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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1865-11-30
"A BIT OF A MYSTERY

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Really, it was singular occurrence
Tell you about it? : / am very willing.
Pray shut that window; the air is raw
tonight. Take cigar-you prefer
pipe? Very good; then take a pipe
Now, are you ready? Yes? Then here
goes: '.'~ 'f"<- sA'i'a'','1'l
1t was five years ago this very night.
| was sitting in this very room; on this
very sofa, and at this yery-let me look
mo, but within fifteen minutes Of this
very hour. / was alone, however, and
i'll besides-that is I had been driving
ayoung horse, the day before, and he
had beeomeifrightcned at a locomotive
whistle, and had run away with me and
pitched me out, and famed my right
arm and bruised me severely about the
head, both of which ached me confound-
edly,ias I lay here BY myself that even
ing. My mother and sister had gone to
spend the evening with some friends,
about half q mile up the road, who were
togo away onthe morrow. The house.
maid had profted by their absence to
make asociable call on her friends, who
were not going away, that I knew of, and
had taken the waiter to protect her. Ths
cook, fnding solitude suggestive of mel
ancholy thought, doubtless, had pro
posed a romantic rainble among the
neighboring lanes and byways,I to the
coachman, which he had gallantlys ac.
cepted, and the big dog had joined them
unlimited, to prevent the scandal of a
tete-a-tete between two such young per
sons, BY playing propriety as q third
party So that was literally alone, not
only IN this room,p but, alone also
in the house not only in the house, but
on the premises, which premises, as YOU ii
know are 2 twenty-acre plot, of lawn
and woodland, with a cottage and out.
buildings about in the middle Of IL. i
1T was much warmer night thar, i,
this, and the windows were both open.
Thatsone, which answers for both door
and window, behind me there, had 10
galize frame in It then. We only INF
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1865-11-30
A MOTHER,S WAKING.

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An night the dews in silence wept, N dq9s
land through the pane the moons pale
sid beams itaniaIsz9 Gg moIt baa q2d!o
played on the, floor in silver streams, s5al
While by my side my baby slept. @.a iz4soi
SO soft, SO sweet, the midnight stole, eaa
1t stilled the breezes on the lea, A.. -. rs
And hushed the murmurs of the ,sea,lF
And hushed the strife within my soul; ,tff
And silenced all the questions wild SD 81
That come between eur faith and God, o.
And bade me lie beneath the rod bse''fi9
Calmly as lay the sleeping child. o +19o-4
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Then slumber on my eyelids pressed, ev ni
And dimnmed in the moonbeams silver clear,
And hushed the sound loved to hear,--
The breathing of the babe at rest rfb s
Till DER the sea in rosy light,
The flush ofmorning slowly .erept,isg
And whispering breezes softly swept
The silent shadows of the nights70 9JET
Then wrapt in dreamland far away ,r..;.;1
! saw the angels come and go, 81 b9H'iGr
aAnd futter of their white wings show nor.
Like ocean bird at dusk of day, ; 1'.5l''
They came and looked within my eyes,,fi if
With their sweet eyes SO pure and true,
And sang low songs all strange and new,
The music of the eternal skies. j, sba
f.-Ha as-
But waking, 10! cherub smiled, -. ~
Heavenin her soft eyes azure deep, i
And radiant from her rosy sleep, "
An angel half, and half child. a3ia 's.,ie1
And little hands were touching me- i1no9 od
And tiny rills of laughter broke eE..i t2'.l I &
From lips that kissed me as. I woke, [sd
And called my name in baby glee. t,f s.aoE
And all the vision Heayenward swept,
Lost in the gold and crimson sky, Z. t.r...
Their farewell whispers floating by na..'
One angel in my arms kept. b'a2,. 'iii7
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Hand h me the claret, said. Wharton;
narrative is very dry work. And
Iwish you'd draw down the other VIM
dow. I feel unaccountably chilly.
Thank you, Now for it again.
Wet and I--went out, hand in
hand, across the drive, over the lawn,
intolthe wood, through the cattle lane,
down to the great Spanish oak at the
bridge-the dry bridge, as we. called it;
because the brook no longer ran under
it, having been turned into another
channel for domestic convenience 81
sssHere it isl said the figure. '.l
During this walk Ihad insensibly as
it seemed, become reoonciled to this
strange proceeding, ,and felt a dreamy
calm prevailing me, and an entire faith
in, and. submission to, its guidance,
which ! thought very singular. Il re-
member, at the same time, that il ap.
peared to me quite pleasant and proper.
Neither did I feel the least pain any
longer in my head or my arms. Nor,
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-04-13
GREAT POPULAR LOAN OF The PEOPLE
SUBSCRIPTION Agent, Philadelphia.
Again and Again.

Our readers may think it strange
that we so often urge upon their at.
tcntion a medicinal preparation. Al.
ready have we, for number Of weeks.
urged the Importance of supply OF
Goes Cough Balsam in the house.
ready for immediate use. But our ex.
cuse is the vast amount of sickness,
sorrow and death that are the imme.
date result Of sudden coughs, colds
and pulmonary attacks while thou
sands Of our children are dying from
Group and lung complaints. Time
and experience have proven that
Goes Cough Balsam is the most spec.
dy and reliable preparation ever
known to the world. Like magic il
relieves the irritation of the throat, re.
moves the stoppages that prevent
breathing 10 Group. and heals all sore
ness Of the throat. chest and lungs.
No man should neglect to supply his
family with safe and reliable mcdi-
cine like Goes Cough Balsam, any
more than he should neglect the sup.
ply of their daily bread. 1t costs but
forty cents, and the bottles contain
twice IA much as those of any other
remedy at the same cost, while in mer.
it, it is superior to all others. All
drug stores keep il for sale.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-04-13
Accident TO Secretary Seward.

Hon. VIM. Ii. Seward was seriously
injured on the 9Th inst. A correspond
ent says that soon after leaving the
State Department for his customary
ride, accompanied by Mr.. Fred Seward
and two ladies, the door of the car
riage became unfastened, and as the
coachman descended to close it, the
horses started at rapid gait toward
the stables. Mr. Fred Seward sprang
from the carriage, unframed, but his
father, attempting to do the same, fell
heavily on his arm, which was broken
and shattered below the shoulder. His
face was also considerably bruised
and cut. The ladies, who remained in
the carriage, were uninjured. The
Secretary, for one hour after the occur
renee, was unconscious, which gave
rise to a rumor that he had sustained
serious internal injuries. At nine
o'clock, however, he was in a comfort
able condition. A despatch of the 9th
says: ain addition to other injuries
sustained by Secretary Seward, it was
discovered that his right jaw had been
fractured. He was comparatively ca
sy this afternoon" .......
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-04-13
Charles City, Iowa, April Is, 1866.
The Glorious News in Charles City.

For three or four days our citizens
had been receiving uncon6rmed ru-
mors of the surrender of Gen. Lee and
his army. On Tuesday, at various in
tervals, the booming Of cannon was
heard from Bradford and Clarksville,-
the former fourteen miles and the lat
ter twenty miles distant,-and every
one was convinced that big news was
in store for us. The mail arrived just
before dark bringing the joyful intelli-
gence--the official announcement that
Lee and his army had surrendered to
Grant. Immediately the air was rent
with shouts-anvils, guns, pistols and
everything that would make noise
were brought into requisition (; and, as
night set in, the Court House, Union
Hall, and various stores and Offices
were magnificently illuminated friend
grasped the hand of friend, and exul-
tation and joy were depicted on every
countenance.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-04-13

The Rocky Mountain News Of the
18th ult. says that the Overland
Camel Company" is rapidly complet-
ing its preparations for business. They
propose to carry the great overland
mails, and also the local mails on side
routes. Omaha is named as the start
ing point on the Missouri and Sacra-
mento the Pacific terminus. Hon. G..
P. Marsh Of Burlington, VT, formerly
Minister at Constantinople, the great
scholar and oriental traveller, is said
to be at the head of this attempt to
introduce the camel on our western
deserts.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-04-13
CHARLES CRY, April 6, 1865.

CHARLES Crr, April 6, 1866.
To the lntelligencer Boys:
think the following is the correct answer
to Scriby's enigma
Amoz was the father of Amor; beryl is the
precious stone found in India Ciiun was the
idol worshipped by the Israelites Doeg was
an overseer of Saul's focks E7ah was the val
ley in which David slew Goliath; Fslir was
Roman governor of Judea; Gershon was the
son of Levi; Huldah was prophecies; lido
was a prophet of Judah .dbin was power
full king; kite was bird of prey log was a
Hebrew liquid measure Manoah was the father
of Sampson Nahash was king of the Amor
ties Omr was general in the army of Elek !;
Phm was son of Ham quinine is the impor.
tant article in Materia Medica Ramoth was
famous city in the mountains of Gilead Sela
was where Amaziah slew 10 600 men Of Edom ;
7admor was the city founded by Solomon
Urijah was high priest; Tashi was queen
of Persia rdr is an evil |; rys,er is sur.
geon's instrument yoke is symbol of subjec.
ton; Zimri was prince of the tribe Of Sine
on. Ny ,chole is the alphabet
CHAuNcY NJ. KELLOGG.
The correct answer was also given by
Charles Ferguson.-Eds.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-04-13
The Recent Elections.

While our great Generals and brave
armies are winning splendid victories
in the field, the loyal people at home
prove themselves still true to the faith
of Union and Freedom. The Republi-
can Union ticket for State Officers in
Connecticut has been elected by large
majorities, also candidate for Supreme
Judge in Michigan. The cities of st.
Louis, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton,
Detroit, Milwaukee, Madison, McGreg-
or, Des Moines, &c, &C., have elected
Republican Mayors, and every where
Except in Dubuque) it is shown that
men at home are as true at the ballot
box as our gallant men in the field are
true in battle.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-04-13

The accounts from Charleston are of
character to draw tears from the
eyes of the fugitive chivalry now
lodging about in various retreats to
escape the visitation of the Yankees.
The city is garrisoned by negro troops.
Over the mantlepiece in the office of
the Charleston Mercury is inscribed,
For President in 1868, Wendell Phil
lips of Massachusetts, /; for Vice Pres
ident, Frederick Douglas of New
York" In the editorial room of the
same paper, family of negroes was
found quartered, on the Federal occu-
patton of the city, and an Abolition
paper is being printed on the type of
the Mercury, edited in part, by the man
who wrote life of old John Brown,
and we apprehend carried one of his
"pikes" at Harper's Ferry.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-04-13

1t is one of the peculiarities of the
Union army that it is a grand thinking
as well as fighting machine, and that
its ranks are full Of schoolmasters, ed
itors and printers. Hence the fall of
a city does not involve the loss of the
daily paper. On Sunday Petersburg
was in rebel hands, and its rebel in
habitants read rebel paper at their
breakfast. On Monday it was in I'm
ion hands, and they read Union pa
per before night, edited and printed
by Westestern boys.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-04-13
For the Charles City
Sanitary Commission.

1t is generally known that a great
Fair is to be held in Chicago, commenc-
ing on the aoth day of May next, in
aid of the Sanitary Commission.
tits perhaps not SO generally known,
that the Commission is just now in
great need of funds. Its Treasury is
exhausted, while the demands upon it
were never greater than at present.
Our recent splendid victories, with
prospect of others of almost equal
magnitude, while they electrify the
country with hope and joy, will crowd
our hospitals with wounded men, and
lay upon the Commission great work
of mercy and love. Shall we withhold
from this noble Society the means ne
cessary to do this work =? Iowa has
never yet Jagged behind, either in
sending her sons to the war, or in car
ing for them after they were sent
Other counties in our State are taking
hold of this work with enthusiasm.
Let not ours be wanting. Let us
come forward promptly and make a
generous thankof1ering, that the brave
men who are winning our victories,
and earning for us peace and safety
with their blood, may not want for
any comfort which it is our power to
bestow.
Any information in regard to for
warding money, hospital supplies or
goods for the Fair will be gladly Civ
en- by the undersigned, who has been
appointed special agent for Floyd
county.
Money is especially welcome, as it
will GO at once into the Treasury of the
Commission, and send speedy relief to
our suffering heroes.
d. n. BoRpwELL.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-04-13

land. We cannot advance tomorrow
in the same manner as we have to-day.
As soon as l get my troops up little
1--WE are considerably mixed) | might
push column down the road, but it is
evident | cannot follow rapidly during
the night"
Immediately succeeding the above
information comes the following
OFFICIAL DESPATCH
WAR DEPARTMENT, April 9Th.
To Major General Die:
A telegram from Gen. Grant, dated
this day at IL noon, at Farmville, six
teen miles west of Burke's Station,
says that the enemy have been pushed
from the road towards Danville, and
are now pressed towards Lynchburg,
and that he is very confident of receiv-
ing the surrender of General Lee and
what remains of his army.
EDwIN NJ. STANTON.
And following the above, on the
succeeding day, We have the news of
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-04-13
Sherif's Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given. that by virtue
IN of special execution duly issued by the
Clerk of the District Court of Floyd County,
state of Iowa, and to mo directed. l have lev
led on and shall offer for sale at public auc-
ton, at my Office In st. Charles City, Floyd
county, Iowa, on the 18th day of May, A. b.
1865, at one o'clock in the afternoon of said
day, the following described property. to wit !:
The West fractional half of the North west
quarter of Section three. 49, Township nine
ty-six, (96.) Of Range sixteen C6) West. sit
uated in said Floyd county. Iowa, levied on as
the property of the Estate of David p. Hol-
brook, deoeased, Sidney Stickney executor. to
satisfy said execution In favor OF Cornelius NJ.
Myers. and against said Sidney Stickney ~ ex-
scutor Of the Estate of David +. Holbrook,
deceased, for $4l2,87 and interest and costs.
Terms Of sale Cash in hand.
Dated, April 10, A. d. 1855.
ID. NJ. FERGUSON,
Sheriff Of Floyd County, Iowa.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-04-13
Valuable Farm for Sala

The undersigned offers Cor sale his farm sit.-
uated in the Howard Settlement, nine miles
north of Charles City, in Floyd county. con-
sisting of 125 acres, five acres Of which Is tim.
Der land There are go acres fenced and 30
acres plowed aud ready for crops. There b 4
good log house and good cellar on the place.
also living water for stock, and an orchard Of
80 apple trees The stock, hay, grain and
farming implements will be sold With the farm,
If desired Price, $1,000 per acre. Inquiry
may be made of III. w. McNabb, in Charles
City, or the subscriber on the premises.
s. M HOWARD.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-04-13

Major General Godfrey Wcitzel,
whose command was the first to enter
Richmond, is a native of Cincinnati
and of German descent. When poor
friendless boy, fifteen years ago, Judge
Storer of that city took him by the
hand, and obtained his admission into
the West Point Military Academy,
whence he graduated with honors
which have been Frightening ever
since. ..
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-04-13

A young minister, in highly elaborate
sermon which he preached, said several times,
I" The commentators do not agree with me
here" Next morning poor woman came to
see him, With something in her apron. She
said her husband heard his sermon, and
thought it was a very fine one, and as he said
" the common taters did not agree with him, I"
he had sent some of the very best kidneys.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-04-13
The Pursuit of Lee.

Gen. Grants arrangements were
well matured for the destruction OF
Gen. Lees army on the evacuation OF
Richmond. Gen. Sheridan, with 10000
cavalry and 10000 infantry had NOV
ed out on the South Side railroad, and
was enabled to meet Lees fleeing ar.
my in the vicinity of Amelia Court
House on the Richmond and Lynch
burg road. Here and at Burkesville
there were severe engagements, in
which the rebels were handsomely
routed with enormous losses of officers,
men and munitions of war. One of
Gen. Sheridan's dispatches reads as
follows:
April 6-11:15 P. NJ.
To Lieut.. Gen. Grant:
] have the honor to report that the
enemy made stand at the intersec-
ton of the Burke's Station road with
the road upon which they were re-
treating. attacked them with two
divisions of the 9th Army Corps and
routed them handsomely, making a
connection with the cavalry.
| am still pressing on with both cav
airy and infantry. Up to the present
time we have captured Generals Ew-
ell, Kershaw, Button, Corse, De Barry
and r,ct,s M ca,,ara1 %bn,,o,J ,>,.,c
oners, fourteen pieces of artillery with
caissons, and large number of wa
gons. If the thing is pressed, think
Lee will surrender.
P. H. SHERIDAN.
Major General Commanding.
Gen. Grant reached Burkesville with
the left wing of his army on the eve
ming of the 9th, and the next day for
warded to President Lincoln at City
Point an account of another engage
ment with Lee at Sailors Creek fif.
teen miles northwest of Burkesville on
the Lynchburg road, in which were
captured two guns, three flags and a
considerable number of prisoners, two
hundred wagons, seventy ambulances,
with mules and horses to about one
half the wagons and ambulances.
There were between thirty and forty
wagons in addition abandoned and de-
stroycd along the road. Gen. Hum.
phreys, who won this last battle says
the road for over two miles is strcwn
with tents and baggage, cooking uten.
sils, some ammunition and materials
of all kinds. The rebel wagons are
across the approach to the bridge and
it will take some time to clear it. The
enemy is in position on the heights
beyond with artillery. The bridge is
partially destroyed and the approach.
es on the other side are Of soft bottom
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-04-13

quaint old gent, who is withal one of tn,
most active men, had man at work in hi,
garden who was quite the reverse. "Mr
Jones, said he to him one morning, "did
you ever see a snail 3'' Certainly" said
Jones. "Then," said the old boy, you
must have met him, for you could never over
take him.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-04-13
tut INC Duys anu
A RIDDLE.

My LIST is in cake, but not in bread.
My ID is in bread, but not in cake.
My Sd is in horse. but not in lamb.
My 4th is in lamb, but not in horse.
My 9Th is in warning, but not in telling.
My 9th is in telling, but not in warning.
My 9TH is in st. Charles, but not in West
Union.
My 9th is in Illinois, but not in Wisconsin.
My rhole was great English statesman
and general. S.