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The Portland daily press., 1864-10-11

66n sSpScrOeS hereby gives public notice TO Al
,aken upon himself the trust of kxea,tor y, ana
last will and testament of OF the
80 LEVI WILSON arI
eeSsed Ia mouth in the county of Cumberland A,
Seaseu, py giving bond as the law dirac,s ue'
t1ae requests al persons who are indebted mere,
Soss estate, to make immediate pavmo ,e sag
SANS VINO nave any demands thereon 10 ana
% Falmouth, Oct. 4, 1854. '-S0N' q 70 ham.
The Portland daily press., 1864-10-11

THNHE subscriber hereby gives public notice TO all
Il concerned, that she has been duly appointed AMI
taken upon herself the trust of Exeeutrix OF the
last will and testament of
The Portland daily press., 1864-10-11

late of FreeroIt. in the county of Cumberland
deceased by giving bond the law directs; she there
fore requests all persons who are indebted to Tho
said deceased's estate to make immediate pavment,
and those who have any demands thereon to OK hin
it the same for settlement to
,,a MARY B. wYMAN,
FresporLOet'4 T. loo4. 4lw3ws
The Portland daily press., 1864-10-11

late of Gotham, in the County of cumhor,,na
deceased, by giving bond as the law directs. Ia
therefore requests ali pefspps who are indebtea ~
the said deceased's estate to make immed;sts 70
ment; and those who have any demands pay
to exhibit the same for settlement 10 ''ie'eon'
Gorham. DOT. 4, 1851. "a AZ ! -, Jr.
The Portland daily press., 1864-10-11

iate OF Portland, in the county of Cumberlard
reefs; she therefore requests an persons WIZ Jaw a.
oenied to the said deceaseds estate to male IN IN,
mediate payment; and those who have anv deToo,h
'hereoh'to exhibit the same for settlement 10
Portland, Oct. 4, 1854. foG s r,AiNEs
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-09-27
Look to the Bedroom.

If two persons are to oeeupy a bedroom
during night. let them step upon weigh
ing scales as they retire, aud then again
in the morning, and thsy VIII ind their
actual weight to be at least pound less
in the morning. Frequently there viii
be loss of two or more pounds, and the
average loss throughout the year will be-
more than one pound. That IS. during
the night there will be a loss of a pound
of matter which has gone eff from their
lungs and partly through the pores of the
skin. The escaped material IS carbonic
acid and decayed animal matter Of pois-
6nous e1haltations This is defused
through the air in part, and in part absor-
BED by the bed clothes If a single ounce
Of wood or cotton be burned in room, it
viii completely saturate the air with smoke
that one can hardly breathe, though there
can only be one ounce of foreign matter
in the air: If an ounce of cotton be
burned every half hour during the night,
the air will be kept continually saturated
Withsmoke, unless there can be an open
door or window fopit to escape. Now, the
sixteen ounces. of smoke, thus formed, is
far less poisonous than the sixteen ounces
of eEhaltatioRs from the lungs and bodies
of the two persons who have lost a pound
in weight during the eight hours Of sleep
ing, for while the dry smoke is mainly ia
ken into the lungs, the damp odoTs from
the body are absorbed both into the lungs
and into the pores Of the whole body.
Need moH8 to be said 20 show the 5m-
pOrtauee Of having bedrooms well venti-
lated, and Of thoroughly airing the sheets,
covcr-lLs, and mattresses, in the morning,
before packing them up in form Of a
neatly made bed Peoples Journal Of
Health.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-09-27
An Inside View Of Dixie.
GALL1pULfs, Sent.

GALLIP0Lts, Sept. II.
Eds. GAZETTE l see that Gen. Grant
seeks to impress on the public mind that
the only hope of the rebels is in the d.
vision of the free States, in the success of
the nominee of the rebel Convention at Chi
eago. have the most conclusive reason
of knowing that the fact is emphaticalIy
as Gen. Grant statesit.
Within the last two weeks have con-
Tersed with persons coming through our
lines from Southwestern Virginia-With
some as far east as Franklin county, on
the Eastern side of the Blue Ridge. They
are all uniform in one thing, and that is
the only hope for the rebels is in the defeat
of Lincoln and the election Of a peace can
didate One Of these men was a Presoy-
terian clergyman from the vicinity of Mar
I'm, Smythe county. Though caught in
the rebellion in the South, he was mani
festlya Union man and never had any
sympathy with the rebels.
There is another fact which to a great
extent is believed among the rebels.
They believe that the loyal States are suf-
fering from the Waras muchas the South
and when they come here, are amazed at
the sight Of peace and prosperity which
greets their vision.
1 have reason, too, to know that there
Is dissatisfaction between the original trai-
tors and those Union men who were drawn
into the rebellion. This latter class of
men are tired of the war. They say that
these original traitors continue to keep out
of the army, escape the consoriptiOn, and
leave the men originally opposed to their
mad schemes to fghtit out. These men
though at the head of armies, corps aud
divisions, are anxious to see the dawning
of peace, even, I believe, on the plan
which the logic Of events now renders
inevitable
1 make these .statementsas coming from
reliable sources-sueh sources IS entitle
them to full oredence.
These refugees are coming into our
lines every day, and are sent from here to
reach the Interior of Ohio; hence the op.
pOrtunity to obtain information.
Yours, 5. n.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-09-27
What Our Armies have Accom-
a pliShed, -

There is no higher duty than for patri-
otic men to fortify themselves and others
by the considera ion Of all the elements
/ Of hope and confidence which a retrospect
of past progress and survey of the present
situation inspire. Such O survey justifes
I the conclusion that the end of the War-the
crushing of the armed forces of the re-
/ bcllion-is not only not far of, but that it
! is near at hand.
/ It will show the outlines Of a war con-
tinental in its proportions, waged on a the
ater equal to the size of all Europe.
| It viii show armies the greatest the
world ever saw, raised and sustained by
the spontaneous patriotism Of free pco-
pie.
It viii show how, by the progress Of
our arms, the arena of the rebellion has,
step by step, been shorn Of three-fourths
Of its proportions.
1t will show the insurgent territory cut
off from communication with the outside
world by blockade which dwarfs any on
/ record ,and at the same time the most per-
feet Of any on record.
It will show how every stronghold on
the coast has either been captured or IS
now closely invested.
1t will show the interior of this terri
tory cut up by our great lines Of con-
quest, bisected laterally and longitudin-
ally, and the dominion Of the Confederacy
left kingdom of shreds and patches.
1t will show a succession of battles Of
colossal magnitude, in three-fourths Of
which the Union arms have triumphed,
and all of which, whether victories or re-
verses, in a purely military point of view,
have redounded to the advance Ofthe great
cause.
It will show the manhood Of a popUla-
ton defending free institutions, vindicat-
ing itself against years of the gibes and
insolence born of the plantation.
It shows the fighting population Of the
insurgent States reduced by battle, by dis
ease, and by captures, from three-fourths Of
million to between hundred and fifty
thousand men.
1t will show this force-the fOrlorn hope
Of the rebellou-seplrated by an interval
of thousand miles divided into two ar
mics, the one Of which, driven from
Chattanooga to Atlanta, has at length
been compelled to give up that point, the
material capital of the ConfedeTacy, while
the other'is shut up in Richmond, the po-
litical capital Of the Confederacy.
1t will show that the anniLilation os
both these armies is a mathematical GER
talnty, if we put forth the strength at our
command.
It will reveal finally as the result Of
all this, the radiant figure of PEACE how
ering not afar off, and plainly visible
through the cloud of war that still over
spreads the land.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-09-27
Cutting up Corn.

2
. EDS: RURAL NV YoRKEP:-As-
/ the timefo cutting up corn is .ap-
preaching, we will give cur mode,
which may not be as expeditions as
some others, stiH we prefer it to any
we are acquainted with, taking into
account saving of fodder. which is
a matter Of interest, especially this.
year. Take fromthree to FIVE rows
according to the growth Of corn. g See
leot in the ooAter row or nearly as
possible, a strong, upright hill-z6rasP
the stalks above the ears, and cut
them close to the ground, letting the
suckers fail. Take one or more hills
as convenient, andplace them upright
against the center hiH, thus around it
until the shock is completed, making
it larger or smaller, as you intend to
have it remain il the field If enc
wishes to remove the shocks early for
sowing, or any other purpose, make
them small, as they viii dry quickly,
and be lighter handling. Ifthe mten-
ton is to have them remain standing
late, the stOYer will be preferable, and,
ifprOperly 'put up" the shocks will
probably stand better to make them
large, not however so large as to be
too bulky no
4 little experience, especially if at
tended with some natural mechanical
skill, viii enable one. to set the stalks
in such position that they will brace
against the center hill. This is owing
to the weight and bearing O. theear
We have. employed persons, however,
who seemingly could not make a
strong, bracing shock, at least as a
general rule. The more upright the
stalks stand, and be sufficiently bear
ing, the better. Take a generous.
band of straw, (as it is economy in
the end and gather the stalks firmly
to the breast with the left arm; with
the right forearm bend and break the
tops over from you, binding snugly.
The advantages of binding IN this
way, we think, are theSe:-Ihe shocks
will stand frmer and longer, because
they do not present so much surface
to the wind, the center hill is held
firmly, the tops being bent over and
intermingled with the rest, they shed
rain more perfectly, and take less
room in storing. The extra time in
binding is triding.
The suckers may be gathered up,
and put into the shock, Just below
the band, or-which is preferable
fed green to stock, OF dried and saved
for winter 5 use under cover. Some
reach around all the suckers, cut up
and set about the hill, but the best
part of the stover is, in this case, in
contract with the ground, liable to get
wet and almost useless; also, when the
shocks are lifted on to the load, the
unbound portions are apt to drop out,
so, in the end, little time is saved,
saying nothing of the waste in fodder.
G. w. TURNER.
DIghton, Mass, Sept. 5, 1865.
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Mcclellan at MalyeFns

We copy the following elegant NOR.
4 eeau' from The World of yesterday:
i The thousand times refuted lie that
Gen. Mcclellan spent his time on-a gun
boat while his troops were winning the
victory Of Malvern Hill; vas revived in
TIE Post of last evening, to the infinite
disgust of all decent people We feel
sure that Mr. Bryant viii warmly sym
pathiEs with the thousands Of gentle
men in this city whose toes acEed to kick
the dirty dog who would thus endeavor
to blacken the reputation Of one of the
most hOnored names known to American
military history
That IS tolerably strong, but it strikes
Us The World people would havedone
well to look first at McClcllan's own tes-
timony in the matter. He has never yet
denied that he was on board a gunboat
that day, but by implication admits it, as
follows:
Question. At what hour in the morning.
were you on the field at the time Of the
Battle of Malvern Hill, and at what time
did you leave? er-
Answer. was on the ground very
shortly after daylight, aud, I presume,
occupied some four hours in riding over
the position. I was again on the ground
in the afternoon-I should think some
where about or half past ociock-agd
was over the whole position again at that
time
Question Had the fighting commouc-
ed in the morning before you left?
AnsTer. No, sir no enemy in sight.
Question At what point or. points we're
you from the time you left the field until
you returned2
Answer. I was at Headquarters, near
Haxall's house
Question. Were you down to the river,
or on beard The gRHboats daring aay part
ofthat dag, bet1oeen tke time goa lett the
field and your return to it?
Answer. L do net remember; it is pos
sible 1 may have been, as my camp was
directly on the river.
Question. How far was the gunboat
from Haxall's?
Answer. There were generally some
gunboats in the immediate vicinity of
Haxalps.
Question. How far was that from
where the heaviest fighting was during
the day?
Answer. From Haxal's to the point
where the heaviest fighting was, I suppose
lsas tsro miles and a halt or three miles.
There were parts of our line that were
with in half mile, probably, or less than
that of the headquarters.
Mark that Gen. Mcclellan, under
oath, "cdnnot remember" whether he
was far off on board a gunbOat while his
army was bravely fighting in the field.
Thinks it possible he may have been"
Now THE World evidently considers
that the charge upon Mcclellan is
disgraceful one, and, in its usual gentle
manly way, calls an editor Of the Post
who repeats it, ''ditty dog" Yet Gen.
Mcclellan says, cit is possible he may
have been" on board the gunboat But
what sort of General is he who cannot
remember where be was on the eventful
day when his noble army was fighting
and winning great battle. If he could
have denied that he was on the gunboat,
would he not? But he knew the fact
was capable of proof, and cared not deny
it. 1t is perfectly we'll authenticated by
the statement Of Prince de JOinville.
-[W 7. Tribune.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-09-27
The Sabbath Boon.

It seems to me that we put sabbath
keeping generally Oh too low ground We
cali it duty when it should be privilege.
The sabbath is a feast, and not fast. It
is less a command than a boon. It is
granted to US, above and beyond being
imposed upon US. It is our great rest
day, given US that we may not faint from
over-much WEAKNESS. After a weeks toll
of body, or mind, or both, God, IN his
fatherly love and tender care, presses up
on US this great gift that our souls may
live. He stays the sweeping tide that
We may take our sOundings, reckon our
latitude and longitude, find where we are
and whittier we are steering, In the diz-
Tying whirl Of life we -need-O how
greatly do we need, and how sorely do We
suffer without itg-this regular recurring
interval Of quiet, that we may look CRATE
fully back over all the way which the Lord
our God hath led US, and trustly forward
through allthe future till the end come
.-[Stumbling Blocks.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-09-27
Heat from the Stars.

DR.. LARDNER says:-aIt is a star
Ting fact that if the earth were depen>
dent alone on the sun for heat it
would not get enough to keep exis-
tence in animal and vegetable life up
on its surface. 1t results from the
researches of PoUILET that the stars
furnish heat enough in the course Of
the year to melt a crust Of ice seventy
five feet thick-almost as much as is
supplied by the sun. This may appear
strange, when we consider how i'm
measurably small must be the amount
of heat received from any one of these
distant bodies. But the surprise van
ishes when we remember that the
whole armament is so thickly sown
with stars that in some places thou>
sands are crowded together within a
space no greater than that occupied
by full moon. The eye cannot see
more than a thousand at the same time
in the cIearest heaven, yet the num-
Der is probably infinite. From the
first to the sixth magnitude inclusive,
the total number of visible stars is
3,128."
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-09-27
Playing at Hen and Chalk.

A Correspondent of the Scientific
Amer5cdn tells the fOllowing:-I have
often tried the ''hen and chalk" doctrine,
by first placing a hen with its bill touch
ing the floor, then beginning at its bill,
rapidly marking a straight white line
directly from it. The hen will seem to
be apparently dead, but with its eyes open,
neither can it move right or left, but will
remain in any position it's placed. 1t
appears to be in deep thought, as man
when his eyes are fixed on vacancyj for
getting even to wink to moisten them.
The above philosophy or doctrine,
whatever it be, may also apply to the
fOllowing:-Take bird-I took canary
place it on its back or lay it on its side
and begin to wave feather over its head,
about an inch above, and it viii die,
to all appearances as naturally as if its
lifcblood we're fast dripping away. But
there is something else which l have not
only heard of but seen done. 1t is the
power of making wasp perfectly hahn
less, so that it can be handled with i'm
punity. The secret of this power lies
merely in holding the breath.
The editor Of the american says he
has often taken a chicken and played
the ''chalk" game. -"Hold the bill Of the
fowl" says he, 'Just down to the floor,
and then, with quick stroke, draw
bright chalk mark along the floor. Let
go Of the hen gently, and she will stand
fora minute or two gazing at the mark
in a strange dazed maner, when she will
lift up her head, and apparently realiz-
ing what fool she has made .of herself,
will run off Cackling,"
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-09-27
Military Consultation,

New YORK, Sept. ia cores
pondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer
says: General Grant and Admiral
Bailey both 90 at once to New York,
where they will be met by Generals
Dix and Franklin, Admirals Porter
and Sringham, and others. The de-
sign of this consultation cannotnow be
made public. We can only say that
some very important movements are
contemplated.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-09-27

NJ. DELIsLE once observed fly only
as large as a grain Of sand, which ran
three inches IN half a second, and in that
space made the enormous number Of
$40 steps. Tia man were able to run as
fast, in proportion to his size, supposing
his steps to. measure two feet, he would,
in the course Of a minute, have run up
wards Of twenty miles A flea can leap
two hundred times its own length SO
also can the locust. Some spiders can
leap a couple of feet upon their prey.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-09-27

A letter Of Sept. 1lth, from Allan
ia, says. "Large quantities of cotton
are being brought in daily from the
country around the city. How efec-
tually the old fallacy of "Cotton is
KIM" is being exploded. Thousands
of bales Of this staple, representing
vast wealth, were in the State, but It
lay like an incubus, Of no benefit to
its owners; it could not be fed 70 Their
armies; the blockade hemmed it In
from exchange" E
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-09-27

WHEN thou believest and eomost to
Christ, thou must leave thy own right
eousness behind thee, and bring nothing
with thee but thy sins. You must leave
behind all your holiness, duties, humb-
lings, etc, and bring nothing but your
wants and miserics; else, Christ is not 6t
for thee, nor thou for Christ
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6he 3enia Sentinel
SETH ". BROWN, Editor.
Tues day Sept, 271864.
YOIUnteePI

HOf The night is fastening fastl
Volunteer
HOl TAe dawning looms at last
Volunteer
Hark Atlanta ramparts fall
Tyrants quake in RichmOnd's wall !
Freedom, Union, Victory call
Volunteer!
Eol RebelliOn's doom is might
Volunteerl
God hath heard the bondman's cry
Volunteer!
Shout! Oppression s power is brOlas,l
Blasted as with thunder stroke
God himself the word hath spOket
TolunteerE
Nows the hour to deal the blow
Volunteer!
Strike, and lay the monster low!
Folunteerl
What though Slavery, sOareely dead
With the nations Hfe-blOOd red
Rears its Gorgon 'COpperheadr'
Volunteer!
What though treason threatens wild!
Volunteer
With the parent dies the childl
Volunteer
Slaverys end is treason fall,
South or North, in camp or hall
Conquering one we conquer all!
Volunteer!
Wars the road to right and peace,
Volunteer
Only treason whimpers "eease"
Volunteer
God, who smites, yet saTes the land,
Clothe with thunder every handI
Edge with lightning every brand
Volunteer!
Lo, the gloom begins to break
Volunteer!
For your own, your cbildren's sake,
Volunteer!
Fight it out for all mankind
Fight it out as God designed,
Spite of Earth and He'll combined
Volunteer
NOblost work that e'er was done
Volunteer
Noblest 1ictory ever won
Volunteer
God, aud FreeGOui, and the Right,
Truth and honor, bid you smite
Rise and trust Jehovahs might!
Volunteer F.
Rise and trust the future yearsl
Volunteer!
Down with fears Away with tears!
Volunteer
LO, the bays for every brow!
LO, the re7erent ages bowl
Up! and strike for victory now
GEORGELANSING TAYLOR.
Ns,g Britain, Conn, Aug. G. 1864.
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SOhGS. CASs
Beautiful Leaves, 81
1 Remember the Hour when Sadly, %
I Loved that Dear Cid Flag, %
Kissing Through the Bars, 70
King Cotton, %
Linger, not Darling, 80
My Lizzie an Ne, 20
Ny Country so Dear, %
Never Despond, 70
Our Country and Flag, 60
Shall We Meet Again, %
They Pray for Us at Home, 20
The Nation Shall not Die, %
Tread Lightly where the Hero Sleeps %
INSTRUMENTAL:
Battle Of New Orleans, Is
Camille Polka, 80
Emma Waltz, 80
General SigePs March, 25
Lincoln Quickstcp, 20
Monitor Grand March, 40
Nuns Prayer, 40
Trompettes du Regiment Polka, 40
Wyoming Waltz, %
For sale by
r. Harris s. Coz
Booksellers and Music Dealers.
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S0IOTKRS ]

You ought not to be without such a valuable med
ieine. Tho Cincinnati National Union, Of April
th avs that thousands ofour soldiers have been
savosd the use ofSreklands Anti colera Mixture
For sabo bv Druggists at 90 cents per bottle.
no Elasl Ilh ST., Cincinnati o. .Gcner Depo
uy-27.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-09-27

Twill cbide no brother IN tho world,
but myself; against whom ! know most
flults.- Shabsrrarc.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-09-27

EVERY man wishes to have his own iu-
dividual farm, or lot; but the graveyard
is tho COMMON lot.
SHAKESPEARE wARNs:-"Trusl not him
who hath once broken faith
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-09-27

WEEL.timcd silence hath more elo.
quence than speech.
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~. II Wilson,

Wholesale and retail dealer in Groceries. Main
street, opposite the EWiag BOuse, XeRia, O. l9-ly-
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AND
W T
x S0 IL @$A~
STRICKLAND'S
Anti-GOl8ra Mixture,

Is n composition Of astringents, absorbents, stimu-
lants and carminatives, which every physician ac-
knowedges is the only preparation that will effect
a permanent cure Of DiaTrh@a and Dysentry. This
AnHGo olera Mixture is now in use in several Of our
army hospitals where it gives the greatest satisae-
ton. It has saved the lives of thousands of our
soldiers and citizens and will guarantee it to be
the best remedy in the world for Diarrhoea and
DysonHy.
Mr.. Woods,Of Goyington, Ky. viii be most happy
to satisfy any as to the virtue of Strickland
Ant-Cholera Mixture in fact we have great mum.
Der Of testimonials from patients who have been
cured after being pronounced ineurabe by their
physicians, some after taking only one bottle o
Stricklands Anti-colera Mixture. If any one suffer
with iarrboea and Dysentrv try one bottle