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Year: 1861

Did you ever consult the mirror to
ascertain whether you were growing
old-to detect, if you could, pair oI
feet, and a croD's at that, at the corn.
ers Of your eyes--to see if that gray
hair somebody charged you with hav-
ing yesterday, was nothing but pecul'
lar reflection of the light, and not much
winter than the ace of spades after all!
But the mirror is nothing to 60 to for
information; it reflects to very little
purpose. If you would know what age
is doing for yo,s, look upon the face Of
friend you have not seen in ten years,
and the story is as plain as pike
staff! There is something or other
about him you cannot understand;
his features are little sharper, the
expression of his eyes little colder,
of his brow little harder, Of his mouth
little fr1ner. TO be sure bis laugh
hasn't gone, but then q tooth or two
has. He is the same, yet not the
same, but somewhat harder and rough
or, and not so much of him as Of old.
But the strangest of all is the hand.
That has grown old faster than his
face. How soft and smooth it used to
be, you remember, and plump as q
partridge. There was tracery Of blue
veins upon the back Of it, and you and
he used to read each others fortunes,
and life-journeys, in the meandering
currents that flowed on SO quietly just
under the surface. But it is more like
claw now, as if he used it in diging;
then it is brown as October; the fms
rounded muscle has shrunk away from
the veins, and they stand out like
ridges in a fallow. Veins indeed
they look like handful of whipcord.
There is knotty look and a knetty
feel about the joints, as if you were
grasping handful Of walnuts. Then,
again, his hair has grown wiry or brist-
ly or gray, or thin; or something that
it was not, for the truth is, it is grow
ing upon an old head.


You think, as you look as him, lis
it possible!" and he keeps your compa-
ny with his wonder chow 1t can be,''
and in that look, you have seen your
self-as he sees you-as they all see
you-as you are.


B. r. Taulor.
Year: 1861

We need not repeat that we hold the Lin
coin dynasty to q terrible accountability for
this calamity. We take occasion to INFORM
those valiant gentlemen who talk Of using
ropes and threaten to throw printing offices
in the Wabash that, if they are particular
ly anxious to fight, they can join one OF tho
companies which Morton says 'are being rap
idly filled up in all parts Of the State ln the
meanwhile, il they wish to get their hand in,
before volunteering. we will endeavor to
give them . proper reception, if notified ~
time. We defy all such cOwardly brag-
garts-aud dare them to DO their wcrst.
Year: 1861

"Cutting back the tops or branches of


fruit trees, at the time of transplant


ing"


That I be not misunderstood upon
this point, you will please bear in mind
that / do not speak of unsightly or de-
formed trees, or those too nearly dead
to save anything more than a limbless
hody.--Desperate cases often require
desperate remedies. The :knife and
lancet" are sometimes rendered very
Necessary in reference to fruit trees,
and at proper time, if need be, I
would cut tree back even to the ground:
regardless Of delay in growth, or. Of
ought else, if for special reasons I
must save the life Of that particular
tree, and get it into sutible or pleas
ing form. But except in such cas-:
when trausplanting, I would throw the
comparatively worthless tree upon the
brush heap, save the precious years Of
time and car andgo to the nurseries
and personally select and carefully
pack in my own wagon, such shaped
live trees as the nurseryman had not
prevented the Lord from fashioning
about after his own wise model: and
they should be of the age and size too,
that I have already recommended
With damp straw. sawdust, or mos 8. I
would carefully guard the roots while in
transitu, and rest not till they were
safely imbeded within the moist and
mellow earth.


The question now is, shall we follow
the ruthless and sweeping advice of the
nurserymen, to "cut back one half Of
the length of all the new branches" be-
fore planting such trees; or shall we
not rather listen to the kindly plead
ing echo
Year: 1861

Touch not a single bough."


This I would do. IF there was a
larger amount of top limbs than wish
ed the tree to possess, I would cut off
some of the surplus branches close to
the body or the larger limbs, and COW
er the wounds so made with little wax
tn exclude the air in our dry climate.
The residue Of the branches, even if
not just to my mind, I should leave
untouched till some future time.


II. Do not select and plant tall
standard trees upon open prairie lands,
or where they will not be well protect
ed against sweeping winds: but in all
such localities: plant trees that will
branch out from one to three feet
above the ground. A tree possessing
an upright habit should branch much
lower than those of a spreading tend
ency, and the rule in exposed situa-
tions should be to have the tree branch
as low as is consistent with saving the
laded limbs from ever bending to the
ground and thereby injuring the fruit.


II. Do not be too positive as to va
rites that you will plant; but if you
cannot go to the nursery and see for
yourself, and if you have not tested in
this climate the various kinds of fruit
that you desire, then, after writing
out your wishes as fully as you can,
leave it to the nurseryman from whom
you order to substitute other similar
varities that are hardy and are good
growers in this country; and if you
have not already 'learned it by heart
fail not to commit to memory as soon
as possible the following from the
American Agriculturist, Of New York:


"Select trees at the nursery, rather than
buy ofitinerant tree venders, who are strsn'
gers 9TH NJ reputation b lose, OF local hab'
Year: 1861

WASHINGTON, Feb. l8, 1851.


Owing TO apprehensions Of conspiracy Of purpose in
seizng the public buildings they have been privately
guarded though not in large force, some three weeks
past and in addition TO other fears the blowing up Of
the Capitol regarded event not impossible, and
hence every night thorough examination Of the cellars
vaults Of that building has been made by the Capitol
police to be that explosive materials had been
there clandestnely deposited for such purpose.


To. day the officers Of the artillery were on duty
for the purpose Of Immediately communicating with
Congress should an attempt be made 70 attack
the Capitol, and the military forces were ready
10 advance al a minutes warning. But there was
nothing whatever visible to excite the least apprehension
and safely be asserted that during the last
twenty years at least has the counting of the Presden
tal electoral votes been attended by better II good
order as on the present occasion.


Governor Hicks, Of Maryland was examined to day by
the special committee His belief that a conspiracy
existed in connection with the federal capital was said
superinduccd by private and anonymous letters and
newspaper articles, and that such combinations did
exist Maryland but other Southern States. That
AZ the time Of his publication in the beginning Of january
he satisfied there existing organizations having
IN view Illegal interference with the federal auhori-
ties and the seizure Of public property but for time
pact; whatever may have been the designs OF any secret
considerations associations he satisfied that such
purposes have been abandoned The special committee
unanimously Of the opinion whatever combinations
ntents may have existed at earlier PERIOD that for
the last weeks there has been appearance
tge of organization with hostile intent Washington
the public property therein.


The Engineer Department has sent to Congress modi-
fed estimates for for6caions, emitting all with the
ccpton Of Fort Calhoun, Virginia, and Forts Taylor and
Jefferson Florida. is added that the of si50o00
FOR each of the last mentioned be applied with
advantage 10 them within the next fiscal year. should
be applied augment their efficiency and strength and
to prepare them serve partially at least, naval
depots IN the Gulf.


appears from official data that the Secretary Of the
Treasury resigned as Aid deCamp TO General Brown In
1925, and his commission in the army In 1928. Major
Anderson graduated at West Point in 1895 Secretary
DIX served captain Of artillery at Fort Monroe 1926
and 1927 and Anderson lieutenant in his company
Year: 1861

To the surprise of everybody, the
delegates in the West Virginia Con


stitutional Convention, at Wheeling


are 10th to give up slavery in their
State, though by the census of 1860
there was not 10000 blacks in all
these counties, two-thirds of whom
have now probably slipped out behind
our army. These delegates don't
want slavery, per Sc, and yet they have
such scruples about the rights OF
property" that the danger is, lest in
protecting the dying institution, they
in effect give it new strength, and add
to the evil they would fain remove.
They haven't the courage, it would
seem, to meet the great cxigcncy, and
to provide that while the remnant OF
slavery shall be protected until it has
died out, no more slaves shall be
brought into the State. The Wheel.
ing lntelligencer therefore advises the
Convention, if it is not prepared to
put the new Commonwealth in the
status of freedom, to abandon the
work Of framing Constitution al
once, and save further expense for
that Congress will not consent to
the subdivision of a Slave State, simp-
ly that two Slave States may be made
out of it." We confess, for ourselves,
that we are disappointed at this hes.
itancy on the part of West Virginia,
and We are at a loss to account for it
Certainly the project of new State
will be defeated, unless it is to be a
Free State. That is the price of the
admission of West Virginia into the
Union.
Year: 1861

A citizen Of this place has received
letter from relative residing near
Sedalia, No., bearing date Dec. sth,
from which we are permitted to make
the following extracts


IL you wish to have some personal
knowledge of the war, you had better
come down here and spend the winter,
then, l think, you would go home and
be satisfied with what you had seen
and heard. A short time ago COM
pany of Indians passed our honse
they were some of Fremont's soldiers.
A few days since scouting party Of
about two hundred passed here and
one company called they We're TAX
ing half circle round from Sedalia,
to see if they could learn anything Of
of Importance.


Report says that Price, with an
army Of twenty thousand, is within
ten miles of US he will pass our door,
so here is your chance for sight
seeing. 1t is said that the Union
troops at Sedalia are coming out here
to have their fight, if 50 the battle.
field will doubtless be in sight of our
door.


Mr.. P and ourselves are the
only Union people row in this neigh
borhood the others all left last week,
in company, we thought we would
stay and "tough it out" but we be-
gin to think otherwise. Mr.. 7. will
move into Sedalia this week, and we
shall leave for illinois on Tuesday, il
we can get away. Price has issued
proclamation for the secessionists
to take the property of all Union men
for their own use they have mistrust-
cd that we contemplate going away
and have placed a guard over us
nights to prevent it (; but l think We
Year: 1861

can get away in the day time, as
though we were going into Sedalia
and thus escape /; but l think what
we shall be obliged to leave behind
ought to satisfy them, as we can take
nothing but what we can carry in ono
wagon, leaving all our stock &c. be
hind. ..- ....
Year: 1861

D Here is what Vanity Fair" thinks of the Suppression of treason in the North, and the "cleaning out of such shetes as the Bridgeport FWmsr:

 TIT For TAr.-We confess that to great ex. tent we believe in the doctrine of Tit for Tat If man give us a wipe on one cheek we do not think we should be disposed to turn to him the other in order to receive Wipe No. 2. We are aware that VIC differ in this respect from all the rest of the world.

 lis in consequence of this wicked spirit of ours that we are made glad by the accounts, which began to come in pretty briskly now. of the dsmolishment of secession newsI a.)tr ices in the loyal States, and of the tarring and feath ering ofsecession editors. For years past North srn men in the South who have dared to express obnoxious opinions. or who have been suspected of entertaining them even. have been hunted down like wild beasts, scOurged, cut, shot and hanged. And now when sympathizers wi tn the South among us, not only express obnoxious opinions through the public medium of the press but go to the length of openly advocating Trea- son against the Government, we think that "Turn About is Fair Play.'

 Not that we would counsel the numbering or the maiming of the obnoxious persons. We will let the South maintain her advantage over us m that particular. But the clinging tar, few wholesome feathers and the refreshing rail may we think, be used with advantage. They will at all events conivnce traitors of the neces- sity of keeping their mouths shut, and will de- inonstrate to'them th::admirable cleanness that they are no longer to be permitted to insult loyal community with their gibes aud sneers at the Republic, their mealy meuthed praises of JeH. Davis and his rebel crew.

 It is all very we'll to call this sort of thing "Nob Violence" and say that "the adjustment of such matters should be left to the properly constituted authorities" hut the trouble is that when the matters are so left the properly con- stituted authorities" don't adjust" them.

 And this is the reason why we believe in the doctrine of Tit for Tat. We know it is very wicked for us to do so, but then Us we stated in the beginning, we are different from all the rest of the world in this respect
Year: 1861

Why win people continue to use old
style stamps and stamp envelopes in pay
meat Of postage when they have been SO
fully and often notified that such are no
longer good for anything? How many
times more viii n be necessary for the
papers to tell them that ell letters on which
the postage is Sc paid, will be forwarded to
the Dead Letter Office at Washington
Year: 1861

order 10 give all the parties opposing opportunity OF
being beard The Postmaster General may attempt 20
override the deceon Of Mr. Ho ground the
Dutch church ia not a proper location He undoubtedly
has the right do So the former decision
ing upon this administration


" urTARrsINT


Tie fact that number OF the clerks In the War Dc
partment notified that their services would be dis
pensed with It tho close of the last VIII COURSE
bring down upon the administration the heaviest anathe
mas Of Its opponents. Anticipating the inauguration
OF this uch rocded reform the heads Of bureaus in
that deparn ent Gen Scott only excepted) days
previous 10 to the Secretary OF War their
test against any removals Nor this 10 be ,ndered
at since the chiefs Of bureaus for the most part, bold


life offices in the army, and cannot be supposed to be ar
dent admirers of the popular principle OF rotation in
office. 1t natural, therefore, that they shouh look
forward to the retention place of those holding offices
under them.


The die- between the relations Of military men TO
the government and those of civilians In office marked
and oubted and respect is this difference
marked perhaps Than the corruptions which have
often disgraced rule latter and which have
seldom found looement among the former.


But the present time the necessity Of this change to
the public unmisakeabie To say nothing Of
the peculiar of recent events experience has de-
mons5ated the great benefit Of thorough change The
Of tho Secretary Of War not without precedent
When Mr. Calhoun entered upon tho duties of the depart
ment he found the same necessity for change and re-
newal existing and at proceeded TO tho work which
General Cameron in the performance Of his duty, has
commenced and will doubtless thoroughly perform. His
frmness and determination will tho appreciation Of
the people and their appreciation will strengthen him until
the process of renovation shall be complete 1t is truly


Herculean task, but he who has undertaken per-
form 1t well There enough to be found, both
trusty and competent to whose hands the interests Of
the country douDly endangered by the falsehood
and treachery Of placemen, will be safely conGdcd.


The proestanls against change aege that these offices
not in their nature political However this may be
theoreu sally reference tho Blue Book reveals
facts Of practical significance bearing directly against
this theory IL viii there be that out Of eighty
officers in the department but ten fifteen from the
free States Under these circumstances, and In view of
these significant facts the plea o. the protestnts
not valid while the continuance OF such inequality
not but seem, to the unpreudced, both unwse ana i'm
polite.
Year: 1861

order 10 give all the parties opposing opportunity OF
being beard The Postmaster General may attemo, 70
override the decieon Of Mr. o the ground that the
Dutch church ia not proper location. He undoubtedly
has the right to do So the former decision not bind


ing upon this adm inistraton
Year: 1861

We have treq lently spoken in praise of the
very commemorate spirit manifested by the ladies
of this place. We have not INDUCED in any
fulsome eulogy, TOR we know that that would not
accord with the wishes and tastes of the ladies
themselves, as they are as modest as deserving,
and are not aspiring for notoriety or even de


served praise. Too much could Dot be said in
praise of the extraordinary ex services they have
rendered in variety of why's for the equipment
and comfort of the soldiers. They have labored
industrously, assiduously, and persevering5,
without compensation or hope of reward, and
continue to exhibit spirit which will not weary
in we'll doing. Whilst We know that the ladies
of other places have been doing their duty faith
fully, we feel convinced that the same number
no where have done more than the ladies OF
this place. 1t isabecause we know they have
: been actuated by the very best and most dsin-
terested motives that actuate the human heart,
that we are deeply mortified to learn from one
of their numbe that it has been reported in
some places IN the county that they have charg


ed for the service they have rendered. This is
altogether a mistake, and we hope, for the sake
of the ladies who are devoting themselves in
such patriotic end christian spirit to the com


fort of the soldiers, that cur readers will correct
such report wherever it may be circulated.
Year: 1861

LATE FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.-A letter writ
ten at Warrenton, Virginia, at five o clock yes
terday morning, received in this city the same
day on the arrival of the Central cars states that
the Abolition and Confederate forces between n
Alexandria and Manassas Junction were within
Two miles OF each other, and that the beating of
the enemy's drums could be distinctly heard in
Our camp, The writer was of opinion that a
collision was inevitable at a very early day
U9spatch Of the 9th slh I 'asb
Year: 1861

The Houston Telegraph urges Texans to arm
and to ho Sc, AID fly without della to the sue
Cor of Missouri. The Telegraph IS assured au-
thorita.ively that Governor Jackson expressed
his desire for all the men and arms that eond be
sent to bin, in antcipa ion Of the war now b :
ing waged upon his gallant s ate
Year: 1861

L SELL NY GOODS FOR CASH! I DON'T DO
II a Credit business Therefore hope every person
tnnt sees this Advertisement will not ask me for
CEEDtT-becauseI ara net able to do credit busi-
ness; and have to pay CASH myself D1sA


have called on every person that owes me a DOL
LAX ana have not been able TO collect the first CENT


wish you would call some one that is able to cred


April. 10 1861. N = LII n
Year: 1861

BLAST AND AccIDENT.-The Eureka Compa-
ny let off blast of forty kegs of powder on Sat-
urday afternoon the effect of which was very diff
ferent from all former blasts in these claims.
The smoke and fame shot upwards in column,
tearing hole and scattering the top boulders in
every direction. Several were hurled into the
clouds and descended with terrific force. One
passed through the roof of a cabin located in the
basin of the claims, and encounteriug three
inch plank in its course, pierced it with the pre-
cision of a cannon ball and buried itself in the
earth underneath. Another was thrown to the
" Half Way House," distasee OF nearly half a
mile. A third struck Mr.. A. Schuller on the
feshy part of the hip, bruising him severely but
not seriously. One or two other persons were
hit and slightly wounded, while several very
narrowly escaped injury. A distant spectator of
the scene, says "the stones continued to descend
from the air in shower minute or two after
The explosion had been heard"
Year: 1861

FRESH GRocERIEs-Messrs. Hecht & Pratt
are making extensive additions to their stock of
groceries and provisions, which are advertised
in this weeks paper. They have added several
new features to their business for the accommo-
dation of their customers, and find the demand
for every article in their line fully equal to the
oft-repeated supply which they are compelled to
purchase in order to meet it. There are clever
clever fellows about that concern. Give them a
call
Year: 1861

THE LIE CLAIR LAMP.-Ths elegant gas-burn-
er, which, for the first time is introduced by Capt.
Battersby to the people of the Pacific coast, is
no new invention. In its improved and perhaps
now perfected form, it has been used in the East
for several years past. We are glad to be able
to add our testimony to the certificates elsewhere
given. We have used the lamp in our family
four weeks, and find it all that could be desired.
1t requires no other cleaning than occasionally
to furbish the brass bowl, is used without glass
shade or chimney, is burned for three or four
years without change of wick, has to be filed
only two or three times a week, and gives soft,
steady light equal to four sperm candles. Next
to the brilliancy of this light, is its cheapness.
One gallon of the fluid with which it is supplied,
will burn as long as gallon and half of kero-
sine, at about half the cost. Those who have
night reading or writing to do, ought not to be
without it.
Year: 1861

PAY YOUR ROAD TAx.-We are informed by
our Road Oyerseer that there are over two hun
dred persons delinquent in his District for road
tax, and that it is his intention to proceed next
week to collect the same in manner pointed out
by law. We advise everybody owing road tax
in District No. Is, therefore to walk Immediately
up to the captains Office and settle, and thereby
save costs. If the Road Overseer starts in, he
will spare neither friend or foe, in making hi
collections,
Year: 1861

FAMILY BEvERAGE.-Families are at last be-
ginning to find out the excellent nature of Kochs
lager beer as healthful and strengthening bev-
erage-a discovery made by us some time ago.
For the accommodation of all such, the bottled
article is superior, we'll for the limited quaint
ties in which it may be purchased, the length of
time it may be preservedin sparkling state, and
its cheapness, body and superior favor.
Year: 1861

Hair TOnic...To persons residing in warm c!
mates this compound will be invaluable as specific
in retaining the skin healthy action and neutral
izing any of the evil effects, which by continued or
frequent perspration, must cause to the hair.


To children. the youngest infant, it may be used
with the greatest freedom for however thin or weakly
the hair may apparently be, by the use of this conf
pound all irritation will be aayed.


This tonic is more particularly recommended for re-
storing grey hairs their original color and with few
exceptions it is acknowledged to be inallible but in
all cases it is acknowledged be superior to like pre-
parations now in the market.


This is no hair oil for simply greasing the hair but
chemical preparation free from grease or other lnJu
rions ingredients.


Manufactured and sold at the drug store of I.
Watts. Marysvile and sold by traders and druggists
throughout the State.