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Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-09-12

THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION follow
ing act approved January 2si ls45 fixes
the day for holding the Presidential elect
ion: - 81
BE il enacted by the Senate ard House of
Representatives Of The United States 10 Con,
gress assembled, That the electors of Preai-
dent shall be appointed in ca n State on the
Tuesday next afe7 the first Monday nrthe
month OF November of the year in which they
are to be appointed
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-09-12

A CHICAGO RESoIUTIoH = Resoiped, That
the shameful disregard Of the Admnistration
to its duty in respect TO our fellow. .cilizens,
who ard now and have been, prisoners Of war
in suffering condition, deserves the severest
reprobation on the score alike Of public aud
common humanity
Will the AbolIlionsts heed this appeal in
behalf of s-onr suffering soldersf They pro
fess great regard for the soldier Why does
Abraham Lincoln stand out for the negro :
Why has be left our brave boys to die in the
pestientiAl hole at Andersonville p Plain
Dealer.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-09-12

''Oh no. they never mention him.
MS nAnle Is neYer henrd -
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-09-12

B1- Where is Anna Diekenson2 Why
don't she come to the Tescne Of her Union
Abraham The men are an qnitting him
the females should stick the closer, oh
woman, in our hours OF ease, &c.-Reio Ia =.
pen Register
Anna is busy sticking to Fremont, who
needs her, she thinks almost as much AS Abra
ham Besides, she says, he is more Of a gen-
tleman--his conversation doesn't make hsr
blush -BostoR Courier
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VOL. I. :, ,'Y,,IlIlI1I,.-7NO. y, II 8.
"A Classic Toilet.

Z According to testimony which is scarce
ly to be disputed, the sun could never
have shone upon a, less lovely object than
a Roman lady ih the days of the Caesars.
when she opened herFeyes in the morning
-or, rather, letous say, as she; appeared
ih the morning, for before she opened her
eyes afgreat deal had to be done. When
she retired To rest her face had been coy-
cred with aplaster composed Of bread and
ASS milk, which had dried during the
night, and, consequently, presented in the
morning'an appearance of cracked chalk.
The purposelof the ass's milk was not
only to preserve the delicacy of the skin,
but to rsnovate the lungs, and SO strong
was the belief in the efficacy of the spe-
eific, that some energetic ladies bathed
themselves in it seventy times in the
course ofa single day. As for Poppea,
the fayoriteaRife of Nero, she never set
out on a1journey without taking in her
train wholeEherds s.of she-asaes, hthat she
might hathe whenever she pleased to do
so. tsgu1 edr .fs.lr 'g, stev'.vr stt
sAThe plaster of Paris bust. having awak-
ened in the morning in cracked condi-
tion, it was the esof6ce ofsEa host of female
slaves to mature it3into perfect lbeanty.---
To clear the field for further operations, the
FIRST Of these gently washed away With
lukewarm ass's milk the already crumb.
ling mask,land left q smooth face, to be
colored by more recondite artists. The
slave, whose vocation itwas to paint the
cheeks, delicatelys laid on the red and
white, having meistened the pigment with
her own saliva. The apparent nastiness of
this operation wasidiminished by the con-
sumption of ascertain number Of scented
lozengees, which, if the slave neglected to
take, she suffered corporeal punishment
Dickens Az the cKeerg Round .s,a.rg
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St Johns Eve in Ireland.

BopGres wereliuuiEersali in ireland, at
least few years ago, and used to be at
tended by every class of persons in the
locality where the fire was lighted, which
used to be generally linSrural districts) at
some cross-road or other conspicuous
place. .. fThrowing brands from the fire
into cornfelds was common, and was prac-
tised BY persons Of all religious denomina-
tions- Il was supposed this prevented
blight or mildew to the crop. In process
of time, (like the festivals called s'Pat-
terms abusescrept-in at bon6res, such as
drinkiaga and its attendants vices and
then the Catholic clergy prohibited their
flock from attendance at such gatherings,
which have nearly fallen off altogether.
,oT IN the year 1851, I saw an immense
bonfire in the city Of Limerick. There
were thousands collected about it, and pi
pers'and fddlers were plenty, and dancing
was kept up all night, These fires on ST.
Johns, Eve, are Of great antiquity in Ire
land, and if thoroughlys investigated, no
doubt would be found to have some CON
,nection, with the, round towers and ere
worship, introduced from Persia at an ear
1y period into Ireland. ,in,a.,'sd,
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1864-02-19

Ii iWHAlTojWE Owe TO DEooRuM-"I
will do just as please,i says many a
headstropg young man, "for whose bust
ness is it, ifI choose to take the consequent
ces Pinot so fast, good sir. If you
knew more of human nature you would be
aware that you cannot outrage even the
smallest coDyentionalities of life, which
are known under the common name of de-
corums without injuring your reputation,
estranging your friends, and preventing
who might be useful to you,
from making your acquaintance. But
this Isl not all. You have no right to- dis
regard Gdecorum, for the consequences
reaehf Others than yourself Your exam
pleIis always doing harm when it is not
doing good. II Your conduct affects the.
of yourEfamily and associates, as
we'll 90 yourself Going through life is
Gke,treading among q labyrinth Of spring
gunssf lie you followdthe beaten track you
are yourself safe, But if you diverge to,
the fight or left your indiscrstion is sure
to injure Yourself, and may harm others
also. A wise man never outrages deco
rum, recklessly violates prejudices, or
thoughtlessly acts regardless Of the opin-
ion Of tho world. .s, s.@i ]. ',,' 4 ,4
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1NistGuank0ns.,.
The Wonders of the Port of london.

The Wonders of the Port of london.
The custom-house port of London ex-
'tcuds from London bridge to the North
Foreland, on the Kent coast, and the Maze,
on the Essex coast, including not oonly
the Thames, but the wide estuary below.
thesriver. This mighty port has grown
up gradually. bHa ,gijHI hoiiIoiis flnos
/ There were no docks in London until
this century, which has witnessed the Iex-
penditure of twelve million sterling in the
construction of docks on either side of the
Thames. Six thousand ships now enter
these docks annually, and the cry il "still
they conc! pr All the docks Are filled,
through some do not pay we'll. .peH9e 70 @
are shipped of now yearly from
the port Of London alone Commodities to
the Value Of thirty millions sterling, beside
those from other ports of the United King
dom, and there is imported q still larger
quantity of colonial produce. The ships
which actually belong to the port Of Lon
don are'not less than 5000 In number,
averaging about 800 rtuns each, or 900,- =
900 tuns Of commercial shipping in all
q stapendous quantity TO enter and depart
form one single river. d It is d quarter z Of
the total amount for the whole Kingdom. -
Five hundred of these are steamers, and
one half of all the mercantile steam navy
of England belopgslto and is registered
in the bort of London. 9 No less than 80, )
nhn ~ ~ o.I og - - Il.
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ELsLiI.l.iG( / I.l.iG(5+ .E.ls,.N .E.ls,.NCE:l
FEBRUARY 10, 1861. I.
! A Single sentence

rs aReva J JamessA. Haldana venerable
Baptist pastor5 recently died in EdinbHrg.
Inn his early life hs commanded the
man-of-wat HMelville. Castle" When
lepgaged in an action, he ordered up 3
fresh set of hands to take the place ! Of
those who bad been killed By the broad
lsidea eaofthe enemy. .Themen, seeing the
mangled bodies Of their comrades, 1in+
stinctiyely drew,back, at4yhich he poured
forth a yolley of f'oaths, and wished them
all in hell. A religious seaman shortly af-
ter said to him respectfully and seriously,
If God.badg heard your prayer just noD,
phsre should aoe haze been ~ His words
were winged by Him who never smites in
vain, and from that day the captain be-
came changed man. q. He lived topreaeh
the gospel ifty-four years His brother
Robert, now known as an able, learned
! and pious commentator, was early con-
Fyerted uuder his preaching Robert went
ito Geneva, and while there alnumbes Of
young men were converted under his la
bors, among whomawere Frederic Monod,
now one Of the pillars of tho iEvangelical
Church in France, Felix Neff, the devo-
ted young pastor ofsthe high Alps, and
Merle D. 'Aubigue, the historian of the Re-
formation. Who can gather up the re-
suits of that single conversion on board the
Melville Castle; brought about through .
single sentence addressed by sailor to
his profane commander 46if9ag brg9ss
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1864-02-19


Id A CHIhD's SYNPATHYl-roA childaseyes!
those clearwells ofundefled thonght, what
ou earth can be so beautiful Fullioof
love, hope aud curiosity, they meet your
own. / In prayer, how earnest!r in joy, how
sparkling in sympathy, how tendsrIr
The man who nevertried the companion
ship of a littleschild has carelessly passed
by one of the pleasures,of life as ono pass
es rare flower without plueking it or
knowing its value. a. child canaot. sun-
derstand, you, think l. Speak to il. of 9the
holy things Of your religion, ofyour grief
for the loss ofias friend, of your love for
some one ,yon fear will not return 1t, it
will take, il is true, no measure or sound
ings Of your thought--will not Judge how
much you should believe, whether your
grief is rational in proportion to your loss,
whether you are worthy or fit to attract
the love which you seek--but its whole
soul will incline to yours and aengraft
itself, as it were, on the feeling which ia
your feeling for the hour. avaa odd II VI
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.'4o(ifl'.tiif(:.al'.,,. (l'.ti(: :.
.frrnitn1 nnl {. lnnAn
THE STORY or. LIFE.
ny JOHN SAKE

r-E jill Bf JoHN G.5AXE. '.at' t." .' a..
Say, what is life? IT'S to be born g,.
-. A helpless Babe, to greet the'lig ,'' ~. =
q With a sharp wall, as ifthe morn '.>Nlt
)yr Foretold a cloudy noon ami night; ol
b, To weep, to sleep and weep again. gsiH
Nm; With sunny smiles between; and then?
And then apace the infant grows .,gGu.
To be laughing, pulling boy, d-tJ.tGt
>, Happy, despite his little woes, ..,. L,e
''l We're be but conscious, of his Joy; a."
To be in short from two to ten, , h'&o
'as tAmerry, moody Child; and then adio
And then ip coat and trousers clad, o'l.."
To learn to say the Decalogue, ~ !" sf.
And break it; an unthinking..L Lad, }9,
With mirth and mischief all agog;
2 A truant, oft by field and fenfl-IT
To capture butterflies and tben2 ..,
u Andlthen, increased in'streugth and size,
: To be anon, a Youth full grown;l II
: "A hero III his mothers eyes, ,.H
~ A young Appollo in his own; VIZ,
y To initiate the ways of men T2@4. Is ,T9G
"a In fashionable sins and thens rn 1oN
And then, at last to be q Man; 't'- ','
aG To fall in love; to WOO and wed NV
With seething brain to scheme and plan;
f., ? To gather gold, or toll for bread y
To seek for fame with tongue or pen, A.,
% And gain or lose the prize; ~ '.i
q, And then in gray and wrinkled Ed e,,I
To mourn the speed Of life's decline; =.
To praise the scenes his youth beheld, 'i'
a5I2 And dwell in memory ofLang Syne; .
To dream awhile, with darkened ken, ~
And drop into his grave, and then =
..fE,i5-'t',,.s...1s ~. 2. Ledger.
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1864-02-19

/ PAYING FOB THE SIGHT.- They've got
down ID Courtland county, an old farmer,
noted for his greediness and his keen look
out for spot wherein to turn penny,
honestly, or Che isn't very particular the
reverse. a'.A a while ago he succeeded By ac
lcident In raising Z very large hog. It
was soon 'ioised abroad, and the people in
that vicinity began to call on the old man
to see the amonstrosity.''is .Algentleman
from our YtownD was stopping awhile in
thelyillage, and hearing ofthe ,4porcine,"
and and 50 much said aboutoit, desired to see
the sight, and having obtained directions
as to alocale," started for the spot. b Ar
rived there, he met the old gentleman,
and inquired about the "animile." "Wall,
yes, the, old fellow said she'd got sich
o eritter nifty big, 'un; but be guessed
he'd hare to charge him about q shillin'
for lookin' at him." The stranger looked
at the old man fora minute or so; pulled
Iont'thef desired coin, handed it to him,
and started TO 60 of. aHold on" says
The other /; don't you want to see the
'hogf''s emo, said the stranger: 81
have seen'as big hog as u want 70 seeP'
and off h0wsnts aI ~ a iiasg
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1864-02-19
Why the Empress Assured Her Life.iI


1t is quite true, as of late stated in the
newspapers, that her Imperial Majestyhas
recently assured her life in FIVE English
offices for g80, ,009; involving an annual
charge in premiums of about f2, 600 !; but
the meritorious purpose of the act has yet
to be stated Itsis we'll known that tho
Empress was the foundress; and is, at this
hour, the sole supporter Of the following
noble charitable institutions: 6 MaisoI
Eugene Napoleon," ,"Prets de REnfauce
au Travail." (better known as .fha sociste
du Prince Imperial, ,")?and the "Caisse de
Secours pour l'Armeea de Terre ct de
Mer." The Empress is very naturally ap-
prehensive that these good works may
materially suffer whenever tdeath--that
black camel, as the Arabs finely put it,
which kneels at. every mans gate-may
call her hence, and therefore she has thus
sought, though the instrumentality of life
assurance, to permanently endow them -
The Empress has named the Prince I'm
peral as her almoner, and at her demise
it would become his sacred duty to admin
lister the large fund thus created, Iand 20
take these mercifnl bodies under hisisfos
tering care. Ii is said that qthe Empress
has also effected assurances; ;for the' same
good end with several Belgian and Ger
man sofices. On account Of the greater
riskrto which the life ofithei Empress is
|reckoned to be exposed, as compared with
ordinary mortals--switness, for instance,
the late horrible plot to assassiuate9 the,
Emperor--increased rates Of premium have
been charged BY theicOntracting Offices.
London Ni,ros.T la3s ~ issalGtonsb
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1864-02-19

DsBr Il is known to many, yet not to
all, that aEihandful lof Aour bound to a
wound will preventive blood from How-
ing thousands of men who have bledi to
death on the battlefield would have been
saved If they had had aihandful Of Hour
in their sacks, and bound il on with their
Please note this } sla !
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1864-02-19

BRfDaEr Well, Mary, are you going
toithe new place n MaryaShure, no /
the lady couldp'tgiye satisfactory refer
ence from .her last cool" "is' s. y
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1864-02-19

rs ~ a country couple, newly married,
stopped at the Gibson House, In Cincin-
nati, afew days ago, o,land the groom called
for soma wine. When asked what kind
be would have, replied j We want thas
kind ofwine where the corks pop out and
the liquor boils mp soapsuds. nsadob
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1864-02-19

~ Some one speaking Of d celebrated
|ssss-si 8 'y ssia "s aIs Jed ysfy sbsn-
a0h, yss,s replied sealy, Whole
|sssef of bis life has been 5ase' s,.
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1864-02-19

M9J, WI RIGHT SlMITCHELL, .
III, Washington street,ltwo doors north Of
the Railroad, nd next door to Nixbn's
Hotel, HAvRE .-DE7GRAcE.uoaE sep25
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IDIES' AN d iGENTLEMEN'S
@M4N LE , WARE,

such. as Ribbon, j Laces, Gloves, Hosiery,
suspshders, end nd many many ~ other articles in
the N otion line. =. Dn,,,e ~, "a. w.. ..l., Z
Thankful for the liberal patronage here
tofore given the firm, they expect BY strict
attention to bus iness to merit its .continu-
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NEW, q GOODS,

THE undersigned have just received. a
large and wellas elected stock of Goods
suitable FOR the Sc ason. They are con-
stantly mallinga up tIle neatest work, and
the newest and m ost fashionable style of
4. -. ~, BONNETs for the Fall and Win
2A ter, to whic n they invite the atten-
WA ton ofthe cit izens of the town and
the surrounding co, lntry. They, also de-
sire an occasiona tcs Il from their Baltimore
friends, when they want something of ex-
ira style and fini sh, as they are aware that
the undersigned Cal and will take pleasure
in putting up W orl Of that description.
In addition to all styles of Bonnets,
, they keep cons tan .tly on hand a variety Of
LANES, IAN n CENT? EMEN,S
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No subscription taken for less than year.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-05-03
NOTICE.
NJ I'VE.
STATE OF PERRY srIrpnrc nr,r,,n

ESTATE OF PERRY sTURGES, DECD
DUBLIC notice is hereby given, that on the third
Il Monday Of April next (Deing the 18th day of said
monthly shall attend before the County Court of Will
County, at the Court House in the city OF Jo for the
purpose Of settling and adjusting all claims against
the estate of Perry Sturges late of said County
deceased, when and where all claimants notified
writing against said estate for adjustment
All persons indebted to said estate are also REQUEST
ed to make payment to the undersigned without delay.
SARAH L. srURGEs, Admx.
JoIist, Feb.le, 1854. Esv
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NOTICE.
ESTATE OF HENRY poNcssrFR. nyrn

ESTATE OF HENRY DONCKSTER, DECD.
DUBLIc Notice Is hereby given. that on the Third
il Monday Of April next, (bcing the 18TH day Of
said month"; shall attend before the Comfy caus Of
Will County, the Court House In the city of Joliet
for the purpose Of settling and adjusting an claims
against the estate Of Henry Doncaster late Of said
county, deceased, when and w-fe all claimants are
notified and requested to attend and present their
claims, in writing, again said sestate for adjustment
All persons indebted to said estate are al a. REQUEST
ed TO make payment the undersigned without elsv
WILLIAM BELL, Admr
Dated EeD- 10. 1864 n2Reu
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NOTICE
ESTATE oy NIoH.rI. Ronapps nvcn

ESTATE or MICHAEL RODGERS. DECD.
DUBLIC notice 10 hereby given, that on the 3rd
il Monday Of May next, being the 18th day Of
said month"; shall attend before the County Court
Of Will County. at the Court House in the city JOLT
ct, for the purpose Of settling and all claims
against the estate Of Michael Rodgers late Of said
county, deceased, when snd where all claimants are
notified and requested TO attend and present their
claims in writing against said estate for Adjustment
All persons indebted to said estate. also request
ed to make payment TO the undersigned without DELAY
S0PHRoNIA RODGERS, Executrix
Dated March s, 1854. n39-Gv
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e HI &c PRAIRIE LANDS
To Lease for Five Years,

ECTION y, q ;he best Sections IN the Town of
~ Manhattan, eleven miles South East Of Joliet, will
he let for the above term Of years in lots OF
than so acres for the fencing, breaking aud
taxes.
Several persons hy enclcsing the section in
mon fied could make the very low TO each
Address tile subscriber through the Joliet r o. or
apply to him personally in Narration tie prem
ises.
Jan. 26, 1854. JOHN FOUNo.
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Administ raIOr's Sale of Real
Estate.

NOIlCE IL hsreby given that in pursuance Of thu
order and decree OF the Knox Ceunty Court Stale
OF Illinois On the 1lth day Of May 1854 between the
hours Of 10 O'Clock in the forenoon aud O'Clock in
the AFTERNOON Of said day Court House door ia
the city IT Joliet WIN County IN said State. pubIo
vendue. will cell the interest Of EFasfus Hard de
ceased, ia the following lands in said win County :
namely ali that part Of the south qustsr Of Sc
tiou No. "a in Township No. IS. north aud IA - ~
East Of third principal meridian, lying north az
the Illinois ami Michigan Canal. excepting az aersS
on the north heretofore conveyed n ~
rlaI King and also excepting T0-l00 acres occrns
by the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad contsilfs
rs 4-100 more or less. Subjected 10 ~. Sos
nterssE Of tbs widow Of Erastus Hurd, dscesseS :.
said land. = = 1870 ~
March q, 1854. GLOW Yrastr m I1s = q
RESA .i..i and SHORTS By the 100 O. ton, 1i Nb{
1tswsiGk
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Soldiers, widows, Heirs.
8 . L d Z Z r. s.,
CLAIM AGENCY.


'hb Undersigned hAviI z been duly authorf,sd -
q 'aN 70 present and prosecute Claims aRaiust aha
800 nineht' and having connected himself vith !.
goo ana responsible frm at the War Der.r,rn.r, -
Desn engaged in prosecuting soldiers claims
Io5t would most respectfully announce 10 tho
Puohc thAt ne VIII prosecute ali claims a9aiuas a.
uoFeIhment growing out Of all from the ReToir.
ton down TO the present time
Special attention given 70 claims Kroirv o,t ~ a..
war. -
500 Bounty Money.
Soldiers who have been wounded in battle and Ala
the Heirs OF all Soldiers who have been killed or baV
died from disease contracted while in the service -
entitled TO One Hundred dollars Bounty, and al a.
reaTs OF pay and other dues 60
INVALID PENSIONS,
Soldiers that wounded Pensions for fe Tlao t6o
that have contracted disease while in the service Wa
ows' Pensions, Mothers' Pentions Sisters Peuttope
sonabe terms. q.
REkS A Reasonable md uaffo-m Zee viii be ebarv.
ed In all ces-but no charge made unless the elAla
is collected
Any Information respecting claims given free Of
charge. Claimants address by Letter and uudee-
uigned will Wait claimant and procure the nerea
~ evidence in the eighborhoOd where claimant lives
With the advantage OF experience Of sixteen wears
OF said Erin, The undersigned feels confident that he
can present and collect said claims with a. reh al.
patch as could be expected. = :
The underaignsd may also be seen at the Office of
W. Bowen, 10 Joliet, on Saturday Of each week
N. B. The best of recommendations can be had n
desired Of both agent and firm
JOSIAH CARPENTER, Claim Agent
Chelsea p. o., Will Co, Ill, 1868 snlSoa
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c U r 1 N G
ARMY OF THE NORTH.

nv and with the consent Of the highest
Government Authority.
AGUARAN TTEE. To point Of
trength. / will guarantee my Bitters
ia contain a large proportion Of real
ingredients and virtues than
aDy other Stomach BitIers in the mar
ket; and by comparison with others it
will be seen at once, that they are
STRONGER, and upon trial will be found
moIe efficient tina all others; they are
agreeable TO the Ia ste, inyigorating in
effect made of good materials and an
article that my customers purchase the
second time with equal satisfaction.
1t has been my purpose to put tortn
IN article that will please all my eueto-
mers and honestly DO all that is Claim
ed for them, will not publish or make
any claims for these Bitters that are
not CONSTANT or that their virtues will
not warrant, Each bottle contains as
represented ONE FULL QUART, thus Civ
ng to every person as regards the guam
", the worth of the money invested.
ct every body try them and they will
be fully convinced Of the truth Of the
above statements.