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VOL. XXXI. LANCASTER, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1857. No. 30. PDBLIBHBD BT EDWAKD C- VAKUNQTON, oTTtttw nr vona Qran bthsbt. The BXAHINSR & DBHOCRATIC HERALD iBpshlUbad WMkly, ttTWOnoLhlSE a year. ADVSRTISElfENTO will be inserted at the rate of tl 00 par square, of ten liAet, for three inser- UoDB or less; and 35 oents per square for each addlUonal InserUon. EoalQess Advertiflementa Inserted by the quarter, half yo*r or yesr, wtU he ehargad aa follows: s montb. e monf &t. 13 monihs. 0u« Square $ 300 $600 ftSOO Two " SCO 8 00 12 00 v eolomn 10 00 IBOO SSOO ii - 18 00 25 00 45 00 1 *' 30 00 65 00 SOOO BtTSUTSES KffnCES Isserted before Marriages and Deaths, dou'ble the r^^lar rates. IH^AU advartliing accoaata ar« considered eo)Iecta> le at tho explraUon of half the period contracted for. ranslent adTertiaement, cash. CHIl£AD£. Myjirrt la—but flrst a pardon I crave, For taMng the first pl«ce at all— I never waa Iniowa to be very brave. Which eomes from my being go small; Tet, If in great acts I prove rather alack, I'm a right good friend to the poor, Hor if in their cots my UtUe they lack, Starraffon perchance (hey endure. My Mx»ml is shown In the bursting bud. And flushes the fragile flower; I cover tbe flelds with a gory flood When the eloudt of batUe lower; Sometimes through air, on the wings of the bird, I soar'neath tbe rays of tbe snn. And the voices of praise are freqnent heard When my beanty Is talked npoo. Dyspeptics, my fAtrd wonld flnd a good thing, EspwlaUy alter dinner. And pleasant thoughts to my mem'ry cling. In tbe mind of saint aad sioner; On the boondlng wave wben th « tempoRL* rage. And huixicauea wildly blow, I ride ont tbe gale, In my ocoau cage. By the billows rock*d to and fro. Vjfourlh la mnch URod by ladlea fair. With whom oft to the opera I go; And as often Pm sean In the honse of prayer. With a nun-llk« t^mblance of woe; I loae a great part in Lbo»e old-Ume games, Wheu Falconry waa all the rage ; And fahve often beeu praised by nohle damen, Wheu adjusted by soma fair page. And oow having done, I'll laava you to guess Wbat name comprises my whole; "Tia certain I wore a primUive ilress. And ny eyas were black as tbe coal; A thousand times faas my story been told. In the nursery and the hail: And I cannot deuy but I wan sold. Rut then I was verdant and smalt. From tbe Knickerbocker Magazine. The Widow Leedom's Last Loaf. Calm and deep peace in this wide air, These leavea that redden to thn fall; And In one heart. If calm at all. If any calm, » calm despair. Calm ou the ^eas. aud silver sleep And waves that sway themselves In rest. And dead calm lu that noble breast. Which heaves but with tbe heavlog deep- TES.ST30X. It was evening—a beautiful antumn eve¬ ning. Tha red leaves jet danced, rejoicing in the mild air; tbe yellow sunshine yet gilded tho hill tops, and the aoft shadow of twilight were creeping silently up the valley as the gentle widow Leedom, with her child in her arms, wended her way homeward.— She was tired, for she bad toiled all day in fanner Wood's kitchen, and thongh it was Salnrday evening, she had not been paid for her labor. The fcind-hearted housemaid at Farmer Wood's had urged her to wait for her snpper, bnt she could not stay. She had no eye for the glory of that Ootober sunset, aa sbe walked wearily on, her tired arms scaroelj able to hold the little joyous crea¬ ture lhat laughed and crowed, and ever and anon peered into her bonnet, lisping his sweet- toned "mamma, mamma." Slie thought only of her expectant little ones, and the means of obtaining bread for them to last over Sun¬ day. As she neared the village, she seemed irresolute whether to enter it or pass on ; bat a vision of her lonely, fasting children,roBe up before herin imagination, and ahe stopped, her lips moved a minute or two as if in prayer, and then qnickeng her step, and harrying on like one who has nerved himself to a sudden reaolation, she tumed into the main street; and was soon atanding before the counter of the baker's shop. The baker was an austere maQj but it was not in homan natare to re¬ sist the widow'a pleading tone and touching expression, as ahe falteringly asked him to truBt her for a loaf of bread for a day or two. The man handed her the loaf relnotantlj, and was about to insist on prompt payment, when a glance at the widow'a flashed face and embarrassed manner, deterred him. With scarcely audible thanks she concealed the loaf under her tattered shawl, and drawing her babe closer to her bosom, hastened home. " Mother's come I mother'a come" cried a couple of young, eager voices, as she entered the gate, and her seven year-old Eobert and his little sister came running to meet her. They were pretty children. The little Mary inherited her mother^s mild blue eyes and delicate complexion, and the boy his father's handsome face and honest brown eyes. Poor ohildren, they were accustomed to being left alone, for the widow went ont to work daily, and the night was always welcome that brought their mother's loved return. They had a thousand things to askand tell, which fell unheeded this time on the ear of the sad mother, though she instinctively answered them yea and no, as occasion req^uired. She gave the loaf to Robert, and taking little Ma¬ ry's hand, they entered the hoase together. The table was already set out by the expec¬ tant housekeepers, hnt there was nothing on it that could be construed into anything eat¬ able »ave a cup of molasses and some salt. The mother cut a slice of bread for each of the half famished children, and sat quietly by, nursing the youngest while they ate it, for she had no heart to eat herself. She was Tery sorrowful as she looked at these little dependent beings, and thought ofher failing strength, and shadinghereyes with her hand the tears stole silently down her pale, patient face, and fell among the brighi curls of the little unconscious head pillowed so peaceful¬ ly on. her bosom. She had been sorely af- fiioted. The husband of her youth had been stricken down by a falling beam while at¬ tempting to save a sick child that had been overlooked in the hurry and panic, from a burning building. The child was saved, but he who perilled his life for it, the atrong, brave-hearted man had perished. The frnit of thifl union, her eldest born, her pride of heart, the noble boy whose every movement and expression had been so many similes of hia buried father, was a wanderer she knew not whither. "Years after the boy had left her, when Bobert Leedom came often to see her in her loneliness, and ventured to tell Ler at length how he had loved her from tho time they had played together at school, and how he had remained single for her sake, and came * baok to the same old port that he might ¦ breathe again the same air that she breathed, 1 and bPBonght her to let him sustain and shield her, to comfort her in sickness and sor¬ row, she gladdened the honest sailor's faithful hearl, by consenting to become his wife. No wonder the young sailor loved her, she was 80 neat in her habits, so gentle and so indus¬ trions ; and her calm, sweet face and holy eyes shone ever with "the beauty that dwelt in her sonl." She had leamed to love her second husband, and had bome him three fair ohildren, when the sad news came, that the gallent vessel in which he had sailed was wrecked on the dangerous coast near Abseoomb, and in his generoas efforts to save others, Hobert Leedom was lost. She had been a widow the aecond time only aix months, and now, as the thought of her utter inability to aupport her fatherless chUdren, even in the summer time, and saw no other prospect before her whichever way she look¬ ed, and knew that the cold, dreary winter waa coming gradually on, her heart failed her utterly, and she could only weep. The won¬ dering little ones tried by every endearing art they could think of, to attract her atten¬ tion but in Tain. Impressed by their mother's mounfulmood, they ate then- bread abnost in silence; and when they had finiahed, ahe arose mechanically, and laying her babe in its cradle, put them to bed. She heard them their prayers, and bade them good night, and God bless them, carefully, and tenderlyas usual, bat with that subdued, spiritless tone Oxat om^nates from a heart without hope. Bh« oontinued kneeling at their bedside long after she had prayed wilh them, and wept. BUt«rij ahe wept, bat there was no pitying •ye to ae* now, no tender hand to caress, no loTlag Toloe to aobth, as the ory from her over- burtened, despairing heart, "My God, my my God, why hast thou forsaken meT" went up over the unconscious heads, of the sleep- era in that hoor of agony. Np pitying eye did I say ? The eye that never slumbeia nor sleeps was there, the loving kindness that bas said I will be a'Fatherto thefartherleBS," was about her even then, though she knew it not. In the power of the spirit oame the blessed aasurauee, in answer to herdesparing ory, " I will never leaye thee nor forsake thee and her soul grew oalm, all her old trasting faith retamed, and she arose from her knees tranqailly, feeling that " the Lord is a veiy plesanl help in the lime of trouble." She took down the little worn Bible from the mantel, and as ahe read on through the clos¬ ing chapter of St. John, an expression of peace Ineffable, " that peace that passeth un¬ derstanding," aettled aerenly on her sweet face. Putting the Bible reverently back, sho took some mending from her baaket.and soon the clear lone of a hymn so.unded throngh the alillneaa of the little cottage; and "How firm a foundation," ato., when pealed from lordly organ, and echoed throngh vaulted dome, never assended more acceptably to Him who sittethon the great white throne. But other eyes besides the All-seeing had been looking in throngh the lew casement at the lonely sufferer.and now the sweet tones of the holy hymn were interrapted by a knock at the door. The widow opened it, and saw before her a weary, travel-stained man, who aaked only for a crust of bread and a cup of water. The widow glanced at the leaf which still lay on the table, and tben at the sleeping children, and hesi¬ tated, but only for a moment; there was sometbing in the tone of the stranger's voice that came gratefully lo her soul aa a breath of spring over violets, and she thought ofher own beloved boy asking for charity in some distant land aud she hastened to plaoe a chair and reach him the loaf, trusting to Him ' who canseth it to rain on the earth where no man is, lo satisfy the desolate and waste ground,' for her orphans. " My mother I my own precious motherl" cried the familiar voice, in broken tones and springing forward, she was caught and strained to the beating heart of her long- lost son. "My aon, my son" ahe oonld only rourmer, while he exclaimed ; "I am rich, my mother, I have plenty for us all; I have beeu to CalifDrnia, and have come back rich, beyond all I ever hoped for or dreamed of—my poor famished mother! I am jQst in timo'-thank Qod ! thank God ! " and mother and son knelt together in one glad earnest prayer of thanksgiving. Reputation is not Character. "Strive to be worthy,," said an old clergy¬ man to a young man; "it is better lo have cbaracter than reputation." Rarely are great truths 30 pithily pnt. If reputation was less frequently confounded with oharacter the aims of the young would be nobler, men more virtuous, society altogether better.— For reputation is often false, which character can never be. The one Is but a sham, the other a living fact. Reputation is what men think of us; character is what we really are. Yet too many prefer the shadow to the substance. To enjoy the good report of men, even when undeserved, Is sufficient to satisfy the majority. Hence, instead of striving to be really worthy, thousands intrigue only lo appear so. They shine in tinsel when they ought to wear real gold. They try every art lo be thought rich, or fashionable, or culti¬ vated,. neglecting, very often, the means which might makes them what they wish.— They wear oat their lives in pursuit of a de¬ lusion. They practice keeping up appear¬ ances till they confound the sham with the reality, the shadow with the substance, for¬ getting lhat the world aoon pierces throngh their mask, discovers what they are, and despises them for false coin. Take the caae of a young lawyer, who, in¬ stead of mastering his profession, trusts to a fatal facUity of words, and thinks to soar to eminence and fortune without assiduity or other real merit. He gets, perhaps, a sort of reputation by practicing in pettifogging cases, bnt he never rises "^bove this ; and at the end of twenty years he is no further on the road to fame than he was at first. Take the mere trading politician, who, inatead of seek¬ ing lo establish a name for statesmanship ; prefers what he thinks the easier paths of canning and corruption, and who, though he may aecare some petty office, never be¬ comes tmly great; though he may juggle himself into a fieeting reputation, never leavea behind the fame of a Webster or a Clay. Take the plansible, bnt incompetent merchant, who, though he may for a while obtain credit, finally collapses, recording to all the world what a bubble he has been.— We might go through life in the same way ; we might select examples from every class and profession, and the result wonld always be the same. Sooner or later the charlatan is found out, be his stage-tricks what they may. Reputation cannot atand, in the long run, against character. Honesty is the best policy even in regard to one's good name. To be, not to aeem, Is wiser, even for the *'children of this world," thanlo seem andnot to be. If a man has really no elevated aims, If he cares not to be worthy for the sake of virtue itaelf, il will yet pay him better, permanently, to be true and good than merely to put on the semblance of it. Huntington the forger, appeared, for a while, to thrive on evil. Dlahonesty, in his case, was ostenalbly lucrative. Bnt where Is he now ? Where are all the forgers, emblezzlers and other false diamonds of the financial world ? The honest, who have plodded along, and who are spending their old age in comfort and honor, even when not In luxury, have no cause to complain that scoundrels have pros¬ pered more than themselves. But the lure of mere worldly success is but a base motive at best. True manhood seeks nobleness for its own sake ; aspires to be, not to seem; is prouder of character, even when unappreciated, than of reputation, If unde¬ served. In proportion as men are real coin and not counterfeits, they scom to enjoy credit for what they have not. "Paint me," said Cromwell," wrinkles and all." Even on canvass the great hero despised falsehood. Can a Child Live withont Clothing r The foUowing aooount of an extraordlnaty experiment recently made by a parent with his infant child, fbr the ptirpoae ot asoertain- ing whether he can dispense with clothing is taken from the Bablin Bvening Mail: ^6 sabject of the costume of the ancient Britons has often been discussed; it has been assertsd that they wera naked. Those who opposed that view adduced as reasons the coldness and variable natnre of the oil- mate. The question has been set at real by an •xperiment whioh haa recently been made on a child at St. Anne's Blarney, near Cork. The child is fourteen months old, and Ls the child of Mr.— who detennined to ascertain what the human frame would bear. The child is perfectly naked, night and day ; he sleeps without any covering in a room with the thermometer at 38 degrees; from this he goes into a bath at 118 degrees ; he some¬ times goes to sleep In the bath; he is per¬ fectly indifferent to heat or cold; ia lively, active, cheerful, and intelligent; his appear¬ anoe constantly reminds tbe observer of the best efforta of our beat painters and sculp¬ tors. Therein Is the beau ideal; he is the reality. His simple, natnral, easy, gracefal, and ever-varying postures, are charming. He arrests the attention and commands ihe admiration of all who see him. The peoaliar character of hia skin is very striking; it is exquisitely healthy and beautiful. It may be compared to the rays of the sun streaming Ihrough a painted window. Daring the progress of the experiment he has cut three leeth without manifesting any of lha disagreeable symptoma usual to chil¬ dren in that condition. He appears lo be quite sensible to pain. Occasionally he has an ugly fall, but not a sound escapes from hia lips. His manners, demeanor, and geu eral behaviour are equally striking. Hia mode of saluting a person is to take the hand in a graceful manner aud kisa it. He is under the complete control of his father, and is perfectly quiet dnring meala, and al¬ so when he is told to be so. He goes about all day, amuaing and occupying himself in a qniet way. No oue accustomed to children would know there was a ohild in the house. So incredible are these results that aome of the residents at St. Anne's regard the whole matter with mingled feelings of horror, amaze¬ ment and wonder. Those who have made a carefal observation for themselves and prefer the evidence of their eyes rather than their ears, see nothing bnt to admire and rdSpect. No donbt some of them would even go so far as to repeal the experiment on their own children, were it not for the fear of that eter¬ nal question' " What will ilrs. Grundy aay ?" We have received from a correspondent an extract from the journal kept by the father ofthe ohild: " Deo. 27,lS5(j.—I was about to begin with self-reproaches for pot having noted during its progress the steps of an experiment so novel, and in its consequences so important; but the fact is that I was not aware that I was making an experiment until the thing was done. Henceforward I shall record daily Ineldents whioh may serve to illustrate the case, and at an after period methodically treat it. " This day the out-door laborers were en¬ gaged in storing ice for the ice-house. The child seeps on the fioor, on a traveling rug folded in four, the room without fire or oar- pet, and is generally washed daily. There ia a large bow window to the north. It ia the coldest room in the house. He waa put to bed at half-past ten. He is withoat any clothes or covering whatever. Atone o'clock being unable to sleep, I was so cold with three blankets that I had to pnt on a fur cloak. The child waked up and made vehe¬ ment appeals to be taken in. I took him in. Wheu I was going to sleep myself, I told him to go to bed. He moaned so bitterly lhat I apprehended that he feared the cold. To teat him I got out of the bed and lay down on his rug, (without clothes:) he then would not remaiu a moment In the warm bed, but followed me to his pallet. He compoaod him¬ aelf to sleep, lying like a frog, and I left him. Wheu he came into bed, I was obliged to put a blanket between ua for the bitter cold of hia limbs; but every way that I could ar¬ range the clothes led to no sign that be suf¬ fered from the cold or desired the heat. Poon Relations.—A poor relation is the most irrelevant thing In nature, a piece of impertiment correspondency, an odious ap¬ proximation, a haunting conscience, a pre¬ posterous shadow lengtheniog In the noontide of your proaperity, an unwelcome remem¬ brancer, a perpetually recurring mortification, a drain on yourpurse, a more Intolerable dnn npon your pride, a drawback upon success, a rebuke to your riaing, a stain in your blood, a blot on yonr escutcheon, a rent in your garment, a death's head al your banquet Agathociea'pot, a Mordecai in your gate, a Lazams at your door, a Hon in your path, a fr8g In yonr chamber, a fiy in your ointment, a mote in yoareye,'ttriumphto your enemy an apology to your friends, the one thing need¬ ful, the hail in harvest, tha ounce of sour iu a pound of sweet. He is known by his knock. Your heart telleth you," that ia Mi-.—." A rap between familiarity and respeot, that demands and at the same time seems to despair of entertain¬ ment. He holdeth oat hia hand to you lo shake, and drawethii back again. He oansn- ally lookelh in about dinner time, when the lable ia fnll.—CAarZ« Lamb. SHBEP-A-WATHA. Never jumps, a sheep that's frightened Over any fence whatever. Over waU, orfanca, or timber, But a aecond ibllowa after. And a third upon a aeoond. ajid a fourth, and flfth, and ao on. *if?:5 ¦^••P« «»4 thtn a doiea, ^UiByallinqaiek sMONtloii, one by oa« bavo got clear over. "To correct the frightful fits of crying he uaed lo have and for another failing which had of necessity lo be put a stop to, I had to have recourse formerly to punishment by shaking him, slapping him, and dipping him in a trongh of cold water. Aa his frame hardened under the action of oold aud very severe shampooing, puuiahment by these processes became impossible. " He has two meals—generally boiled rice, which ia put on a napkin on the ground, and he picks it up to the last grain. After that, wheaten flour cake, with butter, and a cup of milk, which he drinks. While eating his rice he looks a different being, there* Is at once a pride and eujoymenl of perforniance. He has the air of an orator addreaaing an audience. "During the day he goes to aleep when he likes, merely lying down on the floor. "It was remarked by a lady lo-day, thathe is nol like a ohild, but a amall man. A gen¬ tleman has just remarked that he never kuew the meaning of 'man-child' nntil he had seen him. " The attitude he assumes in sleeping Is that of the Mussulman making prostrations —on his knees, with his hands spread out before him, which could not be if he suffered from fatigue; but his muscles are too hard for that. By this means he concentrates the caloric in the siomach, and so It Is indifferent to cold; however oold the limbs (and they gel frightfnlly cold to the touch, and never numb, being on the contrary, mottled red,) the loins are always warm. " Thia is the first working day since he haa been In my hands that he has not been In the vapor bath. It is the flrst word he has learaed to aay, and he calls for it every morn¬ ing. Yesterday he was in an hour and a half. He moans a little when the oold water is put on him, bnt stops when told to do ao. Hot water he will bear at a temperature that I could not endnre. " The problem he presents phyaiologioally is this ;—-A development of the nervea pro¬ ducing pleasurable aensatlona and a corres¬ ponding deadening of thoae the contrary.— The intenaity of the enjoyment which he derives from contact with the akin is only equalled by the insensibility of the fleah.— We have never known him ainoe his expo¬ sure lo extreme cold to cry from pain. Laat night the difference between hia power of enjoyment and mine waa brought home to me in a remarkable manner, by my suffering from the atate of the surronndlng atmosphere when he knew none, enlarging to an equal degree the pleasurea derivable from atmos¬ pheric temperature. And this ia only the commencement of the process. When he Is Iwo years old he will be able to enjoy life, as dependent uponthe surronndlng atmosphere, in the opposite extremes of zone, where life is supportable under ordinary circumstances only by means of clothing. The neceasity of clothing after a certain age will not inter¬ fere with the process, aa during the night, when the temperature ia lowest and no caloric is evolved by action, the body can be expo¬ sed. If he were exposed to cold only, he might then suffer from heat, but he is equally armed against both. "The experiment, in regard to temperature, includes lhat other experiment which haa hitherto been the extreme point contemplated by innovators—the free admission of oxygen. It is not merely the affording scope to the akin to take life from the au-, bat the harden¬ ing of the muaclea to inoreaae life, Ferhaps, after all, the Bear'tarkert were no myth. Ferhaps the energy of the Bomans may be traced to tht olothing or want of It of the ohildren, reoorded in the ceremony of the induction of the virile garb. In the tomba of their masters, the Ednsoans, as in those of Asia Minor, children are repreaented abso¬ lutely naked until twelve years. We refer tbe cbaracter of nations to olimate, and for¬ get olotbing, by whioh we can get every cli¬ mate. This ohild may be killed by a brick¬ bat, but he has np more to fear from disease than a calf or a foal; for this la life accor¬ ding to nature, using the elementa for health and strength which when misused, are thoae of destmction ; and yet the experftnent will be barren, for judgments oannot be conveyed hy results. " Dec. 28.—Last night he slept under the olothea in the ordinary way. In the morning hia' color was gone. Contrasted with the usual appearance, he was like a lantem with¬ out the light. On two occasiona of nights particularly oold, when he was in his naked state longer than usual, the brilllanoy of his color and the livelineaa of his action was re¬ marked by those who saw him. In reference lo the foregoing, the following extract from a letter addressed to the father of the child by a gentleman of the medioal profession will be read with interest:—" I oonour with Dr. B. that if you were obliged lo practise as a physician, yoa would be another Davey or Leibig. I am reminded of Abraham's submission and obedience lo the Divine wiU by your philanthropic spirit in experimenting npon yonr own child for the good of mankind. Your succeas is the greater reward. You have given much mat¬ ter for the consideration of medical men in the facta set forth. I oan now nnderstand the wise motive in the ouatom of northern nations, among whom thera ia a vapor-path in every houae. Nursea know that children who from their birth get a daily cold bath, are strohger and healthier than those who do not. Water, whether at high or low tem¬ perature, gives a greater shook to sensibility than air. Many a tenderly reared officer, who succumbed lo the Inclemency of the weather In the huts before Sebastopol, might have been living now had hia mother acted more upou yonr plan. Dr. Dods, an Amerl- om, saya he who cannot reaaon is a fool; he who darea not is a ooward, he who will not is a bigot; bnt he who can, dares, and will reaaon, ia a man. But I aay that he who haa confidence in hia reaaoninga, faith In himself, and courage to aot upon his conclu¬ sions. Is a man of strong mind and noble aoul, fearless and flrm. Yon prove to be all that, and more; yoa are prudent and cauti¬ ous, for If the child shonld suffer from cold or croup yoa have a remedy in a bath at 118 degrees. Tub LiTTLS Stranobe.—Thongh a man of very strict principles, no man ever enjoyed a joke more than Dr. Byron. He had a vasl fund of hnmor, an every-day wit, and with children partioularly, he loved to chat famil¬ iarly and draw them out. As he was one day passing iuto the houae he was accosted by a very little boy, who aaked him if he wanted any sauce, meaning vegetables. The dootor inquired if such a tiny thing wasa market-man. "No, sir, my father," was the prompt answer. The doctor said, " Bring me In some squashes;" and passed into the honae, sending oul the change. In afew momenta the child retnmed, bring¬ ing back part ofthe change. The doctor told him he was welcome to it; but the child would not tak« it, aaying hia father would blame him. Such singular manners in a child attracted his attenlion, and he began to examine the ohild attentively. He was evidently poor: his little jacket waa pieced and patched with almoat every kind of cloth, and hia trowsers darned with so many colors it was difficult to tell tbe original fabric, but scrupulously neat and clean withal. The boy very quietly en¬ dured the scrutiny of the doctor, while hold¬ ing him at arms length and examining his face. At length he said: " You seem a nice lit¬ tle boy ; won't you come and live with me, and be a dootor ?" " Yes, sir," said the child. "Spoken like aman," said the dootor, pat¬ ting his head as he dismissed him. A few weeka paased on, when one day Jim came to say that there was a littie boy with a bundle down stairs wantiug to see the doc¬ tor, and would not tell his business to any one else. " Send him np," was the answer; aud in a few moments he recognized the boy of the squashes, (but no squash himself, as we shall see.) He was dressed in a new, though coarse, suit of clothes, his hair very nicely combed, his shoea brnshed up, and a little bundle lied In a homespun checked handkerchief on his arm. Deliberately taking off his hat, aud laying it down with hia bundle, he walked up to the doctor, saying, " I have come, air."— " Come for what, my child?" " To live with you and be a doctor," aaid the child, with the ntmoat naivette. The firat impulse of the dootor waa to laugh immoderately ; but the imperturbable gravity of the little thing rather sobered him afi he recalled his former conversation, aud he avowed he felt he needed no addition to his family. " Did your father consent to your comlngfj he asked. " Yes, air." " What did he say?'' " I told him you wanted me to oome and live with you and be a doctor; and he said you was a very good man, and I might come as soon as my clothes were ready." " And your mother, what did ahe say ?"— " Sbe said Dr. Byron would do jnat what he aaid he would. God had provided for me." "And," aaid he, "I have on a new suit of clothes," surveying himself, "and here is another in the bnndle," undoing the kerchief and displaying them, with two little shirts white as anow and a couple of neat check aprons, ao carefully folded, it waa plain none but a mother wonld have done It. The sensibUitlea of the doctor were awa¬ kened lo see the undonbting truat wilh which that poor oouple had beatowed their child upou him, and auoh a ohild 1 Hia cogitations were not long. He thought of Moaes in the bnlruahes, abandoned to Providence ; and, above all, he thought of the child that was carried into Kgypt, and that divine Saviour who had said " Blessed be little children ;" and he called for the wife of hia bosom, say¬ ing, " Susan, dear, I think we pray in chnrch that God will have mercy upon all young children?" "To be sure we do," said the wondering wife ; "and what then ?" " And the Saviour aaid, 'Whosoever receiveth one such little child in my name receiveth me ?" Take ihis ohUd in his name, and take care of him;" and from that hour this good couple reoeived him to their hearts and homes. It did not then occur to them that this lit¬ tle creature, thus thrown upon their charity, was destined to be their staff and stay in de¬ clining age, a protector to their daughtera and more than soa to themaelvea. All thia was then nnrevealed; bnt they cheerfully reoeived the child they believed Providence had committed to their oare; and if ever beneficence was rewarded it waa in this in¬ fer the Sxanlaor k Herald WESTEBir'vrRGIKU. netghbon witilyTamtrked, tUs shephsid of soalfl i8 lodeed A very nre. "Lolt of the Talley." Bat this bnilding nor the piaaoher Mr.EmME:-If a few notinga of a reoent f«''"^f fair samplea of the reUgiona apirit ahort excnrsion to a portion of Westeio Vir- i '? ^^""t^ = / ""'^ ¦ °? »]¦« contrary, I beUeve giDia oan aerve to oooupy a brief spaoe in I '^^ ^c"'"" '<> ^f"**'* ^ " "«' »!''»" the forthcoming namber of the "ExaLner," »'honor moralltr and true rel gion withal. stance. HosoRs WITHOOT EMOLUMENTS.—A military man "down east," knowing he could be elect¬ ed to a captaincy if he would consent to a nomination, called upon a neighbor who had formeriy served in that capacity, to ascertain if the office waa one of pecuniary profit. Be¬ ing told by the returned veteran that he had held the office for five yeara and saved #500, ho gladly accepted the nomination, and was ohosen captain of his oompany. After three years' campaigning, in the way of "company training" and "general mnatera," finding his office td be a heavy bill of expenae instead of a aonroe of proflt, he called on his old friend again U>x information aa to how he had savsd $500, while he himself loBt.4100 by the same ofRoe. "Why," replied the old oaptain, I was worth jufl't $1,000 when I was elected;' I held the offloe five yean, and lost $500 by it; sol resigned, and taped ihe otker five hundred /" tbey are al your service. Suffice it to say, that the underaigned ae¬ lected for hia ronte thither the B. & 0. H R., by which he was conveyed some i270 miles weatto the atation known aa "Independence," In Barbour conniy. By this conveyanoe I skirted alternately, portions of southern Maryland and northern Virginia, in both of which, after leaving Baltimore in the rear aome SO milea, I may in paasing observe, the coming crops looked anything but encoura¬ ging. I wonld farther add, that from all the information I could glean thronghout the trip, my conviction is that the wheat, over the coantry at large, will exceed very little a half average crop. After reaching the point named, finding no further public conveyance into the interior of the State, I waa obli-. ged to manage as best aa I might, isomettmes traveling on foot and then hiring a convey¬ ance where I could, until at last, after mana¬ ging ihua for about 50 miles, a atage ronte waa intercepted, by which I reached the vil¬ lage of Huttonville, near the eaatem line of Randolph eoanty, and thus, with a little "prospecting" from this point, traveraiuti some aixty miles of what is known as Tygert's Valley. Of my praotioal experience in the above modes of travel, not much can be favorably stated. I waa not a little disappointed as to the degree of progress in this partionlar, whioh I found our ancient frienda of the "Old Dominion" had made. I had thought that atageing was common in all parta of so old a State—that the necessities of the peo¬ ple of the iuterior had forced at leaat weekly connections of this description with almost all the stations on the B. & 0. R R., but to my sad discomfort, how different idid I ftid the real state of affaira [ So far &om meeting with stages, thera was next to no choice in the matter of roada. Thns, my busineas cea¬ sed at the point above named, viz: Hutton¬ ville, and yet, in order to return to the R R. I had lo retrace my path westward aome 30 miles, before I found a road by which I could reorosa the country to the north, In order lo lake the aame oara again. Thia matter of traveling, then, ia one of the impediments with which the sojourner in the "Old Domin¬ ion" has to contend. The drawback ia doubt¬ less attributable to the eparseness of the population in the first place, and next, to the nomadic habita of the people, which render necesaary bnl little travel, either for pleasure or in the way of business, acarcely anything being done, aa with us, in the wagoning line. Tygert'a Valley is between 60 and 70 mUes in length, and varies in width from a qnarter 'of a mile to three milea. AU the prinoipal streams in Western Virginia, "as is known, run in a western direction. The valley be¬ ing bordered by high mountaina, the scenery is decidedly bold and beautiful, the views in a general way being very aimilar to those by which the Juniata and Susquehanna regions of our own State are obaraeterized. The land naturally is good: I should presume quite equal to that of Lanoaater county—but the proportiou of upland capable of being farmed ia amall, and the valley bottoms are principally naed aa pasture grounda for cattle. This—the cattle business—Is the " peculiar institution" in this section. What little farming is done. Is poorly done ; lime Is not naed as wilh us, and no particular regard paid to the principle of rotation In crops.— In short, each proprietor appeara to aim only al what he consumes, and accordingly, I fonnd that ten bushels of wheat are rather above than below the average per acre, and the other serials In proportion. This valley waa first partially settled a little over a hundred years ago, yet, judging from the limited progress made In the matier of farming, one would hardly suppose that such a period of time had elapsed since that event. In all the elements necesaary to a prosperous farming community, however,—save alone the meagreness of the upland as aforesaid— thia region most richly abounds. In regard to timber and water it standa unsurpasaed by any section I was ever in. I must have crossed in moat of the region I was throngh, on an average, counting both small and large streams, at least four to the mile. The creeks and the Cheat river alao, which course this region, are streams of considerable volnme, water clear and cnrrent rapid. I certainly never enjoyed a higher realizing sense of the beneficence of au all bountiful Creator than when, as wending my way over mountain and through valley in thia bold yet grand old region, I atopped aa occasion required, lo slake, from the living chrystal watera which issue alike from bill-aide aud valley, tbe thirst which had beeu aggravated by the weariness of travel and the good baconlc fare on which I had either dined, supped or breakfasted. The timber—besides being large and even superabundant—includes all the varieties common with us, (thongh chesnut exists In a rather limited amount), also her¬ culean poplars and pine and sugar-maple.— Most of the sugar and molasses naed in this section are made of the maple juice. The stores buy the sngar at nine cents and aell it at twelve and a half. It answers all the purposes, eqnally well, of other sugara, and the molaasea is even aweeter and altogether as pleasant to the taate as the ordinarykinds. The latter I met with neariy always on the table. The other descriptions of timber are a drag here, and aa improvement advances, the traveler will witness at varioua pointa along his route large quantities oi splendid newly felled timber/undergoing the process of destmction by fire, preparatory to the use of the land for farming, &c. At night the glare from theae fires can be seen at great distances, and add an increased Interest to the other¬ wiae sufficiently romantic scenery of the country. From this timber-destroying buai¬ ness oomes tbe " log rolling" phrase, in auch common uae in reference to legislative affairs with ua. The people turnout and help eaoh other in the matter of log-rolling, jnst aa membera of the legislature hereaway assist each other with their votes in carrying throngh all sorts of measnrea. Again, a great deal of the heaviest timber is hacked around aome three or four feet from the ground and thus suffered to die. Hence these lands are called "hackings," and are employed for the cattle to vegetate npon. Bat besides timber and water, Iron, Bitu¬ minous Coal and Limestone abound here in luxuriant abundance. For the iron bnsiness in all ita branches, It strikes me, this region is mosl favorably adapted. Wood in im¬ measurable qnantiiies could here be had merely by the asking for it. Aa already observed, farming Is an inciden¬ tal business in thia region, cattle breeding aud grazing being the principal employment and source of livelihood. Most of the lead¬ ing cattle men own large tracts of valley and mountain land together, (the whole being asseaaed at about fifty conta an acre). It la oommon among them to own 1500, 2000 and fiOOO, and one gentleman I met with owns in the neighborhood of 60,000 acrea. Of course these men " handle" a large number of cattle In the course of a year. One might think that such hard service would break them down, but on the contrary, like medicine under certain circumstancea, it affords the ¦very aliment upou which they aubaiat; in ahort, they grow fat and healthy at the exer¬ ciae, and their purses quite plethoric. The citizens generaUy of this valley, in point of sociability, detract nothing from the well known reputation of Virginians at large. They are manly in their deportment, very conversable and obliging, and thus make the stranger's sojourn In every way agreeable to him. The provisions for education in this aection are rather meagre. The schoola are on the BubBcription plan, and the houaea being sparse, there is not much encouragement In point of nambers of the scholars, to induce competent teachera to tarry long at a time in any one neighborhood, I am glad, however, to perceive by the papera since my return, that Gov. Wiae ia now agitating this, of aU questions, one of the moat vital interest lo the proaperity of a atate. Succeas to all ef¬ forts of the kind I In Randolph county there Is no paper pub¬ lished, and but few persons take them from other parts of the State. Those taken, more¬ over, are like Virginia papera too generally, loaded.to the guards with poUtical news, which, thongh well enough about election timea, ia certainly unprofitable, when pre¬ aented aa the mental pabulum for the year round. As an instance that,some persons there must read the newspapers but little, I had occaaion in speaking to a Barbour ooun¬ ty man, to refer to Dr. Kane, when I was as- tounded with the exclamation as lo " who he was—I had not heard of him." The bnildinga of the valley are very ordi¬ nary—mostly log housea, some frame and some few brick. I cannot now remember of having been in a single house where the rooms were not divided off simply by a thin board partition. I attended conference meet¬ ing one day at a ohnroh vdifice* which waa built of loga, about eight by twelve feet in size and the Toof was boards, whioh, instead of being nailed; on, were aecured in their places by heavy timbers laid crosswise there¬ upon. The preacher I may add, waa on thia occasion to have undergone a trial upon cer¬ tain grave ohargea {ffeferred againat him by aome of his piriahionen, but other preachers of the Circuit failfiig to be in attendance; the trial, much to my cUaa^tpointment, did not take place. . Being ourious, however, to leam the character of the charge againat the broth¬ er, I was infonned they were in the natoxe of atealing and iwindUng I As one of hia aa any other I ever visited; and'the ohuroh edifloes on the average, though few and far between, are rather belter than the one re-. ferred to. I was even highly gratified with one fact I aaw evidenced there, and that was JOBFBXKVIKa OFAIiLEHrDS, From the larffeat Poster to the smAUeit Card "fiuNE AT THIS OFFICE, in the _!_/ BBST STTLB, with great dMpateh, ud it tha lowutpciee*. - a-HAlTDBlLLS tor tho ebIa of Beal os pRRM.tJiL Pbopbrtt, printed os frum ONB to THBKB HODRS NOTIOE. noTlMr-.VI the freedom from suspicion aa to committing amall offences with which tbe humbleat viai¬ ted the atorea and other placea offering temp¬ tationa to the crafty. And who, In this conu¬ ty of Lancaater, keeping atore, would feel quite aafe, in trasting to the mere naked glass In his windows, as a protection agalnat bur¬ glaries? Yet to leave a store there, in thia way, is about as oommon aa are stores them¬ aelves, and auch a thing as attempting to un- lawfally enter one, la an occurrence of the rarest character. And this, beat^ In mind. Is where—as we are told—the demoralizing in¬ stitution of Slavery prevails. Of Slavery, it is true, one meeta with but few traces and few subjects of il In this aec¬ tion. There is no evidence of any particular Bubjection in the oondition of the colored men here. Their inleroourae with the white people Is characterized by as great a degree of freedom aa that which marka the two races in Lanoaster counly. Moreover, where the slaves evince any disposition to be economi¬ cal and provide aomething for themselves, I believe It is the policy of their masters to encourage them to a certain extent. I pas- sad an evening with the Intelligent aon of one of the ex-Governors of the State, and he mentioned the caae of two of his slaves— man And wife—who sometime back gave him to understand that they thought they could do belter by themaelves. He felt disposed to acquiesce in their view and granted them the privilege of taking up their abode and trying their fortune upon an unoocupled place, not far from their old home. They tried the ex¬ periment, but one difficulty after anolher presented itself; they soon got tired of the trial, when the wife one day suddenly broke out in lamentations, that she was not going to " stand thia any longer—I'a going home !" Here we have an example of an absence of the ability of self-advancement on the part of the bond, but lo my mind. It only serves to ahow that where people are not learned the lesson of thinking for themselves, and of self-reliance, from their youth up, it is diffi¬ cult in mature years and at will to contract those habits—nor am I aware that in this respeot the white man, under aimilar circum¬ stances, can exert auy materially greater la¬ tent reaonrcea than the colored man. On the other hand, I heard of another case In which, a slave—rather brighter in intellect and distinguished by more energy of charac¬ ter than his fellows generaUy—complained of such poor health as to be of little use as a hand. He had managed, however, lo accu¬ mulate the aum of about $500, out of which he found no difficulty for a amall moiety in baying his time, and with the remainder took up hia departure for one of the Western statea—Iowa, I believe—where he soon be¬ came very healthy, industrioua and proaper- otisl Thna, adversity sometlmea caUa into play genius, even in the colored man. But, a great many of the land proprietors own no alavea at all, and thoae wbo do own them, have generally but from one to four ; and wherever the latter nnmber are found, two of them through age, being either too yonng or too old, are almost invariably found to be Incapacitated for anything like regular labor. The Inutility of slave labor iu this region, in short, ia admitted, and the people generally, at heart, as It seemed to me, unfa¬ vorably inclined towards it; and yet it is true, when the question of slavery is con¬ versed upon, they appear lo regard it as a kind of duty—tha reault of either custom or education or embittered feelinga. consequent upon tbe agitation of the question at the north—I don't know whiah—to argue in favor rather than against the system. I am also bound al any rate to believe, from the uni' versal indifference there manifested upon this snbject, that had the violent agitation which has prevailed at the north for some yeara, have hid no existence, the State of Virginia would ere thia have nearly if not altogether rid itaelf of this incubus upon the energies of the white man, and conse¬ quently npon the progreaa of the State In all things calculated to develop her great and buried resources. This opinion, how¬ ever, waa freely advanced there by an intel¬ ligent gentleman, himself a " nativu to the manor born," and Ita truth aa freely conceded by sevoral others in whose presence it waa uttered. But, aad to tell, fanatical proscrip* tion upon this snbject, has had its usual course and its only effect—as in other analo¬ gous casea—of Increasing the evil it fain would mitigate or exterminate. I am no admirer of slavery ; on the contrary, I have always regarded it as a misfortune that it waa establiahed within the borders of our national domain, but no one having aucceeded in showing in what particular the slave would be bettered or the apread of the slave system arrested In case tbe agitation of the aubject should be urged to extremes and a disrup¬ tion of the Confederacy ensue, I for this rea¬ aon among others, prefer to predicate all my hopes of its extinction upon the quiet work¬ ings, first, of frieudly discussion and remon¬ strance, and second, the attractive example in material progress, of the Free Statea them¬ aelves, rather thau to any result which ia likely to come from the exasperating crusade which has of late beeu so mercilessly waged upon this question at the North. The matter, as you are aware, of the white as againat the black " basis," haa beeu a ques¬ tion of discussion in Virginia, iu conuection with the Bubject of apportioning representa¬ tives, and I heard of but oue sentiment upon the aabject in the west, and that decidedly in aupport of the white platform. Tbe rea- aou of thia preference ts, that aa things exist there now, the eastern portion of the Stato has loo great a preponderance in matters of legislation, when the relative nnmbera of white men—east and weat—.ire considered.— This and other facts elicited through my re¬ cent intercourse with the people of Tygert's Valley, abundantly satisfied me that If fanaticism wonld only let the question alone, the evil of slavery would much more surely and sooner than otherwise, cure itself. It happened to be election day when I was in Virginia, and I stopped at two or three of the polls on my way for a few minutes, to witness the manner of voting. As you are aware, the vote ia by open ballot or viva voce, that ia, each voter on going np to the poUs glvea in Uia name, when he Is asked at the top of the voice by one occupying the position of judge, "who do you vote for Atlorney Gtneral ?"—then "Congress," and ao on throughout the ticket. I noticed that the judge at one poll in particular, while awaiting a reply to each question, kept a printed ticket—probably one with namea on favoring his owu political blaa—steadily In the eye of the voter. The crops of this region looked unpromis¬ ing, and were regarded as inferior to those, of anything like former favorable seasons. In the same aection. The complaint as to the aoarceneaa of laat year's orops was the com¬ mon loplo among the people. $1.50 each for com and oats per bushel, and $2.50 for pota¬ toes, were the prices ruling when Iwas there. Not much of theae stuffs, however, changed hands at suoh pricea—moat persons, as far as I conld judge, managed to keep sufficient on band of their own raising, to support themselves through the year. This Valley, like nearly aU other neighbor¬ hoods. Is distinguished by some local expres¬ sions. " Thar" for ihere, is quite common. Like all "fleah is grasa" with as, ao there all atone is rook; and If hogs or other animals get into mlsohief, the command you wiU most likely hear given to one of tbe men ia, "rock them out," I. e., " atone them ont"—aa with Some deer, beara and other wild animala still reside in the mountainous parta of thia flection, alao, rattlesnakes—two prodigious specimens of which I saw. AU along my route, eager Inquiry waa made about the prospecta of the Lancaater Bank, and considerable of Its paper is In the possession of the people of Virginia. I heard of one case—tbat of a poor widow, if I re¬ member aright—In the neighborhood where 1 stopped for aome days, who had $250 of it; and also of several other persona in different parts of tbe State, wlthmnch larger amounts. Even at the Baltimore depot, a Lanoaater " County Bank," note was declined aa pay¬ ment for a ticket on the R R.; and in Bev¬ erly, Randolph county, a landlord refused the aame note for the reaaon that the people there did not know, or chooae to know any distinction in Lancaster money. Thus, the injnry upon the oredit of Lancaater connty, which the plundering managers of the "Lan¬ oaater Bank" have inflicted, ia undoubtedly wideapread, and wiU require a thousand fold the time to remove lhat waa neceisrry In or¬ der to infliot it. In conclasion, I thought on the whole ol the Tygert's VaUey region of "Old Virginia," that to any one who might be "Sighing for a cottage in some vast wildemeaa"—In aome remote and aeqneatered forest, where, at any reapectable diatanoe, (aave in the vaUeys) you can only divine the faot of human habi¬ tations being nigh at hand " by the smoke whioh so graoefnUy ourla" up inlo the blue ether—bnt where, as a relief, after emerging from the monntain faalDosaea, as glorious vaU^ views oan be enjoyed as ever the Sun tinted with a thonaand hnes—^to auch aaonel would.commend this naturaUy beaa¬ tifal And. prolific, yet bold and ragged coun¬ tiy. . .dbSmobe. •WABANK HOUSE. AN ELECTION FOR PRESII>5;NT ftnde I(*nager« of this Gompuny. will be haid J\iLT 6. 1851,'atthalTofflM, fromSto 19 o'clocic a. m. JnD9l7-3t-2& OEO, K. RgKP,.<;ec>. Nine Teachera Wanted. TO take charge of the schools in East TTr.HBitKAS,-::itt-And by. the several |. Yf ordtDaareApuMd^yBolBctftod Commonegns- | ' citfl of the'city of'uateit«r,'tIiU(hebvDe'rore«eh ud | flrerr Dof fonad Tamilttr Actios* in th* ktreeU, lasni or HtlejH, In tb« cfjty, aaf«u mouled, daring tho.period r forwhlch tha RfKyor luj^'l«4tiIrVlhem tob« eonfloAd, ! - J.^AUCEB &COL MABKET STCRBBP WHABP, PHILADELPHIA. HATTP ^ '^^^ ^^^ Provisiona; AVE constantly ou hand an assort- _____ _ _ ,,„ ^ """ of """"I. Shad. Herring, Coddsh, Beef, time iQ mid OO; U didared a pnblleanlsucftiAd kball | l^o'i^ ^<^. Sfacmlden, Ha,mi, Blde«, CheoH, Bice, &e. Whenu, It bu^b«<D r^ffiMBted tb me, tb«t on I -rrr-rjr -r mAVTj-i-D'mur-,-* ^^ T , d»y of Jane, a Dcj waikiu*i within tha cltj WflL, U. TAJI^B B Men's andBov's laborlDsnoder'tjmptouabrHrdrophoblft, I do, | CiOtlllng Btorej Lampeter twp. The axamlnation of uppIicaDln wlll Uke place at the pahlle hooM of Joba Knwe, at Euterprlae, oq SATUaOAY, JDLT 25th InatiiQi, nt 9 o'doclc A. M. Laogth of seuloo, 7 months, to commence oo the Ut of Septembei next. Salarj, $30 per mooth for compe* tent (eacben. BY OltDiR OF THE DIKEnTOK,S. Abh. Espbssbadb, Sec'y. June I7-td-.;9 Eight Teachers Wanted, "OOK Sadsbury School District: Teach- em applying will meet th» Connty Sperlntendent and Board ot Directors at ChrisUsuaa, (In Haiti district) on WEDKESDAY JULY 22nd. at 9 o'clock A. il. Terms 0 montha. Salary ^2-'t per month. JnnaTMU^ GEO. U. WALTER. Sec'y. ba ItlUad and. the owner flned $10,00. And '"¦• -" -^•^--•-—^ — th* 4tb wblle labo'rli „ ^_, tba^efoTe, Id punoaneeor.sald ordlBABOta, aojotn tha owners of all Dogs within the cltr, to mnzzla, eoaOne ornhnt them np In eome propar plaoa, for SO daya; and tha CoBiitahleB are hereby required to ha attantlTa and Tlftllantln -aforcli;; taldordlnajicaa. Daled at the dty of Lancaiter tba 4th day of Jnna, A. D., 1857. J. ZIMMEHMAIT. jone-10-3t Mayor. SEVEN" TEACHEES WANTED, TO TAKE CHAllGK of the public schoola ot Str&Kbnrg towanhlp The eKamtnittion win be held at the Jacktiun Street Bcbool Uouoit, la the Borongb of StraKbnrg, on the 14th of July, at 9 o'clock, A.M. Schools open Aeven monthi salary $30.00 per month. BY OHDElt 07 THE BOAUD. Sons F- Hbrr, Sec'y. _ Jone 17-td-?9 Seven, Teachers Wanted, TO tako charge of the Schools in West Lampeter township. Tho examinaliou of applicants will take place at tbe public hou^e of Heury MlUer, Lampeter Square, on MOHDAY, the 13th day of Jaly next. H3"Se)i8loa8montbs; salary $30per month. Schools to commence on the 1st day of Septomher. BY OUDEB OF TUE BOARO. Joii.v C. Bai-dwis, Sec'y, jnna 3-7t.27 ~ WANTEiJ. J0URNEY31AN WAGON MA- KER, toTfhom good wagCHTrlll be given. Apply to the HabHcriber, realding in Stamptown.fonr miles lonth of Lancauter city. June ¦S-4*t-27 JOHK ELMIER. A. BOOK-KEEPER. ¦TTTANTED by_ the ist of AUGUST, , , next, at the ofllce of the Straahnrg Bailroad Company, a competent clerk and hook-k«eper. The Board of DIreotors will be In sexHlon at their offlce, in tba Boroogh of Straaburg, on WEDNESDAY, tha 8th of Jaly, at which time and place appHcatlons wlll be recflWed and considered. Ail appUcatlouH are expected to ba accompanied with unexceptionable testimonials aa to character and ability juna 173»t-29 S. K. CRAMER. Agont. WATEB BEWTS. A SUPPLEMENT to an Ordinance, entitled " An Ordinanca providing for tha aasass- tueut and payment of Watar Bants In the city of Laa¬ caster," pajiaad Jannary 16,18ff7. Skctiok 1. The Select and Common Conndls oC tha dty uf Lancaster, hereby ordain that where In their judgment, tbe period or qnantlty of eomamptlon of tbe Coneatoga water Is lass than contemplatad by tha OrdI* nano to which th'ls'tfl ft •npplemaht, In Sxlng the achednid of Water BasU, tha " Water Committee of tbe city of Lancaster,"' are bereby autfaorlzed and empow¬ ered to inake a Jast and equitable abatement fnm the awteat-maut of the Water Bant- Provided that, for the prasent year, applleatlopa to that end ba made within five day* after the paasaxa of thla Ordinance, and there* aftttr btifurB the 30ib day of Uay In ancceeding yeara. Sac. 3. It absil be tba duty ef the Water Comniltlae to caase to be entered apon their mlnnte book, the naintiM of the Waler Beaten allowed abatement, witb thaaiboouts thereof and description of their premises, and require tlieir dark forthwith thereafter tc fomlsh tbe CUy Treaanrer or Eeceiver of iWxea with acartlfiad copy of the record. Hkc. 3. Prom (he certlfled copy of anch record of abatement, it shall be tha duty of the City Treaanrer or Receiver of Taxes to correct tha duplicate of Watar RanU. aod settle and receipt tharafor aecordinglr. Tvltb Uko allowance for payment before tbe first day of June, additions In defanUof payment and disposition as re¬ gards delinqnenU,aa prescribed in section 3d oftbe Ordinance to wbich this la a snpplement. i*£c 4. It shall ba the dnty of tbe Committee on Finance, or aay special Committee that ConnclU, by rosolution. -ball appoint for ttie purpose, on tbe second day of Jnly next, ensulns. and tbereafter on tha second days of Jnne and Jnly annnally, to examine the Watet Kent dopllcateat tba offlca of the Receiver, to aaoertaln tbe paymeuts made to those respective periods, aud re¬ port the result of thair iaveBtigatlou to the Select and Common Connclls oftbo city, at their then next ensuing stated meelincs. Sec. 0. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances Iddoq- sliitent with, or altered orsnpplled bythe aforogolDg, are hereby repealed. Ordained and enacted Into a law at the city of Lan¬ caater, tbe 2d day of Jona, l&Sl. Attest. ALFBBn SaXDSBSOK, CHAS. B. FBAlLEY, Cl'k Commt^n Coancil, ¦ Pren't sro tem Com. Council. Jas. C. CaiiPESTKa, HBNRT E. LBMAN. Cl'k Select Council. Pren'tprotem Select Council. June 10 tf.28 South West comer of Second and Dock Sis PHILADELPHIA TO THE CITIZENS OF LANCAS- CABTER:—TonarBrflspoctfaUylavlled to exam- , tne tbe extensive and varied assortment of Men's and Boys' Clolhing, at the store of the HubHcriber, where may always be fonnd a fnll supply of Ready-Made Clo¬ thing, of all sizes, made by experienced workmen aod of the very bett matarial, toe make, flt, and appaar«nca Burpassad by no eatabUuhment in tha city. Pleaaa pre¬ serve thia notice, and give me acall, and flt out your¬ aelvea and louB In a manner worthy of you aad them.— Bemember the South Weateomer of Second and Dock atreeta. WM. B. TATLOBc april 11 ly-9 BLINDS AND SHADES! " OP NEW STYLBS, B. J. -WTT.T.TATffS, No. 12 Norlh Sixlh ttreet, Fhiladelphia, ^^^ ICtBgfACTP&£E OF "VexLl-tlaxi. iJBllzxcliS, VELVET AKD OOLD BOBDEBKD ' AND PAINTED SHADES. of besQCifal daalgDa. Buff, and aU other colort of HoUand uaed far Shadet, FIXTURES, TRIMMINGS, &c., &c., WHOLESALE AKD RETAIL, AT THE LOWEST OASH PRICES. STORE SHADES PAINTED TO ORDER. B. J. W., thankful for paat putroaage, rpapactfallr aollcita tha pablic to call and eKamino hia naw and targa aaaortment, before pnrchaalDg elsawbero. ts»"WK STUDV TO PLEASE."^ march 18 3iU'16 OBO. CAI.DEB & CO. TIT'HOLESALE Dealers in SALT. ORODND ALUSI AND ASHTON FINE SALT, alwaya on haod. Offioe Oraoge etreet, 2 doors from North Qaeen and Graeff's Landing, on the Coaeatoga. juuelO.tf-23 1,200,000 PEET OF LTJMBEB, r\.A.K AND PINE, at Gable, Schaef- fer and Relnhold'a Saw Mill. Now ready to he aawed on the shorteat notice. Orders may be left with Joha .S. Oahle, E. Schaeffer A Sou. at Joho Horr'a Stor., or at Ihe MUI. JOSN S. QABLE, E. SCHAEFFER, BENJ. REINHOLD, JOHN ilERR, EDWIN SCHAEFFER, Jnne 3 .1m-27 II Bargains! Bargains I! Bargains! THE ENTIRE STOCK OF DAMAGED DRY GOODS, TNthe Store under HUBLEY HOUSE, JACOB QABLB, Jr., KEEPS CONSTANTLY ON HAND at blaPLUMBIITuAiroOASFlTTWa BSTADLISHMEJIT, A'O. 29 East KIKG STREET, whero will bo found a large asaortment of GAS FIXTURES, of the lateat patterna. Also, FLDUBERS' GOODS, of OTery variety and finlah, anch aa Copper Planlahed Bath Tnbs. rialn and Plated Basin Cocks, Waah Bowla aud SUnds, Waler Cloaeu, Battsr Sinks, Showers, Lift and Force Pumpa, Lead, Caat, Wronght and GalTanlzed Iron Plpea. Also, Terra Cotta Plp« for wator aud drainage. C^Plnmblng and GasFlttlng work in all the Tarlons hranches punctually and peraonally attonded to, and warranted to give aatisfaction. June IT.tf-SS CENTRE SQUARE, LASCASTER, la being sold at a TREMENDOUS SACRIFICE, by order of tbe In- aorance Companies. W. UOWELL. jnne 17 31-29 Grass and Grain Soytlies. THB UNDEllSIGNED bason hand a larRe aaBortmoot of the celebrated SCARLET SCVTUES, all of which are ¦warrauled aod If not good will ba exchanged by returning tham within tbree months. These Ecythes will be sold an manufacturer's agGDt, at his wholesale and retail jiricca. Also Efewton Darling's, Grlffln's, Waldron'a and otlieroat maker's prices. Savory k Co'b Imptovad Expanding GuUtvator.-i. Eagle Self Sharpening and AdJQHtable Steel Pointed ''lowrt, lIofM Aod hand rako^ of best qaallty. junasn-^t-aa GEO. MATER. Valuable Store Stand for Bent. THilj subscriber offers tor rent the well known STOBESTAKD, sltuote In thc sonlh- went comer of Centra Square, In the borough of Stnisbarg, for many yeam kopt hy himself and, latterly by McCloy k Black. It iaevery way calculated for doing a good baslne&s, and Is one of the bavt staads in the county. There is a commodiouH warehonee at¬ tached, and two roomft and an attic above the store. )rj="For further particulars apply to WM. SPENCER, mar 4-tf-14 Strasharg, Pa. New and Faahionable Millinery. MRS. H. 0- MOHLER, MILLINER, No.m% KORTH QUEEN Street. Morth aide, near the rail road, has just returned from Philadelphia, with a large ussortment of the' LATEST STYLES OF GOODS In ber line, where i-'hQ will be ploaepd to Iiave her friends, and the ladieti in general, to call and examlue fur Ibembelvex. aprtl 16 3in-2Q KENDBICK & BIGGB HAVE REMOVED their Plu.mbino A-VD Gas FiTTiMO EstabLiaHyaiti from Kramph'a Arcade, Eaxt Orange street, to Na. 34)tf NORTH QUEEN STREET, next door to the Examiner k Herald PrintlDg Olflce, where they continue to keep a larga aiiaortmeut of GAS FIXTURES, of the lale-tt patternH. AImo, PLOMBERS' GOODS, of every Tarlety and finish, sach as Copper PlanlMhed Bath Tuba, Plain and Platad Basin Cocks. Waah Bowls and Standi*, Waler Closets, Butter i^lnttn. Showers, Lift and Force Pumpfi. Lead, Cast, Wroaght and Qalvanlzed Iron Piperi. Also,Terra Cotta Pipe for water k drainage, 93-Plumbing and Gas Fitting work In all the various branches punctnally and personally attended to, and warranted to give satisfaction. [may 6-6m-2.3 JXTSTBEcirVED, Ai;iNE ASSORTMENT OE.JAPAN AND TIN WAKB—snch aa Knife Trays, Lamps and Lanterns, Water Coolers, Wash Bowls of Iron Tinned, ityle of Tea and Coffee ISN'T IT SOI USE ARTHUR'S Celebrated Self-Sealing Tans T7T*iah Vvniif >"* J*"" ^^^ Jon wili have fresh j: reau r nut Ifrau aii the year at Sommer pri¬ cen. FnU directions for patting np all kinds of Frait and Tomatoes, ac¬ company these canu and lar4. ¦ They are made of Tin, Glasa. IN WINTER QweJiware, and Fire and. Acid proof Stone Ware. The sizes are from pints to gallons. Tbes« cans .and jars are entirely open at thc lops, and kert, to aecure economyin transportation, ¦0"DT'PT>T> ^'^^ sale by Storekeepers through- SCiAliiiiX, out theUnited Stales. DoscrlptlvB clrcalars iwaton ap¬ plication. 53-Orden from the trade solicited. Be snro to ask for '¦ ARTmra'st." It has stood the test of two seanons, TTT A Iff having been used by hundreds of ^•^' thousands of families, hotel and hoardIng'hooue keepers. We arenow making them for the million. Arthur, Bumham & Gilroy, SW6etllieD>tS. ^lanufacturerH nador the Patent, No. in 4" 119 Soulh Tenth st., Cor- George, ; PHILADELPIIIA. jnne 17 2m-29^ JOSEPH A. NEEDLES MAHCFACTOKEa OP Wire, Silk and Hair Cloth Sieves, Coarse, medium and fine in mesh; l&rge, mlddle-slie and small In diameter. METALLIC CLOTHS OR "WOVEN WIRE, Of the best qaalities, Tarions sizes of mesh, fiom Kon. 1 to 80 inclosive, and from one to six feet In width. Tbey are nnmbered so many spaces to a lineal Inch, and cat to snit. The subscriber also keeps constantly on hand For Coal, Sand, Ore, Lime, Grain, Grave., Guano, Sumac, Sugar, Salt, Bone, Coffee, Spice, Drugs, Dye-Stuffs,^c,together wilh an assoriment of BRIGHT AND A3INEALED IRON WIRE, All of the above sold wholesale or retail, hy J. A. NEEDLES, jnne-l-ly-27 r,i N. Front St., Philad'a. Spice Boxes, Tea and Coffee Can¬ isters, Egg Boilers, Also a beautiful Pots, il] imitation of Britannia Ware. Also, a large assortmeut on hand of Boynton Heaters, Ventilators, Registers, Chimney Tops, Vases, Terra Cotta Capitals and Brackets, w To "Well Diggers. TEK subscriber will pay S300 to any person wbo will furnish and procure a well of suffl¬ cient water, and put pnmp therein, on bit> premises, wiihin -10 yardii of his dwelling house. The well can he das: down at any pluce within the space aforesaid, between 3i) and 50 feet, before stones will appear. For farther information, iiddresa tha subiicribBr, Far- mcrsriHc I*. 0., LancaHter Co., Pa., before the lOth of Juiy nest. E. BURKEOLDER. Jund 10. ^ __ 4t-28 S200 DOLLARS REWABD. HAj be giveu for :iny information that will lend to the apprebension and convic¬ tion oflhe person or persona that sel Qro to the Hat Munu- factory ItnlldingiOf Absalom Hnth. near Adamstown. In this county, on Friday oveuing, tbo 28th day of May last. PETER MARTIN. WILT<IAM H. PADL. SAMDEL BOCHER. GEORGE B. SnOBEK. ABKAHAMB. BEAK, JACOB LONOENECCEK, SAMUEL KELLER. JOHN LUTZ, HENRY HEILMAK. Boiird of Directors of the Northern Mutual Insurance Compioy ofLancaster connty, juno l()-:tt--S _ EOR SALE." 12 Shares Columbia Banlc. 20 " Inland Insurance. 20 '* Farmers' Bank Stock. 4 '' County Bank Stock. 30 " Mouut Joy Savings Institution. 30 " Conestogo Steam Mill, No. 3. S 700 C. S. MiU, No. 1,-6 per cent. Loan. $1200 do do No. 3,—6 per cent. Loan. $ 300 Lancaster City, U per cent. Loan. Enquire of GEO. K. REED, may 27-tf-26 Broker. Tin Ware, Lard Lamps, Also, Table Mats, Refrigerators, Gas Ovens, Summer Ranges, Hayes' Double Oven- ed Ranges, Low Down Coal Grates, for Parlors and Di¬ ning Rooms, Slate Mantles, Galvanized Iron and Sheet Lead. with a iarna assortment of HODSB FURNISHING AR¬ TICLES, liold by W. 0. KENDUlCK, N. Qneen St, next door to Examiner A Berald. N. B.—TIK WARE k SPOUTING made and repaired hy W. ROGERS. _may6. ___ 3m-2.3. _ LUMBER! LUMBER! The Clearfield Coal and Lumber Company A EH prepared to deliver BOARDS, LATHS AND SCANTLING, of any size or qnality, at any of the stations along the llna of the Pennsylva¬ nia Rail Road or on any of the roads connecting there¬ with. Tbe MiilK are located iQ Glear&eld and Cambria conn- tien, on head waters of Uoshannon and Clearfield Creeks, connected with tbo Pencsylvanla Railroad by an excellent Plank Road, which affords facilities for the prompt delivery of lumber at all seasons: Tbe price will vary with the size aad quality of the material, bnt will be as low as lumber of a similar charactercan ba procured elsewhere. ttB-Spruce or Hemlock Fencing Boards, or Sawed Balls; also, Jolats. Scudding, Haftsrs and other Scant¬ ling, for Barns and Hoases, can be delivered at very afaort aotlce, and at low pricos. B3*0rders can ba directed lo tbe Clearfield Coal and Lumbar Company, care of WILLIA3I B. DARLINGTON, jnne 10-1 y^2S Tipton. Blair connty.Pa. 840,000 "WORTH OF GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, JEWELRY, SILVER W.dRE, And T'WO FAHM3 to be given away. GIFT LOT SAi.K.—Au opportunity is now olfered for any person to become the own¬ er of a flne Building Lut in Camden conoty. New Jer¬ aey, at the very low price of TwerUy-jivc Dollars, ^.ayable Ib weekly instalments of One Dollar, wllb the chance of Retting in addition a valnable FAR.^1 OF FORTY ACRES, with fir.Ht-rate hnildinga and ImprovementH. valued at Seven Thou.iand Dollars; al«o. A FAR.'^l OF TEN ACRES, valued at Three Thottsand Dollars, and a certainty of a valuable GIFT, to be determined and distribnted according to the following plan:—Tbe name of eacb shareholder, the number of each lot and namt*. and dcdcrtpcion of each gift, sbail be written or printed un separate cards ort^lip^of paper and deposited lu three separate boxes, and after being tboronghly mixed or shaken up, shall be taken from thu boxes aa follows: Tbree persons shall be selected by thi) ebarcholders, one shall take out of the box containing the names of the shareholders,a card,and annonnce tha namewhich shall be at once recorded, then tba other two persons sball take out of the uther boxea the number of a lot aod description of a gilt, which shall be pot opposite tbe name, and be the lot and gift to which he Is en¬ titled, and EO on till all lho numbers are laken from tbe boxes. Tbe gifts Consist of the above det^crihed farms snd Folly ThoURand Dollars' worlb of Gold aud Silrer Watched, Jewelry, Silver Ware. Siver Plated Ware and Fancy Goods. A plan of the Lot<i, deEcription of the Farms and the various other gifts, may be seen by ' calling at tbe Watch and Jewelry Store, No. -IS and .'lO Sonth Second slreel. All por.ion.s Inclined to purrbastf are invited to cail and secnre share:*. Orders from a distance will receive prompt attention hy addressing LEWIS R. BROOMALL. 4S and SO Soutli Second Street, PHILADELPHIA. may 6 Iy-23 Inland Insurance & Deposit Comp'y. Office, Cor. of Centre Square and South Queen st., Lancaster, Penn^ii. Oa-i^ita-l ^X13B,000- CHARTER PERPETUAL. INSUKE against Loss by Fire, and re¬ ceive money on Depoalt, as heretofore, paying A per cent, on Deposits made for 30 days or longer. RUDOLPH r. RAOCH, Jnne 10-lf-2S Secretary and Treasurer. "Vandewalter's Turbine Water Wheels. THESE wheels are taking the lead of all other wheels in the country, and only need to bo examined to prove their great naperiorlty over all others. They can be seen at Spencer k Boardman's Cotton mill, Rockland, near Lancaster, Wolfs mill, near Brownstown, Overholtzer's mill, Wahank, Jac.S. Kanff. man's near Lanca.^ter, Hertzler's near Cburchtown, aud Jac. F. Herahey, near the Gap, and other places. Per¬ sons desiring the hest water power in ase, shoald ex¬ amine these wheel.i. For fnrther information apply to the subscribers, who have the eXciusiVQ right for Iian¬ caster couaty. BEECHER k BRO.. June l7-3t-29 Eden, near Lftncaster. Important—farmers Take Kotice. AN opportunity never before presented to the pnhllc. Tha Bubscriber is prepared to furnish a new and choice variety of FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, Qrapea. Bvergreenii, Hagnollas, R0Me«, In shortanything Connected with Hortlcnlture. None lint good large size trees will he fnrnlPhed; APPLE TREES, from fl lo 10 feet high, and otb«r trees in proportion. Trees deliver¬ ed lo full catalogues; Famplei of fmit aa ibey come In eeason, and fine ongravlngs of new and choice varioty, can be wen by calling at No 11 NORTH QDBEN St., 4 doors eotith of Michael's Hotol. 53*To secure large trees, orders should be banded in soon. C&U and fiee. G. BEATES, June 17-1 m-29 Agpnt. SIiATE HOOFING. THE subscriber, Agent for Jlunipli- reys 4 Co.'s Roofing Blate, manufactured at blate Hill, Tork county. Pa., returns bis thanks for the liber¬ al patronage heretofore extended lo him, and ranpecl- fnily Informs the clllsens of Lancaster city and counly, thai be Is prepared to put on roof" In the beht manner, by the very bsst workmen, on short nutice. He invltpii tbose wishing roofs pul on, to call and examine tho nuality of tha Slate furniahed by him. WILLIAM WRIGHT, feb IS-6ai 12 Soulb Prince slreetf Laneaster. Manufacturers' Insurance Company. CB.aRTER PERPBTUjIL, GRANTED BT THE STATS OF PRHHSTLVANIA. «-! A Tg'TT' J% T. AQOO.OOO. FIEB, MAEIUTE, AND INLAND TRANSPORTATION AAKON a LIPPU(CO!T. Preildent. WM. A. RHODES. Vice Preaident. ALFRED WBEEB. Secretirj'. DIRECTORS: Aakos S. Lippimcott, Charles Wirk, Wm. a. Rhodes, Alfskd Weeks, Wm. B. TnoMAs, J. RiMALDO Sank, William Neal, John P. SiMoss, CHABLEa J. Field. James F. Smyth. Office—No. 10 Merchanlt' Exchange, Philada. M. 0. KLINE. Agent, mar 25-tf-lV Lancasier, Va. LIFE INSTTHANCB. The Girard Life Insurance Annuity and Trust Company of Philadelphia. Oa,K>ltAl «300,000. cmRTERTERPETUAL. 01 Slate! Slate!! THE subscribera rcspectfuJly announco that they still continue to furnish and pat on SLATE EOOFma, with Slate from the celebrated York Connty Quaniei', which are unsarpassed. by any other Slate in the mar¬ ket. Onrworkiq_done hythe most experienced work¬ men, and warranted to ^ve satisfaction. RUSSEL k BARK, Hardware 2TerGbasts, Ifo. S East King st., may I -If-Hi I.nnoKHtnr ^ BUTLDING SLATES. THE subscriber baving taken tbe agen¬ cy for Brown's Baildlng Slates, Is at any time ready to fnrnlsh Slate by the ton, or put on hy the square, at tbeshortest noUceand onthemostreasonahU tarms. Applyatmy Hardware Store in Nortb Qnean •tmet. GEO. D.BPBBCHEE. Teh. 31-tf-3i PIANOS AND MELODEONS, AT BALTIMORE PRICES. EDWARD 15ETTS, Sen., of tbe late flrm of Knabe, Gaehle k Co., Bal- — Umore. U now prepared to furnish PIANOS AND MELODEONS from his Ware Rooms, Laneaater, which for tone, durability and beauty of finish, stand unrivalled by any other make, OoLa UedKls haTing been awarded them at the principal Exhibitions of our own country. E.B. hasbeen engaged in the manufacture of Piano Fortes for the last thirty ye&rs, and will gnarantee all bistraments rold hy blm to give entira satisfaction. J3- Ware Rooms, BAST KING STRBET above tbe Court Honse, aad next to King's Grocery. mar 25 iM7 PIANO AGENCY. PARTIES wishing to purchase PI- AN08, of eltherof tbe following makers—Conrad Uyer, Philadelphia, William Gaehle. Baltimore, Nnnns 4 Clark, New York, Raven, Bacon k Co., do., Horace \Vatera, do., OUb«rt & Co., do., Jacob Chlckering, Bot- ton, or Irom any other mauofacturer in tbe nnited Siatee, can effect a tavlag of from ten to thirty-five dol¬ lars ou each, instrument, by ordering thorn through JOHNT. HEINITSH, Jr. apr S-tf-l» No. B Oraag* it., Lancaster, Ps. CANCEB CUEED. TO tbe surprise of many, another indi¬ vidual readily cored of Sehlrraa or Caneer, by Dr b. ti. WEIST, Jr., of Sehosneck, I<aneut«r ooaaty. lu this cose, ahoot oue-haU of the lower lip was affected with Sohlmu or CaBe«r,«xtcaidiug to ths bas* of the Jew. Tha cABceroiu or Mhltnu puts were aiesHj Ulun out withoat moch pftlit,ud htalod In ton day* Urn*. MVUg waiealT uy dtfonaltjr Eott Sl-U-4a door east of the Castom Honse, continues to make ioburaacfiH on lives on Che most favorable terms. The capital being paid np and Invested, together with a large and constanily increasing reserved fund, offers a perfect security to the Inaoted. The premioma may he paid yearly, half yeariy or quarterly. The compauy add a BontM periodically to the insuran¬ ces for Ufe. Tbe first bonoH appropriated In December, 1&J6, and the second boons In December, 1&19, amonnt to an addition of $2S2JiO to every $1000 Insnred under tbe oldest policies, making $1362..^, which shall be paid wben It shall becomea claim Instead of $1000 original¬ ly Insured; the next oldest amounts to $1237.50; the next In age to 31212.G0 for overy $1000; Iheotbenrin the same proportion according to the amount of Ume and standing; which addition makes an average of more than 60 per cent, opon the premiums paid without In¬ creasing the annual premlom. Tha following are a f«w examples from the R«%lster: Rnnnfl or I Amoout of policy and" bo- S^u?„« nos to be increased by addition. I fflture additions. Policy. Sum Insured. 276 333 kc. $1000 2500 2000. 6000 kc DKITG, PAINT AND GLASS WHOLESALK WAREHOUSE, Cornerof Tenth and Market Streets j (Ofiice in second story,) PHILADELPHIA. WE invite attention to our onlargetj etock of DRUGS. PAINTS. OILS, VARNISH- ES, ^c, relected expressly for our sales, and comprising one of the finest assortments in tbe United Staten, which we offer at low prices, for cash or approved credit- WE MANUFACTURE VERY EXTENSIVFLY: Premium Pnre White Lead, (boht,) Kensington Pure White I<ead, Pearl Snow Wbite Lead. "Vielle Montague'" French Zinc, (bett,) Pure Snow White American Zinc, Philadelphia Snow White Zinc, Silver's Plastic Fire and Weather-proof Paints, Chrome 'Ireens, Yellows, and colors ganerally. AGENTS FOR: Porter's saperior Alkaline Window Glass, Genuine French Plate Glass, (warranted,) Tbe New Jersey Zinc Company's prodncts, Tllden and Nephew's N. Y, Varnishes, Brooklyn Premium Pure Wbite Lead, Hampden Permanent Greens, Pore Ohio Catawba Brandy, kc, kc. 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The publication is adapted Jo ail clnmseA of inj0|ile— the young and the old—and wlierevfr .*rten ami perused meets with universal acceptation. Ei^Now is the time to subscribe to tbe Xew Volume. •,• Tlie back numbers may bo li.iil (to compiele sets) for 3 cents each, or the wliole f'uriod of 12 numbers for TWE.fTV.l'lVB CK.tTS. Llheral indocernents to Clubs and Canvassers 53- Remember, our terms aro Fifty Cents for Ou« Year, for a i-ingle copy, nr three copies will be sent nn¬ der one cover or addre>'s for One Dollar. Address COSDEN k COMPANY. PahIiBher!«. No. :iS Nortb Seventh at., (np stairs,) PHILADELPHIA. april S ly.l9 Pamphlets coniaining table of rales and explanations, forms of application and fhrther information can hehad at the offloe. THOS. RIDGWAY, President. r3"Applicatlon may also bs madeto "~^ ^^'^ RODOLPH F. RADCH, Agent for said Comp'y, residing Ln Lancaster. OHS F. 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VOL. XXXI.
LANCASTER, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1857.
No. 30.
PDBLIBHBD BT
EDWAKD C- VAKUNQTON,
oTTtttw nr vona Qran bthsbt. The BXAHINSR & DBHOCRATIC HERALD
iBpshlUbad WMkly, ttTWOnoLhlSE a year.
ADVSRTISElfENTO will be inserted at the
rate of tl 00 par square, of ten liAet, for three inser- UoDB or less; and 35 oents per square for each addlUonal InserUon. EoalQess Advertiflementa Inserted by the quarter, half yo*r or yesr, wtU he ehargad aa follows: s montb. e monf &t. 13 monihs.
0u« Square $ 300 $600 ftSOO
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v eolomn 10 00 IBOO SSOO
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1 *' 30 00 65 00 SOOO
BtTSUTSES KffnCES Isserted before Marriages and Deaths, dou'ble the r^^lar rates.
IH^AU advartliing accoaata ar« considered eo)Iecta> le at tho explraUon of half the period contracted for. ranslent adTertiaement, cash.
CHIl£AD£.
Myjirrt la—but flrst a pardon I crave,
For taMng the first pl«ce at all— I never waa Iniowa to be very brave.
Which eomes from my being go small; Tet, If in great acts I prove rather alack,
I'm a right good friend to the poor, Hor if in their cots my UtUe they lack,
Starraffon perchance (hey endure.
My Mx»ml is shown In the bursting bud.
And flushes the fragile flower; I cover tbe flelds with a gory flood
When the eloudt of batUe lower; Sometimes through air, on the wings of the bird,
I soar'neath tbe rays of tbe snn. And the voices of praise are freqnent heard
When my beanty Is talked npoo.
Dyspeptics, my fAtrd wonld flnd a good thing,
EspwlaUy alter dinner. And pleasant thoughts to my mem'ry cling.
In tbe mind of saint aad sioner; On the boondlng wave wben th « tempoRL* rage.
And huixicauea wildly blow, I ride ont tbe gale, In my ocoau cage.
By the billows rock*d to and fro.
Vjfourlh la mnch URod by ladlea fair.
With whom oft to the opera I go; And as often Pm sean In the honse of prayer.
With a nun-llk« t^mblance of woe; I loae a great part in Lbo»e old-Ume games,
Wheu Falconry waa all the rage ; And fahve often beeu praised by nohle damen,
Wheu adjusted by soma fair page.
And oow having done, I'll laava you to guess
Wbat name comprises my whole; "Tia certain I wore a primUive ilress.
And ny eyas were black as tbe coal; A thousand times faas my story been told.
In the nursery and the hail: And I cannot deuy but I wan sold.
Rut then I was verdant and smalt.
From tbe Knickerbocker Magazine.
The Widow Leedom's Last Loaf.
Calm and deep peace in this wide air, These leavea that redden to thn fall; And In one heart. If calm at all.
If any calm, » calm despair.
Calm ou the ^eas. aud silver sleep And waves that sway themselves In rest. And dead calm lu that noble breast.
Which heaves but with tbe heavlog deep-
TES.ST30X.
It was evening—a beautiful antumn eve¬ ning. Tha red leaves jet danced, rejoicing in the mild air; tbe yellow sunshine yet gilded tho hill tops, and the aoft shadow of twilight were creeping silently up the valley as the gentle widow Leedom, with her child in her arms, wended her way homeward.— She was tired, for she bad toiled all day in fanner Wood's kitchen, and thongh it was Salnrday evening, she had not been paid for her labor. The fcind-hearted housemaid at Farmer Wood's had urged her to wait for her snpper, bnt she could not stay. She had no eye for the glory of that Ootober sunset, aa sbe walked wearily on, her tired arms scaroelj able to hold the little joyous crea¬ ture lhat laughed and crowed, and ever and anon peered into her bonnet, lisping his sweet- toned "mamma, mamma." Slie thought only of her expectant little ones, and the means of obtaining bread for them to last over Sun¬ day. As she neared the village, she seemed irresolute whether to enter it or pass on ; bat a vision of her lonely, fasting children,roBe up before herin imagination, and ahe stopped, her lips moved a minute or two as if in prayer, and then qnickeng her step, and harrying on like one who has nerved himself to a sudden reaolation, she tumed into the main street; and was soon atanding before the counter of the baker's shop. The baker was an austere maQj but it was not in homan natare to re¬ sist the widow'a pleading tone and touching expression, as ahe falteringly asked him to truBt her for a loaf of bread for a day or two. The man handed her the loaf relnotantlj, and was about to insist on prompt payment, when a glance at the widow'a flashed face and embarrassed manner, deterred him. With scarcely audible thanks she concealed the loaf under her tattered shawl, and drawing her babe closer to her bosom, hastened home. " Mother's come I mother'a come" cried a couple of young, eager voices, as she entered the gate, and her seven year-old Eobert and his little sister came running to meet her. They were pretty children. The little Mary inherited her mother^s mild blue eyes and delicate complexion, and the boy his father's handsome face and honest brown eyes. Poor ohildren, they were accustomed to being left alone, for the widow went ont to work daily, and the night was always welcome that brought their mother's loved return. They had a thousand things to askand tell, which fell unheeded this time on the ear of the sad mother, though she instinctively answered them yea and no, as occasion req^uired. She gave the loaf to Robert, and taking little Ma¬ ry's hand, they entered the hoase together. The table was already set out by the expec¬ tant housekeepers, hnt there was nothing on it that could be construed into anything eat¬ able »ave a cup of molasses and some salt. The mother cut a slice of bread for each of the half famished children, and sat quietly by, nursing the youngest while they ate it, for she had no heart to eat herself. She was Tery sorrowful as she looked at these little dependent beings, and thought ofher failing strength, and shadinghereyes with her hand the tears stole silently down her pale, patient face, and fell among the brighi curls of the little unconscious head pillowed so peaceful¬ ly on. her bosom. She had been sorely af- fiioted. The husband of her youth had been stricken down by a falling beam while at¬ tempting to save a sick child that had been overlooked in the hurry and panic, from a burning building. The child was saved, but he who perilled his life for it, the atrong, brave-hearted man had perished. The frnit of thifl union, her eldest born, her pride of heart, the noble boy whose every movement and expression had been so many similes of hia buried father, was a wanderer she knew not whither.
"Years after the boy had left her, when Bobert Leedom came often to see her in her loneliness, and ventured to tell Ler at length how he had loved her from tho time they had played together at school, and how he had remained single for her sake, and came * baok to the same old port that he might ¦ breathe again the same air that she breathed, 1 and bPBonght her to let him sustain and shield her, to comfort her in sickness and sor¬ row, she gladdened the honest sailor's faithful hearl, by consenting to become his wife. No wonder the young sailor loved her, she was 80 neat in her habits, so gentle and so indus¬ trions ; and her calm, sweet face and holy eyes shone ever with "the beauty that dwelt in her sonl." She had leamed to love her second husband, and had bome him three fair ohildren, when the sad news came, that the gallent vessel in which he had sailed was wrecked on the dangerous coast near Abseoomb, and in his generoas efforts to save others, Hobert Leedom was lost. She had been a widow the aecond time only aix months, and now, as the thought of her utter inability to aupport her fatherless chUdren, even in the summer time, and saw no other prospect before her whichever way she look¬ ed, and knew that the cold, dreary winter waa coming gradually on, her heart failed her utterly, and she could only weep. The won¬ dering little ones tried by every endearing art they could think of, to attract her atten¬ tion but in Tain. Impressed by their mother's mounfulmood, they ate then- bread abnost in silence; and when they had finiahed, ahe arose mechanically, and laying her babe in its cradle, put them to bed. She heard them their prayers, and bade them good night, and God bless them, carefully, and tenderlyas usual, bat with that subdued, spiritless tone Oxat om^nates from a heart without hope. Bh« oontinued kneeling at their bedside long after she had prayed wilh them, and wept.
BUt«rij ahe wept, bat there was no pitying •ye to ae* now, no tender hand to caress, no loTlag Toloe to aobth, as the ory from her over-
burtened, despairing heart, "My God, my my God, why hast thou forsaken meT" went up over the unconscious heads, of the sleep- era in that hoor of agony. Np pitying eye did I say ? The eye that never slumbeia nor sleeps was there, the loving kindness that bas said I will be a'Fatherto thefartherleBS," was about her even then, though she knew it not. In the power of the spirit oame the blessed aasurauee, in answer to herdesparing ory, " I will never leaye thee nor forsake thee and her soul grew oalm, all her old trasting faith retamed, and she arose from her knees tranqailly, feeling that " the Lord is a veiy plesanl help in the lime of trouble." She took down the little worn Bible from the mantel, and as ahe read on through the clos¬ ing chapter of St. John, an expression of peace Ineffable, " that peace that passeth un¬ derstanding," aettled aerenly on her sweet face. Putting the Bible reverently back, sho took some mending from her baaket.and soon the clear lone of a hymn so.unded throngh the alillneaa of the little cottage; and "How firm a foundation," ato., when pealed from lordly organ, and echoed throngh vaulted dome, never assended more acceptably to Him who sittethon the great white throne.
But other eyes besides the All-seeing had been looking in throngh the lew casement at the lonely sufferer.and now the sweet tones of the holy hymn were interrapted by a knock at the door. The widow opened it, and saw before her a weary, travel-stained man, who aaked only for a crust of bread and a cup of water. The widow glanced at the leaf which still lay on the table, and tben at the sleeping children, and hesi¬ tated, but only for a moment; there was sometbing in the tone of the stranger's voice that came gratefully lo her soul aa a breath of spring over violets, and she thought ofher own beloved boy asking for charity in some distant land aud she hastened to plaoe a chair and reach him the loaf, trusting to Him ' who canseth it to rain on the earth where no man is, lo satisfy the desolate and waste ground,' for her orphans.
" My mother I my own precious motherl" cried the familiar voice, in broken tones and springing forward, she was caught and strained to the beating heart of her long- lost son. "My aon, my son" ahe oonld only rourmer, while he exclaimed ; "I am rich, my mother, I have plenty for us all; I have beeu to CalifDrnia, and have come back rich, beyond all I ever hoped for or dreamed of—my poor famished mother! I am jQst in timo'-thank Qod ! thank God ! " and mother and son knelt together in one glad earnest prayer of thanksgiving.
Reputation is not Character.
"Strive to be worthy,," said an old clergy¬ man to a young man; "it is better lo have cbaracter than reputation." Rarely are great truths 30 pithily pnt. If reputation was less frequently confounded with oharacter the aims of the young would be nobler, men more virtuous, society altogether better.— For reputation is often false, which character can never be. The one Is but a sham, the other a living fact. Reputation is what men think of us; character is what we really are. Yet too many prefer the shadow to the substance. To enjoy the good report of men, even when undeserved, Is sufficient to satisfy the majority. Hence, instead of striving to be really worthy, thousands intrigue only lo appear so. They shine in tinsel when they ought to wear real gold. They try every art lo be thought rich, or fashionable, or culti¬ vated,. neglecting, very often, the means which might makes them what they wish.— They wear oat their lives in pursuit of a de¬ lusion. They practice keeping up appear¬ ances till they confound the sham with the reality, the shadow with the substance, for¬ getting lhat the world aoon pierces throngh their mask, discovers what they are, and despises them for false coin.
Take the caae of a young lawyer, who, in¬ stead of mastering his profession, trusts to a fatal facUity of words, and thinks to soar to eminence and fortune without assiduity or other real merit. He gets, perhaps, a sort of reputation by practicing in pettifogging cases, bnt he never rises "^bove this ; and at the end of twenty years he is no further on the road to fame than he was at first. Take the mere trading politician, who, inatead of seek¬ ing lo establish a name for statesmanship ; prefers what he thinks the easier paths of canning and corruption, and who, though he may aecare some petty office, never be¬ comes tmly great; though he may juggle himself into a fieeting reputation, never leavea behind the fame of a Webster or a Clay. Take the plansible, bnt incompetent merchant, who, though he may for a while obtain credit, finally collapses, recording to all the world what a bubble he has been.— We might go through life in the same way ; we might select examples from every class and profession, and the result wonld always be the same. Sooner or later the charlatan is found out, be his stage-tricks what they may. Reputation cannot atand, in the long run, against character.
Honesty is the best policy even in regard to one's good name. To be, not to aeem, Is wiser, even for the *'children of this world," thanlo seem andnot to be. If a man has really no elevated aims, If he cares not to be worthy for the sake of virtue itaelf, il will yet pay him better, permanently, to be true and good than merely to put on the semblance of it. Huntington the forger, appeared, for a while, to thrive on evil. Dlahonesty, in his case, was ostenalbly lucrative. Bnt where Is he now ? Where are all the forgers, emblezzlers and other false diamonds of the financial world ? The honest, who have plodded along, and who are spending their old age in comfort and honor, even when not In luxury, have no cause to complain that scoundrels have pros¬ pered more than themselves.
But the lure of mere worldly success is but a base motive at best. True manhood seeks nobleness for its own sake ; aspires to be, not to seem; is prouder of character, even when unappreciated, than of reputation, If unde¬ served. In proportion as men are real coin and not counterfeits, they scom to enjoy credit for what they have not. "Paint me," said Cromwell," wrinkles and all." Even on canvass the great hero despised falsehood.
Can a Child Live withont Clothing r
The foUowing aooount of an extraordlnaty experiment recently made by a parent with his infant child, fbr the ptirpoae ot asoertain- ing whether he can dispense with clothing is taken from the Bablin Bvening Mail:
^6 sabject of the costume of the ancient Britons has often been discussed; it has been assertsd that they wera naked. Those who opposed that view adduced as reasons the coldness and variable natnre of the oil- mate. The question has been set at real by an •xperiment whioh haa recently been made on a child at St. Anne's Blarney, near Cork. The child is fourteen months old, and Ls the child of Mr.— who detennined to ascertain what the human frame would bear. The child is perfectly naked, night and day ; he sleeps without any covering in a room with the thermometer at 38 degrees; from this he goes into a bath at 118 degrees ; he some¬ times goes to sleep In the bath; he is per¬ fectly indifferent to heat or cold; ia lively, active, cheerful, and intelligent; his appear¬ anoe constantly reminds tbe observer of the best efforta of our beat painters and sculp¬ tors. Therein Is the beau ideal; he is the reality. His simple, natnral, easy, gracefal, and ever-varying postures, are charming. He arrests the attention and commands ihe admiration of all who see him. The peoaliar character of hia skin is very striking; it is exquisitely healthy and beautiful. It may be compared to the rays of the sun streaming Ihrough a painted window.
Daring the progress of the experiment he has cut three leeth without manifesting any of lha disagreeable symptoma usual to chil¬ dren in that condition. He appears lo be quite sensible to pain. Occasionally he has an ugly fall, but not a sound escapes from hia lips. His manners, demeanor, and geu eral behaviour are equally striking. Hia mode of saluting a person is to take the hand in a graceful manner aud kisa it. He is under the complete control of his father, and is perfectly quiet dnring meala, and al¬ so when he is told to be so. He goes about all day, amuaing and occupying himself in a qniet way. No oue accustomed to children would know there was a ohild in the house. So incredible are these results that aome of the residents at St. Anne's regard the whole matter with mingled feelings of horror, amaze¬ ment and wonder. Those who have made a carefal observation for themselves and prefer the evidence of their eyes rather than their ears, see nothing bnt to admire and rdSpect. No donbt some of them would even go so far as to repeal the experiment on their own children, were it not for the fear of that eter¬ nal question' " What will ilrs. Grundy aay ?"
We have received from a correspondent an extract from the journal kept by the father ofthe ohild:
" Deo. 27,lS5(j.—I was about to begin with self-reproaches for pot having noted during its progress the steps of an experiment so novel, and in its consequences so important; but the fact is that I was not aware that I was making an experiment until the thing was done. Henceforward I shall record daily Ineldents whioh may serve to illustrate the case, and at an after period methodically treat it.
" This day the out-door laborers were en¬ gaged in storing ice for the ice-house. The child seeps on the fioor, on a traveling rug folded in four, the room without fire or oar- pet, and is generally washed daily. There ia a large bow window to the north. It ia the coldest room in the house. He waa put to bed at half-past ten. He is withoat any clothes or covering whatever. Atone o'clock being unable to sleep, I was so cold with three blankets that I had to pnt on a fur cloak. The child waked up and made vehe¬ ment appeals to be taken in. I took him in. Wheu I was going to sleep myself, I told him to go to bed. He moaned so bitterly lhat I apprehended that he feared the cold. To teat him I got out of the bed and lay down on his rug, (without clothes:) he then would not remaiu a moment In the warm bed, but followed me to his pallet. He compoaod him¬ aelf to sleep, lying like a frog, and I left him. Wheu he came into bed, I was obliged to put a blanket between ua for the bitter cold of hia limbs; but every way that I could ar¬ range the clothes led to no sign that be suf¬ fered from the cold or desired the heat.
Poon Relations.—A poor relation is the most irrelevant thing In nature, a piece of impertiment correspondency, an odious ap¬ proximation, a haunting conscience, a pre¬ posterous shadow lengtheniog In the noontide of your proaperity, an unwelcome remem¬ brancer, a perpetually recurring mortification, a drain on yourpurse, a more Intolerable dnn npon your pride, a drawback upon success, a rebuke to your riaing, a stain in your blood, a blot on yonr escutcheon, a rent in your garment, a death's head al your banquet Agathociea'pot, a Mordecai in your gate, a Lazams at your door, a Hon in your path, a fr8g In yonr chamber, a fiy in your ointment, a mote in yoareye,'ttriumphto your enemy an apology to your friends, the one thing need¬ ful, the hail in harvest, tha ounce of sour iu a pound of sweet.
He is known by his knock. Your heart telleth you," that ia Mi-.—." A rap between familiarity and respeot, that demands and at the same time seems to despair of entertain¬ ment. He holdeth oat hia hand to you lo shake, and drawethii back again. He oansn- ally lookelh in about dinner time, when the lable ia fnll.—CAarZ« Lamb.
SHBEP-A-WATHA.
Never jumps, a sheep that's frightened Over any fence whatever. Over waU, orfanca, or timber, But a aecond ibllowa after. And a third upon a aeoond. ajid a fourth, and flfth, and ao on. *if?:5 ¦^••P« «»4 thtn a doiea, ^UiByallinqaiek sMONtloii, one by oa« bavo got clear over.
"To correct the frightful fits of crying he uaed lo have and for another failing which had of necessity lo be put a stop to, I had to have recourse formerly to punishment by shaking him, slapping him, and dipping him in a trongh of cold water. Aa his frame hardened under the action of oold aud very severe shampooing, puuiahment by these processes became impossible.
" He has two meals—generally boiled rice, which ia put on a napkin on the ground, and he picks it up to the last grain. After that, wheaten flour cake, with butter, and a cup of milk, which he drinks. While eating his rice he looks a different being, there* Is at once a pride and eujoymenl of perforniance. He has the air of an orator addreaaing an audience.
"During the day he goes to aleep when he likes, merely lying down on the floor.
"It was remarked by a lady lo-day, thathe is nol like a ohild, but a amall man. A gen¬ tleman has just remarked that he never kuew the meaning of 'man-child' nntil he had seen him.
" The attitude he assumes in sleeping Is that of the Mussulman making prostrations —on his knees, with his hands spread out before him, which could not be if he suffered from fatigue; but his muscles are too hard for that. By this means he concentrates the caloric in the siomach, and so It Is indifferent to cold; however oold the limbs (and they gel frightfnlly cold to the touch, and never numb, being on the contrary, mottled red,) the loins are always warm.
" Thia is the first working day since he haa been In my hands that he has not been In the vapor bath. It is the flrst word he has learaed to aay, and he calls for it every morn¬ ing. Yesterday he was in an hour and a half. He moans a little when the oold water is put on him, bnt stops when told to do ao. Hot water he will bear at a temperature that I could not endnre.
" The problem he presents phyaiologioally is this ;—-A development of the nervea pro¬ ducing pleasurable aensatlona and a corres¬ ponding deadening of thoae the contrary.— The intenaity of the enjoyment which he derives from contact with the akin is only equalled by the insensibility of the fleah.— We have never known him ainoe his expo¬ sure lo extreme cold to cry from pain. Laat night the difference between hia power of enjoyment and mine waa brought home to me in a remarkable manner, by my suffering from the atate of the surronndlng atmosphere when he knew none, enlarging to an equal degree the pleasurea derivable from atmos¬ pheric temperature. And this ia only the commencement of the process. When he Is Iwo years old he will be able to enjoy life, as dependent uponthe surronndlng atmosphere, in the opposite extremes of zone, where life is supportable under ordinary circumstances only by means of clothing. The neceasity of clothing after a certain age will not inter¬ fere with the process, aa during the night, when the temperature ia lowest and no caloric is evolved by action, the body can be expo¬ sed. If he were exposed to cold only, he might then suffer from heat, but he is equally armed against both.
"The experiment, in regard to temperature, includes lhat other experiment which haa hitherto been the extreme point contemplated by innovators—the free admission of oxygen. It is not merely the affording scope to the akin to take life from the au-, bat the harden¬ ing of the muaclea to inoreaae life, Ferhaps,
after all, the Bear'tarkert were no myth.
Ferhaps the energy of the Bomans may be
traced to tht olothing or want of It of the ohildren, reoorded in the ceremony of the induction of the virile garb. In the tomba of their masters, the Ednsoans, as in those of Asia Minor, children are repreaented abso¬ lutely naked until twelve years. We refer tbe cbaracter of nations to olimate, and for¬ get olotbing, by whioh we can get every cli¬ mate. This ohild may be killed by a brick¬ bat, but he has np more to fear from disease than a calf or a foal; for this la life accor¬ ding to nature, using the elementa for health and strength which when misused, are thoae of destmction ; and yet the experftnent will be barren, for judgments oannot be conveyed hy results.
" Dec. 28.—Last night he slept under the olothea in the ordinary way. In the morning hia' color was gone. Contrasted with the usual appearance, he was like a lantem with¬ out the light. On two occasiona of nights particularly oold, when he was in his naked state longer than usual, the brilllanoy of his color and the livelineaa of his action was re¬ marked by those who saw him.
In reference lo the foregoing, the following extract from a letter addressed to the father of the child by a gentleman of the medioal profession will be read with interest:—" I oonour with Dr. B. that if you were obliged lo practise as a physician, yoa would be another Davey or Leibig. I am reminded of Abraham's submission and obedience lo the Divine wiU by your philanthropic spirit in experimenting npon yonr own child for the good of mankind. Your succeas is the greater reward. You have given much mat¬ ter for the consideration of medical men in the facta set forth. I oan now nnderstand the wise motive in the ouatom of northern nations, among whom thera ia a vapor-path in every houae. Nursea know that children who from their birth get a daily cold bath, are strohger and healthier than those who do not. Water, whether at high or low tem¬ perature, gives a greater shook to sensibility than air. Many a tenderly reared officer, who succumbed lo the Inclemency of the weather In the huts before Sebastopol, might have been living now had hia mother acted more upou yonr plan. Dr. Dods, an Amerl- om, saya he who cannot reaaon is a fool; he who darea not is a ooward, he who will not is a bigot; bnt he who can, dares, and will reaaon, ia a man. But I aay that he who haa confidence in hia reaaoninga, faith In himself, and courage to aot upon his conclu¬ sions. Is a man of strong mind and noble aoul, fearless and flrm. Yon prove to be all that, and more; yoa are prudent and cauti¬ ous, for If the child shonld suffer from cold or croup yoa have a remedy in a bath at 118 degrees.
Tub LiTTLS Stranobe.—Thongh a man of very strict principles, no man ever enjoyed a joke more than Dr. Byron. He had a vasl fund of hnmor, an every-day wit, and with children partioularly, he loved to chat famil¬ iarly and draw them out. As he was one day passing iuto the houae he was accosted by a very little boy, who aaked him if he wanted any sauce, meaning vegetables.
The dootor inquired if such a tiny thing wasa market-man. "No, sir, my father," was the prompt answer. The doctor said, " Bring me In some squashes;" and passed into the honae, sending oul the change.
In afew momenta the child retnmed, bring¬ ing back part ofthe change. The doctor told him he was welcome to it; but the child would not tak« it, aaying hia father would blame him.
Such singular manners in a child attracted his attenlion, and he began to examine the ohild attentively. He was evidently poor: his little jacket waa pieced and patched with almoat every kind of cloth, and hia trowsers darned with so many colors it was difficult to tell tbe original fabric, but scrupulously neat and clean withal. The boy very quietly en¬ dured the scrutiny of the doctor, while hold¬ ing him at arms length and examining his face.
At length he said: " You seem a nice lit¬ tle boy ; won't you come and live with me, and be a dootor ?" " Yes, sir," said the child. "Spoken like aman," said the dootor, pat¬ ting his head as he dismissed him.
A few weeka paased on, when one day Jim came to say that there was a littie boy with a bundle down stairs wantiug to see the doc¬ tor, and would not tell his business to any one else. " Send him np," was the answer; aud in a few moments he recognized the boy of the squashes, (but no squash himself, as we shall see.) He was dressed in a new, though coarse, suit of clothes, his hair very nicely combed, his shoea brnshed up, and a little bundle lied In a homespun checked handkerchief on his arm.
Deliberately taking off his hat, aud laying it down with hia bundle, he walked up to the doctor, saying, " I have come, air."— " Come for what, my child?" " To live with you and be a doctor," aaid the child, with the ntmoat naivette.
The firat impulse of the dootor waa to laugh immoderately ; but the imperturbable gravity of the little thing rather sobered him afi he recalled his former conversation, aud he avowed he felt he needed no addition to his family.
" Did your father consent to your comlngfj he asked. " Yes, air." " What did he say?'' " I told him you wanted me to oome and live with you and be a doctor; and he said you was a very good man, and I might come as soon as my clothes were ready."
" And your mother, what did ahe say ?"— " Sbe said Dr. Byron would do jnat what he aaid he would. God had provided for me." "And," aaid he, "I have on a new suit of clothes," surveying himself, "and here is another in the bnndle," undoing the kerchief and displaying them, with two little shirts white as anow and a couple of neat check aprons, ao carefully folded, it waa plain none but a mother wonld have done It.
The sensibUitlea of the doctor were awa¬ kened lo see the undonbting truat wilh which that poor oouple had beatowed their child upou him, and auoh a ohild 1 Hia cogitations were not long. He thought of Moaes in the bnlruahes, abandoned to Providence ; and, above all, he thought of the child that was carried into Kgypt, and that divine Saviour who had said " Blessed be little children ;" and he called for the wife of hia bosom, say¬ ing, " Susan, dear, I think we pray in chnrch that God will have mercy upon all young children?" "To be sure we do," said the wondering wife ; "and what then ?" " And the Saviour aaid, 'Whosoever receiveth one such little child in my name receiveth me ?" Take ihis ohUd in his name, and take care of him;" and from that hour this good couple reoeived him to their hearts and homes.
It did not then occur to them that this lit¬ tle creature, thus thrown upon their charity, was destined to be their staff and stay in de¬ clining age, a protector to their daughtera and more than soa to themaelvea. All thia was then nnrevealed; bnt they cheerfully reoeived the child they believed Providence had committed to their oare; and if ever beneficence was rewarded it waa in this in¬
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netghbon witilyTamtrked, tUs shephsid of soalfl i8 lodeed A very nre. "Lolt of the Talley." Bat this bnilding nor the piaaoher Mr.EmME:-If a few notinga of a reoent f«''"^f fair samplea of the reUgiona apirit ahort excnrsion to a portion of Westeio Vir- i '? ^^""t^ = / ""'^ ¦ °? »]¦« contrary, I beUeve giDia oan aerve to oooupy a brief spaoe in I '^^ ^c"'"" '<> ^f"**'* ^ " "«' »!''»" the forthcoming namber of the "ExaLner," »'honor moralltr and true rel gion withal.
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HosoRs WITHOOT EMOLUMENTS.—A military man "down east," knowing he could be elect¬ ed to a captaincy if he would consent to a nomination, called upon a neighbor who had formeriy served in that capacity, to ascertain if the office waa one of pecuniary profit. Be¬ ing told by the returned veteran that he had held the office for five yeara and saved #500, ho gladly accepted the nomination, and was ohosen captain of his oompany. After three years' campaigning, in the way of "company training" and "general mnatera," finding his office td be a heavy bill of expenae instead of a aonroe of proflt, he called on his old friend again U>x information aa to how he had savsd $500, while he himself loBt.4100 by the same ofRoe. "Why," replied the old oaptain, I was worth jufl't $1,000 when I was elected;' I held the offloe five yean, and lost $500 by it; sol resigned, and taped ihe otker five hundred /"
tbey are al your service.
Suffice it to say, that the underaigned ae¬ lected for hia ronte thither the B. & 0. H R., by which he was conveyed some i270 miles weatto the atation known aa "Independence," In Barbour conniy. By this conveyanoe I skirted alternately, portions of southern Maryland and northern Virginia, in both of which, after leaving Baltimore in the rear aome SO milea, I may in paasing observe, the coming crops looked anything but encoura¬ ging. I wonld farther add, that from all the information I could glean thronghout the trip, my conviction is that the wheat, over the coantry at large, will exceed very little a half average crop. After reaching the point named, finding no further public conveyance into the interior of the State, I waa obli-. ged to manage as best aa I might, isomettmes traveling on foot and then hiring a convey¬ ance where I could, until at last, after mana¬ ging ihua for about 50 miles, a atage ronte waa intercepted, by which I reached the vil¬ lage of Huttonville, near the eaatem line of Randolph eoanty, and thus, with a little "prospecting" from this point, traveraiuti some aixty miles of what is known as Tygert's Valley.
Of my praotioal experience in the above modes of travel, not much can be favorably stated. I waa not a little disappointed as to the degree of progress in this partionlar, whioh I found our ancient frienda of the "Old Dominion" had made. I had thought that atageing was common in all parta of so old a State—that the necessities of the peo¬ ple of the iuterior had forced at leaat weekly connections of this description with almost all the stations on the B. & 0. R R., but to my sad discomfort, how different idid I ftid the real state of affaira [ So far &om meeting with stages, thera was next to no choice in the matter of roada. Thns, my busineas cea¬ sed at the point above named, viz: Hutton¬ ville, and yet, in order to return to the R R. I had lo retrace my path westward aome 30 miles, before I found a road by which I could reorosa the country to the north, In order lo lake the aame oara again. Thia matter of traveling, then, ia one of the impediments with which the sojourner in the "Old Domin¬ ion" has to contend. The drawback ia doubt¬ less attributable to the eparseness of the population in the first place, and next, to the nomadic habita of the people, which render necesaary bnl little travel, either for pleasure or in the way of business, acarcely anything being done, aa with us, in the wagoning line. Tygert'a Valley is between 60 and 70 mUes in length, and varies in width from a qnarter 'of a mile to three milea. AU the prinoipal streams in Western Virginia, "as is known, run in a western direction. The valley be¬ ing bordered by high mountaina, the scenery is decidedly bold and beautiful, the views in a general way being very aimilar to those by which the Juniata and Susquehanna regions of our own State are obaraeterized. The land naturally is good: I should presume quite equal to that of Lanoaater county—but the proportiou of upland capable of being farmed ia amall, and the valley bottoms are principally naed aa pasture grounda for cattle. This—the cattle business—Is the " peculiar institution" in this section. What little farming is done. Is poorly done ; lime Is not naed as wilh us, and no particular regard paid to the principle of rotation In crops.— In short, each proprietor appeara to aim only al what he consumes, and accordingly, I fonnd that ten bushels of wheat are rather above than below the average per acre, and the other serials In proportion.
This valley waa first partially settled a little over a hundred years ago, yet, judging from the limited progress made In the matier of farming, one would hardly suppose that such a period of time had elapsed since that event. In all the elements necesaary to a prosperous farming community, however,—save alone the meagreness of the upland as aforesaid— thia region most richly abounds. In regard to timber and water it standa unsurpasaed by any section I was ever in. I must have crossed in moat of the region I was throngh, on an average, counting both small and large streams, at least four to the mile. The creeks and the Cheat river alao, which course this region, are streams of considerable volnme, water clear and cnrrent rapid. I certainly never enjoyed a higher realizing sense of the beneficence of au all bountiful Creator than when, as wending my way over mountain and through valley in thia bold yet grand old region, I atopped aa occasion required, lo slake, from the living chrystal watera which issue alike from bill-aide aud valley, tbe thirst which had beeu aggravated by the weariness of travel and the good baconlc fare on which I had either dined, supped or breakfasted. The timber—besides being large and even superabundant—includes all the varieties common with us, (thongh chesnut exists In a rather limited amount), also her¬ culean poplars and pine and sugar-maple.— Most of the sugar and molasses naed in this section are made of the maple juice. The stores buy the sngar at nine cents and aell it at twelve and a half. It answers all the purposes, eqnally well, of other sugara, and the molaasea is even aweeter and altogether as pleasant to the taate as the ordinarykinds. The latter I met with neariy always on the table. The other descriptions of timber are a drag here, and aa improvement advances, the traveler will witness at varioua pointa along his route large quantities oi splendid newly felled timber/undergoing the process of destmction by fire, preparatory to the use of the land for farming, &c. At night the glare from theae fires can be seen at great distances, and add an increased Interest to the other¬ wiae sufficiently romantic scenery of the country. From this timber-destroying buai¬ ness oomes tbe " log rolling" phrase, in auch common uae in reference to legislative affairs with ua. The people turnout and help eaoh other in the matter of log-rolling, jnst aa membera of the legislature hereaway assist each other with their votes in carrying throngh all sorts of measnrea. Again, a great deal of the heaviest timber is hacked around aome three or four feet from the ground and thus suffered to die. Hence these lands are called "hackings," and are employed for the cattle to vegetate npon.
Bat besides timber and water, Iron, Bitu¬ minous Coal and Limestone abound here in luxuriant abundance. For the iron bnsiness in all ita branches, It strikes me, this region is mosl favorably adapted. Wood in im¬ measurable qnantiiies could here be had merely by the asking for it.
Aa already observed, farming Is an inciden¬ tal business in thia region, cattle breeding aud grazing being the principal employment and source of livelihood. Most of the lead¬ ing cattle men own large tracts of valley and mountain land together, (the whole being asseaaed at about fifty conta an acre). It la oommon among them to own 1500, 2000 and fiOOO, and one gentleman I met with owns in the neighborhood of 60,000 acrea. Of course these men " handle" a large number of cattle In the course of a year. One might think that such hard service would break them down, but on the contrary, like medicine under certain circumstancea, it affords the ¦very aliment upou which they aubaiat; in ahort, they grow fat and healthy at the exer¬ ciae, and their purses quite plethoric.
The citizens generaUy of this valley, in point of sociability, detract nothing from the well known reputation of Virginians at large. They are manly in their deportment, very conversable and obliging, and thus make the stranger's sojourn In every way agreeable to him.
The provisions for education in this aection are rather meagre. The schoola are on the BubBcription plan, and the houaea being sparse, there is not much encouragement In point of nambers of the scholars, to induce competent teachera to tarry long at a time in any one neighborhood, I am glad, however, to perceive by the papera since my return, that Gov. Wiae ia now agitating this, of aU questions, one of the moat vital interest lo the proaperity of a atate. Succeas to all ef¬ forts of the kind I
In Randolph county there Is no paper pub¬ lished, and but few persons take them from other parts of the State. Those taken, more¬ over, are like Virginia papera too generally, loaded.to the guards with poUtical news, which, thongh well enough about election timea, ia certainly unprofitable, when pre¬ aented aa the mental pabulum for the year round. As an instance that,some persons there must read the newspapers but little, I had occaaion in speaking to a Barbour ooun¬ ty man, to refer to Dr. Kane, when I was as- tounded with the exclamation as lo " who he was—I had not heard of him."
The bnildinga of the valley are very ordi¬ nary—mostly log housea, some frame and some few brick. I cannot now remember of having been in a single house where the rooms were not divided off simply by a thin board partition. I attended conference meet¬ ing one day at a ohnroh vdifice* which waa built of loga, about eight by twelve feet in size and the Toof was boards, whioh, instead of being nailed; on, were aecured in their places by heavy timbers laid crosswise there¬ upon. The preacher I may add, waa on thia occasion to have undergone a trial upon cer¬ tain grave ohargea {ffeferred againat him by aome of his piriahionen, but other preachers of the Circuit failfiig to be in attendance; the trial, much to my cUaa^tpointment, did not take place. . Being ourious, however, to leam the character of the charge againat the broth¬ er, I was infonned they were in the natoxe of atealing and iwindUng I As one of hia
aa any other I ever visited; and'the ohuroh edifloes on the average, though few and far between, are rather belter than the one re-. ferred to. I was even highly gratified with one fact I aaw evidenced there, and that was
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the freedom from suspicion aa to committing amall offences with which tbe humbleat viai¬ ted the atorea and other placea offering temp¬ tationa to the crafty. And who, In this conu¬ ty of Lancaater, keeping atore, would feel quite aafe, in trasting to the mere naked glass In his windows, as a protection agalnat bur¬ glaries? Yet to leave a store there, in thia way, is about as oommon aa are stores them¬ aelves, and auch a thing as attempting to un- lawfally enter one, la an occurrence of the rarest character. And this, beat^ In mind. Is where—as we are told—the demoralizing in¬ stitution of Slavery prevails.
Of Slavery, it is true, one meeta with but few traces and few subjects of il In this aec¬ tion. There is no evidence of any particular Bubjection in the oondition of the colored men here. Their inleroourae with the white people Is characterized by as great a degree of freedom aa that which marka the two races in Lanoaster counly. Moreover, where the slaves evince any disposition to be economi¬ cal and provide aomething for themselves, I believe It is the policy of their masters to encourage them to a certain extent. I pas- sad an evening with the Intelligent aon of one of the ex-Governors of the State, and he mentioned the caae of two of his slaves— man And wife—who sometime back gave him to understand that they thought they could do belter by themaelves. He felt disposed to acquiesce in their view and granted them the privilege of taking up their abode and trying their fortune upon an unoocupled place, not far from their old home. They tried the ex¬ periment, but one difficulty after anolher presented itself; they soon got tired of the trial, when the wife one day suddenly broke out in lamentations, that she was not going to " stand thia any longer—I'a going home !" Here we have an example of an absence of the ability of self-advancement on the part of the bond, but lo my mind. It only serves to ahow that where people are not learned the lesson of thinking for themselves, and of self-reliance, from their youth up, it is diffi¬ cult in mature years and at will to contract those habits—nor am I aware that in this respeot the white man, under aimilar circum¬ stances, can exert auy materially greater la¬ tent reaonrcea than the colored man. On the other hand, I heard of another case In which, a slave—rather brighter in intellect and distinguished by more energy of charac¬ ter than his fellows generaUy—complained of such poor health as to be of little use as a hand. He had managed, however, lo accu¬ mulate the aum of about $500, out of which he found no difficulty for a amall moiety in baying his time, and with the remainder took up hia departure for one of the Western statea—Iowa, I believe—where he soon be¬ came very healthy, industrioua and proaper- otisl Thna, adversity sometlmea caUa into play genius, even in the colored man.
But, a great many of the land proprietors own no alavea at all, and thoae wbo do own them, have generally but from one to four ; and wherever the latter nnmber are found, two of them through age, being either too yonng or too old, are almost invariably found to be Incapacitated for anything like regular labor. The Inutility of slave labor iu this region, in short, ia admitted, and the people generally, at heart, as It seemed to me, unfa¬ vorably inclined towards it; and yet it is true, when the question of slavery is con¬ versed upon, they appear lo regard it as a kind of duty—tha reault of either custom or education or embittered feelinga. consequent upon tbe agitation of the question at the north—I don't know whiah—to argue in favor rather than against the system. I am also bound al any rate to believe, from the uni' versal indifference there manifested upon this snbject, that had the violent agitation which has prevailed at the north for some yeara, have hid no existence, the State of Virginia would ere thia have nearly if not altogether rid itaelf of this incubus upon the energies of the white man, and conse¬ quently npon the progreaa of the State In all things calculated to develop her great and buried resources. This opinion, how¬ ever, waa freely advanced there by an intel¬ ligent gentleman, himself a " nativu to the manor born," and Ita truth aa freely conceded by sevoral others in whose presence it waa uttered. But, aad to tell, fanatical proscrip* tion upon this snbject, has had its usual course and its only effect—as in other analo¬ gous casea—of Increasing the evil it fain would mitigate or exterminate. I am no admirer of slavery ; on the contrary, I have always regarded it as a misfortune that it waa establiahed within the borders of our national domain, but no one having aucceeded in showing in what particular the slave would be bettered or the apread of the slave system arrested In case tbe agitation of the aubject should be urged to extremes and a disrup¬ tion of the Confederacy ensue, I for this rea¬ aon among others, prefer to predicate all my hopes of its extinction upon the quiet work¬ ings, first, of frieudly discussion and remon¬ strance, and second, the attractive example in material progress, of the Free Statea them¬ aelves, rather thau to any result which ia likely to come from the exasperating crusade which has of late beeu so mercilessly waged upon this question at the North.
The matter, as you are aware, of the white as againat the black " basis," haa beeu a ques¬ tion of discussion in Virginia, iu conuection with the Bubject of apportioning representa¬ tives, and I heard of but oue sentiment upon the aabject in the west, and that decidedly in aupport of the white platform. Tbe rea- aou of thia preference ts, that aa things exist there now, the eastern portion of the Stato has loo great a preponderance in matters of legislation, when the relative nnmbera of white men—east and weat—.ire considered.— This and other facts elicited through my re¬ cent intercourse with the people of Tygert's Valley, abundantly satisfied me that If fanaticism wonld only let the question alone, the evil of slavery would much more surely and sooner than otherwise, cure itself.
It happened to be election day when I was in Virginia, and I stopped at two or three of the polls on my way for a few minutes, to witness the manner of voting. As you are aware, the vote ia by open ballot or viva voce, that ia, each voter on going np to the poUs glvea in Uia name, when he Is asked at the top of the voice by one occupying the position of judge, "who do you vote for Atlorney Gtneral ?"—then "Congress," and ao on throughout the ticket. I noticed that the judge at one poll in particular, while awaiting a reply to each question, kept a printed ticket—probably one with namea on favoring his owu political blaa—steadily In the eye of the voter.
The crops of this region looked unpromis¬ ing, and were regarded as inferior to those, of anything like former favorable seasons. In the same aection. The complaint as to the aoarceneaa of laat year's orops was the com¬ mon loplo among the people. $1.50 each for com and oats per bushel, and $2.50 for pota¬ toes, were the prices ruling when Iwas there. Not much of theae stuffs, however, changed hands at suoh pricea—moat persons, as far as I conld judge, managed to keep sufficient on band of their own raising, to support themselves through the year.
This Valley, like nearly aU other neighbor¬ hoods. Is distinguished by some local expres¬ sions. " Thar" for ihere, is quite common. Like all "fleah is grasa" with as, ao there all atone is rook; and If hogs or other animals get into mlsohief, the command you wiU most likely hear given to one of tbe men ia, "rock them out," I. e., " atone them ont"—aa with
Some deer, beara and other wild animala still reside in the mountainous parta of thia flection, alao, rattlesnakes—two prodigious specimens of which I saw.
AU along my route, eager Inquiry waa made about the prospecta of the Lancaater Bank, and considerable of Its paper is In the possession of the people of Virginia. I heard of one case—tbat of a poor widow, if I re¬ member aright—In the neighborhood where 1 stopped for aome days, who had $250 of it; and also of several other persona in different parts of tbe State, wlthmnch larger amounts. Even at the Baltimore depot, a Lanoaater " County Bank," note was declined aa pay¬ ment for a ticket on the R R.; and in Bev¬ erly, Randolph county, a landlord refused the aame note for the reaaon that the people there did not know, or chooae to know any distinction in Lancaster money. Thus, the injnry upon the oredit of Lancaater connty, which the plundering managers of the "Lan¬ oaater Bank" have inflicted, ia undoubtedly wideapread, and wiU require a thousand fold the time to remove lhat waa neceisrry In or¬ der to infliot it.
In conclasion, I thought on the whole ol the Tygert's VaUey region of "Old Virginia," that to any one who might be "Sighing for a cottage in some vast wildemeaa"—In aome remote and aeqneatered forest, where, at any reapectable diatanoe, (aave in the vaUeys) you can only divine the faot of human habi¬ tations being nigh at hand " by the smoke whioh so graoefnUy ourla" up inlo the blue ether—bnt where, as a relief, after emerging from the monntain faalDosaea, as glorious vaU^ views oan be enjoyed as ever the Sun tinted with a thonaand hnes—^to auch aaonel would.commend this naturaUy beaa¬ tifal And. prolific, yet bold and ragged coun¬ tiy. . .dbSmobe.
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AN ELECTION FOR PRESII>5;NT ftnde I(*nager« of this Gompuny. will be haid J\iLT 6. 1851,'atthalTofflM, fromSto 19 o'clocic a. m. JnD9l7-3t-2& OEO, K. RgKP,.<;ec>.
Nine Teachera Wanted.
TO take charge of the schools in East
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MABKET STCRBBP WHABP, PHILADELPHIA.
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