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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-11-07
Number 39

THE Seeessionists in Kentucky are follow
ing the example Of their scoundrel associ-
ates in Missouri in plundering Union men,
A gentleman of Barrboursville, writing TO
friend in Lexington, Ky, says:
q. The internal rebels have destroyed every
thing we had in the world. They have even
taken every stitch of clothing except what I
have on my back. They steal everything
they can get their hands upon. even to bed
clothing, ladies' clothing, and ladies jewele
ry. Their depredations put to shame the
most heathen nation and the most savagH
made of wsrfare. have not time to tell yos
of the various enormities they have perpeo
trated, but the worst that you can conceive
would not do them Justice.
g On the night of the 7th inst, a company
or squad of cavalry from Buckner's band
visited the house of DR.. Walton, Senator
from Hart, and broke open his house, clos.
cts and trunks, stealing sundry articles Of
bedding and groceries also horse belong
ing to Col. G. Z. Wood they also entered
the house of David Max-y and pilaged beds
and bedding. and horses and mules, and
hung up negro man, to compel him to tell
where Mr.. Maxey and Mr.. Pointer, his son
in-.aw were. They also stole Mr.. Pointers
horse and saddle. This squad was COM
manded by Monroe Adair, formerly of
GreenSburg"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-11-07
A Pretty Good Story.


A tolsrably good story is told us of a coup
le Of raftsmen, based upon an occurrence du-
ring the late big food and storm, in which so
many RATS were swamped, and SO many
steamboats, lost their sky-rigging A raft
was caught in dangerous place just as the
squall came. In an instant the raft was
pitching ard writhing as if suddenly drop
ped into Charybdis. while the waves broke
over it in great fury; and expecting instant
destruction, the raftsman dropped on his
knees aud commenced praying with vim
equal to the emergency. Happening to
opea his eyes an instant, he observed his
companion not engaged in prayer, but push
ing pole into the water at the side of the
raft What's thai your doin', Nike
said he; "get down on your knees now, for
there isn'ta moment between us and purga.
tory Z" !" Be aisy, Pat" said the other. as
he continued to punch the water with his
pole; be aisy now what's the use Of pray.
ing when fsller can touch bottom with a
pole 7"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-11-07
Drawing Rations.

Not long ago farmer, who did not reside
so far from . ,amp of 'the boys" as he wish
ed he dtd, was accustomed to fnd every
morning that several rows of potatoes had
disappeared from bis 6eid. He bore it for
some time, but when the last half of his fine
kidneys began to disappear, he began to
think that kind Of thing had gone far enough
and determined to stop it.
Next morning be made visit to camp,
amused him self by going around to see if
the soldiers were we'll provided With good
and wholesome food. He had not proceed
ed far when he found boy, just serving up
dish of zoe 'kidnsys' which looked marvs.
lcusly like those which the "gude wife"
brought to his own table.
Hating, the following conversation took
place.
Have fine potatoes here, see."
Splendid !"
Whore do you get themf"
Draw them"
" Does the government furnish potatoes in
your rations!"
Nary potatoe."
+" / thought you said you drew them"
Did-we just do that thing |"
I" But how, if they are not included in
your rations I"
+" Easiest thing in the world. Won't you
take some with us Z" said he as he seated
himself at the table.
"Tbank you But you will oblige mo By
telling me how you draw them as they are
not furnished by the commissaryf"
Nothing easier. DraU 'em By the tops
mostly! Sometimes with hoe if one is in
the field"
e Hum YES understand. Well, sec
here, If you don't draw any more Of mine
| will bring you basket every day and
draw them myself"
Bully for you, old fellow ~ was the
cry, and thres cheers and tiger was Civ
en- for the farmer. The covenant wss en-
tered into and no one but the owner drew
potstees from that field afterward.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-11-07
The Union Army Encamped near
the Birthplace of Lincoln.

A correspondent of the Cincinnati Gaxetfe,
writing fiom Nolin, Kentucky, under date
of October "a, says:
+" II is somewhat singular fact that Lin
coins invading army" in Kentucky is now
encamped within few miles of Lincoln's
birthplace. President Lincoln was born near
the Rolling Fork of Salt River. and was but
q short distances from the villag6 Of Hodges
vile. His old homs was originally in Har-
din county, lin which the present . Camp
Nevin" is situated, but the county has since
been divided, and portion which contains the
old homestead of the President now consti-
tutes the new county of Laure. The place
where the new famous cabin boy was born is
still pointed out by the inha bitants, and there
are several men who remember T" little Abe
Lincoln" as on old-time play fellow Diff
fering widely as they do. and some of them
being ardent sesessionists, it is worthy Of
note that they all profess uhbounded conf
dence in the man. +" lie was poor boy"
they say, but might clever, whole-sonled
little fellow whom pou could trust with any.
thing" Mr.. Lincoln personally they have
full faith in, but they dislike the men he's
gst around him in his Cabinet"
"Singularly enough. while the present
President was born in this county. the late
one practiced law here. With that shrewd
eye for the main chance for which Mr.. Blu
chanan has always been distinguished, he
once resolved to enter upon tho mysteries Of
the " land practice" in the then new coun-
try Of Western Kentucky. Combining at
tention to other peoples claims with specu-
lstiOne on bis own account. the Old Fune-
tionary thought to make good thing of it,
but he happened to be beaten in two or three
cases BY parties for whose abilities be had
conceived profound contempt. basrd upon
their rough exteriors, ard the embryo Presi-
dent speedily migrated Eastward again, de-
claring, in grand disgust. that "every horse
thief and jail-bird in the Western knew more
sbou. land-law than he did,"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-11-07

THE Administration has adopted new
by which an exchange Of prisoners can be
effected, if the rebels choose. 1t cannot, of
course, recognize them, in any way as le-
gitimate belligerents, but as fast as they re-
lease any of our unfortunate men corre-
spending number Of theirs will be released
by our government. Some forty or fifty
wounded men having been recently returned
from Richmond to Fortress Monroe, orders
have been issued to Col. Loomis, of New
York city, to return in the same way some
forty or fifty Of the incarcerated traitors
This is tender which, if the rebels have
humanity enough to regard it, will restore
the captives of both sides to their friends and
home.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-11-07
FROM the Holtidaysburg Register.
A Remarkable Willow Basket.
BIT NO MArrER WHOM.

In the fall of the year 1855, the writer Of
this sketch was appointed an Agsnt for Olin
and Preston College. situated in Blacks,urg,
Montgomery Co., Va. An agent may to an
eloquent preacher, a scientific lecturer, a
peerless gentleman; but if be does not get
the money. he is not the man. Knowing this,
we started out with the determination that
We pould raise the pind."
When the ready cash could not be had. we
resolved to take anything that could be COM
verted into cash. Among nameless other ar
ticles-ranging from half-fedged chickens to
supersnusted slaves and horses,-a little
willow basket was given, for which we allow
ed on the subscription book, fifty cents GER.
tainly its full value.
The doner was maiden lady, a daughter
OF wealthy Virginia farmer, weighing three
hundred and eight lbs. averdupois
Capacious however she was in body, sbe
was no less in spirit-for although in inde-
pendent circumstances, sbe employed her
time in making willow baskets, for the ben
eft Of the poor in the neighborhood. In the
evening of the day on which we received the
basket, we delivered a lecture on educate
in the town Of s., after which we put the
basket at auction. determining to sell to the
" highest bidder" We had scarcely donned
the auctioneer, when We received ten dol-
lar bid for the basket. Thinks Ito my.
selP'-good for the basket and on we went
in the incoherent langage of the gentleman
Of the " block" until at lcngth we knocked
it of to wealthy lady in the audience for
fifty dollars We at once handed the lady
her basket. After examining it for a few
minutes, she put the money in it and return
ed it to us, for which we, of course, made our
most complainant bow.
As by the gift of the lady, the basket, was
our own once more, and, heing encouraged
by our previous success, we determined to
try our hand a little further at auctioneering.
So we put up the basket again. The bidding
commenced, the audience waxed enthusiastic,
and in few minutes we knocked it off again
to gentleman sitting near us. for fifty doll
lars. He also put the money in the basket,
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-11-07

When the old lady had fallen iEto the we'll,
and was rescued from drowning with some
difficulty. she declared that /" had it not been
for Providence. and an other man, she never
would been got out alive" The theory OF
the old woman's assertion seems to have OPP
Grated in one of the churches in Loganspors,
where, on the National Fast-day, in the pres
ence of large congregation, q gentleman OF
reputed creditable sttainments, both literary
and moral, thus prayed: 20 Lord, had the
East done as well as the Hoosier State in
furnishing men to put down this rebellion.
we would not be under the necessity of call
ing on Thee"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-11-07

New PAINTING FOR THE CAPlroL.-Leutz,
the artist, has arrived in Washington, and
commenced the work on great painting to
fill the vacant PANEL in the rotunda of the
Capital, for which he is to receive twenty
thousand dollars. The design is to represent
a party of emigrants coming out Of wild
mountainous pass. to point the prospect Of
valley and plain extends into great distance
It will be the only painting in the Capitol
not strictly historical in ii character.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-11-07

An HoNEsr OLD MAID Nothing in my
opinion, (says Dean Ramsay GENES up to
the originality and point of the Montrose old
MAIDEN lady's most " exquisit reason" for not
subscribing to the proposed fund for organi-
zing volunteer corps iu that town. It was
at the time Of expected invasion at the begin
ming of the century, and some of the town
magistrates called upon her and solicited her
subscription to raise men for the service of
the King. Indeed" she answered. right
sturdily. I'll dae nae sic thing; | never
could raise man for myself and I'm mo-
ga'en to raise men for King Georgs."
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-11-07

THE LATE COLLECTOR AT NASHVILLE, Ten
nessee has arrived in Washington, bringing
late news from Tennessee. He says that
the Union feeling is very much stronger in
that state than outside facts would seem to
Indicate. A large number of the best Union
men have joined the secessionsts simply to
save their lives and property till the time
comes when the arrival OF f,deral troops
will enable them to avow their real senti
ments. lie reports that provisions are
abundant in Nashville, the rebels having
had forethought to lay in supplies while the
railroads were running to Louisville. In
fact the whole summer has been improved
by the Confederate leaders in importing val
liable articles of merchandise for fall and
winter consumption.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-11-07

TWELVE NOTED KENTUCKY SHOTS, among
whom are Colonel Thompson, DIR. Bush,
Thomas Clay (son of Henry Clay,) and 9TH
ers have offered their services to the Presi-
dent as corps of sharpshooters, to follow
the army wherever there is prospect of q
battle, and to act independently. Every
man ia noted shot, and has had practice in
deer-hunting fsr life time The party i.
joined by Colonel Philip White, of Philadels
phia. 1t is thought that ont of this offsr
and its acceptance will grow fine corps of
men used to border life and good shooting,
whose business it will be TO harass the enemy
by psking of bis officers. 1t is evident that
the Rebels at Ball's Bluff had numbers of
sharp-shooters. and that Colonel Baker and
other officers were shot down by them.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-11-07
Our Country's Call.
BY WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.

Lay down the axe, fling by the spade;
Leave in its track the toiling plow;
The is and the bayonet blade
For arms like yours filter now;
And let the hands that ply the pen
Qui the light task and, and learn to WELD
The hosrsman's CT ooked brand, and rein
The charger on the battle field
Our country calls away ! away!
To where the blood stream blots the green.
Strike to defend the gen1est sway
That time in all its course has seen.
See, from thousand coverts.-aee
Spring the armed foe, that haunt b or track
They rush to smite her down, and We
Must beat the banded traitors back.
Ho sturdy ss the oaks ys cleaye,
And moved as soon to fear and fight,
Men of the glade and forest leave
Your woodcraft for the field Of fight.
The arms that WELD the axe must puur
An iron tempest on the foe
His serred ranks shall reel before
The arm that lays the panther low.
And ys who breast the mountain sterm
By grassy steep or highland lake,
Come for the land ye love to form
A bulwark that no foo can break:
Stand, like your own grey cliffs that meek
The whrlwind, stand in her defence
The blast a. soon shall move the rock
As rushing squadrons bear ye thence.
And ys who's, homes are by her grand
Swift rivers, rising far away,
Come from the depth of her green land,
As mighty in your march as they;
A terrible as whom the rains
Have swelled them over bank and bourne,
With sudden foods to drown the plains
And sweep along the woods uptorn.
And ys whe throng, beside the deep,
Her ports and hamlets of the strand,
In number like the waves that leap
On his long murmuring marge of sand,
Cons, ike that deep, when, u r his brim,
He rises. all his foods to pour,
And fings the proudest barks that swim,
A helpless wreck against his shore.
Few, few were they whose swords, Of old,
But We are many, we who hold
Won the fair land in which wo dwell;
The grim resolve to guard it we'll.
Strike f that broad and goodly land,
Blow after blow, till men shall sec
That Might and Right move hand in hand,
And glorious must their triumph be.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-11-07

The amount of Grain. including grain re,
ducei to -four. shipped from Chicago during
the month of September, amonts TO {, 8,450,000
bushels. This is the largest quantity of grain
ever shipped from Chicago in any single
month, the excess being about 1000. .0c0
busbel.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-11-07
General Lane.

Gen. Lane, of Kansas, is not doctor of
laws, but if he kad been, be could not have
deiued with more exactness than he did, in
late stump speech at Leavenworth. what
the duty is of military officers under existing
laws, executive instructions, and the resolu-
tions of Congress: " We march to crash out
treason and let slavery take care Of itself"-
The nation has not yet determined upon .
general emancipation, as means of quelling
the rebellion, but it has determined that the
army shall not turn slave catchers for the
benefit of traitors. If the slaves of such es-
cape into our lines, they are not to be given
up, and if the progress of eur armies abolish
es slavery, that is consequence which trait
ors have brought upon their own heads.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-11-07

A confederate letter writer in Missouri
says that the German troops are very ats
tractive in their appearance" No doubt,
when attacked they win be found terribly
repulsive.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-11-07

THE allowance OF clothing to our soldiers
is much greater than to soldiers in European
armies. Our troops get one uniform coat
ard two sack coats year, and pair of
tronsers every five months. In the French
army, the allowance for three years is only
tunic and three pairs of trousers, while
shell jacket is given every two years. In
the Sandman and Belgian armies, the great
coat is expected to last eight years. But
the great durability of the clothing of Euro
pean armies is easily accounted for, when
we consider the care which is taken to in
sure good materials. Every yard of cloth in
subjected to very minute and distinct exam
nations by boards Of officers, assisted by
experts who weight, shrink it, and examine
it inch by inch, against strong light. They
also apply chemical tests to detect the quail
ity of the dye, and the manufactures are at
al times open to inspectors, who watch the
fabrication at every stage.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-11-07

The APPROACHING WINTER must tell crush
ingly upon the spirits of the rebels. Cut
off from all communication with the world:
the necessaries of life trebeled in value de-
MED the luxurious to which they have all
their lives been accustomed, without money,
without credit, without the skill to tu.n
their feeble resources to account what
dreary lookout into the future! And then
their army without tents ; without blank.
cts without leather to make harness and
shoes; without coffee or grog without even
salt to season their rations ! Their seaboard
menaced large fleets keeping watch and
ward at their harbor entrances and the
mouths of their rivers formidable expedi-
tions swooping down upon their coasts, in.
vesting their fortresses and capturing their
commercial towns
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-11-07

TIE FRENGH PRoTEsTANTs in Paris united
in prayer and supplication on the day set
apart by President Lincoln for that purpose
in this country, in behalf of the federal gov
ernment now nobly battling to put down re-
bellion in the slave States. This is signal
and significant sign Of sympathy on the part
of portion of the French people, character
istic of the friendship long existing between
that nation and the people of the United
States.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-11-07

A LOUD CALL.-The following telsgraphic
despatch was received in New York city
from San Francisco:
SAN Francisco, Oct. &c. 1861.
"CYRus ". FIELD New, York: The Pa
oi6c telegraph calls the Atlantic cable.
A. W. Bee"
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-01-15
METRFOLITAN SALOON.

TEX CLAUS, Proprietor.
LSs leave 70 inform the public that be has Is...s
ti"u u visitors. His IszT wiii le slvs,s ,i,i -
si.'e 1snors, also CiEArs q IN. be-t brands.
aim he 81 II O'Clock, and cold lunch Al all hour
served up short notice 49,
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-01-15
The numbug Ell Cymnaslums.

Who ever heard Of a giant who was
remarkable for anything beyond the size
of his body ?--whila the smalness of head
and the little that IS in it, il notable
thing. Beth body and brain need vital
force The mind is great in proportion as
that vital force is expanded in the brain
hut If it is used up in developing the mus.
e!es, the brain must suffer.
IL one expects u make his living by the
exercise Of muscular strength. let him. as
boy and youth, develope that strength
by steady labor and regular and temper
ntc lifc 1t Is his wish TO make money
by iegerdemain, by monkey capers. by
rope walking, by miraculous poses, aud
astonishing feats of ground and lofty tum>
bling, then the gymnasium is very proper
place for him, ard it is well that the ener-
gies Of the system should be expended in
the direction Of the muscles; hut if he
aims at professional life, one which is to
be followed as a means Of living, he must
exercise the mental, not the muscular
power; to the brain and mott beef, must
the energies OF the system be sent, in order
that, by their exercise, the brain NAV be
developed aud the mind worked with pow.
or.
To sedentGry persons, violent, sudden.
and ftful exercises is always injurious.
and such are gymnastie performances. Sol
diers die early. To day they are doing
nothing. To morrow the forced march.
the terrible battle summon up to the yery
dregs the employment Of dormant energies
The disabilities and death of a campaign
are many times greater by disease than bv
the bullet, for shocks and greater altera-
tiOns ALWAYS cause disease.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-01-15

Dark PuRE FREsu WATER Set n
pitcher Of water In ~ M, aud in few
hours it will have absorbed nearly all the
respired and perspred .asses in the room.
the air of which will become purer, bus
the water utterly filthy, The colder the
water the greater lJs capacity to contain
these gasses. At ordinary temperature Il
pint OF water will contain a piu of car
bonic acid gas, and several yin's # ammo
MIA The capacity is nearly double bv re
cucinG the temperature to that Of ice
Hence water, kept in the room awhile. Is
Always uuGt for use. For the same reason.
the water In pump-stock should all be
TGrped out iu the morning before any Is
used lmpnre water is more injurious to
the health jhaa impure.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-01-15
Rather Poor Soil.

n irquisitive Yankee was standing at
tavern door, in the lower part Of jersey.
watching funeral procession PASS by =
AT the hend If it was lrrce manure cart,
moving along very SLOWLY and making no
effort to torn cut ufthe road. The Yankee
was astonished az this want Of attention on
the part Of the driver Of said cart, and tur-
uing to Philadelphia, who was stand
ing by, he remarked.
Il guess the folks aint very perlite about
here tn hum, where / live, they Away,
turn out for a funeral"
20, that's part of the procession," re
piled the Phiade!phiau, grnvely
'Du tell 1eou don't say So! II w -
exclaimed the astonished Yankee
why, You see, it is very puor, sandy
sod about here, AMI noth'ng comes ~ thry
plant, unless they mature II welt So whe'
they bury fellow they throw whole ..,..r
load OF manure M the grave. t. make ann
rise early at the judgement day"
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-01-15
NOTICE.

4 Ii persons are cautioned against purchasing a
IA note, pas able a. MOses Cleveland aud signed bv
NE, az shall not pay the same
Joliet. June S. ls60. nsi,sw
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-01-15
" Good morning, Squire !'

THE MooS's INFLUENCE uPoN THE
WEATHER This question is Il suiect OF
dispute; some maintaining that the moon
e1er Is an influence, and others that it does
not
IL seems to be claimed that meteornlogi-
cal observations DO not exbibi; any evidence
that the weather is modified by the moon.
II this were true, and we d, not believe it
Is, It would not be corc'u.iye; it is ,nly
negative evidence. More careful aud
complete observations may show different
result.
Knowing that the rise Of the tide in the
ocean is chiefly due to the moons atrrnc-
ton, and that the atmosphere must neces-
sarily be very considerably affected in a
similar way also considering that the lunar
rays possess heat, which varies in amount
with the moons phase, we cannot avoid
the conclusion that the weather must be
decidedly affected by our satellite Many
years OF observations may, however. be re
CURED TO practically verify any theoretical
views which it may be possible to determine
upon.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-01-15

IftbLlt motto, o. hereby given. that on the orl
4 h-u"'A 81 Juh- next shall att, al before tI,,.
'uN tuu't 81 v al County IN ia. CITY e .suIir ,f
'h' pups oircttuE aud adjusting ali claim, a.aii..I
i"r 'stit" 81 James Nc'Hrr y. lat. uf said count,
DECREASED when aud Vh-I, Hil claimants a.. osf,G.i
lia requested &" attend aud ptr-nt tvir cIaluis 40
Nii'ih- H-.-Iri s'i4u 'siat, iul adjustment
Az p'r~n~ iut,ted e. -aii estate. ere aI-o rsoua.t
"' q" ''Ar i3 meat g. ti' tirs -n-d without t,Iay
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