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Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-06

MAKING NEEDLE II wonder IL anv Iittle
girl who may read this, ever thought how many
people are oil the time at work, making the
things she every day nses What can be more
common, and you may think, more simple than
a needle? Yet, If YOU do not know 1t, can
tell you that it takes great many persons to
make needle, aud great deal of time, too.
Let us take peep into the needle mauufac-
tory. In going over the premises. we must
pass hither aud thither, and walk into the
next street ard back again, and take a drive
to mill, in order to see the whole process --
We 6nd one chamber Of the shop ia hung
around with coils of bright wire of all thick.
neSses from the stout kind used for Goldfish
hooks, to that of the finest cambric needles
lu room below, bits Of wire, the length Of
two needles, are cut by vast pair OF shears
fixed into the wall A bundle has been cus
off The bits need Strengthening, for they just
came off from the coils
The bundle is thrown into red hot furnace.
and then taken out and rolled backward and
forward on table till the wires are straight.
This process is called rubbing straight" We
now see mill for grinding needles We go
dow into the basement and find needle pointer
seated on bis bench. He takes up two dozen
or so of the wires and rolls them between his
thumb aud fingers with their ends on a grind.
stone, 6r.t one end aud then the other. We
have now the wires straight, and pointed as
both ends. Next is a machine which fatfens
and CUTTERS the head of ten thousand needles
an hour. Observe the little cutters at the
head of your needle. Next comes the punch
ing OF the eye, and the boy who does il punches
eight thousand an hour, and he does it so fast
Your eyes can hardly keep pace with him. The
splitting follows, which is running a Gne wire
through dozen, perhaps, of these twin nee
dies
A woman, with little anvil before her. flea
between the heads, and separates them They
are DOW complete needles, bnt rough aud rusty,
aud. what is worse, they easily bend A poor
needle, you will say; but the hardening comes
next. They are heated in furnace, and when
red-hot are thrown into pan of cold water
Next they must be tempered, and this done by
rolling them backwards and forward on me-
tallic plate. Tie polishing still remains to be
done. Ou very coarse CLOTH needles are
spread to the number OF forty or fifty thousand.
Emery dust Is strewed over them, OIL is sprnk.
led and soft soap is dashed in spoonfuIs over
the cloth the cloth ia then rolled up with
several others Of the same kind, thrown into a
waSh-pot, 10 roll to and fro for twelve hours
or more. They come out dirty enough, bus
alter rinSing in clean hot water. and tossing
IN sawdust. they look as bright as can be. and
are ready TO be sorted and put up for sale
But the sorting and doing up in papers, yea
can imagine, Is quite work by itself.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-06
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Net; profit OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. sl5oogO
The price above has been nearly uniform
for years, leaving Us bat comparatively small
return of the amount of capital invested. but
labor being wealth. We are adding annually TO
the prosperity of our city, aud il far greater
ratio than if the profits were larger aud the
cost of labor less
OF this great amount Of salt, about 4.50O.-
600 bushels has been shipped through Oswego,
and finds its market partly iu the Canadas
but most on the upper lakes BnfalO has
received and shipped about / 500 900 bushels:
the remainder has been absorbed in this State
and Pennsylvania.
Our salt through the Ohio canals. finds its
way too. and has the trade Of the country
within so miles Of the Ohio. and is sometimes
successfully forced to the Ohio River. where
II comes into competition with the Kanawa
salt, an article produced al low figure but
being an imperfect article il Is gradually giving
wayto our superiority at even a large difference
in cost against Us at the point Of contact.
In this connection it may be well for our
people 10 look away from the mere manufae-
ture of salt into the great questions of the
means of lis distribution and the supply Of fuel
for IFS future production.
4 junction canal about Is miles i. length
cunnecting the Chemun- Canal at Elmira. with
the North Branch Canal Of PeunSylyaAia, was
this year used for the first tine aud through il
We have already received an instalment Of our
future fuel, and sent back in return our salt
This trade IS destined 10 be very important
one when we take into consideration the fact
that the destruction Of our forests and the con-
sequent scarcity of available fuel has already
induced the trial of coal resulting in the proof
that the change to its Use can be easily and
adyantageolSly made. We now consume the
enOrmOas quantity Of lS0, 900 cords Of wood
annually, aud as matter Of ECONOMY, We must
soon toreCo It's use. and take coal in It's stead
This, in the event Of no future increase in the
quantity Of salt produced. will require over
1000 boat loads of coal Of 100 tons each. for
salt fuel alone per year. and viii open for u
8 great tradein s4lt--Ssraczss DaRy JoErAaL
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-06

SHAWLs--The passion for shawIs-ssys
late Eriter-among al women everywhere, is
remarkable. la one country, tie shaEls may
flow from the head Ike veil in another, IL
hangs from the shoulders in another, il is
kRoiied around the lo:us Ike sash i'm ret
another, it IS sEaihed round the body Ike .
shirt Wherever worn ST all, it Is pc: srti-
Gle Of dress
Al the Russian Court, ladies Judge one an
other by their shaKls IS by their diamonds In
France, the bridegroom wins favor by judi-
ciOus gift of his kind. In c: iro and Dan1s-
Gus, the gift OF & shawl will cause almost a.
much heart burning 10 the harpn 8 the intro
ductiOn Of neWwife In England, the daogh.
ter OF the hoase spends the whole Of her first
qnsrter3s allowance in the purchase Of shawl
The Paris griSette and the LCndon dresSunak--
60 10 their work with the little shawl pinned
neatly al the waist The lost giadriukercovcr4
her rags with the remnant Of tie shawl Of bet
ter days Tie PeasaEt's daughter bars cot
ton shaw with gay hOryier. for her wedding
and ]; washes aud dTss Until having wrapped
al her bailirs in II, il Is finally dyrd black 10
siShalize heg wido~hoOd. The maiden sanr.
growing elderly. takes 10 wearing shawl in
The anase n rlid-xiRier- ana the aged grand
mother EOEld 10 more think Of going EIttoue
II 81 aaE season than wighout Der cap.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-06

HIS nIp'NT MEAN TO BE MEAx.-A writer
in the Burlington Scz.iHsl sayS that in one o;
the back towns OF 8 HiechbOring State. where
II is the custom for the district school teacher
20 ' board round, the following incident oc-
CURED, aud IS To0ched for b! The Lishes. az
thcrify
\ year or twoago an allotment being made
in the usual manner for the benefit Of the
schO sEmiztTeSS, It hsnpeuei that the proportion
Of one nan was tEo DAYS and hslf Tie
teacher sat doxn 10 dinner on the third dar,
and waS beginning 10 eat, when the Man OF
the House addressed her SIS f0l,OxS
Madame, suppose your boarding time i
out when you have eaten haIf dinner bot
as dOu't want to be msaa about il, roo nav
eat, If yoa choose, a5S4: sS n1ch IS usual
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-06
Hox beautiful and exalted are the to,go.ins,

HOE beautiful aud exalted are the fol!ozing
sentiments OF De Vita CEBion
Pleasure Is Shs3OE. wealth Is vanitv. and
power PaSeaut hat kuOEIesiSe is elas !. in
enjoyment, perreuial IN fzle, naIims;ed in space.
aEd iEhEite In duration In the performance
Of is sacred ofScos il fe4rS 30 d2Bzer sEzrss o
expenses, olIts no exertioa- IL SczieS tie
moaaiAia, looks into the VOlcznO, dives into the
ocean, pe7forStes the earth. eocfrrlss the gsob<.
explores the sea and land, oO0tsBpIzte< the
dissan'. asosnds the Sabine No place too
remote for Is grasp. 20 heaTee 10 exalted .oT
Iss rea-a
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-06

SLIGHT MISC0NCgFTION.-Nume are the
blunders of freshly imported servants but the
one We are now about 10 relate. which occur
red recently AT Buffalo city, appears to be the
latest. 4 family engaged the services of 3
servant girl who breathed the sweet accents OF
the Green Isle of the sea, and whose single
hearted simplicity was only equaIled by her good
nature and anxiety TO please.
"Old Whity,' was venerable charger and
had won the right of Indulgence by years of
faithful service, and being fsvoFite, was al
lowed the free and unrestricted range Of the
back yard One day Bridget was directed TO
do the ironing. and hang the different articles
on the cIotheS-horSe iH the rear Of the hoaSe
She proceeded cheerfalIy with her duty, and
after it was completed, her mistress went be
low TO ascertain how well the task was do0e
Bridget looked weary and out of patience
Did yOu put them all on the horse : inqui-
red the lady.
Faith did, and q mighty troublesome sea-
soa had with him. sure What with bob
bing bis head. and friSking his tail, the clothes
kept sliding of, bat fixed the crsythur, 50
did
Oppressed by vel defined forebo1ing. her
mistress hastened to the back yard. aud there
s.ood '0ld Witty looking extremely sheep
ish, e7veloped in sheets and pillow cases long
stockings hanging pendant frOm his ears shirts
tied aroa1d bis neck by the arm. making him
look ike an overgrown lad With bib on, while
his stump Of tail served for . staff, from
which numerous cambric handkerrhief< drop
ped sadly snd forloru- Bridget had fixed The
crzythur,r for she had faStened the halter 10
high limb Of . plum tree, and Old Witty
coald hardly move his head. The old horse :
How secured in the barn on iroaing day.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-06

CoBdemn no nan for not thinking IS VOC
think. Lei every one enjoy the fuI and free
liberty Of thinking for himself Let ever
nan use his o~n jGdgGent, since every man
must give sn sccoant Of himself 10 God Ab
hOr every approach. IN any kind oi degree to
the spirit Of persecution III yog can0os rez-
son or persuade nan into the truth, ueTeg
sttenps 10 foCcs him into IT, II lore wil not
compel hin. lsAve hin 10 God, ;he Judge Of
al -.rafz W.sa-s.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-06

IEE BEIIS OF MOScov.-Bsyard TaylOr,
la exceedingly interesting letter from MOScow
S7eS an account Of the great bells OF that city
-'as largest and most costly in the word.
ne Russians have peculiar FcSoaa q for large
etA The largest amo0g them. which Is On
e toSec 0f the EremIin. was cast by order Of
x E2p0eSs ADaic. in 1880. aud weighs one
.-a-red and tNenty tons Ii 5 tEenty-oOe
,ssi eisb, aDd tweniy-o0e feet in diameter at
- bottom Ii Gust one millloR and = bali
a&.Acs There is s0other bell near il which
sesas Tear Sixty{oGr toaS. Ii takes three
-=a 10 ing lis toagae IL is oGly rnng three
rs year, then al bells are silent IL is
Aa ias U0ratio9 of the air is like the sinai
-a'o0s discharge OF hundred cannonS-
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-06

English prices-curreut often fpsak OF the
price OF wheat per guGTieT-to reduce this To
barrels, multiply the price by seven, and d.
vide by twelve, aud it viii give the price at the
same rate, by the barrel Thus II wheat is
quoted at 50 shillings a quarter, multiply SO
hv !, and divide by l2, and if give the price.
3 shi!l!ugs pence barreL-O OhIo FARM.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-06
The Salt Trade of Syracuse.

The experience Of the season about closing
shows conclusively that the element of wealth
! lying in the lap of our beautiful valley. and
evolved by the enterprise and labor OF our
citizens, is but temporarily affected by all the
mutations of the monied world, and can never
be permanently depressed The great CONNER
cial revnlsion of the last year was, to some ex-
tent, felt in the trade of our great staple the
amount falling off laI Igely from the figures of
the previous season, but the necessities of the
country for this great article Of common con,
sumption could not be denied, and with con
tinued depression in the general business of the
Country, we have, in the history of the salt
trade this year, proof of the stability, and,
with proper exertions, the annual growing in-
crease OF the demand.
A few statistics Of Our business will not be
misplaced here we, ourselves, are not aware
OF the great extent and Importance of the
trade: Let US look at the figures and facts.
The books of inspection show that since the
lst OF January last, We have sent from the re-
servation over $500, ,O90 bushels of salt. OF
this amount, probably J, 800, 900 has been made
by boiling. and 100000 by solar evapora-
ton. This amount will easily reach 3, 600. 900
within the year.
To make this quantity of salt, there is per-
manent investment nearly as follows;
800 Salt Blocks or boiling works, worth s 900 900
500 acres solar vats - 600 .O00
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-06

TECHNICAL WoRDs.-In reading, we fire.
quently come across words which we are unac-
quaiHted, AID which are necessary 10 give nm
full idea Of the subject To deviate this dif.
henlty, We give g definition of some Of tia
more common words
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-06

~ A lady the other day asked young
s'-asS2a1 Ot cur acquaintance;
~ s yoGr wife as pretty IS you are y
No, Mss, but she has very pretty man
W l-7ietE iG;eETos4ioCses hy the ladr
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-06
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THE JOLLY MARINER.

i WAS Jolly mariner
A, ever hove q log;
wore his trowserS wide and free,
And always ate his prog,
Aad blessed his eyes. in sailor wise.
And never shirked his grog.
lip spoke this jolly mariner,
Wills, walking up and DOWN
o The bginy sea has picked me,
And done me very brown;
b, here gues. in these here clothes,
Azrui>ing in the town.
Tie 6r>y Of all these curious things.
Tha. chanced his eye 10 meet.
A., thi> uudaunteU mariner
Went sailing mp the street.
WA> tripping with little cane,
dandy all complete >
lie ,;opped-that Jolly mariner
And eyed the stranger well:
What that may be. !" he said. says he.
Is more than can tell;
Bat ne'ev before. on sea or shore,
Was such a heavy swell -
He net a lady in her hoops,
And thus she heard him hail =
Now blow me tight-but there's sight
To manage in gale
lcyey S>IW 80 small craf
With such spread o sail.
Observe the eraft before and an
she'd make pretty prize -
And there in that improper way,
lie spoke about his eyes,
Wh.sh mariners are wont to use.
IN anger OF surprise.
lie saw plumber on roof.
Who made mighty din -
">bipmate. ahoy :" the rover cried.
!; makes = sailor grin
To see yVu eOpPer-eOttOming
Your upPer-decks with tin
tie met 4 ycllow-bcAr,ied man,
Aad asked about the way:
Bat 70 wOrd could he make cut
OF what the chap wOuId say,
Jalc>> he meant 10 call him names
BY screaming Nix fur>tay'" :"
Up spoke this jolly mariner.
And 70 the man said he
'' haven't sailed these thirty years
Upon the stormy sea
To hear the shame cf Scch name
As have heard from thee
.' - take thou that and laid him fat.
B;l, sooa the nan arose,
AID be2t the Jolly mariner
AcrSSs the jelly nose,
I'll he was taia. fron very pain.
To yield him 20 the blows
-T~2s shea this jolly mariner.
4 stretched jolly tar,
Wj>hea be Vas in jolly boat
TPoa the sea aiAr,
Or riding Gasi, before ihe blast.
UPoa siaSse spar!
-Tvas then this jolly mariner
Ecf9rnei anto the ship,
And tali unto the wondering crew
The story of his trip,
W5.A many oasAs and curses, soo.
UPOs his wicked lip -
A. h1pjaS 80 this mariner
n searEal words haraagaed-
H5, thinkers zlisal be shiverei and
His lr'ward scuPPers aAaSed.
"A Sa1hIe earsc, and vastly wOrss
TAaz bSiHy sANl OF hanged p
Z ever he-azd here again
A 5readfGl o4ih he SWore-
j sye. ks, except a. Sea,
SPIKE Any stranger mere.
Or Gks sea 0f-SazeGhing-wsa
AcrIisiag ca the sAs-e
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-06

Az Irish LADY in her will ordered her body
10 be opened after Der death, As she vas afraid
Of being buried alive.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-06
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Two-thirds at least Of this investment is with
in the limits of our city, Salina producing
5000, 900 bushels, and Syracuse producing
100000, these two districts within the city
and Liverpool and Geddes adjoining, being
the four Official inspection districts.
The annual expenses are nearly as follows ::
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-06

The sales are l,4OO 900 barrels
at 81 25---.-...-......-.....sI 81 $4,000
Deduct expenses of Superinten-
denoe and sale............. 10000
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-08-17
WHOLE NUMBER 1878.
For the Standard.


MEssRs EDITORS: Fortunate indeed for us, and
eminenty characteristic of the benecent provisions
of kind Providence is it that scattered here and
there beside the chequered paths and toisome
journey of life, are to be found those "pleasant
places " where the weary soul may enjoy temper
ary rest from the cares anxietes and abcrs of the
busy world, and where satisfied and at peace with
all its contending passions, it may regsle and luxur
ate itself in sweet meditative repose. And how
salutary are the influences which these cool and
retreshing retreats exert upon our minds by making
us feel more contented not only with ourselves but
also with "the world in general" and "the rest of
mankind in particular At such times too, how
f'rciby and deeply impressed VIC with the truth
and beauty of that sage and charitable view of hu-
man life, so eloquently expressed by one of North
Carolina's distinguished sons namely: that, latter
all, this is not bad world nor even unpleasant
world"
The suggestion of the above train of reflections
was simply in this wise: seeing the advertisement
o. our enterprsing and meritorious young towns
men, Messrs Dodd & Scheib, availed myself of the
exquisite pleasure of visiting their very neat and
tasty Ice Cream Saloon, and after having partaken
of as nice saucer of Ice Cream as it was ever my
good fortune to pay my compliments to, delicately
and delightfully."- favored, and almost as white as the
"undriven SHOWS" l fell to" inditing this
production, which l sincerely hope may be more
instrumental in cooling off than in astonishing a
goodly number of the ocer4eated and perwiring
inhabitants of this "mund.ne sphere" In this
connection and in conclusion, would respectfully
make few suggestions to our citizens You know
that it is very desirable to have during the Summer
an opportunity of partaking of this delicate luxury
in an elegantly furnished Ice Cream Saloon; and
you know, also, that it has frequently been with
difficulty that Ice Cream could be procured here at
all. Now, .telloo-citi=ens Messrs. Dodd & Scheib
have, at a considerable expense, fitted up an Ice
C,e,m Saloon worthy of our City and of its best
patronage Let us sustain it by literally patroniz
ing thcm Go at all events and see their Saloon and
try their Ice Cream for yourselves, and if you are
not pleased will be sadly surprised. To those e,
there be any) whose souls arc bowed with heaviness
by political misfortunes, and who are sadly con-
etemplating a cheerless journey to the Head O
Salt River" would kindly, and with all delicacy
stay, visit Dodd Scheibs often, cool off and bt
refreshed, for it beats Salt River "out of all hol
low"
Raleigh, 1lth Aug, 1859
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-08-17
The Votes of Davidson and Iredell.

Inc otatesvllle Eapress gave timely warning
against illegal votes. "No illegal votes" said that
paper, "will be tolerated" 1t also called on the
judges of election to be very careful and particular
in examining the boxes before thepolls opened,
so that all may be right certain. Some little scraps
of paper might accidentally get in at too early an
hour" 1t also said
1T is well known that at the election in this
District in 1857, between Scales and Puryear hun
dreds of illegal voters came over from Virginia and
Tennessee and voted for Scales. The same villainy
will be practiced in this election and to larger ex
tent Let this be an incentive to every Wing voter
in Irede to go to the polls and vote for Leach, and
counteract the viliany Of the Statesmen
1t is not "well known"-it is not known at all
that in 1857 Hundreds of illegal voters came over
from Virginia and Tennessee and voted for Scales"
The charge is false No such "villiany" was prac-
ticed by the Democrats in 1857, and no such Evil
lany" was meditated BY the Democrats in the late
election. Wherefore, then, the charge? Was it
not made for the purpose of diverting attention
from the Know Nothings9 No one is more apt to
cry "stop thief" than the thief himself Those
who are capable of charging frauds on their oppo-
nents, when proof of frauds exists, are the very
persons who themselves will bear watching
The returns will show that Gen. Leach polled
lao votes in Davidson and Mr.. Scales 793. Ac-
cording to these returns Gen. Leach has added to
the vote of Col Puryear 433 votes and Mr.. Scales
has added to his former vote 26 votes In 1856
Mr.. Gilmer received ,199 votes in Davidson in 1858
Mr. NfRae received ,064, and in 1858 Mr. Douthitt
received 1,071. Is Gen. Leach 800 votes stronger
in Davidson than Mr.. Douthitt, and that, too with
out diminishing Mr.. Scales's vote?
The returns also show that Gen. Leach polled
1858 votes in Iredcll, and Mr.. Scales Az Accord
ing to these returns Gen. Leach has added 474 to
the vote of Col Puryear, and Mr.. Scales has added
to his former vote 70. In 1855 Mr. Gilmcr received
1,349 votes in Tredell, in 1858 M McRae received
1886, and Mr. Smonton received in 1858, 1,126
votes. Is Gen. Leach 457 votes stronger in Irede
than Mr.. Simonton and that too, without diminishing
Mr.. Scales's vote?
We make no charges of fraud against the Know
Nothings of these two Counties but we do say that
the votes poed are extraordinarily large. We cam
not account for them Perhaps if the Express will
look into them he will find some "vainy" in his
own ranks. Let the Editors come forward like men,
and tell what they know of the conduct of General
Leach and some of his supporters. The Editors
profess to be the guardians par erreence of the bal
lot-box; lc: them inform their readers how it was
that Gen. Leach poed such large votes in Iredell and
Davidson?
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-08-17
VALUABLE LAND FOR SALE.

A IMINa TO GO WEST, OFFER MY LANDS FOR
n SALE consisting of two tracts about two miles apart.
Both tracts in the county Of Johnston and near Stall
ngs' Depot called Clayton. The one which reside on
lies Immediately on the NorthC Carolina Railroad and on
the main road leading from Raleigh to Smthfeld. The
said tract of land has good story dwelling nearly
new with six lG by IL feet double portco in front,
and also other ouhouses and excellent we'll of water
The dwelling is beautifully situated the above named
Rad and the main road it is in the village called Clay
ton 1t would afford excellent opportunity educate
children have excellent school in the place. The
said tract contains about four hundred and fifty acres con-
sistng of pine and creek lands about Of
good low grounds, about eight in cultivation aud
fifteen ready to clear the balance Of the cleared land 10
upland As to the health Of the place it cannot be beaten
in the State.
The other tract lies Neuse river it consists principal
y Of oak land and contains two hundred and
acres about fifty Of good low grounds part Of it in
cultivation. There is about threehorse crop of open
land the tract There good Tobacco and Corn crop
growing the land. The said tract has = small
framed dwelling house and other outhuses with two large
framed tobacco barns Both Of the above named tracts Of
land adapted to the growth Of Corn Cosn Tobacco
Wheat, Oats, &c. -
Any person wishing to buy will do we'll to call on the
undersigned soon, as disposed to sell good terms
For further particulars address me at Clayton, n c.
Johnston county. 80.
JOS. NJ. SMITH.
August 12, 1859. sS-wtf*