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St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-03-27
The News.

The Geographic reports last night,
though quite full, were uninteresting.
The principal portion is occupied by de-
tails Of the late battle at Winchester
The fighting is said to have been terribly
severe. The enemy's loss is reported at
over 200 killed, 500 wounded and 800
prisoners, including an aid to Jackson
Our loss is about IS killed and l25 wound.
The arm Of Gen. Shields is badly shat
tered, and owing to an imperfect setting
must be reset.
Secretary Stanton has concluded not to
arrest the New York and Boston editors
as previously reported.
Advices from Fort Monroe are .utd to
be quite conclusive that the Merrimac is
out Of the dry dock and prepared to run
out when she chooses. The Monitor is on
hand.
Special dispatches state that Fort Pike,
New Orleans, is said to be in our hands.
The rebels at Island No. 10 lave not
burned their transports and barges, as pre-
viously reported, but were transporting
cannon and ammunition from the Island
to the main land.
The Nashville was not burned by the
rebels. but has made her escape, the
vessels blockading the harbor of Beaufort
not being fleet enough to catch her,
Neither was Fort Macon blown up. In
fact, We cannot tell by the telegraph for
certainty that anything has been done.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-03-27
From Col. Miller.

We have received from Col. Miller 4
copy Of the First minnesota, published at
Berrysville, Va, by some of the typos of
the gallant First. Most Of the items Civ
en- by it have already been copied by the
St. Paul papers, and We will therefore give
only the following as specimen:
On 'D1r.--The men of the Minnesota
First are principally ihi11erites. They be-
lieve in an early ascension-tor JEFF.
It will not be difficult to discover the
similarity between the italicized word and
the name of the popular Lieutenant Colo.
mel Of the Regiment.
The Colonel has also sent us a "secesh"
shinplaster, miserably printed on still more
miserable paper. 1t is a twenty-five cent
order issued by the Corporation of Charles:
town, and made payable to bearer in Vir-
ginia bank notes when presented in sums
of five dollars. A man must be awful
poor who owns that much of it.
We give below several extracts from a
private letter received by Gen. Mitchell
from Col. NJ. A portion of it being icon:
traband" we suppress; though if we were
certain the Government would send for rs
to 60 Oh to Washington las it has for sew:
eral New York and Boston editors on the
same grounds-paying our travelling ex'
penses, ETC., ETC., We should be sorely tempt:
ed to give the letter entire. But here il
a portion of it:
'"HAnprR's FERRY, March 18th, 1852.
any DEAR GEx1:-I have not heard from
any one in st. Cloud for IN age, and scarcely
ever expect to again, as the DEnoolAr does
not come to me. ..:. >:'..- ~:
"* ~ ~
s'Our new Colonel reached us four days ago,
which will materially tighten my work. he
is son Of sully, the artist in Philadelphia.
and has been in the, army twenty7on years.
'.My health is still very poor, and the sur.
geens, want me to 60 to Minnesota for . month
or tive; but SO long rs can sit=upon horse
ct all I will remainswith, my brave companions
in arms" ~ <s-,te,. 194..;..
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-03-27

siouaries without leaving them discretion
ary powers to choose their field of labor.
The funds which this mission have nearly
or quite thrown away in St. Paul would
have given asgreat impetus to that cause
i expended at several othsr points in the
State. Next evening at five o'clock I
started for Faribault and rode until after
nine through The storm which still toontin-
ued. As:on my former visit to: Faribault,
I stayed at Attorney General Coles, leo
tured next evening and started at five ID
the morning for This place where va, e.
pectod as the guest Of Mrs. Mann, who
keeps the American House. Her son,
lately editor Of the Telegraph, had kind
" made every arrangement for my lee.
tura on that evening Saturday. in tho
Lyceum room, which was SO densely pack
ed that all the standing as we'll as sitting
room appeared to be occupied. I had a
special request to remain and deliver a
temperance lecture, butas I am unacquaint-
ed with that subject I concluded to stay
and lecture this evening on "Babies 4
Co.," which I take it comes nearer to tenn.
perance than any other question know
anything about. stay the more readily
as there is no way to get forward before
tomorrow. I have sent an appointment to
Hastings conditional upon tho stage get
ting from here to that place to-dayin time,
as had been informed there was daily
stage between these points aud only learn
ed at Faribault that it is tri-weekly. I
shall go home that way but it is not prob
able I shall stop again until I get to St.
Paul, when hope to hear from home.-
Sometimes 1 am almost wild to get home
aud feel determined to start by the first
stage and go straight through, but can:
not afford to drop my work. 1t is :'work,
work, work." for the lecturer as we'll as
other folks and no matter how much the
heart hunger may gnaw I will do my work.
There, forgot to write ever so many
things about Faribault and must leave
them for another time. JIG. s.
P. ST. do wonder if the rebels have
ran away from Richmond yet, or when
they intend to start.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-03-27
The Telegraph

Is becoming quite an institution: 1t
brought US news tho evening before We
issued last week that Island No. 10 had
been captured, and we announced the
fact" in our largest type; but the next
evenings dispatches brought = sweeping
contradiction of the whole affair, informing
US that fighting was still going on At the
Island and that place does not appear to
be any nearer to being captured now than
then. =" 49,. - ~. .~.# e
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-03-27

JOHN BRowN-"H1s SouL1s MARCH.
ING or Lutte Taylor, editor Of the
Prescott Journal, who has recently return.
cd from the, east, says, sA5i j Ia Ia.:.a.s
eve have. just passed through nearly
the whole belt of Northern States, and ev.
erywhere-on rail car and in stage coach,
in the crowded city, in the busy village,
aud along the country road, we have heard
that'strange, ianciful, but grand, inspiring
war song, about J Ohm Brownsbeiny in the
"army Of the i Lore" while. chs. soul is
marching on" Wherever floats the Amer
lean Flag and the American soldier keeps
stop to thesmnsic: Of the u MON, the air 10
resonant with that, triumphant Ichorus--a
tribute, not to what John Brown did 10
defiance ofelaw, butte athe grand, Guncon-
querable, freedom loving: spirit Of the
man, sn~EHsfsf@ stig att..:.sii s,s.Y ,..;t,x.s
II ..,4--z ~ : .
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-03-27
Editorial Correspondence.

MORTIFIED, March l4th, 1862,
DEAR W1LL.-I wrote from Rochester,
but as two other letters mailed at that
point failed to reach their destination, it
is probable this too may be missing. The
business Of carrying mails through the Gen.
ter of the State appears to be rather poor
y managed. ">' s
At Rochester made my home with
your namesakc, MIR. Mitchell, editor of the
Republican. He and his wife were ex-
ceedingly kind; and he appears to be do
ing we'll with his paper, although it is re-
Gently established and the second Repub-
Gcan paper in Rochester. He has formed
partnership with MI. Hoag, proprietor
Of the press on which the Mortified 7ele-
graph was published and the Office has
been moved from this place to Rochester.
We shall all regret this. of course, and miss
the Telegraph from our exchange list. 1t
is the second paper which has failed in
Mortified, and as the press is removed,
there is no probability Of another being
started soon for experience must demon
etrate the fact that no matter how intelli-
gent and public spirited community may
be in town of few hundred inhabitants
which is not county seat, Newspaper is
sure to cost more than it comes to. It is
rather amusing to an old publisher
TO- hear tho people in a town Of three
or S.@ four hundred inhabitants com.
plain Of tho want Of enterprise in their ed.
itor. Some man or woman would take
the paper if it was "worth anything" !
surprised one ofthese conditional support
ers Of the home press by informing her
'that i every family in town took two cop.
les and paid cash in advance It would not
justify tho editor in setting up two extra
columns each week-that : dollar and a
half MAJ ., small matter in tho yearly ex-
,psnsss. Of tho smallest paper. 4 find lit
strangely common for tho propnstor Of
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-03-27

b@- We will receive wheat, oats, corn,
-four, wood, good butter, eggs, or anything
else We can use, in payment Of subscrip-
tons to the DEMOCRAT or debts due the
establishment. Now is the time to SUBJ
scribe or settle old bills.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-03-27

lUsxD UR.-Ths slaighing.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-03-27

TIE BATTLE OF PEA RIDGE TIE
rebel official reports Of this battle give &C.
counts Of the death Of McCulloch and
MoIutosh. Price also received :: flesh
woald. 6t; s@~a r4>& 3itt1 s.*.>5+ ,Fn:e5 70 .
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-03-27

the evening with a pleasant audience
The handsome stone building for semi.
mai ~ which was only up to the second sto.
ry when was there last has been carried
up, rooted and the second story finished.
This contains one large hall or chapel and
two recitation rooms. A Aourishiog school
is kept in it. Rev., Williams, formerly
Pastor Of the Free-Will Baptist Church
Minneapolis, is, principal, besides whom
there are five other teachers. .Wednes.
day afternoon I came on to .Owatonna
through what the driver said was the worst
snow storm of the seasoa. Part of. the time
one could scarce see Two rods through the
driving snow. I went directly to my old
friend, DR.. Wares, and as it stormed all
the evening did not go out, although all
arrangements had been made for lecture
Judge Donelson resides at Owatonna. ]
met daughter of his and learned that the
United Presbyterian church has quite a
flourishing congregation there, the Judge
and all his family being Of that taith:--
There is also congregation at Wilton,
eighteen miles east, and they have been
without presiding AL winter, while Mr..
Mccartney is kept at St. Paul preaching
to one-sixth the audience be, would have
at either Of these two points. It ia1a;mis.
take for Mission Boards to send ont mis-.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-03-27

place next day. On the same day the 10th
Gen. Burnside sent q 5forcs. with several
gunboats to Washington. NO opposition
to landing Ourtroops occupied the town.
and the Union a.g is flying On the Court
House. 81 H.. ......, =. I
FROM ISLAND NO. 10. - :
*%@ NJ, CHICAGO, March 26. q
~ Advicesf from Island No. l up to Sum-
day night, say the mortars are gradually
reducing the batteries. ~ .s-:-
I Battery No. lois si]eneed, and also the
batteries on he main shore u T.
The encampments grow smaller every
day. ss.a*s:s<''s' szess. r
Transports are apparently carrying away
troops.
Sunday night large fire was seen on
the Kentucky shore, supposed to be trans
ports, ignited from bursting shells and
burned. ,n:~i1'.-:*~ is. =.
NASHVILLE NEWS.
,CH1oAoo, March Is.
The Nashville correspondent of the
Times arrived at Cairo and reports Buelrs
entire army under movement, General
Mitchell in advance ''.' ''' =. ri.
Governor johnson has put newspapers
under military rules and suppressed one or
two, and has issued a proclamation OF a
conciliatory character. He said he desired
to winpeople buck to the Union but should
deal vigorously with treason. -
Etheridge made speech. Hesaid sla.
very would be abolished if VIC couldn't con-
quer them any other way. 7':- II :~:'
The new government was to 60 into op-
Grafton this week. Warning is given that
any one uttering treason will be arrested.
Union feeling is gaining ground. Bust
ness pretty much resumed. All stores
again open and prices much reduced.
The Journal, of Boston, and the SAM
day Mercury and the Journal Of Com.
neerce Of Now York are suppressed by or
der Of Secretary Of War Their editors
and proprietors were arrested and ordered
to Washington to be tried by court mar
tial for violating the ffty-seventh article Of
war. -,
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-03-27

BLAcKwooD.-This old philosopher,
looking staid and solemn as ever in his
r1sset dress, has made his appearance for
January aud February. Both numbers,
for some reason, came at the same time.
It had been 50 long since his last visit that
We had almost concluded his feelings in
favor Of. "Southern Rights" had carried
him so far that he had concluded to secede
from US. But the old gentleman has. too
much sense for that and although he
manifests disposition to misrcpresont US
and favor our enemies in the present strugg-
gle, yet there is 50 much good contained
between those brown covers that, We are
constrained to overlook this error, The
best talent England produces is employed
upon this Magazine and the Reviews, and
the two numbers before US are fully equal
to any that have: preceded thom. To sch
Of our readers as may desire = magazine
rejecting the first English sentiment
on literary, political and religious ques.
tons, we unhesitatingly Recommend
Rlackwood. The present will be found a
good time to subscribe, and below we give
the $50 '' -.....> =
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-09-05

DIpS'r LIKE TnE SUnEcr. Mr.. Steele
was putting up splendid sui, OF apart
monts. ono of the largest Of them was to
be devoted to public lectures. aud lao was
very solici,ous that 1t should be 80 construct.
ell as to ~ favorable TO the transmission Of
sound. lIe was very slack IN paying his
workmen and one day, when be was quite
behndhand in this matter, he came sudden.
ly into the midst Of them 10 see what pro-
crss. they were making. They were u.
work on the lecture room. and he told the
hos, carpenter 10 stand on the ros,rum and
make speech, 50 that he might judge OF the
effect Of sound in the house. The carpenter
took the stand. but commenced scratching
hi. head instead OF speaking. and was
obliged to say that he WAS better hand at
cllnehing mails than arguments. and could
make house sooner than speech.
"Nevor mind" said the owner. "never
mind that; cay the frs. thing that eom's
into your head"
"well, then, your honor. " ] must, 1
must 90 here goes We have been working
hero for sax months past, and have not TO-
celyed one dola- Of our pay. and We would
Jus, like to know how soon you intended to
d. the far thingT
"yery we'll DONE" 'aid Mr.. Steele;
Z" YOU speak very we'll. ! can hear distinct.
ly, bu, must confess I don't like tho sub.
ne,!"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-09-05
10, The Oxford Democrat.
GLEN Hous.. GoRuhN, y. H., !
I..A A

August lith, 1902.
TRiESD P:-Thinkins tha, perhaps some
OF your readers nigh, ike to know how
matters are going about the White Noun.
talns in these hard times. take this oppor-
,uuiiy to write you few lines. came
here this morning with a party Of lriend',
aud not feeling disposed 9, climb the noun
tain to-day. w'.l spend q portion of the
time. while the res, o, my party are gone
up, in writing TO you. We lef, Bethel Hill
yesterday morning. with private team.
choosing ,ha, eonveyanee for the purpose OF
enablin. US to make collection OF minerals,
plants, insects. etc.. on the route. We
visited the Shelburne Lead Mine, yesterday.
Thi. Mine. situated in the nor,herly part OF
the town oi shelburne, y. IL. was opened
some sish, years since bya company from
New York, I believe. who worked IL year
or more. bu, finally abandoned 1t. as un.
profitable, owing to the hardness Of the rock,
in which the ore isimbedled. ian extremely
hard. coarse grani,e.) and the comparatively
small quantity OF ore TO be obtained. They
did no, abandon i., however. until q very
large SUN of money had been expended. and
an immense amount Of labor done. Three
separate shaft. were 'ank in the bed OF
small stream. (the water having been turn
cd into another channel one OF which. We
were informed. was little more than three
hundred fee, deep, with several tunnels
branching into the mountain in different di.
rections, aud at various depths. following
the veins Of ore. The other two shafts were
each sunk about 100 feet. with tunnel.
branching OF, as in the deeper one. The
shafts are now filed with water. A short
distance from these shafts Is tunnel. some
: fee, high. by four to SIX feet wide. pene-
traiing the mountain q distance OF about
100 isst, through sOlid granite and quartz
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-09-05

rock all tho way. We explored this to tho
end, In search Of specimens Of the ore. We
secured quite large quantity Of good 'pec.
linen. Of lead. zinc, and iron ores. Of differ
ens varieties few small specimens Of cop
per ore. one Of which had n trace Of silver
with IL; also specimens OF tale, calc spar.
and other associated minerals. After sc-
curing as many specimens as We could CON-
venien,ly bring away, we lcf,. and crossing
the river. proceeded to Gorham, where we
spent the night, and came here thi. morn
ing.
Notwithstanding the hard times. there 10
a very large amount Of travel to the noun.
tain. this season. Judging from tho crowds
here and at the ALrINs IlousE and CONAN
IlorsE.
The sump,uous fare. excellent aecommo.
da,ions and hO.pitablc welcome of the gen.
,lcmNnly landlord a, the GLrS Ilor.r, to-
gc,her with nm excallent carrisgc road TO
summit Of M,. Washington. render ,hi. tho
mos, attractive place Of summer resort in
New England.
Tho house was said to be full when we
arrived this morning. but guests continued
90 arrive, and OWN: to the elastic propcr,ic,
OF the House. friend Thompson continued 10
,quccrs in all that came until afternoon.
when he wa. obliged to commence turning
them away. All the afternoon there was
almos, constant succession Of arrivals Of
team. through the " NOTCH" from Conway.
jackson, and other places on the other sdo
o. the Mountain. all Of whom were obliged
% 20 TO Gorham village TO get aecommoir-
tons. They soon hllcd the +" Alpine y and
F" GOrham" " houses 10 overhowing. and
many were obliged to call on private fmi'
lic- for Accommodations. Nearly every car.
riase, As they arrive, bcs hard to be taken
in-Mc willing to lie on the hoor. stand in
corner, or hang on arg, II they can g,
IN. but friend Thompson has one answer for
them all Every sorry TO turn you away,
but the Glen House odHHoi hold everybody.
though /, is made Of india ru5>r."
All the forenoon. there wa, a constant
stream OF carriage up the mountain, and
they are now. ) L. NJ. beginning to return.
ani as my party will soon be here I mus,
close. Yours truly. j. A ).
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-09-05
Tnr Eerrrr.y CARPENTER. Tho work.

TnE EGrrrlAS C.RPESrER. Tho work
men OF Egypt, in the days Of the Pharaoh',
were excellent handlcrsit.men. and never
"scampei' their work. Ia carpentcry the
Egyptians OF old greatly eScrllcJ; their
mode of jOinins boards together is worthy
vf remark, combining as u did. strength
and ncltne,s. When two boards are joined
together On ojge. our modern. carpenters
frequently in.er, small, round pins. The
Egyptian carpenter WAS no. content with
this preeaGtiou, and having u-ed ia, pins
about two inches in breadth, be secured
these again, after the boards had been drIy-
en- together. by round pms driven vertically
through the boards into each Of the ii' pins.
Thus the possibility Of tho join, opening
wa. cfrtc,uaily prevented. The saw. the
ehi.el. the hatthe,. the adz' AMI the drill.
were well known to the Egyptians OF the
time OF Moses, as were the processes OF 'e'
neeripg and dove failing. There is no doub,
either that $500 years 40, the glue 10,
was IN requi.ltion IN the workshops Ol Mem.
phis and Thebcs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-09-05
From the hmer,can AsriculIun',.
Usefulness OF Char coal in Agriculture.

In reply 10 several inquiries, We say ,ha,
charcoal i. useful. Wheth itact. dir rcily
aud specifically as a manure, to any pcrccp'
tiblc degree. may be. perhaps. questioned.
Whether it dccomposes at all may we'll be
doubted. bu, /, acts rs an excellent, absorb.
ent OF gases aud liquid, and - contributes
indirectly 70 the fertility OF the coil. Even
s.arinsly used i, incrcasee tho warmth Of
land, darkenins It's color. When prepared
in the old fashioned way, pilin: together
twenty or thirty cord. OF hard wood, and
covering IL with sods. etc We get not only
good coal. but alsJ in the .wecpinss, refuse
coal. and dir, around an old pi, a eooi deal
OF potash. soda. lime. aud some phosphorus.
Besides the effect OF charcoal and ashes. We
have also that Of fortified " or baked
earth. which is often OF considerable impor-
taneo. Every experienced aoris, will tell us
OF the fne effect produced by il. when
spread in coarse Jumps on the suriac, Of his
pot soil. Who has no, observed how char.
coal dust give, the gta,s OF lawns dark.
rich lus,re! An Acquaintance OF ours, Who
frequently burns coal for market, collects
the refuse dust and ashes from his hearth.
and mixing i, with common coil, about half
and half. spread. the came over hl' grass
and whoa, field. a, the rate Of abou, iyo
cord. TO the acre The effect. he assures us,
i. quite marked. The superior grecnness OF
his field. 80 treated, Is noticeable 10 every
passer by. Another farmer uses the leav.
F ins- OF his Z. eoal-hearih for mixing with
manure in hi. stables, and a' n deodoriter
in drains. rrivy vaults, &c. This compo.,
! he uses on corn. po,aioe. and cabhagc-, and
where il sused he has no trouble with
worm, Of any kind, and his crops are largo
and Of the frst quality. Cases are no, un-
common where charcoal dus, is thrown INFO
hos.peus. aud in other ways incorporated
with offensive manure. TO some degree a,
least.