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Year: 1861

A Pleasant LITTLE RoMANcE. Der
leigh the New York correspondent of the
Boston journal, gets of the following
charming little romance:


A short time since one of the many
agents that are abroad selecting musical
talent for America, sent on to the care Of
this house French girl, who was engaged
to teach for one year in a southern insttu.
ton on q salary of 900 per year. On her
way to NeY York she saw German mer-
.ehunt Of this city, who was smitten with
her, for she was young lady Of dazzling
beauty--4Ie followed her to New York,
and made formal proposal for her baBd.
The gentleman was well known to the head
Of the house Of Adams & Co. as a gentle
man Of wealth and standing. But the
young teacher declined the proposal at
least till her contract for teaching should
expire, and the consent Of her parents be
obtained But the gentleman was not to
be put of. The lady had great confidence
in the integrity Of the company, and relied
on what the house of Adams & Co. snid OF
the honor and position Of the s1pPlicant.
She relented and yielded, and Cards are
now out for the wcddng/at one Of our
most fashionable hotefs, and this young
with nothing but talents and
beauty, will soon be at the head of on es-
tablishment, with husband worth $780,
600 ~
Year: 1861

GEN. LANES LErTER-0n the FIRST side
Of this number will be found the letter
written by the Senator from Oregon, Civ
ing bis views upon the present crisis Tue
facts stated are undeniably true, but we
take exception to the tone Of the letter,
inasmueh as it may be interpreted in favor
of secession, or, at least, not opposing such
STEP Had Gen. Lane been little more
explicit in bis views upon the bare question
of the right Of States to secede, we think
his friends in this State would have been
better pleased. Common report says that
he is opposed to disruption Of the Union,
and undoubtedly he is, but bis letter has
no condemnation OF that sct.-OregOH Sen
tiHeL.
Year: 1861

JOURNALISM As A PRoFEssIoN.-The ex.
perience of all newspaper offices is alike in


this-that a college-bred edtor-apprentice
is the hardest to break into his business Of
any man who ever tries it. He insists on
beginning at the end, instead of the begin
ming. He has more things TO unlearn than
any other. He always lacks directness, is
usually ful. Of offensive pedantry, and is
commonly above his business Though be
may have read the newspapers all his life,
be has an idea that the sole business Of an
editor is to write long.wiuded editorials,
aud these he feels competent to write with
out any apprenticeship whatever. lie
don't seem to have an idea of what people
really read newspapers for. Most young
gentlemen who graduate at our literary in
stitutious have the opinion that editing
newspaper is very simple matter, and one
for which they are competent already
They would scorn the thought of learning
the profession by engaging FIRST in its sim
pllst details, and going through these de-
tails for o series Of years before they should
begin TO show themselves as editors at all.
They will spend three years in the study of
medicine. or law, or theology, and content
with it, yet they are inst as well fitted to
practice law or medicine at the end of their
college course as thoy are to edit newspa-
per; and generally speaking, little better
fitted, for the college system Of education
was built up aud is perpeiuated on the idea
that all its graduates are bound for one or
the other of these three kinds of business.
Mass Republican
Year: 1861

But it is said Lincoln's policy and princi-
pies are against the constitution, and that
il he carries them out it will be destructive
of our rights. Let us not anticipate o
threatened evil If he violates the consti-
tuition, then will come our time to act. Do
not let US break it, because, fOrsooth, he
may If he does, that is the time for us to
strike. lApplanse. l think it would be
injudicious aud unwi,e TO do this sooner
| do'not anticipate that Lincoln will do
apythin2 to jeopardize our safety or securi-
ty, whatever may he his spirit to do 1t for
be is bound by the constitutional checks
which are thrown around him, which at this
time renders him powerless to do any great
mischief. This shows the wisdom OF our
system. The President of the United
States is no Emperor, no dictator--he is
clothed with no absolute power. He can
do nothing unless he is backed by power in
Congress. The Heuse of Representatives
is largely in the msjority against him.
Year: 1861

Haze been before The public for ae,sod Of 30 gears
and during that time hare maintained high character
almost every part Of The Globe for the extraordinary
csrratire properties avhich they possess ii.-1s
Year: 1861

Is Maryland adhered to the Union. There is
ne danger, now, from that side but there never
was any danger from any other side. And men,
whose scruples will not permit them to fight
Maryland, If need be, are not the material to
officer the District Militia.
Year: 1861

A gentleman who left New Orleans on
the 9TH instant reports that great alarm
and anxiety prevails there, not only with
regard to the vast preparations and the en-
ormous power the Federal Governments is
putting forth TO crush the rebellion, but also
with regard to the negroes. The terror on
this latter subject is greater even than on
the formor. Seven hundred men are in
arms every night to guard the city against
an outbreak. On Sunday night, the 9th
instant, eleven steamboats, and other yes
sells were burned on the levee; their value
is set down by New Orleans papers at
100000, but according 10 our informant it
was really 100000. The most interesting
feature Of this event is altogether ignored
by our New Orleans contemporaries, though
there was nobody in the city who felt any
doubt on the subject. This is that the in
cendiary who caused this conAagration was
a slave.
Year: 1861

PLANT CoRN.-The following is good advice
for every Northern well for every Southern State


The farmers Of Virginia requested proceed Wig
orousy in planting the largest amount possible corn
and vegetables of all Sorts including potatoes II IA now


patriotic duty well likely to be a remuneravela-
6or The troops OF our State and of the other Southern
supplied Let all the manufacturing also
be kept busily at work"
Year: 1861

The VIRGINIA PUBLIC WORKS SUSPENDED


The Richmond Dispatch is gratiHed to learn that the
Board ofPubc Works has ordered the suspension Of all
work upon the railroads of the State In present
dion Of the credit of Virginia 1t deemed wisest
throw more Of her bonds upon the market and the
drying up Of their left other alternative
Virginia is to be developed by and punder not by
the construction Of works Of improvement.
Year: 1861

A number of Yankee shoemakers, recently
driven from the caronas, have enlisted in the Massa
ehusetts regiments for the Had they allowed
peacefully to remain at the South they would have peg
ged away for the rebels they will peg away them
Year: 1861

Amid the checkered scenes of life,
Or calm repose or wearied strife,


Ofsadness or of glee,
When pleasures wreath is Ger me thrown,
Or when my heart is sad and lone,


Who'll be friend to me
Who, with friendship fond and true,
My path fife will gladly strew


With flowers sweet and rare
And when all others turn aside
With looks of GOODNESS and of pride,


Will ever prove sincere
o, who, with sweetand magic power,
To every passing, feetng hour


Will sweet enchantinent lend?
Who will my every hour share,
And e'er entitled be to bear


The hallowed name of friend?
Whose loving word aud gentle smile
Will every passing day beguile


With dearest joys below
And when dark stormy clouds arise
viii point me still tosmilng skies


The silver lining" show?
Who my weary feet will guide
Through whatever may betide


In this cold world of care /?
Who will lead me in the right
Der smiling valleys fair aud bright,


Or deserts dark and drear
And, when life's close at length draws near
Q who will be the loved one dear


Shall then fond yigils keep
Who will receive my parting sghs
O who will close my weary eyes


In death's unbroken sleep?
Year: 1861

and would murder me that would noi
tell of it,


" Fear not, madam, lie shall not harm
you, responded the stranger. I" Eel
low, surrender yourself"


" Get out of my way" cried the rob
Der making rush for the door, and str-
king at the stranger with bowie knife
Giving back few steps the stranger
seized the robber by the collar, whirled
him around, and threw him on his face
in the snow. The robber struggled, but
the stranger knelt heavily on the small
of his back, and grasped his hair


Lie still said the stranger, or |
will send bullet through your brain"


The robber fell The cold barrel Of a
pistol at his ear, and obeyed. Milly
quickly brought ropes at her rescuer's
request, and the robber was bound hand
and foot


" 1t was strange providence" the
new conner said, "that overlook me with
snow storm on the prairie, and forced
me an hour ago TO take refuge in your
smoke house, nearly dead with cold."


Miily Acknowledged the truth Of the
remark, aud she knelt and thanked her
Father in Heaven for her deliyerance.


The next day Mily's husband came
home, and when lie had been told all, he
remarked:


This fellow was IN Tie tavern al tie
village, the day | sold my produce Il
viii learn me 4 Iesson--never t. let slran-
gers know when money is plenty with
me, lest they shall be tempted 10 crime
and bring ruin on me and mine"


That day some sixty or seventy men
gathered at the house of Mr.. Dean. The
robber was recognised as notorious
horse thief who hai long infested the
neighborhood. There was n summary
trial, and then in dogged silence the
wretch who would have bnrued a harm
less infant and murdered a faithful and
gentle woman, submitted 10 his ineyita-
Die fate. \ rudely constructed galIows,
and stout rope ended his existence.
81 on the thinly settled frontiers Of the
West do they me;e out justice to offend
ers against property and life.


About seventeen hundred dollars IN
bills were faugd ON The person of the
robber, beside The gold lie had taken
from Mrs Dean. As there were no
claimants for the bills. at the suggestion
OF the stranger whose life had been say
ed from the angel Of the winter storm by
the shelter he found in the smoke house.
a thousand dollars Of The seventeen hun.
dred were presented to Milly in consiI-
Grafton of what she had passed through
and the remainder was divided around


On that very spot there is now lhriy-
ing town, and oae OF the finest resideu
ces in the place is that where dwells
Milly Dean and her husband.
Year: 1861

low shed, one more struggle, and he
fell against it. In an instant be OWNED
its character. With last desperate eff
ort he found the door, threw it open, and
rushing in flung himself at full length
upon the floor, knowing only that be was
in an atmosphere reeking with the fumes
of bacon, and warm with the smoke
which rose from pan Of smothered Goals
in the centre of the place. 1t was a set
tiers rude smoke house, left to care for
itself during the long winters night, and
the travellers grateful heart sent up a
tribute to heaven for this place Of refuge
in the desert of snow.
Year: 1861

GEN. McDOUGALLs SPEECH.-The Union
Of Monday, gives Photographic report of
the speech Of Gen. James A. MeDougall,
delivered in the Assembly Hall last Satur-
day evening. 1t is an able effort. lie
reviewed at some length the late manifesto
Of V. 4. Howard in favor Of Pacific Re-
public, aud regretted to see that the party
Of which Mr.. Howard was a representative
was growing on this coast. He was totally
opposed to the scheme. We have neither
the population, the wealth, nor means Of
defensive war, and rivalry would imme-
dlately begin between France and England
for the control of our policy. Both Of
those nations have long coveted the bay of
san Francisco, as the key to the commerce
of the Pacific, and our political parties
would soon be divided on the question as
TO whether English or French influence
should control on this coast He eontended
that State had no right to secede, and
thought all that was necessary to put down
secession was for the government to exhibit
its power. He did not believe a peaceable
dissolution possible, and if the Government
does not exhibit its power until anarchy is
in the ascendant, then rivers of blood must
flow.
Year: 1861

FEES IN OFFICE.-The San Francisco
Spirit of the Times, in referring to that pOr-
ton of the Governors Message relative to
fees in Office, says:


eve wish the Governor had called alten-
ton to a State Office, where the fees are
said to amount to at least twenty thou
sand dollars per annum, and some even
estimate them at thirty thousand dol
lars per annum. Be that as it may, our own
view of the matter is, that the fees Of that
Office are entirely too high and should be
cut down to rate which would not be so
Onerous as they are at present on those who
have cases in the Supreme Court. We trust
that the present Legislature will take cog
nizance Of this matter and upon proper in
vestigation reduce the fees of the Clerk of
the Supreme Court, to q standard more
consistent with the times"
Year: 1861

TAX TITLE CAsR.-The Amador Ledper
learns that the appeal papers are being made
out in the important tax title case of High VS..
New York Ranch, recently decided by Judge
Hardy. 1t involves an important point in the
Revenue Law-the legality of the imposition Of
the five per cent. additional on delinquent tax
DayprS
Year: 1861

Sitting lonely, ever lonely,


Waiting, waiting for one ouly,
Thus l count the weary moments passing by
And the heavy evening gloom
.. Gathers slowly in the room,
And the chill November darkness dims the sky
Now the COT ntless busy feet


Cross each other in the street,
Aud watch the faces fitting past my door:
But the step that fingered nightly,
And the hand that raped so lightly,
And the face that beamed so brightly,


Came no more!


BY the firelights fitful cleaning
am dreaming. ever dreaming,
And the rain is slowly falling all around,
And voices that are nearest,


OF friends the best and dearest,
Appear to have a strange and distant sound.
Now the weary wind is signing,
And the murky day is dying,
And the withered leaves lie scattered round MI
door;


But that voice whose gentle greeting,
Set this heart so wildly beating
At each fond and frequent meeting,


Comes no more!
Year: 1861

CULTIvATlNG HoPs.-A valuable discovery in the
cultivation of hops has just been communicated to the
French academy Like some agricultural Improvements
has been the result of observations made by labor
ing peasant 1t consists in making the plant run in
horizontal direction instead of climbing up the pole
This is managed by means of low rellis work of the
simplest construction, The advantages of this mode
of cultivation are numerous In the first place it
bes the grower investigate the plant while growing
and cleanse it from the numerous insects Which inure
vast extent; that is protectedfrom the SUM-
which always destroys the upper shoots it obyates the
great destruction Of hopsn stormy weather. when the
wind lays loT whole hop grounds from the height Of
the poles and most Of ALL it enables the gathering Of
the take place without uprooting the plant
besides permitting the selection of the rpest ones at
first and preventing the great loss which arises from
the necessity of tearing down the whole plant getat
the ripest blossoms.
Year: 1861

Banner Presentation to the CaddO Lake Bows.


Previous to the departure Of this company to join
the army tfe ladies bordering the lake, presented
it wish beautiful banner, wrought with their own tiny
hands, through Miss CalIe Curre, who delivered tho
following ADDRESS


CAPr JGrER AN3 CADDo LAKE BoYs--Our country
is threatened to be by abolition hordes of the
uorth-our borders already invaded by ruthless
numbers, aid is r you to say whether they shall bs
conquerers Or not


They having neither justice or rights upon their
side, while Ee have every thing that is good glorious
and just upon ours, permit them to advance one
foot farther upon dear southern land. But upon
the other hand Jon must drive them back upon their
SOIL AMI if need be foE oar safety and independ
ence drive them inlo the northern seas.


You have enlisted, gentlemen fer twelve months
but well satisfied that your patriotism will never
permit you 10 lay down your musiets sheathe your
swords until you haGe gained our glorious independ
ence as along there is an invader left upon
soil


have be'n chosen by the ladies of ward No l. Cad
do parish present you this banner and the earnest
wish of our hearts is that it should be borne in the
tickest of the contest that you may win honors for
yourselves and peace and quiet and happiness for tho
homes you leave behind you


And in the thickest Of the fight when the storm of
grape-shot and musket balls, shall fall thick and fast
think Of thedonors and remember the prayers Of your
mothers and sisters that ever sent up to heaven for
your safety Let there be quarreing, but let your
watch-word be victory death Should you fall, let
your flag be your winding sheet; suffer in dis
grace by being taken by the enemy; let each bear
his part noby in its defence, for there is no death
more honorable than the true soldiers-no life
disrespected ,chan the bastard or coward.


Captain Jetcr, into your hands give these brave
soldiers stars Of society and the light Of our homes
take Of Ghemyead them into rash dangers but
90 where your country needs you most, and strike
when you can accomplish most for our independence,
and when you return should any Of their familiar faces
be missing sgom tie ranks let it be said their bodies
were left upon The battlefield monuments to future
generations


Then take this banner freemen bold,


And may it Der thee proudly wave,


TIL we in triumph shall behold


ll.t gr.r.t i'm his.
Year: 1861

y HAVE q valuable receipt for making Honey which


viii send to any person upon the receipt of 80 cents
We make and use in family at halfthe cost, and
considcrit good the best article Of genuine bee made
honey, from which it cannot be told. Any person
who will make and sell il clear from two to three
dollars per day. it only requires four articles to make it
and they be had at any store for fifty cents Every
family may have this delightful luxury, for any lady
make it I'D fifteen minutes at any time.


If You really want something nice do not miss the
Honey Washington Receipts for they positively all
j claim for them and they should be in every family


Three cents postage stamps are as good as money.


Address DR.. j. 2. CREAGER,
Year: 1861

The FEELING IN KENTUCKY.-Advices
from Kentucky represent that, since the
election, there has been great revolution
OF public sentiment in favor of decidedly
aiding the Government TO quell the rebel
lion. and that more Kentuckians will be Of.
fered for the war than would have been The
quota of that State under the President =
Proclamations. 1t is represented that the
popular voice was 20 decided that many
who formerly entertained anmosity to the
Government have yielded their views and
heartily united in an effort to make the war
as brief as possible.
Year: 1861

on Or before the thirtielh day Of June next, and
all sums unpaid on that day will be subjected
TO ah interest at the rate of six per cent. psr
annum, and in default Of payment being made
within thirty days thereafter, the collector is
authorized 10 levy the sum on the visible pro-
Perty of the defsulter and sell it. after due no.
tice has been given. If no visible property is
found, the person assessed may be examined on
oath, and any stOck>or bonds he may possess be
sold at public auction. A refusal to testify is
punishable by imprisonment until the tax is
paid.
Year: 1861

The present week will be full of stirring
pews. From the President and Cabinet good
news is expected, and the very best face will
be put upon everything financial or political.
BY the Close Of the week, the effect of the ar
rest Of Messrs. Mason and Slidell upon the
English press will be known. The English
press will sssnns violent lone is the general
opinion, but that their buster means war, few
believe. AS every steamer has taken fresh
reports of the steady pssgrsss of Federal forces,
each returning maiI will bTiug more peaceful
news from London.
Year: 1861

A Union refugee from the vicinity of Bowling
Green, the headquarters OF the rebels In Ken.
lucky, estimates the force at that point al 80.
600 strong. A large number Of these were
down with meascls and typhoid fever, and
three hundred were sent last week to the gen.
eral hospital at Nashville. Gen. Polk was ex
PeGted TO arrive from Columbus speedily With
a division Of his forces.
Year: 1861

PRINTERS FEsTIvAL-From what we can
learn, We should judge that this is to be the
affair of the season. Those who have at
tended former entertainments given by the
printers in this city, will have no difficulty
in making up their minds that the occasion
viii be one of both pleasure and profit
Several distinguished gentlemen of this city,
will take part in the festivities, and respond
to toasts at the supper table. The Supper
itself, will be the best that Stacey can com
pose, which is safely saying great deal in
its favor. After the table exercises, dancing
will be the order of the night, and we hope
to have the pleasure Of seeing many scores
of cou,~les tripping to Leland's merriest
music.
Year: 1861

THRoUGH THE IOE.-Two young men at
tached to the telegraph Office, Messrs. Tin
dale and somers, while skating on the river
above Seneca street bridge, broke through
the ice and fell into the water. The ice
company had been cutting a large opening,
extoading nearly across the stream, which
was covered with very thin ice onto which
the skaters inadvertently passed, when it
gave way beneath them. They extricated
themselves with much difficulty.
Year: 1861

Lavater, in his F" Physiognomy," makes
the following curious remarks: IL have
had accession to observe some infants i'm


mediately on their birth, and have found
an astonishing resemblance between their
profile and that of their father. A few
days after. the resemblance almost entire
ly disappeared; the natural influence of
the air and food. and probably the change
of pasture, had so altered the design of
the face, that you could have believed it
a different individual. afterwards saw
two of these children die, the one at six
weeks, and the other at four years of age
and about twelve hours after the death,
they completely recovered the profile
which had struck me so much at their
birth; only the profile of the dead child
was. as might be expected, more strong
ly marked and more terse than that of the
living. The third day the resemblance
began to disappear. l knew a man OF
fifty years, and another of seventy, both
of whom. when alive, appeared to have
no manner of resemblance to their chill
dren, and whose physiognomies belonged,
if l may SO express myself, to a totally
different class. Two days after their
death the profile of one became perfectly
conformed to that of his eldest son, and
the image of the other might be traced in
the third of his sons. The likeness was
quite as distinctly marked as that of the
children, who, immediately after their
death, brought to my recollection the
which they had at their
birth. .. .r..-.- r..I..... .......
Year: 1861

Yes, you pass it along, whether you
believe it or not. You don't believe one
sided whispers against the character Of
another, but you will use your influence
to bear up the false report, and pass it on
the current. Strange creatures are man
kind. How many benevolent deeds have
been chilled by the shrug of a shoulder
How many individuals have been shun-
ned by a gentle, mysterious hint; how
many chaste blossoms have been rung
With grief at a single nod. How many
graves have been dug by false report
Yet you will keep it above the water by a
wag of your tongue, when you might sink
ii forever. Lisp not word that may in


ure the character Of another. Be deter
mined to listen to no slander. that as far
as you are concerned, it may die. But
tell it once and it may so on as the wing
Of the wind, increasing with each breath
till it is circulated through the State. and
has brought to the grave one who might
have been a blessing to the world.