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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-05-06

GREEN Foop ron Srocx.-Those who from
having long been cou6ned to diet OF salt junk
and potatoes, sit down for the first time In the
season to enjoy early grown greens, lettuce,
and green peas, may understand something OF
the longing which cattle aud other stock feel
for the return OF grass feed in spring. Il is,
however, unwise to indulge them in range Of
pasture, until the growth is well established.
Pasture may be greatly injured by too early
cropping, aud by trampling while the ground
is sofs. No hoof should enter msadoV or
grain ield in spring time Dee.s and carrots
win now come to an excellent market II they
arc on hand. II is well, where only small
quantity are raised. to keep them over for
spring feeding. II none have heretofore been
cultivated. the desire for them now should lead
to preparation Of ground TOR the crop the pres
ent season. Plough deep, subsoil II needed,
manure thoroughly, and SOW in drills IA to
feet according to the crop. the latter part Of
,his or the first Of next month. except for tur-
sips, which arc better LEFT later. ,ll 'E
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-05-06

KEEr THE CATTLE OFF TIE MowISG LANDS.
Take care, brother farmers, that you do not al
low your cattle to roam over your moving
fields while the sward is soft. This should be
carefully attended to while the frost is leaving
the ground in the spring. The hoofs of cattle
and horses make bad work with the grass roots
at such times, and the small amount Of food
they get will not begin to Offset the damage
they do to the land. Your moving fields can
not well be too smooth for comfort and econo-
my in moving. and the less you allow your
stock to ramble over them the better.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-05-06
BE TRUE, AND FAITHFUL, AND VALIANT FOR
BIDDEFORD, ME-, FRIDAY MORNING,

INJURY TO VINES by TIE JUNE. .Buo.-A writ
er in the New York Tribune says he tried 9
remedy last year with success. 1t was simply
decoction of aloes, sprinkled over the vines
by means of a stiff brush. or small syringe.
1t coats the leaves, but does no injury. It
should be renewed after shower.
Another writer says Elf you will plant
few poppy seeds in each hill, and let one stock
grow till bug time is over, you win not be
troubled with their company" This remedy
the writer says he has tried with complete sue
cess for seven years. The poppy seed should
be planted 50 as to be up or nearly SO before
the cucumber or other vino seed is planted. H
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-05-06
Important Letter from the P resident.

/ .. WASHINGTON, April 4, 1864.
TO a. G. Hodges, Esq, Frankfort, KY:
MY DEAR Sin You ask me to put In writ.
ing the substance of what verbally said the
other day in your presence to Gov. Bramlette
and Senator Dixon. 1t was about as follows:
al am naturally anti.slayery. II slavery Is
not wrong, nothing is wrong. I cannot re-
member when did not see, feel and think that
it was wrong, and yet have never understood
that the Presidency conferred upon me an un-
restricted right to act officially upon this judg-
ment and feeling. It was in the oath took,
that would, to the best Of my ability, pre-
serve, protect and defend the Constitution Of
the United States. could not take the Office
without taking the OATH Nor was II my view
that might take IN oath to get power, and
break the oath in using the power. under
stood, too, that, in ordinary civil administra-
tion, this oath even forbade me to practically
indulge my primary, abstract judgment on the
moral question Of slavery. I had publicly do.
clared this many times, and In many ways.
And aver that, to this day, have done no Of
fetal act in mere difference to my abstract judg.
ment aud feeling on slavery. iu 'I -,
did understand, however, that my oath TO
preserve the Constitution to the best Of my sbil-
ity, imposed upon me the duty Of preserving.
by every indispensable means, that Government
and that Nation, of which that Constitution was
the organic law. Was It possible to lose the
Nation, and yet preserve the Constitution
BY general law, life and limb must be pro-
tected yet oten limb must be amputated to
save q life but q life is never wisely given to
save limb. feel that measures. otherwise
unconstitutional, might become lawful by be-
coming indispensable to the preservation Of the
Constitution, through the preservation Of the
Nation. Right or wrong, I assumed this
ground, and now avow 1t, could not feel that
to the best of my ability had even tried to
preserve the Constitution, II, 10 save slavery or
any minor matter, should permit the wreck
of the Government, Country, and Constitution,
all together. When. early In the war, Gen.
Fremont attempted military emancipation, I
forbade It, because did not then think II IN In
dispensable necessity. When, q little later,
Gen. Cameron, then Secretary Of War, suggest
cd the arming Of the blacks, objected. because
did not yet think it an indispensable necessity.
When, still later. Gen. Hunter attempted mill
tary emancipation, egain forbade II. because
Idid not yet thini ;ne indispensable necessity
had come.
a. n v..l.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-05-06

Rcucumber plants may be transplanted rs
successfully as the cabbage plant. SO IL your
seed does not come up. or should chance to be
destroyed when too late to plant over. get plants
OF your neighbor who may hare surplus.
They viii do quite rs we'll and come into bear
Ing rs early.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-05-06

Iheard from out the dreamy realms Of Sorrow
The varied tongues Of Woe,
Ono said, Ts there hope In tho tomorrow
And many answered "No."
And they arose and mingled their loud voices,
And cried In bitter breath;
In all our joys the past alono rejoicss-
There is no JOY but Death.
"Ohi dreadful Past, beyond thy midnight portal
Thou hast usurped our peace,
And II the angel Memory be immortal,
When shall this anguish ceaser
And suddenly. within the darksned distance,
The solemn Past replied
"In my domains your joys have no existence,
Your hopes, they have not died
Enough. comes to me except those ghosts detcsted,
Phantoms Of Wrong and Pain,'
But whatsoe'er Affection had invested,
Tho eternal years retain.
.Then stand no moro with look and souls detected
To WOO and win Despair,
The Joys ye mourn the Future hath collected,
Your hopes are gathered there.
"And as tho dew which leaves the morning flowers,
Augments the after rain
And as the bloom which falls from summer bowers,
Are multiplied again
$50 shall the joys the Future holds In keeping,
Augment your after peacei
SO shall your hopes, which now are only sleeping.
Return with largo increase"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-05-06

Man is like an onion. he exists In couosutrio
l.yers !, he q born . bulb, and grows By ex-
,crual secrstions. The number and character
OF hs involutious certify to bis courtesy and
culture. Those Of the boor are few and cosrss.
Thoss Of the gsntlsmaa Are numsrous and ans.
But strip OF the scales from al and yos come
70 the same germ. Tho core OF humanity y
barbsrism. Every man Il latsnt savage.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-05-06

tTA istasr bearing the following addrss N
was recently mailed In Roshsstr' Nsv ferk' ai
To Hiram Allan, 0svseo. i ri - h,,n v-m
2 rr,pspossd, n rssdssh wseose, .,....
q rr.uspossd scfh, ssd ysa VIII -
D That thus u runnsth. es-Ep'wss f9 e'H ~
n rn.spossd once more. and 10 viii shov rn q
y common sdsgs, Sc-ws-go! .;.,.
RI Ays-so w 50 n Lifs's ursat Nail,
Ifvsll dirssssd, vs eanv isii- sniii lipi IA "a
lf badly, "thsrsby haaEs talsl"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-05-06
Aodrg.
SOLEMN VOICES.

BY HENRY W. LoNGrELLow.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-12-07
New Series---Volume XIX, No, 6,

fggerative langwidge, for sez she, Z" Not a
walk L don't intend to travil throo emmy
thorny path without kin ride. You're a
old fool, that's wot you ar" an I guess |
was, for | left the damsel without pressin
me SCOT AS become wiser grow older,
an have since larned that gal don't mean
all she sez. Not by a harf a dozzin,
When temail calls chap old fool,
she thinks he's hunky boy, as Ben Afick
sais. | pity Marian. When she found
didn't cum bac she took up with love
cove vino sported good store close. She
took him for a gentleman, but after marry
In he turned out to be a dirty Peas man,
which busted her hart aud killed her ded
Rest Qmiet IN peace, E poor busted up
Union. | suppose you don't NJ wot those
Latin means? don't no too The right
wing of the rebel army is in Virginia, the
left in New York An I'm in Washington.
As alurs, A WARD, JR
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-12-07
a Curious Similarity,

A remarkable resemblance between fact
and mythology has recently come under
our notice. Most of our readers have read
the story of Cephaus and Procris. Proc
rIs, the wife OF Cephalus, was of suspi-
clous and envious disposition Thinking
her husband loved another, she followed
him when he went to hunt, and heard him
speaking in endearing terms to the wind.
Supposlng that he was addressing her rival,
Procrls groaned. Cephalus, thinking it a
wild boar's grunt, "a supposition not very
complimentary to Procris' voIce) fred his
arrow into the thieket, which lod ged in the
heart Of Procris.
Now to our modern fable: - town.
ship, in Montgomery county, was favored
as the birthplace of Julia Amarinta, sus-
ceptlbe rustic damsel, who was wooed and
won by another rustic named John But
after marriage John did not prove the ideal
of husband; he did not express sufficient
interest in the health of the race of doves,
he smoked too much, he drank not little,
and worse than all he went continually to
village where ladies' boarding school
was located. Distrust is of the nature of
fire and fuel, suspicion the spark that lit
the conhagration. Convinced of his inf
deity, Julia followed him to the village,
he whistling innoeently, she watching eag-
erIy. Upon coming to the town, he passed
three men standing at a corner, and she
on the other side of the road distinctly
heard one of them exclaim, Going to see
her, john and general laugh followed.
1t she was before suspicious, she was now
convinced. He entered one story bull
ding. Julia put her ear to the crack, and
although she could not see, she could hear.
John-her John-crossed the room, cry
ing out, Are you glad to see me, Fanny ?
Shake hands that's good girl yes, you
are beauty, my love3.
Julia wanted no more, but returned to
her desolate home, shut herself in her
room, and pleasantly eased her trouble by
swallowing dose of laudanum. John, on
returning with his new dog Fanny, found
his house desolate, and his wife dead.
Married ladies, remember, and never be
jealous of your faithful husbands; and if
you must be envious, never commit suicide
on account of girl, until you are sure she
is not quadruped. d.-Fhila E0. TEL
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-12-07
M0RAI & RELIGIOUS
A Beautiful Sentiment.

Clasp the hands meekly over the
still breast-they've no more work to
do; close the weary eyes, they've no
more tears to she'd part the damp locks
there's no more pain to bear Closed
alike to loves kind voice and calumny's
stinging whisper
Q, if in that still heart you have
ruthlessI Iy planted thorn; if from that
pleading eye you have carelessly turn
ed away; if your loving glance and
kindly word, and clasping hand, have
como-0H too Idte-then God forgive
you No, trown gathers on that mar
Die brow as you gaze-no scOrn curls
the chlseled lip-no flush of wounded
feelings mounts to the blue-veined tenn
pies. God forgive you! for you feet
too must shrink appalled, from deaths
cold rlver-your faltering tongue ask,
can this be death ?-your fading eve
Hnger lovingly on the sunny earth
your clammy hand feel it's last feeble
futter.
.. rapacious grave! yet another vic
tim for thy voiceless keeping! What!
no word Of greeting from the ehousehold
-sleepers ? No warm welcome from
sisters loving lips? No throb of pleas
ure from the dear maternal bosom?
Suent all
0, if these broken limbs were never
gathered up! If beyond deaths swell
ling fiCod there were no eternal shore
If for the struggling bark there were
no port of peace! If athwart that
lowering cloud sprang no bright bow
Of promise
Alas for love if this be all,
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-12-07
MISCELLANEOUS,
Artemus on the Draft.

Artemus Ward, Jr.. is again before the
public, ventiating his ideas on the draft
A CRATE many people air getting exemp-
ted. | kno chap who warnted to git ex-
empt becoz he had no old widow mother
to support him. Anuther youth said if he
went to war his mother wood have to stop
taken In washin, as he was the only son she
had to maintain. It's astonishin' wot
skurcity Of male people thar is between 20
and 40 years. Those wot aren't over 45
are under 20. They never git parst p.
Hardly.
| onct knowd femail wot was under 20.
She was splendid. Her name was Marian,
thOrt much of her. Praps thort mucher
of her parents 80 acher farm. But she
was sweet gal. She had beautiful eyes,
one was crosseyed an the other squinted.
She used to look at me ways at onct
An such small feet Her gators was small
enutf for me by stufing rags into the tose
of 'em. won't say anything about her
teeth. She had no teeth to say anything
about.
She was a Hairess. That's wot allied
her. Her Guvner was Breckinridger. l
mite he arst me what | wars. "I'm an
Army Contractor" sez |, atelling him a
confounded wopper, but Marier was lookin'
at me 3 ways and scarcely nowsd wot |
war sayin. "Wall, sez the ole man, /" eff
you are army contrackter you must be a
Breckinridger, for they set all the contracts
and the Union men dus the fghtn." 2
troo !" sez |. | maid Mariar nomeris
number of presents. bot her dollars
worth of joolry, consistin ov gold watch,
buzzim pin, an earrings an things-up-
wards of severil of the larst
But she was always morely pleased when
| took her hunk of yaller Jack. 1t wos
a splendid sight to see her eat yaller Jack
After kortin her sevril weeks, thort it
was time to bring things to climax l
mite took her sooperb big chunk of yaller
Jack, an after she put herself outside of it
| sez to myself, now is the excepted time,
as the Scriptoors remarks had been 2
weaks in learnin sum big words with which
to arsk her to be mine, an | got down on
my knees bel her to say EN-, when seq
She
OlmtHc auULueI HuHh Wv IHdb CaHuy
before you begin to pray" This nockt all
the wind out ov me sales, as it were, an
didn't no wot to say, an cum putty near
saying it. But [ wasn't going to give up
the ship, so to speak. l sq1attid side oV
her, took her alabaster hands in mine, ookt
into her eyes and family articoolated Ma
riar, | luv you good bit wuss nor nothin.
Will you walk throo lfe's thorny path with
me? Me heart kept bobbin up an down
in me buzzim as tho it warnted to break its
bonds an sore away as the Poick sings.
But | don't think Mariar understood me
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-12-07
Alas for love if this be all,
And nQHqht 6eyGnd.

aeA- What is life? Darkness and
formless vacancy for a beginning; or
something beyond all beginning; then
next, dim lotos of human conscious
ness finding itself afoat upon the bo
som Of waters without shore; then "a
few sunny smiles and many tears; a
little love and infinite strife; whisper
ings from Paradise, and fierce mocker-
les from the anarchy of chaos; dust
and ashes, and once more darkness cir
cling round as if from the beginning,
and in this way rounding and making
an island Of our fantastic existence.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-12-07
YHB MINSTREL,
TO ONE L MAY NOT NAME.

When in the dreams of sprit-watching slumbers,
There come strange visions of ideal scenes,
Unseen when earthly the true sight cumbers,
Unknown except the spirit intervenes-
When the souls longing brings answering presence
Which haunts our waking hours foreveTmore-
Teaching the thoughtful mind the spirits prescience
Recalling dreams that we have dreamed before
Then will come, the clay-Iife spurning,
And steal among thy visions unawares,
And following my spirits highest yearning,
My truest thoughts shall minge with thy prayers
Then would have thee look. without emotion
Into the depths of my unfathomed soul
For all is calm beneath, the great ocean,
And thou canst read 1t as written scroll.
We little know how near the angels hover
Watching like noon-day stars our common way,
Till some great grief our spirits eyes uncover,
And we can see beyond the things Of clay.
| see thee move, by angel troops attended,
Led by hand the world can never see
So much the spirits have thy life befriended
That holy things seem natural to thee
l see thee live a life of abnegation,
Treadlng path which few have ever trod,
Turning aside from every fond relation
Unreconcilable TO thee and God.
Thus have watched thee from a higher station,
Tracing thy loveliness in every task,
Daring to love thee with the souls oblation,
Asking no claim angel may not ask.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-12-07
NORRIS, STERNE & co,
DEALERS IN
WATCHES, JEWELRY AND PLATED WARE,

We offer to purchasers throughot the Uni.
ted States a large and splendid assortment of
Jewelry. and Plated Ware of every descrip.
ton at prices which defy competition.
Articles sent by Mail
FREE OF CHARGE.
For the benefit of persons wishing neat;
pretty and useful article at moderate price,
we attach the following price list:
Ladies' handsome Neck Chain Sl00: sim
gle stone imitation Diamond Ring Sl.O0;
Cluster imitation Diamond Ring 81 Heavy
Plated Vest Chain SIPS; Heavy Plain Rings
Twill stand the strongest acid) 81; Heavy
Plated black enameied Sleeve Buttons so cts,
gents single stone or cluster imitation Dia.
mond Pins 81; magnificent Bracelets 81 25:
handsomely chased Medallions SIPS; Pen
and Pencil with extension case 81 so; Ladies'
beautiful Revolving Pin lean be worn either
side) SIPS; Ladies' small Jet or Garnet Pin
81; handsome ladies' set of Pin end Drops
Coral; Carbuncle or Opal sets 81 25; fancy
Watch Keys 81; Ladies' Long Guard and
Chateaine Chains 81; genuine Gutta Percha
Pins for hair or likeness 81; Seal Rings 81;
red or black Ball Ear Drops so cents; chill
dren's handsome Carbuncle or Coral Armlets
81; Vest Hooks, fancy patterns, so cents;
Carbuncle Studs and Sleeve Buttons 81; Sill
yer plated Butter Knives 81 so per pair; Sill
yer plated Spoons S25 per half dozen.
All articles Narrated to giUe s1tis faction
or money refuRded.
All orders filled Immediately. A liberal
reduction in price will be made on order for
a number rof articles at one time.
Address all orders to
NORRIS, STERNE & CO.,
3ll4 Walnut ST., Phila., Pa.
Oct.l9.3m.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-12-07
Builders and Farmers

van ind anything in their line, such as
b. 6 Locks, Screws, Hinges. Bolts, Glass,
usY' ais, Spikes, trace, breast, halter, log
anu other Chains, Forks, Shovels, Spades,
iIoes' ana all other goods used in the build
ing and farming business, for sale at
j. b. SELHEIMER'S.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-12-07
CARPENTERS,

SELHEIMER'S is the place to buy the best
~ and cheapest Hand, Rip, Tenant, Com.
pass and Cross Cot Saws; Planes, Bits. Ham
mers, uatchets. Squares, Rules, Chisels, Au
gurs, Augur Bits, Drawing Knives, Spoke
sshaVes, BeveIs. and all other Tools in your
Ane' The carpenters all buy at
j. B. SELHEIMER'S.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-12-07
SaddierV Ware.

a LARGE stock of saddlery ware constant
r. iy on hand, consisting in part of Saddle
idreeS, Pad Trees. Han,es. Buckles, Rings,
snaps, Terrets, Swivels Strrups, Bride Bits,
! lacks, Avis, Needles. Thread, Hair, Patent
Leather, and a variety of other articles, for
sale by j. B. SELHEIMER.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-12-07
Oils, Paints, &c.

WHITE LEAD, Red Lead, Zinc, venitian
w Red, and all other kinds of colors. AL.
so, Linseed Oil, Fish Oil, Coal Oil, &C., for
sale at j. b. SELEIEIMER'S,
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-12-07

Money can be forwarded through this of
fee in sums from 81 to $50, by the payment
of the following fees: From 81 to $40 ten
cents; $40 to $40 fifteen cents; $50 to $50
twenty cents.
Office open from I 90 a. m. to p. m. On
Sundays from to 9 am. 5. COMFORT 2. NJ.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-12-07
Cedar and Willow Ware.

TUBS, Churns, Buckets, Butter Bowls.
~ Clothes, Baskets. Market Baskets, &C..
for sale by j. B. SELHEIMER.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-12-07
LeWistOwn station.

Trains leave Lewistown Station as follows:
WestwQrd. Eastuard.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-12-07

RI- Gaibraths Omnbuses convey passengers to
and from all the trains taking up setting them
down at all points within the borough limits.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-10-20
"The Rattlesnake.:

''The Rattlesnake" says Chandler, "the
bloood-letter, is a brave snake. He raises
the rattle before he strikes, but the Cop
perhead" is cowardly; it bites from behind.
Voorhees, did not bite from behind, nor neg
lect to raise his rattle when he discolored
Chandler eye at Willard 5. Chandler is
mistaken. He supposes Copperheads at
tack from behind because his behind is the
only part of his person he exposes. Wit
ness Bull Run, and his refusal to face Wig
fall. He is foolish, moreover, in specula,
ting upon the place instead of the effect Of
the assault. The ''Copperhead' is intend
ing to strick at the abolitionists this fall
and it will be seen that, like the asp which
the clown carried to Cleopatra, ''it's bite
is immortal, and those that die of it, seldom
or never recover"