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THE WANTS OF THE AGES.

1t is a mans destiny still to be long ing
Tor something, and the qualification of one
set of wishes but prepares the unsatisfisd
soul for tue conception Of another. The
child OF year old wants little but food
and sleep; and no sooner is he supplied
with sufficient allowance Of either OF
those very excellent things, than he be
gins whimpering, and yelling it may be,
for the other. At thee, the young ur-
chin becomes enamoured Of sugar.plums,
apple Pie aod confectionery. At six, his
imagination runs to kites, marbles and
tops, and an abundance Of play time. At
ten, the boy wants TO leave school, and
t"ve nothing TO do but birdnesting and
blackberry hunting. At fifteen, he wants
beard and mous,aches, a watch. and a
pair Of Wellington boots. At twenty, he
wishes to cut figure and ride horses /;
sometimes his thirst for display breaks out
IN dandyism, and in poetry; he wants to
be in love aud takes ii for granted that all
the young ladies arc dying for him. The
young man Of twenty-five wapts a wife ;
and at thirty he longs TO be siagle again.
FROM thirty 10 forty he wants to be rich,
and thinks more Of making money than
spending il. About this tine, also, he
dabbles in politics and wants Office. At
fifty, he wants excellent dinners and wine,
and considers nap in the afternoon in.
dispensible. The respectable old gentle.
man ofsixty wants to. retire from business
with a snug independence Of thsee or four
hundred thousand, to marry his dauga-
tiers and set up his soes, aud live in the
country; and then for the rest of his life
he wants TO be young again.
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IN ADVANCE.
N U NJ B Err 10.
PETER GRIP AND THE UNDER
.. .r.- TAKER

Peter Grip amassed large fsrtsns by
loaning money at five per cent a month. A
short time since he was afflicted with a Sc
we're attack Of pneumonia. His doctor
had given up all hopes o: his recovery,
and communicated the fact TO him. He
Immediately despatched a messenger for
the grave digger; that worthy func,ionary
attended, and the following dialogue en-
sued between him and Mr.. Grips
Are you grave digger I"
"Ycs, sir"
"What do You charge for burying a
mani'
"Ten dollars, sir"
"Ten dollars! VIII you give me . bill
Of your charges3"
at is easily made out: I charge five
dollars for digging the grave and covering
it up, and five dollars for the hearse."
"Five dollars for hauling man from
here to the grave yard? Why, never
heasd Of such charge can get a hogs
head Of malxses hauled up fso:n the WHARF
for twenty Ave cents, aad that will weigh,
ten times as much as a man !. Can't you.
take lcss?'
"No,the city council allows me to charge
that much. and think i, little enough"
"Ihe people Of the town are little too
smart, anyhow. In Duplin county, in
North Carolina, where / came from, they
never thought Of charging man to bury
him. l suppose l can: employ a aray to,
haul me out Z"
"I guess not, for If you did, the drav-
man would be subjec, TO fine Of ten Of
dollars"
"Well, old fellow, can't you tall n littlei
times are hard"
mo, not one copper, for guess when
the old fellow sends Cor you, you'll have
topay il, as I've no competitor"
~ cant afford it. and ant going.
neither; 80 you can travel, old Skinflint."
After the grave digger left, Mr.. Grip
solilo9uised thus.
Il don't care what the doctor says, IL
FIN to he shaved in that way, III not die
at ALL"
And true enough, heis again to be seer
sittiag al the door, looking for some poor
unfortunate man with constable after
him
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Jflisrtllunq.
From the Journal Of Commerce.
RUINS OF PONPRII.

Alter spending the greater portion Of
two days in the Royal Museum "a, Naples
exan,isipg the innumerable objects depos.
hed there from the ruiaed ciisa AescMa.
se,ym ap,l Po,rpsii, berame Of course
NsJy anxious to see the cities themselves.
a few Of Us determined to give an entire
day TO the visit. Though the cars Of q
new railroad would have dropped US 1t
the very gate Of Pompeii, we preferred TO
60 by the old route; and taking an ex-
csllent carriage drawn by two spirited
horses we left Naples at an early hour,
and found ourselves well repaid for our
choice. The day was perfect, the road
magni6ccnt, the air pure and balny. and
the whole scenery around us--ths Medi.
teraueau, the cultivated gardens, the un-
ique and curious towns and Mount yesu.
vius ever in view--cons,ituting rich and
beautiful picture which can never be ef.
taced from my rpGpo1y. The diaiance
f4m Naples to Pompeii is twelve miles.
Jhe route is not Ear from the sea, passing
through the towns Of Resins, Por,ici, Tor
10 del Greco, end Tore slrAnnunziata.
II is indeed almost one continuous city,
the first town being connected with Ma.
pies, apa all, excepting the last, running
Into each other, and being in fact il not
In name P~r of Naples itself They
contain, tSo, q population not FAR from
One bunired thousand, spd rowhere per.
baps can one obtain . more correct aud
vivid idea Of life IN Naples than in this
<,xa.s si,asos,<,Afasa All nt..o. - :.
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'Gastuliull @uut,
THE BACHELORS LAMENT.

THE BACHELORS LAMENT.
They tell mo to hasten and marry
But ah! tbs the cost that fear;
And prudence still warns me to tarry,
Ere seeking amusement 80 dear.
Oh there's rapture In wooipg,
And sweet I ,e confession when Won;
But the housekeeping horrors pursuing,
Arc sure TO make sentiment run. -..
Thus muscd t'other night, ms fair Chloo
Swan round in the dance nj my size
must furnish that wardrobe SO snowy,
trashy ] make her my bride,
Tbn, slim fairy foot and its fellow,
That thread the light measure 40 gay,
Must with satin he shod and prunella,
And husband the piper mus, pay.
At glance Of that ankle so slender,
My heart the dear bargain would close;
When my head bids ne, ere surrender,
Remember the price Of the hose.
Sweetest mouth that c'cr smiled upon NOR.
Hides organs Of hunger within; [tal,
And duintirs must PASS the rcd portal,
Or soon cherry lips will grow thin.
Thy form richest fabric must cumbcr
With many . garment Of show;
And with douLtiess Of others number
That bachelors never may know.
Those tresscs, ensnaring, allure US,
With fiilets Of gold we must bind;
Thy ears must be fed with bravauras,
And hung with the jewels Of Ind.
Strange! that man should cmbellish cyea-
Already more fair than the aasa, [ture,
THAT the being mos, gifted BY nature
Is the ono We mpst lave TO adorn.
Why wus Edcns pleasant to Adam
Su rid Of connubinl ills
because his ingenious madam
% - Nc'cr bored him with millintrs bills.
No bonnc.s had she for her trcsscs-
. No silk did her person enruI;
90 cteap were her costliest dresses,
That fig.lraf had purchased the whole.
All! that was The season to marry,
Ere fashion made woman her thrail,
Her trumpery garmentsSo carry
Yes! clothes are the curse Of the Fall
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Two Irish friends h,d. from fre9usnt
practice, arrived at a high degree Of skill
in stealing. One being charged on GER
tain occasion with stealing a goose, was
on the point Of being convicted by Ju-
ry; when the other appeared and swore
that the BIRD was the prisoners and had
been ever since it was a gosling. lie was
acquitted. Afterwards, this ingenious wit
ness was himself arraigned for stealing
gun. "Don't he onaisy," whispered the
former culPri., I" / will re!ase ye." When
sworn, be boldly affirmed that the gun ID.
belonged to the prisoner, "and bad been.
his ever since il was pistolN
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Bob, that is n fine horse you have.
there; what is he worth!' '..
Three hundred and fifty dollars"
No. not 80 much as that ~. .....
Yes, every cent Of it, and another fif.
ty on top of it."
"Are you surel' -. .a..--.
"Yes, I'll swear to it,"
IAN right ry .s.as
"Whst are ysau so ipquisitive for -
"Merely for assessing psrposes; am.
the assessor OF this ward, and only want
to know what you rated yonr nag st."
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Mother Hopkins told me that she heard
Green's wife say, that John Harris wife
told her, tbsi Granny Hopkins heard the
widow Bashaw say, that old Miss Lamb
reckoned. that she heard Iol,n Fink's WIFE.
say that her molhes told Der, old Miss
jerks heard Granny Cook say that IL was
matter OF fact. t8,.fs
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"Facts are stubborn things" said
lawyer to female under. examina alton.
Fhe lady replied, "Yes stree; and so are
women, aud II you get any thing ou, of
me, jast let me know it," "You'U he
committed for contempt" "Very well.
III suiier justly, for feel the utmost con-
tempt for every lawyer present.
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL %, 1885,

Enlistment was Of prodigious expense,
and we were astonished, amid such pro.
fusion, at the vast regularity that pre-
vailed"
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Why is pig in a pa,!or like house
on fret Because the sooner it's put out
The better. FVt -sg :.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-03-22
FROM TAMPICO.

By the schooner Red Fox, Capt. Scisa,
from Fampico, we have received copy of
El IamauiipecO Of the 23d ult.
There appears to have been some trouble
between the French Consul and Gov. CARA,
in consequence Of at order which had been
issued by the latter that none Of the goods
which arrived from the interior by the con.
dncta should be delivered to merchants or
Others indebted at the Custom house. The
Consul considered this as an act of Injustice
towards some of his countrymen, and called
upon the Governor, when some sharn words
passed between them.
The editor says that the Consul forgot
himself so far as to use threats. but was soon
called to order by the Governor, who advises
him 10 remember that he is only CONNER.
cial agent. and that questions of information.
al policy are usually settled by Ministers at
the seat of government, who usually Discharge
their mission with courtesy and moderation
an example he advises the Consul 10 initiate
iu future.
There is nothing new politically. The ed
tor states that, with the exception IF Puehla
tho factionists have not foothold in the
country. Uraia having concealed himself since
his defeat at Sierra Gorda, and being without
resources or prestige; the outbreaks in Mo
rclia and other points having been promptl,
put down. and the entire Rel ublic TRANQUIL
lied aud prepared. This is the picture whicl
Haro Tamariz the rebel chief. has presen
ted TO him. aud his downfall is considere,
certain. We find nothing more in the pa
pers.-N. o. Picay,me.
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hereby given. in the matter OF the Tract
\ and parcel of Land advertised by the Sheriff
OF Northumberland County among other Lands,
to be sold by ths said Sheriff on Monday the 1th
day ofApril, 1856, at the Court House in Sun
bury. and described in the said advertisement as
"a certain Tract of Land, situate in Delaware
township, Northumberland county, containing
Two Hundred and Forty Acres, more or less.
adjoining land Of Peter Mcbride, David Vert
"man, Peter Shady. and others, apart OF which
us cleared, and whereon is erected Log barn.
"Seized taken in execution, and TO be sold as the
property Of Thomas J. Adds.
Signed. ii. Weise, Sheriff.
"Sherif's Office, Sunbury, March 10, 1886
That own the said tract Of land above desert,
ted, that claim title to the same by deed dated
;he l7th day Of July, A. ID. 1883, from Matthias
Materly Adds, and duly executed and recorded
in the Recorders office of n orthumberland coun-
tv, on the 7th day of August 1882 in deed book
l.. H. pages 4s7 & 4s9, which said deed descrihe'
the title under which claim the same from the
Commonwealth to my grantor, and to which ana
the deeds and conveyances therein described,
reier for full description of my right and u'is'
Of which all persons intending 10 bid at SAID sais
will please taks notice.
STEPHEN FALLS ELLIS
Delaware tp., March 20, lSS6.-St'
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B. MAssER, Editor and Proprietor
EDITORS TABLE.


CouRrsuIr ASD MARRIAGE; or, the Joys and
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TuE MOyTnLY RAINBow comes 10 us thi,
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| 1t contains, besides DR.. Chapman Precaculaton,
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to pay their superintendents. Who ever
heard Of such wild statements Lancaster,
Berks, Chester, &c. paying no more tax than
Northumberland ! !
"But drowning men catch at s,raws"
Now before j. J. r. makes any more such
assertions, he'd better study the Geography
History and statistics of Pennsylvania l
therefore propose to him that we both go to
school while Let him study Geography
and me Orthography. then may be saved
the trouble of securing the services OF others
to write for me, las he inslnuates,) and he may
not be reduced TO the humiliating and morti-
flying necessity Of carrying with him his BOOK
OF questions and answers on Geography, by
which he tests the qualifications of teachers
on said branch
J. J. II. says he has all his life been oppo-
sed to high taxes. Now suppose all the Off
GERS in the commonwealth were Of the same
patriotic stripe. What would be the result
In place of attending to their legitimate busl-
ness. we would find them, petition in hand,
ready to have their salaries increased double,
notwithstanding they know that their salary
was q fixed matter when elected ] ask the
taxpayers of the county whether their taxes
would not be increased to double the amount
they now pay.
Our state has no general school fund, none
by donation, or lands set apart for that pur-
pose. But all must come by taxation, IRON
the tax payer, together with the revenues ol
our public works, &c. Our Legislature an
nualy sets apart certain sum OF this ioi
school purposes. Now suppose all our su.
perintendents were to ask such an increase o
their salaries? In few years this SUN would
be entirely consumed by them, and our youths
uneducated.
1t is time for the people to see to this
themselves, notwithstanding the irowns they
may receive from these patriots. j. j. h
asks me to take back the charges | have
made against him. Please let the gentleman
take back the charges he makes against the
whig party, and be contented with his salary
until the expiration of his term. or resign
perform his duty trustworthy; cease hi'
grumbling cease to cast reflections on othel
parties, and leave our common schools out
politics, then will again be with him. hear
and hand for the advancement Of our public
schools. In conclusion, Mr.. Editor, ! woult
rather see the superintendency die natura
death, than see it governed by grumbling
Clerical Aristocrat
s. \. B.
Elysburg, March II, 1856.
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SHERIFF SALES.

By virtue Of sundry wr,s Of I'rndiaio E1.
roma, to me directed will he exposed to nuh-
lie sale. at the Court House, in Suuhury. On
MONDAY the 7th day Of April, 1856. at |
o'clock, +. NJ, the following described pro.
periy. to wit -
All the right. title and interest Of Jacob
Whitzel defendcut of and in ali that certain
tract or piece Of land. situate in Rush town.
ship. Northumberland county. adjoining lands
OF Luther Bassett Benz. Gearhart land Of
the heirs Of John Pitner, and lands late Of
Joseph Campbell, deceased and land Of
Allen Sechler, containing Forty-fvc Acres
more or less. about Twenty-Five Acres Of
which is cleared. whereon are erected Dwell
lug House. Stable, &c. Seized taken in ex-
ecution and to bo sold as the property Of
Jacob Whitzel
. ALSO--A certain unfinished Three Story
Brick Dwelling Barn and Two lots Of ground.
situate in Turbutyille. Lewis township North
cumberland county, containing about Two and
n Quarter Acres of ground, laying alongside
Of Worrel street, bounded on the East. by
VIM. II. Romig. lot South br land Of SAINT
Shannon; West 10y lot of WIN. Herring,
aud North. by said Worrel street Also u
lot of ground bounded by Virgin Alley on
the North by Washington street, on the
East by Worrel street and DichenbaChcr
lot Oh the South, and 10y Paradise street, on
the West containing about Two Acres and
three Quarters Of ground. Also. lot No. :,
on Main street and running back to Virgin
Alley bounded on the East by VIM. Fol-
mcr's lot, and on the West, by lleller's lot
containing about quarter Of an Acre more
or less. Siezed, taken in execution. and 10
be sold as the property Of lloretio q. Wor,
rell
ALSO-A certain trac; Of land, situate in
Coal and Zerby townships, Northumberland
county. adjoining lands surveyed in the names
Of John Bond, William Wilson. Peter Man
rer, Michael krall and Frederick Kramer
containing 367 acres and ~ perches more or
less, and about quarter OF M acre of which
are cleared. wheron is erected q small Frame
House. Siezed, taken in execution, and TO
be sold as the property Of DR.. Lee W. But
tington.
ALSO--A certain tract Of land, situate IN
Delaware township, Northumberland county.
containing Two Hundred and Forty Acres.
moro or less adioioining land Of Peter NJ :.
Bride Daniel Wertman. Peter Shady and
others, part Of which is cleared, and where
on is erected a Log Barn. Seized, taken IN
execution, and to be sold as the property OF
| Thomas j. Adds.
II. WEISE, Sheriff,
SnERIrF's 0rFICE.
Sunbury, March IS, 1856
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"a TuE WEATHER, this year. has afforded
more than its usual material for paragraphs.
4 fter the glorious warmth and sunshine Of
the early part of the week, six inches Of snow
on Wednesday was very unwelcome visitor.
Seventy or eighty days Of deep snow takes
the romance out Of the gently falling flakes
and the accompanying sleigh rides. We be-
gin TO beliSye there is more charm in a ramble
over the hills among the birds, blossoms
trees and flowers ofa bright May morning
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those marking the confines OF civilization it.
self. No isolated country OF nation was sui-
fciently extensive for the operation OF his
enterprising and gigantic intellect. Wher-
ever disease has q residence, there he pene-
trated with his medicines, and left an enviable
and enduring reputation. After enlghten-
ing Europe, his fame spread over Asia and
the civilized portions of Africa, and finally
appeared in America. He has translated
the cures he has performed and the virtues
OF his medicines into as many languages as
the missionaries have the Bible. Govern
ments. otherwise the most despotc, have
been forced by the great value of his medi-
cines, AMI their popularity with the people,
to remove antiquated aud time-honored re-
strctions upon the introduction of foreign
medicines and open their custom houses to a
free introduction to the pills and ointment of
this distinguished man Empires and king
doms removed the barries Of ages against the
introduction aud sale of proprietary or pa
tent medicines, and freely permitted lloilo.
ways medicines to become the physician Of
the masses.--N. y. Dispatch.
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a ENIARKABLE MAN.

a UNIVERSAL REMEDY FOR DIsEAsE.-This
city is now the home of one of the most re.
markabe men of the age--a man who has
traversed the civilized globe. and established
in almost every country which he has visited,
the sale Of his medicines for the relief Of
human suffering, and which are certain cure
for diseases ia all its forms. Ne allude to
Professor TuoMAs HOLLOWAY, Of London.
II is now several years since This benfactor of
the human race first proclaimed to the world,
through the British press, that be had, after
deep research, prepared remedy that was
sure 40 eradicate disease. Years of patient
investigation into The laws of human physi
ology which control our bodies in health and
when diseased led to the invention and pre-
paration Of the world-renowned HoLIowAys
PILLS and OINTMENT. Nearly if not quite
one half Of the human race have taken his
medicines His name is as universally known
over tho globe as that of Alexander, Napo-
leon, or Washington, when in the height ol
their ambitious career. III they conquered
nations in the field OF battle, Professor Hol-
loway has, with no weapon but that OF sci
ence, conquered disease in all its forms. His
neritorious career is bounded by no imagina.
ry liues Of latitude and lophtude short Of
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-03-22
EDITORIAL coRREsro,pEscE.

NEW ORk, March II, 1896.
The protracted cold weather has affected
New York like all other commercial cities, in
its business. Broadway, in which is concen.
trated more than half of all the life, hustle
aud fashion, of this great city, is now perfect
ly clear Of its wintry garb, and for the last
few days, when the sun was out, exhibited
some signs OF returning spring. With the
exception of Broadway, there is no street
that will compare to Chestnut street in Phil.
adelpha in extent AID appearance, and even
in Broadway there are but few, if any stores,
that will rival the splendid new stores of the
Quaker city. Formerly the principal whole
sale houses were located in the small crooked
streets, in the lower part of the city, but
within the last fifteen years, some of the large
streets farther up town, have been converted
INTO business marts for Wholesale iobbing
houses, while Pearl street, few years since
the great centre Of trade, is now almost de.
serted.
What adds greatly TO the vast trade and
wealth OF New York, is the easy and cheap
transportation between il and the numerous
and thriving towns that surround ii, and are
approached by ttramboa, navigation aud rail
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81 Rev. j. j. REINESsNYpER lectured be-
fore the Literary Society on Tuesday evening
The lecture, a very interesting and instructive
one on Mental Culture" was listened to
with much pleasure by large audience The
question in indictments for libel should the
truth, in all cases, be admitted in evidence"
was discussed by Messrs. Peale, Wolverton,
Clement and pOnnel.
S. Il. Peae, ESQ., will lecture on next
Tuesday evening.