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The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12
EV EN- ING.

Hark hear that sieet against the pane
And near the wild winds blowl
1t chilIG me with a shuddering dread,
This heavy, heaping snow
| cannot bear that i'll night long,
The drifts should deepen so.
o darling, that this storm shoNld beat
Upon thy lonesome bed
O darling that this dancing STOW
Should heap above thy head,
And not there to shelter thee,
Aud bear the storm insteadl
I trim anew the glowing FIRE
the flames leap merrily-
make the lamp light bright and clear
Thou art not here 20 see
All since sit here all alone
What are they all to me?
o dreary HEARTH 0 lonesome life !
O empty hearth and hOmel
1t Is not home TO me, wherein
Thy dear feet never come
There is no meaning In the word
Since thy loved lips are dumb
0, all in vain tho bright flames dance,
The ruddv embers glow
shyc" in the mellow light,
Because, altS know
The snow -driftS heap above thy sleep
This heavy, heapiug snow !
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12
s.Louk Forward, not Back

1t seems to me, sRys writer, that all
tlmes are alike adapted for happiness,
aud if we grow old as one should grow old
the last days of life must be the happiesr
Of ALL Every stage Of life is but the
preparation for the next one. 1t is the
treasure house in which are collected all
the pleasures that are to make the future
time Lappy. The child has indeed bu'
few troubles, but they are to him as larger
ones prove to his parents. asked a
friend once, speaking of the happy, cloud
less days Of his childhood, it he would
like TO be always child He
stopped for a moment, and then said
No" | think he was right. There is
progress in everything-iu our means OF
happiness, aud in cur capacity for enjoy
ment, Then let US look back upon tn
time wriukled face OF the past only with
feelings Of regret Give me the present,
glowing and full Of life, and the future,
glorious with its bright visions ] would
rather look forward than back; rather
spend the golden hours IN working Out
present happiness, than in vain regrets
for The past. 1t is but the hc|m with
which to steer her onward course 1t IS
the steep and rugged mountain up which
lies our way 1t is not genius nor tor
tune that paves the way tc eminencc, but
earnesrness, self. control, wisdom. These
are IN our hands let US use them, and
when, at the sunset Of life. we turn to
look back on orr path, and see it stretch
ing far down before US peacefully, we
may av ourselves down TO rest. ~
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12
Marshal Ney's Death-Scene.

The vengeance Of the allied powers
demanded some victims and the lutrepid
Ney, who had well nigh again put the
crown on BonaPartes head at Waterloo,
was one of them. Condemned to be shot
he was lea to the garden of Luxemburg,
on the m0rnug of the 7th OF December,
and placed III front of file Of soldiers,
drawn up 10 kill him. One Of the ofi-
GERS stepped up to bandage his eyes, but
he rep, lsed hin, saying, ''are yUu igno-
rant that for twenty five years | have
been accustomed to face buth ball and
bullet! Z" He then lifted his hat above
his head and with the same caim voice
that had steadied his columns SO fre-
quently in the roar and tunut of battle,
said: Il declare Uefore God aud man,
that | never betrayed my country-may
my death render her happy. Viva la
France + tie then turned to the sol
diers, and striking his hand on his breast,
gave the order, Soldiers fire y A SIN,
ultaneuus discharge followed, and the
bravest Of the brave sank TO ris: 10 more
He who had fought five hundred battles
for France, not one against her, was shot
as traitor. As | looked on the spot
where lie fell, | could not but sigh over
his fate
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12

"YANKEE Fool KILLERS One of
the North Carohna companies captured
1T Roanoke Island rejoiced in the above
suggestive appeIlatioo. They arrived on
Saturday. the Sfh. before the surrender,
were not IN the hight, tur were just in
time to be >cooped up SO handsomely by
our gallant brigades They feel very
chop fallen overtiIe result, and none among
all the prisoners feel cheaper or look more
ashamed of Il elnsel7es than these poor
Fool Killers" who didn't even smell
a Yankee until they were disarmed and
powerless.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12

Look TO THE SHEEPFoLD Sheep
will not wholly take care Of themselves
accommodating as they are in this respect
Lambs need special attention In the
uonth of September. they should be sep,
arated from their dams, and put into the
best pasture the farm affords perhaps q
few old aud feeble sheep may 90 with
theu. The design of this is TO bring
them into the wIntry season fat and hearty
IT underfed in Autumn they will become
weak, and before winter is over, many
will slcken and die.
When brought into the sheep yard
early 10 winter, they should have, not
only daily ration Of good hav, but i'll
tie grain or 6il meal beside OF course
they should have good sheds into which
they can retreat in storny weather, and
where they can lie at night.
In December, let the bucks and ewes
be put together. If is desired to in
crease several distinct breeGs. divide The
ewes into as many separate pens or yards,
with d seiect buck in each. They will
all be serveu in three Ur foar weeks.
The custom of some farmers TO neglect
providing good fresh water for sheep, is
not commendable. They can, indeed
melt snow in their stonachs, and so can
all animals if compelled TO do so, but good
clean water would be better. BY all
means, look we'll to the sheep fold, and
now, when the high price of wool makes
this kind of stock unusually valuable.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12
How Francis q. BLAIR "GOt
.EpSxSn-,3

The Politicians tell Il good story of q
collision between Francis p Blair, Sen.
i)r, (of the old GtoLe firm of Blair and
Riyes aad Jessie BenrOn Fremont, wife
OF the ex General ut the W est. which shows
how Immense V caus,ic aud lmpudent a
woman's tongue can be when the head
which holds the tongue Is educated, and
when the spirit is high euuugh to dale Il
DO battle with every body and everything
1t may stand upou record a, one of the
best shots ever launched 10y woman 5
tongue When Jessie came on TO Wash.
.ugt0n, few months ago, 10 endeavor IL
ferret out the hostility 10 her husband
which was evidently working there, she
very naturally came into collision will
the Blair family, we'll known to be his
chief opponents. During one of her in
iervews with Montgomery BiaiI, Post
master-Gcnerai, Francis T.. the father
was present Je>>ie's tongue had beer
running at the younger BLAIR, with thai
tousenesS and bnldue>S which rlghtfuily
belongs to the daughter Of old Thomas
Benton, and the vile pf man who onc,
came very near being President; and til,
old n,an alter tine could not stand il
any longer.
Madame" he said. drawing Dis figure
to It's lui heighth and intending TO with
er the audaciuus little woman by fash
OF his hard, cold eye" Madame. allow
me to say to you that, 10 my Judgment
your proper place is at the head of youl
husbands household in ST. Louis. and
this iufermcdling with the affairs of state
to say the least of it, is in very bad taste
ON your uart - II Ell, to make the blew
Il final and crushing one, aud to show that
" Washington was the spot where the des-
tinies of Generals as well as .tatesmen
we're t" be finally decided. he added, IL
wish you to understand, that here in
Washington is where we make uien, aud
where We unmake them
Mr. BLAIR, said jessie, Struggling her
shoulders after manner that she learned
in France, and casting wicked look out
of the corner Of her eyes at Montgomery
-"IhoUe see" some men of .your m"kin",
and u that Is the best yOn can do, 1 I'D
0ise yO~ to gut the business %
Those who know the weazen and dried
up appearance of Francis L. Blair him
self, aud the decidedly unornamental
physique of his soHs. may form some idea
Of the effect Of this palxhan, III the midst
of the smoke ON whIch Jessie gathered
up her skirts and swept out IF the room,
leaving the Blair family routed, horse,
foot, and dragoOn. Old Tom himself,
the hero Of FIVE hundred spicy tongue
fights, may be proud of the daughter he
has left behind, if he has the privilege
of looking out of bis place of retirement,
ou the personal and political squabbles Of
the land he once strode over with SO proud
a consciousness Of personal dignity.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12

DREADFUL TRAGEDY.-When Seth
90, home from mackereIing, he sought
his Sarah Ann, aud found that she, the
bearllcss one. had wed another man. And
then most awful tight he got, add SO he
went away, and bound himself 10 cut live
oak way off in Florida. He pined upon
the live cak lands. he murmured IN the
glades his ak grew heavy IN his hands,
ali 10 the wildwood shades. Mosquitoes
Sit him eve, e,yvhere, 20 comfort could be
get. and oh, how horribly he would swear
whenever he'd get bit. At last despair
ing of relief, and wishing himself dead,
he went into the woods apiece, and chop.
ped off his own head.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12

Poor WHrsrLING. Speaking of boref.
says victim to one Of the species Il
can scarcely imagine one capable of IN,
flcting more misery than an lntolersbie
whistler. | can stand a fife. when all the
nation is armed and equipped on training
day, and the drum, with its fang, fang,
serves to drown It's screams; but to listen
to a poor air, badly murdered by a, poor
puckerer, IS little too much, and | pre-
fer death in some easier, if not quicker
way always think of the French stage
0oach driver who, being very much an
noyed by such bore, turned uroFf hun
with, Mine trien', vat for you all de time
vissel? You loss your leetle dog, eh z y
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12
ssThey say"

- { =
We shall not attempt, for we couit
hardly expect to succeed, portraying tha
defrrmitles OF character so repulsive ss
the "They Say" Of society, The reput4
tions Of men and woman, good and bad,
old and Young. are alike wthered By its
blighting influence. They Say" ID
convenient mask for the slanderer from
behind which to emit the foulest libels,
the most scandalous rumors and the viltst
nsinuations. It's astonishing how many
Ithoughtless persons there are TO seiZe tbs
petty scandal OF malicious insinuation,
aud give it currency, without pausins 10
consider its probability or the conss.
quence of prom"ting its circulation. -
They Say is demon who spread. q
malaria that inyades every circle, destroys
the peace of families, blasts reputation.
sows discord, engenders strife and heart
burnings, Hithers friendship, poisons ths
fountain Of love, aud even desecrates the
ALTAR. The habit of repeating its ut!et-
ances grows apace with the least indnf.
gence, aud produces results of the mos:
painful cha. acter. How many feelings
and affections are sorely lacerated, and
that not for the time ouly, but how ottsY
do the slanderS thus germinated live TO
injure the good name aud fame for years
after Who has escaped its baneful In.
huRuce? How many can trace their
most poignant sorrow 10 some heartless
utterance, exaggerated by repetition, and
to be traced i'll its origin only to the uh!-
quitnus They Say 7" This deud is ever
busy soaring the reputation, magnify1fs
the trailries and torturiHg the most inn3.
cent conduct aud actions Of men. Fl.
vate reputation is priceless Jewel, and
we envy no mans or woman's heart who
will lightly trife with it, by needing or
giving currency to They Say runiors,
affecti. the character of nHighbor -
How much more wicked it is when ii az
sails the absent. vino cannot meet It's ~
cusatUns, but must suffer without tho
opportunity to repel it, it may be, linl't
too late 10 avert the evil it has entaile.i.
1t is very safe rule, when you have IL N
ing good to say about your neighbor. I"
keep your mouth shut Above all, fet ths
."unruy member' be stifled against lhs
utterauce of They Say" rumors.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12

THE WOUNDS OF TIE HEART.-You
may 70 into ballroom, writes the su-
thor Of Human Nature" where there
are two hundred women One hundred
and nnety nine of them you will pasa
with as much indifference as one hundrsi
and uinety-niDe puilets; but the tT"-
hundredth irresistibly draws you to her.
! here are Que hundred haudsolner and
nintetY nine cleverer ones present; efs
she alone has the magnet that attracts
you Now, what is that magnet? l. Il
her manner that charms? Isit her voi}s
that strikes on Que of those thousand ai!
one chords of your nervous system, anJ
makes it vibrate as sound does hosl"s
glass Or do her eyes so affect you tia.
you have 10 time 10 reflect, and NO oS-
pvrtuhity for your head to Judge how ysa
can digest the notions they have pu; into
it! Or is it animal magnetism, or What
The plague is it =?
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12

HARK :" from the Toombs a
doleful sound" The traitor Toohbs and
a few more OF the same sort have issued
an address IN which they utter cry OF
despair for the Southern Confedracy.
Ah! yes, the rebels are beginning TO see
the terrible circumstances that surround
them, and the terrible fate that stares
them in the face. e4
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12

There is no funeral SO sad to follow as
the funeral Of our own youth, which we
have betn pampering with fond desIres,
anb bilious hopes, and all the bright oer-
ries that hang ia poisonous clusters o5er
tho path of life.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12

SOME BEANS Mr. Whiting Metcalf
of Franklin Massachusetts,. thinks he has
beaten the New Hampshire man who
raised four hundred and fifteen beans
from one seed Mr. Metcalf says that a
few years since he raised from two beaus
one hundred and ffty.three pods on one,
ard one hundred and fifty six on the
JtIer. The beans counted up fifteen
hundred and thirty-tllree.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12
A volunteer. who prides himself upon

a volunteer. who pridcs himself upon
the domestic arts he has learned during
his camp life, writes home to advise the
girls not TO be in hurry to marry, for
the boys will return in 8 short time. and
girls can get good husbands, who can
cook, wash and iron, and do general
housework, work in the garden, or run Of
errands for their wives.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12
BUSINESS CARDS.

EULAAIA LODGE, No. 342, + A NJ.
STATED Meetings ON the 2nd and 4ihWednes-
days Of each month. Also Masonic gather
ings on every Wednesday Eyerins. for worl,
and practice, at their Hall in Coudrr>p,rt.
TIMOTHY IVES W. NJ.
SAMLEL HAKEN. Str,N. ------ -----
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12

THE OCEAN-A Partisan, asked to
describe the ocean. said Its mighty
big pond with an awful smell of tar" A
French gastrnnomer present when he
gave this aefnition, begged to correct
him. "No, Monsienr." j" said he, "the sea
is vat of briue, where Nature pickles
Holsters, goldfish, and mackerel"
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12

"Pra,, Sir" said judge, apgrily TO II
blunt old Quaker. from whom no direct
answer could be obtained. "do you In W
what we sit here tori" Yes, verify, | do, .
said the Quaker; "three of you for four
dollars each day, and the fat one in the
middle for four thousand year"
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12

A wag being asked the name of the
inventor of butter stamps, replied that II
was probably Caumus. as he first brought
letters into Greece.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12

Mrs. PARTINGToN told Remus the
other day in confidence. that young
man had committed infanticide BY blow.
ing his brains up in state of dellrium
tremendous. and the corner was holding
Q conquest over his domains.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12
JOHN S. MANN,

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Coudersport, Pa, viii attend the several
Courts in Potter and NJ kean Counties. All
business entrusted in his care will receive
prompt attention. Office corner of West
and Third streets
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12
ARTHUR G. OLMSTED,

ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR At LAW
Coudcrsport. Pa, will attend to all business
entrusted to his care. with prOmptnes ana
fd, ity. Office on Southwest corner of Main
and Fourth streets. ...
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12

If we lack the sagacity to discriminate
nicely between our acquaintance, nisfor
tune will readily do it for US
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12

Don't associate with mau that never
pays his debts. Ii fellow won't Pay,
his company won't.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12

Women cant bear control. Had the
Lord commanded Eve TO eat the apple,
probably she wouldn't have touched it.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12

BATTLES IN JANUARY. In the vari-
ous battles aud skirnishes that took place
during the month Of January this year,
between the Uuion and Rebel forces, the
following is the aggregate Of the killed,
wounded and missing:
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12
0. ~. ELLISON.

eRACTICING PHYSICIAN. Coudersport, Pn
respectfully informs the citizens of the vii
lage and vicinity that he will promptly re-
spond to all calls for professional services.
Office on Main St, in building formerly oc-
cupied by c. ". Ellis. Esq.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12
ISAAC BENSON.

kfTORNEY AT LAW, Coudersport, Pa, will
attend to all business entrusted 10 him, with
care and promptness Office on Second St,
near the Allegheny Bridge.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12
+ W KNOE.

ATTORNEY AT LAW. Coudcrsport Pa, will
regularly attend the Courts in Potter and
the adjoining Counties.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12

ANDREW SANBERG & BROS.
TANNERS AND CURRIERS'. Hides tanned
on the shares, in the best manner. Fam
merry on the east side of Allegany river
ConderSport, Potter county, Pay =, '6l
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12

- = oLASTED. : : 3 d. KELLY
OLMSTED Il KELLY,
JEALER IN STOVES, TIN & SHEET IRON
WARE, Main St, nearly opposite the Court
House, Coudersport, Pa. Tin and Shce'
Iron Ware made to order in good style, on
short notice
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12
l.. 81 RID
MARK GILLON,

IAIAOR-nearlJ opposite the Court House
will make all clothes intruSted to him in
the latest and best styles Prices to suit
the times-Give him Il call l3.4I
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-12
COUDERSPORT HOTEL,

D F. GLASSMIRE, Proprietor, Corner O.
Main and Second Streets, CoudersPort, Pot
ter Co, Pa.
4 Livery Stable is also keptin connect
ton with thus Hotel ....
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COLLINS SMITH,
NJ. w. MANN.

DEALER IN BOOKS Il STATIONERY, MAG
AZINES and Music, n. W. corner of Main
and Third stS. CnndersnOrt Pa.
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VOLUME XIV..-MJMBEa I3.
THE
POTTER JOURNAL
PUBLISHED BY
NJ. w. McAIarney, Proprietor.
sIO0 PR YEAR, INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE.

ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at the following
-, nxccnt whore special bargains are made.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-11-15
a Soldiers Consolation to Isis wife.

The Philadelphia American sends forth
the following
\ good thing came off on Tuesday when
the Corn Exchanges last corps left Phiia-
delpha for Harrisburg. Among the men
was one who had young wife. While
they were waiting for the order to march
the young wife was taking leave of her
husband, in accents broken and eyes that
lay bedewed in tears like violets in a sum-
mer shower The man caressed her, but
the tears still started he told her of the
patriotism and munifcence of the Corn
Exchange Association, yet the crystals
continued to fall he told her of the coun
trys danger, but her anguish was not
seothed, At last, weary of his endeavors
he tried another tack.
Sally" SAID he, quit crying You
see what the Corn Exchange has done
They've paid you my bounty, fitted me
out and everything.
Yes" the girl sobbed, but"
But what n
But if you get killed, what then p
Why'--the man hesitated for mo-
rnent, until lucky thought struel. him
| you another husband!
| The ludicrousness Of the idea changed
the current Of the girls feelings, and a
smile wreathed her pretty mouth and
dimples in manner that was pleasant to
| behold The last tears rolled away, ami
as the word " forward" was given, she gave
the young recruit . last kiss and departed
in good cheer. sa
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-11-15
The Alabama Pursued by English
I'rIII>.i>.


Upon receiving the information that
Captain SemmeS had disresarCled the Ger
titcates of a British Consul, and in the
face Of a British consular seal, regularly Y
affixed to papers establishing the British
ownership Of certain property on board Of
4 vessel captured by him. had deliberately
proceeded 20 burn that property with the
vessel which contained it, the British Con-
sui in this city, we are Informed, inme-
diately took steps to represent these
transactions most forcibly TO Admiral
Milne, commanding Her Britannia Majez-
tvs squadron in the AWericau waters
The Admiral, upon receiving the repre-
senta:ions Of the Consul, forthwith ordered
three British men.o:-war in pursuit OF the
Alabama, with orders, a. We understand,
to overhaul that vessel of wrath and con-
vey her to some British port, where her
violations of international law may be
iudiclaliy inquired into.-N J.. Times.
The following is the incident in the ca
reer of the Confederate pirate Alabama
that has aroused the British l:on:
Can't Small, of the ship Lafayette, from
New York to Liverpool, gives the follow
ins particulars On the 25d OF Oct, lat. ~
dre., long 81 deg, at T. m, saw what
afterwards proved to be the Alabama
Took her at first sight to be topsail
schooner. until she came within a mile,
when she fired gun across our bow. She
carried a British flag, but this vas soon
displaced by the Confederate flag. On
coming near, a boat was sent to board US
Can't Semmes, Lieutenant and about a
dozen Of the crew came on board. Capt
Small was ordered to show his papers
which he did. They bore the certificate
Of the British Consul, which Capt. Small
suppo.ed sufficient protection. Capt Sem
mas replied: You New York people are
getting very sharp, but it went save you
il is all ID hatched up mess" He
then gave orders to his Lieutenant to have
the officers and crew Of the Lafayette pat
on board the pirate the captain to have
AS much as he could put in a single trunk,
and the crew in one bag each and after
that to set fire and burn the ship.
Can't. Small demonstrated, saying that
surely he would not destroy the ship with
SO much proof OF her being British proper.
ty. To this Capt. Semmes replied that II
they had no farther protection than that
il was of no avail whatever lie hoped To
serve them a ID sight worse finaing
protests of no account, Captain omaii ana
crew packed up few thiRSs ana wSfe
transferred to the Alabama. Inc pirate
too,< all his books, Eauticai instruments
6.c for his own use. me snip WAS taeh
fred and soon sunk. Ihey were all put
in IRONS. and retained SIX days, at the end
If which time they were put on board the
Castine. The crew OF the Lafayette num-
hered II. Four of these Joined the Ala
bama; they were all foreigners.