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The Tioga Ooaaty Agitator:
BY JI. BT. COBB. .-i‘, *
Published every Wednesday morning and mailed to
.abcribersatONE DOLLAR AND FIF’KT CENTS
per year, always IN ADVANCE. £ ’
5 The paperiaeent postage froetooonntyh*bsor!bers,
though they may receive their mailot-post'pffiees lo
cated in counties immediately adjoining, fer con?en
jileccc* • j x
The Agitatoe is the Official paper of . ioga Co,,
end circulates jn every neighborhood ther'r.iri. Sub
scriptions being on the advanoc-pny aystein, it circu
lates among a class moat to the interest of advertisers
to reach. Terms to advertisers as liberal a those of
fered by any paper of equal circulation Hn^Konhern
Pennsylvania. ' -;
rs~ A cross on the margin of a papedenotes
tbattbe subscription is about to expire. . ;
■r/~ Papers will] bo stopped when the an 1 iscription
time expires, unless the then ..continu
ance. - ’ .
JAS. LOWREY & S. F. WE JSOJI,
Attorneys & law,
will attend the Courts of Tioga, £ jtter and
McKean counties. . [Welisboro, Jan. 1 ‘1863.]
DIGKINSOII HOUSE,
CORNING, N. A
Jlaj. A. FIELD,.*. Pf iprietor.
/'QUESTS taken, to and from the £ 'pot free
bJ of charge. [Jan. :'/1863.]
pesnsiltania hod«e;
CORNER OF MAIN STREET AND JH6 AVENUE,
WeUaboro, Pa.
J. W. BIQONT,
rpHIS _popaiar Hotel, having been re-fitled
JL cud re-farnished throughout, tenqw.opia to the
jublio as a fiat-class house. . {Jan.,l,/1883.]
HART’S HOTEL,
WELLSBOEO, TIOQ& CO. PEKnA. ■■■..
THE subscriber takes this method, to inform
his old friends and customers that hr'has re
tained the conduct of the old “ Crystal _ 'ountain
Hotel,” and will hereafter give it his entire V'Mention.
Thankful for past favors, he solicits a re nee il.of £he
letno. DAVID .‘URT.
Wclliboro, Nov. 4, 1863.-IJ. . *.
IZAAK WALTOR HOUSE,
' Gains*; Tiagn Oonnty, Fa. -•-
H. C. VERMIX.YEA, ../...-PrOjjrietoK
THIS i« a new hotel looated-within ongy no
ciii of the beat fishing and hunting grounds in
Northern Pennsylvania. No pains will be spared for
the accommodation of pleasure seekers the trav
elling public. '• jTfan.l^lBB3.]’'
WITCHES, CLOCKS AND
jmn JEWELRY!
Repaired at BULLARD'S i'CO’S. STORE, by the
eabecriber, in the best manner, and at as low-price* as
the same wort can be done for, by any first rate prac
tical workman in the State. ..... -
Wellsboro, July 15, 1&63.. A. "R. fitiSCV.
A. EOL E T , ' 'J: '
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, acf- &c.|
REPAIRED AI OLD PRICES
POST OFFICE BUILDING,
KO-. 5, UNION BLOCK, f
WeUiboro, May 20, 1863. ;
E. RvBLACtt, v
PARSER & HAIR-DRESSER,
j SHOP OYER'C.'L. WILCOX'S STORE, • ,
NO.; 4.’ UNION BLQ/3K.
Wellsboro, Just 24,1863. ■
AGRICULTURAL HffiPLEH^TS.
I WOULD inform Dealers in Agrionltura Imple
ments, that I have Horse Rakes of the ’iost ap
proved stylos ond euperior quality. Air >, Band
Rakes of a better quality than any taanofaptured in
this section, which I will furnish in any quantity de
nred. to dealers in the counties of Tioga, 1 -adford,
end Lycoming. ' ' »D. A. Ij^TJD.
Mainsburg, Nov. 18, 1863-Smoa.*
BOARBidAN AND GRAB’S
CELEBBA TED
PATENT IMPROVED
INSULATED IRON RIM, AND t RAME
PIANO FORTES’
Tbese pianos have* the pure musical tort-*, of the'
T7ood, together with the.strength of the Iron and ere
thus far superior to all others. -The Ove*' Strang
Scales, giving in connection with the Pat' hi Iron
Rim, full, round, powerful, and sweet tone * These
pianos will remain £n tune-ftjjre&ter lengtj *of time
than any other piafios* known,.and are warranted for
the time of five years. The undersigned ott-TS these
piano; at the same” prices atr at the'ware .toomsin
Albany or New York, saving thobuyerthe ,e ’pens©of
going there to buy, and will keep them in for the
firoef three years, without charges. For > general
dejcnption of these pianos send for a circular, coc
u.aing prices, styles, Ac, • I. Q*
Osceola, Tioga CoUi)y Pa,
Osceola, Feb. 17,1864. \ . ;
HRITOS & MEDICISp .
.VO. 3, U.V/O.y BLOCK, WELtSßOltix), PA. -.
P. R. WIhLIAM§,
TJEGS leave to announce to-the cituena
tj bero and vicinity, that ho keeps confl intly on
hciall kinda af ' I
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,^
Chemicals, Varnish, Faints, Soaps, Glass,
Brushes Putty, Fancy Goods, Pure randies,
Gits, end all other kinks of Liquors of he best
qtaiiiy. 2.11 kinds of
PATENT MEDICINES ' - ■
««b ai Jayne's Expectorant, 4 Pills;
Ajer’i Sarsaparilla, Pitli and Cherry Pecton* j Helm
l:.diExtraet Bocbo, Sarsaparilla- and Bos : Wash.j
Mm. Winslow's Sothlng Syf&pj Wright-’* Pills;
Ckrfc’saud Cheeseman’s Pills; ‘Hall’s Bnltn a; Bin
tier’s London Dock Gin j Herrick’s cl Pias*
Brown’s Bronchial Troches, «fco., *. -
Mey 2c/1564-ly. . . P.R, WILL AMS.
HEV-EWTOE STAMPS-
I OHN M. PHELPSyDeputy Mans
i' field, he? just received a large lot Revenue
Stums, of dl denominations, from one.pent 'ip to $5.
fitv person wishing Stanps can get them At ■ try office
Mansfield, or cf Si. BULLARD, lssesaor,
t’lVellsborc. Pa. ’ ' J, M-^H’.vLPS.
2/1864.
Wheeler’s Horse Powers and barest-
ers aad Gleaners. '
THE subscriber would respectfully- orto-.jimco to
to the Threshers and Farmer* of Ttbgi* and ad-
conntiee, that ha itill continues sell the
named MACHINES, and .that 1/7ave the
pioasure of offering this-season some Mo int
poreaentg on the old machines :scd a
* tat variety, I now hare for sal© Railtc>d -Hqrs©
. Offer *for one, two, and three horses,
p* €l of Wheeler's Rsk© Cleaners, ds e. Lever
owets, Howard's Mowers and combined Mayers and
capers, Smith’s Green Mountain Shlnglo-J Machine,
? a,^ er ’s self-sustaining fi-orse Forks.
*«a CutUn; circular and Drag Sows,-adapted to
® powers, Horse Rakes, Ac., Ac. / -
.7, *kich will be sold strictly at the -fi-anufac-
Jj* I*J 1 *J Prices, adding-transportation, and V k be war
, to give entire satisfaction or no Extras
or J?J®ring old machines kept on hands *»
itx™- Fathers, of weiiSaw®,. an* a. h.
f »T- of Nelson, ere my agents
‘ ,~^ a C°nnty, where Forks will be kept'* ja hand
s*- 1 or ot Her Machinery will be |fpomptly
to. Descriptive Circulars contaur.ng price
applicants. - B. S..3*'SAES. -
Pa.»Jnpe29. 1864-tf. '
huoh , you^J
B »ORsEIXER it STATJxTNER,
and Scales is -•?"
fe SI ? cltl Clocks, American, English, -a, d Swiss
{>;,*“ My'Jwtirjt Silver Plated Ward, Spectacles,
■■are Frames, Photographic Albums,; Stei. wsoopesj
,-- : ; cope ?1 Perfumery, Yankee Notions^.Fifhlng
“^ 8 J> d Jliee;-afid :
C-.jmC SCHOOL. BQftK£ of .every kind’lSed intbe
t ra i.7'. M,lst<Slltl y' on kand sad seat by mil 1 or oth
,“ e > <o erderrl ;
pytoif BLOCK, WELLSBftB£,- PA;- '
‘ ' '' • £
vzasvzzs
THE
VOL. XI;
DRUG STORE.
Prince'* Metallc Paint, Pfizer & Co's Chemical*,
Xhaddeus Darid's Ink*,- Fluid Extract*,
Medicines, Rochester Perfumery and
Cincinnati Wine* and Flavoring Extracts,
Brandy, Pa In fa and Oils #|
Whitewash Lime, Petroleum OiJJ
Kerosene Lamps, Drags and Medicines,
PatenfMedlbihes, School Book*,
Stationery; - : - Wall Paper, ~
Wyoming Mills Wrap- Window Glafis, "
.ping Paper,' Dyo dolors, „
Famished at Wholesale Prices by i ‘
W* O- TEREEIL,
‘ *, Corning, N. Y.
\f * •
.Proprietor.
Zlmmemann & Co’s.
NATIVE BRANDT & WINES,
FOR
MEDICAL & COMMUNION PURPOSES,
, \ #
CAtAWBA BRAKDY.
■ THIS- BRANDY has beenanalyzed by, the.Medi
-ical Director of the. Naval Labrntory at Brooklyn,
and substituted for Preach Brandy,^for -Aise Anr'the
United SfcrtesNavy; It
ed by Medical Purveyor jp* York
of IT. S. Army, in toe Hospital of his Department
DRY; CATAWBA WINE,
THIS WINE boa all the 'propertterof Dry Sherry
Wine. • -‘7’ :'..a
S.WEET CATAWBA WANE.
THIS WINE for its mildness is adapted for Jnva
lids and for communion purposes.
ZIMMERAXANN/a' CO,’, V Cincin
nati and New York had formerly partnership
-.with N. Lnngworth pf Cincinnati the wealthy Native
Wine-producer, aijd therefore enables-theta to furbish
the best of Ameriaamprodaction, at moderate "prices.
Sold by W, D. TERBELL, at .end Re
tail/and by Draggists generally. J *
Corning, N, Y., J!an. 20, 1864-tf.
Farmer’s Catechism.
Question. What Is the best kind of Wooden beam
Plow? , • (
Answer. The WIARD PLOW: r
Qnes. Wherein dpes it excel &U others? .
Ans. In ease of draft, in being leas liable to clog,
and in fact it excels in every particular.' ‘
Qnes. Where is this Plow to bo found f
Ans. At the KNOXVILLE FOUNDRY, where
they are made, and at various agencies around the
country. •
Qnes. Are there any other plows made at that
Foundry ? • "
Ans. Ycsl- Biles makes various kinds of wooden
and iron beam Plows, both for. flat land and side bill,
and be keeps ahead of nil other .establishments by
getting the-BEST PATTERNS invented, Vfithout
regard to the COST. •
Ques. Are Plows all that Biles makes ? ; i
Ads. By no means. He also makes HORSE
HOES; a superb article for Corn, Potatoes, Ac.
ROAD SCRAPERS that boat the world. - Oast Cul
tivator Teeth of a very superior pattern. Shovel
Plow .Castings for new land, and indeed almost every
.thing that is ever made at a Foundry, froma Boot
Jack to a Steam Engine. * -'<■*.
Qacs. Would you then advise me to buy there?
■ Ans. Moat certainly would I, for besides fnaking
the best KIND of every thing, Biles makes those
thot are the most D DP* ABLE, and it is a common ex
pression where his Plows have been introduced, that
they last as long ns from two to four got at any other
shop; be has always been at the business from a
small boy and ought to know how it is done, and if
you try his wares once, you will be ready with me to
tell-ail wanting anything in that line to go, send, or
in gome other way procure them of J. P.' BILES, at
-the Knoxville Foundry.
Knoxville, March 30, 1863-tf.
New idillinery Goods.
MRS. A. J. SOFIELD desires to call the atten
tion of the Ladies of Wellsbaro and. vicinity,
to her New-Stock of Spring Millinery Goods, consist-.
_iog’of the latest styles of Bonnets, Hats, Head Dress-,
es, Caps, Ac., anti a variety Flowers, Shell
and Straw Ornaments, the latest novelties in
of Trimmings. .Infapt’e Hsts and Caps, Old ‘Ladleaf
Dress Caps, &renadein Veils 'of the newest shades.
Mrs. S, feels particularly grateful*for .the patronage
of her friendg, end would say.that she'has engaged
one of-the best Milliners for the season, and is pre
pared to repair Straws, in the best manner. She is
receiving Goods constantly from New York, and will
keep a good assortment. Her rooms will be, found'
hereafter opposite Roy’s Drug Store, in the building
lately occupiedby.Mlss.Smith.
Wellstoro, April 13,1864-tf.
■"[iTISS PAULINE SMITH has removed to the
IVI - house residence of Cbas. Williams;)
opposite the United States Hotel. I wish to inform
my customers that I have Just received, my. -
SPRING AND -SUMMER -GOODS,' " '
and can be found at tbc above place, ready to do work
in the,best'manner for all Who may favor me with a
call. . PAULINE SMITH.
Wellaboto, April IS, 1364-tf
I have started q Millinery Shop at Meineburg; to
which X invite the attention of people in that lection
.pf the county, It will be under the pmnagement,of
Miss EUeir Grech.* ’ . . .
COW HOUSE.
Til HIS House which has been ppjjn. for. convenience:
J; of the traveling.public .fpr .a.number .ol years,.
. has lately been newly furnished throughput and fitted
up in ns good, style as can bo foundJn .any. country or
■"• city Hotel. The Proprietor dpW not hesitate in say
ing that there'will be no pains spared to. add .to the.
comfort of his quests, and make i( a home, for- them;
The best of stabling for .teams; and a, good,hostler'
always in attendance, all of which, can bAibnnd*
one mile ea?t of Knoxville* Pa. . , , r ,
• 17 M, V., PURPLE,. Proprietor* ,
Deerfield, May 25, 1864.-ly. ,
Hobbed frdm thc Safe of the Tioga Co. Bank,
ON Wednesday night. May 25, 1864, the follovriag
described bonds endnotes: .
■ IU. S. 5-20 coupon bond, 4ib aeries, letter i l , No.
14,719, for $509 ..
3 U. S. 5-20 coupon bonds, 4th.series, letteeC, Noi.
86,130,81.82, each $5OO.
- 17 D. S, 5-20 coupon bonds, 4th aeries, letter E,
N'05.,73,879 to 73,895, each.SIOO.
14 IT. S. 6-20 coupon bonds, 4tb series, letter M,
J7os. 19,824 to . ~’ L ‘
■ 3 IT. S. 5-20 coupon bonds, 3d series, letter A, Nos.
5,804'6-6, ouch $lOOO.
4 U. S. 5-20 coupon bonds, 8d series, letter A, Nos.
3.030-61.52-53, each $5OO. - , -.
Tioga County Banknotes, old .Issue, s’s,. 10’s and
20’s—$5,000. Signed by former olTiccrs cf the bank,
all punched through centre of vignette; and badheen
retired for throe years. No other notes of tbia bank
had ever been punched. -The public are berebycao*
tioned-ugainst purchasing or taking, any of the' said
bonds aniThofes. _ ~A. §, TURNER,
- Tioga, May 28,1864. ~ Cashier.
Executor’s Notice.
y. E.XjERS tostemmtaiylh'fiVing.been granted '.to,
"the.subscriber on.the estate,of PbjlaudjsrißaKer,
late of Suffivtitfibwnshfp, dee’d, notice is hereby given
jto fhose indebted to make immediate -paynwa tested,
those having claims to present them properly authenti
cated for settlement to HENRY B. CARD,
Jane 22, 1864-Ct* Eseeutor,
SehoteD U the myttmim nf tm Mtm uf ato the Spread of Reform.
WHILE THEEE SHALL HE-A WRONG UNRIQHTED, AND UNTIL “MAN’S INHUMANITY' TO MAN" SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE
WELLSBORGi TIOGA COUNTJi PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31, 1864.
WHOLESALE
REMOVAL.
<-r i b- t
AGITATOR.
Select Uoetvi?*
THE PBOMISB,
BT At S, HOOKER.
I bear themneio rising from the days that are ip be.
The “ gloryhaUeluiahs’’ of :s people that are free;
And tremblingon the breezes of the Resent sweeps
- . the strain ' ' •
O'er the. Southland and the Northland, from the
mountuin to the main.
Through tho portals of~the Batura;-a* the mists are
‘ r , slowly drawn, -
Opens wide the length’ning vista, brightened in the
golden dawn ;
And the glowing panorama wraps my soul in fotaro
' time,
Visioned with the fairest promise, full of majesty
sublime. ——
Roll the rivers on forever, with’ their clouds of ship
ping filled,
Freighted With the dropping riches that the blazing
sun distilled;
Rise the mpuntains, fringed with-glories that would
shame.an earlier age, ..
Of the day-tide of Earth’s bofng as it rolls across the
page. " ■
Cities broad with tail spires shining' o’er the plains
that round them roll; ' -
Plains of swelling slopes and valleys, plains of ocean
' to the pole :
While the heaven .bends blue above' them, and the
sunshine fills' the sky.
As the Present fades r to ; dimness in the light that 1
4esoryr ■
Hark! I hear the mighty music sweeping, o’er pur
brothers’graves, .
From the valleys of the Southland; ’tis the anthem
'of the stoves,'
And the clanking of the fetters hat been! changed to
hursts of song,: ■
‘ln the rice swamp'and the forest, as Jh'e.tlma has
. swept along.' ‘ ''
Still the ringing minor music of the sabres in the
fray,
'Swells from ont the smoke of battle, from -.thered
fields far away, , .
And tie mighty bass of "Cannon booming at Opprei
sioii'agate,' • •' •'„ • *
Mingles to: the stormy, chorus, with «te»U',to, ; ,“Work.
ahd wait!”
Once more withhearts determined, we will march On
through the .sea • ... , ~ • ’ '
That rolls its waves of verdure o’er the forms of
brave and free; '
And hear the breezes rustle, and catch the whispered
sound, ‘ - ...
That swells from hundred battle-fields and crested
heights,around; .
And SayS, “ Go forward boldly, the dawn approaches
nigh, • ■
The-first faint Eastern streamers just begin -to kiss
the sky ; T ,
And He who gives the victory smiles on the coming
fight, - ; ' .
And strengthens with new- conrage all iwbo strike for
Truth'and-Sight.” . . .
ffitsctllnn#.
A NOTABLE BEAR FIGHT.
THE BEAT? OF MOUNT KEABSASbE.
Some “game” out of the-ordinary quality
was supposed to be in the town of Orange, N.
H., • in the summer of 1828, "because, of the
large number of sheep found dead in pastures,-
killed by some savage beast.-. It was declared
to be a wolf, and' that this mnstrbe destroyed.
In order to do this the town was surrounded by
armed citizens, whose plan was to gradually
contract tbeif lines, something after the plan
of the modern “anaconda,” till whatever of
game might be enclosed should be driven to
the centre of the diminished circle, and’ there
it conld-easily' be destroyed. In the number
the wolf was’expected to be' In the progress of
the contraction of the’ lines, the' dogs, which
made partpf the force, gave signs at the mouth'
of the cave which extended under-a ledge of
rock; that something was snspectsd of being
concealed there, and the conclusion was easy
'and'quick that that somctliing 'was the wolf.
Upon this the men and theddgs proceeded to
such demonstrations as it was supposed would
induce the monster to come out. -And they
were not mistaken. The only mistake was
-that it was not a wolf, but a black bear,-de
clared by those who had the nearest opportu
nity of observation-to be a very large bear.—
Whether it was e disappointment at seeing’ a
bear instead-of aiwolf, or whether it was that
peculiar, surprise that sometimes
momentarily -and unaccountably " overcomes
even stout-hearted" hunters when they meet
larger game-than'they ; are just then thinking
of, or whether the extraordinary size of the
bear impressed them-in.-a-.manner which some
persons think the indication of weakness, cer
tain it is the beast passed off scatheless be
tween two uanks of-men, each of whom held
in his hands weapon loaded—but only for a
wolf. They said the bear was very large*—
They were, much laughed at.. - Some persons
tbonght.tbe fact proved that they were scared,
and- among these was the hero of our story,
John Cheney, of the town of Sutton, N; H. •-
In Ihe month of October following this wolf
bout, Jobs shd his brother, with their little
cur, went ont on that side of Mount Kearsarge
which lies'in the J townbf Stilton, fo hunt and
shoofpartridgee, as’theyare called, but which
are really a variety of grouse. 1 The method of
hunt there practice d-is,-totnisttbe dog to find
the gamerand scare it into-alree, and then" 'sd
to: fix the attention of the .bird by constant
barking as to : aflow tba approach of the hunter
nnperqeivpd :by : the bird, which thus falls an
easy piey' toThdobinbihed skill of ddg and man.
-dog barked in the course of thehunt,'
whiehis received by the hunter as an indiea- ’
tion that he has driven the bird; into a tree, and
thereto barked and waited the appearance of
his'master, who did not fall to quickly respond
to the calL ’But this time it.was no partridge.
It was ho common grouse; -In ah excavation
in the earth, caused by the upturning by the
roots of a huge tree,'sat a large black bear!
This was a aurprise. Bnt it ;v whs not a scare.
The oocasion was -too important,-however, to
be passed - without a “ council’ of war.” I n
-this case tbe'result negatived the proverb-that
"councils -of war never fight” The Ghenevs
determined to give battle. -Bat like wise sol-'
diers they carefully considered their means for
aggressive and,- defensive warfare, as against
the enemy before them. These were found to
consist of one common ‘shot fowling gun. of
single barrel, with a tolerable supply of : pow- :
!; aer,-“and'ihht v size of shot- used for
-partridges* htifi'isniail dor ddg,-ahd~tW6'- > mS^ <
one of them, John, the writer knows from per
sonal acquaintance, ofrather less than medium
au* k!
size, with such weapons as Nature’s God gave
them, viz, their fists, their feet, and their teeth.
And'with these two brothers determined to
give Rattle. This they prodeeded to initiate
in the following manner: They doubled the
quantity of shot in their gun, and at very “ short
range”, poured the whole into the side of the
bear, while 'his interest was chiefly bestowed
oh the little dog, he being, up to this time, the
moat noisy of his new acquaintances. But
the.discharge of the musket changed all this,
and loaaed him to a sudden and wrathful sor
tie from bis qhiet and hitherto peaceful hole.
He gave a fearful and angry growl as he came
out, and madd direct for our friend John, ev
idently intending to show him -before the close
of, their oocqnaintance what-he thought of
such interference with bis prescriptive rights
and privileges.
The bear was really large—he was very
large—the steelyards decided that. He was
so large—John at once recognized in him the
histories I character of the Orange hunt, and
all hie own fire was at once in a blaze. He
thought hie neighbors of Orange were soared.
He was hot. Thought was quick, but so was
the bear,, and on he came, bis huge jaws wide
open, and his great white teeth too apparent
for- comfort or ssurance, and in the act of a
direct assault on his little antagonist be was
foiled in a manner ha had not calculated on,
and which probably astonished and disconcert
ed him.-" ;
:Aa the bear was-just about to close ’in "bn
bis foe the; active little, man sprang suddenly
to one side, and then to the rear of bis enemy,
seizing bim by the bind legs with both his
hands, and at the same time uttering the most
positive assurances' that he had none of the
Orange boys to deal with this time." Neither
this new. mode of attack by “ flank and rear,”
nor the assurance, seemed agreeable to Brain,
for he at once set about doing his best to get
away; He ran down the side of the mountain,
over rocks, brush, knots, sticks, stumps, and
whatever of rough there was on the side of this
ronghold peak, till be . was tired of it. John,
in the meantime, kept his hold on the leg, and
kept up the repeated assurances, and, it is said,
even with'curses, that he had "none of the
Orange boys to deal with this time.”- Not
withstanding, in his descent, he was rapidly
parting with his. garments, portions of which
conld now be seen banging to hush, and knot,
and tree, till that which remained to bim of
them was but a sorry spectacle.
This was continued for soma time, till at
.last the.bear’s patience gave .out. He'.’.would.
»hmd this no longer. It was evidently a lo
sing game, this running away from an enemy
from whom there was no escape. And now
with increase of wrath he slopped—he turned
npon the prostrate ragged man, who evidently,
whatever was. true in some other respeots[ had
the advantage of his adversary in that of ac
tivity. He sprang to Lis feet, and when abont
to he taken in that embrace by bis foe, which,
with those 'more civilized, is sometimes prac
ticed and received as evidence of the truest af
fection, be showed bis utter want of appreci
ation of this demonstration on the- part of his
new acquaintance 1 from Orange by knoking
hinfdowri with his fist. And this he was so
uncivil as to-repeat several times, as often as
ha was threatened with the " hug,” till his lib
tie dog appeared on the scene and laid sharp
hold of bruin’s heels with his teeth.
This was too much. Two upon one was ev
idently one too many, and so retreat was again
resorted to, but with no better success than be
fore. John renewed his old. attack. He caught
the retreating beast again by the leg, and
again cried opt no Orange boys, and agaln he
was dragged down.the mountain side as before,
till, probably from the same considerations as
.’decided the. termination of the previous retreat,
the bear stopped. John sprang tohisfeet agajin
and again knocked-Bruin down. This, as be
fore, he repeated. But now ha was becoming
exhausted by his extraordinary course of bat
tle; : His strength was failing, while his enemy
still had a large supply of this necessary el
ement of successful conflict. And, as is like
to bethe case, superior .strength, began to show
its. value in -protracted fight. The bear, had
now, the best of it, and was not satisfied with
"mere embraces. He threw his adversary up
on the ground, and having it all his own way,
he proceeded to break bones and lacerate flesh
most cruelly. .And,here would probably have
been the end, of.,the plucky little man had it not
been for the timely. interference of bis brother
just as Bruin was, best satisfied with the course
tbe’fight was taking. He bad not forsaken his
friend in the strife. But the extraordinary
progress of the ..two combatants down the
mountain had been so rapid that up to this
time, ho had been left.quite behind and out
of the Calculations of .both’. Now he came up,
armed with hisempty gun, with which he pro
ceeded to give • each blows -over the sensitive
snout of the ugly beast as.soon brought him
to terms. With this ,slight weapon he actually
“ knocked put the brains” of the bear.
There Vas now opportunity to look over the
battle field and'ascertain the extent of damages
to the parties engaged- John was found'with
the hone of his right arm broken above the el
bow, and the fiesb of this part.much lacerated
by the teeth of his enemy. He was also bit
ten through the right thigh, the flesh of which
was also sadly .torn. .■
. • These, with tho'm&nybnrisea received in his
rapid descent,’were the sum of his present in-,
•juries ; but his clothes 1 It may be well doubt
ed whether their parts were ever all seen again.
. There was but one trophy of the fight—the
body of the vanquished; and it gives pleasure
to tbs writer to be able to add that this was
found, flesh and hide, of sufficient valne to pay'
the surgeon’s fees for his attendance of the
broken bones and wounds, and that for these
•services it was received. It weighed between
four and five hundred pounds, as was ascer
tained by actual weight, arid became the’ prop
erty of-Dr. Henry .Lyman, of Werner, N. H.,
-formerly.a,surgeon in the United States army
ini the, war of-1812, who, as has bean stated;
'waa'a near jelative of the writer. In the year
TB|3o, while in the town of Sutton for sporting
the writer made inquiriesbf‘the 'in
inhabitants as to the truth of this atoryjC
Which they all confirmed as-a matter of which
-A' V pT-i
t f ■ r
A remarkable happening of an event in con
nexion with a dream, has oome to onr knowl
edge. So far as the facts are concerned, there
is no question, but we know the parties would
rather not have public mention made of their
names. The “ stuff” dreams are mads of we
do not pretend to analyze, bnt there were di
viners of dreams in Bible times, and one man
came to great distinction by the interpretation
of a dream. The happening of an . event in
accordance'with'a dream is probably nothing
but a strange coincidence; and if people wo’d
only make-note.of those dreams that “do not
come to pass,” as well ss of those that do, the
world would probably universally be of that
opinion. Bat we intended merely to give this
dream and the happening of the sad event that
will make it ever memorable in the family in
which it occurred. -
On a late Monday morning a friend of oars
was on a visitto his old home in Northern New
York. About four o’clock on jthat morning he
was up, in preparation to take the cars. As
he passed on to the stoop, or piazza, two sisters
were sitting there, and one, or both weeping.
He asked the cause of their grief, and one an
swered, “Brother —— is dead, for, about an
hour since, I saw him as plainly as I ever saw
anybody, and be was dead. I saw him die.”
That brother was the husband of another sis
ter, and an officer in the army, and when lost
heard from was in Washington, sick. {
Our friend told his sister that it was hot a
dream, and reminded her that, only-the Satur
day'evening previous, abetter had been receiv
ed by their sister, the wife, from her husband,
saying be was doing well, end would be home
in a few days. But all was of no avail, the
one who had the dream was weeping for what
she believed a reality, and the brother begging
her not to tell her dream to the wife, left, be
lieving that two or three days wonld show that
it was but a dream. Our friend reached Cleve
land on Tuesday, and found a despatch await
ing him, saying that the brother-in-law refer
red to was dead. A day or'two thereafter, he
received a letter giving the particulars of his
death, and saying that it occurred abont three
o’clock on Monday morning. That was the
point of time when the sister , bad the dream,
aa near as can be ascertained. —Cleveland Her
ald.
. Religion and Morautt'in France —Soma
modern writer has complained bitterly of thi
separation of the eexes by their different sys
tems of thought and education. In France
the separation is very wide. The women, gen
erally, are Catholics—the men, generally, De
ists. I have often tried to get acnrately at the
real state of opinion, but it is not very easy.—
this-muoh, however, is very certain, that most
educated -Frenchmen ate Deists of a type not
unfairly represented by Mr. Renan, and that
nearly all Frenchwomen in good society ob
serve the rites of the Chnrch of Roma. -The
boys are Catholics when in petticoats, -but.tnrn
Deists generally between fifteen and seventeen,
and remain,BO all their lives. This difference
is, of course, a cause of much estrangement in
families, because a Catholic lady finds on cer
tain subjects a companionship in her confessor
which she looks in her husband. These facts
may serve to account for what may seom such
strange contradictions in modern France.—
The position of the Church, for instance, is
both very weak and very strong’. The direct
power of the Church of Rome in France is in
finitely smaller than that of the English Chnrch
in England, because the men are openly against
it; but its indirect power, through the confess
ional, is still very considerable. For instance,
the English Church in England ■is strong
enough to repress the utterance of faerterdox
opinions in general society, but in French so
ciety such opinions are discussed with perfect
freedom, Ou the other hand, such is the influ
ence of the Roman Church in France over the
women, that'fathers who bate the priests find
themselves nevertheless compelled to let their
daughters confess themselves to priests, because
a girl who should omit the premiers communion
would find her position amongst women per
fectly unendurable. And, as Catholicism in
woman is comme il /aui, many men in France
like girls for being Catholics, the more bigot
ed the better, though it. is difficult to see how
auy onion can be intellectually complete be
tween persona who differ so widely on such an
important subject as religion, As to morality,
I think there can be no doubt that France, on
the whole, is a more immoral country than
England; but it is an interesting fact that
French mothers dread sending boys to London,
for fear of the dear innocent youths being con
taminated by our bad example.— Macmillan 's
Magazine.
Maid Servants. —Jenny June speaks a great
volume of truth when she says that the only
way for a woman to secure peace and comfort
in her household is to have as few women
around her as possible, especially in a depend
ent position. There is a natural antagonism be
tween them which will assert itself in a thou
sand waja; How .many Irish girl*, go grum
blingly to fulfil a kindly uttered request on
the part 6ftheirmistress> who wouldtun "like
lightning” to obey an order from their master?
And, strange to say, though it -makes no sort
of- difference to the head of the house whether
his boots are brushed by Bridget O’Brien or
Judy.O’Callahan, yet in a dispute be invari
ably takes 1 the part of the “ help”—simply
and solely from the instinct of sax, and because
men always feel bound to be gallant to every
woman in the world, excepting their wives.
they"had knowledge, and of which they were
evidently not a little proud. They were at
the trouble to find John Cheney and introduce
him, and it was from hie mouth'that, substan
tially, the above story was received. Ho also
exhibited his scar? on his arm and leg with ev
ident satisfaction ; and to the inquiry, what be
now, in the light of his experience, thought of
soeh fights, swore that he “ would do the same
thing again if he ever got a chance.’’ His
neighbors approved highly of this, and seemed
to have no doubts that he would ho equally
successful in a second encounter.—Correspon
dence of New York Evening Post,
A Remarkable Coincidence.
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HOW NOT TO BS RUINED.
~ 11 Gold is 190, and the property of the coun
try will be destroyed/-’ says Mr. Faintheart.
"Gold is going to 200, and I shall be broke,' 7
says Mr. Weakness.
“I am mined! My bank balance la worth
only fifty-five cents on the dollar,” soys Mr.
Naverthink.
Let us' stop a moment, gentlemen, and look
into the matter. Facts are better than fears,
ttfid pxinoiplo is better than prejudice. You
are suffering—yes, suffering, there it no other
word for it—under tbs delusion that the am-*
ount of gold and silver coin in the country is
an equivalent of its wealth. Now, do yott
know that the highest financial authorities
have never estimated this amount at over two
hundred and fifty millions, and it is probably
much less, even in time of peace. But sap*
pose we admit that it is three hundred millions ;
and now do yon know that according to -tfis
United States census of 1860, the wealth of
the country—its real and personal property—-
was estimated (rather too low than too high)
at fifteen thousand millions. If you will jatfi
taka your pencil and cipher oat the proper*
tion that three hundred millions in specie bears
to fifteen thousand millions of property, you
will, discover that it is—what ? fifty per cent?
No ; but exactly two~ per cent —that is, tbs
whole amount of specie in the country never
was two per cent, or a fiftieth part of the spa
de'value of the property : and if, at any one
time, die whole property of the country bad
been forced to sale for the specie in the coun
try, it would not have brought two cents on
the dollar of its actual specie value.
Specie, or the currency that may stand for
it, is only the convenient and recognized me
dium for making an exchange of
It represents property in the market, property
in transit, bnt never the fixed property of a
nation. Money is the lubricator. It don't
make valnes; it simply lubricates the machi*
nery, and keeps the wheels of commerce mu
sing smoothly. When too abundant, the wheels
run too fast; and when scarce, there is too
much friction.
And novr, Mr. Faintheart, can you pick a
flaw in oar statement? Is it not absolute
troth? • But what shall we say to Mr.’Weak*
ness, who is afraid of bankruptcy, and Mb.
Neverthink, who is only afraid of bis bank*
baliance ? If Mr. Faintheart is in debt it is
now easy to get out. Pay up when money is
plenty, and be happy.
If a mortgage on yoar land will.be due next
year, or any year, provide for it now while yon
are getting high prices for everything yon sell.
But, Mr. Neverthink, yon have, say, a bank
balance of $20,000. Yon are afraid that gold
is going np or paper going down about ont of
sight, and yoa wish to invest this balance in
some productive property. Will yon buy a
house worth only §lO,OOO in specie and pay
for it $lB,OOO in currency ? Suppose you wish
to sell that house after the resumption of spe
cie payments, it will bring you only §lO,OOO,
and yon will have lost exactly §B,OOO. Will
that be a shrewd operation? We think we
can “ put you np" to something better—some
thing by which you can make your bank-bal
lance er currency not only worth its face in
gold, but a premium besides. Invest in gov
ernment ‘bonds. Buy the ten-forties. After
the war is over they will be worth par in gold
and something over ; and they hare a liberal
gold interest from tbs beginning. If they are
not safe, then no property is safe. The same
spirit of arnachy that would repudiate your
property iu the national debt would repudiate
it in your house. If the law will not protect
you in one description of your property, it will
not in another, and your greatest safety, as
well as profit, is in maintaining and strength
ening the government that maintains and sup
ports the law. —Philadelphia Telegraph,
A Neglected Sckaich. — A clergyman late
ly told a story about a mad with whom he
boarded_when at college. Tha man was at
work one frosty morning, and happened to get
a alight scratch on the hack of his hand. _ A
single minute’s attention to it would have caus
ed it to heal in a day or two. It was neglected.
•A slight,inflammation appeared, which a single
poultice [»r a gill of cool water] would hare
reduced, but it was neglected. - The whole
band became inflamed and should hare bad
the best medical attention, but it was neglected..
The arm and shoulder and back were seized
with pain, and now all was filled with alarm
and confusion.
Twelve physicians were soon in attendance
to consult upon” the ease. The question" .was.
Whether the cutting off of the titnb would save
the man’s life, and it was decided that it was
too late. The disease bad gained a mortal hold
and no human skill could arrest it. A vicious
habit, an indulged little sin, a neglected duty,
how easily they are taken care of if we are in
season with them, but bow stubborn, and how
ruinous they become if they are let alone I -
According- to Hall’s Journal of Htalth, a
dollar's worth' of meat, at twenty-fire centa a
pound, goaa aa far as fifty cents' worth of but*
ter at half a dollar a pound. Three pounds
of flour, at eight cents a pound, is said to con
tain as much nutriment as nine pounds of
roast beef, which, at twenty-fire cents, is* $2,-
25; that is, twenty-fire cents’ worth of flour
goes at far as nine times that much money
spent for roast beef, as weighed at the botch
er's stall. A pint of white beans, weighing
one pound, and costing seren cents, contain*
as much nutriment as three pounds and a half
of roast beef costing eighty-seven and a half
cents. Of all the articles that can be eaten,
the cheapest are bread, butter, molasses, beans,
and rice. A pound of corn meal (Indian) gos*
as far as a pound of flour; so that, fine family
flour, at sixteen dollars a barrel jn' New York
city in July, 1864, and corn meal at four cents,
the latter is just one half less espensire. If
corn and wheat- were ground, and the whole
product,'bran and all'were made into bread,
fifteen per cent of nutriment would be saved,
wjth much greater bealthfnlness.
Nothing abridges life like false steps, idle
words, and vain thoughts.