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Year: 1868

1t may not be amiss just here to say a
word upon the manner Of entering the
church. 1t should be in an orderly,
quiet manner suited to the occasion and
to a sense of the Divine presence. The
males are more apt to make noisy
entrance, owing to the fact that they are
heavily shod, and the younger portion
think it sounds manly to bring the heel
against the floor with might and main.-
1t is however proper to say that much of
the noise made by the young on enter
ing church is due to two causes other
than mere thoughtlessness; one is that
they are not altogether at home in their
Sunday clothes, and they cannot step
very lightly if they would, in their half
broke Sunday boots; and the other
reason is difidence in entering where so
many eyes are upon them, and they are
so bewildered that they have no adequate
idea of the noise they make.


The dandy and the belle of fashion
regard their entry into church as fav-
vorable opportunity for showing them
selves and their wardrobes to apprecia'
tive spectators. Their grand entree i;
sometimes perfectly overwhelming, espe
cially in those churches where the mair
entrances are on each side of the pulpit
in front of the whole congregation. Il
is said that the good men who made this
model of church arrangement fashionable
in parts of Virginia, thought it would cure
two evils, the habit of looking round a
every new conner, and the habit of tardi
ness. Experience however has proved
the expedient utterly worthless; for il
the first place, it is impossible to cure Gu
riosity by feeding it. Under the plan o
having the entrance in the usual place
some a0Ould not look around, and Others
could not, owing to styles of dress, &c.
but in this case all can look at every nev
conner, and as matter of experience, al
do look. As for preventing tardiness, i
has been shrewdly guessed that some com
late on purpose to create sensation il
as large number as possible. The onl,
rule that can be given is that every on
enter as quietly as possible, so as to pro
Year: 1868

In napkin smooth and white,
Hidden from all mortal sight,
My one talent lies tonight.
Mine to board, or mine to use,
Mine TO keep, or mine to lose;
May / not do what l choose?
All the gift was only lent,
With the Giver'S known intent,
That it should be wisely spent.
And | know He viii demand
Every farthing at my hand,
When in His presence stand.
What viii be my grief and shame,
When hear my humble name,
And cannot repay His claim
One poor talent-nothing more!
All the years that have gone o'er
Have not added to the store.
Some viii double what they hold,
Others add toit ten fold,
And pay back the shining gold.
Would that had toiled like them!
All my sloth | now condemn;
Guilty fears my soul o'erwhelm.
Lord, o teach me what to do!
Make me faithful, make me true,
And the sacred trust renew.
Help me, ere too late it be,
Something yet TO do for Thee,
Thou who hast done all for me.


AdVOcate and Guardian.
Year: 1868

VIEWS OF TRUTH.-"I have often
heard you with pleasure said dying
minister to brother minister, who had
called to see him; and looking steadfastly
at him, continued; "but give me leave to
tell you that, till you come unto my sit
uation, and have death and eternity full
in view, it will be impossible for you to
conceive the vast weight and Importance
of the truths you declare"
Year: 1868

MARRIAGE.-The editors of the New York
EUening Gazette have been asked by some
of their young ady readers if they believe
with the Apostle Paul that it is best not to
marry. To this query they reply as follows
The fact that the givers Of this advice are
bchelors, does not, we suppose, initiate
against its soundness: Yes and no, dear
girls. That depends upon circumstances
A husband is like a blacksmith's largest
hammer in being very handy and useful
article to have about, if you need it and can
manage 1t, and very useless and nuala pro-
pos if you don't and can't Speaking chemi-
eally, marriage is mixing the oil and water
OF opposing. tastes, unless the alkali Of genu-
lne love be added, in which case you have
soap aud smoothness, aud glide through life
easily. Or we may vary the expression a
little, aud may say that love is a solvent
which uuites. 1t is indispensable, it is de.
ightful, it is powerful but the trouble is
that great many people are fatally apt to
mistake weak solution of sentiment and
romance for the genuine extract whose pow>
er and flavor will last through life. Don't
be in any hurry to try those chemical exper.
lments for yourselves, dear iuquirers-check
aprons are better than chignons, and houses
Keeping should be studied under mammals
tuition before you try chemistry under YOUR
own. In this matter don't be eager to take
lime by the forelOck, lest he roughly take
on your own lock, the bloom from your
oneeks, and the light from your eyes.
Year: 1868

A sHREwD preacher, after an eloquent
charity sermon, said to his hearers, Il am
afraid. from the sympathy displayed in your
eouGtenances, that some of you may give too
much l caution you, therefore, that you
anould be just before you are generous and


wish you to understand that | desire no one
VINO cannot pay his debts to put anything
N the plate.' The collection was a rare
Year: 1868

ONE very cold night jolly old fellow,
who had been drinking TO freely at tavern,
started for home in gig, and on the way
was upset and thrown BY the side of the
road. Some persons passiog q short time
after discovered him holding his feet up to
the moon and calculating to some invisible
person, "Pile on the wood its miserable
cold fire."
Year: 1868

ADVERTISING WILL DO ANYTHING.-It
broke path through the snow in Spring
field recently, as witness the following from
the Republican "The late storm so filed
one of our new and smaller streets with snow
that it became almost an impossibility to pass
through it, but as only two houses were on
that street, and only two persons had occa>
sion to pass through it daily, the task of
breaking path became formidable. one,
and the expense of having it broken would
by no means be triAing. One of It's two
inhabitants, however, had an eye for bust
ness. In the Republican he inserted an
advertisement offering his house for sale at
a mere song The plan worked like charm.
From Immediately after breakfast until late
at night, and on the next day also, stream
of hungry spectators of all sexes and nations,
on foot aud in sleighs and carriages, poured
down the blockaded street to secure the
great bargain. OF course they were all
just too late, as they were told, but long
before the last had departed the last snow
drift had vanished, and the street was smooth
and hard as a plank foOr-and all for q
half dollar
Year: 1868

The Salt Lake Telegraph has information
that the Central Pacific Railroad will be in
running order by the first of June to a point
about lS miles north of Virginia, distance
of 100 miles from Sacramento city, and that
during the present year the company say they
will complete 300 miles.
Year: 1868

A RHODE ISLAND editor wants to know If he
should kiss his sweetheart, with request for
her to "please exchange" if he could be Justly
accused of having exceeded the proper "lberties
of the press"
Year: 1868

REcoSsrRUorIoN is working up hill in Florida
There is split in that body that it seems im>
possible to heal. A minority have seeded, but
whether the body is without quorum we do
not know
Year: 1868

FALSE REPoRT.-It seems, according to
the Democrat, that the account published in
the Gazette of yesterday of a man by the
name of Murry, being identical with one
Molnex who deserted his wife three years
ago is untrue. The wife and he friends OF
Moline claimed him at first, and then gave
up their claim, as soon as they compared
with an original photograph of Molnex
The likeness wes striking but it wasn't the
man evidently
Year: 1868

Then the ferry boat landed 9 large number Of
Rock Islanders, half Of whom were republicans.
-Darenpor Gazette.


Which shows that Rock Island republi-
cans, or those who were formerly such are
anxious to hear what the democrats have to
say. Let them be encouraged to continue
their attendance end vote the democratic
ticket. 1t will be for their interest as we'll
as for that of the democrats is.
Year: 1868

LAVE PROVED, FROMTHE MUST AMPLE
IL experience, an entire success; Simple,
Prompt, Efficient and Reliable. They are the
only Medicines perfectly adapted to popular use,
so simple that mistakes cannot be made in us
ing them; SO harmless as to be free from danger,
and so efficient as to be always reliable. They
have raised the highest commentator from all,
and will always render satisfaction:


Nos Cents
Year: 1868

rms long tried and popular Remedy is again caiied to the attention of the public. As often as the year rolls around, the proprietors make their bow an ually to the people, and remini them that amongst the many things required tor the health, comfort and sustenance of the family through the long and tedious montbs Of winter. Goes Cough Balsam should not he forgotten. For years it has been a household medicine-and mothers anxious for the safety of their children. and all who suffer from any disease of the throat. chest and lungs, cannot afford to be without it. In addition to the or oinary four ounce so long in the market, we now furnish our mammoth family size bottles which will. in common with the other size. be found at all Drug Stores.
Year: 1868

A STRANGE SToRY.-In past genera
ton, now almost forgotten, although it
Immediately preceded this, a gentle
man of some wealth and high social
position, indulged in an intrigue with
a married lady, and many love letters
passed between them. The lady, it is
supposed, destroyed those she received,
but the lover strangely preserved his.
True, he hid them away, where he
might well suppose they would be
unknown to the rest of humanity, and
having so hidden them he went his
way, growing old, and at last sickened
and died, as We all will grow old and
sicken and die, whether we haYe COM
promising loYe-letters hid away or not.
The property in which he lived was
sold in time by his heirs, and its form.
er- occupant almost forgotten, when an
event occurred that brought him back
TO unpleasant remembrance.


A servant passing down some steps
that led to the basement celler, saw
paper lying on one of those steps. He
picked it up and put it away almost
without examination. The next day
he found another The day after one
more appeared. He then looked into
them, and finding them letters, gave
the papers to the owner of the house
who found them to be two letters from
a lady now dead, but well known to
the Knickerbocker society of New
York, addressed to the former occupant
and owner of the premises. Where
did they come from, and how was il
they should appear so mysteriously
An investigation took place, and re-
Yealed the existence of these letters
under one of the steps of the cellar
stairs, and through a crack, caused by
a shrunken board, letter would slip
out, on the old stairs being shaken.


1t would have been well to have
burned the old half-faded breathings
of guilty passion but, unfortunately,
enough had been read by the servants
to do the mischief. The revelations
are said to be startling. A lady whose
character had stood beyond impeach-
ment, who had gone down to the grave
IN the order of sanctity, was found to
be guilty of the deepest household
treason, and children were branded
with illegitimacy who have held their
heads high in the social world. The
J elloW, half-faded, silent letters came
out in the glare of day with burning
record.
Year: 1868

Manor. de-. aqt. WOOd-This cause was
called before His Honor Judge Cardozo for the trial Of
the issue framed by His Honor while sitting at Chambers
Messrs O'Gorman, Corporation Counsel, and l. L. Will
lams appeared for the plaintiff and objected to any pro-
ceedngs being had before the Court insisting that as the
case was an Equity case and must be tired before sin
ge Judge sitting at the Special Equity Term, and as the
issues framed therein unsatisfactory to the plaintiff
and las counsel cOntended not in any wise raised by the
pleadngs but wholly fictitious and outside of the case
10 would DO idle TO waste the public time by
any trial of the same They stated that the question
touching those pending before the Gen.
ers Term Of this Court and would be brought TO arsu
ment in June when they believed that entirely different
and other issues would be settled which would DO peril
nent TO the case and material to the same They furer
insisted that the Judge sitting in equity. could not by
any proprety be assisted in the determination OF the
case by finding Of the issues for either party.


The Court however, insisting that the case must pro
ceed Messrs OGorman and Williams declined to appear
for the plaintiff and left the Court whereupon tho Court


directed Jury to be mpanneed and ordered the same to
render verdict on said issues in favor OF the defendant
Wood and thereupOn directed the following order TO be
entered:


Supreme Court; CITY and County Of NeVY York. The May


or Aldermen and Conn,onalty Of the city of Be,o York


Ggt Fernando Wood and Richard b. Connolly, Con-


Al Circuit Court held at the Court House in the City
Of ew-YOrk on the nth day OF May, 1863


Present, Hon. ALBERT CARDoZo, Justice. The issues
settled in this action by order OF Judge CardOzO dated
April 1853 coming to be tried In order on the calendar
aud jury having been duly summoned and sworn 70 try
the issues thereby directed after hearing Messr Richard
OGOrman and r. Williams of counsel for the plaintiffs
Mr. A. akeydIal Of counsel for the defendant Connolly
and Messrs E. W. StoughtOn and Geo. shea OF counsel
for the defendant Wood and the counsel for the plaintiffs
failing and making default to offer any evidence on their
part In support OF the affirmative of the Issues settled
the said presiding Judge ordered the issues 70 be taken


pro confesSo against the plaintiffs and directed the jury
to fnd upon said issues In the negative, and the
Jury having answered each OF said issues
In the negative, and their verdict In accordance
with such directions having been duly entered,
A. ia ordered, on motion OF the said counsel
for the defendant Wood that this be brought on for


final hearing before the Hon Albert CardoEo on the 18th
day OF Nav 1853 and that such further and final hearing
be upon the pieadngs this action, the findings OF the
Jury aforesaid upon such proofs be offered by the
parties aud upon the equities reserved herein
by the said Judge and that copy Of this order he served
upon the attorneys for the plaintiffs aud for the defen0
ant Connolly.
Year: 1868

profitable pickings and perquisites, are TO
go into the pockets Of the pet OF the Bu-
reau who may be selected as factor. 1t
is another scheme for rewarding service
able pariizans. All that the Govern
ment can have any right TO demand Is.
that the planter shall ship enough Of his
cotton to the Bureau pet 70 cover the ad-
vaness made, and ;, If the bureau is to
act as paymaster to the negro, to pay his
wages. With what right or proprlety
the Bureau would engage In that busi-
ness, Of paying OFF the planters' hands,
we do not see, nor by what right It I'M
dertakes to enforce the performance OF
contracts fos lsbaur. The Government
might as well undertake that business
between all white men in the country.
/. The BKlleiia remarks that the com
pulsory consignment OF crop worth
perhaps 5000, for an advance Of $500,
to carpet-bag factor, may perhaps pay
the Bureau, which Is to be qua -anteed
but what assurance is there that the
planter will receive his share of the con
signment?n 1t would be safe to predict
that the Government would lose one-half
of its advances, the planter get about a
third OF that which he should receive;
and the factor become rich, pious ard
respectable on the stealage
Year: 1868

RATE OF INTEREST. sT.-Some of our citizens
are talking Of the propriety of advancing the
rate of interest one or two per cent. over the
present rate, thereby hoping to obtain money
more easily. A bill has been introduced into
the Pennsylvania Legislature to increase he
rate to seven per cent. The argument is that
while New York is giving eight per cent. inter
est capital from Pennsylvania is being invested
there instead of at home, and, consequently,
the money market is always tight and bust
ness depressed,
Year: 1868

LOAN ASSOCIATIONS. Throughout the Pc
niusula there is a growing popular sentiment
in favor or these institutions. Almost every
town that is now without an association is tax
ing measures to establish one, or is discuss
ing the matter in its business circles,
Year: 1868

Times first footprints are wrinkles and gray hair,
and although nothing has yet been discovered to
eradicate the former, the latter may be easily obite
rated by the of Rings Vegetable Ambrosia.--
We know that it will restore gray hair TO IFS orig


nal color and remove from the scalp all itching or
irritation whether caused by dandruf humors, at
the time Impartng to tho hair that glossy and
beautiful look much desired. i|
Year: 1868

Gen. John i. Milford is personally cog
infant Of the truth of most, if not all the
facts which [ have narrated. He was
connected with the cartel from its date
until the close Of the war During por-
ton Of the time he was assistant agent Of
exchange on the part of the United States.
l always found him to be an honorable and
truthful gentleman. While he discharged
his duties with great fidelity to his own
government, he was kind, and, nigh t
almost say, tender to confederate prisoners.
With that portion of the correspondence
with which his name is connected he is.
of course familiar. lie is equally SO with
the delivery made at Savannah, and its
attending circumstances, and with the Of
fer made as to the purchase Of medicines
for the federal sick and wounded. | ap.
peal to him for the truth Of what | have
written. There are other federal corrob.
orations to portions Of my statements
They are found in the report of Maj. Gen
B. Il. Butler to the committee on the
conduct of the war" About the last ot
March, 1864, l had several conferenc es
with Gen. Butler at Fortress Monroe il
relation to the difficulties attending tho
exchange Of prisoners, and We reached
what We both thought tolcrably satisfac-
tory basis.


The day that 1 left there Gen. Grant
arrived. Gen. Butler says he commuica
ted to him the state Of the negotiations
and "most emphatic verbal directions
were received from the lieutenant genera
not to take any step by which another
ablebodied man should be exchanged unit
further orders from him ;" and that OF
April so, 1864, he received telegran N
from General Grant 4" to receive all tho
sick and wounded the confederate author
tiles may send you, bat send no more il
exchange" Unless my recollection fail'
me, General Butler also, in an address e
his constituents, substantially declared
that he was directed in his Management
of the question of exchange with the con
Year: 1868

More than once I urged the mortality at
Andersonville as aroason for haste on the
part of the United States authorities I
know, personally, that it was the purpose
of the confederate government to send
from al its prisons all the sick and wound
ed, and to continue to do the same from
time to time, without requiring any equiv
alehts for them. 1t was because the sick
and wounded a points distant from Geor-
gia could not be brought to Savannah
within reasonable time that the five
Thousand we'll men were at this time sub
stituted.


Although the terms Of my offer did not
require the federal authorities 10 deliver
any for twelve or fifteen thousand which
| promished, yet some three thousand sick
and wounded were delivered by them at
the mouth of the Savannah river. l call
upon every federal and confederate officer
and man who saw the cargo Of living death
and who is familiar with the character OF
the deliveries made by the confederate au-
thorities, to bear witness that none such
! was ever made by the latter. even when
the very sick and desperately wounded
were alone requested. For, on two occa-
sions at least, such were especially asked
for, and particular request was made for
those who were so desperately sick that
it would be doubtful whether they would
survive removal few miIes down James
river. Accordingly the hospitals were
searched for the worst eases, and after
they were delivered they were taken to
Annapolis, and there photographed as
specimen prisoners. The photographs at
Annapolis were terribls, indeed; bu. the
misery they portrayed was surp: sscd at
Savannah.


The original rolls showed that some
thirty-fiye hundred had started from
northern prisons. and that death had re-
duced the number during the transit to
about three hundred The mortality
among those who were delivered alive du-
ring the following three months was equal
y frightful.


But why was there this delay between
the summer and November in sending
transportation for sick aud wounded, ior
whom no equivalents were asked? Were
union prisoners made to suffer in order to
aid the photographs " ia firing the popular
heart Of the north
Year: 1868

=" Let lis have peace" says General
Grant. "The empireis peace" says Louis
Napoleon; and half million Of soldiers in
the comparatively little territory of Fran ce
confirm his annunciation.


Do the people of this country want the
peace which results from military despot-
ism? Do they want to be taxed for such
a peace !? What is the kind Of peace for
which Grant asks


He wants peace under the reconstruc-
tion iufamy. lie wants the peace which
will follow the subjugation OF two thirds
majority Of white men to the rule of one
third minority party Of semi barbarous
negroes. Does any man outside of a luna
tic asylum believe that such peace can
be maintained otherwise than by the bayo-
net?


To cry, Let us have peace" and at
the same time urge and help to euforce
measures against which the spirit of every
honest and true man must revolt, is an
exhibition of hypocrisy and demagogism
which ought to disgust all men who respect
right. The reconstruction infamy is
anarchy, crime, and the seed of rebellion
and yet there can be found one occupying
the position of man, aud calling himself
man, who cries aloud in worship of the
infamy, and says, I" Let US have peace"
Year: 1868

When it was ascertained that exchang-
es could not be made, either on the basis


of the cartel, or officer for officer, or man


for man, I was instructed by the confeder-
ate authorities to offer to the United States
government their sick and wounded with
out requiring any equivalents. Accord
ingly, in the summer Of 1864, 1 did offer
to deliver from ten to fifteen thousand of
the sick aud wounded at the mouth of the
Savannah river, without any equivalents,
assuring at the same time the agent of the
United States, Gen. Mulford, that if the
number for which he might sead trans
portation could not readily be made up
from the sick and wounded, would sup
ply the difference with we'll men. AL
though this offer was made in the summer
of 1864, transportation was not sent to the
Savannah until about the middle of last
November, and then | delivered as many
prisoners as could be transported-some
thirteen thousand in number, amongst
whom we're more than five thousand well
Year: 1868

All don't be sorrOwful, darling.


And don't be sorrowful, pray
Taking the year together, my dear.
There isn't more night than day.
IT'S rainy weather. my darling,


Times waves, they heavily run;
But taking the year together, my dear,
here isn't more cloud than sun.
We are old folks, now, my darling.
Our heads are growing gray,
But taking the year all round, my dear.
You will always find May.
We have had our May my darling.


And our roses, long ago;
And the time of year is coming


For the silent night of snow.
And God is God, my darling,


of night as well as day
And we feel and know that we can go
Wherever he leads the way.
God of the night, my darling,


OF the night of death so grim
The gate that leads out of life. good wife,
Is the gate that leads to Him.
Year: 1868

YOUNG LADIES, BEwAREi ofths injurious effects Of
Face Powders and Washes remedies close up the
cores of the skin and in destroy the complexion


you would have fresh healthy and youthful appearance
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