Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal

              ' „ —i■ l .,i -i.i.. ~ • i. mrnmrniSm s v , . ' ' - • • -■— —- - — • •-■-D .r . ;C??; .. *" . - -f*y+ . - s "* Bgy_jB fifi W jpsD|a. JBSL H HK MtjfflBL .* T. j jf I » / C; ;:/ i tcHt vn ;tv - ■|PC. fPPI» c~* ' S 0 1: | jaW" ■ ■• . hh Hy jBb 1 I BB1 ■ wn agt \ \ j3Sm r, if 'jBgi \pc^T ■Lj— j-J.— 1 ■' ——  AND SUSQUEHANNA ANTHRACITE JOURNAL A * V a IWcEklii HfDtltii ft Ultra, litirnfar, tj/i ffl.nrcuitilt, JHiitmf, akr8mtral!, nnit %rirtilfttrol Mmsta jf fjit Canutrij, Srafrttrintt, aimtatmtnf, 8r. )«€fii fulfa |frr 5!nnitnt, VOLUME 4.-NUMBER 21. •I*;" VtfVl Vr V i' ' ■ i " /- _ - PITTSTON, PA., FRIDAY, JANU ARY 70, 1854. WHOLE NUMBER 172, STOS liAZETlE, POETRY. Boys in titose days were usually (rained to hard serivce. 1 have heard Sir. Webster say that he had chafge of'his father's saw mill, and was aocurtomed to trend back the log-o#rrla(;e, "when he was not heavier than a robin." An old schoolmate of hia told me that tho mill was owned in shares, by several of tho neighbors, who used it in turn. Boys were put into tho mill to tend It, when it required tho weight of two of them to turn back the " rag wheel" and bring the log-car. riage to its place to commence a new out. lie informed me thnt he had labored many a day with Daniel Webster, In this old mill and that his companion was ever ready to do his part of the service. The same boy I Daniel, waC accustomed ti drive the team into the woods, where hi* elder brother Ezekiel, cut the logs and assisted in load ing them.' " This mill has been, of late years, regarded as almost elassio ground. Mr. Webster, who was notable for £i« attach, ment \6 the scenes of hi* youtb, conducted his guests over the places aiarked in his memory, with honest pride. 'And the residenis pear these localities, admiring the man who in his fnmo nover forgot 'the rock whonoe he was hewn,' gave to the haunts of the 'little black Dan' a fame and a consequence which is usuuiiy reserved to bo conferred by posterity. General S. P. Lyman, for many years tho friend and intirnato of Daniel Webster, gives the following description of the place, and notice of its memoirs. of it, and Master Franklin teas deficient. He repaired the mischief by studying at once in his leisure hours; what he had neglected at school ; a mortification and ldbor whioh might hnve been spared, it he had ittended to the proper thing at the proper time. "At ten years bl age—and perhaps his Pi: THOMAS J. GALBRAITH Allorney-at-Law, DANVILLE, Pa. comment; and the unsuspected writer, while he stood by at his work, had the ex. Suisite pleasure of hearing their commenation of thO plede, and their guesses at the author's name. In giving their opin. ions a* to who wrote it, Benjamin heard them mention nobody but persons of some reputation for learning and ingenuity. Of course, after siibh ehcouragertient, he con. tinned to writo. He kept his secret till, as he says, all his "fund of sense for such performance* was exhausted." Then, having, ta use a familiar expression, writ, ten all he knew, li e discovered himself as j the-author. house of the Quakers, near the market. I ■at down among them, antj after looking round a while, and hearing nothing said, being very drowsy th-ot/gh labor and want of rest the preceding night, J. fell fast asleep, and continued to until \he meeting broke up, when some one was kind enough to rouse me. This, therefore, was the first house I was in, or slept in, in Philadel. phia.', / AND tatqncliaua AutJirac'to Jo.nr««l WBLISIIEB TVEKJCLY BY LOVE TBS OLD. BY t. VIRGINIA SMITH. GEORGE M. RICHART. REFERENCES! Jnsmi W. Com.r, Esq. I DanT4|l« Hon. John Coon*. ( lion. J*aas Pollock, Milton. Iloa. M Klllir, wllkeebarre. art £1 Mil -If. OJUl i« Jnki—' nn Brfc* nidnrSnik •/ ialio-Jui'l 4i»rC—ay I love the old, to lean beside The antique easy chair, And pass my fingers softly o'er A wreath of silver hair; To press tny glowing lips Upon The furrowed brow, and gaze Within the sunken eye, where dwells The "light of other days." To foli! the pale and feeble hand, That on my youthful head, Has lain so tenderly, the while, The evening prayer was said, T# ;je*tie down beside the heart, And marve) how it held Such tales of legendary lore,— The chronicles of Eld. term of schooling was shortened because of it* apparent inutility—Benjamin was Tin "Oi*«TT» * Jor»»»i." I* yubUAsd everyPrldsjr at Two Dollar* nor Mill inn, Two Dollars nnd Fifty Cents will h« if not psld wtthta ttw year. Ho psper will be discontinued until »•' AiinDTi»»«Ti are inserted con.plcunuMj M 0*L0m.- l*r per square of fourteen lines ft'r three Insertion! and Twrstv-piv* Ckhts adiltknislforever?sulDseqq«n ■inertion. A llbernl deductloa to those who advertise for six months or the whole year. Jos Work.—Wo have eonaeeted with our establishment * wall selected assortment of Jnn Trr* which will mis bla us to execute, in the neatest style *1017 vanity of printing. ■ C. R. GORMAN 8 Co., taken home by his father to assist him in his business, which was that of a sonpboiler and tallow-chandler; a trade he had "On the next day. our young auuenttj- J-er having made his toilet with as much neatness as the caso would admit, colled * oil Mr. Bradford, the printer. He found there the lather, from New York, who had arrived in Philadelphia before him, bv travelling on horseback. Mr. Bradford did not want a hand, having supplied tho loss of the deceased printer, but-received l'ranklin kindly, and offered him a lodging and chance work, until something better should offer. Meanwhile he advised him to apply to Keimer, another printer, who had lately commenced business The senior Bradford accompanied Franklin imme. diately to Keimer's, making a show of his friendship, in Order to discover Keimer's expectations as a rival to his eon. Tho 'crafty old sopbister,' as Fwnklin terms him, succeeded, and Franklin also sue. ceeded, the result of tho interview being his engagement with Keimer. His niw employer would not, however, permit hini to lodge at Bradford's, but procured him a lodging at Mr. Read's, whose daughtorhas already been mentioned, as having noted Franklin's singular appearance on the day of his landing.. His clothing having by this time arrived, he was able to make a m»re respectable appearance than when first seen by the lady who was afterwards his wife. PITTSTON, PA., Agents for Tapseou's General Emigration ami Foreign Exchange. Persona residing in the country, and wishing to engage passage or send money to their friend" in any part of Europe may Jo 10 with nafety lDy applying a the Pott-Office. Tapscott 8 Co's. receipt will be furnishd by reurn mail. (Pittston, Aug. 2tD, 1853. taken up on his arrival in this country, because he found hisf own, that of a dyer. little called for. As Benjamin was young and light, he was employed in the easier work, such a* cutting the wicks, filling "After this,' the gentlemen began to Ireat the young apprentice with considerslion, as something more than a mere boy." * * * * • * business Cnrfe the moulds, attending the shop, and going of errands. At this employment, though very much dinliked it, he remained about DR. J. A. HANK, Oh! youth, thou hast «o much of joy, So much of life ami love, So mnny ho|Dcs,—Age lias Imt one, The hope of bliu above. Then turn awhih from these away, To cheer the old, Hi)d bless The wasted heart-spring wiiiD a »tream Of [uihin; tenderness. Thou treadest now a path of bloom, And thine eiulting soul Spring* proudly on, as though it mock'd At Time's unfelt control. But they have marched a weary way, Upon a thorny road, Then soothe the toil-worn spirits, ere They pass away to Qod. Yes, love the aged—how before 'lhe venerable form. So soon to seek beyond the sky A shelter from the storm. Aye, love them, lot thy silent heart With reverence untold, As pilgrims vrry near to Heaven, Sustain and love the old. •■Franklin arrived in New York in Ootober, 1723, without money or lettera, and at the inexperienced ago of 17. lie failed Office in Or. Curtis' Drag Store, Main Street, two years. His father, "kintjly willing to consult his inclination in all reasonable o mM m -1 PITTSTON, Pa. December 17, 1852. in finding employment thero ; but was told by IVJr. William Bradford, a primer, who had moved to New York from Philadelphia, that he could probably find employment in the latter place, as the son of Mr. Bradford, who was a printer, hod just lo t his principal hand by death- Aocordly, our young adventurer pushed for Philadelphia, going by boat to Arriboy, and leaving his chest to come round by §ea. lie is OR, Q. W. MASSER, things, took him round, to see other artisans at woik, and observe his inclination, and give him his choice of a trade, if pos sible. Benjamin was very desirous of going to sea, which his father earnestly opposed, and i(lis was another reason why he wished to fix his son's attention upon land. «■ -5?-S I S'iq'a-r -5 "= 5 S I Hs* •J ® aj -rj a 3 "2 •» ft. U. J o, O i JS £ (Late of Mauch Chunk,) OFFERS his Professional wrrices to the people of Hrranton and vicinity. Office al Walter if- Boyd's Drog Store, Scranton, Pa. December 3, 1853—ty. * S3P (?D1 t—► p-*"! LU (/} -.pa©* LU S S, £ W5.s §E* Tj »■ * C  W • ♦—» *5 /*""S  0*!Ds MSa ®lCV,s .sf*§^ ■r -s 3ft E S 0=- E i\§ COAL OFFICE OP "In the course of their wnlks together, Jfoo ff rQ jj « = So S.2P5 Si e5cA.«58.Of2!e the father and son visited joiners, bricklayers, turners, braziers, and such other mechanics as then pursued their occupa- D.P. FULLER 8 Co. ad a rough passage in tile boat, being overtaken by a squall, driven out of hia dfiurse, and forced to ancfior near Long Inland, where nobody could land on account of the surf. The boat leaked, and he passed a wet, uncomfortable night, without rest ; and the next day made a shift to rcnch Amboy, after bavins been thirty East side Main street, nearly opposite Boiokley Sf Beyea't store. Pituton, April I, 1853. - tions in Boston. Franklin says that ever after thin, it was a pleasure to him to see good workmen handle their tools. It was also useful to him, as he learned so much by it, as to be able to use carpentor's and othar tools, when some trifling job required to be tione, and a woikmaii was not at A. PRKJB A CO., '• 'In the bed of a little brook, near when Daniel Webster win bom, are the remain of a rude mill which his father built morC than sixty years ago. The place is darl and tfas then surrounded by a majestii forest, which covered ihe neighboring bills To that mill, panic-1 Webster, though ( small boy, went frequently to assist hi; father. He was apt fn learning anything useful, and soon became so expert in doiiu everything required that his servlcea as nr assistant were valuable. But the time spent in manual labor was not misspeni as regarded mental progress. A fjer "set ting tne saw" and " hoisting the gate,': and while the saw was passing through I he log, which usually occupied from ten to was permitted to take from the house.— He had a passion, thus early, for reading hiftory and biography.' . • "There, surrounded by forests, in the midst of the great noise which such a mill makes, and this, too, without mateiially nes lecting his task, he made himself familiar with the most remarkable events in history, and with the lives and characters of those who have furnished materials for its pages. What he read there he nevei forgot. So tenacious was his memory, tha7 he could recite long passages from books which he read there, and scarcely looked at afierward. The solitude of the scene, the abs«ncc of everything to diverl his attention, the simplicity of his occupaC lion, the thoughtful and taciturn mannei of bis father, all fuvored the process 01 transplanting every idea found in these books to his own fresh, fruitful and vigor, our mind. , •'Books were, however, hard to find ir that sequestered place ; and the younjj student, voracious of knowledge, was foreed to read over and over again the old because he oould not obtain new. Flic Bible, Shakspeare, and Pope's F.ssav on Man, we have already mentioned as lavo rites with his father. With the first-named, the first of all books, he was very familiar, his early taste for poetry leading him to delight in studying the poetical portions of the inspired volume. The traces of this familiarity with Scripture, common to moet men of enlarged minds, may be found continually in his writings and speaohes. Pone's lissay on Man he onmmitted to memory on the very day it fell into his hands ; before he was fourteen years of age. When once a8ked why he committed "that poem at so early an ago, he replied, 'I bad nothing else to learn.' Most of the incidents in the boy-hood ol Franklin are familiar to every reader. Bnt the following extract*, from the wellwritten life in the "Young American'# Liberty," are worthy to be read a second and a third time, as lesson* of persever ance for the too effeminate youth of the present day "Franklin was originally intendod to be Bducated for the ministry ; his early readiness in learning, and the advice of friends, including his uncle Benjamin, determining his father upon that course with him. Ele was accordingly placed, at eight years if age, at a grammar-school, where, in less than a year, he was advanced from ihe class in which he entered to the next lbove, and would, at the beginning of ,the next year, had he remained, liavo been itill farther promoted. Byt his father's (iarge family led him to shrink from the responsibilities expanses which a colegiate education for Benj amin would have involved ; and he removed his son from ihp grammar-school to one where more practical branches were taught—the wri ling and arithmetic, or commercial achool Df "Mr. George BrowneU. "Here he remained a little mora than a year. He made great proficiency in writing : but like to many other boys, whe lanoy they may neglect what they do noi Like, be failed entirely in prithmetio, tn. inili.od, Ue had done at the grammar school before. A» tepcheis fujd parents frequent l.y, bayvo occasion to tell ,pty»la ll,at ,ln W (er years they will be sorry for neg tfgence, young franklin probpblv hear* ihe caution without heeding i», while a ichool. But six years afterward, whtl« in apprentice to bis bro'her, he was mailt ishamed ol his ignorance of arithmetic. Probably 8rg» tfg ,¥«? a it « 'f foc'o lafj s- ? nil timUs ami aaBMaaOTS, Office—West side Main street, Pitts ton hours on the water, without food or fresh water, or any other drink than a bottle of li'ihy rum. , Luzerne county, Pa. August 30, 1P5*. THE BOYHOOD OF OUR GREAT hand !o attend to it. lie could also, when ha became Franklin the philosopher, construct liule machines for his experiments, while the idea was warm in his mind ; and probably he could do many such things better than he could direct another to do them for him. He found through life, as all of us mny find, that there is nothing better for a man to learn, than to learn to help himself. He made it a rule to extract gooJ and know [D dgo from everything ha saw ; and his father's humble soap laboratory undoubtedly furnished the sage and philosopher many hints for conducting ries which have since astonished the world and the benefits of which can never b« lost or forgotten. "There is one incident of his boyhood which we copy, in his own words, for the moral, which his father's correction impressed upon him, and which forms an excedent maxim, as a rule of conduct, for bovsand men. "w f he gradations of a French newspaper are curious. When Napoleon esoapeC| from Elba and returned to Franei*, ilia Moniteur announced the event as follows, —."First announcement—'March, 1815. The monster has escaped from tttb place of banishment ; he lias run awny from Elba.' Second—''The Cor»ican dragon (1'ogre) has lalnded at Cape Juan.' Third —'The tiger has shown himself at Gap. The troops are on all sides to arre6t ,hia progress. He will conclude, his dm is. erable adventure by becoming a wanderer escape.r tourili—The monster Ims really advanced as far as Grenoble; we know not what treachery to asciibe it.' Fifth —'The tyrant is actually at Lyons. Fear and terror seized all at his appearance.' Sixth—'The usurper has ventured to approach the capital to within si.xty hours' march.' Seventh—'Bonaparte is advau cing by forced marches; but it is imposai ble ho can reach Paris,' Eighth—'Napoleoa will arrive*under the wall-s of Pari* to-morrow.' Ninth—'The Emperor fJs« poleon is at Fontainbleau.' Tenth—'Yes. terday evening tiis Majesty the Emperor made his public entry, and arrived ot tho Tuileries—nothing can exceed the uu|. versal joy!" '3 J. BOWKLEV A BETSA, Coal Merchants, 'The next day somewhat refreshed by sleep, he started on foot tor Burlington, distant about fifty miles, where he expected to find boats for Philadelphia. He was S^- Few men, whose boyhood was not one of toil, siriie or hardship, have evor attained to high position ii the world. Especially is this true of the great men of our own country. Scarcely one of them but learn- ftffici Corner of Main and Hail Road Street Prrrrroi*, Luzerne County, Pa. Anguat 16, 1850. — tf.  JOB PRINTING three days on the road, one day drenched with rain, and every day heartily tired.— Me was questioned, and suspected too, from the miserablo figure ho made, to be a runaway, and begqn to wish ha had never left home. When he reached Burlington he had tho mortification to find thai Hie.tPfiuUr.-bfiais were gone, and (hat the day on which he "at"burilng. tm being Saturday. But toward evening a chance boat which happened to be pasting took him on board. There w»s no wind, and they rowed until midnight, when, being uncertain where they were, and not sure that they had not passed Philadelphia, they pulled into a creek, landed and made a fire, and remained there until daylight. Then .they perceived that they were a little above Philadelphia, and taking to their oars, arrived at Market street wharf about eight o'clock on Sunday morning. This tedious journey from,New Yort to Philadelphia is a strong contrast to the present mode of traveling, when people are dissativfied if they are as many hours on the road as Franklin was days. But his toilsome journey and his not very prepossessing entrance into Philadelphia, are in yet stronger contrast with his alter life and standing there. We will let him describe his first appearance in Philadelphia in his own words: C COOPER A VANZANDT, cportkrs and dealers in Foreign Wines and Liquors Mo. 21.New Street, New York. v iunoi.PHU» coorr.n, emit, i, t4MJMspt,Jk Aacust 30. OF EVEny DESCRIPTION ed in early life the lessons of self-denial and self-reliance that laid the foundation of future eminence. They had to work and to wail. And, while the pampered children of the favored lew were growing »nl»r ihn llw „iov* /■ sprung, tney were gathering new vigor by rough contact with the world, and developing latent powers for use in the fu. ture, which, but for the seemingly unto, wird circumstances that surrounded them would never have been known to exiat. Neatly and expeditiously executed et this OFFICE. On reasonable terms. Maul-i of all kinds alrayt on hand. B. A. GOULD 8 CO. WHOLESALE CLOTHIERS, mMMfi Muds Ho. ill Washington Street, Corner of Barclay Street, HEW YORK Pittston Gazette Printing Office, l'iltaton, Pn. ». A. OOUI.D, I £. I. OOUI.D. I 11 %• We Invite the attention of Country Mer :hnnts and others to our ftill and desirable stock o Ready-made Clothing, which we offer at very low rate*. Merchant* visiting the city for the purpose of purchasing Good* in our line, would do well to ■jive us a calf liefore purchasing elsewhere, September 6, IS8O-r—tf. What i* truo of tha past is also true of the present, on J will be true of the future. The griDat and useful men of oQr country will continue to spring from the ranks of the humble, toiling citizens. The oak ihot ia to battle with tha storm for a century, must acCjuife vigor as a sapling. It ia well for our youth to bear this in mind. Tli-y cannot road too o'tcn or think too frequently of lh? men who have gained eminence in our laud, through courage, labor and patlenoo. L/e 1 them study the lives of Franklin, Clay, Web*ter, and others, who won so fairly the laurels U»ev wore. SIMM! MIflSf dr. o. p. HARVEY, " 'I had a strong inclination to go to son ; but my father deglared against it. But, residing near the water, I was much in and on it. 1 learned to swim wefl, and to manage boats; and when emborkud with other boys 1 was commonly allowed to govern, especially in any caso of difficulty ; and on other occasions I was generally the leader among the boys, and some times got them into scrapes, of which I will mention one instance, as it shows an early projecting public spirit, though not then justly conducted. 'I'hero was a snlt marsh which bounded pa.it of the mill pond, on the edge af which at high water, we used 10 stand to fish for minnows. By much trampling we had made it a mere quagmire. My proposal was for us to build a wharf to stand on, and I showed my comrades a large heap of stones which were intended for a new house near the marsh, and which would very well suit our purpose. Accordingly, in the evening, when the workmen were gone home, I assembled a number of playfellows, and we worked diligently, like ao many emmets, sometimes two or three to a stone, till we brought tiiem all to make our little wharf. The nest morning the workmen were much surprised at missing tho stones which had formed part of the wharf. Inquiry was made after the author ot this transfer; we were discovered, complained of, and corrected by our father ; and, tho' I demonstrated the utililiiy of our work, mine pQnyinced me that that which was not honest could not be truly useful.' " Franklin Street, next door to Dr. Doolitlle, Wir.KRS-BARRB, PA. November It, IH5X * Joliimon, Well!) A. Co , MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALS#* IN BOOTS, DR. E. SHELP, SURGEON DENTIST, SCRANTON. No. 36 Courtlandt Street, K. D.—1D*. will from tlio »t to the 30 li of »»ch month hi Pitutoit, unit will be romid At Ih. » Bullor Houao" *hwu ho will bo happy to altund to all who m«j acquire liia nervlcoa. « Loopl- J. ln*Kt* • All Sorts of Minds. ( First door above the Merchants' Hotel.) iiMti w. joiin.on,) i bennett, Jn, n. a. well., } y. YORK. Jc. r. pieilon. January 21, 1851. i */• There is a strong disposition in men of opposite minds to despiae each other. A. gravo man cannot concieve what is the use of wit in society ; a person who takes a strong common sense view of the subject, Dfor pushing out by the head and shoulders an ingenious theorist, who catches at the slightest and faintest annalogms ; and another man, who soents the ridiculous from afar, will hold.nocommerce with him who tests exquisitely the feeling of the heart and is alive to nothing else ; whereas talent is talent, and- mind is mind in all ji$ branches! Wit gives to life one of its best flavors, common sense leads to immediate and gives eopjety its daily motion ; large and comprehensive views, its annual rotation ; ridicule chastises folly and irri. prudence, and keeps men in their proper sphere; subtlety sei/.es hold of the lino threads of truth : analogy darts away ia the most sublime discoveries; feeling paints all the exquisite passion of man's soul, and rewards him by a thousand in. ward visitations for the sorrows that ennio from without. God made it uil! It is all good ! We must despite no sort of talent j they have all thefr seperate duties and uses ; all the happiness of man foi their object; they all improve, exalt, and gladden life !—[Sidney Smith. We offcr our youthful readers two or three short pxtrects from the lives of Webster and Franklin, take i from volumes in an admirable series of illustrated books published by Lindsay and Blakiston, under the title of "Young American's Library"—a series that parents may with safety and profit place in the hands of their children. The false idea, so prcva. lent, that there is something degrading in work, cannot remain in the thought of any sensible youn# man, when h6 loolC» back to the early life of these great men. It is tar more honorable to aoheive eminence by vigorous effort ar.d unflinching self reliance than to be born to a high position. The worker is the true noble of the land. But to our extracts; and first, this reminiscence of the boyhood of Daniel Webster— 8 M. TURNER, attorney at law, Pittrton, Luierne County, Pa-—Office with T E. Curtis, over the Plenk Store. JOHN GILBERT A CO. Wholesale Druggists, No 177 North Third Street, A few doort above Vine Street, Eaat tide, " 'I have been the more particular in this description of my journey, and shall be so of my fiist entry into that oiry, that you may in your mind compare suoh unlikely beginnings with the figure 1 have since made there. 1 was in my workingdress, my bett clothes coming round by sea. I was dirty from my being so long in the boat. My pockets were stuffed out with shirts and stockings, and I knew no one, nor where to look for lodging. Fatigued with walking, rowing, and the want of sleep, I was very hungry; and my whole stock of cash consisted in a single dollar, and about a shilling in copper coin, which I gave to the boatijjej) for my passage. At first they refused it, on account of my having rowed, but 1 insisted oit iheir taking it. Man is sometimes more generous when he has little money than when he has plenty ; perhaps to prevent his .being thought haye hut 1/ttUs. " -1 walked towards the top of the street, gazing about till near Market street, where 1 met a bov with bread. 1 had oflen made a meal of drv bread, and inquiring where lie had bought it, i w*nt immediately to the baker's he directed mo to. I asked f r biscuits, meaning such as we had at Boston ; that sort, it seems, was not made in Philadelphia. 1 then asked for a three penny loaf, and was told they had none, tfot knowing the different prices, nor the naims of the different sorts of bread, I .toM him to pi,ve me three penny worth of any sort. He give me accordingly three great puffy rolls. I was surprised at the quantity, tut took it, and having no room in my pockets, watked off with a roll under each arm. and eating Jhe other. Thus I went tip Market street, as far as Fourth street, passing Uy the door of Mr. Head, my futu/p jytfe's father j wlien she, standing at the door, saw me and thought 1 made, as 1 certainly did, a most awkward, ridiculous appearance. Then I turned and went down Chestnut street and part of Walnut stseet, eating my roll all the way, and coming round, found myself agiin at Marketstreej; wharf, near the boat I came in, to which I went for a draught of the river water ; and being filled with one of my rolls, gave the other to a woman and her child that name down the river in the boat.with us, and was waiting to go farther." «Thu» refreshed, I walked again up the street, which by this .time contaiued many clean dressed people, who were all Walking the same way. I joined them, and was thereby led into the great meeting. BALDWIN 8 BRADY'S and obnhrai. stage office, PHILADELPHIA. IIN GILBERT. .SILAS n. WC !Vo. 108, Bace Street, 1HAAC H. BALDWIN. ) SAMUEL A. HEADY. D PmiAD.lHlA. A*M«rD*p»tllem«t BIooibkImwi.Pb.. D ry- TKttMS ONE DOLLAR PER DAT, March It, 185:1. consTAnn.y on hand, a large assortment op Drug*, Medicine., ChcmicaU, Fuller.' and Dyer. Article., Paint., Oil., Window Olaja, and Painter.' Article.,! Apothecane.' Gl,«- ware, Patent Medicine., £ Augu.t 30, 1850-—1y.  PRIOOS, ZABRI8KIE A LOVBLL, WHOLESALE (JROCER9 AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Jle. 359, Washington Street i GEO. W. BRAINERD A Oo. 103 Murray, near West Street, New Tor Geo. W. Brainkrd, david bei.den [Aug. 2, 1850.—ty*.  {Between Murray and Robirwon SU.) JmtiM.Ciiwi, ) C«»D. l.N. XtBUlKKIl, D IliMII O. L0VtlDL. J NKW -YORK, [Aug. 12,lB.r»3-ljf. '•The wiitcr of a very interesting article upon Webster, in Putnam's Monthly Magazine, opens by stating that he had visited the place of J;is nativity, and converged with the friends of his boyhood, corresponded with most of his surviving classmates and college friend.*, and examined hundreds of his letters. As the result of his investigations, tie writer has presented us with manv important lacts and conclusion*, of whioh f*ee use is made in this volume, with vhis general acknowledgement. « 'Daiyel Webster performm! the ordi, nary services of a boy on his father's farm. His taste lor arg'iciullure, aad his fondness for rural life gre.w directly associations oI his childhood.— Imagine to yourself a slender, black eyed boy, with serious mien and raven looks, loading the traveller's horse to water when ha alighted at his father's* inn ; driving the cows to pasture at early dawn, and returning with them at the grey of evening; riding the horse, to harrow .between the rows of corn at weeding-time, and following the mowers with a wooden spreader In haying time ; and you have a true idea of the lad and ol his duties. In dress n)©$re mi® WYOMING HOUSE, AT WHOLESALE. FROTH1NOHAM, NEWELL A CO.. (near the railroad depot.) -flcruton, Pa. jT. a. BURGESS, Proprietor. -JrJ- Charges Moderate.. Scptcaibo 2Q, 1855. (Late W. M. Newell 8 Co.) HAVE taien the Capaciou. Store No.57 Broadwow where they will keep an exten.ive »toci of BOOTS and. SHOES of iJuD beet *yie and quality, wU«h they offer on favorable term.. Merchant# jof the Valley are parUcuarlr invited to call and ejeamwe cutf 4W. New York, January 1,1851.—tf.  "Franklin's apprenticeship to a printer gave him more access to hooks than he had before enjoyed, both by his acqiiaintsnce with other apprentices, and the friendship of gentlemen to whom his siudious habits and correot deportment recommended him. Of thes® advantages he was careful to a vail himself, and Lo the seleotion of books he showed a judgment and wisdom lar beyond his years, reading and studying those chiefly which would repair the deficiencies in his education, which existed partly from his previous limtfed advantages, and partly from his neCrligcnco in improving the opportunities he had enjoyed. Wis bro. ther, in 17*21, commenced the publication of b newspaper, the New England Courant, the fourth whioh had appeared in America, where there arc now so very many. This seemed to open a new era in our voung philosopher's life. "The gentlemen who wrote lor the Cou. rant were in the habit of visaing the printjng office, and conversing about .the manner in which the public spqjce of their communications do !tbe .ppper ; and these conversations were carried on m the hearing,of the apprentice, wiUio.yt any suspicion that he listened or was interested in them. JJui hearing others talk of their writings prompted Franklin to attempt and 560 nhfit he could do in the same way — As lie was ;but a boy, and suipeoted that his brother would object to printing anything which he knew to be his, Benjamin disguised His handwriting, and put the paper at nfglit under the door of the otfico.— It wfs iqutid in the jnorfling, pnd laid he. .the j»en,tieuien ,lor examination and SCRANTON HOUSE 05" Printers make curious mistakes sometimes. An editor out west recently quoted the line— OPPOSITE ftCRANTONS it PLAITS STORE, EVERTS * CPRTJS9, WtfOCESAiLE DEALERS IN FISH, fCRWf,DQllLS 8 PROVISIONS, and Produce and Commission Mn-chants, No. 248, Fulton Street, near Washington Market, New York. H A O. would call the attention of merchant, of Northern Penn«ylvania to their extensive .tork of Fiah, Fruit, Oil. and Provi. on., wluch they will Mil unoa aa favorable tcrm.au any hotue in New Yort city. HMU P. EVERT., | cha«. o. cobtim. 1 March3a, 1851-ly. "licit hath no fury like a woman gcornrd," Hut in setting it up, the s was accidentally left out, which inadejt r.ead— "Hell hath no ftiry like n woman corned !" But the errgr was not a mistake, after all. SCRANTON, PA. XD. K. KRE8VLBR, Proprietor. H. au-rlnije will be in rrndinen to convey guciU tlie arrlvil or Uie puxenger train nt th« SuOrMd **«. [Sept. 33, IBM-Jy STO2 IPAKX IHBTIIIfc HVDE PARK, PA, By WAMBOLO A HtTPPOBU, Boral. Wunbold, | Henry Ilufford. Try Again !—Timour was a great Tartar conqueror. In early life he wau forced to take shelter from his enemies in a ruined b.uildinsr, where ho sat alone fo1 many hours. Wishing to divert his nun from so wretched a condition, he fixed Ij eyes on an ant that was Carrying a grqI of corn larger than itself up ,» high Wl Sixty-nine limes did tbe grain fall to ground, bot the insect persevered, and seventieth ,time it succeeded. This K dept. IS, 1853, «rn WY.OMLM HOTEL, JBy G. W. ISEBCEBEAV, No. 383, Greenwich tlreet, near Duane. NEW YORK. BROWN .$• LAZARUS, Forwarding and Commission Merchants, PlTTSTOtt, PA. in thb means of aooiol and intellectual culture, hi* condition was far belgw that Mnl»lgA«lto that»«M|rofqr,wvClud yity  July 15, 1853. of the torn of ,the (armors and mechanic* ,$f present day. Many anecdotes have been published ot hi* iuctpfcoity for manual labor, or of to* aversion to jt. The testimony of lu? ea;ly companies .pnd neighbors conuvlicta, in general upd ;n particular)), all stories of bis idjefte«n. ..." 'J#a \rfi»industrious boy. He labored to the extent of lys strength. He was the youngest son, and psifcaps, on lha,t account recieved some indulgence.* Men ace now living who labored with him in the field and in the mill—who shared his toils and his sports.. Tbry •ffirm ihst ha gave Timour courage at .the raonpe/it; he never forgot the lesson. j m w®©©s, fashionable Barber and Hair Vretur. lln the Room adjoining Cohen's Clothing Store * and o-ppoute the Ragle Ca«tel, PiUatea, 9Cb oT»To5u«ti«,*. «D. """ P"-t Ojpcfi, PiWoi possessions are wholly preformances. He owns nothing tC the world ows nothing. CO"The accepted aad bctrotM r has lost the wildest charms ofbty«» y'_ in her Acceptance of him. She Vs "^(10 en whilst he pursued her as a cannot be if she fiiyop to such a o*«» | Emcnori. • / . ■ Met nearly opposite,Iht Pofl  Aug.a.w8o. cat* Jy j OU V 'hom 5H2170ULD reapcctfully inform ,the public ist *Tjr ft* wNfjflW Shop formerly occupied Vvg6D )M» mwM h« J*lea«$ kD nlteo. 1853. ■ «AGLErHOTEW GEORGE LAZ4.if.US, ♦»C.S.X850.V ' 9 *' »*