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Year: 1863

The Chicago Journal thus learnedly philoso-
phizes on these themes. There is large streak
of sense in the reflection:


In the selection Of carpet you should al
ways prefer one with small figures, for the two
webs of which the fabric consists are always
more closely interviewer than incarpetings where
large figures are wrought.


There is good deal Of true philosophy in
this that win apply to matters widely different
from the selection Of carpets. A man commits
sad mistake when he selects Q wife that cuts
too large figure on the carpet Of ife-in 9TH
er words, makes much display. The attractions
fade-the web of life becomes worn and weak,
and all the gay figures that seemed 50 charm
ing at first, disappear like summer flowers in
autumn Many man has made f;msy lin
seywoolsey Of himself by striving to weave too
large a figure, and is worn out, used up, like
old carpets hanging on the fence, before he has
lived out half of his allotted days of usefulness
Many man wears out like carpet that is
never swept, by the dust of Incidence; like that
carpet he needs activity, shaking or whipping;
he needs activity--something to think of-some-
thing to do.


Look out, then for the large figures, and there
are those now slowed away in the garret of the
world, awaiting their final consignment to the
cellar who had they practiced this bit of car
pet philosophy, would to-day be firm and bright
as Brussels fresh from the loom and everybody
exclaiming, 1T is wonderful how they do wear
Year: 1863

The New York Evening Post, leading Re-
publican paper, had, in its issue OF Saturday
last, most whitening editorial upon the imbe-
cility and absurdity which characterized the
proceedings of the Administration. Instead of
the Administration and its pensioned depend
ents. giving the country vigorous prosecution
of tie war, it exhausts its energies in vigorous
prosecution of those who dare discuss their fail
ings, The Evening Post, however, can not en-
dora this limping policy in regard to- the war,
andths fiery zeal manifested by tho same parties
in their anxiety to stiAe public discussion. The
Pos even goes 80 far as to suggest the removal
of certain clustering heroes and the appoint
meat of others in their places. Itconcludes thus:


eIf the government will attend closely to the
war, and if military gentlemen will 60 and fight
tho enemy, we shall hear less Of arrests and
other abuses at home. Or, if it be necessary
that arrests should be made, let us begin, as a
writer in one of the morning papers the other
day advised, by arresting jeff. Davis and his
cabinet, condemning Lee and Bragg to Fort La
fayette, and hanging Toombs, Wise, Floyd and
others, without benefit of the writ OF habeas
corpus OF even vi tne .clcISy' lHeoS al '' ca o
which may be made in the most arbitrary man
ner and nobody will complain; no court will in
sist upon reviewing the proceedings; and meet
ing could dscarcely be mustered at the Five Points
to listen to speeches in vituperation OF the au-
thors.


Gen. Grant, we take leave to say, is doing a
great deal now in illustration of our method
BY his gallant passage of the Vicksburg bat
teries by his Intrepid assault upon Port Glib
son; by his rapid movement upon jackson and
capture of that town after several hours hard
fighting; by his instant evacuation Of the place
to advance upon the enemy's works, and, in
short, by his four or five severe battles in about
as many days, he has done more to stop the
mouths of gainsayers than thousand ''arrests'
and ten thousand prisons teeming with state cap
tives. The bitterest opponent to the government
is compelled either to fling up his cap in the
presence of such facts, or to remain In stupid
and obstinate silence. Could the other officers
of the army be made to initiate this activity OF
Year: 1863

ORIGIN OF THE TERM DANDY. I'm the
reign of Henry the Eighth there was struck
assmall silver coin of little value called q
dandy pratt; which, observes Bishop Fleet-f
wood, was the origin of the term dandy as
applied to worthless and contemplate per-
sons
Year: 1863

BE A MAN OF Your WORD. When you
promise to do thing, do it. Be man Of
principle in your word. Do not say that
you intend to day to visit your sick friend
or neighbor, and then suffer the pressure of
business to crowd it out of your mind. He
has been watching for your coming during
the week that is past. Could you have seen
the bright smile that illuminated his coun-
tenance when he said, Il hear his voice,
his footsteps" you would have said that the
keeping of that promise was worth more to
you than much ''choice gold" But when
the vision had disappeared and you came
not, there was pity and sorrow, even for
you, written upon those features. For gain
had become formidable barrier against that
priceless gem in every mans character,


which either shines in its own conspicuous
light of love of truth, or is set in the mid
night darkness of distrust and talsehood.
Then, if you wish to do good and weld an


influence of truth, be man OF your word.
Year: 1863

SINGULAR ANEcDoTE.-There was young
woman lcft in the care Of a house; her master
and mistress being in the country. One night
on her going to bed, when she was undressing
herself she looked in the glass and said, "How
handsome look in my nightcap." When she
arose in the morning she found the house robbed.
She was taken into custody on suspicion OF be-
ing concerned in the robbery, was tried and ac-
quilted. Some time afterwards as she was walk
ing in company with another female, man pass
ing her said, ''How handsome 1 look in my night
cap. The expression so forcibly struck her
mind that he was the man who robbed the house,
she seized hold of him with the utmost intrepid
ity, and held him fast, assisted by her compan-
ion, till he was given into custody, at which
time he confessed that when he was under the
bed he heard her use the expression previously
to his robbing the house, and he suffered ac-
cordingly.
Year: 1863

/. is estimated that there are over FIVE
thousand colored men In the navy. With
in the last eight OF ten months they have
been admitted as seamen, ordinary seamer
and landsmen. Formerly they were
chiefly occupied in the ward d-rooms and in
the guard. Not one of them, how
ever, holds a position as petty officer in
the service, although many OF them are
coxswains for boats.


But the Copperheads insist that those
colored men shall be cast out Of the navy,
and that they, With tue nay thousand
enlisted colored soldiers, shall be handed
over to their rebel masters and consigned
to perpetual slavery.
Year: 1863

MILL1sERY.-Miss A. King has just
returned from the east with large and
splendid assortment of Fall and Winter
goods. The ladies, who are the best
judges on the subject, say that Mss
King displays excellent taste In her Sc
lec,ions, and those who have acurioslJ
to crafty in this matter will find this al
excellent opportunity to crafty it.
Year: 1863

eFRemember that Oopperheads are
opposed to the soldiers vote, and wherever
it is possible they will ignore that vote
and claim the election of their candidates
for county Offices and the Legislature,
whenever they have majority Of the
home vote. Therefore let the Union men
in every county poll every vote that they
can possibly raise.
Year: 1863

Tnr HIproporAMUs.-To-day Bailey 4
Co.'s great show will exhibit in our city.
So be on hand with your postage and see
the Hippopotamus, which is alone worth
the price of admission. This combina-
tion Of attractions will form grand pro-
cession and march through the principal
streets of our city, headed by the Hippo
potamus-the only one in the United
STATES
Year: 1863

The Proclamation of the Presi dent
for day Of National Thanksgiving is
most admirable in spirit and laaguage !.
It is paper that does honor to the heart
and the head of its author. The 26th day
of November is the time designated for
general thanksgiving, humiliation, and
prayer.
Year: 1863

E.Hests of Democrats have joined
the Union party since the last State elec-
ton, but We do not now think of any
Union men who have gone over to the
Copperheads during the last year,
Year: 1863

do not naturally think am super
stitious; but | have all my life been
troubled by kind of super-auricular
sense. BY this I wish to to convey the
idea that | hear things over and above
the natural sense of hearing. The
sound, as of a human voice, comes to me
and syilables words Of meaning, when l
know that no human being is near, and
that the whole must be some kind Of
mental deception. Sometimes these
words are Of common import, and some
time Of deep significance. Well do
remember that once, when quite lad,
living at home with my parents in Paris
I heard the words spoken in my ear as
it were;


"Pierre Boisant, prepare for sorrow!"


was alone in my fathers library at
the time, engaged in solving difficult
problem, and therefore in no condition
for this to be the effect of an excited
fancy Or imagination.


What followed? My father at that
time was accounted rich merchant.-
Three weeks after he was bankrupt.
If had been the most imaginative man
in the world could not have presaged
this.


Three years later heard the same
words repeated. | was then alone on
the road to Troyes, engaged in the hum
bic calling Of pedlar, to which my ia
ther's misfortune had reduced me. l
felt that something serious was about
to happen, and | took the first convey
ance back to Paris. l FASTENED to my
fathers then humble lodgings and found
him dying, and NY poor mother almost
distracted with grief. She was sur
prised to see me; but when l told her
what brought me home, she said ii must
be the voice Of the Lord. l did not
agree with her in that respect, because
| often heard that same voice saying
triling things.


Well, my father died, and my mother
did not long survive him, and then I was
alone in the world. Seeing nothing
better for me-at least nothing that
better suited my disposition for a con-
slant change Of scene-I resumed the
humble business Of 4 pedlar, and, after
two or three years spent in France,
went TO Sardinia and established route
for myself among the retired villages in
the mountains, where, at least, | was
looked upon as in no wise inferior to the
Year: 1863

A PUNCrUAL man IS rarely poor
man, and never man Of doubtful
credit. His small accounts are fire.
xuently settled, and he never meets
with difficulty in raising money to pay
large demands Small debts neglected
ruin credit, and when man has lost
that, he will find himself at the bottom
of a bill he cannot ascend.
Year: 1863

excellent, and he bid fair to do the coun-
try brave and loyal service for many
years. His voice was remarkably power
full, and when cheering his troops in bat
tie, was so far resounding" that the
boys called him old Bull Sumner A
few days since he was assigned to the
command of the Department Of the West,
with his headquarters at st. Louis, and
was expected in this city on the way to
his new post of duty, when the intelli-
gence Of his death was received.
Year: 1863

whose trade is not in political jugglery,
whose real inentions are to do no harm
to their country, we would make an sp-
peal, and warn them Of The dangers tha.
surround them.


To enable our Government to succeed
in re-establishing the Union of tho States
in the shortest time, and to save the .ffu.
sion Of blood, it is necessary it should
have the united support and sympathy
of all our citizens.


A fearful responsibility rests spon
those who, for fancied dangers to our In
stitutions, continue to thwart the power { (
the Government and protract the sangui-
nary struggle by which 30 many OF our
patriotic citizens are being sacrificed.


Every one is aware that this 10 strug-
gle for life against an element which has
been antagonistic TO free institutions since
the foundation of the Government. The
Declaration Of Independence. in letter and
spirit, is living condemnation Of the
principle that one man has the right to
anotbers time and labor without com pen
sation: and To separate themselves from
this cornerstone Of republicanisn, the
stakeholder has taken up arms 10 destroy
the Union.


Why should men in the North differ a,
70 the means neccssary 70 stay the arm
that would strike us down II your house
is on fire, some one must be selected te
head those who would quench the flames
Ii Is no time then for men to stop to dis,
cuss whether the water that is used /,
hard or soft, from the we'll or from tn,
cissern. Poar it on, deluge the building
quench the fire and stop the oonaagration
and defer the fremens' fight till the fir
is subdued aud TIE danger is orerpast.
Year: 1863

5Iore ''Devils'' on Their WAY South.


The steamer Ericsson left New York on
Friday with a heavy cargo Of war material
for the Port Royal feet, and with two of
EricssOn's devils in tow, designed to be
attached to the bows of the iron-elads for
the destruction Of tOrpedOes and the remo7-
al of piles and other distractions. On her
last trip the Ericsson took one of these
machines to Admiral Dupont, and left it
safely il Port Royal harbOr. Thus the
Monitor feet has been for nearly three
weeks in possession of new "devil, in
stead Of the old one which fell into the
hands Of the rebels in Charleston harbor


The general form Of the machine is like
that of a raft, and bars extending from it
reach two to four feet below the keel of the
vessel, TO which it is attached. These will,
of course, strike any tOrpedoes or obstruc-
tions on which the vessel would otherwise
pass. The arrangements for the removal
Of piles include immense tOrpedOes with
ample means Of explosion. The heavy,
open frame work of iron will not, it is be-
lieved, be materially injured by the COZ
cussion or explosion Of rebel internal ma
chimes, or Of the torpedoes that are carried
by the devils, with which they perform
their work. The length Of the machine is
about fifty feet.
Year: 1863

The Indianapolis Sentinel says the
farmers in thatvicinity report the ground
in fine condition for corn planting. The
peach crop promises to be very abundant
unless late frOsts should yet kill the fruit.
The wheat, which in the winter did not
look favorable, now looks fine, and there
viii be no end to the grass.
Year: 1863

The Agricultural Bureau atlWashingtOn
is now busily engaged in supplying the
enormous demand for seeds from all parts
Of the Union. Some days since seventeen
large Government wagon loads of cotton
seed, amounting to about fifteen hundred
bushels, was received. The orders Of cotton
seed come mostly from Southern Illinois
and Missouri, but some packages have been
sent to latitude as high north as Chi
ea0o
Year: 1863

that in your straggle for the Uoion, to what
ever extent the negroes should cesae helping
the enemy, to that extent il wsakens the enc
my 10 resistance to you. Do you think diff.
eren!lyi Thought that whatever negroes
can be got to do as soldiers, leaves just so
much less for white soldiers to do 10 saving
the Union. Does il apper otherwise to you :
But negroes like other people act upon mo-.
iives. Why sheuld they do anything for us if
we will do nothing for themi II they stake
their lives for us, they must be prompted by
the strongest motive, even the promise Of free
dom, and the promise being mads must be
kept" i, &, laa.ssa x. vs laa a+aab.a
I Tie signs look better; the Father Of Wa
ters again goes usvexed to the sea, thanks to
the great Northwest for it--nor yet wholly to
them. Three hundred miles up they met
New England, the Empire, Keystone and Jer.
sey States hewing their way right and left.
The sunny South,tooin more colors than one,
lent a hand on the spot. Their part of the
history was jotted down in black aud white.
The job was great national one, and let no
bo banned who bore special part in it.
While those who have cleared tho great river
may well be proud even, that is not all. L.
is had TO say that anything has teeu more
bravely and better done than at Antietam /,
Murfreesbaro, Gettysburg and many fields Of
less note Nor must Uncle Sans webbel
feet be forgotten. At all The waters margins
they have been present, not only on the deep
sea, the broad bay and rapid river, but also up
the narrow, muddy bayou, and wherever the
ground was little damp, they have been and
made their tracks. Thanks to all for The great
Republic; for the principles by which it lives
and keeps alive for mans vast future. Thanks
TO all, peace does not appear so distant as it
did, hope it will come soon and come to
stay, and so come as to be worth the keeping
in all future time. 1t will then have been
proved that among freemen there can lie no
successful appeal from the ballot to the bullet,
and that they who like such appeal are sure
TO lose the case and pay the costs. There
will be some blacks who can remember that
with silent tongue and clenched teeth, and
with steady eye and well pointed bayonet.
they have helped mankind on to this great
consummation, while fear that there will be
some white men unable to forget that with
maginant heart and decelful speech they
have strven to hinder it. Still let US not be
over sanguin of a speedy final triumph. Let
us be quite sober. Let us diligently apply
the means, never doubling that fust God in
his own good time will give US the rightful re
suit. | Yours, very truly.


TINGnT
Year: 1863

ester On. Y } Democrat says:


"a single fact which bas come 10 our
knowledge relating 10 the strawberry crop Of
the past season will doubtless astonish many
Of our readers. A prominent fruit grower Of
Western New York from a single patch Of
sixteen Acres, sent to market thirteen hundred
bushels of Strawberries OF the Wilson Seed.
ling and Triomphs de Gand varieties. The
entire crop was sold at an average price OF one
shilling psr quart, realizing the snug sum Of
five thousand two hundred dollars, as the pro.
duct ofsixieen acres Of ground. We doubt
whether any other sixteen acres in Western
New York have yielded the like sam as the
result of single crop. This may be taken
as an instance Of profitableness Of thorough
scientific fruit growing.
Year: 1863

The English journals are filled with
detailed accounts of the atrocities of the
Peruvian slavehOlders in their piratical
expeditions against the South Sea Islam
ders, over two thousand of whom have
been carried of in bondage. We are
told, in language expressive OF the ut
most horror, how the unresisting natives
are deliberately fired into by the slave
hunters, in order TO terrify them into
81 omission; how many have been mur-
dared in cold blood how whole cargoes
Of men have been torn from their weep
ing wives and children how from one
of the islands "twonty. five church mem
bers and many candidates" with some
of the most important officials, were seiz-
ed and carried away; how utter gloom
and desolation have settled down upon
the people.


But this must be all right if the sys-
ten Of slavery be right.
Year: 1863

THIS work is of high moral tone written in chaste
yet thrilling language and appeals directly to the
moral consciousness of ALL, PARENTS and GUARD
1ANs especially, detailing scientific and reliable aids
and treatment for cure


1t will be sent by Mail receipt of TWO t3) cent
STAMPs


u PARENTS AND GUARDIANS! tail not to send and
obtain this book


10 YOU'VE MEN Fail not to send and get this book


10 LADIES! You, too, should at once secure copy
OF this book.
Year: 1863

THENEW YORK TINES isnow recognized through
out the country as conspicuous among the journals o
the City of Sew York for the


CHEAPNESS OF ITS ISSUES,





ENTERPRISE OF ITS MANAGEMENT,
Year: 1863

The people of Galena have been much exct


ed duriug the last ten days, by the discovered
frailty of one OF their preachers. The gentle


man referred to has not been long 10 the city,
but has improved bis time, and few weeks
ago was married to q daughter Of one of the


most highly respected men in the place, she
being his fourth wife. A few days ago the wife
suspected collusion-to use no harsher phrase
between her husband and her servant girl
To confirm her suspicious, she resorted to O
little expedisnt of making a visit to some
friends in the country, with the intention, az
her husband supposed, of remaining several
days. Bnt, unfortunately for him, she sud
denly returned the first night, and vent straight
to the servant girls room and asked TO be
admitted. The girl refused, and answered that
she could not possibly et her in just then, aud
declined to give the reasons why she could lot.


The wife told her never 10 MUD then, but 10
90 down stairs as soon as she could and make
her some tes. She then left The door and con-
cealed herself where she could see who passed
from ihe room. Before long, the door opened
and the husba I'd carefully stepped out and soft
iy made his way down stairs In his stocking feet,
soon followed by the guilty servant. The wife
immediately left the house, went home aud n
formed her parents of all that had occurred.


The next morning the preacher appeared at
the gate, when the father, who was terribly
angered, sezsd a revolver and told him If he
came inside the yard ball would be sent
through him. In vain he attempted TO parley,
In vain he pleaded TO see his wife-neither
father or wife would consent TO talk to him
moment. The reverend gentleman went home,
packed his trunk, and lefG on the first train for
tho East, since which time his whereabouts have
been unknown.


Thus the matter has ended for the present,
rave IN the excited talk Of the good people of
that quiet villsge.-Dubuque Times.
Year: 1863

AT one Of the banquets in honor Of St. Pat
riCk's Day in New York, letter was read from
General MCCLELLAN, proposing as a sentiment:


The memory of the brave Irishmen who have
sacrificed their lives for their adopted country
in the present war. May their surviving COM
rsdes, ioreign.bo and native, never lay aside
their arms until the rebellion is crushed and the
unity of the nation restored.
Year: 1863

OF " any body is Dissatisfied with
Federal money let him go South mud get
Confederate money. II anybody is dis
satisfied With United States taxes. let
him go South aud pay Southern. taScs.
re any body Is dissatisfied with q he United
States enrolment, let him go South aud
ENJOY tho benefits of the Southern con-
scription.
Year: 1863

A SCoTcH ANEcDoTE. In the departed
days Of salmon.spearing, fine sport was
often had in the small waters in the neigh
borhood of Loeb Lomond, Scotland, and
of this sport almost every farmer was fond,
and none more'so than Hogg. the Ettrick
Shepherd" Pike spearing. in the shallow
or breeding places in St. Mary's Loeb, -
was also sport occasionally INDUCED in;
and our friend. who had resided from in
fancy in the district gave us an account
Of q ludicrous onslaught he made upon
large pike he was anxious to secure. He
knew the haunt Of the giant; and on dav
when the water Of the lake was very clear,
and well adapted for the sport, he got
shepherd to row the boat. and he was in.
structed to cause as light ripple OH the
water as possible. The fish was living in
the place expectcd-by the side ofa weed
bed, in pretty deep water. The spear was
fourteen feet in length; and, certain that
he could easily reach the fish with it. he
struck. But he had ,eckoned without
his host, for he himself followed the spear
head foremost, and entirely disappeared
for some seconds. When he came to the
surface he wildly caught hold of the boat.
but found it imposSiPl TO enter without
causing it to upset. On seeing this the
dull Drained, Oarsman cried out in q wild
accent:


Lord, moister, yell hae to drown!"


ltnever occurred to him, until told, to
glvea stroke or two with the oars BY
which to bring the boat to the shore The
cleArness Of the water had caused the mis-
hap; and when spear. stroke is made and
the bottom not reached. the sportsman of
course, follows his instrument in great
hurry.