El
FrTATE NOTICE.
Letters testamentary nn the estate of Benjamin
Shim, deed., late of South Middleton township, having
boon issued by the Register of Cumberland county, to
the subscriber, residing In the same township, notice is
hereby given to all persons indebted to said estate to
wake payment, and those having claims to present
thorn duly authenticated ibr settlement to
VIA BY SHIM,
Executrix,
April 10, 1803-ot*
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ESTABLISHED AS A lIEFOE FROM QUACKERY
THE ONLY PLACE WHEIZE A t'UltE CAN
BE OBTAINED
J()11N; , ;14-)Nr • Iths discovered - the
Innst , ,
at
, e „ .ll o t , e t t e t e l I n f t .e. t_ o h t (1 1 .1 . ;
in
the world for air nrrr,rl
or Ittutts strict orrn. alfortiout: t ! t ido, v s and HA
tier, tot oluotary tiara Italgtts, I.:.poLeney.g..ht•rttl d• 1,111
fy, onr y,,o.o ws n, dy F i t t pry, 1 tf I u
sino p,,lpantion of hi, o hr trt, UmLllfl, ttl•itt
htlwAs, tiitlint,tt of sight or ehnhness. ,ll•tease at the
head, throat. nos,, or 'di of the liver. lungs.
stomach Lo. bowels—those tart lido tit tnda rtt.:u it'll t nom
the solitary habits of Youlth-- thf•fe secret nod solitary
practice.. more fatal to their vi tiros th a t the stole, of
l:sytetts to the Mariners ~f Ulysses. blizlittng their tho,t
brilliant hopes or anticipations, rendering marriage.
, impossible.
1T0U3•.:E3 IYIEN
Especially, who have become the victims of solitary
vlee, that droadfut and di*gt MA) annu
ally sweeps to an untimely craw thousaiols of Young
Men of the un t exalted talents and
who might rithorwise have vtitriiiiei.d I Senal,o,
with the thunders el' e)mitt,lire or walr(dto ecstasy the
living lyre, may call with lull coo deuce.
IdikRRIAGE
Married persons, nr young men t.entemplating mar
riage, 11.W3t, of ittlysiest
Ity, Ilerlrtnit les, kr , speedily cured.
lie whir pinees himself tinder the rare of Dr .1. [nay
religiously confide in his hnunr as rr gitIItICIII3TI. and
Colltideatly rely 11 , 11011 , 11114 skill as it physician:
VETEARN'ESS
cnred. and fail restored. This dis
Crossing Iltr,Cl.loll — which renders life miserable and
marriage iinpu,sible—is the penalty paid by the
of improper indulgences. Voting persons are too apt to
tommit excesses front not being aware t,t the dreadful
ronsequences that may ellsite New, who that under
stand.: that subject will pretend to deny that the power
prOrreation is lot. st , oller by those falling into in,
proper habits than in the lit talent ' it r.idrn liming de
prived the plea.nres of ,healthy Ina, the most
serious and destruectve symptoms to both hotly and
mind Ai 60. Thu' Sy, to•tik lAtcozile, deringl • 1 the
• .
cal and mentiil IltqlollS Steal. 11 , ,, of priirreative
power. itermiiiPt irritatililly. dyspepsia. palpitation en
the heart, indi„re-tun, constitutional d e liiiiiy. a mast
In;. of the frame, cough, eehtiumptiett,deca) and death
ODIC ENO 7 SOUTH I'ELEDErLICIC
STELEIST ,
Left hand side going front Baltimore street, a few doors
from the corner, Fail not to observe mane end number
Letters must be paid and contain a stamp. The Dot
t nee Diplomas bang in his office.
V 612111 E - WARR.ANTED I TIV
DRSS•
1n cor itr .u, Dru:s.—Dr. Johnston. meet
ber of the lint al C01t,..!, ort,roost. Lnntlon. Uradnate
ton one of ibe intod. eminent Coil. get , In On) tiniied
:'rate., and the great Or girt of whoselifeltastbFken spent
its the bospitAls of London, Paris, Philadelphia anti
elsewhere, has r fferted some of the most astonishing
runes that wore ever known; many troubled with ring
ing in the head and ears when asleep, great nervou o .
tress, bolus :thinned at sudden sounds, bashfulness,
with frequent blushing, attended sonwtimes with de
rangement of mind, were cured immediately.
TAME PARTICUIJA.II NOTICE
Dr..T. addreeses all those who havelniured themselt es
by improper indulgence and solitary habits. n 111,11 ruin
both body and mind. unfitting them for either bus tarsi,
at udy, society or I/13 rriago
Those are some of the sod and melancholy effect's
produced by early hal.' you( h, Weakness of
the hack and hail., pail, in the head. dimness of sight,
loss of Innecular power. palpitat nm of the heart. dyspep
fry, nervous irritability. derangement of the digestive
functions, general debility. symptoms of -tonsumplion.
I :kIENTALLY.—.-The Itsiniu I effects ail t lit, mina are much
to be dreaded—loss of memory, confusion of Ness• de
pression of spirits, evil.tortibodings, nr eridon to society,
roll distrust• love of solitude, timidity, ito., are collie of
the evils produced.
Thousands of persons of all ages ran n ow judge what
is the cause of their tlevliniutt healt toning their tic•
or, becoming weal:, pale. nervous and emaciated. hating
a alagalar appearance about the ey es, rough and 1 , 3 lit I,'
1,01.1113 of consumption.
YOUNG MEN
NVho haya ifijo red themselves I a rertain plioetice
Indulged in when alone, a habit frequently learned tram
evil corn [MU ila) a, or ut the area, of whl4 h are
n ightly fell, even wheu askol, and if not cured renders
au/midge impossible, and destroys bath mind and bode,
Should apply Immediately.
What a pity that a )oung 'man, the Lope of his Nu ,-
try, the darling of ids pal tints, should be snatched Irntn
ill prospects and eye) meets of life, by the ...in,quence
of deviating . from the path of !future. and indulging In
certain secret habit. Snell persons must berme con•
t.enipl at lug
DIARIIXAGM
reflect that it sound mind and body aro the most no
eessary reim kites to limonite connubial happineee
Indeed, without these, the, journey through life become'.
J. Weary ; the prospeet hourly dark etls Lo the
view the 'wind lieriiines shadeeked with despair and
filled with the tnelanelnil y reflection that the happi nosh
.if another bernmea blighted with our own.
lasn.asnl OF IZTPRUDENCX:
WIOT- 1 ml , guided and Imprudent votary of plea
sure finds that he Ims imbibed the seeds of this painful
disease, It too often happens that an ill timed sees of
shame , or dread of discovery, deters hint rllllll applylik
to those who, front education and respectability, eon
alone belt lend him, delaying till the constitutional
•symptoms of this horrid disease make their appearance!
such use - ulcerated sore throat, diseased nose; nocturne,
pains in the head and limbs. dimness of sight, dearoffi.s,
nodes on the shin bones and arms, blotches on the
head, face and extremities, progressing With frightful
.rapidity, till at last the palate of the mouth or, the
bones of the nose fall in, and the victim 01 this a wful '
disease becomes 11 horrid object of,commiseration, till
death puts a period to his dreadful sulleringa, by send
ing him to ~ that Untilscovertal Country from whence
uo traveller returns."
It is a melancholy„fact that thousands fall victims to
this terrible disease, owing to the unskillfulness of ig
norant pretenders, who, by the use of that deadly poi
son, Aereury, ruin the constitution and make the ro
eidae ofllfe miserable.
STRANGERS
Trust not your lives, or health, to the care of the
many unlearned and worthless pretenders, destitute of
knowledge, name or character, who copy Dr:qiilinkton's
a ivertisements, or style themselves. In the newspapers,
regularlyedmmNam.' ph yalcla me.hmctmpmbieofcuring,tfhey
keep y.n.i trilling mouth after month taking their filthy
and pAse RIMS compounds. or us long Ilfs the smallest fee
can ha obtained,. and in despair, leavo_rtin witit.tutuo
hoaTtfi nigh over your galling disappointment.
- 1)r - : - .1 - olitsgviii la - t - Isti - n - nly rig - . •
lIIn credential's or diplomas arrays hang in his °MC°
Isis remedies or troatineo t are unknown to all others,
prepared from a Ilfe spent In the great hospitals of P.u.
rope, the 11,!st, In the country and a tobre extensive
private practice than any giber physician In the world.
1N DO RS EM ENT OF THE PRESS.
The many thousands cured at this Institution year
ono! year, and the numerous inipurtant Surgical Ope
rations performed by Dr. Johnston, witnvssed by the
reporters of the "Sun," "Clipper," and many other
papers, notices of , have appeared again and again
befoyo the public. hdilides hie Ftainifing as ft gentleman
of caracter and responsibility, is a sufficient guarantee
to the Afflicted. •
SKIN .DISEASES SPREDILY CURED
Persons writing should bo particular to directing
their lottOrs to this Institution, in the following man
otor4 -
JOHN JOHNSTON, 111. D.,
Of the Tialthnoro Lock hospital, Baltimore, Md.
2,1862-1 y
VOL. 63.
A. K. RHEEM, Editor & Propr
,`=s,cl,retril No,rtiv.
The Reveille
In 01,1 course of the late patriotic lecture by T. Starr
King, he recited the following stanzas Written, and
not before published, by T. B. Ilart, of San Franciscb:
Hark! I hear the tramp of thousands,
And of armed men the hum,
1,0! a nation's hosts have gathered
Hound the quick alarming drum—
Saying. " Come,
Freemen, Come!
Ere your heritage be wasted," said the quick alarming
drum.
" Let n o , of my heart take counsel,
Irar is not of Life the sum;
Who shall stay and reap the harvest
Whemthe autumn days shall come?"
Out the drum
F.chood Come
Death shall reap the braver harvest," said the solemn
'oundlug drum.
" But when won the coining battle,
What of profit springs therefrom!
What if conquest—suWugation
-.Eveu gruator •
But the drum
.
Answered " Come,
You mu , :t do the sum to prove It :" said the Yankee
answering drum.
" What if, mid the cannons' thunder,
Whistling shut i and bursting bomb—
R hen my brothers fell around me,
Should my heart grow veld and numb?"
lint the drum
An s wered "Como,
Better there In death united, than in life a recreant—
Came,"
Thns they answered-11..011g, f; , nrlng,
Some hi faith and doubting some,
Till n trumpet voice proclaiming,
Said, " My chosen people, come!"
Then t 7 drum, •
La was dumb,.
For the great heart of the natiou, throbbing, answered,
" Lurd, Conn! "
PigriiiillM3lo.
Romantic Adventures of Sergeant
Edwards.
[NI urfreesbt.ro Corre.p. , nd.slicti Citp4iinati Ctazettel
I telegraphed you last hight that Sergeant
Win. It. Edwards, company P, 17th Indiana,
who was captured hr the enemy at Wood
bury, had escaped and returned tp camp,
liiy ex . PerieThce, it` fully written out, would
constitute a remarkable romance. I have
only time to give the merest outline of his
story:
have already writ'en to you of the gal
lant'lit tle fight at Woodb•try on the 4th inst.,
and of the charge made upon the enemy by
Lieut. Hayden, commanding compahy F, of
the I ith Indiana. The rebels were put to
confused flight by the clia:rge, leaving some
dead and wounded on the field, and a num
ber of prisoners in our hands.
When the (barg e was made, Sergeant Ed•
wards was among trie,foremost to dash in
the enemy's midst, closely followed by tour
of his companions. In a women•, however,
the Sergeant, without being aware of it, was
separated from the rest, they taking another
direction. The rebels were endeavoring by
a free use of the spur, to reach the mouth
of a certain lane, before they should be in
tercepted by another p•trty of ours, who
were coming from another quarter to cut
theta on.
Edwards fired oil' his gun, and .'without
knowing that he was alone, galloped up to a
Texan Ranger who, with the rest, was in
full retreat, and seizing hold of him, indea
wired, by main s rength, to drag him from
his ,saddle. The rebel, who had a revolving
rifle, turned fiercely around to shoot his as
sailant, but Edwards caught his gun, and
after a desperate struggle, both going at full
gallop, succeeded in wresting it from him.
It was then Edwards' turn to endeavor to
shoot the Ranger; he 1, levated the piece and
snapped it, but from some injury the rifle
had received, the hummer would nut fairly
strike the caps, and the gun could not be
discharged. All this time Edwards bad for
gotten his own single barreled gun. Lie
now perceived it in the hands of' the Ran
ger. They had exchanged pieces during the
scuffle I
Edwards dashed ahead ; the ranger had
drawn his revolver. He fired it at his oppo
nent, and the ball passed through his 'Coat.
Not another one of the retreating rebels at
tempted to molest him for some., time. .As
he galloped by each one, he called upon him
to surrender, still supposing that he was
closely followed by his four companions, and
a little further back ' by his entire party.—
The frightened rebels seemed to be under
the same impression, and those that Edwards
called upon immediately halted, waiting for
whoever were to take them in charge to
come up. This gave them time to look
about and to perceive that none of our sol
diers were following. Some of them then
climbed the fences and "skedaddled" in dif
ferent directions, while the rest, gnashing
their teeth with vexation and rage, dashed
alter Edwards.
Above the shouts of all the rest, the Ser
geant could now hear behind him the voice
of the Ranger with Whom be had maintained
so desperate a scuffle, "Shoot,him I shoot him I
why don't yeti shoot that Yankee
Most of the rebels having blue overcoats on,
they did not exactly know which was Edwards,
and called back to the Ranger to say which
one h e mean t. Hut: the Sergant had lost his
hat in the melee, and the Ranger shouted' "the
one without a hat !" Several bullets, wore im
mediately -seat whizzing—around his oars, but
fortunately7-uone-of--thern-took—effect -- and - a
nuMber Of the rebels surroundiog him ho
surrendered while a doien revolvers were
leveled at his head andAteart. But he only
gave himself up when ho perceived 'that no
,other Union 'soldier `vas in sight -
Edwards remained a prisoner', in the hands
of the rebels four days. They were a portion
of Morgan's old reginient, now commanded by
Halm and Hoffman.
All sorts of questions were put to the pris
oner by bis captors. , !-One asked him if it
were true that Lincoln had called mit three
millions of men ; another wanted to know if
ho indortied the proclamation, and 04 his
signifying that he an °dicer pulled out
weepy of Vallandighaues speech, thrust it in
CARLISLE, PA., FRIDAY, APRIL 1863.
etor
his face, and asked him how he liked that.—
Ito found quite a number of officers who each
had a copy of this infamous speech, which they
were in the habit of quoting to confuse and
confound our poor soldier boys who foil into
their hands. The prayer of the patriot, as be
grasped his rifle and kneels in the mud, the
snow, or the blood of his murdered comrades,
is : "Palsied he the tongue that uttered that
accursed harangue Anathema upon the
head of the wretch who dares put cunning
falsehoods in the mouths of our country's en
emies, that they may cast them in the teeth of
the poor soldier, who has given up all— home,
comfort, friends—that he may fight in that
country's behalf !"
One of the facts with which the rebels re
galed our sergeant was, that our army be
fore Vicksburg had been repulsed, with the
loss of forty thousand men.
They robbed him of everything—overcoat,
blankets, and even a lead pencil which he
carried in his pocket.
Their living was rather scant. Each man
drew, for a day's rations, half a pound of rus
ty bacon and a little corn meal. They did
not depend altogether upon this supply, how
ever, but regaled themselves . with chickens,
, stolin froth the country people.
The sentiments of the rebel soldiers with
regard to the war were very changeable.—
Sometimes they declared they would all tight
to the death; and in a few minutes afterward
they would utter the most I it to curses against
the war and all who were instrumental in
bringing it about. When expressing such
sentiments as the last, however, they were ve
ry careful to be out of nearing of their offi
cers. _
After he had heen with them four days a
corporal and 'a few men were detached from
the principal party, in order to take Edwards
and four conscripts, who had boon found con
cealed in the woods, to McMinnville.
This squad stopped the first night at the
house of a widow Beckwith, and partook of a
comfortable supper at her expense. The
night was rainy and dark, and he detertnitted,if
possible, to ellect his escape Making a pre . -
tence to go into the hack yard of the house,
he was accompanied by the corporal, gun in
hand. After looking round a. moment Ed
wards stepped upon the porch as if to go back
into the house; and while the eye of-there
assured corporal was momentarily taken off
him, he made a leap from the porch into the
darkness, and ran with all speed toward the
bottom of the yard. The astonished corporal
hastily fired his gun, but the ball probably
went far wide of (Ile mark, as Edwards did
not hear the bull. Indeed, such was his haste
that he scarcely heard the report.
lie could see nothing, so dense Was the.
ilarktieS,S; but as he ran he luckily struck
the yard fence in sdch a way that ha tumbled
sheer over it, and head over heels into n litielt
patch of briars on the other side. Gathering
Himself up, and getting out of the briars as
best he could, his hands, face and clothes ter
ribly scratched and torn, he ran hastily on
until he became certain that hewas not pur
sued. Then' he stopped to rest awhile.
1 shalt not attempt to tell the remainder of
the Sergeant's story. How he wandered about
for nrarly a week, traveling mostly b) night
and concealing himself by day; bow he sev
eral times passed in and out the reel Heys,
sometimes within a few-yards of them; how
he once wholly lost his way, and was put
upon the track by the members of a poor
U ion family ; how he subsisted almost all
this time upon an ear or two of raw corn;
and how at last he carob in sight of Union
soldiers at, the burnt bridge on Stone river,
seven miles north of Murfreesboro—all this
will ever fortuan interestilng portion of his
personal history, the particulars of which will
secure him attentive listeners in any compa
ny to which lie chooses Co narrate them._
Four Loyal Women Trouble A But
ternut Meeting.
At. Brewersville, Jennings county, Indiana,
some days ago, a Butternut meeting, called to
denounce the Abolitionists, had an experience
which was not promised in the bills. A cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Gazette thus
narrates the incident :
.• While the meeting, composed of some fifty
persons, was •in session, four young ladies of
the place, who were passing to the post-office
for wail matter, had their attention attracted
by the coarse appearance and rudeness of the
conservative gentlemen present, and as each
of these women have brothers who have borne
the burden and heat of the day in their coun
try's service, they thought it would not be
impairing their own dignity to chase theth
from the house and take possession of it them
selves.
" To think, with them, was to act, and they
immediately repaired to a place where the old
'stars and stripes' were deposited, and born
that emblem of liberty aloft on the breeze
Moving forward in file they arrived at the
schoolhouse, the 'conservatives' giving way at
their approach; they entered, bearing with
them that banner which has so often been
baptized in blood, even the blood of their own
brothers.
"At this unlookbd for not or the part of
the women, the convention were ,filled with
indignation, and after a little consultation
and some audible tnutterings, ono of "Jeff's"
champions charged the flag with a butternut,
which ho succeeded in 'pinning to it. The
ladies coolly held their fire until said hero
was through and asked, 'who will dare re•
move that butternut;' when they advanced,
and one of them pulled it off and threw it into
his face, at which he gave way crestfallen.—
At this juncture one of the sires suggested
that they could not transact business there
(that. is, so near the. offensilio banner) they
had better repair to Nature's own ietnple;
they ncaordingly . retired to the hillside north
of the towp, not however, until there had
been a sharp skirmish between the ladies and
ono Mr. Barnes.. The ladies armed them
eel Bets , Lof.--woodrand7 bravely stood.
of-theirAilig r ie--whioohe en einy-was
attempting to attach a butternut." -
Comstmeroli.—Two, thin shoes mako one
cold, two colds attack of bronchitis, two
attacks .of.bronchitie one mahogany box:-
Sumittiricinr, thinkers have gene'rally much
fluency of languago. It is • oulide account
that they are so often good speakers.
TREY Erni - widely who propOse-to turn mon
to tho thoughts of a bettor world by. Anaking
them think very meanly of this.
MUCH ADVLIRSITY is requisite to war: LIB
hate a beckon fr)tu proseeri(y id ri3-•
call this hatred instantly,
NOTES AND QUERIES.
What is' joy? The honey of existence
really beneficial and agreeable when par
taken of in moderation, but highly injurious
when used to excess.
What is contentment? The philosophy of
life, and the principal ingredient in the cup
of happiness—a commodity that is underval
ued in consequence of the very low price it
can be obtained for.
What is happiness ? A butterfly, that
roves from flower to flower in the vast of ex,
istence, and which ii eagerly pursued by the
multitude, iu the vain hope of winning the
prize ; yet it continually eludes their grasp.
What is ambition ? A fierce and uncon
trollable steed, and bears its rider onward in
the high road to preferment; but it Oftlitnes
throws him such a fall that he rarely if ever
recovers
IVhat is crime ? A wretched vagabond,
traveling from place to place in a fruitless
endeavor to escape from justice who is con
stantly engaged in hot pursuit. A foe to vir
tue and happiness, though at times the com
panion of poor innocence, which is too often
made to suffer for the guilty._
Mist I - 511 . 0116er A pair of sc2.l6s, in which
the actionsof mankind are often weighed; the
true weight being sometimes brought up by
power and wealth while others that are in
correct are stilistitoted.
What is idleness'- A public mint where
various kinds of mischief is coined and exten
sively circulated among the most despicable
of the hernia race.
What is fear ? • A frightful anti dangerous
_substance to the really guilty, but a vain anal
harmless shadow to the conscientiously honest
and upright.
What is fortune? • A capricious dame who
often rejects those who are most anxious to
solicit her favors ; whilst others-moro un•
worthy, are the recipients of bounties w ith
out their solicitation.
What is fashion ? A beautiful envelope for
mortality presenting a polished exterior,
the appearance of which gives no certain in
dication of the real• value of what is contained
therein.
What is wit? A sparkling 'beverage, that
is highly - exhilarating and agreeable when
taken at. the expense of others ; hut when
used - at our own cost, it becomes bitter and
unpleasant.
%Vhat is thought ? A fountain from which
flows all good anti• ovil intentions a mental
electrical in the force and rapidity of
its movements, si'ontly flowing unseen within
its own secret avenues yet it is the controlling
power . of all animated matter, And Lilo chief
tnainSpring of all our fictions,.
Mini is ? A key that unravels
all mysteries; and which unlocks the entrance,
and discove . s new unseen and untrcidilen
paths in th, hitherto unexplored fields of
science and iiterature.
Waverers.
A marevitliotit a mind of his own is the
most helpless and shiftless of social beings.
His brain is a mere receptacle fir shreds
and patches of opinion picked up in the
streets, and the Caine infirmity , which leads
him to look to everybody save himself for
geida-oce, renders him-i•ncapafite of - selecting
from the multitarious counsel he receives
that which is best adopted to his exigencies.
Nay, in his weak bewilderment, lie tails to
make any sylection at all, and while he wav
ers and hesitates the golden opportunity for
decisive action slips by, and leaves him floun
dering in a ",,ea of trouble" from which one
manly stride in almost any direction would
have extricated him.
But let the weak of purpose take heart.—
This untOrtunate propensity to vacillate may
be overcome. Habits of self-dependence
may be acquired. Cowards by nature have
reasoned themselves, ere now, into a philo
sophic indifference to danger; and even the
c h am el eo n man, whose mind has in a mea
sure lost its iudentity, and is accustomed to
take, for the time being, the hue of every
mind with which it comes in contact, may
learn to resolve and execute on his own re
sponsibility. It must not be supposed that
we would dissuade any one from following it
in preference to his own impulses. The very
fact oh a man seeking counsel in the right
quarter and promptly adopting it, is prima
fgeic evidence that he - has a mind of kis
own., that his judgment is sound, that his
reason is scrotig,er than his vanity. It is not
with those Who brace themselves against a
rock in time of eilliculty that wo would-re
monstrate, but with the leaners on reeds,
the catchers at straws, the chnrtless, point
no-point voyagers of the ocean of life, who
are puffed hither and thither by every idle
breeze. Of all impediments to success, in
stability is the most fatal. It is even better
to be a sententious ass like "Runsby" than
a " Walter the Doubter."
Every young man, on entering the busi
ness world, should form for himself, or adopt
at the suggestion of competent advisers, a
plait of iife)/ased upon sound morality, and
shaped so ns to accord with the bent and
scope of hic+:•omental capacity. His course
chalked out, let him take the indomitable.
hero of Pilgrim's Progress for his =del i ;
and with a stout heart amid all dangers, a
pure conscience amid all temptations, and
a clear head amid all perplexities, push for
wan] witty hope and confidence, leaving the
issue to Providence, and retaining for his
consolation that God never neglects to help
those who have the manliness to help them
selves.
BADGES OF PATRIOTISM.—The Boston Post
suggests that some external emblem of devo
tion to the cause of tho country should be
personally worn, and says: —"Acorrespon
dent thinks that a- sort ofmilitary button,
worn_ int the h at, wo tAbLia 18_ ple_nutl-oon—
venfent a badge as any, Ladies tnight_wear
It in the. form of a breastpin. Nobody should
hesitate. at this time, at making an open prO.
fosslon ,of..loyalty."
A LITTER•AnY• WIFE, , •-•-MTX Magee, of Ile.
m4)l:flirt, Wells county, Indiana, has presented
her spouse, during the last three years and a_
half, with noless than twelve children; all of
wheat are alive, The births occurred as fol.
lows:--Juno 21, 1858, one child ; Juno 30,
1850, wo children; May 29,1800, two child.
ron ; Atitroli 29, 1861, three children; Fehru : 4
a ry 13, 1802, four"ehildren, -
• Most: peiaons bay.e a aortal antipathy to a
snake, and yet, ho in said to be a very charm ;
ing aniwal.
TERMS :--$1,50 in, Advance, or $2 within the year,
How to Procure a Husband
The following true story might, perhaps,
furnish matter for a little comedy, if com
edies were still written in England. It is
generally the case that the more beautiful
and the richer a young female is, the more
difficult are both her parents and herself in
the choice of a husband, and the more of
fers they refuse. The one is too tall, the
other too short, this not wealthy, that not
respectable enough. Meanwhile one sprig
passes after another, and year after year
carries away leaf after leaf of the bloom i l of
youth, and opportunity after opportunity.
Miss Harriet Se'wood was the richest heiress
iu herwative town ; butphelfriValready com
pleted her twenty-seventh year,,and beheld
almost all her young friends united to men
whom she had at ono time or other discard
ed. Harriet began to be set down foi an old
maid. Her parents became really uneasy,
and she herself lamented in private a posi
tion which is not a natural one, and to which
those to whom nature and fortune have been
niggardly of their gifts are obliged to submit ;
but Harriet ; -as-we - have said, was both build:
some and very rich. Such was the state of
things when her uncle, a wealthy merchant
in the north of England, came on a visit to
her parents. He was a jovial, lively, straight
forward man, accustomed to attack all diffi
culties boldly and coolly.
" You see," said her lather to him one day.
''h ern continues single. The girl is hand
some, what she is to have for her fortune you
know; even in this scandal loving town, not
a creature can breathe the slightest imputa
tion against her ; and yet she is getting to be
an old maid."
"True," replied the uncle ; "but look you,
brother, the grand point in every affair in
this world is to sieze the right motnent: this
you have nut done—it is a misfortune; but let
the girl go along with me, and before the end
of three months I will returr. her to you a wife
of a man as young and wealthy as herself."
Away went the niece with the uncle. On
the way home, be thus addressed her:
"Mind what lam going to say. You are
no longer Miss Sel wood, but Mrs.-Lumley,
my niece, a young, wealthy, childless widow.
You had the misfortune to lose your husband,
Colonel Lumley, after a happy union of a
quarter of a year, by a fall from his horse
while hunting."__
"But, uncle
"Let me manage if ycu please, Mrs. Lum
ley. Lime look you, is the wedding ring giv
en .you. by yoar,late husband--jewels, and
whatever else you need, your aunt. will sup
ply you,with ; and accustom - yourself to cast,
down your eyes."
The keen-witted uncle introduced his niece.
everywhere, and the young widow excited a
great sensation. The young gentlemen
thronged about her, and she soon had her
chaiea out. of twenty suitors. Her uut..-z,
advised her to talc() the one who was deepest
in love with her ; and a rare chante slecreest
that this should be precisely the most amia
ble and opulent. The match was soon con
cluded, and one day the uncle desired to say
alew words to i his future nephew in private.
"My dear sir," ho began, "we have told you
an untruth."
"How so? Are Mrs. Lurnley's'afroctions—"
"Nothing of the kind. My niece is sin
cerely attached to yuu."
"Then her fortune, I suppose, is not. equal
to what you have told the ?"
"On the contrary, it is larger."
"Well, what is the matter, then ?"
"A joke, an innocent joke, which came
into my head one day when I was in a good
humor—we could not well recall it afterward.
My niece is not a widow."
"What I is C,olonel Lumley living?"
"No, no; she is a spinster."
The lover protested that he was a happier
fellow than he had conceived himself; and
the old maid was forthwith metamorphosed
into a young wife. •
DasAm or• A Qt7Alcut liAnv.—There is a
beautiful story told of a pious old Quaker
lady who was addicted to smoking tobacco.
She indulged in this habit until it had increas
ed so much upon hor, that she not only smok
ed her pipe a large portion of the day, but
frequently sat up m her bed for this purpose
in the night. After one of these nocturnal
entertainmnts she died. and approached
heaven. Meeting an angel, she asked him
if her name was written in the book of life.
He. disappeared, but replied upon returning,
that he could not find it. "Oh," she said,
"do look again ; it must he there." Ho exam
ined again, but returned with a sorrowful face,
saying, "it is not there I" "0h.," said she in
agony, "it must be there ; I have the assur
ance it is there! Do look again." The angel
was moved to te.irs by her entreaties, and
again left her to renew his search. After
a long absence he came back, his face radi
ant with joy, and exclaimed, "We have found
it, but it was so clouded with tobacco smoke
that we could hardly see it I" The woman,
upon waking, immediately threw her pipe
away, and never indulged in smoking again.
PREFERABLE PARTY.-A young lady being
asked by a boring politician which party she
Was in favor of replied that she preferred a
wedding.
Litar°A. eotemporary boasts that ho "eau
stand on his , inte.fteetual capital." We sup.
pose he metkps that he can stand on his, head.
He who said th`artjhe half is often bettor
than the Whole, might have added that none
at all is often bette4)than the half.
If you think theresisa't,au honest man
ing, you had botter,,rotoltipeartinco sake put;
oft saying soliff - fou ure dead.
Wo fear that many persons, unlike the
angel at the pool of Bethesda, never trouble
the water.
The man Who attempted tb whistle a bar
of soap, has injured his voice by trying to
sing a stave oir a. barrel,
A Married editor rarely writes about wo
man. . He dares not try to maim her his
subject sincolo is her's.
A man .iSn't likely , to OM from having his
head carried away in a fight if 'tia hill legs
that carries it away.
Whatever promises a Man may realm be
fore marriage, the marriage license is, a se.
A MONSTER OF THE DEEP.
In some piirts s of tIM ocean there are en
ormous sea animals, celled Sepia, which are a
kind of polypi. They have very long lege,
and are said' sometimes to seize upon the coral
divers along the coast of Italy. Mr. Beale
tolls the following adventure with a creature
of this sort e
While upon the Bouin Islands, searching
for shells on the rocks which had just been
left by the receding tide, I was
_Much aston
ished at seeing at my feet a most extraordi
nary looking animal, crawling towards the
retreating surf. I had never soon one like it
before, It was oreeping on its eight lege,
which, from their soft and fletible nature,
bent, considerably under the weight of its
body, so that it was lifted by the efforts of the
tent acula only a small distance from the rocks.
NO. 46.
' It appeared much alarmed at seeing me,
and made every effort to escape, while I was
not much in the• humor to endeavor to cap.
turn so ugly customer, whose appearance ex
cited a feeling of disgust, not unmixed with
fear. I, however endeavored to prevent its
escape by pressing on one of its legs with my
foot; but, although. I used considerable force
for that purpose, its strength was s o great
• that it several times quickly libbrated its mem
ber in si ito of all the efforts I could employ,
in this way, on wet, slippery rocks. I now
laid hold of one of the tentacles with my hands
and held it firmly, so that the limbs appeared
as if it would be torn asunder by our united
strength. I gave it a powerful jerk, wishing
to disengage it, from the rocks to which it clung
so force tly by its, suckers, which it effectu
ally resist ed; but, the moment after, the ap
parently enrage d animal lifted its bead, with
its large eyes protruding from the middle of
its hotly, and letting go its hold of the TOOLS,
suddenly sprang upon my arm, Which I had
previously bared to the shoulder for the pur
pose of thrusting it into the holes in the rocks
to discover shells, and clung with its suckers
to it with great power, endeavoring to get its
beak, .which I could now--see between the
roots of its arms, in position to bite.
' A sensation of horror pervaded my whole
frame when I found this monstrous animal,
for it was about four feet long, fixed so firm
ly to my arm Its cold slimy grasp was ex
tremely sickening.' and I immediately called
to the captain, who was also searching-for
shells at some distance, to come and release
me from it by taking me down to the 'moat,
during which time I was employed in keep
ing the beak away from my hand, quickly
released me by destroying my tormentor with
the bo.it knife, when I 'disengaged it by por
tions at a time. - This animal was the species
of Sepia which is called by whalers 'rock
squib.' Thus are these remarkable creatures.
from the adaptation of their tentacids and
modifications of their bodies capable of sail
ing, flying', swimniirig and creeping on the
shore, • white their senses, if we judge from
the elaborate mechanism of their organs, must
posess corresponding neatness and perfection.'
Tragedy in Southern Illinois
(Corrospolideoce ChicagoEyoning Journal.]
From an eye witness and a citizen of the
town of
.litizahetlitown, Hardin County, Ill
inois, I learn the following particulars of a
fearful tragedy , enacted in that place some
thing over a week ego. Eliaatmthtown, the
couuiy seat of ltardin county, is situated on
the hanks or the Ohio river, about twenty-five
miles below Shawneetown. At the time to
which I refer, court was in session and ? quite
a ntialbeir - tif country people were in town.—
Amongst the rest were
_two brothers by the
name of Belford.
They belonged to a family of bullies who
have been a terror to the neighborhood for
many years, and who have made a livelihood
by running -lows and catching or killing
runaway negroes from Kentucky. Each
runaway caughtould, when taken back to
his master,.KY thou from one to three hun
dred dollars. Ihardly...tmed tell you that
fheikereGi - oroughly secesh, and that their
hate was about equally divided between ',nig
gers " and "Abolitionists." On the day re
ferred soldier of the- 29th Illinois hap.
pened in town Ile had been taken prisoner
in Tennessee and paroled, and was then on
his way to St. Louis to report. I regret that
could not learn his name. As soon as j the
Belfords got sight of his uniform thii re
solved on nii,chief. None of Uncle Sam's boys
should peacefully breathe the same atmos
phere with them! They -dogggd his foot
steps, and dawned "the Abolitionists" in his
hearing At length one of them asked him
what his principles were.. Well he said, he
did not know abut principles were different,
materially, from other men's. lie said he
was fur his country, his God and himself.—
They then sneeringly told him ho belonged to
the "I—d Abolition army," and they sus
pected he was a Abolitionist" him
self, and shut they “could whip any son of a
who belonged to Old Abe!s army." Tho
soldier seeing that these fellows were thirst
ing for his blood, and that the odds were
against him in case of a tight, evaded a di
rect issue as much as possible. After a lit
tle me: a talk in the same strain as above, one
of the Belfords boldly charged him with being
en ' , Abolitionist," to which ho replied.—
You are a liar." At this the Belfords out
with their knives and plunged at him. De
dodged them and seized a hatchet that came
in his way, felled them both to the earth.—
One of them died in a few hours after, and
the other was at the point of death when last
heard from.
These facts were presented to the grand jury,
then in session, and !he soldier was fully jus
tified, while 11)0 dying desperadoes wore in
dicted. Tho case, however, is likely to be
tried in a higher court, than that sitting in
Hardin county.
Always punctuate what you write; it would
he a pity to let the thing go on without any
stop at all.
The herb doctors think that to be healthy
and rigorous, a man, like a tree, must take root.
Health, with some people, is a toy they
Play with, like children, for the fun of break-
People who like so much to talk their mind,
should sometimes try to mind their talk.
Why are indolent persons' beds too short
for them? Because they are too long in them.
Wo are told to "take care," but it cornea
soon enough whether we want to take it or not.
Docker 'e should dearly love our good moth.
or Eariih, for she kindly hides their evil work.
The ladies should consider that to kiss the
lips ora swearer is a,kind of profanity.
. The railing of a cross woman ,like like the
Ctp re at a distance.
It is a paradox that loose habitg generally
stick tighter to a fellow than ,any other kind.
A patient is undoubtedly . in a bad way
whyi:his,disease acute and his doctor
The calf of a thief's' leg is au appropriate
place for a dog's teeth to have a meeting.
Why, is it vulgar to send a telegram?— Be
cause it is making use of Hash language.
. A lock, of hair. from a young woman's head
is often a -key to a young man's heart.
A curious paradox.-:-Sailors are never so
lively as when- they 'aro in thesh - rouds.
A .man. cut off by - --his baker for non-pay
meat of his bill is struck off 'the rolls.'