davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The national Republican., 1862-08-28

Read on! u-. Road ON!
Greatest Bargains Yet! |!
EXTRA srLvRR.PLArED COMPLETE TEA
episess, bsst quality, 1.so nstt
EXTRA snvER-PLATED CASTOR,
sFrsnoh slas bottles, %, SAso, sS.oo, 70 ss.So.
EXTRA SILVER: PLATED, oLIvR THREAD
nd TABLE SPOONS,
~ dosn.
sXrRA slLvER-PLArED, TIPPED TABLn
SPOONS,
ss Per dozen.
OLIVE TABIh F6RKs,
- pr dossn.
EXTRA snvzR-rsAIED. TIPPED TABLE
SIS dSA
EXTRA sILvER-PLATRD TEA SPOONS,
rIPPAD AND THREADED,
HEAVY sILvRR-PLArEp, DOUBLE WALL
ICE PIfCHERS,
Lsrgs ~, bsst quality, beautifully engraved and
sharsd only %, s7so and % w for extrs quality
FINE BILvER.PLATED CUPS, MUGS, COB
LIFTS, SALT STANDS.
Oaly u sseh-retail price, ~
sILvBR-PLATBD MUSTARD AND SALT
SPOONS,
- o.. ssoh.
sHvER-PLATBD BUTTRR-KNIvEs,
70, 81, and " ets. each.
The national Republican., 1862-08-28

We are Agents for the Sale Of
AoCLAN'S CELEBRATED
Coooanut and Ounce seed
Hair Oils,
COLO4NES, EXTRACTS. SO.
ChfiItiani'S Cdosass, &tfastL ks.
wORs.sY's PREMIUM
HONEY, PALM, ALMOND. AND WINDSOR
Toilet Soaps.
TAYLoR's FANCY SOAPS.
Put up in Family Boxes. to salt purchasers
Wholesale and Retail.
Also, full lines Of Notions and Paney Goods
al Of whioh vs oasr ut the Manufacturers
Prices. without any freight being added.
The Trade, Dealers, Housskespsrs and Ped
lars are respectfully solicited.
We GUARANTEES TO sell at New York and rhila
dslphiS prices, orpsrisk IN W aits~spt.
The national Republican., 1862-08-28

SPECIAL ATTENTION IL REauss1lD.
The national Republican., 1862-08-28

Cooparisoa Of prices Will eoovinos al that ~ ~
ssliiaS ~ bsst and shsspsss sooS In ssf llns
ths, - - sosnd m any houss . IL country.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-07-09
GOD OF THE FREE.

God of the free . upon thy breath
Our Gag Is for the right unroiled,
As broad and brave as when its stars
First lit the hallowed time of old.
For duty still its folds shall aye;
For honor still its glories burn,
Where Truth, Religion, Valor guard
The patriots sword and martyrs urn.
No tyrant's impiouss step is ours
No lust Of power on nations rolled
Our dag for friends starry sky,
For traitors, storm in every fold.
o thus we'll keep our nations life,
Nor fear the bolts by despots hurled,
The blood of all the world is here,
And they who strike US, strike the world
God Of the free, our nation bless
In is strong manhood as at its birth,
And make its life a star of hope
For sll the struggling of the earth.
Then shout beside thine oak, o North,
0 South wave answer with thy palm,
And in our Union's heritage
Together sing the nations psalm
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-07-09

THE SKELETON OF JOHN BRowN's Son.
When the Massachusetts, Second came here
the negroes told them that the s'mummy," as
they called it, of ohm Browns son, who was
killed in the engine house, was preserved in
the office of DR.. Maguire, who is medical di-
rector in the rebel army. The soldiers imme-
diately took possession of it, and placed it un-
der the charge of the Post Surgeon, who de-
sires to keep 1t as medical preparation. The
arteries are injected and the muscles display
ed in the usual manner. My first impression
was that it should be given over to the family
for decent interment; but medical friend
suggested TO me, that SO long as it can be wis.,
tied, as doubtless it will be when the surgeon
takes it North, by thousands it will tell the
tale of the horrid brutality with which it was
treated by the Virginia savages. The skin
was stripped off an tanned. 1t was then pre-
pared as an anatomical specimen. The ply
sician who achieved the job became mad and
died, the blacks say and believe, as a judg-
ment of heaven.-Lefter from Winchester.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-07-09
BURNING PoTAToE VINEs.-According to the
Massachusetts, Ploughman, potato vines should

BURNING PoTAToE VINEs.-According to the
Massachusetts Ploughman, potato vines should
be thrown into heaps and burned for the most
plausible theory in regard to the potato rot is,
that it is caused by very minute insect, not
visible to the naked eye. By burning the
vines, therefore, we may catch millions OF
them and send them where they came from for
the vines are but very little value as manure,
and their ashes are better than their stems
buried in the soil. A very reasonable suppo-
siton in regard to the rot is, that it is caused
by poisonous little insect, too minute to be
readily discerned yet numerous enough to
cause destruction to that root which is almost
the sole food of millions of our race. If, as
we conjecture, a small poisonous insect is the
cause we can out flank and subdue him by
fire and water. Let the vines have the fire,
and let the tubers, at the time of planting, be
dipped into potash water, to kill the little
knits that adheres to them.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-07-09

Barnum has awarded his prizes to the exhi-
btion babies. A child } years old took the
first prize of 500 as the finest child on exhi.
bition One thousand dollars has been awar-
ded to the Cincinnati child eight months old
which weighs but one pound, seven ounces
and Barnum offers another thousand for a
match to it any time within year.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-07-09

Two runaway contrabands-a small boy and
his large aunt-were arrested in Detroit, Mich
igan, on the 18th instant, under the Fugitive
Slave law, upoh which the negroes generally
turned out and raised considerable excitement.
Before any actual disturbance took place, how
ever, the fugitives were discharged, uuder a
writ of habeas corpus, and skedaddled over
to Canada.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-07-09

division of the enemy dispatched in that di.
rection was estimated at twenty to thirty thou.
sand men of all arms.
1t appears that the telegraphic communica.
tlon between White House and Mcclellan was
not broken until one O'Clock on Saturday,
when the wire was cut at Dispatch Station,
eleven miles out. The last of the transports
were moved by the steamtugs, and the few ar
tcles scattered about on shore were fred
The whole was of small value, and thus OF the
many millions of property here few days
since, probably not So, 900 worth was destroyed.
Since very early hour Saturday, Gen. Nc
Clellan has been deprived of his telegraphic
communication with Washington. He aba
doned is use several hours before the wires
were cut. doubtless being fearful that the en-
emy might, by placiag magnet on the wire,
read his orders. Direct commun ication is
now being opened with him, however, by gun
boats, up the mouth of the Chickahominy,
and 1t will soon be all right in~this respect.
In the midst OF this closing scene, | regret
to haye to state that some vandal set fire to
the w hlte House and it was entirely consum-
ed. The cavalry at the White House guar
ded the departure of the last of the wagons
and horses which moved off at the final evac-
uation and Joined the force under Gen. Stone
man, who, after passing these trains off and
securing their safety, moved off with his en-
tire force in direction that | am not at lib
erty at present to state. Gen. Casey reports
he lost not man, nor did he leave soul be-
hind not even contraband.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-07-09

George Francis Train is responsible for the
following ssWhat howl would have passed
through England had the Northern army been
guilty of the brutal atrocities perpetrated by
the Rebels at Manassas and elsewhere Using
the skulls of our brave officers for spitoons,
boiling of their flesh to get them for casta-
nets, and sending tokens made from the bones
of our brave men to the fiends in the shape OF
women, who seem to have acted like so many
tigresses during this terrible civil war. Mug
God hare mercy on their souls 20
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-07-09

DrsINFECTING AGENTs-As the warm wealth
er approaches, our citizens should thoroughly
cleanse their premises, rendering them as
pure and healthy as possible. There are a
number OF disnfecting agents which will be
found etficatious in removing offensive smells
from damp, mouidy cellars, yards, pools of
stagnant water, decaying vegetable matter,
etc. Either of the following will answer the
purpose, while they cost but trfe.
1. One pint of the liquor of chloride of zinc,
in one palful of water and one pound of chlo-
ride of lime in another pailful of water. This
is, perhaps, the most effective of anything
that can be used (; and when thrown upon de-
caying vegetable matter of any description
will etfectually destroy all offensive odors.
2. Three or four pounds of suphate OF cop
per (copperas) dissolved in paleful of water,
will in many cases be sufficient to remove off
offensive ordors.
8. Chloride of lime is better to scatter about
damp places, in yards, in damp cellars, and
upon heaps of filth.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-07-09

Recently there was funeral in New Or:
leans, and the coffin was deposited with great
pomp in the tomb. General Butler, who
keeps his eyes open, concluded from infor-
nation he had that he would be justified in
acting the part of a resurrectionist, and had
the coffin exhnmed, when it was found packed
full of gold coin of 1861, no doubt stolen
when the mint was seized last year.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-07-09

Two Bostonians, rusticating in Vermont
persuaded lad who owned pet black bear to
let them try three powerful dogs on him, the
bear to be made fast to post by chain about
twelve feet long. The Vermont boy agreed
in consideration of So so, and the result was
three dead dogs, two mortified Bostonians,
one triumphant bear, and jubilant Green
Mountain juvenile.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-07-09

THE CHIcKAHoMINY HIsToRY.-The Chicka-
hominy river, all know, from the reports of
Gen. McClellans operations TO be a small
stream in the vicinity of Richmond, which
broadens and deepens gradually in its course.
Sometime before it reaches the James river,
into which it empties, thirty-seven miles above
Fortress Monroe it is affected by the tides,
and at the mouth is, as it appears from the
James, between two and three miles wide.
The Chickahominy is the stream which Capt.
John Smith was exploring when he was cap
tured by the warriors of Powhattan. 1t is be-
lieved he was captured somewhere near the
scene of the late battle. 1t will be remem ber-
ed that its banks were in the days of John
Smith, as now, noted for marshes. Smith
was mired in the swamp when the savages
pounced upon him.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-07-09

SURE ENoUGH.-A teamster in our army
was outrageously rough, and yelled at his
mules very foolishly, annoyed all around him.
The General (who happened not to be in uni
form) once heard him, and ordered him to
stop such outcries.
And who be you 20 said the driver.
ssI am the commander of the Division"
Well then, command your Diyisiou-fBs
commander Of the mules, and l'li holler and
swear at 'em as much I've mind to-"
The General rode forward-Eilted.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-07-09

Bishop Soule, of Louisiana, has been re-
ported to have taken the oath of allegiance to
the Southern COnfederacy. But such is not
the fact. The Bishop in regard to the matter
says 81 have not been asked to take the
oath of alleg lance to the Southern Confeder-
acy, and there are not men nor hemp enough
in the confederacy TO make me do it.''
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-07-09

TIMELY REPRooF.- Humor and sharp wit
are never put to better use than in answering
fool according to his folly, and could
wish that reproofs like the following were
more trequent
Some five or six years ago, in one of the
trains of cars running between Newark and
Jersey City, n. j :, there was a young naval
officer, who was constantly intermingling his
conversation with the most profane oaths. A
young lady was situated that she could not
but hear every time he swore. At first she
bore in with equanimity; then as it contn-
ued, and rather increased in the shocking
character of his imprecation, she began to
grow fidgety and her eyes flashed. We knew
bolt would be shot, and that it would strike
him.
s'Sir can you converse in the Hebrew
tongue 20
''Yes," was the reply, in half unconscious,
but slightly sneering tone.
''Then," was the reply, "if you wish to
swear any more, you will greatly oblige me
and probably the rest of the passengers also,
if you do it in Hebrew.
| watched him. 1t had hit. His color came
and went-now red, now white. He looked
at the young lady, then at his boots, then at
the ceiling of the cars but he did not swear
any more, either in Hebrew or English, and
he probably remembered that young lady.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-07-09

Extra Billy Smith, rebel Colonel, aud al
one time a member of Congress, was woun-
ded at the battle of Fair Oaks. The Breekin-
ridgers of the North used to hold this man up
a model politician and friend of his country.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-07-09

The Louisville Journal asserts that there
have been hundreds of well attested cases
where rebels buried their sick and wounded
before death.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-07-09

The Governor of Alabama, by proclamation
warns planters not to plant more than one
acre of cotton per niger. Plant as much as
you please, planters. With Uncle Sans help
we will, if you are loyal, protect you.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-07-09

Parson Brownlow is not likely to lack Of
fensive weapons when he returns to Knox.
Vile. Since reaching Hartford he has had
presented to him Colts revolver and a
Sharp's rifle.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-07-09

AN INCDENr.-Among the curiosities of
the wounds received at the battle of the
Chickahominy. we notice that of Captain Eli
Dougherty, Company K, 93d Regiment, who
was wounded in the breast a Mimic ball
struck hlm in the clothes over his heart. 1t
went through his coat, vest. and shirt. 1t
smashed gold watch (Which he had bought
for his sister, all to pieces. The ball then
went into Bible and dug its way through the
lid and about six hundred pages. At the be
ginning of the 4th chapter of I'd Timothy 1t
went ont of the Bible and inflicted u slight
wound in his breast. 1t left its last mark on
the first versaof that chapter. 1t is as follows
81 charge thee therefore before God, and
the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall Judge the
quick and the dead at his appearing and his
Kingdom"
The Bible is so disfgured that it will only
be valuable as a relic. 1t was given to the
captain by lady.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-07-09

| ton, showing that their brains are slow TO con-
ceive, and their tongues slower still to COM
munlcate their thoughts and ideas. The wo-
men appear to be particularly wanting in in
telllgence and general information. Most of
them look as if idea would be God send
to them, for such thing had not entered their
heads for years. In such condition of soci-
ETY. of course passion takes the place of rea-
son ; they read but little, and are consequent
~ just in the condition TO be impressed by the
oratory of the stump or the pulpit. For the
reason, that most of the political teaching at
the South is by sword of mouth the politi-
clans have now, and will always have, unlim-
tied sway over the masses. They were al
ways able 10 excite them to the highest pitch
of political frenzy, and finally to carry them
away into this wicked rebellion, which was
undertaken solely in the interest OF slavery,
and of the politicians who have always gotten
into power upon that all cngrossing topic.'
Here is the bare truth, without eXaggera-
tion. Slavery is promotive OF ignorance, vice,
poverty, and amagamation. 1t is degrading
the white race and running that section Of the
country, and, if permitted to go on much
longer, no remedy will be found but through
seas of blood, and ages of helpless infeIiority.
Even now, statesmen and philanthropSts may
well stand aghast at the magnitude of the
reformation required TO bring the South up to
the standard of Northern and European civil
ization. Now is our opportunity. Ii we let
this pass, we shall be false TO our country, 10
humanity and to God.-Ga2eite.
The Portland daily press., 1862-10-09
LEGAL NOTICES.
Notice Of Foreclosure Of Mortgage.

WHEREAS the Androscoggin Railroad Compa.
D. 1853 authorized the issue OF certain bonds of said
Company TO the amount of one hundred Thousand
dollars, and mortgage of the property of the Com
pany to secure the payment of the same;
And whereas the said Company, in pursuance
thereof on the twenty eighth day OF September, A
d 1853 by its mortgage deed Of that date, conveyed
TO William T.. Preble, John Otis and Samuel Pick
ard, all in the State of Maine trustees for the
holders of said bonds, the Railroad of said Company
then and in its use situated in the towns
of Leeds and East Livermore, then in the County of
kennebec but now in the County of Androscoggn
and extending from Leeds Junction to Liveimore
Falls, with all IFS depofs, engine houses and fixtures
and the lands of the Company at each of said places
and along the line of said Railroad, and all its piv
leges and appurtenances its rolling anchise
and all the other property of said company of every
description. whether real or pei al upon the cond
tion and for the purpose of securing payment of said
bonds, the same being dated October LIST, 1853 and
payable in ten years with interest on
the first days of April and October in each of said
years according 10 the tenor of said bonds and
were accordingly issued by said Company. Refer
ence Is 10 be had TO said mortgage deed recorded in
the Registry of Deeds for kennebcc County, in book
100, pa re lf2. for more particular d scription oil
said property aud the conditions OF said mortgage;
And whereas the said Prebe and Otis, having de
ceased at legal meeting of said bondhoiders no del
the both dav of September, 1860. Jabez c. Wood
man of Portland. and Philip NJ Stubs Of Strong
were duly chosen trustees in the places of said PrebI
and Otis respectively and said Woodman and Stubs
And whereas the said Pickard. the survivor Of the
original trustees, by his deed, dated January 18th,
1851. and recorded in the Registry of Deeds for An.
droscoggin County, in book % pages 307 and 3os.
conveyed the aforesaid mortgaged property aud
fraachse 10 the said Woodmans Stubs and the said
Piokard himself, to hold upon the same trusts as
aforesaid
Aud whereas the condition Of said mortgage has
bees broken. aud Samuel Wheeler. Seth Bass and
others Of said bondholders, to an amount equal to
more than one third OF the amount Of said mort.
ga -. III different sums, have made application us
In writing, to have said mortgage foreclosed for con-
dition broken
Now therefore, we hereby give notice that for
breach Of the condition Of said mortgage claim
foreclosure Of the same.
SAMUEL PICKARD A.
JABEZ c. w0ODMAN, Trustees.
PHILIP NJ. STUBBS, N
Sepfember11, 1862. w3w13
The Portland daily press., 1862-10-09

THE EFFECT OF PARDoN-In the garrison
town OF Woolwich, few years ago, a soldier
was abont to be brought before the command
ing officer OF the regiment for some INSIDE
meanor. The officer entering the soldiers
name said, "here is - again. What can
we do with him He has gone through al
most every ordeal" The sergeant major, NJ.
B., apologised for intruding, and said, '.there
Is one thing that has never been done with
him yet. SIR" "What is that, sergeant ma
jor?" swell, sir, he has never yet been for
given" Forgiven said the Colonel, "here
Is his case entered" Yes, but the man is not
before you yet, and you can cancel it,
After the Colonel had reflected few minutes
he ordered the man to be brought before him,
when he was asked Whit he had to say rela-
tive to the charges brought against him.
"Nothing,' SIR was the reply, "ony that am
sorry for what have done.n Alter making
some suitable remarks, the Colonel said -
well, we are resolved to forgive YOU" The
soldier was struck with astonishment; the
tears started from his eyes; he wept. The
Colonel, with the Adjutant, and the others
present, felt deeply when they saw the man so
BUNDLED. The soldier thanked the Colonel
Tor his kindness, and retired. The narrator
had the soldier under his notice for two years
and half after this, and never, during that
time, was there charge brought against him,
or fault found with him. Mercy triumphed !
Kindness conqueredi The man was wont
British Workman.
The Portland daily press., 1862-10-09
KAhllebee q PortIand Railroa,i g,
Notice Of Foreclosure.

NOTICE ~ hereby given, that the subscriber
IN Charles II. Osgood of Portland in the county
OF Cumberland. aud State of Maine, claims by mort
gage, ~ Executor of and Residnarv Lexatee in the
iasf Will aud testament of JOSHUA b. OsGocp, late
Of said Portland, deceased, duly approved aud al
lowed, the following described real estate 10 wit
certain lot Of land with the buildings thereon stand
Ing situated upon the eaery side of Clark street in
said city OF Portland and bounded as follows: CON-
mencing a. stake upon Clark street, one hundred
and forty feet from Salem street fformcrly Prospect
street, thence northery by said Clark street forty
feet 10 stake; thence easery eighty feet more or
less TO land sold by William Prior oseph b. Hamb.
lin thence by said land southerly forty feet thence
westerly eighty feet less, TO the first mem
toned bounds. Said real estate was convened by
William Ill. Purinfon to John Is. Carroll. by deed of
mortgage, dated the third day of October A. D.
eighteen hundred and ity-lye. and recorded in Cum
berland County Registry of Deeds, Book 267, page
80, said Carroll assigned the same TO the Ocean Insu
rance. Company by deed, dated the twenty second
day OF January, A. D., eighteen hundred and fifty
SIX and recorded in said Registry Book. 265 page ALL
and said Ocean Insurance Company, assigned the
saine 70 said Josna B. 0sgopd b. deed dat ed the ih
GA. OF Jai,uarv A. d., eighteen hundred ard sixty
ard IN said Re ,isry, Book 315 pare 81 and
the srbsc rber Claims said mort zaye deed and the
premise the geby conveyed as the Executor and Res
iduarv Legatee of the said Joshua r. Osrood as
aforesaid. The condition of said deed of MORTGAGE
hasbeen broken, by reason whereof the subscriber
claims foreclosure of the same and gives fhis pub
lie notice the eo according the statute IN sucb
made and provided
DATED this ionfth dag OF Apeasf, A ID 1872
M CHARLES IL. OSGOOD .
Executor and Rosidnafy Legatae IIaalec ia tie .st
will and testament Of Joshua B. osgood. w3wl2
The Portland daily press., 1862-10-09

The Bed Bottom bought of you fully merits my
expectations, and is fully up TO your high recommen
daiions. would cheeffnlly recommend II TO all who
desire TO improve their sleeping al ailments.
Al