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Year: 1865

Has that woman a call to be wife who
thinks more of her silk dress than her chill
dren, and visits her nursery no oftener than
once day? Has woman call to be a
wife who calls for cashmere shawl when her
husband 5 notes are being protested? Has
that woman a call to be wife who sits read
ing the last new novel while her husband
stands before the glass vainly trying to pin
together a buttonleSs shirt bosom? Has
that woman cali to be a wife who expects
her husband to swallow diluted coffee, sog-
gy bread smoky tea and watery potatoes SIX
days out OF the seven? Has she call to
be wife who fiirts with every man she
meets, and reserves her frowns for the home
firesides? Has she a call to be wife who
comes down to breakfast in abominable curl
papers, soiled dressing-gown, and shoes
down at the heel? Has she q call to be a
wife whose husband 5 love weighs NOT in the
balance with the next door neighhor dam
ask curtains or velvet carpets? Has she n
call to be wife who would take advantage
Of moment OF coDiueal weakness to eXtort
money or extract promise Has she
call TO be wife who takes a journey forpleas-
ure, leaving her husband to toll in close of
flee, and have an eye, when at home, to
the servants and children? Has she call
TO bea wife Of whom Il good husband So
ciety is not the greatest OF earthly blessings,
and a house full Of rosy children Its best
furnishing and prettiest ornament
Year: 1865

"A new counterfeit United States Treasury
note of the denomination OF five dollars, has
beenputin circulation, which though coarsly
executed may deceive many persons, as it Is
a very common practice TO take anything in
the shape of a greenback, without waiting
to scrutanize it closely. The counterfeit as
we have stated, is very poorly executed, the
engravings being quite coarse and rough In
appearance The Goddess of Liberty, on
the left hand end OF the note and the ground
work around the figure 5 on the upperright
hand corner, are very poorly engraved, and
present dim ana mixed appearance. The
green on the back is of an Indifferent shade
and unlike the genuine. The engraving is
shorter than that of the genuine by about
quarter of an inch. Good judges of money
will have no difficulty in detecting this fraud
at first sight. but many unsuspecting persons
may be deceived by them The fraud is a
dangerous one and the public should be on
the look out for it.
Year: 1865

1t is remarkable fact that persons losing
themselves i'll forest, or in a snow storm,
manifest invariably tendency to turn round
gradually to the left, to the extent even of
moving in circle The explanation OF this is
founed probably in the fact that the limbs
and muscles of the right side are generally
better developed than those of the left side
Under the excitement felt when one is lost,
and in the absence of any guiding line, the
superior energy of the right limbs throws
the pedestrian insensibly round on the left
Year: 1865

A clergyman lately travelling in the Oil
Region saw child in the road stumbling
and falling He kindly picked herup saying
Poor deax are you hurt? when she cried
out Il amt poor? Dad struck lie well
yesterday =
Year: 1865

ofthe new law firm of Black Lamon, Il Co. The
senior of this firm will be recognized as 70 mer
Chief Justice Of Pennsylvania, and afterwards
Attorney General and Secretary ofState of
the United States, who, since retiring from
public life, has been engaged in a large and
successful practice in the Supreme Court Mr.
Lamon, the late popular Marshal Of this Dis
rict, was for a long time law partner of the
mate personal and confidential friendship up
TO the time of his death. The junior member of
the firm is the eldest son OF Judge Black, and
gentleman Of recognized ability. These gen
tlemen will devote themselves 10 causes in the
the United States Supreme Court, District
supreme Court and before Committees of
Congress.
Year: 1865

The President has issued Proclamation
pronouncng the pains and penalties attending
desertion from the army and navy, or removal
from any district to avoid the draft, and extern
ding pardon to those who have deserted but
shall report for duty within sixty days The
Proclamation was published Monday morning.
Year: 1865

SPRINd-LlKE-The balmy brcezes from the
the south and gentle rays of the sun for the
last three or four days have produced a salu-
tary effect on animated nature" and the
first notes of the robin and the blue-bird, and
the bursting petals of the early flowers are i'll
delightful contrast with the rigidties Of "stern
old winter Under the favorable weather
farmers have commenced their labors, and the
pow has been pretty generally started ON high
ground The work in the garden is active.


We can scarcely look for long continuance
of the pleasant weather, owing to the near ap-
proach Of ST. Patrick Day (triday next J.
when the clerk may give US receipt in ful
for these delightful days.
Year: 1865

PERsoSAL.-The Argus having minated
fraud, by ourself, among others, in the returns
for income Of 1868, we requested the assessor
to 90 to the bank where our account is kept
and examine for himself and also to send to
his predecessor for the original return made
by us. This has been done, and if the editor
of the Argus is still curious about il, he can
ask the assessor. In the mean time W. say to
those who can take our word, thst,so far from
any fraud appearing, the assessor took our
original return as the basis of his ASSESS
ment. The saying that "a new broom
sweeps clean" is verified in Mr.. Brown. He
questions closely and on his new appear
ance in this field that is perhaps the best way
to get acquainted with the people and their
business and way Of life At any rate, he
must be the judge Of his duty, and do it in
the way be thinks best. We have no COM
plant in our own case, but confess rather
that we were both amused and instructed in
structed in some things as to the execution
of the law, and amused by the result. The IN
come tax on salary and mileage received BY
us in 1868 to March Attn, was Of cou Sc paid
in Washington, the tax being deducted at the
time the salary was paid. The same amount.
too, goes in here for the special war tax. -
/ Beyond that, the assessor makes out agsinst
us a small income tax, and the amusing thing
about it is that it is not for what we have
got, but what we spentin ls63-pretty large
ly in fact, Of contributions for religious char
table snd patriotic purposes. For instances,
we taxed ourself for the minister, and for the
Bible Society, two items we happen to re-
mem Der, and Uncle Sam adds double bless
ing to these and all other good ways Of spend
ing money, by taxing the money thus spent.
This results from the fact that voluntary con-
trbutions are not to be deducted like taxes
Imposed by law, from the income. Let no.
body be discouraged by this apparent tax or.
well doing but rather, when you give away
dollar for one good purpose, just remem-
ber that YOU are doing wo good deeds.
Year: 1865

A WOMAN WITH Two HUSBANDS. -"k Keep
the W1s aud Pay Ne for The Coi0." Some
time in last fall, soldier belonging to the
Sd Wisconsin battery. doing duty in the gar
rison in this city, married a woman living u
few miles from town, who already had huA.
band living. he being rebel aud prisoner
at Camp Chase. Ohio. The soldier went to
Wisconsin during the month of October, was
mus cred out OF the service, and Immediately
returned here and went to his wife's to live
A few days ago the rebel husband, who had
taken the oath of allegiance, returned to this
place, and on going to what he believed to be
his own house, was surprised to find YAM
kee in possession both Of his wife and pro-
perty. He endeavored to oust the Yankee
and enter into his own once more. but was
unable to effect any thing as his wife took
sides with her Yankee husband and refused
to leave him. The affair eliminated yester-
day in a suit before Justice Allison, brought
BY the rebel to recover the value of COW
which he claimed he had left at home when
he went into the rebel army. The Justice
tried u make her understand that her frat
husband was her legal spouse, but she didn't
care for that. To every argument Of his she
returned, " Yes, out like the Yankee the
best1 Finding that it was Of no avail to
try to induce his wife to return to his bed
and nome, the rebel husband determined to
save something from the wreck Of his fortunes,
and said to the Yankee; "Well, you may keep
the woman if you pay me twenty-five dollars
for the kew" I'll pay it" responded the
other, and the bargain was. concluded on the
spot. After the payment the trio departed
from the Justices office, each apparently well
satisfied with the result Chattanooga Ga
Eette.
Year: 1865

CoINoIDENoE.-The House concurred in
the senate's proposal to abolish slavery in
the nation by amendment to the Constitution
on the day set for the entry Of the Rebel
Peace Commissioners into Washington. 1t
is a good condition of peace.
Year: 1865

Gen. Butter has been handsomely received
by his fellow-citizens in Lowell, and he i'm
proved the opportunity to make very able
speech, which has one great fault. 1t is a
covert and worse than useless attack upon
ieut. Gen. Grant. As slad as we should be
to see Gen. Butler defend himself successful
ly, we are not disposed to favor a diversion
at the expense Of Gen. Grant.
Year: 1865

In his late speech at Lowell, Massachu-
sets. General Butler made the following
severe attack upon General Grant and his
predecessors in the command Of the Army
of the Potomac. He 80


Il understand that there are those who
were among my old friends in politics, but
who, unfortunately, have lately got upon
the other side, who sneer at me as the Hero
of Big Bethel and Fort Fisher. accept
! the title. They DO he honor overmuch;-
What was Big Bethel? 1t was skirmish
lin which twenty-five men were killed and


wounded. But Big Bethel was not Bull
Run; Big Bethel was not Fair Oaks; Big
Bethel was not Seven Pines ; Big Bethel


was not the Chickahominy. Big Bethel
was a failure, but it was no disaster. No
West Point General commanded there.
: claim credit for this, that when we Of the
volunteer army of the United States make
y failures We do not make disasters. Stop a
{ moment and compare the battles l have
5 named, with Big Bethel. Why, at these
J there were more men slaughtered and homes
{ made desolate than there were leaves on
e the trees in the forest around Big Bethel
? not to be numbered. But l am the hero Of
Fort Fisher, too. Well, Fort Fisher was not
Fredericksburg; Fort Fisher was not Chan


cellorsville Fort Fisher was not the Viii
derness; Fort tlsher was not COal f1arpOr.
A volunteer General commanded at Fort


Fisher at each attack one was without re-


suit, but no disaster the last was sue


cess all honor to General Terry and his


brave volunteer soldiers. Again, it is
charged upon US that we did not make so


big a hole in the Dutch Gap Canal as We
ought to have made 1t may be that we


did not-although Dutch Gap Canal was a


success--make so great hole there as was


made BIZ the explosion of the mine at Pc


tersburg last summer; but thank God, nei-


ther did we fill uselessly that hole up with


American dead until it ran blood. Re-
newed applause | am, therefore, con-
? tent, nay, claim to be the hero of the com.


paratively bloodless attacks on Big Bethel


and the wholly bloodless failure of Fort


Fisher; and do not claim to be the hero Of
Fredericksburg, of charlottesville, of the


Chickahominy, of Fair Oaks, of the Wilder
ness, of Coal Harbor, nor Of that charnel


house of useless dead in the mine before
Petersburg. | am prepared to take the
issue; and hereafter, fellow-citizens, when


you bear me to that little inclosure on the


other side of the river, which l hope for as


my last resting place, | pray you put over
; me for my epitaph: Here lies the General


who saved the lives of his soldiers at Big


Bethel and Fort Fisher, and who never


commanded the Army of the Potomac L


ask for nothing else.
Year: 1865

Desert not your friend in danger and dis
tress. Too many there are in the world
whose attachment to those they call friends
is confined to the day of prosperity. As
long as that continues, they are, or appear
to be, affectionate and cordial But as soon
as their friend is under cloud, they begin
to withdraw and separate their interests
from his. In friendship of this sort, the
heart has assuredly never had much con-
cern. For the great test of true friendship
is constancy in the hour of danger-adher-
ence in the season of distress. When your
friend is eliminated, then is the time open
ly and boldly to defend his cause When
his situation is changed, or mistortunes are
fast gathering around him, then is the time
of affording prompt, jealous aid. When
sickness or infirmity occasions him to be
neglected by others, that is the opportunity
which every real friend will seize of redoub-
ling all the affectionate attention which love
suggests These are the important duties,
the sacred claims of friendship religion and
virtue enforce on every worthy mind. To
show yourself warm in this manner in the
cause of your friend, commands esteem even
in those who have personal interests in op'
posing him. This honorable zeal of friend
ship has, in every age attracted the venera
ton of mankind, 1t has consecrated to the
latest posterity the names of those who have
given up their fortunes and have exposed
their lives in behalf of their friends whom
! they loved while .ignomiuy and disgrace
have ever been the portion Of those VIII,
would desert their friends in the hour o
/ distress.
Year: 1865

The Richmond Enquirer thus notices the
last phase of the negro question IN the
South. 1t says


THE question Of slave soldiers has work
ed its way to public consideration in spite
of Cabinet caution and legislative resolves
at it being discussed in all its details and its
difficulties admitted There is one signifi-
cant fact connected with these discussions.
There is a universal consent. that II slaves
or slavery can be so used to insure the inde-
pendence of the State Of Virginia, any sac
rifice of interest or prejudice will be made
to insure that object, so paramount to all
others. 1t is by no means certain that
the employment of slaves as coldiers is in
dispensable to the safety of the country.
There yet remain many resources which
should be first dedicated TO that purpose
before resorting to a measure subject 10 un-
doubted objections. 1t is also certain that
any ultra measures at gradual or general
emancipation need not be resorted to-
There is no proposition from European
powers to guarantee our independence up
on the condition of emancipation. Thert
are no assurances that those powers would
make such guarantee.
Year: 1865

When the dispatch announcing that the
President and Mr. Seward had returned
from Fortress Monroe, and that the former
had said that peace was merelya question of
days, was read on Change, yesterday, i'll
this city, the outburst of applause that fol
lowed shows what fast hold the desire for
peace is taking on the popular heart.


Wearied Of blood appalled, at the noun
tain of debt and load Of taxes upon US, dis.
tressed and harassed by conscriptions, an
noyed by the fluctuations of trade and the
uncertainties of the future every body nearly
is looking for relief to an early termination Of
the war. The general desire is for peace
The heart yearneth for it !; and every move
ment looking in that direction made by those
in authority, is watched with the most
anxious solicitude, and encouraged by sin
cere prayers for success. s.--Cm. Enquirer.
Year: 1865

Don't be n loafer, don't call yourself a
loafer, don keep up loafer' 5 company, don
hang about loafing places Better work for
nothing and board yourself, than to sit
around day after day, or stand around cor
ners with your handsin your pockets Better
for your own mind, better for your own re-
spect Buste about, if you mean to have
anything to hustle about for. Many poor
physician has obtained a real patient by
riding hard to attend an imaginary one. A
ouire of paper tied with red tape, carried
under lawyers arm, may procure him, his
first case, and make his fortune: Such is
the world to him that hath shall be given
Quit droning and complaining; keep busy
and mind your chances,
Year: 1865

Why is the devil a gentleman Because
the imp of darkness could not be imp-o-lite,
Why is four quart measure like a side
saddle? Because it holds gallon.


What is the sun by trade? A tanner.


Why is the first chicken like fore-masti
Because it is just before the main hatch.


Why is washerwoman like grief? Be
cause she wrings men d bosoms.
Year: 1865

IF you Advertise in your County PapcE
YOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


If you Advertise in your County Papes
YOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


If you Advertise in your County Paper
JOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


If you Advertise in your County Paper
YOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


If you Advertise in your County Paper
YOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


II you Advertise II your County Papes
Year: 1865

The OHIO Farmer thus discourses con-
oerning the prospects for wool this sea-
son:


The import duty may be said to be
thirty per cent. upon the wool which
comes in most direct competition with
yours; add to this the rate Of exchange
wi b gold at about 81 40, and you have
the field with your WOODS at from ~ TO
rs cents a pound in present currency.
The return Of peace while it puts stop
to the great wastes Of war does not d.
minish the number Of consumers Of your
wool The men who lay of the coarse
army blue, will put on fine cassimeres
and broad. cloths. and they have the
money in their pockets to pay for their
new clothes The vast regions OF the
South are open to our trade, and they too
become our customers, since their own
staple is neglected or destroyed bambo
in the South, has now become q man
aud having wages will spend his money
for clothes, so as to look like other uieI.
All our people have largely increass
their consumption of woolen goods, and
particularly our women. These facts
added TO the figures above stated, al


point to healthy condition. Of the WOO
business
Year: 1865

New YORK, June 17.-Thers seems to
be no truth in the statement that the
Hon. BENJAMIN Wood is to be arrested in
consequence Of his reported reception Of
a draft from Thompson, Of Montreal At
the Daily Negs ofice Nj Wood was Ell.
gagged in his editorial duties this morn
ing.


He stated he had received no subpoena
or notification to attend the conspiracy
trial, or proceed to Washington, but that,
on account of reports which had appear
ed, he intended to go there at once in OF
der to make the requisite enquiries on the
subject.


shortly before noon Mr. Wood received
information that placard was posted
on the bulletin of the Tribune Office an.
nouncing his arrest He at once pro
ceeded to the Office, and notified some o.
the attaches that he would hold Mr.
Greeley and Mr Gray responsible for the
libel The gentlemen in the Office saic
they had no knowledge of the offensive
placard being outside, and they prompt
| " removed it.
Year: 1865

The Paris correspondence OF the Mon
treal Herald has the following: The de-
nonement Of singular little drama OF
real life has Just reached MS from Berlin.
# seems that six years ago a notary
named Carl S go, suddenly disappeared.
For two months the police were engaged
in searching for his supposed assassin
but without effect, and the investlga-
tions were about to cease, when the Juuge
OF the district received, one evening" a
letter TO the following effect


"HEKR JUDGE: have been assassinat-
ed by my debtor, Jean R. who, amer
,ob6ing me of the profits VI the debt,
nuried me at the loot OF the north wall oi
the park of Count Won M, at S


"ISiopedl KARI s., Notary"


The Judge, on the receipt ofthisstrange
letter. caused a search to be made on the
spot indicated ; the corpse was found'
the assassin seized, tried and executed,
after making a full confession OF his
crime. For six years all endeavols TO ex-
plain the mystery OF the letter nave re-
inained without result.


A week ago a gentleman OF good stand
ing at Berlin was married to rich ana
beautiful young widow, the daughter OF
tbe MARQUIS. On the day following his
wedding. the bridegroom presented HIM
self at the police Office, and made dec
faration to the following effect:


six years ago was deeply in love
with nv present wife, who returned my
passion. Twas poor, and her father, not
withstanding our mutual attachment,
refused TO consent to our marriage, and
rave his daughters hand to the Marquis
de l.. The evening before the cele-
bration of this marriage, obtained from
her promise to meet me, near the park
vail for a last adieu. A little before
midnight / scaled the walls, and found
the Young lady waiting for me, accom-
nonied Dy a trusty attendant. Our tears
md protestations were suddenly inter
rupted by piercing cry. The young
lady fed, with the servant TO the houses
climbed up to the top of the wall, and
was Just going to drop myself down on
the other side, when, by the light OF the
moon, saw man kneeling on corpse
and rifing the pockets OF his victim -
Nv first impulse was to spring on the as
sassin, but I reflected that, If succeed
ed in securing him, must explain my
own presence in the park at that hour
and in doing so must compromise the
Young lady. I, therefore, remained mo,
tionless, and saw the assassin, whom
recognized perfectly, bury the body OF
his victim at the foot of the wall on
which was crouching. The next day
although the father was missing, MS
daughter became the Marquis de l.
Married to violent and jealous man
her position made it yet more incumbent
on me to remain silent; but, in order that
she murder might not pass unknown
and unavenged, bethought me of writ
ing the letter which led to the arrest anC
confession of the murderer For 81,
years kept silent on the subject of what
/ had seen. The death of the Marquis
de l. having left Mademoisell wild
ow, married her yesterday. As she is
now my wife, and I have, therefore, the
right to defend her against all suspicious
have presented. myself in order to ex
plain the agency by which the letter wa!
sent to the Judge in the name of th'
murdered man.
Year: 1865

New YORK, June 20.-Gov. Holden has
issued his first proclamation TO the peo-
pie of North Carolina. He informs them
that convention to alter or amend the
State Constitution, "a provide for the
election of a Governor and Legislature,
and to put the civil machinery in full
operation, will be held at as early Pc
riod as practicable.


The Governor appeals to the people to
renew with cheerfulness their usual pur-
suits, and their interest in the prosperity
of the State and Nation, reminding them
that all of welfare and happiness that
they have, or that they can hope for for
themselves or their children, is indissoln-
bly, bound up with the Union.


To the colored people, in announcing
TO them that they are now free, he In
forms them that it vests with themselves
to prove whether this freedom is bles-
sing or an injury, and counsels them to
cultivate habits of order and industry.
Year: 1865

TIE fashion nov is to loop up dresses
for the parlor and drawing room, as well
as for the street The truth is women
are becoming sensible in their dress
They now shield their faces from the sun,
protect their feet from the wet, and do
not draggle their skirts. Thisis the gen.
eral rule; of course there are exceptions,
and will continue to be until fools are all
dead
Year: 1865

COUNTERFEIT FIFTY CENT NOTE
CounterfeIts on the newly issued fifty


cent fractional currency notes have just
made their appearance. The execution
is said to be poor The engraving is
scratchy, and the green plate on the
back of the note is of faint and dim
character Numbers of them will doubt
less be placed in circulation, and the
public should be on the watch for them.
Year: 1865

THE farmers Of Shelby county are
greatly embarrassed for want of hands
for harvest. The crops of small grain


are large, and not half force enough to
gather them. Three dollars and three
and half per day are offered for hands.
One gentleman offered half of Q large
field of wheat for cutting and saving it.