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Year: 1863

Died. at his residence Contentna Neck Leuor County
on the 9Th Instant JOHN KING ESD in the SD year of his
age Honest and just in all his dealings kind neghbor


sincere friend and for many years Magistrate of Leuor
County The memory of the deceased will be long cherish
ed in the hearts of large circle of relatives and friends
who mourn their irreparable loss. FRIEND
Year: 1863

buildings, than most Of our farmers could
afford, and would have tho effect Of establish
Jug small rctineries Ill over the county,


llrongh which the cane Of the immediate
vicinity is worked up.
Year: 1863

SLIGHTLY CURIoUs.-We do not be.
lieve we ever published word about any
person, that said person didn't find it on,
in the shortest possible time aiterwsrd
No matter whom we may see porper te
favor with little notice, be be promin'
ent or obscure, far or near, some kind
friend takes particular pains to send him
q copy, marked. Six years ago, a daily
mail was secured for this place. Some
enemy of the town sent to Washington q
copy of the Chief containing something
not very complimentary to old Bucban.
ans Administration, and forthwith White
Cloud was reduced to tri-weekly service
If we should speak disrespectfully of the
King of the Feejee Islands. within three
weeks afterwards be would manage to
send rs word that be knew all about it
Were we to give the man in the moon q
blizzard, we verify believe, that in pass
ing that planet, on our way to Heaven,
old Crusoe, or whatsoever name the soil.
tary inhabitant is known by. would hail
us concerning the article we published
about him /! These things might annoy
Us, were it not that we are perfectly vii.
ling every man should resd what the
Chief says about him.
Year: 1863

w There is report which has some
how got into circulation, that Secretary
Stanton assured Gen. Lane that no more
troops would be required from Kansas
until the other States had raised 500 900
men. IF this be true, it will be q long
time before Kansas is called upon. as
the present call is for only 10000
men. But it will not do to place too
much reliance upon rumors. Let the
regiment now forming be filled, and it
will be that much more in favor of Kan
sas, when the draft does come.
Year: 1863

~ A virginian named Andrews
was the leader of the New York mob
which evinced their hatred Of negroes BY
killing all they could find. Yet. when
the police went to arrest Andrews, they
found him in bed with niger wench
and it was proven that be had been liv'
ing with her for several years
Year: 1863

w The Council Blufs Nonpareil
comes to US in q beautiful new Dress
We are glad to note this evidence of
prosperity, for the Nonpareil is one Of the
best papers in the Missouri Valley.
Year: 1863

@ We are sorry to learn that the
Germantown 20. Independent has tenn
porarily suspended. for want of adequate
support. We know something about
publishing paper there. The Republi.
cans and Union men are fully able to
give newspaper handsome support; bu'
they occasionally get lukewarm. and do
not appreciate the value of home pa.
per until they lose it. when they discover
their mistake, and endeavor to induce
some one else to undertake the business.
and the same old routine is gone through.
Year: 1863

The SCREWS TIGHTENINa.-Gen. Cult.
ar has issued an order for dissrming all
persons in bis District, except Militia
This is but another step of the Gamble
dynasty to subject the people to their
measures. BY leaving them defenceless.
they are wholly dependent upon Gam
ble's Copperhead authorities, who hope
thus to bring them to a proper state Of
meekness. Of course, the bushwhackers
will not comply with the order, and it
will therefore fall only upon loyal, law
abiding citizens. Bushwhackers may
then commit their outrages and murders
with pleasure. and the people can do
nothing but stand and take it, unless the
militia should happen to be at hand.
We suspect that Gamble & Co. will have
q good time getting all the guns.
Year: 1863

huBuSt 90, lOOos


Dear Democrat please pardon a
stranger in presumng to address you, al
though may trench upon your valuable
time in giving expression to few thoughts,
l call the permitted escape of Lees army
the greatest crime of the war. 1t is de.
liberato murder ordered in the future of
thousands upon thousands who must con-
tend with it. If it is not murder as
against those who might have crushed Lee
with certainty on that occasion / am at a
loss how to characterize the crime to
mind imbued with even small moity of
philanthrophy, the taking Of single life
more than is necessary to end this wicked
war. In the interest Of liberty it can be
nothing less than murder. Twice has the
principal Rebel army, with Lee at It's head,
been thrown upon the northern side of the
Potomac and placed entirely within our
power, giving US in each case, an excellant
opportunity for an honorable termination
of the war. More especially was this the
case after the battle of Gettysburg--the
rebel army whipped with loss of more
than one-third of its strength, and forced
to precipitate retreat to the Potomac. Our
army triumphant and flushed with victory,
eager to pursue them and end the strife.
But mark, instead of doing this compare
lively easy work, what do we behold to
the everlasting shame and disgrace of the
managers Of this Infamous political war,
as this last move proves the most deficient
feat known to military science, has accom-
plished by Lees army, when it was wholly
in our power. Behold whipped army
shorn of more than one-third of its
strength, cross large river, rendered ex-
ceedingly difficult of passage by great
freshet, in the face of victorious army,
eagre to pursue and capture or crush it,
and so they would have done had they not
been held back. But held back by whom
Alas by portion of our traitorous man
ayers at Washington, who have no desire
to close up the war unless it can be done
to the interest of aboltionism, or Of some
Presidential calculation of the political state
to accomplish these purposes. They have
resigned themselves to murder, and are in
different to the ruin of their country
| What better are these wretches than JEFF
Davis or Benedict Arnold. That they are
no better, nay, even worse, is the settle d
opinion of A SOLDIER.
Year: 1863

long slumbered and slept and was at
length awakened on the 18th of June only
to present pitiable spectacle of imbecile
terror incapable of being stimulated to the
courage of combat even by the taunts of
Camcron-consoled only by the facts, sta
ted by himself, that "he had no property"
which could be reached, and that, though
''the rebels had propably destroyed the
beautiful valley in the West" he was safe
because they were still "separated from
him by natural barrier"


Have we not fulfilled our promise to
prove that Governor Curtin was as guilty
in permitting the invasion of the State, as
in causing the disaster at Bull Run?


This is the man who now repudiates
his contract for the Spanish mission, re.
tract his solemn legislative pledge not to be
a candidate, and daily declares, in defense
of his breach of faith, that he is impelled
only by the condition of the country, which
in these war time, demands his energy
devotion and courage-his strong arm to
overshadow the State and protect the peo-
pie. 1t is needless to say that pretence
is not less preposterous in itself, than in.
sulting to the intelligence of our citizens.
But if even he was hero, radiant with
the glory Of thousand victories, he is use
less now,for be has abandoned his position
and his duty, and is wandering about the
country making stump speeches to solicit
votes-laying the lines for infinite ramif-
cation OF petty intrigue-purchasing his
opponents in his own party by promises
contracts and ofiices-endea to Sc
duce Democrats by cajolcry, and to de.
ceive the people by boast of what he has
done and promises of what he will do. HI
must fail. The tricks Of political noun
tcbank, the delusion Of dextrous iuggler
the meanness of an auful dodger, will
avail no longer.
Year: 1863

oh, State, prayer founded never hung
Such choice spon peoples tongue,


Such power to bless or ban,
As that which makes thy whisper Fate.
For which on thee the centuries wait,


And destinies Of man.
Across thy Allsghanian chaia,
With groanings from the homes Of pain,
The cool wind finds its way:
wild.wailing from Delawares flood,
The crying Of thy childrens blood


Is in thy ears to-day.
And unto thee, in Free dom's hour
Of sorest need, God gives thee power


Re ruin or to save,
To wound or heal, to blight or bless
With fruitful field or wilderness,
A free home or grave
Nay, more transcending time and place.
The question Of the human race


is thine 10 solve anew;
And: trembling doubtful on thy breath,
A thrill of life or pang Of death


Shall reach the wide earth through.
Then let thy Virtue match the crime,
Rise to the level Of the time;


And, if a son Of thine
Betray. or tempt thee. Brutus like.
For Fatherland and Freedom strike,


AS sjustice gives the sign.
Wake, sleeper, from thy dream Of case,
The great OCCASIONS fOreloCk seize,


And let the North wind strong
And golden leaves OF Astumn be
The coronal of victory


And thy triumphant song
Year: 1863

The firm and determined attitude as.
sumed by the Democratic masses of Penn
sylvania in reference to the exercise of
their rights at the coming election cannot
be misunderstood by the wicked men in
power. Never was a truth more clear
than that which is taught by every local
Democratic organization in this Common
wealth. From one end of the State to the
other but one spirit breathes, and that is
to maintain the constitutional right Of the
ballot at every hazard and at every sacri-
fee. No show Of military interference, in
any shape or manner, will be tolerated.
The time has come when plain, blunt words
will best express the feelings Of the peo.
pie. The right to vote, free and untram-
meled, is sacred and inviolable ; and any
attempt to infringe upon it, in the slight.
est degree, by men, "wilIing to wound
but yet afraid to strike," would evoke and
justify resistance in every county and
township in Pennsylvania.


But the Democratic masses must care
fully guard against other dangers. They
must exercise all their vigilance to pre-
vent the perpetration Of wholesale fraud
by the unscrupulous foe with whom they
are contending, Hundreds and thou
sands of illegal votes will be sought to be
polled by the party that is now trembling
Before the Indignation of an outraged peo-
pie. This can be prevented by proper
attention to the assessment list and the
polls upon the day of election. Unless
our Democratic friends throughout the
State exercise the most rigid scrutiny in
regard to this important matter, they may
be compelled to witness defeat brought
about by their own carelessncss and want
of energy. See to it, freemen The ex'
ercise of the elective franchise must moi
only be free and unrestricted, but the pur
ity of the ballot must not be sullied by any
unhallowed attempts to poison the foun,
tain whence flows the liberties of the
people Ace.
Year: 1863

The Abolition papers are making state
ments to the effect that last fall the Dem
ocrats promised if their candidates would
be elected there would be no draft. This
is barefaced falsehood, for no Democrat
ever made such promise, nor have they
any power to fulfill it. The government
is in the hands Of the Abolitoni.ts and
there will be drafts, stealing taxation, and
destruction so long as it remains under
their control.
Year: 1863

TIE PRESIDENTS LAST JoKE.-The Presi-
dents health is said 10 be re-establisled.
a "loyal" Administration paper relates that
while ne was recovering from his late attac k
Of vsrioloid or small pox, he was in the
habit of saying that since he had been
President. he had always had crowd of
people asking him to give them something
but now he had something he could give
them all. This will do for a joke from
"Old Abe;'' but his late message goes far to
prove that he had something worse than the
small pox to give the whole county.
Year: 1863

The following maxims of Washington
ought to be published in every newspaper
in the land once year:
Use no reproachful language against any
one-neither curses or revilings.


Be not hasty to believe lying reports t.
| the disparagem snt of any one.


In your apparel be modest, and endeavoi
to comodate nature, rather than to procure
admiration.


Associate yourself only with men of good
quality. If you esteem your reputation, fol
it is better to be alone than in bad company


Let your conversation be without malice
or envy, for it is a sign of retractable and
ommsndable spirit; and in cases of passion,
admit reason to govern.


Use not base and frivolous things against
grown and learned men; no very difficult
questions or subjects among the ignorant
nor things hard to be believed.


Speak not of doleful things in the time OF
mirth, nor at the table; nor of melancholy
things as death or wounds, and if others
mention them, change, if you can, the dis
course.


Break not jest when none take pleasure
in mirth. Laugh not loud, nor at all with
out occasion. Deride no mans misfortune,
though there seems to be some cause.


Speak not injurious words either In jest or
in earnest. Scoff at no one, though you nay
get occasion.


Be not forward, utfriendly and courteous
--the first to salute, hear and answer-and
be not pensive when it is time to cow erse


Keep to the fashions of your equals-such
as are civil and orderly-with respect to the
time and place.


Go not thther when yon know not
whether you shall be welcome or not.


Reprehend not the imperfections of others,
for that belongs to parents. masters and SUI
periors.


Speak not in au unknown lounge in COM
pany, but in your own language; and that
as those of quality do. and not as the vulgar


Sublime matters treat seriously.


ThiLk before you speak; pronounce not
imperfecty, nor bring out your words too
harshly, out orderly and distinct.
Year: 1863

OFIt causes some remark in the polite
Abolition circle that Mrs. Abe Lincoln did
not attend the great wedding party of Miss
Chase. Some have it that she is mad at
Chase because he wants to supercede her
roval spouse; others that she got mad at old
Abe because he would not fix her up and
rig her out in three thousand dollar shawls
and other fxens to match. Whichever ex
cuse may be the real one, it shows pluck on
the part OF the royal Mistress of the Govern
mont - Clermont Co Sup
Year: 1863

HOME OF THE WORKING MAN.-Resolvs
and tell your wife of your good resolution.
She will aid it all she can. Her steps will
be lighter and her hand buster all day. ex-
pecting the comfortable evening at home
when you return. Household affairs will
have been attended to. A place for every
thing and everything in its place, will, like
some good genius. have made even an hum
BILE home scene of neatness, arrangement
and taste. The table will be ready at the
fire side. The loaf will be of that order
which says by its appearance, you may cut
and come again, The cups and saucers will
be waiting for supplies The kettle singing
and the Children happy with fresh air aud
exercise will be smiling in their glad antici-
patton of the evening meal when father is
at homo, and the pleasant readings after
wards.
Year: 1863

THE SELVES OF oc1ETY-Beware of cosy
headed people, between whose ears and
mouth there is no partition. Before you
make bosom friend Of any man, be sure
that he is secret tight. The mischief that
the non-retentive do so intimate. In social
life they often set whole communities by
the ears, frequently brake up families, and
are the cause of numerous m issries and
crimes. In business, they spoil many q
promising speculation, and involve hundreds
in bankruptcy and ruin. Therefore, be very
careful to whom you entrust information of
vital importance to your own happiness to
the interests of those you hold dear.


Every man has natural inclination to
communicate what he knows, and if he docs
not so, it is because his reason and Judgment
are strong enough to correct his Inherent
prcpensities. When you find friend who
can exercise absolute power over the COM
municative instinct-if' we may SO term it
wear him in your heart. II you have no
such friend, keep your own counsel.
Year: 1863

The NICE GIRL.-Tbere is nothing half
so sweet in life, half so beautiful. or so low
ale as a nice girl. Not pretty or a DASH
ing or an elegant girl, but a nice girl. A
nice girl is rot the languishing beauty daw-
ding on the sofa, and discussing the last
novel or opera. or giraffe like creature
sweeping magistically through the drawing
room. The nice girl may not even dance
or play well, and knows nothing about
using her eyes, or coquetting with fan.-
She is not given to sensation novels, she is
too busy. At the opera she is rot showing
her bare shoulders, but sits quietly and un-
dubtously at the back of the box m ost
likely. In fact we don't often see her there.
Home is her place. She rises betimes and
superntends the morning meal. She
makes the toast sweeten the tea, waters the
the towers and brightens up the parlor and
sitting room. Her toilet is made in the
shortest possible time, yet how ch cheeringly y
it is done and how elegant Is her neat dress
and plain collar. When she kisses she
don't presen her cheek like a fin girl but
with an audible sm lck says plainly, Il love
you ever so much III ever coveted any
thing it is one of this girls kisses


Breakfast over, she is down in the kitch-
en- to see about dinner. She never ceases
to be active and useful until the day is done
Wnen Sne VIII polka Win tue OoysI anu
sing songs, and play old tunes to her father
for hours together. When sickness com es.
sne attends with unwearing patience to the
sick cham ber.


There is no risk or fatigue she will not
undergo; no sacrifice she will not make -
She is all love, all devotion. 1t is happi-
nes to be i'll, and then be watched by such
loving eyes and tended by such fair hands.


One of the m ost strongly marked charac.
ters of nice girl' is tidyness and simplic-
ity of dress She is ever associated in my
mind with a high frock, plain collar, and
the neatest of neck ribbons, bound with the
most modest little broach in the world.


1 never knew a nice girl' who displayed
profusion of rings aud bracelets, wore
low dresses or an extraordinary high pricee
bonnet.


1 say again, there is nothing so in:rinscal
ly good as nice girl.' She is the sweet
est flower in the path Of life.


There others far more stately, far
more gorgeous, but those we merely admire
as go by; it is where the daisy grows that
we lie down to rest.
Year: 1863

Ever since this cruel war began, there:
been a set of mon in both armies who have
kept the different portions Of our land il
trou BILE by a wauton disregard of persons
and property. We yesterday heard of an
affecting incident, and think it will be read
with interest. In one Of our border coun-
ties, (Randolph, we believe,) there resides
an old lady who has three or four sous Gall
she has) in the Southern army. The old
lady and her daughter keep house together,
and nobody was ever known to enter the
house in a destitute condition without their
avery want being supplied. For several
months past these females have been great
ly annoyed by outrages committed BY the
Federal soldiers stationed a short distan ce
from the house, and one officer in particular
a Lieutenant has endeavored to do all in
his power to annoy and frghten the old
lady and her daughter. Fences were broken
down, chickens killed and thrown into the
house, hogs turned into fields aHd allowed
to eat corn and wheat that had been stack
ed; in fact nothing was omitted by this
Lieutenant that he thought would tease the
old she rebel.' The widow said nothing
about her grievances, but concluded to await
an opportunity to return the compliment.


In recent skirmish the Lieutenant was
seriously wounded, and his comrades carried
him In an insensible condition to the near
est house, which happened to be the abode
of the old widow. He was laid on lounge
bed quilts and sheets were tore up to band
age the unfortunate mans wounds and
nothing was left undone to lake him COM


Portable. His comrades left him and returned
to their camp. The officer lay in a very
critical, unconscious condition the remain
der Of the day closely attended by the widow
and her dau0hter The neXt morniuo his
dropping spirits revived aud reason resum-
ed its sway. Imagine his surprise when
he awoke, to find his head resting on the
bosom of THE woman he had so wronged!
The officer recovered 10 few weeks suffi-
ciently to return to his camp again. He de.
clared that when he awoke and found him
self in the bosom of the old lady he could
scarcely believe his owu eyes, but though ht
it was dream. He says if that woman does
not find place in heaven, he tn inks there
is no such a place. Wheeling Register.
Year: 1863

MAN KILLED.-We learn by the Zanes.
vile Courier, that on last Wednesday night
about 10 O'clock, the body of man was
discovered on the Central Ohio Railroad
track in that city, in horrible. mutilated
condition. IL was taken to the watch house,
and kept until Thursday morning, when it
was recognized to be the remains of Mr..
Joseph Metcalf, who resided with his wife
on Orchard street in that place. His left
arm was cut off, left thigh mashed to ajelly
his right foot half cut off, and in fact was
cut and bruised in every part of his body
1t was thought he was under the influence
of liquor but it is not known and probably
never will be, precisely, how the accident
occurred. He was found before the Western
bound express train was due, and it is
thought he was killed by the six o'clock
train bound East He was about 30 years
ofage.
Year: 1863

Is at last to be published. The conspiracy
to damage this officer in the estimation of
the American people signally failed. The
very fact that every thing rejecting invidi


ously upon his careerwas promptly sent out
to the country, while his own exhibit was
smothered, so conclusively bears on its face
evidence Of unfair dealing that the whole
scheme fell through. In this case malice
like "vaulting ambition; DER leaped ITSELF
The persistent policy too Of depriving the
nation of the useful services of this officer,
lest he should win new laurels in the field
will excite disgust, and indignation for the
shallow men who pursue it. 1t will endear
its object to the people, and will bring fu-
ture retribution upon those who have Grip


pied the public cause, by refusing it the
eminent skill, genius and patriotism of one
Of it's ablest officers. The publication of
Gen. McCLELLANs Report will greatly
deepen this feeling.
Year: 1863

The increased production of woolen
goods within the lat ;hree months, the
supply exceeding the demand, great as it is.
has enabled the quartermasteF's depart
ment to make contracts for army clothing
at more favorable rates than formerly, the
advantage of which will inure to the bene,
tit of our brave soldiers in the field A
private soldier is entitled to S42 worth iof
clothing per year, but the wear and tear of
hard service in the field is so great that
many men exceed this allowance, the ex
cess being deducted from the pay proper of
the soldier.


By an order from the War Department
II was provided that on and after Decem-
GER lst, inst the prices of clothing issued
should be reduced some twenty per cent,
in accordance with the cheapened rates of
production. Thus great coat for cavalry,
which formerly was charged to the soldier
at Sll 90, is now charged at So IS great
coats for infantry, old price SO so, reduced
to s. so pantaloons for infantry, old price
So So, reduced to So so; pantaloons for
cavalry, old price Sd 60, reduced to 1856,
and so on with other articles of clothing
proper except shoes, which still remain at
old rates


The effect of this reduction is to increase
the pay of the rank and file of the army at
least 80 to Sl2 per year, for no man with
ordinary care, will exceed the quantity o.:
clothing now allowed, while many, who
take care of their clothi1", will not draw
more than $50 worth annually, and they
are entitled to pay in money f,r the cloth
ing they do not draw, to which they are
entitled.