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self to receive them, BY putting on suit of
her husbands clothes, and answering also
to his name. She was led before the Rev.
olutionary Committee In the course Of
the examination her disguise was discovered
and they demanded of her, her husband.
"My husband" she answered, in tone Of
exultation, ssis out Of the reach Of your
power, l planned his escape, and I glory in
risking my own life for the preservation of
his" They displayed before her the in.
strumept of punishment, and charged her
to reveal the route her husband had taken,
"Strike r. she replied ~ am prepared"
"But it is the interests Of your country that
command you to speak," said one Of the
Committee fsI know Of NO country, no in
terests," was her intrepid and indignant re-
pig, 1Whinh Rnnld -anmpel me- TO violate
the most sacred sentiments of the human
heart" The judges, awed by her irmness,
permitted her to depart unframed.
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The National Debt.

Mr.. James. Fair, the calculating prodigy,
has made the following calculation of the
weight and measure of the national debt,
taking as a premise that its amount is, in
round numbers, 1000 millions of dollars !:
A silver dollar measures II inches in di.
ameter Hence dollars, laid side by side,
make l foot, "a one yard, and 24,240 an
English mile. The circumference of the
globe is 21 900 miles, and therefore S912,-
1884, 900 laid in one line would girdle it
But even this enormous sum, being less
than quarter part Of our debt, the whole
amount of the latter would e6circle it four
times and overlap by S,640 miles.
Now estimating the weight of silver
dollar at one ounce, sixteen of them would
make pound, and reckoning 1000 pounds
to the ton, the entire debt would weigh
125, 900 TONS, and therefore 125 ships, of
], 1000 tons each would be required to for
ward it by water.
Again, allowing two tons for the bur-
thern of heavy baggage wagon, $4,000
wagons would be needed to convey this mon
strous mass Of Indebtedness in silver. Now
an elliptical circle formed Of these wagons
alone ranged lengthWise with their teams,
would encircle tHe three cities of N. York,
Albany and Troy. 49,
Still another interesting gauge of this
huge amount. Were it possible for man
to count S66 per minute and continue to
work steadily without intermission for 10
hours of each day for 6 days in the week,
it would cost him s65 years and 40 days to
complete the computation by single silver
dollars. Thus, it would employ 365 men
more than one year, 1880 men one month,
l15,SS0 men one day Tor ten hours, and
], ,13S, 300 one Of these hours to finish the
lob Cincinnati Times.
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were generally distributed and the dis.
banded men began to scatter through the
country. Hardly one of them. had far
thing of money. Some of them had from
1,50o to 1900 miles to travel, over coun-
try of which the scanty railroads were ut.
terly annihilated:: Many an interesting
diary of the adventures of these individuals,
as they journeyed from Eastern Virginia to
Western Texas, or possibly to Mexico, may
we'll have been written. It is to be hoped
that one or two such will yet be given to
the world. :.
Shortly afternoon on the 18th, Gen. Lee
escorted by guard of honor of Federal
cavalry, mounted his horse for the last time,
and started for the city Of Richmond. On
the road he arrived about evening at the
headquarters of his aoid WIT horse, Geu.
Longstreet, and the last and saddest Of their
many interviews took place. They are
scenes which ARE too sacred and efecting.
for description, even though the pen we're
guided by Macaulay or Hoffman. If
ever there were two genuine, simple. e.minded
mea upon earth to whom anything melo-
dramatic or theatrical is utterly abhorent,
they are the men of whom I am writing
I close this brief chronicle with the remark
that in proportion to the readers estimate
of the sustained heroism with which Lee
and Longstreet, for four years bore up and
stood erect under such burden as never
yet was laid upon man, will be his apprecia-
ton of the circumstances and emotions un-
der which their parting interview took places
FRANCIS LAWLEY. !
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North and South.

The following, from q. work by Professor
Draper, Of New York, will be of interest
as showing The influence Of climate upon
the character Of a population, and as hav.
ing bearing upon the political condition
of our own country. Says the Professor ::
"In the North the alteration of winter
and summer allots for the life. of man dis.
tinct and different duties: Summer is the
season of out door labor, winter is spent in
the dwelling. In the South labor may be
continuous, though it may vary. The
northern NAH must do to-day that which
the southern man may put off till to-mor-
row. For this reason the northern man
must be industrious; the southern man
may be indoleut, having less foresight, and
less tendency to regulated habits. The
cold, bringing with Impartial cessation from
labor, affords also an opportunity for fore
thought and: reflection; and hence the
northern map acquires a habit Of not act
ing without consideration, and is slower in
the initiation of his movements. The south.
ern man is prone to act without reflection !;
he does not fairly weigh the least conse.
quences of what he is about to ,do. The
one is cautious, the other. impulsive.
Winter, with its cheerfulness and dis
comforts, gives to the northern man his
richest blessing; it teaches him to cling to
his hearthstone and his family. In time Of
war that blessing proves to be his weakness;
he is ysnquiahed if his dwelling be seized.
The Southern man cares nothing for that,
Cut off from the promptings Of external
nature for SO large aportion Of the year,
the mind in the North becomes self occu-
pied. It contents itself Nth but few ideas,
which it considers from many. points Of
view 1t is apt to fasten itself intently on
one, and pursues it with fanatical perseVer-
ance. ..--~.. .'.-.. -sss "., ~
A southern nation, which is continually
under the influence of the sky, which is
continually prompted to varying thoughts
will indulge in superfuity of ideas, and
deal with their all specifically more vo.
latile than reflective, it can never have
constant love for fixed constitution. Once
resolved to act, the Intention of the North,
sustained by reason alone, will outlsst the
enthusiasm of the South. In physical cour.
age the two are equal; but the North will
prevail, through its habits OF labor, of
method, and its memorable perseverance,
Long ago, writers who have paid attention
to these objects have sfirmed that the South
will fight for the benefit Of its leaders, but
the North will conquer for the benefit Of
all. To convince the man who lives under
a roof, an appeal must be made to his un-
derstanding; to convince him who lives
underline sky the appeal must be made to
his feelings.
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CONFEDERATE MONEY RECOGNIZED
The Lebanon (Tennessee) Register says
CAT the October term of the Circuit Court
for Cannon county, 1866, a suit was tried
which was predicated upon q promlssary
note payable in Confederate money, due in
November, 1858.
nJudge Cooper held that inasmuoh as
the United States had acknowledged the
Confederate States as . belligerent power,
that contract psyablein Confederate mon
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Sped OF RarIaoAp TnA1as. =

SPEED OF RAILROAD TRAINs.-The
Great Western Express to Exeter, England,
travels at the rate of 43 miles an hour, IN
oluding stoppages, or so miles anhour with:
out including stoppages. To attain this
rate speed of go miles an hour has been.
reached. A speed of 70 miles an houris
about equivalent to 80 yards per second, or
85 yards between the tbeats Of . common
clock. All objects near the eye Of pas
senger travelling at this rate will pass ~
his eye in the 35th part Of asecond, and if
35 stakes were created us the side Of the
road, one yard asunder, they would not be
dissinguishable one from another. Ifpaint-
ed red they would appear collectively con-
tinued fash of color. If two trains with
this speed passed each other, the relative
velocity would be 20 yards per second {; and
If one of the trains were 70 yards long, it
would pass by in single second Suppo-
sing the locomotive which: drawasuch atrain
to have driving.wheels seven feet In dame
ter, these wheels will revolve FIVE times In
second. The valve moves and the steam
escapes ten times in second, but as there
are two cylinders which act alternately,
there are really twenty puHs OF escapes of
steam in second. 6 The locomotives can be
heard to scoughD whom moving slowly the
cough being occasioned by the abrupt ennis
sion of waste steam up the chimney ;.nas
twenty coughs per second cannot be separa-
ted by the ear, their individuality Oecon,ng
lost. Such a locomotive speed ls equal TO
one.fourth of cannon.ball and the mo-
meutum of the whole train, moving at such
speed, would be nearly equivalent to the
aggregate force of q number of cannon balls
equal to one-fourth of the weight OF the
train. " -
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na. At Lyons, when that city became the
theatre of daily executions, woman learned
by chance that her husbands name was on
the list of the prescribed, and instantly ran
to avert the impending destruction, by Sc.
curing hisiumediate fight. sheoompelled
him to assu me her dress, gave him hermoney
and jewels, and had the inexpressible hap
piness of seeing him pass uususpected. a
few hours afterwards the officers of justice
came to seize him. She had prepared her
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ey, made in q locality that Was in the mill
tary occupation Of the Confederates, would
be valid and binding upon the parties, and
that the plaintiff would be entitled to what
ever the proof showed the Confederate
money to be worth at the time the note fell
due" 49, .es & s5. 7. "a ;;..1;.
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AIN EXTRAORDINARY DoMEsrIo TIA.
DITroN.-The following extraordinary do
mestic tradition is extracted from q new
book which is mnch talked of in Europe:
% The Duke of Alba, the brother in.law Of
Napoleon Ell, is short, little man, who has
something icy about his whole manner
small and weak, his face displays an alabas.
tor hue, which gives him a ghostlike aspect.
In Spain the story is current that the Duke
was buried before be was born. When his
mother was enciense with him she was taken
so desperately ill, that all the; attempts TO
restore her remained fruitless. The Duch-
ess died far from Madrid, at chateau
which had always been her fayorite resi-
dsnce. She was buried in the family sanlt;
and, as is the custom With the Spanish mo-
bility, several galuables, among others her
rings were pnt into the coffin. The treasu-
res which had been left to oblivion with the
Duchess aroused the cupidity of some ruff
ans; they broke into the vault on the night
following the funeral, robbed the dead
woman, and would not leave the cofin till
they had plucked . flashing diamond from
the finger Of the corpse. Tie diamond vas
on the little finger, and would not come Of.
This gave the body-snatohers the truly can
nibal idea of cutting the finger. The pain
aroused the apparently dead woman; she
came to her senses, set upip the coffin, and,
by her unexpected wakenfng, put the rob
bers to flight When they departed they
forgot to close the yault The Duchess
found sufficient strength to quit her coffin
and return to the chateau, where she was
at first taken for ghost, and priest was
called in to exercise it, but as he was nna.
bic to Danish the spectre, the people in the
chateau gradually began to believe IN hey
corporal existence. The Duchess recovered
and gave birth to boy, who has never lost
the deadly pallor which he brought into the
world with Napoleon the Third and
his Court, By a retired Dipsomattst.
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D.
a UNION SOLDIER i9Il 10 TEE nhsouh
a Gay or tWo since, = uon,eoelsse sololef'
recently discharged nom 2 Norsne!l PI'aop,
was returning nome % the Iar On Soutn,
SICK, enaola.ed ana almost dead, :Nnels =
passing the broacwas acse,, AZ lnoIviausl
n nno sas sl'slng ~ = snalr y .ne ooot =
Dloaaway, aoeossed nun WIN 1.es sol.s.lln y
en, vonr ,is r;eb.s G Ana son ~ - ,sss sys
sontharn son of = ih-hfo Tbs nsls hss.
&c scared Vsferan turned slowly around.
while q cold CLEAN Of lightning lii his dark.
eve, and said slowly, aI am no coward. and
my poor old, gray.haired mother isa decent
woman; and, sir, have seenthe daywhen
you wonld not dare insult me thus !; but I
am now among atrangsrs, sick and feeble.
endeavoring to get home to my frisnds once
more. The Government has kindly fur-
nished me with transportation for that pur-
pose, and / do not believe 1t Or its soldiers
would thus insult sick man."
/ A Union soldier passing ,py happened TO
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gelettea gpetrg.
KITTY NEII
ny DENNIS FLORENCE MCCARTHY.

ny DENNIS FLORENCE MCCARTHY.
An, sweet Kitty Neil rise up from your wheel;
Yon neat little foot will be weary from spinning
Come, trp down with me TO the sycamore tree
Half the parish is there, and the dance B beginning
The sun Is gone down, but the full harvest moon
Shines sweety and cool the dew wbitened valley,
While all the air rings, with the soa, loving things
Each little bird sings In the green, shady alley.
With blush and smile, Kitty rose up the while
Her eye In the glass, she bound her hair glancng
sFis hard to refuse when young lover sues,
So she couldn't but choose TOGO off TO the dancing
And now on the green the glad groups are seen,
Each hearted lad with the lass of his choosing
And Pat, without fail, leads out sweet Kitty Nell
Somehow, when he asked she ne'er thought of refusing
Now Felix Msgee puts his pipe to his knee.
And with flourish so free sets each couple In motion
Win cheer and bound, the lads patter the ground
The maids move around like swans on the ocean,
Cheeks BRIGHT as the rose-feet light as the does
Now coyiy retiring, now boldly advancing:
Search the world all round from the sky 10 the ground,
No such sight can be found as an Irish lass dancing!
Sweet Kate, who could view your eyes of deep blue
Beaining humidity through their dark lashes so mildly
Your fair turned arm heaving breast rounded form,
Nor feel his heart warm, and his pulses throb wildly
Poor PAT feels his heart, as he gazes, depart,
Subdued by the smart Of such painful, yet sweet love
The sight leaves his eye as he cries, with sgh,.
"Dance light, for my heart It lies under your feet love
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LOCAL & COUNTY INTELLIGENCE

Tho bells of Biddeford and Saco were runp
On Tuesday, and 100 guns were fired in hon
=, If the fall Of Richmond. In Saco In tho
evening the Town Hall was thrown open
which was packed by joyful crowd
Smccbos, singing and cheers were the order
Of The evening, and were appropriate and
enthusiastic. The only difficulty each expo
,;.Dced was in REFRESHING his or her exalted
feelings. Offices and houses were illumina'
ted among which our reporter noticed the
residence Of Mr.. Temple. Agent Of the York
NIaurg Co.. house and Office Of r. p. Tap.
lev. houses Of John Gaines. r. X. TWAIN
bley. stores Of johnson & Libby, Albert
leavitt, VIM. p. Moody, j. +. Dearius' s.
F. Shaw and Others whose names he did not
learn. Many houses were illuminated with
gas. The tri.colors were displayed in the
millinery stores Of L. A. Foss, A. A. Iapiey'
Misses SWEET and Mrs. Gordon. -
M,yor Shaw has presented Eve hundred
dollar clock to Rev. Mr.. Tenney's new Pavilion
Church. We hope Il viii soon indicate the
time of both Pc itical and religious change in
the young man.
We are glad to learn that the City Library
WILDE opened next week. In consequence OF so
many books being lost, hereafter. those taking
out books will be required to deposite one dollar
which will be returned whenever the book Is re.
turned. This Is q wise provision, and had IL
been earlier adopted. the library would now
have 200 volumes which have been lost Those
having such library books are requested to re-
turn them Immediately.
At the York Town Meeting held March 2lst.
the following officers were elected:
.Moderaior-Joseph Bragdon, Jr., Rep.
Torn Cierk-Chas. I. Hutchins, Rep.
Ssisefmsn-Josiah ID. Bragdon, Rep. Rufus
A. Moody. Rep, Saml W. Norton. Dem.
Washington Junkins, Dem.
.aqent WIN. II. Swell, Dem.
Orsrsssrs of poor-Henry s. Thompson,
Rem. Eastman Hutchins. Rep, Henry Moulton.
Rep.
.audiior-Chas. o. Clark, Rep.
SIS. Com.-Isaiah P. Moody, Rep.
The ladies' Of the Cedar street Church will
have a clam aud fish chowder at their vestry
next Wednesday evening.
II will he seen from the advertisement that
Mr.. ]. Cook o4ers his variety store for sale
In York the bell Of the Congregational church
was set ringing at midnight, and how long rung
we do not know, in honor Of the war news.
Powder was burned and the bells were rung all
day on Tuesday at Alfred.
The citizens of Hollis Centre have united to
start union store in that village. good
movement IN view Of the high price Of grocer
les.
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Treasury Department.
OrricE or COMPTROLLER or THE CURRENCY.
WASHINGTON. March 3lst, 1865.

OrricE OF COMPTROLLER or THE CURRENCY,
WASHINGTON. March 3lst, 1868.
WHEREAS. by satisfactory evidence pre-
w sented to the undersigned II has been made
to appear that "The South Berwick National
Bank" in the Town Of South Berwick. In
the County Of York and State Of Maine, has
been duly organized under and according to
the requirements Of the Act OF CONGRESS enti-
tied "An Act to provide q National Currency.
secured by pledge OF United States bonds,
and to provide for the circulation and redemp-
ton thereof" approved June 3, 1864, and has
complied with all the provisions OF said Act
required to be compiled with before commen-
cling the business Of Banking under said Act.
Now, therefore, I, FRErnAS CLARK. Comp.
troller Of the Currency, do hereby certify that
"The South Berwick National Bank" in the
Town of South Berwick. in the County OF York
and State OF Maine, is authorized to commence
the business Of Banking under the Act aforc-
said.
In Testimony Whereof, witness my hand and
seal Of office. this thrty.frst day OF March,
1865. F. CLARK,
lOwl5 Comptroller OF the Currency.
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Scrofu1R

I, faint or infection In the human organism Act
Ing like latent poison. II reduces the vitality OF
tbs blood. Constitutions affected with Scroiula are
more than any others subjected to diseases anu
haye less power 10 withstand or recover from them
The Scroiua faint or infection Is hereditary the
constitution, descending from parents 70 children
until the third generation ANU should DO attenu
Ell 10 in season and We honestly bclieyo by tho
timely use OF DIR. Larookal's SsrsapaInia No, ~.
nonn3 that This most lOatbs0me disease can DO
check cd aud In the majority VI cases cured DROP.
az and Dropsical sweliings arc cured by this great
Alternative Medicine.
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7-3Os.

Subscriptions for the 7-3O bonds
will be received at par at the Bank
ing Rooms of the City Bank, Bid.
deford. All money orders received
by mail or express will be promptly
attended to, and bonds returned I'M
mediately.
As these bonds are being so rap
idly taken up. those wishing to in.
vest in them must do so soon.
S. A. B0OTHBY, Cashier.
Biddeford, March Is, 1865. ~
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ruosday, April II, at 2 p. IA,
wednesday, April IL, at 2 p. M.
TAKE NOTICE.

DR.. Bailey win leave the State for Memphis,
Tenn. with his family, aud all bills due him
must be settled between this and Saturday, the
18th inst. No prescriptions made, nor medi.
cines Of his can be sold, after that day. The
Doctor prefers to settle all Of his own accounts.
As both he and his family are pressed with care,
those who wish to examine things ut the house
will come there between and p. NJ, and ut
the shop between II and - A. NJ.
Office hours from Q TO IL A. NJ. 3 TO p. NJ,
and 81 to 3 evenings, for business.
WILLIAM BAILEY.
Saco, April 6, 1868. 3wi5 =
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STATE OF MAINE.
SEcRETARY's OFFICE, I
AUGUSTA, March 20, 1865. )

SEcRErARr's OFFICE,
AUGUSTA. March 20, 1868.
IN compliance with the provisions Of the
i seventh section OF an Act passed by the For.
ty-fourth Legislature Of the State and approved
on the twenty fourth day Of February, eight
cen hundred and sixty-fve entitled ''An Act
to enable the Banks of this State to become
Banking Associations under the laws of the
United States,"I hereby give notice that the
South Berwick Bank of South Berwick, having
surrendered its charter, has become Banking
Association under the laws Of the United States,
by the name If the South Berwick National
Bank. EPiRAlM FLINT, JR.,
lw Secretary of State.
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Notice

VHrnEREAS my wife, Celia Rourk, refuses 70 live
w with me In the homo I have provided TOR her,
thus leaving my bed and board, this notice Is 20
warn all persons not 10 harbor or trust her on my
account, as shall pay no debts OF her contracting
aftsr this date ALEXANDER ROUR INK.
biddslord, uarch "a, 1855. sWls'
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PORTLAND AND. BOSTON LINE.
SUMMER ARIA MENT;

.H. Tho splendid new sea- going steam:
%S4 ers Forest City. Lewisten, and
E4k40h6S8tice run as f0llowsi
Leave Atlantic Wharf, Portland. every Monday
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. at
O'Clock r. b., and Central Wharf. Boston, every
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday and Fri.
day, att O'Clock =. 81.
farc--ln Cabin, Sl.2J. On Deck, $I.oo.
N. n. Each boat ID furnished with large number
OF State Rooms, for the accommodation OF ladies'
and families, and travellers are reminded that by
taking this line. much saving OF tme and expcnss
will be made. and that the Inconvenience OF arri
avoided.
Tho boats arrive In season for passengers TO take
tho earliest trains out OF the city.
The Company are not responsible for baggage to
IN amount exceeding SO In value, and that person.
o. unless notice Is given and paid Tor at the rate
one passenger for every $500 additional value.
L. BILLINGS. Agent.
Portland. Nov. 81, 1869. afr
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Collectors Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that have taken
" rs the property Of WILLIAM L. TH0MP-
son, OF Kennebunk, In the County Of York,
State Of Maine. rs distress for the Town,
County, State and unpaid highway Tax Of said
Thompson for the year 1864, and shall sell at
public auction. to the highest bidder therefor,
for cash, ON SATURDAY, the twenty ninth
day of April next, Mt o'clock In the afternoon.
at my office in said Kennebunk, the following
described personal property. to wit: Six Shares
of the Capital Stock Of the Ocean Bank, In said
Kennebunk, owned bp said Thompson.
Dated ut said Kennebunk, this twenty ninth
day OF March. A. d. 1868. ,
Collector Of Taxes for the Town Of Kennebunk.
rs 3w
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BLOOD.

Il will cure Nervous Auctions. Palsy arinns
from Tn, abuse OF Mercury or Lead. IL rs TONIC
Us we'll A. Alternative, restoring the tone OF the ~
tenn, thus curing Dropsy and oenera, nso o..'c,
ffom attacks that orisin,ts In change Of climate
season and Of life.
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In this city, March 10Th, Marcia Fostinea,
daughter OF S. Z. and Eliza H. Bunker, yrs
In this city, April 2, Andrew Emmons, for
mcrly of Kennebuukport, 10 yrs 3 mos.
In West Peru. March "a, Of rheumatic fever
and heart disease, Sarah b., wife Of Edmund
c. Bowker, formerly Of Saco, 80 yrs days.
In Lyman, March q, Ellen Frances, only
daughter Of Jos. and Mary Roberts, Is yrs 10
days.