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Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-16

END OF GREAT MHN,-Happening to cast
ny eye upon q printed page oil miniature por.
traits, the personages who occupied the four
most conspicuous places were Alexander,
Hannibal, Caesar, and Bonaparte. had seen
the same uuuumbered times before, but never
did the same sensation arise in uy bosom as
my mind hastily glanced over their several his
tories
Alexander after having climbed the dizzy
heights of his ambition, and with his temples
bound in chGplets dipped in the blood of count
less nations, looked down upon conquered
world, and wept that there was not another
one for bin to conquer set fire to city, and
died in a scene of debauch
Hannibal, after having, TO the astoLishment
and CONSERVATION of Rome, passed the Alps
and after having put to fight the armies Of
the mistress Of the world, and stripped three
bushels of gold rings from tie fingers Of her
slaughtered knights, and made her very foun,
dation quake-a fed from his couotry, being
hated by those who once exuitingly united his
name to that Of their god, and called him Han.
uibal-died at last By poison administered by
his own hands, unlamented and unwept, in q
foreign land.
Caesar, after having conquered eight hun,
dred cities, and dyed his garments in the
blood of one million Of bis foes, after having
pursued to death tie only rival be had on
earth, was miserably assassinated by those he
considered his earnest friends, and in that
very place, the attainment of which has been
bis great ambition.
Bonaparte whose mandates, kings aud popes
obeyed, after having filed the earth with the
terror of his name, after having deluged it with
tears and blood, and clothed the world in sack,
cloth, closed his days in lonely Punishment,
almost literally eXiIed from the world, yet
where he could sometimes see bis country
banner waving over the deep, but which could
not or would not bring him aid.
Thus four men who, from the peculiar stu
alton of their portraits, seemed to stand as
the representatives, of all those whom the
world call great those four, who each in turn
made the earth tremble to its very centre by
their simple tread, severaIy died-one by in.
tozleation, or, as some suppose, by poison min
gled in bis wine-and one in lonely exile
How are the mighty fallen.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-16

ToBAcCo-Few are aware what tobacco
loving people we are getting to be, even in
New England. We not only smoke it, chew
it and snuff it, but we grow the weed also
Ten years ago Massachusetts grew Only & tri-
fle over one hundred thousand pounds ; now
she grows nearly four millions of pounds. In
1850, Connecticut raised something over one
million pounds, now she sends six or seven
million pounds to market. Thus in ten years
the rates of increase in production in MaSsa-
chusetts was 1851 per cent, and in Connect
cut only 426 per cent In glancing at the
amount raised throughout the whole country
one almost begins to believe Secretary Seward
spoke the truth when, in reply to why the
luxuries Of life should not be taxed, he re-
marked. For in 1850 there were 99,652. .G55
pound worth 90 cents apound or $39 $50, ,53l !;
in 1860, 420, 800, III pounds, worth S5,818.-
354 Ia 1860, it cost this nation as much
for tobacco as it did to run the national Gov
ernment. These figures are stupendous, but
they are true. We are fast people, certain
ly, in the tobacco line. Smoke on, chew on,
snuff on, and grow on, o Americ an and in
1870 you may rejoice over production of a
billion pounds of tobacco, and condoie your,
selves with the thought that $4,000, coo
might he spent in more injurious way Truly
this is wisdom Greenfield Mass, Gazette.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-16

To THE GIRLs.-An exchange in giving an
advice to young ladies On the subject of mat
rinony Never marry q fellow who is
ashamed to carry small bundle who lies in
bed until breakfast, and until bis father has
opened bis shop, store or Office, and swept it
ont who frequents tGverns, bowling soioons,
prize fights, &c; who owes his tailor shoe
maker, washcrwOman, joweler, barber, printer,
and land lady, and never pays bis debts-Hho
is always talking about bis acquaintances. and
c2ndemning them whose tongue is always
running about nonsense who thinks he is the
greatest man in tie neighborhood, aud yet
whom every one despse8 and shuns" This is
good advice girls see that yoa don't over
look it.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-16

WILD GAME.-A few days ago o steamboat
stopped at a landing, somewhere in Arkansas.
to wood, A passenger on board the boat took
bis gun and stepped on shore, hoping that dur
ing the hour they were likely to stop he might
bag few birds. After travelling few rods
he came across rough looking fellow, and the
following dialogue ensued:
How are you ?"
"How are ye, str@nger," replied the Ar
kansas man.
Have you any game in these partS?"
Oh, yes, plenty on em."
What sort OF game u
Well, most any sort, but principally brag
and poker"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-16

II EsTERN ELoQUGycE.-A suspicious look
dog had been in one Of the towns Of Illinois
somebody cried mad,dog, and everybody be,
came alarmed 4 public meeting was called,
aud distinguished " Brigadier" was appoint
Cd chairman. After stating the object CT the
meeting 10 q not very parliamentary manner,
instead of taking bis seat and allowing others
to make some suggestions, he launched forth
into speech Of some half an hours length,
of which the following burst Of foraesic spien-
dor is o sample
FELLER CJT1zENs The time has come
when the oyerCharged feeliC'S OF aggravated
human Hatur are 10 longer to be stood Mad
dogs is in the midst Of Us. Their shrieking
yelp and fanny track can be seen an heered on
our perairies Death fOiIers in their wake :
shall we sit here like cowhards, while our lives,
and onr neiGhbors' lives are in danger from
their dreadful, orashus hidrotebic caniuoty >
No, it kin net be Even now my heart is
torn with conflicting feeljn's of wrath and wen
geance 4 funeral pile Of wild cats is busting
within me have horses and cattle, have
sheep and pigs, | have wife and children,
and (rising higher as the Importance of the
subject deepened in his estination) l have
mouey out at interest, aIl in danger of being
bit by these Internal r3ad dogs"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-16

nsa- A gentleman residing near Syracuse,
N. Y, has family of one daughter and four
sons. The aggregate weight of the sons is
eight hundred aud eighty-eight pounds The
girl" weighs over three hundred, and the IA
ther about two hundred and sixty
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-16
WA.NDA: =:
Thursday Morning, April 16, 1868.
ssletteO poetrp.
tFrom the Washington Daily Chronicle)
THE NATIONS TRAVAIL.
By II. N. COBB.

Tie pains we feel, the the pangs tn at rend,
p,ecede a nobler birth
Than any since the world began
In which all ancient good shall blend
with all held in reserve for earth,
and to accrue to man.
The mingiing doubts, and hopes, and fears,
Of good or i'll to come,
Arc m onitors of coming change;
They whisper in unwilling ears
Officts and ultimates, the sum
Within mans finite range.
The skies are dark, the fields are red,
Ourhores resound with walls
The earth shakes with the tread of hosta,
And gapes to swallow up the dead
The sea is lashed by sulphurous gales
Along our flaming coasts.
All faith in man ,and higher th!ngs,
Seems dying at the root,
Blight by the cauke' of diStrust,
And lies, and hatrcds, all the springs
OF human action so pollutet
That Hope returns to dust.
For, see: without, the OPEN foe
With arms assal the State;
While Bru,us whets the traitors knife
Within, and waits 10 strike the blow
How can the nation wrest from tate
Its dear, mI erilled life?
'Tis thus man reasons. Were his sight
Made lntless in scope,
He should torereach all happenings,
And read Co.'s ultimate Alright;
Aaj faith should rise again, and Hope
Should soar on tire.ess wings. y
All stfe il healtbful. 'Tis the growth
Or souls, and grosser things;
The germ fights upward to the sun;
And ua.ure seems with nature wroth
When tcmpcats Zip their awful wings,
And earthquakes reud and stun.
For strife is life, and life ir strife,
AuI peace IS sta arnant death
Much wrestling makes the perfect man,
And leads to higher realms OF life 4;
Action is made his vital breath
IA the Almighty plan.
"e ~,~ '., Gi,aly. There are jcePs
Within dccp~ more profoundi
Anl heights snpernal crown the heights
Wh.,hutu'=t mortal vision sweeps
Aaa itD;1~. beyond the outer bound
That finite reason lights.
The iathomless and open sea,
That ,urges at the poles
OF this mysterious being. laves
The throne-foot OF lnfuityi
And TO that central point our souls
Adventure on the waves.
Bltled by head,winds, tempest tost
Mcnaced 10y angry skies.
And breakers smiting sunken reefs,
Hope dies the death then faith is lostj
Then reason stumhIes; then arise
Wild theories and beliefs.
But this we know: Truth cannot die;
And Right is Truths right hand,
Truths high empri>e is human veal
Ana all past records testify
That what Truth will, to stand, SHALL STAND,
CDharmcd Of fire, or steel
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-16

eG~ Ny name is Mike Heywood and ]
live down in Maine. I'm cortin' gal named
Sail Jones, and | never kissed her till the 9th
er night. This is the way it was | wanted
TO kiss her right down bad, but hadn't the
pluck Her lips had been temptation of me
wuss'n red apper ever tempted schoolboy,
and at last determined 20 try for it if. broke
my leg. So last Sunday night, as we sat to-
gether arter meetin | looked her straight in
the eyes, and sez |:
" Sally, gin US a kiss. and be done with it. :"
won't" says she, $50 now there!"
" I'll take it whether or no'
" Do it if you dare" ses she.
Her arms fell down by ther side, her hair
fell back over the chair. her eyes closed aud
there lay q little plump mouth all in the air
Lord! did yon ever see hawk pouuce upon a
robbin ? or bumblebee on clover cup? !
say nothing
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-16

GoING WITH THE GIRLs-The entrance
into society may be said to take place immed,
lately after boyhood has passed away, yet o
multitude take their initiative before their
boards are presentiable 1t is o great trial
either for a tender or a ripper age. For an
oYergrown boy to go to a door, knowing that
there are dozen gicles inside, and knock Or
ring, with an absolute certainty That in fcw
moments all eyes Will be upon him. is severe
test upon courage. 70 90 before these girls
and make Il tour Of the room without stepping
on their toes, und sit down and dispose Of bis
hands without putting them in lis pocket, is
en- achievement Of which few boys can boast.
If e 10y can 60 so far as to measure off ten
yeads of tape with one of the girls, and cut
it of at each end, he may stand q chance to
pass pleasant evening. Let him not fatter
himself that the trials Of the evening are
over.
Then comes the breaking up. The dear
girls don their hoods and put On their shawIs,
and look so saucy and mischevons, SO unim-
pressible and Independent, as if they did not
wish anybody to go home with them. Then
comes the pjDch, and the boy who has got the
most pluck goes up to the pTettiest girl in the
rooul, with bis tongue clinging to the roof Of
bis mouth, and crooking out his elbow, stanl-
mers OF: the word, Shall see you home ~
She touches her finger to his arm, and they
walk hcme, feeling as awkward as tWo COS,
lings.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-16

A TouGH SToRY.-The other evening, in
our private crb,' there was learned dsserta-
tion subject :" Bed-bugs and their remark.
able tenacity OF life" One asserted Of his own
knowledge that they could be boiled and then
come to life. Some had soaked them for hours
in turpentine without any fatal consequences
Old Hanks, who bad been listening as an out
slider, here gave in bis experience in coErobora.
ton of the facts, Says he, "Some years ago
took bed.bug to an iron foundry, aud drop
ping it into a ladle, where the melted iron was
and he'd it run into a skillet Well my old
woman used that skillet pretty constant fol-
the last six years, and here the other day il
broke all to smash, aud what do you think
gentlemen, that ere insect just walked cut o
bis hole, where he'd been layin' like frog ia
a rock, and made tracks for bis old roost ur
stairs !" " But" added be, by way of paren
thesis, BY George, gentlemen. he looked
mighty pale"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-16

@- 1t has often been truly remarked that
in sickness there is no hand like woman's
hand-no heart like woman's hcart-no eye
so untiring-no hope SO fervent. Woman by
sick mans couch is divinity impersonated.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-16

: SPUNKY WIFE.-The following letter,
says the Harrisburg Telegraph. was sent to
Us for publication, by an officer in the army,
ss too good to be lost
MoSrRosz, Feb. 22, 1883.
CAPI. BRowS-hjnd Sir My husband
is here, we'll and hearty. never saw him SO
f9shy before in my life, and he says he is not
discharged and if he is not, Just send for,h'm.
He has been in the army iust loag enough to
make perfect rascal Of him He has not
been any help to me since he came home, but
is making NE all the trouble he can. He SAYS
he is not discharged, and that the Govern.
!nent owes him Que hundred and fifty dollars
lie will do no good here, and SO say send for
him aud take him where be will have to do
good or have bis head taken of lie has en-.
tirely abandoned ne aud is flirting around
with another girl, and leaving ul9 to get along
and support the children as best l can, aud
for wha. GoD only knows. No more al pres
ent. NEs L. II. S.
N. B.-Send fer jeremiah S:orrgs one CT
your Company.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-16

nsE- A young lady being asked by fenin.
inc acquaintance whether she had any origin.
al poetry in her album, replied:
No; but some of my friends have favored
me with original spelling !"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-16

nes~ The New York Court Of Appeals has
decided that marriage under an assumed name
is legal and valid, and that the offspring of
such marriage is slegtimate and heir at law to
the estate OF the father who assumed the
name.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-16

B- A down east eiitor says that modes
ty is quality that highly adorns woman.
but ruius man. A painfully eorrea. con.
cluslon.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-16

A FOREST AT NIGHT.-Darkncss makes the
brain giddy. Man needs light. Whoever
pluuges into the opposite of day, lis heart s
chilled When the eye sees blackaess the
mind sees trouble. IN an eclips, in night In
the sooty darkness there is anxiety even to
the strongest. Nobody walks alone at night
in the forrest without trembling Darkness
and trees two formidable dcpths-a reality
of chimeras-appeaT IT. the indstnct distance
The incouccyate outline itself q few steps
from you with spectral clearneS6. You sec,
floating in space or in your brain, something
strangely vague and unsize.aLe as the dreams
of sleeping flowers. There RE fierce phantons
in the horizon. You breathe in the odors Of
the great black void You are afraid and are
tempted to LOOK behind you The followed.
ness OF the night, the haggardness Of all things
and the silent proGles that fade away as you
advance, the obscure dSheyeImeut, angry
clumps, livid pools, the gloom reflected in the
funeral-the sepuIchra!-imnensity OF silence,
the possible unknown beings, the swaying OF
mysterious branches, the trightful twisting Of
the trees, long spires of shiveriug grass
against all this you have no defense There
is no bravery which does not shuddeT and feel
the nearness Of anguish You feel something
hideous, as if the soul were amalgamatng with
shadow. This penetration of the darkness is
iexpress b. dismal or o child.-TIceT Hugo.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-16

They who weep for errors were not fran
cd for crime
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-16

FARLEY Walking, for young
and active people, is by far the best exercise !;
riding is good for the elderly, middle aged and
inVallds. The abuse Of these exercises consist
in taking them when the system is exhausted
more or less, by previous fasting Or mental
labor. Some persons injudciousIy attempt
long walk before breakfast, under the belief
that it is conducive to heal;h. Others will
get up early 10 work at some abstrnse mental
toll The effect in both instances is the same:
it 6ubtracts from the powers Of exertion in the
after part of the day A short saunter or
some light reading before this meal is the
best indulgence of the kind otherwise the
waste occasioned 10y labor must be supplied
by nourishment, aud the breakfast will neces-
sarily become u heavy meal. and the whole
mornings comfort sacrificed by weight ct
the chest from imperfect digestion o. food
These obserVanses apply especially to elderly
persons, who are prone TO aatter themselves
into the persuasion that they can use their
mental or bodily powers in age as in youth.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-08-22
For the Intellfpencer.
Editors Intsllinsncer.
Our congressman.


Editors IntslEiSencer:
We live in times of great national peril.
An infamous but powerful rebellion seeks
the destruction of democratic govern
ment, desiring to establish upon its ruins
Slave Aristocracy, the government of
class in which the laboring masses shall be
reduced to the equality of the slave, and
the rights and interests of the many made
subordinate to the few. Under these cir
cumstances all questions pertaining to the
public welfare should be carefully and
earnestly weighed. And in considering
such questions, it behooves every citizen
who loves his country and desires the per-
petuity of the republic, to cast aside every
prejudice and with honest heart endeavor
to determine how best his country's inter-
ests may be subserved. To the nation at
large. and particularly to the people of
West Virginia, the stamina and character
of the men who shall represent US In the
next Congress is question of vital impor-
lance, second only to the suppression of
the rebellion itself.
In the other districts of the State the
people are alive to the magnitude of the
interests at stake, and boldly march up to
the requirements OF the occasion. But
here in the first district-the one in which
the new State had its birth, and where the
most desperate efforts of its opponents
were defeated by the devotion of our peo-
pie, there is an apathy and lukewarmness
upon this subject which should not be al
lowed, and which is not in accordance with
the character of our citizens. This apathy
on their part is not from any lack of inter-
est, but solely, as l believe, because as yet
q candidate has not been presented who
meets the wishes aud requirements of the
people.
10 selecting a candidate, every party
feeling, every personal interest, every in
diyidual preference, should be ruthIessly
cast aside in favor of patriotic determi-
nation to secure, regardless of all indiyid.
aal interests, the man who can best CON
tribute to the welfare of our State and
country. That our representatives sbopld
come from this portion of the district ia
everywhere conceded as matter of com.
mon justice, and from the few from whom
selections must necessarily be made it is a
matter easily determined as to who can
most truly and efficiently represent the
sentiments and interests of this constit-
uency, and without consultation with aueht
else than the earnest pulsations of the
public heart, assert that James w. Pax
ton is the man who will most earnestly
unite the people, and will most truly rep.
resent the sentiment of this Congressional
district and of West Virginia. Re posses |
SEES in pre.emineu degree all the quail
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-08-22
An extraordinary document.

We would call the atttptiou of all our
readers to the extraordinary document
which we publish GU our arst page to-day.
The National IntelIigencer, of Washington
City, has the original paper in which it
appeared, viz: the Raleigh. North Carolina,
Standard, the most influential paper known
to US in that State, and the organ, if we
mistake not, of Gov. yance's administra-
ton. In introducing this extraordinary
document to the country, the National In
telIigeHeer prefsces it thus:
GAS the writer, in the body of it, refers
to himself in terms which ascertain his
name to the people of North Carolina, from
his historical conuection;w with their recent
history, it cannot be imptoper for us to say
that this article is FROM the pen of the
Hon. R. S. Donne1l, formerly mem
Der of Congress FROM that State, He
represented the Secosad district of
North Carolina in the ytar 1S4S, and his
influential position among his fellow -citi-
zens may be further inferred from the fact
that he is at present tlse Speaker of the
popular branch of the legislature of the
State. We further understand from an
officer of the army Ing North Carolina,
through whom We have lS,ceiyed this paper.
that the Hon. F. B. Satierthwaite, Presi-
dent of-the Governors Council" aided
IN the preparation of this calm appeal.
which, before its publication, was submit.
ted to Governor Vance, and received his
approval. Under these circumstances. the
document will be read with peculiar in
terest for the hopeful symptoms it affords
of returning wisdom and loyalty in a State
which, before the phrenzy of secession had
seized a portion of its people, was as re-
markable for political steadfastness and
public virtue as for the individual worth Of
its citizens.