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"lf | mistake moi, | am addressing
Miss Howard"
A confused succession ofideas fittec
for an instant across the mind OF Jane
but r%ecollecting herself, she politely re
piled:
"That is my name, sir, but do no
recollect to have had the pleasure o
seeing you BEFORE"
"Perhaps you recolIect having sailed
from Baltimore TO Charleston about five
years ago, in the packet Thomas JEFF
ferson, and Of having given a bible tc
the captain"
81 d." she replied, ~ recoIlect i
well, and i'll mistake not, l recognize
the captain in the person, before me
But can it be possible"
sit is possible" he replied, "it is So
! am the mainland | shall ever fee
the deepest gratitude to you Mis-:
Howard, for the interest you NANTES
in my welfare. That bible and thu
reading OF it made me what | am"
will not attempt to describe the
feelings produced by this unexpected
meeting. Suffice i. TO say, that the
minister was invited home with them,
and during the winter his visits were
neither few mol far between, In the
spring he married Miss Jane, and they
are nov on a missionary teur among
the dark benighted o n Of India, where
the blessings of heaven is attending
their labors in a wonderful manner
and many souls are brought to a saving
knowledge through their instrumental
ity.-Ladies' Garland.
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+. ,,. From the Cincinnati Chronicle.
The Pioneer Mother.

ssa The Pioneer Mother; for so may be
called Mary Craig, whose story will be
found below, was one Of the first set
Tiers OF Cincinnati. The story is not
fiction, but fact; the romance Of verita-
bio history. If the reader is half as
much interested in it as we were, he
will be glad that the writer has given
50 the world one portrait. SO vivid and
10 .beaptiful, of the "Pioneel Mothers"
hsus hne znegEoj,-- .I3g- ta.reoet a.l
IA 10 vncii MARY CRAIG. aaea.sgg
Early in the Spring of 1s43, as soon
asI the snow banks had well disappear.
ed, after d long and tedious winter, a
tall robust man, Of middle age and mel
ancholyd might have been
seen, day after day, examining the an
cient tonbstones in the different ceme-
teries about New York. He had come
from the "Far West" the place Of his
pasiyity, and the active scenes Of his
life, and was searching the g~raveyards
efishee city Tor the tombstones of his
mststeafgrandiparents--the father and
mother 81 Mary Q raig..l u 7s.ao1r TIA
To ths inquirer, the strangers story
was simple, though interesting, and ex-
hibits one of the manysinstances where
ysaldlife nsurpasses in affecting incident
even romance ~itselt.G 'so9atR els 4
1Johp Craig, the father Of Mary
Craig,emigrated from Scotland, to New
Ysrkr about the year 1857, Mary, his
youngest daughter, having been born
OF the voyage 70 this country. He
had barely become comfortably settled
iR bis new home, when he was called
TO- bid his afamilyg a final adisu, Mary.
them being but six years old. The
widow and her children remained in.
slesssis 81 Nsw' YoSk until ths break ~
,hs msdi e1sn q iqmatig wa noqt
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Gen. William 0. Butler.

Gen. BUTLER, who recently left Vera
Cruz for the city Of Mexico, with some
five or six thousand fresh troops, and
who now has the chief command Of the
forces in Mexico, belongs to one Of the
most noble families that our country
ever contained. His grand father wa.
an lrishman BY birth and emigrated tc
America in his young days, settling
himself in the backwoods of Kentucky.
He had five sons, every n Of whom
fought in the revolutionary war and
they all gained some distinction. Al
ter all his sons had joined the army, the
the father took it into his head to 60
also. The ~neighbors collected to re-
monstrate against it; but his wife said.
"Let him go! can get along without
him and raise something to feed the ar.
my in the bargain" 1t was doubtless
this extraordinary zeal Of the Butler
family which induced Gen. Washington
to give the toast-"The Buffers, and
their five sons," at his own table, in the
presence Of a large party of officers
A similar tribute Of respect was paid 10
this devoted family Of soldiers by Gen.
La Fayette,w who said;-"When | want.
ed a thing we'll done,I ordered a Butler
to do it." Of these five sons, one was
killed in battle. The other four, to-
gether had ten sons, all of whom were
engaged in the military or naval service
Of the country, during the last war. Of
this second generation Of the Buffers
nine are engaged in the present war.
Gen. William o. Butler Joined a. com.
pany Of Kentucky Infantry in 1919 as
a private, though he was soon promo
ted. He was engaged in two fights
with the British and Indians on the
banks Of the Raisin and performed ma
deeds Of daring courage. He once
run the gauntlet Of 1000 British and In
dian rifles to set fire to a barn the en-
envy were taking possession of. He
the fire into the straw within the
barn, and although volley after volIey
was fired at him, young Butler, after
making some steps on his way back,
to see if the fire had taken, and
not being satisfied, returned to the barn
and set it in a blaze. One spent ball
struck him just as he returned to his
comrades. He was taken prisoner
soon after and marched through Cana
da to Fort Niagara, suffering like a dog,
from cold, hunger, and other hardships
10 which he was subjected. When ex.
changed and released in 1914, he raised
company at Nashville, Tennessee,
md Joined General Jacksnn at the
He fought at Pensacola and
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then repaired 10 New Orleans. A short

then repaired 10 New Orleans. A short
time before the battle of New Orleans,
Cap. Butler was detailed to command
the guard in front OF the encampment.
A house standing near the little bridge,
in advance Of his position, had been ia
ken possession Of by the light troops of
the enemy from whence they annoyed
the guard. Captain Butler determined
to dislodge them and burn up the house.
He accordingly marched to the attack
at the head of his command, but the en-.
envy retired before him. Seeing them
retreat, he halted his guard, land adsanc-
ed himself, accompanied by two or
three men only, for the purpose Of
burning the house. 1t was an old frame
building, weather-boarded without cell
ing or plaster. in the inside, with a sim
gle door opening to the British camp.
On entering the house he found q SOL
der of the enemy concealed in one cor.
ner, whom he captured, and sent to the
rear with his men, remaining alone in
the house. While he was in the act Of
kindling a fire, a detachment! Of the en-
envy, unperceived occupied the only
door. The first impulse was to force,
with his single arm, a passage through
them, but he was instantly seized in a
violent manner by two or three stout
fellows, who pushed him back against
the wall with such force as to burst off
the weather-bo arding from the wall and
he fell through the opening thus made.
In an instant he recovered himself, and
under a heavy fire from the enemy, he
~retreated until supported by the guard,
which he Immediately led on to the at.
tack, drove the British light troops from
their strong position, and burnt the
house in the presence Of the two ar.
mics. Capt. Butler was soon after in
the battle of the 9th of January, where
he sustained his previously high and
we'll earned reputation for bravery and
usefulness. Soon after the close Of the
war. he was appointed aid to General
Jackson, in which station he remained
until he retired from the army. Old
Hickory spoke of him in The highest
terms. @ est D.
After the Mexican war broke out,
Gen. Butler was appointed a Major
General, and his conduct since then is
known to all. At Monterey, he was
in the battle. fighting his way from n
street to another, with the Mexican
devils firing on him from all quarters,
and never left the scene of strife until
severely wounded.
In politics, Gen. Butler is a staunch
and unwavering democrat. He was
repeatedly elected to Congress, in a
very strong wing district and came
near redeeming Kentucky in 1914,
when he was the democratic candidate
for Governor. He is at present very
generally spoken Of as the democratic
candidate for Vice President in 184s,
and we know Of no man whom we
could more cheerfully support. He is
most decidedly our favorite for that Of
fee and we hope he will be nominated.
He is as talented as he is brave, as 81.
oquent as he is gallant.
In person, Gen. Butler is tail, straight
and handsome--said to be the very pic
ture Of Gen. Jackson. He is also a fine
POET and has produced many verses Of
touching sweetness.
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WOODSFIELD, OHIO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 70. 1884

an early age; and still when | think on
that sweet child, and its sainted grand.
mother, my heart involuntariIy ex.
claims--'will the earth ever be blessed
with another Mary Craigr"
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t, our i Native Land.

Ia OH .Eegirs Br r. c. sQuIKR. H3H5p lAG'
L,e Ga! glad the world at life's spring time,
r~1 And TO youEg manhood's eye ag3rg
Our happy country,s fairy cline, t!9Bm ?
Our gorgeous earth and sky j+,ssea1ji'
Seem brighter far than Grecia's isles,
Or where the eye of summer smiles
20 Der Eden Persia's land Of flowers,
Her pointed mosques and antique towers.
IR0 The glory OF our native land
nd 10 her younHchildren seems
ida More envied than the pictured strand
OfFancy in her dreams, gHlq
sBa7 And fairsr than those Eastern ciimss
,a3aj Whose oft sung praise the poet chimes.
i6 Where still the monarch sun doth set
Al, r. !Oa surret, dome and minaret. lr 5Hi ,
There is q glow upon our sky,
~ And at the eve a stain,
. with which the hues of Italy,
s8 The rosy light Of Spain,
sea And aIl the tints that Finger DER
y 81 The distant India's sunny shore,
sac Or charms the eye on Egypt's coast,
slsb A rival beauty cannot boast.
,ne The sun that gilds our heavens here, a
is = The silver queen u night, 19a aila,s
,o Shine, on no lakes more softly clear, rJ
"a, d No streams moro broad and bright.
Than those, which flow with ponp and pride
Through many a valley rich and wide,
Or calmly lie, with waveless breast.
80 Within the vast and glorious West.
astg TrTH
~ The mountains, too, that lift their crests,
lin' And rock-ribbed peaks sublime,
70 ION which the fierce grey eagle rests,
ssh And where the storms of time
20I9i Have ragged, since first the world awoke,
rs And from the realms of chaos broke,
sal Those cloud-crowned kings no rivals own,
,s,d No grander in the world are known!
Nor these alone, nor earth or sky
Great Natures proud dominion ..H
Or stream, or lake, or mountain high
Rest far the eagles pinion-
Thine Is a glory brighter far,
- Land Of the mellow evening star,
! For freedoms fires on every hill,
Though lit in blood, are burning still!
'H@C StH 10 3Hlft-H @t3 q.
aa7 And from thy valleys songs ascend.
81 N From stream and siIverlake. m s..'p
SGT And where the forest branches bend
.sii7piT The selfsame songs awake as
Songs that were sung by Freedoms sires
.as, When erst theylit their altar fires,
,aw And which their children still shall chime,
Through distant years to endless time.
Land OF our hopes! it is TO thee
&A'' We turn with joy and pride,
7s Thy banner floats on every sea,
s}si By every stream beside;
Ana while the Pilgrims spirit CLOVIS.
so While in our veins their free blood flows,
apn Our glorious native land shall be
- q For ever blest, for ever free!
s albany, " y, 1912. g.
80 80 .-."|
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Curious Fact.

The Indians are said to tame wild
horses by breathing smartly into their
nostrils. The Buffalo calf, hid in the
prairie grass, too weak to follow the
herd, when the hunter has breathed fa.
riously into his nostriIs will follow him
into the camp like a puppy. The other
day we had a young durham calf hid or
left by its mother in a distant pastures.
When found it was wild, and retreated;
we caught it & breaihed into its nostriIs;
after the second attempt, it followed Us
to the barn like a dog.-Gloeester Tai
We are exceedingly sorry to say
anything against the ladies, but we
have lately heard ,hievish reports about
them. tits currently reported, and
generally believed ofthe whole ser that
they do not soruple to hook each 9th,
er's dressss.H
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Ell, aagp soiass 1}g'1's' Ieos 'sN lh
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Election Returns.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN
decd.

Glorious Old Mecklenburg stands re-
deemed she has found that Democracy
has been a Le,hcon, Chloroform siupe-
faction on the energies and nerve OF the
country she has aroused from the siupor
and stands forth, ho'dins up proud head
among those who are up, active, aud de-
termined 10 be supplied no longer. Three
cheers, yes one hundred cheers for sior''
Gus old Mccklenburg. Nobly has she
done her duty, and fairly is she entitled 10
all praise. We knew there would be
dealh struggle on the part of the Demo,
cra's 10 keep her asleep, bu, she is awake,
wide awake, and expects, that others have
done as well. Here is the vote as com.
pared with the Angus, Election.
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An incident.

While we are waiting on the election
returns, We will give a little crcum.
stance related to US by one Of the parties
concerned, new subscriber Of ours.
wa.at Co.'s said he-in the har.
vest field when the news was received that
General Tay Ior had conquered the Mexl-
cans, and had entered Maiamo,os. The
Colonel was in the field with US, and his
wife receiving the paper Containing the 10.
formation, while he was there, read that
part Of IT, and sen, it right gu, to him
We all, some five white ones, stopped VOL
king and gathered around and listened /;
after being satisfied, | remarked; we'll, |
will vote Cor Tay Tor if he is brough, out a
candidate for President, never mind which
party dominates him. 'Then--says an
other one-I'll be id if don, vote for
Tay Tor too Yes he pu. the cracker on to
il, he said he'd be id If he didn't So
all five Of Us, fro Wings aud three Demo.
Gratis, made firm and deliberate resolu
ton among ourselves, to vote for Taylor If
he was nominated"
And did all three Of you Democrats vote
Tor hun to-day TUESDAY y we enqnired.
Yes-he replied one Of US have
kept our promise. When we take a stand
we stuck to it.
We are pleased to add so spirited sub.
scriber TO our list.
He wds Democrat, and SO was the
man that put, in the expressive language Of
our iniormant,-a craeksr" 10 bis dc.
term nation.
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"Do you not see dignity
Prinsval essence OF The deity
Msies,y's first born, clad in robes Of statsiH
Eyes, but on that clown,
1t sits like tiara on monkey,
Or Jewels on an African"
That dign;Eed shee, up the street, the
shee, par excellence of dignity 1.-the
JefI.rsonian, alias the Tipperary decency
defender-which, like worthy compat-
riot, Tcage. o. Regain of chivalrous re-
cord, stands upon its dignity, because like
a tub on its bottom. " il can't stand on any
thing else;' with its accustomed dignity,
in speaking Of the meeting a, Concord
says
"No harm was done, however, al Mr..
Boyden was eminen,ly successful IN irri-
,a,ng the democrats and disgusting hisova
party"
Now it may be true, and as Dignity
saws so, il mast be so, that the Democrats
who listened to Mr. Boyden's speech, we're
,rr,a,ed, very much irriiaied, exceeding
irrita,ed, under the infection Of such a
speech as Mr.. B.'s was; we don't see how
they could have been otherwise but the
other par, Of the above, which we have
pu, in italics, we pronounce false, uneqmv
ocally, without qualification, and IN nj
Pickwickian sense, false.
The charge from the Digniied sheet
that the Editor Of this paper and the "Car
DINA Wing" are one and the same per
son, 10 so contemplate, so pitiful way o
sneaking of, tina, i, does no, merit an,
comment.
1t conveys compliment, to ourse'i IL
say that We were the writer, but as Il was
only intended as a dignifsd way to cree
out, and no, as compliment, we give tn
Gentleman in black" to whom he sai
we were riding so fast, all the benefit
sustaining so despicable charge as he Ia
| made.
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Providence permitting, there Will be
delivered on THURSDAY next, l6.h instant,
att P. NJ, in the Presbyterian church oil
this place, by request, discourse on the
suhec, Of astronomy, by the Rev, }. +.
w. Freeman, preparatory TO the formation
of night class for the study OF astrono'
nv by the aid Of Mauison's splendid dia.
grams. The discourse will be prepared
for, and principally addressed to, the young
er portion of our community, but the pub
lie generally are sincerely and most res
pectfully invited TO attend.
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TnE VETO POWER.

Ii cannot be too often repeated, that
Ger. Taylor has never given any coun,e.
nance to tie ssseriian Of the Locoloca
presses aud orators, that he is "pledged
not To veto any law. however unsonstlru.
tloual - aud that neither he nor the Wbiy
party has ever said or done any thing 10
iust,f, the other assertion of the satns
presses and orators, that the Wing patty
is IN favor Of abolishiog the Veto pow.
en-"
These are both Lpcofoco falsehood,
and known 10 be falsehoods by those who
use them. They have been, and still are
defied TO produce any evidence 10 sustain
their falsehoods. The evidence is direc,Iy
to The contrary, and they know il.
OF Kindred character is another false.
hood that the Wings are the che ME,
Of foreign emigranis, and wish TO keep
them 81 years before they are naluralized
and admitted to vote" This is false
The Wings are satisfied with the present
naturalization laws. The only thing thew
are opposed TO on the subject is, the mean,
employ ed BY the Locofocos in some parl.
Of the country, by which foreigners ara
induced TO perure themselves, and become
voters before the time which the law al.
lows. This fraud and perjury they alc
opposed to.
On the subject Of the veto power, We
find in The Union Of The 22d, what purpori.
to be :" 100 reasons why the people should
vote Tor Cass;' of which the 7s,h reason
is as foilo~s.-
as lie is opposed 70 he reio porer-.
unless 10 prersai The riolation Of the Goa
situuoa, aud 10 aroid hdsiy ieeisiation.
Now this shows lha, Cass has CON.
round to the identical position of Genc'a
TAYLOR on lh,s subject. IL is precisely
what General Taylor says in his Allisol
letter, aud precisely What the Wings con
tend for.
The veto power has been exercised q
times since the formation Of the Coaslila
ton. OF these, o ve,oes were iniefpo.e
during the first 40 years VI The govern
men', aud / q during the last 20 years
/ THIS i. a yerlfcation Of the remark. tia
J /" power - always stealing from the man
/ to the few" The people, (ihe many
d. thought their representatives, pass Nv
(. and the Pfesijeai, Cone man, foftlts It
i. 90 into operation. Fog. OBS.
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MARTIN DURABLE.

Respecting this once distinguished r.i
izen af Louisiana, whose death MS hlr'y
ann unced, Nota Benc,' 10 his las, lel.
Ter 10 ,he Concoida lnlelhecntcr, farm.
i.hes the following Interesting but palnlal
particulars:
"Among the reccn, deaths here, 90
tiee one that scarcely attracted pas'iog
remark, We, he VAS 4 man 20 yesrsa go,
stood al the head OF society -MafIia d..
ralde. Born Of nm influential and oiil1ed
family IN Auskapas, extensively eooaselsd
auamcntlua his hereditary fortune BY SIC
ces-fu Investments. married to a daughter
Of Hon. Henry Clay, Who was thea al 'h'
zenit, Of his popularity and power, NJ
Dorado was on all sides, coutied, consult
Cd and carc-sed. But rcverses oyenoas
him; city property rapidly ran dosn;
HI. wife died; his friends diminished Arb
his fortune, aud q, the commencement Of
the Mexican war. this msn once 50 rch,
so popular. and so honored. found hmsli
obliged. for subsistence. 10 fillow OH
march with n lew packages Of mefchaa.
disc. lie Recently embarked on tfadH,
schooner. at Tampico 10 return home
The dehdly fever Of iha, coast swept "a
every one Of the crew but a small By,
and when tho vessel after beating sba
10 the Gull, finally made the bar Of 10
river with n signal OF distress, tho CAPITA
was found dead on pallet. and the ao's'
iuna,e Durable 10y hts side IN the last so
MES. and no medicine, no water, scatesi
a ration of food on board. What an lse
'tat,on Of the vanity and yieis'ituaci 4
IL. ~
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aTnE INsoLENCE on oFrICE.'

" lltE INSULT " T. VI VT ~ -
We hnd no complaint So universal as
that oT lmpoIllensss, and even lus"'euee,
IN pefsnus sho happen 10 be IN position
TO forget proproty aud 60 unPunished. l.
is well 10 bear IN mind that puilleness .
exactly as cheap as rudeness and that 10
the long ruo ii is much cheaper Clerks
IN public offices are especially remarkable
10 this respect, rs also officers OF steam
boats and conductors on railroads. II IS a
capital method 10 make ogc's self unhappy
to treat every Que upon whom he mas con
fer favor, with fJushncss and ~ msn.
ners. An official may reply 10 question
which is asked with all poliirress, have
not time to answer questions, as We heard
one nr this class reply few days since III
pubIlc olfice. In that reply were con.
tanned four words more than would have
answered the query; but the clerk chose
10 send away a gent eman with an lnrima.
tIon that he was impairment. aud 10 render
himself unhappy 10 the reflection that he
had been actually ungentlcmanly.
The world would m ,se along much more
easily taan 1t now does, II the rules Of po.
likeness and genIleuess we're better obsef
we'd. Il drags along heavily when, rs too
frequently, the wheels lack the oil of kind.
ness. 1t viii b. found N general, that, ex.
cept when sell interest directly ptunpts
the other course, men in public Offices.
particularly clerks aud those dependent on
Indlv Idusl nomination and not popular
votes, Cor their places, snd the mos, habit.
Il neglertors OF the ordinary rules of Ell.
C. .ottc. We have always Chosen To reg1fd
their conduct in office asa far test 1t their
claim TO position out of IL; aud canuoi re.
gard any man a. gentleman who finds
any excuse IN any time OF place toi iayidg
aside the name.
In travelling, this is 10 be especially no.
ticed. We had in mind the conductors on
the Ere Rail Road, and we are IN refer.
ring TO travellers for The evidence that they
are far safe more comfortable among surh
men, than among the iIlnaturcd aud dis.
obliging conductors on some others roads.
One OF the former, stranger 10 Us, 10
convention once said that he found II Ear
easier to be polite TO all, even TO those who
we're actually imperlnent--he bud tried
both courses and m,de up his mind which
to adopt. y. Journal Commerce.
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CNI9IntGg:
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 10. ISIS.

NJ WILLIAM THOMPSON, Esq is our
agent in Baltimore, authorized TO obtain adver-
tisements and subscriptions aud to grant -eceipts
TE.W. CARR. ESQ is our agent IN Phii'.
dolphin, au horned TO obtain advertisements and
procure subscriptions.