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The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-05-15

How TO IMPROVE TIE MEMoRY.-What we
wish to remember, we should attend to, so as TO
understand it perfectly, fixing our attention es-
pecially on its most important and distinctive
features, We should disengage our minds for
the moment from other things, that we may at
tend effectualy to that which is before US. No
man will read with much advantage, who can
not empty his mind at pleasure of other sub
jects, and does not bring to the author he reads
an intellect neither troubled with care, nor ag-
tated with pleasure. If the mind be filled with
other matters. how can it receive new ideas?-
1t is a good practice to improve the memory,
and far better than making notes, or transcrb-
ing pages at time, to read carefully, and after
lapse of few days, TO write an abstract of
what has been read This viii give us the hab-
it of storing up, for future use, our immediate
acquisitions in knowledge. Again, memory is
assisted by an orderly arrangement OF the
thoughts. Ii is obvious that in recollecting q
speech or discourse, that is more easily recalled
in which the argument proceeds from one step
to another by regular induction. So we ought
to conduct our studicsi otherwise memory will
be defective.
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-05-15

OuR PROSPER or STAGvING.-Many oil the
Western papers are jubilant over the stopping
of the shipments of provisions and things Sou,hN
ward, saying that they can starve us out; FOR
the benefit of the Cincinnati Commercial, and
all other papers of its class we beg to state that
sur crop of garden vegetables were never inner
than they arc at this time. New Irish potatoes
are plenty. and will be abundant in a few days
The wheat crop will be ready for the harvest N !,
about month, and the corn will be TIT TO grinu
by the fourth of July. After that comes the
crop of sweet potatoes and black-eyed peas
The latter crop makes harder and firmer pork
than corn. We also have the "Gouba pea =
known in the Eastern States as pea nuts
which grows best and very abundanty on inc
poorest land, and makes the finest OF pork, lar
superior to the still slop article from the whs-
KEY mills of Ohio: r.:
Our fruit crop is abundant and now Oius iali
to he of the best quality. The peach trees arc
full and the fruit looks fine, Peaches scarcely
ever fail in our climate, and the bg crop never
fails. ,.,.,.
Marion and his men lived on sweet potatoes
while fighting the British and if the necessity
arises. we think dur pcdple will do the same
Ihouoh we have no fears Of being brought TO IL
Ours is land of varied products, and 1t only
reouircs little attention and labor to prouue'
an nabundancc.-Co CoPiah County Ne~s
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-05-15

Nor Deer ENoUGH FOR PRAYISG.-We heard,
night or two since, tolerably good story of a
couple Of raftSmen. The event occurred during
the late big blow on the Mississippi at which
time so many RATS were swamped, and so many
steamboats, lost their sky-rigsings \ raft was
just emerging from Lake Pcpin as the squall
came. In an instant the raft was pitching and
writhing as if suddenly dropped into Charybdis,
while the waves broke over with tremendous
uproar, aud, expecting instant obstruction, tho
raftsman dropped on his knees and commenced
praying with a vim equal to the emergency.
Happening to open his eyes an instant, he OBJ
served his companion, not engaged IN prayer,
but pushing pole into the water at the side Of
the raft.
"Whats that yer doin', Mke'"' said he
"get down on yer knees, now, for there isn't a
mint between us and purgatory!"
"Bc aisy, Pat" said the other, as he coolly
continued to punch the water with his; pole ;
"be aisy, now tchdfs the use o prdyin oehen
a TELLER can't t0uch bottom uith a pole?"
Mike is a pretty good specimen Of larger
class of Christians, who prefer to omit prayer
as long as they can touch bottom.
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-05-15
THE SOUTHERN FLAG.

Spur bravcly on, We gallant band,
Yc who our rights maintain,
The cause-it is a glorious one
Yc will not fight in vain.
40 longer to the North appeal
Better your rights sustain
With muskct and with pointed steel
Then ask them not again
The "Stars and Stripes" were once our boast !
It, folds our dearest pride;
But liberty and right are lost
Then lay hdt flag aside;
And let upon the lofty domes
SECEssION's BANNER wave
We will protect our Southern honcsI
lis them we'd die to save.
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-05-15

INFORMATION FOR Jolly FELLows.-There is
a tradition that brandy was at one time manu-
factured from the vine, but the grapes Of France
having of late years followed the example Of the
potatoes, and taking to moulding and rotting,
many Of the French brandy makers have adopt
ed bituminous coal as a substitute. They dis
Ill potent spirit from this substance, which is
thus made available for the production Of two
kinds of fire-one for the comfort Of man, and
the other for the destruction Of his health his
senses and his soul Large quantities Of alco-
hol distilled from coal, and "dOctored" with
certain chemicals to give it the "Cognac favor,
are now exported from France to England, and
VIC doubt not plenty Of it is sold in our cities
to-day Coal tar has long been used for the
lavoring Of whiskeys, but liquor with a coal
basis is an experiment Of chemistry which might
well make all tipplers shudder
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-05-15
MASONIC;

Amidst the ruins of three thousand years,
Unhurt, unchanged, Freemasohry appeais;
Her towers and monuments may fade away,
Her Truth and Social Love shall ne'er decay;
These she with care extends to distant Lands,
Cross frozen seas, o'cr wild and barren sands !
Her actions tending to the one great plan
To teach mankind what man should lie to man.
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-05-15
The Battlefield.

In one Of the great battles on the continent
during the Napolconic era, young ensign
paused to contemplate the body of Il drummer
who had just been killed by cannon ball
which smashed his skull and scattered his
brains. The colonel Of the regiment accostcd
him stcrnly, aud said, IL hope you arc not
afraid, sirg" Afraid" replied the ensign
coolly, "Oh. no, colonel; but was thinking
what wonder ii was that any man with brains
like this poor fellow, could be found here The
reply was bitter satire on the folly of war
But we lose sight of the absurdty of fighting
in its horrors. Even Napoleon could not ride
over field of battle, after the excitement had
passed away, without shedding tears Of distress
What a picture was that given 10y the London
Morning Herald of the field Of Inkerman i'm
mediately after the combat "Many faces still
seemed to smile; others had threatening look !;
some bodies had funeral pose, as though laid
out by friendly hands others still knelt upon
the ground, convulsivcly grasping their WEAPON,
and biting their cartridges. Many had their
arms raised as if cndcavoring TO ward off a blow,
or as if desiring to offer last prayer All their
faces were pale, and the fcrce-blowing wind
seemed to animate their dead bodies one would
have said that these long lines of the dead were
about to rise TO rc-commencc the struggle. NJ.
Boudin writes the same thing of the appear
ance of many of the Russians after the battle
of the Alma: "Some seemed still writhing in
the agonics of despair and death, but the most
wore a look of calm and pious resignation.
Some appeared to have words floating on their
lips; and smile as in sort of high beatitude
One was particularly observed, his knees bent,
his hands raised and joined his head thrown
back, murmuring his supreme prayer" AT
Magenta. again, many dead bodies as we are
Informed by surgeon Major Armand, of the army
of Italy, maintained the attitude they had when
struck, passing instantaneously from life to
death, without agony or convulsion. A Zouave,
struck point blank in the chest, still held his
bayonet in the position of the charge, with the
menacing aspect of dead lion. His majesty,
/ the Emperor, is said to have remarked similar
case At Palestro; Near TO the Zouave was an
! Austrian, dead from hemorrhage. His face
and eyes were turned to heaven, his hands join
ed and fingers interlaced, evidently in the atti
( tudc of prayer
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-05-15

Tr,xcrs OF BrIxG KILLED IL WAR.-Marsial
%.ye. a high authority in such things was m
The habit Of saying that to kill a man ~ Oa''iS,
,he mans weight in lead must be expendee y y
french Medical and Surgical Gazette PuohSneu
at Lyons, says this fact was verified at oollerlno
even with the recent great improvement. en-, III r
arms. The Austrians fired eight million iour
in.d,od Thousand rounds. The loss of the
pTsnfh and Italians was two thousand killed and
ten thousand wounded Each man hit cost sew, sew,
on hundred rounds. and every man Killed cost
four thousand two hundred rounds. The mean
weight of balls is ono ounce; thus. we hha tn', /,
It Is required, on an average, two hundred anu ~
seyeniy-two pounds 6s lead TO Kill man: II
any Of our friends should get INTO ,ni'el el:,
E.bt they should feel great comfort in the fact
ibst seven hundred shots may bc fired at them
before they are hit and four thousand two h., !,
;lrcd before they "shufilc off the mortal coil
- -yOuisritte .JourHaL
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-05-15
Healthy Women.

The women of Fayal arc not considered re-
markable for beauty; but in the villages of Pico
one sees in the doorways of novels compilations
like rose-pctals, and such as one attributes to
Eyangeline-soit shy, and innocent But the
figure is the chief wonder-the figure of woman
as she was meant to be, beautiful In superb yg-
or-not diseased or tottering, as with us, but
erect, and strong, and stately every muscle
fresh and alive from the crown OF the steady
head TO the sole of the emancipated foot, and
vet not heavy and clumsy, as one hncies bare
footed women must be, but inheritng symmetry
and grace from the Portuguese or Moorish blood.
I have looked through the crowded halls Of Sar-
atoga in vain for one such figure as lhave again
and again seen descending those steep mountain
paths with bundle of firewood on the head,
or ascending them with basket of farm-manure.
No person who has never LEFT America can ap-
prcciate the sensation Of living among tho most
healthy women; often, as heard of this, was
utterly unprepared for the realization never
lost the conscious enjoyment Of it for a single
dav; and when | reached home and crossed
Boston Common on June Sunday j felt as il
we're in hospital for consumptives
This condition of health cannot be attributed
I to anv mere advantage of climate. The higher
classes of Fayal are feeble and sickly; their
diet is bad; they take no exercise and suffer the
consequences they have all the ills TO which
/ flesh is heir. including one specially Portuguese
I complaint. known by the odd complaint Of d0T
| do coterelo, elbow disease, which corresponds to
/ that known. to Anglo-Saxons, by an equally
/ bold symbol. as the green eyed monster, Jcal
ousy SO the physical superiority Of the peas
antry seems to come solely from their mode o.
/ life-outdoor life. simple diet and bare feet
/ Change these and their health goes; domestic
service in foreign families on the island always
makes them III. and often destroys their health
and bloom forever; and, strange to say, that
which most nauseates and deranges their wholC
physical condition. in such cases, is tke necessi
ty Of wearing shoes and stockings
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-05-15

a Rrcn JoKE-In the midst Of The excite
ment at Washington. SAYS the New NFieSha
Bulletin. relative TO The fall Of Fort Snmisr'
onite an excitement was oecasioned at Willard
Hotel in the morning. by the posting up Of what
pretended 10 be dispatch from the " Cape llat;
teras Light" announcing that the Ohte,i
S,s,cs Acct from, Charleston had just passed,
under fnll sail and a Tremendous head Of steam,
hound North. and hotly pursued by the Charles
tuu Flnafina Battery
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-05-15

4 LEsSox.-"Abraham, sonny, stand up
straight and read distinctly and loud lesson
from this book called the Declaration of Inde-
pendence' Abraham reads.
THAT governments are instituted among men,
deriving their just powers from the consent Of
the governed; that whenever any form of gov
ernment becomes destructive of these ends, it is
the right Of the people to alter abolish it and
TO institute new government, laying its found
alton on such principles and organizing its pow
crs in such forms as to them shall seem most
likely to effect their safety and happiness"
There. Abraham, now put up that naughty
sword and stay at home and be good boy OF
you may get awfully spanked.
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-05-15

To 4IiE LADIEs-A NEW WAY TO MAKE LfST
On Saturday last at the Courthouse in this
city, noticed several ladies engaged in scraping
lint with knives; it appeared to be a very tedi-
ous business. After working away for some
time, trying different kinds Of knives Miss
Mickey, one Of the party suggested tearing up
the linen into fine pieces and then cardng it
They all agreed to her proposition so she had
some cards brought and it proved TO be the very
idea. il was not long before they had a large
box of nice, fine cardcd lint. would recon-
mend all persons who arc engaged in scraping
lint, TO try Miss McKcy's plan of carding-
Middle Georgian.
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-05-15

A wise man need moi be invested with powef
in order to be convinced that power is . garl.enl
bedizened with gold, which dazzles the bcholdcs
by its splendCr; but OpPresses the weartr hg
its weight
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-05-15

COLLEGE SrsrESsION.-p President Campbell,
Of the Georgetown (Ky.) College, gives notice,
through the Georgetown Journal, that the stu
dents have become so excited by passing events
as to be entirely disqualified for study and good
order. and that the Trustees Of the College
have deemed it best to dismiss them to their
homes, where they viii be under the influence
Of their parents.
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-05-15

4 schoolboy having good-naturedly helped
another in a difficult cyphering lesson, was an
grily questioned by the Dominic. why did
Eo,i work hi. ltssony' TO hS.rn his work, !"
replied the yDungstcr.
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-05-15

NuNeTIseIlents lny DC renewed NJ any time by pay
sny for composition, 81 per thousand ems.
Displayed advertisements charged for the space oc-
cupied.
Loaded notices charged Is cents line.
~ Articles of personal character only admitted
at the option of the Proprietor and charged 90 cents
Il line.
The pay for yearly and half yearly advertise
ments due quarterly, and those inserted for less than
three months, the pay due when the advertisement is
out
Transient advertisements payable in advance.
Announcing Candidates for City offices. -. s . so
" County oilices.... 90
District and State. 10 90
to be paid invariably in advance.
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-05-15

At what point do armies generally enter hos
tile cities' st the point Of the bavonet
The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-05-15

Who is the first woman mentioned in the
Bibles Jenny Sis,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-11-18

AN EXPLANATION The New York Indepen.
oenI 10 OUT with an explanation OF the c,rcum.
nances which Induced Il 70 announce in its asst
WEEKS issue, that Nr Seward had made up his
MIND, In &c tain event, to recognize the south
efn Conrederacy. The responsible editor, IL
seems, nad LEFT the ONCE on the mig bit of publi-
cation, when gentleman who was an occasional
contributor came In, and banded the foreman the
statement In question as an important ''iten of
news and a. such II was forthwith put in type
ana printed The editors press regret that the
paragraph was printed, and reiterate their coma
oehce In the ability and desire Of the Govern
ment TO prosecute the war until the Union Il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-11-18
FOR BOSTON VIA NEWPORr
EsssS D. And Fall RIVER.

ssszzssssssszs By the spiendid and Sa,enor
BAY STATE. and STATE OF MAINE, oftesi
strength and speed, but particularly GdaPted 20 the
nsyltstion Of Long Island Sound, running in con
nsotion with the Fail River and Old Colony RAJ
road, distance Of g miles only TO Boston
Leave Pier No. North River near tas Battery
The Steamer EMPIRE STATE, Capt. Breyton
Mondsys, Wednesdays, 6nd Fridays, at O'Clock
r; n, touohlnE g. MeSPort esch Ssy:
Iuescays, Thursdays, ana SATURDAYS, at 4 O'Clock
T, NJ touching At Newport each way.
These Steamers are fitted with commodious
state Tooms and every arrangement for the tecuri-
y and comfort Of passengers. who are afforded BY
this route r.Ehts req on board. and or erriya
st Fall River proceed per Steamboat Train reach
Ing Boston early the following morning or NAV
remain on board until starting Of the Aooommod
non st A; y; By which they may reach Boston
A baggage msster is attached 70 each ste.me,.
who receives and tickets the baggage, and accom-.
Rdnles the same to its destinatIon.
steamer runs In connection with this Line b.
tween Fall River and ProrIdenos daily, except
Freight TO Boston 10 forwarded through with
great lspatch BY an Express Train, which leave,
tal River every morning, Sundays excepted. "a
IN O'Clock for Boston ard New Bedford, sT1yinr
~ its destination a. about IL A NJ
Eor freight 9T Psssags, sBPIy on board or at the
and berthk apply on hoard or If desired TO secure
them In advance, 70 VIM. BORDEN, Ag't
10 and III W est street, N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-11-18

LATEST FROM THE KASAwHA vALtEY-Ross-
e-dT' az We-k-EoyS Probably Rstrsatiss-
Grs1nsctts, Vn.. Laid 81 AsAss The last In.
tenlgence received mere was that General Benham
had crossed the ksnewha river, his forces haviny
been ferried across by the silver Lake detailed
TOR that purpose. We learn from the Henry Fifty
hugh, which arrived at the wharf Yesterday that
on sunday last Rosecrans had engaged Floyd q
forces, supposed to be about seven thousand
strong, aud that the cannonading was heard dis
gncuV a. CanneHOn, ten miles below Gauley
tfidge, but the boat left before say particulars
lad been obtained. The indications were, as
faf - we could learn, that FLOYD contemplated a
rreat, but this may have been a feint only,
The henry fi'zhrgh peared Guyandotte toward
midnight night before last, but remained at that
point only few minutes The town was all in
nzmes, and tbs entire basiness portion WA COM
pietely reduced TO ashes The residence of a
prom nent secessioalss, named Stewart situated
1mmedisisly above the town, was also DESTROYED
together with several o,ber dwellings of seces.
sionists In the outskirts of the town
We have heard only one opinion expressed
about this an ir and that is Of the "a osf un-
quaiined approval. Gazssts, Nov. 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-11-18
ENTERPRISE
kAs SEER 81 ETsssEEEERN

AhN1' G"iPB foNEskkk.JJSSs. S; w Marina,
VIII run their routes a. follows, leeviUE Light
street., Baltimore, foot OF Camden. at = o'cloot A.
KENT-For Cambridge, Denton and Landings
on Ghoptank nveT. eveU WEDNESDAY, and
Monday.
,Fer Annapolis and West River, every TUES
DAY and FRIDAY and returning 50 re days.
PiONEER-For 81. NIchseps and Esston, via
Niles River, every WEDNESDAY,, And return
For Annapolis, West River, Cambridge, Oxford
and Easton Point, every THURSDAY, returning
by same route on Friday
For Annapolis, West River, st. Miohseps aud
"a Es ton, VIA Miles River Ferry, every sATUR-
Fare 70 Cambridge, Denton, Oxford and Fastou
u ~
Fare 70 West River, round trip. Sill leo
Fare to AnnaPolis l-Ornd trio IS ceIa) IS
MEALS EXTRA.
IFFreight must be prepaid.
Wharf and Once, LIGHT ST, foot Of Camden,
Baltimore. OK CANNON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-11-18

wATCH REPAIRIN6 ANDSILVER WARE
w MANUFACTOHY.
| have one of the best esta bishments, and fur
nshed with = complete set of tools for re pair H.
Ing every description of fine Watches, and E7H1
particular attention give to the same, by aS&s<x
tho ugh competent workman end g.. work g.lsTan
hed Also, evsry desorlp ion of standard SILVER
WI SE- PLAIN and ornamental, manufactured under
my own supervision, which my customers viii find
lar superior In quality and finish 20 northern vsre
sold by dealers In general and represented thoir
svn manufacture. II, o. HOOD,
res SsA Pa. o. enns. eth
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RTaE WEsT. 81, "a kbG hbGsf ~ ~

RfEEEEA %f esETEg g.s kkt kbGssSTF sf3 y!
80. ER RkILRolD ssd NV YokE
SENTkAL RhLLkozP EIpre.s Trs.ns Cav.
f ks Ss,R6'r' street tGS s's st station
II@" 6opm lis 6Spm
sSRm s8pm
Train with sleeping
Connecting 81 Albany with the New Yort Cen
tal Railroad for Schenectady. Rochester, Utica
Batavia. Rome, and stations on Rome and watsT-
town RailrCad, Ruhslo, Syracuse, Niagara Fs1t,
Suspension Bridge, Auburn, Geneys, Ca andsigra
Trains in connection leave Buffalo and Sutpeu-
sion via Lake Shore, Buffalo and . axe Huron and
great western Railroad for Hamilton. Toronto,
Detroit Chicago, Toledo. Miiv sukie. Fon Du Lac,
la Crosse, Madison. Prairie Du CHEN, Ga ens,
tine, Iowa Cay, Burlington, QuIroy, Sprins ne ID,
Alton, 81 Louis. Cairo, Terre 6Gute Ind ana ohs
Louisville, Cincinnati, ayton. Columbus, Ci~ve-
land, and al points West, Northwest and South
west
NORTHERN ROUTE.
connecting with ITaiLs a. roy, with Troy a
Boston and Rens. Sarstoga Dads for Saratoga
Mhltehall, hrtland Burlington. IT. A bans, X ouse
folnt, PlsttsbuGh, OgdensbaTEh, Montreal, &o..
IL Freight Arrangements by this route "a
above, without change OF Cars, from the Depots 10
Chambers and ANAL streets. at oil times az
favorable as made by oth.r Railroad CompsnIes
The facilities Of thIe treat New Work R0ats 90 the
West commend 10 60 the confidence of mei chants
90 Oh ppeTs Tor promptness and dispatch
Passenger tTalrs, with Smoking and Sleepiuf
Road.
For particulars ss 10 local trains and freight ar
rsngements, lneuir st the depot 6s Warren 81
A. +. SMITH, SUPERINTENDENT
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THE BARGAINS OF THE SEASON II
SILK ROBES.
Rloh Velvet Flounced Silk Robes, value $50,
present proc $40.
Rio6 Fancy and Black Silk Robes, value 30,
pre- ent price $50.
Rich Fancy and BlsOk Silk Robes, value SIS,
present prize Sl8.
Owned by q orthern importer who sends them
Tn US with Instructions to sell st the above heavy
discount for the Dash
We also Mans decided bargains in other Silks,
medlu m anu iow-priced Dress foods. with Cloaks,
Une price only marked in plain figures
carpets, Curtains, OIcioths, Rugs, &c., upVer
floors. PERRY a. BRO.
Pa, avenue and Ninth st,
no ll-5t sperry RuIIdipyv
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THE EVENING STAR.
MYSTERY

j would not think 'tvas a shsdov
dare not say IL was more,
FOR The moonlight silVered the curtsins,
And lay white upon the floor
but something was there, within the glare,
Between the table and door.
j listened the breath Of The sleepsr-
The sick man Just IN the room:
And, raising my head from my elbow,
Stared Wildly into the gloom;
Ugh! not breath Hes az still as death
And his bed looks Ike tomb.
Tie pickering light OF the candle
That stood by the sick mans head
Lseped up and died In the socket
With CLEAN that was Qhastly red
The moon made shroud from a midnight cloud,
And It's glare and the phantom fed.
To-day they are making a cofD,
And the sunshine is fastened out;
Tie rose leaves are brushing the window,
And move their shadow about
The mirror has turned its face TO the wall,
And the pictures look down In doubt.