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Year: 1865

THE RULING PAssIoN.-Bonaparte
died in bis military garb, bis Field Mar
shals uniform and his boots, which he
had ordered to be put on a short time
previous TO bis dissolution. Augustus
Caesar chose to die in a standing position,
and was careful in arranging his person
and dress for the occasion. Siward, Earl
of Northumberland, when at the point of
death, quilted his bed and put on his ar
NOR, saying, that "it became not man
to die like a beast" A more remarka-
ble instance is that of Maria Theresa, OF
Austria, who, short time before she
breathed her last, having fallen into a
slight slumber, one of the ladies in at
tendance remarked that her majesty
seemed to be asleep. "No,' said she,
u could sleep if / would indulge in re-
pose, but am sensible Of the near ap-
proach OF death, and I will not allow my
self to be surprised by him in my sleep /;
/ wish to meet my dissolution awake
Such are the efforts of poor expiring
mortality-still clinging to earth--slill
laboring for the breath of posterity, and
exhausting itself in efforts TO rise With
"gracefulness at the last"
Year: 1865

THE SIMPLEST FORM OF ANIMAL


LIFE.-ln making the soundngs for the
Atlantic telegraph between Newfound-


land and Ireland, small tube with


valve was fitted TO the end of the line, so
as to bring up a little of the sediments
from the bottom of the sea, and when
this was dried it was found to be dust
so fine that on rubbing it between the
fingers it would disappear in the cracks
of the skin. On placing this dust under
a microscope each particle was seen to
he shell-the home of a sentient being I
When these shells are highly magnifed,
little holes are discovered in them, through
which delicate iiaments protruded, which
were the animals organs of locomotion.
As these filaments branch out like the
roots of a tree, the animal is called
from two Greek words which
signify roo.-iooted. As the thizopod is
the simplest form of animal life, it is
probably the oldest. The shells are
found in all of the geologic periods, and
As we go down in the strata, or backward
in the ages, they regularly increase in
size and number. They form a large
portion of the chalk formation which was
laid down in the age of reptiles, and at
the time the shells were generally of
about the size of pins head; in lower
strata the shells are found as large as q
penny, and still lower foot in diameter.
They have lately been found in Canada
three feet in diameter.
Year: 1865

The Ninth Annual Republican State Convention vii
be held at D's Mones, Wednesday June 1ath, 1865
fr the purpose of placing In nomination candidates fol
the following Offices be lsd at the ensuing General
Election viz:
One person for the off. .e of Governor;


One person for the office of lieutenant Governor;
One person for she office of Judge Of the Supreme
Court;


Ore for the Office of Superintendent of Public
Instruction.


The electors Of the several counties Of the State who
cordially support the FEEDER Government in every effort
to maintain the integrity of the Unon and heartily sp-
prove the policy Of treating heinous crime
will be entitled to representation in the following ratio
One delegate for each county, and additional delegate
for every hundred aud fractional part of hundred
over y including the Soldiers vote, the
Presidential election for the Union electoral ticket
The armies Of the enemy broken and dispersed
the spirit Of Slavery which prompts the destruction
those whom 1t cannot control must be destroyed and
the emblems o! mourning which now .nsbroud the Ma
ton for its loss of LiScoLS-x hose nsme is
synonym for the purest principles OF Republican
ernment-impressvely suggest duty TO those who re-
we're bis memory and cherish his faith


By order of The Republican State Central COMMITTEE


IL. NJ. HoxIE,
Des Moines, May l. 1868. Chairman.
Year: 1865




THIRTEEN FoLIIEs.-l. To think the
more man eats the fatter and strong
er he will become.


2. To believe that the more children
study at school the faster they will
learn.


8. To conclude that if exercise is
good for the health, the more violent
and exhausting it is, the more good is
done.


4. To imagine that every hour taken
from sleep is an hour gained.


5. To act on the presumption that
the smallest room in the house is large
enough to sleep in.


Q. To argue that whatever remedy
causes one to feel Immediately better is
good for the system. The Soothing
Syrup" for example, does stop the
cough of children, and does arrest The
diarrhca, and only to cause little later
alarming convulsions, OF the more fatal
inflammation of the brain at least it al
ways protract disease.


Z. To commit an act which is felt in
itself to be prejudicial, hoping that



your case with impunity.


8. To advise another 20 take reme-
dy which you have not tried on your
self, or without making special inquiry
whether all the conditions are precisely
alike.


o. To eat without an appetite, or
continue to eat after it has been salts
fed, to crafty the taste. ~ lI


10. TO eat hearty supper for the
pleasure experienced during the brief
time it is passing down the throat, at
the expense of a whole nights sleep,
and weary waking in the morning.


IL. To remove portion of the cloth
ing Immediately after exercise, when
the most stupid drayman in New York
kzows that if he docs not cover up his
horse the moment he ceases to work in
winter, he will loose him in a few days
by pneumonia.


II. To contend that because the
dirtiest children in the street or on the
highw ay are hearty and healthy, that
therefore, it is healthy to be dirty; for
getting that continuous daily Exposure
to the pnre outdoor air, in joyous un-
restrained activity, is such powerful
agency for health that those who live
thus are well in spite of rags and filth.


Is. To presume to repeat, after in
life without injury, the indiscretion, ex-
posure and intemperances which in the
flush of youth were practise with inn
punity.
Year: 1865

Mr.. Peter O. Brooks maxim wa
that the whole value of wealth con
sists of the personal independence i
secures" An amusing and singular
illustration of that distinguished mer
chants maxim is thus given:


A merchant named Porter once hat
a clerical friend between whom anG
himself there existed great intimacy
Every Saturday night, as Porter wa,
sitting balancing his cash, note would
come requesting the loan of a FIVE dol
lar bill. The money was always pune
tually restored at eight o'clock on tho
Monday morning following, But wha,
puzzled the lender was that the parsor
always returned the identical note he
borrowed. Since the discovery of this
fact he made private marks on the note
still the same one was handed back on
Monday morning. fsa


On Saturday evening Porter sent 0
five dollar gold piece instead of a note
and marked it. Still the very same
coin was returned on Monday. Porter
became nervous and bilious about it
he could hardly sleep at night for think
ing about it; he would wake his wife
in the middle of the night and ask hel
what she thought of such strange oc.
curance. He was fast boiling over
with curiosity, when news came from
the reverend brother one Christmas eve
asking the loan of ten dollars.'
A brilliant thought struck him. He
put on his great coat, resolved to cal
and ask an explanation of the mystery,
When he was shown into his friends
study, he found him plunged in the
profoundest melancholy,


"Mr. b." said the lender, :" If YOU
will answer me one question, / will
lend you that ten dollars. How does
it happen that you always pay me the
money you borrow on Saturday night
in the very same coin on Monday NOR.
ing?"


The parson raised his head, and after
a violent internal struggle, as though
he were about to unveil the boarded
mystery Of his soul, said, in faltering
tones:


"Porter, you are gentleman, q
Christian and New Yorker. know
/ can rely on your inviolable secrecy
Listen to the secret of my eloquence.
You know that l am poor; and when
on Saturday, / have bought my Sunday
dinner / seldom have red cent left in
my pocket. Now, / maintain that nc
man can preach the Gospel ard blow
his congregation properly without he
has something in his pocket to inspire
him with confidence. i have, therefore
borrowed five dollars Of you every Sat.
urday that I might feel it occasionally
as preached on Sunday. You know
how independently / preach-how
make the rich shake in their Shoes
We'll, it is all owing to my knowing
that | have five dollar bill in my pock.
ct. Of course, never having to use il
for any other purpose, it is not changed
but invariably returned to You the next
morning. But tomorrow Mr.. George
Law is coming to hear me preach, and
! thought i would try the effect of a
ten dollar bill sermon on him = Cyclo-
ppdia of Commercial and Business
Anecdotes.
Year: 1865

SINGULAR AccIDENT-At the State
Fair at Adrian on Friday,a team attach
ed to carriage, were left standing on
the ground, and taking fright they
dashed off into the crowd, Fortunate
ly for the people, but unfortunately for
poor horse-the first thing they struck
was horse being led by boy across
the grounds. The pole of the carriage
struck the horse in the stomach, throw
ing him over and tearing out his inter-
nails so that they lay on the ground
This stopped the horse. But for this,
many people must have been hurt,
Year: 1865

The CARE OF THE EYEs.-First,
never use desk or table with your
face toward a window. In such case
the rays of light coming directly upon
the pupil of the eyes, and causing an
unnatural and forced contraction there
of, soon permanently injure the sight.


Next when your table or desk is near a
window, sit so that your face turns
from, and not towards, it while you are
writing. If your face is toward the
window the oblique rays strike the eyes
when you sit in front of the window.
1t is always best to sit or stand, while
reading or writing, with window be-
hind you, next TO that with the light
coming over the left side--thcn the
light eliminates the paper or book, and
does not shine abruptly on the eyeball.
The same remarks are applicable to ar
tifcial light. We are often asked
which is the best light--gass, candles,
oil or camphene. Our answer is, it is
immaterial which, provided the light of
either be strong enough and does not
flicker Scientific American. nsf
Year: 1865

LEARNING A TRADE.-It was wise
law of the ancient Jews, that the sons
of even the wealthiest men should be
obliged to serve an apprenticeship to
some useful occupation; so that, in case
of reverse of fortune, they might have
something to fall back upon" The
same law still exists in Turkey, where
every man, rich or poor, even the Sui


tan himself, must learn a trade. How
fortunate would it be now had il been
al law in this country? "Would to
God I had a trade !" is the cry OF
thousands Of returned soldiers, North
and South, who find themselves ruined
in pocket, with no immediate prospect
of gaining livelihood. 1t should teach
parents that whatever else they may
give their sons, they SHOULD give them
good trade, .ei7f ="
Year: 1865

oi A one armed man was asked by a
woman how he came to lose his arm.--4
ITc promised to tell her If she would


not ask any more questions. She told
him that she wouldn't when he said it
was bitten off. As the man went away
she said she wished she knew what bit
il off. .stis a 1897 1.1 TOO
Year: 1865

A TaosorGH investigation is being made
of the facts connected with the issue OF the
forged 800 compound interest notes. They
are so like the genuine as to be nearly un-
distiuguishable, from their face supposed to
have been electrotyped from the originals,
in some way unknown to the authorities.
Year: 1865

A GREAT many men whom the tyrannica'
rebel conscription has for three years driver
from the face of day and forced to hide and


skulk like felons, assured by the presence Of
the Union forces and the Star Spangled
Banner, have ventured once more TO show


themselves among their fellows.
Year: 1865

for all understood that this was Dutch,
while none could understand the En-
glish that was half swallowed by some
OF the singers. A song is not pill that
needs to be sugar coated in sweet sounds
alone. To feel, one must understand,
and to understand one must hear. lGive
us distinct and clear enunciation in fu.
ture. Let all singers learn to talk first,
and to sing afterwards.


"By the side of the deep rolling river"
had double merit that of being eXquis-
itely sung, and of being the production,
both words and music, Of Mr. d. B. Wor-
ley of Whiting. 1t is a gem. The words
are full of sweet melody and the music
is perfectly adapted to them. The roll
ing echo in the Bass is, not only an orig
inal conception, but in perfect harmo-
ny with the soul of the piece. Mr. WOr-
ley may well feel a world of pride in
having given this little liquid melody
to the lovers OF good music. And we
can all feel 3 world Of pride in him as a
Nermonter, and for having set this in
spiraliou ahoat on the deep Rolling
River Of Song.


In conclusion, Mr. Editor, the oflceas
desire to say through you to the select
men Of Brandon that they feel truly
grateful for the free use of the Town
Hall on this occasion Their estimate
of the citizens Of Brandon is given in
their resolutions.


The Convention was an entire success
Pecuniarily over $4O0 were received
about 500 Of which remains in the
treasury. That the next convention
may be held here is the wish of
RELYPTA.
Year: 1865

GEN. LEES OPINION ABOUT NEGRO SOL
D1ERs.-A Richmond correspondent of
the Liverpool Courier wrote on the 9th of
November that he had been spending the
day with Gen. Lee, who said to him in a
conversation as to negro soldiers:-


81 am favorable to the use of our SER
wants in the army. think we can make
better soldiers of them than Lincoln can.
He claims to have two hundred thousand
of them in his service. We can destroy
the value of all such soldiers to him by
using ours against them. 1 do not see
why should not have the use of such
available material as we'll as he. Iwould
hold out to them the certainty of freedom
and home when they shall have rem
dered efhcent service. He has not given
them home, nor can he give them Off
GERS who can understand and manage
them so we'll as we can.
Year: 1865

COMFORTING TO MUTroN EATERS
At recent suit before one of the
Justices in this City, Golden vs. Weber,
it was claimed as a set off to damages
alleged for sheep killed by defendants
dog, that the sheep had been sold for
nearly full value in this market. 1t
was proved positively that four of
these worried o-death +" sheep had
been sold to one butcher by whom
they were doubtless retailed to his
City customers.
Year: 1865

A correspondent of the Boston Journ-
al relates the following:


"There are more things in heaven and
earth, Horatio than are dreamt of in
your philosophy" So says Shakespeare,
ard so we are still constrained to say,
as incidents occur that we cannot ex-
plain, and which battle all our efforts to
account for them. One of these we are
about to 'narrate. A few miles from the
Kennebec river, in Maine, there resides
a farmer, three of whose sons have
fought in the service of their country,
two of whom have given up their lives
in the struggle with this wicked rebel
lion. In January, 1868, member Of
this family q little child two and half
years old, was sick of diphtheria. The
mother, grandfather and other men,
bers of the family were there, minister
ing to the little sufferer But the faith
er of the child was absent. He was one
Of the sons already referred to, and was
away in the service of his country. 1t
would scarcely be supposed that child
so young would remember an absent
one but the father had so often been
spoken of that, whether distinctly re-
membered or not, he was present to the
mind of the child as dearly-loved OBJ
ject of affection. And now as the lit
tie one grows weaker and is anxiously
! watched and cared for, he said in his
! feeble voice, 81 want to go and see pa
pa, and died.


| We now pass to Falmouth, in Virgin
| Ia There, in the regimental hospital,
| lies a sick soldier. He is far away from
home and home privileges; but the sur
geons and nurses care for him and do
what they can to help him, and that
noble son Of Maine, Gen. Howard min
listers to his spiritual as well as his
physical wants. On the same evening
on which the child died, General How
ard was in the hospital, when the
soldier sat up and pointed to the
door and said, "Look there, Gener-
al" Seeing nothing, and supposing
the man was delirious, he made bnt
little reply; when the soldier again said
with earnestness: Don't you see, Gen.
eral 2" He replied that he did not.
"Why, how strange that you don't !"
said the soldier. "There is little boy
coming in, it is my boy and he is an
angel" The soldier knew not that his
child was sick. He himself died few
days afterward. A letter was after
wards received in the hospital announc-
ing the death of the child; and when
the father of the soldier went to Fall
mouth to obtain the body of his son,
the surgeon made inquiries respecting
the child, and narrating the soldiers
vision; and it was found that the death
Of the child occurred at the same time
as the father spoke of seeing him. Gen
Howard afterwards correlated the state.
ment of the surgeon. The writer learn.
ed the facts from the father of the
young soldier. He is reliable Chris
tain man, and Selectman of his town /;
and there is no doubt of the truth OF
his statements. We have no theory
to propose as solution of the mystery.
We merely give the facts as singular and
interesting. $3.50. taH aft
Year: 1865

ted to sce this day then, rejoice as they
expect never to rejoice again.
Rejoice and give thanks to God. The
glorious American Union is saved, and
peace has come.


Our fathers God, to thee,


Author of Liberty,


To Thee we sing


Long may our land be bright
With Freedoms holy light


Protect Us by the night


Great God, our King.
Year: 1865

The announcement some time ago that
a project was on foot to send large cargo
Of females from the Eastern States, where
they are In considerable excess over the
male population, to the distant region
bordering the Pacific. was at first regard
Ell az Quixoic, If nothing worse, and it
was received with general Incredibly or
Indifference. There were the precedents
Of the kind in history-even in the his
tory Of our own country but the one
nearest home to us-that of the importa-
tons Of females from the slums Of london
% the Virginia colonies-was by no means
calculated to place such enterprises good
in odor People could believe all sorts Of
cargoes, even those Of emigrants from the
Eastern to the Western States. as wei as
from the Old World 10 the New, but the
idea Of a great ship-load Of young and
g'rtuous women from densely populated
New England to the almost womanless
Edens Of the great Northwest was hardly
20 be dreamed of But the project was,
nevertheless, a reality. 1t was in the
hands Of an able, energetic. and sincere
man, armed with Legislative authority
from Washington Territory, and he en-
listed the approval and assistance of the
General Government after long and pa
tient endeavors aad many discouraging
rebuffs
Year: 1865

The great fire in Constantinople has
been attended with far more serious loss
OF property than was expected when the
first telegram was sent To London: and it
now turns OUT that no fewer than 500
houses, public buildings, and places de-
dIcated for divine service, have been, for
the most part leyeled with the ground
There are certainly few exceptions
where the wa Is are standing but the
principal mosques are now nowhere to be
seen. The last accounts forwarded to the
different London Insurance companies
are of narrowing nature The extent o.
the suferings of over y, 800 persons. who
had to rush our Of their habitations al
most T aked to escape from the ravages of
the flames, battle description 1t would
appear that the conAagration commenced
in building two stories high From that
part the flames spread with rapidity. icnit-
ing in succession whole rows Of houses
and stores on the northwest side. The
scene amongst the poor people was pitia-





Of cOntending with such a fire were found
perfectly inadequate, and added to that
the water supply was equally insufficient


Explosions of a fearful character followed
in rapid succession, and it was feared that
rs the buildings came toppling down.
several men who were assisting had been
crushed to death 1t was not, however.
clearly stated whether any lives had been
sacrificed, the excitement and confusion
being so great tat the agents of the diff
ferent insurance officers were unable to
ascertain; Bat there was strong ground
for opposing that a great loss Of life had
taken place. it was found perfectly i'm :
practicable to find shelter far the whole OF
the burnt-out people and their children
and they had to content themselves by
sleeping in fields and gardens near by
When the last telegram was received
prayers were being offered up to the Al
mighty to stop the ravages of the fire
| The principal portion of the houses were
/ composed, in Il great measure, of tim Der
! which, of course, will account for the ex
traordinary spread of flames No con-
1agration of such magnitude has taken
place since the great fire at Hamburg


and it is stated that more persons have
lost their homes, and all they possessed,
than ever at that confagration Mr. Hod-
sal, assessor of losses, and several other
gentleman belonging to different fire Of
fees, have sent specially down to ascer-
tain how the insurance companies of the
city and provincia' towns are Interested
and also to enquire into the cause Of the
terrible calamity, and how many persons
are left unprovided for. The fire was
considered at last accounts to have been


fairly stopped at each point and unless
the wind should spring up, there was no
danger Of any further extension Of mis-
chief Whole streets, squares, mosques
and government buildings were blazing
away at the same time, Measures have
at once been taken to get up subscrip-


ton for the housing of the poor burnt-out
creatures, hich it is to be hoped will be


literally responded TO by the more for


tunate inhabitants
Year: 1865

FIsH.-Ihe catch of the fnny tribe is
on the increase. An average of about
five tons per day Is now being received at
and shipped from this city in fresh
state, and still our fish men are unable to
Eli all their orders. Whitefsh are not
taken to any amount as yeti day or twQ'
Of such blows as we are now having will
be apt to bring them -Sandusk1e
Regf5ier