A. M. RA3IBo, Editor and Publish
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THE COLUMBIA SPY,
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PROFES.SIOXAL CARDS.
CLARK,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
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OFFICE—Corner of Second and Loettst Streets,
01,11o,ite 0,1,1 Fellows'
()Mee ilours—Ft"ta4; to 7 A. M., 12 to I P. M.,
had. Iron. 6 to 9 P. :M. [npr.2o, '67-Iy.
Mail
ATTORNEY A: COITZNTSELLOR-AT-LAW,
Columbia, Pa.
Collections promptly made In Lancaster and
York' Counties.
- TW. FrscriEß.
, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
°ince an Front Street, between Locust and
'Walnut, Columbia, Pa.
A J. K AUFFINIAN,
ATTORNEY-A T-L
Collections 21111 , 10 in Lancaster and adjoining
Counties,
Pensions, Bounty, flack Pay,. and all claims
agninst the government promptly prosecuted.
01lice—Locust street, between Front and Sec
ond streets.
Q . Ai\LT 1 E L EVANS.
K:3 JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Mace, on Second St„ adjoin lag Odd Follow,
flail, Columbia, Pa,
Z. HOFFER,
e.)DENTIST
:N.:ttrous Oxide Gas administered in the extree
Lion of Teeth.
Office—Front street, next door to R. Williams'
Drug Store, between Locust and Walnut Streets,
Columbia, Pa.
"Ll PLINK:EX,
PHYSICIAN ct SURGEON;
Hers his professional services to the citizens of
Columbia and vicinity. may be round at the
°Mee connected with residence, on Second
street, between Cherry and Union, every day,
Irma 7t09 A, M., and trout 6 to BP. M. Persons
wishing. his services in special cases, between
these hours, will leave word by note at his °Mee,
er through the post office.
110 I'E_LS.
M=E
21, 23, 25 & 27 BROADWAY, N.
Opposite BOWlinfl Green,
ON Till': FarROMAN 114-VN,
The STEVENS 110DSE is wet) and widely
known to the traveling public, The location is
especially suitable to merchants, and business
men ; It is in close proximity to the business part
of the city—is on the highway of Southern and
Western travel—and adjacent to all the principal
Railroad and Steamboat depots.
The STnvmcs HOUSE has liberal accommoda
tions for over 300 guests—it Is well furnished, and
possesses every modern improvement for the
comfort and entertainment oCits inmates. The
room, are spacious and well ventilated—provid
ed with gas and water—tile at t imdanee is prompt
and respectful—and the table is generously pro
vided with every delicacy of the season—nt mod
pF4c, roes;
4FIO, S.: CO.,
11,%7-Cm] Prqp ri e tcirs
MIUM
THIS HOTEL IS PLEASANTLY LOCATED,
between the Stations of tho Ro:tding and.
Cuimn
ian, :cod Vonn,ylvanin
FRONT siutE ET, COLUMBIA,' PA
ple neenininlviations for Strangers nizil Tray
elerg. The liar is stocked with
CIIOCE LIQUORS,
A irt T4ltte%ftirel.lied with the best tare.
1.711LA.1f FIN DI,EY
'l,llo.6bia„kpril 15571 Proprteitir
INKLIN 'MUSE,
I LOCUST ST., COLUMBIA, PA.
Thi, I. a first-class hotel, and is in C! Very respect
adapted to Inca the n•nhe, and deKire, or the
traveling public.. MARTIN Ert.wr:::,
Proprietor,
- 11 - 1 F,'N OTT' S llOTlif.,
to t the Ito rope:. et Plan, t y flail Park
.:.\''evt• York. R. FRENCH,
Proprietor.
ERNM
Weat :Nlarlcal Squaw•, Reading rtenn'a.
EVAN .311SILLER,
Proprietor
TIN; CHANGE HOTEL,
mouyr JOY PENNA.
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First-Class Accommodations Tq,. Choicest
Liquors at the tido%
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proprietor.
A I I I T MPM 3. IIA, MARY L A ND.
This hotel flak, been lately refitted with all the
necessary 'improvements known to hotel enter
prise and therefore offers nrst-elms aceommoda
t ions to strangers and others visiting Baltimore.
A. It. MILLER,
Proprietor.
;FM' CP21.,L.,,1NE0
COLUMBIA OIL WORKS.
The undersigned have purchased the above
named Works and associated themselves to
gether, this hith day of AtifiLiST, 1867, under
the firm name of Tiruscorr CO.. who will
continue the business of Refining Petroleum
or Coal Oil. SA:WI, TRUSCOTT,
M. S. SIIUMAN,
J. W. STEAM".
PURE WINES AND LIQUORS
tug 17-3111]
For Pure, TThadulterated Wines and Liquor.,
µl, (n tto State of the bubserlber. Be has elegant
CATAWBA WINE,
teh fnr quail y and flavor, ettnnot be excelled;
also, tile celebrated ROOSTER 'WHISKEY,
Ytli,tikee.littylt,S.analcalSydrits,lllt)r.l:-..berr:s.•
Brandy. Cherry and Currant Wines.
We have - M'ines, Brandies, (tins, Cordials, Old
Monongahela of all grades. Give us a eall and
examine for yourself. CHARLES GROVE
Corner of Commerce and Walnu t Sus., Columbia,
Pa. [dec.22,'66-tf.
GLASSES,
FURNITURE,
Of nil descriptions, and at reduced prices, at our
NEW WARE ROOMS,
Loettst Street, above Second, squth side,
.101-1 N SHENBERGER
Coltimbia, Mar. 2,
CONFECTIONERY AND FRUIT OF
ALL KINDS IY SEASON.
Parties and Families supplied with
ICE CR,E A. ,
by the Freezer, or in Moulds. with promptness nt
iThEO. .T. SNITTVS,
Adynning the Franklin - House; t;ocast street,
P. a line assortment of VOYS and
Fancy Articles, constantly on hand. (Apr LI, '67.
"Vr ARVIN•S PATE. ALUM 61.• DRY
1U PLASTER, FIRE AND BURGLAR.
PROOF SAFES.
Warranted the best in the world! Never cor
rode the I roll. Never lo,e their tire-proof qual l
ie., Aro the only Safes tilled with Alum and
Dry Plaster.
Please setd or call for an Illustrated Catalogue.
MARVIN & CO.
Principal Warehouses:
No. 2.r,5 Droralwa;', New York.
No. 721 010 , 4 nut Street, Philadelphia.
Mandl t, ISII7-Iy.
ff . W. iil'uNT/c4; PQ.I
WIIOSESALE DRUGGISTS.
No. 41 North Third Street,
PHILADELPHIA_
importers and Grinders of Spices, dealers In
Drugs, Chemicals Dye Stuffs, Patent Medicines,
011 s, Paints Varnishes, Glass, Lt.c. Manufartor
en, of "Kaign's Syrnp of Tar." (Nov. 17, 'ad-ly
GEORGE BOGLE,
LTIMBER OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS
Also, PLASTERERS' HAIR.
Ofllee—Front Street,petweeri Loco§tiuicl Uoon,
COLUMBIA, PA.
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BUC.HIM'S C0_1,773.EN:
JC. BUCHER,
'Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
Wines and Liquors
Has removed his Store to his Building, adjoining
Haldeman's Store, Locust St., Columbia, Pa.,
where he has fitted up rooms, and greatly
increased his facilities for doing
a more extensive business.
misHLETt's CELEBRATED
HERB BITTERS !
PURE AND 'UNADULTERATED,
Fresh from the Manufactory- of Dr. IL :Ylishler
Thcsc Bitters are celebrated for the great cures
they have performed in eve• case, when tried.
Dr. "Afishler offers fire hundred dollars to the pro
prietor of any Medicine that ran show a greater
number of genuine certificates of cures effected
by it, nenr the place where it is made, than
MIST - FLEWS HERR BITTERS
7.VIISHI.ER'S HERB BITTERS
Is for sale in Columbia only by
J. C. BUCHER,
At his Store, Locust Street, Colombia
WINES AND LIQUORS!
Embracing the follolving
Catawba,
Port,
' :Lisbon,
Cherry, •
Maderia,
Malaga,
Chatupagne,
Claret,
Rhine,
Blackberry,
Elderberry,
Currant and Muscat WINES.
COGNAC ; OF DIFFEBENT BRANDS
Also, OLD nyii: WEI - DI:KEY and
BRANDIES or nil kinds
Blackberry, Sftlllftlea Spirits,
Catawba, ICurnrnel,
Cherry, Ginger,
Rum,
Superior Ohl Rye,
Pure Old Rye,
XXX Old Rye,
XX Old Rye x• Ow Rye,
Pure Old Rye, 3lsnongahela,
Reetified Whisky, London Brown Stout.
Seoteh fte.,le.c.
AGENCY FOlt
Malt & Cider Vinegar.
He is also Agent for the Celebrated
MISHLER'S HERB BITTERS
FOR SALE,
POCKET FLASKS,
DENHJOIINS,
TOBACCO BOXES,
and FANCY ARTICLES, in great variety,
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►IISIIL`ER'S BITTERS!
PURE tk7. UNADULTERATED,
For Salo by
Lee's London Porter,
Manuflictured by GEO. LEE,
(Lane of Lion Brewery, London,
Who says that this Porter is better than that
riontithet pref.; 111 London, as we bark
Letter material here,
J. C. lICCIIER
I , tile Agent for this Porter, in Columbia
BEST STOUT PORTER!
Front E.. 4;, C 4. 11113 BEET, LONDON
For Kale by
T. C. 13UCTIER,
Locust Street, above Front
MI S S
CEL EBB ATE I) I{Elll3 BITTER-F.;
Ry the MRREL, QUART Oh ISOTTLI
Sold only lq
J. C. BUCHER,
Locust Street, Columbia
Ageitt for the
PURE MALT VINEGAR
Cannot he purchased at any other establish
ment In town, and is warranted to keep !runs
and vegetables perfect.
The Best Brands of Imported
SCOTCH AND LONDON ALE
For Sale at
J. C. I3UCLIER'S
TO SMOKERS AN]) CHEWERS
BUCHER, will still keen on hand the
M=M
SMOKING AND CHEWING TOBACCO,
SNUFF, irAvANA, YARA, and
COMMON SEGARS. Also.
SNUFF d: TOBACCO BOXES, PIPES—a
thousand and one varieties. Call at
J. C. BUCHER'S,
- " l ocust Street, adjoining Haldetnan's Store.
It IS the greatest establishment of the kind this
side of Philatielphia,
tt.n..9tly Agency for Lee's Loudon Porter, and
blisttler'a Patters.
READING RAIL ROAD.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT
GREAT TRUNK LINE FROM THE NORTH AND
North West for Philadelphia, New York, Read
ing, Pottsville, Tamaqua., Ashland, Lebanon,
Allentown, Easton, Ephrata, Litiz, Lancaster,
Columbia, &c, &c.
Trains leave Harrisburg for New York, as fol
lows; At 3.00, 8.10 and 9.35 A. 31., and 2.10 and
9.00 P. AL, connecting with similar Trains on the
Pennsylvania R. P.. and arriving at New York
at 0.00 and 10.10 A. M., and 4.40, 5.20 and 10.25 P. M.
Sleeping Cars accompanying the 3.00 A. M., and
M. Trains without change.
Leave Harrisburg for Reading, Pottsville,
Tamaqua, 31inersville, Ashland, Pine Grove,
Allentown and Philadelphia, 8.10 A. 31., and 2.10
and 4.10 P. 31., stopping at Lebanon and principal
Way Stations ;the 1.10 P. M., making connect ions
for Philadelphia and Columbia only. For Potts
ville, Schuylkill, Haven and Auburn, via
Schuylkill and Susquehanna Rail Road, leave
Harrisburg at 3.20 P. M.
Returning: Leave New York at 9.00 A. M.,
12.00 Noon and 5.00 and 8.00 P. 11.; Philadelphia
at 8.1:5 A. 31., and 3.30 P. M. Way Passenger
Train leaves Philadelph ht at 7.30 A. M., returning
tram Reading at 6.30 IL, stopping at all -Sta
tions; Pottsville at 5.10 A. It., and 2.10 P. 31.;
Ashland 6.00 anti 11.30 A. M., and 1.05 P. 33.;
Tam:mil:l at 9.35 A. 31„ and 1.60 and 8.05. P. M.
Leave Pottsville for Harrisburg vnc Schuylkill
and Susquehanna Rail Road at 7 J:O A. 31. -
Reading Acconualation Train ; Leaves Read
ing at 7.30 A. 31., returning from Philadelphia at
5.00 P. 31.
Pottstown Accomodai ion Train: Leaves Pot ts
town at 1i.20 A. M., returning leaves Philadelphia
at 6.30 P. M.
Columbia Rail Road Trains leave Reading at
7.00 A. M. and 0.10 P. 31., for Ephrata, Litt; Lan
caster, Columbia, &c.
On Sundays: Leave New York at, 8.00 P. M..
Philadelphia 8.00 A. H., and 3.15 P. IL, the 8.00 A,
M. Train running only to Reading; Pottsville
8.00 A. M. • Harrisburg 8.35 A. M., and Reading
at 1.20 and 7.20 A. M. for Harrisburg, and 11.= A.
H. for New York and 4.2,3 P. H. for Philadelphia.
Commutation, Mileage, Season, School and Ex
cursion Tickets, to and from all points, at re
duced Rates.
Baggage checked through; SO pounds allowed
each Passenger.
G. A. NICOLLS,
General Superintendent.
feuding, Pa., April Sth, 1867.
Trains of this 'Road are run by Reading Rail
Road Time,whieh is JO minutes faster than Penn
sylvania R. R. Time.
READING AND COLUMBIA 11. II
Leave Lancaster and Columbia, 8.00 a. m.
3.00 p.
Arrive at Reading, 10.20 a. m., 47. 5.30 p.
Returning—Leaves Readingat 7.00 a. in., and
13.15 p. m.
Arrive at Lancaster 9.20, and Columbia 9;25
a. rn., and 0.30 p. tn.
TO - .N'EW YORK k. PITILADELPITIA, via
Leave Lancaster and Columbia, at 8.00 a.
and 3.00 p. In., daily, except Sundays. Arrive at
.New York at 5.00 a. ni., and 3.15 p. m., and Phil
adelphia. at 1.00 p. iii. , anti 0.10 p. m.
Returning—Leave New York at 12.00. Noon,
and Philadelphia at 3.30 p. in. Arrive at Lancas
ter and Columbia at 8.30 p. m.
The above trains also connect at Reading with
Trains North, on I'. and IL, and West, on Leban
on Valley, Roads.
FARE, $5.10 TO NEW YORK, AND $: , 2..:10 TO
PHILADELPHIA.
Tickets can be obtained at the ()tikes of the
New Jersey Central Railroad, foot of Liberty
Street, New York, and Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad, lath and Callowhill Streets, Phila
delphia,
Through tickets to New York and Philadel
phia sold at all the Principal Stations, and Bag
gage Checked Through.
C4EO. F. GAGE, Supt.
E. F. KnEvEn, Gen. Frt. and Ticket Agent.
dee I'G.6.
pNNSYLVANIA RAIL IiOAD
TRAINS LEAVE COLUMBIA GOING EAST,
Lancaster Train
Etarrtsborg,Accomvmsvon ~„
TRAINt; LEAVE WEST,
Mail Train
Harrisburg Accommodation
Limeaeier Train Arrives
Leave Columbia for Lancaster 1.10 P. N .
Arrive at Lancaster 2.10
Connecting, with Day Express for Phil'a.
Leave Lancaster at 445 P. 31
Arrive at Columbia 3.20 '•
WM. F. LOCICARD,
Superintendent, Phila. Div.
jr_tfORTHERN CENTRAL
RA ILWAY.
YORK AND WRIG II TS VILLE R. 11
DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL OF THE PASSEN
GER TRAINS AT YORK.
j. C. BUCIIIEII
For Baltimore, 4.15 A, SI., 7.00 A. M., 10.10 A. M.,
and 3,09 V.
For Wrightsville, 8.15 A. M., 1100 P. 51., and
4.00 P. M.
For Harrisburg. 1.!1 0 A. 51., 7.10 A. Vii., 11.35 A.
M., 2.59 P. 51., and 10.15 P. H.
Prom miltimore, 1.25 A. M., 11.30 A. M , 2.31 P.
M.. 0.50 P. M., and 10.10 P. :U.
From Wrightsville, 0.15 A. n, 2.20 P. M., and
7.35 P. M.
From Harrisburg, 1.10 A. M., 10.05 A. M., and
3.0. i P. M., and 0.11-S P. M.
On Sunday, the only trains running are the
one from Harrisburg, 10.0.5 in the morning ? pro
ceeding to Baltimore; and those from Baltimore
at 1.:15 A. M., and 10.10 P.M., proceeding to Harris
burg.
No train arrives from Baltimore at 10.10 on
Saturday night; and none from Harrisburg at
1.10 on Monday morning.
J. N. DU BARRY,
General Superintendent.
HAIR PREPILEA
H A I.
ABE Mk RESTORE THE ITAIII
To ITti
N atural Color,
IND PROMOTE ITS GROWTH
It is an entirely new seientific discovery, com
bining many of the most powerful and restora
tive agents in the VEGETABLE KINGDOM.
It cures all diseases of the scalp, and allays all
lhat heat and irritation, and furnishes a nutri
tive principle by which the hair is nourished and
supported, and by its remedial virtues, it causes
the hair to grow where it. ha_s fallen out, and re
stores it to its natural color when gray. The old
in appearance are made young again. It will
keep the hair from falling out.
It is not a Dye, it strikes at the roots and fills
the glands with new life and coloring !Mater.
Ever used, :::taking it moist, soft and glossy.
It removes dandruff; and all those scurvy erup
tions. It does not contain oil and alcohol, which
dry up the secretions upon which the vitality
depends.
No person, old or young, should fall to use It.
It is recommended and vs& by the FIRST MEDICAL
AUTHORITY.
FOE HAWS VEGETABLE SICILIAN
H.atlt TIENEwEn, and tithe no other.
Our Treatise on the Hair sent free upon appli
cation. _ _ _
R. P. HALL & CO.,
Proprietors,
Sold by all Druggists. Nashua, N. IT
FIALL'S
VEGETABLE HAIR RENEWER.
These popular Hair Restorers and Tonics on
hand, at
1.131.13-til
FRESH GARDEN SEEDS.
We are constantly adding new articles to
our Trendy- Superior Stock of
GARDEN SEEDS,
And have Just received
Early Sugar Corn,
Lame Sugar Corn.
Storrel's Evergreen Corn
:nixed Lawn Grnss Seed,
Nurly six-week:Beans,
'White Dutch Clover Seed,
Okra or Gombo Seed, le.e., , :ttt
If you are in want of reliable Seeds, call at the
Pirsafxd Agcso.S
Apl. 13-111
COLUMBIA, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER, 19, 1867.
BAZIROAD LINES.
April Bth, 1867.
On and after
MONDAY, SEPTEIII3EP.
Trains will run between
LANCASTER, COLUMBIA, AND READING,
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READING
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DEPARTURES FROM YORK
RIVALS AT YORE:
VEGETABLE SICILIAN
HAIR RENEWER,
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IT IS THE BILST
HAIR DRESSING
MEI
RING'S AMBROSIA,
IL WILLIAMS,
Drug Store,
Colllllll,ln, ra
R. WILLIAXS,
Z tont Street
"NO ENTERTAINMENT 80 CHEAP AS READING-, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING."
[Written for the "SPY."]
METRE AND RHYME.
DELTA, WASIIENGTO2I TERRITORT,I
September lath, 1867. f
Mn. SPY:-
71s more than n sear since I wrote you a letter,
And just now it occurred to the perhaps I had
better;
Since my "stockings" are "darned" and put
safely away, •
Till I want a whole pair on next. washing day,
Devote a few minutes to my old friend Spy,
And for the long silence I've kept, tell him why
I hate long excuses when a word will suffice,
To tell Vys and wherefores, so I'll be concise,
And tell him the reason in metre and rhyme,—
I've been kept so busy I've not found the time
To devote to it,—you may accept It or not,
Dear Sir, at your pleasure, 'tis all I have got.:
A careful observance will discover to you
Ihave left the old place for one that is nem,
Where the rare never come, and scarce are the
mice,
Which you will believe to Inc is quite nice;
I shed not one tear, nor breathed e'en one sigh,
When I bade them a gladsome and lasting good
- bye.
"Ils a year and three months since I left the old
place,
To battle no more with the four-footed race,
Which disputed my right "to Gc id alone,"
And conquered,—but my fate I cannot bemoan
A is Davis, my freedom I've got and who cares
Sir Rntt or Davis immunity shares.
What then? Immortalize Traitor and 'Batt,
Give Inc honor because I decamped " and n'that"
To a place where there's many fair faces to see,
And where proudly floats the " Flag of the free."
Northeast from Wind Mountain you'll see it
doth lay,
Upon a small river they call the Touchet,
Its source the Blue Mountain, ten miles to the
east,
On whose sky colored form my eyes e'er can
feast;
Where the tall llr, and cedar, the hemlock and
phie,
The tamarack, maple, their branches lntwine,
But these are so distant you discern not their
BM
You see naught but sky piercing mountains of
GE!
Turn from them to the north, south, and west,
not a tree
Ve a few cottonwood on the stream can you see,
O'er the hills and the valleys,(save a dot here
and there,
Which tell that some farmer with diligent care,
lies broken the globe,)far andwide the wttd grass,
Rolls in waves like the sea when the winds o'er
it puss,
Intermingled with flowers of every hue,
Where the busy wild bee gathers sweet honey
dew
\Vbere the curlew affrighted springs up on the
Wing,
Ind a thousand gay larks their ueetest songs
sing.
I miss old Wind Motmtaln,—the forest, where
prowl
The bear, panther, wolf—the hoot of the owl,—
The pond by the wood where the sly iambic trout,
Ili the sunshine and shadows sported ninthly
about.
Where I dropped In My hook; beguiled with my
treat
My gay finny friends soon lay at my feet;
And where the wild duck bathed his plumage so
11th.,
quacked tilt—crack !---ttuAl a shot thro' the
Found its way to its heart; this story is true
And his duckship was soon In a nice smoking
stew.
I miss the sweet Bowers that grew at my door,
The berries so plentiously scattered o'er,
The hillside, and low lands,—the plum-pudding
and pies—
But they're gone and I think of them often with
I miss the deep silence which courted my muse,
And nourished my fancies which drove ofr the
'Wheret'"darnea all my ,toelangs" 4 heel aml
at toe,
Wrote rhymes for the. Spr, and what else 1' don't
know ;
Where the sun for two months in the- ymr never
9.15 A.ll
5."; P.
_\j
11 50 A.. lf.
8.05 '•
shone,
Ind the face of a woman save lily own scarce
was known.
•' Let bygones be bygones," and now I am here,
Far away from my triends and those 1 love dear
Yet here I have found kind friends not a hew,
Friends that I cherish, loving and true.
Can you guess what I'm doing here?
can't (hit;
I am "teaching the young ideas how to shoot,"
Which means I'm a school ma'am they call inc
a Yankee,
And to this compliment I simply say " thank ye."
Pm proud of my birthplace Scan EJlVlClntifo)curr
I can ne'er be a "" Webbloot or Lopear" no never!
Yes, I'm teaching a school of small scholars and
large,
I am happy to say I am proud of my charge.
Eighteen little urchins their "abs" have got past,
You'll allow me to say I think they learn fast,
Most schools have their dunces not one Um'
have I
Intelligence sparkles in every eye.
The East does not have all the witty and wise,
The West has its counterpart neatlt its blue skies,
Yet different they are in habit and speech,
The climate and people are peculiar to each.
The "Yanks" have their phrases, the `• Lopears"
likewise, •
Can match with their "liege" in cuteness and size.
By way of diversion I'll give you a few
Of their many sayings, which to you may be new:
I said "how do you do?" to a lady 1 met ❑a
The street : " Jist tot'rable, how are ye gettin?"
"A right smart chance" you can have to "go in
For a share," if you'll "go for to do it ag'in,
" Is it time to tithe np hooks?" 1 oft hear it said,
"Do von take up school now ?" asks another
curly head.
"Shull I build on the tire," " I done it one't,"
I heard hint and tho't surely he must he dented.
" I never have saw," says everybody here
"You bet your life on it, their heads are clear,"
"I'll go my pile on that," "he'll get shirt
job."
" I say if - you're hungry Jist help yourself to
grub."
When my melodeon iu school was first seen
And heard one boy scream, "shet up that melt-
lee,
It makes my head ache. .1 want to go home,"
And he ran as If for dear life (rein the room.
But now he is braver and will listen all clay
To the beautiful music the machine dot h play.
But enough of this nonsense, no more I'll lease
Your patience with such phrases as these.
Good morals, good sense, kind hearted and tree,
The people are known to possess, and to lie.
We have a nlee selusn-house, in and out painted
white,
Where wtimita to shape the young lei nds aright.
We have also good preaching, a Sabbat It school,
too;
The Sabbath is observed; their principle.; nn
true.
We've a Lodge of Good Templars set up in town,
There',, but one saloon and that must go down ;
Three stores, one flour mill,ono carpenter's shop;
The wheat fields are heavy with a volunteer crop.
Truly you'll say the farmers are blest,
In every three years they have one to rest.
Corn, wheat, and potatoes aft spring from the
ground,
And quite as heavy a crop as the last it is found.
Pear, apple, and peach trees are groaning and
cracking
From their burden of fruit—of each there's no
lacking,
And we've not had a rain this summer to wet
Through the soil—'its as much as we usually get.
, 4 The mercury counts 1.04. in the shade—
The nights are its cool as they can be made;
You need a good quilt, and a blanket inayhap
Or else you wlll have a decided cool nap.
.-- - - -
The farmers are thrifty, their pastures attest,
The sheep, cattle, horses, will rank 'mong the
best.
We ladies ride horse-back, I have one of my own,
roe could not bay it, but I'm willing to loan ;
She's a line dappled cream, black legq, tall and
lEEE
If you ever rode once, you'd wish to ride again.
All the fashions,—the shatter—the pondrous
• head-gear,
And the dainty apology for a bonnet are here.
Cored dresses-0 dear I never can tell—
In short the apparel is nonpariel.
I'll notice the seasons: the winter's are short,
But little snow falls therefore little the sport.
And there's little cold; grass grows the year
round;
IL is the best country I ever have found.
In brief I think I have told you about all.
If you ever come this way please give men call
Mits. N. J. A. SixoNs.
• The peoplewho lire in Oregon aro called Webbfeet; Clone who
lire in Washington Territory are called Lopesta:
(Original poetry.
[Written for the "SPY."'
Death's Shadow o'er our florae.
Dim in memory's chamber,
There is a picture yet,
Of my mother's midnight tresses
And splendid eyes of jet ;
And her smile of wondrous sweetness
That made sunshine in our home,
Ere she left us sad and grieving—
Motherless and lone.
Home never tool:ell so bright again,
And never seemed so Lair;
Oh! how we missed her guiding hand !
And tender love and care ;
Our minds had never grasped the thought
That she could droop and die,
And leave her helpless, little ones
For brighter worlds on high.
But so it was! Deaths angel came
And dark the shadow fell,
'When to a mother's loving care
We had to say, Farewell !
And soon we found the world was gold
Anil full of sin, and woe.
And many thorns were in the path
0* er whielt we had to go.
My life ofsuflbring and pain,
And sorrow, woe and grief,
Has made my heart call loud for her
Whose love could give relief;
And how lye needed care like hers
In illness such as this;
How sweet 'twould be to hear her voice,
And feel a mother's kiss.
gentling.
TUE FATAL camp.
Some years ago the Mississippi river
was famous for its •' floating_ palaces," as
the large steamers plying between New
Orleans and the ports above were called.
Now the railroads have driven nearly all
the fine boats ott the river, and left the
field to the freif , ht boats, whose accom-
mutations for passengers are by no means
palatial. The former class of steamers
were, in many respects, delightful, but
they never ceased to be objects of dread
to timid people, for if the racing, which
was on that steamer reduced to a system,
did not result in the loss of the boat,
there was sure to be one or more encoun
ters between the more lalless portion of
the traveler. in which pistol bullets would
fly rather too thick for the comfort of
steady-going people. The cause of such
disturbance was generally a quarrel over
the gaming table. The regulation of the
boats usually required that all such amuse
ments should be conducted in a saloon
provided for that purpose in the "Teas,"
officer's cabin, situated on the hurricane
deck, but the sporting gentlemen were by
no means careful to observe this rule, and
the gaming. was most commonly carried
on at the dining-table, in the main sato( n
of the steamer, to the great annoyance of
two.thirds of those on board.
Many professional gamblers used to
wake these boats their homes, traveling
back and forth with them, fleecing all
who were foolish and verdant enough to
fall in their clutches. So well, indeed,
was the system managed, that the various
members,eemed to have their different
steamers marked out fur them by common
eonseut, so that no one would trespass
k,on-the damn jf the-other. , Of co',trse
these men wend warm friends of the alicers
of the boat, who were too sincere in their
friendship to put a stop to the practice, or
too much afraid of the gamblers to care to
provoke a quarrel with them, for in those
days it was a common affair for such men
to resent any fancied insult with a pistol
shot.
One of the most remarkable men of this
class was named llaniel Sturdivant, a
Frenchman, the son of a broken-down
scion of nobility, who had settled in New
Orleans before the transfer of Louisiana
to the United States. Sturdivant had
been raised a gentleman" by his aristo•
cratic 14ther, but on comitng of age, and
finding his fortunes very bad, had taken
to cards as a means to better them. His
success in this field was so great that he
was induced to continue it, until at the
time &which I write he was one of the
most notorious gamblers between St. Louis
and New Orleans. - He was a man of tine
personal appearance, and of great physical
strength. He was also noted for his per
sonal courage. As a gambler he was
most expert and successful. There were
dark stories of deeds which lie had com
mitted while under the influence of play
and liquor, and it was said by some that
Ile had killed half a dozen men in his life
time. Yet no one dared to speak these
stories openly, for no one dared to bring
upon himself the auger of such a man.
There were few who knew him that really
dared to play against him, but they feared
a refusal to do so might involve them in
quarrel with hint, and rarely declined his
invitation.
ENE]
About fifteen years ago, the time of
which 1 write, he had attached himself to
one of the magnificent steamers plying
between New Orleans and Vicksburg, and
had publicly announced his determination
to shoot any wan why encroached upon
his scene of operations. Of course this
left him undisputed possession of the field,
and he reaped a golden harvest during the
One brief year he conducted his operations
there.
It was my lot at the time to be compell
ed to make frequent trips between New
Orleans and Vicksburg, being heavily en
gagZd in cotton speculations. I preferred
the steamer of which Sturdivant had
taken possession, inasmuch as it was not
only the most comfortable, but also the
swiftest, and time was of the utmost im
portance to mc. It was known that I
carried large sums of money, and I was
also apprehensive lest Sturdivant should
ask the to play.
I had fully made up my mind to refuse
him, and if he attempted to draw me into
quarrel, to shoot him without mercy, as
I knew that the only chance for my life
lay in getting the advantage of him.
Strange to say, he did not make any such
proposition to me, and I gave him no
chance to do so.
One night we had started out from
Vicksburg, and were heading merrily
down the river when Sturdivant came up
to the group which had gathered around
the. stove. He' had been drinking, and
was smoking a fine segar as he approach
ed. All made way for him.
" Well, gentlemen," he said, in an un
steady tone, " you seem to be terribly
dull. Who wants to play for twenty dol
lars ante ?"
There was no reply. All present seem
ed to know the man, and no one cared to
volunteer to place himself in his clutches.
"Utuph !" he exclaimed, with an ex
pression of contempt, "afraid to try your
luck with Dan. Sturdivant, eh ? Or may
be you want a little coaxing. Some of
you must play with tne. I can't stand
such treatment. Come, let's see who it
shall be."
He glanced around the crowd as if to
=I
select his victim. For the first limo I
noticed the gaze of one of the group fixed
steadily upon him. He was a stranger to
me,and was dressed in a plain suit of
homespun, and his face was partially con
cealed by a broad-brimmed sombrero,
which was drawn down over it. He was
a small, but powerfully made man, and in
the decided expression of his well-shaped
head I read an unusual firmness and in
tensity of purpose.
•` Are you Daniel Sturdivaut, the gam
bler ?".he asked in a calm tune. without
Bturdivant flushed darkly ; and gave the
stranger a dark glance.
" Soule persons call me so, behind my
back," he said, insolently, —but no one
would care to apply that term to me be
fore my thee."
" Nevertheless," said the stranger,
quietly, " I want an answer—yes or no ?"
•• Well, then, I am," said the gambler,
angrily; " what of it ?"
•• Simply this," replied the stranger,
"I have heard it said that you claim to be
the best card player in the Southwest.
I have come two hundred miles to prove
you a liar."
Sturdivant strode forward a step or two,
and thrust his hand into his breast, as if
to grasp a weapon.
Stop," said the stranger. "If you
shoot me you will simply prove your
self afraid of me. Take your seat at the
table, and I will make my words good."
There was something in the calm, stern
manner of the stranger that seemed to
render the gambler powerless. He hesi
tated a moment, and then said, bullyin,gly :
"1 never play with a man whose face I
cannot see."
" Never mind my face," said the
stranger; " if you are not afraid of losing
you shall see it when I am done with you."
" But how do I know that you have
money for such sport ?" persisted Sturdi
vant. " Von look seeds enough. my fine
•° There," said the stranger ; " I have
ten thousand dollars there. If you can
win it you shall do so."
With an oath Sturdivant placed him
self at the table, and bade his challenger
do likewise. Those of us who had listen
ed to this singular dialogue now gathered
around the table, expecting to see a scene
of more than usual interest. The stranger
had not raised his hat-brim, and none of
us had seen his face, but we all felt, from
his general air and manner, that Daniel
Sturdivant had at last met his match. It
did not take long to show us that the
stranger was an unusually good player.
For an hour or more the playing went on
in silence. The stakes were high, and
the contest marked with rareskill. Stur
divant exerted himself as he had never
done before, but in spite of all his efforts
he lost steadily. By the expiration of
he time indicated above, he had lost over
two thousand dollars. I noticed the flush
upon his face deepen, and a strange light
come into his eyes. At last, with an ex
clamation of triumph, he drew toward hint
the heap of notes.
" That was well done," said the stranger.
" You are an expert in cheating. But go
on; 1 call be'at yea whether - yot play
openly or dishonestly."
Sturdivant said nothing, but dealt the
cards again. The hand was played, and
Sturdivant was about to seize the stakes
again, when the stranger laid down a card
and checked him.
The gambler uttered a sharp cry and
sat motionless, with his eye fixed on the
card, a worn and faded ace of hearts, with
a dark stain across the face. Sturdivant's
fitee worked convulsively as he gazed at
it, and the spectators gathered more close
ly around the two,wondering at the strange
scene.
In God's narne, who are you ?" asked
Sturdivant, with his eyes still fixed on the
card.
Look at me," said the stranger, quiet
As. if powerless to resist, Sturdivant
raised his eyes to the , speaker.
The stranger raised his hat and sat look
ing at the trembling man, with eyes which
blazed with fury. Sturdivant uttered a
groan and sank back in his chair, with
his face white and rigid. The stranger
with one sweep gathered up the money
front the table and thrust it in his bosom.
"The ace of hearts is an unlucky card
for you. Daniel Sturdivant," he said coolly;
"you played it once when you thought it
to your advantage. Now, God help you,
for that play is returned."
As he spoke he raised a pistol which
we had rot seen, and before we could stop
him, aimed deliberately at the trembling
man, and fired. The gambler fell heavily
upon the table a corpse, and the bright
blood streamed over it, hiding the fatal
card from sight.
Gentlemec," said the stranger, rising
to his feet as we stood paralyzed with
horror at the dreadful scene, °• that man
ruined my wife, and tried to murder me.
I have been hunting for him for ten
years.• ,
He walked slowly by us down the stair.
way to the lower deck. Just as the
steamer touched at the landing, hespraug
ashore and vanished in the dark woods.
I never learned the history of the
mysterious affair, for the dead gambler
was beyond all human questioning; and
I never saw the stranger again ; but I
shall never forget the impression it made
neon me at the time.
SHAM. PRACTICE.—We have heard of
a sharp trick of a couple of Northern men
in this county. It appears that Northern
man No. 1 went to a respectable farmer
and bargained for his farm,finally promis-
Mg to pay $B,OOO for it. Shortly after
Northern man :No. 2 came along and offer
ed $12,000 for the same property. The
farmer, unsuspecting the ruse, went to
Northern man No. 1 to get released from
the $B,OOO sale, which he finally accom
plished by paying 52,000 as retract money.
Upon looking for the $12,000 it bad fled.
There is no doubt but that both were
playing into each other's hands, and
divided the $2.000 between them. Tolera
bly sharp practice. that.— ll'inehcster
(Vu.) News.
THE SICK Roux.—Avoid as nitt,:ali as
possible, whispering in a sick room. In
many instances the patients senses are
acutely sensitive. and he will hear every
word you utter; but when this is not the
case, he seldom avoids perceiving all
mysterious signs between those around
him, and they are sure to irritate and
alarm him. Let your manner to the
invalid be kind, frank and cheerful; and
whatever private communication you may
have to make to your fellow nurses, make
it when you have left the sick room.
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•' A friend in Need."
The' New York Sun has an editorial
giving some good advice to parents—to
give their boys a good trade. That is the
best " friend in need " the editor kuows
of as life wears on, and he adds:
Every day (we are told) there are in
stances of men slipping from high rounds
to the lowest one in the ladder of wealth.
Business men find themselves engulfed in
the sea of financial embarrassment, from
which they emerge with nothing but their
personal resources to depend upon for a
living. Clerks, salesmen and others find
themselves thrown out of employment,
with no prospect of speedily obtaining
places which they are competent to fill,
and with no other means of gaiuin& a
livelihood. How many men are there in
this city to-day, some of whom have fam
ilies dependent upon them tbr support,
who bewail the mistake they made in not
learning useful trades in their younger
days ? There are hundreds of them.
There arc men here who have seen better
days, men of. education and business abil
ity, who envy the mechanic who has a
sure support for himself and family in his
handicraft. Parents make e great mis
take when they impose upon the brain of
their boy the task of supporting hipm
without preparing his hands for emir-
gencics
No matter how favorable a boy's cir
cumstances may be. he should enter the
battle of life as every prudent general en
ters the battle of armies—with a reliable
reserve to fall back upon in case of dis
aster. Every man is liable to be reduced
to the lowest pecuniary point, at some
stage of life, and it is hardly necessary to
refer to the large proportion of men who
reach that point. No man is poor who is
the master of a trade. It is a kind of
capital that defies the storm of financial
reverse, and that clings to a man when all
else has been swept away. It consoles
him in the hour of adversity, with the
assurance that, let whatever may befall
him, he need have no fear for the support
of himself and his family. - Unfortunately
a silly notion, the offspring. of a sham
ar
istocracy, has of late years led many pa
rents to regard a trade as something dis
reputable, with which their children
should not be tainted. Labor disreputa
ble! What would the world be without
it? It is the very power that moves the
world. A power higher than the throne
of aristocracy has ennobled labor, and he
who would disparage it must set himself
above the Divine principle. " In the sweat
of' thy face shalt thou cat bread." A '
trade is a " friend in need ;" it is depen
dence and' wealth—a rich legacy which
the poorest father may give his son, and
which the richest should regard as mme
valuable than gold
[Written for the "Spy."]
Taking - , a Paper.
There are many families who claitu they
are " too poor to take a paper ;" but did
any one ever hear of a family too poor to
keep one or more good-for-nothing, snar
ling, yelping dogs, vrbJse keeping, every
year, costs more than enough to pay Ihr
several good ihmily newspapers, that
.ivould,be a source of intelligence, comfort
and profit Fo the household?
r But many give the excuse that dogs are
heathy Air the children.
Give the children plain food, and plenty
of out-door air and exercise ; and they will
get along without the aid of dogs, and
receive ten-told more pleasure and profit
in the rearing, and care of poultry, and
in the culture of flowers to beautify their
homes, if only instructed how to do it. '
A good tind noble dog is good in his
place, andwhere there is use for him;
but there are legions of worthless, yelp
ing curs, that infest every village and
neighborhood, and are a public nuisance.
Dogs should not be permitted to shut out
the light of knowledge front the poor
man's home, where there is a wife and
children, whose minds starve and run to
waste, for the want of it.
The weekly visits of one or more good
family papers, of "Tin: COLUMBIA SPY"
calibre, add greatly to the intelligence and
refinement of a family whose means are
limited to purchase many books.
Children soon learn to love to read
newspapers, if encouraged in it; and it
gives an honest pride to the child. as well
as the parent, to have them able to read
and tell the many good things the paper
contains, when the tired father comes iu
from his work, before he has had time to
read it. It cheers and lightens the
mother's heart to have her little boy or
girl read to her while she busily plies the
needle. making or mending garments, or
doing other work for the treasure of her
home and heart. ANNA LINDEN.
Cool Husband.
There is one sensiblemarried man in this
State. He is a soldier, and was reported
to have been killed, but was only a pris
oner•. He returned home to find that his
wife had tut ned over a new leaf in the
marriage service, and that another man
occupied his seat in the chimney corner.
Did he go to work slaughtering the false
wife and new husband Net much. lie
walked in, and said
•‘ Well, old gal. how is things '•'
Putty good, 13i11,4, said the double
married woman, not taken aback greatly.
" Which do you prefer, the old or the
new love ?"
She hesitated for an instant. and then
said :
" I don't like to hurt your feelings, but
—but—"
•• Oh, spit it right out. Don't mind
my feelings nor the other chap's. I won't
be angry if you come down a little rough
on my vanity. Count on me being ami
able. I won't cut up rusty if you should
go back on me!'
" I'm glad you're so thoughtful, Bill
and I acknowledge that I do like my pres
ent husband best; but if anything should
happen to him, I know nobody else I
would so soon join fortunes with again as
you."
That's the way to talk. now bid
you good-bye, hoping that no accident
will happen to the other fellow, and that
he will live long to enjoy your delightful
society. food day."
And the careless husband traveled off,
with his knapsack - on his back, whistling
in cherry, clear tones, "The girl I left be
bind me."
"Both Legs Shot Otr."
During the war, a lady passing from
cot to cut, through the wards of a hospital,
distributing tracts, was shucked to bear a
soldier laughing at her. She stopped to
reprove the wretched fellow. " Why,
look here, ma'am," says be, you have
given me a tract on the sin of dancing,
when I've both legs shot off."
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AGRICULTURE is the most useful and most noble
employment of man.—WesniNoTon.
ConmuNicATloltsSelections, Recipes and ar
ticles of Interest and value, are solicited for this
department of the paper. We desire to supply
the pubilewith the best practical information in
reference to the farm, garcien,and household.
A Profitable Wife.
I have been married twenty-two years.
The first four years before I was married,
I began farming with 250 acres, in the
Blue Grass region, Ky. I handled c.aftle,
hogs, sheep and horses—principally the
two first named—and lived, I thought,
tolerably economically; spent none of my
money for tobacco in any way; never
betting a cent or dissipating in any way;
and yet at the end of the four years I had
made little or no clear money. I then
married a young lady eighteen years of
age—who had never done any house work
or work of any kind, except make a por
tion of her own clothing. She had never
made a shirt, drawers, pants, waiscoat. or
even sewed a stitch on a coat, and yet
before we had been married a year she
made for me every one of the articles of
clothing named, and knit numbers of
pairs of socks for me; yes, and. mended
divers articles for me, not excepting an
old hat or two. She hill alsc made
butter, sold eggs, chi ekens,and other fowls,
and vegetables to the amount of nearly
$6OO in cash, at the end of every year,
whereas, during the four years that I was
single, I had never sold five cents' worth,
besides making me purely happy and
contented with and at my home. And so
far as to making of money, we have had
money clear of expenses every year since
we have been married, in everything
that we have undertaken on the - farm,
and she has made from $350 to $5OO
every year except one, during the time.
I selling butter, eggs, and marketing of
different kinds. My yearly expenses for
fine clothing, etc., before I was married,
I were more than my yearly expenses
were after I was married, combined
with the expenses of my wife and
children, and our farm has increased
from 350 to 650 acres; and I believe that
if I had not married, it would never have
increased but little, if any ; and I have
never been absent from home six nights,
when my wife was at our home, since we
were ma rried, and her cbeeks kiss as
sweetly to me as they did the morning
after I was married.—Cor. Country Gen
tleman.
130YS ON THE FALL:V.—MO time was
when boys were considered of but trifling
account upon the farm. They answered to
run errands and to do the light '• chores"
about the house and barn. To keep them
out of mischief when not attending school
they possibly did some service astride the.
horse to mark out corn ground, and culti
vate the corn and potatoes. But if am
bitious to join the men in the field, or
elsewhere, they were equipped . with the
most worthless cast aside tools, such as
rusty hoes, worn out scythes, old-fasLion
ecl forks, used up shovels, dull axes, bat
tered hammers, mailed saws, and so on
through the whole catalogue of farm im
plements. They grew weary using them
and le' would accoru fi -
ing only the same amount of labor. It
would not be strange if such treatment
first planted dissatisfaction in the heart of
many a farmer's boy, which finally ripen
ed into utter disgust, the seeking of em
ployment behind the counter of the vil
lage store, or, perhaps, in something less
honorable, which in the end resulted in
iniquity and ruin.
We have faith in the farm boys of this
day and generation. The nation owes
them its sincere gratitude. They are de
serving of all the benefits that shall result
to them from the new Industrial Schools
that are about being established. Their
early life is a preparatory school that will
teach them to appreciate the benefits and
blessings that the agricultural colleges are
intended to dispense. Honor, encourage
and care for the boys of farm agriculture.
BREAD AND B UTTER.-T he Berks Coun
ty Agricultural Fair has just closed. One
of the committee, on closing its report,
thus spreads the eagle and bread and but
ter:
The girl engaged in moulding bread
Shall make some sweetheart flutter,
With hope to get that dairy maid
To make his bread and butter.
She may not play the game croquet,
Or French or German stutter,
If 'well she knows the curd from whey,
And makes sweet bread and butter.
In meal or cream she's elbow deep,
And cannot stop to putter;
But says if he will sow and reap,
She'll maize hls bread and butter.
The dairy maid, the farmer's wife
Shall be the toast we utter;
Alone, man lend , a crusty life,
Without good bread anti butter.
GOOD H.a.ms.—After hams have been
smoked, take them down, and thoroughly
rub the flesh part with molasses, then im
mediately apply ground or powdered pep
per, by sprinkling on as much as will
stick to the molasses, when they must be
hung up again to dry. Hams treated in
this manner, will keep perfectly sweet for
two or three years. This must be done
before the fly deposits its eggs, for after
that is dune, nothing will stop their rav
ages. Tho above has been practiced in
our section for twenty years. No soaking
is necessary. One pint of molasses and
one and a half or two pounds of black
pepper are sufficient for any ordinary fam
ily. Try this plan, if you want good
sweet hams. .
CRANBERRY WINE, taken internally
and applied externally, is announced as a
cure for scrofula. To make the wine,
take the ripe berries, mash them in a mor
tar to a fine pulp, put into a stone jar, add
one quart of water to two quarts of ber
ries, stir it well, set away and let it stand
a week; then strain it through cotton,
and you have a beautiful wine, which,
with a little sugar, makes a wholesome
drink, at once cooling and palateable. It
does not ferment.
To DYE BLACK.—Dissolve 1 pound
extract of logwood in 5 gallons of water,
boiling it for a few minutes in an iron
pot, add a tablespoonful of copperas, one
oz. of vitrol in 5 gallons soft water, put
ting the articles to be colored first in the
vitrol, then boil them two hours in the
logwood, stirring them often ; then dip
them in a strong lather of homemade soap
suds, to set the color. Sweet skimmed
milk is very good.
FRENCII APPLE Punnisa.—Bake some
apples with sugar till they become a mar
malade; put them into a pie dish already
lined with puff paste; make a custard with
half a pint of milk and two eggs, flavored
with,butter and sweet almonde; pour it
on tblapples, and bake in a slow oven.