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Year: 1863

1t may not he generally known that
each regiment Of militia is entitled
to one company Of cavalry. It seems
to us that at this very time it is of
the first Importance that such cem-
pany be organized for service in the
10th Rcg't. Il it should be that
this regiment is provided with
arms, we will expect in the event of
a future raid to defend ourselves. In
such a case, a small cavalry force
would be Indispensable as scouts, to
apprise US of the force and wherea-
bouts of the enemy, and other duty
that infantry could not perform.


We have consulted Col. Bunker,
(Col. of cavalry upon this subject,
and be thinks it expedient that such
company should be raised ; and
farther, says that he is ready to take
charge of such company and in
struct it in the cavalry drill.


1t is not absolutely necessary that
full company should be raised. If
even a dozen choice young men, who
can furnish horse each, will enroll
themselves, and be in readiness at
all times, at moments warning, for
duty, this will be amply sufficient.
Col. B. will be found at his office at
all times, ready to receive the names
of any who desire to enlist for this
purpose. Call as soon possible, that
the company Of 'Monongalia Scouts
may be organized Immediately.
Year: 1863

PORT HUDSON AND YAzOO EXPEDITIONS.


Official reports from Banks division con-
firm the rebel rumors of the attack on Port
Hudson, but say that Farragut succeeded
in passing the rebel batteries with the Hart.
ford and the rest of the fleet. The IlGss;ssip-
pi ran aground, and was abandoned and
burned. The rebel report was that only one
gunboat got by the batteries, and that the
Hartford withdrew crippled. The latter
report is several days later than the dispatch
to our Government from the Southwest
Pass, sent the next morning after the en-
gagcment BY the last accounts Banks was
within five miles of the works at Port Hud-
son, and considerable skirmishing with
cavalry had ensucd. The next news from
that quarter is likely to be very interesting.
1t is said by correspondents at Baton Rouge
that Banks movement was only to draw of
attention from Farragut, as Banks felt that
the works of the rebels at Port Hudson had
been greatly underrated, and that the rebel
force largely outnumbered his own.


From the Yazoo Pass Expedition the in
telligence is. that the expedition had been
considerably strengthened, and the troops
had been landed at Fort Pemberton (Which
had stopped the progress of the expedition)
for the purpose of assaulting it. The report
from Lake Providence is that tho watar had
just been let into the canal and was pour
ing through at a rate which threatened
considerable mischief to surrounding prop
erty,


From the Charleston feet there comes
rumors that the assembling of the fleet be-
fore that city was only a feint, and that
another and important point is to be assai-
ed. The rebels seem to be apprized of such
Intentions, for they report that Mobile is
Ithe point threatened How much truth
Year: 1863

To this day the Hartford Convention is a


by-word. There were Federalists who did
not approve of the Convention, and yet
even they do not escape. 1t is still every
whcre reproach to have been at that time
an opponent of the Administration at all. -


What hath been will be-only in great
er measure. The revolutionary Tory at
least had the. apology of retaining his O,+gi-
nal loyalty, The peace Federalists of the
last war acted against the Government only
IN its external relations, and the peace he
sought involved no rtaI injury to the ma
ton itself But the copperhead of the
present day proves false to all loyalty, and
Is recreaM in sense which the tory was not
lie Is traitOrous, too, in a sense in which
The last war Federalist was not for his
peace policy inevitably carries with it the
disruption and destruction of the Republic.
while the other peace policy would not have
affected the unity and perpetuity of the
Republic at all. There has been in Ameri-
can history no public trcachery so unquali-
He'd, and so utterly incapable of extenuation,
as that of the copperheads of 1868 and
which was followed by such a terrible reck-
oning as will be hereafter exacted for this.
30 far as regards the judgement of the next
generation. man of the present day might
better commit almost any crime in the cal
ender than he guilty of fiirthering the ends
OF the rebellion by advocating peace, or in
any other manner. He might better leave
ms children without dollar, than entail
upon them. the scandal ofa father who turned
against his country in the day Of her cx-
tremity."
Year: 1863




THE FEELING IN TIE lsr Del. REGr.-
\ letter in the Blue Hens Chicken from the
lst Del. Regt., says


Gov. Cannon is beginning to gain hold
on the hearts of the Volunteers of Delaware
They thank God he has taken such noble
stand in behalf of the Union That last let
ter to the Legislature in regard to arrests
speak Volumes in his praise. Gov. Cannon
IN his efforts to crush rebellion, at home,
has the sympathy of this regiment. This
regiment Is loyal to the core It. gives
hearty cooperation to every measure, of the
government, our aim is to crush herebellion
We will never be satisfied till it is done
We don't stop to inquire the means to be
used, nor are we conscientious what means
are used, as we rcplant the standard Of free
dom upon every foot of our domain. We
arc hopeful Of the result You would be
surprised at the change in the spirits of the
army, few weeks ago we were despond-
ing more renewed vigor and energy is
lnStllIed into every man's heart A few
weeks ago every man was for Mcclellan ;
now the cry is Hooker We may have our
choice, but whoever is appointed to take
command, he is the true soldiers choice, ard
wherever he leads, they will follow The
signs are bright. Let our friends take fresh
courage. Let them at the altar, call more
fervently upon the God of Battles. We
have good cause, and good army. Let
us hope for the best.
Year: 1863

The Legislature did not get through on
Friday as they expected but adjourned to
meet again on Monday to finish the report
Of the investigating committee 1t has been
the longest and consequently the most ex-
pensive Legislature during our memory,
Notwithstanding their cry, when speaking
OF the government, of enormous expendi-
lures and high taxes. When they are the
ones in Office, it is all right, but ifit is some
one else, they keep up terrible believing


They have tried hard to put the State in a
hostile position to the government, but have
been, in measure, thwarted by the action
of Governor Cannon. These several acts
they will wish in a few years hence were
erased from the record. BY reference to
proceedings elsewhere, it will be seen that
number Of bills have been passed and
others defeated t
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Year: 1863

An accomplished housekeeper gives US
the following receipt for making the best
article of coffee that can be,used; Take
coffee grain, and popcorn, ,of each an
equal quantity. Roast the same together
The corn will all pop out, and what re-
mains will be the genuine unadulterated
article. Grind and proceed in the ordi.
nary way of making, andyou have a drink
of which a prince would partekc with
pleasure.
Year: 1863

That was in love is fact that did not
admit shadow of doubt. L deported
myself like person in love; looked and
felt like a person in love. The affection
that had taken possession of my youthful
heart was no every day one | assure you
Of that There were mt words enough in
tie English lahguage to describe the height
depth, length and breadth of its grandeur.
1t was destined to be a grand accompani-
ment Of the ages yet to be; planet Of
surpassing beauty in the broad heavens
of home affections. My love was returns
ed-the strong yearning of my nineteen
year old heart went out in the direaien
of the most beautiful young maiden in all
----------s shire, and she in return sent the
yearningo of her heart to meet mine. Twice
"a week as often as the week came around l
went to the old brown home of Dr. Stod-
'dard to tell his daughter my love, and as
regularly listened to recital in return
from the red lips Of my charming Janet.
The good doctor made merry at our ex-
pense, and his jolly wife took wicked
pleasure in constantly reminding us Of
our youth. janet was tortured by sly
references to her day house in the shed


her long-sleeved pin-afores and pantalets
of six months before; while was offered
an old coat of the doctors for my mother
to make into dressing gown for me. -


We were nevertheless, determined to be
married Wewould slyly stealaway from
the house while our cruel friends reposed
in the arms of Morpheus, HE US. on "the
wings of love-" to the nearest city, james
would become, in moments time, Mrs
Jason Brown. 55i


AT once we set about making .prepara
| tions for this important journey.D Every


thing, of course, must be conducted with
the greatest secresy. AT twelve o'clock
was to leave my home stealthily, get my


fathers grey nag noiselessly out of thu


barn and harness her, and then proceed tt
Janet. Janet was to be waiting at hel
chamber window, was to place laddeI
Year: 1863

And here let me tell you in confidence,
reader, that I really think little Fanny
Stoddard had a deep motive in her head
when she betrayed Janet and me, though
she was but child. She liked me even
then, 1 believe Well, at any rate she
declares every time that the affair is men
toned, that have had my revenge upon.
Bless her faithful heart, it has been in
deed a sweet one at
Year: 1863

A WIFE SPITEs HER HUsBAND-The Lon
don Lancet vouches for the truth of the fol-
lowing statement: Late one evening per
son came in our Office and asked to see the
editor. On being introduced to our sanctum,
he placed bundle upon the table, from
which he proceeded to extract very fair and
symmetrical lower extremity, which had ev-
identity belonged to woman. There, :"
said he, SIS there anything the matter with
tt at leg? Did you ever see a handsomer :?
What ought to be done with the man who
cut it off?'' On having the meaning of these
interrogatories put before us, we found that
it was the leg of the wife of our evening Wis
itor. He had been accustomed to admire the
lady's leg and foot, of the perfection of which
she was, it appears, perfectly conscious. A
few days before he had excited her anger. and
they had quarreled violently, upon which she
left the house, declaring that she would be
revenged on him, and that he never should
see the object of his admiration again. The
next thing he heard of her was that she was
a patient in-hospital. and had her leg am
putated. she had declared to the surgeons
that she suffered intolerable pain in the knee.
and begged to have the limb removed, a pc
tition that the surgeons complied with, and
thus became the instrument ofthe absurd and
self torturing revenge upon her husband.
Year: 1863

The New York World speaks of the devil
as the s. original RADICAL This is the very
essence of madness. Who does not know
that the devil was the original secessionist-
and that God was the radical who eradicated
him from Heaven? And yet the world is so
excessively polite to secessionists that it
seeks to vindicate them from all connection
with the devil, and pass him over to the ra.
dicals
Year: 1863

Az exchange tells the following simple story
Of little child kneeling by his bed 10 pray,
It's he retiled for the night. He said "Dear
Heavenly Father, please don't let the large COW
hook me, nor the horse kick me and don't let
me run away outside the gate when mother tells
me not tO.o
Year: 1863

LITTLE Charlie came to the table very hungry,
and he had his fork in potatoe and the potato
transferred to his plate before be thought of
the usual blessing" Looking up to bis father,
be said


Pa. you talks to Heaven while meshes my
nnlnInN
Year: 1863

THEY say that woman caused man TO commit
ihe hrst sin. But If she hadn't induced him to
sln IN eating, there is not the least doubt be
would very soon have sinned OF his own accord
in drinking.
Year: 1863

TW CHICAGO MUsEuA.-We invite the
reader to careful perusa1 Of the advertise
mcnt Of the Museum, In another column, and
arc prepared to vouch for the correctness Of
all TINT is there claimed for this new candi-
date for public patronage We shall be i'm
measu1ably disappointed If the Museum does
not prove to be the most popular place Of Gu
terlainmcnt that has ever been opened to 4
Chicago audience.
Year: 1863

\


A man was travelling in Syria


leading his camel by the bridle.-


Suddenly the animal is seized with


panic of fear-he raises himself


with impetuosity, foams and bounds


in a manner so horrible that his mas.


ter abandons him in anguish and


tries to save himself. He perceived


at some distance from the road a


deep stream, and as he still heard


the fearful neighings of the camel,


he sought a refuge there and fell
over the precipice. But a shrub
held him up. He clung to it with
both hands, and cast OH every side
his anxious eyes. Above him is the
terrible camel, of which he does not
lose sight for a moment. In the a.
byss below is a dragon who opens
his monstrous Jaws, and seems wait
ing to devour him. At the side
of him he perceives two mice, one
white, the other black, which gnaw
in turn at the root Of the shrub
which serves him for a support
The unfortunate man remains there,
frozen with fear, and seeing no re-
treat, no means of safety. Sudden
ly on a branch of his shrub he dis
covers some fruit. At that moment
he ceases to observe the rage of the
camel, the jaws of the dragon, the
frightful activity of the mice. He
reaches out his hand toward the,
fruit, he gathers it, and in the sweet
taste forgets his fears and dangers.


Do you ask who is this madman
who can forget so quickly a mortal
peril? Learn, then, friend, this man
is thyself. The dragon of the stream
is the ever-open abyss of DEATH
The camel represents the sorrows
of life. The two mice who are
at the roots of the tree
are day and night, and in this stu
alton the fruit of pleasure attracts
you. You forget the anxieties of
life, the threatenings of death, the
rapid succession of day and night,
to seek. the plant of voluptuosness,
on the borders of the tomb. . 'a-
Year: 1863

Keep tools sharp or they win not cut A
dull tool wastes time, and be who permits il
to work when in that condition, is dali leI-
low. The best farmers are those who have
the best tools; the most successful surgeons use
the keenest knives, and the most enterprising
and energetic men ia civil life are those whose
wits have been early ground sharp, and whose
preceptive faculties have been wetted by sore
experience in early life. A dull tool is
useless implement, and thick-headed, unobser-
want person is the only one who should be
found welding it. The obtuse edge ne ither
eleaves nor separates, but bruises and works
of BY attraction particles of substance on
which it operates. Grind up the tools and
sharpen the wit as well; ifone is keen the
other will in all probability be in similar
state, from the force of sympathy alone. Let
US have all the tools 10 good condition, sharp,
trenchant, and always ready for service; then
only, will the result produced be equal to the
time and labor expended
Year: 1863

noticed in late number of the Farmer,
a piece headed Relieving Choked Oattle."-
Now will give you my method, which may
be already known to many of your readers.
viz: Take rind Of pork about three inches
square, and tie it firmly over the end of q
smooth straight stick with the flesh side out.
This forms kind of a swab that may be for
ced down the animals throat without injury,
at least it has always proved 80 with me.


But preventive is better than a cure
Cattle may be prevented from being choked
when fed on potatoes, apples, or any thing Of
the kind, by simply tying their head down to
the stanchion so they cannot raise it upon a
level with tLeir body. This prevents anything
from accidentally slipping down their throats,
which is the cause Of cattle getting choked not
by attempting to swallow that which is too
large. Cattle when treated as above desert
bed, will eat just as well and without the least
danger Of getting choked. 1 have tried it
several years, and have never known it to fail.
1t is worth trying.
Year: 1863

George E. Blakeslee, of Lorain county, Ohio,
sends the following communication to the Ru-
raj American, on a subject which interests all
farmers, but only few of them, we are pleased
to say, require the information. He says:


Thousands of dollars are lost by the neglect
of farmers to take proper care of their farm
ing tools, which little outlay and care wouId
save. All the tools and implements of wood
used by the farmer should be kept well pain
ted and housed. They not only look much
nicer, and last years longer, but they show
evident signs of thrift and taste. One of
the most durable and neatest paints is light
blue. This color may be made by any farmer.
Take white lead and oil, and mix to about the
thickness Of cream, then add Prussian blue to
suit the taste. Green paint may be made by
putting in green in place of the blue. A paint
composed of equal parts of white lead and
yellow ochre mixed with oil, is very durable,
but does not look so neat as blue or green
To one pint of any paint, there should be ad-
ded one gill of Jspan drier, or lequid laquer,-
1t is equally essential to preserve tools OF iron
and steel from rusting; and this can be effect
ually done by applying coat of three parts of
lard to one Of rosin. Apply with cloth or
brush, a gooi coat whenever tool is set
away for awhile. The preparation can be
made in any quantity, and kept for long
time.
Year: 1863




When we are young, we think
there is no time like spring, and vote
that it be the choisest of all the sea-
sons of the year. As we mature
and our personal experience grows
broad and deep, we think the au-
tumn is fuller Of delights than spring
and summer together. This is the
most thoughtful time in all the year.
The influence of atmosphere and
color and sun combine to develop
the soul in our dreaminess too de-
lightfuI to be resisted. There is a
charm in everything. All sounds
fall mellowed on our ear. Objects
look distant, and their sharp out
lines are subdued in reaching the
eye. Rural charms especially, are
more charming than ever. The pa
tient oxen, plodding homeward,
with their loaded grains, whose yell
low'riehes are to fill the granaries
even to bursting, never appear so
attractive as now. The early morn
ing frosts lie white upon the grass,
and the falling leaves make a sad
music through the isles and arches
of the woods. Such colors as drape
the forests and chequer the pastures
and flame through the fences and
stone walls, painters do not produce
at the end of the pencil, and Tyrian
dyes do not parallel. We watch the
squirrels racing among the branches
and envy them their lease of wild
happiness. We go with the chill
dren after nuts, and enter into their
little delights with all our heart, as
they play in the cool bracing winds,
and drink in the wine of health
from the pure autumnal atmosphere.
There are no such suggestions offer
ed the heart at any other season.
Autumn, too, includes the associa-
tion of the dear old Puritan Thanks
giving and of the Harvest Home
Then we sit once more around the
new lit fires on the hearth, and chat
away the pleasant evenings at home.
From the beginning to end, it is a
season of full calm satisfactory Joy,
and seems like the very primage
and perfection of the year.
Year: 1863

Ask Union man what he thinks of the pros
poets of slavery in Tennessee, and he will re-
1ly that he regards it as doomed institp-


ion, and will soon be thing of the past. Ask
Secessionist the question. and he will reply
curtly that he thinks slavery is going to


he devil. The ouly difference between the
two men is, that the latter does not mrke the
admission as eheerfully or with as good grace
as the former, who is ready to submit to any
necuniary sacrifice for the sake of his country


We think then if shareholders will calmly sur
Eey the field, and watch the irresistible march
of events, they must conclude that slavery has
ceased TO be profitable in this State, and can
henceforward be regarded only as a bur-
den and o continual source of irritation and
peril. We know that these will be unpleas-
ant reflections to men who are reluctant to
give up the semblance of that power, which
they have long enjoyed in reality. The pos
session of slaves frequently brings many COM
forts and luXuries TO the possessor, at the ex-
pense, however Of the growth, prosperity, and
intelligence of the Commonwealth If the
poets axiom be true, that "men h;gh-minded
men constitute State" far better would it
be to supply the places of hundred igno-
rant, degraded negroes, with hundred in


telligent white laborers. In the place of one
customer, in the person of the slave-owner,
the merchant, the printer, the shoemaker, ply
sician, bookseller, tailor, and blacksmith,
would have hundred customers in the white
laborers. The day has passed, however, when
slaves possess any real value with US. They
are the empty shadows of wealth and power,
the reality of which they represent as poorly
as the straw crown and fancilul rags of Lear,
the lunatic, represent nhe pomp and splendor
of Lear the king. These, we say, may be un :
pleasant reflections but they are necessary
ones, which we can not avoid ard the great
question comes up, whether it is our duty, or
our inteaest, to squander our treasure and
best blood for a system which is now both
worthless and perilous, or shall we prepare to
remove it from our midst
Year: 1863

FOLatOe8


In the suburbs of New York, especially or


Long Island, patato growing is pretty nearly g
science. Many of the farmers make this their
main crop, and not few raise two thousand
dollars worth and more, in season. They
plow in horse manure and pillow deep. They
select their largest potatoes for seed, quarter
and plant the pieces in drills about fifteen
inches apart, and prefer to have only four stalks
in place. The product is potatoes of very
uniform size, with few or no small ones
They require very little sorting and the whole
crop is turned into money at the market price.
These farmers doubtless know what is for
their interest, and ridicuIe the notion of plan
ting small potatoes to realize form.
Year: 1863

1 do not hesitate to say that the
women give to every nation moral
Temperament which shows itself in
its politics. A hundred times have
I seen weak men show real public
virtue because they had by their
sides women who supported them,
not by advice as to particulars, but
by fortifying their feelings of duty,
and directing their ambition. More
frequently, l must confess, l have
observed the domestic influence
gradually Transforming man natu-
rally generous, noble and unselfish,
into cowardly, commonplace, self
seeking, place-hunter, thinking of
public business only as a means of
making himself comfortable; and this
simply by contact with a well-con-
Quoted woman, a faithful wife, an
excellent mother, but from whose
mind the grand notion of public du-
y was entirely absent.-DE ToCQUE-


LILLE.