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U. S. GOVERNMENT
Proside, t LINCM.Y.
Prk , 4 I,lc —II sn 11 , 011. pf.
r,••t try of st,,t, —wm. 11. SF:W.OUL
rt•t.try a I ntorior—C kLKII
r.•t try of fr,tsury--: 4,01, N H. CuAtig.
Srrrt•t try of IVar , - 4 1mosi C %Mos.
of Navy —'itor. , M W.ELLEI,_
Nlrtvt, Op neral—MoNroom on a BLAIR.
A tioroey Oenoral non H area.
Chief Jultion of thn United States—lt B. TAXES'
STATE GOVERNMENT
OnVer',M.—ANDREW 0. CURTIN.
Seeret.try tor Stato—Et.l SLIFEIt.
Surveyor I.lenoral—Wm. IL ((EDI.
u•litur E COcllitAN.
Te,teuree—llgsnr D Alecto:.
.1e.14e, of the Supremo Court—E. Lvsels, J. M• Ann-
OTIION., W. 13. Lowrtis O. W. Weenn , (rm. JoHN Al. Iti.An
COUNTY OFFICERS
President Judgo—lion. jamas li. Graham.
Judges—lion. Michael Corklin, Samuel
Wherry.
1/I+triet I.ttorner —T• W. D. Milder.
PretluMltarv—lioniamin Puke
It• • .r. 1 .r •
It , cider—E. A.
—ltobt )I.•Clariney: Deputy, S. Keepers
Con IV re.t,u rer— Al fred
e.• nor— iohn A Dunlap.
••
ar ~ nlll.lll:, : ionere—Natbaniel 11. Echols. anmem
11. Wu onor, Lion )1111er. Clerk to Commiselonere,
Al L... - trong.
Ui reel -tho Poor—Jon. Trimble, Abraham Bog
le], John )1111u.. Superintendent of Poor nous,
'leery Snyder.
OFFICERS
BOROIIO L_
Chief Iturgeas—John Noble,
- AAAietant, lturgess—ALlalrl St1111,,V111•
)0, WU—John ,intihall, W. Date, .7. R.
1 - 1 vino II tlan Carney..l.,lln Halbert., .1:11. Pal kdr, Fred
•,•-k [tinkle, Sainuil I•lnsinlnger.
—I; to k;owieil.—. l as. U. 11a , onlieinter.
II j .f,tl Constables—tiro. licitly, Joseph Stuart. Ward
Con.t.ibles—Jacel) Bretz, Andrew Ilartin.
.I,,ives of the k. 1.. 6ponsler, David Snalth
Fit ti nt Uolennib, Alma Dehu
C hi l'llo It ES
Fir..t Presbyterian Clior.l3, Northwest angle of Cen
ro SquAre. Rev, on WAY P. Wiog Pastor.—Servicos
•vcr:, Sunday Morning at 11 o'clock, A. M., and 7 o'clock
S,, ~, .I‘.l Presbyterian Church, corner of South Hanover
and Pomfret .it eels. Rev. Mr Exits, Pastor. Services
mmence at II o'clock, A. M. and 7 o'clock P. M.
co
k Prot. I.ll;kconitl I northeast an:, le of
Cent,. ~1.1.1. re. Rev. Frilll,irt .1 [Lector. Services
at II o'clock .4. )1., and 3 o'clock, P. )1.
lie zli-.11 Lutheran Church. Bedford between Main
no street, Itov..l,nh Fry, Pastor. Sin floes
at II 0' ..lock M., awl al l k M,
Ger:nail Iteforined ihurrh. Luther, between Han
over and l'itt 4trecto ItPhillip, Pastor.
Sol ice- at I I o'clo, I. A. 71. o'clock P. )1
41,11411 , A N. Church. , tit,t charge col urrut,lL,io nod
Pitt Siren!, ft.,. Joseph A. Ito,. ['actor. Serrlcesat
I I •. •I•, o: 4. 11. ai..l l 0 clock P. 31
`let E. Chur,•ll second charge.) ReV. Heran M.
Josh ~0., P...,t0r. Services iu Emory )1. E. Chin.c mh
at 11
o'clock A. )1. nod 1i P )1.
...itholic Churn), Pomfret near East st.
Ito, J., l'a•tor. tiorvices every other
:it lu o'coick. C eqpers nt 3.
Germ iu Lotloo•ali Chun 1, corn of Pomfret and
It, If ,rd streets. Rev li. A. Strout% Pastor. Services at
11 o'clock, 4. )1., and lit i o'clock. I'. )1.
4 ‘ .}- When chati,xes iu the above are neceecary the
more. - persons arc requested to notify no.
DICKINSON 'COLLEGE
Rev. 11. 'I. Johnson, D. D., President and Profenaor o.
Plor I ',lotion.
.1 • ,0,.. 1C klArshall. -
C. Wilson. k IL, Professor of Natural Science
nod i•nr.itor or the Nll.lllll.
L. 110,...,11, A. A., Professor of Greek Len
got it, and 111 rrantro.
1111 tl.ll 0. liilnuau, A. M., Professor of Mathmnatics.
John li A. 31., Professor of Latin Lan•
literature.
A. F Mullin, A. IL, Principal of the Grammar
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS
A iiiirow Iltnir. Praijclent, H. Saxton, P. Quigley, It'
Cue. in au. C. P. 1141,1,1 , 11,J. ❑emmilton, Secrentry,.litison
NV. Eby, Traitsurer, John spline, Miistaingor. Moot on
the Ist Nlonilay of ouch Mouth at S o'clock A. M. at Ed
oe.ktiou Hall.
CORPORATIONS
0111ETYLF. DEPOSIT LIANK.—DieSidoDY, R.M. Henderson,
C.;Mier, „W. M. Beetem ; Asst. Cashier, J. P. Hasler
T;dier, J. Roney,: Clerk, C. II ptaiiisf; Messenger,
John Underwood; Directors, It. 31. Henderson. John
714, Samuel Wherry. J. D. Gorges, Sklles V. oudburn,
It. C. it ood ;yard, Col. Henry Logan, Hugh Stuart, and
James Anderson •
Cotaimi.aso VALLEY DAIL ROAD COMPANY.—Prosidont,
Freferiek Watts: Secretary and Treasurer, Edward M.
; Superintendent, O. N. Lull, Passenger trains
twice a day. Eastward leaving Carlisle at 10.10
A. 41. and 2.44 o'clock P. M. '1•wo trains every day
W'a:tw•ard, leaving Carlisle at 9.27 o'clock A, and
3.20 I'. M.
C EKLIsI.E LIAIS AND WATER COMPANY.—President, Lem•
u;;1 rodu: Treasurer, A.L. Spender ; Superintendent,
l•eorge Wise; Directors. F. Watts. Wnl. 31.1leetem.
E. )1, Biddle. Henry Saxton, It. C. Woodward. John B.
lirattqu, k. Unrduer, and .4.hn Campbell.
f:L01100IAA1 0 VALLEY RANK:= Prsident, John 8. Ster
rett; Cashier, IL. A. Sturgeon; Teller, Jos. C.,lloffer.
Directors, John S. Sterrett. Wm. Her, Melehoir Drone
man, Richard Woods. John C. Dunlap, ROA. C. Sterrett,
IL A. Sturgeon, and Captain John Dunlap. ,
SOCIETIES
Cumberlso - f. Star Lodge No.- 197, A. Y. M. meets at
Marion null on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every
Month.
St. Johns Lodge No 260 A. Y. M. Bleats Id Thum.
day of each mouth, at Marion Hall.
Carlisle Lodge No 91 I. 0. of U. F. Moots Monday
evening, at Trouts building.
FIRE COMPANIES
Thu Union Fire Company wart organized In 1189.
Pmaimmt. Cornman ; Vice Prealdent; Samuel
Wetzel; Secretary, J. D. Hampton; Treasurer, P. Mcn
yer. Company moots the 1104 - Saturday In March, Julie,
September, and December.
The Cumberland Fire Company was instituted Februe
ary IS, 1809. Prealdent Thos Thom .son ; Secretary
Philip Quigley; Treasurer, U. 1). Quigley Thu eempany
meets on the third Saturday of January,April, July,
and ()etcher.
The 00 .el Will Hose Company was Instituted in Marci a
1155. President. H. A. Sturgeon; Vice President, C. P.
rhumba); Secretary, William I). Halbert; Treasurer,
lesaph W. 0414. The company meats the - second
Thar-A.ly or January, Aprii.July, and October.'
The Ulnpire lick and Ladder CoMpany wee Institut.
ed in 1859. President, M Porter; Vice President,
John 0 mos ; Treasurer. John Ommbell 1 Secretary,
John W. Paris.. The cranpuny Moots on the first Fri.
dity in January, April, July and October. ' • '
Y. M. C. A
Boom—M\moly HILL.
Pr . tular monthly Meeting—Third Tuesday Evening.
Prayer mentinG—Sunday Afternoon nt 4 o'clock.
licadlnx Room , dnd- Library— Adinhodon free, open
trim y evenitm (Siiadays excepted) front 6 to 10 o'clock.
Sivalgers especially ?Yelconic.
41,ATES OP POSTAGE
Peatage on all fettersof one-half ounce weight o un
der, 3 cents pre paid, except to pallfornla or Of' gen,
n ;deb is IQ come prepaid.
PoUrp, on•the ^ liorald"—uttblu - the County, tree.
Withlo the State 13 cants per year. Totiny',art o
11,,mirStryes - 2. 6 ( 11)
snits ,tlage on till tram:len t Wiens
under 3 ounces In w.el , :ht, 1 cent pre-Paid or two tetttn
wlhb a. vert ised letters, to be Oa god Witu the . cost
511r.tts,t1
from the Mule Journal
OTT R C,H I EP%
An old man sits In his fad oak rehab—
Full seventy years have crossed the lire,
Deep plougt od on his ample brow 113 care,
Where torrid and ewer ate non es combine:
Through ycare, through cares, from first to last,
The flag of his country he nalls to the mast.
ills eye, glanceSover the map et the world—
For the moment. the war cry in Europe Is stilled
While the dark crimson banner at home is u: furled
',And the states die united with discord are filled:
The patriots mourns—but, still t no to the last,
The flog of bin courtcy he nails to the tr.tst.
The stairs and the M.r:pes are In danger 'allay I
Caroline's spies' is the world flits with tir.ad—
But the chieftain laments with ti deeper dismay;
For his own native state lies like one of the dead
Viraieia, the mother of pastes and of won,
To the music she taught us will noier march again!
We fkht for our Ilk; with that chie:tain commr.t,
"ding—
The southrous are false to the red, white ani blue
The" bow in the clouds" that our lathe, s 10, atandlugt
We i iivz to preserve it—mast, pennon and hue!
'741.1 Sinai'S leep thunders its colors were blended—
With those thunde. s alone shall its glories be ended:
The bonnets of blue to the pibroch pill t oily—
The fhthee•lend' otters RR deep.stirrlng rry—
fireen Erin oh when. to the tip of ahillnly,
Was Et in e'rin wanting when battle was niall
The olue lilies shaki—not fear—and they may yet
Glee to treason the lesson once taught by FayeKm!
The gauntlet we fling whop we fain would ung,love=
We have shoulder to shoulder in battle once stood —
Not lost to nur hearts thn old notional love,
When a Supr poured forth for his mocountry his
blood
That name, If we take, wo hut beep to restore,
Undimmed, Ac hen our biPther's short in.duess is o'er
We are Saxon—we cling to the land we inherit ;
We are Norman—we cling to the lands we hare won;
For their pet, Annexation, we claim not to niet it!
tint, tho' crooked the bough, straight the arrow went
They rility melt at tbe - trarpat the woof—at :heir will
But is waver too m ighty In mtiakLus their ski 11.
Then up with the thistle—the shamrock—Cho Mies—
The trl-Coln• gathers the nations in ohe I
Each patriot, armed with the strength of Achilles,
Will strike fnr the flea that floats nen. est the sun!
'Mid Sinai's deep thunders its rolors were blended—
With thew thunders alone shall its glories be ended I
[From the KNICKERBOCKER for Aprll.l
A "GOOD PlAl►'u GENE:BALLY" ON A
F A It 111
lam a farmer. They called me a "city
farmer" when I first " went at it.". I
use Mapes' subsoil plow; 1 haVe.a horse
power and mowing machine ; also ma
chines for threshing, sawing, churning,
etc., etc. I dig potatoes and hoe corn.
1 was always partic - darly fond of the
country. When a child 1 used to dream
of broad, green fields, waving grain, clo
ves, the hat-nod:lg of bees, -flowers, Straw
berries and cream. and pork and beans.
11-ty-waking was stiberb ; drinking warm
milk magnificent. At college 1 wrote
Many essays on the subject . My oration
at the Junior exhibition was, "The (bun
try;" and at commencement, "The dig
nity of Labor." 1 received the degree of
A. II , (rendered by a classmate, who had
the Latin Oration, "A lfusTEit•")
spent a yea' in the country; went ,West,
got lust on a " grand prairie ;" prPi
rie hens by the bushel, and finally wound
up my tour by purchasing three " Ugh
ties."
Returning, entered a law office ; read
all the books on " Real Estate," from
Blackstone to Hilliard ; was admitted to
the Bar, and wound up that affair by full
ing head-over-heels in love with a very
beautiful and accomplished girl.
I had chosen law as a profession, and it
was arranged that we should be married
as soon as I was established in business.
I was troubled with many doubts about
my capacity for the law. I could pettifog
tolerably well ; my preceptor said 1 would
certainly succeed, and make a good law,
yer ; and he, being Judge, should have
judged correctly. I ruth •r thought not.
has many longings for a rural life; heard
ninny constantly speaking of it in the
highest terms. What lif so delightful
as a farmer's ? what profession so lucra
tive? what life afforded so much leisure
for readin;r, thinking., writing,,and having
a good time generally so free from cure
and vexation of spirit? Every one wish
ed for a farm ; every one was going to re
tire to a firrm, and fatten his own pigs, as
soon as he could arrange his affairs for so
doing.
I began to think of the subject ; became
excited ; was more and more impressed
with the idea that this was my vocation ;
a country life was one that l always liked ;
what a fool to force myself ohm. of the ,di,
rection of nay natural tastes L,l rout/
work, and should be getting' a stock of
health very different from that usually ac
quired in an office. I talked over the
matter with my "intended." She was
delighted with the idea ; " it was so sweet
to be always-in the country ;to run over
the fields to. wander through the wood
and brake, and recline under the 'shady
trees; "pu tllloo recubans sub t, gmine
/uqi;" to always have horses at one's
command ; to feed and fondle . nimals and
raise poultry ; and then, should we not
always be together? Oh 1 ecstasy ! Do
let us go and live on a farm."
Of course we wore fitted for farm life ;
it was so very simple We could and
would work.; - but that would not be ne;
cessarY only for a few years; for was it
net lucrative—very, very lucrative ? tlnd
then what pleasure to work for those we
love, and that work, too, on tr firm. We
should live so cosily, could read ninny
nooks together• during the long winter
evenings ) while the winds were whistling
and the aricitv drifting, against thb win
', down. •
" The conversation, and the two soft arms
around_my neck, with se — v — Cral kisses, de
cided the matter, and made me a farmer ;
a farmer and dairyman of Herkimer eon
ty
In'the valley, 4 of the Mohawk, near a
thriving almost -surrciunded by
hills, which 'ficarlirise:to the dignity . of
„mountains, lay one.hundred.aeresifwitich
had belonged, to my:family., It was in a
very romantic region;; a •lovely spot for
poet. or painter.
, That -farm Was-nang; under:thd;will of
my MoStrei'eellent father, I-had offered
E , A,M:B2, WOl2, TIM VEREELT, GESAIIB.
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it for sale many times, ebiefli - ihrongli
tenant, who rented the premises at. one
hundred dollars per qnnum. He had
been on the place several years ; was al
ways talking of leaving ; thought the rent
high, and said he labored incessantly to
find the a purchaser. No purchaser ever
came, and how 1 blessed my stars that he
- never had come.
I packed my trunk and started for Her.
kitner county. It was in August; we
were in the midst of the "heated term;"
no rain ; not a breath of air; the great
red sun canie out every day like a ball of
fire; the very pavement scorched your feet.
Arrived at the farm, I found they were
busy at haying. How pleasant it was to
be in the country ! here was air, room,
and
,shade—beautiful scenery, hill, dale;
and waving woodland. How the lusty
arms rolled up the hay ; how cheerily the
work went on; what appetites, what health.
I felt I had chosen rightly; in the coun
try only was happiness to be found. I
ran over my farm; 'was struck with the
great quantity of stones lying abtiut In all
directions ; never had noticed it before.
I frequently heard the mowers exclaim,
" R-i.p! there she goes !" followed by
some very large words, as the scythe grap
pled with and endeavored to decapitate a
" hard-head " 1 thought the large boy
who bad charge of the grindstone earned
his money ; and subsequent experience in
that line has confirmed that impression.
I saw a sort of rubbish enclosing several
fields ; was told that it was a fence, tho'
toy tenant added that he had used a boy
and dog as fencing material ; he found it
a " good institution ;" less laborious and
less expensive than rails; " they did the
thing up to' the handle."
The buildings would have delighted an
artist. I could discover no doors to the
barns ; their places were supplied by rails
thrown across, forming a very substantial
fence On one Side of the large barn I
counted three.boards; but then that side
was already filled with hay, and the root
was good The house was in somewhat
better condition; many of the windows
had been boarded up, which my tenant
Said made it much cooler in summer, and
warmer in winter; " too many windows
made it bad." 'lt was an old-fashioned
house, sotidlr,put together, and had re
sisted time aud tenants,tolerably well.
There were a few noble trees standing
in the lawn, but the shrubbery had long
since fallen before the bon vinans of the
herd ; not a vestige remaibed: for this
being the best inclosed. part of the farm,
was used as a night pasture and a general
/' pound "
I had fifteen Intbdred dollars in bank;
this was the in , ,tina or my capital: had •
intended it for the purchase of my law li
brary, and setting up in business, but on
a farm fifteen hundred dollars would go
a long way.
I determined to repair the house and
out-buildings ; and thought I could do it
for two hundred dollvs. I had several
carpenters to examine and make estimates.
They thought it could be done; selected
four; they did' not like to work by the
job ; job-work never gave satisfaction ;
advised me to hire by the day. Hired by
the day and went to-work in earnest. We
tore down and put-up ; shingled, under
silled, and put in beams ; teams were set
drawing lumber, and lime, and stone, and'
sand, and brick. Went into the woods,
and chopped, and scored, and hewed ; the
oxen hauled it down ; the whole lawn was
covered with the long smooth sticks. A
foolish neighbor thought "we
,werp going
to build a village ;" but my head carpen
ter soon showed him that he didn't know
quite so much as he thought he did.
On the first of November the whole af-
fair was finishee,li.and the boys celebrated
it by getting all the girls in the neighbor
hood together, and " raking it, down" to
the time of two violins I had never soon
real dancing" before; the whole earth
shook under the vigorous shuffling "of
the lighrfantastic toe," but the carpen
ters assured me that the out-buildings
were safe, and would stand.
During the early part of the evening I
lost two extremities of my best coat at
catching me who can ; ' they parted
just at the waist; and so great was the
. trampling of feet that I did not discover
the loss until I had gone several times
....around the ring, and gaining on my heir
pursuer, came up behind and saw the
black flags waving over her head. 'French]
broadcloth stood below par at that mar
ket; but then I saw sO many pleasant
'fades looking at we during the rest of the
night.
My tenant, next morning, informed me
he had cleared by the operation seven dui-
lars and, fourteen cents, and' that he con
sidered-" a fiddle a good institution," es
pecially when "everything was done up to
the handle." Settled with carpenters, ma
sons, laborers, tradesmen, etc., etc , and .
bound, by careful estimation, that I was
out of pocket just nine hundred and thir
ty-one dollars and one cent, all told. The
head carpenter " could not believe ;"
and "there must be a mistake " I thought
very likely, for bank'aucounts are usually
incorrect, and addition " is a hard road
to travel I believe." .
That fall we' pat up quite a string of
frnce with hewed timber, and it looked
S.emarkably neat and substantial. Pur
ehast d hay, grain, etc.; of my tenant ; _and
by calling th last year's rent fifty dollars,
he agreed to vacate the premises. Hired
a man to take charge of the farm; went
home ; was married ; shipped all kinds of
furniture and curious things ; bid good
bye to our friends, and were off to our new
'Ane. •
We arrived on the fifteenthi3f Decem
ber. There had been a fall of snow, and'
we came up from the village in an open
sleigh. The day was lovely ; the air do
lieious; and how beautiful the hills looked
ktillions of frosty gems flaqied.ffrO p 'the
the trees :arid what a magnificent - pros
peat:tislicd from' the lawn
" Was it
not truly a delightful 'spot? and how glo- .
rious it'must, be in - stuntner." •
We were very busy and very happy.,in
arranging our furniture. hoLiks, pictures,
etc., etc. - Dly man had filled the' cellar
CARLISLE, PA., FRIDAY, OCIOBER 25, 1861.
With - fruit and vegetables, hauled-up • the
I winter's wood and put up the bto_yes._
Everybody called on us, and we re
turned everybody,'s call. We congratu
lated ourselves many times on our pleas
ant home and bright prospects for the fu
ture I was advised to go into the dairy
business as easy, pleasant, and very profit
able. Aly neighbor—pious and estimable
citizen—came up one day and informed
me that he was going out of the business,
his land needed ploughing; ho had, fifty
cows, and proposed selling one-half of the
best to me; would work off the rest to
,drovers, etc. 1 went down and looked at
the animals; selected some of the finest
looking, but was told they were nearly
worthless for milk— he didn't Wish retake
advantage of me. I agreed to let 'him
pick me out twenty four of the choice
cows and paid for them 4 ‘ according."--
Drove the cows home. Heard a few days
after that my. neighbor had changed his
mind about ploughing up; wouldn't': Sell
any more cows, but would buy to replace
those sold, and " run his dairy another
season " The individual smiled when he
told are ; probably he was pleased at the
great amount of butter and cheese I should
make from my annirnals.
My man told me he feared there was
hardly hay enough for stock; told him to
feed carefully, and see that' nothing was
wasted. Occasionally looked at my stock,
noticed them particularly in the spring.
Never saw a greater number of ribs in one
collection—never. Was perfectly- satis
fied that nothing had been wanted in the
shape of fodder. Commenced feeding
grain ; was edited awry and was absent
several days. Attended county Court;
came back and found twenty very small
cows and oxen shut up together in one of
the empty barns. They were crying most
piteously, and my whole dairy sympattliz
ing with them, "brayed horrible discord."
'i A nYetunr u Ledt t .". 4 l';i7Tisaa r ',:::traussrp' d ake."
Learned that the minature animals had
had no food for the last two days; expos
tulated with him for such barbarity, and
was told this was the course pursued by
the best dairylne'n to obtain a good " run•
net " What in the deuce was thot Y
R was explained. Toward evening Made
some remarks to wife on the sufferings of`
the animal creation in general, and of ours
in particular. She became very much ex
cited ; said it was a " burning shame ;"
that the " poor little darlings" shOuld be
fed ; and hastened to the barn to give Or
ders and see them obeyed ; finished shav
ing and followed after. Met wife return
ing, and weeping bitterly. I coubju,'t
discover for some time what it was4 , llll
about ; but at length pather ec t
sobs, there was not "even one little bossy"
in the barn ; nothing but two long rows
of bides. She said the brute of a man
was laughing heartily, although for her
part she c,iuld not tell at what. Comfort
ed my little wife, and went to the barn,
where I found a load of the "'poor little
darlings," stripped of 'their habiliments,
and laid out in state on a stone boat, pre
paratory to being hauled to their last rest
ing place in the deep mid quiet wood
How ghastly they looked—poor babes,
they had
-" A n obscure ftineral
No trophy. no.word, nor batehment o'er the'r bones,
No noble/ Ur, nor formal ostentation."
I commenced learning to milk, felt
somewhat timid on my one-legged seat,
under an animal ; couldn't get the stream
into the pail: My hands became painful
but I was determined to learn ; so I ex
erted all my strength ; when suddenly,
" the stars snone :" I was felled to the
earth, the milk flew, midi he pail and stool
were trodden under foot: I picked myself
up and left. The dairymaid and man
seemed to be mightily tickled at some
thing as I stepped out the door. I dick%
inquire as to what.
I noticed one day that some twenty , of
my cows were lame ; they grew worse ;
but I couldn't tell what was the matter.
Ily neighbors saw them ; they didn't
know ; but thought it was the " hoofail "
I got a cow doctor, and he pronounced it
that disease, for which there was no cure
More were taken lame • it was evidently
going through my whole stock ; I was
taken myself about this titue,with a slight
attack of the blues, but put on a " stiff
upper lip " Heard of a large dairyman
who was treating the disease scientifically
and successfully in his own dairy; went
to see hint, and found him engaged at the
work. The foot of the animal was drawn
up with a rope which was fastened to a
beam ; an assistant steadied the lee, while
" the boss" eureut the centre of the foot
The blood flowed freely, and he was sev
eral times thrown down against the side
of the barn He informed me that it was
a very laborious practice, but that he was
determined to "kill or cure." I could
not doubt it.
1 concluded not to follow in the foot.:.
steps of that practitioner; went home and
procurred " Youatt ;" found a remedy.
and applied it with success. Subsequent
ly 1 learned that the operator had drawn
out half of his dairy into the woods, and
finished the business by applying a smart
stroke of the axe to the head of each ani
mal.
My cows became much weakened by
the disease. We kept the valitudinari.
tins in tbe barn ; anti I hero first learned
the art of MI ing an animal in feeble health.
My man and I performed that pleasing
operation. twice a day for some weeks.—
Dave orders to the attendtints On ac
count to let. the. patients leave the barn.
I came home froth the village one warm,,
sunny day, just as the groand wee break..
ing up, and found three of - them lit
health—out and out. My man was. ex
erting all his-strength at the extremity of
an animal ; he " couldn't. come it," he
said ;. _ I gave him my assistance; we
couldn't make a raise.': Lthink I swore
".somedele," 'but I woret-4.-,certai4.
Words .well . dlspost,.
Ilnie secrete loiuro appease lutlatned
Went into the house ;• wife and girl
proposed to help. We raised the animal .
and stabled her; commenced at the se
cend, And
_became - excitett;:wa.s.: - ni)t
no
tioing unything about,-and. had got her
half—way-up,- when. I heard- a shout of
laughter. MS! friend, the Colette), with
a whole bevy of ladies from the village,
were surveying the operation from their
carriage. He was anxious to learn how
we liked farming; had come to make a
call, and see how we were gettinkalong.
That cow was dropped on the spot; and
I told my man to hunt up a couple of fel
lows and get the-animals out of sight, at d
i " hereafter to obey orders." .
This spring, horses were high ; -I had
used through the winter a pair which .a
gentleman from the village had wished
me to take for their keeping. It was
I May , and he wanted the anin als. - Went
about the country and endeavored to get
a team.—llorses were often brought to
we for sale, but they ranged too high for
my pinse.—One day two men came with
l a pair : price two hundred and fifty dol
lars; they were good sized animals and
tolerably well matched. I rather liked
• their appearance; thought, I would pur
chase; drove them round the lawn and
!put, them before a loaded wagon; they
moved it
. easily; were only seven years
old, and seemed kind and gentle. I was
not aware then that horses in this region
never gpt beyond seven yeavul age.
I noticed a peculiarity aboutlhe u.outh
of one Of the animals: " What made that
horse's mouth look so?" " Which horse ?
where Q didn't see anything." We open
ed the mouth
-and found the lower jaw
stunted; it had stopped growing after
Izettine; half the length of its untfe. The
man thought it did look a little singular,
but never thought of it before. The other
man said "that was nothing; it was "a
parrot mouth;" quite common in the,
country, and was a sign ()fa tough beast ;
didn't hurt the animal at all, and would
never be noticed. I examined the limbs
of both and made an offer. The
was purchased "at a bargain"- fbr two
hundred and forty dollars - , cash . in hand.
I had rare times with those..olts. Poor
old fellews; wEat quantities of air they
used; how they labored with the atmos
phere, what blasts they blew from their
smoking nostrils !
Parrot was a.great eater of grass;- I
often saw him down on his knees taking
his meals, after he was turned out to pas
ture. The Colonel called him the "pious
horse;" but he grew thinner and thinner;
and I was forced to keep him iu the sta
ble on oats and soft mashes.
It was the tenth of May; for the last
week there had been frequent. slinWers
The sun came out warm, and the great
snow-banks of the week before were all
gone. Vegetation began to shoot up
vigorously; trees were pu'ting forth their
leiv , os •
,whpe the robin, the oriole, and
the phcebe•bird were busy . uilding their
nests in the branches, and filling the air
with melody.
. Our cows were turned out to pasture;
they were now perfectly healthy, and in
tolerable condition, but gave very little
milk. We expected, however; from the
change of food, to have a tremendous in
crea e; and then cheese-making would
commence. Parrot and mate were har
nessed and attached to one of Mason's best,
plows, and brought round to the garden ;
'and I for the first time really took hold of
the handles of, that implement with the
full determination not to look back; for
the spring had opened and farm work
now to commence in earnest.
And this is the way I commenced
farming.
TIIE SOCIAL, lionnon..—An untidy
woman ? Little soap and much perfume.
Plenty of jewelry and a lack of strings and
buttons. silks and laces, and tattered
utderclothes Diamond rings and soiled
collar. Feathers and flowers, and bat
tered cap frill. Silk stockings and shabby
boots. Who has not seen her? if you
are a person of courage, enter her dress
ing room. Make your way over the carpet,
through mismated slippers, tippets, belt
,ribbons, hairpins, pictorials, magazines,
fashion prints and unpaid bills, and look
vainly round for a chair that is sufficient
ly free from dust to sit down upon. Look
at the dingy muslin window curtains, the
questionable bed-quilt and pillow cases,
the unfreshness of everything your eye
falls upon. Open the closet door, and
see the piles of dresses, all wanting "the
stitch in time," heaped pell-mell upon
their pegs; see the bandboxes without
covers, and all the horrible paraphernalia
of a lazy, inefficient, vacant, idealess fe
male monstrosity, who will of course be
chosen out of a bevy of good, practical,
common-sense girls, by some man who
prides himself on " his knowledge of wo
man," as his "helpmate for life !" We
use the word "monstrosity" advisedly;
for even in the cell of a prison we have
seen. wretched - females trying, with wo
man's beautiful .instinct, to brighten and
b. autify the bare walls with some rude
colored print. Thankheaven, the untidy
woman is the exception; not the rule.
Would we could say the same of the un
tidy man. • 1
KNox went down to the court' house
the other day, to raise:. some money by
I ortgaging some property. In respoose
to an inquiry as to whether there was any
mortgage on -his property, he said no;
but upon referring to the books, it was
found that u mortgage was entered on all
his implethents.
"Fore de Lord, Massa. Brodbeck, I
neber put 'em dar."
" litit how comes your name .to be
signed to.the ibstrnment?"
" Wall, I duzzent itnow nuflin 'bout it,
only dat 1 lentigisser Call one 'hundred
dollars two years agO, and he made me
sign dat ar paper to secure what hp ewell
me." '
And this is apparently the caso: Knox -
lent a man a hundred dollar.s, and then
executed a mortgage -upon-his-own pro= •
Terty to secure the debt. ' Good for Knox.
Lie can boast - of anather'• color besides
black, now, and , that is green. . , '
You may speak .out more plainly• to
your, assOeinte, but not leas courteously
than you do to strangers.
OCTOBER.
Child of the grand old Autumn!
October timiteth by,
A regal grace on her sun kissed face
And light in her beaming eye;
Over her polish's; sbouldms,
To the dull and fadi us grass,
The golden 1), own of her...hair fierce down,
As her sminging foot stem; pass.
She will breathe on the dim old forest,
And stainings of crimson light,
Like the kiunhea that speak
On her own bright cheek,
Will fall on the leaves to night:
And the mellow light or the dawning.
WI/en the first faint Sunbeams play,
And the flushes that lest
On the sunset's b e. st,
She w II leave on the trees if -day.
She WO tan .:t the orange w:ndow,
Ono tan with her ringers cola,
And the fire wlli hi ;ght
In the hearth to-night
As it was in the nights of old;
Ar d hearts wl'l draw close together,
In the light of the rho •ry flame,
While ;end lips will bless
For their happiness
The sound of October's name.
Then she'll tench the tree taps
A ad a ra , pet all nosh and sweet,
Ie eolok's as blight
As the rt!lhow a l , ght,
Will Call at her fe ry ;cot;
Bowe . ..lines she wooer, ,he Su-rmer
By the ught of ae- male het"e,
Soma 11108 c-.ltc
At tlie
Autt ICds 1.1".,4 2 2lgu nx•h•lo
Then when the hills rro woven
With many a tinted,. strand,
When a veii of nuance
(Like the I, I
,ht dance.)
Is wrapood one sea and land,
Like a dream that iv wild with spion der,
Like the son a:. the close of day,
Like the visions that rest
In a maiden's breast,
October wit , float awavi
A TREE HERO.
Shortly after the battle of Carnifex Fer
ry, communication .was 'cut off between
the Federal camp at Elkwater and that
at Cheat Mountain summit, the rebels
holding possession of the road. It . . was
necessary that communication should be
reestablished between Gen. Reynolds at
the former plaie and Col. Kimball at the
. latter. Several attemps had been'made,
but the messengers had been killed in
every case. Four had already set out and
had been nicked off.
The whole camp at Elkwator was in
danger, and it was necessary to get word
to the summit at once, and another young
man volunteered, but he, too, was never
heard from after he left the camp. The
commanding officer then stated to his men
their danger, and called for somo one to
volunteer to perform the risk. Not a man
resrnded in all the camp, until at last
ono was found in Capt Loomis's Michigan
battery.
. _ . .
Henry 11. Norrington, of Detroit, of
fered to peril 11'4, he to save the 6fliers.
Ile started out and succeeded in eluding
the enemy, crawling miles upon his hands'
and knees, with his message rolled up
and in his mouth, ready to swallow in a
moment if he was taken, and finally reach
ed the friendly camp. lie also had to
return, and after reciving his dispatches,
set out in the night, the whole camp
shaking hands with him, never expecting
to see him again. 'He traveled all night,
guided by the north star, and the next
Clay crawled as bcfdre on his hands and
knees.
lie finally struck the main road a few
miles below Elkwater Seeing one of the
enemy's cavalry horses tied to a stake by
the roadside, and the owner not visible,
he crept up, cut the rope with his knife,
and rode off in hot haste with shots whiz
zing around him.
lie arrived safely in camp and deliv
ered his dispatches, being the only sur
vivor of the six that had attempted the
perilous task.
As a reward for his bravery and daring,
he was promote in the 'company to be
chief of a piece; and was placed upon the
commanding general's staff as Mounted
Orderly. lie was presented ly the cap
tain of his company with a sword, and by
his general with an elegant revolver,. lie
was greeted upon parade with ni.te cheers
bj the entire company, and his pay more
than doubled. Besides this, favorable
mention was made of his feat and the
grtat service he had performed, in the
official report tbrwarded,to the Department
at Washington. •
The Mysterious Newsboy
The romancer will find a capital subject
for a newspaper tale is the following which is
vouched for us truthful by the New Orleans
Picayune :
A bouithe year 1856, a bright-eyed intel
ligent, delicate ; and rather effeminate look
ing lad who gave his name as Newsom, made
application and obtained employment atthe
Cressent office,,as a sub newspaper carrier.
Ile was then out fourteen years of age ;
very modest and reserved but ever prompt
and faithful ; and gradually earned the repu
tation of being the best carrier in the office
of that journal.
Newsom(a good name for a currier) be
came well known to his fellow carriers, and
from his uniform good deportment, won their
respect and esteem, while his reserve preven
ted all familiarity. For three years he made
daily rounds of his route, through the cold
Musts of winter's early mornings and the
pi,iless pelting rain storms, without a mut , '
mur, and ever looktng brig ht and cheerful.
In the latter part of 1858 News in suddenly
disappeared, much to the regret of his fellows;
and more especiali . to, his employers. Bei
gave no intimation of his future course, us
to where he was going, er what pursuit he
intended bereafte'r to follow.
TiaretsMark, sullen shadow of &perdue
years stole by and Newsom bectithe forgott.m
it the busy whirlpool of the world's affairs
Some days a ago there was seen seated on
the porch of a pretty cottage, a sweetly
dressed lady of between nineteen and twenty
summers whose w.. 11 developed rounded fig
ure.smiling face was of 'itself a picture of
happiness. Seated near her was --not
Newsom, but eoinebody else, for Newsorn
Wil.9 the identical lady herself 1 And thus eic
plainer! the erne,but romantic history, — cilth4;
mysterious noweb3y:. „
•
THE insurgents Pretest that they'won't
pay their debts to the people of the Uni
ted States; and yet the United States .
trolips are determined to dra n them. at
sight ! -. •
fsl 50 per annum I n advance
$2, 00 If not paid -In advance
yAgIET)LES
REMORSE.-A co,reSpondent of the Portland
Argus writing from Wisconsin, at the resi
dence of General Jones, who acted as second
in the Gilley duel, says :
"Learning; I was from Maine,
the gener
al alluded to the affair, expressed admiration
for Mr. Cilley, and deep regret for the unhap
py termination Of the issue. It may not be
generally known that the latter portion of the
life of the murderer was unhappy in the -ex
treme. • Graves died the victim of regrets
and the most horrible of horrors. Two year's
he passed in sleepless nights, with rooms
lighted, and with-watching friends, whom he
was unwilling to have for IL moment leave
his presence .— lle consumed the hours of
night in walking to and fro, in frightful starts,
in moans, in groans, in tears, and in wild ex
clamations. At length, worn out with men
tal ang,ni •h, grief unmitigated, and wasting
watchfulness, the unhappy man expirea.—
Thtis I had it from a clergyman, his r, eigit
hor, and thus was avenged the name of the
murdered Cilley."
'TRUE TO THE LIFE.-A school teacher
in Alabama had among her scholars one
incorrigible little Miss, upon whom "moral
suasion" seemed toliaVe — iiii effect. One
day, out of patience with some . misde
meanor on the part of the child, she called
her up to her desk and expostulated with her
on the impropriety of.her conduct, setting
forth the enorniity of her offences, etc.
The little girl paid little attention at first,
but at length she seemed to realize her
guilt more fully, and watching her teacher
closely, seemed to drink •in every word
she said. The lady began to have hope ;
her instructions were evidently making
an impression. At length she made a
slight pause —foribreath, I suppose—when
up spoke the child, with the utmost grav
ity—
Wily, Miss Susan, your upper jaw
don't move a bit !"
That was the end of' that discourse.
JusT_So.—As a general thing it is
rather irksome for hard-working, out-of
door business men to accompany the
" winnnin folks" about town shopping.
It probably was the "gentleman" from
the " rooral deestricks," who came into a
dry-goods store up town a few days since,
out of breath., exclaiming, with a sort of
good-natured impatience to two women
whom he was trying to accompany, " I
would as lief try to chase a. cow all over
the pastor, as to keep track of ycou, gol
darned of I hadn't."
ETERNITY has no grey hairs. Here the
fl were fade, the heart withers, man grows
old and dies, the world lies dowrn in the sep
ulcher of ages; but time writes no wrinkles
on eternity ! Stupendous thou ght , I Earth
has its beauties , but time shrouds 'them for
the grave ;.its honors are but the sunsk.hp
of an hour; its palacesthey iretut gilded
sepulchres ; its pleasures—they are but
bursting bubbles. Not so in the untried
bourne. In the'dwelling of the Almighty
cane come no footsteps- of decry. Is way
will know no darkening—met nal splehdor
forbids the approach of night.
flow bravely a man can walk the earth,
bear the heaviest burdens, perform the
severest duties, and look all men square
in the face, if he only bears in his breast
a clear conscience, void of offence toward
God or man. There is no spring, no
spur, no inspiration like this. To feel
that we have omitted no task, and left no
obligation unfulfilled, this fills the heart
with satisfaction and the soul with
strength
PUZZLE
T heyt eIL mei a 111 h a Nd som eye T,
A Nda LLT hela die ss Ay :
"Delo OK a thim,t he Dea Rol D ma N,
G row sYo U Nge Rev ER Yd ay;
An Dwhe nea Chfr I end a sks; A tyou
raG e
Ho wca Me y ouf Reef rom i L L;S?"
lal wa Ysans we Rinmy yo U T h
I pa I dtnypr I nte R'S bi L Ls."r
THE following is a copy of a wil • le'
by a man who chose to be his own 'law.
yer:
",This is the last will and testament of
me, John Thomas, I give all my things
to my relations, to be divided among them
the best way they can.
" N. B.—lf any anybody kicks up a
row, or makes any fusS, he isn't to have
anything. Signed by me, Ton Tho Mas."
" MAMMA," said a young lady to her
mothei'" what is emigrating
" limigrating, my dear, is a young la
dy going to live-in Australia."
" What is colonizing, mamma ?"
"Colonizing, mytiear, is marrying there,
and having a family."
Mamma, I should like to go to Au
stralia."
GOOD manners are the blossoms.of good
sense, and it may be added—of good feel
ing, too; for if the law of kindness be
written in the heart, it will lead to that
disinterestedness in little as well as itt
great things; that desire to oblige, and
attention to the gratification of others,
which is the fOundation of good manners.
Jr the stirs should appear but one
night in a thousand years, how would
men believe and adore, and preserve for
many generations the remembrance of
the city which God had shown I But
every night come out this envoy of beauty
and light the universe with their admon
ishing smiles. •
FOUND IT OUT.—We have found out
the difficulty" in Kentucky: ^ She 'hi the
"halt-liorse, half-alligator" State. The
horse pulls -North, the alligator pulls
South, and one •or the other must soon
carry the State.
How 'barren a tree is he that lives and
eumbors the ground, yet leaves not seed—.
.not one good work to generate after,
I know all - eanpot leave alike, yet all_may.
leave something answering tlioxr proper
tion, their kinds.
A Sintswn GUESS Folic Boy.—"Theie woo
po Sundays in the Revolution," said one of
Ourneighbors fil o wifo, on propnved ,to
fict out hest Sunday. guess,' said n little
liur year old in the corner, "that was because
L ey had no 'Sunday olotheo.'
NO. 48.