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Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-22
gA laeell aneoMs,
CORP. CARTER, THE MUTINEER.

Come, no more grumbling-sit down,
and be silent. We've had too much o this
arcady.o
These words were uttered by tall raw
boncd, ill-clad man, Of about thirty-five
years, who with three others were amusing
themselves at game of {" all fours," on
christmas eve in the year 1880 Besides
the speaker and his associates at the table
there were III the room eight or ten others.
leach presenting in his external appearance
|unmistakable marks Of squalid want Tat
tered garments, grizzly boards and wan
played, while others looked on, others a.
gain were stretched on benches or strolling
about the room and all, except those at
the card table, were engaged in boisterous
and irregular conversation. Hard words
passed from one another among their grim
ylsagcs, and the tout ensemble presented
more nearly the appearance of a brawling,
] hait-starved, disappointed banditti than that
ol company Of honest and respectable
people. The party to whom the words we
have quoted were addressed, was at the
5 moment striding to and fro across the floor
u tie room, and with violent gesticulation
~'terng an unmeasured string Of grievan-
eeS, mingled with occasional ambiguous
fTecations and threats The admonition to
Sit down and be silent" spoken in a tone
SAat savored of authority, checked his i'm
patient stride, and cut in two halfuttered
Expression that whether in whole or in
part would not be deemed polite in the
ooIumnS Of this paper Swallowing the un-
uttered half, then he paused, and turned
?|ards the speaker who had not raised
HIS eyes from the game, and was at that
aIiaent .lII scoring three points upon the pine
'"C'y 4,. with piece Of charcoal
o.,. No more grumbling, hey, Corporal" he
ITu'IGred, anu with considerable emphasis on
iI riS offensive dissyllable--" no more grum-
cra Gl,lS. Who the ID put guard over the
,,ee speech of free man? I'll grumble as
@r ,GGtu u as like, and you may make the most
c,,,, ~, rye nothing to do but grumble. l
f'' f." u / eat tor there's no forage. | can't sleep
,4 ta,,. "lien try to do that, my empty belly
"''pS grumbling and keeps me awake. I
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-22

Domestic LIFE--No man ever proposed in
the world without the consent and cooper
alton Of his wife If she unites in mutual
endeavors or rewards his labors with an
endearing smile, with what spirit and per-
severance does he apply to his vocation;
with what confidence will he resort either
to his merchandise or farm; fly over land,
sail over seas, meet difficulty and encoun-
ter danger-if he knows he is not spending
his strength in vain, but that his labors
will be rewarded by the sweets of home!
How delightful it is to have one to cheer,
and companion to soothe the solitary
hours of grief and painl Solitude and dis
appointment enter into the history of every
mans life; and he has but half provided for
his voyage who finds but an associate for
happy hours, while for his months of dark
ness and distress no sympathising partner
is prepared
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-22
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SOMETHING ABOUT THE HAIR.

How many hairs on your head? The
number varies with different persons the
average is stated on good authority to be
293 to every quarter of a square inch from
this each can calculate somewhere near the
sum of his own Flaxen hairs are the Fl.
nest, brown and red next, and black the
coarsest. A space containing l47 black
would be occupied by 162 brown, or 1872
1axen. Each hair springs from root i'm
bedded in the skin. The outside is COM
posed of horney scales overlapping each
other like shingles on roof, though not
form tube enclosing a marrowy pith. The
hair of different races of men, varies in
structure as well as in color thus that of
the negro may be felted, that is, formed i'll
to d solid compact mass like cloth The
property is owing to the prominence of the
scales composing it. Straight hair Is near
ly round, curly hair is more fattened, the
most so IN the negro, whose hairs are near
ly fiat ribbons. The different colors de-
pend on minute particles of colOriDg matter
within the hair age, sickness, severe men
tai exercise, or sudden fright may destroy
the coloring matter, and cause the hair to
turn gray. In animals having whiskers,"
as the cat, tiger, rat, etc, the hairs are
supplied with nerves, which render them
very delicate " feelers," by which they are
aided III stealing on their rprey. In passing
through narrow spaces, these give notice
if the opening be not large enough to ad-
nit the animals body. In some forms of
disease the human hair becomes extremely
sensitive at the roots, and liable to bleed.
Frequent cutting causes it to grow coarser,
but not more thickly and those who desire
to retain soft silky boards should not shave
at all Oils, pomades, and such prepara-
tiOns clog the pores of the scalp and pre-
vent the healthy growth Of the hair wash
ing the scalp with water and thoroughly
drying with towel, will keep it in excel
lent condition Human hair is an impor-
tant article of trade, tons of it being sold
every year. In large districts of Europe
the peasant girls are shorn annually, re-
ceiving from two to twenty dollars each
for the crop. Most of this is used by those
who can not grow enough of their own,
some Of it making jewelry and other orna-
mcnts.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-22

AN individual who owned a small tavern
near the field of Waterloo the scene of the
last great action Of Napoleon, was ques-
toned as to whether he did not possess
some relics of the battle, and as invari-
ably and honestly answered in the mega
tive.
But he was very poor, and one day while
lamenting to neighbor not only his power
ty but the annoyance to which travellers
subjected him, his friend cut him short
with,
'Well make one help the other. Make
some relics!"
'But what can | do?7 Inquired the poor
man.
"Tell them that Napoleon or Wellington
entered your shop during the battle, and
sat down on that chair"
Not long after an English tourist entered
the tavern, and enquiring for relics was
told the chair story The chair was bought
at an incredible price, The next conner
was informed that Wellington had taken a
drink, and the "Wellmgton tumbler" was
accordingly sold. The third arrival
gazed with breathless wonder at the nail
on which Bonaparte had hung up his hat.
The fourth purchased the door posts be-
tween which he entered; and the fifth be-
came the happy purchaser Of the floor on
which he had trodden
At the last advices the fortunate tavern
keeper had not a roof to cover his head,
and was sitting on bag Of gold in the
center. of deep pit, formed by selling the
earth on which the house stood.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-22

REAL ELoQUENoE.-There are no people in
the world with whom eloquence is so uni
versal as with the Irish. When Leigh Rit-
chic was travelling in Ireland he passed a
man who was a painful spectacle of pallor,
squalor, and raggedness. His heart smote
him as he passed, and he turned back.
IF you are in want said Ritche, with a
degree of peevishness, "Why do you not
beg"
''Sure, it is begging hard l am, your
honor"
"You didn't say word"
"Of course not, your honor: but see how
the skin is spakin through the holes in me
trowsers, and the bones cryin out through
me skin! Look at me sunken cheeks, and
the famine that is starin me in the eyes
Man alive! Isn't it beggin' | am with
thousand tongues 2"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-22
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10 TRIUNIPHE.
By LIEUTENANT RICHARD REALF.

Not ever, in all human time,
Did any man or nation
Plant foot upon the peaks sublime
OF Mount TRANSPORTATION
But first in long preceding hours
OF dread and solemn being
Clashed battle gainst Satanic powers,
Alone with the All-seeing.
Gods glory lights no mortal brows
Which sorrow hath not wasted;
w wine hath he for lips of those
His lees who never tasted.
Nor ever, till in bloodiest stress
The heart is well approved,
Does the All-brooding Tenderness
Cry, This is my beloved"
0 land, through years of shrouded nights
In triple blackness cropping,
Toward the far prophetic lights
That beacon the worlds hoping
Behold no title shalt thou miss
OF that transforming given
To all who, dragged through hell's abyss,
Hold fast their grip on heaven.
The Lord Gods purpose throbs along
Our stormy turbulences
He keeps the sap of nations strong
by hidden recompenses.
The Lord God sows his righteous grain
In battle-blasted flrrows,
And draws from present days of pain
Large peace for calm to-morrows
From strokes of unseen cimeters
4 million hearts are bleeding;
\ cry runs tingling to the stars
of babes and widows pleading;
While at hell's affairs sacrificed
Gods martyred son forever
Lies the clear life that crystallized
Our kingliest endeavor.
And yet beneath our brimming tears
Lies nobler cause for singing
Than ever III the shining years
When all our wales were ringing
With happy sounds Of mellow peace
And al our cities thundered
With lusty echoes, and our seas
BY treighted keels were sundered
For 10 the branding fails that drave
Our hUsks of foul self from US
Show all the watching heavens We have
Immortal grain of promise.
And 10! the dreadful blasts that blew
In gusts of fire amid us
Have scorched and winnowed from the true
The falseness which undid us.
No tioundering more for mind or heart,
Among the lower levels
No welcome more for moods that sort
With satyrs and with devils
But over all our fruitful slopes,
On all our plains Of beauty,
Fair temples for fair human hopes,
And altar-thrones for duty.
Wherefore, o ransomed people shout!
0 banners, wave in glory!
Q bugles, blow the triumph out
o drums, strike up the story!
Cang, broken fetters, idle swords
Clap hands, o States, togetherl
And let all praises be the Lords,
Our Savior and our Father.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-22

NEVER GET ANGRY--It does no good Some
sins have seeming compensation or apology
present qualification of some sort ; but
anger has none A man feels no better for
it, 1t is really a torment and when the
storm of passion has cleared away,it leaves
him to see he has been fool and he has
made himself a fool i'll the eyes of others.
Who thinks well of an il-natured man, who
has to be approached in the most guarded
and cautious way? Who wishes him for a
neighbor or partner in business He
keeps all about him in the same state Of
mind as if they were living next to a horn
cts nest or rabid animal And as to
prosperity in business, one gets along no
better for getting angry. What if business
is perplexing, and everything goes by con-
traries, will a fit ofpassion make the winds
more propitious, the grounds more product
ive and markets more favorable ? Will a
bad temper draw customers, pay bills, and
make creditors better natured An angry
man adds nothing to the welfare of society
Since, then, anger is useless, needless, dis
graceful, without the least apology, and
found only &c in the bosom of FOOLS" why
should it be indulged in at all
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-22

RELICs.-The rage for relics in this coun-
try is something astounding. A respect
ably dressed man was noticed the other
day putting into his pocket brick from
the wall in front of Mr.. Lincoln's house, and
this is but one of the ten thousand follies.
The entire stairway upon which Colonel
Ellsworth was killed, in Alexandria, has
been cut into chips and carried away. The
tree at the foot of which Sickles shot Key.
in Washington has been barked and cut
until it is dead. The oak tree under which
General Grant talked with Pemberton, and
arranged the terms of surrender of Vicks-
burg, has been annihilated, and recently a
party dug into the ground ten feet for the
roots of the historic oak An elm tree which
Abraham Lincoln planted stands in front Of
his old house in Springfield. Of course, ii
will be torn in pieces and destroyed.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-22

EVERY plain girl has one consolation. If
is not pretty young lady, will if she
yes, be a pretty old one
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-22

O'LARY, gazing with astonishment at an
elephant in menagerie, asked the keeper,
What kind of baste is that attn hay
with his tail"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-22

OVER in Jersey, during the last Presi-
dental canvass, young lawyer, noted for
the length of his neck, his tongue and his
bill, was on the stump blowing his horn
for Gen. Mcclellan. Getting on his elo-
quence he spread himself, and said:
Il would that on the Sth day of next No
and l would fly to every city and every vii
lage, to every town and every hamlet, to
every mansion and every hut, and pro
claim to man, woman and child-'Geo. B.
Mcclellan is President of the United
States"
At this point, youngster in the crowd
sang out:
"Dry up, you fool You'd be shot for a
goose before you flew mile"
A WIT being told that an old acquaintance
was married, exclaimed, 'I am glad to hear
it." But rejecting a moment, he added, in
tone of compassion and forgetlulness,
'and yet, don't know why | should be
he never did me any harm"
ONE of the big Trees in Calaverous Grove,
California, known as the "Old Maid" fell
down short time since. "The old lady
was about twelve numbered years of age"
saws a California paper; "and had attained
the height of three numbered and twenty
five feet, and was thirty feet across the
butt"
"GENTLY the dews are ore me stealing"
as the man said when he had live bills
presented to him at one time.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-22
TERMS OF PUBLICATION.

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JOB PRINTING of every kind in Plain and Fan
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Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-22

WHAT Is MoNEY-Money is independence.
Money is freedom. Money is leisure. Mon
ney is safety. Money is education. Money
is the qualification of taste, benevolence,
and public spirit The man is fool or an
angel who does not try to make money A
clear conscience, good health, and plenty
of money, are among the essentials of a
full, joyous existence. Still, unfortunately,
it too often happens that people who have
an abundant supply fmoney are destitute
of character. While it is desirable that
men should have both, Notwithstanding all
the advantages of money, it is better to
have character.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-06

TIE N. Y. Hsralfs Washington special
claims to be informed by high official in
the Government, that in the earIyp part Of
last week, JEFF. Davis made direct over!
ture to Mr.. Lincoln, to surrender every
thing to the Uoited States Government, on
condition that all who have taken part in
the rebellion should be restored to citizen.
ship. All else he would give up, If that
would be.grauted. Mr.. Lincoln's reply was,
that he did not have the power to gran,
that point. Thus ended that peace nego-
tiation, and the fight commenced within
forty eight hours afterward.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-06
Lieutenant General.
The pubic Dsbt--OmeIal statement.


WAsBISGT1B. ApFil4 The official state
meat OF the public debt to the 3Ist of
March shows that the amount outstanding,
bearing interest in coin, is 81, loo. S6l, 24l
so, the Interest being Ss4 ole, 63l,T5; aud
the amount bearing interestin lawful mon-
81, $751;. O55 1873, 80, the interest being
S3s sI9 .ss9 43. The debt on which inter-
sst has ceased, is $345 .42o,09. The debt
bearing {. S. interest is S5I5 1s9 .2s7, lie.
The total amount outstanding, So, 1866 954,
oT734. Total interest in lawful money
and gold. SIO2 s36, 53l,2s. The following
u the amount OF legal tender notes in cir
culstion:
One and two years 6ve-per cent notep,
$50 5J2 $50; UOited States notes, old issue,
1892 lO4; Uoited States notes, new issue,
$432, 66s 465; Compound Iuterest Notes,
act of March 3. 1868, Sl5.OOO. 600; Com:
pound Ia,erest Notes, act of June 80. 1854,
SI4l AT $50. Total of $3.50, I6o, 500 The
amount OF fractional currency is S24 254, :.
0e4 Unpaid acquisitions, STA, use, $40.
Amount in the Treasury, 6.4sl OPS.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-06
WEsss it ANNOUNCED ttLt Gov. Peirpoint

WEsse it announced teLt Gov. Peirpoini
il tppIyirg for leave to go TO Richmond
g.a Pot the restored government of the
"a stare lrio oP-rat:on. We presume
TIA, ss Eoor a. possible leave will be
grssisd hia. Una0ub,edly there is coz
sid.rstIe legal element is RisbuoUd, to
soy 5o'biiR q the sarouudirE county.
ana he restored govsTtnsui vii grow ia
I,rstRib very iss' Of course /, viii be
very obuoIioUs 70 The ehiTslry. Next q
the sDtrsres Of wsiiEsl5 rtEro troops The
entrance Ct TIE restored Eoreruusut will
Be distsstef1l TO them. b, as they had
10 cone down 70 the one 50 will they be
Obliged TO Acknowledge sud obey the ether
West Yirginis's irfasnes-tbs work Of
her hsndg-vill, for the FRS. time, be pre-
dominant il Richmond
4 West yrrginisn ell tie Esy from
Psirnout-sn sr,i slavery hereto of;wen-
ryyesrs s;sudfDg-IiEe Cyruz, the Hsdo-
Psrsisn-will reign in BsbyIoO. Thus the
old regime will go under, and go out, and
E brighter day dawn upon the wrecks and
raits Of bsrbsrous past.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-06
Lees Retreat and srant's Pursuit.
Wnsos sFA4IoS. Va, April 4.

WusoS STATION. Va, April 4.
Hoa. z y. Steatoa, Sa-etay Of E~-
The army is pushing forward N hope Of
OTertAking OF dispensing the remainder Of
Lees army. SheridAn's cavalry and the
5fA corps are between this and the Apo
mEtox- General Meade and the I'd ana 9Th
corps are folIoEipg. Ord il following the
lie Of the Soattside railroad. All OF the
enemy that retains anything like an organ.
iEatiou have g5ns nosih Of the ApPotOmax,
aud are apparently hesdi1g for LyuchbIrg.
Their lssses have been very hesTy. fhs
houses through the country are neatly all
used As hospitals fsE the sounded. Ia sV-
cry direction | hear Of rebel soldiers push.
Jag for bone, some. in lsrge and some il
ssAli soapdS. and generally without sr1s
TIE cavalry pursued 50 closely that the
enemy was forced to destroy, probably the
greater rsrt OF their transportation, eAis-
sans and uuuitions of war. The number
Of PrizoneIs espiured yesterday exceed
? 900. From the 2sih of March to the
present time our Ioas in killed, wounded
aud captared will not, FrobsbIy, reach
ZOO, Of Ehom l 500 TO 1000 we're cap
,u:sd. snd many are bat slightly wounded.
! shall coniinue the pursuit a. long 80
there appears TO be any use Of Is
lsignedl o. S. 6RAST,
Lieutenant General.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-06

TIE Charleston correspondent of the
New York Tribune Gays that shout ten
thousand bales of cotton have been dis.
covered hidden or buried in aud around
Charleston. The black loyaIists have de-
feated all the efforts of the rebels and the
semi.rebefs to conceal their precious staple.
1t was thought when we captured Charles
ton, that we would get no more than four
or Eve hundred bAles.
The Savannah cotton foOts up SO, SOC
bales. This has been dear pile of cotton
for spectators. The Government has KEEP
it in New York, and there it has stood,
terror to believers in high prices. Tha
cotton contributed largely towards smash
irg the gold market. In this respect
has proved king.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-06

AL he troops under Generals Nesde
ORD, Sheridan and Thomas. together With
'aose il Missouri. 10 West Virginia, in the
Shenandoah valley. in and SbOut Wash
iDgron, and E, Suffolk, have been paid up
70 March, unless it be some small detsch-
54eEtz not yet reached by the psymssters.
The army under Gen. Sherman lie paid up
to The fret OF January. All the troops
under Gen. schofeld ere paid up to Janu.
sry, sad some of them up TO March. Funds
were sent 20 New ORLEANS TWO weeks ago
to ray ell the troopE under Geo. Candy and
his subordiDsres including those in Ar
Espsas, TO March l, snd the treasury de.
psriment viii be prepared to psy Sher-
mans army Up 10 that date when it hslts
at the close of the next stsge of the cam.
paigB.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-06

A SPECIAL to the New York World says
that when messenger brought iuforma-
ton of the turning of his right, the rebel
President refused to believe it, and accused
the messenger of attempting an April fool
trick.
Davis and his family, With other rebel
officers and their families, did not leave
Richmond till Monday morning.
Had Wei,zels troops pushed on to the
depot, on entering the place, the whole
party might haze been taken. Dapyille
will be the capital ofthe fugitive Confed-
eracy.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-06

A WIlHMerON IN. sO.) paper says =
Some of our soldiers drivingin theswsmps
back Of the town, have struck mine from
which have already been taken several
hundred barrels of turpeu.ine aud guam.
t'y Of rosin. The superiority of these
mines over the Pennsylvania oil wells is
that the product here is found in barrels
already for market, the only expense nee.
essary in working them bsiOg the cost OF
labor 10 rolling the barrels out, Further
explorations are beioR made"
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-06
order from Gen.ral sherman.

An order, of which this is copy, has
been approved by Gen. Sherman:
"NEwBRRH, March 3O.-All malls for
officers and soldiers in the army now With
Major General Sherman, will, alter this
date, be sent to Fortress Monroe, for dis
tribution. No mail for civilians will be
delivered, unless addressed to the care of
some officer to whom they are personally
known"
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-06

GES. PALMER, commanding in Kentucky,
has issued orders to give effect to Senator
Wilson's bill making free the wives and
children of negro soldiers. Finding that
the Kentucky Shareholders were preventing
the enlistment of negroes, and Withholding
freedom from the families of soldiers BY
shutting the parties up in slave pens and
j'ils. be has also issued orders, not only
breaking up all slave pens, but declaring
that hereafter no colored person shall be
confined 10 jail except by proper legal au-
gal authority.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-06

THE Westminster Revisv speaks of the
sermOns of Henry Ward Bescher as for.
chile appeals from what may be called the
democratic pulpit, sometimes partaking
too much of the style of the platform, or
what is known in England as spureeon.
ism, but ola higher order aud of more
catholic tendency than the discoursss in
the Surrey Tabernacle"