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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-07-25

SULPHUR AND THE CRAZE DIsEAsE.-For
several years past the grape vines Of Europe
have suffered from a peculiar disease, by which
the vine product has been grately reduced
This evil has been severely felt in France,
where the annual value of the grape crop u
mounted before the disease to over 100000
600 francs, but which has been reduced to
less than one-half 1t has been found that
the application of flour sulphur to the vines
three times during one season, cures the dis
ease and it is expected that its general appli-
cation regularly pursued, will bring all the vine
yards of France back to their former fruitful
condition. If the same disease should visit
the vine on our continent, the above nforma-
ton will be very useful 30 those who cult-
vate the grape. The sulphur is mixed with
some salt and water, and is applied with a
brush.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-07-25
Durnorolls.

JUVENILE WU-An old physician was
dilatiug in our hearing the other day, upon
the propensity which a majority of people
display for eating unripe fruit and vegetables
Said he
"There is not vegetable growing in our
gardens that is not best when arrived at ma
turity, and most of them are positively injuri.
Gus unless folly ripe"
81 know one thing that amt so good when
it's ripe as when green" interrupted little
boy, in a very confidential but modest manner.
whats that?" sharply said the physician,
vexed at having his principle disputed by
mere boy.
"a cucumber !" responded the lad.
The doctor winked ct US with both eyes,
but said nothing.
"Soe here my friend you are drunk" "To
be sure | am, and have been for three years,
You see, my brother and are on a temper
ance mission? lie electures and set fright
ful example,
Jenny remarked to his grandmother that
old Mrs. Cranshaw had the appearance of II
person who had one foot in the grave. "Well
really, upon my word" said the antique lady
Il thought noticed that she walked leetlo
lame, latelyw
\ man named Aaron Bedbug, of Mont
gomery county, Ky, intends petitionlng to
the Legislature to change his name. lie
says that his sweetheart, whose name is Olivia
is unwilling that he should be called A. Bed.
bug, she o. Bedbug and the little ones littls
Bedbugs
A Lady of rank complaining that her hus-
band was dead to fashionable amusements, he
replied, But then, my dear, you make me
alive to the expense"
Pulpernicle says, woman's heart is the
most sweetest" thing in the world; in fact
it is a perfect honey y-comb-full of sells. Bee
ware.
The verdict of recent Coroner's jury on
a man who died state Of inebriatior was,
death by hanging-round u rum shop"
Willis calls the neither limbs Of ladies "sup'
positions" Yes, they are supposed to bs
"there or thereabouts."
Young Ladies are like arrows-they are
all in quver ill the beaux come, and cant
60 of without them.
The man who wrestled with adversely wore
out his silk stockings, and got worsted.
When is wet weather favorable to bay ma
King When il rains ptchiorss'
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-07-25
farmer's 9rpartment,

TRAINING A BALKY HoRsE-In India,
where horse becomes stubborn and refuses
to move, instead Of whipping him, as is our
custom, or setting fire to straw under the
belly, as practised in England, a rope is at
tacbed to his fore leg, and one or two persons
go ahead and pull at the rope. 1t saad this
starts the most refractory horse. The lHchi-
gan Farmer says a horse became balky in
Detroit short time since, and neither whip
ping nor coaxing conld make him stir. A rope
was fastened around his neck, and he was
dragged short distance by another team but
this did not effect cure. The rope was then
taken from his neck passed between his legs,
and fastend firmly to his tail In this man
uer he was dragged ashort distance, and when
the rope was taken of, the hitherto, unruly
animal was perfectly obedient to the will OF
his master. We have seen this method
tried with similar results Farmer dnd Ne
chaHic.'
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-07-25
How to Take the Pennsylvania
"Dutch."
By ONE OF THEM.

The editor of the Mauch Chunk Gazette
saws that its candidate for Assembly must
learn German. lie need not learn the Ian
guage entire-only enough TO convince that
particular wing Of the Dutch Democracy OF
this county who can be Influenced against
him by the contents of the Weisport Ieie-
graph.
Three lessons are necessary to do this, and
if he will study them well and do as we di-
rect, it will take gan of greater calbre
than this Weisport concern to bring him
down The lessons are as follows:
|. Pronounce General jackson in Dutch.
Tcheneral Tchackson.
g Declare yourself a Democrat, emphati-
cally.
'Flommt sci ich bin Demmygraut-my
daudy und ME gross daudy warra Demmi-
graud un petammt ich geh for der Tchenerul
Tchackson, under Bookkannin un net for de
kerls WI sic wigs hesa for selly sin de dories
und demberens lite.
g. Pass Democratic opinion Of The Black
Republicans, in Dutch.
Die Rppooplikans vie sic sich hasa die
gehna for die wese lite unner die schwortze
zu du und so an law zu passa dos die nager
die wise wibeslite hera, un for sic irei "a
geyva dos sic do ruff kumma kenna unser
hinkle, un sci, IN all unser soch shtehla un
ulzufressa un unser shtell obzubrenna.
1t would do no harm if he would practice
occasionally on "zwie lager, Elm bretzel un
schweitzer kase." But the greatest difficulty
will be with some Of the native Dutch De
mocracy, who were born Democrats and are
Democrats because their fathers and grand
fathers and at.grandlhthers before them
were Democrats. If the above suggested
declarations for Tcheneral Tchackson won't
fetch em straight, then we fear your case Is
hopeless. But you must try-its the best
and only thing you can do. Should you sue
ceed, We will give you the hint, as often as
they dutch il" on you,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-07-25

They tell me, first and early love
Outlives all aiter.dreams
But the memory Of a first great grief
10 me more lasting seems.
The grief that marks our dawning youth,
10 memory ever clings;
And DER the path of future years
A heightened shadow filings.
Oh oft my mind recalls the hour,
When to my fathers home
Death came, an uninvited guest,
From his dwelling in the tomb:
! had not seen his face before
| shuddered at the sight:
And shudder yet to think upon
The anguish Of that night!
A youthful brow and ruddy cheek
Became all cold and wan:
And eye grew dim in which the light
OF radiant fancy shone;
Cold was the cheek, and cold the brow,
The eye was fixed and dim
And one there mourned brother dead,
Who would have died for him
/ know not if twas summer then,
L know not II twas Spring;
But if the birds sang in the trees
i did not hear them sing;
If flowers came forth to deck the earth
Their bloom l did not see;-
looked upon one withered flower,
And none else bloomed for me
a sad and silent time it was
Within that house of woe:
All eyes were dim and overcast,
And every voice was low;
And from each cheek at intervals
The blood appeared to start,
AS if recalled in sudden haste
10 aid the sinking heart
Softly we trod, as if afraid
To mar the seeper's sleep,
Aud stole last looks Of his sad face
For memory TO keep.
With him the agony was DER,
And now the pain was ours
AS thoughts of his sweet childhood rose,
Like odor from dead flowers!
And when at last lie was borne afar
From the worlds weary strife,
How oft in thought did we again
Live DER his little life.
His every look, his every word,
His very voices tone,
Came back to us like things whose worth
Is only priced when gone?
That grief has passed with years away,
And JOY has been my lot;
But the one is long remembered,
And the other soon forgot
The gayest hours trip lightly by,
And leave the faiutest trace =
But the deep, deep track that sorrow wear
No time can e'er eflace
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-07-25
Neatness in Nebraska.

We always like neat people, We always
did cherish kind of tender for all neat wo.
men. But we were nearly really "struck by
one until last week, and the way Of it was
this; We were out west few miles and got
beluted looked for place to stay over night
found cabu asked if we could be accomo-
dated and a tall woman with freckled face
red hair. buffalo skin moccasns, buckskiu
dress, and free soil baby, said she "recoGed
we mought."
We got off our horses, hiicbed them to 0
cottonwood corn crib, and went in. We
asked for supper. We got some bacon, mo,
lasses, boiled pumpkin aud corn dodger.-
We ate heartily.
After meal was past, the woman said to the
Oldest girl "Now, Daddy Jane. you have got
10 keen that slut and them ere pups from
sleeping in this ere meal box any longer
In mixing this strangers corn bread, l was
first naturally pestered to death pickin' the
small hairs and dead feas out oft, that comes
off them ere pesky dogs. And if they sleep
in it week longer it won't be fit 20 eat.
We we're in love with that woman on ac
count of her neatness, and that evening we
laid down upon the rough hewn floor, anc
had pleasant dreams. Ghostly fees were hop
ping abont through our corporal divesties
and spectre sluts, with goblin pups danced
before us in boxes of unearthly meal, during
the live long night and our great grandfather
set straddle of us six hours. with ram-rod tC
six pound cannon, stuffed cords OF that
neatly prepared corn dodger down our unwil
ling throat, and whistled all the time for the
dogs; while the free soil baby and its tidy
mother sat by and wept for the departed hoe
cake. We like neatness.-NebrdSka NeeS.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-07-25

MODERN ELoQUENcE.-A correspondent OF
the Boston Courier gives the following extract
from a sermon recently delivered by Pro-
fessor at Harvard University, and asks il
students are safe when exposed TO such Ian
guage:
Viewing this subject from the esoteric
standpoint of Christian exegeticnl analysis,
and aggutinating the polsynthetical ectob-
lasts Of homogeneous asceticiSm, we perceive
at once the absolute individuality of this en-
tity while from that other standpoint oil
incredulons synthesie which characterize the
Xenocratic hierarchy OF the Jews We are con
stantly impressed with the precisely antiper-
istatic quality thereof
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-07-25

TIE Sun THE ORIGIN OF FoRCE..-Professor
Youmans recently lectured in New York on
themical science, in which he showed the Or
Gin of all forms Of force TO be in the sun beam.
Every existing specific motion on the earth,
whether known as wind power, water power,
steam power electric power, or animal power
have their origin in the rays of the sun. AS
an illustration of the professors mode OF
calculating his argument, he stated that the
detection of the iron tunnel Tor railroad trains
over the NJ email river in England which is four
hundred feet long. was out half an inch uRder
the heaviest pressure of train. When the
sun laid upon it some hours it bent up an
inch aud half from its horzontal line. The
Bunker Hill Monument is higher in the eye-
ming than in the morning of q sunny day
The little sunbeams enter the pores OF the
stones, like so many wedges, and lift IL sky
ward,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-07-25
Selett Qoetrp.
THE WATCHER.

Mother watch the little feet,
Climbing DER the garden wall,
Bounding through the bushy street,
Ranging cellar, shed and ball 1;
Never count the moment lost,
Never mind the time it cost,
Little feet will 60 astray,
Guide them, mother, while you may.
Mother! watch the little hand,
Picking berries by the way,
Making houses in the sand,
Tossing up the fragrant hay.
Never dare the question ask,
why to me this heavy task ?"
Those same little hands may prove
Messengers OF light and love.
Mother! watch the little tongue
Prattling eloquent and wild;
What is said and what is sung,
BY the happy, joyous child;
Catch the word while yet unspoken
Stop the VOW while yet unbroken;
This same tongue may yet proclaim
Blessings in the Saviour's name.
Mother! watch the little heart,
Beating soft and warm for you;
Wholesome lessons now impart;
Keep, o keep that young heart true,
Extricatipg every weed,
Sowing good and precious seed;
Harvest rich you then may see,
Ripening for eternity.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-07-25

SAVING GARDEN SEEDs.-The first vegeta-
bles, peas or snap beans that appear, sdre for
seed the first stalk of okra that shows a
pod, let it go to seed the first cucumber,
squash or melon, save for seed. In this way.
we may succeed in getting much earlier vege-
tables than by following the usual method Of
taking the refuse of all our garden crops
Save the earliest and best of everything for
seed. Our egg plants might be brought into
bearing much sooner, if We would save the
first for seed.-Who can stand it, with all
the long years dearth Of delicious morsels,
to save the first roasting ear or tomato, that
may appear for seed 4? aud yet if we would
bring forward the whole crop two or three
weeks earlier, it must be done. Let it be a
settled maxim of the gardener-the .fryt and
best Of ererything for seed,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-07-25

CERTAIN CURE For FELON-We are sure
that all who have suffered from bone ielon,
will thank me for making known to the public
so simple, and yet so eAectual remedy as the
following. In thousands Of instances, weeks
aud months Of the most intense suiieringS
have been endured, allowing neither rest by
day, nor sleep by night and when cure is
last effected the finger or thumb is often de-
formed, or rendered useless for life. AS soon
as it becomes apparent that felon is making
its appearance, which is known from contn-
ued soreness and pain proceeding from the
bone, and sometimes evincing but little change
for the worse for a week OF more, take a
strong cord ofany kind and wrap it around
the finger above The afflicted part, as tightly
as it can be done. Keep it in this condition
until the pain can be endured no longer
Now loosen the cord, and as soon as the pain
or soreness caused by the cording, subsidies,
tighten it again. Continue this for several
days, or until the felon is completely blacken-
ed and killed. We have known several per-
sons who have been affl cted with felons, TO
try this remedy with complete success; in
fact. we have never known it to fail. The
cording stops the circulation thus aud the
soreness has nothing to feed on, and soon dies
of starvation, We have faith in this remedy
even after felon has made considerable pro-
gress.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-07-25
OLD SERIES, VOL. II. NO. 44.

SULPHUR FOR GRAPEs.-Our friend Robert
BUST, speaking of the use of sulphur to pre-
vent mildew in graperies, says it has been
known here for twenty years, though the
sarans of Europe have just found it out. He
recommends is use as follows :-"Take o few
pounds of sulphur, and place it on several
pieces Of boards, as neatly as you please
keep them in your grapery, stirring the sui
phur once week, and you will have no mil.
dew unless you give heavy waterings, AMI
allow cold currents of air"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-07-25

REMEDY FOR BLoATED CATLLE.-Mr. A
Cornwall. Of Peufeld \. Y, a few days since
had a yearling heifer so badly bloated from
eating clover that she conld not walk. Re
membering that he had heard oftar as re-
medy he applied a small quantity to the root
of the tougue-making three applications at
intervals Of minute or two. The animal
soon recovered entirely, and chewed her cud
in few hours. He thinks remedy which
is SO simple ard effactual should be generally
known and we therefore give it publicity as
being both useful and seasonable-
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-07-25

In Marion county, Ohio few days ago.
man sued another for the rent OF a house.
On the trial, evidence was adduced that the
house was haunted, and the jury decided that
the defendant be paid $l5 as damages, in
stead of paying rent. All the fools are not
dead yet.
The Cresus, of Louisville, and indeed Of
Kentucky is ex-SecretaIy Guthrie whose
property chiefly in lands, paysan annual tax
Of over $4,000.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-07-25

A Maid hooked one of the best OF her mis-
tress' dress the other day, but the affair was
passed over because it was done behind the
iady's back so there was nobody to testify to
the fact.
Archbishop Hughes sails in the next stea'
mer for Rome. He will be absent about q
year.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-07-25
IMMENSE EXCITEMENT! !!
Revolution in the Dry Goods Business !!
r q & 7, e. KLINE,

Resuectfully announce 10 thelt Tlehus ana the
nublic in general that they have received at their
Store in Upper Augusta township, Northumber-
land county Pa at Kline Grove their Spring
and Summer GOODS, and opened TO the public
!, general assortment of merchandise &c
Consisting in part of Cloths, black and fancy
Cass mers, Satinetts, Checks, Kentucky Jeans
topether with general assortment OF Spring
and Summer Goods adapted to all classes OF per-
sons.
Ready made Clothing, consisting of Coats and
Vests.
Ladies Dress Goods,
Summer Shawls, Ginghams, Lawns, Ducals'
Calicocs, black Silks DC.
Also fresh supply of Drugs and Medicines,
Groceries &C., of all kinds.
A new supply of Hardware, Queensware'
wooden ware Brooms 9c.
A LARGE assortment of Roots and Shoes suita-
hle for men women and children.
HATS AND CAPS.
School Books, Stationery, Envelopes, Ink, &c.
FIsHAND SALT.
And all goods usually kept III country store'
Come and see, Come one, come all.
The public are respectfully Invited to call ana
oxamjne our stock before purchasing elsewhere.
All of the above named stock OF goods VIII De
sold positively at low prices for cash or III eH-
change for country produce at the h'enes' mar
ket price. -, l., s,,;o,
Thankful for past fayors we hope by s'fict
attention to business to merit continuance oi
the same. ,, =,
KIine's Grove, Pa, May l6, l05T.-h
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-07-25
PATENT WHEEL GREASE.

YIyHIS Grease is recommended 10 the notice Of
Wagoners, Livery Stable keepers, &C., as
being SUPERIOR to anything of the kind ever in
troduced AS il does not gum upon the axles
lis much more durable, and is not affected by
,he weather, remaining the same in summer as
in ~;uter, and put up in tin canisters at 371 and
- cen'., for sale by a. W. flShLh'
March ~ 1887
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-07-25
NTGnyy GOODS
a. J, CONRAD.
HOLL % w l n q IL U n

Me ESpECTFULLY informs the public that
Ia, he has replenishod his Store with an ex,
ceIlent assortment of New Goods just received
from Philadelphia, which he will sell on terms
as reasonable as any other establishment Ills
assortment consists in part OF .,,,,,,.- ,,,,,,
CLOTHS, CAssIMERES & sATIlNhrI'
Winter Wears for men and boys, lls'yles and
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-07-25
HARDWARE and oUEENswARE,

Cedarware, Brooms, &c. Also large assorl-
ment of Boots and Shoes, suitable for Men Wo-
men and Children. Hats and Caps, SIX IL ats
and all goods usually kept in Country store
All the above named stock of goods VIII be
sold positively at low prices for cash, or IN eN.
change for country produce, at the highest
market price.
following Run, Nov. 20, ls56.-lv
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-07-25
Ladies' Dress Goods

Consisting of Black Silks, Merinos, Aipacas'
De LANES, Calcoes, Ginghams, Musins' lrlm'
mings, &c. o,cr,,rc e II
-.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-07-25

The following poem was written by James
Heddenwick, a scotch poet, Little knoAn in
this country. Who that ever lost brother
or sister could read these lines without fall
ter in the voice and tear in the eye?
FIRST GRIEF.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-07-25

LOCUST MOUNTAIN C0LLIERY
SUPERIOR w HlTE a ; IL
COAL,
from the Mammoth Vein, for Furn aces, round
ries, Steamboats, and Family use,
BELL. sbBEWI8 = co.,
sr. CAMEL. NORTHUMBERLAND CouNrr, PA
SIZES OF COAL.
LUMP, for Blast Furnaces and Cupolas,
STEAMBOAT, for Steamboats,, Hot Air
Furnaces and Steam.
BKOhhN' For Crates, Stoves and Stea.
STOVE, For Stoves, Steam and burning
NUT, 5 Lime.
PEA for Limeburncrs and making Steam.
Orders received at Mt. Carmel or Northum-
,orlapd Wharf, will receive prompt attention.
NJ. b. BELL,
ID. ]. LEWIS,
WILLIAM MUIR.
Nav 8, ls56.-f
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-12-11

RANGE OF THE HUMAN Vo1cE.-The
range Of the human voice is quite astound.
ing,-there being about nine perfect tones,
but 1882, ,1s6,O44,515 different sounds
thus IA direct muscles, alone, or together,
produces 16,3s3,03 indirect muscles, ditto,
173,74lS23, and all in cooperation pro
duce the number we have named, and these
independently of different degrees of inten-
sty. A mans voice ranges from base to
tenor, the medium being what is called a
baritone. The female voice ranges from
contralto to soprano, the medium being
termed mezzo-soprano,- whereas, boys
voice is alto, or between tenor and treble
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-12-11

T YON'S KATHARION, Woods Rair
IL Restorer Woods Lunn Cream Balm Of 1000 flowers,
Hurds Hair Gloss, tches Beautiher and every other
preparation Of known merit for the Hair Skin or Toilet
to be found az hccULloCHS.
DAPER.-3o0 reams plain and ruled
Il cap and Letter Bath aud Note PAPER the finest in
the market, and Envelopes 70 natch at MeCULLOCHS.
lCCHO0L BOOKS, just any kind you
~ want always 10 be found at McCULLOcH'S
w ALL PAPER, large stock for sale
w CHEAP, 10 make room for the new stock At =.
J ltfisu No. B I'D laiif heOULLoeffSA
rs1ef rrl1-st a enp1a fiess
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-12-11

rnE rHoOK AND rHE SPARROW.

ft44t FABtE.
A'aoh whittier 30 last my LADY Rrook,
Oh whittier 80 fast to-dayi
rarry awhile from youronwafd dance,
a And peep ont here with yoar merry glance,
q To chat with fiend1 pray lea
And the Brook made answer--'I can not stay
Sweet Sparrow, to prate With VOC, hl
For the morning hours aitting away
-And have ny task to do ia ~. @ .t.l
"And what may your work be i.ad, Brook,
That thou can not stopio-da,i
Bsbbling over The stones you 20,
And noisy tongue you have, throw.
But what your tasks l pta,i
Nothing, ween, hut an idle song -- -
: To sing as you wander BY, ~
Nothing Tween, but TO catch the CLEAN
OF the sun 10 the deep blue sky;
Nothing but dimpc and airt with bee, "a. s d.
orthe yellow butterfly"
"Friend Sparrow" replied the little Brook,
'Mine are but humble tasks,
Yetawiiiing step and cheerful look
My great Employer asks,
And gladly fulnll them ALL
Simple although they be,
Aud singJor tie Deyjoy Of Ag hsarI,
To the butterfly and the bee"
"And what are these wondrous tasks, prayi''
Quoth the Sparrow in disdain;
And she laughed outright, while the little Brook
Made ANSWER yet again:
al bathc the roots of the willow trees
Beneath whose boughs pass,
Aud the hazel bush, and the alders low,
Audfreshen the m1adows through which aow,
And strenthen the tender grass.
The sweet wild flowers would droop and die,
nnotfor my nursing care,
And on my narge is the grecnest mass
u.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-12-11
A simple Vegetable Remedy,
1-R Immediately, when the iirst symptoms CONNER
No Ca1omel! No Poison!
A.LANGwORTHY. FindIay. @

We compound them from Western experience
know what you want, because want them ourselves
Then when that dull Headache Pain in the Back Lim
commences when in short you feel your system gett
out of order,
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-12-11

GE The word DEBT is composed of
the initials 'Dun Every Body Twice.
CREDIT is formed of the initial letters
of "Call Regular Every Day-Fll Trust"