•mr Br M. H. COBB. Published erery Wednesday morning and mailed to nMcrlbers at ONfi DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS 1 per'year, always Ilf ADVANCE.! , „ 1 , t * The P»P 0r ifl aent P oBta ß e ree to county ad scri hers though they may receive their mail at post- foods: j cated in counties immediately adjoining, for i <uv6- = D j HB Agitator la the Official paper of Tiog .'Co., and circulates in every .neighborhood therein. ;Sub criptiona being oh the advance pay system, it' 1 Ircu utea among a class meet to the interest of advefitars to reach. Term* to advertisers as liberal aatho <o''of fered by any paper of equal circulation in.Nofhern penosylTania. ‘ • “ r . - A cross on the margin of a paper, a< bcitos tbattho Rubscription is about to expire; gj* papers will be stopped whon-thc subset plion tune expires, unless the agent orders rttair: co* tinu sdco. ... * jlf». LOW KEY & S. F. WIJLSf.pI, i f CORNSYS & COUNSELLORS at I.AW, A will attend the Courts of Tioga, Potter and McKean counties. [WoUsboro, Jan. 1, 1863.3 • JOHN I. MITCHELL, . Ano RNE Y AND CO UNSELL OR A&LAW. Tioga Village, Tioga County, Penn’n. i , 1 • Prompt attention to Collections. March 1, 1866.-ly: V . JEROME B. HILGB, ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT- idBV WoUsboro, Tioga CotmtV; Paa,'V - * Haring been specially licensed by the Unite ! States tor the Prosecution of Claims for Pensions, Back Psv and Bounties. , - , " Particular attention will be given to that' class of buitness. , J. B.'NIWB. WelUhoro, Feb. 15, 1885-ly» '' / pfiSnfSYJLVANIA HOFSE,V OOKSEB OP MAIN STREET AND THE AVEPiOE, WoUsboro. Pa. j. W. BIGONY T. Proprietor. TBtS popular Hotel, .having been and re-fnrnlahod throughout, is now open to the pablio as a first-class honse. pan. 1,18.83.] D. HART’S HOTEL. WELLSBOBO, TIOGa CO. FENNA. THE subscriber takes this method to inform his old friends and customers that he has re lamed the conduct of the old “ Crystal Fountain Hotel," and will hereafter give it his entire attention. Thankful for past favors, he solicits a renews? of the uino. DAVID B,AM. ffellsboro, Nov. 4, 1883.-ly. ■■ IZAAK WALTOS Guinea, Tioga County, Pa. H, C. VERMILYEA Proprietor. THlS'is a new hotel located within Jjisy ad oess of the bestl fishing and hunting grounds in Northern Pennsylvania. No pains will be stiwed for the aoooininodation of pleasure seekers and tic (trav elling public. [Jan. 1,1863.] A. FOIBI, % Watches, Clocks, Jeweliv, &c.,;jhc,, REPAIRED AT OLD PRICES.*- ' POST OFFICE BUILDING, NO. 5, , UNION BLOCK. Wellsboro, May 20,1863. ; H. W. Williams, Williams & ; attorneys AND COVASELORS At CAW, BOUNTY & PENSION AGENCY. Main Street, Wellsboro, Pa, / January 4, 1865-ly. : ' g. F. SUAIBLIN, BARBER & HAIR-DREi|SEII, Shop Oveb C. L. Wilcox’s Sio) S. ~ Wellsboro, Dec 7, 1864. , ‘ WESTERN EXCHANGE Hf'TEL. KNOXVILLE, BOROUGH, P ji' THE undersigned having leased the abfve potol for a term of years would respectfully' inform the traveling public that be has put the Hoioi in first class order for the reception of guests and 716 pains will be'spared in -the accommodation of travelers and is Car as the situation will allow, he will keep « first class Hotel, in all things, except ptjees, whloE will be moderate. Please try us and judge for ydUrAelvos. Knoxville, Oct. 19, 1864-tK J. jl. MA&TINe KEYENCE STAMPS/ JOHN M. PHELPS, Deputy Collector Mans field, has Just received &, large lot pf ;R<Sfeinie Slams, of all denominations, from one cent Jup to ss* Any person wishing Stanps can got them atjiny office in Mansfield, or of M. BULLARD, AsristantPAssevsor, at Wellsboro, Pa. J. M^PfiRLPS. Mansfield, May 2, 1884. ' j P. NEWELL, DEIITISIf, ; ; MANSFIELD, TIOGA GOUNTTfPA., ; * . . . I IS prepared to operate in all the improvement* in tbo various departments of filling, in serting artificial dentures, Ac. ( * j ' Mansfield, August 10, 1564-ly* - -*V . > • WELLSBORO HOT2IL (Oorner Main Street and the AventT •) Wellsboeo, Pa. : , , \ B. B. HOLIDAY, Proprietor. , • On of the most' popular Houses in tfc * county.. Thu Hotel is the principal Mtage-house in 1 /ellsVo r ®* Stages leave daily as follows; For Tioga, at 9 spin.; For Bam. £ For Jersey Shore every* Tuesday and Friday 4X 2 p. m. j For Couderspqrt, every Tuesday ana at 2r P* m. Stages Arrive —From Tioga, at 12‘ LZ* oadock p. m.; From Troy, at 6’ o’clock p. m.: From, jersey Shore, Tuesday and Friday Un. m.; Freni Oopd«r«- pon, Tuesday and Friday II d. m* , K. B.—Jimmy Cowden, the rill be found on baud, ’ v : f, Welleboro, Oct. 5, 1864-1 y. - I HUGH YOUNGf BOOKSELLER At I STATIONER, * , • j, \ i AND DEALER American Clocks, American, Englishman t Swjjbb Watches, Jewelry, Silver -Plated.' Ware; op ictacles, Fictnre Frames, Photographic Albums, Steri oscopes, Microscopes, Perfumery, Yankee IJotioua,.Fishing Tsekle ai.-l Flies, and Fancy and Toilet Articles. ’ iSay- SCHOOL BOOKS of every kind usyd in the County, constantly on hand and aent by mator oth tfwise, to order. 1 1 •VO, 5, UNION BLOI JF, TTEIISBOBt, PA'. FOR SALE.f-HOUSE i'LOT on' Mail; Streft, adjoining Wright & Bailey’s Store. *26;acreB:ol iaod in Dclmnr, between John Gray andMe’rick. . House and Ldt on Covington i ' J For terms, apply to HENRY ffeiithcro, May .31,.1865-tf. . . oj : Flour and feed, buck wheatmfloiCr. Meal, Pork and Salt, Tea... Coffee, Sugar, Soip, Candles, Saleratus, Tobacco and Kerosene Qjl. i Also, Mackerel, White Fish; and TronfH by the. Package or pound. , „' ' CIIAS. t * H. Hellebore, June 28, 1865. f Protective war claim and Pension AGENCY OP THE U. S.jSANITADY COM- Mission.—All the papers and correspondence re qaired to procure, Pensions, Bounty, and,feck Pay, ted Prixe Money for discharged SOLPDBRS and BAn.ORg, and for the RELATIVES of Soldiers and Sailors dying in the service of "the Unit! I States, prepared and forwarded, and the proceeds of all Maims, when collected, remitted to the part' js FREF, OF CHARGE. ' ’ v' ' Office J3QI Chestnut Street. Philui elphia. Or for further information or assistance, i.pply to Lucy Moons Ho.tcbkisb, Wellebi so, S. E. Morris, 'Mansfield, Associate Managers for Tioga punty. ‘P'EROSIHK LAMPSat " ix i Bora pBUjSf LTJORB. TUK A VOL. XL HAS FALLEN 1 ,*' And sd Baa the price'of ’ <I J /. J DRY GOODS 2 ft .ft r~- -- ■«. ... ■ 4S — * ?■' *J jKi Ig. HAS. .SURRENDERED, AND WE HAVEi SURRENDERED THE S -TEJ4E HIGH *PRjLCEa 0P,., GOODS. *’ 15 1 “ -:f ■ < ! A J -THE PEOPLE’S. STORE, is dow their stosk of GOODS, BOHGHT DDRINHcrTHE LATE , - DEPRESSION IN .. and they will he sold at * THE LOWEST MARKET RATES ij ' 1 > ’ i. . i , , , We have made arrangements to get Goods every * week, and as we keep posted in regard to the Nt re York ilarket, we shall at all times make the stock on : : hand conform to new prices, : : and we wish it distinctly understood, that however WE DO NOT YNTEND TO BE UNDERSOLD BY ANT, - - quality of goods considered. ■Tt shall be our aim to • ' keep constantly on band a good stock of ' snob goodsas the community require, and- SUCH ARTICLES AS WILL GIVE SATISPAC -1 TION TO THE CONSUMER. THE ONE PRICE SYSTEM Wit.' H= Surrn under which onr business has constantly, increased . "for the last ten years will be adhered to, as also the more recently, adopted. Don’t buy until YOU HAVE EXAMINED OUR,,.STOCK AND STORE DIRECTLY OPPOSITE THE DIOKIN- and first door east of 'Hungerford’s Bank. -"Z g Corning, N. Y., May 17, 1865, THE BIS FIGHT having been closed up by Messrs. Grant, Sherman Sheridan, A Co., 1 KELLY & PURVIS have volunteered for a war of extermination against high Prices, and Will bo found' entrenched behind a huge pile of at the old OSGOOD STAND, where their comminu tions with New York cannot be interrupted. They have just received a good stock of** j SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS, each ns Pripts, Delsinee, Bareges, Muslins, Hosiery, Notions, BootB'and i Shoes, eta;i in fact wdfythingin tbe Dry Hoods line.may be found at our counter;?, and'pnrobased at-pn&es oorrespoßdipgVtO.-the late Heavy fall ikt goods. We also inrite purchasers to examine stock Of-: ’ : ... j ut'Ni ■} GROCERIES. Can't be beat this side of New York. Remember the plate? “'(fitgbmf’s Corner.” KELLY * PURVIS, Wellsboro, Apr. 22, 1865-ly. jpETROLEUM ! PETROLEUM! practical megfltp'-e, io._their tjelie and 60 report that the - V Discovery ofOiJ in Wellaboro , is near at hand. But I would Bay to the pe'ople of _TIOGA COUNTY & VICINITY, (before investing "your Capital in - OH Sfoeic) that L have recently purchased-* the Stock of Goods of SfT] Bullard, consisting of CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES;-HATS/ CAPS, A«.» all at a.gre»t;rednolion ; Hcw Tork Jobbing Prices, : ( and am bound to give to my customers the advantage . .OF .M Y PU R Cfi A 8 E ’ ; Being desirous of closing cat the Clothing 1 part of this Stock, I now offer the entire Stock AT cost FOR CASH I .HATS CAPS, , I will almost give awiiy; at all events, will'sell them so .cheap you will hardly know.the difference* Call soon and avail yourself of this" ' . ' , RAKE -OPPORTUNITY, /j Remember the place, the Cheap Cash Store, Roy’s BuildifigV' -'V— ... - CARD.- ‘ Well Abort). Jan. 25,' 1865-tf. ■ . WALTER A.’ WOOD’S PRIZE MOWER.—The Wood Mower has keen in general ase for the past five years. It embraces qll the qualities neces sary to makea perfect Mower.' It recommends itself to every farmer for the simplicity of its.canstraction. It is proved to bo tho lightest draft. It takes the preference for durability, easy management, and good, work—Machines fully warranted. Send for Circu lars—Price $ll5 delivered on the cars at Corning. EDGAR HILL, Agent, Corning, N. Y. May 31, 1865-tf. TTtOE 'SALE.—One Large DairyKottlo and Store JP for tale nt a low rate—inquire at «; - BOY’S DEUQSIOEE. • ii-1 h-’i DcuotcD to the intension ofthracea of jfftetttom unit the Sjureah at f£calth£ Reform. WHILE THEBE A WRONG UNRIGHTED, AND UNTIL “MAN'S INHUMANITY TO MAN" SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE V ' t -I y '■V.K REGARDLESS OP COST, much others may blow, READY PAY SYSTEM PRICES. BON HOUSE, SMITH A WAITS, NEW AND CHEAP GOODS -It I .«i! WELLSBOROi TIOGA COUNTY, PA.; WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 9, 1865. select D o e.tv#* OATHEBING HEART’S EASE, * bt'xeaW ikaEtaw.* '* I went to gather Heart’s-ease-. When the bright sun sapk to rest. Drawing all his sheaves of sunlight garner in the west; ’When-the blossoms and-the leaves. Losing all their golden glow, >*ln the slowiy gathering twilight, *• * , _ \FaiQtl/^Battered to an<T fro. * . ' ‘ / All the ground whs ,stirred w|th May-blooms, Everywhere they met my eyej L Bat I went to gather Hearf's-ease; ‘ V ’ " So I passed all others'by. Oh t* my heart wasrne’er‘soi joyous^ As it was in those glad hours, When X wandered light and careless . I Near the woodside, gathering Rowers. d Then I gave them all to you, dear, * And.l looked up in your face, And I wondered I could fancy That the Rowers had any grace. Then At waaj gathered Hearfc's-easa . ;l ~ Then it was, dear heart, X found • ' That the of the May-blooms, Did not lie upon the ground. 'ste-'V Mansfield, Pa., July 20th, Mr. Robert C. Cox, (late Col. 207(A Regt, P . V, and 'Brevet Brig, Qen, U- S, V,) Sir : Now th&t tb£ clouds of war are vanishing from our national horizon, and the halcyon bird of peace Is pluming her wing throughout our hitherto distracted land, it is perhaps a fitting time for the set tlement of personal as well as public difficulties. Ton and I, with the brave officers and soldiers of the 207th .regiment have recently returned to our homes from kbe far-off and far-famed u Dixie's Land/’ While in ’the service to ether, the difference in our respective grades, of office was of necessity, a great barrier to .that free expression of opinion which as private citi zens'U is onr privilege equally to enjoy. You will pardon too then, Sir, for taking this opportunity to vindicate my own character by referring to somo of the events connected with the organization of our regiment which afterward led to such serious difficul ties, and (to me) painful results. I Understand that some time in August last, you. received assurance that you should be commissioned' to command a regiment, provided you could raise a sufficient number of men in a given jime. Ten com panies having been tendered yon bjr their respective captains, you were advised by the Adjutant General to coll-those captains together, and submit to them the organization !of the regiment. They met at the Eu ropean Hotel in Harrisburg on the evening of Sept, 6th, 1864, and you were unanimously and by acclama tion elected CoToneL The other Field Officers were chosen by ballot. It was then unanimously voted that you should have the appointment of the Adju tant and Quartermaster of tbo regiment. The ques tion was then, by your full and freo consent, submit ted to the officers there assembled as to who should be Chaplain <of the regiment. Rev. Jas. (L Wilson of .Clinton .county being present, was immediately put in nomination for the office,' and I took the oppor tunity to ask you at that time if you bad promised fahu the position. You replied that you had not, and tbat-we should feel at liberty to choose whom we pleased. After consultation,, tbe name of Rov. N, L. Reynolds, of this county was presented, and the vote being taken, showed six votes for Reynolds to three ■for Wilson? Tb© very next day in company with*Capt. Hacker and myself, you sent a telegram to Mr. Rey nolds r inrorming him of his election and requesting him to report for duty at once. On the morning of the 10th of Sept, you and I started for h6mo each to arrange some business before leaving with onr regiment for the field, W© took the cars at Harrisburg and came as far as Trout Hun together. I told you thien that I was sure Mr, Reynolds would return with’ me and take his post as Chaplain of the regiment, and you. made ho objection to it. Indeed, such was tbo general expec tation of a largo number of the regiment. While at home, I visited the churches where Mr. Reynolds was preaching, informed them of bis election to the Chap laincy of our regiment, and they very reluctantly re leased him to go with us. . He returned, with me to . TJarrisburg. Wo arrived there on the 13th of Sept, and 1° - m ? inexpressible surprise, I found that Wilson bad been mustered as -Chaplain i of our regi ment by youforder, on the 9th of Sept tho-day;pre vious to our starting home together! I ..I speak posi tively and explicitly upon those points ;■ because Capt. Wood and myself consulted the State Authorities and the records with regard to them. In short, then, the c&se'staridsrthus: * You called > convention of yonr Captains to. organize your regiment, and submitted to them the_question of the Chaplaincy. They chose Hr. Reynolds, a popular minister from your own ‘county, by a majority of twp to one over his competi tor who was present seeking the office $ you, yourself, telegraphed him to report for duty at once; and then within- forty-height hours you secretly prooured the master of another man as Chaplain without giving any notice to Mr. Reynolds or his friends of the change— “ If such actions may have passage free, ■ Bond ’slaves and pagans shall our statesmen be/’ r i ' It may not be well known to yon how indignant year officers from this county were, when they learned what disposal you bad made of the Chaplaincy— suffice it to say, that every one of them, except your own appointees from Liberty, of their own accord joined with me in asking Mr. Wllson to resign, and -when be refused, those of us who were personally cognizant of tho facts herein set forth, prepared a protest and sent it to the iVar Department. That pro tesVwas unobjectionable io its form and nature; but according to an order which had not at that time been, published in our -command, it should have been septibroQgh the military channel; but regardingiit ip .the light of a simple petition, we sent it by mail ; and this, Sir, as you well know, was Tho very head and front of my offending." These events transpired about the first of October. Somelhing like five months after; when all strife had ceased in the regiment) you saw fit to have mo court martialed for my conduct toward the Chaplain. The time and manner which you chose to effect this, ob- illnstrativo of the general treatment which for nine months I received at the -bands of the man and the officer whom I had_ sworn' to respect and obey as my superior. * Early in January, after the return of the Colonel to. duty, you obtained a leave of J I' had then been receiving letters tor several weeks from homo stating that my only ’rister was failing with consumption, and that she was very anxious that I should come home to see her da ring the winter/ I stated these facts to you, and you destredine to stay till you should return, so that there would be two field officers for duty during your, absence, and you promised that when you should re turn I should go next. I agreed to wait, and I did wait/.When you returned, wo had some conversation in which you said that you had held some papera'in hands for several weeks which you had been urged to send tip against me—in other words, that | charges'had been preferred against me. I replied, hoped you would permit no charges tbbrought against me till I could go home, * I said that I knew of no offence that 1 had committed save sending that communication to the War Depart ment by mail, T presumed you was-satis ’fied that I meant no disrespect or insubordination to proper authority in that matter. You oxprbsssed yourself satisfied, but you thought Mr. Wilson felt aggrieved at my conduct, ■ I told you I would bo glad tu meet Mr. Wilson ond hie friends or apolo gists in your presence, and that I presumed we might agree to settle our difficulties by dropping them; for I had long before ceased troubling myself or others about the Chaplaincy. -You said that I should have (ho privilege of such a. conference, and that the char ges should not be sent up till I should havo a cbance to go home. The next day you approved my appli cation for a leave of absence, and gavo me permission to carry it to superior Hoad Quarters. I did so, and obtained the promises of .our. brigade and division commandera that it should be .approved by them. It .would then need approval only at corps head quarters, and I felt entirely safe, and.so left it. to bp'fon|&rded q | rjp k) L [Advertisement.] with the regular dispatches. Within six h ours from the time you approved my leave, you maae haste to forward those charges against me “ approved/' with out even waiting for the signature of Mr. Wilson to them, and. without saying one word further to me .about them, or giving me the promised opportunity of settling the difficulty JI Just as the stealthy assassin creeps closely behiud his intended victim to stab bim unawares, so those secret charges wore forwarded after my application for a leave to prevent its approval.— Of coarse I was immediately relieved from duty, or, dered under arrest, court martialed; and for an act growing out of your own treachery, I was suspended from comiaand, and prevented from taking tbatbonor able part in the.glorious Spring Campaign then about, opening, which alone caif compensate a soldier for the hardships and sufferings which up to that time I had beeft permitted to share with my comrades in arms. In making this letter public, I 'am animated solely by a desire of giving information to my inquiring friends and acquaintances in the county concerning the origin and nature of my late troubles in the Army. To most of the soldiers of the 207th regi ment, I am aware that much of this letter will be both, new and surprising. For military law is such that ! I did not dare to tell them whom I considered chiefly responsible for keeping me from their side du ring their, glorious battles—besides, I did not feel that I had aoyidural right to say anything, however truthful, that would tend, to weaken their confidence in their commanding officer—especially when I fore saw that they'must so soon risk their lives under hie command. . Pardon pie for taking this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to the officers and sol diers of our regiment generally, for fbe kindness and respect which they always showed me notwithstand ing the unworthy position I was so long forced to oc cupy. - I beg leave to subscribe myself you. Sir, what I ever aimed to be while under your command. Very Respectfully, Your most obedient ServT, T. A. Elliott, (Late Major 207th Reg*t Pa. Vols.) JUUacellswfi. The Diamond Breastpin. “My Dear Bill ;—Take the horse at two hundred dollars. It is below bis worth—but 1 must have the money. 1 want to bay a dia mond breastpin for the prettiest woman in Bos* ton. Say nothing to my wife about this—it must be a secret—especially from her. Yours truly, Dasher.” ~ The above was addressed to Mr. Wm. Graves, a malicious bachelor of a certain age, by Mr. Augustus Dasher, a friend of bis who bad been married ’some two years to a very, charming woman, and was supposed to faave sown his wild oats. But of this Mr. Graves had his doubts. He had no faith ib the reformation of fast young men, and moreover he had no wish that Dasbhr should become a model because he bad courted the young lady he married himself, and had been disdainfully rejected, and if be bow kept up his intimacy with the young Coople, it was in the benevolent hope -of find ing some means to annoy them and make them unhappy; - : - • -" ’* . <j ■ Hence Mr. Graves very readily oonsumma* ted'the I bargain, and sent his friend two-hun dred dollars for his horse, reserving his secret to he used to his- disadvantage as occasion might suit. Soon after this transaction Graves was invi ted to spend the day with bis friend. “My dear ‘ boy;” said Dasher, when they met, “ I want you .to do the amiable to my wife this afternoon. Get her out of the way for an hour or two. lam expecting a person to see me and I don’t want my wife to see the —the person-.- • “.lathe person alady or a gentleman ?’’ asked Graves.• - “ A lady,” replied Dasbor; “ bat not a word of this to my wife. Here she comes. Get her out of tho way as qnickasyoa can, for I am expecting my Visitor every moment, . Mrs. Dasher entered the drawing-room a moment afterwards. She was a beautiful crea ture and very fond of her husband, and for this reason somewhat' predisposed to jealousy.—. After some indifferent conversation Graves in vited her to go to the Antheaeum Gallery,and though she seemed not much inclined to ac cept, her husband nrged her vehemently- to go. “You seem very anxious to get rid of me." she’said somewhat pettishly. “ Are you go ing' with us , • • “ No, my dear—l have - something to occupy me at'home.” V ■ < ■ Here'Mrs. D. detected a wink passing be tween hbr husband -and' Mr. Graves, and. be come yet more disinclined to the proposals “ I believe “I shall-stayat—home,” said she, aomewhatpe'ttisbly.' ■ “ I haveahdaddohe.” “ The beat tblng,-,you t can. do is to take a lit tle walk,” said her husband eagerly. But before sbe conld replj.a footman entered and said in a mysterious, way VoMr. Hasher. “ Sir » persoa is enquiring for you." ; ' “ Show the person into my study'-’ said Mr. Dasher. “I will jointbe. person directly. The servant bowedabd left : ... • My dear,” said Dasher, nervously,-f “ you must excuse me. A-r-a person -is—waiting to. see me in my study,,Graves remembers?” and with this the gentleman.followed-the servant. ’ “A person! person! in bis’ -study ? Who is this' person, sir ? Can yon enlighten me ?” “I don’t know,'indeed, madam,” replied Graves with a'hypocritioal sigh.' “Mr. Graves,” saiil-the lady, “I fern con vinced that you - know more than-you are wil ling to tell. You are a friend of-the family, and we have no secrets from you. I am free to confess that I am jealous of Mr. Dasher—but I must own that he has never given ms any cause. • Still, bis conduct to-day has been very strange. And now this mysterious visitor.—. What,am I to think of it?” “ Indeed, my dear madam,” said Graves” I don’t know her name any more than yon do.” ;“Her cape !” shrieked Mrs, Dasher. “It is a lady then. My worst fears are confirmed. My husband loves me. no longer,” and she burst into a flood of tears. “ Well,” said the old bachelor. “ I never oonld bear to see a woman in distress. Augus tus is, my. friend—but you arc too, my friend. I cannot bear to see deception practiced. And perhaps this,note may throw some light upon the cause of your sorrow.” Mrs. Dasher,read the private note of her hus band which Mr. Graves handed to her. “ I thank. you, Mr. Graves,” she said, with forced calmness. “.But I pray yon to leave me. No one.mast witness either'my .straggles or my interview with that m»aj-;tha{—that ATOli. • 1 , ) BT THE OLD ’ON, loafer. Leave me Mr. Graves to deal -with him alone. Another time I shall know bow to thank you. Graves wended bis way home, rejoicing at having thrown a fire-brand into his friend’s household. The poor lady, after a hysterical burst of weeping, succeeded in calming her self and prepared to meet Dasher, the perfidous. •**,* .* * * My dear,” said Dasher, “ do you remem ber what day this is ?” 1 There was no reply. “It is the anniversary of our wedding day.” “ Why do you remind me of it t" asked Mrs. Dasher. “ Because,” said Dasher, “as it it the hap piest day of my life, I think it might not be in different to you. And here, Ellen, is a slight token of my remembrance.” He banded her a small case—she opened it. It contained a beautiful diamond breastpin. “Is this for me 5” cried Mrs. Dasher in as toniahment. “ Certainly. I wish it were handsomer:— But lam rather short just now. But where is Graces? I wanted to have some fun with him. I wrote him that I designated this pin for the prettiest woman in Boston. It would hare been egotistical, you know, to have confessed to him that I thought my wife the prettiest wo man in town- aye, in the wide world, ns I do." “ My dear Augustus answer me one ques tionrand make me tbs happiest woman in the world. Who was that lady that called upon you just now ?” “ She shall answer fBr herself," said Dasher throwing open the door. “ Dear sister 1” cried Mrs. Dasher, throwing herself into the arms of a very pretty woman; what brought yon on from New York V‘ “ A letter from Augustus," answered the sis ter. “I planned a surprise for yon,” said Dasher. “ I wanted Graves to take you - out for a walk, so that when yon came back you might find Jenny installed in your drawing room. But where is that Gravest” “ Don't ask me,” said Mrs, Dasher, blush ing. “ He’s gone and I never want to see him again. He’s d snake in the grass—a false friend—a sour, cross, envious old bachelor, and I advise you, dear Augustus, never to trust him, for he’ll be sure to betray you. I thank yon a thousand times for my diamond breast pin, and for sister’s visit—but if ever you ask me to receive Bill Graves again I shall quarrel with you outright.” It was some days before Dasher found Graves out, but after that, whenever Mr. Graves called he always found Dasher not at home—and bis wife too. j Adam’s EUI. A favorite temperance lecturer down South used to relate the Yellowing anecdote to illus trate the influence of a bad example to the for mation of habits, rninone in their effect. Adam, and Mary his wife. who lived in the old States, were very good members of the eburob, good sort of folks anyway, qnite indus trious and thriving in the world and Mary thought a great deal of a good glass of toddy. Whenever the minister oalled to make Mary a visit, which was pretty often, she contrived to have a glass of good toddy made, and the min ister never refused to imbibe. After a while Adam got to following the example of the min ister to snch an extent that be became a drunk ard—drank up everything he had, and all ha coaid get. Mary and Adam became very poor in consequence of bis following the minister’s example so closely ; but the good minister con tinued still to get his glass of toddy. One day he called in and told Mary he was going away for a week—should return on Friday—and banded her a book containing the catechism, and told her when he returned na should ex pect her to answer the questions. Mary said yes, and laid away the book carefully. But Mary, like a good many others forgot it nntil the very-Friday that the good minister was to return, “ What shall Ido ?” said she, “the minister is to be here to-day, and I haven’t -looked in the book he gavetfne ! How can I answer the questions ?” “loan tell yon,” said Adam, “give me a quarter, and let tue go over to Smith’sf and get some good rum, and yon can answer him with a glass of toddy. Mary took the advice, gave Adam a quarter ands.jug and off he started. After getting his jag filled,.and on, his way back, Adam conclud ed to taste the rum. One taste followed the other, until he stumbled over a pile of rocks and broke the jug and lost all the rum. Adam managed to stagger home. Soon as be got into the house Mary asked very anxiously for the jug of rum. Poor Adam managed to stammer out that he stumbled over a pile of rocks, and broke the jognnd spilt the rum. Mary was in a fix—Adam drank—the minis ter coming—the rnm gone—and the questions unlearned. £nt here comes the minister! It won’t do for tba_ man.QL. God to see Adam drank, so she for want of a better place to hide sent him under the bed. By the time he was fairly .nnder, in came the minister. After sit ting a few moments, he ' asked Mary if she could - answer the question, How did Adam fall? Mary turned her head first one way, and then the other, and finally stammered out. “ He fell over a pile of rock.” * It was now the minister’s turn to look blank, but' hff ventured another question, 11 Where did he hide himself after the fall ?” Mary looked at the minister, then-at the bed, bat finally she spoke ont.with, “ Under the bed, sir! There, Adam, you may come ont; he knows all about it.” The good minister retired—not esen waiting for his glass of toddy. . Two things to be kept—your word and your .temper. The former when dealing with a printer, abd the latter when disputing with a woman. ■ ■ Character does not depend on diet. The ass eats thistles and nettles,-the sharpest of food, sndjia she dullest of animals. --- Ad»«rti»«menU (illb«.elittgM.tl per tqiuir* of It line*, one insertion, and $1.60 for three Insertion*. Advertisements of leas than 10 lines considered as a square. The subjoined rates will be charged for Quarterly, Half-Yearly and Yearly advertisements r 1 Square,, 2 do. .. 3 do. .. i Column, 1 do. . 1 do. . Advertisements not naving the number of inser tions desired marked upon them, will be published until ordered ont and charged accordingly. Fosters, Handbills, Bill-Heads, Better-Heads, and, all kinds of Jobbing done in country establishments, executed neatly and promptly. Justices’, Constable's and other BLANKS, constantly on hand. - m. 49. Something for Sverybody. When you walk in tbs street with a lady, keep your hands out of your pockets, and your cigar out of your mouth. We would sooner, be caught stealing than in the act of smoking while walking with a lady. Don’t change sides with heron crossing the street; it is quite as proper that you should fall through cellar doors and other traps set by careless people, as that she should. Always take the right hand when yon meet another person, and don’t stop. At the table take the dish the boat offers yon, and don’t pass it to your nearest neighbor, even if a lady; it is ungenerous to reprove your host or hostess to his or her face. There is a point where self-abnegation becomes rudeness, and this is precisely to that point. The person who gives the entertainment has a perfect right to say which shall ha served first. Don't offer your chair to a new comer, unless it is the only one of the kind and the best in the room. Bias whan another guest leaves the bouse where yon are entertained, but do not follow to the door. You may thus spoil a more cordial leave taking. Don’t sit cross in presence of ladies, or in company of'ceremony. Keep yoar hands ont of your lap. Make yourself as comfortable as you can without incommoding any one.— Tour host, if a gentleman, always likes to im bis guests comfortable add contented. Be nei ther a pump nor a pumper, but alternately re sume both conditions. Ask and answer ques tions with diplomatic propriety. Speak well of people; or speak not at all. Nothing indi cates greater defect of colloquial ability than vituperation, slander or angry declamation.— Maintain repose if the earth quakes. Don’t squeeze a lady’s hand, for, besides being a vul gar demonstration of affection ladies often wear ringe. | The slightest possible pressure is in good taste. But there is a difference between the respectful and the real Kindly scarcely per ceptible pressure of the whole hand and a per sistent grip that leaves the fingers white for an hour, and a lady disgusted with yon for a weak. Always wear a clean shirt and collar, and do not fail to use a tooth brush. All of which is respectfully submitted to those who would be recognized'as persons of good breeding. A Temperance Lecture. -At An Arbor bein seized with a sadden faintness, I called for a drop of sothin to drink. As I was stirrin the beverage op, a pale faced man in gold spectacles, laid bis hand on my shoulder and sed— “ Look not on the wine when it is red 1” Sez I, “This ain't wine. This is Old Bye 1” “It stingeth like an adder, and biteih like a eurpent 1 ” Sed the man. “ I giMa« wit,” aod I, “whoß yoa pat sagas into it. That's the was 1 allers take mine." “WaD,” I replied as I put myself ontside my beverage, “my son Art emus, junior, is go ing on 18." ** Ain't you afraid if you set fctiw example M'him he’ll cam to a bad end ?" “ He's com to a waxed end already. He's learning the shoemakin bisiniss,” I replied.— “I gaeaa we can both on ns git along without your assistance, sir,” I observed, he was about to open his month agin. “This is a cold world,” sod the man. “ That's so. Bat you'll git into a warm one by and by, if yon dont mind yont own binniss better.” I was a little riled at the feller, beoaws I never take anything only when I’m on-*welL— I arterwards lamed he was a temperance lectu rer, and if he can injnce men to stop settin their innards on fire, with the frightful linker which is retailed around the country, 1 shall heartily rejoice. Better give men Praseo Aspic at onot titan to pizen’em to death by degrees.— Artemu* Ward. Lime on Hat.—ld the Western Record, one of our best agricultural there has been broaching the subject as to thense fulness of applying powdered lime to mows of bay, especially when in rather a moist state, as it is hauled from the field. One correspondent asks for information, and gives it, by say ing that a mow of badly dried hay, to which he applied the lime, at the rate of two or three quarts to the ton, showed not the least mnst inesa when used in January, contrary to what he expected. Another correspondent answers that be bad better keep hia lime honssd than to try to improve- hia hay with it, as all the satis faction he got was to “see big clouds of dust ! that would injure the lungs of any animal.”— We neverthaless believe that lime is a preserver and sweetener of hay, especially when liable to suffer from mustiness, but it should not bo applied in such quantities as to raise “big clouds of dust.” ) A Bit op History.— ln 1860-'6l every member in the United States Senate from the seceding States turned traitor save one. Those traitor Senators are now either harmless out casts and proscribed crimminols, or are in the hands of' justice to be tried for their treason while the one loyal Senator is President of the United States, the proud Chief Magistrate of a powerful nation triumphant over all its foes.— Thus treason goes execrated to its doom, while loyalty, amid the plaudits of a grateful people, is called to take its place at the head of the State, In view of this striking exemplification of the justice of Almighty Power let no one say hereafter that treason does not find its pun ishment nor patriotism its reward. The Bichmond correspondent of the New York Herald says: “ Glen. Joseph B. Johnston, in a letter to a friend in this city, remarks that the southern cause could not have failed with anybody else but Jeff. Davis as its leader. That opinion seems now to gain ground very rapidly, and public sympathy with him is di minished in proportion as this fact Ija being realized. Colonel Northrop,. Davis' Commissary General and peculiar protege, condemns with out reserve the policy which he pursued. The Colonel says that so disgusted did he become with his whole coarse that he refused to speak to him for' nearly twelve months before the evacuation of Biehmond. Rates of Advertising. 3 MONTHS, 8 MONTHS. 12 MONTHS. 54.00 $5.75 $7.50 .... 6.00 8.25 10.00 8.75 10.75 12.50 lO.OO 12.00 15.70 18.75 25.00 31.50 30.00 42.00 • 60.00
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