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Year: 1863




How to Court in Church AN ex-
change relates the following experiment re-
sorted to by a young gentleman happening
to sit at Church in pew adjoining one in
which sat young lady for whom he conceiv-
ed a sudden and violent passion, aud was
DESTROYS of entering into a eourtship on the
spotp but the place not suiting formal dec
laration, the eXigency of the case suggested
the FOLLOWING plan He politely handed his
fair neiglapr Bible open with pin stuck
in the following text; Second Epistleof John,
verse fifth ;-9'And now beseech thee lady,
not as though I,wrote new commandment
unto thee hut WI ich we had from the begin.
ming, that We love One another" She return
ed it, pointing V t6sssecond chapter of Ruth,
verse tenth-"Tlsen she fell on her face and
bowed herself to the ground, and said unto
him, "Wby have found grace in thine eyes,
seeing that am strangerr' He returned
the book, pointing to the thirteenth verse Of
the Third Epistle Of John-"Hsying many
things to write unto you, would not write
with paper and ink, but trust to come unto
you aud speak face to face, that our Joy be
full" From the above interview, marriage
took place the ensuing week
Year: 1863

sci piled her with in6niteand ingenious
questionings, but she varied from her
first statement in nothing. The truth as
spoken by that child was sublime.
Falsehood and1petjury had preceded
her testimonyAJhe prisoner had en-
trcnchcd himself fir es, until he deemed
himself impregakble. Witnesses had
falsified truth in his favor and villiany
had manufactured for him sham de-
fence. But before her testimony, false
hood was scattered like chaff. The
little child for whom q mother hal
prayed for strength to be given her to
speak the truth as it was before God,
broke the cunning device Of matured
villainy to pieces like potter's vessel.
The strength that her mother prayed
for was given her, and tie sublime and
terrible simplicity (terrible I mean, to
the prisoner,) which she spoke, was like
a revelation from God himself.
Year: 1863

The Davenporters are blessed with
. luxury, in the shape Of gift book
establishment, at which man can buy
book for half price, and receive with
the bargain gift worth ten dollars
more or less. This is a splendid way
to buy a library and get rich at the
same time.
Year: 1863




Our private information from Gen. Hun
ter's Department is Of such character as
TO justify US in warning those Of our read
CTS who are cock-sure Of great success in
,hat quarter, that the prospect is by no
mcans nattering. Since our force was
weakened there, last fall, by the necessities
Of the Army Of the Potomac, our lines
have necessarily been greatly contracted,
and the enemy, taking advantage Of the
past, have erected new and formidable
works, the carrying Of which will be By
no means easy for the men under General
Hunters command. His army Is not large,
but respectable only as to numbers; but
the enemy, in possession Of all the lines Of
communication along the seaboard, and
with the interior, have, it is believed, made
such arrangements as will enable him, his
army On the Potomac being wholly unem-
ployed, to concentrate his columns, as many
as the emergency may demand, upon any
point that our advance may threaten The
main share Of the work. will hence fall up
on lie iron clads; bat rs they arc for the
most part untried, nothing but the exceed
ing gallantry Of their crews can he predic-
ted for the hour of attack. We presume
we do not err when VIC say that this week
will not elapse before we shall hear that {
demonstration Of some sort will be made
We await the news with anxiety that III
do not care to conceal.
Year: 1863

in our midst, be too would lend his voice
in favor of that party whose watch-words
are the ''Consttution as it is," and "The
Union, it must and shall be preserved"


The Abolition leaders had so little idea
of the character of the contest they were
entering upon, that they proclaimed the
war would be over in sixty days. They
have had all the money they asked for, all
the men they asked for, and yet the war
RACES with unexampled fury at the end Of
500 days. The result for the last ls
months demonstrates clearly the necessity
of universal change Of rulers, and as old
Wings claim to love their country more
than party ! hope they will all speedily
unite under the Democratic flag, for the
slavaton Of our Union.


Respectfully, yours,


DANIEL f. MILLER
Year: 1863

MAXIM FOR HUsBANDs.-Re IN
morning to be patient and cheerful during
the day. Laugh heartily on finding all
the buttons off your shirt-as usual Say,
merrily, Boys will be boys" when you
discover that the children have emptied
the contents of the water jug into your
boots. On gashing your chin with a
razor, remember that beauty is but skin
deep; and in order to divert your thought
from the pain, recito a speech from Hamiet
or indulge in one olthe harmonies of your
own native land. If breakfast is not
ready for you chuckle and grin pleasantly
at the menials, think that merry heart
is a continual feast, and depart to your
daily business, imagining yourself suf
ferer from indigestion
Year: 1863

aeg- An individual who tried to clear
his conscience with an egg, is now endea
voring to raise his spirits with yeast. If
he fails in this, it is his deliberate inton-
ton to blow out his brains with a bellows,
and sink calmly into the arms of-a young
lady.
Year: 1863

FREDERICK, Sept, 2l, 1862.
My Deo> General: Il have spent the
day in visiting your brave boys who are
in the hospital here. ] had the privilege
also to visit the wayside hospitals, between
here and the camps. l am sure it will
6 adden your heart, as il did my own to
.ec the great love III y to bear you. When I
told them how tenderly you had spoken of
them, and how you knelt with me in pray
er for Gods blessing upon them, many
brave fellow wept for joy; and on every
side l heard, "God bless him, ,""God bless
the General" while here and there some
veteran claimed the privilege to say, "God
bless little Mac" had the opportunity
to commend some dying men to God, and to
whisper the Sav(u rame in their ear for
the last journey.


II 1 did not fear Of worrying you, I
could write au hour, telling you of wor Is
of loving coufdance spoken by those brlvsh
sufferers, who have been with you in good
and evil report. Twill not. But cannot
close without telling you how sweet is the
remembrance of the pleasant service held
in your camp, nor to assure you that it is
a pleasure every day to ask God to bless
you. Your way is rough. Many do not
know you. Many are jealous of your sue
cess. Many will try to fetter u But let
no cloud above, or thorn bene tn, trouble
you. Above you is God our Father, Christ
our Savior the Holy Ghost our Comforter.
God will hear our prayers. 1t may be
weary foot sore way, but th:re is light
beyond. God bless you.


am, with love,


Your servant for Christ's sake.
Year: 1863

THE EXTRA SENATORIAL SESSION.
The Senate will probably remain in session
for near two weeks. There are lagre
number of appointments to confirm, and
many cases will elicit long discussion,
Year: 1863




We publish the above for the benefit of
those Of our readers who have been look.
ing for some definite action as to the pay
ment Of those troops who, under G Governor
Curtin's order, relnquishcd the ties of
home and sacrificed pecuniary interest to
march 10 resist the invasion Of their native
and adopted State. In these dark days OF
speculation and fraud, they do not feel
disposed that the moneys due them shall
go into the pockets of the hangers on of
the Administration. 1t is for ibis reason
they will hail with satisfaction, and
pleasure the information contained above.
If the Government were not able, there is
not a man among the volunteers, we VEN
ture to say, who would urge the shadow Of
a claim. But, in these days of supera-
bundant "grcenbacks' and abundant
fraud, the case is an entirely different
one.
Year: 1863

This Invaluable preparation wis used In modified
form in FRENCH ARMY HOSPITALS during tho late
CRIMEAN WAR thence its nansI and also TO conderaoe


degree private practice when its efficacy demonzed
not only preventive of several diseases incident to camp
liie but as an eiiciep.
Year: 1863

of the fall campaign rendered their services
dispensable.


We have looked up in the files Of the
Northern Cenfinei the Proclamation of Go
vernon Chittenden and the Reply-and re.
produce them in our columns as chapter of
History specially interesting and profitable
to study at this present time.


The people whole, and the yeomen
soldiers who are part of the people, are not
lesscertain to take the side of the Government
in all Issues that concern the existence and
honor of the nation, today. than they were
fifty years ago. Gov Seymour can call home
the New York Militia, and he can " call
spirits from the Vastly deep" The question
is would they come when they are called ?
1t strikes us that the generals in our armies
would have something to say about that
that the troops would move towards home
when they sent them and MT beforehand
that the response from the soldiers would be
similar to tnat Of the Green Mountain boys
Of the last generation.
Year: 1863

y SINGULAR CONcIDEScE.-Schuyler Col
fax. in an obituary notice of the late John
ID. Campbell, Superintendent ofthe Michigan
Southern and Northern Indiana railroad,
mentions the following remarkable incident.
Mr.. Colfax is n director of the company:


Last year, talking with him over the
gloomy condition of the road when we had
both entered upon its service, with its stock
scllin. at six cents on the dollar, its laborers
unpaid for nearly halfa year, its credit ut
tcrly gone and two millions Of floating debt
crushing it apparently, he spoke of the labor
he had given to it, and added The road is
now about out of debt. and when can give
its long-suffering stockholders dividend,
intend to retire lie repeated this ocular
ly this spring, when we met him with his
wife on the cars, on one Of our hurried visits
home. The first dividend for many years on
the stock of the road was paid on Saturday,
August lst, at its Office in New York. And
on that very morning Mr.. Campbell surren
dered his trust to higher power than the
president or directors. y
Year: 1863

soon be restored, is the earnest hope Of the entire
regiment. In his sorrow he has our sympathies.
AMI at the close Of his labors with Us, we can say
Wei done good and faithful servant


Very respectfully Yours,


C II u
Year: 1863

about for a passage this delusion was
expelled. We went to the Office of
the steamship Co. and were told that
we could not obtain q passage until
the third steamer should sail, about
six weeks. We computed that each
steamer would carry at least one thou
sand, and thereupon concluded that
there were others going out besides
ourself and so we began to look for
another means of getting along
After some days spent in fruitless
search our labors were rewarded by
engaging a passage to San Juan in a
brigantine that would sail as soon as
her berths were all taken. We went
on board and took up our quarters
with non discript, red haired, freckled
faced Jew, toward whom we enter
tninad as ,nnoh f..ii@--. G. .ei:-o 40
would towards NANCY dog. But
among the passengers we at last be-
came acquainted with Tom Leather
man-a character. He has had much
TO do with the subsequent incidents of
our travels, and we shall therefore give
Tom a chapter all to himself.
Year: 1863

Gone in her chidlikc purity
Uut irtm the golden day,
lndine AWAY in the light so sweet
Whcre the sil7er stars and the sunbeaus meet
Paving path Tor Lcr waxen feet


Over the silent way.
over her bosom tenderly
The pearl white hands nre prest
he inshes laid on her cheeks so thin,
" here the soitest blush OF the rose hath been,
Shutting the lue OF her eyes within


The pure lids closed in rest.
Over the sweet brow lovingly
Twineih her sunny hair;
She was so fragile that Love sent down
from his heavenly gems that soft bright crown
To shade her brow with its waves SO brown,


Light as the dimpiing air.
Gone to sleep with the tender smile
troze ON lIer silent lips
BY the farewell kiss of her dewey breath,
Cold in the clasp of the angel Death,
Like the last fnir bud of fading wreath


hose bloom the white irost nips.
Robin, hushed in your downy bed
Over the swinging bough,
DO you miss her voice from your glad duet
When the dew in the heart vi the rose is set,
ill its velvet lips, with the essense wet,


In orient crimson glow
Rosebud, under your shady leaf
Hid from the sunny dry,
10 you miss the glance Of the eve so bright,
Whose blue was heaven in your tinid sight;
1t is benming now in the world Of light


Over the starry way.
Hearts whore the darling's head bath lain,
Held ly Loves shining ray,
10 you know that the touch Of her gentle hand
10th brighten the harp in the unknown land
oh She waits for Ut, with the angel band,


over The starry way.
Year: 1863

CURIOSITY OF VISION A person may
see tho blood-vessels of his eye, dis
played as il we're on a screen before
him, by most simple experiment.
Let lamp or candle be held in one
hand, and the eye directed steadily
forward now move tho lamp up and
down, or sideways, ON ono side Of the
line of vision; in short time ar inn
age of the blood-vessels will pressnt it
self, like the picture of a treeor shrub,
with its trunk and branches, to the ad-
miration of the observer.
Year: 1863

Ono ground on which the coPPcrhcads
have urged the abandonment Of the draft and
reliance solely on the old recruiting system.
Is that the volunteers that could he obtained
by offering bounties, would be much superior
to drafted men. The character of the SD
New Jersey regiment, Just raised by large
bounties under suspension of the draft, does
not sustain this view Of the case. Only after
shooting FIVE or SIX Of the roughs, Of which
the regiment Is composed, and disarmlng the
entire regiment, has it been got into some
kind of subjection and started of for the
seat Of war there to be thorn in the side
of the general whose misfortune 1t will be
to have them in his command. until (Which
will not be long, the mass Of the rowdles
have deserted. The following Is a specimen
of the behavior of the regiment


The men were going into the supper-room- an
orderly OF the Third Vermont keeping order at
the door, when member of the Invalid Corps,
(Orierly Clark Of the First Massachusetts,) see
Ing the Cua1Q aoelsldLNts lldltA uALiotA4
at the door and, as the crowd pressed on him,
brought his bayonet down and told them to
stand back. One Of the men Of the Thirty-third
Immediately leyeled his own musket, with an
oath, declaring that he must pass scufie
ensued, during which the piece of the latter was
discharged, killing Orderly Clark.


A scene of the greatest excitement followed,
some Of the companies of the Thrty-third form
9 h .f ~ftaral
hut their own officers finally succeeded in quiet
ing them, but not until Lieutenant Jas. \. So
merviIe of Company B, had received bayonet
thrust in the leg.


During the afternoon, as \. 7. Bell Of the
Vermont regiment, was leaning on his musket,
with his hand on the muzzle, member Of the
New Jersey regiment crept up behind him and
discharged the piece, blowing his hand off


The thirty-third regiment has been disarmed,
and is closely guarded, the ofh,ers not being
allowed to pass the guard.
Year: 1863

The rebels have been compelled to oyacu-
ate Morris Island and leave Forts Wagner
and Gregg in our hands. Gen. Gilmore had
pushed his approaches to less than loo ynds
Of the former, and to hold it much longer
would have been impossible.


Gen. Gilmore can now turn his attention
to the James Island batteries, and work his
way by land up to the city.-if he prefers
that to shelling it from distance-while the
monitors attack Fort Moultrie and Battery
Bee and finish off the ruins of Fort Sumter,
on the side Of which towards Charleston it is
said FIVE guns remain in position to do our
vessels much damage should they succeed in
reaching the inner harbor


There Is probably not sufficient depth Of
water between Fort Sumter and Cummings
point TO allow the iron-clads to pass, or they
might at their leisure work their way into
the upper harbor, undisturb,d by the rebel
works ON the northern side except at long
range, and exposed only to the rebel batter
les on the upper end Of James island
Year: 1863

The LOYALTY OF NERVoNT.-Nearly COM
plete returns show that the Union candidate
for Governor is elected by about 10000 ma
iority. that the State Senate is wholly Union,
and that the House will show only seven
Copperheads This is a noble record. Yer
mont il one Of the smallest States in the
Union, and by reason of its agricultural
character. as well as its distance, has slight
er connection with the South than almost
anv other Yet no State has furnished so
many soldiers in proportion to Its young men.
None has treated its soldiers with such liber-
alitv: for it not only starts them with a
complete outfit in every needed comfort and
medicine, but has from the beginning engaged
to give every man Of them seven dollars a
month during service, in addition to the
Government pay. No soldiers have fought
with greater bravery \ Vermont brigade
held the KEY Of the position at Gettysburg,
and did more than any other body Of men to
gain the triumph which decided the fate Of
the rebellion To crown ell ve now have
tins crushing defeat Of Copperheadisn at the
ballot-box. Twenty-three thousand N Ver-
mont against this vile pest Is equivalent 70
majority Of three hundred thousand IN Nste
Year: 1863




The GOLD SrEouLAroEs sIAuoHrEKED~-Ths
amendment to the Tax bill adopted by Con-
gress On Wednesday knocked the premium upon
gold down to 1851 yesterday fall Of nearly
f,ve per cent--and occasioned great slaughter
among the speculators in Wall street The
amendment provides that all contracts for the
sale or purchase of gold and silver ooin, if to
DO performed after period exceeding three
days, shall be in writing and subject to the
stamp act. the tax being "equal in amount TO
one-half of one per centum, and interest at the
rate of six per centum per annum on the
amount so loaned, pledged or deposited" that
II any loan, pledge or deposit made for less
time than three days shall be renewed or ex-
tended it shall be taxed as above; that NO
money shall be loaned on gold and silver coin
exceeding in amount the par value Of the coin,
and that ell such loans, il made, shall be
utterly void. . IS.


This last provision stops the operations of the
gold specalasors. If HEY buy gold now they
must have the aready,cash to pay. the difference
between the par value and the premium; for
NO one can lend them more than the par value
Of the gold. For example: If . spcculator
goes into Wall street to buy ten thousand dol
lars in gold at l65, he can only borrow
ton thousand dollars on his gold and
must have the six thousand fve hun
dred dollars premium in his pocket. Few
men will desire to invest so much money in
such q speculation. Before this amendment
passed a speculator could borrow fifteen thou
sand dollars on ten thousand dollars in gold at
l67, and would require only one thousand
seven hundred dollars to pay the balance
Here is difference to the speculator of Ave
thousand dollars on small affair Of ton thou
sand at 167; and the greater the speculation
and the higher the premium the more difference
the speculator will have to keep on hand.
How many gold buyers have five, fifty or Ave
hundred thousand dollars to invest in this way
Echo answers, few. Consequently the gold
speculation is over, and, beyond the slight pre-
MUM which Mr. Chases present mismanage-
ment of the finances sanctions, gold will soon be
| at par We have often warned the gold gam
blsrs that retribution awaited them Now they
are slaughtered, and no one pities them. They
have disturbed the markets, inflated prices and
made the whole country suffer, that they might
enrich themselves. Now the country will re-
joice at their misfortunes and benefit by their
losses. The day Of specie payments is not far
distant.
Year: 1863

district shall exceed the sum OF @200, 900
annually, one per cent on the excess of receipts
over that amount, their total salary not to ex-
coed $500, however. Allowance for clerk hire
and Office rent is made, and provision made for
payments for postage, stationery and blank
books Assistant assessors receive no increase
of pay, the only addition made In their behalf
being in the allowance of postage actually paid.


The bureau in charge Of exports for the bene-
ft Of drawback at New York, and at such other
ports as the Secretary OF the Treasury may
designate, Is TO have charge Of exports for the
benefit Of drawback under the Internal Rove;
nue. law; and the head Of such bureau il to be
invested with the power and receive the salary
Of deputy collector Of customs, which at
this port is $500 per annum.


Besides the amendments we have already
noted, others relating to the practical operation
of the law have been made.


The Tax law has now had the benefit Of q trial
of six months and-the experience of officers in
different portions Of the country has given rise
to the amendments just passed. Under the
operation Of the law, as 1t now stands, we may
expect good results. The machinery Of the law
Is now In good working order, and when 1t has
had q little more time for trial the revenue
under IL will, no doubt, equal the expectations
Of the Secretary Of the Treasury, and afford
ample means for the payment Of interest on the
public debt and for The establishment Of sink
ing fund for the gradual liquidation Of the debt
itself
Year: 1863

faith in the good cause on the battle; field, we

 trust there is pure patriotism enough lief, among us, to administer stern rebuke to the ! treason which some of the Democratic party i would urge upon our State. Is there not in ielligence enough among our voters to see this matter in its true light? Is there not inde- pendence enough to disregard the claims of party, to stand up as ,freemen, and treat this faction as it deserves I? g f8 ss8a&3 Let no one be absent from the polls. It is

 not mere party question that will matter nothing twenty years hsnce but the life of

 the Union is at stake. We shall either strength.

 en it's tottering pillars, or unite our efforts with

 those who are striving for their overthrow. i; T , The deeds of this age ars to form history. Is Connecticut t. be written as craven, sece- dent and banded with traitors? Never, we

 trust But rather by the thunder tones in which she pToclaims her patriotism, her deyo- ton to the Union, to crush alike the traitorous vipers that nestle in her own bosom, profess ing friendship and loyalty, and those who more bold, have raised the standard of open rebell- ion.

 PATRIOTS, are you ready? Let no side;is- sues conceal the main question. We have noble State Ticket. Send the best men to the State Legislature. Wisdom, patriotism, and courage must be united ill our rulers, to safely guide .se Ship of State in these stormy times

 - A FARaER
Year: 1863

A Rochester gentleman who recently made a tour of the eil region of Pennsylvania, states that many of the wells which were noted last year for the flow of oil are now dry, or yield only to the pump. He adds, as his deliberate conviction, that the time is not very distant when oil will cease to be drawn from the earth by any. rrocess-that the supply will be ex. hausted. He thinks that the decline in pro duction will be so rapid in the next three months, that a panic Wjll be the result, and that fever foil speculation will break out beside which the late movement in that article will appear insignificant The examination made by scientific men into the subject ofoil deposits, have been anything but satisfactory. except that oil flows in certain places at certain times, and then it don't.