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Year: 1865

Old Bishop Aylmer, seeing his con


gregatiou pretty generally asleep, tool
his Hebrew Bible from his pocket and
read chapter, which reused attention,
when the old minister sharply rebnked
them for sleeping, when they might
have understood him, and listening when
they knew not a word he said. or the
witty Dr.. South, it is said that preaching
before King Charles, he saw that poten-
tate asleep; he stopped short. and in a
loud and altered tone Of voice three
times called out, Lord Lauderdale p
His lordship stood up, and looked at the
preacher, who addressed him with great
composure MY lord, l am sorry to
Interrupt your repose, but must beg You
not to shore so loud lest you wake the
king" Andrew Fuller, one Sunday af-
ternoon, saw the people, during the sing
ing OF the hymn before the sermon, com
posing themselves for comfortable nap
aud taking the Bible, he beat it against
the side of the pulpit, making great
noise. Attention being excited, he said
l am often afraid that preach you to
sleep; but it cant be my fault tosday,
for you are asleep before / have began.
Year: 1865

There is a sharp country lawyer out in
the county Of Allen, whose name is Jas.
Mehaffey. slightly of the Hibernan per
suasion, who having succeeded in the
way of making money, turned his atten-
ton to real estate, farming, &c. Among
his purchases was fine Touring mill on
the water of Hog Creek, which was su-
perintended by competent miller and
did thriving business.


Once upon day, it fell out that the
miller was away on furlough. to be gone
all day, and the proprietor happening at
the mill, found small boy in tattered
garments sitting astride bag of corn,
which lay across the back of a sorry look
ing nag. The boy said his mother had
no meal, and would have nothing to eat
unless the corn could be ground. The
proprietor said he knew nothing about
running mill, but since the case looked
like desperate one, he would try his
hand at converting sack of corn into a
sack of meal; 80 lifting the boy off his
grist, he took the corn to the hopper, threw
it in anc started the mill, which rattled off
in good style, eat up the corn, but return
ed no meal to the box. In short the grist
was totally lost.


The man and the boy hunted the mill
high and low. but the meal could not b.
found The man was in a quapdary,
the boy WAS in distress, nothing at home
to eat, and the grist lost beyond recove-
ry. The kind hearted proprietor looked
over his stores, and found few quarts
of his own mea', which he tied in cor
ner OF the boys sack and sent him home,
telling him that would keep his mother
from starving until the miller should re-
turn to find v here his grist had gone to.


The boys corn being all ground out
of the hopper, the proprietor undertook
to stop the mill, but it would not stop
He pulled one lever and then another,
but the mil ratified on with all its might.
The mill stones, having nothing to grind
took to grinding each other the fire be-
gan to fly, and the proprietor became
alarmed. He rushed to his house, mount
ed fleet horse, and told his wife he was
going i, search of the miller, and if any
bigger fool than himself should happen
along. for heavens sake get him to stop
the mill.


Away rode the man and having found
his miller ordered him to mount the horse
and lun for the mill before the thing
should set itself on fire. The miller was
not slow to obey, and having shut tie
gate, the mad wheels stopped, and all was
quiet on Hog Creek.


But the lost grist--where had it gone?
The proprietor showed the miller where
he put it in, and the whole mystery was
solved The grist had been put in the
wheat hopper, carried up in the elevators,
deposited in the bolt, through which it
could not sift SO as to reach the box, and
here it was inside the wheat bolt, where
he miller could 60 in and dip it OUT
And that is how lawyer undertook to
ruin mill and lost grist.-O. Farmer.
Year: 1865

contract, before the term of apprenticeship or
contract has expired. To tho Same end it is
ordained by fourth law that whoever shall ell.
tce away, feed, or harbor any person who leaves
his employer or any apprentice, shall be liable
in damages to the employer. and shall also be
subject to fine Of FIVE hundred dollars, or im'
prisonment for year, or both.
Year: 1865

THE SIXTH OF MAr..-This Is tho anniyor.
ssry Of day that win bs remembered with
Joy by every patriotic heart throughout our
city and State, for II was on the sixth day Of
May, 1881, that Col. John O. Mcdonnell, at
ten o'clock in the forenoon, threw the glo-
riOus old Stars and Stripes TO the breeze over
the old Patriot once, No. liz West Balti-
more street, In the presence Of thousands Of
spectators. Many an eye was moiatened at
the sight Of the emblem Of our country's g
glory, aud every true heart beat quicker for
witnessing the noble daring Of As brave n
man AZ ever trod the face Of the earth n
man who dared brave public opinion who
was willing TO evince his loyalty when II cost
much TO be loyal. Who that was present on
Baltimore street near South on the ever mem.
orable 9th Of May, will not remember the In
tense excitement oceasioned by the Hction Of
the gallant Colonel will forget the fact that
while In the act Of raising the American Nag,
q sscesh misoreant from the opposite side Of
the street took deliberate aim and fred a
pistol to blow out the brains Of man who
had the temsrity to breast the torrents Of
secession, and dared to be true -BaAimOre
Sun, Och.
Year: 1865

We understand that Dr. ToSER is prspar.
Ing memoir on compulsory vaccination,
which will be made tho basis Of municipal
action on this important question. 1t is .
wsll established fact that only vaccination
and re-taccinAtiOn can arrest the spread Of
smAll.pOz, that seOursO Of the human race,
and II may be truly said In this case, that
"an ounce Of preventive is worth a pound Of
cure.''
Year: 1865

CARELESS PEoPLE-Only the other day
our nerves were worked up to explosion
point by an account Of asurgical operation,
by which woman's trachea was opened
to remove a silver dime which had lodged
these. And how on earth did a dime ever
getin to a woman's wind-pipe? Simply be
caure she was careless, and laughing with
her mouth full of small coins. Was there
no other place where she could put her ten
cent pieces?


We do feel sorry for creeping baby
when it gets hold of the bars of the CRATE
by mistake, or cuts its fingers, or bumps its
head, but with grown people, who suffer
from their own recklessncss, we have very
little patience


What is the use of women converting
her mouth into a pin cushion, and then ex-
pecting our sympathy, when sudden
sneeze or an unexpected cough perils
her life?


What is the use of a man balancing him
sdlf on an oscillating chair, instead of sit
ting up straight like Christian? Are we
expected to find vinegar and brown paper
for the confusion on the back of his head
when he finally comes down with crash :?


What is the use of women picking their
ears with long knitting needle, as half
the women do, when child running against
her would send the instrument three inches
into her brain,i if she has any?
Year: 1865


Ont of the clover and blue-eyed grass
He turned them into the riverlane
One after another he let them pass,
Then fastened the meadow bars again.
Under the willows and over the hill,
He patiently followed their sober pace
The merry whistle for once was still,
And something shadowed the sunny face.
Only boy and his father had said
He never could let his youngest go:
Two already We're lying dead


Under the feet of the trampling foe.
But after the evening work was done,
And the frogs were loud in the hemeadow-swamp
over his shoulder he slung his gun
And stealthilv followed the foot-path damp.
Across the clover, and through the wheat,
With resolute heart and purpose grim
Though cold the dew ON his hurrying feet
And the blind bats fitting startled him.
Thrice since then had the lanes been white,
And the orchards sweet with apple-bloom;
And now, when the COWS came back at night,
Ibe feeble father drove them home.
For news had come to the lonely farm
That three were lying where two had lain
And the old mans tremulous, palsied arm
Could never lean on a sons again.
The summer day grew cool and late,
He went for the COWS when the work was done
Bat down the lane, as he opened the gate,
He them coming one by one:
Brndle, Ebony Speckle, and Bess
Shaking their horns in the evening wind
cropping the butter-cups out of the grass
But who was it following close behind:
Loosely swung in the idle air


The empty sleeve of army blue;
and worn and pale from the crisping hair,
Looked ont face that the father knew.
For southern prisons will sometimes yawn,
And yield their dead unto life again;
Aud the day that comes with cloudy dawn
Ju golden glory at last may wane.
The great tears sprang to their meeting eyes
For the heart must speak when the lips are dumb,
And under the silent evening skies
Together they followed the cattle home.
Year: 1865

REMARKABLE FOUNTAIN IN FLoRIDA-Tak
ing narrow path we crossed through
some dense underwood, and all at once
stood on the banks of the Wakulla Spring
There was basin of water one hundred
yards in diameter, almost circular. The


thick bushes were almost growing to the
waters edge, and bowling their heads
under the unrippled surface. We stepped
into a skif and pushed off. Some immense
fishes attracted cur attention, and | seized
a spear to strike them. The boatmen
laughed, and asked me how far beneath the
surface | supposed they were. | answered
about four feet He assured me they Were
at least twenty feet from me; and it was
so. The water is of the most wonderful
transparency. Dropping an ordinary pin III
the water-forty feet deep-we saw its
head with perfect distinctness as it lay on
the bottom. AS we approached the center. |
noticed jagged grayish limestone rock
beneath US pierced with holes; one seemed
to look into unfathomable abyss. From its
gorge comes forth with immensive velocity
living river.


Pushing on just beyond its mouth,
dropped ten cent piece Into the water.
which is one hundred and ninety feet in
depth, and | clearly saw it shining on the
bottom. This seems incredible | think the
water possesses magnifying power for
am confident that the piece could not be
seen so distinctly from tower one hundred
and ninety feet high. We rowed to the
north side and suddenly we perceived in
the water fish which were darting hither
thither, and long flexible roots, luxuriant
grass on the bottom all arrayed in the
most beautiful prismatic hue The gentle
swell occasioned by the boat gave to the
whole an undulating motion. Death like
stiffness reigned aroud, and more fairy
scene l never beheld. So great is the
quantity of water here poured forth that it
forms a river of itself large enough to float
fat-boats with cotton, The planter who lives
here has thus transported his cotton so St.
Marks. Near the fountain we saw some
of the remains of mastadon which had
probably drank from it. The bones were
of immense size, and showed the animal to
have been one of the largest of his Glass;
Trauels IN Florida
Year: 1865

Cons LOVE INEXHAUsTIBLE.-Suppo a
meadow in which a million of daisies open
their bosoms all at one time to the SUM-
On one of them, while it was yet bud a
little stone has fallen. At once crushed
and over shadowed, it still struggles
bravely against all odds to expand its pet
tails like the rest. For many days this ef-
fort is continued without success The
tiny stone, { a mighty rock to the tiny flow
er, squats on its breast, and will not ad-
NIT a single sunbeam At length the flow
er stalk, having gathered strength by its
constant exertion, acquired force enough
to overbalance the weight, and tossed the
intruder off. Up sprang the daisy with a
bound ]; and in an instant another floweret
was added to the vast multitude which in
that meadow drank their fill of sunlight
The sun in the heaven was not incommoded
by the additional demand The new conner
received into the open cup as many sun
beams as it would have received although
no other flower had grown in all the mead
OWN the earth.


Thus the sun, finite though it be, helps
us to understand the absolute infinitude of
its Maker When an immortal being, long
crushed and turned away by load of sin;
at length, through the power of a new
spiritual life, throws off the burden, and
opens with bound to receive heavenly
Fathers long offered but rejected love, the
Giver is not impoverished by the new de-
mand upon his kindness. Although a
thousand millions should arise and go to
the Father, each would receive as much of
that Fathers love as if he alone of all fallen
creatures had come back reconciled 70 God
Rev VIM. Arnot.
Year: 1865

O, THE ToNGuE.-The slanderer of which
ever sex is pest in any society. They
are a character made up of combination
of vices, the most prominent of which are,
lying, backbiting, idleness, hatred, revenge.
No single one, but altogether these vices
are found in their composition which make
them as miserable as they strive to make
Others Idleness is burdensome, envy in
creases to madness, and through lying
revenge is sought. This is but faint
picture lily executed of community's
greatest plagne.
Year: 1865

A correspondent of the Boston Traveller,
writing from the oil regions of Pennsylva-
mia, gives the following description of the
manner in which oil is found:


'1n selecting spot for WELL the arte-
sian driller raises derrick about 10 feet
in height, bringing up steam engine OF
about six horse power, and then, after driv-
ing down an iron pipe about six inches in
diameter through the earth and gravel some
fifty feet or so, to the first strata of rock,
introduces drill, of about two and a half
inches in diameter, attached to temper
screw, and thence to the working beam"
and engine, with which he bores now at
the rate of eight or ten feet per day into
the solid slate and soapstone, say one hun
dred feet ; he then comes to the first strata
of sand stone, which may be ten or twelve
feet in thickness and boring through this
comes again to slate and soapstone of
blush cast, and working on, say fortwenty
feet or so, he reaches the second strata OF
sandstone, out of which there comes rush
ing up, when the right vein is struck in
fammable gas, salt water and petroleum.
The bore of the well is enlarged by rim
mer, and then an iron tube in sections of
about fourteen feet and closely screwed
together, is inserted in two sections and
run down to the veins of oil a fax-seed
bag, which expands when wet, is fixed be-
tween the tubing and the walls of the well,
in order to prevent the surface water from
descending ; "plunger," or Waived piston
is introduced into the tube, and the sucking
rod being attached to the "working-beam,"
the conduit pipes and tank, which may hold
sixty barrels, being in readiness, the engine
moves and the precious treasure gushes
forth. This is what is called pumping
we'll In the flowing wells" that is, such
as send the oil out spontaneously, the drill
must go down into the third strata of sand
stone, but this in some instances is very
deep IL well on Watsons Flat the drill
has reached the depth of three hundred
feet, and yet the third bed of sandstone is
not reached"
Year: 1865

GENERATION after generation have felt as
we do now, and their lives were as active
as our own. The heavens will be as bright
over our graves as they are about our
paths. Yet little while and all this will
have happened. The throbbing heart will
be stlled, and we shall be at rest Our
funeral train will wend its way, and the
prayers will be said, we shall be left in the
darkness and silence OF the tomb, and it
may be but for a short time we shall be
spoken of but the things of life shall creep
on and our names shdll be forgotten. Days
shall continue to move on, and laughter
and song will be heard in the room where
we died and the eyes that mourned for us
be dry and animated with joy, and even
our children will cease to think of us, and
will remember to lisp our names no more.
Year: 1865

81 hope you will be able to support me-"
said a young lady, while walking one day
with her intended, during slippery state
of the pavements. "Why-ay--yes," said
the somewhat hesitating swain, with some
little assistance from your father Y There
was some confusion and a profound silence
when the lovers colloquy had ended, .1
Year: 1865

Of late there has been much light thrown
upon the theory of internal views of oil and
salt by the borer, and is acknowledged that
no exact measurement of oil or salt water
levels can be relied upon for the discovery
of either of the substance in the basin
where they are both known to exist, for
each have been found upon different levels


in the same basis, and without special re-
gard to the sandstone strata, or oil rock.


1t should be remembered that the course
of minerals flowing underground bears but
a remote resemblance to that OF rivers on
the surface there being in the one case
constant descent, with free passage from
the higher to the lower level from the
source of the stream to the ocean when,
in the other, the oil and salt vein in the
bowels of the earth may, from internal
causes, be thrown above or belowits origin.


In the western oil district Of the State,
where gas and salt water are found in the
same locality, it is considered a sure index
of Petroleum ; and, no doubt the same will
prove true in the northern oil district, where
they have strong show Of gas and salt
water, extending over territory embraced
in Bradford, Tioga, Potter, M'kean, and
Cameron counties, which cover the eastern
bituminous coal and oil basin of the State.
In this district the people are running wild
in land speculations, particularly on the
water of the SinnamehOning River and its
branches, where many oil and salt wells
are now being sunk. Some are already
down to the first sandstone stratum, and
producing gas and strong salt water; in
dicating beds of rock salt in that vicinity.
The water now boiling from out of these
wells, is producing more than one pound of
salt to the gallon, which is stronger than
the Tioga WELL where salt has been made.
Enough salt water is already discovered
and tested to know that Pennsylvania is
now independent of the Syracuse salt stock
monopoly, and will soon produce more than
she consumes Petroleum Recorder
Year: 1865

A DAVENPORT INSURANCE. CoxPANY.-


The necessity Of . good, sound and perfect
ly reliable local insurance company, on the


stock plan, has long been felt and talked Of
in this city. This is not because Of any lack
Of reliable foreign insurance companies with
which to insure, for there are many such ac-


cessible to the public but for the reason


that 20 far as practicable it d the duty IS


we'll - the interest of . community like


this to have reliable home institutions, and


to patronize them.


In this connection We are pleased to be


able to state that good number Of our lead.
ing business men have determined upon es-


tablishing Fire Insurance Company in this


city, and are now taking initiatory steps
preparatory to perfectins the organization.


The capital stock Of this institution is fixed


at one hundred thousand dollars. The


stock books have been open but day or


two, and we may safely say that it is taken
and that before the demand for it was


nearly supplied. This is pretty good evil
dence that public sentiment is ripe for the
establishment Of such an institution in our
city. That it may gather to itself greater


strength, no one person has been allowed to


take over fifty shares Of one hundred dol


lars each. As soon as practicable the or
ganization will be perfected, and it is pre-


sumed that it will be ready to take risks
within sixty days.


We see no good reason why such COM
pany may not be prosperous in this commu-


nifty, or that its operations may not extend


beyond the limits ofS,ott county, and COM


mand the patronage of business men in 9TH
er cities of the State. The first object
sought to be obtained, we take it, is TO first
make it . successful and popular enterprise
in this city. Let it have the unqualified
countenance and support Of the people Of


Davenport, and there will be but little diff


Guilty in extending its operations through
the State.


Thousands and thousands of dollars are
paid out in our city every year for policies
in Eastern companies, which might just as
well be retained at home were there . relia-
ble insurance company located here. Let


our people consider this matter candidly


aud make up their minds whether or not


they will lend hearty aid to this highly de-
sirable home enterprise.
Year: 1865

The property this Powder possesses in ir-
creasing the quantity Of Milk in Cows, gives
it an Importance and value which should
place it in the hands of every person keeping
Cow. BY actual experiment it has proven
that it will increase the quantity of Milk and
Cream twenty per cent, and make the Butter
firm and sweet. In fattening Cattle it gives
them an appetite, loosens their hide and
makes them thrive much flster.
Year: 1865

A friendly invitation to all is given to call and
examine some OF the choicest works 10 be found
in any Book Houses in the country.
Prominent az work of art, the splendid French
edition of
Year: 1865

Take for enampe, the Union Hotel, with thousand
to fourteen hundred guests its three hundred and fifty
servants and its extraordinary expenses to maintain in
aStye Of fashionable elegance all its guests including
private supper parties, &c and 1t may be said the
propretors will expend at least four hundred and twenty
thousand dollars giving them profit OF but sixty thou
sand dollars; none too much one would say who knows
the risks of hotel keeping In fashionable watering
places Tho expenses OF other houses will be in like
proportion. So that may that the money which
flows into Saratoga will rapidly again into the hands
Of the public and accelerate all the operations OF trade
that seek fashionable medium for egress
Year: 1865

In Concord, Mass, on Saturday even
ing, Warren Rice murdered his father,
William Rice, by breaking his skull with
q piece of iron while the family was at
supper. Warren had been an inmate Of
the insane asylum and was recently dis
charged supposed to.be cured.
Year: 1865

1t is possible tina: there may be some
other bodies of troops brought to cooper.
ate with General Grant, enough to raise
his whole force to three hundred thous-
and men. On the other hand, it is GER
tain that General Lee mas made arrange
meuts for the transfer ofsome troops, not
enumerated above, from the extreme
west of the Confederacy. These troops
are now en- route, aud will certainly arrive
in time to take part in the final combats,
SO that the whole force Of General Lee
may be set down at one hundred and ff-
ty thousand men.


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) DRUID.
Year: 1865

ALMOST FIRE.-Yesterday about noon, gen


tleman passing the store Of l. Greentree, Main
street near Fourteenth street. discovered that his
awning was on fIe, aud that the flames were
spreading He gave the alarm and bucket OF
water, opportunely at hand, quenched the flames.
The fire is supposed to have kinded from ligAte
cigar thrown from an upper window upon the
canvas The result should prove warning.
Year: 1865

:. The New York correspondent Of the
Boston Post says that services a,e held
every Sunday in Cooper Institute in the
interests of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South with the intention of or
ganizing there an ecclesiastical society
whose head shall be in the South.
Year: 1865

Miners STATE CONVENTION. - A State
Convention Of Miners is called to meet in
Sacramento, on the l7th Of January, as will
be seen by notice published elsewhere. If
the right kind of men but interest themselves
10 this Convention, its action may be pro-
ductive Of much good to the State, and to
mining interests particularly. The PROPOSE.
ton to sell the mineral lands is being urged
in Congress, and to this uljert the Conven-
ton should give its most earnest attention.
It would lie well also to consider the pro,
priety of asking the Legislature to pass gem
eral laws for the occupation and working Of
ledge mines. And not the least matter for
stigation is that Of the odd sections oil
land within the grant Of the Pacific Railroad
Co., which they are preparing to claim in
the counties of Placer, Nevada and El Dora
do, notwithstanding the we'll known mineral
value of many Of them.