Lancaster Examiner and Herald

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VOL. XXX.
LANCASTER, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1856.
No. 51.
PnBUBHKD BT
EDWABD C. DARLINGTON,
hody tbat has been long aoBtained, where the property is held in common among its mem- The EXAmSSr rDlMOCEASc-HERALD   »««; b-it withthem the great ruling passion iTp^UahedwkSy. .tTwodoli^» Jw- ^f the human family, selflshness, appaara to
ADVBBnBKMEKTs not exceeding one Bquwa   ^ entirely subdued. wlUl»iiiBart«lthrMtlmeBforon«doU»r, Md tJ«n'J_ are emta wlU be charged for each additional u-^J'^^ A Uberal dlacoant aUowedto those »dvortI«InS "j  me
THE INVIA^ SUTVTMT.R.
Btrangfl sea-o". ovanescent
Aa childhood's annny thought— How a«d and yet how pleasant
Are tha feeUngB thon hast brought; The Bty li brigbt above na,
Tha air Ib bland aa June. And the brook to joy would move ns
By Ita happy little tune.
Bnt we mlsB tbe merry singing
Of tha birds among the treas. And tbo flowera that lato were flinging
Their odors to tbe breere. And the cattle that were ftadlng
Upon the mountain side. And the flocks their young ones leading
Where tho rivnlota do gUde.
Now we only hear the raatle
Of tbe d'y loaves as wo tread. Or the timid aqulrrel etartle
Prom the branches overhead. Or tho sportsman's gnn rBBonading
Among the naked hills. Or hia greyhound's fleet foot bounding
Across the rocks and rlUa.
Wa feel the nun of summer,
Bnt its verdure do not aoe. While there comes a whispered murmur
Prom every leafioHS tree. Which checks tbe voice of gladnesa
Thatelee might ring again. And brings a drowsy sadness
To faaten on the hraio.
Yea, 'tis thc Indian sommer.
For treacherous are Its beams; And as fading as the glimmer
Of happiness In dreams, The very mUta of morning.
Thongh heralding fair days. Are shadowy forms of warning.
Which vanish while we gaze.
The summer's ghost keeps beckoning
Our willing feet to roam, Whllo Wfl forget the reckoning
Of winter days to come: And yet so sadly pleanant
In all we feel or uee. That In tho dreamy preeenl
Forover wonld we be.
THE SHAKEES IN KENITJCKY
[The followiog historical and descriptive sketch of Shiiktfr life iu Mercer County, Ken tucky, is trom the LouisviUe Courier. The public know but little of those interesting people.   Let ns describe them.J
The tmly upright and moral character of the Shakers, their kindness, industry, thrift, and systematic operations, have frequently induced us to visit them. "We recently spent several days with tbem at Pleasaut UiU iu examining their farms, orcharda, flocks, and herds, some account of wbich may prove in¬ teresting and profitable to our readers, to some of whom the origin, history, and pecu¬ liarity of the seci is but Uttle kuown. Of tbese we propose first briefly to speak. The foUowing is gathered from authentic records of the Society.
In the month of September, 177G, the peo¬ ple who fully organized the first society call¬ ed Shakers, settled in the woods of Watervliet, about seven mUcs northwest of Albany, N. Y., nnder the ministration of "Mother Ann Lee, in whom they claim that the prophecy of the second offering of Christ has already been fnllfiUed.
Ann Lee was bom in Manchester, Eugland, in the year 173G. In her childhood she man¬ ifested a bright aud active genius, was re¬ markably sagacious, but serious and thought¬ ful, and never addicted to play Uke other ohildren. In early chUdhood ahe was the sabject of religious impressions, and was peculiarly favored with heavenly visions,— | She was married to a man by the name of Stanley, and had four children, aU of whom died in infancy. For years she labored nnder pecuUar and powerful exercises of mind, and was finaUy, in the 23d year of her age, in¬ duced to unite with a religions society, then under the guidance of James and Jane Ward- ley. For a period of years, tho history in¬ forms ns, she was the subject of wonderfnl viaiona and divine manifestations, in which the whole spiritual world seemed displayed before her. In these extraordinary manifes¬ tations she claimed to have a " full and clear view of the foundation of ali human deprav¬ ity, and of tbe very act of transgression com¬ mitted by the first man and first womau, in the garden of Eden." It is from*thes6 reve¬ lations that the doctrines which mark the pecuUarity of the society caUed Shakers are predicated. About this time, under the ad¬ ministration of James and Jane "Wardley, a remarkable revival of religion broke out, which caused great excitement among the people, many of whom were frequently seized with violent, involuntary rolling, jerkiug, and trembling, which subsequently charac¬ terized the wonderful *.' Kentncky revival," and which was pronounced by some as witch¬ craft, enthusiasm, fanaticism, delusion, etc. From these involuntary physical exercises the name of Shaker was derived,
Abont the year 1774, Mother Ann, by spe¬ cial revelation, was directed to repair to America; and at the same time received the divine promise that the Millennial Church Bhonld be established in that country. " This revelation was communicated to the society, and was soon confirmed by signs, visions, and extraordinary manifestations." She ac¬ cordingly, with eigM otUor individuals, on the 19th of May, 1774, embarked at Liver¬ pool, in the ship Moriah, for New York.— Daring the passage they attempted to " praise God in songs and dances," which greatly en¬ raged the captain, who threatened to throw them overboard. Abont this time the ship sprung aleak, by the starting of a plank be¬ tween wind and water, which gained npon the pumps so fast that the captain and crew became greatly alarmed. But Mother Ann said to the captain, " Be of good cheer; there shall not be a hair of yonr head per¬ ish ; we shaU all arrive safe lo America. I just now saw two bright angels of God stand ing by the mast, through whom I received this promise." Shortly after tbis a large wave stmck the ship with violence, and the loose plank was instantly closed to its place, and the ship arrived safa iu New York on the Cth of August following.
From the peculiarities which marked the life and character of this remarkable woman, ahe met with much persecution. She was often stoned and otherwise ill-treatod, and several times imprisoned in Eugland. After her ar¬ rival in America, and during a revival in New Lebanon, K. Y., she, and otbers of her fol¬ lowers, were averse to the war in which thi.s country was then engaged with Great Britain. Advantage was taken of this circumstance to represent them as enemies to the counlry, and they were accordingly accused of trea¬ son, and she and a number of the leading members were cast into prison in Albany; but as no chargo was sustained agaiust them, after a few months they wero discharged.
Since this society was organized in New York, three others have been established in that State, two in Connecticut, four in Massa¬ chusetts, two in Kew Hampshire, four in Ohio, and two in Kentucky. The Shaker society in Mercer county ^as established in 1S07, ahort¬ ly after or during the " Kentucky revival." It now embraces five families, and between three and four hnndr*id membeis.   Two of
these families are termed
receiving famiUes,
into which persons who propose to join the society pass a probationary Eea.on. The three other families have passed to a ygter order, at the head of which there are two members, who hold the property in perpetual trast, and manage the business affairs of the society. There are also two male and two fe¬ male members denominated the ministry who are consulted in aU important spiritual and temporal matters. They claim authori, ty from the Scriptures for theirpecuUar mode of worship Which is chiefiy by singing and dancing. They are Spbitnalists. according to the modem acceptation of the term and profess tobe guided in many of their affairs by special revelation from the spirit-world To judge them according to the Sbriptnre standard, "fiy their fruits," there are no people Uving more Btrictly honest, upright and virtuous, and who Uve in greater love and harmony one with another; and we be- UoTO  they oonsUtute  the   only organized
The Shakers neither marry uor are given in marriage. Their numbers are increased by the addition of orphan ohildren from the country and the variona cities around.— These children are brought up with the great¬ est tenderness and care, and are educated in all the branches usnally taugbt in the oom¬ mon schools.
Eaoh dwelling is divided alike, in the cen¬ ter, and a flight of stairs opened on eaoh sidej one leading to the rooms for the men on one side, and the other to the rooms forthe women on the other side of the house.
THEIR FARM.
When thia society was first established in Kentncky they were extremely poor, and be¬ gan farming npon abont one hundred acres of land—they now own about five thousand acres, worthfrom$50 to $100 peracre. Their dwelUnga and ont-honses are very large, commodious, and well built, chiefly of brick and stone. The most of their land is enclo¬ sed aud anb-divided with substantial stone walls. They have hired one man for twelve years who has devoted his whole time to building tbis kind of fence, aided from time to time by others ; they have now about forty miles completed, which cost about $1,000 a mile, or $40,000 for the whole.
TUElR STOCK.
The whole nnmber of oottle upon the farm ia about flve hundred head, mostly full-blood short-horns, some of wbich are from the best imported atock in the Stale. They average about forty head of mUch cowa to each fam¬ ily. The catlle are bred with a view to the improvement of their milking qualities ; and in thia respect we think there is no herd in the State to compare with theirs. "We some¬ times think that breeders generally, in Ken¬ tncky, pay so little regard to this quaUty that their slock is permanently injured by it- Theirsystemoffeedingis of the most economi¬ cal cbaracter, and besl calculated to promote the growth and sustain the heallh of the ani¬ mals. The hay, oatff, and straw are stored and cut upon the floor above. Their cutting- machines are of the Sinclair pattern, propel¬ led by horse power, and wiUcut a ton of feed in a short time. Their catlle are arranged in stalls ou each side of the barn with a pas¬ sage between; in this passage is a railway upon which is run a large box, for mixing , and delivering food, which is wet with water supplied by a pump from a cistern immedi- | ately nnder the passage. The meal, which is of rye and corn ground fine, is stored above I and is let down into the box, through a apout. Tho objection raised by some to this method of feeding in cold weather is entirely imagi¬ nary. We learned that here they experience uo serious difficulty from freezing, eveu in the coldest weather.
They make no calculation on raising grain beyond tbe wants of the several families and their stoek. In ISCf) they harvested from one hundred acres of land 2,100 bushels of wheal, equal to 31 bushels to the acre. The crop of the present seasou is of superior qual¬ ity, but the yied was but about 18 bnshels per acre.
FJICIT nnOWJ.VG  ASD  rnE.SEEVI.VG
Constitutes one of the chief sources of rev¬ enue to this society. Besides the large amount of apples, peaches, pears, and straw¬ berries, that are dried and preserved for their own use, they preserve large quantities an¬ nually for sale. In 1855, which was a fruit¬ ful year, they preserved in sugar 30 tons of the different kinds of frnit. The present year, their leading varieties having been cnt off, the quantity put up waa but about 15 tons, chiefly of strawberries, raspberriea, cherries, plums, aud plum-jelly, nearly half of the whole is strawberries, and the quanti¬ ty of this would have been greatly increased, bnt for the severe drought whicb set in just as the fruit was ripening.
OTHER   MATTERS.
In addition to their annual aales of Dur¬ ham cattle and preserved fraits, the society manufacture a large number of brooms which, from their superior qnaUty and neat¬ ness of finish, find ready sale in onr markets at an advanced price upon the ordinary arti¬ cle. Of the number of acres in broom-corn the present year we did not inquire, but be¬ sides what they cultivate themselvea, they hire the neighboring farmers lo grow a con¬ aiderable quantity, and from what we saw should estimate the laud occupied with this crop at several huudred acres ; the present season the crop has been considerably cnt short for want of rain, yet the qnaUty will be fair.
They also grow and put up a large amount of garden seeds, which are sold in Kentncky and the Southern States.
Each famUy raises a few pounda of silk, which they manufacture excluaively for their own nae. They alao keep a flock of the finest Saxony sheep, the wool of which is combed and manufactured into fabrics for family nse.
Their houses are furnished with every con¬ venience calculated to reduce the labor of the varions domestic operations. The vil¬ lage ia supplied wilh water from a large apring, about half a mUe distant, which is forced up into a reservoir and is conveyed in pipes directly to eyery apartment on the premises where it is needed. Machinery ia employed for washing, wringing and smooth¬ ing clothes, and in the operation of baking, etc.
There is a post-office at the viUage, but no tavern is kept, yet a large number of persons put up almost daily with them, for which no charge is ever made. This, we think, is often practised to an extent Uttle short of direct imposition.
In point of good morals, neighborly kind¬ ness, economy, industry, and thrift, the Sha¬ kers may be regarded as a model people.
Perspiration,
la tho transfusion of water from the inte¬ rior of the body, throngh the skin, to without us. This transfused fluid is not pure water, it is saltish to the taste, and it conveys, is the carrier of, a large amount of varioua im¬ purities out of the body; it is one of the scavengers of the human frame. If the pas¬ sage ways, the Iioso-pipes, through which the perspiration is conducted, are closed, these impurities are retained, are remixed with the blood and the whole mass of it becomes im¬ pure from that cause within two minutes and a half; and every two minutes and a balf the impurity is more and more concentrated, and so rapidly does this corrupting process go on^ and so deleterious aro ils effects, that if the whole of them are kept closed, by any gum¬ my substance, or we are completely envel- opedwith an India rubber garment, we wonld die in a few hours.
Moderate exercise keeps these paaaagea open, heace those persons who are moder¬ ately exercising all day, whether in or out of doors, are the longest lived, the world over. This moderate exercise is to the body, what a fire engine or a common pump ia in prac¬ tical Ufe, it keeps tbe fluid passing along, and aa it passes, washes us cleau of aU impurities.
A quart of water, laden with concentrated impurities, passes through the skin of a heaUhy person every twenty-fonr houra, hence the necessity of keeping these sluices of the System always in operation, by moder¬ ate exercise, and their extensive openings free, by the strioteat habits of thorongh per¬ sonal cleanUneas.
Thia one idea, of keeping the porea of the akin steadUy open by means of habitual moderate exerciae and strict personal clean¬ lineas, would, if generally practiced, contri¬ bute more to hnman happiness than tons of physio ormilUons ot monej,—Hall's Journal of EeaUh,
THE HEBRIKG FIE-
A TALE OF   AMSTERDAM.
It waa a oold winter's evening. The rich banker Bronfcer had drawn his easy chair olose to the oomer of the stove, and aat smo¬ king his long olay pipe with great oompla- oenoy; his intimate friend, Van Grote, em¬ ployed in exactly the same manner, occupied the oppoaite comer. All was quiet iu the house; for Bronfcer's wife and chUdren were gone to a masked ball; and, secure from fear of interruption, the two friends indulged in a oonveraation.
"I cannot'think," aaid Van Grote, "why you should refuse yonr consent to the mar riage. Berkenrode can givo his daughter a good fortane, and yoa say that your aon is desperately in love with ber."
" I don't object to It," said Bronker. «It is my wife who wiU not hear of it."
"And what reason haa she for refuaing?" "One which I cannot teU yon," said his friend, sinking hia voice.
"Oh, a mystery I Come, ont with it— You know I have always been frank and open with you, even giving you my opinion of yonr absurd jealousy of your wife."
" Jealousy of my wife! Noniense ! Have I not jnat sent her to a masked ball V
" I don't wonder you boast of It. I should Uke to have seen yon do aa mach when yon were first married. To ba sure you had rea¬ aons to look sharply after her, for she was the prettiest woman iu Amsterdam. Unfor¬ tunately, ahe has become the better horse; and you refuse an advantageona match for your son, to gratify her capiice."
" You are quite wrong, mr friend, I never aUow any one to be master here but myaelf; and in the preaent instance I cannot blame Clotilda. The secret of her refusal liea in a herring pie."
"Herringpie!" exclaimei Van Grote. "Yea, a herring pie. You may remember it was a favorite dish of mne, and that my wife conld not endure even theameU of It.— Well, during the first year of my marriage, I was a Uttle—a very littb—jealous of Clo¬ tilda. My situation obUgad me to keep open house, and among the fonng sparks who visited us, none gave me auch uneasiness as tlie handsome Colonel Beikeurodo. The rep¬ utation that he had alreidy acquired for gal¬ lantry was enongh to o-eate alarm, and the marked attention he pai4 my wife convinced me it was weU founded. What could I do? It was impossible to forWd him the honsei for he had it in hia power to deprive me of the Government contracta ; in other words, to ruin me. After poniJering deeply on the aubject, I deaired on dong nothing until the danger sliould become imminent; all that was necessary was to know how things real¬ ly atood. Having j ust purchased thia honse, I caused a secret closel to be made behind the stove here. It conmuuicates with my private room, and froa it I conld overhear everything that paa»d in this apartment without risk of beiig discovered. Thank God I have had no nse for it these last twenty years, and indsed I do not oven know what bas become of fhe key. Satisfied with thia precaution, I did not heaitate to leave Clotilda when any ol her admirera paid her a viait, though I promise you that eome of the gaUant speeches made me wince."
"Upon my word," interrupted his friend, "yon showed a most commendable patience. In your place, I should have contented my¬ self with forbidding my wife to receivo his visits."
" There spoke tie bachelor. As I didn't want to drive hor headlong into hia arms, I went a different wty to work. Day after day was I forced to listen to the inaidions argu¬ ments of the sedocer. My wife—I mnst own she made a stoat defence—at one time tried ridicule, at another entreaty, to deter him from the pursuit of her. He began to lose hope in proportion as I gained it, tiU one day he bethought himself of threatening to blow ont his braina If she would not show him some compsaslon. Moved at this proo^ of the strength of his passion, she burst in¬ to tears, and pleaded that she was not free— in short, she gave him to understand that I waa the obatacle to his happinesa- Berken¬ rode was too weU skiUed in the art of aeduc- tion not to see that hehad gained a point.— He raved, cuned me as the canse of his mis¬ ery, and tried to obtain a promiae from her in case she siould become a widow. She stopped him peremptorily; bnt I never clo¬ sed an eye liat night, and Clotilda, thongh she did not tnow I watched her, was as un¬ easy aa mysilf. On the following day a cir¬ cumstance occurred that Increaaed her agita¬ tion. Whili at breakfast a message came from the cofk asking to see me alone, I de¬ sired him tc come in (as I was not In the habit of interfering in domestio affairs), ajB. communica;e hia buaineas in my wife'a pres¬ ence. When tbe man entered he was as pale as a ghosi, and scarcely seemed to know what he wis abont. At last he told me that he had retelved a packet containing a small bottle, thrse hnndred gnilders, and a note, in which he jt&b requested to put the contents of the fomer into the first herring pie he should pnpare for me. He waa assured he might do io without fear, as the contents of the bottle were qnite harmless, and wonld give a deiciona flavor to the pie. An addi¬ tional revard was promised if he complied with the request andkept his own counsel. The honeat fellow, who waa much attached to me, Slid he was convinced there must be somethiig wrong in the affair, and should not be tappy till the bottle and money were ont of lis hands. I poured a few drops of the UqDid on a lump of sugar and gave it to my wift'a lap-dog. It feU into convulsions* and diei in a few minntea. The case waa now phin—there bad been an attempt to poiaonme. Never shall I forget Clotilda'a pale fa:e, as she threw herself weeping into my ama. ' Poison ! A murder!' aho exclai¬ med, clasping me aa if to shield me from danger. 'Merciful Heaven protect us both I' 1 consoled her with the assurance that I was thanltful to my unknown enemy, who waa the maana of showing me how much she lov ed me,
" Tiiat day Berkenrode came at tho nsual hour; but in vain did I take my seat In my hidiig-place, he was not admitted. I after¬ wards found that ahe had sent him a letter, threilening, if ever he came again, her hus¬ band shonld be informed of all that had pas¬ aed. He made several attempts to soften her resolution, bnt to no purpoae, and a year afterwards he married. Ko acqnaintance has ever existed between the families, and now you know why my wife refuses her con¬ sent to our eon's marriage with tbe danghter of Berkenrode."
"I cannot blame her," said Van Grote.— " Who wonld have thonght that Berkenrode, a soldier, a man of honor, oonld have been capable of anch a rascally deed f"
" Ha, ba, ha I" laughed Bronker, " and do yon really think it was the General who sent the poiaon ?"
"Why, who else ?"
" Myself, to be sure. The whole was my own contrivance, and it cost me three hun¬ dred guilders in a present to my cook ; bnt I saved my wife, and got rid of her trouble¬ some lap-dog at the same time."
" Do you know, Bronker, I think it was rather a shabby trick to leave Berkenrode under suoh an imputation; and now that your son's happinesa depends on your wife being undeceived—"
" I am aware of all that, bnt to undeceive her now is not so eaay as you think. How can I expect her to disbelieve a oironmstance in which for the last twenty years ahe has put implicit faith?"
He was interrupted by the entrance of Vrow Bronker; her cheeka were fluahed, and she was sainted by Van Grote rather stiffly.
"What, not at the baU, Clotilda?" asked ! her hnBhacd.
" No, I had a bad headache," sbe repUad, " and Maurice had promised to take charge of hia alstera. But I have come to tell you that I have been thinking over hia marriage with Mina Berkenrode, and altered my mind on the aubject. In abort, I shall withdraw my opposition to the match."
The frienda looked at eaoh other In aaton¬ iahment.
" By-the-by," ahe continued, "here ia a key I found aome time ago. I think It mnst belong to you."
" WeU, Clotilda," said her husband, stri¬ ving to hide his confusion as he took the key, " thia is good news about the mar¬ riage—"
" Suppose you and your friend celebrate it by a supper. There Is a herring pie in the house, and you need not fear that it ia poi¬ soned."
She left the room. Bronker looked fool¬ ish, aud Van Grote rubbed hia hands, aa he exclaimed,
" Caught in your own trap I He who digS a pit for hia enemy shall fall into ithimself."
" Nevertheleaa," replied Bronker, " I think I have got well out of mine."
A TALE.
Mr. Choate's miserable and nondescript manusoript has frequently furniahed the ba¬ sis of many a spirited ban mot, the best we ever aaw having been penned hy the late Major North. But the pecuUar Ulegibility of Mr. Choate'a hand-writing will be seen by the following incident:
On the occaaion of the meeting It became necessary that the letter of declination should be publicly read, and the chairman waa called upon to fulfil the ofilce. Chairman accord¬ ingly rose in his aeat and thrust his hand in¬ to his left hand pocket to find the letter. Letter wasn't there. Chairman tried the right—no go. Tried the coat-tail pockets— no success. Letter turned np missing.—¦ Chairman stared at Secretary, and Secretary, in turn, scrutinized the countenance of the Vice President; no Choate manuscript to be found. The next step was for the person to whom it was addressed to go to his hotel. Colonel Richard B. Jones', In Lock street, and hunt the letter. Col. Jones was aa busy wben his guest entered, as a mnsk-rat at high water, engaged in giving a Dutch car¬ penter directions for making an ornamental cornice:
"What's the matter, sir," he asked, as the fat gent rushed Into tbe saloon, puffing like a porpoiae; " what's your hurry?"
"Why, Colonel, I'm as mad as thunder; I've lost Rufna Choate'a letter to the Demo¬ cratic meeting, and they're waiting to hear it read."
" Ab, indeed! that's a pity," remarked the Colonel, with his uaual sympathy. "Wliere did you leave it last ?"
"WeU, the fact is, I don't know; but I'm pretty sure I left it my room."
"Have you looked there?"
"Yes; but I can't fiud it."
" Why, that's very strange; nobody has entered your room aince you loft. Suppose you go up and take anolher look ?"
The fat gentlemen acquiesced, and they ascended tho stairs together, when fat gent espied a paper lying on the floor, which he declared to be the missing document. This bq seized, and hurried up to the State House, where the meeting was in session. He en¬ tered, and as the audience were on the cli¬ macteric of expectancy to know what Mr. Choate's sympathies were ; fat gent's appear¬ ance, red as a lobster iu a new suit of Ver¬ million, with a paper In his hand, produced a round of applause. Fat gentleman subsi¬ ded into a chair, and wiped hi.'* face with a square yard of cambric, while Secretary rose, adjusted hia spectaclea and neck-tie, pulled nn hiaoiiiirt collar precisbly three-quarters of an inch higher, and theu unfolded the docu¬ ment. When he did so, he blushed scarlet, returned paper to fat gent, and sat down. Audience begau lo hiss, while fat gent soon saw that, instead of the Choate letter, he had brought with him, by mistake, au architec¬ tural design. The house then went into an uproar. As It was too late to read the let^ ter, and while the Secretary atated the facts of the caae, our fat friend returned to Col. Jones, to enlist his sympathy. While the Colonel waa thus listening to hia chubby friend's narrative, in comes a Dutch carpen¬ ter, with a planed board under his arm, sawed In angles innumerable. Dutchy looked irate, and, as a matter of course, his employ¬ er wished to know why.
" Why, Chonts, I shust yive up dia chob, und has noting more lo do mit it—dat ish aU."
"Why not?" waa the surpriaed rejoinder.
"Yes, why not ?" added fat gent, quite in¬ terested in the man'a mannor.
"Well, pecauae it takea too mnch abtnff, nnd too much work; and I loosh money on it pesides."
"Why, you get all you aak, don't you inquired the Colonel.
" Yea; but you tell me dat de diagram waa plain, nud you aenda me one what ish differ¬ ent every ten foot, and aab hard to make ash der tuyfel."
"Why, that's odd!" says the Colonel.— "Let's look at it?"
" Dere, by louder!" said Dutchy, producing the paper, and apreading it on the table. "Shoost dell me how you dinks I make dat for six tollars !"
"The deuce 1" exclaimed the Colonel, with emphasis.
"Goodoe.'ia gracious!" said the fat gentle- man, "he's been making a cornice by that Choate letter !"
Buch was the case. The carpenter—a neW' ly arrived Leipziger—had by some mistake got hold of the fat gentleman's treasure, and supposing it lo be the Colonel's draft of a "tarn Yankee cornice," had faithfully en¬ deavored to aaw ont a pattern. It was a most unexampled case of perseverance under extreme difficuUiea, as Col. Choate'a manu- acript looks very mnch what a Virginia worm fence must appear to a gentleman upon a hard spree.
The Mother of George Washington.— Hia mother, also, waa oneof hia best teachera. Her eldest aon was eleven yeara old, when by her deceased husband's will, ahe became sole guardian of the persons and large property of her children. She proved herself worthy of the tmst. Endowed with plain, direct good sense, thorough conscienliouaneas, and prompt deciaion, she governed her family strictly, but kindly, exacting deference, while ahe inapired affection. George, being her el¬ dest aon, was thought to be her favorite ; yet she never gave him undue preference, and the Implicit deference exacted from him in chUdhood continued to be habitually observed hy him to the day of her death. He inher¬ ited from her a high temper and a spirit of command, but her early precepts and exam¬ ple taught him to restrain and govern that temper, and to square his conduct on the ex¬ act princlplea of equity and justice. Tradi¬ tion givea au Intereatlng pictnre of the wid¬ ow, with her little flock gathered around her, as was her daily wont, reading to them lea- sons of reUgion and morality out of some standard work. Her favorite volume was Sir Matthew Hale'a "Contemplations, Moral and Divine." The admirable maxims there¬ in contained for outward action as well aa aelf-govemment, sank deep Into the mind of George, and doubtless had a great influence in forming his character. They certainly were exemplified in hia conduct throughont life. Thia mother's manual, bearing hia mother's name, Mary Washington, written with her own hand, was ever preserved by him wilh filial care, and may still be seen in the archives of Mount Vernon, A precious document! Let those who wish to know the moral foundation of his character oonsnlt its pages.—/rotng't Life of Wathington.
PAITH.
niy and neat, bnt doubled br Time,
An old woman, kaeltnt her honnebold Kbrlne,
And Implored tbe Lord (ortuod; " Oh! give nfl thl!« day our dally bread. For I've not a mon^el." ths poor woman vald;
" But teaoh me to be good." In Hoaven'u bigh chancel her prayer was heard, And tha boon nhe anked waH not '.ongdefarred,
Bnt, In mercy, qnlcfaly fflr&a. Some boys were paasing the lonq one's door Aad heard her peayer, and aaw her Implore
For a morael of bread from Heavon, Slyly one crept to the top of the honae, NoIboIbm. braatbl«M, aye,  "Btlll an a mooaa,"
And threw down tho loaf aha craved. " My prayera ara answered," the poor woman said. While angBrlT ahe partook of the bread.
Which was down the chimney staved. Tbe boya all laughed, and, " Qranoy." tbey said, "Do you think tha Lord conld havaaent that braad,
A trlbnta of Faith from Heaven f We throw tha loaf down the cblmnay flue, Wheu we beard tbe prayers that wera nttered by you.
For a morsel of food to ba given."
"The Lord dtd send It, my children," sba aald, " If the devil bronght it, 'twas holy bread.
For tbe prayers of the rlghteona are heard; And often, my children, the human meana Employed by tbe Lord are strange, it seems.
To fulfil hia sacred word."
MAXIMS FOR MARRIED WOMEN. ;
Let every wife be persuaded that there are ! two ways of governing a family; the first ia by the suppreaaion of that which wUl belong to force ; the aecond, to the power of mild¬ ness,  to  which every strength will yield. One ia the power of the husband; a wife shonld never employ any other arms than , those of gentleness.   When a woman aocns-1 toms herself to aay, "I will," ahe deserves to i loae her empire.
Avoid contradicting your husband. When we smell a rose, it la to Imbne the sweets of odor; we likewise look for everything that ia amiable in woman. Whoever is often con¬ tradicted feela insensibly aversion for the per¬ son who contradtcta; which gains strength by time, and, whatever be her good quali¬ ties, is not easily deatroyed.
Occupy youraelf only with houaehold af¬ fairs ; wait until your huaband confides to you thoae of higher importance, and do not give your advice tiU he aaks it.
Never take it upon yourself to ba a censor of your husband's morals, and do not read lectures fo him. Let your preachings be a good example, and practice virtue yourself to make him in love with It.
Command his attention by being kind to him ; never exact anything, and yon will at¬ tain much; appear always flattered by the Uttle he does for yon, which wiU excite him to perform more.
All men are vain; never wound his vanity not even in the most trifl.ing" inataneea. A wife may have more sense than her husband, but ahe should never aeem to know it.
When a man gives wrong counsel, never make him feel that he has done so, but lead him on by degrees to what is rational with mildneaa and gentleneas, and whenhe is con¬ vinced leave to him the merit of having found out what ia just and reaaonable.
When a huaband is out of temper, behave obligingly to him ; if he is abusive, never re¬ tort; and never prevail over him to humble him.
Choose well your friends, have but few, and be careful of following their advice in all matters.
Cherish neatness without luxury, and pleasure without excess; dress with taste, particularly with modesty; vary in the fashion of your dress, especially as regards colors. It givea a change to the ideaa, and recalls pleasing recollections. Such things may appgar trifling, but they are of more im - portance than is imagined.
Never be curious to pry into your hus¬ band's concerns, but obtain hia confidence at all times, by that which you repose in him. Always preserve order and economy; avoid being out of temper, aud be careful never to scold; by those means he will find his own house pleasanter than any other.
Seem always to obtain information from him, especially before corwrj>any, though yoa may pass yourself for a simpleton.
Never forget that a wife owes all her im¬ portance to that of her husband. Leave him entirely master of his own actions, to go or come whenever he thinks fit. A wife ought to make her company amiable to her hus¬ band, that he will not be able to exist with out it; then he wUl not seek for pleasure abroad. If she do not partake of it with him-
A very Polite Judge.
Goverat»r Ford, of IlUnois, tells t very rich anecdote of one of the eariy judges of that State, but the governor doea not put upon record the name of the senaitive and consid¬ erate magistrate.
At the conrt over whicb thia judge presi¬ ded, a man by the name of Green was con¬ victed of mnrder, and the judge waa obliged to pasa sentence of death upon the culprit, CalUng on the priaoner to rise, the judge said to him—
"Mr. Green, the jury say yon are guilty of murder, and the law aaya you are to be hung, 1 want yon, and aU your frienda down on Indian creek to know that it is not I who condemn yon; it ia the jury and the law. Mr. Green, at wbat time, sir, would you like to be hung? the law aUows you time for preparation."
The prisoner replied, " May It pleaae your honor, I am ready at any time; thoae who kiU the body have no power to kUl the soul. My preparation is made, and you can fix the time to suit yourself; it is aU the same to me, fiir."
"Mr. Green," retumed the judge, "it la a very serious matter to be hung ; it oan't hap¬ pen to a man but once in hia life, nnless the rope abould break before hia neck is broke, and you had better take all the time yon can get. Mr. Clerk, since it makes no difference to Mr. Green when he Is hung, juat look into almanac, and see whether this day four weeka comes on Sunday."
The clerk looked aa he was directed, and reported that that day four weeks came on Thursday.
"Then," said the judge, "Mr. Green, if you pleaae, you will be hung this day four weeks at twelve o'clock.
The attomey general, Jamea Tnmey, Esq., here interposed and said:
"May It pleaae the court, on occasions of this sort, it ia usual for courts to pronounce a formal sentence, to remind the priaoner of his perilous condition, to reprove him for his guilt, and to wam him against the judgment in the world to come."
"Oh, Mr. Tnrney," said the judge, "Mr. Green understands the whole matter; he knows he haa got to be hung. Yon under¬ stand it, Mr. Green, don't you ?"
"Certainly," said the priaoner.
"Mr. Sheriff, adjourn the court."
Four weeks from that day Mr. Green was hung, but not so much to his own satisfaction as his appearance promised on the day of hig
LrvB FOB A PnHPosE.—^The secret of aU success in Ufe, of aU greatness, nay, of all happiness, is to live for a purpose. There are many persons alwaya buay, who yet have no great object in yiew. They fritter away ibeir energiea on a hundred thlnga, and nev¬ er accompUsh any thing, because never giv¬ ing their attention to one thing only. They are like butlerfiiea, who flit from spot to spot never gaining wealth; while the ant, who keepa a certain ciroult around her hole, lays up storea for the winter comfort. Suoh per¬ aona are doomed to be dlssatiafied in the end, if theyare not sooner; for they find in the race of life they had been paaaed by all who had a purpose. It is not only the positive drones, therefore, but the busy idle that make a blunder of life for the want of a pur¬ pose.
^" I atand," said a Western stump ora¬ tor, " on the broad platform of the principles of '98, and palaled be my arm if I desert 'em. '* " You stand on nothing of the kind," inter¬ rupted a Uttle Bhoemaker inthe crowd, "you atand in my boots, that you never paid me for and I want the mon«7."
[From a Sermon Preached by Brigham Young. Septem- j ber 21.1856.]
Brigham Young on Whining Women
" • • It ia frequently happening that women aay thoy are unhappy. Men will say, " My wife though a most excellent wo¬ man, haa not aeen a happy day aince I took my second wife," "no, not a happy day for a year," says one ; aud another has not aeen a happy day for five years. It is aaid that women aro tied down and abused; that they are misused and have not the Uberty they ought to have ; that many of them are wa¬ ding through a perfect flood of tears, becauae of the conduct of aome men, together with their own folly.
I wish my own women to nnderstand that . what I am going to say ia for them as well as othera, and I want those who are here to teU their sisters, yea, aU the women of thia . community, and theu write it back to the ' States, and do as you pleaae with it. I am going to give yon from this time to the 6th day of October next for reflection, that you may determine whether you wish to stay with your husbands or not, and then I am going to set every woman at liberty, and aay to them, '' Now, go yonr way my women with the rest;" go your way. And my wives have got to do one of two things, either round np their ahonldera to endure the af¬ flictions of this world and live for their re¬ ligion, or they may leave, for I will not Hnre them about me. I wUl go into heaven alone rather than have scratching and fighting around me. I will set aUat liberty. " What first wife, too ?" Yes, I wiU Uberate you all.' I know wbat my women will say; they wiUaay:—"You can have aa many women as you please, Brigham." But I want t<i go somewhere and do something to get rid of the whiners ; I do not want them to receive a part of the truth and spurn the i-eat out of doora.
I wiah my women, and brother Kimball's, and brother Grant's to leave, and every wo¬ man in this Territory, or elae say m their hearts that they will embrace the Gospel— the whole of it. TeU the Qentilea that I wiU free every woman in this Territory at our next conference. " What, the first wife, too?" Yes, there shall not be one held in bondage ; aU shall be set free. And then let the fath¬ er be the head of the family, the master of his own household ; and let them treat them as an angel would treat them ; and let the wives and children say amen to what he says, and be subject to his dictates, instead of their dictating the man—instead of their trying to govern him.
No doubt some are thinking, " I wish brotj_ er Brigham would say, what would become of the children." I will tell you what my feelings are; I will let my wives tako the children, and I have property enoujfh to sup¬ port them, and can educate them and then give them a good fortune, and I can take a freah atart.
I do not desire to keep a partible of my property except enough lo protect me from a state of nudity. And I would aay, wives you are welcome to my children, only do not teach them iniquity; for if you do I will send an elder, or come myself, to teach them the gospel. You teach them life and salva¬ tion, or I will send elders to inatruct them.
Let every man thua treat his wives, kee¬ ping raiment enough to clothe his body ; and eay to your wives, " take all that I have and be set at liberty; but if you stay with me you shall comply with the law of God, and that too without any murmuring and whi¬ ning. You must fulfil the law of God in every respeot, and round np your shoulders to walk up to the mark without any grunting."
Now recollect that two weeks from to-mor¬ row I am going to set you at liberty. But the first wife will say, "It ia hard, for I have lived with my huaband twenty yeara, or thirty, and have raised a family of children for him, and it is a great trial to me for him to have more women;" then I say it is time that you gave him up to other women who will bear children. If my wife had borne me all the children tbat she ever would bear, the celestial law wonld teach me to take yonng women that would have children.
Do you nnderstand this ? I have told yon many times that there are multitudes of pure and holy spirits waiting to take the taberna¬ cled. Now what ia onr dnty ? To prepare tabemaclea for them ; lo lake a course tbat will not tend to drive those spirits inlo the families of the wicked, where they will be trained in wickedneaa, debauchery and every apecies of crime. It is the duty of every righteous man and evory woman to prepare tabernacles for all the spirits they can.— Hence, if my women leave, I will go and search np others who wIE abide the celestial law, and let all I now have go where they please; though I wiU send the Gospel to them.
This is the reason why the doctrine of plurality of wives was revealed, that the no¬ ble spirits which are waiting for tabernacles might be brought forth.
If the men of the world were right, or if they were anywhere near right, there might not be the necessity which there now is.— But they are wholly given up to idolatry, and to all manner of wickedness.
Do I think that my ohildren will be dam¬ ned? No, I do not, for I am going to fight the devil untU I save them all; I have got xoy aword ready, and it is a two-edged one. I bave not a fear about that, for I would al¬ most be ashamed of my body if it would be¬ get a child that would not abide the law of God, though I may have some unruly chil dren.
I am going to ask yon a good many things, and to begin with, I will aak you what is your prayer? Do you not ask for the righte¬ ous to Increase^ while the anrighteona shall decrease and dwindle away? Yes, that is the prayer of every person that prays al aU.— The Methodists pray for it, the Baptists pray for it, and the Church of England and all the reformers, the Shaking Quakers not except¬ ed. And If the women belonging lo this church wiU tum Shaking Quakers, I think their aorrowa wiU soon be at an end.
Sisters, I am not joking; Ido not throw ont my proposition to banter your feelings, tosee whether you willleave yonrhusbanda, all or any of you. But I do know that tbere ia no ceasatlon to the everlasting whinings of many of the women in this Territory; I am aatisfied that this is the case. And if the women wiU turn from the commandants of God and continue to despise the order of Heaven, I will pray that the curse of the Al¬ mighty may be close to their heels, and that it may be foUowing them all the day long.— And those that euter into it and are faithful^ I will promise them that they shall be queens in Heaven, and rulers to all eternity.
" But," says one, " I want to have my par- 'adisenow." And says another, "Idid think I shonld be in paradise if I was sealed to Mr. Briaham, aud I thought I should be happy when 1 became his wife, or Dr. Heber'a, I loved you ao much that I thonght I was go¬ ing to have a heaven right off, right here on the spot.
What a curious doctrine It ia, that we are preparing to enjoy'. The only heaven for you is that which you make for yourselves. My heaven is here [laying hia hand upon his heart]. I carry it with me. When do I ex¬ pect it in Ita perfection ? When I come np in the resurrection; tben I shall have it and not tUl.lhen.
But the women come and say, "ReaUy, Br. John, and Br. William, I thought you were going to make a heaven for me," and they get into tronble because a heaven ia not made for them by the men, even though agency ia npon women aa well as upon men. Trae, there is a curse upon the women that is not upon the men, namely, that "her whole affectiona shaU be toward her hus¬ band/' and what is the next ? " He ahaU rule ovor yon,"
But how is it uow? Your desire is to yonr husband, bnt you strive to rale over him, whereaa the man ahould rule over you.
Some may aak whether that Is the case with me; go to my honse and live, and then yon will learn that I am very kind, but know how lo rule.
If I had only wise men to talk to there wonld be no necessity for my aaying wbat I am going to say. Many and many an elder knowa no better than to go home and abuse la good a woman aa dweUs upon this earth, because of what I have said thia aftemoon. Are yon, who aot in that way, fit to have a family ? No, you are not, and never wUl be, until yon get good common sense.
Then you can go to work and magnify your callings; and you can do the beat you know how; and on that ground I will prom¬ ise you salvation, but upon no other princi pie.
If I were talking to a people that under¬ stood themselves and the doctrines of the holy Gospel, there would bn no necessity for Baying thla, because you would understand. But many of them havo been (what aball I sayf pardon me. brethren,) hen-pecked 30 much that they do not kuow the place of ei¬ ther man or woman : they abuse and rule a good woman with an iron hond. With them It is aa Solomon aaid: " Bray a fool in a mor¬ tar among wheat with a pestle, yoi will not hia fooUshneas depart from him." Yon may talk to them about their duties, about what is required of them, and still lliey are foola, and will continue to be.
Prepure youraelves for two weeks from to¬ morrow ; and I wUl tell yon now that if you tarry with your husbands after I have set you free, you mnst bow down to It and sub¬ mit yourselves to the celestial law. You may go where you please, after two weeks from to-morrow; but remember that I will not hear any more of this whining.
Smltb Sbop Tor Rent.
"I^OGETHEB with a House and  Lot,
1     situate In .Salisbury townHhlp, on the old Lancaa¬ ter road, three miles east of Intorcourso,   The  neigh¬ horhood Is thickly settled and the sund a good one. Apply to JOIIN HERSUEY,
nov l2-3l-f 0 near the premlsea.
FOB REWT,
FKOM the 6r3f. day of April next, that large THREE-STORY BRICK BUILDING, formerly occupied aa Hnbloy'a Ho¬ tal, in Ofutra Sq-iaro ICs^Enqalro nt the offlce of the Inland InMorance and Deposit Company.
IF  SARA.1I JACH.SOIV,
OR her Children—if she haa any— whose mother'a name was Sarah Stewart, who re- Mlded near Columhia, Pennsylvania. In 1820 to ISaO, could glvo undeniable proof of shn or they being tha person or persons Inqnired for, they would hoar of liomethlDff to tbair advantaffe by applying at
No. 113 NORTH WATER St., Philadelphia. uov 5 3't-49
Farmers' Bank of Lancaster,' November 4, 1856. j"
THK President and  Directors of the Farmem' Sank  of Lancaeter have this day de¬ clared a dirldend of Two Dollara and Fifty CentH per uhare for the last abe monthH, pa,yahle on demand. noT6-3t-49 II. R. REED, Cashier.
LancaHter Rank,)
November 4, 1856. J ''I'^HE Directors of this  banlc have de-
i dared a dividend of Two Dollara and Flfly Centa on each ahare of utock, piyable to the Btockholdora on demiind. H. RATHVON, Cashier.
nov 5 3t-49
Our Daughters
Are the hope of our country'a futnre. Their phyaical, moral and domestic educa¬ tion, are of an importance which no array of flgurea can expreaa, which multltudea of pon¬ derous tomea could not adequately portray.
As ia the mother, so Is the man. If ahe be a woman of phyaical vigor, a high guar¬ anty ia given of healthy children. If her moral character is pure, formed in tbe moula of Bible piety, we may anticipate for her off- apring, livea of the self same piety, with itg benevolent influenca spreading far and wide, from all their habitations.
if the mother in her domestic relations, be a pattern for all that is cleanly and syste¬ matic, and punctual and prompt and perse¬ vering, with womanly dignity and loving- neas pervading all, then may we look for every son of such a woman to be a man of mark for hia lime, aud for every daughter, lo become a wife well worthy of a king.
When snch destinies hang upon the future of our daughters, onght they to be hurried from a loving molher'.s side at aeventeeu, at fifteen, at twelve, to the purchased care of a governeaa ? To the herded tuition of fash¬ ionable boarding acbools, where glitter and superficiality and empty ahow predominate; where nothing that is radically nseful and good is thorongh ; where associations are in¬ evitable, with the children of the parrenue, aa well as with the scion of the decayed aria- tocrat, thns exposing the pure heart to the withering and corrupting examples of mere pretence and of baseless pride ?
The theatre, the ball-room, the sea-shore, or the Spa—are theae the schools to mould aright tbe character of the girla who are lo be the mothers of the next generation? U the heterogeneons weekly newspaper, the trashy monthly, the " laat novel," be it from whom it may—are these suitable text books to form the principles of her who is ao soon to become the wife, tho mother, the matron.
We trnst these suggestive inquiries will arreat the altention and command the mature rtilection of every parent who reada this ar¬ ticle.—HaWs Journal of Health.
NEVER.
Never tip your beaver to a fine lady, and pass a poor widow without seeming lo see her.
Never pass an aged man or woman with¬ out making a reverential obeisance, unless your honse is on fire.
Never break yonr neck to bow al all lo a "sweet sixteen," with a flounced dress, who is ashamed of her old-fashioned mother; or to a strutting collegiate, who ia horrified at his grandmother's bad grammar.
Never keep a boy to black your boots and attend to the stable, while yon frighten your wife ont of the idea of keeping a nnrse for the twins, by constantly talking of " hard times."
Never converse with a lady with a cigar iu your mouth, or smoka In anybody's compa¬ ny, without apologizing for the same.
Never remind people of personal deformity, or of the relatives who have disgraced them.
Never leave a letter unanswered, and use the stamp which waa encloaed to you to " re¬ ply with," on a lelter to your own sweetheart.
Never ride in a fine carriage and keep a score of servants, while your widowed sister trudges on foot, and toils for her daily bread.
Never wear a finer coat than the merchant you owe for it, or the lailor whom you have not paid for the making.
Never tum a deaf ear to a womau in dis¬ tress, becauso you cannot see how you would be the gainer by her bettered condition.
Never wound wantonly the sensitive na¬ ture of the constitutional invalid; nor by rude jests and sarcasms send a hhish to the temple of modest merit.
Never jest with a single woman about the anxiety of all women to be married; nor tell your wife you married her because you pitied her lonely condition.
Never go lo bed at ten, leaving your wife till two with a sick baby ; and look pitchforks at her at the breakfast table because that meal is half an hour too late.
Never hear ungracious atricturus upon the conduct of a woman, with a quiet smile, in stead of saying iu thunder tones, " It is false, sir."
Never fall back from a bargain after the ar¬ ticles of agreement are drawn up, aud only need your signature to make them perfect.
Never insult the modest by ribaldry, the grave by levity, nor the pious by contempt of sacred things.
Never be guilty of any one of these ofien- oes against decency and propriety; if yon are, you are not a gentlemau.
Misses MABINE & KING, VjItT"^-^^ open a   handsome   assortment
V V of FALL AND P7INTEE BONNETS AND MIL- LINEKT on THURSDAY, November 6tb,at their rooma In East King street, which they will sell at reanouahle prices. Theyreapocirally invite their frienda an c cnc- tomers, the ladles in gentiral, to call aud eKamino.
nov 5 3t-19
MORRIS   !VSJRSERIES,
J. L. Barlington & Co., Proprietors, WEST   CHESTER,   Pa.
THK   subscribers   offer   for   sale   the preHflut fall, thefr usual large and well  Holected nursery atock.
Tho ornamental department ia very complete, includ¬ ing maay of the rare Treea nod Shrubti, receQtlyj»^ Introduced from abroad, and aleo a Une .-stock ofggS large and decldnooe Evergreen Trees, aulliible for^*™- Immedlato shade and  embelllahmeat f»r New Placed.
The Fruit department ia very fnll, and cumpriaea all the leading varieties of Apple, Peiir, Plum, Peach, Cherry, Apricot, Nectarine, GooHeberry. Strawherry, 3ic., 4c., ic.
For general p.irtictilars wu refer to our falalopue, a new edition of which ia ready, and will ho sent gr^-ti-"* to all applicauts.
J. L. DAliLlNGTON k CO.
nov f> 3t-J9
A TTORNEY AT LAW^S^ith
DAiVIEL. G. BAKER.
A TTOENEY AT LAW, haa removed
XX tl" Olllce from Sonlh Qn.en ,tr««l to Hortli Dni« alM.t, OPP0.11B tbo Heir Court How, .^oad dooi tooth
JOT a.lT.Bl
WM. AVB. ATI.be,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.—Office No. 4.\ Bast KlagnttMt, opposite Spr«ehfr*e Hotel.
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J.  MABTI.V.l [J'  XQTKZAJ).
DEKTlSTRir.
MAHTIN & KIWKBAD TT AVING assooiiled together in the
dftftvor to rendor entire aatlafaetlOQ in J all operatlone entniBted to their care.— I BelnBpraparedrortheMANOTACTDBB        ^. .   . ¦ OF TEETH, we wiU be enabled to anlt all CMJUt, with
Block. Single Qum or Plate Teeth,
eittier on Gold, Silver or Ontta Percha.
J3-0FFICE-M«ln 6troel, 3 doora eaat ot Behtar- nacht'a Hotel. Strashnrg, Lan. CO.
N. B. 1 taka tbia method ot tendering thanka for the liberal patronage heretofore reeeired, and hope bT tiie ptesent arrangement to be enabled at all timea to attend to those reiiniring onr eerrices.
Sj 18.lT-a3 J. MAETIK.
JOB PRINTING
OF ALL KINDS.
Fromthe Largest Poster tothe Smallest
Card,
DONE AT   THIS OFflCE, in  the BEST STYLE, with great tlesp.^tcb, aad at tbe lowest prices.
d=HAKDBlLLS for the aale of HHAI. OB Pbrbo.hal Pi:f)PERTT, printed OU from ONE lo THREE HOURS KO :iCE. nov L-j-tf-*)
IVOTICE.
STRAYED away from Duulap's farm lnl.ftac*atdr towanblp, » yellow MDLY_^,,_^ STEEK, weighing ahout lltW pounda and h&v-l[^fl&;I$I lug ao particular marks. Any peraon returB-Jf^TY^ ing it to the sabflcriher or giving lofonaation**¦**¦* leadlag to ihe recovery will be suitably rewarded. GEOKOE LEONAHD. Butcher, nov 12-31-60 Laocanter city.
Notice to Tax Collectors.
THE Cominisaionersof Lancaster coun¬ ty will meet at their offlce ou Uonday,Tueiid&y and Wednesday, theOitb, 9fitb, «nd Uth days of Novem¬ ber next, for the pnrpoiie of settling with the coltectom for State, County and MlllUa Tax. All inch eoUectorB addonot settle at that time, will have thalr Bonds given into the hands of tha Solicitor for collection.
By order df the CommlRslonerif. nov lZ.td-50 P. 0. EBEB5IAN, CVk.
Dr. Hoofland's German Bitters,
/CELEBRATED   for   the   permanent
\J cure of Liver Complaint, Jaundice, Dyapepala, NervouB Dlaeaaes, and all dlseaaen ariHlngfrom a dis¬ ordered Liver or Stomach. 53"^or sale, by the doien or bottle, at CHARLES A. HEINITSH'S
Drug and Chemical fitore, DOT lS-tf-50 No. 18 Kaat King Street, Lanc'r. _
80 SHARES
LANOASTEK   BANK   STOOK  for ¦ale, st thg offlce of UQYIMMO JOHK K. BBfiD A CO.
SXg        IVUnSERV TREES.        ^&
-K!  Apple,   Peach,  Pear,   Pium, 1^ Cherry. Nectarine and Apricot Trees
GRAPE   VINES,   STRAWBEURY AND RASl'BEimV PLANTS of choice varieties and thrifty Rrowth.   Alao, u. large lut of SlLVEK LEAF MAl'LE TKEES of large and otralghl growth, for salo at tho Concordvillo Nursery.   Trees packed and shipped lu good order.   Thetse trees will ho Hold for cash at a redu- ced/prlce, for the purpose of settling the entate.   All orders will receive prompt attention, if directed to MART D. PETEKS, Administratrix of James S. Peter?, dec'd., or oct 29-4t^S] CHA'd. P. PETEHS, Ageut.
ISooU Buyers and Agents, Read TIil.s I
PETER PARLEY AGAIX IN TUE FIELD.
RECOLLECTIONS"OF A LIFETIME
ou
Men and Things I have aeen in Europe
and America,
BY S. G. GOODRICL-l.tliG real Peter Parley, anlhor of the IIiHtory of All Nalions—tho beat Agens' hoitk ever publiahed—and of 170 other vol¬ umes 1 of which scfcn millions have been sold.
latwolarge  12mo. volpmes,  l.IUJp.iges, 25 origimil Eagravings, lucluding an accurate Steel Portrait of the author; Black or Scarlet Cloth.   Price S3.00. ThlK magnlltcent work in the result uf
THE AL-THOR'S LIFE-LONG LABOU, and coutainH more valuahl«,  InPtructlvo, original, cii- rioUH, snd  Important pergonal incident, anetdole, aud dcHCriptlou, thau was probahly ever before embodied iu a singlo work,
MILLIONS OF READEKS
havo eagerly sought the author's  former work^, aud
OTHEK MILLIONS
will huy this, which is emphatically
TIIE BOOK OF TUt: AGE!
a3=Sub.>icriplion Books auil full ParUculars and Iii- struclioDs to Agents, sent on applicatiou to
MILLER. ORTON k MULLIGAN,   PublisherB. 25 Park Row.Now Yori:, or 107 Gonesee-J't., Auburn, nov 12 3m-'>0
E. W. CARPENTER'S
PI.AIIE MAXiliVO   BUSINESS,
WIJjL be contiaued in all respects as heretofore, and in his namo.bythe under¬ signed, hi™ widow, who is confl.lcnt that .she will be ablo to hustain the well kuowu and loug CMtabllshed repnlation of hia Planes.
She trusts that fhe will ho favoreJ with a runtinoanco of the p.uronaKo of hin old customers aod friends; aud will spare no effort to give hatlBraclbiu.
The bufilness will boconiliicteil by hor under the name and style of ¦'£. W. CARPENTER.- at the old staud. .   Sflp2(-tr-43 S. S. CARPENTER.
fBlbUlY' OF"\m",' RO.MANCE
AND RACINESS.being translatedfrom the French, now edition, beautifully Illuplrated. Catalogues sent free onenclowing a three-cent Ktamp to
H. S. G. SMITH k CO., Jnufl a3-6ni-30 Box 1-210. N«w York P. <».
STTPKB-PHOSPHATE OF LIME. 1 UST received and for sale by thc sub-
fj   scrihers a lot of the above valnable fertilizer, in Barrels. GEO. CALDERX- CO..
OSlce Haxt Orange st., nenr North Que<<D. iud GrAoVTe XAnd\nii. on tliB OonoBtnira. in R-lf
Mattrass Making and ITpholstery.
THK subscriber Las uoiDuieitccd the above business, aod iutcnd^i ciirryiug it on at his residence In East KIor street, Laucaster, half a sfjuaro west of the Couuty Prison, where ho will have manu¬ factured all kinds of MATl'RASSES, CURLED HAIR MOSS, HUSKS. PALilLEAP, COTTON, kc, of all auali- tloaandat all prices, and of the best of materials, and as low aa can be had anywhere else for cash.
He would solicit all who Ktand in need of anything n his line to give him a call.
I[3»0!d Mattrasses of all kiuds re-uiode, and all kluds mado to order.
Il3"0rder» can be left at D. Bair's blore.C. Wldmyer'rt furniture waro-room, U. ;j. Gara's Htore. or at tho Coun¬ ly Prison, whicli wlll ba promptly attended lo.
feb 27.tf-i:t IIENRV IIEU-SH.
IVE^V   FAL.L.    CiOODS.
HUGH  S. QAHA,
55, East   King   Street, Lancaster.
OFFERS to his friends and the public generally.a splendid asBortmeut of NEW SPRING OOODS, to which he iuvtteri Kpccial attention, as thoy will be sold at a bargain. The Ladies will find a full line of Dress Goods, such as Black and Fancy Silks, ChaUies. Do Laines, at 6,'X and upwards. Ginghams, Prints, kc, and a largo lot of EMBROIDERIES, which will be Kold at a Kmall advance ou cust. Men and Boys' wear In great variely. Cloths. Ca.ssimeres, Vestings, Kentucky Jcau», and Cottouades. I have also in etore a complete a>!Hortment of Honso Furnishing Goods, Marseilles Qnilts, Tickings and Checks, Table Lluens, Sheeting and Shirting Linens, kc, to which the atteu¬ tion of persons commencing housekeeping Is invited. Floor and TalUc Oil Cloths, Qneensware and Glasa Ware, Window Blinds and Fixtures, with a good as¬ sortment of GROCERIES constantly ou hand, march 5 tf-14
TO  FARMEKS.
n"^HE  subscribers respectfuUy c;
II  the
want of Ft-'rilljzen
atteutiou  of all  tho;<e ii their stock consisting of
Peruvian   Goverumcnt   Guano,
recoived directly from tho governraeut aKcnts, and iu »]1 casas warranted to bo geuuiue. We also call your at¬ tention to the celebrated
PACIFIC   OCEAN   GUANO. This article la esteemed fully equal to Peruvian Guauo, as ovideuced by the analysis and practical test of Farm¬ er!', and is oflered at a lower prico chan Ihe I'eruvian.
COLUMBIAN   GUANO. Thi.s article i» also agood Fertilizer, packed iu h-trr^'is, and f-old at a very low price.
Having been appointed hy Messrw. Alien k NoeJlefi their agents fi>r tho sale of Ihtlr woll-kuown
IMPBOVED SDPER-PiinSPlIATE OF LIME,
we ara now ready to flll orders for tho same. From the lostlmooy of tho.-e who havo used this Fertilizer for some years past, we feel fully authorized iu saying that it Is tho " Best Application" for Wheat. Coru, Oats, Grass and other crops—which requir.* a vicorour^ aod perma¬ nent stimulant—that hasever boen olfered to thepublic. Also, constanUy on hand.
PLASTER—la the Inmp and ground.
SALT—Grouud Alum and Aslitou Fiue,
CO-^L.—We have always ou hand a larce stock of a BUperior quality for LIME-UVHNING an.l FA.MILY VSE, which we offer al the lowest market prices.
Il3-Apply at thcWarehout'fi at GraplTs Landiuc. on the Conestoga Navigation, orat the CQucslogaTranspiirt ation Ofllce lu Lancaster.
marl9-tf-lB OEO. CALDER It CO.
liAXCASTEU
STEAM SASH FACTORY,
AND FLOOR BOARD TUNING WILL,
North Water Street, between   West King and
Orange sts., and near TrouVs
Western Hotel.
JOHN DITLOW rospectfuUy informs his old enBtoniers and fricadu, and Iha citizens of Laucaster counly iu genenil, that ho has uow in opera¬ tion, a large
STEAM FACTORY-.
for the working of Floor and Weath'T Uoardu, Door and Window Frames, Doors. RUtuI.*, Shnlters,Sa.'ih,ond every fomi of Mouldings, and all Wood Work required in (he crecli'm and romptction of Public or Private Buildings. WOOD TURNING and t^CROLL SAWING, in all its vanouN hraaches ueatly finiahed. Joiat, Plank and Boards sawed to any size or thickness required.
Flooring and Weath(»r Boards always on h'.ind, or Worked to order.
All orders promptly attended to, and finlt-hed at the time Bpeclflod for.
S3-He haa engaged the services of O. C. M Caines an Snperintendent. who will furnish plans and specifica- UonB for PubHc or Private EdiflceM.
JOHN DITLOW, Carpenter and Builder.
april fl-tr-19
Lauck's Hheumatic Preservative.
BY the subjoined notico it v.ill be seen that the subscriber has been appointed nolo ageut for the manufacture sud sale of this celebrated mediciue Mud that hereafter It cau be had ouly at bis drug store. It will be furniahed by the groirs, dozen or a elogle bot¬ tle, at the Bame ratea at which It was sold by the late proprlotor, Samnel Laucks, atd warranted tobe pre¬ pared in exact accordance with the original recipe. WU. 0. BAKER. Druggist, No. S Centro Square, I/ancasler.
TO TUE^UBJLIC.
HAVING made arrangements with Wm. G. Baker, Druggist, Ceutre Sqnare, Lancas¬ ter, to maaufacture and aell the medicine prepared hy my late husband. Bamuel Laucks, all persons are here¬ by notified that the genulnn Lanck'a Rheumatic Preser¬ vative, cao Infatoreonlybehad of him.
BARBARA LAUCKS, sep lO-tf-41 Widow of Bamnel Lancks.
Dr.  S.  T, PBIQG,
SURGEON  DENTIST
RESPECTFULLY   offers his profesalonal services to   tha citizens of Lancaster aud Ua vicinity, aaauring tbem that all operationa enlrmted to hli c«r«. either In
Operative or Mechanical DentiBtry,
^Ulo^,,13^^'=S""* '" * thoroughly Hdentlflc mann«r.
OFFICt^East King Street, Ut Door Ea« of King'. Grocery. *
53=-Refora to Profonsors. C. A. Harria. tA. A. Blandy. P. H. Aofaton, of Baltimore CoUege of Dental SurgoiV.
°PV S ^    _ 6m-«
DR. nr, H. WITittoii,
OF  THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Vtr HERE he has been in aucceaaful
T T practice for a number of years, received hU education at the baat aiedlcal College in the United States, and had the eiperiance and practica In the dif¬ ferent hospitals for Hoverai yeara; a member of the An¬ alytical Medical Institute of New York, »nd Ute Medi¬ cal Surgeon ofthe U. S. Navy, now offers himaelf to the pnblic to attend any profetslonal caUa.
The purest medicines always on hand direct from the best Lnhoratorles of our country and the Botanical Gar- dean of tho world. No patent medicines preacribed or recommended. Ma.liclnea nsed only wblch will not break down the eonsiUnuou, but will renovate the ays- tem froai all Injuries It haa auaUlncd from mineral medicines. Chronic aud dlfflcult dlHeaaea must be treat¬ ed upon analytical principles; which u lo know and awertain what dUease l». Itu nature and chartctttr re¬ quire a knowledge of tho chemical couBtltneot of every solid aud fiuid of the human body—the changes thoao solldd and fluids aro capable of undergoing. To know what medicines to employ to euro dlseai^es, requires a knowledge of tha chemical constituenta of all agenU employed in medicines, and tf we are in posseaiion of this knowledge, it Is possible lo cure any diaoas©—no matter of how long atanding—and leave the patient In a healthy and perfectly cured condition!
DvriPKi'siA. that diatrestlug dlseaae and fell daatroyer of health aud happiness, undermining the conatitution, and yearly carrying ihousand-i to untimely grave- c«d mt-st empliallcally be cured.
RHEliiATi.-iM, in any lorm or couditlon. chronio or acute, warranted curable; KriLEPay. or falling alck nwa all chronic and Bluhborn caoO« of Female DiaEAaM rad¬ ically removed; Salt Rrecm and every deacripUon of ulcerailons; Piles and ScBOPCLOca Djsea-sh, which have baffled all previous modical skill, ca.n be cured by my treatment, when the eon»tltuUou la not exhanitted. I Jo .say all disea-seti (ye-s CONSCilKnON) can bd cured.
CANCER CURED WITHOUT THE KNIFE. 1 will remaiu in my ofilca on Wcdneadaya and Setor- Jays from 9 o'clock, A. 3l. to .1 P. 2d., to accommodate patients from a distance, aud conanlt In the ibe Engliah and German I«nga.-»gea. Will maka Tislta to any dia¬ tance if required. May he addressed by letter. Prince Street near Orange, Lancaster city. Pa. norg-ly-Jg W. H. WJTMOH, M. D.
on, .<OUi\ McCAI-LA, X>E33\ra7XS(T,
No. 4, East King Street, LANCASTER. Baltimoee, Feb. i8, 1849,
JOHN McCALLA, D. D. S., atten¬ ded two full courses of Lectures, and graduated with high honors In the Baltimoro Col- logfl of Deutal Sargery. and from his 1 uutiriLg energy, clo.o applicaUon and ( ntudy 01 thti hranches taught iu said Insiitulum. together with exhibitiona of skill in the practice of his profossioo, wa feet uo hesitation in re¬ coramendiug bim an worthy of public confldeuce and patrouage. C. A. IlAKRia, 31. D., D. D. B.,
Professor of Principles and Practlco  in the Baltimor,i College of Deutal Surgery.
CO. Come, D. D.-S., Prof, of Operative and Mechanical Dentistry, Baltlmor* College of Dental Surgery.
BOARD UF  EXAMINERS: E. Parmley, 31. D.. New York. E. B. GAr.DEiTK,-M. D., PhUadelphliU S.  P. Hi:lliiif..v,.M.D., Wheeling, Virginia. E. TuWNsi:.s-i., D. D. S.. Philadelphia. E. -Mav.vabd, M. D.. Washington, D. G. ^ep n _         ljA2
DR.   WAYliAHT'S NEW   DRUG   STOBE,
No.  60 Nortk   Queen  Street.
rHE undersigned respoctfully announ cea that he ha.^ opened hia NEW DRUG - STORE ESTABLISHMENT, with a very ex-^ lonsive aud complete ^lock of Druga, M«dl- cines.  Chemlcalt.   Perfumery   ani   Fancy articles—all fresh and pure—which  wlll he sold at tho lowest market prices. '
This Htuck embraces ever)* arlicle usually kept In  a
firr-t class Drug Store, and neither labor uor expeuM haa
been spared lu lltiiiig up  the estabUshment,  to insurB
I tha pre-ierrallou of ilio Drug-f la the heat conditioa, »a
, well as to Kecure [ho convenience and comfort of the
/ customers.
A complete asfortment of materials uaed by tbe Sea- tal Profes-siou can ulso be had at the store of the sub¬ scriber.
An improved Soda, or Jfineral Waler Apparatus h«« been introduced, tho fouutalus of which are mad* of Iron, with Porcelain lining on their interior surface, freeing tbem from all liability to taiut the waler with auy metalic poii^ou, which bimbeen heretofore ao great anobJecth'U [o ihecoppf^rfounialna. Tbosewho wlflh to enjoy ihe.-o rdfresliing hoverages can do so at thU eslahlisbment without f«ar of beiug poisoned with del¬ eterious matter. The entire establishmeut haa been alpced under the superiolendeuce of a mo^t competent and careful Druggist, who has had many years of ex¬ perience in the Drug and Prescription business. In first claij') hon)=cs in Fhiladelphla and Ciuclnaatl.
Tho undersigned feels confident that be Is In evary way prepared to give entire Batisfactlon to hia custom¬ ers, therefore a share of public patronage ia so'lclted-
.lune lJ-_tf-2S JOHN WAYLAN. D. D. S^
EX€Ei:iSBOR
DRUG  AND  CHEMICAL STORE.
THE greatest variety of Drugs, Medi¬ cines, and Fancy Articles ever opened In Lancaater, ftt Dr. S. Wclchen-e Drug and Chemical Slore, No. 27 North Quoen i^treet, in tho Store Room iuthei National tlouso building, formeriy occupied by ] Chas. M, Erben k Brother. 4
Here are inducementa for the people. Every article for sale is at Philadelphia prices, and warran ed freeh and pure. If any article proves not to be what it 1< repraseuted.or does not do what la promised for it, when properly u«ed, We ask Its return, when Ihe money will be refunded. The ftock couHlsta of every article In the Dmg and Chemical Line which can be obtained In any first class drn^^tore U thla or any other city. Spices and Extracts, for Family Use.
Farina, Corn-Starch, Baking Powdera.   Highly con¬ centrated Extracts, for lUvoring jellies, cuatards, i'O. Fancy Soaps and Perfumery. Alargeand splendid variety of the flneat and best Perfumery and Soaps evor opened In thla city. Oils and  Tinctures. All   the Essential Oils, and Tincture* of a superior tinatlty, alwaya tresh and pure.
Patent Medicines.
AU the leading and mojt uaeful Patent Mediclae-, many of which aro kept by no other drug store In the city. De Grath's Electric oil. Van Baum's Hheumatlc Lotion, Rhode's now aud certain euro for the Fever and Ague. This last medicine iri a new remedy for thia stub- hern dli.ea.se, and Is warrauted to cure in every caae. or the money will he refunded,
Daguerrean and Ambrotype Chemicals.
A large variety and the ouly supply of such chemicals as are used by daguurrvan and ambrotypo arUata kept any where in tbe city, and As low as thoy can ba pur- cbftHed la Philadelphia.
Dentist's Materials
Such nrilcIoM as aro used by tho Deutal Profension al- n-ays on haud, aud cau ho furnished to dentisu In thu conntry at the shortest notice, by letter or ordor.
Surgical Instruments.
Surgical Instrumeuts of the fiueat make and flnlah.— IniPcllon tubes, syringes ofall siios, of glasa and meUl. glass urinabsmalo and female; glass splttoona for lu valid.-*, g!u.si( iuhalera, glass speculnma, glasa leevb tuho--- ; breast pipc^, nipple nhells, retorts, leech tubes, filtering funueU, gradnating gla.ssen, homceopathic and other vials, Jar.-* and bottles of every variety and al*e. Homoeopathic Medicines.
Through tho caruost Koltcitatiou-^ and asalatanca of tbe huma-opathic physlciaQa of tho city, I have been induced to procure a full and general supply of the pu- re^it and be-t bomceopatbic uiediciues, and will be pre¬ pared to till ordera, or prescriptions, with &» mach safely, aud as good medicine as cau he procured at any timfl in tbo larger cities. Uolloway's Arnica Plaateri.; Arnica Court 1'Ia.iter, Adhesive Plaster and Adhealve Straps. AKo, a superior articlo of Homeopathic Arnica Tincture always on band. Persons wishing to have their medicine chests fllled, cau be accommodated with tlio same m«dii-iues thnt thay havo heretofore boen at the .--xpeu-.; offending to tho city of Philadelphia for. Prescriptions.
Having procured tbo services of a thoroughly educa¬ ted druggiHt. who ha^ put up from ten to flfteen thou¬ sand Presfcriptioos in a year, I feel bold In saying tu Physicians and othe-s. that that brauch of the business which atl agreo to bt the most dangerou.s and responsi¬ ble, will ho attended to with great care aud In a scien¬ tiflc manner.
•.•Hoiwe A.VD Cattle Powdek on hand, fr«ah.
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A   CI.K1X   Aivb   EASY   SUAVE 1 HEINITSH'S XUROMTTROK.
FOR   SHAl'lNG.   CLEANSING   THE   TEETH, FOR THE TOILEr AND NURSERY.
rj^HE XUilOMURON is an indispen-
i_ slhieiirlicloofth.1 toilet, and is recommended to all tbosewho desire a clean and smooth face, without any of thatdisngrtieubleand unpleatant smarting aeu- sation on the akin, so often experienced from tho use of soap iu shaving. It will be found upon Irial to be a au- peri')r ftriicle.rich in perfume, exceeding lu evory re- spcct all tha shaving Creama and compounds in general usa and much more convenleut. A few drops with a little water.makoH* strong and agreeable lather on th« f;tco, and by ii^ bL-atihy action tcoda to remove plmplea and bleI^i^^K¦^ and leav.-s tbo skin in aclean and amooth condition; bt-sidcH heing entirely free from all Saline nuillirs. it does not alTcct the edge uf the razor.aa moa «oai.:^do.
F..r cleauMug tho Teeth a drop ou a wet tooth bru*h. removes all otfuBiive matter from the Teeth, randera the gums healthy and sweetens the breath. It la alao well adai'ted for the ladies toilet and the nursery. In wa^ih' lug the tender skiu of Infanta.       Prepaied at
CHARLES A. HEINITSH'S Drug aud Chemical Store,No.l3 EMtiOagat.,LancoaUr.
tug 27   tf-g9
EIVGINE  FOR SAI^I:.
^¦pHE subscriber has for sale a STA-
X TIONERY ENGINE of FIVE HORSE POWER, Boiler and everything complete and lo excellent order. Ths Boglae la nearly new and will be aold low. £n- qnlrt of Aiioa WEAVBE,
Weat Lampetor twp., or HSNRY ©IPFBNBACGH. ort 8-W-4i KMtUopflt^rtownahlp.
TUOItlAS SPERING,
UMBRELLA MANUFACTURER.
West Orange street, near  Shober's    Tavern and Fahnestock's Store, Lancaster.
IF you arc m want of good and   dura¬ ble csmRELLAS, and any thing W ^y line, pleaae give me a call, u all roy artlclea^ are good and cheap.
N. B.—Umbrellaa and Paraaol-coverfldand ^ repaired with neatneaa and de*p»tcn.»nd at Very  low jtrier-*. 	
To Fullers, Dyers and Hatters.
JUST REC'KIVED—/Vmc Bengai and Soanish Indigo, Madder, Cochineal, Camwood, Extract of Loguvod. Blue Vitriol, Alum, Copperas. Galls, Sumac Lac Pi*. .iancUo. Saffilower, Turmeric, Bi-Chro. mate and Prustiate Folaih, Verdigris.Red Tartar, Cream bfTartar Folash, Pearl Aih, Gum SheUac, WhUe Glue. Alcohol Salt of Tartar, Chipped and Ground Dye Woods, Muriai'ie, Nitrous, Sulphuric aiut Oxalic Acids, Solution of Tin, Sails of Tin, ^'C, which are offerad for B4le, together with every other article In tha line, at the low¬ eat market rate*, by
JOHN F. LONO 4 CO.. Draiglatfl, , ocl »-U-18 Ko. a Worth Quwu StrtH.