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Year: 1864

Tile Central Park in New York has
three skating ponds, the largest OF which is
twenty-six acres in extent. Tue monthly at
tendance at tAa Park during the skating sea
SON is hall million persons.
Year: 1864

The cavalry organization known as "scott'I
900" seems to be "scting on the offensive, y
to Judge from some expressions used by Judge
olin in the District Supreme Court a day OF
two ago. His Honor is reported to have re.
marked that he wished the exigenclcs of the
service would demand that that regiment should
be disbandcd, or removed out Of the District,
as the courts had more trouble with them than
with the thieves and vagabonds OF the city. He
had never seen such band of men congrsgated
before in one regiment, and If they were not
soon ordered away from here he was afraid he
would have to sentence the larger portion to
the Albany penitentIry.


We believe this is the first instance in which
a military organization in our service has called
forth by the conduct of Its members such
terrible condemnation from the bench.
Year: 1864

1t is said by some of Senator Bayard's friends
that he took the oath yesterday merely to retain
his scat in the Senate and thus prevent 1t from
being Glled by some one else, but that he will
turn his back on the Senate and forbear to take
any part in the proceedings, ffhc should at
tempt to carry out this programme we trust
the Senate will compel his attendance by the
sergeant-at-Arms, which, ir we mistake not,
they have q right to do.
Year: 1864

Upon the first page of the REPUBLICAN will
be found the resolutions Of the above Board,
and their action in regard to the govern
mental Department of Agriculture. They
are important as showing the estimate placed
upon this Department by one OF the great
agricultural States Of the West.
Year: 1864

TAX PAYsHs should bear in mind they can
save considerable cost by paying their taxes
At once. 1t costs no more to pay them one
time than another, and by doing SO now
costs can be saved. Think of it, and don't
delay longer than you can avoid.
Year: 1864

The Free Press still avoids the main question.
All laws on the statute book should be enforced,
and whatever officer, whose sworn duty It is to
enforce them. cannot shrink from doing 50
without neglecting his duty and pegurying
himself But 1t IS the heighth Of nonsense to
argue that man wiH not enforce law who
does not perceive the vision of it'-Daily
Times.


We are not aware Of avoiding any ques-
ton. But the Times has failed to show the pro
priety of selecting to execute the law, man
who is opposed to the law and prefers
another system. That an officer can, in
some particular instances, enforce law he
docs not approve is no argument for such a sell
ection. His opposition to the law certainly
cannot help him inthe discharge Of hIs duties.
The proper way Is to choose a man who be
leyes in the law he represents. and such has
been found TO he the only safe way.
Year: 1864

-Hessrs. Editors;


The Selectmen of the Town have in thsir
printed report as to the Liquor Agency, doue
me great injustice; and as the report has been
publicly distributed, l beg leave to avail myself
of the only means at hand Of correcting the
false impression likely to be induced thereby.


lst. As to raising the price Of liquors. In
1862, with the concurrence Of the Selectmen,
the price Of rum, whiskey and alcohol was fixed
at point 100 per cent (very nearly in ad-
vance Of cost; and sales in that way have been
since made until in December, when the cost Of
these liquors had advanced to sum greater
than the price at which had been selling
Then I advanced the price, to about so per
cent on the new cost, (instead Of carrying it uI
to 100 per cent. as it had been befOre) in Orde,
not to sell At an absolute loss
Year: 1864

The Selectmen did not instruct me not to raise
the price on those liquors, but one of them did
say that he thought it had better not be done
till after Jan lst.


| soon afterwards informed the Selectmen
what had done and how I was selling, and
they made no objection to it whatever nor did |
suppose that any one else could make any, in
asmuch as the new price was indispensable to
save the office from great loss


2nd As to the charge Of purchasing liquors
in violation of law. If purchasing liquors in
circumstances in which the tOJrH is not liable to
pay Tor them (which is the complaint in this re-
porD Is violation Of law, then have as | IN
derstand il been violating the law ever since
was agent for before this new law, could not
bind the town for my purchases without giving
bonds. Sc.. which has never been done All the
change which the new law maaes in effect is to
relieve the town from liability for purchases
made by the agent in sreTg case, instead, as
before making the town liable if bond has
been given. In this case therefore the new law
has not changed the matter at all for the Town
could not be bound for my old purchases and,
as the Sslectmen truly say in the Report, it is
not liable for the new purchases.


The new law It is true. imposes the duty on
the Selectmen Of purchasing liquors and fixing
the price thereof but this the Selectmen have
refused 10 DO. and was therefore obliged in or
der TO furnish liquors for the purposes contem-
plated by the laws. to purchase a small quantity
myself for the time being.


This is the whole story have merely sought
to do my duty and nothing more


ELI CHIrTESDES
Year: 1864

HeHrs. Editors:


As the friends Of License Law
charge that the Prohibi,ory Law is the cause Of
the multiplicity Of Rum-shops, and Of the IN
crease of Intemperance, and as they also main
tain that a License Law will diminish both will
you ask them the following questions.


lst. Can they name 4 single individual that is
nov selling contrary to law, but what intends
and expects to be licensed. if a License Law is
passed, and Is not working for such License Law
with that expectation,


ID, Can they name an individual that now
drinks ardent spirits, that expects to drink less
under License Law than now


81, If they cannot name such persons, viii
they explain how there VII be less rum sold or
drank WATER STREET
Year: 1864

The Times shows considerable sensitiyeness
on the subject of its Convention, and even
goes so far IN its irritation, de to make the
unmannerly intimation that the FgEE Pass
is wont to 90 on the principle that 81 lie
well stuck TO is better than the truth The
report of the convention in the FREE Pass
was truthful and accurate. without bur
lesque or earicature and that's rhGt's the
matter" We are strongly tempted by the
Tunes ingratitude for our forbearanee, to
give now a thorough showing up Of that
convention, with some Of the episodes in the
Town Clerks Office and behind the scenes.
1t could be done, we suppose, without IN
fringing the statute against % cruelty 10
animals but we again forbear.
Year: 1864




Mr. Adams in speaking upon the resoiu-
tion. sand the League had no intention to in
teriere with Town Elections except 50 far as
necessary 70 secure the enforcement Of the
Prohibitory Law. Every one knows the ad-
vantage of concerted action and IL necessity
especially in 50 confused an assembiage as
Town Meeting usually is. and the open nom
ination beforehand Of the men it was thought
dysirable to elect to certain offices he consii-
cred emincntly advisable. Then If, on fair
measure OF strength at the polls. the friends
of Temperance and the Prohi6itory Laws were
beaten. 30 let it be-. and the result of such
defeat would be in his opinion almost as
great 10 favor of Temperance. as success


jaime, Mitchell said the necessity for or-
eanizati1u was evident. as the other party
would 20 to Town meeting prepared for de-
finite action. And if the League was uni
ted &c could not iail OF accomplishing its oh
iect. even if defeated IN the election Of Town
officers. lie had from curiosity gone for
while INTO the Convention Of last saturday,
and was surprised to see the men that were
there from this place. There were none Of
our lawyers. none of our merchants. and hard
ly any of our farmers. Some respectable men
were present to he sure, but he was satisfied
that the League had made it, influence
strongly felt. as evidenced by the compost
ton Of that Convention, and that it would
succeed in its great object.


The question being put the resolution was
adopted.


The other resolution was then taken up,
and discussed by Messrs. Adams, Bennett
and Buckham, showing the advantage Of
such an Association and its influence in aid
A the cause of Temperance The resolu-
Year: 1864

For the last few days the East Room of the
Executive Mansion has been visited by crowds,
all possessed with one common object of curl
osity. It was to witness a painting, whose
subject was Of intense national interest, and
whose execution marVellOusly embodies the or,
Year: 1864

THE HEART OF THE WAR.
Peace in the olover-soented air,
And stars within the dome;
And underneath, in dim repOso.
A plain, New England home.
Within, q murmur Of low tones
And sghs from hearts oppressed,
Merging in prayer, at last, that brings
The balm of silent rest.
Two closed hard days work, Marty
The evening chores are done;
And you are weary with the house,
And with the little one.
But he is sleeping sweetly now,
With all our pretty brood;
So come and sit upon. my knee,
And it will do me good.
Oh, Marty must tell you all
The trouble in my heart,
And you must do the best you can
To take and bear your part
You've seen the shadow on my face,
You've felt it day and night;
For it has filled our little home,
And banished all its light.
did not mean It should DO so,
And yet might have known
That hearts that live as closo as ours
Can never keep their own.
But We are fallen on evil times,
And, do whate'er may,
My heart grows sad about the war,
And sadder every day.
thWk about 1t when work,
And when try to rest,
And never more than when your head
spillowed on my breast;
For then see the campfire, blszo,
And sleeping men around,
Who turn their faces toward their homes,
And dream upon the ground.
thick about the dear brave boys,
My mates in other years,
Who pine for home aud those they love,
Till am chokcd with tears.
With shouts and cheers they marched ava
On glory's shining track,
But, oh how long, how long they stay
How few of them come back.
One sleeps beside the Tennessee,
And one beside the James,
Aud one fought on gallant ship


And perished in its flames.
And some, struck down by fell disease,
Are breathing out their life;
And others, manned by cruel wounds,
Have left the deadly strife.
All, Marty Marty only think


OF oil the boys have done
And suffered in this weary war


Brave heroes, every one
Oh often, often in the night,


hear their voices call;
"Come on and help us Is il right


That We should bear il allP"
Aud when kneel and try to pray,
My thoughts are never free,
But cling to those who toll and fight
And die for you and mo.
And when l pray for victory,
II seems almost sin
To fold my hands and ask for what
will not help to win.
Oh do not cling to me and cry,


For it will break my heart;
I'm sure you'd rather have me die


Than not to bear my part.
You think that some should stay at home
To care for those away;
But still I'm helpless to decide


II should go or stay.
For, Marty, all the soldiers love,


And all are loved again.
And am loved, aud love, perhaps,
No more than other men.
cannot tell do not know


Which way my duty lies,
Or where the Lord would have me build
My fire of sacrifice.
feel knOw-I am not mean;


And though seem to boast,
Pm sure that would give my life


To those who need it most.
Perhaps the Spirit will reveal


That which is fair and right;
So, Marty, let us humbly kneel


And pray to Heaven for light
Year: 1864

Have you ever known Democrat to JUS
tify violation Of the Constitution!


Have you ever known Stamp Act enact
ed under Democratic Administration


Have you ever known Democratic
President to suspend the writ of habeas corr
pus.


Have you ever known Conscription Law
to be passed by a Democratic Administers
tion3


Have you ever known Democratic ADJ
ministration 10 form a new State in viola.
ton of the plain provisions of the Constitu'
ton?


Have you ever known a time, except the
present, when citizen could be incarcera
ted in asdungeon without authority of law?


Have you ever known a democratic Ad'
mnistration to compel the people of a
State or the District of Columbia to sell
their property whether willing or not?


Have you ever known any Administration
except Abraham's to create national debt of
S3,O0O.OOO,OOO in the short period of three
years?


Have you ever known a time under a
Democratic Administration when day
labor would only purchase two pounds Of
coffee?


Have you ever known citizens to be sent
into banishment and exile under Democratic
rule?


Have hon ever known time under Dem.
ocra,ic rule when the greatest crimes and
outrages have been committed by our rulers
under plea Of military necessity" or "reas-
ons of state?"


Have you, before this, known time when
the military was made superior to the civil
power9


Have you ever known Democratic Ad
minstration to tax the people of the whole
country to buy the negroes Of the Border
States?


Have you ever known Democratic AL
minstration to ignore the rights of States?


Have you ever known an Administration
in opposition to the Democracy 20 leave the
affairs of the country in as 1ourishng con-
dlton AS it found them?
Year: 1864

OVER WoRK.-The majority of the fatal
diseases arising from over work are now dis
covered Give human being over work
and deficient food. and he is the victim of
diarrh@a and dysenery. Give him over
work and bad air, and he is the victim of
consumption. Give him mental over work,
with whatever airs and whatever food, and
he is the victim of a brain disease, and one
or another of its sequences insanity, paraly-
sis, premature death in any case-not unfre
quently by suicide Give him over work.
purely physical, with air and food and the
laborng heart, trying to keep up against its
weariness, succumbs.
Year: 1864

The enormous business done in canned
provisions appear from the fact that one
single establishment in New Jersey puts up
five thousand cans per day, and often turns
out six tons of jeIIies, in glass, per week.
Year: 1864

The BASE OF THE SIERRAs.-Iresiden
Lincoln has declared that the initial point Of
the Western end of the Pacific Railroad,
which begins at the base of the Sierras, shall
be at Arcade Creek, about seven miles from
Sacramento. This decision is an important
one, as it fixes the payment of forty eight
thousand dollars per mile to the Company
from that point eastward
Year: 1864

ANTIQUITY OF THE PIG.-The pig is the
existing representative of a very ancient race
of animals which lived and died upon this
earth long before there were Christians to
devour, or Jews to abhor their flesh. The
same species of wild boar that was hunted
by our foretathers was cotemporary with
the mammoth, cave bear, and the long haired
rhlnoceros. Some persons imagine that
geology deals only with fossil shells or fishes;
but there is a vast deal of interest attached
to the geological history of the predecessors
and representatives of our domestic animals.
We know that the wild ancestor of our
domestic pig was in existence before the
separation of. England from the continent
Of Europe; and that the hunter-had hunters
then lived might have chased the boar
through forests the site of which IS now
occupied by the waves of the English Chan
mel. Mammoth tigers and rhinoceroses
perished, but the wild boar lived, and lives
still on the continent Of Europe, though
extinct here
Year: 1864

A writer in the Marysville Erpress who
has recently made a stage trip to Washoe
by way Of Placervlle, and back by the
Henness Pass route, says, that he found the
latter road, from Virginia City to Bowman's
Ranch, on Canon Greek, to far excel the
Pacerville route.


He refers as follows to the Pacific Turn
pike, the road running from the Dutch Flat
ridge to an intersection with the Henness
Pass road, near Bowman's Ranch. He says:


'A' this point we found the junction Of a
new road which we were informed was
almost completed. This road is known as
the Pacific Turnpike, or Cubertson road.
As we ascended the mountain or ridge, we
saw it laying, spread out down the valley for
some distance, passing down Canon Creek a
short distance, thence bearing south, around
the south side-hill of Canon Creek, around
the point with a beautiful grade, almost
level as far as we could see. This road, as
we are Informed, will be the great road from
Sacramento and Marysvie to Virginia City.
This road bears a south westerly course
distance Of about ten miles, crossing Fall
Creek and South Yuba, Immediately above
Bear Valley, and sweeping down through
Bear Valley. We were informed by some
gentlemen on board, who knew all the routes
over the mountains, that this route, when
completed and the IIenness, would be the
route for all the teams and stages. | was
informed the distance from Bowman's Banch
to Bear Valley was short of ten miles, and
almost level road, and the grade was far
better than anything We had yet seen. At
Bear Valley, the Pacific road forks, being on
the south side of the South Yuba River, and
the Marysvile travel will pass up through
Nevada City and up the Nevada Ridge to
Bear Valley, about twenty miles, thence
along this road to the Henness road, and so
on. BY this road The stages and teams
would miss the deep gorge of the Yuba. AT
Bear Valley we were informed the Sacra
mento travel would come up via Dutch Flat
and follow up to Bear Valley, being from
four to six miles shorter than the Dutch
Flat and Donner road to Virginia City, and
about eighteen miles shorter than the Placer
vile road, and far better route AS we
assembled from Canon Creek we could see
the route, and | am now fully convinced
that when the Pacific Turnpike is completed,
that it will be the route for Marysvie and
Sacramento n traral ~
Year: 1864

The maid who binds her warriors sash


With smile that well her pain dissembles
The while beneath her drooping lash


One starry tear drop hangs and trembles
Though Heaven alone records the tear,


And fame shall never know her story,
Her heart shall shed drop as dear
Z I As ever dewed the field Of glory. -.
The wife who girds her husbands sword,


Mid little ones who weep or wonder,
And gravely speaks the cheering word.


What though her heart be rent asunder--
Doomed nightly in her dreams to hear


The bolts of war around him rattle,
Hath shed as sacred blood no e'er
Was poured upon the field Of battle ~
The mother who conceals her grief,
When TO her breast her son she presses,
Then breathes few brave words and brief,
Kissing the patriot brow she blesses,
With no one but her secret God


To know the pain that weighs upon her,
Sheds holy blood as e'er the sod


Received on Freedoms field of honor.
Year: 1864

Article I. In the following rules
every steamship which is under sal,
and not under steam, is TO be consid-
cred sailing ship and every steam
ship which is under steam, whether
under sail or not, is to be considered
ship under steam.
Year: 1864

BIT PRIVATE HILEs o'REILLT.
We have heard the rebel yell,
We have beard the Union shout
We have weighed the matter very well
And mean to fight It out:
In victory's happy glow,


In the gloom Of utter rout,
We have pledged ourselVes-HCome veal or WoI
By HeaEenI We fight It out"
IT'S now too late to question


What brought the war about;
'TiS a thing OF pride and passion
And We mean to fight It out.
Let the "big wigsn use the pen,
Let them caucus, let them spout,
We are half . million weaponed men
And mean to fight It out.
Our dead, our loved, are crying
From many n stormed redoubt,
In the BwAmps and trenches lying
ooh, comrades, hght 1t outi
Twas our comfort as we fell


To hear your gathering shout,
Rolling back the rebels' weaker Yell
GOd;sPeed you, fight 1t outP'
The negro-free or slave


We care no pin about,
Bat for the flag our fathers gave
We mean to night It out;
And while that banner bravo
One rebel rag shall aout,
With Yolleying arm and flashing glAive
By Heaven we fight It outI
Oh, ws've heard the rebel yell,
We have heard the Union shout
We have weighed the matter very well,
And mean to fight 1t out;
In the hush Of perfect triumph,
And the gloom Of utter rout,
We have sworn on many q bloody field
ave mean TO 6ght it outp
Year: 1864

.rf...re .r....'s va 4 r.f


An old beau, formerly well known in Wash
ington City, was accustomed to eatbut one meal
in twenty-four hours; if after this he had to 90
to party and take a second dinner, he ate moth
ing all next day. He died at the age of seventy
years.


A lady of culture, and refinement. and unusu-
al powers of observation and comparisons be-
came a widow Reduced from affluence to pow
erty, with large family Of small children de-
pendent on her manual labor for daily food, she
made variety OF experiments to ascertain what
articles could bepurchased for the least money
and would at the same time '.go the farthest, p
by keeping her children longer from crying for
something to eat She soon discovered that
when they ate buckwheat cakes and molasses
they were quiet longer time than after eating
any other kind of food. na esq tETaIo sdL


A distinguished Judge of the United States
District Court observed that when he took buck
wheat cakes for breakfast, he could sit on the
bench the whole day without being uncomforta-
bly, hungry; if the cakes were omitted, he felt
obliged to take lunch about noon Buck
wheat cakes are a universal fayorite at the win
ter breakfast table, and scientific investigation
and analysis has shown that they abound in the
heat forming principle hence Nature takes away
our appetite for them in summer.


During the Irish famine, when so many died
ofhunger, the poor were often found spending
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its. 1t has also often been observed by those
connected with chartableinstitutions that when
every cent Tea Sia % or Coffee Instead Of brocdring
the more substantial food, such as meal, -four
and potatoes On being reproved for this APP
parent want Of extrayagance and improvidence,
the reply in both cases was identical; their own
observation had shown them that a pennys
worth Of tobacco, or tea, or liquor, would keep
off the sense of hunger longer than a pennys
worth of anything else. Scientific men express
the idea by saying "Tea like alcoholretards the
metamorphoss of the tissues;V mother words, it
gives fuel to the flame of life, and thus prevents
it from consuming the fat and flesh Of the body.


fsalperson gets in the habit of eating lunch
between breakfast and dinner ne will soon find
himself getting faint about the regular luncheon
time, but let him be so pressed with important
engagements for several days in succession as
to take nothing between meals, it will not be
long before he can dispense with his lunch alto
gether. These things seem to show that to a
certain extent eating is often more matter of
habit Whole tribes of Indian hunters and trap
pers have been kncwn to eat but once in twenty
four hours, and that at night.
Year: 1864

A QUEER SToRY.-An Eastern paper says that
woman, living in Mercer, Canada West, has for
four years past been afflicted with a singular
difficulty in her stomach. Her complaint has
until within a short time past baffled the skill of
physicians. The complaint commenced about
four years since with tickling and uneasy SEN
sation about the pit of the stomach. This same
sensation has continued to incsease in severity
from that time A few months since, it became
the uncontrovertibe opinion of the most skilful


physicians, thatthe increasing difficulty has been
the growth of snake in the stomach. 1t has
grown so large now, that it distends the stomach
so as produce bunch upon the outside as large
as a quart bowl. Upon pressing this bunch with
the hand, the reptile recols and produces great
distress When fish or meat is being cooked in
in the room, if the snake is not satisfied with
food it rises up to the throat, producing strang-
ulation. Physicians see no way in which it can
be removed, without certain death to the woman.
Mrs. Ivirs is about thirty-fve years of age, and
is, of course, feeble in health now but is around
the house.