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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-04

TRY GOODS FOR THE MILLION.
- 900 BED COMFORTERS, all sizes, the largest
assortment the city.
Also 10 cases Of BLANKETS, which are offered IS per
cent below usual prices.
Large buyers literally dealt with.
JOHN HEATH. Is Carmine street, Corner OF Blocker.
ERENCH PLUTING.-ALL MATERIALS PUNCTuAL-
H. ally 1uted In an unsurpassed manner and delivered in
all parts " the city, at Mrs GoLDENs French Flung Es
tablshnent is Amiy street. N. B.-A block and half
from Broadway.
LrLUTING FOR DRESS TRIMMINGS DONE IN A sU.
pcrior style for four cents yard under four inches
above four six rents, by the French Flung Company 2
Spring street. between varick and Hudson.
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LOST AND FOUND

A BUNDLE OF MUSIC LOST-$lO REWARD WILL
IA be paid to giving information that win lea
to the recovery OF black muslin covered Portfolio boun:
together with piece OF manila rope. which lief
In up town Broadway stage on Thursday evening" ia
'' GEO d. WALLACE, 60 Marion street.
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SPORTING.

~ vel trained excellent watchdog; MastiG, pas
" Bull TCrre small Black aud Tan Terrier
nxeacelag pounds handsome Poodle.
Italian Gieyhoand sso Black and Tan Terriers Scotch
seTles skye Terriers good Tattes Fair trial Cali
at n Roosevelt street first floor. JOHN GRAY.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-10-22

Atlanta. 1t has been a source of trouble all
Its days. Its death, however, is now looked
for soon. The old man. they say, is
" ragins mad through fears that his dear
son will die. The old lady, also, is in a
great :" puckcr," and some of her friends
have got the sympathetic fits.
THIRD BoRN.-Born in New York city, in
July, 1868, Patrick Riot, third son of Mr.
{. and Mrs. h. s. Democracy. This mons.
ter baby came near being still thorn, but by
the aid Of DR.. Seymour and his 9 friends"
it lived three days.
The fatality which has attended these
children shows that no child of theirs can
ever live, and yet they survive long enough
to cause great trouble; and so long as the
old folks live, there is danger ofan ''incrcase
in the family 1t is proposed, therefore,
to behead the old woman to prevent her
generating any further trouble, and to hang
the old man to prevent him from marrying
elsewhere. The people will rejoice and cry
Amen! to the extinction Of the whole race
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-10-22

| a stranger that he is nearing the land Of oil
| is the universal derrick and board shanty
| connected by the huge wooden timber ba-
| lanced at its center, and when in operation
| vibrating like the engine-beam of steam
| boat The word boring, which is univer-
! sally used, conveys very erroneous idea of
the process of making an oil we'll, which is
| not boring in any sense, but drilling. First
a cast-iron pipe about five inches in diane
ter is driven into the ground, one length
following another till the bottom of the
lower length strikes solid rock. The earth
is removed from the interior of this pipe,
and then commences the labor of making
the well by drilling into the rock. A drill
about three inches in diameter and three
feet long is attached to the end of rope,
and the rope is attached to the end of the
walking 1eam, which vibrates up and down.
and the drilling is done by the weight of the
drill alone. by the time an excavation is
made rs far as the solid rock, the hole will
have more or less water in it, so that the
drilling is performed entirely under water.
The drill is connected with the rope by
huge link called jar, which allows the drill
to strike with its full weight, when drawn
up and dropped by the motion of the walk
ing beam. After drilling awhile, the pull,
verified rock and water form a mixture which
must be removed. This is done by the sand
pump, which is copper tube about five feet
long and little smaller than the drill, hay
ing its bottom closed by valve opening
upwards and inwards. This instrument IS
attached to the walking beam by a rope the
same as the drill, and set in motion. At
each blow the bottom of the tube strikes
down into the sand and water, and GUAM
tity of the mixture passes into the tube, and
by this continued churning the tube is filled.
and then drawn out by means of a rope pass.
ing over the pulley at the top Of the derrick.
AFTER STRIKING OIL.
Surprising that the well is successful. and
,strikes lie = III a moderate quantity, then
a wrought-iron pipe, provided with a valve
at the bottom, like the lower valve of
pump, is inserted and run down the whole
depth, one length being connected to anoth,
er by screw joints, thus forming a continu-
GUS pipe from 300 to 800 feet long A me-
tailic pump-boX, covered with leather, is
attached to wooden rod and inserted INTO
the pipe. This forms pump, and by con
meeting the rod to the walking beam, what
ever is in the pipe is pumped out In all
pumping wells the substance discharged is
a mi%ture of oil and water accompanied By
more or less gas.
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How the Relationship Runs.

TIE MAREIAGE.-M Married, sometime about
the year 1856, by his Satanic Majesty, King
Beelzebub, Esq, Mr.. Copperhead Demo.
CRAZY and Rattlesnake Slavery, both of the
United States.
The FIRST BoRN.-Born in the summer of
1856, Lecompton Border Rufiian, son of
Mr.. Copperhead Democracy. This insight
ly child, born six months after the above
marriage, after few months of sickly exist
ence, died from peculiar disease called
Free State.
SECOND BoRN.-Born at Charleston, S.
G., in the year of grace, 1860, Secession
Pro Slavery Rebellion, true son of Mr.. G..
and Mrs. S. Democracy, DR.. Jim Buchanan
acting accoucher. This child, which CLOCKS
so much like its daddy" is now going on
four years old. Its infancy was marked by
so much preeocity that it was universally
believed that it was g too smart to live. y
Its back was broken by fall at Vicksburg
its face horribly burned in the fire at Gettys-
burg, aud one of its feet was amputated at
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WecPscElaylEal Pipes.

The manufacture Of mcerschaum into
pipes and cigar-holders is now carried on to
a considerable extent in New York. The
carving will compare well with that of the
imported article. In the hands Of good
artist this soft and triablc material may be
cut with the clear and finished outlines of
coral or cameo. Roses, lilies, punches of
grapes. hounds, foxes, and all kinds olg grace
full quadrupcds, doves, swans, storks, eagles
and every variety Of shapely birds, the HUI
lNan face and figure. the beauty of Venus,
the majesty of Apollo, and, highest of all.
elaborate groups of men and women, are
subjects of his taste and skill. Mccrschaum
is expensive enough, Of itself. 1t is import.
| ed in boxes of forty pounds each. valued Mt
about one thousand dollars. But the cary
ing is the main point of cost in the high
priced pipes. Two hundred pounds is not
an unusual price in England for some mas
terpicce Of mecrschaum scUlpture-liie the
Battle of the Amazons, the Judgment of
Paris, or other ambitious study of that kind
which costs iirst,rate artist six months
or year Of hard work. American smokers
have not yet risen to that height Of sumptu-
BUSINESS in the indulgence Of their iayorite
luxury and one hundred dollars is about as
much as our tumigating virtuosi are willing
to pay for their mcerSchaums. Americans
't' N''' ''"o"'iE iH"s't ~ 9o'''N mugs plt
1t may be reasonably doubted whether they
VIII ever put the prce OF an eligible baiId-
ing lot or span OF trottng' horses INTO
pipe.
Imitation meerschaum IS made in the same
way as imitation ivory. hat is, the parlngs
and scraping8 Of the real article are worked
over pressed, and dried. There seems to
he no sure way OF detecting mecrschaum
prepared by tins method. 1t is generally
heavier, but not always, than the true mecr-
schaum, whose specific gravity varies from
- TO d. some specimens OF the latter
are heavier than the former, On account oil
the presence OF SOLID earth or chalNy matter
IN ITS lhterlor' some varieties, on the other
hand, are so hight ana porous that they
readily Hoat III water. he WORKERS prefer
mecrSrha"m whose SPECIFIC gravity Is md
way between these extremes. he color OF
lhe real mCerscnaum varies from snow
Whi,e to deep brown through the inter
mediate shades ct yellow and red. These
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WHOLE No. l.2ls
GOLDEN
ITCH OINTMENT.

| A SAFE, convenient and efficacous rem,
IA edy for that most disagrccablc and tor
menting disorder-the ITCII-has been
always greatly needed but no one, it is
presumed, has before been discovered which
will certainly effect cure without having
ingredients in it both disagrceable and dan.
gerous. Those that have attempted its cure
with birthstone, have generally applied it
| with mixture of hogs fat, or lard worn for
several days, oil dried in by the fire, either of
| which exposes the patient to the most immi-
nent danger of taking cold, by opening tho
pores Of the body, and at the same time
! impregnatng the blood with poisonous
quality, and weakening and facilitating the
whole constitution others have used oin.-
mcnts which have either proved dangerous
to health, or insufficient to effect cure.
| But this will as certainly cure the ITCH
as 1t Is applied; it is easy and safe for any
age, habit or constitution, and attended with
no dlSagrceable consequences of any kind,
either at the time Of using it, or at any time
after, as can be proved by thousands Of neo-
pie OF different ages, constitutions and states
Of health, who have used this ointment, and
have been cured by it.
| No family ought to be without this valua-
bic medicine for, on the first appearance of
TINS disorder, on the wrists and between the
| fingers, &c, slight application of this Oint-
incnt will cure it, and prevent its progress,
ana likewise its being taken by others. 1t
may Also be used as a preventive, by touch
ing the hands or the inside Of the gloves once
| in while with little of it, when there is n
| suspicion that the disorder is prevalent, and
there is danger of taking it. For which rca-
son no people abroad on business, no student,
traveller, soldier or sailor, should be without
this Ointment, which is neatly put up in tin
boxes, convenient to carry, agreeable in its
smell, and will last good for u long time. BY
| this lrccaution, neighborhoods, societies and
| schools, might be freed from this tormenting
disorder. Should the patient have any
| other eruption or breaking out, which he
mistakes for the ITcH an application of this
Ointment will do no harm, but often cures
the common breaking out, which arises from
sharp, hot hnmor in the blood, and leaves
a smooth polish on the skin.
There have been many Ointmchts offered
to the public, for the cure of the Ircu, but
this valuable medicine bears no analogy to
them in its materials, use, or effects they
being generally made up Of grease, brtm-
stone, tar, mercury, spirits Of turpentine,
salt petre, and such like disagreeable mater
ials, which are loathsome to use, and unsafe
and uncertain in all their effects.
G1S" Druggists can be supplied with this
Ointment by the Gross or Dozen, at roason-
| able prices.
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From the Philadelphia Pie S..
Voice from lilac Army.

"JrsT BEFORE THE BATTLE, MOTHER
Just before election, brothers,
We are thinking most of you,
While on picket, or in trenches,
"N'th the enemy in view.
Bravcly we have fought and suffered,
And with wounds and fevcrs died,
That the bright, tricolcrcd banner,
Still may float in starry pride.
CHonrs
Listen, brother you may never,
Hear from us in life again.
But oh you II not forget us. brothers,
If We re number with the slain.
Every night, in dreams we see you
In those pleasant Northern homes,
Where the peaceful dawn of morning
Brings no string roll Of drums,
And it costs pang of sorrow
That ungratctui mon there be
Who would sell their country's honor
And Ter sot,iies'S' liberty.
Chorus:
Tell them we can face the bullets
That their ''Souhcrn friends shall send.
But oh We Il not forget item, brothers,
When this ''ci7,ci rar' shall cnd.
All along the rebel carthworks
We have savage shouings heard,
You will scare believe it, brothers,
But ".NcGcj!aa'' was the word.
Think of that We Northern voters,
VIII We make such demons gioat?
Ask our fallen comrades widows,
They will tell you how to vote.
CHORUs:
Sonlcss mothers, weeping sisters,
Raise imploring hands to you,
And, oh you'll not forget them, brothers,
And destroy their country too.
let the traitors keep their pity.
We are soldiers and can bear
All the hardships of the struggle,
And have courage yet to spare
And we ask no wiser helmSman
At the ship of State than he
Who has paid and clothed, and fed us,
AS the Army Of the Free.
CHoRUS:
Hank it is the bugle sounding,
Grant still finds us work to do,
But. oh =! wen not forget those traitors,
When this bloody war is thro.
\. +. X.
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EDucArIoy.-'ro educate a man is to I'M
fold his faculties, to give him the free and
full use of his powers, and especially his
best powers. II is first to train the intellect,
to give him love of truth, and to instruct
him in the process by which it may be ac-
CURED. 1t is to train him to soundness OF
judgment, to teach him to weigh evidence,
and to guard against the common sources
Of error 1t is to give him a thirst for
knowledge, which will keep his faculties in
action through life, 1t is to aid him in the
study Of the outward world, to initiate him
into the physical sciences, so that he will
understand the principles of his trade OIL
business, and will be able to comprehend
the phenomena which are continually pass
ing before his eyes. 1t is to make him ac-
quanted with his own nature, to give hin
that most important means of Improvement,
self: comprehension.
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The Order OF American knights.


Judge Advocate Holt has furnished to the
secretary OF war report upon the secret
treasonabic associations OF enemies OF the
Norm, IN order to furnish aid and comfort
TO Inc heDe'''oh' to emp"rrasS me United
states HoEcrhmcfI III 'lo prosecution OF thc
war, and, II need be to oicr armed resist
Hnce 10 inc execution Oh me laws ne
T'o'ctH'nenI !" III '"ii possession Oh al 'he
l"ctS IN reference TO me origin, progress ana
Designs OF these SoclctlcS' me number OF
thcir members, ana the names OF the princi-
pal men engaged IN lhen'. neSe soc,ctleS
were hrSt "iSco'crca Ill lne west. III lo"z'
and the omg'na! ono was known IN certain
loca'l,leS q, inc mutual lfotcctioh Hocic-
w.. 'he ',tlrcie Oh honor, Or the Iir,
c'c or ~ NIGHTS OF me MlSh'y hoSt; put
more W!dciy us me ''hnlSh'S 81 tne n"!den
the hc5ti!ion, beng little other thnn an cX.
tent'"n among the dIaloyai and dl;aiected
at the N0rtn 81 the ASSOCIATION OF the latter
. name, winch haa existed tor some years at at
the south: ana from which 1t derived all
inc ciiiet features OF ltS or&ahMailon'
IN INC summer ana IAN OF lno', me asSo-
cia'ion underwent some mo"'ncall0h ana
change OF name IN consequence OF the eX-
pnSufcs Wlllcn hao oeeh mace Oh me o'gectS
o. .l' We nn US OF .ln u9',ei ,mc,c'
o'tl:s rice 'lau 'lIS'l'Nreu as us successor
IN M'"sourl q secret , Eollllc"l " Is /
wl, men ne ea.l'a 'ile ...13ipS ue neIg'4ue',
or 99u'her' league ms p''hc'l,ai coaa'
lu'of heih9 ,naileS IL. liuh', OF ~. Louis,
then belgian Consul at that city; but whose
rrc4ad1" was subsequently revoked by the
TreSia zen on account OF ms a,S'oya, pFacu-
ccs. Inc Spcc'al OBJECT OF the corps de
Beig'qne appears to nave been to unite the
heheI sympath'Zers OF Missouri with view
to 1helr taxing up arms ana Joining Free
upon ms proposed grant INVASION OF 'hat
Stat', ana 10 'he'r recruiting ior his army III
the INTERIM :, ,ooo y ,-r r,
- IN n '1 we, iali OF '%'o =; Il. al'anolshan'
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Attention, Farmers
REYNOLDS
PATENT SAFETY BRAKE


For Endless Chain Horse Poweys,
SOMETHING that every owner of an
~ ENDLESS CHAIN HORSE POWER
should have, being certain preventive Of
accidents to horses, relieving the mind Of
the threshcr from anxiety, or apprehension
on account of the Mippjag on Falijng ofthe
HcH, which frequently occurs, in tire shing
gleaningS. or damp grain, whereby the motion
OF the machine is suddenly checked. 1t is
very simple in its construction, WEIGHS
BUT ONE POUND, can be placed on either
side of the i0rer. changed in three minutes.
and when threshing is done, can be removed
from the i0Tc' in a SarOnd.
Unlike other Patent Brakes. it does nof
detract from the power Of the thrcshcr.
1t is combination Of Safety. Ncatncss.
Simplicity, Compactncss. Durability, Ell
cheney and Perfection, and needs but to be
seen to be appreciated.
PRINCIPAL nEroTs:
DAVID NJ. REYNOLDS Il CO..
RiSin2 Sun, Cecil county. Md
MiCHENER X YOUNG.
2oG Market street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Sold by all the principal dealer and manu-
iactnrcrs Of Agricultural Implements in the
country.
Guaranteed to give satisfaction, or the
money refunded.
FEs5CE FIVE DOLLARS.
JOHN D. MICHENER, Agent
West Nottingham, Cecil county, Md.
Aug 6, lSGi-3m.
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Japanese Tea

w Ill not mould. Unlike tho groon tea of
w China this is not dried upon copper pans
and colored with coloring mixture its yyollowish
tins is the work of nature, and it exhaies per
fume that belongs only to teas of the highest
grade Lovers of tea and indisposed persons
should try it. Those of our customers that have
used it prefer it to any tea sold in this market -
For Sale by L. BROWN JR & BRO
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\ VALUABLE FARM
AT PHEYATE SALE.

TN consequence of the remotcness of my
IL property from my residence, will dis
pose Of at Private Sale, my FARM, on
Churn creek, on navigable water, in Kent
county, Md, containing 49, Acres of Land ;,
adjoining the lands Of Messrs. Isaac Parsons,
Geo. Il. Beck and Geo. K. Stephens. 1t is
divided into fields, is under good fencing.
has heen several times lined, and is pro-
ductivc. There are ten thousand Peach
Trees of different varieties and in bearing,
which add greatly to its value Navigable
water and Il landing en- the farm, make it
convenient of access to the Baltimore and
Philadelphia markets. There is a sufiiciency
of wood, and surplus Of Chestnut Timber.
The Buildings are Il Two Story Frame Dwell
ing, nearly new, with attic, containing 6
rooms nd an entry, besides the old build
ing adjoining, IN good order. The outbuild-
;ngs are good and nearly new.
The TERMS OF SALE are one-third cash, or
in good guaranteed paper, and the balance on
long time to suit purchaser, the interest
payable sem-annualy.
Apply to the subscriber. near Middetown
Delaware, or to George Fickers, Esq. . Ches-
tertown, Md. THOMAS MURPIIEY.
June Is. 1864.
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Special Gard to the Public,

PRYOR BRO. would respectfully invite the attcn-
ton of the public to their large assortment of Cooking
Stoves which will he sold City Prices for cash and
cheaper than can be bought in this county Our stoves
are manufactured and constructed on prin. ples
by the largest manufacturers in Pennsy and have
all the advantages suggested by long experience for
Rapid Heating, Perfect Baking. and economy in fuel
For further information see advertisements in this paper
PRYOR & BRO, (Cantwels old stand)
Aug. l, 1868 Elkton, Md.
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STORE.-The following

Il comprise i'll part the assortment of Hardware that
am Offering at less than city prices locks of all
descriptions: ut and Strap Hinges all sizes Shutter
and Tower Bolts Screws and Nails. all Sizes Sash and
Blind faStenings; Door Bells and Bangnvs: Hand
Planes Spirit Levels, Squares and Compasscs: Pracc
and Bits, bcst make; frmcr and Mortiso ChiScls :;
Anglers: Drawing Knives: Hammers and Iiatchets /.
Min and Hand Saw Files, all sizes. The above having
been purchased previous to the recent rise in prices
enable me to sell them at less than they can be bnuy
in the city Il. W. STAPLES
April so, 1864
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BORING FOR OIL.

The boring of an oil well is conducted as
follows Having procured portable steam
engine, it is located about forty feet from the
point where the well is to be bored, and
covered by a rough shanty. Over the pro-
posed site of the well derrick is erected,
which is a square frame about forty feet
high, and perhaps ten feet square at the
base, and much less at the top, supporting
a grooved wheel or pulley, and provided
with windlass and crank at the base. The
crank of the engine is connected by pitman
rod to one end of an immense wooden walk
ing beam, which extends to the derrick, and
is pivoted at its centre and frame some ten
or twelve feet from the ground All the
operations of boring and pumping are per-
formed by the engine operating through tins
walking beam, and the first thing that tells
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-10-22
Petroleum and its MaryeIs.

AS the oil business is so original in its
nature, and so little understood outside of
the limited district known as the " oil re-
gions,' in Northwestern Pennsylvania, a
brief sketch Of the process by which the
light fer half the world is obtained from the
solid rock may not be uninteresting to the
general reader.
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5sg1 Josh Billings deposcs, among other
good things, ''that yer kant judge a man hi
his religion eny more than yer judge hz
shirt by the size ov the kollar and ristbands. =
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YIN DER TAKING

HANING made q new and improved
+ &ilearsc Of the latest style, he is prepared
to attend Funerals and furnish at the short
est notice Collins Of Rose W God, Mahogany.
Walnut, or covered with Cloth, and Metallic
Burial Cases or Caskets, trimmed and fin
ished in the newest and best styles with the
finest materials. Silver Plates engraved with
name, age and death furnished at short
notice, when desired. Icc-BoXus for putting
bodies in ice always ready. Having had a
long experience in the business, he feels
confidence in his ability to give entire salts
faction to all who may favor him with a call.
a II charges low, and no extra charge for
attending funerals at any distance.
aug &, I6Gi--Gm. X. MARSHBANK.
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NJ EW HERRINGS Just received and for
~ sale by WIN. McCLELLAND, Jr.
, 1864-04-05

- Geography is good hing; especial,
In war times. All the New York papers per
sist in locating our Coles county trouble ia
Missouri. They will therefore take notice
that Charleston, In Coles county, is in Illinois;
although considering the disgrace Of the
thing, We would much sooner it were not
But our wish will be attained, We imagine,
since the villains who have, been numbering
in The interest Of JET Davis there will either
migrate TO Missouri, or to some country a
good deal further away.
1t does not surprise us that such Journals
us the New York Times and the Itibune should
commit such an error in geography as that
alluded to; but that paper like the Herald
-one Of such sublime accuracy in all things
one which has put forth such splendid
series Of war maps, making all like under
takings hereafter simply impossible my
body except the Herald-that such a paper
should not know where Coles county is, does
create astonishment~ Study your own war
maps, Mr.. HeTaldi