The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-13

GOING TO BED, PHLosoPHICALLY CoNsIDERED-
The Chicago Evening Journal observes: We don't
know how 1T Is, but going to bed is generally re-
garded undgnfed piece of business when
accidentally or otherwise, it is of the most i'm
pressive lessons in the world. Once in twenty
four hours, earth "goes OUT like a faded star, and
there is nothing seen but heaven. The array of
busy lite Is useless; seen no more in our
wonted places; our eyes closed; our lips are
sealed; deaths brother is companions we are
asleep. But, like all other lessons, this too gene
rally goes unlearned.
Some fling off their garment as if they wore the
shirt of fNemess-wasn't that his name?-and were
particularly anxious to get it, Here whirls vest in
one corner-its contents jingng to the floor as it
flies. There goes boot ricochet. The stockings
turned inside out; the hapless coat hangs by
its skirt to nail, and the bed is attained with
a bound. Pillows tumble this way and that the
feet are inserted between the sheets, and like
shuttle through loom, down goes the body; one
arm is flung under the head; lower Jaw and eve
lids droop together, and the man is aseep-asleep
all over-asleep for all night.
Another goes tottering about on his toes. He
puts his watch here, his coat there, and his vest
there His boots stand side by side like a brace of
grenaders; the tips of his stockings peep out sys
tematcay to the top and lift be winter, he fingers
upon the beds edge like one about to take bath
dreading, yet desiring, and finally stealsinto bed by
degrees, draws the quilt and counterpane over his
head, and is motionless-is gone-arryes in the land
of Nod.
If one only thinks of it, sleep in great city is
queer thing. Think of $4,000 in this city all sleep
ing at once. Fifty thousand in tiers, one two
three, four, five, deep, from cellar to garrett Ten
thousand in red night caps, tasseed and untasseled
Ten thousand in dingy that were white Mon
days and Mondays ago. Five thousand in silken
ones. Some edged beautifully, some hemmed with
a sail needle, and some uncapped altogether, with
locks dshevelled and rutfled like "quls upon the
fretful porcupine."
Five thousand snoring alto, five thousand snoring
bass. Five thousand under rags. Twenty thousand
under calico. A hundred or so beneath silk. Some
weeping, some smiling in their dreams, others
dreamless as the grave. Rnglets twisted up in ci-
gar lighters, tresses streaming over the pillow no
tresses at all.
Even asleep, humanity preserves its peculiarties.
Even IN dreams, men are distinctive still.
TELEGRAPHING BY SMoKE.-Capt Marcy, n En-
glishman, has recently written work, entitled
"The Prairie and Overland Traveller" In it be
suggests for the use of the army a system of tee-
graphing by smoke, which he discovered to be in
use among the Indians. For example, when two
columns are marching through a country at such
distances apart that smoke may be seen from one
to the other, their respective positions may be
made known to each other at any time BY two
smokes raised simultaneously or at certain pre-
concerted intervals Should the commander of
one column desire to communicate with the other,
he raises three smokes simultaneously, which,
II seen by the other party, should be responded to
in the same manner. They would then hold
themselves in readiness for any other commu-
nications. If enemy is discovered in small
numbers, smoke raised twice at fifteen
minutes interval would indicate it; and if in large
force, three times with the same intervals might
be the signal. Should the commander of one party
desire the other to join him, this might be tele-
graphed by four smokes at ten minutes interval.
Should it become necessary to change the direction
| of the line of march, the commander may transmit
| the order by means of two simultaneous smokes
raised a certain number of times to indicate the
particular direction for instance, twice for north
three times for south four times for east, and five
times for west three smokes raised twice for north
east, three times for northwest, &C.. &c. Bv mul-
tiplying the combinations of signals great variety
of messages might be transmitted in this manner.
but, to avoid Mistakes the signals should be writ.
ten down and copies fuI nished the commander OF
each separate party, and they need not riy
| be made known to ether persons.
The Governor Of Wisconsin received the follow
ing from the German Republican orator, Carl
| SchurZ
! MILWAUKEE, Feb. 1.-Appoint Commissioners to
| the Washington Conference-mysef one-to
strengthen our side CARL SCHURz.
| The Paterson IN. J) Guardian started a story
that young men from New Jersey had been arrest.
ed and hung in Charleston, s. c., as spies. The
parents Of the young men deny the story in toto,