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Year: 1864

Five minutes conversation with An Adolf,
zionist will reveal 10 you the fact that he
conceives that the people Of the North &C.
tuaIIy own the people of the South, and that
it is nothing short Of the most unparalleled
presumption for them to suppose that they
have any right TO houses, land or estate,
much less to that Of selfgovernment. "Thess
men are SO intraciable," say they, 80 bitter,
determined, that there will be no living with
them in the future. We must exterminats
them and seize their property" This highly
humane and Christian conclusion is reached
with the most perfect GOODNESS and compo.
sure. OF course, why should it not be sol
Are we not more civilized than they? Are
we not more intelligenn DO we not exceed
them in all humane and gentle virtues9 In
n word, are we not the saints, and does not


the world belong to the saintsl Surely Il
does. Ergo, the South belongs to US, and
as long as we can print greenbacks and buy
people to do our fighting for us, we will keep
up this war of determination. We do not
expect to conquer them, but we have two or
three to their one, and with Generals who
are willing to turn wholesale butchers, ws
can wipe them out" in the expressive Ian
guage used on Shermans raid.


This is the progra mme now adopted. The
war is one simply for determination. Hs
waged for that purpose. The idea of being
able to conquer the South has long since
been abandoned. 1t is simply cold, cruel
war of bitter determination. There is not
even ono spark Of generosity TO f,en ito
composition of maligni,y, crnelty and slaugh.
ter Over the heads of the men fighting
more bravely than men ever fought, hangs
the vile threat of negro equality, and the
confisca,ion of all their property, and yet
the people profess to wonder why they are
so bitter! This is like knocking man down,
beating him nearly to DEATH stealing his
clothes and leaving him by the roadside in q
pliless storm, and then wondering Why he
does not love and embrace u.s. If these
people who are urging on this crusade Of
slaughter would sit down calmly for five
minutes and ask themselves how they would
like the same measure meted out to them,
they could not deceive themselves longer,
unless, as is most likely. they wished to be
deceived. Penna. Jefysonian.
Year: 1864

Inc cCOnu0Sr6t1Ou Oh TIC W OTlO u SCIeulnC


Possibility.


If we know the velocity and wei ight Of
any projecte, we can calculate with ease
the amount Of heat developed by the destruc
ton Of its moving force. For example,
knowing as we do the weight Of the earth,
and the velocity with which it moves through
space, a simple calculation would enable US
to determine the exact amount Of heat which
would be developed, supposng the earth to
be stopped in her orbit. We could ts, for
example, the number Of degrees which this
amount of heat would impart to globe Of
water equal to the earth in size. Mayer and
Helmholtz have made this calculation, and
found that the quantity of heat generated
by this colossal shock would be quite sutli-
cient not only to fuse the entire earth, but
to reduce in great part to vapor. Thus by
the simple stoppage of the earth in its orbit
the elements" might be caused to "melt
with fervent heat" The amount of heat
thus developed would be equal to that derv.
ed from the combustion Of fourteen globes
of coal, each equal to the earth in magni
tude. And if after the stoppage of its mo
ton, ths earth should fall into the sun. as it
assuredly would, the amount generated by
the blow would be equal to that developed
by the combustion of 5000 worlds of solid
carbon Heat considered as a Mode of Mo
tion, by John TyndaH
Year: 1864

A pottery bakery for the manufacture Of
ear,hern ware has been established at Vir-
ginia by Lowell q Mathews. Not the least
important article Of manufacture is An ANAL
gamating pan, made of calcined quartz,
which is said to be far superior to that Of
metallic manufacture.
Year: 1864

HoRsEs PULLING AT THE HALTER. Many
remedies have been proposed for curing this
bad habit, but simple and effective one is,
TO discard the common halter, and get a
broad, strong leather strap TO buckle around
the neck few inches below the ears. A
horse may pull at this, but will soon give it
uD,
Year: 1864

A player, performing the ghost in Hamlet
very badly, was hissed; after bearing it a
good while be put the audience in good
bumor by stepping forward and saying:-
Ladies and gentlemen, am extremely sorry
that my humble endeavors to please are un
successful; but il you are not satisfied |
must give up the ghost"
Year: 1864

Mrs. Partington's Ike goes soldering.
Mrs Partington makes a farewell address,
Ike my son. stand up, while address you
hold my bonnet and specs. Fellow SOL
diers-It is the abandoned duty for all to be
palriarchal in these times, and to hand down,
unimpaired the glorious flag of succeeding
generations. March hesitatingly to the con
tented field, and if rebel demands your
quarters. tell him you had but three and the
last one is spent; then if he won't quit and
leave, quit yourself like man, and say you
have made glorious campaign Of it,"
Year: 1864

There is new mania for frog eating in
Chester county, Pa. A village paper there
SAYS: "At the Mansion House restaurant, on
Saturday evening last, seven dozen and nine
frogs were sold at 10 cents a head. Some
Of the citizens of the borough, who seldom
ever went fishing before, can now be seen,
gun in hand on their way to the frog fields
We suppose snakes wi soon become equally
as French if some one will only make the
start. Several gentlemen report mornings
work on Tuesday last, on some dams in Will
llstown township at Al frogs"
Year: 1864

FOR the home and family; and an abundance of ar
agraphs upon every topic Of interest or aport-
ance. Tho wide circulation already obtained by
this paper, is an evidence of its popularity, and of
its being adapted to the wants of the people.
Year: 1864

A special tax IS level on all lands in
the Township o L berty, two cents per acre
an all lands within one-half mile of said
road 4la cents per acre on alllands with.
in one mile of said road and outside of said
Grst half mile one cent on all lands within
one and one-half miles and outside of said
FIRST mile, and one cent on all tho remain
ing lands taxable for said road within said
Township OF Liberty.
Year: 1864

\ southern paper gives this amusing ac-
count Of the rebel Gen. Early, who Is now
running ahead of Sheridan -


"He is a man of considerable corpulence,
with full face, which has the appearance OF
the full moon when it is al It's hight in red
ness. He is about SIX feet high, and of i'm
mense structure. His voice sounds ike a
cracked Chinese fiddle, and comes from the
month some#hat in the style Of the hardshell
Baptist. with long draw, accompanied with
an Interpolation of oaths. In winter his
head is cased in a net stripped wooden scull
cap drawn about his ears, while his body is
contained within the embrace of Virginia
cloth oyereoat, striking his heels. His legs
are covered with leggins of the same mate
rial, wrapped from the feet upwards as high
as the knees with white tape. He is as brave
as he is homsly, and as homely as any man
YOU ever saw, except Parson BroSnlow, who
is said to rival his satanic majesty IN person
al appearance. There are many anecdotes
Year: 1864

When Ethan Alien was prisoner in
;sons en- his way 10 England, he discovered
that pin which fastened one Of his hand
cuff, was broken, and he was soon able to


oosen the bolt and set one hand at liberty,
by the aid of which and Of his teeth, he soon
set free the other hand and his feet. Fear


ng that discovery might occasion worse
treatment, he replaced the irons, and was ac


customed when alone to take them off and
put then Cn at pleasure. One day the cap
tam, thinking to have some amusement with
min. ordered him on deck, and thus accosted
him -" There is dlnger that the ship will
founder; If so, what will become of US, es :
peciaiy of you, rebel against the king?"
Why said Allen, it would happen very
much as il does at our dinner hour" How
So :" said the captain, not reHsctlns that Al
l7n was allowed to come on deck only when


he himself went down into the cabin to dine.


Why, replied Allen, L" should be going
up Just as you would be going down." The
captain was lrritated at finding the laugh
Year: 1864


of his salary Or is he afraid he will miss
the White House, and is bound to keep his
hand in the national treasury in any event
1t looks as though he regarded bird in the
hand, worth two in the Sush.-Freeral.
Year: 1864

The announcement of the telegraph is that
the siege Of Richmond has commenced.


This is meant probably tor poetic prophe-
cy; but the public will catch 1t up aud nc.
ccpt it as present prose, announcing a
fact already true. Yet 1t is in no proper
sense trtth, and it is quite uncertain when
1t will be. Grant has not bcsieged Rich
mond in my other sense than that he Is on
one side OF the city, and at some distance
from It; while the city is open on all sides.
and IN communication with the greater part
Of the rest Of the Confederacy, except as
tronsienty interrupted by our cavalry raids.
We hold, to be sure. all the streams to the
East from the James to thu. Potomac, tose-
ther with one 1ailroad-that to the White
House. But We infer that Lee has full pos
session ofthe Virginia Central from Rich
mond to Hanover Court House; and while
his army Is es as strong as at present, any
Investment or siege Of the place is out
Of the question That he may inter
fere with its comfort, by emitting of
supplies by his cavalry, and BY the alarm
which large army keeps up,' SO that trade
with the country shall be meagre and preca
rious, even to the production of famine In
the city, is quite possible, and In truth quite
DaturaL That the inconvenience he may
thus create will force Lee to fight him, so as
to give relief to the place, /. more than
likely. And If Grant cou1d feel after Lees
supplies at Gordon5yille and cut him from
Them, he would not only have to fight. but
attcr while starve as well Us fight. The
present is not only hard hug but a long one.
The hope Of the rebels is without doubt to
find delay to their advantage, by having
new ally to their aid with The advancing sen
con. Their trust is that summer will bring
sickness among our forces. No man can
say What help they will get from this source;
but there are some six weeks or two months
yet for field operations, before the usual sea-
son Of summer diseases; unless swamps ind
unhealthy positions are occupied. We have
had some solicitude for Buffers forces,
should 1t continue at Bermuda Hundreds;
but considerable part of it is already sent
away.


Il any event, we must take our chances
for fcrers, as well as bullets, along with the
rebel army. We feel pretty sure that Grant
will rot select q piece Of swamp and set the
whole army to digging'a big ditch through
it. for no other purpose than to put the rcb-
els to the trouble of going around it,
Year: 1864

TIT FOR TAT IN THE TRENCHES Ono
of our men in the trenches before Peters
bnrg, acting under promise of safety
from the rebels, went to the enemy's line
to exchange some papers and they took
him, papers and all. This breach OIL
faith was considered a proper subject Of
retaliation, A corporal, disguised as al
officer, ventured out in front Of another
portion of the line, aud held up a pack
age of papers.


Come over here, and we will exchange
with you," our corporal replied.


His irmness on this point soon brought
out greyback officer and Mujor at that
"Glad to see you" said the corporal f; "dc
you see that man behind that tree with .
musket? You are my prisoner, and you
open your head. or don't follow me, you
are a dead man.


The Major followed, and is now q
prisoner Subsequently an offer vas made
to send back the man they had taken pris
oner in exchange, but our boys could no
see it.
Year: 1864

Full well, love thee gentle Autumn
and long have watched thy coming
watched the swinging willows and tassel-
ling corn. And when summers wanton
breeze plucked the first crimson leaf aud
threw it at my feet thoughts of thy
lovely hues and plaintive voices filled my
heart. and clasped the frail harbinger
to my breast in fond anticipation of thy
coming.


Yes, thou art here Now the golden
Sun bursts from the halls of morning,
and the yellow sunlight glides laughingly
among the forest trees. The gay birds
send forth bursts Of choral music, and
merrily the swinging waters glide in the
sparkling mellow light.


How the low footballs of the once glad
Summer fingered ere she passed away, tC
shower treasure of sunny skies, and
snow white clouds, and bright. hued flow
ers into thy purple lap and the brigh
iejuvinating days sent thrill through
feeble limbs that made the pulse throl
with new life. Each day from over tn,
gates of morn, thou pourest a food o
yellow light, Ger meadow, hill and plain
and see thy mellow tiuted hues weaving
their golden coronet to circle thy fai
brow.--bringing the purple grape ant
russell flowers, that come like SINGER
Year: 1864

babe at the end Of weary row. She
raised three bundred and sixty seven
bushels of corn, had plenty to support
herself and children, and sold to her
neighbors.


The brow OF that woman CONTINUED
his Excelemcy) is worthy the proudest
Isurels that ever rewarded the virtue Of
the patriot or testified to The endurance
Of the hero"
Year: 1864

A soldier from the Army of the Poto-
mac passed through Springfield, Mass,
few days ago, homeward bound, who
had fifteen wounds. He lay two or
three days on the battlefield wounded
and unable to get away, between the
6res of tho two sides, and the larger
number Of wounds we're received in
that position.
Year: 1864

MAJoR-GENERAL GILMORE.
Senate confirmed the nomination of Q.
A. Gilmore to be Major-General o f Vol
unteers. The Tribune states that Gen.
Gilmore was relieved from the command
of the Tenth Army Corps at his own
request, and that he is now on visit to
his family at West Point before assum-
ing new command.
Year: 1864

Vice President Hamlin has gone as
private soldier in the State Guard of
Maine, to garrison Fort McClury. We
congratulate the Vice President of the
United States on his promotion to the
rank of "high private"
Year: 1864

Gen. Harker, of Sherman's command,
who was recently mOrtally wounded,
was born in New Jersey in 1887, and
graduated at West Point in 1858. Ho
was an able and brave officer, and his
death was the result Of his fearless dar-
ing in rushing up to charge the rebel
works at the head of his command.
Year: 1864

RAILROAD ACCIDENT FROM Hot
WEATHER.-Dr. Jacques, one of the
State railroad commissioners, has been
examining the scene and circumstan ce
of the accident near Berlin, Conn, and
makes this statement: "The cause of the
accident was undoubtedly the expansion
of the rails by the heat. This raised
the ties and the iron from the bed of the
track. The heavy engine aud forward
cars passing over it were weighty
enough to hold the track in its place
But the rear car was so light that il
could not force the track down; and the
rails consequently swerved to one side
and let the car Off"
Year: 1864

Ifthe Confederate forces under Generals
'Beauregsrd and Hood are competent to
cope successfully with the army of Sher-
man, then it seems to US better that the
battle should be fought in Alabama rather
than il Tennessee-on the south side of
the Tennessee river rather than on the
north side. Defeat Sherman first, and
there will be little difficulty in crossing the
river, and little danger in marching on
Nashville and Chattanooga. Sherman
would have to make his escape out of 8
hostile country, short of supplies, with a
wide stream at his back-and there are no
iron clad gunboats east of the Muscle
Shoals to cover q retreat, If we are not
mistaken. He would not have the nucleus
of an intact army upon which to rally re-
inforceLents. The country would be at
our feet.


But if our troops in North Alabama are
not numerous enough to meet and defeat
ShermAn's forces, to cross over into Teu-
nessee appears to Us piece of strategy
fraught with some hazard. Sherman, hav-
ing the advantage of communicating fully
with his interior posts, and of drawing
troops and ammunition and sustenance,
might place Generals Beauregard and Hood
IN u position Of greater peril than that of
General Lee in the movement eliminating
in the retreats from Sharpsburg and from
Gettysburg. The Army Of the West has
never been so well in hand a. that of the
East, and the Tennessee river has no fords
for recrOssing, .....-.-.


The idea Of recruiting our army in Ten
nessee is good, provided we 90 there in the
right way, inspiring confidence and show
ing power and skill. But fugitive cam
paign of week or two, ending in retreat
or disaster, would do much more harm
than good-would chill the lukewarm and
confirm the desponding and the timid.-
Charleston Mercury. .l.s-.-
Year: 1864

The question of using the power of fle
government to give stability and security
to commercial transactions by keeping
gold down to uniform law premium, has
been under serious discussion at the Treas
ury Department, but announcements Of
action on the subject are premature. The
Department, however, now expects soon to
announce its readiness to anticipate the
payment of its January interest on its gold
bearing bonds. The money is lying idle
in 1t vaults and may as well be used.


There is private authority for tho above
statement.
Year: 1864

and appropriate it to the current expenses
of the State. Just how much of these
funds were paid out under this peculiar
construction of the Constitution, we do
not precisely know. but the Report of tho
Auditor Of State. for the year ending
October 3lst, 1859. shows that there had
been drawn from the special and trust
funds the aggregate sum Of S929,675 so,
distributed as follows:


From the Swamp Land Fund sl2s, ,s9s.73
From the College Fund. .2,767l7
From the Saline Fund a6 1000
trom the Bank Tax Fund. 1857 AZ
from the Surplus Revenue Fund. ,960.l7
From the Three per Cent Fund. 30 10
From the Common School Fund. . 255 O735I
From the State Debt Sinking Fund 46I, ,454 As
From the Fund from estates without heirs .s7l .54
From the Wabash and Erie Canal. g. 81, ,929. 81


This was supporting the Constitution
according to strict construction, with a
vengeance. The principal of the School
Fund. in defiance of the plain mandate of
The Constitution. was reduced near q half
million of dollars. by the act of the
Treasurer of State. by and with the advice
of the Attorney General. and it has
stayed reduced The Legislature could
not replace it without crowding three
years taxes into one, which it would not
do.


One of the Committee which reported
the resolution we first quoted, deuuncia-
tory of Governor Morton. was the same
Aquilia Jones who, as Treasurer of State,
illegally and unconstitutionally dissipated
the school funds and State debt sinking
fund to the enormous extent here shown
No man not trained in the school of
"strict construction constitutional Demo-
Gratis" could have had the cheek to report
or consent to such a resolution with such
history as Mr.. Jones had. He does not
denounce Governor Morton for violating
law as be had done-the State Treasury
is plethoric with money. now, the fruit of
taxation, but Governor Morton does not
use that--that would not be eonstitu-
tional, as he is not "strict construction,
constitutional Democrat" but these con-
stitutiOnal Democrats arrsign and abuse
him for SuccoriDg the blind, the dumb and
the insane with the money of the
charitable. which never belonged to the
State and never was in her treasury.
Their hatred of Governor Morton is SO
intense that it seem. to deprive them of
common sense; blt if they forget the past
the people shall not. and if they assume
that in this campaign. they can obiterate
the past history of Democratic disregard
of law, and contempt of constitutional re-
straints, by shameless and unjustifiable
ssaults upon Governor Morton or ary
other person. they will be apt to realizo
their mistake, and learn wisdom in the
school Of experience.
Year: 1864

ga STITCH IN TINE SAVES NISE:" In
buying Sewing Machine for Family use
it is too often the practice of purchasers
to deceive themselves with the idea that
in family they need a machine for light
acork only; now a good machine piN last
years, and there are very many occasions,
each twelve month, when machine doing
coarse. heavy work. is exceedingly
desirable in q household-lf the machine
capable of light ~ork only, has heen
bought. and the heavy work is put upon
it. the machine gives out. trouble follows
trouble. and the sewing machine gets into
disrepute in the house and neighborhood.
Where is the fault but in the fact that q
strong and durable enough machine was
not bought? The price in its purchase
had more than its proper inhuence-.he
durability of the machine was too little
thought Of And then should occasion or
convenience require the sale of the
machine, the one for general work will
command the readiest sale. The Weed
Sewing Machines are adapted to all kinds
of work, and are really the best in market.
They make the stitch alike on both sides
v. Y. Times.
Year: 1864

The iron clad Dictator goes to England
in few days, under command of Captain
John Rogers, who is esteemed the best
sailor in the service. and who has full
faith in the sdaptablity OF his vessel for
the ocean service in all kinds of weather.
There are many naval officers, however. a.
we'll as experienced sailors in the merchant
service. who have grave doubts of the sea-
goingnqualitiss Of the Dictator and other
vessels of her class. and for that reason the
first trip of the Dictator across the Allan
tic will be watched with great interest By
the public.
Year: 1864

Up to the moment of putting this edition to
press the Government ls without adviees from
Lieut.. Gen. Grant.


The very fact Is evidence of business and Of
an absence from the usual telegrsphic lines Of
communications, by reason OF having advance d
into the enemy's country.


Any moment may fash upon us the startling
intelligence of great battle or great battles,
or that Petersburg has been fanked, or the
Danvllo road cut, or the fall Of Richmond
all or either.


We must have news soon, and of the highest
importance to the nation.
Year: 1864

IT may not be generally known that the pay
due to our soldiers in Southern prisons can be
obtained by their wives on the presentation by
the latter of the proper vouchers TO the pay
department in this city.
Year: 1864

1ss- "A subscriber" and perhaps well wishing
friend, writes us to inquire "why we advertise
patent medicines" We will here and now ans
wer him that we do not. Our readers are aware
that we have for years excluded everything of the
sort, and the only seeming exception that we
know of is the advertisement of Dr.. j. G. Aver g.
Co.'s remedies which now stands in our columns
If our friend does not know we will inform him
that these are not patent or even secret medi-
cines. Their composition has been made as pub
licly known as any other scientific fact, and has
moreover had the approval of the highest medi
cal authority in the land. But what affords us
still greater confidence in their worth is our per-
sonal knowledge of the man who makes them,
and the results that have followed from their
use; results as familiar to our readers and TO the
whole community as they are to ourselves.


1t has been our privilege to know DR.. Aver
ever since he graduated from the Penn. Univer
sity in the same class with one of our personal
friends, nor have we ever ceased to watch with
interest his singular success in and untiring de-
votion to the noble profession he has chosen. If
anybody will tell US what we can advertise of
more interest to our patrons than remedies that
will cure them when they are sick, we shall
cheerfully give it the benefit of our circulation.
-TamarOrd (Ill.) Baptist.