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The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-08-23
BY H. " ';r!NTOSH, of Virginia.

W.
Is nt;al. ..aa har. ia &, main features,
TABoE ,i,.c.,r.,, les s.niitiii u choice selection
of the best Northern COPYRIGHT Music. Its
author Tor Four years an ottlaer of the Contede-
rate army, composed many stirring pieces IN
moments sna.e'ed during its marching md
counter-marchint- ii Virginia The dirge
used at thu t...s,,::s II Genera! T. j. Jackson,
(StoncwaltA May 18th 1863 was from his pen,
and is incl.A;! in t,i e ,i!yc'rn
Mr. Mr!s;s,sl;. - says Inc Richmond Whig.
sis we'll k.l w. .i..ius ~. the South Ms All
author and teacher ot he'd excellence. with
n musical Fcpu,,at."n rarely attained by amy
man o.! his aye IL All. county. In the South
he stands y. s:s vr,y heso al church music.
no one disputing the position with him.
The book embraces ever thing of value OF
which is now t. the first lime reduced toss,
written iolm. III, variety is great bracing
all metres in a.s,, III ever. key and and every
variety Of MEASURES witt. a full elementary
department ;snd fine collection OF new anthems,
set pieces and sentences. Ii contains nearly
300 closely printed pages ncalv and ta>teitl!Y
gotten up, wril printed and hoind.
Price, rct;nI, 81 90. $500 per dozen,
Can be obtained through All booksellers, or
will be mailed s,y the Publishers to any. part
of the United State. post :ree on receipt Of
retail price
Single copies for examination and intro
duction, sent To any address postage paid. "n
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Publishers and Booksellers,
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The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-08-23

A sw1NDLER.-A young and rather
handsome fellow, Of prepossessins APP
pearance and good address, came to
this place last week, and announced
himself as a teacher of vocal and instru-
mental music. He gave his name as
Browning, or Brownell, and proceeded
to setup classes for the different branch
es which he proposed to teach. He re-
ceived the names of number of chill
dren whom he proposed to instruct in
singing, at forty cents each, IN oayance:
also a number for piano lessons, at va.
rious prices. After remaining several
days, and in this way collecting forty
or fifty dollars, he suddenly vamoosed,
forgetting to settle his hotel bill. We
notice in the Richmond papers that a
chap answering his description, played
the same swindling game in that city a
short time since, and he is evidently
making a business of it. He is Of
medium height, dark hair and complex
ion; full, round face, and dark pop
eyes. Pass him round.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-08-23

GRAFTON HoUsE.-This spacious
Hotel, at Grafton, West Va, on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, has re-
Gently undergone thorough repair, and
been fitted up and re-furnished in a
style not surpassed by any hotel in the
State. 1t is kept by VIM. Hooper,
Esq, formerly of Martinsburg, and
widely known as frst-class landlord,
with large experience. Travellers stop
ping at this house, will find the &C
commodations unsurpassed. The table
is abundantly supplied with the best
the markets afford, and the Bar fur
nished with liquors of the finest quality
indeed, the provision in every de-
partment of this establishment IS thor
ough, and made with an eye single to
the wants and comforts of its guests:
MIR. Robert Hooper, the young and
sentlemanly clerk, exerts himself sue,
cessfully to render comfortable and
pleasant the sojourn of all who stop at
the Grafton House; and his urbanlty
and gentlemanly department, wins de-
served praise from all who come in con-
tact with him. We cordially recon-
mend this House, it's gentlemanly Pro-
prietor and affable Clerk to the con-
sideration of the travelling public.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-08-23

lNEIslBLE.-It is currently reported
that the Radicals held a ..INass Con-
yentlon in this place last Thursday
We are unable to find any one who saw
1t. 1t was not visible to the naked eve
and the most powerful microscope
would have failed to discover it. We
belleye the report was gotten up as a
kind Of burlesqe on the faithful few who
answered to the published call for a
"Hass Convention" How cruel!
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House AND LOT IN MARTINS
BURG, FOR SALE.
TWO-STORY FRAMED

containing six rooms. The Lot-a double
deep. 1t is considered one of the most de-
sirable residences in Buena Vista" Persons
wishing to purchase will be shown the prop
erty, and informed of terms, by application at
the premises. MATTHEW GEM MELL.
Aug. %, 1866-4t
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DEcL1NED.-The Virginia Base Ball
Club, Of this place, have just received
a declination of their challenge sent to
the Stonewall Club of Charlestown.
This is the second challenge sentby the
'Virginia' to other Clubs, both of
which have been declined. The men,
bers of the 'sVirginia" very properly
consider each refusal of a challenge as
a victory.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-08-23

HOUSE THIEvEs.-During the past
week several dwellings in this place
we're entered by hungry thieves, and
the contents of their larders complete
" "cleaned out The rascals were
quite bold in some of their operations.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-08-23

10 FARMERs.-Those in want of
" heat Drills, Or Agricultural Imple-
meht OF any kind, will do well to con-
SUIT the advertisement of John Nine.
Esq, in another column.
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ENELI.OES AND SPOkE S, for sale by
II WM. n. RIDDLE.
august ., lSiS.
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rJyO THE VOTERS OF BERKELEY
COUNTY.
ELECTION, OCTOBER 25, 1866.

I announce myself as an Independent Union
Candidate for the SHER1FFAtTYa at the en-
suing election, and pledge myself if elected
to discharge the duties faithfully and honestly
further promise that my Deputies shall be
truly loyal men, Respectfully.
July 26, 1866. JOE HOFFMAN.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-12-19
Scraps.
Toledo Blade.

What should man do when his boots leak !.
Take to his pumps, of course.
When is a sailor most like thief? When
he takes messmate's watch.
A man haunted by duns, no matter how
fond he may be OF beer, ls frightened at every
tap.
Why are railroad accidents like irregular
su ppeIsi Because they are casual teas.
When is blow from a lady welcome
w hen she strikes you agreeably.
Nomen's wri,es-Postc1ips.
Weaker vessels need much hopping, is the
latest excuse for cTinoiine.
What is that by losing al eye has nothing
left but ncse A noise.
When's dead body not u dead body
When ',s a gal-oL-i-bier.
Why is John Morrissy like Daniel Web
sser? Because be Is great Ex-Pounoer.
Why is John Morissy like lamb? Be
ca use he CANDLES on the green.
An I.ishman who h.d heard it stated tn
all flesh is grass, wished to know whet ~
hay is beef G-'a-n0sOed.
There is said to be more corn elevated
Chicago than in any city in America. 1t
more in the juice than 10 the kern j, howeV {
When Eve told Adam to chastise his {
what five scripsnral names gave the aeaour
I" ADAM" Seth Eve, Cain, Abel.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-12-19

ANECDoTE OF GENERAL SHERIDAN.- The
following well-authenticated story Of General
Sheridan has just gained circulation. The
scene of the narrative is laid near Appomattox
Court House, during the last campaign in
Virginia, Just before the surrender Of Lee =
IS The General dismounted at the fence of a
stiff old gentleman who was sitting on his high
piazza, and scosling severely rode up.
he the typical Southerner OF fifty years;
bis long, gray hair fell over the collar of MS
coat behind his be arrayed In the
swaliow-taIl of a hy-gone mode, buff linen
vest cut.ow, and nankeen pantaloons springlng
far over the foot, that was neatly encased In
morocco slippers /; a bristlng frll adorned his
bosom and from the embrazure of his wall
like collar he shot defiant glsnces al US as we
clsitered up the walk TO his house. Prince
L ward Court House was a stranger to war,
and indignant friend was looking now for
the first time on the like of US, and certainly
he old not seem 10 iike our looks lie bowed
in dignfed way to the General, who boboed
at him carelessly, and Sat down on step, drew
out his inevitable map, lighted fresh cigar,
ana asked our host if any of Lees troops had
been seen about here to-day. Sir, he ans
wered, as can truly say that none have been
seen by me | will say but if had seen
any should feel i. my duty to refuse to ans
wer your question. | can no, give you any
information to the disadvantage of General
Lee This little eech clothed in unexcep-
tlonable diction which no doubt had been
awaiting US from the time We tied our horses
at The gate, missed fire badly. 1t was very
patriotic, and all that but the General WAS
not in a humor to drop patriotism just then, SO
he only gave soft whistle of surprise, and re-
turned to the attack quite unscatned.
How far is it to Buffalo River p
Sir, don't know
'Tae deuce you don't How long have
you lived ere p
'All my hfe.'
Very we'll, sir, ts time you did know.
Captain, pu. this gentleman IN charge of a
guard, and when we move walk him down 10
Buffalo River, and show it to him.
And SO he was marched of, leaving sav-
age glance a. parting; and that evening tramp
| ed five miles away from home tc look at a river
which was as familiar to him his own family
Doubtless to this day he regales the neighbors
with the story OF this insult that was pu. upon
him, and still brings up his children in the
faith for whose dogmas he suffered.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-12-19

The youngest and The most spiritual OF the
arts is prose. Its instrument is speech, like
that of poetry but it is speech emancipaied
from the limitations Of metre, ALTERATION and
rhyme-speech get free, CRATIC s6tuta; conse-
ouenty it mas fewer technical difficulties to over
come, and expresses itself more clearly and d.
rectly- TIE muse OF poesy IS not the less fst,
tered. because with truly feminine taste and
tact she makes an ornament of Der thrsldom,
snd weaves her chains into garlands. Besides
the source Of prose is not the Imagination
alone nor any other isolated faculty ; 1t IS an
outflow of the whole mind, ard its domain Is
coextensive with the combined powers OF the
soul. 1t is as much above poetry as character
is superior to faculty, or a full symmetrical man
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-12-19

to simple fine feature. With less complex
mechanism it can do more, and is an organ i
of higher revelation. The essential nature Of
poetry is plastic ; the spirit of prose is pic.
turesque. The former is allied to sculpture,
as the latter is to painting, or as music is to
architecture.
The higher and more spiritual an art is, and
the finer the material which it employs, the
more intimately it is connected with the per-
sonality of the artist. The architect pro jects
the plan; others erect the building. The
sculptor moulds the clay in the form of
the statue, and is thus brought into clos.
er relations to his creation but it is the
stonecutter who puts it in marble, and the
fou1der who pours it in bronze. The painter,
however, not only sketches the cartoon, but
with his own hand limns the picture. SO in
music, the lowest Of the speaking arts, the
composer who creates the work commits it to
the musician for execution, and it has no real
existence until the latter embodies it in sound;
and it seems to US that prose, as compared
with poetry. bears the seal of the authors indi-
viduality more clearly impressed upon it, mas
much as the poet is obliged to fit his conception
TO Procrustean form which he has only
very limited power to modify; his thought is
forced into artificial channel, whilst that Of
the prose-wrter flows with the wider freedom
OF O river wearing its own bed and heaping up
It's own snores In poetry, 100, tneTe Is a In
gerrg vestige OF music its full effect depends
as much on The tone, color, weight, and tenn
perature Of the words and letters, their
me anipg. Tie versifcs,ion of Coeridge's
Chris'abel, or Of Mi.on's Allegro ard Pense-
roso, is inseparab!e from the very sentiment of
those poems ami Saakspeare's Tempest is
symphony with passages beautifully mcdu-
lated as in Beethoven indeed, ;hs whoe
play, ike Calibl1's ench .nted island. is
- full OF noises,
Sounds snd sweet airs that delight snd hurt not
10 prose these purely sensuous qualities of
language are less prominent the word is val
ued more Tor its signiGcition, and not so much
for its sound. Chronologically, also, prose is
later development than poetry, and presup
poses greater maturity of the general m.ad.
From the epic sprang romance and history ];
from the lyric, theology and philosophy +; and
from the drama, oratory. Thus in Gre clan
literature We can trace this continuity of
growth, and find that Homer and Thucydidss, 4,
Pnd4r and Plato, Sophocles and Demosthenes,
are Connected by link as logical as that which
binds conclusion to premise in the amps OF q
sy sylogsm. 1t is only a progress from ndivid-
ualiz,tion to generalization; from the concrete
to the abstract, corresponding TO the growth Of
the intellect in men and na,ions.-N. American
Rerietc for Oct.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-12-19
THE HEROINE's NURSE.

Nurse Byloe, an ancient and voluminous
woman, VINO mad known the girl when sne was
brighs-eyed child, handed over : the baby ,
she was holding to another attendant, and got
On her things to go straigh up to The, e,Pcplars.
She had been holding : the baby these torty
years and more, but somehow 1t never got to
be more than month or six weeks old
Forty years of practice mad taught n urse
Byloe the art of handling the young of her
species with the soft hrmness which one may
notice IN cats with their klttens-more grandly
in tawny lioness mouthng her cubs. Myrtle
old not know she was held she only felt she
was lifted, and borne up, as cherub may feel
upon white woo.ly cloud, and smiled accord
ingly at the nurse as if quite at home in her
arms
There was not more knowing
pair of eyes, in tn IT way, in circle of fifty
miles than the e kindly tranquil oros ;hat
Nurse By.oe fixed on Cynthia bediam. The
silver threads in the side-tods of har, the de-
icate lines at the corner of the eye, the isht
drawing down at the angle OF the oG,h-al-
most imperceptbe, but the nurse dwelt upon
it-a Certain moulding Of the features az OF an
artists clay model worked by the delicate
touches of the fingers, showing that time or
pain or grief had had hand 10 81 ping them ;
the contours, the adjustment OF every fod oil
the dress, the attitude, the very way OF breath
log, were all passe through the searching IN
spectiOn of the ancient expert trained 10 know
ali the changes Wrough- by time and clrcum-
stances. Ii took not so long as It takes TO
describe il, but II was an analysis OF Imponder-
ables, equal TO any OF Bunsen's with the spec
trOscope."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-12-19

to mount. In the middle CT the grotto they
found a large circular hole, and one of them,
attaching a rope to himself, descended. At
the depth of about forty yards he landed in an
other large cave, but, ss in the former case,
with the circular aperture in the centre. De-
'ermined to continue his exploring, he was
obliged to get one Of his friends to descend to
the second cave to lower him to the third,
which being done, he found at depth of about
aixty yards a repetition of the circumstances,
but was prevented from descending any fur
ther Gs the cord was not long enough, and
they then return Cd 10 the same manner to their
companion in the first grotto. This cavsrn il
supposed to have served as a resting place to
the hordss OF Saracens who in remHte age,
rayaged the Mediterranean coast
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-12-19

How THE ROMANS COOKED PEACOCK The
most elegant dish of the Romans stuffed
peacock. A young peacock is eaable when
properly roasted, but an old one is really very
poor eating but the Romans prepared them
in the following way They selected those
with the most beautiful plumage, and stihed
them TO death, believing that m ode of killing
gave more brilliancy to the plumage. As
soon dead, they carefully split the bird open
by incision all along the back from the oil!
to the rump. They then took out all the
bones, meat, etc, leaving only the bones Of the
legs to the first Joint, those OF the wings 20 I
second Joint, and the head whole, excep' lie
brain, eyes and tongue. The inside Of the
sAln was COW Immediately lined with a coating
OF glue and filed with bran to keep il in shape
The feathers that were spoiled were vanished,
false bat brilliant eyes were placed instead
of the natural ones. When dry. the skin u as
filed with roasted birds, with the flesh OF
birds chopped and cooked, and carefully seued
up. The bird was served on large silver dish
made for that purpose The dish was an oo-
long shape, ana in the middle, and soldered to
it, something resembling the trunk Of a
-ItIi a hII4d Or liL44L Which IL liz. -
fastened. Ii meant 10 look Just as If II
were alive, as resting itself on perch, with aD
ear Of milet in its bill. Ii was always served
at the beginning of the dinner, and was one of
The last dishes eaten. /: was always carved on
the table, and while the most was serving it, il
etiquette ior one of the guest to Larangue
upon the beauties OF the plumsge and the ex-
cellence ef the meat
Ine Romans were not deceived about the
excellence of peacok's flesh. They knew very
well, and so did their authors, that not parti-
Gle of the bird s meat had been used. They
somehow got toto the habit of speaking of the
goodness Of the meat, and so.they kept on
doing
TINS is very likely the reason why we read
IN many books that the species of peacock eat
en- by the Romans has been lost. and that it
was entirely different from tha. which We nov
have. Some believe also that the kinds of To-
Gust and CT dormouse eaten by them were not
the same that exist now. The reason is prob
ably no better.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-12-19
The Valley OF the Annnz0n.

A Boston correspondent. Of the Springfield
Republican thus quotes from one Of the ltc-
lures of Prof. Agassiz before the Lowell lnsti-
tute
la a little boat followed from the trunk Of
a tree, il e warm, moist, agreeable atmosphere.
the professor rowed Us under arcades of
luxuriant tropical foliage, gorgeous with How
ers and birds, with ,angled vines ard parasites,
and soaring pains, and deltctable fruits. 1t
was kind of primevai Venice, the forest SO
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-12-19
CASTING OUT DEyILs-We have a friend

CASTING OUT DEyILs-We have friend,
Aie hodist preacher, and jolly fellow he is.
IL has large muscular frame, with corpn,ence
TO correspond has huge hand, with a pow
erfuI grip-save from giving him serious Of
tense if he were a common sinner. He is
earnest worker, and has We'll earned reputa-
ZION as I revivAlIst. Some years ago lie was
holding meeting, at which quite an interest
was awakened. A number of persons had
come to the anxious seat, and some had been
converted. One evening. q group, consisting
Of two or three Young men and as many young
ladies, were present, whose object in coming
was 10 have merriment. Tne minister having
noticed their maneuyres for while, and think
ing il time they were checked, found his
way to them, and addrs s>ing himself 10 the
young men, kindly requested hem 10 observe
the decorum b5titting he place. One of them,
whose idea of poll teness was hardly up to the
mark, ven;ured in rather ungracious manner
10 reply the: they had 90 understood that
miracles were worked there. and he had come
10 see some performed Upon this our ro-
bust friend, the minister, cody took the young
man by the coat collar, deliberately led him
down the aisle, and opening the door, withou,
ceremony landed him outside, quietly remark
ing, We do not work miracles here, but De
cast out dcuits ''-Erchange.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-12-19

The following verses, by Christina Rosset.
are descriptive of - Twilight Calm" and 20;
.ess singular grace and melancholy swee,
ness
pleasant eventide
Clouds the western side
Grow gray and grayer, hiding the sun;
The bees ar birds, their happy labors DONE
Seek their close nests and bide.
Screened in tbs leafy wood,
The stock-do sit and brood:
The very squirrel leaps from bough to bough
But laziIy pauses, and settles now
Where once he stored his focd.
One by one the flowers close,
LILY and dewy rose
Shutting their tender petals II ON the
The gresshopPers are still but not soon
Are still the noisy crows
TIE dormouse squsts nd eats
Choice little dainty bits
Beneath the spreading OF broad lime:
Hibbing his fill he stops from time to
And listens where re sits.
From far he Iowings
OF cattle driven hone:
From further still the wind brings itfully
The vast continual murmur Of the sea,
Now loud. almost dumb.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-12-19

AN ALPINK GRoTTo.-The following ap-
pears in Gaiignani "On the flank Of the
maritime Alp. near the village Of Castglione,
has long been known an opening in the face OF
tie rock, giving entrance to a vast grotto. To
approach tnis there vas road path. and
yet it showed evident traces that the hand OF
man had modified the work of nature. Some
short time since three Englishmen determined
TO make an attempt at exploring it, and, taking
ad ivan ,age Of the assures and projections Of
the rock, one OF them reached the opening,
aud, lowering cord, assisted the two others
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-12-19
rostrp.
Through the Mist.

Through the Mist.
No sunset closed the dim gray day,
The mist swept upward from the sea,
AMI shrouded all things drearily
The light died down without a ray,
And the night min glei with the mist
and there darkness ere we wist.
And as We went upon our way,
We could not see each other's face;
The hoewsrd path could not trmace,
Tough strai ght before feet it lay,
1t seemed things Ioomed so strange and vast,
An unknown land through which we passed
Still, step by step, We hoEie ward drew,
And though could not see tn smile,
Yet beaming down on me the while
Thy tender smile was there knew;
And in the light of home anon
Into my gladde ed heart il shone.
Even so the mists of fear and doubt
Come sweeping upward from the sea
or fathomless eternity,
BIotting earth's fairest features out,
And deepening with their binding breath
The darkness OF the night Of death.
Yet, when he.awful shadows loom.
When fades the Saviour's face or love;
when frc m our Fathers throne above
No home lights lead tn rough the gloom.
Still, step by step, in faith we fare,
The light -se not, still is there.
Sunday Magazine.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-12-19

IMPORTANT TO LADIEs.-When lady would
compose her mouth to bland and serene char
acter, she should, just before entering the
room, say Z" BOSOM and keep the expression
into which the mouth subsidies until the de-
sired effect upon the company is evident. Ii,
on the other hand, she wishes to assume
distinguished and somewhat noble bearing,
not suggestive of swee tness, she should say
5 brush " the result OF which is infallibe. If
she would make her mouth look small, and
needs enlarging, she must say 8 cabbage" p"
If she wishes to look mournful, she must say
" kerchunk." If resigned, she must forcibly
calculate " scat" Ladies' when having their
photographs taken may observe these rules
with some advantage.