, 1861-12-21
Word to the Mechanic Fu81Iocr
REGIMENT.

them to be fair. honorable Iovn1 md inte1l;.
rent men.
Major Ducat, IN old and fayorably known
citizen of Chicago. an excellent cent1cman
md soldier who has seen service. has been
placed in Temporary command nnti1 these
troubles shhll have been settled. It Is the
zrst duty Of the soldier to obey. and we have
III confidence that the men viii cheerfnr1v
lid the Major and his assistant officers in nre-
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The Skating Season Opened.
It will be gratifying intelligence to large
class Of our readers to learn that the managers
Of the Ogden skating park flooded the pond,
at the foot OF Ontario street, last evening, and,
if the weather holds good, will have the first
skate Of the season this afternoon. The Light
Guard Band have been secured for the occa-
sion. and Vaas was busy all day, yesterday, in
arranging his programme Of polkas and waltz
es. Good bye, ba1my breczes, vernal sweets,
bursting buds and genial sun; and welcome,
Boreas and Hicms, the blue mirror Of ice, the
swift Camilla and the flying steel. Welcome
the caze1le, who will meet the uninitiated this
afternoon. Welcome, broken crowns, balrno-
raj, beauty and bumps, rosy cheeks, strong,
vigorous frames and exuberant, overhowing
life One hour Of skating in the clear, bracing
air is worth a dozen in the artificial atmos-
phere OF the parlor.
Rude health and developed muscle arc now
the necessary concomitants Of the skating
pond; therefore We urge every LADY in this
city, who can skate, to get out the rockers,
and those who cannot, to learn at once. By
the aid Of this glorious exercise you will better
meet the demands Of the domestic economy; ;
you Will bring to your families buoyancy Of
spirits and cheerfulness; to your studies, re-
uewcd determination and increased success.
One hour Of skating in the bracing, tingling
atmosphere; one hours study Of this poetry
Of motion one hours experience upon the
narrow blade Of steel, darting, flying, curvet-
ting, bounding over the blue field Of ice, the
elastic cold air filing and expanding the lungs
with an occasional tumble, by way Of variety,
will Danish headaches, blue devils and the doc
| tors, and do more to build up healthy, well
developed man or woman than all the pill
boxes and notions ever manufactured or con.
coctcd. The days of sedcntar7 stupidity are
oyer The 1nnsc1e ia fasbionab1e and must hc
| cultivated. and thus the skater Is on q IA,
with the piano and pallet.
Therefore, We say, if you would lay in 4 fund
| of pleasure and health, this winter, join one O.
the Skating Clubs, South Side or North Side
as you please, we care not which. In eithe,
will BE- found most excellent company ant
every arrangement requisite to the conye
! nience and the comfort Of the skater.
| A x1oo- CoDcar+.
The Eson;manx dop. tr,ve1ino with th,
Kane Arctic na1orama whose loss nc m
| nonnccd a dav ar two since. bas been found
| 1nsteod os e1n;ora+inr In J,,le snner;or- H.
| had oot mn f,rtber m tl,e route than Nort]
CLARK street where he WIS contnre3 hv Mi
lesian. who 1ahorinr under the imnrcs
sion that he had caught q wolf. chained hin
m in n hack room. and when .the owner Il,
rived. was cositating upon tile propriety c
takinr lis scalp to the Board of Supervisor
and claiming the bounty offered by MI. Dalto
Of Thornton, at the late session. Mlyouk, i
thc meantime was protesting in a series r
howls forcible and unn1istakab1c if not ha
mouious. The owner of the Arctic q dore
COMPROMISED with the Milcsian aud obtaine
the recovery.
Last evening In charge ofhis master, Miyou
paid Us visit and favored us with specime
; Of his musical abilities. The success whit
crowned his efforts in that direction at on
showed the results of careful training, ar
, brought down the house, Miyouk mountt
: upon our table amid papers, ink bottles, +
| jected,poems, A1nory memorials paste bottl
and pens. His master sounded G for hi1
Miyouk, with his nose at @ right angle to
shaggy body sounded the same note In perfe
harmony, and then through the whole Of o.
octaFe and portion Of another, the seco1
being rather deficient In the accidentals, nj
at times running into falsetto. Each ascen
ing note OF the scale WIS rendered with
/; creased power and length, bis nose sWeepll
s aquadrnnt at the same time, 80 that at t
" close OF the octave his nose pointed to
j. zenith, and his last note Was p1
longed car-piercing howl, and st
; upon the proper key. The descending SC;
# was accomplished with equal success, and
s. nose returned to its right-angu1ar posltie
r At the applause which followed, Miyo
l, modestly nodded his head, jumped from
) table and quietly attempted to get into
t. waste paper basket.
u Although there is little variety to Miyou]
IS music, we must give him the credit Of dol
If his work faithfully and correctly, and we hs
% not the least doubt that had be been encae
II bv the ladies of the Soldiers, Aid Festi
to give q couple Of concerts. he wo7
have tccn = oav;nr card.
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