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Year: 1863

KEsP BUsY.-Men who have half doz-
en- irons in the tire are not the ones TO 90
crazy 1t is the man Ofyoluntary or COM
PEELED leisure who mOpes, and pines, and
thinks himself into the madhouse or the
grave. Motion is all Natures law
Action is mans salvation. physical and
mental. And yet, nine out of ten are
wistfully looking forward to the coveted
hour when they shall have leisure to do
nothing, or something, only if they felt
like 1.-THE very siren that has hred TO
death many a successful man. He
only is truly wise who lays himself out to
work till life's latest hour, and that is the
man who will live the longest, and will
live TO most purpose.
Year: 1863

At tin wedding in New London, Con-
neticut, few evenings ago, guest sug-
gested how pleasant it would be if some
engaged couple would marry then, so as
to secure another tin wedding on that day
ten years. a fair widow ands gentleman
quietly came forward and the thing was
done. rr- Ell l1
Year: 1863

My dear reader, did you ever stand by
Il case of type in some newspaper Office
and watch the little, tell-tale pieces o
metal that "click, click" under the com


positor's hand! Very curious little mes
sengers are they, and now many different
tales they tell One day it is pleasant
one, full of the sunshine and song of life
and their faces seem to wear a smile, and
sometimes even broad laugh; another
day the tale is sad one, and the smile
has given place to tear.


One day they spell Married" and VIZ
see a vision of bridal wreaths, sunshine
and happy gatherings, and almost fancy
we hear the solemn what God hath join
ed together let no man put asunder. and
then the merry music. 1t is really pleas
ant tale, and pleasant vision.


Another day they show forth the more
solemn word "Died, and there seems to
be tear on every letter. Died. Who
died? Perhaps some one that you and |
knew-perhaps some one that you and |
loved. Died. and we seem to see the
fearful throng, and hear the solmn ser.
vice over the dead, and the dull echo oi
the clods on the coffin as dust is commit.
ted unto dust. Ii seems as though there
ought to be some shady corner in the
newspaper, with a willow or an urn in it,
where the tears on the faces of the types
would not be mingled with the dust from
the columns of business. "Diedp Very
brief, but very suggestive, and we know
that some one wandered out into the Be
yond, only ceased their wandering here
upon earth to commence it in the Ever
green Fields,


Where are wandering ever the Blest.'


And of late the types have grown ter
ribly frequent in the repetition of tale
sadder even than the one just mentioned
killed Only few quick moves of
the printers hand, with the nervous
'click, click" and the tale is soon told.
KILLED. And some poor heart buriesits
dead hope down in the avenues of its
Greenwood" for you know every heart
has its Greenwood, where it buries its
dead hopes out of sight KILLED" KILLED
in battle" and the poor heart sets up a
little monument of love and memory
over the buried hope, and often goes down
the avenues and waves over it the laurel
wreath of affection, and waters with its
tears the willow ever mourning fully sigh
ing its dirge there.


And another tale there is, one of wea-
risome longings and watchings, of sad,
sorrowful disappointments :" Missing" Z"
We do not heed it much, for our home
chains are compete, there are no loved
ones missing from our hearthstones, and
we have become very Indifferent to these
oft repeated tales; and yet for some hearts
the term Missing" contains an immeas-
urable amount of SORROW In vain will
they watch for the coming of that loved
one that went out from them in all the
strength and beauty of youth; in vain
will they listen for the sound of thatvoi
whose last music for them was the sad ca
by" The anxious eyes
that so often gaze down the old road, will
not be gladdened by the sight of that dear
form; and the harmony of the-music viii
ever be broken, for that voice will always
be wanting. -g
Year: 1863

A BEAUTIFUL ExPERINENT.-If an acorn
be suspended by a piece of thread, to
within half an inch of some water, con-
tanned in hyacinth glass, and so permit
ted to remain, without being disturbed,
it will, in few months, burst, and throw
a root down into ths water, and shoot up
ward its tapering stem, with beautiful lit
tie green leaves. A young oak-tree grow
ing in this way on a mantel-shelf of a
room, is very interesting object. -E
Year: 1863

proposed. They do not go to the case
oil persons charged with petty duties,
where consequences are triffing. and time
allowed for legal coarse. nor to author
ize them to take such cases out of the
written law. In these, the example of
overlapping the law is of greater evil than
a strict adherence TO it's imperfect pro-
visions 1t is incumbent upon those only
who accept the great charges. to risk
themselves ngreat occasions, when the
safety of the nation, or some of its very
high interests are at stake. An. officer is
bound to obey orders; yet he would be q
bad one who should do it in cases for
which they were not intended, and which
involved the most important consequences.
The line of discrimination between cases
may be difficult; but the good officer is
bound to draw it at his own peril, and
throw himself on the justice of his coun-
try and the rectitude of his motives.


| have indulged freer views on this
subject. on your assurances that they are
for your own eye only, and that they will
not get into the hands of the news writers
met their scurrilities without con ern,
while in pursuit of the great interests with
WHICH was charged. But in my present
retirement. no duty forbids my wish foi
quiet.


Accept the assurances of my esteem
and respect. Thomas JEFFER SON.
Year: 1863

Flour and meal ofall kinds should be
kept in cool, dry place


Keep coffee by itself, as its oder affects
other articles. Keep tea III close chest
or canister.


Oranges and lemons keep best wrapped
close in soft paper and laid in drawer of
linen.


The cracked cocoa is the best but that
which is put up in pound paper ia often
very good.


To select nutmegs, prick them with a
& pin. II they are good, the oil will instant
ly spread around the puncture.


The best rice ia large, and has q clear
fresh look. Old rice sometimes has little
black insects inside the kernels.


When a casG of molasses is bought,
draw off a few quarts else the fermentation
produced by moving it will burst the cask.
The small white sago, called pearl sago
is the best The large brown kind has an
earthly taste. These articles, and tapioca,
ground rice, ect., should be kept covered.


Butter that is made in September and
October is best for winter use. Lard should
lie hard and white, and that which is tax
en- from hog not over year old is best.


Rich cheese feels soft under the pres
ure Of the finger. That which is very
strong isneilher very good nor healthy.
10 keep one that is cut, tie it up in bag
that will not admit flies, and hang it in a
cool, dry place. If mould appears on it,
wipe it OIL with dry cloth.


Salt cod should be kept in a dry place
where the odor Of it will not affect the ait
of the house. The best kind is that which
is called Dun, from its peculiar odor. Fish
skins for clearing coffee should be washed
dried, cut small, and kept in a box or pa
per bag,


As geneal rule, il is most economical
TO buy the best articles. The best is, ot
course, always little higher; but good ar
4 ticles spend best 1t is a sacrifice OF mon.
ey to buy poor -four, meal, sugar, molasses
butter, cheese, lard, etc. to say nothing
of the injurious OBJECT upon the healh.


OF West India sugar molasses, the Santa
Cruz and Porto Rico are considered the
best. The Havana is seldom clean. White
sugar from Brazil is sometimes very good
Refined, sugar usually contain most of the
sacchanne substance, therefore there i,
probably more economy in using loaf
crushed and granulated sugars than W,
should at first suppose.


Soft soap should be keptin dry place
in the cellar, and should not be used til
three months old. Bar soap should b,
cut into pieces of convenient size, an,
laid where it will become dry. 1t is wei
to keep it several weeks before using it, a
1t spends fast when it is new GermaHtoV
Telegraph,
Year: 1863

B55"A Democratic contemporary
complains that whenever an Abolition
traitor comes to his place to make a
speech he invariably begins by inform
ing the audience that he has been a
Democrat, We suppose the scoun-
drel does that to make it appear that
some time in his life he has been in
good company. Though he dies, he
is not destitute of an ambition TO APP
pear respectable
Year: 1863

There was once upon time a very
nice young Hessian sergeant, who, while
in command of picket down in She
nandoah Valley, gradually became aware
that there was very pretty girl 10 the
habit of passing "quite promiscuous
while he was on post.


Very pretty girls, indeed, were all
three OF the Miss Jeffs. Dark OF hair,
bright of eye, and keen of wit, they knew
the rules of coquetry from Alpha to
Omega, better than they did their pray
ers, and took interest in observing their
practical effect.


The family lived just inside our lines
and was neutral-that is to say, they
had two brothers with Ashby, and used
to sell meals, ETC., etc. in Virginia, gen
orally means whiskcy,) to our officers
and soldiers at about ten times their
real value, all the while wishing "this
horrid war would cease"


Our young sergeant's natural modesty
having been overcome with great diff
Guilty, be speedily became quite intimate,
not to say gallant, with the young lady
and her sisters.


Why shouldn't he, pray? He had
not seen white female in three months
who had not scowled or spat at him, but
one, and she threw a brick-a sort of
thing which though amusing at first, grew
tiresome by repetition SO that when he
met two good looking feminines, who
did neither, he was fascinated.


Though be took his meals at their
house Cat 80 cents each,) and made him
self generally agreeable, to the best Of
bis ability, our sergeant never forgot
that he bad command of an unusually
large picket, sent OUT purposely to give
timely warning Of an expected raid on
the station, and never left the road with
out posting force too strong to be cut
off by cavalry dash, before an alarm
could be given, and would not leave bis
men after dusk for all the beauty of
Virginia.


After declining G several invitations to
pass the evening, few days before the
time of his return he received a most
pressing invitation to bring his men to
partake of dinner prepared by the
Miss Jeffs. They had behaved so gen.
tlemanly, SO unlike the usual coarse mer-
cenaries, that really they must accept
of our hospitality. And you will come
| know"


Who could resist such speech, ac-
companied as it was with a blush and a
look which would have brought Gen.
Wool himself on his marrow bones?


A." But / can't leave the road unguarded.
My orders are


"Oh never mind that. Isn't the road
in sight from here? Why can't you
leave one man and bring the rest up
There is 70 danger in the middle of the
Gay, to be so much afraid of. This is
Northern courage is it?" with a snuff
highly derogatory to the aforesaid North
ern production.


or course it was the old story over of
Sampson and Delilah; and this speech,
with little more wheedling, produced
an acceptance Of the invitation and the
sergeant, after taking a short leave of
the family in general in the parlor. and
a long and affectionate one of Miss JEFF.
IN particular on the stairs effected re-
treat.


Flatteriug, isn't it, that she should
take such great interest in me-" he so.
Year: 1863

EFFECTS OF FRUIT ON DISEASE
A writer on growing fruit in Kansas,
and its healthfulness as a portion of our
food, says -


" Never shall forget the impression
made on my mind at very early period
of my life, by the directions given my
mother by the family physician, as she
sat weeping over the cradle in which !
had lain for a number Of days in hope
less condition. Now, said he, don't you
give that boy one drop of cold water, and
you had better keep those Strawberries
out of his sight. In few hours my bro
theirs and sisters returned from the mea-
dow with pail overlooking With the de-
licious fruit, and supposing me too far
gone to observe anything in the room,
the berries were left near my cradle.
soon opened my eyes upon the tempting
delicacy, and in few unobserved mo-
ments filled my mouth several times with
the cooling beverage-for they were re-
ally like water or my dry, parched tongue.
In few hours l broke out in fine per-
spiration. My tongue, which had been
rattling on my teeth. became moist, and
when the doctor came, he said my fever
had turned-the calomel had produced
its desired effect, and that should prob
ably get we'll"
Year: 1863

WASHINGTON, August TO- 1853
Information from tho Army OF tho Potomac, received
<onght there has been change in the relative
positions the armies far can be at present
KNOWN but there some vague suspicious that the
rebes about attempt flank movement on our left
Rumors have reached army from the vicinity Of
Dumfres that large rebel force is approaching that
place: bu, this Is denied AZ headquarters However it
may be, we ready for them In that quarter.
Year: 1863

MISSISSIPPI DEsERrERs.-The Richmond Enquirer, no


cing the fact that certain Mississippi regiments who
were in Pemberon's command at Vicksburg were on the
fall of that place. parOed for exchange and ordered to re-
port at Demopols admits that thousands of them have
gone aside from the direct route to pass days at
home" When Mssissppans desert they simply ego
aside" We trust the Enquirer will not have to report
that these soldiers who have thus gone aside have not
made their appearance at DemOpols at the time desgna-
ted When North Caronians DESERT they are told of it
in plain terms; and addition to this the assumption
made which not at all sustained by the facts that North
Carolina has deserers than any other State We
heve she has fewer deserers than any other State.
Year: 1863

The great body of Geo. Lees army is massed at Cupep-
n Courthouse. The last Richmond Sentinel says "pas
.ngers by the Central train report the federal troops


ly advancing the direction of Cupepper Courthouse


IS sufficient to say that army is in position to repel
Meade whenever he may make an attack"


Cen Lees army is said to be in good condition and
s,rs Some weeks may elapse before another general
hattie takes place
Year: 1863

A]A-S


Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.l


The public mind Is not given, at this time,
to the consideration Of any other than the
all.cngrossing topic Of war. Yet it may be
well to permit the mind occasionally to dwell
upon the achievements Of peace, and what It
WAS doing tor the great West. By calling to
mind the progress Of our own State, before
grim war's alarms sttyed the tide Of immigra-
tion and improvement, we shall be better
able 10 judge Of the criminality Of that rebel
lion TINT is striking ut the life Of the nation.
Having leisure hour have employed 1t in
looking over the compendium Of the late
census, and in compiling the following facts
from its deeply interesting pages. They
deserve wide publicity because Of the many
popular eros they correct, with regard to the
productions Of the prairie States. Iowa is
tittirgly following in the footsteps Of Illinois
in all that constitutes the greatness Of an
agricultural State.


STATISTICS COMPLIED rno4 Last cENsus.
Year: 1863

TIE CURATIVE
properties Of the medicine direct themselves to
the organs Of secretion, and by 20 altering the
idtion Of the stomach and liver that tue Rtatchy
principle Of the food Is not converted into sugar SO
long as the system Is under the influence Of tho


CONSTITUTION WATER,
which gives those c:gans time to recover thei
healthy tone and vigor. We are able to state tha
the Constitution Water has cured every case Of Di
aoctis IL which 1t has been given.
STrNE IN THE BLADDER, CALCULUS,


GRAVEL, BRICK DUST DEPOSIT


AND MUCUS OR MILKY DIS


CHARGES AFTER URI-
Year: 1863

Appointment OF tho Grinding Commit-
tee - The Gold Question --Tho Lobby,
&c., &c.


ALBANY, March 10, 1868.
There slim attendance In both branches OF tho
Legislature this evening in considering bills In csmmtes
Of the WHOLE most OF them of particular Importance
The bill to appropriate two hundred thousand dollars
pay the amount paid for premium god to pay the
State debt that fell due last up for nsder
alton Tho canal OF the House
postpone the question. and brought up all manner OF tri
vial excuses. All this out OF spite 70 the Com proler
because the latter advocates paying debts with tho
plus clnai instead OF building locks Progress
finally reported on the bill.


The Grinding Committee was appointed tonight and
will hold its first meeting tomorrow and prepare for
basiness


The lobby is rushing back with fair prospect that that
appendage that revisory power to the Legislature
will be in full blast this week.


One OF the members OF the Senate Committee Gold
not present today. There therefore, no meet
ing Of the committee
Year: 1863

II was confidently asserted that such was the
intention of the Emperor. as the complications
arising out Of the Polish revolution would bo
likely to engross his attention and to employ
all the available resources, financial as we'll a.
military, that he can command. Such Is no
doubt the fact. and we shall not be surprised
at any moment to hear of General Forey's
operations being arrested by an order directing
him to effect pacific arrangement with the
Juarez government and to ship himself and his
troops for France
Year: 1863

The New York Herald of the 25th of July contains
lengthy dispatch from Washington, of which the
following is the substance. We give it for what it
is worth:


"It is now admitted by the most sanguine men,
bers OF the Administration that never were our For
eign Affairs In so menacing state England so
official advces indicate, has determined to furnish
the South with irOn-clad navy and it is equally
certain that the Emperor of France has made up his
mind definitely to interfere in our domestic affairs.
The fall of Vicksburg, Port Hudson, and the rebel
defeat at Gettysburg will not it is believed by the
most sagacious friends of the administration, alter
the character of the action France and England have
determined to adopt. On the contrary, the moment
there danger ofthe North overpowering the South
intervention ,yEl Gc tried 10 compel separation,
upon winch England and France are determined
England to cripple the power of this great Republic,
and France to preserve her dominion over Mexico.
With these indications before them, Seward and the
President convinced that this is the most critical
time, so far as regards relations with foreign
powers, since the commencement of the war. From
what bear am inclined to believed that measures
are now foot to put an end to the war. 1t is not
impossible that we may see a sudden change Of
parties next month"
Year: 1863

"AID AND COMFORT TO THE YANKEES. Will
mington Journal copies, without rebuke or dissent,
and in such connexion as apparently to endorse
It's assertions extract from yankee letter pur-
porting to have been written at Newbern June SOth,
containing the following paragraph -


IAN elaborate article appeared in the Raleigh
Standard on the 23d believed to be from the pen of
the Hon. W. A. Graham, denying the right of seceS-
sion from the federal Union, affirming the right of
coercion by the federal government exclaiming
pending assaults against the Union, srrOugly
asserting the right of any State to withdraw at will
from the Confederate States"


We did not read the article alluded to- and there
fore do not know (or indeed believe) that its con.
tents justified the above description Of it; but one
of US happening to be in Raleigh when it appeared,
learned beyond all question that it was written by
different person from Gov. Graham.-Fdy. Obs.
The Observer is correct The article referred to
was not written by Gov. Graham, but by gentle
man who resides many Eies west of Hillsborough.
Neither are the contents of the article correctly
stated by the Yankee paper from which the Journal
quotes, which the latter might easily have seen by
examining the article itself The main object of
the writer was to show the absurdity OF the posi-
ton taken by President Davis in his last message
that the States who were parties to the old Confed
Grafton seeded from that Confederation when they
! established the federal Union. The writer showed
this most concusively. Incidentally, and as part
of the history that day. he also noticed the fact that
leading statesmen affirmed while others opposed the
right of coercion in the federal government; but
there was argument in favor of such right, and
no "exclaiming against the propriety of and any
just cause for the pending assaults against the
Union"


This article, which was signed "Dauilson," at
tracted very general attention, and was attributed
to several of our ablest statesmen. Another COM
muncation from the same source, appears in our
paper to-day.


We agree with the Observer that "the indiscre-
tions of North Carolina papers, in lbeling such men
as Gov. Graham and many others that might be
named have been the sole cause of the notion that
prevails at the North and to some degree in our
sister States, of the existence of strong Union
party in this State" But we go further and say,
that presses which pursue such a course commit
great crime against society and against their
try; that the motive for the crime is personal and
political hatred and the object sought to be accom-
plished is the destruction of the influence and good
name of Conservatives, at any sacrifice. For one,
we have no confidence in such presses and never
expect to have. They kiss only to betray.
Year: 1863

Nothing is know of the movement against Weldon
except that it is made in considerable force and probably
from two points That it will fail completely is conf
IDENTIFY expecd because of the unusual forces in place to
meet it. The chief Importance of the movement is the
damage it could do at Weldon but the interruption of
muncaton with Charleston the present juncture and


its chief significance is the manifestation of the anxiety
felt by the enemy to make such interruption There is
little doubt entertained that formidable assault
will shortly be made Charleston than has yet been
made The great seaport must be taken at all hazards
before the European interference seriously apprehend
ed at Washington arrives to render its capture forever
impossible-Riehn10qd Examiner, july 20.
Year: 1863

The news from Vicksburg is not very important.
The shipment of troops by the enemy up the river
from that place continues They are believed to be
intended for Richmond. The roads in the VickS-
burr region have been rendered almost impossible
by recent rains.
Year: 1863

Wv. HOLDEN ESQ: The time is approaching when the
voters of the Third Congressional District will be called
upon for to represent them in the House
Of Representatives of the Congress of the Confederate
OF Smhied, we'll qualified and capable of filling
States permit me present the name of ovERD ELDR1DGE
and an able man. and gentleman whose has been
suggested in connexion with this position would make
more faithful and able representative nor whom the
this part of the district would take pleasure
in voting for he is also q sound Conservative.


S.P.H.
Johnston County July 81, 1868.