Tiie Tioga County Agitator : BY M. H. COBB Published 6eery Wednesday morning and mailed to subscribers at ONE DOLLAR AND'FI>?TV CENTS per year, always IN ADVANCE. ; , ■■ _■ The paper„U sent postage free to oonnty SiAiscti bere, though they may receive their mail at poA offices located in counties immediately adjoining, forconvo nienoe. The Agitator la the Official paper of Ti6ga Co., ft nd circulates in every neighborhood therein. Sub scription being on the advance pay system, it circu lates among a class most to the interest ofadvertiaera to rescb. Terms to advertisers aa'liberal aa tho&o of fered by any paper of equal circulation in^Nortbern Pennsylvania. ■ • A cross on the margin of a papen denotes that the subscription is about to expiry ( -Papers will be stopped when the «ul ecription time expires, unless the agunt orders ihear continu ance. . / ; / . March 1# IBt>b.-ly- ‘ . WILSON & NILES* attorneys * counselors -at-law, (PIRBIIX) OR FROM BIQO.NET’S, ON THO&YENCE) , Wellsborongii, Will attcnd'to business entrusted 1 totieir care in the counties-of Tioga and Potter. ■ fret. 18 '65. s. T. Wotor 1 ' I OTICE. —The Law partnership. exist !> jog between the aubpcribers is hptf Jjsdiasolved by mutual content. JAMES iiDWRET,' Well.boro, Oct. 18,;'65. ~ S. F, WILSON. OK. W. W. WEBli PHYSJCIAN 4 SURGEON. UlFicE ONE Door South Of FiacHer’s Shoe Sl.oy Weflabo borough, Pa. Particular attention- (. yid to Op erative Surgery, for success in which his experience in the Army particularly qualifies Kim. (»c118’66.. , JOHN 8. MANN, Attorney,, and' counsellor at law Coudersport, Pa., will attend the so viral Courts tu Potter and McKean counties. All business en trusted to bis care will receive prompt attention, He bu the agency of large tracts of good Settltlhg land and will attend to the payment of tascs}oQ any lands in said counties. _ - Coudersport, Sept. IS, 186S-ly.* PfiSSSYLVASIA HttlSE, OOBNBB. OF MAIN STREET AND TU2 AVENUE, Wollsboro, Pa, ' J. W. BIGONY i ’..^'Proprietor. THIS papular Hotel, having bten re-fitted and re-famished throughout, i* ao.f open to the public as a first-class house.. A good hostler always on hand. IJab. 1, 1858-X O. HART’S HOflil. WELLSBOBO, TWO a. CO. PEN If A. TUB aubsoriber takes this method jo inform bis old friends and customers that be has re sumed the ooudoet of the old Crystal Fountain Hotel," and will hereafter give it his entire attention. Thaukfulfer past favors, be solicite a renewal of the TART. Qalnoa, Tioga County", PA. H. 0. VERMILYBA, i' .....proprietor. THIS is a new hotel located within easy ao cess of the best fishing and bunting grounds fa Northern Pennsylvania. No pains uriU-be spared fop the adoommodation of pleasare seekers and the trav elling public. JJanjl, 1803.] H. W. Wjlliastb, WILLIAMS A SMITH, attorneys and COUNSELORS-at law, BOUNTY A PENSION AGENCY. Main Street, WoUaboro, tia. January 4, 1865-1 y. f * : S. F. SIUIBLH^ BARBER & HAIRrDRJESSER, Shop Oveb C. L. Wilcox’s Wellsboro, Dec 7* 1864. ' ' WESTERN EXCHANGE HOTEL. KNOXVILLE, BOROUGII;^PA THE undersigned having leased the above Hotel for a term of years would respec. fully inform the traveling public that he has put the Hotel in first class order for the reception of guests £rid no pains will be spared in the accommodation of travelers and as far as the situation will allow, ho»wiH keep a first class Hotel, in ail things, except piices, which will be model ate. Please try us and judge f6r yourselves. Knoxville, OcU 19,1864-tf. J.’lL MARTIN. WELESBOBO HLQ.TEE (Oorwer Main Strut and tht Jfynnt.) , - h ! B. B. HOLIDAY, PrOp.net T. One of tbo most- popular House* the county. Thii Hotel ia the principal Sla^e-hoaai; in Wellaboro. 'Stages leave .daily as follows: 1 For Tioga, at 9a. m.; For Troy,: af Sa. m-i For Jersey Shore every Tuesday and-Friday at2fc. m.; For Couderaport, every Mondeyand Thursday at 2 Stages Arhiti— From Tioga, at 12 1:2 ojolock p. itt.: From Troy, at 6 o'clock p.m.: From Jersey Shore, Tuesday and Friday 11. a. m.From (loaders port, Monday and Thursday II a. in. , / ' N, B.—Jimmy Cotrden, (be trejUkacrwn hoitler, will be found on band. \ ' Wellaboro, Oct. 6, 1864-ly* ,>. .. . ; Wellbbouo, Ea. HUGH YOUNG, dc STATIONEB, A»D DIALER b' American Clocks, American, English, and ■ Swiss Watches, Jewelry, Silrer Plated Ware, Spectacles, Picture Frames, Photographic Aibuhie, NStereoscopes,, Microscopes, Perfumery, Yankee Fishing, Taskle and Flies, and Fancy and Toilet Articles. SCHOOL BOOKS of every' kind used, in the County, constantly on hand and sett by mail or oth. erwise, to order. SO, i, VlflON BLOCK, WEL’LSBORO, PA. FOR SALE.—HOUSE i LOT on Wain Street, adj-.inip* Wright * Bailey's Stoi>e. . 20 acre, of lan 1 in Delmar, between John ft ray, and Merrick. Home and t»ot on Covinjjt'»n btfeet* ~1 For terms, apply to HBSRT SHERWOOD* £•*, Wellghoro, May 31, 1865—tf. v , Ftfma and feed, buck wheat ftocrß, Meal, p.irk and Salt, Ten. Soap, Candle. ls , Saleratue, TuhaCfO and Oil. Albu. MjacKerol, Whit© FUh, by the package -r & 0 VA R y Xt'KJ!NBURG j WelUborn, Juno 28,’ 1865 PROTECTIVE WAR CLAIM' AKD PENSION AOE.N’CY OF THE U. S. RAMTaRY COM MISSION.—AII the papers and dofraspondenca re quTed to procure Pensions, Bounty, .nnd Back Pay, and Prise Money for discharged SOLDIERS and SAILORS, and fur the Soldiers and Sailors dying in the service of tue ,f failed States, prepared and forwarded, and ttye of all claims, when collected, remitted tc th£ parlies FREE OP CHARGE. Office 1307-Chestnut StreetjPniladelpia. Or for farther information or aaSlyt»o*e, apply to Lcct Moore HoTCHKiss^^^laboro; 8. B. Mobtus, Mansfield,' Associate Managers hga County. WHITE WASH LIME. - 'THE BEST aoilitT ol< Rhode Island LiroV f .• • «. ; - i A NICE LOT OF OASSIMBBES, ; AUo, alargeaicob of ■ - | i’f ■') K ' 1 !li i . i / j BOOTS ft SHOES ' • for MEN, WOMEN, and CHILDREN. ' " _ ( Hats, caps, : -I ■tt’-'ll! -J, Ji’rSia 3 i ,fj ,#5 too namerona to mention. All of which 1 OFFER FOR CASH, ~ at prices to carry oat ipy tplt of ba^tnau. Small Profits and Quick Iniiil., Rltar. to call end axamina my Btook. - lUmkmbw the place, . ,w/ \ ‘? fBkOW DERED. and all the grades ofCOPPFE SUGARS;-;also « large and splendid assortment of • V'o-v BKOWS SUGARS, "i , _ - cannot CuiLloplease enstomera if they yill cud, and examine our Stock, either qualiiy. ,> ' SYRUP & JijfOLASSBS, ~ • ■ ■ k - *'jv: ’ varying In price FISH—WHITE FISH, TROUT, CODFISH, BLUB FISH, ! ’ and various kinds of MACKEREL, Also a good stock of -Brooms, Market Baskets, Corn Baskets, ,Aze Helves, Wash Boards, • Scrub Brushes, Bed Cords, Door Mate, Bnggjr, Mptfe, Mop Handles, Pailaj also a nice assortment of Bird [Cages. The Ladies will please remember that W.dt. Math ers keeps J. B. Stratton’s, i' n CELEBRATED YEAST, CAKE, i ; T. Kings ford 4 jSohs’ Cbm Starch, Sage, Vermicella, Tapioea, Macaroni, pit kthds cf i SPICES, OLQVES, CINNAMON. GINQER, NUTMEG, Ac. 1 r ~i Also Blaok and Yellow Snuff, a good assort- ment of ~ . , ,v, . i ... 1 - ■ . , . V i■ ‘ i Fla v-ORisOt extea ots * toilet soaps. W. T. MATPEBS keeps constantly on hand the' best' brands of Salera tus, Soda, Cream Tartar, Sal Soda for Washing ;al»o the best-grade»,of • t I •;! .. I-• ■ '-'I ;I i ,t.i i'( lel 3 ijnit i FAMILY FLOUR, CORN f BERLj by the buret' or sick, the beitbUalityof Kerosene Oil dnd l>aiii p 011. The last but’net least to mention is, IV.'T, MATH FRS ■ : , I ‘ . , ‘ § , , . , , . . .1 : ■ > WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! i Goods to be ALWAYS AS REPRESENTED bi no sale. . ■ ■ i i ( . _*■ The highest‘market prise in Cash paid (or Better and Ena. W. T. MATHERS. WeiW)oro, Aug. 28, 1886. Tae.j>eopLE of tioga.' ctitiNTY-.~i 1 Bet tbVbelbstrd only auifcariied Life .jiijd PubJlp, Services o/ ABRAHAM LINCOLN, impartial, trutb fafc, 750 page?/with beautiful engraTinga, good paper and binding—'by 1 Hod,>,Hb, J. RA'VM.QNJ).. M. C. some important tbiogs ar-o, copyrighted and cannot, be need in any other woj-k. WpU for the Agent and see RAYMOND'S before you subscribe* • • , ’(, t , • , * n ’ E. R. -RAN HORNE, M, D!,||4ri . X * BEE FOR YOURSELVES. ' iu CLOTHING* ! J V • un ’ i COT UP WARRANTED TO FIT- ’’ 1 1 f . .h.'i I>. - /- ! }. . “A Large Stock of CLOTHS , o* r ; I , ,1 * 1 Jnit Received. COMBAND SEE FORTOORSELF. HILLSPAIIGH & SHOTTS.; ■i.awT«neevillo, Pet, t, 1865-jy.. 1 “ | i t ; ; , ■ - , f» l.i ■■ V... Firm & new t gOC>ds'at tioga. BORDEN BRO S, J .. n . • j Would respectfully annoßosa to “allfjrhom it may concern,-” that they keep constantly 0,0 hand tt large and well selected assortment of j DRUGS AND MEDICINES, GLASS AND WALL TAPER, 1 0 •! > DYE'STDFFS, FAMILY DYES, ‘ LAMPS. ■ GLASS WA&E, , ,/■'* ’ PLATED WARE;' such as ' 1 • I i SPOONS. TEA & TABLE'/' ' FORKS, CAKE. DISHES. Sk. ENVELOPES, SCHOOL BOORS. PATjE N T MKI)1Cl N K S , Tea, Coffee, S|>lce; Pepper,’ Gin m £««■, Saleralii«, Snu ch, )■ ' TOILET AND WASHING SOAPS. end an endless variety of y anki'.r notions'. •i* * Tioga, Pa., Oct. 4, ■* - * j , Q i'N. HAMMOND’S NURSIiBY. . i Pa., , situated on 1 *B* IMuntfiload, fonuralleafrutD Tioge, -, Wtt’prrt rfirf to famish Friiifr Tpeea at the following prices: * l f ' J I > » Appletrees—large size,' 25 cents, at,th,e Nursery SO contsidejivered. Common sire* 2.0 opnfs at the aery, 25 cents delivered. Pear IJrees, 50 cents, Sckhib Aisles. — Barnhßm Harvest, Curly Har vest, Chenango Strawberry, Washington .Strawberry, Red Astrakhan, Summer Bellflower,.Summer Queen, SumntieriKCng, Sw)cet Bow, Soar , r ., FAtfc'Appi.EB.—Fameute,Qr»v©nsteio, B*mbp, Rib ston Pippin, Fall Pippin, Republican Pippin>.Hawley 1 or BmiseV Maiden's Blush, Large. Wino, Ladies' STjrpet* ing, I#man*s Pumpkin Sweet.' '■ i Winrfc 1 * Apples.— Bailey .Sweet,' Bfadk (iillfloWet, Blue Penrmain, American Golden Rueaetj: Hozbiity l fcn«et, Rhode Island- Greenings Beopus Spit*etobur£, Swaar, Sweet OUlflower, Sngair |Sweet, Honey Grtening, Honey Swoes,'Pouhd Sonr, PecVa Pleasant, Tallman Sweet* iTbmpkinrCo? King, , *• Peaks.— Jargonelle, Bleaker s _M?*do,wai Bella t Louisa Bona D ilersey, Seckei, BenVre D* Amalia, golden Beurre, FlemUh IJeauiy/Gyout'M >rccadj Laurence. ; 'VI > 1 ' ■ ? ‘Also—Sibferiafc’ Crab, Grape root*— tldferal C,. & N. BAMMONI). Tioga. Co. 1 , Pa,, Oct, 4, 1855-ly. Notice ,j ■ ,i . s \ •srm.'U. i J . ii ;iJ . Notice is thereby giysn ihnyi summons in partition h»« |ssupd‘lirom ihe Court of 'Common PToo'Mor ffibjra-' of Nbv&nberfleati, at the ?urt‘6f White, agpiuat James U-.Gu- Uck and FrankHp U. of tho Arbon Company.. Apn F. jMaptor.ilary A. Dockery, !sdwin-Byer. Auibony Schoder ana Mary 13.* Sobodfcr 1 his wife, Thomas B. Jacques, Samuel 6. Jacques, and Isaac 8: Jacques,.for tbapurposnof maklngjpartitipn fMb«e to,Ady*stf.thei\ce.ncir 2d. Whether the devise of real 'estate, never owned by the testator, is valid and sufficient to paea tfe'-titie'; ; ; V: " ’ " ’ - 3{LW,bethpt. l the, fact that the, signature is forged constitutes any objection’tn the validity of the will. •" • • • . •. : •, wij n ' 4th!'Whether it is'indispensable that I 'the wilf ihouid be witnessed. .■ 1 1 OPINIOtI bF THEBO»BOQaTE. . > , - The'devise of the property by will is of great, antiquity. Indeed, this method of disposing of. one’p acquisitions. is coeval with the existence of. the...human, race; Wills are now extant {l?eipg. preserved in,- the British Museum, see catalogue of thatiinatitution,).which are said tobavcbeen transmitted from the most. ancient among.the,.,antediluvian*. ,Indeed, Blacks;pqe remarks tha.t an .example of a will in ,the.,bop)s..of (genesis—and Clacketone’sauthori ,ty, upon,that, point must,be held decisive. It is to be regretted that the manuscript is lost, but probably the will of Adam i? referred to by this learned Commentator. Wills also known to have existed among the first settlors in.. Scandinavia, Assyria, Greece and Rome.'— 1 jinked, the word itself may bo traced directly to the Latin. Xopgue., ,It is derived from volo.— 11 Sic VOLO, sic Juber,'atai pro rations voluntas as Nero remarks in the Pandects. My , Lord Coke, in his Institutes, which is a work o( high authority, uses the phrase “ Willy-nilly,” which he. derives from “nim and doll” or “ naroby, pamby.’’ Dr. Johnson made some observations on this subject, but os the Court does not attach much .weight to bis authority, it. is pot deemed advisable to quote them [see hie woj-ks, London Ed., Quarto.] Webster’s' idetinitiop of tjtis word should be consulted by nil who are .desirous of understanding its pre cise. meaning/] see bis great Dictionary of the English language, which contains. 30,000 more words than, any other similar ln Eng land, the, time ja pot kn.pwn [to me, at all evepts,]. when testamentary instruments were pot recognized., Important changes have been mpd®! hpwevpr, from time to time, ip that king- dom,, on a great variety.' of subjects, [see Hume’s Hist, of Jiug., vpl. Ist to last inclusive.] It is u o question much discussed among jurists aiid,natuialists, whether testamentary bequests ha .a .civil or .natural right. .1. think there is: much to be said on,both sides >f this quqstion. , It is certainly a very civil proceeding towards those tq.wfium tfie testaipr. bequeaths his prop erty,; and, in this great and.glorious Republic 1 , we all hold it, to be a natural right for ■every 1 imtn, arttf-.ißtas-espaciaUy; for every free! man, to do as he d——-n please, both :is to idavia irrg hnd inheriting 'property [see Declaration pf Irrdepetidehoe,f«wrtJ»:] N. B. !■ used'the wort! d -■'"'' W, not es a Court; butas an individual. ‘,.'‘Aa' bd» been before intimated, every, mah' ‘'din 'tnak'e d'WiiJ, who ’hak'a disfioaition tojdb’sd. And 1 can flnd-no autiidrity for requiring that the Mstatqr shoold' poseess any 'thing .to be queath. This woulddodeed be making a tiis -1 unction bitween the rich and pbor, which would berodio.ua to every friend of freedom and equality [S'eß'Jeffers’n’h Manual, vol. 9-j The "Almighty bas net indeed given to aH alike in the matter of worldly substance—but tbe glo rious privilege of leaving ! to his -friends what ■everhe is obliged to leave -behind him-cettainly belongs’ lb • -every testator.. iThe ' followiug '■waiiUi-ia quoted from a writer-of. igteat weight 'and atfihurity,'and is clearly in--point: ; , ;’u poM tooiiarch of ell Xeurveyy- . My right xhete.ie none t* dispute.” [R.-Graso’e Digest, voL7,p. 953.] By tight here- - Mr.' Cruso unquestionably means the right of making wills, whether'a ’msnihae anything t& give or not. ■(,.« - We arenext 1 1 consider wha: degree of oa paeity ie requisite‘ td -innka‘a will. 1 As has: been well remarked by Vattel, -Puffeodorf and email infante, idiots and madmen are conlmierecLincapable. The stand ard of Capacity for making wiilg ta indeed Very low—being about the same as that required to ' decide on their validity. And here I; cannot' forbear ’to quote from a recent deoieion of a learned brother in an eastern county. - “ Every person not embraced'in either of the above classes [idiots, lunatics, or persons non compos menfia,] of lawful age, is’ competent to make a will', be hie understanding ever so weak," and 'is also, 1 will venture to add, eligible to the office of Surrogate. - - Married women were anciently regarded ae incompetent to makei a testamentary bequest, bat their competency is restored by a recent statute, in these words; “When she min, she will, yon may depend on’t; And When she won't, she won’t, so there's the end on’t. '' The idea of -making a will naturally suggests the thought of death, which is by no means pleasant.' It is claimed here, that by the not of making a will a man contracts to die, and that, if he lives, in violation of this implied promise be is guilty of a fraud, and is estopped to oppose the probate of the will [see Grotius & Pothier on a stopple.] Fur him to do so would be “to take advantage of his own wrong”—which as my Lord Mansfield sug gests, is “a dodge not sanctioned by tbe law,” I “ight also, quote .from Confucius, Solon, Lycurgus, Sorrates, Hannibal, and other learn ed Thebans, bnt for the present I forbear. , The remarks I have made above may not all he considered applicable to this case, bnt, “ tbe imperfeot knowledge” on this subject, will be, ; it is hoped, a sufficient excuse for them. ■ Be sides, We'are‘admonished by'A' !, Conrt whose authority may be considered somewhat higher than,this, not “tobide our Light under.a bush el,'’ ,In .accordance with this suggestion, the Court has thought meet to remove the’ bushel, that its'iight, like a small city on a gfeat (hill, imay'illome-the.surroanding darkness. ! ' . 1 now, propose to. consider some of the other „p,dints raise*] in this case, and : Ipt. jstheprppf that the (eatutor is still living sufficient' to prevent the '‘tirdbatb'bf the wfHf* 'A«''his''edreadybeett 'intimated, the' Court would consider it by: no means deaf ; that, ifitbs testator were proved, to bf living,- this would defeat the will. For, as my latei lamented brother, jndge StcryT^justly remarks [Eq.' Jur.eeb. ’ 64, g]f " Ir\ equity that is al ways considered ‘as dono'Svhiob-'m&nifeatiy ‘ought to have been done.” , Now .it is clear from the testimony that the testator ought to have been dead years ago- And this being a horse-marine Court, with equity jurisdiction, bb will'therefore be considered as dead. This, then, constitutes no objection to the validity of the will; Besides, the only evidence produced to prove-that the testator is still living is the testimony of, Peep .himself. He-is deafly an interested witness, and therefore incompe tent. It is alatTolaimed that his testimony is rebutted by proof of nn alibi, to which position ‘itbisCourt. accords its full assent. 1 ’ .1 2d. Does- the fact, that the property be queathed to Smith did pot belong to the testa tor, deprive the devisee of his right of posses-' sion 7 I hold clearly not, for reasons already assigned. 3d. Is the thst the signature is conceded to be a.forgery a valid objection to t^e. will 7 After a pretty thorough investiga tion, I have come to the conclusion that it is not. I ground my opinion upon the authority of Mr. justice Story, cited under the first point. In accordance with that principle, it was not sufficient to prove that Peep did not sign the will it should also have been shown that be not to have done so. So far, I find nothing to prevent Mr. Smith’s taking the property. But, greatly to my regret (for- 1 have a great respect for the family of which his illustrious name shows him to be a member,) the last objection is a fatal one.— There were no witnesses. The statute provides that there should be. John Smith can’t have them water lots, and a decree must be entered to that effect. The costs mnst be paid by the man who owns the property devised; for I can not find that any other of the parties have any. I do not think there has been any fraud in this matter. The forgery of the testators sig nature is indeed, wrapped in mystery,” but I cannot suspect tbutany of my fellow-citizens, to whose suffrage I. am indebted for “ all I possess and almost all I know” would be guil ty of doing any wrong in the premises. Pxleg Q. C. Shoetman, Surrogate, Greenflat, Hamilton Co. The Same Old Story. —How many instan ces similar hrthe one we are about to relate have occurred since the commencement of the last war. Williakn Seydam, residing on Ida Hill, near tbe Congress street M. E. -Church, donned Uncle Sam’s blue and went to tbe war in 1861. He was absent about a year, when hie wife received‘the terrible intelligence that ’her husband had died, gallantly fighting oaths battle-field. A few weeks passed on, and the widow married again, and changed her name to Mrs. Anderson. . Nothing .occurred to mar thp happiness of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson for upwards of two years; and to add to their joy two juvenile Andei-sona—a little boj and girl— completed tbs family circle. It was indeed too bad that their domestic tranquility was doom-, ed tuibessriausly-.dietutbed. , Qtm evening last week, the family were fitting at.the supper ta ble, when a soldier rapped at tbe door. He was invited to walk in. That' soldier was -William Seydam. ‘ The rumor in'regard to his -death Was an unfounded. Tbe 'scene' that Occurred;'in .the language.of .the -novelist, can better be,imagined than described.— Troy Whig, Dissimulation.— Dreadful;limits arp set in 'nature to the power of dissimulation. Troth tyrannizes the unwilling members of .the body. -Face* never - lie, it is said. No roan seed he deceived wbo * ll:»tudy the obi H;ea of: expression, When a man speaks the truth in the spirit of truth, hie eye is as clear as the heavens. When be has base ends, and speaks ' falsely,'his'eye is muddy, and sometimes as quinr. I have beard an experienced 'counselor say that he never feared tbe effect upon a jury o£ a,lawyer vyhv does-not Relieve.in his heart that bia client ought to have a verdict.—Emer son'. J Poisoned Hik.—Farmer Windsor, living at Randolph, took a pretty “ gal” with him to the circCs. Straightway' walked hie wife to the dmggist.ofwhom she bought some arsenic.— This she inserted 'ipto a pie of which her hus band was very fond. He -eto.__it.pext day for dinner, and that night was past the region of flirtation. Mrs/WindeoFe address is at Madi son jail. An itinerant preacher, who rambled in hie sermons, when requested to stick to his text, replied, ‘ that scattering shot would bit the most birds." If exercise promotes health, those who col lect old bills for editors should be the longest lived people on earth. The Boston Post oalle " waterfalls" break ers o’head. Advertisement* will be charged $1 per iqnare of It lines, one insertion, and $1.50 for three insertion* Advertisement* of less than 10 line* considered a* a squire. The subjoined rates will be charged for Quarterly, Half-Yearly and Yearly advertisement*; 1 Square,, 2 do. .. 3 do. .. i Column, i do. .. 1 do. .. Advertisements not naving the number of inser tions desired marked upon them, will he published until ordered out and charged accordingly. Posters, Handbills, Bill-Heads, Letter-Heads] and all kinds of Jobbing done in country establishments, executed neatly and promptly. Justices', Constable’s and-other BLANKS, constantly on hand. NO. 12. CommunUattott. [Written, for The Agitator.] THE BOOS OSW" JEW.” Now Jeff sorrowing in heart, said note his counselors, “!o ! the men of freedom are stron ger than we ; and they have great arinies, and men at home to till the soil, and they have corn and cattle on which to subsist; and oar men are in the. field, and onr. country overran by the men of Abraham, and by thie man Abra ham, onr bondsmen have been taken from os, hnd if onr-friends beyond the sea, come not to onr rescue, then indeed will this Abraham, triumph, and disgrace will fall upon us." And they retreated to a stronghold called Richmond, anff fortified themselves there, and and there waited the approach of the men of Abraham,’who after many days besieged it.— Now while these things progressed, the armies of Abraham in other parts of the revolted prov inces, both in the west, and in the sonth; proved themselves valiant men, and fought many battles against the Jeffites, and »toad fastly prevailed against them, and discomfited them ; though many times they were foiled in battle, ftjr the men of Jeff fought desperately, well knowing that their lives were forfeit if if they succeeded not; which troth Jeff also knew. And he said unto Li* fighting men, “ fight valiantly, lest peradventure ye fell into th* band* of the men of Liberty and be slain.— And the revolted province* were invaded by tea and by land, and success wa* with Abra ham. And Jeff groaned in spirit, and said “ woe is me, for Abraham will prevail against me.” And ha did prevail, and many of the strong holds of the Jeffites were taken by the champi ons of liberty; also many captives; bnt the scribe forbears to minately describe them all. Now about this time, Jeff despairing of mo cor from the kings of the east, and being im portuned by the wise men of bis realm, did send deputies to seek Abraham and his coun selors, and to desire peace. And be said nnto them, " If this man-Abra ham will call back bis fighting men from against us, and will grant nnto ns rebels to be a nation, then will we be at peace withr him; and if he will not grant this unto ns, then will we fight on, even unto the ' last ditcheven so sbalt thou say nnto him, and- say nought else.” And the counselors did as Jeff had com manded. And Abraham laughed them to scorn; and Abraham said, “lo 1 for these four years have I warred for my people, to sustain the government of my people, which came down to them from their forefathers, and is in their hearts more precious than fine gold; now, thickest thon I will give ’ it nnto thee at thy bidding ? But return thon nnto Jeff, thy pias ter, and say -thou unto him, that, if ha will command hia fighting men to lay down their arms, and return to their homes, and fight no more against the lawful authority of this na tion, then will I be at peace with him ; and my people, and his people, shall be one, and har mony shall prevail amongst them." And they went their way, and told Jeff what Abraham had said, and besought hint to dis band his armiaf. But Jeff would not hearken unto them, and they were sore displeased. And there was one Alexander, whose surname was Stephens, who went out in great anger from their midst, and from that day forth, walked no wore with them. ”, Now Jeff was sore dismayed, and he oast in his mind what he should do unto Abraham. And Jeff su id, “bis armies are invincible, and we must fall before them, and by sea be hath encompassed ns, and in him dwelleth wis dom, and righteousness, and the fear of the living God ; and except his days be shortened, he will take ns captives, and mete out justice unto us, and take away our possessions, and imprison ns, and peradventnre will hang us on a tree; therefore, Oh my counselors, come thou forth, and we will devise means for the over throw of Abrahatnl.” Meets. Melobots the Scxjbb. A' Striking Resemblance. —Before the open ing of.'the last campaign io front of Richmond, horses became very scarce in the rebel army and orders were issued to impress all that could be found in tbe surrounding country.— While engaged in the execution of this order, a squad of. cavalry met Jefferson Davis riding in an elegant carriage drawn by a fine span.— The corporal in command gruffly ordered him to “ get out" and give up the animals. Jeff, refused. The' corporal insisted. Finally to out short tbe parley, Jeff, enquired, “Do you know whq lam ?” “ No,” replied tbe soldier. *• I jam President Davis," said Jeff. “ Drive on, said the corporal, “ I thought you look ed like a cT—d old postage stamp.” This story we know to be true. A Rare Parjit.— -There is a family *f seven members now living in Concord, in this coon* ty, of which there are two husbands, two wives, three fathers, two grandfathers, two fathers-in law, one grandfather in-law, two sons, two grandsons, one mother-in-law, one grandmother, two daughters, one daughter-in-law, one grand daughter, one great-grand-daughter, one grand* daughter-in-law. “ Good blood will always show itself," aa the’ old lady said, when she was struck by the redness of her nose. Ann Maria Story was married to Bob Short. A very pleasant way of making a «Storv Short.*’ ' . -— He that would have no trouble in this world most cot be born in It. 1 Opportunities, like eggs, most be hatched when they are fresh. The husband who devoured bis wife with kisses found afterwards that she disagreed with him. Rates of Advertising. 3 MONTHS. 8 MONTHS. 13 MONTHS. 54.00 $3.75 $7.50 .... 6.00 8.25 10.00 8.76 10.75 12.50 lO.OO 12.00 16.76 18.75 25.00 31.50 ....30.00 42.00 60,00 CHAPTER Z. CHAPTER ZX.