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Daily State sentinel., 1864-01-15
WANTED
WANTED.
LOCAL PARTNER WANTED.
NATIONAL PATENT OFFICE
-Or
T.. e.. HOO TEE d Co,
No, 229 Broadway. New York,


sNSTABIIsHED FOF ThE ,NTRODUCT on AND
IL sale OF modern Pafe Irnpro, ernents that shall,
upon trial prove Of tiulia e"Fft 70 the Amerc m
people. wlth moderate capital 10 e used IN aiver
tiS judIcvu-ly throughout ia. Icy Sta.s such Pat
ent> a. held the mpanY an IL agents 10y sale
Tns Company will not ces>, ITS cifo = until Reliable
Branch Office saAll have been e>tablshed very conn
~ the Is popul u states These Co1ny agents
will lie responsible, and make all returns ana setle mens
encs in thirty days TO the Branch state Office which will
be reaarpd t. make lu settlements with the Company
New York in sixty lays.
The Company having h reiOfore witnessed the failure
of oher firms who have entrusted so large responsibil
ties TO those united their
on have determined 10 place the entire business
troll Of the County AgeBcs in the hands OF Part
who will be required to purcaae an interest in the
profits rlug from tue State OF indiana and small
interest the profits throughout the United states The
Interest purchased will be Il per cent Of the
c. pts for the Indiana and per of the net
profits throughout the United States Other things sat-
sactoTy part Of the purchase money may be secur
the purchasers interest in the profits A. much die
Ss,e Partner and large Of mJney pass through MS
hand need apply under any crcamstanoes unless
Of moral character, integrity. business qualifications,
temperance. good habits, &c
TIE Company will reserve the right in ca Of sny sab
sesupnt dishonest toward the Lnca Agents itself or
the public 70 refund the money settle up tse profits 10
Gate aud IN nediaiey put end 10 the contract.
The following from the columns OF tie press the
tablisbrlen, our House Is respectfully submitted:
Such establishment has Deen lmper4tiFety needc1
for 30 years.-S Y Observer.
Viewing such an institution from progressive stand
point is al secS all cfsse- can scarcely
be over sS,iuated.-I Ny. Atlas.
nit be said that the Company are to realize lArge
sum- We are thankful the public must be PORTION
atsly beneftted- y. Y. li-patch
They are & reliable Arm y Y. Times.
We bear cheerful Testimony their efficiency nc
good Character n. j. Transcript.
Although taey will doubtless realize large pronts on
people everywhere will DC aid by their efforts y
Leader.
They have he essential elements OF success, csPi
tai ami enferprise.- y. Y. World.
They will prove invaluable institution alike 10 pat
ents es aud the public.-lN. Y. I've Express
Tney OF high moral character Integrity an
business euAlideaticns.
The public respectfully referred the Hon. p te
a. Washington Ex-Assstsnt Secretary L. 5. Treasury
New York
Hon II. Thaye- TX ". C. Of New York
Hon Horatio King, late FIRST Assistant p. NJ General
Washington, d. {.
Fer terms and full particulars address, enelosin,
L.C. HOOTEE 4 CO..
229 Broadrsy. N. Y.
jaal3-t3i
Daily State sentinel., 1864-01-15

A MISSIONARY OF Evu-Mr George Thomp.
son. A notorious. English aboliionst will leave
En-ssrd for this country OF the 9Th inst ,ad
rive here about the 22i He comes to stir up
strife and disscnsions amca., the American peo
pie. 90 aid Phillips. Sumner. Greeley Co IN
their work OF destroying the Union be was o..
a similar mission here several wears ago when be
SO stirred up The indignation OF the people as 10
be uoobed AT several points.
Daily State sentinel., 1864-01-15

sEThe copperheads and rebels are having a
fresh spasm of hostility tn puritanism The
Richmond Dispatch is shocked to see the Lie
of Oliver Cromwell for sale in that city. IL
thinks that this book should be accompanied
by the Life of Abraham Lincoln. and the
Life Of the late l,mented John Brown. hose
soul is marching or in the truck OF Cromwell
In al sobeiness." SAYS the Dispatch shave
TIE Yankees t,ken Richmoni. that the<iife OF
the hideous Puritan. Oliver Cromwell. n TO be
thrust into our faces this season of the YEAR,
Daily State sentinel., 1864-01-15

~ During the year 1863. the exports OF Phil
adeiphia amounted 10 sl0.61o .96-. anu the i'm
ports to So 269 .530 the highest figure re ched IN
exports ior ten years.
Daily State sentinel., 1864-01-15

sB-pocke,-picking is unusually brisk IN New
Yori-f Boston Post.
Yes. unusually; aud no pockets suffer so Sc
vere.y IS Uncle Samuel's.
Daily State sentinel., 1864-01-15

sEA young lady OF Paterson, v. j., on
Christmas. sksted all the nav from that city io
Newark and back. distance Of thirty miles
Daily State sentinel., 1864-01-15

~ Greeley SAYS the sum of SIS 900 was the
result OF olate collections for the orphans in the
Daily State sentinel., 1864-01-15

f1-Mr spurgeon the London preacher lately
demonstrated with the young ladies of his con-
xre1sfIor for fafntins evay 60 often
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FOR SALE.

FL HAVE TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH
Il Of improved y Properly, that vi sell for one
fnnrtb own and TIE balanoe within eight the
purchaser paying per cent. interest IN advance an
nualiy. 'Foh IL ". rms.
dec16-dorr
Daily State sentinel., 1864-01-15
MARSHAL'S SALE.
United States MarshalS Sale.

In the Circuit Court OF
the United StaieS, DiStrlci
Of Indiana.
November Term, lS62.
Daily State sentinel., 1864-01-15
Robert i. Cutting.

Robert l. Cutting,
NS.
The President and Directors
Of the
Peru aud indianapolis
Railroad Company FL. al.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-05-11
Another Nail in Your Coffin.

\ young nephew Of my fathers captain
sailed with them long voyage around the
globe, and was favorlte with ALL but was
sadly intemperate. Whenever he took
glass of grog Captain Brintnell was accus
toned to say, 'Ah, Ned, there's another
nail in ytur coffin And so it proved, for
the poor lad had so poisoned and fred his
blood that it could not stand the heat Of
the tropical sun, aud be sunk under ex-
posure to it. and died the miserable death
of the drunkard They put in to a little
lonely island and made him grave under
the green sward, hut no loving mother, or
gentle sister could weep over it, no psa I'm
was sung nor prayer offered. The nails
had all been driven in that rough coffin,
and he was laid to rest in 1t until the res
direction morning.
And so thousands are busy to day driv
ing with vigorous blows the nails in their
own c"fiins That soldier who feeds his
growing taste tor strong drink is almost
surely preparing hirnself coffin sh 'ul1
he ever be wounded, or any illness cause
him to be taken to the hospital
Said one we'll conversant with soldier
life, The sick and wounded cold water
men always stood disease and wounds and
opera. ions better than chose who drank
liquor. Disease OF the camp. wounds al...
amuutatiuns were but death warrants for
drunkards
General Ilsveluck also remarks, The med
lea! officers have distinctly attributed the
rapid recovery OF our wounded at Ghuzne
to their iormer abstinence from strong
! drinks
| Testimony to the same effect mi ght be
greately extended Is it not worse than
/ folly, is it not almost madness for any one
| thus to ieopardlze his life for mere no
mentary qualification Is it not virtually
| suicide, a crime which leave no space for
repentance, which therefore has 10 for
giveness? Weigh this consideration
we'll when next you take up the vine cup,
and unless your are quite prepared to drive
another nail home in your coffin, don't quaff
it off Do not pass it to another, but let
the thirsty ground drink it up. 1t will do
20 harm there.
When the youthful Summer6eld was Of
fered brandy to revive his sinking powers
in his last illness. he put it aside, saying,
No; when | die. ] die sober All, dy-
ing in sober, fearful reality Who would
not rather meet his last enemy with clear
vision and full comprehension Of the on
ly way in which he may be vanquished
Thanks be unto God, who siveth us the
victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ. -
Correspondence Of Ae s. s. Times.
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r z M ? E r 4 N 6 E
The Drunkard's Son.

Mother, this bread is very hard Why
don't we have cake aud nice things, as we
used to when We lived in the great house .?
Oh, that was such great house, mamma,
and | did love to live there so. You made
sweet music there. mamma. with your fng
ers when Pa would sing. Pa used to laugh
then aud take me on his knee, and say
was ! is own dear boy. What makes Pa
sick, Ma? wish he wasn't sck-for it
makes ME afraid when he stamps on the
floor, aud says SO loud, George go off to
bed" say, when will he get well and take
me on his knee and love me as he used to ?
But Ma, there is tear in your eye-let
me wipe it. There another comes; oh
another Did | make you cry these tears,
mamma 2 Hush, little innocent, you can
not stop your mothers tears for they are
the overfowiDgs Of fountain, filled with
blightsd hopes, anguish and misery, she
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-05-11

The Harrisburg Telegraph says
that it is not probable there will be a
call made on Gov. Curtin for he mill
tia Of the State, at this time.
-Newtound and is said to be country
without reptile, and the Chattanooga ga
zette says as Vallan3igham is reptile
without country he ought to move to
Newfoundland
Tho House of Representatives Of
Harrisburg, passed, with amendments,
the Get Ter the payment of claims for
damages by tie rebel raids Also an
act for the payment Of the money ad-
vanced by the banks to pay the militia
called into service Sn 1862. The bill
to provide for the instruction Of or
phan children Of soldiers, after some
discussion, was postponed.
Neat Retort When a superior race
like ours said one Of the chivalry the
other day to modest looking federal sol.
der, comes in contact with an inferior
race, like the niggers, what do you think
viii be the result"
L guess the contrast must result in o
big crop Of mulattoes in your State, judg-
ing from the complexion of good many
of your people, retorted the soldier.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-05-11
THE RELIEF FUND.

ENOR the information Of all concerned. the
Il following regulations are made public:
lst. In all cases certificate of being cred
tied TO some district in Miflin county must
accompany the application. This must be in
writing. either from the Adjutant Generals
Office from mastering officer, or bounty
committee.
ID. The application must state. by endorse.
ment ut the head or on the back the name OF
the soldier, his company and regiment.
Sd. Two or three men ought not to act for
an entire borough or township in signing the
certificate of recommendation as deserving
the relief
4th. Twelve weeks pay, in three monthly
orders. is given. when all recent applications
are discontinued. If a renewal is asked for,
the parties must apply to the Board of Re-
lief in person, or show positive evidence that
they are in need
Justices of the Peace, bounty committees,
and all others making promises to soldiers or
their families will govern themselves by the
above regulatinns, as | shall hereafter pay no
attention to applications unless they conform
to them, but file them away for action by the
Bo' rd of Relief.
Where the papers are all right or approach
ing the proper form. there is no difficulty in
being placed on the list for twelve weeks. but
so many Of late have been informal-in ma
ny cases leaving me to hunt up the necessary
to ask for more care.
GEORGE FRYSINGER,
ap27-6t Secy. f the Relief Board.
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T He MINSTREL,
TRUISMS.

The meanest face you look upon the clay of coarses
mould,
Thro' which ray of spirt-day, closewatching you
behold;
Where petty cares have dimmed the glance and 1ur-
rowed IN the brow,
And evil thought sign has wrought beyond erasing
now.
This form so mean so cold so low this seeming soul
less clay,
Wore the grace of babyface and the beauty Of
childhood's day;
Those eyes gazed with eager trust above, around
below,
And mother with pride that was hard TO hide, pushed
the hair from the open brow.
The proudest heart that wakes your pride by the evil
spell of sin,
The harshest that makes hoarse your own fthere
be no watch within;
Tho unlovng, unloyed soul that slight your
hope or fear,
And careless look down your smile frown, il
from separate sphere
That nature cold and proud must yet mysterious ter
rors know,
Must wrestle with Death for each gasping breath,
must be laid in the dust below;
That voice must sink into whispers faint, and mean
est service crave,
And that hand must cling to some humble thing In a
shrinking from the grave.
Familiar thought own call this truth Of our COM
mon lot,
Yet midst jar and strife Of the daily hfe Its lesson is
forgot
We pity Withhold from the naughty dust that must
shroud aud pail endure,
And with loathing shun some world-stalned one that
was once baby pure.
Not worthy IN vain were the fancy tasked from the
actual oft
To the rosy sleep only cradles keep, the shade of
the funeral urn;
The present may all Ioveless seem; be Ger it mem
ory east.
OF the first low cry and the last sad sgh-of the Fu
ture and the Past {. &C.
Chambers Journal.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-05-11

The Palm Tree ct HcrTpture. Palm
tree, d tree remarkable tor loftiness. straight
ness End productveness, and hence, modc
an emblem III Scripture OF uprlghtDess,
fruitfuness and victory. Its fruit is the
date, very sweet and rourishing, and
large portion of the inhabitants of Egypt,
Arabia and Persia subsist almost entirely
upon it. Camels sre fond OF the stone.
Palm branches were signals of JOY and
triumph The leaves are six or eight feet
long, and pioportionably broad when spread
out, aud are used to cover houses, and
make coucbes, baskets, bags, fences, hats,
etc. From the Gbres of the branches are
made thread, ropes, rigging, etc. Indeed
the natives (says Gibbon) celebrate, either
in prose or verse, three hundred and sixty
uses to which the trunk, branches, leaves,
juice and fruit are applied. The palm tree
attains maturity in thirty years from
planting the seed, and continues in tull
strength for seventy or eighty years, bear
ing annually three or four hundred pounds
of dates; and finally dies about two hun
dred years old. From its sap, palm wine
is made. called by the natives araky. 1t
is beverage which easily intoxicates and
is thought by Bishop Lowth to be the
strong drink mention ed by lsaiah.--JeaO-
iSh Chronicle
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MISCELLANEOUS,
The Rag-Collecting Brigade.

The waste which is made in population
of nearly three millions of people, would,
if properly attended to, prove an enormous
source of profit. Look, for instance, to
the great loss which at the present time
results from the waste cf materials used
for making paper, matter Of much con
sequence, for we are now obliged to buy
enormous quantities ofrags for paper making
from abroad. For the purpose of prevent
ing this, the .g-Collecting Brigade, in
connection with the London Ragged
Schools, has been formed at Albion place,
L ,udon wall, where at the present time
there are more than thirty boys and youths,
who, with the trucks to which We have
before referred, collect considerable guam
tity of rags The advantage is great to
poor boys, and produces also a national
saving. For instance, although this Rag
! collecting Brigade has been established but
very short time, there have been paid up
to last Christmas 424l in wages to boys
who, but for this institution, would have
been dangerous vagabonds upon th, Lon
don streets. Besides, they have collected,
! by four trucks only, in nine mouths, 49,
SlS bottles; of paper, 80 tons l9cwt. ar.
Is h.; rays, mixed, 9 tons l8 cwt or.
22lb. There are also various rags and
bones, carpet, cloth, fat &c, metals, and
rope, altogether making a weight of goods
collected by these lads of 81 tons ar.
27 ID Beside this there have been about
70l worth of stuff purchased which was
not bonght by weight, and the committee
have good reason for believing that more
than one half of this material would never
have found its way into market but for the
facilities which the brigade affords The
materials collected are of the most varied
description; cooked hats, hearse trapplngs,
old aeuariums; in one bag million of pos
tage stamps. aud in lot of rubbish was
found Bank of England ssk-bosk,
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-05-11
New Series---Vol. XVIII. No. 23.

cannot tell you when your father will love,
Tor alas, he is drunkard
I heard beautiful boy, scarcely four
years old, lisping this to his mother; and
| pilied him 70 my inmost soul. His faith
er was once rich and happy, and nearly
jioUzsd his little son but IN an evil hour
be begsn to sip the intoxicating cup-the
habit had grown upon him until the peace
of his family was destroyed, and he ty-
rant The beautiful house 10 which they
had lived, was now exchanged tor miser-
able cottage in the suburbs of the city;
and little George doomed to be the COM
panion of the idle and vicious
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-05-11
& SKETCHES
What Came Of a Valentine.

On the evening Of the 18th of February,
1850, two young men sat IN comfortably
furnished room IN a large New York board
ing house A bright fire glowed in the
crate, we'll chosen engravings adorned the
walls, and bright light was dltfused about
the room from an Argand burner.
Let me introduce the occupants Of the
apartment as Tom Stacy and John Wilbur.
young men of twenty five or thereabouts,
who were known in business circles as Sta
cy & Wilbur, retail dry goods dealers, No
- Broadway They had not i,een in busi.
ness long, but were already doing unusually
we'll They had taken apartments together,
one of which is now presented to the
reader.
Has it occurred to you, Wilbur asked
his partner, removing his cigar, and knock
ing away the ashes, to morrow is st. Val
entine's day ?
Yes, [ thought of it this afternoon, as |
was walking up from the store
will show you
Tom Stacy went to the drawer and drew
ont gorgeous valentine, an elaborate com
bination of hearts, doves, etc.
What do you think | gave for that he
| asked
Il don't know, I'm sure. 1t appears to
be very elegant
| lit cost me ten dollars
'Whewn whstled Wilbur 1T strikes
me you are very extravagant or yer" de-
voted May I know what fair damsel is to
be made glad by the receipt OF this elegant
missive?'
That's my secret, said 7, m laughing,
i don't mind telling you, however. It's
to 90 to Edith Castleton.'
4 presume you feel particularly inter
ested in the young. lady!
Not at all, bat told her | would send a
valentine, ct a viLLo! Shant you conform
to the custom of the day?'
4 had not thought of it, said John
thoughtfully, 'but | believe will
And what fair lady will you select as
the RECIPIENT
you remember the poor seamstress who
occupies an attic in the house
Yes, | have met her on the stairs two Oh
three times
She looks as if times were hard with her
I think Ill send her valentine
Aud what good do you think it will d.
herr asked Stacy, in surprise.
Wilbur went to his desk, and taking ou
sheet of note paper, drew from his port
monaie ten dollar bill and wrapped it il
the paper, on which he had previously writ
ten, From St. Valentine, and placed tn
whole in an envelope.
There said he, my valentine has cos
as much as yours, and | venture to say
will be as welcome
-'You are right, | wish now | had nc
bought this costly trife. However as it
purchased, sill send it.
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Estate Of Andrew Watt, deceased.

n Office is hereby given that letters of
N administration on the estate of Andrew
Watt. late of Brown township. Mif1in coun-
ty. deceased. have been granted to the uu.
dersigned, residing in said township. All
persons indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment. and those hav"
ing claims to present them, duly authentica
ted for settlement.
JOHN D. BARR.
apI3* Administrator.
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these advantages, it was indeed bitter
day
II 40 attic room meanly furnished, sat a
young girl, pale and thin. She was COVER
ing over a scanty wood fire. the best she
could afford, which heated the room very
insuficiently. She was sewing steadily.
shvering from time to time ss the cold
blast shook the windows aud found it's way
through the crevces.
Poor child Life had very black aspect
for her on that winter day. She was alone
in the world There was absolutely no one
on whom she could call for assistance,
though she needed it sorely enough The
thought came to her more than once in her
discomfort, is it worth while living any
longer?' But she recoiled from the sin OF
suicide. She night starve to death, but she
would not take the life that God had given
her
Plunged in gloomy thought she contin-
ued to work All at once step Was heard
ascending the staircase which led to her
door. She arose in some surprise and opened
it. thinking it must be the iandlady or one
of her servants.
She was right 1t was a servant.
Here's letter for yen that the post boy
just brought, Miss Morris
a letter for me = repeated Helen Nor
ris, in surprise, taking it from the servants
hand. 'Who can have written to me?'
Maybe it's valentine, Miss said the
girl laughing. You know this is Valen-
tines day. More by token, I've got two
this morning Ones karaker (caricature,)
SO mistress calls it. just look at it.
Bridget displayed highly embell'shed
pictorial representation OF female hard at
work at the wash tub, the east Of beauty
decidedly Hibernian.
Helen Morris laughed absently, but did
not open her letter while Bird yet remained
"a little to the disappointment Of that
curious damse
Helen slowly opened the envelope. A
bauknote for ten dollars dropped from it to
the floor.
She eagerly read the few words on the
paper-'From ST Valentine ?
Heaven he praised she said folding
her hands gratefully This sum will ena
bic NE to carry out the plan which had
in view
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Estate Of Robert wallace, deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given that letters tes-
~ tament,ry on the estate Of Rnbert Wal
lace. late Of Wayne township, Miflin county.
dec. have been granted to the undersigned. the
fret named residing in Indiana county. Pa,
and the latter in Newton Hamilton, Miffiin
county All persons indebted TO said estate
are requested to make immediate payment.
and those having claims to present them du-
ly authenticated for settlement
WM WALLACE. Ind. co.,
my4 JOHN PURCELL, N. Hamilton.
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which was at once forwarded to the Bank;
in another was found half-a dozen pairs of
new stockings, which were duly returned
to the owner -Loadon Exchange