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St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19
NOT ALL, WHEAT.

Minnesota Is a prc:tulineutiy whe,a
growing State, the best; probably, al
things' taken into consideration, 10 tn
Union. Wheat, we'll put in. is; almost :,
sure crop. In most other States it is lit
tie more than a mere chance whether, fle
the farmer try Ill known expedisnts, ;,
will get crop Of wheat worth the .labo1
of. harvesting. In. looal,ties where whea
once grew, it grows no more, in .State.
where, formerly, good crops. were conf
IDENTIFY expected, now the chances Of i
poor, shrunkeh, smutty y, rust ~ crop are "a
great that farmers have abandoned. and
continue to abandon, the raising of wheat
Such,it is confidently predicted by tbe
observing, will eventually BE- the fate 81
Minnesota. And such assuredly It: viii
be five continue to raise wheat and moth,
ing else. Our farms will run. down past
resuscitetion and We, shall have to leave
them tor new and virgin Soil to cultivate.
It's q question Of no little importance how
fur man may continue to rsissc wheat
year. after year with profit. If be- isip
debt and: must raise wheat to extricate
himself, We shall not object To- his coming
NOT his heart blood, but the life Of his
soil to become free; but, for any other
is ruinous policy to raise wheat
continually, exclusively, with no rotation
Of crops until lis soil is reduced to barren
ness. Wheat has been raised eight, ten.
aud We belisve dozen years ii, succession
in Minnesota, without manure, and with!
put anygerymarked deterioration in crops
but what can be supposed to be the pres
snt condition Of those soils So treated -
How much labor aud manure would it
take to bring them' back to their original
Fertility?' Such is poor policy, and should
not, but in exceptional cases, be adopted
We must raise, other crops than wheat :,
corn, oats, rye, barley, timothy, clover,
'orgo, potatoes, rutabagas, carrots, sugar
'eets; we must raise stock to- consume
What is notsalahle or too heavy Ito trans
?eft te 1Rs2Ekst tsgh horses. cattle, ,hoss: sheep;
,s 'sqdFy, J. and kseP nR The fertility O Of pns oat
eriorate, and the Minnesota 81 eRefdtt Rsteffe
'ears hence, will moi, in point of Agricul-
ural prestige, be the; Minnesota of to- day;
Red W3"g Republiean. ~:u
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19

An army officer says that from time
to time, he has heard complaints in the
army about everybody and everything ex:
oeptSthe, Northern ladies and their devo-
ton TO- the country. After more than
years experience in the field, he Is unable
to recall a. single syllable Of ausht but the
heartiest commendation Of the fidelity to
the cause Of the woman Of the Free States.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19
..r0 GIVE Is TO LIyE,..

e. There is whole sermon on right living IL
this 6ne poem, which, estray, in the newspape,
world, has lost all signs OF psternity.] ~
Forever the sun is pouring his gold "
On hundred worlds that beg and borrow
His wsrmth he squanders lon submits cold,
His wealth on the homes Of want AID sorrow.
ia, withhold his largess ofprecious light,
Is to bury himself in eternal night:
To give .>;@'| ~
The flower shines not for itself at all, ~
Its JOY is the joy it freely difusss;
Ut beauty and balm it is prodIgal ,,,s.
: And it lives in the life it sweetly loses.
No choice for the rose but glory or doom I ~
To exhsle or smother. to wither or bloom :3,t !
To deny
f'.t - Is to die. -. -:
The seas lend silvery ain to the land,
The land its sapphire streams to the ocean :;
Fhe heart sends blood to the brain Of command,
. The brain to the heart its lightning motion
And ever and ever We yield cur breath
TIN the mirror is dry, and images DEATH: II.
l. To live .,! !.t5 e.. ~
' -. -. .,~~> Is to give. .,.
He is dead, whose handi not opened wide -'.
To help the need o. human brother; o., i.
He doubles the life of his lifelong ride,
Who gives his fortunate place 10 another;
And q thousand million lives are his, T..
Who carries the world in has sympathies
Todeny
p" Is TO die. 4
Throw gold to the iar-dispersing wave,
Andyour ships sail home with tons oftreasure;
Care not for comfort, all hardships brave,
And evening and age shall sup with pleasure;
Fling health to the sunshine, wind and rain
And roses shall come to the cheek again :-g-,
.-7t. !. 10 ,g,;, s!Xe !: x-a.s.
What? is our life? Is it. wealth and strength
live, for the Masters sake, will lose it,
Se shall find it . hundred fold, at length,
While they shall forever lose who refuse it Il
Ind nations that save their union and peace
It the cost Of right, their woe shall increase
~ '"r ~" They save lsly L
'"i -. <-.. A grave. =. "...- i
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19

Hooker was examined before the
Joint Committee on the Conduct Of the
War The flst question presented,was to
what he attributed the failure OF the move
ment on the Peninsula: He stated that IS
he was on oe:b be must answer the qucs-
ton. = rH Ho attributed the failure to the in
competency Of the Commanding Gen
'eral.-S. y q =. 1s:.;.:., ..---..
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19
worts with difficulty, and heard each other
With still greater: difficulty. They mum

worts with difficulty, and heard each Other
with still greater: difficulty. They mum.
bled, they chartered, they laughed, (if q
sort Of stranglcd wheeling mig ht be call.
ed . laugh, J and as the wine sent their icy
blood in warmer pulse through their veins;
they talked of their past as if it were but
. yesterday that had slipped by them and
of their future as if it weresa busy ceut1-
~ that lay before thems * .xs.s ssrr.s.
AT length came the IAsr dinner and
the survivor ot the twelve, upon whose
head four score and ten winters had show
cred their snow, ate bis. solitary meal. It
so: Glanced that it was in his Ii 1use, and at
his table, they celebrated the first. Tn his
cellar, too,, had .remalncd for eight and for
ty years the bottle they had then uncork-
ed, and which he was that day to unoo,k
again: Il stood beside him: With q fee
fble aud reluctant grasp he took the ."ftail
memorial of a youthful VOW, and forl: a
moment memory was faithful to her Office.
She drew open the long vista of buried
years, and his heart travelled, throughthem
all their lusty and blithesome spring.-
their bright aud feryid spmmer,-their
ripe and temperate autumn, ,-their chill
but not too frozen winter. He saw, as ID
a mirror, one by one, the laughing & COM;
paniops Of that merry house in, Richmond,
had dropped. into eternity He felt the
loneliness Of his condition, (for he had es-
chewed marriage, and ia the Veins of DO
living creature ran q drop Of blood whose
source was his own and as he drained
the glass which he had filled, :sto the men,
ory Of those who were gone,,", the tears,
slowly trickled down the deep burrows of
bis aged face: - >''' ':7' dj>7 @s71 @5>,t
He had: thus fulfilled one part of his
VOW, and he prepared himself to discharge
the other by sitting the usual number Of
hours at his desolate table. With heavy
heart he resigned himself to tie gloom Of
his own thoughts letharggici s,eep, stole |
over him; his head fell upon his1 bosom; =
confused images crowded ~into~his mind /
he babbled to himself; was silent ! ind
when bis servant entered the room, alarm
ed BY a noise which he heard,sf fe found 7
his master ST s!Eessbedu eduap }PqRa quRat 81 ~hiok 6s
had slipped in 40 spoplectic it,; He new
er spoke again, nor once opened his eyes,:
thoush the vital spark was not extinct till
the following day. . And this was the LAST
DINNER !H>'G - y va )" s.1-,:t. l.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19
A Brave Yankee Tar.


The New Orleans correspondent of. the
Boston Traveller narrates the folloxing:
Il 'Wiiliam Read, an, old sailor. and man.
oewar man, who was on board the Owas-
co, was one Of the heroes Of the fight at
Galveston. During the hottest moments
of the battle between the Owasco, and the
rebel batteries, this man, who. is forty
eight years Of age, received sesere wound
while in the act of leading his rifle. His
two foreingers on his left hand were cut
away, and the surgeon ordered him below,
bat he refused to 80, and tying his pocket
handkerchief around His fingers, be re-:
maiued on deck doing good e2ecution.-
Not more than thirty minutes after, an
other shot struck him in the right sho"l-
der, and the blood spouted ont through his
shirt. Mt,ster's Mate Arbana then ordered
him to 60 below, and have the Surgeon;
dress his wounds. The brave Old tellcw
said, No, sir: as long as there is.any tight
ing to be done, I will stay Or deck, sy
After the engagement was ovee the
noble hearted sailor had his wounds dress
ed and properly attended TO-. He is now
on board the Owasco, and whenever they
beat to general quarters you will see VIII;
liam Read, standing at bis pest ready for
orders. He was told one day BY the Cap
tain to 90 below, as he was on the si,k list,
and bis place was in the ohospitdl; he was
displeased with this remark, and replied !:
No, Captain, my eyes are good, ard I can
pull 3 lockstring as well rs any on 'em. -"
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19

z,;-fTisa common remark With the con- oa ny
perheads, that but for the 1aabolNo1ists E
there would have been" no rebcahonLet II
..therefore." say they, "|stds :anitt.o,!putss
dcvn abolitionisn;R he& lsas.e,sa - y,t;5
Very well. Now :ve} have 70 says that
but tor slavery there could have been Is !
iohists-t'Ierefore, No cay, let US all!
unite TO- exterminate slavery.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19

I"~J01 !" H"S nuasN -9GSkee W III TGkIau q
parties ! and bsns ana Td..ees2 ?" I woulc
Hive tii! biiim do What seas 70 him as lIis duty
1nto far as the geae.arqtessioaoi is concern.
LED, I affirm tbs. i i Bis night, = = Chris:
ttiao hban, to determine whether; IL /, .be:s,ji
for him toe encourage these things. I
might discuss this question Of example
With him but %. night + am only speaking
Of liberty, aud Of The duty ofcvery maj man = 70 d
usesit Christianly wiilr'regard 10 his fellow;
men,. let him do that, aud then act, and
act hldly .s.==::::- 49,,
1.-The same. y stsus~invrespeot to~eames.
J! !n tle irst place, no. game is, in and Of
ltself, suppose, injurious or harmful.
Cards are not billiards ase not; ten bin,
are not; No games that I know Of a,e in
andsof themselves h,rmfbl. /, IS circ,ulm-
stances that make one and another Of them
injur: ous.7 And. in regard to them, Ill I
hold thai there is a Christian libsrty. :
WELL tske my own case. If. |, we're
Simply aud merely literary ma man, without
any mora function without any Is, relation 10
the community as moral teacher i hold
taat t:':N i would be proper for netos do maus
;tnin:s that At y y improI er for ma to do aox
simply because I am center IF ohser4a.
tion. q '43S>~' 1''1E.:: u SsFs!s1t! !1.1T>.i:l
!: | do not think there would bs NJ k1st
'harm IN the world 10 my going sto5 Irvi1p
Hall to see a. game Of :bilinres ,pl.y.d, to 5
witness a billiard teurment. But would,
I do IL :? No. Why? ." Because I xould
not. get enough pleasure t. pay for ali the
racket and misunderstanding that it would
occasion. Every piddling aewapaper.
every, insignificant editor that could not
write an article ana that wanted a sep,psa.
tion paragraph for his columns, al over
the country would make q noise about il 9:
and / should receive ALL ysnumber of letters
saying, t:Mr, Beecher, did You,eo? Hon
wUdru "a Z re<.r 1fr,r
balance any qualification that I Light re-
alize from what I saw. Not b:cause Il
would be wronsy, mark ou bat s;nply beRs
cause it would be inconvenient: .It.vould
be proper for nc to go out on rainy nixht.
without an umbrella, but it would, Be b H.. -
'onveuieut, for / should have Is change
my clothes. 5;I :sr.z} te'- @zsI 49,
And 50 it is in regard tosman5r tkinss+
hat are on exhibition. Lido not know'b but :
might derive much pleasure, without in.
Jury to myself, from. attending operas, but
do notsgosto them 1never have been I
. one: The. principal reason Why do
rot go to operas is that there IRE thousands {
md thousands Of young men ,who have not
'een brought to:see any difference between,
theatre and On operatic performanscsec- a.
md do not SHY whether one or the other :
s right or wfOhg-and many seeing gfme5
%, might say; .'1ihave fright togo; where ),
le has," and thus be lied TO stumble. =
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19
Capt. US. Infantry and a. A. General,

'-On tho Stb inst, off Cape Fear, the
gunbost Quaker City captured the British
steamer Douse, atter "a exciting chase Of
six hours. She had cargo Of 400 bales
Of cotton, and was bound from Whining
ton, N. G. for Nassau. She was ordered
% New York for adjustment. { j Il .'7fs -
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19
ST. CLOUD BOOK STORE.

1OHN ". ROSENBERGRR would respect.
y fully inform the citizens Of 81. Cloud and
Northern Minnesota that he hss purchased The
entire stock Of the st. Cloud Book Store and
made lsxge. additions thereto. and has now on
hand . complete assortment Of Books, Sta
tionsry, Fancy Goods, Newspapers and Maga-
etc., etc:,' Also, the Standard Series Of School
Books. Persons will lind it to their advantage
to oprocure their St. Paul and New York Daily
and Weekly papers st this store The numef-
Gus patrons snd friends Of the Old st.. Cloud
Book Store are cordially invited to attend 3,
= v4n84-1y Gr5L d271H .@rTrsJ H5ll
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19

There is isno~good authority for ASSERT,
ing that the President is about TO- call for.
the conscription Of coo, 1000 .men:,s " han.
the cali is made ii iss believed. that il xill
10. exceed SOC, 900, ifip:faet,<it appro.eh.
es within SO, 600 ot;that namber.;;,ss -
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19
HONORs EEAPED ON MINNESOTA REG
/: IMENTS. v,c; ); .r. ::

In General Order No. l8, dated March
5th at the Headquarters Of the Army of
the Potomac, General Hooker pays the
following high compliment to the gallant
boys of the First Minnesota !" '','>
The following regim9eents and batteries, ap-
pearing from the inspection reports to ha ve
earned high commendation from inspecting
officers, it is left to the discretion Of the corps
commanders, having regard to the efficiency of
their commands, to increase the leaves of ab-
sence and furloughs to these commands, for
the fifteen days, following the receipt Of this
order, to three instead Of two enlisted men for
every one hundred present for duty, and three
officers instead Of two, as provided in General
Orders No. 3. .:.
Regiments-First, Second and Twentieth
Massachusetts {; Tenth and Nineteenth Maine ;;
Fifth and Tenth New York; Fifth New Jer-
sey One Hundred and Eleventh Pennsylva
MIA; Third Wisconsin; and F1Rsr MINNESOTA
VoLUSTEE1s. &c. H.. ..,.~. 3....
The glorious old First is thus recogniz.
ed as one: :ot the eleven best Regiments in
the Army Of the Potomac distinction
which they have pobly earned, and which
will follow them through all the future
history Of the State and Republic. 4,
The following letter from Headquarters
Of the Army Of the Cumberland, which
we extract from the correspondence Of the
st. Paul Pioneer, will crafty those inter-
ested in: 4 the welfare Of tie SSecond," and
do honor to our North Star State - -
HEADQUARTERS DEPT OF THE CunBERLAND1 !
Inspector Generals Office, T25 5@" =
1Murfressboro, Tenn, Feb. Z, 1868.
Col. JAEEs GEoRaE,; Commanding Company
g, Second MINI. Volunteers: ...,t..
Sin The General commanding desires hue
to state that he is extremely grati6ed to learn
that your Regiment IS amongst the number
that may be held up as an example worthy Of
imitation. ''oaId w9t ~ ,>i57 sG}j =, -. ..
Il, Those who submit TO discipline cheerfully
aud take . soldiers pride in the personnel
he feels confident, can be relied upon in an
emergency. 81 t@-1A ssnf., 49,: 10, .~..
The General desires you to read this on pa
rade. Il >.t7oH sisr :. :,.5 <.-.,f....,
fTg4 am, SIR, very resp't, your ob't ser't,7 ! =
l::4" +, .'';o.s ~@A .:g%. JAMES CURTIS, ,.
| .,V. Can't us. Infantry and A. A. General
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19
REAL ESTATE AGENCY,
ST. CLOUD, {: MINNESOTA.

LNXrENSIVE Explorations Of Land in this
IL District subject to private entry, and long
experience in Land Office business, give the un-
lund and the locstion Of Land Warrants.
LAND WARRANTS for sale at q small I'D.
vance on Nesu York Ps1ces.'>} :sa y4..@ -:
Contested Pre-, ,Emption cases prosecuted be-
fore the local and General Land Office.
Attention paid to the payment of taxes in
Benton, Sherburne, Morrison and Stearns
counties, IL 81 :. .. =. .".
Town lots for sale in St. Cloud. g.. 4
v3n4l-tf l.. A. EVANS.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-03-19
TtiE DEMOCRAT

SV6 06OuN1NNe
Il rablishsd at st.. Cloud, stearns County,
Minnesota, every Thursday afterno on :.
OsRloa: CoRxEn THIRD AvHxUE AND WASH
s. Ix0ToA STRII1.g s~a,. --....
--ooee--< 49,
TERMS d29,a' ,'97:o5
<H 9S!F or la' = ~..n (
0ae copy, one ysar.aano1 ri 1,t0
r ri,' 'opis'' one year., ~, ,S26 6,2S ii.
Twenty copies, one year, tand one @d' }
copy extra to the getter up of the :.
club, " 2O,OO, =:
Psymsntmus invsaisbly bemade in advance
RATES OF ADVERTISING ~
8ns column, one year, esss@- ~. $50, ,O0
uAlf column: sAi ii,onr, a. : il, So'oo 'Oo
One-fourth Of column 1000
ono square. (ten lines or less) one week, 100
business Cards not over six lines, 500
over six lines and under tens go 100
Legal Advertising Done at legal rates.
All letters Of business to be directed to the
EDITOR. .,...
JOB PRINTING
OF All kinds neatly, cheaply and expeditiously
executed.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-09-25
r. WILD,
House, Sign & Decorative
p AIN T e X.
Shop on Second Street, Cedar Falls,
MISSES A. & S. McNALLY,
Fashionable Milliners,

HAVE JUST RECEIVED A NEW AND LARGE
supply of Millinery Goods of the latest styles and
adapted to the season. Thankful for the generous pat
ronage bestowed upon in the past hope to merit
continuance Of the by paying greater attention
than heretofore to the quality of goods and manuac
ture New goods received weekly Shop opposite Post
Office, Cedar Falls, .ss.. .........- ..,.,.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-09-25

my body, and I longed to close my eyes, hu-
they seemed to be kept open by q horrid fAst
cination. After trying tho edge Of the knife
and preparing cloth, and giving one hnAl
look to his instruments, my eccentric friend
pressed his fingers close above my heart, and
said f s..j tr eae
This is how ! am going to manage, it,
my friend am first going to cut circle
in the flesh above the heart with this knife !;
it will not hurt much, as shall only Just
cut through the skin, and the knife ia exceed
iugly sharp. shall then proceed to dig
deeper with this instrument, and finally ex-
tract the heart with this p "5n
The reader may imagine my sensations
during this cold. .blooded recital, for / am ut
terly unable to describe them; but when the
sharp steel first pierced my flesh, and felt
the warm blood flowing out, all my past life
seemed to pass before my mind in moment
of time, only to make my desire Of still living
and the horror of such an ignominious death
tenfold.
Slowly the sharp knife ploughed up my
flesh, making my blood freeze in my veins,
and my eye-balls burn and feel ready to
burst from their sockets; and now felt my
reason gradually leaving me the strain up
on my nerves was too much, they must give
way but considered that If they did, nv
only hope would be gone; for if | moved, /
should be choked with the rope round my
neck.
Slowly the sharp knife, impelled by the
steady hand continued its deadly course ;
and now the circle was nearly accomplished
when felt that the speed of the train was
being gradually diminished !; ray of hope
illumined my breast. looked into my com
panioE's eyes to see if he too noticed that we
were nearing F., but he was too intent on
his horrible work. aft .masia.5.a u5ayF
At length he leaned back and said -
There is now only about an inch more, and
l shall commence the deep cutting"
Onlyabout an inch! And the station was
yet some way off Only about an inch -
My life hung upon the mcrest thread ,,;.,5
1t was not long that the experimenter ad
mired his diabolical work, he soon fell to it
again but saw the lights on F. Station
fash past the window of the carriage, I saw
| a strange arm sieze my torIncntor, | heard a
loud and appalling cry like that Of baffied
wild beast, and became insensibe.
For weeks after this lay between life and
death in brain fever, brought on by the in
tense excitement and fear of those twenty
minutes. .... ....-n -s...,
| | afterwards learnt that my pleasant com
panion had been doctor and surgeon, but
that when he was young man and just mar
ried, having performed an operation on his
wife to remove a cancer, of which she after.
ward died, he went out of his mind, and
had been ever since attempting to escape, in
order that he might perform the dreadful ex-
pertinent which so nearly resulted in my
death. .r- o.. ....,...... a.. .....
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-09-25
UNION RESTAURANT!

r WOULD RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCE TO TIE
people of Cedar Falls and vicinity that pre-
pared to supply PARTIES, FESTIVALS and private FAM
LIES with everything suitable for GENTEEL DINNER or
| an EVENING PARTY. warrant everything from my Es-
tablisIment TO be OF the first quality charge. All
lovers Of Ice CREAM and such luxuries will please call
and what can do for them My prices reasona-
be.- . tiEsE aE@a fe1AE d. d. DEvINE, tsg-
Off - 1926 TsHs Main Street, Cedar Falls s
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-09-25

The Prince Of Wales having gone 10 haI
ifax and left his wife at home, tlsS Eskits|
papers had paragraphs saying that shs ~
ndisposed. The AorRin0 Post Is. howeveI
out with the" Interesting" stafenHeh{ az
the general health Of the lady Is rood !: b,I
in recommending her 10 abstain lrom yisi}
ing Halifax, n 3 Hs advisers haze en-
sought 70 save her from over.exertion whicse
It is " now desirable for her not 10 incur"
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-09-25

OH FRiENDs.

The old, old friends! S9 ra
Some changed; some buried some gone out o
sight;
Some enemies, sndIn the worlds swift flight
No time to make amends.
The old, old friends
Where are theyf, Three are lying In one grave;
And from the far-of world the daily wave
No loving message sends.
The old. dear friends 81 itesr, -
One passes daily; and one wears mask;
Another, long estranged, cares not to ask
Where caaseless anger ends.
The dear, old fiends,
so ,nany and so fond in days OF youth /! a7
s Alas! that Faith can be divorced from Truth,
When love in severencs ends.
The old old friends iitit als.l .'
They hover roapq me still in evening shades;
Surely they shah return when sunlight fades,
And Me on God depends q