The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 4, 1861 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL. 2. J"
HELLVIIXE, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 4, 1861.
{NO.
" BELLVILÍK COUNTRYMAN
J. P. OSTSBHOUT Proprietor
OrriCE IN C O U N T K Y M A N IIII11. IIIN 0,
WU.VU.LK, AUSTIN COUNTY, TKXAN.
svaawmtwümt UUVJUBS.
Oa Oory One Year,("• adra,,rC,).. $2.90
O— Ooyy/payable at the tnd of the year,) 3 00
t9- Fifty liumb*r* inuko u yi-ur.
IrfT Buhner! pilotín fur Ikhk tluiii yi'iir, pnyii
b\ f*rarMt) in ndeanrc.
No pupcr lUwoiitiiiuvtl until nil urrmirujfi'w
ercptkL />■". .
CF* All kind of Job I'rlnllug «xoculnil with
ntatneu nml dUpati'h. '
-
AtVAH CHKHLRV,
Attorney and Cuitiurtor at i.itie,
Will practice in til Itinti-ji-t ami Inferior
«ourti, throughout the I«I .Judicial Dis-
trict. Office in tin- HoiitJiwi'Kt corner of
the Court limine, Hellville, 'tVxim. [<lHtf
EN. T. HAUBIM.
.Attorney anil Cquntrlor at Lair,
BKt.LVlt.LK, Aiwtin county, Toíih .
B
E.
T.
I'liynirian anil Snrfíran,
'Will attend promptly to nil chIIk in Itin
profesión. Offltge in liutóhuix' Itnililin^,
Hellville, Ti'xiix. '¿•Iff
c. a. II Altillo.
c. t. kavasauoii.
H
AKKI8 & K-A V AN" A1 T< ¡ 11.
Attorney anil Counselor* at hate
Will practice in thri court* of tin' Int. anil
itd Judicial Dintricix. mid in tin- Supreme
Court at Unlvextotir" if-lft"
TT H. líoONK, • :
XX • Attorney and Counselor fit I.nir,
Hf.Mpmtkai), AiiKtiii enmity, Tcsttn.
novlii 'HO-j l
J A. KLLIOTT,
• County Surteyorof Aunt in county-,
May alwiiyn ho found at |tin office when
not aliMeut on oÁi'iiiI Iiiihíiii'Kit. Office in
the aoutlnvmit corner of'.the.Court limine,
Jtellvillc, Texan. I.Vly
JOHN P. OSTKUIIOKT,
fintury Public,
Bki.i.vii.i.k, Auwtiu county, TeXiw.
DepoKitioim of witni'nnen taken in tiny part
< f the eouttty. The fe,en tor Kuninioulnfr
witneMci, paying mileage, per diem and
Notary fee , inniully amounting to about
•5 for eaeli witlieim, til ciiniiiv attention,
*hould Hc?ouipHity the coniininHiiin, it re-
turnable to any court beyond tli« limit* of
AuHtin county.
Nt CHAlTKU>, '
• Attorney at I.nir,
Hellville, Aimtiu county, Texan. Attend*
the IM*triet and other c.inrt* of th«- comity,
and the Supreme (J/urt* when lieec**iiry.
30 '61-ly
STEPHEN I). HEAD,
Attorniig'and Committor at Law,
■Offer* to practice hi* profo**ioo In Harri*,
Montgomery, (¿rime* anil \Vii*liiiiutim
eountien, and the eouHtiea of the tut Judi-
•cial Dintriet. Office at llcin|iHteiul, Aiintin
•county, Texan. sii-yt
WILLIAM 1, COCKE, M l).,
I'hytieun nud Surgeon,
Office at Iiík Residence,
I) i: 1.1. v 11.1. K, T k xas.
• Id
Jfjiwalt «si jfrnrtiíh-t m frinnit
in £<irritf, (Crimes, tint 3iv«f
í>iitflton (SciiiUtf¿, unb tie (Ítnmtiíí
ted crflcn 3«feirifll .J)¡jlridt. ¿cinc
. Office I ft i .$n«|>f ca*, ilufiia (Souith)
Jrjral.
A. E. STERIfilVBEKCi,
Wholenale aud Retail IValer in
STÁPLE 8o FANCY
sir
HAT8 & CAPS, BOOTS & SHOES,
Hardware, Cutlery, «una & Pintóla,
Tin Platea, Nail*, Iron and Steel, Steve*,
Ac., &c. Crockery, Chiua and Earthen
Ware, Drug* and Medieiuei, Gioceriea of
*11 kind*, &e., Ac. '
Starhill, Texas, July 28, ISflO. 1-tf.
BUSH & HENPEH80N.
(AttktoU Stand if Buth 4r VUmn,)
üainpat—<1. Titm *
IRÉ «ibaoribera would re*pect(Villy atate
that they are ftiil/ prepared to do an
MÍTeAÍÍl biuincM at toia points and
would nay in all candor to the Mer
and Planter* in the interior, that
jlievc, from the superior facilities
they we enabled to offer them. It ja
lly to their interest to transaetilteir
and forwarding business at this
la more eaaily approached, and
ia much better than in the,
i of any other Depot in tbu
•f country. 4-tf.
.
LOTS in Bellville for «ale on
(ble terms. .
J. P. OSTERHOUT.
Mi
"titter from New Torlc.
Í'J'lu; following letter wuh written by
labH«rv«n;t Knglfóii genileumn, to n
romitient litiHÍnesh liouKe hi tliis city
Is Writer lias been concerned, in one
way qui] another, with several iuipor
taut wars, lie has hail much oppor-
tunity f<ir inlorrrtiti}!; hinisijif with re-
gard tó ih«; character ami reHources
of' hotlr parties to this .conflict Jf
there he nothing «pecially new in
tliesij ohservations, tiiey are interest-
ing as coining from an outsider. The
cautiousness of a .mind trained by
large exjierienci', is exhibited in his
placing the- North as-the prosecutor
of the war, in the most favorable
point'of view, and the South, as the
defender, in the least favorable, bi/-
fore predicting the triumph of our
cause. The letter, indeed, is one of
a class which Roltlotn linil their way
into tlitf newsjiapet's, but which are
Written under a inore, definite sense of
responsibility, especially with refer-
ence to material interests, than news-
paper correspondents can usually bo
expected to feel.
Had the letter biion written after
(he buttle of Manassas l'lains, some
parts of it would have a littlu more
different toiie. But who, unless he
hail, been gifted with prophetic in-
sight, (ifiuH huye anticipated such an
•vent, nine days before it transpired ?
| Tc/mk Chris. Ail mate.
Nrvv Vonk, July 15, 18GÍ .
■* 1 )i:.mt 8nii—l leave for England
by thi) next steamer, and shall carry
out to the best of my ability your
instructions.
This matter being disposed of, you
Will naturally like to hear thii news
of the North, i ntn bound to tell
you that I found almost: universally
a lierc^f and determined spirit for war,
and a thorough belief that the ap-
proaching three months of campaign
will crush the South, so effectually as
to compel it to beg fuf admission into
tlie l i iiion, on such terms as I he
North, in its nia'gniinimity, may be
disposed to grant. They have placed
on foot some ¡¡00,000much, as apjioars
from official statements, and I atn
disposed to believe the figitru is not
materially exaggerated. They boast
that in three days they can call out
;I00,000 more. This 1 doubt nuieli;
the statistics of population ot the
Northorn States give uut abput 4,000,-
OOtT ot nteu of all ages capable of
btmring arms, and no country in the
world can contribute from its popula-
tion a proportion of about one in six
or seven for ¿lie purpose of invasion.
A little rellectiou will convince any
one of its absurdity. Such a pro-
portion has been ami can always be
intuid for 1111' purpose of defence, but
for invasion never. Of the 200,000,
something like about 80,000 to 100,-
000 will bo shortly released, their
three month's service having expired;
this defection, I linvo little doubt,
may be speedily covered by fresh en-
rollments to an equal extent for three
years, hut with that their efforts will
lie exhausted; You will have then
.'100,000 men to dealwith, an amount
of force certainly formidable enough,
in God's name, and sufficient to ex-
cite the most grave inquietudes; but
not, in my opinion, for ono moment
to make you doubt tho ultimate suc-
cess of your efforts. That amount
of men, lnrge as it appears, must be
gradually and extensively weakened
the farther they advance from their:
base of. operations, and. admitting—
which will plfobably be found cor-
rect-"-tliat. they .will overrun and oc-
cupy Virginia, they will have in that
State ana in Marylaud a hostilo and
suppressed population, which will
always demand a large force to keep
it in check; by the time they reach
the Gulf States their large army will
be 80 reduced as to make the struggle
on equal terms, or in favor of the
South
Looking narrowly at the movements
of the Southern army in Virginia, 1
cannot help fancying that their object
is to retreat slowly before their oppo-
nents, opposing and worrying their
progresM liy petty skirmishes,- and
thus always reducing their effective
strength. * 1, can imagine that this
Fabian policy does not agree with the
fiery impatience of the South, but. it
certainly is the true one, and the best
adapted to oppose a wary old soldier
like (Jon. Scott. Tlie ultra Republi-
can journals here are' furious in their
abuse of Scott, because he does not
move faster and swallow up the South
at one mouthful. . it is .'uiuising to fcco
the 'Viihuni'ij denunciations of' tho
incompetency of the. Uncolu Admin-
istration ; but it is a most happy thing
for the North that they have at the
head of their affairs a cautious man
like Scott, or the subordinate Gener-
als would liiiv.e long since fallen into
tlie trap that Beauregard has over and
over again prepared for them. Scott
is undoubtedly a master of his art,
but hi¿ subordinate otüeers, for the
most part, are contemptible, to a de-
gree that excites laughter. No doubt
a campaign of three or six months of
hard knocks will instruct them, and
then they may become respectable* ad-
versaries for .the South.
I have already remarked, that the
feeling is almost universally warlike;
still 1 have found among the commer-
cial circles some few exceptions, some
thoughtful men who doubted the issue
or final result of the war ; and who,
though not doubting for the moment
the success of the Northern arms, ask
themselves the question, can they re-
tain the South as conquered provin-
ces, can a real union ever be effected
by tire agency: of the bayonet ? As
time rolls on, you will seo this section
of men, a mere fraction at present,
multiply very largely; and from that
source I am hopeful enough to believe
there will emanate, in tlie course of a
few inontlis, such a pressure on the
(¡oveiiimefit at "VVasliington as may
induce it to adopt overtures for peace.
Hut 1 should'mislead you did I hold
out any prospect of such a blessed
coiisuiiimatioii arriving at present.
You must hold On, fight on, find
have patience; time will do .much'
for you ; you have eveiy thing to gain
by time, the Nórtli everything to
lose. Tlie people liere aro easily ex-
cited, changeable and mercurial;
three or four mouths and the excite-
ment will calm down, (I am told that
it has already been much cnítrfed,)
the expeuditttre#) of forty or fifty mil-
lions a' month will bring home reflec-
tion to the most fanatical, and every
moment you gain brings? you nearer
to tho recognition by and active as-
sistance of tlio European powers.
Evidently the latter only wait to see
you hold your ground with enough of
tenacity to show your earnestness of
rpo'se ; their material interests are
with you, and go they must with you,
sooner or later. This the North
knows well, and is what they fear
most.
Tho Now York journals art) most
ludicrous in the headings in startling
letters every day of "great victory
over the rebels," tens of thousands
routed, and a fabulous number killed;
two or three numbers subsequent con-
tain jgonerally the official despatch,
iié small type, of the same affair; a
strategetic skirmish, and some twenty
°r thirty killed; though generally
the Federal account is one. man killed
and two or tlireo wounded, seldom
more. I could write you a good deal
more, but my sheet is full, nud I
doubt not you are wearied.
' E. C. N.
Result of using Pins as Tooth-
nckf.rs.—The Harrisburg (Pa.) Tel-
egraph, says: '.
A lady has beeq iu the habit of
picking her teeth with pins. A tri-
fling humor was the consequence, and
this terminated in a cancer. The brass
and quicksilver used in making these
Íins will account for this circumstance,
'ins are very pernicious to the teé
and should never be used for tool
picks.
As Elegant WoAian.
There is a person whose harmonious
voice gives to her conversation a
charm found equally in her manners.
She knows how to speak, and how to
keep silence, how delicately to eiigngé
herself wit h you, and, uses only proper
subjects of conversation. Her words
are happily chosen; her language is
pure ; her raillery, cawses, and crit-
icism does not wound. Far from con-
tradicting with the ignorant assurance
of a íOol,. iihe seems to seek in your
company good sense or truth.
She iudulges in dissertations as lit-
tle as she does in disputes;—she do-
lights to lead u discussion which she
stops when she pleases. Of an equa-
ble temper, her air is affable and gay.
Her politeness has nothing forced in
it ; her welconio is never servile; she
reduces respect to nothing more than
a delicate shade; s|io never tires you,
and leaves you satisfied with her and
yourself. Attracted to her sphere by
an inexplicable power, you find her
wit and gruce impressed upon the
things with which she surrounds her-
self. Everything tliero¿pleases tho
sight, and while there, you seem to
bréathe the f're&h air of the country.
In intimacy, this person seduces
you by a tono of fresh simplicity.—
She is natural. She never makes an
effort at luxury, at display; her sen-'
fiments are simply rendered, because
they are true. She is frank, without
offending one's self-love. She accepts
men as (jod lins made them, pardon-
ing their faults and ridiculous peculi-
arities ; comprehending all ages, and'
Vexing herself about nothing, since
she has tact enough to foresee every-
thing,
She obliges rather than cotisoles ;
she is tender and gay; therefore you
will love her irresistibly. You will
take her for a type, and vow to wor-
ship her.—Balzac.
Fault Fixiujvu Pkopi.b,-—There
are thousands in the world, in hear-
ing or Yeading, will overlook a boul-
der of truth in their eagirrnesS to hunt
out a blemish on a gravestone. They
were, most fortunately, not in exist-
ence when tlie world was got up, or
they would have worn the patience of
Jehovah thread-bare by their eternal
fault-finding and interference. Were
they to criticise the heavens, they
would liaVe the Great Hear turned tail
to, and Venus banishodfrom the com-
of-respectable constellations for
winking at Jupiter,in tho dark. They
would wish to know why in the name
of common sense there should be a
nian in the moon instead of a woman.
This class of people never ^tfind a
paper that suits them; never heard a
preacher who preaches just the right
gospel; never learn of a temperance
organization which they can associate
With. And so these saintly people
are alone in the world. They cannot
agree with one another, or with them-
selves. It is suggested that they en-
ter into a joint stock, company, and
get up a world to suit them. This
common affair, got up by a raw hand
in the short, period of six days, is too
imperfect, and its management is too
baaly botched, to have the counte-
nance and aid of this choice class of
individuals.
An express from Fort Cobb to OoL
Young, as we learn from the Sher-
man Journal, of the 8th inst., says
that three thousand Kiowas are en-
camped at the west end of the Wich-
ita mountains, and that Capt. Dia-
mond has given up all hope of being
able fo treat with them. No depen-
dent is to be placed1 in anything
tHey say. A number of the old men
and squaws had visited Fort Cobb,
*pd promised to return in twenty
days and make a treaty, but had-not
done bo at the expiration of the time,
and it was believed, would not.
[McKinney Messenger.
The blockade has reduced the price
of flour $1 50 per bbl in N. Orleans.
The Abuse of Coffee and
Too much is said against tea by'
people, and too much of tea íb
to tho sick by foolish people.
yoii see the natural and almost
versal craving in the sick for
" tea," you can but feel that
knows What she is about..
little tea or coffee restores them
as much as a great deal, and a ¡
deal if tea, and especially of
impairs the little power of dige
tlioy have. Yet the nurse, becau
she sees how one or two cups of
or coffee restores her patieUt, thii
that three or four will do twice as
much. This is not the case at all ;
it is, however, certain that there 1
nothing yet discovered which is
substitute to tho
y patient for his cup<
take it when lie can
of tea ; he can
take nothing else; aird'he oftoApan
not tako anything else if he^Hs it
not. Sleeplessness in the early part
of the night is from excitement gen^
illy, and is increased by tea or
cofl'ee; sleeplessness which continues
to tile early morning, is from the esc-:
haustion often, nud is relieved by tea.
, In general, the dry and dirty tongue
always prefers tea to coffee, and will
quité decline milk unless with tea.
Coffee iSvft better restorative than tea,
but a greater impairer of digestion.
Lot tho patient's taste decide. You
will say that, in case of great thirst,
the patient's craving decides that it
will drink a great deal of tea, and
that, you cannot help it.. But in these
cases be sure that the patient requires
diluents for quite other purposes than
quenching the thirst; he wants a
great deal of drink, not only of .ten,
and the doctor will order that he is
to have barley waterTor lemonade, or
soda water and milk, as the case may
be. Lehmann, quoted by Djq. Chris-
tisoni says that among the, well and
active, "tho infusioiuof an ounce of
roasted coffee will diminish the waste"
going on in the body " by one-fourth
and I)r. Christison adds that tea has:
the same property. Now, this is
actual experiment. Lehmann wfeighs
tlie man and finds the fact, from nis
weight. It is not deducted from 'any
alysis of food. All experience
among tho sick shows the Same thing.
Cocoa is ofton recommended tp the
sick iii lieu of tea and coffee.
Another 'Arithmetical Prodigy.
-A few days ago, says an exchange
"paper,wo'witnessed-sotno astonishing
displays of arithmetical genius, by a ..4
young man named Meredith Holland,
from Monroe county, ¿y. If asked
to multiply any two numbers by each
other, howqver great, lie woüíd in-
stantly givo the result, as by intuition
anH without, any process of figuc
This he did in several instances,
numbers sometime^ rising tomillii
and even billions. But the moBt
guiar manifestation of his powers was
in calculating from the birthdayB oí
those who were present, and who pro-
lounded the test questions to bin
1or example: when the writer of
iragraph told him that he was 1
arch 30, 184* hó immediately
swered, " Yes, your last birthda;
curred on Friday;—from that dt
this (July 16,) there hare beer^
days , the Whole ntfmber of dayt
vou have lived from that time t6
is 16,910; hours, 405,840; n
24,350,400; seconds, 1,460,02
On making a calculation in
nary way, we found these
correct in every partícula
the hours and-minntes of
of the day on which the
was
A mother teaching her;
to pray, is an object, at i
sublime and tender the
can conceive. Elevated a
things, she seems like one
guardian angels, the
our earthly pilgrimage,«
ministration we are it
good and turn from evil.
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