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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-09-05

The Delaware Election.

WILMINGTON, Sept. 1.-The election for
municipal officers took place to day The
contest was very warm, in view of the ma
1ional contest and the effect on the approach
ing elections. The vote is largely increased,
and Valentine Rep,), the present incum-
bent, is re elected Mayer by a majority one
hundred larger than he had last year.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-09-05

General Tom Thumb wants to sell his real
estate in Bridgeport.
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PENMANSHIP
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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-09-05
OPEN DAY AND EVENING.
CATALOGUES SENT GRATIS

The Crittenden Commercial Arithmstic anu bE,
siness Manual, for sale at the College hahusolneS
bound, IL mo. Price, 81 so. Sent post Pa'a " oN'
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Students received at any time, and instructed at
such hours may best suit their convenience,
The large number of business men now in attend
students to fill vacant positions fully attest the aP
probation in which the institution is held by the
business community.
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COUNTY TICKET

ASSEMBLY,
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
VIM. A. SOBER, ESQ, of Sunbury.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
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PENNANSHaIP

BUSINESS PRACTICES,
Purchases Sales, Consignments, Shipments, Deal
ings vita Banks, Remittances, &c, DC.
Also, Commercial Law, Photography, Detecting
Counterfeits, &c.
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Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-17
only a Grain Of sand.

A man who had for years carried an old and cherished watch about him, one day called on its maker, and told him ii was no longer use"ul, for it would not keep time correctly.
 Let me examine it." said the maker and taking a powerful glass, he looked carefully and steadily into the work, till he spied just one little grain of sand.
 II have it." he said, II can get over your difficulty
 About this moment. by some won- deriu but unseen power. the little grain. suspecting what was coming. cried out, Let me alone! I am but d small thing, and take up so little room. l cannot possibly injure the watch. Twenty or thirty of us might do harm, but cannot. so let me alone
 The matchmaker replied:
 You must come out. for you spoil my work. and all the more so that you are so small, and but few people can see you"
 Thus it is with us, whether children or elders-one lie. one lust, one feeling of pride. vanity, or disobediehce, may be such little one that none but our selves know of it; yet God. who sees all things, knows it, and that one sin however little it may appear. will spoi all our best efforts in his service.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-17
A queen Loosing Her crown.

A correspondent of the Evenment who visited San Sebastian at the criti' cal moment of the Spanish revolution writes an interesting account of what he saw:
 l "Some officers were watching us ns I we rode into the city. We dismounted and my companion, who talked Spanish asked the chief of them for the news.
 "'The Queen is getting ready to leave for Madrid the royal train Is at the station. The revolution is ended said this gentleman. But his manner left us in doubt; and instead of going to the hotel, we set out at once for the railway station. The rooms were full of people; but by favor of the inspec tor, himself Frenchman. we reached the platform by the rails.
 Two Spanish flags and sort of tri- umrhal arch were arranged before the door, an infantry guard was at the en- trance. and before us tile railway car riage of the Queen.
 "Some fifty Spaniards stood in si- lence, gazing on us as persons of inn portance. They had serious look. At eleven o'clock vehicle drawn by two mules brought two officers and two gentlemen of rank. One of them was Gonzalez Bravo, ex-president of the ministry. He gave orders. looked over despatches and appeared much agitated.
 "At midnight the Queen and her hus- band came in a carriage, followed by children and few ladies of honor. The Queen was in fears: she walked about on the platform the soldiers saluted her; the curious nI.arge num- bers stood uncovered but preserved a mortal silence.
 Let us be off. said the Queen at length; and she stepped into the royal carriage. Her train also entered; the locomotive was attached. and at the moment when the conductor was about to give the signal. two despatches. doubtless of moment, were brought {; the Queen immediately stepped out of the carriage. and said to her ex-minis- ter. who was begging her not to go 10 Madrid again. IF l COULD WEAR PAN FALCONS. I WOULD GO BACK TO MY CAPITAL This is historic fact.
 Isabella hid her face in her hands. and, with tears in her eyes went back into the waiting-room and then to the Palace.
 "'rhe royal railway carriages were taken away; the Governor of San Sa- bastian conducted the Queen to her carriage. and went to the city on foot. Is there not always something sad in the fall of the great. Will not many be more sorrow than merry over a Queen reduced so suddenly 10 the rank of the sANsoULoTTEs?
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-17
Housing Cabbages.

Prepare straight slender poles two or three inches in diameter. of proper length, cay eight feet; clean off your ground, ard commence as though you were going to build plain rail pen. three cornered, using two poles instead of one, so RI to make each side or wal, double. with space of eight inches between the poles. At one corner an opening is left two and half feet wide, for door or entrance. To close and make secure, cheap battcn door may be made and hinged to posts or jalnbs fastened to the wall or poles, after the fence is completed.
 The first tier or floor of poles having been arranged. put on row of cabba- ges. the roots occupying space between the poles, and the heads turned in and pressed compactly together. Cover the roots with friable soil. and place on another tier ofpoles and cabbages, and continue filing up space each time with soil, until you have gained the requi- site height. A few poles thrown across the top, and heavy covering of corn stalks or any other litter that will fur- nish secure covering. is all that is necessary to complete the house. Corn stalks, or some other protection, should be placed against the outside for fear of severe freezes.
 A trench should be dug around the outside, and rhe dirt thrown against the cornstaiks. They serve to render the floor or inside dry.
 The cabbages thus housed will be very convenient of access in mid-win- ter, and will continue as fresh as if buried under ground. All that is nec- essary is a knite, with which you sever as many heads as you want al time. leaving inc stalks 10 give you supply of carly 'coleworts in the spring.
 In the interior you may stow away potatoes, turnips, etc. which will keep, retaining all their eshncss.-Southerm Planter.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-17
warn, Clothes.

In choosing a warm dress get if as light as you can. Think how light an imaIs. which have to endure great cold, are clothed. W hat is lighter than feathers or fur? A bear can thus teach us q lesson Of civilized science, and a goose can impart wisdom. The principle of the advice given by the wise man. "Go to the ant, thou slug gard" might well he extended to ihe example of the way in which the Gre ator clothes the dumb animals he has made. They are not heavily laden, unless. indeed, it is necessary to pro- tect them with armour. but even then the material used is remarkable for its combination of lightness with strength The tortoise is shielded more by the arehed shape of its shell than by it's thickness.
 There are some animals which float in water which are covered heavily but the weight of their clothes facili. tates their movements in the elements
 in which they are intended 10 live. in' asmuch as it enables them to sink [, the depth necessary for them to subsis in. But for the warmth, weight i' needless. and for equable warmth weight is positive hindrance, since q heavy dress adds the heat of pressure to that of protection 10 those more prominent parts of the figure upol which it rests. If you want to b' warm, choose d material that is not on lv thick but light. and when you wisl to be protected from wind as well a still cold, wear under or over woolei or furry fabric, the thinnesi impervi ous texture you can get. Then yol can have an arrangement similar t' that with which the animals of colt climates are provided-namely, thil skin and thick feathers or hairs.-Leis ura hours.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-17


 RES-A correspondent of the Cincin- nati Commercial having stated. Geo. D. Prentice had been dismissed from the Louisville Journal, the Boston Post says:
 "Prcntice, the poet. wit. politician. is sixty-five years of age, penniless. but recently bereaved of his wife, and now .dismissed' from the paper which owes its existence to his rare talent. Mir. Prentice publishes the following card in the Louisville Journal of the 7th ult:
 I desire to say to my friends every where, but particularly to my news paper friends, that they have fallen in- to serious error in regard to me, and are doing others great injustice on my account. I suppose must confess that am not as young as was forty years ago, but am rot poor, and certainl! | do not consider myself broken down My personal relations with every one of my associates are perfectly kind aud with no one have they been more kindly. not to say atlectiouate, than with Mir. Wattcrson. Every issue ol the Journal for the last two weeks has contained matter of mine and It is m, purpose, God willing. to live and worh out the rest of the century.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-17


 IDLE MEN-The following is an ex- tract from recent speech of Capt. Ward, of Detroit:
 No man can realize the vast differ ence between idleness and industry in a whole country. until he estimates the loss by one or the gain by the other. There arc probably seventy-five thou sand women, boys and girls in this State who are in no productive or edu- catonal industry, but who must ne- cessarily live upon the industry oi those who labor. Pnt these people at work, and suppose they earn but fifty cents each per day, their earning will be S37 ,50) per day, S335,00o per week, Sl1. 100000 in one year, Sl77.000000 in ten years. If the citizens of this State could look ahead with positive assur- ance thar ten years hence there would be added to their cash capital Sl77.0o0,- GOO out of the now utterly valueless and idle elements now in it, they might well feel strengthened in their finan- cial hopes, and with such industry throughout this whole land. gold. that now rules l35, would be at par with our greenbacks in less fhan eighteen months.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-17
How El Ch Fruit Is Enough.

''l think my family canned enough fruit last season to enable me 10 have it on my table every day in the year.
 Such was the remark made 10 me n few days ago by my neighbor L.. It certainly was what very few. even of our most enthusiastic fruit growers are able to sa.': and the fac, led to some reflections which will bear stating here.
 Neighbor L.. we admit, has as much fruit as he and his family will be lilTely to consume the year round. I suppose that my own family was pretty liberal- ly supplied also; but his far exceeds that of one-halt-yea, nineteen-twcn- tieihs--of my neigbors. l might put, it in a still stronger light and say that while one family in a community has as much fruit as it will need or con- sume, with a moderate daily use. there are not less than one hundred families who do not consume over one quart weekly.
 What utter nonsense, then for men io be croaking about the superabun- dance of fruit, the prospects of over stocking the market, and all such for bodings of evil to fruit growers. And yet every community has one or more Of this class of old iogies. remember just such in my boyhood; and yet peo- pie have continued 10 plant till the quantity is tentold greater everywhere, and the price has continued to advance and even now. a large portion of the people have yet to learn that small lruits--to say nothing of apples-car be made a part of their legitimate daily food.
 How long before all the people will be as well educated up to the use ot fruit as is my neighbor L., and how much will be enough to supply the country when that time shall arrive -Ilorticuturist.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-17
The Boy Who Don,t Care.

"James, my son. you are wasting your time playing with that kitten when you ought to be studying youi lesson. You will get bad mark fl you don't study" said Mrs. Mason to her son.
 "I don't care,' replied the boy, as he continued to amuse himself with the gambols of Spot, his pretty little kit. ! ten.
 But you ought to care, my dear, ' rejoined the lady with a sigh. You will grow up an ignorant, good for nothing man, if you don't make good use of your opportunities" | Fl don't care," said James as he raced into the yard after his amusing play mate.
 Don't care will be the ruin of that child" said Mrs. Masonxto herself "I must teach him lesson that he will not easily forget" Guided by this purpose the lady made no provisions for dinner When noon arrived, her idle boy rushed into the house, as usual, shouting:
 "Mother, want my dinner!'
 q don't care," replied Mrs. Mason very calmly, working on with her needle without looking up.
 "I'm very hungry, mother" rejoined the boy.
 "I don't care," repeated Mrs. Mason.
 James was puzzled. His mother had never so treated him before. Her words were strange words for her to use. and her manner was so cold that he could not understand what it meant He was silent awhile, then he spoke again.
 "Mother, want something to eat"
 Il don't care." was the olrcply.
 "But recess will soon be over, moth CT and I shall starve if don't get some dinner," urged James.
 Il don't care"
 This was too much for the boy to endure. He burst into tears. His mother seeing him fully subdued. laid down her work. and calling him to her side, stroked his hair very gently, and said:
 ''My son. I want 10 make you feel the folly and sin of the habit you have of saying I don't care Suppose did not really care for you, what would you do for dinner, for clothing, for nice home, for education You now see that must either care for you. or you must suffer very seriously. And if you must suffer through my lack o, care for you, don't you. think you will also suffer you don't care for your- self? And don't you see that 1 must suffer too. if you don't care for my wishes? hope. therefore. you will cease saying I don't care. and learn to be a though,ful boy. caring for my wishes. and your own duties
 James had never looked on his evil habit in this light before. He prom ised to do better, and. alter receiving piece of pie, went off to school a wiser if not better boy.--s. s. Advo- cate,
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-17

kN-A traveller friend of ours says that ..once upon time." when crossing one of the dreary sand deserts of the Snake river country. he came up with large and heavily loaded ox-traiL. The several drivers. in order io tacili- tate their speed, were enlivening the scene by musical flow, of epithets. Approaching within speaking distance of brawny looking Jehu, our friend veniured to ask:
 Where have you come from ?"
 "Oma- haw- wo-haw buck !! was the somew hat consolidated reply.
 Our friend who is Of an inquisitive nature. becoming suddenly interested, again interrogated
 And where are you going to ?'
 -Idaho-ho- ho -d--n you ho?' came the second answer, ip thunder tones.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-17
~A revolutionary soldier was

p%A revolutionary soldier was run ming for Congress, and his opponent was young man who had .never been to the wars." and II was the custom of tlie old revoldtionist to tell of the hardships he had endured. Said he l; Fellow citizens: l have fought and bled for my country. lhelped to whip the British and the Indians. l have slept on the field of battle, with no other covering than the canopy oi heaven. I have walked over the frozen ground till every footstep was marked with blood--"
 Just about this time, one of the sov- ereigns. who had become interested in his tale of sufferipgs. walked up in front of the speaker. wiped the tears from his eyes with the extremity of his coat-tail, and interrupted him with:
 Did you say you had fout the Brit ish and Injins!"
 "Yes. sir
 Did you say you slept on the ground while serving your country, without any kiverl"
 Il did,"
 Ibid you say your feet kivercd the ground you walked over with blood 7
 "Yes." replied the speaker, very exultingly.
 Well. then" said the fearful sover' eign, as he gave sigh of fearful emo ton, Il guess I'll vote for t'other fel low, for I'll be blamed if you aint done enough for your country"
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-17

the balance of power, or rather to prevent an unlawful exercise of it. The shortest way to restore order is said to be to close all the hives, giving adequate ventilation to prevent smothering. if the robbers be. long to the same apiary with their victims, but if the robbers are a foreign colony, shut up the assailed one, for day or two, when the thieves will generally .dssist from their deprsdations. They may re new the raid and, if they do, repeat the imprisoning operation as long as necess sry.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-17

sHrA justice, better verscd in law than gospel. not long since married a couple in this way: Hold up your hands. Ton solemnly swear that you will perform the duties of your office jointly and scverally. according to your best skill and judgment, SO help you God. Fee, one dollar.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-17

Ar WHAT AGE TO MARRY.-"People about to marry who wish to know the proper age. are referred to the fol- lowing precedents; Adam and Eve. 0. Shakespeare, IS. Ben. Johnson, 2l. Franklin. 24.
 Dante, Helper, Fuller, Johnson, Burke, Scott. 26. Tyco Brahc. Byron, Washington and Bonaparte. p.
 Pen and Sterling. 2S. Linnaus and Nelson, %. Burns, 8.
 Chancer, Hogarth aud Peel, g. Woodwork and Davy, B. Sir William Joner and Wellington, 37.
 Wilberforce, 39.
 Luther. 4a.
 Addison. A..
 Wesley and Young, 47. Swift. 49
 Butfon. 5.
 Old Parr. last time. l20.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-17

pW""ilans. where were you born P '.On the Haldorbarrack.' What! al- ways?" Yah! and before, too. y How old are you then? When the schoolhouse was built, l was too weeks more nor a year, what is painted red ; as you go home nit your pack behind you, on de right hand side by de old blacksmith shop, which stands where it was burnt down next year will be two weeks.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-17
Dr.. R. B. SHELBY,

vTENDERS his professional services to the
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