The Tloga Cotinty Agitator : BY M- 'H. COBB. sacsoribers at FIFTY CKHTS ftbb to wnkty jmbaoriSen, JaSejt may-reco) firtheifmallat post-offieeV 16- catpd inoonntiei itnmidjitely adjoining, ftr«|nwen- cal, ju»d circulate*ln eyety neighborhood therein. Bub. loriptions bpme ontbb adv po oe -p Sy pya tem,'it circu late* am cug • clois moil iSThe interest, of adver&ora toreaeh. - ’Termsto adTaptiseria* liberal as those of. fered by any paper of.enuai oirenlatibn in northern .’ r * 1**rr" : “ l ’ - jaa» bnt!ie'"margbn Of 0 jSifer, denotes that the subscription h abbotTo expire,' Jsß* Japan*#® be’awpped when, the iahsoription timoeipiret, nnlest tjte agent order*, tbeir contmp. JA& LOffBKYA 8, F. WIXSOS, - A TiORNEYS x* LAW. A. #ill attend Of Tioga, JtoKean connties. I iVTellsborc, Jan; 1,1883.] JOHi 'S. 19 ASX, A 'PTORNEy & ' jpCNSEtIiOR AT LAW, ■vOt Coadersport, .Pa-', yill attend the several Courts •in,,Totter and, counties. . 'All business en ‘trusted to his care w| d’reoeive prompt attention, He ■has the agenoyot latje tenets of good settling land -and will attend to ofTaxes on any lands ijn aaid coanties. ; , -■ J0n.28,1683.* JV CAMPBELI,JB., , KnsxVHlß, Couaty, Pa., * ttortSey: atlaw. Prompt Mtsn tiou givjn to til* procuring of Pen' sioni, Back PuyjJf SWdftri 40-_ ’ .Dlnn.7, ,u. IttCEinOJI HOUSE, c'OBS : I«&, H.. Y. ■ ‘. fi v Mai. A. TIELD,.. .jI. .^Proprietor. O DEBTS taken to; oiid from the Depot free of charge. " . fJaa. I^ISM.] PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE, ■ COEXEE OF MAIN STREET AND THE ATBNOE, ■Wellshoiro, Pa. Jf. -W", BIGOJiY,. Proprietor. THIS popular Hatelj, having been re-fitted sod re-furnished iiruusbont, i« now open to the public &3 a* first-class bouse,.' ' [Jap. 1. 1863. J izme wAjiiros house, Gaines, tJjeja Connty. Pa. H., C., VJBBMILTiiA,)?. i.. Proprietor. THIS is a new botqlilocated within easy ao cms of :th« best -fifing and huntinggrounds in Northern Ponnsyltatfifc 'ijSo pains will be spared for the accommodation of plo&fare seekers and the trav elling pabliOi I• . •1 • £*fc?V^» ‘BAC^; '■HOUSE. . THOMAS OBAV-Sg,SA..-.i,. Proprietor. . (formerly o, iW.Bovinglbn Bot'tl.) THIS Hotel, kept U»t nßong time by David Hart, Is being repaired; and furnished anew. The subscriber has leosecpit fdr a .ternjlof years, where he may be found reqdy to wait upon his old customers and the traveling pal io generally. Bis table will be provided with the’ 1 lest the-marketaffords. At his bar may be found the ihdloest brands of liquors and cigars. .'.;W*lt«boro, Jan. 21, 1863>-tf. WELLSBOBO HOTEL. B. B; H0L1DAY,.;,...'/. Proprietor. THE Proprietor,having pgain token possession of aboveßolelf’iiiliippare no painsto insure the comfort of guests, ajid'ithe traveling public. At tentive waiters always reiidy. praties reasonable. Wellsboro, Jan. 21, lafij-tf. . Watches, 01tJcfe3,fJeweIrv, &c., &c., HEP AIRED vAjjj .OLD PRICES. POST OFFICE BUILDING, ' NO.' 5, imi-ON BLOCK. , Welishpro, May 20,'1888. • ~ H A K.ULE SHOP. T AJTnow receives V STOCK'of ITALIAN JL and RDXiANR 1-hfARBLE, Chought witbr cash) . end ttnrprjßpaa | odto 1 kinds of TO 3VJ I -S T ONES, and MONUMENTS 1 SthS lowest prices. HARVEY ADAME is 1 (my. anthorired agent and will sell Stone'fit ihe'jsame prices as at the shop. WE SAVtfCBm ONE.PBICEI -Tioga, May~To.lBgr-ly/, . A, , p. 1 COLE. FLOUR Alto FEED STORE. WEIGHT. BAILEY ' HAVE had - thei mill, thoroughly repaired and' are rot>iV agj fresh ground flour, teed, meaj, Ac., every day i t tneir store in town. ' Cosh Paid for all.llil da jf groin., .- ’.= ■ , 'WRI6HT A BAILEY. • VVellsljnrA, April 2.9,'18g3. egsjfa ■■ ‘ DIiEWTdLSWftTev pricle .& firman . MEQIIANICAL left’ ApS(?/C4i DENTISTS, -ITTOULD respect'! llyjinform the pititens of .Wells- YV Wo and sujiwuljiing cohhtry, that they are now'stopping at J. W Brgoney's Hotel, known as the ronnsylvaniaHonto, :ora few- tweeks, and would be pleased to waitbnal lnay need the services of their -profession.. Alt. operations- pertaining to the profession petfonned .itvfiie moat careful and seicn . tiflo mapner. We VcalUjicsll partlouUr attention to our hard Rubber or Wipe work, which- is unprece denied. - VT • PRICE A FIRMAN. Weilsboro,-March 15,1863. - WELLSBORO’ ACAJDEMV. ’ ’1 W'eVsboroy TiOjk County, Penh a.' - ; WARIMU3 N. A. BL; - -Principal assisted by noorps of'Wapetent teachers. - The Spring Tona'.Vin commence ott the 30th of March,aB63<;,,-j -N.MjK - - •' ■Tuition fbr terni, from s2»ao xos6,ofi. A Teaches* Cwijiji will also be? formed. .Byordetor^Ewstwßr 1 . DONALDSON* Pret'L Weilsboro, Mojoh 1663. Q, W. WEiillNOljOil 8c CO'S^iBAHE, . -CORNING, n. y., ' (Located ih Tudf'DicKiKsos- House,) American Gold a n'l Silver Coin bought and sold, - Now Xerk Exchange, Ij . do. Unearrent Money) ) i do. United States DeiftSM'Notes.“old'issne” bought. Collections made inalXparts of tho Union at Car. rent rates of Exchange, ||j Particatar'pajss wij bp taken to accommodate onr patrons froin the Tioga Valley. Onr Oflico will.be open at 7 A. M., and close at 7 P. M., giving parties passing over the Tioga«EiU Road ample time to . transact their business before (he departure, of-the ‘train in the morning) apd after, its arrival in-.the evening. Q. 1 *1 WiELLIKHTON, President. Corning, N. Ni i f?, 1862. 1 ’• * HOS^TEAD. A NEW STOVE AND TIN SHOP HAS jdat.been Penwiy-Khere may It* found a good assist isfent of Cooking, Parlor aod Box Stove*; of Iho patterns,- and from 4Le best manafactarfti-y.iV The HOMESTEAD la ad mittod to Vo th* hei£ Elevated Oven Stove*, in the market,-; The, “ GOLDEN <£• GOOD SOPE,” ore square, fiat lop ait f)gbt stoves, with large ovens, with many advantages IjeVer any other stove before made. Parlor Slfyefi 'jjrhe Signet -and Caspion are both very.neatop) ;s»p«Hor stoves. Also Tin,'Copp«' vahiSheet lron ware, kept oon atantly on hand «e 1 made lo order of the best mate rial and workmanklipi all of which - will be said at the lowest figure'|<»-t*a& nr ready pay. Job worthy cm-call.- - • TtogyJ GUERNSEY A'SMBAD, Wdbf Cardiac and Cloth Dressing. • npHB aabscriljei' idforma hi a old customers ‘“d the paljii! fccnoralW that faa is prepared to cars'W6ol and dress t(are. at tke pid stand, the coming season, haring seeiirM fta services if Mr. J. PEET, a competent andrpjj'lrinoeed workman, and also In.; i ‘"““S h> gireifa.psrsanal attention to tha warrant allrrfirk done at hia-shop,; Wool carded »t Cloth dressed at aonr tail io twenty cents per-yardaspeife <colcr;snd 6ni.h. -t•' '] ,J. T. JACKSON*^ ellsboro, MeyS,'4B63'-t/. WTM' ”W“ -T t "TPX ® ipp!s A VOL. IX. . Select |? oe tr». ;, BONG'Off 'VSa ,pa T There .was glorious news, for puraras were victorious— " Twits sometime a&o—and *twais somewhere ontlVeet;' The big gnna were Looming—the boys gettlngglpriou*.; > fiat one man wm gloomy, and glad all'the rest: ~ Intending emotlabS delightful to ddmp, ' “/• *’ - He hbrn’dand he haw’d, and be sneer’d and’ he sigh’d— f A Snake fn Che grass, and & spy in the camp, i :WUIO the honest were laughing, the Copperhead ■ cried I •'. There was hews of a battle, and iad coals werw acbing The/ateofthelr;braTeandl)elosDd-Qce*to learn;. - Pale wires stood all tearless, their tender hearts breaking - For the gallant, goodmen who Would never return! We had lost ell hot honor—Bp ranjthe sad story,— , Oh! bitter the cop that the Patriot quaffed I , Hehid tears for our flag—he had sighs for onr glory-— 1 - - He had groans for onr the Copperhead laughed 1 The traitorl 'thdsffeak f sayrwhatfote shall afealthim - •> Who forgets their fair land. And who spits on her famol .. fiel od's9om<a i fote'Hm 1 • ‘Let h'onest'msh Kata h&h 1 - ? 1 ) ’. I In thehoarof, onrjsorrow all recreant we found hfm— . 11 In tha'hdrdr of fils woe may he slgh for a friend! Let his conscience npbtaid—let his metaary tftmnd.him; And no man .take note of the Copperhead’s end! ,-- • S i a tig * PETER THE GRAYBEARD. Peter the Greybeard was self-willed, imperi one, passionate, qnd bad no more patience than a dog when yon snatch, etyay bis bone, or a cat when you are trying to strangl o her. • He wonld hpve been insufferable had-not Heaven, in its mercy, given him a wife who was a match foe him., She. was headstrong, quarrelsome,.disy contented and morose, always ready to keep, quiet when her husband preserved silence, and just as ready to scream at the top. qf. her voice, the moment he opened his month.- . . . ; It was a great fortune,for Peter to have such a spouse. . Without, her, would he ever-had. known that patience, is not the merit,pf fools ? One day in the mowing. season,when.he came home, after a .fifteen .'hours’ spell of hard; work, in worse humor, than, usual,, and was cursing, swearing and execrating all women and their ..laziness, because, his, soup waanot yet ready for him, bis wife* exclaimed— : “My gtaciousl Peter. you .talk" away at a fine,rate.. Would, you like to change placesf To-morrow I will mow instead of yon, and you stay at home here and play house keeper. Then we'll see . which of us will .have; the hardest task, and corps «Pt pf it bwt.” “ Agreed 1” thundered Peter, “you’Jl have a chance to find... out, once for. all, what a pour husband has to suffer. The trial will teach you*4 lesson of respect—something yougreat ly need.” . ; •, . So the.'next morning, at daybreak, the wife set ont afield with the rake over her shoulders and the sibkie ,hy her side, all joyous; at the sight of ti)e brighteunsbine, and singing like a lark.. ‘ Now. who was not. a little 'surprised, and a little foolish, too, to -find - himself shat up at home ? Our friendi PotiCrthe Greybeard. Still, he wasn’tgoiqg to .own himself beaten, but fell to work churning batter, as though he.bad never done anytbingelse all the dayeof bis life. It’s no hard - matter to get overheated when one takea up a new trade, and Peter seon feel ing very dry, went down into the cellar to draw a mag of beer from the cask. Ho had just knocked out the bung, and was : applying the, spigot, when he heard an ominous crunching and granting overhead. It was the sow, devastating the kitchen. “Ohi! my batter is lost!” yelled Peter as he rushed pell mell up the steps, with the spigot in his hand. What a specfaclewas there I The churn up set, the cream spilt all over the- floor, hud the huge sow fairly wallowing in the rich and sa vory tide. , Now, even a wiser ..man would have lost all patience. ' As for Peter, ho rushed upon the brute, who, with piercing screams’ strove to'es caps; but it was a hapless day to.the thief, for her master, caught her in the doorway, and dealt her strwell applied and vigorous a blow on the sldeoffier skull’with the spigot) that the sow’fell dead on the spot. y As he-drew back tie novel weapon, now cov ered with blood,' Peter .recollected that he had ’not closed', thef bußgfiole'of his cask and that all this time hie b.eer was running to waste. Fortunatelyr the beer had ceased to'run, but then that was because not a drop remained in the cask. _ ‘. ' He had now to begin his morning’s work again, and churn some more batter, if he ex pected to-SBe any dinner that .day. So Peter visited the. dairy bouse, and, there found enough to replace what he had just lost. At it ho goes again) and churns and churns away more vig orously than over. But' in the midst of bis churnin'g/he remembers—a little to late, to be sure, but better late than never—that the cow was still in the stable, and that she bad neither food nor water, although the sun was now high: 'above the Away.ba runs then to the .stable. - But experience made him wise. . “ I’ve my little child there, rolling on the floor. Now, if I leave the oblirn; the greedy' scamp Will turn it'over, and' something jvbrso might easily happen I” Whereupon he .takes, up the churn on hie back, and hastens*® lire well to draw water for the cow. The Well was deep and the ; bucket did not go Tar down.. So Peter leans with’all hia might, fa hot haste, on the rope) and away goes the cream oat of the churn, over his head: and ehouldets. into. tbe well. ■ “ Confound Stji’ said Pete* between:his teeth, “it’s clear that I’m to have no,butter to-day; Let’s attend to the cow; it is too late to. taka, her out’to pasture, but there’s a fine lot of hay on-the boose-thatch that hasn't been cut, and so she will lose nothing by staying at home.” To get the cow out of the stable and to put her on the house roof was no great, trouble, for the dwelling was set in a hollow in the hill-side, jso that the thatch waa almost on a level with the ground. A plonk served the purpose of a ! bridge, and behold the cow'comfortably install ed in her elevated picture 1 -Peter, of course, could not remain on the roof to watch the ani mal ; ha had to makethe midday porridge and take it to the mowers; But Jio w;Bs a prudent man, and did pp{ wanVto-leaye Hia cow espos .ed'to the risk of breaking her. bones; so he tied a small rope around her neck, and this rope ha passed carefully down thd ehimney of the cottage Into the kilchenTbelowi Haying ef fected Ibis,' he descended, and entering the WHILE.THERE SHALL iBE A IffEKBIGHTEDy tXTp ISHDMAHITT TO'Mair’^HALß-CBiSBj MJOST; CONTEJIIB. , -j- -j k. *■- " JUtf kitchen, attached the other epd .of the, rope to his own leg/,' " J ’;, ‘ J .;,'; ’ “In this way,” said he, “I inakesare that the cowwilj keep quiet, and that nothing, had oair.happen to her?’,, 7 ..... . He now filled the' kettle, dropped, into .it a good lump of lard, .the' necessary, yegetables and cpndimentfl, placed,.oh the well-piled fag ots, struck firS witK flint and steel, ap'd was ap ply ing.thematch to’the wood, blowifig it well the’while; when, all at-once, crash,4-crash ! away goes the'Vow, slipping down',over, the roof and;“dragging‘our good’man,' with one. leg in the air and head dqwa^rdj clear, up the chltOney. IrV4af Would’ have become , of him, no ono.cqold tel), had not alhipk, irpn.6ar.ar rested jbis/npward ’flight, 'j Andnow there they drej both together, dangllngiri : ibe air, the cow outside and. Better within,, both uttering’the most frightful cries of distress, . . , .As good lock would have it, , wife was just as impatient as the.husband, and she had waited jukt three - seconds to see .whether Peter* would’fifing her porridge at the stated lime, ehe darted off for the house, as though it was 6h fire. ’lVhen she saw the cow swinging be tween heaven and earth she’drew her . sickle and cut the rope, to the delight.qf the.’ brute, who now found herself safe again, on the only, sort of “floor she liked. It was a chance no less; fortunate.'for poor Peter, who was,not,accus tomed to gazing at'thp’sky with bis'feet' in the airt ’ But he fell smack into the kettle head-f foremost.' It had been decreed,Jhowever, that’ ail should come'out’right with, himT the’; fire had died out, the water was bold, and the'; kettle awry, 3 so that he got off* with nothing'; worse than a scratched forehead, -a peeled npa.e,’ and' two well scraped,'cheeks,’ and'-thank. Heaven [ 'nothing was broken b'ut the seduce-; psin.e ” s ■When' Ifls .belter half entered the kitchen she found - Mister Oraybeard, Aooking very sheepish and bloody. ' ] ’ . -'“Well! Well !’’ said she, plan tingHer,arms, akimbo, and her two‘fists on hter-haunches; “ who’s the’;heat housekeeper, pray f I have' mowed and reaped; and faere-I am as good ate I was yesterday, while -ybn, yon,! Mister. Cook, Mister-Stay-at-home, Mislftr Nhrse; where’s the batter, Where’s the sow; whereas the oow, : and-where’s our dinner? If oh.r little one’s alive yeh no thanks to'yon. ’ Ppir little fellow! what would become of-it, without it’s kind and' careful mamma.’’’’ ’ ’■ ' •i'* 7 ’- 1• 1 ’ 1 , 1 Whereupon, Mrs. Peter-bogap to shivel and sob. Indeed, she-has need to; for is not sensi bility woman’s field of triumph! and not tears the triumph of sensibility? ‘ Peter bore the storm in silence, and did well, for, resignation is-the virtue of great souls 1 —Tales from ike Norte. - ’ = 4 Frightened Contraband, - A letter received from-an army .correspondent on the Rappahannock relates jihe following camp incident: , An amusing incident occurred in camp a night or two since. A portly young contra band, from Charleston, S. C., who escaped from' his rebel master at ,-jAntietam,.and was fora while quartered subsequently ip Washington, was engaged by one of our junior staff officers, as his body servant, and brought .down here to his quarters to attend him.’ R chariced'that the officer.had served Hls'~country gallantly at Sharpshurg, where he lost a feg, below* the knee, the absence of which halt been made up. by an artificial limb, which the captain wore with so easy a grace that few persons'who met him • suspected his misfortune!—his 'sable at-: tendant being among the blissful ignorant as to the existence, of the fact. • - -The captain had been “ oat to dine," and re turned in excited spirits to his tent.—Upon re-, tiring, he called’ his darkey servant to assist him in pulling off bis riding-boots. ■ “ Now, Jimmy, look sharp,” said the captain. " I’m a little—ic—flimsy, t’night.—Look sharp, an’—ic—pall steady.”j ■ f “ lee oilers keerful, oap’n,’,’ says Jimmy, drawing off one long’ wet boot, with consider able difficulty, and standing it isidei , “Now mind your eye—Jim other—ic* —is a little .tight,” and block jimmy chuckled and showed his shining’ ivory,’ ns he reflected,- perhaps, that his master was quite as “ tight” as hedeemedhis hoots to be. ! : "Easy, now—that’s .it. Pull away!” con tinued the captain, good-naturedly, _and enjoy ing the prospective joke while 1 he loosened the straps aboat bis waist which held bis cork leg up—“ notoyon’ve'-got it !■ Yip—there yon are! Ob, lord, oh, lord! oh lord!’’ screamed the cap tain,' as contraband, cork-leg, I .riding-boot, and ligatures tombled across the tent; in a heap, and' the one-legged officer fell baok on his pal let, , convulsed with spasmodic'’ laughlorr 1 --At this moment the’door' opened/ abd adieu tenant entered'.-' 1 • ; ’ f ■“ G’Wiy fum-me^g’way-futh'nie—lemme bo! Lemme be! 'I ain’t done noffin,” I yoHed the Contraband, lostily, and' rushing-’to the- door, really supposing that he had pulled his master's leg cledngff. “Lemme go ! Tdidn’t do nnffin —g’wayi'g’way! AndJimmy' put for the woods- in his desperation,:einoe which hq hasn’t baen seen or heard from, thbngh his' captain has diligently eohght for him far.and near. — Jimmy wits i good servant, hat Wo never be fore were treated to a -thoronghly'-frightened contraband- There is little doubt the darkey is running yet. —Boston Transtripi.- ' A New Idea. —lt is said there is “ nothing new under the sun but we think a writer in the Country Gentleman has a way of-testing the value of hired help that is new. ‘ He says: Of-the hundreds, of men that I have em ployed, I never made a bargain with one for a month, without borrowing his knife, if he had one,- and if be exbibiteda soft one, just right for’cutting tobacco, I passed him on to the next man.:' Hat if he showed me a knife with a good stout back and a strong blade, threo inoh es long and hard, I never let him pass—fori found it a pretty- good indication that the was missing anywhere, or a rake tooth lost or bto ken,, ha would know just where to find some good seasoned timber, and ihow to make and pnt in a new one, ttnd catch op with the crowd before they got at work. Bat the pewterkmfs, wooden beaded chap, always,bed hl» wrong foot foremost, never canid lay hands on any thing without marring it, and i never lived with me long-enough'tecfctctfnp/' " .fit amm tint c at ion * '. . [Jfor the TtgHator.) BOHIEJBaPE WOOLENS. The events of the pasttwo,years have brought ns to a condition in which less of cotton apd more of wooiengoods ase' necessarily id coine into' Use; and as jp onr county much of the substantial homemade cloth once in general use'among ns is likely to bo'again triads a few suggestions upon the subject of the prepara tion and mode of manufacture of wool, into, yarnand cloth may be of use to some.. . r 1W say''nothing more about the different breeds of sheep, than' that ; for common uses the long wooled'.breeds are-the kept,; but good care and keeping of the sheep.are- essential to both the quantity and.quality of fleece, and so much so, that the manufacturer'who Is accus tomed to handling Wool’can tell with his eyes' shut what .sort of order the animals that pro duced'it-'-are-in. Few farmers areaware that some samples of wool of thte.samebreed, possess threefold -the, strength of fiber, of others, and, that this la mainly* the effect of difference in care and keeping of the flocks.'’ ' ’ : • If-wool is intended for market it should, be washed -on the.sheep; but if. intended for home; "manufacture, tit’s is unnecessary, as no wool can “he properly prepared ip this way; manufac-, furors cleanse all pool thoronghly before work in£, whether washeddr unwashed. - In.tha operation ofshearihgeara should be taken not to cut the wool, twice; much wool'is. double clipped and hepce'ie full of little woo! chips, fragments of the fleece cut from ,one -eighth to oHe fourth of an inch in length. ' Some of theso fly dnt in carding, and thmrest, 100 ehortto bo 'carded! ore- pulled to. pieces by the cards, polled ap intjte minate.balls; cemented .with grease and dirt/tond thus pass into tfie rolls, causing them[ to bo.“.nnbby” the yarn to*be “Witty "land of course weak ening the oloth made therefrom, and the same effect is “produced- by any-dirt left in the wool hafpre carding. * .• i After shearing, spread,on 4 clean floor one. fleece at a time, skin side np,’and if any “cot ted”-wool is found.on i.t sheqr, it pff and throw it aside, and mark the sheep It grew, on for the butcher. No machinery pan work potted wool' into' jjood Stella; tnrnfyohr-fleece over, add if' on the outside are fcaisd locks twisted into hard’ threadlike those points Off, pick Out all burrs, and yqar wool is readyrtoTsort. > As' no fleece, contains less of wool; take off; all tags’, and the coarse’ part about- the legs, &e., keeping the : re¥t’fiy : iWtelf' until all js goD&overr qoiokly deno JiDd ' is quite necessary, as coarse and fine wool'will not work well together. - ,'Th’e wool should now bo well cleansed,-and this although easily done, is an important work and one bywhiebyou will economise every sub sequent operation, and which if neglected,- no -after effort oan.redeem. .Some fleeces contain a greater weight of dirt ■ than of wool and will shrink fifty per cent or more in cleansing, and it is poor economy to pay for carding all this foul stuff which will not make yarn or cloth and must be -cleansed opt at last, after having inflicted irreparable-damage .upon your rolls, yarn and cloth. , ‘ Per cleaning, take soap soda, hoi as yon can-' handle (water merely warm, fulls wool and woolens,) t add salt at the.rate of three pints to a barrel of suds, Soak tho wool inltfais a short time and then squeeze it out, rinse clean in clean hot water and spread it to dry ; yonr salt iiqiior’ will become-qnile foul, yet this.does not spoil it, but the rinsing mast be done in etean water. Perform this operation thoroughly and yon will understand What-flier “good book” means by the expression “ whife as wool.” Grease by applying one;pound fresh Butter to eight of wool, melt, the’ butter and sprinkle evenly throughout the pile, a small brush made from the stump of an oldbroom or a bundle of small'twigs is convenient for applying the; grease evenlypulled .wool anjj very coarse wool will work with lead grease, bnt the above, is about the average quantity*required. Hav ing prepared yo.ur wool according" to the di rections , given above, the tho carder will take pains in making yon Rolls that will keep the spinner in good Humor. Spin commoner grades of wool from two to two and a half rubs’to the* pound, making the filling a little coarser and a little, slacked’twist-' ed than the warp, for the reason that in dressing cloth the hap is drawn mostly from the filling'; one p.erson inay spinwarp.and another; the; filling, or one sort of wool Way 1 be put in the warp andangjffierin the filling; bat be careful not to'mix’ih either one different kinds of wool, oh the ivbrk of different spinners, otherwise the cloth will" cdqkle ” or full unevenly, bbing wider and narrower in places, and no, skill of the clothier (fan prevent it. 1 ' '• ' " ’ . Have youp-pieCswbven in a fire qoarter reed foil width, if"for fulled 'cloth; much'less than that width it will not admit of sufficient ful- ling to make good fine cloth. 1 Put about twenty eight “ picks ” or threads! of filling to ah inch of cloth, and 1 yon have’ a flannel that whew dressed will do you good service in any place whether in the fallow, the cornfield orin church. ‘ 7 ' v " ' "''-'j ’ ~ ' ' lIOMBSPUIji • Served, sin Right. —A gallant Ijinion lady, at this place gave 1 a “copperhead'” ‘shitor the “mitten ’’e-short time si bee,- in a manner that he will not soon forget. Ho had-been-paying his-distresses to her for some-time, when on the evening'in question hi jocosely inquired, of her if she would,like tones bis badge. Og.her replying that she would : ho took ono of-the “ copperheads " from his pocket and banded it to her for examination. - She-asked him if it was his/and. whether be intended-wearing it. He replied in the affirmative, when she. indig nantly threw the vile emblem of treaenn in the stove, and,- pointing to thel opening left by tbe carpenter, ordering him ti iskedaddle in “ doub le quick.” ;Theyonng ladyis an honor to be.r sex, and is deserving of a first rate husband. When our brave soldier boys get-back we will speak a good word for Be* publican. -* ] ( \ . 10, 1863.: attterr front tfjc 3tw». From the 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry, A ' ' Csdar Grove, n*Ar Norfolk, Va., 1 •“ ■ ■ ; ' Mag 23,1863. } ’ - FrieSd Agitator : Not having-seen any let-' ten in your columns . from company F, lUh Pcnn’a Volunteer Cavalry, .since-it. changed Editors,’! thought a letter fronf’us would hot fie amiss, if it be found worthy of publication. -• Oh the 16th of March’ last, our' company ro-« ceived orders to go to Norfolk and-rclieve com pany M, of ’our regiment, which had beenon,; detached service.overa.yaar* We were then in camp at Suffolk, Va,, and broke camp immedi ately on receipt of the qrder, and marched to. ■Norfolk, where we arrived late in the evening. We- are stationed at Cedar Grove, on Ferry Point,.and abpnt one mrlejfrom Norfolk; There is a-detatchmetit of our company, at Deep Creek, and pne at Great Bridge on the Chesapeake and Albemarle Cabal. Cedar Grove is ■ one of the most pleasant places to be‘ found within many miles; close to (fie Elizabeth river and- opposite the navy yard. • We are quartered in two good’ houses, and have good stables .for our horses., We havo a plenty of the very best fare issued td the soldiers, and so little duty to do, that we have’no cause to complain bf onr lot.' 'We are having.very quiet times so it will not take long to write all of interest concerning our move ments. , ■; , j .. . . * Last week we went out' to.Shingle^landing fora few wagon loads of corn and meat, to be distributed among those in need, in Norfolk nnd.Port»month, and tobringina Union family who’ had been disturbed by a small party of guerrillas from North Carolina. I said a union family, but we bad only'his word for that, and his neighbors’say his union sehtimerits were nofcso good’ until the loss of property (a horse and some other articles,) hastened the develop ment,of bis tastes. ;Heis a fair specimen of-what is called “poor trash” in the South,, being about the .equals bf the dark sons of the soil, sb fote as intelligence,goes. 1 , ■ I'Judge ignorance’is esteemed a virtue ip this latitude, by the way all classes perseverer’in it, yet Norfolk county is in - advance of other por tion? pf eastern Virginia, in this, that they - have a system of-free schools, but they are like everything else flere.more than half a century' behind the age. There are few who,are com petent to; teach, so that the blind lead the blind, and.lp use the native term, “ they make sorry progress, I reckon,” I bavp often seen land, and slave holders, as totally unable to read and write their own names ate the ’slave that toils at their behest. ' 4 : # - We hear touch of the scarcity of grain and high prices in, the South. bnt wherever we go outside , our lines, we find -large quantities of com,;but prices are, high, especially when it is sold at slo,6o’a gallon/" Happily there .are few’ who rtetail corn by the gnllcn. We were Opt on a scant the 18th inst., to Pnngo Bridge'on a rtream called Black-water which is tributary to the Albemarle Sound from the eastern border of Norfolk county.— We fonnd nothing of a hostile nature. We had some fine- sport, while the • company were enjoying a short halt, in the vicinity of the bridge. Several hives of bees,were fonnd in a yard, on, a plantation unoccupied, except by two negro servants, and one of the hives the boys resolved to take at ail hazards, bat it would not do to charge with drawn sabres. So stratagem -was resorted!to, and after a short search, artepeSOO feet in'length was found, which was-made fast at j one end to the hive, and with several, determined boys pulling at the other, the hive commenced_to move off, bat the bees were too good soldiers, to be captured so easily; and charging, drove? ; tho boys fora time from their perilous undertaking; but ral lying, the joys succeeded in drawing the hive some two hundred yards- from its associates,' -and applying some burning tow to the mouth of the hive quickly demoralized the bees, and allowed us to confiscate the honey, tvell satis fied with the sport. We l returned -to camp in the evening, having-marched over, fifty miles in the dust, tyith a Southern sun .pouring his burn ing rajs upon ns. We are havihg’very warm-and dry weather, and mud dan no longer bo the cause of inac tivity of our armies. f ■ So much has been said of Norfolk by repor ters of the. press that I hardly need attempt to add anything to what mbit of the readers, of the Agitator have read over and over again.— The city is built on the least side of the Eliza beth river, just below, ijb.e conflux of the east aad-bouth branches; the! site is level, the streets very narrow, roughly payed and none too clean. The’.costom house which is now the center of biisihess, : is used by Gen. Yeile and Staff for offices, and the Provost Marshal’s office is crowded- during business hours, by citizens, applying for paper, permits to take sundry, ar ticles to thejr homes,ip the country, .ing fire-arms i taken fropi them by taking the oath of allegiance, by prisoners to bo examined or provided with safe quarters. and in faot, al most .everything passes 1 through the Provost Marshal’s hands. ■ Portsmouth is nearly, opposite Norfolk, be tween the south and west branches of the river; and though .smaller thin Norfolk, it is by far the most pleasant city. 1 The streets are regu lar like those of Philadelphia, and also wide and clean where they are paved. Gosport, or Newtown, is situated between Portsmouth and the navy yard, and consists offa small collec tion 1 of wooden buildings. The navy yard is mostly in ruins, yet it bears traces of its 4 former beauty. There is a strong Union feel ing. in this county, the Union Glob numbering about 1,000 members; several 'hundred offered their assistance to the Irailitary authorities .to protect the cities from being sacked t)j Long street’s arrby, .thus proving their loyalty by their deeds.. . The 10th of May was celebrated by the Un ionists, as a ;dsy to be associated with _tha 4th of July, beoaoßo it is the day and month of 1862 in which: the aothority of the Government and protectipn of the 014 flag was re-established in Norfolk, where, the proud old banner once waived nnassailed. ' The celebration fookiplace on Moridsy the 11th, the ■ proper .day' being' Sunday.- \ 'tT\ I* l >l--' There is ho news in this %fifc&nentof,lmy Rates of Ajfyertlslng. Advertisements will be charged SI per fqaare of 10 lines, one or three insertions, and 25 cent, for every su b saqn ebt-fo! erHoxlAdvwtisome dt, atlosstii.sn 10 lines considered as a fipoire. The subjoined rates ■ seat he ehefgdd for <sfihrterly,H«lf-Yearly«nd jearly advertisements: , , 3 sumps, Citoiiths. 12 Koyrpi. .1 ’’ st,'so ‘ t 6,80 ' »’-do. -; JO *, B,CO ® dp.., ..... r.M' : imp* i C01mnn,„.;.......,.„„ sr l oo' ' ’ 8,50-12,50 ‘ i do, .'AJOiOO- -’- 25,00’ X; dp. .25,00 55,00- .. .40,00 , Aavertisementa noFh&vtng (he number" drinssr ittons- dtofred : marked upon them,will' be patdiebed until ordered, bat and chaipeddneordingly, / ■ srf s? Fosters, Handbills, Fill-Heads, Letter-Heads.sifd all kinds of Jobbing done in country establishment. NO, 43. importance. Oar -forces are engaged-ip tearing .op .the track of the, Seaboard and Roanoke ;R. R. between Suffolk Snd[the Blackwater.and have had to tight sente, as theßehels were not disposed to Jet it-be done pep’ceabFy. 1 hope the Army of tiie Potomac will be re inforced by every available tried soldier until it outnumbers Lee’s army two toone,and ttea burl it upon thb eneroy by army cotps instead of brigadesas heretofore. Twice has Stonewall Jackson fallen upon the right of that army witt overwhelming force. -Let that practioe pwish .with.him-. , . -,j ' The meetings of Copperheads ib the city of Ne w York and other-places, to appland.the trea son of the vilest traitor in the North, and spew out the meanest' abuse on the lawful Executive of the General Government; and denounce the war measures of the Administration;, to coon- , sei ; . peace while more than half a million of , traitors in' arms, (morafn be respected thatj J they) are striking at thelife currentofjhe Na tion, is an outrage on humanity andwiinstihji tional liberty, and in open opposition to the Government. ,j ‘ -'-'o. Treasonable words in these times mean more than-mere bombast" for political Capitil. : 'lt meanlf'bymiserable subterfuge to excitethw people until treason is ripe for arms, The pro- . mulgation of State Rights in the South, wee the beginning of and tbat’dogmais boldly advocated by the jparty in power, in ti e State of New Yjjrk. .j- ■* .A , - > Those ■ wbo"assert the arrest of Clement L, Yallandigham and bis trial by military -com mission, was in violation of law, fail to show if to be so. They wish to!enlist in tbeircaase, the thousands of the populace, who never ask the -question ; “ Why dr wherein-is it so V* Therefore the mere assertion suits their purpose quite as well, as if if .bore some appearance of of truth.--If Yallandigham, by any deed counseled others to resist any order is sued by Gen. Burnside -for the regulation of citizens'in his Department, or violated such 5 order himself, he'was mpst certainly subject-ter trial by tbe law be violated ) for WbaYuse.is there ofa Generaljssuißgorders,unliesB tie Has the right, and" power' tb enforceAthem. The Copperhead cries peace, when " there' is Ho : peace." It is but a cry. to delude bis victim, while he is surely..coiling to strike the fatal blow. Let the loyal people.of the North take ’ care of these.traitors ‘who wear the mask'of Democracy to shield their real intentions; be fore they' ruin- the; Government and rob ns'of the gloriou&faeritage bee ueatbed os by triable and patriotic ancestry. The arrest an&'pqfik, ishmentof Sir. railandighgm, by military thority, meets tbe hearty approval of ajl,,sol diers. We'Jong ago pave up the. hope that.the civil law woulltabobtm in.hand. -The Villain has used his 1 entire 'influenco to withhold sap port an (Paid tb the soldier, both men and money. . He is the soldier’s foe. { Much is.&aid against tbe Emancipation Proc lamation,ibnt what better is slave property than’ any other that it should jbe exempted: from.coni’ fiscation ? Those engaged voluntarily in rebel lion, have-not only forfeited • all they- possess, but also their lives;’ Nor should any wheats ' vocate treason, be' free | from the confiscation•- act, live where they may within- the limits of the United States. Better far sweep the last dime’s worth of property from, the revolted States, than have the country severed, liberty crashed, and endless border wars bequeathed to posterity.'Let theloyal masses of the North show- their baud as in!,’ol and all will be yreil. We are now up the-road to final triumph over our anfled enemies. Taka core of the others, and as sure astherightj and justice Is favored by heaven’s smile, our [cause must prevail.—:, Trcason.will.pcrish, and peace he’ restored to ' our distracted, bleeding contitry. - ’' : I receive'a visit’fromimy friend the Agitator' eadfweek', and let mej say to bur friends St; home, tfyit nothing could be more welcome of, : give thesbldier grealer.ploaeure at so slighl’a : cost to theft.' Hoping that by Vigoroua warfare;’ we may purchase a lasting. peace, I have the pleaSinpe to remain’Yohj-s, : SoiniFn, Comparative Value! of Crop* for Feed. A correspondent'of.jthe Germantown Tele graph says; j ■ ■ " , “Anaore.of ground j retained expressly for ha; yield son an average not more than on* and one-half tons of vegetable food; an equal space planted’with curate or jfuta bagas will' yield,, from ten to twenty tohsj say fifteen tons, which is by no means a high dverage/aridShais often been attaitiedVrithout aWextraortiildry- trilli vation.- It-has been aseprtaitied bycarefulex periment,!' that l -three working horses, fifteen.' arid one-half hands--bign. oonsnme -hif at the rate of two hundred -and tWenty-fqur- pounds' per- week, or fivri-tqns add one f honsSed forty-eight pounds per annum, beside One-and 5 one-half bushels of oats per week,i>rfae*enty ieight per annum. By a .repetition of-the same experiment Jt was found that ari nnworked horse consumed bay at the rate of four and one quarter tons per annum'.!. , “ The produce, therefore, of neatly sizaotes of land is necessary to sqpport a working horse' for onej year; but half ari acre of carrots at si* hundred bushels per acre, mth the addition of L chopped Straw, while tbo wason for feeding;"' -them lasts* will do as well, if not better. Thtso. tbirigqdo not admit of j doubt, for they 'have, been the subject Of exact tridls, as some of you Mount-Airy, friends can testify. " It has also been proved that tie'Value of onie bushel of cSrn, together with the fodder' ripen which it grew, will keep a horse in- good, working order for' a week. ,Ah acre planted’ with corn, arid .‘yielding sixty bushels, will be 1 ahfple'W kSeji a'good-sized horse in' working order.for oneryeat} ; “ Let the'farmer then consider whether it is. better to 'maintain a' horaa on the produce of ■ half an acre' of rri'th baga' or carrots, or upon the produce of an acre of corn; or, on’~tba' other hand, upon the hay and gram from six” acres-of land—for it-will require six acres of good land to prodoec the necessary hay and grain as above:. The shine reasoning might'he' made use of in the feeding of cattle and sheep.” Ji&exuewm tellinghow much bo liked calt.ea* head for dinner; when the mieinn ex claimed, “ Cannibal I’’ t. -v:.:
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