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Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-04-25
THE SIEGE OF YORKTOWN. :

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THE SIEGE OF YORKTOWN. is1
There was an incident of a most thrill
ling nature at Gen McClellan's headquar-
ters on Friday. Gen. Fitz John Porter
ascended in a balloon, for the purpose of
reconnaissance. When high up the rope
broke, and off foated the balloon, direct
over the enemy's entrenchments The Of
fcer was considered to be inevitably lost.
The hearts that were wrung with the hard
ness and strangenes of his fate, were sud-
denly cheerod as we'll as amused with the
spectacle of the return of the balloon over
our own camps. 1t had assembled to a
counter current of air, and was waited,
with its precious freight back to safety.
Once again over his own troops, the SOL
dier eronant pulled the valve and dis
charged the gas from the balloon, and
came down to earth by the run" entire
Ifi H' fNN .-if+ - .Eufr fE# tII
ly unharmed. he IA ~. IN r.,,..is,.+
During skirmish, two soldiers, one
from Maine, the other from Georgia, post
ed themselves each behind tree, and in
dulged in sundry shots, without effect on
either side, at the same time keeping up a
lively chat. Finally, that getting lit
tie tedious, Georgia called out to Maine,
." Give me show" meaning step out and
give me an opportunity to hit. Maine,
in response, pokes out his head a few
inches, and Georgia cracked away and
missed. "Too high" says Maine. i"Now
give me a show" Georgia pokes out his
head, and Maine blazes away. "Too
low" sings Georgia. In this way the
two alternated several times, without hit
ting. Finally, Maine sends ball so as
to Craze the tree within an inch or two of
the ear of Georgia. /" Cease firing" shouts
Georgia. Cease it is" responds Maine.
g Look here" says one, we have carried
on this business long enough for one day.
'Spose we adjourn for rations?" Agreed" +"
said the other. And 50 the two marched
away in different directions, one whistling
Yankee Doodle" the other "Dixie.'"
If satanic smartness can be of any SER
vice to the enemy in killing off our troops,
they are not wanting in the article. A
large shell was picked up by Maj, rScharf,
of the 18th New York volunteers, evinc-
| ing climax of diabolical intent on the
part Of the rebels surprising any, prior
revelation in this line. AS the shell had
not exploded it was deemed prudent to
handle it cautiously. It proved to be an
Internal machine of the first water. The
top Of the plunger extending beyound the
surface more than is usual excited suspi.
cion, and instead of unloading it in the
ordinary way, by unscrewing the plung-
er, the contents were removed by loosine
the casing. This mode Of unloading de.
veloped the fact that between the plunger
containing the cap and the plate on which
it strikes, cotton had been giintr introduced autd
~, r.
thus preventing concussion and consequent
explosion when the shell struck the ground
On the side Of the plppger a, place had
been filed in and filed with matches
communicating with the powder, 50 thai
by unscrewing the former the matches
would be ignited by the friction, causing
the shell to explode, n,o. N, oy,-b yos,
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Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-04-25

Released PRfsoSER. A hen was
discovered under agirt in barn belong
ing to Mr.. Hosea Chase Of this town, ON
the 2sth Of March last where she was ac-
cidentally covered up with clover hay,
about the 10th fJply-having lain there
nearly nine months without any food but
the clover heads around her, and without
anything to noisten her throat but the
snow that fell near lthe crevices Of the
barn in winter. The hen was found alive
but much emaciated, and She I" still lives"
6naEE,Ssenoe Sene 9,sSe,u,,,,el bnnoT Ilbad 'og auoi
.s' -0O'''a 1fps'f sIT, -. -.f.,.~i. ~
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-04-25

'0sg An intelligent farmer being asked
if his horses were we'll matched, replied,
are matched. afrst rates one
Of them is willing do allthe work aaal
the other is willing that he should.seR
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-04-25

sg If your clothes take fire, slide the
hands down the dress, keeping them as
close to the body as possible, at the same
time sinking to the floor by bending the
knees; this has a smothering effect on
the flames; if not extinguished, or a great
headway is gotten, lie down on the floor,
roll oyer and over, or better, envelope
yourselves in a carpet, rug, ed-cloth, Or
any garment you can get hold Of always
preferring woolen, iug5i.e lI9 laAt lgJ
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-04-25

ANDRIA, VA, April Sd, 1862.
l send you line found in pair of
footings, appropriated from the Hospital
Stores to-day. F. 0. HODGE.
ANDovER, Jan. II.
Ny. DEAR FRIEND AND BRoTHER-in
our country's cause. To your care and
keeping | commit these socks, and trust
they may never be disgraced by any con-
duct of their wearer. Loyal fingers
fashioned them, and may patriots tread,
whose every step should tell against our
rebel foes, wear them threadbare (if need
be), in crushing this wicked rebellion. In
every stitch is knit prayer for our ma
tion's veal, and the hope that peace may
smile upon our land long ere these be un-
fit for use.
You have gone forth molly and placed
your life an offering at the feet Of our
beloved country, and may the God of
battle be your trust. May his protecting
arm shield you from every danger and
bring you back to home and friends, there,
to good old age, to enjoy the fruits of
your labors. But if it must be you per-
ish in the strife, may you be transferred
from this earthly army to the glorifed
army of Heaven-your victory won--never
more to be disturbed by the rattle of
musketry or the boom of cannon.
Perhaps these may find their way to
some hospital; to some weary, weak and
homesick one, If SO, know, my dear
friend, that thousands of hearts are suf-
fering with you, and would gladly come
to your relief. Take courage, and you
shall yet be able to go out and help us
gain the victory which mast be ours.
1t would be very gratifying to me to
know who may receive these socks, and
will it be asking too much that you let
me. know. .,s
Hoping your heart may be raue and
true your arm firm and strong, and you
stand ready to kill as well as be killed in
your country's service. am your friend,
EILEEN M SpRAGrE
,., Andover, Conn.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-04-25

s Mr.. James 'kittredge Of This town
has six ewes that have had this spring
thirteen lambs five had twins and one
'triplets.m The sheep ana lambs are all
alive and doing WE'LL Cdsdonian. nasd
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-04-25
johnson, April 9TH 1862.
TRUE FEMALE PATRIOTISM.

MANSION HOUSE HOSPITAL ALEX
ANDRIA, Va, April 3d. 1862.
l send you line found in pair Of
footings, I appropriated from the Hospital
Stores to-day. F. 0. HODGE.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-07-31
CHURCHES, MINISTER'S. sc.

Presbyterian-REv. D. HARRISON, PASTOR
Preaching every Sabbath morning at lO3
O'Clock, and in the evening at o'clock. Sab
bath School at l o'clock, 4. NJ. Prayer meet
iEg every Thursday evening at o'clock.
Methods, Episcopal Church-REv. S. I. SEow
Preacher in charge. Rev. w. LONG, Assis-
tant Preaching every Sabbath, alternately
at l03 o'clock in the morning, or in the
evening. Sabbath School at o clock, a. NJ.
Prayer meeting every Thursday evening, at
o'clock.
VelcA Indepenasnt-REv Ii. r. POWELL,
Pastor-Preaching every Sabbath morning at
il O'Clock, and in the evening at O'Clock.
Sabbath School at l o'clock, P. NJ Prayer
meeting on the first Monday evening of each
month and on every Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday evening, excepting the first week in
each month.
Calviaistic Nethodist-REv. JOHN WILLIAMS,
Pastor-Preaching every Sabbath evening at
and o'clock Sabbath School at 10 o'clock,
A N Prayer meeting every Friday evening,
at O'clock. Society every Tuesday evening
at o'clock.
DiscipEes-IsEv. W LLOYD, Pastor.-Preach-
ing every Sabbath morning at 10 o'clock.
Particular Baptists-REv. DAVID JENKINS,
Pastor.-Preaching every Sabbath evening at
3o'clock Sabbath School at at o'clock; ?. NJ
C1thoHe-REv NJ. J. MITCHELL. PASTOR
Services every Sabbath morning at loA o'clock
and Vespers at o'clock III the evening
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-07-31
RAILROAD SCHEDULE.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

Judges Of the Courts-President, Hon. Geo.
Taylor, Huntingdon; Associates, George w.
Easley, Henry c. Devine.
Prothonotary-- Joseph MDonald.
Register and Recorder-Ed ward F. Lytle.
Sherif-Jehn Buck
District Attorney.-Philip S. Noon.
County Commissioners D. f. Storm, Jane s
Cooper, Peter J. Little.
TreGsurer-Thomas Calm
Poor House Drectors-Jacob Horner, Will
liam Douglass, George Delany.
Peer House 1reasurer.-George c. K. Zahm.
Poor House SteUdrd.-James j. Kavlor
Mercantile Approximations Farrell
Authorizations f. Stull, Thomas j Nell
con. Edward r Donnegan
Cou,,ty SurDeyor.-E. A. Vickroy.
Coroner.-James S. Todd.
Sup't of Common Schools-Wm. A. Scott.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-07-31
EBENsEURG BOR. OFFICERS

Justices of the Pedce.-David II. Roberts
Harrison Kinkead.
BHrgess-George Huntley.
School Directors-E. j. Mills, DR.. John NJ.
Jones, Isaac Evans.
EAST WARD.
C0nst0Jte-Thomas Todd.
7o,0a Councit-Wm. Davis, Daniel J. Davis,
E. j. Waters, John Thompson, Jr., David W.
Jones.
inspectors-John w. Roberts, L. Rodgers.
Judge of Etection-Thomas j. Davis.
Assessor-Thomas P Davis
WEST WARD.
COnstable-M. NJ. O'Neill
Toon Gouncit-William Kittell, II Kinkead
r. l.. Johnston Edward ID. Evans, Thomas j .
Williams
Hspectoys-J. d. Thomas, Robert Evans.
Jadge Of Election-John LloyC.
Assessor-Richard T. Davis.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-07-31
ERENsEUEsG EaAEgS.
MAILS ARRIVE.

MAILS ARRIV e
Eastern, daily, at lo O'Clock, A. NJ
Western. at O'Clock, P. NJ.
NAILS CLOSE.
Eastern. daily. at A. o'clock, p. NJ.
Western. at O'Clock, p. NJ.
E8-The mails from Butler, Indiana, ,Strongs-
town, &C., arrive on Thursday Of each week,
at o'clock, p. NJ.
Leave Ebensburg on Friday Of each week,
at \. VI.
nsa The mails from Newman's Mills, Car
rolltown, &c, arrive on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday of each week, at o'clock, p. NJ.
Leave Ebensburg on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays, at o'clock, A. NJ.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-07-31

seal of condemnation on his brow among
the rebels themselves. Let the admins
tration treat such men as enemies, and
with firm and consistent policy the war
will terminate victoriously, and the ballot
box will record an emphatic verdict in
favor of the friends of the Union.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1862-05-21

PUMPKINS ALONE AND AMONG Corn.
Doubtless thousands of the readers of
the AgricuIturiSt regard the corn field rs
the only place for raising pumpkins. But,
however little the harm that pump
kins do the corn-and we believe that in
good seasons they produce quantity of
food which much more than counterbal-
ances the evil which they may do-they
will yield much larger and finer product
if planted by themselves. Putting the
hills eight feet apart, two or three good
shovelfulls of we'll rotted manure being
dropped on the surface and covered by a
little earth, the pumpkins will luxuriate in
unobstructed sunshine and upon the fat
of the land: and when Autumn strips
away the leafy covering under which they
hide, a golden harvest will do ones heart
good. Low growing, small stalked vari-
cites Of corn do not essentially interfere
with the ripening of good crops Of pump
kins. But if planted with corn they sho'd
in no wise interfere with thorough culture
of the corn. A good plan is to drop seed
in every other bill, in alternate rows, and
it is very important to secure good seed
The medium sized, round dark orange col
ored, fine grained varieties are best, and
usually the earliest, most prolific, and the
best keepers. The cheese pumpkin is
preferable for family use or for Market
american Agriculturist.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1862-05-21
Air, Sunshine and Health.

A New York merchant noticed, in the
progress of years, that each successive
book-keeper gradually lost his health, and
finally died of consumption, however Wig
orous and robust he was on entering his
service. AT length it occurred to him
that the little rear room where the books
were kept, opened into back yard, so
surrounded by high walls that no sun
shine came into the room from one years
end TO another. An upper room, we'll
lighted, was Immediately prepared, and
his clerks had uniform good health ever
after.
"A familiar case to general readers is de-
rived from medical works, where an entire
English family became i'll, and all reuie-
dies seemed 10 fail of their usual results,
when accidentally window glass OF the
lamily-room was broken in cold weather.
1t was not repaired, and forthwith there
was a marked improvement in the health
of the inmates. The physician at once
traced the connection, discontinued his
medicines, and ordered that the window
pane should not be replaced.
A French lady became i'll. The most
eminent physicians of the time were call
ed in, but failed to restore her. At
length Depuytren, the Napoleon of phys
ic, was consulted. He noticed that She
lived in dim room, into which the sun
never shone; the house being situated in
one of the narrow streets or lanes of Par
is. He at once ordered more airy and
cheerful apartments, and call her apart
ments and all her complaints vanished"
The lungs of dog become tubercula-
ted (consumptive) in few weeks if kept
confined in n dark cellar. The most com
mon plant grows spindly, pale and scrag-
ling, if no sunlight falls upon it. The
greatest medical names in France, of the
last century, regarded sunshine and pure
air as equal agents in restoring and main
tanning health. From these facts, which
cannot be disputed, the most common
mind should conclude that cellars and
rooms on the northern side of buildings,
or apartments into which the sun does not
Immediately shine, should never bo occu
pied rs family rooms, or chambers, or as
libraries or studies" Such apartments
are only fit for "stowage," or purposes
which require persons to remain in them
over few minutes at time. And eve
ry intelligent and humane parent will ar
range that the family room and the cham
bers shall be the most commodious, light.
est and brightest apartments in his dwell
ing.-Dr. Hall.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1862-05-21

SUNDAY MEMORABLE DAY IN THE
EVENTS OF THIS WAR.-The fact that
our glorious battle of Pittsburg Landing
was opened on Sunday, and the capitula-
ton of Island No. 10 occurred between
Sunday evening and Monday NJ bing,
reminds us of several other memorable
Sundays in the leading events Of this re-
belliou. On Sunday the 5th day of May
last, President Lincoln's twenty days to
the parties concerned in this rebellion ex-
pired. On Sunday, the 2lst of July,
Bull Run; on Sunday, January 10, 1862,
the beginning of the general break down
of the rebellion, was fought the battle Of
Mill Spring, Kentucky, ending in the de-
feat and death Of General Zollicoffer; on
Sunday, tho 10th of February, Fort
Donelson was surrendered; on Sunday,
the 23d, the Union advanced column, un.
der General Nelson, entered Nashville
on Sunday the I'd day of March, Bruins
wick, Ca, was occupied by portion o.
the Dupont expedition; on Sunday, the
9th Of March, the battle between the
Merrinsac and Monitor, in Hampton
Roads; on Sunday, March 23d, the bat
tie Of Winchester; and besides these more
important events, there have been Sab
bath day skirmishes East and West, with
in the last twelve months, too numerous
to mention.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1862-05-21
Written for the "News."
Moonlight on the Waters.

Gently our little boat glided over the
waves, and the dimpling of the waters as
the oars dipped in made sweet music
Each little ripple bore a moonbeam on its
bosom, and tie stars were reflected with
unusual brilliancy. The shadows of the
dark trees that lined the bank formed q
fitting contrast, and the glimmer Of the
home-lights, as We saw them from the
shore, rendered still more lovely what was
beautiful before. Numerous fishing lights
were dotted over the waves. Sweet fan
cies floated and fingered around our
hearts, and all that was beautiful and love-
ly seemed thrown around us rs q spell.
We were silent-for we felt that human
words would but mar the solemn beauty,
and each, with his heart filed with ten
der thoughts, contemplated the scene,
musing the while upon the past, and pen
etrating the future, as far as allowed
May yhaps some noble plan was formed III
the bosom of one, as the fire of genius
and poetic light was kindled in the hearts
of others, there beneath the twinkling
starlight. The impress of a character fol
better or for worse, may have been stamp
ed from that hour, and God have been re-
vealed in his grandeur and sublimity
through his own mighty works.
God of the moonlight, starlight, anC
the waves! come in thy might and maj
esty and touch each heart, reveal thysel
to men until they learn to love Thee, and
the earth becomes once more a paradise
filed with music, and softer airs float dowr
from Heaven and sweep over the harp
strings of tho "Great Universe It'll
melody shall be waited to thy throne
from every heart. How could we breal
the spell. Twas woven round our heart
by invisible hands. We could not breal
away from it; we were fascinated, and, al
the solemn tone of the midnight bell stol
over the waves, we returned to our home
filled with higher thoughts, and bette
longings, and as we whispered each "gooC
night" we offered a silent prayer t,
Heaven that God would so far revea
himself to us as 10 give us the light o
his countenance, and fiji our hearts will
love and admiration for the Creator ant
the creation.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1862-05-21
DEPTH OF QUIET PEoPLE.-Some r

DEPTH OF QUIET PEoPLE.-Some men
draw upon you, like theAlps. They i'm
press you vaguely at first, just as do the
hundred faces you meet in your daily
walks. They come across your horizon,
like floating clouds, and you have to
watch a while before you see that they
are mountains. Some men remind you
of quiet lakes, places such as you have
often happened upon, where the green
turf and the field flower hang over and
are reflected out of the water all day long.
There is nothing remarkable about the
flowers, only that they seem so much like
love and kindness and gentleness, and
those other every day ordinary little vir-
tues. Perhaps you become attached to
the lake because it is a genial spot, and
whether you ever lived near lake or not,
it seems to remind you of home. But
you never dream of its being in any way
wonderful Some day or other, you care.
lessly drop a line into the clear depths,
close by the side of the daisies and daffo-
dis, and it goes down, down, down. You
lean over and sound deeper, but your line
doesn't bring up. What deep spot that
is and you try another. The reflected
daises seem to smile at you out of the
water, the turf looks green rs ever, but
there is no shallow spot beneath. You
never thought it, but your lake is unfath
omable. You are mono the less impress
ed from the fact that it is quiet lake
- Williams Quarterly.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1862-05-21

FIELD BEANS WITH CoRN.-One Of the
crops used to fill out corn, when it grows
scantily, or has altogether failed in hills or
spots, is the white bush bean. There is
wisdom in the selection. The legumin-
Gus and cereal crops are considered so es-
sentially dissimiar in their drafts upon
the soil, that they are adapted to follow
each other in any rotation, So far as we
are aware, experience has not yet discov-
cred that corn suffers essentially, if at all,
for having large crop of beans grown at
the same time upon the soil. a heavier
draft is, of course, made upon the soil if
a large crop be taken off. IL is CON-
mon practice in somo good farming COM
munties, to drop n few beans on the south
side of every corn hill having less than
three stalks. Another method is the fol-
lowing: The corn being in hills equally
distant, in rows running both ways, at
the second hoeing, after plowing or run
ming the wceder both ways, plant beans
between the hills in the rows running
one way. Others plant similarly at the
same time that the corn is planted.
Beans cultivated by themselves arc q
very profitable crop, not exhausting to tho
soil, and admirable food for sheep. They
uniformly bring n remunerative price, and
are sometimes very high and in great de-
mand. They do best on good corn land,
not richly manured, in rows % feet apart,
kept well weeded and hoed.-America
Agriculturist
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1862-05-21

NOT the richest treasure-that l proved
myself unworthy TO retain; not my wife
and my children. Ali between myself
and these, the law has laid its stern, i'm
passable interdiction. l have no longer a
wife, no longer my children, though my
heart goes out toward those dearly below
ed ones with the tenderest yearnings.-
Pictures Of our early DAYS of welded love
are ever in my Imagination. / dream of
the sweet fire-circle; l ever see before me
the once placid face of my Alice, as her
eye looked into my own with intelligent
confidence. | feel her arm twine around
my neck-the music of her voice is ever
sounding in my ear"
Here the speakers emotion overcame
him. His utterance choked him, and he
stood silent with bowed head and tremb-
ling limbs. The dense stiffness was bro
ken here and there by half sti1ed sobs.
AT this moment there was q movement in
the crowd. A single female figure, before
whom every one appeared to instinctiyely
give way, was passing up the isle. This
was not observed by Delaney until she had
come nearly in front of the platform on
which he stood. The movement caught
bis ear, and lifting his eyes they fell on
Alice; for it was she that was pressing
forward-he bent toward her with sud-
den uplifted hands, and eager eyes, and
stood like statue until she had gained
the stand and advanced quietly 10 his
side. For a moment they stood thus
the whole audience, thrilled with the
scene, were upon their fee. and bending
forward. Then Delaney opened his arms,
and Alice threw herself upon his bosom
with quick and wild gesture. Thus for
the space Of minute they stood-every
one by singular intuition understanding
the scene. One Of the ministers came
forward and separated them.
"No, no." said Delaney, "they must
not-you can not take her away from me!
Heaven forbid that should do that,
replied the minister "But by your con
fession she is not your wife,"
"No, she is not" replied Delaney,
mournfully.
"But she is now ready to renew her
VOWS again." said Alice, smiling through
her tears, that now rained over her face
Before that large assembly, all stand.
ing, and with few dry eyes, was said in
broken voice, the marriage ceremony that
gave Delaney and Alice to each other
AS the minister an aged man, with thin
white locks, finished the rite, he laid his
hands On the two he had joined 10 holy
bonds, and lifting up his aged eyes thai
streamed with drops of gladncss, he said
in solemn voice:
"What God has joined together, lei
not rum put asunder."
"Amenp was cried by the whole as
sembly, as with single voice.