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Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-07-24

SAY AMEN .-Larkin Moore was half
crazy, wandering, lazy fellow, who used to
amuse the people in and about Newbury-
mort with his ecccntricities and music, tor
Larkin had host of old songs, hymns and
snatches of melody, which he rendered, IN
o plaintive voice, to familiar airs: and en-
tertaining Gro wds would gather around him.
Many of these songs needed only to be
clothed in better words, and they would
take their places among the verses that men
"would not willingly let die" For exam
ple, one Of Larkiu's songs caught the ear
of true poet, who dressed it up, and 1t
now commences:
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'I'HE subscriber hereby gives public no.

tice 70 all eouear ned, that he has been du!7 AZ
pointed and has taken upon himself the trust e IN
administrator upon the estate Of LUTHER Dun
BAR late of New orlean. in the State If Louisiana
deecase ], by giving bonds a. the law ii
reefs; he therefore requests all persons wlo
are indebted to the said deceased's estate. %
make immediate payment. and those who haze any
demands thereon, to exhibi, the same for settle
aeut. 4-Jw {. J.ARB Tt
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Taxes---Tayes.

4 Ii Taxes o. REAL ESTATE re-
naming unpaid Ter the wear ISIS. vii be ad-
vertised Tor safe ta.zae.si.! il not settled rea-
seaapls Tins aa- already been given. 4 word to
the wise Is sufficient. All taxes Ter tae year SOS
remaining unpaid, uust he paid Immediately
The Collector eaEHat longer axe premises. and
VII be forced take the course psin;ed eut by the
law for the collection Il all unpaid gaxes
WALES /. PACKARD. Callec,or.
Ellsworth, Jan. ], ISL 5a-en
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NOTICE OF F0REcL0sJ RE

Public notice Is ;hefea= ven ,3.at >anaal
Seanlmons, Of FraakiiE, ia tHe County d. Hs,e
On the eleventh day u h9ril + Il, conveyed =
John W est and james NJ Blais1a'l < sail E-aas,-
lin, 90 partners in trade. known t7 the r4.s5 a#i
style Of John West { Ca. IL bis d5el Il staz..
gage Of that date recorded IN Hancock .,f-r
deeds book y, page i32. certain lot If laz 81
uate IN said Fraukl containing about sixty acres
being three iths Of the northery part OF the farm
on which SAID Seannnons lives; the Goa 3itiafs Z
said mortgage having been broken re eiain 10
toreeie>e the same. holm y EST
4-3w JAMES NJ ELATSDELE
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HARNESSES. HARNESSES
lRJ NAS, TRUNkS!l

IHE undersigned thanh
iril g.. t:a,ars. e.r.ert .
inlly inform llaEs-ell.l en-
'awers aal ali others H.
Waat ot Harnesses. tina: A.
has IA T. oR Nam 81. near.
y opposite TIE EllsForth
II use at tde sfEa u the
Big c Q Ii. Ar AN
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ie2n4 complete assortmsB; q Has7s,ssg, -,
u q best silver plate Brass. aransd and r.,,.'i
:. '-,i-'.ass. made tr9m Tie best u Oak ttnf,.i
;s's3eF' haaiAs satiaigs Gnd Brushes N 49,.
AlAls and priees, Halters If every kinJ ~
9e.LA'{ together with all articles in tia. eranrb
u A91oek OF WHIhscANSoT RE ExcErIEp
s1sse lAshes Of tie hes, kind in nss s,4l,--'
- Aeps expressly for the ladies. Chamoi. I'm.
NJ -, SILVER and BEiaay ware, Trunls !,
r.. Aini, consisting q best Neat. Leather .r1
II, r-,,4L4ss' Portfolio Drese Bay ton auJ
ii'ase trunks, all kind Of Trunks made 4. -
~1 sA'T h9taca, falises and TraYelip.. n
-. 80 aHi sites, Curry co,ubs saa H.,
prsees together with every ether article 80
sept II sEeb establishment ~70aiiy
harnesses eleansed and oiled a. a..
e-,a pad for Hides and Calf skins, 40'''s'
prsees bv uFSpw sot1 az fair
Ellsworth, Jnae 9Th lsje' N'Ll ;aNt
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EMrs md ShnrZs.

lust opening a large assortment Of
= Fitch, Mountain Martin and Caney Victor
-jnes AID Cuffs to match; also Gents. Ladies and
9alldrens Saawls and capes comprising all thenew
ala desirable patterns which I am seltia. at re-
1aead prices. 4. ROBINSON
Ellsworth Nor. $50 Il
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Alta Court Of Probate h7laea .. Eisv ---. H.
in aad for the County ri Iaaea1.5. t.-! t.s ..zs.
VI Wednesday Of February. 4. l.. .,-as-
IN the petition OF THOMAS $. o>-
COOP, adraiuisi-a:ar # tas sssst, q. itaa-
iel QsgooI, late Of BlGcti IN s4il Comets. -.
ceased, representing tbat Is Fazsa.,I s,.-.s 4
saId DECEASED l. not sufficient .. yaT e.. just
which he owed al the time ef t5s t....-s - fze
sum Of nine hundred and ,rtT-5ua d. ,3zFs aa1
sixty six cents, and prayia- Tor sieeues e. ~
and convey 50 much az the real estate Il slid de-
ceased as may be necessary far tAe iayr--s.set
said debts and incidental charges:
pEdered, That the petitioner glse ro.s-. :1z-e=E
t. TIE he.Es q said saa#t g, al l.e-s q ~
terested IN said estate, II sa-ssia., q e y - ss
order to be published IA Pc fs.sssit t.zldsiglsl
printed in Ellsworth, il sand csHz,.. t-.-. 47sss
sueeessiFely, rhat they may sesear ~ o t'-.js-s
Court to be held at Elissore.s, a SAID Csss.r q,
the second "Wednesday # A - aez., ten ii tae
clock IN the forenoon, All shy ea.se, .s t.se
have Why the prayer Il -. ss-.z.5s. s-ss.Ii ~
he granted.
PAEEE.I. -l 5!.i.z
t-ue copy. attest y. \. B4H5z=., I.s.s.ss.-
4-5w
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FAMILY GROCERIES,,

e = ware, t.;s. vaFa. ns4i. az, sTs.s 49,,
q 7 r s.s,si a. IS itss-s. .1a-l. ....-.
#sA5z} AaFa given cash -zasaaI -.st-sa,.
a. tEa ygz.s.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-06-17

Why People Drink.-Mr. A. drinks be-
cause his doctor recommended him to take
a little.
Mr.. b because his doctor ordered him
not, and he hates quackery.
Mr.. Z. takes a drop because he's wet.
MIR. ID. because he's dry.
Mr.. Il. because he feels something RI
sing in his stomach.
Mr.. &. because he feels d kind of sink
ing in his stomach.
Mr.. g. because he'sgoipg to see a friend
off in Oregon.
Mr.. I'll. because he's got a friend come
home from California.
Mr.. |. because he's SO hot.
Mr.. K. because he's so cold.
Mr. l.. because he's got a pain in his
head.
Mr.. NJ. because he's got a pain in his
side.
Mr.. N. because he's got a pain in his
back.
Mr. Q. because he's got a pain all over
him.
Mr.. @. because he feels light and happv.
Mr. 4. because he feels heavy and mls-
cradle.
Mr.. S. because he's married.
MI. L because he isn't.
Mr.. V. becauSehe likes to see his friends
around him.
Mr. W. because he's got no friends and
enjoys a glass by himself.
Mr.. x. because his uncle left him a
legacy.
Mr.. Y. because his aunt cut him Of
without a shilling
Mr.. q. I've should be happy to inform
our readers what Mr.. rs reasons are for
drinking, but on putting the question to
him, he was. found to be too drunk to an
swer.)
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-06-17
The Children in Danger.

In danger of what? Ia danger of becom-
ing drunkards. They are constantly expo
sed to the seductive influences of the fatal
cup. Go where they will, the example of the
drinking class is before them, and the youth
full mind becomes but too familiar with the
degradation of a fallen and debased human
lty. Now and then such scenes may awaken
a disgust and an adherence in the bosom of
the child but familiarity will diminish that
disgust, and their liability to ruin is increas-
ed IN direct ratio as such scenes are multi
piled. Parents should remember this and
ever be on guard to build bulwarks of safe
ty about their children. They should coun-
%tenanee and support every instrumentality
calculated to diminish public drinking and
public drunkenness. Let no one say, % and
my house are safe" while the DESTROYER is
abroad for no one knoweth when he NAV
come. Your own moral integrity may. shield
you from danger, but you have no security
that your sons shall not be d~runkards. or
your daughters drunkard's wives. IF YOU
believed such misery might be the sad lot of
that bright eyed boy on your knee, or that
merry hearted little girl with golden ring
lets singing with an angels innocence the
bright hours away, your soul would grow
unutterably sad within you, and you might
feel a greater interest in the temperance re.
form than you ever did before. Such may
be the case: that pure hearted boy may yet
be a drunkard, a swearer, a murderer and
you may yet live to realize the fact that your
darling little girl is the abused and beaten
wife of a beastly drunken husband. You
may go down to an old mans grave with
such terrible truths crushing your bruised
heart with a worse agony than death inficts.
God save the children =
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-06-17
Printing Materials.

A GREAT BARGAIN can be had of the Editor
of this paper, by any one desiring to pur-
chase Press, Types, and every article for fit
either fora Newspaper, Book or Job Office.
Much of the material is as good as new, and
can be had for so per cent less than cost. A
portion, only, will be sold to one person, if
he does not desire the whole establishment.
We see the Prospectus of several new pa
pers proposed to be established in this State
Their projectors would do well to have an
eye to the bargain here offered. Address
EDITOR SPIRIT OF THE AGE, Raleigh, N. G.
See Advertisement in another column.
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g.. ~.
The deception Of drinking.

THE whole system of INDUCING in i~ntoxica-
ting drinks is based upon deception. If the
evil presented itself in its true form and upon
its own merits, there would be but few so
foolish as to become ensnared thereby. IL
the system was Invested Of It's false coloring
and its al%lurements, n few only would be
enslayed. If the drinking of a single glass
of grog involved at once all the horrors Of
the drunkard's life, it would be avoided as
seduously as arsenic. If O single visit to
the grogshop would blast the beauties and
endearments of home and entail all the suf-
terlngs and sorrows incident to the drunkard's
abode, the grogshop would be as silent as
the city of the dead. 1t is mans confidence
IN his own integrity of purpose and his pow
ers TO overcome evil inclinations that renders
, drinking habits so omnipotent. Under a
deceptive guise it teaches that a man can
indulge in Incorporate habits just as much
or just as little as he chooses, and at any mo-
: ment discontinue the indulgence altogether.
e This erroneous theory has filed the earth
: with drunkards from the earliest day, and
will so continue to operate while men drink
a at all.
If The entire custom is one of deceit. 1t is
As one of the most dangerous too; for the graf
rs ~ifeations of the bowl are immediate and ex-
- quisite, while its pernicious effects are slow
b. and remote. If the case were reversed-if
the danger was immediate and the g~rati6ca-
its tion remote and somewhat uncertain, the
nd fatal gift of Gree would be more critically
he examined and more suspicious entertained
of there being a lurking death in the cup.
We The man when he first begins to take his glass
ith of grog entertains no fears of his ever becom-
in ing a drunkard. He has become a victim TO
the deception of the system-he has admired
no the flowers that conceal the fatal thorns,
no just as thousands have done before, who af
and forwards fell upon them and were DESTROYED
the He is strong in his own conference.-the pitie.
her the bloated face, the rummy eyes, the puff,
cheek, quivering lip. the faltering tongue
rave the slavering mouth, the trembling hand an,
Bless the Keeling gait Of the poor druukard, but b
are SCOTS at the idea of his ever becoming like hi
ma fallen and degraded brother. Yet there is
III Of possibility and a great probability that /
uels, will, soon or late, present the same pitif
ken appearance for it is the deceitfulness
Know drinking that keeps the drunkard's ranl
this unbroken, though each rolling year Sc
t i'm sixty thousand slain.
r en- h0h madness to think the use of strongest win,
ches, AND strongest drinks our ehief support o. hea
s and rear,
liens His mighty champion, strong above compare,
/ the OH's "''i Ao" INC Hpiu Il =
at. In. Oh! that the drinking of spirituOus liquc
IS and couio VI alVesteu olls uecepuon-thae
at Sa' gulSe coulo De TORN from It's Mucous race
Mas that its dangers could be as plainly seen
ttr all its allurements, then might we hope to
fostod the curse of drunkenness banished and
4 ,bot earth made glad and to rejoice for a bless
IL. deliverance.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-06-17
Extract of a letter dated
] u. T. o T.
VIM. w. GREENE.

WADEsBoRo', June s, 1857.
The. Temperance cause is in the ascendan-
cy here; | have been attending Arson Diyis-
ion, No. 10, for a few weeks past, and have
not seen less than five initiated any night
when | was present, and have seen Is initia-
ted in one night. The grog shops, now re-
duced to two, are doing a small business. I
verify believe were itnot for the negro trade,
and bacon, -four and meal they keep (which
is very scarce here they would perish out.
At our last meeting, a man who had been a
grog seller, mot a whiskey drinker) was mi
tlated, who says no man can make money at
the business and be honest, and that he
preferred being honest to making money, in
violation of his conscience and the laws Of
his country. May you and I live to see
thousands g who know the right and work
the wrong with all their might" follow his
example.
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Annals of Southern Methodism, for 1856

This volume is the second of it's series, and
it's interchangeable and laborious Editor, Rev.
G. F. Deems, D. D., has been eminently sue
cessful in accomplishing his design in getting
up the work, viz the presentation, in a col
lected form, of all that is desirable for full
information in regard to the workings and
growth of the Southern Methodist Church.
The work contains a full epitome of the
proceedings of the several Southern Confer
ences-the dedication of Churches, their do
nestle and foreign missionary operations,
the Colleges and Schools under their auspi-
ces, lin North Carolina we notice two male
colleges, and five females )-their Sunday
Schools, Tract Societies, Literary interests,
Historical and Biographical Sketches, and
personal notices of eminent living Ministers /;
! closing with an entertaining Miscellaneous
department.
) We have been highly interested in an ex-
animation of the work, as we are satisfied
every friend to religion will be. And we
are pleased to see, that while it is thoroughly
UNCONVENTIONAL, there is nothing in the book
E at all calculated to wound the feelings of
members of any other denomination, unless
l. the simple record Of tbs. pg9gEes8J Of a differ
n Every lover and friend of Southern Meth.
odism ought to procure Il copy, which they
can do, postage free, by sending 81 to DR.
G. F. Deems, Wilmington, N. Con the
receipt of which the book will be promptly
forwarded by mail. 1t is a handsome vol
~ ume of 3l2 pages, neatly bound in cloth.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-06-17

BF Notwithstanding the great scarcity
of Corn, the still pots are yet blubbering.-
Golden grain, for which children are suffer
ing, is being converted into a poisonous bev-
erage to brutalize and destroy drunken faith
ers. Whiskey is high, and the love Of mon
ey urges unfeeling men on to wicked deeds.
The glitter of silver hides many sins, but
there is an EYE that detects iniquity though
plated in gold. When at deaths iron gate.
the distiller will realize that his vocation has
heaped a mountain of curses upon his soul,
that the stoutest lever, be it gold even, can.
not remove. Let him rejoice if he can real.
ize this truth sooner, even to-day. <
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-06-17

A CAUsTIc NoBLEMAN.-The Earl of Ok
ford, in reply to an application made to him
by the Secretary of the Norwich England
Bible Society, to take the chair at their meet.
ing. writes as follows:
Sir-I am surprised and annoyed at the
contents of your letter-surprised, because
my well known character should have exemn.
ted me from such an application, and aunoT-
ed because it obliges me to have this com.
munieation with you. l have long been adj
dicted to the gaming tablet have lately
taken to the turf fear | frequently bias.
p~heme--have never distributed religious
tracts. All this was well known to YOU and
your Society, Notwithstanding which YOU
think me a fit person for your President.
God forgive your hypocrisy! would rather
live in the land of sinners than with such
saints.
am, Sir, &C., (signed) OXFORD.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-06-17

He Drinks How ominous that sem
tence falls! How we pause in converse
lion, and sjaeulate-"Its a pity !" How
his mother hopes he viii not when he
grows older; and bis sisters persuade
themselves that it Is only . few wild oats
that he is sowing. And yet the old men
shake their heads aud feel gloomy when
they think Of Il. Young, men just CON-
mencing IN life, buoyant IN hope, don't
drink! You are freighted with a precious
cargo The hopes of your old parents, of
your sister, Of your wives, Of your children
-all are upon you. In you the aged live
over again their young days ; through you
only can the weary one obtain a position
in society: and from the level on which
you place them, mus your children go in
to the great struggle of life. 'aa
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-06-17
you can forward it to New York, to be mail

you can forward it to New York, to be mail
ed
The very thingi WM you do it?'
My dear Dry, consider it DONE
Accordingly, I nave concocted a very
mysterious letter, foreshadowing unto Mrs.
Philura Dry, visions of losses, failures, defal-
cations fairly 'piling up the agony as they
say at the theatres. What the result will be,
is yet to be seen. The old lady is some ;. and,
if she don't suspect Us, | have no fears. Old
Dry is the worst henpecked man / ever saw,
I'm half sorry I interfered foEFd rather
take a battery, or carry a redoubE, than meet
the amiable old dragon, when her Irish is
up. Goodby, old fellow.
JOHN SMYTHE.
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A new Dead letter Post Office.

"THE Banner of Light" a Spiritual"
newspaper, speaks in the following manner
of a certain portion of its columns being de-
voted to letter-carrying:-
"The object of this department is, as its
head partly implies. THE CONVEYANCE OF
MESSAGE FROM DEPARTED SPIRITS TO THEIR
FRIENDS n RELATIONS ON EARTH"
The rates of Postage are not mentioned.
and unless the spirits are better posted than
their friends on EARTH" they will be at a
loss to know whether to stick on a blue
Franklin OF a red Washington. The Ban.
ner" should shed more Light upon the
matter. 1t may be, however, nothing more
than a DEAD letter Office, after all. Will
absurdities never cease 2
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-06-17
Fol the Spirit of the Age.
"Push-along."

uon dAVA6' l.
"Up again, brother heed not q fall!
Rough Is the highway, slips chance to all!
Rise to your feet thenl have a good heart,
Now looking forward, make a fresh start.
Up, then, and onward; never despair,
Morn may be cloudy, noon may be far.
True enough, is it worth while to be dis
couraged, because you chance to fall? jump
quickly up, make a wry face, and push along.
Never sit with folded arms and sombre brow,
at the foot of a hill, and wish yourself at the
top up, shake off your sloth, a few steps,
perhaps, and You reach the summit. Then
never despair, but push merrily along over
life's pathway. IT'S true the way is some
what rough, yet again, tits strewn with How
ers, and made harmonious with the warbllng
of birds then do not be discouraged, if you
are occasionally pierced by sharp thorns. or
the ravens harsh croak falls on your ear
Keep a merry countenance, a brave heart,
and push along.
Fix your aims high, and let nothing hinder
your progress. Never be content with taking
for your target the little sparrows, twitter-
ing in the tree-tops. See yon eagle, soaring
amid the clouds ! come raise your head, take
true aim, and let the arrow fly. If you don't
succeed, try again, and even if you fail at
last, it will be with the consciousness OF
having done what you could. Push onward
and upward, until you win the goal to which
your aspirations pointed. Do difficulties
await you, they are necessary to develops
your energies, and gathering new strength
from every trial you shall hear at last, TIT
approving sound "well DONE"
Perseyere, let no obstacle hinder you, bu
ssRP65 Sgg! r fsIS y y06 6p III s ssfi5f Wolff niaf even %f mai
a voyage, ifhe returned whenever the wind
blew too roughly, or the stormy tempest lasi
ed the ocean waves? No; and neither WI
you make any progress in the voyage of lif'
If you permit every little impeachment to di
courage you. Come, trim your sails launc
your life-boat on the stream of time (; guild
with careful. skillful hands, avoiding til
quicksands of vice and the rapids of inten
perance. IF storms arise, and clouds darke
the horizon, look with faith to heaven f
guidance, and you shall safely anchor in tt
harbour of rest.
Be up and busy don't sit with foldt
arms, but keep Jogging along"
Place your ambition on worthy object
take ma Desperondum," for your mot
/, avoid the least appearance of evil, then in t
words of the song,
> "Push-a-long! Push-a-longi
! Push. n long keep moving"
, MARION WALLACE
: Cuscowilla, N. G.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-06-17

BTH A young man fell dead in the street,
IN New York, from the effect of intemperance.
On his left arm the words, Il lore ruin"
were tattOed in large letters. Thousands
more are similarly marked; even on the God
like brow nature throws out her signal lights
of distress and outrage. and the livid splotch
tells as plainly as letters can that the doom
ed victim tores rum. A sad thought fingers
around the brief history Of poor Smith. A
few short months before he may have had the
sad inscription recorded in his own flesh in
a moment of hilarity with boon companions,
little thinking that soon it would stand forth
as a mournful commentary upon his unhap.
Ply end. "ItoDe rum" burns brightly upou
a thousand brows to day
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-06-17

CONG To A "BETrER CoUNrRY."-A
Christian does not turn his back upon the
things of this world, because he has no
natural capacity to enjoy them, no taste
for them but because the Holy Spirit has
shown him greater and better things. He
wants flowers that will never fade he wants
something that a man can take with him to
another world. He is like a man who has
had notice to quit his house, and having
secured q new one, he is no more anxious
to- repair, much less to embellish and
beautify the old one his thoughts are up
on the house to whichh he is going. Thith-
er he sends his goods and thus he declares
plainly what ne is seeking.-C Cecil.