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North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-02-25
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THEY ARE SLEEPING.

| Yes, they are sleeping, long dredmless
sleep from which they will never awaken
| Sleeping far away from mother and home, far
from wife and children, from brother and Sis
ter, and the fair gentle girl whose cheek has
faded like the rose when the chilling blasts
! of Autumn sweep over it, waiting for the
coming of the loved one.
Perhaps it has not been long since they
left home to 60 forth TO battle for the right
yet what length of time, what an endless
eternity it seems to the anxious hearts at
home How eagerly they watch the post
for the coming letter, and how disappointed
they are if it fails to arrive at the expected
time. Then comes the news of great bat
tie, great loss of life, glorious victory. Ea-
gerly they grasp the paper, but the words all
run together There is mist before their
eyes.
"Here, Mary, you read this" says mo-
ther whose son is in that battle; "my eyes
are not as good as they used to be-"
But it's not her eyes tits the terrible fear
eye-sight fail her. Mary reads the list of the
wounded, He is not there. A sigh of relief
escapes the mothers bosom as they look
down the list OF the killed.
" He is not there, thank God - cries the
mother, bursting into tears.
But, stop here is his name, and just oppo-
site to it the word missing" Missing -
Crawled away, perhaps, to some lonely spot
after being mortally wounded, to escape the
scorching rays of the sun. He is left to die
alone and uncared for or, worse STILL taken
captive, to languish in some lonely prison,
shut out from the glad sunlight and life Civ
ing air that our God has so bountifully pro-
vided for all. to die, perhaps, at last !
"Sleeping Yes in the lonely swamps, on
the broad prairies, thousands are sleeping /;
some stricken down by disease, wasting with
fever, dying, indeed, martyrs to the cause
they loved so well, yet not without the con-
soling thought that they had fallen braVely
on the battle field.
All along the blue Potomac they are sleep
ing by pleasant streams and grand old for
ests, that together chant solemn dirges around
their resting places, while the stars keep
mournful watch over them at night.
And they will sleep on till the last foll-caii
is sounded-then there will be grand awak-
ening--a terrible uprising in judgement against
those traitors who, to serve their own base,
ambitious ends, have brought such desoation
and destruction upon our once prosperous
and happy land.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-02-25
'DAN . NJ
BY MERIDA A. BABCOCK.

Dan is jovial Fellow,
And Dan is gay. dashing and bold
He always looks OUT for the ladies,
No matter how young or how old
In short, he's the qualifications,
On say it of all when can,)
To make him the greatest of mortaIs,
high-hearted, whoIe-hearted man.
His pockets know never a famine,
They leak, but they leak AT the top
A fault that few people complain of,
know one or two who do not)
So all the young cousins at Christmas
March up to his room to a man,
And smile as each grasps the bright quarter,
Held out by his dear cousin Dan "
Dan travels way down in Secessia.
Has seen all the mules and a-bare
And deEolate region of country
As ever be saw anywhere;
He says that one buck of Ohio
Is worth plantati of mules,
But Dan never earned how to reckon"
According to secession rules
lie wears some "brass straps" onhisshouldeis,
Wears long-!egged boots and all that,
But still he retains all his senses!
He knows how TO relish a chat.
With all the fine fellows about him.
Is bound to enjoy all he can,
And all the "gooj boys" in camp hail him
BY no ether title than Dan"
He always speaks well of the ladies',
Il know he'd speak well of his wife y
l wonder he should have stayed single
These many long days Of his lie.
But when this great conflict is over,
AMI Peace shall he stayed in her fight.
Should there be great rusn to the Union,
Why. Dan will be torccd to unite
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-02-25

and | determined to let the matter pass until
he should appear.
The scholars behaved very badly that NOR
ming. There was constant Whispering
None Of them knew their lessons, and the
Spirit of Discord seemed to be let loose
among them.
| couldn't help wishing sincerely that I
had never undertaken to be a teacher, finding
it not quite so easy or pleasant as had an,
ticipated.
just at the moment when Peter Andrew
had stuck pin into Ephram Phillips, and
make him shrek with pain, and while two
of the boys were standing in opposite corners
with foolscaps on their heads, in walked
Squire Humphries, chairman of the School
Committee.
l think he was little appalled, at the scene
of confusion which presented itself At any
rate was appalled, at the sight of my visitor.
I" have come to see how you are getting
along" said the squire,
" | am glad to see you," said with more
politeneSs than truth.
In my confusion l took out my handker-
chief to wipe the perspraton from my face.
but unluckly had used it only few min
utes before, for the want of something better,
to wipe off the ink from my desk, the ink
stand having tipped over. OF course it was
completely moist with ink, and my face after
the application of the handkerchief must have
presented ludicrious appearance.
At any rate the scholars perceiving it burst
into an uproarious laugh, some Of them even
throwing themselves on the floor, and rolling
round in the excess of their delight.
Squire Humphries at first frowned indig-
natly, but when he caught sight of my face,
be conld not resist the infection, but burst
into laugh so hearty that it brought tears
to his eyes.
Not understanding the cause of the mirth.
| thought they had all gone mad until chan
ced to look at the handkerchief, when my
misfortune was revealed to me.
Squire Humphries apologized when he re-
cofeIeu l+oiH HIS HiiLtil; odL my luOI OItlncdtl"n
was such that | determined to send in my
resignation as school ma'am at once. 1t was
accepted, and left scarborough the next
day, with forty cents in my pocket-being
compensation for two of the hardest days
work | ever attempted. After deducting
from this amount my expenses to and from
Boston, came to the conclusion that school
teaching wasn't very profitable.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-02-25

LIFE's HApPIEsT PERIoo-Kingsley gives
his evidence on this disputed point. He thus
declares: "There is no pleasure that have
experienced like child's midsummer holiday
the time mean, when two or three of us
used to go away up the brook, and take our
dinners with US, and come home at nighs
tired, dirty, happy, scratched beyond recogni-
ton, and one shoe, the other having been used
for boat, till it had gone down with all
hands out of soundings. How poor our Derby.
days, our Greenwich dinners our evening par,
ties, where there are plenty of nice girls,
after that! Depend upon it, a man never
experiences such pleasures of grief after four
teen as he does before unless, in some cases,
in his first love making, when the sensation
is new to him."
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-02-25
BUYING APPLES OF A sECEsH wO.
MAN.

correspondent of the Chicago Erenfne
Journal tells the following good story, rela-
tive to our troops trading with an Arkansas
woman: Confederate money is the only
thing that can DE used here, except specie.
Greenbacks' wont go the people think
them worth less than the paper they are
printed on. 1t is truly astonishing to see +
what confidence they have in their rebel
shinplasters. One morning, some of our SOL
diers went to the house of a wealthy citizen
(rebel,) to purchase apples. The lady re-
piled that she would not take our money in
payment, nor would she sell to Fed
This blocked the game, and the large pile of
fine apples in the cellar remained untouched.
But an idea struck one of the boys, and he
resolved to have some apples by strategy
The general had given orders that nothing in
the house should be molested hence strate-
gy must be resorted to. One of the soldiers
was stripped of his uniform and clothed in
the secesh garb of q butternut." A small
pile of confederate shinplasters in his pocket
properly prepared him for the enterprise
Two soldiers with fixed bayonets, marched
him to the kind lady's house as prisoner.
The prisoner then told his tale of suffering,
not only of himself, but his companions and
prisoners. The good lady sympathizcd deep
ly with him, and sold bushel of apples for g.
fifty cent shin plaster. The prisoner Shout
dered the apples, and the guard marched
him into camp. The strategy worked, and
the boys axe now doipga thriving business
with fifty cent shin piasters, and manufac-
tured prisoners, to the complete conquest of
tAe rebel apple pile. How long before the
old lady will "smell rat'' is yet to be seen."
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-02-25
SENSIBLE ADVICE

Professor Slliman, of New Haven, recently
closed Smithsonian lecture by giving the
following sensible advice to young men -
4" II therefore, you wish for clear mind and
strong muscles, and quiet nerves, and long life,
and power prolonged in old age, permit me to
say, although am not giving temperance
lecture, avoid all drinks above water and
mild lnfusions of that fluid, shan tobacco
opium, and everything else that disturbs the
moral state of the system rely upon nutri-
tious food and mild diluted drinks, of which
water is the base, and you will need nothing
beyond moral regulation of all your powers,
to give you long, happy and useful lives and =
serene evening at the close.n
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-02-25
KISSTNC--ss HUMAN NATURE.''

When a wild spark attempts to steal
kiss from a Nantucket girl, she says, Sheer
of, or I'll split your mainsail with typhoon."
The Boston glrls hold stiff until they are
we'll kissed, when they flare up all at once,
and say, i think you would be ashamed"
When young chap steals kiss from an
Albany girl, she says, g | reckon its my turn
now,n and gives him boz on the ear that
he don't forget in month.
When a clever fellow steals kiss from q
Louisiana glrl, she smiles, bushes deeply,
and says nothing.
In Pennsylvania, when female is saluted
with a buss, she puts on her bonnet and
shawl, and answereth, /" am astonished at
thy assurance, Jebadiah, and for this indig-
ni,y will sew thee up.
The Western ladies, however, are SO fond
of kissing, that when saluted on one cheek,
they instantly present tie other.
The Sag Harbor girls tussals and scratch
es till out of breath, when she submits to
her fate with the most exemplary fortitude
and resignation, without murmur.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-02-25

| Delightful task, to rear the tend thought,
And teach tie young idea how to shoot.
! ] was a school ma'am once, or tried to be
and am going to tell You all about it
! This was the way it happened. had an un-
Gle who lived in a New Hampshire village
who used to call on us on his way to Boston
once year. On one Of these occasions he
| happened to mention that he was Prudential
Committee Of his district, and he was in
search of female teacher.
Now had an idea that could manage a
| school good deal better than any Of the
! teachers who had ever taught me, and said
eagerly, q" wish you'd engage me to teach
school, Uncle Joshua"
"You," said my mother, opening her eyes
| wide with astonishment. Why you amt
| but little girl yourself.
"Pm most SIXTEEN" replied with an air
Of dignity, " and | guess | know enough to
| teach district school"
" No doubt, no doubt" said Uncle Joshua
but he added with little uncertainty, " do
you think you can make the children mind
| "Fll do it or die in the attempt" said he
roicaly. feeling suppose as Joan of Arc did
when she waved her sword at the head Of her
| army.
Well, the upshot of it was that after over
coming all the objections that were raised
against my plan, succeeded in obtaining
the appointment.
The school was to begin in two weeks
During that time | made hurried preparations,
! informing my school companions-for was
at that time attending school-with consider
able pOmposity, that [ had heen called to
take charge of seminary in a distant town.
Uncle Joshua had advised me rather quizzi-
cally to increase my stature by high heeled
shoes, and though | secuted the suggestion
at the time, concluded to adopt it.
At length all preparations were made, and
town Of scarborough. | travelled all day,
and in the evening reached my uncIes house
wherelI was to pass the night, and devote
the next day to being examined % ascertain
if was properly qualified, and to installing
myself in boarding place. l forgot to men-
ton that | was to board round-this and a
dollar week constituting my compensation
for teaching.
As 10 the examination | needn't dwell up
on that. I had no difficulty in "passing"
and obtaining a certificate from the Commit
tee, of my fitness to engage in the response
BILE task of instructing the urchiEs of the
Stump district in scarborough The district
derives its name from an immense stump on
ly few rods to the west of the schoo! house.
Next morning Uncle Joshua drove me
over to Mrs. Bumstead's where / was to
board the first week. The house did not
look particularly neat. There was hog
wallowing lin drain over which had to
step, and everything inside and outside SEEM
ed TO be at skies and sevens.
This is my neice, the new school maam,
Mrs. Bumstead," said Uncle Joshua. 81 be-
lieve she's to board at your house first"
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Dott' $ Gorntr,

The following stanzas were sent US by lady who
resides in sole Virginny" She assures us, that,
though like Tray" she may have been caught in
bad company, there is not disloyal thought in her
inkstand. We give them place, being fully salts
fed that our fair correspondent is heartily IN for the
Cnton-we hope DAM is too.
Written for the DEMocRATl
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HOWARD ASSOCIATION.
HHTIAnFJ pIITA

p The Reliefofthe Sick q. Distressed afflicted ,,it5
Itrulent and Chronic Diseases. and cspecioHy
bkJorthe Cure Of Diseases lfthe Seruql 0rgans
Faedleal advice given gratis by the Acting Surgeon
liable Reports on Spermatorrhoea or Seminas
Eakness, and other Diseases Of the Sexual Org ans
Il on the New ReHaediesemploye in tie DispeGs.-
sent to the afflicted in sealed letter envelope free
caarge. Two or three stamps for postage will be
kSPta6le. Address, DR.. j. SKILLIN H0UGH
GN, M Ahting Surgeon, Howard Association, N5Gly
wi street, Philadelphia Pa, ln20ly.
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n S.COOPER. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
l.. Newton Centre, Luzerne County Pa.
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. w. REoAR5, NE. ID,
Graduate Qffte Unirersity Of Penn'a.)

4 UT0I0IVIIto 2 t0C Z 'ttt1I 81 = g I t'I7t u J
Respectfully offers his professional services to the
Il tizens of Tunkhannc;k and vicinity. lie can be
u4i when not professionally engaged either at his
erug Store, or at his residence on Putnam Street.
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sNEO. $. TUITION, ATTORNEY At LAW,
1T Tuukhannock, Pa. Office in -Stark's Brick
Block, Tioga street
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Yusiness 0otires.

RACON STAND.-NichoIson. Pa C. L
d JACKSON, Proprietor. Ivln49tf
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IME FOR FARMERS, AS A FERTILIzE
.'r sale at VERN0Y IS.
FaeshOppcn, Sept l9. 1861,
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Stlttt StOrp.
Keeping School at Bean BOr-
Olghs
BY CAROLINE +. EsTOK.

Delightful task, to rear the tend thought,
And teach tie young idea how to shoot.
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aprtb Yranrb Qemurrat.

Terms copy year. Gn advance) Sl.5O. If
rot main within six months $500 will be charged.
New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-05

and Rebels. They don't intend to creep
in at the back door of the Rebel Confed-
eracy; they don't mean to coax or buy the
return of the Nations prodigal SONS :
but they do mean that the Federal Republic
founded by Washington and his compatriots
shall be upheld, and that not stripe nor star
shall be erased from its banner. Let us, then,
consider this point settled, and cast about for
the means of giving steady and certain effect to
the public will. And if any of the States which
arc now under the Military power of the Rebel
lion wish for peace, let them be assured that it
can only and at any moment be secured by sub
mission to the Constitution, laws and rightiul
authorities of our common country.
New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-05
GENE ERAL EWS.

We have later and important news from San
Salvador The interview between President Carrers
OF ofGua.ema and President BaTyos OF San Salvador on
Sept - having led TO result. Carrera ordered his
troops 10 upon the capital in two columns. The
suburbs occupied by Gen Carrera and since Oct
s bombs yere almost incessanty thrown into the city at
night destroying many houses and killing many persons
Gen Barros was willing to resign the Presidency and
lsaye the country ard when the steamer left II was
hoped that an agreement between him and Carrera
could be reached.
The Interior Department has received official
in'5na;.on from the Cape Of Good Hope OF the organ
Naion Of the Mixed Court established at that place pur
suant 20 the treaty with Great Britain Of April loG2
'or the suppression Of the African slayetrade The
Court 10 composed as follows On the part Of the United
states. the Hon. Benjamin Pringle Judge William l..
Avery Arbitrator On the part Of Great Britain. Geo
Trefe. esq, Judge; Edgar Leopold Tayaro, Arbi
ra:or. Wa Tascar Smith. Registrar; Thomas Tenby
Marshal.
God has been quiet and closeS at l.6 IiG5, with
alo1e.4e sales Government Securities steady, except
Currency Certificates, which quoted q, 9 Border State
Stocks are higher At the Second Bosrd 100. bid for
Of 1891 Currency Certificates trer and
ere qgo,ed 9idg3i. After the Second Board prices
lowe sd the market weak. few Stocks strong bu
thev were not upon eetiye list Money has been active
aud quite high have been paid and - much difficulty
experienced IN carrying Stocks After lapsst two
general scramble for money, balances offered
stock houef, bat there indication Of return
10
New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-05

dent that Gen. Meade'S army was not depleted
by even one thousand effective men to carry
our Elections. We are confident that those
who obtained furloughs at all were furloughcd
without regard TO their politics. We feel sure
that so many of them as voted did so in perfect
freedom--no officer knowing how they voted,
nor attempting to control their sufFrages. And,
if such were generally the facts, even The Err
press will admit that its allegations above
quoted are scandalous and unpatriotic. Now
let us have the proof that sustains your incul-
nations
New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-05
Voters Ccrtincntes Must be Htanped.
POLICE CouRr sEcoSD DisTRicr, JEyfkRso MAKEHr, I
sILIM AylNuE. NV inkk, Nov. 4. 1909.

POLICE CouRr sEcoSD Di-Tnicr, JEySKns0N MAEEHr,
sIxrH Av,Sug. NEw York, Nov. 4, 1903. !
To the Editor eJ The n. T. Tribune.
SIR: At the General Election held in this city
aud State on tho I'd inst there regularity among In
pector Of Election relative to tho reception OF aavs Of
red voters. While few Inspector. required such
Adssis to have affixed thereto I've cent United States
Revenue stamp others decided Ia receive them without
stamp had written to the Commissioner Of Internal Rove
nue. lor biz opinion and decision the subject and In
hopes that nm official would be received before
election took place. Unfortunately sach not
celved until dsy-ons day after the election. AZ to
Charter election In this city Tuesday Dec tho an
swer from the Treasury Department hereto annexed, viii bs
Of service to voters and give them time to pre-
pare their afhdavits with revenue stamps.
Yours truly EDWARD NJ. SKIDMORE, Clerk.
TryAsUuI DEPARTMENT, OvyicE ov INTERNAL REyE(
OyrICIALl EUK, WAsAISaros, Nov 2. 1869 J
SIR: In answer to your letter Of the 3lst ult., !
b,, th. honor that the affidavit Of
voter" held to be certificate and such subject to
stamp duty of live cents. Very respectfully,
EDWARD MCPHERSON Deputy co'nnIiss ssioner.
10 NJ Ssinnoax esQ, No. 2y9 Madison street, New YoTk.
New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-05
The Election in BROOKLYN.

The election in Brooklyn on Tuesday resulted
in the choice Of majority of the Union candidates foa
County and City offices. while the Democratic candt
dates on the State ticket received maorites averaging
2 500 The aggregate received by the PrincipS
candidates was as follows:
Secretary OF S,ate-St. John. DoIn. lao6a; Depsw.
Rep. 1880. - s,.
State Treasurer-Lewis. Dem. i5olsi Schuyler.
Sheriff ~McNamee, Dem. 1914; Steele. Unioa
1903 - 60
Senator. Sem or lid District Murphy. Dem s7loi Moore
Union. COL. ,,e-s
Kalbfeisch Ind. iGs6.
The following are the candidates elected;
Sherif-Iohn McNamee Dem. Cdoub'iul)
| County Judge-John Dikeman, Union. =, ,...
Superintendcnts Of the Poor-NorrS III. hooettes
Justices Of sessions-N. l. S,ilweI. Dem; wm. d.
| IIoyt, Union ~,
| senator lid Disirict-Henry {. Murphy. Dem
| Mayur-Atred NJ. Wood, Union.
| street Commits souer-,J. q. Nodyne Union. d,
| NoreAousc Union; IVth District, Abraham H. Dleys
Union, Yth District Anthony Walters, Union. r,.,
Assembh-Ist District. Philip 5. Cro1se' Gn,oa'
Id District John OConner. Dem.; llId pstr.sS ps9r
Edward d. White. Union Ivth District, 1nu. Ipnion.
Walsh Dem. vth District, John C. Perry .tr;ct
With District. Angelo Newton. unioni VIZ" A''
| Jacob Worth, Union. - u-h,t,ax Dem-
Adermen-Firsi Ward Daniel d. Hhi,ae; riGs Ward'
Third Ward. James J.. Wallace un'ni INNS r Rei.
Thomas Ennis. Dem Seventh War1. isay hus Tn;on.
nan. Union; Ninth Ward Bay j. Haths"TT, Tt,raeoti
Eleventh Ward. Chas A. kimbsw w.,I u"iS Samuel Tsyor
Wd tS,Sn. satem ua0S pa Ward A. Bliss Union Nine
,."n,n %Sn Ward George i: Fisher. uni0n Twentieth
Ward joan ~ .n% nu'% Ward John Shcaron. Dem;
Wari samuel Booth Union; Sixth Ward WIN.
05 oSoru sssna; %ss f1aS' aiSn EsTsSts
Dem.i Tenth "iS Kirby Union; Twelfth Ward. Thos.
Ward F.nn'" nnn Fourteonth Ward. NJ Phalon. DEM;
sis,s"nS s0ls, % Ward John Hanson DEM EgHsSwsnsn w%
NJ Little Union .sr
rhs Board of Aldermen will stand tie-ten 70 'en-s
9TH tho members holding over. The Board OF ouPef'
,,.or. win stand with the sountry members IL Cmoa
~ II Democrats. giving clear working majority Of
three.