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Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-05-20

SIZES OF Nails" Why are nails designa7
ted by the terms sixpenny, eightpenny &c ?"
As I am not aware that the question has ever
been answered, I thought would send you
what 1 believe to be the solution of the mys-
terry. I am native of Sheffield England,
where immense quantities of nails are manu-
featured. When boy they used to be sold
in small quantities by the hundred, and the
terms fourpenny, sixpenny, &c, referred to
such nails as were sold at fOurpenoe, sixpence,
&c, per hundred nails. The length of the
nails, of that day that were so designated,
was exactly the same with nails that are now
known by that designatiOn.-Ladies' Rep0si-
tory
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-05-20

An Irishman, who two years age was an
employee in a lard and talIOw factory, went
into Philadelphia iewelrY store the other
day and purchased a set Of diamonds "wid
the rail SPARKLE" giving check therefore
for seventy-eight hundred dollars. The sus-
picious jeweler detained the purchaser with
pleasant chat while he sent to the bank where
his clerk learned that his customers check
would be cashed for four times the amount.
Patrick had followed the army, gathering the
soap-grease, and discounting officers bile
Boston Herald
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-05-20

In Boston the city clerk has to give a per
NIT before body can be buried in gravs-
yard The question has arisen whether the
permit had to bear a-stamp, and Commission
er Boutwell, has decided that it must So
that a man cannot be buried in Boston un-
less his friends Grst pay ten cent stamp.
Bishop CoLENso is said to have already re-
ceived over $4,000 from the publshersofhi his
work on the Pentateuch as the share Of his
profits thus far,
STUPID people eat better than they can talk
Their mouths are excellent banks Of deposit,
but poor banks OF issue.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-05-20
AFaithful psg.


A tanner had large mastiff to guard his
premises from thieves. The foreman Of the
yard regularly fed the dog, and the two were
on the best terms, The owner suspected the
foreman of dishonesty, and discharged him
In this he was probably not mistaken, for a
few weeks after the man determined to steal
a load of hides during the night. He knew
the premises perfectly, and felt sure his old
friend the dog, would offer no resistance. He
accordingly drove cart near the fence, climb
ell over. and threw the hides, one by one out
of the enclosure. The dog appeared pleased
to see him, and did not offer to prevent his
operations. When the man was ready to go,
instead of unbolting the gate and passing out,
he started to go as he had entered, climbing
the fence, so as to leave no clue by which he
might be detected This unusual proceeding
aroused the dogs suspicious, if such a term
may be applied to an animals ideas. He at
once sprang upon the thief, seized him by the
leg, and held him until the owner came to his
and secured the culprit.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-05-20
Romance Of the War---A Gallant Deed and
a 0hiEalrous Return,

Romance Of the War.---A Gallant Deed and
OhiYalrous Return,
In the recent movement Of Stoneman s
cavalry the advance was led by Lieuten-
ant Paine, of the 1st Maine Cavalry. Be
ing separated by a considerable distance
from the mainsbody, he encountered un-
expectedly a superior force of rebel cav
airy, and his whole party were taken
prisoners. They were hurried off as fast
as possible to get them out of the way Of
our advancing force, and in crossing a
rapid and deep stream, Lieutenant Hen
ry, commanding the rebel force, was
swept off his horse. As none of his men
seemed to think or care anything about
saving him, his prisoner, Lieutenant Paine
leaped off his horse, seized the drowning
man by the collar, swan ashore with him,
and saved his life, thus literally captur-
ing his captor He was sent to Bich-
mond with the rest of the prisoners, and
the facts being made known to General
-Fitz Hugh Lee, he wrote statement of
them to General Winder, the Provost
Marshal of Richmond, who ordered the
instant release of Lieutenant Paine, with
oft even parole, promise, or condition,
and, we presume, with the compliments
of the Confederacy. He arrived in Wash
ington on Saturday last. This act of
generosity, as well as justice, must com
mand our highest admiration. There is
some hope for men who can behave in
such manner.
But the strangest part of the story is
yet to come. Lieutenant Paine, on arri-
wing in Washington, learned that the Of
fcer whose life he had thus gallantly
saved, had since been taken prisoner by
our forces, and had just been confined in
the Old Capitol prison. At the last we
heard of him he was on his way to Gen
eral Martindale's headquarters to obtain
a pass to visit his beneficiary and bene-
factor Such are the vicissitudes of war.
We could not help thinking, when we
heard this story, of the profound obser-
TatiOn Of Mrs. Camp Sich is life, vich
likevays is the hend of hall things hearth
ly." We leave it to casuists to determine
when these two gallant soldiers
meet on the battlefield, they should fight
like enemies or embrace like christians.
For our part, we do not believe their
swords will be any the less sharp, nor
their zeal any the less determined, for
this hap-hazard exchange of soldierly
courtesy Washington Chronicle. !
i tho syuaatast of oII tb;noe2 Tosoa,
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-05-20

A GOOD Mans WIsH.-I freely confess to
you that I would wish, when I am laid down
in the grave, to have some one in his manhood
stand over me and say, There lies one who
was real friend to me, and privately warn
ed me of the dangers Of the young; no one
knew it, but he aided me in the time Of need. !"
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-05-20
i1w WWsPApTRS.

Subscribers who do not give express notice
O the contrary, are considered as wishing to cen
inue their subscriptions to the paper.
g Il subscribers order the discontinuance OF
heir periodicals, the publisher may continue to
send them until al arrearages are paid
g. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their
periodicals from the Office 20 which they were d.
rected they are held responsible till they have set
tied the bin and ordered them discontinued.
4 If subscribers remove to other places With
out informing the publisher, aud the jpapers are
sent to theformer direction, they are held Fespoh-
sible.
5. The Courts have decided that refusing 70 take
periodicals from the Office, or removing and leaV-
Ing them uncalled for. is primo Jdeie evidence OF
Intentional fraud.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-05-20

IT is related that one day last week large,
red-iaced woman, with porter's load of ex-
pensive fnery upon her person, entered the
largest jewelry store in New York, and in
quiring for diamonds, a magnificent assort-
ment Of rings, brooches, earrings, necklaces,
&c, were spread before her. From these she
selected three thousand five hundred dollars
worth, which she requested might be sent to
her house with the BILL The clerk would
find her husband at home, she said, and he
would pay for them. a pen and a card were
handed to her and she was requested to
write Ter address She hesitated, her broad
face turned from red to crimson, and finally,
in great confusion, she made her mark "a big
cross) on the card, and tossing it to the sales
man said; ''Tharl hain't time to write, but
I guess he'll know that" The iIiterate queen
Of diamonds was contractors wife.-Boston
Post.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-05-20
VOLUME Il. NO. 8.
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Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-05-20

ONE of our smallest business men-a
little bit Of fellow-at the dinner table
Of the Baird House few days ago was
jokingly proposing marriage to a great
big fat woman, about six times his size.
No" Indignantly replied the big wo-
man; When I marry I don't want to
marry man SO small that I'll have to
shake the bed clothes in the morning to
find him"
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-05-20

THERE are enlightened people down
South. One Of our bold Zouaves asked
an old farmer in South Carolina why he
did not take a newspaper? because, y
said he, when my father died he left me
a heap Of papers, and I've never had time
to read EN- yet.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-05-20

A NOBLE tree, known as "Tom Moore S
Oak, situated in the middle of the road
between Niagara and Queenstown has
gone to decay. It is the local tradition
that under this tree the minstrel of
Erin composed "Tbe Woodpecker Tap
ping"
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-05-20

THE value of the real and personal
property of the seven States where alone
taxes could, for the present, be collected
by the rebels-according to the last cen
sus-is $3.O91 100000. Now the rebel
chiefs propose to raise by taxes over four
hundred millions the present year, on
this property, much of which consists of
negro slaves and real estate, both unpro-
ductive now They propose to seize one
tenth of all the property Of the South for
taxes, that is to say. It is easy to see
that this is impossible.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-05-20
Ouaer Mispronunoiation.

IT is a striking fact that names of pla-
ces are oftenest mispronounced by the
inhabitants or people of the neighbor-
hood. Some of these distortions are anu
sing enough from their wide departure
from the true pronunciation. In La
Sale half the people call their city q La
ScT' (and "dead sell it is to the re-
Iuctant wayfarer, compelled to wait half
day for the train. Bellefontaine is
pronounced Bell fountain, ">and every
body in or about indianapolis calls it
Indianapolis" without scruple or ap-
parent remorse. Evansville goes often
by the name of " Iuansyille,' and Terre
Haute "a pretty French name for a fine
Yankee town in Indiana-and signifying
" Highland y what do you think they
call that? Why, Terry Hut" to be
sure,-a sound which seems portentious-
ly indicative of mud cabins, instead of
the civilized and even elegant architee-
ture which honors the city. But the
vice is not peculiar to the West. The
older natives of Hartflrd, Conn, speak
of it as Har' ford" to this day; many
citizens of Brunswick, Me, continue to
shock the ears of the Bowdoin boys by
illusions to Brumsick;" while half the
inhabitants of Portsmouth, N H., call
it-vhat do usuppose? You couldn't
guess in a month Of Sundays. You give
it up?-of course you do; what can they
call it but Portsmouth? Why, Porch
mouth" by all that is ridiculous
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-05-20

WHAT is the sweetest of all things? Lasss,.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-05-01

An ACT relating to judicial proceedings Knox county.
Be- enacted By the Senate and House of Representative
n Legislature assembled, as follows:
That all proceedings had in the judicial
court within and for county Knox holden the second
Tuesday May last and all returned t. and which
day holden shall be valid to ali nen aud
purposes inclusive Of attachments real and personal
property pending in such proceedings and all cyies and sales
made under and pursuant to such attachments
provisions second section Of the entitled AN Act
change the time Of holding the May Of the u
fca court in Knox county passed March nineteenth in the
Of Lord thousand eight hundred and sixty
and whether said matters made etunabe TO said court
be held the FIRST second third Tuesday Of said May
unless such proceedings defective In other particulars
sEcr This act shall take effect approval BY the
ernor
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-05-01
AN ACT to provide fer taxing hank .socs
Be II enacted b. the Senate 4n9 HsAs.

AN ACT to provide fer taxing hank stock
he mated By The Serafe aai Houss Rstgtni1hr,
IN LtgisIa,hr, asstmJl,d, follows
sEcrioS J. The stock Of bank, held hy frsoa ID.
TIE state, unknown and that has ben ctraed tH
10 the provisions Of chapter fory-si section t4eut
Revised Statutes, In any city thus stAc lHd
there assessed and the sioek oi any hauk Appearing 9 =
BOOKS Of such baak to be held by resIag by RI
limits Of this state unknosn, shall b. Assessed flt q
portion Of any state county A1 H sud IS hs
SCISSORS Of the city where such loio
ansacts It's ordinary business and such city mAaa
The assessment Aforesaid, shall have fm All
bends thereon until such and any exT~ass 1E
In the assessment and collection thereof fay a.
No assignment sale, transfer attachment shall Tss AZ
property In such stock, unless the YepdeT shZ nf Y go
TAX and cost and the cashiers of hanks required by A
here .resad 70 MAKE annual returns 70 ~ssesso A.
there such bank Is located
said all the stock In such bsnk returned the ssses
other cities towns according the proysious q ad s
tom and such shall be made Ani ~
manner prescribed in said ton and shall he bass = tAA
alton Of such property.
sKcr. q The cashier officer Of Zach hank hrrt4
required 10 exhibit demapd % the # any 10y
town. all the books Of hank that record D
stock OF such hank any dividend pad hf
and If requested, shall deliver such asscsfs trus
hed copy Of SO much Of said record they uay rrs
sheui any cashier neglect refuse sFFm the du-=
qured by this and he preceding section, the
may proceed 70 doom such hack in such they "a
sonshe and the assessment shall bind the hank As -
thereon shall not be ahAted; aud such cashier shall % g
such neglect refusal the penalty prescribed .ea
iwentythree, chapter forysI Of the Revised
skcr D. The collector Of city whoul has r-l
committed tax upon the stock Of hank shall within th
days after the bs Of delivered HIN
notice In writing he delivered cashier OF preisE
such bank stating the description IN the bis
committed Of the stock taxed whom assessed STATED
the bills, and the thereon dividend shs Be pad
thereon has been paid The cashier Aforesaid nay pay ees
tax aao saeh payment saa eocstta. Lawful charge IL oss
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-05-01

An ACT additional TO chapter hundred thirty IT,
Of eighteen hundred sixy-two entitled An A; % resss
the agencies and prevent imposition TIE al -
toxica;inE liquors
Be II eqaatea BY tRe Seaas and H7ass II Efreefaf--
IN L<gi,iaigrt asse1Hbtd, as follows
In of the igaaou, removal frln os ~ ieceA
u the commissioner provided f7r tic tri
Of the which this is additional, and Tbs Apgumai
successor the .took Of liquors 81 he late
ing hand the time a his guAti3a removal ar
said shall be taken by the ctautsiefsr, And Il
shall be required before entering uan his oc h ft r.
tn cash, settle tor the the satisfaction = D.
predecessor hi, legal representative
Approved March ~ ls6}
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-05-01

An ACT amend the iortysixh chapter Revised "a
utes relating to returns Of stockholders - nanuf.s
corporations.
BE II enacted BY The Senate asd Hons, II Rqgeot4i.as
IN Lsgisi1furs assembled, as follows:
SECTION l, That action shall BE- maintained Against
afaeiung corporations for the neglect 81 th tk % mats
returns Of ssockhodcrs unless il shall APPEAR ia III s "
wlful and for the purpose q coneealment
SEer2 This shall effect fra and arpett
by the governor.
Approved March y, lss5
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-05-01
Approved March 20, 1868. ]

AN ACT amend section nine Of chapter hxo Of the Re-
vised Statutes relating to days Of grace.
b enacted BY the Senate and House of Representatives.
m Legislature assembled, as follows.
Section nine of chapter ihytwo of the Revised Statutes
amended by inserting in the seventh line amer the
mas and in the eighth line aer the word "Chrsmas the
words ''or the trst day Of January
Approved March 20, 1895
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-05-01

AN ACT IN relation elections Of wardens And clerks cities
Etn enacted By the Senate and House Of Representa-
AZ Legislature assembled, as follows:
SECTION Al the annual election for the choice Of mayor
and aldermen in the several cities the aualh
electors in each ward shall BY written ballot warden and
clerk who shall enter on the duties Of their respective
on The Monday next following their election shall hold
her oces for one year therer and ur shall have
heen chosen and qualified in their places
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-05-01
PUBLIC LAWS OF THE STATE OF MAINE.

SECT .. The wArdens and CLERKS IA oee The
era Of said cities shall bod their places and
dutie. their respective Offices until the Monday
ing annual election ard until oshers shall ~ elected
their places
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-05-01
Approved March 20, ls63.

An ACT amend chapter hundred seventy Of the
laws Of eighteen hundred sixty relating
BE enacted BY he Senate and Hoas, Of Representatives.
Legislature assembled as follows
sKcTos l. Chapter hundred Of the laws
Of eighteen hundred sixty shall be amended In section
third line by inserting after the word buldng" the words
publication in newspaper in the county three weeks
avely IL newspaper published in the county then
the state paper Also by inserting after the
the ninth line Of said section the words III resident
state" Alss by inserting after the word forthwith the
eleventh line Of said section the words f the
owner unknown resides without state, shall
given by publication in the paper paper published
the county and further service
such owner shall BE- required
Seer. This act shall take approved by the
governor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-05-01
Approved March 20, 1858. !

An All to amend chapter section
the Revised Statutes, relating TO sales OF real
De enacted BY the Senate and House of Representatives.
IN Legislature assembled, follows:
SECTION l. Section seventeen Of chapter seyenyons the
REVISED statutes amended by adding AFTER The words of
deceased in the eighth line Of said section the the
guardian Of the heirs OF the deceased there then be
tor or administrator, 30 that said section shall
when appears to the Judge Of probate having jurisdiction
mat any deceased person in his lifetime made legal
10 convey real estate and prevented BY death
formed or ready perform the conditions required him By
me terms thereof he may on the petition Of such person. his
hel assigns or his legal representatives authorize eIecu
t on sn mlnsraloF ofih~ d.rsas@ the heir.
OF the deceased II there then be
70 execute ueeas TO Garry said contract int effect when
such conveyance is made TO
shall stand seized Of such the
real estate set of TO him execution.
sxcT This act shall take effect its approval by the
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-05-01

Approved March ", lses.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-19
Am eriCaM ~ Z OreEgm Iite
r. Il, EDDY,
SOLICITOR OF PATENTS,

SOLiCIIOR Or H.1I EN- %
tate Agent of U 5 Patent Oflce W dshngton, under
the Aci OF 1877
rs State street, opposite kilby st', Boston
4 PIER an extensive practice of upwards of twenty
4 wears Patentsi the United satss
aso in Great Britain, France, and other foreign coun-
tres Caveats Specifications Assignments, aud all Pa
pers Drawings for Patents, eIecuted on libera terms
and with despatch Researches made into American oI
Foreign Works, todetermne the validity or UNITY OF Pc
tents orinventions,-and gaorother advieerendered
all matters touching the same Copies OF the claims OF
any Patentfurnished byremitting One Dollar Assign
The Sseney il moi onIy The largest in New England
but through inventors have advantages tofsecurlng
patents of ascertAning the pstenabhty o inventions
IL not ysuperorto any which
can be offered them elsewhere the testimonies = oe9w ,
given prove that none Is MORE SUCCESSFUL Al IHE
sATENT CEthant he su riber and as SUCCESS
IS THE BEST PROOF OF ADVANTAGES ANp ABlL
ITY he would add he has abundant reason tobeheve
and ca prove that other ofee OF the KIND are o
charges for profs ssonal services moderate Inc u
msnseI Netice of the subscriber durns Wemiy yea =
s.si hah pabled him to accumulate vast collection
spechc atoms Official decisions relative 10 patents
The beside hse xtsnsve library OF meeh
zeal works nd tu of patents granted In ths
United states nd Europe render him able beyond ques
tion to offer superior facilities for obtaining patents
All necessity of a journey toWashngton, 10 procure
patent and the usual great delay there are here save
spveutOFs
TESTIMONIALS.
regard hr Eddy one of the most edpd6H ava sue
essVuiI "stitioners with whom nave haa o"'' '"'''
CHAS MASON, - Conmis,ioner Of Pafe"ts.
have no hesitation IN assuring Ih'en. S % ~
and more capable of putting their applications in iorm
10 secure for them early and favorable consdeaiol
at the Patent Ohiee. hpmUNu pN,l bu nm n Pa,.nts
Mr. r. H. Eddy has made for me THIRTEEN appl'
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ID and thai one is now pending. Such unmstak ab'
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recommend ali apply to him to procure the
patents they may be of having the most fahhiu
attention besow ed on their and at very easonaD
charges. 1OhN inoonNi d , hi
During eight moaths, the ssbsclbel, IN couse vi
iarse p1aetIce, made, on twice rejected applications
SIXTEEN APPEALS, EVERY ONE OF which was de
S " MI ' - g.. EDDY.
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The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-19
OIL CLOTH CARPETS.

In wide sheets and widths-in the beautiful en-
amled finish the most desirable and elegant goods made
for sale at prices by the NEW ENGLANI
CARPET COMPANY, rs Hanover st. Boston. OSE PRIoi
.Hn CASH SYSTEM sTRoTLY ADHERED TO.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-19

CROO WILL BE FORFEITED BY DRL. DIX
t5COO if failing to IN less time than any other
physician more eecually and permenanty, with less
straint from occupation fear of exposure to all
Gather, with safe and pleasant medicines
SELF-ABUSE AND SOLITARY HABITS,
Their effects and consequences;
SPECIAL AILMENTS AND SITUATIONS,
Incident to Married and Single Ladies
SECRET AND DELICATE DISOR DERS
Mereura Affections EruptioDs and Ill Diseases of the
Skin Ulcers OF the Nose, Throat and Body Pimples
on the face Swellings OF the Joints Nervousness
Constitutional and other Weaknesses in Youth, and the
more advanced, of all ages, OF
BOTH SEXES, SINGLE OR MARRIED
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-19

The NEW YORK WEEKLY TIMES is a large an
elegantly printed quarto Sheet of eight pages, or forty
eight columns-devoed to Politics. Literature ana Gen
TuEhPES'T FAMIIy NRWsPAPRRin the IL ates
Especial atten IS devoted to ful ura'e an
trustw orthy rel orts OF the
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-19
DIR. BOYCE'S
Celebrated Tonic Bite -

Sold by all Dealers in Medicine.
ONLY TWENTY-FIVE CENTS A BOTTLE.
In Montpelier, by N, X. BROWN.
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The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-19
CARPETS AT WHOLESALE.
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AND MEDALLION CARPErs.-the finest things out Tor Pai
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