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The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23
THE PRINTERS COMMANDMENTS.

Thou Especially the lsdles) ehalt love
the printer, tor he loveth you muchly.
Thou shalt subscribe for his paper,
for he seeketh much to obtain the news
of which you remain ignorant,
If a business man thou shalt advertise
that thus thy profits may enablee the not
only to pay for thy paper, but ''put
money in thy purse
Thou shalt not visit him regardless OF
his office rules--in deranging the paper.
Thou shalt not touch anything that
would give him trouble-that he may
not hold thee guilty.
Thou shalt not read the manuscript in
the hands of the compositors-tor he
will not hold the blameless.
Thou shalt not read the news before
it is printed, for he will give it to you in
due time.
Thou shalt ask him few questions o.
the affairs of the office.
Thou shalt not write communications
on both sides of the paper, for the edlto'
needeth the other side to write his edit
orials upon Columbus Sun.
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23
WAYNESBURG PA, WEDNESDAY, MAY % 1866

How sweet are their councils on earth, Ben
AS "hand TO hand" they go,
They smooth the trough ASHER" of strife,
And sooth tho pangs of woe
Oh may they not lalta the grave, Ben,
But guide us on the way,
Where pointeth that rosy finger,
And love supreme bears sway.
But I cannot recount the scenes, Ben,
That pass before my view.
'Twould infringe upon my duty,
And that would never do;
So here's farewell to the visions, Ben,
That haunt our boyhood's life,
I wake again to the hustle
OF turmoil and of strife
Athens, No., Feb. 4, 1862.
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23

THE DEAD OF THE WAR.-The Pro.
vost Marshal.General has completed
careful compilation. from the muster,
rolls, Of all the deaths in battle, from
wounds and from disease, in every regis
ment and company of every loyal state
from the beginning 10 the close of the
war From 1t it appears that 2SO,7
officers and men have lost their lives in
the service. Of this number 1921 COM
misspnel officers and 9O,SS6 enlisted
men have been killed in action, or died
Of wounds, while 1921 commissioned
died of disease, or, IN few cases, from
accident,
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23

The Nashville Press end Times reports
an interesting conversation which re-
Gently occurred between a Mississippi
planter and rebel soldier of Tennessee.
The planter was declaiming against the
new franchise law by which rebels are
prevented from voting in Tennessee,
whereupon the soldier replied as follows:
81 can't blame the Legislature for
acting as ii did. 1t did nothing but
what we intended to do had we won the
fight in place Of the Yankees. If we
had held Tennessee we would not have
allowed Union men to vote or hold
office, and there is no sense in my abus-
ing others for doing to Inc what l had
fully determined to do to them had
circumstances been different. l don't
deny that it is pretty rough to be denied
vote, but still it Is the fate of war, and
I know that we Contederates were de-
termined to distranchise all who were
against us. We have no business at al
to complain"
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23

A young lady having 'set her cap
tor rather large specimen Of the oppo'
site sex, and having failed to win him,
was telling her sorrows to couple Of
her confdants, when one of them COM
torted her with these words .-"Never
mind, Mollie, there Is Us good fish in the
sea as ever was caught" "Mollie
knows that replied her little brother
''but she wants q whale"
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23
NO.. SO.
THE IMPENDING TRIAL.

jeff, Davis has been indicted for Trea.
son. There are idications that he will
be soon put upon his trial No man
doubts his guilt. Not only was he one
OF the earliest and most persistent plots
'ers OF the Rebellion, but, when the
movement was inaugurated he became
president OF the Confederacy. and com.
mander>in chief of insurgeut armies.-
Notwithstanding these notorious fa,,,
the impression is almost universal that
a trial will result in his acqulttal, or at
least in the failure of the jury to agree
to his condemnation.
The Richmond Eramtser, IN recent
editorial article, decared that while Di-
ogenes carried his lantern to but litle
purpose in looking for an honest man
he would al solutely waste his candle in
searching for White Union men in Vir.
glnla' This is not only out>spoken, but
is very near the truth, Hence the I'M
probability of obtaining a jury that will
dojustice upon the great criminal
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23

OK one point p. Il. Barnum, the great
Snowman. IS one of the most sensible of
men, Hear him: 81 never patronize a
business man that don't advertise, for
the reason that invariably get cheated,
The penurious principle that prevents a
man from keeping his business before
the people will prevent him from selling
cheap" rH VOW
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23

FUN AT HoNiE,-Don't be afraid of a
little fun at home, good people! Don't
shut your house lest the sun should fade
your carpets and your hearts lest q
hearty laugh, shakes down some of the
musty old cobwebs there If you want
to ruin your sons, let them think that all
mirth and social enjoyment, must be left
on the Threshold without, when thew
come in at night. When once home
Is regarded as only a place to eat drink
and sleep in, the work is begun that ends
IN gambling houses, and reckless degre,
datlon,- Young people must have fun
and relaxation somewhere if they do
rot flnd 1t at their own hearth,stones,
it will be sought at other and less profit.
able places. Therefore let the fire burn
brightly at night, and make homestead
delightful with all those little arts that
parents so perfectly understand, Don't
repress the buoyant spirits of your
"h'larnr. halt an hour of merr;mor+
round the lamp and firensln. n.o'rlnea, ..r.e.a,
blots out The remembrance of many q
care and annoyance during the day, and
the best safeguard they can take with
them into the world is the influence of Q
bright little domestic sanctum.
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23

GoyERNoR HOLDEN, of North Caro-
lima, has written letter in which he
states that hundreds Of loyal people are
daily leaving that State for the North
west-that unless some protection is
speedily afforded them by the Govern
ment every loyal man yet remaining in
the State will be compelled to leave, he
among the rest.
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23
KISSING.

Some chap who has evidently had
considerable experience in the matter,
discourses as follows on the subject of
kissing:
People 'ciH kiss; yet not one in a
hundred knows how to extract bliss
from lovely lips, no more than they
know how to make diamonds from
charcoal. And yet 1t is easy--at least
for US First know who you are to kiss
Don't make mistake, although mis-
take may be good thing. Don't jump
up like a trout for fly, and smack a
woman on the neck, on the car, on the
corner OF her forehead, on the end OF
her nose, or knock off her waterfall. --
The gentleman shonld be little the tall
lest, He should have clean face, a
kind eye, mouth full of expression.-
Don't kiss everybody. Don't sit down
to it, stand up. Need not be anxious
about getting into a crowd, Two per-
SONS are plenty to corner and catch a
kiss, more persons spoil the sport
Take the left hand of the lady in your
right, let your hat go to--any place out
Of the way, throw the left hand gently
over the shoulder of tho lady, and let
the hand fall down upon the right side
teward the belt Don't be in hurry ;
draw her gently, lovingly, to your heart
her head will fall lightly upon your
shoulder, and q handsome shouldar.strap
it makes! Don't be in q hurry, send a
little life down your lett arm. Her left
hand is in your right, let there be an inn
preston to that, hot like the grip Of a
vice, but gentle clasp, full of elcctrici
ty, thought and respect,-Don't be in a
hurry. Her head lies carelessly on your
shoulder. You are nearly heart to heart
Look down into her half closed eyes,
Gently yet manfully, press her to your
bosom Stand firm. Be brave, but
don't be in hurry. Her lips are almost
open Z! Lean gently forward with your
head not the body. Take good ann,
the lips meet-the eyes close-the heart
opens-the soul rides the storm, trcu-
bles and sorrows of life-(don't be in a
humy)-heaven opens before you-the
world shoots from under your feet as a
meteor flashes across the evening sky
don't be atraid)--t heart forgets its
bitterness-and the ait OF kissing is
learned! No noise no fuss. no tluttsring
no squirming like hook>inpaled worma,
Kissing don't hurt, it don't require a
brass band to make legal.--Don't jab
down on beautiful mouth as Ifspear.
ing for frogs! Don't grab and "gank'
the lady as II she was a struggling colt
Don't muss her hair, scratch her collar,
bite her cheek, sqizzle her rich ribbons
and leave her mussed and rumpled =
Don't favor your kisses with onions,
tobacco, gin cock tails, lager beer, bran.
DIV etc, for . maudlln kis is wore than
the itch to . delicate, loving, sensible
woman
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23

JOSH BILLINGS favors the world with
brief essay on dogs -
dogs in q lump are useful, but they
are not always profitable. The Nus
foundlin dog IS useful to save childien
from drowning, but you have got to have
pond of water and children running
around kareless, or else the dog amt
profitable. There amt nothing made
boarding a Nufoundlin dog. Rattearri-
/ ers are ustul to kitch rats but the rats
amt profitable after you have kitched
them. The shepherd dog IS usful 10
drive sheep but fyou have to 60 and
buy a flock Of sheep, and pay more than
they are wuth, jist to keep the dog bizzy
the dog amt profitable, not much
Lap dogs are very useful, but if you
don't hold them in your lap all the time
they amt profitable at all. The coach
dog is one of the most useful dogs
know of, but you have got to have q
coach (and that isn't always pleasantly OF
you can't realize from the dog. Thus
we sec that whilo dogs are general,
useful, there are times when they ami
generally profitable.
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23

Fred Douglass declaresthe Congression-
al Reconstruction Plan, "ln its main fea'
lures "a criminal Abandonment nf tho
colored people OF the South to the tender
meroies of their old masters" and
denounces it accordingly,
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23

ATTRIBUTE the little l know to my
not having been ashamed to ask for
information, and to my rule of cOn>
versiug with all descriptions of men on
those topics that form their own peculiar
professions and pursuits.-Locke.
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23
HOW TO COMMIT MURDER.

. Take pretty young lady; tell her
she has pretty foot; she will wear q
small shoe, 60 out in wet spring weather,
catch cold, then fever, and die in q
month. This receipt never fails.
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23

SEEING THRouGH WATER. Currents
in the very bed of a river, or beneath
the surface of the sea, may be watched
by an arrangement that smugglers used
in tho old day. They sank their con,
trabapd cargo when there was an alarm,
and they searched for it again by the
help of so called marine telescope
1t was nothing more than cask with a
plate of strong glass at the bottom ---
The man plunged the closed end few
inches below the surface, and put his
head into the other end, and then, he
saw clearly into the water. The glare
and confused reflections and refactions
from and through the ripple surface Of
the sea were entirely shut ont by this
oontrivance. Seal hunters still use it
With this simple apparatus the stirring
lite OF the sea bottom can be watched at
leisure and with great distinctness So
far as this contrivance enables men to
sec The land under the waves movements
under water closely resemble movements
under air. Sea weeds, like plants, bend
before the gale: fish, like birds, keep
their heads to the stream, and hang
poised on their fins: mud clouds take
the shape Of water clouds in air-impede
hight, cast shadows, and take shapes
which point out the directions in which
currents flow, 1t is strange, at first, to
hang over boats side, peering into a
new world. And the interest grows
There is excitement in watching big fish
swoop, like hawks. out OF their sea weed
forest, after . white fly sunk to the trees
tops 10 tempt them, and the fight which
follows is better fun when plainly seen.
Some one has suggested plate glass
windows in the bottom of boat; it
would bring men and fish face to face;
and the habits OF the latter could be
leisurely watched.
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23

The meanest reason tor getting marri-
cd that we ever heard was from a man
who said no wanted some one to part
his back hair for him,
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23
Published by Request. |

The following lines which are clipped from
the St. Louis Me,os were written by Lieut..
j. Milliken Hitler, formerly of Jefferson.
Greene county, Pa. At the time they were
penned, Lieut.. Hitler was engaged in the ar
dious duty of guarding his own home and
town from rebel guerillas. Many Of his
friends will recognize every feature of the des-
cripton of his native place as true to the let
ter. II.
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23

"Why do you keep yourself so dis.
tant?' said fair one to a COO! lover.
Because said he "distance lends en-
chantment to the view I"
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23

Acopperhead paper says, "the radicals
have queer ideas OF the Lord
The Copperheads have familiar ideas
of the devil.
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23

'S-H->s -
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The sentiment respecting rebels which
prevails IN Wisconsinis particularly wor-
thy Of consideration. A reconstructed
Confederate soldier named Ferdinand
llcavers, having Wanoo,ea up TO Neu
River, Kewanee county. in that State,
by some means got himself elected town
clerk and justice of the peace. His
predecessor refused to surrender to him
the books and papers cf the Office, and
the question was referred by lIeavers to
Attorney General Gill, who replied as
follows:
"Having served es a volunteer in the
late rebel army, you have forfeited all
political rights under the United States
Government, and that Government eau
alone restore them. Having placed
yourself IN the attitude of an alien enemy
to the United States Government, you
cannot exercise the rights and privileges
not accorded to aliens who are not enc
mics. Not having the right to vote,
you cannot hold Office,
ono republic could live long if Its ac-
knowledged enemies could, without It's
consent, participate IN its administra-
tlon."
The law and the common sense of this
answet arc alike commendable. The
axiom with which the Attorney>Genera'
concludes his opinion IS worthy of careful
study by some eminent peraonages al
Washington. The truth it sets forth is
one that they are entirely too apt to over
look, Chicago Rep,
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23

"Isaac, my son, let the good Book be
a lamp unto thy path. Mother" replied
the thoughtful Isaac, 81 should think
that was making light Of sacred things
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23

1t is now questioned whether tho man
who "lett the house, ever had any idea
of taking it with him. ''"--'. D'''
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23

One of tho finest writers says that the
"nightly dews come down upon us like
blessings" .
How different the daily dews (due
bis) come down upon us though.
The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-05-23

The orchard is hanging with fiuit. Ben,
The boughs are hendiag down,
And that which tempted our mother
Has lured the boys from town
But the owner is on the watch, Ben,
His portly form see
Observing the distant shadows
Fitting from tree to tree.
, 1866-02-03

MASON1C.-There Will be Spe-
Iva chi CouyocatIon OF washington Chapter No. II
r. a. IT.. this SATURDAY, evening, at x o'clock
Work en- r. 4. Degree r. PADELFDiD. .1H--
hiss SecfassTy.
, 1866-02-03

The Tennessee Legislature is hard at woli=
tJtD. to arz1yt At some conelueou about the affairs
OF the State Bank, which oR Tor was carried o)
into Dixie, and has come back much demorauzed
thereby. The records are imperfect, and al best
only show grand eyafern or stealing rom The In
stitution by Its rebel guardians. It appears. how
eEet, that GG6 OF circulation is now outstand
tne, being one million more than The capital, and
Thai $1,TAe37 of this circulation was issned {in-
cud1ng SGD 900 post notes> during the rebellion.
This mlst appears from IN official report to the
Legislature landary 30, The Nashville Onion
eays: In addition to the above, ne learn from re-
liable authority, but unofcia1ly, that the amount
Of dcpotItr aAide from those Of special nature Is
$1.eC0,00O The debts. due the bank. as We learn
from the same eource, amount 10 about {R 600 900
70 that, with all the swindl1pg practced while the
hank wts IN Dixie 1t Ia to be hoped that the depos
itors may get something, though how much, is IN
certain.
The st. Jonathan Society, at New York, il
comparatively new organization, dating from Dec.
10 1865, and numbers At present about thirty gen
tlemen. Each OF these gentlemen IL qualified 10
fell what sensations he ulay have experienced when
he was drunk; ha must hare been drunk at come
time, otherwise he csnnos come under the gyis Of
St. Jona,han. The objec. Of ths clab ts to reclaim
from The downward path gentlemen having strong
tendency to become hsbitual drunkards, The club
fees nttla.ion) ar 800 and $50 aunral dues. This
is an admission that 4 man competent to be the
owner Of S1oo may get drunk, may get ruined, get
the money necessary to pay this fee Is much less
than IN ordinary person Of drinking habits wl1l
spend In ieEs thhn year,
The large cut-stone church belonging to the
Weeleyan denomination In Quebec, mid situated On
the corner OF Etsula and st. Anne streets, Upper
Town, caueht fire on Friday morning, 2sth ult, and
vas almost entirely destroyed 1t was dna struc-
sure finished with much taste, and cost the eongre
CATION 5000 1t was Insured bur not to the full
rn1r
, 1866-02-03
TnnhEerR of Real EHtat,

Tranhfers Of Real Estate.
The following transfers Of real estate were f1et
Tor recording yesterday IN the Recorders otcs Of
this county:
and {, IN block ii, sec. II, a9. Il
q sesk al.o i q lot 1a, block IS, r. Il. md
Aen!y Engelking to John Il. Ensclk1ng, q c u Of
Gsaeeland Cemetery Company to o. F. Wood.
leaac buchanan to August Mahs, lot =, block /,
0.te a0or e Abzam M. Moor, part OF out-lot =,
/. ii. Moor 10 Otto Moor, san,e description.
Rosehlll Cs@sss'eFy Company tn Robert Stewart
Oksdiah Huse to Thomas Meslann, part Of block
George Dunbar and q. L. stmonds to F, Dlck1n-
sou, paYt et s. ". y = - 4
join F. starE to hnnnah 3. Wagner, lot =, block
{. y. Story 10 J. E. natnez, lot ii, block IS,
sPsei.i Gom@iss,oners e to James E, Quinn, west
i. crews 70 j: i. King ana $. 4. Keau, lots 4,
Henry Rice to Caroline Todd, part Of lot 4, block
J. r. Liam 10 Charlotte L. King, lot o, block 70,
Evanston.
i =; F'sE to .. A: Corey lot o block s sec.
q. i. Corey to LydIa c. Fiak-sane DESCRIPTION.
p.S. Underwood to John TJHell lots t9, 20,
Lii Elien Msria Dyrooe 10 Henora Gaghron, lot Sd,
block T. md Green's Addition
Glaceland Cemetery Company to Henry A. Pit
tar, lot $50. section a.
Same 10 john schaller. lot "a, section 8.
q. Lnsk and $. Clement 10 Joseph McCrory, part
Of block II, tecs, II, 50, II
James L. and John II. Wilson to John Miller, lot
Il, block II, secs. 50. 10, II.
Peter H1nnen to Michael Fitzgerald, lot 81, block
q William S i ii. SLOW to c. C. P. Holden, lois 50, 81
IS, block 4, Duncaa's Addition.
Sarah E. Huntingdon to same. Same descr1p-
ton.
Master IN Chaneczy to George ". FraTcr. block
g. zec. i, -. IA.
cNATrEI MORTGAGES.
The following chattel mortgages veto nleu 5es-
tezday fur recording In this othce:
Lemuel u. Pierce TO Leon strauss.
J. H. Mc1ntfte to E. Rnauer.
John B. Hend11ck 10 Chas. lehman.
Charles McGhie 10 Charles Gordon
Andrew Siyeuson 10 Michael Cayanangh.
Frederick Scott to D. Brandt and J. II. Peck.
, 1866-02-03
Mr.. Anthony,s Suffrage Bt1l-The tn1-
rcrla1 (aIextcan} Express Company
Correspondents.
Proceedings of the LcgtsInture-A Cor.
rectlon-T1e Smnfl-Pox-NavIgatl
Especial Despatch TO the Chicago Tsibupe.l

Proceedings Of the LcGtsJnture-A Cor.
rectlon-T1se Smafl-Pox-NasIgatl
Especial Despatch to the Chicago Tsibune.1
SAsHEILLE, Feb. 2.
In the Senate 4 petition vas presented, nume-
rouqly signed, aslzfns the Legislature to provide
SUITE aid to the amount OF S15, 600 per mile for the
proposed Tennesse, Pacific j. Knoxville, and Sash-
rille railroads.
Seualor cat1igan has entered upon the jonrnal
protest against the action Of the Senate In direct
Ing TIC removal Of the Stats funds from the second
National Bank 10 the First Sattonal Bank On &C
count Of lhe dislo5alty Of the PEesideni Of the
former.
In the House Of Representatives, the franchise
hill came up. The one reported from the joint Ss
lect Committee, We, on motion. Fuhs1ituted for
numerous bills offered by different members- ayes,
mitiee i. similar to the franchise law Of M,tsoud.
II excludes forever from the franchise all who hare
rounh1tly borne ans In tayor Of The rebellion, or
adsd q enso1.ased + tn ny Tsy: TIE bill Is now
In the afternoon ". b. 1Fwff. Of Nashville, made
abo1cd speech against the bill, the principal part
Of which wa., shat euch law can only be enforced
Of Mnr1on. foEcibly replied, that II this were the
caee, It indicated the rebels were not eubdued and
no1 jet ready 10 yael1 obedience 10 the law unless
wholly unnt and unworthy 10 be entrusted with
power. An amendment was offered pc1m!ttinc all
rho had participated In the foundatan Of the pre-
fcnt State Government. whether they had taken
rart in the rebellion or not, to yote.
Houfe a1ioHrDed. ..
In speaking Of the call for the meeting Of the I'D
OF February In my dispatch Of last night, l said
ee,ezsl q the eIcncrs were aetive parilsans. q
the REBELLION but zee that IN the trans mission
Or printing 'he word pa,titans vas changed 10 par
Hospitals for email po7 hafc been established at
Stevenson, Dacatnr and Courtland.
Nero soldiers are caid t. be eeh ring badly t. n