' ' ' ___! BY DAYID OYER. Itbti A PARODY. LET TUG GABIES BE HEARD. Tell Die, ye winged winds That round ray pathway roar, l)o ye not know some spot Where bachelors come no more— Some lone and pleasant doll Where no moustache is seen— Where long eared dandies never come Ourselves and fun between ? There came a murmur frotn the distant sea— A low, sad tone, which whispered "No-sir-ee." Tell me, thou misty deep, tthoso billows round me play, Know'st thou some favored spot, Some island far away, Where weary girls may Sad A rest from soft dough facei. And hear themselves called women Nor linked to the graces 1 Soon did the misty deep its answer give, Jiv murmuring, "Not while brandy smashes live.* 1 And thou, screnest moon, What language dost thou u.tor While gazing on the GENTLEMAN Whose hea lis iu'he gutter / Say, hast thou in thy round, Gazed on sonic favored spot, Where halt know not the iceight of bricks. And where cigars are not t Behind a cloud the moon withdrew in woe, But in italics answered "No, no, no Tell nie, my sacret soul— Oh! tell me, liopc ami faith, Is there no resting place From fops and beaux aud death / Is there no happy spat, Where womankind are blest — .Where man may never come, And w !.er the girls may rest I Faith, Truth and Hope—best boons to mortals given, Waved their bright ings and answered " yes, iu litavcu ifjffloia LiML LETTER No. 1. TNE NATURE 01* TIIK QUESTION —THE PROPOSITION TO BE PROVED—THE GENERAL PROOF GIVEN. This is the most important subject be fore the Legislature. It is so because it is of personal consequence to every taxpayer, and is intimately associated with the future prosperity of every great business interest. A question of >ucb magnitude uny well at tract universal attention. It is far above the petty strifes of party. It relates to the good of the whole people ia their per sonal interests, and should be treated with the dignity, the gravity, the tiutLfn'ness and the mauiiuess of purpose with which those subjects deserve to be approached, which involve, in their solution, the destiny ola great Commonwealth. Pennsylvania, with her free institutions, witu ber busy farmers of matchless perse verance and endurance, with her virtuous and industrious laborers, with ber magnifi cent mountains, her noble rivers, her fer tile valleys, her nuny ores more precious than the gold of the Pacific shore, her cen trality of position, and the intelligence, activity and cnterpri-c >f her capitalists an 1 bu-iiic.-s men, should be the first State in the Uuwn. With probably fewer natu tul advantages than Virginia, we have in finitely surpassed her in the race, far here there are free laborers, there slave laborers. Wo bavc indisputably greater natural ad vantages than, with this single exception, any other State in the Union, and under wise legislation we have a brilliant career liefore us. I say wise legislation, for our legislation has not always been wise. Our hostility to "innovation" has chained our people when they should Lave been re lieved of burthens; and many a great movement has been inadvertently crippled, which etuiuctitly deserved legislative aid and encouragement. But, independent of all this, another cause has struck deeply j and fearfully at the growth of our State. — ' I, of course, refer to the excessive taxation ; under which out grent interests have long ; literally groaned. ' This taxation was ue- j cessary, at oDe time, to save the honor of the Commonwealth. In this purpose no sacrifice would have proved too gteat for our patriotic aud proud spirited people.— But it cannot be denied that exoessive tax ation here, while our neighbors bava im posed far fewer taxes, has driven much of A Weekly Paper, Devoted to Literature, Politics, the Arts, Sciences, Agriculture, Ac., &c—Terms: Two Dollars per annum. | our capital to other States, has ledto its concealment here, an>| has thus iu two ways seriously increased the burthens of the more courageous and the more honest portions of the people. And it is clearly their wish, as it is clearly their interest, to be relieved at the earliest possible moment of what constitutes their greatest griev ance. Now, I maintain that as ibe bulk of the taxation of the people is, and has been, sank in the management of the Main Line of the State, it is tho duty of the Legisla ture to sell that line, at the best price it • will bring And upon this I remark : First. Thai there is no reason why the State should retain the ownership of the Line. Its construction was forced upon the Mate, because at that time, private en ter prise was wholly inadequate to the un dertaking. Once built, the line was of necessity worked by its owner—no other party being able to undertake its manage ment. This necessity continues no longer. The State can readily dispose of it on fair terms to companies formed mainly of her own citizens, and deeply interested, by eve ry consideration, in the growth of the State. And as managing railroad* and ca nals is no part of the legitimate duties of a State, and never can be as successfully ef fected as by companies controlled by prac tical men, it is eminently proper that the Commonwealth, without reference to the pecuniary considerations involved, should dispose of its interest in these improve ments. There being then no fitness in the State's ownership of the line, and it being proper for the State to abandon this and devote itself to more legitimate purposes j what are the pecuniary hearings of the i proposition T This suggests the second l remark. j Second. The Slate shout J s-Ji the Main Line, because that Line has exhausted and is exhausting the whole proceedt from the j diced taxation of the people. If this pro j position be capable of demonstration, who will have the boldness to protest against a sale of that line? And it is clearly sus ceptible of proof—proof both general and particular—proof which leaves uot a shad ow of doubt. The gemral proof is this: | Twelve or more years ago the State com ! nsenced heavily to tax its citizens. These | taxes have been rigidly collected—the peo ple pay ag them with a view to the liquida tion of the State debt. Since 1845, over seventeen millions of dollars have been ' paid by the people to the State, as taxes 1 upon their real and personal property ! Daring this time the receipts from other ' species of taxes, such as those ou bank j stoeks, corporation stock*, State stocks, ' charter taxes, bonuses, license taxes, have usually paid the appropriations to | common schools and the ordinary expenses iof government. Ilow, then, have these ! seventeen millious been applied ? There can be but one reply: I'art to the new work !on the North Branch Canal, part to the | Portage Railroad, and the balance mainly i to the working expenses of the Main Line. ! This has been the receptacle of the contri butions of the people: yet some citizens ! oppose a sale ! Not one dollar of the debt i has, in reality been paid. It is as great now as when taxation was first resorted to. j The aggregate is still those pondeious forty millions. That there may be no dispute ; concerning the amount of the State tax paid lon real and personal estate, 1 subjoin a ! statement taken from the Auditor Gener al's It-port: ! 1845, $1,318,332 02 ) 1846, 1,445,112 70 1847. 1,280,781 19 184N 1.350,129 49 i 1849, 1,293,921 23 i 1850, * 1,317,82155 'lßsl, 1,372.170 37 1 1852. 1,359,036 30 1853, 1,381,550 59 1854, 1,510,403 39 , 1855, 1,721,114 79 1556, 1.682,035 21 $17,133,008 83 Such was the total receipt at the Treasury, ou real and personal estate, in twelve years. In these facts consists the general proof of the position, that the Main Line has ex hausted, and is exhausting the whole pro ceeds frotn the direct taxation of the peo "ple. The particular proofs will be the subject of another communication. ADAMS. ( A school boy beiDg asked by a teacher how he should flog hitn replied, "If you please sir I should like to have it on the Italian system of penmanship—the heavy strokes upward, and the down ones light." At a recent exhibition of a menagerie an elephant was seen to pick up the loose hay with his trunk,when an Irishman exclaimed "What sort of a be art is that atin' bay with hii tail ?" THE RAILROAD TRAGEDY SEAR HIGHSPIHE. FI RTIIEIt I'ARTICILiaS CORONER'S INQUEST. 0 VERY IMPORT*!XT DEVELOP ME.\ TS. A Grand Scheme of Counterfeit ing Operations Broken I'p. From Hit Harrisburg Daily Telegraph. We have already given some of the par ticulars of the late mysterious raihoad ac cident near Ilighspire, and as our citizens are anxious to learn the full particulars of it, we give the evidence before the Coro ner's Jury. The names of the persons composing the Jury are as follows : Robert L. Muench, ueo. Locher, Win- Templin, lienry Wagner, John 11. Snyder and Wm. Shabenger. Philip Miller, sworn:—l work in the brickyard just at hand; I came here about 10 minutes to 4, was going to work, saw the men lying, the lower man was living, but did not speak: the train going up stop ped; 1 spoke with the conductor, the lamps were burning; 1 was not present wbeu the accident happened. Jacob Scheffer, (miller,) sworn :—I came here about daylight, when 1 came I saw die two persons lyiug on the ground; the lower peisou was not dead; I went fur Dr. Putt; when I came he was dead; Dr. l'utt lives from the place of the accident about i of a mile; the conductors had their lamps burn ing; I beard the whistle after they passed my lot, after they passed my house they drawed the whistle, aud the whistling was going on all the time: I was up about half au hour before the accident: 1 aid not hear thtm whistle as they passed the crossing; 1 don't always bear them when they whistle. Samuel Steele, sworn:—l can't tell what time it was when 1 came here, when 1 got here the passenger train was standing be yond the bodies; the lower person was alive, the other was lying in the water dead; I live iu lligaspiie; can't tell how far my residence is from this place; I work at the brickyard, usual time forgettiug up is four; 1 thiuk it was, after four when 1 got up tbi* morning; ! live on the pike, cars don't pass my door: when I got out I heard cars vLLsUtng; as a general thing I don't hear the cars passing, sometimes I hear them if 1 am up. Adam Coover, sworn:—l heard the whis tle, I think by this train coming up; it whis tled coming through Iligb-qnre; 1 live in iiighspire, 1 don't know the difference in the souud of the whistles; when I came the the lower body was alive, he did not speak, it was something after four, saw the lamps of the conductors burning; i work at the brickyard, was coming to work, usual time for going to work is four o'clock. Peter Masheas, affirmed:—llive in High spire, am foreman on this section, came up when the up-freight train was standing near wher the bodies were lying; 1 was not awake when the Express traiu started up, the down traiu passiug by wakened me. John W. Glover, rworn.-—1 thiuk the name of the man with whiskers and moustache is George Vickroy; he was iu uiy store, was measured for a suit of clothes, 1 made tiieiu and he never called for them, I cannot speak positively whether this is the tuau. James Nichols, affirmed:—l am engineer on the express train which came np this morning, in passing a freight traiu this side of Highspire on turning the curve, I ob served two uion walk on the track, (be freight train had passed there about half the length of the train, 1 opened the whistle wide, aud held it iu that way until the cow catcher caught them aui lifted them up, they were walking towards Harrisburg, 1 could not distinguish at the instant waat tbey were; the freight train east a shadow over them; they were about 60 or 7U yards in advance of Hie: we were going at the rate of 35 or 40 miles au hour, 1 didn't whistle when 1 crossed the curve, but whis tled immediately when I saw the persons, it was utterly impossible for them to hear, because they were in the noise of the freight train, we were about iof a mile this side of Highspire, 1 stopped as soon as 1 could. De Loss Everett, sworn:—! am fireman on the engine Union, Mr. Nichols is engi neer, was on the train this morning when the men were killed, 1 did not see them, 1 was timing at the time the eugiueer gave the alarm whistle,i long and low whistle, I looked out on my side of the engine and saw the man fly off the cow-catcbcr,saw him fall down on the ground, the engineer stopped the train immediately, we were passing the freight train at the time of the accident, and were still continuing to pass when the cow-catcher struck him, 1 only saw one man, when the frain was stopped Mr. Nichols got off the eugine, the regular alarm was given and more, the speed of the train was 35 or 40 utiles per hour. Wm. A. De Lauey, sworn:—l am con ductor on the Pennsylvania Railroad, on the express train, this morning about four o'clock I was setting in the frout passenger car, 1 was startled by hearing au alarm whistle given by the engineer of my train, I immediately went out on the platform, put on one break, the brakesman pat on other brakes, in a few moments the tram stopped, a freight train had just passed go ing east, the engineer of my tiaiu told me that he thongt he Lad killed two men a lit tle piece back, 1 went back/ibout *0 yaidj, wheu I saw one man lying "Letwceu the track badly injured about the bead, but still living, about 20 feet from where he was lviug there was another man lying in 'he ditch quite dead, Ms face wis out of BEDFORD, FA., FRIDAY. JURE 12.1857. ' the water, he wad lying on h's back, I left I two of roy brakesmen in charge of the per sons, Kramer and Keasier, until I could get assistance from Harrisburg, 1 came to town and notified the coroner. Through the kindness of the coroner we hare been placed in possession of the full particulars of this aifair throughout. It has already stated how the accident occur red, information given, aud the inquest held. The strange conduct of the woman who represented herself as the wife of one of the parties has teen mentioned, and com mented upou. Since our last, cireun. stan ces have turned up to implicate this woinan as deeply as any of them. Coroner Jiarr has given us the following details of her transactions up to the time of her depar ture.- On Friday after the accident a lady trai led on me to know if one of them was her busbaud. She showed oie his likeness, I showed her her his clothes, sl screamed out loud and fainted, after she came to, I conversed with her respecting their going to Middletown, she answered it did not matter what they or he done out! "he was a good and kind husband to her, they had been married four years and moved from Northumberland county to this place to get out of trouble, and mast sho now come to this!" I endeavored to pacify ber, by asking her if she would make known the names of their associates, as there was a large amount of money missing. If I could obtain it for the owners I would promise her a reward. She stoutly denied ac knowledge of their business, that they nev er told her anything about their affairs. She said she wanted to leave town as SOOD as possible, and that I should couie up to her honse and buy her furniture, and take back what they had purchased from me, (when they came to town, which was the 7th of May.) I promised her I would, and she left, I immediately sent for officer Newman, aud we went to her house aud commenced a search. We found a number of letters and paper implicating others iu their business! we also found metal, mills, heaters, ladles, iron saw file-, punches, flasks and other apparatus for making counterfeit coin, found sufficient to satisfy ua that the busi ness was carried on on an ex'ensivo scale. these are in my possession, also the tiames atid rosid#tc*s of sotne SO and up wards of with them, all of their accomplices are most solemnly pledg ed, uuder a heavy penalty, not to divulge or learu any persou said art. The lady left the same evening for Philadelphia, where she said her mother and friends re side. However ia the presence of some fe male neighbors (who kept iu iier bouse all the while) a few moments before she le'!, she went to the stairs and raised up the lower step, saying, "Charley" always kept something in there, she wanted to see what it was, Laving a covered basket in ber band, she took several packages therefrom, put them in the basket and kept it in her hand, until she left for the ears. After the officers had left, she expressed her delight to those present that her person had uot been searched, but this, unfortu nately, was not communicated to the Coro ner until she had gone. It wis also noti ced that just previous to laaviug she had gone to the privy, apparently carrying 6ome articles, but returning without any, suspi cion was removed at that time, but a subse sequeDt search has revealed tisc disposal of a lyge quantity of chemicals, dies, coim feit plates, fco., by that source, much of which has been got. As soon as it bad been ascertained that she had made the above remark, a despatch was forwarded to the Mayor of Philadelphia, to have him keep a watch on her and ber goods, when they should arrive. These latter bad been placed in Wsllower's warehouse to be for warded to a certain address in Philadel phia, which the Coroner ascertaining, pro ceeded, in connection with officer I'ada baugb, this morning, to examine them. The result was a very gratifying one, fhe officers succeeding iu obtaining many coun terfeiting articles, which would have been used elsewhere, implicating the woman, and giving a clue to particulars that will un doubtedly lead to the arrest of others of the gang. A valise and several boxes were found aud opened, all directed to the same individual. In one was between five and six hundred counterfeit gold dollars, not yet galvanized, several counterfeit half and quarter dollarst>f an old stamp, and all the material necessary to carry ou counter feiting on the most extensive scale. There were also in the valise a largo roil of bills, announcing the arrival of "George W. Drisbach, the celebrated horse tamer, from Texas," under which signature one of the parties in question traveled, it is supposed, aud succeeded iu obtaining valuable infor mation, for bis accomplices. These articles are all now in possession of the CoroDer. The Coroner says he has no doubt that the money taken from Mr. Finney at the railroad hotel, Middletown, on the eveoity: before the death of the mau killed, was upon them at tLe time of the accideut, aud was abstract ed before his arrival. We have already given the suspicious circumstances which produce this opinion. It looks very much a-- If t" wyj ; -.the. pattif Vn 'hi- county leagued with the dead man in their operations and we trust increasing efforts will be made to expose thera. The envelope found was part of the identical ODe, which is known to have contained Mr. Finney's money. It will be recollected that there was but little good money obtained frotn their bodies by the coroner. Tbe information tbus far ob tained has revealed the existence of an or ganized, oath-bound band of villains, ex tending through all tbe States iu tbe Union, aud calculated to carry on operations, on a scale unsurpassed. From Maine to Texas, its members are tanged, in manner best cal culated to aid in their schemes, and bad not this most lucky dispensation occurred, we would soon have heard of actions unpar alleled in the history of crime. Already the names of over thirty members have be come known, embracing some very prominent lawyers aui physicians. Their head-quar ters seem to have been iu Northumberland county, of this State. From what has bnen ascertained, it is supposed the northern counties arc swarming with them, though they do not seem to have operated much in the lower part of the S'ate. Thfidfeveiopmeuts here, piove, though, ;h&t we were soon to be as deeply inflicted as any with their rascally transactions. \ Tbe names of the men killed were George 11. Vickroy, (alias) George W. Driesbaeh, (alias) Geo. VV. Douglass; and Charles Wil liams, (alia*) Charles Russell, G. M. King, and many other aliases. We are gratified to understand tliat the railroad company have expressed their willingness to aid in defraying the heavy expenses atteuding this accident, produced by a mtsuuderstanding in obtaining coffins tor their bari-iL When first discovered they were supposed to be respectable watermen, and fine coffins were ordered for their re mains, so that if their friends should eail for the bodies they might find theiu to have been treated wirii all the respect desirable. After circutntanc-s dispelled this delusion, E*:d placed Mr. Barr in an unfortunate po sition, which we think is nothing more than right the company should relieve bim from. Of course the main expenses of the affair come upon the county, but as the counjy i net obligatory to defray expenses induced by mistakes, it will fail on the efficient Coroner, unless the company take some such action. We believe this would be nothing more titan right and just. it would seem as if the hand of Provi dence was at work, throughout this entire transaction. Tbe sudden art est of two of the most [imminent participators of the vi lest gang that has ever cursed our State,will give a check to tbe whole, over which they can uot recover. Without it. we might soon 1 ave been oppressed by an unparalleled sys- Jetu of roguery in our vicinity. There is cause to hope that the accomplices of the men now hushed in death may take warning by their companions, awful fate, and discon tinue, forever, their lawless movements ? GETHSEMANK. Lieut Lynch, of the United States Ex ploring Expedition to the River Jordan and the Red Sea, in 1848, visited the Garden of Gethsemaac about the tuotirii of May. lie says : "The clover upon the ground was in bloom aud, the garden in its asspect aud association, was better calculated than any ] lace 1 know, to soothe a troubled tuind. Eight venerable trees, isolated from tbe smaller ajod less imposing ones which skirt tho mount of LUives, form a conscotated grove. High above, on either hand, towers u lofty mountain, with a deep yawning eh a sin of Jehosaphai, between them. Crowning one of them Is a liviug city; ou the slope of tbe other is the great Jewish Cemetery—City of the Dead. Each tree iu the grove, can kered, aud gnarhoi, and furrowed by age, yet be-JJUtjful and impressive in its de-ay, is a living monument of the affecting scenes that have taken place beneath and around it. The olive perpetuates itself from tho i oot of the dying parent stem,the tree springs into existence. These are acuonuted one thousand years old. Under those of the precceding growth, therefore, the Savior was wont to rest : and one of the present may mark the very spot where he kueit, and prayed, aud wept. No cavilling doubt can find entrance here. The geographical boun daries are toi distinct an 1 clear for a mo ment's hesitation. Here the christian, for getful of the present, and absorbed in the past, can resigu himself to sad, yet soothing meditation. The lew purple and crimson flowers growiug about the roots of the trees will give aaftple food for contemplation, for tbey tell of the suffering and ensangui ned dea th of the Redeemer. Philosophy says that shutting the eye makes the sense of hearing more acute. A wag suggc>t that this accounts for many closed eyes that are seen in our churches every Sunday. HEAVEN VIA NEW ORLEANS—The Philadelphia correspondent of the New York Dispatch gives tbe following rather tongh anecdote: "We have a Methodist preacher here who is a jolly wag. A few days since a young man win bad long been attached to his church, aud who was about to leave for New Orleans, came to bid his pastor fare well. 'And so you are going to that degener ate place, New Orleans, are you?* 'Yes, sir, hut I don't expect to be influ enced by any extraneous pressure of any kind,' responded the young man with con siderate earnestness. 'Well, I'm glad to see you are so confi dent, and hope the Lord will guide you.— But do you know the temptations which exist there?' 'Not particularly sir.' 'Well, I do. You'll find wanton women ia the guise of Paris, tempting the very elect: arid rare wines aud ardent drinks; and you'll find gay company and night brawling, aud gambling and dissipation, and runniug after the lusts of the old man Adam-' 'Still, sir, I hope to combat s these suc cessfully.' 1 hope you will, my dear Christian brother, I hope yon will, 5 was the reply And let mo give you this much for your consolation iu case you should fall from grace. The tempter is worse than the sin, and the greater the temptation the more merit there is in resistiug it. The man who gets to heaven byway of New Orleans is snre to have twice as high a place in eternal glory as be who reaches Paradise through the quiet portals of Connecticut or Pennsylvania.' OUR COUNTRY. The greatest cataract iu tLo world is the Falis of Niagara, where the water* accu mulate from the great upper lakes, forming a river three qiieners of a mile ia width, ate suddenly contracted and plunging over the rocks iu two columns, to tbe depth cf one hundred and sixty feet. The greatest cave in the world is the : Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, where one can make a voyage on the waters of the subterraueau river and catch fish without eyes. The greatest river in the world is the Mississippi, four thousand one hundred miles in length. Its name is derived from an lniiau word meaning 'the father of wa ters.' • The largdst valley iu the world is tbe valley of the Mississippi. It contains five hundred thousand square miles, and is one of the must prolific regions on the globe. The largest lake iu the world is Lake Superior, four hundred aud thiity miles long. The greatest natural bridge in the world iis that over Cedar Creek, in Virginia. It j extends across a chasm of eighty feet in width, and two hundred and fifty deep, at the bottom of which a creek flows. Tbe greatest mass of solid irou in the world is the Iron Mountain of Missouri.— It is three hundred feet high, and two miles iu circumference, i The longest railroad in the world is the Central Railroad of Illinois, which is sev en hundred and thirty-one miles long, juJ cost fifteen millions of dollars. THE SULTAN'S DAUGHTER. The appo&ching uwrrage of the Sultan's ; daughter with the son of the Pastia ol Egypt i (says one of oar English exchanges) has given an immense impetus to the iiaut com merce of Pari*. The Saltan, with un?xem pled generosity, has given commission to the extent of four and twenty millions of francs ! f"r j. wels and embroidery destined for the bride.— The cup from which the bride dunks ou her wedding inuruiug i- aireaJj executed, and is valued at thiity-two thousand pounds sterling. It is of a pea shape, pare gold, inerusted with diamnuds-of the Largest size arnlfi nest water. The top is: bordered with a friuge of diamonds, all of equal size and immense value ; there bang detached from the cup, and move aud sparkle in a constant flutter. Nothing more beautiful than this cup has ever been produced. The bridal slippers, of cloth of gold, embroidered irj | millions of diaiuouds, aveh aire created a i sensation amongst tbe sight-seers of Paris ' TLey entirely confirm the tales of ibe E.is -1 tern maguifiencc which we have been accus i iomed to read with the impertinent iiicredo j iity of European ignorance , and, as we look : around tbe room at Mayer's, where these ' wonders are displayed, we believe, like j Hassan the shepherd, that all thing* arc pos- I sible to bis Highness the Padishah The wedding-robe has not yet ai rived frotn Lyons, but the jeweled border, which I is to surround it, I* already completed, and ; it is ab*o!u'e-d izxling io its m ignifieeuee. By the sultan's desire, tvi border, wiachis VOL. 30. EO. 24. * of a pattern,i made to contain specimens of every preeious stone at present known that, although as luauy jewels are collected togetner as the space will hold, yet they do cot scui over-loaded or crowded together in any way. The exhibition of this mar vellous trousseau, which completely throws into the shade all rurpuny efforts at produ citg great effects by delieiate lingerie and hypocritical lace, will we think, create an immense sensation throughout the commerce of Europe. PAYING THE PRINTER Genteel Reader.—The ponderologically, overwhelraoiug, guyescutauizing,slambt>ger ous extract from the minfic records of anti quity which follows, is, if the Almanac lie not, an extraet from a venerable manuscript found in an antiquated bake even, explains the orgia of the manner in which printers are generally paid: •And Skinfiinter, the mighty ruler of the Squash-heads, having called his chief officers to his side, commands them tins: 'Go ye into all my dominion, and com mand my people to gather their treasures even to a farthing, and pay ail their debts, even to the smallest-' 'The officers did as they were command. ed,and after a certain time, the ruler cal led them again uuio hiui,to demand of tbcui how his orders had been obeyed. 'O, mighty Skinfiinter,' they replied, 'your commands were hearl throughout the land and fulfilled, for your people are obedient.' •And is every debt paid V 'Yea, even the smallest' •Arc the merchant, the nianufactcr and the laborer paid V All pa id 1 'Are the tobacco and whiskey bills all set. | tied V •All, all. ■'Aud have my people been provident— have they left a sufficiency to feed their cat s and dogs V 'Yea they have even done this.' 'Well, my people are worthy. Now go i yea again unto thorn and it there be any thing left, tell tbcui to take it and pay the prin ter." DOG LIVER OIL—A German who re sides in Mill Creek township, while recent ly suffering from a pulmonary attack sent for a physician who resides on College Hill In a short time the doctor called ou him and prescribed two bottles of cod liTer oil, aud receiving bis fee of eight dollars, wa-, told by the German who disliked the size of the bill, that he need not come again. The German, who by the way, had not Leard the prescription very wet!, supposed t lie could get the oil and treat himself. The doctor saw no more of his patient for some time, but one day riding pat the residence of the German, be was pleased to see hitn out in the garden digging lustily. The ease seemed sncb a proof of the virtues of cod liver oil that he stopped to make par ! ttcu'.ar inquiries about it. | 'You seem to be getting very well, 1 said ; said he to the German. 'Yaw, 1 isk well, 1 responded the former | sick man. Yon took as much oil as I told yon 1 j said the doctor. Oh yaw, 1 have used more as four gal. i lons of de dog liver oil. 1 1 'The what 1 ' said the much astonished 1 doctor. S. "Talk to me now in Seripture language alone," said a dviag Christian. '*l can trust the word of God but when they are ! the words of man, it cost me an effort to think whether } may trust them. This was the testiuowy of one who died iu the ; morniug of liie. "Charles, bring me the Bible, said a ! dying father. The weak sufferer laid Lis thin }>ale hand on the blessed book, and said, "1 rest in Christ." How pleasant are the last hours of a Christian * And how often have they borne i to the trembling tire sserance that d':atb ' has no s'itig, and the grave no victory 1 | Who would not bear the cross on earth, to | wear the crowu in heaven ' VY bo, if his God lw tUwe, ! Would hesitate to tread death's narrow vale, j rer