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Year: 1862

The House Treasury Note Bill passed the


Senate Thursday by strong vOtc-30 tOT,


after being ame,d ded in sJme particulars OF


course it has to come under the farther con-


sideration of the IIouse We notice that Mr..


Collamer moved. unsuccessfully, TO strike


out that portion OF the bill which makes


the notes legal tender. An amendment


moved by Mr.. Doolittlc to limit the legal


tender to private debts hereafter contracted,


also failed. y provision that the notes may


be funded in 7.30 bonds was adopted. We


presume the bill in some form will become a


law very soon. The public interest is suf-


lcring immensely for want of some enact
ment which shall enable the Treasury to pay
the pressing demands against the govern
ment on account of the war. 1t is quite
likely that many who vote for the bill, do
50 not because they fully approve of it but
because they think though seriously faulty
It will bring present relief, and faith must
be had that subsequent legislation will apply
remedy for any hagrant evils v hich may
attend its operation. But it is lamentable
fact that the tardineSs to enact energetic and
sufficient measures to raise money by taxa
tion, has brought the financial affairs OF the
Government to such pass. They say, and
NJ doubt truly, that it is a slow business to
mature an internal tax bill. Why then was
not the business taken in hand at tbs July
session OF Congress, AID put IN such train
that bill could be made ready for the early
days Of this session? We can hardly con-
ceiye 1t possible that any members OF Con-
gross were 50 dull Of vision as not % see
then that thorough, comprehensive and
prompt tarati9n had got to be rcsorted to-
On every hand the people have been crying
out for months their readiness to be taxed to
sustain the Government. Yet for aught that
appears it may be weeks before an act for
the purpose will be passed. Talk about the
army being slow Congress is as a snail to
a grey hound, compared to it.
Year: 1862

The village of Glasgow Penn, was thrown
into great CONSERVATION Thursday last, BY a
FIRE which broke out at the oil well of Mar
shall & Co. \ vein OF oil was struck at the
depth Of 4s0 ieet, and Immediately emitted
q gas which ignrted from the furnace, setting
the shsnty and derrick on fire. An attempt
to smother the FIRE by throwing on clay and
rubbish only seemed TO increase the flames,
and stream Of oil poured down the streets
of the village, burning as it ran. Lest the
flames should communicate to the dwellings,
all bands went to work with shovel and
mattock, to turn the stream in an opposite
direction towards the river. After four OF
five hours work the flames were finally sup
pressed Since then the well has continued
to pour steady stream OF almost pure oil,
at the rate Of about so barrels day.
Year: 1862

even in the regular army. But if i; were
not for the brave and unnurmuring men
taken from private life, and clothed with
the. confidence and commissions of the gov


rnment, even the example OF tins minority
could not be otherwise than injurious.


The sympIthizers with secession in pri-
vate life have been greatly assisted and en-
couraged By the example of half hearted
officers OF the regular army, and it was high
time for Secretary stanton to give them such
an admonition as will not fail to be eifec
tive"
Year: 1862

TRIED AND FAILED" Another fact
learned, and assure you not from "a re-
liable gentleman" but from an honest man.
A known Union man at the West had he ID
on and held out against the rebellion, though
be knew all the plans, long and deep laid as
they were his firmness being known, his
conversion to the faith of secesslondom was
a marvel to all. His friend met him and
asked how it was. 81 held out, said ne
until read the presidents message, but
could not stand such sentiments as those,
and so left" What sentiments He
began to quote. Why, hold on, quoth
his friend, "that is no part Of the message :"
''Certainly, it isl have it here in print.
His friend also happened to have a northern
paper with the message. Comparison re-
vealed the fact that garbled, altered, adul-
terated message had been put forth and
printed for the deluded people of the Sou h,
and they had received it as genuine, and felt
themselves justified in Withdrawing from the
rule OF such a man. No wonder they were
desperate. But wo to the cause which must
stand on such foundations. "Wo TO him
that buildeth his houss by unrighteousness
and his chambers by wrong; that useth his
neighbor's service without wages, and giyeth
him not for his work. - The way of deceit
shall not prosper.
Year: 1862

A CAVALRY CHARGE.-A correspondent
writing from the Pittsburg battle field men,
tions the following:


have neglected heretofore to mention
that. from Sunday noon until night, and
from Monday morning up to the time have
now reached, in this outline description OF
the battle. not less than three thousand cav
airy bad remained seated 10 their saddles
on the hilltop overlooking the river, patti
emily aud earnestly awaiting the arrival of
the lime when an order should come for
them to pursue the flying enemy. That time
had now arrived. and a courier from Cen
eral Grant had scarcely delivered his mes.
cage, before the entire body was 10 motion.
Those who have never witnessed charge
OF so large force of horsemen should have
been there TO have seen the wild tumult of
the eager riders, and apparently equally ex.
cited steeds. The enemy have been driven
beyond our former lines, aud are in full re.
treat in the direction of Corinth. An old
surgeon. who has been long in the service.
and who has just returned from The field for
the first time since the battle began, said 10
me as he sat down TO night on The river
bank: 81 have been present at both Bull
Run and Fort DOnelsOn, ut they were skir-
misbes to what have seen yesterday NOR
ming" Such, IL seems, is the testimony OF
all with whom have cOnversed in relation
to this great contest.
Year: 1862

A ToUCHING INCIDEST-Along with
the many demoraizing and hardening
features Of civil war, such incidents as
the following deserve to be recorded. 1t
occurred at one Of the numerous hospitals
in St. Louis-gererally, we believe,
acknowledged 10 be among tha most
humane and we'll conducted we have.
When peace again visits US, it will e a
source of consolation to reflect upon the
fact that our enemies who have fallen into
our hands have been treated with mark
ed consideration and kindness. Though
the subject was rebel, the incident is in
the highest degree touching;


GA drummer boy in the agony of death
having been asked where he was from, re
piled that his mother had sen. him from
Mississippi, to fight and defend her home,
and that he did not regret it and was
ready to do it again He wanted to see
hi. mother, and said: MY mother is a
good woman, too she would treat a poor,
sick prisoner kindly, and if she were here
she would kiss me- 4 will kiss you, my
child said lady, 'for your mother
And she did so. The child was already
at the last gasp, and in few moments he
expired"
Year: 1862

On account Of the heavy and almost un
bearable Tax levied upon Printers and all
kinds of Printers Material, BY the recent
Congress, We are compelled to raise the
Subscription Price of the Pilot to One
Dollar and Fifty Cents per annum, after
this date. We regret being obliged to
make this change, as much, i not more,
than our subscribers; but we cannot help
the necessity which compels US. Those
subscribers who are now IN ddvance on our
books, will receive the Pilot up to the
time for which they have paid, on the old
terms, after which they will be obliged 10
pay at the rate of One Dollar and Fifty
Subscribers who are now owing US will be
charged according to the new terms from
this date.


We take this occasion TO say that We
must have our pay IN advanee, hereatter.
Those are our terms, and no man mus. feel
offended if we obey our own rules. Peo-
pie are not obliged to take The Pilot if
they do not want it; and if they acant it,
they should fulfill the terms or which i, IS
published. Our expenses for the coming
year will be at least $500 more than for
the past twelve months-hence we must
have advance pay to meet the demands of
the tax>gatherer.


Pilot Office, July "a, 1862.
Year: 1862

GREAT MISTAKES North
and South, among the people of the first
mentioned section, and the secesh of the
latter, the sanguinary battles We have had,
or rather accounts of them have correct
ed two great errors. Radicals of the
North no longer believe that Union troop.
can whip twice their weight in secession
lists under all circumstances, and rebels OF
the South anc their sympaihisers can no
longer boast that one Southerner can wlip
five Yankees. In word they have all
come TO realize that the contest is between
people Of similar blood, training and skill,
and that both are determined aud brave
Year: 1862

No man living in the United States has
done more to save this Union from disrup-
tion than Senator CARLISLE, Of Virginia


He was the first who took upon himself
the brunt of the battle against secession in
the border states. He submitted to taunts
and insults, loss of property and loss Of
friends, that he might preserve one spot in
Virginia sacred to the Uuion and its
cause. He knows what it is to be friend
of the Union, and who its enemies are
In his speech at the Indiana Democratic
Mass Convention on the 30th of July, he
said:


Do not be duped by the cry Of Union
party" Victims before, do not become
victims again. This war was brought on
bv the politicians. 1t was their war For
the traitors in the south we have the cart
ridge box. For those in The north he
hoped that we might be permitted to use
the ballot box.


These aboitionists were every one Of
them disunionists. What DO your Lanes
and your HarIans say? Do they not de-
clare that the Union is dissolved, and that
the states are members now of another
government?


Another expedient was to alarm the
people by talking about foreign interven>
ton. My friends we have more to fear
from our own dissensions than from for
eign governments. Could six millions OF
an united people ever be suhjugated or ex
terminated? ? What, then, was our duty in
the progress Of this war2 There was at
the beginning majority in favor of the
Union. One year ago this was the fact.
But now you cannot open republican pa,
per that does not tell you that the South
is unit against the North. If this is so,
there must be reason for it. And was
not that reason to be found in the deter
mination of the abolitionists to change the
purpose and objects Of the war? Put
these men dorm PIT them dorm at yoar
Remove all apprehension from the South
ern mind assure them that all their rights
under the constitution shall be maintained,
and this war will end. Once satisfy the
southern people of this, and 1t pcuM not
be in the power OF Jef. Daoto and his CO.
conspirators to keep an army in the field
ninety days.


Slavery is incompatible with the exist
ence of the Union, these aboitionists say.
Morning, noon, and at night, he had no
doubt, in their dreams, these fellows utter
ed this. Was not the Union formed by
free and slave states Each and every
state has the right to establish or abolish
slavery within lis own limits. To say that
slavery was incompatible with the Union
is to acknowledge that the experiment of
our government was failure. And he
who says it libels the wisdom and patriot
ism of the founders of that government.


He would tell his fellow citizens what
was Incompatible with the existence of the
government. The republican party ras
incompatible aCiM that eristeRce. A sec.
tlonaI party, warning upon the interests
and rights of the people of the South,
must go down, or the government will 90
down.
Year: 1862

attorney and Counsellor at Lar.
Has resumed the practice Of his profession in
Manitowoc, and car now promise to give
prompt attention to all professional business
entrusted to him.
.E Collections made in any part Of the State.
For a few weeks bis Office viii be found at
his dwelling house.
Year: 1862

We find in the AtLanta (Ga.) ConJ;deraen..
an account Of the escape Of some of those Ten
ncsscean loyalists from the prison at that plac'.
We rejoice that they have made their escal c.
! 1t will be recollected that these men were
brought to this city last spring and put in jail
They have been here ever since. A guard has
been kept around the Jail, but they have so
long stood and lain around there night and
day that they had ceased to be on the alert OH
guard-rcady for any attempt at escape. It.
was at an oppcftune Dement Of this kind, when
but few were Oh guard, and those few net ex.
pectirg or looking out for an attempt to escape,
near night whtfi the jailor went in to give the
prisoners food and water. that Fry, the ncto.
rious anu daring leader of the tory band in the
brdge-burning enterprise, seized upon the
jailor and checked him down, while others
snatched his keys, and hastily unlocked every
room. Some l4or 15'of them rushed out at
tho door and came very unexpectedly npon tho
single sentinel who happened to. be then in
font, knocked him down and took his gun
from HIM, and before the guards on the other
side Of the building We're aware Of what was
going on or could come round to the front, the
most Of them were out at the front gate. One
or two who endeavored to climb the high fence
were stopped by the scntincis guns levelled at
them, and perhaps two others fell from tho
fence and were so badly hurt as to be unable
to get away. All who got through the gate
some 10 or l-made their escape and at this
writing are at large Quite number Of mount
ed men are securing the country in every di.
rection, and We have no doubt they will all be
recaptured before another night Final escape
We should consider impossible. e.-4tlanta Con.
Jdderacy.
Year: 1862

Yellow fever has made its appear
ance in several towns in Texas. AT
Sabine Pass, at the latest news there
had been twenty-five deaths from it
Most of the people had fled from the
place.
Year: 1862

A graduate of DR.. Emmons, when not
more than six years old, came to him with
trouble on her mind.


Ann says the moon is made of green
cheese and | don't believe it.


Don't believe it ? Why not


| know it isu't


But how do you know


Is it granpa


Don't ask me that question, you must
find it out for yourself


How can find it out +?


You must study into it,


She knew enough to resort to the first of
Genesis for information, and af er truly
Emmons like search, she ran in TO tho
study.


I've found out the moon is not mado
of green cheese, for the moon was made be.
fore the cows were
Year: 1862

Nothing can be had in this world with
ont paying its full price. The foolish moth
er fears to let her son pursue the natural
sports beneftng his age, lest he should be
run over or drowned She will not pay the
price Of bravery and manIiness, and there
fore her child grows up cowardIy BOBBY.


Emerson
Year: 1862

The only article offered to the French peopls that
would CURL STRAIGHT HAR the above Toilet being
manufactured for the sole benefit Of Louis Napoleonl
which article now indispensable to his toilet room.


The subscribers feeling confident that this Toilet must
necessarily take the place Of all Others offered 10
the public, take pleasure In expressing their confidence
In the article, gaining It from practical use.
Year: 1862

In pursuance Of resolution adopted at the last
annual meeting Of tho i" District Township of the
city OF Davenport" the Secretary makes the fol-
lowing statement of the expenses Of the District
from March 10th, 1851 to date. and also esti-
mate for the year ending March 1863.
Year: 1862

! y Z believe that far more teachers fail
Of success, from n lack of proper discip-
line, than from any other one cause
which We could mention. Yruc, there
az teachers who are deficient in cLolas-
tic requirements, aud there are some
who do not possess that high moral char
acter which should always characterize
those whose duty it is to control aud in
strnct the young, but with the mass of
teachers, there is no more prolific cause
Of failure than a neglect to enforce good
order IN the >choollo3m. Without this
essential requisite, the teacher will fail
Of accomplishing the object for which he
I4Oors. As well might a General expect
/ to succeed in battle, with an undisciplin-
! cd army, as for a teacher to hope for sue
cess, with school in like condition.


As means of securing order in school,
teacher must himself possess habits Of
order: he should have regular time for
each recitation, and devote 10 each its
proper amount Of time, in order that all
may receive that attention which they
require. Teachers who have no pro
eramn4e by which to regulate their exer-
cises, often lay themselves liable to
charges Of partiality, when perhaps they
are innocent; and not only is the teacher
injured by this no.method, but it also
cxcrts most pernicious influence upon
every member of the school.


Within the limits Of newspaper arti-
Gle we cannot dwell at length upon any
one item and We will simply call the at
.ention of teachers to some Of the most
important points Which present them
selves to our mind.


You should never manifest any i'll will
toward any Of your scholars, but should
treat al! with courtesy and poIiteness.
Without this you cannot expect respect
from them. No matter how ill-behaved
pupil may be, he is still entitled to
courteous treatment


Continual fretting and scolding will
never make an orler y school; maintain
at all times your self possession, and do
not allow your temper to gain the advan-
tnge over your Judgment


All scholars do not require similar
management. Study carefully the dis
position and temperament OF your pupils,
that you may be able to take advantage
Of any peculiar phase Of their character.


Never tell a scholar to do anything
without insisting on prompt and entire
obedience If your pupils refuse or neg
lect to obey in one instance, aud find that
YOU take no notice Of the delinquency,
you may bid farewell to submission
thereafter.


If possible make every pupil under:
stand that you have faith in them and
rely as much as possible upon their self
respect; treat them as intelligent beings,
knowing good from evil and not as mere
brutes to be ruled by animal power.


We might pursue the subject further,
but forbear, hoping that intelligent teach
ers will pursue the train of thought pre-
sented, and give more attention to this
important part of their duty.-Char|es
| City Mte1igencer.
Year: 1862

HOUSE BREAKING.-Yesterd afternoon a
lady residing on Congress street left her resi-
dence for short time. After an absence of
two hours she returned, and found that her
house had been entered by bedroom win
dow, which had been partially left open. A
large quantity OF garments which had been
hanging up in the bedroom were scattered
upon the floor. In the dining-room, some
clothing, &c, which had been ironed out and
piled up was served the same, and the silver
ware in closet was thrown all about the
room., A money box, belonging to the chill
dren, containing small sum, was emptied and
its contents scattered-only fifteen cents were
missing. A valuable watch hanging up in the
sitting-room was not touched. 1t is pretty
evident that mischief and not plunder was the
object of the rogues, and that it must have
been done by boys.
Year: 1862

NEW YORK STEAMERs.--After this week,
the line of steamers between this port and
New York will run semi-weekly. This will
be great desideratum to our merchants, as
Of late the freights, both ways, for these
was unable to take it all. The line has been
run with great regularity, and the attentive
agents at this port, Messrs. Emery & Fox, have
done all in their power to forward the freight
as fast as possible. Another boat on the route
will relieve them from the incubus of freight
waiting for a chance.
Year: 1862

The state Of Ohio will produce fE
teen million gallons Of soFgho syrup
this year. The Importation Of plan
tation molasses and refined syrUps in
to Cincinnati, to supply Ohio and
portions Of Kentucky and Indiana
and the Kanawha valley, has varied
in quantity from three TO five million
Of gallons per annum. The greater
portion of the plantation molasses for
the territory above mentioned went to
and Was distributed from Cincinnati.
twill he Inferred from this that, in
respect TO molasses and sugar, the
great West is already independent OF
Louisiana plantations. The product
Of sorgho in Indiana and Illinois will
be three times greater this year than
it ever was before, and there will be
an Increase in Kentucky. The crop
il Missouri will not be apt to equal
that Of last year on account Of the
disturbed condition Of the country;
but it viii not be eXtrayagapt to esti-
mate the whole crop of sorgho7in the
North at thirty million of gallons
Sorgho growers are still experiment.
ing to make sugar, as they are greatly
encouraged.
Year: 1862




Kind reader, | am aware that in these times
Of war, it is very difficult for us to fix our
minds, for any length of time, upon any other
subject. But will you not favor me for few
moments while l address you on a subject Of
vital importance? One which lies at the foun.
dation OF our republican institutons-the ed
ucation of the people, and especially our duty
as parents in this matter.


We are justly proud of these most excel
lent Seminaries of learning which are located
in our town, but | fear that while we have
been devoting our attention and money to the
building up of these Institutions of learning,
we have too much neglected the Peoples
College'-our Public Schools. The educa-
ton of the masses should be the grand object
of our educational efforts. The cause of pop
ulay education coulmends itself to every indi-
vidual in the community, whether he has chill
dren or not, and whether those children are
educated or not. But purpose e. this time
to treat of the duties Of parents.


First-Parents should always reciprocatC
the attempts Of the teacher toward mutua
understanding. 1t will discourage the mos
faithful instructor, fiat the first onset he meets
Year: 1862




CLOSING FRuIr JAEs.-Ihe Homestead
gives the following advice respecting jars for
preserved fruit aud the manner OF closing
them when flied:


For the preservation of all kinds of fruits,
use glass bottles or jars. Select those of even
thickness, or rather of even thinness, for they
are often exposed to considerable heat, and
while they should not be 50 thin as to break in
ordinary handling, or burst from internal
pressure caused by fermentation, still they
should not be thick or pressed glass, when
blown glass jars eau be readily obtained.


So much for the bottles. Now as to clos
ing air tight. We know c9rks will not do it.
The structure of the substance is against it
unless cork of the most veivety character is
obtained, and this is costly. We recommend
waxed cloth tied over the jar as substitute
at once cheap and effective, and have never
found anything superior to it. Prepare the
cloth in this way:


Melt together some rosin, beeswax aud tai
low in equal parts; tear the cloth in strips
four inches wide, or at least wide enough to
conveniently tie over the mouth of the jar
and dip these strips, drawing them through
the hot wax and stripping nealy all the wax
off. With cloth thus prepared, after the jal
filed with preserves, and while still hot, close
the mouth and bind it on with good liner
cord. Then with shears trim offas much o
the waxed cloth as is desirable, aud then dii
it in some melted wax, which should he made
with only about half as much tallow. Seal
/ ing wax may be used instead, if desired. Tot
| ilrs should be put where the wax will cool a
once, so that the exhaustion caused by tht
cooling of the preserves and condensation o
steam, may not cause the wax to Fun through
the cloth.


Nothing can be more thoroughly gir-tigh
than bottles so prepared.


Sell sealing air-tight glass jars, which ar
now SO common, are the best vessels known I
us for securing preserved fruits, but the abov
is good advice to those who have plenty c
! common glass jars and bottles.