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The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-01-08

A lady was once declaring that she
could not understand how gentlemen
could smoke. ut certainly shortens
their lives" said she; II don't know
about that" exclaimed a gentleman
."Thcre's my father who smokes every
blessed day, and is now seventy years
old" SWELL" was the reply, "if he
had never smoked, he might have been
eighty hy this tims.n
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-01-08

EE A Mr.. Ferguson, of Cayugo
county, n. Y, heard of the death OF
his son, a member of the Sd Artillery,
went to Newbern for the purpose OF
bringing home the remains which were
obtained, brought home at an ex
pense Of about $3.50, and buried. a
few days since the son, alive and well,
returned to his home, when it was OF
course discovered that the remains
were those of some other person.
The JOY of finding the son alive more
than repaid the outlay incurred in
transporting the body.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-01-08

PuLosoPnY OF A HEARTY LAuGn.--
No other exercise is equal to laugh.
ing. Nothing acts so directly and
happily upon the organs within both
chest and abdomen. Ten hearty
laughs, real shouts, will do more to
advance the general health and vital.
ity, than mn hour spent in the dest at.
titudes and motions, If done in q so.
Der solemn spirit. OF course l know
you cannot laugh at will; SO YOU must
play with your children, introduce n
hundred games which involve compe.
titiou and fun. Open the folding
doors, move back the centre table and
go it. Play with the bags, run for
the pins, play ,nny of the games which
You can recall from yonr early expert.
ence. Ono good laugh is worth more
than medicine to restore health. Tie
Key.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-01-08
YELLow ANp nILLIou. rnvEn. s,

YELLOW AND DILLIOUs FEvER, ~
Thsy contain no dicohoior Bad JTAiikey.
They will cure tho above diseases In ninety.
nine cases ont Of u hundred.
Do you want something to strhugihcn youl
20 you want COED appetitel
Ds You want 10 build MI your Constitution?
DO you want to feel wclR
DO you want 10 get rid Oi nervousness
DO you want energy2
Do yru want to sleep welll
DO you want brisk and vigorous feeling'
ifyou do, use Hooflnd's German Bltters.
From Rec. j Nstcfon BrOIrn. u. ID. Editor Of Me
Encyclopedia Of Religious Rnoiriedgs.
"AlthOugh rot disposed In favor or recon
mond Patent Medicines in general. through
d!sirust Of thor ingredients and effects: We,
know NJ no sufficient reasons why man NAV
not testify tn the benefits he believes himse {
. hsve received from anv simple preparation,
IN the hope that he may thus contribute to the
benefit Of others.
dn this the more readily In regard to tIoof
lands German Btters, prepared by Dr.. c..
7. jackson, Of This city, because was preju.
liced against them for many years. under the
Impression that they were chiefly an alcohol
c mixture. am indebted 10 my friend, Rnh'
ri Shoemaker, Esq, Tor the removal of this
prejudice by proper tnsts, and for encourage
ment to try them. when suffering from great
and long continued debility. The use ofthree
bottles OF these Btters. ~ tie beginning of
tho present year, WAS followed by evident re.
lief, and restoration To degree Of bod ~ and
mental vigur which ! have not felt for six
months before. and had almost dcsparod OF
regaining. ! therefore thank God and my
rlend tor directing me the Use OF them.
J NEWTON BROWN.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-01-08

A DAYS RATloS.--A days ration
issued to one of our prisoners at the
Libby Prison, is exhibited in Wash
ingLon. 1t consists OF a piece of I'M
bolted corn-meal cake, without salt,
having the appearance of being ground
cob and all, in one mass, mixed with
a little water, and baked. 1t is "a
inches thick, A inches long,2i inches
vide, and weighs II ounces, 1t was
issued with aplentlul supply ofJames
River water, 10 VIM. Strannus, an
iowa soldier, prisoner of war at Lib.
by Prison, Nov. 16, 1868, the day he
was exchanged, after seven month;
confinement.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-01-08
EI- The, following account of Hen

D The following account of Hen
~ A. Wise, as hero, is given by one
of his men who recently deserted:
When in command of troops, just
previous to retreating, he would nd
dress them on parade, denounce the
Yankees, thre aten to carry fire an6
sword into the free States, and indulge
generally in furious words. At las
his soldiers got to predicting retreat
without fail whenever their General
began to bluster.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-01-08

o. g. g
Cary's Cough Cure.
FUEsS AND ragFFS
At J. sCuwAB'S CHEAP STORE,
East side Of 'iain Street. Firdlay. Ohio.
Partition Naticc.
Calvin A. Croninger, Plaintiff, VS..
John Dukes, ct al, defendants.
To Joseph NJ. Burk, Seth Burl, Per-
rv Burk, Edwin Burk and Jacob
Burll,
You viii take notice that on the ~, LAY Of
Decem or. A. u ISG3. the Undersigned ned 4
petition in the Court OF Common Pleas OF
Hancock County, Ohio. whore the sama l.
now pending, demanding partition Of the lA
loving premises situated in said county, to-
wit
A part Of the south halt Of section number
seven ri in township one III north, range
eleven. I'M east beginning Tor the said part
iat Il stone rlanled At the northwest corner Of
the above desert ed tract Of land, III the cen
ter Of the road from Findlav 10 Perryshdrgh.
thence east litv.oue tjl) chains md IS Inks
to u tone in the centre of tn, Port Clinton
and Findlay road, thence in II southwest dl
rectlcn in the center OF said last named road
lthlrtv'iwo I52l ch1ius an a Inks to u stone
planted IN sald road, thence west thirty five
IlS5) haLS and 50 links to n stone In the Per
ryshurgh and Fiullty State Rad, thence
north along the centre ut the said last named
road twenty-seven raj chains and 81 links Ia
the pace ot beginning, excepting eis lat Isl
acres heretofore Sold BY Joseph Meek in his
life time to one john Dukes, In the north east
Icorncr Of said land.
| And also the plaintiff asks that certain ad,
vancenents may be adjusted, nd that ho
flh lnl n gs.lt al ,ubH oh l..
| three fiIlhS of said premises, may be set Off
IN severalty. subject to the dover estate of
Eliza Meek in the whole of said premises, AL
ready Ass gned to her. And tn Ut You are re-
!quired 10 appear and answer said petition by
the 10th day OF February, 1864.
CALVIN A. CRONlNGER,
By O'Neal, Blackiord x Harsh, his Att'ys.
Dec 2i,w6
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-01-08

A recent Salt Lake City letter speaks
of the new thcater erected by the Nor
mons as being one of the finest in the
Union, and adds: "Last night count
ed in Brigham Young's family box
ninety-three women and children, and
the box was not near full, He occu-
pied an elegant private box with his
two favorite wives"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-01-08
Administrators Sale Of Real Estate

L Probate Court OF Hancock eoiIlty, Ohio,
VIII offer Tor sale, ut public suction. on
SATU DAY, THE 2SD DAY OF JANUARY.
A. u, 1861, at one o'clnck. afternoon. at the
door OF be Court House in Finnlay. Ohio, the
following described real estate situate in the
county Of Hancock, and state of Ohio, to
Wit; Out lot, number two. (2) in Carlin's AZ
about four acres oi land. Appraised at al 200.
TERMS or SALs-One.third in hand, one.
third in one year, and one third in two years
Il ON the day of sale. with interest the pAy.
ments to he secured by mortgage upon the
premises sold.
J. 2. DUNN. Administrator,
with the will annexed oi Rebecsa Stone,
deceased.
Dec. Q, lsG3.-5v.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-01-08

@ A refugee from Richmond, n
man of note, who has just reached
Baltimore, predicts that when the
crisis comes JEFF. Davis will cut his
throat He says he Knows the arch
traitor well, and that suicide will Ger.
tainly be his fate. He says tho same
of Pickcns, Of South Carolina, and
some others.--Cor, Eve Post,
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-01-08
PARTICULAR NOTICE.

pHlLAp',., jane IS, 1851.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-07-01
Personal.

Chaplain T. J. Holmes, of the Is -lnn.
Cavalry, formerly Of Richmond, Vt. scd
through White House. Va, on the INST,
on III, way home. having been wounll- ~lile
with bis rcgimeatin an cnsa-ementcu g 50.
A ball went through his right arm he
wrist, passing between the bones Of .le-
arm. but fortunately without oreakin her
The accidental drowning of Dr. oriln
Wiuslow, which we have already me- 1cir
occurred on the Sth inst. about ln ..lcs
above the mouth of the Potomac at-
tempted TO draw pail Of water ir. tie
river, To- water bis horse, when the ..-gut
being strong hls foot slipped AMI vas
thrown into the stream. Every ef.r- rs
rescue proved IN vain. and he sank h, the
eyes Of his son. Ills mother (nov .er
gath year.) lives m Williston.
We are indebted for these partiri 70
Rev j. W. Housh, who is now wit ne
my in the service of the Christian e. ai=-
sion.
In the list Of fifty L. 5 Officers, wi ave
been taken to Charleston by the rel nd
quartercd under the FIRE of cur ba,tr we
see the name Of Major j.. Hall, who. We
take to be Major Josiah Hall of the Y,.
Cavalry
Rev. j. L. Woodward, Of Vest. las
accepted a caIl to become the pastor the
Consrsgatiouai Church in Irasburs nd
removed thither with his family. re
sorry to lose Mr.. Woodward from this On
ty.
Capt. y a. Tucker, of Burlington. Who
has been rendering valuable ser ee he
Ordnance Department at Reading. lu-
ring the past year, has been appoint. y
master of Volunteers with therank ~.
Msi3r Tucker is now ct home on ay-. p
parentiy in excellent health and >p'-.
L;eut. Euzss9y Il. L,scrx, I2ih In y,
has recently received an a appointmeu- M
bulance officer on tie stat OF Gen. -lz,
commanding division of regulars in 5th
corps The appointment was uns- .ed,
and due solely to Lieut. Liscum's big ar
ac.er ior efficiency and faithful disc Of
duty.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-07-01

Woodstock is now looking its best, and go
where you will you cannot find a more beautiful
village. Its streets, delightfully."- shaded, are al
ways kept free from rubbish, its sidewalks are
of the best its fences and buildings are kept tidy
aud in good repair, and generally 1t possesses an
air of healthy prosperity. To all We would say
come and see US. Our charming village must
be seen to be appreciated.
So says the Woodstock Standard, and as we
read we can't help wishing We could say as
much for Burlington. 1t can be said that 90
where you will you cannot find more beau
tifuI place than ours as to all its natural
features: but as to other points We mast say,
If we say anything, that our streets are kept
full of rubbish, and Of loost stones, our
sidewalks are not always Of the hest; our
priyate residences indeed are generally tidy
and in good repair, bat the walls. fences aud
entrances of our Town Hall and Court House
are kept untidy with plsstered sbow-biIIS
and in some other particulars the indications
of neglect on the part Of the public servants
are such a. mnst be seen - be appre-
ciated -
Our village etToete, amounting in all to an
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-07-01

The New York Tunes Of June 23d con-
tains a letter from its correspondent. MI
William Swinton, dated June Dist, which
.,;ves hy far the most ineligible ae-
c,unt of the condition Of affairs at Peters
bpryb. that has been made public. We are
sorrv that it is not one aiiording much en-
eouragement of the immediate reduction OF
Petersburg, or of any speedily decisive re-
suits from Gen. Grants great movement 10
the South of Richmond Mr.. Swinton-
who, though less sanguine than some' Is one
of the most capable and, as we believe, re-
liable correspondents with the army-states
that an unfortunate delay of FIRE hours and
a half in the starting of Hancoek's corps
f,,m Windmill Point, on Wednesday the
18th ult. (occasioned by erroneous intorma-
ton that the transports were at hand with
supplies for the corps) prevented the CO.
operation of that corps, the %, with Ten
smith in the fist assault upon the deienees
Of Petersburg. That assault, a. in fact was
the entire movement across the James, was
a surprise of the enemy Had ti.c - corpe
been in time, Petersburgh would have been
fully occupied that day, and the key OF
Richmond would have been in our hands
As il WIS we only carried the outer lIne-a
series of seventeen strong rodoubts, connect
ed by an infantry parapet, which Mr. SWIM
ton pronounces the strongest he has yet scen'
in lis varied experience in all parts oil the
theatre of war Thursday Beauregard :
command Of 30.aoo experienced troops rein
forced the raw militia who had hitherto
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-07-01
THi~ccila eOuS.

UzsrFrs-F Ar1mr1s To BEEAK jail
Ah.ut cui,r uces- ago Mr Eldridgc. keen
erof the ril iu thI- place. received info
el-t-lv Yue William Kingston. ased % yrs.-
charged with hrgaaiu. and enterin.-a build
lraal Island Pond. He was at tie isiI in
f>-ex from March term of court until
brought o. t'i- uHce Whil. al Essex iaii
a.t.uaa heavily hand cu1ed. be made a kew
'r,,n /, ..he VIII. obtained from an Old bro,m
v.t. which lr unlocked nIs ,backIr, and
rI,.. made li. ,..af.c. ban was som re.ak.p
r,rsrr.i % Oh, iliI and urw ,faclles rpt
ul..n finn. B.t'tse-c he soon broke. 81. be
ttG ra. blacksmith he y.Dld %, q,
Thursday. Nlava- he WAS br,a.br Il, tbi.
Iar,.arl Iod..e IN bail. Iut sunday u1-hr
iras. fi, rnein- anil r1e i,iIo- MA. ,fli9ed
o. move him "a 9, .trYrror r.1,o .lock-
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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-07-01

Z manned the rebel works Thursday and
Friday, with successive assaults. in winch
we lost G000 men. we carried considerable
portions of the second line Of works, and
the remainder of that line was abandoned by
the rebels on Friday night On Saturday
the great effort to carry the town by storm
ing the third and last line OF defences, was
made, and faiied. The works were too
strong and too stoutly defended to he carried,
though considerable ground was gained,
and our front carried elise to the
rebel lines. The losses in this effort are not
given, but must have been very severe. and
are to he added t. the COCO of the two day-
previous Tins action was intended TO b,
decisive Of operations on the present position,
and We are told that We may now turn our
eyes away from that point. and await some
new project Of Grants fertile brain.
At present, contrary to the reiterated
statements Of other correspondents, our lines
do not cross the main railroads entering P,-
tersburgh. Up TO the Dist, we had not Sc
riously interrupted its communications nor
up TO that date, had our army met any por-
ton Of Lees army proper, at Petersbursh.
These are surprising statements, but they
are asserted with absolute po-tiyeness by
this correspondent.
Two divisions were sent by Lee to meet
Hunter, over a week ago, and we await ad-
vices from Hunters expedition with consi-
derable anxiety.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-07-01

extent of 10 or Is miles and traversed more
than any FIVE times as much road anywhere
else in the county. have heen getting out Of
repair more and more for three or four years
hack for lack OF a sufficient and iudicious ex-
penditurc. Places eminently dangerous, by
day as well as by night, remain unprotected
and liable to subject the town to great dam
age it faccident should happen. a filthy and
pe-tIlcntial pond-hole within few rods OF
the Square, remains untitled, because there is
some hitch between the town and the owner
The Rad Road bridges in the village are 50
through any day, left 50 we suppose, because
some sort Of negotiation between the town
and the Rail Road company about mutual
release OF ownership and responsibility for
the land and bridge, OF that unused part
of the old VI. Central road which runs
through the village, re mains still la the fog
of Indeci-Ion-ior what reason NO mortal
probably can tcll-wher,as It ought to be
brought to a conclusion without delay. Ii
a town meeting Is necessary to perfect any
such arrangements, or to appropriate more .
money for the streets-as We are sure ought T
20 be done from considerations Of sound econ .
umy,-tLeu let it be called and not have the .
antiru season ~ by and next year find affairs
iu far worse condition than they are now.
Ile subject of enlarged cemetery grounds
ought also to be decidea, 50 that proper meas
lre- can be entered upon. We do not believe
10 putting If all these important matters
There is no need of IT, They can be decided
Is well in a week as in ton years, II there
is amy disagreement Of opinion between the
,electmen whic" hinders prompt action-we
10 not know as there is-then let the place
li tile one who resigned be filled by an elec-
ion So that there can be a maioritY to d,-
.ido. Let us have arI0H.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-07-01
FOR The Free Press :
The Colleges.

Some Of the friends Of education and Of the
Colleges have read with extreme surprise a re-
cent pamphlet by Mr.. Adams, in which he pro
poses a very remarkable plan Of Union for the
Colleges, namely by ,eparationi' The whole
thing is in a nutshell. The difficulty with the
Colleges, and the only difficulty, is a lack Of
funds If funds were sufficient to provide full
means Of instruction At two or more Colleges,
then this would cease to beat all desirable, since
it is plain that one hundred to two hundred
students can be more efficiently instructed by
one set Of teachers than greater number
Now the advantage from uniting the Agricul-
tur,l College with one both Of the classical Col
leges simply this that the combined funds OF the
three, or those Of the Agricultural College and
the Unyersity-whose funds are not far from
equal-will be enough to furnish with what is
already accumulnted) tolerably efficient appa-
ratus Of instruction with one set Of professors
common to the two or three combined institu-
tious. And here there can be no occasion Of
difficulty, since the important departments for
the Agricultural Colles-. namely, Chemistry,
the organic sciences, Geology and Physics, are
also included in the University course. In this /
way, We may have one respectfully, though by
no means literally endowed Institution On .
the other hand, if Mr. Adams plan is adopted, .
and union takes place by separation, all the I
present difficulties Will remain. The Agricul- .
tural College has no more funds than the Uni
yersiiy, and neither has enough for a well ap- 1
pointed Institution. The plan implies double
expense by double apparatus Of instruction,
while the combined funds are only, by strict econ
omy, sufficient for one. Il follows that on the
plan Of Mr.. Adams there would be the same
dependence upon income from students, ani Of
course the same jealousy. and the same, not al
ways honorable. riyalry-as n times past.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-07-01

Co. Hist Lit Emmett Mather, Eairhaven
June /: Stephen L Buxton, Tinmouth; Hazen
Gott, St Adams, wounded; ARA P Noyse, Chit
tenden--all may II. Dewitt c Falkenberg.
Poultney; Francis Whalen. Poultney; " m
Bailey, Swanton--all June l.
Co. I-Alphrouus Bean, wounded, June, /.
Co. K-John Shay, Brighton, June l.
Co. Corp. Joseph A Brainerd, St. Adams,
voundel Corp Charles B Chaplin, Willsion a;
Joseph P Brainerd, st Adams, wounded; Fred
erick II Bliss, Colchester, wounded-all may o.
Edward A st Lewis, St Adams, may II.
RECAPIrULAIIOS.
Killed s; wounded 5S; missing SO; wounded
& missing IA; sun struck ] drowned | total ll5.
WILLIAM WELLs,
Major Commanding.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-07-01
u o e try.
WORDS

.-,.- -.ret's bis two beautiful words
, -..8w lark whistles his one refrain
--9,e4i'v, over and over again.
-. ..r.r song swell- from a hundred birds.
g ssl.nk. ,hickadee. blackbiri, and iay,
Tarl,her and woodpecker, cuckoo and wren,
Zach siuc, is wori, or it, phrase, and then
D. has nothing further to sing or say.
INTO that word or sweet little phrase,
lI there may be Of lis life must crowd
And low and liquid, or hoar-e and loud,
T, treath,s its burden Of JOY and praise.
little child sits u MS fathers door,
Chatting and singing with careless tongue
thousand musical words are sung,
,-fbe 5.l Is unut'erei = Thousand more.
Words measure power; and they measure thine;
Greater art thou in thy childish years
Than al the b5. Is Of a hundred spheres
They are brute, -nlg, hut thou art divine
WarIs measure destiny. Power to declare
Infinite ranges Of passion and thought,
Hold. With ile infinite only lis lot
L. or -,er,. ,y only the heir.
Words measure life and they measure its joy;
Thou hast uors isy in thy childish years
Tr.n the bris at hundred musical spheres:
$. s-r- v.,a t.e .l,la:al birds, my boy
:. C. HOLLAND.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-07-01

The $500 CoMMuIArIoN CLAUSE, has been
retained by the House in the Enrolment
bill, the effort to repeal it having been killed
on Tuesday evening by a vote OF 100 to So.
The repeal OF the clause was earnestly insist
ed on. as essential TO the maintenance OF the
strength of the army; but the majority Of
the House did not so consider It. Messrs
Baxter and Morrill, voted for the repeal of
the clause, Mr.. Woodbridge did not vote.
In the Senate bill repealing the commu-
tauon clause was introduced on Tuesday by
Senator Morgan but has not yet been acted
on.
An effort will now, it is said, be made to
raise the price of Communication to $500.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-07-01
NUMBER ON
Town Caucus.

The Town Caucus on Saturday cvr7iug.
met Pursuant 20 call. and was called o.. -
by ,Janic, l. Sledi, Chairman of t.- town
commi,;re
Geo + Elmunds WAS appointCc ,--
man. and T. 3 Enslcshv. Secretary.
On motion of Russell ; Taft. the .w-
ing gentlemen were appointed by q. i-,
a commi,tce % report the names Hi N.Y.
delegate, 10 the ensuing County Cow. %.
Russ.l. $ Taft. Edward Van SICK. .se,.
H. Bi.e;nw, g. G. Benedict .DanIti 3 s,
Wm. O. Shaw. Edward Lyman, Nm.
maid, f. A Fuller. James \. Shc,id-
The committee after short aascu l,-
ported the following names Of Pegs. r
delegates % tie County Crnvcuii.. .-t
they were unanimously elected
LEVI UNDERWOOD.
LAWRENCE BARNES.
Z. \. FULLER.
MARK B CArLIN.
NM. BRINSMAID
GEO. l. BARSrOW.
JAMES \. SIEDD
c. " WOODHOUSE.
WM. G. SHAW.
y. PARKER
DANIEL ROBERTS.
DANIEL MURRAY
GEO. a. BENEDICT.
l. b. PLATE
GEO. II. BICELOW.
EDWARD VAN SIChLEN
p. D. ElLLOU
A. L. CAILIN
EDWARD LYMAN.
RUSSELL >. TAFT
On motion Of Henry Role. the tCs
were instructed tc nil all vacancies ay
occur IN their number.
On motion OF T. VI Sicklen, the W.
ing gentlemen were elected Town G it-
tee for the yeir ensuing
Chas. F Wand, Wm. Brinsmaid. W
W0odhouse
The meeting then adjourned.