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St. Mary's gazette., 1865-01-19
ONE or THE PICTURES.

A correspondent, Of the Chicago journal
relates the interview Of Federal foragipg
party wiih farmer In Tennessee :--"At
another plaso We called upon he owner. a
man Of over sixty years. well saved. yet
evidently much cast down asd dishcaFten-
"a. Ile was polite. and answered all
qacstions tsdiOaaly. oe being asked
whs, be bad 70 spare. be exclaimed. No.
much indeed nothing' His wife aud
children standing beside him. said nolhing
but the countepanccs u The whole group
showed that the old man told the ,rslh 49,
Indeed I have nothing, said be. what
~ilh one army or another. campaigning
throagh this par. of Tennessee. they have
stripped me Of aII could spare. and more
800 Have you no horses or mules r
asked the officer. YEA answered the
man. i have one more mule which is en-
tirely brvken down il was lsft me BY
trooper who took my last horse 10 It's
stead NO beef caiiIef was the next
question NO, ono.' vas the answer. -
Any hogs 2 Yes sir. have four pigs
which I had intended for this winter sup
ply Of meat ANY negroes r asked the
officer. No. not cse my servants all
left me some two or three months ago.
have not one on tho plscs. have TO
chop all the wood and do all the outdoor
work. and my wife aud daughters do the
in doors, what they can ANY corn or
' heat r No wheat, and ouly two or three
bushels Of eorn.' was the reply. Let's
see the u.ule Y said the officer. II was
brought up. and was as The old man said
Show me those pigs was the next demand
When he heard this the old man. could
hardly speak-his hopes were almost at an
end. He showed the pigs. however. there
we're no more than sueh family would
need. nor - much 10 fact. The officer
then kindly said :-'You may keep all
these .hiugs. they will help you out. and
can Be ofiitlIo good to US. and gave the
old man safe guard which be might
save his property from all future molesta-
ton from our troops. Three years ago.
this maa owned large, well stocked plan
taticn. aud fine stu ID Of bors,s-had cat
lie and hogs IN plenty. with servants to
come a bis call. and corn to sell and to
keep. Nov he was sincerely thankful
aud much moved. that We spared bin bis
four little saoats. bis pistance Of corn and
his Old mare mule. with which he hoped TO
make small ersp aext spring.
St. Mary's gazette., 1865-01-19

bears hunger and cold for mine. Eoyou
see. sir. how many things I have 10 mako
me happy child"
II would gladly lie down on youT pil.
lSw TO 30 half as light of heart as you are.
lluIo jamie. for have lost my faith IN
everything aud With Il all ny happiness =
aud the issasy shadow which hsd lia5 sss
. while fell back darker than before upop
The anxious face beside the bed.
"IfI were well snd strong like you,
sir. ] think | should be 90 thankful moth
ing could trouble me:" and with q Sigh
The boy glanced 1t The vigorous frame snd
energetic counscnanee Of bis new friend.
wondering ai the dsspondsns look he wore.
IF you we're poor, 50 poor you hid 10
meana wherewith to get crust Of bread.
nor a shelter for the night; u you we're
worn out with suffering aud labor, sOused
By disappointment aud hsunted By swbi-
iiops hopos never 70 be rcssEsd. what
would you do. Jamie 7" suddenly sskod
The young man. prompted BY the desire
that every human heart has felt for sym.
paihy and counsel. even from the little
creature before him. ignorant aud iaexps.
rienCed as he was.
Bu. the child. wiser Ia his innocence
than many an older counsellor, pointed
upward. saying with > look Of perfect
trust. -
u should look up 10 the srcas upoa the
lowcr ard think Of whas Bcs told me
about God, who feeds The birds aud
clothes the a,wers, asd I should wait pa
.ien,ly. feeling sure He would remember
me-"
With an sitercd feeling in bis heart.
and brave smile on bis lips. The young
man wen, swsy, leaving the child With
another happy memory. to wsicb .he cross
upon the old church tower. FROM . soy
BY Mis H. " Acct
St. Mary's gazette., 1865-01-19
THg gINcoMR TAX.

Persons who have not paid thsir ia.
come tai. On The groaad that they have
never been called on Tor apyshing Of the
kind. should aeaF 10 mind ihas The law
makes l. imperative On them to send in tho
return of tho sams. ~ Il shown By she fol
lowing extract from The act Of Congress 90
the subject
II thall be she duty of all persons Of
lawful age. and al guardians and trustees,
to make return IN Tie list Of schedule %
provided in this act, 10 the proper officer
Of internal revenue. Of the amount Of his
or her insone aud in case Of neglect or
refusal to make such return. the assessor
or assistant assessor shall assesa tho amount
Of bis or her income.
The act Of Congress. approved jane
80,h, 1884, makes the same provisioDs--
that parties shall make return 10 the as
SCISSOR CT assistant assessor sad under
both acts parties who neglect or refuse TO
make tetsrns. are liable 10 prosecution
for attempting TO defraud the government.
St. Mary's gazette., 1865-01-19
SAINT MARY'S GAZETTE
IL pupLlsHEp RvERY THURSDAY BY
~. OLIVER ROBSON.

TRIMS OF Suns ,RlprIoN. .--S2 90 per AM
rum. to be paid within SIX months. No
subscription will be received for short
eT period than six months, and no paper
be discontinued until all arrearages are
paid. except at the option of the publish
er.
TRRMs or ADVERTISING 81 per
square Tor the first insertion, and 90
cts. for every subsequent insertion. =
eight lines or less constitute square. -
Ifthe number Of insertions be not marked
no the advertisement, it win be publish-
ed until forbid, and charged accordingly.
A liberal dc faction made 70 those who
dvertisc by the year.
COMMUNICATIONS Of personal character
will be charged. at the same rates as sd.
vertising Obituaries over ten lines in
length will be charged al the rate Of SO
eents. per square.
St. Mary's gazette., 1865-01-19

THs AMAZON. "A most important dis
coyery. far more so than that Of the al
legged sOuressOf tbs Ni;e, has just been
made in South America. Il is that the
great River Amazon has been found to be
nsvigable from one end to the other; that.
in fact, new route has been opened be-
tween the Atlantic and the Pacific. The
MorouA. Peruvian steamer. which was
sent 70 explore the Amazon. has arrived
a. Mayro, about three hundred miles from
Lama. The Morona nayigated more than
two thousnnd miles Of the Amazon pro-
per. aud six huDdrcd Of the Yeaylai aud
the Pachi.ea rivers. which until theu. had
seen only ludiau canoes. The country Is.
Of course. Inhabited only BY sasagcs. bat
|, is Of wonderfal fertility --Phila. Ags.
St. Mary's gazette., 1865-01-19
THE FUTURE OF THR UNITED
STATES.

4 western ssatislioisn hss been making
au interesting saloulaiion - % the future
pOpuIaiion of tho Unitsd States. taking
fcr bis basis the present population and
arcs of q ihss ision Of Enrope which 10
ciim&sss soilVand gaugsapnncaF agsaaFagss
corresponds a. nearly as may be with this
country. He Ends that excluding Russia,
Norway and Sweden. the most inhospita-
bic and sparsOly populated Of the Europe
an States. the remainder have an area oi
I.si0.750 square miles. With 200, ZIG PA
inhsbitanss. or l46 persons to the square
mile. Taking this as tho maximum fg.
urs. the United Ssatss. having an area oI
over 5000, 900 square miles, is capable oI
Sustaining population Of aboas 40, 600
900, Of which the North would hare 2O5'
900 900, and the South 1000. .0)0.--
A large calculation certainly, but not one
impossible Of realization.
St. Mary's gazette., 1865-01-19

Tnk RExovAL OF GEs., BUrLRR The
Washington Republican Of Thursday even
ing makes the following Acknowledgement
ipgt be removal Of Gen. Butler. e1a -
.sOn the 9th instant Lieut. General 4
Grant indicated to the Frssisent bis sar.s
nesi desire that Maj Gen. Butler be forth !
wtah sslivrel or biz cuaEnaua, gsyis,s ssa- /
sons therefor. Dsierring 70 tie opiaioe
and wishes Of the GeHeral-in- Chief Of the
Armies Of the United States, in matters
purely military. after consultation with
Acting Secretary Of War Dana and Major
General TIaIleck. 0he Secretary Of War
being absent the President on the 7th
instant authorized the issue, by the Adju-
tant General Of the Army, Of General Or
der No. l."
St. Mary's gazette., 1865-01-19

Az IpsA oB FArrH. "A female tcacher
Of . school that stood on the bank Of q
stream wished 10 communicate to her pu-
pills an idea Of faith. While she was try
ing to explain 70 them the meaning Of the
word. small boat glidod in sight along
tho stream. Seising upon The incident
for an illustration, she explainsds
III | we're 10 tell you that there was At
leg Of mutton 10 that boat. you would be-
lieve ae. would you not. without seeing
II yourselves r
"Yes nia'am, replied the scholars.
.Well. that Is fifth" said the school
mistress
Tha next day. in order to test their re.
collection Of the lcason, she inquired:
What is faith r.
"A leg d mutton 10 boat r. was the
answer. shouted from all parsa ofsAs room
St. Mary's gazette., 1865-01-19
select 5tOrn
The Cross on the Old Church Tower.


Up the dark stairs that led to this poor
home strobe gloomy faced young mss
With despair in bis hear, aud despairing
words oD his lips.
"I will struggle and Suff er no lOngcr
my last hope bas failed. and life become
burden. will rid myself of il at once"
As be muttered wildly TO himaelf, be
iAung wide the door aud was about TO enter,
but paused upon the threshold; for glance
told him that he had uDconsciously passed
bis cwn apartment and come up higher,
ill Be fouud himself IN room poorer but
more cheerful than bis own.
Sunshine streamed through the one
snail window, where Gagged bird was
,blithely singing. and few flowers bios
ssonled iu the light Bat blither than the
birds song. sweeter tl.an the flowers.
vas tue little voice and wan face ofa child,
vho Icy upon bsd placed where the
vMarMest 6unDeamB Tell.
The face turned smiling on the pillow,
and the voice said pleassutly.--
"Comc in, sir, Bees will soon be back
IL You viii wait"
IL want nothing of Bess Who is she
and who are you !" asked tho intruder
psu@Dg as he was about to go
"Shc l. my sistor. sir. and I'm poor
jamie as they call me- But indeed. l
am not q DO piled, for | am happy
chi'd, though il may not seem So
why do you lie theres are you sick y
mo, an not sick, though shall new
-er leave MY bod again. See, this is
phy;" and, folding back the covering.
4he.clild showed his little wilhered linbs.
St. Mary's gazette., 1865-01-19

Dos'T FoRon YoUR GIALs When I
lived among the ChOcsaw Indians. says q
traveller. | held consultation With one Of
their chiefs respecting the stages Of their
progress 10 the arts Of civilized life, aud
snopg other things be informed me that
81 their start they made great mistake
they only zen. their boys 70 school. These
boys came home intelligent men. but they
married uneducaled and nnciyilised wives;
and the uniform result was, the children
we're all like their mothers. The father
soon lost oil interest both IN wife and
children. And now, said he IL we would
educate but ole class OF our children. we
SHOULD choose the girla. FOE when they be-
come mothers they educate their sons.
This is The point. and Il Is true. No ma
tion can become fully enlightened whsn
moihess are moi qualified 70 discharge the
duties Of home work Of education. Pa
rents, give your daughters, as well as
your sons. tho best education ia yOur
power.
St. Mary's gazette., 1865-01-19

A LosING GAHE --Sons years since be-
fore the secession var. Southern gentle
man visited the North for the purpose Of
seeing the lion aud Sighting the tiger
He tried the tiger and didu't like il. and
thought he'd take shy at game familiar
% him By name only. called roulette. One
turn Of roulette, you know makes the whole
world win Ho started out In guest Of
the game. only knowing that EOulstte bad
somslhing TO Do with roll, bu. entirely ig-
Borsnl whether the roll vas French or .
Datch one. On the Grst corner be mel :
barrel Organ mAu grinding away for dear
life.
He was turning aa though he bad only
few moments 10 turn in. and didn't want
to die before bis work wascompla,e. The
tune wee The Bold Prigaiecr Oar
Gvorgiao friend .honghs he'd found hi'
game. Stepping briskly up, he laid dol
las bill down On the box. The organ
mans eyss oponed-he bAggsd the bill,
aud Georgian though, he bad lost, and
doubled up. laid down two dollar bill -
That VI. bagged. aud the barrel Of the
organ sent whirlipg around o though
there we're several barrels made Of Il.
To make long story short. The thing
wsnt %. asd the Georgian doubled up. >
he Organ-griOder POcke.ing the money all
The tims until he bad mary" another dOl-
lar lsfl. Bat be didn', complain. As h0
saw che last VI his currency baggcd by the
delighted rgau.grioder, he simply re-
marked. "WelI. Of all the games ever
bueked against. that is the dogdarndesl !
I gusss III jump it," and be left.
St. Mary's gazette., 1865-01-19
SELECTED POETRY.
1HE SEASON OF LOVE.
NJ dEaRGg ?. MORRIS.

g 1HE SEASON OF LOVE.
M GEaRGg ?. MORRIS.
The spring time Of love
Is both..hapPy aud gay
For joy sprinkles blossoms
Aud balm 10 our way
Tho sky. earth, aud ocean.
In beauty repose.
And all the bright future
Is ooLEua De EosE,
The summer Of love
l. the bIuoin NJ the heart
When bin grove. ard valley
Sweet music iinpsri;
Aud The pure glow Of heaven
Il srep in fond eyes
As lskra show the raiubog
That's hung 10 the skies
The autumn of love
Is the season Of cheer.
Life's mild Indian summer,
Tie smiles Of the year;
Which comes when the golden
Ripe harves, is stored,
And yields its own blessiugs--
Rcpose aud reward.
The winter Of love
Is that beau that we win,
While the storm hoWls without,
From the sunshine within.
Loves reigr is eternal.
The heart 10 his threne;
And he has all seasons
OF life for his own.
St. Mary's gazette., 1865-01-19

: Gu. out the following aud paste il in
your scrapbosk. Il Is worth years
Subscription to any reader Of this paper.
The leaves Of elder ifyhewed among corn
or other grain, when II il put in The bin
viii efFrctually preserve Il frnm the rav4-
gcs Of the weeyil. The jnise will also
lin bedbugs and maggots. 'Tnsecss uev-
er touch elder bushes The leaves scat
tered over cabbages, cucumber, sqaashes
and other plants subject 70 the ravages Of
insects eEectually shield them. The
plum and other fruits may be saved by
placing on the branches. and among them.
bunshea Of the leaves,
St. Mary's gazette., 1865-01-19

TnK TNpIAss.-The Louisville Journal.
referring to the condition Of the Indian
race. says /:
Not many years hence the Indian rare
viii be extinguished. They are passi; 8
rapidly away before our civilized immigra-
tion. and at last they will be known only
10 the fiction Of Cooper aud the poetry ef
Lougfellow. In 1850 they we're $1,000;
10 1855. $50 Quo; aud the census ~ 1860
shows only 300. 1000 This exhibits the
decrease in their population Of 50 900 eve
~ 6ve years. As the white immigration
moves wes,ward, the ratio Of their diuiiuo-
ton is greatly augmented
St. Mary's gazette., 1865-01-19

"BsoEE OF ms REsr ~ About the
drolles. mao aIive is a chap now in Cbieu- b
20, we'll known 10 NortheFu Vermont BY
the namc Of Tin Wait" Say what yoa
might to Tim, be was always ready with a p
repartee, and good one Gu one occa- 2
sion be came into botcl 10 Burlington.
looking rather jadcd aud dowu IN shs
mouth.
What's the matter Tin r said one Of
the company You look rather the
worse for wear"
"why, you sec" said Tim, II havcu's
slept wink for three uights--lnst night.
tonight. and tomorrow night"
Having left the bar-room 10 roar, Tim
sent out to make up.his loss BY a triple
snooEe.
St. Mary's gazette., 1865-01-19

-"Do yor enjoy going to church naw -
asked lady caller Of Mrs Par.ingson =
Lag DE de-" replied Mrs r '-No-
thing does me 80 much good As to get up
real early on Sunday uoraiug, fx up.
aud 20 to church, and bear u real Al.4rs
munster dispense with the gospel :
St. Mary's gazette., 1865-01-19

A new aud beautiful method Of lighting
gas without the use Of match has been
introduced in Philadelphia. II Is q neat
and elegant Gxiure. consisting Of brass
cup. lined with silk, lOOse-6tting India
rubber stopper, and an insulated copper
wire coil. with plartiuun point directly
over the burner Within the stopper is
placed sualI piece Of tin foil. 70 bold or
store for use the electricity generated by
the friction Of the Iudia-rubber stopper
upon the silk lining Of the cup While
the cup is closed there Is complete elee-
trio current maintained, but when the gas
is TO bo lighted the cup Is lifted. the cleo
tric current is broken, and the electricity
passes down the coil Of wire to the burner,
At the same moment the gas ;s turned on.
and Is instantly lighted. a
St. Mary's gazette., 1865-01-19

A yoa6g lady whose name was Msyden.
having married gentleman whose rsn,e
was Mudd. gave rise to the followih 81
Lots wiiC. Ills aaid. iH days Of old,
For one rebcllioas halt. 4a
Was turaed. as We are plainly told.
Into lump Ofsalt. e Baa
The same proPsasit5 to change
SILL runs in soman's blood; a
For here we And case as strange.
A MAFDES turned 70 Mpdd
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-12-27

presents.
Christmas brings with it many iayor4 AL,
most everybody got a present of one or more
articles OF b eauty or value is it any harm in
US to say that some of the boys in this Office
gave us a nice ivory memorandum case, and
Col. w II. II. Brainerd, of Spring Green, Wis,
Gate of the Army Of the Potomac, and former
ly of the Binghampton, N. Y. Voluntecrs) Ex-
pressed to the senior Of the TINES Web.
ster's Dictionary of the latest and largest style,
with all the illustrations, &C., &C., up to date,
elegantly bound in Calf, with ornamen'ed GOV.
ers, &c, &c. We arc so elevated by these
friendly remcmbrances that it is difficult to re.
alize that idea Of selfshness which cynics
charge upon mankind. Col. BRAlNERp, we
have so many good words to say to you, that
we dare not trust them to the public eye!
Speaking of presents reminds US Ct many
which have come under ,our notice we will
speak of but one: Thomas II Bridges, whea,
buyer at Counover for Bassett 6, Hunting,
of this city, is in receipt, from that most liberal
firm, of u valuable huating -cased, heavy, lever
silver watch. On the inside case is an engray
el card, expressing the respect entertained b,
B. Il IL. for our irien.. Tommy The recipi
ent Is proud OF Ills evidence of esteem his nu
merous friends here and along the line of til,
hoad, are pleased to bear witness to the jus
tice of the compliment and the liberality O
the donors, Such acts smooth LIES path amaa
! ingly, s-..-.
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Northwestern ms. Co., of Decor


ENrERPRIz Our fellow citizen engaged
in selling newspapers, magazines, books,
novels, toys, nuts, fruits, pocket cutlery,
&C., &c, was almost entirely cleaned out
by the fire. The Post Offi,e documents
were removed to Bass & Emendorfs build.
ing, and Ryan followed. His acquaintan,
ces will find him about as well fixed as
ever in the front part of the P. o. Rooms.
His loss was over 5000. Ryan keeps a
small stock, but it is so well assorted tina,
you can scarcely look over it without find
ing something to suit you. lie is reason.
able in price, careful and very oblging
Such man deserves to succeed and We
are glad to know that E. d. is running
smoothly and profitably.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-12-27
MCGREGoR. Dec. 26 1863


EDlroEs NORTH Iowa TINES II wish to
call the attention Of the people of North
western lowe, to enc assertion made by the
L"gil and Insurance Reporter published at
Philadelphia, viz: The accumulation of
asse s, however, are very large with our
Companies, which from their age, far ex.
cseds their actual capital"
This explained, means simply that the
Eastern Companies have each year Of their
existence, not only paid the losses and ex-
penses attended upon their business, be-
sides paying semi annual dividends to the
stock holders, of probably from 10 to 20
per cent, making from 20 to 40 per cent.
| on the whole amount of the capital stock
paid annually to stock. holders, but have in
the same time accumulated fund which
star exceeds" the original inventmcnt
A g'odly proportion of these proftshav
been taken from the pockets Of western
property owners, aud placed in the vaults
Of Eastern Monopolsts," who are now
doing business upon the money received
from western citizens. We submit the
question to you, would it not be far more
| advantageous to the west if those vast &C.
cumulations Of capital been made by In
surance Companies located in the west ? 1,
/ is admitted that is the true policy for each
individual to accumulate for himself first
and VIXEN, from the nature Of the case, he
cannot keep the money, he should give
preferences in pay;ngsit out to those from
whom he may reasonably expect reciprocal
ton. May not one reasonably expect that
he will be more likely to receive reciprc.
cation of business favors; LIST, from citizens
Of his own town; End, from those of his
own county Bed, from those Of his own
| State; All, from those in adjoining States,
| than from those in far distant States o,
countries? Agents OF foreign corporations
come among you talking long and loud
about capital, resources, stock, cash or
hand, experience, prestige, money returned
to the people in the way of losses, but for
get to mention salaries, dividends, and &C
| cumuations, taken from the pockets Of oul
people. 1t is high time these matters were
| considered in the west. So far as the ives
has the capacity within itself to do lis In
surance, its manufacturing, and its bust
ness generally, it should be done, ant
what the west cannot do, be given to Other
localities on the same principal they dea
with US, to wit : When they cannot avoit
it, or can make money by it..
| WIN. 9. PITCHER, Agent,
| Northwestern ms. Co.. of DEBORAH.
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CALLs-Ssveral gentlemen have inform.
cd US that they intend calling on their
lady friends on New years day. We don't
go much on calls, because we are not Ger.
tsnwho are situated to receive them, II
the ladies who desire to receive their friends
will address notes to that effect to the
TINES office we will exhibit the list to our
acquaintances and guarantee each one OF
the fair hostesses "The compliments Of the
season" sIom the young men and bachelors
to say nothing Of right smart sprinkle Of
the older gents Of this narrow city. Notes
received up to 9 A NJ. Monday morning.