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Year: 1862

In Gen. Miroy's report TO Gen. Sigle, the
following reference to Gen. Mcdowell is made
on the battle of August Both; AT one time,
rot receiving assistance from the rear, as /
had right TO expect, after having sent for it,
and our struggling battalions being nearly
overcome by the weight and persistence of the
enenly's attack flew back about half a mile
to where 1 understood Gen. Mcdowell was
with large part of his corps. found him
and appealed to him in the most earnest man
ner, TO send brigade forward at once to save
the day, or all would be lost. He answered
coldly, in substance, that it was not his bu-
siDess to help everybody, and he was not 60
ing to help Gen. Sigle's CORPS; that my brig
ade had got out of ammunition some time be-
fore and gone to the rear, and that had been


fighting with half dozen different brigades
and that l had not inquired where or to what
particular corps they belonged. He inquired
of one of his aids if Gen-was fighting over
there on the left His aid said he thought he
was. Mcdowell repliedstba he wonld soon
help him, for he was good fellow


The number of prisoners we really took in
Maryland battles, is ABOUT 1900 in all
Year: 1862




As soon as the foliage has dropped
transplant ornamental, shade or fruit
trees. There will be a saving Of one
years growth between those planted
now and those in the spring. In TAX
ing up.trees great care should be taken
not to mutilate their roots, for every
fiber Of the root lost the growth Of the
tree will be retarded so much and its
life endangered. Whenever it is abso-
lutely necessary to part with any Of the
roots take off the top in proportion.
Let the holes be larger than the roots
and never bend or cramp root into
a small hole. Where the roots are nlu-
tilatcd make a clean cut with sharp
knife, and new rootlets will show
themselves pushing out between the
bark and wood. If the soil is poor
fill in the holes with rich earth from
the woods or swamps. But in no case
use stable manure in planting out
trees in this climate. Topdress the
ground among your trees with leached
ashes, or any decomposing vegetable
matter. Ifrabbits are trublesome in
barking your fruit trees apply soft
country soap to the trunks two OF
three times in the year.
Year: 1862

The most casual observer Of war events
must have noticed the lamentable fact that
our army never is enabled to follow up VIC
tory, by pursuit of the foe. The mere falling
back of an army, with all its material, is not
necessarily defeat; it may, in fact, be a mere
vancouver, mere change Of position for the
better.


The battle CT kutietan1 seems to be no eE-
ception to this never failing misfortune OF ours.
To-day the armies face each other from the
two banks of the Potomac, and our army, ap-
parently, is as unable to force a crossing Of
that stream as it was TO make entrance into
Richmond. All accounts agree that the rebels
retired deliberately, carrying off all their guns,
ammunition, and provisions, and that at least
twenty four hours were allowed them in which
unmulested, to accomplish then retreat. SO
far as We can Judge, the rebel force is now as
well able to cope with Us as before the terrible
battles of South Mountain and Antietam.-
And, in fact, in better condition for another
conflict, as now it has the country of Virginia
| in its rear from which to draw supplies, and
without fear OF a rise of the Potomac to cut
off retreat.


On the score of capturers, the rebels arc
ahead of US. Harper's Ferry gave them
twelve Thousand prisoners, seventy pieces Of
c II i C h now point
their mouths at us from the fortif-
cations at Williamsport, twelve thousand
stand Of small arms, and an untold amount of
ammunition and provisions. And what have
we gained? Some fifteen hundred prisoners
and few guns. Our army drove them from
Maryland, it is true, but they threaten that
State still, apd, apparently, ale as well able to
make an incursfon into it as our army is to
make one into Virginia. OF the escape of the
rebels across the Potomac an army officer
writes to the New York Times:


There is a feeling of great chagrin in the
arn7 which is generally shared by officers and
men, that the enemy should have escaped with
almost his whole material and army train into
Virginia, whether we must now follow and
fight him, under The same disadvantages which
hute hitherto marked the career Of the Union
aruv in that State
Year: 1862

The BANKRUPT LAw.-Now is Just the time to
pass the Bankrupt law. Spring is rowling
business, and many good business man ID
anxious to get to work, but cannot because Of
the delay Of Congress. Debtors and creditors
alike demand the Bankrupt law. 1t should be
passed Immediately. Where is the necessity Of
postponing this important measure till next
December? Now is the time for action.
Year: 1862

The TRUTH OF Our REPORT OF THE BATTLE or
PTTsBuRG.--The HERALD was the first journal
in the Eastern States to receive any report Of
the battle of Pittsburg Landing. That report
is corroborated by the best accounts we have
since seen, and even by Beauregard himself,
who, while claiming the advantage on the first
day, admits that he was forced to retreat on the
second day. About the number of guns taken
by the enemy and our loss in men our cores
pondent's statement is confirmed. He said we
lost thirty-six pieces of cannon, which is the
exact number. .Beauregard claims to have taken.
He says our loss in troops was from eighteen
to twenty thousand. Now, the correspondent
of the Cincinnati Gazette, who was an eye
witness of the battle, and went through the
hospitals at its close, states that a loss of ten
thousand killed and wounded is low estimate.
Beauregard says he has captured from eight to
ten thousand prisoners. Adding these to the
killed and wounded, it makes the whole loss
exactly from eighteen to twenty thousand An
official report is due to the people, and one
ought to be published Immediately.
Year: 1862

THE RELIGIOUS ANNIVERSARIES IN MAY-As
the moving times Of May approach the anti
slavery folks are evidently making the greatest
efforts to get up their anniversary meet.
ings in grand style this year. The purely
religious meetings will, from present prospects.
be most tame, and the collections taken up will
average more old buttons than half-pence; for
very few have any money to give this year.
and those who have the money have very little
inclination to part with it. But, though reli.
gious societies will suffer, abolition societies
will prosper. There never was more favorar
BILE time than this for the anti-slavery orators.
Our police is so vigilant and efficient, and our
people so accustomed to abolition howlings,
that there need be no fear of mobs. Garrison,
Phillips, Cheever and the rest of the fanatics
may come here and denounce the constitution,
the government and the army od Kbisum. No
body cares for them or will harm them. New
York city is getting too intelligent for mobs
We leave such disturbances to country villagea
like Cincinnati and Burlington Let Us have
the anti.slavery speeches, then, and pass around
the abolition saucer in the merry month Of
May.
Year: 1862

TmE GREAT FINANCIAL MEASURES or THE
GovEnSxENr.--With the passage of the Tax
and Tariff bills the most important
part Of the financial programme of the
government is now happily consummated.
Both measures will 90 into operation by
the lst of August, and in a few days official
copies Of them will be ready for delivery to
the public. Thus the government acquires all
the financial support that it has demanded on
the part Of the country, and its fiscal position
becomes as strong as can be desired. It now
snly requires prompA effect TO be given to the
Presidents call for more troops, and the i'm
mediate adjournment Of Congress, to render Il
in every respect equal to the speedy sup
Dression of the rebellion.
Year: 1862

The HEALTH OF THE CrTY.-The sanitary
condition of Charleston at this time is sub
ject of just congratuation to its people. The
official report of the City Register for the last


veek in August gives q total of only fifteen
deaths-two whites and thirteen blacks. Eor
several weeks back the deaths have been equal
ly few. 1t has been long, indeed, since Charles
ton, at this season Of the year, could make so
favorable an exhibit Of the public health.
And when we remember the large numbers Of
troops in our midst, and the not very cleanly
condition Of some portions of the city, the alb
scence of disease is all the moro extraordinary
and gratifying Mercury Of Saturday. s55s
Year: 1862

sE- All communications intended for the paper
should be directed to the Editors qthe Press and
those of a business character TO the Publishers.


EB- The PORTLAND DAILY and MAINE STATE
Press Office, in Fox BLOCK, No. s2l Exchange
Street, is open at all hours during the day and
ming, from O'Clock in the morning to in the
evening.


tY- JoB PRINTING of every description executed
with Dispatch and all business pertaining to the Of
flee or paper promptly transacted application as
above
Year: 1862

history OF a StFcHStA"SceAcEs


DR.. Windship, of Boston, narrates in the
atlantic Monthly for January, under the cap
ton of Autobiography of a Strength Seeker"
that his first determination to be gymnast
arose from desire to retaliate on school
mate with whom he had quarrel:


Returning home, began the study of
anatomy and physiology, and in the Autumn
of 1854 entered the Harvard Medical School.
The question of the exteHt to which human
strength can be developed had long been in
vested with scientific interest to my mind.


now informed my father that l intended
to go through series Of experiments in lift
ing. He was afraid should injure myself
and expressly forbade any such practice on
his premises. To crafty him, gave up test
ing the question for whole year.


But the desire re-awoke and had fire.
qucnt arguments with my father in the en-
deavor to overcome his objections.


"Look at that man." he said to me one day
pointing to large, stout individualin in front
of us-"you might practice all your life,
and never be able to lift as much as that big
fellow"


"Let me construct lifting apparatus in the
back yard, and / will soon prove to you that
you are Mistaken" l replied.


Finding that was bent on the expeii-
ment, he at last gave Eeluctant consent.


It was now the August of 1856, and I was
in my twenty-second year. My first lifting
apparatus was constructed in the following
manner. I first sank into the ground hogs
head, and in the hogshead -four barrel,-
Then lowered to the bottom of the barrel a
rope having at the end round stick trans
versely balanced, about four inches in dame
ter and fifteen inches long. A quantity Of
gravel nearly sufficient to bury the stick was
then thrown into the barrel; some oblong
stones were placed across the stick and across
and between one another, and the interstices
filled with smaller stones and gravel. When
had by this method about two-thrds filled
the barrel, taking care to keep the axis Of the
rope in correspondence with the long axis of
the barrel, judged I had sufficient weight
for a first trial. I now formed loop in the
end of the rope over the top of the barrel and
put through it piece Of hoe handle, abou1
two feet long; and standing astride of ths
hogshead, and holding the handle with ont
hand before me and the other behin6-itraight
ened my body, previously little fexed-
with mouth closed, head up, chest out ant
shoulders down. succeeded in lifting tn
barrel, containing a weight of between four an
five hundred pounds, some five or six inche


from the bottom of the hogshead.
twas no great feat, after all, considerin


that had been for FIVE years gymnast.
Year: 1862

Doar reader we have fallen upon hard and
trying times, and mon are sometimes subject
ed to fierce and terrible temptations. Fraud
and embezzlement from sources most confled
in, they tell lis, was never so frequent as du-
ring the last few years.


Let US rember the lesson which the time
teaches, and also remember that the house
builded on the rock is the only one against
which the winds and the storm will not pre-
vail
Year: 1862

ALI PLAY AND NO WoRK.-Bessie was very
little girl; and like many others, she sometimes
had foolish thoughts This WAS one Of them:
If only could have wholEdsy to do nothing
in-no work and no lessons only play, play,
all day should be perfectly happy When
she told this wish her mother said, To-day
shall be yours, You may play Is much as
you please; and will not give you any work,
no matter how much you may want to do it.


Bessie laughed at the idea Of wishing for
work, and ran out to play. She was swinging
on the gate when the children passed to school
and they all envied her for having no lessons.
When they were gone she went to the cherry
tree. and ate as much fruit as she wanted, and
picked lapful for pies; but when she carried
them in, her mother said This is work, Bessie
Don't you remember you cried yesterday, be.
cause wished you to pick cherries for the
pudding? You may throw these to the pigs;
cannot take them The baby began to wake
and Bessie ran forward to rock the the cardle;
but her mother stopped her again. No work
to-day you know. And the little girl went
away, rather out of hunor. She got her doll,
and PLAYED with it awhile but soon was tired.
She tried all her other toys, but they did not
seem to please her any better. She came back
and watched her mother, who was shellIng
peas and rocking the cradle with her foot


MAY not help you, mother she asked.


'No, Bessie. this isn't play


Bessie felt very much like crying. She went
out into the garden again, and leaned over the
fence, watching the ducks and geese IN the
pond. Soop she heard the clatter of plates;
her mother was setting the table for dinner.
Bessie longed to help. Then her father came
back from his work. and they all sat down 70
dinner. Bessie was quite cheerful during tne
meal; but when twas over, and her father
away, she sat down on har low seat by the
cradle, and said, wearily, Mother you don
know how tired am Of doing nothing! II you
would only let me wind your cotton, OF Pu.
your work-box in order, or even sew a. sna'
tiresome patchwork, would be so glad!


Il canuot little daughter, because l said l
would not give you work to- day. But you may
6ud soms for yourself; if you can


So Bessie hunted up pile Of her father old
stockings and began to mend them, for she
could darn very neatly. Her face grew bright
er: and presently she said, Mother, why do
people get tired of play.


Because God did not mean US to be idle. -
His command is six days shalt thou labor.
He has given US all work to do, and has made us
SO that unless we do the very work that he
gave US, we cannot be happy


what is your work, mother asked Bessie.
i sTo serve God in my daily life as wife,
mother and Christian


Bessie did not quite understand this; bu,
she said: Don't you ever get tired:'
yes, often; but then 60 to my heavenly
Father, and tell him 50; and if he thinks
have more than 1 can bear, he either takes il
away, or gives me strength to do it,
sAnd may do the same methere


sYou may my dear, if you will be Gods child
you may ask His help in every work you have
to do through life, and He will give you every
thing you need


Banner.
Year: 1862

Hor BUT GooD.-A good deacon recently
addressing Sabbath school, made point by
the following anecdote:


Children" continued the deacon, esyou all
know that went to the legislature last year.
Well. the first day got to Augusta took din
ner at the tavern and right beside me, ut the
that had never taken dinner in tavern afore
In his life. Before his plate was dish of pep.
pers and he kept looking and looking at them;
and finally, as the walters were mighty SLOW
bringing on things, he up with his fork and in
less than no time souzed down on it; the tears
came into his eyes, and he seemed hardly to
know what to do Atlast, splitting the pepper
into his hands, he laid it down eide of his rlate
and with q voice that set the whole table in a
roar, exclaimed, 'Jist lay thar and cool"
Year: 1862

An excited deer near Malone, ran a race on
the Ogdensburg railroad, recently, with the
mail train. The animal kept up even with the
engine for very long distance, and finally
bounded off across an open field, amid the
cheers Of the passengers, who were satisfied he
could travel, when hard pressed, at the rate of
forty miles an hour.
Year: 1862

The DUKE AND THE ToAD.-Tne following
anecdote which we take from an English paper
contains deep lesson:


The Duke Of Wellington had noticed for sew
eral mornings, while standing at . window
overlooking the park, lad eight years Old, or
thereabouts, STOPPING down at the butt of an
elm tree, and apparently feeding some creature
who lived in it. So wondering what the boy
could be doing, one morning the duke went
out to see.


What have you there, my lads he said.


My toad said the boy, leone every morn
ing to give him some breakfast


Indeed, said the duke, that is an odd fancy;
boys do not often make pets Of toads.'
%! J have done so, replied the lad not know.
ing to whom he was talking to, all my holidays
But am going to school tomorrow and shall
not be able to feed the poor little fellow any
more


See! there he isl! said the child, whom we
will call Arthur Vyse and stopping down the
duke saw the bright eyes of the toad glittering
out Of the darkness of q hole from which knur
had fallen.


Well, said the Duke, tell me Who you are,
and where you are going; will see that your
toad is fed. live near to here, and can send
him food now and theu' \


'Oh, thank you = said the boy, with beaming
eyes; and so they parted. About month at.
terwards a letter came to the school tor Arthur
with these words in it:


Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington thinks
Arthur Vyse will be glad to learn that his toad
is in good health. It has been regularly fed BY
the Dukes servant, excepting one morning, when
Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington fed the
Year: 1862

In these days of Southern apostacy and tres- son, it is refreshing to read these words from the greatest southern statesman that ever lived, HENRY CLAY, spoken iu the Senate Chamber, August lst, 1850.

 elf any one State, or any portion of the peo. pie of any State choose to place themselves in array against the Government of the Union, am for trying the strength of this Government, am for ascertaining whether we have . Gov ernment or not-practicable, efficient, capable of maintaining it's authority and upholding the powers and interests which belong to Govern. ment Nor, sir, am to be alarmed or dissua- ded from any such source by intimations of the spilling of blood. If blood is to be split. by whose fault is it to be split? Upon the suppc- sition, maintain, it will be the fault of those who choose to raise the standard of disuniou, and endeavor to prostrate the Government.-- And sir, when that is done, so long as it pleases God to give me voice to express my sentiments. or an arm, weak and enfeebled as it may be by age, that voice and that arm will be on the side of my country, for the support of the general authority, and for the maintenance of the Pow, CTS of the Union."
Year: 1862



 Only A picture-and is that all Only picture upon the wall:

 The smile go becoming, the cheek so bright. The eye so dancing with sunny light, almost fancy my baby boy. But 'tis only picture upon the wall, A silent picture-and that is all Only lock of silken hair Lying alone in it's caskct there! Where is the head that in sportive glee Was wont to toss it so careless and free? The baby head that upon my breast So lovingly nestled each night to rest Only lock of its silken hair Is lying alone in its casket there! Only these relics-and nothing more! Can nought to our arms the lost restore! Must we hopeless yearn. as the years go by, For the bounding step and the beaming eye; And all that beauty, and life and grace, So fondly cherished, retain no trace, Save these silent relics Oh, never more Will the grave to our arms the lost restore! Oh, woe for love, when from all it's store It points to these tokens, and nothing more! When the vacant hall and the silent chair But echo the groans of it's wild despair, And from all the voice in earth and sky, Come back no word of it's living cry, Save the mournful echo" Oh, never more Will the grave to thy arms the lost restore p Oh, joy for love, when it yearns no more For that which the grave cannot restore! When it upward stretches its dropping wings, And in darkness and sorrow still sweetly sings Of the brightness and bliss of the better home Where the lost are found and no partings come Oh, joy for love, when its priceless store There safe is garnered ever more!
Year: 1862

CANT LITE The following vivid and rather highly coored description of camp life is copied from letter written by an Litchfeld Volun- teer to friends at home:

 "l would not give ten cents for all the land that have seen in Virginia for me to work on.

 "l send you camp life bill of fare. Pork baked beans bread, coffee. tea, sugar. hominy. fresh beef twice week, besides what we steal on picket, such as hens, turkeys, potatoes, bee hives full of honey, &c. I take every thing but the door yards from the rebels; sometimes I get in fuss, but come out all right at last If John can't steal he had better stay at home,

 Il have some fun here with the boys have got to get up every night and form in line for a fight. This is all on account of those bullhead Dutch you sent from -. They will go on on picket guard, and as it comes dark you will hear the report of guus. Bang, bang, they will go all night long at those big black stumps. | stumps don't give the countersign they blaze away and alarm the camp.

 Il wish you were here to eat some of thes' sheet-iron crackers. They are so hard have t. take of my brogan to break them up, and soal them in coffee before eat them. Vel, it i time that make up my bed, that is, spread on blanket on tine soft side of the sod, and lie dow' till the Dutch fire on another stump. Yours. D"