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The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

Sir, am phrenologist. Would you like
me to examine the heads of your children ?"
Wall, | rather guess they don't need it
The old oman combs them with finctooth
comb once a week"
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

A SILVER MINING HUMEUG.-Mr Joel II.
Brooks, Deputy Surveyor Of Government
lands east of the Sierras, writes to the yisalia
Delta that the Colorado mines, reported very
rich, are a humbug. A reliable test of picked
specimens showed only SIS of silver to the
toD
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20
Dissolve the Union.

Dissolve the Union! Who would part
The chain that binds Us heart to heart?
Each link was forged by sainted sires,
Amid the Revolutions fires;
And cool'd-oh, where so rich a flood p
In Warren's and in Sumpter's blood
Dissolve the Union. Can it be
That they who speak such words are free?
Great God did any die to save
Such sordid wretches from the grave
When breast to breast, and hand to hand,
Our patriot fathers freed the land?
Dissolve the Union Ho, Forbeari
The sword of Damocles is there;
Cut but hair, and earth shall know
A darker, deadlier tale of woe
Than history's crimson page has told
Since Nero's car in blood e'er rolled.
Dissolve the Union ! Speak! ye hills.
Ye everlasting mountains cry!
Shrek out ye streams and mingling rills,
And ocean roar in agony!
Dead heroes leap from Glorys sod!
And shield the manor of your blood
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

making, with his fine boots so oddly contrast
ing with the rest of his habilimenis, more
uniqe appearance, if possible, than on his en-
trance.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

THERE is no greater obstacle to success than
trusting in something to turn up instead of
going to work ard turning up something
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

A New York auctionecr at a sale OF i'm
ported books, introduced a miscellaneous lot
with the following Gentlemen, of this lot, l
need only say, six volumes are by Thomas
Carlyle, the other books are written in the
English language. Now then, bid. How
much.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

A BoARDISGHovsE keeper advertises to fur
nish gentlemen with pleasant and comfortable
rooms ; also, one or two gentlemen nth wires,"
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

THERE are in Boston lI2 churches. with
10000 sittings, and erected at cost of about
$4,000 600.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

BABIES are getting to be such drug iu
Philadelphia. that they are left round promis-
cuously on dror steps.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

THE levy Of French soldiers is to be 10000
greater this year than it was in 1860.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

MACHINERY, like some great personages and
a good many thieves, often travels around
incog.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

THE song Of the new state of things-Hail
Columbads
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

THE cry of degeneracy is the oldest of cries.
Take up any London journal ofa hundred
years ago, and you will find rcmonstrancies and
satircs against the same follies and vices as
those which are denounced to-day. Therefore
these parallel eases in our time show US, not
that we are going into the swamp, but that we
have not yet got out of it.
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No.

INTERESTING To DiSl iOspN3NDS.
Paris paper tells the following story of a "ygoF-
thy gentleman who, unfortunately having
married termagant, resolved 10 become a
wiGower in way not TO expose himself to the
penalties of the law -. lie owned beautiful
country seat, situated on The banks of de-
lighttul river, TO which his lady was much at
tached, and which she visited regular every
Sunday morning. She had for this purpose
charming little mule, with splendid trappings,
and Of which great care was taken. For three.
days previous to the ladys accustomed visit
the husband had deprived the animal of all
drink, so that it was almost famisLed. Sunday
morning came, the lady set out on her mule.
accompanied by her husband, who was anxious
to see the sport. The poor beast sought water
on all sides, and had no sooner discovered the.
river than with the rapidity Of lightning he
started Off and stopped not until he had plung.
ed himself head and ears into the river. The
bank was steep and the stream both rapid and
deep at this place, and lady and mule both
were soon buried beneath the waves The
husband regretted the loss-of the mue-but
reasoned like philosopher, that to accomplish
ones purpose sacrifices must be made.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

SPEAKING of children, Western New
York correspondent mentions neat little
speech of a " four year DID," His mother
was hugging and kissing him, and said to
him, as mothers will say, Charlie, what
makes you so sweet?" Charlie thought a mo-
ment he had been told that he was made out
of the dust of the earth happy thought
struck him, and be answered with rosy smile,
Il think, mother, God must have put a little
sugar in the dust--don't you?"
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

The OLD OAKEN BUCKET.-The following
reminescence of Samuel Woodwork possesses
sufficient interest, we think, to warrant US in
presenting it to our readers. 1t is portion
of private letter recently received from one
whose authority in the matter cannot be ques-
toned
In reference to the period of the production
of the Old Oaken Bucket the writer says:
1t was written in the Spring or Summer
of 1917. The family were living at the time
in D street. The poet came home to dinner
one very warm day, and having walked from
his Office, somewhere near The foot Of Wall
street. Being much heated by the exercise,
he poured himself out glass Of water-New
York pump water-and drank It at draught,
exclaiming as he placed the tumbler on the
table, that is very refreshing, but how much
more refreshing would it be, to take good
long draught, this warm day from the old
oaken bucket | left hanging in my fathers
well at homel' Hearing this. the poets wife,
who was always suggestive body, said
Selim, why wouldn't that be pretty sub
ject for poem ~
The poet took the hint and under the in
spiraiion of the moment, sat down and poured
out from his very soul those beautiful lines
which have immortallzed .he name of Wood
worth-Home Journal
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

EFFECT OF EXTREME CoLD ON MAN.-Bay-
ard Taylor gives the following account of the
effect of extreme cold upon man:
But there is still a degree of cold beyond
that, which | have not described. 1t is when
there is strong wind blowing from the North
at temperature Of forty or fifty degrees be-
low zero. The sensation with which you en-
dure it | can only characterize as a continued
struggle for life. Then you not only feel the
cold but you actually see it. The air is hazy
with the frozen moisture. The sky is like a
vault of solid steel, so hard and pale does it
appear. And the wind is like blast out of
that fabulous frozen hill of the Scandinavians.
The touch Of it on the face is like the cutting
with an exceeding dull and jagged knife. |
endured this weather during two days travel
in al open sleigh, but very fortunately it was
blowing on my back, or 1 would have been
obliged to give up the battle Every man
met who was travelling against the wind had
a face either already frozen or fast in the act
of freezing. Those purple faces surrounded
with rings Of ice did not seem to belong to
human beings. Dr. Kane described to me his
sensation upon being exposed for two days to
storm at temperature Of Al degrees below
zero. Although the physical effect was not
particularly painful, yet the physical effect was
such as to make him and his men delrious for
some days afterwards. The physical effect of
an extremely low mperature-perhaps the
lowest which the human frame is capable of
feeling-is a sort of slow penetrating deadly
chill rather than an acute and painful sensa-
ton. But after the battle is over, on entering
warm room, then a painful sensation COM
mences. experienced curious counterpart
of this on the African desert. During the
warm hours of MONDAY, with the air like the
blast Of furnace, did not suffer any feeling
of intense heat but after sunset, when the
temperature fell rapidly, then began to burn
and glow through and through like live coal
1t would seem from that, that the absortion
Of either heat or cold into the body is much
less sensibly felt than giving it out again.
An ANCIENT CARA Paris correspondent
writes 4" The gardener in the Chateau de la
Beuruere, near Calais, took from pond in the
garden of that old scat, a few days ago, fine
I
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

The IXsATIABLENEss OF MAN.-Give man
the necessares of life, and he wants the conve-
niences. Give him the conveniences, and he
Graves for the luxuries. Grant him the luxu-
ries, and he sighs for the eegancies. Let him
have the elegancies, and he yearns for the fol-
lies. Give him altogether, and he complains
that he has been cheated both in the price and
quality of the articles.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

TEARS are natures lotion for the eyes. The
eyes see better for being washed with them
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

LAUGH at DO man for his pug nose you
can never tell what may turn up.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20


Mr.. JUSTICE PAGE was renowned for his
harshness and ferocity upon the bench. While
going the circuit, facetious lawyer, by the
name of Crowle, was asked if " the Judge was
not just behind ?" 81 don't know" said
Crowle; but if he is, am sure he never was
Just before"
GAS Mad AS " (NoT MARCH" Butt JANU-
AIRY HAREs. = The Gazette, of Cambray,
(France) gives an amusing account of party
of intoxicated hares. Fifteen of these Great
ures are said to have entered the garden at
tached to distiery in the neighhorhood of
Lille, and having eaten the bark off the hoops,
or some other substance saturated with alco-
hol, performed exceedingly fantastic tricks,
leaping, tumbling, and screaming in the most
extraordinary manner. The workmen, who
were witnesses of the scene, broke out into
peals of laughter, but nothing frightened the
hares, who had got their grog on board, and
were full Of Dutch courage; the whole of
them were subsequently made prisoners. and
will, no doubt, furnish good repast, for their
captors. Poor things; they have paid dearly
for their first indscreton.
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Business Notice.

Messrs. THo's CALLow and D. NJ. BIsHoP, having
purchased interests in the RECORD Newspaper and
Job Printing establishment will hereafter be asso
ciated in conducting The business of the same. No
change will be made in the Editorial control of the
Paper
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ADVERTISEMENTS
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Each subsequent Insertion. l so
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those who advertise by the year
sT Business Cards inserted on reasonableterms
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

DEVOTED TO DEATH.-It is related that at
recent Indian wedding, at the Philippine Is
lands, the bride retired from the company in
order to 60 down to the river to wash her feet.
As she was thus employed an alligator seized
her. Her shrieks brought the people to the
place, who saw her between the monster s
teeth, and just drawn under the water. The
bridegroom instantly plunged in after her, and,
with dagger in his hand, pursued the mon
ster. After desperate conflict, he made him
deliver up his prey, and swan to the shore
with the dead body of his wife in his arms
The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20

UNION" HOSPITALITY IN TENNEssEE.-The
Nashville Banner relates the following
A worthy friend from the farming districts,
who occasionally drops in upon us tc learn the
latest news, relates the following
Atraveler passing through his neighborhood,
on horseback, stopped at modest cottage on
the roadside, and asked for shelter, as it was
quite dark and raining The head of the
family came to the door and accosted the
traveller with
q What do you want ?"
II want to stay all night was the reply.
"What are yer?'
This interrogatory was not fully understood
by the traveller, and he asked an explanation
mean what's yer politics p reioined the
former. Air you fur the Union or agin it ?"
This vas poser, as the traveller was not
certain whether the man of the house was a
Union man or secessiouist, and he was aux-
ious to "tie up" for the night-so he made up
his mind, and said" My friend, l am for the
Union and Consti-.n
Stranger, y-e-o-u kin kun in"
1t is needless to add that the traveller dis
mounted, and both man and beast were hos
pitably taken care Of for the night
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-10-18
UOmeward Bound.

We are turning home! wo are turning home.
| From our wanderings wide and far;
We are sailing Vest we are sailing homo!
Where our blessed loved onss are.
The autumn glories have come and gone,
The SHOWS have fallen and past.
And roses have died In Septeinber's moan
Since we looked upon them last.
For mid Alpine heights of the Switzerland,
Meath ltalia's skies of song.
On the bills Oi Spain and on Aries strand,
We have wandered--wandefe long.
But we're homeward bound! and tho hear
leaps up
TO think Of the loving eyes
Ifat will fash with joy ut our coming step,
Or weep with glad surprise.
We shall clasp the hand of many II friend,
We shall feel loves greeting there
We shall sit at the household board again,
And our wontcd place Of prayer.
And o! the little uncertain feet
That will dance ON the nursery floor,
Aud the new learned words ofprattle sweet
Shall we hear them all once mOreI
God grant We may! but our lips are sad,
Even IN the prayer refrain;
This throbbing JOY cannot make us glad,
IL is dashed with too much pain.
For we're turning home to the fresh laid sod
over friends long.triod and true
Along the dark valley they went to God,
And sent us n fond adieu.
And others the dying cyelids pressed,
Ana sOitoncd tho dying nuan.-
They folded the hands on the pulseless breast
And wept that We were gone.
Yet wider grief in It's ample fold
Envelopes these shadows black,
And hangs like u storn.cloud grey and cold
Across our homewa.l track.
We thought, wherever our feet might stand
We cot id proudly say the while.
Our own Is the happiest, happiest land
Beneath the suns broad smile
But that noble land with it, ocean shore,
Where our earliest breath was given,
Is called the delightsome land no more
II is under the ir0wn OF Heaven.
By It's myriad hoarths sits anxious Fear,
DistruSt Ia its halls at trade,
On the voice NJ mrth and the laborer's cheer
l. the spell of silence laid.
The loved oi our homes are called away,
Aud m1rshaled In warlike bands:
Our brothers are falling IN blondy fray
Thrust through by brothers hands!
The gloom is deep. and the kcencst sight
Cannot picrCoihc dark to see.
Though 1t look aud long toward the light,
When the coming dawn shall be.
And this Is why our hearts are sad,
A,we liomewird plt ugh the main.
Aud this thrubbng 10y cannot make Us glad
1t Is dashed with too much pain.
We may look on those cleaning lakes of pride,
Those mountain peaks of snow.
These leagues ui luSurant valleys wide.
Whose rivers erandly n5w.
We may see thuSo rocks hy caiartcis cleft, Y
The pr'tiric's whoa; grown plan.
But the glorious United states we left
We shall never see again.
L Home Journal.
STEAMSHIP EcRDrA. September II, lSGl.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-10-18
10 the Peace Men.

Aye, sue fur lCaCe, crawl on your knees,
AID beg The rebel baud
To take your hirthrichi If rcy viii,
Bat give peace to the land.
Yes. sue ior peace: crush Ia your hearts
Each SPARK of freed uiu' S illes,
And sue for lo.,rc, that your children
May curse their cowardly Sires.
Forged the brave. who feared not once
Their red lie blood To- spin
upon the fields of Lexington, Concord
Aud BUukcr lili.
Forget the crimson tracks Hey made
Upon lhe !IuI'u SNOW,
In that drcary camp At Valley Forge,
One Winter, long ago.
FORGET tho cry that's raised TO Heaven
Fr m hcal's ot patriots slain.
Whose curpSrs hl acken IN the sun
Gu red Manassas plain.
Forget that Lyon and Ellsworth fell
And sleep III hcrn'S graves,
Slain by the traitors hands that ynu.
Though towards, might not be slaves.
Forget, Ohio's sons, forget
Your own. your gallant Lowe,
Whose heart once warm with patriot fire
Is cold and hieiess now.
NJ base and cuwardly whine Of yours
Can give those brave hearts pain,
Aud the arms that brtyely raised the swur
Shall never wear the chain.
Forget the taunts from traitors dung
Forget all these; and then.
Before ye basely lick the dust,
Forget that ye are men.
f Cincinnati Gdsfite.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-10-18
7--77--~ ~ -
How the Rebels DO IL.

A correspondent OF the st. Louis
Republican, says: >.r-..
A gentleman nom Barry county,
who lett home on Monday last, gives
the particulars of the shooting OF
Messrs. COX and Davis near Galena,
Stone county, by the rebels. A
considerable force visited Galena
arrested these men and the son OF the
latter, and alter plundering aud
stealing all they could, started to re-
turn with these three prisoners. =
When a few miles from the town,
the prisoners were taken ont and
placed u short distance from file o
Soldiers, who were to execute The
cruel orders for their destruction -
They were then told that they coulc
either run the chances OF being sho
in their flight, or stand still and b'
lsbpt. Knowing the chances 10 b'
about equal in both cases, Mr.. Coz
covered his face with his bands, anC
stood his ground. The other tw'
attempted to escape, and one o
them, the YQunnes OAYja uspc0onua
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-10-18
s,rapge scenes at Ciothiug Depot.

The hotel al the corner Of Twenty,
fourth and Chestnut streets, whicl
has recently been converted into {
United States clothing depot, was
a few days since, the scene OF grea
Excitement. As carly as thre,
o'clock IN the morning, the building
was besieged by number Of women
who congregated IN the steps. seek
ing employment in the manufacture
of babililnents for the Soldiers. A,
the day wore on, the crowd increas
ed and before noon, not only wer,
both sidewalks from Twenty third tt
Twenty. .fcurth street, literally Jam
med with the applicants, but ever
in the middle o. the street the crowc
surged to and fro. to tho imminen
danger of those in it. The lot op
posite the building was at times hal
iiled with anxious cxpectants, many
Of whom were the wives OF volun
teers.
The density Of the crowd, con
bined with tho sultriness OF the
weather, caused several to faint
These we're taken into the building
and by the exertions Of the inmate,
were resuscitateJ.
/ Ii would be difficult matter foI
those who were not present yestcr
day, to form any accurate idea oI
the earncstness with which the wo.
mon pressed their claims, both when
their turn came TO be admitted with.
in ,h building and during the time
they were waiting on the doorstep,
in the street, or around the neigh
boring corners. Knots would col
lect, all the members being inten
upon the Que object, and the woman
with two sons 10 the army claimed
to be entitled to priority Of consider
alton overthe M dest wife OF q volun
teer, who stood wondering whether
she would be able to obtain enous b
Of the "crumbs" falling from the
government table to keep body and
soul together. while her husband
was upon the battle. field. The
child By her side looked up with
appealing eyes, anxious to 90 home,
and unthinking of the exertions re.
e Tired for his support.
OF course there were many COM
plants in such q crowd, some al-
lcging that special iavors had been
shown to more fortunate applicants
by those whose duty it was to give
out work, and some declaring tina,
the prices which were offered were
too low .....
Alta moment when the crowd was
greatest shrek was heard from It's
midst, and a woman, who had been
standing for many hours, WAS OBJ
served to fall, overcome by the heat
The rush at this moment was great
Through the excrtions of several
gentlemen who approached the spot
she was taken into the building, bu'
WAS removed to her home in an in
sensible condilion.--[ Philadelphia
! /DOuzJeT ID.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-10-18
Arrest of Two More of the Knights.

Deputy United States Marshal
Smith, OF Marion county, returned to
Marion on Tuesday, for the purpose
OF arresting two more of tho Knights
OF the Golden Circle. Considerable
trouble was expected, judging from
tho excitement aud threatening de-
monstrstions made when Court was
arrested on Monday. Deputy Smith
wac prepared for rough reception,
and was determined to have his men
T" Contrary to expectation, he met
with no trouble; the tone OF popular
sentiment having changed greatly
and the arrest OF Court being nov
generally conceded to be right -
A bont noon on Wednesday he sue
ceeded in arresting Doctor j. M
Christian, a leading Democratic po
Eliticisn of Marion, and Thomas Hod
der, Editor OF the Marion count,
Democratic Mirror. The arrest
were made quietly, AMI the men wer
brought away without any great ex
citenent. What feeling there wa
displayed was in favor OF the Marsha
The men were brought here lss
|, evening, and After a brief exsmina
t ton before United States Copmil
sioner White, wore. selsased On ba