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Year: 1865

LET no man drop an ill-gotten
guinea into his pocket, and think. the
pocket unconscious Of the wrong.
His very glove shall babble Of the
bribe that has burnt his hand and
his cravat still tighten like arope
about his throat. FE ... D..
Year: 1865

| TO teach reflection and abstrac-


ton to a child, is to tear the body to


D &c eces and lap open the springs Of
love and faith, in order to anatomize
the child's heart and blood. 4;
Year: 1865

SECOND WARD DRATT.-Tuosc liable to the
draft in the Second War1, should hear in mind
That the books Of the Dsan Association, of that
Ward, now open at the Orient House. will be clos.
cd this week II is important that ell who wish to
avoid The drift should Join ut once there Ia no
Time TO lose.
Year: 1865




INTELLIGENCE AND AFFECTION OF THE Horse.
"A soldier who served in Sheridan's cavalry,
relates the following incident illustrative OF
the intelligence aud affection Of the horse
Il wss in one Of those forced marches, when
they had driven back the enemy and had been
10 the saddle for several consecutive days and
nights, that this trooper awaited himself OF a
temporary halt, to slip from his saddle and
stretch himself upon the turf--his horse,
meanwhile, brousiug in the immediate viciu'
ity. He had slept TOR some little time, when
be was suddenly awakened by the frantic
paving of bis horse at his side Fatigued by
his long ride, he did not rouse at once, but lay
in that partially conscious state which 20 fre
quently attends great physical prostrstion =
Soon, however the faithful animal perceived
that its efforts had failed to accomplish their
object, licked his face, and placing its mouth
close to his ear, uttered loud snort Nov
thoroughly awake, he spraug up and the
horse turned for him to mount, he saw for the
first time that his comrades had oil dissp-
peared, and that the enemy were coming
down upon him at full ealop Once mount
ed, the faithful hesst bore him with the speed
of the wind safely from the danger, ant
soon placed him among his companions.-
Thu" he added with emotion, "the noble
fellow saved me from captivity, and perhaps
! from death "
Year: 1865

One Captain Curry is the Republican can
ddate for Representative in Lucas County,
Ohio. The day he was nominated, the fol-
lowing incident took place, which is thus
narrated by the Toledo Record:


"Soma soldiers, who had real or imaginary
difficulties TO settle with Captain Curry, the
Republican nominee for Representative,
swore that they would buck and gag him, and
made Tor him, or went for him, as they ex-
pressed it, for the purpose of doing 40. The
Captain ran from them as fast as he could,
and took shelter in store, after running
some fifty rods. Here he thought himself
safe, bat in this he was much mistaken. They
soon drove him from his hiding place He
then ran across the street. and into another
store, crowd Of some two or three hundred
running after him, only o few OF whom wished
70 do him harm, the balance out OF mere Gu
rlosity we suppose, for they made no effort to
assist the Captsin.


/" He remained but short time in this latter
| place of refuge till he was forced to run for
| blR lite again, and ran into q third store,
which be was forced TO lenve in a very few
minutes his pursuers now at his heels, stri-
king and kicking him whenever they could,
as he ran through the crowd. We we're told
that be was knocked down three times, but
we did not see him knocked down at ALI we
saw him once on the ground, but supposed be
fell in attempting to run through the crowd.
Here two or three friends rendered him a
little assistance, and he got out Of the crowd
and ran fast as he could, pursued as before
but this time he outstripped his pursuers, and
got into his buggy and drove home"


| " ..ls ~ tbn1 IL IA,
vote for Captain Curry will not be very large
Year: 1865

Torture, applied to extort confession, was
discontinued, it is said, in the public courts
of Portugal, in consequence Of the following
circumstance


A conscientious judge, having observed
the effect OF the rack upon supposed Grimm
ais in making them confess anything, to the
sacrifice of their lives, TO get released from the
torture, determined to try an experiment 1t
is capital crime in that country TO kill 8
horse or mule, and he had one of the former
which he much valued He took care one
night to have Bll the servants employed, 60
that no one but the groom could go to the
stable When all we're fast asleep in their
beds he stole thither himself and cut the
horae so that he bled to- death. The groom
was apprehended and committed to prison.
lie pleaded not guilty but the presumption
being strong against him be was ordered to
the rack, where the extremity Of the torture
soon wrung from him a confession of the
crime. Upon this confession, he had the
sentence Of hanging passed on him, when his
master went 10 the tribunal and there exposed
the falibility Of confessions obtained by such,
by owning thefaots himself, and disclosing
the motives which had influenced him in ma
king the experiment.
Year: 1865

The following letter of Hon. GEORGE
LUTHER, of Ottawa, resigning his seat
in the House, was sent into that body
on Saturday last:


To the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes:


DEAR SIR: The result of the vote
taken last evening upon the question of
contested seats, renders it necessary
for me to adopt a course to vindicate
my views and impressions of what is
my duty, and of what / believe to be
the views and wishes ofmy constituents.
In doing so l do not propose to find
fault with, to condemn, or to Judge of
the action of the majority in the House
rs to the conclusion they arrived at on
that question, Indeed, have every
reason to believe that every gentleman
of them acted in accordance with his
own judgement of the right, and that
conscientiously, and yet my own con-
victions of right lead me to take an OPP
positc view to that Of the majority. 1t
is true my own seat in the House has
not been contested, no applicant having
appeared or petitioned for it, still had
the result of the vote OF last evening
been different, | have every reason to
believe that my competitor in the recent
election would have petitioned for ad-
mittance to the House, he having re-
ceivcd at the election a majority of the
home vote. Realizing that at no time
since the decision of the Supreme Court
has it been in my power by any act of
mine to give my competitor my seat, l
have waited the action of the House,
trusting that the result of the Supreme
Court, thus permitting my competitor
to occupy the seat l now hold. | also
realize that by no action of mine now
can he be admitted rs a member, still
under all circumstances, and with the
views / conscientiously holi on the
subject, / cannot feel that it is q right
or proper for me to occupy seat in the
House upon minority vote of the legal
voters of the district that / attempted
to represent My constituents demand
that | resign. NY own convictions OF
right demand it. l hereby resign my
seat as a member of this House.


Very respectfully, GEO. LUTHER
Year: 1865

.y 1t is said that some time since
when deputation of 6lergymen pre-
sented an address to the President, in
which ewas styled a"piIlar of church,
he quantity, and perhaps truthfully re-
marked that "they would have done
much better to call him steeple."


A girl ls years of age was on trial
before the City court of Louisville Ky.
on charge of killing her father. She
was accustomed TO carry dinner to her
father who supported his family by his
manual labor, and while carrying his
dinner recently mixed quantity Of
arsenic with it, which caused his death
1t appeared that the daughter had for
a long time medItated the murder OF
her father, and had made a previous
attempt to murder him by mixing rat
poison with his dinner,but the attempt
proved unsuccessful.
Year: 1865

Never compare thy condition with those
above thee but to secure thy content. look
upon those thousands with whom thou would
not for any interest change Thy fortune and
condition.


And yet there is no wise or good nan that
would charge persons or conditions with any
man in the world. 1t may be he would have
one mans wealth added 10 himself, or the pow.
er of a second, or the learning OF third but
still he would receive those into his own per-
son, because he loves that best, and therefore
eseems it best, and therefore overvslues all
that which be is, before all that which any
other mar can be. For every man hath de-
sires of his Own, and objects just fitted to them,
| without which he cannot be, unless he we're
not himself And let every man that loves
himself so well as to love himself before all the
world, consider if be have not something for
which in the whole be values himself far more
than be can value any man. else. There is
therefore no reason TO take the fuest feather
from all the winged nations, to deck that bird
that thinks already she is far more valuable
than any Of the inhabitants of the air. Either
change all or none. Cease to love yourself
best, or be content with that portion OF being
and blessing for which you love yourself 60
| we'll
Year: 1865

What you do, perform well, and labor to
improve. Are you an artist? Keep in view
the high nature of your calling, emulate the
example of Raphael and Da Vinci. Are you
a lawyer? Rest not satisfied with being mer
pettifogger, collector of bills, p'eader 10 the
lower courts; study that you may lake high
rank. Are you a minister? Paeach well
and study your subject. Don't be lazy
drawing pastor OF mesger church, elevate
your people and put energy into them by your
discourses, there is no reason why you should
not be a Baxter or a Dunyan, Paysen or
Beecber. Are you a mechanic? Let an Ark.
wright and a Watt stimulate you; never suffer
an article to go from your shop that won't
hear scrutiny-ibat you would not be willing
to stamp the makers name upon. Are you q
merchant? Be attentive TO your business un-
derstand perfectly what you are about; leave
not your ofice too much in the hands Of your
clerks; suffer not your accounts TO go to loose
ends, let a Gregor. Parker a Dana or q
Brown be your pattern. Are you a laboreri
Be faithful to your business and do everything
well; it is The only way 10 succeed.


Aim high, go beyond others if you can, but
study and labor so that no one outsteps you in
your profession or business. Never be idle
never lose a moment by sloth and lazy
spirit; cup and on" should be your motto by
day and zig ht-year in and year out
Year: 1865




Wet land cannot be cultivated with profit
unless some means are taken to free them
from surplus water Excess of water is al
ways unlreDdly to vegetation Deep plow-
ing IS but little use, as the earth sooo packs
again and resumes the same condition of
hardness that it had before plowing. The
water prevents the admission of the atmos-
phere, which serves to bring about those
changes which are necessary in order to an
vert The roots or plants into suitable food for
future crops. Il i8 sour and cold, unsuiIed to
cultivated crops, and best adapted to coarse
herbage that bas but little value, or to para
site plants bat are pest to the farm.


Such lands when they have been under
drained, can be plOweI and subsoiled and
rendered very valuable for crops. Bat some
times pa ches of land are found, which il is
desirable TO drain, that are so lOcared as to
afford no outlet for conducting of surplus
water. In most instances such lands may be
drained by digging well at the lowest point
and leading the drains TO it. Here the wafer
will usually fad some strata few feet bsoW
the surface which is capable OF coducling it
away.


1t is well known there are thousands Of





certain point and however much may be
drawn out of it is replaced again by water
hJwiug in from the strata where it is cocstant.
ly passing and endeavoring to fad its level
1t rises, therefore, no higher than the level Of
that which is its source OF supply. In very
wet seasons, from long continued rains the
whole level OF the water through this strata
for miles in extent may perhaps be raised, and
then the water in the wells rises above the
usual point. Bat as il takes q vast accumu-
lalion to effect it In this way, the water in
wells does not often rise TO the surface. 10
some soils it is true the water will Gil the
well to its top, aud is not conducted off but
such cases are comparatively rare. Where
ever there are considerable patches Of land
that need drainage, aud no outlet can be had
by reason Of its location, the above plan should
be tried Utica Herald.
Year: 1865

Sometimes quarter of an hour is worth
more than a century, as diamond is worth
more than block Of stone.-D De Boublers.


Let good thing be well said. Expression
lie valuable, as well as thought.


gentleman is human being. combining
a womau's tenderness with a mans courage


We believe in the right of free speech, even
of men whose speech, when delivered, we do
not believe.


Childhood itself is scarcely more lovely
than cheerful, kind sunshiny Old age.-Mrs.
CAII.
Year: 1865

a law was passed during the closing hours
of the late session of Congress to authorize
the coinage of three cent pieces, TO be compo-
sed of copper and nickel. The law also pro-
vides that the three cent pieces snail be legal
tender to the amount Of sixty cents, and that
the QUE and two cent copper coin shall be IA
legal tender to the amount of four cents. 1t
also prohibits the issue OF any paper fraction
al currency below the denomination OF i've
cents; consequently, the new paper three cent
notes. being illegal, must be withdrawn from
circulation.
Year: 1865

Profanity is very justly regarded by all true
gentlemen as most debaseing practice. The
utterance of an oath quickly sinks man 10
the estimation of all who entertain proper no.
tions of true manhood. The tongue is an an
ruly member and needs constant watching lest
it becomes fouled with immoral sediment.
Year: 1865

A speculatOr has amused Paris greatly
by his proposition to fish for the diamonds
belonging to the queen of Wurtemberg,
which were stolen on the night of the
great bali at Prince Schwartzenbcrg's,
when the ball room took fire, and the ut
most confusion reigned amongst the crowds
assembled to do honor to the marriage of
Marie Louise and Napoleon. In the ter
ror inspired by the dreadful scene, the first
anxiety experienced by the Queen of
Wurtemberg was for her diamonds, and
with trembling hands she tore the dia-
the bracelets, the rings, and the
brooches, all away, handing them
rs she did so, to her chamberlain, she
thought as better able to defend them than
herself amid that chaos of alarm and sell
fishness which scene Of that nature Is
sure to inspire. They were readily seized
from her hand, and with JOY She beheld the
bearer of them in the door and pass IN
safety through the garden. Just then, her
chamberlain appeared, with haggard face
and frightened aspect, sent by the King to
seek herl In the crowd pressing her on
all sides, blinded by the smoke and deaf
ened by the noise, she had conided the
diamonds to strangerI The alarm was
soon given, however; the thief was over
taken on the Point della Concordei and as
the police came up with him, he threw the
precious burden overthe parapet following
the treasure in desperate leap The SEINE
was swollen at the time, bearing dowI
huge blocks of ice. Neither diamonds
nor thief were ever recovered, but every
now and then cupidity attempted re
capture. The dream of the diamonds o


Wurtemberg, valued at more than tive


millions, has become legendary, like tina


of the Spanish galleons at Vigo bay an'


the Telemaoue at Quillebeuft. The re


suit of the latter ought, however, to hav


furnished a lesson to spectators. A car


20 of tallow which had lain at the bottom


Of the sea for sixty years instead OF tn


court diamonds, including Marie Anton


cites famous necklace, was but sorr


recompense for the tremendous expense
raising the vessel from the bed OF mu


where it had lain so long.
Year: 1865

There are women who cannot grow
old-women who. without any special
effort, remain always young and always
attractive. The number is smaller than
il should be, but there is still = sufficient
number 10 mark the wide difference be-


tween this class and the other The
secret OF this perpetual youth lies not
in beauty, for some women possess 1t
who are not at all handsome, nor in
dress, for they are frequently careless IN
that respect, so tar as the mere arbitrary
dictates of fashion are concerned, nor
III having nothing TO do, for these every
Young women are always as busy As bees,
and it is well known that idieness Will
fret people into old age and ugliness
faster than overwork The charm. We
imagine. lies in sunny temper-neither
more nor less. the blessed gift of always
looking on the bright side OF life, and
of stretching the mantle of charity over
evervbod faults and failings. 1t IS
not much o. G ret, out it Is ali We have
been able TO discover, and we have
watched such with great interest, and 8
determination TO report truthfuliy for
the benefit OF the rest of the sex 1t IL
very provoking that il is something
which cannot be corked up and sold for
fifty cents bottle; but As this is i'm
possible why, the most OF US will have
to keep on growing old, and ugly, and
disagreeable ss usual.-Jennu Js.<.
Year: 1865

was running he rapo1iy approached me.


Nearer aud NEARER be came, until I An-
cied Ico&Gd hear his bounds AT last I
| came 20 the brook which you see yon-
! der, which WAS double ITS present size,
/ being swollen by recent freehets, and
| longed to cool my fevered brain in it
but knew that would be as certain death
as 10 die by the claws Of the beast
With three bounds / gained the opposite


bank and then could see light in my
log cabin, which was not more than q
hundred yards distant.


II had proceeded but . short distance
when heard the plunge Of . catamount
behind me. leaped with more than hu.
man energy. for it was life or death. In
moment the catamount gave another
shrek, as though he was afrsiti he should
lose his prey. At that moment l yelled
at the top of my voice 10 nv wife, and in
a moment saw her apprcsch with
light.


with what vividness that moment
comes to my mind. The catamount was
not so far from me as / WAS from the
house dropped my hat the only thing
l could leave to stay the progress Of the
beast The next moment fell PROSTATE
in my own cabin"


Here the old settler paused and wiped
the big drops from his brow ere he con.
tinued


"How long laid after fell know
not I, but when was reused to conscious
ness. l was lying on my rude couch and
my wife was bathing my head with cold
water, and my children were gazing anx
iously st me. My wife told me that as
soon as l fell, she Immediately shut the
door and barred it, for she knew that
was pursued, but by whom or what she
knew not; and that as soon as l had
fallen. and the door closed. fearful
spring was made upon il; but the door
was strong and we'll barred, and with.
stood the spring of the beast.


..As soon as recovered knelt down
and offered the most fervent prayer to
the Almighty that ever crossed my lips
or ever will again. My family and my
self shortly after retired, but no sleep
visited me that night In the morning
when my little son, six years old, told
me that he saw the eyes of the colt in
the window that night, knew the cata-
mount had been watching to gain admit
tance; but our windows, you will per
ceive, are not large enough to permit a
catamount TO enter.


when looked in the glass the next
morning, l was horror struck at my al
tered appearance. My hair, which was
the day before rs dark as midnight, was
changed to the snowy whiteness you
now see: and although l have enjoyed
very good health since, shall never re-
cover from the effects Of the fright ex
perienccd on being chased by cata-
mount
Year: 1865

debt all contracted in defense of the
country and in suhduing the rebellion.
The Southern States, when they return
to their practical relations with the Gov
ermvent, will come back wholly free
from this class of debt with which New
York is bnrthened. Their debt, If any,
will have been contracted in fighting
against the Union and not restoring 1t.
and of course will he at first repudiated-
But in time. when. as is just. New York
and the other loyal States call upon the
General Government To assume the debt
contracted in its own defense, such de-
mand will be opposed 10y the Southern
States which have no such debt or VIII
be encountered by the proposition TO
assume for the South some part OF the
onfederate debt; and such will be the
power of the pressure upon Congress OF
the immense amount of the consolidated
debt, unjust and iniquitous as 1t would
be for the nation to assume 1t, l should
fear for the result Therefore / would
have it as part of the fundamental law
of each State that no part of such debt
should ever be assumed or paid by the
State, or any portion thereof. The as
sumption Of such debt by the general
government is subject so flaught with
danger, so aided by tue influence of
money, that would employ every means
10 keep it from the national councils.


THE STATUS OF REBEL OFFICERS.


The necessity of the fourth proposed
amendment of the constitution OF the
several States, that no rebel officers
should vote or hold office. is obvious
from their constitutions. This rebellion
was basely set on foot because political
power was departing from the South and
travelling northward. To regain that
power which their enterprise, wealth
and consequent increase of population
brought to the North, the leaders at the
South plunged the nation into this hor
rid war Shall we not, therefore, teach
coming generations by living examples
that political power is not gained, but
irretrievahiv lost, by rebellin2 against
the United States Besides, the com
mon mind at the South has been hereto
fore so much controlled by the leading
men that such deprivation of political
power is absolutely necessary To deprive
the leading class there of that influence
over the Southern thought which has
heretofore been, and will hereafter be,
exerted ae ainst the Union


THE LANDuoLDING AND sLAvEHoLDING


ARIsToCRACY.


Being n dem ocrat. would break down
the landholdin- and slaveholling aristo-
cracy of the South. which has brought
SO much of evil upon us. Is not the
deprivation of political rights the aPpro-
pirate and mildest form of punishment
Of treason 3? Is this not a necessary
measure of precaution against future
evils For these reasons, therefore,
which | have scarcely more han limited
at, l would insist, before any measures
should be taken to bring back revolted
State. that the inhabitants in their prima-
ry and fundamental law, as part of the
frame of government, should solemnly
provide that There should be neither
slavery nor secession in their State, and
that rebel debts and rebel notes should
be alike repudiated.
Year: 1865

Nv e are not enemies but friends. We
must not be enemies. though passion
may have strained, it must not break our
bonds of affection. The mystic cords
of memory, stretching from every battle
field and patriot grave to every living
heart and hearthstone all over this broad
land, will vet swell the chorus of the
Union. when again touched, az surely
they will be. by the better angels of our
nature-ABRAHAM LINCOLN FEST In
AUGURAL, March 1, 1861.


III God wills this mighty scourge of
war continue until all the wealth piled
by the bondsman two hundred and fifty
years of unrequited toll shall be sunk,
and until every drop of blood drawn 10y
the lash shall be paid by another drawn
with the word, as was said three thousand
years ago, so still il must be said. that
the judgments of tue Lord are true and
righteous altogether.





with malice toward none. with chari-
tv for ALL with firmness in tie right. as
God gives us to see the right, let US
strive on to finish the work we are in: to
bind up the nations wounds. and care for
him who shall have borne the battle and
tor his widow and his orphans: to do all
which may achieve and cherish just
and lasting peace among ourselves, and
with all nations. .-ABKaHAM LINCOLN 5
Second Inaugural, Mar 4, 1865.
Year: 1865

in nv sickness she was recruiting her
health in foreign lands. we not then
knowing of such 3 skillful physician as
yourself


Ki d reader. leave it for you to guess
the rest, and for the present bid you
adieu.