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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

The following pathetic description Of a broken
heart written By . lady, widow, called 10 follow
her sole scmaining lovely daughter to the grave,
may teach many who complain of"broken hearts,
that they have not yet realised their full depth Of
bitterness:
at is the pent-up agony OF never forgetting sor
row. Il is the weight of mountains sinking deeper
and deeper in the soul. 1t Is the crushing in q
moment Of ambition's Woudest eminence- II is the
extinguishing ofhope which has grown and strength
ened with lifetime Il is the sundering of a
mothers strongest, purest, hottest emotions. 1t is
the rending asunder Of mad dolatry. 1t is the tota
humiliation of every human sympathy. 1t is tho
moving, breathing, sentiment of being alone-al
alone Itis utter bereav ement. II is that 'passine
under the rod" where only strength in the blood
Christ caa save from lunacy or DEATH
"This and this only, is a broken heart"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

sure ofthe comp ,nionship OF his 'Satlnic vi esty,
in another world.
HE Cashier SIT IN ir's easy c,sir,
Nv the ,ras light n ming bright;
Tor the sun h I'd gone, and the Il jck had s.ratk
Tire smtll hours OF the night.
Jkswasrcstinr. awhile from his Labor anil toll,
And scratching his head with grin;
Thinking of notes discounted that DAY,
And how he h I'd Fingered sc tin"
Hsbcaria lisht rap at ais Office door
And III face Ike deacon's was grave;
Hethpusht OF customer pretty hard up
AMI nc thought of a rather close shave
Ia customer came, and he saw 81 glance
Tat this time for 4 ''trck;
For just AZ thst very precise mick oftime,"
lie discovered the every Old Nick
= Old Nick took chair. and looked round the room
Seeming nightly pleased with the view;
Then bent on the Cashier his little grey eye,
Ani the Cashier looked terribly Hsr,
Old Mex gave grin at the sly old Cashier.
,ss- Tncn solcmn'y drew down his ''phiz,"
And put on the same "deaconsh" look
That the Cashier had put on his.
Il was plss;;ig," he slid, "and saw you NJ,
Add thought III just call for minute;
For shaving Of notes lies near to my heart
+ BY the way see you are still in it.
but can't mike a stay, for go to New York,
To secure 'young limb of the law
] must be on hand--if little too late,
tie viii surely escape through some flaw.
IL ldSnk myself fortunate--rcry indeed
III Larxr chance to secure;
For different il Is with men of your trade,
For fne'er lost a single Cashier"
The Devil WI gone-but the Cashier sat long,
AMI he wished he practising Law
That he night at Lust, like the men in New York,
Escape through some TECHNICAL far.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

Barthe, the French dramatic author, was remark
able for selishness- lie completely wrap
ped up in the consciousness of his own Importance
as 20 be often strangely iasensible to the wants and
woes of others
Calling upon friend, whose opinion he wished
10 have upon new comedy, he found him in his
LIST moments, but, notwithstanding, proposed to
him to have il read Consider" said the dying
man, Il have not more than an hour to live
"Ay.- replied Blrthe, '-but this wi occupy only
3 Iii that t:me-s'
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

NHE course money matters have taken com
il pes US to adopt tts Cash and Ready Pay svs-
tenn, II being the only course we can pursue to save
ourselves; and this, at this late hour will not avail
us unless those that are owing us pay promptly as
they have agreed. We hatter ourselves that all
will be promptly ON hand to pay every cent they
arc owing, as soon, and if possible, sooner than
they agreed We hope our friends win be able to
understand our reasons for taking this course
Our motive is not speculation, but simply to guard
against danger.
W, are not going to make great blow about
Selling Cheap for Cash, but will undertake to sell
as low others do. We invite you to call and ex-
anime ourprices and be your own judges as to our
Selling Cheap. l
OGLESBEE & SHIRLEY.
November 20, ,57,-n3
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04
BACHELORS.

Be careful, young man, in the prime of your life,
Not 20 fool your existence away;
The best thing for you is to hunt you a wife,
An! marry her right away.
A bachelors life is horrible strife,
OF earthly existence alone.
And when they dead, and all has been said,
- Therc'sno one can tell where they're gone.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

\ teacher asked a bright little little girl, ''What
country is opposite US on the globe"
Don't know, SIR" was the answer
well now, pursued the teacher, "if were to
bore ahole through the earth. and you were to 20
IN atthis end, where would you come out.'
,'Out Of the hole sr.'' replied the pupil with an
air Of triumph.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

An Irish paper, describing Late duel says that
one Of the combatants was shot through the fcshv
part Of the thigh bone
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

Said fashionable spendthrift to usuFious broker
OF whom he wished to borrow: "Daddy, the ready
Is neeifui-' "Yes, sonny replied the broker,
shut the needful isn't ready
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

Man doubles all the evils Of his fate By bordering
over them 4 scratch becomes a wound, slight
m injury, jest, insult, small perila great dan
ger. and slight sickness Often ends in death by
broodins apprehensions-
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

The Ronln forum is now a COW market, the
Tsrpeian rock cabbage garden, and the palace Of
the CeRsars rope walk.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

Brown says that though sbrevity is the soul o.
wit,' il is no joke to be short on Change.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

Anew reading of an old couplet is thus rcnd' red
BY savage Halter of hoops and that style of dress
which leaves too little OF womans beauty to the
i'm tlination:
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

"Lo on a narrow neck of land,
'Twixt two unbounded she's | stand"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

WIN Il Q rumsellcr like a butcher Because the
better his business is, the more he kills.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04
P &C tic a ! 81


To Cashier, who sud that Lawyers were most
sure Of the comp ,nionship ofhis Sstmic VI jesty,"
in another world.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-04

yTyaN WARE always on hand of the besl
quality cheap Us you can get elsewhere.
r.. N. DROWN & co.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-01-02
HOME SPORTS FOR WINTER
EVENINGS.

The evenings are now long, and sometimes
dreary to youth even with all the reading to
the taste, unless they are relieved by harm.
less games aud entertainments, especially
where little companies are assembled. The
following sports, communicated to the Ohio
Cultivator, by Mrs. Josephine G. Bateham,
lady Of eminent domestic virtues, will not,
at this time, be received by the younger por-
tion Of our readers, with Dissatisfaction, pro.
yided there is anything new about thsm.-
HuNr THE SLIpree-The company should
be seated in circle Oh the floor or ground,
with their faces to the centre and the Aur-
ter standing outside, must throw slipper
into the middle Of the circle. This is seized
by some one, and passed rapidly from hand
to hand, whenever tha hunters back is turn.
ed. II he succeeds in finding and seiziug the
slipper, the one in whose hands it is found,
must pay forfeit and be the next hunter.
When good opportunity offers, the slipper
heel il tapped two or three times on the floor
or he receives a smart blow from it, which
only serves to mystify the hunter, as by the
time he has reached the spot, it has probably
travelled half round the circle.
In another form Of this game, tho players
stand instead of sit, and always pass the slip
per behind them. The hunter Stands in the
centre, and keeps his eyes closed iii Inc
slipper has commenced its journey, when
some one bids him "hunt the Slipper"
The BUNDLEs.-This is the modern form
Of Tag" and suited only to outdoor play
or very large room. With these aeeommo-
dstions it is one of the lyeliest games we
ever played. The players must be OF an even
number, and formed in a double ring, short
person in front OF taller one, aud all facing
the centre. Each couple thus forms bun
die" Two persons are then chosen, one to
run aud touch the other The pursued mus,
run and place himself 10 front of one of the
bundles, which is thus composed of three per-
sons, which is not allowable The outside
one Of the thle must therefore run to avoid
being touched, aud place himself in front Of
some other bundle, the outside one OF whom
must of course run as before. When one is
touched, he takes The place Of the pursuer,
who is chased in mis- tnrn. The aim Of the
pursaer, is always to find the bundle of three,
and 10 touch the third hat the changes are
so constant, as 10 often greatly perplex the
pnrsrer, much 10 the animation of the game.
WHAT'S NY THoUGHr LIKE?-I'or quiet
game, this is an excellent one. The leader
having tbonght of on object, proceeds, with
out revealing it, TO ask each one, What is
my thought lkei" Each replies by mem
tioning some other object, After completing
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-01-02

KINo PHILIP CoRE.--In one hundred davs
most OF the ears were hardened, notwi,hstan
ding the extremely uhfavorable season. an 4
before the middle Of 9th mo. (Sept) the ri.
pened ears projected from the dry and open
husks. The crop from portion of the feld'
was cut up and drawn of, admitting the ear.
iy sowing Of wheat, the crop Of which is now
as green and promising as any from fallowed
land. In favorable seasons, wheat might be
sown after this corn by the first OF autumn.
Mr.. John Martin, Of London, is being put
IN possession of the "Jennan's property"
which for so long period has been without
q recognized heir The casi Ii, inherjts
amounts to the inconvenient sum ofSsO, ,OOO,.
goo, while bis income will be S1,2j0,O0O per
aunum. The inheritor has been wretchedly
poor all his preceding life.
The Coroner Of New Orleans receives salary
OF seven thousand dollars year.
President Buchanan is tenn perate in oil thingt
he rises before G. and at half past o'clock COM
mcnces The official duties of the day.
The publication o! the Bloomsburg Star of
the North. continued by the witow Of R.:W.
Weaver, Esq, is offered for sale.
THE FIRST SnAD.-Mr. a Lawrence of
Tarrytown, n. Y, caught two shad last week
in the North river, near that town.
AT the Mint, three days in the week are
devoted to manufacturing the new cents.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-01-02
OLD SERIES, VOL. IS. NO. IS.

The TRADE IN Ostrich FEArHERs.-Here
is something curious about the trade in
ostrich feathers. The newspaper f.om which
we clip credits it to the "Annals du Com
merce Extereur:"
Leghorn. after the declined Of ito com.
merce with the Levant, remained the great
ehtrep0t OF ostrich feathers. and did business
~ mat article to the amount OF about I,200.
oUO francs annually. But since the establish
ment OF steam navigation London has gradu.
ally become the principal csntre Of that
orahch OF trade, and Leghorn now only doee
business to about half the prsceding d.
mount; part Of the dimnuton is, however
owing to the decline which has taken place in
prices. Seven.eighths Of the ostrich feathers
which Lcghorn receives come from Egypt,
and the rest from Trpoli and Aleppo.
"A aoout three-fonrths Of the whole are sent to
raris, aud the remaining fourth to England.
Whlte feathers are worth from FIVE to twenty
times more than Black ones. All feathers,
,whlte and black, are sold by weight, except,
however, the very finest sorts, which are
disposed of according to quality. The price
oi ,,i whte feathers varies from l50f to 3O0f the
usean pound (nenrly IL ounces,) and OF
black from 30f to35f The trade in ostrich
feathers requires good deal Of experience,
as 1t is easy to be deceived 10 the quality
wnen they are not prepared. -Four or five
houses are engaged alone in the trade at
i'eghorn, and their profits are large. The
IeaIers at Paris are beginning to obtain from
LONDON the ostrich feathers which the latter
gets from the Cape of Good Hope. They al
,eauy procure from that city marabout and
olrd OF paradise feathers which come from
Calcutta, and vulture and heron feathers
which come from Brazil
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-01-02
4 Beautiful Incident.

A naval officer being at sea in q dreadful
storm, his lady was sitting in the cabin near
him and filed with alarm for the safety of the
vesse !. was so surprised at his conposure and
serenity, that she cried out:
MY dear, are You not afraid ? How is it
possible you can be 80 calm in such dread.
Jul storm p
lie rose from his chair, lashed TO the deck
supporting himself by pillar of the bed
place, drew his sword, and pointing 10 the
breast Of his wife, exclaimed
Are you not afraid ?"
she Instantly answered No"
"Why?" said the officer.
Because" rejoined the lady. Il know that
this sword is IN the hands Of my husband,
aud he loves me too we'll to hurt me-"
Then" said he, remember, | know IN
Thom believe, and that lie holds the ysiads
IN bis fists and the water N the hollow Of
His hands"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-01-02
A COMPARISONS.

France has larger populntion than the
United States, the one being about 35,oO0,0OO,
and the other 2S,000,000. Yet it is singu.
lar fact that the principal cities Of our coun.
try generally exceed in size those of the
French empire. To this rule the great
centre, Paris, forms an exception, of course,
because we have no such metropolis where
the affairs of n continent, nay, Of the world,
concentrate as in focus Bot, taking the
other cities Of France according to the census
OF 1856, and comparing them with the latest
estimates of our own population centres, they
cinnl tlnc
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-01-02
Aaron Burr.

y gentleman who speut some time in the
olhce OF this remarkable man furnishes to Mr..
Parton, the author ofa biography, Just pub.
liShed, tie following account of his habits;
lie rose at the dawn. 4 breakfast, of an
egg aud cup OF coffee suGceG for this mos,
abStemious OF men after which lie worked
among his papsts for some hours before his
clerks and assistants arrived. lie was a hard
tasN-master; he kept US all upon the Jump. "
All day he was dispatch.ug and receiving
messages, sending for books, persons and pa
persi expecting every command to be obeyed
with neSt-tO impossible CELEBRITY, Inspiring
every one with bis own zeal. and getting a
surprising quantity Of work accomplished.
lie was business ulcQrnate" said my iulor-
mant' About ten in the evening he w3uld
give over, invite his eompauious to ihe side
board, and take a single glass Of wine Then
bis spirits would rise, aud he would sit for
hours telling stories Of his past lie, and
drawing brief and graphic sketches Of cele-
Orated characters with whoa he had acted
Often be was full Of wit aud gayetv At such
times the liyeiiest fellow in the world; &"
"as merry as O boy " "never melalcholv.
never i'll natnred." About midnight, or later.
he would lie down upon hard couch in the
corner OF bis oIiice, and sleep like q child"
until the morning. In his personal habits he
was a thorough. going Spar an; eating little,
drinking lttie, sleeping little, working hard
lie was fond of calculating upon how small
sum life could be supported, and used 10
think that he could live well enough upon
seventy five cents u week"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-01-02
D 0 { tttl
THE ART OF AGRICULTURE.
rT .. G. FEssENDES.

RI =. G. FEssENpES.
All hail the art to which we owe
Whnte'er gives happiness below:
The source of ALL in church or state,
Or social life, that's good or great.
For should Que agriculture stop,
Society must shut up shop;
Our brightest bellies and heaux must please
10 dwell in caves and hollow trees;
On roots and acorns dine, like shoats,
Aud sup on leaves aud buds, like poats.
W oodchucks would hurrow in State street.
And gaunt wolves prcwl where merchants meet
churches by catamounts be haunted
Ana sruil bears growl where HYMNS are chanted.
Owls hoot church airs with pipe sonorous.
ANA croaking crows cav cav the chorus'
should culti7a;oss fail, their fe-
Would implicate and ruin ALI
or as old Atlas bears the PACK
" all the heavens ou his broad back,
hc farmer ly his care and pains
he suhiunary world sustains;
md ifby somo mischonce he stumbles,
The whole wide werld TO ruin tumbles!
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-01-02


A SnoET STORY BY DICKENS Dickens tells
the following story Of an American sea
captain:
On his last voyage home the captain had on
board young lady Of remarkable personal
attractlons-a phrase | USE as one being en-
uTeiy new, and one you never met with 10 the
newspaper. This young lady was beloved
intensely by hye yoang gentlemen passengersl
anu IN return she was in love with them al
very ardently, bat without any particular pref
erence for either. Not knowing how to make
up her determination in this dilemma, she
consulted my friend the captain.
The captain being man Of an original
turn oil mind says to the young lady: Jump
overheard, and marry the man who jumps
alter you.' The young lady, struck with
the idea, and being naturally fond Of bathing
especially in warm weather, as il then was.
took the advice Of the captain, who had a
boat manned ia case of accident. Accor-
ulngiy, next morning, the Eve lovers being
on deck, aud looking devotedly at the young
lady, she plunged into the sea head foremost
Four OF the lovers Immediately jumped in al
ter ber. When the young lady and her iour
lovers were got out again, she says to the
captain :"Wbat am | TO do with them now !;
they are so wet?" Says the captain, Take
tbe dry one! And the young lady did, and
she married him.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-01-02
Dumorous.
Fashionable Call, and all they Said,

Fashionable Call, and all they Said
"How do you do, my dear?"
Putty WELL thank you" CThey kiss)
"ilow have you been this age?"
Putty we'll. How have you Eeen 2"
Very well, thank YOU"
pheasant day?'
Yes, very bright, but We had shower
yesterday"
Are all your people well2"
Quite we'll thank you; how are yours p
Very well, I'm obliged to yol."
"Have you seen Mary B lately?"
"Noi but I've seen Susan c."
you don't say so Is she well?"
"Nery we'll, | believe (Rising)
"Must you go?"
Yes, indeed; have seven calls to make"
DO call again coon ?"
Thank you-but you don't call on me in
On age"
20, you should not say so; I'm sure I'm
very good"
Good bye"
Coed bye" They kiss)
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-01-02

ADVANTAGE OF CHEWING T9BAcoo.--W Wbsr,
on the Fejee Island Coast. Cor. Wilkes. of
the exploring expedition fell ia with an intel.
ligent savage from whom hg learned that bu,
a short time before yess' bad come ashore
the hands Of the islap;.ers.
And What did you do with them ? asked
Wilkes, snxiously
"n ,liod ,am al, answered tae savage.
NV wv nat d',l you do with ,heni after you had
hS' EN- good" returned the anthropopba-
goos, griuuing ct the remembrance of the hor.
rISle feast.
Did you eat them all p asked the commo-
dora, ieeIibs excoeedingly unwell.
YES, We eat all but one"
And ~hy did you not eat him p inquired
lee explorer, whose curiosity got the better
OF his horror.
Cos be taste too much like tobacco
Couldn't eat him no how"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-01-02
Selett Doetrp,
MATRIMONY,

Mdtrimony is nut
For every mans digestion;
When the shell is fairly cracked,
Pop! goes the question.
Pretty girls will sigh and blush
Simper all they can, sir
Till, from out their pouting lips,
Pop! goes the answer.
Cupid fans the holy flame
Bankest kind of arson
When it gains certain height,
Pop goes the porson.
Quite throughout the honeymoon
Made Of rosy colors-
Into sundry dry goods tils,
Pop goes the dollars.
When year has shown its tail,
Round the corner, (may be,)
Out upon the happy world
Pop! goes a baby.
Mother gives it catn;p tea,
Father gives it brandy,
And adown its gastric tube,
Pop goes the candy.
Madame lets her husband scold,
She must he the whipper;
And, above the youngsters heels,
Pep! goes the slipper.
Bachelor, who lives next door,
Stands it for season;
But, before the year is out,
Pop? goes his reason.
Maiden lady, up TIE stairs,
Stamps, each moment foster.
Till, from the ceiling underneath,
Pop! goes The plaster.
Dirty, ragged little boy.
Meath the window fingers,
Thumb applied unto his ncsc,
Pop! 80 tie fingers.
All around the ncighbolhood
Such antics arc cnucted:
End, while mamma is,scolding him,
Pop! goes distracted.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-01-02
The Hardest Case on Record.

He took the ague badly,
And it shook him, shook him sorely
Shook his boots of, and his toe nails;
Shook his teeth out, and his hair off
Shook his coat all into tatters;
Aud his shirt all into ribbons;
Shirtless, coatless, hairless, toothlesS,
Minus boots, and minus toe-nails,
Still IT shook him, shook him ill it
Made him yellow, gaunt and hony;
Shook him till it reached his death-5ed !;
Shook him ill it shuliled for him
Of his msrtll coil and then it
Having made him cold as could be,
shook the Garth still down upon him.
And he lies beneath his grave-stone,
Ever shaking! shaking shaking!
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-01-02
How TO Cook Potatoes.

\ writer to the domestic department OF
the OHIO Farmer some good housekeeper. We
guess, gives the following recipes for cooking
potatoes. When we 60 there may the pota.
toes for breakfast he cooked in the first way,
and those for dinner in the second:
porAToGa FRIED IN SLIcEs.-Peel large po-
tatoes, slice them about Of a quarter Of an
inch thick, or cut them into shavings, as you
would peel q lemon dry them well in cloth
and fry them in lard or dripping. Take care
that the fat and frying pan are quite clean
put it on quick fire, aad as soon as the lard
boiIs, and is still, put in the slices of potato,
and keep moving them until they are crisp /;
take them up, and lay them on to drain on a
sieve. Send to table with e little salt sprin-
kled over them.
TO BoIL PorAToEs. p ut them into sauce
pan, with scarcely sufficient water to cover
them. Directly as the skins begin to break
LIT them from the fire, and as rapidly as pos
slbIe pour off every drop of the water. Then
place coarse I'VE need not say u clean) tow
81 over them, aud return to the fire again
until they are thoroughly done and quite dry.
little salt to taste should have been added
to the water before boiling.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-01-02
The $40 and SI5 Single and Double
Threaded Empire Family Sewing
Machines.

AN AGENCY for the sale Of these Sewing
~ Machines can be secured on liberal terms for
the County of Northumberland. No one need
apply without capital sufficient to conduct the
business properly and who cannot bring refer
ences as to reliability and capacity. A personal
Application y. III be necessary.
The peculiar adaptation of these Machines for
all purposes of Family Sewing, will, where ever
thew are offered for sa!o command ready and
unlimited demand.
JOHNSON y GOODALL,
S. Z. Corner of 9Th and Arch Sts, PhiladePa.
August 5, ls57.-f
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-01-02
AUSICiA1 MUSIC

MR.. O. KIMBALL, late of Ellnira, having
Iva become a resident Of Sunbury, respectfully
ialcrms the citizens and others, chat he intends
to form Singing Glass, both secular and sacred
and will impaTt instruction to all who may desire
to place themselves under his charge.
N. B.--Mrs. o. Kimhall is prepared to give
Instructions to few more pupils on the Piano
Forte.
sunbury, September 10, 657.---tf