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The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-23
GILL KEEP ZEN AWAKE ;,

Near Newark, N. J.. lived Z very pious
family who had taken an orphan by 10
raise, who by the way was rather under
witted. He had imbibed very strict views
on religious mattsrs. however, and once asked
his adobted mother if she didn't think: il
wrong for the old farmers to come to church.
aud fall asleep, paying no regard to the SER
vice. She replied she did. Accordingly BE-
fore going to church the next Sunday, he
filled his pockets with apples. One. bald
headed old man, who invariably went to
sleep during the sermon, particularly attract
ed his attention. Seeing him at last nod
ding and giving nasal evidence Of being in
the .'land Of dreams. he hauled off and
took the astonished sleeper with An apple
square on the top Of his bald pate: The
minister and aroused congregation at once
turned around and gazed Indignantly at tn,
boy, who merely said to the preacher, as ht
took another in his hand with sober, hon
est expression Of countenance :'aY ou preact
I'll keep 'em awake ~
The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-23
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.

One Of the most remarkable cases of phys-
ical endurances that we have ever heard ol
has just come to our knowledge. On Tues
day night Thomas Crank, IN employee o|
the Michigan Southern and Rock Island
Railroads, net with an accident At the juno
tion, which, if it does not prove fatal, may
be considered . marvel. Tuesday night,
after his labor was closed for the day, he
went into saloon with several friends. and
drank pretty freely Of liquor. About 5
O'Clock he started for home, alone, walking
along on the track as was his CUSTOM
When abou. hall: way home, however he
was suddenly so overcome by the effects of
the liquor he had drank, that he fell to the
ground, insensible. He remained in this
sleeping stnpor till O'Clock the next morn
ing. and when no awoke, it was TO . full
realization Of the horrible calamity which
had be:allen him. His right arm had been
entirely severed from the body. near the
shoulder, and was lying on the ground BE-
side him. His left arm Was crushed to \
jelly, from the elbow down, and also the hand
With the exception Of the fore finger and
thumb. In this condition, the man rose to
bis Feet managed to pick up the severed right
arm; and actually walked QUE s-fourth Of 4
mile. to his house, easvYsg his arm cih
Aim 81 w. - i ISIS 1 - ...@. ..,
The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-23

The duty Of obeyirs orders is illustrated
by the following incident in ashington's
campaign
One day Washington, sending dispatch
directed the bearer to cross the river at q
certain ferry, and 50 through the Ramapo
Pass to Morristown. The young man know
ing that nest of traitors infested the Pass
ventured to suggest to the ccmmander-in in
chief that another road would be safest
Il shall be taken," he said, "if 60 through
the Pass" "Young man, your duty is no,
tt talk but to obey" said Washington, stern
ly. he went as indicated, and near the
Pass was captured. as he was afraid of being
and. sent to New York, then in the hands
Of the enemy. The next day the dispatch
les were taken from him, disclosing plan
for attacking tho city. were published with
great parade, and tho English Immediately
began preparations for defending it. This
gave Washington time to plan and execute
another movement in quite different direc-
ton, and by that time both the British and
the bearer found that the dispatch was meant
to be taken.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-23
HARD BUT TRUE ON THE CUICA.
GO TRIBUNE.

If there is any difference in the labors Of
the Chicago Tribune, Times aud the Mil
waukee Neos, We fail to see it. They all
sack in every issue to belittle the efforts OF
the Government and its achievements, and
to insinuate doubts and difficulties, and dis .
couragements. The Tribune does it, because
It's favorite General, whoever he is, it not at
the head Of the army, and its favorite policy
is not carried out and the other papers do
it, because, undoubtedly, tLey desire the
legitimate Government should be conquered
and the Southern democracy again restored
to undisputed sway. The motives are some.
what different but the labors and results arc
about the same. The public, before grea,
while, will put them all in the same catego.
ry, If they have not already done it.-Mil-
uaykes Sentinel.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-23

WKALrH Or TuE FA.nkss.-Ths anouni
oi grain going forward, snd still eonisx II,
just On the eve Of smother harvest, shows
The prosperous state ouS hsness ars eetiins
into. Only . ysar o. two since. der wsss
compelled = ssll fhsir erais q soos = has<
vested, IN osdsS y enter their lard oS psy
tieir debts They wers oftsn Obliged 70 ss!l
% much - u Ssp6sr the.nssIsss short be-
fese smother harvest Nov. isvsssr, they
h.vs been enabisd e Evs III uhols ysar
withoaa disposing q thsir seaill filI : boas-
tso0 hsv1st DpIsai1h tn ezlaasis ..
ssst = - = thsy NJ g Isss
The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-23

VINO would have gladly staid at home, who
folt no sympathy for the wicked cause, and
who, but for your counsels, might tonight
be with us in the enjoyment Of life and
health, have been sent, by your pernicious
influence, to an untimely and ignominious
grave. And yet. these women, as they pass
loyal men on the streets, faunt their dress
es as though they were terrific comets and
the world was to be dashed out of exis.
tence by sweep af their trains For true
woman he ever cherished an exalted rever-
encc and admiration, but for those who un-
sexed themselves by display Of treason and
i'll breeding he had none. This rebellion
must be put down, treason be made odious,
and traitors Impoverished and punished
The strong arm Of the government must fall
heavily and terribly on the heads Of the men
who have brought this war on the country.
For one, am resolved to stand by my gov
ernment. at whatever personal risk. I have
enlisted for the war, and will not 60 back
! expect to receive in the future, as have
received already, much obloquy and abuse.
know that l am assailed with fendish
malign;ty. Even to-day I received a dis
patch from one high in authority, warning
me chat band of assassins are on m,
track. How or where they mean to strike
l know not. They are craven, dastard!y
set, who cannot look you in the eye, and
who do their9work from behind your back
or in the dark, or by poison. Some wretch
even now may be skulking in this crowd
awaiting chance to do the deed to which
his master has bribed him. l defy all thi:
venom malignity. Suppose the assassin sue
ceeds, what then \? What have they obtain
ed? What signifies one life when the blood
of the nation is at stake? Even from the
blood Of the patriot, armies Of patriots will
arise and the blood Of the martyrs will be-
come the seed Of the church. In vain the
threat of the assassin's dagger or the pois
oned bowl, for patriots unintimidated will
press forward to freedom and victory, OF
falling will be blessed by posterity. Awake
to your duty, "ennesseeans Come up te
the glorious work Of saving your county,
Let US take a long pull, and strong pull
and pull altogether, and our country shall
stand forth regenerated and redeemed, and
peace..and prosperity again shall bless ou,
borders.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-23
How TO sTACKGRAIN,

The major part of the wheat and oats
grownin illinois and Iowa has to bestacked
for the want Of barhs ID which to house it.
A good stacker is found in but few neighbor 4
hoods. and Is consequence the grain is,
thrown together in piles but to set thor.
oughly soaked BY tho first rain. Itneeds al
mechanic to build stack in safe and efi
cient manner. You can't expect grain to
save we'll when hastily piled tcpether with:
out form or comlinsss. The best form IN
which to put uP stacks is in what are called
ricks, and should contain at least two hun.
drsd DOZEN bundles A bottom made of
poles or rails, ten by twenty, will huld two
hundred and fifty dozen, If rightly put up
Commences in tho middle by laying the first
bundle, the second and third, &C., With their
heads on tho first, 50 that when the f1rst
layer is down the middle will be but slightly
elevated. The second, and every succeeding
layer, is to be commenced upon tho outside
circle finishing up in the middle. The stack
should be carried up to about six feet in
hight, with the butts even-then to form 9
bulge, each succeeding layer should projec,
from two to three inches. until at least siz
feet more is added to tho stack in hight
Then two layers with their ends even, thor
begin to draw in gradually, and j: you can
at this stage Of the stack building, allow il
to stand few hours to settle, it will be o
great advantage to its future good looks, a,
it can be topped out much better, makes .
better job, keeps in better order, and vii
generally settle straight. A good, roune
bulge should always be given the stack, a
there will be much less of its contents ex
posed to the weather. The stack should b,
kept quite level until you commence draw
ing n,then gradually raise the middle so tha
each layer shall lie at an angle downwar,
sufficient to carry off water. Stacking is on
Of the hardest jobs done on farm. To d.
it veU the kneess must come to the scratch
and every bundle receive from them pune.
that will make them lie le,0 and keep d,y.-
Many is the time our knees have soyely con
planned from the harsh contact with stray
and thistles to which they were subjected
We yet pride ourseself that We can build
better stack than almost "any other man,
'and more too." Any one doubling thi
can accept the challenge, providing he bring
his sheaves to Chicago to bes.acked.-
Farmers aIp0cate.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-23

"CoScrLLfATIoN."-An East Tenpesseesu
writing to the Nashville Union Of The at
tempt to ':copcilists' seesssionists. ssys
We might - wsl1 attempt topst snakes .,
hyenas. They Do not istend to b cosc,lis.
ted. Nothing bat appsals 70 their fsar viii
tame them"
The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-23

"a Cox. FARRAouT HALF CESruRY AGO.
The following IS from an article, "Amer;can
Heroism," 10 the Portfolio, relating to 4 fgh'
- years ago. g.. ~...ss,..s ...~~.. Is.
"Daoicl G!ssgow Faragut-a midship
man on board the Essex, thirteen years 0!
age. vas knocked down by . splinter which
struck him on the thigh. and disabled him
durins The rsna;nder q The acsion. While
supporting hiusslf By tha Esiling which va
p'aosd arossd ths hstehv.y On tbs quarter
dsck, - sightsen pound bali earriei a~.y
tie tail q hs cost. Several msa uers XII
= VERY ssas his.yse not ths slightest ehs.ee
vas psresissd sithsr in his eosstsaaDes q
manners. Brit % sooner we5e the coIosy
stSuck than - burss into team. .s... &. &.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-23
HOW JOE WONIIIE PENCIL,

Joe BIS nquestionably the handsom-
est married man in Cincinnati.
Joe sports a wife, besides several other
creature comforts. Well, he and wife, Harry
-. and Geo, and their wives, al board at
the same house. A day or two ago, while
they were at the table, luxuriating on de-
tatched portions Of boiled turkey which had
been stuffed with oysters, the conversation
turned on Christian names, when Mrs. Harry
|contended that she could name moro distin
guished men who had borne tho name o.
Henry, than any gentleman could ofhis owl
name and concluded by offering gold pen.
Gil as wager, against = suitable equivalent
should she win.
The trial commenced. Mrs. Harry
started of with Harry Of the West adding
dozen others.
George-now gathered up on Georg'
Washington the four Georges Of England
Lord George Of France &c.
"Now, Nj. John-what have you to say, ,
said the charming Mrs. Harry.
"Oh l can give you hundred-the two
Adams Lord John Russell -Jehn-Johr
bring me some water, john"
'Stop. stop, you cant win. Mr.. JOSEPH
|-,now your turn comes" continued th'
juicy little gamester.
/ Now, if ever = bashful man lived, it Is MI
friend Joe. He dared not look up. H,
had been racking his brain for ao answer
but to 40 purpose, and in despair, he mad'
one great effort, and raisiDg his head, re.
plisl:
"Ay dear Madam, have lost. Icanno
now think Of any very distinguished ma,
who ever bore the name Of Joseph, excep
the gentleman we read about in the Sacret
Scriptures-he who WAS such f.vorite o
Mrs. Poeiphar, but will not offer him
for t.inkhe ,eas he-too1 I er9 did kea
lef"
"Here's the pencil" !" said Mrs. Harry, ,tosI
ing it ovsr to him. as she and the other h.
dies scud out 1t the door.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-23

A QUESTION OF MAsxEns.-As . very
pompous academic authority was taking 4
stroll, he fell in with boy dragging along
= struggling calf by the halter. The boy
icing too much occupied with his charge "a
notice the great man, the Doctor addressing
him:
"Boy, do you know me ?"
"Yees, does j; you be the principal o!
-" s....s..., ..+...-..-r ". .
"And If you know me you unmanerly
clown, why don't You take of your hat and
make your bow to me 7" s'.z7 ., @=,@,
$50 | wul', il so be as you will take and
hold this ere calf while does it..
The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-23
SUBSTITUTE FOR SILVER CHANGE.

The New York Commercial Advevtiser
the New York Tribune, and many other
journals, recommend the substitution o
postage stamps for silver change. They are
= legal tender all over the country. They
can be procured in any quantity at tho post
Offices, and even after use, If not muliIated
o. legally defaced, can be passed through the
post Office in payment for postage. The,
are printed upon strong paper and are Of ths
most convenient denominations for making
change. with 4 few dollars worth Of stamp.
one may feel secure against any imposition.
by vcnders of large or small wares.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-23
BUSIN ESS CARDS,

C.& J. g. MCCLURE
Attorneys Il COunsclOrs at Law.
RED WING, MINNESOTA.
Special attention given to the collection of
claims against the United States for PAY AND
BOUNTY Of soldiers killed in battle or dying
in the service Of the Government.
Office in Brands new building, next door to
the Red Wing House.
Red Wing, March sth, 1861. If
The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-23
THE CHARACTER, or GENERAL
McCLEIlAN!

The following sketch of the character O.,
General Mcclellan, is b the talented cor
respondent Of the Cincinnati Commercial
whose graphic letters from tho Peninsula,
We have often comtnendcd. The extract
appears in the Commercial of the 7th and
was written after the return Of tho CORES.
pondent to Cincinnati. The extract may
look like 'damning With faint praise" but it
will be remembered that the writer is an ab-
|olitionist, and before he went to the PENN.
sula, was prejudiced against General McClel>
Ian. He says:
People are anxious to know whether Gen.
Mcclellan is the man @ she place he occu-
pies. -candidly, there yet no sufficient
data upon which to issus spiai"ns. Thers
is no disputing the fact that his retreat from
Fair Oaks to Malvern Hill was skillfully
executed. True, it was only seventeen
miles, but mark the conditions, am not
competent to decide whether he is or is no,
= military genius. There seems to be nc
doubt that the regular army officers rely up.
on him implicitly. A few criticise him
sharply, but donot hesitate to say that
they are officers who have given no proofs o
qualities emitting their opinions to respectful
consideration. In fact, think the servic.
would be benefited by reducing some Of then
to tho command Of regiments and brigades
have been surprised at the confidence placed
in Mcclellan by his seniors in service. i
may be that this arises from the army habi
of subordination, and from social influence
General Mcclellan is personally an extreme
ly agreeable. gentleman. I will take tn
liberty to say, however, that with my com
1 jnarativelv limited onnortunifies to firm ,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-14
Help Needed i'm Arkansas,

Some months ago the Memphis and
Richmond papers were scandalized at the
discovery Of secret Union societies in yari-
Gus parts OF Arkansas. The editors advised
summary punishment for all loyal men and
how well their counsel has baen carried
into effect is evident from d letter found iu
the camp of General Price by orr troops.
Tbis letter, dated "Dover, Pope county,
Arkansas, December 18th, 1861" is written
BY James l.. Adams, who applies to Major
General Price for "a situation as surgeon
in your army" He continues
Our men over the Boston mountains pen
and swing the mountain boys who oppose
southern men they have in camp thirty and
in the Burrowville Jail seventy-two, in the
Clinton Jail thirty-fVe, and have sent twenty
seven to Little Rock. We took up some as
low down as Dover. We will kill all we get,
certain ; every one is so many less. I hope
you will soon get help enough to clear out the
last one in your State. If you know them they
ought to be killed, as the older they grow the
more stubborn they get.
Our army is by this time among the Bos.
ton mountains, and We may hope that "the
mountain boys who oppose southern men,"
will have some help--such Of them at least
as are left alive. Still it is a long way to
Dover, and the friends of Mr. james L.
Adams have had time since December 18th
to put good deal of Union sentiment un-
der ground.
But when death by the halter is the pun
ishment awarded to Union men by these
wretches who disgrace the name of Ameri-
can, shall they be permitted to retire at will
from their busi0ess of wholesale and retail
murder, and claim and receive the protec.
ton OF laws they have scorned, and of
Union whose supporters they have assassin.
ated in cold blood?
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-14

"The Minutes of the Minnesota Annual
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church." printed at this Office. are before
us, and we learn from them that there are
lis ministers connected with the Confer
ence, and eigty-four local preachers, making
in all 1919 ministers of this Church. There
are 5.692 members and practitioners.
They have 148 Sabbath schools, l,O46
officers and teachers, and 1920 scholars.
They have forty two meeting houses, and
twenty-one parsonages, valued at 49,, 1888.
Rev. PETER AKERs, d. D. is the Oldest
minister in the denomination in this State,
and commenced preaching in 1921. Rev.
JOHN KEnSs, of Mankato, formerly station
ed in this city, stands next to DIR. AKERs,
and began to preach in 1927.
The preachers came from sixteen different
Conferences, representing every part of the
country. Their present fields OF labor in
c!ude all the settled parts of Minnesota.
They have two German districts, with
twenty two ministers and one Scandina-
Wan, with eleven ministers. Hamline
University is their only institution of learn-
ing; aud we hope that they will have the
good sense to undertake no other educational
enterprise until they establish that On
permanent basis. The last Conference
passed resolutions in favor of an efficient
system of common schools, and the back
ward steps of the present Legislature will
be met with the sternest opposition by the
whole Church, as it will be by the friends of
education generally.
The progress OF this Church in Mime 40
ia has been very rapid. Only short time
ago they had but two Or three ministers
where now are nearly two hundred. The
increase among the Germans, Syedes and
Norwegians, is fully equal to that among
the English, considering the population.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-14
Death Of General Lander,

The death of General LANDER will be a
source of regret to all who were acquainted
with his heroic qualities. His dashipg
bravery and GOODNESS under fire had won for
him the title of the Murat of the American
army. He held his own lite "at pins
fee" in the cause of his country. In the
sharp battles of Westers Virginia, he dis.
played almost reckless daring, and won the
friendship of General MCCLELLAN, and
when the latter took command al Wash.
iDgton, after that awful Sunday at Manas.
sas, be was accompanied by LANDER. Ev.
erybody was fearful that the rehels would
capture Washington, but MCCLELLAN said
before they did it, a" Lander and will be
left on the field" General LANDER was
wounded in the advance into Virginia from
Edwards Ferry, and had not recovered
when he was engaged with his brigade in
the late brilliant operations in the neighborr
hood OF Romney.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-14
Hand Writing on the Wall.

The Richmond rebels are in CONSERVATION
at certain mysterious writings on the walls,
and have arrested John M. Bolts and twen-
ty other wealthy citizens, and put the city
under martial law. The long smothered
fires of the Union are breaking forth in
this serpents' nest of secession. JEFF. Davis
and his motley crew read their doom upon
the walls of their doomed capitol as
did Belsbazzer of Old upon those of bis
palace. The parallel is complete, except
that it needs 60 daniel" to interpret such
words as disqualification Union men
Watch and wait! TIE UNION FOREVER !
The day is daaoming! The hour Of deliU
erance approaches %
Surely the world moves.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-14

The crowd was immense at the depots
in Buffalo, as the rebel officers, Buckner and
Tilghman, passed through there last Thurs.
day, on their way to Fort Warren. The
crowd yelled terrifcally, and the Express
adds:
The glimpse we caught of the illustrious
Simon Bolivar made US acquainted with moth.
ing more than the hat he wore. It was q gray
felt, turned up at the side in military fashi on,
and pinned with three golden stars. His com.
pani0n, General Tilghman, wore q blue mill.
tary cap. Of the individuals below their head
gear we can make no report. They were hur.
ried into the sleeping car of the Central Rail.
road train, and soon started upon their jour-
ney again. The guard tending them ia COM
posed of about dozen soldiers.
-Flocks of reporters for the leading
journals of the country have just arrived at
Washington, keen for coming battles. They
have had no chance as yet to draw the pen,
but like the war horse " they smell the bat.
tie from afar."
The New York Tribune asserts that
General Mcclellan was Breckenridge
Democrat. This is one of the innumbera.
BILE falsi6cations perpetrated with malicious
intent by the Tribune school of Journalists
and politicians. Gen. Mcclellan was not
an active politician, but was supporter Of
Douglas.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-14
Evacuation of Columbus.

Columbus has been evacuated by the
rebels, and occupied by the Union forces.
The mysterious lights seen in that direc>
ton are accounted for by the fact that the
rebels destroyed their barracks, and nearly
all their property that could not be carried
of, with the exception of heavy cannon and
projectiles. From the statement of the
force left there by our commanders, we con-
clude that they are in pursuit of the retreat.
ing foe, and we shall expect soon to hear of
the capture of Memphis.
Memphis and the whole Southern Missis.
sippi V alley stand in the same relation to
Columbus as Nashville to Forts Henry and
Donelson. Columbus being surrendered,
the way is open, for the enemy cannot con-
centrate with sufficient celebrity to offer fur
Their resistance. 1t is too late now to re.
treat beyond the aanking lines of the Fed.
eral army, and construct, about Memphis,
Notifications strong enough to resist our
bristling columns. No time would be given
the rebels to put their cannon into position
and prepare for battle. Even at Memphis
they would be no better off than at Colum.
bus, for the communication to and from
Memphis can readily be cut of, and the
citizens themselves would demand a sur.
render, in preference to being starved out.
The fall of Columbus, that has been
considered as the Gibraltar of the Missis
sippi by the rebels, is of scarcely less i'm
portance than defeat of the rebels at Ma
nassas. 1t was occupied by the rebels
Immediately after the Kentucky election
last summer, and was fortified in q manner
that was deemed almost impregnable, until
the fall of Forts Henry and Donelson. Un-
less Picayune Butler" as the rebels style
him, burries up his preparations, our gum
boats will snatch New Orleans from bis
grasp.