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The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-12

No. g..
For the REPUBLICAN,.
PRISON LIFE.
BY A PRISONER.

We were kept two days in the pen
1t Lynchburg. The first day was a
fast-day with as. On the second we
drew rations, and in the evening march
ed to the cars on the South Side rail
road. Freight cars were provided,
hto each of which Sirty persons were
put. The weather was hot and the
road rough from want of repair. Ad-
ded 10 these discomforts were the
gnawikgs Of hunger, that was already
eating up Cur flesh. In our army we
had abundance to eat, and being plac-
ed on short rations so suddenly made
us feel it the more. Darkness soon
CAME on, and piled Upon each 6thef
we passed the night in trying to sleep,
mingled with carsing and dn,trelling.
We were fast losing our finer feelings
and attributes, and approaching the
Aattte cf the brute. 1t is impossible
for men in such a condition to retain
perfectly their hun.Ahity.
At daylight the train stopped at
Burkesville, fifty miles from Rich
mond. Here we lay until the after
noon, when we started for Danvillc,
and passing through a very poor
country, reached our destination in the
morning. Here, for tie first time
since I had been a prisoner, ] saw a
rebel flag. The people certainly did
not have much love for their banner.
One travelling through the North
would have seen the Stars and Stripes
in every village, and at almost every
nfm house. The town was full Of
wounded men from the Wilderhess.
We were quartered in warehouse,
from the windows of which we were
forbidden to look out. 81 of us were
put in the attic. / now began to feel
some of the real horrors of Prison
LIFE. Rotten meat, black bean water
and unsifted corn bread were our ra-
Gons. One man forgot the instruc-
tons, and went to a window to look
out upoH The blue sky, and catch a
breath Of pure airs when bang, we
heard the scn tinePs gur, and crash
went the window pane, and we look
cd to see our comrade fall. But the
bullet had missed its mark, not
though, from any design ofthe would
be murderer.
The next day, Monday, we were
started fpr Georgia, gladly escaping
from the Hot old building. Greensboro,
N. O., which we passed in the morn
isg, was the most beautiful town l
ever saw. Il seemed to be in forest of
trees.
Here ore some notes from Diary,
written while ON the cars.
"Knd this is Dixie, the Sunny
South, the paradise of Slavery. A
foofer, sicklier loo king country eau
hot be anywhere. The few women
and childfen look tho very picture of
ignorance and want. The slaves look
I'D, lifsless, ignorant and dirty. They
sesm to have vague notion we are to
ftes them ffom bohdage."
Et Winnsboro, 8. c. an accident oc-
6uxrsd. The enginert, d negro, run
ths engine on to a side track, and re-
earning, the stsan Was let on, and the
li9jls aid tender came crashing into
~ train knocking every coupling
lssus dssiscying the engine and two
tsra and wpttnding One prisoner. A
tevwd that hxd gathered about the
dsPos wasquickly scattered.
7ks tssin being repaired, we vent
A. Sh~2 A. r,vof eAndv n1o;ns asSl
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-12

ly took it to help it along. He don't
sec why SO much fuss ought to be
made over an old newspaper account
anyhow.
And so the leech sinks about,
swindling the printer, exposing his
own indescribable lrea5nness and getting
his newspaper for nothing.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-12

A CELEBRATED lawyer once said
that the three most troublesome clients
he ever had were a young lady who
wanted to be married, a married wo-
man who wanted q diuorce, and an old
maid Who didn't know phat she want
ed, .. r.rrs
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-12
A saInmer Night In Russia

The sun shines in st Petersburgh,
in June and July, for twenty hours a
day, and even scarcely disappears be-
meath the horizon. | never expert
enced such sweltering weather in any
other part ofthe world, except in AS
pinwall. One is fairly boiled with
She heat, and might be wrung out like a
wet wrag. Properly speaking, the
day commences for respectable people
and men Of enterprise, tourists, pleas
ufe seekers, gamblerss, vagabonds and
like-about nine or ten at night, and
continues till about fcdr or five
o'clock the next morning. 1t is then
St. Petersburg is fairly out---then the
beauty and fashions Of the city unfold
their wings and fit through tke streets
Or float in Russian gondolas upon the
glistening waters of the Neva; then it
is that the little steamers skim from
island to island, freighted with pop
ulation just walked up to a realizing
sense Of the pleasure Of existence; then
it is the atmosphere is balmy and the
light wonderfully soft and richly tin.
ted; then comes the sweet witching
hour, when
Shaded Hookr,
Patiently give up their quiet being"
None But the weary, labor worn
serf, who has toiled through the long
day in the fierce rays of the sun; can
sleep such nights as these. Icall them
nights, yet what a strange mistake.
The sunshine still fingers in the heav-
ems with golden glow; the evening
vdnishes dreani'y in the arms of the
morning; there is nothing to mark
the changes-all is SIT, gradual End
illusory. A peculiar and almost SUI
pernatural light glistens upon the
golden dome of the churches, the glar-
ing WATERS of the Neva are alive with
gondolas; miniature steamer, are fly
ing through the winding channels Of
the islands strains of music float up
in the air; gay and festive throngs
move along the promenade of Neves-
koi, gilded and glittering equipages
pass over the bridges and disappear in
the shadowy recesses of the island
Whatever may be unsecmly in life is
covered blythe rich andImystic drapefy
Of twilight. 0 1e
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-12

THE Democratic papers demand the
abolition of the Freedmen's Bureau as
an unnecessary expense, concealing the
fact that the most of the money is ex-
pended for the benefit of the poor
whites. What will they say to the
petitith Of the Georgia convention,
that Congress should lend $4,000, 900
to the needy Southern planters.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-12

Mrs. GLENN, the mother-in-law Of
Edgar A. Poe, is 80 very poor that she
Is supported in charitable institution
in Baltimore. She recently wrote to
Dickens for peOuniary aid and received
$1,000.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-12

THE SUPREME CouRr has recently
decided that the city of Pittsbdrg is
not liable to pas the $500 bounty to
veteran volunteers, under the State
law Of 1866, on the ground that the
city was not sub-military district,
and therefore was not liable under the
law. An adverse decision would have
taken from the city treasury $l5O,OOO.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-12

CoNaREss is going to annihilate the
army Of Special Agents, established
without sdNhorityy BY ths Treasury
and internal Revenue Departments at
Washington.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-12

The New Orleans Picayune says
that, $50 lohg as wbiskey maintains
its present price, and can be found at
every cross-road, there should be no
fear expressed as to- starvation" In
that sunny land, whiskey il board,
clothes and lodging for the people:
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-12

NxsB{ ssys there IS good deal Of
6fstytS H HIM, but he don't do ss
Nall ~ hs canI out Of respect to Pat
fick Henff;
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9oetrv.
THE WEARING OF FTHE BLUE.

'Hurrah for Ola Appoma.tox! Hurah for
General Grant
With him we whipped the rebels, and song
, for him we chant
Well rally around his battle flag, the Dag of
Union true,
And dive the Rebel Gray again before the
Loyal Blue.
O!he knows the Boys in Blue Yes he knows
the Boys il Blue,
Apd with ballots as with bullets he will fiyA,
tiem ayar ',,,,,a.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-12

ympdtnizo WIN DaVls anu uPhuIu
ny beaten crew,
But no rebel Gray shall ever stay the loyal
! Boys in Blue
Ci wetrust the Boys in Blue Oh we know
the Boys in Blue,
And they'll never finch, or give an inch. while
workthey have to do;
30. bring Oh yetr Rebel Cray again, and give
VI bits view,
And we'll show you that we don't forget the
wearing of the Blue A!
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-12

Horace GREELEY vas,6fty-sever
7tars old on the 3r,l uf Febttdrf:
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-12

"Weep not for me my dearest dear
am not dead but sleeping here,
Repent my love before you d.e, ,a
For you must come and sleep with l."
In in year or so afterwards the af-
fectionate husband, believing it not
good for man to live alone, took unto
Himself another sporse, whereupon a
mischievous wag placed beneath the
epitaph the following explanatory
lines: sb sa
II will not weep my dearest life,
For I havc.got another wife;
! cannot come and sleep with the,
For must 60 and sleep with she."
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-12
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The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-12

soME time ago an affectionate wife
departed this litesand for the benefit
of her husband, who remained in this
"valc of tears" she ordered placed
upon her tombstone the following
verse
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Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1868-01-11
9fun1n1er .

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ltbr errf. man Sort thinner f@le&t but@
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len:
~Gtn furdtbares gerbreden bdtb6s
tletne Dcrf ga Sondere IN bic tiefRe Bes
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fuh unb murmelte: .sa.~
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nod perrldt. SD bente %pabrbaftg ad
nldtS Nrberes, als an Bic Btttme 2sz
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3.@: I.dptqed. GgarIes Z. Jerome.
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1868-01-11

!. 10" W. w OCT aSopn Aetpe>
len lfisi, Der ben Nuf feiner Mutter retteu
woutf, ber radre Sung. 81 BAT pt,
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6suer gstttdt.
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Da6 Ibdrf@lcB unb lauf&te aus Qtibes.
ttdttfn. Bon Belt ~ :3}ett yeruobm Il,
en- Wort cper etnen Glu&, poer bbrte ti>
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Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1868-01-11

ZAP fir bic Rautsrei&e
preusen, M%arttemhere. Batern u. Sahien
@ fir Bic 0rpe9ersu stbhmer
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Gde SET Dritten unp Wainfrase, Cincinnati, 8.
=. q. 4bae, GpnfnI.
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1868-01-11

~ DteD unplun tn
matertal : @aaren ntb ieber
alrt ppn Tamtltenbebarf
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NarI4;S t Nster. Mtnneipta,
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@rpcerieS unb Drppiltonen.
fpmis Glen . waareu.
ferner etn Eager BON
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Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01

SAwDUsT-ITs UsE.-The New Eng
land Farmer devotes considerable
space to a consideration of sawdust
and its uses as fertilizer, and the
manner of treating it preparatory to
it's application to the land. AS a
preliminary, it forms a soft and excel
lent bedding for stock, while it alb
serbs and retains large portion of
the urine, which would otherwise run
to waste. Besides, it forms a more
clearly bed for stock than most kinds
and to farmers in the vicinity of saw
mills is easily attainable. Though
slow in decomposing, its retentive-
ness is such as finally to impart to the
land on which it is used, increased
liveliness and strength packed down
closely, and occasionally watered
sometime before being applied to the
land. Properly prepared before be-
ing used, it may be placed in or used
as top dressing for meadows in the
spring, though it is properly more eff,
fective when turned under.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01

A WEALTHY SoT.-The rapid de-
scent which responsibility SO often
makes in the vortex OF metropolitan
crime was recently illustrated by
scene in the dead house of the \. Y.
City hospital. A widow whose hus-
band had filled several offices of high
political Importance, and had left a
fortune approaching half a million,
came to the place above mentioned in
quest of her son. That son she found
dead, murdered, his head crushed, his
countenance, whose early beauty in
temperance had not yet obliterated,
SCARED in the brawl which caused his
death, and the ringlets which cluster
ed around his brow clottcd with blood.
The fate of this young man would not
have been an uncommon one in the
history of our rich young men, were
it not for its peculiar depravity of
taste as we'll as of heart At the age
of twenty-five, he is brutal sot But
you would suppose that the heir of
$250,000 would be found in the more
splendid abodes OF infamy. Instead
of this, however, he is hanger-on, un-
der an assumed name, at low broth.
ell in Houston street, and the misera-
BILE woman with whom he had cohab.
tied testified that he was in the habit
of beating her constantly until her life
was in danger. While gratifying him
self by one of these beatings he was
attacked by another rowdy, who heard
the woman's cries, and, rushing in
commenced murderous fight, which
finished the wealthy brute. The moth
er gazing On her dead son was one of
the most painful scenes ever witness
ed in that hospital. What commen
on the glittering misery of the rich
and what an example of the folly OF
accommodating riches to bequeathe t.
children, who, through such means
only reach deeper ruin. Such wa
the lesson afforded by the death OIL
Henry Westcott, who was murdere,
by Patrick Bryne On the night of tn
23d, at house of disreputable char
acter.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01

GRATING APPLE TREEs.-Having
had more than fifty years experience
in grating, and having read all that
has come to hand on this subject, |
give the following as practical direc-
tons:
Cutting Scions.-For late grating
they should be cut early. In 1868, |
st seiana in tho month of November
Some OF these were set IN June follow
ing, and all lived. When caterpillar8
are scarce, Scions do best set in April !;
but when these pests are thick, (as in
1869 late grating may be protected
from their fatal depredations by plac-
ing the lower bud but one-fourth of an
inch below the top of the cleft, and
covering the bud entirely with wax.
The wax does not hinder the starting
of the bud, and when scions are thus
set, during the latter part of May, the
worms disappear before the buds APP
pear. | have often known them to
kill the upper bud or leaf while the
lower one was shielded. And besides
when scions are set in this way they
are less liable to be broken by wind
or by the weight of birds that may
alight upon them.
Splitting the Stochs.-A thin knife
is preferable to a thick one, as the
stock is generally cross-grained OF
twisted. A thin knife, driven dowr
about one inch, cuts a smooth place
for the scion. My knife is made from
a piece of a wood-saw plate, set in til,
back of a joiner's fine saw, near tn,
center, and ground to an edge.-Phin
cas- Field.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-05-01
The Best Root Crop.


| am inclined to think the root of
all roots for this climate is the pars-
nip. 1t can be sown earlier than any
other, and is thus in full possession
of the soil before the usual period of
drouth, and suffers but little. The
crop requires far less labor in weed
ing than the carrot. Sow in rows two
feet apart, and use the cultivator be-
tween the rows. If the land is ridged
and the seed drilled in on the ridges,
it will lessen the labor of hoeing and
wedding. And indeed this is true of
all the root crops. But the trouble
is that our machines for drilling in the
seed are ill adapted for the operation.
We need a good double-mould board
pillow for making the ridges, and drill
that will SOW two rows at a time, with
a roller in front to press down the
ridges, and a lighter one behind to
cover the seed. The horse walks be-
tween the ridges, and the operation of
sowing is mere child's play. This is
the way turnips are raised in England.
AS soon as the plants are up, light
cultivator is run between the rows,
and as the plants are on ridges there
is no danger of smothering them
Parsnips are twice as nutritious as
rutabagas, and three times as nutri-
tious as ordinary turnips; and the i'm
portance of this fact will be appreci
ated when we consider how much labor
y Ia, i,.-IIoIO nOa' op IaUS
sown roots. | have known a crop of
late sown white turnips to contain on
ly 6 per cent. of dry matter; and our
popular varieties of rutabagas, such
as Skirving's Improved Purple top
contain only 10 per cent; Mangold
wurtzel contain from II to IA pei
cent; carrots, from II to Is per cent
parsnips. Is per cent. And the dry
matter of the parsnip is said to be
more nutritious than any other root
So that if parsnips are preserved IL
the cellar like other roots, half as
much space as is required by Other
roots will hold an equal amount of nu
triment. But this is not all. Pars
nips can be left in the ground all win
ter without injury or, if dug In the
fall, can be thrown into a pit, anC
covered with little straw, and they
will keep perfectly well. So, at leas
an experienced grower assures me-
For these reasons | believe the pars
nip will prove to be the great roo
crop of American farmers. The seeC
is easily raised, and farmers SHOULD
grow their own, or be careful from
whom they purchase, as old seed vii
, seldom grow. Two pounds is suffi
Client for an acre, but it is best to SOY
three or four pounds unless you al
/ sure that it is good. 1t is not expe1
; sive, the growers in this section Sc
5 dom getting more than 40 cents pc
/ pound for it.-American 4 gricaLtul
) ia.