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Marvellous Incident.

In the course of our reading we re-
memember to have met with a few
cases where, at thSmoment of death, a
vision of the dead has appeared to
friends at a great distance from tho
place of death, as if to give notice OF
the event; but these instances were
in Europe, and occurred long time
aro--so one might doubt theirauthcn-
ticity. or at least be excused for not &C
cepting them as verities, and all the
more since nothing Of the kind was
ever heard of IN his own region. We
have now case which is free from
these objections, and is quite as extra
ordinary as any that have been re
corded. A friend (whose name we
do not give simply because we did not
happen to ask his authority for publ
cation) recently called onu who had
lost SON in the Army, an officer OF
good PROMISE serving under General
Banks. We alluded to the great loss
of our friend, and, in conversation up
on that subject, lie said very remar-
kable thing had happened to him in
connactAn with it. When he had
no reason to doubt the well-being Of
his son. and had no Auxiety for him
beyond what was usual, and was sleep.
ing calmly, he was suddenly awakened
by a shock as if he had been shot
through the head. His first thought
was that he had been shot--cr, to use
! his own oppression IL ..
"This is death" But the next in
slant a vision of his son appeared tC
him. and the impression was that hi
son and not himself was killed. HI
had never believed IN ghosts or spirit
ual manifestations nor did he at tn
occurrence of the vision; nor does Ii
now undertake to account for it. or cal
it q spiritual manifestation. lie di'
not record the date nor the hour, bu
he did in the morning relate the cir
cumstance to two of his friends. The.
did not record the date; but wher
about three weeks afterwards, intelll
gence was received of the death OF hi
son by shot through the head at Por
Hudson at six o'clock in the morning
tho recollection of one ofthem was tina
the vision and the death were on th
) same day, and of the other that tn
vision was on the same day or the mex
dav after the death of the son. Sue
was the account given to us; and W
; have no doubt of its truth: Our frien
would not trife on matter which I
him has not only the solemnity of tn
r grave, but it also touches his keene'
Affection. - Vermont Watchmdn an
5 Freeman.
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Esta blished 1926.
senatorial cIassineAtion.

"Mack," )" the lively Washington cor
respondent Of the Cincinnati Com
mercisl, classifes the U. s. Senators as
follows a1 ai ssH
after three months daily atten-
dance in the Senatorial jury box. (bet-
ter known as the Reporters Gallery, ]
] have brought in the whole verdict.
] don't know how far the general pub
lie will agree with me. but those who
Disagree are privileged to appeal to a
higher Court. b.
The best lawyer--Mr. Collamer, d
Vermont. .,
The best sch olar-Mr. Sumner, Of
Massachusetts.
The best general debater and praet-
cal legislator-Mr. Fessenden, of Ne
The keenest' debater-Mr. Trnm-
bell, of Illinois.
The most pleasant speaker 10 listen
to--Mr DoolittIe, of Wisconsin.
The best fnancier-Mr, Sherman
Of Ohio.
The richest man-Mr. Sprague, o.
Rhode Island.
Avery sensible old man Mr., Wade
of Ohio.
The greatest bore that ever lived
Mr.. Davis, Of Kentucky. i'
The Knight Of the SOrrowful Mig
ger-Mr Lane, Of Kansas ..
The most violent copperhead-Mr
Powell, Of Kentucky.
The most eloquent copperhend--
Mr. Carlisle. of Virginia.
The most bibulous man in Congress
-Mr. Richardson. Of Illinois.
The best looking man, when sober
Mr. Salisbury, Of Delaware.
The inan Who has the least 10 say
Mr. Hendricks, Of Indiana.
The man who made a fduTDGs il
issuing a strictly private circular
which soon became public property
Mr.. Pomeroy, Of fKansss.
The man who comes nearest 10 be
ing nobody-.Mr Riddle, Of Delaware
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EIGHT rid SIXTEEN.

Lord SALISBURY recently stated in
q public meeting in London, that from
personal observation he had ascertain
ed that Of adult male criminals of that
city. nearly all had fallen into a course
of crime between the ages Of eight and
sixteen Years; and that if man lived
an honest life up to twenty years Of
age, there were forty nine chances in
favor and only one against him, as to
Ell honorable lite thereafter.
-. This is a fact ofstartling inheritance
fearful responsibility. Certainly par
eht should secure an absolute control
over the child until sixteen it cannot
be a difficult matter to do this, except
in very rare cases, and if that control
is not wisely and efficiently exercised
it must bethe parents fault; tits owing
to the parental neglect or rcmissness
Hence the real source Of 9S per cent
of the crime ina country such a'
England or the United States lies al
the door OF the parents. 1t is fear
| tul reflection; We throw IT before tht
minds of the fathers and mothers Of
our land, and there leave it to bC
thought of in wisdom, remarking only
as to the carly seeds Of bodily disease
that they are insnearly every case sowr
between sundown and bedtime, in ab
sence from the family circle, in th'
supply of spending money never earn
ed by the spcndcr, opening the doors Q
conflctionarics and soda fountains, o
beer, tobacco and winG shops, Of th
circus, negro minstrel, the restaurant
and dance then follows the Sunda.
excursion, the Sunday drive, with tn
easy transition to the company Of thos
whose ways lead down TO the gates q
social, physical, and moral rnin. Fror
eight to sixteen in these few year
are the destinies of children fixed i
forty nine cases out of fifty; fixed b.
the parents Let every father an
mother solcmnly vow, "By Gods hel
I'll fix my destiny for good, by maxim
homo more attractive than the streets.
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TERMS or AnvrRTleINo.
calrvasion ef Tshaseo.,l !

THE SEED BEp,--In preparing the
seed bed care should be taken TO have
the grounds so rich as to max" the
plants grow as fast as possible, as It is
important to have them sufficiently
large to transplant by the 10th OF June
or earlier. Although plants set as late
as the first Of July have matured, yet
such late set plants are apt 10 have
good many "fat stems" at the time of
stripping. QtA ll, agg@iogg
In preparing the seed-bed, select d
piece OF fine, warm, dry land, having u
good IN exposure to the sun as posi-
bic, and if not protected by buildings,
tight board fence should be erected
on the north and west sides. to keep
off the cold winds. In the fall, at
least 90 bushels Of manure to the square
rod should be thoroughly dug or
plowed IN; and in the spring, as soon
as the snow is off, apply another dres-
sing Of fine manure and ashes, or SOW
ashes at the rate Of three fourths of
bushcl to the rod; and two weeks be-
fore sowing the seed apply 10 IL
pounds Of fine guauo to the rod, ,raking
| it in thoroughly, 1fjust before rain,
/ aIl the better. .;,.. ....... .-,o,..,, -
| When preparing the bed for the re-
ception OF the seed, itshould be made
as fine as possible by raking, rolling,
OF tramping, and then raking again,
until the Jumps are all broken and the
bed Is made perfectly fine Then the
seed, which has been previously pre-
pared by sprouting, is mixed as thor
oughly as possible with plaster, 80 as
to enable it to be sown eyenly. lfthe
seed is good tw6 thirds of table
spoonful Of seed is sufficient to SOW u
rod square Of ground The seed is
usually sprouted by placing it in
cloth between couple of moist sods,
for Il week or so previous to sowing;
After sowing part of the seed
some cnltivators are in the habit of
giving the bed slight raking, SO that
the portion of the seed laked in will
not come up 50 soon, thus giving q
sapply of late plants, or allowing them
to lie dug from the same bed longer
than if all came up at one time. ~
After finishing the sowing thesee
is pressed into the earth by slight
rolling, or by means ofa board pressed
down By walking over it. The plants
: can be hastened by covering with
glass, or what is claimed by some to be
about as good, and far cheaper, white
birch brush. The seed should be sown
about the goth Of April, When the
size of three9ecnt piece, SOW SUPER
phosphate of lime, or what is better,
use weak solution Of fguano and quick
acting manure, daily. To use this to
the best advantage, put the manure in
! an old sack, and apply the liquid with
=, watering pot, some four or SIX pail
; fuls per day to rod square. Every
T. ether day is often enough at first, but
= as the plants increase in size,
I, increase the frequency of applications.
Keep the beds as free from weeds as
possible, and thin the plants properly
e DO not be afraid OF thinning freely
! for plants grown on beds where they
= have not been properly thinned, are
hot near as good as those tFhich are
> 1t is more difficnlt to make them live
= and they have 4 Sort of cabbage ldel
= for long time: sd 9'H+a
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temperance in the Family:
nj REV. wa. II. THAYER.

a,
The Chaplain, Of d Massachusetts,
regiment sat at the Festive board with
the officers and men, just previois TO
their departure for the field. Tho
wine cup was passed to the chaplain,
who declined it, saying ...,,-,
~ nevcf take intoxicating drinks"
What! never take any9" RESPOND
ell the oflices. E. .t q. H.f
Never, unless ordered by a ply
sician.' .l,.H4t
dWclI," continued the officer, 81 am
not much in favor of the hdbit !; / do
not use it habituaily; but on such an
occasion as tllir, l indulge myself
little" -.unt
"Will you allow me to ask you one
or two questiohs?" inquired the chap
lain,
dOh, yes, asmany rs you please
THANK you. WE'LL then, have you
thildreh ?" ,.I ........ acdq,g
ayes; two noble boys-one twelve
land the other fourteen"
eNbw, then, would you prefer to
have those sons follow your example,
and take little strong drink, or follow
mine, and take nohef" I .rs
II would much prefer they would
follow yours" answered the officer,
without hesitation.
And he spoke the feelings OF every
true fathers heart. Whatever be the
habits of parent in respect to the use
of strong drink, he does not wish to
see his son run the hazal :. of running
himself by tamperingwith intoxicating
drinks. Even very Incorporate faith
ers are known to favor the pledge for
their children. Recently the mana
ger of the Band of Hope informed tho
writer that an incorporate father con-
Quoted his four children to tho door
of the vestry whore their Band of Hope
meets. He does not want them to fol-
low his example. He evidently fears
that they might be lurod into the
snares and pitfalls of this pernicious
i vice, as he himeelf had been. So all
fathers, who have not made themselves
intensely bestlal by their Incorporate
habits, feel on this subject. They &C.
knowledge that temperance is o good
angel in the family-that its blessed
influence is indispensable in the rear,
0 ing Of children. They dread the dire
full curse of intemperance, 30 wofully
illustrated in every community. Sick
ness, poverty and death, ifthey be
: shared in so6riety and virtue, are not
f half SO bad. All this, ndmore, is seen,
felt realized.
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Lieutenant General.

The President Of the United States
formally presented to Major General
Grant, on Wednesday afternoon: his
commission as Lieutenant General
The presentation took place in the
presence Of the Cabinet, General Hal
leck and Others.
The President, in delivering the
commission, addressed Gen. Grant as
follows;
GIN. GRANT: Tn consequence Of the
nations appreciation Of what you have
done, and its reliance upon you for
what remains to do in the existing
great struggle, you are now presented
with this commission. constituting
you Lieutenant General TO the army
Of the United States. With this high
honor dcvolves upon you correspon-
ding responsibility. As the country
herein trusts you, so under God will
it sustain you. scarcely need to add
that with what | speak for the nation,
goes my own hearty personal concur
renee.
To which General Grant replied as
follows:
Mr. President, / accept this commits
sion with gratitude for the high honor
conferred. With the aid Of the noble
armies that have fought on so many
fields for our common country, it will
be my earnest endcavor not to disap-
point your earnest expectations.
feel the full weight Of the responsible,
tiles now devolying upon me, and ]
know that if they are successful it will
be due to those armies, and, above all
to the favor Of that Providence, which
leads both nation and men.
The President then introduced the
General to all the members ofthe Cab,
met, after which the committee was
seated and about a half an hour was
spent in social conversation.
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sit down here minute, Tom, while
/ go to my chamber. You must have
funds to 90 70 Europe on
Tom folded his arms upon the table,
and laid his head upon them. The
worst is over now. / have parted
with Isabel, and told my uncle all.
Mr.. Trevanion went straight to Isa-
bells room. He knocked softly.
Isabel, 1 want 10 speak to you just
one moment.
She came to the door, surprised at
this unusual proceeding, but too
wretched to care much. .,
Isabel, would you just as leave mar
ry Tom as me?'
1t was startling question. Isabel
would have fallen had not her guardi-
an caught her in his arms.
You see, Isabel, the foolish fellow
has fallen in love with you, and as he
is too honorable to try to steal you
away from me, he is determined to be
off to Europe again. Tom is my only
sisters child, and if you could love
him, Isabel, l.
The old saucy look came to Isabcl's
eyes.
4 will try, guardy.'
Then come with me.
He led her, excitedly, along the hall
and entering the study, said : Here,
Tom, I'll forego my claim if you can
make it all right with Isabel, l could
not see you go, my boy He closed
the door, and with rare delieacy left
the lovers alone.
Over that interview We will draw a
veil.
By mutual consent, the knowledge
of their mutual love was kept from
Uncle Halbert, and he thinks to this
day that Isabel married Tom to please
him.
Isabel and Tom have been married
five happy years. Isabel is little
like the Isabel of this story, save in
form and feature. She is gentle and
quiet; and has given over all her mad
moods, subdued by the power of love
and Tom likes her best so. Sometime:
when in the fulness Of her young life
she would flash out some Of these same
old mad moods, Tom would put his
arm tcnderly around her and say
Don't, Isabel, darling. Ilovc you best
in your new mood. The saucy, def
ant Isabel Vaughn has passed away
and in her stead / hold to my hear
my loving, tender Isabel Trevanion.'
Dear reader, goodnight.
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rhn whisky Law.

TheWhisky Bill, $50 called) has pass
ed both Houses of Congress, and hav-
ing been approved by the President, is
therefore now q law. 1t is we learn,
creating much excitement. The law
provided tax of 10 cents per gallon on
al. spirits which may be distilled and
removed, for consumption, previous to
July /, next. Any tax after this time,
is to be provided for by future legisla-
tloh, and will, doubtless, be inserted in
the supplemental tax bill, now under
consideration by the Committee OF
Ways and Means. The Whisky law
provides an additional tax Of 80 cents
per gallon on imported spirits on hand
The sliding scale Of duties on both
domestic and foreign spirits, and a
tax on the stock OH hand OF domestic
spirits, has no place in the bill.
A supplemental tax bill is under con
deration before the committee of Ways
and Means in tho House Of Represen
tatives. A new bill, in reference tc
whisky will be reported from this com
mittec, imposing tax upon liquors
after the 1st of January next:
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From Washington.

- WAyuIYGToN, 4 I;T March 1O,-A special p.1 i;
formed that Sir Francis Head has writ
ten pungent letter to Seward set
ting forth certain facts connected with
the destruction in the time Of the Ca
madam rebellion, of the steamer Caro-
line, asserting that the position taken
by the United States Government in
that affair was Numerically opposite
to the doctrine promulgated in the
dispatch Of July 1lth to Mr.. Adams.
A Kingston correspondent to the
Raleigh Confederacy, in speaking OF
the hanging on the 9th inst, in Kings
ton, Of the twenty-threc captured sol
diers as deserters from the rebel con-
scription, says:
The prisoners assembled the scatfold
with a firm and elastic step, and met
their fatc with unfinching fortitude.
They asked for no quarter, and spurn-
ed all overturcs of concession on con
dition of returning to duty in the
Confederate service. The multitude
wcro moved to tears, and openly de
nouncod this cruel massacre, whhct
was causing desertions from the Con
federate service by the wholesale; anf
creating Indignation which, it is fear
ed, will be uncomfortable.
1t is reported that the rebels intend
hanging the whole of the Union sol
diers captured by them from Colone
4 Fosters command, 81 in number; hal
of whom have never been in the rebc
service. The native Union troop
have decided to take the question Q
retaliation into their own hands,
They have given their officers wh'
do not approve of severe measures al
opportunity to resign; and have ais
given warning that immediate dealt
will be inflicted upon any officer VIII
| offers hereafter to surrender to tn
enemy or ask for any quarter.
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COUNTY oFFICERs.

.In,ge Of Fairfield Common Pleas Court-P. VAN
TRUMP. Residence, Lancaster, Ohio.
Probate J.dge--JESsE LEoHNER; ofice in Pub
Building. ss.te l..ta
Prosecuting Aitorneg-TALL SLOUGH.
ShsriG-JAMEs MILLER Office at the Jail,
Clerk Of C0urt-JEssE vANDEMARK; oihce Pub
lie Building
AUDITOR WILLIAM ROBINSON; Office Public
Building. e.
d 3Treasarer -BEATMAN BEATTY; Office, Public
Buiiding. -t.s
Rccorder-FIMoTHy FIsHRAUGHj Office, Public
Building
Surue,or-E. L. HANNUMi Office, Public Building
Coroaer-MIrcHELL NORRIS, residence, Amanda
Township. .t.. '.'...
Commissioners oEL sH EFFER, Of Madison town
ship; HENRY AIsPAUGH, of Greenfield township,
and JOHN W. CUNNINGHAM, Of Hooking Up.
School Eraminers-WILLIAM WHITNEY, JOHN
WILLIAMS and URIAH c. RUTTER. '.a.'t-
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After reviewing his own suffering

After reviewing his own suferings
and those of other East Teruesseeans,
at the hands of the rebel soldiers, Par
son Brownlow goes off in this language;
Had VIC our wish we would throw
hell wide open, and place all such
bcast-like officers and men upon an in
clined plane, at an angle Of forty
degrees, grease the plane with hogs
lard six inches thick, with wicket at
the bottom, and send them, as one
stream of traitors, robbers and asssas.
sias, into the hottest part OF the infer
nal regions.
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WAsntxeroN, March 1.-THE follow

WAsniNGToN, March 1.-THE follow
ing is the Gold bill as it passed the Sen
ate to-day: lplseaa
RGsolred, DE-, That the Secretary of
the Treasury be authorized to antici-
pate the payment Of interest on the
public debt by period not exceeding
one year from time to time either with
or without a rebate of interest upon
the coupons as to him may seem eXPe-
dent; and he is hereby authorized to
dispose Of any gold in the treasury of
the United States not necessary for the
pas yinent ofinterest Of the public debt.
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Ha-In a word, Madame Zadoc Pc

s@In word, Madame zadoc Por
ter's Cu!tative Balsam is the great an
tidote to Colds, Coughs, and Consump-
ton, and its use will amply repay the
confidence ofthe user. 1t has already
done much, and will do more, to miti-
gate and finally Danish from the hu-
man family, so terrible a scourge Of
suffering humanity as Consumption.
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MA" said little girl to her mother,
'do the men want to get married as
much as the women"
"Psbaw what are you talking
about?" "Why, ma, the women who
come here are always talking about
getting married-the men don't do so. y
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WORTH TRYING.-The Ohio Farmer
saws that coal oil has been found, by
accident, to be most effective means
of protecting fruit trees against the
ravages Of tho c6fculio, by placing
saw dust, saturated with the oil, at the
foot Of the tree. --------
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Farther Particular. orKiipatrle,,'. Raid

WAsHISGToS, March 10.-A special
to the Tribune says: From returned
Richmond prisoners we CLEAN the fol
lowing incidents connected with Kill
patrick S raid:
When information reached Rich
mond that Fitzpatrick had crossed tile
Rapidan, most vigorous orders were
issued respecting the prisoners and
when the fact that Fitzpatrick really
was approaching Richmond was estab-
lished, the prison was mined, 200 kegs
of powder placed under it, and every
preparation made TO blow the prison
ers into eternity. Ignorant that the
prison was uInyd, ~ PA" wa"
to attempt TO join our forces when they
should get into the city. On Monday
only those bringing rations called IN,
and they refused to converse. The
guard was increased, and strict orders
given to shoot any one who approach
ed the windows or stairway.
Three officers and $50 men from Kill
patrick men were confined in the
cells and ted only on corn paste and
water.
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BOOK AND JOB PRINTING

wo are prepared to execute all descriptions Of
JOB WORK; such as CARDS, CIRCULARS, POS
TIERS, BALL TICKETS, and every other variety Of
PLAIN AND FANCY JoBBING, with new and supe-
rior type, and on short notice.
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is-A young lady, on being asked
what calling she wished her sweet
heart to follow, blushingly replied, a
husb sbandman's.
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A nugget of gold valued at $3.50 has
been sent from Idaho as present from
a miner to President Lincoln.