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How General sigsl Handles his Men.

The following is from Gen. SigeIs report of
! the movements made under his direction on
the irst day of the battle at Pea Ridge 1t
shows his famous strategy on retreat:
The troops now left to me consisted Of
about eight companies of the 18th Missouri
with an average of forty five men, five COM
panfes Of the Benton Hussars, and FIVE pieces
| of the flying artillery-in all about six hun
dred men. The troops directed to march in
the following order: Two companies Of the
Twelfth, at the head of the column, depIoyed
on the right and left as skirmishers, followed
by the flying battery; one company of the
same regiment on the right, and one on the
left of the pieces marching on the flank and
prepared to fire, by ranks, to the right and
left-Jhe remainder of the regiment behind
the pieces; two companies of cavalry to sup
port the infantry on the right and left, and
the rest Of the cavalry under command ofCo
Nemett, with one piece of artillery follow
ing in the rear. In this formation, modified
from time TO time, according to circumstances,
the column moved forward to break through
the lines Of the enemy. who had already ia
ken position in our front, and in both fanks,
whilst he appeared behind US in the town in
line OF battle, reinforced by some pieces Of ar
tilIery. The troops advanced slowly, fighting
and repeIling the enemy in front, aankward
and rear, wherever he stood or attacked
From the moment we lett the town, at lOE in
the morning, until 81 o'clock in the aftrnoon
when we met the first reinforcementS-the
Second Missouri, the Twentyffth Illinois, and
a few companies of the Forty-lourth Illinois
We sustained three regular attacks and were
uninterruptedIy in sight and under the fire Of
the enemy. When the first reinforcemenrs
had arrived, knew that we We're safe. and
left it to the Twenty fifth and Second Mis-
souri, and afterwards to COL Osterhaus to take
care of the rest, which he did to the best Of
my satisfaction.
1t would take too much time to go into the
Getail Of this most extraordinary and critical
affair, but as matter of justice feel it my
duty to declare, that according to my humble
opinion. never have troops shown themselves
worthisr to defend great cause, than on this
day Of the sixth OF March
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HYMN OF VICTORY.

Il Glory to Thee, in Thine omnipotenee,
o Lord, who art our shield and our defence,
And dOst dispense,
As seemest best to Thine unerring viii,
(Which passeth mortal sense,)
The lot Of victory stin.
Edging sometimes with might the sword unjust
And bowing to the dust
The rightfHl cause, that so much seeming i'll
May Thine appointed purpose fulfill;
Sometimes, as in this late auspicious hour,
For which our hymns we raise,
Making the wicked feel Thy present power.
Glory to Thee, and praise.
Almighty God, by whom our strength was given!
Glory to Thee, o Lord of Earth and HeavenI"
SO0THEY.
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GIVE YOUR cH1LD PApER.

A child beginning to read becomes delight
ed with newspaper, because be reads the
names Of things which are very familiar, and,
will make progress accordingly. a newspa-
per in one year is worth a quarters schooling
to a child, and every father must consider
that substantial is connected with advance
ment. The mother of family, being one of
the heads, aud having more immediate charge
OF children, should herself be instructed A
niine occupied becomes fortified against tho
Ills Of life, and is braced against any ener-
geney. Childred, amused by reading or study
are Of cour1e more considerate and more easf-
ly governed How many parents who have
not spent twenty dollars for books for their
families would give hundred to reclaim q
sim IT daughter who can ignorantly or
thoughtlessly fallen into temptation?
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In his speech to the General Assembly.
welcoming Rev W. G.. Brownlow, President
Monroe made the following remarks upon
thes benefits Of war;
We are natuarly reminded, under present
circumstances Of that law established by
kind Providence, which ordains that greatest
evils shall bring with them great com2ensa-
tons. War is one of the direst calamities
but benefits and blessings are often incident
to it. When waged in behalf of a just cause,
it developes all the nobler and more heroic
elements of human character. In time O.
peace, the commercial spirit-ths spirit o.
traffic. of gain, of greed rules society. 3Ieu
live for themselves. They occupy a low plane
Of thought and acton, and move round II
narrow circles. They do not rise to the Iolt;-
er nights of observation, where the eye sweeps
a wider horizon, and takes in a broader lew
Of human relations. But when cherished in
slitutions, country, home, are in peril, and the
shock Of war rouses the land, the moral Sensi-
biliGes Of our nature are stirred to their de
pths. Meu discover that they are brothers,
and that what is for the interest Of one is for
the interest Of al Then, among tie young
and the oil, in both sexes and all classes cl
the people, Is revealed the spirit Of self-lclia'
the disposition to suffer, to dare and to d. for
the attainment Of noble ends, aud the heart
which has been shiveHed by selEiuterest ex-
pands to the generous dimensions Of great sac !
riGcse and sublime endesror.
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aII Sorts of G5uoa 8eaOing.
The Western Generals.

MAJOR GEN. HALLECK is a native Of Oneida
county. He entered the Military Academy
at West Point as a cadet in 1885, stood third
in the class, and was breveted Second Lieu
tenant of Engineers in 1889. In I845 he
was appointed First Lieutenant In I647 he
was promoted for his gallantry in California
In 1858 he was appointed Captain of En-
gineers. lie is the author of book on
" Biumen and its Uses" and a series of lee
lures on Military Science, delivered before
the Lowell Institute, in Boston. He was
member Of the committee to draft the Con-
s'itu.ion for the State Of California; had pre-
viouSly been Secretary of State for the Ter
rtory OF California In the naval aud militia
ry operations on the Pacific coast he was
Chief of Commodore's Shubric's Staff He
is an sstute lawyer-a man of fortune, and is
now comparatively young man, being only
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Our sturg GtIlfr.
old BlILEY'S HULE.

SoURE BAILEY had the biggest and best and
mos docie mule IN Marlin s Bottom, and Mar
lifs Bottom is about the biggest and best
neishb5rhood on Greenbrier river. SQUIRE
Bailey was inclined to he a Union man, and
did not entirely conceal his sentiments, not
withstanding the presence of Floyd's army in
the vicinity.
About the time Of FIoyd's tamuIt1ous flight
from that region. he was very much ia need
OF transportation, and according to establish
ed osages in sscesh, he proceeded to levy on
on the teams Of the neigbBoring farmers.
or course, a Union man Ike Squire Bailey.
was moi to escape; bus Squirs Bailey. taking
time by the .oae!oes, very queLv. oae-aight,
removed to safe locality al his live stock,
except his favorite mule, which he kept for
hauling wood and going to mill
This mule heing apparently the only sup
port Of large and increasing family, Squire
Bailey fondly believed that Seoesh would not
be heariless enough to rob him Of it.
But Squire Bailey did not understand Sc
cesh.
One fine morning along came Quarter-mas-
ter Billie. accompanied by dozen armed men,
from Floyds army. Squire Bailey was stand
ing at bis gate when the quartermasler ap-
preached and commenced a conversation with
him.
Cool morning, Mr., Mr."
Bailey" suggested the squire.
yes Bailey, yes; good morning. Mr.
Bailey"
Mornin', said the squire,
"I understand, Mr.. Bailey, that you have a
number Of horses and mules that you wish to
dispose Of to our glorious ConCederaey."
Mistake, sir, said Bailey; 4 have none
to sell to anybody"
"But Mr. Bailey, some gentleman inform
ed me yesterday that you had quite a number
ofhorses and mules"
"1f you'll believe your eyes, instead Of some
gentleman Mr.. Quartermaster, you can see
for yourself that have nothing but that mule
in the dOg-pen there, and tLat can't posi-
bly, keep house without"
gAhl see the mule, said BHfe looking
through the cracks. You'd be asking fiftv
dollars for that mule, s'pOse. Well, it's
big price, but if you won't take less, I'll have
to give it Corporal just fiji out note for
fifty dollars, payable in Florida =wamp lands
at twenty-five dollars an acre, two years alter
our glorious Coufederaey achieves undisputed
Independence.
"But Mr. BHfe, demonstrated the squire,
" If you take my mule, my family will freeze
to death and starve to death too, afore spring.
And If had twenty mules could not sell
you one snch as that for less nor three hun
dred in gold, but this one I CAM at no price.
" We must all make sacrifices Mr.. Bailey
for our glorious Conlederaoy. II You onlv
knew the sacrifices I have made. Mr.. Bailey.
The starving and freezing Of your wife and
children are nothing compared to them; bu
our glorious Coniederacy called, and my pat
riotism responded to the call Future gener-
ations will remember and bless US, Mr.. Bailey,
and NE viii receive the everlasting gratituos |
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CoULDN'T SUBsCRIBE.-A pair of those in
teresting entertaining ladies, who of late seem
to carry on so large in business in our down
town Offices and stores in the way Of procur-
ing subscriptions for new works, selling en-
cravings Of the Father Of his Country, and
other notabilities; and who Cthe ladies' are
so fascinating in manner, so delightfully."- i'm
Fortunate, so sweelty un-get-rid-of able, call
ed a morning or two since at the Office of a
young lawyer, to induce him, as the younger
of the two expressed it, with a charming
smile, 50 to subscribe to most elegant work.
just published, to be got up in elegant style,
with illustrations, &c. ="
Indeed, ladies" said our friend, can
not: I have no doubt Of thu excellence Of
your work, but am not in want Of anything
of that kind. In fact do not feel able at
present to subscribe for any new works Of
any description. The partnership of which I
am member, has lately been so imprudsnt
as to issue a new work of their own, and the
enormous expense attending its issue, not to
speak Of the illustrations, embellishments. and
ornamental adornings with which they have
seen ft TO clothe the production, such unwont-
ed outlay has really for the present in fact
crippled me; sorry, but fact every word Of
it.
"But ahr' interrupted our enterprising
agentess, perhaps We could procure you
some subscribers for your work; our terms
are quite reasonable. What do you call your
work, sir?"
"Well, we have not fully determined as
yet, but 1 guess I shall let Mrs.--have
her own way, and call it after myself Charles
Henry"
The ladies concluded that they had an en-
in the next block.-Clsve!and Pa
per.
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Affecting War Incidents.

saw an old gray-haired man, mortaly
wounded, endeavoring to stop with a strip Of
his coat, the life-tide flowing from the bosom
of his son, youth of twenty years The
boy told his father that it was useless; that
he could not live; and while the devoted
parent was still striving to save him who was
perhaps his frst-bOrn, a shudder passed
through the frame of the would-be preserver.
his head fell upon the bosom of the youth,
and his gray hairs, were bathedi in death with
the expiring blood Of his misguided son.
saw the twain half an hour after, and youth
and age were locked, Efeless, in one another's
arms.
A dark-haired young man, of apparently
twenty-five or three; found leaning against
a tree, his breast pierced by bayonet. He
said he lived in Alabama that he had Joined
the rebels in opposition to his parents wishes:
that his mother, when she had found that he
would go into the army, had given him her
blessing, Bible, and lock of her hair
The Bible lay halfopened upon the ground,
and the hair, dark lock tinged with gray,
that had been between the leaves, was in his
hand. Tears were in his eyes, as he thought
Of the anxious mother, pausing, perhaps, amid
her prayers, to listen for the long expected
footsteps other son, who would never more
return. In the lock of hair, even more than
in the Sacred Volume, religion was revealed
to the dying young man and I saw him lift
the tress again and again to bis lips, and his
eyes looked dimly across the misty sea that
bounds the shore of Life and Death; as if he
saw his mother reaching out to him with the
arms thas had nursed him in his infancy, to
die, alas fighting against his country and her
counsels whose memory lived latest in hisde-
parting SOUL Western Correspondent
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THE NEw CoyHEcrrCUr NurHE55.--A good
anecdote is told of one of the Connecticut
boys. While in conversation with y rehe',
afer the capture Of Fort Pulaski, the latter
sud, DAT least with all our faults, we have
never made wooden nutnegs The Yankee,
e very demure looking specimen, innooently
replied, We do not make them Of wood any
longer, " and pointing to one Of the big pro-
jectiles lying near which he'd preached the
fort, added quietly, We make them now Of
iron" Secesh subsided
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-05-21

URBANA UMoy.-This is the title Of hand
some weekly paper just started at Urbana in
the 7eighboring county Of Champaign. Al
though we are unable 10 discover from the
number received, the name of its editor, it
gives evidences Of being controlled By some
one VINO knows how to get up frst-class
county paper. If the people Of Champaign
do their duty, the Uqioa viii endure forever.
--L5n5on Democrat
THE "UEBASA USIoS. We have received
the first number Of this handsome paper, pub
lshed in UrBana. Champaign Co, O., by W.
HoUx. Esq, formerly Of tie West Liberty
Budget. Il IS a large paper, well got up, and
sustains the Union cause with vigor and tai
ent It is published at the low price Of one
dollar per year, which is entirely too cheap 70
make the "Union profitable" We wish Our
friend HoUx success. and hope his energy and
enterprise may make it a paving institution
.%zc-7- r.ssS Erers
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A BRAVE mAN.-At the Chamber of Com
merce in New York, OF Thursday, Sergeant
Hart, who is now connected with the police
Of that city, and who nailed the national
colors to the Staff of Fort Sumter after they
had been shot away, was introduced to the
chamber and presented with medal. Gen.
Anderson brought forward Sergeant Hart
and said: "This man although not soldier,
did as much in protecting the fort as any man
who was there. He was in Mexico with me,
was at Fort Sumter as my confidential friend
and in charge Of the market and mail depart
ment, and he was the man who nailed tie
flag to the mast after it was shot down"
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Commodore Farraguts

FLAG OFFICER David Glasgow Farragut,
now in command Of our fleet at New Orleans.
is a native Of that city, and about sixty years
Of age. In childhood he was adopted bv the
late Commodore David Porter receiving his
baptismal name, and is thus the brother adop-
tive Of Captain J. D. Porter, Of the Essex. in
our fotilla, and of Lieutenant Porter, in com
mand Of the mortar feet at the mouth of the
Mississippi
Though only twelve years of age, he was
on the Essex at Valparaiso in 1874, in that
most gallant naval fight, and was specially
commended 10 the Department for his brave
department.
He has been almost constantly in active
service. During the years 1921 2 4 he was
employed in cruising after pirates in the Car
ribean seas, and distinguished himself by most
efficient service and gaIlantry. He was for
some time in command Of the BrookIyn at the
Vera Cruz station, at the time Of the mission
Of Mr. McLanO to Mexico.
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A gentleman while taking drive through
one Of our country towns, accompanied by
his Irish servant, had the misfortune to have
his vehicle smashed up, and himself and COM
panion thrown violently or the ground, by
his horse taking fright and running away.
The gentleman was somewhat bruised, but
not seriously. His principal loss was that Of
his wig, which had been shaken of; and on
picking himself up he found Pat in a much
worse condition, holding his hand to his heal
with the blood triukLing through bis fingers,
and holding his masters wig in his other
hand which he was surveying with the Vi
most alarm and horror
We'll, Pat said lis master are you
much hurt?7
Hurt isit2 All. master dear, don't you
see the top Of me head in me hand 2"
Pat in his terror and confusion had uistak-
en- his masters portable head-piece for his
own natural scalp, aud evidently regarded his
last hour as srrived.
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Ak American paper announced the illness
Of its editor, piously adding: 4" All good pay
ing subscribers are requested to mention him
in their prayers. The othersneednot, as The
prayers of the wicked ayoil nothing, accor-
ding to good authority" a
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A tutor lecturing young man for his irreg-
ular conduct, added with earnestness' g The
report of your vices win bring your fathers
gray hairs in sorrow to the grave,
II beg your pardon SIT, replied the inoor-
ri ible, the old euss wears q wig.
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ALL ASrr-MAsoSs-The soldiers of th,

ALL ANTI-M AsoSs-The soldiers Of the
list.
RODNEY MAsoy-for the first time in many
years-took water at Pittsburg.
RoDSET is said to be the first mason ever
known to be afraid Of mortar. Think Of
mason afraid of mort
A RoD IN PIcELE-Rod Masou.-Logan
Gdz.ste
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LET ME KISS HM FOR HIS MoTHEa"-A
SECEsH INcIDzET-As the last Of the rebel
prisoners were entering the jail, on Tuesday,
a big mulatto fellow from a neighboring
slaughter house, who was making bis way
through !he crowd of spectators, was some
what jostled in the undertaking A lady
present, with more age than wisdom, in the
exuberahon, and supposing the darkey to be
one Of the prisoners, rushed towards him with
open arms, exclain1ing, " Let me kiss him for
his mother" The darkey, with a look Of sur
prise,said, Lori missus. you needn't do dat;
my mudderjes libsround de corner. Ifyou'd
say fadder, now, I'd be in kase I never could
find him." The secesh dame struck bee-line
towards the Washington Monument amid the
cries Of bystanderS "let me kiss him for his
mother. Baltimore Clipper.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-05-16
CHA u " III.

The ievee Was splendid 80 the girls
,aid, the mex, day. Mr.. Templeton wa.
present. and though he had not danced him.
self. be had put TO hlndrance ON the eaie'y
Of the Others. They oil united in announe.
ing him handsome, kind.hearied gentle.
man and wondering II he was to marry
the beautiful Miss Gordon. 90 whom report
had assigned him
Returning TO her clearinghouse. at din.
ner time. Annette Was obliged 20 step into
the gutter To allow stylish carriage. with
u span oi black bor-r. 10 pass by. Casa
ally glanclne up, che saw that che occupants
xers Mr.. Templeton and young lady OF
surprising lo,eliness. The fair lace was
turned towards him, wearing . gay 'm''s.
The ernire :ippst and velvet mantle '''
peIled the cold which made Annette sh''sr
in her thin cotton shawl.
That night her prayer was long ana Ter
vent. and i,s burden Was; 'oh' ood Keep
me irum vain cnvyings!
The week wa. weary one. IL Was mia.
winter ani the severe cold. acting ON An
no,,s'. delicate organism, produced 'nanen.
.. and fever. Her miserable shoes admitted
the snow at every stop, and the we'll worn
garments were but slight protection against
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Sr, BlRDs. The question !. often asked.
where do sea birds obtain fresh water to
.Iase their thirst? Bot wc have never seen
il satisfactorily answered till a fcw days ago.
An OIL skipper, with whom We vert con.
,er.ing on the subject. said that ne bad ire'
quen,ly seen these birds a, sea. far IRON any
land that could furnish them with water.
lowering round and under storm cloud.
elatterirs like duck. on lot day alta pond.
and drinking in the drops OF rain as they
fell. They will smell ram sqnall At one
hund,ed mile.. or even farther oG. and scud
for il With almos, inc,n,eISahlc sSiitness.
How long sea bird, eau exist without water
i, only matter Of conjecture; but proba'
biy their power. Of enduring ihirst are 'n-
creased by habit. and possibly they can go
wi,hou, Tor rany day'. II no. Tor several
weeks lwilscn.
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KrVr uP ruE PRopucrIoN. IL is TO b.
hoped that farmers will relax M efforts 10
keep up the amount OF meat, and bread
stuff, required by I've country. Our s'leiy
depend. On ihi. Notwithstanding the great
nuIuoer. OF the agricultural population
which have been taken - lll the ranks oi
the army. We believe that a proper ", OF
available faeiliie. will, unier ordinary CIR
eum.laner. OF weather and other cause,
which affect crops. secure an abundance Tor
the support oi all our people. ami even
leave surplus for expiration. This was
done last year. although most OF the 70.
cruitin: for the army was ~ early th', the
soldier. rendered ut little All IN nsrlcultur-
al labor. la some OF the State the aggregate
produce was greater han Ia any former
year. although the season could no, be con'
sidcred more favorable than the average.
Ia some section. OF the country. the sub
.titution of machinery for hand labor Is such,
tha, many men may 20 spared wiihou' Sc
riously affecting agriculture. Grains ara
sonn, harvested. and thrashei by machln-
ery. and such is the scope for It's u.s.. ,ha,
we can hardly se, limit. TO the production
whleh is thu. a,,.inable. IL is gratifying
10 learn from diIeren, sections. that there 70
no, likely to bc any diminu'on in the
amount OF land under cultivation the prs
eni year. e,cep, in those State. which have
been oyerrGn by the cOn,endins armies. Let
every iarmer earnestly direct his energies to
the work Of making two blades o! grass
grow where but one grew before. and o, OBJ
tanning a proPor,iona,e increase, 80 lar as
practicable, OF every other useful product.
Boston Cultivator.
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CUAPIE ER Nv.

She wa. In season. Freddie yet fingered.
With u glad cry he held out hi. little vast.
sd hand. and sprans into his sister s arms.
There wss little sea-on Of prayer and
sad bcwailine-. . brief period ot wesry'ns
heaven with mad en,reati--. and then cams
surcease. The angel Of death would not 10
propi,iaied, and on the third day after he'
arrival. Annette held her brother IN her
bo.om Tor the las, time. and saw him breathe
hi. last. with his glazing eyes 61ed on her
fnce In worliless lore.
One short we-k Annette tsrried at Elm'.
ford. and then vent hack to her toll. Her
lace wa. psler. her soft dark eyes li''le
moro sad. bot the swosi pa'ienes Of the e0an'
,enance remained unchanged. ~ .f
She gave back the "psss" to Mr. Temple
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cII APT ER IL

For Eve long months had Annette Burns
toiled In the noisy factory. Far from all
her kindred, In q s,rane. city. and among
un.ympsthiring strangers. shs vent about
her daily task. From cockcrow until star
light" "-,be -ame weary. monotonous round
-unvaricd by single kind word or friend.
" smile. Every thread she wove 10 the
,enseles, web was record Of the death OF
some fair hope; every desOla,s sunset marked