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Year: 1863

There is a vein of good humor that ap-
pears even in their quarrels. A flock of them
have come into the yard together TO drink,
and one Of The LOT ineonsideraiely walks OBJ
Eq1el across the path of another Just before
him. and in a manner TO put slight upon
his dignity The injured wether hits him a
sudden stroke with the side Of his head; in
stantly the two are in line of battle. The
attitude of the offended animal is most I'M
posing. He Is not angry; he is indignant
morally. His whole being is opposed to
that form Of evil. He sets his face vertically
against IL He s:iffens his neck; he buckles
up his back upon Ii. He repels it, he will
bunt II Ills adversary appears nowise less
The embodiment of justice He mas forgot
ten tie original trespass. None of the Jesuit
fathers of whom Pascal tells US, could more
skil!fuily aim his thoughts to do the act and
avoid the sin. He is intent only upon the
violence that eOnfronts him. But his enemy
Is upon him. TIE heads are together with a
thump; and he is back for another run
There is clear twinkle of roguery in his
eye as be opens 1t after the shock. He hopes
the blow has been for the sleepy fellows
good, and ne has more of the Ike. Half
score OF others are hit in The running, and
are quickly IN for honor OF frolic. The ward
is alive with pushing ani tumbting and pran
clng; except that few of the more mstronly
and dig1ifed OF the flock are in the upper
eors'er, looking grave, and stamping with
heir toward feet.
Year: 1863

The manner of milking has a more power


fui and lasting influence on the productive


ness OF the COW than most farmers are aware


OF. That slow and careless mixer soon
dries up the best COWS, ever practical farmer
and dairyman knows. The first reqnisite of
good mixer is, of course, utter cleanli-
ness. Without this, the milk is uncomfortable.
The udder should, therefore, be careful
cleaned Ibefore the milking commences.
The milking may begin gradually and gently
but should steadily increase the rapidity of
the operation, till The udder is emptied, using
a pail sufficiently large to hold all, without the
necessity of changing. Cows are very sensi-
i've and the pail cannot be changed, nor can
the mixer stop or rise during the process of
milking, without leading the COW more or less
toWlthhold her milk. The utmost care should
be taken to strip the last drop, and do il rap
IDLY, and.not in slow and negligent manner;
which IS sure TO have Ifs effect on the WELD
of the cow. If any milk is left. If re-sbsorbs
into the system, or else becomes caked, and
diminishes the tendency to secrete a full
quantity afterwards. If gentle and mild treat
ment is observed and persevered, in the oper-
alton appears to be one of pleasure to the
animal, as it undoubtedly is; but if an op-
posite course is pursued-if, al every restless
movement, caused, perhaps, by pressing
sore teat, the animal is harshly spoken to, she
will be likely to learn TO kick as habit, and If
will be difficult to overcome il afterwards.
10 induce quiet and readiness to give down
the milk freely, it is better that the COW
should be fed at milking time with cut food,
or roots, placed within her easy reach.


The ssme person should milk the same
COW regularly, and not change from one to
another, unless there are special reasons for
it.
Year: 1863

A confirmed bachelor says The reason wo-
men so seldom stammer is because they talk
so fast-a stammer has got no chance 10 get
in. People stutter > because they hesitate.
But who ever knew a women to hesitate
about anything?
Year: 1863

] know that there are, here and there, q
husband and wife who are conscious of no
such opposition, who can look over possibly
years of uninterrupted communings and un-
divided purposes, and who might easily sup
pose that il was because they erermore are
the same in thought and purpose. But, i
take II, it is rather that impelled by a mutual
affection and a keen sighted wisdom, they
have unconsciously learned to allow nothing
for moment to stand between their hearts.


To accomplish this, husband and wife
must guard against the beginning of es-
arrangements. The lasting alterations. the
separations, the divorces do not spring at
once out of some great violation of conjugal
duty, but are the perfected fruit of little es-
times. Ike small break in dyke, becomes
ii crevasse through which pours vast food
of unhappiness. Nav, it NAV be positive
nothing. only a neglect which may be the
foundation stone of untold misery Ii is no.
ticed and felt, but pride forbids any explana-
ton or any questioning. Each notices the
others coltness. but neither car come to the
point of asking what is in the way. Mean
while. the peaceful consciousness of mutual
agreement is broken up and each is unhappy,
and, | may aid, each conscious of wrong. In
this state OF mind, new offence is easily
given and more easily taken, and the
breach is wi Ter and wider. The process may
20 on till wife or husband. perhaps both, be-
gin 10 seek in the society Of others what they
have lost in their own, and at last, embarked
on troubled and rapid stream, in some dark
hour they are hurried into crime and are lost
n pspr forever
Year: 1863

On Wednesday, the 10th instant, Judge
Lowe, of Keokuk, Iowa, had an interview
with General Grant, and in reply to an
inquiry from the Judge as to when Yicks-
burg would be taken, the General said;


al can take it in an hour; but in max
ing an immediate attack 1 would sacrifice
the lives Of many valuable men, whereas,
there is not, in my estimation, any occa-
sion for such sacrifice. The enemy are 50
completely surrounted, and short Of both
provisions and ammunition. They are
losing from eighty to one hundred men
q every day BY desertion, and am not at all
spprehensiYe Of the results consequent
upon an attack in my rear. My force il
adequate to either whip the rebels by force
Of arms or by starvation l prefer the
latter course, inasmueh as it demorahzei
their army and does not decimate mine"
Year: 1863

TEE TEACHERS CoSvEETIoN.-The can
vassers for lodging for the lady teachers who
will attend the Convention report no very
greatsuccess. It is to be wished that our
citizens would take hold of the matter with a
little more earnestness. A couple of ladies,
who, perhaps, have been accustomed TO
"board around" cannot prove much Of a
el1gin any domestic machinery, and we trust
that the Convention will be'treated with the
proper courtesy and hospitality. 1t might
be intensely disagreeable to Us to find Cleve-
land pointed out on the map to the rising
generation as place remarkable for stingi-
ness and exclusiveness. These schoolmarms
must be respected.
Year: 1863




EA-ieN days since, it was tslegraphed
fran the East that General Simon Came
ron severely criticised the Government for
NOT having sent troops from the defense of
Washington to that Of Harrisburg, and
also Lad urged that General Franklin or
General Mcclellan be placed in command
Of the troops in place Of General Couch.
The statement was seized upon with svidity
by the Democratic prints which, forthwith
blew another blast upon the horn With
which they had persistently exalted the
Young Napoleon" It was anew proof
Of the devotion of.ihs people" and a
" startling rebuke to The Administration +"
that the depOsed general shOuld be called
upon q save the North from ruin and des-
Olatiop- Al this pathos which was got
ten up for the occasion is blown away by
the publication Of the following cores
pondenee:
Year: 1863




The PIGEONS Everybody, who has
anything that will hold powder and shot, is
out blazing away at the pigeons. We al
most wish that local duties would permit our
taking vacation for the sake of becoming
for the nonee, reckless pot hunter Sun i
day was made hideOus by the picket firing on
the outskirts Of the city, and the crowds Of
self satisfied boys whom we met coming into
the city at night showed what ravages the
birds had sustained. One fellow broke the
Sabbath quiet, as he tottered along rceling
with the weight of pigeons and old rye, with
that prOfane parody,


When can shoot my rife clear


He didn't have rife, though, but an ugly,
uncanny musket, and how he had mangIed
so many birds without blowing out his own
useless brains is question for an ordnance
examination committee to investigate. We
believe in sport and craftsmanship, but this
promiseuous unartistic shooting is not just
what the rules allow.
Year: 1863

The concluding words Of General Banks
address to the people of New Orleans are
fitting words to form national fnaui, tn
which every American can subscribe


q Let us fulfill the conditions Of this last
great trial, and become nation-a grand
nation-with sense enough to govern our
selves and strength enough to stand against
the world united u
Year: 1863

much TO expect that the London public
should place their faith in It. We leave
ungrudgingly to the Southern partisans all
the scraps of comfort they can manage to
extricate from the late news. The rays Of
hope will be little clearer than the sun
beams which the Lapntan philosopher pro-
fessed 70 draw from his cucumbers. We
read what the Southern journals say, and
We learn there that even If the South does
not yield, il no longer hopes to win; that
even If it still defies, It likewise despairs
Year: 1863




The Territorial Enterprise of the 29lh of
November, says: From the best information
we can obtain, we think it probable that the
Constitutional Convention will conclude their
labcrs about the 10th of December, and that
the Constitution will be submitted to ,he
people for ratification or rejection on or
about the first Of January. At the time the
people are called upon to adopt or jsc,
the Constitution, the people will be anthorz
ed to elect Governor and other State Off
GERS, including Supreme Court Judges, Mem
bers of Congress, and Senators aud Assem-
blymen. The various Judicial Districts will
time, and in fact all the officers will be
chosen necessary to set the machinery Of
State running. The Convention will also
recommend to the Territorial Legislature to
meet on January lst and adjourn, to await
the action of Congress on The admission Of
the new State. So soon as our Convention
adJourns, certified copy of the Constitution
will be transmitted to the President of the
United States, and if the people vote, as they
undoubtedly will, to adopt the Constitution,
then the President will probably send in to
Congress copy of our Constitution with
message recommending our admission as
State. If Congress complies with our wishes
IN this matter, so soon as the bill passes
both houses of Congress and receives the
signature of the President, a telegraphic
dispatch will announce the fact to our peo-
pie, and the State Government can immedl-
atey be organized. II, on the contrary,
Congress shall refuse us admission as State,
our Territorial Legislature can cow enc again
and remain in session the balance of the 40
days.


If the programme we have men toned is
carried out by the Convention, the recon.
mendation of the Territorial Legislature will
be made on the score of economy. If we
are admitted as a State the Legislature elect,
by pursuing the course recommended, will
save us the sum of $4,000. And as it is
presumed that there is as much patriotism
in our Territorial Legislature as can be found
in any similar body of men, it is altogether
probable that they will follow the recon-
mendation of the Constitutional Convention.


Presumng, then, in advance, that the
course we have indicated will be pursued, it
behooves our people to consider the quali6ca,
tlons Of those who desire State offices. We
have the right material to set in motion the
machinery of State Government. 1t will
be we'll for the people that they commence
thinking in advance upon whom they will
bestow the honors of the new State, for in
very short time they will be called upon to
choose State officers. We want good
Governor and other responsible State officers.
We want Judges who are above outside IN
tluences, without regard to the question Of
one"ledge or three-ledge theories We want
member of Congress who is patriotic and
a statesman. We want Legislature who
will elect two of the ablest and most honest
men among us to represent us in the United
States Senate. Are the people prepared to
act in the manner we have indicated? II
not, they should be.
Year: 1863

The following facts in the history of paper
money in China, gathered from late French
work, may not be without interest to the
curious, and instructive to the practical:


Paper money was known to the Chinese
at very remote period, it having been in
use 10 years before the Christian era. 1t
circulated among them with a conventional
value in the form Of pieces of parchment,
or square cartoons. In the 10th century of
our era, the imperial treasury emitted a
kind of bank bills to be used in exchange
for goods left with it in deposit These bills
bore the seal of The Government, and we're
everywh ere used in trade.


The celebrated Marco Polo, in his travels
through the country about the middle of
the 18th century, found paper money in
circulation, and used like silver 1t was
used to pay the officers of the government,
and in trade or commerce to purchase all
kinds Of goods. The people were required
to accept it in payment for debts and pur
chases under the penalty of death. 1t cri
culated in the form of square coupons made
of the bark of a tree after undergoing some
sort of preparation. There were bills Of
different values, bearing the signatures of
many great mandarians and the seal of the
Emperor. The counterfeiting of these bills
was punishable with death. They who had
in their hands bills which had been worn and
tattered by use could exchange them for new
bills by paying five per cent on the amount
of the hills.


The use OF paper money continued and
went on increasing to such a degree under
the Mongul dynasty that it resulted in the
most serious evils to the country, all of its
resources being exhausted, at the same time
bird and tyrannical government was en-
deavoring to give il artificial wealth.


Without profiting by the lessons which
their predecessors had bequeathed them, the
Emperor of the Ming dynasty continued to
emit paper money and endeavored to give
value to these bills By absolutely prohibiting
the use Of gold and silver. But towards
the middle of the 18th century these bills
became so discredted that one for thousand
'cash' brought only five cash in copper
money. The cash with the Chinese is a
small round piece of copper money with a
string is passed to tie them together by tens
fiftes. and hundreds. A thousand being
about equal to our dollar; dollar in paper
money was worth ouly half a cent. In
1885, the Government ordered all taxes to
be paid in paper money, and bsoutely fori
babe the circulation Of hard money. But
the conventional value of paper money soon
declined, and in a short time utterly disap-
peared as it bad become utterly worthless


In the summer of 1859, the writer being
one Of Mr.. Wards party, which made the
first American visit to Pekin ever made,
saw as elegant bills of Pekin banks as art
could produce in New York, but compared
with the inevitable strings of cash, were
of small value, and some were bought by
individuals of our party, and brought here
as curiositics.


". Y. Journ0l of Commerce.
Year: 1863

The Quincy (Plumas county, Union of the
28th November says:


Experts in the matter declare that the
copper ore of Plumas county is richer and
more concentrated than any they have ever
seen. The Green lode in GenDesee Valley
is perhaps as rich as any yet discovered; the
ore assayine so per cent of copper to the
ton. The Metropolitan in the same section,
is also very rich, while in Lights Canon,
the rich Superior and the Mountain Meadows
claim, near the valley of that name, produce
ore very rich. From the latter claim we
have seen specimens of pure copper. The
ledge is well defined The company are
pushing forward their tunnel rapidly. A
lode of copper that will average Is per
cent. will pay immense dividends with the
proper machinery, and we know that the
lodges we have mentioned will pay that per
cent. in copper to say nothing of the gold
and silver mixed in with it. From the Cop
per lode large amount was shipped to test
its value, to Swansea, England, and we have
heard that the return gives 1926 to the ton,
5000 in copper and 1925 in silver. If this
be true it will warrant the owners in erecting
works to reduce and smelt
Year: 1863

IMPORTANT TO TRAVELLERS BY RAILROAD
A highly interesting decision in the law of
common carriers has just been reached in
the United States Circuit Court at New
York, Nelson, j., in the suit Of William
Grosvenor Us. the New Jersey Railroad and
Transportation Company. The principle on
which the suit was decided in favor Of the
defendant is, that if passenger in any way
contributes by his carelessness or negligence
to the accident, he cannot recover damages,
even though the common carrier be gull
ty Of negligence or carelessness. In the
present case the company was, however, in
nocent, but the passenger careIessly attempt
ed to get on defendants cars while in motion.
On the previous trial the jury disagreed; on
this trial, after a few minutes delberation,
they gave verdict for defendants.
Year: 1863

A BEAUTIFUL FIGURE.-Life is beautifully
compared to a fountain fed by thousand
streams, that perish if one is dried 1t is
silver cord, twisted with a thousand strings
that part asunder if one is broken. Frail
and thoughtless mortals are surrounded by
innumerabIe dangers, which make it much
more strange that they escape so long, than
that they almost perish suddenly at las..-
We are encompassed with accidents every
day to crush the mouldering tenements we


nhabit. The seeds of disease are plan ed


in our constitutions by nature. The earth
and atmosphere whence we draw the breath
of life are impregnated with death; health
is made to operate its own destruction; the
food that nourshes contains the elements
Of decay; the soul that animates it, by vivify


ing first, tends to wear it out by its own
action; death turks in ambush along the
paths. Notwithstanding this is the truth
so palpably confirmed by daily example be-
fore US, how little do we lay it to heart. We
see our friends and neghbors die among US,
but how seldom does it occur to our thoughts
that our knel shall, perhaps, give the next
fruitless warning to the world.
Year: 1863

The Memphis Bulletin thus graphically
sketches the condition of Tennessee: There
is portion of this State so devastated BY
the civil war, as to be practically abandoned
by the foot of man The men are slumber.
ing at Shiloh, Corinth and Stone River the
servants have gained their freedom; the
women and children have fled to more rel
mote and quiet precincts. FaIIng'in behind
the retiring footsteps of humanity, come
the four footed beasts and creeping things
The fox makes his burrow under the ruined
dwelling 0where happy couple once dwelt
The serpent crawls under the floor of the
church and school house. The squirrel
chatters and builds his nest upon the old
locust tree in the old yard, once noisy with
the mrth of children. The gum is ro,ting
n the cool spring. The partridge whistles
from the ridge-pole of the cabin. The wild
bee seeks a storehouse for his honey, fearless
of detection by the human eye All return
ing to a state Of nature. What monument
of ravages of war"
Year: 1863

Not one mBn in FIVE hundred will make a
fortune. But competency and an indepen-
dent position is within the reach Of most
men. This is obtained most surely by indus
try and economy. IF man has ordinary tol
ents ard ability, in any profession or trade,
he can, by pursueing an economical perseve
ring course. be pretty sure of finally obtaining
an independent position in life Let his ex
penses fall below his income Let him live
cheep, very cheep If necessary but let him
be sure and make his income more than cov-
er his expenses. 1t can be done in allm ost
all cases, notwithstanding the positive denial
Of ever SO many houskeepers. man may not
have more than two or three hundred dollars
year, and may have family as large as
that of John Rogers, and he can find q way
to live comfortably, and lay up something in
to the bargain. There is much, nav all in
knowing how the thing is done. And that is
the thing people who are going to make mon
ey have got to learn.


II is wonderful how few real wants we
have, and how little it takes to give genuine
happiness. II we could get rid of our artlfi-
cial, senseless and expensive way of living, we
should find ourselves better off in purse, in
prospects and in heart. Let any one who
has any ambition to go ahead in life, try the
experiment this year, and see how much
there is in economy. Make your expenses
less than your income. and see how much you
will have gained not only in money, but in
the feeling that you are in the condition
which the yankees denomina'e "forehanded''
Try it.
Year: 1863

An English writer says in his advice to
young married women that their mother Eve
married gardner. Som old bachelor was
mean enough to reply that the gardener, in
consequence of the match lost his situation.
Year: 1863

In the Enrolling which provides for
the drafting of soldiers passed by the last
Congress, the clause which provides for sub
stitutes, reads as follows: 'R
SEC. 49, And be it further enacted, That
any person drafted and notified to appear as
aforesaid, may, on or before the day fixed for y
his appearance furnish an acceptable substi-
tute to take his place in the draft; or he may
pay to such person as the Secretary of War
may authorize to receive it, such sum, not
exceeding $500, as the Secretary may deter
mine, for the procuration of such substitute;
which sum shall be fixed at a uniform rate by
general order made at the time of ordering
adraft for any State or Territory; and there
upon such person so furnishing the substitute,
or paying the money, shall be discharged from,
further liability under that draft


It's said that. Secretary Stanton has deci7,
ded that the clause allowing. exemption by the
payment of three hundred dollars, is, not OBJ
ligatory upon him, but is discretionary, and
that he shall annul that provision. We trust
the report is false. ..5 ,..., l.. 5,t


The clause seems to be as plain as the nose
on a mans face, and unless there is some 9TH
er section explanatory of. said clause, or some
hidden qualification not visible to the naked
eye, it means that drafted man can buy his
exemption for three hundred dollars. And
we believe if the Secretary has made any
such decision as reported, ne will be overruled
by the President. We certainly hope so, for
it will be sad commentary upon the paipable-
Specification of words, if Congressional Act
can be made to mean Just the contrary from
what it says, while the injustice towards men
Of limited means will be moustrous. al,
| We say injustice, for although Democratic
cayilers and carpers pirate of this clause as
discriminating against the poor man, it is no
less true that such clause is the feature of the
law which the poor man should commend.
| OF course no man would argue that draft
ing or enrolling law should not have a Z" sub
stitute clause; that is, it will not be preten-


ded that a drafted man should not have the


privilege of substituting for himself as able
| bodied man as he is. Well, this three hum


dred dollar clause has Just the effect to guard
! that right of substitution. by fixing that price


as the maximum price for substitute. There


may be poor men who cannot command the


three hundred dollars, but no law can be form


ed so as to bear Nth perfect equity upon. all. z


Without this three hundred dollar clause,


the price of substitutes would depend upon
! the demand and supply, and in all probability
would advance hundreds of dollars beyond


the sum fixed in the act Thus the man of
small means, who could raise, say three hun
,dred dollars, would be placed in com petition
with the rich man, who could command his


thousands and the former be compelled to


serve, while the latter would be excerpt be-
cause he had the most money.


ANY man who wishes to see the true effect
of the act, can readily discover that the equi-
| ty of the law, for the poor man, lies in that


SO much abused three hundred dollar clause
1 Cleveland Herald.