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READING, Pa.
August 10,1561-1 Q
JUST RECEIVED,
2000 FLOWER POTS, AT THE OLD JAIL
BALTIMORE LOCK HOSPITAL
W'ESTABLISRED AS A REFUGE FROM QUACKERY
The Only Place Where a Cure Can be
Obtained.
DR. JOHNSTON HAS DISCOVERED THE
inofit. Certain, Speedy and only Effectual Remedy in
the World for all Private Diseases, Weakness of the Beek
or Limbs, Strictures, Affection. of the Kidneys and Blad
der, Involuntary Discharges, Impotency, General Debili
ty, Nervousness, Dyspepsia. Languor, Low Spirits, Confm
Mon Of Ideas, Painitation of the Heart, 'timidity, Trembling,
Dininees of Sight or Giddiness, Disease of the Head,
Throat, Nona or Ohio, Affoollono of the Liam. Lunge,
Stomach or Bowels—those Terrible 'Disorders arising from
the Solitary Habits of Yonth—those soca= and milieu
practices more fatal to their victim. than the googol Syreno
to the Mariners of Ulysses, blighting their most brilliant
is:Timor anticipations. readering marriage, Ac., impossible.
YOUNG MEN
BMWslly. who have become the victims of Solitary Tice,
that dreadful and deetructiva habit which annually swespa
to an nolitnely grave thousands of Young Men of the most
exalted talents and brilliant intellect, who might other
wire have entranced listenfu,g Senate., with the thunders
eloquenos or waked to eCeteey . the Mies lyre, may call
Will fall enartdortee.
Harried Perrone, or Young Wen contemplating marriage,
being aware of physical weakness, organic debility, defor.
tattles, sc., speedily cured.
He who placer hinmelf ender the care of Dr. 3. may in
111/tonal] confide In Lie boner 8.11 It gentleman, and confi
dently rely nada hie skill as IL
ORGANIC IVRAILVIESO
Immediately Cured, and Poll Vigor Restored.
Thin Distressing Affection—which renders Life miserable
and marriage impossible—is the penalty paid by the vic
tims of improper indulgences. Young persons are too apt
to commit excesses from not being aware of the dreadful
consequences that may ensue. New, who that understands
the milijeet will pretend to deny that the power of procrea
tion is lost sooner by those falling into improper habits
than by the prudent ? Besides being deprived the pleas
ore of healthy offspring, the most serious and destructive
symptoms to both body and mind arise. The system be
comes Deranged, the Pliyeical and Mental Functidna
Weakened, Loss of Procreative Power, Nervous Irritabili
ity, Dyspepsia, Palpitation of the Heart. Indigestion, Con
stitutional babliky, a Wording of the Frame, Cough. Con.
somptiou, Decay end Death.
Office. No. 7 South Trederiok Street,
Left hand side going from Baltimore street, a few doom
from the corner. Fall not to observe name and number.
Letters must be paid and contain a stamp. The Doctor's
Diplomas Bang in his office.
A CIIAZI IIiTAILZANTEP IN
TWO DAYS.
R. Mercury or 24 - nuseouß Drugs.
DR. 1703111S'SON.
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, London, Gradu
ate from one of the most eminent Colleges Su the United
States. and the greater part of whose life has been spent in
the hospitals of London, Paris, Philadelphia and else
where, has effected some of the most astonishing cwirOft that
were ever known; many troubled with ringing in the head
and ears when asleep, great nervousness, being alarmed at
sudden sounds, bashfulness, with frequent bluebing, at
tended sometimes with derangement of mind, were cared
immediately.
TAME DAILITOITLAIL NOTICE.
Dr..l. addresses all those who have Injured themselves
by improper indulgence and solitary habits which ruin
both body and mind, unfitting them for 01010 e business,
study, society or marriage.
TIME are mime of the sad and melancholy effects produc
ed by early habits of youth, viz: Weakness of the Back and
Limb., Pains in the Bead, Dimness of Sight, Loss of Moe
color Power, Palpitswion of the Heart, Dyspepsy, Nervous
Derangement of the DigesUve Functioue, Gen
eral Debility, Symptom. of Doneumpilmi,
IdEATALLY.—The fearful effects on the mind are much to
be dreaded—Loco of Memory, Confusion of Ideas, Depres-
MOD of Spirits, Evil Forebodings Aversion to Society,Self
, Distrust, Love of Solitude, Timidity, lac., are some of the
evils produced.
Taouseme of persona of all ages can now judge what to
the cause Of their &alining health, toeing their vigor, be
coming weak, pale, nervous and emaciated, having a an
gular appearance about the eyes, cough and symptoms of
consumption.
YOUNG SIEBN
Who have injured themselves by a certain practice indul
ged in when alone, a habit frequently learned from evil
companions. or at school. the effects - of which are nightly
felt, even when asleep, and If not cured renders marriage
itnposeible. and dectroye both mind and body. shoUld ap•
ply immediately.
What a pity that a young man, the hope of hie country.
the darling of bin parents, should be snatched from all
prospects and enjoyments of life, by the consequence of
deviating from the path of nature and indulging in a cer
tain secret habit. Bach persona Amer, before contemplat
ing
111CALBILLILEFEI,
reflect that a sound mind and body see the moat necessary
requisites to promote connubial happiness. Indeed, with
out these the journey through Ills becomes a weary pil
grimage; the: prospect booth darkens to the view ;Abe
mind becomes shadowed with despair and filled with the
melancholy reflection that the happiness of another be
comes blighted with our own.
11111211.A.5E OF znars.tronrcra.
When the misguided and imprudent votary of pleasure
Ands that he has imbibed the seeds of this painful disease,
it too often happens that an ill-timed sense of shame, or
dread of discovery, detershim from applying to those who,
from education and respectability, can alone befriend him,
delaying till theconotinitional symptoms of this horrid die
tetra make their appearance, sneh as ulcerated sore throat,
diseased nose, nocturnal pains in the head and limbs, dim
new of sight, deafness, nodes on sue shin-bones and arms,
blotches on the bead, face and extremities, progressing
with frightful rapidity, till at last the palate of the month
or the bones of the nose fall in, and the victim of this aw
ful disease becomes a horrid object of commiseration, till
death puts a period to his dreadful sufferings, by sending
him to that Undiscovered Coiretry from whence no tray.
slier returns."
It Is a melancholy fact that thousands fall victims to
this terrible disease, owing to the unokillfalneos of ignor
ant preteedere, who, by the moo of that Deadly Poison.
Mercury, ruin the constltntlon and make the residue of
life miserable.
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STRANGERS
Tung not your Dyes, or health, to the care of many Un
learned and worthlees'Pretenders, destitute of knowledge,
name or character, who copy Dr. Johnston'• advertise
ments, or style themselves, in the newspapere, regularly
Educated Physician•, incapable of Curing, they keep you
trifling mouth after month taking heir filthy and poison
ous nen t ipsniq, or as long as the mnalled fee can be ob.
varied, and in despair, leave yea with rained health to
Nigh over your own galling disappointment.
Dr. Johnston is the only Physician advertising.
His credentials Or diplomas always bang in his office.
Hie remedies or treatment are unknown to all others,
prepared from a life spent in the great hospitale of Europe,
the fleet in the country and a more extensive Private Frac-
MC than any oilier Physician in the world.
INDORSZIZIOMPIT or T 3321
PRESS.
The many thousands cured at this institution year after
year, and the numerous important Surgical Operations
performed by Dr. Johnston, witnessed by the rerwrtens of
the "Sun," "Clipper," and many other papers, notices of
w hi c h have appeared ;gain and Again before the public,
besides his standing an a gentleman of character and re
sponsibility, is a Befficient guarantee to the afflicted.
Skin Diseases Speedily Oared.
• •
Igr No letters received nuleas post-paid and containing
be need on the reply. .Persons writing should
state ag e ,and send portion of advertisement describing
symptoms.
301)I Nouirwronr, INL. D.,
Of shs Baltimore Lock Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland,
may 10-1,1
• TARRANT'S EFFERVESCENT
SELTZER ,APERIENT.
THIS VALUABLE AND POPULAR MEDI.
slue bas anlyoroslir received the most favorable re
CAMMendatiOns Mute DIADMAst Purorrastorr and ihoPtiorre,
as the most Emmett? and iseassans
SALINE APERIENT.
It may be used with the best effect to
Bilious and Febrile Disease., Costiveness, Sick Headache,
Noumea, Loss Or Appetite, indigestion, Acidity of the
Stomunii. Torpidity of the Liver. Goat. Bheametle
Affection., Gravel, Piles, and all complaints
WHERE A GENTLE AND COOLING APERI
ENT OR PURGATIVE IS REQUIRED.
His particularly adapted to the wants of Travellers by
Sea and Land, Re!Wants of Hot Climates, Persons of Sed
wary Habits, Invalids and Convalescents; Captains of
ye t o t ols end Malaya WM End it I Valuable addition to
their Medicine Wiest.
It is in the form of a powder, carefully pn up in bottles,
to keep in any climate, and merely requires water
poured upon It to produce a delightful effervescent
beverage.
Numerous testimonials from professional and other gen.
fleeter, of the blank Standing throgglopt the Piantry,
audits steadily increasing popularity for a series of yenta,
stabgly guarantee its efficacy and valuable character, and
commend it to the favorable notice of an intelligent public.
Manufactured by TARItaNT & CO.,
No. 978 Greenwich Street, Corner of Warren Street,
New-York.
AND FOR RALF, BY DRUGGISTS GENERALLY.
Decomirer i&,2-amos
NATIONAL HOTEL,
OATS WRITE SWAN.)
Race Street, above Third, Philadelphia.
THIS ESTABLISHMENT OFFERS GREAT
inducements, not only on account of reduced rules of
board, bat how lie control location to the avenues of ;redo,
es well se the conveniences afforded by the several
Passenger Railways running past and coutignons to it, by
which guests can pass to and from the Hotel, should they
be preferred to the regular Omnibus connected with the
Home. lam determined to devote my whole attention to
the comfort and convenience of my peseta.
An-nut, el EIE pest/Mb
D C. mown., Proprietor,
Formerly from Hagle Hotel, Lebanon, Pa.
T. T. Runans,Clork. (march 16—tf •
ZZGITEIMI
G oaxers: (mum.)
(ARIANS CAN CONSTANTLY BE HAD AT
LAllin 9 BREWERY, earner of Third and Chestnut
streets. F. LAUER.
December 7, 11861-tf
IRRESH PEACHES AND TOMATOES, AT
Peocome,
ja ieb 7J 40 South. Flak Streit
21iC8881ACI1I.
SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 21, 1863.
000
CONSTITUTION- WATER.
TB GILZIALT 313331LEDY
FOR TIIE
CCOMiTgirrNan:T e rI 4 O)INT
AND THE
ONLY KNOWN REMEDY
El I. I
M 7 r ' MTM
AND DISEASES OF TEE
KIDNEYS AND BLADDER.
nose Dangerous and Trout/Wynne Maned, API , have
thug jar Regaled the beet directed Treatment, can be
Completely Canty° lted by the RE MED inoloWore uel
THE CURATIVE
properties of the medicine direct themselves to the organs of
IMIC re lion, and by no altering the condition of the stromeeh
and near that the duchy prittclplv cr the food la not con
verted into sugar no long as tha syeteui Is under the In
litigant) of the
CONSTITUTION WATER,
. .
which gives those organs Uwe to recover their bealtby tone
and vigor. We are able to elate that the Constitution, Wa•
ter has cared every case of Diabetes la which it bee been
given.
STONE IR TATE BLADDER, CALCULUS, GRAVEL,
BRIO% BITS?' DEPOSITS. AND MUCOUS OS
MILKY DISCHARGES AFTER
. -
Di. 311.136 occurring from one and the same cenee will be
entirely cared by the Constitution Water, if taken for any
length of time. The dote should vary with the severity of
the diseaee, from twenty drops to a teaspoonful three times
a day, in water. Daring the passage of the Calculus, the
pain and urgent syroplorim eheitM be eombeted with the
proper remedies, then followed up with the Coustitutton
Water, as above directed.
DYSMENORRIMEA, OR PAINFUL MENSTRUATION,
AND IN MENORRHAGIA OR PROFUSE
FLOWING,
•
Roth diseases arising from a faulty secretion of the men
strual fluld—in the one case being too little, and MOM-
Fouled by severs pals and the other a too prcfcAs fidad
tint', which will be speedily mired by the Constitution
Water.
The disease known as FALLING OF THE WOMB, which
la the relaxation of the ligament* of that organ, and is
known by a sense of beavinew and dragging pains In the
back and aides, and at times accompanied by sharp Isola
sting or sheeting pains through the parse, will, in all ca
ses, be removed by i be medielbA.. .
There to another class of symptoms arising from IRRI
TATION OF THE WOMB, which physicians call Nervous
nese. which word covers up muck ignorance, and in nine
eases ont of ten the doctor does not really know whether
the symptoms ere the disease, or the disease the symptoms.
We eau only enumerate them bare. I speak more portico-
larly of Cold Feet, Palpitation of the Heart, Impaired
Memory, WHIR flaAtion of Heat, Languor, Lassi
tude, and Dinneen of Vision.
SUPPRESSED MENSTRuATION,
Which In the unmarried female le ► sundaes recurring
disease, and through neglect the eeeds of more grave and
dangerous maladies are the remit; and as month after
month passes without an effort being made to assist nature,
the suppression becomes chronic, the patient gradually
Wilda her appetite, the bowels are constipated, night
eweata come on, and eonautiption finally ends her career.
LRUOORRHCEA OR WHITES.
Thin disease depeada upon an inflammation of masons
lining of the vagina and womb. It id in all cases accom
panied by severe pain in the hack, across the bowels and
through the hip._ A teaspoonful of the medicine may be
taken three ilium a day, with ite Injection of a tablespoon
fill of the medicine, mixed with a halbpint of soft water
morning and evening.
IRRITATION OF THE. NECK OF THE BLADDER,
INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS, AND
CATARRH OF THE BLADDER, TR AN
(JURY AND BURNING OR PAJN
FUL URINATING.
. . .
For these diseases it Is truly a sovereign remedy, and too
roach cannot he said in its praise. A single dose has been
known to relieve the most urgent symptoms.
Are you troubled with that distressing pain in the small
of the bark and through the hips? A teaspoonful a day of
COnatitatton Water will relieve you like magic.
FOR DYSPEPSIA,
It bag no equal in relieving the most distressing eymp
toms. Headache, heartburn, Acid Stomach. Vomit.
lug Food, Ac. Take a teaspoonful after dinner. Wile done
in all cams may be increased if desired, but should be
done gradually.
M=
Have long sines given up the use of buchn, catmint and
janiper in the treatment of these diseases, aad only use
theta for want of a better remedy.
cofffirrrutlaY vrA TER
Ras proved Itself equal to the task that has devolved
upon it.
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Irritate and drench the kidneys, and by constant nee soon
lead to chronic degeneration and confirmed disease.
MAD. READ. RDAD.
DAN MIA ra. , J1.0 WI
Dr. W. H. flacon—Dear Sir In February, 1561, I
wee afflicted with the sugar diabetes, and for live months
I pawed more than two gallons of water Is twenty-four
bolus. I was obliged to get up as often an ten or twelve
times during the night, and is five mouths I lost about fifty
pounds In weight. During the month of July, IRO, I pro
cured two bend. of Carnetitution Water, and in two days
after using it I experienced relief, and after inking Iwo
Aet
tles L was entirely cared, soon after regaining my maid
good health. . 'Yount truly.
J. V. L. DE WITT.
BOSTON CORNISH; N. Y., Dec. 27, 1861.
Wu. H BRIM & CO.:
Cents freely give you liberty to make use of the
following Certificate of the value of ConerrrtrideWslont,
which I can recommend in the hightail manner.
My wife, who was attacked with pain in the shotidere,
whole length of the hack, and in her limbs, with Palpita
tion of the Heart, attended with Falling of the Womb,
.Dgemenorrhaa, and Irritation of the Bladder. I railed a
physician, who attended her about three mouths, when be
left nor worse than he found her. I tben etcpLos ed. one of
the beet physician. 'could find, who attended her for about
nine mouths, and while the was suffer Die care site did not
suffer quite an mach pain; be dually gave her up end
said : her cane was incurable." For, said he, "she lots
such a combination of complainte. that medicine given
for one uperatce against cease other of her difficulliat."
About this time, she commenced the me of Constitution
Water, and to our utter astonishment, almost the first dose
seemed in bare the desired effect, and she kept on Improv.
log rapidly under Ito treatment, and now ouperinteedo en
tirely her domestic affairs. She has not taken any of the
Constitution Water for about four weeks, and we are happy
to say it has produced a permanent care.
WM M. VAN BENS: MOM.
MILFORD, CONN, Nov. 19, 1861
Dr. WII. H. OREOG:
Deur Sir have /or several years, been afflicted with
that troublesome and dangerous disease—Grassi—which
resisted alt remedies and doctors, until I took Constitution
Water, and you may be assured that I was exceedingly
pleased with the remit. It has entirely cured me, and yon
may make any use of my name you may me tit in regard
to the medicine, se I have entire confidence in its efficacy.
Yonrs Scaly, POND srsosa.
=DM ARE FACTSENOI7GEL
There lino claw of Mamma that produce ouch calf Lust
ing effects upon the human constitution as Diabetes and
Diseases of the Kidney., Bladder and Urinary Passages,
and through false modesty they are neglected until they
are eo advanced as to be beyond the control of ordinary
remedies, and we present the
ppronvrurroN WATER
To 01411011 e With the ginitiOes that it Las no eine in
relieving the class of diseases for which it bee been found
so eminently successful In curing; and we trust that we
shall be rewarded for our efforts in placing en valuable a
remedy in a form to meet the regnirements of patient and
physician.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS, PRICE $l.
WM. H. ORROD & 00., Proprietors.
Morgan & Allen, Cleueral Agents, No. 48 Cliff Street,
New-York. [Nov. as, 1882-Iy.
COAL, WOOD, SALT,
- IE-411[11/1111C111EC ear. ap
SAMUEL BOONE,
(FORMERLY)
John 'Kissinger, 3r.,
Coma. of Penn and 11 - one Street.% Reading,
T 3 AS CONSTANTLY O 1 NAND, An SELLS
II at reamnable prices,.all kinds of Broken, Egg and
Stove Coal; Bat, Chestnut and Bituminous Coal, Salt, Lime
and Sand.
sar Persons in want of anythimPL my line, Will find It
to their advantage to give me a call before purchasing else
where. I deliver free or extra charge to any pert of the
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•
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T 13. RIXSTINE RESPECTFULLY INFORMS
tfjP • hle friends and the public, that he has opened a new
Store on Penn street, No. 83, next door to .1. B. Ritter's
Cabinetmaker Store ' where he invites the Alaimo,' of Reath
log and vicinity, to Lie splendid stock of
REALDY•IIIL43.DZI CLOTEILIVIG,
consttiog of OVERCOATS, FROCK COATS, PANTS
and VESTS, of various colors end qualities, got np under
his owe supervision. fin is oleo supplied with a good
eon of
Cloths, Cassimeres and Vesting%
which will be made to order in the neatest and most Fash
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able experience in this branch of business, he feels cond.
dent of gi vine general satisfaction. He has also on hand a
good nooortmeot or Gentlemai t e r i b • h n i r r ri v ip , hi p n ra g
w Oogs, c s o ur i h ar t;
White Mitts. Overshirts,
Cravats of different styles and colors, Stockings and Gloves,
and each moods se are found in a Store of this kind.
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N. B goods made in tide establishment shall give
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LIST OF COLORS;
Black,
Dark Brown,
Snuff Brown,
Light Brown,
Dark . Blue,
1:01 Rite,
Durk Green,
Light Green,
Pink,
Purple, .enelt Blue.
Slate, ,jal Purple,
Orimeon, iolet.
FAMILY DYE COLORS,
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A Saving of SO per cent
These Dyes are mixed in the form of powders concen
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January 3,1863-3 mo
PHILADELPHIA SHIRT
AND
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1000 do. WHITE HMIS . SHIRTS from
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1000 do. . DENIM OVERALLS.
10,000 Pairs COI‘TONADE PANTALOONS. .
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For Sale by
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Jan 17-3rno] PtiILADELPIIIA, Pe
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for HOTELS, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, &C.
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"Ralf conic oat of their holes to die." .
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CHESEBROUGH & PEAISON
General Commission nterahante.
AND DEALERS IN
FISH, CHEESE & PROVISIONS,
No. 5 North Water Sired, 8 doors above Rorke!
PIIILADELPHIA,
arUAVE constantly on hand a large assorteent.
of FISH, CHEESE, HAMS, SHOULDERS, &c., dc.,
they will Ball at the lowest market prime.
Air AU ordere promptly attended Lc Lfeb 6,1868-tf
ON THE MARCH.
A aoldier lay on the frozen ground,
With only a blanket tightened around
Hie weary and wasted frame ;
Down at his feet the fitful light
Of fading coals, in the freezing night,
Yell as a mockery on the eight,
A heartless, purple flame.
All day long with hie heavy load,
Weal) , and sore, on the mountain road,
And over the desolate plain ;
All day long through the crusted mud,
Over the snow and through the flood,
Marking his way with a track of blood,
He followed the winding train.
Nothing to eat at the bi VOMLO,
But a frozen eruct it, his haversack,
The folio( a comrade's atom..
A cruet that, after a longer fast,
Rome pampered apatite] might have passed,
Knowing that morsel to be the last
That lay at his master's door.
No other sound on hie alumtor Toll,
Than the lonesome tread of the sentinel,
That equal, measured pace,
And the wind that came froM the cracking pine,
And the dying oak and the swinging Mee,
In many a weary, weary line,
To the soidier•s hollow face.
Bat the soldierelept, and the dream were bright,
With the rosy glow of hie bridal night,
And the angel on his breast;
For be passed away from the wintry gloom,
To the pleasant light of a cheerful room,
Where a eat eat purring upon the loom,
And hie weary heart was blest.
Hie children came—two blue-eyed girls,
With laughing lips and sunny Mill.
And cheeks of ruddy glow—
And the mother pale, but lovely now,
As when upon her virgin brow
Be proudly sealed his early vow,
In the summer, long ago.
Ent the reveille wild, in the morning gray,
Startled the beautiful vision away,
Like a frightened bird of the night;
And it seemed to the soldier's misty brain
But the shrill tattoo that sounded again,
And he turned with a dull, uneasy pain,
To the eamp•Are'a dying light.
OM
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HOW A FRIEND WAS KILLED.
There is among the remembrances of my life
as a railroad man, one of such sadness, that I
never think of it without a sigh. Every man,
unless he is Bo mercies that he cannot keep a
dog, has hie particular friends ; those in whom
he confides, and to whom he is always cheerful,
whose society he delights in, and the possibility
of whose death he will never allow himself to
admit.
Such a friend had I in George H—. We
were inseparable—both of us unmarried; we
would always manage to board together, and on
all possible occasions to be together. Did
George's engine lay up for the Sunday at one
end of the road and mine at the other, one df us
was sure to go over the road "extra," in order
that we might be together.
George and I differed in many respects, but
more especially in this, that whereas I was one
of the "fast" school of ruauers, who are never
so cohtented with running as when mounted .
a fast engine, with an express train, and behind
time ; George preferred a slow train, where, as
he said, his occupation was "killing Lime," not
"making" it. So, while I had the "Baltic," a
fast engine, with drivers six feet and half In
diameter, and usually ran express trains, George
had the Essex," a freight engine, with four
feet drivers.
One Saturday night I took the last run North,
and was to "lay over" with my engine for the
Sunday at the Northern terminus of the road
until two o'clock, Monday, P. M. George had to
run the "night freight' down that night, and as
we wished particularly to be together the teat
day, I concluded to go "down the line" with
him. Starting time came, and otf we started. I
rode fora while in the "caboose," as the passen
ger ear attached to a freight train is ealle:d but
as the night was warm and balmy, the moon
shining brightly, tinging with silvery white the
great fleecy clouds that swept through the heav
ens like monstrous floating islands of snow drift-
log over the fathomless waters of the sea, I went
out and rode with George on the engine. The
night was, indeed, most beautiful; the moon
light shimmering across the river, which the
wind disturbed and broke into many ripples,
made it glow and shine like a sea of molten sil
ver. The trees beside the track waved and
beckoned their leafy tops, looking sombre and
weird, in the half darkness of the night. The
vessels we saw upon the river, gliding before the
freshening breeze, with their signal lights glim
mering dimly, and the occasional steamers, with
light streaming from every window, and the red
light of their fires casting an unearthly glare
upon the waters—these all combined to make
the settle spread before us, as we rushei shriek
ing and howling over the road, one of unexcelled
beauty. We both gazed at it, and said that, if
all scenes in the life of a railroad man were as
beautiful as this, we would wish no other life.
- But something ailed George's engine. Tier
pumps would not work. After tinkering with
them awhile, he asked the fireman if there was
plenty of water in .the tank; the fireman said
there was, but, to Illalto assurance doubly sure ? I
went and looked, and lo ! there was not a drop.
Before passing through the station George had
asked the fireman if there was plenty of water:
tie replied that there was ; so George had run
through the station, it not being a regular atop—
ping place for. the train, and here we were in a
fix. George thought be could run from where he
had stopped to the next water station ; so he cut
loose from the train and Carted, WO had stopped
on the outside of a long curve, to the other end
of which we could see; it was fully a half mile,
but the view was straight across the water—a
bay of the river sweeping in there, around which
the track went,
In about twenty minutes after George had left
we saw him coming around the furthest point of
the curve ; the brakeman at once took hie eta.
tion with his light at the end of the oars, to show
George precisely where the train stood. The
engine came swiftly toward us, and I soon saw
that he was getting so near that he could not
stop without a collision, unless he reversed his
engine at once ; so I snatched the lamp from out
the brakeman's hands and swung it wildly across
the track, but it was of no avail. Oa came the
engine, not slackening her speed the least. We
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saw somebody jump from the firemanis side, and
in the instant of time allowed us, we looked to
see George jump, but no! be stuck to his post,
and there came a shook as of a mountain falling.
The heavy freight engine running, as it was, at
as high a rate of speed as it could make, crashed
into the train ; thirteen cars were piled into a
mass of ruins, the like of which is seldom Been.
The tender was turned bottom side up, with the
engine lying atop of it, on its side. The escap
ing steam ehrieked and howled the water,
pouring in on the fire, crackled and hissed; the
stook (sheep and cattle) that were in the cars
bellowed and bleated in their agony, and it
seemed as if all the legions of hell were there
striving to make a pandemonium of that quiet
place by the river side.
As soon as we recovered from the shock and
got used to the din, which at first struck terror
to our hearts—and I think no sound can be more
terrible than the bellowing of a lot of cattle that
are crushed in a railroad smash up—we went to
work to see if George was alive, and to get him
out, dead or alive, We found him under the
tender, but one side of the tank lay across his
body, so that be could not move. We got rails
and lifted and pried, until we raised the lender
and got him out. We took one of the doors from
the wrecked cars, laid it beside the track, and
made a bed on it with our coats and the cushions
from the Caboose; for poor George said he
wanted the few moments left him of earth be
neath the open sky,eand with the cool breeze to
fan his cheek. Of course we dispatched a man
to the nearest station for aid, and to telegraph
from there for an engine; but it was late at
night, everybody was asleep, and it was more
than three hours before any one arrived, and all
that time George lingered, occasionally whisper
ing a word to me as I bent over him and moist
ened his lips.
Ile told me while lying the reason why he did
not stop sooner. Something had got loose on
the inside throttle gearing, and he could not shut
off steam, nor, owing to some complicity of evil,
could he reverse his engine. So on he had to
come pelt-melt, and both of them were killed;
for the fireman had jumped on some rocks, and
must have died instantly, MS he was most horri
bly mangled.
The night wind moaned through the wreck;
the dripping water yet hissed upon the still hot
iron of the engine; the waves of the river gur
gled and rippled among the rocks of the shore,
and an occasional bellow of agony wae•heard
from amidst the cattle oars, where all the rest of
the hands were at work releasing the poor crea
tures; but I sat there, iu sad and solemn silence,
waiting for him to die that had been as a brother
to-me. At last, just as we heard the whistle of
the approaching engine, and just as the rising
sun had begun to gild and bespangle the pur
pling east, George • opened his eyes, gave my
hand a faint grasp, and was no more. I stood
alone with the dead man I had loved so in life,
but from whom death had now separated me.
ARTEMUS WARD'S SERENADE,
Things in our town is workite The canal
boat "Lucy Ann" called in here the other day,
and reported all quiet on the Wabash. The " Lu
cy Ann" has adopted a new style of binnakle
light: in the shape of a red headed gal, who sits
up ovr the compass. It works well.
The artist I Spoke of in my larst has returned
to Philadelphy. Before he left I took his lily
white hand in mine. I suggested to him that if
he could induce the citizens of Philadelphy to
believe it would be a good idea to have white
winder shutters on their houses, and white door
guinea, he might make a fettle'. " It's a novel
ty," I added, " and may sterile '9131 at fast, but
they may conclood to adopt it."
As several of our public men are constantly
being surprised with serenades, conclooded I'd
be surprised in the same way, 80 I made arrange
ments aecordin'_ I asked the brass band how
much they'd take to take me entirely by surprise
with a serenade. They said they'd overwhelm
me with an unexpected honor for seven dollars,
which I excepted.
I wrote my impromptoo speech severil days
' beforehand, bein' careful to expunge all ingram
matticiems, and payin' particular attention to
the punktooation. It was, if I may say it with
out egotism, a manly effort, but Mare ! I never
delivered it, as the eekel will show. I paced up
and down the kitchen, speakin' my peace over
se as to be entirely perfeck. My bloomin' young
daughter, Sarah Ann, bothered me summit by
single' "Why do Summer Roses Fade?" •• Be
cause," said I, arter hearin' her sing it about
fourteen times, "became its their bizainess! Let
'em fade."
" Betsey," said I, pausin' in the middle of the
room, and letting my eagle eye wander from the
manuscript: "Betsey, on the night of this here
serenade, I desires you to appear at the winder
dressed in white, and wave a lily-white handker
cher. D'•ye hear ?"
"If I appear," @aid that remarkable female,
" I shall wave a lily-white bneket of ho
water, and somebody will be Resided. One bald
headed old fool will get his share."
Bhe refer'd to her husband—no doubt about
it in my mind. But for fear aim might etager—
e& me I said nothin'.
The expected night cum. At nine o'clock
precisely, there was sounds of footsteps in the
yard, and the band struck up a lively air, which,
when they did finish it, there was cries of "Ward
Ward 1" I slept out into the portico. A brief
glance showed me that the assemblage was sum
mit mixed. There was a great many ragged
boys, and there was quite a number of grown-up
persons, evidently under the influence of the in
toxicatin' bole. The band was also drunk. Dr.
Schwarey, who was holdin' up a post, seemed to
be partic'ly drunk—so much so that it had got
into his spectacles, which were staggerin' wildly
over his nose. But I was in for it, and I com
menced thus:—
"Feller-citizens: For this onexpected—
Leader of the band—" Will you give us our
money now, or wait till you get through ?"
To this painful, disgustin' interruption I paid
no attention.
"—for this onexpected honor I thank you."
Leader of the band..-" But you said you'd give
us seven dollars if we'd play you two °boons."
Again I didn't notice him, but resumed as fol•
lowe : " I Bay I thank you warmly. When I leek
at this crowd of true American citizen my heart
Dr. Sohwezey—" So do I !"
As—my heart swells"—
A voice—" Three cheere for the awella."
"We live," said 1 . , "in froublous times, but
I hope we shall again resume our former proud
position, and go on in our glorious career !"
Dr. Schwasey— , . I'm willing for one to go on
in our glorious career. Will you join ma. fellow
citizens, in a glorious career, when he finds
himself ?"
"Dr. Schwasey," said I sternly, "you are
drunk. You're disturbin' the meetin'."
Dr. Soliwasey..." Dave you a banquit spread
in the house ? I should like to have a rhynos
syros on the half shell, or a hippopotamus on
toast, or a horse and wagon roasted whole.
Anything that's bandy. Don't put yourself out
on my account."
At this point the Band began to make hidyoue
noises with their brass horns, and a exceedingly
ragged boy wanted to know if there wasn't to be
some wittels afore the concern broke up? I didn't
exactly know what to
,do, and was just on the
pint of doin' it, when a upper winder was sud
denly opened, and a stream of hot water was
bro't to bear on the disorderly crowd, who took
the hint and retired at once.
When I am taken by surprise with another
serenade, I shah, 'mong other arrangements,
have a respectable company on hand. So no
more from me to-day. When thie you see, re
member me.— Vanity fair.
SUNDAY SHOES AND UMBRELLAS.
has always been a mystery why business
men, who are hindered by no storm from getting
to their business, find it difficult to keep their
feet dry and their bodies warm on a stormy Sun
day. The Presbyterian suggests that a different
kind of shoe® and umbrellas are needed for Sun
day:
WANTED-A species of gum shoes and umbrel
las that will stand the Sunday rain or Sunday
mud in this latitude.
I know a preparation whioh I think will fully
.answer the purpouo; and as no patent hoe been
taken out—the demand being very email—every
one is at liberty to try the experiment.
Place in common gum shoes a soul thoroughly
saturated with Divine love, and they will stand
any mud that ever lay in the path of duty.
An excellent umbrella may be prepared in the
following manner:
Take for the stock a full determination for the
performance of duty; to this, and radiating from
it on all sides, attach strong desires to do good.
These must be placed and kept in their proper
places by many short, unyielding prayers welt
secured'by the rivets of faith. Over the whole,
spread a covering of grace, well Ailed with calf•
denial. Instead of the last-named article some
use the spirit of impulse, which answers for a
little while, but soon wears out.
The umbrella will not only stand rains, but
during the heat of summer wilt answer equally
well for a parasol. Those desirous of supplying
themselves with these invaluable articles would
do well to make immediate application to Him
" who giveth liberally, and upbraideth not."
Letter from the 161 th Pa. Regiment.
CAMP NEAR SUFFOLK, VII., Jan. 26, 1863
li r . Ea,' often thought of sending you
a few lines to inform you what rations we get
here. And as there has been a letter published
in the Adler of the 20th of January, stating the
rations we receive, and also that we receive no
other but those mentioned, I think if a proper
time to write and make known to you the truth.
I am from the same Company he (the correspon-
dent) is in, and draw my rations at the same
place. I will state the rations the correspondent
of the Adler mentioned. They were the follow
ing: Hard Crackers, Old Pork, Rice, Beans, and
Coffee. We have received, since here, seven dive
hard Crackers, and thirty-four (34) days' rations
of soft bread, which was sometimes warm when
the team brought it to the regiment. And as
the correspondent used the term "alter Speck"
(pork), we received it four times out of every ten
days. and two days of mess beef, and four days
of fresh beef out. of every ten days. One kind
of the above mentioned meat they havefor each
day. And the daily rations are sugar, coffee or
tea ; instead of coffee, beans, and rice sometimes
in place of beans, salt, vinegar and candles.
And potatoes are given three times a week.
Molasses is issued twins a week, if practicable.
Our Regiment has had molasses three amen sines
here.
As to our shelter, our tents are in a good oon
dition, and the men are in a tolerable state of
health, with the exception of those is the hospi
tal, which number I cannot state exactly, but I
think it does not exceed twenty-five. Daniel
Setley is here now to obtain the body of Levi
Fitterling, of Co. B, who died a few weeks ago.
I think he will start to-morrow, and also tats
with him the body of a man by the name of
Wolf, of Co. E, who died last Saturday night.
Please publish this, for it may relieve many
families at home from that trouble and sorrow
which was brought on them through snob letters
like that of the correspondent of the Adler,
which was not correct ) and thereby oblige
Joss R. HOTTSMITIII/4,
Commissary Sergeant, 167th Pa. D. M.
Letter from the 93d Penna. Regiment.
CAMP AT WRITE OAK CKITILCH. VA., 1 .
January 801 h, 1868, j
Dims Sin:—The weather during the past two
weeks has been very unpleasant, particularly
last week, during our march to Sanford's Ford,
above Fredericksburg, and back. The health
of the Regiment is unusually good for this sea
son of the year; the sick list is very small, num
bering but 2 in Hospital, and 8 in quarters; the
principal disease is cold contracted during the
exposure on our late march.
Maj. Hoopes, our Paymaster, visited us to-day,
and is now paying off the Regiment, for the
months of September end October, 1962; "grata
backs" and "postage currency" of all denomina
tions are in abundanoe. After paying the
Sutler, and reserving some for "pin money," the
boys send their money, by mail, to their families.
We are now comfortably quartered near White
Oak Church, about 4 miles from Falmouth, where
we have been encamped since the 21st of Decem
ber last, with the exception of our late march to
Sanford's Ford. The late wet weather has pat the
roads in an almost impassable condition, se that
it is doubtful whether we shall lease here far
some time to oome. The boys are busily engaged
in putting up "winter quarters" CO by building
a small log frame, over which they put a shelter
tent, build a email fire place and chimney in a
corner, which makes a comfortable hems for—
a soldier !
There is but very little occurring in camp
worthy of mention ; the all absorbing topic of
the day is the "almighty dollar." At present
our duties are light—drills, dress parades and
inspections take up part of our time, varied oc
casionally by three days picket along the Wake
of the Rappahannock. Quite a friendly feeling
exists between the picket, on both sides, the
" gray backs" are very anxious to barter tobao
co, &c., 'for sugar and ooffee, which our boys
have In abundance. Notwithstanding the stmt
orders against the carrying on of this contraband
trade, the boys will indulge in it.
COWART I.