davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-10-10

Ill; n ~ u slss ] 5sasA
- RIss - polpt ssl.ans, - Il
elses Il ~ - ~ -
fure bns I'll ~ Sc ID sanspais
IT. 49, viii forsla assss ~
EsV5s asyIe. NJ 4 fozo ssed hsss ii
.rsstess oFslss I'D pspaset 4 people 49,
have iongsd 10 go The dsas Cd 60
This road VIII asp II Dslla
Blafsa, whore d pest visa sssabllahsd. and
sgissn viii De aasisakis rhiss Rlsss, !
public highwsy vii % opened II The
citizens q aongl led rpm
world. ls5
Ths heath q 60 90, i re- a00 il
IpsesessA ,sBd ths Aoga win ~ letal III
sshS "a fiesday ok 06tOber u lsp sss
81 Iiis DAY mat yhs sgass snd pssapss
were unfurled tc tho breeze over tbs.
state House ID Little Rock. The Iowa
,noidiers down en futile fss sallns MI
own speeches, anahsgging iOs ~ lssn
Gopperheads. Poor fslIows ~ sas -.
knosii DE- yeilandiii hase + sine ~ he !
WIN be defeated or the B.eis sayssit
cannot ssppors I'm iii III = bapsissd ID
thies waters IN SsecseagsilQpiiit and saased
With the oil 81 tEeasors So I asIyise Inn
tosAke R vi ID ea ga
Union, pronouncS ElncsTm D assHpsr.
ana hiss she caoyemf See 81 EAHvis-+sherp
Vim Babbsst nd Ill tf,6 lows askiioras
shout voraferoNsly fss hinA @Hay pssssaps.
no nasy get p tsssyoeas sOass ,sAerASf
d IAel1 yoD. 8ss- Nsaitoss IDspAsoId ElasaEsv
loysz, anf considbr isarifnsuss fsraaEan
ssarsiTDg on, the tory platform 70 SAX or
them sIeEr sHtffaes 90 llfd ballot box.
Secession q Eoo ssAr l0at ~ he.
Coppesheads ol.the NoEtias 10, e1pset add
from the army We ds.nos BransG sn..
futile for beings Demoesat.. but ws,d~
think Il . disgracs upoa, him 70 aTEow;
himself to becomes toelsfoe asmare fac
ton Of shatpaEty, and this faction IL. Ia
yor Of the overthrow 81 ourR epubfio,-
Shame Hpon 8. man. that: hes worn. the
federal uniforms and fought aioneside tho
noble Grant. I taiinR theirs 1nust DO a.
mistake soHnpsasas Sea ; canie thirAk that
the General wouBsB scoop soIow 81 0sbs--
come The leader d. I'D. lfAhons5it ea.oE'
lows. .,-gfssisi .5fFs.It 4I5ss.ssa din
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-10-10
! ii J;


sfass ~ i
The Lattes Day Saints are nc holding.
) confsrsn IN this sisinlsy yprs rs4
I'm ere Sspperhead coil fer ep-.
rssentasiye, preached before bic Cor
ence yesterday, Now, II i : notorious
fart that this SAND Winchester, aaa for
years past, disclairned any connection
sxii8lt The Church, Aad would bscorhs ak
Tended with any one who should cali
him s Mormon; In fact. has denied not
only the Mormon faith, but every other,
and his declared hlmkelf,, repeat Il
disbeliever in everything connected with
tho Christian Esseligign. bsgeHvses through
the hopesof making a few voto4 this hyp-
ocrite prostitutes the cause scf Christiar-
ity. to- political purposes, steals " the liyr
cry of Heaven to serve the Devil IN. fsand
with the sanctifed cir Of ! saiHt goes be-
fore al, assembly Of Christians, and lec4
= < q & 49,.
lures them upon the beauties of holic
ness 7 Can. such an unblushing hypo.
critic expect the vote Of anyyInlan Nho
has any respect for the cause of hris-
tianity |.
nar From the tenor Of our teiegraphic
dispatches, for the. past ten dayssit Y sy-
i y O. !. = - r sFe
ident that the feeling towards the Uni-
ted States, in Great Britain, as expressed
through the acknowledged organs Of the
ruling class, Is undergoing = radical
change for the better. j. Bull has just
had his eyes opened to the fact that
neutrality has two sides TO it--that de-
uying the smallest favor to one side.
while he is afording every practicable
assistance to the other side, is NOT erqeiay
the proper course to be. pursued by ia
strictly Neutral Power" He has very
suddenly awoke to a sense of these facts,
and has nut his stfoot down firmly"--has
refused longer to permit rebel pirates to
rendezvous in British ports, and certain
rebel vessels of war, constructed in Brit
ish docks have been refused pc omission
to sail. and are attached and held by
Government authority. These signs look
encouraging, and if the ambitious Napo-
leon, through the hope Of being able. to
4. I, IA "a
Southern States of the American Union,
is induced to espouse tho hopeless and
sinking cause of the rebellion, we have
not the least doubt that he will discover
the British Lyon Immediately across his
path. England is already jealous of the
power France is gaining upon this con-
tinent by her Mexican conquests, and
she will let slip no opportunity TO put a,
check upon the American operations Of
her willy rival. We need give ourselves
no anxiety concerning the course France
intends to pursue towards the A lnerican
rebellion; let her recognize the Southern
Confederaey, if she pleases--it will amt
to nothing more or less than q virtual
declaration of war with England, for We
believe the rulers of Great Britain now
stand as the people have always stood
ready to espouse the cauFef ire United
States Government the moment France
declares herself upon the side Of the re-
bellion. The recognition of Tho South
by France, would not effect the condi-
ton of affairs on this Continent, in the
least. but would simply be the signal for
great European war.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-10-10
Loyal MEETINGS.

The citizens of Pottawattamie will be
addressed in mass meetings, by the
Union candidates for Representative and
County Judge, ut the following times
and places: IT,
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-10-10

%, Peterson, for November, Dime
Novels, and Dime song books; all num-
bers can be found at the Post Office Book
SORE. d.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-10-10
REAARkAnLE 11rrLk srtrrar.

t. 4 y. 4
Sir. if I amt an independent candi.
date. who qis--that's the question. If, |
don't want to be elected, Sir. who does.
Am l right, or am ! not right that's the
great question which yeu will be called
upon in your sovereign capacity to decide
at the ballot box. Sir, am right, have
always been right have never attached
myself to either party, but have always
steered straight between them and tried
to take them both along with me. Where
do stand? Sir, that's the great ques-
toni tell you sir stand where al
ways did-my record is right. Sir, it is
charged by my enemies that / refuse to
explain my true position--that / seoIl:vo-
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-23
Thc Price OcRnttle.

At the battle of Arcola, the Austri
ans lost in killed and wounded, $4,000
men; the French, $4,000.
At HoheDlinden, the Austrian loss
was $4,000; the French 5000.
At Austerlitz, the Allies, out of 80,
900 men, lost 10000 in killed, wounded,
or prisoners; the French lost only(D IL,
900.
At Jena and Auerstadt, the Prussians
lost 80, ,0O0 in killed and wounded, and
nearly as many prisoners, making nearly
10000 in all; the French, $4,000 in
killed and wounded.
At the terrific battle of Eylau, the
Russians lost $4,000 in killed and
wounded; and the French 10000.
At Friedland, the Russian loss was
1900 in killed and wounded; and the
French loss was 5000.
At Wagram, the Austrians and
French lost each $4,000 men, or $4,000
iu all killed and wounded.
At Simolenski, the French loss was
1900 men, that of the Russians 10000.
At Boredino, which is said to have
been the most murderous and obstinate.
ly fought battle on record, the French
lost 10 killed, and wounded, and prison.
ere, SO, 900 men; the Russians about the
same number, making in all 100000
men in one battle.
At Lutzen, the French loss was lS,
900 men; the Allies $4,000.
At Dresden, where the battle lasted
days, the Allies lost in killed, wounded
and prisoners, $4,000 men; and the
French between 10000 and $4,000.
At Leipsic, which lasted three days,
Napoleon lost two marshals, twenty
generals, and about 60, 900 men in killed,
wounded, and prisoners; the Allies l.
100 officers, and about 40, 0,00O-upward
of 100, 900 men in ALL
Beside there were several others Of
minor Importance to the foregoing, as to
the loss Of men, but large in the aggre.
gate. There were those Of the bridge Of
Lodi, a most desperately contested fight,
the famous battle of the Nile, a sea fight
in which Nelson lost S95 men in killed
and wounded; and the French 5,235
men in killed and wounded, 8,0O5 pris-
oners. and IL out Of II ships engaged
In the action.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-23
The Memory Of a Mother.

When temptation appears, and we are
almost persuaded to do wrong, how Of.
ten mothers word of warning will call
to mind VOWS that are rarely broken
Yes, the memory Of q mother has saved
many poor wretch from going astray.
Tall grass may be growing over the hal
lowed spot where all her earthly remains
repose; the dying leaves Of autumn may
be whirled over it, or the white mantle
of winter may. cover it from sight; YET
the spirit of her, when he walks in the
right path, appears, and gently, softly
mournfully calls to him when wandering
off into the ways of error.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-23
A Cold Winter in the West.

People in Wisconsin, Iowa and Min
nesota, may look out for the hardest
winter seen for many years. There will
be more cold days-the mercury will
run lower, and the snow will be deeper
than before since AT. This is the first
fall, since the winter of '57 that the
brook trout have commenced leaving
the small creeks for deep holes as early
as September, and the first season since
then that the muskrats have double wall.
ed their little hillock homes. These
and certain other little fallible signs
known to the sportsman and hunter, in
dicate winter of unsual severity. II
is our opinion that the river will close
at least two weeks earlier than last year.
La Crosse Democrat.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-23
NUMBER IS.
The Beard.

Nature has supplied the most Of Dan-
kind with boards, aud il very ancient
times the use of q razor upon It was M.
known. In Greece, the Hrst instance of
shaving occurred in the reign Of Alex.
ander the Great. This warrior ordered
the Macedonians to be shaved. lest the
boards of his soldiers should afford han
dies to their enemies. The sarcastic
Diogenes, when he once saw some one
whose chin was smooth, said, II am
afraid you think you have great ground
to accuse nature, for having made you q
man and not a woman In CicerQ's
time. the genuine -beardi-was not worn
by society. But the barbulG (goatee)
seems to have been affected by the young
Roman "swells." ll
The beard began to revive agsin in
the time of the Emperor Hadrisn.
The Britons, like the ancient Gauls,
allowed the hair TO grow thick on the
head; and. although they shaved their
boards close on the chin, wore immense
tangled mustaehes, which sometimes
reached to their breasts. "a
The hair, as we all know, played an
important part in the Civil Wars in
England; and the same rigor which the
Puritan exercised on his head, be exer-
cised Oh his chin, and trimmed his beard
as closely as he trimmed his locks. The
Vandyke beard is the typical one Of this
period. Peaked boards and wustacheS
were popular among the cavaliers, and
were at least pretty generally worn.
Boards were out of fashion for more
than two hundred years, among the An
glo-Saxons Of Europe and America !;
but they have revived again, and are now
cultivated and defended upon scientific
principles.
The mustache is approved because it
is said to be natural respirator; de-
fense to the lungs against the inhalation
of dust; and the beard is defended as o
protection for the throat against cold.
1t has been recommended that all preach
erS who are subject to throat diseases
should allow their boards TO grow
Travellers in sandy regions, millers, ba.
kers, and all mechanics, should allow the
beard free play.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-23
Josh BiIlings--TO CorrespOn-
dents,

Fred. You amt obliged to ask a
gals mother ifyu ma go home with her
from partee; git the gals endorsement,
and sale in; it is proper enuif to ask her
to take yure arm. butyu haint gotno rite
to put yure arm around her waste, unless
yu meet Bear on the rode, and then
yu are bound to take yure arm away,
just as sune as the Bear gifts safely by.
Whip.-Yu are rite; Mules live to
long age; i've known them myself to live
one hundred years, and not tri. Yu are
rite also, about their being sure footed;
i've known to kick man, twiSe in q 2nd
ten feet orf.
Gertrude. -Yure inquiry stumps me.
The more i think on it, just that much
more can't tell. Az mere az | can re.
koek now don't kno. Much mite be
ced both Wages, and neither wuld bee
rite Upon the hole rather rekon
wuld, or wuldent jist uz thought best
or otherwize.
Pl1tark. .-Yu're mistaken; the Sha.
kerS don't marry. lff yung Shakers fal
in low tina are sot to wedding onions, and
kures them forthwithly. 1 kant tell yu
now how much it duz kost to jine the
Shakers, butt believe that expenze uzed
to bee, inklooding havin Yurc hare cutt
and larning to danse, about $65.
Sportsman. .-Yure inquiry is not ed
zackly in mi line. butt haste to repli, as
follers to wit: Theftitelenth tu cut upp
dogg's tale haz never yet bin fully diz-
koovered, but IL undoubtedly Someware
bak oV hiz ears, provided yu git the dogs
concsnt. N. Bit ain,t absolutely
neceSara the dogs conceut Ahuld bee in
riteing.
Kate. Il think Lord -Biron waz the
author ov the lins yu spoke ov; 'twaz
ether him or 'twaz Captain Kid, one or
tother. Biron waz dreadful timber at
riteing poultry, so waz Kid, but Biron
waz the limbeerest. ....
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-23
Our Gold and SilV nr Mimes--ThG
.... Nations Wealth.

The auriferous mines within the lin.
its of the United States are vast in num-
ber and of untold productive power
Our resources in gold and silver are
equal to those of the most favored for
ieign nations. This fact, in view of our
increasing national debt, the absorption
Of which rests upon our ability to
promptly pay the interest, and Ultimate
ly the principal in gold, is one of trans.
cendant Importance. California is now
producing 10 to 80 millions of dollars
ggS.th Of gold per annum, while Color.
ado is producing at least six millions.
The following tables show the estimated
production Of gold in California from its
discovery to the present time:
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-23
The Rebel Wanderers & Exiics.

There is a sorry set of official fugi.
,tives at the South, who, like the frst~born
Gain after he had raised his hand against
the life Of his brother, have boone wan>
derers upon the face of the earth. 1t is
remarkable, observes the N. Y Post,
that from JEFF. Davis down to George
SANDERS there is scarcely one of them
who has home to 60 to, or the means
'of getting there if be hOd. Davis own
home is near VickSburg, where small
army of UnioniSts is encamped; Judah
P. Benjamin would find an ill,reception
in New Orleans, just as Mallory would
in Florida; while Reagan can't get to
Texas, and Memminger does not want
to get to Charleston. Slidell and Ma
son, the rebel ambassadors abroad,
should they be recalled by their govern.
nent, as it threatens would find no roof
of their own shelter their heads, Mason's
house being in part of Virginia where
loyal troops congregate, Slidell's having
been confscated sople months ago. At
the same time many of the lesser lights
of rebeldom, such as the Governors of
the States of Louisiana, Missouri and
Arkansas, driven away from their capi>
tails, are herding together like frighten,
ed deer in some covert of Texas. II. o.
Moore, Thos. G. Reynolds, and Harris
Flanagan, who by pleasant fiction
dub themselves Governors respectively
of these States, were at the last reports
the guests of Governor Lubbock, whose
own trunks were packed ready for fight,
and waiting only for the tap of one of
Banks drums to be off in jify.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-23
General Mcclellan on the Penn
SyIVania Election.
ORANGE, New JERSEY, !
October IL, 1868.
Hon. G. J Eddie, Philadelphia:

Hon. @. j. Biddle, Philadelphia;
DEAR SIR: My attention has been
called to an article in the Philadelphia
Press, asserting that | had written to
the managers Of Democratic meeting
at Allentown disapproving the objects
of the meeting, and that if / voted or
spoke 1t would be in favor of Gov. Cur.
tin. l aw informed that similar asser.
tions have been made throughout the
State. 1t has been my earnest endeavor
heretofore to avoid participation in party
politics and am determined to adhere
to this course.
But it is obvious that cannot longer
maintain silence under such misrepreSen.
tations. -
therefore request you to deny that l
have written any such letter or entertain
ed any such views as those attributed
to me in the Philadelphia Press; and l
desire to state clearly and distinctly that
having some few days ago had full
conversation with Judge Woodward, l
find that our views agree, and regard
his election as Governor Of Pennsylva-
MIA called for by the interests. of the ma
tion. ....
1 understand Judge Woodward to
be in favor of the prosecution of the war
with all the means at the command oil
the loyal States until the military power
of the rebellion is destroyed. under
stand him to be of the opinion that
while the war is urged with all possible
decision and euergy, the policy directing
it should be in consequence with the
principles of humanity and civilization
working no injury to privete rights and
property not demanded by military me-
,cessity and recognized by military law
among civilized nations; and finally ]
understand him to agree with me in the
opinion that the sole great objects oil
this war are the restoration of the unity
of the nation, the preservation of the
Constitution, and the supremacy of the
laws of the country.
Believing that our opinions entirely
agree upon these points, | would, were
it in my power, give to Judge Wood
ward my voice and my vote.
am, very respectfully, yours,
GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-23
The New Fashion in England
Women aS Smokers.

The custom of smoking by women has
lately been introduced in England, and,
according to the Court Journal, is like.
ly to become very prevalent. That au.
thority says: Fashion holds such a ty-
rannic sway over society that we need
never be surprised at seeing the most
astounding changes of manners, customs
and dress brought about by its magic
influence, High waists, short waists,
no waists at oil, chimuey.pot bonnets,
fat 'onnets, pow dered hair, disheveled
hair, rouge, patches, enamel, hoops, far
thingales, crinolne, high heeled boots,
sandals, high dresses, decolettees dresses
have all had their day; we have lived to
see the time when duelists and four. bot.
tie men no longer exist, and when every
man, high and low, rich and poor, old
and young. INDUCES in the German and
Dutch luxuries in the short pipe and
mild Havannas But a most startling
change is likely to come over the spirit
of our dream;' ladies belonging to Ia
creme de la creme of society have in.
troduced ciga"rettas, We could men
tion many of England's aristocratic
daughters who openly indulge in mild
Latakia. A clever contemporary has al.
luded to fast matrons;' let us hope that
unmarried ladies will be slow to follow
the example Of those who would intro.
duce the noxious weed into female socie-
7 ty. If Belgrave ladies seal their lips
against pleasant contact by such Gus,
tom, let the outer circles hold aloof, aud
believe that theve is aught celestial aud
godlike in entering into such unfragran,
clouds" 10
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-23
DEEPEST Coal MINE IN THE UNI.

DEEPEST Coal MINE IN THE UNI.
VERSE. The coal mine Of Monkwear-
mouth was visited bya party Of members
of the British Ass 'ation, among whom
were four ladies. The depth of this
mine from the surface is 1900 feet, and
the workings of coal underneath extend
to distance of two miles from the shaft.
About 300 persons are employed in it,
and 600 tuns are mined daily. The heat
at the bottom varies from $40 to 900
Fab, and the miners work in an almost
nude state. Of all the pursuits by which
men gain q living, there is none more
toilsome, more dangerous, or more dread
full in all its circumstances and surround
ings, than the life Of him who wins coal
from the mines.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-23

REMARKABLE OCCURRENCE. A ne.
gro cook in one Of the regiments on
Morris Island lately conceived the idea
Of making sinkers for fish lines out of
the lead around Parrott shot, To this
end he placed she'll in q stove and sat
down, ladle in hand, to catch the molten
lead as it fell. Just about the time the
lead should have fused, the stove sepa.
rated into very minute fragments, and
the last seen of the smelter was a series
Of involuntary gymnastics creditable to
his agility but unpleasant from their eb.
ruptness. - sa.-a
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-23

AN educated man ought to know
three thugs: First, where he is-that is
to say, what sort ola world he has got
into; how large is it, what kind of crea.
lures live in it, and how; what it is made
Of, aud what may be made of it. Sec.
ondly, where he is going-that is to say,
what chances or reports there are of any
other world besides this; what seems to
be the nature of that other world. Third
ly, what be had best do under these cir
oumstances-that is to say, what kind
of faculties he possesses; what are the
present state and wants Of mankind;
what is his place in society; and what
are the readiest means in his power oil
attaing happiness and diffusing it. The
man who knows these things, and who
has his will so sub to do what he knows
he ought, is an educated man; and the
man who knows them not is uneducated,
though he could talk all the tongues OIL
Babel.-Ruskin.
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-23
A couNrRYMAN once brought a piec,

A oouNTRYMAN once brought a piece
Of board TO an artist, with the request
that he would paint upon it St. Chris
topher as large as life. But" returned
the artist, chat board is much too small
for that purpose" The countryman
looked perplexed at this unexpected dis.
coVery. That's bad job" said he;
"but look'ee, Sir. ye can let bis feet hang
down over the edge Of the hosrd.n
The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-23
Gbuirf pOrtrD.
LITTLE WILLIE.


Some have thought that in our dawning-
In our beings freshest glow
God is carer little children
Than their parents ever know;
And that you listen sharply,
Better things than you can teach,
And sort of mystic wisdom
Trickle through their careless speech.
How it is cannot answer,
But knew little child,
Who, among the thyme and clover,
And the bees, vas running Wild
And he came one summer evening,
With his ringlets o'er his eyes,
And his hat was torn to pieces,
Chasing bees and butterflies.
SNOW I'll go to bed, dear mother,
For I'm very tired of play !"
And he whispered, "Now lay me-"
In kind of gentle way;
And he drank the cooling water
From his little china cup,
And said gaily, "When it's morning,
Will the angels take me up?"
There he lies, how sweet and placid,
And his breathing comes and goes
Like zephyr moving softly,
And his cheek is like a rose;
But his mother leaned to listen
If his breathing could be heard
"0h! ) she murmured, ''if the angels
Took my darling at his word"
Night, within its folding mantle,
Hath the sleepers both beguiled,
And within its soft embracings
Rest the mother and the child;
Up she starteth from her dreaming,
For sound hid struck her ear,
And it comes from little Willie,
Lying on his trundle near.
Up she started, broken. hearted,
For it strikes her ear again;
And his breath, in louder fetches,
Travels from his lungs in pain;
And his eyes are fixing upward
On some face beyond the room,
And the blackness of the spoiler
From his cheek hath chased the bloom
Never more his "Now 1 lay me"
Will be said from mothers knee;
Never more among the clover
Will he chase the humble bee.
Through the night she watched her darlin
Now despairing, now in hope,
And about the break of morning
Did the angels take him up.