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CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1804.
VOL. 11.-N0. 11.
BY S. X ROW.
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srlcct cctvu.
TO MY CHILDSEH.
at any fireside to rend it aioua :
Pariinga. I am ivaary piniug."
slmd'ov.- f I i n.-io-.-- my way;
J rrnn harllvsee the lining
of the cloudthe .-diver lining.
Turning darkness into d-y. .
1 am wftfiry witli the nigfcing.
.Vosr.i-.ig. wailing through the air;
Tre;rkii:g hem ft. n anguish crying
lor 'hi; lost ones for ihe dying ;
Sobl.ii.ig anguish of liefj.air.
I sm weary of the fiehtin ,
lirothi-rs. reJ with brothers' gore,
Onlv. that the wrung we're rirrluii)
Truth ar,d Honor's battle fi-hthi ,
I would lraw uiy fw-oril no more.
1 :ini j.wiiii Jeart. pining.
Yor your ki'e-" on ray chrek :
1'or your ilea r arma round nm twining ;
j'or your soft eye on me shirihir :
For your !veil words, dut lins pj tik '.
Tell mo. in your earnest prattle.
Of the nlive-briiii'-h ami low;
Call luo from the cannonV r.iUie ;
T:ikrii:y thoufiht-- awi.y fr-in lattie,
K;IJ me in your Je:irf-?t love.
Iar!in. f am weary pining ;
pliafliivm f il i(cr!" wv way;
I ean hnnily .ee the linir:?.
Or 'he cl u i the silver 1 ining,
fut uiitg dtrkne.-.H into day.
VEAEY Or LIFE.
'li;.sLA'i'!T t'li'if TilK (rF.itMAN'.i
3Iidni.aht was past, a:id ti e l'lL-his of the
vivsfj.; iyinv in the ;-iiv:sm were ne.siii liiii t
i e.ii.; iiui-hed, wiien two men lain ied 1 rum
,i i'vieht (iirei.ti- ;i towards the ?hore.
ff-!.'r of the two had already reaJi
The
the
-iKiiiv;. ana wa prparinj: to ns.tue m-.- ie.io.
atid was jr'Miiirifu: to ns.iUe tie. I'
tiie de-iyo ufuncii was ho! to l.e tm.-tak' ii ;
i ut at i hat iiistar.t the younger seized nitu
by t I.e. tii-in, excluiinnig :
"'.Sir, J heiieve yu witnt to drown your-
S. ! 1 .
"You have-. j.ue.-scl rght. Uitt what i.-i
thriL to you '.'"
Tiiis was the answer sjkeii in the most
anry lone.
.Notiiioii. t i.o v.. x v.tiuui 'inpi re-
Mi.e.-t oii -o wait a eotij
ie of minutes, when
n like, v. e w ill take t h-'j' 'irney tofiettier.
A. in in arm is the ii ;ty .-; aiiiii'.
With these Wolds the U'Ull'.'cr ext'-tive'd
iis liaii'i to the fid. r. v,ri-e iuoid was not
withheld. The ioiinitr continued, in a lone j
wi ,-eeUilim cnthilsis.sm
I
T'-uly 1 .hd '
beat with !
lot set k to !
.o i-e it . -rtii in arm
not die. on that a human heart
mine in this hi.-t hour. J wiil
k now woo
are an h"Ties( man or a vd- j
i o.i. oine, Jet us wain tu i- tunev to-
.:i.r-t "
file eider lield llle yotllie tiiaii hack, find
dvitiir "he ililu. haif eMin.itlllsh.iiI eses U.ol;
let US bei;
Ill
ei
cotititcnaiicj ol Ins eompaniou. t xciaiin-
"Hold ! Y'ou seem too youuir to die. A
:i of your years has stiii a brilliant, tiiiit-r.ii--
tortune in hismasp'
"Jh iiliant !'' answered toe young mar.
.-.u.fui'.y. ''What have 1 to hop.; for i;i
'ii.' wori.J fV.il of wiekediie-s". fa'schood,
tii trhery and uniiiippiues-'? Come!''
"Yoii are still yoan. lui mu -t havehad
vi rv s.jj ruwful experience to make lite ihus
ii.;ii;'pirtaile to yen."
"I do.-i i-e mankind. "
''Without exception V
' Without exception,
"Well. then, perhaps 5-011 have found a
mail whom you wiil not necessarily ues.i..e.
I have, believe me, during my whole liie,
bvcl an honorable man."
"f'eally! That ir highly interesting ! It
i1- a pity 1 did not make your ucipuaiutance
cai l.ei 1 . . .
'Le.--.ve
ve me to 1
t'one, -voiin-r roan, vou
.ive on. lieltcve m.?, time heuis all wounds
: ti i there are men ol honor yet to lie found
in the world."
"Now, if you take this v:;w, why are
','.' hurrvin.' so fast to give yosir farewell to
tlie world?'"
"Oli! I am an old, sickly man, unable to
'.iinke a livelihood; a man who cannot, will
not lomror see his only child, his daughter,
ML'hting her youth, and laboring day ami
iKviit to support him. No. I would be. an
'i'i!'..'- ling father, I w ould he hmharous, if I
lived on thus !"
'How sir, have you a daughter who does
1 his tor you '.'" asked the voung man. sur-
ri- .1.
"A i l with what endurance, without a
imirsi.ur. does she saeriliee herselt for me.
iie works for me, she goes hungry for me,
has onty the tern lerest words of love, a
t -mile for me always!"'
' And vou want to commit suicide? Are
:-v. tnud?"
' Shu!! 1 murder my daughter? The life
wU:ii -he is now leading is her certain
"hinli." answered tho poor old man in des-
i.'od sir. come go with me to the near
V' iaa t i Kit is still open, and let u.s drink a
' trie of wine together. You will relate to
'- y.mr historv" and if vou like I will let
Til, I
.'u kn.iw imne. So inueh, however, win 1
-av
" in vmi bidorpbrniil ( lirise all thoueht ol ;
In the Boston Tnnscript. not Ion? wnc?. thero
' "ty ex'ii.i-ite which was writ'en 1-1
, Ifrr baUie, anil sent by a soi.lir r Wh.r o
. . ., ... !.,.,. it -Ul .Jiir irood thoughts
luur kr out of your head. I am rich, j Vaiu watched for him in tears the .ong night
ar"l if tilings he as vou say, from henceforth ; throtmh." ..
'Uandvour loving daughter shall lead a j '"Your father is safe he is with me,,
peasant ' life " . " wa Carl's answer. n he hurried the girl 011-
Tbe old man followed the younger with- ' ward through the streets to the arms of her
5t opposition. A few minutes later, over father. .
tu. slaves, the elder Jegan A fortnight later, in the midst of the
"Mv history is soon told. I was a mer- -rreatest splendor, the marriage u. the rich
Want's clerk, hut always unlucky. As I had voung hanker Carl Thomas to Bertha Me
nvhns for inheritanoa, and the young girl jCTt t0(,t place.
1 -carried was poor, I was never able to com- j V",, 'ef
tn-e business on mv own account, and so The Hon. Israel ahurn, one of the fa
gained on to old aee in a dependent, sub- tnous Wa-hburri brothers, has presentea
filiate position. Finally, I was discharg- the town which bears the name ot his tam-V-
on account of my years, and then becan ily, in Aroostook eounty, Maine, witn a large
straggle for subsistance. My wife died and valuable public library.
ot trouoiu. ainl now uiy j.onr child wt'iines
to liiLu my .-upi'oit. i cuiiiioi Licar 10 tee
iitjr w vikniii Lt-i.-t:il ihi w.iy iur me : thtr -i'uiv,
il i ttuf 1 :o. Now, you know ali.
"i in mi.,' ex laniicd tlie yoiiii.ir Hiun,
''you art,- the inot l'"itutittte mail 1 'vr tti
eui.itu iod in my lite. it is iu.-ttiic to t ail
that uii.-JortiiUo. Nothiiij.' is v.i?t.'V than to
i;ctj you. io-ijioitoiv 1 will suake my wih,
and you phall lm no rti.-istaue- toy ldr.
The couiitiir isihr iiiiy ia-t. Bci'ore ti i.-,
howcvi-r, I must .-'.; your uatisrhtcr out A
Pur' curittsity. 1 would fur oiifo ?.eo ho'.v
: one Iooks
w
ho reuiSy deserves the name of
: woman.
i "ih.it. voin.u' man
What i ;in If I e t hut .-.)
earlv h i- ma ie oti uiihnppy
I tjLlesllOll-
. ed the -i.icr, much moved.
j "I believe it was wealth which my father
: lelt nm. 1 was the on:y sou t he richest.
hanker in the city. .My lather dietl five
i years since, icaxinu moie ;lsau was uood ior
(,!.'. ;:ice t'nl tm.e i have been deceived
; and heiiayed iy every one without excL-p-;
t'n,-i, w.tii whoin I h.-id any yontiecMon
; S-l::c have pieienutd liieiid-htp t me ou
j account of my i..jue.y : others have preten
i devl to i..ve me on account of my money :
; ii'i.i so it went on. i when nnnirh.', die-.-.i
! in the ti'ari, of a simj Ie workman., wuh th:
' ma-.'-. n:n thus one 'lay fi camc ;:ciHamt-
ed With a cbiUieiii.LT Uvill-' - VollUt fctli, to
j wli .m my u oie he.-tit went oat in love. J
i diH-Ios. i be; i;ei:h-r my naitie nor my po
1 Miio'i. I Ji.ced toi.e iovidl'or myself ttloiie,
at. 1 i'r a time it appealed as if I was : oiii-T
iv bi. happy ar last. 'j he yum; irirl ai.d 1,
! wiinn .-lie siiil le.arded as a .-imjiie wc ik-
m m. met every after.iot n m t he 3Jar;tt-p'a'Z,
i v. b. .re v.e wai ked up and uVvn te.etiicr. a. -!
sl;'.r m.oiy Lapi.y hour-. Our tlay, my ii'
' :.p;. eared with "led. eye. d, ' had i.' en weep
j iiiu--and tiid n.o we mu-i p'U't. cm!; in.u'
tha
tin
i u i -:
t." s'
io'.
b
Ier r
Wc i'ij
le bciomied to another! Wiib
lole herseil floln me and
i in die ciov.t. Her faiiido.-s-
i mv a:--tiuv. Viniiiydid I ru
1- !
:er hi :!i ea'icl flood society
, i.u' t' 'u'!.; 1'iV i(t oeaee. t f .-old
new r, new-r! J then determined to briti
my my'e.-s exisie'u-e to an e'-id.
"I rdi.ippy VMiiii;.' m;tii.'r said the elde.r
wl'.'r . o. e.es, "'iVoiii mv whole heart i
' 1 1 !l .1.1.
on. 1 mu.-t in knov, ietti-e tmii i was
ii.'
I y
: e lei i
two
;i:;ie t: :m you: ii-r J. at least, was
i mum my wiie and dauditer
v,d."
''Will ye'H f-Ive me yoitr address, frond sir.
that 1 mav eo'j inci -fTnv. .;' oi' t he i rui i. of
vi:;
I m
: tti- re l i
f. i e'.ii;l'.
tf.air.- a- 1 h:
.ne'.iy nii-tru-i. mii
To-ii mrrow i vviii ;ir
e told yo t. o"
-nin'iiT. and early in
in v
:bi iii (hi- iim t
t!:.. ti
w ,;.!.
hwn-e
ii,-t in
lib,
1 wiil ret u: n.
;r that v'i
( i ive me our
Wiii n- t ier. ve 1 ii is
tin; u i coiiii!
b;e-k. anil that you will
ie. s; .!-.! k to atiy ooe oi
i;. mf "
w bii
:(' hist takfii
' i have liiv w
ri.
"I ween us.
(lit to my dweli-
! ;m.r. t
i mv -..laim
i
i
to
,i
von i !;!' sMi.ii.e rru u. Ji iiaii.e
S:d:t.-ri. Heie lake inv address.
r...!.
1.
With th-'ve voids ho handed the yoimi'
1 1 1 .-: : :i j at i-r f,i.'i:i;if tiie locality oi his iv-i-
(! in
po-.;
pro;
It Jay in a .-unuro miMoited Ov
i a .
,'iir
ti e
'cr
tstaneo iiom tire city
And my
iii iu.
o.nt i! my
ir! t aiiir
Ti.tm" is Carl Thomas." said the
"Take this bank note, it will
retoni. '"
oi- 1 lie waiter, had the proprie-11.-
ii i
V.iO
"last
(
eaiic!. :
1
iioiucii .ted ini' in i man to nis
e-ire in suital.
terms, and look n ave
of rh
ii.ju-:.
Ii 'i.t'.- had the mornitii: broke, when he
f.eo; 1 tiim e!l on his wcy to tiie suburb
wie'io lived l'e oaiiLMiter ol the oM man
with whom he Mad become acquainted umler
sin-b pijciiik-r circum iance-. it vva-r not
without -one iioiiO.'c that he found the
!'ou-. it vis in a j ': situation. 'lhe
young man knocked, oj em-d the door, and
stopped i nek.
What (iid lie see ?
The s;nue youmr arirl whose ineonsistaney
ha'! made his lite unbearable stood before
him.
She had frrown very pale very pale, but
he knew her- at the first glance. 1 1 was J.er
tha. whom he once hoped to call Ids own.
At his appearance the young girl sprang
towards him, overcome with. joy. holdimront
her little hand. The young man waved her
back, exclaiming
"You did not exp-vt to -ee me ?
''The young girl sank into a seat, and cov
ered her'paie. beautiful countenatne with
her hands, . ,
''Are you Wiiheim Si dart's daughter?
a-ked the young '-man. quite coldly, after a
pause.
'T am," answered the young maiden,
timidly.
"And who and where is that other, to
whom as you told me at parting your life
helonired?
"That other is my father.'" answered the
young girl, looking up to the young man s
taee with a glance of the ten detect love.
With liiihtnit 3 quickness the truth dawn
ed ui'on him : the scaies fell from his eyes
and all was clear.
Sneeehless he rushed to Bertha, took her
in his anus and pressed her to his bosom.
' Come to your lather ! " he faltered to the
jrirb ' ." '.-.
'Mv father?
Oh ! 1 torffot, where is he i
n 1ms been out a 1 tlieniuht. t nave irr
, TREASONABLE OBGAKIZATIOJSS.
! Judge Advi-wue (ienciai Holt's report up-
ou tile te.stiiiti.iiiy irttt iiered by him coneern
j m.; the t reasonable secret o rt-'Uiiizations for
I nied i;i the loyal .States tts adjunets to the
j rebellion, is pubiisiied in the papers. Ac
I voRiiitsr to tliis report the tretisouatile or-
(ier embraces societies bearing various titios,
j Mich as the lim;:ti i'roteetioa .Society, Cir
; cieof ilonor, Kuiirhts ot the Mighty Host,
i ivm.-dits d' the (roldeii (.Jircie, L'orjis de
i Jieii'tue, kout horn Jjea-jrue, Or l-.-i ut A-
mei lean
ivm.iu.-
Uid
A' the .Soils oi
Lineity, i'cace Orii'anii'.ation, Mar Oruaiu
:auoii, Aineiieaii Oif;ainzaliuu. i'tniocratic
j iivini'it ie
Club. J 'cmoeraiic iieadinf;; iVeom,
and JUiiniLu.Ueu. lue latter title is the
oua iriie by a secret politieai oriranizaiiou
:...)... vj, ...i- .....J ,...,..
I in lite iiiaii; ox c t iuia utA "inti jiaii.
( - I , V . 1
i or tne orlli. . UI it Juu:a
iloil .says, it
! would seem to be a branch of the Order ol
American Knifdi s, havin.sr substantialiy the
I sjiuo object to aeeompiish by means express -!
ly sotted to the viocaiiiii-s in which it is es
j tablidied: lor as the chief Jveretary of t liis
ir, it. i . Slovens, stated in June he-f, to a
j reiiabie witness whus testimony had been
I furnished, ihat those who represent the
Jdid.'icihin interest.-, are compelled to preach
a vigorous prosecution of the war in ordei to
' st cure thi m the popular sentiment.
'J he .Hk-L'lchiui u.iiiute -iiitird. as appears
i in a circttiar osii id by tiie chief Secretary at
i Aew i oi k, is myaii zed upon a military na-
sis -imhar to that of ih-j order proper, it
j is ( win jfiSi'd oi companies, one for each elec
i tiou d strii. f, ten of whom ."onsiitttte a lr:,-
aiie. ,iih a Jrii adier leticlai at its nead.
fir: wU'ile j!;nred U'rlei ;i cwmmalider-ltl-f'hief.
lite lil; sui-ienii" C'liin-ander o
tin: or li'i" w.i- 1'. '. !. ri
jsew 1 oik K v ho i a
ii. i-'lif r i f the
last 31 ay sent to
!.ham was hi
1' ui c
a Vt;lte,
aiiauui
-Hi. et ssi e'.
ilooeit iloilr'.wiiy, of Imnois. acted in
idiatii.ii.i iiai;. s .-tea 1 during the ae.-enee ol
the ia'.ter liom the coi.iiiiy.
Co:, ."sai.d.'ison. in iiis report on the pro
gression of tia.' Order, ex in es.-.es tlieopimon
that the Ordi r was toiinded by allmidig
ii.iiu dnriug his banishment and upon eou--ubaie.u
wnh d di' j Javis and other promi-
la ta traitor
n iiiC'inioii'i.
1
Tiie Order in Indiana boasts that the rit
ual c i.e direct lii-m lavi, and one ot the
whov-s!-s suiter positively that 'a is is a
mchiher.
The meiiiber.-Leluiigiiig to the Order have
been vuiiously est imated at from ilUO.Ol-O to
i M.j'.iJ.- but Yaiiandigham in his laytoii
-peeci;. puts it at ti'.K,i" , which is proba
bly ii. aie-t the total. These are scattered
iiirwu.-'h indiaua, i liinois, Ouio. Kentucky,
li.-.-our.i and Nev: Yolk.
J 11 .'larch irt.-f, the entire armed force o f
the Ordi 1 . capable of i cin:: mobil.zed for
.service, vra-:ue.-entcd to Ire thU.M0.
The testimony shows that arms have been
fin ui.sli.-d li:e m '.ubers. in tiie Hon. i.
'. N'ooriiees"
Kx-Sciiator W
odice were found letu-r-s to
id, ef New dersey in regard
to me pur. liit-e ol iiaiiuaiui lines,
io he i'o wanied to tiie est.
Arm.- were to be 1 uriiished the Order by
way ol Canada, :md to be paid for by a.
-r -.-"n cut up'.: 1 1 the lodges.
.v!e. !i 1 .-:iin ui-, was taken upon tii'.'. point
.i'i'! tiie report i- full : evidence of exteii--ivo
opera'-i.-'iis in tiiis particular.
'tiie 1 i; tia! i:ouiai!is broad ucciarauoiis of
Slate ri.-dus and against the authority of
the . i-ieiiu i o ei niiieiit to coerce by arms,
i. . 1 ...... . 1 . . . 1
1 ,-overc :n ciatc. iiiki art'iies mat me e.v-
i ive oflic.
ih.d 1-v
rs oi' ti--; Gove; uineiit be ex
foiie of arms when they
; e .'
ac,
Co
mo
i"':
to a-hniiii ter the f.lovei iimLtit .in
e will; ite: j .-'.ier oi the accepted
:v,ij. 'i l.o o itii declares than a
w 111 defend with arms the priiKi-
t Ii 1.
'ey.if ii. - r.rder wiienev (.ruiiecieii oy coi.i-eo-i.i
auiiiority t the (J rder. iwas al-
iiii'.leu t.v wiieol !Jie ( rut:r hi Aiissourt that
on joining, he u;;.ier.-tood the object to be
aid and assistance to the Confederate .Cioy
e.iiiio'id. lie adds, (he Order is hostile, in
ec v r..spec;, to tiiedeiieial (iovernment.
it is exclusively made up by disloyal per
.soiis. d.'-i;-ou-of .-ecuriiu; tlie independence
of the Cimied.rraLe Mates, with the view of
restoring the Cnion as it was. The other
p. ir- os.'.- of the Order are shown to be aid
ing .- .klicrs to desert; de.-truetioii to (i over
men! property: tle.-tritcLion lo private prop
erty, and pt r.-ecuiiug I'nioii men, as.-assina-tiori
and mtinier. and the establishment of a
Northern Conlederacy.
Ci.ANNlsu I'ltiDK. A dispute arose be
tween Campbell and McLean upon the sub
ject of genealogy. McLean would not al
low that the 'Campbells had any right to
rank with the McLean's in antiquity, who,
he insisted, were in existence as a elan from
the beginning of the world. Campbell had
a little more biblical lore than his antago
nist, and asked him if the clan of McLean
wa--lefore the flood.
''Flood! what flood?" paid McLenn.
'''The flood, you know, that drowned all
the world but Noah and his family and his
flocks." said Campbell.
''Pooh! you aud your floods!" said Mc
Lean, "my clan was afore the flood."
'I have "not read in my Bible,' said Camp-
bell, "of the name ol McLean going into
i INoah's ark."
"Noah s ark ! ' retorted the other, in con
tempt, '"who ever heard of a McLean that
had not a boat of his own."
The wife of Governor Harvey of Wiscon
sin who ha activelv administered to the
wants of the Wisconsin soldiers during the I
war, was complimented ftt Vicksburga lew
davs airo with the gift of a handsome gold
watch, purchased by the Second W lsconsin
c.nvnlrv. Her litthsuoecli in reply to the
presentation address eotitained this pretty
passage: "Soldiers! -iiay your every ucio
fondv and true as the
I Jtl Vkf I.' V"f. J - . ,
tick of your treasured gift; your every wisli
i pure as it-j polished gold ; every loval aspi
i ration full and free, as my gratitude is to
you ! -
GIEL3 MUST LEAEIT TO KEEP HOUSE.
No young lady can be too well instructed
in any thing which will etieet the comiort of
a family. Whatever po.-itioii in society she
occupies she needs a practical knowledge of
household duties. She may be placed in
such circuiu.stanees that it will not be neces
sary for her to perform much domestic la
bor; but ou this account she needs no less
knowledge than if she w:is obliged to pre
side personally over the cooking stove and
pantry. Indeed, i have often thought that
it is mote dtlhcult to direct others, and re
quires more experience, than 10 do the same
work with your own hands.
Mothers are irequeiitiy so nice and par
ticular that they do not iike to give up any
part of their care to their children, 'this is
a great mi-take in their management, for
they are of ten burdened with labor, aud need
relief. Children should be early taught to
make themselves useful ; to assist their parent.-every
way in their power, and to consider
it a privilege to do so.
Young people cannot r-jalize the import
ance ol a thorough kuowledgeof house-wifc-ry;
but ti osi; who have sulfered the incon
venience and mortilicatioii v'i ignorance can
well appreciate it. Children should be ear
ly indulged n their disposition to bake, and
expo; imetit in cooking in various ways. It
is often l ur a trouble-oim hein that they af
ford : stiii it is a great advantage to tlietik
i knew a !iu!c girt who at nine years old
made a loaf off-read every week during the
winter, ller n.otimr t.-iugh?. her how much
yeast and salt, and Ho tr to u-o. and -he be
cai.e: quite aii exp.vt bake". W hceever she
-h.-po.-f.-d to t,y I.c'r -kid in making simple
cakes or pc's. she is permitted to do .-o.
Sli.r 1-- thn -. wiiHe anmsin-r hers.-h. learning
an itiii"! I int Ie m. Her mot her (-alN her.
her litlie housekeeper, and oi'ien pertn ts
h ; to i-i: what j.; 1 1 ;.. '--a rv for the table.
Sh
r- th
ke-
h.r
s i. !e.
and
verv
musical the jingling' i to Ik r ear.-. 1 think
liej'ore she i-out of her teens, upon which
she h.-.s not . et entered, that she will have
otjtuo idea how to cook.
Some mothers give their daughter.- the
care of housekeeping, each Week by t urns.
It seems to l.e :i good arrangr-mon', arid a
most useful part of then- education.
J'omestie laboi'is by no means ii com pa t
ab!c with the highe.-t degree ot reliuemeiit
and mental culture. Many of the most ele-t-ant,
accom)lished women I have known,
have looked well to their household duties,
anl have honored themselves and their hus
bands by so doing.
"I'ete. what am lub?" asked a sable youth
of his companion, a perfect African 1'lato.
"And yen don't knownuilin' 'bout him?"
"No. liucle-l'ete."
"Why, yyf education is dreadfully im
perfect. 1 'on t you feel him in your biissum,
to fe sure
The other inserted his hand beneath his
wai.-t-coat. "No. I don't uncle Pete."
"Ignorant nigger ! It am a strong palli
um which rends de soul so sewerely dat even
time itself can't heal it."
"len, uncle I'ete, I know who be in lub."
"Who am it ?"
'Tis o:e boot of mine. Its soul am rent
so sower ly, dat Johnsing, de colder, utterly
refused to n end him: and he say dat lie is
so bad dat de del ble hisseii could" 11 1 heel "im. '
A eotintmnan passing along one of the
streets ot Baltimore, with his vaijon u few
days since, wlien one of his wheels came off,
and he discovered that aiiuch pin was gone.
AfVer searching for it some time, he otVered
io the boys who congregated a shilling ro
find it. They then joined in the .si. arch. ami
in a few minutes one of them brought him
what ire supposed to be the jiu. Having
adjusted the wheel, he started off but had
not gone more than half a -qirtro before a
whet Ion the other side came olf. when ho
discovered that the young rascals hail stolon
the pin from one of the other wheel.; to ob
tain the reward.
, Smoking Soldi Kits. The Prm-fian sol
diers who occupy Kiel are accessively ad
dieted to smoking, andaii anecdote is told of
two riiienien who. in the recent campaign,
popped at each other from behind two trees
situated, a short distance apart. Suddenly,
one of them, a Germim held out a cigar,
with a polite bow. I'lio other, understand
ing at once, advanced haif way, and was mot
by the dermaii. In courteous silence the
German lighted his cigar at that of the
lane. Bowing again politely, they with
drew to their respective places; and ten
minufes afterwards, by some fatality hjiot
each other through the heart.
A singular rumor got afloat' among the
Chinese at Pekin, which shows how prompt
they still .are to believe ill of foreigners, it
was said that the student, interpreters were
in the habit of kidnapping boys and girls,
and dig'g'ing out their eyes, to use them for
photographic purposes. The Chinese Gov
ernment took the matter up, bambooed se
verely several persons who were found prop
agating' the scandal, and succeeded in ar
resting four or five of the real kidnappers,
so the tale is now beginning to die ou.
Si:ef En erg v. Self energy is t he true
life of a man. To thmk by other men's
thoughts is no true faith. The mind must
by its own independent exertigns seek and,
so far as its native powers will enable it, ar
rive at the modes and causes of the truth of
those propositions it receives as truths, or
substantialiy it will think and believe noth
ing. Substantially, neither wiil the propo
sitions exist for it, nor for them. They will
be nonentities; and it wiil only dream of un
derstanding them.
Ccre for A Ff.Lon. As soon as the"
part begins to swell, get the tincture of lobe
lia and wrap the part affected with cloth and
saturate it thoroughly with the tincture and
the felon is dead. An old physician says he
has known it to cure in scores of cases, and it
never fails if applied in season.
BREEOH-LOADESS AT LAST.
A portion of our armies is to be supplied
with breeeh-loading rilits at once, or at least
as soon a.s the weapons can be manufactured.
The Burm-ide ltine Co., of Providence, it.
I., have contracted to furnish 35. Odd breech
loaders, of the Spencer pattern, aud are now
making extensive alterations of their works
tor the purpose ol delivering them as soon
as possible.
From the well-known ciTiciericy of these
weapons. :m of good breech-loading small
arms in genera!, we may look for excellent
esu!ts. Although breech-loading ariiilery
has never proved itself of much value smail
arms on the same principle have repeatedly
given proof of their utility, and their story
is well told by the terse telegraphic reports
of correspondents, who give regiments arm
ed with breech-loading weapons the credit
of repulsing twice their numbers when as
saulted, or of putting them to flight when
act ins: on the offensive.
This action on the part of the Govern
ment in making this contract is highly com
mendable, but had it occurred earlier in the
war we should have been spared many t'is-a.-i-'rs.
.The English Government has taken a con
trary course. Beeoghizing the eiiicieney of
the breech-loading principle it has i.-sued or
ders, through L.rd Grn for proposals
to niter the Enfield riile into a breech-loading
weapon, at an expense not to exceed So
per iinii. The i'liiiiel.l riile is theSpringtkld
rifled fiu-ket we use. and (he result will
probably fie to spoil both weapon: to ruin
a '.mod rifle and make a poor breech-loader.
Our Government has taken the wisest course
;md are on the safe side, for the record of
he Soencer rifle is ahvadv made, and, not
to perpetrate a wit'tci.
'uated. m. wili now
b.
e re-
A Battle that was not FougLt.
Many years ago two boys diiTered about
some trilling matter, while at plav, ami one
o tin in challenged the other io tight. The
challenge was accepted and the heroes went
into an adjoinm:
Jackets and can-
lield
to sc
ttle
ho quarrel.
were t hr
11 tne c round
and all was in r:t.line-s. but each
uppeaied
unwilling to strike the nrst flow.
"Now, then, strike me if you dare." said
the younger boy, with a look of defiance.
His companion looked at him, but did not
like to strike, and at length he said, "Nay,
I have nothing to strike you for."
"Well, then," said the other, who had
provoked the quarrel at first, '"let us be
good friends airai.'i. for I have nothing to
strike you for either."
'They dressed and left the Held without
striking a blow, and never quarreled after.
One of them now holds a v ery respectable
position as a teacher of youth.
How many battles would Le fought, cither
among -young people or old. if in imitation
ol these boys the disputants would try to
lind a reason for a quanxl, before they
strike a blow.
"The beginning of strife is as when one
lotteth out water; therefore lenve off con
tention before it is meddled with."
Good. The following is too good to be
lost of a schoolmaster and pupils:
"Joseph, how do people live?
"By drawing"."
' ' 1 ra w iag w h at water ?' '
',No-si., by drawing their breath."
"Sit down, Jo.-eph. Thomas what is the
equator!"
'Why sir, it is the horizontal pole run
ning perpendicular through the imagination
of astronomers and old geographers.."
Go take your seat, lhoinas. lhiam,
it do vou mean bv an
i'C IlM' '
"An eclipse is a thing a appears when
the moon has gone oil on a bust, and inns a
giu the sun consequently the sua blackens
V
the moon s lace.
"Cla
di.siiiiss'cd."
"Pray sh-," said the late Archbishop
Whatley to a loquacious presbeudary, who
had been very active in talking at the arch
dishop's expence when his back was turned.
"Why are you like the bell of your own
church steeple?" "Because," replied (he
prebendary, "I am always ready to sound
the alarm when the church is in danger!"
"By im means," replied the Archbishop,
"it is because you have an empty head and
a long tongue."
True Lyai-tv. The following is- from
the last letter ever written by Senator Pong
las. "J know of no mode in which a loyal
citizen may so well demonstrate his devotion
to his country as by sustaining the flag, the
Constitution and the Union, under all cir
cumstances, and under everv Administra
tion, regardless of party politics, against all -I
assailants, at home and abroad. v e should
never forget that a man cannot be a true
Democrat unless he is a loyal patriot."
If you wish to be a favorite with the girls,
generally, attend to their wants, that is, give
them rides, candy and raisins ; talkttnd laimh
aliout love affairs : and keep on the off side,
that is. don't commit .yourself to any one in
particular, and you will be lionized to your
hearts content till you became an old bach
elor. The more flippant and tiousenical a
voung man is in the company of girls, 'the
better will he succed. They prefer fools to
wise men. .
A fellow at a race-course was staggering
alior.t the track with more liquor than he
could carry, i "Hallo, what's the matter
now?" said a chap, whom the inebriated in
dividual had run against. "VvTry hie
why, the fact i, a lot of my friends have
teen betting liquor on the race to-day, and
they have got me to hold the stakes.
There are two Irishmen in Bagor, Me.,
who receive annually between twenty and
thirty thousand dollars in gold, as dividends
of the product of a mine in which they are
interested in California, and - in which they
once wrought with their own hands.
SEMME3 AGAIN AFLOAT.
The last European steamer brings news
that the oirate Seiumes is again at sea, in
command of a swift and strong steamer
named the Banger. The Liverpool corres
pondent of the lndou Jhiify Ae says:
"Captain Semmes, of whom fdnce the sink
ing of the Alabama we have heard so little,
and that little so erroneous, sailed from the
Mersey on Sunday last (October S'th,) on
board the bark Laurel, under the command
ol Capt. S. F. ltaiu.-ey. The destination of
the Laurel is rather mysterious at present;
but, it is as far as the "customs bill of entry
shows, the vessel has certainly cleared for
ports where Confederate proclivities pre
dominate, viz: Nassua, Havanna and Mata
nioras. Her cargo is of Mich a mixed na
ture that no beligerant state would have
the slightest doubt as to its usefulness. It
consists of some large guns, small arms,
shoes, leather in bulk, ammunition, clothes,
blankets, drugs, ic. But the Laurel must
not be supposed to be intended for a cruiser :
she is merciy a tender, and carries out. to a
certain latitude guns and amunition for a
new screw steamer, of which Capt. Semmes
is to take command. This vcs-cl is supposed
to be a new screw steamer which wa- hying
at Madeira on the 3d instant, and was there
known under the name of the Banger. The
Banger is large and very swilt. To show
that Capt. Semmes docs not go unattended,
we may here state that he took with him on
board " the Laurel eight officers and one
hundred men, most of whom t-erved with
him on board the Alabama."
EESTIVE HORSES.
"After your horse is harnessed to the car
riage, procure a piec? of webbingr as .1 broad
strap about ten feeet long, fasten it securely
around the off foot below the fetlock, then
pass it through tlie girths aud lay the end o
ver the dashboard ; see that every thing is
right, then standing ou the off-side of the
wgon take the strap in the right hand pro
ceed to get in ; if the horse attempts to start
pull on the strap, at the same time saying
'whoa' the strap brings his foot up and
makes a pretty effectual 'whoa;' slack on the
strap as soon as you hare stopped him, and
if he attempts to start repeat the operation.
When you have got good ready to start,
give the horse the word, and go along. Be
peat the operation until the horse stands per
fectly quiet at the word 'whoa,' always re
membering not to whip your horse, but al
ways treat him as you would a friend, with
perfect kindness, and never say 'wh'-a' un-iv-ii
you want your horse to stand perfectly
still. No man should undertake to break a
horse who can not. control his own temper."
The Superintendent of the Public Schools
of Boston reports that many of the pupils
are overworked to s.uch an extent as to con
stitute an evih of great magnitude. This
evil exists in both the upper and lower
classes, but it is more fully developed, and
more injurious in its effects, in the highest
division?, where the pupils are competing
for medals. The average attendance is
thirty-two thousand.
"My dear Ellen," said an ardent lover to
a young lady whose smil .s he was seeking.
"I bave long wish 3d for this opport unity,
but I hardly dare trust myself to speak the
deep emotions of my palpitating heart; but
I declare to you, my dear Ellen, that I love
love you most tenderly ; your smile would
shed would shed " "Never mind the
woodshed," said Ellen, "go ou wjth that,
pretty talk."
At Washington Park, Providence, Rhode
I.-land last Monday, a man weigliing one
hundred and forty pounds undertook to run
around the mile track in sixteen minutes,
dragging a sulkey- weighing ninety-five
pounds, in which was seated a man weigh
ing one hundred aud seventy pounds. Ho
accomplished the feat in eleven minutes and
thirty. seven seconds.
At a ploughing match, some laborers were
standing behind a party of ladies whose bon
nets and crinoline hindered them from see
ing what was going forward. One of them
complained that he could not see the steam
plough: ''Of course not." retorted one of
his companions, and lidded significantly,
"who can see through a woman?"
A BiiAVE Soldier. The Crawford coun
ty Journal says: Sergeant Franklin Guy, of
the llllh, was the first man to plant the
Stars and Stripes 011 Lookout Mountain, and
won a similar honor at the capture of Atlan
ta. He is a Crawford nmnt3' boy, and has
proved himself a brave and gallant soldier.
The population of the British North A
inericaii Provinces- that are uniting is but
little short of 3,3(W,0Ch). The Catholic reli
gion is held by considerably more than two
fifths of the number.
The immigration week before last into
this country amounted to sis thousand per
son. Both Irish and English show an in. 1
creasing disposition to visit Ameiica.
Minnesota boasts the finest corn crop of'
any State in the Union. A much larger
number of acres were planted than usual,
and there is a most wonderf ul yield.
The majority of the railroad companies -have
agreed to construct new cars for the .
purpose of putting into effect the new rail-"
way postal system. -i
In England the Bible is now supplied for
twelve cents the New Testament for four 5
cents, and the gospels for two cents each.
What is the difference between a drummer "j
boy and a poundof meat ? One weighs a '
pound and the other pounds away. j
Bonaparte said once, ' 'clergymen consider.",
this world only as a diligence in which they
ean travel to another.
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