II P H II OLUIYIE XVII. - -NUMBER 45 'I'llIC P H O I 'ITER' JOURN -7 I`. . 1 PUBLISUBD ET 1 • 4 pi. W. IIicA.LARNEY, Proprietoir. i I ''. nicir Deveted to the cause of Republicanlsmlthe an. tefests of Agrioviture,the,advancement of Edulcation, and ihe beat geed ,d Potter county. Owning*, ..suirle eiceOt that of Principle, it will endeavor Wald in the work of morn fully Freedomizing tiur.Country. • 13V - Advertisements inserted at the following rates. excelit where special bargains are made. A `,iquare" is ICI: lines of Brevier or 8 erNonparell types :l • 1 square, 1, insertion 1 50 1 Yquaro,2 or 3 inset tioas... .:H. 2 00 Et,ch sub . 4quentinsertlon less than 13.:.... r 40 ' 1 quare, 1 year ............ . • 110 00 Bit taws C“l"..iA, A year— ..... - r i 5 00 At4itrlinietrator'a,or Executor's Noticev-- .4 300 Bkcial and Editorial Notices per line-..... 1. 20 Di:ar - Ali transient advertisements must bepaid in I ildvaiace,ntid no notice will be taken of advert' ements frond a distmice, unlesS they are,accompanie by the money or satisfactbry reference: oar Job Work, of all kinds, executed with neatness and despatch. s , BUSINESS. NOTICES BOW. 1. . .. - ikt tOrney-Ec-at..-Lax - v, A f l'l 1g.1.!, .ll i v k tito B r g i lle 'r e ' ti oriel V a y . , n..4 .9 0 p ,, e 5 ch 8 i1 0 u at u t t e r nt a i n oq Back Pay. and. all claims against the National and Stair Governments. . nov2llf Frtic and. Accepted Ancient York 3lnsons LOpGE, Nn. 34'2, F. A. M. Slated Fj,VMeeling3 21 and .Itii '"ednesoitysot each moti.Hall, • in the 31 Story of the nimsted Block. D.Ca..tait EE,Sec. WM. SU E A It; W.M. I • R. DRADE, !I. D • • - • [ 70111111 - SICIAN nhd SURUEON, otters his !services I Ito the citizens hf this place and vicinity and desires t.. inform them thiat he Will promptly renpo*d to all e:all4 for profe4ional services. 011 ice on Main street, over Manning'.; Jilwelry Store •, Residence nearly op posito the of of the Fox - Sr. Roes' listate.-41-23. r. 0. T. ELLISON, 31. I)., - D p.AcTicisai PTLYSICIAN, Conde , spOrt, respectfully informs the citizen; °Rho villaze and vicinitithat he ;;111 promptly respond to alli calls for professional set ;les. Otllce on First street, first door WeMt of his reside me. 1740 .. 3 . 111 IN S. MANN. i I t ITTORINTEY AND COUNSELLOR Al LAW. ..,ft Couderapor , 1'.., wdl :mend the screr t ai ccurts, to 'jotter, Camera and McKean counties. Ali burli ness entrusted to his core will receive prompt atteu etini. Unice on M. tin street, In residence. ! . AUTFLUR G. DEMISTED, t ATTORNEY ....kND OOtINSELLER AT LAW, J Cuiiileriipor., Pa , will attend to all huFlinesi en trusted. to his ear& with prom ritneog nndifiilelliy. Office lin the second for 2y of the Olin,teil Blcielt. I .1 ..por., Pa , .0 his care with f ram ~ic second _tor 2 p of the Olmsted ISAAC BENSON, Ai TTOTLNEY-.IIT-LSW, Cotdersport,' will 1-1: attend to all nears entrusted to himixitl. care and promptnes a a. Attends Courts of adjoinim; colln• tiOi. 0 Lilco oo Ei l cond atreet,near the Al legaby bridge U. TTORNEY 9..,ND COUNSELLOR A''r LAW, Cou.i,,rspor,t PA:, will attend the Uoutr in Pot, 'ter;and . the adjoini , ng cou ale& 31ILLER. 1 .f: "IcALLARNEY; 1 , 1 ' A. ~7 0 It`;EYS-AT LAW, 11A anusnzke., 'entin...-:- Agents for khe CoHectic: n cf Ciaint s agah.,,t the tilted States and ktate (overnments ,su..,h asf t ensions, liioitnt y, Arrears a Pay dce-Address Ilex :15, t rris ba rg ) Ir 11. HILLEff, I. C. MIALLIINTLY 31. lir. McAL4USEY, Zj EAL ESTATE and NCI!: Ll Land Bo gI t.and Sold, Taxes paid Titles itw.entigated., Insures property agaitt,t ftre rn the licht icoMpaitics In thelComitry. and l'orrionqagr..M , t Acci 'Sorts In the Tr.tv'clers losctranne Cdm of 1-I.trt. Bitslnesa t ansactcd promytly ; 17.29 I P. AJ STEIMINS !it Co.. I Alf grtcriAlsiT—Deal..rs in Dry Goods, Fancy Gouda, Grineries.Proviinonl,Flour,qo,Pork, aatl cve,ythitT dsually kept iu a good couritry /aura. Prpthice bonalit seld 17,29 i• - . C. ii. SIMMONS, i A ERCIT'A.NT.—W ELLSVI LLE N. Y;Whole i 11, nalc, / rtnd R. toil Dettlf•r In Dry Goole, Ifnney and Stalph.ooo,ls.Clo hing,l.n.lica Dre.,30..(idA.(3 rocertes, .Irlclur, Fimd, 5,c... Retailers snprylicel en libdral terms NM S E. A. TONES, - • - I • jyEßGFlANyciDeaeta in Drrics.ll..edicir, l c,,Orinte., le, lan y runlet', Stationery, Dry Goode, GeocerieA &c. Str..et, Coudersport, V i a • I r.... OLIIIST , D., 1 TERM - I:I.NT Dealer in Dry Goods, P.Ady.rnadi. kkirk, . Cl.iblog, s,l , ' ockery, Groceries, Flour, Feed, rk, Proviion -c., lido street, Coudersport, Pn i• 1 ,OLLINS smrrit, 1' ' lirEncrfAls.:ll hardware, ill. Dry Goods. Groceries, Ilk Provisions Queensware,: . euCery, 5,,,d all Gooia u...c ally found in a country stre. n'th . . 11. 3.. OLMSTED, 1 _i I ARDWARii Mti e'rennt, and Draler iinStoves, I Tin and SAeet Iron.Ware,Main streei,Couder splort, Pere `a. ' - 'in and Sheet Iron WareUnade to culler, in good 103. le, on . shart notice. 1 , ! COUDERSPORT HOTEL. • . Dr . G LAS:11111E, Pitopatcr, r ea, Corner of Main 6 and &Tot il street,t.Coodot Snort .Potter Co. Pa. A i Livery Stable jikttlso kept in connection ivith this II 'tel. Daily Stlties to arid front the Railroads. Pottc , Journal Job-Oflice ..' HAVING In•Jely ad icd rt fine onew assortment of JOB-TYPE' to our already largo o..ortntent. xvt, are now prep tred to do all hinds of wort 3, cheaply and with taste al 4 neatness. Orion. solicited. AGENTS, $l5O PER MOZ.iTII, TO proved Cam Mon Sei n e Fain'ly Sew. lli; Machine will stitch, hem. fell, hind, zalher, quilt, and embroider ce only $2O. } very Machine is . war s. For terms address or call on C. Reception rooms No. 255 S. Fifth . 1 1110. Pa. lm i,, T ANTED, v sell tile in int ?Assail Se. tttelt, cord, brat, I btlautifully. •Pr ranted three yes ' 130VER,S s Ut, Street, Philtidel 1 fe,„ 1311 `' , 1.. 1 1113 A , 1 ii' • ',; .' 1 1. Ma l i 1 of a 1, , •. V iet ' ' .l Cou load, or leave y ARBLE WORK Moments and Tomb-Stcrnes 'kinds, will be furnished on - reaeona nine and ebert notice by C. Brennle. sidenee: Eulaba, 1.,34 mike south of dereport, Pa., on the Sinnetnaboning tur ordere at the Post °lnce. feG'6 DAN BAILER, VENSION, B , Pensions p ar who are di ofr disease contra States ; and pen,: tidned for widow teed killed Ivhri ; ',lronaptly anew .14ent of the .241 clesiary papers crises as axed bl A. G. Olmsted,' SoneB'B4 - /USTY and:WAR. CLAIM AGENCY roeured for Soldiers of the present i tabled by reason of wounds received acted while in the service of the United ysions, bounty, and arrears of pay ob. 1 ,, pr. heirs of those who have died or fired, and "s orv'ce. .A.ll letters 3f inquiry a receipt Ly snail at a state of claimant, I will forward the no- L e rtheir siwilature. Trees in Pension C law. Befers to Bank Inane Benson, , John S. Mann and , N. W. Knox, E so b-A.N BAKER., ' Claim Agent, Coudersport. l'n. 0 $1 - .5 e2O bowing SLnh tipper feed. 16r largo comThi t:1 the United £3 licensed by lio ler,Singer & C i!ihines are tar 1~•tile to sires tree. Addreto, ford, Milne Per Year! We \vain agents everywhere to sell our iIMPROVED :tunes, Three new kinds. Under anti 'arranted five year. Abdve salary 'sions paid. The ONLY machines sold atoll - for, less than $4O, which are I ally •o, Wheeler & Wilson GroVer & .13a- &Bachelder..A.ta. other Cheep ma., lements and the sellor,ori user_ are doe, and imprisonment. leirculara •r call upon Shaw & Chu* , Blade . ,De. 26, 1895. lowly. 4 " - i-. . 07 : - : -' i ----.-.- - i t t • lii - -7 - -- 4 & l ikb .. .• ' '" lla* . A 'N....L11, -. ~, b . 1 •.: 0 s ,, ~,. 10 r i ,• 0, .., *1A ...., 44 - ....... 0. i ~ ..----., c, • ------- , , . ,THE TWO VILLAGES. Over the river:on the hill Lieth n village white and still ; All around it the forest trees • Shiver and whisper in the Ireeze ; lOver it sailing shadows go Of sodring hawk and screaming crow, And Mountain grasses, lowland sweet, Grow lin the middle of every street. I Over the riverlunder the hill Another village lieth Still Thefell see in i the cloudy night Twinitling stars 'of househOd light, Fires that gleam from the smithy's door, idiSts that curfon the river's shore; Arild in the roid no grass* grow, For the wheelS that hasteh r to and fro. AL In that village.On the bill "; Never; is sound 'of smithy or mill; The houses hreihatched with grass and flowers, Never! a, clack to tell the hOurs, The marbld, .iciors are always,Shut; ; You May Mit itt,er hall or'hut4 N . 14.11 the villkge; lies asleep Never; a grain to sow or reap; , Never; in'dreaMs to moan or sigh, Silent', and idla, and low they lie. In tha l t i village l under the hill, 14'i hen; the night is starry aild still, Many - la weary Soul in prayer Looks to the other village ihere, And Weeping and sighingilougs to go, Up toi lhaG hoirie from this; helow ; Long to Sleep, by the forest wild, Whither have liranished wite and child, And lleareth, praying, thialanswer fall-- "Pati6nce 1 that village sliftll hold ye all I" Clll3lllll/11. Potter Cdunty in'fast Times. --- 1 Times. Railla tentu l. ry's Labors in the Gospel, INEI ODING TIIIRTT-FIFE YWAES or B.tok.:Woons, 1115110:1 W 011; AND ,EE.ANG4IZING, Is NEW YORE. AND IrENNEYLNIANIA.—AD:AdIO-BiOgraphy by Tilos. S. S I IISARDOiri, Ile related, in hie 74th year, to .a teriographer.±With an A piie ndix, .5.7. c. Published it y d. N. Wesiiss and E. B.. , CASE. he Volume. before us Contains much that I - t is f inerest to the general reader, particu larly If he hashelonged far any length of time to the Northetn Tier of counties in Pennsyl vanid, or the' Sohthern Tier in New York. Mr.llihardown was emphatically one of the pion ors in this wild region. His story is told 1., in a stmple,ho t nest style, and with no attempt I at cu;oring, i t hat m'rist commend it to the atten4on of those desiring to compare the ' present with the past. Many' things are great it only by comparison. ,Progress in any depart- I ruentjof morals or science is gained by ..; com paring the condition of to-day with that of 1 someipast time. We are, all prone to think that L-e haveia wild and nerhaPs a very rude ; couritry, that! our pleasur f es ate limited and our 4pportenities foradvanceni nt very much ..I ; restiqmed. .1. glance through this volume will4how usjivlielein we have rred, and in what we have Unproved.: Of ..'course the old inhabitants of , this, as, well as any other t county, can see (improvements upon the cus toms and privileges of their youth, but the young havenot these comparisons to make lire and e sometimes dissaiisfied. To them we cormnend especially a careful perusal.of this volatile, Wd copy an extract below: "Iliad been traveling some in Pcttertounty. Wheh I came' to a school-house, if there was sell+, I would arrange with the scholars, at noon, to run around and give notice to a few of the scares neighbors, who, with the.chil ; &mi l l would make up quite a tcongregation. . and c would try and preapb to them Jesus and [ the resurrection. Then I would inquire the [ course in which there was another school ; huus l e,and,if it was in ni,j, reach before school was ,dismissed, would get out an evening appirtme.nt,' then find some somebody with i whom I could stay all right,. 'llbus pushing roundifrora place to place,l finally crossed the line into Tioga county l and preaChed in a settlement,Where I had spoken a fey nnieS before. ;After the meeting was out, it man came up, ehoOli hands with me,and , caltq..l - me pji name. I had to look prettey I close, for ah.:the light We had through . the service was from a few slivers offat pine, in serteid in the jams of the' old fashioned log hou r firetee, He' asked mif I wculd not l nice, go home a a e stay all night with him. I told him preferred not going any further, if I coul. stay*here I was ; ;but he insisted that I should go! , ..rVith him. I; asked him the dis tanch. He , shid not over a mile. His wife was 1 r i was in company with him, and :l concluded thatlif she enuld walk that distance through : the pitcu darkness, I certainly could ride.— ' They were both irreligious. I talked with thorn, prayed With them,, and endeavored to pohlt, them again to thejLemb of God that I talc. hi away i the sins of the world. I had pretty:led:to them in York State, They ap peaed to be 'among the ,fiery poor, but what the.ii had wits as free p.s water. My horse fairbd a gretit'deal worse than myself, but. he saidinothingl had no fah e ll to-find, for he had lean led, no doubt, that the mission field was Often .very scarce of provender!. . 1 "6 conversation witlathe man, ear'y in the tno6ing„afte r r having eaten a very light break fast [indeed ; ire talked about the way to Phce nii HuM He wanted to know bow far from Pin' Creek; 1 I told him as pear as I could guliis. PIINII, now," he said, "Elder, - you are a pretty good back-woodsman, and if you can keep the course! through the woods as I will give it to you, you will strike the Run at the hot of Round mountain." I thought that there was soi many mountains,and round ones toO,lthat it was not a very definite direction. HO said it was only eight miles through the woods,but there was' no ath,not even marked trees, by which I could be guided. Hepointed but the direction where: the wind was, and said, if I kept it so 'arid so, I would'rio doubt 'Come but right. I ceuciuded - to try. it, inns . mu la as it was going to isborten„very greatly troytravel. i Having got 'perhaps two miles I into, the deep Wildernesrq my horse made signs ,hat: there was something around that he did , ! 1 1 Deboieo to tile 'Tliqeiple,3 of Ihtte kahpeileD, ana tflej @isseirliintioq of .Iffoillity, Kitelltyhe qqa 0013 1 DERSPORT, POTTER COUNTY • nut like very well, for he was always afraid of wild animals. While talking to him I heard thb brush crack. My horse jumped, and I' lobked around, but saw nothing. 'Very soon I heard it crack. again, and thought perhaps it might be a panther drawing his heavy car- cuss' along ; but,in a littleopening to the right I Saw a man, and he saw me, and as we ap pit:ached each other I hailed him by his given name, "Oliver I what ale you doing here, my brother?" He was a young mari whom I had baptized, with a number of others, some time ben:ire on Pine Creek. I asked him where he Weasteeringtol? He said, "To the creek."— "Where do you calculate to strike Phoenix Run ?" He replied, "at Round tnouritain." 1 asked. "why do-you call it Round mountain?" --"0," he said. "the people have names for ahnost all these mountains." I asked him if he had ever been through this piece of woods befOre He said, "Yes, once." I remarked, "I think you are bearing too ranch to the right o4ierwise the wind has changed." He said he thought he was pretty near right,but would not be sure; and as, we kept talking and mov ing !on, he added, "If we are right, we shall come to a house, pretty soon. I said I had miller heard of a , iouse anywhere in that part. I"While we Were talking, "There," said he, "Ilsee the break,now,in the woods." We soon came to what backwoodsmen call a "slash felice :" there might have been, berhaps, an acre, the timber of which had been cut down and left on the ground just as it fell. As we could not get through this slash fence,we con sulted which was the best way to get around it, and hadjust started to work our way,When I saw some children. They must have been playing at hide-and-seek, for those that saw us beganto shout and scream, and very soon I saw three or four' more little ones crawl but of !I very large hollow bass-wood tree that had been cut down but was lying up on other tim ber. I saw at once that they were not all Children of one mother. • I"While we were talking and amusing our el.,sre with the children;we arrived pretty near telthe houses There did not appear to be a Vestige of anything growing, but what had sprung up wild from the bosom of nature. I said to the brother with me, "Hold on I want tolstop at this house."- I went up to, a rude door that was partly open, and knocked, but nci answer. I always had one question to ask first, 'when I called at an isolated dwelling, and that was, LWhere is your spring ?" I opened the door, and asked the question.— There were two women.in the house; one an swered. "The spring's down by that hemlock tree ; the gourd shell is there sir." I then told them my name,' and thatll was a Baptist minister; I asked' them if they knew the course Ilshould haVe, to take to strike Phmnix Run near the Rourid mountain. They told me that Ilwas on a pretty direct course. All this time I I was surveying their habitation. I asked them how long they had lived there? They replied, "Over nine years." I asked them Where they were frbm ? They said they were from'York State. !I asked them from what part of York State,bilt got nolanswer. I asked them what county? No answer, What town ? All silent. I then Concluded that, very prob ably, they were like several 1 others whom I ' had met with, in isolated places,who had left York State for a cause. !I asked them if they had a Bible ? : They said i i"Nol" A Testament? "No, sir." Why,what b oks have you ? "Not any." Have you not an!Alrnanac ? "No. we have not any hooks." I talk l ed to them some in relation to the interests of iheie souls; They were intelligent, : looked tidy in their persons, their garments well patched / I put it down that thoie feniales had seen better days. They had but one room. The floor appeared to be made of split! chestnut; cbd m ber floor they had none; chairs, and tables, were not there. I saw .a small 'quantity of crpckery, 'more' or less broken. They had no ehimJey ; the logs t had long been•burned out where the fire was wont tole built, and a very/ large slab-stone standing edgewise, served f r a fire back.— There was some small pieeo of venison hang ing iu littlesmoke. Blocks,like shingle-blocks appeared to be their seats. Their bedsteads (one on ,either side of the room) were very rude, but convenient; the 3 had bored into, the logs with a two-inch auger, and inserted crass-pieces, which ;were plit' into a hole of the same size, in what migi t be termed the bed-posts. One difference I t ibserveti.between the bed-posts r of civilieatio , and those that were on the borders, was, that while we have but twoposts on- a side, theirs a'ppeared to have three, with the head part some inches higher than the toot, On the cross-pieces appeared to be laid slabs or boards, .(I could nut say Which.) I inqUited for their husbands Th'ey said they were out hiinting. I would hate given them my Bible,b l ut it was the only one I had with me, and it Would have been very difficult for me to have made my way home without that. • I ' 4My companion leftmesoon after we arrived ontthe Run and I continued my course.— dging my hdrse by myself, I knew he must b. very, hungry - , I was- passing a little log cabin, something like seven miles from the seetlemOnt below,'where I calculated to take My dinner: I was somewhat acquainted with the people living in the cabin t they were pi ous,good people,but very poor• I saw amongst the slogs lying around the house, some very nice fresh grass, which I did not -see on the mountain, although it was about the middle of flay. I thoUght I would ask the privilege of turning my horse,loose there a short time. I inqUired of two children if their father and mother were n. One said no, the other sail yes. While 1 was speaking, the good woman came' to the door, very glad to see me. I told her that I wanted to let my horse pick a little of that grass', and . I would stop ten or fifteen minutes. She asked me what time of day !it was ; I told 'her, about eleven o'clock, Slie said, "Now, Elder, you must stay and take dinner with us." I told her she must excuse me,for I must go on, very soon; (and I kneW that, if I stopped to eat, I should "eat the children's bread.") But she was so importu nate, that the thought struck me, if I do not stay', sbe will think that it is on account of their poverty so I concluded to tarry. She said to two little boys,4Run down to the creek, anc catch some trout." They were gone but a short' time, and returned with a good string of trout. I saw her dress them, nicely, and out them into an old-fashioned frying-pan, minus butter, lard, or anything of the kind.. Shli baked Athem in her pan, and pot them - 1319 hex; table. "She said, "Now, Elder, I cannot gibs you what I hare not got ; this is all we PA., TUESDAY MARCH, 6, 1866. have, eatable." I sat down with her, asked a blessing, and we partook of the fish. It was indeed, a "fish dinner." She remarked. "We sht.iuld not have lbeen so badly off, had it not been that my hubband.went down the river, and be is detained at tide-water. We expected him beck some three weeks ago,and are look! ing for him every day. •You must not be disi coaraged,and not call agaln,because we have so little.! My heart was deeply moved, and my, eyes could not refrain from weeping. We kneeled down and prayed, and:if ever I felt, huhabled in view of the many excuses that had been made around my own table, when iN-6 Were abundantly supplied with the necessa rieis of life, lit was on this occasion. I left that house; I thought a better man.than. T was iV lien I entered it. Proceeding en my way,l retched my appointment in the evening,seven or eight miles below. !'Oni another occasion, not many miles from that p ace, I had an engagement where, there wdrelli saw-mill or two,and three log-houses. Preaching was to be rn the afternoon. I had about eighteen miles to ride, at , ten o'clock, A. M. My first offset was tnrough a piece of woods., perhaps eight miles. 1 had not been in Ihe !woods long before I heard it thunder. It was', evident that it would be a shower of some maguitude,and,from the fray it appeared to be Coming up, I knew I could not escape. I rode through the whole of it, and the shower was traveliog in the same direction that I was. Airiven at my oppointweut in due time. My congregation, of course, was small, but I had ; all that were around the establishmet. They remarked; "The .shower has been very heavy, sir." 'I said, "Yes." They said, "You must be very wet, indeed." "I am, but lam used to' it." When we were together, I sang and prayed, preparatory to my sermon. After prayer,. I saw that, during that part of my service my congregation was increased by two femeles, "apparently .as much drenched with rain as I was. After service, I went into the adjoining room,(it was a double loghouse). because there was a little fire there. When I entered, I found those two females' standing by the ;fire. I said to one, "You had to come through the rain ?" "Yes," she replied.- - "Ain't you sorry that, you came to meeting?" She replied, "No sir, for I have not heard a sermon until now, since I left York State."— "How; long ago is that?"—"Three years, sir." The ther one,added, "Nor I, either; the last sermon I heard was in York State." "How long ago, madam?" —"Over five years." My heart begari to grow tender. I was sorry I had not given! thern i more of the bread of life. After conversing with them a short time in relation to the interests of their souls, they remarked, almoSt simultaneously, "We heard of this meeting by' accident; a man, was passing through, and, among other things he told about a meeting being here, and we concluded to come." I inquired, "Where did you come from---from what part ?"—"From a little,new settlement, above, sir." I said,l did not know there. was a settlement, anywhere above. One ' remarked, "It is about seven miles—seven miles sir." "You come down on foot,didyou?" —"0 yes," was the reply, "and through the thunder storm." One Said, "It was very se vere,lsir. When we gbt out to the clearing here,l there were thirteen dry trees, burning, on the side of the tnouta . ns ; they 'had been struck by lightning." ;I said to them, "You will hot return, I suppose, until morning?" One looked me in the face,and,the tears brim ming upon her eyelids, said, "We must go back, to-night, sir; we have left our 'babes at home." Thfit broke my heart,(and why should it not, as lOng as a parent's heart was beating within my own bosom ?) I said to them,"Why it is bow five o'clock; you cannot reach your home before dark, can you'?" "Yes, sir, we shall get home if all is well."—l care nothing about it," said the other, "if we can only get through Wolf's Hole before night sets in."'l parted with them, never to see them:again. But such thirst for the waters of life, as was manifested by those friends, ought to put to shame thousands of professing Christians,who live within sight and soundof God's sanctuary, who; If it is not just so pleasant, - and just so convenient, appear to opiate their consciences, and make up their minds that they are not called upon to gp out to serve God under such unfavorahle circumstances I" • This volume can be obtained for $2 25, postage paid, by arldresSing 0. N. WoaDEN, Esq., at Lewisburg, ljnio4 Co., Penna. or by applying to E. B. Cess,..firoy, Bradford Co., 1 Penna. ; WI" How bravely a an can walk the earth, bear the heaviestl i burdens, perform the severest duties, and look all men square in the face, if he only bears in his breast a clear conscience, void of offence toward God or'manl There is no spring, no spur, no inspiration like this. To feel that we have omitted - no to k, and left no ebligatiou unfulfilled, this fills the heart with satisfaction, and the soul with ,strength. Sr. PAUL.—"IIow do you like the character of St. Paul ?" asked a parson of his landlady one day during a con versation about the old Saints and the Apostles. .1 "Ah 1 he was a good clever old soul, I know, for he onoe said, yotr know, that we must eat what is set before us, and ask no questions for conscence's sake'. I always thought I,should like him fora boarder:" Some of our Western friends have a talent' for the figurative. Oue of our Tennessee exchanges describes another as "holding its left hand under the Swal low-tail, of its , constitutional dignity,. and extending the white nose-wiper of inter rogative pathos in its right.". IllOxEy'a WoaTif.—.A. rich upstart once. asked a poor person if be bad any idoa axle advantages arising from riches. "'I believe they give a rogue a n advantage over an honest man,"- was .the reply. b t -- ' doingt tesi,w a is every one a e same ? Ano.—Growiag older. _ _ A Roman !Moto.. In•the war between Rome and Carthage the consul Regulus was taken captive! Flo was kept , a ease prisoner for two years, pining,iind sickening in his loneli ness, while the, meantime the war con tinued, and at last a victC r ry so decirive was g ained by I dle Romans, that the peo ple o f c Carthage were discouraged, and resolved to ask terms of peace. They thought that no one would be so readily listened to at Rome as Regulus, and they therefore sent him there with their envoys having first made him swear that he would come back to his prison if there should be neither peaca nor an exchange of prisoners. They little knew how much more a true -1 hearted Roman cared for his city than, for himself--fot his word thee for his life. Worn and, dejected, the captive warrior came to the !outside of his.own city, and there paused, refusing tolenter. "I am no longer a l Roman citizen," he said ; "I am but the barbarian's •slave, and the senate may not give audience to strangers within the walls." His wife Marcia ran out to greet him, with hiS two sons, but he did not.look up, and; received their caressed as one beneath their notice, as a mere slave, and he con tnued, in spite of all entreaty, to remain outside the city, and would not even go to the little farm he loved so well. The Roman senate, as he 'would ,not come in to them, came oat to hold their meeting in the Campag4 The ambassadors spoke first, then Reg ulus, standing up, said, as one repeating a . task, "Conscript fathers, being a slave to the Cartbagenians, I cpme on the part of my, masters to treat with you concern ing peace, and an exchanFe of prisoners." He then turned' to go away with the am bassadors, as a stranger might not be present at the deliberations of the senate. His old friends pressed !him to stay arid give his opinion as a senator who twice been consul; but he refused to de grade that dignity by claiming it, slaie as he was. 'But at the I command of his Carthagenian masters,he remained, though not taking his seat. Then he spoke. Re told the senators to per - severe in the war. ' He said that he had seen the distress of Carthage, arid atr i a a peace would be 'only to her all vaptage, not to that ofltorde, and, theile fore, he strongly advised that the war should, continue. Then, as to the eX change of prisoners, the Carthagenian generals, who were in the hands of the Romans, were in full health and stren th, whilst be himself was too , much broken down to be fit for service again, and, in deed he believed- that ibis enemy !had given him slow poison, and that he could not live long. • Thus he insisted that no exchange of prisoners should be made. It was wonderful:even to Romans, to hear a man thus pleading agairist him self, and their chief riri4ts came for Ward and declared that as his oath had been wrested from him by force, he was not bound 'by it to return Ito his captivity. But Regulus was too noble to listen to this for a moment. !'I.; am not ignorant that death and the extremest tortures aro preparing lb'. me ; i but what are these to the name of an infamous action, or the, wounds of.a guilty mind ? Slave as lam to Carthage, I have still the spirit of a Roman I have sworn 'to return. It is my duty to go; let the gods take care of the rest." The senate decided to follow! the advice of Regulus, though they bitterly regretted his sacrifice, His wife wept and entreated in vain that they would detainl him ; they could merely repeat their permission to him to remain; but nothing could prevail, with him to break his word, anti he turned' back to the chains and death he expected, as calmly as if he had been returning to his home. Dow litscotrEamoi A THlEF.—After Lorenzo Dow had retired to bed after a hard day's travel, in the western part of Virginia, a number of persons collected. in the bar-room to enjoy their usual rev elries, as was the custom in that part of I the country. At 'a late hour in the night the alarm was given that one of the com pauy bad lost his pocket book, and a search was proposed, whereupon the landlord remarked that Lorenzo Dow was in the. house, and if the money was there, he knew that Lorenzo could find it. The suggestion was instantly recotved with approbation, and accordingly he was aroused, and brought forth to find the money. As he entered the room,his eyes ran through the company with searching inquiry, but nothing appeared that could fix guilt upon any. 'one. The loser ap peared with a countenance expressive of great concern, and besought Mr. Dow for Heaven's sake to find the money. "Have any left the company since you lost the money ?" said Mr. Dow. "None-," saidate loser, "none." "Then," said Lorenzo, turning to the landlord, "go and bring me a large din. ner - poti" This' created no little surprise. But as supeinataral powers were universally TERDIS.-41.50 PER ANNUM. conceded to him, his directions: 4 were un. hesitatingly obeyed. Accordingly Cher pot was brought forward and set in the, middle of the room. "Dow," aaid Lorenzo, "go and bring the old chicken cook from the roost." This was also done, and at Lorenzo's directions, the cock was placed in the pot and covered 'over with a board or ltd. "Let the doors now be fastened and the lights extinguished," maid Mr. Dow, which was also done. "Now," said he, "every person in the room must rub his bands hard against the pot, and when the g uilty hand touches it the cock will crow." Accordingly all came forward, and fob• bed or pretended tomb against the pot But no cock crowed. "Let the candles now be lighted," said Lorenzo, when all things were prepared, "let us examine the hands.". This was the important part of bid ar. rangetnent. For on examination, it was found that, one man had not rubbed against the pot. The other hands being black with soot from the pot was a proof of their innocence. "There,"isaid Lorenzo, pointing to the man with the Ulein bands, "there fe the man who piCked your - pocket." The culpriq seeing his detection, at once acknoededgid his guilt. The man! whO put up a stove-pipe with oui any pofanity has been found,,and a company have secured him for exhibition in 'the principal cities.l Ito will draw better that the pipe: Men 'and hyenas langli ; men, parrots and raveni 'talk; men and crockOdiles cry; men,l cats and lamas spit; Men, grasshoppers and tobacoo-wprms chew tobacco. The first poetical valentine ever writ ten is preserved id the British Museum. The author was Charles, Duke of Orleans, 1415. A. 4'ew imitators, we are sorry to say, still ekist. An chonest hack driver wa.6 discovered in this city lest week. When be dies it is proposed to erect a monument to his memory at Laurel Hill. , it'Restaurant." is derived from the Latia words res and tauris, hence the term•y-. bully thing. A matrimonial tie should be a lover's knot. "Early impressions are the most last ing," the fast , kiss arid the fast licking cum under this head. Things that are writ for bread will bo apt to taste ov the emptinga. Repntashun is a good deal like a bon' fire . ; you have got to keep piling on the shaving. If you don't, the flame will soon subdew. Good wit is something like good lAA —the more soon and unexpekted it is, the better. , They tell of a feller out west who kant wear tinny stookings--bis feet are so big he haz to wear sock•dollagers. The best education a man receives in this life, he gets just before he disc.; and it mostly consists in forgetting what he has larnt beford. The world looks — With cold respect upon an act Of- justiss,.biit haaves up their hats at a display of , mercy. 1 Yet the one is the , strength of. virtue, while the other is most often its greatest weak• ness 1 • A mind that 'has more imaginaahun than sense, is like a goiase--furat rate to fiy down hill. • I don't think the world hes laity olvd ilization to sPare, but I think she hue more than she can manage well. ' Drafting has been commenced in Mex ico. Exemption costs four hundred dollars. The Egyptian Government' has only just adopted the use of postage--statt3ps they came into use the first of January. The house 'in which Byron ;lila his mother resided, in Aberdeen, during a portion *etas boyhood, is now used as s printing•oike, and a printing•press ocoa• pies what was , once the poet's beitroom. When sitting alone by, the side of s beautiful. woman, one tares little hoar grasping she is. The number of people in a city fiAny not necessarily have increased haeause many of its people have doubled ; but it is , in a fair way to increase. . We must suppose the map value red noses, judging from Ulla, expepse they are at to get them. N i t! is make it a reproach to any ante that he has "changed his tune I" What sort of alainger would he be who . never did so T state, Elections will be &Id in New Hampshire on the second Tuesday in March; in Connecticut on the. second ;Monday, in April;, and in 'Mode. Island on ti t he - first Wddniiday its* present year. II 1
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