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They all Wear a Star.

Some people used to think, when all the
West, that there was something in the Drawn
and muscle and blood and pluck OF tho West
ern men that made them superior as soldiers
to the patient, long-suilering, undoubtedly
heroic, but indubitably unfortunate under
their then handling--men OF the East of tho
Army oi the Potomac. We used to insist
that this was mistake. The event has con-
frmcd our belief. Time, opportunity and
leadership have mado all things even between
the men who rcspired the salt air of Long
Island and Nahant and tho men whose hearts
and frames grew large aud strong by the
banks of the Beautiful River or on tho prai.
rics of Illinois. They arc brothers all, from
one immortal stock. When Hooker led his
corps OF the Army of the Southwest, which
the gallant Sherman is driving home like n
giant wedge into tho vitals of the rebellion,
at the first battle every eye was turned to
him, and tho Western boys stood still to "see
how these Potomac chaps would fight"
They now stand, it not FIRST, Mt least second
to none Of all the corps Of that superb army.
A letter from q rebel Captain to his witc,
dated Resaca, Ga, May Is, well expresses the
terror with which the enemy regard Hooker
and his men. 1t says: 100. -r
"Tho Yankees charged on my battery this
p. NJ. and captured two sections OF il, and
many OF the neu in attendance werc wound.
cd. Ii was as daring an exploit as when my
brothers battery was charged upon ut An
tictam, Va, (D by New York regiment.
They threw Themselves into thu fort lin h;s
words) as unconscious Of danger az 80 many
ducks into pond. Tell Joe and Will TO
start away everything Of value, fearing we
shall have TO tall back from hero. II we do,
the Yanks will got everything in their reach.
Hooker's command wo have to eight here, or
else the battery would never have been taken.
| hear we have been gaining on the Yanks in
Virginia. and We would have whipped them
heru had It not boon for nookcr's command.
They al ,0ear a star"
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THIRST QuEycuED WITHOUT DRISKIxa.-
Water, even salt water imbibed through tho
skin, appeases thirst almost as we'll as fresh
water taken inwartlly. Ina narrative Of Capt
Kennedy's losing his vessel and his dlstresscs
afterwards. the captain says :-"I cannot con-
cludc without making mention Of tho great I'd.
vantage. I received from soaking my clothes
twice q day in salt water, and putting them
on without wringing. To this discovery, I
may with justice attribute tho preservation Of
my life, and the lives Of six other persons who
must have pcrished II Il had not been put into
use. The water absorbed through the pores Of
the skin produced In every respect the Same
effect as would have resulted from the moderate
drinking Of any liquid. The saline particles.
however, which remained In our CLOTHES, be.
coming cncrusted with the heat VI sun and that
Of our bodies, laoerated our SKINS and wcre
otherwise inconvenient; but We found BY wash-
Ing out these particles. and frequently victim.
our clothes, without wringing, twice In tho
course Of q day the skin became we'll In short
time. Amer these operations, we uniformly
found that the drouth went OF, and the parchei
tongue was cured In . few minutes, atter bath
Ing and washing OR clothes. and, at tho same
time, We found ourselves a. much refreshed ss
II we had recsived some actual rnourishmcat.
Four persons In boat, who drank salt water.
went delirious and died. 49,. vf.tF ~
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MODERN DEMOCRACY. let il be passed
around from hand to hand until every work
ing man in the land has committed il to men,
ory, that when Abraham Lincoln, our Prcsi-
dent, and Andrew johnson, formerly Sena-
tor, and now Governor, two workinSmen and
champions OF labor, were nominated for of.
fee, the organ of the Democracy sneercd at
them as ga rdii-spEaiag hfoon and boor-
ish tailor, 10th (romthe Jaek,coods. both gro,o-
ing up in uncomh ignorance" Thus We see
that when the laborins men by their own in
dustry rise to honor, these ncw-iledged DEM
ocrats have no words for them but words OF
contempt and scorn.
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Aolmtal
McClellan's Retreat.

We copy some interesting details given by
an army officer relative to the retreat OF
Mcclellan after tho seven days fight on the
Peninsula. 1t was published soon after that
retreat, but has not, We believe, been in
print in this section. 1t will be noticed that
this officer lets the young Napoleon down as
easily as possible, evidently desiring, while
stating the facts, to make out as good case
FOR Mcclellan as possible:
was on the field while the limo OF battle
was forming at Gaines Hill. and saw the
Pennsylvania reserves, M'Calrs troops, and
the Regulars under Gen. Sykes, as they were
falling back to occupy their new position.
The troops constituting Portcr's Corps moved
very slow and wcarily, and appeared to me
to be greatly fatigued by the previous day S
and nights lighting and lack Of rest. They
also seemed, by their movements, uncertain
whether they were to mako u stand or con-
tipue their retreat across the river. | con-
ycrsed with several officers, but heard no in-
timation that the position OF the army was
10 DO radically changed. The wounded were
conycycd to DR.. Williams (llowcs) house,
about half mile from the crossing at Wood
buys bridge and after examination were
sent across the river to tho general rcndcz-
yous at Savasc's. by Saturday morning,
these grounds = nm area OF moro than a
hali-acrc-wcrc covered over with tho wound
cd as thickly as men could be slowed togeth-
or upon the ground. Some iorty or hity
tents, east OF the house, were also full OF
the sick and wounded from the Mechanics
villa fight. Very few Of tho wounded were
removed from the field Of Gaines Hill after
four o'clock L. NJ, and when our forces re-
tired ut sundown, nearly all who had fallen
ON the field during the last three hours were
left behind. There were also some forty or
fifty in the hospital at Williams house who
could not be moved.
About = o'clock on Saturday rode to the
feont. and convcrscd with several officers.
among thcm Generals Richardson and SUM-
ncr. Everything remained as usual in their
lines. the mon occupying the riae-pits, and
the ar,illcrists standing by their guns, which
still pointed toward the enemy. Tho p'ckcts
wcro occupying their advanced positions.
Daring the forenoon. General Smith had
been furiocsly attacked, but had repnlsed
tho enemy, leaving his front strcwn with
their dead. On my way to Gen. Richard
sons, passed the works OF Gen. Hooker,
whom I saw sitting by well. converting
quietly with Gen. Grover. Brig. Gen. Sickls
wss taking nap In the old house uear the
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VOLUME Xxx, NUMBER 81.
Spare Lines.

All women arc good good for something or
good for nothing.
How do you define "Black a. your hatr
Darkness that may DO "felt." ~. = -
The price Of newspapers in London during
the French wars was fourteen cents each.
"what plan," said ono actor to another,
"shall adopt to all tho house at my bene6tn
Invite your creditors" was the reply.
The following rules are posted in New Jcr-
sey school house-"No kissing In school time.
No licking by the master during hOlidays.'
A man who won't take . paper because hc
can borrow one has invented machine with
which he can cook his dinner by the smoke OF
his neighbors chimney.
When Adam asked his sons what style OF
houses they would Ike TO live In, they winked
at the old boy aud said they wanted cottages
with Eta)yes. 's5sa : ~ -
Prentice says girls win differ. One Of them
lately broke her neck In trying to escape being
kissed, and great many Of them arc ready to
break their necks to get kissed. .,.. i-t7.
The following Is rather shocking than other
wise; "why is the present incursion Of tho
rebels into Maryland, like lilyf because
Solomon in all his glory. was not raid like
one Of these" .lU
He who Is passionate and hasty, Is generally
honest Il Is our old dssembling hypocrite Of
whom you should beware. There's no dccep-
ton in sbulldog. It's only the cur that sncaks
up and bites you when your back Is turned.
"Gail Hamilton" writes an indignant. article
to the Boston CongregatiOnalist because Mrs.
Prince Of Wales was not allowed to nurse her
own baby. She says tho princess did not cry
long enough to get her own way in the matter.
and she rises into passionate eloqucnco about
Goods own beautiful, bountifal, blissfal ordi-
nance Of nursing babies Oh Gail, what can
such "poor lone body" as you are know
about babiesi ra
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IcE CREAM WITHOUT A FREExEn.-Takc two
quarts of fresh milk-if little cream bc added
oil the better, though leo cream as ordinarily
made Is innocent OF cream. Scald tho milk,
stirring In three tablespoonful Of corn starch
or arrow root to give It body. These may
be omitted, II not ut hand. Stir well to keep
from burning. Beat mp four to eight eggs, &C.
cording to convenience, or as rich dish is
wanted, and pour the scalding milk on tho
eggs, stirring well. When cold add sugar and
csssaco Of lemon, or extract Of vanilla, to suit
the taste. A very llttlo salt also improves Il.
Pour the cooled contents into deep tin pail
or can holding say three quarts; put the cover
on, and set In an ordinary wooden water pail.
Pound up Ice to the size Of small hens eggs and
less-somo Of course will DO quite Gne-pack
It In around tho can, mixing in about ono pint
Of either medium or fine salt. Pack this till Il
reaches nearly to the top Of the can contain-
none enters It. Now movc the tin can or pail
around by means Of It's bail, lining the cover
occasionally to scrapc or the frozen cream on
the inside. so that other portions may come In
contact with the freezing surface. From fitcen
to twenty minutes will be sufficient, and tho
dish may either be served up at once or set
away. without removing from tho wooden pail,
in cool place for several hours covering with
flannel cloth. Try It, and sec II you need hero
after torego the ice cream because no freezer Is
~ khaud A f.. .'N a.. HIf
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ET There Is . story told Of an Irishman.
who landing in New York IIarbor, was met
and welcomed by countryman who had been
long here. "wc!oome. Pat" said tho latter.
~ am glad TO ESQ ye ye've come just in time,
for to.morrows election day" Pat and his
friend took sotne Refreshments together, aud
presently the newly arrived began to mako sons
inquiries about voting. "Yeil vote Tor Who ys
plaisc.s said his friend. "sure it's . FREQ ooun-
th,y.9 "wcll, thin. bcgcrra.' = rcjoined Pat, IL
60 agin tho governmans'-that's what always
did at home" 49, "a, = t.,...
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Theodore Parker's Death Bed.

An English lady, who had never seen Theo-
dore Parker. but who was deeply indebted to
his writings for spiritual light and strength,
was at Florence at the time Of his last illness.
anxiously waiting to see him They had long
corresponded, and were thus to meet at last.
She describes the scene as follows: L"' '.'
| lie lies quietly on his bed, with his back to
the lisht-his eyes are always trembling. I do
not think he sees anything, except vaguely.
They say he must have made great effort to
be as collected as he was with me yesterday; to.
day, was nearly NIL wandering. about what he
would do in America, how he would lie still In
his house, and be comfortable and happy.
He received me yesterday when went 10 his
bedside very tenderly. saying: CATER all our
wishes to meet, how strange It should be thus
at last! You arc not to think or say you have
seen mo-this is the only memory Of me. Those
who love me most can only wish me speedy
passage to the other world. or course am not
afraid to die" (ho said this with what could
have supposed his old Hrc,) "but thero was 30
much to do" said, "You have given your
life to God.-to his truth and to his work, as
truly as any old martyr Of them ALL" Ho re-
piled, 'T had great powers committed to me;
have but half used them"
Igave Rim noscgay Of tea-roses and lilies Of
the valley, and there camo over his faco tho
most beautiful smile ever saw ona human
cOuntenance. wonder how any one could
have spoken Of his face ns plain or Socratic.
To me II seems the noblest. most loveable face
In the world. He said afterwards. "Do' not
speak Of what you feel for me. IL makes me
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4otrp.
PALINaENEsIs.

lay upon the headland height, and listened
To the incessant sobbing Of the sea
In caverns under me.
And watched the waves, that tossed, and fed, and
glistened,
Until the rolling meadows OF amethyst
Melted away in mist
Then suddenly, as one frOm sleep, startedi
For round about me all the sunny capss
Seemed peopled with the shapes
or those whom had known in days departed,
Apparelled in the loyellness which CLEANS
On faces seen in dreams.
moment only, and the light and glory
Faded away, and the disconsolate shore
Stood lonely as bef6re,
And the Wild roses OF the promontory
Around me shuddercd In the wind, and she'd
Their petals OF pale red.
There was an old belief that in the cmbers
or all things their primordial form exists,
And cuuuing alchemlsts
Could recreate the rose with all Its members
From Its own ashes, but without tho bloom,
withOu, the lost perfume.
All, me, what wonder-wo orkng, occult science
Can form the ashes Ia our hearts once more,
Tho rose OF youth rcstorc'
What cram OF alchemy can bid defiance
To time aud change, and for single hour
Renew this phantom-nswer'
30, give inc back, :, cried, "tho vanished splcndors
The breath Of morn, and the cIultaut strife.
When the swim stream OF life ...
Hounds o'er its rocky channel, and surrenders
Tho pond, with all Its lilies, for tho leap
Into the unknowndeep."
And the sea answered, with lamcntatlon.
Like some old prophet wailng. and II said,
"!,las thy youth Is dead!
IL brcathes no more. its heart has no pulsatiOn,
In tho dark places with the dead OF old
titles forever cOld!'
Then said I. "From Its consccrated cercments
Twill not drag this sacrod dust again,
Only to give mc palm
But, stiii remembering all tho lost endearmeuts,
Go ON my way, like one who look. before,
And turns to weep no more"
Into what Ia nds OF harvest, what plantations
bright viii, autumnal foliage and the glow
or sunsets burniaglow
Beneath what midnight skies. whose constellation!
Light up the spacious avenue between
This world and the unseen!
Amid what friendly greetings and earesses,
What households. though not allen, yet not mine,
What bowers OF ress divine,
To what temptation In lone wilderness,
What famine OF the heart, what pain and loss,
The bearing Of what cross!
do not knows nor will yainly question
Those pages OF the mystic book which hold
The story still untold,
But without rash conjecture or suggestion
Turn Its last leaves In reverence and good heed,
Until "The End" read.
lAtianfie MOnthig for Jaiy.
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Tho milkman in our town was funny old
sen'as. and drove q sliced whose srchItsctual
proportions rivaled the famous Rosinats.
One day. In front OF tho post Office. he Wa
trying. by vigorous application Of raw hide.
to eoax tho beast into something faster than
slow walk. when Tom Parsons, pert young
fellow. who thought that he knew almost svery-
thing, csns out and hailed him
.I say Allen. do you know what happsssd
to Bslssmr ~, ~. igsf.'.n =
Quick As thought came the answer. ...,I
s'rhs samo as hsppened 70 ne-aua as spske
" him."
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Nothing Wa SO much dreaded In our school.
days, as to bc punished BY sitting between two
girls. Ali the force OF education. In after
years we learned to submit to such things with
out shedding tear. ,. F 7ai'
or what trade 10 u minister ss wedding,
A iotu.her. n.
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TnAcKERAr AND MAcxAr.--Tho london cor
respondent Of the Tribune gives the following
account Of the way DIR. Mackay came to bcap-
pointed American correspondent Of the London
Times: f,,.... ',,-.
"Apropos Of Mackay, I have little personal
testimony to offer. Iwas at the Reform Club
afcw nights ago, and heard m explanation Of
his appointment as Times correspondent In
America. A gentleman Of high literary posi-
ton informed our party. that, in:ls8l. Dclsne
asked Thackcray's opinion ss to whom he should
send to America TO replace Russell, who had
.madc money" and wanted to return. lIc adj
del. also, that what was required was man
who would follow instructions, and that the In
dividnsl in question need not be familiar with
American politics. "well, thcn,r said Thsck.
cray. looking an with that quiet, cynical cx-
preston familiar to him, "the best man I know
Of is Mackny; he doesn't know much OF any
thing, and has never been troubled with princi-
piles. Hos tho very man to do just ~ you
order" Aud 70 Mackay got tue appointment
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-15

The army correspondent of the New York
CommSTeial Advertiser writes az follows res
pectIng the expedition started under Gen. sher.
idan last Thursday;
Gen. Philip II. Sheridan, the popular cavalry
commander, In command Of heavy mounted
force, recently left this army on grand rAiding
expedition, which, II successful, will have a
most AslutaTy effect upon our operations In
front OF the rebel capital, and, pre- baby, hasten
the surrender Of Richmond. A. Gen Sheridan
hiss by this time either accomplished tho object
Of his mission, or been rspulsed, IL can do no
harm 10 make mention Of the point 10 which
hiS trcopS were ordered.
The main source Of supplying the rebel cap
iLAl with proV visions aud reinioruements 10 tho
Richmond aud Lynchburg Taliroad. This line
Of transit effectualiy cut, all kept 10 that con-
dition, demOraliLGs the onemy, and places him
on short allowance. Gen. Grant, therefore,
ordered Sheridan 10 tap this road at Charlottes-
vile, aud then make a junction with Hunter,
who Is operating on the Blue Ridge. Accord
ing 10 his Instructions, however, Sheridan has
AtWo-fold mission 10 execute, namely that OF
soVering Richmond from the southern part Of
the Confederacy and to act as tanker TO Hun
ter. Grant expects a great deal from Hunter,
and We all believe that he will not disAppOint
the general expectations.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-15

NHw York, June IA hsxlmilisn reached
Vera Crus on the 28th ulllmo, after stopping
at Martinique, where ho liberated and carried
with him four prisoners lcondemned TO hard
labor BY Gen. Forcy; al4o eight others, and
paid their passage TO Verh Cruz, and dlstrlb-
utsd 1000 francs among the remainder, prom
lslng to attend TO their fate on his arrival al
the City Of Mexico. Tho Emperor and Em.
press landed at Vera Cruz on the Goth amid q
salute Of one hundred and one guns. The keys
OF tho city were presented to them, and they
Immediately proceeded inland, and ct last &C.
counts had reached Soledad.
Gen. DonAi is reported TO have won victory
on the 18Th ult., capturing 100 men, $50 horses,
and guns, ard killed 200. The force OF the
enemy numbered 5000. Gen. Donal's loss
WAS killed and 30 wounded. Gen. Mejla re-
ports having defeated Deblado on the l7th ult.,
taking 1,llS prisoners, II guns, "a wagons,
200 mules, and q largo quHnlity Of arms and
munitions OF war.
A skirmish was reported noar Zscstecas,
alSo, In which 40 men were killed, 800 wound
Cd, guns cdptured, and 500 small arms and
800 horses taken.
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Our ns.saro.s D. IE.u.

The rebels may % well understand that, al
though our armies have been depleted consld-
srsbly BY Sighting In their swamps aud junglss,
We have . Erest many men lsft. In Mssss-
shusctts, for instance, the militia rolls show
the names Of nfty-three thoussnd between the
ages Of eighteen and twouty-four years.
Under their new law, the militia Of Maass-
shuse,ts are divided into the "sctlvo'' cls.s
and the rcservos-thoss between eighteen and
twsaty-four yeS1 being armed and drilled as
the Setlves, and those between twenty. -four and
forty-nVs being enrolled and held a. reserves.
II ls reasonable to suppose that the number Of
reserves, whose Agos have . range Of twenty.
one years, IL double tho active militia, WHOSE
age. have . range Of only siI syesrs. Thll
would give, In round numbers, ono hundred
and atty thousand available men In the little
State Of Massachusetts alone, without going
beyond the ordinary ages for enrolment. ThlI
statement win Eivo the rebels su approx m ste
idea Of cur resources In men.
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Few York Stock List.
By the Peoples Telegraph Lines,
uflsss-SII Ninth street and corner Psnnsy MIA
avenue and sixth strsei.
THE WAR IN KRNYUoKT.
Atts1spts OF ths RsbsI WhssIsr 60 Cut on
Bhsrnab's CommaAIea atISnS-A Leos-
aOtIVs ToEpsdosd.


AttsnsPts OF the Rebel wheeler 90 Cut on
ShSrnsB's ComnaAIeatiSnS-A LssS-
motive TOTPsdosd.
LOUISVILLE, June 1I.-OnicsrO lust arrived
from the front report that on Friday last
Wheeler, with . large force Of cavalry, Ap-
peArod at Calhoun, on the railroad between
Chattanooga and the army, aud seized the e1rs
laden with grain, but the train coming north
was notified BY telegraph, and stopped at
AdAirsvillo.
Gen. A. P. hovsy was aboard, and collected
some two hundred convalescents and formed
In limo Of battlo In front OF the train and moved
forward cautiously. On his arrival at the town
he found that tho enemy had retrested, and the
train moved ct iD usual speed toward ResacA.
exploded, hurling tho locomotive s'I feet from
tho track. -Four eaS Immediately In tho rear
wero torn TO splilters. Fortunately the troops
were in . rear ear, and escaped Injury. No
body WAS seriously Injured. Capt. Barlow, OF
LogaB'S stan, was bruised.
Tho train passed on In the evening 70 ResA CO.
The same night Wheeler appeared again on
the road below Calhoun, aud toro up . eonsid.
orAble portion OF the track, but II has since
been repaired and the trains are again running.
A gentleman who left the front on the 9th
says our cavalry, on TocounoissAnce 10 the
front, found only light force OF rebel cavalry,
which, After . severe sklrmish, fell back and
crossed the Chhttsachle.
Prisoners report the whole rebel army on tho
south side OF the river, and determined 10 op-
pose the passage by our army TO the last. The
river 10 much swollen by the late heavy TAins,
and no serious engagement can occur until the
river falls.