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Year: 1864

READING, Pa, April l9, 1864. 4
.DR. WIsHART-DsGr SIR; One year ago the
Examining Surgeon of this district told me
had Consumption Of the Lungs, and that could
not be cured; and Judging from all my symptoms
at that time, myself supposed this to be true.
I was for more than one year troubled with. q
hacking cough, which gradually grew SO bad
that could not hayea severe fit of coughing
without splitting up blood in large Quantities


For months could not work at. anything
and was obliged to keep my bed most of the
time. While in this condition l was in Mr..
Rowbothams store, in this city, and he seeing
how low was, recommended me to try your
Pine Tree Tar Cordial He said he had sold a
great deal oft and that as it had cured so many
Others, he believed it would do some good. ]
bought bottle and commenced using it. In .
yery short time saw that was getting better
very fast, aud after taking several bottles was
entirely restored to health, so that could worB
every day at my business, whchis very heavy
work, IN an iron foundry. When l commences
to use your Pine Tree Tar Cordial, my weight
was only one hundred and thirty-fiye pounds
since the use of it have weighed on an average
one hundred aud fifty five | shall be glad to
have you publish this, as believe should not
have been living at this time if / had not used
vour great medicine, and l wish all who suffer
to receive its benefit. t


Very truly yours,


Capt. SAMUEL HARNER.
Year: 1864

The weather has been extremely snnppIsh all
over the country since the new year came in,
and King Zero is quite demonstratlve along
the line Of the Potomac, as Id more northerly
lutitudes. Yesterday the nSg-boat of the upper
notilla. the Commodore Reed, g. D. Hill, Mas
ter Commanding, started to go down tho river,
but was obliged 10 return on account Of the
Ice. The Commodore Reed proceeded as far
as White House, when, finding the new
sheathIng cut through, and the river completely
frozen. her commander returned To Alexandra.


Yesterday afternoon the skaters were active
on the ice In front of the city, but the snow
storm Of last night has spoiled the fun for the
present. This afternoon the weather is bright
and warm and the snow Ia leaving the trottoirs
Of the city very rapidly. The river will doubt
less be released from Its Icy bonds ere long.
Year: 1864

THE New York Sun announces that on and
after August 1st it will require /" one cent for
The Sun, TO be paid III gold" 1t has not as yet
been ascertaiued whether the Government has
concluded TO issue any ihinitessimsl mint drops
of the above denomination for the especial
accommodation of the aboye-named sheet
Perhaps, as the rays of The Sun are golden, II
can raise by some other method the coin. The
sun generally rises in the East let it try that
quarter.
Year: 1864

A Washington correspondent says: The
quiet attention given to The reading of the
Presidents Message in the House. was bro
ken with applause over the passage. Mary
land is secure to Liberty aud Union for all the
future" A laugh received the ely hit that
on the distinct issue of Union or no Union.
the politicians have shown the instipctiye
knowledge that there is no diversity Of pur.
pose among the people. The applause was
hearty and loud over the manly passage:-
If tho people should, by whatever mode o,
means, make it the Executive duty to rein
slave such persons. another. and not I,mus'
bo their instrument to perform it," Blu,
tho concluding words of the Message: The
war will cease on the parr of tho Govern
ment Whenever it shalt have ceased on the
part Of those who began it," was received By
the Union members with q demonstration
of true satisfaction that was full of signif
canoe. The Democrats sat sullen in their
seats, leaving the printed copies of the Mes-
sage which had been distributed whom the
reading commenced, unopened upon their
docks.
Year: 1864

SIMPLICITY IN STYLE "A letter fell into
my hands which a Scotch servant girl had
written TO her lover. Its style charmed
me. 1t was fairly inimitable; l wondered
how. in her circumstances in life, che could
have acquired so elegant and perfect a
style. showed the letter to some of my
literary friends in New York and they
mously agreed that it was model Of
beauty aud elegance. then determined
to solve the mystery, and / went to tho
house where she was employed, aud asked
her how it was that, in her simple circum.
stances in life. she bad acquired style SO
beautiful that tho most cultivated minds
could but admire it. "Sir," she said, IL
come to this country four years ago. Then
did not know how 10 read or write. But
since then l haye learned to read and write
but have not learned how to spell go al
wsys, whom I sit down to write a letter,
choose those words which arc so short and
simple that | am sure l know how to spell
them" There was the whole secret. The
roply of this simple minded Scotch girl con
denses a world of rhetoric into nut shell
Simplicity is beauty. Simplicity is power
--FilS Greene Haiieck.
Year: 1864

STAMPING REcEIPTs:-WashiDgton news
reports the case of a person who recently
got himself into trouble by refusing to affix
s;amp to receipt. He was opposed to
assisting the Government. even as much as
two cents worth, and he rather trumphed
10 his obstinacy. He was convinced OF his
error when he was compelled to pay two
huudred dollars penalty. The revenue law
has not been in force long enough to be
we'll understood, and upon this matter OF
receipts for sums exceeding tweuty dollars
there can be no mistake. There Is good
reason to believe that many persons give
receipts daily, without any attention to the
affixing of stamps. They should know that
they are liable to the penalty above speci-
fed.
Year: 1864

GREAT preparations are making for the
coming inauguration OF Mr.. Lincoln, on the
Fourth of March next. II is hoped by those
IN charge OF the exclusion OF the Capitol
that the entire east front will be completed
and there will be a greater assemblage than
ever A monster OK is to be roasted whole
a, banquet,and fire engine companies and
political clubs have sent delegations TO 60
gage accommodations.
Year: 1864

A WELL KEPT Vow.-Father Ma
thew once presented Lord Broug'
ham with a temperance medal and
ribbon. His lordShip said he
would take it to the House, whore
he should be sure to meet old Lord
- the worse for liquor. Lord
Brougham was as good as his word;
for, on meeting the veteran peer
who was so celebrated for his po.
tations, he said, "Lord---,
have present from Father Ma.
thew for you,' and passed the rib.
bon rapidly over his neck. "Then
| tell you what it is, Drougham,
will keep sober for this night
said his lordship, who kept his vow
to the great amazement of his
friends.
Year: 1864

To DESTROY DoRERs IN FRUIT
TREEs.-Bore the tree about one
inch in depth with gimlet or
small augur; fiilthe hole thus made
with sulphur, and then secure ii
with clay OF shoemaker's wax
The sulphur will penetrate the tree,
or the sap will carry it into the
pores Of the tree, and the borers
will disappear, and the trees will!
recover from their injurious effects
| saved a thrifty apple tree by this
method q few years since. The
sulphur does not injure the tree;
the hole made for it will grow up,
and the tree will thrive again.
If holes made by the borers are ac'
cessable, fill them with sulpher,
and the borers will not again
trouble the tree.


If the trees are large more sulI
phur will be required, and perhaps
an inch augor. would not be too
large. Let the sulphur be put into
the tree IN half dozen places. 1t
will not injure the tree, and is a
certain remedy against the borer.
"N. Y. Observer.
Year: 1864

AN ingenious Downeaster, who
invented a new kind of, Love Let
ter Ink which he had been selling
as safeguard against all actions
for breach Of promise of marriage,
inasmuch as it entirely fades from
the paper in two months after date
was recently done brown by a bro
ther Downeaster, who purchased
100 boxes, of the article, and gave
him his note for 90 days. At The
expiration of that time the ink in
ventor called for payment, but on
unfolding the scrip, found nothing
but q piece of blank paper. The
note had beeu written in his own
ink.
Year: 1864

uA- One OF Henry FoX's jokes
was that played off on Mrs.,
who had q great fondness for
making the acquaintance of for
cigners. He forged a letter of rec-
ommendation to her in favor of a
German nobleman the Baron Won.
Sedlitz Powders, whose card was
lott at her door, and for whom a
dinner was Immediately planned by
Mrs., aud an invitation sent
in form, After waiting a consider.
able time, and no Baron appearing
the dinner was served; but duriug
the second course a note was
brought to the lady of the house
with excuses from the Baron, who
was unexpectedly prevented by the
death of his aunt, the Duchess Won
Epson Salts, which she read out to
the company without any suspicion
of the joke, and to the entertain
ment of her guests, among whom
was the facetious author.
Year: 1864

GOLD GAMBLING.-It looks as if
Congress we're disposed to pass the
bill to prevent gold gamblirg-to
prevent all time dealings in the
precious metal. If this would stop
the speculation in gold which
tends SO much to keep up the pre-
MUM on it, and keep everything
we eat, drink and wear at extrava-
giant prices, what blessing it
would be.
Year: 1864

THE movement in favor of Free
mont has received an unexpected
addition of strength by the advol
cay OF the Able McMaster in the
Freemans journal, who on be.
half of the peace men, declares his
preference for the abolition Path
finder over the probable candidate
of the war Democracy.
Year: 1864

aa- The aesthetic excuse for Henry
Wits conduct in respect to maria
sc is, that he made off with one wife
after another simply and solely be-
cause he cherished suoh an exalted
ideal OF what wife ought to be,
that he never could rest satisfied
with the actual specimens of wom-
anhood who came across his path.
Year: 1864

A correspondent ofthe N. Y Tribune
states that the Copperheads are SO yirulent
at Newark, N j., that our brave men who
returned wounded from fighting the battles
of their country are subjected not only to
all manner of insults and annoyance, but
to violent persoal assaults from the citizens.
To such pitch havethey brought matters
that it is not safe for soldier to allow him
self to be seen after dark.
Year: 1864




The announcement that the Radical Con-
vention Of the State OF Missouri by the en-
phatic test vote Of 81 to 80, has decided to
send delegates to Baltimore, Is q bitter pill
to those who are looking and hoping for the
DISCRIMINATION and defeat Of the Union par
t., and cannot fail to crafty every true ad-
hercut to the Union cause 1t was hoped by
the Copperheads and greatly feared by Ger
tain Republicans TINT the anomalous con-
dition Of politics in Missouri might iuaugu-
rate an example Of disunionism and dlssen-
sion, which by careful nursing could be ex-
tended to other States and localities. Un-
doubtedly the disposition towards dlssension
is less In any otter State than in Missouri,
as unhappily the apparent grounds OF local
irritation may be greater there than else
where. Yet the above test vote exposes the
weaknoss Of the factious element in Missouri,
and that the loyal part Of the people Of Mis-
souri, by IN overwhelming majority, are In
favor Of those harmonious and united coun-
sells in the great Republican Union party
which alone can secure the maintenance Of
the Government, the suppression Of the re-
bellion, and the return Of peace. We con-
gratulate the radicals Of Missouri upon the
patriotic action Of their Convention, and
trust that, whoever may be nominated at
Baltimore, the radicals Of Missouri will
give him full and hearty support By SO
doing it is in their power to carry the State
for the Republican Uojon nominee


The Claybank or Blair faction intend also
to Send delegates to the Baltimore Conren-
ton and claim seats In that body. But rs
they represent lees than one-teuth ns many
voters as tue Radicals, and IS they are not
party, but merely personal faction, Of
course they will not be admitted to the ex-
clusfon Of the delegates Of the great party
of Freedom.
Year: 1864

ther power to draw pay for servants they
never had, forage for ideal horses, or to
plundcr the soldiers by stale food, or the
government by contracts given to friends.
who generally divide the spolls. The
war Nt an end, Othelo's occupation
gone" and men whouever earned a dol
lar by honest labor, but who have made
fortunes by the toll and death of Others
will find their proper level in the deser-
we'd contempt and scorn Of all honest men.
1t is to support men such as these we
have named-to continue power in the
hands Of msproud ambitious men of the
Abolition persuasion, who would rather
rule half of republic drenchod in blood,
than live in a Union cemented bybrotherly
afiection-that the war has been contin-
ued. 70 do this, it is necessary to have
more soldiers, and hence the draft is to be
put into execution, and men who believe
the war might with honor have been
avoided, are to be forced from their dis
tracted and suffering families, and made
to march where blood and carnage, sick
ness and death, are things Of every days
occurrence. But a few months will elapse
before the decimated ranks must again be
! filed up, and another and another draft
will follow as sure as night follows the day,
unless our rulers and their advisers are
given to understand that the war must at
once be bro't to an honorable close. This
will not be done by those hybrid politicians
calling themselves War Democrats ~ for
too many Of them have feeling and an
interest in common with the ultra AJo'i-
tionists Of the present day II the Aboli-
tionists will not do it, for their interest
and their ambition points in q different
direction, but the People, the men Of all
parties, who love the Republic and its in
sututions, must take the matter in their
own hands and form a great Peace party
Of the country, who will save US and them
selves from another conscriptiou, by saw
ing the country from further peril, and
restoring it to peace


For the sins OF our rulers, the people


we think, have been punished sufficiently


and it now remains for the people TO re
move this punishment from their shoul


ders. If they do not this soon, they will


find the war, like the Old Man of the Sea
on the back Of Siubad fastened so efec.


tually as to make it an impossibility


without rorciJle means, TO shake it of, -
The evil is upon them, and they must ap.
ply the corrective. If done soon it will
spare future trouble, and it may spare
them, too, the full realization of TINT
greatest and most heart-rending of all
curses-a repentance that comes too late,
Year: 1864

Ez5~The President wants the South to
swear to support his abolition and eman-
cipation proclamation as condition for
coming back into the Union, and the war
is to be waged until they are forced to do
it. If they would swear to support the
Constitution they could not come. Now
what is the war for?-C Clinton Dcmocrat
Year: 1864

A letter from Annapolis, in relation


to our paroled prisoners lately arrived


there, says:


It's painful to record anything that


would exhibit any of the Union sol


diers of our army in a wicked and
murderous light; but the men recently
received tell a sad story. At Camp
Sumter, at Andersonville, over $4,000
Of the Union soldiers were congregat-
ed together Some two hundred Of
these were reckless characters; men
who were, perhaps, before they joined
the army, guilty of every vice; thieves,
and even murderers. These all band
ed together to practice the same evil
deeds in this camp on the unfortunate
men confined there as prisoners from
their own army. Their custom was to
seize any man who came into camp,
and rob him of everything he had, and
if he made the least resistance or out
cry, to murder him on the spot They
murdered many. In some instances,
the bodies of those they had made way
with were found buried in their tents
This state Of things had assumed such
a pitch, that all the better portion of
prisoners felt that something must be
done to stop it, and bring these men TO
punishment At length they conferred
with the rebel authorities. They con
sented to the arrest of the suspected
ones A guard was sent into the Damp
for this purpose Over two hundred
we're picked out and taken outside
thestOekade. They were all examined
The result was that SIX of the ring
leaders were delivered up to police
force Of the Union prisoners They
took them, formed regular court, OBJ
tanned lawyers. appointed a jury and
gave them an impartial and Just trial
Every facility was afforded them that
they might have justice done them
But after all was ended there was
every evidence that the men had cruel
ly slain q number Of the men in camp


They we're condemned by q jury Of |
their own fellow.piisoners and sem
tenosd to be hung All six were hung |
hung ia the camp We have the names
Of these men, but We forbear 70 pnb- |
lish them We have not heard ose i
say, smong sll who have returned, that
he does not approve the act All say
that hanging was too good for them
The proceedings OF the court, the
testimony, &c, we are told, have ali /
been sent 10 Wastington After this
afaiF and this summary punishment
there Was no more murders or roboing
In the camp.
Year: 1864

At the funeral of Lieutenant Urmis-
ton, in Danbury, Connecticut, recently,
the clergyman spoke from the passage
in Revelation, "There was a rain bow
round about the throne" and as the
body was lowered into the grave, the
sun broke through the clouds, and a
beautiful rainbow appeared in the east
Year: 1864

Salmon P. Chase, though now but pri-
vate citizen, has not ceased to be useful to
his country. The national service of a
man who had the manhness to utter the
following words are not merely official, and
cannot easily be measured:


''Permit me to add that, while we rejoice
in the successes of our armies, and give
thanks to God for them, we should not for
get that there is one class of defenders of
the hag-one class of men loyal to the
Union-to whom we vet fail to complete
Justice. 1t will be the marvel of future
historians that statesmen of this day were
willing to risk the success Ofthe rebellion
rather than to entrust to black loyalists
bullets and ballots"
Year: 1864

Harvey theory of the circulation OF the blood,
or rather the cause of the circulation is begin
ming to be dispated; for blushing, sudden pale
ness of the face, fiushings and sldden chilliness
of his body frequently occur without any dis
turbance or modification of the heart action
The sudden movement of the blood IN the ca
pilliaries, the circulation through the liver with
out the intervention of any proPulsive force, the
fact that after death the arteries are usually
found empty, among other things, cannot be ac.
counted for on the hypothesis that the heart il
the sole mover of the blood. The new theory
is that the action is chemical one,
Year: 1864

The Richmond papers uppraid John COchrane,
the candidate for the Vice-P Presidency on the
Fremont ticket, with so soon forgetting the vow
he uttred in a speech at Richmond, that if the
Federal Government should attempt to eOerace
the South, he (Cochrane) would be found sword
in hand on the side of old Virginia.


The Richmond paper should not ask from
General Coehrane literal compliance with his
vow, when by so doing he would expose Gener-
al Cochrane to personal danger. General Coch-
rrne complies with it as substantially y and more
safely when he runs on the Copperhead ticket
for Vice President. He does there by present
himself sword in hand, though he holds it by
the blade instead of the hilt and in the attitude
of surrender, None can deny, however, that he
is found ON the side of old Virginia.
Year: 1864

Where is he tonight? Oh, how my heart
Longs for answer; yet who cantell?
The battle field may be his bed tonight,


The cannon's roar his funeral knell.
Where is he tonight? Oh, agonizing thoughts
Could but drive them far away.
Father of heaven protect, that naught


OF harm befalls him on his tOilsOme way,
Where is he tonight? No answer yet,


Save the cruel one ''cannot be found
Among the missing Oh God protect


Him from testing taunts ifa prisoner bound
Where are they tonight, those brave boys all
Who went in answer to their country call2
Tis the broken heart that best can tell
Whose loved ones on the field have fell.


Clyde, June 24th, 1864 A. L.
Year: 1864

Perhaps the following extract from speech
bv stephen A. Douglas may do our thin skinned
patriots a little good


Il care not whether General jackson
violated the Constitution or not; l care not
whether General jackson suspended all civil
authority or not. If his acts were necessary to
the defense of The country, that necessity was
above al law,
Year: 1864

@Thus it appears by the census of each nation
says Mr.. Walker, that each increasing in the
same ratio respectively as for the last decade,
the wealth of the United States in 1880 would
exceed that of the United Kingdom SO, 49,
6ls,849; that in 1890 it would be much more
than double, and in 1900 approaching quadruple
that of the United Kingdom. When we reflect
that England increases in wealth much more
rapidly than any other country Of Europe, the
value of these statistics may be estimated, as
proving how readily our national debt can be
extiDguished without oppressive taxation


Let us not forget that our nation is yet in its
earliest youth; that if We take care to establish
liberty and promote intelligence within all our
boundaries, we may expect the United States to
endure as long at least as the English nation has
lasted; that we have as yet but scratched the
ground with hoe while in Europe it has been
already trenched and manured; that our great
est sources of wealth are untouched; and that
while we are free we shall enjoy not only our
natural increase but the enormous addition Of
population and wealth which comes to us from
the fact that we drain over-pOpulated Europe of
its laboring classes.-N. 7. Post
Year: 1864

The complete failure Of the enemy in his
opening offensive campaign has presented
such an opportunity for instant and favora-
Bile action upon the part of the Confederate
forces, that we consider it impossible that
our military chiefs should fail to grapple
with an opponent laboring under such man
ifest disadvantages, and push on through
the breach which the enemy has disclosed
in his line Of defense. From the inklings
which we obtain from the Georgia field,
Gen johnson is aware Of the disadvantage
at which he has Grant, aud will strike at
him before he can fully prepare himself to
parry the blow. The fairest prospect
which we have yet had for the reoccupa-
ton Of Tennessee and an advance into
Kentucky now opens before us. While
Johnstor's command has been some
what depleted by the detachments which
were necessary for Longstreet's column
and the reinforcements furnished to this de-