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Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-03-12

aG+The question of pay and allowances to
Lieut.. Gen. Scott was fortunately settled du-
ring the closing hours of the late session Of
Congress. The arrearages due the veteran,
it is understood, will amount to about thirty
two thousand four hundred dollars, and his
annual pay and emoluments will hereafter be
Gftcen thousand dollars. a grateful naticn,
&c are sure, says the National Intelligencer,
.'',l cordially approve this proceeding, and
eein it far less a measure Of liberality than
justice.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-03-12

MALL PAPER.-A large and we'll
w selected stock. Everybody should paper their
rooms and IN order TO do it in the elegant manner
and at the least expense don't fail to call on
ul"iA@ F. }. HOFFMAN.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-03-12

- troad Robbsries and Arrests.-For some
past an extensive and we'll organized
f thieves have been operating along
IS Of the Ohio and Pennsylvania Ohio
<,. diana, and Fort Wayne and Chicago
ads, and heavy losses have been sus-
by these companies. A well matured
.- i 'decoy" boxes Of goods, in operation
FIR me weeks back, has led to the arrest Of
rsons. whose operations extended from
ace to Bucyrus, Ohio, and thence to
Wayne, Indiana. 1t is believed that
- 'ested persons were implicated in the
-.aF-; of the railroad bridges last year.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-03-12
THE MARKETS.

The Lewistowu Mill is paying 81 80 for
red wheat i.+0A0. .00for white wheat, accord
ing to quality.
G-y~Altred Marks, n the new Steam Mil,
Is paying for Na..e Wheat i,40uU, 90, Red
l,30.
\. B.-Vheat taken on store, with priyi-
l"ge to the owner 10 sell or ship by boat
phiIsdeIuhia Cattle Marriott
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-03-12

About three inches of snow fell on
last
her-Pleasant at mid day, raw in the
Tsr and morning, and cold at night.
sF Trexler's large grist mill 2: Paradise
re-, Huntington county, was destroyed
lass last week.
ae Garroting was introduced into Lewis
he other evening about half past ten,
-e.ng lady down street, who caught her
> The neck just as he was leaving. 1t
he didn't mind it at all, and wasn't
zs 2 bit.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-03-12
COUNTY MEETING.

The citizens Of Mifiin county in favor Of
appointing delegates 70 the Union Convention
are requested to meet in the Town Hail. Lew
is,9wn, on MONDAY EVENING, March 16,
Io51, for the purpose Of eIeeting Delegates
- saii Convent,
The extraordinary decision Of the Supreme
Court Of the United States, reversing the set
tied practice Of the government from It's
foundation to tie present day as respects
coloycd men, will be read with feelings Of
regret by thousands who, in special wonder
ask themselves what meant the Declaration Of
Independence in 1875 when it declared all
men te be created equal and endowed with
certain inalienable rights? The most extra
ordinary part cf this decision however is the
declaration Of the Supreme Court that the
first Congress, composed Of many eminent
men of the revolution who had aided in fra
ming the Constitution, did not understand IFS
professionalism such in fact IS their decision
BY it too, the idoatrous Chinese, the beastly
Mormon, the priest ridden ladrones Of italy,
the semi-civilized horde Of Mexican thieves
and indeed all others but tinged with a white
skin may become citizens Of this country bv
wholesale, bat no matter what his intellect
what his property, OF what bis requirements
the colored man is hcnccforth declared by tie
Supreme Court to be an animal incapable
Of becoming q citizen Of the United States
though he NAV nav taxes frht bar Lattlss
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-03-12
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Books AND PRESENTS. Evans &
Co.'s Gift Book Store will be open in this
place in a few days. to continue a short time,
when all who want to buy good books cheap
can do so, and get present worth from 25
cents to 500 besides. Bills will be circula-
ted when the sale commences.
APPoINTMENT.-The Directors of the Poor
on Monday last appointed Drs A. W. Moss
and L. A. Worrall physicians for the Poor
House fer the ensuing year.
Eea-The Board Of Revenue Commissioners
have fixed tho valuation Of Miffiin county as
follows:
Property subject to the tax of 8
mills. S4,369, ,834
Property subject to the tax Of per
/ cent, &c, 722
Property subject to the tax of 2per
/ cent, 1900
/ Aggregate, 4,399, l5G
Tax on watches, $lj5 IS
! LEwIsTOwN STATIoN.-The railroad busi
ness transacted at the Lewistown Station. du.
ring the month of February, as shown by the
books Of D. 4. Robson, Esq, Agent is as
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-10-28
Estray Notice.

STRAYED away from the subscriber, on the
" 18th of August. 1857, q RED COW, Eve
years old, medium size, with rope around one
horn.
Any person who will give the subscriber
notice, SO that he may obtain her, will be re-
warded for bis trouble.
CHARLES KALLENBaCH,
Woodsheid, Sept 2, 81 sssss
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-10-28

fIWho can account for the strange
ideas and still stranger expressions Of lit
tie children? A little blue eyed girl OF
about six summers, daughter Of nne OF
our worthy citizens. the other day, weary
Of play, came running into the house, and
throwing herself into the arms Of her mo-
thor, exclaimed:
"IIold me, ma, feel SO bad!" ....
"What's the matter, Pussey!" tender'y
inquired the anxious parent
s4,.I don't know, only feel very bad" re-
piled the little eherub. a, ss'aa ...a
.'Does your head uche?" 'f. -"
"Oh, no, I feel bud all ovcr--l feel just
like u Gack-fepu6lican'''
And how does black-repuhiican feel,
my childf" s '-.
Just like he wanted TO steai some.
thiagl" s.aa -ota5s..a,r a... .... 5: ~
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-10-28

w"Say, Mr.. Postmaster, aud is there
irsr lether here for Dennis O'F!aher.
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az all that comes to. No--no, ma am,
here I;a-slay, all day ma'am, and, eh
What?E You wish Twoeu'nt 'alkso much?
tel! yoa Iwi talk --II talk all day, ii
l please, aud smoke, too-d'ye hear thnt:
l',ismoke, in the dining room, and yes
ny Juve. II smoke in The uNr'or. and by
love, raa'am, I'll scent he curtains, and
snake all over the, ho&w. .. . ....... .
! Here Gays 4Irs. Cnn''le) the horrid
wretch ;taS abant hni'ing his oAions pre-.
ccnt ihto practice, when Jane came III
with his kat, having found it iii a corner
of~llc large o4h-tyee char on the bach
SOC. i2o3 ter's Spirit
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A Caudle Lecture Reversed.

Now, Mrs. Candle, should like to
know what has become of my hat? Here
I've been hunting all over the house, and
lost ten minutes that should have been
given to the Mutual Life Insurance Com
psny. Now, / say, what have you done
with that hat? You hayn't- seen it. or
course not; never do see it. Frank, go
and get my hat, and Jane, fetch my cane
What's thatl You can't find my hat?
Now, Mrs. Caudle, should like to know
why You will persist in training your chill
dren in such needless manner? Ee can't
find my haG To be sure not; how can he,
If you don't learn him how to lookt Didn't
I leave it in the kitchen, when 1 went to
!, get something to eat? How the deuce
should you know? say it's your, business
70 know, and to have my things ready for
me in the morning, ard not to have me
LOSING SO much time. Eth! you have too
much else to do! Of course you have!
with three servants and two ehildren! Be
.1calm! Dyes, Twill bescalm!s You see i am
calm, and il you would only be so, I should
have been able to find my hat long ago,
instead of staying here to listen to your
excuses, when ought to be down town
attending to business. u I wonder how you
expect T am to keep this house going, Iif
I'm to be kept waiting here, for my hat.
sWhatl how can you help it:rak la, Ess9.
How can you hclp,it? why madam, it's
the easiest thing in the world. Its SIM
ply this modern management. Now, do
iyon suppose things would go on in this
way, if you would only see that articles
are in their right place; but,oI suppose,
you hayn't got time to do that event OF
course not. Well, there is no use talking.
Imust 20 to the Office bareheaded.- Year
bonnet, madam!b 7 our bennett Bat why
should be surprised, if you should offer
me your skirts ALSO, since I seem to have
lost all authority in this house,. Its not
your fault! and pray, then whose fault is
it? ] will repeat it, over twenty times. if
yon wish it--whose fault isit? What! the
servants? No ma'am. tell you, you are
uistaken-it's not the serFants-Ii tell
you that it's your fault. wonder who
oversees the seryantsAwho madam, but
you! Then, clearly, its your fault that
can't find my hat. (Sits DOWN. Well,
it's mouse talking, Ishan't 60 to the Office
to-day, and you, MAIN, shan't go to New
port-d'ye hear. It's no use asking, you
shant 60. You needn't suppose I'm go
isg to be deprived Of my hat like this, and
ehsn ALLOW Jon to spend my money at
Newport No ma am. N 10 such fool
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-10-28

rHyIMoTHY SEED, Ey. Blue Grass Seeds
Il Hemp Seed, Garden Seeds. &C., 60, for
Sale az KIHkHREpES
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"Say, Mr.. Postmaster, aud is there
irsr lether here for Dennis O'F!aher.
ty3"i lilF aoo s- 7-s hoa
~ II believe there is, "replied the P. NJ +,
stepping back and producing the letter.
j ..and will yc be SO kind as to raae ii
fur me seein'aI had the misfortune TO be
Sedieated to rade niver bit?' ao1' f4
'''s, ,"To be sure, "said the accommodating
postmaster. f..s,Is..os .---.......5 III.
> He then opened and. read the epistle
which from the "ould country, ,"concern-
'iag his relations there, &c. When he
finished Dennis observed: - -. ~
,sa"And what would you be AKIN for
postage on that lether?"aa oHablos s.i' 1s'
Fifty cents. "-i'' Z '-'-" ;s'F7f
"And it's chape enufi, yer honor; but as
I niver think of AKIN Iye to thrust me,
just kape the lether for pay; And say
misther, if I'd call in one of these days,
would ye write an answer for it?" =
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Notice.!

A LII persons whomsoeyer are hereby notified
n not to sell goods Oh, anything else, to any
person for me, unless they produce my writ
ten order for the same, and If any person holds
a note against me, he will please produce it in
the course of ten days.
NICHOLAS ROTH
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-10-28
COVERLET. AND CARPET
WE WEh WING.

THE undersigned is engaged in weaving
l. COverlets and Carpets of every style
and variety, at the following rates:
Coverlets, per pair, $500 or $50 each
for three or more Coverlets--all woven
without seams.
CARrETs-Common 10 cents per yard,
double chein II cents per yard.
e. Persons leaving their yarn at Daven-
ports Store, Woodsfeld, will have their Gov
erlets returned there. IT, T-... i
n. B.-Coloring done in the best possible
style. CHARLES BRUNER,
MnToNsBuRG, aug. 10, lS57.-3m. -----
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-10-28
Baraum Himself Again.

We ti,ni tiis following paragrar' in the
Stamford (Cenn. l-ii!roc't'c:
lit i t.s.rtsi.Ay,wnh 'taa>Iire that We an
nounee thu pr,>bala" fac! that u. T. BAR
HrM.iS gain "ol hi, legs that he Is TO-
day II richer nun than he 9ts before his
cpnaection with the J.rnln:, El"ck Com
ranv. 1t is sal ,hat be has h"aIht oH
che claim, n7ri"s,him .tor iron - {" -
ceats on tis dp'i1r, with the exception -!
s,me 81 $, 900 held in au'i about nanhnry,
which he will probably have td-pay in full.
The whole ofhis vast property assigned
lv him for the benefit OF his crc'!itorS hoi
aya:a pasxrd iato his huads, and he is no"
reitti,g 'lrsnistan' in good style for hIS
future permanent residence. We have
our information from What VIC deem to bt
rsliable sources and we feel conii;teni thai
itswili be confirmed in du. time. :
If this turns out 10 be true, 1t will l'
ses down as the crownins dodge Of the il
iastrious BARSUM. ,He"- -....a,a
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. kE-IIere is a pretty good parody or
the well-known song of the Troubador:

kS A1cTe Is q piSetJ SNe' fI -
the well-known song of the Troubador:
Gaily the editor
.aSe Smoked his, cigar,
- Ei While he was scissoring a5
- News near and far
is,.s.g Looking for murders dire, -,S
ae, Item or puff. Be-. rl5 ~, $50
= 5i Devil say-deril say aa asH7sa
% - Amt that enoughl
~-A wag one day was speaking OF
two Of his acquaintances who had gone
West, where the new-c -comers are usually
attacked the first season with the ague.i----
Said he, Hneither of those two men will be
afflicted '...'''' -'.'S sA''5 'a'ses
Why not?' inquired a bystandsr. - .a'
BECAUSE was the reply, 'one of them
10 too lazy to shake, and the other won't
shske unless he gets pay for i'll. -s o.. hia
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Attachment Notice.
MOYIgR..

THE undersigned is prepared to locate Land
Warrants in Iowa. The best selections will
be made in the southern part of the State, he
having secured an efficient Agent to make selec-
tions and locate the Warrants. The subscri-
Der fatters himself that he can render entire
satisfaction. Charges reasonable, fsts
May 13, 1857. JOHN b. NOIl., Agent.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-12-23
FACES.

There is great deal in face, all the
interest of life depends OH face. 1t is a
difficult thing to imagine what we should
do without faces; we have no sympathy
for living beings which have not face
there is not one man in a thousand, save
and except butchers, who could stick a
knife into the throat of a lamb, it has
such pretty innocent face; but oysters
are slaughtered reno: selessly, wrenched
out of their she'll without the slightest
compunction; they have no faces, though
they have boards; they shed no tears;
they utter no cry; they exhibit no mourn
ful countenance, and therefore they are
not pitied. What parcel of hypocrisy
is all our pity for negroes-all our pre-
tence 10 humanity-and all our anti
cruelty crotchets-it il nothing more
than sympathy with fac. When Shaks-
peare talks of the big drops coursing
each other down the stag's face, our pity
is excited almost to tears; aud if eels had
such faces as mermaids, there is not
ishwife in Billingsgate who would dare
10 skin one; but these poor vermicular
ishes are so much alike at both ends,
hat nobody pities them.-.SeargiPs Es.
'Gys.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-12-23
A LESSON TO A sCoLD1NG MOTHER

A little girl, who had witnessed the
perplexity of her mother on certain
occasion, when her fortitude gave way
under severe trial, said:
"Mother, does God ever fret or
scold?"
The query was so abrupt and start
ling, it arrested the mothers attention
almost with a shock.
"Why, Lizzie, what makes you ask
that question:"
"Why, God is good-you know you
used to call him the Good Man, when
l was litlle-and 1 should like to know
if he ever scolded."
"No, child, no."
"Well l am glad he don't; for scold-
ing always makes me feel so bad, even
if it is not me in fault l don't think l
could love God much, if he scolded."
The mother felt rebuked before her
simple child. Never had she heard so
forcible lecture on the evils of scolding
The words of Lizzie sank deep in her
heart, and she turned away from the in
nocent face of her little one, to hide the
tears that gathered in her eyes. Chill
dren are quick observers; and Lizzie,
seeing the effect of her words. hasten
ed to inquire:
"Why do you cry mother? Was
it naughty for me TO ask so many ques.
tions?"
"No. love, it was all right. 1 was
only thinking how bad had been to
scold so much, when my girl could hear
and be troubled by it,
"Oh, no, mamma, you are not bad;
you are a good mamma; only wish
there were not so many bad things to
make you fret and talk like you did Just
now. 1t makes me feel away from you
so far, like could not come near you,
as l can when you smile and are kind !;
and oh, l sometimes fear shall be put
off so far, l never can get back again.
"Oh Lizzie, don't say that" said the
mother. unable longer to repress the
tears that had been struggling in her
eyes. The child wondered what could
SO affect its parent. but instinctively feel
ing it was a case requiring sympathy,
she reached up, and laid her little arms
about her mothers neck and whispered:
Mamma dear, do make you cry?
Do you love me?"
"oh, yes, love you more than 1 can
tell" replied the parent, clasping the
child to her bosom. ''And 1 will try
never to scold again before my little
sensitive girl"
"oh, l am SO glad. can get so near
to you when you don't scold; and do
you know, mother, 1 want TO love you
so much.'
This was an effectual lesson, and the
mother felt the force of that passage of
Scripture, "Out of the mouths of babes
have l ordained strength" She never
scolded again.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-12-23
GOOD DEEDS EVERLASTING.

They may mourn over the failure OF
some seemingly useful plan of their own;
but God may be, by their influence,
sowing the seeds of some plan of his own
of which they little dream. For every
good deed comes from God. His is the
idea, his the inspiration, and his its ful
filment in time; and therefore no good
deed but lives and grows with the ever
lasting life of God himself; and as the
acorn, because God has given it ga form
ing form," and life after its kind, bears
within it not only the builder oak, but
shade for many herd, food for count
less animals, and at last the gallant ship
itself, and the materials of every use to
which nature or art can put it and its
descendants after it throughout all time,
so does every good deed contain within
itself endless and unexpected posslbilli
ties of other good which may and will
grow and multiply forever in the genial
light Of Him whose eternal mind con-
ceived it, and whose Eternal Spirit will
forever quicken it wita that life of which
he is the giver and the Lord.-Rsv. C.
Hin1slu.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-12-23
TIE WINTER OF THE HEART.

A beautiful writer counsels wisely
when he says:-''Liye SO that good an
gels may protect you from this terrible
evil-the winter of the heart. Let no
chilling influence freeze up the fountain
of sympathy and happiness in its depth;
no cold burden settle over lis withered
hopes, like snow on the faded flowers;
no rude blasts of discomfort moan and
shrek through its desOlated chambers.
Your life path may lead through
trials, which for time seemed utterly to
impede your progress, and shut out the
very light of heaven from your anxious
gaze. Penury may take the place OF
ease and plenty; your luxurious loom
may be changed for humble one; the
soft couch for straw pallet; the rich
yiands for the coarser food Of the poor.
Summer friends may forsake you, and
the Implying world pass you by, with
scarcely look or word of compassion.
"You may be forced to toll YEARLY,
steadily on to earn livelihood, yon may
encounter fraud and the base avarice
that would extort the last farthing, till
you we'll nigh turn in disgust from your
fellow beings. Death may sever the
dear ties that bind you to earth. and
leave you in fearful darkness. That no
Bile, manly boy. the sole hope of your
declining years, may be taken from you
while your spirit clings to him with a
wild tenscily, which even the shadow of
TIE t0nsb cannot wholly subdue.
"Amid all these sorrows, do not come
to the conclusion that nobody was ever
So deeply afflicted as you are, and aban-
don avery anticipation OF better days in
Tie unknown future Do not lose your
faith in human excellence, because con-
fidence has sometimes been betrayed, mol
believe that friendship was Only delu'
sion, and love bright phantons that
glides away from your grasp.
'Do not thinS that you are fated to be
miserable, because you are disappointed
in your expectations; and baffled in your
pursuits. Keep holy trust in Heaven
through every trial; bear adversely with
fortitude, and look upward in the hour
of temptation and suffering. When your
locks are white, your eyes dim, and
your limbs weary, when your steps fall
ter on the verge of deaths gloomy vale,
you will still retain the freshness and
buoyance of spirit which will shield you
from the winter of the heart"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-12-23

The LITTLE Cur OF TEARs.-We
found the following North German
legend in '.Thorpe's Yule-tid Stories"
one of Bohn's Antiquarian Series. 1t is
too beautiful to remain in the sole keep
ing of anliquarians:-''There was once a
mother and child, and the mother loved
this her only child with her whole heart,
and thought she could not live without
it; but the Almighty sent great sick
ness among children, which seized this
little one. who lay on its sick bed, even
to death. Three days and three nights
the mother watched and wept, and pray
ed by the side of her darling child, but
it died. The mother, now left aItne in
the wide wo- Id, gave way to the most
violent and unspeakable grief, she ate
nothing and drank nothing, wept, wept,
wept, three long days and three lcng
nights, without ceasing, calling constan
tly upon her child. The third night, as
she thus sat overcome with suffering, in
the place where her child had died, her
door softly opened, and the mother star
ted, for before her stood her departed
child. 1t had become heavenly angel,
and smiled sweetly as innocence, and
was beautiful like the blessed. IL had in
its hand small cup that was almost
running over, so full it was And the |
child spoke: 30! dearest mother, weep
no more for me; the angel of m urning
has collected in this little cup the tears
which you have shed for me. If for me
you shed but one tear more, it will over
flow, and shall have no more rest in the
grave, and no Joy in heaven. Therefore,
o dearest mother! weep no more for
your child; for it is well and happy, and
angels are its companions 1t then
vanished. The mother shed no more
tears. that she might not disturb her
child's rest in the grave, and its Joy in
heaven. For the sake of her infants
happiness, she controlled the anguish of
her heart. So strong and self sacrificing
IS mothers love-"
I
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-12-23
LITTLE THINGS.

Springs are little things. but they are
sources of large streams helm is a
little thing. but it governs the course of a
ship-a bride bit is little thing, but
see its use and power-nails and pegs
are little things. but they hold parts Of
large buildings together-s word, look,
a frown, all are little things. but power
full for good or evil. Think of this, and
mind the little things. Pay that little
debt-it's promised, redeem tiff it's
shilling, hand it over-you know not
what important event hangs upon it.
Keep your word sacredly-keep it to the
they will mark it sooner than
else. and the effect will proba-
bly, be as lasting as life. Mind little
things.