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Year: 1862

The idea Of treating an escaped or aban-
doned slave as coDtraband Of war, and using
him against tho enemv, did not originate
With Gen. Butler. Tho contraband Ia n
Biblical character, first discovered by David.
having tho same qualities and put to tho
same service then as now. When the ANAL
ekites had smitten Ziklag and burned it,and
carried away captive all the women and
children, David and his band pursued the
enomy into tho wilderness, but could get no
trace Of him. AT length thoy found a man
lying in field, so far gone with hunger
that no could neither walk nor speak. Ho
was a man of dark skin and strsnper bus
instead Of leaving him to perish 90 a WORTH
loss slave, David's men brought him 10 head
quarters, and nursed him gently till be Ye-
vivod. He had eaten no bread, nor drank
anv water, for three days aud throe nights


David SOW at Onco that he was a sIaye.
other fugitive or deserted, aud ins,oad of
ordering him out OF the camp, bo asked his
story-"To whom bsloDgest thou? and
whence art thou The story was Just such
as we are hearing every day from the same
class of persons. II am a young man of
Egypt, servant to an Amalekite and nv
master left mo because three DAYS aeope.
fell sick'-tho same neglect and cruelty
on the dart Of the master then as now
Whom the slave can no longer be serviceablo,
let him perish-especislly let not The retreat
OF guerrilla band be encountered BY q sick
slave. But this slave has information Of
great value for David He can explain
how and whom ZikIsg was spoiled. ave
made an invasion upon the sonth of the
Cheretbites. and upon the coast which be-
longeth to Judah, and upon the south Of
Caleb; and we bnrned Ziklag with fire."


Having got this information, David was
eagerly to know the whereabouts of the
guerril!as. and to use the Egyptian as his
guide. The slave was ready enough to
serve him upon two simple conditions of
lie and liberty. "Swear unto me BY God
that thon wilt neither kill me nor deliver
me into the hands OF my master, and will
bring thee dowu to this COMPANY" How
true to human nature is this testimony Of
the slave, in every age, that life and liberty
are above all price Now David was well
versed in the Levitical code. He knew
better than Rabbi Raphall or Bishop Hop
kins, the teachings of the Mosaic law with
respect to an escaped slave. He had
neither conscientious nor constitutional
scruples about emancipating this son of Ham
upon the spot. The freedman, true to his
word, became the guide to Davids army
and led Them to the encampment of the
AmalekiteS, whom they slew with great
! slaughter. Il Samuel, 1xI.) Let bat our
leader speak into the ear of the slave the
promise of liberty, let him declare that no
boDdman escaping to US shall be delivered
into the hands of bis master, and We shall
find our way into the heart of the enemy's
country, and shall smite them with an utter
smting.-Boston Congregatieaalist.
Year: 1862

Who would have supposed, two months
ago, that our immense Union army would
have been, on the first day OF September,
acting on the defensive in front OF WASH
ingtenl Had such a prediction been ut


tered on the frst OF last July the speaker
would have been scoffed ct. Who does
not remember the announcement OF the
rebel programme for the summer CAM
paign. to march upon Washington, invade
Maryland, and carry the war north of the
Ohio?-and who does not also remember
the hooting and derision with which its
announcement was received by the NorthS
Aud vet what are now the signs of full
fllment =? Are they not sufficiently sig
nifcant to startie and alarm even the
sternest minded loyslst? The stern facts
that we are thrust back in Virginia and
placed upon the defensive in front OF our
own capital and that rebel army is
menacing The commercial emporium Of
our own State, which is placed under mar.
tial law to compel its own citizens TO take
measures for their own defense, are cir
cumstances quite sufficient TO instigate the
inquiry in the public mind as TO the cause
Of this astounding retrogarde movement.


Nobody doubts the valor and soldierly
qualities of our troops. Nobody ques-
tions the willingness and promptitude Of
our government in supplying our troops,
even to a measure of liberality that tho
troops OF no other nation ever dreamed Of,
in fine, all the personslis and nsdtsrieLle of
war have been abundantly provided
Where then has been the default, that has
thus strangely placed us on the defensive
before the insurgents :? Il is IN tie laek
efgsnsraiskip at tie head Of our armies.
Year: 1862

A LUNATIo in an asylum was informed
by his brother that considerable property
had fallen to the family, and asked what
disposition should be made of his portion.
"You let me out, and III take care Of it"
was the reply.
Year: 1862

A milxman was awoke by wag in the
night with the announcement that his
best COW was choking. He forthwith
jumped up TO save the life of his animal
when. 10, he found turnip in the mouth
Of his pump.
Year: 1862

sick and wounded building forts and
helping to garrison them and in thou
sand other ways, performing valuable
service and tightening the toll of the sol
diers. Gen. Lane claims that, with the
help of eight or ten thousand robust, 10y
al blacks, as men of all work, he can
double the efficiency and striking power
Of his troops, and prevent more than hall
the per cent. of sickness and death that
is wasting the ranks Of the other divis.
ions of the army, where proslavery Gen
erals subject their soldiers to all kinds OF
drudgery and hardship rather than hurt
the "divine institutions Of the secesh.
The Government, we understand, have
assigned the following forces to constitute
the Army of the Southwest under Gen
Lane
Year: 1862

The rest are Intermtants, Pneumonia,
and Typhoid fever. The measles have
proved fatal in many instances in conse-
quence of not taking care of themselves
for short time after getting out doors.
Twenty of our noble young men have
Year: 1862

Although no official confirmation Of the re-
ported capture of the Federal garrison az Har-
per's Ferry reached this city yesterday, no one
doubts for moment its reliability Such were
the plaus adopted for the accomplishments of
that object, that every one feels the utmost con
fdence in the report. Passengers who came
down on the Centrsl train yesterday afternoon
state that the report had reached GOrd0nsville
that the whole garrison, some eight thousand in
number, surrendered On Sunday morning, be-
sides which our forces captured about enc
thousand negroes.


An officer who came through By Winchester,
says that before he left that town on Monday
morning courier arrived bringing the intelli-
gence that ve had eaptHred on Sunday sll the
strong positions around Harpsrs Ferry except
one, and about five thousand Of the enemy, but
theyEwere yet in possession of ths main foTtt6-
cation, which was held by soma three thousand
men. We do not know whether this main fort
is on the Virginia side OF tbe Potomac or on the
Maryland Hights We suppose, however, that
it must be on the Hights, sior with them in our
possession, it would be impossible for the enemy
TO hold the town, as it is within easy range Of
shell from that point


The csnnonading on Sunday is re represented to
have been very heavy and the fighting unusu-
ally severe, the enemy making most desperate
and determined resistance. We hardly think
there can be implicit conf ience in the statement
that fter the surrender of tho larger part of the
force there that three thousand men would at
tempt to continue resistance in the face Of the
odds against them, aud conclude that the whole
force yielded to our victorious foIces Rich
n0Hd Dispafch 18Th
Year: 1862


to the $4,000 previously enrolled, making nearly
million and quarter in ell. The old regi-
ments are to be filed up to the original standard
The old army in the field viii thus number
100000 men, against 500 600, or over two to
one. without, however, including any addition
to the rebel army.


II is therefore evident that if the Southern
Confederacy should put every available man into
the field, and strip every plantation Of every eE
fsctive man, Unionists as well as rebels, from
eighteen to lorty-fve years of age, their force
would be a quarter Of million less than the
loyal States will actually have organized and in
The field on the first Of October next. Add to
this the tremendous naval power suddenly i'm
provised by the North, equal 10 half q million
Of troops more, and what chance is there for
the rebels None. Absolutely none Ia the
face of these facts, what do the raids across
the Ohio and into Maryland mean Nothing
but the desperate throes of the rebel leaders
Year: 1862

| know, to an absolute certainty, from
both reason and experience, aud real
blessing to women kind and everywhere.
ANY intelligent lady or gentleman must ad-
NIT that it is great tax upon US to have
so much hair to be done up and arrange
every day, and sometimes oftener for COM
mon life-t time, and amounting to many
thousand times just to suit foolish fashion
and because our mothers and grand-moth,
crs did before us Men have not submitted
and will not submit to this Inconvenience,
yet women have to- Long hair to the sick
and afflicted women every where over the
world, is absolutely burden, and to all
others it is great and useless inconvien-
ience. And where is the glory of all its
fair length so much talked about, when
done up in knot on the back part of the
head 1t is nonsense to talk of its length
as the chief element of bt auty, when tIlat
quality is forever concealed from human
gaze done up in style which makes it to all
intents and purposes even shorter Il an the
mems hair Where, then, is its beauty Z?
Are these knots of hair on the backs of cur
heads so very handsome? This rtund,
knottcd, imprisoned mass gives us con-
ception of any thing else except the length
of lady's hair. Must we sacrifice the
health of the hair, it's freedom, its flowing
nature, the comfort of the wearcr tie nat
ural shape of the head, and all things else,
for the sake of the length of the hair,
which after all. we We do not get to see in
the done up style :. not even as much as in
the flowing short style. Let the briefly
show in contrast the POINTS of difference
between short hair and done up hair.
When the hair is cut to a convenient length
in the neck we have the freedom of the
hair, its health, the comfort of the weurer,
its downward flowing nature, which poets
so much admire, and which is the natural
condition of the hair, and we have the nat
ural shape Of the head, always beautiful.
the underground of the hair behind, at the
juncture of tho head and neck is all con-
cealed besides the hair, when cut evenly
round in the neck, forms most beautiful
silked border and the color of the hair in
contrast with the wbiteness of the neck,
forms one of the most brilliant, beautiful,
and angelic contrasts in the world Then
we have greater show of the length of
the hair Now, contrast all the points of
beauty with the entire lack of the same in
done up hair, and then let any one decide
which style is the most beautiful And
how grandly flowing hair for women cor
responds with, and how symbolical of her
own gentle flow ng nature


Now submit the points I have made in
favor of the convenience, comfort, and
beauty of short hair for wcmen-which
are but few things that can be said in
its favor-whether the blessings that would
flow from it would not justify considerable
effort on our part to change public senti-
ment in its favor? | have every reason to
believe, from those I have talked with,
that there are thousands in our land who
would adopt short hair at once were they
not everawed by adverse opinion. But
they think, like thousands Of others. that
they might almost ssas well be ont of
the world as out of the FASH n. n.''--CoL.
Lady's Book.
Year: 1862

Inthe matter of the guardianship of the miner
heirs of John Negus, deceased.


On reading and fling the petition of Maria Negus,
guardian of said minors duly verified, setting forth
description of all the real estate of which said deceas
ed died SEIZED and the condition and value of there
speetve portions thereof that it is necessary to sell
portion thereoffor the support and maintenance of
said minors and praying that license be to her grant
ed to sell portion of said real estate. And it appear
ing by said petition that there is not sufficient person
al estate in the hands of said guardian to support
and maintain said minors and that it is necessary to
sell portion of said real estate.


1t is therefore ordered that all persons in terested
in said real estate appear before the Judge of this
Court Monday, the 7th day of October next at II
O'Clock A. NJ, at the Court House in the village of
Jefferson and show cause, if any they have why Ii
cense should not be granted to said guardian to sell
said real estate according to the of said peti
ton.


And it is further ordered that copy of this order
be published for three successive prior to said
day of hearing, in the E'Watertown Republicans
weekly newspaper, published at Wrtertown, in said
County. - r.. 7 -
Dated the 24t h day of August A. D. 1861.


By the Court, SAMUEL BAIRD.


sep6w3 County Judge.
Year: 1862

No greater luxury can be had in winter
than fresh eggs and tender chickens; and
yet few persons take any pains to have
either. Now we may as well expect to
have tender stake from poor half-frozen
cew, as fresh eggs and tender chickens, if
no care is taken of the fowls. As a gene
raj thing, hens are allowed to wallow round
all winter III the snow, roost in the top of
some old apple tree, and pick up a preea-
rious means of existence where they can
find it. If they do not starve, the flesh
becomes tough, hard and dry and if they
do not freeze to death, tley will generally
appear in the spring minus their toes, and
the cocks minus their comb. 1t is useless
to expect tender chickens from fowls thus
kept While the ground is covered with
snow, they can get neither gravel OF lime,
with which to manu- Facture shells for eggs,
so that during the winter months, they are
unproductive in any respect. Receipts
are often given how to keep fresh eggs du-
ring the winter; place them in salt small
ends downward, says one; cover them
with varnish, says another, but after all
they are not fresh eggs. An attempt to
.beatthe white into froth will soon show
the difference between them and newly
laid eggs.


To have good, te der chickens and fresh
eggs during the winter. the hens want a
warm house, well supplied with lime, sand
and ashes, as well as with good water
With these, they have the material for
mastcating their food and forming egg
shells To keep them healthy, they want
something for food thai will take tie place
of animal matter that they take, in summer
in the form of bugs, worms and grass hop
pers Some fine chopped fresh meat,
should be given them daily, and supply
of sunfower seed. The oily nature Of this
is, of itself. almost eaqual to meat, for
keeping fowls in good condition. The prin-
cipal object Of ashes is fer them to wallow
in to keep themselves free from lice, Ev-
cry one has noticed the apparant luxury it
is for hen to wallow in dry dust, and es-
pecially if theres any ashes in it. If hens
are thus cared for, they will furnish not
only fresh eggs during the winter but will
themselves he tender, fat and JUICY.
Year: 1862

How TO RENDER THE New RECRUITS IMME
mArELY MISUNDERSTANDING is more urgent
and desirable at the present moment than to
increase the number Of our troops in the field
to formidable extent. II is tnie recruiting is
before the new recruits will be available on
the plan ct present pursued. That plan con-
sists In forming entire new regiments, in which
both officers and men will be new and inexpe-
rienced. Such regiments of untried officers and
men it is evident could not be led into battle at
once with any chance of success; and yet it is
desirable that no time should be lost. Now, it
Commander-in-Chi or other proper authori-
ty-that the right course to pursue in this mat
ter, and in the present emergency, so as to rem
der all the new recruits Immediately available
on the field, would be the plan which was con-
stantlg adopted by the great Napoleon. We
have many regiments, both on the peninsula
and in other places, which are, truly speaking,
mere skeleton regiments. Few, il any, Of them
anywhere come up to the complement assigned
to regular regiment. Would it not, therefore,
be we'll Immediately to ill up all these
skeleton regiments with the recruits
as soon as they are enlisted BY thus incorpo-
rating the new leves with the old and tried war
riors who compose these skeleton regiments
no time would be lost in training, drilling and
forming officers capable Of leading their men
into battle. These tried officers are all ready
aud prepared; they may now be called vetc-
rams, with the brave men under their command:
and all that they are waiting for are these very
recruits to fill up their diminished ranks
BY this means raw recruits, intcrmingled with
veteran soldiers, would soon be transformed into
soldiers Of the same stamp; the example, spirit,
bodness and daring of their veteran comrades
would provoke ambition among them and stir
to emulation. IL appears TO US that this plan
would be preferable TO the slower process of
waiting to form and organize entire new regi.
ments, with new ofiicers--in fact, creating, Or
rather attempting to create, an entirely new
army, which may not, under the inevitable delays
Of such difficult operation, be in readiness for
the field before the war itself is ended The
men themselves would undoubtedly prefer this
plan rather than having to pass. many months
in comparative inactivity while learning the
drill. They would rather go ahead and march
right away to the battle field. The American
il naturally goaheadative, and prefers to take
short cuts across lots rather than wait and lose
time and be kept in a state Of inaction and un-
certainty.


Let our rulers and commanders act in cor
respondence with the national spirit; let them
send or lead the men into battle with something
to gain by the battle, and there will be no lack
of brave spirits to follow and fight. But the
fight must be for something: when the battle
has been won something must have been gained
by It; for otherwise a battle "don't pay" and
victory is good for nothing.
Year: 1862

none of them decisive. In energy and vigor
we have been excelled by Southern armies
fighting on their own soil; but we are as
yet only in the beginning of our mill
tary career, and neither the strength nor
the talent of the Northern States has been
put forth. In population, relatively to the
strength Of the enemy, in intelligence and
in resources, we vastly excel. But the
war hitherto has been sadly mismanaged by the
interference of politicians and civilians, who
are ignorant of military affairs. The total alb
sence of talent, or public virtue, or statesman
ship, in Congress, is one of the most singular
phenomena of this age, and accounts in great
degree for the want of talent or military skill
In most of our generals. Heretofore there has
been no government and no policy. The peo-
pie took care Of themselves, and the machinery
kept moving by the original impetus given it
by the fathers of the Revolution. The sole OBJ
ject of party leaders and the goal Of their am
bition was the public plunder, and the whole
functions Of government seemed to consist in
nothing more than in making arrangements
about the spoils of Office, and the amount of
success was measured by the amount of gene
raj satisfaction which the distribution gave.
Hence, now, in the national troubles which have
so suddenly beset us, we look in vain for states
men to save the ship. The only public man
who has shown any marked ability or states
manship since the war was inaugurated is Mr..
Seward, who has averted from us foreign inter-
vention and European war, and whose do
mestic policy is about to prevail in the Cabinet
and in the political conduct Of future cam
paigns. Henceforth the war will be carried on
under different auspices and on different princi-
pies, and the nation may expect to see the
military genius of the country fully developed,
and brilliant warriors revealed to the rapturous
gaze of the people, the halls of Congress no
more disgraced by the dregs Of the community
which found their way there, and new order
of statesmen appearing in both houses Of the
national legislature. Behold old things will
pass away, and all things will become new.
Year: 1862

party ties and views have passed away Men
of talent, and not party resolutions, are now
asked for; and the combination of Dix for Gov
ernor and Seward for Senator is the first
response that we have seen to this change of
affairs. Already it has caused an intense alarm
in the camp of the Internal republicans and
is meeting with hearty response from all
Union loving men. Let the ball roll on, and the
world will soon see that we have not studied
the lessons of the war in vain.
Year: 1862

General Nelson inspected our quarters this
morning, and complimented the regiment,
and we have just been ordered to keep our
quarters in the same condition, as the
General has ordered some Of the other regi-
ments to come and look at our quarters and
go and make theirs like them.


have just been informed Of an instance
which satisfies me was correct in saying
that General Nelson has a way of seeing
things some men have not got. Two
OF our boys were walking along the road
one of them has been lying in his tent sick
for couple Of weeks, and he did not look
very clean. The General was riding at q
good speed; the men saluted him, aud he
refined up his horse after he passed them, aud
called for them to stop; he asked them what
regiment they belonged to they told him
the Sixth; be wanted to know why one of
them was so dirty; he was told of his being
sick, and that he was out for a walk. That
was satisfactory. The General hates dirt.