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a Constable, who has lately been inducted
! into Office was in attendance on the Court
and was ordered by the Judge to Call John
Bell and Elizabeth: Bell"
| lie Immediately began at the top of his
voice; John Bell and Elizabeth Bell
, JohR Bel and Elisabeth Bell ohm Bell and
| Elizabeth Bell !"
Zone at a time said the Judge.
"One at time-One at a tintc-one at
time p shouted the constable.
Now you've done it--l" exclaimed the
Judge out of patience.
Now you've done it-n0,c ysupe done Il
now you've done it % yelled the consta.
bic.
There was no standing this. The court
bar and by-standers broke into heart laugh,
to the perfect ssrpr;se and dismay OF the as,
tonished constable.
Sonny, do you lore me any ?" asked
moustached dandy Of al unsophisticatcd ur,
chin.
"Oh don't though"
"What for p
"Because you always bring me some candy
when you come to see sissy Jane. Give NO
some more p
And what does JANE like me for ?"
40 because you take her TO the theatre and
long as you are fool enough TO fetch her
shawls and bonnets she won't sack you no
how--now give me some candy.
THE LAST FREAK ~ BoSNETs Live and
learn Mrs. Grundy. Read the F0llict Fash.
ion-paperi you will always find something
new in it-something to astunish you, as
this extract from Fashions for May perhaps
will -
"Bonnets are still worn very open, thrown
back at the cheeks and pointed in 'front.'
The curtain deep; put on in plats, arranged
in such a manner as not to fall over he shoul-
ders nor to stand out too stItliy in the mid
die of the back"
What next, Ma'am and next f-as Mr..
Golden said. Bonnets with curtains win.
dow blinds will perhaps follow, and then pro-
badly will come shutters--or shall We say bed
posts and blankets? The curtains must be
wells, Ma'am, must they not ?--but then.
what business have they TO stick out at all
in the middle of the back? Curtains indeed I
TO be sure they are sufficiently called for BY
the present bare. faced fashion of bornets.--
Highty-tighty. Oh, for the good old times
of the good old coal scnttle
A green member of the Nebraska Legisa.
ture. when the election Of the Assistant
Clerk came up called out Mr. Speaker,
move we vote rice ctrsa" The effect wa,
electrical Greeny apoligised by saying that
if he was pot in order, his excuse must ts
that he didn't know any about parliamentary
rules.
A Western editor and his wife were walk
ing out in the bright moonlight one evening
The wife was Of on exceedingly poetlcal na'
ture, and said to her mate; Notice that
moon how bright, and calm, and beautiful
Couldn't think Of noticing it" returned the
editor, "for anything less than The usual rates
a dollar and fifty cents for every twelvs
lines"
A land speculater ont West, IN defending
his "tract" against the charge OF insalu6rlty'
declared that il was so healthy around there
and so difficult for folks to die, that the
habitants had to draw their last breath wnhS
cork.screw."
Modesty, says a contemporary, adorrs
woman, bat ruius.s man,
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farmer's Ilepartmtnt.
Clover Hay.


The cloyers are just considered as among
the best and most valuable Of the cultiva.i-
waited grasses. Yet, owing to an error in
cutting and curing them, very consid cradle
portion Of the rich nutritive matters they
contain is lost. AS a preventive of this, a
correspondent Of the Germantown Telegraph
gives the following:
| have now now Of red clover, sparsely
intermiXed with which are small quantities Of
white clover, red top, brown top and herds
grass, which was cut when the honeysuckle
WAS in full bloom, and made in grass cock,
according TO the rules laid down some time
since in the columns of your paper for curing
this kind OF hay. | must say that although |
had not much faith in the matter at first the
result has fully proved the correctness of the
writer's views, and that no longer doubt the
Mcory upon which the practice is based. II
clover is cut when in bloom aud permitted to
remain undsturbed in the swath till the fore
noon OF the second day and then turned ex-
posing the under aud unwi;ed side to the sun
for few hours, and then pitched carefully
into cocks Of sixty pounds weight, cured hay,
and there allowed to stand till cured, the hay
will be heavier, brighted, of better favor and
possessed Of far greater nourishment than
hay Of the same kind made in the ordinary
NldHueT. ne ltdNtS Nuu HIe uedGS, WHICH
are inevitably lost by drying in the ordinary
way, in consequence Of their brittleness when
dried, are in this way preserved. The flavor
Of the hay is also vastly superior. One ton
Of good clover, made in this way, is worth, for
feeding, two tons cured in the old way, and
deprived by turning, spreading and f!ching
of It's heads and leaves. The fermentation
which it undergoes in the cock is never sutIi-
ciently vigorous to dssipate any of the ali
meutary properties, and is rarely sufficient to
be perceptible by the hand. That the heat
is very moderate is sufficiently attested 10y
the fact that the color, not only Of the foliage
which is naturally Of a deep and vivid green,
but the bright crimson of the flowers, is re-
tanned, which would not be the case were the
fermentation as vigorous as many would lead
us to believe. Any grass cured in this way
will be more nutritiye, of better color ana
greater weight than the same grass made in
the old way.
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Young Plants.

Mr. William Saunders, in the lIorticultu'
rst, gives us the following excellent sugges-
tion which you may now put to the test:
A successful method OK combating the
striped bug, so injurious TO the melon and Gu
cumber tribes, consists in covering the bills
with loose squares Of glass. Four small
wooden pegs are inserted in the ground
so as to incose the hill of plants; a square
of glass sufficiently large TO cover them is
then laid on the pegs. This has been found
as elfectual in soaring the insects as the COM
mon contrivance ofa small wooden box, with.
out its defects. The plants are exposed on
all sides to air and light, and the glass cover
further prevents the soil being consolidated
by heavy showers.
Young plants should not be allowed to
crowd each other in the seed bed. Thin
them out, so as to give space for each to be
exposed to light and Nair. 1t is better to
transplant in a sheltered border for two or
three weeks, TO produce mass Of tbrous
roots, and il then carefully lifted and set out,
will Immediately start into vigorous growth.
Before planting make Il furrow, with hoe,
three or four inches deep, and plant in it,
The raised sides Of the furrOw will protect
the plants for q long time, and the first hoe
ing will level the soil entirely over ull the
roots,
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as il he would sink through the floor when h,
| took it; but the moment he was done, he re-
covered his audacity.
AT this momert an officer, who at the sug
gestion OF Col McHenry, had been privutely
despatched by the justice with search war
rant to the shop of the goldsmith, now enter
ed and placed something in the magist rates
hand, after briefly whispering to him.
"liid you ever see this gold ornament be.
fore p added the magistrate, holding up the
clasp before the Young ladys eyes.
"Oh, it is my clasp!' she cried spring for.
ward.
"Ies-it is the same," answered the Col.
onel.
And did you ever sec it before ?" deman-
ded the justice sternly, holding it in the di.
rection Of the goldsmith. who had seen it at
first and was appalled, with fear and conster-
nation. Instead of replying he uttered wild
hystrical laugh, and fell his length in convul.
Sions on the floor
lie was few weeks afterwards, taken from
his prison, and tried for perjury but his rea-
son forsook him, and instead of prison, he is
now raving u q mad house. Thus was aver
ice and parsimony, and Indifference to the
sntierings Of the poor punished in this lfe-
The acts Of this selfish man show to all how
that acquisltiyeness, wrongly directed is fatal
TO its possessors
Col. Mcllenry proved to be bachelor :;
and though little turned Of thirty, his heart
was keeny alive to all the sensiblites of our
nature. He could feel for the down-trodden
poor, and sympathise with the unfortunate
10 this truth none could more positively at
test than the young friend Of the golden clasp;
for ere two moons had waned, she rejoiced in
the euphonic title Of Mrs. Col MclIenry,
surrounded with all the appearances of wealth
that grateful heart could enjoy or even
wish.
Her poor afflicted mother was well rrovi-
ded for, when she recovered her health, and
hanppincs and prosperity smiled upon them
all.
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tFTom Lieut.. Ilarbershan,'s "My Last Cruiss"l
Life in Java,

We have made the acquaintance of q Mr..
l.. NJ. Squlres, an American resident of eleven
years, and who subsequently joined the Han
cock IN the capacity Of assistant naturalist.
we were smoking our cheroots in the porch
Of the Amsterdam Hotel.
Nv hlle we were thus smoking in the cool
evening breeze, we were Joined by several
gentlemen, acquaintauces Of Mr.. Squires, and
VINO were presented to us.-The usual COM
ments upon the state of the weather were
got OH with happy success, and then every
one began to wait for his neighbor to say
something else. Finally, one of the new
arrivals, an Englishman, asked me abruptly.
II had ever seen native under the iutiu.
ence of the muck
1.-The what? | asked.
"'The muck the running muck
81 replied in the negative, adding that |
had never before heard the expression.
lie expressed great surprise at this, and
proceeded to tell us that the running muck
was often productive of many deaths.
81 thought this rather siDgulor piece of
Information to come by itself, but contented
myself with observing, GU don't say son
The Engllshman cleared his throat, swell
ed very large, called for glass Of "urf.und-
'arf,' and continued as follows:
"'Some few of the natives here consume
quantities of opium in various forms: and
the result is that, in due course Of time, their
features become sharp, the skin is drawn
over them like parchment, and, losing their
minds, they become more ierocious and
blOodthirsty than tigers themselves. Armed
with the long and flexible kreiss Ia sharp
dirk-knife, whose edges are wavy and of a
beautiful temper,) they rush frantlcully from
their houses-and run us swiftly as their
limbs will carry them sometimes naked
sometimes clothed, always mad. Rushing
through the crowded streets in this way,
their only aim seems to be to destroy life
stabbing. biting, cursing, kicking every one
whom chance throws across their path.
"'As soon as he is seen in this state, terror
proclamS the news far and wide "Amoak
amoak y is screamed by the whole popula-
tion, just as "fre fire !" is in our own cities.
Every man grasps the first weapon that
comes TO hand. and follows the flying path of
the common enemy. Very long spears, are,
however, preferred to the shorter kreiss and
with these they pen him up in a corner, and
lance him TO death with as much or more
gusto than they would tiger. As many as
forty persons were once killed by one of these
maniacs before he could be "cornered," and
yet there is no law against the use of opium"
The word ''muck" is Il corruption Of the
Japanese 'amoak" to kill and this latter is
seldom heard, except when some poor wretch
is ranging the frightened town with strained
muscles and starting eyes, and with death
closing around his path at every stride.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-06-13

THE DRIVE.
A NEW HAMPSHIRE PASTORAL.

A summer day, bright blue sky,
Which broken clouds are flying over,
Detachments from the tents, which lie
Above the western hills, pitched high !
Green fields of grain and corn and clover;
And here and there a brown baked sparrow,
Perched on a bough, and shrilly singing,
or Ger the dusty road and narrow,
swallow, darting like AN arrow
Or cawing growing, his slow way wingins
Such ore the sights that cheer the eyes,
OF Samuel, happy hearted lover,
AS through the dust his carriage flies,
W lille he the whip with vigor plies,
And whistles like brooding plover.
Well may he whistle as he rides,
He has good reason to be merry
His course Of true love smoothly gides,
y o friend dissuades, no father chides,
And Tabitha is charming,-yery.
This very night-oh, sweet reflection
She has agreed with him to go,
Without nay-say or objection:
CThus giving proof of her aliecton)
To see the saudy circus show.
And Row, his fair ones house before,
He reins his steed up with jerk,
Alights and stepping to the door,
Gently glides his features DER,
timd and hopeful smirk.
He knocks; she opes the door; he mutters
Il vain attempt at salutation
His manly heart so fercely nutters,
That not syllable he utters
Can find Its proper situation.
She's resdy--long ago she spied
lis coming at the window sitting;
About her chin comely pride,
Her white cape-hcnnet on she tied,
And laid away her useless knitting.
Her gayest fnery gltters on her,
Enough TO load small felucca;
She looks a most enchanting Donna,
Wits winning beauty sit upon her
Her best barege and sweetest pucker.
Go. happy lovers whirl away
Through whispering woods and meadows
green;
Ie could not he more freely gay;
II he Prince Albert were to-day.
And she were merrie Englands Queen.
The royal wealth of babes and gold
Penurious fortune may refuse;
But they together shall grow old,
And rear their boys the plough to hold,
Their daughters to bind Haverhill shoes.
Their welded lives in peace shall psss,
AS June's long days flow by :;
Some shadows fitting e'cr the grass
Some winks to stir the sea Of glass,
But mostly clear blue sky.
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Washington's Farewell.

The following extracts is from letter
written by lady upwards Of eighty years
old, residing in Philadelphia, to her grandson
in Washington:
when General Washington delivered mis-
Farewell Address. in the room al the South
east corner Of Chestnut and Sixth streets,
sat Immediately in front of him. 1t was in
the room the Congress bad occupied The
table Of the Speaker was between the two
windows on Sixth street. The daughter OF
Dr. G, Of Alexandria, the physician and
intimate friend Of Washington, Mrs. IL,
whose husband was the auditor, was a very
dear friend OF mine. Her brother, Washing.
ton, was one Of the Secretaries of Gen.
Washington. Young Dandridgc, nephew
Of Mrs. Washington, was the other. ! was
included in Mrs. lis party to witness
the august, the solemn scene. N c.
declined going with Mrs. Ii, who had
determined to go so early as to secure the
front bench. 1T MAS fortunate for N
C afterwards Mrs. ~ that she would
not trust herself to be so near her honored
grandfather. My dear father stood very near
her she was terribly aSitated. There was
a narrow passage from the door Of entrance
to the room, which was on the east, dividing
the rows Of benches. Gen. Washington
stopped At lhH eNu 10 !Cl NJ T. AualnS pass 10
the chair. The latter always wore a full suit
Of bright drab, with slash, or rather loose
cuffs. lie also wore wrist ruilles. lie had
not changed his fashions. He was a short
man, with good head With his family he
attended our church twice day.
General Washngtous dress was full
SUIT of black. His military hat had the
black cockade There stood the Father Of
his Country, acknowledged by nations "lhe
first in war, first in peace, first in the hearts
Of his counirymen." No marshals, with gold
culorrd scaris no cheering. The most pro-
found stiffness greeted him, as if that great
assembly desired to hear him breathe and
catch his breAth-the homage of the heart
Mr.. Adams covered his face with both his
hands. The sleeve Of his coat and his hands
were covered with tears. Every now and
then there WIGS a suppressed sob. | cannot
describe Wushington's appearance as | felt
it-perfectly composed and self-possessed till
the close of Lis address. Then, when strong
mems sobs broke loose, when tears covered
their faces, then the great man vas shaken.
| never took my eyes from his face. Large
drops came from his eyes. lie looked to the
grateful children who were parting with
their father, their friend as if his heart was
with them and would be to tho end"
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OLD SERIES, VOL. II. NO. 49,

To "HEAp' AND ExrEL RArs.-A writer
in the Boston Cuhirdtor recommends potash
for this purpose. The rats troubled him We.
and were very troublesome, SO that he felt
justified in resorting to extreme measures to
effect their expulsion. He pounded up pot
ash and strewed it around their holes, and
rubbed some under the boards, and on the
sides where they came through. The next
night he heard Il squealing among them, which
he supposed was from the caustic nature OF
the potash that got among their hair or on
their bare feet They disappeared, and for o
long time he was exempt from any farther an.
noyance.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-06-13

GUANo FOR ME1oNs.-We had very fne
melon patch which was well nigh DESTROYED
by the striped bug. The vines had just com.
menced running, aud in two or three days the
bugs had stripped nearly every leaf AS a
desperate remedy, we applied handful Of
guano on top of the hill as far as the tops
had run, taking care that it did not fall on
the leaf. In tweniy-four hours noi bug was
to be be seen the vines had assumed heal.
thy and vigorous appearance, and arc now
loaded with fruit. This experiment was not
on one vine only, but several hundreds
Exchange.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-06-13

The last surviving daughter of old King
George III, the Duchess Of Gloucester, is
dead.-She had reached her eishty-second
year.
RoBRERs KILLED men were killed on
the Harrisburg aud Lancaster Railroad last
week. From papers and other implements
found upon them it appears probable that
they were just returning from robhing ex-
pedition at MiGdletown.
A member of the Lazy Society was COM
planned of last week 10y another, for running.
His defence was he was going down hill and
that it WAS more labor TO walk than run.
The highest price ever given for horse OF
which there is any authentic account, was
paid in 1851, for race horse that brought
S32, 500.
IMsIGRATIoN.-There have arrived in the
country, since Sept. 80, ls43, up to the close
Of last year, 3,G35, AGO passengers. The grea'
test number came in 1853, and more than
doubled the pumber 10 1855,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-06-13

Curious DISEASE AMONG CATrLE.--A very
singular disease of contagious nature, cal
led the "black hooi,' is stated to be preva.
lent in the neighborhood Of London, q. w.
The Herald says the disease first appears in
the legs causing swelling then an imme-
date and total rot of the hoof and legs and
notwithstanding the fearFuness of the disease,
by its being Of contagious nature, little or
no care seems to be taken to prevent its
spreading to cattle unaffected. Some farmers
have lost from seven to ten head.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-06-13

To CLEANSE THE INSIDE OF JARs.-There
is frequently some trouble in cleansing the
inside of jars that have had sweatmeats or
other articles put in them for keeping, and
that when empty were wanted for future use.
This can be done in few minutes without
scraping or soaking by filling up the jars with
hot water, (it need not be scalding hot,) and
then stirring in a tesspoonful or more OF pear
lash. Whatever of the former contents has
remained sticking upon the sides and bottom
of the jar will Immediately be seen to disen-
gage itself and float loose through the water
Then empty the jar at once, and if any of tho
former oder remains about it fll it again with
warm water and let it stand undisturbed a
few hours, or till next day then empty it
again, and rinse it with cold water. Wash
phalS in the same manner; also the inside
of kettels or anything which you wish to puri-
Gy or clear from grease expediti0pely and
completely. you cannot conveniently OBJ
tain pearlash, the same purpose msy be an
swered nearly as well by filling the vessel
with strong lye, poured off clean from the
wood ashes. For kegs, buckets erocks, or
other very large vessels, lye may always be
used.
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Front Street Wire Manufactory.
WATSON, cox S. Co.,

No 10 North Front Street, corner Of Coomh's Alley,
between Market and Mulberry (Arch) Streets, Phlade
phia manufacture of suparor quality Brass aEd Iron
Wire Sic yes, of all kinds Brass aud Copper Wire Cloth
for Paper Makers, &c. Cylinders and Dandy Rolls CO.
vered IN the best manner.
Heavy Fwlled Wife for Spark Catchrrs, Sleeves for
Brass and Iron FuundeIs Screen Wire Window Wire,
safes, Traps Dish Covers Ccal and Sand Screens, &e
Fancy Wire Work OF every description.
March IA, le57.-llnc
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pAgExT YyIEEEn GREAsE

ylvIIIS Grease is recommended to the notice of
Il Wsgoners, Livery Stable keepers, &C., as
being SUPERIOR to anything of the kind ever in
troduced. As il does not gum upon the axlcs
is much more durable, and is not affected by
the weather, remaining the same in summer as
in winter, and put up in tin cansters at 81! and
cents, for sale by A. w. FISHER.
March II, lS57.-
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JOSEPH RUSSELL,

UMBRELLA AND P4RAsoL LMASuFAerrREr,
No. : North Fourth Street, N. w. Corner Of
Market, Philadelphia.
HAS now on hand an extensive assortment
~ of the newest and NEST desirable kinds, in
cluding many NEW STYLES not heretofore
to be had in this marSet. An examination of
our stock is solicited before purchasing elsewhere.
March 4, ls57.-3m
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RAILROAD CoNrRAcIs.-The Easton Pa
Express states the contracts for the construc-
ton of the East Pennsylvania railroad, COM
monty the Allentown aud Reading road, will
be let in few days, and the route put through
without delay.
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COUNTY ORDERS.-County orders taken
~ as cash or goods, and on note or book 40.
eogntb by e. Y. BRIGHT 8 SON.
Nov. 2s, 1885,
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Selett 4oetrg.
HOME WITHOUT A NOTIFIED.

What is home without motherl
What are all the joys we meet,
When her loving smile no longer
Greets the coming of our feet
The days seem long, the nights are drcary,
And tlmc rolls slowly on;
And o, how few are childhood's pleasures,
When her gentle care is gone.
Things we prize are first to vanish;
Hearts we love to pass away;
And how soon even in our childhood,
We behold her turning grey.
Her eye grows dim, her step is slow,
Her JOYS of earth are past,
And before we learn to know her,
She has breathed on earth her last.
Other hearts may have their sorrows,
Griefs that quickly die away;
But mother lost in childhood
Grieves the heart from day to day.
We miss her kind and willing hand,
Her fond and earnest care;
And o, how drear is life around us,
What's home without mother there,
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Aylm[yy A0O 6nS
a. :. CONRAD,

II OIL L 0 v Y @ Il . n.
HE ESPECTFULLY informs the public that
q q, he has replenished his Store with an ex-
celIent assortment of New Goods just received
from Fhiladel phia, which he will sell on terms
as reasonable as any other establishment. His
assortment consists in part Of
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES & SATTINErT,
Winter Wears for men and boys, all styles and
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-06-13
HARDWARE and QUEENsWARE,

Cedarware, Drooms, &c. Also large assort.
ment of Boots and Shoes, suitable for Men Wo-
men and Children. Hats and Caps, Silk Hats,
and all goods usually kept in Country Store
All the above named sock of goods will he
sold positively at low prices for cash, or in ex-
change for country produce, at the highest
tn lrket price.
following Run, Nov. 20. ls56.-lv
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There are now two hundred and fifty pa
ticnts in the State Lunatic Hospital at
Harrisburg,