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of the for which orders have been issued by
Infa the fiscal ending the Second day September 1862
'3H9"- 20 1s's-toets D. I'M
To services a director
Hines for blacksmith work ' lili1S1fftf
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William Truax services Superintendent
Arthur 70 making 3-<.trur
Matthias Bugbacher clothing
6
William blankets grs3c-T Trrr- 8
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Citizen Bel for house is l7'
Mann Smith for keeping paupers 20 90 0
Elijah Mcmahon for services a director
Joshua Amos for director
Elijah McMahon for
Edgerton rfruittre 10 20 o
for plants
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A Romantic Introduction.

On a.pleasant afternoon in June, I77G, a
pioneer, six-and-thirty years Of age, bearing
a captains commission. and commanding a
little garrison in small stoc!,ade fort on the
WatauSa River, in Western North Carolina, be
tween the Alleghany and Cumberland Noun
tains, was introduced TO a young woman In
a most marvellous manner. The records OF
gallantry afford no parallel AlFareund him
was. a wilderness. His little fort was in the
midst of a clearing the trees from which
formed his barracks and his palisades. For
days he had been expecting an attack from d
band Of Cherokees, with old Abraham,
noted eheiG at their head for he knew tLey
were out uron the war-path. The sharp re
port of rife fell upon his ears, and looking
in the direction Of the sound he saw, emerg-
ing from the dark forest and flying in the
bright sunlight Of The clearing toward the fort
with the speed Of roe, a tall slender girl
closely pursued by old Abraham and his
savage warriors. They cut OF her approach
to the gate, when she turned suddenly, leap
ed the palisades, and fell, almost exhausted,
into the arms of the gallant captain, who had
watched the chase with the most intense
interest. She was the lovely Catliarine Sher-
rill, the acknowledged beauty among the SET
tiers of the HOlston region, who had come
down from the mountain districts of Virginia
and North Carolina. Long years aferward
she was heard to say that she would be will
ing to have another such race, if necessary.
for the joy of another introduction like that
and its happy results. She became the loving
and mucll-loved wife of the captain, and the
mother Of ten children
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@nr StOrg-Gtlltr.
TgE THREE DID,. T'RtTEEJLIIf-BlGS, II

% dE CHAPTER I
There were three of them, al Of shining
blackleatBer; one on top ofthe Pile oftrunl,s
one on the groundi one in-G1e owners hand
-al going to Philadelphia; ~ waiting to be
checked .2z-E.E.zs = --E
The last bell rang. The baggageman bust
led, fumbling from one pile Of baggage to
another, dispensing chalk to the trunks, checks
70 the passengers, and curses to the pOrters,
in approved railway style.
-Mj8el- -Philadelp phial erieda stout, mill
tary-looking man, with enormous whisilers
and a red face, crowding forward as the bag
gageman laid his hand on the first bag.
Won't you please to give me a check for
this, now f? entreated pale, slender. careful
ly-dressed young man, for the ninth time,
holding out bag No. .. have lady to look
after f., r...,.......- --.,.r.r.-
Say be you agoin' to give me a check
for that are Or not ? growled the. proprietor
Of bag No. 3, a short, pOckmarked fellow, in
shabby overcoat
-An right genTmen. Here you are, says
the functionsry, rapidly distributing the three
checks. Philadaify, this? Yes, sir,-1OJ2 =
I74OI1-lO2O Ilrigbt
An aboardi shouted the conductor.
-WhooiWhsW lrsspondedlthe.locomotite;
and the train moved slowly out Of the station
house. rlis re- s7s
The bsggsEsman Eneditatirely watched it.
as it sped away in the distance, and then, as
if thoughtsudd6niy struck him, EIapping his
thigh. he exclaimed se.z5es ..-.
-Blest if I dorft believe,
What? inquired the switchman.
That I've gone and guv them three last
feIlers the wrong ehecksl The cussed little
black things was al alike, andsthey bothered
me.
Telegraph, suggested the watchman.
Never you mind, replied the baggage
man. Theys'yss all going TO Philadelfy
They'll find it out when they get there
They did.
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&Il Sorts of 5000 8raoing.
Bsrdan, Colonel of the sbarp-sho66tors

Bsrdan, Colonel of the sharp-shOoters.
The following anscdote is told of Colonel
Berdan, who was always an expert shot
Many years ago, he was talking with friend
in the bar-room of an inn at town on the
Kantucky side of the Ohio. In the room
was also one Of those bowie-knife bullies
who infested the South aud West-a man
who had made himself dreaded wherever he
was known by his readiness to pick quarrel
and his skin with the knife, the rife and the
pistol This man, stepping up to Mr.. Berdan's
friend, said he wanted to speak to him.
"Wait moment was the reply And
the interrupted conversation went on. sd.
Soon the bully stepped up again, and laying
his hand on the shoulder OF his acquaintance,
said, in a tone Of half banter, half earnest
"J--,when tell you I want you, ex-
rect you to come. .z ell
Certainly, certainly but Mr.. Berdan was
talking about his invention; and it was so
interesting that"
"Oh, DIN those Yankee inventions, and the
scaly fellows who come to sell them"
The words were hardly well spoken, when
the speaker was flying backward over a huge
open stove behind him, being constrained
thereto by well delivered blow between the
eyes from lIr. Berdan's right arm There
was tumult at once; the men threw them
selves between the inventor and an immedi-
ate death. They Informed him, however,
that he would probably have to ight Ber-
dan replied that he was not = fighting man,
bat he should not brook an Insult. lie was
challenged in due form, and accepted naming
as his weapons rifles at two hundred yards.
The terms suited his opponent exactly, F"
but he wanted to wait few days, til he re-
covered tie use Of his eyes. Mr. E. was
accommodating But the blow was so well
planted That recovery. was rather slower than.
was expected: and meanwhile a long expect
ell ride match came of in the neigLborhood,
which was to decide the merits Of two rife
manufacture9s-one Of whom was the famous
Wesson. Wesson had undertaken to produce
a man who, with his rife, could beat Dimmick,
great shot, whose remarkable feats had
brought the rival gun into general favor. To
make the story short, Wesson's champion
proved to he Mr. Berdan, who. on three trials
of ten or twelve shots each, at two hundred
yards, not only beat Dimmioll on every trial,
but made the greatest rifle shooting on record
in this country His snanle, Of coarse: was, in
that place, at once in evcrybody's mouth but
the nub Of the whole afiair was, that he soon
received a message from his challenger that
it was hardly worth willie for him to await
the recovery Of the damaged eye, and that
he might consider the challenge AZ with
drawn. And so ended The only duel and the
only rife match in which Colonel Berdan
was engaged
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Why, you impudent scoundrel? :? roared the
Captain; IN see you in-T wish 1 had my
pistols here; I'd teach you how to insult gen
tlemen shaking his Est.
The dispute waxed first and furious. The
outsiders began to take part in it, and there
Is no telling how it would have ended, had
not an explosion, followed bya heavy fall and
a scream OF pain, been heard in an adjoining
room.
The crowd rushed to the scene oil the new
attraction.
The door was fast It was soon burst op-
en- and the mystery explained. The thief
who had carried off the Captains valise by
mistake for his own, had taken it up to his
room, and opened it to gloat over the booty
he supposed it to contain, tIlrusting his hand
in after the spoons Inso doing he had touch
ed one of the hair triggers, and The pistolhad
gone of, the bullet making a round hole
through the side of tie valise, and a cores
ponding round hole in the calf Of his leg
The wounded rascal was taken ia charge,
first by the policeman, and then by the doc
tor; and the duelists and the wedled pain
struck up a friendship on the score of THEN
mutual mishaps, which eliminated in a sup
per, where the fun was abundant and where
it would be hard TO say which was ia the
best spirits-the Captain for recovering his
pistols, the bride for getting her night-cap
the bridegroom for escaping the station-house
or the duelists for escaping each other. All
resolved to mark that day with white stone
and henceforth to mark their names on theil
black traveling-bags, in white letter.
Moral Go thou and do likewise-C Con-
tinentaz Ncahy.
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In very good spirits. the party crossed the
river and inquired at the baggage-room in
reference to each and all black leather travel
ing-bags arrived that day, took notes of where
they were sent and set out to follow them
up. In due. time they reached the Continen-
tai, and, as luck would have it. met the un-
happy bridal pair just coming down stairs in
charge Of the policeman
What's all this? inquired the Captain.
oh, a couple Of burglars, caught with a
valise full Of stolen property.
A yalise what kind Of a valise?
A black leather valse. That's it there.
Here Stop Halo Policeman !
Landlord !, It's all right You're all wrong.
That's my yalise It's all a mistake. They
got changed at the depot This lady and
gentleman are innocent. Here's their valise,
with their nisht-cap in it.
Great was the laughter, multifarious the
comments, and deep the interest Of the crowd
in all this dialogue, which they appeared to
regard as a delightful entertainment got up
expressly for their amusement
Then you say this ere is yourn2 said the
policeman, relaxing his hold on the bride
groom, and confronting the Captain.
Yes, its mine.
And how did you come by the spoons
Spoons, you jacenapes said the Cap
tain Pistols-dueling- pistols
DO you call these pistols said the po-
liccn,an, holding up one Of the silver spoons
marked T. B. ...-.
The Captain astounded, gasped, It's the
wrOngvalise again, after all
Stop! Not 50 fast said the police luuc-
tiouary, now invested with great dignity by
the Importance Of the affair he found himself
engaged in. II so be as how you've got this
ere lady's valise, she's all right, and can 60.
But, in that case, this is yourn, and It comes
on you to account for them are stole spoons
Have to take you in charge, all four Of ye.
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CHAPTER III.

When the train stopped at Camden, four
gentlemen got of, and walked, arm-in-arn,
rapidly and silently, up one Of the by-streets,
and struck of into a foot path leading to a Sc
Guided grove outside the town. OF the FIRST
two, one was -oU- military friend in blue
coat apparently the leader of the party. OF
the second two, one was a smiling, rosy little
man, carrying black vsllse. Their respect
i've companions walked with haEty, irregular
strides, were distracted, and apparently i'll at
case.
The party stopped.
This is the place, said Capt Jones.
Yes, said Doctor Smith.
The Captain and the Doctor conferred to-
gether. The other two studiously kept apart.
Very well. III measure the ground,
and do you place your man. ......r -.
Itwas done.
Now for thspistols, 7yl,ispersdltlie Cap
tain to his fellow-seo9pd. 30 6aLE
They are all ready in the valise, replied
the Doctor.
The principals were placed, ten PAGES apart,
and wearing that decidedly uncomfortable air
man has who is in momentary expectation
Of being shot GatEH as Aa
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Three Cheers for sho " Red, White and Blue'
Petticosts.

A correspondent of the Indianapolis Jour
nal wiring from Marlinsburg, w., illustrates
the Union feeling observed along the march
from Paw Paw:
AtNorth Mountain House we experienced
the first genuine Union feeling We. have met
With since we have been m Virginia. Every
.house-top had on it the flag of the Union
At this station, three days before, there were
rebel piekets. The genuine Union feeling Of
the people Of North Mountain I viii illustrate
Eby areaI occurrence. 1t seems that the young
ladies Of North Mountain House have alarge
Union flag, which it was necessary that they
should keep concealed 50 the rebels would
not get it. The yonng ladies, after mature
thought, concluded to have it worn as a Skirt,
and selected Miss Matte Cookers as the most
proper person, Tins eneompassed she lived
and moved until Capt John Wilson's Com
pany of the 18th arrived in town. When 1t
was known that we were United States SOL
diers she took the flag from its place Of con
cealInent and stood undauntelly waving it
while the Captains company gave 1t three
times three, and the band, to enliven the
scene, gave the people Yankee Doodle. An
old lady who was present said to us acterward
that Miss Cookers onght tohave takenit from
its place Of conceSIInent before we came up,
for now that we had found out where the
Union ladies' kept their flags concealed we
would be looking for them all the time. We
met another old lady there, en- route for a
neighbor's on a visit, but she said she could
not go any further, for she must stay and see
the dear soldiers. and that, for her part, she
hadn't felt so happy since Parson So and 50
/ had arevivaIat her house, before Secession.
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1 think it is the most affecting case of in
sanity I ever saw. I couldn't make him be-
live that we should send him home, but we
shall The men take as good care Of him as
they can He has slept but an hour out Il
the last twenty -four, aud is ceaselessly active
as a canary bird, hopping about in his cage.
He sent for me again to-day, but he could not
confne lis attention to anything. " Poor
baby" is his principal remark, and he still
tends his cartridge box. " A soldiers life is
always gay" the song says A sad story :
isn't it? We hope his insanity is caused
partly by fever, and if We can get him quiet
ly sick with that, perhaps he viii come out
al right Ifnot, Tllsee that he goes straight
to the Insane Retreat at Hartford, and with
him money enough to keep him awhile.
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when L give the WORD, Sald Lhe CapIaiu' 4Een'
in an undertone, to the Doctor, Quick, the
pistols
The Doctor, STOPPING over and fumbling at
the valise, appeared to find something that
surprised him.
Why, what the devil.
WHAT'S the matter asked the Captain,
strding up. Can't you find the caps2
Deuce pistol or cap. but this
He held up-a lady's night capl
Look here-and 11ere--and here hold
ing up successfully a hair brush, a long, white
night-gowp, cologne-bottle, and a comb
They were greeted with a long whistle by
the Captain, and blank stare by the two
principals,
-Confound the luck calculated the Cap
tain; If We haven't made mistake, and
brought the wrong valise!
The principals looked at the seconds The
seconds looked at the principals. Nobody
volunteered a suggestion. Atlast the Doctor
inquired: t.,E
We'll, what's TO be done?
Did unlucllyI again calculated the Cap
tain The duel can't go on.
Evidently not, responded the Doctor,
unless they brain each other with the hair
brush, or take a pop at each other with the
cologne-bottle.
You are quite sure there are no pistols in
the Talise? said one 70 the principals, with
suppressed eagerness, and drawing a long
breath of evident relief
We might go over to the city and get
pistols, proposed the Captain.
And by that time it will be dark, said
the Doctor.
Did unlucby, said the Captain again.
We shall be the laughing stock of the
town, consolngly remarked the Doctor, if this
gets wind. -.
One word with you, Doctor, here inter
posed his principal. f...
They conferred,
AT the end of the conference with his prin-
cipal the Doctor, advancing to the Captain,
conferred with him. Then the seconds con-
ferred with each other. Finally, it was form
ally agreed between the contending parties
that statement should be drawn up in wri-
ting, whereby Principal No. l rendered the
assurance that the offensive words You are a
liar were not used by him in any personal
sense, but solely as an abstract proposition, in
a general way, in regard to the matter of fact
under dispute, To which Principal No 2 APP
pended his statement of bis high qualification
at this candid and honorable explanation, and
unqaaH6edly withdrew the offensive words,
You are a scoundrel, they having been used
by him under a misapprehension Of the intent
and purpose Of the remark which preceded
them. ......-.
There being no longer a cause Of quarrel,
the duel was Of course ended. The principals
shook hands, first with each other, and next
with the seconds and were evidently very
glad to get out Oft.
And now thatit is so happily settled said
the Doctor, chuckHng and rubbing his hands
it proves to have been lucky mistake, after
all, that we brought the wrong valise. Won
der what the lady that owns it viii say when
she opens ours and finds the pistols
Very 2 well for you to laugh about growl-
ed the Captain; but its no joke for me to
lose my pistols. Hair trigger-best English
make, and gold mounted. There amt finer
pair in America. 3 g --
oh, weH find EN-. Wen go on a pill
grimage from house to house, asking if any
lady there has lost night cap and found a
pair Of dueling pistols.
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GBs Songs of Tgt Onion.
3 p1UR1BUs UEUn.a D.. a'''
pr eEoReE-w wsoUrFER.

Though many and bright are the stars that appear
In that flag by our country unfurled;
and the stripes that are swelling in majesty there
Like a rainbow elorning the wOrldi
Their Hasis are unsnlliel as tiiosein the sky,
By deed that our fathers nave done;
And they're leagued in as true and holy o tie,
In their motto of " Many in One"
From uleB6afwheutlose patriots feaflessly Sung
That banner of starlight abroad,
Ever true to themselves TO that motto they clung
AS they clung to the promise Of God:
By the -bayonet traced at the midnight Of war,
on the field where our glory was won;
Oh perish the heart or the hand that would mar
Our motto of " Many in One. I" -.-.. v
Mid the smoke Of the contest tLtle eannon's deep
roar, s-..-....
How oft hath it gathered renowhF
While those stars were reflected in rivers Of gore,
When the cross and the lion went down; r.
And flfoughfesE were their lights in the gloom Of
thai hour,
Yet the hearts that were striking below,
Had God for their bulwark and truth for their
power, --.. 4.
And they stopped not to number their foe.
From where our green mountain tops blend with
the Sky, -
And the giant St Lawrence is rolled,
To the waves where the balIly HesPerides lie,
Like the dream of some prophet Of old
They conquerea-and dying, bequeathed to our
care,
Not this boUndless dominion alone
But that banner, 1hese 4eyelinessh hallows the air
And their motto of " Many in One"
We are many IN ono, while there giitters a. star
In the blaze of the heavens above;
And tyrants shall quail mid their dungeons afar,
When they gaze on tllat5motto Of laFs
It shall CLEAN o'er the sea, mid the b6f5s OF the
storm, .-.rrE -
overtenlpcst,. and battle and wreck,
And fame where our guns with theirthundergrow
w..ls T151y n. pio5d s On tie slippery g ds.E
The oppressed Of the earth to that standard shall
BY, -
whereser its folds shall be spread;
And the exile shall feel its his own native sky
Where its stars shall foat over his head.
And those stars shall increase, till IT, fullness Of
time --rs...-. g-1
Its millions Of cycles has run
Till the world shall have welcomed its mission
sublime, -..-T .s... --
And the nations of earth shall be one. --
. r,.as.
Though the old Allegheny may tower to heaven,
And the Father of waters divide, ~ r,s rs
The links Of our destiny cannot be riTen,
While the truth Of these words shall abide.
on then let them grow on each helmet and brand,
Though our blood like our rivers shall run,
Divide as we may in our own native land,
To the rest Of the world We are one.
Then up with our flag l-let if stream on tie air,
Though our fathers are cold in their graves,
They had hands that could strike, had souls that
could dare, t4r a-a7
And their sons were not born to be slaves.
Up, up with that banner! wheTe'erit it may call,
Our millions shall rally around:
a nation Of freemen that moment shall fall
When its stars shall be trailed on the ground,
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EASY PRAYEG-A popular divine tells a,f
good story as a hit at that kind Of Christians
who are too indolent to pursue the duties re-
quired Of them by their faith. He says that n
one pious gentleman composed fervent pray
er to the Almighty, wrote,it out legibly, and
affixed the manuscript to his bed-post Then
on cold nights he merely pointed to the doeu- O
ment, and with the words, " Oh, Lord, thess rod
are my sentiments blew out the Light and %
nestled amid the blankets. r-aFaE E-8I9I
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GGar-3qlit.
Model for tho Gunboatu.

...f
The New York Mercury has spicy CORES.
pondent in Washington We give below q ~.
specimen of his letters. This extract may
iead to the discovery Of the protector OF the
celebrated gunboats:
The gunb5sts to breEk the rebel blockade %
have not started up the Potomac yet, owing z'i
to mistake by the General Of the MaekeraI ...i
Brigade. ao1 .fi 10
Some months ago, my boy, the General r{
gave an order to an Eastern contractor for a
couple Of peculiarly made gunbOats for this
service; but happening to pass the White
House, shortly after, saw what he took to bs
the models Of two Just such g1ubosts pro- 81.
uudIag out Of, one of the windows. Think i-i'
ing that the Presidential concluded to at ge'
tend to the matter himself he Immediately
telegraphed to the contractor not to go Onlssd
with the job. --r en- is Ea.-
Quite recently, the contractor came hers saY
again, and says he to the General; .f.T,9
I'D like to see the models Of those White ,a-
House gunboats." -s..a
The General conducted him toward the
White House, my boy and the two stood. ad
mirng the models, which protruded from the A
window as usual. 1'I-" 1
PRETTY. soon a Western Congressman came Ia
along, and says the contractor. to him; Can ~
you tell me- sir, whether those models Of gun Fs
boats up there are on exhibition" s..-- -s-.r
"Gunboats p says the Western chap, look -
ing up. Do you take those things for gun
boats p
"Oi course, says the. contractor.
Why you durned foolr says the Con-
cressnlan, ' those are the Presidents boots, .-el
The President always sits with his feet out rg
Of the window when he's at home, and those aaf
are the ends Of his boots" ... s. =g
Without another word, my hey, the Gen ,r5
eral and the contractor turned gloomily from
the spot, convinced that they had witnessed
the most terrific feet of the campaign. -.F
Yours, sedately, ORPuEUs G. KERR.
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Sabbath SflisttIIang.
Kaking Others Happy.

HAVE you made one happy heart to-day
How calmly you seek your piHowl how
sweety sleepI In all this world here is no-si
thing solsweet as giving comfort to- the dis p
tress ed, as getting sun ray into the gloomy d
heart Children of sorrow meet Us wherever b
we turn; there is not a moment that tears +,
are not shed and sighs uttered, yet how many
of these sisLs are caused by our own thought
.lessness; how many q daughter wrngs tho
very ,soul of a fond mother by acts Of unkind-9
ness and ingratitude. Low many husbands,
by one little word, make whole day OF sad E
hours and unliind thoughts How many
wives, by reerimination, esuangs and ennbit-I %
ter loving hearts How many brothers and 9
sisters meet But to vex each Other, making 81
wounds that no human power can heal, AL.
if each one worked upon this maxim day by
day Strive to. make some heart happy p i.
jealousy. revenge, madness, hate with their.
kindred evil associates, would for ever leave
he earth.