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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-05-13

Coon BUrrER.-A Glover Of Good Butter" !"
in the Maine Farmer, says:
"I hold that good, nice, sweet butter Is a
luxury, and believe that the reason why there
is so much of the opposite kind is simply be-
cause butter makers arc unwilling to take the
necessary pains to remedy the evil. 1t is my
humble opinion that frk,ns and jars are
charged with great deal more than they are
guilty Of or fcourso IL good butter is put into
an improper tub. It's quality will be changed |;
and II. on the contrary, poor butter put into
any kind of tub, it will not be likely to como
Some persons are so careless In milking, that
they allow the filth upon the COWS bag to fall
into the pail. mingle itself with the milk, and
impart its flavor to the butter. No jar, how
ever sweet, can remedy this evil. Again, We
have known buttcr.makers, who think they
know all about the art, to allow their milk to
stand until their cream actually became moul.
dy, before skimming. Flrkins and jars have to
bear oil the blame, II their butter happened to
have had taste, as il often did. Buttcrmilk
left in when Il should be worked out, never in
creases the goodness Of butter. Even good but
ter exposed to the bad atmosphere Of cellars i'm
perfectly cleaned, Is never known to be made
better. on account ofthe condition ofthc cellar"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-05-13

! - Richard Dasessd wr'ss y y NJ sN
Lincoln Uaion CIub e,a,l-y1 oal,s 90 So !,
'"Pollioai srssds. - ,ssss. sss not nov of
much moment NJ ewn b brisf esA I b.
i,svsi 1. Abrshan Liseoas, Il The isdisiaeinty
of.ths Assrssaa Uascs, md De right q svssy
man 10 iiis. iieefty. asd shs psrssis a. hspsi-
hess"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-10-21
Mcclellan to Establish the Independence
'- Of South Forever! h n.r

Gen. john A. LOGAN, honored throughout
the Westas asoldicr, and respected through
the United States as War Democrat, was
in tho XVlth Congress with j. L. NJ. Curry,
who represented the With District OF AL
ALBANIA. Logan described him recently ~ Ga
very talented man, who. after the South &C..
ceded and commenced it's armed Rebellion,
was elected member Of the Confederate Con-
gress, and served therein with credit to him.
self, 50 far as man can do so in o Congress
of that kind" Curry returned home from
Richmonda short time ago, and made a speech
to his soldier fellow-citizens. LOGAN said
that no himself was Rtthe time "far down in
Dixie" und got hold Of u Rebel paper con-
tanning Curry's speech and ho took 1t out
of his pocket, and read to the Illinois crowd
he was addressing the following startling cor
roborative testimony to prove the reasonable
uses to which Mcclellan and the Peace Dem.
ocracy have consented to bc put. a..
"Mr. Curry said this: MY hearers, we
should remember that much depends upon
tho choice the Northern men make for Pres.
ident the incoming Fall. There will be at
least two parties represented, to wit: the
War party; who will doubtless make an efor.
to have Lincoln retained, und the Peace par
ty, who will make u bold effort to elect n
man pledged to give the Contederacy justice
and restore peace-long.desired and ardent.
ly-praycd for poace- to our bleeding coun.
try. We hope, we trust, we pray that they
may be successful. Such shout us was nev.
or heard before would spread over our afflct-
cd South. lfsuch be the happy result, our
independence wOuM be torcuer established.
But, should Lincoln be reelected, our hopes
will be dashed to tho ground, our independ-
ence but thing dreamed of; for we have ex.
hausted our resources, md could not possibly
hope To be able to continue the war four
years longer. Past experience has taught
us that We should expect no favors ut tho
hands Of the indomitable tyrant and usurpcr,
Abraham Lincoln. Let US reposc our trust
in the God of Battles, and anxiously await
the result"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-10-21
.wEEp THOU NO MORE"

Weep thou no more a common lot is thine I!
Fold thy meek hands upon thy heaving breast;
In alien sympathy can be no rest;
There is no lasting Joy but trust divine.
o, heart that longst for death, but may'st not die
o, Neary heart, all wasted with thy pain,
That striv'st against the stream, yet all in vain
Weep thou no more, none hear thy weary cry
The cold and distant stars are gazing still,
In the hushed midnight on thy falling tcars'
Thus have they ga,ed, for many thousand years
On AL varieties OF human iii
And yet they shine as on Creations dawn,
Midst their eternal music. All things cease,
Sooner or later, Tapped In perfect peace.
For nature knows no turning. All things born
Take sorrow for their heirloom with the light,
But wake and cry, aud fall to sleep again;
so slumher thou-in sleep forget thy pain;
White morn is breaking In the darkest night,
The billOws fast return upon the shore,
The morn.dew on the myrtle to the sea;
Whence rose thy trust, there only trust can he
Thither thou driitest fast,--weep thou no more!
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-10-21

yA Coppcrhcad ucwspaperraises tho sto'
ry that President Lincoln draws his salary In
gold. AS matter Of information to the un-
sophisticated, we will answer thspct'y ialss-
hood. President Lincoln draws tho money
due him for his unparalleled labors in the
most trying period -four history in the curren-
cy Of our country. What is more, he has
the whole of his fortune, tho greater part OF
which is his salary as President OF the Uni.
ted States, invested in the national credit.
1t has been his habit to leave one years sala-
ry undrawn from the treasury. Will our
Coppcrhoad contemporaries bear this in mind
and remember that the little Mcclellan is
drawing his salary as Major-General without
drawing his sword or even handling pen in
behalf of tho country and the government
which has given him precious and undcscrved
honor, .....f. .H..fr -.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-10-21
Better Days Coming.

Re.clect Abraham Lincoln, and emancipa.
ton will bo retained as war measure; the
freed negroes, now becoming we'll enurcd to
arms, will be allowed to fight for the Gov
ernment that gives them liberty; the fight
Ing generals, Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan,
will be continued in command and allowed
to finish up the work they have 80 glorious
ly begun there will bc no more pauses Tor
armistice and negotiation till the military
power of the rebellion is thoroughly de-
stroycd; then the guilty leaders will DO
hung or banishcd, il they do not Acc from
the country, and the loyal people of the
South will reorganize the State governments
and return to tho Union. With the war
thus ended, the social renovation of the
South will 60 on rapidly; its rich lands will
be open to enterprisinG emisrants from the
North it's trade will bo controlled by north.
ern capital and enterprise freedom OF speech
and the press. never before tolerated, will be
firmly established in the South under these
influences, the re-cstablshmcni Of slavery
will be impossible; its last remains will be
peacefully removed, and wc shall have a
homogeneous nation, with no clements ol
perpetual discord in its ideas and institutions
and Union based on real unity, and, there
fore, never again to be broken.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-10-21

CAusEs or Excessive FATSrss. are
the opinions concerning the cause OF excessive
oorpulcnce. BY some II Is attributed to too
great an activity in the digestive functions, pro-
dncing rapid assimilation Of our food by
others, to the lredominance OF the liver while
indoleucc and apathy, such rs lie commonly OBJ
served In the wealthy monastic orders, are con-
sidered rs occasioning laxity Of lbre favors-
Bile to this embonpoint. II Is certain that cxcr-
else, anxiety Of mind, want OF sleep and spare
food are circumstances opposed to fstness.
This fact Is illustrated by Shakespeare, when
Cesar says to Antony I: .r ..st.f ',-,,
"Lct inc have men about mo that are fst- s..f
' Slcek-headed men, and such rs sleep o. nightSi
Yon Cassius has lean and hungry look, . :.
liz thinks too much such non are dangerous"
Fat is u nuid similar to vegetable oils, inodor-
Gus, aud lighter than water besides the elc-
ments common 10 water, TO oils, and wax. y
contains carbon, hydrogen, and scbacic acid,
which is pretty similar to the acctic. Human
fat, like that OF other animals, has been fro
auently employed for various purposes sto-
ry Is told Of M Irish tallow-chandler, who, dur.
ing the invasion OF Cromwcl's army, made
candles with the ht Of Englishmeu, which were
remarkable for their good quality but when
tho times became more tranquil, his goods wero
Of an interior kind aud when one ofhis custoln-
ers complained Of his candles falling of he apol-
ogi1ed by saying. 81 am sorry TO inform you
that the times are 80 bad that have been short
OF Engli:hmen for long time" ~
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Union maj, 43s, s,54a; neces'ry to choose ll0

~ It is remarkable fact that persons
losing themselves in tho forest, or in " snow
storm, manifest invariably tendency u
turn round gradually to the lett, to the ex'
tent even of eventually moving in circle.
The explanations Of this is probably found
in the fact that the limbs and muscles oil
the right side arc generally better developed
than those of the lett side. ShocmakerS say
that, as general thing, the right foot is
somewhat larger than the left, and the right
boot wears out first. Under the excitement
felt when one is lost, and in the absence OF
any guiding line, the superior energy OF the
right limb throws the pedestrian insensib'y
round on the lett. 1t may also be remarked
that in the ancient religious ceremonies OF
every country circular or choric dances were
u prevalent custom
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A FAcr WHICH SPEAKS FOR lTsELr.-"Last
Sunday, we observed in the not very refined
quarter called Bleeker-street. party com.
posed of three decently dressed and quiet
colored persons, who were apparently on
their way to church. A couple of very dir
ty, shabby Trishmen, not yet sober from the
dcbauch OF the night before, (they had been
"along with the crowd") perceiving the
blacks, began to insult them. "Holoa, mig
gers." "IS yer giving to church. niggers?
said one, initiating, as well as a flibernian
can, the peculiaritics Of African speech. els
yer gwinc to prayer mceting?" said the 9th.
er, by the way Of keeping his companion
countenance. Had tho individuals assailcd
by these withering sarcasms boon Irish. u
"row" would probably lave followed. One
Of the "nisscrs" however, merely grinncd; !;
but tho other, turning quietly to his "Di.
nah, - remarked "T'an't no use mindins
these ycro feller; they isn't muffin but some
Mcclellan men. ."-Ne,o Nation.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-10-21

81 There is certainly u difference between
the masculine costuining Of to-day and that
Of three hundred years ago. Sir Walter
Raloigh's doublet was embroidered with
pearls; his buff shoes were covered with
precious stones of the yaluo Of $4,000
his armor blazed with diamonds and pearls
"Steenie" Buckingham, tho favorite ol
King James L., sometimes had HE diamonds
SO loosely put on his garments that when he
pleased no could, with sudden shake. sprin.
kle tho ground with them, that tho Danes
dc la Cour might pick them up. Hc had a
sui. Of white velvcs embroidered with dia'
monds, the valuc Of which was $2i0,0O0.
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Spare Lines.
Men mutilato their own bodies seldom: (:
their characters often.

." =.
Men mutilato their own bodies seldom: {:
their characters often.
Why aro clouds like coachmcni Because
they hold the rains.
A lady who sings in tho choir, says shc
will marry small man, because short meter
hims arc the easiest to get along with. bog
On being shown portrait Of himself very
unlike the original, Hood said that the ar
tist had perpetratcd q false Hood. 1Es
Somebody says that snoring Is tho sponta'
neous escape Of those malignant feelings
which the sleeper has not time to vent when
awake. ru r1ri..n
A Saratoga letter, speaking Of dress, men,
tions "very low Dairy Windows. with short
sleeves and long skirts, for the evening" I"
What are Dairy Windows?
Why are greenbacks moro valuable than
gold, even at Its present price? Because
when you put grcenback in your pocket,
you double it, and when you take 1t out
again you find It in crcases.
"Wcll, Tom," said grocer to hisapprcn'
ticc, "you have been apprenticed now three
months. and have seen the several departments
Of our trade. Iwish to give you choice o
occupation" "Thank'ce sir, "Well, now
what part Of the business do you like best p
"Shuttin' up. SIR"
One boy, the other day. borrowed stick
of candy from comrado. to show him that
he could pull it out Of his ear. Ho swal'
lowed it, and then twisted himself about in
various ways to extract it but at length in.
formed his companion that he had forgotten
that part Of the trick!
"Breeches Of Etiquette" said Mrs. Part.
ington, "whocvcr hecrd Of such things? My
poor old man used to wear nankeen and glad
to get um. But now, oh how proud Old
Zick talked about Mexican brceches of faith ;
tho old scamp, and now they talk about
mcnding Poussin's breeches of Etiquette.
The next we know, they'll DO making brecci-
es for women, .and the rest OF mankind.
"Oh dear !" and she grasped her needle con-
vulsiyely.
The buxom, bright-cycd, full-brcasted
bouncing lass-who can darn n stocking,
mend trowsers, make her own frock, com.
mand regiment Of pots and kettles, fced the
pigs, milk tho cows, and be lady withal in
company-is just the sort Of girl for
young man to marry but you, yo pining,
lolling ,screwcd-up, ,wasp-waistcd ,doll.dressed,
putty-faced, consumption'mortgagOd. novel;
dcvouring daughters Of fashion and idleness
you arc 10 moro fit for matrimony than
pullct is to look alter u family Of fourteen
chickens. r..r t
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aalf1EN UIlN EEa
VOLUME X, NUMBER 49,
Pleasant Paragraphs.

A lively correspondent ofthe Syracuse Jour
nal ha, been amusing himself, and presents
tho result; 5sfE ID tefFQnr ~
The Chicago Platform advocates cessation
of hostilitics." General Early plants himself
firmly on the platform and brings about ices
sation Of hostilties' by running away to h'ch'
mond.
Il Is utterly wrong to imagine that the rebel
cause In the Shenandoah Valley Is tagging.
Phil. Sheridan has deprived the rebels VI their
colors and they can't dag.
The loyal men are proud Of their Phil, but
The Copperhcads are better of they've got one
Fillmore. lnunUI '.i fiN He'.l-
All the complaint that the Rebels and Copper.
heads make againat General Sheridan Is that
whenever he marches he always gets up to Ear
The late peace conference at Strasburg, Phil.
Sheridan, Commissioner on the part OF the
United States: Result, not one peace, but SIX
Great Unio, Meeting In Richmond nextmonth.
The following distinguished speakers have beso
invited and will positively address the meeting:
/ u. 8. Grant, Of vicksburg. b. F. Butler. of New
Orleans, and p. n. Sheridan, Of Northern Viz
ginia.
Mcclellan would be Grants best imitator u
he only held q command, because every time
OTnut heaee" AhS seos's w SsS's
would re treat.
" The two Macs 1.-THE Rebel Merrimac and tho
Copperhead Little Mac. The one Was blown
sky.high In May, 1852, the otherwill DO In No
venber. 1904. r0H-
The Copperheads don't care hllip Tor tho
success Of our continental cause, and Philip
docsn Z care continental for the Copperheads.
He keeps on whipping Early justa II they liked
IL
One Msc too many for Little Mac :-Potomac.
A military scene mcclellan seen asleep on
q gunboat, and his army seen 6ghtings bloody
battle three miles OF ~. ~
A few copies Of the frst edition Of tho Chlca.
90 Platform still on hand and for sale by j. Da-
Wis, Richmond, having been originally published
by him at Montgomery In March, 1861. .t
The German Copperhead jew. Belmont, Was
10 much affected by the Gall OF Atlanta that no
hasn't been able tospeak his native tongue since.
Every time anybody addresses him In German
he ut once says In Hebrew English "sherman
be tanned !" y .l rrl.yl ,.Ib
An important error OF the press has just been
discovered In the Chicago Platform; itoccurs In
the second resolution which declares that tho
war for the Union has resulted In "four years
offailurc.r The fur should be iico, tho refer
ence being to the two years during which Me.
Clcllan commanded our armies \ new re.
vsci edition will be Immediately Issued. Send
on your orders to tho New York World. luH
AIcClcllan's mUs' mssterly retreat Will tnke
place on November Sth. IL viii be u gigantic
manouvrc, the line Of retreat extending through
all the States from Maine TO California.
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81 A good story is going the rounds 10
regard to President Lincoln. He said to one
Of our New Hampshire politicians. tho 9TH
or day, that many meetings had beon held in
widely separated places to take measures to
,upersodo him as presidential candidate.
Butwhcrcver the meeting was held, three
men, we'll known to him, were iound to b.
the moving spirits. 1t "reminded him OF a
little story" Of a boy in certain district
school, who stumbled at the names Of Shad-
rack, Mescheck and Abednego, in reading
the Scriptures. The teacher. alter vain at
tcmpts to correct him. savc up in despair.
and, turning over a few leaves, sot him to
work on q fresl, passage. He went on very
glibly for q moment, then stopped, scratched
hi. head, eyed the page very savagely and
exclaimed: al bo darned if here ains them
three fcllcrs again.
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* Gentleman Of the Copperhead pcrsua.
sion in Southern Illinois, have been so in.
tensely anxious that Maj. Gen. John A. Lo.
gan should be on their side, that previous to
his arrival last week, they had circulated
around that ho would soon be home to take
the stump for Little Mac. Bets were freely
offered und taken, the particulars Of ono Of
which will interest If not amuse the public
A low days sincc,a brother in-law OF the
gallant Genera, living ut Carbondilo, called
for short, Kirt Campbell, and who has pro-
badly the best pair of roadster mules in the
State, was bullying Frank Chapman, Of
Vienna, by Offering to bet his mules against
six hundred dollars that Gen. Logan would
go for the Copperhead nominee. Supposins
that his brothcr-in-law had private inlorna-
ton about the opinions OF tho General,
Chapman was declining the bet. when Mrs.
General Logan came in, and promptly offered
to take it. "But," said the confident Kirt,
"you haven't the money to put up" This
was at once met by Chapman being security
for the brave hearted lady, and hands were
shaken and the bet formally made. Gen.
Logan's terrible bitter and annihilating
speech against the whole Coppcrhead crew,
to three thousand people at Carbondalc last
Saturday afternoon, sufficiently defined his
position, and tho ownership of tho mules.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-10-21

A LONG SPErcu.--A member OF tho bar
of ono of the Eastern States was noted Tor
possessing all the attributes OF good advo-
cate but one-he never knew when to stop
II sometimes seemed as if he never would
stop. On one occasion ho had completely
exhausted the patience Of the court. the ju-
ry and the other counsel; still the stream
OF his eloquence ran on as glibly as ever.
AT last he made splendid pcroration ov-
cry one experienced n feeling OF relief, and
every eye was turned towards him. expe,t-
Ing him to take his seat. But at this mo-
ment. to their astonishment and horror. he
started of alresh on new track - a1A
"Geutlemen of tho jury" said he, "as.
trouomers tell us that there arc some stars
situated at a distance so remote from this
earth, that their light, though it left them
on the morning Of creation. and has been
travelling ever since, has not vet reached us "
"Nevcr mind, brother t." interposed
the opposing counsel, "n ,ciN be surc 10 get
here before you are DONE
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1t ought to be fatal to my candidate or
party to rcceivc the support Of Senator Pow.
ell Of Kentucky. lie said in late speech: !:
"As peace man who has opposed this war
from the beginning. never having voted .
nan or q dollar to carry il on, never will
occupy the position Of one approving tho
war or Of the unjust acts connected with IL:
but I believe that Gen. Mcclellan should re-
ceive nay support, and he shall have i.-my
swaru. hearty, sealous SUPPORT. wa g sfss
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eFOhio bears OF the palm, 50 far as fur.
nlshing great military leaders for this war is
concerned. Grant tho indomith!e, wa born
in the Buckeye State; Sherman. tho brilliant,
and Sheridan, the dashing, also are natives
Of Ohio Each Of them exhibit tho highest
qualities Of tho military commander--bold.
ness, celebrity. promptitudc, per,isscrcc, read.
inc-s. and variety Of resources. To their
successful leadership VIC arc indebted for tho
most glorious triumphs Of tho war. .r.-
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4ostrp.
MY HOME.

Not here, within this desert drear,
Find my home;
The beating sun bringi wearinoss and death,
The hot earth glows my tolllns feet beneath,
The shadows fall but rest not on my path,
As day by day roam.
Not here, where falls the binding tear,
Find my homes
Where hearts that love too fondly must be rent,
Where cloud with sunshine, storm with calm !!
blent,
Where Joys that make US with the world content,
Vanish like blllow foam.
Not here, harassed by gloomy fear,
Find my homei
SO often tomptsd from the onward way,
SO often wand'rlns nom my Lord away.
shudd'rins as though some devious path stray,
Les, short OF life come.
'Tis there, within purer air,
Ny home Is given;
Where Jesus rcisnS, the Lamb for me once slain,
Where sorrows never como, nor sin, nor pain.
Where saints who part on earth, ne'cr part again,
The perfect rest Of Heaven.
~ T. Oossrpsr.
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Tho Democratic "straws," picked up on
steamboats, and stage coaches BY the Demo-
cats, are correct, as the cntiro party has been
on the move in order to avoid the draft. The
nearer the Canada line the greater will be
the Peace Democratic majority in tho usual
public cvnysYanccs.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-10-21

Everybody remembers, or has cause to re.
member, the Gen. Patterson who did NOT
make u Hsnk movement at the first battle OF
Bull Run, and whose iucompetency or treaeh.
sry prevented the Southern Confederacy
from being overturned IN that engagement,
We arc happy to inform our readers that hs
has como out for Mcclellan, and certainly
no man can. with greater propriety. 80 for
"sn immediate cessation Of hostilitics'' n
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WHEN WILL TnEY MRE. There Is Gu.
rious duel now pending in Boston which be-
gan ten years ago. Mr.. "A bachelor,
challenged Mr. B-.a married man with
one child, who replied that tho conditions
were not equal-that ho must put more a,
risk with his life than the other, and he de-
clined. A year afterwards he received a
challenge from Mr.. A -, who stated that
hc too had wife and child, and he supposed
the objection Of Mr.. B---was no longer val.
i'd. Mr.. B-replied that he had now
two children--consequently the inequality
still existed. The next year Mr.. Ar re-
newed his challenge, having now two chill
dren also but his adversary had three. The
matter when last heard from was still going
on, tho numbers being six to seven, and the
challenge yeaSy renewed. ,its,5 ~