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Year: 1864

The TAX on MINES Senator Conness tele-
graphs that the Government tax on the mines
will be only one per cent on the proceeds,
which taxes will be collected at the mints and
assay Offices. Such a tax, so collected, is not
onerous, and cannot be objected to by any right
minded man. While the miner will never feel
this tax, the Government will receive from it
more revenue than it would from a per cent.
tax to be collected from the miners direct. 1t
will not discourage prospecting, and the country
will be able to learn what it cannot well do
now, viz; the exact value of the product of our
mines. Mr.. Conness recommended the plan
above mentioned in the Senate.-Bee.
Year: 1864

THE Mining Press says six different parties
within its knowledge took their departure for
New York per last steamer, heavily laden with
various grades Of mining stocks 70 suit the
tastes of Eastern purchasers. There is nothing
like giving our friends at home good assort
ment to select from, seeing they are determined
TO invest and become wealthy in a day"
Year: 1864

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The different ideas on the manner that


sheep should be treated in Winter are


almost as numerous as flock masters. A


a wool grower | would say few words
on the management and treatment Of
sheep in winter.


AS soon as your flocks fail TO improve


in the meadows or pastures in the fall,
then commence feeding. Do not wait
for snow to feed your sheep; neither lei
them run. even if they are holding their
own, and hot improving. To have a
sheep come out well in the spring, il is
necessary that they are improving in tile
fall or commencement of winter. AS a
sheep is doing in the fall, just so will they
do all winter. If they 90 into the yard
in the fall improving, they will continue
so all winter, and vice versa. begin to
feed grain TO my sheep now once day



say half pint each daily, and that in
morning. When getup in the morning
and find it cold or raining little / take
a few coruslalks and throw into their
racks, and leave them after they are fed
their grain until noon, unless the rain is
over and the air is dry. II so, / let them
out. When it rains all day feed grain
and cornstalks in the morning, hay with
few pumpkins, at noon, and very little
grain with hay at night. / have water
in the sheep barn SO they can drink any
time when they want it. This latter ar
rangement is of no consequence in win
ter when sheep want to drink every hour,
and only swallow or two at a drink. If
sheep have to go out in the weather on
-tormy days for their water they will wait
just as long as they can stand it, and then
90 out and drink so much that they will
stand all bumped up fer halt an hour with
the cold.


1t is very essential that you have good
racks for your sheep-almost as much
as the feed. use one that
is very convenient. 1t is made with three
inch scantling for the corners, two boards
nailed on about ten inches or foot apart
clear round, then three inch Stats of inch
stuff put on up and down, about six in
ches apart. In fact very much like the
one in your last paper, only 1 have the
grain trough inside the rack, and consid-
er il quite as important TO have The trough
fixed in such a manner that the sheep
crowd each other as in feeding
hay in racks. Another thing, can get
into my rack and feed the grain, and not
be jostled and run over by the sheep
Frequently you have your grain upset
while pouring il into your trough in the
other way. l feed unground corn most
"; sometimes corn meal, with few oats
mixed, to give the sheep something toI
make mouthful, so they can chew it.
a little sulphur once week mixed with
their corn, keeps them in a healthy con-
dition, while the salt once fortnight
keeps their appetite sharp.


Keep them warm if they lamb early,
and feed a few turnips or potatoes two
weeks before lambing until two weeks
after. BE careful not 10 feed too many
potatoes, so as TO scour and lose your
lambs a bushel to fifty sheep once day
is my rule. Be careful not TO let the
lambs get too much salt when young.


| codsider good clover hay the best for
sheep in winter.-C Culticator.
Year: 1864

Itwas seven years ago in November, that
the adventure which | am about to relate
befell me. | was travelling on foot through
that part Of Canada East known as the
French country. titles about one hundred
miles away from the boundary, down to-
wards the st. Lawrence. The inhabitants
descent, and they bear not the best name
for honesty and morality that can be appli
ed to them.


My stock in trade consisted almost en-
,irely of jewelry; and found ready sale
for 1t wherever went. l had been advised
to take this route while in some of the towns
that border on Vermont, and was also ad
vised to engage French outh as an inter
prefer, to accompany me. Iacted upon this
advice, and found in Louis Montough-a
bright little fellow of fifteen years-a good
salesman, and companion that soon be-
came devotedly attached to me.


For a few weeks we did cool business,
and my stock began to run low; while the
money had taken in exchange had accu-
mulated into large sum, and began to
wish it was in place Of safety. was
very careful not to expose it to view, for
well knew that there were scores around me
who would not hesitate to take my life, and
also that of Louis, for one. half the amount
| carried on my person.


Early one cloudy morning we left the
village where We had been staying couple
Of days, and set out for the next town of
Importance, which was distant about twenty
miles. l learned that our way would lie
through very sparsely populated tract !;
and that, indeed, the last half Of the dis
tance would be through forest, in the
midst of which stood small tavern, bearing
the somewhat repulsiye name Of the dead
Wolf" asked of my informant the char
acter Of the house, and found that a live
wolf would have been a more appropriate
cognomen, as it bad the reputation of being
kept by man who would not hesitate to
commit any crime, if by SO doing he could
put gold in his pocket. further learned
that he had always with him one or two
choice spirits as bad as himself.


These particulars learned the night be-.
fore set out; and determined 10 take so
early start as to be able to pass the dead
Wolf by little past noontime. As have
said, the morning was cloudy when left
the tavern where had been staying, and
set out on my long walk with Louis for a
companion. The sky was overcast; and
before ten o'clock it began to mist, which
soon turned into small but visible drops Of
rain But we did not mind this, only as it
served to increase our speed little; for,
unless it came down harder. half day
would not wet us through to- the skin. 1t
must have been nearly noon, when We came
to place where the road branched in wide
ly different directions. There was no board
to guide us, and we were at loss which
road to take, as one seemed to be as much
travelled as the other, and we could not con.
lecture in what direction lay the village to
which we were bound Not habitaton
could be seen on either road, and the last
one We had passed was at least two miles
back. There was nothing to do but rush
Year: 1864

SOME idea of the enormous amount Of
tobacco smoking in the world may be form
ed from the fact that one of the Brazilian
mail packets recently brought to England
six millions Of cigars, and that an Ameri-
can mail steamer, sbich left Southampton
lately, landed, before her departure, two
thousand bales of manufactured leaf tobac.
CO. She had brought it from New York,
took it on to Bremen, and without landing
it there brought it to Southampton, from
whence it was sent to London TO be ship
ped for the peninsula
Year: 1864

A gentleman advertised in the Nashville
Dispatch for board for himself and wife -
During the day he received the following
response to his advertisement A gentle
man and his wite can have board in pri-
vate family, where there is but one boarder
IA married gent Of the best standing. But
satisfactory evidence will have to be pro-
cured Of legal marriage, as the practice Of
passing woman 70: wife, even if the
person applying be an army officer or spec
ulator, is played Olst
Year: 1864

This is now the all important question With
the epeople. Now that the great political strug-
gle is over, and Mr.. Lincoln ID once more firmly
fixed In his high place; now that Sherman goes
on so masniacently that the enemy dare not
tell how be goes on; now that the whole mill
tary prospect is 80 full Of promise, and the
people see. as they suppose. the beginning OF
the end, all have the desire 10 know when the
great struggle will be over. We have not the
slightest doubt that, With the right kind of men
in power under the President at Washington
with men able and disposed to do their whole
dnty in all the high places of the national gov
ernment--tbe wr could be brought to . tri.
umphant close In one year, II even It might not
in six months.


The population Of this country is now sctu-
ally greater than Il was when this war bsgsn;
and the natural wealth and the credit OF the
country are so far superior to the necessities OF
the war, that the war has not yet even put
either Of them to trial. We have, therefore,
plenty Of men and plenty OF mouey, and what
we want Is, the right kind Of mon ct Washing
ton to bring them out We want there, and
we must have, tho men who cen put right
proportion cf me men OF the country in the
army and who can make our national wealth
sya'i IL for the national defence. Now is the
time. Now our army Ii real grand, effective
body for the practical purposes Of war, and
our generals are without equals in ability.
The whole country is united to sustain The war.
We arc sll strength and purpose. Our enemy,
on tho contrary, 10 eli VAcilIatlon and weak
ness--divided in every respect, snd exhausted
by bis great efforts. II, with such state OF
affairs, we do not finish the war In ak months
or year, 1t is simply through the want Of
brains ct Warrington. 1t Is high time that the
do not fail for such q reason, aud 70 carry out
the pledges that he virtually mads to tho
people when he became candidate ON the
Baltimore platform.


We must close up the war in order that ve
may have free field for the settlement of our
scores with England aud France for the insults
and outrages hesped upon us by those countries
while our hands have been tied by this great
domestic struggle Foreign wars, through all
history, have quieted internal discord and been
bond Of union to people; and foreign war
that is necessary TO our dignity and honor
must serve this purpose for us. Finish the re-
bellion, and the men Of the two sections, en-
gagged In q common war against common
enemy, will be brothers once more In the first
battle. Put an army Of two hundred thousand
Northern and Southern mon commingled on the
Canada border, and similar army on the Rio
Graude, and Msximilian will skedsddle out OF
Mexico, and England will pay the bills for the
damage done to our commerce BY her pirates;
or No shall have war that will shake the gov
ernment Of those two countries to their foun-
dation, and give their people an occasion 70
chaunt over themselves those requiems that
they were 50 eager TO chaunt over the great
republic.
Year: 1864

A STRANGE CASE oF APPARENT DEATH.-
a case of apparent do"th occurred "a, Rosls.a,
and naturally created no little sensation. The
wife of well-to-do merchant had, after
short sickness, suddenly expired in the night.
Next morning the corpse was carried by wo-
man called in to prepare it for the funeral,
into retired apartment, where the usual ope-
rations OF washing, ETC., were performed up
on it. The husband went out in the course
of the day to make the necessary arrange
ments for the burial, when during his absence,
the neighbors were aroused by fearful shrieks
proceeding from the dwelling of the deceased.
On entering the neighbors found no one at
home. and finding the door Of the room from
which the cries issued locked they broke it
open, and to their horror discovered that the
corpse had risen from the dead In less than
forty-eight hours the woman would have been
buried in living tomb--a casualty which,
though happily prevented in her case by
speedy recovery from her fit, it is to be feared
carries off no inconsiderable number of per-
sons every year.
Year: 1864

An AFFECTING INCIDENT. = -Four years
ago, John Simpson was successful miner in
the neighborhood Of Hornitas, and had quite
handsome sum, with which he proposed TO
return to his old home in Indiana, and settle
down in the enjoyment of pastoral life with
his wife and daughter. Five years previously
he had bade adieu to them and gone to Cali
fornia, where he hoped to realize sufficient
sum to permit him to lead life of case during
the remainder Of his sojourn upon earth.
Sober, industrious, and frugal, he was not
one who would waste in frivolous amusc-
ments or at the gaming table the money he
dug from the bosom Of the earth, and as year
after year passed away he saw his store in
crease, until he imagined that the sum was
sufficient to realize his hopes. He began TO
make preparations to return home, when he
received letter from his daughter, informing
him that her mother had sickened and died.
This intelligence caused him to forsake his
intention to return to the States. lie wrote
to his daughter, telling her Of his determina-
ton, and sending her funds to pay her pas
sage to California. About the time Of her
expected arrival in San Francisco he came
to the city for the purpose Of meeting her
and conveying her to his home in the noun
tains. While awaiting the arrival Of the
steamer he fell into the hands Of party of
man-stealers or shanghaiers, and was sold to
the officers Of the ship Morning Star, vessel
bound to Liverpool, As the vessel upon
which Simpson was prisoner was going to
sea, the steamer came into the harbor, and
although he was within almost speaking dis
tance, he was not permitted to see or speak
to his daughter, who was on board OF her.
When seized by the press-gang, he had be-
tween three and four thousand dollars on his
person, which was taken from him, and after
voyage of seven or eight months, he found
himself wanderer upon the Liverpool
quays, with barely money enough in his
pockets to keep hunger at bay for fort
night. He made every effort to return to
California, but without success, until about
three weeks ago, when he arrived on board
the Wild Pigeon, from Australia. His
daughter had, upon her arrival here, expe-
rienced many difficulties young, ipexperi-
enced, and without friend to guide her,
she found herself beset upon all sides, und
finally listened to the lying tones of one who
only loved to destroy. After being deserted
BY her destroyer, she became pretty waiter
girl in a saloon on Kearny street, where, a
few nights ago, she was seen and recognized
by her father. The agony of the old man
when he found his only daughter thing OF
hire in a common rum shop, was painful to-
behold, and he called down upon the heads Of
those who had been instrumental in etecting
this ruin the everlasting curses Of Heaven.
The parent and child left the saloon together,
and it may be that lie Of comparative hap
piness yet awaits them.-S. F. CAL.
Year: 1864

GENERAL GRANTS AMAZING MoDEsTY.--
General Grant was lately rallied about the
persistent and preposterous use, by a New
York paper, Of his name for the Presidency.
The General replied: al aspire to only one
political Office. When this war is over, L
mean to run for Mayor Of Galena (his place
Of residence.) And if elected, intend to
have the sidewalk fixed up between my house
and the DEPOT"
Year: 1864

JOSH BILLINGS says that "a man who
will chaw turbacker will drink sanity kruse
rum, and man that will drink sanity kruse
rum will go tu the devil, and a man who will
90 to the devil is mean enuf to do emmy
thing"
Year: 1864

9 OLD DoGs.-Before the last Presidential
election there were certain papers and orators


who used to inform us that if we did not vote
for Mr.. Breckenridge, or If Mr.. Lincoln were
elected, the grass would grow in the city of
New York. Mr.. Lincoln teas elected, but
the grass has not yet started, except in the
Central Park. Now that another election
approaches the same papers are beginning the
same tune. If Mr.. Lincoln is voted for this
time blood is to flow, and the election is to
end in universal massacre. Would people
know how to avoid such terrible consequences
ask the wiseacre, vote for our candidate
II does not seem to occur to these astute poll
ticians that an election carried under any
threat of this kind is simply the end Of Gov
ernment, and the failure of the Democratic
principle. II we can avoid civil war only BY
voting for one man the election is farce, and
the one man would do us all signal ser
vice if he quietly took possession OF the GoV-
ernment without the form OF an election.
These Bourbon gentlemen, who learn moth
inc from events, can not see that the game oi
carving elections by terror Is, for the present,


~ Icasts ended. When the leaders, now IN
rebellion, used to shake their heads solemnly
and saw that if they could not have their own
way "the South" would be compelled to dis
solve the Union, the nation used to surrender,
and they graciously permitted the Union to
continue. Their organs at the North were so
well broken to this kind of tactics that they
can not emancipate themselves, and are be-
ginning, in the old way. to threaten the hor-
rors that will befall US if we elect President
who pleases us. There are certain old dogs
in Italy which, long after they have lost their
voices, still open their mouths fiereely and 90
through all the forms Of barking. But tney


were never known to frighten anybody,
Year: 1864

There's an emerald region In every heart,
A mine where our jewels are sleeping:
There's q brilliancy that can never depart,
Where it brightenE our smile in q moment OF


joy,


Or softens a tear when we're weeping.
There are pearls in our mine that we oftentimes


watch,


When the forms that surround us are dreaming;
4 face or step, or a hand on the latch
Ora voice that we loved for a soft spoken word,
Are pearls OF a marvellous cleaning
A grave in the churchy yard-a coffin, pail,
A funeral hymn soleinnly singing,
A heart has grown cold nj heaven. sent call,
And its clay is a pearl in our emerald shrine,
Where jewels in clusters are clinging.
There are words that we heard when the lids they


revealed


Would brighten with warmth at our greeting;
In the shadows of time they were long ago sealed,


our mine,


In radiance soft and unfeeting.
There Rre faces we knew when the river Of life
In musical numbers was flowing;
They have hOated fur out on the surges of strife.
Leaving uaught in our mine but a diamond of


love,


With the beauty of buried days glowing.
This emerald shrine may be darkened by woe,
Or the silver Of age DER us creeping
But our Jewels will ever be bright in their glow,
Till our hear hearts are in dust meath the veil


of the tomb,


And the pearls in our dust will be sleeping.
Year: 1864

+ MORE DRAFr DECISIONS The following


are the latest decisions Of the Provost Mar


shall General: First-All credits for enlist


ments Of date prior to actual beginning OF


draft will be credited on present draft and


corresponding number of men last drawn


will be discharged 9Second-In case q
drafted man fails to report for examlna-
ton, he is held to be q deserter. HIS name
will not be put in the wheel again, but ne
will be counted upon the deficiency occa-
stoned by exemptions, to be drawn by q
supplementary draft. Third-Substitutes
will be assigned to regiments BY the Adju-
tant Generals after arrival at rendezvous
We are also advised that the Provost Mar.
shal will, upon the word ofa responsible
citizen, arrest any drafted man before the
day upon which he is ordered to report who
has avowed his intention Of going away to
avoid the draft.
Year: 1864

WHEELING LIBRARY ASSOCIATION This
institution is now as necessary an adjunct
to the welfare of this city as any within its
boundaries. 1t should be sus tained by ev-
cry one who regards intelligence and the
cultivation of literary tastes and pursuits,
as safe guard for the morals and well-be-
ing of the community Everybody cannot
afford to buy extensive libraries, or sub
Subscribe to all the leading journals of the
land, but reasonable amount per annum
paid to this Association ensures to all par
Elephants a wide range of reading matter
and access to the standard works of the best
authors.
Year: 1864

A PRIVATE LETTER received in the city
yesterday from Beverly announced the
fact that Mr.. H. Lee Heiskel, of this city, a
nembcr of General Jones command had
been mortally wounded In the Staunton
engagement, and had since died in the hos
pital near that place.


Whea the war began, our young friend
and old school mate was in business in the
Eastern part of Virginia. He felt it, to be
his duty to unite himself with his friends
in the Southern army, and soon joined him
self with its destinies. For some time he
corresponded for the Daily Union, publish
ed here at that time, and ably set forth his
views on the point at issue between. the
North and South. Since that time be has
nobly stood his ground, being in almost ev'
cry engagement in Western Virginia. He
was promoted to Captaincy, and held that
position at the time of his death. When
wounded and taken to the hospital, he sent
for some of mis- friends in the Federal army
to come and see him, but before they could
find his quarters he had breathed his last.
Although many of our citizens may con-
denim the deceased for his political views,
and the course he has taken, none can deny
that he was noble and. brave man. He
vas kind and generous to a fault, and will
ever be remembered by all who were ac-
Quainted and associated with him.


Green lie the turf above thee,


Friend of my better days ...


Npne knew thee but to love thee,


None named thee but to praise"
Year: 1864

LADIES, ArTENTroN.-There will be a
meeting of the Ladies' Union Aid Society
held at the Lindsey Institute this after
noon. All ladies wishing to participate, are
cordially invited. See notice in another
column, and respond this afternoon.
Year: 1864

Each Democrat should see that his name
is registered in bis proper town or ward
on or before November lst. Don't leave
it for your committee to attend TO. They
may overlook or forget it, When you
examine the roll, if you miss the name of
a Democratic voter, hand it in at once
If your inspectors are of that class of men
who deride the Constitution thev have
sworn 10 support, have witness with you
and demand that your name be registered
in your presence You know that it is
unsafe to trust TO perjurer's promise.
See that he performs in your presence, or
know the reason why aud apply the rene
dy.


If you want the reign Of intolerance
and oppression terminated, have your
name registered, and 60 and vote the
Democratic ticket.


If you want to have the services of IS0,-
600 useless of1ice-ho!ders, who are tax
upon your industry, dispensed with, and
the Offices abolished, get registered and
vote the Democratic ticket.


If you want to get high tariff reduced,
and the internal revenue tax on the nec-
essaries of life blotted out, have your
name registered and vote the Democratic
ticket.


If you want to see the Union restored,
the Constitution re established, and this
horrible war ended, be sure to be regis>
tered, and vote the Democratic ticket
Appieton Crescent.