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Yankee Clocks Abroad.

We find the following letter in the Roches-
ter Democrat:
Ii is well known throughout the Union that
Connecticut is the Clock State. We are re-
presented in every town by the tick we give.
For the last three years we have been gradu.
ally pushing our notes Of time into foreign
countries and such has been our success that
within few hours ride of this city one thou,
sand clocks are finished daily and it s fair
estima,e to put down five hundred thousand
clocks as being manufactured in this State last
scar. This year the number will still be in.
reased, as John Bull is 80 slow in his move.
mcnts that there is no hope of reform until he
has plenty of Yankee monitors These we are
ow sending him by every ship that clears
rom our seaports.
In lSil few clocks were exported there
q an experiment. They were seized at he
Custom House in Liverpool on the ground that
they were undervaued. The invoice price is
81 80, and the duties so per cent They, how.
ever, were soon released, the owner having
accompanied them and satisfied the authorities
that they could be made ct profit, even thus
low, Mr., Sperry, Of tie firm Of Sperry &
Shaw, was the gentleman who took out the
article. He lost no time, after getting posses.
sion OF his clocks, in finding an auction house
They were made of brass works cut by machi-
merry out Of brass plate and neat mahogany
case enclosed the time piece. The first invoice
cold for ca to f5, or about 500 each Since
that time every packet carries out an invoice
Of the article and 10000 clocks have been sold
by this one firm, Sperry & Shaw. Others are
now in the business, and the North Of Europe
has become our customers. India, too, is loo
ked to as mart for these wares, several lots
having been forwarded to the ports of China.
driving business is now doing in this line,
and clocks to the amount Of about a million of
dollars a year are now manufactured in the
State, which, assure you, gives employment
to many hundred persons, who are fed mostly
on Western Wheat, Pork, Butter, Cheese and
Beef and clothed in part by Western Wool In
short, from this one branch Of business, at least
100000 will 60 TO your section of country
this year for the necessares of life to sustain
the workmen. Our folks have got notion
that it is better to draw from 3 to ss500000 a
year for these clocks out Of foreign nations in
cash, and thereby enrich the country, than tc
import the pay for them in English goods
which impoverishes the nation. What do YOU
think? s.
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The DlSOrganisCrS Candidate.

William Forsy,he was candji'e for Sheriff,
against The D mocrac ticket in 1924, and got but
355 votes in The county,! Of,his number, he
received but g votes in the sir townships on this
side Of the river!! What mighty popular man /!
His popularity has no, increased much in the last
twenty years. He run in opposition to the Demo,
cratic ticket for the Senate las, fall and was beaten
upwards Of 1000 votes and not yet satisfied with
his former defeats he is out again, in opposition
the ticket for the Assembly. Thu, i, is seen, that
Forsy,he has been trying to destroy the Democratic
parry Of this county, for The last twenty years, and
yet preisnds to be Democrat. But the Democra.
cy will give him, and his disorganising crew about
Northumberland end Milton, such an ovefwhelm.
ing defeat tbs fall that they will not try again, very
soon, to divide and break up the party.
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Hon. John SNYDER and The Tariff.

We did not receive the proceedings of the Con.
gressonal ConfeIees, who met at Wamsport
on the 3 inst in time for publication in last weeks
paper. The Conferees were unanimous in favor Of
the Hon. JouN SNYDER for reelection. H. Ly.
coming, Mr.. Snyder, we have been credbly inform
ed, will run ahead of the party vote. Much has
been said by his opponents, accusing him OF free
trade notions, and being opposed to the present
tariff. Mr. Snyder is moi in favor Of free trade, nor
is he opposed to the tariff He says the tariff is no,
exactly such one as he would Ike, but as we can.
not expCc to get just wha, we want, he is willing
to give the present one fair trial, and is opposed
to its being disturbed Moreover, Mr.. Snyder is
willing 10 carry out the views of his constituents, ii
even they should differ fIom his own. We have
always advocated tariff that would afford revenue
and also, in its operation, protection to our manu-,
facturers mechanics and laborers, against the pau
per labor Of Europe, and would be the last to sup>
port Mr.. Snyder if We believed that he would at,
tempt TO destroy or oppose the present tariff
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-23

A ocTou's PREsEScE OF MIND--A New York
paper tells a story which displayed TIE advantage
Of pctfcc. pre-, encc of mind when dealing with a
nariac. The Doctor of the Luna,ic Asylum on
Dlackwclls Island was in a ba,ieau with una'ic as
oarsman, when suddenly the latter seized him by
the breast held him at arms, length over the side
of The loa', and demanded, "Grog, or I'll htow you
to The fishes The doctor fixed his eve upon the
maniac. "Bl" said he, "it was a great Oversight,
not to have brought the bottle along, bu, lay hold
and we will pull hack and getit 1t certainly was a
very grei, oversight" Bill laid him back in the
sheets, took up his oar, and in a few minutes the
boat lay alongside the asylum dock and the maui>
was secured in his cell.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-23
BALTIMORE MARKET.

Office cfthe BArriMORE AMEuIcAS, Sept, IS.
RAIN.-There has hecn a fair supply of wheat
at market, and the sales of good to prime yesterday
and to-day were made at 30 a 80 cts. aud of ordi,
nary 10 good a, so a90 cts. Sales of Family Flour
White Wheat al 95 los cts. Sales Of Md Rye
al is so cts Corn is dull, We quote Nd. white
two parcels Of Pennsylvania yellow a, IS a so cts
WHISKEY.-Whiskey is very duh hhds sell
at 23! cts. rather scarce. Sales Of bbs. at 81 Cts
Some holders ask "a 25 cts
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-23

~ RETnEScnxEST Ann REFoRa.-While The
last Legislature wasted the peoples money in talking
upon the subjec, and abusing the other branches of
the government, the present Board OF Canal Com,
missioners were earnestly engaged in introducing
system ofreform, which has saved thousands of
dollars in the Treasury. We have never had
more able and efficient Board, and the energy and
honesty Purpose with which the expenses upon
our canals and rail roads have been rcrenched ems
tile tho members of the Board to the thanks and
gratitude Of every tax payer
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-23

The MoRMoSs AT THE WEsr-The follow
ing concerning the increase and condition of
the Mormons at the West is from a private let
ter TO gentleman in this city, dated
"kEoKuK, Iowa Ter. Aug. 81, lsl3
THE Mormons have had great accession to
their number this Spring and Surnmer, mostly
English. The City of Nauvoo has become the
receptacle of many thousands of poor, deluded
fanatics who are deceived robbed and oppres-
sed by their corrupt and designing leaders, in
manner that is truly revolving TO the Christian,
Patriot and Pmanthropist. regard that Peo-
pie as combining the elements Of an explosion
that will, sooner OF later, reduce them, as a
sect or society, to a state Of chaos and anarchy.
There seems to be already the premontory
symptoms o! convulsion among them. Ma
ny are the spirits tina, hesitate not to manifest
their dsatfection and disloyaity TO their prophet
and leader"-N. Y. Tribine.
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A LOCKER ON,

ToRs BIT A TIsER.-The keeper OF the ami
mails in the menagcrie, while exhibiting, few days
since, in New Castle. Mercer county, Pc, entered
the den Of wild beasts, as bis wont, and whilst
playing with his savage customers. had his arm
dreadfully torn by the tiger. lie was lying on his
back a, the time, and with great presence of mind
be raised his foot, and with sudden oSenion OF it,
threw the tiger from him, and gained his feet, and
awiSs the brute back by his manner retired from
The cage, and tainted from the effects Of the wound
1t is feared bis arm llho'e TO he smPutated.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-23

or The following advice to hoys from the Port
land Tribune, may be Of service to many of the
young lads of this place. Boys generally ac, with
out reflection, aud seldom think how much their
future prospects in life depend on the conduct of
their early years:
ITO Boys.-Boys, listen TO us a moment. Do
you wish to become good men and Influential,
citizens Do you wish to command the re-
spect of the wise and good Then abstain
from al! that is evil Go not into improper So
ciety use no protane or indecent words speak
no ialsehood never cheat; never lie be per-
fectly honest. Remember your conduct now
will have an influence over your life. II you
are vrtuous, and improve your time in useful
pursuits, we have no hesltancy in saying that
! ifyou live you will become ornaments to socie-
~. On the contrary, fyou yield to bad eX-
amples and influences, have no regard TO virtue
or truth, break the Sabbath, wander about with
| the proiane and idle during your leisure
evenings, We tell yuu plainly that il will prove
! your nun, BE careful then 10 do right, TO have
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-23
Our Side,

AT a county convention, two years since, one Of
the Northumberland disorgsnisers said, "we have
all the intelligence on our side Of the river, and
ought to have the Offices for there arc very few on
One Of our democrats was very near breaking his
jaws al the time, for his mpulence. Such an as.
sertion is silly that we did no, suppose that any
number of Democrats in the Forks entertained
such an opinion, and yet they seem to &C, as if
they did. for they want all The Offices. But the De-
mccracy on this side of the river will ,how the
dsorganising Democrats Of the Fork tha, we have
few democrats fit TO fiji county Office, and ha,
we know enough to defeat their attempts to destroy
the Democratic party,
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How is il ?

We have two thirds of the population of the
county on this side Of the river; we give two thirds
of the Democratic majoritjes annually Poled our
majority is annually increasing, while the majority
in the Forks is diminishing to almost nothing
ye, the Democrats in the Folks want to have all
The offices. They have the Senator, the Pro-
,honotary, the Commissioner, and another jus,
nominated IN the ticket, an auditor, and forsooth
they must have the member of Assembly too
Any thing more gentlemen
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A Hundred Years Hence.

bundled years hence. what change will be made
In politics, morals. religion and trade
IN communities duped ty pretcnders and knaves,
who would hatter the mass to be willingly slaves,
And riot and shine at tn public expense
how things will be altered hundred years hcnce1
The heads of the ladies such changes will find
eve do not here speak of mutation of mnd)-
From three lushel bonnes to neat little hats.
Or scoops, Navarinos, or Gip>es or fats
Nay, heads will be changed too, in science and
sense,
Before we have numbered hundred years hence.
Our laws will become the popular rules,
Our prisons be turned into national schools
Thievng and fighting, and ippng and gaming
Cheating and fighting and mutual defsmng.
Ev'ry species Of vice is silly pre,ence,
And people will know it a hundred years hence
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-23

PURIFY THE BLooD.-As the Blood in its lite
preserving course is subject to continual waste ma.
ure has provided for the supply of the exhausling
fountain, by the conversion of our fool into new
blood. But willis, ample means are provided for
the manufacture of new blood, nature has been no
less solicitious in providing for the expulsion of that
which is useless and decayed. This important
Office is performed by the bowels and when Nature
(who is always struggling to throw on offending
matter) requires assistance in her benevoen, in
tention.
Brsndreth's Vegetable Universal Pills will he
found singularly adapted to the purpose, because
they remove through the stomach and bowels all
corrupt humors from the body in an easy, safe AMI
efecual manner, producing no effect bu, what will
finally conduce to the perfect publication of the
Blood, and thereby cure the dises,e, (by Whatever
name il may be csll,d) and give perfect health to
the whole system.
or Purchase Of II. B. Mss.sr, Sunbury or Of
SCENTS published IN another Part Of this paper,
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The Ticket,

A number Of our whig friends express them.
selves very warmly opposed to the formation of q
ticket in this county. They pretend to be in favor
of the volunteer SYSTEM" and eadeavcr to per-
suade even democrats tha, the ticket system is en-.
rely wrong. This conduct, to say the least of it.
is very inconsistent. Do they not annually form
tickc, for the support of their party, in every
county in which they have majority Have
the whigs no ticket in Union county have they
none in Dauphin county, To lie sure they have
Now they would be defeated in both these counties
if they adopted the "voluneer system" but the
wings there cry out, "sick to the ticket" and you
hear nothing from them about the beauties and fair.
ness Of the rolunter system, No. no, they are ems
tey too wise for that. Let our whig friends then
lie honest about the matter. Let them canddly
acknowledge that they favor the volunteer system
in This county, for the purpose Of dividing aud de-
sroying the Democratic patty,
Every Democra. sees ,ha, this is the case. We
say then to the Democracy Of Old Northumberland
stand by the time honored usuages Of your party
and you will you siways have, triumph over all
! opposition and attempts at disorganisation.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-23

ar FREsHET.-The late rains have raised some
Of the streams higher ,hOn they have been for ms.
ny years The Junia,a was higher than it had
been since 1910. Considerable injury done
to the canal, hut the whole main line expected
to be opened from Hollidaysburg by Thursday last.
Several of the piers of the new acqueduc, on mid.
die creek, below selinsgrove, have sustained con-.
siderable injury, but not much as to retard the
navigation.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-23

SWALLOWED WHoLE.-Thc wife Of the Rev.
Mr. Burnham, of Boston, coughed up a half
grown live frog the other day, which hoped a.
boat little and then turned on its back and
died. The Rev. gentleman thinks his wife
swallowed it when a tadpoe. We should sup.
pose so, otherwise it would be dificut to swal-
low the story
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ron TuE AMEUlCAS,


Turn Ont, Turn Out, for William FONythc."
I notice the above in the Milton Ledger Of
the 9th, for a meeting G, irel,nd's School House,
in Turbu, township (quite failure) As you
have not heard the particulars Of the meeting, |
will send them to you for publication in your valu.
able paper. 1t attended by Stephen Wilson.
David 3. Montgomery, and five others belonging
To their party After hard struggle lhey succeeded
in appointing chairman, after which they ap~
pointed 8 committee to draft resolutions, which
took but short time, as Steve had them in his
pocket ready dawn up. All he had to do was TO
haul them out, and read them himself !, appears,
Steve would make all the moves and David b.
would second ,hem-(a fine way of getting along }
From the above you can learn ,hs, the people in
Turbu, will not be gued by parcel OF disapPoin,-
ed office hunters but that they will stick to the
ticket. In their report they stated that Fo,syhe
would have 400 majority. Their meeting did no,
look SO, although there notice given 10 or ! 2
days brfore and they riding all over the town,
ship, rally ing their forces. believe BRIoHr will
have q. least one hundred and fifty majority in Old
Turbut, notwithstanding the exertions Of Steve
and Davy B., as Turbut will no, be guIlcd by a
few disappointed office hunters.
A LOCKER on.
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WonM IN rnE PEACu TREE.-A writer in the
Cincinnati Gazette mantoins that the malady of
the peach tree is caused 10y worms and says that
unfailingly, by pouring water almos, boiling around
the roots in the autumn when the eggs are deposit
ted, and in the Spring, when any that escape the
fist boiling will he hatched-,he health, vigor and
fecundi,y of the trees are preserved.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-23

The PEACH TRADE.-'rhe Newark Advertiser
remarks that some idea of the extent and
value Of the peach crop to Monmouth and some
of the western counties of New Jersey, "may
be formed from the fact that steamboat of
large size, which runs every night during the
peach season from the village of Washington,
on South river, a few miles east of New Bruins
wick, is not sufficient to transport the whole
produce sent to the New York market alone.
Though she carries 1000 baskets at trip, (the
freight being q cents a basket,) we are inform
ed that our smaller vessels have been employ
ed this season on the same route, to meet the
demands OF the trade. We believe the yield
this year is much above an average"
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-23

TIE Hosiery Business, like almost all o.
theirs, must submit to a revolution There is
now in the American Museum Exhibition
Room little machine worked by dog making
stockings at the rate of dozens per day The
excellence of the hose made by this machine,
and the economy by which it may be managed,
dehes all competition. Hitherto the Europe
ans have been able to manufacture hosiery far
cheaper than we could, but now we can COM
pete with them successfully. The invention
of this rotary knitting machine was perfected
last winter by young man, named French, OF
Cabottvllle, Mass. 1t is a remarkable con-
trivancc.
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ID 1 H ID .

Ia Little Mahonoy wnship, on Sunday the IL n
inst, ABRAHAM ROrHARMEI,. ESQ. aged
about 65 years.
Ia this place, on Monday last, HENRY, an in.
flnt son and only child, of II. B. and Diana M.
Masser, aged months and Is days.
Ere sin could blight or sorrow fade,
Dealh came with friendly care,
This opening bud to Heaven conveyed
Ind bade vi rssom there"
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PRICE CURRENT.

To the Electors Of NOrthumber-
land County.
HVELLOW CITIZENS AT the solicitation
Il ofmy friends, I offer myself as candidate for
4 S S T. NJ BLY,
at the ensuing election. Should you elect me,
pledge myself to act with honor and fidelity
KINDER CLEAYER
Shamokin. Sept. %, 1873
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va @ DEM W.MC
To the Citizens Of Sunbury

A ! the las, stated meeting of the "W ash,ngton
"a Fire Company, il was
Resolved, Tha, the citizens Of Sunbury be no,i>
fed to call at the State House, on Monday evening
the I'd of October next, aad say whether the money
contributed by them for the purpose of purchasing
a bell, shall be refunded, or judiciousy expended by
the company. non-attendance Of the citizens
will he considered willingness on their pstt ths.
the money be appropriated TO the use Of the COM
pany As bell is considered a useless article, and
the amount OF money collected insufficient 10 an.
swer the purpose, we have come to the conclusion
not to purchase ore. BY order OF the company.
JACOB YOUNGMAN.
Sept. 9th, ls43.--3t. Secretary.
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To PnEsEavE MEAT IN Hor WEArHER.-Tirst
wipe the meat gently and lightly with clean cloth,
then dust every pa,t with pure oatmeal 1t must be
wiped gently every two or three days, and fresh
oatmeal busted upon it. The meal imparts sweet
flavor to the meat. 1t must be all wiped away be.
fore the meat is put down either to be boiled or :oas.
ted-L0n4on Globe.
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o. Let every Democrat remember that Will
liam Forsythe is making his THIRD attempt to de-
feat and destroy tho Democratic parry of this coun.
ty, and that too after having presided The Con.
sention which formed our ticket, and pledged him
self to suppor, the candidates nominated What
confidence can the people place in man who thus
violates a solemn public pledge
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UT FoR SA1E.-A fresh supply ofprinting pa
per, viz. 100 reams similar in si2e and quality to
the sheet on which this is printed Also go reams
of super royal. 81 by % inches, all Of which will
he sold q, the mill price.
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% The whis conferees have taken up Gen
Frick as their candidate for Congress in this
district 1t must, however, be fororn hope in
any whig candidate to attempt to defeat the demo-
cratic party in this district,
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or The "drfsnders" of Baltimore, had a Gee.
bration at York on the 10Th On their return a
dreadful acciIent occurred on the rail road. Four
persons were seriously injured, one Of whom had
both h, leg broken
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a. The price Of grain has somewhat declined,
as will be seen Ivy reference to the notice of the
Baltimore Market
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CT "Am at the stcrp'e If you should strike the
roof" is On old and wise saying. Few men
come 10 any thing without corresponding efforts.
Cowper whose poems sparkle with gems like the
following, thus speaks Of
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ORPHANS COURT SALE.

IN pursuance Of he Orphans Court Of Norihum.
berand county, will be exposed to public sale on
Wednesday the 25rh day of October rext, on the
premises to wit A certain tact of land situate in
Shamokn township in said county, adjoining lands
Of David McWliams, Elisha Barton and Obadiah
Campbell, containing twenty-five acres, and one
hundred AMI thirty niue perches more or lees on
which are erected large two story frame house,
barn, and other out houses late the estate of James
Campbell, decd. Sale to ,mmcnce at 10 O'Clock
A. VI of said day, when The conditions OF sale will
he made knoSn by
WIN. PERSING,
OBADIAH CAMPBELL.
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the fear of God before you, and to walk in the
paths Of integrity. Then your early days will
be precursors Of glorious manhood and an
useful and happy life"