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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1865-11-14

THE PRESIDENTS MEssAoE.-The !'4Isi=
dent is now engaged in preparing his t,,i,r- h=
coming Message, and until it is con * :E,l.
few; if any, pardons will be granted,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1865-11-14

gsn A city that cramps her own energies,
is like to die of the cramp.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-06-16
That shot floored Rufus Choate.


Our AT ELB,ws 1T is very sad to watch
the gradual falling out-at-clbowism OF things
now and bright and lovely the gradual de-
cay and disintcgration Of what once looked
as solid us granite, and rs durable ny the ev.
erlasting hills. For things as we'll us people
get out ut elbows; and timo wears holes in
feelings as we'll us in velvet and corduroy.
Iovo and hope and happiness and aspiration,
all 90 ,breadbaro and fall into rents. rs tho
months pass on and the winter frosts wither
up and blight tho last Of the summer How.
crs. In tho youth and hcyday OF our life
our moral elbows are covered IN inch thick
with generous padding and we scout US
sacrilcge the idea that wo shall ever go rag
ged. whatever happens to our neighbors.
Impossible that we. burning fiery hot with
poetry and zeal, should ever calm down into
prose and vulgar iractions-that our phi
lan.hropic designs for regsnerating mankind
should subside into trading on our neigh
bor's neccssities-that our poetic flights into
the regions Of the beautiful and the true
should end in the lcarian sea Of tue useful
and cxpedient. f..,,-,,s 49, ~,
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HEADING OFF LAWYER. Choate
in an important ult'and.battery at sea
case had Dick Barton, chief mate of the
cllpper.ship Challenge, on tho stand, and
bndsered him so for about IN hour. that ut
last, Dick got his salt water up. and hauled
By the wind to bring the keen Boston lawyer
under his batteries.
At tho beginning Of his testimony Dick
had said that the night was "dark as the
devil. and raining like seven BELLS"
Suddenly Mr.. Choatc asked him
"Was there moon that night?"
"Yes, SIR"
"Ah. yes moon"
"Ycs, a fuH moon"
"Did you see it?"
"Not mite"
"Thcn how do you know there was a
moon 2"
"Nautical almanac said 30, and I'll be.
lieve that sooner than any lawyer in this
world" ......
"What was the principle luminary that
night, sir?"
"Binnacle lamp aboard tho Challenge"
"Ah. you are growing sharp, Mr.. Bar
ton" r .-r
"What in blazes have you been grinding
me this hour for-to make iDe dull?"
"Be civil sir. And now tell me in what
latitude and longitude you crossed tho equa'
tor in 2"
"Sho You are joking"
"No, sir! am in earnest and desire you
to answer me" .......
"l shan't." ...
"Ah, you refuse, do you?"
"Yos-I can't" ...-... .....T -.
"Indecd. you are chief.mate of a clipper
ship and unable to answer 80 simple ques
ton?" .... ..I ....,
Yes; 'tis the simplest question ever had
asked me. Why thought every fool OF a
lawyer knew there ains no latitude on the
equator" .. f s.faa- aIis lia %. ll
That shot aoored Rufus Choate. t.a W.
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Sfliseellaneous.

A Cu,RLEsroN BEAurY.-The following is
IN extract from the letter Of a naval officer
on board one Of the U. s. gunboats near
Charleston. s. c.:
IL saw IN angel few days ago, in the
shape Of a beautiful young lady, who came
on board with her father to take the oath.
Without exception she was the most bcauti-
ful being that ever had the pleasure to
feast my eyes upon. When saw her come
alongside, being officer Of the deck. I rushed
to the gangway, and was very attentive in
seeing her safe over the sidc. and waiting up
on her up to the quarter deck. Her father
was engaged with the captain, and I took
the opportunity to engage in conversation
with the charmer. found her rather mod
ost and difident, not having yet made her de-
but in society, but she did very well.
was at the time chewing tobacco, which
Of course was very ungallant on my part.
She noticed it, and what do you think
Why, shs remarked that .she had not been
nblc to obtain any tobacco for real long
time, and as for snuff she had not had dip
sho didn't know when.' having a good
sized piece in my pocket. offered it to her,
when, with sparkling eyes and a beam OF
joy and delight upon her countenance. she
asked 'if she could have the whole Of it, I
answered. with smile, certainly when
she took good sized quid and commenced
chewing and splitting with the gusto OF an
able seaman. How my idea Of beauty van
ished! Only few minutes before was en-
chanted, and YOU can better imagine my
thoughts and feelings after that, than can
wr,te chem. l suppose this seems rather
queer to you; but many Of the poor whites
arc just like her.-although her father was
very well of in lands and stock.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-06-16

An INNOCENT JURYMAS AND A Cool Con-
vicr.-Child, the counterieiter, who was 70
Gently sent to tho prison at Newiane. Yer
mont, but escaped (tbough subsequently, CAP
tured and returned thcrc,) happened to stop,
after travelling all night aud tho next day ill
evening, after his escape, Mt the house OF Mr.
May in wardsboro', who was ono Of tho ju.
ry that convicted him May recognized him
aud said in great surprise: "why. Child, !
thought they had sent ynu TO State prison y
"Well, the fact is, thcy talked the mat
ter MI over, and seeing ] was young and pen
itent, thought 1t was hard case, and so
they let mc of y Child atc the food given
him in hurry, and concluded twas best to
travel on, though the unsuspccting Mr.. May
was completely sulled by his story, und new
or thought It wasn't just 80 till he hoard Of
tho escape. v',rf -rar nifn-I
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palm, although Pa, Ma, Grandpa, Aunt, Un.

palm, although Pa, Ma, Grandpa, Aunt, Un-
Gle. and long list Of cousins are not to be
counted out by any means. Wo think the
mother acts the most sensible, though even
she has her failings and weak points in re.
gard to "baby," and will occasionally exhib-
1t trace Of insanity, when dilating upon
his charms and accomplishments.
The effect babies have on progression il
self-evident. No one ever knew Of baby
inferior to any other preceding baby. On
the contrary each one is littlo in advance
Of any yet born, and when We think Of the
vast numbers yet to be, and how every ono
will DO triae superior to Its predecessor,
what glorious future awaits us? We shall
eventually reach perfection. How can those
persons who believe that we rctrograde in.
stead Of progress, reconcile this fact with
their absurd theory?
Some people little enthusiastic, look up
on baby "as thing of beauty and a JOY
forever Now we have seen some whom
we thought had liberal discount on their
beauty, and their "joy forever" would quick
ly vanish on having 1t commence to cry and
"refuso to be comforted," when left in oul
charge, and We busily engaged in reading OIL
writing.
1t must be comforting to man. no matter
how ugly Or despised no may now be. tc
think that he was once baby beloved by q
large circle Of relatives and friends. It is q
comfort we would not deny him. There ar'
quite number of this worlds people
who were not loving babes great while
they arrived at years when people cease tc
love them, quite early in life, and have nov
or been babies since. p,
Babies, like every one else, have thci'
faults and dark sides. BY their dark side'
we have no reference to negro babies; yo
wo would not abolish babies II We had th'
power, because such babies as we have are
better than no babies ut all. 'H.r ..t.
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soLprERs GOING HOME.

The Government has completed arrange
ments with the railroad companies by which
they arc to furnish transportation immed.
ately for 5000 troops to the Northwest and
6OOO to the East, per day. Thus within
twenty days twenty thousand Northern
homes will be gladdsnod by the return
of twenty thousand heroes who for three
years have followed the uncertain fortunes
OF war in every Southern State. Pcrhap,
they have stood in the midst Of the shot and
shell of Antictam and participated in its
bloody triumph. They have breasted the
deadly storm of iron hail that pourcci.irom
the summit Of Mission Ridge; or pcrcbanco
they have followed the stars Of "0ld Tecum-
sch, whose marches leading to victory, and
whose banners never rctreating, have penc-
tntcd an enemy's country for hundreds Of
miles and taught tho Generals Of Europe
what Yankee Boys can do. Or they have
ridden with "Cayalry Sheridan" over the
mountains Of the Shenandoah and cut the
arteries Of Richmond. Or they rode with
the dashing Weitzsl and took the fret peep
into Richmond streets. Or perhaps they
were "in at the death" when old "Uncon-
ditional Surrender" "bagced" the army OF
Northern Virginia and scaled IN fact the fate
OF the rebellion, which in fancy had been 50
often sealed before.
We read OF the worlds great soldiers, and
the ssilial pen OF history delights to paint
the deeds OF tho First Napoleon and the
great soldiers who carried his eagles and
the pulse beats quick as the imagination rev.
els amid tho slorics Of Marcngo, Of Lodi. Of
Austcrlitz; but the soldier who has serycd in
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-06-16

When DR.. johnson asked the widow Por
Ter to bc his wife, he told her candidly tina,
he was oI mean extraction, that he had No
money, and that no had an uncle hanged
The widow replied that sho cared nothing
for his parcntase, that she had no money
herself, and though shc had not Ind . rela-
tive hanged, she had fifty who deserted hang
ing. So they made match VI u. - bartr'
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-06-16

YThe celebrated speech Of Sir Boyle
Roche: "Mr. Speaker, | smell . rat; | see
him floating in the air; but mark mo. ] shall
ys. nip him in the bud, "was evidently the
model upon which writer in Kansas fnmed'
tho other day, somo remarks upon the recent
election. Tho Ievcnworth Conservative says
that. by the result Of that election. "The
fall Of corruption has been dispelled. and
tho wheels Of tho state government will no
longer be trnmmcllcd by sharks that have be-
So. the public prosperity like locusts. !" ''ion
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-06-16

TIE CANADA SKEpADpLERs.- writer from
Ia Crosse, Wis, says the delegates to Can.
ada, who went to that land of promise a
few months since, to see relatives or to at-
tend to little business, are returning. Can
ada silver is now often to be seen in the
hands of men, and faces long absent arc be-
coming quite familiar all over tho North.
Men como quietly in, little valiso or satch
el in hand. When the cars arrive, they gent.
ly step out on the opposite side from tho de-
pot. and, with the modcsty of Gen. Grant,
pick their way on foot, prcferring to walk
rather than ride in crowded omnibus
Quietly they walk to their homes, no brazcn
trumpet, piercing flc or hollow drum dis
turbing the cats in their serenades, tho chick.
ems on the roost, or tho night police, as tho
warriors of peace return to lay down their
arms beside them on bed. We met ono OF
these chaps the other day just aftcr his ar
rival. t
"Halloo! When did you return?"
"Me? Oh, I've been back ever since last
Octobcr.''' rtEfEast staH1 o.,
"Ah, | hadn't seen you latoly-did not
know but you had been out of the city"
"No-rre been sick for month or so
that's aN.t
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COL. BAKER,

Whose position in connection with the
War Department for four years has been
such as to enable him to perform services, 50
important in their relations to the political
and military policy of the Government, and
whose intercourse with the leaders Of the re.
bellion places him in possession of interest
ing facts known to no other person, will pub
lish History of the Secret Service of the
United States" on retiring from his present
position. lie has received an offer of S2O,-
600 for the materials df the work, from one
of the leading publishers of the country.
The work will be one of the most interesting
ever published. and will have an immense
circulation. -.-. FAIRFAX.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-06-16

REMEDY AGAINST Morns.-As this Is about
the season when careful housewives are busy
putting away their furs and other articles
for winter wear. the following remedy agains.
moths may bc useful and timely; An Ounc'
Of gum camphor and one Of powdered shell
Of red pepper are macerated in eight ounces
Of strong alcohol for scven days, and then
strained. With this tincture the fars OF
cloths are sprinkled over, and rolled up N
sheets. This remedy Is used in Russia under
tho namo Of "Chinesc tineturc for moths, y
and y found very elective. T5ss si
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-06-16

H There never was more graceful re-
joindcr than that which the putativc Father
Of History tells of Cr@-us, carried OF from
his hosrds, and dragged about among the
lords in waiting Of Cambyses. "Cr@us,
asked the crazy tyrsnt, "which is the greater
mani or my father?" The captive must
have known that II his adroitness failed him
he would probably be offered an immediate
m,rk Tor the scimitars oi the escort: but Il
did not. "Cyrus." ho replied, "was greater
than you; Tor, IL in other respects you are
your fathers equal, you will never have SO
great son." sl5I
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-06-16

/. TnE Par VALuEor BRAINS. Pbiladel-
phia North American, has tho following,
which is worthy Of record, and Of considera.
ton by everybody: ~ Il
"working MS an ordinary hand 10 Phila.
dclphia ship yard, until very recently. was
man named John l.. Knowlton. Ills pccu.
iarity was that, while Others Of his class
were at ale houses, or indulsing 10 jolli6ca-
tion, he was incceantly engaged instudying
upon mccharical combinations. Ono Of his
companions, secured poodle dog. and spent
six months in teaching tho quadrupod to OK
ccu,c a jls upon his hind legs. Knowlton
spcn. the amc period in discovering some
method by which hc could saw out ship tim
her in q bcyclcd form. The Grst man taught
his dog to dance; Knowltou. in tho saruo
time, discovered mechanical combination
that enabled him to do In two houn tho
work that would occupy dozen mcn. by
slow and laborious process, an ontiro day
That saw Is now iu use 10 oil the ship yards
in The country. II cuts o beam 70 curved
shspcas quickly a. an ordinary saw.ulll saw
rips up . staisht plank. KnowItou contin--
ucd his experiments. and 10 short time at
terward he secured patent for machine
that turns any material Whatever into per.
iectIy spherical form. 10 sold a portion OF
-.
his patent for sum that l. equivalent to .
fortune. The machine is now iu operation
In this city. Within . fcw days tho am,
p,aiu, unasaming man has invented boz.
Ing machine that was tested 10 The prcssncs
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ga Down East agriculturist last summer
required a number Of reapcrs. Several pre-
sented themselves. and all were engaged with
one exception. The poor man thus omitted
said: r ~ s,.l 1a'i A
"Master. WON'T you hire me "
"No," said tho farmer. scT
"why not?"
because you are too littlc."
"Too little" exclaimed tho astonishcd
Irishman, "docs your Honor reap your grain
at tho top?"
What could farmer G--do but roar
with laughter, and send the little man to join
bis comrades in the field. 8. II . -
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BE TRUE AND FAITHFUL, AND VALIANT FOR
B1DDEFoRD, ME-. FRIDAY MORNING,

whatever capacity during the war with re-
bellion, is hero, and the verdict OF Impair
tial history will place him beside the veter'
ans of Europe. For whether considered in
point of numbers engaged; in the length
and number Of campaigns; or in the desper-
alton with which our great battles have been
contested. the battl&felds of Napoleon will
"pale their Intellectual fires" and to the
American soldier must he accorded the honor
Of fighting the worlds greatest battles.
THE coNsPIRAroRs.
As the trial progresses, much curiosity to
see the prisoners is developed; and, "Hayc
you seen the conspirators?" is asked by ev-
crybody of cverybody's friend. As the Court
room is quite small, the room appropriated
to spectators is limited to the accommoda.
tiou of not more than fifty persons, and no
one is admitted without pass from mem.
Der OF the Court. Consequently very few
persons have the opportunity of gratifying
their curiosity in this respect. The admis.
sions to the Court room average about 200
daily.
On entering, the spectator is struck by the
supremely Insignificant appearance of the
prisoners. II would be difficult to select an
equal number of meaner looking men from
among the population Of the great cities
With the exception of Mrs. Surratt, who is
really a fine looking specimen Of a Southern
woman, there is not one among them who
exhibits any indication of intellect, or the
mark of single trait Of character beyond
the brute instincts of the lowest nature and
one cannot help feeling the wide contrast be-
tween the enormity of the crime and the in.
significance of tho criminals, the
valuable life of the murdered President and
tho utter worthlessness Of the lives which
are to answer for the murder.
Payne, perhaps, approaches nearest to hu
manity; and Atzerott, who, without exag
geration, has tho meanest face ever saw,
furnishes the other extreme. DR.. Mudd,
with his red hair and small snaky eyes,
would scarcely pass among New England
people as a professional man. unless it be as
professional horse jockey. He is the only
prisoner who manifests the least interest in
the trial. The Others listen to the proceed
ings with the utmost indifference. or do not
notice them at all. Arnold, whose position
is at one Of the grated windows of the co .rt
room, gives no attention TO the trial, hut sci.
dom withdraws his gaze from the bright sun.
shine beyond his prison bars.
A great number of witnesses have been ex
amined for the defence, but their testimony
is generally unimportant. 1t is expected
that all the evidence will be given in few
days, and the arguments Of the several coun-
sci be submitted to the Court. What the
scnten o will be is not certain, hut it will be
such sentence as will make President.kill.
ing in future very hazardous business.
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What poct docs man mention whom
handing YOU piece Of tobacco7 Chauccr.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 0, 1865
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TIE CITY AND THE SOLDIERS.
The Seat of Government, which perhaps
felt. in greater degree than any other city
in the country, the sad event which draped
the nation in mourning. begins to assume
its former appearance, and the people their
accustomed ayocations. The badges Of
mourning 50 appropriately displayed from
nearly every building, both public and pri-
vate. in Washington. are gradually being re-
moved. Abraham Lincoln has passed away
and his name passed into history, but the
people Of Washington had u deep affection
for the honest face Of that plain, tall man
who lived in yondcr White House, and though
the emblems Of mourning have disappeared,
his memory grows dcarer to the people as
one by one the great objects for which he
lived and died are being accomplished.
II is now intensely hot and dusty. Sum
mer is upon us with all the disagreeable con-
sequences Of home under vertical sun,
and unhappy is he whose circumstances will
not permit him to "go north" for sail on
the lakes, q month at Saratoga or Newport
or sill b.,,or % sncna "doy DAVIS, with
"minc host" Of the Old Orchard House on
the finest beach on the Atlantic coast.
Washington, itself city Of ono hundred
and twenty thousand Inhabitants, has now
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-08-19

The Georgetown correspondent .! the
Washington Star writes
The bOatmen Of the feet Of canal bosn
ju5i arriving over the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal, have been behaving onfa'
peously on The line Of the canal. from
Georgetown to Hsrper's Ferry. A gem
lleman from the vicinity OF Hsrper's Fer
~ says they have no, left All ear OF corn
in his field Another states tina. color
ed woman was ravished on one OF tbs
boats. They qnarreled among themselves
and after passing the locks the men OF oas
boat would throw rocks behind the lock
gates, to delay the boat that followed -
TIE rem0nsusnces Of Superintendent
Spstes induced one OF the boatmen 10 Try
TO whip him INFO silence, but the superiu'
lendenl gave the boatman an awful thrash
ing. They several times threatened 70
whip Mr. Hoskins, hsrbor master al th"
terminus, but have not yet rico II, and II
will be wise for them not 10 try it. Al
The lock near the Broad Ron cnlver,
boatman named Nall. shot another named
jas. Fl. Gibbs, fortunately inficiing only
flesh wound in his breast, and another
in his arm. So much drunkenness, among
the bOainen on tire lowpsih has newt
before been Witnessed.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-08-19

The Commissioners Of Washington
county. have subscribed Sl5O'OOo to the
capital stock Of the Washington County
Railroad, which is TO connect with the
Bait. IL o. Railroad near Sandy Hook.
The Hsgerslown Herald 'sgs:-
BY the act they are empowered 10 is'us
bonds in the name of the county, and 10
sell the same fer the payment OF the 3
mount so subscribed, at such times and
in such instslments as msy be approved
by majority Of The commissioners--'hs
bonds to be accompanied by coupons Tor
the interest. With this subscription, aud
such other stock subscriptions as may De
taken along the route Of The proposed road.
the Baltimore & Ohio Rail road, with 4"
munifcent subscription Of 100000. Will
speedily undertake the work OF putting I"
in connection with Baltimore city.