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! . ; E SPIRIT : ; ( "itf irt aid "'..5 ...... IS.'JTff fe .2' riis vrt I. l K"-i . . . , . ' ' ' 'i .K-': &$mk Selwjjaptr-gtkicir to IflMr$, rrap aitir Damesik llcfos, literature, rts anir Sciences, dotation, SUricuIture, MnxMs, m$tmti':&tl 'V, - '. ... .. f VOLUME XVII. - WOODSFIELD, MOWEOE COUNTY, OHIO, JULY 4, 1860. NUMBER ! 17? ' ." J ..,".1 . I I I I I - a& 1 1 I TV f i i. !- ri i ; W: A:. 4 ri . DOUGLAS TO THE HESCTJE." - Old Scotia's war-cry peals again, - Columbia hills and valleys o'er, IU ringing slogan rouses men, With echoing sound from shore to shore, "Thai Douglas" to the rescue! stand! "The Douglas" of 'our native land! The mutterings of a coming storm drawl in the distanoe, fierce and low, The nation waits with palsied arm , A oontest fraught with gloom and woe, Till "Douglas" leads a chosen band; The Douglas" of our native landi . From mountain top and meadowed glen, Our gliltering flag is on the ware; We'll rail round it. stalwart men, - Oar, nation's bulwark strong and brave . "The Douglas" is our banner man, . " The Douglas" of our native land t ' - i - Then forward, freemen, to the fight t . O'er hill and valley sound the alarm I We strike for Libert and Right; .v-b Oar country bids as bare the arm, Then pledge "The Douglas" heart and . ,.handr ,,f . V . ' w.f?The. Douglas" of our native landi . tlti--' .- :r'--' . . ' Haoab. : Kbwbsbx, Greene County, Alabama. .-.. . rr ' ( ; ' . ' 'From the Hartford Times. fZunerj Ballad for, the Wide- ' .Cl 1 r.vi i Awakes, . . . . '. - ;H B-flL THAT M ABB " SPLIT. ThiV& the Brtl that Abe" split. : 1 This is the man MAW that fetched the rail that split, These are the delegates, honest men, ' Who voted for States where they'd never been, And ' hurrahed for the man who fetched the d 'rail that "Abe" split. .U ,11,. - v J This is Greeley of Oregon, Who fought the battle of Sleivenamon, And primed the delegates, honest men, . . Who -voted for States where they'd never been, And hurrahed for the man who fetched the .wtws fail tnaj Abe' Bplit. . f fr"t 'sT'r ' ; - . This is Bill Seward all forlorn; ' Whd 'cusses" the -Greeley of Oregon, Who fought the battle of Sleivenc mon, And primed the delegates," honest mes, Who voted for States where they'd never been . Who hurrahed for the man who fetohed the rail that "Abe" split. This is Beepber. all shaven and shorn, : Whose rifles were once to Virginia borne, - . Whioh otnoified Seward all forlorn, WbA usses' the Greeley of Oregon, . Who fought the battle of Sleivenamon, -And. primed tbe delegates, honest men, ' Who voted for States where they'd nevei been, And hurrahed for the" man who fetched the luWitHMr raiU that Abe" split. V- -i " ' ,;::' -4. .' Thfi"itbe party that crows in the morn, ' Whose feather's will droop when the day is T TTKOTje." r' -; Who wbrship the Beecher all shaven and shorn Whose rifles were once to Virginia borne, Which, ervrffied Seward all forlorn, - , V Who "cussea"; the member from Oregon, ,WhO fought the battle of Sleivenamon, And - primod the d ljgates, honest men, . JVho voted for States where they'd never been, Am horrahed for the man who fetched the sii .ii .:i rail .that Ab' split. .,; , Habtfobd, -June,-1860. S iitit! i . r 'n mi" ' '"' f 'Alliterative Poetry. 1? rr', .-,f :.-ii. i. t ; - l.i. - . This specimen of, alliterative verse is clioSe&'frbflftbe Eogllsb JN6tes sod Que pwtere iippears copied from one cf thw fchesp publications current .thirty -tu'i'Axthur asked Amy's affection, . tiii H Bet belne Benjamia's bride. it id Coolly cut Charles' connection;" ' . Deborah Dickey denied, -lElBanor'a eye, efficacious, ' Frederick's fatality feels; es caiived Georaiana good eraciousl flarr hXtesi Helen's high heel i ;. Isaao is Isabel's idol, Jenny 'Jeers Jonathan Janes; ' ' Kath'rine' knows knook-kneed' Kit Kricdal, je's leering Eucys long bones, 11 ! Mal' iBTOt)finottattpnsi '', V,' ' 1 Kioholas ka'ncy!tegiects! v' Oliver"! odd observations - Troves reter poor.Ptty protects! ,, ' cfiuakefc4aintillian'a queer quibbles j : $nt:jted Rachel's reasons resist; m u "V-. .. orVfm6h,si sympathy- sorlbbles v VJrsuUwnl4uking, undoing ., : t Volatile Valentine's vest, flttattVwfii lokeder 'wooing i 1 "- j,reeed4 buthful Zelloa'a test. - ' . 'r ; ' 4, .. :.. ; ; ' ISTt Wherftj was Abe Lincoln born? - tbat's the tiefltiod. ;" Verily, it seems to " Me,VM'i'l.(?t T tti ' great many places. TJ,e-', most B'e iFJns.,,,.)are assured he was born in what is. now known as Lame county;' "on s Knob; Creek, northeast -; of HoiJgen ville, about five" miles In . fact, w iwderstand ,a letter was received from him by '--one- of the. citizens of Harden county, denying be was born in Elizabeth bVn.v;j ' Notwithstanding this, that enter prising paper, Harper's Weekly, had an agent here taking- the daguerreotype of a log stable, near too oepot, , as a veritable picture of the birth-place of Abe Lincoln. N6t content with this, they have sawed a los-atJeast eight feet .Jong, from oat the tfsbin,' to make gavels for the faithful, to call the faithful to order in their abolition An Incident of Travel, BY CLARA. AUGUSTA. "All full; sir, sorry. But I guess you will manage to stand the text fifty miles?' - Mr. Smith, the spruce young conductor on the Central Railroad cars, ushered in a decrepid 6habbily attired old man, who leaned wearily on his staff, and carried a heavy valise in his hand. The long, dimly lighted car was full, every seat was occupied; band boxes and carpet bags were held in the owners' laps, and there was not a single chance for the new comer to be accommodated. . A couple of score of faces lifted them selves to glance at the old man's face, as he moved slowly and painfully down the narrow isle. It was plainly evident that he had as much as he could do to support himself, and besides, he looked like one who was just recovering from a Bevere illness his cheek was thin and pale, and eyes lacked be fire which ought to spar kle beneath those large and strongly marked brows. ' There were many well, active looking healthy yonng men in the cars, bat none of the number felt disposed to renounce bis soft, comfortable seat to the shabby old traveler, and after a stare of undis guised contempt, each and all . dropped their eyes, and thought no more of the suffering old man before them. In this enlightened country, it is a no torious fact, that the aged meet with slights and incivilities, to say nothing of positive unkindness, which would have put the barbarous nations of old to shame. Fitz James Eustace, a young exquisite, who was escorting his coasin Isabel Win chester to Nahaut, drew down his mouth until the ends of his copper colored moustache rested upon his well starched dickey, and remarked to the lady by his side: "Really, Mr. Smith is insulting us! Why cannot he find a place for that wretched specimen in the second class car? A flush, perhaps of pride perhaps an germounted to the white, forehead of Miss Winchester. , She put up her hand as though to check the speaker, and said in a sudden voice: Fitz James, will yon give that gentle man your seat? Dou't you see how pule and feeble he looks?" My dear Isabeil " Why I would not evacuate my place, by your aide for a kingdom! Let the fellow stand it out! It won't damage his appearance. I'll be bound." - : Then I'll trouble you to rise a mo ment, I prefer the other side of the seat. Allow me to pass if. you please?'' , . Fitz James never thought of disputing the will of his imperious cousin, and he stood np to let her go out. But instead of taking the seat- which her escort had occupied, .the lady : walked straight on, uutil she reached the side of the neglected old gentleman. The touch of her hand on his arm drew his attention toward her. "Sir, will you have the goodness to take the seat which I have just vacated? I have ridden since early this morning, and am really wearied with sitting so long. Pray oblige?'' The old man's face brightened, and he cast a grateful look into the dark, hand some eyes of the lady. 'But madam, you must be weary; I cannot accept it." She made an impatient gesture. Miss Winchester was accustomed to have her own way. ' - -"No, sir; I am well, young and strong, J T,l J1 .1 - aai una a suouia do asnamea to sit wane a man of your aire and ' health remained standing." ' So saying, the old gentleman sank into the vacant seat, with a well satisfied ex pression countenauce; but Fiiz James expressed his uubonnded contempt for his neighbor, drawing hia raglun closing around him, and shrinking nearer to the cars. The stranger looked at him with quiet scoru. j ; ' ; "You need not trouble yourself to slip out of the window, young mao' said he in a voice of irony. "I am not afraid of the long eared 6pecies, though he . bray ever so loudly." : Fitz James was thoroughly disgusted. He could not endure such vulgar propin quity: So he arose qaickly, and striding over his companion, made the best of his way into the smoking car. ' '- Miss Winchester's sacrifice had been witnessed by' all in the carriage, aud a dozen seats were offered her by a dozen polite 'aud officiating young gentlemen, but declined them all by a motion of her head, and remained leaning against the side of the vehicle. . v . ,;i ,-; The train flew onward the old gentle man meanwhile disposing himself for a comfortable nap, which he was shortlv en joying, .- Some time before midnight the lights of Boston gleamed through the darkness; anotner moment, ana the .tram went thundering into the depot. Our old geiitleman arose, shook him self, grasped his valise, and came over to the Bide of Miss Winchester. "Madam," he Baid, ."you have made an old man's journey tolerable; will yoa tell him your name and place of abode?" She smiled, waved all thanks, and gave him a card. He bowed and left her just as Fitz James appeared to escort her from the cars, But getting through the crowd was no easy matter, for the fuss and bustle was unusual; and Isabel noticed that several uniformed companies filled the space in front of the depot. Crie8 of "Hurrah for Gen. Sutherton," "Three'cheers for the hero of Mexico!" rent the air. Banners trailed on the fresh night breeze; flambeaux flashed, dreams beat slowly up the street. Fitz James inquired the occasion of all this tumult and learned that it was a public welcome extended by the citizens of Boston to Oen. John Sutherton, a gentleman and a veteran officer, who had signally distinguished himself in the late Mexican war. "He came in this train," said a bystan der. Is it possible, sir, that you did not discover him? A sickly looking old man, dressed in threadbare gray, and carrying a black valise. He had just recovered from a severe attack of rheumatic fever, which has troubled him since last cam paign. Those vile Mexican night vapors, and sleeping on the cold ground, under mined his constitution; but he is a fine old fellow vet.'' Miss Winchester thought he must be; she bad heard much of his gallant dariDg; but Fiiz James was the picture of eilent mortification Miss Winchester and her cousin stop ped at the American House, and early the next morning, before the lady had finished dressing a servant brought up a note, bearing her address. Isabel tore it open, and there fell ont two cards of invitation to a ball to be held at the Revere, that evening, in honor of Oen. Sutherton. One - card bore the name of Fitz James, the other was di rected to herself She had no acquaint ance in Boston, consequently, the invitn tion must have been sent at the instance of the General himself. Fitz Jame3 was surprised and humili ated at this mark of distinction, for he could not but realize that the invitation had been extended to bitn solely to save his cousin's feelings. But notwithstand ing this, he wished to accept it, if only to have an opportunity of excusing his yes terday's impoliteness to the great man. The journey to Nuhaat was deferred for one day; and early that evening the cousina were at the Revere, where a bril liant coterie bad already assembled. Gen Sutherton, reclining in an arm chair at the head of the great drawing room, recema nis lricnas as tney passed by, one giving place to another; but, when Isabel was prescuted, he detained her by the hand to say: "Please sit down on this ottoman at my side; I have a relation' here to whom wish to present you. ' It was not long before a singularly handsome young man came np to the General, 6miling a friendly welcome, the veteran turning to Isabel, said "Miss Winchester, allow me to present to you my son Alfred Sutherton, who is very grateful for the kindness which which vou last evening , bestowed upon bis father.'' - The young man bowed,' and his father continued: "Whenever I see a young person vol untarily render respect to the aged, I am constrained to admire him or her as a relic of good old politeness which reigned over show and heartlessness when I was a lad. . It is ail hollow ceremony now, my dear; and, if the old man cannot Btand without assistance, he is thrown down and trodden upon. But there is a march, or my ears gently-deceive rao. Alfred, do you need a furlner nint, or must your rheumatic old father set you an example of courtesy? ' The young man started and colored, for he had been gazing so intently on the rare beauty of Miss Winchester that he had forgotten all time and place. . "If Miss Winchester will permit me," he said offering his arm; and a monent more, -they were lost in the throng of promenaders. ' ' J Mr Sutherton seemed bent on showing his gratitude to the lady for the kindness she had rendered his father, for he scarcely quitted her Bide during the evening; and at the close of the week he followed her to Nabant, where he .continued for two months the bete 'noir of Fitz James, and iho enemy of all young fops who aspired to the baud and fortune of the beautiful Miss Winchester. . i i Fitz James Eustace had been long his cousin's suitor, and it was with ill con cealed chagrin that he now saw. himself thrown into the shade by the eon of that "wretched specimen, ' who ought to have found a place out from decent people's company. Kariy in tne JNew x ear mere was a marriage ceremony performed in the old South Church, and Alfred Southerton was the groom, and Miss Winchester was the bride. An elegant house on Beacon street received the yonng couple, for Al fred is engaged iu business at Boston, and every year the hale old General comes down from his house . in N . to visit his children. So yoa see that politeness' gained a husband for one woman; and it will bring happiness to all if they but practice It; for true politeness springs from the heart, and is but the effervescence of a kindly, christian spirit, anxious to promote the well beiog of those with whom it comes in contact. Life on the Turning of a Card. A friend narrated to us a day or two since an anecdote of early times in. West Tennessee, which we will attempt to re peat even at the risk of losing the graphic simplicity of his conversational narrative. Some eighteen or twenty years since a well known resident of Tipton County was put on his trial, charged with the murder of his wife. As usual, in such cases, popular feeling was largely against him, and ail the eloquence and iugenuity of his counsel were required to make any impression in his favor upon a jary, which, how"ver impartial it might desire to be in the consciousnesa of sworn duty, could not see the waves of popular prejudice surging in upon it. The case was ably argued. The conn sel for the defense made most vigorous and impassioned appeals. The case was submitted to the jury, and they retired to make up their - verdict. Time passed, and as the setting sun warned all of the approaching night, the large throng in attendance, the judge, counsel, &c, re tired, all anxious, the counsel not the least so, to learn the verdict of the jury, and some wondering that the jury hesita ted one moment to bring in a verdict of guilty. In the mean time the jury had come to a point beyond which they could progress no furiher. lne appeals of the counsel of the defense had sot been with out their influence, and the jury stood un changeable, six for conviction and six for acquittal. Something had to be done. In those days twelve go.d fellows could not be together for a night, and sleep. Cards appeared mysteriously from the depths of 6undry large pockets, and exercise in sev en up and poker were zealously com menced. About midnight, one of their number. Col. P., proposed they should play a game of seven up, the result to decide the ver dict. The proposition was heartily and unanimously agreed to in all seriousness, and the whole crowd collected around Col. P. and his oppouent, who proceeded to play the game on which was staked a human life. Col. P. played to save the accused. His opponent played, and quite as zeal ously, to secure the conviction. The backers, five and five, stood behind them, encouraging the champions, and watching the game, dimly seen by the light of two tallow caudles, with the most intense in terest. The game proceeded with very equal fortune, till both parties 6tood at six and six. It was Col. P. '8 deal; he dealt, and turned Jack. The prisoner was acquit ted, and every member in the jury joined in the shout, which startled the whole vil lage, even the revelers in 'the grocery. iiexl morning the jury went mto court, and gave, to the astonishment of many, the verdict of 'not guilty.' he juryman who played an unsuccessful game for hu man life, still lives, a much, respected cit izen of the district One of the counsels is a very distinguished member of the Memphis bar, and the accused hair, we be lieve, gone to a higher court; but neither of them, nor any of the assemblage, nor the court, who marveled at the verdict, eighteen years ago, have ever known that a human life was saved by turning Jack. There are some curious episodes in the history of our early settlement; but who would think of venturing life upon turn ing Jack? : Two Views of the Case. Judge C , U. S. Senator from Vermont, related to us a good anecdote the other day, illustrative of abolitionism. The morniug be was leaving home to en ter upon his duties in this city, a straight faced deacon, who looked' upon the whole sonth as a great pandemouium, called upon him and said: "Now, Judge, I want yon to do all in your power to abolish slavery." "Well," said the . Judge, "how shall I proceed?" : '."Oh, I don't know; but you must abol ish it. It's a great course, and must be abolished. . Yoa know more about law than I do. The church is my stronghold, but -you understand national matters and can devise tome plan, and I know it." "The only way I see to abolish it,'' said the Judge, "is to buy all the slaves and set them free." ' - " "Well, go in for that; have the law passed that the north shall bay them, and then this trouble will end." - "Just as yoa say, deacon, I will agree to it in a moment, and will stand my share of the expense. Here is Woodstock with three hundred inhabitants, and this town would be called on for about six hundred thousand dollars I will urge it before the Senate " The deacon opened his mouth, then his eyes, allowed his tongue to escape from one corner of his face, scratched his head, and tapped impatiently on the floor with his foot. As the Judge was leaving the room, the deacon's power of speech re turned to Mm, and called out: ' "Oh, say, judge, I guess you'd better lei slavery alone. , The poor blacks are better off in the south than up here iu this cold climate." There are several just such deacons in this country. Washington Pajier. A Few Sharp Political Shots. The Last of a Dishonored 'Bill Seward.' The Flower of Auburn Left weeping alone, All his hopes of the White House Vanished and gone, No Helper is near him, No darkey is nigh, To console with his anguish, Or give sigh for sigh. They leave thee, thou lone one, To mourn by thyself; To please Maasa Greeley, Thou'rt laid on the shelf, And coldly they bid thee To Auburn return, Though using thy platform Its builder they spurn. Mom era. From the Seneoa Advertiser. Old Abe Writes us a Letter and Sends us a Stick. We received, per TJ. S. Express Com pany, on Saturday, one of the "sticks" old Abe split and the fo'Iowing letter. It appears "Abe" thought we were the editor of a Republican paper, and gives us some advice as to how we should pro ceed, requesting us to "play the thing mighty fiue." Springfield, 111., June 9, '60. W. W, Armstrong, Esq., Sir 1 6end you this day by TJ. S. Express Kumpany one of them Rales which have bin pofcin up sich a fewrore threwout all of these grate States minus sum 23 what don't vote our ticket. You kin rely on this beiug the "rail article" as it were split by my individual self sum 40 years since wheu I were flatfloting it down the Wabash river for this ockashun, I want u to go in and git up a treemendous excitement over this ycr d d stick as it am the only plank in our black Rip-up- i'can platform that takes at all and we must bile our eggs while the wattur am hot or we are goners sure as preachin. Horgouize yer wid a-vake & wigwam clubs rite away &, Eend down to Kerlum- bus to Folit Fostre & Ko for dockiments,. i am in snooks with follit, Fostere Si Ko and we dewide the spiles or profets on the dockiments. ' Them err speachr s that's published as mine were all writ by "old Joe Slocuia' that was Bent to the pcnnytensiary sum time since for hoss Bteelin but were par- duned out by our republican Guvorner for my benefit. How do they take down in old Sincca Co. Scatter nm around among the ignorant farmers and mechanics pro fusely. Let me kno if I shall! send you any mora rales as we are over run with or ders for em from abroad. I am sorry to say I have beenc somewhat horn Ewagledj in this yer rale bizniz a d d poor cuss down in oberiin sent on to me for 16 doz zen which I forwarded to him and paid the charges myself as he writ me he hadn't a red. I bev bin since informed that the old knss kut em all np for fire would and wonte need any more would for a right smart time to cum. I thiuk i am uot mistaken in yore bein editur of the tiffin tribune, am 1 saj? It wont do to let this yer thing git out as the devil would be to pay if it di1, and we must play this yer thing mighty fine. I want yoa to go in heavy on the idee that first sillible of my last name and the last Billible of my 5r6t name and the first anoT last sillible of first name and last and first sillibles of both my names, make "Abe Linkum" its a mighty good joke and there are a big lot of siperstitions and ignorant laboring men iu the Kuntry that will think it happened because 'we were foreordained to be eUcted dou't yer see; go in big on all these things cause the Lord" knows there's nothing else to go in on -send me a kopy of yer wery walnable paper once & a while now and then when i git elected i wont leave you out in the kold. ' '- I klose now, and in the words of the immortal big dutch poet, I say "Bulley for us." . , From your old friend ABE LINCOLN, " The Country .Splitter. : Wanted an Outrage. . .. We some two weeks ago sid that the republican party wanted "an outrage" an outrage anywhere, in 'Kansas, down South, in the Halls-of Congress, or in the lobbies of the two Houses. . As Dazzle, iu the play, "regarded a kicking as a le gal luxury," bo the republican leaders have come to consider an putrage as so much political capital! It is not a fight they want. They are not like the Irishman, "blue moulded for the want of a batin," and ready to beg any one to tread on the tail of his coat, so as to afford a provocation. . They go in for damages. Their motto is, "suffer and be strong." , Nobody seems disposed to humor them; but there is a law of political economy which declares that supply is always equal to demand; and if a high enough price is offered for anything, from 'an outrage' to a drove of elephants, it is .sure to cornel And behold, we have an attempted assas sination of Sumner! It is, to be sure, not quite an assassination. It is some thing half-way between a morning call and a murder. t The miscreants were armed, not with bludgeons or pistols, or revolv ers but with an interrogation 'point ? They asked their victim how he did, &c ? and promised to call again. Was anything so outrageous ever heard of before? Some persons have calnmnionsly insin uated that this terrible conspiracy is of Mr. Sumner's own manufacturing, This is a gross mistake. It is no more his own than his speeches. Those who have traced his flowers of rhetoric to the school books from which he borrowed them, will have no difficulty in following out this plagia rism of a conspiracy. It is in part stolen from poor old Bbam-Boorbon Williams, who assassinated himself by firing a re volver np the chimney, and crying murder, and in part copied after a somewhat noted inventor of illuminating Bteam. iu New England, who, whenever his patents Were called in doubt; fired a pistol through his hat, and charged it to the envious gas companies. Mr. Sumner's speeches are failures; but his outrages generally thow genius, and a certain histrionic talent. Will he not ac cept an engagement under Barnum? We do not mean now; bnt when he gets through his little engagement at Wash ington, where, rivaling the Japanese Em bassy, he is to amuse the little boys, white and black, by a procession through the streets to the Senate house, accompanied by his faithful escort. - It is easy to see, however, that Mr, bumner outrages himself iu his public rather than his private character, and that political capital is his immed ate aim. There is one suggestion, however, to make. If this ASSASSINATION is to go into the Republican platform; is there not danger that some one will, as in the Chi cago Convention, move to strike out the word NATION, and so leave this now "greut principle of the party," coupled with its embodied representative and in ventor, to read, simply, "ASS-ASS I Charles Sumner. Albany Atlas Sf Ar- gus. ' Did Lincoln Tend BaiP The Menard County jSxit, a Democratic pa per published at the place where Lincoln was said to have Hended bar," says: Mr. Lincoln came to this county with a Afr. Offut and was engaged with him as a clerk in a store, and afterwards became the purchaser of the establishment, in company with a man named WiHiam Berry, who is now dead. W. (i. Qreen, Esq., at present a citizen of this county, was their endorser for the purchase of the goods. Berry was a man of dissolute hab its, and caused an eaily failure of the village concern. The storv-of Mr. Linooln's "clerking in common dram shop" is not altegether correct, as we are informed by old inhabitants, now residing in thia pl&ce, and acquainted with the facts. As was customary in those days, how ever, the "merchants," besides the usual sup ply of notions, calico, groceries, tobacco, &c, "always on hand" a barrel or two of Mononga- hela or Old Kye, "to be sold m quantities to suit the parchaser." 4 " That will dot The Republican candidate for President, was a tender "in a small country store,' and retailed "notions calico, groceries, tobacco, and,Monongahela and Old Rye.' We presume Red-Eye is meant for old rye! ,Well, dodgery keepers may tako courage, as well as rail splitters. W e have a hundred such gro cery keepers in this county as was Abe Lin coln, and nobody ever yet nominated them for President, though we have no doubt they would, any one of them? make a better Presi dent than Lincoln! Statesman. Didn'c Split Bails at AIL 1 An old citizen of Illinois, a man famil iar with all parts of the State, and par ticularly with that portion of it where Abe Lincoln is said to have mauled rails, says that the whole .thing is gammon; that he never split a rail in his life;-that in those days the people never thought of such a thing; that they went into the swamps and cut hoop-poles and saplings for fencings, and used them round as na ture made them. The old chap that made the Republicans believe that the rails on his farm were split by Lincoln more than twenty years ago, made a good thing out of the operation. - Ten dollars a pair for o'd decayed rails is not to be winked at. The owner of that farm sharp. 1 - Shortly after the nomination of Lincoln, a newsboy appeared in front of the office of the Seward : organ, offering for sale to the crowd a . woodcut likeness of the Illinois lecturer. The picture, though a very good likeness, is a fright fol spectacle, and the boy was, right in apologizing for it thus. ; ; 'Ere'a yer likeness of Abe Lincoln look better wen it gets its'ead champooed and 'air cut!" Chicago Times. . , Harper's Weekly, in a personal description of Mr. Lincoln, the Republi can candidate for the Presidency, says that he has a long,, penetrating nose. . These Black Republicans, however, must be a little careful how they 6tick their ' long, penetrating noses into the affairs of the South. Louisville Journal. ... " V 2jP We have . heard of candidates reaching the presidential chair by "riding a hobby," but this thing of undertaking to ride a man in "on a rail" is decidedly funny to the republicans, but to their can didate it must be excruciatingly so, ' espe cially if the splinters are not off . the rails. The Evangelist . says of , Mr. Henry Ward Beecher 8 Independent, that it is a sublime endeavor to .'Combine in one tremendous sheet the three-fold at tractions . or a ounaay. scnooi paper, a comic almanac, .and a - campaign doc.u mot," ' 1st Colored Person. Abe, is yes gwine to guv up de wite washin'prbffs sion, en I 2d Colored Person'. Yes, 'deed I is gwine to split" rails now-i-Bobboli-tionists make urn President- p'raps j J . tSjT" "O, Wille, we have missed you," " is the song the disconsolate Sewarditef sing when ; they - take their 2 harps" 'doro; from the willows, and attempt to keep3 step to the music of Old Abe Lincoln, ,,. Timely Warning. -The Aboiit'on flag3 staff in Huntington, Connecticut, . waa struck by lightning on Friday;,' and split -into a large lot of Old Abe's rails. Jl o .... r ; : boa 9j - National Nicknames. i . s-. -v r : .S i ".uv.: ;!;.a . The following list of nicknames whicaT we clip from an exchange -paper, .sidwsi how little we need apprehend adrearth'ofr distinctive titles by which r we ! mir ibii known. The inhabitants of Maine are" called Foxes; New -Hampshire, Granite' Boys; Massachusetts, Bay Staters; Yer mont, Green Mountain j Boys, x .Rhode Island, Gun Flints; Connecticut, Woodenj . Nutmegs; New-. York, Knickerbockers; New Jersey, Clam Catchers; Pennsylva nia, Leather Heads; Delaware MuskratsJ"1 Maryland, - Claw-.Thumpers; 3 Virginia-' Beagles; North Carolina, LTr!3BoileriT South. Carolina, Weasels; Georgia, BuZtb. zards; Louisiana, Creowls; Alabama, Liz;Q zards; "Kentucky, Corn Crackersf. Ohio,' Buckeyes; Michigan 'Wolverines; fIndl ana, Hoosiers; Illinois, Sackers; Missouri,' Pnke6; Mississippi, Tad-Poles; i Florida Fly-op the Creeks; Wisconsin, Badger&Ja Iowa, Hawkeyes; Oregon, Hard.CaBeSyr . How to Test the Quality of Wool. 'A.Texas paper says: ; Take 'a I6cklf wool from the sheep's back and . place it j upon an inch rule, if you can count from. .i . . . i i t . i ii ; i uj: imny id iniriy-iuree oi me spirals or ioiai . in the space of an inch, It equals in "qual ity the finest Electoral of Saxony . wool1 grown. Of course when the number of spirals to the inch diminishes, the quality of the' wool becomes relatively inferiorw-jfi jadlT Many tests have been tried,, but .this is. considered the simplest and' the best.", a' Costwold wool, and some other inferior wools' &6 not measure nine spirals to tttd inch.: .: .- . v '. iaiL i! ,i ''n''tt ; With this test every farmer, has! in im, possession a knowledge which, will, enable him to form a correct" judgment of, the quality of all kinds of wool. ! There' 'are1 some course wools ' ' which experienced wool-growers do cot rack as wool, but a5 hair, on account of the " hardness and straightness of . the fiber,':.U?xjl ?T . -J : ;. j iT:nfcmil Cross'Examinino. The veteran coun-, sellor Caldbeck, one day cross-examining' a country fellow as a witnessasked Mm la several ways what he thought a particular1 person to be, from his own knowledge,"1 hearsay, or belief, but .could get. no-othefj answer, than 'that, 'he did not know, and; couln not tell.' Come fellow,' 6aid the counsellor, an- swer me on yonr oath; what' would yoa1 take me to be, if you did not actually? know my person, and should meet: ma jon the street?' , r..,; '.j vvk:3'U . 'Why then,' says the fellow, t 'since yoa, ask me, I will tell yon, Bir ''By virtue of my oath, jif you had 1 not that rwig' and? gown upon you, I should take .you for i little ovld pedlar,1 ,Tbe learned couniellafi was silenced. - ,tn -a.jWI l3ir.The late Judge Pease of Jhe So preme Court of Ohio was a noted wag A young lawyer was once making his first effort before him, and had thrown ;huBtelf on the wir.g? of imagination into the sev enth heaven, and was preparing for a higher ascent, when the judge struck' Me" ruler on the desk two or three times, and exclaimed to the astonished orator 5 -hb!d on, hold on, my dear sir! .Dpn'J ydn ;goi -any higher, for you are already outofythe jurisdiction of this court. gjS" M. De Lave challenges Jl. . Blond in to a test and trial of skill' at tope Walking,' the stakes to be from $1,000 to $1,600, to be pal to him who is decided to be most expert on. ait "ascension rope" over rivers, valleys, rapids. whirlpools, or waterfalls, any .distance c .any height. He will agree. to leave the question with a committee, two to be chosen on each, 'V side,' and the fifth to be selected by the foaf already chosen. He to go to Niagara and walk on Blondin's rope, and Blondin to go to Pat terson and walk over the valley of the refki and Passaio river, from the heights of the cliff to the top of Garnet Jtfoantain,6r'elsewhensi ' proposed. : v- -. m i r.-ii cs atiu fC.sal .Worth Knowq.-tAs fly time.is apoft us, we may remind our readers that , it i said, that if three or , four. " onions are: boiled in a pint of water, -and the liquid) is brosbed - over, glasses or frames,' ! the flies will not light oq . the article washed This maybe used, without apprehepsjooj as it will not do the least frames. ' . ' i'Uary . to the It is stated that the Ty fcooti of Japan has been disposed of : id" a -very short time by the Japanese; t Another old coon will be similarly, dealt with, hera -in, November next. y All jthe coons jW ill rest together iu peace a(ter tae"JF1l eieuuwu. - Ara r V