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Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-08
'Did You Ever,

Did you ever see newspaper correspondent
who did not write to the editor of a highly in
teresting paper!
Did you ever see man who challenged a
mother to mortal combat who did not subscribe
himself your very obedient servant =
Did you ever see candidate for Office who
in the course of his canvass could detect any
personal detormty in the voters children-or
who saw any thing else than interesting babies
in his travels
Did you ever see an editor whose opposing
political contemporary did not publish 'con-
temptible sheet
Did you ever see retail trader who did not
sell his goods fifty per cent cheaper than a.
ny other house in the town : or man dispo-
sing Of his stock who was not selling off at
first cost =
Did you ever see vender of patent medi-
cines who was not patronized by the President
and several distinguished members of Con-
gress?
! Did you ever see pretender, whatever might
be his peculiar calling, who was not willing
| - suUlI1lt Ills Cidll1s W u utSCeTUfWS puullC
Did you ever see steamboat blow up for
which blame could attach to the captain or
engineers
Did you ever see lawyer address any
other than highly intelligent and respecta.
Bile jury
Did you ever see voter who had not unde-
niabe claims on the Government or office
Did you ever see man removed from Office
who was not "proscribed for his independence
and prosecuted for his politcs!'
Did you ever see player wto had not just
fulfilled brilliant engagement somewhere :;
or debutante who did not make decided
hit
Did you ever sec a speech reported by it's
author which was not filled with parenthetical
bursts Of applause hear, hear and 'tremen-
cheerngs =
Did you ever see any man who would not,
when he could, come the giraffe over the pub
lic.-N. o. Tropic.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-08
AnecdOte OF General Putnam

"And brave old Israel Putnam, too he must
needs be assaled by you envious burghers
Now have nothing to do with the long process
of augmentation which goes to make him
coward but | have fact to relate witch is
sufficient for my belief, that Putnam was brave
soldier and true friend to his country. Do
you remember TO have met with the name of
General pomeroy old Seth Pomeroy, the
hero of Louisburg !"
When the news OF the gathering OF Boston
came to this old man OF five and seventy years,
he was reposing from his laurels (well earned
in the hard contests of Lake George and Nova
Scotia in the bosom OF family OF Connect-
cut. Mounting his horse, with his gun and
powder horn, he Immediately started for the
rendezvous and although he was ninety miles
distant, he arrived, by the aid of another horse
borrowed on the way, when his own failed him,
in less than twenty four hours upon the bank
| of the Charles river, on the morning of the bat
tie of Bunker's Hill.
AS he came in sight of the field, the balls
from the British ships were flying thick and
4
heavy across the way he had to pass Hesita,
ting moment, he bethought him of the borrop-
ed horse, and dismounted, said to bystander
Take this horse 10 -, III go over on foot.
But, General answered the man, you'll b'
killed ir you attempt to walk over the Neck
why don't you ride With an honesty that al
ways characterized him, the old hero replied
The horse is not mine I'll 90 on foot AnC
90 he did arrived safely upon the hill; tool
command of the recruits fought stouty will
his men and was the last man of the las
company who retreu;ed from the ground.
Now old General Pomeroy said. as | car
prove by twenty witnesses. that Israel PUTNAM
fought in the Battle of Bunker's Hill and
Brancroil to the contrary, that it is enough 70
me- ! am sure he was not a coward. And a
the old veteran himself said, when they toll
him that Washington had captulated at tn
Delaware. 81 don't believe it, can't belive il
and what's more WONT believe it - "-Kincker
booker for June.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-08

CREAM AND BurrER.-The Viscount de Ro-
manct, in treating on the phenomena present
ed in the transformation of cream into butter,
states, from microscopic observation, that the
cream consists ofthe globules of the milk. which
rise to the surface flom their lightness, and
which contain the butter in the form OF pulp,
enveloped in a white, thin and elastic pelicle.
The action OF the churn is, he says, nothing
more than the rupture Of the pelicle, and it is
the fragments of this pelicle which whten the
liquid called buttermilk the ucidity which
maniiests itself in this liquid. at the nstan,
when the butter is formed, is due to the inn
mediate contact of the butter with the acid
principles of the milk.-Medical Times.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-08
Curious Scene In Hyde Park.

A London paper relates the following conf
cal incident
A good deal of amusement was afforded for
some hours in Hyde Park on Wednesday after
noon in consequence of the fruitless attempts
of the police TO dslodge a couple Of men from
their elevated situation in one Of the trees,
which they had climbed with the view Of ta-
king bird nests One of the division first spied
the tresspassers, and finding his summons to de-
scend was disregordeA, he made his way up the
tree to bring them down by force One Of the
dcinUuents was sweep; and his experience
in makiug his way up chImneys cave him great
advantage over the constable he continued
for hours to elude all attempts to lay hold Of
him.
The constable, however, did succeed at one
time in catching hold of his leg. The sweep
Immediately pulled off his sooty cap and bella
bored the policeman over the eyes and face till
he was completely blinded and almost choked
with the SCOT. The constable was forced to let
! CO. and descended with his face as black as his
antagonists, amid laughter ofthe mob. re-
enforcement of police was sent for; six consta-
bles surrounded the tree and kept the mob off.
In this state of seige the defendants were kept
from two O'Clock in the afternoon until eleven
at night, when one of them having surrender
effected, after considerable resistance.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-08

THE SroMAcH.-I firmly believe that almost
every malady of the human frame is either by
highways or hy.ways, connected with the sto-
mach. The woes o! every other member are
founded on your belly timber; and must own
never see a fashionable physician mysterious
" consulting the pulse Of his patient, but !
feel a desire to exclaim--Why not tell the poor
gentlemon at once, Sir, you have eaten too
much, you've drunk too much, and you have not
taken exercise enough" The human frame
was created imperfect it is we ourselves who
have ma lie il SO. There exists no donkey in
creation so overladen as our stomachs.
Exchange paper.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-08

No TuB.-A Quakeress, preaching at Nam
tucket, said. Every tub must stand on its own
bottD n" A sailor jumped up and said, "But,
madam, suppose i has no bottom y "lhen
it's no tub," returned she quickly, and went on
with her sermon.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-08
PRICES OF ADvERTusuNG.

Every subsequent insertion, o 2s
Yearly Advertisements! one column, S25 half
column, Sls, three squares, Sl2; two squares. 80
one square, S5. Half-yearly one column, sls /;
half column, Sl2, three squares, ss; two squares,
S5; one square, 50 SO.
Advertisements left without directions as 10 the
length Of time they arr to he published, will hs
continued until ordered out. and charged accord
ingly.
CJSixteen lines make square.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-08
FLOW T. Il =.
nv MRS. sEBA SMITH.

ny MRS. sEBA SMITH.
Earn lcaHrt is tiny scroll
Inscri1ed with hoy truth,
A lesson that around the heart
Should KEEP the dew of youth;
Bright missais from angelic hro"gs
IN ere' y by-may hf,
How were the earth of glory shorn
Were il Of flowers bereft!
They tremhle on the Alpine nights,
The Il -suIed rock they press,
The desert will, with heat aud sand,
Sharrs ,on, their III ssedness;
And whcreso',r the weary heart
Turns in lis dim despair,
The mcek.eyed blossom upward Looks,
Iuviing i, 10 prayer!
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-08

PREVENTIVE OF HyDRoPHoBIA. - The fol-
lowing paragraph, which we cut from an ex.
change paper, corroborates remarkably the
views of physician of Louisiana, which we
published few days ago, as regards his method
of preventing the dreadful disease Of hydropho'
bia:
"Ne,O Remedy for Hydrophobia.-Dr Hell
LER, member of the Royal Academy of Medi-
cine, Paris lately communicated to his society
that in Greece it is practice To observe the
tongues of those persons who have been bitten
by dogs, because at the end OF eight or nine
days there appear on each side of the tongue,
and near the upper part, pustulcs, called tysseS
by the Greeks. These pustues contain the
whole rabd matter, and Immediately they are
cut out and the wounds cauterizcd hydrophabia
will be prevented
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-08

EXTRAORDINARY MANA man by the name
of Benton Il. Batchelder resides in Meredith,
about twenty five years of age, who was born
without legs and with only one arm He
came up to the door of our office last week in a
wagon, got out and came in as spry as any man.
After finishing his busnes he went out, got in
to his wagon, and cracked his whip, and went
off as smart as some men would do with four
legs. MIR. Batchelder goes up or down stairs
a common ladder with facility, His body is
of about the middle stature, and with that and
the one arm which he has, he goes where he
pleases, with as much apparent ease as almost
any man Beiknep, ". H. Gazette
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-08

WHITEwAsH THAT WILL NOT RUB oFF.-Mlx
half a pail of lime and water ready to put on
the wall then take gill OF wheat -four, mix
up well in very little cold water, then pour
boiling water over il TIL it thickens. Pour it
into the white-wash while hot, and stir the
whole together.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-08
THE WORTH OF WOMAN.

BT SCHILLER.
Honorcd he woman she beams on the sight,
Graceful and fair, like being Of light;
Scatters around her, wherever she strays,
Roses Of bliss our thorn covered ways;
Roses Of Paradise. sent from above,
To he gathered and twined in garland of love.
Man. on passions stormy ocean.
Tossed hv surges mountain high,
Courts the hurricanes commo,ion,
Spurns al reasons feeble cry.
Loud the tempest roars around him,
Louder still It roars within,
Flashing lights of hope confound him,
Stuns with lifes ineesssnt din.
Woman invites him with bliss in her smile,
To cease from his tell and he happy awhile;
whispering wooing'v-come to my bower
Go MT in search Of The phantom Of power
Honor and wealth are illus"ry-come
Happiness dwells in the temples of home.
Man with fury stern and savage,
Persccutes his brother man,
Reckless if he bless or ravage,
Action, aclion-stil II his plan.
Now crrating-now destroying
Ceaseess wishes tear his breast
Ever seeking, never yinc
Still 10 be, hu, never hlost
Woman. contentrd in silpn, repose,
Enjoys in its beauty, li,'s non er as il blows,
ADu waters ana tetuS " WIN innocent
Far richer than man with his treasures of art;
And wiser hy far in the circles confined,
Than he with his science and light of the mind.
Cody to himself suiiicing,
Man diS,ioinS the g'ntler arts,
Knowe not III" h.s arising.
From the Interchange of hearts.
Slowly from his bosom stealing,
Flows the genial current on,
Till nv ages frost concealing,
II is hardened into stone.
She, like the harp tha, ins,inctivey rings,
AS the night breathing zephyr soft sighs on tn
strings,
Responds 10 each impulse with steady reply,
Whether sorrow pleasure her sympathy try;
And tear drops and smiles on her cnunienance play
Like sun shine and showers Of morning in May
Through the rage Of mans dominion
Terror is the ruling word
And the standrr Of opinion
Is the temper of the sword.
Strife exults and pity b'ushing,
For the scene departing flies.
Where to battle mady rushing,
Brother upon brother dies.
Woman commands with milder control
She rules hy chan,ment, the realms of the soul,
As she elanr.s around in the light Of the smile,
The " = Of the passions is hushed for awhile
And discuri, con,en, fiom his fury t" cease,
Reposes cn,ranccd on the pillow Of peace.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-08

The groans of my wife now recalled me to her
side, and to the horrible reality of her situation.
There was dark, livid spot on her hand, and
it deepened into backness as led her away.
We were at considerable distance from any
dwelling, and after wandering for short time,
the pain of her wound became insupportable
to my wife, and she swooned away in my arms.
Weak and exhausted as | was, ] yet had
strength enough remaining to carry her to the
nearest rivulet, and bathe her brow in the cool
water. She partially recovered, and sat down
upon the bank, while supported her head upon
my bosom. Hour after hour passed away, and
none came near us-and thcre-aone, in the
great wilderness, watched over her, and pray
ed with her--and she died !"
The old man groaned audbly as he uttered
these words, and, as he clasped his long, bony
hands over his eyes, | could see the tears fall.
ing thickly through his gaunt fingers. After a
momentary struggle with his feelings, he lift
ed his head once MORE and there was fierce
light in his eyes as he spoke:
"But have my revenge. From that fatal
moment | have felt myself fitted and set apart,
by the terrible ordeal of alilicton, to rid the
place of my abode of its foulest curse. And
have well nigh succeeded. The fascinating
demons are already few and powerless. Dc
not imagine" said he earnestly regarding the
somewhat equivocal expression of my counte
nance, .'that consider these creatures as ser.
pcnts only--crecping serpents, they are ser.
pents of the fallen angel-the immediate minis
| ters of the Internal gulf"
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-08

Years have passed since my interview with
the Ratlesnake Hunter the place of his a.
bode has changed-a beautiful village rises near
the spot of our conference, and the grass OF the
church-yard is green over the grave of the old
hunter. But his story is fixed upon my mind,
first impression. 1t comes up before me like
a wildly remembered dream, whose features
are too horrible for reality.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-08

RENEDy FOR lNpiGtsTIoN.-A friend has
handed to us for publication the annexed reme-
DIV for Indigestion, complaint which is so ge-
nerally prevalent in this country. 1t was COM
Inunicated to him by a gentleman in Great
Britain, who says in his letter on the subject:
Having suffered much from Indigestion,
send you the remedy to relieve You. 1t arises
by rejecting too large portion OF the Phos-
pilates of lime aud magnesia contained in the
bran in making our bread being quite sure
that an allwise Creator, in giving us wheat
for our food to support our frames, placed in it
every necessary constituent for the health OF
them, and made this known to us through the
progressive knowledge which he is pleased to
grant us When therefore, you derive bcneht
from it, please TO make it known to our brethren
in America !"
Remedy for Hdigestion.-Bol halfa pint
of white wheat three hours in a quart OF water,
or little more if necessary. Drink halfa pint
of the liquid twice or thrice in week.
TO make wholesome Bredd.-Si ounces OF
bran boiled one hour and half in five pints o
water strain the liquid from the oran, ana di
Lutte il with water sufficient to make the bread
Two ounces Of salt
Two table-spoonsiul ofycast.
In baking large quantity, each article mus
be proportonally increased.-B Bat. Amer.
C0RSs-Mr. Erastus Dudley, Of North Gull
ford having observed in our weekly paper tn
notice in reference to corn doctoriug, called IN
to orr Office this morning to say that the commo
bean Leaf, bruised and applied upon corns ever
night on going to bed, for about week, was
certain remedy for these troublesome excre
SCIENCES. He and others have tried it with er
tifs success.-N H. Palladium.
, 1843-02-18
from the Southern Planter.l
TOBACCO.

The undersigned, i committee ap.
pointed by the Agricultural Society
ofPuwhltan, 10 'rh"in VAS referred
the subject, viz: "The best node OF
managing tobacco. from the Inc 1t Is
cut in the field until it Is carried 10
market having had the subject IN
der consi ieraiion, beg leave t" pre-
sent the following rep'rt as The result
Of their delihe ra,IpHs:
The plant being supposed TO ne ma
tured and cut in the field, the iIr-t OPP
Grafton is tie hanging on the sticks
We advise hiatt it should be done with
great care; that each plant be placed
perpendicularly on the st!ck' WIN
epace sufficient to prevent n pint
from coming in contlct with another.
il being a matter of importance 10 ave
each plant IA suficien, space iof ifee
evaporation. The second operation is
ascafolding.n Your committee advise
,ha, the sticks should be carefully re-
moved 10 a scaffo:d, (Which should al
ways be near a, handy takiag great
care that the plant shallnot DE bruised.
The scafold should be low. 50 that
the tails of the plant NAV nearly reach
the earth, it beins consldere Lightly
important TO have tie radiation OF
heat arising from the earth at thIs
season of the year, to aid in ye!lnwing
the plant. Afrer it has rem"iaci t1u'
crowded on the sraffold some two or
three DAYS, the sticks must be remov-
ed from one another al such a distance
as to give the plant the benefit at Tree
ventilation. How long it should re-
main on the scaffold your commettee
cannot exactly advise, it beng de-
pendan. on a variety OF circumstances
which they feel at a loss TO explain
even to an experienced PLANTER. Inc
result of their experience IS. III II wher
the pith Of the stalk commences t.
contract, and the stems show a singh
degree Of contraction and the marsi'
of the leaves gives evidence oil a sii9a
degree Of dryness to the touch, tina
then it is ready to be removed to I'M
house. This mode is advised lfitIsde
sired to cure the plant a bright color
lift is desired to cure it q dark eoious
the same directions should be obsery
ed, with this exception, that. 'nstea,
Of crowdino the ti..ks upon the seal
fold, they should be carefully place.
a intervals Of about ten inches, tn
object bing, obviously. to prevent tn
leaves on M plant coming IN con
, 1843-02-18
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
LOUISIANA
Cheap Cash Store,

Sailing nearly at 81. Louis Prices.
YyIIE subs criber would respectfully inform
the citizens of Lonisiana. and the pub
lie in general. that he has lately removed from
st. Lou S, and opened n store in Loulsia.,a
Pike county No., next door to q. w. jerks
O. Co., and intends keeping on hand at all
times a general assortment of Dry 6 oods Gro.
ceres, Boots, Shoes Qucensware &c, which
he intends selling neatly at u. Louis prices
for cash. Please TO give me a call and salts.
~ yourselves. z S. BLOCK.
Louisiana, No, Dec. is.. 1912.
n. B. All kinds of mcichantablc produce
will 10 taken IN exchange for goods al the
highest market prices. Il. s. d.
December 3fd. lS4a. 3m5
, 1843-02-18
10 the Public.

1T is well known TO the people Of
u Pike County, that "A seFa- alton be-
tween myself and wife Margaret L.
Bryson, took place ab rut four years
ago, and but q little more than six
months after our marriage. The
cause which induced me TO put her
away is we'll known TO this cunmuni-
tv-she, since the separation has
been living with her brother-m. law,
Mr.. Joel Campbell, of this place Lou.
%isiana.J and he the said Joel Campbell.
after two years had elapsed, brought
suit in the Circuit Court against me.
for q large and unreasonable amount.
for Boarding, Clothing, and money
furnished the said Margaret L. Bry-
son, upon which he obtained a judg-
ment against me, at the last May
term of the Circuit Courtfor 1892 49,.
since which time he has again brought
suit against me for boarding. clothing
SC. have therefore provided her
boarding at the house of MIR. c. p.
Yea,er, near this place, aud will fur
nish her with clothing and les
ries, when needed, a'notice of which
have given 10 her the said Marga-
ret l.. Bryson, and also TO Joel Camp.
bell; as | am bound for her support. |
wish to board her where ! can Obtain
it at a more reasonable price. an !
can also pay it without having addl-
ionai cost incurred by yearly suit
IN the Circuit Court.
The public are therefore notified
; 5 moi to entertain, board, sell. or furn.
). i<h her with any goods, wares, mer'
chandise, or money. on my account
s us | will no, be bound for any OF hel
" contracts. and will not pay. for any
thing furnished her except by person
authorised by me.
10 /. n. BRYSON.
/ Louisiana, Dec. 9Ath, is42, 81.
, 1843-02-18
Administrators sale of Land.

Administrators sale of Land.
TO BE SOLD first Monday May
u term County Court, nine months
credit with bond and approved secu-
ritv one undivided fourth of the fol-
lowing tract Of land viz: the N. w.
fractional or. and s. w. /, and that
part OF n. e. N. E. or. township
e6, No. SIS N. of the base line, X.
No. a west of the 5th principal me-
ridean containing 1928 acres.
A. p. FERGERSON, Admir-.
February nth 1919. l5-3.