen;r.t:;:i township on i rniay the nrst
.... .ii
f April next, ;;t S lio l IL '.iso No. K, near t
tho Farm of the hirs of David Singer, dccL, in
M il township.
For Coi.enKnvii P.omi .:!:, on Saturday
the 2d
in said
d.iy of April next, at S Loot Home No. 1
Iloioujjh.
For Washington Township, on Monday the j
4 tli day of April next, at the School House near
tl e foot of Plane No. 4 in ya:d Township.
For Summit ville Boiough. n Tuesday the oth
day of April next, at the School Houe in said
Borough.
For l.oretto IWwiiih, on U ednesdav the Cth
day of April next, at the School House in
aid '
Boron-h.
For Monster TowmLi p.on Thursday tho 7th
.lav of April next, at the II nise of A. Durbin, in
said lownsii'P.
T HOM AS M 'CONN KLT.,
)
JOHN BFAPIin,
APdCL LLOYD,
Commis
sioners. Alt. t.
GF.O. C. K. ZAIIM. Clerk.
Coiimii-sioiiors Oflice. Fbenslurg. 1
.) muary. 2'5, lP.j0.-i0.
N. I? The Commissioner.- will also meet at
the bou-e of Michael d. Smith, in the village of
(i.diit.in. on Fiidaj-, the . th day of April next,
for the purpose of hearing anv of the taxable in
hab;ta:;ts in that art of Allegheny township
who ni '.y wish to appeal.
HOWARD ASSOCIATION.
PHILADELPHIA.
A BtOfvPiut In ft it nt ii'ii ettallishtil ly ?pc
riot JJiitl'tiri.irnt, for the Relief of the
4S7 I; ,ml Ditrtir.r.l, ojliiitttJ icith
Yin-'.cnt and f'jo'dt titic Dis-
THE HOWARD ASSOCIATION, view of the
awful destruction of human life called by sexual
diseases, several years ago directed their Consult
ing Surgeon, to open a Dispen.-ai v for the treat
ment of this class of diseases, in all their forms.
and to sive MFDICAL ADViCF GRATIS to H j
wiiO apply by letter, with a disciiotion of their
coiviition, (ago, occupation, habits of life, Src.)
and in tase cf extreme poverty, to I -TJIINIS1I
MKDACIXES FJi'FL OF CIIAUGK.
Tlie directors of the Association, in their Annu
al lleport express the highest s:ith faction with
the success which lias attended the labors of their
Surgeons in the cure of Spermatorrrx a, Seminal
Weakness, Gonorrhoea, Gleet, Syphilis, tho vice
of Onanism c r Self-Abuse, Diseases of the Kid
neys and Bladder, Arc. and order a continuance
of the same plan frr the ensuing year.
An admirable Be port on Spermatorrhea, or
Seminal weakness, the vice of Onanism, Mastur
bation, or Self-Abuse, and other diseases of the
Sexual organs, by the Consulting Surgeon, will
b sent by mail fin a scaled envelope.) FHKE
OF CHARGE, on receipt of TWO STAMPS for
postage.
Address, for Report or treatment. Dr. J. SKIL
LIN HOUGHTON. Acting Surgeon, Howard
Ass-ciation, No. 2 South Ninth Sticet, rhiladel-
1 dnia, Fa.
! Jan. 2(3, ISrO. ly.
t 19. 31 LIS KAY.
Attorney t Lw, KbruubnrR, Pw.
Of?:ci-: oitositi craw ford's ho pkl.
J marl 7,1858
j.TTA'r,
.Mlnrnty at Low, Kbciit'turg,
Vor. 11. IFtTrl.tf
l
miscellaneous.
Incident of Histoiy.
'Twa3 a glorious inoru "a morn for life in
its most subtle luxury.' The first faint rajs
of sunlight had begun to gild the eastern
sky of an ancient city, when the cound of
martial music, and the prancing of Bteeda,
Lurried feet, proclaimed a mighty nation go
iug forth to war They have gathered them
selves together, and now with glittering spear
and flashing bayonet, they prepare to go
forth amid the flourish of trumpets and the
shouts of the people. But why this-delay ?
The captain of the host, a mighty man of va
lor, speaks. ilcuce prevails, and all heads ')
bend iow, as with upiilted bauds, the mighty
man makes a vow to God that if he is victo
rious in this battle, if the cuetny is delivered
into his hands, he will offer as a sacrifice the
first living thing that cotneth from bis gate
to meet him when he returns. Tho vow is
recorded ; the word of command is given, and
that gorgeous cavalcade moves on. Long
they traveled ere tht-y reached the field of
battle. 'Tis reached at last.
A glorious array of men in warlike armor
present themselves to view. And they are
engaged in deadly conflict; man slrives with
man ; the conflict rages fierce and terrible ;
blood flows like water; the shiieks of the
wounded and dying rend the air ; the field i
is covered with Leaps of the wounded and j
the dying, and the dead, ere the flourish of j
trumpets aud the shouts ot victory auuounce ;
the battle won by the mighty man whose
vow was recorded ere they left home, and
now he prepares to lead his army in triumph
to the city.
On they go for many a mile over hill and
dale, through forest and city. Thej' near
the gates of their homes. Kvcry eye is
strained; they remember the vow, and look
on the right nd n the left for the sacrifice,
but no goat is by the side, no heifer gambols
near, no lamb is in sight, no bird skims the
air, and even the dogs do not come forth to
meet him.
ms this
Why
doth no
'! Are
livif!'' thin.
: come forth to
icet him
they not victorious, f.csh fr
cm
th
i ikll of
battie upon their brews the laurel wreath,
and iu their hand the p:tlin of victory 'i Do
not they come with all the pride and pomp of
. c tin i t . i
marti-il trlorv "V noes no nviuir tbin
COIi).. to rett tler coming 't
Thev approach the g
.f.eS
of the palace, and
the cc ot tue captain c
sts quick aud anxious
glances
around
and Lis heart trembles lor
in.-
vow. hat shall come forth to
meet
or it
h::n? I'crhaps a well trained hound,
iiiav be a
Haik !
favjiite servant.
a sound of music is borne upon the
air. iro
sweet its strains are herd in ,
the distance, and now they sound louder aud
i
more near. It is a song of joy and triuaiph .
Why does the cheek of that proud man blanch
and his hand tremble upon his rein, and his
nead uroop upoi n.s oreasi ; ucuoia is-uing
,i I- 1 .J -
from tho gates, a maiden of surpassing beau
ty, dressed in gala robes, with timliel in her
bauds the comes to meet the comtueror, and
congratulate him upon his safety. Well may
his cheek blanch, and his heart quiver tor
in that fair girl he sees his daug'.iter, his
only one! Beside her, he had neither son
nor daughter. She is all in his aged heart.
Can he yield hr.r a sacrifice to the flames?
"Uh, my daughter," he exclaimed in an-
guisl
"why didst thou come forth to meet
Belu id, I have ma-.C a vow that the
",c :
nrst
living thing 1 met on my return
from
Thou
battle 1 would offer as a burnt offering.
ti t thntlicinj thing. " v'
One earnest aud imploring look she cast
upon her father, then sa.ik upon her knees,
her whole form convulsed with agony at the
dreadful impoit of those fearful words. The
stilluess of death prevails, as with blauehed
check and quivering bp, the maiden said
"Do unto me according to thy vow, 1113'
father'." And these brave warriors who had
waded through seas of blood and nover wa
vered on the field of battle, turned silently
away, and murmured, "Alas for thy vow !"
"
A short time bus elapsed, and now behold
the maiden ready for the flames. Dressed in
simple white, she comes accompanied by her
maidens, singing a low, mournful chnn. A
large multitude had gathered to see the sac
rifice For a moment father and daughter
are locked in a close embrace, as if snul had
melted into sou!. The old .nan trembles,
for r.aternal love is strong within his heart.
and gladiy would he recall that vow ; but it !
v,p I
. ... n . -
i Meekly the maiden kneels ; and with bare !
! head and white locks streaming in the wind, !
hr ir.tbop rornuo.i. h.r to UU God Noiv
the flames enwrap her fair form ; they clasp
her leet, her hands, tier head, but no shriek
escapes her lips. She is dead !
The vow is pei formed, and the childless
father turns iu agony away, and looks to that
God to whom he has performed his vow, for
strength iu that dark hour.
For many years after, the Jewish maidens
celebrated four d.i3's annually, iu commemo
ration of this melancholy sacrifice.
Jri-iJt Jjolc Letter. Och Paddy! swate
Paddy if I was yer daddy. I'd kill you with
kisses en tirely; If I was your brother, and
likewise jour mother, I'd see that yoi went
to bed airly To taste of t'our breath I would
starve mc to death, and lay off my hoops al
together; to jooht have a tast.-? of your arm on
me waist, and larf at the mainest of weather.
Dear Paddy be mine, and ine swate vaujen-
.- "1 ll. .. . ,. I .;,;! nnr 1
IlUe C 11 UUU UU1U "CUliU dili vii, ' " .
lif.,We will spend to an ifligant ind, and care
may go dance to the divel.
3?" A cobweb marriage is thus noticed
by one of our exchanges:
"Married last week Lccke Cobb to Miss
Kate Webb." What a family of cob-webs
mny be the r eu'.t.
THE TAIL GATE.
Many years ago ao action of ejectment was
on trial in our Court of Common Pleas to re
cover possession of a tract of land on the eas
tern border of the county. It was a valua
ble tract, and tho trial excited considerable
interest. The defendant relied on twenty
ona years' continued adverse possession, and
called, as one of his witnetses, an old Dutch
man a genuine Hollander. He was sworn
and defendant's attorney, Counsellor M.
told him to go on and tell the court and jury
ali he knew about the case.
" Veil, I vagons on de Coomberlacd road,
tnd I vants a CiOw vagon " - - -
'Now, Mr. Diedrieh," said the judge,
"you must confine yourself to the case no
matter about jour wagon."
"Veil, I del's mine shtory. I vagons on
de Coombcrland road, und I vants a new
vagon: so I goes to de vagon-maker. und I
says, 'I vants j'ou to make me a vagon."
'Now, Mr. Diedrich," again interrupted
tho judge, ''we really cannot listen to all this
stuff about your wagon. Just tell us what
you know about this case never mind about
tho wagon."
"Veil, I goes on" and again he began at
the begining "und I says. I vants ycu to
make me a new vagon und I vants him mit
a four horse bed und I vants him mit bows
ai d sid3-box und I vants Lim mit a tail
gate."
But this time the ju ige was out of all pa
tience, and, with rather strong emphasis, ex
claimed:
"Mr. Died rich, vc ic'M not tolerate this sto
ry any longer. What had this wagon to do
with the case? Unless you confine yourself
to the case, you must leave the stand."
Here Counsellor M. interposed "Per
haps, if your Honor will permit tho witness
to go on in his own way, it may save time in
the end."
"Well, I suppose we had better let him go
on." said the judge. "Proceed. Mr. Died
rich" aud the witness went on.
"Veil, I vagons on de Cootnberiand road,
und I vants a new vagon; so I goes to de vag
an-maktr, und I says, I vants you to make
me a new vaon und 1 vants h;m mit a four !
j !;orse bet nut oows una siue-box und 1
vant. hiua mit a tail-gate, paiuted blue, mit
1 de name, and de date on und, bj' ging,
j JoJin Schmidt, (the defendant) vas de vag
I on maker, and (reaching down behiud the
j bar) by ging, here ish de tail-gate! John
! Schmidt live dare den, und; by ging. he live
' dcre now."
j A. 'id he held tip the tail-gate, od which, in
'; phiin ! lack letters, was printed "Jacob Die
j VVt .7ftc 28, 18."
j The tail-gaf? was pretty strong "evidence"
t . I'll . m
after e11. Wash in jf'n (f) Ujumfncr.
Gen. Israel Patnain.
At the meeting of the Connecticut Histori
cal Society at Hartford, on Wednesday, the
battle sword of Gen. Putman was presented
iu behalf of the lata Lcaiual Putnam Gover
nor, of Pom ph ret.
Hon. Judah Dana, a grandson of Patnam,
and once United States Senator from Maine,
loft this graphic sketh of Putnam.
"In hi3 person for height, about the mil
die size; erect, thick set, muscular aud firm
in ever- part. His cmutcnance was epen,
strong and animated; the features of his face
large, well proportioned to each and to his
whole frame; his teeth fair and souud till
death. His organs were all exactly fitted for
a warrior; ha Lcsrd quickly, saw to an im
mense distance; aud though he sometimes
stammered in his conversation, his voice was
remarkable heavy, strong and commanding.
Though facetious and dispr ssionaie in private
when animated in battle, his countenance was
fierce and terrible, and his voice like thun
der. His whole manner was admirably cal
culated ro inspire his soldiers with courage
and confidence, and his enemy with terror
The faculties of his mind were net inferior to
those of his bod-; his penetration was acute,
his decission rapid, remarkably correct: and
the more desperate his situation, the more
colleted and undau.itod With courage of a
lion, he Lad a heart that melted at the sight
cf distress; he could never witness suffering
in any human being without becoming a suf
ferer himself; even the operation of blood let
ting has caused him to faint. In viewing
the battle field his di-trcss was exquisite un
til he had offered friend or for all the relief iu
his power. Once after a battle, on examin
ing a bullet wound through the head of a fa
vorite nffio; i , Capf Whiting, who died on
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e new. ne lumieu ..u was imcu uV 101
dead. Martial music roused him to lue high
est pitch, while solemn sacred music set him
into tears. Id his disposition he was open
and generous aitnosi io a iauu; ue never uis-
j guised, and in Uie social r2iaticns of life was
never excelled.
The sword is a plain old weapon, siugle
edged, flat backed and hlightly curved.
A Proof of Sanity. In a ccurt-rooru in
North Mississippi, a man was on trial for lar
ceny. His sanity was doubted, and the Dis
trict Attorney thought it best to prove it, and
put the following question to one of his lead
ing witnesses:
"Do you think the prisoner can distinguish
between right and wrong; can be tell the dif
ference between good and bad?
Witness' "I think ho can, sir, for I saw
him take a drink of whiskey, and he said it
was good whiskey; aud from this circum
stance, I should infer that he could 'tell the
difference between good and bad."
They enjoyed a harty laugh ovor the novel
ty of the answer, in which his honor lreely
. ,
! participated, and the Proot was accepted
.rMrs. Jenkins complained in the eveu
inf that the turkey diuner she had eaten on
V?- V ,i;,l not , irrtl
'Probably said Jenkins, 'it was net a hen
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An Apparition.
Strange things have been seen lately, and
none more strange than the one we are about
to narrate. , The facts were furnished ns by
a geutleman of tha highest respoctrbility.who
obtained them froiu the individual himself, to
whose waking vision the wonderful appari
tion appeared. It seems that on the night of
the 19 th uit., about midnight, a Mr. Davi?,
of this county, was lying in his bed awake,
having just awoke. Whilst lying there, he
perceived a small, yellow Came' emitting
only a small light issuing from the floor,
only a few inches from the stove, in the room
Becoming alarmed, ho' rose from his bed and
spoke to the f3nm3. it having by some magic
means, gradually increased until it assumed
the form and figure of a very eld man, but of
very small stature being only about three
feet high. When addressed, it moved toward
the wiudow and failed into the yellow flame
first seen. He took courage and spoke to it
a second time, when immediately it reassu
mcd the appearance of the old man, but al
most .simultaneously disappeared, and arose
in a flame at the head of his bed. Upon
speaking to it a third time, it approached hioi.
Reaching for his axe, he bade the remarka
ble personage not to come where he was.
But it answered, beggiug him not to strike,
and it would show him where the money was.
The door opened and they went out together.
After disclosing where the money was, about
which it Lad been speaking, it sprang from
the porch, aud went to the end, where the
steps led oif. Mr. Davis; drew near where it
was standing, and the little figure, taking his
hand, bid him not to search for the money
uutil a certaiu time, after which it tuddenly
vanished, and has not been seen since. Its
hands and fingers were long, slim, and bony
cold. Mr. Davis says his hand has been in a
numbed state ever since that little nocturnal
visitor shook hands with him. It has ofteu
been seen before in the same house. How
can it ba accounted for ? Cmnb. (J7.) Tel.
Immensity of Creation.
At the close of one of Prof. Mitchell's Lec
tures cn Astronomy, in which Le had been
MnsLlprinw tho ;r,..i..ndtv f rr.ti.-m br. .
pcatcd in illustration the conception of a Ger
man poet, as follows :
"God called man in dreams into the vesti
bule of heaven, saying, 'Come up hither aud
I will show jou the glory cf my hous'i.' And
to his angels who stood about the throne be
said, 'Take him, strip him of his robes of
flefch; cleanso bis affections; put a new breath
into his nostrils ; but touch not his human
heart" the heart that fears and hopes and
trembles. A moment, and it was done, and
the mau stood ready for his unknown voyage
Under the guidance of a mighty augc!, with
sound of fijiug pinions, they sped away from
the battlements of he; ven. Some time on
the mighty angel's wings they fled through
Saharas of darkness, wildernesses of death
At length, from a distance noi counted save
in tho arithmetic of Heaven, light beamed
up .u them a sh-epy flame as seen through a
hazy cloud. They sped ou ia their terrible
speed to meet the light ; the light with les
ser speed came to meet them. In a monK-nt
the blazing of suns around them a moment
the wheeling of planets ; then came long
eternities of twilight ; then again on the right
hand and the left appeared more constella
tions. At last the man sank down, crying,
'Angel, I can go no further ; hit vac lie down
in the grave and hide myself from the infini
tude of the universe, for end there is noce.'
'FJrd there is none";' demanded tjic angel.
And from the glittering stars that shone
around there came a choral shout, vid there
is none ! 'Kud there is none T demanded
the angel again, 'and is it this that awes U13
soul V I answer, end there is none to the
j universe of God ! Lo ! also, there is no bc-
ginning.'" Life Jiltmimttd.
Fexnls Beauty and Ornaments.
For the sake of ornament and beauty, the
ladies of Japan gild their teeth. Foi- the same
purpose tha ladies of India paint their teeth
red. aud the Gtzaret beauty dyes hers black.
The modern PcrMaus greatly dislike red
hair, while ou the contrary the Turks much
admire it as a mark of beauty.
Iu Greenland the women color their faces
with blue and 3-ellow paint, and a Muscovite
woman, no matter how fresh her complexion,
would think herself very ugly if she were not
plastered over with paint.
The women in Turkey paint their eyebrows
with the tincture of a blacK drug, aud tinge
their nails with a roso color The Syrian
Turkish ladies d3-e their hands in htnna.
In some countries mothers break the noses
of their children, and iu others press the head
of their children between two boards to make
it grow square
The characteristics of an African beauty
are small eyes, thick lips, a large flat nose
pearly teeth, flat feet, and skin "beautifully
black."
The Peruvian ladies wore a heavy ring
suspended from the nose sometimes twi
rigS of gold and precious stones. Some
iuyidious traveler, no doubt an old bachelor,
has remarked that "they never perform the
very useful and salutary operation of IF-wing
the nose." The ring prevents it.
In China a beauty is characterized by small
feet, and long thin eyebrows, and small round 5
eyes. The Chinese belle, in additur to these
personal charms, tops herself off with a bird
of copper or gold, according to ranu. ine
spreadiug wiugs all over the fiont of the
headdress conceals the temples, nnd tha tail
forms a beautiful tuft of feathers behiud.
"Do you believe iu second Jove, Mis
ther M'Quadt?"
"Do 1 believe in fecond lovt? Ilumpb! if
a man buys a pound of sugar, lsent it swate:
and when it's gone don't be want another
pouud; acd isn't tbat swate too? Tr th Mur-
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"ALWAYS F0BWARD."
In the terrible battle of Molina del Rey
which immediately preceded the fall cf Mex
ico, Col. Graham was ordered up from the
reserve to carry a battery, from which a col
umn of American troops had already been rm
puleed. The gallant eleventh, at their lea
der's cry of "forward," raised a hurrah, it ii
said, and dashed ahead. As they dashed
alozg over the bodies of their fallen comrades
the batteries opened, tearing their ranks
frightfully, and obscuring the prospect with
smoke. "Forward! Forward!" cried Colonel
Graham. Again the grspe and canister
came craving from- tha Mexican parapets.
4?ix bullets struck the Colonel Yet ttill be
shouted ''forward.''' At last a seventh shot
proved fatal. But U3 he reeled before he fell
he waved his sword, and cried again, "for
ward! my word is always forward!" Ills men
swept onward like a torrent, the story goes,
carried the enemy's guns, planted the stars
and stripes on the disputed walls. It is possi
ble that those gallant words, "Forward! for
ward! always forward"' alone saved the csy.
No man knows what danger he can safely
pass, what difficulties he can overcome, what
apparent impossibilities he tehieve, until ho
has thrown himself, heart and soul, ioto hia
task, determined to succeed.
Would Washington have conquered at
Trenton if he had shrunk back at the wildly
running ice that threatened to impede his pas
sage of the Deleware? Would Napoleon
have been victorious at Areola if he had stop
ped, despairing, on the hither side of that
awful bridge? Would Wellington have wou
at Waterloo if he had not said, when ihe
French cuirassiers swept round him like a
whirlwind, that, he had to throw himself into
a square for personal protection, "Hard
pcunding thi-. gentlemen, but we will so
who cf.u pound tho longest!'' A strong will,
believe us, is often better than intellect itself.
There is a talisman in "Forward! always for
ward!" Often in life there occurs rri-iscs when eve
rything conspires to dishearten us- Thfl
nervous system itself becomes worn out by
the severe tensions to which it Ins been sub
jected: a morbid state cf feeling cncucs; the
poor, half-drowned swimmer is about to give
up in depair. That is jn.t the time to say
to oneself, "forward, ai'A'ays forward." The
triumph under smooth skic? and when the
win I is fair it is no houor. It is the tempest
that proves who is streng-hcr.rted. Had Col.
Graham, in that terricc rush at Molino del
lley, thoujut only of the defeat which had
preceded the attack, he would have failed in
the assault; 3Iexico. perhaps, w.-uIJ not have
fallen. It was tl.e "forward. f rward, al
ways forward;" ringing in the soldiers ear.',
that carried them en its hurricane of high
hearted courage up to the muzzles cf toe ene
my s gun?, over tiie parapet, triunpuant mio
the fort. Never despur. Forward, sy! al
ways forward!
What Can You Do? "What is your
name ?" said a New Orleans merchant to a
half-horse, half-alligator sett of fellow, who
applied to him for employment.
"My name's lchabod Wing when I'm at
homo," was the answer.
"Where was you born ?"'
"I was born no-wherc but was picked
out of the Mississippi, floating down stream
on a raft "
"What can you do if I employ you?''
"I can whip twice my weight in will cats
swim up Niagara Falls twist a rope with
three live rattle snakes, and climb seven trees
at once." Of course, the merchant employed
him right off.
Who has not been frequently amusvil
(though it is a painful and disgusting sight,
at hcaiiug the muttered aid broken soliloquy
of some man laboring under the. iefiucnec of
liquor. An amusing incident occurred ths
ether day. A genuine fon of K.-ia, who. to
u.-e a comLion expression, was "most unani
mously druok." had got into difficulty with
another individual.
nd in the attempt, to es-
press his
pini m his "laboring thought broka
for'h ia words," as follows
"I like (hie) pork. I'm very fond of pork.
I u',ctn;s did (hie.) like pork, but I hute a
dd h'orj r
Virtues of died Pej-jycr. Tho Scientific
Ameriean sa3s : Put three or four lumps of
sugar, with a half teaspoonful of cayenne
pepper, in a tumbler, and fill up with hot
water; when ihe sugar is dissolved, diink
It is not only pleasant to the palate, but warm?
the body more effectually and quicker than
spirits.' In Iudia. priests who have made a
vow to wear no clothes, rub themselves of a .
coll uight with red pepper. This gives s
glow equal to the "warmth of several blank
ets." Ain't it Queer ? An old lady was bigbly
delighted and edified by a view of the vessels
on Long Island Sound towing their boils
astern. "L-a-w s-a-niissy !" exclaimed tho
innocent old soul, "how perfect is all the
works of nature even th? great big ship
have all got their little ones runniu' along af
ter 'em just as playful as lambs."
A Perl Pcply. An office bolder in Illino
is challenged a cj'ored barber who came to
voe, aud nskcJ him if ho W5S worth $200.
"Yes sir," vcpli.'d the barber, "and it I was
in St. Lou's, 1 would be worth seven hundred
dollars." The witty retort of the "cullud
gemmcn" created a toar of laughter anioag
the bystanders
-T. Jenkins was asked whether La wa
fond of sausages lie replied that he had
never eaten any; they were terrier inccjmfu
to blin.
Thrte Youvj Ladies, of Anderso.i. Iii.
were ui&rried a few days eince to threa brotb
ers by tbi cauie of loe. Cold bd-fellow w?
think.
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