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The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-04-09
GENERAL CURTIS

Is a native of New York, and entered the
mili AIRY academy Of West Point IN 1927.
lie practvcd as civil engineer in Ohm
from 1892 to 1887. lie next praciiced
law. During his stay in that State from
May, 1916, 10 June OF he same yer, he
was made adjuiaut general. He then
undertook the co,oncicy Of the Third reg
in.ent of Ohio volunteers in the Mexican
war and fought throughout that mem
orable campaign. He was afterwards
returned to Congress to represent 4 dis
trict in the state OF Iowa. Whi!c serving
in Congress lie commanded :he Second
regiment Of Iowa volunteers. At the
close Of The session, ue returned To Mis-,
sour. He was appointed brigadier
general, aud resigned his seat in Congress
to t2ke arms IN defence of the govern,
ment. For some time he had charge OF
the city aud district of ST Louis. When
Gen. HaIeck assumed command Of Ere
mUuts department Gen Curtis was or
de:cd to Il more important post at RvIla,
as stating point and depot of concen-
tralion of the troops now under his com
mand. WI en- properly prepared, he went
ia pursuit of the rebel general Price and
his troops. On the l4ih Of February his
command captured Springfield on the
18th, the fag of the Union was floating
over the border aud i'll Arkan>as Oh the
10Th, he defeated Price al Sugar creek !;
on the 2lst he took BentonvilIe; on the
25lh he drove the rebels from Cross Hol-
low, and on the 9th took possession of
Fayetteville ; and Iatterly. has beaten the
united forces of the rebel commands in
the Bu>t"n mountains, which ended IN
the death of McCdIiuch and Mcintosh.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-04-09

y WEEPING WoMAN,-Woman have
often an extraordinary talent for shedding
tears. Madame D'Arbiay describes a
young lady gifted with incxhaustible pow,
ers in this line. When requested, at Il
large social gathering, to obiigc the com.
pany by weeping. she would chceriuily
comply. The process was as follows ::
The young ladys features became com
posed and houehtful Presently her
calm blu eyes filled with tears. Then
one by one, in endless sequence. the pear
Is drops raiued down her serene counte
nance until the curiosity Of the spectators
was sat aied, and each one murmuIed.
Hold, enougE" "
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-04-09
Sketches OF Union Generals.
GENERAL FRANZ SIGEL

Was born in 1924, at Baden. in Germany.
and was educated at the military school
OF. Carlsruhe. In 1917 he held the rank
of chief adjutant, aud was universally
allowed to be one OF the most prominent
officers, and perhaps the best ariillerst
in Germany When the revolu lon broke
out in 1913 he joined it at once and lost
bis commission IN consequence. He 90
taineG service, however, among the revo,
luiioni>ts. and rose 10 the chief command
of their armies When the reaction took
place. the sovereigns raised an over
whelming force to crush out Sigel. He
fought them with 10000 men againsl
$4,000. and more fortunate than at
Springfield, he brought off every one of
his guns. Peace soon left the general
without au army, and he emigrated short y
attorward to this country Here he en-
tered the academy of Il Monster Dulrn,
whose daughter he afterward mar. led
A few years since he was chosen pruies,
Sor 10 college at 81 Louis. where he
taught among other things, tie art uf war
When the rebellion broke our, Gen. Sigel
was one of the first of the gallant Germans
of Missouri who rallied to the support of
the government. He commanded the
third regiment If volunteers raised at ST
Louis The memorable retreat from Car.
thage is too we'll known to be easily for,
gotten. He subsequently CO operated
with vIgor and ability, with the lamcnted
Lyon, and was with him up to the ere OF
the battle Of Springfield After the death
Of Lyon. Gen. Sigel commanded our army,
and led the retreat 10 Rolia To him we
are mainly indebted for the success Of the
battle of Pea Ridge, and the Gefeat of the
rebels. He is skilful general aud brave
soldier.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-04-09

Gg Ladies Under garments are in great
demand liz the southern army, for fixed
ammunition" We wonder if the Con-
fejerates think our brave fellows Will
shrink from marching right up TO the bat,
teries that fire pettcoais at them. They
never ran away from the article in their
lives.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-04-09

Two hundred thousand barrels of ale
are manufactured annually in the city of
ALBANY, n Y. Under the new tax that
city will pay on this article alone, two
hundred thousand dollars year.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-04-09
BUSINESS CARDS.

EULALIA LODGE, No. 342, f A NJ.
STATED Meetings on the 2ud and 4thWednes-
days of each month. Also Masonic gather
ings on every Wednesday Everins. for work
and practice, at their Had in Coudcrsport.
TIMOTHY IVES, W. NJ.
SAMUEL HAVEN. SeC'v.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-04-09

The State Constitutional Convention Of
Illinois. by vote OF AZ against l3. has
prohibited negroes or mulattoes from en-
igraiing to that State and from enjoying
the right of suffrage.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-04-09
THE SCOTT LEGION

This exciting lyric, written by the ''insane
poet" Charles fenno Hoffman, was published
some years since, but the quires OF weak trash
published in commemoration of he heroic
deeds OF the present war must he our excuse
for a republication Of a genuine battle poem |
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-04-09
JOHN S. MANN,

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Coudersport, Pa, will attend the several
Courts in Potter and NJ Ke0n Counties. All
business entrusted in his care will receive
prompt attention. Office corner of West
and Third streets
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-04-09
ARTHUR G.. OLMSTED,

ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW
Coudcrsport, Pa, will attend to all business
entrusted to his care, with prompnes and
fd, ity. 0ifce on Southwest corner Of Main
and Fourth streets.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-04-09
BENSON.

ATTORNEY AT LAW, Coudersport, Pa, will
attend 70 all business entrusted to him, with
care and promptness. Office on Second St,
near the Allegheny Bridge.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-04-09

she went to San Francisco, and the
daughter. whose education had not been
neglected was married to one of the most
cilizens
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-11

The LoAF.-Once upon time, during
a famine, a rich man invited twenty of the
poorer children in town to his house, and
said to them;
"In this basket there is a loaf of bread
for each of you; take it, and come back
every day at this hour, until God sends US
better times"
The children pounced upon the basket,
wrangled and fought for the bread, and
each wished to get the larger loaf, and at
last went away without even thanking
him. francesca alone, a poor but neatly
dressed little girl, stood modestly apart,
and took the smallest loaf which was left
in the basket, gratefully kissed the gen.
tleman's hand, and then went home i'll a
quiet and becoming manner. On the fol-
lowing day the children were equally ILL.,
behaved, and poor Francesca this time re-
ceived loaf which was scarcely half the
size of the others. But when she came
home, and her sick mother cut the loaf,
there fell out Of it number Of bright sill
ver pieces. The mother was alarmed, and
said:
Take back the money this instant, for
it has, no doubt, got into the bread by
mistake"
Francesca carried il back, but the be-
nevolent gentleman declined to receive it.
"No. no." said he, lit was no mistake.
had the money baked in the smallest loai
simply as a reward for you, my child
Always continue thus contentcd, peacea'
bic. and unassuming. The person who
prefers to rest contented with the smallest
loaf rather than quarrel for the larger one,
will find blessings in her course of action
still more valuable than the money which
was baked in your loaf"
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-11

A MODEL DUN--The following dun,
from the Pike County Gazette, is model
one. and we hope it produced the desired
effect on the editors de inque1t friendss r
All persons indebted to this Office are.
requested to walk up, roll up, send up, o.
any way, so they get up, and sst3s up
Immediately, if not sooner. We arsBlfA
prepared to furnish our paper to An Who
want it. We would prefer bank potsa.
gold dollars and silver quarters b e..
change, but in the desperate Language &
poverty stricken and hcad.over-h -hesls-iAs
deot cotempOrary, will take grindslonsA,
wooden nutmegs, wheelbarrOws, 6hang-i
hal chickens, hoop dresses. bOObaehs
broomcorn, lasses candy, "sOms pump.
kins," baby Jumpers (for friend), fishing
tackle, hoop poles, patent medicineA dys
stuffs, cork screws, old bacon, yOang
niggers, sucking pigs, rags, boxes and
barrels, old clothes, sausage meat (exirnEt
of ''bark" preferred1, postage steppaF
lager beer (used in printingl, gruhk.aG
hoes, pickaxes, Colts pistols (wsTTSKtsa
not to kick), tooth brushes, tsnpsnng
nails, pins, needles, ginger cakes diItls
tickets, or any other articles usually
found in a country retail store. Walk up
and don't all come at once. -~----.--4ssss
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-11

mons, suppOsing some business matter to
be the cause Of it.
The first coldness and surprise dispGt
led, the gentlemen entered into more
friendly conversation, for Mr. II. had men.
toned his name, and it was not strange
one to his visitor. When they had con.
versed little while, Mr.. Wylde asked Mr..
H. whether he had ever painted, or could
undertake to paint portrait from mere
description Mr.. II. replied never:
Z" / ask you this strange question" ," said
Mr.. Wylde, because about two years
ago had Tdear daughter. She was my
only child, and loved her very dearly.
Her loss was heavy affliction to me,
and my regrets are the deeper that have
no likeness of her. You are a man Of
unusual genius. II you could but paint
me portrait Of my child should be very
grateful"
Mr.. Wylde then described the features
and appearance Of his daughter, and the
color Of her eyes and hair, and tried to
give an idea of the exnreGSion of her face.
Mr.. Ii. listened attentively, and, feeling
great sympathy with his grief, made u
sketch. lie had no thought Of its being
like, but hoped the bereavcd father might
think so. But the father shook his head
on seeing the sketch, and said, " No, it
was not at all like" Again the artist
tried and again he failed The features
were well, but the expression was not
there; and the father turned away from
it, thanking Mr.. II. for his kind endeaVois,
but quite hopeless Of any successful result.
Suddenly thought struck the painter
he took another sheet Of paper, made
rapid and vigorous sketch, and handed It
to his companion. Instantly bright look
of recognition and pleasure lighted up the
fathers face, and he exclaimed, THAT is
she! Surely you must have seen my
child, or you never could have made SO
perfect likeness" l."
"When did your daughter die ?" in
quired the painter.
about two years ago; on the 18th oil
September. She died in the afternoon,
after q few days illness.
Mr.. II. pondcred, but said nothing. The
image Of that fair young face was engraven
on his memory as with diamonds point,
and her prophetic words were now full
filled.
A few weeks after, having completed q
beautiful full length pOrti ait Of the young
lady, he sent it to her father, and the
likeness was declared by all who had ever
seen her to be perfect
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-11


a THRILLING SCENE.-A tale of the sea,
entitled "The Fair lnez," by Artemus
Ward, is given to the patrons of Vanity
Fair in weekly chapters. We copy from
late issue the following account of an
interview between the heroine and the
corsair chief. 1t is a true picture, &C.
cording to all sensation stories:
When Incz awoke the storm had ceased,
the wild night had passed, and the morn
ing was bright aud beautiful.
The maiden looked around her. The
scene was passing strange.
She was lying upon fine twenty dollar
lounge, in an apartment Of suTnptuOus
elegance.
Where am II" she murmured.
Safe, dear LADY," said soft, flute like
voice "Safe from all harm !"
Inez looked up. a chivalrous looking
young man, arrayed in garments of red
silken velvet, thickly studded with dia'
monds of incalculablc value, stood over
her, a gentle smile irradiating his fascina'
ting, though swarthy, features.
"Safe, lady," he repeated, "you viii
be the corsair's bTide!" '"'7
81 don't see i'll" said the gentle lnez
"IIa!" cried the pirate, Longest thou
I then for the laughing hillock, and below
ing bullocks of thine own chilly CLINE? !?
a. have no hesitancy in asserting thai
| do" she replied.
"If gold be your desire said the pi
rate chief, taking out his pocket book anC
brandishing ten dollar bill on the Wau
kegan bank of Illinois, there it is.
Miscreant, l spurn the vile dross J.
Besides, there's ten per cent discount OI
it!" Thus spoke the noble lneZ.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-11

TIE DIAMOND MAKKET.-Thc Diamond
mines are well guarded everywhere, but
sometimes thelts take place undiscovered ;
and sometimes even the most cunning hi
ding places are found out as when Il ne
gro stole diamond weighing two caratS
and hid it in the corner Of his eye hut
was detected. If any one is suspected #
theft, he is taken to IA solitary room, locked
up, and given powerful emeticS ! for the
most common place of cOncealmentiS is the
stomach, and the management only does
what the negro himself would do few
hours later to obtain possession of the
gem. But, Notwithstanding all these
precautions, and Notwithstanding that all
stones weighing more than two caratS be.
long to ROYALTY, (rcfcrring al least, to the
mines of Golconda, the richest and most
celebrated in the world yet several gems
Of ten, and even twenty carats, have made
their way into market and found purcha.
SerS, in spite of risk and law. If n slave
finds stone weighing III carats, he is a
freeman on the spot. The mines are sci.
entilically worked, aud gems are no longer
got by flinging beefSteakS down inacceSs-
IDLE precipiceS, for vutureS and eagles to
bring up again, with fringe of diamonds
adhcring to them which was the manner
in which they were secured in mythical
times, in accordance with the assertion Of
philosophers and Sinbad the Sailor
Diamonds and gold have always had a
strange connection, and in Brazil are
found in close union. In some parts OF
the country, gold can be picked up in the
streets after Il shower of rain, and dia'
monds have been found entangled in the
roots of Vegetables, and in the crops o
chickens. Diamonds are supposed tt
grow and ripcn in the mines; thus rock
| crystal, which is found in the same kind
of matrix, is called the unripe," dia
mond the "ripe" gem; and Madame dc
Barrera tells curious story, quoted from
Mr.. Nave, Of negro who found mag
niticent bit of "unripe diamond" weigh
ing near a pound, and which for its luStr'
and purity was taken for the real thing
1t was only when Mr.. Nave scratched thu
surface with a real diamond, that it wa
found to be nothing but u very perfec
bit of rock crystal, and worth only
handful of pence instead of kings rev
enue. Temple Bar Mdgazine.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-11

SouND DoCTRINE.--In sermon deliver
ed by Rev. DR.. Bellows, of New York,
before the Western Unitarian Conference,
is the following paragraph:
For my part, | say it in all solemnity,
| have lived to become sincerely suSpi-
cious of the piety of those who do not
love pleasure in any form. Icannot trust
man who never laughs; that is always
sedate; that has no apparent outlet for
those actual springs of Sportiveness and
gayety that are perennial in the human
soul. l know that nature has revenge on
such violence. | expect to find secret
vices, malignant sins, or hOrrid crimes
springng up in this hot-bed of confined
air and imprisoned space and, therefore,
it gives me sincere moral qualification,
anywhere and in any community, to see
innocent pleasure and popular amuse-
ments resist the religious bigotry that
frowns so unwisely upon them. Any
thing is better than that dark, dead, unso
cial life-prey to ennui and morbid ex
citement--which results from unmitigatef
puritanism, whose second crop is usually
unbridled license and infamous folly"
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-11


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teaded TO.
KERLEYis authorized receive moneys due this once
for subscriptlons, advertising. etc.
" CHRIS Is the authorized Agent n the DEMOCRAT nt
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work len ~ith him. will he promptly attended '"
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VAIN DEMOCRAT at " Dorado Orders left With him ui
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All erders advertising etc, len with him vii rere I'm
mediate attention
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Mono County.
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Nevada Territory.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-11

Like Diana's kiss, unasked, unsought
Love gives itself, but 10 not bought;
Nor voice, nor sound betrays
Its deep, impassioned gaze.
II comes, the beautiful, the free,
The crown Of all humanity
In silence and alone
To seek the elected one.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-11

AN old Greek philosopher once said,
"When was child. thought knew
all things now that I am an old man, |
discover that am as ignorant as child" "
A late writer says: :" Time does take
the buckram out Of a man, and the self
sutticiency with whichwe begin life leaves
US as We advance into the deeper waters
Of existence"
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-11

any SON." said an ancient HibeFnian
to the heir Of his principles and his stick.
take this sthick, and whenever ycu -
q fight, go in-wheneVer you So head.
hit il You may not always be right
but it is better to be sometimes wrong,
than ever too late at q shindy." ,...r
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-11


RIVAL TO GuTTA PERcAA.--At = lates
meeting Of the French Academy ~ 3d.
ence, NJ. Serres gave an account oE lha
Balats, shrub which abounds il Gal1i
and affords juice which, Be
was superior for alaRy purposes NJ Su.16
Percha, hut especially a m sinet
material for enveloping telegrspk IN .e
The milk Or juice L drink he e.
by the natives WiEibN Nealfaes e
quickly when ex xb0aed % IL s
and almost insGAntaneohSl y
itated by alectgl, Which ID
the resin of the B1latn h
,ticles made from G6tt
made with The Gap q -
has no disagress
u beCsneS ~ sapFle
flexible tAan &aaila
exhihitnd . nns
tnFsd ~ ll1 =
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-11

A PooR Frenchman, whose wife arous-
ed him from sleep, with the cry, "Get
up, Baptiste, there is robber in the
house /" answered sensibly-
"Don't let US modest him. Let him
explore the house awhile, and il he should
find anything of value We will take il
away from him" Philosophical Baptiste! |!
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-11

"SANBo, is your master good farmers"
"Oh, yes, sab; massa fuss rate farmer
he make two crop in one year"
"HOw is that, SambOP"
"Why, he sell all de hay in de fall, and
make money once; den in de spring be
sell de hides ofithe cattle dat die for want
of dc hay, and make twice." -
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-11

"Doctor, kin you tell me what's the
natter with my child's noseS--she keeps
"a pickin' of it,"
"Yes, marin it's probably an irritation
of the pathetic Utilization to the Ophalium
Of the echaerian."
"There, now, that's just what ] told
Becky; but she lowed it was wOrrums'
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-11
THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT,

PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING BY
81 IA n u A n Y
.,,-,cx. ". a. JANULRY.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-01-02

EUROPEAN DEMAND FOR BREAD.
sTUFFs.--Private letters, as we'll as ag-
r.culturOl authorities in Western En-
rope, concur in saying. that from the
United States large supplies of bread
stuffs must be had until the next Euro
p an harvest. The loss o. the potato
'op in Ireland is not to show itself
fllly on the market just now. The
deficiency to be supplied will, however,
show itself upon the price nf Indian
corn. with which the West is loaded.
but which will not be marketable until
tho spring of1S62, when water naviga-
tion is resumed. The whole of the
grain roads are now preparing to mar
ket corn. and in the spring of 1862 the
grain traffic of the roads will surpass
the hest years on record giving, in
due time, to the grower, large means
Of buying commodities, and as a matter
OF course, secu,ingto merchants yrof-
table trade New York Express.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-01-02
Ibr Yomr Girtlc.

Books. .--Ttis chiefly through books
that we enjoy intercourse with superior
minds, and these invaluable means of
communication are within the reach of
all. In the best books great men talk
to us, give us their most precious
thoughts. and pour their souls into ours.
God be thanked for booksl They are
the voices of the distant and the dead,
and make us heirs of the spiritual life
of past ages. Books are the true lev
elers. They give to all, who will faith
fully use them, the society, the spiritu-
al presence of the best and greatest of
our race. No matter how poor l am.
No matter though the prosperous Of
our time will not enter my obscure
dwelling, If the Sacred Writers will
enter and take up their abode under my
roof, if Milton will cross my threshold
to sing to me of Paradise, and Shaks-
peare to open to me the worlds Of imog-
ination and the works of the human
heart, and franklin to enrich me with
his practical wisdom, l shall not pine
for want of intellectual companionship,
and | may become cultivated man,
though / may be excluded from
what is called tho best society in the
place where | live.