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H,vrsbuyg. oct. ~ The oflcisI vote IN Mercer
County shovss uion mslor'y Of SH1 Union loss,
~. Wyoming County, of'iclal Icm. majority,
2ia Dein. gain, iso
We have nov othoial rrturns from ~ counties, in
which the total Democratic ms,orities are ao.sIa,
and H.. total Union rn.orines 80, SS7 Jefferson
aud Forrost Counties are yet to Ia heard from.
,Ieer Is reported to have given 100 Dom msrpr-
iiy. and FureS, IN Union majority showing .
unon mn 'i,y on the homo vote Of 36.
Tie following "a the oficia asgregst, NJ tho
-olniers' vote ns t.r ~ received N the Sscr.tary y
Il States Oib.e Union vota- 1891. naruocrstic
vote, tlit. rnion majority. thus fs', on she al.
diers' vote, tn.e1,.
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Hdsh .nJton, oct. Il Provost Marshal General
Fry, in a letter to the Mayor Of Wash ngton, says
tha, credli viii bo allowed only for such mon a.
are ''obIainel" by the drsh, Persons who sre
drawn and fail to report arc not considered by the
law officers II the q yernment, by the Provost
Marshal Generals Bureau, as obtained" in the
ng 4 the law. They will not, therefore, be
credited, uuless they s..s be subsequently, arrested
ami held 10 service. Ia yew Of this Geciaon, some
Of our prominent citizens have taken measures TO
discover the whorcat outs Of those who have failed
u report offering reward Of $50 for every such
drafted man who rnsy be caught and held 70 Scr
yice
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From Missouri.
osecrans On the Nar PATTI.

- Louis, Mo, Oct. 20, ria P.nsbvrp. Oct. II
The Jefferson City corrcsp' 'ndent NJ the DINO
or,r under date NJ tho 10th instant. SAY. 'hN
everything looks much more isyorshle tonight
The news from General Curtis is unoet cheering.
General Rosecrsn. took the tcld to-day, and TO-
nisht is many miles from here. General rricc has
declared an srmistce n oil de-crters from his army
~ho have hcen bush vh,ck ms, and they are Joining
him. R.ll Anderson will Ioin him in few days.
Qusnue is to b. promoted n BriTadier General
snd Isckman Is ,oh.vr division. poltalsw is
.lso tn report 70 Price This clearly shows thu
N, guerrilla lesders In this sts,e commissioned
officers IN the regular Ccn'~icrs,s service. Lcut
Colonel Hynes n the 18th ILLINOIS, Veteran Csvslry,
who us. captured At Glasgow, and parollei. er.
presses me opinion that tho rebels csrnot hght
rountei, and thu, our infantry arc more than
ms,ch for them. Hc also ssys shs, Price hss thiriy
thousand men.
81. Toun. Oct. u b. The loss ~ property nthe
capture of q ssgou hv the rebels will smcunt n
si50,NH Eighty men NJ Colonel NcArthur's
colored regiment, under Lieut. johnson. were si-
tark~d nosr FoYt ponclson on the l9ib, by 2so
sucrrrs Thrrs charges were rcTulscsi, when the
rebel. aed. Leaving 10 tilled and woundei on tho
n'iASs 'nT Nrr VIM ''hT si''U hll tSn w"Nnh'ps
| Among the Killed was Lieut. johnson.
50. Louis, oct Il The nEsocEAr's jefferson
City special that the rebels rc-crossc the Ms
sour river At Bermuda. DAY before YESTERDAY.
| They now hold Brun-wick, keotsville sud Carrol-
Ton, and plundering them ,ol. Pcrkius en-
cnmr~d at Fsyotte, Howard TO-, With q regiment
Of bush hwhscker-. Gen. Fiske is repairing the rail-
road west Of Jefferson Gay. rne last heard from
Price was ihs, his camp WIS at wsverley, in the
northeastern corner OF lafayette County. Rose
Grams !. following him closely His tram number.
over 100 wagons which he tx evidently trying IN
get through the south western portion Of tho State
while he himself goes through Kansas. Price and
N. bogus Governor Reynolds are reported To have
had two ausrreis the latter thinking practicable
To hold the stste, tho former not There IA trouble
| brewing IN Prre's csmp. MANY ~ his oNhccr-
swear they will not go h.ck 10 Arkansas, but win
| remain in Missouri whether h. doc. or not.
| 81 Lor,A Oct. n The nEwoorAr's Jefferson
| City special SAWS. that General Curtis has hen
| hghtne Price' sdvsnce Ill dsy on the Little Biue
River. ten miles from Indcpenicnce. Curtis will
stand for n regular engagement II Price will con
tinue the conflict Rnsecrsns will soon h" nesr.
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baltimore, oct n Owing ~ delay IN receiving
the official returns of tie soldiers vote the new
Constitution, there has been considerable unocr-
tsInty felt 10 The reguli, which IL, however now
removed by the ariivsl tonight of the Cominis-
souer sent to collect the vote ia SAeridAn's army.
Tic new Constitution has been clear ly adopted by
u majority Of not le.us than 800. Several oryani-
zsl AN, Including tho "a Regiment In Western
Virginia, and tAe 81 Cavalry at Font Gaines, Mo.
bile BAY, it Id peeted, viii considerably Increase
tie m1lorlty
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Rosecrans in the Field.
PRICE IN A TIGHT PLACE.
Fate Of the Roanoke.
GE>ER SHERIDAN
The TIattI~ Of CednF Creek.


~ the 18Th NJ October the rebel srrny, r-~n'oroei
~ two divisions from General Lees command.
sudden appeared At s,r..hurg, and or-n.i uron
or position with tai,ery heavy infspry
reconnaissance was then thrown ou, by the enemy.
When = hrisad. 81 General CROOKS csvs,ry s~
vsnoed. and hrst ssirmish ensued. sub.e-
ou.nty the enomy fell back 10 risher's Hill. lesv.
ing rrons iickei- stretching thenes north of
erssturg n The Shenandoah River. The
want n forag. evidently retarded tho orerstons
N the enemy. by compelling him to draw his sup.
rle. from lexington sud stsuniop. Hence they
n Ade short marches, and seldom moved more than
. few miles from their base. Round Top Mountain
and the ncghborng eminences were cleared and
fortified los them, and hey then commanded view
~ our position aud orersticns or army
occupied the north branch Of Cedar Greek,
between the river and the turnpike running
from s.r.sburg and Winchester. The Nineteenth
Army Corps occupied position on the right
~ the turnpike, and formed our centre,
Genersl Curtis cavsry were on the lcft supported
by large artillery force. The Sixth Army Corps
-as III the rear of the Nineteenth and in reserve,
and the entire iine stretched from Cedar Creek W
Front Royal, dis,sncc Of twelve miles This long
'hc "Se NV O""'nH"uS' "os'S Na'"N oo'sNh-
rnents' supported by infantry and artillery under
GENERA Crooks ana other commanders held i'm
rnrAh' an1 in'ei medihie lonis aud watched The
enemy N @ To hoid him in check and prevent any
hnk movement our I'M was therefore IN
rsshiy divided into short lines, the entire forces
t~ing within supporting distance Of each ether. On
saturday dencra' sheridan went To "sshins'on- IN
fe'snon " 'mP'f'sn' movement" 'n"' VIII ne de-
Veiopo' nerehief punns ms at"enc" IN" ch'e'
e0mmhnh deVolveh IN 'ener' "rgh'' NJ the
ersh Corrs movement of TINS Corpe TO fr"ns
. hoJa' IA" "ees' gave OCCASION ~ tlfnor ths' 7"
-. IN be uHns'erreh over'snh W "enera' "ran'
II WAS subsequently moved back however in con-
sequence - certain denon''raoons o' The enemy
ou' II I" propapie 'hsf the enemy WAS isn"Ahoe
o. mis- eh'nge ana ~sS mus 'ndu'eo U make inc
s"'cs on "''nosday'
"ehef"' 'r"os "coup'o" no'i.on On 'he n'nk Of
the Nlne'e'n'h o'rps All fronting him WAS
sro"th o. u'Nsh Anh uhder""H no" sppcsfH
'hst on tuesday AFTERNOON "Ad evening" we ent'
M.' WI" tt'A' Hleh'e Aad cse7'y' con'nVel %
t4s's '"rSe iorers uehihe ti's covering ana KEPT
them IN posNoh "'lhoi' SF.ns alarm unt.l neal
daylight "heA 'hey "ere suddenly thrown upon
Hener" 'f"ot's command "'uD.'ns i ~ and roll
lug nH't upon 'Ne N'ne''en'h Corps which Sa'
nro"n 'l'o toA'4'iou 20 s"it ""s TIC asss-i
'ha' many 81 'ur r''k''s hHd not time to dscesrg'
their guns and o'Aers hfed ue'u simultaneous,
with the lash ~ ne r'bel n'Hate'ry dense mis-
hung over '1e valley the preceding evening snd
favored the designs u iae enemy br' towards
morning It ratusly c'esrei away The encm.
came on i.r.ns and shouting aud yelling in 'h
din. rnoau. hi, and continued g. inaict upon us
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General Intelligence.
~ kau 10 the Nsv York sv~.l

fHy Cincinnati Peace Convention adjourned ans
die ycfierdsy, without making any nopinssiops.
TBr decsase Of General Blrney will give General
Terry tho command oi tho Tenth corps.
Loup LroNH says that our Government IL u,k
hIlly aware of tho utter weakness Of tho rebclnn-
prKI took place near 81. Louis Mo, on Tiss-
day, between two captains Of tho Fourth Aiss~it
Cavalry. ono OF ,hc duel ais Was ano, IN the lssl
bresat
sxvrrsL Of the NV Yor. regiments in Gcusrai
Grants army have slrradv cast their votes t,r
President All the Connsctcus rcaiments havs
also voted.
Rionsosp papers report that The United statss
gunboat Niphon wss lately blown up and sunk. by
rhsil fr~i into her from For, Fisher. heIow Wi.
mington, North Carolina, while she was cloee IN
shore of that rebel work.
TBH last THURSDAY IN Novornber falls this year
on the 2ith. and will be tho orthodox Thsuksgiv.
ing Dsv. II has been already dseigpated ~ such.
by the Governors Of Massanhusetss and Neu Hsmp-
shire, and tho Governors Of tho other sasies aro
likely to follow tho example
pLoCkApE. pE.nussrsa acroes the Lower Potarn>e
has been quite ex~pNvely resumed Within tbs
last three weeks, ono of tho Potomac hosilis, the
Yankee, alone, has destroyed thirty small bnasH
found on tho Virginia shore. aud which hsd bosn
used in the trade. Recently several runners have
been captured.
rABTy Of boys attempted to get up . torchiiGhA
procession In Evansville, the other day Thrv
hned Government wagon With torrsnloes, ehoot-
tng rfb'teFN SkyFrftstt, ana . bTAss nAn1, hN'~
Lowell by . lot OF Juveniles A. tho star, the han6
struck up, the mules ran Of tho fireworks explod
I'd in the wagon, the drum bursted, the wheel came
of, the boys and band fell out the mules tsil down.
lie horns were mashed. and the procession WAS
pronounced "a big ,hing on wheels"
" any one, says a correspondent. doubted the
wlsiou, of the order depOpuisting Atlanta, thoss
doubts are removed. sherman well knrw
the tactics Hood would 10 compelled to employ,
aud he made provision accordingly. sipposs The
90 900 inhabitants Of de city there now, con-
sun 'ny Government rat.ons--and they could have
obtained moth ng ese-what would be the conae-
quencey IL requires no extraordinary adept in
political ccouoluy " zee tho results which would
neeesssrly follow.
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hhs pleased Almighty God to prolons
eonsl life another ycsr. defending us with HIS
guardian caro- against unfriendy desisus from
shrosl. and vouchsshng " us In HIS mercy many
and esnNl victories over the enemy who Is of our
own household II has also pleasod our Heavenl
Father 70 favor well our citizens in their homes,
- our soldiers in their camps and sailors on
the MYERS and seas- with unusual hoalth. He has
largely augmented our free population by omanci-
patton end by Immigration, while He bss opened,
N us new sources Of woaih, and hA, crowned the
labor of our workingmen. In every department q
industry. with sbundsnt reward. Moreover, ue
has cen pleased 10 animate and inspire our minds
and hearts with fortitude, oour,gs and resc-
luton, sufficient fos tho great tnA OF civil.
war, into which We hsvs been brought BY
our adherence, a. . nation, " tho cause II
freedom and humanity, and " afford tn
reasonable hopes Of an ultimate and hapryide-
hverance rom ell our dangers and afhicuons-
Now, theiefore L Abraham Lincoln, President Of
sho United States do hereby sppcint and enS
apart the las. Thursday in November next a. dsy
which dosire to be observed by all my fellow
| citizens wherever they msy then be. a. day II
| thank sgrvina and prayer To Almighty God the
tenencens creator and ruler Of the Universe /. and
! do further recommend 10 my fellow citizsns
aforesaid. thst thst occasion they do revereniv
humble themselves IN the dust. and from thenn0
offer mp penitent and forvent prayers and suPph-
cations to the great dspoeer Of events, for return
Of tho inestinAbe blessings NJ pesoe. union and
harmony throughout the land. which haS
pessei IIlm " assisn =. dwell ng place for
selves and our poSseri,y throughout oil seu-rs~
| tons.
| In testimony whereof [ have h.re.ntn ~ nv
hand and csntcd tho s>Al ~ the United stssss ~
| he ised.
| uone st the city ~ Washington. this 2oth is~
~ octob~r, In the year ~ our Lord. 1854 and n
the Independence of ths United States the s9th.
ABRARAN LrSColy.
| ~ the fresidcnt-wm I'm. II. Seward. secressry 4
l State
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NloerhN,n MoNemcnfa

W1shnoton oct. 2O--From = private letter
datoi Piedmont, Va, October 10, We make the fcl-
lowing interesting summary ~ news: Last
night" says the writer. "sr miles from fied-
mont We took Ncseby's artillery. on the TOP Of .
mountain aud in dense ,hictot. How he SO, Il
there is . problem. From captured rebel captain
We learned the whereabouts Of this artillery. There
were four pieces three howit,ers two 6.pound and
ono i2-pound. and . steel Grffth gun. s-inch.
Mc.sby's command consists n sip companies
Company A. Thirteenth New York Cavalry. tssc
within few DAYS.
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able to bear ,ransrortA,ien viii he fcrwsried i'm
meiistely 70 hsrt.nsbufs.
EpwrY N sr,,roS, Secretary II War.
Appeal from tho sanitnry Commission.

Warrington. oct. si.--rhe nceis OF ihose
woun led IN the rocont fights have made heavy
drsfts upon the bounty of the sanitary Commits
son, and he reports Of its s,orehouses sho~ a de-
crease of the stock on hand. Hence. an srrcsl Ia
ofnciaiy ms!c TO aid societies ,hrcughou, the lsni
H. forward largely to the VARIOUS branch depots
of the Sanitary Commission
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From New Orleans.

The steamship f.. Souder, from Ner Orleans
~yen days vi,n cotton and passengers arrived
las, evening. There II not much news by this ar
rival Ma'smoras AS taken poss>snon of nv The
French cn the Rta ul, The schooner Florence
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By Telegraph.
Prompt Action Of the Cspad'. y s!ov~ru-
ulenf.


Quebec, Oct 2i Information ~ the At Alhans
outrage was communicated TO the Government yes.
tordsy. number ~ detectives and . body of
troops were itnmods'ely dispatched 10 the Frontier,
with order. u tho parties ~ oil hazards. The
Govonmen, Is fully determined y, u-c every pcs-
stle means 10 PIT stop " such abuses of Cana
dian hospitality. Fthr opportunity ia Afforded. an
example will 10 furnished N prevent similar st
,empts IN the future. The police ste on the track
4 the robbers.
Burhn1'on, v. ocf y A Telegram, ~.re-
ceivei ln, evening At 5, Adams from g, Jol m
which .svs "we have eleven men under arrest
In ALL and have r-co,ercd about .SS,ooo.' rrivsie
dispatches state that fourteen persons have hevn
captured. hearing in The matter eill take place
before Judge e = Coursol. At - Johns. t,-.nor
row Tie raiders claim ~ belong To the ronfeie-
rre service, ant have employed eminent lawyer.
~ Montreal for thc'r defcncs. The prisoners claim
,hei re'e.se on ths grounds of tho decision the
famous Chesapeake csse s.versl rerso'.s hsve
hcrn 1r-estci IN :, Alhsn- as sccessories IN the
raid. bu, sll IN, iwo werr discharged n, rsn. NJ
proof Tho latter ere tcp, in custody, ono - =
witness ,gsinr the other
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C'nc'nna'i, or. 2l.--n'icia returns from q
hut ton counties d Indiana give Morton msiori
4 II, 900.
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ncrse wss boardci by The rebels Srps I'll. ~
Texas Point. mouth Of tho Rio Grsnde, and run
aehcre and burned.
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stvs nee. The enemy rccolcd for moment bu,
"'u NV "' ou' '"'''s ~ere 'neh ur"usn'
into iay' aud all would have hcen vel with us
out Tor Me '~' 'he reoei cavalry h"d AL
threaten u turn our sAnk. Custer. cavalry uer,
order~' " check this movement when The Nirc-
''en'n ''T W." '''o'"el' snn "n' ue SKIN
n.,., III. .,, -,,.-.,..,-I
executed With considerable los. Several guns
were lost and snunter ~ o'ir ren were t''ed and
wounded lncluding "vrral orc'rs. our lines Toll
back towards Middlctown, ~hero another stand
was made, And the enemy msdn scva.al furious
nut unsuo' ss"'ui assaults. hr men stood hrrn.
though su 'erng hesvily. Genera Rdwel IVES
Killed here and several line officers io'
The pfosi ecr now looked 81 oiny We had heen
forced hack from good position with TIE oV ~
twenty pieces OF artillery And the ambulance and
rnedics' nrrh'' NJ the \ neie'n'h 'orr' Rr' our
lines held hrrn, and the enemy a. last de-isted
from sfscs ana resor'ed tn Ntn~rv hrins. which
srsnnaly d~rressed INTO apsrtis' 'ull. The rebels,
.iubhsnt and eNn'ian' retired to rcd ah'r the hr-
i'n battle that had continued from three O'Clock
in,ihe morning
DyrpAr rr.Nyp 70 . sto.ror. v,,-rorv
h~ss now about II A. NJ, when q f.in, oh..,
wan heard in the rear, which e-.duAllv ross higher
and clssr~r. hwss General sheridan, Who had
sslopeo from Winchester, attracted by tho noise .,
the cannou.d.i. His appearar~s va. = sign,I 10,
the wilder, en- .hu,iasm. I'll sullen gloom OF the
men gave plss N conhdeu :. and hope. sni =
charge of the e. ,cmy which ok place N this time
was hsndsomet rcpulsed. The tide had turned
The retreat wAs stopped. A. halt then took plsoc
during which the rooTr were reorsanized
""u p'.'' u ~ NV" s'''''
A,o,, 4 o,cic.., IN the ,oe,n.o, tho orac, ~,.
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every town In the state etc, they mounted
Their stolen horsce aud startcd fof tho Canada line,
dlrtAnt h,eon miles. ~ scon A. thc tobbors hsd
male ueir ext which was only slout twenty
minutes sncr TIE attack was msie, the er-
eiied people gathered IN tie streets srued with
every -pcies of weapons, and be- an preparations
'or pursuit. A. the same time this intelligence II
tic rail wae selcgrsphsd to the Canadian suthori.
tee and also 10 thoss OF tho State al Vermont.
Captain Conser thcnvelocted shout dozen armed
n4en, mounted them Ind started in pursuit Of the
handitti, phile others prepared A rapidly as pos-
she to follow. The result OF the pursuit has been
slready reported by telegraph. When the news
became known In other towns along tho bordor, In
tense excitemon, prevailed, the people feanns shat
tho attack ou 81. Alhsns only Tic prelude To
. more formidable INVASION b. rebels from Canada I;
but the subsequent capture Of several Of the rob
hers tcnded to Alay apprehension. Preparations
arr making, however to resist any attack that may
here stcr b. msle, aud should The ST. Albsns out.
rage he repcsie the ,b,ls will probably meet with
htGng reception.
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Proclamation by the President.

Dny OF TSsrksatvtus Appointed.
The following proclamation wss promulgated
This afternoon:
b. A President - hs U.n.d sta,e. 81
Amsrtea;
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l CLOUDY MORNING BUT
GLORIOUS NIGHT.
Rebel General Ramseur Dead.

Proclamation by tho President.
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kP1rAPH OF Coop HorsEKEEpER.
She had rested quietly in the Cramp-
ton graveyard during all this time,
making up lost Sleep" She had been
hurried through lie, and hurried out of
die. She had bent every energy to
realize 10 DR.. Gilbert his idea of q wo
man and wife. She had ambiiiousIy
siiiven 10 match him in induslry-to
keep at his side in all the enterprises he
undertook; but her stock of strength
tailed her In mid passage. and she bad
isllen by The way. She had known no
rest-no repose. There was not room,
nor piece of furniture in her house,
That did not give evidence of her tire
less care. Her Sabbath was no day OF
'est 10 her. She taught, she visited the
poor she managed the village sewing
circle, she circulated subscription pa
pers Tor charities, she attended all the
religious meetings in sunshine and
storm; and what with maternal associa-
lions, and waichipgs with the sick, aud
faithful care Of her own family, she wore
neiseit quite away. and faded out from
VI. uiibert's home, and from thu sight
Oh her children. Everybody mournsd
when good Mrs. Gilbert died but every
BODY drew long breath of satisfaction,
Is IL " were pleasant, after all, to think
'hat she was resting. and that nobody
could wake her.-Erom "Niss Gilbert's
Cdreer.''
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BLIND SrAGeERs IN Hoes. I'll.
symptoms are: one or both ears hang.
ing loosely. head turned to one side 50
mat the animal capnot wax straight.
and II very bad. they will walk in a cir.
Gle until very weak. when they will fall
and oie A majority of writer's on the
diseases of hogs consider the cause to
De an excess of blood on the brain. and
prescribe bleeding back of the ears and
Physic. Ii is no, at all improbable
however. that it is caused BY hydstids
on the brains. (hydatids are parasitic
animals found in nearly all the cavitie.
oil the body.) The disease is Difficult,
10 cure and when apparently cured, is
,laoie 10 appear again in few months.
The proper remedy is preventive /: tia,
Is, keep the hogs on such food as is
wholesome. and give them healthy
apartments. The usual way of keen;no
them 10 cold. damp and fil,hy places
and allowing them to eat all kinds Of
offai, IS sufficient to cause .tageers AS
wen IS numerous other diseases.
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Farm and Munsehola.
ovrR.woRkrp Moxrx-An .r.,.


OvER-WoRKED WoMEs.-An over.
worked woman is always a sad sight
saddera great deal than an over-worked
man. because she is SO much more fertile
IN capacities of suffering than a man.
She has so many varieties of headache
-sometimes Is Il Jael were driving the
nail thai killed Sisera into her TEMPLES
sometimes letting her work with half
throos as if it would go to piece.-some-
times lightning round The brows as if
her cap band we're Luke's iron crown
and then her neuralgias, and her
backaches. and her fits of depression,
IN which she thinks she is nothing. and
less than nothing, and those paroxy.ms
which mer speak lightly of As hysteri-
cal-convulsions, that is all, only not
commonly fatal ones-so many trials
which belong 10 her fine and mobile
structure. that she is always entitled to
pity, when she is placed in conditions
which develop her nervous tendencies.
DR.. D. ". Holmes.
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1864-10-08
How TO MorNr Hops,

How TO MOUNT HoRsr.-Men u.s.
naI'y mount in jus. tie wrong way.
They face the horses flank. clutch tie
rear part or "cantle" of the saddle. stick
Their Toe against the horse s ribs. and III,
,ne'r whole weigh, at disadvantage
IKE fiy on pane of glass. Mr.. Rarey
SIMPLY lays the saddle on the horse s
pack without buckling the girths, places
ms right side close against the horse.
body. facing forward no, backward.
places his right hand far forward on
The OFT side of the saddle. puts his foot
10 The stIrrup, grasps the bride and
name IN his def hand, and with q light
spring rises perpendicularly from The
ground SO as TO bring the whole weigh,
OF his body over the foot in the s;irrup.
In tins way IT is jus, as easy to mount
aLorse, no matter how large and round.
backed he may be, without saddle-girth.
Is with them.