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Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1862-12-19
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BY J. b. HARRISON.

We came fere in October.
We are IN tie north eastern part
oil Henry county; about twelve
miles south Of Selma, and, as the
road runs, something more than
twenty five miles from WlncheS-
ter. | have taken only two or
three walks, aud have not seen
much of the region around US.
The ground is undulating, lying
in long slopes and swells. Where
there is a ! rye space cleared and
under cultivation, the view IN
Summer must lie very beautiful.
Several Of the farms in this Vi
ciuIty are quite large, containing
several hundred acres each.
Nj Dst of the houses which | have
seen are substantial structures,
built for use rather than display;
and some of the baraS are no:
surpassed anywhere. All this
region is "Whlte Oak land,' and
is specially adaoted to the pro-
duetion of wheat. Corn does
not Weld so we'll here as on the
Beech lands, though very coed
crops are raised by men who
know how to farm. There has
/ been some little effort for the inn
provement OF farm stock; but the
people here are not interested In
this matter as they should be.
Indeed | have seen but little evI-
dence OF any earnest love OF farm
ing Tor lis own sake; or OF a desire
on the part OF any man to bring out
all the capabilities OF his busi-
ness and his possessions. When
a big farm is merely little one
Spreld out thin, so as to cover g
great many acres, it is only a
waste of land
There are ve Y few, if any ag-
ricultural papers taken in this re-
glon. The apple crop is consid-
ercd quite important by many
fIrmers here, but very few take
any sp ecial care OF their trees
The fruit is, consequently, not
so good generally, as might be
grown. There is but little straw
berry culture, tn ,ugh many peo-
pie have given up part of their
gardens TO the plants. | have
seen a few neglected grape-vlnes;
but | have not seen or heard oil
any person interested in the cul-
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ure Of small fruits, or in their
introduction into the country.
From what | have observed
here %nd elsewhere, | conclude
that an old orchard of inferior
apples, is a great curse to man.
lie will raise nothing new, will
never have any good apples, or
any small fruits, because he has
an orchard already.
Several men near me take po-
litical newspapers, but ! cannot
learn that any Of them take any
paper or magazine Tor their wives
or children. Unfortunately, this
is true of very many places be-
sides this.
Men are not so scarce here as
in Randolph County. They
have not all gone to the war;
though a good many were draft
ed just about here. | see a num-
Der OF young men here; some OF
them with laces bloated and bis
tered with whIskey-drInking.
Every lady thinks it a sad and
terrible thing when 4 neighbor is
killed in battle; and so i. is, but
who mournS over the UOr5e tate
OF the thousands slain hv the de
mon rum?
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Assisted McClellan's army to
throw up intrenchments at Har-
rison's Landing. When that ar
my lett the Peninsula in August.
our brigade was ordered to this
post, where we have been loca-
ted ever since.
The 18th is in what is here
called the "Western Brigade,
consisting Of the 39th Illinois,
62d Chic, 18th Indiana ard 9th
Ohio. These are the only West
ern regiments here and are ac
knowIedged by all to be the
"crack brigade" OF the division.
| would not have written so at
length of the previous history OF
this regiment, were it not from
the fact that it has been grossly
overlooked among the mass OF
Eastern troops which have gen
orally surrounded it, praise right
fully its due being given to other
troops.
Suffolk is a very pretty town,
before the war containing some
l,500 inhabitants Well-grown
and beautiful Shade-treeS are
planted along both sides of all
the streets, making it cool and
pleasant even in the hight Of sum
mer. Most Of the private dwell
lngs are neat and tasty, the yards
being almost Invariably decora-
ted with all manner of flowers,
vines and shrubs, pleasing to the
eye and smell. There are nune-
rous large, fine mansions in the
town, now deserted by their for
mer occupants, the r + VS." :"
and occupied by the Union troops
as hospitals, brigade headquar.
ters, etc. Every citizen not TOO
old or Young to bear arms, is in
the rebel army, either willingly
or "by the force of circumstan-
ces.'
Suffolk is located at the head :
waters o. navigation Of the Nan
senond river. the narrowest,
crookedeSt, dirtiest riverthat ever
bore a steamboat on It's surface.
\ gunboat plies daily between
here and It's mouth. so as to pre-
vent I possible any correspond
ence being carried on betwixt
reIeldom and the outside world.
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And here again;

"Dr. H was always fond
Of a practical Joke, and some
times at the expense of his best
friends; and when annoyed, as he
often was, by some old woman
stopping him 10 the street to ask
him about MS pauents.he added
little spice ofmallce. Old Alr>.
Young was one OF this trouble
sone class, and one DAY seeing
the Doctors gig standing a long
time IN front OF Judge p-s
house, she hailed hln as he came
back and asked him who was
sick at the Judges.
The Judge HIMSELF" he repli-
ed.
"What's the matter with him.
Hes been taking poison,
said the Doctor, and whipped up
ms horse and lett her.
In an hour from that time the
village was in terrible state Of
excitement, and the judges
house was filled with a crowd Of
anxious friends, TOR ne was a great
favorite in the place. He was
not more surprised and gratified.
however, at so many calls and
their great solicitude, than they
were to learn that he had had an
attack of chi.ls and fever the day
before, for which the Doctor pre-
Scribed arsenic.
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THE FAsCINATIoN OF FRUIT
CuLruRE.-A correspondent OF
the New York Tribune, IN an
account Of the Horticultural Ex-
hibition at Chicago, says
81 was amused to notice how
much the exhi bitors thought OF
their iruit; with manv, this is the
first year their trees have borne,
and this care was particularly the
case with those who have lived
IA cities, and who only a few
years ago turnrd their attention
to fruit growing. Hour after
hour they stood by their tables,
their eyes running from plate 10
plate. and often they rearranged
them so that each pear and bunch
o. grapes should show the best
that it could. Human affection
Is scarcely less devoted. | was
reminded OF a young wife with
her first baby. Some may call
this & species OF insanity. Very
well, own to being little IN
sane on strawberries. But peo-
pie DO not understand il They
DO not have before them the years
OF preserving industry, as the
fru,t-grower does, and they have
no long hopes realized. They
know not how he has watched
his trees through ali seasons, till
they have become "lamiliar
trees" how he has thought OF
them wnen falling asleep, or on
a Journey, or how he has walked
among them with bis wife on
SUNDAY afternoons. OF all the
defendants OF Adam, none have
80 nearly succeeded IN getting
back into Paradise as in the fruit
grower"
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New Series,
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From the Friends Review.
A VOICE OF THE DEPARTED.
| shin, in tie light Of God;
His iikeuess stamps my brow;
Through the valley of death my feet have
And freign in glory now. ltrod,
No breaking heart is here,
No keen and thrilling pain,
No wasted cheek, where the frequent tear
Hath rolled, aud eft its stain.
have reached thejOys Ofheaven;
am one OF the sainted baEis;
To my head a crown Of gold is given,
And harp IS in my hand.
have learned the song they sing
Whom Jesus hath set free,
And the glorious walls of heaven still ring
With my new born melody.
No sin, no grief. no pain;
Safe in my happy home,
Nv fears all fed, my doubts all slain,
Ny hour of triumph's come.
OH friends Of mortal years,
The trusted lnd the true,
Ye are waiting still IN the valley oftears
But wait to welcome YOU.
~ forget Oh no;
For memory's golden chain
Shall bind my hear, to the hearta below,
Till they meet to touch again.
Each LUX is strong aud bright;
Aud loves electric flame
Flow. freely down, like river Of light,
To the world from whence il came.
Do you morn when another star
Shines out in the glittering skyl
Do you aeep when the raging voice ofwal
Aud the storms of conflict diel
Then why DO your tears run down,
Why your hearts ~ sorely riven.
For another gem in TIE S.viour's crown
And another soul in heavenl
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1862-12-19
THOUGHTS ESSENTIAL TO
HEALTH.

If we would have our bodies
healthy, our brains must be used,
In ORDERLY and vigorous ways,
that the llfe-g giving streams OF
force may flow from them into
the expectant organs, which can
minister but as they are minister
ed unto. We admire the vigor-
Gus animal life of the Greeks,
and with justice we recognize
and partly seek to initiate the va
rlouS gvmnastlc and other means
which they employed to secure
it. But probably, we should
make a fatal error If we omitted
from our calculations the hearty
and genrous earneStneSs with
which the highest subjects of art,
speculatio3 and politics were pur-
sued hy them. Surely in their
case the beautiful aud energetic
mental life was expressed in the
aesthetic and graceful frame. AHd
were 1t a mere extravaganza to
ask whether some part ofthe lass
itude and WEAKNESS of life, of
which we hear so much in our
day. might be due to lack of men
tai ocupation on worthy subjects,
exciting and repaying a generous
enthusiasm, as well as to an
over-exercise on lower ones,
whether an engrossment on mat
terS which have not substance
enough to justify or satisfy the
mental grasp, be not at the root
Of some Of the maladies which
affect our mental convalescence?
Any one who tries it soon finds
out now wearying. how disprO-
tionately eXhausting is an over
dose OF eight literature con-
pared with an equal amount OF
time spent on real work. Ofthis
we may be sure. that the due
exercise of brain-of thought
is one of the essential elements
OF human life. The perfect
health ola man is not the same
as that Of an OK or horse. The
preponderating capacity Of his
nervous part demands CORES
pondlng !,ie.-Coruh.lI Mag.
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SUFFOLK, Va, Dec. 6: 90.


Ma. EDIToR: Probably the
many readers Of your valuable
home paper would devote a few
moments attention to the state OF
"our affairs" at Suffolk. The
18th Indiana is the only regiment
here from the HooSler State. !
balieye that it WAS the first three
years regiment accepted from
Indiana, and started from lndi-
annapolis on the ith of Jaly, 1861,
en- route for the seat of war in
Western Va. 1t took promi-
nent part and behaved galIamIl
in the battle of Rich Mountain.
under Gen. Rosecrans, ilon5 with
the S.h and 10th Indiana. The
Sth and 10th were three months
troops then, one company OF the
Sth being from Randolph county,
several of whom were wounde q
in the battle.
The 18th then moved to Chea:
Mountain Pass, and took part in
the actions of Grcenbrier and the
Alleghanies, also figuring IN in
Vulnerable skirmisheS with Ex-
Secretary Floyd guerrillas who
infested tie mountains of that re-
gion.
In December, 1861, the regi-
ment was ordered to Romney,
where it Joined Gen. Kelly's di-
vision, subsequently Lander's,
anc on the latter's death General
Shields. At the battle Of Win
chester, March %, 1862, this re
giment made the final charge
which broke the rebel General
Jsckson's "Stonewall Brigade, "
true to their name, being enscon-
cad behind a stone fence. In this
charge the regiment lost 90 men,
( Iii ed and wounded, In less than
fifteen niouteS. The 7th and l4th
Indiana were also in this battle
and done splendid fighting -
Gen. kimbalI, OF Indiana, was
in command OF the Union forces
on that day, (Gen. Shields being
unable to be present on account
otthe wound he received In the
pre- iminary action OF the day pre-
vIous,) and gave Jackson ths on
ly good thrashIng he has had du
ring the war. The same is the
case Of Gen. Reynolds, of Ind.
who has. so far, proved the ONLY
General able to compete with the
rebel Gen. Lee. as evinced in Als
campaign in Western Virginia.
Let us hope that Gen. Burn
side, another Hoosier General
may soon capture the rebel
cadital aud bring this waT 10 a
speedy termination.
We were then placed unde'
Banks, operating against Jack
son in the Shenandoah Valley un-
til the middle OF Nay. when we
Joined McDoweIl's command al
fredericksburg, preparatory tc
operating with NJ cClellan against
Richmond. Then came Banks
retreat from the valley and the
.change of base" OF McClellan's
army, to which latter we we're or.
dered as reinforcement June 30,
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SOWING LITTLE SEEDS.

Little Bessie had got a present
of a new book, and she eagerly
opened it TO look at the first pic
ture. 1t was picture of boy
sitting by the side of a stream,
and throwing seeds irto the wa
ter.
Il wonder what this picture is
about" said she; why does the
boy throw seeds into the water?"
30, | know" said her brother
Edward, who had been looking
at the book, "'he Is sowing the
seeds of water-hlies."
But how small the seeds
look, said Bessie "It seems
strange to think that large plants
should grow from such little
things"
"You are sowing just such
tiny seeds every day, Bessie; and
they will come up large, strong
plants after awhile" said her
father.
'Oh, no, fatherl | have not
planted any seeds for a long
time
Il have seen my daughter SOW
a pumber OF seeds to day.
Bessie looked puzzled, and her
father smiled, and said. Yes, J
have watched YOU planting flow
ers and weeds to-dayr.'
Now | know that you are
Joking, for would not plant
ugly weeds
ii shall have to tell you what
| mean. When you laid aside
| that interesting book, and attend
ed to what your brother wished
done. you were sowing seeds OF
kindness and love. When you
broke the dish you knew your
mother valued. and came IN
stantlv and told her, YOU were
sowing seeds of truth. When
you took the cup OF cold water
to the poor woman at the gate,
You were sowing seeds oil mercy.
These are all beautiful flowers,
Bessie, and will grow up brightly
and sweetly, If you water them
we'll by a constant repetition of
these acts. But, more than all,
/ | hope that my little girl has
been planting the great tree OF
''love to God, and that she will
tend and watch it, and allow 1t
to grow aud spread, until Its
branches reach the skies, and
meet before his throne"
"And the weeds, father"
"When you were impatient
while baby was cross, you sowed
the seeds of ill-temper. Wien
you spoke GROSSLY to Robert, YOU
planted anger. When you wait
ed some time after your mother
called you, you sowed disobedi-
ence and selfshness. These are
all noxious weeds. Pull them up
by the root, my child, Do not
suffer them to grow IN your gar
den, or they will completely
overrCn it."
Treasury for the young.
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CONTBABAND LoGIC.-The
conversation Of the contraband7
on their title to be regarded as
frepmen showed reflection. When
asked i they thought themselves
fit for freedom, and If the darkies
were not law, their answer was.
"Who but the darkieS cleared all
the land round here2 Yes. there
are lazy darkies. but there are
more law whites" When told
that the free blacks had not sue
ceeded, they answered that the
free blacks have not had a fair
chance under the laws-that
they don't dare to enforce their
claims against white men-that
: froa colored blacksmith had A
thousand dollars due % him from
white men, but was afraid to sue
for any portion of it One man,
when asked why he ought to be
free, replied, II teed and clothe
myself and pay my master one
hundred and twenty dollars a
year; and the one hundred and
twenty dollars is just so much ia
~en .ro.. rs, winch ought TO be
used TO make me and my children
comfortable" Indeed, broken
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Zeno the philosopher, believed
in an inevitable destiny. A ser
vent thought to avail himself ot
this doctrine while heiag beaten
Tor theft. "Nas not destined
to rob?' eyes" said his mas
ter, "and to be fiogged.'
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Did mt you guarantee, sir, that
this horse would not Shv before
the fire of an enemy? No more
he wont. Tis not hll after tie
fire that he SHES.
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We can't "see IT, IN any other
light but that many of our pro-
iessional brethren who have prac-
ticed in the "rural districts" must
recognize a "truthfuIness to ma
ture" in the following brace Of
professional anecdotes, found in
late number of "IIarper'S Draw.
err"
"The writer is a practitioner
of medicine in his feeble and
humble manner old Brother
Colburn, our circuit preacher.
said OF his dlscourSe-among the
Illimitable prairles. frequently
have written applications for
medicine, ETC., as many of my
customers live at distance. One
day, not long since, a negro boy
rode up to the fence, haIloed
'Hello' and handed me a note.
Here is the 'dockyment::'
July tn | 1862
Dr.-pleese send NEE little
sugar OF led to max som | water
oblige Your
C-H--'
A few days subsequently the
same specimen OF the 'TorrId
Zone reported hiu.self at my Of
flee with another epistle from the
same lrlend-ridehcet:
July 10 90
Dr.-pleese of send a VILE OF
| water for the baby and some
pouderes the babe has fever agane
wee brok the vile of water
hee still seems Gil
TO rub
his he'd
The VILE of | water was dis
patched, and as the case did not
convalesce, was summoned to
see the child. 1t was lsboring
under acute opthalmia, compll-
Gated with remittent fever. In a
few days | dismissed the case.
But the end was not yet A few
days later the son of Africa dis
mounted at my gate with the iol-
lowing luminous message:
the
July 2S 1862
Dr-plees sende me som
mour ] water wish you to sende
somthIng to stop nite swets On
him hee seams TO fall off all the
tim Yours
c. H."
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"Welceme. little stranger as
the man said when he found
three cent piece IN among his
postage stamps.
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Vol. \, No. FL.

as was their speech, and limited
as was their knowledge, they rea-
soned abstractly on their rights
as we'll as white men. Locke or
Claiming might have fortified the
argument for universal liberty
from their simple talk. SO true
is 1t that the best thoughts which
the human intellect has produced
have come, not from afiiuent or
ornate speech, but from the orig
lnal elements of our nature, COM
mon to all races of men and all
conditions in life: and genius the
highest and most cultured may
bend with profit to catch the low
est human utteranceS.
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I0HV %. CROWLEY. M.p.. Phx

EOIV B. CROWLEY. VI. -. Phv-
- stefan. an!Surscou. Winchester. Ind.
Graduate Of Philadelphia College Of med
iriue, and PhiIadelphia Lying in Charity
lI0Snits. em irtc,ng Practical Obstetric,
and Discusses OF Frma'cs.
Having been Assistant Demonstration OF
Anatony. aut having spent three wears ia
the i1>lit.,l- aud Di-peusari,.s of lhila
dslphia, and being supp led With excel, M
Surgical Instruments, he i prepared to
prrtsriu all operations ia the various de
ptr.meni> Of the profession.
~ Ptrtiraiar attention Maid 20 diseas-
ss of the Eye. Washington
street, near the north-Nest curncr OF the
Public Squtre, Winchester, lnd
Nov II, 1862.
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July 2s 1862

Dr-plees sende me som
mour water | wish you to sende
somthlng to stop nite swets On
him hee seams to fall off all the
tim Yours
c. H.
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RAILROAD TO ALExASDRIA.-The newly re-
paired railroad between this city and Alexandra
Is likely 10 become something more than q mill
tary route ere leng. With the view Of accommo-
dating passenger trsfhc, rs well the large trans
poTtation Of govern ment freight work is now 90.
ing on for second track from the opposite side
of the river 20 Alexandra. This second track
will also re extended scrOss the Long Bridge as
soon as that structure caa be prepared for It. AT
present the conveyance Of passengers from one
city 10 The other is solely by the steamers