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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-08-18

PARTED Hp HAIR IN THE MIDDLE.-A
young man. living in Springfield, Mass, who
Is the least bit feminine in his appearance,
parting his hair in the middle, &c.. went to
Boston, and while. in that city was taken
with q severe tit OF collie. Stopping at ho.
tel, he put himself to bed, and scnt for u
physician. The doctor came, felt Of his pa
tient's pulse. examined his stomach and !n-
quired solomnly II his habits were regular
tn which tho young man answered In the af
6rmative. The doctor then c.utiously and
politely informed his patient that his synp-
toms manifested some probabilities Of an in.
crease Of the census In short time. The
surprise Of the cholic stricken young man u,
this singular announcement was only equalcd
by that of the doctor when he discovered the
true sex Of his patient. lrur'h1s ar sl 3
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...a a BIDDEFoRD,. NE, FRIDAY MORNING,
"ln doc time ,bev,re mine. They can't

"In doc time they're mine. They can't
save themselves by repentance even. They
are now pas, forty. and ei they'd commense
in dcd earnest tryin to do as much good as
they have bad, and lived to be as old as Ma
thoosler, they coodent make commencement
towards balancin the books. BY the way,
spaakin Of Methoosler, l had to wate pa
silently for customers in them days, when
men lived 900 years. Gu ya TlIt q"s
There's Cory, Colorado Jewett, and Alec
Long" coptinooed he; "I'yo he'd my eye on
Jrwctt, and Cory I'lllose--there's place
outside Of my joorisdicshun fer sick They
amt responsible, yon sec. The devils that
was cast out Nv the man and took refuge in
the swine, left the swine when they was
drowndid, and have inhabited meny men
sinse. 9 Of em arc in Cory and one in Jew
EFT to-day. Alec Long has evry now and
then glimmeriu of sense; he shows occa-
shunely surface .indicashuns of intelleok, not
quite enuf to maik lunatick Nv him. and
too much for idyit. Imay git him aud
may not. But you will hev plenty Nv COM
peny. The stand your party took druv thou.
sands Nv men in2 cussilness, who knode bet
ter, and who, ef let alone, wood hev lodged
me.
I hev my eye on some who denounst VAL
landygum, and yet. when the screws were
brot doun on2 cm land by the way, jest sech
as 700 turned them sed screws-and he poak,
cd me jockerly in the ribs), actily presided
at Vallandygum meetins. and votid for him.
Then, after he was defcetid, they swore they
didn't vote for him at all, addin dirty lie
to the original sin. which is givin the devil
(es you stile me), his doc, with compound
interest. But excoose NELL show you
your appartmence. This way. my deer sir. "
Iobjscted to goin, and lookt ankshusly
around for a escape. Observin this,a change
c,me over the polite gentleman afore the.
His eyes glissened. sulphrus stream ishoed
from his mouth, his feet parted in2 hoofs, his
fingers elongated in2 claws, observed a tale
pecpin down under his cote,-in short, he
was transformed in2 the identiclc devil he'd
seen nn sevril occashuns when labrin under
attax of dclirium trcmins sooperindoost by
drinkin bari or so much OF elexshin whis
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-08-18

u Every one is moro or less familiar with
what are commonly called DeuiFs Ddrning
Needles. There are many species OF them to
be found, some Of then very beautiful in
color. and graceful in flight. They are all
voracious, and occupy the place among in
sects that hawks and eagles do among birds
But formidable as they are among the minute
beings that annoy and encroach upon the in.
,erests Of mankind. they are perfectly harm
less to man himself. They eat mosquitoes
by the million. They are, in fact. all use.
ful, destroying a vast number Of gnats and
other troublesome and destructive insects.
if you shut up dragon ay for short time
in the house, he will destroy vast numbers
Of mosquitoes, house-flies, and other flying
insects il there be any, just as few toads in
a room will rid it OF bcd-buss, cockroaches,
aud other similar vermin. Never injure or
destroy these light and airy creatures, there
fore. They do good and not harm. They
are your friends and not your enemies. Lace.
winged flies generally are beneficial.
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V The Richmond correspondence Of tho
Tribune says disgraceiul state Of aHairs
prevails in that city. The citizens feel Il du.
ly incumbent upon them to beat and NAL
treat every colored man they meet, and even
the soldiers aro led into tho same coursc by
the citizens. Great disafsction prevails
among the soldiers. consequent upon poor
rations. provorbially worSc than were Issued
to them while in the trenches. and less whole.
some than those issued to the citizens they
havc not been paid Of for six or eight months,
and with dubious expectations rs TO being
mustered out, they arc found willing in the
hands Of bad and disloyal men, who ply
them with whiskey, to freely undertake and
execute most any job. Tho colorod citizens
have met and adopted q petition TO General
Terry, setting forth catalogue oi grievances.
which are simply astounding as being psrps.
srated ir civilized community, much lcss
where a military government prevails.
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81 Milk and water people. who content
themselves with doing no harm, at tho Same
time never doing good, arc mere negatives.
Your man Of force, who does not wait for q
stone to get out Of his Heaven-appointcd
way, but naturally rolls II over, may unin.
tentionally hurt somebody's toes in the act ;
but thousands who will walk the future path.
will thank him for clearing il. Tho man
who has no enemy is isscncrally sleek, creep.
ing, cautious. whitswashod creature, walk
ing the world with velvot shoes, who smirks
and glidcs his unchallenged way to the OBJ
scurity he merits. an ss'ds1rsll wsE en
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b PoUR MxS BURixp AuvE.--Tbe Rutland
wy Herald rclat,s tha. IN Friday afternoon
Michael wclch. John Carney. Francis Nc.
Cormick and John o'Iiarne, employed IN
lo.dins gravel train on the Rutland and
Burlington Railroad. wsrc buried alirc BY,
tbs owing Of . sand bank about mile north.
Of Pittsfurd. Tho accident occurred ct
about two o clock p. NJ. but the bodies were
not all rccovored until ncar six o'clock. ow
ing 70 the sand continuing TO run in almost
as fast Is Il could be shovolcd ont. Francis
McUorhick leaves wife and three children;
John Carney leaves wifo the othor two
wcrn unmarried. 80 ~ '.'
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Too Much ADMINISTRATIONS Ward get

Too Much MorHER.-Artoms Ward gets
of the following good paragraph: 800 lE
"Our ballad writer's put too much mother
in their melodies. Thus we have. Dcar
Mother, I've come homo to dio.'-' Mother.
is the battle over2 - Mother, dear, D,
pray for me - Write letter to my moth
or" etc. The other night We heard an
athletic Ethiopian minstrel dismally bleat,
Mother kised me in my Dreams just as
though she would do II until no washed the
cork from his faoc. A mother 10 q good
thing. Without mothers. in TACT, life would
bo unpleasant. But why sing tho maternal
parents merits so persiutensly, and in such
shaky vsrses7 Why not vary tho thing, and
occasionally produce father or two. u
wo mus. continually ring about. our prcnts.
let Us by all means give tho 'old man a
chance" .l.-,.,,..g a.. r-
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A BOYS LAwsulr.-Under great tree
close to tho village, two boys found wal.
nut. Ut balorgs ~ NO." said Tgnatius,
for ! was Rrst to SEQ it. "No. II belongs to
me-" cried. Bernard, : for was the first to
pick II up.." And 50 they began to quarrel
in earnest. 81 will settle tho dispute" I"
said tho Older boy. who had just come mp.
He placed himself between tho two boys.
broke the nut In two, and said z" The one
piece OF shell belongs 10 him who 6rst saw
the nut; tho other piece Of shell belongs 10
him who picked !. up; but the k"rnol | keep
for judging tho case. 1 And this" he said,
- he sat down and laughed. :" is tho COM
mon end Of most lawsuits. !" ii GlH .
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Concerning Large Armies.

The following facts. cullcd from the folds
Of ancient history, may bo Of sO,nc interest
at tho present time: loor 'n'"'a-Th ~, la''o" '
The city Of Thebes had hundred gates,
and could send out ofcach gate 10 900 fight
ing men and 200 ohsrios -,in all 1000, 900
men and 20 900 chariots.l ''.'', ~ e.
The army Of Trerah. King Of Ethiopia,
consisted Of l ,O00, 900 men and 300 chariots
OF war. boa-fnpl .t ianm bar .ai'1' z. :
Sesos,ris. King Of Egypt, led against his
enemies 100000 men. $4,000 cavalry, and
q scythc armed chsriots. l49l B. Co. It'd
liamilcar went from Carthage and landed
near Palermo. He had a feet Of 1000
ships and 5000 small vessels, and land
force of 100000 man. At the battle In
which he was defeated, 10000 were slain.
A. Roman feet, lod by Regulus against
Carthage. consisted OF 800 vessels with l4O,-
600 men. The Carthagenian feet numbered
$50 vessels with l5O. 900 men. Io 1n- .1' M
At the battle OF Cannoe, there were Of the
Romans. including allies, 800, 900 foot and
5000 horre !; of tho Carthagoniau 10000
foot and 10000 horse. OF these 10000
were slain In all, and 10000 taken prison.
ers; more than half slain. rrhere Is an
error in the account Of this battle. Livy.
the Roman Historian, only mentions that
Hannibal commanded on ons side $4,000
Africans. Gauls and Spaniards; and Paulus
Emilius and Tsrentius Varro, 81 600 Ro-
mans. tf whom 40, 900 were Slain.-ED.
JOURNAL ] ~ .., la.l...i.a LII
Hannibal, during his campaign in Italy
and Spain. plundered 400 townsand destroyed
10000 persons. ." ~. y.
Minus, the Assyrian King, about 1900
years B. O.. led against the Ractrains. his
army consisting of l,7OO, 900 foot. 100, 900
horses, and 10000 cbsriots armed with
scythes. r..-. NJ.
Italy. q little before llannibal's time, was
able to send into the fold nearly one million
Of men. 1. '... .tl...'.... ........'
Se,niramis employed 1000, 1000 men in
building the mighty Babylon. She took H..
OOO, 900 prisoners ut the Indus, and sunk
! 600 boats. .
Sennachcrib lost in single night lbs. 900
m'n.-2d Kings, 10: 25 to 3D.. i,Fs. a
a short time after the taking Of Babylon,
the forces OF Cyrus consisted oi 600 900 foot,
100 900 horses, and 1000 chariots armed
with scythes.
An army of Camhyses. 50 900 strong. was
buried up in tho desert sands Of Africa by
South wind.
When Xerxcs arrived at Thcrmopyls. his
land and sea forces amounted to 2.64l ,6l0,
exclusively Of servants. cunuchs. women, sut
lers, etc., in all numbering 1888 800. So
rays llcrodotuS, Plutarch and fsocrates.
Tho army Of Arta1erxes. before tho hattie
Of Cunaxa, amounted to about 200 600.
Ten thousand horses and l,000,0 900 foot
fell on tho fatal field Of lssus.
When Jerusalem was taken by Titus, l..
600, 900 perisl,cd in various ways.
Tho force Of Darius at Arbela numbered
more than 1000 600. The Persians los,
about 10000 men in this battle; Alexander
about 500 men. Arinn says the Persians in
this battle lost 100000; tho Greeks 1000.
The army Of Tamerlane is said to have
amounted to l GOO 900. npd that Of his an.
tagonist, Baj,zet, 100000.
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Female Influence.

NIhayc noticed that a married man falling
into misfortune Is moro apt to retrieve his
situation in the world than single one,
chiefly because his spirits arc soothcd and
relieved BY domestic endcarments, and self.
respect Is kept alive BY finding chat, although
abroad may DO darkness and humiliation,
yet there is still little world Of love at
home, Of which he is the monarch. Where.
as single man is apt to run to waste and
self neglect !; to fall to ruin, like some de-
serted mansion for want Of inhabitants. /
have often had occasion to remark the forth
tude with which women sustain the most
overwhelming reverses Of fortune. Those
disasters which break down the spirit Of
man. and prostrate him in the dust, seem to
call forth all the energies Of the other sex,
and give such intrepidity and elevation tn
their character. that at times Il approaches
to sublimity,-l Nothing can be more touch
ing than to behold aGyoung and tender
female, who had been all weakness and do
pendence. and all alive to trivial roughncss,
while treading the prosperous path. suddenly
rising in mental force to be the comforter
and supporter Of her husband under misfor-
tunes. abiding with unshrinking 6rrnness
the bitterest blasts of adversely. As the vine
which has long twincd Its graceful foliage
about the oak, and has been lifted by It into
sunshine, will, when the hardy plant is rifted
by the thunder.bolt, cling around 1t with it,
'carcssing tendris and bind up It's shattered
brow, so, too. It is beautifully ordained b..
Providence that woman, who 10 the orna-
msnt and dependent Of mnnin his happier
hours, should be his stay and solace when
smitten with dire and sudden calamity, wind.
ing herself into the rugged recesses OF his
nature, tenderly supporting his dropping
head, and binding up the broken heart
Washington lrring. rf7 alfrs ,f, !
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agritultural.
Hogs in the Apple Orchard.


Nobody sends such apples to market as my
ncighbor John Jacobs. He always has APP
pies to sell, and gets tho highest prices.
Folks prefer large apples; and such are al
ways packed in Johns barrels. You nigh,
search them with candle. and not find a
knotty fruit or worm hole. Such Rhode
Island Greenings and Roxhury Russets ] have
never met within tho old States. They ars
rs handsome as anything in the virgin soil ol
the west.
:wss going by Jacobs orchard last sum
mer. and had the curiosity to call and ex'
anime tor myself. Says I, "Neishbor. what
is there in your soil that makes such smooth,
large applesi They arc third bigger than
anything I can get. and my trees look as we'll
ss yours." o. ..ti r.
"The secret 10 not In the soil." John re-
piled. with twinkle in his eye. "but on il.
Do you go thoss erunters there? NV pork
brings me any cents pouod-,ish. in ac.h
and tho balance in fruit. began to pasture
my orchard ten years ago with hog,. ard
since that time have had no trouble with
wormy fruit. Apples as a general thiol
don't fall from the tree unless something /
the matter with them. The apple worm ans
cureulio1ay their eggs in the fruit and ,h'
apples drop early. The pigs devour the ap
pies, and by September every unsound appl'
is gone and have nothing but fair fruit lett
The crop oi insects for the next year Is do
stroycd BY the pigs. They root around un
der the trees. keep che soil loosc. manure th'
land souo, and work over what manure
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Tho Bangor whig calculates that nearly
two hundred thousand bushels Of potatoes Of
last years crop have been shippsd as that
port. and yet great quantities arr lrfs over In
fArmen' hands. They. hare been sold for
shipment a low ns 2j cents per hush'l. Tho
new crop promiscs 10 hs immense. u no blight
striku tho visesshis month. Tho early po-
a,c- mre already oasmd in market J" largo
ouanti,ies-and are sold rs low ut 7j cents.
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MiseeQaneous.
Mr.. Nasby has a Vision.

SAINTS Resi- ,(,ohich !, in the Saii op
Moo Gersy,) Joon 81, 1865.
Dreems was common In the old Skriptoo.
rallooral times, and was kousidercd es profeti'
Gle. had dreem larst mite. which may o,
il may not meme suthin. Ef It may, the LORD
help the undersigned, is my prayer continooly
drcemed that was ded-that assisted
by tyfus fever and 2 dockters, l had bustiC
the bonds Of morality and he'd sorcd to the
unknown hereafter. Up went to the gates
Of the tother world, where was confronted
by Peter.
Where you frum ?' SIS he.
"Noo Gersy," sesI.
"Was you good citixsn?"
81 was Dimmycrat who never skratched
u ticket" ..... ...
"Hev you votid that ticket for tho larst
four yecrs and kin you rede!"
81 bev and KIM
Then your place is below. Git!".he ses,
wich did.
met his Majesty, Satan the l. at the dore,
and ho welcomed me corjelly. was disap-
pinted in his personal appearance. Ho was
a middlin sized man. and sen.lemanly in
stils, kinder ressmbl,n Jefferson Davis very
much, only he had more intellectooal cast
of countenance. ...f
"Welkum." ses he. "I have ben aspect
in you sum time. Welkum"
"Hev you many Of the Dimocrasy with
you," ses l.
"Not meny Of the sinooinc kopperheads, "
scs he. Il. ..... ... ....
"Uv coarse you hevn't; we cveridgo ar
good as -..r rfrF|
"That's not it," Sos he, gain onto me
with intcns iondnis; "thats not jist all.
All but about ten or eleven from each coun
ty cit out Of it by pleedin ignorance. idiocy,
aud SIGH. But il is all right; I make 1t up
by hevin heavier force to spare to stir pp
the few leaders. You kin reed print, can't
you'" he arsked ankshusly.
81 kim"
IAN rite," ses he. "Geifersou Davis will
he along in few months, tho ci ho don't
show more man than no did when he was
caught, he will mako poor amooocmsnt "
"Hs's disgrace to his socks: he ort to
hev ben woman"
"Troo but ex Shakspeer ses, there's d.
vinity that shapes our ends. Then Alec Ste
pheus-"
"will you git him! He was originally
opposed TO scceshun." I.-
"That's nv best holt. Davis WAS always
secesh. Benjamin WAS because be thought
IL would pay-ou them I've had mortgage
ever sense they arrived at tho years OF 90
koun'abili,y. Stephens knods seceshun was
rons-he can, plecd ignorance nor nu,hin,
fer he warned his pcople asin IL. and then
Was bot up to doin it himself for the poor
privilege OF playing second fiddle to Gsf.
Davis, who drawed miserable bow hiself.
I'm ded wood on him." 49,, ,.,ieI,
Tell me, gentle sir. how about rsruandy
Wood. vallandygum, ct al, as tho LAWYERS
say"
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rIn a certain village the editor Of ,

VIn a certain village the editor OF
local newspaper had room in the hotel.
Being absent ono night, and the house being
crowded, the landlord put stranger In his
bed. The next morning the following lines
were found in the room:
slept In an editors bed last night,
And other, may say wha. they please, E .a
say there's one editor In the world L
That certainly takes his ease. .f.
When thought Of my humble cot away, j
could not suppress sigh
Aud thought as rolled in my feathery nest,
Hoo easy editors he. FL.
Tho editor, after making some inquiries Of
tho landlord, made the following addition to
the above: -a F si i.N .a
The chap whose form has rested here,
And ,cn his copy behind,
q For bad impress,on should be locked up,
As the cut Is most uukind.
Behold proof Of how he lies ...
In the morning he went away,
Aui like many who use an editors sAeei,
Has forgotten the bin to pay. rs fTr lsIt
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- .
CuRE foR NruRAIcIA.-Soms timo since
We Published at tho request Of sfrisnd. .
rccipA to cure neuralgia. Hall drschm Of
sal ammonia in an ounce Of csnphor water,
10 bc taken at dose. and The dosc rcPcstod
several times. at intcrval' Of avc minutes, u
the pain be not relieved NJ oncs. Hall =
dozen diasrcns parsons have tried tho reciPe,
and IN every case m immcdists cure has been
effected. In one, the siasrsr, lady. had
beeu affected for moro than . week. and her
physician was unable to alleviate her su6sf.
ings. whom q solution Of cal amonia 10 cam.
phor water. relieved her In a few minutes.-
Alta CalJcrnis1. nse1 'i mia rui.cl!ei
t u f.r. ---.-- ------1uf .rfiu
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"a Austin Suttlcrs, tried BY military COM
mission on charges Of oonspirins with and
aiding gusrrillas to cause the death Of q 10y.
q! ci.issn, and giving aid and comfort to
gucrrillas In Virginia, has been found guilty
and sentenced TO three years imprisonment
In tho Albany penitentiary. zee I'l- 4
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PATIENCE OF Gop.-How wonderful it is
Think what He hears and sees, and yet
though Immediately holy, 90 that sin Is in
finitoly powerful, so that hc can punish it.
how lie spares Take the oaths that ore
uttered. He hears them all. and they roar
up in one horrid chorus to the skies. Take
the cries which wrong and outrage extort
from the widows, orphans and the oppressed.
lie hears them all; and how, as Abel's
slaughtered corpse called FROM the ground,
must they pierce His ear and demand ven-
geauce! The blood which is uniustly she'd
drawn from the veins Of innocence, He sees
it all. and it is sufficient to mako rivers.
Whata foul stencil reeks up from tho cor
rupt city dwellings, and hearts OF depraved
humanity! And it oil mounts TO Him.
And yet how Ho spares, keeps hack the
struggling thunders! How amazing Ills pa
ticncs; lie is God and not man. and there
fore his compassion fails not.
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TO. TUE PRESIDENT.

Now, johnson, let the word go stsrnly forti,.
AN amnesty 10 traitors hcnceforth is repealed"
Guard we'll each point of exit, and let ~ r....
The flaming sword of justice strike ..'
To the hilt the paracilal host.
SO shall abused Cemency avensc herself,
And Justice, which did tremble in the ssle,,
Stand erect, beacon and warning TO all time.
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Somebody has found out new way Of
taking pictures. by which they can bs taken
better in the night than in the day time. A
photographer has missed several from the
frames that hung by his door, and doesn't
approve Of the new pan.
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spread. The apples help the pigs, and the

spread. The apples help the pigs. and the
pigs help the apples" .sa .vrii ,f
saw Johns secret at once, and have prof
tied by il. never had 30 few insects as this
spring, and | have given the pigs credit for
it. In turning the orchard into pasture,
put in pigs-not land.pikes, with shouts like
levers. You might lose trees as we'll as in
sects in that case. But well bred animals,
with judicious snouts, will root IN subdued
and Chri'tian.like manner.--Ameriean Ayri-
euifmist uf'' %. .''i'
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STATES AND THEIR SoNs--In the two day p
review Of our army in Washington, it was
noticed that the western troops had longer,
more swinging gait than the eastern, and
that their boards had strong disposition to
redness. The report Of the Secretary of War
for tho year 1864 furnishes some additional
grounds of comparison for the study Of the
curious. Eleven States. of which. however,
only three were strictly western, kept statis-
tics of their recruits. In height, Michigan
excelled the rest, while Ohio was sixth, and
Minnesota ninth. Vermont, which stood
second in this respect, was first in breadth of
chest, her average measurement being little
more than thirty-six inches at inspiration.
Singularly enough for u mountainous region,
one would suppose. New Hampshire was
least capacious in lungs, and eighth in re-
spect Of height; but her northern counties.
which are most rugged, are least populous,
and sent fcwest men to the war. New York
and Delaware furnished the shortest men,
and agreed npon tho average-fve feet FIVE
inches.-Thc Nation.
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Five millions Of the workipsman aro shut
out lrom tho right VI suffrage in England.