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Year: 1864

A worthy deacon in a town of Maine was
remarkable for the facility with which he
quoted scripture on all occasions The Di-
vine Word was ever at his tongues end,
and all the trivial, as well as important oc-
currences of life furnished occasion for quo
ting the language of the Bible What was
better, however, the exemplary man always
made his quotations the standard of action
One hot day, he was engaged in moving,
with his hired man. who was leading off the
deacon following in his swarth, coming his
apt quotation, when the man suddenly
sprang from his place, leaving his swarth
just in time to avoid a wasps' nest.


What is the matter % hurriedly inquir-
ed the deacon.


'Wasps = was the laconic reply.


''Poh !" said the deacon, the wicked
fec when no man pursueth, but the right
eous are as bold as lion ~ and taking the
workmans' swarth, he moved but step
when a swarm of the brisk insects settled
about his ears, and he was forced to retreat,
with many painful sting, and in great dis
comfture.


''Ah!" shouted the other with chuckle,
s'the prudent man forseeth the evil, and
hideth himself, but the simple pass on, and
are punished. y


The deacon had found his equal in max
ing applications of the sacred writings, and
thereafter was not known to quote scripture
in moving field
Year: 1864

Guardian angels, guardian angels
They are with us night and day,
Dropping flowers of love the brightest
As they watch us ON our way.
In our sorrows, in our troubles,


They with care around us throng,
Ever guarding us from danger,


Ever shielding us form wrong
Guardian angels, guardian angels


Still your benedietions pour,
On our hearts the joys of truth,


The light of virtue ever shower;
Teach US how we may our blessings
Ever cherish, still increase,
And grant that every flower we pluck
May be flower of love--of peace
Guardian angels,
Year: 1864

Over one hundred copies Of letters and
kilograms which passed between Mcclellan
and the War Department during the last
year he was in command and omitted by
him in his published report, will be sent by
the Secretary of War to the Senate. They
will be printed as an appendix to his own re-
port Among these are his York town boasts
of driving the enemy to the wall, and his an
nouncement, a few days before the seven
days battles, that he was ready to go to
Richmond
Year: 1864

Adviees through private as well as public
channels, leave little doubt that there is a
large amount Of cotton in the Red river
country, which the military operations now
on foot will bring out. 1t is for this reason
that the New Orleans market declined.
The key that locks the cotton region is
Shreveport, where the rebels are concen-
trating, and where there will be battle.
Year: 1864

Llebig, the illustrious chemist, says on
the subject of the oidium in vines and the
potato disease, that the cause is not in the
atmosphere as many people suppose, but
In want Of yigor and an exhaustion of the
soil, which defect may be remedied by the
use of bone powder and ashes.
Year: 1864

The Petersburg correspondent Of the
Mobile Register, speaking of the Yankee
sharpshooters, says:


The piekets and skirmishers keep up &
pretty constant fire by moonlight, and the
sharpshooters by day, their object being to
prevent the adverse party from advancing
or Strengthening his works. In the day
time the skirnishers on both sides are
withdrawn behind the intrenchments, OF
they would all be killed by the sharpshoot-
ers who are posted in rile-pits or behind
the breastworks. a log OF trunk of a tree
Is laid on the top Of the breastworls, with
Il crack below sufficiently wide 10 admit a
ride: thus the head of the sharpshooter is
protected while he takes deliberate aim
and speeds his mimic ball on its er-
rand Of death. The practice of
the sharpshooter Is wonderfully accurate.
especially when he is provided with Whit
worth rifle, with a teleseOpe-sight. 1t was
only yesterday that one Of our artillerists
was killed at the distance Of mile, the ball
passing through his body. About the same
time a spent ball struck the ground in front
of General Lee and glancing, struck his
heel, but, unlik Achilles heel, it did not
prove his mortal part. a few minutes
thereafter a second ball struck young Off
Ger, standing near the General, passing
through the lungs, and inflicted serious if
not mortal wound. General Lee kicked
aside the ball that hit his heel, and went on
with the conversation as il nothing had oc-
CURED According to the admission of
Northern writer's the aim of our shaTpshOO-
tiers is equally deadly with their own.
Year: 1864

August s. 1864.


Quite an unusual stir was noticed last
evening in the enemy's camp. In fact,
ever since the call for 100000 more men,
he has evinced great activity. He has
now in position, in Bucyrus alone, thirty
one batteries, each occupying a Command
ing position in the central portion of the
town.


General Abdomen jackson has been re-
inststed, and placed in command of all
the Confederate forces in Crawford county,
with one Bishop Tuttle of Benton, as his
Adjutant. Abdomen has introduced
new and very destructive shell which is
thrown by all his batteries in Bucyrus,
and which is manufactured by one Down.
worth who is in charge Of the navy yard
Just east of the town, and runs in connec-
ton Herewith distillery or brewery.


This shell is very destructive, killing at
long range, and is known as the Down
worth she'll. Abdomen has great conf
dence in this missile, and thinks that if it
was more generally used throughout the
whole Confederate army they would be
more successful, notwithstanding that he
and several Of his staff were severely
wounded the other day by the premature
explosion of one of them. Strange IL say,
they were all wounded in the neck. They
are all fast recovering, yet the effects Of
the wound is plainly visible in their faces.
From a reliable contraband that came
through the lines this morning l received
( the following intelligence:


In the afternoon, yesterday, Abdomen
received word, by some means or other,
that we were receiving strong reinforce
ments from the direction of Crestline, for
the express purpose of cleaning him out
J generally; and soon after dark we. could
/ distinctly hear the long roll beating, and
1 the enemy were soon under arms, ready to
/ receive US Abdomen issued an order that
gas should be kept burning all night, and
that iokets should be Stationed in different
portions IF the town to prevent the Union
citizens from giving Us intelligence; and he
also threw out heavy line Of pickets on all
the roads leading in the direction Of Crest
line, and so arranged i forces near the
depot as to prevent surprise providing we
should send force by rail. The nsmy lay
on their arms until day began to dawn,
when Abdomen, thinking the "Yanks" had
played a ruse on him, ordered his men to
their quarters while he and staff retired to
battery s, just opposite the Post Office,
where he rteeived another severe woundin
the neck, which is thought, by many, will
prove fatal; but as near as can learn, it is
simply an opening of the old wound, which
he received months ago.


All is quiet this morning, but am in
formed that feet Of gun-boats have
Started up the Sandusky River, from
Lake Erie; and if this should Prove
true you may look for stirring events from
this quartir soon. 1 viii keep Your read
ers well posted in regard to tho enemies
movements
Year: 1864

We stated yesterday that the East is
coming to Chicago with any amount of
men and money to nominate McClellan.-
Medary, who shakes in his boots over the
draft, is greatly alarmed and again cases
his mind in the following attack on McClel-
Ian.


As we said last woek-there can be no
want of fharmony at Chicago unless there
is q rush from the East with men and mon
ey to corrupt the delegates and force Gen
eral Mcclellan on the party. If this Is at
tempted there will be an explosion, and no
power on earth can prevent it. The har-
mony Of the Convention canonly be dis
turbed by that GLASS of men, few in number
comparatively, but reckless in purpose.
We talk thus plainly beforehand, because
silence at such time would be criminal
We know well what we say, and therefore
it should not be hid under bushel. Il
Mcclellan is nominated no trumped up
peace platform will satisfy the people.
They have been too often fooled and hum
buged by platforms looking one way and
the candidates another to trust any such q
maneuvre't this time.
Year: 1864

Another link in the chain of eonvicting
testimony in the case Of the railway murder
er, Mueller, has been dircovered. A life
preserver, belonging to fellOw-lodger OF
Muellers, was discovered with marks of
blood upon it. The life-preserver was prob
ably taken away during the absence of the
lodger and replaced before his return The
blood-marks are to be examined to deter
mine whether they-sy human blood or not,
Year: 1864

Every one familiar with the politics Of
Pennsylvania will recognize the counties
that give majorities against allowing the
soldiers to vote as the most inveterately and
Overwhelmingly Democratic Of any in the
State


Of course, the Amendment Is carried by a
very large majOrity-from so 600 to 100000
Year: 1864

From the New York Tribune


We have the complete result in few
counties of the vote on the Constitutional
amendment, permitting citizens to vote
though absent from the State in the military
service of their country. Look at the ig-
ures.
Year: 1864

THE first article of the Mahomedan creed
is 'tthere is but one God and Mahomet is
his Prophet" The first article of the Lin
coin creed is, "There is no law but military
necessity, and of that necessity he is the sole
judge3" fsro- r5s O.
Year: 1864

The Paris correspondent of the London


Star of the lst inst, writes as follows:


An execution which has just taken place


at Versailles is very likely to increase the


repugnance manifested here to capital pun


lshment. The criminal was a man who


might well take his stand along with De Ia


Pommerais and Steinkampf The murder


ne committed was on the person of an old


man with whom he lodged at place called


Chene Rond, and whom he determined to


XII In order to prevent some scandalous rev
eiatlonS from being made, and to possess
himself OF his victim S furniture He exc
cuted his purpose with hammer; and with
an art which could only be shown in such
case by one who had been butcher. cut m
the corpse, put it into sack, and threw it
INTO mari pit After having ascribed the
murder to the agency of two unknown Bel
glans-whlch reminded the Juge d Instruc-
ton OF the two bearded men Dumollard
used to talk of-he made, under pressure of
the magistrates, partial ayowal of his
crime. He was found guilty without exten-
uatIng circumstances, and as his appeal to
the Court OF Cessation and recourS en- grace
was Intellectual, he could not for more than
a week have hoped that his sentence would
not be executed. Nevertheless he showed
degree OF resignation astonishing for such a
brutal nature as his. But on the morning
hXed Tor his execution, when the TAILOR and
the prison chaplain entered his cell he awoke
with start, saying, good morning, Mon
sleur Able. My poor fellow, returned
the priest, your last hour approaches. To-
day you must appear before God But be
OF good courage. On learning this the con
demned man fell into state of utter pros
tration, and cold sweat covered his face.
He allowed himself to be led into the chan
ell; but mass was hardly over when, in fit
of delirlum, he rushed against the wall as
If to force his way through it, and battered
1t with his head so violently that he was di-
rectIy bathed in blood. The doctor ordered
a lotion Of vinegar and water to be applied
to the wounded parts, and as this was being
done the culprit attempted to commit sui
eide by swallowinga handkerchief. The ex-
ecutloner and his aids appeared few mo-
ments later. and arranged, without meeting
any resistance, the toilette .fitnebre A fit Of
complete stapeur succeeded the violence
which was shown in the chapel Brandy
was administered to stimulate the patient,
who was transported to the prison van which
conveyed him to the scafold There he ap-
peared in a state of indiscribable excite
ment, foaming at the mouth and uttering
cries of despair like some wild animal. It
was found necessary to drag him from the
van and up the steps Of the guillotine
Several men, when he got there, had to take
hold of him to prevent him from evading
his sentence, and to hold his hands and feet
while his head was severed from his body
Year: 1864

At q republican ratification meeting in
Bangor, Maine, Vice President Hamlin
made an address of some length, wherein
he took occasion heartily to commend the
nominations made at Baltimore, eulogizing
the President as man of eminent ability,
and of unsurpassed integrity-one who has
administered the government well, and who
will bring the nation out of its difficulties
and plant it on the eternal principles of lib
erty. He also spoke of Mr.. johnson from
triot, and eminently fitted and qualified for
the position to which be had been nomina-
ted, and said that the ticket will have the
honest and hearty support of all true and
loyal men.
Year: 1864

A man lost favorite parrot, which was
found in the possession of another person,
who refused to give it up. He was accord
ingly summoned to produce the bird in
court of law. The real owner, on being
asked how he could prove that 1t belonged
to him, replied that the parrot should be his
only witness. 1t was then brought to court
in a cage covered with cloth, and began to
whistle the tune Take your time, Miss
Lucy, while some subject was discussed
by the court. Its owner then put his face
to the cage, and desired the parrot to kiss
him, which the bird did most affeetionately.
He will do the same to any one, said the
defendant; and putting his mouth to the
cage, the parrot seized his lip and bit it Sc
verely, to the great amusement of the court.
Its owner then took it out of the cage and
kept it on his hand, when the bird answer
ed several questions put TO it in a ready and
extraordinary manner, and also showed so
much affection for its master that the Judge
Immediately ordered the parrot to be restor-
ed to him, and the defendant had to pay
all eXOpnSpS
Year: 1864

The Ohio State Journal calls attention to
the fact that Abraham Lincoln and Andrew
johnson are natives of Slave States. 1t
says:


Lincoln was born in Kentucky in 1909, and
johnson was born in North Carolina in
1905. Is it not wonderful coincidence
in the history of these wonderful times
that two men, both born in slave States, both
born OF poor parents, both subjected in
youth to all the depressing influences of the
aristOcratic system of slavery without any
Of its privileges, have become the stand
ard-bearers Of Freedom against the aggres-
sion Of slavery? And it now seems in the
highest degree probable that in these two
men the Stare States have themselves Civ
en- to the country the men who are to be
chiefly instrumental in eradicating and ut
terly wiping out slavery From slave terri
tory these leaders of the hosts of Freedom
have sprung; and are now to be made in
strumental in bringing about the abolish
ment of the accursed system of bondage
and oppression under which the parents of
these men were classified as among poor
whites :"
Year: 1864

Fretfulness Is great lender of misery


1t begins Its loans to very young borrow
ers and there is great danger that if its
debtors draw on it early they will become
sad spendthrifts of misery, and scarcely ev-
er be able to free themselves from the


clutches of their hard task and creditor


There is nothing more successful in making
people unnecessarily miserable than fret
ful, dlscOntented spirit. 1t works Ill in
two ways it causes its victims to think bad
ly OF themselves, and (what is worse) to
think badly OF other people, too. Fretful-
ness and peevlshness are very much under
our own control. Men can choose to what
extent they will permit circumstances to have
influence over them, and the character of
that influence. An eccentric person, of the
Johnsonian school, has made a sort of IA
bic on this subject He maintains that all
kinds OF weather may be made charming to
man If he so will that if he will go out
IN the rain, without any defence, and pre-
tend to know nothing about the showers.
the ram Will cease for him, each drop ex-
claiming: 1t isno use raining upon that
man, he does not mind it. There is NOR
al to that fable and wesmay be sure that
II, instead OF allowing every slight incident
IN personal, social or family life to ruffle our
tempers and make us wretched. we were de
termined to regard fewer of them, the wear
and tear oflIfe would be much less, and days
and hours would pass more pleasantly In
every house every day there are trivial cir
cumstances which, if dwelt upon will cause
trouble for a long time but which are so
small that they should never be noticed.
Said Cervantes, Hast thou a mind to quar-
rel with thy wife ? Bid her bring water to
thee in the sunshine very fair quarrel
may bea about notes in the clear water. Yes;
great misery-all borrowed. none of it ne
cessary-is brought to families by the fret
ful, catious, querrulous seedlings that occur
every day by the ridiculous, prosecuting,
vexing, vixenish notice taken of paltry
things at home. Fathers and mothers
brothers and sisters if our homes are to be
happy, joyous places, hunt out mere fretful-
ness, and make the love borne by one to the
other as considerate to mutual happiness as
is the courtesy that is paid by and to stran-
gers.
Year: 1864

A gentleman just returned from Washing
ton relates the following incident that trans
pred at the White House the other day
Some gentlemen were present from the west,
excited and troubled about the commissions
and omissions Of the administration The
President heard them patiently and then
replied Gentleman, suppose all the prop
erty you were worth was in gold, and you
had put it in the hands of Blondin to carry
it across the Niagara River on a rope, would
you shake the cable or keep shouting out to
him-Blondin stand up a little stralghter-
Blondin stoop little more-or little fas-
ter-lean a little more to the North-lean a
little more to the South No, you would
hold your breath as well as your tongue, and
keep your hands off until he was safe over.
The Government officers carrying an immense
weight. Untold treasures are in their hands.
They are doing the very best they can.
Don't badger them, Keep silence and we Il
get you safe across.
Year: 1864

a good one is told of General Grant. As
he was in the cars on his way to the front,
a newsboy came in crying out Life of Gen
eral Grant p One of the Generals Aids
pointing to the General, told the boy he
guessed that man would buy copy. The
boy approached the General, who asked him
e3,ges careleSsy who is Gen Grant, The boy
know Gen Grant ~ The General, after
that of course bought his life
Year: 1864

Learn to think and learn to labor,


Better TO wear out than rust;
Help yourself and aid your neighbor,
On your own exertions trust;
Though your progress may be slowly,
Toiling on from year to year
Though you may be poor and lowly,


Be man and persevere.
Now's the time be up aud doing,


Time once past none can recall.
Sioth and ignorance lead to rum,


Think and labor, one and all
Monuments of stone will cIumble-
Fall like leaves before the blast;
But simple truths. however humble,


Will, through countless ages last
knowledge is a crystal fountain.


All who choose may freely drink
Grains of sand will form mountain,
Learn to labor and TO think.
Learning dwells mott college,


Use your hands and use your brain,
Were mankind possessed with knowledge
How long would tyfant reig1l
Year: 1864

4 KIND WORD FoR MOTHER De
spise not thy mother when she is old, Age
may wear and waste a mother beauty
strength, limbs, senses, and estate but her
relation as mother is as the sun when it
goes forth in its might, for it is always in
the meridian, and knoweth no evening.
The person may be gray headed, but her
motherly relation is ever in its flourish. 1t
may be autumn, yea, winter with woman,
but with the mother, as mother, it is always
snring
Year: 1864

An itinerant phrenologist stopped at a
rustic farm house, the proprietor of which
was busily engaged in threshing Sir, I'm
a phrenologist Would you like me to ex-
anime the heads of your children. Twill do
it cheap" wall. said the farmer, paus-
ing between the strokes, 'I rather guess
they don t need it. The old woman combs
them with the fine tooth comb once a
week. -
Year: 1864

Two peddlers in Centre County Pa. have
been pushing their trade after a new fashion
One of them travelled a day in advance
of the other and refused to receive Lock
Haven Bank notes as worthless, and the
people gladly traded with the other, who
said he would take the notes, as hewas In
debt to the bank.
Year: 1864

EVERYBODY GoEs FOR Ir.-We do not
hear of any body who does not go for
DeLand's Chemical Saleratus. No mat
ter who we may 60 for in politics, all our
housewives agree that it is the thing to
make light buiscuit. Its entire freedom
from delsterious matter should commend
it. Sold by all Wholesale Grocers in
Chicago.
Year: 1864

We arc asked to yield blind submission
to him. while he has persistently neglect
ed or sold ont the interests Of our County


The Senatorial struggle is approaching
again and now. while there is ample
time, we ask Lanes advocates to produce
the documents to show what be has ever
done for the benefit Of our section. We
don't mean some Buncombe measure
which he may at any time propose. to
humbug our people; but we mean bis
action when our material and vital inter-
ests were at stake. Bare assertions of
himself or friends will not suffice. We
must have the official documents. in black
and white. page and date. The people
Of this County have been humbuggsd for
the last time. and will not tie themselves
to man who has net only done nothing
for them, but has sold and betrayed them.
Bring forth the records, gentlemep for
We assure you that they will be produced
on the side opposed to you.
Year: 1864

Several casualties occurred to day from
picket firing in front of the Third division
of the Second. A sergeant of the Fortieth
New York was shot through the head, the
ball entering the red diamond on his hat
He died almost instantly. Private Farns>
worth was also killed by being SHOT in the
eye, while looking oyer the works at some
shelling going on near by.


This practice Of continued sharpshooting
between the pickets should be discounte
nanced by every commander on both sides
as it causes the loss OF many brave mans
life without the slightest advantage te
either party 7'i{i 9 s"a


A deserter who came in on Thursday
evening says the rebel army are very much
discouraged on account of Early.s defeat IL
the vatley, and'h thinks that before lous