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PROPOSALS. FOR PURCHASE OF WHEAT
IL AND RYE.
HEADQUARTERS Dept OF WASHINGTON.

HEADQUARTERS DRP'T OF WAsHIHaToN,
OFFICR OF CHIEF QUARrERMASTER,
WASHINGTON. July %, 1864.
SEALED PROPOSALS. will be received at this
Off &c until the goth day of August uext for the pur
chase of Five Thousand Bushels (more or less) of
the best Red Mediterranean WHEAT, and Fifteen
Hundre Bushels (more less) of the best quality
RYE, raised on the Government farms south of
the Potomac. The grain to be delivered in this
be accepted, within Thirty days from the accep-
PROPOSALS will be endorsed " Proposals for the
nurcbase of Wheat and Rye,n and addressed to the
undersigned. ELIAS ~. GREENS
~ U.lSt Dept of Washingt
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NurICE TO ACTUAL SETTLERS.

NUTICE TO ACTUAL SETTLERS.
All bona fde actual settlements under existing
laws subsistng to and up to the date of this
pl oclamation win be recognized; and all such set
establish and enter their claims with the Register
and Receiver before the day fixed in the foregoing
for the commencement of the public sale.
J. NJ. EDM UNDS, Commissioner.
NoTE.-Under the regulations fthe Department,
as heretofore and now existing, payment can be
made for advertising proclamatons, except to such
missioner of the General Land Office. je 4-lawI2w
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CHIEP QUARTERMAsTlRp OFFICE, }
DEPOR9 or WASHINofOl

u DEPORf OF WAsHInGfoH,3
Waskisstos, ID. O, January Z, 1854.
Al dealers in Drugs. aardwars Lu1T5lSsr LsstAer.
quested to send to this ONCE, ON MONDAY ofeach
week sealed proposal Of list. I: dsplseats Of the
short notice with the price Of each m ked in plain
figures 90 that in e1issncies Of the service
without delay, and at the lowest price.
Dealers wishing to sell to this Depot win be re.
morning. D. 81. FUCKER,
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MEDICAL PURVEYORD OFFICE,
N1 WAsHIHGroH, D. O., June -, 1854.
All dealers In this city and Georgetown, whs wish
requested to send to this Office, on the MONDAY Of
each week sealed list of the articles they may be
- O. SUTHERLAND,
1eXH Surg. u. 3. A., Medical PurveyOr.
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Sor sale b. All arst- slaas aross,s and Dr.ssisss
overyvhaIA nh N-ams
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-06-17

SUICIDE IN EUROPE. - Suicides in
crease in a more rapid ratio than pop
ulation and mortality in general in Ba-
varia, Denmark, France, Hanover,
Mecklenburg, Prussia, the kingdom of
Saxony, and Sweden. Suicides are
most frequent in Northern Germany,
and in various parts of Denmark.
Sweden and Norway, though belong
ing to the same race, are proportions
ally inferior to Denmark in that re-
spect. Contrary to genrally adopted
opinion, England stands nearly at the
bottom of the scale; and so do Bel
gium, Austria and Spain. France holds
an intermediate position; she would
rank with the three last named coun-
tries, were it possible to eliminate the
suicides of Paris, which are one-seyenth
of the total number in France. Gen
orally, for every 100 suicides of men
there are from 30 to 30 of women
The number of suicides is generally
lowest in January, and highest in Jul
ly. As to the causes, insanity and
physical suffering are about as active
in producing suicide among men MS
among women; as to the rest, the lat
ter yield more to grief occasioned 10y
moral causes than men, who are high
| ly affected by material aflliction, such
as loss of property, bankruptcy &c
Drunkenness and debauchery only
form an insignificant item among the
causes impelling women to suicide. IL
Denmark, Spain and Saxony, the ONLY
countries where it has been possible
to obtain reliable information on tn,
subject, married people are least sub
iect to commit suicide and widowers, on
the contrary, are most liable to it; but
suicides are most frequently among
married people that have been divorced
or separated. In Prussia, in thu
course of two years, there were Is;
suicides of Protestants per million, 81
of Israelites, and only Az of Catholics
per million of each. Suicides arr
much more numerous in capital cite
than in the country. The general re
suit Of all these Investigations show |
universal and rapid increase of SUI
cides. The author is of opinion tina
this is attributable 10 unlimited com
petition; to the immoderate thirst at
ter wealth; to the progress of publi
instruction, which excites ambition; Il
political agitation, and to speculation
--Gdligndni.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-06-17

NATURE NEEDS BoRDER.-Nature, like
art, seems to require border, in order
20 be finished The dressmaker hens
and ruffies: the carpenter has his beads
and pilasters the painter never rests
till his picture is framed.
II we should say nature loves border
ing, rs it use to be said she abhorred
a vacuum, we might state the whole
truth. An uninterrupted plane, con-
tinuity of similar surface, vast, monot-
onous, silent, intolerable. SO a col
umn must have it's cap, and house its
cornice, so along the highway spring
innumerable flowers, and on its mar
gin the forest is lavish of foliage; 20
the sea is terminated by the sky, and
we look as. 4he sky through vistas en-
banked and woody cloud. Were you
ever in IA grove of bright moonlight
niuht? How different from standing
upon a mountain at such time We
recommend to any one on an emil
mence to go back from the brink there
of, and stand in the forest, and look
out through the breaks and crevices.
A moss rose is an instance i'll point
beautiful because it is bordered 1t Is
landscape seen through trees. So a
view through half raised window cur
tains, and distant scenery through n
long suite OF rooms so are light on
fairgrounds, and Shadows ON fore
grounds, on all pictures.-SylUester
.Tgd1
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-06-17

A REBEL LOVE LETTER. This pur-
ports to be letter from Sergt. Ora
ham of the rebel army, picked up ON
one of the late battle-felds in Vir-
ginia;
Nh Sainted Loue: If the Yankee
cusses will let me alone, / will write
YOU letter. Gen. U. S. Grant is a
bulldog, and Meade is match for the
devil. No matter how deeply we en-
scounce ourselves III the woods, the
Yankees are sure to find us out. They
charge on our works again and again,
and very often take them from us.
They fight more fercely than L have
ever seen them. As for digging, Grant
beats Mcclellan all hollow The Yam
KEGS build strong rifle pits, and then
our brave officers ask us to charge
them We have done so, and they have
given us hell every time. My sainted
love, You will excuse me for using this
language, but if you were with us you
would say that they gave us hell, too.
My patriotic fair one, | am almost
tired of this So long as there APP
peared chance of achieving our ma
tional independence, fought with a
will but that hope seems dashed to
the earth. / have no heart to strive
any longer to keep jeff Davis from go
ing to the devil sooner than he other
wise would.
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SLEEPING IN CHuRcH--RENEpY. Re
tire every night at the usual-early
hour, rise the same, when rested ;
take the usual fresh water or hand
bath, rub dry with soft towel, then
rub briskly the entire body with the
hand till healthy glow comes upon
the entire surface then take light
breakfast, after which such bodily ex-
ercise as may be compatible with
health and the occasion.
1t is related of DR.. Lyman Beecher,
that in order to prepare himself for
the services of the pulpit he was ac-
customed on Sabbath mornings to go
into his large open cellar and shovel a
heap of sand from one side to the 9TH
err to give him the necessary bodily ex-
ercise, to increase his mental vigor,
and to keep him awake during the day.
Riding on horse---a common custom
with many Methodist preachers serves
the same purpose, and hence they
preach with such vigor and effect.
Then see to it that the sexton does
his duty. He should have the church
neither too warm nor too cold,nor too
open, nor too close, but lust right; and
this requires very nice discrimination.
A thermometer will aid him TO give i;
the right temperature. The lungs Of
delicate people are so sensitive to ex-
tremes that they cannot endure crowd
ed rooms, and many are reluctantly
compelled to remain away from church.
lectures, or concerts, etc, ON this ac-
count. Many deadly cough has
been contracted in an overerowded
ill-ventilated church. How often dc
we hear the remark, Il was SO warm
in church that l took cold on going
out.
1t is the dry atmosphere in an over
heated church that causes such tick
ling in the throat, and this makes per-
sons cough and sneeze. Think of n
church or cathedral crowded with
hundreds of human beings, shivering
with the winters cold or sweltcring in
in the the summers heat, breathing
over and over again the vitiated and
poisonous effiuyia rising from so many
smoking, steaming, and sweating hui
man bodies
Is it surprising that under such cir
cumstances people go to sleep in meet
ing? Careful attention to the laws Of
life and health, which include eating
drinking, sleeping, and exercise, is
necessary to put us in right relations
to be instructed intellectually or prop
erly impressed spiritually. Comply
with these conditions, and then if yor
have spirited speaker to preach the
living, burning words of Gods truth
to you, you will neither doze nor SLEEP
in church. Life Illustrated:
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A. Coon RuLE.-A certain man, who
is very rich now, was very poor when
he was a boy. When asked how he
got his riches, he replied "My faith
er taught me never to play till my work
was finished, and never to spend my
money until I had earned it. If had
but an hours work i'll day, l must do
that the first thing, and in an hour.
After this ! was allowed to play ; and
then / could play with much more
pleasure than if I had the thought of
an unfinished task before my mind. l
early formed the habit of doing every
thing in time, and soon it became easy
to do so. 1t is to this l owe my pros
perity." Let every one who reads this
do likewise
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selctttd POETRY.
THE LAST CHARGE.
~ o-1rrn MrNnELL HoLMEs.

ny OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
...,, ~ the North win You join IN the STRIFE
.i,rirv FOR freedom, for honor, Tor me
M srou, blind in his fury and spite
Ier 6n his forehead will settle the hghtl
e,n in his ewes the blue lightning Of steel,
Z .,"n linn With cannon bolts. peal upon peal
M, ,,,,1p.r- and follow your game TO IL lair
4 ,bo bonnd tracks the wolf and the beagle the
hare
i !, trumpets. your summons III siuSseIus
!. drnms. till the roof Of the ialnt hear'eu
shake! =,
! ,.t ere tho signct is stamped on the s'IVHI
Il names may be traced the blood spIihh u
roll
:. alseherald thatp aintedyour shield
" t,onor to-day must be sought on the nela
" ',,t,beoo shows white a blazen OF rcd
u, M. Irons of crimson for liberty she'd
~ bonr il NJ hand and the moment draws nigh
~ IN, sfar az treason grows dim IN the SKY
~ f,rtb from the battle cloud. light OF the
n morn,
Al back the bright hour when the nation was
born
Il, rivers Of peace through our valleys shall run
4 M glaciers of tryanuy mcltin the sun;
6itc .mite the proud banicade down from bis
4 throne
d. .ceptre once broken the world Is our own
Atlantic NDufNy.
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PusILANIMoUs PEAoE--"War never
leaves, where it found nation. 1t is
never to be entered into without ma
ture deliberation; not deliberation
heightened out into a perplexing indie
cision, but deliberation leading to a
sure and fixed Judgment. When SO
taken up, it is not to be abandoned
without reason as valid, as fully and
extensively considered, Peace may be
made as unadvisably as war. Nothing
is so rash as fear; and the councils OF
pusilanimity very rarely put off, whilst
they are always sure to aggrayate TIC
evils from which they would fly, y Burke
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MEMORY OF WnoSe.-A rich landlord

MEMORY OF WRoNa.--A rich landlord
once cruelty oppressed poor widow.
A son, little boy of eight years, saw
it. He afterwards became a painter,
and painted life likeness of the dark
scene Years afterwards he placed it
where the man saw it. He turned
pale, trembled in every joint, and Of
fered any sum to purchase it that he
might put it out of sight Thus there
is an invisible painter drawing on the
canvas of the soul life likeness re-
fiecting correctly all the passions and
actions of our spiritual history on
earth. Eternity will reveal them to
every man. We must meet our earth
life again.
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What loving mother does not know
the value of the twilight hour, when
her children fired of play. or inter-
rupted in their chosen amusements by
the waning light are unconsciously
attracted to her side by the cheerful
fireside's glow? The days boisterous'
mirth is subdued, and the troubles and
disappointments of the day are soften
ed or forgotten in this charmed hour.
Motherly admonition is then more ten
DERBY given, and more gently received;
and the little secrets and confessions,
which might shrink from daylight, are
now confdingly poured into the loving
ear
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Punch let's us into the secret OF
Gariba,di's sudden eruption and eva
sion from Britain. One was this.
Martin Farquhar Upper was prepar-
ing to speak an ode TO him, composed
for the occasion. No wonder he ran
Another was 1--WE quote); "being pes
tered by ladies for autographs and
other memorials At the time he de-
parted he had already consumed three
mattresses sending ladies locks of his
hair" e
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PoL1TENEss.-Ifyou have an enemy, and
opportunity occurs to benefit him in
matters great or small, act like a gen.
tleman, and do him good service with
out hesitation. If you would know
what it is to feel noble, and "strong
within yourself" do this secretly and
keep it secret. A man who can act
thus viii soon feel aH case anywhere.
1t is said of Cabot. an eminent French
artist and engraver Of the seventeenth
century, that he was once slandered
in pasquinade by a certain nobleman
of the court At that time, to have
ones portrait engraved by Callot was
an object of ambition with the highest
dignitaries Of the kingdom, and it was
attained by very few Callot's answer
to the injury was to publish superbly
executed likeness of his enemy, with
an inscription setting forth his titles
and great deeds. To this day the in
cident is cited as an instance ofproud
nobility of soul. Cabot was in the
highest sense polite.
Politeness is shown by passing over
the faults and foibles of those whom
you meet. Cultivate this especially
towards relatives. The world is severe
in its Judgment of those who expose
the faults of kindred, no matter what
the proyocation may be. Vulgar fami-
lies are almost always at feud. 1t is
not polite to detail injuries which you
may have received from any one, I'M
less there exist some urgent necessity
for SO doing.
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Winter Davis failed sionallv ON Mt.

Winter Davis failed signally on at
tempting to introduce his reports fir, m
the committee on foreign relations
censuring the diplomatic policy Of Mr..
Seward. He had secured, he thought
copperhead votes enough to enable
him to get in his report by a two
thirds vote, but only three administra-
ton men voted with him, and he lack
ed twelve of even having majority.
What makes this more Notifying is
that copies Of the report had been sent
to sore-head republican papers.
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THE great Wizard gum which has

The great Wizard gun which has
lately been east at Trenton, New Jersy,
and the bulkiest piece of ordinances
ever constructed in this country. was
burst on the first trial, on Saturday
The gun was thirteen feet in length,
six feet in exterior diameter and
weighed over 10000 pounds. The
charge which burst the gun consisted
of 80 pounds of quick burning powder
with ball weighing 900 pounds. One
piece OF the gan weighing $4,000
pounds Was blown 200 feet
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-06-17

Domestic WINEs-There can be no
doubt that the use OF domestic wines
is on the increase. Many people seem
to have the impression that liquors fer
mented in their own houses, for their
own drinking, areless intoxicating than
such as are fermented for sale. But
"wine is a mocker," no matter who
makesit. Fermented currant or goose
berry juice is as really Intoxicating as
fermented grape-juice. Subtract from
these pleasant drinks the alcohol that
enters into their composition, and no.
body could be hired TO drink them.
There are two arguments getting
current on this subject, which delude
some well-meaning people. One is the
argument of despair. Men will use
exciting drinks, It is said, and if they
can be induced To use light wines anc
lager they may be willing to dispense
with stronger and more hurtful liquors
But the taste for alcoholic drinks i
not necessary or natural, but az
unnatural and vicious taste, Men VIII
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Mr.. Isaac Page of Lowell, has an
apple tree which never blossoms, and
yet is loaded every year with fruit,
Crafts from it's blossom. The seeds
are frequently partially or wholly ex-
posed to view at the outside Of the
elbow" end of the fruit. while the GEN.
tire OF the fruit is as compact as that
Of turnip.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-06-17

New York is becoming healthy
only 440 deaths last week, a decrease
of 8 from the preceding week, though
and increase on the number for the
same week last year, which can be ex-
planned by the increase of population,
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Selected aalistrllanu.
THE CABRIOLET
A glimpse of Private History.

We desire to get to Dole as soon as
90 ,sible; so the next morning -uoaa
~ cabriolet to catch the diligence
thai passes through the old town Of
Semur. This French cabriolet which
We take at Bufon, is very much hike a
Scotch horse-cart with top upon it.
Mhas a broad aforementioned seat
IN the back, large enough for three
Msons One is. already occupied by
aIretty woman, Of some four or FIVE
AMI twenty. The postilhon is squatted
on bit Of timber that forms the whip
PIX tree We bid adieu to our accom-
mpdatng andladv take off our hat to
TIL landlady, daughter, and SO 60
lmlng out Of the old French town of
Bpiion, which, ten to one, we shall
neser soe again in our lives
What think you, pray, Of drive in
afrench cabnolet, with "a woman of
fx and-twenty? We Will tell you all
lW as it happened. Our cigar chances
y be unfinished. OF course, smoking
Va offensive to mademoiselle 2
N proved otherwise; oh no her
mSband was a great smoker
&Ah, ma fol can it be that madame,
@young, is indeed married T
III Is indeed true and there is a
@nce both of pleasure and of sadness
the womans eye
.Ne begin to speculate upon what
gleam OF pleasure and of sadness
meani and finally, curiosity gains
speculation. Perhaps madame is
yelhng from Paris ike ourselves T
XNoi but she has been at Paris
at charming city! those delicious
e. leSafds and the shops, and the
*And if madame is not coming from
Hrls, perhaps she is going to Paris ?
Won Plus;' even now we arc not
WI She is coming from Chalons
is going to Semur p
Madame lives then, perhaps, at Sc
Pardon, she is going for a visit
4 ana her husband is left alone then 2
rardon land there is a NANTES
b he Is not alone And madam,
lrranges the bit of lace on each sid,
ner bonnet and turns half around
4 az 70 show more fairly very prett-
lneIte face, and an exceedingl,
gulsh eye.
= we are curious to know if it is ma
p hfst visit to Semur?'
"a iout and she signs.
D NJ then has friends at Semur
not know.
ms Is very odd, we think. 'An
nv '.'L madame be going to visit (?
.P Der ia'her-if he is still living
III 81 "' now can she doubt, if she ha
~ 80 near as Chalons p
Al arqon' have not lived at Chalon,
.. bordeaux, and Montpelier, an
ns "''u along the Biscayan mour
herY oo '''o nus 'eon ii'
very long; ten long, long year.
srn 'ney were SO happyl Ali ii
ing country of Semur; the fin
10y vineyards, and all so gay, an
oiS'er and little brother'-( madam
handkerchief of botf,ste ont Of
Ne silken bag
W. We =. turn slightly to have fun,
"A A. s 1i her. We knew, it would be
- lhing to meet them all 2
ev nuts Monsieur, never, / canno
NJ ae gomez and she turned h
ine French country women are sir
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ASrs.-A correspondent of the Hor-
ticulturist says it is only necessary to
sprinkle some ground coffee ON the
ant-hills or ON those places where the
insects are frequently seen, and within
fifteen minutes not one of them viii be
found. This is an old plan, but NEVER
fails IfTI
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-06-17

1T is said Of the female volunteers
occasionally found in our army, that
they pant for adventure and pant for
glory, and having pair OF pants they
put them on, EFT t-
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The Saratoga hotels opened June
l, according to promise, and quite a
number of early guests are already
dropping in. ao df g 'ts'ass
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have formed and INDUCED it may have
difficulty in denying il. But that
difficulty is not insuperable and il is
certain that no child need be educa-
ted into such a pernicious habit. The
other argument is founded on a mis-
take in the matter of fact. 1t is alleg-
ed TINT there is less intemperance in
wine countries than in others. This
has been often asserted, but never
proved, and cannot be. 1t has been
disproved, by an amount and weight
Of testimony that on any other ques-
ton but one of appetite would be ire
sistible.
This is coming to be very serious
question. California produced in 1862
about 100000 gallons of wine, and the
vineyards now under cultivation will
shortly produce, it is estimated, nearly
four million gallons annually Wine
is also produced in considerable and
increasing quantities in Ohio and some
of the older States. It's use will be
urged by motives of appetite and ava
rice, and will call for the urgent con
sideration Of the friends of temperance