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Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-01

1t has been said that war has produced an increase
OF profanity and the other attendant vices. This
is untrue. War serves only to unmask character
it does not materially change it. The man who is
profane sweaTer, or drunkard or thief roue
now, possessed these traits teore the present un-
settled state OF society is only the occasion for their
display. The soldier who steals his comrades hay.
erSack now, had it in his heart to steal before he
became soldier-he was restrained only by public
sentiment or the fear of punishment or deferred
from the execution Of his designs by the absence
Of good opportunity.
The man who demeans himself disrespectfully
before unprotected ladies now, would have done SO
before the but for the fear of corporal punish
ment at the hands of some male relative; the dis
turber Of public worship when civil law is multi
ty. was restrained aforetime only by wholesome
dread of statutes made and provided for the pun
ishment of the disorderly and refractory.
The man who steals, embezzles, or otherwise ap-
propriates government money or property would
steal his neighbours horse, or his OK, or his swine,
or his purse, could he do so with as little fear of
detection and punishment.
The official who makes seizures of private pro-
perty upon false pretense that he is authorized
by the Government, would be highway robber
but for wholesome dread of punishment
The officer who is abusive and cruel or unneces-
sarily severe now, was a hector before tho war-he
was only restrained by civil law.
The woman who is imprudent and immodest
now, had it in her heart to be so before the war;
The man who makes false return of tithos now,
would have acted did Annanias and Sapphire,
had he lived eighteen hundred years ago. and been
Similarly situated-Columbus Sun.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-01

"WHAE IS THE FRoNr?"-It is we'll
known that Wheeler has some splendid
troops, and some who are bad as can be
found. These last are scattered from the
Ohio to the Savannah: A brave and gal.
liant soldier tells the following:
He was going through North Alabama
to join his command. Stopped at house
to get dinner. To old lady's "Who's
youin's? 2" replied, Wheeler's cavalry"
" Whar gwii.e!' "To the 'front.'" The
old lady put on her spectacles, eyed him
intentiy, and then drawled out: "Mis-
ter, so'them fellers you call Wheeler's
boss critters. been gwine by here every
DAY, Some war gwine North, some gwine
South, some East and some West, some
this way and some that-they all sed they
war gwine to the front; now, mister, kin
you tell me whar is the front?" The SOL
der left.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-01

KIND WoRDs-They never blister the tongue or
lips. And we have never heard of one mental
trouble arising from this quarter. Though they do
aot cost much, yet they accomplish. much. They
help ones own good-nature and goodwill. Soft
words soften our own SOUL Angry words are fuel
to the flame of wrath, and make the blaze more
fierce. Kind words make other people good natur-
ed. Cold words freeze people, and hot words scorch
them, and bitter words make them bitter, and
wrathful words make them wrathfu. There is such
rush of all these kinds of words in our days, that
it seems desirable to give kind words chance
among them. There are vain wo-ds and idle words,
and hasty words, and spiteful words, and empty
words, and profane words, and warlike Words
Kind words also produce their own image on mems
souls. And a beautiful image it is They soothe,
and quiet, and comfort the nearer. They shame
him out Of his sour, morese, unkind feelings. We
have not yet begun to use kind words in such album
dance as they ought to be used-Pascol
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-01

PENNSYLVANIA TRoops IN THE YANKEE Army
Governor Curtis, of Pennsylvania, thus refers, in
his recent message, thenumber of troops furnish
ed by Pennsylvania since the commencement OF the
war:
l will further observe that it appears by the re-
port of the Adjutant General herewith transmitted,
that the State under the system established by law
has put into the military service Of the United
States since the commencement Of the war the fol-
lowing number of men, viz:
TROOPS SENT INTO SERVICE DURING 1864.
Organization tor years terms, 1857
do 100 days terms, 1878
do year term, 1904
Volunteer recruits, 26,567
Drafted men and substitutes, 1861
Recruits for regular army, 1874
Reenlistments Of Pa. Volunteers:
Infantry, 1882
Cavalry, 1884
Artillery, 799
Accredited to other States, 3S9
~ S76
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-01

Her timbers yet are sonnd, -n
And she may float again,
Full charged with Eugands thunder,
and pillow the distant raan.
But Kempenfeltis gone;
His victories are DER;
And he and his eight hundred
Shall pillow the wave no more"
1t may here be necessary to add that the
measure of the verses corresponds exactly
to the ythm of the music Of the March
alluded to in the story. 6rs.s .,s
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-01

To MAKE HARD TALLow CANDLEs.-To
one pound of taIlow take five or six leaves
OF the pricSly pear, split them and boil in
the taIlow without water, for Lalf all hour
or more; strain and mould the candles.
The wicks should have been previously
dipped in spirits Of turpentine and dried.
Ii the tallow at first is boiled in water,
and the water chan ged four or five times,
it will be bleached and rendered free from
impurities. Then prepare by frying with
the prickly pears, to harden it.
In this way we have made tallow can
dies near! y equal to the best adamantine.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-01

Perhaps the best repartee on record
must be attributed to Lord Byron. One
morning a party came into the public
rooms at Buxton somewhat later than
usual, and requested some tongue. They
were told Lord Byron had eaten it all.
II am very angry" said the mistress,
loud enough for the poet to hear her.
II am sorry for it, madam" retorted
Lord Byron, but before l ate the tongue
= was assured that you did not want it,
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-01

IRISH Bulls" A Dublin student being
asked what was meant by posthumous
works. answered. such works as a man
writes after he is deadp And Irish lieu
tenant, stationed abroad, being informed,
by letter that his widowed mother had
married a second time, expressed his alarm
about his right of primogeniture, by no.
ping that she wouldn't have a son older
than himself? But the best bull we ever
heard OF, was shown in Paddy's descrip-
ton of the animal of that name: This
is the way you may know him: When
you see a group Of COWS lying down in the
field, and one Of 'em is a standing-that's
a bull Yes-Paddy-tw bulls at
least"
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-01

Mi. Polk also addressed the Ho,..
resolution and it was adopted. ''S' In faV0ro fs,
ine following engrossed bills fro, -,
had their first reading, viz: '''n the Sen,..
A bill to allow fifteen magistrates - s
county S' Ss Us smsn Of i. Halifax ad1
ize the Governor to employ slave l.hs ace to AUTH,
fortlfcations and other works. '~'or In erecin',
A bill to amend an act to incorpor,t. , :
Carolina Volunteer Navy Company ~'s the No,s
A resolution authorizing the Sec,,.
to furnish Nathan Whitford ESQ w;tsy Of Sta,
the Revised Code, and a resoluto,, VII" n Copy y
State Appraising Commissioners to requesting ii.
value for articles Impressed ~ allow mark
VA motion OF Mr.. Perkins the Horso
the table bill to give the County Cone. took from
FIT jurisdiction in the re-estaSsh vur1 Court 4
Wills The bill passed. '''Snment Of bss
Un motion Of Mr.. Ben5ury, mess,,o
to the Senate proposing to 90 into s "a vas SEN
once for Engrossing Clerk. al election =
MI. Garter nominated Mrs. Col w.
for that position. ''' "m }. Cl,,,
The House adjourned until 10 o,c,oo,.
morrow. oclock A. NJ,
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-01

FrsNY OLD GALA Canada paper tells
the following curious story.
GA few days ago an old woman died in
the small town OF Lievilzee, on the banks
of the Scheldt. The old lady was regard
ed by her simple neighbors as being only
q few removes from positive poverty but
she died and as she always had her will
while living she left no will behind; but
to the astonishment of her neighbors, she
left behind her cash, bank notes and stock
amounting in value to about two million
guilders. There were pots full of gold and
silver, of withdrawn and forgotten cur
rences which had been buried for years.
There was box full of Austrian and other
stock certificates, the coupons Of which
had not been cut off for a quarter Of a
century; while in tin canister, which
might have been the domestic tea caddy,
were a quarter ola millions worth of bank
notes musty with the accumulated damp
of years."
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-01

A FLEA UNDERA MICROSCOPE Chambers Jour-.
nal furnishes the following very interesting para
graph about very small subject
When flea is made to appear as large as an ele.
phan we can see all the wonderful parts of its for
nation, and are astonished to find that it has coat
of armor much more complete than ever warrior
wore, and composed of strong polished plates, ft-
ted over each other each plate covered like tor
toise SHE'LL and where they meet hundreds of strong
quilts project like those on the back of the porcu.
pine, or hedgehog. There are the arehed neck, the
bright eyes, the transparent cases. piercers to pune.
ture the skin, sucker to draw away the Blood,
six jointed legs, four of which are folded on the
breast, ready at any moment to be thrown out
with TREMENDOUS force for that jump which bothers
one when they want to catch him, and at the end
of each leg hooked claws, to enable him to cling to
whatever he alights upon. A flea can jump hun.
dred times his own length which is the same as if
man jumped to the height of 700 feet; and he can
draw load 200 times his weight
The Columbia Guardian says the delegation in
Congress from South Carolina waited in BODY last
Monday upon the President of the Confederate
States, and presented the request which had bee
forwarded to them by Governor Magrath, to appoint
Gen. j. p. Johnston to the command of the troops
in this department. Tho President declined to
make the appointment as desired We have not
learned to whom he will tender the command,
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-01

plying the wants of the destitute citizens of the
town of SmithvIe. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Carter the bill was amended
by striking out tho words the may see proper"
and substituting the words I" as may be necessary"
also by striking out the words "or the payment Of
the value Of the same into the State Treasury"
The bill as amended passed.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS &c.
Mr.. Lyle resolution in favor of E. D. Davis Of
jackson county.
Mr.. Allison, resolution in favor of VIM. F.
WATSON, Sheriff of Iredell county.
Mr. Mann, bill to prevent obstruction to the
passage of fish up - Greek in the county of
Pasquotank. Also bill to authorize administra-
tors to advance funds for the support of minor dis
tributes of Estates.
Mr. Smith Of Duplin, a bill to punish persons for
placing distractions in the North East branch Of
Cape Fear River.
Mr. Gudger, bill to attach portion of Madison
county to the county Of Buncombe.
Nr BeDbury, bill to restore jury trials to the
county court Of Chowan county in certain cases.
Mr. McGehee, a bill 20 amend an act to authorize
the Justices of Caswel county to regulate the clean
ing out of Moons creek in said county.
Mr. Stpe, a bill to restore the penalty of 500
on Sherifs for negecting to execute or return pro-
MIR. Waugh introduced a resolution which was
adopted, requesting information of the Public Trea-
surer as to what steps had been akento collect of
the Confederate States the large amount due this
State for our advances made to clothe our troops
and for other military purposes and whether those
steps were likely to be efectual, at an early day.
The Senate by message refused concurrence in
House amendment to. the bill authorizing the Pub
lie Treasurer to rent out the buildings on Burke
Square in the City Of Raleigh. The House receded
from its amendment.
Mr.. Gfissom introduced the following resolution.
WHEREAS, The following notices marked IA"
are being Unfortunately distributed in Granville
and other counties within this State, forbidding
producers to sell any part of their suplus except
to the government, thereby closing the market to
nonprcducers and threatening want and starvation.
Therefore,
Resol0sd That the Judiciary Committee be in
structed enquire whether this action of the O. S.
Quartermasters and their agents is IN accordance
with the laws of Congress regulating impressments
and the rules and recommendations of the Board Of
Appraisers for North Carolina, and report by bill
or otherwise.
The resolution was accompanied by the following
Notices marked A.
GRANVILLE County, Dec. 18th, 1864.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-01

THE SENSE OF BEAUTY.-Very wonderful
is it that the proport;onate vibrations of
the air, and the harmonic ration of sculp-
tured marble, should give so keen sense
of delight to the ear and the eye; but how
much more wonderful that unconsciously
in the brain of the man of genius, in the
mysterious molecular actions of the ulti-
mate vesicles of the nervous tissue, there
should be evolved, without any outward
agencies, those ratios of space and time
which working on the nerves and muscles
of voice and hand, make themselves heard
and seen in tar-of lands and far-off times,
filling the world to its remotest bounds with
forms Of beauty and tones of melody that
never die-miraculously preserved in
tombs of Thebes buried, but disinterred,
inpalaces ofNineveh; lingering among the
oeanders Of Lycia; shining, though not
with "original brightness" on the Acrop-
oils of Athens; and thrilling through the
vaults of cathedrals requiens Of Mozart,
demi-gods of Phidias, sibyls Of Michael
Angelo, Madonnas of Raphael, heavenly
cadences of Mlton-all answcrings OF the
internal great ideas, emanations from those
inaccessible cells where the vital force, with
an inspiration and energy past mans I'M
derstanding, plies her mysterious work !!
Thence issuing, these wonders of form and
! sonnd are caught blythe ears and eyes of
other men, pressed to their hearts, shrlned
with their gods, mingled with the blessed
sanctities of their homes, and handed down
to distant ages, so that the thought and
feeling of one mind may become the beau
ty and the joy of all men forever.-Syns-
onGs.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-01

Total, 9l,704
Troops sent into the service of the United States
since the commencement of the rebellion, including
the 80 days militia men in the Departments Of the
Monongahela and Susque hanna, 1858:
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-01

Total, 536, 444
The %, 900 militia Of 1862 not included in the
statement
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sIR:-I desire to purchase for the Government
all your surplus corn, oats, fodder, hay, shucks,
straw and bran. lean offer you the prices set forth
on the back of this notice to be paid on the delivery
of said articles at the place we may agree upon
Upon the refusal of this price we must proceed to
settle the value of the article according to the act
of>Congress for the regulation of impressments -
This notification binds the property till our .nego-
tiations shall be closed.
Very Respectfully,
JOHN Il. ROWLAND,
Agent for. j. B. White,
-. Captain & A. @. N.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-01

1T firmly, as if TO stop the tolling without.
which appeared to cause him such unit.
terab!e anguish; and in that state. with
the rope in one hand and the pen in the
other, he gave vent to his feelings in these
deeply solemn and exquisite lines:
"Toll for the brave
The brave that are no more!
All sunk beneath the wave
Fast by their native shore!
Eight hundred of the brave,
Whose course well was tried
Had made the vessel heel,
And laid her on her side
land breeze shook the shrouds
And she was overset;
Down went the Royal George
with all her crew complete.
:Toll for the brave!
Brave kempen(elt is gone:
dis last Sea flight is fought;
dis work of glory DONE
IT was not in the battle:
=, no tempest gave the shock
She sprang no fatal leak:
She ran upon no rock
LIS sword was in its sheath. -
Ills fingers held the pen.
- "nenfelt went down,
With twice four huu.. : - men,
Weigh the vessel up,
Oncs dreaded by our foes
And mingled with our cup
The tear that England owes,
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-12-01
THE LESSON OF THE ELECTION.
John G. FQrney writes as follows to the
Philadelphia Press:


John G. Forney writes as follows to the
Philadelphia Press:
Radiealism sustained terrible rebuke
in the recent elections-uot the radicaIism
of the north, the spirit of intrepid inquiry
and complete reformation, but that which
was threatened in the restoration to DOW
er of the authors of the rebellion. For
ever to prevent and annihiIate that dan
ger was the great secret of these unprece-
dented Union victories. The intelligent
people of the South will not fail to see and
to act upon a truth so palpable and so
powerful. The present and future gov
erning majority of this country is that
crystalized and organized anti-slavery re-
solve, which has forever defeated renew
al of strife on the subject of slavery, by
putting out all the embers of that CON
suming and fatal fire. 1t was profound
misnomer to call that spirit rash innova-
ton or cruel revenge. 1t is simply the
truest conservatism-which saves and sane
tities the good, and rejects and DESTROYS
the evil. How marvelously significant
1t was, for instance, to note the supreme
indifference of the people before they vo-
ted in the late elections, to all the charges
OF radicalism against their candidates.
They seemed, indeed, rather gratifed
when these accusations took the specific
shape of friendship to negro suffrage but
nothing awakened their suspicious so
quickly as the insinuation that any Union
candidate was to favor the admission of
the late rebels to Congress, or Indifference
to the mission of elevating and protecting
the freedmen.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-12-01

AssIsrANcE.-Sir Walter Scott wrote /:
The race of mankind would perish did we
cease to help each other. From the time
that the mother binds the child's head till
the moment that some kind assistance
wipes the dew of death from the brow of
the dying, we cannot exist without mutual
help. All, therefore, that need have a
right to ask it of their fellow mortal, and
no one who has it in his power to grant.
can refuse without incurring guilt.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-12-01

An Unlocking fellow was asked how he
could account for natures forming him so
ugly. Mature was not to blame" said
he, 'fOr when was two months of age
was considered the handsomest child in
the neighborhood, but my nurse, to re-
venge herself upon my parents for some
fancied injury, one day swapped me away
for another boy, belonging to friend of
hers, whose child was rather plain-looking.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-12-01

NATIONAL THANKSGIVING HYMN.

{ NATIONAL THANKSGIVING HYMN.
Under the approval of the President of th'
United States and several distinguished clergy
men, and by permission of the publishers, tn,
following Hymn is offered for thanksgiving ser
vices in this and in future years. The press o
the country generally are requested to give i
an early publication.
THE RETURN OF PEACE.
Tune, "Webb," music of the hymn commencing
-"The morning light is breaking"
BY HARRIS HOWARD.
o praise the God of nations,
Praise him from shore to shore:
Now, grateful, bring oblations-
The fearful strife is Ger,
Tis He the tempest stilleth,
Who maketh war to cease;
'Tis God preserves our Nation;
Praise Him who giveth peace.
Let the deserved chastising
Turn all their hearts to Thee,
And through Thy wise devising,
May all be truely free;
Bless Thou our wounded heroes,
Cure pride that brought the curse;
True to Thy kingdom make us,
King of the Universe.
o gently sooth the spirits
That loved the noble dead,
a And lightly DER the fallen
Let coming ages tread
See, in her host of martyrs
A nations sacrifice,
For Freedoms land united,
And Union ever pSizel
With orators and statesmen,
Through darkest hours to cheer
With mothers, wives, and sisters,
Were faith, and trust, and prayer,
Through Washington or Lincoln,
Or men to lead our braves
IT'S God alone who gave them,
'Tis He our country saves.
D bind these States-ONE NATIoNi-
Firm held by law and love,
The earth's bright constellation,
While stars shall shine above,
To shed true light on others,
Till light and love increase,
And all mankind as brothers
Praise him who giveth peace.
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III. EVERETT,

A TToRNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT Law, and So
a icitor in ChAncery; viii attend to professional sn
siness in Sandusky and adjoining counues. OfFlOH'
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FREMONT, OHIO.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-12-01

Over two hundred million dollars worth of
railroad property belonging to the Government
has been sold to Southern railroad companies
on credit, aud their notes taken. sOme Of them
to run two years.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-12-01

Hon. Luke P. Poland, of the Supreme Court
of Vermont, and one of the ablest LAWYERS Of
the State, has been appointed to succeed Cola
mer in the United States Senate.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-12-01
REMEMBER,
TERMS:

Ware not "lnk" in anybodys chain, neither do we
lay claim to so ABSURD thing "pateRt' on system
of instructions.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-12-01
M. H, BUCKLAND,

r ATE OF LONDON ENGLAND, at home for consultation
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London during period Of fourteen years, respectfully
announces that ali of sickness intusted to his care
win receive the most professional attendance according
to the principles Of the respective Colleges OF
west of the Catholic Church.
Fremont Feb. 10, 1856.