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Something AbOut the War Horse.

In noticing the movement of Burnside and
his mounting of his old war-horss named
Colonel, at Pleasant Valley, the eorrespon-
dent of Forney's Press makes a passing men,
tion of the steeds ridden by Generals Burn
side, Mcclellan and Marcy. First Of Col
onel."
He is bay, with a compact, heavy body,
and short, stumpy legs, being thus well cal
culated for the weight Of his doughty rider.
" Colonel" is twenty years old, and carried
his master during the Mexican war; immedi-
ately after he graduated in 1917. He is still
full of SPIRIT but tranquil as a stone under
fire, which he eyes with supreme Indifference.
His dignifed composure is rufled only by
any attempt at familiarity on the part of a
stranger With !,indled eyes he then starts
back and strikes at him horizontally with his
forefoot Mcclellan rides a dark brown ami
NAL of 1.-the and faultless proportions, called
"Daniel Webster. = This embodied compli-
ment to the "great expomder" and advocate
Of the Fugitive-slave Law, desires, like his
master, uncontrolled action and kicks his
heels frantically in a field adjoining the camp
each night as lie returns from water The
groom respects his aspirations for enlarged
freedom, and he returns to his stable "wher
he's ready" General Marcy has a horse o.
circus procEvities, that -kneels and lies down
when desired.
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fallen it was impossible to estimate, but
some were seen to fall, &c.
When Morgan had learned the whole
story, with the embellishments, he dis
missed the Lieutenant But the story
was too good to keep, and by morning
the scare and its cause were fully venti-
lated, greatly to the ohagrin of Major
Benefits battalion, to which the routed
men belonged. They were questioned
daily about "those three hundred Yam
KEGS who made that terrible charge" )"
and whenever loud noise of any kind
was made, even by mule, it was asked
with a serious face, if that was equal to
"the unearthly yells of the Yankees. p"
Indeed, for weeks, the three hundred
Yankees" was by-word of ridicule in
reply to any boast from one of Beunett's
men.
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Ohio Agricultural College.

THE State Board Of Agriculture at its
recent called meeting, submitted through
the President pro teDe,, c. W. Potwin, to
Governor Tod. the following report on
the subject Of a State Agricultural Col
lege;
The State Board Of Agriculture hav-
ing been summoned by you to consult
upon the subject of accepting the appro-
PriatiOn of the 37th Congress, To pro-
vide Colleges for the benefit of Agricul-
ture and the Mechanic Arts, approved
July I'd, 1852 having considered your
communication Of facts and views, recon-
mend the acceptance of the grant, under
the provisions of said act, by the Legis-
lature of the State, and the early estab-
lishment of the College contemplated.
"Tbe Board further desire to express
their willingness to cooperate with the
State officers and Legislature in measures
calculated to promote the interests Of Ag-
riculture and the Mechanic Arts, inclu-
ding such attention to military tactics as
shall eOmport with the exigeneies Of the
times, and advance the practical education
Of the industrial classes in the several
professions and pursuits Of life.
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H. C. OLDs.
-DelalUare Standard.

"BAD," said a hopeful sprig, how many
fowls are there on the table,"
"Why," said the old gentleman, as he look
ed cOraplacently on pair OF finely roasted
chickens that were smoking on the dinner ta-
ble, why, my son, there are two"
1.-TWO" !" replied young smartness, there
are three, sir, and I'll prove it."
"Three2" replied the old gentleman, who
was plain, matter-of-fact man, understood
things as he saw them. aid like to have
you prove that"
Easily done, sir; easily done Amt that
one?" he asked, laying his knife upon the
first.
eyes, that's so, said the father.
"And amt that two2" pointing to the sec
ond "and don't one and two added toEeth-
er make three2"
Really" said the father, turning to the
old lady, who was listening with astonish-
ment at the immense learning Of her son,
"really, wife, this boy is a genius, and de-
serves to he encouraged for it. Here, old la
dy, do you take one fowl, and I'll take the
second, and John may have the third for his
learning
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1t keeps our homesteads in good heart
For beautiful variety no crop can be com
pared with this. Here is not merely the
plain yellow of the grains, but nearly all
the colors that we know, the brightest
blue not excepted. The earIy-blushing
maple, the poison sumach blazing its sins
as scarlet, tke mulberry, ash, backs are
painted like those Of sheep. The frost
touches them, or jarring of earth's axel,
see in what showers they come floating
down. The ground is all parti-eolOred
with them. But they still live in the soil,
whose fertility and bulk they increase, and
in the forest that springs from it. They
stoop to rise, to mount higher in coming
years, by subtle chemistry climbing by the
sap in the trees, and the sapling's first
fruits thus shed, transmitted at last may
adern its crown, when, in after years, ii
has become the monarch of the forest II
is pleasant to walk over the beds Of these
fresh, crisp and rustling leaves. How
beautifully they go to their gravesl how
gently lay themselves down and turn to
mouldl painted of thousand hues and
fit to make the beds of us living. So they
troop to their last resting place, light and
frisky. They put on no weeds, but mer-
rily they 60 seampering over the earth
selecting the spot, choosing lot, order
ing no iron fence, whispering all through
the woOds-some choosing the spot where
the bodies of men are mouldering beneath
and meeting them half way. How many
autterings before they rest quietly in their
graves! They that scared so loftily, how
coutentedly they return to dust again
and are laid low, resigned to lie and de-
cay at the foot Of the tree, and afford
nOurishment to new generations of then
kind, as well as to futter on high! They
teach us how to die. One wonders if the
time will ever come when men, with then
boasted faith in Immortality, will lie down
as gracefully and as ripe with such an
Indian summer serenity viii shed theil
bodies, as they do their hair and nails
When the leaves fall the whole earth is q
cemetery pleasant to walk in. 1 love tc
wander and muse over them in theil
groves. Here are no lying nor vain cpl
taphs. What though you own no lot al
Mount AuBurnI your lot is surely cast
somewhere in this vast cemetery, which
has been consecrated from of cid. You
need attend no auction to secure a place.
There is room enough here. The loose
strife shall bloom, and the huekleberry-
bird sing over your bones. The wood
man and hunter shall be your sections,
and the children shall tread upon the
borders as much as they viii. Let us
walk in the cemetery of the leaves-this
Is your true Greenwood Cemetery.
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gu ssrts Of @06G gsaoing.
Fallen Leaves Of the Forest.
Iron the Atlantic Mouthly.I


How they are mixed up, Of al species
oak and maple, and chestnut and birch
But nature is not cluttered with them
she is perfect husbandman; she stores
them all. Consider what a vast crop is
thus annually shed on the earth. This,
more than any mere grain or seed, Is the
gEsst harvest Of the year. The trees are
now repaying the earth with interest, what
they have taken from it. They are dis
counting. They are about to add leafs
thickness to the depth of she soil. This
is the beautiful way in which nature gets
her muck, while 1 chatter with this man
and that, who talks to me about sulphur,
and the cost Of earting. We are all the
richer for their decay. I an more inter
ested in this crop than in the English
grass alone, or in the corn. It prepares
the virgin mould for future eOrn-felds
and forests, on which the earth fattens.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-12-03

WENT TO SEA IN TUB.-The metaphor so
often quoted of going to sea in a tub, was in
a degree realized at Newport, R, L, one night
last week. A couple Of jolly tars attached to
one of the ships of the naval school, feeling
moved to see their lady loves over in town,
o.. .perchance reveI in the delights Of the in
toxicating cup, and having no means at hand
for crossing Fhe intervening waters, launched
a hogshead, minus one Of its heads, and both
getting on board" set sail" for Newport,
which place they reached in safety after a
stormy passage" of fifteen minutes.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-12-03

A SINGULAR story is told by an Eng
lish paper. It seems that a vessel was
chartered to go from Swansea, Eng, to
Cobija, on the western coast of South
America, and left on the 18th of April
last. Everything proceeded we'll until
rounding Cape Horn, where for seven
successive days the master and men con-
tended with the elements, but the ship
made no progress. The captain solemn
ly declared that when the storm was at
its height, God appeared to him in the
form Of man, and told him that if the
ship proceeded any further the vessel
and all hands would be lost. Though
the officers endeavored to convince the
captain of the impOssibility of such an
occurrence, the captain Immediately gave
orders to shout ship, and proceeded
back to England. The ship now lies at
Newport, with the same identical cargo
which she shipped to Swansea, having
proceeded many thousand miles on a
fruitless voyage,
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wsllingtOu's Strategy.

OK certain occasion during Wellington's
campaign on the Pyrennese, that Great
Captain" being displeased with the DISPOSE
tons General Pictou had made for receiving
the assault of Marshal Soult, who menaced
him in front, ordered the plan to be entirely
changed But the difficulty was to delay the
attack of the French until the change could
be effected. This the " Iron Duke" accom-
plished in person, in the following manner:
Dofing his cooked hat and waving it in the
air, he rode furiously to the head of regi-
ment, asiftO order charge. Thereupon rose
a tremendous cheer from the men. which was
taken up by corps after corps, until it reverbe-
rated along the whole extent of Pictons line.
As the roar died away, wellington was heard
to remark, musingly, as if addressing himself
-"Soult is a skilllul but cautious commander,
and will not attack in force until he has aScer-
tanned the meaning OF these cheers. This
will give time Tor the sixth division to come
up and we shall beat them" It turned out
as he anticipated. Soult, naturally enough,
supposed these tremendous shouts announced
the arrival Of large reinforcements, aud did
not attack until too late. Had he struck at
the right moment he would have won an easy
victory as it was he met with bloody re-
pulse. This was strategy. Not the strategy
of books, but the strategy of genius, engen-
dered and executed in the same moment
---~sss--
OVER FoRTr-FrvE The other day, arough-
looking customer appeared before one of the
Military Commissioners and said: "Mr COM
missioner, am over forty-fve."
How old are you.
"I don't know how old I AM, but I am
over forty-fve."
In what year did you make your FIRST ap-
pearance in this mundane sphere7r
II don't know what you mean, but I am
over forty-fye."
When were you born 2"
al don't know, but am over lorty-fve."
How am to know you are over age?'
az don't know, and don't care, but am
over forty-fve."
When were you forty-hve."
al don't know, but know I am over for
ty-fve"
"YOu must give me some proof that you
are over age"
81 have been in this country thirty-three
years; am over forty-fve"
That does not prove you are too old to be
drafted"
az don't care; know I am over forty-hve.'
az shall not erase your name until you
prove your age"
az tell you I have been in this country
thirty-three years, and went sparkling be-
fore came here; am over f0rty-fve."
viii you answer to it2"
"Yes, I'm over forty-ive; id if amt
over forty-fve"
"Well, will exempt you"
II don't care whether you do or not; |
am a foreigner-besides, have a wooCen
leg" and be went stumping into the street, |
swearing oaths not called for by the Comms-
2 Tribune.
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EHE PRIETER's DEVIL AND HIs LOVE-.


A PHmrER's devil was pierced in the heart,
With the charms Of dear little Miss;
ouoth he to the lass, "a Ny dear, ere we part,
Let us seal our love with kiss"
The maiden replied, as the imp she eyed,
do You think IN let you Isvel
Where Others before you have vainly tried
No, no, IN not kiss the devilF'
Years rolled along, and the sweet little lass
Became an old sorroWfHl maid;
She lived like queen-Was rich but alas
Her beauty had all deeayed.
Once sgain they met, and the old maid tried
To recall her former issue,
But he gaily smiled, and only replied,
sThe devil now wouldn't kiss yOui"
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NV REnaPAPIRsi

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to the contrary arc considered as wishing TO con-
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tied the bin and ordered them discontinued -.
/ If subscribers remove to other places VIII
ont Informing the publisher and the papers are
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periodicals from the Office, or removing ana leiE-
fbF them uncalled for, is PrizaG fEes evidence OF
Intentional fraud.
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tDor,- mean to discourse on the Wall street AZ
fair
ro,T know very little and less do I care;
To see what the bulls and the bears are about
Something wealthy and wise without shaoo" Oh
doubt;
But / only sigh for the times thai We i've m
The day when no silver is taken or given,
No change anywhere
There's nothing but the moon
r.. .,.rgss In siIver--and she may stop soon;
Ts.ue shinplastsr clouds, leaving rs 70 depend
on her promise to shine when warfare shall eua-
Tbere are checks for dinner and checks for a
smoke,
Ana checks on a bank that may chance to be
broke;
And wonderful Ioans that all promise to pay
some mythical sum on some mythical day
Tbere are living envelopes, whose quota is short,
Or stamps without gum that win serve ~ tor
usugbt
m. f,e armies Of Davis, the traitor, you know,
Gfwe cannot lick them they never viii gO.)
No peppies.we handle, but paper instead;
Poor Richard, quite blue, with no hat on hi'
head,
And gum On his back, taking care Of the pence,
As he wisely advised, like a fogy of sense,
As Poor Richard was.
With rubicund face
Smiling prfulF 70 find us In such bad case,
Pstsr Pstris Is valued at three cents head,
WIN spalding 70 back him-without, he is dead
Done M In bright green, or better done brown;
For uhiIHngu and dimes Rster meekly comes
down;
While running his face on the new paper quarter
Each George seems to crowd rather more than
he augkfer.
sope dfre incur pocket books after a stamp
1.-THE back is in order-and weather is damp;
We play Jack and jim" with the small bits Of
paPer,
Quite guiltless Of trying the &" Fly-away' eaper.
From finger 70 thnub, from thumb back to fin
ger,
Perversely the fragment seems anxious to lhger
We seem 20 be trying the bachelors trick,
Who--Watching q baby-its fingers did stick
With unolasses, then gave it to handle, feather,
Which kept it amused for the time altogether.
No sound As Of silver The plate going round
In the aisles Of the churches, quite fails to re-
sound
As Of gore with the tinlzle Of quarters and dimes
For stamps elbow bills in these paper-patehed
times.
On the omnibus now, who hears any falling
Ofcoin in the box At the drivers loud calling?
Who knows, or at least who pretends TO remem-
ber,
How a-dollar in change would look in Deeem-
ber2
The man who can do SO is worthy place
in the ANIMALS Of snance-beside Nj. Chase
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-12-03

A WOUNDED soldier, who served in Burn
srDEs's expedition in North Carolina, mentions
that at Newbern, on one occasion, our troops
on account Of the numerous batteries they
had to encounter, becoming discouraged were
falling back; an officer rode up in haste TO
Burnside and asked if he would not order .
retreat Retreat said Burnside, yes right
into the face of the enemy. That is how
want you 20 retreat A forward movement
was Immediately ordered, and, by forward
retreat, our troops carried every thing before
them, driving the enemy from their entrench-
ments, and capturing all their strongholds.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-12-03

HIGH PRICE OF WHIsKY.-The poorest kind
of whisky is selling at forty dollars gallon at
Holly Springs, Miss. Encouraging for tenn
perance societies!
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RAM coz.

One Of the cocks which crow early at morn,
Is elected for Congress as sure as you're born
Logan Gazette.
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THE trout loses his life for a worm
many men lose theirs for less.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-12-03

THE grocer who is dishonest in the use
of his scales, lies in weight to deceive.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-12-03

DEC11vEs.-Gen. Mcclellan declining the
hospitalities of The city Of New York, ten
dered him by the City Council, in a neat let
ter says: At any other time would CRATE
fully accept thu proposed honor, but I DO not
feel that It would be right for me to do so
while 50 many Of my former comrades are
enduring the privations Of war, and perhaps
sacrificing their lives for our country"
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VOL. L.
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MEN have made an obscure Bible, but
God never did.
LIFE is a lottery; but he who draws
many cOrks won't be likely to draw much
else.
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aaetrr for tbt gaur.
on CHANGE

BT ETHEL LYNN.
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The man who can do SO is worthy place
-u the annuals Of fanance-beside Nj. Chase.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-10-01
NEW YORK mARKET.-sept. 80.

FLOUR-Receipts continue moderate, and with
good nome trade and fair export demand, prices sti
tend upwards the market closing rn, with no SELL
ers at The inside quotations
Sales OF 1900 bDis at s5 15 IS for superne state
s5i15,3O tor extra state; s5,l595y35 tor superhne
western; s5,gOG6,U0 for common to good shipping
brands extra round hoOped Ohio 60 1907 90 for trade
brands.
CANADA FLOUR-Marketi Is q little frmer-
eaes q lIO 6bls at s5G5,oO for common, and s5,95
hHE FLOUR-harket quiet and steady at 81
CORN AIEAL-MarkOt quiet Sales l2o bbls Jer-
WHISKY-Market hrmsr. Sales Of 800 bbls at
WHkAT-The market opened firm, q after
wards with more disposition to realize, tie market
Sales Of 5000 bush Chicago spring at 81 l3aI 2I
5000 bush Milwaukee club at 81 ,l7i,23; 1900 bush
amber Iowa at 81, 81 rs; 900 bnsh winter red wes
tern at sl,zoGl 30; 90 bush amber Michig Al
a. the latter price for very choice; and 800
bush white Michigan at 81, ,3Sal,f7; $40 busu red
slr32z 1900 bush extra Chicago at $780, 5000 bush
inferior white Indiana at 81 ,3S.
RHE-Market quiet. Sales at 656l7Oc for western
BARLEY-Market quiet and nominal. Sales at
UORN--The. market is easier, with moderate
business doing and fair demand for export and home
mixed western j599j9c for eastern 44d53c fOr dam
aged and heated 6ic for white CSC for yellow wes-
tern.
OATS-In fair request and at good prices Sales
at 5795lc or Jersey, Canadian, western and state.
COFEEE-Market for Rio quiet. Sales 2UO bags
at pc.
N0LASSES-Marketf firm. Sales % hhds Porto
Rico at Hgi5c, the inside price for common; 100 bbs
New orleans at 445zGiSc GO bbs MuscOvado at 3sc,
and by auction 100 bbls New Orleans at 42c.
SUGAR-Raw in less demand but still very firm.
Sales $50 hhds at S&99}fc for Cuba 9GlI4c for
New Orleans; 9a@lOc for Porto Rico; 500 boxes Ha-
vana on ,. t.
PORK-Market opened quiet and closed shade
hrmer. saos 1887 bbs at 81, ,5O9Il, ,629 for mess
sl0ls49IO2 for prlmei and sll,0O@Il, Is for prime
mess.
BEEF-Market dulFand unchanged Sales 100 bbls
at S5,5097O0 for prime; SSOO@l075 mess; sI2 OOa
1878 for repacked mess and si35O9l4578 tor extra
mess.
PRIME MESS BEEP-Market quiet. Sales $50
tierces at 20d22.
BEEF HAlIS-MArketq quiet. Sales so bbls choice
western at Sl5,00dI6,UO.
CUT 3GEATS-Marketf firm. Sales 30 pkgs at ~
0i1sc for shoulders and 76a751c for hams.
BACON SIOES-Market steady. Sales 200 boxes
short clear and short ribbed mlddles on D. /
LARD-Market rules a shade frmer. Sales ,720
boz at 9k9l0, including 600 terces for delivery 10
January at 954e.
BUTTER Selling at l2sI6o for Ohio; I6@2Oc
Tor state
CHRESR-Narkeii in fair demand at 7Jzasc.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-10-01

SECOND ONO CAvALRY.-Captain NJ. F.
Weeks, and Lieutenant John J. Pike, of the
I'd obid Cavalry, have just returned from
WASHINGTON where they have been for the
v,noss of .s.in. General Halleck with re-
gar,t to removing the regim.> >A' iiOm 'ne % De
partmeVt of Kansas. The int. ''4'" We We,
highly satisfactory. General HallscA WV
them if the request came through Genera
Blunt, commsndant of the Department Of
Kansas, it would be acceded to, and the reg
imsnt ordered to Kentucky.
There are at present 1910 men in the regi-
ment. About $50 recruits are wanted imme-
diately. Twenty recruits for the regiment
went to Camp Cleveland yesterday. The
regiment is at Fort Scott, except detach-
ment Of $50 men who went to Springfield,
Missouri, to meet Generals Rains and Hind
man. Captain Kaupgh, of the 9th Regulars,
has been appointed Colonel of the I'd CavaI-
~, and has gone on to take command. He
says he shall appoint military commission
to examine the officers with regard to their
fitness for their positions, and all incOmPe-
tents will be pruned out.
The I'd Cavalry has seen pretty rough ser
vice, but it has resulted in rendering the men
tough and hardy, and they are worth thou
sands Of green soldiers. We hope they will
be assigned some position whore they may
have an opportunity to win the laurels they
are ftted to gain.