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The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-12-23
Don't be a Gloomy Christian.

/. Because we have too many Of that sort
now. Numbers of the disciples are shady,
not sunny, have more of November in their
countenance than June. They do not seem
happy as Christians, and probably are not
Let there not be added eVenn0re to this num-
ber
2. Because there is everything to make you
a lively, animated, cheerful Christian You
trust you are forgiven, and accepted in the
Beloved, which is the great test blessing infinite
love could bestow upon you, and that blessed
fact would shed brighter CLEAN Of gladness
over all your days of prosperity, and chase
away al the gloom Of the trials oflife. With
such a Saviour as you have to love and enjoy,
such a Comforter as the Holy Ghost, such
travelling companions toward heaven as the
saints, and such blessed work to do as that
of leading others to read the Word Of Light
itis shame to hang ones harp on the will
low. 1.-
3. Gloomy disciples misrepresent religion.
A gloomy sinner fairly represents the master
he serves and the side he has chosen. But q
gloomy Christian makes people think relig-
ion is a gloomy affair, and leads them to be
lieye that they shall have to be gloomy too, if
they become religious, all of which is false
He is a proper interpreter Of the Christian
faith who rejoioes in the Lord and whose joy
would not be more than is meet if it should
become ''jOy unspeakable and full Of glo-
ry." -.f
T. Gloomy disciples can do but very little
good. Sinners are not fond of this company;
are likely to avoid it. Besides the gloom Of
such minds snaps the sinews Of all exerCion
Tor the COED Of others. How can such a dis
oiple maintain a cheerful and lively and ami
mated conversation about the glorious things
of the kingdom of God, thereby stirring up
the souls Of sinners to enter into the joy Of
the Lord? The gloom Of thesoul implies that
all the sin there has not gone out, and of
course the lips are sealed, and usefulness is
out Of the question,
Therefore let gloom find its victims where
it cam but let every disciple of Christ feel
that he is born to be the happiest person in
the community where he lives; is sacredly
bound to be a specimen Of the hallOwed joy
fulness true religion is capable Of producing
is bound to let the observing world know
that Godd does make Jerusalem a rejoicing
and her people JOYS bound TO make it
appear that redeemiug love can give such sa-
cred peace, holy serenity, and substantial joy
as cannot be produced by all that is loved and
sought BY the followers Of the world.-B0s-
ton Recorder.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-12-23
To Be or not to Be Somebody.

Short days and long nights. We
/ hope the sons and daughters Of farm.
I ers and mechanics viii begin at once
. to consider the most profitable mode
of spending the long evenings Of the
!. next Eve months.
All things within the sphere Of man S
capacity are under the dominion of
the mind and those whose itellectuaI
and moral faculties are the most
thoroughly developed viii have the
greatest power over material objects
and inferior men. Hence, we suggest
to every young man and woman to
improve the long evenings with refer
/ ence to the discipline Of this sover
eign power over all human affairs.
! This matter is very simple. All that
I is required is the Withdrawal of the
mind from trivial thoughts and apply
ing it to reading and reflection. The
amount Of reading can be done during
a single season by watching the hours
as they pass and permitting no waste
Of precious time is enough tocontrib-
ute very materially to ones education.
We suggest also that young people
of each neighborhood organize liter
ary societies for mental Improvement.
This IN addition to being powerful
means Of education in and of itself
will serve as a stimulant to reading
and study. It viii present some i'm
mediate object toward which to read
and think.
It is true there are difficulties to
overcome in adopting this course.
Some are naturally inclined to read,
love it as the highest enjoyment, while
others find it very difficult to interest
themselves in what they read suf-
feiently to secure close application to
books. This difficulty must be over
come or the hours, nights, months and
years viii pass, and the mature man
will find himself POOR still and sub
ject of some. one who conquered indo-
Ience, aroused his mind and qualified
himself to govern.
The question for every one to an
swer Is 'sshaII I be king or a subject
-amaster or a slave"-for one or
the other he is destined to be. To be
kingly hemust develop the kingly quail
ities-mental power. To be slave
he has only to waste his leisure time in
youth and neglect the necessary quail
iication for mastery. Under the laws
all are equal-but no law can rob
mental superiority Of its natural place
on the throne of power.
Ifyou have no books get them, for
a hundred dollars thus invested viii
prove in the end more profitable in
merely mercepary sense than a thous-
and dollars saved for tboughtIessness
to manage. Added to this is the in
dividuals social position and respec-
liability through life, as well as the
highest good Of the family that may
be entrusted to his charge. What
destiny do you propose for yourself?
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-12-23
Woman and Marriage

I Have speculated a great deal on
matrimony. have seen a young and
beautiful woman, the pride of gay circles,
married, as the world says, well. Some
havemOved into costly houses, and their
friends have all come and looked at their
furniture and their spendid arrangement
for happiness, and they have gone away
and committed them to their sunny hopes
cheerfully and without fear. It is natu-
raj to be sanguine for them, as the young
are sometimes carried away by similar
feelings. Hove to get, unobserved, into
a corner, and watch the bride in her white
attire, and, with her smiling face and her
soft eyes meeting me in their pride Of
life, weave a waking dream of future
happiness, and persuade myself that it
will be true. I think how they will sit
upon the luxurious sofa as the twilight
falls, aud build gay hopes and murmur in
low tones the now not forbidden tender
ness; and how thrillingly the allowed
kiss and beautiful endearments Of welded
life will make even their parting joyous,
and how gladly come back from the
crowded and empty mirth of the gay to
each others quiet company. Ipicture to
myself that young creature who bushes
even now at his hesitating caress, listen
ing eagerly for his footsteps as the night
steals on, wishing he would come, and
when he enters at last, and with an afec-
tiOn as undying as his pulse, folds her to
his bosom, I can feel the tide that goes
flowing through the heart, and gaze with
him on the graceful form as she moves
about for the kind offices of affection,
soothing all his unquiet cares, and max
ing him forget even himself in her young
and unshadowed beauty. I go forward
for years and see her luxuriant hair put
soberly away from her brow, and her
girlish gracss resigned into dignity, and
loveliness chastened with the gentle
mcekness Of maternal affection. Her hus-
band looks on her with a proud eye, and
shows her the same fervent love and deli.
cate attentions which first won her; and
her fair children are grown about them,
and they 60 on full of honor and un-
troubled years, and are remembered when
they die LrUiHg.
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strong-Minded.

a square-headed woman with fixed, rather
hard but not unkindly face, wearing specta-
cles, short pettieOats, scant crinoline, if any,
carrying and umbrella and a roll Of paper
is she not British Museumite, and one ia
miliar with the printers dQvil-a practical
strongminded, elear-brained authoress, ready
for any work, and with energy enough for
any vocation, and with half hundred mis-
sions, of which, however womanly subservi-
ency or submission does not form one2 As
she sits there, with her strongly marked fea-
lures, and her Watchful eyes that see every
thing, yet not Of the quick and rowing kind,
rather wide and steady, I can read her his
tory, too, like the rest, perhaps more clearly
than she can mine, though I meet her big gray
eyes fixed on me, and l know that am being
photographed fo= future use. One thing see
which has no business there, and that is q
wedding ring on her left hand. Her husband,
poor man, has a hardish time Of IL to be sure;
for those deep lines in the forehead between
the eyes, and the furrow from the nostril TO
the mouth, and the look Of pain and expert
ence, and the unrest Of a battle always 90
ing on and never ended, are not eloquent of
rose leaves and elder down; and I fear that
my literary friends matrimonial possessor
may at times find a strongly-miudcd woman,
making her due share Of the fumily income,
rather more OF @ help-mate than a sweet heart.
And yet she is not bad. When woman viii
leave of exaggerating good qualities, they
viii have achieved a more thorough freedom
than even the most emancipatod dream of, and
that is, freedom from The tyranny Of their own
Weakness AH tie lear RouHa.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-12-23
Taaehtng Children to Pray.

It is saiG Of that good old man, john Quin-
oy Adams, that he never went 10 his rest at
night until he hadrePeated the simple prayer
learned in childhood-the familiar 'N0W I
lay me down TO sleep
Is there not something iRexpresSibly touch
ing in the thought that these words brsathed
from the rosy lips Of infancy, went with him
away down through old age into the dark val
ley Of death Some people objectto teaching
children forms Of prayer, lest the act only
becomes form. But did act Christ teach Us
to Say, 'Our Father?'
Do you net remember those Still evening
hours far back in your childhood, when your
mother first taught you TO say those words
Can you forget the solemn hush that !elI .O0
every thing as she knelt with you and com
meuded You to the care Of the blessed Father
She is dead now; but ever as night falls you
think o. her and the little sister she left in
your care, how it felt 70 you to hear the littls
one repeat the same old words in the dim
twilight, and how at last, when she hsd
learned TO love the Saviour, who watched
over the little children, lie called her sudden
ly, one day, to 50 up where they sing the new
song.
Oh, teach tie children, tie little cli,dysn,
tO pray
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-12-23
The 5wsdes In Minnesota.

Alady correspondent at Cambridge,
Mimi, writing to one Of the editors of
the Rural, gives some interesting facts
concerning the Swedish population Of
that State, from which we make the
following exract:-"The Swedes ere
probably the best foreign settlers there
are here. The Germans make good
citizens, but there is not the perma>
nancy about them there is about the
SWedes. When the Swedes settle in
the country, they do it with the in
tsntiOn Of making it their home for
life All of the Swedes I have met
with in Minnesota are Baptists, and
have ss a general rule; left Sweden on
account Of the religious intolerance
exhibited by the State Church. There
are many large settlements of this
people in this part Of the State. They
are, as a general rule, very inteIli-
gent people, snd seem to appreciate
the advantages which education be-
stows-the School House being one
of the first buildings they erect in
forming a settlement. They do not
depend upon American manufacturers
for their dry goods, but manufacture
their own, raising wool and fax IN
sufficient quantities to supply them
for their present use, and also to lay
away for the future The idea of
buying dry goods seems almost an ab-
surdity to them"
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-12-23


Several contradictory statements have
been made IN regard to The commeucemeut
Of journalism. The able aud learned Ag-
mes Striokhui in her life Of Que Ehz-
abeth, says that the FIRST geuui.e uewspa~
per was The English Nercuue," which
was issued by the Goveromeut during tho
progress of the Spanish Armada, to pre-
vent che circulation of fs'se reports. This 4,
PAPER was printed by Christopher B. rser,
the Queen s prin er, and tie frss number
was dated July 23d, 1888,
Tue "Invipcible Armlda" was ftted. out
BY Philip H., King Of Spain, and when it,
entered the English Channel, CONSISTED Of
100 ships. HwAs attacked By the Eng.
iish heetOf SO ships ana the battle hs,ed
siz'een days, resu5ihg .ih lhe defeat Of
the Spanish Sect A terrible storm com
pIeatcd the destruction Of the Armada.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-12-23
SfiRtt goftfg,
. BLESSED TO GIVE"

The kingly sun gives forth his rays;
Asks no RETURN demands no praise;
But wraps US in strong arms Of life,
And says distinct through human strife,
'If though wouldst truly nobly live,
GiYe-eYer give"
The rustic flower, upspringing bright,
And answering back that regal light,
Fills the air with fragrant breath,
And writes in myriad hues beneath,
"If though wOuldst gayly, gladly live,
Give-eYer give" --
The merchant-raiu, which carries on
Rich commerce 'twixt the earth and sun;
The autumn mist the springtide shower
All whisper softtO seed and flower,
1--WE know no other life to live
But this-we give"
Suggestive warnings crowd the earth;
Glad sounds Of labor, songs of mirth,
From creatures both of field and air;
Who, whilst they take their rightful share
Still truly chant ave chiefly live
To give-tO give
o man, the gem and crown of all,
Take thouthis- lesson: Heed the call
Of these less gifted creatures near;
The rather--that Christ voice most dea1
Once said, whilst here he deigned to live
BLESSED to give"
900 sf IF. E. WILSON.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-12-23

The population of Boston, accord
ing to census just taken, is 164,788,
exclusive of the persons in the army
and navy. This falls short of the last
census.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-12-23
CLIFTON HOUSE.

Corner Of Sixth and Elm Street
The above House, having been newly furn-
ished and fitted up, is now open for the ac-
commodation of the travelling public.
Guests visiting the city, either on business
for pleasure, viii find the CLIFTON HOUSE
j. pleasantly located and convenient to the bus
iness part of the city.
The Proprietors desire, by close attention
to business, to merit The patronage Of the
publio,
When EoEYisit the city, please give US a
call.
WAL GARRISON,
GEO w. BROWN,
ProprietOrs.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-12-23
Call and Paw Up.

q All persons indebted to John Fleming & Co.,
will confer favor by settling up on sight Some
accounts have been standing too long already; and
. word to the wise izsufHeient.
JOHN FLEMING.
zezin- Jan. Is, ls6l.-d
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-12-23
w. II. Wilson,

Wholesale and retail dealer in Groceries. Main
ssreet, opposite the Ewiag HOass, Xenia, o. ls-ly
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-12-23

A professional philuntErOpist is the most
intOlerant Of men,
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-12-23

GudIIIUGIIdlIl q DOIIg
psalsss- IA boots, shoes, hats, caps &C. Ne. l5
Main street. Xeaias Ohio. ls-ly.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-12-23

One square, one insertion T5
" Sc month 50 90
" d" year ID 90
-9ne-fourth column one year SO 90
half 20 90
80" 100 90
One square to consist Of ten lines or 1sssor min
On type. .-aa
Advertisements Of a transient character, must be
said for in advance.
Noticssof Marriages and Deaths free.
Notices IN The Local Department ten cents per
line.
business Cards. Eve dollars per year.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-12-23
BUSINESS.
c. SchiIIing,

pfazufactursr Of Rag Carpet. All orders promptly
attended to- and al work WarraRtedtO give satstac-
ton Cash paid fer carpet rags. Second street.
oppostio Ware Housa, Nsnia, o. Oily.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-12-23
R. PARTINGTON,

Attorney at Law, and authorized gent for the COL
lection Of Pensions, and all other kinds Of Military
ulaims agains tbo CEited Statel- Once lover
Moors & Andrews clothing store, Main street
Xsnia, o.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-12-23

ny lLiALAA "a Fa---7=- w. Z
anee was still ullratllss 0E PoEs1. ~
" reseiudsd my resls Continent Is sufL' I'D
to stay, but thought 4s 10 ha,s-l 5,
shutters of the side window, which d
so during my stay in the. house. TEe Il
room was taken by my friend, and Mrs. 6 &
ger did net destroy the good opinion We p
formed of her establishment Il was for a
long time my pleasant batchOlor home, and
from the first night uudisturbed by unpIeas-
ant visitors either real or ghostly.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-12-23
Lohn Sane,

Boot and shoe store. Work Of all kinds put up to
order. Msnding done in short nsioe. All work
warranted. One door east or BeaPs shep, Main
street, Xsnia, O. I9-lg-
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1864-03-18
Treasurer's Notice.

TUNHERE WILL be paid hpon presentation at my Of
IL fce in Dalles City, the following County 0rders
Reoisfered (Idyk II, fdror nj
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1864-03-18
Sherin's Sale.

Gtate Of Oregon--B Baker County SIS: by virtue
- OF execution issued out Of the Circuit Court Of this
County against the Goods and Chattes Lands and Tene
'ncnts of HENRY FULLER, have sesed all the right
ana title which the said HENRY FULLER had on MON
DAY. the ID day of November A. D., 1863 or at any time
since Of In and the following described Premises which
shall expose for sale, the law directs at PUBLIC
AUCTION, before the Court House door, in Auburn, in
said County Of Baker, MONDAY, the ID day of May,
A D. 1854 towit All that certain piece parcel Of
mining ground known the FULLER GROUND, pur-
chased by the said Fuller from Anderson; situated in
French Guch Blue Canyon Mining District in said Coun-
ty being the Flat Claims originally located by Josiah
Jones and John Gilmore below, and joining the Claims
of Comsock and Johnson and sold to them by jones'
the 18th day of August d. 1868. Also one-ourth in
tercst In Claims in Humbug Gulch, in said County and
District and described follows Commencing at vii.
low Creek and running eleven hundred and twenty
to certain stake, and hundred being fifty feet wide
aso two gulch claims three hundred feet in length and
located originally by Grow and Pasnusky just above the
mouth Of Humbug Gulch and two fiat claims located di.
recy west of the above named Claims Willow Creek,
and originally located by Watson and Culey and two fat
hill Claims still directly west and adjoining these last
named Claims and reaching over to Winsor Gulch-
the same being originally located by Watson Posey.
The said fiat and hill Claims being hundred and fifty
feet square EACH w. r. PARK, Sheriff,
By L. G. BARNARD, Deputy.
February 10, a. D., 1854 m2-w4w
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1864-03-18
FOR SALE.
vu>hc Lot and Building, on Ma

VU>hc Lot and Building, on Main Street,
IL next to the Umatila House, known the CALI
FORNIA EXCHANGE, tho COLUMBIA RESTAURANT,
and the M0UNTAINEER LAGER BEER CELLAR, the
whole paying monthly rent of S243.
Also, q DWELLING, 0UT-H0USES, and Spring House.,
with good supply of spring water, and ONE ACRE OF
GROUND we'll improved with assortment Of Fruit
Trees and Flowers, fenced In with close boarded
fence from six TO eight feet high.
Also, n DWELLING HOUSE and TWO LOTS, with
well Of spring water, within tho city limits
For further particulars, enquire Of T. d. KELLY; or
at the MoCSTMSEER OFFICE jalS-tf
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1864-03-18
9ailg Donntaineer



On one of the many bridges in Ghent
stand two brazen images of father
and son, who obtained this distinguish
ed mark of the admiration of their
fellow.citizens by the following Incl.
dent.
Both the father and the son wefs,
for some offence against the State,
condemned to die. Some favorable
circumstance appearing on the side of
the son, he was granted remission of
his sentence Under certain provisions !;
in short, be was offered pardon, on the
cruel and barbarous condition that he
would become the executioner of his
father!
lie at first resolutely refused to pre-.
serve bis life by means so fatal and de.
testable. This is not to be wondered
at; for let US hope for the honor of our
nature, that there are very few sons
who would not have spurned with ab.
horrence life sustained on condition
80 horrible and unnatural. The son,
though onginfexible, yielded atlength
to the entreaties of fond parent, who
represented to him that his (tbe faith.
er's) life was forfeited, and it would
DO the greatest possible consolation
for him to know that he was the in.
strument of his sons preservation.
The son consented to adopt the hor-
rible means of recovering his life and
liberty; he lifted the axe but, as it
was about to fall, his arm sank nerve
less, and the axe dropped from his
hand. Had he as many lives as hairs,
he could have yielded them all, ono
after another, rather than again con-
ceive, much less perpetrate such an
act. Life, liberty, everything vanish.
cd before the dearer interests of filial
affection; he fell upon his fathers
neck, and embracing him, triumphant.
ly exclaimed "My father, my father
wo die together !" and then called for
another eXecutioner to fulfil the sen.
tence of the law.
. Hard must the hearts be-bereft OF
every sensation OF humanity-wbich
could stand iDsensible spectators of
the scene. A sudden appeal of invol-
untary applause, mingled with groans
and sighs, rent the air. The execution
was suspended; and on simple re-
port of the transaction to the author.
ties, both were pardoned. High re-.
wards and honors were conferred on
tho son and finally those admirable
images were raised, to commemorate
transaction 40 honorable to human
nature.
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1864-03-18

WE THINK So.-The Oswego Times
wants to know if man has torticollis
nnchololis of the radlus,paralyzation of
the tier attestia idquartem, ventricul.
lum, oblibetatum of the laver labli su.
periosis aliquinnsi, and besides don't
feel very we'll himself, whether he
would be exempt from the draft.
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1864-03-18

ISLANDERS issuing from beautifullips,
are like spiders crawling from the
blushing heart of rose.
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1864-03-18

THERE is no such thing in the world
of nature as dumb bellies.
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1864-03-18

1MpossIBlLlrIEs, like vicious dogs, fly
before him who is not afraid of them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-03-02
A Country wisheue = Repe,,..

Captain Hardy, r. A., writes an in
teresting letter to the "Field'' uevspaner
CONNIE nting on the statemen. th.t -
Newfoundland there is not . anal. ,o.d
frog, or reptile Of any kind, nor .nv .or;-
rels, porcupines, mink or mice. Csn..;.
Hardy says: Besides the above msa
toned ds6cienciss. I found when v;s;.; $.
Newfoundland, hast summer. sevs,si
others. Il was midsummer and the Ar.
flies we're scintillating 10 nyrisds ia the
warm evenings over every sranp II M.
va Scotia; here not ono couldo b seen. nor
was there another pleasing suamsr visi
tor OF our neighbor provincss-she night
hawk.
Considering the immeDss portion 81
tfis Island which Is claimed by the bous
and swsmps. / think the absence ef sll
reptiles very curious; and [ plodded limo
and ofssa round the edges q pond, and
swsmps, hoping b SO soma little oroshs,
take header from the bank; and. S, n s
ny s'opss 10 IL woods, xhsrs. = n.