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Year: 1861

FAREWELL. GRIFFITH.-Onrn nli-time friend
Humphrey Griffith, went into the Dixie
camp just in time to be handsomely defeated
for the county judgeship Of Yolo county. We
take it for granted that he will henceiortb
eschew politics We regret his fatal misstep
Year: 1861




JUST WHAT HE WAS WHEN A DoY.-A
few evenings since, while slowly making
my exit from q crowded lecture ROOM
where an appreciative audience had been
listening with absorbed interest to the glow
ing pictures of India, presented by pop
ular and gifted lecturer, and earnest voice
by my side exclaimed:


"Just what he was when he was boy.
l heard him offer his first prayer in public
and L shall never forget my feelings. He
was just as earnest then as now. You
could scarcely breathe for listening"


But" said a lady in reply, "can you
believe all he has said ?"


eyes," was the instant reply. "That
boy could never say what was not exactly
true. 1 believe him just as much as be.
lieve the Bible"


unused upon the words, "Just what he
was when he was boy" The same quick
thoughts, glowing with poetic imagery
the same fervid oloqucnce, seemed to lift
the hearer to some lofty standpoint, whence
the far-famed luxurianeo of Eastern climes
stretches out seq of verdure before his
admiring gaze, or amid this oriental gran
deur of scenery secs the vast crowds held
in thraldom of debasing errors, till his heart
glows to stretch forth his hand to those
perishing millions, and pluck them az
"brands from the burning"


Oh that these carelessly uttered words
might have fallen upon the heart of every
boy in our land. making each realize that
even now he is weaving the mantle of his
future manhood, tracing his character in
dim outline, to which future years shall
only add the shadingl How wise, then,
in youth, to follow noble ambitions, to do
those things which are right
Al0they'S Journal
Year: 1861




An set 10 establish uniform rEe Of naturalization for persons


enlisted the of the Confederate States OF America


SKcTTON The Congress ef the Cor eierate States OF America
do enact That not citizen OF Of tie oond.
States engaged in the military service Of the said Confd
States curing the existing against the United staies Of
America shall thereby, aud t In such service be under the
protection OF the Confederate 4tes fully II he


citizen thereof the rights OF citizen being such extent hereby
ze and to become citizen Of the Onfdrae states,
sad shall thereby entitled al the rights and privileges of
ci Of said State Of the Confederate States aEing
oath support the Constitution Of such State and we'll and
faithfully the Of America, to main
support the Oonsu thereof and to
all and obedience any foreign Government,
state Soverei nty Prince Poen'at and particularly ~
the Gcvenmen State Sover gny, Prime Potentate
Of which he have been, citizen sde ani
stating The Confederate States he intends beo
citizen Of but il the in which he raid applicant sha
have resided next before his app ion sa afterwards become


member Of this Confderscy the czsnhp OF said applicant
shs remain in said State his elections notwithstanding
ceedings under isis act


SIC Tieoah prescribed the preceding section may be
made by all below the rank OF Colonel before the Colo
commanding officer Of the regiment which such persons
may aachs and said oath be made by Coz nels, and
by al parsons ensted the Eary service Of The Confederate
STATS not ATTACHED 10 regimen before commissioned officer
shall duty secretary War provide blank
forms of the oath required he tan aforesaid and to cause
the be distributed WheaeveI necessary to make the
regulations necessary fer informing all persons engaged
mill ary Confederate Of the provisions
of this and all the Oas taken Aforesaid to be
returned 10 the War Department and it shall be further the
duty Secretary Of Var file fer record in the District
OF the Confederate for the Sate and District where
the Capital my situated returned the War
Dspsrme aforesaid And shall be the duty Of the Cerz
CouTt record al h Of naturalization fled
with him Aforesaid 70 keep index Of the same Tor which
he shall be tied OF Veny ave cents for each
OATH paid OF the public treasury in the
same manner his other fees o; ofics.


Approved August -, ls6l ssI2 law4v
Year: 1861

Oscar Dalton, editor of the Crock
EFT Printer, is dead. He had long
been suffering from a wound he. had
received in an affray with a rival ed
itor. He was the wit of the Texas
press, and made an excellent paper.
He leaves wife and several chill
dren. We hope the Printer will be
continued by his widow.-Paris
Press.
Year: 1861

We trust our federal authorities will
not have another word of negotiation, of
any character whatever, with any State
or city that is either rebellious or hcsi-
tating--nor give ear for one moment to
any mediator with his arrangements for
sparing the cffusion of blood The only
phraseology used by the government
should be that of unconditional demand !;
the only phraseology listened to should
be that of unconditional submission.
Government is the executor Of law and
law does not negotiate, it prescribes-it
does not compromise, it Furnishes. The
officer of the law does not 90 into con-
ference with the burglar and the mur-
derer: neither with the man who him
self threatens burglary and murder in
case they and he are not let alone. Nor
should it be different with traitors, aud
the friends Of traitors. If the border
States will no: perform their whole duty
to the government, they are to be reck,
oned with those States that have openly
repudiatcd the government. All alike
are its enemies, and all alike should be
dealt with as such. To party with any
of them is to sacrifice the dWhority OF
law, without which law is nothing.


The war has actually begun; and th'
sooner the government and all loyal peo
pie conform their entire action to thi.
stern fact of war, the sooner and th'
surer will solid peace return. The olive
branch should no longer be in oul
thoughts it is the naked sword alone
with viii III we have to do. What mar
does not feel in his heart more confidence
in the duration of his government now


since the great North has sprung te
arms. than he had two months ago, wheI
the thoughts of the North were turnet
on peace? The government was ther
thous ht weak: it is now known to b
strong. Its friends then could hardly
help despising it; its very enemies ar
now constrained to respect it. Men can
not help having regard for geuuin


power. There is a dread majesty in i
that takes hold Of their imas s,nations i


spite of themselves. Everybody's hear
is stirred at the sight of seveuty-fou
! Why See. if you bid it sail to tn
Year: 1861

The submerged naval battery. which


Edwin stevens is building at Borden
town, \. j. which is the famous Hobo
ken battery on u small scale, is nearly


ready to launch The length of the hull.


over all, Is 100 feet breadth o. beam 20


feet inches; depth Of hold feet The


whole structure, except the deck, Is strong
ly built of iron 1t Is possible the deck


will be plated with IRON which will render
the whole shell-proof There are lour


water tight compartments in the hull with


spaces for the accommodation of limited


number of gunners and men to manage


the vessel There are two engines of
great power securely placed beyond the


reach of shot and she'll The magazine


is in the same position There is one gun


near the bows, rifed cannon, capable of


throwing to a great distance 6S-pound


she'll Two full I2-pounders, enc on each


side Of the deck. occupying places near


the stern The steersman engineers,
fremen and gunners are nearly all out of
sight Only one man at time is neccs-
sary on deck, he to : ght the great gun
lie Is protected behind the cast-iron hous-
ing in the rear. while all along the sides


massive timber projection serves the
purpose OF double parapet against rife
balls and guard to prevent the rolling of
the vessel IN the water. The large guu Is
loaded from the hold, by the lowering of
the muzzle for the purpose, when it is in


stantly elevated and sighted for action
The striking popularity Of this battery is
this 1t Is all sunk nearly under water
The only thing perceptible of it at Il short


distance Is the low chimney rising out and


smoking from the waves The entire


hull, with the propeller, armament, and a


body Of forty practiced gunners, are sunk
/ down to a level with thesea The process
of sinking the battery can be accomplished


in one minute The whole structure can
! be brought up again to a surface position
/ in three minutes 1t can thus be sunk


and raised al pleasure, and made to serve
q double purpose in resistance and attack.
+ The principal point OF assault is the bows.
/ which are made of immense strength
! The ventilation and light are all that are
/ necessary for the comfort and convenience
+ of the combatants. The propeller, being
worked By two powerful engines, forces


the vessel along ~ ii rapid rate, 50 that it
can charge a line on shore, OF ships at


sea, retreat, advance, and change positions


1t the greatest possible advantage without
being in the least danger from the orli


nary weapons Of an enemy
Year: 1861

ToUcHNG INcDENr-The health of tho
troops at Paducah IS generally good, yet
daily almost some poor fellow for the past
week or two has met here that saddest of
all fates, a death among strangers Hap
peniug to be down when the boat arrived
this evening, | saw one Of thos, 5acurren-
ces that proclaim war a stern reality,
freiehted, in onc way or the other, with
desolation for many home. \ rough
box containing the body Of an Illinois sol
dier, was borne slowly from the wharf to
the boat, and set on the deck \ Young
boy, some fifteen years old, came down
the steps of the boat with a valise and in
quired Of the escort the camp Of his broth
er when he discovered his name on tho
coffin lid. The boy had come from his
home in the northern part Of the state,
bringing gifts for the soldier brother
Letting the valiSe lall-its contents Of
precious memorial scattered over the deck,
while the bow threw nimSelf upon the
coarse box and refused to be moved du-
ring the long downward trip to Cairo
Missouri RepU5iieail
Year: 1861

The BURNING WELL.-Some Rochester
gentlemen furnish the Democrat with a
report of the burning oil well in Nenango
county, Pa, as follows:


While in the oil region. our townsmen
had an opportunity to witness the terrible
vet magnificent effects produced by the
ignition of the c~.de gases which escape
from a newly opened shaft. The men
who were boring suddenly struck oil at a
depth of about four hun red feet and be-
fore they could withdraw the drill or ex
tinguish the fires under the boiler of a
steam engine used to work the boring APP
paratus, an immense jet of oil and gas
mingled, sprang into the air. The gas
was forced in a lateral direction far
enough To communicate with the furnace,
and an explosion Of terrific vchemence
took place \ perfect sheet of fame for
a moment overspread the earth for some
distance around, and then the ascending
column of oil took fire. The spectacle
was inconceivably grand and imposing,
particularly after nightfall The force OF
the jet was such as to send the oil to a
height of one hundred and fifty feet 1t
was literally fountain of fire.


The explosion occurred nj 5 0 clock
Wednesday morning and when the Roch-
ester party left the well was still on fire,
Measures were being adopted to suppress
the flames Four men We're severely
burned by the accident; one Of them 50
badly, that he is not expected to live.
Year: 1861

SPUNEY HoRSE-At the commence
ment of the battle Of Manassas, Lieut.
ilasbrouck, OF the West Point Battery
was riding little sorrel horse In a shore
time he was shot three times and from
loss Of blood became too weak for further
service He was stripped of bride and
saddle. and turned loose as his owner
supposed. to die In the neat Of the con
test nothing more was thought Of the lit
tie sorrel, nor was he seen again until the
remnant OF the battery was far towards
Washington on the retreat Il paused at
Centreyiile, and while resting there Lieut.
Hasbrouck was delighted to be Joined by
his faithful horse, which by a strong IN
st net had obeyed the buele call to re
treat; and had found his true position with
the battery. which Is more than most of
the human mass engaged ON the field can
boast of doing He arrived safely in
Washington; Is now recovered OF his
wounds and ready for another fight
Year: 1861

The white bear. rs is wei known. sub
slsts principally on seals, and he kills
many OF them on these sheets of fast"
Ice; but how ne manages To ret within
arm : length of them there Is bevond what
can 'mprchenl When the seals are
floating ahou1 on loose drift lee bruins
little game j. obvious enough lie first
finds his seal by eyes or nose, in the use
ot both o! which organs L. nluriHattts is
unsurpassed By any wild animal whose
acquaintance ! have ever made and then,
slipping into the water half a mile or -
to ieewarl Of his prev, he swim, silently
and slowly towards him, keeping very lit
tic of his head above water Onapproch-
ing the Ice ou which the seal i, Iyinn the
bear slips along unseen under the edge of
1t, until he Is close upon the hapless seal
when one jump up ami one blow Of his
Tremendous paw generally settle the busi-
ness. The seal cannot 90 fast enough to
escape by crossing to the other side Of tho
iceberg: II he jumps down when the bear
Is close to him he d 5 the best he can for
Als life, for, IL BE does not Jump actually
into the arms Of his foe and @cts into the
water he Is very likely to escape, the bear
having no chance whatever when the seal
IS once fairly a!ioat 1t cannot be very
easy, even for an animal Of such prodis-
ious strength as the polar bear. to keep
hold of a six hunired weight seal durin.,
the first coatortions Of the latter anI a
furious struggle mast often take place
inat the seals often escape from the grasp
Of the bear is certain, Tor we ourselves
shot at least half a dozen large seals which
were deeply -aahed and scored bv tho
claws Of bears 1t is evidently fear Of
,be bear which makes the seals 50 uneasy
and restless when they are on the lee, as
very many Of these seals in all probabili-
ty never saw a man OF boat in all their
liycs.-LamoHfs Is Poin' Voyage.
Year: 1861

Coon FOR JEsSIE-The Cincinnati Press
tells of the following good un by Mrs
Jessie Benton Fremont, while on her re
cent visit to the Capitol to fcrrit out the
origin of the hostility which had mani
Tested itself toward her husband At one
of the interviews with the President Mr.
Blair, 81. father Of the Postmaster Gene
raj and Frank p Blair, was present Af
ter some preliminary conversation, Mr.
Blair turned to Mrs. Fremont and commu-
nicated the dialogue which follows:


Blair--NIrs. Fremont, allow me to say
to you that in nv judgment, Madame
Your proper place is at the head Of YOUR
husband : household at st Louis. and this
intermeddling with affairs of the State. 10
say the least Of it, Is very bad taste on
Your part And IN conclusion. wish
you to understand that here i where we
make men AMI unmake them


.Jess:e.-"Mr Blair permit me to say
to YOU, that have seen -Ome men Of your
making and if they are the best YOU can
do, | advise YOU to quit the business


"


BEES N WAR-A good story is told of
the attack of band of Indians during
the Revolutionary war upon a block-house
on the Mohawk river. New y Gork occu-
pied by farmer, his wife. and two boys.
The house was strong and could not be
easily entered The wife and the hov9
loaded the rifle and two shot-guns. and the
man killed several Indians. but finally had
his arm broken by ball through the
port hole. The boys kept firing the guns
as fast as thev could. but the Indians went
To closed side of the house and com
menced digging under the walls. \
swarm Of bees had been removed To tie
chamber for safety and the mother took
this hive TO an upper window and pitched
1t out, the bottom falling of, and letting
the whole swarm out upon the marauders
Their stings were too much for the Indi
ans. and believing from the continued
firing that the house was still well occu
pied, they took to their heels-4mericaT
AgrjcuitergIiSt
Year: 1861

When Mary and I were married we
were young and foolish, for we had
nothing to be married with; but Mary
was delicate and | tho't I could take
care other best I knew | had strong
arm and brave heart to depend upon.
We rented a chamber and went to
housekeeping. We got together q lit
tie furniture-a table, bedstead, dishes,
but our money failed us before we
bought a chair. I told Mary she must
turn up a tub, for I could not run in
debt. No, no.. 1t was not long before
our rich neighbor, Mrs., found us
out and kindly enough she supplied us;
half a dozen chairs were added to our
stock, they were old ones to be sure,
but answered Just as we'll for us. I
shall never forget the new face those
chairs put upon our snug quarters, they
never looked just right before.


The tables are tnrned With Mrs. NJ
and me now-she has turned poor
widow; "but she shall never want while
[ have anything, never.!' cried the old
man with a beaming face; don't for
get the old chairs''


All! now the secret was out It was
the interest Of the old chairs which
maintained the poor widow. She was
living on the interest of little friendly
act done years before, and it sufliced
for herself and daughter.


How beautiful it is to see how God
blesses the operation Of his great moral
law, Glove thy neighbor," and we
should ofener see It, could we look i'll
to the hidden paths Of life, and find
that it is not self-interest, not riches,
not fame, that binds heart to heart
The simple power Of a friendly act
can Go far more than they 1t is these
the friendly acts, the neighborly
kindness, the Christian sympathy of
one towards another-which rob wealth
OF, its power to curse, extract the bit
ter from sorrow, and open wells of
gladuess in desolate homes. We do
not always see the golden links shin
ing in the chain of human events; but
they are there, and happy is he who
feels their gentle but irresistible infu
Year: 1861

A FAT Man IN BATTLE.-During the
Bulls Run Battle an order was given
to New England company to lie
down and load, and only rise when in
the act of firing. During the hottest
of the conflict Captain Taw observed
man standing while loading.


"Contrary to order,'' exclaimed the
captain, ''you must lie down while
loading.''


''Thc fact is, captain" said the man
addressed, Il am SO plaguey fat that if
| lie down to load it takes too long to
get up again"


The captain turned away with
smile, and left the fat man to choose his
own method Of fighting.
Year: 1861

master Davis made the purchase in his ocaI capacity
He can only account for the the fact
tnat while General Thomas in st. Louis he con-
lined to bed, and that General Thomas presumed from
the reports he that he had tho whole truth before
him.
Year: 1861

We stated in review or the candidates OF tho Eighth
Assembly district that Francis Clark had been cypc ID
from No A 1.-Two Oak Engine Company. He has since
called and stated that such not the Case and that
he is still member Of that company lie also states
that he left this city Assistant OF the
Firc Yogavcs and afterwards appointed It's color
bearer by Colonel Ellsworth Our former statement was
made from what considered reliable authority.
Year: 1861

An OK team attached to lumber sled.
and bearing astride of its cross beams a
coarse grained young man and buxom
girl of about eig teen, dragged its slow
length along Larned street yesterday,
and halted in front of Justice Purdy's
Office The couple dismounted and en-
tered the Office. where they made known
their wishes, and requested to be married
Immediately. The expectant bridegroom
said he had come to town with load of
produce for his employer, who owned the
team, and as Susan wanted to buy kali
iker dress, he had brought her along on
the top of the bags On their way in,
they talked the matter over, and had
done considerable courtin' on the sly,
concluded to get married.


They declared themselves of age and
took the bonds for better or worse The
bridegroom was very much elated. and
kissed her an unreasonable number OF
times. Then he requested the court to
kiss her, and even went so far as to init
mate that all respectable persons among
the spectators might enjoy the same
privilege. He was especially elatci on
the newspaper question, Put 'cr in,'
he said, in a reckless manner, put 'er
in the paper, and make Susan name all
capitals I'll pay for big letters. What's
the use in getting married to a pretty
gal unless you can get it in the papers P
In the midst of isjubilation, the thought
of the old gentleman at home struck him
and be sobered down as though a show
erbath had fallen upon his head Come,
Susan. said he, taking her by the hand
let's 60 home and see it out. Lord
won't he be mai ! And he drew a sigh
and switched up the cattle whose slow
gait seemed altogether too fast for his
palpitating hopes and fears. Detroit
Free Press.
Year: 1861

The attention of the bachelors is invi-
ted to the following '' wail'' from the
Springfe Republican There are
some sad sights in this our world--a city
sacked and burned-a battlefield after
great slaughter-a London in the midst
of great pague-a family in great star
vation-a jug of molasses wrecked on
the pavcmept-but tie saddest sight to
us is an old bachelor walking towards
his end, his grea. duties undone, shirt
buttons off. his stockings out at the toes,
and nobody to leave his money to-
Were we such a man the mild reproving
eye Of widow or maiden lady would
drive us mad. But there is still hope.
Uglier and older men than any of our
friends have married beautiful wives, who
trained them admirably, and spent their
money elegantly"
Year: 1861

A taste for reading will always carry you
in the best possible company, and enable you
to converse with men who will instruct you
by their wisdom, and charm yol by their
wit-who will soothe you when fretted, re-
fresh you when weary. counsel you when
perplexed, and sympatbise with you at all
times. Evil spirits in the middle ages. were
exercised and driven away by bell, book and
candle; you want but two or three agents
the book and the candle.
Year: 1861

If not, call at 8. T. LITTLES JEwELRY
Store and see his Photograph at the same time
do not forget to examine his extensive stock
as he has just returned from the Eastern and
Northern factories with full assortment in
his line Of business and is able to sell exceed
ly low for cash. '
Sign of the big watch north side of Baltimore
et near the railroad.


H. S. T. LITTLE,
prices, Nov.6.
Year: 1861

PROBABLY NO EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS


1T is now stated that, so far as means are
concerned, no necessity for an extra session
exists, and that nothing but some great public
emergency will induce the President to sum-
mon one. Thus far, the revenues have
reached within few thousand dollars of the
estimates made soon after MIR. Chase came
into the Department. The reasons assigned
in political circles for calling Congress together
are not regarded as sufficient by the Cabinet
Year: 1861

How Much CAN MAN EAT?-A few days
ago bet was made in Leroy, N. Y, upon
the weight of some hogs. one of the provis-
sions of which the loser should furnish to
the other all the stewed oysters he could eat
At the payment of the bet the winner ate
a whole gallon keg of oysters, and then of
fered to bet be cou d eat half gallon more.
The next morning he was seen in tho street
making his regrets Ito those who spoke to
tim about is) that he had not eaten all the
oysters hs wanted when he had such good
opportunity.