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The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-07-27
Oil Greek & AIbghGsy River R. R.

Oil Greek & Allegheny River R. R.
WARREN 4 FRANKLIN. F.KMERs AND OIL
CREEK RAILROADS CONSOLIDATED,
NEW AND MOST DIRECT ROUTE To
THE OIL REGION.
1868. WINTER ADVANCEMENT. 1868
TINE ia BILE -.
I'm AND AFTER. MONDAY, APRIL bTH,
GONG NORTH no or CRY !. PETROLEUM
CENTRE TIrusvILLE MD m,s CokkT: ga
49, M. OIeoFo5is at s.57 .: ~; (co9ncc.ins
there with trains for litho!el. ol Chy
92s & = m, M! pttls"% os1,reiq Mer ri1m - a, NJ. r.,
35 Il m. Titn-yilc 1854 u m, arriving
200 Sai i : f ;san.s,: s n,',r p ;,.t
for iftlole cityj, oil City, {, p, m., r.
tfotcum Centre 20 p IN, boyd farm
+ h2Sp M, Miller Farm 3 i5 p, m, Titus
Vile CO., p m, arriving at Cory a.
n,.,I, A. s., xccomrabaationtrom oil Citynr
Os'SU rivcs at Petroleiiii Centre 7oi m, Boyd
Farm7 10 a. m, Tltusvdc 7.45 m.
GOING s6nTH s'ig'I FROM eosi,Y, TIrlsy1L E,
=. pE.rRoLEuM CENTkE& OIL CITY
G,SS A. NJ, arrives Mt Ttusviils Sl0 q m.
O;-tJ Miller Farm $50 m, BOYD Farm ! 80 n.
NJ, Petroleum Centre s C3 N, Oil Cfty
wa n. m, pleOl,Olle 10 10 a. m Iidi
&, outc 1l.3g n m, ana Irvineton 70. p m
pp,Sr =. NJ, arrives III Thus,lc 2I2 p
s'~' f' m, Miicr Farm 30; III, Boyd Farm.
25i p IN, pelrclnum Ceni!a 2,a4lr. IA !
oil City 35i y. III. leave Oil t'i.s Ban T.,
m, arrives Qitnpolis II > IL, connect
with train for i'thon!. Tidlou,c IS y.
M ana ITyiuot,n q ~ n IN
/ ~.,sfG = Accommodation iin.l Cory ar
! Jaw yivca Gitn-villc T.UO p m, Milicr Farm
| ~! N, Boyd Farm '"p N, icfmlc'
! nm Centre -; m, arriving nj Oh City
! S-opm.
| CONNECTIONS.
Trains North connrc ~ Cory Sfth Phi. .i"1phia
! IL Erie Il. r, mud A.lMf' Grrrt Western Rail.
| way. East and West, nul l'o With Eu,ialo, Cory
| and fit,sburch railroad .,,r busIlo
| Iuina connect at OH City with HraNllin Branch
for Franklin, Mcldvle, and the Weat, md At Ir'
yinctcn with Phil Il Erie K. II Fas; ANA West
! Standard time rwEHTy minutes flstcr than Frsrf'
/ lin Branch and A. ~ W. Y. Il. time
Passengers wi, find this road safe, .cnsant an.
! tic ,hurte-, ronIe 10 ana from tn" oil region.
| All trains West from lrvincton leave after arrival
of trNins on j, L. X. Il.
Be sure and ask for Through Tickets via Oil CreeN
& Allegheny River Railway, the Great Short Roula
to the Oil Region: 49,.
HE. SwEETzEE, fien.t- -Snhsrvteatdsrt3,'
Z" rrpP"2N A''', 'np"i"'erHeH. '.eT
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THE JEWS OF TnE MIDDLE AGE.

The next important class Of our benefac-
tors at this period were the Jews Despised
and rejected of men, driven from city to
city and from land to land, shut up in foul
quarters Of the medieval towns, plundered
by ruthless barons, and racked and tortured
by infamous kings, the hapless Israeltes in
all their cruel wanderings, never lost their
frugal habits, their painful industry, their
commercial ardor, their probity, and their
hope. They settled in almost every land
They clustered together in the gardens Of
Syria, the rich cities of Spain, the barbarous
lands Of Germany and Muscoyy, the dan
gerous realms of Richard or Philip Angus
tus. Every country and city was benefited
by the presence of these indefatigable labor
ers Wherever the Jew came he either
brought capitol or created it. He was the
money-ender Of Europe before the Floren-
tine and Venetian bankers engrossed that
gainful trade He supplied the means with
which merchants made their purchases,
mobiles supported their lavish establishments,
and monarchs waged their destructive wars
and the usurious interest which he exacted
for his loans made him hated and envied BY
the less prudent Christian. Jewish commu-
mites grew up in all the European cities,
distinguished from their barbarous neigh
bors by the regularity of their habits, the
purity of their morals, their learning and
scholarship, no less than their commercial
thrift and when the Semitic Saracens had
sunk into Incidence and decay, their rela-
tives, the Semitic Hebrews, continued to
impart to Saxons and Franks the higher
traits of an ancient civilization. While
Greek and Roman, Babylonian and Cartha-
ginian died out from the earth, the chosen
people still preserved their mental and NOR
al vigor.
Yet the most fatal persecution met them
in every land. They lived amidst scenes of
intolerable suffering To rack and tortue a
Jew was the favorite employment Of medi-
eval Christians. To treat him with insult
and contempt was considered a Christian
duty. Yet, in spite of the persecution of
their barbarous neighbors, the Jews grew
rich and powerful; their patient industry
conquered at length in the struggle with
feudal cruelty and innocence; their trading
cities on the Rine and the Moselle became
again centres of intelligence and wealth;
Jewish bankers, merchants, artisans, manu-
facturers became the models Of those of Italy
and Germany aud the example Of Semitic
learning and intelligence probably aided
greatly in awakening the intellect of Europe.
.-EUGENE LAWRENCE, in Ha7pef's Naga-
zine
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ideas. and that these were pure, and formed
on an extensive knowledge Of ant In a
short time, he produced sketch which
suited the employer TO a nicety,
NJ. Robert very grayely engaged himself,
exacted good wages, and insisted on having
several new articles of furniture placed in
the room which was assigned to him. But
when he was introduced to the work-rooms,
and found one hundred and fifty girls, many
of them young and beautiful, busily en-
ployed, and was informed that he would be
required to supply them with designs, and
show the young women how they we're to
be carried out, the young artist began to
feel as if he should have to be carried out
himself-being very susceptible
Working for a living, said be to him
self, is not entirely devoid Of attractions.
Let US work.
NJ. Robert being an accomplished artist,
delighted his employer, aud he soon found
a remarkable fascination in seeing his de-
signs realized in steel, silver, enamel, or
wood. He took a pleasure, hitherto un-
known, in seeing his works in shop-win-
doWs, and finding them in the abodes Of his
friends. The workshop life was, of course,
carefully concealed from society" nor did
his employer suspect that bis artist was
actually his landlord But NJ. Robert soon
found more intense object Of fascination
in the daughter of N. Yillars, young lady
who also took part in the duties Of the
factory. The damsel was as remarkable for
her accomplishments as forLer extraordinary
beauty; and NJ Robert soon found that as
regarded taste and culture in all matters
which specially interested him. he had
never met with any one ike her Step by
step, the pair fell in love; aud little BY lit
tie the artist so ingratiated himself with the
father, that the latter, after due deliberation.
consented to their union.
Previous to the marriage, the old gentle
man one day spoke ola dowry.
Il shall give Marie fifty thousand francs, 3"
he said, with little of boastiug, the sum
named being two thousand pounds
'And l suppose, added NJ Robert,
grayely, that l. too, must settle something
on my wife Well, I viii.
This caused peal of laughter, which re-
doubled when the artist added, And l viii
settle this piece Of property, house and all,
with the buildings adjoining, on her.
But what was their amazement, whenM.
Robert drew forth the title deeds. and said,
'l GU seem to forget that l am your land
lord? Isn't my name Robert ?'
The young lady did not faint, but papa
nearly died of astonishment and JOY, This
was magnificent wedding, but the bride.
groom has not given up business. lie de
clares that there is as much amusement in
being useful as in amusing ones self.
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SUFFRAGE IN PENNSYLVANIA.

In 1852 William Penn promulgated the
Frame of Government Of Pennsylvania, un-
der authority of the charter granted him by
King Charles IL, In this document the
right Of suffrage was given, without re-
striction to tie Jreemea Of said province.
In I70l Penn granted what is known as
the Charter of Privileges. By this in
strument the right of suffrage was broadly
given to the .frec1aea Of each respective
county
The first constitution of Pennsylvania was
adopted in 1776, The convention that
framed this instrument was presided over
by Benjamin Franklin 1t gave the right
Of suffrage to every freeman of the full age
Of twenty-one years The men of the
Revolution, while asserting their own rights
and liberties against prescription, we're
careful to stand fast by the cardinal idea of
the political equality of all men.
InlT90 a new Constitution was framed.
Thomas Miffliu presided over the convention
that made it. This instrument gave the
right to vote to eUay freeman over the age
of twenty-one years
In 1889 the Constitution was revised.
John Sergeant presided over the convention.
The basis of suffrage was changed so as to
include only every 1ehitc freeman Of the age
Of twenty-one years.
For one hundred and fifty-six years, black
men, if black they were, voted in Pennsylya-
MIA, on precisely the same condition as white
men. None Of the evils now predicted of
black suffrage were experienced. Neither
the mental or social equality Of the two races
was thereby established Amalgamation,
either through matrimony or without, was
not encouraged. Not black man was made
Governor or Legislator. Social order was
not subverted. The Government was not
made by white men, for white men, but by
all men, for the benefit Of all.
1t may be remarked, in order to the bet
ter understanding of the whole matter, that
in 1888 a case was brought before the courts
Of this Commonwealth to test the point
whether a natiye-born black man, not a
slave, was a freeman, according to the true
intent and meaning of the Constitution of
1870. The design was, by a judicial de-
cision, to deprive the blacks of the right of
suffrage, which they had enjoyed from 1852.
All the points were learnedly and ingeniously
argued; and at length the Supreme Court,
Chief Justice Gibson prououncing the
opinion, in conformity to the pro-slavery
fanaticism and blindness which then pre-
vailed, solemnly decided that a black man
could by no possibility be regarded as a
freeman, within the meaning of the Con-
stitution The Convention that framed the
existing Constitution was in session when
this judgment was rendered, and it made
haste, under the leadership Of Mr. Geo. w.
Woodward and other members Of kindred
sentiments, to insert the word white, as
qualifying freemep, in the draft of the Or
ganic law which they framed.
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THE MILLIoNAIRE ARTIST.

A Paris paper has the following very
pretty story:
NJ. Robert, an immensely wealthy and
highly accomplished gentleman, well known
not only for his valuable collections of
paintings and medieval relics, but for his
rare skill as designer and painter, hearing
that one of his tenants, NJ Villars, whom
he had never seen, kept one of the most ex-
tensive establishments of fancy boxes and
ornamental objects in France, called on him
with view to make his acquaintance.
Entering the counting house, he found a
good-natured, eccentric gentleman of mid
die age, who greeted him, and exclaimed:
-" l suppose that you also have seen my
advertisement, and have come to apply for
that situation as designer p
For joke, NJ. Robert replied that he had.
NJ. Villars supplied him with paints and
brushes, and requested him to produce a
design for easket. NJ Robert soon found
that what Mr.. Villars really wanted was an
artist who would strictly carry out his own
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The VALLEY OF THE MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi is the King of Rivers. Taking
rise almost on the northern limit of the
temperate zone, it pursues its majestic course
nearly due south to the verge Of the tropic,
with its tributaries washing the Alleghanies
on the one hand and the Rocky Mountains
on the other, throughout the entire length
Of those great mountain chains. The ANA
zon, or La Plata, may possibly bear to the
sea an equal volume Of waters the Nile
flows through more uniformly genial eli
mates, and ripples over grandcr and more
ancient relics of the infancy of mankind the
Ranges, or the Hoang ho may be intimately
blended with the joys and griefs, the fears
and hopes Of more millions of human be-
ings while the Euphrates, the Danube, or
the Rhine, is far richer in historic associa-
tons and bloody, yet glorious, memories !;
but the Mississippi still justifes its proud
appellation of The Father Of Waters. :"
Its valley includes more than one million
square miles of the richest soil on earth, and
10 NSpabiO Vi ousNdllilbg III p4cnky nan the
population of the globe; its head springs
are frozen halfthe year, while cane ripens
and frost is rarely seen at its mouth and
larger and richer area Of its surface is well
adapted at once to Indian corn, to wheat,
aud to grass-to the apple, the peach, and
the grape-thsn of any other commensurate
region of earth Its immense praries are
gigantic natural gardens, which need but
the plow to adapt them to the growth of the
most exacting and exhausting plants. It is
the coDgenial and loved home Of the choie-
est animals | judge that more game is now
rowing at will over its unreasonable wilds
ana pastures than is found on an equal area
in all the world besides It is the geographic
heart of North America, and probably con
tains fully half the arabic land in the New
World north of the Isthmus Of Darien.-
HORACE GREELEY, in Hagpers Magazine.
KNowLEDGE, even of Gospel truth, is
emptiness, unless love, practically exercised
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@iaffllNneons.
WHY / WANT THE BOYS TO LEARN
FARMING.

EAhutNGs
Every pursuit or calling that ministers to
the sustenance, comfort, or enlightenment
of mankind is honorable aud laudable. That
is a narrow and essentially false conception
which regards the farmer as more a bene-
factor than a beneficiary, and stigmatizes as
drones and cormorants all who do not
directly contribute to the production and in
crease Of material wealth. The upright,
able lawyer, the studious, skilful physician,
the pious, loving clergyman, are working
men as truly and quite as nobly as though
they were woodchoppers or bricklayers. He
who by whatever means helps to diminish
the fearful aggregate Of ignorance, sin and
suffering in the world, and difuses instead
knowledge, virtue and happiness, is worthy
of all honor, aud far from me be the wish
to discourage and degrade him. And yet
hold it to be the duty of every father to
look well to the physical and industrial train
ing of his sons and daughters-to see that
each of them is early Injured to some form
of manual labor, and thoroughly trained to
efficiency IN some pursuit which ministers
directly to the material or physical needs of
mankind. My reasons for this conviction
are summed up as follows:
l. The demand for intellectual labor or its
products, and even for mercantile capacity.
is exceedingly capricious. In season of
commercial prosperity great city affords
employment to thousands as clerks, book
keepers, teachers of music, languages, &c.,
who viii nearly all be left high and dry by
the cbb of the tide War, pestilence, a bad
harvest, a business revulsion throws them
suddenly out Of employment, and no merit
or excellence on their part can avert the
catastrophe. would have one so armed
and equipped for the battle Of life that, if
suddenly uuhorsed, he can fight on efficiently
and undismayedly on foot.
3 The professions are fearfully over.
crowded. A Western village is half peopled
by doctors, lawyers and clergymen who have
rushed in ahead Of the expected food of i'm
migration Like miners in the Sierra Ne.
vada or Rocky Mountains they have sew
orally staked out their claims, and are wal
ting for others to come in and help develop
and work them to mutual profit. But
while the grass grows the steed starves.
Whatever may be their fortune ten or
twenty years hence-and events are constantly
interposing to blast their sanguine hopes
doctor, lawyer, and minister, are often win
ming but meagre, precarioua support for
the present. Il cannot dig; to beg | am
ashamed, is the complaint which many
would utter if they could afford to be frank
and outspokeD. Thousands suffer and stag
ger on, oppressed by want and ever increas-
ing debt, who would gladly take refuge in
productive industry, ifthey had been train
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TRICKS OF A JuGeLER.


Heller the faT-famed iuggler, cannot be
satisfied with his legitimate triumphs before
an audience. but occasionally does neat
thing for his own amusement, very much to
the surprise Of those who happened to be
present
On Saturday last, while passing an timer
ant vender Of cheap provisions, Mr. Heller
suddenly paused and inquired!
How do you sell eggs. 4untie ?''
Dem eggs, was the response, "dey am
picayune apiece-fresh, toe, de last one Nv
EN-; billed EN- myself, and. know dey's fust
rate
"Wen, I'll try em, said the magician,
laying down bitof fractional currency
Have you pepper and salt p
Yes, sir; dare .dey is, said the table
saleswoman watching her customer with in
tense interest.
Leisurely drawing out little penknife,
Heller proceeded very quietly to cut the egg
exactly in half, when suddenly bright new
twenty-five cent piece was discovered laying
imbedded in the yoIk, apparently as bright
as when it came from the mint.-Very
cooly the great magician. transferred the
coin to his pocket, and taking up another
egg inquired:
And how much do you ask NE for this
egg ?"
DE Lord bless my soul ! Dat egg ? De
fact am, boss, dis egg am worth dime
shuah
"All right, was the response; here's the
dime. Now give nc the egg"
Separating it with an exact precision that
the colored lady watched eagerly, quarter
eagle was most carefully picked out of the
egg and placed in the vest pocket Of the op-
eratora as before The old woman was thun-
derstruck, as well she might have been,
and her customer had to ask tae price for
the third egg two or three. times before be
could obtain reply.
Oars no use talkin, mars'r, said the
bewildered old darkey, l can let you hab
dat egg aohow less dan quarter, declare
to de Lord I can't
Very good, said Heller, whose imper-
tmbablc features were as solemn as an un-
dertaker, there is your quarter, and here
is the egg. All right
As he opened the last Egg, a brace Of five
dollar gold pieces were discovered snugly
deposited in the heart Of the yolk, and jing-
ling them merrily together in his little palm
the servant coolly remarked.
Very good eggs, indeed I rather like
them; and while l am about it l believe
will buy dozen What is the price 2
81 say price p exclaimed the astonished
daughter Of Ham. you couldn't buy them
eggs, mars'r, for all the money Yous got.
No dat you couldn't, Use gwine to take
dem eggs home. Il is; an dat money in dem
all belongs to me- 1t does dat-Couldn' t
sell no more Of dem eggs nohow.
Amid the roar of the spectators the be-
nighted African started to her domiciIe tc
smash dem eggs but with what success:
we are unable to relate.
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Two gardeners had their crops of peas
killed By the frost, one Of whom, who had
fretted greatly and grumbled at the loss,
visiting his neighbor some time after, was
astonished to see another fnecrop growing,
and inquired how it could be.
''These are what l sowed while you were
freting. was the reply.
Why, don't you fret ?"
Eyes, but I put it off till I have repaired
the mischief
'Wby, then, there's no need to fret at
all.
"Truo, that's the reason put it of. "
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No EXERCISE EQUAL TO LAUGHTER. -
Nothing acts so directly upon the organs
within both chest and abdomen. The
hearty laughs, real shouts, viii do more TO
advance the general health and vitality than
an hour spent in the best attitudes and mo-
tions, if done in a sober, solemn spirit. OF
course, / know you can't laugh at will so
you must play with the dog, play with your
children, introduce hundred games which
involve competition and fun. Open the
folding-doors, move back the center-table,
and go it. Play with the bags, run for the
pins play any Of the games which you can
recall from your early experience
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To be insensible to the charms Of piety,
and the beauty of holiness, is to be entirely
wanting in the best sense aud taste man
can have. Whatever is excellent and de-
sirabls in the universe Of God concentrates in
holiness Holiness is the ultimatum of
human hopes and happiness.
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A PERSON who was recently called into
court for the purpose Of proving the correct
ness of doctors bill was asked by the
lawyer whether ''tbe doctor did not make
several visits after the patient was ont of
danger?" No, replied the witness. II
consider patient in danger as long as the
doctor continues his visits. "
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A LADY asked minister whether a per-
son might not be fond of dress and ornaments
without being proud Madam said the
minister, when you see a fox's tail peeping
ut.of hole you may be sure the fox is
within"
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WHEN the good and the lovely die, the
memory of their good deeds, like the moon
beams on the stormy sea, lights up our
darkened hearts and lends to the surround
ing gloom beauty 50 sad and so sweet that
we would not, if we could, dispel the dark
ness that enYirons it.
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Tue prayer which Socrates taught his
disciple Alcibiades, deserves a place in the
devotions of every Christian: THAT he
should beseech the supreme God to give
him what was good for him, though he
should not ask it, and to withhold from him
whatever would be hurtful, though be
should be 50 foolish as to pray for it,
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AN i'll natured woman at Saratoga says
that some women dress to please each 9TH
er; some to please men, but the most dressy
women don't dress to please anybody; they
dress to worry women.
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The absurd effort at refinement by which
would be genteel people speak ola gentle
mans "lady when they mean his wife, -
thereby not only sacrificing defnitenezs, but
actually allowing dubious meaning of un-
pleasant character to be possible, ia well
drawn up in this significant incident:
Can't pass, marin, said astern sentinel
of the navy to an officer lady. "But, sir,
l must pass; am Captain W.'s lady. f"
"Couldn't t let you pass if you were his wife. -
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TxoHANG HOTEL,


EXCHANG HOTEL,
II HUNTINGDON, PA.
THIS old establishment having been leased by
j. MORRISON, formerly proprietor Of the Nor
rison House, has been entirely renovated and re-
furnished and supplied with all the modern i'm
proTements and conEenienees necessary to a first
class Hotel.
The dining room has been removed to the frst
hoOr and is now spacious and airy, and the cham
bers are all well ventilated and the proprietor
VIII endeavor to make his guests perfectly at
home. address, J. MORRISON,
ExcHANGE HOTEL,
'Iulyu Huntingdon, Pa.
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HOTEL.

This large and commodious house, having been
rs-taken by the subscriber is now open for the re-
csption Of visitors and hoarders. The rooms are
large, well ventilated, and comfortably furnished
The table viii always be supplied with the best
the II arket can afford The Bar is stocked with
the choicest liquors. In short, it is my purpose
10 keep a FIRST-CLASS HOTEL. Thanking
the public for past favors respectfully solicit
renewal Of their patronage.
\ b. Hacks win run constantly between the
Hotel and the Springs
mayl7,'6s:ly WM. DIBERT, Prop'r.