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Year: 1861

Prepare Tor the war . should be written
over the door Of every farm building. Save
all the provendcr you can, that will nourisb
man or beast. Take care of your straw,
chaft, bran, every thing, aud don't feed
extrasagnntly tecause you have full cribs


Fix up your shelters for the protection of
stock during the winter


Repair all farm houses


Take care of your stock.


Don't indulg any longer in mutton. but
look to the wool, and guard against hard
times. Set all the old FOLKS to knitting
stockings for the soldiers. Half 4 pound
of Cotton and half pond of wool will
make four pair heavy winter socks, and
they will be sorely needed We have no
Yankee knitting looms. and must rely upon
our fingers.


Get your horses in marching order. We
may need more cavalry, aud every man who
can spare horse should freely offer him
to his country.


Prepare early to SOW large area in wheat,
rye, and barley.


Sow large turnip patches. Rcd-top will
DO well sown any time in September. Save
all your peas and pea vines.


CoHon.-Pick it out as rapidly as it opens
and don't let bale OF it. leave your gin
house until the blockade is raised, and il
can be made available by your Govern.
ment.


Work day aud night-not to make money
but to be able to protect the soldier aud
his family, and secure our own indepen-
dence.-FdyMer and Planter.
Year: 1861

Particular Notice.
Cash will be required for oil JOB Work when
called for


Cash will also be required for all Advertise
fnents when the time for which they may be
ordered to be published expires.
This rule will be strictly adhered to.
Year: 1861

REMARKABLE CoINcIDENoE-The chapter of the Old
prescribed by the Episcopal Calendar to be
read by the clergy the morning Of the third Sunday
after Easter, ast sundayQ is the Sd chapter of the
Prophet Joel beginning at the 9th verse. Every one
who heard Richmond, last Sunday morning, must
have been struck with the singular coincidence of the
words with the solemn events of the day and time 1t
begins as follows:


Proclaim ye this among the GentiIes Prepare for
war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war
draw near let them come up;


Beat your ploughshares into swords and your prup.
ng-hooks into spears let the weak say am strong
Year: 1861

PICKET GUARD No UsE.-At the usual detailing OF
the picket guard at Fort Morgan the other day. one
of the protested stouty against it, saying Now
here, what's the in going out there to keep
with the Yankees, and if you keep fellows out there to
scare em off, how are we going to have fight p His
philosophical reasoning done good be had no mount
guard to scare 'em of."-Nobile Register.
Year: 1861

SOMETHING TO FIGHT FoR.-The Marquis OF
Butte is thirteen years old, and has an income
amounting to as much as four hundred thou
sand dollars year As he is an orphan, his
relations are fighting about their respec tive
claims to the guardianship of the young heir
Year: 1861

The Curtis Peck-This steamer did not
start on her usual trip for Norfolk yesterday
morning. Capt Freeman informed us that
the high water prevented the discharge Of
crease of the freshet rendered II inexpediont
To start
Year: 1861

On Friday, the Kentucky Senate, by a very
decisive vote, passed n resolution declaring ii
ineXPedient at this time to take any action to-
wards calling a State Convention. The Sen
ate has also made an appeal TO the South to
stop the revolution, and to Congress to call n
National Convention, and proposes adjourn
ing over to the oath April to await a response
to these appeals.
Year: 1861

CHARITABLE OFFER.-The Kentucky Colonization
Society, in order to relieve the free people of color
in that State from the embarrassing position in
which they have been placed by its free negro law,
which went into operation on January lst, 1861
offer to such of them are willing to emgrate to
Liberia free passage thither and support for six
months after their arrival. Those having families
are offered in addition ten acres of land as free
gift, upon condition that they will settle on it,
Five acres are offered upon the same terms TO every
unmarried adult male and female:


You shall be placed, adds the President of the
Society," at no expense to yourselves, in good set
tement of your own color, from this and other
States, back from the seacosst high and rolling
land, which is rich and well watered. We also
give to you the assurances of the laws of Liberia
that upon taking possession of your land, and the
commencement of its Improvement for your resi-
dence it, you will have the full right of citizen
ship in the republic, whose citizens are only those
OF your own color
Year: 1861

4 SINGULAR CAsUALTY.-A man named Patrick
Mallory was admitted into the hospital on Wednes,
daa night, badly shot in the face and breast by a
spring gun, fixed in a stable, near Fairmount. The
place had been robbed several times and the owner
had the gun fixed in such position that anybody
entering through the doorway would probably be
shot Mallory was the first victim. The sight of
his left eye was destroyed, and the probability is
that he will lose the other. lie says that he and
that belonged to the owner of the stable, had some
idea of renting the stable, as it was empty. The
door fastening was not very secure, easily pulled
off, and the men thought it was not positively ne
cessary to see the owner. They therefore entered
the stable and with results above stated Whether
the owner is justified in resortng to such an expe-
dent to protect himself from thieves and incendi-
aries, remains to be seen.-Philadephia Gazette,
FEB. s.
Year: 1861

FRENCH SENTIMENTAL TRAGEDY.-A well. dressed
Young man aud woman entered restaurant in the
Boulevard du Temple Paris one day last month
aad ordered supper. Soon after, the waiter on en-
teEing with dish they had ordered, found them
lying on the floor in pool fblood the female with
a deep wound in her breast, and the man with one
in his left side. They still alive. In the hand
of the young man were two pieces of paper, on one
of which was written, evidently by female az die
struck with my own consent, by the hand of my
lOYer-Denise IL; and on the other, in a
mans writing, 81 die now because l am weary of
life r." They were both removed to the
Hospital st. Antoine. Shortly after their arrival
the man died, without speaking a word; but the
woman is likely to recover. She says that her low
er was Corporal in the 9th Regiment, and that
chad that day spent the last of sum of 2OOOf.
which he had received to serve as a substitute in
the army. Having no money, he had proposed to
her that they should die together she consented,
and they wrote the two sentences quoted above.
Then she had barred her breast, and the man stabb-
ed her with a pOignard, after which he plunged
the weapon into his own side.
Year: 1861

Gov. aioRGAN AND THE GEORGIA ARMs.-The AL
bany correspondent of the Commercial Advertiser
says that Governor Morgan has replied, by letter.
to Governor Brown of Georgia, in relation to the
seizure of arms by the police of New York. The
Governor takes the ground that, as the arms were
destined to be used to subvert the Government
winch his official oath binds him to sustain, he
could not, so far as he had any control permit
arms to leave this State which might be turned
against our own citizens. From this it would aP-
pear that in making the seizure the police were
acting under orders from the Governor, and not on
Mr.. Kennedy individual responsibility, as has
hitherto been supposedly. Y. Express.
Year: 1861

HOLIDAY STREET TnEATRE-Logt Appearance of
Miss Cushman.-To-nigh Miss Cushman appears
before q Baltimore audience for the last time this
season. Every one that has not yet seen her should
not allow this opportunity to pass unimproved as
the character she assumes this evening-Naacy
Syte8-is one Of her most powerful impersonations
Miss Cushman also appears in a comedy.
Year: 1861

How TO PREVENT HoRsEs' FEET BALLIEG WITH
3Now.-Iake piece of paper and place it on the
shoe as it is fixed on the horses foot with a pencil
mark on the inside of the paper the size of the in
sue iorm OF the shoe; cut out the piece of paper
ana mark the gutta percha. Allow an eighth of an
inch larger of gutta percha on each side of the
front part to 60 under the shoe, to keep it from
coming out when the horse is at work Taper the
cage OF the guta percha to facilitate it going under
the shoe, and cut out a triangular piece of the
guta percha so as to prevent an undue pressure on
the frog 1t will be found a simple, cheap and eff
fectual rcmedy.-The Field
Year: 1861

s-g he washington reSp0ndent OF
the Springfield Republican says


Some Of the prominent western pol
iticians are here just now and they do not
give Mr.. Lincoln much peace. They in
sist upon it that the western people will
not endure inaction much longer-that
they cannot afford to keep up such an ,nor-
nous expenditure for the sake Of doing
nothing. Ben Wade is very decided in
his opinions, and the President is obliged
once in awhile to listen TO them. Ben
says he doesn't believe the people of the
northern states care TO pay forty millions
q month simply to retain Maryland in the
Union, for that seems to be about all the
government Is doing, or attempting to do.
But the grumblers may be mistaken.
have seen some things within day or
two tia; look rs if we were soon to hear
OF cxciiing times in the vicinity of Manas-
sas. This, OF course, may be a mistake,
but prominent Senator, whose relations
with the administration are intimate. in
formed me that he was certain of great
advance OF our troops before the end of
next week. An entire month is before
Gen. Mcclellan in which to do great
things it he desires-and but mouth
1t Is said on very good authority that
Uen. Scott is opposed to any advance this
winter. IhIs L believe is true.
Year: 1861

OLD ABE IN Coop HEALTH.-Bay-
ard Taylor lately made flying trip to
Washington, through Baltimore, under
circumstances of great personal danger.
He thus speaks of Old Abe:


In the afternoon, l had the honor of
a short interview with the President
1 had never seen Mr.. Lincoln, and had
not the right to expect-scarcely the
right to Observation-Disclosures to him at
such an important time but l wished,
before leaving home, for no matter how
short period, the satisfaction of say
ing to him, as did, "President Lin
coin, let me thank you for enabling me
still to hold up my head as an Ameri-
can, and to speak of my country with
out blushing." l need not describe
the Presidents personal appearance,
for nearly everybody has seen him.
Honesty, firmness, and sound common
sense, were the characteristics with
which, personally, he impressed me-
I was very glad to notice the tough,
enduring vitality of his temperament
he needs it ALL He does not appear to
be worn or ill, as / have heard, but, on
the contrary, very fresh and vigorous.
His demeaor was thoroughly calm and
collected, and he spoke of the present
crisis with. that solemn, earnest compos-
ure which is the sign of a soul not cas-
lily perturbed. I came away from his
presence, cheered and encouraged.
Year: 1861

SHE SOLD HER Cow.-The Boston
Herald says that in one of the COM
panies attached to the regiment Of Col
onel Jones was a newly enlisted re-
cruit, the eldest son of widow in one
of the country towns, and who to-day
followed her son to the city to take a
last look at him before he returns from
the war. She did not come TO urge
him to return TO his home and pursuits,
but rather to cheer him with a moth
er's blessing. Fearing that her son
might want for money during his ab-
sence the noble woman raised sum Of
money by the sale Of COW that she
owned, and being admitted inside the
lines just before the troops left the
State House, she pressed the money up
on her boy. 1t is almost needless to
say that her offer was declined, as the
Massachusetts, troops will come to no
want. Such self-devotion and patriot
ism is worthy of the mothers of the
Revolution.
Year: 1861

SIZE OF THE AMERICAN FLAG, AND
HOW TO MAKE IT.-The standard OF
flags for the army is fixed at six feet
six inches in length by four feet four
inches in width; the number Of stripes
is thirteen-seven red, and six white


The blue field for the stars is the
width and square of the first seven
stripes-four red and three white, and
these stripes extend from the extremity
of the field to the end of the flag. The
eight stripe is white, and forms pleas
ant relief to the blue ground ofthe field.
The number Of stars is thirty four; one
being added on the admission Of each
State.
Year: 1861

LETTER FROM NOBLE LADY.-The
following is letter written by lady,
one of the best and most experienced
nurses in Chicago. Read it and tell us
that ours is not heroic age:


Gen. r. X. SWIFT In view of the
approach of another struggle for human
liberty by the sword, and that am ex-
perienced, strong and healthy, land more
than all, love my country, I offer my
services to any company or regiment
of Illinois militia, to follow their fortunes
as Nurse. I have four sons who have
enlisted, and would prefer to be with
them if possible. For my country,


Mrs. D. M. BRUNDAGE.
Year: 1861

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF SPONTANEOUS
TERRENE CoMBUsTIoN-Remarkd Pheno.
menG.-The editor of the Attica (Ind. J Ledger
was informed few days since of curious
case of spontaneous combustion, about two
miles south of Perrysville, in that State.
About half an acre of ground is on fire, and
has been burning vigorously for some time.
The earth is composed mostly of kind of
mari, in which the heat has made crevices,
and the smoke may be seen issuing from the
subterranean furnace distance of two miles.


But the most singular feature of this natu
raj bake, oven is its beautiful covering of
green grass-an oasis in the cherries field of
snow surrounding it. Cattle attempted to
eat the grass, but finding the earth rather
warm, scrambled out and left it craving
greenly in its hot bed. Our informant
pierced the surface with a rail- and fiery
sparks came up thickly. A sound issues
from the spot like the distant rumbling of
railway cars. The place was formerly low,
swampy piece of land.
Year: 1861

New md Valuable Method OF Engraving


A new method of engraving has been in
vented in New York, which bids fair for a
complete revolution in the art of producing
plates in relief for illustrative and other
purposes. This newly-invented and patented
process is called the "Grsphotype," and
some idea Of its value and usefulness may be
obtained from the following description of
the curious manner in which the work is
accomplished;


Blocks of densely-compresse chalk are
formed of any required size and faced with
fine drawing surface. On this surface any
artistic design is executed with an INK, the
main body of which is o solution of silex,
possessing the property of hardening the
chalky surface of the block wherever it
touches, while the intervening spaces are
left soft and susceptible of being brushed or
"routed" out to any needed depth. The
most delicate hair-lines and cross-hatching
are preserved by this process in bold relief
after which the whole block is made almost
as hard as quartz by dipping it In solution
of slick. The block thus prepared is mounted
upon a composition block, type-high, and
is ready either for the press or the stereo-
typer The inventors claim for their singu-
lar process these great advantages over
wood engraving, viz; First, economy of
time in favor of the graphotype as hours to
days. second, a saving of twenty-five per
cent. in cost, and thirdly, truthfulness, as
perfect reproductions of the artists draw
ings are made without the loss or alteration
of single line. Another advantage is, that
copper plates are produced. by this pro-
cess in relief and may be worked as wood
eDgraviDgs.


We have seen a number of proofs, graphic
| type engravings, and they were as clear and
fine as copper-plates, in what are in wood
engravings the most difficult portions.
Year: 1861

AhO A'SW OAiSt'ho - t1uJN'tS SooSANSo'


Louisiana ought to be leading State in
any confederation of which she may form a
part. She has larger interests at stake than
any of them. She holds the keys of the
greatest river on the earth, and sends forth
the largest contribution to the commerce of
the world than any other. Her position is
little peculiar. There will be greater
struggle for the possession of the mouths of
the Mississippi, if a civil war breaks out, than
for all the Southern ports put together.
The products of the North. west seek the
ocean through her ports, and this great
source of her prosperity and commercial
strength is also great source of danger.


Now, how far she will give up the power
oflegislation in regard to the navigation of the
Mississippi, is delicate question to consider.
Her Secession is political disruption of the
Valley of the Mississippi, without in the least
affecting the physical laws which made her
the mart of an Empire. No doubt the cit
liens of Louisiana are ready for any sacrifice
of self-interest which a generous and brave
people may be called upon to make; but that
will not change the course of the river.
While filled with admiration at the volume
and grandeur of the Mississippi, it is not i'm
possible that hostile people may be living
on the Territories whence the water comes
and what the "interest and welfare" of the
State may require in this connection the
| Convention should weigh in the balance ofa
| well-poised judgment. ,r -tsf i.
Year: 1861

THE DHTRMEET OF NUMEROUS AcoUAINr-
ANCE.-If we form an extensive acquaintance
and numerous familiarities, we set open our
gates to the invaders of nearly our whole
time. We expose our lives to a quotidian
Of which would make a wise man tremble.
Year: 1861

SINGULAR SUR OF CoKvIcT.--A dis
charged convict has commenced an action
against the Master Of the Cambridge Mass.
House of Correction for keeping him in a
cold cell for three days, and feeding him on
bread and water. n
Year: 1861

TIE HEAD AND HEARB.-The heart of man
is older than his head The frst-born is
sensitive but blind-his younger brother has
a cold, but all comprehensive glance. The
blind must consent 70 be led by the clear
sighted if he would avoid falling.
Year: 1861

Out of the window, on the pave
in front of our printing house
block, L can count seventy-three
full grown men. On the the square
on the other side nearly or quite as
many more. Look which way l
will, groups of men stand idling
away time, smoking and chewing,
to keep them content. This is not
an uncommon occurrence but an
almost everyday affair. If you
take q little journey, the crowds
that stand upon the platforms at
every depot, or loiter round the
shops and hotels will astonish you.
Men, idle men every where.


"Time is money" is q saying, so
oft repeated that it is accepted as
a truth. How much money are
these men throwing away, how
are they impoverishing themselves,
and the country. Suppose the
time Of each OF these worth one
dollar per day, (and few will labor
Year: 1861

great workshop of life.


Who sustains all these loiterers!
Who gets their meals Who
washes their shirtsl Who mends,
who works for them? l do not
know a dozen in all that crowd,
and yet 1 see among them three or
four who have not earned dollar
for the last month. Each one has
a wife and family at home. One
Of these wives goes ON washing
every day in the wpelS, after get
ting his breakfast, liking the
COW, measuring out and selling all
she can spare of the milk to her
neighbors, and fitting out two
pretty children for school. lie
takes her hard-earned money, and
keeps himself too near a mad man
or a fool all the week through, to
be either q safe or comfortable
companion. Another has q wife
who sews or does whatever her
hands find to do, to make the
weeks ends meet: and another
but why continue the picture
these things glare at us every
where.


The washwoman's husband is a
GOOD mechanic and laborer, and
could earn in his ten hours, two
dollars ; she by her long days
work gets but fifty or seventy-fve
cents and so with them all. Is it
any wonder that women are de-
spairing? and that when q con-
tractor for army clothing opens
his doors, and offers fifty cents per
day, there is y rush Of hundreds,
asking to work ten hours, for half
the poorest laborer's wages ; and
obliged to board themselves out of
that, and often children also?


Is it any wonder they 60 away
weeping, when they find they can
have no place, no privilege in that
crowded hall, amid its dust and
noise, at the paltry price that
would hardly keep common gen
tlemen in cigars and drinks?


Thousands of women having
given husbands over to the service
of their country and are standing
alone, buticting with poverty, and
are watching and waiting on little
chilcren, who will many Of them
soon be fatherless; thousands Of
others suddenly find themselves in
poverty, that q year ago were in
prosperous circumstances, and
hands that could hardly arrange
their own toilottcs, are now hired
to do the work Of others ; many
others having dismissed the nurse
girl and cook are toiling in their
own kitchens. This is turning
more and more of those who were
servants and had their places a
short time since, adrift in the
world.


There are idle women, but fewer
by far than in our country's pros
porous days. There are those too,
given over to frivolity and fashion,
but the number is every day dwin-
ding, and the tone Of resolution
and good sense one hears in all
places, give hope and faith, that
out of this turmoil, and suffering,
good may come, teaching us
through the discipline of adversely,
lessons of wisdom for the future,
which alas! we all need,-[ Ecld
Notes.
Year: 1861

The effect of the general sus,
pension of specie payments by the
Banks of neighboring States, is
to bring about a steady drain
upon the Banks Of Iowa, which
continue to redeem their paper in
specie at their counters. Turned
away from the counters Of Banks
outside of the State, the brokers
have abundant leisure to turn
their attention to those within
the State. A refusal on the part
of the branch of the State Bank,
to redeem its notes with specie, is
declared an act of finsolveny, and
the Bank is closed forthwith by
the State Board. 1t cannot but
be source of peculiar gratifca-
ton to the people Of Iowa. that
their own banks are able to con
tinue operations as usual, enjoy
ing the confidence Of all classes,
while so many have bowed before
the blast. The only source ofre-
gret is that owing to the demand
for specie, thoy are obliged to con
tract their issues and keep very
near the shore.-Des Moines Reg
,cfor ~
Year: 1861

THE FIRST BATTLE.-Army officers on
this coast are Of the opinion that the first
great battle between the Federal troops
and the secessionists will he fought at or
hear Richmond. 1t is probable that one or
more serious engagements may occur at
Harper's Ferry and Norfolk, during the
fore part of June, but no decisive battle is
likely to be fought before the middle of
July. The rebel troops in Virginia cannot
be concentrated in less time than six weeks,
and Gen. Scott is evidently not yet pre-
pared to offer battle to the main body of
the enemy.
Year: 1861

SLAVERY IN THE REBEL SrATEs.-The
War Department has addressed a communi-
cation to Gen. Butler, approving Of his
action in respect to the negroes that had
come within bis lines, from the service Of
the rebels. Gen. Butler is further instruct.
ed TO permit no interference by the soldiers


under his command with the slaves but in
case slaves should come within his lines, he
is directed to refrain from suTrendering
them to their alleged masters, and to en-
ploy them in such service as they may be
best adapted. This will undoubtedly be the
policy of the Government towards the
slaves in the seeded States. The army
officers, of course, cannot be expected to
take judicial cognizance of the relations of
master and slave 10 the rebel sections, and
if slaves offer their services to the Federal
army there can be no objection to employ
ing them in throwing up entertainments
and other work of that kind. The rule
adopted in Maryland, where the Union
sentiment is supposed to prevail, was to
refuse to allow the slaves to come within
the army lines. and a similar rule has
doubtless been adopted in Western Virginia.