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JAB. LOWHEY dt S. F. WIlSO»,
A TXORNEYS.& COOkSELLORS at'LAV,
aCX will attend Die Cogjas of Tioga, Potter and
dfoKean bounties.. ■ . ffifellsboro, Jan. I, 18d3.J
J. E!«EBY, ' •
Attorney & counsellor at lav,
Woliaboro, Po., will d&rofo his lime exclusively
to the practice of law. Collections made In any of
the bounties of Northern PfonayWnita •' [Jan. 1]
John I MAidrjf, ;■ -
Attorney & counsellor at lav,
Coudersport, Pa., wiltjattend the several Courts
in Potter-and. McKean counties. All business en
mated to hlacaro will receive prompt attention. He
fans the agency-of large tracts of good settling land
and trfU attend to the payment of taxes On any lands
fo said counties.' »•'. ; • <’■' Jonyfifi, 1863.*
■ ' j. cmpbEli, jr.,
Knoxville, Tin™ County,Pa.,
Attorney * coemsellor at lav.
Prompt attention givfliuo the procuring of Pen
sions, Back’Pay of Soldiergiio.'-
Jan. 7, 1863.-dm. 6 ’ : f ...
DICKINSON HOUSE,
: s. r.
Uu. A. F1ELD,...:..;..;]..; *.... Proprietor.
GUESTS taken, tq.ajia from the Depot free
of charge. . - '] [Jan. 1, 1863.]
PENNSVIiVANjIA HOUSE,
CORXEB OP MAJN STREET AND THE AVENUE,
( . WellsboWj, Pa
J. V. 81G0NY,...... Proprietor.
THIS popular Hotel,|Jjaving been re-fitted
and- ro-furnishod throughout, is now open to the
public as a first-class ttoase/4- [Jan. 1, 1863.]
IZAIK WAt|OJf HOUSE,
Gaiaae, Tiogaponnty, Pa.
11. C. VERMINYEA,. .J : Proprietor.
THIS is a-newhotel |k>oate4 within easy ac
cess of the boSt Sshiag and huntiug grounds in
Northern Pennsylvania, iKp pains will bo spared for
the V-Cpmmodalion of ploafeire seekers and the trav
elling public. , ■ i\ • [Janl 1, 1863.]
EAGJLU HOUSE.
THOMAS GBA-VjSS^ : ,£l Proprietor.
( Formerly 0/ 'ijU vovingtoil Hotel,)
THIS Hotel, kopt,for tL lone tfme by David Hart,
is being' repaired .anil famished anew. The
subscriber has leased it forfa term-of years, where he
may bo found ready to wAulnpoo his pld customers
and the traveling public fgdjierally. Hip table will
be provided with the bcsi'- the market affords. At bis
bar may be found the choicest brands of liquors and
cigars. Y{Welfeboro f Jan. 21, T863-tf.
HOTEL.
B. Tk ...Proprietor.
THE Proprietor taking again taken possession of
the akovo UotelJ will £pare no pains to insure
the comfort of guests an*S t;bo traveling public. At
tentive waiters always r( tdy. Terms reasonable.
Wellsboro, Junl 21,
WatcheC iiTeweltv, &c., &c.,
REPAIRED /-T! OLD PRICES.
POST OFFICE BUILDING,
NO. 5.. VNJ'ON BLOOf.
Wellshorb, Mny 20, ISdjjif |
’ HARIiL| shop/
T AM now receiving a[STOCK of\TALIAN
-L and RUTLAND (boughtArjlh cash)
aud am prepared to maiui||ictur6 all kinds of
T OM f B-!sjs'T ONES
aud MONUMENTS at thojjowest prices.
HARVEY ADAMS is &y amhoHzed agent and
will sell Sipne at the fiau-eipricca as at the shop. 1
WE HAVE m?r -ORE PRICE.
Tioga, May 20, f flS6g-ly., A. D. COLE.
& FIRMAN,
UECIIANIC.iI & SmaiCAb. DENTISTS,
WOULD respectfully ipiora the citizens of Wells
boro add country, that they are
now stopping'nt Brgjmey’s Hotel, known as the
Pennsylvania House, for aife.w weeks, and would bo
pleased to wait on all whofmay need the services ef.
their professioa. All opfralions -pertaining to the
profession perfonaed ia most careful and scien
tific manner. W3O wouidvaall particular attention to
'our bard Rubber or CoraDfe work,' which is unprece
dented. . - 1 V. ; PRICE <fc FIRMAN.
Wtlltboro, March fo, 1|6_3..
WEtLSBOAd’' ACADEMY.
Wellaboro’, lho‘g!» County, Penna.
MARINOS N. ALLSJM- A. M. ; ■ ■ Principal
assisted by a corps of teachers.
The Spring form on .the 30th of
March, 1863. . .'.* ’1 - - . '
Tuition*for term, frota’i $2,60 to $6.00. . r
J&h A pß aches’ also bo farmed.
By order of Trusts,
jJ.i-T) DONALDSON, Pres’t,
Wellsboro, March U,
Q. W. WELLINGTON & GO’S. BANK,
CORNINjp, N. Y.,
(Located i>- tIVe (iDicKiESox House.)
American Gold and filter Coin-bought and sold.
New york Eschang , !| - do.
Uncarrent Money, | it do.
United Statue Demar ibliiotes “ old issue" bought.
Collections made in dll'paxta of the Union’ at Cur
rent rates of u , -
Particular pains will be taken to accommodate our
patrons from the Tioga Valley. QUr .Office will bo
open nt 7 A. M.,.and cUiso at 7 P. M., giving parties
passing over the Tioga Kail P.orui ample time to
transact their business bjjfore' the departure of tbo
train in the morning, and after its arrival in the
evening, Q. W. WELLINGTON, President.
Corning, N. T.,-Nov, l'2l 1562.
HOMESTEAD. ,
A NEW STOVE TIN SHOP HAS
jast been opened in*Tioga, Penna., irheYe may
‘’be found a good assortment of Cooking, Parlor and
‘3or Stoves, of the most‘approved patterns, and'from
the best manufacturers, i ‘fh© HOMESTEAD is ad
'knitted to* be the best filivated Oven Stove in the
‘market. The '* , \ I
0 OLDEN A G-tf'f & GO(\D HOPE,”
are square, flat top air tigit stoves; with large ovens,
many advantages o«er any other stova before
made. Parlor Stoves. .£ne Signet and Caspian- are
both very neat and superior stoves.
Also Tin, Copper, and Shpot'lrou ware, kept con
,-stantlj on hand and matfejo-order of the best mate
rial and workmanship, gfr of which will be sold at
Jthe lowest figure for casUbf ready pay.
Job work of all kinds k'ttonded to on call.
Tioga, Jan. U. 1863. T .GUERNSEY & SMEAD.
' 4 ABIIf ET
Jlffi k E ROOM.
TffE-fiubßcribor moi£ respectfully that
he has on hand at. the old stand, and for sale a
€beai> Lot JjPunilture*
comprising in part . J
iUre.l% hnd 'Common fy Aon., Secretariat and Book
' T^ a lr Cml oL r l, C,ml M Pier TaiU ’> Diainp and
y u fiDf ae, asUagiand’hthit Sedtteadt, Stande, So-
J pi'unri r"’’ °' U a i d ' i{ * Kwomi Moulding, for
B fCn^&l 0 d? ‘ tort OOUCT - A
V® - Tu rningin.d Sawing done! to order.
■August u, 1850. • ~f-T B.T. VANHORN.
* • i-. 6 :
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' ■I 1 \t'r .Vv*tv" « -ri r. • =»- i ~r~ -y •«i s“j » 7' ~
THE 1 AGITATOR
Seboteb to the SptcnsCon of the SXrca of ifm&om anb tbsflpreab of IbeaXtbg Kefoem.
WHILE THEBE SHALL BE AWEONG UNSIGHTED, AND UNTHi.‘‘HAN’S.
VOL. IX WILLSBOROj TIOGA COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY §7, 1863.
BATTLE.
vr X. J. MAPDBfJ&T. LQPIS, XO.
The fleld is won, the battle** o'er,
The cannon's boom bis died sway*
The musketry's incessant roar .
Has ceased with, the expiring day.
The furious charge, the wild hurrah I
Eosjioniive to the hoarse command,
The charger's lond, imptaiientneigb,, .
The deadly conflict hjand to hand—. .
All, all Is hashed, save now and then,
The cries of wounded! mangled men.
See here upon the steepl hillside, . \
Where, murderous cannon fiercely-played,,?
A. thousand herpes bravely died,
While charging onward nn dismay Id. ’
Haw grim they loch, hoW ghastly too.
Enveloped in their gory shroud.
With wounds agape, thqy seem to me
More forcible than if [endowed
With living tphgues to stay this strife;
That leads to reckless'loss of life.
Now oast year eyes o’er (yonder pldtn,
Where flows a, Stream of crimson hue,
And see the wounded strive, in vain,
To slake the thirst they can't snbdne, ■
And hear them, as they strive, to crawl
Unto this steam, tbeirgreat desire.
Por water, water, vainly call,
And, all unheeded; there expire.
Thus thousands die without a name, >
While one man*wins Immortal fame.
The scene hag changed, and years have flown.
But men, who bravely! ftmgfat that day,
Yet bear the sears by which they're known ,
Mute tokens of the dread affray,
The empty sleeve, the limping gait.
The scar upon the: manly brow,
AU point unto that field of fate,
Where men escaped, they know not bow,
Their blood has dyed the tented plain—
But such is war, and this is fame.
Then honored he the loyal brave,
Who forth to battle freely went.
And periled life and limb to save
Their country from disjnemberment.
A grateful nation should reward
The men who left abodes of peace,
And changed the sickle for the sword.
To meet foal treason face to face.
Dear native land theyhre bled for thee.
To make thee one, united.. —fhkk.
(Communication.
[For the Agitator
ANIMAL vs. HUMAN ACTION.
A voracious Wolf greedily swallowed a bone
which unfortunately stuck in his throat; and
being apprehensive that his stomach might
suffer by the distention, he applied to several
animals, earnestly imploring them to give him
“ aid and comfort” in the removal of his vio
lent pain.
None seemed to solicit the job ; but finally a
Crane, passing that way, humanely resolved to
hazard tb« daugeiuus hviugpTOtai
ised any reward she might mention. So thrust
ing her slender neck down bis throat, she suc
cessfully removed the bone and claimed a
modest recompense. “ Great Heaven,” said
the Wolf, “see the unreasonableness of some
creatures! Have I not suffered you safely to
draw your neck from pay jaws, and now do
you have tho conscience to demand a further
reward ?”
Moral. —“’Tie the.utmost extent of some
men’s gratitude, barely to refrain from oppres
sing their benefactors—to return an injury for
a kindness.”
Just bo. Here is a modern counterpart.
There was a Southern people called Planters
(so called, because they stood in great need of
cultivation) who were grievously troubled with
a “ bone of contention,” which they regarded
as a “ peculiar institutionand it woa very
peculiar, inasmuch as they were sometimes
nearly choked by it, and ip turn, attempted to
choke it, or rather, its subjects. It perplexed
them sorely; filling their nigbta with horror
and wild fear, os this nocturnal period was the'
time they expected to be gobbled up or stran
gled by this large bone. It led thjem into many
projects from which there was no way to get
ont, but to back out. In semblance and effect,
it was the sharpest, crookedest, meanest “ born
of a dilemmaand It got them into fends and
fusses innumerable. It got them into political
squabbles; it got them into territorial squab
bles ; it got them into geographical difficulties
and it got them into a bad way, by getting them
into disgrace. It brought them foreign trouble
—but it brought gold. It brought them cor
ruption; nnd.it brought them treason; audit
brought them Rebellion ; and war, and famine,
and blockade, and poverty, and suffering, and
burnt 'cities, and desolate lands, disease, and
death I And as the bone choked them, they
cried unto foreign nations with the gold to help
them. But the foreign nations would’nt—that
is, they would rather nop; they saw'tbe formi
dable “ bone” and stood aloof, fearing conta
gion. But the planters Wiae-ly tried yet again.
And they set their Pryoijs and MaSons at work.
And they pried over this great -institutional
black bone and Maspn-ed.it over with many
rich layers of soft, white fabric, belonging to
their ex-king. And their foreign Embassador,
a very Sly-deal, said: “ Lest yon see trouble
and hunger, take our coveted sureties and ,give
us in return, money, men and shipa of;war,
wbioh shall be christened Sea-Pirates.” But
the wise men of the canning nations listened,
yet said nothing; but they thought: “We
would like the cotton, heft (there ia.the block
ade, yon know) you can’t bring it to us, and
we need all our money, men.aod ships if we take
it on bur own book. - And then, we distinctly
remember, that many years ago, certain Philis
tines were very badly worsted by a solitary
bone in Sam’s-Son’s hands. No; we esn’t do
it—that is, we think jwe|won’t."
So tbe poor Planters languished, in unadul
terated misery, until some plain neighbors ef
theirs—northern people called Yankees (so
called, because they were for yanking oat every
bad thing by the roots) seeing the suffering
among these queer people, and also the cause,
magnanimously resolved to extract the fester
ing bone-from their troubled'flesh; only wish
ing, as a reward, the consciousness of doing a
just deed, and hoping. for an indication from
these people of a disposition to behave them
selves as well as. they oould. Therefore, one
among to North folk. Who presided oyer mat
ters of mercy, right and justice, proclaimed
with a loud voice: “-Let the plague cease ; l
let it go j letlt take its evil, with it;letjttak e
eara of itself.”
Bit think yon that a thank arose to their
lips for having the euae removed ? “Ye gods,”
ones the petitioner planter, “ Now; look ye!
Accept a service at the bands of aupr& people?
Acknowledge ourselves obliged tao plebeian
race)? - Why that- is invasion!, Up spirit of
chivalry, we’U oat andpaak them. WVvegreat
gods of war atnong us and probahly some good
corporals. Let hug the ebony to our breasts!
We reform for none hit a greater than we—and
who is greater ? Selah I". . ■ -
Now among ihe North people, there came.op
an obsequious echo to this pseudo-chi valric,
more than wolfish; idiotic outburst of* it blind
people’s blindness.' it seemed hi come from-a
breed whioh used only the sibilants of their
language, Snd hissed- horribly—an offshoot or
scion from the great evil bone, Winch i»A cank
er to’ the Southern people^—and' they were
called “constitutional” (so-called,because they
constitute an evil-eye, and are constitutionally
very; bad and wicked and can’t" change their
nature). -
This transplant hissed very londly at first,
bat appeared > n * strange, incongruous form,
considering ita voi'ce. : And the less thoughtful
said: “It mast be a’Goosebat the more
sagacious said “No; it may have the-elegant
plumage of the Goose, bat it has the voice,
spirit and intention of the Serpent.” : And the
people became alarmed, as they remembered
the story of the kind-hearted countryman who,
moved with compassion, carried- a famished,
half-frozen snake te his warm hearth; which
no sooner warmed into life, than it fell to biting
his whole family; and he snatched op a hatchet
and cut the snake into many pieces.
Sdthe thoughtful became more watchful and
leagued together, and the loud hissing which
bad jfilled the air, grew fainter. And many
cried in derision: “ Havcthey vamosed? Have
they holed? Have the sfftts in theirskin be
come vieible to other eyes ? Is the' molting
time, come ? Is‘the cloven foot end fbrked tail
to replace the scales and forked tongue ?- Is a
new (dodge needed ? Possible, or at all likely,
that’ they “smell a mice” (military) ? Why
don’t they accumulate ? Why don’t they coil,
leap, grow frantic and flesh their fangs ? Can’t
they play the honorable snake, and not shame
the hast-pff skins of their ancestral ghosts ?
Why Genesis tells ns of a much honester one—
and Tie was the Devil. This Scriptural Serpent
stood upright before its victim, and plainly
avowed the apple doctrine to differ from the
Creator's injunction. But this modern breed—
ugh!—their doctrine rivals that of their Eden
ancestor for skepticism, and comes as near it in
frankness; as many of the descendants of Eden
have come to being, what was expected of them.
itu pnuimve Snaieamp must congratulate
himself very complacently, over ihe doings of
'this latest progeny. -He must refrain from
swearing audibly, at least, several times a
day, at such precious hypocrisy. What admi
rable action ! What honorable occupation !”
“What have they done?” ' query,the near
sighted, who can only read the title page. They
crawl into Cabinets.- They sneak into Senates.
They lurk in Legislatures. They creep into
Councils. Their venom is broad cast. Their
slime is on the Soldiers. They would corrupt
the credulous by a vitiated Press. -They would
choke the utterance of oar noblest sons. They
coil abont the door posts of Liberty’s Temple.
They would stifle Loyalty by a florid of venom.
They would blind the Eagle thst he may fall in
the coilof the Rattlesnake. They glare from
’Messages and their hideous visage has appeared
in a.Veto. G-
Soldiers’ Wives.
an immense amount of heroism among
this ■ class passes unnoticed, or is taken .ha a
matter of coarse; not qply in this mast right
eons war we are waging, but in those of all
past time. For the soldier, be has bis com
rades about him shoulder to shoulder; be bos
praise if does well; he has honorable mention
and'pitying tears, if he fall nobly striving.—
But alas 1 for the soldier's wife 1 Even an offi-
wife who has sympathising friends,, who
has the comforts and many of the luxuries 6f
life ; whose future is provided for vif
their father fall; what hours of dreadful sus
pense and anxiety she must pass, even in these
favorably circumstances!' How'hard for her.
But; for the wife of the poor soldier, who in
giving her husband to the country, has given
every thing; who knows not whether the meal
she and her little ones are eating may not be
the {last | for many a hungry—desolate—sday;
whoj has ino .friend to say, “ well done,"-as the
lagging weeks of suspense creep on, and she
stahds bravely at her post, keeping want and
starvation at bay; imagination busy among
the heads of dead and wounded, or traversing
the wretched prison dens and shuddering, at
the tibongbt of their demoniac keepers; keep
ing |down her sobs'as her little daughter trust
fully offelrs up her nightly prayers ” for papa
deaic.to come home;” or when her little son,
jostiold enough to read, traces slowly with his
fingers the long list of killed and wounded, “ to
see if father is there; shrouding her eyes from
the {possible future of her children should her
strength give but under the premure of want
andj anxiety; no friend to tom to, when her
hand is palsied with labor; nor-waving ban
ners, nor martial music, nor one procession to
Icbrdniele her valorous deeds;.none hut God
and) her own brave heart to witness her’noble
unaided straggle; when I think of these soli
tary women scattered throughout the length
and: breadth of the land, my heart warms "to
wards them; and I would fain hold them up
in their silent struggle, for all the world to
admire.- • 1 ■ -
When the bistory of this wot shall be writ
ten (and that eannot be now) let the historian,
what else soever be may forget, forget not to
chronicle the sublime valor of the hearthstone,
ail over oar straggling land.— Famy Fa n.
A Cockirer Bays that the water makesagreat
transformation in doth. Take, say a piece of
linen, and soak it thoroughly, and it will.be
wdlwet (yelVet).
Blessed is ehe who has a -mother's' cafe, a
father’shonsc, and a brother’s affection. '
TO MAN” SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE.
Select fKiscelXntis.
BDMSINO IN AFRICA.
HUNTING SEA-COWS.
Hearing from the Kaffirs that there wen
sea-cows in the Umliias, I- waited till the enn
was getting Jew, and went in pursuit. How
my heart bent at hearing the well-known blow
just round a bend of the river, and, cautiously
peering round, saw three making up the stream 1
They wore very shy and sho’wedpoor beads, I
tookaroofad, and got above’ them anperceived,
and msde an excellent sfaot at a very- large boll;
ha only showed hie eye above the water at fifty
yards, and 1 pat a ballet in the very centre..
The nextday I found my sea-cow on his hack,
in themiddle of alarge hole, abdnt forty yards
from land; with half a dozen alligators around
bio.- I bribed the Zulur and bullied the Kaf
firs to go in and fasten cords on him to tow him
ashore,.but in .vain; so, after firing a couple of
ebote, and throwing stones to frighten the alli
gators, I swain in,’made the cord fast to him,
and made for the shore 4|aih as soon as possi
ble, shouting lustily to scare the alligators.
Tbe ropes bad been so carlessly fastened to
gether that, they came undone as soon as they
were used, and I was obliged to swim in again.
It was not a very pleasant position to be rolling
about on a ’ sea-cow with alligators all around
one, 'and I did not at all relish it. - Through
bad management I had to gain fear times. At
left, however, after several failures, we got him
to-land, ■
; Tbe next day I brought np the head, which
the alligators, adjutants, and vultures had
tolerably clean, and buried-it near a
kraal, -in charge of an old Kafir, salted 1 the
tongue and A tub full of meat, stretched some
sjamboks and whip-lashes ronnd tbs wagon, and
in tbe afternoon started in pursuit of more, bnt
without success. ’
DUEL WITH A BIPPOPOtfAHTTS.
TVs mustered a strong party of fifteen, inclu
ding the captain- of the kraal, and three fellows
to carry beer. We took our blankets with ns,
and walked a long way without seeing any
thing. At last an old bull buffalo jumped up
close to me, and I gave him a bullet behind the
shoulder, which brought him on his knees;
but be soon recovered and went off. I sent a
Second ball after him, to no purpose. Farther
on, 1 saw a large sea bull lying asleep close in
land behind some reeds, and proceeded to crawl
in on him ; and just as I showed myself half
way to my waist in water, to my surprise, in
stead of endeavoring to make bis escape, ha
charged right at me, at great speed. He halt
ed for a second about twenty yards on, and I
gave him a pill under the ear, which made him
spin round and round like a I fired two
t!-1— I,
him with n third, (meant for his head,} and be
gan to fear we were to lose him altogether, as
be seemed recovering, and was gradually get
ting farther end farther away into deep water,
and giving very poor chances of a shot. The
sun was shining so directly on him that I could
not see to shoot a bit; the footing was slippery,
and 1 was half way up to my middle in mud
and water, when I got a last chance, and pnt
the ball exactly between the. ear and the eye,
and killed him. The sun was fast setting.; the
Kaffirs got him nearly ashore, and we lighted
three huge fires with a esp and powder on the
heel plate of my gun, giving it a smart blow
with a stone, and fed bn him, but be was hor
ribly tough. The night was awful foggy, and
the dew heavy; and, when morning came, I
had every symptom of fever. Notwithstand
ing, I was obliged to walk twenty-five miles
home, , with scarcely any shade on the road.
Many a vow I made during the~day, never to
return to the country.
SHOOTING A’ RHINOCEROS.
We were plowing our way through long,
heavy, wet grass and scrubby thorn trees, when
an old rhinoceros cow got np slowly from be
hind a thorn tree, anil, after giving me a good
stare, advanced slowly toward me. I lost no
time in getting the gah out of the cover, and
gave her a ball in the chest. She turned round
in double-quick time, panting like a porpoise.
1 followed, but a Kaffir cur prevented me from
getting very near, so she getaway. On climb
ing the top of the hill 1 saw two more, and
sent my Kaffir below them, thinking they were
sure to make down bill. I could not get near
them ; batjust as they were about to make off,.
I shot one in the shoulder, 1 but rather too low,
and away they went The dogs turned one and
brogbt him back not fifteen yards from ms at
a foil trot, bis bead up and bis tail curled over
his hack, stepping oat in splendid style. He
looked very mach inclined to charge me; but
a bullet behind his sfaouldsrs, which dropped
him.on.his knees, made him alter his course.
I felt convinced that I had killed him, and fol
lowed him. At lasi we saw the brute lying
down ■in so- natural. a position that I never
thought be oonld be dead, and shot him behind
the shoulder; but be had laid down for the lost
time some boors before. It was the one I bod
shot first. ’After catting pat his horns,"some
sjamboks and bis tongue, and hanging them up
in a4ree, we went out for water, and bad not
gone far when I saw' another, about twenty
yards, off, looking at me, uneasy, and appar
ently trying to screen herself from beingf seen.
I waited some time "till she turned, and then
shot her behind the shoulder, when she imme
diately came at me; but a ball in the centre of,
her forehead stopped her progress, and shi fell
dead hat ten yards fromme: a lucky shot, as I
hardly knew ’ where to fire, art I hod not" an
instant to lose;' I most have been impaled on
her very longhorn if I bad not been fortunate
enough to lull her." She had a very young calf,-
which the dogs were fighting with, and he
squealing most’ lustily. I got them' off snd
wanted very ranch to to the wagon,
and sent off my Kaffiroßthwith for half a
dona follows to carry Titm. He was like a
well-bred Chinese pig, prick-eared, very fine
skinned and fit, and shone as though he bad
just been polished with black-lead; but while
John and myself had gone to make' something
to carry him ini slang between two poles, that
hyenas had killed him, preferring him to the
toother.—r,F«)rt Baldwin's Late Work..
I A o*n uncut is of no nee}' as a mao untaught
is stupid.
i Defective Titlem
> A farmer purchased on credit a farm in the
eastern part of the - State, of .New York. He
was an. industrious, efficient, man,.and devoted
himself to | its cultivation. At the end of a
dozen years, it was the finest farm in the town
ship. By years of toil -and self-denial, the
- owner bad paid for it, and put it in a high state
of euhivatiioD.
A. stranger called at. his house one day, and
exhibited the ground of his claim to the farm.
Legal advice was sought. | The result was that
the farmer’s title was found to be defective.
He had purchased (tom a. man who had ho
bright to sell, and bis deed wos.fonnd to be lim
ply a quit-claim. There was nothing left for
him to dal bat to give aphis farmer bay it
over again. Fortunately; the claimant was not
an extortioner. A compromise was effected.
Defective titles are not confined to lands.
One may have a great reputation for talent and
learning, or efficiency.. The possession of a
reputation; does not prove that one has a good
title tb it. : There are modes of getting a good
reputation | without paying (or it, or without
paying the right price, or tbe right persons.
Snch reputations are very undesirable, though
they are eagerly-sought by many. Sooner or
later, the defective title will become known. In
each cases( there can be no compromise. Tbe
reputation must be given np.
Tbe titielof one to tbe esteem of his fellow
men may (be defective. He may be in pos
session of their esteem.—Time shall show that
bis apparent generosity was a cloak for self
ishness, that bis apparent honesty was a sham.
—the defect in his title becomes known. He
losee the respect rind esteem of his fellow men.
No compromise can be made by which be shall
retain it. ’ I
If yon mean Mo, Say No.
’When a man baa made np bis mind to do
or not to dd a thing, he should hare the pluck
to say so plainly and decisively. It is a mis
taken kindness, if meant as a kindness, to
meet a-requeat which yon have determined not
to grant with “ I’ll see about it,” or, “ I cannot
give yon a positive answer ! call in a few days
and I’ll let yon know.” It may be said, per
haps, that the object of these ambiguous ex
pressions is to “ let tbe applicant down ea
sy ;” but their tendency is to give him useless
trouble and anxiety, and - possibly to .prevent
his seeking what he requires in a more pro
pitious quarter until tbe golden opportunity
has passed. Moreover, it is questionable wbeth
er-the motives for such equivocations are as phil
anthropic as some people suppose. Generally
speaking, tbe individual who thus avoids a di
rect refusal, does so to avoid pain. Men vrith
nnl ftomsinn nf character have an indescribable
aversion to say no. They can think "bo, some
times when it would be- more creditable to
their courtesy to say yes, but they dislike to ut
ter tbe bold word that represents their thoughts.
They prefer to mislead and deceive. It is true
that these bland and considerate people are
spoken of as “ very gentlemanly.’-’ But is it
gentlemanly to keep a man in suspense for
days, and perhaps weeks, merely because you
do not choose to keep him out of it by a straight
forward declaration? He is only a gentleman
who treats his fellow-man in a straight forward,
manly way. Never seem by amhiguons words
to sanction hopes you do not Intend to gratify.
If you mean no, oat with it.
The Striped Bug.— Ooe of. the remedies for
the striped bug in melon and encumber patches
is recommended in the Philadelphia Farmer
and Gardener. It consists in arranging tbs
batching of spring chickens so as to bring out
tbs brood about the time that the striped bugs
appear, and then set one or more, coops, ac
cording to the sjze of the melon patch, among
the vines or hills, egeb coop containing a brood
of small chickens freely running in and out
of the eoop, but-keeping the dam. carefully
confined. These little chicks be found -the
most industrious and. vigilant scavengers that
he ever met with. "Not a hug escapes them,
whether on the vines or on the earth, and they
pick them off so easy and daintily without do
ing the least injury to the melons, or even dis
turbing a single' leaf. By the time that the
brood of chickens get old enough to scratch,
b younger brood can be substituted, and' the
older ones removed; ' 1 ..
Core roji In-Growing Nails. —lt is stated
by a correspondent: that cauterisation by hot
tallow is .an immediate care for in-growing
nails. He says: v I put a smalt piece of tallow
in a spoon, end heated it over a lamp until
it became very hot, and! dropped two or three
drops between nail and granulations. The ef
fect is almost magical. 1 Pain and tenderness
are at once relieved, Ond in a few -days the
granulations all go, leaving the diseased, parts
dry, and destitute of all feeling,.and the edge
of the nail, exposed so as to admit of being
pared away without any inconvenience." I
have tried the plan repeatedly since, with the
most satisfactory results.’ The operation.cau
ses little if 1 any pain, if the tallow is properly
heated. ,
The Queen op Puddings. —The American
Agriculturalist challenges any housekeeper in
the country to giro any mode of preparing a
more delioions light padding i . One pint of
nice bread crumbs to one quart of milk, one cup
of sugar, the yolks of four eggs beaten, the
grated rind of,a lemon, a piece of butter the;
size of an egg. Bake until done bat not wa
tery. Whip the whites of the eggs stiff, ap9,
bent in ateacupfulof sugar in which, is stirred
the juice of leinon. Spread over the pdddifag
a layer of jelly or any sweetmeats you prefer.'
Pour the whites of-the eggs over this and re
place in the oven and bake lightly. Jo be
eaten cold with cream. It is second only to 1
ice cream, and for some seasons better.
•* Wanot’s my wife V‘ inquired a gentleman
in Newbnryport, on returning; home early one
evening and missing'his better half. "She has
gone to bed .with the toothache, w was the reply
of some member of bis family. ‘’Well,” -said
the if shehad jrathergo tqhed
with the toothache than tb go to bed with me
let her go j" end be’ forthwith eettled himiejf
to the pernsal of the lateel war hews,
; Rates ofSdvertlsing. -■
AdtwtisemenU wUrbe>-charged $1 par square
lines, on* or three insertion*, and 26 osnu fur <
tabstqae&t insertion* AdTettUetsaotJ of Ict-d ibi
lines considered as a Square. Tho
.will be charged forQnarterly, Half-Yearly ondYi
Adnrttsemanti s
: 3 aflstijs. 8 HORTBi, 12 KOS
1 Square,- a s3,'do .>4,60 . s6,i
2 do. 5,00 6,50 8,1
3 do 7,00 ' 8,50 10,
4 Column, 8,00 . 9,50 - 12,
4 do., 15,00. 20,00 25,
1 do. .-.26,00 85,00 40,
Advertisements not having the number of la
Hens desired marked upon "them, nill be pablti
Until ordered ont and.charged accordingly, : |
- Posters, Handbills, Bill-Heads, Letter-Heads,!
all kinds of Jobbing dope in country establisbma
executed neatly,and promptly,' Justices’, CopjUl
and other BLANKS, eonatantlyon band. 1
NO. 41.
from tyt arms.
From the 45th Pennsylvania Regiment.
Camp nsaa Hdstonville, Kr,, li '
May 13, 1863. ii
FjtnsNß Agitator: In my last, which,.war
dated at Paris, April 9th, I predicted, thit Sw"
wera to move the following day. My'Vnadic
tion proved, true. : Accordingly early
10th, we had packed up, and formed in line
ready to go wherever we might have been [or
dered. By 10 a. h.; we were again on board
the cars. We started at about 11 a. m. After
a pleasant ride, of about two boars, we arrived
at Niobolasrille, where the railroad ternunatea.
There we got off the care and afler a couple} of
hours, delay, resumed our journey .on foot—
After morching abont threemiles We encamped
for the night in aa open fieU. By air o'clock
next morning, we were again on ouf way alnd
having marched about 11 miles that fo'rendon
we arrived at Camp Dick Robinson, weary alnd
covered with dost at 12 x. 9 |,
Camp Dick Robinson is memoraUeos being
the first Union camp formed in Kentucky, f It
is very near the center .of the State, jmdjw
about fourteen tnilesfrom Nioholaaville and leh :
miles from Danville. Abpat-1} miles from the
camp is a small, insignificant place oalledßicy
antaville. Our stay -at thiarpemorable comp,
though abort, was very pleasant. jWe mrei
among civilization and among jriends. ’Pur*'
camp was rendered still more attractive by* j.bo
appearance of, two lady visitors, directly from
old Tioga, the place from which' wo look fgr
tidings from those which we love. Our visitors
were the happy consorts of onr two Lieute
nants, namely, Mrs. Samuel Haynes and M rs.
Ephraim Jeffers. They brought good news
from home" a few cakes, of maple sugar (nd
several other good things. They are still with
us having followed from oamp “Dick." Short
ly after our arrival at camp Dick Bobim ou
General (formerly Col.) Welsh, joined .us, hav
ing with him the commission and full uniform
of Brigadier- General. \He immediately as
sumed command of the Ist Division which Was
stationed at that camp. Though removed from
bis immediate carom—a *l la ctm uuuer
Us ortiers, and look’to him with as much confi
dence in his position as Division General
when he merely commanded his regiment. |ln_
his stead we have Col. (late Lieut. Col.) John .
I. Curtin in whom the regiment reposed tba
utmost confidence as a man capable of filling
his post with honor both to himself and the
devoted, men ha commands. As a token'of re
gard and esteem for him the officer* and men
of this regiment presented him with a beautiful
charger on the 22d of April. The horse was
presented oh dress parade. ■ So complete wa*
the surprise’ attempted on him that the gallant
Colonel was for once unable to give expression
to hio foaliogfl, .but the hoys seeing his embar
rassment gave three hearty cheers for Col. John
I. Curtin when he rode off amid the entbnsias
tia-.applaoso of, the whole regiment. Lieut.
Col. (late Capt.) HUls promises to make jan
efficient officer*. The office of .Major is slillrv
oant. 7 ,
While, at camp Dick Robinson We had excel
lent opportnnitieaof becoming acquainted with
the surrounding country and the habits ofits
inhabitants. We arrived there in sensonj to
witness the art of corn planting as performed
by the Kentuckians. On passing s planter's
house one pleasant 'April afternoon, 1 tookjtho
liberty to enter ope of the oat-houses where an
intelligent old darkey was shelling the seed
corn. Upon inquiring how much corntney
Were most done-be answered with remarkable
promptness. "We plant aboot forty acres] got
about, twenty mdre to plant git done in ajdiy
or two I reckon.” He then directed me to where
his brother slaves were planting in the twenty
acre lot. Prompted by curiosity, I concluded
to learn how the work Was performed. I bad"
not traveled far before I c»me to the corn field
in the center Of which the men were at work;
Having approached the workmen I saw what t
called a novel way of planting corn. The
ground having been plowed and marked both
ways.with a .shovel plow, the corn is dropped
where the marks cross each other. A larg: flat
stone is them drawn over-the corn, the object of
which is to cover it, in which it is admirably
successful, that after marking it one way, (oho
moderately intelligent darkey to do tho mark
ing, and a couple of boys and two horses to
plant and cover the corn ; can plant ten petes
in one day. This is much more economical
than the common way of planting, with tho
hoe, yet it does not seam' to be the best method
as the boj is still much used here for planting.-
purposes. Corn and winter' "Wheat appear to
be staple productions of Central Kentuc iy.—
Rye, hemp, and the grape vine are also <xt«n
sively cultivated—of the hemp is manufactured
the famous Kentucky Jean, with whic j the
wotking class are almost invariably plod. Stock
of all kinds, such' as horses, mules, sheep, hogs,
&0., form no inconsiderable pjtrt of the ‘Ken- ■
tuoky planters dependence. The cattle of, this
State are of .the largest I have ever seen. ‘Such
of the horse!'as are. left to judge, fay, are of
good, breed, though thebestof them'fell- into
the bands of the Rebel army last fall." Sheep
are not only productive but economical. (They
require no feeding, ae they pick their own liv
ing thrdngh the winter as well as in summer.
Hogs form one of the main products of the
State.' Hogs in Kentucky are as .numerous a*
sbeep in our Northern State—forty.dtfifily are
frequently seen in one pasture. “The crops ard
coming on finely, and give -'abundant piomiee
of a plentiful harvest. Rjjfchas nearly attained
its full growth. Winter wheat is not fur be
hind. Corn is about ready for the hoe. Crass -
is splendid. Orchards are laden witjMha ,
newly-formed fruit, and'indeed, all vegetation, _
as well as the animal creation is smiling omder
the benign influence of Spring. i
The principal agricultural labor is performed
by thc negroes, who form no inconsiderable por
tion of the population of Kentucky. 1. have
beard no complaints from them, and they are
apparently well treated by their masters. {They
are remaritably polite, especially to the Yankee
soldiers, invariably "taking off their hats when
ever a coiuam of Union 'troops are' passing.— ■
The majority of thsin appear to have intjioitri
onshahiia, r andgo to their daily task with*
remtrkable degree of cheerfulness. Still tbsre ..
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