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Year: 1864

FREEZING TO DEATH--That to bg frozen to
death must be frightiul torture, many would
consider certain from their own experience
of the effects Of cold But here we fall into
the usual error of supposing that the suffer
ing will increase the energy Of the agent
which could only be the case if the sensi.
bility remained the same. Intense cold
brings on speedy sleep, which fascinates
the senses, and fairly beguiles men out of
their lives. The most curious example of the
seductive powers of cold is to be found IN
the adventures of the botanical party, who
in Cooks first voyage, were caught in "a
snow storm on Terra del Fuego. Dr. Solan-
der, by birth Swede and well acquainted
with the deceits of a rigorous climate, ad-
monished the company, in defiance of lassi-
tude, to keep moving on. Whoever sits
down." said he. 9 will sleep, and whoever
sleeps will perish" The doctor spoke as a
sage, but he felt as man. Ia spite of re-
monstaances of those he instructed and alarm
ed, he was the first to lie down and die
The same warning was repeated a thousand
times in the retreat from Moscow Alison,
the historian, to try the experiment, sat down
in his garden at night, when the thermom
etor had fallen four degrees below zero and
so quickly did the drowsiness come stealing
on, that he wondered how soul of Napo-
Icons unhappy band had been able to re.
sist the treacherous influence.
Year: 1864

A MosoUIro STORY the mosquitoes down
on the Mississippi are supposed to be rath-
er large, and terribly ferocious. | am not
prepared to believe the story of the man
who came to look for his cow one day, and
found the skeleton on the gronnd and a large
mosquito on an adjacent tree picking his
teeth with one of the horns. But | will say
that it would take man gifted with con-
siderable imaginatihn to exaggerate the
prowess of those southern mosquitoes. We
were discussing them one night in hotel
in New Orleans, when one gentlemen of the
party told the following anecdote:


There was once man in the city who in
insisted on it that he was mosquito proof,
and who offered to lie down in the worst
place that could be found and let mosquitoes
bite him an hour for Sl0 My friend hearing
him make the proposition took him at his
word, and with several others they both
started off to nice marshy place between
the town and Lake Ponchartrain-a regular
masauito paradise. Arrived on the ground
the mosquito chap took off his shirt and
coat, and lay down ON his face. The in
sects came in crowds, lighted on his back
ana biting commenced. If the man scratch
ed he would loose his $40; even squirming
was prohibited but he stood 1T like a Tro-
jan: didn't give utterance TO single grunt.
Half an hour passed. The ground all ar
ound was covered with gorged mosquitoes,
who had sucked until they were as drunk
as judges, and were staggering about in a
most discreditable state. A quarter of au
hour ensued more intoxicated suckers and
the man unmoved and indifferent as log.
Suddenly one gentleman took two or three
strong puffs at his cigar, and chucked it on
the mosquito chaps back. First he WINGED,
then ne squirmed, then he yelled and scram-
bled up.


a. have come across a considerable num-
Der of mosquitoes in my life,' he remarked,
scratching with one hand and working into
the shirt with the other, but | never seen
mosquito like that before. He wasn't
much to hum, gentlemen he continued, .bnt
when it comes to biting. gentlemen, that
mosquito was real snorter.'


He lost his $40, and went home ssorelv'
grumbling that when he made that ar bet
he hadn't calculated on no humble bees bein'
smuggled in.
Year: 1864

The following choice toast is said to have
emanated from soldier--o of Camp Union :
. To JEFF Davis-May he be set adrift in
an open boat. without rudder or oar: and
NAV the boat and contents he swallowed ~
a shark, the shark by awhale, the whale 81
the devil and the devil by hell, with the door
locked and the key lost; and may JEFF. be
placed in the south east corner with a north
west wind blowing ashes in his eyes
TO all eteruityr
Year: 1864

THE bark Young Hector has arrived at san
Francisco. from Honolulu. The whale ship
Congress had arrived from the Marquesas.
On the passage out she was set on fire by
the crew and lost all her fresh water. While
at the Marquesas the first officer was eaptur-
ed by the natives, stripped naked and would
have been eaten but for the interference of
a native Hawaiian Missionary. The small
crater near the summit of Mauna Loa has
recently been emitting flame smoke
Year: 1864

A young man of good standing recently
proposed marriage to young lady in the
West, when he received for an answer, : Get
out, You fellerl Do you think I'd sleep pwith
a man? III tell your mother"
Year: 1864

that one which Immediately brings it about


don't say that agitation at the North may
not have had its influence toward secession.
but do say that this disruption of the Dem
osra'ic party precipated the catastrophe. The
Abolitonisls may have set lhe ball in motion,
but it was the Northern Democracy that sent
il home. The fatal blow was dasit by Il
Democratic hand, and slavery was stricken
in the house Of its friends Then these South
ern Democrats. who he'd remained in the Up-
ion only because their party at the North had
been ready TO sustain their claims, determined
to remain in the Union no longer 1t was
not Lincoln, the prospect of his election, or
his actual election, that carried them out q
The Uuion. They did not doubt that by ant
ting with the Northern Democracy they could
elect Douglas. Lincoln did rot drive them
out, nor could Douglas keep them in. They
would have neither. They would have plank
in the platform which would carry slavery in
to free territories, and President that would
stand right upon that plank. The Northern
Democrats told them they could have neither
the one nor the other, and then followed Sc
cession, first from tbeir. party and next from
their Government.
Year: 1864

Among the most ridiculous of the many
absurd claims set up by the white flag party,
was that Gen. Hooker was in favor Of Nc
Clellan. Hooker made two speeches at the
East on Thursday evening-one in New York
city to Union club, and another in Brook
Ign at 3 Uuion mass meeting:


LADIES AND GENTLEMEN | need not tell
you tuat am entirely unprepared for this
l cannot ana do not take the demonstration
or any part of it to myself L am not worthy
of this reception, Cheers and cries of "YeS
you are!'l an no more worthy than you.
We are all in the same boat You have
been working in one place and l have been
working in another. Your victories are as
dear to US 10 the front as the victories in the
front are dear to you. Cheers. The Vic
tories of last fall Il speak from full knowl-
edge) were hailed with as much joy and as
much enthusiasm in the army as though the
victory had been achieved by other armies
than the one which belong tO--the victory
Of Ohio. Cheers.1 1 hope that may hear
OF many more and 1 do not doubt that next
November we will see one of which this re
beIlon has furnished no parallel. l need not
tell you that am rejoiced to find such az as
semblage here to night 1t shows that it is
all right with our cause and our country
TAppiause.l Nothing, no reverse, no mis-
fortune can befall US when our people are an
imated By The feelings which is evnced here to-
night Great applause If the war has
been prolonged, it has not been our weakness.
We have not put forth all our resources nor
all our energies, although we have shown aud
employed resources which have amazed the
world. The North has not yet en- 4eavored to
crush this rebellion by one great etfJrt and it
can do it any day. Cheers The people
in these loyal States--and | am proud to say
1.-THE people have been in advance of the
authorities in this rebellion. Cneers =


They will be until we reach the eui, aud the
end is not remote. Great cheering am
rpioired to meet you tonight, and TO meet you
under such auspices. Tidings, glorious IT,
dings, reach US from all our armies. The
work goes bravely on there. Great ap-
pause There are no Copperheads in the
army; [cheers ); they will fight well, and


they will vote we'll. LCheers. More deVo-


ton, more loyalty, never animated the hearts
and hands Of men more brave. / thank you


most sincerely for the kindness with which
| you have received me tonight. l feel that |


am unworthy OF it. Cries of"NO 90 I" and
| great cheering In my humble capacity l


have never failed to do my duty and never


shall. Cheers l wish you good night
! TGreat and long continued cheering.


IF that suits the McClelanites, they are
| welcome to it.
Year: 1864

governor Brough made speech on SatuF-


day, at Circleville, before large audience


We make al extract:


N'CLELLANs CAREER.


But laying aside everything of military
reputation, tell me where, 10 the history Of


General Mcclellan, are the evidences of that


ripe experience, that great political knowledge
| that III him as candidate for the Presidency
of the United States at this time. No civil
! employment has be ever been entrusted with
except the snperintendence OF a railroad, and
! will just say, as to that, that while was In
that business, if my road had wanted Super
intendent, there were fifty other men in the
State OF Ohio whom l would have preferred
to him. This is all the civil employment he
has been engaged in. He has given no dem
onstration, no evidence OF his capacity to seize
upon the reins of the Government in time
like this He has no political administrative
knowledge at all. Even in the last political
campaign Of 1860 he mad not the genius 20
discover that the welfare OF this Government.
and the perpetuatioD of its institutions, re-
qIired the election of some other man than
j Ohm q. Breckinridgs. He was among the
supporters of Breckenridge. Are We to turn
aside and seize upon an inexperienced mau,
merely because, for three long years, he has
made every occasion of his life subordinate to
that end


While do not abuse the military career of
Gen. Mcclellan, feel this prompting in my
heart, that but for the serpent winch whisper
ed in his ear at Washingl on, even as the ser
pent whispered 10 the ear of our great moth
cr that he could climb the military height and
be proclaimed President of the United States
i believe that but for that, he could have
taken Richmond and crushed this rebellion
two years ago. believe that when he got
before Yorktown with 1900 men, and 10,
900 confronting him, believe man of ordi-
nary genius could have gone iOtO Richmond
and captured it, had it not been that the Evil
One whispered to him, hold back for q whiIe
there is a Presidency to be made out of this
thing. We may make you President by-and
by" 1t is matter of history, and [ do not
criticse military matters When repsat it
here, that the army of the Peninsula lay there
10000 strong, and before 10000 reoels for
period Of fifteen or twenty days, when. if Joe
Hooker had been their leader, he would have
captured Richmond in twenty hours. But
Mcclellan said mo" He lay there until the
rebel cohorts were brought 10 on the other
side, and he was compelled to retire in disAs-
ter. after buryiug 10000 American citizens
who died from disease, under the soil Of the
Year: 1864

which was good joke on the Bakers, and
ought to cause the aristocratic little town os
West Union to stir itself ard build Meet.
ing House. Would it not be a.good idea to
send missionary among them before the
Bakers come agains Yours truly,


HAwKErE,
Year: 1864

We are indebted to l.. Peavy for SER
les Of pictures taken Of the Keokuk, Fa.
voritc and Alamakcc steamer on tho day
of the close up Of the River at this point.
The pictures are very well done and reflect
credit on the skill as we'll as the enterprizs
Of the artist. Peavy also hands us life
view of Market Square McGregor on a
busy day. We are obliged to Louis for
these favors and we proceed to let the pub
lie know what Brick" says about him.


From the Daily La Crosse Democrat.


L. Peavy, Photograph Artist in Nc
Gregor, hss taken three unusually excel
lent pictures Of the steamers Keokuk and
Favorite, as they are ice. locked in the rv-
er opposite that city. We acknowledge
the receipt thereof through the genial edit:
ors Of the North Iowa Tmss, who will con.
slider us as making very low bow, and
lures are splendid. The white collar" Of
the smoke stacks look familiar, while every
rail, cord, line and stay stands out as plain
as life. Peavy is an artist Of uncommon
merit, and his pictures are highly priced.


The design is to represent where the
boats lay. The Keokuk Is about three
hundred yards from shore, and about five
hundred from the McGregor landing
The Favorite has since been got out
The rough ice about the keokuk leads US to
think that winter has hugged things as
close in that vicinity as Rev. Mr.. Hager,
the hugging minister Of Chicago did the
ladies OF his church
Year: 1864

DoN'F HARD LANDING, June l6,-After
sending my dispatch of this morning from
the heights southeast of Petersburg | went
over the conquered lines with General Grant
and the Engineer officers. The works are Of
the very strongest kind more difficult to take
than Missionary Ridge at Chattanooga. The
hardest fighting was done by the black troops.
After the affair was over, Gen Smith thanked
them and told them be was gratifed at their
courage He says they can not be excelled
as soldiers, and he is satisfied he can send
them into difficulty places as readily as the
best white troops, They captured six out of
the sixteen cannons which General Smith
took The prisoners be took were from Beau
regards command Some Of them said the
army Just crossed the james river, above
Drury's Bluff do not think any of Lees
army had reached Petersburg when Smith
stormed it. They seem to be making move
ment to hold the west side Of the Appomauox.
The town they can not think Of holding, as it


is decidedly under our guns. The weather is
splendid
Year: 1864

CRY PoMT, June 10, p. M-General
Butler reports from Bermuda Hundred that
the enemy have abandoned the works in front
of that place His troops are now engaged
in tearing up the railroad between Peters
burg and Richmond


The following dispatch does not designate
the hour, but is supposed to be later than the
nrsceding one,
Year: 1864

This widely and justly celebrated article, which
is used throughout Europe, and considered
NECESSITY IN THE TOILET OF EVERY LADY.
is now for the frat time introduced to the


LADIES OF AMERICA.
Year: 1864

BosToN, Nov. 2j.-Mrs. BIIby, the recipient
of the following letter from President Lincoln,
is poor widow living in the Eleventh ward of
this city. Her sixth son, who was severely
wounded in a recent battle, is now lying in the
Readville hospital:
Year: 1864

DEAR MADAM; have been shown on the
file of the War Department a statement of the
Adjutaut General of Massachusetts,, that you
are the mother of five sons who have died glo.
riously on the field Of battle.


81 feel how weak and fruitless must be any
word of mine which should attempt to begulle
you from the grief of loss so overwhelming;
but cannot refrain from rendering to you the
consolation that may be found in the thanks OF
the republic they died to save.


81 pray that our Heavenly Father may as.
suage the anguish of your bereavements, and
leave only the cherished memory of the loved
and lost, and the solemn pride, that must be
yours, to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon
the altar of freedom.


"Yours, very sincerely and respectfully,


"a. LINCOLN.
HTn Mrs BINRJ Bostnn Masa
Year: 1864

A grand crash is predicted for New
York at an early day or hour; and as
the metropolis is the country's heart, no
doubt the effect will be felt throughout the
nation. Goods have been run up to prices
SO high that it has become absolutely
necessary to stop sales, or to sell at
less than ccst,--and in either case
the business is bad one. Some big
failures have taken place, and more are
expected. The banks have lost much Of
their gold, and may lose more Look
ont for storm !
Year: 1864

son Davis and those who are holding up
his hands in Richmond. Sir, this is not the
result Of accident. The speeches are too


numerous and the practice too uniform to
admit of any such explanation. Sympathy


with rebels and traitors alone could produce
such q shameful and extraordinary result.


| leave this fact with the country, feeling as
sured that the people will fully understand
It, and properly dispose of its author. 5
Year: 1864

Lookout Mountain is by nature sort of
place which, for summer resort, is unequaled
throughout the whole Southern States
Semmerton, on the top of it, is truly
wonderful place. The beautiful lake at the
top, and the GOODNESS Of the air, have long
caused it to be wonderful place for those
whose constitutions were run down by the A.
most tropical heats Of Georgia and South
Carolina.
Year: 1864

A STRONG INDIcrMENr.-The Louisville
Journal, in the course of an energetic article
upon political affairs, says:


"There is not one element of political or
civil liberty which has not been ruthlessly
attacked by the civil or military authorities
of the Federal Government. The elective
franchise, the responsibility Of public officers,
the distribution Of powers, the independence
Of the Judiciary, the supremacy of the civil
over the military power, the powers and
franchises of the States, the freedom Of opin-
ion, of speech and Of the prees, the privilege
to the writ Of habeas corpus, and all the 9th.
er liberties of tbs citizen, have been outraged
openly and in numerous instances. Thus
the internal structure and vital spirit Of the
Government is threatened with revolution
by the direct agency of the military and
civil power. The systematic Transformation
of our Government into despotism is per-
il Immediately at hand. The times, therel
fore are entirely different from those that
have heretofore been the subject Of party dis
cussons and contests"
Year: 1864

ONE METHOD TO PREsERvE GRAPES The
grapes are picked when fully ripe, on dry
afternoon, and taken to dry, cool room,
where every unripe or decayed berry is re
moved by means Of pair of scissors. The
bunches are laid out 30 as not to touch each
other, and allowed to remain for three weeks,
until the stems are thoroughly dry. Tissue
or soft printing paper is cut into pieces o
a size to envelop each bunch. The square
Of paper is laid on the left hand, bunch
Of grapes is laid on the paper, and the
edges Of the paper are brought up over the
bunch, and secured by twisting the ends.-
The lunches thus enveloped are laid in box
es deep enough to contain two tiers. The
boxes are covered and kept in cool room.
If there is danger Of frost, they should be
covered with carpets or quilts. Isabellas,
Dianas and DeIawares may pc kept in this
way until Spring, in perfectly fresh state.
There is doubt whether the grapes keep
we'll when thus left three weeks in the open
air.
Year: 1864

Never be critical upon the ladies'" was
the maxim of an old Irish peer, remarkable
for his homage to the sex: "the only way in
the world that true gentleman will attempt
to look at the faults Of pretty woman is to
shut his eyes"
Year: 1864

MILDEw AND RoT IN GRApEs.-These sub.
jects were discussed at the annual meeting OF
the East Pennsylvania Fruit Growers Socie-
ty, with the following result:


"That it is the experience Of this Society
that mildew on the grape is principally at
mospheric, and that shelter and protection
are the only expedients known at present,
that seem to offer an exemption; and that al.
though the soil may influence the general
vigor and health of the plant, and thus ren.
der it more liable to disease, yet it is not the
prime origin Of miIdew. That the rot seems
to depend more particularly upon the nature
of the soil. That vines on open porous soils
are less liable to. rot, that heavy manuring
and excessive enriching favors rot; and that
clayey subsois are particularly pernicious."
The statement that mildew is 'principally
atmospheric" is very vague one. MiIdew
is minute parasitic plant Of the fungus or
mushroom family, which lives upon the ts'
sues Of the leaves, and causes their decay.
The Society probably meant to say. that the
growth of this parasite was favored or re-
tarded by the condition of the atmosphere.
Year: 1864

II is impossible to calculate the various
useful purposes 10 which gutta,percha may
be applied. One Of the most ingenious sp.
plications recently made Of this valuable sub
stance is that Of making artificial hoofs for
horses feet. Many ingenious devices have
been resorted 10 to attain this result, but
the adoption Of gu.taipercha will, doubtless,
supercede all others as soon as its efficacy
becomes recognized. What is required by
the veterinary surgeon is a substance pos
sessing the consistence Of horn, to retain the
nails Of the shoe; that will readily soften by
heat so rs TO mould itself to the required
form; that will be indssouble in water,
seeing that the horses hoof is generally in
contact with moisture; and, lastly that it be
capable Of uniting perfectly with the hooi.--
No known substance possesses all these quail.
tiles except guIta.percha. For the purpose
under consideration, it is prepared by being
cut into fragments the size of a nut and
softened in hot water; the pieces are then
mixed with half their weigh. of powdered
sal ammoniac and melted together in tin
ned saucepan over gentle fire, keeping the
mass we'll stirred the mixture should assume
chocolate color. When required for use
it should be melted in a glue pot, the surface
of the hoof must be scraped clean and the
gutta percha applied as required. The ap-
plication may be facilitated by the use of a
GLACIERS knife warmed, by which also the
surface Of the artificial hoof may be smoothed
and polished. In this manner many a valu


able horse may be rendered useful, which
otherwise would only remain fit for slaughter
On the score Of humanity, also this applica


ton of gutta-percha is to welcomed.
Year: 1864

The Washington Republican Of last eve
ming has the following


Tne most reliable information from the
front to-day is that Gen, Grant succeeded
Yesterday in nearly turning the whole Of Lee $
right. This was done more oy sudden
move Of troops to the complete surprise Of
Lee, than by fighting except With artillery
which was only for the purpose Of making
feints while the strategic work was going on.
If Gen. Graut fights to-day he has an army as
strong in numbers as it was when it cross
ed the Rapidan, and relatively much stronger.
Year: 1864

1t is better to tread the path of life
cheerfully, skipping lightly over all the
obstacles in ahe way, rather than sit down
aud lament your hard fate. The cheerful
mans life will spin ou. longer than that
of man who is continually sad aud des-
ponding. If distress comes upon US. de.
lection and despair will not afford relief.
The best :hing to do when evil comes up
on us is not fermentation, but rise and
make vigorous effort to seek remedy.