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East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08
Oren-wolves and witches,

The belief in what were in England
called wehr-wolves (men-wolves,) aud IN
France lOups9arous was very ancient
superstition throughout Europe. 1t Is as
serted by a writer of the time, that, that
in 1888, a gentleman, looking out Of the
window OF his chateau, in a village two
leagues from Apehon, in the mountains
OF Auyergne, saw one OF bis acquaintance
going hunting, and begged he would
bring him home some game. The hunt
er, while occupied IN the chase, was at
Jpykyl by fierce she-wolf, aud, after
having fred at it without effect, struck 1t
with his huntin4S,lfe, and cut oil the
paw of its right lore'leg. on which II took
to flight. The hunter took up the paw,
threw it into hit bag with the rest OF his
game, and soon afterwards returned to hls
| friends chateau, aud told him OF his ad-
venture, at the same time putting his
hand into the bag to bring out the wolf :
paw in confirmation of his story. What
was his surprise at drawing out a lady s
hand, with gold ring on one finger T
| His friends astonishment was still great
er when he recognized the ring as one
| which he had given 70 his own wife; and
descending hastily into the KITCHEN, he
found the lady warming herself by the
! fire, with her right arm wrapped in her
apron. This he at once seized, and found
to his horror that the hand was cut oil.
! The lady confessed that il was she who,
/ in the form of a wolf had attacked the
hunter; she was, in due course OF time,
brought to her trial and condemned, and
was immediately after burnt at Ryoms,
In 1873, a witch was burnt at Compieg-
ne she confessed that she had given her.
self to the devil who appeared to her as
a great black man, on horse back booted
and spurred. Another avowed witch was
burnt in the same year, who also stated
that the evil one came to her in the shape
of black man. Ia 1882 and 1888 sew.
eral witches were burnt. Severa! loca
councils at this date passed severe laws
against witshcrait and from that time to
the end of the century the number of mis-
erable persons put to death IN France un
der the accusation was very grcat.-lr
tho course only Of fifteen years, from
1880 to 1895, and only in one province
that Of Lorraine, the President, Remigi
us, burnt nine hundred witches, and a
; many more fed out of the country L
save their lives; aud about the close o
the century, one of tho French judge
tells us that the crime of witchcraft haC
become so common, that there were no
) gaols enough to hold the prisoners, o
Judges to hear their causes.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08
Selected 2netru.
rIY LITTLE swEETEIEART.

All sad are they of whom poet writes,
Nor ever any story-teller hears
Tho childless mothers who, on lonesome nights,
Sit by their fires and weep, hlving the chores
Done for the day. and time enough 10 SEQ
All the wide floors
Swept clean of playthingsi they, as needs must be
Have time enough for tears.
But there are griefs more sad
Than ever any ehildess mother had
You know them, who do smother natures cries
Under poor masks
ofsming slow despair
Who put your white and unadorning hair
Out of your way, and keep at homely tasks
Unblest with any praises of mems eyes,
Till death come to you with his pItocus care
To unmarriagenble beds you go,
Saying, "lt is not much--'tis well, If 30
We only be made fair,
And looks Of love await US as we rise"
NY cross is not as hard as theirs to bear,
And yet alike to arc storms or ealmi
My lifc's young JOY,
The brown-chocked farmer boy,
Who led the daisies with him like his lambs:--
Carved his sweet pictures ON my milking-pail.
And cut my n.me upon his threshing Gail,
One day stopped singing at his pow-alls!
Before that summertime was gone the grass
Had cboked the path which 70 the shoep-heldled,
Where bad watched him tread
So Oft on evenings trail
A shining oat -sheaf balanced on his head,
And nodding to the gale.
Rough wntry weather came, and when il Sped
The emerald wave
Swelling above my little swoethoarts grave,
With such bright bubbly flowers was set about
/ thought no blew them out,
Aad so took comfort that he was not dead
For was Of a rude and ignorant crew,
And hence believed whatever things l saw
Were the expression Of a hidden law;
And with u wisdom wiser than ! knew
Evoked the simple moaninns out Of things
Bychildlke qucstonings
And no they named with shudderings of fear
Had never, in his life, been half so near
As when sat all day with checks u.kisscd
And listened to the whisper, very low,
Tnat said our love above deaths wave Of WOO,
Was joined together like the seamless mist.
And often yet upon the shining track
OF the old faith, come back
Ny childish flncics never quito subdued,
And when tine sunset shuts up in the wood
The whispcry sweetness OF uncertainty
And night, with misty locks that loosely drop
About his ears, brings rest welcome boon,
Playing his Pipe with many starry stop
That makes q golden snarling in bis tune,
see my lttlo lad
Usdcr the Ioafy shelter Of the boush',
Driving his no.sclcss, visionary cows,
Clad in beauty alone can sec.
Laugh, you, who never hal
Your dead como back, but do not take from me
The harmless comfort Of my foolish dream,
That these, our mortal eyes,
Which outwardly reflect the earth aHd skies,
DO introyert upon eternityi
And that the shapes you deem
Imaginatons, just as clearly fall
Each from its own divine original,
And throu gh some subtle element Of light
Upon the inward, spiritual eye,
As DO the things which round about them le,
Gross and material on the eternal sight.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08

Not until his lips pressed her forehead
did she spring up aud half shrek, "Whe
is in this room!'
"Hush!n responded a voice in hoarse
whisper while a rough hand was laid on
her shoulder. "Speak nothing, and fear
nothing" The next moment she heard
the sound of retreating footsteps and the
creaking of shutter, and then all was
still again. Satisfied that she was alone,
she sprang from the bed, and tonchlag a
| lighted match To the burner, sank into a
chair compleately prostrated with the
danger through which she had passed. -
Recovering, She closed and fastened the
window through winch the burg lar had
entered, and then looked around to as
certain Of what she had been plundered.
The drawers were ransacked and al
most everything with lock to IT had
been opened but, strange to say, little or
nothing was missing. A casket OF Jew
elry was open ON the bureau, but the di-
almonds aud the gold were all there, and
her watch hung where she had placed it
on retiring. Beside the casket, she dis
covered little roll Of paper. She picls-
ed it up, aud found that it enveloped
hard substance, that the hard substance
was ring and that that ring had been
given 20 her many years before, and had
been in her possession ever since Hall
bewildcred at the singular proceeding,
she was about casting the scrap of paper
from her, when her eye caught the marks
of pencil upon it. She carefully OPEN
ed it and read
"This ring which was once mine, tolls me in whose
house / ain. i did not know you we're IN ChlhOsia
You know | am an outlIw-thc world knows II, and
| do not care 10 deny it-but iallen as am, can
not rob you, Maria. Forgive me, and god bic IS You
HENRY"
This explained all. She read the scroll,
and dropping upon her knees, prayed
Tor him who had written it. And who
was "IIenry!' Ten years ago he loved
that same Maria, when they both lived in
Brooklyn; aud he would have made her
his wife-fsr she would be his-had he
not taken to drink and gambling, and
finally forged the name Of his employer,
for which he was given home in Sing
Sing. When he was worthy of her love
he gave her that ring, and she had kept
it in remembrance of what he had been.
This is the story Of the ring.
On the returA Of the husband from
Sacramento, the wife related the adven-
ture, and showed HIM the note, but he is
not Jealous, nor has he attempted u ar
rest tue burglar. Cadyoram A[IgdsiHe.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08

SOUND TnEoLoGY.-A little fellow,
eight years old, who was without rca-
tive in the whole world, was asked by a
lady ii he did not have fears as to whesh-
or he would get along in life.--Tho chil,l
looked up, with a pcrplexcd aud inquir-
ing ewes, as if uncertain of her meaning,
anil troubled with new doubt. "Why,
said he, "dop't you think Goi will take
care of feller, if he puts his trust in him,
and docs the the best be can ?" g
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08

PAIN AND DEATf.-It is a comfort 10
know that insects lave no nerves OF sen
sation. The idea that every insect aud
reptile, and even the niyriads OF animal
cuie that we are Obliged to crush aud
destroy day by dy, suffer pain, Is terri
bic one. The poets have taught us the
idea it is left to narturalists to set US
right ...t,
Insects may be cut and pulled to pieces
without giving any indication OF pain.
When they lose leg or two, they go
about their business without seeming to
mind il at all Cut a wasp ia two, 30
that his throax is separated from hls
stomach aud abdomen, and he walks
about merrily, and eats with an unusual
y good appetIte.-In fact, as hls food
passes through at once, it gives him no
inconvenience, and he can eat any guam
tIty The enjoyment does not last very
long, because the process OF nutrition can
not go on without the organs OF dlsges
ton; but Mr.. Wasp does not appear to
suffer IN the least
Insects, IN certain cases, show muscu'
OF pain. We know that there may be the
most spasmodic action in the human
body without the least suffering. Some
years ago we knew of little boy whose
lower extremities were thrown into spasms
by an injury to the spine. The little iel'
low had no feeling below the point OF IN
jury, aud was greatly amused to lie and
see himself kick. SO the convulslve
spasms of men who are hanged are no
proof OF PAIN. When the neck is broken,
there can be no pain below tho point Of
dislocation. When the neck is not brok-
Ell, the pressure of blood on the brain
produces insensibility almost instantly.
All men who have recovered from hang
ing, after it was supposed they were dead,
testify to its painness When men die
slowly, and with strong muscular cantrac-
tions, there is probably no suffering.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08

"sign."-"Sir, one word," said a sol
dier one day to Frederick the Great,
when prescntingto him request OF a
Lieutenant "lf you say two" answered
the Prince, 'I will have you hanged. "
"Sign," replied the the soldier. The
monarch, surprised at his presence Of
mind, immediately granted his request.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08

There is deacon in Franklin CO..
Mass who has razor that has seen some
service 1t has been used twenty years
by his grandfather, thirty years by his
father, aud eighteen years by himself
Sixty-eght years IN all and is now IN ea
cellent order.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08
pop,NsoN & THOMPSON,

Attorneys and Counsellors at Law. Win give
prompt attention collections Taxes paid for non.
regidents, and all business connected with Land
Agency promptly attended to. -
EAST SAGINAW.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08
DIR. Nv. II. BUTLER,

PHYSICIAN g. SURGEON.
Late Assistant Physician, Charity Hospital, Buffalo
Office on Genesee street, Sd door west OF Pos
Office, up stairs, bAeI oAulNA"
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08

physician and Operative Surgeon. Residence on
Hoyt Street, second house East OF Rev NJ Good
mans ofico over Millinery store on Washing
ton Street.
East Saginaw, March 20, 1861.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08
BYRON u. BUCKHoUT.

Wholesale and Retail dealer in English and American
Hardware, Cutlery, Iron, Agricultural Indictments
Stoves, Copper, lin and Sheet lion Ware, &C.
priol Block EAST SAGINAW.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08
GEORGE G. BATES,

Attorney & Counsellor at Law, Chicago Illinois
Will give diligent attention to all business en-
trusted to him.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08
MERsuoN s. BROS.

Will attend TO the Purchase, Shipment and 1nspeo-
tion of Lumber on Saginaw River. Post O.heS
Address, EASI SAblNAN'
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08
WILLIAM L. wEBpER.

Attorney and Counsellor at Law and Solicitor IN
Chancery. Office, corner Of water an ana y, Toh-
o streets. bAol ShuANA"'
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08

A DOUBLE ENrENDRE.-A messenger
having requested a clergyman to an
nounee "If Dr----was among the audi-
ence, he was urgently wanted" the eler-
gyman added, from sympathy, "and may
God have mercy on the poor patient!'
The doctor in a rage, c,demanded and re-
ceived an humble apolgy
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08
An English Paper Making sport
Of fMr. Russell.

The London Saturday RsUie,0 makes
merry over Mr. kusseI's letters to the
London Times, dissectiug them with a
very sharpe scalpel, critlcising their style
with acrlmony, aud abusing them round
y Lly, in terms both general and specific.
Thus Mr.. Russell had the misfortune TO
write from Montgomery that he had
dined with jeff Davis, aud that the prin-
cipal dishes of the banquet were pork and
"hominy." The Repie,0 picks a mrosel
fronI this passage, aud comments upon it
as follows
Our Special Correspondent was invit-
cd il seems, to a mere Baunecide repast
"a mere feast of reason aud dow OF sOul,
or at best, 70 banquet OH hog and hom-
my, which at once proved MIR. Jefferson
Davis not TO belong 10 the class "we call
gentry" A Prince Regent once invited
Lord Chancellor to beans and bacon as
special luxury but Tor a Confederate
President TO invite Special Correspond
ent to hog and hominy really passed en-
durance. 1t "Jelf." Is so little ot "A gen
tleman, what will "Aby" be VIII he,
to hit on a greater deicacy that hog aud
hominy, revive the iavorito medieval
practical joke, and cause Our Special
Correspondent literally to ''eat his own
words'?
The Regiev than trayesties Russell in
the following manner:
Next day comes another letter of equal
subinnity, full Of quotations., bits OF Lat
in, scraps OF Shakespeare, novel and elo-
quent talk about "maculated lives"
"Parahs OF American civilization" Sc,
quite enough to remind us that Our Spec.
lal Correspondent has been III ludIa and
heard OF Parlah, and has learned Latin
enough to know that "macula" means a
spot. But the beginning is OF course the
finest thing oil ala Special Correspond
ent always knows how to put his best
foot foremost. Thus 1t is that he throws
oil
at is impossible to resist the convic-
tion that tue Southern Confederacy can
only be conquered by means as irreslstI-
ble as those by which Poland was subju-
gated.
II RI
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08
III. MARKS.

Dealer in Hats, Caps Furs and skins, Ready Mad
Clothing, Gloves, &c. Opposite Brick Hotel
EAST SAGINAW.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08
c. ID. w. Gibson & son,
III. G. FAuRAND,

Dealers in Groceries, Provisions, Fruits Grains, &C
Young's Block, Genesoe stroet, EAST SAGINA"
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08
Post Omce Notice.

MAILS ARRIVE.
Eastern Mails daily at II NJ and = p. M.
Portsmouth & Bay City mail daily at q 7. Nj.
Vassar a Tuscoln. mail semi-weekly,
Tuesday and Fridays.
Saginaw City mail daily AT ?. p. NJ.
MAILS CLOSE.
Eastern mails daily at 8 p N.
Portsmouth Bay City daily at A. NJ
Way mail 20 Flint dailyat ! p. NJ
Vassar 4 Tuscolo, Semi-weedy mail Mondays and
Thursdays at | p. NJ.
Saginaw City Mail daily az 10 NJ.
Office hours from A. NJ. 20 l2i r. NJ, and from
L. NJ. TO 81 p. NJ
d. W. C. GAGE, p, NJ.
East Saginaw, May /, 1861.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08

EE-Our young friend, Harry Turn,
recently married his cousin of the same
name When interrogated as to why be
did SO, he replied that it had always been
maxim of his that zone good Turn de-
serves another" and he had acted accor-
dinghy.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08
I.oyELAND & wALDRoN,

A,,orncys and Counsollors at Law and Solicitors in
ChanSsry. EAST SAGINAW.
Wu. j. LovELAND. OEo W. p" "ALpNoN
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08
HESS BRO. s co.

Dealers in Drugs and Medicines. Patent Medicines
EAST SAGINAW.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08
w. l.. p. LITTLE & co..

DILLLNGIsAM 1. GLYNN,
Attorneys & Counselors. EAST SAGINAW
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08
The South will fall,
if at all,
as a nation PROSTATE at the feet Of Vi

Al al all,
as a nation PROSTATE at the feet Of VIC
torlous enemy"
We have taken little typographical
lihorty In the middle of tnS L@tia pol
ysy yllaUlcs there crop out five words oil
pain Lnghsh with rhyme to boot,
which cannot possibly be Our Own spec
lal Correspondents own composition.
though not marked by any sign OF quo
tatIou, tney are clearly a fragment OF some
ancient dltty, aud we thought that 1t was
only doing them justice TO PRINT them
as such.
When ones ears have recovered from
the roll OF the OIg words on either side OF
them-when we nave strlveu to master
the grand ''intrOspective" picture OF the
SPECIAL corr espoudent's mind struggling
against convictions winch at last he nnds
it lmpossible To reslst-we have sort OF
general notions that it all means that the
South will never give IN unless 1t Is sound
! ly beaten. We think this is very likely
indeed, but while we are trying clearly
to put our thoughts in order, they are
driven back again into confusion by the
comparison with Poland Mhy Poland!
Is Poland the special example of a coun-
try falling by sneer lorce2 No doubt
there was some hard fighting just at the
end, but had he wished TO polnt moral
by the fall OF Poland, we should certainly
have chosen it as the example of a ma
tion falliag not nearly 50 much by VIC.
lence as by internal corruption aud 10y eX'
ternal intrigue. Certain it is that the
most warike nation Ii Europe allowed
large provinces to be loppsd of from 1t
without striking blow To retain them.
Moreover, Mr.. RusSell's record OF cur.
rent history is dapgsnced as utterly
worthless"
Now this is sort Of current history
which is utterly worthless. History writ.
ten for momentary effect must be worth
less Real contemporary records, be they
private journals and letters or public dis
patches, are OF inestimable value, provid'
ed only the authors are, rs they common
ly will be, men of sense enouyh to say
straight-forwardly what has happened
OF course we do not mean to include
French marshals, who begin. "Ihe can
non of your Majesty have spoken" aud
that sort of thing. We are talking of ra
tional, business.lke men, of whom there
are still many in England, and, we hope
some in America. But the inflated rhod
omontade of Our Special Correspondent
simply conceals what few facts he may
really have to tell us; and though doubt
less he does not think so, the Specia
!, Correspondent is of all men in the very
worst position for getting at the plan
truth. If man would be content to g
about everywhere, looking at everything
and talking to everybody, without chal
lcnging any particular attention to him
self, no doubt he might find out grea
deal; but ii a man travels as an "illustri
Gus stranger" he at once lays hmsel
opon TO all the preiudices all the bamboo
dement's of which illustrious stranger
are sure TO be the victims.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08

JABEZ G, SUTHERLAND.
Attorney and Counsellor at Law, anu Proctor
Admirnltv. SAGINAW CITY.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08

RIVER ROUTES.
steamor Arislleaves Curtis Bliss Coz dock daily
att A. ". and p. NJ, for Bay City
Steamer Bell Seymour leaves Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays, at o'clock A. NJ, for Mid!aud
City,
Propeller Star leaves Curtis Bliss Co.'S, dock
hourly, each day from 7 M, 10 lO p, NJ for
Saginaw City and intermediate ports.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08

Wholesale and Retail dealers in Dry Goods, GToee
ries, Croellcry, Clothing Hats, Caps, &c, ,-,,,
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08
Business girttsory.
East Saginaw Courier.
GEO. F. LEWIS, Proprietor.

published every Thursday morning at the City of East
Saginaw, Michigan.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08

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Office
Yearly advertisers will be entitled to card in the
Business Directory gratis.
JOB PRINTING.
Connected with the Courier Office isa Now and Ex
tensive JoB PRGNrING ESTABLISHMENT, wherein Plain
and Ornamental Printing of every description will
be done in the latest and most fashionable style.
Patronage is solicited. GEO. h. LLNIS
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08
Travellers Directory,
GOING EAST

GOING EAST.
Boss 4 Burrelrs Stage leaves daily FOR Flint and
Holly, at A. NJ, and p NJ, conEecting with
d. q NJ. r. w. 10 Detroit
Steamer Forest Queen leaves Curtis, Bliss { Co.'S
dock Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 2 o'clock
Z. N, for Detroit and intermediate ports
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08
- GAYLORD.
CURTIS. BLISS * co.

ttorneys and Counsellors ct Law, Solicitors in
Chancory, &c. sAGINA" OllA.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-08-08

TERMs;-sI,5Oa year. Invariably in advance.
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Lum sss
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-10-11
ENGRAVED
ARMY SUPPLIES.

S.EALED PROPOSALS, till the zlst Of Jcsobor,
- 1861, at 10 o'clock, u, arc Invited foT s5n-
plying the army with Beef Cattle on the noo'. c"
5e deferred at Cham5efs5urg, Harrisburg. or
York, in the State Of Pennsylvania cs the 6oF-
ernment may designate.
Bidders are requested to comply in ali paFtic1-
lars With the form of bid published herewith
Government reserves to itself the right to pay
in Tr.ssa7y notes or other funds IL hiss fOf d's-
hursement and 70 reject any bid and for any cause
No bid will be entertained unless the bidder IL
present to respond to his bid.
The Government will receive 4, 900 head und"r
the contract and will reserve the right to require
anv additional number up to $4,000 head
Deliveries TO be made weekly IN such quantities
as may be required.
The Cattle must average iSVO POUNDS sroas
weight: and no animal viii be received wH.cn
weight less than 900 pounds gross
To conditional Did will be received
The bids to be directed TO Capt. A. BEckwlrh
C. s., u. s A., Washington, D. O., and endorsed
Proposals for Beef Cattle"
FORM OF BID.
Ia, B.. dc hereby propose to deliver to the Gov
ernmeLt good Beef Cattle on The hoof fox - per
hundred pounds gross weight. The Cattle to be
delivered at Chambersburg Harrisburg, or fork.
IN the State Of Pennsylvania, as the Government
NAV designate, according to the terms Of the e.
closed advertisement. Ths Cattle IN be weighed
Oh The scaIes End the weight so determined 10 be
the purchase weight. hereby agree to give
good aud sufficient bond for the fulfllnent OF tn
contract. aud to receive Treasury notes or other
Government funds in payment fer the Cattle.
The frst delivery Of the Cattle will be required
to be made about The 10th Of November, 1851.
Oct. LIST, dsw3w