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BATTLE OF GERMANTOWN.

Lying ou the Germantown or Skippack
road. at a distance Of about six miles from
Philadelphia, the village of Gcrmantow
extended in line of scattered stone hou.
.cs, Tor about two miles in northwestcr.
ly direction
Across the centre Of the village. where
the road was wiienci for the erection of a
market. house. the British army Law
stretched like somc hugo bird Of prey
some ruliure. or some condor Of the desert
--measurlng about four miles from the tp
OF one huge wing on the New York road
10 the tip Of the other on the Schuylkil
But the weight Of the body Law in the
c,ntre, directly in and around the market
place where It's iron beak and taous-in
the shape of splendid park Of artillery
were lying ready to tear and rend when
ever the occasion offered
lu trout, to secure the army agains, sur !.
prise, were detachment Of light infantry
at Noun, Airy. aud the For,ieih regiment
under Col Mnsgrave, at Chcw's House
with other dctachneu,s in equally uyaila.
ble positions
The British force had been weakened
by the detachng Of three thousand men.
comprising the elite Of the army. to gar.
rison Philadelphia. and make glad the
hearts OF the loyal in that important city
Another force also had been detached n.
galnsi the American defences on the Del.
aware. And we'll aware of these move.
ments, after having been himself gcinforc.
cd By fresh troops from New Jersey and
Maryland. Washington determined 10
strike blow at Sir William Howe, even
in the midst of his fanccd security
The plan of tho American attack was
well conceived and daring |, was to
make night march, to Gu, of the British
sentries before daybrcak at the advanced
post at Mount Airy, so that they could
not give the alarm-'o break like lorna.
do upon the ligh. infantry and Col. Mus.
graves regiment. driving them as ehafF
before the wind-and thus fall upon the
British main line at the centre OF the
town. while it was wholly or partially un.
prepared
Ten. Greene wa. to cooperate with this
movement. by marching down the Lime.
kiln road. which led to the front Of the
""'s" 'g" "ihg, 10 thkeau also unprs-
pared, and drive all before him to the
same central point. the market house. -
Thus the right wing would either be di.
vided or broken. the centre overwhelmed
by sheer weight of numbers, and the lef,
wing thrown back against the Scbuy ylkill
river. with a victorious army between /,
and Philadelphia. aud doomed to surren-
der at discretion.
The plan was an admirable one, and on.
ly needed good soldiers. good fortune. ard
u rspid execution. But the night vas
dark. roads were bad, and by tho time the
attack vas to be begun day had dswned.
and the British encnmpments were awake
and stirring Captain Mcl4snc. to whose
daring enterprise had been entrusted the
duty Of quietly capturing or killing the
pickets, failed to effect bis purpose The
alarm was given. and soon ihs three Geld
pieces at Mount Airy communicated ths,
alarm 10 tho whole British camp. Wayne,
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Romance Of Carl Schurs's Early Life.

We all know something about the later
years or American career Of this great Ger.
man statesman. but there are incidents
connected with bis early life in Fa,herlsnd.
which will be new and interesting to our
readers:
Carl Schurz was born At Liben. near
Cologne. March 2, 1927. and studied at
the collegiate institution in Cologne. and
afterwards At the University Of Bonn. lie
went from the University dreaming Of
German republican confederation. He be-
came the editor Of a liberal newspaper
lie fostered the revolutionary spiri, which
eliminated 10 actual hostilities near the
year ls4s. Abandoning his editorial
chair he joined the ranks Of the revolu-
tionis,s. taking part 10 the defence Of Ras-
tadt. Defeated, he fed to Switzerland.
thence to Paris aud London. In London
he was . teacher and . correspondent, for
three years. Meanwhile tho Prussian
govsrnmen: exiled him for life. and the
decree was that il ever found on German
territory he should be shot His favori,c
professor in the University Of Bonn had
been meantime imprisoned for life. and
young Schurz resolved to libcrate him.
A certain German air was the great ia.
vorite Of both. which they often played
aud sang together. A London organ ma.
kcr made q hand organ for young Schurz,
and among the German and Italian air.
which il played was the professors favor
lite. Then Disgusting himself as an Ital.
ian peasant, and sccreting coil Of rope
and several skeleton keys in his clothes he
went to the fort and was admitted Hv
played awhile for the officers. and was then
admitted to the prison to play to the poli-
ical prisoners. Striking up the favorite
tune he soon had the pleasure of seeing
his professor a, the grating To open thai
coll With skeleton key was the work of
moment and before thoy we're discovered
the professor and young Schurz we're on
the parnpet They lowered themselves on
the rope aud ran to patch Of wood where
two feet horses were concealed. They es.
capcd TO London.
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\ FiGnrisa PARsos. The Edgefeld
.ideertiser tells the following anesdote OF
the late war During Longs,reets cam
paign in Tennessee. while u portion Of hi,
army was under fearful fire Of shell.
from the enemy at Campbcll's Station
private soldier, within few feet Of the
Colonel Of his regiment, had both his
legs torn of The regiment was not fight
ing. but awaiting orders The wounded
man was lifted couple of yards in the
rear 10 die. Another private now march
ed down the line under hail Of missiles.
and said to the commanding officer.
" Colonel, may have a few moments OF
prayer with that dying man r The Col.
onel said . are you clergyman = The
private ans sered, II am . Then" said
the Colonel, 3" do as you desire And
the man Of God knet and prayed with
and for the dying man five or ten minutes
without moving or swaying his body,
seemingly totally unconscious of a storm
Of shot and shell. which, the Colonel tells
US, he never saw surpassed 10 fury. Ina
few days the praying private was announ-
ced in field orders as Chaplain Of the reg.
men'--" promoted for gallan,ry aud piety
on the field 3" The regiment was the
Hampton Legion. The Colonel was Gary.
The private soldier was the Rev W. NJ.
Thomas, now pastor Of the Methods,
Churches Of our circuit
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AMERICAN HASTE The demand for
brcyiiy is a universal sign Of these has,y
times People want the profoundes, qncs.
tons discussed and scttl d in Jarngraph;
decades OF history crowded uto one news
paper column; and all disqnstions on sci.
ence and art remapird to short essays in
the mon'hlifs. Thinking and nediiatng
have gone out of fashion Items" are at
premium The cry is for break neck pncc
in travelling on sea and land Crammng
invites indigestion; and dining i, suaich.
ing a bite as if not moment TO spare
Hurried are the horrible rushings from
The railways The lightning itself Is no,
qnick enough for impatient correspondence
aud the transmission of news The effcc,
IN all directions is TO risk all for speed !;
and health, property, mind, body aud llf,
are sacrificed in the struggle to 90 ahead
All right; but then how many pause 10
consider where this impatieuce OF thorough.
ness this swift, eager. reckless progress
ends-only in bringing nearer the grave.
and robbing existence nf not few Of its
choicest blessings while squandering it
so prodigally: Might i, no, occasionally
check the use Of the high pressure to re.
member that the goal of all the whipping
and spurring is the tombstone, and the re-
suit Of successful endcavors to kill time
and annihilate space, simply reaching tha,
goal all the sooner = Boston Transcript
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English ESTIMATE OF GEs. LrE.-An
able article on the life and character of
Gen. II i Lee, supposed to BE from the
pen OF Capt Chesney Of the British army
an accomplished scholar aud author. in the
Edinborough Review. contains the follow
ing, showing the estimation in which the
grand old hero is held by unprcjudiced
foreigners
The day will come when the evil pas
sious of the grsat civil strife will sleep in
oblivion and North and South will do
justice to each others motives and forget
each others wrongs. Then history will
speak with clear voice Of the deeds done
on either side. and the citizens Of tho
whole Union do justice to the memory Of
the dead, and place above all others the
name Of the great chief of whom VIC have
written. In strategy mighty; in battle
terrible; in adversely. as in prosperity, a
hero indeed, with tho simple devotion to
duty and the rare purity of the ideal Christ.
ian knight he joined all the kingly quail
ties OF leader Of men. II is wondrous
future, indeed, that lies before America,
but in her annals Of years to come, o. in
those of the past. there will be found few
names that can rival 10 uusullied lustrs
that Of the heroic defender Of his native
Virginia, Robert Edward Lee"
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Selett poetru.
COUSINS.
tOid. sst toe sssd 10 be iess.i

tOid, sat toe gosd 70 be lose.l
Had you ever = cousin. Tom
Did your cousin happen to sing?
Sisters we've all by the dozen. Tom,
But cousins different thing.
Aud you find If ever yoa hal kissed her, Tom
Though let this 10 a secret between usl,
That your lips would have been 10 blister, Tom
For they are not Of the sister genius.
There is something, Tom, in sisters iir,
When you give her n goodnight kiss,
That savors so much OF relationship,
That nothing occurs Amiss;
But cousins lips II you once unite
With yours in the quic,est way,
Instead OF sleeping a wink that night,
You II be dreaming the following day.
And people think II no harm, Tom,
With cousin To hear you talk
And no oae feels any alarm, Tom,
Al tao quiet cousnly walk -
But, Tom, vou'l II soon find wha, happen to know
Tha, such walks often go into straying,
And the voices Of cousins are sometimes so low,
Heaven only knows what you'll he saying
And then there happens so often, Tom,
Soft pressures Of hands and fingers,
And looks that were moulded to soften Tom,
Aud tones on which memory fingers
That long ere your walk is half over, the strings
ofyour heart are all pu, into play.
Br the voice OF those d-ni-sisierly things
Ia not quite the mos, hrolherly way.
And the songs of sister may bring to you, Tom,
Such tones as the angels WOO,
But | fear IL your cousin should sing to YOU Tom
You 4 take her for m angel too
For so curious note ia that note of theirs
That you II fancy III. voice that gave il
Had been all the While singing National airs,
Instead OF the Psalms Of David.
once had cousin that sang Tom
And her name may be nnmtless now
But the sound of those songs is still youn. Tom
Though We are no longer so
Tis folly 10 dream ola bow9r OF green,
When there is aot ;eaf on the trco
But ,wixt walking and singing tina, cousin has
been,
God forgive her. tue ruin Of me
And nov care nnughi for society Tom,
And !cadN most au.h0fltc lie,
For sc loved myself into sohtiriy Tom,
Aud oui ot the wish for u wife
but "h u | said but halt what ! might say
So sad were the lesson iwouli give.
That 'would keep YOU from loving Tor many
dty
And from rou.in,--rs long as you live
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A GGaSprsrngH's IpEl Parisi,n
grandfather consented tha, his grand.
daughter should 60 to the theatre onlv on
condition that she should be at home
again a. half-pa ten o'c,ck at the --latest.
But. grandpara,' pou,cd the little girl.
Il never shall sec any of the las, sct, ;.
Never mind. my child" wa. the iwdIul-
gent response, . | will remedy that. and
It you are faithful to your Mulrs l will
arrange with the managers to give once =
month performances made up of all ,hs
last acts 10 their rcpcrtory. so ibcvo shsll
DO nothing bat marriages the whole sscu.
ing"
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A Story i. going the rounds abou. a
girl dying from tight lacing These cor
sets should be done away with and IL the
girls can't live wi,hou. being squeezed.
We suppose men could be found who
would sacrifice themselves. We would
rather devote three hours day withou, a
cent OF pay. ns brevct corset than see
our girls dying of in that kind Of style.
Office hours almost any time.
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|. 10 said that an Indiana preacher de-
clared in a recent sermon that mo woman
who wears false hair is 4 6t person to sit
iu the house Of the Lord" But as all the
women 10 his congregation wore ju,e in.
stead Of false hair, they thought he was
"esiag" for the women Of tho other
churches.
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Pasture Lot For Rent.

will let out st q moderate rent, until the IL,
Of October, the pasture connected with the Rec
tory OF 81. Anus Church, Appoqunimink, n a
low price. JOHN COLLiNS McCABE.
nay 3l-3w.
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Baltimore Live stock Market.
! BA1EnIoRB, Thursday, August Il.

E.oAnEt2OhBh AuuLpuhI1 august AZ
ClaTR-The market this week OPEN
ed with some little activity, showing
about fcadYanCe, but before the close DO.
came bIbW; and Teceded to last weeks
rates TN The opinion of some Of the dealers
even below thatl There were not as
many cattle on the market as there were
last week by between four and five hun
dred, and the proportion Of good ones
was also less, BtoCkers and medium
butchers' cattle predominating, Prices
81a84c. Very best on sale to.dSy 5iS
Ole; that generally rates first quality Ala
5fc; medium or good fair quality 4a4ic;
ordinary thin steers, oxen and COWS 3ia4C;
general average Of the market today &c;
extreme range Of prices 34aGSc; most Of
the RaleS are from 4ta64C. H
Observation-Disclosures the consldeTa'
bio increase in the receipts Of hogs this
week prices have been maintained, with
a fair prospect Of continuation Of pres
ent rates, unless heavier arrivals should
come, which at present Is mot anticipate
ed. Light smooth hogs continue In best
demand al our highest quotations, a A7 !
cents. Receipts this week Z, 262; receipts
last week O90S; receipts ono year ago =:
SHERP-The Considerable falling OF
in the receipts Of sheep this week had q
tendency to liven up The market, and an
advance Of tc may DO noted on, good lat
sheep. StOCkerS Also appear 70 have an
upward tendency, whilst the supply Of
lambs 10 fully. equal. to the demand and
dull We quote sheep at 4ia6c, gross;
sloCkers in demand at 50 50a3 Is per
head, and lambs dull al, 81 5QA3 70. Re
ceipts this week q, l9S; Receipt last week
6,7OO, a1ItsisD&
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P5,tlIr DSiVlIu RsbellIop. (

When The stomach rebels against food and OF.
keep the body we'll n0uHlShed. lit can only DO
compelled 10 r6Eumo lis natural duties by Q
wholesome tonic. Tho powerful AlkAlollB 90 Of
ten administered for this purpose are not whole.
some. They arc, for the most part, deadly pol
sons, and even whom taken IN very small quAnti'
Not 20 with HostetteF' b Stomach BittarDs This
BalutaEy combination OF vegetable juices GmbEl.
cling the finest inVIgorants and Alternatives which
the botanical kingdom affords, operates mildly,
steadily and beaeheiAll SupoR the dlgeStyeI -
bilious affections, nervous complaints, periodic
feVerS, chronic constipation, bodily ,Weak peeg,
mental depression, lAngu0rt GlOepltsgneAB, and
the various disabilities Incident 10 old age and
premature decay, its effects are 90 wonderful that
10 be eomprchGnded they must DO Witnessed or
experienced. d4W
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Let The EaEIe scream..A Gu.h.

An enthusiastic friend Of the American
Centennial celebration, writing TO gen.
tIeman prominent in official circles, Of
Washington, suggests, at precisely 12
o'clock, nom, on tho Fourth Of July, 1875,
(Washington time let all the guns, the
bells, locomotives and other land whistles
the trumpetS, the drums, the organs and
other musical instruments, with the tens
Of millions ofsinging voices Of our great
land, burst forth in sounds Of Joy and
praise. All the telegraph lines shall be
silent from 11:45 to 1916 T. II, and then
let the great battery at Washington send
the electric flash and click over the vast
iron maze, TO every city, ard town and
village Of our land, and even to Europe,
Asia, Africa and tho isles Of the sea, as
far Us the lines can be at that moment sc.
sured; and at this signal instantly lot tho
cannon thunder forth the death knell Of
oppression; let all the mighty steam whis.
Ties proclaim the grand march Of Civiliza.
ton amid the Western wilds and the isles
Of the SEQ, as well As the city and the Ter
tile plains, and bid tho slumbGring mil.
lions Of heathendom awake and join the
happy nations in singing that sublime in
vocation 10 praise: praise God, from
whom all blessings flow" ,.. r
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A uoMEsICK AMRRIoAN.-There arc
two things the American born, however
long u resident abroad, Gays q foreign cor.
respondent, never iOrgives the lack OF In
E1rOpe. The first miss when ! am in
Paris; It Is the perpetual street mendipg Of
an American town. Hero the bouleVafdS,
Smeated with sSphAllum or bedded with
CFunchCd macadam, attain smoOlhness
without life; you travel on scum. But In
The dear old American streets the epIder-
mis- Is vital; what strength and mutual re.
lance in the cObbles as they stand to-
Seiher In Serried ranks, like so many eye
Teeth! How they arc petpetually sinking
INTO prodigiOus ruts along which the pom.
derous drays are forced to dance on one
wheel in paroxysm Of agony and critical
tquipoise But the perpetual state
Of street mendlng, that is the CrOwning
interest What should not sometimes
give 10 exchange tho Swiea sweeping
girls, plying their broolns desolatCly IN
mud, for tho pavlOfs' hammers Of Ameri'
ca, which play upon the pebbles like a
carlton Of muilled bellsS As for tho other
I,SScE, II iS the want Of wooden bridges,
Far away in my native meadows CLEANS
NE silver Charles; the tramp Of horses
AoOls comes to my car from the timbert
OF Tue bridge. Here, with a pelt and q
scramble your bridge Is crossed; nothing
addresses the heart from It's stony cause
way But the low, Srched tubes Of wood
mai span the streams Of my native land
re 20 many bSSeVlols sending out mel
low thunders with every passing wagon
10 blend with tho rustling stream and Inc
signing woods, Shall never hear them
SgainS
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? An, Act q Cruelty.

Chapped hands and face are the most
serious annoyances that farmers, and peo.
pie who labor much out Of doors, expe.
rience from exposure. Exposed persons,
especially children, repeatedly suffer In.
tensely from great cracks upon the hands,
that often bleed. 1t is cruel 10 allow ones
self or others to suffer In this way, when
the means Of positive prevention arc so
easy to be had, and-so cheaply, as to pay
ten cents. for a. cake. OF Hand 6apolio.
Hand SapollO is, not only better than the
costliest soap for removing dirt but II
prevents chapping, and renders ihS 'h ~
soft and pliable. Sold 6ReryWhere'i- -
q eod&w o FISH 40 SIT sos
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CEGRRATr, August 10. = Cotton Dull
but unchanged. Flour-DemAnd tAfdId
market firm at 90 i2GA6 90 Wheat
Finn at II esd 80. y GornE Tirms 46O49s
a Steady ySt e88A7Qe,z 0ats-Slea9y;
Nh q moderate demand; 33G4t. Barley
Dull and prices are nominal. Groceries
Strong. Oils-Firm. Egg Butter,
and C6eese-Elesdy. but unchanged,
firm Il 80 5osI6 IL. LsFd-Qulet and
held firmly at unchanged prices. Bulk
Meata- Firmer Eot shoulders; % A0bid
cash orgBeller thirty. days; held Of "a 90;
clear rib sides 9ic; clear 0fa94e. Bacon
Firm, shoulders 0tc; clear, RIB sides
10Ea10ic; clear 1O4c. Whsky-Flrm at
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wgRchicasosSTarket.

sGh1cAao, August l1O.-FtOur &oalat
and unchanged; exporters out OF market
Wheat-Excited and prices higher, es-
pecially for caSh and Geller AusnAtS No;
8 spring 81 %, cash; 81 1913 bid; No. !
do 81 81; No. 8 do 81 IS; rejected 81 90.
Corn Demand fair and market firm for
cash; quiet, weak and lower for future
delivery; No. 2 mixed 40c, spot; 394c,
seller August; high mixed 4Ola4Otc; re-
jected 8Ga3Otc. 0sta-Dull and prices q
September; nsiscted g5a25ic. Rys=4No.
q, GGIaG7c. BaTley-Falr demand but at
lower rates for September; nominal for
spot; No. 3 fall 81 90, September. Pro.
Visions-Quiet and unchanged; mess pork
held at $16 90, cash or seller August and
September, with. Bc less bid. Lard
Sales Of kettle at &c. Bulk meats and
bacon-Quiet and unchanged. Whisky
AN advanced Is asked, but none estab.
lished; 02c bid; 93 asked; no sales.
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J COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

New FORK Mop md StoSE: ~ Y
.NER9oRx, AGgdst16 ( ONHTspld1 81
up easy, at 2ta3 on call.
STERLING ExCuANGR-Dull, with act
ual business at 1O94a1OSg for bankers 60
days sterling, aud 1904 sight.
GoLD-Active, opening at 1l5b, advan'
cl1g to TIC, declining to 114b, and finally
advancing TO HOS The closing sales
were at the highest figures Of the day.
Gold clearings were higher than for a long
time past, which reflect actively oil yes
terday; the total was $l47 ,OOS. The
rates paid for carrying were 2, 81, IL, 3,
A, 8 and per cent to flat. Specie ship
ments for the week, $498, 79s. otwhich. ~
200 was silver coin, and the Remainder
silver bars. The calling in d. 16p OOO, 600
8 90 bonds Of 1862, by the Secretary
Of the Treasury, was in obedience
to u notification from the Syndi-
cate that they had received that
amount Of the new subscription in Eu-
rope. Called bonds are held chiefly on
+lha other side, and win DO taken mp large.
ly there by the Syndicate, so that the
Government will not have tol handle
much money in the transaction. Proba-
bly, three quarters of the SIS, 900 900 will
DO exchanges and the balance paid of
in cash, Tie. Assistant Treasurer paid
out To. day $32, 900 on account Of interest
and in redemption Of $40 bonds. Gus
toms receipts for the week $3,513,342.
The imports for the same time amounted
to $G,970,449, Of which 81, 07686S were
dryigoods, and $3,sQ3,774 general mer-
'chandise. i' '.A %" -i-'.f ''.sa
GoyHRNMRNTs-D and no material
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TOLEDO, August 18.-Flour-Market
steady, with q moderate demand, Wheat
Outlet and weak; No. Dayton Aud
Michigan Rhite, 81 90, amber 1liehlg gan
spot and seller September, $1148; Sallof
August, $144; No . red spot, q At;
No. 2 Dayton and Michigan red, q 49,
rejected, Sl,20;azNo:s1ruambe Illinois,
81 81; No. 9 do, 81 4s. zCon-M Market
steady, high mixed, spot and seller Au'
gust, 44tc; seller September. 45tc; low
mixed, 44ic; yellow, 45c; white, 62fc;
no grade, Ale. Oats-No. l, Soc; No. 2,