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Year: 1862

stainless and music sweet and joyous Hosted through
the sunshine Of their going Think how disease touched
them and they withered from tho ranks how
havoc faced them and they retreated only TO
their God. Those pale columns win nle by Us
forever. Those tattered flags wave
now only in dreams. Their spirits have passed


Inc to your ranks Ycgr courage and your enthu


'esm will hep all UP the CHASTITY vacuum, and with
1sf destiny complete their unfinished glory Soldiers
tane hi, a IN s fo are wrapped the unity and
'oua'ry as as oSf will sVsr
to replace IT, ke nber this in battle by
the foe it will reiuforce you with the fire of ten
men. Bleeding and bfee, thless from the overpowel.
charge will rally the wav.rng column stop the panic
and retreat and through fire sud smoke, slaughter ana
DEATH snatch victory that shah redeem this saa and
and restore you to grateful homes or consgn you " m
mortal graves


These remarks of the fair orator we're received with
loud applause.


Judge Advocate General Anhon, behalf OF the COM
mand returned thanks the presentation IN neat and
eloquent address.


After partakng of refreshments the battalion marched
on, headed by the band.
Year: 1862

VALUABLE REcIPEs.-To make q
nice jam--lay your head under des-
cending pile-driver.


To see if man is your friend-make
love to his wifel


To get the frost out OF your fingers
put them in hot water.


To see if girl is amiable--tear her
dress in ball room.


To keep yourself warm in bed-set
it on FIRE.


To be ahead of time-carry your
watch behind you. s-t


To see how hard a man strikes--tell
him he lies.


To keep poor relatives from troubling
you--commit suicide.


To keep from being dry--stand out
in the rain.


To do away with spectacles--put
your eyes out.


To have tarts for tea--let your wife
see you kiss the waiting maid. A sure
thing.


To prevent headache when getting
sober--keep drunk.


To tell if you love girl--have some
tallow headed chap go TO see her.


To see il a girl loves you-ask her.
like a man. q
Year: 1862

May genii with punctilious hand,


My punctuation show.


She is an experienced GIRL in vice
and tCickedness she is never FOUND in
opposing the workers OF iniquity she
can DELIGHT in the downfall of her
neighbors she never REJoIcEs in the pros
perity Of her fellow creotures she is al
ways PLEASED when the poor are in dis
EEess She 3. elEays-Ieady To AssIsF=in
destroying the peace and happiness OF
society she takes no PLEASURE in serving
the Lord she is uncommonly DILIGENT
in sowing discord among her friends
and 0cquaintances she takes no PRIDE in
laboring to promote the cause OF
christianity she has not been NEGLIGENT
and stigmatizing all public teachers she
makes no ExERTIoEs TO subdue her evil
p0SSiOns she strives HARD to build up
Satan's Kingdom she lends no AID for
the support Of the Gospel among the
hedthen she contributes LARGELY 10 the
friends Of the evil adversary she pays
no ATTENTION 10 good 0dvtee she gives
great HEED to the deva she will never
GO to heoven she will go where she will
receive a just recompense of reward.


P. S.-If in reading the above, you
put semicolon at the end OF every
word in SMALL CAPS, the character Of
the person will appear to be that Of a
good girl; but if you place the semi
colon to the end of every word in italics,
and leave out the one first mentioned,
you will make her one of the trorst.
Year: 1862

R When Mcclellan strikes blow
at Richmond, he may not knock the
rebel army ''in the middle Of next
week." but he will knock it into SO
many pieces that they can't be found
By the middle Of next month.
Year: 1862

RULES TO BE Observed on CUNNING Ex-
cuRsIoNs.-The following hints, at this
sporting season, will, perhaps, be of use to
some of our young sportsmen
Rule l. Always load your gun when on
the cock, by'whish you lose no time in bring.
ing your piece to your shoulder, great ad-
vantage and if you possess common caution.
you run no risk of blowing your head off
while rauming down your charge
z. When covcy gets up, always fire
bang into the middle of it. It's all nonsense
about singing out a particular bird; it is
easier to miss one bird than to miss doz.
en-.


3. When you are very desirons of game,
instead of shot. fire your ramrod. By this
plan you can spit three braces at one
shot.


4. When you scramble through hedge,
by all means let your gun be at full cock
Caution should be the characteristic of a
good sportsman if you shoot your friend
you will be cautious for life.
5. Ifa single bird gets up on your friends s
side, shoot at it by all means. The old sys.
tenn is to fire at those on your own side,
which is losing game; for. if YOUR friend
brings down his bird, he bags it; whereas.
if you fire also, you have the benefit of the
doubt, which is settled by tossing up. New
er mind theold gag of its being unfair-the
ardor of sportsman is good excuse.
6. Never brag of being good shot
Hold this as a maxim if, for example. YOU
have leave to shoot over gentleman's
grounds, and are successful, which Won are
pretty sure to be if you follow these rules.
and are any hing of a shot, send your man
home with the game, then call at the house
and leave brace of birds, being the whole
contents of your bag; you will be condoled
with, and have unlimited leave to shoot.
7. When you enter field. holloa and
bawl as loud as you can. 1t will save you
great deal of trouble, for you will see at
once if there are any birds there.
8. Always train your dog to chop his
bird from each covey. With good brace of
dogs, and double barreled gun, YOU can
bag more game than any other man in the
country.


9. Choose your dog of the highest posi-


BILE courage. By this precaution YOU can
gratify yourself by thrashing your dog when.
ever you miss, without fear of Spelling
him.


10. The instant the bird rises. blaze
away at him. The reason for this innovation


is, that if you miss, you will have time to
pitch your hat at him.
Year: 1862

Power OF HoRsE's ScENT-A CORES
pondent of the Homestead says: There is
one perception that horse possesses, that
but little attention has been paid to, and that
is the power of scent. With some horses it
is as acute as with the dog, and for the bene


fit of those who have to drive nights, such as
physicians and others, this knowledge is in
valuable. never knew it to fail. and have
ridden hundreds of miles during dark nights;
and, in consideration of this powerful scent,
this is my simple advice: never cheek your
horse at nights, but give him free head,
and you may rest assured that he will never
get off the road, and will carry you expedi-
tiously and safe. In regard to the power of
scent in horse, once knew one Of a pair
that was stolen, and recovered mainly by the
track being made out by his mate, and that
after he had been absent six or eight hours.
Year: 1862

TIE CAP OF LIBERrY.-The explanation of
the cap Of liberty is this:


After the death of Cesar, the conspirators,
who had secured his death. marched out
with cap, as an ensign of liberty, carried
before them on spesr-the cap without q
head indicating that the tyraut had lost his
power. From that fact and for this reason
it has ever since been an emblem of liberty.
Year: 1862

No person shall be held to answer for a capital,
or otherwise infamous crime, unless on present.
msnt or Indictment Of Grand Jury, except In
cases arising in the land naval FORCES, or.in the
Militia, when in actual service in time of War or
public danger; nor shall any person be subject
for the came offence to DO twice put In jeopardy
of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any
Criminal Case to be q witness against himself,
NOR BE DEPRIVED OF LIFE, LIBERTY, OR
PROPERTY, WITHOUT DUE PROCESS OF
LAW nor shall private property be taken for
public use, without just compensation.
D, Amendments Con. U. 8
Year: 1862

each and all Of you. Nothing is more binding
than the friendship of companions in arms. May
you all in future preserve the high reputation of
our army, and serve all as well and faithfully as
you have sessed me, will say farewell now, if
must say it. Good bye God bless you" %


Every one who heard those touching words was
moved to tears. All the oficers then passed
round and shook hands with Gen eral Mcclellan.
This was another of the many affecting scenes we
had witnes ed il The morning.
Year: 1862

which no other suitable opportunity occurs.
We will, however, call attention briefly to a
few points.


First: Cultivate accurate articulation.
It is astonishing how very few people talk
plain. Hardly one in fifty does. This may
seem strong assertion, but we speak from
pretty careful observation, in the school-room
and out of it.; and if any are skeptical we
simply ask them to observe for themselves.
All the world say Cover ment for govern
ment, stan for stand, an or I'm for ana, and
we could name hundreds of words the beau
ty and force of which are thus generally
marred to greater or less extent by this
one fault of vicious articulation: words so
habitually mis-sounded that few people no
tice the error. 1t is no unusual thing, eli
ther, especially in towns and villages, for
pupils TO get the common but very ridicu-
Ious notion that mincing, half-talk, half
whine style of utterance is elegant and re-
fined. They call butter butch, never new
eh, and practice thousand other barbarisms
equally absurd, originating for the most part
with brainless ha6 atates of ''frst circles"
and finding few brainless imitators among
the masses. No mercy should be shown
such outrages upon the purity OF our Ian
guage and upon common sense. Such pu-
pills should at once be referred to the stand
ard dictionaries, and made to understand
that these are the only recognized authori-
ty--the dialect of the aooulcL-be refined, to
the contrary Notwithstanding.


Recitation is the most suitable chance the
teacher has to break up these and other Vi
cious habits of speech; and the work should
begin with the child's very first lesson. De-
lay only doubles the difficulty. Indeed, it
seems next to an impossibility to correct
faulty articulation when once the habit has
become chronic. Some have defective Or
gans of speech, some articulate badly from
mere force of habit and association, and
some, and very large number, never gave
the subject thought, and really do not know
the difference between bad articulation and
good. The capabilities of the human voice
are very little understood by the passe- :.
men. There are pupils IN nearly every
school who do not, as it is termed, ''speak
loud enough" This is, really, seldom true.
A very weak tone, if distinctly articulated,
can be clearly understood in-every part OF
verv large room-even whisper can, as
any good reader may satisfy himself by try
ing the experiment. The fault is not, there
fore, so much in the quantity as in the quail
ity of the voice; it is often the case that the
lowest tone in the room makes itself most
distinctly understood. The remedy of the
fault to be effectual, must, OF course, strike
at the true cause.
Year: 1862

THE ENEMIES OF THE GovERNsENr.-The
Louisville Jomualsays 'whoever, at this jupcture,
contributes either to indentify apparently the
Union men of the South with the abolitionists
of the North or in any other mode to encour-
age the latter in their reasonable schemes is in
effect if not otherwise mortal enemy OF the
government. In the one case, he pelps to dis
able the Southern friends of the government
and, in the other, he helps to strengthen tho
Northern enemies of the government"
Year: 1862

There is no moral philosophy that will teach
us anything better than Christ taught. There
is no conception Of purity, that is more trans
cendent and beautiful than that which was in
volved in the life of the Savior. There is no
idea of disinterested benevolence to be compar-
ed with that which is portrayed BY the New
Testament.
Year: 1862

Tca is ready, said Mrs. Lighton's lttle
help'-a girl of fifteen. Some very nice toast
is made for you, jnst as you like it. Twill
do you good


Thank you, Ann; but you did me moro
good little while ago, when you sang Home.
ward Bound :; it answered the need of my
heart as your nice toast and tea will my body


This world of ours is very beautiful but
we would faint by the way if an arm of love
was not laid tenderly around us. They who
swim upon the topmost wave of fashionabI
life, who are prosperous and wealthy, may
manage to get along for while without this
arm ofloyc to bear them up; but to us who
bear the burdens and WEAKNESS oflife on lip,
and check, and brow, it is much to know
there is an arm Of love- around us, and a
hand stretched forth to lead US tenderly over
the rough places.
Year: 1862

The star Of Beauregard is very evidently on
the wane. Large numbers Of the Southern
papers speak Of him with positive contempt,
willie others are making but feeble efforts to
defend him. The Mernphians believe that he
has been entirely oye1rated- His prestige and
influence have probably passed Away.
Year: 1862

How does it look to see the special
advocate Of "Liberty" consorting with
fire in the rear" secessionists and editing
their organ? How does it look to see o
loud-mouthed brhwlcr for Economy"
elecioneering, laboring and lying for the
adoption Of an instrument that will double
the taxes Of the Stale?


How does it look to see the "friend Of the
poor man. employing his multifariogs arts
to procure the adoption of constitution
that robs the poor man Of a trial by jury
and authorizes any justice Of the
peace to throw him into jail for
month at = time? How does it
lcok for the pretended foe of gamblers
to be urging the adoption Of constitution
that repcals the provision forbidding lottery
swindling shops in nlinois2 How does it
look for the cackler against stump tail
banks to be advocating constitution that
gives 8 monopoly Of banking privileges to
the holders Of few stump tail charters Of
which he is reported TO be one, and ties up
the hands Of the people from hereafter
regulating the banking question to suit the
public good? This is Liberty and Econo'
NV with vengeance.
Year: 1862

Do You REMEMaEK 2--Do you remember
that you have put off your wife for over year
with promises that you would buy her Sew
ing Machine after while2 Now, open your
heart, and on Christmas morning, give her u
happy surprise with Wheeler n Wilson.
Year: 1862

Bear Frank Baumbeckel will slaughter
a large, fat Bear, and have the meat in mar
ket on Christmas eve and morning, decorated
10 magnificent style Every one will want a
slice Of that bar
Year: 1862

10 We would call the attention of per.
sons owning lots in the city to the advertisement
Of the Land Commissioner. in another column,
Of lots liable to forfeiture for the non-paymert oil
interest and taxes. While so many men are alb
sent in the army, their friends may possibly have
forgotten these payments, and if there are any
such whose lots are in these lists it will be nee,
essary that they look after them at once, as there
10 no redemption from this sale.
Year: 1862

n


l. igan, county of Ingham, ss.-At a session OF the
Probate Court the county of Ingham holden at the
Probate Office the village Of Mason, saturday, the
10th day of September, the year thousand eight
hundred and sixty two; Present, Vim. H. Pinckney


Judge Probate In the matter OF the estate OF Thomas
Mcintyre late of Aurelus in said county, deceased.
On reading and fling the petition, duly verified, Of
Julia Mcintyre, widow Of said deceased praying that
letters of administration upon said estate may be
ted to said Julia Mcintyre:


Thereupon is ordered that Monday the Goth day o!
October next IL O'Clock in the forenoon be assigned
for hearing Of said petition and that the heirs at Law
OF said deceased and all other interested said
required to appear at session OF said Court
then be holden at the Probate Ofce in the village o
Mason and show cause, there be, why the prayer
of petitioner should not be granted And it ia fur
ther ordered that said petitioner give notice TO the
sons interested said estate, Of the pendency Of said
petition and the hearing thereof by causing copy Of
this order be published in the Lansing Republican
newspaper printed and circulating said county Of Ing
ham, successive weeks previous to said day Of hear
| ing "a true copy) WM- H. PINCKNEY,
3s1w3 Judge Of Probate.
Year: 1862




Mr.. Cisco delivered to the banks to-day the
twenty-one millions of 7.so Treasury notes Of Oc-
tober and two millions Of stock. At q meeting Of
bank managers yesterday it was agreed that the
second fifty millions Of Treasury notes and the
tifcates Of the stock loan should be delivered to
the institutions owning them, and not, as hereto
fore, remain in the custody Of the Treasury Note
Committee.


The following table shows the amount of the
total subscription to the government loan by the
banks in each Of the three cities the amount of
such subscription paid into the Treasury; the
amount returned to the banks from private sub
scriptions, and the amount still due the govern
ment from the banks. The difference between the
amount paid to the Treasury and that received
hack will show the exact amount of actual capital
which the banks have advanced to the govern
Year: 1862

The other day we overheard pompous
and very self satisfied-looking gentleman ex-
claim, in a rather loud tone of voice, to a
weak negative appearing individual 81 am
no weathercock, sir! What believe once
| believe always. never change my opin.
ion. When ycu see me once, you see me
always" We set that pompous gentleman
down as one born out of due season. He
belongs to the age of the Ptolemies, and
should have been mummified three thousand
years ago. According to his own confession
he knows no more today than he did when
he was boy. There are several more OF
this kind Of belated gentlemen among us,
who have never learned anything since they
left the primary school. They are always
right and everybody else is wrong. They
are snags in the river Of life, and will Meth
er move on themselves nor permit, If they
can help it, anybody else to move on.


DR.. Johnson once said "When a man
changes his opinion he only Acknowledges
that he is wiser to day than he was yester-
day" We humbly bow to the great man S
decision. He who on Tuesday believes on
all subjects precisely as he did on Monday,
has lost day. The sun may have stood
still in Joshuas time, but it doesn't do any,
thing of the sort in our day Everything
moves onward and upward. Change, change,
change, is the programme of the time.


If Watt and Fulton had been unchangc-
able, we might never have known the lux
ury of river and ocean steamers. If Huskis-
son and Stephenson had not been weather
cocks" We might still be travelling in stage
coaches. If Daguerre had learned only
what he was first taught, we might yet have
been charged thirty or fifty dollars for an or
dinary miniature. IF Col. Hoe had never
changed his opinions. we might still have
been working on the old obsolete printing
presses, at the rate Of five hundred impress
sions--instead OF, as now, twenty FIVE thou
sand-an hour


We therefore advocate ali changes--wheth-
er of faith or practice-that improve upon
those that have gone before, and promise to
increase the happiness, enlighten the minds
and elevate the morals of the human race
Household Journal
Year: 1862

eff you have avoided rum," said q
wealthy though not intelligent liquor
dealer to his intemperate neighbor,
g your early habits of industry and
your intellectual abilities would have
placed you in my station, aud you
would now ride in your own carriage
"And if you had never sold RUM e.
Piled the drinker, you would hay
been my driver"
Year: 1862

DoN'T BURY APPLEs.-Farmers
who wish to keep their fruit in good
state of preservation should not bury
it in the ground without first making
a sor: of bin in which to place it.
Apples which have lain all winter in
close contact with the mother earth
taste like cross between a turnip and
a potato. This burying entirely des-
troys their flavor.
Year: 1862

fee Of life itself, we will swear together, COM
rades, by all the gallant captives, by all the
glorious dead, by all the sorrows of the be.
reaved of our own and other States, by all
the glory, beauty, benignty of our imperiled
government to crush out treason with an
an iron heel and relentless hand.


May God shield and speed the right
Year: 1862

AN 1RoN-CLAD FLEET FOR THE
PACIFIC Coast The Navy Depart
ment has commenced an important
movement for the protection of our
Pacific coast. On Monday last work
was begun at Jersey City OH the first
vessel of a squadron of iron-clad war
steamer, which are intended to cruise
in the Pacific for the purpose of watch
ing over the commercial interests of
the country in western waters and
the other ships will be put on the stocks
as soon as possible. Part Of this fleet
will be built in Atlantic ports, and
part in the Pacific. Those which are
to be constructed here will be made
in sections, and transported in Gov
ernment steamer to California, where
they will be put together and prepar-
ed for immediate service. It is Lot
considered proper to print the exact
particulars of the new movement at
present, but We may state that the
vessels will be about $50 feet in length
and of proportionate depth and width,
and that they viii be full armed an d
mailed.
Year: 1862

A wooden legged amateur happened to be
with skirmishing party in one of our recent
battles, when shell burst near him, smashing
his artificial limb to bits, and sending a piece
of iron through the calf of soldier near him.
The soldier "grinned and bore it" like man,
while the amateur was loud and emphatic in
his lamentations. Being rebuked by the wound
ed soldier, he replied: "Oh, yes; it's all well
enough for you to bear it. Your leg did not
cost anything and will heal up; but paid
$500 in cash for mine"
Year: 1862

In this paper we publish the Call for grand
rally Of the young men of Portland-and in
such cause all who are fitted to bear arms,
are young men-to be held at o'clock this af-
ternoon, at the new City Hall, over which His
Honor, the Mayor, will preside, designed to
kindle anew the fires of patriotism, and to
awaken an interest that shall be creditable to
the Star in the East" city. Our patriotic
young men have resolved that this city shall
not be disgraced by draft; that sponta-
neous patriotism shall be equal to the emer-
gencies of the hour; that the loyal cause shall
not be Left to depend upon towards, forced
against their will to the protection of the ark
of our political covenant. The spirit of '76
is aroused; the young blood of the city is
up, and with sufficient encouragement from
the "men of substance" such a response will
60 forth from Portland to the call of duty, as
shall cause every patriotic heart to papitate
with Joy.


Distinguished speakers are to address the
meeting The bells will be rung for half an
hour before the meeting is organized. Pop
pinburg's Band will be present on the occa-
sion. Let the Hall be crowded as it never
has yet been.


We are informed that during the meeting
many business places will be closed, and that
the business of the hour will be to rekindle the
camp-ilres of liberty, and TO make contribu-
ton to the one great cause which, in import
ance and thrilling interest, engrosses all 9TH
ers.


We hope to see the Star Spangled Banner
floating from scores of fagstafis, and that
nothing will be left undone that is calculated
to fire the heart of the patriot with renewed
resolves to see this wicked rebellion, against
which the country is struggling, crushed out
efectually and forever.