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The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1864-07-20
FIRST PREMIUM.

ET SilVer Medal and IS TO the Gro
ger d Baker Seeming Machine Co. for
the best diplay Of seving machines.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1864-07-20
Insures Stores, Dwellings,
AND OTHER PROPERTY,
EITHER ON MUTUAL OR
STOCK PLAN!

TIME STATE INSURANCE COMPANY
Il transacts business Of Insurance through
out the State. This Company refuses all Steam
Mills and other hazardous property, and not
over $4,000 ever taken in one risk, thereby
avoiding all large and ruinous losses that often
cripple otherwise sound companies. The Di-
rectors and Officers are determined that no Of
fort shall be spared on their part to make il
worthy tho confidence of the public, it being our
aim to do n safe, rather than q large business.
The Company being located at the Capital, has
many advantages alike valuable to the Insured
and the Company.
This Company has n stock clause in their
charter, by which those who prefer not to give
Deposit Note, can be iusnred at the rates of
good Stock Companies, without any liability to
assessment
This Company also insures against
DAMAGE BY LIGHTNING d!
Whether the property to be burned or not, when
entered on the application by the Agent at the
time of nsuring, thereby giving to those wish
ing to insure, advantages that no other compa-
ny gives
DIRECTORS:
]. C. BAILY, d. l.. CHASE.
MORDECAI THOMAS, NJ. P. KILBoRN.
S. d. ALLEN, J. II. WHITC0MB.
JIM. CURRIER.
OFFTCERSi
J. C. BAILY. Prcs't
NJ. P. KILBORN, Secy d Treas. 1864 tt.
M0RDECAI THOMAS, Gen1 Ag't.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1864-07-20
OUTSIDE.

Sizes and price. of Lilies Fire Proof Safes:
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1864-07-20

Including every State Fairat which they have
been exhibited in 1862.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-04-07
HOW 10 Get mn Higher,

There are somo who do not exert
the powers they suppose they possess,
because they do not occupy position
adapted TO call forth those powers
They stand idle because they say no
man has hired them. When asked if
there is nothing for them to do, they
reply in effect, nothing worthy Of their
powers. Thosewho thus wait for sta
tions worthy of their supposed pow.
ers, may spend a life In idlehess. p.
The TRUE man does svigorously what
soover his hand findcth to do. He is
never out Of employment. No one
ever need be out of employment There
is always work to be done. Some
complain that all avenues to employ
mont are closed to those who have a
mind to work. '3 .u 's'..'a
A merchant in this city had made
what WINS regarded as a fortune. In
consequence of losses bS the war of
1872, he failed. Flo surrendered his
property to his creditors, He was not
out of employment q week. Though
he had been the head Of a large job
bihg establishment, he took a clerk.
ship in a small one. He attended 10
the duties Of his cl.rkship as faithfully
as to the duties Of the firm of which
he had been the leading partner. Oi
course, it was not many years before
ho was among the merchant princes
Let no young man wait in idleness
| for a situation worthy Of his powers
Let him do with his might whatever
his hand fndeth to do. The way tc
get better place is to perform in q
first rate manher the duties Of your
present one. The way TO prepare fol
greater usefulness is TO make yourself
as useful as possible in your prcseh
calling. - Exchange. , ,'a e- 'las1tH
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-04-07
s1oKNEss Nor cAusELEss. d

There can neyerbe disease without
o cause; almost always the Cause is in
the person who is'i.l. He has either
done something he ought not to have
done, or he has omitted something be
should have done, lit,t1sg ygl gaqs
Another important item is, that sick,
ness does not generally come on sud-
denly; as seldom does il thus come, as
q house becomes enyeloped in flames
on the instant of the FIRE FIRST break
ing out. There is generally q spark
a tiny fame, u trifing blaze. It is so
with disease, and promptitude is al
ways an important element of safety
and deliverance. A little child wakes
up in thcnightwitb o disturbing cough,
but which after while, passes off, and
the parents feel relieved; the second
night cough is more decided; the third
is Group, and in few more hours the
darling is dead . .l.
Had that child been kept warm in
bed the whole day after the first cough
was noticed; had it been fed lightly,
and got abundant wan sleep, it would
have had no cough the second night
and the day after would have been,
well. rr. . B.. ..I
An incalculable amount Of human
suffering, and many lives would be
saved every year, if two things were
done uniformly. First, when any un-
comfortable feeling is noticed, begin at
once, trace the course of it, and avoid
that cause ever after. Second, take
means at once to remove the symptoms.
among these, the best are those which
are UNIVERSAL y available and appliea-
bic, us rest, warmth, abstinence, clean
person, and pure air., a.fa sH..r.
Some persons attempt to "harden
their constitutions" by exposing them
selves to the cause which induces their
suferings, as if they could, by so do
ing. get accustomed TO the exposure,
and ever thereafter endure it with a
great amount of impupity. A good
constitution, like agood garment, lasts
longer by being taken care Of. lfa
finger has been burned by putting it
in the fire, and is cured ever so well, it
will be burned again if put in the fire;
such result is inevitable. There is
no such thing as hardening ones self
against the causes of disease. What
gives a man cold to-day. will give
him cold 10 morrow, and the next
day. and the next. The older we get,
or the more we get under the influence
of disease, lesser causes have greater in
effects; so that the older we get the
greater need there is for increased eff
orts to avoid hardships and exposures,
and be moro prompt in rcctifying any
symptoms, by rest, warmth, and absti-
nence. t.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-04-07
THE RECORD OF STATES.

In an article on the population of
States, as exhibited in the report of
the War Department on the quotas of
Troops assigned the different States
under the calls of the President, and
their deficiencies in the view of the
draft ordered for April 18th, the Men
York Times says: .''th'N'.'- '1a'. ,2i ,
"In examining the table. eve find that,
previous to the call Of last week, the
number of soldiers due on former calls
from the six New England States was
S,5O4-from the four Middle States,
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
and Ohio, 100, ,499--and from the five
Border States, Delaware, Maryland,
West Virginia, Kentucky and Missou-
ri, 80, 3,S67-while in the seven Western
States there was an aggregate credit Of
credit of fory-one thousand sir hundred
and ninety. Regard being had to the
ratio of population, the deficiency in the
Border States is about t,celce and a hal,
out ofa thousand f; in the Middle States
about ten out of q thousand; in New
England about t,ro and a half out Of a
thousand; while in the WesternStates
there is a positive oreyplus Of nearly
ono in q thousand, .,,I ." "
This exhibit is most extraordinary
But extraordinary as it is, it cannot be
contradieted. The data is official the
results are as certain as arithmetic
What dc, they mean? tits true TINT
thcro is gradation in the quality of the
patriotism of the so called loyal part
Of the Country Must VIC admit thai
the West is first in the cafnestness o
her devotion to the old flag, New Eng
land, next, the Middle States next, (and
next, too, with q long interval, anc
the Border States last? 1t will g
hard, but that history will write thu
same thing of us. . gu
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-04-07

e. III b. D. q
Meanwhile the Hurons, filed with
sense ofthe voyagers' doom, followed
q foot7path along the shore Of the
stream, glancipg every few moments
at the drifting canoe through the open
ings in the trees.
/ 1t was now, dusky twilight. Tn an
hour they reached the mighty fall, and
beheld the. canoe reach the waters
edge, saw it turn, and reel, and plunge
into the dark, seething mass Of water
below. ry.g ~ st,..', .., ~, ,...,,.
They fancied they heard the death
Cry of the strange warrior, and awe
struck, and shuddering at the fate Of
the fair Louise, turned and strobe
away, and in their legends tell how
the spirit of Louise may be seen float
ing in the midst of the cataract at twi-
light. A.. Tiki, ,a,.,i,.r t-f...ll
Louise said Karios, when he felt a
full sense of their danger--can you
swim?' ns, r..,, .,.,'.,. ..,.J ~
Then you must trust to my arm
for death meets us if we float any fur
thcr. Glide over into the water when
l tip the canoe, so that they do not sec
us to shoot us in another moment.
They glided into the water and the
canoe passed swiftly on. For q short
time Karlos and Louise remained in n
floating position, just keeping their
faces out of water. The twilight ia
vored them, and they were not OBJ
served, Karlos, then put forth his
mighticst efforts to- reach the shore,
bearing his. loved one on one arm
He made some progress, yet the cur
rent bore him swiftly downward but
after q desperate struggle he neared
the shore; the force of tho current
grew weaker. s., ..4.... a;.d,r. l-
At length wearied,f painting, but
safe, they rested on the grassy bank,
then songhta village of the Oneidas.
Ere another moon had passed, Kar-
los and his lovely bride were dwelling
in their lodge on the distant Island Of
Manhattan, where the worldof Gotham
now pursues its manifold ways and
cares, thoughtless of fthc race that, once
dwelling here, had passed away. '
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-04-07
copperhead outpreal. IN Illinois.

ST. Louis, March ga special to
the Democrat from Charleston, Coles
county, Illinois, says the Coppcrheads
came into that town to attend court,
yesterday, with guns concealed in
wagons and armed with pistols. Some
soldiers in the courthouse yard were
drawn into the ARRAY and general
fight instantly occurred. The county
sheriff sprang fron the judges stand
and commenced firing pistol at the
Union men. Major York, surgeon Of
the 54th, was one of the first victims
The Union men being cutnumbered at
the court house, ran to the houses and
stores for arms and were fired upon
from the windows and ten or twelve
wounded. Colonel Mitchell Of the 54th
Regiment, was wounded badly, Oliver
Saler, James Goodrich, VIM. Hart and
]. G. Jeffreys killed. D..
Severalsoldiers belonging to the 54th
were wounded severely. The54 re-
Ciment arrived in the afternoon, and
formed on the square. Nelson Wells,
the man who fred the first shot, was
instantly killed. John Cooper, pris'
oner, was shot while trying to escape.
Colonel Brooks, with a squad of men,
went in pursuit Of q gang Of Copper
heads about seven miles distant. Capt,
Williams has some 20 prominent se-
ccsh, implicated in the affair, under
guard at the Court House. Col. Nit
chell had d conference with Hon. o.
B. Ficklin and Judge Constable, who
seemed very snxious that steps should
be taken to prevent further outbreak.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-04-07
AS1S-G-
SPRING PLOWING.


The labors ofscci time always crowd
the farmer, so the earlier the pillow be.
gins the better. On soils of a sandy
and porous character blowing may
best be done as soon ms the frost is out
of the gfonhd. Where clay prepoh~
tlerates, or in soils rich in hutnhs, the
action of the sun is needed for several
days, 1t is very bad to plow clay
ground too wet, and all that sirfaee
and under-drhins cah accomplish, will
not do away with the necessity Of the
drying northwest winds and clear
weather Cooked for about these days
Thorough draining often, makes DIFF
ference Of weeks and even of months
in the time the land is fit for the plow:
In blowing swarll spring grain, turn
it fiat and and deep, SO that the har-
row or seed drill will not disturb it
Ii MANURE is to be plOwed under on
old ground, bury it with a shallow fur
row, just deep enough to keep the
strawy portions oiIt ofthe way. Very
strawy manure on land to be sowed
with wheat, oats Or barley; may well
be spread in the furrows behind the
pIuw, where very nice work is to be
done. When land needs Lining and
before n crop of wheat, a dressing of
lime is Of great services SOW the lime
before plowihs; rather than to be sub
scqtiently narrowed iii. Though on
ground rather cold and fill of tegetd-
bic mold it is we'll to plow under say
10 to 90 bushels of lime to the acre,
and top-dress with s to 10 bushels ai.
terwurdS;
Back -lurrowing is practiced BY ma.
MY good farmers to pre-ent the acchA
mutation Of mass Of rich soil around
the fences. This is done by marking
out the the lands, of eotrse as large as
possible; and throwing couple of
light furrows together through the zen.
tro and then blowing right about;
around thCfn. If the first thrhed fur.
rows do not go to the end Of the field,
at the proper time the plowmdh may
begin TO plow across tho end Of the
land also. When the right calculations
are made; the field may be left without
dead furr6ws, except where it may be
necessary to lave two or more lands
in the same field. This, where tho
land admits fat cGlttre, requires no
dead furrows or ridges.-AmerieanAg-
riculturist f.-r
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-04-07

Stick to yohr home newspaper; no
matter if you are poor; remember
that none are as poor as the ignorant
except to be depraved, aid they often
go together. Keep up your home
paper though it may not be so large
and imposing as some city papers; re-
member it is the advertiser of your
neighborhood aid daily business, and
tells you what is going on arothd yo4,
instead of tn ousand miles away. If
it is not quite as large and good as you
would wish it, pay your subscriptions
promptly, and rely upon it, the natu-
raj pride of the publisher will prompt
him to improve it as fast as possible.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-04-07
reRMs oF kpvrR1,s,
,roakfast; Ofthe same meats and -fsir

DroaKtast5 of the same meats and fislf
with any vegetables, save, potatoes, Of
fruit, OF claret, sherry or Madeifa,
(port, champagne or beer .beihR fOfIi
bidden) ,ifDrsdinifef ofoteh. fruit aud :
rrsks tortea pfnneat or fish or claFete
for supper; and nf grog without sugar,
or sherry. or clafet, Tor q hightcap. if
'requircd. TO this iheagcr diet Bants
ing re,onciled himself and launehing
Ills mighty bulk upon theitiderf exs
pertinent, found to his, exquisite de-,
light, that his body, which was OF two.
hundred and two ponhds weight ON tho
2Gth Of August, 1862. speedily dfminsf
ished at the rate Of about four pounds
a month, Till Septen Der, 1863, itweigfy
ed bht one hnndreG tthti Iftty:six.
pounds, and, had lost twelve and d
quarter good inches Of "girth around
the waist Rejoicing now like q
strong man 10 wear waistcoats, to skip
lightly up and down stairs, to pull his
own boots off and on, to lon. Mt his,
ease, and stroll the streets unmarked
of disrespectfnl boys.f Banting most
righteously- desires TO make the whole
round world partakers Of his bliss.
His "tliank Offering TO Providence" il
pamphlet setting forth his miracur
lous redemption Tie whole art
and mystery Of his cure is an applica. 6
ton Of the scriptural doctrine of "milk
for babies. and meat for stroLg men.
He lodges the secret Of fat where the
Coincse lodges the sohl-eihthe stomO7
ach. Who drives fat oxen. according
10 Banting, need not himself, be fat, il y
he will but eat the oxen that he:driyes. d.
The conception is revolutionary, but
.he facts Of tie Ease arr conservative! q
None can Justly caviiatthem. z TBe
man who doubts may die-smothered
in the f,arfll Oyerplus Of hihself To
be fat il lienfeforth TO be foolish.
Those wli6nt their 0wn bulk itnfno-
niodep, ahdthose who are incommoded
BY Others, inhceferth hate the remedy
Of this bulk in n their own hands, We,
at least, hare done one duty as guar.
diah Of the public peace, and of private
happiness We have r=ihted oht then,
the paths which 'i,lrop5 fathess, y, If
any 1'eidsc to walk therein. the fault is !,
not ours and due publication. having
now been made, We call upon the Leg.
.islature to enact penal statute forth.
with against the recRlessly, wiIfilly,
and incOrrigiblt corp6lent, without
distinction Of age or SEX. s..ri~e,,
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-04-07
STARTING EARLY POTATOES

A crop of potatoes ready for the ia
bic early in June, may be secured with
out great trouble. If seed potatoes
are brought into a warm room about
the first of March, the eyes will start
rapidly, the nourishmcnt in the tubers
will sustain them for two or three
weeks,b which time they are usually
planted out in some favorable spot
Ofcourse, care must be taken in plant
ed out not to break the sprouts. Or
the tubcrs may be planted in a hot-bed
Of moderate temperature, about the
middle Of the month. Cut them in
halves, lay them fat side down, as
thick as they can be placed, and CO.
yer with about two inches of earth.-
They nay be transplantcd when two
or three inches high. They should be
removed carefully, separating the roots
with as little injury as possible. They
will not be likely TO yield a full crop
under this treatment, may be there
fore be planted more closely, say in
drills thirty inches apart, and twelve
inches apart in the drills,-Anothcr
method is to put pieces of potato in
squares Of turf, set them close togcth-
er in a warm place where they can be
waiered readily. On cold nights protect
them with straw. When large enough
they can be set out, turf and all, with
out disturbing the roots. This might
not pay on a large scale, but enough
may thus be brought forward for n
family supply, Until the main crop is
matured enough to draw upon. Anne
rican Agriculttit'ist ."'-+-
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-04-07

q p@.0vefi old timo prices, the adj
vance in paperiS over sixty per cont;
in iuki125 per cont, and.in labor 90
per cent, whilo other. materials have
advanced in about the same proportion;
therefore, the Cincinnati morning pa
pers have. advanced their rates to 20
cents per. week.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-04-07

N n&A pretty young lady requested
a young Latin to form her a sem
tcnce TO give to her beau, saying she
wanted "something sweet" She re-
ccived the following, 'e1G es nd ddno-
mem lens" The beau aforesaid on re-
ceiving this, turned red and whitc by
turns, and thon "sloped.' ''
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-04-07

h6y-The act of Congress under which
Grant becomes Lieutenant General
was purposely so framed that he was
not obliged to leave the field 6r. take
command at Washington, or occupy
the White House.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-04-07

,bSgTbe election for members Of a.
State Convention in Louisiana, on the
first Monday Of April, promises to be
moro. warmly contested than was the
late Gubernatorial canvass. ? I. I'm, ..n9 :
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-04-07
Namby,I! q Men called by III, rrs.idsht

We have been frequently asked how
many mon the Government has called
for since the commencement Of the
war. The following table, we believe
gives the date and number Of each call.
We have no idea that the sum total
gives the ACTUAL amount of men who
went into the service. For itistancosin
the draft Of the summer Of 1863, for
100000 men, the restrictions in this
State were SO loose that great many Of
those who were drafted or obtained
substitutes, never reached the feld.-
AS it now stands, the last call makes
tho sum total, Of 2,239,T48 men, as
c,iln... ,ti tIl1 hp.i'gl .eIf }N FEf .
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-04-07

b6rA teamster with the Climber
land army not long ago stuck in the
mud, and he let fly a stream of pro,
fame epithets that wohld have aston
ished 'our army in Flanders even.
A chaplain passing at the time was
greatly shocked.
G1"My frie nd, y said no to the team
ster,a ,ado you know who died for sin
nersT'1 . Itiu 4g5s.5s. linn.
ra "D-n your conuhdrums. Don't
you soc I'm stuck in the mudr leo,d
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-04-07

z 1G-dMy Lord" said the foreman
Of q. Welsh jury, when giving in their
verdict, two find the man that stole
the mare not guilty"
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-04-07

tom of his canoe, while a shower Of ar
rows ratified against its side, They
were safa from his assailants, but now
n new peril thrilled his frame With
fear, He had no pnddlc, the canoe had
turned into the middle Of the stream,
and was gliding down the current,
while the laundering roar Of the
mighty cataract, Niagara, threatened
a fearful doom. se5,. aa .aaJ,ir K
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-04-07

A negro preacher was holding forth
one Sunday, and in the course Of his
said; "Dar be two roads, De
fust is a broad strait narrow road lead
ing to death and birthstone. De udder
is straight and narrow road leading
to hell, fire and damnation."9 tsIf dat
be de fac,p shouted Sambo, rising from
his seat t"dis njgger's forde woods Pn'l
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-04-07
BOOK AND JOB PRINTING

We are prepared to execute all descriptions Of
JOB WORK; such as CARDS, CIRCULARS, pos.
TERS,IBNI.EITICKETs, Iand eSGry other variety OF
PLSIN AND FANCY goBBINd, with new and supe-
riOr typo, and on short notice. foy l;a ,a el,I
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-04-07

kISomebody says that birch rods
make tho best baby.iumpers.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-04-11
The march or NIggerIsnl.

The Cinciunst Gazette apologises for de-
voting its whole outside TO Gro. TaoNrsoSl is
speeches and receptions in Washington and
Philadelphia, in the following significant lap
guage
owe devote much space on the first page
but not more than the Importance OF the sub
ject justifes, to accounts from special CORES
pondents Of the very enthusiastic reception of
George Thompson, Esq, at Philadelphia aud
Washington, with full report Of his speech
delivered at the National Capitol in the latter
city. More conclusive illustrations Of the rad
ical change Of sentiment which has taken
place among all classes on the slavery aues-
ton could not be found than is in the different
treatment of the distinguished English Abol-
tienist at the present time aud on his first
two visits, Thirty years dgo be was mobbed
aud barely escaped alive; fourteen years ago
he was hooted and derided; now he is cheer.
ed and welcomed by ALL
No. not by all The whole Democratic
party OF the North, despise GEORGE THOMPSON
and hold him as public enemy to our coun'
try and mankind The Republican Abolition.
lists welcome him with supple hinges and
tulsome tonges, for the monstrous crime oI
having been largely instrumental in bringing
on the bloody drama Of civil war in America,
and for no other reason. The meetings in
Washington and Phladel phia we're undis
guisedly meeting of congratulation and exult
ation--for the triumph of Abolitionism, with.
out a thought of regret or a tear of sorrow, for
what it has already, and may yet cost, of the
hest blood of America
Thousands upon thousands Of brave white
men, standing as it were upon the graves, OF
in the very blood of their slaughtered com
rades, are about to be asked themselves tc
bleed and die, and for what2 Why that GEo
THOMPSON and his abolition crew, may contin
ne to hold high carnival over their bones in
honor of the niger, of one another, and oi
old John Brown.