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ARTEMUs WARD AND THE STRONG
MINDED FEMALE.-From Detroit [ 20
Westward hoe On the cars was he
lookin female, with green cotton UNI
breler in one hand and a handful of re-
form tracks in the other. She said every
woman should have spear. Them as
didn't demand their Spears, didn't know
what was good for them.
"What is my Spear?" she axed, ad-
Gressn the peple in the cars. Ills it to
stay at home Il darn stockins & be SER
lave of domineerin man? Or is it my
Spear to vote a. speak l. show myself the
ekal of man? Is there sister in these
keers that has her proper Spear?'
Saying which the eccentric female
whirled her umbreller round several
times, T. finally jobbed me in the weskit
with it.
81 hev no objeckshuns to your goin into
the spear bizness but you'll please remem-
Der that amt a pickeril. Don't Spear
me agin, if you please"
She sot down.
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A Skinned Head,

"Last Sunday we took our first born,
Alouzo, to church for the first time. He
is only two years old, but he is very smart
for his age-very His mother knows
there never was smarter child, and his
mother is a knowing woman. We took
Alonzo to church. He stood up on the
seat between his fond mother and myself,
his anxious father, and both Of us had
charged him to be perfectly still, not to
say loud word on any account what
ever. The dear boy stood it we'll for
the first five minutes; service had not yet
begun. Deacon Wells, bald headed
man came in, and Alonzo looked at him
curiously. Mr.. Ostrum came down the
aisle, and he had no hair where the hair
ought to grow. Alonzo was idgetty.-
Squire Jones, as bald as Mount Blanc,
walked in, and Alonzo could hold in no
longer. In clear, ringing little voice he
cried: 'Oh, ma ma ma !! there comes
another man with skinned head p
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ready, then forward we go for our intro
duction to that gay world of which we
have had only occasional glimpses from
behind Murray or Davies. Yes, it is
Commencement Night! The long-looked
for-come at last; and we pluck great
handfuls of red and yellow leaves, bright
with high hopes and beautiful prospects,
and store them in the vast herbarium of
memory, to beguile some weary moment
in the after time just as the sweet per-
fume of some rare exotic lulls to repose
our dreaming senses.
A bright fire burns in the crate. 1t
snaps and crackles, with that self-satis6ed
air which means, seemingly, "I'm COM
fort; you know it, and [ know it,
Mother occupies her armchair, and is
quietly rocking to and fro. Bruno, the
old house dog, who is everybody's favor
lite, occupies his accustomed place upon
the hearth-rug. Around the centre-table
are grouped sisters and an elder brother !;
all engaged in some pleasing pastime, and
yet not so busily, but that each pair of
pleasant eyes are raised in eager, expec-
tant gaze, to note what burrows grief is
ploughing in a loved ones face, forgetful,
for the moment, of the rugged lines sor-
rows ruthless hand has drawn upon his
or her own brow? Would you know the
spell of sadness Fathers armchair is
vacant! Sered, brown and withered, we
murmur, thinking of the Autumn leaves
they are gathering. Each heart must
have its autumn, and Gull its colored
leaves; some gay and beautiful ones, but
by far the greater number dull and with
ered
'Heaped in the hollows of the grove
The withered leaves lie dead;
They rustic to the ediying gust,
And to the rabbits tread"
Rustling leaves Have you never,
when walking through the fallen leaves,
listened to the music they yield to your
elastic footsteps? Away away passing
away! God rest the poor soldier, who
sleeps in an uncofined tomb on Virginia S
hillside, with naught but the rustling
leaves to signing hum his requiem
The Autumn of life and We see a
man full of vigor, yet with traces of fierce
combat marked upon his broad brow
whilst the silver lines drawn midst his
ebon locks speak palmer than the rustling
leaves, "Passing away, Passing away"'
A few more gay rounds of pleasure, and
the crimson leaves will all be garnered
then soon, all how very soon, the palsicd
leaves begin to culver and fade; eddy
ing, twirling they 60, bufeting the rough
sea of life, until at last they find resting
place upon the cold bosom of old Mother
Earth.
Sweet is thy influence, mystic Au-
tumn! Though poets deem thee melan-
choly, many hearts herald thy coming
with delight; gather with JOY thy colored
leaves, and, halfjoyous, half-saddened,
place them side by side with faded ones
while like a quiet refrain, there comes
stealing along memory's pathway, as joy
Gus hopes ever will come to young hearts,
those lines of a favorite poet
Thoughts that frown upon our mrth
| Will smile upon our sorrow,
And many dark fears of to-day
May be bright hopes of tomorrow"
Hartford Co., Nov, 1862.
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A CoM1cAL MoTTo.-The Detroi

A CoMIcAL MoTTo.-The Detroit
Board of Education, who must be little
waggishly inclined, have adopted as de-
vice for the seal of that body q handsome
young school mistress, with thriving
youngster across her lap. The left hand
is uplifted, having stout leathern strap in
the act of descending upon the youugster
aforesaid, whose mouth is wide open, from
which issues the motto of yea! "SS;;rike,
but hear me"
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She sot down.

ITEMS UM.-M say capen," said a
keen eyed man, as he landed from the
steamer Potomac, at Natchez, 81 say cap
en-, this ere aiu t ALIVE left sumthin
or nuther on board, that's fac.
"We'll sec now! / grant it 81! 'rordin
to list--.fuur boxes, three chists, w, bran
dy boxes, portmony, two hams-one
part used-three ropes of inyuus and one
tea-kettle. But you see, capen, I'm kim
der dubersome-I feel as if suthin's short.
Though I've counted them nine times,
and never took my eyes off on 'em sence I
come on board, l feel there's suthin wrong
somewhere"
"Well stranger, times up; all | know on,
so jest fetch your ole woman an FIVE chill
dren out of the cabin, for We must be off.
"Them's um by hockey, them's UNI! I
knowed that I'd forget sumthin or nuth-
err"
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oetital~
For the Southern Ayis.
LIFE Is BUT A FADING DREAM.
BY LAURA A. n.

BY LAURA A. NJ.
We are dreaming, dreaming, dreaming
Of life's pleasures, bright and fair;
But they are not real only seeming
Fancy visions in the air.
Fate is ofttimes unpropitious,
Sunny hopes are but dream,
Glitterng only to deceive us,
As they flow down memory's stream.
We are drinking, ever drinking
OF the blended cup of life,
Careless of the souls now sinking
In the bitter tide of strife.
Joys are blended, hope is gimmering,
Fluttering to take its leave,
And unnoticed and uncared for,
Sinks to rest spirit grieved.
We are careless, ah how careless,
OF the good we might impart,
As we pass on, stern and fearless,
Trampling on the weary heart.
Cease, aspiring heart, thy dreaming,
Seek not things which prove but vain,
Forgetting not the meek and lowly,
If thou wouldst climb the rock of fame.
We are thinking, only thinking
Of the laurels we might claim;
Of ambitions fount we're drinking,
All to wreathe wreath of fame.
Fame, where is thy fadeless pleasure?
Where thy glittering glory-star?
1 And it points, with snowy fingers,
Whispering, at is afar p
We are striving, always striving,
Onlythough to win name,
But like the chilling blasts of winter,
Fall uncared for ON the plain.
Life is short, and death is certain
All must drink the bitter draught;
Covet not wandering spirit,
Gems which others dearly bought.
Are we trying, are we trying
To join that sainted band,
Where We hear no weary signing,
In that bright angelic land
Strive to gain that heavenly portion,
Careless of the book of fame,
And in seraphic lands above thee
Write in glory thy blest name.
PLUMBERRY, Hartford Co., Md.
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THE LARGEST HOTEL IN THE WORLD.
The Lindell Hotel, at St. Louis, is 6n-
ished, and is the largest in the world. It
is equivalent to eight stories high, contains
SIS rooms, q parlors, q acres of plas-
tering, acres Of flooring, 80 miles Of bell
wire, 81 miles of base board, IL miles Of
gas, steam and water pipe, Ii miles or
1880 yards of hall, $40 windows, and
$4,000 feet Of painted imitation Of cornice.
The quantity of bricks used in the build
ing is 100000. In the basement is q
railroad running the entire length for the
transportation Of heavy articles, and above
are two steam elevators for lifting fuel
aud baggage from the ground to the floors
above.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-03-20
R Artemus Ward, in lecture at

AI ATtemus w ara, IN lecIuIe a.
Chicago related the following:
Looking back into the practical
Past we see a pleasant picture OF a
homely house in the woods, far from
the noisy town. Huge logs blaze cheer
ily upon the hearth stone; the win
ter wind roars wildly without. What
cares the rosy Mehitable Baxter for
that, sitting in plain wooden chair. be-
fore the FIRE? What cares John Jones.
sitting in another plain wooden chair.
before the same FIRE, and not very far
from him MehiIable? for here Is what
follows:
presently he bitches his chair lit.
tie nearer to her, and she bitches her
chair a little nearer to him. Then they
both hitch their chairs, and so continue
to hitch and hitch, until they can't get
any hitcher. There is no sofa. in the
house, and you know young mans
arm will get tired. Hence let Us ex-
cuse John Jones if his right arm does
rest on Mehitable's chair, and II u
dropped so as to encompass her waist,
let us believe that 1t was purely acel.
dental. She tells him she wishes he
woulu't. Their lips are near together.
Again she wishes he wouldn't and he
wouldn'ts. We have all been present
at the opening Of pop beer. and remem.
ber the peculiar sound incident to that
refreshing operation. By and by John
and Mehitable wouldn't again. Who
wouldn't under similar circumstances?
Anybody would"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-03-20

ELECTION OF AssEssoRs.-Great care
should be exercised in the election OF
Assessors this Spring. Those officers
are expected to ascertain the exact num-
Der of volunteers sent from their re-
spective townships. The Legislature
of Ohio has passed Law authorizing
the levy Of general tax for the sup
port of the families Of volunteers
Each county will receive a share Of
this tax proportionate with the number
of volunteers sent by her to the war;
Our county has sent large proportion
of volunteers, and if a careful return
Of them is made by the Assessors,
whose duty it is made by provisions Of
the same law authorizing the levy Of
the Tax, We will receive proportion
ately large share Of the fund raised by
the assessment of this tax. 1t there
fore behooves our people to see to It
that competent persons are elected to
the Office of Assessor. Besides being
advantageous in pecuniary point Of
view, ii is the ouly perfectly reliable
method for ascerlaining the actual
force OF the county.
We hope our people will see unusual
importance attached to this Office and
govern themselves accordingly-Athsns
Messenger.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-03-20
HAmong the rebel officers cap

HAmong the rebel officers cap.
tured at Fort Henry is young man
named Geo. R. G. Jones, who CON-
manded an artillery company. He is
renegade Northerner, resident ol
Dubuque. Iowa, and a son of Hon.
George W. Jones, late Minister to Bo-
gotta. and now a prisoner at Fort La
fayette. The Fort Henry correspon-
dent of the New York Times says the
son is young man who never did any
thing in particular. except to use sub
sistence from the fortunes which his
father earned. or rather gained from
the people Of Iowa; yet the moment the
war broke out, he. together with hall
dozen other fellows from Dubuque,
bolted South. and offered his services
to the rebel Government.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-03-20

BAKER AND SrosE--Now that Stone
is arrested for treason, the words OF
the gallant Baker, when be received
the order to give the enemy battle at
Balls Bluff, must recur to every mind.
1T is my death warrant said Baker
He obeyed the order and lost his life.
Is not Stone guilty of murder, as well
as treason?
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-03-20
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WAsHINeroR. March II. so.

Presidents War Order No. 3.--Ma-
jor-General Mcclellan having person
ally taken the field at the head Of the
army on the Potomac, until otherwise
ordered, he is relieved from the COM
mand of the other military departments,
be retaining the command Of the De-
partment Of the Potomac.
Ordered. further. that the two De-
partments now under the respective
commands of Generals Halleck and
Hunter, together with so much Of that
OF Gen Buel which lies west Of north
and south line indefinitely drawn
through Knoxville. Tennessee. be con-
solIdated. and designated the Depart.
ment of the Mississippi. and that. until
otherwise ordered. Major General Hal
leck have command Of the said De.
partment.
Ordered, also, that the country west
of the Department of the Potomac and
east OF the Department of the Missis-
sippi, be a military Department. and
the same be commanded by Maj. Gen.
Fremont.
That all commanders of Depart
ments. after receipt Of this order, re-
spectiVely. report severally and directly
to the Secretary Of War; and that
prompt and frequent reports viii be
expected Of all.
[signedl ABRAHAM LIScoLs.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-03-20

E The Mississippi prisoners taken
at Fort Donelson were told on their
way to Chicago that they were going
to the Lincoln Wigwam." which in
censed them highly. though hundreds
had never heard of it.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-03-20

WORSE THAN "SHoDDY."-A cores
pondent from Hilton Head gives the
following negro idea of bomb shells:
1.-THE Yankee balls so rotten dat da
bust an fly bout so dat de pieces kill
many our poor massas!''
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-03-20

@ Tom Sayers and circus mana
ger were followed through the streets
Of Liverpool, recently, by an excited
crowd who supposed them to be Mason
and Slidell. Such is fame.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-03-20

~ Let nobody forget that the mail
clad gunbosts and the mortar boats
which have born so glorious and, in
deed, indispensable part in the recent
triumphs of our armies in the West,
were planned and commenced by Gen.
Fremont, and constituted one OF tbs
great evidences Of extravsganee and
Incompetence on the part Of that on
cer.--Y 7. Tribune.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-03-20

R Small as the American navy is,
DR.. Russell, some time ago. wrote that.
for its size, il was the most perfect in
the world; and the experience Of the
past two or three months seems to
Justify this compliment.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-03-20

w After all the hullabaloos about
runaway slaves. the whole colored pop
ulstion of Canada, East and West,
falls short of twelve th0usand-yerify-
ing the old song of "greAt cry and little
wool"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-03-20

~ The seth Ohio Regiment, Col.
Peter Kinney, is now at Fort Donelson,
and the SD, Col. o. F. Moore, is at
Nashville.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-03-20
[Signedl ABRAHAM LrNcoLS.
Executive MANSION,
WASHINGTON. March s.

Presidents General War Order, No.
9.-Ordered first, that the Major Gen.
eral commanding the army Of the Po-
tomac proceed forthwith to organize
that part Of said army designated to
enter upon active operations, including
the reserve, but excluding troops to be
left in the Notifications about Washing
ton. into four army corps, to be COM
manded according to seniority of rank,
as follows:
First corps to consist Of four divi-
sions and to be commanded by Major
Gen. Mcdowell. Second corps to con-
sist Of three divisions. and to be COM
msnded by Brigadier- Gen. Sumner
Third corps to consist of three divi-
sions, and to be commanded by s. P.
Heintzleman. Fourth corps 10 consist
of three divisions, and to be commanded
by Brigadier Gen. Keys.
Second-That the divisions now COM
manded by the officers above assigned
to the commands Of corps shall be en-
braced in and form part of their re-
spective corps.
Third-The forces left for the defense
Of Washington will be placed in COM
mand of Brigadier General James s.
Wadsworth, who shall also be military
Governor Of the District OF Columbia
Fourth-That this order be executed
with such promptness and dispatch as
not to delay the commencement Of the
operations directed to be undertaken by
the army Of the Potomac.
Fifth-A fifth army corps, to be COM
manded BY Major General N. P. Banks.
will be formed from his own and Gen.
eral Shields (late General Lander's
division.
[signed] ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-03-20
WAR GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.]
EXECUTIVE MANSION, !

~----sN - y '--t-r - - ~ - - -
The Presidents General wsr Order
No. lit is considered that on the
e9d day Of February. 1869. there be a
general movement of the land and
'aaval forces Of the United States
against the insurgent forces. That
especially the army at and about Fort
ress Monroe, and the army of the Po-
tomac; the army OF Western Virginia;
the army near Munfordville. KY the
army and the florilla at Cairo. and a
naval force in the Gulf Of Mexico, be
ready for a movement on that day,
that al the other forces. both land and
naval. with their respective command
ers, obey the existing order for the
time being. and be ready to obey
additional orders when duly given
That the heads OF departments and
the Secretary Of War and
the Navy. with all their subordinates,
and the General-in- Chief with all other
and subordinates Of the
land and naval forces, will severally be
held to their strict and full responsible
ties for the prompt execution Of this
order.
TCiunnd1 Appauau TrNcotr
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-03-20
GREAT VICTORY IN ARKANSAS.

GREAT VICTORY IN ARKANSAS.
Gen. Curtis Official Report of the
Battle Of Pea Ridge--T6rible Fight
Of three days Durstion-Ben. Nc
Culloch KiIled-eallantry of Gen.
Sigel-Tribute to the ,valor of the
Ohio. Indiana, Illinois and Missouri
Troops.
Sr. LOUIS. March 1.-THE follow
ing is the official report Of Gen. Curtis:
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-03-20
IMPORTANT GENERAL ORDERS BY
THE PRESIDENT.

How the Grand Movement was Direc-
ted-The New Army Divisions
Mcclellan no Longer Commander
in-chief-Fremont Restored to active
Duty.
WAsHNeroS, March 1.-THE fol-
lowing orders by the President were
published by authority in the Intelli-
gencer this morning. Their impor-
tance and bearing are manifest;
The Portland daily press., 1862-12-17
MaaicIpaI Coart---Dec. 10.

Peter To~le, convicted Of being common
drunkard, was sentenced 10 80 days imprison-
mens In the County House Of Correction. He
appealed, and furnished sureiies in the sum OF
ESQ 10 prosecute his appeal. J. oDonnell,
ESQ.,, for the defense.
Josham Field, Cor larceny from the store OF
Ira 4. Farrington, was fined one dollar and
costs. There were some extenuating circum-
stances In this case, which induced the Court
TO impose a low ine.
Catherine A. Tilley and Bridget Rooney,
two Of the elothes-linc thieves, pleaded guilty
the former, 10 the larceny Of mirror, the
property Of Thomas Markey, and the latter, of
waterproof cape, the property Of chas. H..
Adams They were sentenced TO two months
imprisonment In the County Jail.
George c. Erwin, a lad, for throwing snow
balls In the streets, was fined one cent and
costs. amounting TO s3,42.
VIM. Magner, arrested for taking the horse
and sleigh OF James Carlin, was discharged
Carlin stating that he should have let him had
the horse, had he known who it was.
Paul l.. Cloudman, Of Westbrook, was con-
victef Of being common drunkard and was
sentenced to 30 days in the County House OF
Correction. He appealed, and furnished sure
ties 10 prosecute his appeal
The Portland daily press., 1862-12-17
Supreme Judicial Court.

CRIMINAL TERM.-DAvTs, j., PRESIDING.
TUEsDAY-Timothy Donahue was convict
ed of adultery with Elizabeth Treat. J.C
Woodman, Esq, appeared as his counsel, and
gave notice, after the rendition of the verdict,
that he should file exceptions.
The first jury was then discharged from
any further attendance.
Aimon Emery, Of Gorham. indicted at
former term for keeping drinking house and
tipping shop, pleaded nolo contendere, and
was fined 500 and costs, which he paid H.
J. Swasey for defendant.
Elizabeth Treat, indicted for adultery with
Timothy Donahue, pleaded guilty of fornica-
tion and was sentenced TO 30 days in the Coun-
ty House Of Correction. JsODonnell, Esq,
FOR the defendant.
Court then adjourned to Saturday, Jan. Sd,
at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ.
All Of the indictments found AT this term
have been disposed Of, and also large portion
Of The continued cases, leaving but very few
actions on the criminal docket undisposed Of
The Portland daily press., 1862-12-17

sr Three wolves were recently killed in
Dennysville.
gyA Dublin dentist has left a surgeon
ESQ to cut his head off before interment, so as
to ease his mind about being buried alive
.H- The Boston Post and Advertiser have
reduced their sizes to provincial proportions,
aud though IS per year, they are but trife
larger the Press.
GA young woman in New Orleans shot
a fellow for asking her if she would marry him.
He popped the question, and she the question
ef.
% The Portsmouth Chronicle SAYS Col.
Gilman Marston of Exeter, is reported to be
one of the batch OF newly appointed Briga-
diers.
SB-The Turin papers announce the arri-
val in that city of Kiapka, Kossuth and Tele-
Xxi, who, il is added, are preparing to start for
Greece, with large number of Hungarians
sg- In crossing the Rappahannock at Fred
ericksburg, Gen. Howard had the division,
formerly Sedgwick's, and was in the van, in
the post of danger.
sB-Orpheus c. Kerr says that "umbrellas
and horses are near relations, my boy. We
put one up when it rains, and we rein the
other up when we put"
sE- The English papers delight to expati-
ate upon Gen. Buffers "barbarism." During
the week ending Nov 18th, food was distrib-
uted in his department, and by his order, to
over 1909 families of British birth, comprising
over 1900 persons. That is not more than
half of the whole number he had to relieve.
sB-The experiment of Thanksgiving Day
did not prove great success in Canada. The
papers describe it as dull and stupid, and
blame the Governor-General for setting forth
the "bountiful harvest" as cause of Thanks
giving, when in reality it was the ''worst ever
known"
gc The Boston Post gives circulation to
old Sam. Houston's fling at Gov. Hamilton, as
drunken vagabond," or some similar epithet
but does not inform its readers that this same
drunken" Texian was at one time the demo-
cratic candidate for the speakership against
John Sherman.
gB AT the present moment, if lady is in
vited to stay at Compiegne as the Empress
Eugenie's guest for week, she must take
with her no less than twenty-eight different
toilets, for the iair guests are expected to
dress four times day, and it isn't at all the
thing to appear twice in the same costume.
sE- The New Orleans Delta says that the
Mississippian publishes despatch conveying
the surprising intelligence that ex-President
Buchanan will be a candidate before the
Pennsylvania Legislature this winter for the
dignity of L. 5. Senator. His purpose is stat
ed to be to yindieate himself before the coun.
! try.