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Collectiom promptly made in Lancaster York counties. Cola., July 2, 1665. A. J. KAUFMAN, ATTOIDEY AT LAW. COLLECTIONS Made Laneaster and Vi adjoining - Counties. ireasions. Bounty, back pay and all claims against - the government promptly mime—Locust Strect s between 'Front and Second, Deo. I'e4. SAMUEL 'EVANS,_ • NIS T I 'of the 11E4 UE. °MOE IN ODD FELLOWS' HALL. COLUMBIA,PA. JunelB,lB(l4. J, Z. fIOFFER. UEMST.---OFFICE, Front sirret orxt tioar to R. Williams' Druz:Store, between Locust and Walnut sts, Cola., Pa. , Dr. T• R. LINEAWEAVER, QFI•EItS HIS PROFESSIONAL snit t the tatizoim of cohmibin and Vielllily. Wive—Locust Street, between Second Third streets. JllllO 171y$ Dr. J. A, E. REFD. Lute Surgeon of the 145th Iteg't Ilan again resumed the practice of Inedi ivilw in Lvicaster Co. A share ofpublie patronage is solicited. Patients entrusted to my - eare.will receive earend and prompt attention. Feb 18 WASHINGTON H2USE HOTEL Fr.int Columbht I)..tstpa. Utatn, Proprietor. FRANKLIN HOUSE. LOMST .STREET, CO L UMB IA , THIS IS a first class Lotel, and is in every L respect adapted to meet the wishes and desires or the traveling public., JACOB'S. 1111 - 11.1 - .F.11, july, 15, 'd. Proprielor. WASHINGTON HOUSE RESTAURANT, AATIIERE may be•found Oysters al way IV on hand, of the best quality served U!) in every style, Also a roont for the aecomodation of la dies or families. Oysters can be had by the quart or hundred. bee. t, '64.-tf GEORGE BOGLE, Dealer in LUMBER OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, Also, PLASTER'S BAIR Office and Warehouse—Front Street be tween Locust and URion• July 8,1885. WHEELER & WILSON'S SEWING MACHINES 41.1413/ ICrX O O - XLX 1 E7.421.X.57-.30X:0 For Sale by W. G. PATTON, Tune 11;8.1. Locust St., Columbia, Pti Confectionery A NI. FRUIT pr ALL KINDS IN SEA.- oa.son. Partiesand suppßeil with - =cE carat= by the freezer, or in moulds, with prompt ness at GEO. J. SITH'S Adjoining the Franklin Rouse, M Locust St P.S. Also Et fine assortment. of Toys and fancy articles oenstantly on hand. July Z.!, SUPPLER & BROTHER, Manufacturers of addition to oar Foundry n.nd Machine work, we are now prepared to manufac ture every variety of Boiler and plate iron work', • • • • Blending and Repaxing Boilers Promptly at to, Thankful for past favors, We would Invite the attention of Our friends and patrons to this new branch ( goer business. jan. 21„05, SUP.PLEB dt. BRO., 2d Street, Columbia, American Rouse. .A.7...*:D SAMUEL A. LOCKARD, Proprietor, Front At., between -Loma te Walnut Ste., COLUMBIA. PA. The Proprietor will spare 'no pains to make his house equal to any in the bor. °ll .gh• Ills bar will always be stocked Irm a the best liquors, and restaurant with all the good things of the season. Oysters for sale at all times by the bushel, gallon er quart, Sept. .2, '65. JOHN FENDRIOH. COLUMBIA, PA, Established in 1855 DEALERS IN AND MANUFACTURERS OF TOBACCO, SNUFF, SUBS. of all kinds We have just received the best stock of Chewing Tobacco that we have offered for sale for the last YEARS, Tobacco that we can gaiirantee, in every respottt to give satisfaction or no sale. STOREKEEPERS, MERCHANTS, and all others who use or sell Tobacco in anyshape or form call In and Examine our Large Stook, Before purchasing elsewhere as you will find it to your interest. The old Raying is, persons will buy where they get the Best and Cheapest Goods After you examine oar stock and find we have not the CHEAPEST 'and BEST, wo do not A.SK YOU TO BU] We also pledge ourselves to sell at PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE AND w P itIOES. SVo have made arrangements with a firm in Phil's, Baltimore and Pittsburgh,to sell CHE iI7NG TOBAG'CO at their FACTORY PRICES, if any Tobacco bought of us should not TIMIS 0131` AS I.ths.P RESENTED, We will take it back and REFUND THE .310NEY. The tbllowing brands of Chewing Tobacco, SEGARS AND SNIFF , we will keep constantly on hand. Virginia Tobaccos, Extra Navy, the best in the market. Lotters Congress, Excelsiqr Sweet Spun Roll 1.1 plugs to lb. Vit, Rose Budd, 111., plugs. Va. Ca vendish plugs. Va. Nataral Cavendish. Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Baltimore Tobacco. Sweet Balt°. Spun 11011, 12 plugs to Nature Diamond Twist,23 plugs to lb Maims Orenolto, we will sell at Factory rates. Date Tobacco, 22 plugs to lb. Flounders and. Sunfish, 23 Plugs to lb. :Navy and Raw Twist. SEGARS, We have all Brands and Styles, And best the quality IN Za -A- .1 : t. Mr. M I - We defy ANY FACTOIIY IN THE STATE to produce BET 7 ER STOCK than we arc new working into Segars. FINE' CUT CIE EW/NO TOBACCO, in tin-foil Solace, Amulet, Yellow Bank, Plantation, Billy Barta Rora, Celebrated Cornish, Pine Cut Chewing tobaccos, Loose in Bb and Barrels, Zia 11. M l ' OßA&gc.:tir Big Lick, lb, and Ilb bales, Uncle Sam. lb and Itb bales. Danville, Va., I, 1 and 10 lb bales, Lynchburg, Vu., in 10 lb bales, Turkish, f, and lib drums, Cut and Dry, in papers, by the doz. 4.5 ets Also loose in 1-2 Bbls and Barrels. PIPES, OF ALL RINDS. Rosewood Pipes,plain, fluted and fancy, Sweet Briar, ditto, or different styles, Double Tube Pipes, six different sizes Gum Pipes, • do • do Indian Pipes, and Freneh Clay Face pipes. Pipe Sterns, and Match Bores of all sizes, FIVE DIFFERENT KINDS OF SEGAR CASES. All styles and shapes of SNUFF BOXES. CHEWING AND SMOKING T033..A.cc BAGS_ (GUM, LEATHER AND BLADDER SNUFF, RAPPEE, CONG RESS, ScoTerx, JOHN FENDRICH Wholesale andtatetall Tobacco, Snuff and Sagas IkErmufacturers. Front Stiaii, sArkari from Locust. • • ' COLUMBIA, PA. July 15,.65. NO ENTERTAINMENT SO CII"EAP AS READING', NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING." COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1865 ll TISHLER'S HERB BITTERS.—BeIow J.Y.I. the afflicted will find a condensed statement of the cures of various individ uals whose names are herewith appended, whose Certificates can at any time be seen by calling atthe Store of the Proprietor, Centre Square, Lancaster, Pa. B. MISRLER, Solo Manufacturer. John C. Walton, Lancaster, cured of Dis ease of Spine and Kidneys, cQe., contracted in the Army. Thomas Groom, Glen Hope, cured of Disease of the Back and Nervous system. Hen ryNtrgle, Lanoster cured of a stroke of the Palsy, causing the loss of the use of the right arm. Joseph Witmer, Philadelphia, certifies that Mishler's Bitters has restored him to health. having been much afflicted with various ailments fora long time. James Kennedy, Lancaster, cured of Chronic Diarrhoea and Rheumatism. Daniel rinefrock„ Lancaster, cured of Chronic Rheumatism, which he was much afflicted with while in the Artay—reccom men ds the useof the Bitters to soldiers and ' others similarly afflicted. Leyi Hart, Sen., Lancaster, cured of Rheumatism occasioned by exposure in the Army. Charles B. Williams, Lancaster, certifies that his daughter was cured of a lingering sickness of eight months from various diseases. by MlSlder's B.itters, Henry Maderf, Lancaster, was cured of difficulty in passing his water, by the use ()film Bitters, and his wife also relieveo from liheumatic pains, Philip Bence, Lancaster, Cured of un at fection of the Kidneys aed Bladder, by the use of Mishler's Herb Bitter. Daniel 13. Iferr, Rehrerstown, Lancaster Co., certifies that he was cured of s e vere stitches in the side which ho was nnlicted With fot nine years. Jas. Ricking, Litiz, Pa., was cured of a ReVere attack of Chronic Rheumatism. sos. n. Watson, Lancaster, relieved of pains in shoulders and limbs, that he was unable to sleep. Andrew Eberly, Lancaster, Cured of Cramp Cholic—was so severe that he be ea me apprehensive of Rupture. Mary J. Carney, Lancaster, .cured of weakenss of the breast and painin theside by Misliler's Bitters. Wm. H. Jordan, Lancaster, relieved of Cholera Morbus in 10 or 15 minutes, by the Herb Bitters. Jacob Haag, Lancaster, says that his son was relieved of extraordinary pains in Ilk arm , : and legs. Samuel McDannel, Lancaster, cured of Dispepsia of 20 years standing by Islishlee Bitters. IL G.l"(endig, "Farmer, near Lancaster, was cured of a severe attack of 'Aspens's; by the Bitters. Hugh Dougherty, Lancaster, says his daughter was cured of weaknes, pathisic sore throat, &e. .T. L. Baker, Lancaster, certifies that his family lets been much i li‘w.sl from ntliic tion by the Bitters. B. it. Rhoads,Rearastown,Lancaster Co., cured of Inflammatory Rheumatism of sonic years standing. Jou:alum Styer, of Haywood Hospital Vu. was cured of Rheumatism by the Bit ters—contracted in the Army. Thomas Brophy, Lan castor, recovered from attack of Fever and Ague, by the use of I%l.i:shier's Bitters. A. Musketnuss,Lancaster, cared ot what Is called t 'Running Leg, by application of the Bitters. .Tohn note, Lanemster, cured ot a Run 'lining. Leg of •20 years' standing, by /nista: lees Bitters. Isaac Mclntyre. Lancaster, relieved of a severe pain across his kidneys. by the Herb Bitters. 0. 11, Mayer, Lancaster, cured of a sovero cold which had settled in his teeth, by Mishler's Bitters. p. Fredenberg, Lancaster, was entire ly eared of a remarkable distressing Ab scess by the Bitters. Henry G. Kentlig, Camp Potomac, was cured el:Diarrhoea by the use of 3lishler's Bitters. A. Fairer, Lancaster Co-, 'Poorhouse, cured of Dispepsin and disease of the Kid neys, by the Bitters. Mary Rives. Lancaster, relieved of n terrible cold on the breast or three months standing, by the Bitters. John Weidman,Lancasterosays that him self and wife were cored of severe Rheu matism by the Bitters. A Lady of Lancaster,writesto Mr. Mish ler, that the Bitters cured her of Piles of a year's standing. John Gilinhti, Lancaster, cured of Dis ease of the Heart a talti severe pain in his breast, by the 13itters. G. W. AVldtctield, Agent at Altoona, Blair Co. writes of the success he has met in selling the Bitters. Amos Aliment, of Strausharg, Lancas ter Co., used the Bitters for a wound in the leg, received at the Battle of South Morn tun, and and has now no more pain. J. C. 8., a member of Co. .13, 195th Reg iment, P. V., writes to the Proprietor, that the Bitters cured him of a distressing cold Which has unfilled him from duty. Martha Bents, Lancaster, was cured In flammatory Rheumatism., trout cold taken by a broken urns. John Neidich, Lancaster, was cured of Palpitation of the Heart, which be had for :Gi years. John Schock, Popes, Lancaster Co. was relieved from an attack of the Gravel by the Bitters. Mrs. Druckenmiller, of MounrJoy, Lan caster Co., was cured of excruciating pains in her hands and feet ,by the use of of Mishler's Bitters. John Lesher, of Reamstown, Lancaster co., was cured of a swell in the neck and jaw by the use of Mishler's Herb Bitters. H. C. Ginkinger, Philadelphia, after be ing confined to the house for two years,was cured by the use of Mishier's Bitters. Geo. W. Killian, Lancaster, was confin ' ed to the U. S. Hospital for 10 weeks, by prostration, is restored to health by the Herb'Bitters. Mrs. Margaret Kirk, Lancaster, war cured of a severe pain in her side and ner vousness, by the use of the herb Bitters. Mrs. ElizaWenditz. Lancaster. was cur ed of Intiatamatory Rheumatism by the use of the Bitters. Amos Groff, Lancaster, was relieved of a severe cold in the throat by the use of the Bitters. . Henry J. Etter, Lancaster, bad his sight restorea,(which ho bad been deprived of (or - 4%U:int 5 years,) by the use of 21L3shler's BMWs. Charles P. Miller, Philadelphia, 'writes of a lady in that city having been cured of the Dumb Ague, by the use oftbo Bitters. Harriet Orr, Lancaster, was cured of in ward -weakness and pain in the back, by the Herb Bitters. John Kautz, I.ainciaaer, had a slight at tack of Lockjaw, which. was cured by the Bitters. Theodore Wenditz of Pa. Reserves, was shot in the arm at the battle of Fredericks berg. By using the Bitters lie was Wan relieved from pain in the arm. gogtrm. Written forthe Columbia Spy To a Friend. <• I thank you for words or good cheer,ltiattio, For words of good cheer to Lu Light, Their mem'ry will often appear, Mattie, To aid me and guide me aright. As a star, when all others are dim and o'ercust, As a light in the windows at home, So thelight of thy counsel shall shine to the last, And guide me wnerever I roan, Can it he you will call me a friend, Rattle, And give men place in your heart? And till life's weary journey shall cnd, Matti°, Friendship's light to my pathway impart? Oh, how sweet is the thought that one heart will ex tend . -„ A sympathy true to rnyown, And when false hearts assail, one brave voice shall defend, When elso I should suffer a lone! In rain my weak pen would express, Mettle, My thanks for your friendship so freer ; But I bear in my bosom no less, Mettle, Enduring affection for thee. I shall never forget the sweet words of that day When you deigned to esteem a friend, Till the grim Minter Monarch shall call the away, find life with its pleasures shall end. Written for the Columbia Spy Imogene, BY JAS. S. WATKINS. 11. WAS the first dawn Of a bright Smuttier's morn, Mite Nature was robed in her green, In lore's boudoir we Met, And never forget That meeting with fair Imogene. Cireassia may cry crier bright sunny sky, And praise her fair, beautiful girls ; Rut as yet I've not seen Naught of beauty, I weep, Compared with my Imogene's curls Round her neck does she keep, From the caves of the deep, Where naught save the Naiads are seen; A necklace of coral Whose mount,da-like Choral Was broken for sweet Imogene. Ms said high above "All the angels are love," Ity Holy Writ—undoubtedly true ; While at Paradise's gates A bright Pert awaits To receive my good Imogene through I any praying for her Whom, in truth, I adore Next to heaven—•'The Father of love," That when death shall come, She may go safely home And join that Peri angel above. 1111#relluneutto. The Female Decoy, OR THE CAPTAIN'S STRATAGEM. What a contrast, the Captain thought, to the many residences of those whose disloyalty to their country had brought ruin and desolation upon themselves and their once happy homes. Upon reach ing the mansion, he was at once shown into the presence of the fair mistress.— When they had chatted a few niinutes,a mulatto entered and announced that sup per was waiting, and the lady preceeded her visitor to the tea-room. Never the Captain thought, bad ho sat down to a wore pleasant meal.. Everything was so fresh, so sweet and so cheerful. The widow's manner, too, charmed him, her conversation was sparkling,and her smiles grew brighter every instant. " Well,really, Captain," she said,"this is the first time you have done me the honor of a visit, and you bare been in the neighborhood some twe months or more. You eastern people, I imagine, ' are not as sociable as we of the sunny South." " I presume not. We have not the leisure to give to social intercourse that you of the South unemployed and free from care, have." . " Captain tell me all about the war— what bas been done," " I am but an humble Coptaitt,madam, and am not expected to know more than my especial duty, the programme of this war is in , able hands, and I doubt not, will be executad to our satisfaction." " But what news have you from Wash ington? What's the last rumor, even Telt us something, do !" " I have received no papers from the city for some time, and consequently am unable to satisfy your curiosity with re gard to matters in that quarter." This thought the captain, seems to me very much like pumping. " Why Captain, you are not at all confi;iential. Even Lieut. Franklin—" " Lieut. Franklin ! what know you of him madam ?" " I was merely going to observe that Lieut. Franklin, when ho visited me some weeks since, gave me far more in formation than you seem capable of doing." " Lieut. Franklin is missing from our camp." " Deserted probably." "No madam, he is an honorable man and a true soldier, and could not prove unfaithful to his duty." " But how else do you account for his absence ?"asked the lady. " I cannot account for it at present, madam. It is a dark thistery to we bizt I shall use my best endeavors to solve it." "I will assist you captain, if you will accept my poor service." There was a peculiar tone in the lady's voice as she uttered these words, that Captain Stanwood did not quite fancy.— She had evidently betrayed herself too, when she mentioned Lieut. Franklin's name. This bad not escaped his notice at the time, but he concealed 'whatever feelings he might have experienced upon hearing the name of the missing man mentioned so unexpectedly. lie glanced up at her suddenly now, and his eyes caught a glimpse of a cunning, triumph ant expression in her eyes, and a mock ing curl of her lips. " You are very kind, madam,but I can not conceive how a lady can be of any assistance in discovering the fate of our missing brother-in-arras." " Alt, Captain, you don't-know what a woman is capable of—how much she can assist those she regards. But Cap tain I have a friend here to whom I would introduce you, with your permis- Sion." " Great I-leaven's !" thought th Et Cap tain, can it be possible that this woman's wiles have seduced the lieutenant from his duty, and held him in thrall these five days, so near the camp too ? But I could almost forgive the rascal for she is a charming piece of womanhood." And the Captain hoped, nay, almost expected that the next moment be would grasp the lieutenant's hand. " I shall certainly be very happy to know your friend," he said with a peculiar smile. Madam Lireaux rose from her chair and stepping quietly across the room, opened a door communicating with an , other apartment and, paid: '• Walk in Colonel, Captain Stanwood is anxious to make your acquaintance. " Colonel y exclaimed the Captain, springing to his feet. The next moment he was confronted by an officer in the uniform of the rebel army, while half a dozen soldiers with leveled muskets presented themselves at another door. " Treacherous woman, you have be trayed me !" cried the Captain, casting a look of indignation and contempt upon Madam Lareaux, who was laughing heartily over the success of her scheme "I half supposed this madam. But be ware, sooner or later you will meet your reward !" " Ah I captain, you must acknowledge that a woman can assist her friends ! But pardon me gentleman, I promised you an introduction, Colonel Somers, al low me to make you acquainted with Capt..Stanwood,in the service of his lord and master, Abraham - Lincoln; Capt. Stanwood, Colonel Bogen° Somers, of the Confederate army " The two officers bowed coldly. " Captain, " said Col. Somers, " you are my prisoner. I will relieve you of your sword." Calmly drawing the weapon, he ten dered it to the officer, while a smile just curved his lips and lit up his dark eyes. " We have another member of your command in the house—Lieut. Franklin —who I doubt not, will be glad to meet you. Madam Lareauz and myself are old friends, and being idle just now in camp, I ran down to see the lady,and do a little business at the same time, for she had advised me of your presence in the neighborhood. On the occasion of my last visit here, I took back three of your company, but considering that our pros- I eat two are officers, I think we must be satisfied,for we leave here for Richmond, early to-morrow morning. Your pistols, Captain." " I have only a revolver--a dangerous one—hair trigger," said the Captain, drawing the weapon from his breast.— "Allow me to discharge it for fear that it might do you an injury," and before the Colonel could utter a word to the contrary, the Captain stepped quickly to the window and discharged the six bar rels,the balls whistling through the trees, and the reports echoing among the build s n invs of the estate, The next instant two score of stalwart fellows in the uniform of the Federal army came pouri,pg through the windows and doors and ranged themselves into line opposite the rebels, their muskets levelei, and their fingers nervously pressing the trigger. " Bold, men !" exclaimed the Captain. Let no man fire until you get the com mand. Col. Somers, you are my prison er. Your sword, sir, and mine. Now order your men to stack their muskets." The rebel Colonel bore the sudden change in his fortune with an ill grace. But as be saw that resistance was wholly $2,00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE; $2,50 IPNOT PAID IN ADVANCE useless,.he therefore delivered up their swords, and gave orders to his men to stack arms, and fall in line as prisoners. "In what part of this house is Lieut. Franklin confined, woman?" demanded Capt. Stanwood, in the hard stern voice turning to Madam Lareaux, " Orderly Thonipson,take six men,and search the house for Lieut. Franklin !" The Orderly and and a dozen of the Company sprang to execute the order. In five minutes they returned, bearing ',lout F. on their shoulders, making the house ring with their shouts of joy. "Now Orderly, secure your prisoners. Let two men take - care of this"woman ; guard her well that she does not slip away." When all was ready the party left the house and proceeded down the avenue to the road, they halted and the captain turning to Madam Lareaux, said : "Your plot was well laid, madam, but you see it has failed in my case at least. had an undefined suspicion that you were in some 'way connected with Lieut. Fia disap; earauce, and as a pre cautionary measure a portion of my men accompanied me hither, and a signal for their assistance, should it be needed, a4reed upon, which was the discharge of my resolver. You have beheld your machinations foiled, now learn, traitor ess, the present reward of your treach ery. "Orderly Thomson !" "Captain ?" "See that every living thing is re moved front the house immediately, and the negro quarters, and then set fire to everything combustible on their estate. Give the slaves their liberty and bring them to our camp ; they shall be for warded to Washington to-morrow, with prisoners." Then turning to his fair prisoner, he added "What further punishment your eoa duet-merits madam, shall be visited upon you by those higher in authority than myself." The prisoners were duly sent to Wash ington, and subsequently Colonel Somers and his men were exchanged, while Madame: Lareaux is still confined in the old Capital Prison. The order which Captain Stanwood gave to Orderly Thompson was faithful ly executed, and the morrow's sun rose upon a smoking mass of ruins where had stood the splendid residence of the beau tiful Virginia widow, the Female De coy. Painful but Laughable In " Notes of an Army Surgeon" we find the following l—" I remember one day in my hospital rounds, a patient just arrived presented an amputated forearm, and in doing so he could hardly restrain a broad laugh ; the titter was constantly on his face. " What is the matter ? This does not strike me as a subject of laughter." "It is not, Doctor; but ex cuse me; r lost my arm in so funny a way that I still laugh when I look at it." " What way 7" " Our first sergeant wanted shaving, and got me to attend to it, as lam a corporal. We went togeth er in front of his .tent ; I had lathered him, held his nose, and was just about applying the razor when a cannon ball came, and that was the last I saw of his head and my arm. Excuse me for laughing so, Doctor, but I never saw such a thing before'" Too Mucri MoTrant.—Artcums Ward gets off the following paragraph ; Our ballad writers put too much mother in their melodies. Thus we have "Dear Mother, I come home to die," "Mother, is the battle over ?" "Mother,, dear, 0 Pray for me," "Write a letter to my mother," &c. The other night we beard an athlteie Ethiopian minstrel bleat, "Mother, kiss me in my dream," just as though she would do it until ho washed the cork from his face. A mother is a good thing. Without mothers, in fact, life would be unpleasant. But why sing the maternal parent's merits so persist antly, and in such shaky verse ? Why not vary the thing and produce a father or two ? If we must continually sing about our parents, let us, by all means, 0 •-•iie the "old man" a chance. TRIA.NCIULAIL-Mr. Marble, editor of the World, has taken part iu the "Weed and Greeley war," and each one of the three doughty heroes is belaboring , the other two "with all his might and main." A vast quantity of ink has been already shod, and some ugly splotches appear upon the skirts of them all. How it will end "nobody knows and nobody cares" except those immediately concerned in the fray,bnt it may well be supposed that a World, of Marltle will stand a large amount of battering. Grecly himself occasionally informs ns that " The world still moves."—Phila. Deity News. fk= [WHOLE NUMBER 1,878 Why we Should Wear -13eardir.- There are more solid inducements for wearing beard than the mere improve ment of man's personal appearance anti,,. the cultivation of such an aid to the., every=day diplomacy of life. Nature .- Combining, as sbe never fails -to do, the . useful with the ornamental, provides us with a far better respirator than 'science • could ever make, and one that is never so hideous to wear as that black seal tsp.- on the face that looks like a passport to• the realms of suffering and death. Mel hair of the moustache not only absorbs the moisture and miasma of the fogs, but: it strains the air from dust and soot or our great smoky cities. It; acts atso in the most scientific manner, by taking heat from the warm breath as it leaves. the chest, and supplying it to the cold air taken in. It is not only a respirator,. but with the beard entire we are provid ed with a comforter as well ; and these• are never left at home, like umbrella and all such appliances whenever they are wanted. Moffat and Livingston, the... African explorers, and many other trav elers, say that in the night no wrapper can equal tne beard. The remarkable thing is, too, that the beard, like the hair of the head, protects against the heat of the sun ; it acts as a thatch does to an icehouse; but, more than this, it becomes moist with the prespiration, and then, by evaporation, cools the skin. - A' man who accepts this protection of na ture may face the rudest storm and the hardest winter. Re may go from the hottest room into the coldest air with out any dread ; and we verily believe he might sleep in a morass with impunity —at least his chance of escaping the ter rible fever would be better than his' beardless companion's, Matrimonial Inconstancy. A queer instance in illustration of this vice has recently been brought to light in a neighboring , town. A mar; tied woman moving in high circles left her home one evening last week, and taking a conveyance to a hotel in the ru ral districts, was soon joined by an un faithful husband, who ought to - have been at home taking care of his own family instead of engaging in intimate companionship with those outside of his own household. The couple ordered a room together, representing themselves as husband and wife. At a later hour the same night a carriage drove up to door of the hotel with another couple, who engaged lodging in an adjoining chamber. All passed off quietly enough until the next morning, when the two couples were sommoned to the breakfast table. There they met, when ]o and be hold 1 there was a mere change of part ners, each gentleman having upon his arm the wife of the other. Although there was mutual blushing, mental curs ing and recrimination, it was deemed best, after a second, sober thought, to lot tho matter rest as quietly as possibly; but the coincidence was a too remarkable one to avoid the ear of the overeurior s —Lowell, (Mass.) Hews. TELE MEMORABLE MoNtu.—April, 1865, will stand memorable in ourhistory above all other like periods of time. Here are tho dates of the leading events ; April I—Sheridan's victory at Five Forks. April 2—The grand assaultat Peters burg. April 3—Occupation of 'Richmond. April 6—Sheridan routs Lee'sforees. April 9—Lee surrenders to Grant. April I.2—Our forces occupy Mobile. April Id—Assassination of Presidstit Lincoln. " April 15—Andrew Johnson 'becomes President. April 29—Funeral of the Presidentat Washington. • • April 26—Doath of the assassin Booth. April 26—Surrender of Gen. Jelin- ston's army To MAKE CIDER VINEGAR —Almost every family in -tbe , country have the matirials for .mennfactaring pure. oidro vinegar, if they will only use them.— Common - dried -apples are all you need . to make the best 'eider vinegar. Soa k your apples a few hours—washing and rubbing them occasionally, then take them out of the water and thoroughly strain the latter through a tight woven cloth—putit into a jug, and half a pint of molasses to a gallon of liquor, and a piece of common brown paper, and set in the sun or by the fire, and in a few days your vinegar will be fit for wa— lleye two jugs, and use out• of one while the other is working. No family need be destitute of good vinegar who will,fol low the above directions. ~ ~. « rt- 6 ±.. ~ Ell
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