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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-02-16
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IN THE DARK.
BY THEODORE TILToS.

Love poetry getting to be very rare i
these practical days, we are sure that ou
readers will thank us for the following "thinb
ings aloud" of an ardent youth at his love
tryst:
hear the rushes quiver,
Yet cannot see the river;
The bank is hid with sedge;
What if slip the edge,
thought knew the way
BY night as we'll as day;
How often lovets 60 astray
The place lie somewhat lonely
For one to be in only;
Well, will sit and wait
She may be here by eight;
Was that footstep near?
No, tits the tide hear;
Alb she will be too late, fear
] pray no i'll betide her!
Mayhap these shadows hide her;
Hist yeipiDg cur thy bark
Will fright her in the dark
What striking zine s-tbats fast
Hark did not one walk pastf
Ho! there! so thou art come OF last
But why thy long delaying?
Ah. yes thy beads and praying
Well, saints may kiss the Pope;
never shall, hope
What color is his toe ?
Thy lips are red, know;
Nay, now, just once, before we 60
Nay, twice and, by ct. Peter
The last kiss was the sweeter!
Quick, now, and in the boat
Good.by, black tower and moat
May mldews from the sky
Smite blind the peerug eye
That stares at us as We 90 by
Aha sweet love told thee
No walls to night should bold thee
Look yonder-there's the moon;
We did not start too soon
See how We pass that mill
What? is the night too chill ?
Then ] will fold thee closer still
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-02-16

WONDERS IN NEW ENGLAND MHIs,-At
Lawrence, Mass among others, are the Pa.
citic Mills, which consist of two buildings,
each nearly pine hundred feet in length
Their foil complement Of employees is now
tweuty-one hundred aud will be twenty. seven
hundred as soon as the machinery s oil set
up in an extension of the main building, Just
completed. The raw cotton goes in in bales
at one end, and comes out at the other mann.
fuctured goods, ready for the market. Curl
Gus ladies, by strolling through the print and
deaine departments. can learn what styles
are to prevail! several months hence. One OF
the machines for printing delaines, stamps
the piece With sixteen different colors and
shades of colors in passing through once
There is only one other like it in the world.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-02-16
HARDWARE HARDWARE !!

RJTSr received by A. w. FISHER, at his
~ Drug Store, Sunbury, Pa"
SCOOPS. SUOVELS, FORKS, LOG
CHAINS, MILL SAWS, CROSS
CUT SAWS.
Also, Screws, Butts, Door Knobs, Thumb
Latchcs, and oil hardware necessary for building
4 splendid lot of pocket and table cutlery scis'
ols, German Silver Spoons.
LOoItIng Glasses.
A large stock of Looking Glasses, received and
for sale by A. W. flohhh'
Sunbury, July ", ls5s.-
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-02-16

BRAvERy OF THE YouNG QUEES or Ma
PLEs.--A correspondent writing from Gaets,
says that the young wife Of Francis u. is
always to be seen in the place of greatest
danger, During the bombardment OF the
oath aud 25th of December, two officers OF
her household were killed in the very room IN
which she was sitting, by the explosion OF a
she'll Although the danger was imminent,
the Queen did not stir from her chair, aud
gave orders Tor the removal of the dead
bodies in the coolest possible manner, Tie
Spanish NJ mister had also narrow escape
for as he wss lying 10 bed he received the
rather unpleasant visit of round shot, which
smashed The washing stand opposite.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-02-16
J.P. sHINDEL GOBLIN,
Attorney s. Counsellor at Law

SUNBUR Y, PA
WILL attend faithfully to the collection OF claims
and all professional business in the counties OF
Northumberland Montour, Union and Snyder.
ounsel given in the German language.
Ct~ Office one door east of the Prothonotary's
Office
Sunbury, May &c, ls60.-ly
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-02-16

A PERpKruAL pERFUNE.-The enduring
odor of musk is astonishing. When Jostinlan
in 53s rebuilt what is now the mosque ol ct
sophia, the mortar WAS charged with musk,
aud to this very day the atmosphere IS hlled
With the odoI.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-02-16

a FRESH SUPPLY OF DRUGS at the
Mammoth Store. Also, new lot Of per-
fumery, Soaps and Fancy Article. Very cheap.
FRILING & GRANT.
sunbury, May 26, 1860.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-02-16

DAR Iron, Steel, Nails. Picks, Grub-Hoes and
ID Mason Hammers, at low prices.
BRIGHT & son.
sunbury, Iune 2S 1880.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-02-16

A NEW Lot OF HARDWARE & SAD.
IA DLERY. Also, the best assortment OF Iron
Nails and Steel to be found in the county. at the
Mammoth store of FRlLING & GRANT.
Sunbnry June ?, 1860.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-02-16

IT is important to the LADIES to know that
Il Friling & Grant, have the best and largest
assortment of Dress Goods in the county.
Sunbury, June 2, 1860.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-02-16
THE INTERNATIONAL HOTEL,
BROADWAY, CORNER OF FRANKLIN STREET
NEW YORK CITY,

G.rs inducements to Merchants and Tourists visiting
rw York unsurpassed 10y any Hotel in the Metropolis
Ihe following among the advantages which It p"sses-
ps and which viii lie appreciated by all tInvelers
Isl central locaInn convenient In places oi business,
IS well as places oi amusement.
od Srrupunusly clean well furnished sitting rooms,
,vih magnificent Ladies PaIlor, commanding an eAteli-
slvr view uf broadway go
3D. Large aud superhy furnished sitting rooms with
magnificent Parlor commanding an extensive view Of
broadway. ..
nh Being conducted on the European plan, visitors
Gnu i've i'm The best style with the greatest economy
IL a. pteIN Nyith
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-02-16

rPAIDING'S Prepared Glue, and Shelleys Mucilage
- Price per bottle and brush 25 cents.
Cordial Elixir Of CaSIya Bark Benzne for removing
glcase. , =, ~ ru,s opy,cp
Sunbury, March II 1860
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-02-16

nATENT BRITrANiA SHOPPERS 70
bar bottles for sale by
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-02-16

SKELETON SKIRTS
AT the Mammoth Store will be found
IA very large assortment of Skeleton Skirts
from seven hoops up to thirty.
Oct 6, 1860. FRILlNG & GRANT.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-02-16
Tayior's Celebrated Saloons,

where visitors can have their meals, Or they desire
they viii be furnished in their own rooms.
9Th The fa;e served IN the Saloons and Hotel ~ ac.
knnv!edged by epcues to be vastly superior To that OF
any other Hotel IN the city ,
With all these advantages the cost OF living III the
rrruutuua rs much below that of any other first class
Hotel. GllSoN GU r'"iI'elo's'
August 4, IS6O-lY
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-02-16

HO! YE LOVERS OF SOUP! A fresh
H supply of Macaroni and Confectionery at
FRILING & GRANTS.
Sunbury, June 2, 1860.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-02-16

.Th. rmn.ror had falsely stated TO the Pope, when
ye N extot the bull that his brohcr's marriage was
nv Spanish priest wheIeas the cslebrahi wac
iht Roman Catholic Bishop Of Baltimore
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-02-16

Love poetry getting to be very rare 10
these practical days, we are sure that our
leaders will thank us for the following "think-
ings aloud of an ardent youth at his love-
trvst.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-02-16

The memorial concludes by praying the
tribune to order that sn inventory be taken
of the property left by His Imperial Hiehness
Prince Jerome, and that partition be made
of it:
On this demand, which must be admitted
in ary case, Nj, Bonaparte will be able to
maintain the legitimacy OF bis ft'at,on' aud to
sspi Sss Say ssee already decasd which might
he nieaded. AS for Nine. Elizabeth .Patter.
son. who has taken no part in anything that
has passed since the birth Of her son, aud
against whom to this day no direct attack
has ever been attempted, with whom it can
not be alleged that any decision, legal or not,
has been pronounced, she will vudicats the
honor of her maternity, she will prove the
validity Of ber marriage, and she will claim
all the rights which accrue to her from the
contract which preceded it. Now that there
The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09
H.. r!7Urt t-H7, a. TIT. W
Under the Bells.

Who has not seen the church under the
bell? Those lofty aisles, those twilight chap
els, that cumbersome pulpit with its huge car
wings, that wide gray pavement hecked with
various light from the iewelled windows, those
famous pictures between the voluminous col
umns over the altars which twinkle with their
ornaments their votive little silver hearts,
legs, limbs, their little guttering tapers, cups
of sham roses, and what not? / saw two regA
iments of little scholars creeping in and form
ing square, each in its appointed place, under
the vast roof; and teachers presently coming
to them. A stream of light from the jewelled
windows beams slanting down upon each lit
tie squad Of children, and the tall background
of the church retires into grayer gloom
Pattering little feet of loggards arriving echo
through the great nave, They trot in and
join their regiments, gathered under the SLAM
ting sunbeansa What are they learning? Is
ittruth2 Those two gray ladies with their.
books in their hands in. the midst of these lit
tie people have no doubt Of the truth Of every
word they have printed under their eyes
Look, through the windows jewelled all lover
with saints, the light comes streaming down
from the sky, and heavens own illuminations
paint the book?l A sweet touching picture,
indeed it is, that Of the little children assem-
bled in this immense temple, which has en-
dured for ages, and grave teachers bending
over thm. Yes, 1.-THE pietureris very pretty Of
the children and their teachers and their book.
but the text? Is it tho truth, the only
truth, nothing but the truth? If I thought
so,I would 60 and sit down on, the form cum
po,mlss, and learn the precious lesson with all
my heart. =. 1hackeyag
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Old Stories,

We most of us tell old stories in our fami-
lies The wife and children laugh for the
hundredth time at the Joke. The old servants
(though old servants are fewer every day. nod
and smile a recognition at the well-known
anecdote. "Don't tell that story Of Grouse in
the gun-room," says Diggory to. Mr.. Hardcas-
tie in the play, cor | must laugh" As we
twaddle, and grow old and forgetful, we may
tell an old story; or, out of mere benevo-
lence, and a wish to amuse friend when con-
versation is tagging, dsinter Joe Miller now
and then; but the practice is not quite honest
and entails certain necessity of -hypocriey on
story hearers and tellers. 1t is a, sad thing to
think that man with what you call fund
Of anecdote is humbug, more or less amia-
BILE and pleasant. What right have to tell
my "Grouse and the gun-room' over and
over in the presence of my wife, mother
mother-in-law, sons, daughters, old footman
or parlor-maid, confidential clerk, curate, OF
what not smirk and so through the his
tory giving my admirable limitations of the
characters introduced mimic Jones' grin,
Hobbs squint, Browns stammer, Grady's
1brogue, Sandy's Scotch accent, to the best of
my power: and the family part of my audi
ence laughs good-humouredly. Perhaps the
stranger, for whose amusement the PERFORM
ance is given, is amused by it, and laughs too
But this practice continued is not moral
This self-indulgence on your part, my dear
Paterfamilias, is weak, vain-not to say cul-
pable. can imagine many worthy man
who begins unguardedly to read this page, and
comes to the present sentence, lying back in
his chair, thinking of that story which he has
told innocently for fifty years, and rather
piteously owning to himself, "Well, we'll, it
is wrong; have no right to call on my poor
wife to laugh, my daughters to affect to be
amused by that old, old jest of mine And
they would have gone on laughing, and they
would have pretended to be amused, to their
dying day, if this man had not flung his dam
per over our hilarity" x x y I
lay down the pen and think, ''Are there any
old stories which still tell myself in the bo-
som of my family ? Have / any, Grouse in
my gun-room." If there are such, it is be-
cause my memory fails; not because want
applause; and wantomly repeat myself You
see, men with the so-called fund of anecdote
will not repeat the same story to the same in.
dividual but they do think that on new
party, the repetition of "a joke ever so old may
be honorably tried. meet men walking the
London street, bearing the best reputation,
men of anecdotical powers: know such,
who very, likely will read this and say, "Hang
the fellow, he means me p And SO l do.
Mono man ought to tell an anecdote more
than thrice, let us say, unless he is sure he is
speaking only to give pleasure to his hearers
unless he feels that it is not mere desire
for praise which makes him open his jaws
7hackeray Ii J p.J y4s3.s ~ d. q
The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09
fCfJTF Y ~ ~ N7yI~TF Y Nv -iT7Tt1tl
Lightning Caligraphy.

One of the most remarkable achievements
Of ofelectricity is thus referred to by, d writer in
OseA d Wesk ssttsb9gd is H!. g5anii@0e3Z
l'tAnother great element Of our present civ
ilixatioflisb beginning to make signs Of its exis-
tence in the South Kensington Museum
We alluds to the electric telegraph. Bake
Wells copying machine is one of the most
interesting of this class, as it brings before the
public eye the means that canbe employed to
write with a pen thousands of miles in length.
If the Atlantic cable were in working order,
forinstance, man throughits instrumentality
could sit down to write ,aJletter in London
and feel certain that a fac simile Of his hand
wfitingIwas at the same time coming out of
thetelegraph office at New York. The man.
ner in which this astounding machine worksis
as follows: tlasaffo aEeU ab .yTslUeo3 a#l
asThe message is originally written on a con-
ducting material, such as tin foils with resin
or some enonlconducting ink. Over the face
of this letter which is placed on cylinder
q point Of metal revolyes, this point is con-
nectedwith the conducting wire; at New York
say a piece of chemically prepared paper is
placed ON like cylinder to receive the mes
sage; both cylinders are made to move round
BY clock work. AT this point the end iof
tie wire passes over the non conducting resin
writing, no current passes, hence the point
which moves syHenymously, with it at New
York does not change the scol0rof the paper,
but;aH the other surface of the writing tablet
being conductor, the currents pass and deep
effits color BY chemical action Oh the far dis.
tanterecOrding tablet. The receiver thus. oh
tains,aperfeot fac simile of his correspondents
The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09
Anecdote of Napoleon.

Count dOrsenne one day accompanied the
Emperor on a hunting excursion. The En-
peror had been complaining of thirst, and
some one seeing a woman at a little distance,
called to her. The woman did not know Ma
poleon nor any Of his escort. She gave the
Emperor a glass of water mixed with little
brandy, and then courtesied for payment. 80
"There, my good WOMAN said Napoleon,
pointing to Count d. .Orsenne, there is the
Emperor; ask him for money he pays for us
all.'' i The woman blpshed. and looked enl-
barrassed; !, then turning to the, count she
scanned his splendid uniform with the eye al
4 cpn,iassssstr, and sgid, !; t;He2 pooh, nonsense
Ia yon think IIbelieve that : The Empe.
roE Is not such cpx-counbg You, sir, look
more ike him yourself N The Emperor was
much amused at this remark, and gave TIE
woman a double LOUIS itt., $50 sss,s,,,;ss
The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09
GUN NATIVE LAND.
By ,Anss wrLs.nD noaGr,.

Z "a Our Nasits I.and-ouf Native LnndA
Land dear to-eveHy .Ari > .,.:.. ,--
/ They breathe free air. they proudly stand,
a Nhoibut -of thee have part 4 ~, Il r.
''Iis not broad plains. or skies 90 clear,
,y.aOF moantsiBS high aud grand: esf
'1ts lib rty that makes so dear,
.g Our own blest Native LGndl Iae g0,tof
land beloyed--whose washington
ToiIed nobly for its peace,
3; Whose patriots bled I'M life was done. taClt
That tyranny might eeasei
III 'Fwas FleedomS shrine they sought 10 rear
BY that we ever stand;
ID s1ts Liberty that mikes so dear 3 g5,H
Our own blest Native Landi
Dear Native Land 1.-THE worlds oppressed,
Turn longshgiy tothee - 4lfii' " ~ 2
Notior thy ", a,th, thy might o0nfepsed, o.
MOI " i'ss ~ wsds, sAis eiat syss
Thy eohs thai waiting stand: 'F'FF
IT'S LIBERTY LhBt makes so dear, r t.4
Our own blestNative Land
Dear Native rand-dear Father Landi
MAY peace within 'hee dwelli4 tt, ,.r
May bount4ous life, from Gods good hand,
- O'er all thy valleys SWELL -rr am n
May RiQht and Truth have naugbt to koar
While heaven and earth shall stand!
'Tis Liberty that max es so dear
rl Our own blest Native Land ,E"" s1
The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09
seasOnabIe warning.

The. London correspondent OF the, Manches-
ter Express says:
"a Igentlemanlwho was hurying to Lon
don by fast train, in which happened to be,
had Just received a telegram notifying him
that he must come to town directly, his house
having been broken into during his absence
1t is almost inconceiveable that people, should
leave furnished houses with no one in them
to take care of them; but as some Of your
readers may be guilty of theindiscretion of my
fellow traveller, may be rendering them a
service by telling them Of an. occurrence
which happened in one of the suburbs of the
metropolis two or three years ago. A gentle
man, who, had not long lived in, his house,
went to the seaside for week or two, leav-
ing everything safe, and his furniture locked
uplin the various rooms. When he returned,
it was late at night, and he could not find his
house. It had absolutely been sold, pulled
down, and Icarted away in his absence r. The
assistance of the police was obtained, when it
was found that person Of fashionable exteri-
or had called upon a. furniture DEALER ana,
upon some pretext that he wishedto emigrate,
asked him to value the furniture in the house
An estimate was given, o bargain was struck,
and everything in the house was taken awayg
The thief theniw to a ibFicklayeEa and I'M
venting aIstory that he wished to- build lar
ger house on the site, sold the bricks and ma
tterials for what they would fetch - The as
tonishment of,the owner fresh from searbathr
ING ,wheo left a house and furniture, and on
his, return could find neither, was. "caution.n
Mn, Robson might give youia feeble ideaaof
his despair, but can only commend the tab;
lean ,totyourJ agination,b and ask ,yonsto
accept the, not unreasonable warning'' 10
The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09
A Hint to SOldiers..HEOw to have o
..,-e s-f. Warm Tent. a4.ug gs4.aa

A soldier of the Second Rhode. Island rsgi.
ment, now in service in Virginia, writes to
Providence paper the following account of
Yankee contrivance for adding to the comfort
of tent: a-Fs u l1s, t.a E5ar
"a hole is dug in the centre Of the tent
about two feet in depth and diameter. This
is walled with stones laid in soft clay and GOV.
cred at the top with the exception of small
this aperture there must be close-ftting door
or cover, which can be opened and closed at
pleasure. Across one side of the tent trench
is laid and covered with wood and earth,
through which the cold air is conveyed freely
to the bottom part of this subterranean fire.
place. From the top of the same and across
the opposite side Of the tent, another trench
is laid and carefully covered with stone and
earth, through which the smoke and surplus
heat is carried off. This is the whole machine.
The merits of it are obvious. It is uni
versally practicable. It be introduced easi.r
ly into any tent or dwelling. The economy,
of it !; it costs only few hours work for
three or four men, The convenience of it;
being entirely under ground it takes upinone
of the precious room of our small tents. The
utility of it; it dries and warns the earth
within and even beyond the entire circuit of
the tent, and thus prevents those damp, cold
and unhealthy exhalations from the earth,
which are probably the chief cause of the i'll
health among soldiers. The tents are thus
also furnished with a moist and genial atmos-
phere, the heat of which can be easily in-
creased so as to meet the exigencies Of the
coldest part of the season. hi #l,.,--s! III ssas8
"To realize the importance of this ron
must remember that the walls of our houses
are only thin cailvas--that they are 80
readily penetrated by cold, or heat, or most
ure, that the atmosphere within follOwsIrapid-
ly the changes in the condition of the atmos.
phere without Indeed, so far as this Is con-
cefned, there is very little difference between
living under the tents, and in the open air.--. :
Without some such contrivanee what there.
fore, could persons do, who. until within
short time, have been accustomed to live in
close and warm houses. j had rather it Is
true, take my chance for a long and healthy
life in the open air, both BY day and BY night
rather than in aclose room, and upon the bars
earth rather than upon ,woolen carpets; but
then wisdom must be exercised, and tima
must be taken for a gradual change. The ef.
fects of this expedient upon this regiment ere
easily traced. The cases of illness from e.
we're colds and intermittent or bilious fever
which have recently sprang up among pa aTrs
I believe, all in the tents not thus protected
The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

to regain one, Charles has tope home 10 his
fathers, to make prepaatio, I6r his BRIDE =
Archibald has taken asgrlS nursery garden,
and there is some talk in9 leigh t6at the
marriage of the two sisters is 10 Be 66lebratod
on the same ay.--1ETss M7b0lA 'sist W9N |