Lancaster Examiner and Herald

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VOL. XXXI.
LANCASTER, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1856.
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tim to keep the matter secret. He under- •tood and appreciated this, for more than onoe he had heen the almoner of Mias Da- rand's bounty, and he would not abtiae her confidence.
A few days afterward the dress came home. It was neatly made and beautifully embroi¬ dered. As Alice examined the graceful de- flign and elaborate needlework, she thought of the trembling fingers that wrought it.
Yielding to the impulse of her heart, she sat out immediately for the residence of Mr. Lester. Something told her that she Tfould flnd Jane at home; and, sure enongh, she had become so much worse that it was im¬ possible for her to leave the house, yet shp was trying to sew, that the family might not starve. The doctor had found Jane and her father extremely ill; but as they were in a comfortable houso, barely furnished with ne¬ cessaries, it is true, for not a superlhious ar-- tide was there, he feared to woiind their pride by offering more than Iti--^ professional services. It is needless to say he returned the money sent by Alice on the first oppor- tnnity. Alice, to wJiom the contract between her ownluxurioas home and the cheerlea.s apartment 5h« was in, suggested real pov¬ erty, which tlie feeble efforts of Jane to con¬ tinue sl work confirmed, felt that soraetlniig more was ueedeii.
¦' Thifl, surely, is disobedience to the doo¬ tor's orders," she s&id, gently taking the work from the invalid. "Now, you mnst not plead necessity," she continued, "for here is a re¬ ply in advance to that argument," and she slipped her purae into Jane's trembling hand.
No word of thanks fell from the poor girl's qdivering lips, for the generous aid so deli- caleU- given; but her glistening eyes and si¬ lent pressure of the hand that bestowed it told her gratitude.
Many visits, after this, did the child of luxury aud wealth, make to the dwelling of the sick girl, whom neither her loviug care nor physician's skill could save. Gradually »he paled away, very gradually her strength failed, but her heart grew stronger al! the '• Now, father, TII thank you for that five i -wbile—strong to endure tho sundering of huniired dollars ; yon promised to give it to j sweet ties that bound her to earth—strong to
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£The following i» the cloalng paragraph of Patrick Henry'* vill: " 1 have now dUpoaed of my property to my family; tbere i» one thing more I wi«h I conJd give them, and that l8 the Cbristlan religion. If they bad tblB, and I had not given them ona Bhilllnp, they "¦«"ld be rich; and If they had not this, and I had given them ftll the world, they wonld be poor."]
He will*^ th«m land, nnd tenementa. and gold- All that be had by care and cmlion won— To thoBfi hia klilBm«n. to enjoy and hold,
lill their, predeatlned conrpe, like nls, waa mn , And each to othera nhould the fiame deviito. Leaving for >olf the legend, *' Here he lies." All tbat he had, »ave one unpnrchaBed gem,
Wbich, nover loaned nor bought, could not be sold Nor willed away.   Yet, throagb the diadera Of God-were blank vrithoot it,'tin not bold To aay tbat watera, which the free -wlnda kins. Are not more plentiful and free than tbia.
All that he had, rave that tbe lord of vrhlch Kaaged and Ktarred. by king" may envied ha :
While he without it, though aa CrcesuR rich. Isbnl tbp veriwt heir of poverty;
Apd lad inheriior than penufy. worse,
Of the undying worm—eteniliy'« trae cnr^a.
All that he had—My God! what wer» it all, What tbn broad univerae thoa faehlondot well
To that which, hwil podiiesflDg.AfW we'd oall Hearen; wlthont wblcb heaven wonld be a hull T
A'olhing! aud Ijifiollely lew than nonght—
Wilhont the trea.-'ure worldn havo never bnoght.
Ho could devise la^df, teupmentH, and gold- All that he had by toil and talents wou—
To ihoae, hia kinsmen, to eujoy acd bold. Till thdir lEKt Faud of life was sli40 run ;
He conld enrich them wlih earth's sbinlnf; dupi.
And glut, lo loathing, avarioioue Inpl.'
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He could not jfivt) them that immortal K''' For which a man tr^er*^ vine t-i m-H his  
Which burnt* and flahli^a in God's diadem Thin was beyond the oratorV cotitni!;
Beyond, of wit and ah>fincnce Ihc powrr
To loan, or to retain a »insk> lionr
Vet they may luivp it—Thou mav^t bave it—I May ^iithnr thiii into my hidden plare;
Not til glont o'er it, with delighted oye, AnJ f-ee It lur-itfu—hnt, wiib added grare.
Td mark Itsglorie*, fp.irkliog. hlailng far.
Inaffably "prene. .1 brighi and hleji-ed slar.
mSTFASHIONABLE FURS.
A STOKV   OF   THK T1HE5.
sometimes to see the childreu.   They flhall tunately there was but one) ceased its sobs
not want." when Annette spoke kindly to it, and allowed
" God bless you—Ite will blc-^.s yoti.    But Iter to lay its cheek on the soft furof her tip-
they will not long be dependent on yourchar- pel; but ilioy had scarcely closed the door
ity ; as soon as father is able—" a^**''" ^li*"" wben thonolse recommenced, and
How an Inheritanos waa Loat. I have a story to relate which, thongh oc¬ cupying more space than I UHual' ¦ devote lo single inoideutfl, conveys so exueht-ut a mor¬ al, that 1 have yielded to the temptation to
' CaU it not charity ; it is only help whioh   the sound of blows, followed by cries, proved   gj^y j^ Jq fnn^    n i^ ^ lesson to indiscreet
self-sufili-ieuoy and ingratitude.
the stronger should give the weaker in tim«   that the unfortiiuate child was the iimooeut of need." victim of its parents anger.
A look of grateful satisfaction overspread       " O, unfi'M Charles, what a place !" «aid Au- Jane's pale face.    She clasped her hands:   uettw, looking up with tearful eyes.    "And and closed her eye« a moment, as if insilent   that poor little child :    Can notbinir be done prayer, then whispered, " Now yon will rt^id   for her ?" tonje." "' ^*^^^ ""^ Netty.    The parents will not
AUice had already taken from her pocket give her up, or I uould easily find a home for these was an old man, dressed in the garb of the iittle Bible whose precious contents had her where she would be kindly eared for. ^ well-to do farmer; the other, a youth of long boen the sewing-Kirl's lolace; and which But I do not quite duBpair of reforming her ^-^^^ ^^^ twenty who seemed tobe waiting for she had requested Miss Darand to keep as a parenta ; they were onoe respectable and in- g^me one to come to meet him. To this per- memorial of her. dustrious, and may become so again.    I have
"Is there   any   particular chapter   yon   but one more call to m.ake ; will yon go with wonld like to hear?" mo, or are you too tired ?*'
*' This morning reminds me of the resur-       Annette hesitated.    " I don't like to go to rectiou ; read, if you please, the   fifteenth of   such places as this, uncle Charles." 1st Corinthians." " You need uot fear another «ticA sight, my
Alice complied, and while she was reading love. The friend whom I am now going to that .sublime argument on the doctrine of a fie& is a very wealthy aud a very benevolent futnre life, Mr. Lester and childreu had qui- raan ; and my errand to him to day is prin¬ cipally to obtain somo preaent relief for the poor widow we left a little while ago,"
Annette profe.ssed herself uot at all tired, and walked on, silent and thoughtful. Her uncle partly divined her thoughts, and not a
HOW TO SEE. An article publisbed in the North British R«view, evidently from tbi» pen of Sir David Brewster, contains some remarks on the use of spectacles, suggesting a few thooghts on the subject which we are glad to find sus¬ tained by such high authority.    We condense
The train from Paris to Lyons stppped at j what he says for our readera, in the hope of the station of Joigny, a town npon the route, I correcting some popular erroneous notions: and agaiu went on, after leaving afew passen-; "Persons having naturally good eyes,— gHrs. The depot, for a moment crowded with ; who have enjoyed distinct and i;oofortablo railroad agenta and lookers-on, was soou de- vision in early life, are the most likely to ap- serted by all but two individuals.    One of   predate tfae benefit to he derived from glas-
etly entered the room. When she came to tbe words, *' O death, where is thy sting I— 0 grave where is thy victory 1" the dj-ing girl repeated after her those exulting words wilh Mucli an energy as to causa all tu turo
sonage the old man finally addressed himself, " May I presume, sir," said he, " to inquire if you are Mr. Clement B?"
" Yes, my good raan," replied the youth, with haughtiness of manner; and I have no doubt you are Mr. Martin ?
" At your service, sir," returned the other.
"Well, Mr. Martin," continued Clement, in the same tone, " I hegau to imagine you in- tended to keep me waitiug. That would not have been the best manner in which to hare insinuated yourself into my good graces."
The old man, instead of replying, let his head fall upon his breast, as if in deep afflio-
their attention to her, and lol with that tri- ; word was spoken by either until they reached tion, and conducted the new comer toward a urapbant exclamation on her lips the breath their destination. They were cordially re- large old-faahioned carriage, to which a rough had left herbody !    Her freed apirit had "put   oeived by the master of the house, a grave   looking horae was harnessed.
on immortality." ^ but pleasant looking gentleman, who entered
— ,   ,    ; withinterest into the subject of Mr. Malcolm's
The first of May came.   .Taue Lester s fotn- ;    ,,    , , -   j v     -3      a
-^ , oall, ahd promised his aid and co-operation
er and bereaved sisters remamed m the same
dwellinz ; she whose only anxiety had been ! for tbem was removed to her heavenly man- 1 sion.
Her last days uu earth had been rendered , comfortable and happy by her whose still active aud self denying benevolence continued | to relievo the suOeriengs of many who yet I remained in our midst ; to impress, as it | were, the hearts of those who bave means with the God-given truth, that * it is better to give than to receive."
me this morning."
meet the terrors of deat h, so near.    Her fath-
AITNETTE'S LESSOM". 'Ob, dear!     I  wish,"—sighed Annette
in obtaining employment for the destitute woman. His eye often rested on Aimette'a blooming countenance; aud at length he ab¬ ruptly asked her age.
"Nearly sixteen,"she anawered.    The gen¬ tlemau sighed, and, begging them to excuse him a fow mnraents, left the room.    When he returued, he placed sora^j hills in Mr. Mal- t colm's hands, and then said, " Mrs. Dalton i would be glad to see you, if you will come up ! stairs ; Helen is not well to-day and she is un¬ willing to leave her.    Vour niece will doubt¬ less excuse us for leaving her alone, when I
"Yes, my child, but I have not so much 1 er was recovering, so the meek daughter was here uow ; rid« down to my office at twelve j rosigned, since the little ones would hnve him I Malcolm,, at the elase of a reverie which had o'clock, and you shall have thc money; I ex- j to provide for them. , Listed some ten minutes,
pect some tenantr; to jiay their quarter's rent ;     Alice was returning home from visiting t!ie ;     " Anything that I can grant, Netty dear ?" to-day, and can make np the sum for you by | Lester famiZy. one day, and had just emerged I asked her eldest sister who had just entered
tell her  that my daughter is ill.    My dear
that time." ¦ from the cross street iuto Broadway, when a
"Five hundred, and not a dollar less; and j gayly decorated sleigh passed, lilted with la you may as well say six huudred," said the I ^lies and gentlemeu of her ac<iuaiutance.- - gay, laughing girl; she kuew her father's '¦ She did not observe them, but Clara Morgan fond indulgence. i caught sight  of her, and s.-iid to a youug
" Oh !  extravagant!" exclaimed  he,   but | man by her side : whatever of reproof the  remark implied, it I     "Well, if there isn't Alice Durand coming was   completely   nulUGed  by  the   «:ares5es \ out of Ann street, and on foot, too!    What
given at the same time.
" Five hundred dollars too much for a set of furs ! Ko, indeed. Why, Clara Morgan's cost eight hundred, and mother thinks those she selected for me very cheap."
The man of business smiled npon his darl¬ ing daughter, then left his elegant and com¬ fortable houso for tbe cheerless oiEce in Wall atreet. At noon Alice was in WaU street, too. Springing lightly from the carriage, she trip¬ ped up stairs, and was at Mr. Durand's desk just as a young female turned from it to go out. Having received the six hundred dol¬ lars, Alice left immediately, and was soon at Smith's Bazaar, chatting gayly with a young friend whom she met there. Both were look¬ ing at the handsome cape and muff which
in the world cau she be doiug there ?"'
" Not visiting any of her friends, I imag¬ ine," said Mr. Benton.
"There's no knowing ; she takes very cu¬ rious freaks sometimes. Only think of her purchasing a set of cheap furs, when, to my certain knowledge, her mother wanted her to have some like mine."
" Sho certaiuly could afford the most fash¬ ionable and oxpensiva."
It seemed somewhat strange to George Beu-
" No, Kate ; I was wishing we wore rich."
"I thought we iV4*re," said Kate, as she seated herself and took up her sewing. An¬ nette looked ao excessively astonished, that she continued, smiling, " Rich in health, and strength, and innocent pleasures, and the love of oiir parents and kind friends, and oppor¬ tunities and means of improrement. Are we not ?"
" 1 suppose so," was the half-reluctant an swer. "But I mean rich like Martin Has¬ tings, so that wo might keep servants and havo a carriage, and go to gay parties, and be treated well."
Kate could uot suppress a smile at the con¬ cluding clause. " Who ill-treals you, little sister?" she asked, kiudiy.
" Nobody—^yet. Only the girls laugh at me, some of them for not dressing better,    I
Mrs. Darand ha I fixed npou for her daughter 1 in Ann street, where only poor families live.
ton, too, for he had heard the circumstances dou't mind, because I dress well enough for of tbe purchase from his sister, who was with a school-girl, and ray parents can't afford to Alice at the time ; but still he believed that give rae .^ilks and jewels, if I wanted them, she must have a good motive for the act— But, by and by, after I leave school, the girls Miss Durand did not act unreasonably. So, j will not sjieak to me whon we meet, or ask thought he, " she has beeu to see some one [ me to their parties, just because I am not so
the day beforo. They were beautiful indeed and the young ladies haviug exhausted the usual vocabulary of epithets in praising them, tumed to look at others. Just theu a hol¬ low, suppressed cough, close by her, caused
That is fact number two," and be began to make deductions, yot reserved the final in¬ ference to be drawn from further premises.— Fact nnmber three was furnished not long after.    It was in this way.    lie was at a large
Alice to tum, as a young girl passed ou her | party, aud searching throngh the crowded way to the sewing-room. Thither, too, she rooms for Alice, whom he presumed to be went, a few moments after, to see if a dreas ' there, his attention was arrested by the con- she had making there was finished. Tho j versation of two young ladies, superintendent of work had it in her hand, j "Yes, Bell, it is, as you say, a beautiful and was reprimanding eome one for coming j dress, but not half as pretty as I intended to
late.
"I am sorry to disappoint you, Miss Du¬ rand," she said, seeing that youug lady ap¬ proach, "hut Jane Lester, who is embroider¬ ing your dress, did not get here until just now, and it is not yet finished." Then turn¬ ing, she said, "Here, Jane, you must work fast,.and make up for lost time."
As the sewiug-girl took the garment she coughed again.    Oh, that dismal sonnd I    It
bave it. You know that elegant embroider¬ ed robe of Alice Durand's ? Well, I determi¬ ned to have one like it, bnt the only peraon I know of who does that kind of work had to get sick just aa I wanted her."
" How provoking ! That'a always the way with these needle-women; they think noth¬ ing of disappointing us. I never would em¬ ploy her agaiu if I were you."
" Nor shall I; Jane Lester has dono her touched the heart of Alice, for she recog- | last work for me," said tho speaker—no oth-
nized in Jane Lester the one that pasaed her in the office and show-room. She looked at her a moment, and thought, is it hy the la¬ bor of such as she that my father's rents are paid, and I obtain money to lavish on costly clothes! She went up to the girl, who by thia time waa diligently at work, and said, in a kind, low toue:
"Don't hurry at all; I'm not the least in • need of the dress." I
"Thank you, ma'am, but I will soon have it done; if I am not at work on this, it wili be on something else."
" But why do you work at all ? With that cough you ought not to coiBe out in such weather as thia."
" What wonld become of us—of father, I mean, and the childreu—if I were idle?"
"Do you have to support them ?" asked Alice, with eager curiosity.
" Not when father ia well, but'he has beeu sick all winter, and I paid out the last of his savings this morniug; so I must try and earn more than ever."   Again that cough.
"Well, if that is the case you must con¬ sult a doctor, and do something for yourself, or you will soon be unable to work at qU."
Jane shook her bead sadly. "No, indeed, we cannot afford to havo a doctor for father? and I couldn't think of such a thing myself." There was a moment's pause—then Alice spoke. " Give me your address, and I will send a kind physician there who will not charge you anything. But he must prescribe for both, and you must follow his directions." "Never mind me. Miss, I'm not so bad as you think, and shall be better in n little while. I cough more thau usual this morn¬ ing, from Iiaving walked too fast."
Miss Durand returned to the etore more thoughtful tban when she first entered it. She did not get near the Hve huudred dollar furs, but took a set at one-flfth of that price, and departed—leaving her friend and the clerks astonished at her sudden change of taste.
Great was the indignation of her fashiona¬ ble mother, when she learned tho result of her daughter's shopping.
"Why, that is uot the set I chose!" said ehe, when the boxes were opened.
"I know it,iuoth«r,but I preferred these."' "You havo a strange taste, I must confess. Anybody can get stone martiu."
"Theni shall still be a la mode," replied her danghter, with a smile.
"Yes, with the vulgar herd," said the lady, scornfully.
"These are pretty, equally comfortable, and did not cost near as much as the sable,'* answered Alice, in extenuation. But her mother was not to be mollified.
"What had you to do with the cost? Didn't your father give you enough money to pay for the others ?" "Yes, ma'am, and more, too." " How Clara Morgan will laugh when she sees those old-fashioned things! And well she may."
" I care not for that, and shall enjoy mine none the loss for seeing her with more costly ones."
To avoid further remonstrances, Alice re¬ tired to tho library, and addresaed a note to Dr. Weaton, the family physician. She begged him to call that evening at No. 14 Ann atreet, and prescribe for the two invalids there. Enclosed was a one hundred dollar liii^ from whioh she wished him to deduct hia fee, and Appropriate the remainder to the neoesBitles of the fiunlly.   There was also a request for
er than Clara Morgan.
"Yes, Miss Lester has done her last work of that kind. You are quite right, Miss Clara."
They both started—it was Dr. Weston who spoko: he had heard their heartless remarks, and there was an unusual seriousness iu Iiis tone.
" Why what do you know of her ?" asked ooe of tUem.
" Tliat she is very ill, aud will not recover. Indeed, I think she would have beeh in her grave before now but forthe kindest of care." " I am glad that she is so fortunate," said MisB Morgan, with a sense of relief. " It is uot every one in her situation that can af¬ ford a good nurse."
"Nor could she, but for the goodness of one in similar circumstances to yours."
" Indeed! but you do not mean that any one of our circle is exercising such uncalled for condescension ?"
" I do mean that there is one young lady of my acquaintance of ' our circle,^ that cau both devise and perform generous deeds, however lowly the object."
" Of whom are you speaking, doctor ?" now inquired Mr, Benton, who had heen an observant listener.
"I must mention no names," replied Dr. Weston, with a smile. " She would not thank me formaking public her private char¬ ities."
" Yet, you have actually doue it," said one of the young ladies.
" I have commended tbe actions withont giving to the actor a notoriety she would shun; 'and letrae add, my deargirls, her con¬ duct is worthy of imitation."
" It's plain to be seen some one is to be canonized as a ' saint' or ' sister of mercy,' to say the lea.?t,' said Clara, as soon as the doctor passed on.
" It must be Alice," mused George Benton, ' I know of none other to whom Dr. Wes¬ ton's words cau apply, and I half suspect it is some charitable misBion keeps her from here to-night."
It was a spring morning in April. Jane Lester's coach had been drawn to the win¬ dow, that she might share in the sweet intlu- enees of that glorious morning. She lay there, calmly thinking of the present aud tbe future, when Alice Durand entered tbe room.
To her kind inquiries how she had passed
the night, and how she felt, this morning,
Jane replied:
"Ohcomfortably—quitecomfortablyjmach pain, but patience to bear it; little sleep, but many pleasant thoughts."
«I have brought you the first spring flow- ers from our garden. Are they not beanti¬ fol?"
"They are, indeed. I thaukyou forthem, and oh, much more for the flowers of peace and hope with which your kindness has chee¬ red my yathway."
" Think not of that, dear girl," said AUee, with much feeUng; »I have been far happier for the little I have done than it could possi¬ bly render you."
" I will tax your kindneaa with but one more request; it is that your father will yermit us to remain in this house until I am gone. You know that next week we shonld move, as father "must take a smaller dwelling now."
"That iB aU arranged, he will not move at all, ba* itayjfcwre free of rent; and I TriU;oome
rich as they. You know they do so, Kate." " I know," answered Kate, thoughtfully.— "Aud I seo what you have been thinking' about. You were resentingwhat you thought -my injuries. Dear Netty, do you think it vexes me that Julia Foster pretends not to know me, or Maria Blanchard does not ask me to visit hor ? I am too happy at home to mind such thinirs ; nnd you may be very sure that no one whoae affection is worth having would withhold it on account of your poverty. I never could see that Marian Hastings liked you any the less because her father is so much wealthier than yours."
"Not now, Kate ; but she may by aud by. Tbe Blanchards uaed to visit here before they grew so rich.*'
So they did ; wealth has altered them very roach. Perhaps it might alter us in tho same way, Annette. Don't let us wish for it. We have so many reasous for thank¬ fulness."
Bat Anuelte waa thoroughly discontented, and refused to see any such reasons, dwel¬ ling 6n the trials of her lot, atid wilfully overlooking its many blessings ; and her sweet-tempered and thoughtful sister tried in vain to restore her happiness. Their con¬ versation had been overheard, however ; and in the afternoon their uncle invited both girls to walk with him. Kate was obliged to decline, but Annette gladly accepted the in¬ vitation, and was soon ready.
"Where are yon goiug. Uncle Charles ?" she asked.
" To make some visits—calls rather.— There will be a great variety in thera, in one waj'."
Mr. Malcolm's flrst call  was  oa a  friend who was ill of a painful and incurable disor¬ der. All the comforts, many of the luxuries of life were there ; but the invalid waa  unable to enjoy them.    His pale face brightened as Mr. Malcolm  entered; and lie greeted An¬ nette kindly, thanking her for coming to vis¬ it him iu his illnes-S.    Annette  Mushed,  for she felt that tbe  thanks  were  uude.RerVed ; but she looked with much interest at the in¬ valid.    He was a young man, not more than twenty, with dark, bright eyes, that seemed even larger and brighter in contrast with the pale, thin countenance; and there was an expression of suffering in his  facg  that  in¬ stantly excited  her  compassion.      But    he aeemed cheerful and even happy ; and  con¬ versed with his visitors with evident pleas¬ ure, though often interrupted by the recur¬ rence of severe pain.    He spoke  of hia  sis¬ ter, his only relative,  who lived   with him and took care of him ; telling how kind she was, how thoughtful for his  comfort, how forgetful of her own ; and recalled,  with a half-melancholy smile, the bright  hopes  he had cherished of doing great things for  her. " It is better aa it is, I am sure," he   said, "though I cannot see how ; and sometimes it seems hard that poor Lucy should  be my protector and guardian, instead of jny being hers.    It was a long time beforo Iwas re^^on- ciled to our Father's will; but now I  would not have it otherwise, unleas it seemed good in his sight; no, not to accomplish all I once dreamed of doing.    Young lady,"  he added, turning to Annette, "I see in your face that you compassionate me; but believe   rae,   I am far happier than many who have health, and forget to be thankful for it."
Annette's countenance smote her ; had she not beea unthankful ? When she left the house, she asked how long a timo the young man had been ill. " He has not left his room for many months," answered Mr. Malcolm "and of late ha has scarcely left his bed ; I think he never will again. I will tell you more of him some other time. Now I am going to see a poor woman who was mention¬ ed to me as an object of charity."
They went; and Annette, who had never aeeu extreme poverty, was shocked aud dis¬ tressed beyond measnre by the sight that met her eyes. The cheerless fireless apartment; the haU-clad, shivering children; the .sad, careworn mother formed a picture as novel as it was painful; and she eagerly offered her assistance, when, on leaving the house, her uncle spoke of the means he should nse to make the family more comfortable.
Their next call was even more painful, for here intemperance was the cause of the evil andthe coarse language and brutal oaths that met her ear made peor Annette turn pale with affright. The presence of Mr. Malcolm seemed to put a restraint on the half-intoxi¬ cated parents for a time, and the child (for-
young lady, you will flnd books and pictures in this room, which may servo to oooupy you iu ytmr uncle's absence.'"
Mr. Malcolm was not long away ; and with a courteous farewell from Mr. Dalton, they left the houae. Annette was quite iu rap¬ tures with the elegance of tho mansion, the beauty of the pictures and statues, the evi¬ dences of taste and wealth which she had aeen; aud after warmly expressing her de¬ light, she ventureil a hope that the daughter was not seriously ill. "Though, after all," she said, " it would not he qnite ao bad to be sick among so many heautifnl tbinga, and with kind parents."
" My dear girl," answered her uncle, "Mr. Dalton would thankfully resign his wealth and toil early and late, if he oould thus  re¬ store to bis afflicted child the health and in¬ telligence which you seem to prize so lightly. You saw him look earnestly at you.    Helen Dalton is of your own agt», and au only child. She was gifted with beauty aud talent; and, though sweet-tempered and docile,  she  was very euergetic in all she undertook.    Her parents were proud of her early proficiency, and urged her onward by their approbation and delight.    Her studit^s,  eagerly as  she pursued tbem, would not probably have in¬ jured her heallh, had sli.> not recklessly sac¬ rificed everything else to  them.    Rest and recreation were forgotten ; exercise  neglect¬ ed; hasty, irregular meals, and lato  hours, combined t(> undermim* her  uriginally  good constitution.    A valuable prize  w.i.s  offered at tbe school sho attended,  aud emulation ran high among the pupils.    Helen  Dalton felt her strength lessening, her power of con¬ tinuous application failing; but she  perse¬ vered.    "Jnat this ouo prize.' she said, ' and theu I wiil rest for a loug time.'   She receiv¬ ed the prize amid the plaudits  of nnmerous spectators,    and two  ilays  after wai   tos¬ sing in her bed, in the wild restloBauesa of a brain fever.    For a loug time ber life  hung upon a thread ; aud when, at length,  they felt that she might recover, how shall I  tell iier parents' agony to find that  the  light  of reason had fled;   that  their darliHg  child, their idol and their pride, was almoat as help¬ less and ignorant .is an infant ?    By degreesj as her strength returned, a little  improve¬ ment  took place ; ahe began to remember some   things,   and to   resume   her   former habits; sbe was quiet, docilo aud affection¬ ate ; but with  no  more   recollection of her studies, her pursuits, andher acquirements, thau if she had never had  them.    She will sit for hours  upou  tho lloor,  playing with the toys so long ago discarded,  smiling  as placidly as an infant; but no gleam of intel¬ ligence ever brightens her still beautiful face, except when she looks at her parents.    Them she recognizes always, but no one else; aud they are entirely devoted to her.
"Now, Annette, tell rae which ofall tbe peraons you have seen this afternoon, you envy the most."
Annette looked up in bitter bewilderment. " Envy ? Why, Uncle Charles, we have seen nothing but sorrow and suffering. How could I envy any of them ?"
" But, my love," he answered, gently, " all of these people, except, indeed, the intem¬ perate ones, have many things to be thank¬ ful for, and gratefully acknowledged them, Charles Couway, helpless and dependent in tho prime of youth, blesses God for his sis¬ ter's affection and the comforts he posaeases, and gladly submits to God's will, knowing it for the best. Tho poor widow is even now rejoicing that her childreu are warmed and fed, and that a prospect for the future is opening to her. The Daltona, in the midst of their heavy affliction, Gnd cause for grati¬ tude iu their daughter's improving,health and unchanged affection for them, and looked forward hopefully to the time when, in the next world, if not in this, ber darkened mind filtall be enlightened, and they shall rejoice together. But you, roy poor child," he ad¬ ded, aa they reached home, and he opened the door, "you have so little to be gratefal for^ that you would no doubt gladly exchange situations with auy of them."
Annette looked surprised; then, as the truth dawned on her, she blushed deeply. "I see it now, Uncle Charles. Yon heard me complaining to Kate, and took me with you this aftemoon to make me ashamed of my ingratitude. I thank you; for I am sure I cannot complain again, while I remember this walk. Oh, how oould I esteem ao light¬ ly my health, my happy home, my kind pa¬ reuts and friends, my reason, the blessings, too mauy to number, which God has so free¬ ly bestowed on me ?"
Annette's lessou was uot quite finished; her brother, coming home to tea, mentioned, ¦without remembering his sister's intereat in the family, that " Mr. John Hastings had met wilh a sad accident. His carriage had been overturned, himself seriously injured, and his eldest daughter killed on the spot,
"Oh, Marian! poor Marian!" exclaimed Annette, i ursting into tears, and throwing her arms round her siatar's neck, " Augus¬ ta is her ouly sister, and they love each oth¬ er so much! 0, Kate, how thankful I ought to be that I have you! How could I live without you ? And only this morning I was complaining of my trials ; what trials have I iu comparison with my blesaings ?"
The lesson was not loat upon Annette; when tempted to murmur, she thonght of the trials of others; and in ministering to the comfort of those who needed it she fonnd peace for herself.
" Here is your oarriage, air," said Martin. " If yon will be good enough to get in, I will have the honorof conducting you to the Her¬ mitage."
" That my carriage!" cried Clement.— " Why, I ahall be taken for a traveling ped¬ lar!" Notwithatandiuff, as there seemed ao means of avoiding it, he took his aeat beside the old man, not withont other expreBsions of disdain. In another moment, the old man had seized the reins, and the horse started on a clumsy trot.
But a (bw days before, Mr. Clement B, who now put on so many grand airs, was a simple clerk in a crockery store in Paris, and pos¬ sessed the reputation of being an unpretend¬ ing little fellow. What, then, brought about thia sudden transformation 1 He had be¬ come, since the previons day, a rich man, and it may well be underatood that the pos¬ sessor of an income of 20,000 franca a year, finds it difficult to retain the modest demean¬ or of apoor clerk. On the previous day, whilst dusting thejtiles of crockery under his charge a letter arrived for him, by the post, convey¬ ing to him tbe startling intelligence that one of his uncles, of whom he had often hoard as an eccentric and very wealthy old man, but
ses. Between the ages of thirty and forty, they begin to experienoe a change in sight. Thia ia the commencement of long-sighted¬ ness, growing out of an incipient affection of the orystalino lens, begining at the edge and slowly proceeding towards the centre, where¬ by its form, its density, and consequently its refraotive power, undergo a considerable change.
During the progress of this alteration much inconvenience is experienced, as uo specta¬ cles seem to be eerviceable in giving correct vision, aud serious apprehensions are apt to be felt as to the danger of loss of sight. Hap¬ pily, however, two or three months end this difficulty, and aa aoon aa tho process of alter¬ ation is completed, distinct and comfortable vision ia all at once obtained by the use of well selected glasses of a convex figure.— Daring this transition state of the crystaline lens, it is a matter of muoh importance that the eyes should be subjected to no aevere strain, and that great regard should be paid to the general health.
The meterial of the spectacle lan^^es should be glass of a very low dispersive power: or better stil', of rock crystal or pebbles. In fig- ; ure they ahould be double convex, thp pro¬ per radii of the Inuer and outer surfaces be¬ ing in glaas as G to 1, and in rock crystal as 14 to 1 They ahould be aa thin as practi¬ cable, and the edges should have no more thickness than is necessary to secure them well in their frames.
It ia a common error—one, to be sure which hai the sanction of many writors npou optica, aud the almost, universal practice of spectacle venders—or, at least, of those of them who pretend to trouble themselves at | all about the matter—to make the distanfo betweeu the centres of the lenses precisely equal to the distance betweeu the centres of the pupils of tho eyes. The following rule, based npon obvious optical principles—and which is well worthy the attention of practi¬ cal opticians—will ensure the proper result;— " Draw (on paper) an isosceles triangle, the two sides of which are equal to the dis¬ tance of each pupil from  the point to be
JOB PRINTING OF ALL KINDS,
S'romthe largest Poster to tbe smallest Card
DONK AT  THI.S  (IFFIOI?:,  in thc BEST STYLE, with  groftt de-*patcli, au.l  ni the lowefit prices.
n3"HANDBlLLS r.-r the nale of Rbal na Pkk.-u5A!. I'h 'PKaTY, priuted on from OXE to THKEE UuKKS
N'j rcB. uov t.-,.ir-5n
NOTICE.
TIIK Members ofthe .Southern .^liitu;tl iDxurtiacd Company of Lnacanter connty an; here¬ by notlfled Ihal tho annual mcsetinf: fur the eltjctioii-ll' otDcern for theeoiiuing year, tvill ho held at tho pniiili; bt^QHO of Edirlu Gnrrert, (Spring Grove.) In Uruiiion- t')wn«hip, on SATURUAY, tbe27[h riay of DECEJIH'riK.
185S. at 10 o'clock. .*. ar.
Tha Memher* of MM.id Company jire rcqnired to pay thrt atmoal taxflrt to thofoUowIoi; nampd AReat-i uf ihit Company, prnrions to paid day:—Jacoh Himikhka.sh, Btrashurg; JoHs McSparees, Drumore; Lkwi.-^Uai.'jkh, Fullon; JoriEPH C. Taylor, Utlltt Britain; Wm.N.Gal- BBEATn, t'Olorslu, and to the SficrBlary of the CivaJjianv. By orderof the Board. GEO. AV. HKNj;EL,
Qunrryvllle, dec I7-2t-3 >»'cr>'tfiry.
Farmers' Mutual Inaurance Comp'y- \ N ELKCTION  for  Officer.^ ul' the
/^ said Toropany, for th« ensniusytiar.-will hn huld Bithepahlic hiioxe of Jacoh Leamno. in the city of I.n.u- eantor. on SATURDAY, tbe 27tli in-'t, nr 1 iv'cl..dt, J'. .M. Memhers of the fald Company arc r.-iue-^fd l<i iaifml. By order of tha Board of Dir«"'.l.irH,
dec 17-2t-3]     JOHX STROri.M, S^creutry
Lancaster & Susquehanna Turnpike.
ELKCTION NOTICK.—An electiun for President, Dirertorsand Trua-^urer of ibe Lau- cwtttr and Susqafthanna Tarnpifco lii-ad '"¦'mpany, will bJ held at the public hou-^ of FrM. Cnojier, in Lnoc:!-- ter city, on MOMJAY. .runuarv .'i. l.V.7,iil 10 <.'clu<-k, 4.M. H.   K    KF.KD. Treji-.ircr.
Uen 17 tas
{)t}tlattclpl)m   ^ItiBcrtlscmEnts.
Great Bargains  in  Dry  Goods, JOHN 'F. GRAFF & CO.,
Tba Proprielons of the
KRANKLIN   DKY  GOODS   STORK,
Nu. Xu Market St., below  Tenth Street,
PHlLJlDELPIIIji.
H.V\'K MOW ii:   store   tlio iiirgcst  nml hoHt fi-!K-l.^<l tl-ick tlioy liav*: erer olfHred.   Their
DRKSS (JOODy FJtOM XEW VORK,
art? particularly eltfiKai, and iheirprice)- onafnaUy low. Tu onnniflmtH the urticIeH comprif^ini? their stuck ^uuld he a tediou*. Uiok aud na annece^»'^.ry eJCpRnsL- lo the dd- vorti.frr.ailhiilrfctuck comprise'* everijlhing inthe Dry Gonds!in»,Uiih Fur-jjjn and Doiue^tlc, For thu iuforin,itioii t.f pnrcbaKers thev would add,that JOII.V F. ORAFF Si Cp. anittlwity.- williDf-'and huppy K. .-how iholr Rocds, wletfi'-r vlf-ttor-purchupe ornot-   .Aihu thu.t
JOUX F. GRAFF i Co. ohllgAle thenu-elvprt  lo uuve forthe purchaser from 10 lu 20 per cent, ou ovt>ry bill of goodw bouglit atth<;ir os-
tabliahmeBf  lietweeu  thlH and the (ir^t of the yenr	
Abo that
JOHX F. GRAFF li COS. ihthe uoly t-tahilthinentin I'hilaOdpbla where country huycrrt hrvTC the privilege of rhtuiniuK or excbaoRlu^ I goods within one numth after purchasing, in all ca^en ' where parties are diuHatisitled  with  their purchaflet.— Alfy that
JOHX F. ORAFF A CO'-f. place w known hy the Large Golden Dust of Franklin ovtr their door in fmnt.
0"GiTe them an early call, and bring your frienda,
and If youdo not (iiid eT«ry wurd ia thi-* ndvcrtisenieut
strictly true, never cr.!! the fecnad Umw
nox-f FOKGHT! :{57 MaKKKT .^f.. UDLOW TEXTU
oct 29 2m-4fi
}?l)Uai)cipl)ia  "^'bvcvlmmmls.
j Great Dispiay-Qifta for the Holidays ' GLENN & CO.,        ^^Ji^
AND bJ>ACiOCS STORE,
NO. 102 CHE.SKUT .miarT Fonrtti door below Eighth
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Conestoga & Manor Turnpike Comp'y-
AN EbKCTlO-N   tor oiHeers   of  tliu Conci-toga nnd Mauot Turnpike Road  Comjiany tor tne euHulnf- year, will ht* held at Cooper'a 1Io|p1. in tiucHstorcity.on MONDAY, tbe 6th of .launary, 15-07, ut I o'clock, 1*. M.                          W. W. MfLLER. -Ipc^n-Sn-S Pre-tl-lent.
Turnpike Election,
AN Electiun will be licld tm Mn>'iiAY Ihrt 5th day of Jannary, uext, nt the honne of Uhui y Khaffoer, in Miiunt Joy, between the h>mrr- of 10 and 12 o'clocic, for a Pre-ideut, ten iHuuaeen', and Trnasurerof the Laucafiter, F-liiiib'-ithtown anil Middle- town Turnpiki^ Hoad. -I. M. LONG, df<- 10-:tt--i Treasurpr.
NOTICE.
nilK   Stoekhuidcrs  ol'   tliu   fSti'n.=iburg
 Rail Boad Company, are requested to meet at the
Uepot, OQ WOXDAT, JAXUAKY 12th, 1857, al 2 o'clock. P. iM. for the purpntje of electing one Pref^ident and f^ix Ptroctorfl to nervo for  the oupuliig vbht.       Byorderof the Hoard.                                     JOHX F. IIEllR, dec 17-3t-3  Secretary.
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NOTICE TO FAKMERS.
YE AVA.\TBD.—The subscriber h;i
lug noweoDiplftad hiB now Malt Houee. is agaiu prepared to purcbase FLAIL THRASHED RYE, in Huy uuautity, at the very higheat market price.
J. B. Tf>HUDr. Lili/., decemher 17 3t-3
whom ke had never geen, had just died at   seen distinctly ; while the third aide or base
his chateau in Burgundy, leaving his neph¬ ew, Clement, sole legatee of hii eatates, to the exclusion of many other heirs. The letter was from a Notary of tho province, who de¬ sired him to leave Paris immediately for Joigny, the town near which hia uncle had re¬ sided, where he would be met by Martin, au old confidential servant of the defunct, and conducted from the railroad to the " Hermi¬ tage," the name which the deoeased had giv¬ en his chateau and eitate, which" constituted the main portion of the legacy. The young man, almost driven out of his sensea by such an uncxpectQd stroke of fortune, hastened to obey the notary's direction; and, upon hia arrival at Joigny. joined old Martin as we have seen.
On jolted tho queer vehicle, in which our
ia equal to the distance hetween the pupila when the eyes view that point. Then set off on each aide ofthe triangle, from each end of the base, the distance of the centre of tho lenaea or their frames from the pupil, and the diatance of these pointa will he the dia¬ tauce ofthe centres of the lenses required."
It is not presumed that even as a general rule the two eyes of auy individual hava precisely the same focal length ; the first ef¬ fort of the optician should be therefore to determine the difi'erence, il it exist.s, and to ascertain the focal length of the lenses re¬ quired to equalize thn visual power of the eyei!
The presbyopic or long-aighted persou will generally for ten or twelve years require glasses only for reading or for work done by
820 EEWABD.
TTTAS STOLKN  from tho Stable  of
Vt     tho sahHcriber, re&idiDj; in   the towubhip  i>f
Upper Oxford. Chester county, ou ibe nii;ht of ^i	
the 13th of Decerahur, 1856. A DAKfC BKOWN J(1*S> MAKE, Syearu old, able hudied aud a natural—^•^-^ truitor. S'20 will be paid on the coQvictioQ of the thief or $10 for the Mare and all espenxei?. If bronghthoroe.
d^cl7£"^ ii4T.^:^i^'j3^'*^^'^A':^
FOB KENT,
Ij^ROyi tUe 1st d:iy of April next, tbat pleaKantlysltuatedtffo-fltoryBrick DWEL- Je±S. LIKG nODSE.ln Edst Kiug Slreet, hf tweeu Plum Snl and Ana Btreeta, now occupied hy Mr. George B. ^='ni )IimPH.    Eninire st the i^tore oi' John P, Myer,  West King Bireet. dec n-3*t-A
TO MoiSsY LEWI^HST"   ~~' HE CommisHinncrs of i^tiaiiii county,
the State of Ohio, ara desirous of borrowing money, on Coupon boodn, of live hundred dollar.-i each, redeemshle atthe Baukof reontiylriiiiia, In one or more years, at Ihe option of tho lender, aad hearing EIGHT PER CEXT. IntereMt. AH the ro;il estate of isiiid county, which it* one of the moRt prosperous in Ohio, in pledged for thc redemption of tbese houdi', and tbe interest is paid eemi-annually, at the Bank of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia. Further information may he obtaiued of THO.-i. E. FRANKLI.V, E-^q., iu LaucA^ter. or of .InHX ROHRER, Id We.il Lampeter township, dec 17 .¦^r-.'?
T'^'
JOHN MAKSH, Masonic Temple, Chesnut   Street, above Seventh,  Philadelphia.
K EVA'S   constantly   on hand tbe l:u'- Re-i assortioeut of P I AU O i' O R T E S  ia the city, made by Boardman, Gray i Co., Jacob Chicker- fg ja iug, Sleinwity a Jjnas, .\. \V. Ladd 3t Co   fli" Wm. MiUer, F.P. BuruB, Benuett Ai Co,,and J, Marflh.— AIho, aa exlencivt^ Ktock of
PKEMIUM MELODEONS,
made by (_;. W. Fi^k li, Co., varyiny in prices from  §45 to $lT.'i.
iJ^All kiud- -,( MuMical Merchandize for sale cheap SHEET MU:iIC received -laily from all the puhlltTberr. in thecountry formiug with onr owu e.tieurivH catalogue. ODO of tbe largtist Htiiekn In the Uniun.   april :iu-ly-iri
EVANS' Eire & Thief Proof Safea!
FOK   .viereliaut-s,   LiiwytT.-;,    Fanners and other», having Book-i, Papers or other vabia- blB.«. to preserve from FIRE or BU1{(;laK.S.
Day & NewolpB (Hobb's) Bank Locka.
a Card.—Tin; "Firb Paoop Sai'k,"  that preserved
oar Books, Papers, Stc, dorruj^ the 'Great Flre at ILirfM
BulldlLg:-,'waspurclin-ed of Omvkr Evasr, 61 S. Cad
St.,Phila.lftlpbia. GETZ Si BUCK.
" REFRHIKRATOK^ A.VD WATtR FlI.TKK:*."—EVilUb' Pro mium Ventilated RefrigeratorK for cn'.lin:: and pre>prT. ing Meats, Butler, .Milk, Water and all arlirleH for culi¬ nary pnri-tmes,
Watkr Fii.Tr.R=. for purlfyiuBBBACKii^n or sirDDT wa¬ ter, whether elh-cled by raiu-s liiuerit<me, marl or other causer,; can he lind hepiirjtte or attucbed to the Refrigt^r- atortf—asinail quautity of lc« cooling the whole, in the warmoMt weather.
PoRTABl.B SnowFR B.VTH^, fur tb^j u'l. ol" w.ino ¦..¦ rold water.
Watek Cdolkk.j, for Holwlf^,Stof't- and l>w.-Miui;t-.
Storl T^:L•i"K¦^, for moviog Boxen, Ital-'s, ire.
Sr.'L pRE.-!>t>, Ci'PVIMl do., DHL-'J.ilrtr do.
OLIVER EVAN'S, No. 61 South -lli St ,2 doors helow Cheannt, Phila. 23~E.-stal>liHh.'d in l-Vt.-; fob G-ly-ID
WM. B. TAYLOR'S Men's and Boy's
Clothing Store, South   Wesl corner of Second and Dork Sts.,
PHILADELFUIA. ''pO TUK (.'ITIZK.XS OK LANCAH-
JL CASTER:—Yun are rciipectfuHy iuviled to exam- luo the cxlcii-'ive anil vLiri>'d Kn-^nrtment of Men's and Roijs' Clolhing, at thu store of the ^ab^¦cri!)or, wlu-re miiy Rlw:ty'i he funud a full HuppIy of Heady-Made Clo¬ thing, of allsizes, nude by experienced workmen and of tbe very be:*! m!Uerial,tbe make, Ht, and appcamuce burpaj'sed by uo estiihli^hment in the city. Pteatie pre¬ serve this notice, and give mo acall, and fit out yonr- selvp* and fous in a mauuerworlhy of yon and tbem.— Remember the S.^mh Wuhtcorn'^r of Second ftnd Dock Streels. WM. B. TAYLOR aprll n           ly-fl
•mmr.T,
H     -—-   -^f^^W I'lllLADELPHIA,
A\ h now Open u superb asaurtment of FANCY ASU USEFUL ARTICLES KiTHrtJ m fcurope during tbe p.ut snmmer, and -¦omDrUi^l. agreat v«iMy of new and be:nuilul obj^ci^^uluai!; for Pro-jeiil« daring the approaching Holidayn Th^ pfiipriolor.-, cooHdedUy lurue au ia^pcctign. of tbeir eJegant -lock, (eeliui; «:iti-,aed that the .laallty of the gooda, and the prire.^, wiH give onlire ^HtiHti-ctioa — Haviug iu tlieir Sew nture mory room for display than before, they will Burpaws all lormcr elforts iu ofl«rlng to the ladies and gimllemou rcuder.H uf tbe " Herald " some of tbo most beauliful prudunious of Engiaod, rnince Uermany, ic., nud rpopeciJuUy reiiueni «, couijouance of the liberal share ot patrouage tliey hfiv»! hliherto received.   Amoug the goods ore;
A great varietv of fine gilt articles, some rerv fine.
Vieuutt Boxes, &c., of the atyle of the Middle Ag'"-'.
Portable be.-^ks of Papier Mache. Kosewooa, Jtc.
Portfolioa. Writing Ciso.", AlhumM, ic.
Leatber Travolling Bags, Cabas, Purdea, &c.
Portable Dreuiiiug Ciiaefl, for ladies and gdntletnen.
Odor. Glove, Shawl, Jewel aud Card Boxed.
Ladieh' Work Boxes, plain .lad furnished.
Fancy Ola„(iWare, Parian and Biwine Ware
BroQi.;H. Opcorated China, Rich Fana, Opera Olaafle^ aud ooavuuirB. IVrt Monnaiw, Card Caaea, Ac, ic.
dec 17 '      '      2t..T
DENSLOW'& CO.,
COMillSSlO^'   MKRCUANTS, .iuJ Wjiolaale Dealers inall fcrnd." of forei'jn and Do-
vicslic Leaf iotiacco, Manufadun-d Tobacco and Foreiijn and Uomestic Scfars,        ' 21 South Front Streyt, V HILAD K L I' UIA
IMl'OKXKKW uf FJ.XK HAVANA SEOAKS ofthe choice-*! gn.wthM of the Vnelta- Auajo—a large H-s^orImenl of which itre kept cuastan:ty 00 baud, aud for Falo at a htoall advance on cunt of im¬ portaliou.
ILy=Coa.signments reflpecifully solicited, on which lihoral advances will be mtda wbeu desired.
X. B.—iSpuciuI alteutlou given to <irders for purchase OH comiiii.i.-iou, of ToBaCCU, ae sIbO *ivery dencrlptlon of Merchandise, for account of parties living at a dlsj tance from tbin market.
S3=*::ole agency for F. A. O'oetie'j. Celebrated German Bmoting Tobacco, comprising thirty different Tartctles.
ftp ril ;i   ^^ ly.19
hero had so contemptuously taken a place,   hnud, the viaiou being good for objects at
until, after a rida of several miles, the occu pants arrived at their destination. Martin oiTorod the bonora of the Hermitage to tbo new proprietor, called all the aervanta aud ia- troduced them to their future master, and then conducted the latter to hia apartmenta. "Thia wa* the sleeping chamber of your
greater distances. Aa life advatioes other spectacles will be needed for tho latter, and it 19 of great advantage to pop-qoas two or three pairs of tbem of long but different focal distances for the favorable vision of objects more or less remote.
No opinion is more common, and certainly
TO BEICK MAKERS.
A\.'OMPETJ'jNT person is wauted to tako charge of a Brick Yard iu Manor town¬ sbip. Lancaster county. Applicatiou may ba made to eltlier uf tbe uudersigued, residiug near Turkev Hill, in KHid township.    If hy mall, to HighviHe Post-ofiice.
jjvcob f. fry,
jlec I(Kl»t-2 _ JACOBS. WITMER.^
BANKSTOCK. IQ SHARES   FARMEKS'   BANK
I O stock for sale at Ibo Ofllce of dec3-tf-I] JOnx K. KEED i CX).
"white tta t.t." mills to let.
QLTUATK on    Pofiuea   creek, ou the
fij road leading from Stniiihnrg to Pafe Harbor, I mile from Lmupeter Square, nnd 2 from the formor place, liaa fo>:r rou of .¦iloneH, and i.-< calcul:ited for^either country or iiierchAUt work, isiu good repafr nnd doiog a good hu-iiifls--. rHKISTlA."? BRACKBILL.
dec 3-G"t 1] Stra"hurg twp., Laucasler co.. Pa.
uncle." said Martin, as they entered a vast j' none is  moro incorrect, tban that it is pru- apartment, furnished in old-fashioned style. | dent to avoid the use of artificial helps to the
I (I30,UU
I $2,400 >
R. DECOU & CO. Clothiers,
No. 141  CnE5T.vuT St., above Foortft, Philadelphi.^,
(Cecp conftantly on hand a fplendid aflbrtmenl of
Ready-made Clothing.
" It was in thia room tbat be died, ten days \ ago."
But the nephew, instead of evincing any emotion upon being shown the ohamber of bis benefactor, threw upon all aroand him a looTc of scorn, nnd cried—•" Upon my word, I can't H.iy I think much of the old boy'a tasto I I never saw auything ao frightfully agly in all ray life!"
"Notwithstanding, sir," rapUedMartin,*'it is tbe best there is here ; and if you can not content yourself, I do not really know where you will find other lodginga."
Me livo here! You don't imagine I'm such a donkey, I hope ! For us, young fel¬ lows, d'ye mind, Paris is the only place ; so I shall Still this old rookery at once, and be off."
" SeU tbe Hermitage, your uncle's favorite place of  residence!    Impossible!    And   we servants, who hoped to end our days under j thia roof—what is to become of us ?" j
" Mr. Martin," retorted tbe young man, " let me bave none of your complainta, I beg. Get me some dinner, and afterwards, you vpill drive 1110 to tny notary's.'*
After having eaten a hearty meal, notwith- tauding he fouud the meats insipid and the wine sour, the legatee, still aooompanied by Martin, re-entered the old carriage, and the two again started off.
" If I ain not mistaken," observed Mr. Cle¬ ment, after an hour's ride, " we passed this spot this morning, and that"—pointing to a building—"is the railroad depot. Do we take the cars ?"
" yoti, alone, will do ao," responded his companion, speaking very gravely, and in a manner whicb cauaed the young man to trem¬ ble, in spite of himself. " I, air, am your un¬ cle, and, happily I am not yet dead. Having heard goo I accounta of "your oonduot, I bad resolved to make you heir to all I possess ; bnt, before doing bo, I wished to leam whether you were really deserving of my generosity, and I had recourse to a stratagem, which has thoroughly exposed your true character to me. Good bye, Mr. Clement. Return to your shop and remember that your arroganoe and ingratitude have lost you that which will never again be placed within your reach."
The old man then gave his foolish nephew a hundred francs, to indemnify him for the expenses of the trip, took leave of him at the door of the depot, and retumed home. The feelinga of the youth may readily be imagined, but, as tbe yellow oovered novel says, " they can not be described." I think this true sto¬ ry is an apt illnatration of the axiom—" nev¬ er halloo until you are ont of the woods."
|^^"Scloman, I fear you are forgetting me," said a bright-eyed giri to her lover, the other day.   " Yes, Sue," aaid slow Sol, excu-
SousD Slekp.—Any man who can bonnd ont of bed as soon as he wakes of a mid-win- ; ter's moming ia worth something; no fear of bis not making bis way through the world creditably, because he has the elements of a promptitude, decision and energy, whioh guarantee success. To invalids we make a comfortable suggestion worth knowing. If yon have force of will enough to keep you from taking a second nap—and it is the "se¬ cond nap^^ which makes ita baneful infiuence felt on multitudes—it is better for you to lie awhile and think about it, nntil that feeling of weariness passes ont of tbe limbs which you BO commonly feel. Bnt to aleep sound¬ ly, and to feel rested and refreshed when you wake up of a moming, four things are essen¬ tial-
eyes so long as they are not absolutely indis¬ pensable. The human eye is too delicate a structure to bear continued strain withont injnry; and the true rule is to commence the uso of glasses as soon as we cau see bet¬ ter with tbem than without thero, and always to employ auch aa will render vision most comfortable and pleasant.
The spectacles habitually used for ordina¬ ry purposes may not be adequate to certain occasional demands, such as reading very fine print, examining maps, &e. To meet these cases a hand reading glass two and a halt inches iu diameter, to be used in con¬ junction with the spectacles and never with¬ out them is strongly recommended. A simi¬ lar use of the reading glass is also recommen¬ ded to short-sighted persons, in conjunction with the coucave spectaclea, when examining minute objeots.
The practice frequently indulged iu of using an eye glaas whose frame is grasped by the muscles of the eye-brow, cannot be too strongly condemned.
The aame geueral principles which govern the use of glassea for long-sighted persons, apply in the case of the opposite defect in vision. The short-sighted person will find it a true economy of eye-sight, to have two or three pairs of concave spectacles of different depths to assiat vision at different distances \Vhen from weakness of the eyea, or unu snal intensity of the light, it ia found necea¬ sary to moderate the quantity admitted to the eyea, by the uae of colored glasses, they should never be blue, which are more mis- chierouB than uaeful. Green glass is better; but the heat of all is a colored glass of im¬ perfect transparency, known hy the name of "Neutral tint glass," by which the intensity of the transmitted light can be diminished to any desired degree.
In proportiou to the assistance we derive from spectacles ia the misery wu experience in losing or mislaying tbem, under circum¬ stances where they cannot be replaced. On such occasions we are for many purposes blind. In auch a difficulty we may resort to expedients, which, although very temporary, are uaeful. We may, for inatance, look through a pin-hole in a piece of card held very noar the eye, when we wish to examine minute objects, and even use the aame mean."? for reading. A drop of varnish or even of water allowed to rest upon a similar perfora¬ tion, may also serve for similar microscopical purposes—but after all, theae are poor reme¬ dies for the mischief.
The aense of sight, is, of all the multiplied sources of sensual enjoyment, incomparably the most important, aud is also themoat del¬ icately subject to injury from neglect, abuse or accident. In tbe ordinary diseases of the eye, auoh as fall under the notice of the oph¬ thalmic physician or aurgeon, the care of such practitioners may be safely confided in; but in those which affect it in its character as an optioal instrument, other and higher professioual assistance is demanded. An oculist may, with practised skill, extract a crystalline lens, depress a cataract, or make an artificial pupil,—but a higher attainment, involving all the niceties of optical science, are needed in him to whom we commit the care of our eyesight. We trust the time is not distant when there shall be a distinct olaas of professional men, especially for this purpose."
56,000 WANTED.
OK   wbicb   amount will
be secured hy iiiuilgHge on fiirm, j tli'n i'alaiico ouOi'.y Propertv; one luortgnge lu nmoiint { of S2,()00,and the other S'.O"''- All the above morlga- gc.-* bearing Interect at tj per cout, I'erHons from the cily or couuty de-sirou" of ui.iking a nafa inveslment, will pleaBCCiill ou GEO. BRUBAKER,
Attorney of Law, iu Xorth Ouko Street, oppofile tbo Knw Court Houho. uov 2tf.tf-C:i
TWO LAHGE MARBLE LIONS,
IN FRONT OF
HOWELL'S NEWMARBLE WORKS.
NORTH QUEEN STRKET, JiETWEEN ORANGE AND CHESNUT.
*T1    7 -
Horrible Accidents to Persons,
,i.VD   IMME.S'SE DESTRUCTION TO PROPERTY
I.S the dnily informatiun iurnishud tu the newnpaperji throughoat the Uuited Statec from tho Buruiug of Fluid. Now all iIip dauger aud the c&usewfthcMi accidents are eutir>'!y remi'V«;d If you uB9 tho Pate:<t Isdia Rchbeb S.vfktv Fluid Lasip, whicii can not be BroKen, Burnted, or Exploded, neither can Ihay he filled whllo tbo light itt Burning. Thcy are >h'! mnsf Economical and CbcapcMt Lump over oCered lo no lulelligcnt people. The appearance of our T.amp will do na'discredit to Ihc beft furniahed drawing room.
IncIo.HL'hy mail to our address 3b $1 1-.$' '2-'i, or $1 .10,1'.ud wa will forward you pecuroly, hy axprcs.s, a Lamp corresponding to money received, and it iar<y save il Valuable Life.    Liberal discount to dealers.
Addret^H, HAWXHDRST .fc MOTT. ExcIUPive Mami- facturers in tha U. S., C9 FuUou-Hl..Xew Tork City.
oct l.i 3m-16
The Agricultural Almanac, for the year 1857,
CONTAIXINCt the u«ual Astronomi cal CalcnlAtion)<, an extract from tho Oeotannlal Almanac, a variety of uaeful Eesayx ou Agriculture, Domestic Economy, Recipes, Ac, a HhI of conn?! of dif¬ ferent couiitrieii, AnecdotoH, $'c. AliiO, Tho German Pennt-ylrania AlmanKi'. Just puhllahed nnd for sale, wholaaalo and retail, at the Bookstore of JOHK BAER .t Sn^¦•3,
oct 22-tf-17 No. 12 North Queen St., Lanc'r.
Carolinayellow Pine PlooringBoards Kfi AAA   VKET   OaroliiKi  Yellow
fJ\Jm\J\J\J    Pine Dre»«ed Flooring Bo;ird^.
30.000 Feet do., Uudressed. 50.000 Cypress Shingles, No. 1 aud 2. 50.000 Bangor Plastering Latlis.
Jurit received nud for ^ale at GmelTn Landiug, on the Coneitoga.   Apply to GEO. CALDEK St C0.#.
Otlice—Etti't Orange s(., ucar N. Queea st., LfinCKwIer.
GdOD3   MADE   TO   OrDcR   .A.VD   W^RRAN'TfiO
10   FIT oct 2-2 __ If-IT
JAMES MITTOK'S
H' II O LESAL E   AND   RE T A I L
^ No. art North sth St., above Arch, East  Side,
nilLADKLFHIA,
Dealer in Tea and CofFee exclusively.
Familie- are re-p-rifully invited to gire him a call. mar^U Ir-I"
STAR COKIT SHELLERS.
\'\Aj supply Ol" the  premiumJpig
Wanted.—General Agency Office, No. <;, a. Thirteenth St., PHILADELPHIA-
Pi't<H,H;KK.S I'artiiers, Buuk-kcepers, fealfihtii^n, Teachors, Bituk Runners, Copylot:.. b|ir lenderri, C.>DdttCtor». Men to Trarol, Porter.'?, Watchmen, CoacLmcn, Brakemen, Engiuecrs, Machl- mflt«, Farmers. Gar<lHn»r.,, Laborers Cook;-, Honae- keeperK, Aurtec, lie. He , Country orderh attemled i„,
J3-Siluailons procured   f.,r MEN  and  WOMEN Iu every capacity. _ „„(. i2.;^m-iO
JOSl:PiI ^. I'EKOT, KI.I.|„T()X LrpKEOT
J.   S.  & E.  L.  PEROT,
PRODUCE AND GENERAL COMMISSION  MERCHANTS,
No. IS Narth Wharves, PHILADKLPHIA.
23=All conslgnmcuts  t.i   our address  will  recfliv-i onr prompt and pernuual attention.
Wo refer to PhiJu.hdpliiA uiercliautH generally. -^ep'JJ ^       ^ 6m-43
FREE OF CHARGE!!
TWO :?PLENDID J'ARLOK ENGRAVINGS,
EMMTLKJ) •MJoltcu Abbey in the Olden Tiine.B." a ^piemlid Kleel engraving, from tue celehrnted painling by Laud^.'cr; and Ihe "Dopart- uro of tha lMrHeiile.4 fn.m E::ypi.* a \a.rn.-- nml beautifnl engraving from a painting i,y D. Kob<-rtM, The retail pricu of thc above eugiKVJugrt l.s §:> per copy, hut will be Kent free af charge as follown:
The bUbrunbcrd hare ehtahlii-hed a -rsihrt BOOKAGIiNUViuPhiiadelphia.aud will /vM/^ij»r fiiruifch iiuy hook or pultticationat tbere-<C~5*g^^r tail pric^, frro of ]lo^tHg'i. Any pcrHon^S^ttuoSr by forwarding the sub.-criptiuu price of any of the $3 aiagaiiuen, futh a.s H.irpar'H, Go(lpy\ Putnam'w, Gra¬ ham's, Franii Lftj-lie'.s Fa^liiou.-, &c, will receive tho magazinp!* for one year and acopy ofeitherof the ahovo heauiiful eugraviugri, fre^ of charge, or if Huhscribing t*) a S2, and a $1 ila.gazlue, hucb aa Peiernon'B, and Cballen'H Ladich' Chri-ti.iii Auuuai, they will receive both magaiiu*-,-* and a ct.py of olther ..f the above ea¬ gravings.
Every dcncriptiou of Eugnwing on Wood e.xccuted wilh neutne-in Itnd dispatch. Views of Bailditjgs, News¬ paper He.idiug.>, ViewB of Machinery, Book Illustra¬ tions Lodge Cert 1 Acute.-', Bufine.-=.s Cards, &c. Ail or¬ ders seut by luail pi-i.uiplly attended to. Peraons wish- iiig vicffh of their buildings engraved can ft-ud a Da- guhrreotyjie or i-kHtcli of the building 1)V mail or ex- pr.>,i.
Pcraods Ht a di.-itanco baviug nalfable articles wool flndit to tbeir udvautagu lo addre.s^ iho But.^cribern, w w.mld act &¦> agent.-' for tbo sale of the ."amo. BVRAM & PIERCE, .¦,<> fiouth Thin! St., Philadelphia, Pa. J, U. nVRAM. T. MAV PIERCH.
april lG-20 fch IS-l^MI
Fry's Christmas and New Year's Presents. VKKY   rich iis-joitment of olescJint
and unefal goods of iht- newe.^t European produc tiuuo. lys AKCil rit., above Ctb, Philad'a.
FRY'S   Writitii,' D..';^ks,   P.ipotetiea,  Jewel
Cases, Work Boxec, Ac, warrauled niatiufactured la our own Work .''hop, from uial>;rials fea~.med to fuit the climale. Vl^ Alvi.'ll St., al'i>v« ikh, PbiJadelphia.
EIlV."^ I>ri'i:.>jng C;i5L'r4 of wood or leather, for iraielltug .,r bomu u-,-, ato all tiitud with articlub of real utilliy uud warrauii>.l cuU-.tv, tb-: Urgent a-sort- ment-i in ibi cily to Pe!*-tt fr-'Ui
1:;= AROH nt.,!.hor^t>!b, Philadelphia.
a;
A^
 PAR  CORN  <l!i;r>LER5. from  our -       	
Manufactory, now ou hand, wholesale and rt^tail. and of variout ^izc'*.   Thr'y are Adapted for either haud or hor-e'power, and are believed to be Ihe hc-t Sb^Msr.- In the markot.
PASCHALL .MORHlh! Si CO.. Implement and Seed Slurc, Seventh and Slarket plre..'t'', PhUadelphia. uov Ifl-tf-fil
Leaf Tobacco and Cigars.
DENSLOW & CO.,
21  Hoiith   Kront  Street.   PHILADKLPIll.A. COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
.\yv WllOtt>AI,E liF.M.lin^
Inall kindsof Leaf Tobacco, Manufactured Tobacco and Cigars. .VVK  cunstantly on   hiiiul ami   fur
 Pale low. all kindsof AVFRu;A.\' and .'SPAN¬ ISH LEAF 7'0«.-!f-V.YA-,t;*-I>?cted wuh cpecial reference to_mAnn fact ure rr-' use,
"ill articlca pold, warranted to ha as represented aud evory opportunity alTorded for examiualion.
Purchasers at a distance ran seud tb.'ir orders, and rely upon heing a.-< fai'',ful!y M)rv«d as if tbegoodswere tseleelcd in p.-rson. oct l5-;'im-lii
AQRicUiiTUEAL IMPLEHCBNTS.
Ijn'K()\'!':i) May l'i-e.«so.<, I'annei-'.s^ Boilers, Horso Powers aud Thrc-iiers, Oratu -J*L FanH, 8au^age Cfaoppera and SlufTcTK of varlonn patterns, Iiiiproved Pi)rtablfl Oraiu Millt:. Vegetable Cutters. Al-o, liav. Straw and F-'ddcr Cutters, iu great vrrieiy. '       PAbCHALL MOHKIS .It CO.,
Agricultural Wnrehouso & SC'l Stor^, Seventh aad .Mar¬ ket atd., Pfailadelphia. uov 19-tf-.'il
h;
FRY'S
elling B:xg
?Hgar Case
ch-i-ted in :
uov ;{.l m
Cabas
. Ktouii
, Ac, as
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lad'a.
JOSEPH A.   NEEDLES,
M.V.'JirFAfrrt'KEK OF
"Wire, SiLk and  Hair Cloth Sieves,
Coars'_', mediiijii aud jiri'- ia iui'-b;   large, midJlc-nlitt and -luail in diameter.
JIETALLIC: CLOTHS OR WOVEN WIRE,
of tbo b.;st iiuaiitii^s, v.in^ius si.ieri of meah, flora Nod. 1 to SO iuclnsivii, aud from one to six feet lu width.       *
Tltey aro numbered t-o mauy .spacat. to a lin^^al inch, aud cut IO huit.
Tbe suhscrilier also kopp.n con-iautly on baud
h'or Coalj Sand,  Ore, Lime,  Grain,  Grave.,
Guano., Sumac, Sugar, Salt, Bone, Coffee,
Spice, Drugs, Dye-Stuffs, ^c,together
with an assortment of
BRIGHT AND AMNEALED IRON W^IRE,
All of the aOov« .-old wiiyJesalt or rel.ill, by J. A. .NEEDLES, June 4-Iy.-*7 .n X. Fr^nt Ht.. Pbllad'a.
oct 6
-45
TMIK tbeir
COAL.
undersigned   aro  now  receiving
eir euppiy cf LYKENS VALLET COAL.
BALTIMORE COMPANY COAL. PINE GROVE COAL.
SAHMOKIN COAL.
BROAf> TOP COAL. Carefully selected, and which tbey will dellvHr in go'jd order to any part of the city at low prices
Jl3~ LilUQ hnrneri* and blacksmiths coal  alwavs ou hand.   Apply to GEO. CALDEK i CO..
OfflceEast Orange street, 2nd  door  from   Norlh  Oneea and at the yard at GreaiPs Landing, on Ih.' C.»nesioga. ang 20  ^ tr-3S
50,000 riECES OF •\7C^.A.XjXj   de» .a.I* IE Xt :
Borders, Mouldings, Stationery, Fire- Board Screens, &e., now opening
AXD WILL HR SOLD
WHOLESALE AND RETAII-.
At unprecedented loto prices,
AT THE
Ciimargo Manufaclurin'; Companv,
NEW IRON PRONT STORE,
Ko. 20, EAST KING STREET, Adjoining the   Lancaster   Counly Bank. C   -1. KHE.VEMAN, for Company sep 2-1 tf-4.t
'lUMBEB I LUMBER!!
The Clearfield Coal & Lumber Co'y.
A KK_ prepared to deliver BOAIU.KS,
E. H. SMITH, Port Monnaie, Pocket Book and Dres¬ sing Case Manufacturer,
.V.   W. r.or. of Fourth and   Chesnut Streets, PHILADELPHIA,
AIjWAYS ou li;nul :i hv-zo. und varied aFRortment of ¦¦   ¦ "      ' Work Boxe-.
CabBH,
Traveling Bags. Backgammon Boards, Cbes-1 Mon,
Pocket Jlnmoranduiip Book-;, Cigar Ciif^e.-', ic,
E-suLi-irr, Friixch
Port Monalei _
Pocket Bookn.
Dankera Cases,
Xote Holder.-.
PortFolios,
Port.ihle Desks
Dressing CaHes
II^^AUo, a genoral aasortmeut and Germa-V FA.srrGoon.s.
Fine Pocket Cutlery, Rarorft, H:ti-T Strop- nud Or>lA Penn.
Wholenala Secoud and Third Floors.
F  n. SMITH, N. W. corner Fourth and Chesnut st-*., I'hilad't,
N. B.—On the receipt of $1, a Superior Gold Pen wul be Kent Io any part of the United Stale,-!, by mail ;—'le Ecrihingpen thus: medium, bard, or noft.
apriU _ ly-lP
LADIES' FANCY FURS!
WXIEX vi.-:itin_ir tlie City, uur tVionds iu the Country "should aot f^.iito call at the FUR Store of
M.  GETZ, No. Ik  South  Second Sl.
B^iog the direct Imporl'-r'and giving his whole at- lanlion to the m'luiif'ulur.'of Furw, bo caunot fall of pleasing all who will civo bim a call. Ilis stock ia the largest and iHUst iMiup'.etein the city; bin pricos wlli he lound aslow as any c;stahliBbment in this country.— Every style .tf Caniiuals, Talmas. Capes, Victoritie.«. ic, made of thc following Furfi: Russian Sable.TIndEou Kay Sahle. Siberia Stinlrrel. Fitch, Banm Martin, Stoue 31; tiu. French Martin, Silver Mariin, A:c., ic,
Xj" Furs dllcrcd and rcjiairrd.
M. GETZ. No. TJi  South Second St.. (helow Market,)  PHILA
Oct '22 ;)iii-l^
_ er in
 L.^TUS AND SCANTLINO.of any Hize or.luality,
at any of tho Blationsalong ihe line of the  Ponusylvji-
Dla Rail Knnd or oa aay of ihe road.t connecting ibfre- ¦ P"'^'^'''
with. '      '•'""
Tho Mllln ara located in Clearfleld and CambriaCiiuu- ties, OD head waleni of Mosbannon and Clearfleld Creeks, Connected with tbe PounKylvanla Railroad by au *'X- Cflllent Plank Road, which alTords facilitiuH for rhe prompt delivery of lumber at all seasoufi:
The prlco will vary with the niie and quality ••f the material, bat will be if low aa laiuber of a siuiilar character can ha procured eUewhere
ICj"Sprace or Hemlock Fencing Boards, or Sawed Rails; also, JoUta, StaJding, Rafters and otber Scant, ling, for Barns and llouf^es, can be delivered at very abort notice, and at low priceb.
Il3=0rders can he directed to the ClHarfield Coal aud Lumber Company, cara of
WILLfAM G. UARLINOTO.V,
jaa :tO-ly-n Tip'ou. Blalr connty. l'a.
LADIES'    FANCY    FURS. JOHN FAREIRA.
No. •!?¦[  .Market  .Slrcel. iibovc fill.. PHILADELPHIA.
OKTKK,  .Mantifncturer :iiid   l>e;il-
all kind and tiualltics of Faucy Furs, for La- die.>< and Childn-u. J. F., would cull iho altention of the Ladies aod othnn; to his imiuenHO asxortmont, beiiitr tho direct Importer aud Mauufacluror ofall my Fur,>«". I f*ial confident lu nayiug that Ican offer the grent^ot inducemoutti to those iu waut aud at iho t-amo tlmi; will have one of the largest aiisortmeut to nclect from.
StorekecpHrs and tbe trado wlll please give ma a cb.II
beforo purchasing, as my wbolesulo depurtiiieut is well
supplied to meet tho  deman    for eviry article  lu  the
Fur Iiue. aud   a(   lb,. ]i.w.-st iMssiblo  .Manufaciurers
JOHN FAKIilKA,
¦ep 17-im-W ¦Jii4 Market Stront.
1. Go to bed with feot thoroughly dry and i wann. i     Thb Futubb.—1 care not for the paat.    Itia
2 Take nothing for sapper but some oold j 8°°^' ^^^^ ''=• -J^^^ ^°^ ^*^ sorrows. Cling to bread and butter and a single cup of weak | ^^> 7°^ ^^° sentimentalize. (?ood.bye to it, warm tea of any kind. ^^7 ^'   ^*- ^^^ become a ghost and a shadow.
3. Avoid over fatigue of body. : There is what is real—there is work in the
4. For the hour preceding bedtime, dismisa j *'°'^''Q- Better brood no longer, ye drea'mers, every engrossing eabjoct from the mind, and j ^^^ awake, shake off your sloth, and work^ let it be employed about aomething soothing ! *°^ ^^^° 7°^ ^°''^' ^'^°^ ^° ^^ ^^^^ 7°^ ^"""^ and enlivening in cheerful tfaaukfulaesB. i ^^ ^^^ ^'^sh^ direction 1    Care not too much
 '^  ' for gold, for it \^l\ disappoint you.    Nor for
ATTE.VTIO.V.—If you wish to attract attention J fame, for it  will cheat yon.    Nor for what
I go into church, aomo Sunday, after the aervi- j you will call happiness, for it will slip from oea have begun, ia a pair of new, equeaking, [your grasp. Ascertain your duty, and dia" 8tog» boots, »nd parade up tbe broad isle.    ' oharge it r—Trifieion Paptrs.
these two years.'
NEW  FALL   GOODS.
HUGH S. GARA, 55, East   King   Street, Lancaster.
QFFJ'iKS tu lli.-; friends und tbu public generally.asplendidaHsortmentof NEW SpKiNG GUODS, to which he invites special attention, an they will bo sold at a havgaiu. The Ladiea will flnd a full lino of DresH Ooods, such aa Black and Fancy Sllkn, ChaUies, De LaineB, at e.'-i and upwards. Ginghams, PrlntM, &c, and a large lot of EMUKOIDERIES, which will be Hold at a bmall advaaco on cmt. Men and Daya' wear in great variety, Clolhs, Cassimerei*. Vestings, Kontucky Jeana, aud Coitonadoa. I hava also In ftore a completa aasortment of Uouse FarDixbing Goods, Marseille!} Quilts, Tickings and Checks, Tahlo Llneus, Bbeetiog and Shlrtiug Liueutt, Ac, to which the atten¬ iioa of peruoDH commencing houBekoopiug ir iuvited. Floor aud Table Oil Clolha, Queouswara and Cilata Ware, Window BIlndK and liitaree, with a good as¬ aortment of GROCERIES conntantly on hand, march 6 tr-14
HEINITSH & CARTER,
House, Sign, Ornamental and Fresco
:E>.A.xi>ir*ir£3:Ei.s,
No. 7, East Orange street, Lancaster. City, Pa.
CHINA Glossiug,  (rraininG:,  Glazing, Calsomiming   QUdlng. Bronztug, ^e., promptly exdcated.   FRENCH PIRATE,  St&lned and EnameUed Window Glaaa, famlihod at Ifew Tork prices. ¦ap > tf-AO
improvement in Peutistry*
DKK.  M.'KKXS c^: LOOMIS, SUJl- GEON UEXTlSTS and ."ilauufac-    ...i^^^.-. lureri; ol  Aktikhthi. Tkktii, after Dr. J^^iP^gP Loomia*  improved  melhod.    The   im- tt^yTONph provement consisis   of  eutlro   uetn   of ^^^* L\Jr teeth, t<ijtelher with Iho gum aud roof of the mouth he¬ ing on-1 solid piece; tho whole l>eiug hnautifully enam¬ eled witb their appropriate colors.   Tbe teeth are worn with groat comfort,  there being   uo  cavitie.4   for   the lodgment of particles of food, as iberi* mnst alway.t he in the old method of gold plate setting, however well it may be executed.
Among tbe mauy advantages are cheapuens, dur.iblli ty, and cleanliness and ntillty In masticating. .Spf-cl- mena may ho examined, and references given at Dr*. LUKENS i LOOMIS" Offlce, Ko. i'lS Ancu STKKET.above flth. Philadelphia.
I[3"All opemthmR performed In a nkilful manner.
ian 30 lv.fi
CURWEN,  STODDARD  & BRO'R
Refpecimlly iuvite Buyers to nn in!«peclioD of tbe immeupo and varied Stotk ot
French, British  and American Dry Goods,
Ar THKIK JJp.H'IOtV  ASO  WKI.I,  I.liinTED ^TOR^y.
Nos. 27s, 280 and 2S:J North Sccoiid Street, above  Willoii; PHILADELPHIA.
TIIH :is.-url!HOiii i-.niiprise.s FAXCV DKEa'.S filLKS. of all >iyk-s, >u:tabl.( for Fall aod \v inter Sales, from Sti,'.; cut^ to $3 60 pL-ryartl.
BLACK yiLKS, of evL^ry grade atul width, of fluperior make-, aud o.ilors.
aATINdu CUKXK;?, SA'J'LV ^•ATIO^'AL, ^c.
MOL'S. DH LAlXJirf, I'Uiiii .ind Figurod, at all priccn.
MAr)ON'^A CLOTH, MOUS DK BEGE, kc.
RICH .STVLK CAaUMERK PLA1D;5.
FRKNCU MKR1>'0E:?,   of  alt   Urade.s an<l
Colors.
PARAMATTA CLOTHS, at all prices. LONa A^'D SQUAKli URDCHK SHAWLS.
An eiitcat-lve tr.ide euablf- ii- to exhibit a mucb larger stock thau is usually found iu lh.?se goods, which we Kell at le.sa than oriliuary profits.
STELLA BORUKR AND i'lJIXTHD CASH¬ MERE SHAWL.<.
BLANKET SIIAAVLS, Long and Square, in
lill the iiio-t popular ni.ikr--. ffin common to auperline.
CLOAKS A.M) M-UNTILLAS,   of the  mo.st
de-irahtor-lyle.s aud aui-h.
MANTILLA VELVETS, Colored and Black. CLtfAKINW CLOTHS, in creat varietv. K.MBR0IDERIE3, Linen Cambric Handkpr-
i-biefs. Lace \'v\\». Ulore^. Hosiery, ic.
FAMILY MOURMN(J (ffJoDS ofthe incst
approved Fabrics and Shades.
FURNISHINCt ffOODS—Blankets, Couuter-
pauen. Coverlets, Damask Table Cloths, Liutns, Xapkins^, Toweline-s, Sir,
MENS' AND BOYS- WEAR—Cloth.s, Ca.ssi-
luere.-. S.itlnel- and Vc-liniis.
DOMESTIC (iOoDS, by thy pit-ve or yard, at abont package cost.
53^Our purchasei aro all m.i.le fmm thebest sources at Auction, Commin-iou lloii-es, aud Importers, aud sold at a smalt advance, Whoh'^-aio aud Retail.
CCRWEN STOUDART Jt liltOTHER,
Ni>s. liTS. '2^0 und i:82 North Si-cond Street, ahove Wil- !'nr, I'httadeiphia. ocl l-3m-«
Leather !   Leather!!   Leather !!!
HENRY W. OVERMAN, IMPORTER OK FRENCH   C .\ L K SKINS.
A.N 1) GEKERA L LBaTIIEK DEALER, A'i).   G    South    Third   Street,    Pliiladelphia.
A(;KXKilAi- a.^.-atmunt of all kinds of LE.iTIlFlt, .MOliOCCOS. ^c
RED AND OAK SOLE LEATHKR.
amf27   (3m-39
FURNITITRE WAREROOMS,
rpUK uiulorsignco rc-^puctfully infnriii.'-
¦     hin customers aud the public, thathe ha.Hi-j* couit.^utly on hand a lars-! as,-ortmriit of
FASHIONABLE KaRNlTURE, of all kiuds, manufaclurrd wiib especial care, by liis own workmen aud uuder hi- own -:ipcrvi-r.in
'lUHli'lIll-   !.» tlrH   I
his newly iuieuied nn.l iini'mvcd
¦¦ SOFA BEDSTEADS- LoL'N'GD vhirh for couveoiemenud ease srirpi^'-'sMuyibing ever
H're«
Looking Glasses,  Paintings,  Engra¬ vings and Picture Eramres.
J. S. EARLE,
212  CHESNUT ST,, PHILADELPHIA, on bantl   nnn uHcr.s lor sale ou
reasonablo termi, a large and .degant asHortment oTluOKING-GLAS^ESi, of uew aud beantiful designB and i-aperior workmanship, (llo will alho flll orders for any spacea required.)   ._,,_^
Hirt GALLERY oF PA^^TI^GSon sale, la large, aud coutaina work.4 of the bigheKt order, from tba beat American and European ma.sIerH, uiosily of hlh own lm-
tiful, aad comprehend!) the latest publicatiousfrom Eng' land, France and Genaany.
His Picture, Portrait, Miniature, Daguerreotype and Photograph FRAMES are gilt and ornamented in every variety, Klyle and pattern.
J. S. E. will flotlmale for L«ioklng-GIa«WB to fill plerB and manteln, wbich will be packed with tbe greatest care and iuAurad to all parta of tbe United States,and invites morchaiita,Etrangera and othera to visit bis Gallery of Paintings and inspect his rich and varied stock of goods. 212 Chesnut Street, above Eighth, Opposite Girard Hoase,
mar39-ly-17 PHILADBLPHIA.
Ilis pncc:f an- mn licits a sliare of cul.lic ji.-itrou.'i
likiiLli/ '¦('W, uud he  i
>11N A. BAUER, 1.-!., aliovu !*pruce,
Philadelphia.
HpriI30-ly-2-2
Country Merchants and Physicians,
DE.=li:prs ol- ItirVlXG PL'BE AM> CUBAP
Drugs. Puint.^,  Oils,   Varnish.  Claims, Putty,
Dye Woods, x\c.. ^-c. "1^X7^1 L!> iind it to thoir iuterest to pur-
\ f cha-^e at the Wholeaale Drug 'Warehou-se, b. W. Cor. 4ih ami Vine SiK., where a full supply In kept rnu-tantly on haud, and i^)1d at thu very lowest cash prices. SAVIDGE i M.\YO. DroeElstB.
South West Cor. 4ih k Vine sts., Philadelphia.
K. B.—Particular attenliou paid to Phywklans' or¬ ders, Belectlug tbe purest dtug^, and not (a-> most do) laking advantage on account of unaciiuainlanco with their value, but invariably celling allowuBl cash pricen.
may 7-ly-2;i H. Jt M.
XEW WHOLESALE
N". SPENCER TSO-VtS, No. 26 South 2d st., Philadelphia, ,       iMPORTi:R..M.v.'i'CP.icTi:iii:n * kkalkh is
DRUGS, MEDICINES,
Chemicals, Acids, Dye Stuffs, Points,
OILS, COLORS V/UITE LEAD, FRENCH AND
AMERICAN WHIME YINC ¦WINDOW GLASS, GLASS WABE,
V.tRXlSllES. BKt'XHES.	
GROUND SPICES, WHOLE SPICES,
Borax, Indigo, Glue, SheUac, Potash, Sfc. S3-A11 orders Ijy mall <" o[li«nrt««, promplly allon-
a::^'C0Qntry Meechanlrt are lavlted to call and exam¬ ine onr Block before purchasln/; olsawhero. Gooda Beat to any of the Wbarvea or BaU Road Stations. Price lowand gooda warranted. niarfi-ly-14