13y liAir. Blair. VOLUME XXIL YOII ALL WIDTH HURD OW ItOOPLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS, HOUND'S GERMAN lONIC. Prepared by Dr. 0. M. Jackson, Phibuicl - x•71.1 • . occurred la 1825. THEY CURED YOUR. FATHERS AND MOTHERS, And will cure you and your children. They are entirely dltlbrent from the many preparations now • - in the country tall ' nics.--Th: . . no tavern preps ration, or anything tikeone; but good, honest, reliable medicines. They are The greatest renown renudies for Liver Complaint. DYSPEPSIA, Nervous Debility, JAUNDICE, Diseases of the Kidneys, ERUPTIONS OF THE SKIN, and all Diseases arising from a Dimon. dered Liver, Stomach, or IMPITRI7'Y OF THE BLOOD. Constipation, Flatulence, InWard Piles, Fullness of Blood to the Head, Acidity of the Stomach, Nausea Heart burn ,_Disgust for Food. Fulness sr "Weight in the Stomach, Sour Eructations, Sink ' ing or Fluttering at the Pit of the Stomach, Swim ming of the Head, Hurried Or 3Diffictilt Breathing, Fluttering 0 at the Heart, Choking o r • 43 utrooating Sensations &when in a Ly- in sr Posture. Dimness of Vision, Dots ,or Webs before the Sight, Dull Pain in the Head, Deficiency ' of Perspiration, Yellowness of the Skin and Eyes. Pain in the Side Back, Chest, Limbs, etc-. sudden Flushes of Heat, Burn ing in the Flesh. Constant Imaginings ,of Evil and - Great Depression of Spirits. AU these indicate disease of the Liver or Digestive Organs, combined with impure blood. Hoofland's German Bitters fa entirely vegetable, and contains no liquor. It IN a compound of Fluid Ex. tracts. The Boon*, Herbs, and Barks from which theme - extracts - are made lEEE _ia — n - fe - dr,,' clnal -- virtnes -- "extzac_ted- se I e nil 11 e - chemixt. These extracts are then forwarded to this --"" country to be need expressly for the' manufacture of these Hitters. There Is no alcoholic substance ofany kind used to cotnpound Ina thor Bittern hence It is the only Bitters that can be used In eases where alcoholic stimulants ars pot advisable. Hoofland's German Tonic gi combination of all the ingredients of the. Bitters, with rcau Santa Crux Runs, Orange, etc. It is use d for the baffle diseases as the Bitters, in cases where son gyre alcoholic stinudus is required. You mitt bear in Mind timl these remedies are entirely eillfvrent from any others adrertised for the cure of the diseases named, Men biing scientific preparations of medicinal extracts, while the others are mere decoctions of rum in some /bras. The TON IC is decidedly one of the most plea. ,1/011/ and agreeable remedies ever offered to the public. Its taste is exquisite- It it a pleasure to take it, while its We giving. exhilarating, and medicinal qualities ham mama it do bs kw:no:sae the greateal of all &MAC& DEBILITY. n o , It ppm pm pplfrp'n• Mean In mmitancrs Orrmafl Bitters or Tonic in • -•t=- • •-•-. airs of [Malay, They import a lbw! *r , •. and moor to the winds system, strong' the appehte, sass( • NI enjoyment of the --• fund, enable the suss ranch to digest it, purl . / y the brood, glue a goad, sound, healthy soniptrrion, eradicate MA 1114/oto Linde from the eye • impart n ?dream to the rheeks, and (hangs the paten! /roes n short-hreathed, emaciated, weak, and normal Invalid, to a !id/laced, s'ntd, and ridarntis person. Weak and Delicate Children are made 'strong by using the 'titters or Tonic. in tact, they are Eamily Medi eines. 'They can be administered with 'Perfect safety to a child three mouths old, the most delicate female, or a titan ss zilnety. Vass Remedies ore the bell Blood Purifiers emer known, and will cure an likedles resulting from bad blood Keep your -,e, blood pure; keep your „Giver in order; keep .7.'' your digestive organs in a sound, healthy fr,..i :,eonddion, by the use sof these remedies, ' - ... .. •'.. and no disease mitt ever audit you. Thebes! men in the country recommend them. If years of honest reputation go for anything you must try these preparations. FROM RON. GEO. W. WOODWARD, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of l'ennnylvania. PIIILADELPPItti, March 10, 1t67. Ifind Ilonflancr,l German Bitters" is not an intim fearing beverage, bid is a gond tonic, useful in disorders of the digestive organs, and of great ben,jll in eases of debility and want of nervous action, in rte system. Yours truly, CEO. W. WOODWARD. FROM HON. JAMES TROMPSON, Judge of the Supreme Court of Penzughennlrt. nia.ADHLpIaA April 2N, 111118. 114 r or consider . " Eloofiandia German Bit term 99 a r•atimide air/bane in Moo of attacks of Indigestion or Dympepsta. I can earthy this trona my experience 08 It. Yours. with respe ct, JAMES T.ISIOMPSON. • FROM REV. JOSEPLI II KENNARD, D. D., Pastor of the Tenth Baptist Church, Philadelphia. Dn. JAOKBON—DsAR Sta:—/ have been frequently requested In canned toy name with reromniendattons of different kinds of medicines, but regarding the practice or nut of my appropriate sphere, I have in all cases de eine,/ ; bid with a clear proof in various instances, and particularly in my own fa may, of the usefulness of Dr. Ifoofland's German Bitters, I depart for once frmn my saw/ course, to express my full coarietion that for gen eral debility of the system and especially for Liver Ni Complaint, It le n safe and valuable pi °partition. in some cases it way p but usually. . I doubt not, it will be very beneficial to those who suffer WhOri4 the about causes. rOthrs, very resp.eu ',Hy, J. IL ICENS.I RD, Eighth, below Coates street CAUTION Hooflaturs German Remedies are counterfeited The genuine brave the signature of C. Jackson on the front of the outside wrapper of each bottle, and the name of the article blown in each butae. All adhere aid counterfeit. 'Price of the Bitters, $1 00 per bottle; Or, a half dozen for $5 00. Price of the Tonle, $1 50 per bottle; Or, a half dozen for $7 50. 'no tonic. Is put up In quart bottles. 'Recollect that it is Dr. Don/land's German Remrdies that are so trnirersolly u , erl and so highly remit* 31:3 wended; o ut do not allow the Druggists So induce you to take anything else that hs may say It just as good, because he Snakes a tarmrprofti on it. These Reins. dies will be sent by express to any locality upon applio4. ion tote . PRINCIPAL OFFICE, AT TIM GERMAN MEDICINE STORE. No. 631 ARCH STREET, Philadelphia. CHAS. PE EVANS, • Pioprietor, Formerly C. M. JACKSON olt CO. Theme IL °medics aro for sale by Drug. glcts, Storekeepers, and Medicine Deal. 'vs everywhere. Do not forget to r.ranlllso aeu ak article you kith AS 'refer to set LM genuine. eopt 26'68. WAYNESBORO', FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA,. FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 12, 1869. 1 2 C103311TIC1A-Ma. TIIE ANGEL'S SONG. It come upon the midnight clear, That glorious bong of old, From an:els bendin: near the earth To touch their harps of gold. 'Peace to the earth, good will to men, From heaven's all gracious King ;' The world in solemn stillness lay To hear the angels sing. With peaceful wings unfurled, And"still their heavenly music fiJats O'er all the weary world. ALove its sad and lowly plains They bend on hovering wing, And o'er its Babel sounds The blessed angels sing. Yet with the woes of sin and strife The world hath suffered long,; Beneath the angel strain have roiled- Two thousand years of wrong. And man at war with mar. hears not The love song which they bring ; Oh ! hush the noise, ye men of strife, And hear the angels sing. And ye, beneath life's crushing load Whose forms are bending low, Who toil along the.climbing way With painful steps and slow. Look now ! for glad and golden hours Come swiftly on the wing. Oh ! rest beside the weary road, And hear the angels sing! For lo ! the days are hastening on, By prophet bards foretold, When with the circling years _Come ,rurid the-age-ofgold,----- . a-ncie-nt-spendors-ftirt• And the whole earth sends back the song, Which now the angels s;ng. MISS C3E11_ii,...9.1C-Sr. A Fair Bargain. Dr. B— had been unanimously called to preach to one-of these societies, and had accepted the call; but, as usual, nothing had been said about hi's salary, or the time of hie monthly visit, add to arrange these matters lie attended the next business meeting of the body When the meeting had been organized, a prominent member of the church arose, and after congratulating the brethern on having secured - the valu - ible services of Dr. 13—, proceeded to say this, as his pay would necessarily be small, it ought at least to be paid regularly, and that the church should now pledge to him some definite amount. lie acknowledged that it was something of an innovation, but gave several good reasons why it should be done, and resumed his seat. Another brother tl.en took the floor, who, after surpassing the first in his compliments to Dr. 13—, recurred to' the subject of salary. For his part, he said, he could not see the necessity nor the propriety of paying the brother's salary in this methodical way. lie thought it much better that the whole matter should be left open, perfectly open. He thought it would answer to pay the mon ey whenever it should happen to be in the treasury; that it was unnecessary to say now when the payments would be made, or to pay the same amount every time. Some months the brother would be paid much, some little, and some nothing, perhaps; but he thought this way had a less sordid and worldly ap pearance, and he did not doubt that in the long run the pastor would receive more by this method than any other. This talk struck the brothern present so favorably that, after a little vaicillation, they adopted the views of. the speaker unanimous• ly. The next business in order was the choice cf a Sabbath on which to have preaching, and this they agreed to submit entirely to the convenience of their ptstor. Dr who had been an attentive listener to the whole of the debate concerning his salary, now arose to state on what Sabbath in the month he proposed to visit them. After expressing great love for his new charge, and an ardent desire to be useful to them, he remarked that as to the day on which be should preach to them he deemed it unnecessary to speak very definitely. Some months he would come.on the first Sabbath, some on the second, some ou a week day, and some not at all. There , was no use in having castiron rules about a matter of this kind ; it was inconvenient, and be"thought, unprefitablo They had pro• posed to have the matter open as regarded his salary, to which be had no objection; and, for hits part, he really thought it best to leave it open at both ends—entirely open. Having thus amazed and horrified hie audi tors, he quietly eat down. This speech wounded the feelings of the brethern beyond measure. They eat still for F 01330 time, overcome with pique and mortification But at last they acknowledged the corn, and agreed to pay the Doctor ono hundred dollars per annum an . d , be agreed to preach every second Sabbath ; and good feeling was restored. Hord is a beautiful paragraph which we find in one of our exchanges : 'lf there is a ma who can eat his bread in peace with God and man, it is that man who has brought that bread out of the earth, or won it by his honest industry. It is cankered by no fraud; it is wet by no tears; it is stained by no blood.' liacles4l,6334lLeaxt Family . IVervinsirozaipois. GRANT'S INAUGURAL AD DRESS. ___ WASHINGTON, Maroh 4. Citizens of the Cizited States : Your suffrage having elected me to the office of President of the United Stites, I have, in conformity with the Constitution of our country, taken the oath of office pre scribed therein. I have taken this oath with out mental reservation, and with a determi• nation to do, to the best of my ability, all that it re' uires of me. The responsibilities of the position I- feel, but do not fear. The office has come to me unsought. I commence its duties untram• meled. I bring to it a conscientious desire and determination to fill it to the best of my • ability and to the satisfaction of the people. ey come . ,0 eaning questions agitating the v.•-' JC ail leading questions agitating the public mind I will always express my views to Con gress and urge them according to my judge ment ; and when 1 think it is desirable, will exercise the constitutional privilege of inter posing a veto to defeat•measures which lop• pose; but all laws will be faithfully exe cuted, whether they meet my approval or not. I shall on all subjects have a policy to re commend, but none to enforce against- the will of the people. Laws are to govern all alike—those opposed to as well as those who favor them. I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so dlee tive as their stringent execution. The country having just emerged from a great reheilion,—many questions will come be- fore it for settlement in the next four years, which preceding administrations have never had to deal with. In meeting these, it is de sitable that they should he approached calm ly, without prejudice, hate or sectional pride, remembering that the greatest good to the greatest number is the object to be attained. This requires secnrity•of person and proper-. ty, and tree religious and political opinions in every par_t_of_our common country, with out regard to local prejudice, and all laws, to secure these ends, will receive my best ef forts_for enforcement. A • reat debt has been contracted in scour- ram• o us-au,- our-po y_ a e_e payment of this, principal and interest, as well as the return to a specie payment as soon as it can be accomplished without material detriment to the debtor class of the country at large, must be provided for. To protect national honor every dollar of Government indebtedness should be paid in gold, unless otherwise expressly stipulated in the con• tract. Let it be understood that no repudiator of ... one farthir_ig of our public debt will be trusted in public places, and it will go far towards strengthening a credit which ought to be the best in the world, and will ultimately enable us to replace debt with bonds bearing less interest thau wo now pay. To this would be added a faithful collec tion of revenue, a strict accountability . to the treasury for every dollar collected, and the greatest practicable retrenchment itt, expen ditures in every department of the Govern ment. When we compare the paying capacity of the country now, with the ten States still iu poverty from the effects of war, but soon to emerge, I trust, into greater prosperity than ever before, with its paying capacity twenty five years ago, and calculate what it probably will be twenty-five years hence, who can doubt the feasibility of paying every dollar? Why it looks as though providence had beatowed upon us a strong box The pre cious metals locked up in the sterile moun tains of the far west, which we are now forg ing the key to unlock, will meet the very con tingency now upon us. Ultimately it may be necessary taincrease the facilities to reach their riches, and it may be necessary also that the general government should give its aid to secure this access, but this should on ly be when a dollar of obligation to pay se cures precisely the same sort of dollar to use. While the question of specie payments is in abeyance, the prudent business man is careful about , contracting debts payable in the distant future' The nation should fol low the same rule. A prostrate commerce is to be rebuilt, and all industry encouraged. The young men of the country, those who from their age must be its rulers twenty-five years hence, have a peculiar interest in maintaining the national honor. A moment's reflection as to what will be our commanding influence among the nations of the earth in their day, if they are only true to themselves, should inspire them with national pride. All divisions, geographical, political and religious, can join in this com mon sentiment, llow the public debt is to beipaid or spe cie payment resumed, is not so important, as that a plan should be adopted and adhered to. A united determination to do, is worth more than divided counsels upon the method of doing. Legislature upon this subject may not be necessary now, or even advisable, but it will be when the civil law is more fully re stored in 111 parts of the country, and• trade resumes iftt wonted channel. It wig be my endeavor to administer the laws in good faith, to collect the revenues assessed, and to have them, properly accounted for and disbursed. I will, to the best of my ability, appoint to office those only who Will carry out this design. In regard to a foreign policy—l would deal with nations as equitable Jaws require indi viduals to deal with each other, and I would protect the law abiding citizens, whether of native or foreign birth, wherever his rights are jeopardized or the flag of our country floats. I would respect the rights of all nations, demanding equal respect for our own. If others depart from this rule in their dealing with us, we may be compelled to follow their precedent. The proper treatment of the orignal occu pant of those lands—the Indians—is one de. serving of careful study. 1 will favor any course toward their civilization, Christianiza tion and ultimate citizenship. The question of suffrage is one which is likely to engage the public attention so long as a portion of the citizens of the nation are excluded from its privileges in any state. It seems to me very desirable that this question should be settled now, and I enter tain the hope and express the desire it may be by the ratification of the fifteenth article of the amendment to the Constitution. In conclusion I ask indent forbearance one towards another throughout the land, and determined effort on the part of every citizen to do his share towards cementing a happy opinion, and I ask the prayers of the nation to Almighty God in behalf of this consummation. Who Rung that Bell 7- That there is a sleepless Providence watch ing over all the affairs of men, and often by special agencies, bringing to light, as in the flash of a moment, the crimes which they commit, find additional confirmation ip an e vent which has recently occurred in Enfield, Conn., and which merits a more permanent record than a mere paOsr, thought. A young man belonging to one of our most re spectable families, but who, from his irregu lar habits, had been strongly suspected of being guilty of criminal offence, and been once under arrest for passing counterfeit cur rency, and escaped by• forfeiting his bonds, on Sunday night, a few - weeks since, broke into a store at Hazardsville, and loaded a wagon, which he had previously stolen and drawn to the door, with various merchan dice. He then entered a stable, and attempt ed to lead out a valuable horse owned by the man from whom he bad stolen the goods, in tending to harness it to the wagon, and make off with : his booty in the stillness of the night, when he thought no eye could see him and no ear hear him. Just at that moment, however, the -bell-from--the -village church tower sounded out an-alarm loud and clear upon the night air, startling the inhabitants from - their - slumbers, who - ; -- supposing it to be a fire alarm, rushed into the street, and caught e-rkthwithieCwitt—his—plenrh , before he had= time to escape from the village. The ringing of that bell, however, was a mystery. But upon inquiry, it was ascer tained that the sextoryin ringing the bell for the service the day previous, had by a seeming accident so turned it up and set it, that he could not pull it down with the rope, and not- having a key to the belfry .door, he was obliged to let the bell remain in that po- Atkin. Just in time to detect ,that youthful criminal it came down without human help; and sounded that midnight alarm. After his arrest, goods were found in hie posses. sion,which were taken from a store in Thomp sonville a short time previously; and he con fessed that with the aid .of an, accomplice, he had broken into it and stolen several hurl dred dollars worth of merchandise. The owner of these goods had formerly employed him as a clerk in his store. Thus the ring. ing of that bell, without human — hands, - brought several criminal offenders to light, and arrested one in his dishonest career. Central Presbyterian. WE FADE.—We extract the following beautiful and truthful illustration from an exchange : As the trials of life thicken, and the. dreams of other days fade, one by one in the deep vista of disappointed hope, the heart grows weary of the struggle, and we begin to realize our insignificance. Those who have oilmen to the pinnacle of fame, or revel in luxury and wealth, go to the grave at last with the poor mendicant who begs by the wayside, and like him are soon forgotten. Generation after generation, says an eloquent writer, have felt as we feel, and their fellow beings were as active in life as ours are now. They passed away as a, vapor, while nature wore the same aspect of beauty as when the Creator commanded her to be. And so shall it be when we are gone. The heavens will be as bright over our graves as they are now around our path ; the world will have the same attraction for offsprings yet unborn that she bad once for ourselves, and that she has now for our children. PUNCTUALITY.—It is strange how many people there aro who neglect punctuality. It is not only a serious vice in itself, but it is the fruitful parent of numerous other vices, so that he who becomes the victim of it gets involved in toils from which it is almost im possible to ese-pe. It makes the merchant wasteful of time; it saps the business reputa tion of the mechanic, who might otherwise rise to fortune, in a word, there is not a pro fession, nor a station in life, 'which is not li able to the canker of the distructive habit. :Many and Many a time bas the failure of one man to meet his obligations brought on the rain of others. Thousands remain poor all their lives, who, if they were more faith ful in their word, would secure a large run of custom, and so make their fortunes. Be punctual, if you would succeed. PLODDERS.—They are laughed at by the world, but generally live long enough to laugh. if they will. at the fools who pass judgment upon them Plodders are pbiloso• phers. They anchor on the rock of ages. They seek the good, true and substantial, and never miss it. They select with caution, but hold on with courage: If there is merit, they discover and develop All honor to the plodder. He may not be the • sun that shines to blindness, but is that which warms, nourishes and builds up. NICE Gmts.—'English ladies,' says E rasmus, 'are divinely pretty and too good natured. They have an excellent custom among them, that wherever you go•the girls kiss you. They kiss you when you come, they kiss you when you go, they kiss you at intervening opportunities, and their lips are soft, warm and delicious. ROAD LAW. The following is a copy of the New Road Law for Franklin Connty which hail recently passed both branches of our jAgielature : See. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Bowie of Representatives of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same : That from and after the passage of this act, it shall and may be lawful for the quali. fled voters of the several Townshirs in the Count of Franklin to elect in the usual man. ner and at their usual places of holding spring elections, Supervisors of Roads, who shall hold their offices for the term of oue year, for the different Townships, as follows to wit: ' For the Townships of• Antrim and Wash ington, sac Our 'upervisors ; or t own ships of Guilford, Quincy, Greene, Mont gomery, Letterkenny, Hamilton, St. Thomas, Peters and Fanuett, each three Supervisors; for the Townships of Warren, Southampton, Metal and Lurean, eash two Supervisors. See 2. It shall be the duty of the Town ship Auditors to require the Supervisors in each Township, before entering upon their duties, to give bond, with security to be op proved by the Auditors, in tho sum not less than double the probable amount which may come into the hands of said officers, which bond shall be taken in the name of the Town ships, conditioned for the faithful perform ance of their duties as Supervisors, account ing for and paying over to their successors in office any balance that may remain in their hands at the settlement of their accounts by the aforesaid Auditors; and in case the said Supervisors shall neglect or refuse to pay over said balance. remaining in their hands within thirty days after the settlement, it shall be the duty of said Auditors holding the bonds to proceed by due course of law to collect the same for the use of said Town ship. Provided, That each Supervisor may give security individually in double the amount. of such sums as may in the judgement of the Auditors come into his hands for the ensu ing year, end in such case he shall not be ac - f:1-AlLe=-11203-01—Itia---itssoehrtej ffi - o Sec 3. The Supervisors of each town ship, elected in pursuance of this act, shall, before entering on the duties of their office, be severally sworn or affirmed to discharge the same faithfully; and they shall and are hereby required to perform all the duties im posed by the general laws of this Oommon • wealth as Supervisors of roads or highways, and they shall be subject to the same respon sibilities and penalties in all respects as by the general — laws of this Cominonvrealth the said Supervisors are now subject. Sec. 4. It shall be lawful for the Super visors of each Township in said County to lay a rate of assessment not exceeding two and - one-half mills on each dollar, upon real and personal estate, offices, trades and occu pations, for the purpose of laying out, open ing, making, amending or repairing of roads and highways in the aforesaid County, or for the making or repairing of bridges, and for such other purposes as may be authorized by law; and in every case in which a rate or assessment shall be laid for such purposes, the same shall be levied upon the basis of the last adjusted valuation made for the pur pose of regulating County rates and levies. Sec. 5. It shall be the-duty of the Super visors of each Township to collect said tax in money, and to expend and disburse the same according to law in such manner as they may deem beet and most judicious in their respective districts, and they may re ceive as a compensation for collecting said tax, a sum not exceeding four per cent. of the amount collected—the Supervisors to have the same powers to enforce the pay ment of said tax in money that the collectors of Township rates and levies now have by the laws of this Commonwealth: See. 6 The Supervisors of each Town ship are hereby required to expend at least two-thirds of all they moneys necessary for road purposes in their respective Townships, on the roads therein, before the middle of June in each year. See 7 Each Supervisor shall receive for his services the sum of two dollars for each and every day necessarily spent in discharg ing the duties of his office, except for the collection of taxes, (which is provided for in the fifth section of this act,) to be paid out of any moneys by them collected, and their accounts shall be audited by the Auditors of their respective Townships in the manner now provided*by.law. Sec. 8. The general Road Laws of this Commonwealth are to be and remain in full force in the said County of Franklin, except so far as they have been changed by the pro visions of this act. All laws inconsistent with this sot be and the same are hereby re pealed. Old deacon Sharp never told a lie, but he used to relate this : he was standing one day beside a frog pond—we have his word for it —and saw a garter snake make an attempt upon an enormous bull frog. The snake seized one of the frog's hind legs, and the frog, to be on a par with his snakeship, caught him by the tail and both began swal lowing until nothing was left of them. • A Darkey in Natchez was bowing to a grocer of the cheapness of ten pounds of su gar he had bought at a rival store. 'Lot me weigh the package,' said the grocer. The darkey assented, and it was two pounds short. The colored gentleman looked perplexed for a moment, and then said : 'Guess be didn't cheat die, chile much; for while he was gettie de sugar, I stole two pair of shoes.' Why is a stick af candy like a horse? Be• oauee the more 'you lick it the faster it goes. A fainting lit—Tight lacing. 913.00 Pew Year A LUCKY DOCTOIL—There is a remarka ble (if true) story going the rounds of -the papers about a very valuable stone that has". ately come into the possession of 1)r. Daugh erty, of Mechanicsburg, this State. The story runs, that years ago Some ancient pre. genitor of the present owner of the atone, in Lower Virginia, was passing along a road when he saw a rabbit, (lucky rabbit,) and picked up a stone to throw at - The beauty of the atone' attracted hie at tention, and be took it home, An 'intelli gent' Doetor_(uat'contraband')—soon—after— visiting him, saw the stone and offered six dollars for it, which made the old gentleman think there was value in it, and he refused the offer. Soon after he had an opportunity to send it by a friend to a distinguished la idar . in London to be tested and that distinguished individual prononneed it of wonderful value, and declared that 'all ...kmet ice is not able to buy it.' The person to whom it was intrusted then took it to a Jew dealer in precious stones to get his opinion, and so impressed was the venerable Hebrew with the wealth of the stone . that he advised the possessor of it 'not to come out again without a guard ' The stone, however, still remained with the family without exciting the world's interest, until since the war, and now it has broken forth like a meteor through some startlingly marvelous circumstances, the. details of which are not vouchsafed to us. A PLANTATION PREACIIER.—The follow. ing is a story told by the Bishop of Tennes see at the recent Church Congress, as show ing the education of a plantation preacher. He said ; . _ I was visiting a plantation, and the bell was rung, and the negroes. numbering five hundred, gathered in the parlors and piaz zas of the house, belonging, • unfortunately for himself, to a bachelor After reading a chapter to them I preached, and said that I would hold service the next day to baptise - such as should be presented. I baptized _between seventy and eighty, and after ser vice, I fell in with Uncle Tony,' a plantation preacher. I asked him about various Chris , tian doctrines and-finally said—'And wile is in )out the resurrection With a very solemn face ho replied. 'You see, master, intment is intmect.' 'Yes.' 'Well, you see dere is a speritual body, and die body made out of dus'.' 'Well, you see, when the Angel .Gabriel comes down from Hebei], and goin' up and down the riber Jordan, a blowin' of bis trum pet., and the birds of Mahon singin, and bells of Ileben ringin' and the milk and the honey rainin' down on all the bills of lichen, he will bring the spirituel body wid him down from [lawn, and take dts here body out of de due, and take the iatraent and rub it on, den stick dem together—and dar dey is; BEECHER ON WORTHLESS MEN.-r think the most piteous thing in this world is never written. I have read many a poem, and novel, and tale, that made me cry—and whether they'were true or not, it was all the same ; but of all affecting poems and novels and tales, I think life itself is the most af feeting—common life, just as it turns out of the world. And when Igo out to measure. men, I say to myself, as one after another they pass before me 'Suppose that man should drop out of life, what would be come of him ?' It pains me to see how worthless men are—to see how men stand in life. and what they are. I havesometin3es to perform the burial service over men of whom I could not say a word, and of whom if I expressed what I felt, I should have said, 'I bless God that he is gone. The world is better off for his having been taken out of it' Look at human life, break through all the sentimental ways of Society, weigh men as ynu weigh gold, unmixed with dirt or quartz or any other substance, take men up and see how much there is of them that really answer the end of the life to come, and how many there are that, dying, would not be missed flow few there are that, dying, would make the community feel poor. How few there are that, being dead, would yet speak. AN Eao,STomr.—A lady once told the fol a lowing to friend of ours, saying— 'l do assure you it's a fact. You know how fond my brother is of eggs ? Well he was driving me once in a phaeton to some country place, and we stopped at a little public-house on' the way to lunch. Ben said he believed he would lunch on hard-boiled eggi, if they had enough , and he sat by the window eating them, and throwing the shells out of the window. At last I got tired of waiting, and said. 'My dear Ben, are you going to sit there all day calling for more eggs ? Do let's go.' 'And when we got into our conveyance, as he turned it around, he drove one wheel over the pile of egg-shells, and it was so high, mj dear, that we were actually upset 1' VALUE Or CLEANLINESS.—When Cot. Platt was tanning there came from an adjoin. log town, early one Monday morniug, a shoe maker who wished to buy some leather on credit The Colonel !dewed him for a mo ment and said : .A man who will not appear in a clean shirt on Monday morning does not deserve credit ; therefore, I will not trust you.' A negro had a severe attack of rheum.. titan, which finally settled in his foot. He bathed it, he rubbed it, and swathed it; but all to no purpose. Finally, tearing away the bandage, he stack it out, and with,a shake of his fist over it, exclaimed : 'Ache away, den, 010 feller, ache away; I shan't do nothin' more fur yer : die chile can stan' it as long. as you ken.' Why is a gnn like a newspaper? Bemis it makes reports. NUMBER
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