The Tioga County Agltatoz;r: , ; b x m. s. COBB. , |>i! Published every Wednesday morning andtatwidto ocsoriberßftt ONE DOLLAR AND PIET'S «>n*S per year, always IN ADVANCE. , \ ]il] \ The psperiseent postage free to county Bub.ioAj thongh they may receive their mail at post-bITMj [lo cated in counties immediately adjoining, for ftpf{ jen-- ienco. s)'' Tee Aoitatou is the Official paper of Tijgiltd.,- and circulates in every neighborhood therein! jtjub. Boriptions being on the advance-pay system, It lifoh [ates among aclass most to the interest of adlb'M fere to reach. Terms to advertisers as liberal as tlMfv I of. fered by any paper of eijual circulation in sfo‘ (orn Pennsylvania. ■ , * ; A cross on the margin of a paper, pig >l«s that the subscription is about to expire. ■ , jS?* Papers Will be etopped when the subsdi (f lie’s time expires, unless the agent orders their ocuttnu. cnee. i.f &- -- --staata JAS. IiOWEEf & S. F. A HORNE YS & COUNSELLORS at I*4 AV, will attend the Courts of 'Tioga, Pottft and IdcElcac counties. [Wellsboro, Jan, I, IS JS,] JOBS §. MANN, -i ' r A, TTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT lU.wl iCi- Coudersport, Pa., will attend the several: hearts In Potter and McKean counties. All busirei-j en trusted to bis Care will receive prompt attention Ht has the agency of large tracts of good sottliijj -'Jland •and will attend to the payment of taxes on ans 'sands In said counties. Jon'. 28, IB ft.* DICKIKSOM MOUSE, . -i" ; COMIHO, K. T. ' ilki. .A. FIELD Profjr ter. GUESTS taken to and from the Doptff res of charge. [Jan. 1, IS! 3 PEWIfSYEVAWIA HOUSE,; ; COEKEE OP MAIN STEEET AND THE ATS I*l3, Wellsboro. Pa. i J. W. BIGONY, THIS popular Hotel, having been ril-Ettc-J and re-furnished throughout, is now opefir ;o tlio public as a first-class house. [Jan. 1, I‘S'fS-J " _ . . -! i IZAAE WALTON HOLSIn Gaines, Tioga County, Pa. U. C. YERMII/TEA, THIS is a new hotel located within eies ac cess of the best fishing and hunting grotxvls in Korthern Pennsylvania. Ko pains will be spsr id-far the accommodation of pleasure seeders and the 111^r tlling public. [Jan. 1, Idfc j; WATCHES, CLOCKS A*?® JEWELKI! Repaired at ETJIfIjARD'S & GO'S. STOREf’ky fho subscriber, in tbe best manner, and at as low p : -qj%B as the same work can be done for, by any first ratfe_ rac ial workman in tbe State, TTelleboro, July 15,1563. WELLSBORO HOTEL. U B. B. HOLIDAY, Proprt.%. THE Proprietor having again taken poßsesstaiLof the above Hotel, will spare no pains to Jiisare the comfort of guests and the traveling pnblbii.- At tentive waiters always ready. Terms reasonably. - Weilsboro, Jan. 21, 1863.-tf. A. FO£M, Watches, Clocks, Jswelrv, Etc., $-% REPAIRED AT ODD PRICES. - POST OFFICE BUILDUP, IVO. 5, . UNION BLOCK. "Wellsboro, May 20, 1563. E. R. BLACK, BARBER & HAIR-DRESS^tt, SHOP OVER C. L. "WILCOX’S STORE ■ NO. 4=, UNION BLOC! t, IVelUboro, June 24, 1863. r FlOCk AJfD FEED WEIGHT & BAILEY ■; ;; HATE had their mill thoroughly repiii ied and are receiving fresh ground Lour, i" ed, meal, «fcc., every day at their store in town. j i i Cash paid for all kinds of grain. - j * ; IVEIGHT & BAIL g* . ; TOlsboro, April 29, 1863. S . " Wool Carding and Cloth Dressing?. THE subscriber informs his old cusU jners and the public generally that ho is prepaid fo urg, Pa. .<* PBN W. GUERNSEY, '; Agent ter Tioga County, Pa, July 16, 166§. /; STATE KOR2HAE §CHOO!< i [Por.tha' £tk District, Pa-] aub Mansfield Classical Semina!^ Per. W. B. TAYLOR, A. M. Principal ' „AssiEtai-V 1 H. 8. Tavloe, ..Preoeplnia i. AiißsH. A. Farkswokto, Af sltUatT; ; i *■"" Atbistant, and Teacher in Model Set’ .< L •••—.-...Assistant, and Teacher of Alnsic.l ; ! Iferm of this Institution will open 1 £ fpl «• Jhe Winter Term, Dec. 2d. The Spring ’f. !rm, ■~™ Kti, 18£4. Each term to continue th ir pen weeks, . j A Kornul School Course of study for grS(3li,t lon, embracing two years, is adopted. ' \ jiißdents for the Normal Course, and for the SJ; ksi e«i uepirtinent, are solicited. \~t j f address Bev.W. D.TirLOn,S!,(nc tcld, Tioga Counts Penna. Send for a Circular/ 1 - W. COCHEAUj _ President of the Boaijd pf Irnsteis, ” M. HOLLAND, Secretary. i' Kmteld, August 5, 1863. " , YOL. X. , Through night to light l . —And though to mortal eyes Creation’s face a pall of horror wear, Good cheer! good cheer! The gloom of ,midnight flies; Then shall a sunrise follow, mild and fair. ■ Through storm to calm I—And though his thunder-car The rumbling tempest drive through earth and sky, Good cheer i good cheer! The elemental war Tells that a blessed healing hour is high. ri-i Through frost to spring!—And though the biting blast , . ; Of Euros stiffen nature’s Juicy veins, - Good ch,eor ! good cheer !\ When winter's wrath is past, . - - ... ‘r: ; - Soft murmuring spring breathes sweetly o’er The plains. Through strife to peace!—And though, with bristling front, A thousand frightful deaths encompass theo. Good cheer ! good cheer ! Bravo thou tho battle’s brant. For the peace-march- and the song of victory. ....Proprietor Through sweat to sleep IrrAnd though tho sultry noon. With heavy, drooping wing oppress thee now, Good cheer! good cheer! Tho cool of evening soon Shall 101 l to sweet repose thy weary brow. Through cross to crowd!—And though thy' spirit’s life Trials untold assail with giant strength, Good cheer! good cheer! Soon ends the bitter strife, And thou shall reign in peace with Christ at length. ....Propfffltor. Through woe to joy!—And though at morn thou weep, • And though tho midnight finds thee weeping still, Good cheer! good cheer! The shepherd loves his sheep: Resign thee to the watchful Father’s will. Through.death to life !—And through this vale of tears, . And through this thistlo-field of life, ascend To the great supper in that world whose years • Of bliss unfading, cloudless, know no cnd.- Rosegahtes. A. R. HA && A ! ; The bustle of the fight was over; the pris pners had been secured and the decks washed down,"and tho schooner lapsed into midnight quiet and repose. I sought my hammock and soon fell asleep. But my slumbers were dis turbed by wild dreams, which like the visions of a fever agitated me. Suddenly a hand Was laid on my shoulder and starting up beheld, the sur geon’s mate. “Little Dick is dying, sir” he|said. At once I sprang from my hammock. Lit tle Dick was a sort of protege of mine.— He was a pale, delicate child, said to. bo an or phan, and used to gen tie nature; and from the first hour X joined the schooner,, my heart yearned to him, for I, too, had been friendless and alone in the world. He had often talked to me in confidence of his mother, whose mem ory he regarded with household reverence. Poor lad, his heart was in the grave with his dead mother. Daring the last fight I had owed my life to him, for heiad rushed in just ns a..cutlass-stroke was leveled at me, and by interposing his fee ble cutlass, averted the deadly blow. In the hurry afterward I bad forgotten whether he was hurt, though at the time. I had resolved to use my influence to procure him a midship man’s warrant. With a pang of reproachful agony I-leaped to my feet. “My God?” I exclaimed, “Do you meanAt? beds not dying?” _ “I fear, sir,” said the messenger sadly, “that he cannot live till morning.” “ And I h’ave been-lying idly here,” I ex claimed with remorse. “Lead me to him.” , “He is delirious,but at lucid intervals he asks for you, sir,” and as the man spoke we stood at the bed of the boy. A battle-stained and gray haired seaman stood beside him, holding a dull lantern in his hand, and gazing mournfully in the face of the sufferer. The surgeon knelt with bis finger on the hoy’s pulse. As I approached they all looked up. ■ The veteran who held him shook his head and would have spoken, but the tears gathered too chokingly in his eyes. The surgeon saidi “ He is going fast, poor little fellow! Do you see this?” As he spoke he lifted up a little gold locket which laid upon the boy’s breast. “He has seen better days.” I could not answer, my heart was full; here was the being to whom but a few hours before I had owed my life—a poor, slight, unprotected child—lying before me with death already written on his brow. They noticed my agita tion, and bis old friend, the seaman, who held bis bead, said sadly; “ Poor little Dick, you’ll never see the shore you’ve wished for long. But there’ll be more than one, when your log is out, to mourn over you.” Suddenly the little fellow opened his eyes and looked vacantly around. “ Has he come yet?” “ I am here,” said I, taking the little fellow’s arm. “Don’t yon know me, Dick?” He smiled faintly and then said, “Yon have been kind to me, sir—kinder than most people are to a poor orphan boy. I have no way to show my gratitude, unless you will take the bible you will find in my trunk. It’s a small offering, I know, but it's all I have.” I buret into tears, ho resumed; “Doctor, I’m dying, ain’t I? said the little fellow, “ for my sight grows dim, God bless you, Mr. Danfortb ?” “Can I do nothing for Dick? said X. “ You saved my life. I would coin my blood to buy yours.” “ I have nothing to ask—l dont want to live —only, if it’s possible, let me be buried by my mother. You’ll find the name of the place in my trunk." “Anything, everything, my poor lad,” I an swered, chokingly. . The little fellow smiled faintly—it was like an angel’s smile—but did not answer. His eyes Were fixed on the stars flickering in that path" of blue sky overhead. His mind wan dered. ... “It’s a long way up there—but there are bright angels etnong them Mother used to say that I should meet her there. How near thejy comp! and | see sweet faces smiling on Befcotesr u at tyt&ttn at Jpmfcom sisirt&e orf&taxt'&g mcfotrm. "WHILE THERE SHALL BE A WRONG UNRIGHTED, AND UNTIL “MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN” SHALL CEASE/ AGITATION MUST CONTINUE, Select INetts?* VIA CEHOIS, VIA LTJCIS. f&tscellang. THE ORPHAN EOT. . WELLSBOROj TIOGA COUNTY, PA., me from among them. Hark! is that music ?” and lifting his finger, he seemed listening for a moment. He fell back, and the old veteran burst into tears—the child was dead. Did he indeed hear angel’s voices? God grant it. &axxtnsan%tntt. LETTER FROM THE FAR WEST, Over the Plains—A load of Rebels—Sudden change of ioeather—First night’s rest—Break ing ’ down—Sard fare —-Pushing the coach up hill — Juleshorg—Lost in a , storm—View of the Bocku. Mountains — Latham—Travel an Flams, &C.A&C., tS**. ' ; Latham, Colorado Ter., Dec. 12, 1863. Friend Cobb : My last letter to you was written at Denver City, in August, and as'that was my last trip as messenger forthe Overland Express Co. 1 have not found time since to write anything. Having lately received the appointment of Local Agent for the P. 0. Dept, at this place, I will drop you a letter, giving a sketch of my trip from the Missouri river here. I left Atchison on Monday afternoon, Nov. 30th, at 2 o’clock, on the express coach for Denver, in company" with five passengers, for Bannock City Mines, all from Missouri, and as black hearted lot of traitors as ever went un hung. Most all of them had been in the rebel army and had got out some way and were go ing to get out, of the State for fear of being conscripted, and try and seek a fortune in the new El Dorado of the Northwest. - The day I started was one of the most beau tiful 1 have seen for weeks. The sun shone warm and pleasant, and everything seemed more like September than November. Shaking hands with'all my old friends andhidding them good-bye, at the appointed hour moved,oft', and I, soon took a last view of the delightful city of Atchison and the muddy Missouri. Going over the hills between the river and Lancaster a strong breeze from the Northwest came up which warned us that the “ cold, chilly winds of December” were fast approaching. We reached Kennekuk, 25 .miles, by six o’clock, and got supper and found the wind blowings perfect hurricane, and cold enough to freeze a alive. . In the coach was a- large amount of express matter for Denver and the Mountains, in charge of the messenger, Mr. Harvey T, Sayrs. All passengers eat up in the coach after supper un til nine o’clock, smoking their pipes and crack ing jokes, when we began to think about sleep ing. How we were, to arrange no one could tell, but we all lay down spoon fashion in such a crowded position that no one could turn un less all moved at the same time.. I had a pair of blankets and a good buffalo robe and man aged to keep pretty warm, though I did not get much sleep. Thus>we passed the night and at 7 o’clock, Dec/Ist, took breakfast at Laramie Creek, 75 miles west of Atchison. At this point we began to find snow, which continued to increase forthe nexVISO miles. We reached the Big Blue, a tributary of the Kaw or Kan sas river, and crossed it at two P. M., going without onr dinner and not getting any sup per until after dark. During the afternoon all .passengers had to walk half-of the time in con sequence of the deep snow. We frequently met freighters stuck and unable to ge£ out without assistance ; we could sympathize with them, but as for the -coach helping out every man stuck in ravine and snow drifts it could not be done. Some of the men would whip their horses and cattle for ton or fifteen imp utes at a stretch, then stand and send up a vol ley of oaths that ought to make old Satan blush with shame. ■ On the morning-of iho 2d we breakfasted at Big Sandy at daylight, and beforfi noon broke down and had to get along tho remainder of the day as well as possible. Wo had nothing to eat again nntil night, and one of the filthiest meals Lhave ever eaten on the plains was my supper at Kiona that evening. The children were as filthy as hogs and everything about the house looked more like a hog pen than a sta tion house. On mjr entrance the first thing that attracted my attention was a hog lying on the floor that had been butchered in the morn ing, and no less than a dozen hen's were roost ing on it. We were detained here waiting for stock some five or six hours, and at midnight we moved off and did not reach Fort Kearney till 3 o’clock Friday morning* After changing horses and waiting an hour we were again on the move, breakfasting, at 22 Mile Point, and taking supper at Midway, half way between Atchison and Denver. The road for the next 60 miles was very icy and some pretty steep hills had to be encoun tered, and all the passengers had to get out and push the vehicle up the icy hills. The night was grand, the moon illuminating the country along the Platte for a long distance*— Everything was very still, yet the sudden ap pearance of a Kiota !hat would rush up near the coach and howl was all that disturbed the stillness of the night.. On Saturday morning, breakfasted at Fre mont’s Springs and passed over O’Fallon’s Bluffs at 11 o’clock and supped at Alkali Lake, upwards of 400 miles from Atchison. This has been the pleasantest day on my journey, yet the evening was cool, but delightful. The The roads were splendid and wo moved along at a rapid rate, as no snow was to’be seen of any account except on the bluffs a few miles from the road. Early on Sunday morning we crosssed over the Nebraska line into Colorado, and of half past two reached Jnlesburg, at one time an im portant point, as nearly all the travel for Cali fornia crossed through here, though it is one of the dullest towns on the road. At this point the Pacific telegraph crosses the Platte for Cal ifornia. At 9 o’clock breakfasted at Spring Hill, and took a late dinner and an early supper at Val ley Station, 500 miles out. Just after dark a tremendous wind and snow storm came up, lasting all night and for five or six hours wo wore lost and could not find the road, We were completely turned around, the snow blow ing in such drifts thdt we ?ouid not eee the iDNESDAT MORNING, JANUARY 1-3, 1864. lead mules, and after wandering about on the plains for several hours found our way to Bea ver Creek Station where we remained the bal ance of the night, all of ns bunking down on the floor on our robes and.blankets. The night was freezing cold and I could not sleep, but lay till morning turning over every few min utes trying to keep warm. There was a stove in the room, but owing to the scarcity of wood in this western country and the exorbitant price it commands—from $lO to $75 per cord—no person will wonder that they do not keep good fires on the plains. Taking an early breakfast at Beaver Creek, long before sunrise we were on our way rejoic- ts.c oun uiinia - up- ;iU svuirii.iu -u splendid view of the Kooky Mountains, 120 miles distant, the Snowy Eange and Long’s Peak looming up thousands of feet above the long chain which could be seen North and South almost as far. as the naked eye could reach. One bf the passengers looked out and said the Mountains were not over 15 miles off, and offered to bet money on it, but after travel ling hard all day towards them at night they seemed as far off as when he first beheld them at sunrise. The storm which drifted the snow greatly impeded our progress to-day.- About 10 A. M., the ronowned and famous “ Pike’s Peak” was visible about 150 miles to the south west which I pointed, out to all the passengers who took a view of it for the first time. We went again without any dinner, and took an early supper at Fremont’s Orchard, a large growth of cottonwood trees resembling an ap ple orchard where the “ Pathfinder” once camped on his way across the plains. By half past four o’clock, after partaking of a good supper on antelope and Jack rabbit, the coach was again under way and we were mov ing along towards the setting sun. It was a fine sight to view the Mountains as the glorious King of Day departed and hid himself behind the lofty peaks. In eight hours more I reached my destination and was soon rejoicing over a hot fire, as my journey was 'the hardest and coldest of any taken over the plains. Latham is situated on the South Fork of the Platte at the mouth of the Cache la Poudre river and at this point the great. Atlantic and Pacific mails cross for Californio. The place is only a station and Post Office, is a little over 600 miles from Atchison and about 60 from Denver. The nearest point to the Mountains is Laport, 35 miles. The travel on the plains this winter which is principally freighting, exceeds any previous winter, but the weather is so cold and the snow so deep that hundreds and thousands of cattlle must perish before ever getting through, as there is hut little hay on the plains and what there is cannot he bought for love or money. \ No person who has never crossed the plains in the winter can have the remotest idea of the hardships that a person has to undergo. In some places there is not a house for more than, twenty miles, and not a tree or shrub of any kind visible to the naked eye. Snow in many places is from two to six feet deep, and the weather cold as Greenland, which makes a trip over these barren and desolate regions any thing bat pleasant and. desirable, yet in the months of May and Juno no person could wish for a pleasanter journey than on the overland coach from Atchison to the Rocky Mountains. Tery truly, Yours, F. A. R. Rake. —Years ago a blunt Vermont farmer not altogether versed in tho public literature of fashionable cookery, having by hard knocks acquired considerable "property, took it into bis head to visit Boston; and started accordingly with his hest one horse gig. Stopping near noon at one of the “ smart villages” on the routo'ho put up for a time and ordered dinner. When asked what he preferred he mentioned Jeef steak, whereupon the landlord inquired whether he would have it rare or well done.— This was a stumper for our friend, but think ing there might be something “ glorious” in the “ uncertainty,” he assumed the ait of one who knew the “ bricks,” and ordered it rare. All things in readiness, our hero took a seat at the table and commenced a vigorous onslaught on the smoking viands placed before him. At the first cut of the steak, blood very generously -followed the knife, at which he started back in astonishment and rang the bell furiously. Di rectly a waiter answered the summons and in quired what he wished. “I want this beef steak cooked,” said the guest. “ But you ordered it rare,” said the waiter. “ I know it,” said the guest, assuming to un derstand themattor fnllyx “ but it is not quite right; you may take it out and rare it over again!” . ' Vert Good. —A young lady recently entered a railway carriage in Paris, whore there were three or four gentlemen, one of whom was lighting a cigar: Observing her, with the char acteristic of “ politeness” of a Frenchman, he asked her if smoking would incommode her. She replied, " I dont know, sir: no gentleman has ever smoked in my presence.” The man who is in pain to know what alter ation time and ago have made in him, needs on ly to consult the eyes of the fair one he addres ses, and by the tone of her voice she talks with him, be will learn what he fears to know* But, 01 how hard a lesson 1 heard so pinch of family govern ment that they think there can’t be too much of it. They govern at morning and govern at night, imprisoning their children in stiff rooms where a fly is a band of music in the empty si lence. A distinguished California divine was asked, after a trip to silver land, what he thought of the counTy. Hei replied: “There are but three things at "Washoe, sir, big mines, little mines, and whisky shops; in other words — ophir boles, gopher holes, andioafer holes.” There are many persona in whom men can see no sin—nor Clod honesty. A proud sian and n cobra de capelin hold their heads erect.' Setters from tJje &xmi ?. Prom the 45th I 3 ennsylv aula. Regiment. Camp Convalescent, Crab Orchard, Kt. 1 December 19th, 1803. j Friend Agitator: In writing this with the intention or hope of making it either interesting, or instructive, to your readers, I am probably venturing to expect more than I shall realize. t Situated as I am, my knowl edge of the movements and locality of’,the reg iment is as imperfect as that of the most re mote backwoodsman of Tioga. - Since the opening of Burnside’s campaign rns uvctuguaiyiiia \.vuuuuuigu.»v U . r -. or less interrupted, and what is a betfer reoson why the hoys have been unusually silent. The army of the Ohio has had enough to do to pro tect and make good its position in East Ten nesse. Since Burnside’s occupation of Knox ville, his lines have been constantly harrassed and his communication threatened by the enemy’s cavalry, until finally the liberator of East Tennessee, with his gallant and devoted little hand of the 9th and 23d army corps, was besieged by a superior force commanded by the boasted Longstreet, said to be the best fighter in the Southern array. The history of that siege is well known to all. The repulse of a vastly superior force of the boasted fireeaters of Northern Virginia— the flower of the rebel army, may be considered one of the most im portant achievements of tho war, and fully vindicates the military capacity of the hero of North Carolina, adding imperishable laurels to his brow/ being one of the most important vic tories won by the battle-scarred 9th corps, Those of us whom disease—the soldiers direst foe—has kept from our places in the front, can only regret our misfortune in not having shared the dangers, privations and glory of the cam paign. Being unable to give a reliable list or esti mate of the casualties in. the 45th during the siege, which no doubt amounted to a consider able number, I will trust more reliable sour ces for the transmission of the important intelligence to the interested and anxious ones at home. ; Crab Orchard is pleasantly situated in Lin coln county, abont 30 miles from camp Nelson, on the direct road from, that, post to Cumber land Gap. The town, as to magnitude, and for other than military purposes, is of inconsider able importance. As a military post it is the depository of a considerable amount of army supplies. Several dry goods, hardware and grocery stores, two public houses,, and a post office are open, besides several liqnor estab lishments, npon which, however, the severest restrictions are placed by the Provost Marshal.' No spirituous liquors are permitted to be sold to soldiers. All violations of the order, if dis covered, are followed by the confiscation of the delinquent’s stock. The churches, two in num ber, and several public houses, are used as hospitals. The erection of several large Gov ernment buildings adds much to the size and! appearance of the place. The garrison coiß sists of convalescents only, Capt. o^ the 51st P. V. is post-commandant. During the past two months several false reports, and consequent alarms of approaching guerrillas have visited our otherwise peaceful camp. As yet-however, no armed rebel has molested us. Strong pickets are thrown out on the different roads, thus precluding the possibility of sur prise. No one, whether soldier or oivillian, is allowed to leave the town without a written pass from the Provost Marshal, by whom jdl applicants are submitted to a strict examina tion. Suspicious characters are arrested and kept in confinement until satisfactory evideiice of their being “ all right” is produced. Al though large sqnads of those considered fit for duty have been sent to the front, and many others less advanced in their convalescence, to Camp Nelson from here, many still remain, some in hospitals, others doing picket and pro vost duty. Fever and Ague, and chronic Diar rhea, are the.most common complaints. Both are ugly customers to deal with, and many a brave soldier has been lost to the army in con sequence of them. Fever and Ague is partic ularly annoying and deceptive. Its victims often escape three or four weeks without a chill or fever, grow fat, and make preparations to go to the front—when suddenly, upon the least unusual exertion, of exposure, a relapse of chills and consequent fever destroys all their plans, and weeks of sickness is the result. -There is every reason to believe, that under the supervision of the excellent surgeons in charge, nearly all will be able for the front ere spring sets in. During the siege of Knoxville but few trains of army wagons passed here either to, or from the gap. Since the raising of the siege, communication having been re-estab lished, the ■ roads are thronged with the usual number of wagons, and droves of cattle and hogs, going to the relief of the army which has undoubtedly been on short allowance. The roads from here to Knoxville have all the fall been in n wretched condition, and recent rains have rendered them still worse, making transportation to the front extremely tedious and laborious. • The rsil road to the' gap, through central Kentucky, is steadily progress ing. Hundreds of negroes are constantly em ployed at the important work. Squads of rebel prisoners from time to time passed here, on their way north. My protracted sojourn in and about the village, of Crab Orchard, has often brought me in contact with Kentucky society, and afforded mo a favorable opportu nity to judge of soma of its characteristics. The flower of the Kentucky white popula tion, like that of many of our northern states, has gone to swell the ranks of the many gal lant regiments which .tho State has thrown into tho field in defense of tho Union ; while many have cast their lut with the rebellion and are battling for their chosen, hopeless cause. As a general thing, those remaining at home are an illiterate, prejudiced class, carrying under the assumed cloak of loyalty to the Union, tho strongest sympathy for the South, which nothing bat the dread of yankee bayo nets keeps at bay. lam glad to say that, to this. rule, there are many noble exceptions. Beneath many a rough, butenlightened, Ken j tuckion’s breast ftiers beat' sentiments of pure Rates of Advertising. _ Advertisements trill be charged $1 per aqwnro of 16 lines, one or three insertions, and 25 cents i u r eveqr subsequent insertion. Advertisements of less than 10 Hpea considered as a square. The subjoined rale* will be charged for Quarterly,Half-Yearly and Yearly advertisements: i '/ . _ 3 . Cho-vihs. 12 uosssa. 1 Square, $3,00, / _jfeyjU , $5,00 i 3° 5,00,’ 8,5!f 3,00 3-9° 7.00* 8,50 39,08 i Column, 3,00 v 9,50 12,50 * 3°- 'MO. -£“,50 25,00 1 .3°; 2a .°& 35,00 40,00, Advertisements not having the number of insar hens desired marked upon them, will be published until ordered out and charged accordingly. . Posters, Handbills, Bill-Heads, Letter-Heads and all kinds of Jobbing dona in country establishments executed neatly and promptly. Jasticcs’, Constable’* and other BLANKS, constantly on hand. NOV 20. and unsullied loyalty, that should put to shame the political demagogues and copperheads of the North. The Kentucky farmer is as devoid of taste, and common ingenuity, as he is of literary attainments. His habits, conversation, and careless masner of conducting his a°ricul toral labor, as well as the uncouth, bungling implements which ha uses, confirm this. It needs no very acute observer to discover the need of northern agriculturists to fully develop those superior productive qualities for which the soil of central Kentucky is justly celebra ted. Without desiring to say anything dispar aging to the ladies of Kentucky, I mnst say that they are as ignorant in 'the culinary art never tasted of a good pie made by a Kentuck ian, while many mothers cannot make com mon mush. This, as a rule is, of course, not unexceptionable. The fair sex, are generally more in favor of the Union, and patriotic than the men, apd the fair daughters” are by no means adverse to the society of Undo Sam’s blue jackets. One of the most common char* acteristics of the Kentuckian, both male and female, is their proficiency in, and fondness for horsemanship. To see a Kentucky damsel on horseback, accompanied by some chosen friend, going at a break-neck pace on the turn pike, is an every day occurrence in pleasant weather. On the 16th inst, Lieut. Samuel Haynes left Crab Orchard for the, front, in charge of s squad of convalescents. The Lieutenant has been home on sick leave of'absence; he lopks quite well, and we have good reason to hope for the speedy restoration of his usual good health. On the 17th inst. Gen. Burnside, and Staff, passed through Crab Orchard on his way to Cincinnati. The General, and escort, took breakfast at the Spring hotel. As soon as it became known in camp that he was in town, all belonging { to the 9th Corps who were-'able to walk, t hastehed to get a peep at the old com mander. After forming in front of the door whore the General was eating breakfast, a member of his Staff informed him that ho was wanted at the door, leaving hia breakfast] ha slept out, minus his hat, his bald head showing off to good advantage. His features though graced with bis usual good humor, arc some what haggard and careworn. After saying a few words to the boys, during which ha re marked, “I can always depend on the 9th Corps, and they may on me. I hope we shall meet in the 6eld again ;” he re tired, amid the dh'eers of all present. It is hard to divine why the General was re lieved. It is certainly not because he failed to satisfy the expectation of the country, for what campaign has been more gloriously successful than bis ? Still it may be all for the best; and we can only hope that be may be placed ia some wider field of operation where his military genius will find full scope. In case he assumes command in some new department, the 9th corps will doubtless follow him, which they ara always ready to do, even -to the cannon’s mouth. The weather is growing cold and wintry, No unusual, preparations are being made for the hoiidayt, and Crab Orchard promises to give a dull Christmas. Wishing the Editor, and those who may be patient enough to read this, a “Merry Christmas" in advance, I em ' * • Young America. The Story of an Atom, The atom of charcoal which floated in tha corrupt atmosphere of the old volcanic ages was absorbed into the leaf of a fern when the val leys became green andloxuriant; and there, in its propfer place it received the sunlight and the dew, aiding to fling back to heaven a re flection of heaven’s gold; and at tha same time to build the tough fiber of the plant. Tha atom was consigned in tha tomb when the wa ters submerged the jangled valley. It had lain there thousands of years, and a month sinca was brought into the light again, imbebbed in a block of coal. It shall be consumed to warm our dwellings, cook our food, and make more rudy and cheerful the hearth whereon our chil dren play; it shall combine with a portion of the invisible atmosphere, ascend upward as a eurliug wreath, to revel in a mazy dance high up in the blue ether; shall reach the earth again, and be entraapped into the embrace of a flower; shall live in velvet beauty on tha cheek of apricot; shall pass into the human body, giving enjoyment to the palate, and health to the blood; shall circulate in the delicate tissues of the brain ; and aid, by en tering into some new combination, in endufling the thoughts which are now being recorded by the pen. It is but an atom of charcoal; it may dwell one moment in a stagnant ditch, and next be flashing on the lip of beauty; may now be a oomponen»of a lima stone rock, and the nest an ingredient in a field of pota toes ; it may slumber for a thousand years without undergoing a single change, and the . next hour pass through a thousand mutations; and after all, it is only an atom of charcoal, and occupies its own place wherever it may be. A paragraph has been going the rounds, of an old lady who has a moustache on her lip.— r It is not uncommon for young ladies in thia vicinity to have moustaches on iheir lips. , Ai.aiXics are emphatically novels. They are the greatest of novelties, and news, for in the whole course of time, there is nothing so new as the new year. If those who have died of joy had but been softened by thankfully gazing aloft, they would either not have died at all or died of a sweeter rapture. IIEARi-troubles, in God's husbandry, are pot wounds, but the putting in of tbe spade before the planting of seeds. Tns only chance for some men's hats ever to, contain anything valuable is to pass them around for pennies. . Merit recognizes mcirit. - Certainly be'aanpot have it who-doesn'viw w it when he see* it ;