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Office in the old Bank Building. .Tan. 2d, 1863.-13, =I ITRIY/AN & RITCHIE. ATTORNEYS AD CODNs.I,LORS .AT LAW Vga N rnesburg, Pa. Agr'OFFirE—Ylein Street, one door east of the old thnk ,usthess w Greece, Washington, and Fa) 'tie Counties, entrusred to than, will receive Fonip attention, N. LI —Particular attention will to, given to the col leotion of Pensions. Bounty Money, (lack ray, and other clalais againittristiovernirunt. Sept. 11,11,,11-Iv. K. A. IeCCNNZLL. J. .7. HUFFMAN. =CONNELL 4i. ErJriliall.W. 47TORNEYS AND COU.A . SELLOIO.; AT LAW ilvnqsburg, Pa. grOtike in the "\ , :riFht _se," East Door. tolj.ertionb, &r, will receive prompt attention. Waynesburg, April DAVID CRA WFORD, Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Office in the Coen House. Will attend pronotly to all business 4e.l3trusted to his care . Waynesburg. Pa.,July 3tl, =3 BLACK & PBELAN, ATTORNEYS AND COUNBELLOS AT LAW Office in tile Court iIOUNC, Wa)n E etburg. Sept. 11,1861-Iv. SOLDIERS; WAR OLAIMS I D. IL P. HUSS, ATTOINZT AT L•W, wATNENBURG, ?ENNA., texcived from the tVar Department at Wash ingtorvity official copies of the several taws passeirey Conerees, and all the necessary Forms bud Instruction; for'the pruse , ution and collection PENSIONS, B 0 N7' Y, BA Cr PAY, due dig rammed and disabled soldiers, their widows, orphan children, widowed mothers, lathers, sisters and broth ters, which business, [upon due notice) will he attend sdio promptly and accurately if entrusted to his care (Mice. No. 2, Campbells itaw. —April 8, G. W. G. VGrADDELL, ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW, OFFICE in the IlErliriTEß'S OFFICE, Cotirt House, Waynesburg, Fenna. Eusiness of ail hands solicited. Has received official copies of all the laws passed by Congress, and other necessary instruc tlmns for the co llectinn nr PENSIONS, _T; 0 UNTIES, Due discharged and disabled mothers, widows, Orphan children. Am., which lo s ebusis if hammed to his mire will le promptly attended . May 13. '63. PHYSICIANS Dr. T. W. Ross, .1022.-yaimiciliza3.di SEPazz-6.5c0u., Waynesburg, Greene Co., Pa. 4:TICE siND RESIDENCE ON MAIN STREET, east., and nearly opposite the Wright house. a 3 nosbirg. Sept. 23. 1.901. ----___ DR. A. G. CROSS WOITLD very respectfully tendeF , hie services a pilysiciAN AND sOftO EON, to the people or Waynesburg and vicinity. He hopes by a due :Tine- Maio. of human hot and health, and strii . t. attention to busiNess, to ins:sit a share of public patronage. - Waynesburg, January 8, 160. VIERQH.ANTS WM. A. PORTER, Whoiesale and Retail Dealet in Foreign and Demise Dry Goods, Groceries, Notions, arc., Main street. dept. 11.1661-IY. MINOR & Dealers ►n Foreign and Domestic Dry coeds, Gro series, Queensware, Hardware and Notions, opposite the Green Douse, Main street. Sept. ►l, 1861-Iy, BOOT .AND SBOR DEALERS J. D. COSiiiAY, Soot and Shoe maker, Main E treet, warty opposite el ea "Farmer's and Drover's Bank." Every style of oots dan Shoes constantly on hand or made to order. i" Sept. 11. 1801-Iy. GROCERIES & VARIETIES JOHN MUNNELL, Dealer in Groceries and Confectionaries, and Variety 4.3 0414 d Generally, Wilson's NkW Building, Main street. Sept SNATCHES AND JEWELRY • a. BAILY, Main street, opposing the Wright /rouse keeps siVermys on hand a large and elegant assortment of !ritiatettes and Jewelry. In7 - Reparring of Clocks, Watches and Jewelry wil - - "" e receive prompt intention (Dec. 15. 1561—1 y BOORS. &c. LEWIS DAY, Dealer to Rckrnel and Miseelleneous Books, Iltation co,. Ink, kligazints and Papers: One doer east et Itortees glare. Main Street. pert II IRO, Iv SADDLES AND HARNESS. SAMUEL M'ALLISTER, isdolle, Harness and Trunk Maker. old Bank Build- M. SUSInt. eSept. 11, 11161-1-.., SANK• FA &MRS' & DROVERS' BANK, Waynesburg. Pa V. L. MACE, Pree't. J. LLZBAIII, Cashier DIIIOOI7IIT DAT. WEDNESDAY o esc. t I. teat—t.. Rya TBww 111. msr:mu. in„Vtartiabeh r UI Arerrigt_ i ;" • • ' SUL W 4origirl • _ )I'it I \ \ rsk 1 `0 \ 3.4ittL 111 uToi\ . ) 3. 0. PITCHIC. OOHS PHEL•H tamilt tirde. Preaching out of the Pulpit. A christian mother told us l a few days ago, that ministers did not talk so fre quently or plainly on personal religion iu the family as they were accustomed to do twenty or thirty years ago, and that many mothers are troubled be cause so little is said to their children. The following incident, which we find in the Presbyterian, shows how Dr. Griffin used to work in this way I have. a distinct remembrance of Dr. Edward Dorr Griffin. His last se: mon was preached in my pulpit, on the 10th of September, 1837. His text was Jer. 31 : 31-31; the subject, -Salvation ta ken into God's own hand." His health was then very imperfect, and failing every day ; llltt he preached with great energy and eloquence, uor would any have inferred from his services that he was not in full vigor of his best days.— He had come to my house Saturday morning not .1 little flitigued by the ride Newark, N. J., although it had been accomplished in less than two hours. Soon after his arrival, a lady from New York, who had been for many years his warm friend and ad mirer, called to sec him. Though she had reached mat,. re life, she was many years younger than Dr. Griffin, who took her affectionately by the hand as she entered the parlor, and widressing her as his "child," requested her to sit down. "I inn too mach exhausted," he said, "to converse with you now, but lam gladto see you, for 1 have a present for you." Several persons were in the room, who heltni the re mark, and we soon took our seats in a semi-circle about the sofa on which he sat, waiting for him to recover breath and strength for the ceremony of mak ing the present: After waiting in sol emn silence some time, while he seemed to be breathing with difficulty, he di rected his eyes to the lady, and with a tenderness and solemnity of manner which I never witnessed before, he re peated the following words of Paul to the Philippians: "Be careful for voth• ing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth ail understanding, shall keep your hearts and' minds through Christ Jesus." The venerable appearance, majestic person, hoary head, grave, paternal and affectionate utterance, made an impres sion which no oue present will ever fOr get. "And now, my dear child," said the Doctor, "on this precious truth 1 have been living for years, and it has been beyond all price to me. It bas been my staff in these la' c days ( f physical decay, and on this I leaned as I left home this morning I may never meet you again on earth, hat I hope to find you among the redeemed and sanctified in heaven. Please to accept this wonderful truth as ray parting gift." The whole scene was more affecting and impressive than words can describe. My attention had never before been cal led so particularly to this passage, and I had not discovered half its meaning.— It is possible that the incident I have mentioned may serve to recommend it to the special notice of your readers. • Eight to Sixteen. Lord Shaftesbury recently stated in a public meeting in Loudon, that from personal observation he had ascertained that of adult male criminals of that city, nearly all had fallen into a course of crime between the ages of eight and sixteen years; and that if a young man lived an honest life up to 20 years of age, there were forty-nine chances in favor, and only one against him, as to an honorable life thereafter. This is a fact of singular importance to fathers and mothers, and shows a fearful responsibility. Certainly, a pa rent should secure and exercise actual control over a child under sixteen. It cannot be a difficult matter to do this, except in very rare cases; and if that control is not very wisely and efficiently exercised, it must be the fault of the pa rents ; it is owing to the parental ne glect or remissness. Hence the real source of 98 per cent. of the real crime in a country such as England or the united States, lies at the door of the parents. It is a fearful reflection. We appeal to the fathers and moth ers of our land, and there leave it to be thought of in wisdom, remarking only as to the early seeds of bodily disease, that they are, in nearly every ease, sown between sundown and bedtime, in ahsenr,,e from the family circle; in the supply of spending money never earned by the spender—opening the 'doors of confectioneries and soda fountains, of beer, tobacco, and wine shops, of the circus, the negro minstrel, the restau- I SALE or LIZMENIVALD.—" Linden rant, the dance; then follows the Sun- wald," the country seat of the late ex day excursion, the Sunday drive, with President Van Buren, has recently been the easy transition to the company of 'sold by the Hon. John Van Buren, its those whose ways lead to the gates of late proprietor, to a broker in New social, physical, and moral ruin. From York, for about 06,000. The pro -Bto 16—in these few years are the perty consists of about SO acres of .4eginies of children fixed in 49 cases the best quality of farming laud. The out. of 50—fixed by the parents. Let grounds around the mansion are 'laid out ,vy father and mother solemnly vow, with taste; ane the garden, which is ~.ifiktieod'is he* I'll fix my darlinge des- large, mashie the choicest of fruit, itr.good, by nolciug home lurre 1 while an . extensive hot-ho Use ie filled 1 441110ive Owl *lke eteeetii." - 110* fruit froni mory.dbigip. •,, etiotett to griculturt, Nittraturt, ioreign, onus& ant,' Antral *ntelligtittt, WAYNESBURG, GREENE COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1864. "Then Came a Little Letter.' A clergyman who has lately visited one of our convalescent camps, where soldiers who are recovering from sick ness or the effect of wounds are kindly aired for, says that he met an old sol dier who said to him : 'Chaplain, are you going to the North ?' 'Yes,' i answered. 'And do you ever tell what God has done for us poor soldiers r 'Yes, very often.' 'Do you ever speak in the Sabbath schools to the little people? 'Yes, 1 speak to the children.' 'Will you tell them what the Lord has done for me ?' 'What has the Lord done for you ?' 'He has made me a better man, and one who hopes in his mercy ;' said the old soldier. 'How was that ?' says I 'Well, I came to the war, leaving at home a pions wife aml one child, a little girl. I frequently had letters from my wife, in which she said a good deal about rclitrion. I did not want such letters. Sometimes I wouldn't r. ad them for (Lys ; sotnetimes I would curse them and wonder what she could write such letters ftvr.- •One day I got a letter, aIICI it had in it a little letter. I wondered who that could be from : On opening it, I found it was fom my little daughter Mary.— It was the first letter she ever wrote, and as she loved her Either so much sh said that her first letter must be to him. And then it went on to say: —Father, you never will see dear Aunt Mary any more, your own beloved sister. She is dead now. Before she died she to:d nee sho was dyim , , mid begrucl me to promise her that I wild pray, and read the _Bible and be a Christian, and set out at once, and meet her in heaven. I promised Aunt Mary to meet her there; and I Lave set oat on my jour ney.to heaven. 0 dear lather, wont you promise your little Mary that you will set out too, so when we all die we shall meet in heaven!" 'Chaplain! you don't know how that letter made me feel. It went like a shot to my heart, and I had no peace of mind till I set my thee toward heav en. Tell the clear little children at the North how little letters from them make us poor soldiers kel and fill us with a desire to be better men. Welcome "Papa will soon be here," said mam ma, to her three year old boy, "what can Georgy do to welcome him ?" And the mother glanced at the child's playthings, which lay scattered in wild contusion on the carpet. "lilake tie room neat," replied the bright little one, understa ding the lo:dc, and at once beginning to gather his toys into a ba::*et. “What more elm we do to welcome papa '?'' asked mamma, when nothing was wanting to the neatness of the MEM ''Be happy to him when he comes!" cried the dear little fellow, jumping up and down with eagerness, as he watch ed at the window for his fither's com ing. 11 - ow—as all the dictionary makers will testify—it very hard to give good definitions ; but did not little Georgy give the very substance of a welcome:—"lie happy to him when he comes?" All parents who read this, will know, that elegart apartments, and sumptu ous entertaioment,, and formal courtesy, will not avail - in welcoming their guests, unless they aro happy to them when they come. Dear children, will you, also remem ber, when your little friends come to see you, that all your beautiful toys, and fine plays, and nice treats, will not give your guests a "good time," unless you are happy to them when they come.— ECongregationali,t. THE VALLEY OF JEIIO.SIIAPHAT.--The efforts the Jews have made, and the suf ferings, losses, and humiliations they have borne for the purpose of sepulture in the Valley of Jehoshaphat, form a sin gular feature in human history. No other nation has ever thus struggled not to live in their own land, bnt to be suf fered to lay their dust therein. Many descriptions have been made of this mar vellous place ; but I confess none of them affo , ded me a notion of its actual appearance. Wandering alone past the foundation of Siloam and the arid bed of Kedron, there suddenly opened on me a perfect mountain of graves—a hill side paved with sepulchral slabs. Each stone is small, so as to lead to the con clusion that the bodies were buried per. pendicularly. The slabs are almost on the level of the ground, and of equal height, so that it is literally one large pavement of Death. An a? paling, al most an overwhelming sight.—Franc's .Magazine for March ..~ THE OBJECTS OF THE SANITARY FAIR DEFINED. A Home for Soldiers and Soldiers' Or phans. At a meet* , of the Pittsburgh Sanitary Committee, held on the 24thimsst., it was RESOLVED, That out of the funds now re ceiving and to be received from the Sanitary Fair, we do hereby appropriate at least 10 per cent of the net proceeds, to be handed to the Pittsburgh Subsistence Committee, in aid of the Soldiers Home, for the sick and wounded. RESOLVED, That 25 per cent of the net proceeds be set aside for a home for disabled soldiers or for the orphans of soldiers, unless the exigencies of the war shall require the expenditures for the sick and wounded of the army. We deem it proper to say to the public that these appropriations ittid dispositions ot funds meet with the unanimous approval ot the Executive Committee of tile Pittsburgh Sanitary Fair. It is trusted that our action will meet with the cordial and universal approval of all our loyal and patriotic people, and that the fund of the Pittsburgh Sanitary Grand Fair, as well as those of the Pittsburgh Sanitary Com mittee, will be materially increased and worthy of the glorious cause. The rumor which has been for some time Past in circulation in Paris, that the remains of Voltaire are no longer at the Pantheon, has now been confirmed. Th.: , tomb is empty, and nothing is known as to what has become of its- coat,. , its. This discovery was made through the following incident :—The heart of Voltaire, as is .T.enerally known, was left by wid to the Villo.ite fainil;, and had been deposited in their chateau; .he present Mar quis de Villette, a descenient of Voltaire, having re,olvtd to sell the estate, olfered the celebrated relic to the Emperor; it was ac cepted by the Minister of the Interior in the tame of his 'Majesty, and the question then arose as to what should be done with it; the most natural idea was to place it with the body in the tomb at the Pantheon,—but. a scruple arose; the Pantheon had again be come a place of Christain worship, and, it the tomb of Voltaire was still in the vaults, the reason was rather from a consideration that what was done could not be undone, than from any other; at all events, no fresh cere mony relative to Voltaire could take place in that building without the authorization of the Archbishop of Paris; Mr. Darboy, on being consulted, before making a reply, first hinted that there was a belief tha',, since 1814, the Pantheon possessed nothing belonging to Voltaire but an empty tomb. In consequence it was determined to verify the truth of the report. A few days back the stone was raised, and, as the Archbishop had stated, the tomb was found to be empty'. A strict inquiry into the subject had been ordered, and the Emperor has given instructions that the heart shall be enclosed in a silver vase, and deposited either in the great hall or the Imperial library, or at the Institute of France —[Round Table. Take Care of your Stoves. 'hen stoves are no longer needed, they are quite frequently set aside in au out-build ing, or other out of the way place, with no farther thought, until again wanted for use. If neglected, the runt of the summer may in jure them more than the whole winter's wear, particularly the parts made of sheet iron. They should be kept as free from dampness as possible, and occasionally cle;,n ed if rust be observed. Our plan has been to apply a coating of linseed oil to the pipes before putting them away. It should be done while the pipes are warm, but should be done thoroughly. It is not particular that it should be linseed oil—this being mentioned as the cheapest—almost any grease will an- I= We have often heard a half grown up boy say pettishly to his mother, "I don't like to be seen carrying a big bundle through the streets." But true pride is ashamed of such littleness of mind. Mr. Astor, the wealthy million aire of New York, was reluctant to sell some goods to a young man, except tor cash. The merchant paid for them, and took them on his shoulder to carry them out of the store. Mr. Astor looked in surprise : but before the mer chant had gone many steps, he called him back, saying, "You may buy on credit to any amount, I can trust you, sir. A man who is not ashamed to do his own work is sure to succeed."— Here is another good lesson for false pride. VALUE or Mo.wrsTs.—Spare moments are like the gold dust of time; and Young was writing a true as well as a striking lino, when ho taught that "Sands make the mountain, moments make the year." Of all the portions of our lite, spare moments are the most fruitful of good or evil ; they are the gaps through which temptations find the easiest access to the garden of the soul. 111-mirry —ln the school of Christ the first lesson of all is self-denial and humility ; yes, it is written above the door, as the rule of entry or admission, "Learn of Me, for lam meek and low ly in heart." And out of question, that is truly the humblest heart that has the most afoChaio4 it. Votta ire Pride. ioriellautoniti. [Correspondent of the Boston Journal.] Sunday in New York. It is worth a visit to New York, to see the lower part of the city on a Sab bath morning and contrast it with the bustle and confusion all week. The South Ferry, that great receptacle for onuribusses and cal s, where one's life is in darger in crossing the street, as quiet as a cathedral. Broadway is nicely swept on Saturday night, and is silent as the wiklerness. Old Trinity in the lower part of the city, and the aristo cratic G, ace in the 'upper, both in sight. seem to stand as sentinels over the holy time. The revellers, and sons and daugh ters of pleasure sleep late on Sunday morning, and the portions of the city occupied by them are silent as the tomb. Passing up the west side of the city by the docks and steamboat wharfs, one is impressed with the sanitary blessing of the Sabbath, and the hold it has indi rectly on all classes. The laboring men, loitering about or smoking their pipes, have on clean shirts and are shaved. Little children from the lowest dens, and darkest alleys of the city, come on to tile sidewalk with attempt at cleanli ness, and sonic little ribbon or ornament on their persons. Tile newsboys offer their papers in subdued tones, and the hoot-blacks ask in a quiet voice, "black your boots ?" and exhibit their own shoes polished out of respect of the day. Ail along the clocks the utmost quiet prevails, while the piers and wharves are swept clean, and a death silence pre vades these marts of tiacle The sail ors quietly du their work in a holiday rig and every craft has ks bunting tly- WE All along the wharves are stationed Bethel churches for all nations, and floating (Impels where divine service is held. These, are mostly attended by the "Old Country men," as they call themselves—the native of Roland, or the Lutherans. The dram shops make a compromise with the day by sanding their floors, putting their employees in clean linen, and shutting up one halt of the shutter. The churches are generally well at tended in the morning. Even the down town churches have a good con gregation. Trinity church is always crowded at the morning service. Seats in the aisles are all filled. The aristo cratic church-men can well afford the ride from their up-town home to this Cathetb•al. Their dashing teams and splendid outfits appear to great advan tage on a beautiful Sabbath morning The full choral service is also attract ive. No church in Ne AT York, holds so large, fashionaVe and wealthy a con gregation as old Trinity, in the morn ing : the rest of the day it might as well be shut. liLLed the same may be said of all the fashionable churches in the city. Dr. Dr. Adam's, the Collegiate, all present a striking con trast in tne, crowd in the morning, and the leanness of the afternoon. We have here about a dozen sensltion preachers who can grasp the crowd•and get an evening audience. But for "Gospel preaching," as it is called, one sermon a day, is as much as our pople care inwardly to digest. The sermon and the dinner of the morning being over, the lovers of pleas ure, appear in their strength. The qui et of the morning gives place to revelry. Funerals that require military process ion, and bands of music, are kept for Sunday afternoons Central Park, is crowded, and fashionable people, who do not care to ride in the country, drive here in style. It is the harvest of livery men. Everything that can go on four legs is engaged in advance. From ten to fifty dollars, is the price of a team for an afternoon's drive. Those who do ro: own teams and cannot afford to hire them, take the public conveyances.— The same cars and boats, that bears the worshipper, - to their churches in the morning, carry the sons of pleasure to their scenes of recreation. Theatres are open of the lower order, concert saloons, gardens, larger beer enclosures, all are crowded. As the day wanes, the police force is doubled, and some parts of New York, are more dangerous to visit on Sunday nights, than any other nights in the week. At la at night all is again still. With the early hours of Monday, Mammon awakes as a giant refreshed with wine, seizes the reins, and drives with unslackened speed till the dawn of the next Sabbath, compels him to a temporary repose. More Soared Than Hurt. The Washington Constitutional Uni on slys : "A large number of soldiers that have arrived here are without the slight est scratch. Some of them complain about being sun struck, while others again say they are sick. About one hundred of these fellows came up on the LizZie Barker last night•, and - were not permitted to land ; while many others of the same stamp have been sent back to their regiments. Among them are many officers—men who make great pretentiona how they have fought ; and tell how battles should be fought and won. These worthier *) back in irons." [From the Washington Star, May 25.] An Affecting Scene. Mr. and Mrs. Bowdish, residents of the State of Michigan, who had two sons, Horace aneCoradin, in the Sev enth Michigan regiment, came to this city a day or two ago, in search of Hor ace, who they learned had been woun ded in the battle at the Wilderness, and had been brought to this city. Fagaig to find him in the hospi 1, they yester day visited the Sixth Otreet wharf. A few moments afterward the steamer Jefferson steamed up to the dock, and standing near the bow of the boat was the looked-fr son, badly wounded, his right anti haying been shot off above the elb - ow. As soon as the plank was thrown from the boat to the wharf, Mrs Bowdish ,sprang on board the steamer, and throwing her arms around her sou's neck burst into a flood of tears, with her head bent upon his shoulder. For a few seconds there was an aff, sting silence, which the. fond mother broke by saying, "Horace, where is your brother Corain T' Hor ace, poineng to a rough wooden box by his side, replied, "There, mother, there is Curad,ii :'' The afflic:e I moth er thresa hersa upon the deceased son's coffin, sobbing aloud in an agony of riet, while tile father and wounded son stood by with bowed heads. The seme was truly a heartrending one, and it can better be imagined than desribed. Many of the bystanders were compelled to turn aside, while silent tears could be seen stealing down the checks of all. Several kind-hearted ladies present did all in their power to comfort the attleted mother, but it was long before she could be induced to leave the of her deceased son. [From the Providence Press.] A Bit of Romance. A woman passed through this city on Wednesday, en route to New York, who during the past three years has passed through many exciting scenes. In the early part of the war, she, with her hus band and two or three children, were residing in a border state, where seces sionism was rampant, and during the absence of the parents one day the hil dren were all massacred by some of the chivalry. The wife immediately assuzu ed male attire, enlisted in the same com pany with her husband, and fought side by side wiel hint in nearly all of the bat tles participated in by the Army of the Cumberland. A fia , months since her husband rece'ved a fatal bullet while fighting by her side, and the wife, too, was subsequently wounded, and taken to the hospital, where her sex was dis covered. Those who conversed with her say that her manners fully confirm her story- She has acquired many of the disgusting habits of the sterner sex during her campaigning, such as the use of tobac c protltuity, &e. But he • pa:riotism is undoubted, and she has suffered a great daal in the Union cause, for all of which she is entitled to the sympat 1:y and grata itud a of freedomoving people. Stie is very hitter in her denuncia.ions of the rebels, as she has good reasons to be. Advantages of Wedlook None but the manic firm has a home in his old age. None has friends, then, but he ; none but he knows and feels the solace of the domestic hearth; none bit he lives and freshens in his green old age, amid the affections of his chil dren. There is no tear shed for the old bachelor; there is no ready hand and kind heart to cheer him in his loneliness and bereavement ; there is none in whose eyes he can see himself reflected, and ti.om whose lips he can receive the unfailing assurances of care and love.— He may be courted for his money ; he may eat, drink and revel; and he may sicken and die in a hotel or a garret, with plenty of attendants about him, like so many cormorants waiting tor their prey; but he will never know the comforts of the domestic fireside. The guardians of the Holborn Union lately advertised for candidates to fill the situation of engineer in the work house, a single man, a wife not permit ted to reside on the premises. Twenty one candidates presented themselves, but it was found that, as to testimonals, character, workmanship, and appear ance, the best nami, were ail married men. The guardians had therefore to stied a married man.—Scattfle Amyl caa. Home Enjoyments. Don't be afraid of a little fun at home. good people. Don't shut up your houses for fear your carpets may be soiled; close not your hearts against the innocent pleasuses of your children. If you want to ruin your son, lct him - think that all fun and mirth must be left on the threshold when he comes home at night. Wile,' once he regards home as a place only to eat, drink, and sleep in, a career soon follows that ends in gambling houses and reckless depredation. Young people must have amusement; and if they do not find it in their own homes, they will seek it iu less profitable places. Let the home be made pleasant; see that the fire burns brightly; and if your children s'aould invite yen to join them in a game of "blind man's buff" don't imag me your dignity injured by complying with their request. Half an hour spent in aueh merriment will be a good in vestment for future bapinees, NEW SERIES.---VOL. 6, NO.j• Singular War Incident. Amidst all the horrors of war, many incidente occur, amusing in themselves, and which sometimes, under the most trying circumstances, are provocative of mirth, and form subjects for camp stor •• ies months afterwards. I have seen soldiers chase hares and pick black-ber ries when a shower of the leaden mes stngers of death was falling thick and fast around them, and do many other cool and foolish things.. But * thii.liti lowing7; which actually took place at Mine Run, surpassed anything I remem r to have seen or heard: One of those cold, mornings, while the armies o ade and were staring at each other acros le rivulet known as Mine Run, rnents appeared - to 1e hours mad hours days, so near at hand seemed the deadly strife, a solitary sheep leisurely walked along the run on. the rebel side. A rebel vidette fired and killed the sheep, and dropping his gun, advanced to remove the prize. Inan instant he was covered by a gun'in the hands of a tinion vidette, "Divide is the word or you are a dead Johny," This proposition was aasLented to. and there, between the t wo skirmish iirle2, Mr. Rebel skinned the sheep, took one halt and moved back with it to his post when his challenger, in turn, dropping Lis gun, crosse , ,i the run, got the other half of the sheep and again resumed the duties of his post amidst the cheers of his comrades who expected to help him eat it. Of the hundreds of hostile men arrayed against each other on either hank of the run, no one violated the truce intuitively, agreed upon by these two soldiers Very Married People. It is usually considered a noteworthy circumstance for a man or woman to have been married three times ; but of old this number would have been thought little oil lit. Jerome mentions a widow that married her twenty-second hus band, who in his turn had been married to twenty-two wives—surely an exper ienced couple. A woman named Eliza beth Masi,. who died at Florence, 1768, had been married to seven husbands. all of whom she outlived. She married the last of the seven at the age of sev enty. When on her death-bed she re called the good and bad points of each of her husbands, and having impartial ly weighed them in the balance, she singled out her fifth spouse as the favor ite, and desired her remains might he interred near his The death of a sol dier is recorded in 1784, who had five wives; and his widow, aged ninety, wept over the grave of her fourth hus band. The writer who mentioned thews facts added, ‘•The said soldier was much attached to the married state." There is an account of a gentleman who was married to four wives and lived to be 115 years old. When he died he left twenty-three "children" alive and well, some of sad children being from three to four score A gentleman died at Bordeaux in 1772, who had been mar ried sixteen times. In July, 1768, a couple were living in Essex Nxho had hen married ninety-one years, the hus band being 107 and the wife 103 years of age. At the church of St. Clement Danes, in 1772, a woman of eighty-five waa married to her sixth husband. Surgery After a B 2 tie. The following psssage from a recent lett;m• written after one of the late bat tles, preients a striking picture of the surgeon's duties on the field : Day before yesterday some 300 Reb el wounded !ell into our hands. Of these, 21 required capital operations They were placed in a row, a slip of paper pinned to each nsan's coat collar telling the nature 01 the operation that had been decided upon Dr. Morton first passes along and with a towel eat urated with ether puts every man be yond consciousness and pain. The operating surgeon follows and rapidly and skillfully amputates a leg or an arm, as the case may be, till the 21 have been subjected to the knife and saw without one twinge of pain. A second surgeon ties up the arteries; a third dresses the wounds. The men are taken to tents near by and wake up and find themselves cut into without torture, while a wiurow of lopped off members attests the work. The last man has been operated upon before the first awakened; nothing could be more dramatic and nothing could more per fectly demonstrate the value of anaes thetics. Besides, men fight better when they know that torture does not follow a wound, and numberless lives are saved that the knife would lose to their friends and the country. Honor, then, to Morton and Jackson, the men who so opportunely for this war placed in our hands an agent that relieves the soldier from untold misery, and his friends from untold anguish. Memory cif Wrong. A rich landlord once cruelly oppressed a poor widow. Her son, a little boy of eight years, saw it. He afterwards becarnea pain ter, and painted a life likeness of the dark scene. Years after he placed it where the man saw it. Ho turned pale, trembled in every joint, and offered any sum to purchase it that he might put it out of sight. Thus there is an invisible painter drawing on the canvas of the soul a lite likeness reflecting correctly all the passions and actions of our spiritual history ou earth. Eternity wil swel them to every man. We lath life again.
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