********* *ibllcatloa, : V I■ ~ :i w - [-.'7 -•.,, • r -, - r -”'.. ”7 “ 7T " If rn U-i i ■ A riTT' A r r ( VI? '.wawsa | v ' T : t~\ IT I I t\ I \ f I 7!, %^SSSS«SISs; “* i - ■' , -*—vJl -.i. ■%.: J- p= Twist *a**toGA-Of. proaa dp <l.O riaUfin adM labaoribertehen tl l»r« expired, byti _ K ,in'ofe««hp»t , : JPK Tr --, ”L t i? » farther remittance be reeefeedi By.thls ar rangement-if*'mah eehj W firth jht IB dobtajto the. printer. 1 ■■ ’ Xaa Aoitxtok ie the Official Paper of the County, «itk a largeand steadilyinoreasing oircalationreach jir into erery neighborhoftdin the Oo,nnty. It jeient fn, of j>pft<ye Wfny eobsoriber within the scanty Units, bntwipee most- obnreniont post offiee ijay be ie (te adjaihtafe Cohnty.l v f . Buiinese Carte, hot exceeding 5 lines, paper Ineln ded, $5 per year; ' »- J i .lii ia«. m>wb£y wifcdbJfT 1 XTORNKYB i fc COUNSELLORS AT LAW ..will .A 1 .,, the Court of Tioga, Potter apd McKean Wdptiss.t fWellßboro’, Feb. 1,1853.} DICfiISSON flftVSEiii’: CORNING, ;N. T. ■ , ':i[,.‘ - jtw. A. Field, . .'.. :... • • • •.. Prtprietpr Httosts taken to and from the Depot free Of charge. ~ 1 j> EnsaF, T"J ' i ttornbt and counselloß At.law A Wellsboro, Tioga' Co., -Pa. WIU devote (lie time exclusively to the practice of low. , Collations Made in anj of the-Northern counties of iPjCflniyl- Tttiia. _ _ J_. i , PEN SSYEVASIA H^Ol’gE. SaCa.r or Jfui« Street mid the AecHaei WtiUkori, Pa. }f W. BICONY, PR^PBIBTORIJj[« , This eonalar Hotel, baring been reifitted .and- re furnished throughout, is no.w open to the pjiMft as a. ftrst-elass'hoase. ' , .. ■ • ' IZA.4K~WAXTOJI HOKJbE, t. C. VEHSULY.EA,. PROPItIBVpS. Gaines, licks County, Pa, ; ;.f THIS is snow hotel located within -easy. access o jl,, best fishing and hunting grounds in:Nojithern P». ■ No pains will b« spared for tha aeboi«mi«ation »f plsasare seekers and the traveling pnhUc. if j April 12. 1860.. | ' [ ■■ ilH' o. c. C. CAMPELt, j|;: , BARBER and 'sair-dresßbr. BHOP8 HOP is the rear of tie'Poat Office. his line will be done as well and ptomptftri as it ai be done in .the city ealoons. Prepnrationsjfpr re ■ering dandruff, and beautifying the bair,,fpr sple heap; Hair and whisbeirS dyed any color. Call and see. Wellebopg, Sept. 22,1559, *- • j * XHE COBJriJIG JOirRAAIj. Georg* W. PTatt, Editor and Proprietor. fd-wAUlbad a$ Corning, Stenben Co., N. V.jkt.Qne X Dollar and Fifty Cento per year, in advance. The pearaal is BibpobUoan in apd. has a cironla tiea reaching,, part Of Stenben Cottntyi—• These desircnS of extending their bnsittek*;.idflo that „t the adjeining counties will dad it an okcelfontad-- rertising toedium. Address as above, 1 i|ji' \ * . I ■- ■—' - " TTBILSBOaODOH, PA. .ih ' ‘ TI. Tin*, - - r. “ . - fMISpOS. ( ftrmtrfy ♦/ thtUnxUd Slot" -Botek, larieg leased thie well known and populp ;'Hcm«e, ■elieits the patronage of! the pnblip. With i ttentive obliging waiters; together with the Pro irietar’e kiewledge Of the bueineSt, he hope* te-njahesAhb stay ,f those Who stop with bin both pleasant and erroeahlo. . - I Hellebore, May 21,1666. ‘j j| E. B. BENEDICT, BY. Ik* TrTOCLD inform the public that ho" is penpjnentl W located in Klkland Boro; Tioija On. m., an .(, prepared by thirty years’ experience .to die easee of the eyes and their appendages lb shientifi prUoiples, and that ho can onre without ftft Ufa irtadfsl disease, called St, Vitas’ flange, [Chort ganeit Fats,) and will attend to any other;bn|fipesa i the lineef Physio and Surgery. ij;, Bikland Boro, August 8, 1860. p .. 'DENTISTRY, i •.y; 1 -- ; C. N. DARTT ■ TTTODLD respectfully gay to the oitizeW of VV‘ Wellsboro arid 'vicinity, that h* has opened hi. .Scaarj* WEIGHT’S FLOUR AN»to BT6RB. wl«n he will continue to do all * kMfps ©i werklatkelmc of pENTtSTRY. : , /,\\ Wellsbor*, April 30, 1863* j , ? [ CORNING *•{■(. WHOLESALE DRUG AND BOOK SJOSE. BRD6B AND MEDICINES, J I , PAINTS AND .OILS, ’ ~ ft. WINDOW GLASS, j ’ RBKOSINE OIL, > ALCOHOL, * Jl;i, BOOKS AND STATIONERY, Sold at wholesale by '■■[f ' VF. D. TERBEEE. j U| Boantry Merchants supplied with these Articles at. NEW YORK PRICE^f Ooraing, Fob. 26, 1862. t . WANTED!' , - ' i . ONE THOUSAND, BUSHELS WpEA,T 1 ONE THOUSAND BUSHELS CORK! ONE THOUSANDBUSHELS OATS! ONE THOUSAND BUSHELS IjtiCE! f«r which ire will pay CASHI . . W RIGHT k BAIfcSY., Floor by the period, sack or * barrel, ,s k Feed by the pound or ton, • - 1 i Bran in nay quantities, * - !<_ Nr tala cheap at Wright *. Bailey’s new, Hotjr. and -J«d Store. ' • J ■ ! Pork cheap at ear Store. I]j ill goods delivered FREE OF CHARGE within Corporation. FRED K. WRI^T. — • il T~ ’ • AMERICAN HOTEL. ■ | (/oiWly >D. flint’. “ Crytlal Fountain" Hopt.) CoasSh -Or. Maw' «» Qcmn Sta*KT;jj , WELLSBORO,' PA. , R&S. BOLEEMAN, - - - - Strict attention paid to tha comfort qf gue«u| Good Watting. Charges reasonable. ‘ ‘ |j. JSB~A good Cook and a'bosUer wanted, - 'f; WellBbaJo,-Syit 3,1863.— Iy.* , || ' ’ WOO!* CABWHO AJTOiI : ; Cloth dressing, m THE OLD FOUNDRY ET : Tioga OounQF, fa." WIQB subscribe* baring fltte(Jnp the pUce for the 'JL purpose x>f Wool Carding and Cloth Dsisaingf ■todaiso would inform tha people that wo Witt take* wreol'to manufacture on riiaree or by the y ard, to «mt customers, and would'ioforen the people that we can ■ *ari wool at any time, as our works rnn byi elesm • Power, and also that all wool will bo ■ carded - fpr ■ tour canta pw pound* flflfil prodtice stf!! be for. P*y fofthetbm*. . a* a ‘ ■3l. B. Prompt attention will bo paid to aiHayonng ' JOHN LEE. WeUehcro, June 11,1862. [ DENTIST*. Dl7. ®JLL PS O ILLE TiPE, JAB PEE, fiX&'trßEN CODN'TF. . ?or a long rjpfe A rveidont of Wellaboro, will tUU ■tee Is each month Knoxrille on the 251 h, Eiklsnd «the Mth, XawrenoerlHe on \th* 28rth, Tiog* |>n the, "th. Thoee living at * dietance to aroid diiejppoutt *e»t win pleaee addroM by Teller'lo JaijfMj'N. Yr I-. j- BebottQ tp tpt Mvttnnipn of tfct Stea of fmlum antr tfje Spread of??raltt)fi Reform. VOL. IX. A WAR HTMM. BY THEODOBB TILTO2Y. ' Thott who ordeiasV for theland’s Miration; Famine, and fire, and (word, and lamenialioa. Now ante Thee we lift par (application,— i Aod eave the Nation! ■■ 1 ' By the great sign, foretold, of Thine appearing, [ Coming in clonda, while mortal men stand fearing; Shew us, and this amoke of battle, clearing. Thy chariot nearing! 1 Now by the blood that floweth like a itiver, Now, with a bolt of Are ont of Thy quiver, Bonder the strong chaiaa! Every fetter shiver! j Smite and deliver! *» Slay Thou bur foea, or torn them to derision!— 1 Then, in the blood-red Valley of Decision,. [ Bring to our fields Beane,like .a prophet’s' vision, Qreen and elysianl | . WEABY OF LIFE, A.SStICH f ROM 'll E OEEHAN - Midnight was past, and the lights of the ves sel§ lying at anohorio the stream were begin ning to he extinguished, when two men harried from, different directions toward the shore.— Tha elder.of the two had already reached the strand, and was.preparing to make a leap, the design of which was not to be mistaken; but at an instant the younger seized him by the arm, exclaiming: - “ Sir, I believe you want to drown your self!” “'You have l guessed. What is that to you ?" This was the answer, spoken in the angry tope. “Nothing, I.kndwj I would simply request you to wait a couple of minutes—when, if you like, we will make the great journey together. Arm in arm—the best way of dying.” With these words the younger extended bis hand ty the elder, whose was not withheld.— The former continued, in a tone of seeming enthusiasm t “Sobe it 1 Arm in arm ! . Truly I did not dream that a human heart would beat with mine in tfais-last hour. 1 will not seek to know who you are—an honest mao or a villain— come, let us begin the journey together!” The elder held the young man bock, and, fixing his. dim, half extinguished eyes aearcb inglyupon the countenance of bis companion, exclaimed: “ Hold 1 You seem to me too young to end .your life by suicide. A man of your years has still- a brilliant, alluring future in bis grasp ” ' “ Brilliant 1” answered the young man, scornfully. “What have Ito hope in a world full of wickedness, falsehood, treachery and unhappiness 7 Come, quick 1” The old man followed the younger without opposition. A few minutes later, over full glass es, the elder began; “My history is soon told. I was a mer chant’s clerk, but always unlucky. As I had nothing by inheritance, and the young girl I married was poor, I was nevep able -to com mence business on my own account, aud re mained on to old age in a dependent, subordi nate position. Finally, I was discharged on account of my years,, and then began the struggle for subsistence. My wife died of trouble, and now my poor child wearies to gain my support. I canpot bear to see her work ing herself to deat& for me—therefore it is bet ter I go—now you know all.” “Friend,” exclaimed the yonng man, “you are the most fortunate man I ever encountered in my life. It is insane to call that misfor tune. 1 Nobody is easier to help than you. To morrow I will make my will, aud you shall be —no resistance I—my heir. The coming night is my last. Before this, however, I must see your daughter, out of pure curiosity. 1 would fur once see how one looks who really deserves the name of woman.” “"But, young man, what can it be that so early has made you so unhappy 7” questioned the elder, much moved. I believe it was the wealth which my father deft me, I was the only son of the richest banker in the city. My father died five years since, leaving me—more than was good for me. Since that time I have been deceived and be trayed by every one, without exception, with whom 1 have bad any connection. Some have pretended friendship for me—on account of my money. Others have pretended to love me —again for my money ; and so it went on. I often mingle, in the garb of a work man, with the masses, and thus one day be came acquainted with a charming being, a young girl, to whom my whole heart went out in love. I disclosed to her neither my name or-my position. I longed to be loved for my self alone, and" for a time it appeared as if I was going to be happy—at lost, nt-last 1 The young girl and I whom she still regarded as a simple workman, met every afternoon in the Marousplatz, where we walked op and down. together, passing many happy hoars. One day my girl appeared with red eyes—she had been weeping—and told too wo must part; confess ing that her life belonged to another f_ With these words she tore herself from me and dis appeared in the crowd. Her faithlessness de-; eided .toy .destiny. Vainly did I rnsh into the pleasures which so-called J good society' has to offer, but fonnd my lost peace of soul never! never 1 I then determined to bring my joyless existence to n close.” , <• Unhappy young man,” said the elder, wi ping bis eyes; “ from my whole heart I pity yon. 1 must acknowledge that I, at least, was by tiro women—my wife, and daughter—ten derly loved,” \ 1 ' “ Will you give me your address, good sir, that I may convince toyself of the truth of your story! It'is not exactly mistrust, but I must see to believe. To-morrow I will arrange my affairs as I have already told you. You will remain in this inn to-night, and jin the ■morning early I will return. Give, me your ;word of honor that you will hot leave this ‘house until I come back, and that you will not, ’ in the meantime, speak" to any of what boa taken place between ais,” “ Yon have my word! Go to my dwelling, to ay daughter, and you will find that 1 have* told .you this simple truth. My name is Wil heljuß.... » r Here is my address.” With these words, fee banded tb» yancg man WHILE THERE SHALL BE A -WRONG UNRIGHTHD, AND UNTIL “MAN'S INHUMANITY TO MAN" SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE ,■° r ' WELLSBORO, TIOGA COUNTY* PA., WEDNESDAY MORNIKG. DECEMBER 3, 1862. a paper, giving the locality of his dwelling.— It lay in a suburb inhabited by,.the poorer classes, at some distance from the .city proper; " And iny nakne is Carl T hereupon said the young than. “ Take this bank note; it trill reach until my return." Carl rang for the waiter, had the proprietor called, commended the old man to his care in suitable terms, and left the bouse. * ; » Hardly had the morning broke, when Carl found himself on his way to the suburb where lived the daughter of the old man with whom he bad become j acquainted under such pecu liar circumstances. It was not without trouble that be found the house. It was a poor place. The young man knocked, opened the door; and involuntarily stepped baek. What did heiseef r- The yonug girl whose inconstancy bad made hie life a burden unbearable, stood before him. She had groWn pale—very; but be knew bar at first glance; it was Bertha whom he bad once hopedto dall its own. At bis'appearance the young girl sprang to* wards him, overcome with joy, bolding out ber little band. The young man wared ber back, exclaiming: “ You did not expect to see me f" The poor girl sank into a seat, and corored hef pale beautiful countenance with ber bands. “Are you Wilhelm S-—*s daughter?” — asked the. young man coldly after a pause. “ I am,” answered the maiden timidly. “ And who and where is that other to whom, you told me at parting, your life belonged f" “ The other |is my ' father," answered the young girl, looking up to the young man with a glance in which spoke the tenderest lore. With lightning quickness the truth dawned upon him, the scales fell from bis eyes—sud denly all was clear. Speechless he rushed to Bertha, took her in in his arms, and pressed ber to his breast. “ Come, to your father I” he faltered to the young girl. ■“ My father 1 Oh I I forgot; where is be ? He has been oat all night. I have watched fur him in tears tbe long night through.” “ Your father is saved. He is with me,” was Carl’S answer, as he hurried tbe young girl out, and through tbe streets to tbs arms Or her—of fairs father. A fornigbt later, in the midst of the greatest splendor, the marriage of the rich young bank er, Carl Ti—— to Bertha S took place. “ You are still young! _ You must have had Very sorrowful experience to make life' already insupportable to you 1" “ I despise mankind !” “ Without exception?" “ Witbdut exception 1” “ Well, Ithen, you have now, perhaps, found a man whom you will not, necessarily" despise. I have, believe me, during my whole life, lived an honorable man." “ Really ? That is highly interesting? It’s a pity I bad not earlier made your acquint ance!" “ LeavS me to die alone, young man 1 Live on !, Believe me, time heals all wounds, and them are men of honor yet to he found." “ Now, if you take this view, why are you hurrying go fast to say “ Vale" to the world !” “ Ob, I 'am an old, sickly man, unable to make a livelihood; a man who cannot, will not, longer, see his child; his daughter, blight ing her yodth, knd laboring day and night to support him. ;No, I would be an unfeeling father, I would be barbarous, if I lived on thus I" | “ How, sir, you have a daughter who does this for you ?” asked the young man surprised. “ And with what endurance, with what love, does she sacrifice herself for me ? She works for me, she goes hungry for me, and has only the tenderest words of love —o sweet smile for me always ?”' *• And you want to commit suicide ? Are you mad?” “ Shall I murder my daughter 7—The life which she is now leading is her certain death,” answered the old man in a despairing voice. •• Good sir, come, go with me to the nearest inn that is; still open, and let us drink a bottle of wine together. You will relate to me your history, and, ifl you like, I will let you know mine. So much however, will I say to you before hamj. Chase all thoughts' of self mur der out of youti head.' lam rich, and, if things be as you say, from hjenceforth you and your daughter shall lead a pleasant life." Prom Hammond's Company. . On tr* march, near Stafford Court 1 ! House, Va., Nov. 19, 1862. J Friend Agitator.— When I last wrote, wo were at Warrenton, I think. We had been on the march most'of the time for two weeks, and 1 bad seen so much that I could with difficulty tell what to mention. It is not for “news," of courser that these letters are published; for ’that you all get! before we know anything def finitely about it, further what we' see about us. This is my greatest objection to ac- 1 tivd soldering: j Gne has to live in a state ofj groes ignorance. We have seen no papers for several days, add when we get any at -H, are generally Worthless Baltimore or Washing ton papers, which ill satisfies a reader of the Tribune, or Herald. When our time is over,. those of us who live to return, will bare to take as much more tima to post up on the events of the interim, and to renew our ac quaintance: with the intermediate issues of tbs old, familiar magazine, so often raised from the table to pass an otherwise idle hour in. our qui et, northern homes. Yes, war and barbarism, range in the same ty, the bills are more abrupt, the surface of the catalogue; and when the one is long pursued,. 1 , country more rugged than heretofore on this the other follows. In no war baa it ever ] memorable -march, and little streams more fre been more evident than in this, though there quent, so that we now have plenty of good wn have been but few which have so brought into ter. This, however, makes our progress the us the powers of art and invention.. Repeat- more slow, especially as there has been some edly we have driven them back over a belt ot little rain the past few days, which, has swol territory in Virginia, which has become a das-1 len the brooks, and in a measure impaired the eoiate country, with bridges burned, Rail Roads fine condition of the roads. That march from destroyed, and the appliances of peace aud Bealton, wj« the most rapid we have made, and happiness which are the only true indices of tried the mettle of the advance, pretty well.—’ .progress, banished from; the land, while the Yet there were few stragglers, and little cora 'blood of tflany patriot thousands'bas dteoohed plaint. Some, of our boys seem to like-.the the neglected fields, which have been left to 1 march bettor than tbe idleness and monotonous the frgff thrwak Igt-tfodr feouaisa till its seems that the sooner all means of rap id movements and retreats are removed, and the forces arrayed against each- other, thereby brought face to face, upon eqnal footing, the sooner the contest be decided ; for. so: long as our force possesses the great advantages of mov ing; which these means afford over, another, so long may that force evade a decisive engage ment, until either one or the other is worn out by endurance. On tbejiOth, at Warrenton, wa went out with the old!soldiers, to bid adieu to Gan. McClellan. All the corps (Hookerls now, Reynold’s) was drawn op in that neighborbpod, and awaited bis coming, till the middle of the afternoon, when « salute announced his approach. The heavy tread of many flying feet, from bis mounted gnard, shook the earth under our feet as be passed, with head uncovered in answer to the cheers which echoed out in honor of the General under whom they fought (not we) many a. hard battle. I could with difficulty suppress a tear at the sight of such enthusi asm, for a leader, though 1 never have been an admirjar qf the man whom they esteem so no ble a chieftain. It was but a passing sight we bad of him, bnt that was enough to show One that he is a noble looking man. On the 11th inst., we left Warrenton, march ing in a south easterly direction, and arriving at a station on the Gordonsville Rail Road, called Bealton, at 9 o’clock in the evening, hav ing marched 15 miles, since 2 o'clock p. m.— That wits a bard march, and we were all tired. Next day we' changed our camp about half a mile, aud pitched our tents in order of division, os if to stay there some time. It was rumored that oar brigade was detached to guard the Rail Road; but this I could not believe. Gen. Gibbon, who now ; commands this (Rjcket’s) division, took the depot for bead quarters, while Gen. Lyle, our Brigadier, took possession of an old house near by for the same purpose.— There we again came back to dress parades, and regular guard duty. The weather rather cold, and threatening storm, was yet very fine every afternoon for the two or three days we were there, and we enjoyed it very much, as something of a rest after a long and hard march. We had no marques, hut getting a fly, i. e. a shelter used to cover a marque, we laid up ' some rails and; logs on three sides, and pot the fly over for a shelter, while in front we had a | bright warm fire most of the time. The hoys . had their tento pitched to the rear of the stacks of arms, in regular order, and every thing moved off in good system. The rations of hard bread were rather short, and there was some complaints, fur the regular rations of beans, rice, &c., have not been issued on this march, and only the regular amount of hard bread and meat, besides coffee aud sugar have been pro-' vided. But the life of a soldier is at best a life of hardships and privations ; and it is only by keeping alive the fires of patriotism and pride of country, that men can endure such a life as the soldier lands without complaint. All pe cuniary considerations have little weight with men under such circumstances however much 1 they may have been induced to undertake them by such means, and wben'men lay aside the higher and better reason of serving one’s coun try, they are apt to become discouraged, and think they have-made a poor exchange of their warm and comfortable friends at home, for the occasionally dreary scenes of camp life. Such indeed, is the truth, and such we had reason to expect, the same as all men in all ages have undergone in acquiring the names patriot and soldier. To some such changes, though full of disagreeable experience, if compared to the even temper of home life, yet have their full share of interest, and yield such high satisfac tion as to Compensate for every hardship. It is hard for men to march all day .with worn out shoes, and feet bare upon the ground, as many of our men have been compelled to do, (and your bumble servant is little better off at pres ent writing,) still there is no help for it, when so vast an army is moved so great n distance ; for hpwever well we may have been furnished three weeks ago at- Sharps burg, of course it is but reasonable to suppose that there must be suffering in individual cases. Requisitions for clothes and shoes have been in, some time, and no answer yet, I suppose, for the reason that the Government has to'use its every power to supply rations and other things indispensable to the army, now on the march. There is per baps, culpable neglect in many cases, but it is scarcely possible for a man 1 to foresee every event, and,provide for it at a stated time. At Bealtbn (which by the way is'only a sta tion on the Rail Road, and no town,) we ‘had very poor water, and much trouble to get any, as we are provided with no, means of eawying it save by the canteens; for cooking ntensils almost entirely “played out;” to use a vulgar term, before we crossed the Potomac. Some times a whole division must be suppled from a single stream, which may net be sufficient to supply the quantity actually needed, as has re peatedly been the case with ns, even at 1 this season of the year; and then, of course, the the stream becomes muddy and really unfit for use. Men Crowd up and take their chances to get a canteen of water, as . eagerly as dandies i at a dining' hall at a fourth of July .dance, till they deem the old adage, “as free as water,’’ a nuisance! . On the 17th, we struck tents and marched tome 15 miles, encamping near tbe lino between Fauquier and Stafford counties, at 3 p. m.— There we had splendid water, as pure and free as in old Tioga. Through Loudon and Fau quier, we bad but few hills to rise, and but gradual slopes to descend, though our march was through an elevated, country. In tfaiscoun- see them, endure it with so good grace, and “plucky" .humor. .; . Tuesday,'the 18th, we were division rear guard again, and marched much, slower. We again encamped, just at dark, after a march of eight miles, where there' was plenty of wood and water; but we did not accomplish the dis tances we expected to, bight setting in just as we came to a rough piece of road, difficult of passage,-even in daylight! so yesterday we came on three or fnur milee, and encamped here where we may remain through the day, as .the roads are becoming difficult, nn/1 many troops are in advance of ns. We are bnt a few miles from Acquia Creek, and not far from Frede ricksburg. Some seem to think we are to em bark at Acquia, but this; I do not credit. I hear cannonading in the direction of Freder icksburg, as I write; but this is nothing un usual, - Last Saturday. Henry Ives, of Tioga, de tached from the 23d N. Y. to serve in a battery, was wounded at Sulphur Springs, and bad to suffer his arm to ho amputated. He was an intimate friend of the late Charlie Hathaway, from sapie place, who died of wounds received at Antietam; and both of whom were formerly my pupils. You can judge jf the qtate of the war much better than I can. For mv own part, I think things lobk favorably. We shall, withoutdoubt Dairy cn a vigorous winter campaign. Ibis, of course yvill ho difficult, but with an immense force of infantry, led by bn irrepressible . gen eral. wlio never-lost a battle, I think we can ac complish something. Yet, of course, they have the advantage of ns at every point. How it my terminate, who can tell?)yet we hope for the best. , Capt. Hammond is not well. We fear he will be unable to. accompany us, should the weather be unfavorable. A few days of rest and good treatment, would, without doubt, re store his former state of health. Orderly Prutsman, who was sent to Harris burg for drafted men to fill up the company,' joined us at Bealton, after a trip of nearly two weeks. Gov. Curtin, refused to send the men. It is raining most of the day, andit is feaied that weishull have to lie by. ’ Mr. Editor, did yob ever take dinner in camp ? If so, did you ever sit under a shelter lent, with the rain! pouring down'ln torrents, in the dig nified presence of a Major and Surgeon, whom you wished to treat to a soldier’s dinner on the march, crackers fried in salt pork, coffee cooked out in the rains, with two or throe other rivers running through the' tent, and comfortably agreeably'brooks from the open windows of the heavens running down'your nook and hack, as if the very elements and Nature herself wished to chide you for uncleanliness, and an occa sional stream “wandering” quietly into yonr coffee, as if to gainsay your judgment Bs-to its strength and wholesomeness, even in the pres ence of an M. D., while the “disaffected” gra vy spattered in your face, as a stray drop in truded upon its quiet temper, and all this when you were yourself one of three pursecuted offi cers of a volunteer company, who were hon ored with the presence of the said : Major and Doctor as. guests ? Doubtful. Yet so' it was this day wjtb us, and we esteem it but an “epi sode” in the life of a soldier. Room and time do not allow a further mention. But now I sit serenely under the friendly shelter of the qbrtve Major Arid Doctor’s marque, finishing this-un worthy letter from your soldier friend in a rainy day, and under rather dampened pros pects. , The mails seem to be tardy in bringing the letters I have written ; but, if you can make them out, written ns- they are, your patience would allow of your taking dinner in camp on a rainy day. , John L Mitchell. Historical Exoerpa, “ Rushes were used to strew the floors in Normandy when William the Conqueror was born, -for At the very moment when the in fant hurst into life, andyb*Jched the ground, he filled both bands with the rushes strewn upon the floor, firmly grasping what he had taken up. The prodigy yras joyfully witnessed by the woirien gossippiug on the occasion; and the midwife hailed the propitious omen, de claring tbat’the boy would be a.king.”' “ When Harold was ib Normandy, took him with him in his expedition jto Brit tainy, to make proof of his prowess, and at the same time with the deeper design of show ing him his military equipment, that he might perceive hot? far preferable was the Norman sword to the English battle-axe.” “ Harold’s spies, before the battle of Hast ings, reported that almost all the Norman army ‘ had the appearance of priests,’ as they had the whole face with both lips shaven. Fur the English leave the Upper lip unshorn, suffering the hair continually to increase'; which Coesar affirms tohave beau a national custom with the ancient inhabitants of Britain. “ The English at that time wore short gar ments reaching to the mid-knee: they had their hair cropped, their beards shaven, their arms laden with gold bracelets, their skin adorned with punctured designs. They were accustomed to eat till they became surfeited, and to drink till they were sick. Those latter qualitiea they imparted to their conquerors; as to the rest they adopted their manners.” “ Etherbald, of Mercia, who died in 75G, ex empted all monasteries and churches in his kingdom from public taxes:, works and impo sitions, except the building of forts and bridg es,- from which none can he released. .He also gave the servants of God ‘perfect liberty.in the protection if, the product of their woods and huAls and the right of Ergo, there were rights of the feudal character, and game laws before 1 the conquest.” A party of ladies were tlia other day discuss-' log the question of the draft, when a young lady inquired the reason why men were exempt who bad but two or three teeth. “Because they couldn't bite off tiro end of a cartridge." / "Thao,” replied the questioner, demurely, “wbyrdohlt they, soak, 'em iu tbeir coffee?” When s-persoD pays the Doctor's bill, bp is .often paying fur apinscoiSu, - j .. I Rates of Advertising. I : Adrertisementswin be charged Slperaqnare of U Hoes, one or threeinsertlons,an<i2s~ cents lor eyciy subsequent insertion. Ad vertisements of lets'!l.»n 10 lines considered as a square. Tie subjoined ts tes viU be charged for Quarter!;, Half-Yearly aad Ti carl; ad vertisements: ' Square, . 2 do. i column, • - MO 9,60 i . do;. - 16,00 20,90 3ft,09: Column, - - . 25,00, 36,00 . 60^0 i , Advertisements not having thenumber of insertin»s desired marked upon them, will be published, du til deredout sod charged accordingly. ' Posters, Handbills, Bill-Heads, Letter-Heads andi*U kinds of Jobbing done in country ex ecuted neatly and -promptly. Justices', ConsutTls s and other BLANKS constantly on band. * NQT3 The other day, a rough-looking customer ap peared before one of the Military Commission ers and said t “ Mr. Commissioner, I an over forty-five." ‘ “ How old are you V* “ T don't know how old I am, but I am over forty-five." “ In what year did yon make your first ap pearance in this mundane.epbere 7" “ I don’t know what yon mean, but I am. over forty-five." - “ When were you bom 7” “ I don’t know, but I am over forty-five," “ How am I to know yon are over age 7” “ 1 don’t know, and I don't care, hut I ant over forty-five." “ When were yon forty-five 7” “ I don’t know, but l am over forty-five.” “ Yon must give me some proof that you ara over age.” “ I have been in this country thirty-three years; lam over forty-five." “ That does not prove yon are too old to I* drafted." 1 “ I don’t care; I know lam over forty-five." ** I shall not erase your name until you prove yoor age." > “ I tell you I have been in this country-thir ty-three years, and I went a sparking before I came here ; I am over forty-five." “ Will yon swear to it ?" _ “ Yes, I’m over forty-five ; d—d if I ain’t over forty-five."' - >' ■ “ Wjell, I will exempt yon." “ I don’t care whether you do or not; I aui a foreigner—besides, I have a wooden leg ;" and be went stumping into the street, swearing oaths not. called for by the Commissioner.—if. Y. Tribune. Life’s Autumn. —Like the leaf, life has its fading. We speak and think of it with sad ness, just as we think of the autumn season. But there should be no sadness at the fading of a life that has done well its work. If - we, - rejoice at the event of a new life, if we welcome the coming of, a new pilgrim to the uncertain- ties of this world’s way, why should there bo so much gloom when all these uncertainties ate passed, and life at its waning wears the glory of a completed task. - Beautiful as ischildhoml in its freshness and innocence, its beauty, is that of untried life. It is the beauty of prem ise, of spring, of the bud. : A holier and rarer beauty is the beauty which the waning life of faith and duty wears; - It is the beauty which the waning life of faith and duty wears. It is the beauty of a thing completed; and as moo coming together to congratulate each other n hen some great work has been- achieved, and see in its conculding nothing but gladness, so ought we to feel when setting sun flings back its beams upon a life that has answered well life’s purpose. -When the bud drops blighted, and the mildew blasts the early grain, and there goes,all hope of. the harvest,—one may well bo sad: but when the ripened year sinks amid its garniture of autumn flowers and leaves, why should we regret or murmur? And so a life that is ready and waiting for. the ‘'well done" of Gcd, whose latest virtues and chari ties are its noblest, should he driven back to God in uncomphining reverence, we rejoice earth is capable of so much goodness, and U permitted eueh virtue. y . 1 Obwing Orders. —The last Union victories at Corinth and at Perryyille were, materially aided by the capture of a Babel mail, contain ing recent letters'&c., from Gen. Beauregard. to Bragg and other of hie Officers, enabling our men to meat and to check them. - One dated “ Cullum, Spring, Bladen, Ala., July 28, 1862," contains the following strong hiott " “By the way, I think we ought, hereafter, in onr official papers, to call the Yankees . “Ano litiokists, instead of Federate, for they now proclaim not only the abolition of slavery, but of all our constitutional rights; and that name will have a stinging effect on onr western ene mies. I intend to issue a general order on the subject whenever I assume command. “Sincerely your friend, . “G. T. Beauregard. “Gen. Braxton ; Bragg, Com’g Dep. Ne. 5.” This direction may account for the fact that —North as well os South—the opponents of the Administration generally no longer call it* friends- "Yankees," “Black Republicans,” “Nigger Worshippers,” but, —ns directed to do by Beauregard—they* lump.ua all together as “Abolitionists.” The Rebels and all Northen co-operators talk alike about “constitutional rights.” Nearly every Democratic paper in Pennsylvania now calls all of the Union party, “Abolitionists.” They are getting 'preuv nu merous, by these accounts I —Lewisburg Chron icle. ■- i . A friend of oars, says the Cleveland Berald, owns an “equal, undivided interest” in u charming pieuo of personal property, a bright eyed, intelligent^irl, of five summers’ experi ence who rejoices in the name of Alice, la the family is a servant girl, whose horror ,is rats, and who, chancing on one of tbs long tailed animals :in the cellar, makes a must un- Chinese, stampede, shouting “rats!” Alice sleeps in a crib, so low, that, placing' one foot on the inside of it, she can easily spring in. A lew evenings since, her mother was attending her to bed when she said ; : “Mamma, do you know how I get (o bod so quick?” “No’, was the reply. ■ “Well,” said Alice, I step one foot over the crib, aud then say “rats” and scare myself right in.” Biscoyeiied at Last.—A physician told his patient that lie could cure his toothache ,1a siuiply holding a certain,root in his light hand : “What root ?” asked tiie sufferer. “The root of the aching tooth,” replied the physician. Cockney Spelling —“Can yon tell rue huw the word Saloon is spelt?’- was asked id Cockney by a Philadelphia!!. “CerUmi' said tl.u "Loudmer viith a look of tr-o>f'“ . aud a tieii,” jjye; 3 KOSIHi. 6 KOBTHS. 13 e.OBIBi . $3,00“ s*,so sa,tiu. 5,00 6,50 8,00 7,00 8,50 10,00 “ Over Porty-Five."
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