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Year: 1867

Liberal Advances Made Oh C0lligHmGnB.

IN referring to our card As above, we would


say that in tue future, as IN toe past, we Will
give our best attention to the Interests OF our
patrons on ali cOnsiguments made Us fhat
while our facihuies are a. least equal TO any
The USUAL ca AR8ES WILL BE MADE
and we pledge ourselves that the result 70 the
planter on al business intru ted 70 US shall be
As favorable as from any other house OF equal
standing or frOun parties who may pTopose 10
transact business for less than we ieel We can
Justly and safely afford 10 do. oc3-Sm
Year: 1867

Col. E. A. Osborne, the gallant commander OF
the 4th n. c. Reg in the late war, fur


nishes the Land we Love the following incident
After the battle of Sharpsburg, and when the
last of Gen. Lees army had recrossed the Po
tomac at Shepherdstown, large body of the
enemy advanced and attacked our division


when fierce though short and bloody conflict
occurred. The engagement was very near the
! little village. and some of the st ay shot and
/ shell passed through and over 1t. IN. the midst
OF the excitement and enthusasln that prevailed
among the citizens, for reports that we were
driving them, two young ladies whose names L
not at liberty to give, determined III spite of
the danger, to proceed short distance down ths,
river and witness the engagement from the flank
! Oh the contendng forces. They went, and led
on by the interest OF the occasion, advanced
nearer and nearer until they were within few
hundred PAGES uI the scene of action and within
view of the conlbatants. While standing upon
little hillock contemplating with superb awe
and anxiety the bloody scene, and vainly endeav-
Orlng by voice and gesture to encourage our gal
liant troops as they steadily and surely pressed
their opponents before them, as occasionally
they could be seen amid the dust and smoke of
battle, their attention was suddenly arrested by
movement at the foot of the little knoll on which
they were standing Imagine their surprise and
fright at finding themselves within few rods OF
company of Federal soldiers. What were they
to do? OF course the first impulse was flight
but the Yankees were between them and home
Their retreat was cut off and to advance down
the river would have been to expose themselves
to most terrible fire of musketry A moment
decided. The elder advancing with all the cour-
age she could summon, displaying at the same
time small pocket pistol she held in her hand
demanded in firm tone-'Halt.- surrender or
you die' Halt" cried the sergeant in COM
nand, what the thunder does this mean? Sur
render to whom and who will kill us, you"
Throw down your arms at once and surrender
to me, or you will every one be killed" continued
the lady. by Ned, boys, this looks mighty
suspicious. guess we'd better not risk it, there
are stronger arms than those about here so let's
give up-down with your arms Now, miss,
where shall we go!" The latter part of this
speech was uttered in tones of some alarm and
anxiety. Come along and [ will show you
where to GO" The young heroine had now
completely gained her composure, and selfpos-
session, if ever she had lost it. A very few
PAGES brought them in sight of squad of pa
trots moving at rapid pace, which the other
young lady, with the same remarkable presence
Of mind, had run and brought to her companions
relief from the neighboring town, during her
parley with the soldiers. If | remember Alright
the company numbered twenty-seven men, who,
when they found their troops were defeated,
were trying to make their way in body to their
own side of the river.
Year: 1867

THE BLUE DIsEAsE.-At a recent meeting
Of the New York Board of Health, DR.. Harris
stated that he had found on board the Hospital
ship disease which he had never seen before
Same of the patients he described as blue and
others black The skin WAS warm, the pulse
slow There was general congestion. In the
extreme vessels the blood was sagnaed attended
with stretching and other symptoms of cholera.
lie thought the disease, in limited measure, was
Infectious. Evidence Of cerebral congestion was
not found, but there was poison 90 the brain
which caused death in four hours after attack


He thought the disease the same which pre-
vailed in iceland known as ,he hl,e disease
Year: 1867

OLD MAIDs-A sprightly writer expresses
his opinion of old maids in the following manner:


am inclined to think many of the satiricai
aspersions cast upon old maids tell more to their
credit than is generally imagined. Is woman
neat in her person She will certainly be an
old maid. Is she particularly reserved toward
the other sex? 'She has all the squeamishness
of an old maid" Is she frugal in her expenses
and exact in her domestic concern? "She is
cut out for an old maid" And if she is humane
to the animals about her, nothing can save her
from the appellation of an sold maid" In short,
have always found that neatness, modesty,
economy and humanity are the never failing
characteristics of that terrible orsaturs--"on
maid" ;"
Year: 1867

From the Nashville (Tenn.) Press and Times.


1t may not be generally known that the
ground on which the city Of Nashville now
stands was once the site Of an ancient
and populous town, yet such is supposed
to be the fact. Some of the most inte-
resting antiquities Of our State are found
along the lower course Of Stone river but
few miles from Nashville. A wide area
of country there is covered with thousands
of graves of now forgotten people.


But few days ago several gentlemen
made some researches in this region, and
found their labors richly rewarded by some
striking discoveries. At place known
as Schell's Spring they found mound of
considerable height and perhaps forty feet
in diameter, which proved upon examina-
tion to be nothing less than vast mauso-
leum of the dead. The graves were found
to be made Of fiat rocks, symmetrically
joined together, and three tiers deep from
the base Of the mound to its apex. Bones
were found in remarkable state of pre-
servation, together with pottery and shells.
Very large ornaments have been dug out
in this locality, made from shells found
only in the Gulf of Mexico.


A gentleman Of acknowledged skill and
authority in antiquarian matters, who con-
Quoted the researches made few days
ago, estimated that the remains which
they unearthed could not have less age
than six or seven hundred years. What
is remarkable, no warlike implements are
found in this locality from which it is
inferred that they were a peaceable race,
and were probably exterminated or driven
away by the Indians. In one of the graves
was found a beautiful little vase, which
had been placed in the hand of the inmate
of the tomb at the time Of the burial.
Upon this little bit of earthenware was
the model Of diminutive animal. The
care which these people took of their dead
shows high degree of humanity. We
learn that other Investigations in this Sec
tion are to be made ere long. The field is
certainly rich one for the antiquarian.
Year: 1867

EXCITEMENT ON CLAY STREET.-Citi-
zens residing in the vicinity of First and
Clay streets were aroused about half-past
II O'Clock on Friday night by several dis
charges of pistol following in rapid sue
cession. The party who did the firing re-
sides on Clay street, and furnishes an ex-
planation By stating that man was seen
suspiciously lurking about the premises.
When hailed he made no reply, but
started off In run. The shots from the
pistol accelerated his speed, but did him
no bodily injury SO far as has been ascer-
tanned. No rogue will long stand the
click Of the trigger, much less the explo-
sion OF the barrel, and it would be well for
every housekeeper to keep a pistol at
hand.
Year: 1867

MARTYRS TO CARBLBssSrss.-If sll the teeth
that have been ruined by neglec. could be strung
together they would reach thrice round the
world. There may have been some excuse for
this havoc in days gone by, when there was no
absolute safeguard against dental decay In exist
ence, but thereis no apology for 1t now. Fragrant
Sozodont, the world. renowned antiseptic denti-
fice as certainly protects the teeth against decay
oil prevents stoel from rustng or water arrests
the progress Of fire. se lS-lweod
Year: 1867

THIEvING AT THE SECOND MARKET
The crowded condition of the Second
Market, especially during the summer
season, renders it an admirable theatre for
the operations of thieves Of every descrip-
ton. It is matter Of regret to know that
they are very numerous, and almost daily
we hear of their achievements. A few
days since gentleman who was exhibiting
ten-dollar bill for the purpose Of getting
it changed had it snatched from his hand
by lad. The little rascal darted sud-
denly off, and was soon lost to view in the
dense crowd. On another occasion a
bucket filled with butter that was placed
on the ground but for moment, while the
owner was selecting peaches, was spirited
off by some sly thief. Another gentleman
lost jar Of country lard when his back
had not been turned on the object ten
seconds. Last Saturday lady had the
misfortune to have her pocket picked of a
small wallet containing fifteen dollars.
These are only few Of the robberies
which have come to our knowledge, and
we would warn all who attend the market
to exercise due caution in guarding their
money and their purchases. So frequent
have those thefts become, and so rarely
have the guilty parties been detected, that
we would suggest to the authorities the
propriety of detailing one or more special
detectives, whose duty it shall be to watch
the market. If the chief offenders could
be secured and brought to justice We
think it highly probable that the system
which now seems to prevail SO extensively
could be effsctually crippled, if not en-.
tirely broken up. The frequency with
which the rascals have escaped with i'm.
punity seems to have emboldened them
but two or three arrests, and proper pun.
ishment meted to the offenders, would
soon put the gang to fight.
Year: 1867

A DANGEROUS PRAcTIcE.-A great deal
of pistol firing is nightly INDUCED in on
Church Hill, greatly to the annoyance Of
drowsy citizens, and fraught with danger
to unwary passers-by. On Friday night a
bullet entered the open window Of a
chamber in the house of Mr.. Blankenship,
and fattened against the wall. The room
was occupied by gentleman, wife, and
child, and the lady was passing about the
room but few moments prior to the oc-
currence. The police would do we'll to
put stop to this dangerous and illegal
practice.
Year: 1867

ATTEMPTED INFANTIcIDE.-A colored
girl attempted to destroy an infant, to
which she had just given birth on Satur-
day morning, by throwing it into ravine
near Bellevue hospital. Being discovered,
the infant was taken up alive and sent
with the mother to the Freedmen's hospi-
tai, where she will remain until her trial.
Year: 1867

IN ancient times there stood in the
citadel Of Athens three statues OF Min
nerya. The first was o. olive-wood, and,
according to popular tradition had fallen
from heaven. The second was Of bronze


commemoFating the victory Of Mara
thon and the third OF gold and ivory
great miracle of art, in the age OF
Pericles. And thus in the citadel OF
Time stands man himself Iu childhood,
shaped OF soft and delicate wood, just
fallen from heaven in manhood =
statue of bronze, commen Drafting struggle
and victory; and lastly, in the maturity
OF age, perfectly shaped in gold and
ivory-a miracle Of art. - VITO q
Year: 1867

The Freedmen's Bureau law will ex-
pire next July by its own limit. It Is
understood that Gen. Howard will not
recommend its continuance beyond then,
in case the reconstruction OF the South
should be accomplished In that event
he VIII recommend comprehensive
system Of education for colored youths,
Year: 1867

Sometimes it is all gladness and sun
shine, and heaven hself lies not far of.
And then it changes suddenly, and is
dark and sorrOwfui, and clouds shut out
4 the sky. In the lives OF the ssddest OF
US, there are bright days like this, when
we feel as If we could take the great
world in our arms. Then comes the
gloomy hours, when the fire win neither
burn on our hearths nor in our hearts /;
and aIl without and within is dismal,
cold and dark. Believe me, every heart
has its secret sorrows which the world
knows not, aud oftentimes we call 2 man
cold when he is only sad.
Year: 1867

/ The setting of great hope Is like the
setting OF the sun. The brightness OF
our, life Is gone. Shadows Of evening
fall around US, and the world seems but S
dinlrefeetion-itse broader shadow


We look forward into the coming lonely
night The soul withdraws into Itself.
Then stars arise, and the night is holy.
Year: 1867

{ IN CHICAGO, ladies Of refinement never
think Of reading the daily papers, and if
they have occasion to look at one they
DO so where no one can see them, for
they would compromise their respect
sbility il they should be detected In so
doing
Year: 1867

human loye-it would seem to me that
such love as yours might lift a spirit
from the very abyss" - o.. -


"There is no abyss except the abyss
of sin, and that is ones own bosom
Ny love is lifting him with me already
he is gentleness and goodness"
The writer leaned his head upon his
hand, pondering these strange doctrines,
so foreign to his own belief, and to that
of his companion, and in moment she
81 id, ~ should 60. Come here, place
your hand upon her head, and will,
gently and kindly, that shall go away"


He did as he was hidden, and in an
other instant bis lady companion was q
member of the Episcopal Church, and
devout believer in the Apostles Greed
and the 80 Articles. She thought she
had been far away, in beautiful EAR
den playing with little children.


As he has intimated, the writer does
not know what to make of the facts
which form this strange story; he only
trusts that what he has written may
lead some clearer head than his to at
tempt a solution of the mystery which
enshrouds the Haunted House at Wa
tertown."


Since writing the foregoing the writer
has learned that in vault near the
haunted building has been found lux
uriant head of woman's hair, it is wavy,
ef a golden brown, and is apparently
not cut from che head, but torn off with
the scalp, and some remains of it still
cling to its roots. The cellar in which
the body of the peddler is supposed TO
have been found is to he thoroughly
dug over, and, when it is done, another
chapter will be added to this strange
history
Year: 1867

CHARCOAL FOR TURKEYs.-We notice
that California paper highly recon-
mends charcoal for fattening turkeys,
and recommends that it should be pull
verized and mix ed with mashed pota-
toes and corn meal, as well as fed to
them in small Jumps. 1t mentions that
in two lots of turkeys Of four each,
treated alike, and one lot given this
mixture aud the other not, there was
an average gain in the weight of the
first of one pound and half each.
While we condemn the practice of mix
ing the pulverized charcoal with TIE
other food of the turkeys, compelling
them TO eat whether they wanted it or
not, we have no doubt of the excellent
effects of supplying fattening turkeys
with charcoal broken into small pieces.
We have had evidence of what We say,
and for a number of years have recon-
meuded charcoal for this purpose.-Cti-
ca Herald.
Year: 1867

A great many butchers, wool dealers,
&c, are purchasers of the hides off the
beef in the coustry towns, and we often
get from them inquiries as to the most
proper and profitable method Of curing
the hide and preparing it for the mar
ket. A great many butchers do not use
proper care in this branch, and the con-
sequence is that the hides will not pass
city inspection, owing entirely to the
ignorance and carelessness of persons
preparing them for market. The proper
way to salt hides is, to lay them fat,
flesh side up, and form nearly square
bed, say II by l5 feet, folding in the
edges, 50 as to make them as nearly
solid as possible. Split the ear in the
cords that run up the ear in each one,
so as to make them lie out fat. Sprinkle
the hide with two or three shevelfulS
of coarse salt, as the size may require
say, for sixty TO eighty pound hide,
from ten to fifteen pounds of salt. At
any rate, cover the hide well, as it need
not be wasted; then let them lie in this
from l2 to 20 days, after which take
them up, shake the salt out, and use it
again.-Shoc and Leather Reporter.
Year: 1867

We give below the latest returns and
the last estimate of the vote for Gov
ernor. 1t indicates that the contest
has been extremely close, and it may
require some time yet to determine
whether General HAYES or Judge THUR
MAN is the next Governor of Ohio:
Year: 1867

THINGS THAT WE HAVE NEVER SREN.-N {
have mover seen man jast getting.trlcd before
the Criminal Court who acknowledged himself
as guilty. n. B. lie would be a fool il he did.


We have never entered into q conversation
with lady just returned from church who
hadn't forgotten the text and didn't know tho
style of every bonnet present


Never knew young gentlenan ofmoustach-
es of an uncertain growth acknowledge to have
received 1.-THE mittcn."


Never knew newspaper novel writer who
did not believe himself to bo a neglected Child
of Genius.


Never knew a lawyer who didn't sincerely
believe he should be Judge of the Supreme
Court


Never knew woman who wasn't proud Of
her feet.


Never knew a man who was not impressed
with lurking sense of his being dcuced
good fellow. :,


Never knew halter to sport decent tile.


Never knew u ncwsbOy that couldn't play u
little game.


Never knew an amateur actor that did not
turn up his nose at professionals.
Year: 1867

TIE STOLEN WATCH-Onc of tho best
stories we remember referring to a stolen
watch comes from a French source. In the
pit Of the old French opera, one of the audi
ence suddenly discovered that his watch was
gone. The evenings entertainment had not
commenced, and the owner of the property
mounted bench, stated the loss, which could
not have occurred above two or three minutes,
and begged those around him to remain per
fccty quiet, as his watch struck the hours like
clock, and, it then being on the stroke OF
seven, the watch would speedily Indicate into
whose possession it had fallen. There was a
dead silence; but the eye of the proprietor de-
tected all individual who was trying To edge
away from the vicinity, and he Immediately
denounced the skulkcr as the thief. The lat
ter was seized, and the watch was found upon
him; and rs the owner quietly put it into his
pocket he remarked. The watch does not
strike the hours, but | thought my assertion
that it dii would enable me to strike out the
thiet"


'Does your watch 60 well?' asked by
standcr of the happy owner.


1T both goes well and returns well, re-
piled the latter.
Year: 1867

Glass, it is stated, if patience and dcxtcrity
are observed, may be cut under water with
scissors. In order to insure success, two points
must be attended to; first and most important,
sors are applied and second, to avoid risk, it
is better to begin the cutting by taking off
small pieces at the corners and along the edges,
and so reduce the shape gradually to that re-
quircd, for if any attempt is made to cut the
glass all at once to the shape, as we cut piae,
Of card board, it will most likely break Just
where it is not wanted, Some kinds of glass
cut much better than others; the softer glasses
cut best The scissors need not be at all sharp,
as their action does not depend much upon the
state of the edge presented to the glass. When
the operation goes on well, the glass breaks
away from the scissors in small pieces in q
straight line with the blades.
Year: 1867

CASTLE SOAp.-It appears that hut few
persons are aware OF the radical difference be
tween genuine CASTLE soap and the limitations
of it. The basis of CASTLE soap is olive oil
But if you will buy your oil, it will cost more
than the soap will sell for. So the manuiac-
turer takes the marc, the " cheese, cider
makers call it,) from Which all the oil has been
pressed that proiitably can be, and washes out
the remainder with a solution of soda. Thus
he utiizes waste product American CASTLE
soap is palm oil soap that resembles the rca
article in color only. At the present price Of
gold the importer can put CASTLE soap on the
market at about seventeen cents per pound.
Year: 1867

AN ITEM WHICH EVERY MAN SHOULD
READ.-Thc following is going the rounds
of the papcrs.-We have probably all of us
met with instances in which word heedlessly
spoken against the reputation of a female has
been magnliicd by malicious minds until the
clouds has been dark enough to OVershadOw
her whole existence. To those who are ac-
custOmcd, not necessarily from bad motives
but from thOughtlGSsness speak lightly OF
ladies', we recommend these hints as worthy
OF consideration


Never uac lady's namo in an improper
place, at nn improper time, or in mixed COM
pany. Never make assertions about her that
you think untrue, or illusions that you feel
she herself would blush to hear. When you
meet with men who do not scruplc to make
use of Il woman S name i'll reckless and un-
princlpcd manner shun them, for they are
the very worst members of tho community
men lost to every sense of honor, or every
feeling of humanity. Many q good and worthy
womans character has been forever ruined
and hcart-brOkcn by lie manufactured by
some william, and repeated where it sheuld not
have been, and i'll the presence of those whose
little judgment could not deter them from cir
culatlng the foul and Dragging report. A
slandcr is soon propagated, and the smallest
thing dCrOgatory to a womans character will
fly on the wings of the wind, and magnify as il
clrculateS until Its monSLrous weight crushes
the poor unconscious victim. Respect the
name OF woman, for your mother aud sisters arc
women, and us you would have their fair name
untarnishcd, and their lives uncmbittercd by
the slandcrcr's bitter tongue, heed the ill that
your own words may bring upon the mother,
the sister, or the wife of some fellow creature.
Year: 1867

The rapid decline in the price ofbrcad stuiIs
deyelops the TACT that Western farmers were
boarding quite an amount Of grain for fur
thcr rise. They got bitten, as they deserved,
and now old wheat is crowding the market in
anticipation of the new crop.
Year: 1867

did not neea court of inquiry in regard to
the procured perjuries that.sought to impl-
cate Jefferson Davis and others in the Lin
coin assassination-ha given just reason to
the suspicion that were Holt to be found
guilty, higher officials would be found to
have been his accomplicesl


tits, altogether, very dirty business,
and, if Surratt is openly tried before civil
court, it will take a great deal of hard swear
ing to make it look white washed We
don't believe in this hard swearing.