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DR.. Livingston on the African

On the coast we find them, [ believe
little blood thirsty, especially those
who have been engaged in the slave
trade; but when we get inland, about
300 miles from the coast, we meet
with people who are quite mild and
civil, and hospitable to all strangers
There it is the duty Of the head man
of the village to give every stranger a
supper, and to show him as much
friendship and hospitality as lies in
his power. We find that these peo-
pie are not all engaged in hunting, as
most persons imagine them to be, but
are engaged in cultivating the soil
cultivating it very yextensively-having
different kinds of corn from what we
grow i'll this country. And we see
men, women and children, engaged
in the culture of the soil. They also
manufacture iron. The native iron is
Of excellent quality. | brought some
from there with me, and took it to
Birmingham, where it was made into
an Enfield rife and the opinion of
all who saw it was, that twas equal to
the best Swedish iron. They have
very much inferior tools to work with
TO what we have in this country, and
much more labor is required in pro-
ducing the iron. Then they manufac-
ture copper from malachite. They al
so make nets, baSket-work. etc. -
When we get among them we find
them so far from being savages, that
they rather think we are savages.-
They do not understand where those
poor black people go to that are taken
out of the country. We cannot 90
anywhere without meeting slave par
ties, or young men in what are called
"slave sticks" A "slave stick" is a
piece of wood about or 10 feet long
with a fork at the end; and the fork
is put round the neck Of the captive
so that it was quite impossible for
him to get his neck out of it, or get tc
the other end, by which he is tied to a
tree at night. They wonder where
all the people taken out of the coun
try go. They think the white people
eat them. They look upon US as can
nibals, and we look upon them as
savages. If we knew each other bet
ter, we should find that we are very
much better, than we suppose eacI
other to be. This is the case with
different bodies of Christians-on(
body think themselves better than an
other body. Having seen them at +;
distance, [ look upon them as a whole
and look upon them as much bette
5 as whole, than they imagine them
selves to be.
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Your Mission.

If you cannot on the ocean,
Sail among the swiftest feet,
Rocking on the highest pillows,
Laughing at the storm you meet;
You can stand among the sailors,
Anchored yet within the bay,
You can lend hand to help them
AS they launch their boats away.
If you are too weak to journey
Up the mountain steep and high,
You can stand within the valley,
While the multitudes go by
You can chant in happy measure
AS they slowly pass along;
Though they may forget the singer,
They will not forget the song.
Ifyou have not gold and silver
Ever ready to command,
IfyOu cannot toward the needy
Reach an ever open hand;
You can visit the afflicted
Der the erring you can weep,
You can be true disciple,
Sitting at the Saviour's feet.
If you cannot in the conflict,
Prove yourself a soldier true,
If, where fire and smoke are thickest,
There's no work for you to do;
When the battle field is silent,
You can gowith careful tread,
You can bear away the wounded,
You can cover up the dead.
Do not, then, stand idly waiting,
For some greater work to do!
Fortune is lazy goddess,
She will never come TO you.
Go and toll IN any vineyard,
Do not fear to do or dare;
Ifyou want field of labor,
You can find it anywhere.
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BE GENTLE AT HoME.-There are
few families, we imagine anywhere,
in which love is not abused as furnish
ing the license for politeness. A hus-
band, father or brother will speak
harsh words to those who love him
best, simply because the security OF
love and family pride keeps him from
getting his head broken. 1t is shame
full that man will speak more impolite
at times to his wife or sister, than he
would to any other female except a
low and vicious one. 1t is thus that
the honest affections of mans nature
prove to be a weaker protection to a
woman III the family than the restraints
of society, and that woman is usual
ly indebted for the kindest politeness
of life to those not belonging to hel
own household. Things ought not sc
to be. The man who, because it vii
not be resented, inficts his spleen and
bad temper upon those of his hearth
stone, is a small coward, and yer!
mean man. Kind words are circula
ting mediums between true gentlemen
in society; and nothing can atone TO
the harsh language and disrespectfu
treatment too often INDUCED in be
tween those bound together by God
own ties of blood, and the still NOR
sacred bonds of conjugal love.
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A TOUCHING RFPLY.-In a Chris
tian family near Annoy, China, little
boy, the youngest of three children,
on asking his father to allow him to
be baptised, was told that he was too
young; that he might fall back, if he
made a profession when he was only a
little boy. Tothis he made the touch
ing reply: "Jesus has promised to car
ry the lambs in his arms. As L am
only little boy it will be easier for
Jesus to carry me-" This logic of the
heart was too much for the father.
He took him with him and the dear
one was ere long baptised. The
whole family, of which this child is
the youngest member, the father, moth
er, and three sons, are all members OF
the Mission Church at Amoy.-Msss.
Inst.
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A SEVERE Task.-The late Judge
P-of Connecticut was not remark
able for quickness of apprehension.
At a certain time, Hon. w. Fisherman
was arguing case before him, and in
the course of his argument, Mr.. S.
made a point which the judge did not
at once see "Mr. Sherman, | would
thank you to state the point so that
can understand you" Bowing polite
ly, Mr.. S. replied in his blandest man
ner,-" Your honor IS probably MOI
aocare otfthe task you are imposing upon
me-"
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COLONEL O'NEIL, THE CAPToR o
Fort ERIE.-Col. O'Neil is an Irish
man by birth, although a resident of
this country since his youth. Enlist
ing in the regular cavalry, he served
eight years in that most instructive of
all military schools, the life of an
Indian fighter on the plains of the
West. 1t was noticeable during the
rebellion that the most dashing and
successful among the subordinate of
fees of the cavalry arm were men
whose military schooling under the
best regular officers of the time fitted
them to command when the less ex-
perlenced hosts were brought into the
field. ONeil was one of them
From Captaincy in an Ohio regi-
meut of cavalry, we believe, he rose
to a Lieutenant Colonelcy, greatly
distinguishing hinselfin the course of
of his service. O'Neil, as we have
already stated, was also active in the
chase of John Morgan, when that
worthy invaded the North, and was
chiefly instrumental in his capture
The selection of such an officer as
O'Neil to lead the advance on Cana
da shows that the Fenian leaders
exercise careful discrimination in the
selection of materialS.-Boston Jour.
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MOnev Returned in Full

IF, after a few days use of GODFREY'S CA
| TARRH REMEDY, its effects are unsatistac-
tory. Sold by P. c. GODFREY only, No, 83l
Broadway New York; So box; few require
more. 1t is the prescription of one of the most
eminent of living successful medical professors
and surgeons in the United States, and is known
20 be a scientific, safe, and successful remedy
Occasionally a case may have passed to an incu-
rable state, for man was born to die; but that
none may be imposed upon, the above offer is
made, in accordance with the printed statement
on each box.
March Z. 1S66-l4
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A MIRACLE.-A clergyman was en-
deavoring to instruct one of his Sun
day school scholars on the nature OF
a miracle. Thinking he had made it
plain,-~Now, my boy, suppose you
should see the sun rise in the middle
of the night, what would you call
that ~ THE moon, sir" mo, but sup
pose you knew it was not the moon
but the sun, and that you saw it actual
ly rise in the middle of the night
what should you think ?'' Il should
think it was time to get up, sir"
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LAND! LAND LAND!!!

No humbug-a safe and paying investment
Lands inviting to the emigrant and valuable to
capitalists, as sure to return all money invested,
with a large profit-located in West Virginia and
Western Pennsylvania-are offered for sale. A
rare opportunity is offered, all who have any in
tention of emigrating to different cline in pur-
suit of home, or those who wish to change un-
certain securities into desirable real estate. The
lands are the best for farmers, favorably located
and in the market at very low figure.
Any wishing to interest themselves in the pur-
chase of said lands can obtain full particulars by
addressing the undersigned, or can examine maps
and drafts of the same by calling upon him.
N. Z. SKINNER,
vlll9tf Craftsbury,Vt.
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The Government has awarded a
contract for raising the vessels in the
river and harbor of Savannah, which
were sunk by the rebels to obstruct
the channel. The gunboats and 9th
er vessels were scuttled and sunk at
the time the city was evacuated.-
There are in all about twenty, some
Of them valuable, with all their guns
and armament on board.
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GROVER g. BAKER
PHOTOGRAPH Saloon.

THE subscribers have lately purchased the well
l known Photograph and Daguerreotype Sa-
loon of Mr.. l., d. Wilson, at Barton Landing, and
they are now ready to attend to calls for
Photographs, Ambrotypes, MeIainOtypes,
DaguerreOtypes,
in the highest style of the art. They will take
Pictures every day in the weel1-Sundays except
ed-till about the first of May, when the Saloor
will be removed to Glover. Now is your time tC
secure their services.
ylll4m6* JOHN HUMPHREY.
Glover, May IS, 1866.
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FARM FOR SALE !

m HE Subscriber offers for sale his Farm, situ-
/ ated about one mile from West Glover village,
containing about l20 acres of good Land, well
located, and having thereon good Sugar
Orcharard and Wood Lot. The buildings are
well supplied with water. Barn and Shed nearly
new. Apply TO
West Glover, May 2, lS66.-24tf.
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Happiness consists in virtuous
and honest life, in being content with a
competency of outward things, and u.s.
ing them temperately. .-
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THE JUDGMENTS OF WOMEN.-I II
a conversation | once held with an
eminent minister of the church, he
made this fine observation; We
will say nothing Of the way in which
that sex usually conduct arguments
but the intuitive judgments of women
are often more to be relied upon than
conclusions which we reach by all
elaborate process of reasoning. No
man that has an intelligent wife or is
accustomed to the society of educat-
ed women, will dispute this. Times
without number you must have known
them to decide questions Oh the in
slant, and with unerring accuracy
which you had been poring over for
hours, perhaps with no other result
than to find yourself getting deeper
and deeper into the tangled maze o
difficulties. 1t were hardly generou:
to alIege that they achieve these featS
less by reasoning than a sort o
sagacity that approXimates to the
sure instincts of the animal races
and yet there seems to be some
ground for the remark of a witty
French writer, that when a man has
toiled, step by step up a flight 0
stairs, he will be sure to find a woman
at the top; but she will not be abl,
to tell how she got there. How sh,
got there, however, is of little moment
If the conclusions a woman ha
reached are sound, that is all tina
concerns us. And that they are ap
to be sound on the practical matter
OF domestic and secular lite, nothing
but prejudice and self-conceit cal
prevent us from acknowledging. Th
inference, therefore, is unavoidable
that the man who thinks it beneatl
his dignity to take counsel with a
intelligent wife, stands in his owl
light, and betrayS that lack Of judge
ment which he tacitly attributes t
her."
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TO THE LADIES.

We would call your attention to Madam Foy's
Patent Corset Skirt Supporter. Alsothe
Boston Corset Skirt Co.'s Patent
Improved and Flexible
Hoop Skirts, of every style and variety, constant
ly on hand and for sale by
H. o. WHITCHER.
Barton, Dec. 25, 1865.
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Why is a vain young lady like a
confirmed drunkard Because neith-
er of them is satisfied with the moder-
ate use of the glass.
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HORACE BEAN,
PR o PRIETOR LAKE HOUSE.
DUNCAN McDOUGALL.
Orleans Probate District,

DROBATE COURTS will be held at my office in
L Derby, on Monday, and at the Probate Office
in Irasburgh, on Thursday of each week, until
further notice.
E. A. STEWART, Judge.
lrasburgh, Dec. l, 1865.
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aBob, how is your sweetheart get,
ting along 2" "Pretty well, guess
she says | needn't come any more"
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VOLUME 11--NUMBER 25.
DIR. r.. PALMER.
S URG EON NTIS T

Consult DIR. Palmer where skillful operations in
Dentistry are required, because no operator is
more careful to avoid pain, more perfect in the
art or reasonable IN prices.
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AND COMMERCIAL.
FINANCIAL.
COMMERCIAL.


ALE-philadephis and Hudson, 1915.
BEANDdEpso ian sVpsss osarS i p
~, blackberry. Ginger, &C., SOog65o; Domestic conl-
NOM $685.; California, per case, $1,000
BI1TKRs-1Bokees, brakes, Wahoo kusss sehedam,
Observation-Disclosures, Sides, 10000: Hams, 10000
smitkfield Hams cuts to order, 23ta25c. 9lJlf
ns ssSo e SS Msss saq zoo So
ding AZ Good Ordinary 80; Low Ordinary 3d.
C0AI-First quality, 4o@4bcs % quality, S5@4oc:
BIICKs-First quality pressed, $500; I'd DO. s22oo
o. B uSi HIST PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER, $ss per ton
CORN-White, 72075c; Yellow $S0@s3c.
COTTON Ordinary, sl@34c; Good, a4@s7ci Mid
'n C1SfF f1sR-i; Rio Coffee so1zSsac
CUBA MOLAssES-66a65.
CANDLES-Adamautine 2S(930ca Tallew, 23a26.
CIGARS-Domestic and Imported, 0@16Ol atfi1
Observation-Disclosures Prints 1896; Sprague d,
HI%:American do 80 Amoskeag do IN; Dulches do
80 London Mourning do Amoskesg %, SAN Ian
ing SO; Al fine Brown Sheeting 1914; 81 do 30; - do
Besched do 81 IS; Ticks 571@ae2} Striped Shifting
23a26 Colored and Bleached Drills S11ass; Colored
'A PnoUR "a s@l5oo Extra, slo@l2
Super, $4,000; Fine, &.25@e75
busSei Oats, 45S5O per bushe Bran 4O@ssO per bnsh
P0RK-Mess $s2O0as6OO: Prime $259S20O.
| P0RTER-London, best brands $3.50; Philadelphia
$s.25.
soAP-lsalec.
RUM-$2A00n600. sz+
RoPE-Manila, 23@2ec; Hemp, 25@aoc.
and Granulated, ii Ka22cs White ls14c White, 10
| NAVAL STORES - Crude Turpontine $400@450;
Turpentine, $5.5O@6.O0; Tar, $5.50@6Oo.
GfN-S2b0@5Oo. i'a Na- 8ssA .H ias,i s
IS1TnEk.-c.lf skins, s4Oesloo per d..sn; Sole
LUMBEH-Clear per thousand, 5000, % do, 5000;
T SS Leaf, ao@7ec: viz eo@sl2s
in market; Manufactured, 5ocI@sl2b Smoking toc@
Sl00; Stuff, 60c.@$l.0O.
TAR-$4.25@i.37. 49,
W VHslnD-ISs q ccpS u soea5oo. & ~
WHITE LEAD-S@17.
WHEAT-White, 81 6o@21o; Red, $l4o@l 90
WHIsKEYS-Old Monongahela Glow PROOF \, 10@22t.
WINE-Champsgne sstar," % eidslcR, sa6rier Seal
De b. Marreau aRed Lac &C.. $2500a q 90 Shesry,N
@sO0; Port, $iOO@esO0 Claret, in cases 500 s6!oots
1000 and $24O0; Sauterne per case So0ob Caiiior-
mia, per case, $12OoQ9l40o = 3
l. DOMESTIC MARKETS.
MEATs-Beef le@9o Mutton, le9so; Pork 20; sau
sages, % souce i5l Dried Beef 80 sSs2a Choice Hams
FRUlTS-Apples 5000 cts. per Rsk ~
POULTRY--Tmkeys, 4 2teg1 ~ 1eese coal %;
Ducks per pair 25@l 80; chichss 16@l co. Rabbits,
l5@2G Squirrels, 15d2G Pstridges 20g25; Wild Ducks
pair, 5o0o75; G. B. Ducks PAIR, 60ta2 90. i4i
VEGETA ES-Cabbage 5t91u etss Onions 10 cts. pei
bunch Beets 10 cts per bunch Soup Vegetables 1@l0
cts per bunsh Potatoes 7xs>s 90 per bushel; Sweet
fGsfsSss sSs piece ss Perch bunch 5000
Oysters 25(fl35 per quart
COP FIsH-Saloc; hak2IssSs5c 49, .a,o
per pound; Lard 2o0sO Cts Pr pound; Cheese 2o@2l
q oYfsTERs-1 cents y seuart. yaa
MARKETS.--0n satdraay che markets were Hat the
ion. No sales wer srtsl on change and gold dull al
| IN. az
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PfRsoN,l.--Passengcrs per steamship Niagara, Capt
\ Bailey Col X Post, Capt CLIFFORD, Aeb Pae, John
peAgnew Gunner, Stanley Taylor, Bird, Corner,
. corbett, @ McDougal, Mann, J Mcintyre, 4
4. Manning. 9 L Campbell, Peter Marlborough, L =
Boardman, A II Livingston, D Alexander, II 9 Sal
mon non Richard, n Mills, Drake Brownell, q J
SSreen, Leland. schaws, A Stewart, M secor IL
Fireman, N W Thurman and q in the steerage.
OossIeNsrs per- Steamship Niagara Capt Couch, from
rew York, Dec 31st: Vest Hansford W ID Seal Co.
s ehio, National Express Co.. P Henneberry Co.,
Pepper, Rogers, w Hudgins, James, M
81 NJ a santos, O II Rowland, Davis Bro, Matby Co
11.yiot, Martin Co, Warren Woodhousc, VIM Lamb
Moody Go. Staples, Post W spratlsy, X
IS1gnai, Lubin 4 etiner Balm Son, Burgess Core
u Bice, Stewart Dey, Harrison, Sherman Bros
~ ID Newton, NJ Metz, o l., L 4 s, and order.
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SHOOTING AFFAIR. On Friday night
about 8 o'clock, shooting affair came
off at the new Idea Saloon, on Church
street. 1t appears that John Dunbar
and Thadeus Butt, both under the In
fiuence of liquor, imagined that officer
WYATT had done some grievous injury
to Dunbar, whereupon Dunbar drew
his pistol and fired, more to intimidate
the officer than to hit him. Officer Wyatt
and Merchant with the assistance OF Of
ficer Bonfanti, arrested the parties. The
case will come up before the Mayor to.
morrow for Investigation, when we Will
be able to report the facts of the case in
detail. ,s
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THEATRE. In consequence of the
unavoidable detention of Miss. Helen
Western, the pieces for to night will be
Don Caesar de Bazan, In which play
Jerry Taylor will take the part of the
Ragged Cavalier, and Mrs. Fred Meek
the part of Mariana. The after-piece
selected, is the side-splitting farce of
the Good for Nothing" in which Mrs.
Marston takes the character of Nan and
Marston that Of her Uncle Tom. This
Is good bill and quite an attractive one
to open the New Year with.
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CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPONS. We
believe there is law upon our Statute
books in regard to carrying concealed
weapons. It appears to be the prevail
ing fashion in this city, among both
white and black, to carry deadly wea-
pons. The law prohibiting such per-
melons an pusillanimous practice should
be rigidly enforced. 1t Is the duty OF
the Constables 10 report every nuisance
0f TINS KIND Coming unuer Jfieir nUtics..
1t is no sign of manhood or courage to
be either irohfclad, or travelling ar
mOry. Ht44
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

n6T N0TIris 10 GAS CONSUMERS.
Notice is hsrsby en that the time for the discount Of
sixteen end third PIT cnt on Gas bills is extended
to the 10Th aay of each mouth
Persons calling at the dice of the Company No. Al
Rank yti from the LIST I'd the 10th inclusive, during
busnse hours will find hSr bills ready and this allow
aiice M Is
No bills III be sent out from the Office until after the
10th IT the month when the discount will cease the full
price che aad the Gas shut off at the discretion Of
the ccnests
n &of the Board Of Directors, a
~ J. Ii. DAWSON, Sec'y
Norfolk H<AeI1ber q, 1866. dec27-1w
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LOCAL INTELL1GENCE.

ACCIDENT no THE STEAMER JAS. L.
BRADY. There was considerable anx-
;etv expressed yesterday morning, IN
consequence of the steamer Jas. 1. Bfa-
dy of the new line Of Baltimore steam
ers. falling to arrive at the usual hour:
Rnmors OF all kinds, were prevalent
through the city. AT o'clock P. M, the
the steamer Dictator, Capt. Landis, ar
rived in the Brady's place from Balti-
more and reported that the steamer Jas.
r. Brady was run into about 9 miles
This side Of Baltimore on Saturday
evening about o'clock, by the tug A.;
II. Webster, and SO seriously injured
that she had to be lowed back to Baltl-
more. The Brady was struck on the
port side square, just toward OF the
wheel-house, her cook house carried
away. and one boy, dish washer, 10
the cook house at the time Of the COLI.
sion was knocked overheard, and
drowned. The passengers and freight
Of the Brady upon her arrival In Baiti-
more. were transferred to the Dictator
and she left Baltimore at4 o'clock A.
M. on Sunday morning. Intelligent
and competent persons whom we con
yersed with, passengers on the Brady
assert, that the tug ran into the Brady
desienedly. She had plenty of room u
Keep clear, and distinctly answered thu
Rrady's whistles. This outrage should
be carefully investigated.
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Row IN PORTSMOUTH BETWEEN THE
SOLDIERS AND NEGROES. Yesterday
Afternoon Portsmouth was the scene Of
several conflicts between the soldiers
and negroes. About 4 o'clock negro
man named Hartwell Reddick, was
quietly walking along Middle street,
when he was assailed by John Clear
water, Comlnissary Sargent of the 10th
New York, without any apparent cause
or provocation. Clearwater was under
the influence of liquor, and as he struck
at the negro he fell and cut his head seri-
ously against the curb-stone, which
Knocked him senseless. Two of Clear
waters companions being close at hand,
and thinking their companion had been
knocked down by the negro pursued
him. and overlook him upon Queen
street where they beat him numerically.
A short time afterwards soldier and q
negro had a fight on Court street, the
uegro coming out second best. The son
Of Ham, deeming discretion the better
part Of valor, took to his heels and left
the soldier master of the field.
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The WEATHER. Saturday was wet,
dri2zling and unpleasant, and just the
day to inspire man with dark gloomy
and responding feelings, more particu'
larly locals, in search OF items, which
We're scarce.
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NAVAL. The monitor Waxhaw, con,
veyed by the double-ender A. S. Quincy
arrived here on Saturday morning, from
Washington. Both vessels anchored off
Town point.