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The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-06-18

VOLUME



BaIsi5s6rs Us 81 great mass
rnsss Is .sasiilfs tisa bosniifationz. was
661l s zht al Moaufnenk Square. the
ssS III the c;ey frcsidiae Kesolakieas
~ adopted coraialiy aRscrsing the rali.
S;ag of The ns.ainati0ua. snd eoasaashsl.
- Z couasry.
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y s 'A sst'A s1s.'as ~ sasAsa.s Y
sAsH plsAaeo t..sssa
NeK FeFk Iane 9.--vA correspondents
szys Of sherMans 3 eattle u0s@ Dallas on
che 18th - s.. :. - 49,
brsastEeTks which we're occupied by
Eteyehspas division. Heod,a corps and
carya division, which vers IN the ad-
saaces pressed after theHl up TO the rebel
uosks and war5 met By . #sthering FIRE Of
y - y al.s.s1 - lhasketry. Lhea
s. s.ls,s 81 & loaia !, oal s.eif
81 VI assss !. ,s'ls'' z ''1p ~" iAiish iH'O
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s. ollale 80 's'slae ON tle' set-
- a1' .,s 80 is.'elst'u s'' sLoses
q ...s1 ny cpf II Nefs paaly pressed
go ~ MI y, pasA psilsash : eesEEaetsse g
he 1.u ~ = + nov eafne up ous
81 - ssp - .1s w. sosIpAs n" o.,
as Il S. .ssel liope, : "a, was
glosc
Philadelphia, Jhue pa report has
81 been received nf the capture on the Sd. of
tas steamer a Y aeer n'eha In AsaaAaW
q Z. e a'ss,a oa'S from the rebel
3 -, s.t4a -: tiAsssl. Asliy one q the crew
! a'als " esate' ne says a desperate
- We. au.'..e Dy tno ii:efs ana
Tered them.
An exnaa ti0n has been fitted out al
Port Royal 1kgo dswn and endeayor tn
Irecapturs or 'destgog her.
E-,She carried 5 glrnk. and was considered
fseFy fast. -
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rart;on oF4hn s,b nnrr.s !. rcr,.r....l
4 as having arrived at point on CAicka-
4 hou,,;ny near Rotta,n : Kr;J,.e
$- considerable frinp was Eesrd in that
J direction YESTERDAY =. m.
w..h;.a.o. Tn q ~ La-,,uuu.
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that forward moyeme,,t VIII .onn take
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-06-18
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i Hooker. 81. ras Z 1repulsss, as iayl,ai. viifh
4 loss. q
The attaek on ey,,sa abuss HI Il Eefsr-
.lred q. prOyea yar1 sils..sss,us q tie enc.
my 1ha rebels came 9 & y dllsssians
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Aitef 2 aays y ngh salsss EfanesFaily on ans
oEn hcoks iaot'iiefsos lis i,ss caosea upon
oar tsahs slhg, .enaOi 3 ssFTW Y
neKe important ''ii' .,1 movement.
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ssss.ie ~ e - ,aorhia e A52
:, = 1e es Iepels falssa ne siege "a FRANK"
lofh Sa1assaAy = " Y allo ne2s %%@f $50 hsa%
w. VI. 20 ,r.:s..... 90 4 80
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aHy other source:s 2s xasE saS.az&szs
Whfte Home II --Twn S.Isesss,ssa ., sags re
arrived here bring news ef tAss eassuSssSf
Fort Darling An order sseuTsEiaesstais
intelligence; was read to tho AMY : last
/ evening. The cheers of our soldiers oonh
| be heard miles around. = -" s< EF'7=%
q -,,,.s2,'. ~ = !, - t+, sei!s,,.~F
" aSh4ngEon' i5.-Tlas 1apaetseAn
says. ..1 ... .: "a. + ass s;s,,sg a
a eSVatry oaoer Hto y lsis- = ? peaas ~
Aa'ios non sne tto''i s.ts astiysa tli7 slS.L
au h's tt neaI1 sIsa,LS ouSillB
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1 Informant SAYS ut the tina Il, left sra.
port was. lust received that Hancock aiAar
desperate fieht succeeded h dsslaa as,an
| the enemy, carving the bf;d dE At
point Of the bayonet, and that he r.
@"o tne Wa''e army su"@o&sI sAsy
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.. A dispatch from Lexington ID eFEeSsfsa
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PnrDt,ags gave tI'S Eeeeis = 'e.ai -
a@ th'ahe sHsiNfAy issofhEa's. sal
Teoel losS sl0o killed and ES 4po psaass
psSlaes sne WOohaeo. helf y, toEce y $780,
% VSt'' e"it,ins.a l, - = SsL
utterly = oemoranzea ana trying 70 oH
LIN S'''"l Sa""oS'
.~ w., ''': @'~ aa
New York. Jnne IL .4-I1atas frosss ti.ss 5
eity Of Mexico 26th. Vera f,russ 1s1ssss
received. ..es.... sss4sE[sss 80 :
Macmillan arrived. at, Vera cr,,alha
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Washington, June 14.--Ssna. 81
called up the bill to amend the eeE topso
vide For the territorial government 0is
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-04-12
BARGAIN IN LANDS.

- Aesesef iaad iss ssis, considerable pesse r.
which h asder cultivation u ~ eontyoi p3t 81 ou
County. ard within tAisl8 nnates - RailsDeA fso0
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f keokuk. Nov. - ne-l nsenae AossA
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-04-12

SUGAR.
~ 50 Hhds- Prime ~ o. Sugar.
% Barrels Clarified Crushed and Puiserired cot
s1st resolved and for sale low for Cash by
janld C0SNABLE 4 sMYTH.
The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-23

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The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-23

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The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-23

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The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-23

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The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-23

p-rsoa csrabl- q y rki1r Posizr Power ?
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The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-23

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The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-23

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The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-23
MARIETTA, G a.:
wEnsEseaY MoRNINds. MAR en- a. 1854 !
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The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-05-06

SOMETHING DoGSATIcAL.--I was Wis
iting the city school in the vicinity OF
Boston. When the morning bell was
rung, a large dog walked in with the
scholars and took his place on chair
near the teachers platform, as grave
rs any learned professor. Thereupon
| expected to behold grand strategic
movement, which you know is mill
tary expression for being driven back.
But no one, save myself, seemed to be
surprised, and his dogship remained
in state of mastery inactivity. Hence
| was about concluding that our good
old state, not content with instruction
of her children, was eleyating the ca
nine standard of knowledge. For since,
according to some, man is but an edu-
Gated monkey, why should he not de-
yelop the mind of his brother, the dog?
just here the teacher set me right
The dog in question was the property
of boy attending school. He came
with the boy regularly, and either lay
on the floor or mounted the chair by
his side. When his young masters
classes were called, the dog was prompt
to take his place, standing with his
fore feet on line with the class l
cannot say / heard him recite, as the
teacher did not question him; but he
listened with an air that seemed TO say,
II know it all. When the class was
dismissed, they turned, wheeled to
the left, and marched to their seats
The dog followed, turning with mill
tary precision, wagging his bushy tail
loyiully, concious of having acquitted
himself in manner worthy of his dog
hood.
So far as his department was con-
cerned he was model pupil; he had
no surly, logged ways, and was never
known to whisper'or play, which is a
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-05-06

The MoTHER's INFLuENCE-A mother
on the green hills of Vermont, stood at
her garden gate holding by her right
hand son of sixteen years old, mad
with love of the sea. Edward, said
She 'they tell me that the great
temptation of the seamans life is drink.
Promise me, before you quit youl
mothers hand, that you never will
drink. Said he, for he told me the
story, Il gave her the promise Invent
the broad globe over; Calcutta, the
Mediterranean, San Francisco, the Cape
of Good Hope, and during forty years,
whenever | saw the glass filled with
the sparkling liquor, my mothers form
by the garden gate, on the hillside of
Vermont, rose up before me; and to
day, at sixty, my lips are innocent of
the taste of liquor Was not that
sweet evidence OF the power of single
word? And yet it was but half; for, -
said he, yesterday, there came into my
countlng-room n young man of forty,
and asked me, Do you know me I? NO,
said l. i was brought once, said he
to my informant, drunk into your
presence, on shipboard; you were a
passenger; the captain kicked ME aside
you took me into your berth, Kept me
there until / slept off my intoxication,
and then You asked me if / had n
mother. l said, never, that / know of;
| never heard mothers voice. You
told me of yours, at the garden gate;
and to-day, twenty years later, l am
master of one of the finest packets in
New York, and / came to ask you TO
come and see me. How far back
that little candle throws its beam-the
mothers word on the green hillside of
Vermont God be thanked for the
almighty power of single word
Water CuTe.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-05-06

after you have dined together he will
give you n full account of himself"
The king, filed of curiosity to know
who it could be that invited him to
dinner, told the messenger that he
would come without fail; and the
messenger forthwith returned Scarce
ly had he arrived when the king, with
all his ministers, came riding over the
bridge TO dine with the fool. On the
arrival of the king at the palace, Eme-
liam went out to meet him, took him
by the hand white as snow, kissed him
on the mouth sweet as sugar, and lead
ing him into his palace of white mar
bic, set him down TO the oaken table
to the feast of sweet things and mead ;
and the king and his ministers, sitting
at the table, drank, ate, and were mer-
ry. Now when they got up from the
table and sat in their places, the fool
said to the king:
Gracious sir; do you know me, and
who / ann"
But as Emelian was then in a splen-
did dress, and moreover, as his face
was very handsome, it was impossible
to recognize him. Therefore the king
said that he did not know him. But
the fool said to him:
Gracious sir, do you not remember
how certain fool came driving into
your court on petsch, and how you
shut him up with your daughter in a
barrel, which you covered with pitch
and cast upon the sea? Know you
that l am the very same Emelian."
The king seeing that it was the fool
who was now btfore him, was very
much frightened and did not know
what to do. But the fool at that mo-
ment went for the princess, and led
her before the king The king on see
ing his daughter was very much de-
lighted and said to the fool
81 have sinned grievously against
you; therefore give you my daughter
as wife"
The fool, on hearing these words,
most humbly thanked the king; and
as Emehan had everything ready for
the marriage, it was celebrated that
day with great magniiicence. On the
next day the fool gave a magnificent
banquet to all ministers, whilst for
the common people hogsheads were
brought out, full of all kinds of drinks.
When the rejoicing was over the king
offered to resign his kingdom to him;
but he refused to accept it, There
upon the king returned to his domin-
ions. But the fool remained in his
palace, and lived in great happiness
and prosperity.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-05-06
stlrrtcd Poetry.
THE LITTLE PEOPLE.

L Ill Ia 1 - -
drearv placo would be this earth
Were there no little people in II
The song ofSife would lose its mirth,
Were there no children to begin it.
No little forms, like buds to grow,
Aud make the admiring heart surrender;
Nohtue hands on breast and brow,
To keep the thrilling loye-cords tender
No babes within our arms 10 leap.
No little feet toward slumber tending
No little knee in prayer to bend
Our lips the sweet words. lending.
What would the mothers do for work,
We're there no pants or jackets tearing
No tiny dresses TO cmbrolder
No cradle for their watchful Gazing
No rosy boys, at wintry morn,
With satchcl To the school-hOuse hasting
No merry shouts as home they rush
No precious morsel for their tasting.
Tan. grave. grown people at the door,
Tall. grave grown people at the table;
The men on business all intent,
The danes lugubrous as they're able.
The stcrncr souls would get more stern,
Unfoeling natures more inhuman,
And man to stole GOODNESS turn.
And woman would be less than woman.
For in that cline towards which we reach,
Through Times mysterious, dim unfolding,
Tho little ones with cherub smiles
Are stlll orr Fathers face beholding.
So said His voice in whom we trust,
When in Judeas realm preacher
he made child confront the proud,
And he in simple guise their teacher.
Lies song, indeed, would lose its charm,
Were there no babes to begin it;
A doleful place this world wonld he,
We're there no little people IN 1t.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-05-06

very great thing to be said. He seemed
also to have n genuine thirst for knowl-
edge He would go to school without
his master, take his accustomed place
ready for work He never offered to
''recite" in any classes save his own; ;
but the instant they were called, the
knowing old fellow was at his post.
l saw him in reading, arithmetic and
spelling, in each of which he appeared
to my perfect satisfaction. have for
gotten his name, but the children
know it, and would sometimes whis-
per it slyly and coax him to play, for
he was great pet with them all. go
then the teacher turned him out" Az
ter one or two electments, if he per-
ceived that he was expected to leave
he would throw himself down on the
floor, whence neither coaxing nor scold-
ing could stir him. His master
would fairly drag him out. Once out
of the room, he would not leave the
house till school was done, and unless
tied would take the first opportunity
to return to his place in the school
room.
His master having graduated" the
dog has now left Whether he pur-
sues his studies at any other institu-
ton of doxology l do not know, but
does he not deserve a degree for his per-
severence? They who believe in the
TRANSPORTATION of souls, may see in
this progressive animal some future
chief magistrate, president, or what
not, of this great nation. will only
add in conclusion, that the dog was
hlnnl- Dl,nl.,,. L....l,a..I.,..
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-05-06

CAUSE OF DIPTHERn fashions
in dress produce new diseases. Dip
liberia, that infectious form of sore
throat, is said to have originated in the
modern custom of wearing low, turn
down collars, instead Of the old stiff
white walls, which now mark so con-
spienously the middle-aged man. The
national throat, guarded for so many
centuries by ropes of muslin, black vel
vet sohtaires, lace collars, and other
knick-knacks, was suddenly stripped of
all its defense, and thrown open TO all
the rude winds of the English year
The result blossoms out in the disa-
greeable form of diptheria, natures
terrible warning of the danger, and
simultaneous correction of the folly
To be sure, l have heard that the
fashion of high shirt-collars had some
thing to do with hiding marks of dis
ease in the neck and face. But l don't
believe it, Once Il Week.
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How THEY LOOK AT IT.-With what
different feelings different persons will
look upon the coming of the bright
spring To some it will speak only
hope and Joy and blessedness To the
others the tender blade of grass upon
which the eye falls--and budding trees,
the serene blue skies, the fragrant,
many-hued flowers - will all be SO
many clements of pain and distress;
for that soft breeze stirs the grass over
anew-made grave, and all that bright
ness and beauty seem but wretched
mockeiy. why? why? why?' the
impatient soul constantly reiterates, rs
it yainly seeks to reconcile itself to the
change between the hope of the last
spring-time and the sadness of this
There are moments when one is salts
fed submissively to leave this question
unsolyed; but nature, strong and self
asserting, soon means again in pain:
and so, all over the land, are they who
will turn away, sick at heart, from the
brightness and beauty of this coming
sprlng.-Fdhny Fern
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VAST ARMIES AND THEIR MOVEMENTS. 49,
There have been vast armies and
grand movements before these days.
Here is record of some of them:
Sennacherib, the Bible tells us, lost
in n single night 1885, 600 men by the
destroying angel.
The city of Thebes had a hundred
gates, and could send out at each gate
10000 fighting men and 200 chariots;
in all, 100000 men and 10000 char
lots.
The army of Trerah, King of Ethio-
pia, consisted of 100000 men and
800 chariots of war
Sesostris, King of Egypt, led against
his enemies 100000 men, $4,000 cav
airy, and n scyth-armed chariots. 1491
before Christ.
Hamilcar went from Carthage, and
landed ner Palermo. He had fleet
of 1000 ships and 5000 small vessels,
and land force of 100000 men. At
the battle in which he was defeated,
100000 were Slain.
Minus, the Assyrian king, about 1900
years before Christ, led against the
Backtrians his army, consisting of
100000 foot, 100000 horse. and 49,
900 chariots armed with scythes
Semiramis employed 100000 men
in building the mighty Babylon. She
took 100000 prisoners at the Indus,
and sank 1000 boats
A short time after the taking of Baby
lon, the forces of Cyrus cons listed OF
100000 foot, 10000 horse, and 1000
chariots, armed with scythes.
An army of Cambyses, $4,000 strong
was buried up in the desert sands of
Africa by a south wind
When Xer&es arrived at Thermo-
pyla, his land and sea forces amounted
to 2,641, $40, exclusive of servants, eu-
nochs, women, suffers, ETC., in all num-
beling 5,2S3,2 So say Herodotus,
Plutarch and Isocratcs.
The army of Artaxerxas before the
battle of Cunaxa amounted to about
100000.
Ten thousand horse and 100000
foot fell on the battlefield of Issus.
When Jerusalem was taken by Titus
100000 persisted in various ways.
The army of Tamerlane is said to
have amounted to 100000, and that
of his antagonist, Baiazet. 400. 900.