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Revolutionary Anecdute

Oae of The regiments ia the ba tie OF
Bennington was commanded by a Crlonel,
who when he was at home, was deacon.
He was calm, sedaie, determined man,
and went TO The battle because ne vas im
PEELED by sense of duty. His whole par
ish was in his regiment, so was thir be-
loved pastor without whose presene aud
blessing they scarcely thought themselves
in a way TO prosper The Colonel as or
dered by Gen. Stark 10 reinforce one OF the
wings which was suffering severely. He
marched at the instant with his fore IS, but
as slowly and com posedly as if he hi d been
marching 10 a conference meeting. The
officer in command OF The corps 10 be re-
lieved fearing that he should be compelled
10 give way sent 10 hasten the Co oBeL-
'sTelI 'em we're coming" sail lie, and
marched steadily on. A second me 'senger
came with the intelligence shat the wing
was beginning to fall back. : That will
make more room for us-lell 'em we re
ed coun:enance and unaccelosated ace A
third messenger reached him, just as his
troop emerged from behind copIice, In
iuIl view of the enemy: whose ba is now
began TO whistle about them. " llalt!'-
commanded The Colonel; "fofT Into col
umn and attend prayers" And there in
the face of the enemy, did the regiment
pause while the solemn prayer wa offered
for their success in the deadly suug gle they
were about 10 begin. Prayer beint ended
the Coloue addressed his men in speech
which for breviiy, conciseness and Wig
or, may bear comparison with any thai
Caesar NapoIean ever addressed 10 theI
troops s.Soldiers," said he; "otr wive:
ard children are in The rear, the lIessian;
are in lront-give it 10 them" Tley die
give it 10 them and that band of foreign
mercenaries melted away before those
Christian soldiers as the host of iht uncur
cumci>ed Phllistines melted awaf before
The armies of Israel
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Interesting TO the Uuman Race.

Tall men live longer than shrol ones =
The married are longer lived than the sin
gle oues, and, above all, those who observe
a sober aud industrious conduct Women
have more chances of life previous 10 the
age OF fifty years than men, but fewer after.
The number of marriages are IN proportion
of seventy to Que hundred. Marriages
are more frequent after the equinoxes, that
is, during The months of June aud Decem
Der. Those born in spring are generally
more robust than others Births and deaths
are more frequent by night than by day -
The number OF languages spoken is four
thousand sixty-lour The number OF men
is about equal 10 the number ot women.-
The average of human LIE is thirty-three
years. One quarter die before The age Of
seven one half before the age of seven
| teen. To every thousand persons only one
reaches one hundred years, and not more
than one in five hundred will reach eighty
years There are on the earth one billion
inhabitants. OF these, lhiuy-iour million
three hundred and thirly.lhree thousand
three hundred and thirty-lhree die every
year, n;nely-one thousand eight hundred
and twenty four die every day, seven thou
sand seven hundred and eighty, every hour,
and six;y per minute, or one in every sec
one. These losses are about balanced BY
an equal number OF births.
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Gaolte lJosirn
THE GIRL WlFR THE GaLls0 DRESS.

A fig TOR vour upper ten girls,
With their velveis, sai:ns and laces,
Their diamonds ru5ies ard pearls,
Aud their mllIiner figures aud faces;
They may shine al party or ball,
EmbIazoued with halt they possess,
But give me in place OF hem all,
The yirl with the calico dress.
She is plump as partridge, and lar
As thnSe in the esriies' bloom,
Her .eeth will with ivory compare,
And her breath with TIE clover perfume
Her step Is a. Tree aud as ugh, lPres-
AS the lawn whom The hunters hafu
Aud her eve is a. soft and bright,
My girl with the caiic" dress.
Yoar daudies ard foplinss NAV sneet
Ather simple aud modest attire,
B.tthe Charms she permits TO appear
Would sci whole iceberg on lre.
Size can dance but she never allows
The huggins The squeeze ard caress,
She il saving all these Tor her spouse'
Ny girl with the calico dress
She is cheerful warm hearted and true,
And kind to her father and.mosher.
She studies how much she eau do
For her ave ell lIiile sisters aud brother.
ls yuu want a companion tor Tile,
To comfort el liven aud bless
She il juss the right sort oil wife,
NV Girl with the calico dress
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only hesitated long enough 10 be certain OF
the state of her own heart, when she ade
Harry happy by accepting him.
Two.persons more fitted Tor each other,
in fact, could not be. Though always Iner.
ry, because always happy, Fanny was mi
able, intelligent and full of sound SENSE
She had read and thought great deal, es.
pecially for one so young. Her heart ran
over with ''unwrtten poetry" Had Harry
sought for a lifetime, he could not lave
found wife so companionable ano so
suitediin every way 10 him
What talk the engagement made hen
it came out! The naughty Isabel, Who,
without being half as capable OF sin cere
have Harry, and whose vanity therefore
was piqued even degraded herself so much
as 10 call the bride elect ar. arlfu and in
triguing puss." Other disappointed beau
ties had other hard names for Fanny. But
though, when our heroine first heard OF
these SANDERS, she shed Few tears she
soon dried her eyes, for with Harry's owe,
nothing could make her long unhappy
1t was not Til the young couple hat set
of on their wedding Tour, that Harry told
his wife what had first made him fall in
love with her.
Every other girl visited that morn ng,'
he said, twas playing The fine lady; and
that, while, as | well knew, their mo lhers
were often shaving in the kitchen. | rea-
soned that The daughter who would ne gect
her duty to a parent, could scarcely be ex-
pected TO be less selfish towards hus iand,
Besides. it is common error with your sex
now a-days, to suppose thai it is deb asine
10 engage in domestic duties To a II an oil
sense, dearest. a woman never looks more
attractive than at such a time. As Words
worth wriies:-
'Her household motions highland free,
And steps of virgin liberty
A counlenance in which there meet
Sweet records: promises as sweet;
A creature not TOO bright nor good
For human naiure's daily food;
For transient sorrows. simple wiles,
smLes
AS he rerited these lines, with exc uisie
seasibiiity, he put his arm around Flnny's
waist ard drew her towards him al d The
young vile looking up into his face, with
devoted affecuon rested her head On his
bosom. and shed happy tears
Aud so we leave them.
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Kicking Horses.

Horses that are disposed 10 kick in har-
ness may be cured in one half days time,
by pursuing the following course:
Have a yard of thirty to one hundred ieet
square, enclosed with a high aud strong
fence. Lead the horse into the yard, then
put on him regular biting bride, buckied
back very close, so.sthal he can have little
or no play with his head; then take basket
and tie il securely lo.his.iaii, and just long
enough so that his heels, when kickirg, VIII
reach IL but not go into II. Now lei him
kick, meantime, talk 10 him, but at the
same time keep out Of his way. Should he
throw himself, walk up TO him, and taking
hold of The basket, lay it upon him, aad all
around his heels.
Alter he has laid a little while loosen one
rein Of his bride, aud then the other, un'ii
he can gel up II again he tries 10 Kick,
buckle the biting reins again, and so keep
him until he is quiet. When he shows no
further disposition 10 kick the basket, take
il off and put on the harness then hook a
whiffie Tree TO Que ting and lead him around
the yard. If he shows no fear OF II hook
the other end OF il, and iet il hit his heels
al every step, very soou he will not nollce
il. Now loosen his buckIing lines, and lei
him have Tree play OF his head, drive him
around
If be shows any dispo-ii on to kick, buck
le mp. The biting rem again, and drive hin
thus a while longer, then again unchecI
him, aud so conlinne 10 manage until he
exhibi,s.no sign OF lear or disposition 10 kicl
no matter what may hit hi- heels Hdrsei
disposed to run away when ever anylhln!
hits their heels in harness, may also be cur
ell in the same. manner.
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WINTER IN THE COUNTRY.
BY ISAAC MAGELLAN.

The winter moon rides high,
The yellow moon shines bright;
The frosty stars, like Jewels,
Entwine the brow OF Night,
And The wintry winds are calling,
And the feathery flakes are falling.
The snow shines on the roof,
The snow drifts DER the street;
Road d>side and field are sprinkled
With the sharp and transient sleet.
Big icicles hang from the wall
Like spar 10 groltoes dim:
And polished shield is thick enclasped
Around the old OAK limb;
While sparkling crystals on each twig
In liquid lustre swim.
The brook hath lost lis merry song,
And ceased lis playful chase;
Ger sIis:ening lake rosy throng
OF skaters ply their race,
The water wheel is choked withElce,
Nor lprns lis dripping beam;
Niue rests the frozen waller fall,
Mute rests the frosty stream.
The snow-brds perch on the garden rail
The earth denies them food
Under the hemlock mopes the quail,
Win her half-perished braod
And the partridge shivereih as he gale
Howls through the inclement wood.
The cattle haste TO the friendly barn,
The sheep TO their folds repair;
The dame by the fire-side spins the Yarr
Her good man mods in his chair,
While children crowd 10 the chmneynooE
Intent on frolic, or picturedibook.
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A SoLDIkR's BUaI4L-A letter from the
field of Shiloh says: On Wednesday evening
we obseryeI lew men working on the lace
of the hill not far from the boats We turn-
ed aside 10 see and found them ems aged in
digging a grave for dead rebel sol ier who
had lain there for some time wrapped up in
his hlanke, The work was done With little
ceremony, bnl with decent propriiy No
rabald word was uttered by nybodF Before
he was laid in his lonely resting lace we
uncovered his lace. 1t was ghaaly, but
neither swollen or discolored He ad been
rather good looking youlh, OF abou twenty
That solitary one like Stems solIuIy prs
oner. made a sadder impression III IN whole
hecalombs oil slain foes Perchant g he had
been forced into the unholy sci vice IL
may be iha; mother and sisters were at
that moment weeping tor him. Pt rhaps no
human eye of either friend or he rested
upon his mortal agonies, aud no inG prot
terred 10 his burning lips cup OF cold wa
ter He was an enemy, but he not so
now, and il tear dropped beside his rude
Grave. il was mol without cause an " ak
ed away with deepened impress on oi the
horrible vickedness oi this rebellH'n.
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Iiitls girl of three years, from beyond
the Mississippi, who had never seen an ap-
pie Tree m full bloom hehed one in Ohio,
devotion and exclaimed fSee Gods big bo-
quet!" AGoiher child of FIVE having seen
her father for The first time he having been
absent in California, was much aslonished
that he should claim any authority over her,
and on occasion of rebellion, as he admin
istered punishment, shs cried out, al wish
you had never married into our family !"
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throned' 1t seems as it has been flly ex-
ga battery of bliss

ga battery of bliss
Let off liz a tremendous kiss"
"By The way, if Love is an electrical
fluid, kisses are agreeable telegraphic des-
patches-lhough ii requires skiliul opera
tors.
But, young lady OF our text, we must
not Jorge, you. You beg Us not TO poster
ourselves in picking you TO pieces for your
free thoughts about kissing Well, we
don't pick you TO pieces, but ii doesn't
feel peasant-no matter how il looks-to
kiss before foIks'-shant tOe just take you
opart~
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A young fellow OF our acquaintance
whose beuer halt had just presented him
with pair of bouncing Twins attended
Rev Mr. -'s church OF last Sunday
evening. During the discourse the clergy
man looking right at our innocent friend
said in tone of thrilling e'oqnence =
Young man, you have an important re-
sponsibilily thrust upon you.o The new
fedged dahdah, supposing the preacher
alluded to his peculiar home event consld
srably startled The andieuee, by replying
Yes, sir, have two of them"
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DoN'T KILL THEM-The springl Birds
have returned. Welcome ihem-don't kill
them They are friends. A naturalist Wis
tied farmer. who complained that his crop
of ,urnips was failing. The naturalist went
ino the field and discovered that they were
destroyed by worms
''Haye you been killing the small birds
asked the gentleman
My neighbor and ! killed 1900 spar
rows this spring sald The farmer
That explains the mystery The farmer
had killed his best friends. The birds would
have destroyed the worms and saved the
crop.
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WAC was passing livery stable one
day, in front of which several lean horses
were lied, stopped suddenly, and gazed at
them for some time with phiz indicating
the utmos, as:onishmeni and then addressed
the owner who was standing near ii ne
made horses" make horses said the
knight OF The baToom and curryeomb, no,
why do you ask such question l' "0nly.
because observe you have several frames
set up"
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PREcocIoUs youth, in country town in
this State, had arrived ei the age OF nine
He stood beside the teacher TO repeat the al
phabet. "Wha;'s thai 2" asked The master"
aHauer,u vociferaled the urchin. No,
that's A." "a" Well, what's the next i'
sOx woke" s.No, it's B" '''Taint B. nei-
Their ii's an ox-yoke. Crotch all hemlock.
gosh a mighty think don't know ~
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GaLLAKTRY OF PENNsYLvANIAN. Lieut.
Edward X Null of Capt Richards com
pany Third regiment Of Pennsylvania Re-
serves. while on du'y near the RapPahan
mock river was captured by party oil reb-
els and carried of some distance, where a
guard armed with shot gun, was placed
over him TO prevent him making his escape
while the party went off ior more game
As soen as The captors were out OF sight The
Lieut. puled revolver from his coat pock-
Ell, and holding il close to The head1o the
gsard politely informed him that he was
under the painful necessity OF blowing his
brains out If be Gid not instantly lay down
his gun and 90 with him. 1t is needless 10
add that the frightened rebel obeyed orders
and il was not long before The Lieutenant
was back in his own camp, as good as new
accompanied by his prize. Lieut. Null, is
d resident OF Bucks county, Pa
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Some country editor gets of the following;
.sThe Battles of Llfs-Courship is The en-
gagement, the proposal is the assault and
mairimony the victory" Then, We con
cIude that treaty of peace is on the ap-
pearancs of Envoy Extraordinary.
, 1862-11-15

-.
said, II this Is the most efficient wsy in which
+be government can usa ma -, 3rs,re In ~
-, 80 -. aoa - -. ...,.sssn ~ ~ ~ .ts.
1naan. aof Inc ia fea1nen. oesnes 70 90 tnas
which Il most beneficial to the cause Of our
80 rot hs.n ds,a1,ct n mn d,,t., n. wa
.0'e NV pee4 ue4s~. ~ W. 0aH' 1o& No
nave made - mucn money nr the govern
ment as We t&Te received. We have not filled
to seize everything embraced In tho proyl6~
ioIs OF the con1scatfon act that vas within
our command, beeldet using Ill the contra
bsnds the law viii allow md giving parmis-
sion to the surplus to pass on any train Of
cars that may CONS along, aud be assmed, my
friend, they invariably pass 10 direction that
lessons that much at 1east the strength ct the
'*chiva11ous' confsdtracy. Col. True com
mards his own post, and he il not one Of
those that isat all ecrupulous about the rights
Of his Southern brethren, or that viii stop to
do anything thAt will weaken the power Of
, 1862-11-15

The troubles Of slavery are not condned to
The United States, but arc shared By Rassfl.
ration more like our Own than any other, in
the Eot1G-a nation rough iEdeed, ii much 'ot
its population, as it is in the surface Of i,s
country, embracing within its limits vast
c1panse Of thin1y settled territory, which
alswers to our great unsettled regions In the
valley uf the Salt Lake, and about the head-
waters Of the Red. Arkansas and Missouri
Rivers. Both nations are rough, hardy and
vigorous, not yet grown to their prime, aud
whtn fully u1asurtd, will Jet rule the vorl !.
In RnEsls, as kefe, has existed sertdom and
slavery. From the harsh and, ,seyere Emperor
Nicholas has descended q son who has inherit
I'd much of his &ather's energy. but wao ap-
plies itupon e1larged views for the prosperity
Of his humber subjects. rather than upon tho
formation Of troops, rs did his father. The
Emperor Alexander has decreed tha freedom
Of the serfs- The decree met with the violent
opposition Of land oWpers- His plans were
for this reason delayed, but not given up
With some modification they hAye been sue
cesetullY carried out. and xmong ten millions
Of se1fe, more than four millions hsye com.
pleted with their owner4 the arrangement. for
buying their freedom. Tn 8 rssalt is cheer
ing. It is not year siace the first move
ulents for the freedom of the lower c1as5ei
we're made By the emperor, and Within this
kbort period. without var or anarchy, the r..
lafioue Of great people with esch osher art
| revo1utfopiEed. Within = brief period tht
United States may see the end Of the ne1eF
erdirg disturbances abnut the negro. One
| result IL not mcro difficult thin tho other
H. r iSakn
, 1862-11-15
M4tkIsEAsS FER IRE.

We publish elsewhere the Official report
Of tho military commission appointed to
Investigate the fac's Of the surrender Of
narpcrs Ferry. Soimportant document
las hardly leeu given to the public since
tic wal commenced, and we trust that it
n,Sy bc only tll. first Of series Of investi-
cations into military crimes and blunders,
to hc fllowc1 in each Instance by the
prompt dismissal # every officer who shall
tt: f;alnA u'.fit foc comm1nd. Il the bat
ties Of Bull Run aud BAll's Bluff, the sur
render uf Lexington, and the disasters at
Richmond un1 Nunf,,rlsvi1e, hai heen
followed ly siu:i':lr proceedings, thousands
Of lives an'f u4illioas of money might have
1,ccc saved, and w:a. is no less important,
The country would h:vr been satisfied that
lnili'ar,' conius u1tEs were held to strict
and s.ern accountability Ter their acts.
II viii b. seru hist Gen. Julius White
1ecLiycs, at the hacds Of the commission,
a vi1'tIi,"t,,1; as ample as the c7nde:una-
tion uf Ford, Mil's, and Mcclellan is de-
cisivc aud overwhelming. Wnilc this is
especially gratifying to Gen. Whites per-
sonnl fi;:nts i, ": IL ..c carsc Of still wider
satisfaction 1tat zlliDs,is has 10 ,,irt in tue
dccp disgr7scs r 1hc surrender OF uarper't
Ferry ,td ils II 900 prisoners.
, 1862-11-15
Emancipation In Missouri.
fErera the St. Louis Daily Cnion.1

II must ro: be forgotten By the people of
this Sale 1h.t the maGuaninouh otftr OF the
general government will not ALWAYS be open.
1t still requires Congressional aclion. If not
accepted now; # as'ion on our pirt be defer
rd until the 4:h Of March, it IL hardly proba-
ble tLst Democratic Congress ~ill tllfitl the
pledges made. On that point, We are willing
TO *ccept the the central organ OF the Illinois
Democracy (the Safe Rtyiaer) rs Al authority.
1t becomes, therefore. OF vital Importance to
ua that We act at once Now Is the accepted
time. II this go!cen opportunity for COM
peIsation is suffered to pass unim 3roved. and
Slave property in Missouri becomes an utter
loss to it8 owners. they eau only blame their
Own fclly. Any et{arts which look to Sard the
removal Of slavery, even by the act Of the
condemnation and opposition Of that party
whtch 1ov*e slavery better than peace and
Union, VIC must set during the present
Congress or We cannot act st ALL
No proposition Is more evident to miud
rot wholly under the influence OF pro-slaysrs
bieotry, than that the presideut's proposition
ie, in innnc Il aspect, among The chsa pest
modes Of restoring peace within the limits OF
Missouri. Already millions on millions OF
dollhrs have been expended hers in the effort
to suppress the rebellion, yet the Safe con
taips to-day more thin SC. 600 federal troops.
Nut ~iths.andipg the enormous expenditures
that have been m sde, the contest goes On aud
the expenditures must 20 on too 1t slavery
we're removed, every one kuo,Es that peace ID
this State would be at once restored. Tue
srea OF the rebellion would be, By 40 much,
diminished, and the forces now necessary to
protect this State could 1t once advance into
Arkansas and Texas. The allegiance Of Mis-
souri, would be rendered permanent aud ID
dess1uctible- The policy shon1d challeugs
the commeudation and support Of Ill loya
men, simply as \ question OF nation i econ
1my, ard still more as m effective blow n
the rebellion. That it viii ba OF immeus.
| and lasting bened. to the State adopting 1t, i
| certainly no valid obj: ctfon-
, 1862-11-15

How 910 STOLEN WE'RE RECOVERED, AND
How THE t'NoRrHERSERs' Cor A SoLp1ER.
in July last, Christopher Wagner, q Ger
street, robbed 8 ielloT = lodger named Alexap-
der Miller. Of 10z., and abscouded. Applfca-
ton was made to the detective police stltion,
ard the case was pl,ced in the hands Of Couz-
ems, an ingenious officer Of the force. Couz-
era obtained information that the mau s'waut-
ed bad taken a steerage passage for New
TnrE in the name af Carl Cuht on the shin
, 1862-11-15
Spirit Of our Army.

From the New 1pEk I!me3.t
Our correspondents with tina ARM, WHO
write since the removal Of Gen. SfcC:e!~
Ism, do Eot mention any indications Of ihst
nutirous spirit which some who kueT
no.hire abont the army feared might ensue
npcn the displacement Of 4 eoalmander whom
tic soldiers hnnored aud loved. On the con-
trary. several letters which re publish this
morning, from correspondents With different
corps Of the army OF the Potomac. expressly
state that the army is we'll sati1fed with tho
cEsnge, and that the soldiers n general ara
delight at the prospect Of :7ore active and
effective Wa1R under Gen. Burnside
The appointment of Geu. Burnside, II Is
havee sny Significance A. all. signifies th.t m
der him they ere quickly to BE- gratiGsi In
this respcet-which to them is far more thau
any miDor kindnesses OF IN inefficient officer,
or sry attentions to. 1heir cases after they are
half ruined through inactivity AID the shovel.
If Gen Burnside gives the army OF tn. Poto-
mac work aud gic:ory-asi it Is ID Iii. power to
do-there will soon be honor ard love for him
on the part Of the troops greater even thau
there haa been hitherto. and far warmer than
anything that has set been exhibited toward
any commander,