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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-11-30

RooAS.-FHE AID DE CAMP-A PO-
- nance of the War, Y James D NcCaba
Price -. The CONFEDERATE-By = So1th
Gtfoilan; Price 81. Famine. Cosette. M
Name. Great Expectation. Strange story.
AT POMEROY'S.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-11-30

- 91as5UT FOR q SOUTHERN Illus.
every aa n 30 1nsssG 8 for saturday. November 18th.
&C., a adsslrabe = men, 8
NsslsssS4 ~ ee r5fIy for dsl-@
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-11-30

GTAEL PENS 800 gross Joseph Gil
0iiOtt's Steel Pcns-yarious kinds nv ~ sin-
Sle box or quantity. At PONER0Y,S
\Italeigh, Jane l., 1863. ar
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-11-30
ExcHANGE NOTICE. So. 7-R1oHnnSn

Miners, and the 4th and 18Th MissiSsiDp; Reri-
meuts, All captured at Yicksbnrg, Jaly 4th. 1863.
3. The general officers captured at Victsburg.
July Attn, 1858. were declared EXCHANGED July l3tn,
1888 ROlI OULD, Agent a. Exchange.
Oct. "a, 1919. lO-tt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-03-12

NISH STANDS IN NJ A r X E T.--These
L stands will be rented for one year, to the
highest bidder, on Saturday morning, 14th IN
slant, at 20 O clock, a. m Terms, cash within
twenty-iour hours from the hour Of sale, or the
stand 10 be re-rented in the case Of any default
Il, j. P NHIIEMORE,
NH 113t& Clerk of II arket.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-03-12
IATE;; FROM EUROPE.

fi;v Of Baltimore arrived about midnight,
,,~;ro;op Liverpool adyices to the 18th ult
- q. 1:.,<,+,, },;r ?sv was celebrated Nv a
a>,I' - T.nndon Minister Adams smoke
9''!, ,too'. # {tanera) WASHINGTON, and his
!" o",D =. +1a .n;nn.
922I.s - za are being made at
"'J'S - o ~ The officers of the shin
Ho'o' i;r,c;d Who hid a]so been thte,l CT
w. ,.. lTr.t;c ~ he ;;o;sav
LIE '''1n = s'? .t..,.,;a
I' - +bn T!onco # Lords. F1crd Strathe5en at
no "a, nest q Earl Russell, pos 'n3n4ied till
tie u q March ms mot'on calling loi te cor
espoh4enee w. '"e 1t o,,tho
t!>> sr1|''' se,'a,.,ta (.Gvora>non+
7n] paluar,ton denounced, il strong Ian
goage. the shipment Of l.e5roes, BY France.
from E1gypt TO Mexico, ana ca'ieo upon =! Tue
Lre11A ':o' o'"' 49, ~ vt:'.i - baJ
,',bnt.I y: pa1Ii.,non, an3 the o,inciral
Authorizations agreed IT,
lord fanerston n reply 70 ~ inquiry, SAID
. that the only otGclaI docanaents 'ilat mao oeeh
issued BY the brltlsl: IToSerrn'nenC re!aHv9 &c
the proposed meol&tlofl q HFahce III she ala, I,
d the = D., vas ear noS7ell leC'et 81 w
l3th ct AQvembeI' "hlch mas oeen a'ready pug
lished lie 2on5dglve 10 information as TO the
reply OF 1Sle o. = "o'eI's'e'1? 70 'n' l"s1 oAo-
m v1l1r'' et;reIv na wean those two Govern
mo0ts.
Ihe 'Tjobe says Il believes the d'f1cuity With
ol = WIZ 2e promptly ~; ne|]|sSGo:i 7 -.
altb wa. 1 3Irar.oss;nr e.t f,ctlr;jv ~
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The Detroit Advertiser denies that tanik-
1er, the cause OF the rot n that city Isl negro,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-03-12
NEW YORK LITTER.

NEW YORK. jl'II"IER.
Correspondence Of the philada. Inquirer1
New YORK, March ll-Tbere were some
i've Or slxlnches Of snow IN the streets when
| we aWoke up this morning; but YARN SUD ,i;1-
ring The day has about sed it up. to he &l.-
preIDe disgust q young New York, that
calculated to get 1t least one good sleigh ride
| out OF it. Sleighing, a. well as skating, has
been dead failure his season.
The Democratic politicians in this meri3ian
you will perceive. are growing holder and holder
n their denunciations Of the consciiI> tion
Bill.
An inpo1 tant suit against BanE; President
was decided in the Supreme Court. brooklyn,
to day. Two Or three years since the farmer s
Bank Of Wexford, t. J.. was robbed Of q
large sum OF money. and the President OF the
institution had sir. Brown arrested on Sis
picion Of commItting tbecrime. GA being dis
charged. he brought suit for false Inprson-
gave him verdict Of 5000 damages.
Among the passengers on the steamer Africa,
for Liverpool to-day, is bliss CarIotta Patti,
the well known concert singer, and sister Of
A3eina Patti. The : trica takes o1t 81 3l5,-
264 in specie, On freight.
No little colnmotion has been caused among
the members Ct our crack regiment (tile Scy-
onth, J ~ the resignation Of their commanding
officer, Colonel Marshall Leiferts. This action
causes much surprise and regret, as the Cole
mel has always been q favorite officer.
Wall street was tranquil to-day. Gold.
ft,reign exchange and merchandise were lower,
Without much inclination II speculate ii any-
thing. The nogl-sr1i9al Of the Two CT tnGce
European steamers now due, has Tendency
70 restrict operations. 81 impression pre-
walls that those steamers will bring intelligence
from france Of az exciting character, and unti
that impression is disSipated CT confirmed:
capitalists, merchants and soccu1atoG2 alike are
not inclined to hazard large ventures.
IN regard to Major and brjgaCii3r Generals:
there are several still hanging fire, and the
| chances arc n favor Vi their noC being con
1G,ned.
NIxoN's nI2porRouE --I>ES. :Sr0<E AHD
THE Como CONDENSATION. The great COMIC
combination announced for tonight should
draw a crowded house: Den. Stone, Jimmy
Reynolds and Sam Latj!rop Is indeed novelty
and those End Of hearty laugh, we would ad-
wise to 90 the circus this evening, it viii tend
to drive dull care away. Putnam is also per
formed.
s@ws~assasHsEa1aEa=sEssn1ss@ss
DID.
On the l1th inst DOUGLAS GREGORY,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20

Talleyrand, the illustrious diplomatist
one day found himself between Madam,
do Stael and Madame Recamier, both in
innate friends and celebrities.
"You say cherming things to us both
which do you preferY" said Madame d
Stael suddenly.
Madame, such question, you know, j,
= vsritable ambush. Take care, the pena
code
"Prince. no subterfuge here Which
do you perfer. the brunette or the
blonde 7"
"It will be her who will honor me with
look
what. stll diplomatic Well, l will
put the question in another form. Sup
pose while sailing on the Seine this even
ing the boat should upset, and We should
be in danger of drowning, which one
would you heipy"
"Both at once. or that one that was in
the greatest danger"
"Bst, Monssigneur, BE- fraak for onoe
in your life Suppose the psril be equal
~ imminent? Z"
"Well, would give my right hand 70
you, Baroness, and the left hand TO Mad
ane Rscamier."
"But, If you could only save one--only
one--do you aaderssAnd r.
80, Madame, you who know 90 many
things, | suppose can swim,' replied Tai
loytuD0, &K&*
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20

TIE FRHNca EArsRoR ON lNrERvEx-
rIoS-The Paris correspondent Of the
New York Express makes the following
interesting and important statement, I'M
der date of March 90:
CATER an interview with one Of the
highest officers of the French Govern
ment, and in the immediate confidence Of
the Emperor, / am enabled TO declare,
positively, that the rejection of his last
peace proposition has occasioned Nspole-
on III. no other sentiment than one OF
profound regret, and that he has no in
tention TO adopt any action in the prem
ises, Of character to give umbrage TO
the United States
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20

Rebel dispatches report that large Fed
eral reinforcements had arrived ut Grena
da, Miss, and that the new plan is to SEND
. large force to each of three railroad,
running south. Grant joins Rosecrans
by water; Kirby Smith assumes command
OF rebel force west of the Mississippi,
AiexAadria to be the headquarters.
A Chattanooga dispatch admits Van
Dorn's defeat at Franklin, and contains
IN account oft.
Carolina.
Richmond papers report the arrest an 4
return on Monday Of nearly 400 reb4l
officers.
The Examiner of 18th Gays 5oth Win.
ginia regiment destroyed Federal csyaI.
rycsmp near Williamsburg Five Federal,
killsa, and several wounded.
Fort Magruder is immensely strength
saed b new rsdolbts and rifle pits. led
seals shelled the town three hours, bu
nobe1y M hart. Some Of. III rebel for
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20
Llf. A 0srr.anY.

Mr.. ]. Ross Browne, in letter from
Frankfort ont the Main. thus sums mp the
peculiarities of old Europe
Everything here has soporifc tend
ency. One week is the same as another,
aud 80 Of months and years, allowing >
small variety for the seasons. There is
no progression ~ 10 California. People
become stagnant at the age Of thirty; at
forty they become pussy, waddle like
ducks; at fifty they become bald-headed
and apoplectic, and carry their hats in
their hands to keep their brains cool; at
sixty leg or arm gives way or has to be
drngged along or nursed at seventy they
take to hand carriages, and get rilcd
about the public promenades By servants
in livery at eighty or ninety tLey give
out for want of breath, and help to make
vegetables for new generations. All TIL,
time the sun rises aud sets once . day,
for three hundred and sixty-6-, days in
the year; the town clock tolls the quar-
ter hours, and the hours; the police mount
guard at the gates and salute the passing
officers the soldiers hug and kiss the ser
want girls evenings in by.wsys and the
alleys; aid burghers take their afternoon
strolling around the glacis and drop in
their regular beer house, where they 81,
tor hours, gossiping over the affairs Of
the city; children go to school and back
again, with their satchels on their backs,
and in course Of time go to business and
gradually merge into old fogies like the
rest of the good citizens, and SO wags the
world ia Germany"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20

How is THIs.-A clergyman in Black
lick tp., Indiana county, Ohio. in admin
istering the Sacrament, debarred from
the Lords table all who were at heart
traitors to their country" A hue and
cry was raised among the Democracy of
that region that the minister had forbid
den democrats to par.ake Of the Holy
Sacrament. Is this confession that a
Democrat and traitor are the same
thing? On any other assumption, Re-
publicans had as much right to be often
ded as Democrats.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20
TT. Monroe, April Is.

Richmond papers ofthe 18Th, received
contain The following,
Jackson, Miss, April l6.
The enemy's troops At Lake Providence
have moved to Vtcksburg and Grenada.
The boats going up to vicksburg was 3
ruse. A cavalry movement commenced
on Tuesday. A large Gre was observed
yesterday above Vicksburg. Supposed to
be the burning of the Federal transports.
The Yankee forces are in possession Of
New Carthage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20
New York, April Is.

A Fort Monroe letter, dated the 18th,
in the Herald. says from deserters it is
ascertained that Longstreet in person
commands the rebels near Suffolk. Also
that the greatest portion Of the rebel army
is withdrawn from the Rappshannock,
and is concentrating in Eastern Virginia
and North Csrolira
Gen. Seymour, Chief of Ger. Hunters
staff, left Monroe on the 10th, for Port
Royal, with dispatches.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20
ft. Monroe, April II.

TT. Monroe, April II.
The Richmond Examiner of the 10Th
contains the following:
Chattanooga, April Ia.
Major Dick McCandlass captured au
other train on the Nashville and Chatta.
nooga r. r.
The gunboats and two transports on
Cumberland river have been destroyed by
Wheeler's command.
Van Dorn's fight at Franklin, Tenn
is proved to have been exaggerated. The
loss was only SO on each side, and Fore.
mans battery, which was captured, Wal
retaken.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20
Charleston, April IA.

An quiet tonight. The enemy occupy
Coles, HAWAII and Seabrooks Islands in
considerable force. protected by few
gunboats. All his transports have left
this vicinity.
A committee in Congress is now in
pest.gating the conduct Of Assistant Pre-
vost Marshal, Geo. Alexander, for char
ges of much cruelty to prisoners IN IN
charge at Castle Thunder. The allegec
cruelties bear several unpleasant shapes
such as tying men up by the thumbs
ducking, beating, &c.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20
Suffolk, via Fl. Monroe, April II

Yesterday p. m, the enemy drove back
our skirmishnrs on the Hunterton Road,
which is Gen Curcoran's font, and open
ed on Fort Union with t.o pieces Of ar
tilery. Our forces at once replied and
drove them back. Our skirmishers on the
South Quay Road drove them back some
miles from our lines. Deserters say the
enemy intends to make an attack this
week. Guerrilies prowled about our
TANKS yesterday, killing one man. and cut
the telegraph wires which were soon re-
paired. y .
Both railroads between Sufolk and
Norfolk arc in running order aud amply
guarded by cavalry patrols.
No letters are now allowed to be sent
forward by flag of truce, except to prison
ers Of war.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20

ces are on the ridge oomu.anding the city.
Few Federals show their heads.
Rebel accounts of the destruction OF
gunboaw and transports on Cumberland
proves an exaggerated version Of the Pal.
myra affair on the I'd. Another rebel
account says they destroyed 800 .0OO
worth Of stores at the captured camps n
Williamsburg.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20

DEsPor1sn VS.. FREEDoA. des-
potism rules the sbolionists triumph
where freedom exists democrats triumph.
This is the ruie--choose ye between them
-ICopperhead paper.
"Where, oh tell me where !''
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20

RHODE lsLAxD.--The elections for re-
representatives. 70 the Assembly Of the State
have been completed. and The Legislature
stands 10 Union men to rs Dsmocrsts-
. majority 10 favor Of the Union party Of
53 votss on joint ballot.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20

New York. April l8.

~SOW 4 VHHt ~APf'' 80
Charleston, l3.--All quiet. A few
blockaders and the frigate lronsides off
the bar are only stopped in sight. A
steamer arrived this morning from Ber-
muda, with cargo Of army equipments
for government.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20
vlaWhen Lieu

-UaWhen Lieutenant Col. Cummings
had bis leg shot of On tho Richmond. he
exclaimed. as he was being carried from
the deck: "Get the ship b., boys, and
they may have my other leg" But,
alas that shot took his life as we'll as
his leg. He died in few hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20

E1-A correspondent Of the Nashville
Union, who has been within the rebel
lines, writes
"Morgan's full loss at the battle of
Milton, has never been published. He
had 26 commissioned officers killed and
wounded. His whole loss was not less
than 900 officers and men killed and
wounded.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20
Commercial.


s., IL A MI l. l..
WHOLESALE GROCER,
100 Corner Fourth and Main Streets.
--
1sos.s sp''i Is u.
neutrality-suspicious. $751; apvist wAs.,s xtrs -
3 u Pail WhsatkxtrsesG GO,
CORN MEAL-eoc9si o. = 100 As,
BRAN ANDsHoRTs-ss4 Toe isuAs
SHIP sTUPY--s0o.
CoRN-soS0 s3c p bush.
sARLEY-ei 90 70 81 10.
wHxAr-Fsii u eossi Nv Spring '6s zoe v III.
KYE-5o8b5e
OATS % 10 n5c.
pOTAToEs-6o TO 7sc. Retail 0oc.
SUGAR - New Orleans fair i9ei prime -
choice i,eIarined 10; crushed and powderedI7.
A0LASsEs -- Belchsr's Sugar House 75c; Col
dsnsyrupsn d sse--very scarce; sorsuui $50 zoe.
COFPEE~Rio s4saoe; Java 49, Lasuyrs IS.
RlCE-92i0c.
soAP-Pslm 10, Family gte, German Sc.
CANDLEs-s,arls; Mould M.
TALLoW--se.
LARD-7 Q Sc.
BUTrEH-common Toto RAE; Choice IS to soci
| staii as.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Hams sI,lts no sales.
| Sugar Cured H4ms. &C., retail 10
LEATHEk-soie 3<4 rs iisttsa 4c0A.
HIDEs-Dry Film, ise. i'ry saltsa u; Grubby halt
price grssn ste; green ahesp peits LOCATES;
green hog skihs Use.
HAY-Timothy siaEls 90, bsiea eta G,0eI4
Prairie 81 Ooes %.
Satisfactorily ~ % 10 { 10. FLAX Seed % TO
- SOL good demand.
OEToNS--ei IS.
EGGS Ia den aud &c.
! WAITE HEANs--Common TO coed 50 to si 10
rrin,p Nav. sa@ea -.
rEATHEKS-- 3a9<o.
1RUir- Dried Apples &c per b. Dried Peach
- hills. loo. Rsisia.ss oo1es rs.
GREEN APPLEs--oi % bush.
CHKEsK-Denmarki Ice. HAMBURG, AT.
BEEF CArTLE-3o4egross.
suEEP--oe ooos % Shead.
sALT-G.A. o. rs sack :Kanaw ha "a go o. NO
. e.nei; Lake ~ 1s4ea0.
PIsH-MacksreI,No,Isi sbbi. NO ceii
cen, No 3 ss&oie. whtts Fisl, 50 ts33o
? half Dbl. COD Pish TssSA
oILs-Coai OH. SO 10 Bocj retail 6s. Linseed OF,
81 % tas ~. Lsrdo:i, u p0toi 80 Fish on 81 IS
- a. ~
BEk5wAx-3e 20 a5c-
var HoGs-s3 80 TO o40p nsli,
gAGs--wooien = Cotian+e.
oLDiRoN-Ic -. Erass Toe ? D Copper
lie y D.
ExcHAHeE.--on New YorE y percent .banksbls
FUNDS; Philadelphia, Boston. Chicago and cIncin.
nsti xper cent St. Louis X per cent Geld ~ TO
IS percent. bpyinE.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20

TAt the battle of Somerset the Sew
enth Ohio cavalry captured flag from
Scots rebel cavalry, made from a silk
dress of one of Humphrey Aarshalfs
daug hters and presented by her to the
rebels only about three weeks previous to
its cspture.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20

SOMETHING New FOR THE FARAEss
The Agricultural Bureau at Washington
has received eighteen cases of rice from
our Minister In Japan. which is adapted
to the uplands Of this country. IL is now
ready for distribution to all who make up
plication for il.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20
New York, April Is

The Cs,awbs, from Port Regal 10Th,
reports that all the monitors have return-
ed to Port Royal.
U. S. troops occupied Seabrook and
Folly Island.
Gen. Forcy, Capt. Worden and other
officers came a. passengers by the Ca
tawba.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20
Wilmington. N. G. April 10.

Wilmington, N. G. April IU.
Steamer Flora arrived here this morn
ing from Nassau, with cargo of coffee,
saltpetre, DC.
The Government store houses at Branch
vile were destroyed by fire on the l9:h
inst, with $4,000 ration Of bacon and
large quantities of -four and sugar.
Gen. Wheeler, on the 18th, captured
two trains between Nashville and Muir.
freesboro, together with $50. 1000; also a
number of prisoners, including 2 majors,
8 captains, and 5 of General Rosecrans'
staff
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20

sOr Kirby Smith, who is in command
in Arkansas, is apprehensise Of move
ment on Little Rock by our Nrccs. and Is
accordingly terrifying the river between
Little Rock and Cedar Bluff.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20

~ A man named Jonathan Oxford
was shot in the neighborhood of Clear
Creek, Daviess county, Last Saturday
lie / reporAedstA have sid that be knew
of bushwhacking expedition being or
ganizsd for spring, whenupon he was ar
rested, aud af,erward, il attempting to
escape, Was shot.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20

IupoRTAEr TO CArHoL,cs.-A decree
which was previously ratified BY his high
ness, Pope Plus IN. has just been pro-
mblgated in New York 1t provides ex-
communication for al Catholics who per-
init themselves to be married by Protest
ant minister, and invests the power Of
pronouncing the anathemas in the Bnh-
Op.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20

wWhen the torpsdo-rcmoving ma
chine foated into Charleston harbor, II
wasn't the first time the Devil got into
that city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20

ET The Immigration from Europe
promises to be unusually great this spring.
The low price of labor abroad, and the
high price Of il here, is the cause.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20

~It is l.!'essd Sat hoy - &C will
furnish good quail = -. - printing
paper. Mr. Laphaw, .! iierkimer coun.
1, New York, has made some satisfacto
ry experiments, and nov sdvsrtisss fol-
FIVE tons of the vines, to be manufactured
into paper.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20

When the rebels asked Uncle Sam
to let them alone, he wouldn't do it but,
when they asked John Bull to let them
loan, he foolishly complied.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20
MIDNIGHT REPORT
Washington, April 10.

II is stated that the Commissioner of
the General Land Office is preparing in
structions to discontinue the Topeka land
Office ia Kansas, and transfer il to Atchi-
son as soou as practicable This will no.
interfere with the public sale o lands or
dered for the Sd of August next, which
sale will take place at Atchison.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20

ARCHBISHOP HuGHEs ON CoNsCRlr-
roS.--Arohbishop Hughes in letter to
the New York Herald expresses the opin-
ION that "if = law Of transcription had been
adopted twenty months ago in the North,
as it had been in the South, the re-
suits would be OF more humane conse-
quences to both sections than they are
to-day"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20

ET The two Memphis papers have
been suppressed for publishing contra
band news.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-20

WESLEY AND HIS PREAcHERs.--He
prescribed the minutest rules Of life for
them, even such as concerned their phys
ical habits. He found that some became
NERVOUS. " more probably by too much
work than by too little, though be thought
otherwise. He gave them advice on the
subject: "Touch no drink, tobacco. or
snuff. Eat very light, if any, supper.
Breakfast on nettle or orange peel tea.
Lie down before ten /; rise before i've
Every day use as much exercise as you
C II bear; or murder yourselves by
inches" These rules he AIDA, .are
as necessary for the people rs the preach.
ers." He allowed his itinerants, how
ever, to drink glass Of ale at night after
preaching He Intercepted them closely
in his printed Minutes about their habits
.'Do you," he asked, "deny yourselve,
every useless pleasure Of sense, imagina
ton. honor ? Are you temperate in al
things ?--to take one for instance, il
food? Do you use only that kind, sne
that degree, which is best both for the
body and soul 7 Do you eat no fest
suppers no late suppsrs ? Do you SCI
the necessity Of this? These NATURAL,
tend to destroy bodily health. Do yo'
eat only three meals day? If four, ar
you not an excellent pattern to the flock
Do you take no more food than is neces
sary at each meal? You may know, j
you do. BY load at your stomach, By
drowsiuess or heaviness, and, in while
by weak or bad nerves. Do you use onl
that kind and that degree of drink whicl
is best both for your body and soul = D.
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for health ! When will you begin again
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