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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-02-09
January ., 1866.

rwENTY-sEvENTH ANNIVERSARY
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years old can use it.
53,sIs SOLD IN 1888.

It will save its cost every months. in the
"a yino of cioihps
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WARRANTED.

Nus 'ais and 3 have have Small Rolls aud
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-10-05
The Sequel.

Our readers have all heard the story
of soaping the clergyman's horn at a
camp meeting, so that when lie went to
cali the congregation together lie blew
the soft soap over his brother clergy
men; and how he exclaimed:
Brethren, | have served the Lord
thirty years. and in that time never ut
tered profane word. but I'll be ID
if | cant whip the man that soaped that
horn
Our readers, we say, have all heard
this, but have prehaps, never heard the
sequal, as given to Us by gentleman
present
Some two days after, tall swarthv,
villainous looking desperate strolled on
the ground and leaned against a tree,
listening to an eloquent exhortation to
repent which was being made by the
preacher
After awhile he become interested, fl
nally affected, and then taking position
on the anxious seat, commenced groaninc
III the very bitterness OF his sorrow
The clergyman walked down and ut
tempted to console him No consolation
he was too great sinner he said. No.
he was too wicked-there was no mercy
for him
'sWhy, what crime have you commit
ted" said the preecher, have you sto-
len?''
"Oh, worse than that"
What, have Won hy violence robbed
female innocence of its virtue?''
Worse than that,-Oh, worse than
that
Murder" gasped the horriled min
lister.
Worse than that, groaned the smit-
ten sinner
..pealing off his outer garments
Here. Brother Cole" he shouted
hold my coat. I've found the fellow
that soaped my horn
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as little sister They would consider
how she had been brought up, and not
exact too much. None we're more com
petent of feeling than Mrs Flagg and her
daughters Mrs. Flagg would see her
child was fed properly He felt delicate
in speaking of one thing He must do
it. Mrs. Blow must adopt the habits of
the family. At the table, and through
the house, she must not act as though
him and his family were made TO slave
for her In short. she must remember
that in his house she cculd not revive
the scenes of her fathers plantation
Slavery WAS a play, pretty enough in its
day, but it is played ont now She had
sense enough to understand. " hat did
she saw
She would do all he wanted her to-
She woIld. she would, she would' She
wanted to bury everything; she would
begin new life. If they would only
have patience with her, she was certain
she would do we'll If her dear husband
ever should come back, he wound find
her changed.
She did 90 to work When, the Bills
ters on her feet got well she stepped
lively. She'was up early, was attentive
in learning, and learned FAST. and in
liIIe Was OI real SCTh ice III IllG lhil1lfN .-
She would drink neither tea dor coffee,
and she abandoned snuff and tobacco
Her child SO improved that is face be
gan to beam with intelligence
Once in her work she stopped and bit
her lips. She amt two Of thesgirls were
washing, and in hurry, til at they mi ght
get through, according to custom, by 10
o clock. The three were singing Sad
dnply ba nntino1 that uF0c
Sans crimson flannel shirt That she
should wash the shirt of her fathers
slave, was almost too muclr. But she
thought of the passage of scripture:-
And whosoever shall give to drink an
to one of these little ones cup of cold
water only, in the name of a disciple,
verify | say unto you he shall in nowise
loose his reward 4 sweet smile beam
ed On her face, and she Joined again in
the singing.
This spring. when the 18th Army
Corps came up to Cairo from Sicksburg,
Mr.. Blow, as one of the soldiers. came
also. He made inquiry as to what had
become of his wife, and was surprised to
learn that she was still at Mr.. Flaggs,
and hearty and doing well. He got 4
furlough to go and see her.
He came into the house, and surprised
her making bread He hardly knew her.
She did not weigh by a quarter as much
as when he left Her face was as rosy
as if she were girl, and was dressed as
neatly.
She sprang towards him and embraced
him, and gave him such good kiss that
he he felt he never had such a one from her
busted on his shoulders; after o little. on
observing it, he said it was as hOnora-
bic as a Major Generals.
Before he left, he paid Mr.. Flagg in
fun But he said he never could pay
him for learning his wife to be useful
and for making a true lady of her
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-10-05

Gen Fremont will take up his resi-
dence in St Louis, and take immediate
measures for putting into operation q
very extensive manufactorv of railroad.
bar. and sheet iron. He will reside at
the Brant mansion, on Chateau Avenue.
memorable as his official headquarters in
1861
Pit Hole, the great Eenango county
oil city, was thus named in consequence
of an extraordinary pit or cavern that
exists near that city. In this pit stones
may be thrown but they are never heard
to drop. Its depth has not been faith
omed.
MADAME ANNA BISHOP sailed last week
for California After making a concert
tour through the golden state. she roes
to India and Europe, and will return to
this country in about two years from
this time.
The municipal tax levy of the-citv Of
New York for the next year viii be eigh-
teen millions OF dollars
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-10-05

A lady in Utica. who has recently lo5.
her husband and two children, caused
the death of her remaining child
lovely daughter of ten years-by ad
ministering poison instead Of tire medi-
cine which she thought she vas giving
EMERSON ETHERIDGE will be tried by
court martial at Memphis in few days.
He is charged with melting the people
TO rebellion, defarning and holding up
to infamy Gov. Brownlow and President
Johnson, and desecrating the memory
of the late President Lincoln.
The gold region in Minnesota, over
which so much excitement has sprung
up, is located near yerm:ilion Lake, so
miles north Of the point previously
stated
BARSUM has enlisted John Hanks and
the Lincoln cabin for the new Broadway
Museum.
Atlantic Cable sunk about $1,000, 900.
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TERMS OF ADVERTISING:
AwoRp FOR NrwsrArrRs-we clip

\ WORD FOR NFwSPApERs-We clip
the following article from an exchange
1t is true, and we commend it TO every
man who has an interest where he re,
sides:
Nothing is more common than 10 hear
people talk of what they pay newspapers
for advertising, &c. as so much given in
charity. Newspapers by enhancing the
value OF property in their neighborhood.
and giving the localities in which they
are published reputation abroad, bene-
fit all such. particularly il they are mer.
chants or real estate owners. thrice the
amount yearly of the meagre sum they
pay for their sapport. Besides, every
public spirited citizen has laudable
pride in having paper of which he is
not ashsmed, even though he should pick
it up in New York or Washington.
y good looking, thriving sheet, helps
TO sell property, gives character to the
locality, and in all respects is a desirable
public convenience. If from any cause,
the matter in the local or editorial col
umns shonld not be quite up to your
standard, do not east ii aside and pro
nounce it of no account, until YOU are
satisfied that there has been no more In
Dor bestowed upon it than is paid for
If you want q good readAbIef shee il
must be supported. And it must not be
supported in q spirit of charity, either,
but because you feel a necessity to sup
port it. The local press is the ''power
that moves the people" w Y Tribune.
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Potato rot has appeared in Indians.

Potato rot has appeared in Indians.
WERz is unwilling to have his photo
graph taken. Should think he would
be.
General Suily's force has returned
from Devils Lake to Fort Pice Moth
ing was accomplished by the expedi-
ton.
JEFF. DAVIS is to have distinguished
advocate for pardon in the person of Da-
yid G. Burnet. first President of the
Republic OF Texas" who has been in
vited by the heroes of San Jacinto. 70
proceed on that errand tn W Washington.
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n JOSH BILLINGS, being duly sworn, de
poses rs follows:
That most men had rather dew smart
thing than tew dew a good one.
That backsliding is big thing, cs-
peshu.ly on the ice
There IL = things in this life for which
we are never fully prepared, and that IL
twins.
That ignorance IL bliss ignorance of
saving wood, for instuns.
That men Will fail tew be saved, simply
becoz they hain't got nothin to save.
That fcInail woman kan keep sc
crit, nor let nobody else keep L.
That ''littlc larning is dangerous
thing, that liz tru az it air commun
That it IL better tew fale in noble en-
terprize than tew sucksecd in mean
one. - sa-
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-10-05

RESISTING rHE BEGfNNINGs. The Arabs
have fable OF "A miller who was one
day startl BY camel's nose thrust in
ut the win ow Of the room where he was
sleeping.
1T IS very cold outside" said the
camel Il only want to get my nose in.
The nose was let in, then the neck.
and, finally, the whole body, Presently,
the miller began to feel extremely in
con..enienced at the ungainly companion
he had obtained, in a room certainly not
large enough for both
IF yon are inconvenienced you may
leave, said the camel as for myself, i
shall stay where ! am"
The mogal OF the fable may be stated
thus When temptation occurs, we
must not yield to it. We must rot allow
SO much as its nose to come in He who
yields, even in the smallest degree. will
soon be entirely overcome.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-10-05
W O. RK OR DIE !:
II,
CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES

The following quantity written story,
without any fiction in it, was written by
n G. MEEKgR, correspondents of the
Chicago Tribune. We are positive il
will interest our readers
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-10-05

A TALE OF lNREQUITED LovE.--The
he once fell in love andr.sgot the nit
ten -
We were never kind reader, desperate
ly in love but once, that was with red
no, an auburn haired girl with
freckled complexion, and who had few
pretentions to beauty; but she had really
beautiful eyes, deep liquid orbs through
which her soul, in moments of tender
ness, looked out with a passionate fervor.
and in joyous mirth flashed with the light
of n thousand dew drops. Her name
was Laura-which when breathcd softly,
by a very soft lover, is a very sweet
name-and her clear. ringing laugh fell
all around you, like shower of silver
bells Moreover she wore a dark vine
colored dress, trimmed with lilac color
ed velvet and black fringe, with a neat
little white collar of fine lace, which is
the prettiest of dresses, and the effect to
make very plain girl look absolutely
charming She never perforated her
ears to hang thereby a pendulum Of.
glass and brass and the only ornament
on her little white hand, which needed
mine, was a plain gold ring, sacred to
the memory oil a maiden promise.
w ~ rt.Af#sa..4--t1 -
in the summer time--wc sat alone in the
porch by the cottage door; holding that
little white hand in q gentle pressure
one arm had stolen around her waist
and silent song of joy, '.like the music
of the night, was in her soul Our lips
met in a sweet, delicious kiss, and bend
ing softly to her ear we whispered tale
of passionate devotion--we proposed.
In moment she tore her hand from
ours and with look of inefabIe scorn
she said, in voice OF suppress ssed rage.
"8 hat, marry an EDITOR You oa ont p
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Military force of [. S. is-2os. 900 men,
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Trials for DeserG5ors.

The following are some cases Of trial for
desertion lately held at Harrisburg which
are published as warning to those who
feel "skedaddler ish."
Lewis King, drafted man, ca the fol,
lowing charge and specifications:
Charge Desertion.
Speci6cation-T this, that the said
Lewis King, was, on the 10th day of
September 1864, drafted into tho mill
tary service of the United States, from
the 18th Sub District, 18th District of
Penna, for one year, according to due
form of Law; was notified to report, was
arrested oD the 18th day Of October 1864,
examined by the Board of Enrolment,
found ft Sr duty and held to service.
PIeaded-Nct Guilty.
Finding-Guity.
Sentence-And the Court does there.
fore sentence him, the said Lewis King,
drafted man, 18th District Of Penna to
be dtahonora5Iy discharged the United
States service, with loss Of all pay aud
allowances now dae or which may become
due bin, theu TO be placed at hard labor
for the period Of one year on such Que OF
the public works as the Commanding
General may direct, to date from tne
promulgaton of this sentence.
Order Major General Commanding.-
Lewis King, drafted man. The pro-
cecdincs, fadings and sentence are ap.
proved. Lewis King, drafted man, is
hereby dishonorablg discharged the serv-
ice OF the United States, from this date
and viii be sent, unaar proper guard. to
Brig -Geu'l Debussey, L 5. Vols. com
mooding defoases Washington City. on
- ...' .s2.. .r,'., = o..
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TO Veterans Everywhere.

Come and join us, whether You live in
Maine or Michigan New-Jersey, Delaware,
Iowa, or any other loyal State. All who
know the gallant Hancock and all who ever
served under the brave Birney, need no in.
ducement toj join rs after they have made up
their minds to return to the front. Besides
this, make yourselves recruiting officers, and
talk the matter yer with the "boys' Bring
all you can with you, and you shall be put in
the same company, and we viii have Brig
ade without jealousies or strife Think of
this and don't take too much time to decide.
We want to put the thing through before the
Ersf of Nav
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.CROCKERY,


I'D Y virtue of an order of the Orphans Court
I'D for the county of Potter, the following
described real estate belonging to the estate
of George Ingraham, late Of the township Of
Hebron, in said county, deceased, viii be sold
to the highest and best bidder at the Court
House in the Borough Of Coudersport on
ISa urdoy The 25th day Of 4Narcb
next, at l o'clock P. N.
One lot of land situate id the town Of He.
bron, Potter county, Bounded and described
as follows Beginning at a post the east
northeast corner Of lot No, 40 conveyed by
Adams and Hunt, thence east and ''IVthS
perches to a post thence North by line OF lot
No 86, l39 perches TO a post, thence west oy
line of said lot No Sc, u and 4-I0ths perches
to post. thence south by line of lot 81 now
or late in possession of George Higley, l39
perches to a post, thence east by the line Of
aforesaid lot No. 10, Il Derchcs 10 the place
Of beginning. Containing Sixty-One and
Two-Tenths acres more or less, on which arc
about Fifteen acres improved, with a shanty
barn and frame house partly enclosed.
A. B. GOODSELL, ,5.,-,-
NORMAN DWIGHT, -A''1'
Coudersport, Feb q, 1865.
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The rich rebels who resided in the path
Of 6herman's agreeable march" through
Georgia, in many instances buried their
vaIuabies. which were uuearthed By the
inquisi,ive Yankees. it is related that
Herschel v johnson, the Douglas candi.
date for Vice President 10 1860, had all
his silver ware and household valuabIes
taken from him by Sherman's meu. He
had everything buried in hrs garden, and
coiards, species of cabbage growing over
them, but the Yankees found out the joke
aud appropriated the rebels treasures.
NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILROAD
The annual meeting Of the stockhold
ers Of the Northern Central railway
company was held in Baltimore last week
The annual report was submitted by J. D.
Cameron, ESQ. the President:
The report shows a very prosperous
condition Of the Company, and largely
increased receipts from the road for the
past year-the earnings from all sources
were SO ,044.S6 S7--the expenses for all
purposes SI,966,282,52 showing a net
profit Sl,078.580 35.
The number OF passengers and troops
carried during the year was 1882, ,617;
the number Of lives lost of the above
number was two, aud these lost their lives
by standing on the platform while the
cars were in motion
In speaking Of the Elmira Division,
the report says 1--WE believe the trade
Of the Northwest, is sufficient at al times
to make this road profiible, Independent
Of The advantage it is to this Company as
q fca4er aud she poger which it gives
US 70 attract trade 10 Baltimore, wdloh
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-03-08

Record your De>ds.-The attention Of par
ties holding unrecorded Deeds is directed to
the provisions Of che Act Of Assembly, which
requires that
"A!l deeds ana conveyaaccs for real estate
in this Commonwealth, shah be recorded in
the oliae for Recording Deeds ID the County
where the lands lie, ,ri'hi8 sc p,o7tb after the
execution q such deeds and conveyance. and
evecy such deed and conveyance not recorded
IS aforesaid. shall be adiud4td FRAUDU-
LENT AN0 VOID against any subsequent
parceaa"- .or va.Iao.e consideration, M
le1s sT@h leeds ca recorded oat3~e tao re-
F'rding y tne deed O. cenEoTarre nudar
"f.eh sdrH sgFeegaaa' purchaser W mort
..gr Shall ..s.u
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Potter ana Cameron County

GE5Iegaa-s.
From EIlret's Ero5cam Recorder;
SHIPPEN, Pa, FEB l4th, 1863
The search and discovery Of minerals
still continues with US The inclemeucy
cf the season is no impcdiment to their
enterprise. 1t is very evident That spec
ulation IS the order Of the day with cur
people, aud most all are engaged in 1t.
The purchase of ten thousand acres of
Of land made By Magee & Co.,of New York
a few days since with their well known
sagacity in selecting mineral land and the
late discovery Of Petroleum and other min
erals on our watcrshavg set the people era.
zy in land speculati0ns. Our public houses
are overrun with strangers, al. ia search toI
mineral lands. Large tracts are changing
handsdailyat mostany price thatis sasked, il
they are ouly located on the Naboniag
river, or its branches, where minerals are
known to exist Lands that were selling
last year at five dollars per acre, are now
selling at from ten to twenty, and in some
instances much higher. The recent deVol.
opments have caused many lands to be
Withdrawn from market. Oil wells are
in progress all about Us. Four new en-
gines Just laq1ed at our depot two for
the portage Branch" and two for the
''Cameron Coal aud Oil Company"
From present indications it will net be
many months before We shall be shipping
Oil from this point
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PENNSYLVANIA AND HER RESOURCES.
--PeuusylvaUia will never know the
value OF her rec0urces till she adopts
means carefully to collect statistics of
her own industry and production. Mas
sachusells has returns Of manufactures,
Sc, carefully prepared every year. New
York and Ohio have an intermediate GEN.
sus, between those of our Government,
which is prepared with great accuracy,
thus ena5leing their Inhabitants to obtain
accurate Information as to the progress
they are making. An approach towards
the collection OF such statistics is the
annual report made by the railroads and
canals OF the State. Though Incomplete,
a number Of companies having failed 10
comply with the acquisitions Of tie law, it
su.l possesses great interests, by showing
the rapid advances we are making in de-
yeiopiug the great natural recources of
our state. This report shows that there
were carried over the public works OF
PENNSYLVANIA, the following amounts,
chiefly the products of the State:
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on the IoIdncauor, Vi ghlvn he has
charge, or sueh ether place as mas from
time to ume be directed By the General
Commanding The armies Of the United
States The Commanding Officer at
harrisburg, Pa. is charged with the
execution of this order.
Martin Gray, drafted man, on the fol-
lowing charge and specification
Charge Desertion.
Spec.lcasiou--In this, that the said
Martin Gray, was, on or about the 20th
September 1868, drafted ioto the mti-
taFy service oi the United States, from
the 39th Sub District, 18th District of
Peuua, for three years, according to due
form Of law was duly notified to report
on the 10Th day Of October 1853, but
failed to dc SO, was arrested on the 20.h
day of December 1861, examined By the
Board Of Enrolment, found fit for duty
and held to service.
Pleaded-Not Guilty.
Finding-Guilty.
SeDtence-To be kept at hard labor
on such one Of the public works as the
Commanding General may direct, for the
period Of two years from the promu "a.
Jjon Of this sentence, With the loss Of all
pay and allowances for the same period
OF time, then to serve in the United
States Army for the term Of three years.
Order by Commanding General
Martin Gray, drafted man. The pro-
ceedings, finding and sentence are ap-
proved The prisoner will be sent, under
proper guard, to Brig.-Genl DeRpssey,
U. S. Vols, commanding defences of
Washington City, on the soath side of
the Potomac, for work on the fortifca-
lions Of which he has charge, or such
other place as may from time to time be
directed by the General Commanding the
armies of the United States.
Gordon Feher-Draf,ed man.
Cbarga-Dcseruon.
SpeciGcati0n--In this, that the said
Gordon Felton,, being drafted for one
year, from Union tp., Iioga county and
18th District Of Penua, and liable to
render military service to the United
States, did, ou the 23d day Of November
1864, by false representations practised
by himself procure decision of the
Board of EuroImeDt Of said District, iu
his favor upon a claim of exemption on
account OF being at the time Of such
drafting, under the age Of twenty years
This at Wiliiamsport, in the 18Th Dis.
trics Of Pe0na., on the 23d day of Nov.
Plelde3-Noc Guilty.
Fiading--GuiIty.
Senteuce--To ne kept at hard
labor at such one Of the public
works as the Commanding General may
direct, for the period Of one year, to date
from promulgation of this sentence, with
loss Of all pay and allowances for the same
period, then TO serve in the United States
army, fer the t2gm Of three years.
Senlence-Gordon FELTON,, ct al
The proceedings, findings and sentenc.
I eS are approved but so much of the seu-
tence as requires them to serve for more
than one year in the United States Army
after their confinement at hard labor for
one year. is hereby ramitted The pris-
. .o0ers will be sent under proper guard to
Brig Gen. DeRusscy, L. S. Vols. Com
uanI!Hg defences at Washington CITY,
on the south side Of the Potomac, for
wo:k on the fortifcauons Of which he
has the charge, or such other place as
may from time to time be directed hy the
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-03-08
HENJ AMIN IRANALINI
Chief Of DeisctiUe Police, Mayors Office Plila

From the great mass of official correspond
ence, we select the following, as exhibiting
the manner in which the Veteran Recruits
have been received and provided for. Cir
culars, giving full particulars, may be had at
THIS OFFICE, or at recruiting stations, labout
to be organized, in different sections of the
country:
WAsHNGrox, D. c. Feb, I6. 1865.
Benjam6s Franklin, Esq, Chief Of The Dctec,ire
Police, Philadelphia:
My DEAR SIR: Your detachment of yeter-
ans for the lst Corps arrived yesterday. The
men, without exception, have been mustered
into The service Of the United States. I am
very much obliged to you for the exertion
you have used toward filing up my corps,
and I trust that the success you have thus
far met with may be an earnest for greater
success in the future.
am, very respectfully, your obdt servant
WINFIELD 5. HANCOCK.
Nsjor Gen. q. S. Army, Commanding Corps,