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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-11-08

A REMARKABIE INvENTIoN.-M. Barrere. O
French inventor, has exhibited machine
which engraves lines so minute as to be unds-
tinguishable, and almost mperceptible to the
naked eye. 1t is designed for the production
| of private marks in bank notes. and is capa-
BILE of producing two hundred thousand diff
ferent combinations of minute Kaleidoscope
| line-fgures, only TO be seen by the aid of a
powerful microscope yet perfectly regular
and distinct, and nsusceptible of being imi-
tated. AT every turn of the tiny wheels
which work it, the machine produces four Ell.
tirely new designs, exceedingly complicated
and quite different from each other.
Mr.. MAncy's C1RouIAR.-The London
Post, speaking of Mr.. Marcy's maritime cir
cular, says We do not want war with
America. but we must look upon it as an
eventuaity not impossible, and we must con.
slider how it is to be carried on ; not by land
for there she is unassailable hardly against
her war navy, for with such disproportionate
numbers it could do but little mischief. 1t
is in her commerce that she is chiefly
vulnerable.
A lady, dsbelever in the science. asked
learned phrenologist, with view of puz-
zling him, "What kind of people are those
who have destructiveness and benevolence
equally and largely developed ?r "These, ma
dam, are those who kill with kindness.
Tue ART or PERFoRMING-Pr Promise little
that you may perform much but if you want
to perform little, you can promise as much as
you like
The Prairie House at Terra Haute, and
one Of the finest hotels in Indianna, was de-
stroyed by fire on the l4th inst.
Last winter. it is said COW Goated down
the Mississippi on piece Of ice. and became
so cold that she has MIXED nothing but ice
cream ever since.
A Yankee at Panama sought shelter at
the American onsul's from the arthquake
he thought even the earthquake would respect
our flag.
What glorious thing it is for young
man to have the smiles Of approval and good
wishes of everybody. lti is certain sign, il
he preserve an honesty of purpose, and an
unsullied reputation for veracity, that he will
be successful in any business he may engage
in ; and it is also one of the surest paths to
speedy wealth. Mind that, now, young men,
Jimicks says that when he was in love he
felt as i. he were being hung-and had q cat
in his hat and peck of humble bees under
his waistcoat Jimicks knows the symtomps
Juliana says that she felt-oh my-as if she
were in bower Of moonbeams sinking in a
bath of effulgent honey beneath blaze Of
balmy sta,s " the tune OF slow music.
LIES IRRITABIIITIEs. What's the use o.
it ? Don't worry yourself to death Ell accoun,
of what other people may say to you as long
as you know it is not true. Take care of the
truth; that's your business. All falsehood'
~ ~ the bosom of their father, the devil ant
their trainers soon follow. So much as tc
falsehood of you. AS to the falsehood to yol
and as to every tale the most remotely preju
dcal to another, treat it and the narrator
with the utmost possible Indifference. unit
you hear the story of the other party; thi:
only is just and wise and kind
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DISSOLVE THE UNION.

Dissolve the Union Who would part
The chain that binds us heart to heart?
Each link was forged by santed sires
Amid the Revolutions fires;
a md cooled--oh where so rich d flood
In Warren's and in Sumter's blood.
Dissolve the Union! BE like France
When Terror reared her bloody lance,
And Man became destruction child,
And woman, in her passions wild.
Danced in the life-blood of her Queen,
Besides the dreadful guillotiue
Dissolve the Union Roll away
+ The spanged Flag of Glory's day;
Blot out the history Of the brave,
And desecrate each Patriots grave;
And then. above the wreck of years,
Quaff an eternity Of tears.
Dissolve the Union Gan it be
That they who spenk such words are free ?
Great God Did any die to save
Such sordd wretches from the grave
When breast to breast, and brand to brand
Our patriot fathers freed the land?
Dissolve the Union Ho Foibear!
The sword Of Damocles is there
Cut but the hair, and earth shall know
A darker, deadlier tale of woe,
Than llistry's crimson page has told,
Since n, ro's car in blood e'er rolled.
Dissolve the Union Speak, ye hills,
Ye everlasting mountains, cry,
Shrek ont, ye streams and mingling rils,
And ocean roar in agony;
Dead heroes leap from Glory's sod
And shield the manor of your God
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THREsnING BY STEAM PowER,-E. S. judd
Of Steyens' Point, Wisconsin, informs US
that last spring he and his brother, ii. A.
Judd, purchased four-horSe power steam
engine, of Hoard Il Son, of Watertown,
n. Y, which they have applied with much
success to threshing grain. They first tried
it with a common thresher, and separator,
usually driven by four horses, but finding it
more powerful than they expected, they APP
piled it to an eight-hOrse thresher which it
worked with ease to the astonishment of those
who first witnessed it, and who were so well
pleased with its performance that they threw
up their hats and gave three cheers !or steam.
He informs US that competent judges assert
that their fonr-horse steam engine drives the
thresher and separator with greater ease than
eight horses. The farmers all like it, us it is
twelve per cent. cheaper than horse power for
threshing. 1t is mounted on wheels the
farmers furnish them with fuel and water,
and they go from place to place threshing by
steam. This portable steam thresheris great
acquisition to agriculture, and he thinks that
the farmers of Illinois should devote their at
tention to steam threshing as well as steam
blowing. With a four horse thresher, they
have threshed 100 bushels of wheat per hour.
Scientific american.
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4ttipes.
We find the following new receipts in the

We find the following new receipts in the
Rua New. Yorker:
Coon PLUM CAKE.-l egg, teacup of su-
gar, OF betterinik, teacup of buutter, l
teaspoontull Of Gaeratus flavor with nutmeg
3 teacup of -four, beat it wel then add your
raisins, rolled in -four bake in quick oven.
Coon JOHNNY CAKE.-1 quart of milk, with
2 tablespoons of molasses, warmed to boiling
heat, then thickened with India meal till stiff
add one pint of buttermilk, with teaspoon.
tull OF sat, do. of saluratas, bake it in
moderate oven.
BAKED APPLE DuMpLrNas.-Mix your crust
the same as for short buiscet; roll out thin,
and put quarts in buscet place them in
a pan and bake in a moderate oven; sauce
sugar and butter you can use berries or any
dried fruit as well as apples. These are far
better than boiled apple dump!ngs.
BUTTERNUT CrsTARD.--Take pint OF cream
and quart of milk, stir it we'll together, three
eggs and the meats of dozeu butternuts
pounded in mortar, and half taacup of su-
gar stir the sugar and eggs together, then
mix IN the butternuts with the milk, stir till
wal mixed, add nutmeg and bake, and you
will have very rich custard.
TO Cook RIFE ToMAroEs.-Remove The
skins, and season them to the taste. Roll
them IN flour, and place them in a deep dish,
and add little waite: and butter, place in a
quick oven. and bake until tender. Serve hot
and you will have a delicious DISH
1T PREvENT JAMS FROM GRAIN1NG.-A cor
respondent informs us that to prevent jams.
preserves, ETC., from granting, a teaspoonfull
oil cream-tartar must be added to every gal
lon of the jam or preserve.
CLEANING SToyEs.-Stove lustre when mix.
ed with turpentine and applied in the usual
manner, is blacked, more glossy and durable
than II put on with any other LIQUID. The
turpentlne prevents rust--and when put on
any old rusty stove will make it look as well
as new. Tie odor of the turpentine passes
off quickly. ''0''
GRAPE REMEDY.-A Paris letter savs that
a remedy has at last been found for the oidi.
um' the disease which has done such exten-
sve damage to the grapes of Europe, the last
few years. This remedy is sulphur lightly
distributed over the diseased plants. its sue.
cess has been more marked this year than
last, perhaps because the disease is less ma.
lignant in its character.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-11-08

MEssRs. EDIToRs: doubt if you can fll
part of column of your paper more usefully
than with the enclosed. Very truly.
ii. J..
THE BoARDING-ScHooI. NuIsANCE.-W lille
our sanitary police is engaged in inspecting
emigrant boarding houses, the tenant houses
of the poor, and in ferreting out the causes
of disease in alleys and unventilated courts
OF cities. equally fruitful sources of i'll health
exist among our higher classes, producing
evils as serious and as lasting.
A few weeks ago we were called to see
young girl suffering from general debility,
neuralglc pains, vertigo, and headache. She
had just returned from boarding school in
neighboring city, where she had spent only
month before her health previously good,
failed. On inquiry we found the routine of
the school to be as follows, and to be certain
of the correctness of Lor account wo have
made inquiries Of others familiar with its
management:
The pupils rise at five in the morning.
They study from five to seven o'clock. From
seven to eight o'clock they have breakfas
From eight in the morning to two p. NJ. is
spent in the school-room, period of six
hours. AT two they have dinner and from
three to five are allowed to walk or take
other exercise. From five to six they study /;
at six have tea, and then study from seven to
nine, when they are sent to bed.
| Their diet is light and unsubstanta, and
their appetites under such regimen are as
feeble as the diet.
Now, here the day of young, growing.
spirited school girl is divided into periods of
seven hours for sleep three for meals, two
for exercise, and twelve for study Every
person under full adult age needs eight or
nine hours sleep and, in order that sleep
should be healthful and refreshing, they re-
qulre at least six hours of recreation and
active exercise. The time for meals is suf1i-
ciently ample in the instance here mentioned,
but to allow only two hours for exercise, and
that i'll the afternoon, when heat and fatigue
dispose them to rest, is positively murderous
And twelve hours study per day is at least
hve hours too much for any young person.
A child in full, vigorous health will acquire
more knowledge in six hours daily than in
twelve, for full health and mental vigor are
Incompatible with the discipline We have
described.
This system Of education takes young
robust romping girls and transforms them to
slow, languid, pale, worthless women. To
acquire skill on the piano. little bad
French, and a namby- pamby knowledge of O
few OF the "English branches" they sacrifice
health, energy, all capacity for the duties o
womanhood, and not unFrequenty health
itSelf.-Butato Medical JoWnat.
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The New York Herald gives us the fo'-
lowing description of the last Wall street
rocket
"The career of Huntington has been like
display of reworks-brilliant, but evan
escent. For little while he spent money
like water. He had six or eight horses-two
pairs for carriages for himself and wife, and
several fast trotters. His sideboard was
brilliant with massive plate. He was great
man al Saratoga, Niagara, and Rockaway,
where his wife had more trunks and more
diamonds than any one else; and in town he
kept up two matrimonial establishments, one
regular and the other irregular-one Chris
tian homo the other Mohammedan
seraglio--o % according 20 the laws of New
Y ork, and the otuer ,Jrding to the customs
of the Mormons-w within few doors Of each
other. He was prince for an hour; People
ate at his dinners, drove his horses, drank his
wine, borrowed his money, and wondered how
he got it all. But the crash came at last,
and what are all his former splepdors CON-
pared with his present position lie bought
his luxurics at tremendous high price"
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srlett poetrgg.
From the Joursal Of Commerce.
THE BROOK AND SPARROW.
A FABLE.

ooh whittier so fast, my lady Brook,
| Oh whittier so fast to-day?
larry awhile from your onward dance,
And peep out here, with your merry glance,
| 10 chat with friend, pray"
And the brook made answer-"l cannot stay
Sweet Sparrow, to prate with you,
For the morning hours are fitting away,
And l have my task to do"
"And what may your work be, Lady Brook,
That you cannot stop to-day?
Babblng over the stones you 60.
Aud noisy tongue you have l trow,
But what are your tasks. pray?
Nothing, | ween, but an idle song
To sing as you wander by;
Nothing, ween. but to catch The CLEAN
or the sun in the deep blue sky
Nothing, but dimple, and hirt with the bee,
Or the yellow butterfly"
Friend Sparrow replied the little Brook,
"Mne are but humble tasks
Yet a willing step, and cheerful look,
My great Employer asks,
And gladly ] fulfil them all,
Simple although they be,
And sing, for Me erery joy Of my heat,
To the butterfly and the bee"
And what are those wonderous tasks, |
pray p
Quoth the Sparrow in disdain
Aud she laughed ourght while the little
Brook
Made answer yet again
81 bathe the roots Of the willow trees,
Beneath whose boughs | pass,
A nd the hazel bush, and the alder low,
And fresheu the meadows through which
flow,
And strengthen the tender grass;
The sweet wild flowers would droop and die,
II not for my nursing care,
And on my verge is the grcenest moss
That groweth anywhere.
The birds alight at the mornings prime
TO plash in my cooling breast,
And the weary oxen come down to drink,
At the noon-day honr at rest,
And the lowing kline from the meadows come
And give them draft so clear,
You may believe they are 10th to leave
A fount OF such dainty cheer,
Simple indeed, friend Sparrow, know,
Are the tasks that / fulfil,
Yet methinks the humJleSt WOrk should DO
Performed with an earnest wiH;
1t giveth feeling of such content,
TO do in all things our best. .
But now ! must bid you kind good day."
Then the Rvulct fastened on its way,
And the Sparrow, with nothing else TO say,
Flew back again to her nest
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-11-08

a SHAMEFUL AFFAIR-A Boy ALMOST
Eaten Up BY DoG.-Y Yesterday afternoon,
while boy named James OConnell, aged
about II years, son of Mr.. Barney O'Con-
NELL who lives on Third street, South Troy,
was passing along the sidewalk near his
fathers residence, man. name unknown, set
upon him large and savage bull dog. The
boy, on turning and seeing the dog coming
full speed on him, naturally became very
much frightened, and endeavored to escape
by running-the man meanwhile encouraging
the nobler brute onward. OF course the dog
speedily overlook the boy. lie caught the
lad in the middle of the back, his teeth
sinking to the bone, when, by clasping his
jaws and jerking with them, he tore out a
strip clean to the bone, as large as a mans
hand.
His rage increased with the taste of blood,
it was now impossible to shake off the dog.
lie again caught the boy by the thigh, and
bit out a piece as large as he could grasp
with his teeth, laying the bone bare here.
Another bite was inflicted upon the leg. but
it was not so serious as the other. Over two
pounds Of flesh must have been extracted by
the dog. The boy was literally being eaten
up by the monster. The brute who set the
dog upon the boy deserves, as we hope he
will receive, severe punishment. Dr. Burton,
who was called to attend the case did every
thing for the boy that lay in his power, but
it is hardly possible that he can recover.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-11-08

MoNADs.-It is said that Monads, the
smallest of all creatures, swim by myriads in
a drop of water for it has been computed
that within this small space five hundred mil
lions could be comprised. The monad is new
er found to attain length greater than the
bic inch of a certain kind Of mould, consisting
entirely of animalcule, more than forty one
millions Of distinct beings were estimated, by
Ehrenberg, to exist
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A CoRREsPoSDEST Of the "La6ys Daily
Companion" wants TO know" whether the
steep and thorny path. can be Travelled in
houpsy" Not by a-barreltul.
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LO UsT MOUNTAIN C0LLIERY
SUPERIOR w HI Il Il A 5 Ii

ACITE GOAL,
Fran the Mammoth Vein. for Furnaces, Found
res, Steamboats, and Family use,
G8EL:.I, 1L-GT3gIG y co..
MIR. CARMEL, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, IA
SIZES OF COAL.
LUMP, for Blast Furnaces and Cupolas'
STEAMBOAT, for Steamboats,, Hot Air
Furnaces and Steam.
nEGNEN'} nEG For Crates Stoves and s'eo'
STOVE, For Stoves, Steam and burning
NUT, : Lime.
PEA, for Iimeburners and making Steam
Orders received at Mt. Carmel or Northun'
berand Wharf, will receive prompt attention.
Nj. B. BELL,
ID. J. LEWIS,
WILLIAM MUIR.
Nav 3, lS56.--H
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DILWORTH BRANSON & co.
Hardware Merchants,

Having removed from No. SO to No. 73
Market Street, Philadelphia,
to nj orders Hifs M for HARDWARE of every variety
on best terms, from full assortment, including
Railroad Shovels, Picks, dc
Country merchants and others will find it to
their interest to call and examine our stock be-
fore purchasing elsewhere.
Apri II, lS56.-lY
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TIE FIRE IN York, PA.--The hre which
occurred at York, Pa, on Thursday, destroy
ed an entire square. 1t broke out in the
stable Of q Hartman, and consumed in all
eighteen frame buildings-six dwellings and
twelve stables and barns. Daniel Spangler,
G. A. Morris, William Stine, Jacob Lauuas-
ter, Jacob Brown, Sudge Fisher, aud Mr..
Hartman were the sufferers,
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NEW GOODS
AT
p. W. GRAN'S STORE,

A large assortment just received from Phila-
delphia, and sold cheaper than ever for cash or
country produce. Among his stock will be
found
Fancy Dress Goods,
of all kinds and the latest and most fashionable
stiles, Black and Fancy Dress Silks, Challies,
Braize De Lairs, Ginghams, Lawns, ShawIs,
Prints, Dress Trimmings, Hose Gloves, Stocks,
Cloths, Cassimeres, Vestings, Linen Drills,
Irish Linens, Muslins, Parasols and Umbrellas,
&c, &c.
HARDWARE a general assortment.
GROCERIES, Fish, Cheese, Ralsins, Tobacco
and Cigars, Queensware Boots, Shoes, Hats and
Caps, and general variety.
DPLEASE CALL AND SEE -1
=. w. GRAY.
Sunbury, May "a, lS56.-tf
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FOR SALE !

FOR SALE!
an STEAM ENGINES 80 Horse power each,
~ with boilers Would make excellent pump
ing engines, together with large blowing cylin-
ders, suitable for blast furnace. Apply to
HENRY LONGENECKER " co.
Shamokin Iron Works,
Shamokin, Pa.
shamakin, July 81, 1885,
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DAIsINS, Figs, Jujube Paste. Rock Candy.
AS Jelly lakes and Gum Drops for sale by
May 81, SO. WIN. 4. BRUNER,
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ssHERM, fish, tanners, tlaxseed and pine OIL
- paints glass, putty, copal varnish, spts. tur-
pentiue, fluid and paint brushes for sale hy
NAV 81, $50. L. Y. BRIGHT d son
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3. 3. MASSER,
ATTORNEY AT l. A w

Business attended to in the Couniics ol No',
cumberland, Union, Lycomins Mon'our anu
Columbia.
References in Phiiade'phtd'
Hon lob X. Tyson, thas' S,,' LII, g. rs
tSuncrs SnodGrass, lhh'' Ni'"'' " ~
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Blackberry Brandy!

EUST received fresh supply of Blackberry
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complaints by WIN. A. BRUNER.
August ?, 1885,
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l. ing Stove, also several Cylinder Coal
Stoves-Enquire at this office.
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aflisteIlaneons.
The Boarding-School Nuisance.

MEssRs. EDIToRs: | doubt if you can fill
part OF column of your paper more usefuly
than with the enclosed. Very truly.
The Nevada Democrat., 1856-12-10
NEVADA, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10, 1856.


THE WEATHER.-A warm and copious rain
commenced falling on Saturday night and con-
tinued at intervals during Sunday and part Of
Monday, which at least has muddied and OBJ
structed all land navigation, whether by pedal
or rotary propellers 1t is said that the Missis-
sippi never lets 60 of a man who has clothes on,
and we begin to think, from the late hour at
which our stages arrive, that our muddy roads
have a remarkable attachment for anything
having wheels on. With all its drawbacks how
ever, we welcome it with q hospitable fervor.
A few days more Of the same sort would do
vast deal of good. From the quantity of snow
which has fallen in the mountains, we shall
doubtless have the best season for water during
the coming summer that has been experienced
in California, since that following the winter of
1928
The Nevada Democrat., 1856-12-10

STocroN AND OAKLAND RAILROAD.-We see il
stated says the Stockton Argus, that Mr.. Byrne.
VINO was sent to Europe as the agent of the
o.ockton and Oakland Railroad Company, is
meetlng with success in his efforts-that thirty
miles Of the road have been let out to be bniit
by contract; that two ferry-boats have been
contracted for; pier arranged to be built in
San Francisco Bay, so that passengers NAV be
carried to Oaklond, the proposed terminus Of
the railroad from this city-at least as much as
this would have been perfected, together with a
deposit of 100000 by British capitalists towards
carrying out the enterprise provided no Vici-
lance Committee had existed. But it is now ssid
that everything will go on swimingly. We hone
SO. so But It does appear strange to us, that Mr.
byrne mad not made himself heard while he was
doing so much before the existance of tho VIZ;
lance Committee was known in England