Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1859-03-18

American Magazine, Is still on the rising
wave of popularity. Two London houses
are publishing Mrs. Stoves " Minister'S
WOoiDg' as fast as it is received. Eng
land acknowledg gcs the "Atlan,ic' as fully
equalling any of her own Magazines. BY
some means we received t'ro Nos for
March, fortni ght after our neighbors
were supplied. We extract another poem
Of "The Pine and the Palm" order:
ACRMED AND HIS MARE.
An old Arabian tale the truth conveys.
That hOnors passion avarice outwcishs.
Brave Achmcd owned a mare of wondrous speed;
lie TrlZet her much above his wife or creed.
And lest some one should steal that precious mare,
lie guarded her with unremitting care.
lie tied her every night before his tent;
The fisteningcord then round his pillow went
When all in sumber lay, the robter crept,
UnlOOsei the cord, AMI on the couTser leapt
wake up" he cries-..'tis /, the thief, who cali;
See II she in hight is chief Of all!'
Mount Achnel and his tribe. in wrath and shame,
Aud chase him tempest chases fame.
Hot AchrneI nearly to the robber came.
When thus he thought: .'My will lose her fame
. IF o'crtake her, she is then outrun
But ii reach her not, l am undone.
4 "0h, better were she stolen before my face
Than have her vanguished in this desperate race.
Que serre: sign his mare was taught to heed,
Whenever she must try her utmost speed.
He to the robher screamed. Quick, pinch her esr'
Tine sign she felt with answering love and iear.
A. like level tilunde-loit she few,
All chase vain, the veXcd puIsuers knew.
Before this selfbetrsyal, blank surprise
Ills AcAmeIs comrades, anu tlnI. wondering cries
Demsn', Glow shall thy foolish act Je narned,"
MY mare is lost, Ler glory Is not shamei,"
He says: 81 knew that, il her ear he niPped
The darling prize could never be Outstrlrped"
Patent Office Report Agricultural, and
other official bound volumes issued by Or
der Of Congress, received from our Repre-
sentative, Mr. KUYKEL. y portion Of
these volumes are worthy Of preservation,
but the printing of large editions OF most
of the matter contained is a shameful waste
Of ink aud money. (We are glad to learn
that some Of the extrayagance in this lIno
of expenditure was cut off at the recent
session.
Funeral Sermon on the death of Hon.
Benjamin Franklin Butler, late Attorney
General for the US. BY WIN. B.Sprague,
ID, pastor Of the "a Presbyterian church,
Albany.
/ sey-",Journal of Industry, and Monthly
Price Current of Labor is a quarto pub
lished monthly by the American Industrial
Association in New York City. 1t is de-
signed to help all persons procure labor
or laborers by large scale Of correspOn-
dence, and to do good generally. Single
numbers, cents Rev. d. r. Thomson,
G1, Greenwich ST, is the Corresponding
Secretary. We clip three items from its
columns, which are "impOrtant if true =
"Our Tesper Gas Light, invented by
Carpenter a. Co., 379 Broadway, continues
to do well and justify all We have said in
its praise, especially now we have learned
/ to manage it. We have accurately count
ed the cost and found it just half cent
per hour. For country homes where gas
cannot be obtained, it is perfect luxury.
"The inventors promise to furnish the
public with STOVES heated by the same
gas If it supplies bea, as well as it does
light, we will say good bye to anthracite
in our eanctum.
~. F. Cooley of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
has sent US his Portable Copying Press.
We have tried it and find it admirable in
all respects. The process of taking an
impression is simple and expeditions, and
the copy is perfect. 1t is a pretty light
article, red morocco case, that may lie in
lady's writing desk. Marvelously cheap
withal-only one dollar"
Godey's Lady's Book for April. Prompt
and full as ever of matter most interest
ing to the great majority Of the ladies of
America.
Religious Libery-A Thanksgiving
Sermon before the Bloomingdale Baptist
church, New York city. BY Robert
Lowry, A. NJ.
Hero are Prospectus papers, recon-
mendations, and pufs Of one kind or 9TH
er, under thousand forms, each asking US
to help grind their axe. Many Of them
are doubtless worthy Of good word and
of support, but to comply with requests
of this kind would Fill our sheet from end
to end.
We have also offers for various adver-
tisements, some Of them we'll enough,
doubtless, but at too low price, or from
irresponsible persons, or Of doubtful pro-
priety, which We decline from prudential
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