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Year: 1865

TIE MONKEY AED THE DRUSKARD.-Mr Pollard
states that IN his drinking days be the eompan
ION OF man IN Arundel Co.. Maryland, who had a
monkey which be valued at 8 Thousand dollars
I'VE always took him out on our chesnuts parties
He shook of all our chesnuts for us, and when he
could not shake them of, he would 20 10 the very
end Of the limb and knock them of with his fist
One day we stopped at a tavern and drank freely
About half glass OF whisky was left and Jack took
the glass and drank II ali up Soon he was merry,
skipped, hoped, aud danced, and Get US all ia
roar of laughter Jack was drunk


We all agreed, six Of Us, that we would come to
the tavern next day, and get Jack drunk again, and
have sport all day called at nav friends house
next morning. and we went out for Jack Instead
OF beng usual his box, he was not to be seen.
We looked inside, and he crouched up in heap.


Come out here. said hrs master. Jack came out
on three legs his fore-paw was upon his head
Jack had the headache; knew what was the mat
ter with him. He felt just as felt, many a morn
ing. Jack was sick and couldnt 20. So waited
three days. We then lwent. and while drinking,
glass was provided for Jack. But where was he?
Skulking behind the chairs. Come here Jack and
drink said his master, holding outthe glass TO him.
Jack retrested and as the door opened, slipped
out and IN moment on top of the house His
Master went out to call him down. but he would not
come. He got a cow-skin and shook it at him
Jack sat the ridgepoie and refused to obey. His
master got gun and pointed it at him. a monkey
is much afraid of gun Jack slipped over the back
side of the house. His master then got two guns
and had one pointed each side of the house, when
the monkey seeing his bad predieament, at once
whipped up on the chimney and got down in one of
the hues, holding on by his fore paws The mas
ter was beaten The man kept that monkey twelve
years. but could never persuade him to taste aneth
erdrop of whisky The beast had more sense than
man who has an immortal soul, and thinks him.
self the first and best ofGod's crea lures earth
Year: 1865

PRoFASITY. viii men take the name o.
God in Yain?' what possible advantage IS to be
tanned hyit? And yet this wanton vulgar 81 of pro
tanity is evidently on the increase. Oaths fall upon
ehe ears In the cars, ard at the corners of the
street. The North ARiericaR RerieW says well:


There are among as not few who feel that q
simple assertion or plain statement ofobyous fact
viii pass for nothing unless they to It's truth
by ali the names of the Deity and blister their lips
with every variety of hot and sulphurous oaths. I
we observe such persons closely, shall generally
find that the fierceness Of their profanity is in in
verse ratio to the aaiuence Of their ideas.


We venture to affirm that the profanest men with
In the circle OF your knowledge are all afflicted with
chronic weakness ofihe intellect. The utterance
ofan OATH though it may prevent vacuum in sound,
is no indication Of sense. ItreqaiFes no genious 10
swear The reckless taking of sacred names in vain
is as little characteristic Of true indepandence OF
thought as it is Of high moral culture In this brea
thing and beautiful world, filed as it were, with the
presence the Deity, and fragrant with its incense
from thousand alters Of praise, II would be no ser
Witty, should we catch the spirit Of reverent wor
shippers. and illustrate ia ourselves the sentiment
that the Christian is the highest style Of man.
Year: 1865

Soldiers who die in hospitals are buried without
parade h1t everything is done decently and in order
plain coisn IS procured, and the deceased placed
in It. prepared as decenty Tor It's eternal rest his
habiliments viii allow In the coffin with him IS put
bottle and tightly corked within It is a scrap OF
paper. telling his name. rank, company and reg-
nent. and date and cause Of death. Every division
hospital has lis plot Of ground for burial purposes
and In this the worn ou soldier is put rest The
ceremony is always simple, always BRIEF bat always
touching. A board. on which is inscribed the name
of the deceased is afterwards placed at the head of
the grave.
Year: 1865

had a lunch in quiet little room devoted to
ourselves, but such lunch, for an lmprontu
one, l had never set to before Fifteen differ
ent dishes, including bits Of almost everything
eaten, that flies, swms Each spread
his slice Of wheat bread or section OF hard rye
cake, from general butter dish and plled
upon it-as there was plates-whateVer nc
saw fit to fork from dish. A warm sago pud-
ding went the rounds, each eating in turns from
the same plate.


When all were satisfied with these dainty
tit-bits a general assault was made upon huge
dish Of crabs occupying a side-table; these dl-
molished tea was passed when we adjourned
to an open balcony where we heard good
music from band and looked down upon a
picture vivant, the grounds set about with
brilliant colored lights. The white capped
students (here it seems to me [ wrote you be-
fore they wore blue caps but instead, white
velvet with black band and rosette Of national
colors.) there in groups and arbors; the river
with its avenue Of lime trees, and steamer ust
in from Stockholm dschargng a goodly num-
Der of passengers, the old Palace rising above
all, the dome, with its two square towers,
standing out in bold relief against the golden
tnged sky; the half moon that shone so brightly
as if to eclipse the light Of mans device; the
familiar old Dipper, and North Star, all united
to leave an impression Of Upsala never to be
forgotten As if there was no end of good
things, there was given us some grapes and
appricots, sweet with the concentrated sun
shine of a conservatory.


At 10 o'clock we left; I expressed much
gratitude but felt more, for the kindness l had
received from my newly made friends.
NJ j. S.
Year: 1865

JUDICIAL ELECTION Now and then a voice is
heard in favor of the special judicial election
system adopted in this State. The San Francisco
Morning Call urges that the present system of
choosing the judiciary will always bring to the
polls men of sufficient intelligence to form an
opinion of their own, or who have property in
terests enough to desire the election of compe-
tent and reliable men to the position. We have
yet to be convinced of the logic of such reason
ing believing that in less than one-fourth of the
counties of the State such votes do not predom-
mate, and also that as general thing just the
kind of men who least understand why and for
what they vote, go to the polls because they be-
long to n class who do not vote Understandings
but for the reason that they are instructed so to
do While we should like TO know Just how
many votes were polled for Hartley at the recent
election by men who were not aware of the du
ties of the officer for whom they voted, we shall
yet make room for an extract from the Calls ar
gnmcnt


When at an important political election in
November 1864, over twentyone thousand votes
were polled in San Francisco, the fact was parad
ed as evidence of fraudulent voting, and heralded
forth to show the necessity of keeping people
away from the polls-of, in fact confning the
ballot only to those who have n Legitimate right
to it. and who from proper motives would take
enough interest in public matters to vote. Now,
that an election which held out no hopes of pc
cunarv gain, political advantage or personal
profit only some eleven thousand votes are poll
ed, the country is in danger and why? Be
cause the ballot-box is not full enough On one
occasion the country is well nigh ruined because
too many votes get into the balot-box on an
other occasion the country is in danger of being
destroyed because there are not enough votes in
the ballot-box. The truth is, the judicial election
system works just right-ust as it was intended
to work 1t removes the judiciary from all the
corrnptng and demoralizing influences attending
hotly contested political elections. and gives the
selection of Judges to that class of citizens who
feel enough interest in the welfare Of the country
and the good of society to go to the polls and do
their duty impartially, without hope of pecuniary
reward or futthe personal gain.


The system was tried in New York, and pro-
nounced humbug just as it.eventually will be
in California.
Year: 1865

Gov. MARVIN SPEAKS TO THE FLoRIDIANs.-The
following extracts give the views of the Governor
of Florida, and which were delivered by him in
speech at Quincy, in September:


l feel it duty owe to you and to our common
country to call your attention to a few matters
which must characterize the Constitution to be
framed. Every element which entered into the
war seemed concentrated on the destruction of
slavery 1t was without Constitutional basis or
legal protection when your State was destroyed.
1t has been extinguished by military orders and
Presidential proclamations and may be consld-
cred as thrice dead and plucked up by the roots.
Any attempt on the part of the Convention to
revive and reinstate it would be labor and time
spent in vain.


As citizens before the law the freedmen must
be in all respects equals. l do not mean
that as they can be made during
many generations, if ever, the equals personally
of the Caucasian race, or can enjoy the same po-
litcal or social position; but that is reason
why constitution or law should discriminate
against them. The right of suffrage does not
necessarily follow, for that is not Il natural but
IA political right which may be granted or with
held, sound policy may dictate. Furthermore,
the Constitution must declare that persons of
color shall be admitted as witnesses in all our
Courts of civil jurisprudence. The law, in this
respect, must know no distinction of color.


Our loyalty may not be the most ardent and
proud at the present time. Our property lies
ruined and scattered in the wide-sweeping and
bloody paths of war But the ruin wrought is
not the only aspect of the case that should be
considered. The suffering has not all falleI<to,
our lot. The sacred remains of two hundred
thousand Mortimer lie buried in Southern
graves The sacrificing herosm Of your North
ern brothers, which has challenged the admira-
ton and wonder of the world touches the chiy-
arous feelings of the South. and teaches us that
we were conquered. not by1menials and towards,
but by foemen worthy of our steel
Year: 1865

Come back. come back for the light went out
When your eyes looked away from mine own
Grieyed aud weary wandered about


In the cold and dark alone,
Trying to find my way to your side


Come. darling and take my hand!
Once drew it away in my pride


From the tcnderest one in the land.
Come back come back with the Springs sweet prime
With the birds from over the sea
For turn my face from the golden time,
And my from its minstrelsy!
For my passionate soul cries out for the day
When your heart fell away from mine
Cries out for the emp that pushed away,
Spilling its costly wine!
Come! and your kiss shall kindle again
The passion bloom my cheek
Come and read in my eyes the pain


That my lips are too proud to speak
Come for l lie in the cold without,


Stabbed with agony wild.
All for you-and my heart cries out


Like poor little motherless child
Year: 1865

AFrEcrIoSATE.-1n the testimony in the Harris
divorce case, recently on trial at New London
Connecticut, it appears that on one occasion
when the husband demonstrated with his wife
concerning her conduct with certain gentleman
she rephed " U, Scoville knows what you are
ne knew all about you as soon as he arrived
mere when he came here he thought that hell
would never be complete without you, and he
believes it now"
Year: 1865

AFFECTING INcIDENT.-The Petersburg (Va.)
Express has the following :-s' An affecting Incl
dent occurred in the Provost Marshal's office
two or three days since, which brought the tears
to the eyes of all who witnessed it. Large num-
berS Of ladies have been recently flocking to the
Office to subscribe to the Presidents amnesty
oath, as preparatory step to drawing rations.
a little boy appeared Mt the Marshal's desk one
morning, and in timid accents inquired if he
could take the oath for his mother. His features
were handsome, his manner modest, and he had
an intelligent and appealing look He was in
formed that his request could not be granted, but
that his mother must take the oath in person.
The little fellow turned toward the door and
burst into tears, and sobbed passionately that
the Provost Marshal called him back to ask the
cause of his grief Ny mother, he said, is
sick and confined to her bed she is unable to
work-has nothing to eat and is starving The
appeal was irresistible, and the Provost Marshal
interested himself in the case and procured the
necessary relief. Numbers witnessed the incl
dent and were deeply affected by it. 1t was a
beautiful instance of affection in the little BOY,
to offer to take the oath Though too young 70
appreciate it), for his mothers sake ana III "e'
stead -
Year: 1865

The GARDzS.-Nothing teaches patience like
garden. You may go round and watch the open
ing bud from day to day but it takes its own
tme, and You cannot urge it on faster than u
VIII. All the best results OF garden, like those
OF life, are slowly but regularly progressive.
Year: 1865

MExico.-The following is the close of stanza
of poem entitled Mexico written BY J. T.
Goodman, Esq, editor of the Virginia Enterprise
Wait, stricken sister, watch. and hope and watt
The crusade cometh to redeem thy fate


Fierce the fires Of thy volcanic nights


Shall yet be seen the angry batle-lights


On all thy peaks; thy tyrant's throne shall rock
To squadrons tramp with the EARTHQUAKES shock
While crownless he shall flee the main
And leave thee mistress Of thyself again
Year: 1865

ALL is quiet along the banks OF the Featherriver
The color Of the water strongly indicates that bu
sy work" has again commenced on the fats and on
the mountain sides and that the eulbankments Of
the miners are being reduced and washed into the
rccedins stream. Fair weather. and we may soon
expect good reports from the headquarters OF the
honest miners.
Year: 1865

1t is a matter Of congratulation
that the Iateiligenoer enjoys so able and
excellent a corps of correspondents,
and that their communications are Pc
rused with so much interest by all its
readers. Having said thus much, we
trust that We may be permitted to
make few suggestions for the bene-
fit of all concerned, and that our re-
marks will be kindly received. We
would say: Let your manuscript be
as legible as possible be particular
to write proper names plainly, so that
they may not be mispelled when in
print avoid the use of the dash in
punctuation make periods, commas.
&c, where they should be made |;
use black ink, and never write with a
pencil make capital letters only
where they should be made (the
spelling book explains this express
an idea in the fewest words possible,
and when statement or explanation
is made, do not dwell upon it longer ;
avoid the use of too many adjectives,
for they often weaken rather than
strengthen the expression do not tell
the printer that you are in haste and
he must correct mistakes, for the
printer may also be in haste. Final
ly. We beg to say that correspondents
should perfect and finish their manu-
script as much as possible. aud write
plainly. Printers do not care for ele.
giant penmanship +; they wish it to be
legible. By an observance of the
foregoing rules, all parties, writers,
printers and readers, will be better
pleased.
Year: 1865

Our correspondent at Little Rock
makes some very good suggestions in
regard to the returned soldiers. 1t is
generally understood that wars are
very demoralizing and ruinous to the
characters Of soldiers but it is re.
marked by every one that the return.
ed soldiers of Northern Iowa have
come back much improved in their
manners and habits. We know not a
single exception to this rule and in
some instances the improvement has
been so great as to cause specialsre
mark and comment. There can be no
doubt that our Iowa soldiers will be-
come our very best citizens. Having
fought to preserve our free institu-
tions, no apprehension need be felt
that they will ever abuse them.
Year: 1865

The name of each article offered for sale-as
Gold Hunting Watch =. Gold Oval. Band
Bracelet, Pearl Breastpin and Ear-drops, 3"
Gold Enamelled Ring" "Silver Plated
Cake Basket" &C., is written on card and
enclosed in a scaled envelope these envelopes
are then placed in drawer and well mixed !;
then as an order is received with twenty. five
cents for return postage and other charges,
one of the cards or certificates is taken at ran
dom and sent by first mail to the customer
who ,c'H see al once what he can get for One Dot
Tar. II he is pleased with his fortune he can
forward the money according to directions on
the certificate and secure the prize. If the
article awarded should lie unsuited to the pur-
chaser-as for example, a set of Pearl Ear
Drops and Breastpiu to a young man who
could not wear them, and had no one 10 gire
them to-we will send any other article on the
catalogue of equal price which may be preferr-
ed. Or if, for any reason, you choose to ven-
ture no further, then You can let the matter
drop where it is and spend no more. Exmine
carefully our Catalogue
Year: 1865

LITTLE Rock, ARK. May eth, 1865.


What shall do when | leave the
Army?


This is a question asked 10y a great
many young men who are now in the
service of their country. What shall
| do when there is no more use for a
large army, when am mustered out,
discharged and return to my old home
again how shall feel after the few
days or weeks of excitement of meet.
ing old friends and loved ones are
over? Can | be content to resume the
old routine of farm-life again, follow
the plow drawn by the slow OK, or
even when drawn by the more spir.
tied horse? Can be content at eve
ming


AS the lowing herds tell of parting day


To homeward plod my weary way'


| fear not l fear that home to many
Of our brave boys who have served
their country so nobly and fearlessly
for four long years has lost many, if
not all, its former charms. The sol.
dier's life is one of continual excite
ment, either active or latent Howev-
er much this assertion may be ignor-
ed by some, it is nevertheless true. as
any close observer can testify. The
soldier, nor even his life, is not his own
This he very soon learns. While he is
lying in camp, or doing garrison duty,
he is liable to he called out to meet
the foe in mortal combat and while
a man is under such circumstances s
his mind cannot be entirely free from
excitement, such as il was not accus.
toned to in civil life and while he
is on tue march through an enemy's
country, or lying in the trenches be.
fore the enemy's Notifications, then
the excitement is active, then the
whole system both mental and phys
ical is nerved up to its utmost height ;
then he knows no fear, no danger, no
fatigue. But after the active excite.
ment is over, the mind returns again
to it's former latent or almost dormant
state, there to lie until called forth 10y
military orders of active operations
again. In civil life such is not the
case. Then, there is no great excite
ment to exercise the mental faculties
at least such is not the case with the
agricultural part of community, and
it is from this class that a large part
if not the majority of our soldiery art
made up. 1t is true that there are &
great many taken from the workshop
the factory, and the different profes
sions. But the all important questol
is, can. or will. those young men wht
left their homes, many Of them yet il
their minority, will these be willing
to return and be content to stop OF
the old homestead or go to work by
the day or month as in former times
after having lived SO long in state
of excitement!


/ These questions may seem of smal
import, but upon their final answer
and the future conduct OF these young
men depend, to great extent, the fu
ture success or downfall of our grea
republic with its promising success 0
freedom and free institutions.


And now upon whom does the gui
dance of these young men, when the,
return, devolve? This question
leave for our wise and good men.
/ WV. S. HENDERSON.
Year: 1865

will be charged for any article on our list, and
this sum the purchaser need not pay until he
kao,cs 9hat he is TO get! This plan aocords with
the method recently become SO popular for
disposing of large stocks of Jewelry and SINH
lar productions
Year: 1865

and therefore greatly superior to the goods
imported from abroad and hawked about as
the cheapest ever sold. The simple duty on
imported goods, and the high premium, Gotd
(all foreign bills are payable in gold, amount
to more than the entire cost of many of the
articles afforded by us to the public. To ia
cilitate the sale
Year: 1865

the books of the Treasury, on the first Of Ju-
ly last, to the credit of his Office for the ay
of clerks and messenger. or from any other
appropriation then standing to the credit of
his office, and yet subject to his control and
unexpended, a sum not exceeding in the
whole, twenty-four hundred dollars, towards
such additional compensation for the current
fiscal year


Approved, March 8, 1865.
Year: 1865




DEAR SIR: have Just received the
handkerchief which you have had the
kindness TO send, and 1 return You the
most grateful acknowledgements for It. His
mother unfolded it, and said, ss she read
curious relic, and as such can under
stand that you valued it, and only parted
with It from generous impulse, which is
honorable to your feelings But to us and
to our children's children It is, and will be-
something more than relic; it-records the
baptism of blood of my hrst-bOrn on one
of the most dreadful fields of this hard
fought war. Ny son hSs the mimic bullet
which tore his breast on that fatal day.
He has the large bsll from a spherical case
which was dug out of his heel at Freder-
ickt burg. But this handkerchief, returned
after SO long an interval, calls up the recol-
lection of that day when he was so near
death more vividiy than any other memen-
to could do, and will Slwsy be precious to
him and to all Of ulN


Ny son is tsBing = vacation among the
mountains, IS I believe l mentioned, but
thank you in his name, rs we'll as in my
own, and in that of all our family, for
your prompt and cheerful kindness.


Very truly yoars,


o. W. HOLMES.
Year: 1865

NEW YoRK, August 10.
The detailed statement of the loss OF the
Atlantic cable gives little clearer account
of the manner in which the cable was
parted. It seems that picking up the ap-
paratus brought the cable 80 near to the
bows of the Great Eastern that ct every
Iurch of the vessel she chaftd and cut It 30
that it could not stand the strain. Indeed,
the cable was part of the time under the
fore foot of the ship.
Year: 1865

The Oberiin y HeetIng- -GenraI Garfield


Cannot be Present


We regret TO announce that General
Garfield will not be present st the mass
meeting at Oberlin to-day. he was in
Chicago when informed of the appoint
ment, and was unable to respond TO it
The people of Lorain, who appreciate the
eloquence and Logic of this gallant soldier
statesman, will regret the disappointment
Of his absence, but General Cox and the
able home talent of oberlin will furnish
sufficient entertainment for the thrOng
that will gather st that place TO dsy.