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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-05
Misreilaurons.

BUsYBODIEs.-It is a lamentable fact
that upon this mundane sphere there
exists certain class of individuals whose
whole aim in life is TO act spy upon the
movements of their fellow-creatures. Their
eager eyes are erer on the alert TO discuss
the faults of those around them, and when
they have succeeded in their efforts, they
brood over them until the weight of thought
becomes burden, and off they go to their
neighbors 20 relieve their hearts and brains,
(if they have any, add little more to
what they have found out. and are sure to
exact promise from the astonished listen
er mot to tell until you find out for your
SELF Unburdened, they return home only
to tell all about it, TO the first visitor.
The amount of mischief made by such
despicable ousy bodies is beyond cOmputa-
ton. Characters have been ruined, family
peace and happiness have been destroyed,
hearts have been crushed and heads bowed
down by that detested, always-to be-ayoid
ed class of beings, busybodies. They mind
everybody's business but their Own, land
in all instances such folks have as much as
they can do to mind their own affairs. and
strange, but true, they know us much Of
other peoples business as the latter do
themselves. Is there new arrival in the
immediate nelghborhood, the busybody, all
politeness and smiles, smirks and bows
herself in to tell them about the folks,-
with whom they should associate, and
what persons should be avoided ); fn0s
out all that is to be found out, takes her
bundle of information and leaves, only TO
unwrap it before the eyes other CO partners.
Like envy, busybody is despised, abhorred
wherever she goes, people unlike her,
avoid her as the would pestilence.
What happy, loveable world this would
be if every one would mind their own busi-
ness and let other peoples alone.
HAwTHORE.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-05

SOMETHING ABOUT YoURsELF.-Sup-
posing your age to be fifteen or there-about,
can figure you up to dot. You have
246 bones and 500 muscles; your blood
weighs twenty-five pounds your heart is
five inches in length and three inches in
diameter it beats seventy times per min
ute, 1900 times per hour, 100, 800 times per
day, and Sc, 722, 200 times per year. At
each beat a little over two ounces of blood
is thrown out of it, and each day it receives
and discharges about seven tons of that
wonderful fluid. Your lungs inhale p, 600
gallons per day. The aggregate surface Of
air cells of your lungs, supposing them to
be spread out, exceeds 20, 900 square inches.
The weight of your brain is three pounds
when you are a man it will weigh about
eight ounces more. Your nerves exceed
ten thousand In number. Your skin is
composed of three layers, and varies from
one fourth to one-eighth of an inch in
thickness. The area of your skin is about
100 square inches, and you are subject TO
an atmospheric pressure of fifteen pounds
to the square inch. Each square inch of
your skin contains $500 sweating tubes OF
perspiratory pores, each Of which may be
likened to a little drain tile one-fourth Of
an inch long, making an aggregate length
of the entire surface of the body, of POI, ,166
feet, or a tile ditch for draining the body
forty miles long.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-05

make long story short, Will loved her
with all the wild enthusiasm of boy, and
the natural reason of man. She was far
above me in grace, in beauty and goodness
but she was gentle as she was fair, modest,
and TENDER
When told her my love she laid her
little white hand in my rough brown one
and promised to be my wife. Then she
came home to the city, and L added dollar
after dollar to my board, to follow her.
Mr.. Nelson wrote to Josephines father for
me, and he promised me place in his
countinghouse if 1 came to the city. 1
came, Will. Then 1 found out why my
suit was favored, why no cross was laid
upon my darling's love. 1 had thought
her pale face, delicate beauty was only the
city's refinement, compared with the robust
charm of our country lasses. found that
it was the beauty ofthat scorge of the sea-
side cities-comsumption. Her parents
knew my darling could not live to be my
bride, b ut because she had given me the
treasure of her love, they made me welcome
as a son in their home.
L spent my days in the counting house of
Mr.. Nelson, my evenings with Josephine.
Slowly she faded before my loving eyes.
growing weaker and weaker, till she died,
clasping my hand in hers. That was for
ty years ago, Will, but / have loved no
woman since. will keep faith with JOS
ephine till we meet in heaven. When die
Will all have will be yours, but bury
this with me-
As he spoke he put small locket that
had been hidden in his bosom, into Willis
hands. Opening it disclosed the face of
very beautiful woman. At the sight of it
Will cried
How much like Floy Hartley:'
Mrs. Hartley is Josephine's sister, said
Uucle Josh, quietly. Now you know why
l am so fond of Floy.'
There was long silence, and Uncle
Josh knew rne by Willis face and the firm
grasp ofhis hand that his story had fallen
upon sympathizing affection.
Come he said cheerfully, after long
pause. If Miss Holway has actually ac-
cepteG, must see about wedding present
She act ually has, said Will, and the
money saved for a piano is to go for truos.
Sedu.'
is that hint for me to buy a piano p
laughed Uncle Josh. well, l WILL
But when the wedding-day was fixed,
and Will consulted Uncle Josh about
house, he was informed that Mrs. Stanton's
wedding present from her new uncle would
be neat brown stone house fully furnished
including the piano, with one room reserved
for Uncle Josh.
There are children's voices now in the
hansOme house, and Uncle Josh has stood
godfather to a sturdy namesack. The sun
of prosperity shines upon Will, but he says
his business success, his happy home, his
freedom from worldly perplexities, have all
depended upon the good sense of bis wife,
who in all expenditures, all charities, first
considers whether or not she can afford the
outlay and while she is liberal and large
hearted, is never ashamed To exercise econ
omy, if necessary, or to decide on extrava-
gance.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-05
How A MAINE PRINTER WAS MADE A

How A MAINE PRINTER WAS MADE
MAN OF.-Several years ago slabsided,
awkward printer boy from Maine found his
way to Washington in search of an easy
place. Tom Ewing was then Secretary of
the Interior. He was also uncle of our
gawky place hunter. To him the young
ster naturally applied for assistance in get
ting the desired information. This was
the encouraging answer lie received from
Ewing:
4 will not get you place in any OF the
departments. Moreover, if you find a
place and go to work, / viii use all my in
Auence TO have you dismissed. l want you
to get out Of Washington. am not going
to have you made into limp and helpless
nonentity il can help it. Go anywhere
else. 60 to the devil if you like you shan't
stay in Washington
This inspiriting counsel drove the prin-
ter youth back to Maine again. Had Ew-
ing found him the desired place, he would
to-day be tying tape around bundled docu-
ments, or sticking official stamps on some-
body else's letters. in one Of the depart
ments an inert human routine machine.
But the uncle's sensible 5rusqueness was
the nephew's salvation. The name of that
discouraged young applicant was James G..
Blaine, present Speaker of the House of
Representatives Washington Cores. Chi
cogo Times.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-05

IMMORTALITY AFTER 1SS9,-Mr. Wood
ruff, of Grand Rapids, Mich. has publish
pamphlet in which he says information
has been communicated to him in vision,
of great physical changes to take place ON
the earth years hence He declares that
during twenty-ons days. commencing jan
uary 26, 1889, new planet will be formed
from belt of matter thrown off from the
sun, and new moon from belt'of matter
now surrounding the earth. and that our
present moon VIII then be pushed further
off. That the eaIths atmosphere will be
purified by the change and that sickness
from natural causes will thenceforth 0e
unknown. The chances are that all Of US
who can manage to prolong our existence
until 1889, will be in position to live fo.-
ever.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-05

A man and his wife, unhappily mated,
were continually lighting, although she did
all she could to prevent it, and used to
reason with him, and try to have him
govern his hasty temper. lie, on the other
hand, contended that she was all to blame,
and so the war went on, with only short
intervals of peace. One day she was talk
ing with, and trying to show him how un-
reasonable he was, and said:
why, even the cat and dog live more
happily together than we do. Now look
at them. Why should we not live as
peacefully as they o?'
Probably we could growled the hus-
band. They are peaceful enough now,
but let some busybody come along and tic
them together as we are, and then see how
quick they would make fiddle strings of
each other
The argument was 30 much to the point,
and so very true TO nature, that his wife
gave it up, and they stpl growi and fight.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-05

Timothy Titcomb' says: Whenever
any pure, true, good woman marries man
whom she loves' she gives herself to him.
He owns her as no other man on the face
of the earth does or can.' Mrs. Evermore
in commenting upon this statement, re-
marks i believe it. But l believe some
thing else-that whenever any pure, true.
and good man marries a woman he loves,
he gives himself to her. She owns him
as no other woman on the face ofthe earth
can own him. That is my theory of mar
riage.' Mans view of marriage combined
with woman's view makes very perfect
theory.
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s Select poetrn.
THE TWO TRAVELLERS.

wM. CULLEN BRYANT's NEW POEM.
Twas evening, and before my ewes
There lay a landscape gray and dim;
Fields family seen and twilight skies
And clond's that hid the hyrizon's brin.
/ SAVIOR was it that dreamed ?-
a waking dream I'll cannot say;
For every shape as real seemed
As those that meet my eye to-day.
Through leaness shrubs the cold wind hissed
The air was thick with falling snow;
And onward, through the frozen mist,
saw weary traveller go.
Driven DER that landscape bare and bleak,
Before the whrling guests of air,
The snow flakes smotc his withered check,
And gathered on his silver hair.
Yet on Re Jared through binding shows,
And murmuring to himself he said;
''The night is near, the darkness grows,
And higher rise the drifts tread.
'.Deep. deep each Autumn flower they hide;
Each tuft of green they whelm from sight
And they who journeyed by my side
Are lost in the surrounding night.
81 loved them; oh, no words can tell
The love that to my friends ! bore;
We parted with the sad farewell
OF those who part to meet no more.
'sAnd /, who face this bitter wind,
And o'er these snowy hillocks creep,
Must end my journey soon and find
A frosty couch, frozen sleep,'
As thus he spoke, Il thrill of pain.
Shot to my heart | closed my eyes,
And when opened them again
started with a-glad surprise.
Twas evening still, and in the west
A hush OF glowing crimson lay,
/ saw the morrow there and blest
That promise of glorious day.
The waters, in their CLASSY sleep,
Shone with the hues that tinged the SKY,
And rugged cliff ard barren sleep
Cleaned with brightness from on high
And one was there whose journey lay
Into the slowly gathering night
With steady step he held his way
O'er shadowy vale and cleaning height
| marked his firm though weary tread,
The lifted eye and brow serene,
And saw no shade of doubt or dread
Pass DER that travellers placid mieD.
And others came, their journey DER,
And bade good night, with words of cheer !;
Tomorrow we shall meet once more;
'Tis hut the night that parts us here"
And l." he said ''shall sleep, ere long
These fading CLEANS will soon be gone
Shall sleep, to rise, refreshed and strong,
In the bright day that yet will dawn"
| heard watched him rs he went,
essening form, until the | light
OF evening from the armament
Had passed, and he was lost to sight.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-05

WEST CHESTER girls won't let beau
stay after ten O'Clock. And many West
Chester young men presented their girls
Christmas presents in shape of mantel
clocks, so arranged that they loose three
hours between eight and ten in the eve
ming. and make up the time from two to
five in the morning. Some girls have al
ready been swindleG out of nearly "a hours
sleep by the outrageous frauds, and yet
they say the time does fly so fast from
eight to ten. .'-NorristorR Herald
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-05
THE FOLLOWING is A LIST OF GIFTS:


This enterprise is no individual speculation such as
The holder OF successful ticket will receive his GIFT i'll
CASH.
There will be 900 Tickets of Admission to this
cert at 81 90 each and at the time above stated the
$1,000 in CASH Gifts will be distributed.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION.
Twenty thousand numbers, representing and
pondng with those the recets issued, Will be placed
in wheel and cards enclosed with the of the
Premiums sealed boxes Will be placed in another
From these wheels, number and of the above
ed inscribed cards will be taken simultaneously. The
number drawn from the wheel secures the pre-
MUM designated by the card taken at the time
from the other. This operation will be performed by
blind person, and continued until Eighteen Hundred
and FftySeven Premiums exhausted. Ii is evident
by this process fraud favortism will be mposs
ble. Every person holding ticket will be entitled to
admission into the Concert.
All Gifts Paid in CASH without discount.
Money be sent for Tickets in registered letters
Office Money ORDERS by Express at risk. If
desired Tickets will be sent by Express, c. o. d.
The following gentlemen have kindly consented TO
act as Trustees for the above Gift Concert:
S. p. WolveIton, Esq, Director d. II. and w. r. II. ;
Geo. Hill, Attorney at Law; Hon. W. J.. Dewart,
member of Congress; VIM. l. Greenough, Esq, Direo-
tor First National Bank Of Sunbury; John Haas, ESQ.,
ditto; Ira T. Clement, Lumbeunan; Vim. T. Grant,
Coal Merchant, Sunbury.
The above named gentlemen highmnded and
honorable men, who would not lend their names and
give their assistance TO any unworthy object
SAMT s. HENDRICKS,
GEO. NJ. REM,
WM, Ii. MILLER,
LEVI SEASH0LTZ,
PHILIP NJ. SHINDEL,
Committee.
All communications cheerfully answered. Address,
'' Ms. ENGLE,
Corresponding Secretary.
sunbury, August 81, 1874.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-05

is it true that since the introduction of
lady operators on your lines, there isn't so
much vulgar talking over the wires p ask
ed female suffragist of Western Union
official. Yes ma'am,' he answered; but
the conversation makes up in length what
1t lacks in BREADTH
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-05
Rat es Of Advertising.

Yearly advertisements payable quarterly-Trsnsient
advertisements must be paid before insertion except
where parties have accounts.
Local notices twenty cents a line, and ten cents for
every subsequent insertion.
Cards in the 'Business Directory column $500 per
year the first two lines and s100 for each additional
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-05
DENTISTRY.


GEORGE NJ. REM,
In SIMPSONS Building, Market Square,
SUNBURY, Pa,
T prepared to do all kinds of work pertaining
l. to Dentistry. He keeps constantly on hand
a large assortment of Teeth, and other Dental
material, from which he will be able to select,
and meet The wants of his customers.
All work warranted to give satisfaction, or else
the money refunded.
The very best Mouth Wash and Tooth-Powders
kept on hand.
His references are the numerous patrons for
whom he has worked for the last twelve years
Sunbury, April 81, 1872.
NEW COAL YARD.
rINHE undersigned having connected the Coal
L business with his extensive FLOUR u GRAIN
trade, is prepared to supply families with the
VERY BEST OF COAL,
CHEAP FOR CASH.
Egg, Stove and Nut, constantly on hand. Grain
taken in exchange for Coal.
j. NJ. CADWALLADER.
Sunbury, Jan. Is, 1S70.-tf.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-05

rTN Ill. h. KASE. Attorney al Law, SUN
4. BURY, PA. Office in Market square,
(adjoinimg the Office of W. 1. GreenOugh. Esq.,)
Professional business in this and adjoining coun-
ties promptly attended to.
Snnhurv, March 1G, lS72.-ly.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-05
8=-iness CARDS.

". S. RHoADs. J. PACKER HAAS
WY =. RHOADS d. CO.,
W. RETAIL DEALERS OF
ANTHRACITE COAL, SUNBURY, PENN'A.
OFFICE WITH HAAS, FAGELY IL Co.,
Orders left at SeasholtZ IL Bros, office Market
treet, will receive prompt attention. Country
ustom respectfully solicited.
Feb D. 1S7l.-tf
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-05

JOHN ROBINION's SAD FUN.-John Ro-
binson made New Years calls. He called
on saloon keeper, he called for the liquor,
called the hquor good, and drank enough
to trip him up. Then he called for police,
and when the police came he called them
liars and such.
L was having little fun he explained,
winking at his Honor.
John Robinson, are you aware that this
is very solemn world, said the Court, "a
world which has ten heart aches to one
smile ? Don't you know that the grim
shadow of grief rests upon every door step,
aud that the tombst0nes in the cemeteries
almost outnumber the trees in the forest ?
There's wailing in every household, John
Robinson-there's grief in every heart.
And yet you claim that you were only hav-
ing little fun p
That's all, your Honor T; il was holi-
day.
1T was sad fun, John Robinson. While
all the rest of us were swearing off and
making double back-action resolves, yol
were lying at the corner of an alley dead
drunk. 1t is five dollars or sixty days, sir,
and if this case was before Chicago po-
lice justice, he'd make it $500 or a life seu-
tence.' Detroit Free Press.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-05

THE FE.1ALE SPIDERs.-Only the fe-
male spiders spin webs. They own all the
real estate, and the males have to live a
vagabond life under stones and in other
obscure hiding places. If they come about
the house so often as to bore the ruling sex,
they are mercilessly killed and eaten- The
SPIDERS skin is as unyielding as the shells
of Holsters and crabs, and 10 shed from
time to time in the same way TO accomo-
date the animals growth. If you poke
over the rubbish in female SPIDERS back
yard, among her cast-of corsets you will
find the Jackets of the males who have paid
for their sociality with their lives--trophies
of her barbarism as truly as scalps show
the savage nature OF the red man. lProf.
f.. S. Morse.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-05

Marble for
q OK Monuments, Grave-StOnes,
ESSaENt &C., &c.
E3Yl.i''t' He has bought at such figures that
lsNfEA will allow him to sell better stone, for
my less money, than heretofore. The best
- Sutherland Falls Marble,
which is better than Italian. Rutland is now
sold as low as the Manchester.
Those who need anything in the Marble line,
for Monuments, Grave-Stones, or other purposes,
will find it to their interest to call and examine
this large stock, better bargains can be secur-
ed than buying from parties 'huckstering' round
the country.
All lettering will be done in the neatest and
most improved style. -
w. NJ. DAUGHERTY.
Sunbury, Jan. IL, 1878.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-05
OCEANIC WEAKNESS.
lOuIu uVpIy IUIHItuIdtOI3s
DIR. JOHNSTON,

Member Of the Royal College of Surgeons, Lon
don, Graduated from one of the most eminent
Colleges in the United States, and the greater
part of whose ife has been spent in the hospitals
of London, Pris, Philadelphia and elsewhere,
has effected some of the most astonishing cures
that were ever known many troubled with ring
ing in the head and ears when asleep, great
nervousness, being alarmed at sudden sounds,
hashfulness, with frequent blushing, attended
sometimes with arrangement of mind, were cured
immediately.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-05
bofeIs arro Rsstanrants.

CLEMENT HOUSE, Third Street below
~ Market, Sunbury, Pa. PETER S. BUR.
RELL. Proprietor. Rooms neat and comfortable.
Tables supplied with the delicncies of the season
and the walters attentive and obliging.
Sunqury, Jan. %, 1915.
UNITED STATES HOTEL, w. F.
u KITCHEN, Proprietor. Opposite the De-
pot SHAMOKIN, PA. Every attention given to
travellers, and the best accommodations given.
April ), 1S73.-tf
LLEGHENY HOUSE, A. BECK,
"A Proprietor, Nos. s12 and S14 Market Street,
above eighth, PHILADELPHIA. Terms, 50
per day. He respectfully solicits your patron
age. Jan6.2.
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NI0EN IIR1FI0V VIII DC EaN'II VI NIIt E1II-ts
4 full Drawing Certain.

Owing the Panic, and in order to meet the general
wish and ectaiion of the public and the cketholders
for the full payment of the Gifts announced, the
agement have determined to postpone the Concert and
Drawing to the date above stated.
The object of this enterprise for the purpose of Sc
curing Steam Fire Engine, which will be advantage
10 all neighboring towns accessible by rail- from the
that il will be Independent Company. And We
have failed 10 discharge duty when called up
on, certainly will he able TO accomplish more good
with the aid steamer There less than nineteen
large and small towns within thirty miles of Sunbury
all which be reached by railroad thus aording
the facility of assisting any OF those places i'll less than
hours time while st the time town will not
be unprotected. Our projec: being a laudabe one,
feel confident that all the tickets will be disposed OF y
the time above named for drawing.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-05
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE,
YOUNG MEN

Who have injured tn mselves by certain prac-
iice INDUCED in when alone, a habit frequently
learned from evil companions, or at school, the
effects of which are nightly felt, even when
asleep, aud If not cured, renders marriage impos-
sible, and destroys both mind and body, should
apply Immediately.
What a pity that young man, the hope Of his
country, the darling of his parents, should be
snatchcG from all prospects and enjoyments Of
life, by the consequence of deviating from the
path Of nature and indulging in a eertaln secret
habit. Such persons MUST before contemplating
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-05
MARRIAGE

reflect that a sound mind and body are the most
necessary requisites to promote connubial happi-
ness. Indeed without these, the journey through
life becomes weary pilgrimage; the prospect
hourly darkcns to the view the mind becomes
shadowed with despair and filed with the melan-
choly reflection, that the happiness of another
Incomes blighted with our own.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-05
miscellaneous.
Hp
SUNBURY MARBLE YARD,
Fourth street below Market.

> z n ID = III I II y ~ n
TIME undersigned has returned from the Yer
l. mont Marble Quarries with SO Tons of
Marble for