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Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-11-24
p OE T r Y.
sEERIDANfS RIDE.
FROM THE n. Y. TRIBUNE.

The following magnificent lyric was written b.
Thomas Buchanan Read, to he recited by Mr.. Mur
toch At mi,iimentary festival given TO the latte
in Cincinnati. ON Monday evenings Oct. 81, in ac
koowlescment of his noble contributions for the ait
of our SICK and wounded soldiers.
In from the South at break of day,
bringing to Winchester fresh dismay,
The nfiirhted air with II shudier bore, .
Like a herald III haste to The ceicftan 4 noor,
The terrible gru,nble and rumble and rcas,
Telling the battle was on once morc,
And Sheridan twcny mes away.
And wi Ter still those billoMs of war
Thundcrcd along the horisons bar.
And louder vet into Winchester rolled
The roar of that red sea uncontrolled,
pskia the blood of the listener cold
As he thought of the stake in that fiery fray,
And Sheridan twenty miles away.
But there is q road from Wtncnstcr town,
A good -uad Highway leading uown;
Aud there thl,,"gh thc AUsh Of the nForsing light,
4 stced as black ms the s.c-e,ls OF night,
Was seen to p,ss as with eagle Hight
As if he knew The terrible need
He stretched away with his utmost speed;
Hill rose and icl--but his heart was gay,
With Sheridan fifteen miles away.
Still sprung from Those s-iN heofs laundering
south,
The dust. like the smoke from the cannon's mouth,
Or the trail of n comet sweeping faster and tlscr
forcboding to traitors the doom OF disaster;
The hears of the stued and the heart Of the master
Were beating like prisoners nssantihE their walls,
impatient to be where the battlefield ,alis;
Every nerve Of the charger Mas Stined to full play,
With Sheridan Only ten miles away,
Under his sIurning feet The road
Like uh arrowy Alpine river howcd'
And the lIudsyupe 8 ed AWAY bthNd
Nike an ocean nyin before the wind;
And the ste,A, like II hnrA te3 with furnace ii".
Swept up, with his wild eyes full of fire.
But 10! he is neaiing his lrart's desire
He is snuffnr the smoke of the roaring Fray
With Sheridan only five miles away.
The first that the General saw were the groups
Of straggler~, ap then the rctrcaiirg trecJs -
What was done-wlat 10 do=-a N'anre told him
both,
Then striking his spurs with terrible oath,
lie dashed down the line mid storm of huZzas,
And the wave of retreat checked its conrse there
bcrausc
The sight of the mn,tcf con,;miita il NJ Iss,ise.
With foam and with dust the black charger was
gray;
By the flash of his eye, and his red nos,rirs play
lilo seemed to the whole great army t. say'
:! have brought you Sheridan all the way
From Winchester down 10 Save the day "
Hurrah, htirrnh for Sheridan! ..
IIurrah, hnrfth for horse and man
And when their statutes are placed on high
Under the dome of the Union sky, F..
The American soldiers Temple of Fame,
There with the glorious Uentfals tame
Be il said in letters both bold and bright:
"Hcr9 is the stecd that saved the day
By CARVING Sheridan into the fight,
From WincLcster-twenty miles away'
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-11-24

ARcHBIsHorE WnATEL4 was endeavoring
to elicit d candidates idea on The market val
ue of labor. with reference to demand and
supplS, but being bafilcd, the prelatc put
qucstiofi III this simple form; :. If there arc
in your village two shoemakers with just
sufficient employment to enable them to live
tolerably, and no more. what would follow if
third shoemaker set up in the same village ?"
What would follow, sir r said tile candi-
date; :" why. 6ght 10 be Sure"
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A iiISfsfhR once gave reason fdt not cx-
changing with one of his profession, which is
worth reading. :" If man better than sup
ply my place, my parishioiicrs will theuccforth
be discontinued with ME; but if my pulpit be
supplied by aworst preacher then 1 am, verify
be is not fit to preach at ALL" i.-;
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We heard man call another an extortioncr
the other day for sueihg him. a
+" Why, friend" replied the man who
Brought the suit, ~ did it to oblge you"
? 10 " To cblige me, indeed-how so !' -
"WRs,Sto bblige you to pay me-" 50
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There is an abundance of moonshine inthis
World, even in the dark 81 tfie moon. I
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Love owe and discretion are sworn foes /; tho
former is nearly always the conquerer. :,
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There il always the necu for nan u 90,
higher, if he has The capacity to dc M..f
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. IHE-good wear their years as Crown upon
the brow, the bad as . burden upoH the back
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!. BOSTON gave 9I7 majority aEain3. Lincoln
On his first election; now. 5U63 for hipa,
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Gou nf 4 1,irectoi,y.

z Cou MY l,ircctoi,y.
syuayaef Tie esreuifiCouss-iIon b. wElsEL.
styerk Of Tic CsrSdit sGssfi--ff ORkCE RESLEY.
Registsr.of WiHs-GEO. W. HOOVER.
,SicriG-BASIL T. GARLIfB.
Sas ,tnerhcy -GE6. A. TIlRUSTOE.
Sarseyor-JAMES CHISHOLM, in.
J4tiyss Of tie Orphans' Coa~t-
...- ) u H. CAMPBELL,
DOGuLAS PERCY,
he '' A. N. L., Bush.
County cossmiss.on~s-- ~
. 7 '-7>f, CHARLES RIDGRLY,
.H4 r.. khI5AH PkiFSD,
JOHN BRILL,
J. II. STALLlSHS,
]. l.. TOWNSllEND.
Tar CyUoetot-s. H. TOWNStlRND.
GIsrk To CUmni,sioners--JACOB BROWN.
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Mex do not have their choice whether thew
will accept life or not, but they can choose
how they will live.
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DR. @. j. BEACHY,
DENTIST,

II-l.T UENTIST,
OGlco on South Oontro street, formerly occupied
by DR.. D. A. Dougherty,) few doors below Bal
timorc street. jan l, 1864.
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WIEN asked how he got out Of prison. a
witty rogue replied e.. got out of my cell
with ingenuity, ran up stairs with agility.
crarled oft of the window in secrecy, slid
down the lightnins,rod with rapidity, walked
out of the sqwhi with dignity ,--and nm now
basking in the sunshine of Liberty"
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DATES OF ADVERTISING.

The undersigned have agreed OR che foifo~fng
rates for advertising, which will be strictly adhered
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Julius UssAs HANNmAL, giving an account
Of his sea voyage. fsys. .rs' MI dc passengers
was heasin' and as If that wasn't ohosgh, dc
captain gave orders for dc ship to Iesve too,
and sho hovt."i s,i' 81 .gesfd dSgo "a"
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Spare minutes are mighty laborers if kent
to their work. They overthrow or build up
enrich or impoverish man.
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THE HORRORS OF WAR,

The .follcwihg is taken from a lately pub;
lished letter Of the correspon lent of the New
York Talunc, at Atlanta, and is a graphic
picture of some of the horrible realities of the
war . ...r..'s ,. y.i
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CRESCO PAINTING,
FREDERICK. MID.

II. F, RING.
R.svectfully Informs tho citiseus Of Cumberland
.ui vi, ihjty that he is prcpared 10 ornament
CHURCIIE3, HALLS, PRIVATE RESIDENCES,
&c., in frcsro encaustic and oil eolors In the most
artistic styles, Best references given As to the
ability of the above rs NAMED. Utuers promptly
responded to- Terms ci,ea p and all work warranted
Jan. l364-tf.
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/ , Da. IIUMNELSHIAB, DENTIST,
ICorner Baltimore and Liberty streets, over Reads
iaJroccry Store, and opposite Campbes Drug Store.
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MGs~PArsaT6S makes Shakespeare say =
: Sweet aYs the asss'of advertisements. "-'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26

PRovERBs-A doctor and clown know
more than doctor alone.
A little time will serve to do i'll.
A great deal of pride obscures or blemishes
q thousand good qualities.
An idle man is bolster for the devil.
Arms carry peace along with them.
A little, in peace and quiet, is my hearts
wish.
A good lawyer is bad neighbor.
Another mans bread costs very dear.
A civil answer to a rude speech costs not
much, and is worth great deal.
A wise man doth that at first which fool
must do at last.
A wise lawyer never goes to law himself
A sluggard takes an hundred steps, becauSe
he would not take one in due time.
A fair promise catches the fool
Avoid carefully the first i'll or mischief, for
that will breed an hundred more.
A wise man never sets his heart upon what
he cannot have.
A little wit will serve fortunate man.
A man never losses by doing good Offices
to others.
All worldly joy is but a shortlived dream.
A considering, careful man is half con-
juror.
A man would not be alone even in paradise.
"A mighty hope is mighty cheat.
A man cannot leave his experience or wis.,
dom to his heirs.
A fool will be always talking, right or
wrong.
As soon as ever God hath church built
for Him, the devil gets tabernacle for him
self.
Abate two thirds of all the reports you hear.
A beautiful face is a pleasing traitor.
An honest man hath half as much more
brains as he needs, knave hath not half
enough.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26

Ct We find the following in the Tioga
and Bradford Democrat, and would call the
especial attention of the younger portion Of
our numerous readers to 1t; all young men
and young women too should follow its teach
ings:
HELP YOUR MoTHER.-We have seen from
two to six great hearty boys sitting by the
kitchen stove, toasting their feet, and crack
ing nuts or jokes, while their mother, slen-
der woman, had gone to the wood-pile for
wood, to the we'll for water, or to the meat
house to cut frozen steak for dinner. This is
not as it should be. There is much work
about the house too hard for women; heavy
lifting, hard extra steps, which should be
done by those more able. Boys, don't let
your mother do it all, especially if she is a
feeble woman. Dull, prosy house-work is
irksome enough at best. 1t is long work,
too, it being impossible to tell when it is quite
done, and then on the morrow the whole is
to he gone over with again. There is more
of it than one is apt to think. We wish
some busy, all-day houseworker, would count
her steps for one day, and let us have the re-
suit in miles; let it be noted how many times
from the stove to the wood-pile, to the pump,
up and down the stairs, and especially how
many times from the buttery to the stove.
Young men, think of this.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26
Boiling Food for Hogs.

At recent meeting of the New York
Farmers Club, Prof Mapes made the follow.
ing remarks in regard to boiling food for
hogs:
1.-THE proof of the saving of food by boiling
has been given here, we may as we'll have it,
Mr.. Mason was matchmaker in Camden, N.
J., and among other fancies he liked to keep
hogs. He had his hog pen built just back Of
his shop, so that he could sit at his window
and watch his hogs. Every spring he bought
some pigs and fed them through the season.
Just opposite to Mr.. Mason was the store of
Mr.. Van Arsdale, and every pound Of food
that Mr.. Mason gave to his pigs be bought at
this store. At the end Of SIX months he got
his bill from Mr.. Van Arsda'e, and he always
slaughtered his hogs at the same time, so
that he knew exactly how much his pork cost.
For several years it figured up at Is cents per
pound At length some one advised him to
boil his corn. He accordingly got large
kettle and cooked all the food which he fed to
his pigs. Then his pork cost him Al cents
per pound. We also had the experience of
Mr.. Campbell, which was about the same as
Mr. Mason's. Henry Ellsworth made some
extensive experiments in the same thing, and
his statement is that thirty pounds Of raw
corn make as much pork as thirteen pounds
of boiled corn"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26


H. Thirty.three prominent citizens of West
Tennessee originally the Secession strong
hold of the State-have united in call for o
Mass Meeting in Memphis to inaugurate the
restoration of their State to its former proud
position in the Union. In their call they
say:
believing that we should accept, in good
faith, the amnesty proffered by the Presi-
dent, at the earliest practicable moment, and
to this end that it is our duty to remove every
obstacle to its effective operation and accept
ing the present condition Of the institution Of
Slavery as a legitimate result of the wicked
war it has caused, and as full evidence that
it is the will of the Supreme Arbiter Of events
its destiny being fulfilled-that it should
be removed from our midst acknowledging
that it is beyond our power to re establish it,
if we deemed itadvisable aud being conscious
that its legal existence, or our forms of law
recognizing it as lawful, are the chief difficult
ties in the way Of. our reciprocal recognition
by the. General Government, we call upon
our fellow-citizens of West Tennessee, who, in
common with us, desire the restoration of
law, order, and the enjoyment Of the bless
ings of civil government. and who, with US,
believe that Emancipation, immediate and
unconditional, is the best and only true pol
icy in the re organization Of our State Gov
eminent, and oar only aliernatiue in the re-
sumption of Federal relations, to meet us in
the City of Memphis on the ed day of Feb
ruary, instant, for the purpose of devising
such ways and means as shall best secure
our sims--civil authority ruling in the State,
and reciprocal recognition by the General
Government. Our fellow citizens, loyal in
feeling, who may differ with US in every re-
spect, save only the objects desired, are most
cordially invited to attend"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26

Books FOR CAMP AND HoME-James Red
path, Boston, announces series of ten cent
Books for the Camp Fires, Of much higher
class than the dime publications now in the
market. They will contain from SO to 124
pages; new type, good paper" neatly bound
in greenbacks." No. is Ion Picket Duty
and Other Tales" by Miss L. M. Alcott,
whose Hospital Sketches has been one of the
NEST popular books Of the season. No. 2 is
"CIotelIe, Tale of the South" with five fine
illustrations. No. 8 is 1.-THE Vendetta" one
of Balzac's best tales, translated for the pub
Usher No. 4 is Gulliver's Travels in Lili-
put. No. 5 is Victor Hugo's eloquent des-
cription of the Battle of Waterloo. Each
number is complete in itself and unabridged.
Ten cents sent to the publisher will secure a
specimen copy, postage paid, to any home OF
camp address-or fifty cents for the list
above announced. No. l is out, and the five
will all be published before the close of Feb.
ruary. Address, James Redpath, publisher,
Boston,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26

EXPANDING THE LuNas.-Step out into the
purest air you can find, perfectly erect, with
the head and shoulders back, and then fixing
the lips as though you were going to whistle,
draw the air through the nostrils into the
lungs. When the chest is about full, raise
the arms, keeping them extended. with palms
ofthe hands down, as you suck in the air, so as
to bring them over the head just as the lungs
are quite full. Then drop the thumbs in
ward, and after gently forcing the arms back
ward and the chest open reverse the process
by which you draw your breath, till the
lungs are entirely empty. This process should
be repeated three or four times during tn :
day. 1t is impossible to describe to one who
has never tried it, the glorious sense of vigor
which follows the exercise. 1t is the best
expectorant in the world. We know gen.
tlemaE, the measure of whose chest has been
increased some three inches during as many
months.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26

Be CoNrExr.-Neverc complain of your birth,
your employment, your hardships; never
fancy that you could be something, if you
only had different lot and sphere assigned
to you. God understands his own plan, and
he knows what you want great deal better
than you do. The very things you most de-
preciate as fatal limitations or distractions,
are probably what you most want. What
you call hindrances, obstacles, discourage
ments, are probably Gods opportunities and
it is nothing new that the patient should dis
like his medicines, or any certain proof that
they are poisons. No! truce to all such
impotence. Choke that envy which gnaws
at your heart, because you are not in the
same lot with others bring down your soul,
or rather bring it up to receive Gods will,
and do his work, in your lot, in your sphere,
under your cloud of obscurity, against your
temptations, and then you shall find that
your condition is never opposed to your good,
but consistent with it.-DY. Bushnell
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26
Paris Skating Costumes.


In the course of lively description Of
skaters aud skating in Paris, the correspond
ent Of the London Post, has the following
"anent" the costumes:
"Most of the fair creatures wear pretty
round hat, with read or white wing, or
feathers, and veil which invites the curiosity
Of youthful Imagination. Any gay colored
jacket, Of any cut, decorated with any de-
scription Of fur, is allowed; and very pretty
it is to observe the animated patches of red,
violet, blue, white and black, darting about
amid the gloomy greatcoats and ugly hats
and caps of the men. But to continue my
description Of the ladies' costumes. Now
comes the difficulty; to describe the toilette,
costume, dress, robe, modes-how ought it
to be called ?-of what comes below the
jackets, casaques, polonaises, paletots-how
ought such things also to be called? Well,
that portion of the female covering which
begins after the waist, and in our day assumes
awful proportions before it hides the feet, is,
in the ice-modes of Paris, drawn up in fes-
toons by unseen mysterious mechanical aid,
leaving very visible nearly a whole pair of
stockings, which may be red, black or 'fancy."
Then comes the Polish boots, and then the
silver skates. Ny limited descriptive powers
are happily no longer required; but if such
enchanting toilets do not lead to holy matri-
mony, mems hearts are frozen as we'll as the
waters Of the Bots de Boulogne."
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-26

A correspondent Of the Cincinnati Conner.
cial, writing from W ashington, under date Of
January 26th, says:
ut would be really amusing, if 1t were not
thoroughly disgusting, to witness the drunk
en- vagaries of Senator Richardson, of Illinois.
as he reels about from place to place in the
Capitol building-drunk at morning, drunk
at noon, and drunk at night-drunk in his
seat and drunk out Of his seat-drunk at as
sembly and drunk at adjournment. As he
passes the street corners the little boys point
their fingers at his bloated features, and mock
his unsteady gait. 1t is sad, indeed, to look
at him rolling rather than walking into the
Senate chamber, and to think that he should
have voice in the enactment of laws to gov.
ern great nation sad, indeed, to think that
his voice should be as potent in the decision
of momentous questions, as that of Mr.. Sum-
ner, or any other member of the Senate; sad,
indeed, to see the homage due to United
States Senator, paid to poor drunken fool
like him; and sad, indeed, to see half Of the
great State of Illinois, represented by such .
sot We boast of the freedom of the press in
this country, yet here is living disgrace toa
State and to the nation, against which word
is rarely uttered. Citizens Of the United
States ought to take pride enough in the
highest legislative body in the land, to see
the worthless drunkard excluded from it, and
when one gets in occasionally, the press
ought to write him ought, his State ought to
vote him out, or, if that will not do, the peo-
pie ought to kick him out.
McDougal, Of California, and Richardson,
of Illinois, are the only habitual drunkards Of
the Senate. McDougal is harmless in his
cups. He goes out horseback riding, falls
into the gutter. and the small boys rally
around him and have a little fun at his ex-
pense. He seldom troubles the Senate Cham
Der with his presence. Richardson, however,
is disgusting with his bacchanalian revelries
always obtrudes himself upon the Senate
when scarcely able to stand erect-always,
for himself and for his State,
in his seat. He is pointed at from the CALLER
les, and to have his name given in reply to
the oft-repeated question, "Who is that
drunken fellow over there?"