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shall have ceased to occupy said land for
more than six months at any time, then
and in that event the land so entered shall
revert to the Government.
SEC 6 Aud be II further enactrd, That
no individual shall be permitted TO ac-
quire title to more than one quarter Sec
ton under the provisions Of this act and
that the Commissioners of the General
Land Office is hereby required to prepare
and issue such rules and regulations, con
sistent with this act, as shall be necesSa-
ry aud proper to carry It's provisions into
effect ard that the registers and recelv
ers of the several land Offices shall be en-
titled to receive the same compensation
for any lands entered under the provls
ions Of this act that they are now entitled
to receive when the same quality OF land
is entered with money, one half to be paid
| by the person making the application at
the time of SO doing, and the other half
on the Issue of the certificate by the per
son to whom it may be issued but this
shall not be construed to enlarge the max
imum of compensation now prescribed by
law for any register or receiver: Pr0Uidcd,
That nothing contained 10 this act shall
be so construed as to impair or Interfere
IN any manner whatever with existing
pree.nption rights: And pr0Oi}cd, .tur.
fher. That all persons who may have filed
their applications for preemption right
prior to the passage of this act shall be
entitled to all the privileges of this act
ProUtded, further, That no person who
has served, or may hereafter serve, for a
period of not less than Il days in the
army or navy of the United States, either
regular or volunteer, under the laws
thereof. during the existance of an actual
war, domestic or foreign, shall be depri-
we'd of the benefits of this act on account
of not having attained the age of Il years.
Sec I And6e it further enacted, That
the fifth section of the act entitled San
act in addition to an act more efectuaEly
to provide for the punishment Of certain
crimes against the United States and for
other purposes approved the Sd Of
March, in the year 1857. shall extend to
all oatns, altirmations and afidavits, re-
quired or authorized by this act
SEC s. And be 1t further enacted, That
nothing in this act shall be SO construed
as to prevent any person who has avarled
hIm or herself of the benefit of the first
section of this act from paying the mini
mum price, or the price to which the
same may have graduated, for the quan'
tity of land so entered at any time before
the ez piration of the five years, and oh
taniug patent therefor from the Gov
ernmeut, as in other cases provided BY
law, on making proof Of settlement and
cultivation as provided by existing laws
granting presumption rights.
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GEORGE ID. PRENTICE L have the
PLEASURE of informing you your days
are numbered your death near at hand
Gen. Buckner has friends who are sworn
to avenge him, and upon you they look
as cowardiy enemy! one who fears to
speak while he is powerful, but who ex-
uts aud sacriigiously dares to "thank
God he cur exult over the downfall of
Slmon Bolivar Buckner" Beware
George D. Prentice The REBEL GUN
BOATS are gradually apppr' aching Louis.
vile, and what they .faI to accomplish
uiHing hands aud hearts wW pe,Jorna
Poison and the dagger have put nadny to
steep who walked no more! Then be
aourc that such is not YOUR FATE.
CHARLOTTE CoRDAY.
This letter comes to us in very pret
ty female chirography, and is postmarked
"Georgetown" We get letters like it
every day, aud almost every hour of every
day. and We publish this merely to illus
trate the general spirit of the rebel women
of Kentucky. A thousand devils have
evidently entered them. and perhaps it
would be no erear lOss if, like the swine
that experienced similar visitation near.
iy 'wo thousand years ago, they were to
crush down IA steep place into the sea y
"Charlotte" says that our days "are
numbered > No donbt they are "num.
bered, aud SO are We, but we gness that
Sh,ir b.r and
aud ours "a No. l." Her remark that
we were afraid to speak while BuckneI
was powerful, indicates that she cannot
have beeu a reader of ours when that
arch rebel was III the height of his power.
She threatens our individual life with
the rebel guu-buats.' said To be fifteen or
twenty III number, and, as if that were
not enough. she Its Us understand that
the work begun upon us by the boats
will be compie,ed by poison and dag
ger. So we are 10 be bo o.nbarded, poi
suned, and stabbed, aud We hope we shall
be able to put up with these lncunven-
fences if DO further calamity overtake US
| From the signature that our amabIe
CORES spoude.t uses, charlotte G ,rday.'
We Judge that she means to do The stab
biug part of the business herself. Her
namIesaKe stabbed Marat IN his bath, and,
to protect ourselves from lntru>ion OF
Just such characters as our Geor. etown
correspondent, W.T. have long been in t.le
habl', while taking our bath, of keeping
the door locked However, if she will
convince US that she is pretty, we day
be prevailed OH to give her ticket OF
admission - LoutsCHie JoarRdl.
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From the sad Pennsylvania.


YORKTOWN, VA, May 9. 1862
Mr. EDITOR: Are you getting anx-
lous to know of the whereabouts Of the
53d Pennsylvania Presuming you and
your readers might feel some interest in
this question | thought to spend few
moments for your ediicaton. As the
heading Of this sheet indicates, Yorktown
the "afOretime' great Rebel stronghold
is at present our location, and most
beautiful one it is too. The scenery is
unsurpassed by anything which | have
ever seen. The river is particularly beau
tifa, almost beyond description. You
must not infer from the fact of our being
encamped at this point "oao that we have
been idle and have penetrated no farther
into the land of the far famed ''chivalry,"
if you DO. then are you most b autitully
''sold" We have been farther than those
who we're ahead of us in pnr<ut of the
flying rebss. As you are probably aware,
SEE NEXT FACE.
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SwIFTNEss OF BIRDS 1t has been
calculated tha, hawk will fly not less
than l50 miles an hour Major Cart
wright, Oh the Coast Of Labrador, found
by repeated observations, that the flight
of an e,der duck was at the rate Of gu
miles an hour The flight of "a common
crow is nearly 25 miles All hour, and
Splllauzani found that of the swallow tC
be about 92 miles an hour. A falcon
belonging to Henry " of France, few
from Foun,airbleau to Malta in less than
twenty four hours, the distance beng
1850 miles and it Is probable that his
flight was about rs miles an hour, as
such birds fly in tie day time only. These
facts show how easily birds can accom-
pllsh their extensive mlgratlons, espec-
tally when we consider that favorable
wind materially helps them on their
voyage.
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From the 60th New York.
HEADQUARTERS 6oth REe'r, n. Y S. V.
RELAY House., May Is, 1862.


DEAR Cousin: 1t is now just half past
eight o'clock P Nj and the taps will
beat at nine, when all lights must be ex-
tinguished, but thought | would spend
that half hour in writing, and tell you Of
u little trouble | had to day with the Ad-
jutant, which nearly resulted in my arrest.
|, with three or four more had papers to
90 to the city. We went to the depot
and took tie cars, as it happened, we
took the front ear. SAID Adjutaut came
in with his sister and two or three more
ladies. When he saw US, he came aud
told uS to 60 iu the back car. The rest
of the boys went, but, j. my too
proud spirit was touched, and | refused.
| told him | had paid my fare aud was
entitled to my seat. | told him if there
was not room would willingly give my
seat to him or the ladies, but as it was, I
refused. he said that be ordered, "Your
order" said | "on duty is my law. but
here shall refuse, as | have pass from
nay Captain aud Colonel fol eight hours,
and AIN free =" His face flushed with au-
ger on seeing his authority baf1led, and
said he should have me arrested when [
returned. | said Very well. 1 should
not go." He went to bis seat, and I
heard one of the ladies say she ''could
not but admire his spirit" On return
| ing to camp, the Captain received orders
to conGne me to my quarters for disre-
Spectful language to my superiors The
! Captain sent me word end | went to him.
"Corporai," said he, "come with me to
the General" | went He sent for the
Adjutant, aud told me to tell my story.
did. He asked me if had been drink
ing. The Captain answered, and said
General, | take that as an insult Cor.
poral H. never drinks" He turned to
the Adjutaut aud SAID, us his story true?"
at is, sir, SAID he. Corporal H" said
the General, "you are acquitted" He
then turned to the Adjutant and said,
"Never let me hear such thing of ycu
again. He asked him if had ever re-
fused to obey hun wien on duty? "He
has not, said the Adjuiant ''Sir" said
the OGtGFal, III ever near SUcn tnlng
of you again, | shall have you severely
chastised before the regiment" The Ad-
jutan! looked as the soldiers said, down
in the mouth" and went to lis office.
Al fter he was gone the General said. Cor
poral, why did you not obey ~ / told
him THAT it seemed to NE that he had
no business to order me, and it looked too
much as if were his slave, Because he
had the nonor of holding commission"
That's the spirit" said the General, "s
private that behaves is just as good as an
officer, and shall always protect you in
what is right" He took my name, and
Dade me 20 to my quarters. Why | wss
not sent to the guard house, was because
they cannot put nou commissioned off,
Ger there. | write this to let you know
how conceited some men are when they
have shoulder strap and commission.
But there are the taps, aud | close
IrpS
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ebel army. who has been recently operat ins
N the Upper Potomac
AS die the embers on the hearth,
And DER the floor the shadows fall,
Aud crerps the chirping cricket forth,
And ticks the death watch in the wall.
see form in yonder chair,
That grows beneath the waning light;
There are the wan sad features-there
The paIIid brow, and locks of white.
And heaped The clay upon Thy breast,
Aud left thee sleeping all alone
Upon thy narrow couch OF rest.
know not why could not weep
The soothing drops refused 10 roll,
Aud Oh that grief is wild and deep,
Which settles fearless on the soul,
But when I saw thy vacant chair,
Thine idle hat upon the wall,
The bouk-the penciled passage where
Thine eye had rested last of all
The tree beneath whose friendly shade
Thy trembling feet Fad wandered forth
The very prints those feet bad made,
Whel last they tecbly trod the earth.
Aud thought while countless ages fed,
Th vacant seat would vac MT Stand-
Uuworn thy hat-tEy book unread
Eff;tced thy footsteps from the sand
Aad widowed in Ibis cherries world
The heart that gave its love to thee
rurn like the vine whose tendrils curled
More cIusel, round the falling tree.
oh. father! hen for her and thee
Gushrd madly forth the scorching tears
Aud oft and long. and bitterly,
Those tears have gushed IN later years /;
For as the world grows cold around,
And Il ings assume their own real hue,
'TiS sad To find that love is found
Alone above the stars with you.
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Ed. JOURNAL: AS everything pertain
ing to soldier life is of interest to tho
people now, send you the following
copy of private letter from soldier in
the n Y Goth. showing how discipline
is sometimes administered in solderdon,
aud what stuff our Northern soldiers are
made of Ii Corporal H, had been in
the habit of drinking, don't you suppose
he would have received his tull measure
Of punishment in spite Of all explanationsg
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Tharc was rtanv atfecIin ties which made
* haukrr arter Betsy Jane Her father 5
iar,o jlned our n; their COWS al d our
>quenc;t :heir thurst at the samc spring /;
uur Old mares bu,h had stars in their Tur-
rerde the measles broke ont 10 both farmer.
lie- a, nearly the same period our parents
Betsy aud rine) slept reglarly IN the
<a,.,e .nt,tin house. and the nabers used
- no~ar,e. How thick the Wards aud
Pra>cie.~ air 1t was a surblinre site,
' e." Spilng Of the year, to see our sew
r- '....yr, (Bet>y's and mine) with
.,hrIr g""u, pm d up ;" thay coLldn s:le
r-". atfrc,lunlrty Bilin sope together 4
abuuzin the uabers
\ tho | hankerd intenslv arter the ub
icck Of m, afFecshunS, | dar>unt tell her
"' I fires which was rdgin in my manly
Bnzzun I'd ,rv to do il bu, ny tung
", uid krrwoliup up agin the roof Of NY
m"wih & stick tear, like deth TO DIT !,
>ea,t Airikan or country postmaster 10
his uffiS>, while my hart whanged agin my
rib, like old fashioned wheat Flale agn
ii baru 6"or.
I was "a carm still ute in Joon All
mater was huShl and nary zeffer disturbed
the screen >ilrns sol with Betsy Jane
on the fenSe of her tarther> paStur Wee
bin runpin threw he woods. kullin fours
L drlvin the woUdchuck frou bis Nativ
Lair (sr To >peak with hong sticks Wall
We >ut har nu lie fcnse. swingin our
jest Two aud for. and biu>hiH d, II d aS the
BaldIn~villc >k""l house when il was fu~t
painted AID l"okin very simple. max G
Ju doubl Ny left arur was ockepIed in
bailuu>in myself on the tense, while my
rite Wa, wuuudId luvinl 3 round her waste
cleared my throat and tremblnly sed,
BETSY, you re Gazele." -"
thought that air was putty fine |
watId t" see what effeck it would hav
upon her It evidently didn t fetch her,
Tor sue up and sed,
"Y"u re a Sheep
Scz |, Betsy, | think very muchly OF
you"
Il don't b'leeve a word you say-so
there now cum !" with which obsarvashun
she hrtehed away from NE.
Il wish thar was winders to my Sole, "
sed |, $50 hat you cpuld ser sowe Of nv
feelius There's fire enuff in here, sed
|. strikin my buzzum with my fist, "tu
bile all the corn beef and tu. nips in the
naberhoud Versoovlus aud the CritIer
amt clrcu'nstans
She bowed her he'd down and com.
menst chawin the strings to her sun
bonnet.
Ar, could you know The sleeplis mites
| worry threw with on your account, how
vit:les has selzed to be attrsctiv to me 4
how my lims has shrunk up, you wouldn't
duwt NE Gaze on this wastiE form and
these ere sunken cheeks
should have contnnered on in this
strane probly for sum time, but unforti
nifty lost INV balluuse and fell over into
the pastur ker smash, tearin my close and
seveerly damagin myself ginerally.
Betsy Jane sprung to my assistance
in bubble quick time and dragged me
4th. Then drawin herself up to her full
hite she sed:
II won't iisten to your noncenty nc
longer. Jes say rite strate out what
you're drivin at If you mean gettin
hltched, I'M mp
| considered that air enuff for all prac
ticul purpnsses, and we proceeded lmme.
jitly to the parsons, and was made l tha,
very mite.
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TERMS. --$l.OO PER ANNUM.

will never perish-with certificate that
the bearer is under military protection !;
and woe to any man, hunter who under
takes to carry off one of the Generals .
certificates Already half dozen kid
nappers have been sent to the guard
house, and no harm has come to The in
tended victims.
| would write more, but the mail
closes, SO send kindest regard to my old
readers, and the most hopeful cheer to
you all. JS.M.
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A traveller says: If you wish to raise
an Americans pride to fever heat in
England, by any other allusion than to
the flag of his Union. touch his pock t.
Windsor. sir - said one of the true grit,
to an Engli>hman, WHO pOmp usly de>
cribed the palace of his sovereign, wind
sor I've heard of it, am going to see it,
aud. if like the place, l intend to buy
Il "
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ARTHUR G. OLMSTED,

ATTORNEY Il COUNSELLOR AT LAW
Coudcrsport Pa, will attend 20 al hH-'Ier$
entrusted TO his care. with Jrom;Inr' am
id, ity. Office On Soth we + CORNER ~ 'ia'n
and Fourth streets.
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Oliver Cromwell is we'll known to have
been one of the shrewdest men; yet he
we'll understood the value of integrity.
His remark, made to clever but uuscru-
pulous lawyer of his day, is well worthy
OF consideration. Il understand that you
have of late been vastly wary in conduct
Do not be too confident of this Subtle
ty may deceive you; integrity never will"
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JOHN s. MANN,

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
Coudersport Pa, will attend ;ht eeverai
Courts in Potter and MKean Counties, All
business entrusted in his care wall receive
prompt attention. Office corner at Wes'
and Third streets.
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ISAAC BENSON.

, TTORNEY AT LAW, Coal -rSpo"'. p. vi
attend 20 all business n.rU>-"d o al.n. "iEt'
care and pronptness. UGt. GA ), oAd 81
near the Allegheny BrIdg~.
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BUSINESS CARDS.

EULALIA LODGE. No 342, f A NJ.
STATED Meetings on the Ind and 4thWedneS-
davs nf each month. Also Masonic gather
ines on every Wednesday Eve ing far ork
and practice, at their Hall n Coud"rSpnrt.
TIM0I HY IVES w NJ.
S,UurI H,yEN Spc'v.
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Il say, landlord tnat's dirty towel
for man to wipe on y
Landlord with look of amazement
replied: Well, swan. you're mi ghty
particular. seUenty or eighty of my board
ers have wiped on that towel this morn
ing, and you are the first one to find
fault
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o. II. ELLISON.

'RACTICING PHYSICIAN, Coader>porJ, Pa
respectfully informs the citizens OF IN. vii
lage and vicinity that he Will prompt re-
spond to all calls for professional services
Office on Main St. in ilding formerly oc
cupied by c. W. Ellis, Esq.
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BAD SPELLING "A minister, who was
appointed chaplain in au Ohio regiment,
lately wrote the following note to a BROTH
er preacher:
deer brothrr-if you can get CON-
nishun as chaplin, it will pay you sSty
a month and livin beside. The caus of
krist kneads you in bis army"
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r. w. KNOX,

ATTORNEY AT LAW. COuderSpo. 1. Pa. , Il.
regularly attend the Courts IN 70 tr' M
the adjoining Counties.
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Administrators or Executors Notice. 2 90
Business Cards, lines or less, per year 90
Special and Editorial Notices, pc. line. !"
IAN transient advertisements must be
oaid in advance, and no notice will be take
of advertisements from distance, unless the
are accompanied by the money Or NatiSta'to
reference.
4.#Blauks, and Job Work of all kinds. at
,.nf. IT., trnmptiv md filth fully
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Scolding is the pepper of matrimony,
and ladies are the pepper boxes.
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/" THE u MON
ARCH STREET, ABOVE THIRD,
Philadelphia.
UPTON s. NEWCOMER, Proprietor.

This Hotel Is central, convenient BY
Passenger cars to all parts of the city, and in
svery particular adapted to the ants of the
business public.
Terms 81 so per day.
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u. J. oLMsTED. : /: :: :; : s. D. KELLY
OLMSTED u KELLY,
DEALER IN STOVES, TIN L SHEET IRON
WARE, Main ST., nearly opposite the Cour'
House, Coudersport, Pa. Tin and Shep'
Iron Ware made to order in good style, on
short notice.
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d. f. OLMSTED.
lRALER IN DRY GOODS. READY-MADt
Clothing, Crockery, Groceries, &c, Main st.
CouderSport. Pa.
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MY FATHER.

The following beautiful lines were written
BY Brigadier General Henry Jackson, of the
rebel army. who has been recently operat ing
on the Upper Potomac
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ANDREW SANBERG & BROS.
TANNERS AND CURRIERS.-Hide tanned
on the shares, in the best manner Tan
merry on the east side of Allegany river
Coudersport, Potter county, Pa -Jy II, 81
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O. $ x Z \ Jones.

DEALERS IN DRUGS. MEDICINES. PAINT,
Oils, Fancy Articles. Stationery. Dry Good
Groceries, &C, Main st, CouderSpOrt, Pa.
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COUDERSPORT HOTEL,
L. Ri RID
MARK GILLON,

TAInOR-Dearly opposite the Court House
will make all clothes intruSted tt him in
the latest and best styles Prices to suit
the times-Gfve him ii call l34l
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THE
POTTER JOURNAL
PUBLISHED BY
NJ. w. MCAIarney, Proprietor,
sl0O PR YEAR, INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE,

+.*Devoted to the cause of Republicanism,
the interests Of Agriculture. the advancement
Of Education, and the best good Of Potter
county. Owning no guide except that of
Principle it will endeaver to aid in the wock
of more fully Freedomizng our Country
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NJ. w. MANN.
DEALER IN BOOKS h STATIONERY, MAG
AZINES and Music, n. w, corner of Nair
and Third Sts. Coudersport. Pa.
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ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at the following
rates. except where special bargains are made.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1862-09-13
TO Contributors.

n AS our design is to make our paper
one that will be Of interest to All en-
gagged IN the different departments Of
active industry in. every part u the
county, we respectfully solicit the CO.
operation Of our intelligent citizens
throughout it's limits. And being G.
prcially DESTROYS Of prcipcsirg ths
farming interests If Dubois, items il
any department Of agriculture arr psr'
solicited. Please send ms al
the news. incidents, general infcrma
tion. and mineral discoveries IN youl
respective neighborloods.
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s--~Au -v,Llr. Pos-y q. -. April g.
N Ds. k.,BAek SIR 7 'esl q ~ da'y 70
pressns reu ~ ePrlf .se. = show you 'he
>esIc6, hare reesvsd irouly our Medicines
The Scandinsv,sa blood Pills and Blood Ps-
sifiss Anrv being salie'sd sos some three
years. giving our physicians : 'risi. and s's'
she medicine u 90. D. wee per-ss
|Jed 10 sry ycsr Pils and Purifier. which
did and they cured me perfectly.
Your, truly. y. y FuGAh.
A Z See a.Ivsssisesnecs..
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PaosEcrrrxo Ar1oRxKxs-The can
didais r. Common Pleas Prossestor
il thiad,strict Ar- Al Beckett, Esq-
having entered he military service Of
biz country, 49, this week Substitute
he name Of VIC Adams, Esq., the
present incumbent, in his stead. fos
reelection Mr. Adams. W believe,
b. given general satisfaction - Pro
secutcr, and We suppose will have no
oPPosluou. ~ .s iH3a