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Year: 1861

will tell you the story The boys father had gone off
somewhere and contrary custom, had left his tool chest
locked "Now, thought Alberto he raised the lid of the
chest III improve my chance and what the old man keeps
here and with CLEAN Of delight in his eye he began
haul saws planes chises and other like thngspausing at


times examine of the curious tools little more
closely select few nails and put into his pocket


His eye finally rested paper carefully laid away in the bot
tom of the chest What can be it?" thought he 81 will
soon find out Hurrah just tile stuff / want


So he poured out quantity for his under the i'm
preston among boys that great deal of fun may be
flashed out of powder He then bored hole in suitable
place. rammed into liberal charge and gave the touch
ary for an explosion But explosion followed and the boy
had great curiosity know how the thing working and to
the of the delay So he put his face close to the
hole looked searchngy ill., andbang The contrivance blew
up rather sooner than expected and there loud
at the same instant The result in fact, pretty serious
Abertos face all side of it, d1eadfuy scoched and
blackened and his left eye much injured that for several
days it was thought to be entirely destroyed.


That boy you see had little too much curiosity. Curiosity
is good thing if rightly directed don't how earnestly
ANYBODY tries py into the secrets of science and wisdom
But there are some things about which you had better not be
curious You will get damaged less if you try to py
into them 1t won't do for instance look curiousy into
auger hole especially if it has been charged with powder and
touched with match The OLD MAJOR
Year: 1861

Massachusetts minister writing to the Watchman and Re-
aector gives the following sketch OF the appearance of the val
LEY of Ne up which river he now travelling:


The principal part of the way from Cviro to Thebes there is
comparatively little to interest in the pect But the
river-he time-onored Nles perpetual wonder AS you
ascend hundreds of miles, unlike the rivers with which you have
been acquainted it large when you first your
way from Alexandria to Cairo having broad bosom in NJ
ba in Lower Egypt It has tributaries except those
known that exist far beyond geography in the
tans of Central Africa Your eye is often, in sailing, greeted
with sight of the Shadoof which looks like oldashione ed
we'll sweep by which raise the from the river for pur
poses of irrigation In places you kind of basket used
for this object by men, who stand each side of it.
and with ropes attached full of water the top of
the banks Another kind in wheel tnrned by buhaoc
which carries chain of buckets from the river the point to
which the water to be elevated These methods of irrigation
have been use without improvement for centuries The men
who raise generally almost Naked and you hear them
singing gaily their tasks under scorchng Ere
quey the nix lofty that four Shadoo carrying the water


from another necessary to take it to the requisite
height.
Year: 1861

There practice quite prevalent among young ladies of the
present day. which odashoned enough to consider very
improper We aude to their giving daguerleotypes of them


selves young who merely acqantnces We consld
er it ndecate the highest degree We astonshed that
any Young girl should hold herself cheap this With
accepted lover is of course all right Even in this the


likeness should be returned if the engagement should by any
misunderstanding If this little should meet the
eye of any young girl about give her daguerreoype to gen.


eman acquaintance let her know that the remarks made by
young when together concerning what is perhaps her
part piece of ignorance pUdence would she heard
them cause her cheeks crimson with shame and Were
it sister of os' we have often said with flashing eye,
we're sister Ours but that not being the cae give this
advice anybody sister who needs it. with best bow and
most anxious desire that she should all times preserve her dig
nifty and sefrespect
Year: 1861

Accuracy is invariabe mark of goodtrainng in
Accuracy observation accuracy in Speech accuracy in the
transaction of affairs What done in business must be done
we'll for is better accomplish perfectly small amount Of
work than to half do times much wise used to
say Stay little that may lnake an end the sooner Zoo


little attention however is paid this highly important quail
ty accuracy As eminent in practical science lately
observed U.s. 1t is astonishing how few people have met in


the coursef my experience who define fact accurately
Yet in business affairs it the in which small
matters transacted that often decide for against you
With virtue capacity and good conduct in other respects the
person who habtua inaccurate cannot be trusted his works
have be gone again and he thus endless
ance vexation and trouble.
Year: 1861

j. The soldier should be selfreliant, able
to cook, wash, mend and provide for him
self


2. He should be taught to endure thirst,
or rather not be thirsty in the middle of the
day on the march. The way to do this, is
not to drink any fluids, whether in camp or
on duty, from one meal to another, and do
his main drinking at the close cf the day
1t is astonishing how quickly this abstinance
from drink in midday can be learned by
any one who will persevers. -


8. Every man should be provided with a
Mackinaw blanket, and piece of india-rub-
Der cloth Of the same size. This india rubber
cloth should be provided with button holes
on one side, and buttons on the other, at
every II inches distant The objects of
these are to button them together, when two
soldiers are out scouting The buttoning of
these together will make a good and sufficient
tent for them, in case of rain or heavy dews


A. In malarious districts, where fever
agne and dysentery abound, the soldier
should protect himselfat nlghtfall from the
radiation of heat from the earth. Keep out
Of the dews, and build camp fires after any
rain, for thorough drying of his clothing,
arms and camp.


5. In the bivouack, he should select, if
possible, shelter on the lee side of hill
hammock, log of wood, fence, trees, and, if
nothing better offers, he should he taught
to throw up miniature rampant Of sods, to
protect him from the winds.


6. The soldier should be instructed in the
art of cooking-even the poorest rations can
be made palatable lby ingenious cooking
His -four should be made into bread, not
cakes from the griddle, short cake, or any
thing Of the kind, but well baked bread. His
meat, usually salt, should be well soaked in
fresh water before boiling or roasting, his
coffee not made strong but his tea, after a
march or field duty, should be sufficiently
strong to cheer and animate the drocping
spirits =
- NA~~A'As'ASSS "a PSAoSu, Siotbhts,
age and camp, are as indispensable as a
bright musket and dry powder. -
8. He should guard against sun stroke by
putting into hat or cap his handkerchief, or,
what is better, green leaves, or grass, even
rags win do better than nothing.


9. Upon going into battle, he should put
into his pocket all the spare kandkerchiefs
and rolls Of lint he may have, to be prepared
to stanch the flowing Of blood promptly, and
be taught the applying Of ligatures between
the wound and the heart, when arteries are
wounded, and, between the wound and the
extremities, when merely the veins arr
injured. ~


| TO- As much as possible he should lead a
quiet, orderly life, avoiding DISSIPATION, be
cheerful and prompt in duty, and maintain
good pluck to the end.
Year: 1861

This is not only an exceedingly foolish way Of
proceeding; it not only nsures its own punishment
by encouraging race of journalists who will never
speak the truth except when likely to please, but
it does more than almost ANYTHING else to lower
the American people in the estimation of all civil
lied nations. We care not what the destroyed
journals published. If treasonable matter, ther
the writers ought to have been punished in due
course of law, and not by mob. But if the mat
ter was not reasonable, but only false or vexa
tious, then its undisturDed publication ought tt
have been permitted. Its suppression by violenc,
is proof that in Concord Bangor at least, free
dom of opinion does not exist; and the conplacen
cy with which the &C. appears to be generally re
garded would perhaps justify MS in believing tina
other and more widely extended localities are equal
iy fortunate.
Year: 1861

The importaton of foreign goods last waek very


light. usual of late-less than third that of the
corresponding week last year The export of domestic
produce heavy-some s300c00 in of the total
importation As have remarked very often of late,
the necessities of Europe will require large supplies
importers keep their orders within bounds-as they
have been doing thus far this seasonthere every
believe that the cessation our
will not lead to drain the specie of the
banks The money market continues dull. There is
demand for money among the merchants and the pay
ments account of the government loan effected
gradually disturbance. Call loans range
from per cent; the leading houses borrow much
money they want on suitable collateral at per cent
First class short acceptances readily discounted
per Longer paper of the highest ade
that is difficult to give quotation. Second class paper
is growing abundant; vary before 10
per cent per annum to per cent month Foreign
exchange continues inactive The leading bankers sell
their bills London at l07R(d4, and buy CONNIE cial
bills at 1O6& Gl07k. They sell francs at 5 27 ,d32h
and buy at 535@40. But the business done is quite
limited.


The Tribune says


The Bank Statement Monday will show little or
variation in mercantile loans but the whole average will
be affected by the Government Loan, which did not fully
appear in the last average The of the
tile community, although slightly increasing, still
scarcely enough to keep up the loan line The specie
range will be affected by the payment into the Sub
Treasury, Tuesday last of the second ten per
in Bank about S44OOOO0O. The deposits will
also feel the influence largely the full amount
of the Thirty five Millions Loan credited the
Government and appeared in the deposits and will dis
appear of course payments are made The Banks,
We hear have declined propositions from other Banks
for several very large of Treasury Notes,
the parties desired participate in the privileges of the
original takers.
Year: 1861

Major General Butler leaves Washington this af-
ternoon for flying trip to his home in Massachu-
setts He has not been from his post for instant
since leaving it on two hours notice upon the day
after the PRONUNCIATION of the Presidents proca-
nation of the 10th of April last.
Year: 1861

BOOKS A RE very cheap at the Litchield Book and A Stationery Store. They vary in price from 20 to 50 per cent off. Now is the time to make

 good investment Buy good Book, and get your moneys worth.

 May 22d 1861. tf5
Year: 1861

THE PAwSEE- arc informed by gen.
tleman from the Eastern Shore, that he there
cot into conversation with an acquaintance OF
his whom he considers every way reliable,
who reports that he saw the Pawnee sunk on
the Maryland side of the Potomac River, in
the neighborhood of Acquia Creek, and that
some days since staging was attempted to be
erected round her for the purpose of repairs
when one of the bettcries from our side opened
fire. and the mechanics that had been brought
there to do the work, positively refused to
touch her, notwithstanding the shot from our
batteries could not reach her.-Day BooA.
Year: 1861

Eighty thousand Tennesseeans have ettered
their services to the Governor of that State,
and have been accepted and fifteen more regi-
ments have made application to be received.
Several companies of the Tennessee mountain
bows who have practiced from their youth to
pick a SQUIRRELS eye out with the rifle, we are
told average over six feet three inches IN
height
Year: 1861

BANKRUPT "A petition is now in circulation in
New York advising Congress to pass a general
bankrupt law.


What they call general bankrupt law Is
contained in single provision that every person
who is discharged under an insovent law OF any
of the States shall, the yeri6caon of iIat fact
before any Federal court, be declared bankrupt
and forever exempt and discharged from all his
debts contracted before said discharge


These people have the strangest notion oftheir
own constitution Their Congress has the power
to pass a uniform law of bankruptcy, and they
propose to execute it by enacing that there may
be as many bankrupt laws there are States
which choose to pass them and that every State
may be subject to the operation not only of its
own, but of every other which may be passed by
any other State,-N. o. Pic0yHne
Year: 1861

We learn from gentlemen down from Rel
cietl tE,at it was thought the Convention could
hardly adjourn yesterday, and that it might
continue in session week or two.


We also heard that President Davis he's Civ
en- notice that he will receive no more Volun-
tecrs for 12 months, and that al our volunteers
will probably be disbanded in few days un-
less they Will go for the war The Legislature
evidently committed error ct first in not
calling for the whole sc, 900 for tie soa1. They
would have been raised just as easy
Year: 1861

expedition had ended, have been promoted to
that station in one of his majesty's ships But,
unfortunately for this brave fellow, the whole
storming Of the fort, was so very irregular, as
to render it impossible for the Admiral to ad-
vance him from his old station to any higher
rank, how strongly soever his inclinations led
him to do it.
Year: 1861

A DELICATE ADvENTURE.-On reaching his
cabin, the chief precented me to his daughter.
As this was the first time that had ever been
presented at a court where such costumes were
in vogue, was somewhat embarrassed. You
have heard of the North Carolina major who
considered himself in full dress when he had on
hat and pair of spurs; but candor compels
me to say that the beauty of this dusky maiden
was even less "adorned." Then, too, her man
ners were Of description ilcalculated to set
a bashful man at ease, for as it was the first
time she had ever seen a white man. she had
great deal of curiosity respecting my complex
ion, form ETC. She felt of my hair, endeavored
to rub the white off my chin, pulled my beard,
and took divers other liberties with me, with
an Innocence that was refreshing. The third
day after my introduction into her presence,
the old chief signifed to me that she wanted
me for husband, and this intmation was so
fervently seconded by her eyes and lips, that
was glad, of course, that our vessel arrived
just in time to allow me to beat graceful re-
treat. = Croucley's Alrentures IN the Mul-
prn1es
Year: 1861

Pray, mother, can you tell me why
I've so much joy tonight?
Is it because I've tried all day
To do just what was right.
You tell me must al,cays try
To watch the golden rule
To do as would be done by
At home and at my school.
This morning it was pretty hard
To say kindly word
To Fanny, who was cross to me,
And all my temper stirred.
But just as was going to say
=" do not love you now,"
The angry feeling went away,
| scarcely can tell how.
said no more; but soon, think,
Poor Fanny felt quite sad;
And something whispered to my heart
That could make her glad.
And then felt my love come back,
And looking in her eye,
kissed away a rolling tear,
And happy then was I!
Now, dear mother, will doing right
This kind of love increase?
know it gives my soul tonight
A most delicious peace.
Year: 1861

PARsoN BRowNLow pitches into a secession.
ist in his locality in the folloing lively style:


In my last issue, l found it necessary to
denounce Sperry, of the Register, as liar,
contemplate puke, and tool of scoundrels-
He has since chastised me with four columns
Of newspaper abuse This authorizes the ad-
diiional charge that be is a coward, even if
were not in possession Of the fact that one Of
our citizens hogged him in grocery recently.
Year: 1861

Too MANY Irons IN THE FIRE."-A bet
ter illustration has never been given of the fol-
ly of attempting to do forty things at once,
than the following from Detroit paper:


"a countryman, visiting the city recently,
attempted to carry two pigs under one arm,
a coop full of chickens under the other, and
quart of eggs in his coat-tai pocket. The be-
ginning of his troubles was to drop one of the
dminutive porkers, which shot around the
corner like CREASED lightning He laid the
coop on the other to hold it down, and started
in pursuit, returning victorious to find his other
pig released by the benevolent action of an old
SOW, who upset the coop and freed the prison
er. Imprisoning the other in like manner, he
started in pursuit again, and in the course of
twenty minutes doomed up with piggy No. 2,
under his arm. By this time No. l had wig
gled out and was gone again whereat he was
so enraged that he sat down on the eggs una
wares and smashed them. Deserving the truant
in a neighboring street he dashed after him,
tumbed over gutter-plate, and saw both of
his porcine tormentors disappear under barn
with firt of their short tails. Vending his
way sorrowfully back to the coop, he arrived
in time to see the last Of his biddies disappear
over picket-fence in the distance, released by
the mischief of some malicious boys that sat
on the curb stone and asked him what he was
looking for. When last seen he was using his
best endeavors to trade the coop for bottle
of emon-pop-making the best of adverse
circumstances.
Year: 1861

to 50 miles, according 10 the weight he carries.
A man who runs light, with only his knapsack,
rifle, ammunition and his tent must do his 80
miles but the fellows who carry the ordnance
are let off few miles, A man with noun
tain howitzer must rua forty-seven and half
miles. fellow with full sized brass six
FOUNDER has to get over his thirty.nine miles,
while the hafdozen men who carry our heavy
columbiads are let off with but thirty miles
apiece.


Then we have few hours of general GYM
nastics and feats Of strength, the principal ones
of which are, pitching the howitzer and
putting up the columbiad." Some of our
men can pitch an old iron six FOUNDER we have
for that purpose three-quarters of a mile, tho
the general average is not more than half
mile and few yards over There is not o
man in the regiment who can't "put up a
ten-inch columbiad in each hand like pair of
dumb BELLS


After gymnastics we have our new fort drill
till midnight, when we are detailed for guard
and "gallows duty


This last is another new feature of the Els
worth tactics. 1t is an invention for the bene-
fit of secessionists. In case of capture Of
spies or other obnoxious vermin, seven men
are detailed to form gallows, which they do
in the following manner:


Three fellows stand on each others shouI-
ders for one post three other fellows stand on
each others shoulders for the other post then
one very tall Zouave lays himself across the
shoulders of the two top men, for the beam ;
then they reeve rope through the waistband
of the beams trowsers, and hang the spy in
the most approved style. 1t is estimated that
this kind of gallows will be very useful in a
sandy country, where there are no trees to
hang your prisoners to.


By this slight account, you will perceive
that if you are going to send any new Zouave
recruits, they must be men of the right sort.
After one month from to day, the Colonel
won't take any man who can't lift two tons
and half, run twenty miles without
stopping for breath jump over an ordinary
two-story house, and swim mile and a quar-
! ter under water.


1t would be better, also, for him to have
some preliminary practice in our new way Of
repelling charge of cavalry, which is to dis
arm your dragoon, tie his legs under his horses
belly with his sword belt, and then take him,
horse and all, under your arm, and run to the
rear with him.


If you've got any men of this sort, you may
send them along early, for we have still, for
such fellows, few more places left.


l get time to write this letter, having been
excused from drill by the Colonel, on account
of Simpsons dropping the 11inch columbiad
on my left big toe, this morning. Simpson
always was clumsy rascal. Fercely,


n ID II
Year: 1861

GEN. LANE TO JEFF. DAvIs-The Cincin-
natl Gazette publishes the following as authen-
tic but we have some doubts on the subject.
as the spelling of the General is not quite so
good as the annexed specimen would seem to
indicate:
Year: 1861

parting with the Northern Democracy who have
so gallantly and chivalrously battled for their
rights but as ''scfpreservation is the first law of
nature" they feel compelled by necessity to bid
them an aiectionate farewell in sorrow and sad
ness. God in his infinite wisdom only knows
where this is to end. If Lincoln attempts coer-
cion, the torch of civil war will be lighted, and
the issue will be given to the "God of battes;''
and rs long as one man breathes on Southern soil,
resistance to the death will be the motto. The
men Of the South have sprung from that bold
brave and hardy race. the Anglo- Saxon, and III,
history proves that they have never been con
quercd. never subdued. What course, then, would
California pursue-her population consisting of
nearly half million, one-half of which are from
the West, the Southwest, and the South? Do you
believe, does any sane man believe, that the gal
liant men from the above section would tamely
and quietly acquiesce in being taxed by the
North and Northwest to raise troops and to carry
on civil war; TO place arms in the hands of
Government to subjugate their fathers; to pay
money to the ilcendi0ries to burn the houses of
their mothers; 10 aid and assist the ruthless rulian
to ravsh their sisters, and to give power to the
Great North o lay waste and desolate the fair
land that gave them birth? Sir, let such taxation
be once attempted. and the beautiful valleys, hills
and gulches of California will flow with blood
and all the horrors of civil war will be upon us in
our Golden State.


1t is for these reasons that would have her
stand upon neutral ground, so that harmony,
peace and good feeling may exist amongst us
The great Democratic party of our State has this
day. if united. over forty thousand majority over
the Black Republican Abolition party. 1t is
composed Of men from and representing all
tons of our country. who would sacrifice every
thing for the equal rights of each an | every
portion OF the Unlon--men who by their warning
voice. predicted this state of affairs in the event
of Lincoln $ election men whose feelings feel
confident are warmly enlisted in behalf OF il down
tpnS nd fhncn h.trp IN ihn npt tinu Il
party which has brought this ruin upon US is i'm
p!acabe and unreleuting. To them say, let us
bury the past. let us stand united, shoulder to
shoulder. before the common enemy of our com
mon country; and if this government cannot be
reconstructed upon fair and equitable basis. let
us set up for ourselves, and in half century we
will indeed have Il grand, glorious and mighty
Republic, founded upon the sad experience OF the
past, but which will endure until time is no more


Very truly your friend. CIIAS. l.. SCOTT.
Hon. Charles Iindlcy. Chairman of the Demo-


cratic State Central Committee of California.
Year: 1861

In ten States of the Union Lincoln did
not receive solitary vote. 1t does not ap
pear by the returns that a single human
being is in his favor in all that immense ex-
tent of territory. In five other States poll
ing several hundred thousand votes, he
scarcely received corpora's guard of sup
port. The Republican party is not United
States party. 1t has no existence and is re-
garded as public enemy Of all the people
in almost half Of the States.
Year: 1861

OF the meetings Of yesterday as whole it
nay be said that they were pervaded with IN
Intelligent and patriotic recognition Of duties
derolvcd upon citizens, and the nation during
tho present crisis There Wis much Of the
Union saving spirit but OF n nature OF saving
to reform and check the growth Of evil, rather
than to bay present quiet aF concession Of
right aud justice Probably few If any prayers
were uttered that would hare very l1ttins}y
ton at Charleston.