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Year: 1865

From the New York Tribune.


| Waste of Time is form of improvi


dence common among the poor. Few
poor men could suppress amazement il


enabled to look back through the las,


ten years and perceive the number Of
days through which they were idle


when they might and should have been


at work. Very many of the poor have
evinced no foresight respecting and
made provision for work in inclement


weather or in case of sudden failure
in their current vocation. In cities and
villages, too many ofthem are always
ready to unite in "strikes," which Sc
cure them an idle spell to the certain de-
triment Of their own and the public in
terests. Some of them will even as
sault and main others who accept the
work that they persistently refuse
There is scarcely one able-bodied poor
man jim hundred who might not in
crease his earnings ten to twenty-five
per cent. by simply planning and re-
solving that, come what may, he will
never lose day wherein he might USE
fully and gainfully work. '~''


Systematic frugality is not sufficient
ly studied nor practiced by the poor
Many live miserably who might enjoy
comforts if they knew how to make the
best use of their means At least one
quarter of the fo6d ofthe poor in this
country is wasted by bad cookery; yet
nothing is Systematically done to make
the daughters of the poor otto day bet
ter cooks than their mothers. The
food spoiled or thrown away by a hun
drcd poor families here would SUPPORT
half that number in France. How to
make quarter Of beef or carcass of
mutton supply the most palatable nour-
ishment to family, is just what every
American girl should learn, yet what
not one in hundred ever thinks of, and
those who do are mainly of the wealth
ier class. The poor Qike the rich) eat
far more animal food than is good for
them; and this is the most expensive of
all food. We drink sufficiency of hot
beverages, especially coffee, to corroAe
the gizzards of million ostriches, and
then wonder that are so often unwell.
We ought to grow and consume mill
ions of various fruits around every
dwelling out of the great cities; yet we
have not even grapevine by one house
in twenty of the broad region where
grapes luxuriantly grow. In short, we
have not yet begun the study of sys-
tematic household enconomy; and now
we can 10 longer postpone it without
serious discomfort to millions. Let us
delay no longer.


The poor men of this country, we
estimate, spend an average of $40 each
per amun in pernicious luxuries-Al,
ooholic Liquors, Tobacco, &c. Sup
RefeT one hundred millions of dollars
squandered for what does them no
good whatever, but great deal of
harm; while the time they lose by drink
ing and dissipation is of at least equal
value. This if far more than all the
burden cast upon them by our great
war.
Year: 1865

Bsg" A special order, No. l, issued by Gen.
Dockery, provides that. if soldier or teamster
shall commit any depreciation on citizen, the
latter is requested to report the fact at once to
the nearest officer of the Reserve Corps. and
such officer shall Immediately arrest the offend
er and turn him over to the nearest command
or post giving written statement of the offence,
and taking receipt for the prisoner to he for
warded to headquarters of the Reserve Corps,
with clear written statement of the offence
Wagon masters failing to use their authority to
prevent such depreciation, will be likewise ar
rested. Commanding officers of the Reserve
Corps will make a weekly detail of men to ar
rest officers and soldiers improperly absent, or
who may perpetrate injuries on citizens. The
Reserve corps is at present the military police
of the country, and commanding officers of the
same will be held to the strictest accountability
in the discharge Of their duties as SUCH and for
any remissness in this respect they will be ar
rested and brought to trial
Year: 1865

- Dummy is dead. John w Woodward
was perhaps as we'll known as e'er another
man in Arkansas. Pity for Lis iafrmities, and
admiration of his talents, created peculiar in
tersst in him in the breasts of all His death
will be regretted, and the warmest sympathies
extended to his family.


He was Il very remarkable man. A mental
and Psychological phenomenon. Deaf and
dumb from his birth, he seemed to understand
every thing that was said; could make puns,
and feel the effects of music on his nervons
system. He was polished scholar and al
.lstute reasOner. We remember ence that in a
social conversation with him, (and we can
scarcely realize in thinking Of it that he did not
talk, he made himself so well understood } he
almost persuaded US that Shakespeare never
wrote the plays attributed to him He hon.
estly believed that Bacon, and clique of in,
telEgent contemporaries, had put them on the
stage through the agency of one VIII Shak-
speare, who was himself a very dull and stupid
stage manager


He was for long time connected with the
press, and filled many useful clerical offices.
We regretted that he returned to Little Rock,
and ather made terms with the Federals, but
we could excuse in him unaccountably what
we would not in any one else We can say
Of him as Prince Hal said of old Jack: eve
could have better spared a better man" Peace
to his ashes The memory Of his genial quail
ties will outlive that of his faults.


The news of his death is contained in the
Democrat Of the 10th.
Year: 1865

NEwsPAPERs.-It may be some satisfaction
to our people to know that we may, in case of
the failure of our State papers to sustain them
selves, receive the news through papers sus-
tanned by the aid of the Governors of Louisiana
and Texas. We clip the following from the
Jefferson Bulletin:


1--WE have been informed that Gov. Murrah
will, ere long, furnish the State with paper,
having every facility at his command This is
a laudabe move en- the part of the Governor
We presume he is not in favor of throwing re-
siretiens over the press"
Year: 1865

Gg- AS the Yankee Congress is trying to
amend the Constitution of the United States in
such way as to abolish slavery, and it requires
that two-thirds of all the States should ratify
such amendment before it can be made, the
Northern papers are anxious TO know whether
the States in rebellion are to be taken into the
account? As we have severed our connection
with that country, aud shall therefore not be
affected by their laws, We have no oojec tions to
their proceeding without Us. Whenever they
attempt to enforce their laws in the Confederate
States, we shall be apt to make our influence
felt in language stronger than words.


- We occasionally get Meador's paper from
Little Rsek, and are gratifed TO find that he
gets ours, and often pays US his respects. In
deed we have nothing in the world against
Nsador except that he is associated with a bad
set of cruel and insolent invaders, whom we
must drive from eur soil, with all their coadju-
tors. His paper is as decent one as it is pos
sble fer Federal paper TO be. If he would
extract literally from the Telegraph, he would
no doubt crafty many readers in the Federal
lines.
Year: 1865

Senate bill No Is, to amend the rev
enue laws of the State was taken up.


Mr.. Smith offered an amendment
that all persons doing business OF any
kind Whatever, shall pay one half Of
one per cent on every dollar on all the
net iRcome over 5000 a year. Adopted
and on motion recOnsjdered.


After much discussion on the amend
ment the Senate adjourned until to-
morrow morning, at the usual hour.
Year: 1865

THE QuorA OF THE CrY-Tm DRArr.-H the
recruiting at the headquarters Of the Super
visors' Committee continues as brisk Is II has
been for the past few days, there Is very fair
chance that our quota will be filed and the
city relieved from the necessity Of . draft. The
different recruiting depots are now crowded
with applicants, and with the liberal and excel
lent management Of the committee, added to
the late ordinance of the Common Council, pro-
hibiting the enlistment of men here for other
localities the probability is that we shall
escape the draft altogether. II now becomes
the duty Of every citizen 70 assist the committee
in every way, especially by providing substitutes
for those liable 10 the conscription. They will
receive, we believe, for each substitute, twenty
dollars hand money, and q drawback on the
bounty which will considerably reduce the
price paid for the substitute. With such IA
vorabls terms there ia no reason why our
citizens should not bestir themselves and avoid
the pressure Of the draft.
Year: 1865

BALL or THE LlEDERxRANs SoCrY.-The grand annual
bali Of the Iiederkranz Association will come of at the
Academy OF Music to morrow evening The preparations
for this entertainment on tho most extensive and
elegant SCALE promising something OF moro than ordinary
enjoyment Il is to be hoped that the managers will
steer clear Of the shoai upon which tho Aon Society ball
came near being total wreck-namciy the issue Of too
many tickets.
Year: 1865

FIxK ARTs.--A very curious reproduction Of game
piece by Howard Hl the English artist shown TO us
yesterday 1t is painted in twenty colo and presents
to the eye all the appearance Of oil painting The
surface shows Of the pasto touches which charac
terze tho latter probably laid on TO complete tho deccp


ton In richness and harmony OF tones is as good as
can bc desired in a copy. None but critical judges can
in fact detect the difference The painting has been done
by Hatch Co. and is claimed be the first thing Of the
kind ever executed in this country The work is pub
lished at the Fine Art Gallery, No John street. and
will bo sold to subscribers at ten dollars o copy.
Year: 1865

Tho Board Of Supervisors met yesterday. Supervisor
Tweed presiding.


The report Of the Committee on Annual Taxes on the
tax levy for tho year 1895 presented from which IL
appears that the following s the value Of the real and
personal property Of the city ssssssed in 1906
Year: 1865

4 SLIGHT MIsTaKE-The Richmond Wing
pronounced the movements of Sherman and
Hood. after the destruction of Atlanta, " the
most singular feature Of the war-two large
armies passing each other by sort Of flank
movement and moving in opposite diree-
tions." 1t then goes on to say Sherman
may be a shrewd banker. a stubborn fighter
and prospective candidate for Presidential
honors. but we venture the prediction that
he has been wofuliy outgeneralled this time
We shall soon see The situation is certain
lv increasing in interest" We suspect the
situation of both Hood and Sherman has con
tinued to increase in interest up TO this tiAe
in the view of the Wing.
Year: 1865




The CHIyALkY LEANING a HARD LESSON.
"A Richmond paper has the following:


The Soup House is in daily active opera.
ton, and Isl loing worll Of good, but would
do more but for the iuco;nprehensible stu
pidity Of many of the poor, who, though their
children are reduced to dry bread, are so alb.
snrd as to be ashamed THAT is the word
they use) to apply for the SOUP These very
people who are ashamed to buy soup, are
not ashamed to beg tie very last dollar from
an individual; and, in fact, spend the great
CT part of theirtime in running about seek
ing charity. They will stand three hours in
front Of Col. MunlorJ's Office, seeking Il
chance to beg FIVE dollars. which, at the.
present cost eff materials and fuel, viii no.
make them quart Of snch soup rs they can
get at the Soup House. We predict that
those who now scorn the Soup House will
come 70 it before Christmas In the mean
time, we would suggest TO the Association
to sell to any who desire to buy it. (ard
there are many, not of The very poor, who
are anxious to get it,) all the soup not dis
posed OF to the poor. This would prevent
waste, and could be stopped when the le-
mands OF the poor made it necessary.
Year: 1865

Some of you can't, and we pity you. You have
tried every remedy but the ONE destined, by its
intrinsic merit. to supersede all similar prepara-
TONS 1t is not surprising you should be reluctant
to try something else after the many experiments
you have made of trashy compounds foisted on the
public as a certain cure; but
Year: 1865

Once upon time there was large
and beautiful sheeptold. where thousands
of sheep fed on rich pastures. and lived in
peace and security. But a careless shep-
herd came to take charge of the fold. whu
did not care for the welfare of the sheep.
but still the sheep ate the green grass and
felt no alarm A wolf. noticing this state
of affairs. came and said TO the shepherd.
:. Let me be Your watch dog. and | will
defend the fold" So the careless slep-
herd LET the wolf come in to watch til.
sheep.


Little by little the sly wolf laid his plans
and when he thought no one noticed him.
he removed the protecting fence from part:
ofthe fold, leaving gaps where he could
easily 90 out and in. Other wolves came
to help in the care of the sheep, 50 that
the poor creatures were in constant dan.
ger, although AS yet they did not know ii.
Al last, their wolfish plans were laid. and
all was ready for the destruction of tn,
fold, and a general slaughter of the sheep
and the guardian wolves went off to tn,
forest to bring their comrades to share tn,
prey.


Happily, just then, the careless shep.
herd was exchanged for one watchiul ant
brave-loving the sheep, and ready TO dit
in their defence. if need be- So when tn,
wolves returned, they found the shepherd
attended by faithful watch dogs, ready fol
them. Many of the gaps they had mad,
in the fence were repaired, and Others wer,
defended, so that they could by no means
enter the fold. and were driven back howl
ing to the forest. But the shepherd wa
prepared to meet them there. and the,
found themselves SO surrounded. that there
was no chance TO escape.


Then some said, The poor wolf i:
humbled and beaten, let him come bacl
and live in the fold as in times past h,
will do no harm now"


Was the wolf humbled and repentant
You shall see. One dark night. the nobl
shepherd was found bleeding, dying of cru
el wounds the VOLTS fangs had inflicted
cannot tell YOU how dark, how sad tha
night was-that night with no moon, n
stars, falling suddenly after a glorious da,
of sunshine. Its sorrow cannot be told


The shepherd died-loved, honored
mourned as no shepherd ever was before


And still the wolf says, ''Let me com
back to the fold, or at least, let NE 60 i
peace to some other pleasant for
est, l have slain the sheep by thousands
l tried to destroy the fold. l have kille
your shepherd, but you should be generou
to fallen foe, and let me GO


Shall we let the wolf go!
Year: 1865

And, as the officer that testified after
ward said, looking in at these beautiful
windows into this rare and beautiful room.
There stood the young man who had been
her employer, with young girl resting
her hand in his, promising to love and
honor him for life; and it is said that up
and down, up and down, in the MIG hit and
cold, wandered this poor waif, this miser-
able outcast, still: and when the Christ
mas morning sun arose and streamed up
the street, there she rested-dead and at
peace. And the day thereafter this girl,
daughter Of a clergyman, gently and ten
derly reared with a mother who had lov-
ed her, this poor girl was carried out and
buried in the potter's field, with four mis-
cradle abandoned women following her as
her only mourners.


Oh, poor, tired, wronged, outraged
soul, must thou have found the justice of
God more infinitely tender than the mer-
cies of merciless men! And SO, I ask
you, father and mother, with daughters at
home, l ask you, young man, with gener-
Gus heart, loving a sister, 1 ask you,
young girl, remembering the thousands Of
other young girls, whose innocence and
purity and womanhood are as dear to
them as yours to you; 1 ask you all, SIM
ply and only, to carry lesson home with
you to-night-to think of it as it deserves,
not carelessly, not indiAerently, but with
the weight of those lost souls pressing up
on me, l make this last plea, l put this
last query, l offer this last prayer in their
behalf, putting it to you to decide, as it
should be decided, for them, for your
selves, for the world, what will you do for
these poor lost ones?
Year: 1865

Mr.. BOTrS ON SUFFRAGE AND OFFICE
HOLDING. The Washington correspond
ent Of the New York Times, having had
an interview with John Minor Bolts. says: !:


"He is not satisfied with the policy
adopted by the government in regard to
suffrage. He thinks it unwise to restrict
the right of voting by requiring too strin-
gent oaths. He would have the right of
holding office restricted a great deal more
than it is, so that no man should ever
hold office, South or North, who has not
always been thorough, uncompromising
Union man. He thinks Congress should
make law by which every man should
be required, as condition of holding any
office in the United States, North or
South, to swear that he had never done,
written Or said anything to prejudice or
injure the authority of the government of
the United States, nor in any way, by act
or word, given aid, comfort or encourage
ment to its enemies. This would keep all
the powers of the government in the hands
of loyal men. and Mr. Bolts thinks it quite
as much needed in the North as in the
South, for he says the copperheads in the
North have given more aid to the rebellion
than thousands in the rebel states, and are
far more dangerous to the future peace and
welfare of the-country."


Mr. Bolts opposes negro suffrage for
the present, because he believes the ne
groes, till better educated, would be likely
to vote according to the wishes of their
employers, who, for the most part. would
be their old masters.
Year: 1865

EuWafO Everett, the finished scholar
the accomplished diplomatist, the orator,
the statesman, the patriot, became over.
heated in testifying in a court room, OF
Monday morning, went to Faneuil Hall,
which was cold, sat in draft of air until
his turn came to speak; " but my hands
and feet were ice, my lungs on fire. In
this condition, had to 60 and spend three
hours in the court room" He died in les
than week from this checking of the per.
spiration. 1t was enough to kill any
man.


Professor Mitchell, the gallant soldier
and the most eloquent astronomical lectur-
rer that has ever lived, while in state OF
perspiration, in yellow fever, the certain
sign of recovery, left his bed, went into
another room, became chilled in a moment
and died the same night.


If while perspiring, or while something
warmer than usual, from exercise or a
heated room, there is a sudden exposure in
stiffness, to still, cold air, or to a raw,
damp atmosphere, or to draft, whether
at an open window or door, or street cor,
ner, an inevitable result is violent and
instantaneous closing of the pores of the
skin, by which waste and impure matters,
which were making their way out of the
system, are compelled to seek an exit
through some weaker part, not the natll.
raj one, and harm to that part is the re.
suit. The idea is presented by saying
that the cold is settled in that part. Tic
illustrate:


A lady was about getting into a small
boat to cross the Delaware; but wishing
first to get an orange at fruit stand, she
ran up the bank of the river, and on he1
return to the boat found herself much
heated, for it was summer; but there was
a little wind Oh the water, and the cloth
ing soon felt cold to her The next morn
ing she had a severe cold which settled on
her lungs, and within the year she, died Of
consumption.


A stout, strong man was working in q
garden IN May. Feeling a little tired
about noon, he sat down in the shade Of
the house and fell asleep. He walked up
chilly. inflammation of the lungs followed
ending, after two years of great suffering,
in consumption. On opening his chest
there was such, an extensive decay that
the yellow matter was scooped out by the
cupful.


Multitudes of women loose health and
life every year in one of two ways; by
busying themselves in warm kitchen un.
til weary, and then throwing themselve:
on bed or sofa, without covering, and
perhaps in room without fire. or by re-
moving the outer clothing, and perhaps
changing the dress for a more common
one, as soon as they enter the house after 8
walk or a shopping. The rule should be-
invariably to 60 at once to a warm room
and keep Oh all the clothing at least five
or ten minutes, until the forehead is per-
fectly dry. In all weathers, if you have
to walk or ride on any occasion, do the
riding frst.-Halfs Journal of Health.
Year: 1865

Put ON A STAMP. The public may be
surprised to learn that the number of let
tiers which are being received at the dead
letter office sent there under the law.
which makes the prepayment of postage
compulsory, amount to more than $4,000
per week. These figures denote great
carelessness or orignorance Of the law on the
part of the senders of these letters.
Year: 1865

WHEw! The New York newspaper
enterprise consists almost exclusively in
enormous and hideous specials, telegraph
ed from Washington. Each New York
journal has herd of reporters at Wash
ington, and about eleven o'clock at night
they all get drunk and go to work getting
up sensations for next morning. They
write with great violence for two or three
hours, about anything or nothing, and
hurry it off by telegraph-a mass of undi-
gested, ungrammatical, incoherent gibber-
ish, over which the miserable night editor;
sweat and groan through the weary morn.
ing hours, trying by multitudinous head
line to make people believe they have
wonderful news.
Year: 1865

COLUMBUS, 18th July 1860.


GENTLEMEN Your letter of yesterday,
inquiring what are my opinions upon some
of the phases of the question of the recon-
struction Of the Union, was received this
morning. You sign yourselves as Com
mittee." But have omitted to inform me
what body or organization you represent, or
to give me the instructions or resolutions
committing the subject to you This acci-
dental omission would be of no consequence,
since | know you both to be members of the
Union party of this State, and, though we
have scarce seen each other for some years,
have believed you to be personal friends of
mine but my relations to the Union men
Of Ohio are such that it may become of some
importance to know who are those with
whom you are acting and for who you de-
clare that hearty and honest concurrence
in the principles which you and the other
loyal people Of Ohio adopted in Convention,
united political action in the coming State
election, shall not be sufficient to secure
your votes.


Political organizations, like every other,
are founded upon mutual waving of some
articles of personal belieffor the sake of Sc
curing united and effective action upon
others which are avowed as the common
creed; and the bond of union can hardly be
said to be kept in good faith when individ-
uals of a party PROFOUND as tests to a can
didate questions which were not acted upon
by the convention, especially when such
questions were VIGOROUSLY excluded from
the list of those upon which community OF
belief was demanded, because the opinions
of loyal and patriotic men had not yet fully
ripened or taken definite form in regard tC
them, and the time had not come when, il
the 'logic of events, y it was necessary tc
act upon them. In the political phase OF
the great conflict we have upon us, as in tn,
military strife which has just ended, organ
ization will be found to be of the first i'm
portance, and though guerilla warfare ha'
its attractions, am well convinced that re
suits will be determined by the surer, anC
slower, march of the heavy columns.


have always believed that adherence tC
party platform does not exclude freedom
Of opinion or of discussion upon matters
Year: 1865

The Wheat Cro,e-We are glad to hear tha.
wheat is looking fair and bids fair for large
yield. The next few weeks, however, will be-
the critical period for it, as there IS always
or less danger OF scab and rust at this stage Of
its growth. We think there was more wheat
seeded last Fall than usual. In some sections
we know this was the case, as all seed wheat was.
exempt fron being :ithed.-Rale'gb Progress,