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Year: 1865

BkS- A lady in Petersburg, a few days
ago, saw freedman skinning a live cat
ilsh IN the market, and dexpostulated with
the remark, 'eHow can You be so cruel ~
why, said tie intelligent contraband.
dis is de way dey used to do me, and
Use gWine 10 get even wild somebody
Year: 1865

BsB- The discovery Of rich mines OF
cinnebar, or quicksilver, in Idaho Terri
tory is likely 10 DO important, if present
estimates Of It's value are confirmed. A
letter from Ruby city, in the Idaho
salesman, Of the nineteenth inst, says.
" the existence Of a vast bed of cinnabar
ore in the location before spoken of, is
beyond al question. of one
ming the world may rest assured, that
New Almaden viii enjoy a monopoly of
quicksilver mining no longer than till
The mines Of Owhyee can be made to
WELD. -
Year: 1865

This Invention consists OF Duplex Tor two
Elliptic Pure Refined Steel springs, ingeniousiy
braided tightly and firmly together, edge 10
edge, making { he toughest, most flexible. elias
tic and durable spring ever used. They seldom
bend OF break, like the Single Spriugs, and con-
sequently preserve their perfect and beautiful
shape more than twice as long AS any Single


The wonderful fieXihility and great comfort
and pleasure TO any lady wearing the Duplex
Elliptic Skirt will be experienced particularly
in all crowded assemblies, operas, carriages,
railroad cars, church pews, arm chairs, iOr
promenade and house dress, rs the skirt ear be
folded when in use TO occupy small place as
easily and conveniently as a muslin dress


A lady having enjoyed the pleasure, comfort
and great convenience OF wearing the Duplex
Elliptic steel Spring skirt for a single day will
never afterwards willingly dispense with their
use. For Children, misses and young ladies
they are superior to all Others.


The hoops are covered with two ply double
twisted thread and will wear twice as long as
the single yarn covering which is used on all
single steel hoop skirts. The three bottom rods
on every skirt are also double steel, and twice
wearing on the rods when dragging down
stairs, stone steps, etc, etc, which they are
constantly subject to when in use


All are made OF the new and elegant corded
tapes. and are the best quality in every part,
ri wing to the wearer the most graceful and per-
feet shape possible and are unquestiOnably the
lightest most desirable, comfortable and eco
nomical skirt ever made.


For sale in all first class stores, Wholesale and
Retail in his city, and throughout the United
states and Canadas, Havana de Cuba, Mexico,
South America and the West Indies.


as inquire for the Duplex Elliptic (Or
DOuble) Spring Skirt.
Year: 1865




General Brisbin, Superintendent of the
organization of colored troops in Ken
lucky, hss written letter TO Governor
Brsrniette, calling his attention to the dis
turbed condition of labor in that State,
and urging him to csll the Legislature and
pass the Constitutional amendment. The
General SAYS the slaves are nominslly free,
masters can no longer depend on their
labor, and points out the evils that must
arise from the present half-slave hslf-free
condition of the State. He claims that
the passage of the amendment would quiet
the minds of the negroes and cause them
to remain at home and till the soil, now 30
much in need of their labor. More than
twenty thousand of the most valuable
have already gone into the army. Ken
lucky muat choose either to have her slave
population absorbed and freed by the
army or to save her labor to the soil by
granting unconditional freedom to the
slaves at home.


The Governor replies concurring in the
opinion thst slavery be no longer retained
in Kentucky. Labor must be had on a
free basis, and says that the war has ex-
terminatad slavery and revolutionized the
public mind. Slavery being ended in the
rebeIlious States, the Governor thinks it
should be ended in kentucky by the most
direct means. He regards the passage of
the Constitutional Amendment as the
most practical method, and thinks lis a0Op-
ton NAV save the State from dirth Of in
dustry AZ d suspension Of production. He
calls to mind the patriotism of Kentuck-
i4ns, and says that they were always for
the Union with or without slavery.
Year: 1865

The annual meeting OF the Cotton Supply Association
had been held Ia Manchester Mr.. Checthan NJ r.


presided and In moving the adoption Of the report


which gave succnct account Of the proceedings of the
commeo he referred 10 the prospects of the revival of
the supply Of cotton from America He said he thought
that at the utmost the cotton az the South would not
coed two millions Of bales and prudent, cautious
amount But there little probability Of
speedily obtaining the cotton that In there and they
must continue W look TO other countries Other speak


err expressed similar opinions the question OF the
American supply. Much disappointment was expressed
al tho result 1T tho efforts made 10 extend and improve
The cultivation 81 cotton In india and the indifference
Eh whkb the government had received tho represeu-
Year: 1865

When JEFF. Davis was returning from
Buena Vista, Mexico, to the States, with
his regiment, he called on General Wool
who was then in command of that depart
ment, and asked for teams to draw the
mems knapsacks. The General informed
gagged in removing the ordnance from the
country, therefore it was impossible to
accommodate him. Jeff insisted until he
had introduced the subject a third time,
whereupon the old regular told him he
would hear no more about the matter.


jeff. took his leave suddenly, telling the
General to go to hill. The General told
him if he would repeat the words he
would put him under arrest. JEFF. repeat
ed the words and took to his heels down
the street, pursued by the writer of this
article, who was on guard at the door
during the conversation, and was ordered
by the General to arrest him.


JEFF. saw he was coming out second best
in the race, and made flank movement
through Mexican house into backyard
enclosed by high wall that could not be
scaled, where the guard kept him until
the officer of the guard and four men
came up.


The officer of the guard informed the
Colonel that he was his prisoner, and that
he had orders to take him to General
Wools headquarters. The Colonel said
he would 20. The officer replied that if
the Colonel said he would go, that was
enough; but Judge of his establishment
when he saw the perfdious J eff. taking to
his heels again down the street. This
time he was pursued by a Kentuckian,
who was nearest him when he took fight.
He soon came up within reach of him,
and dealt him blow with the butt of his
gun over the head that prostrated him.


Jeff rolled over on his back, and made
some chivalrous thrusts with his saber,
which were successfully parried by the
Kentuckian, who was in the act of wrench
ing the sword from his hand, when the
rest of the party came up and overpower-
ed the Colonel, and marched him back to
headquarters, where he was put under
guard until he repented his rashness and
apologized to the General, who released
him to pursue his march, wiser if not a
better man.-iSt. Paul Press.
Year: 1865

The New York Tribune, though pledged
to the policy Of mercy. brings the follow
ing strong Indictment against General
Lee:


During his four years of warfare on
the Union he was responsible for all the
worst crimes committed in the name of
rebellion During the last three years he
was the most trusted and influential of
the Rebel military leaders. During the
last two, he might at any time have made
his will law on any military question
Yet there is not in existence a syllable of
protest from Lee against any of the bar
barities which have been praeticed by the
South in the conduct of the war. The
massacre at Fort Pillow evoked no ex-
preston of disapproyal from him: The
systemized starvation of Union prison
ers went on without objection not only at
distance, but under his eyes. His head
quarters at Richmond were in sight of
Belle Island and Libby prison where our
men starved and froze by the thousand.
A word from him could have reached
Andersonville ut any moment, but it will
be blackened with the intamy of sixty
thousand murders he might have preven-
ted-nay, which were committed presum-
ably with his express approval. He of
course knew what was being done; he
presumably counseled it; he certainly ap-
proved it.
Year: 1865

AN ILLINOIS REGIMENT STRUCK BY
LIGHTNIEG.-A Surgeon of the 153d H..
regiment gives an account of a singular
calamity which occurred to his regiment
on the 18th instant The regiment was
stationed at Tullahema, Tennessee. He
says:


''About two o'clock P. NJ, on the 18th.
a violent thunderstorm visited u.s.
While the old guard was being turned
out to receive the new guard, a binding
fash of lightning was seen, accompanied
instantly by terrific peal of thunder
The whole of the old guard together with
part of the new guard, were thrown viO-
lently to the ground. The shock was SO
severe and sudden that in most cases the
rear-rank men were thrown across the
front-rank men. One man was instantly
killed, and thirty-two others were more
or less severely burned by the electric
huid.-One man who was on guard III
front of the hospital tent had his musk
thrown from his hands, and the bayonet
stuck into the ground The man himself
was shocked pretty severely, but not
thrown down. In some instances the
mens $ boots and shoes were torn to pieces
and, strange as 1t may appear. the men
were injured but little In the feet.


A similar occurrence took place near
Mobile, on the same day, when camp OF
an Indiana regiment was struck by light
ming, killing three men and WoundIng
forty-four more. 3a
Year: 1865

While shilly-shally class of Repub-
licans are pleading for the lives of the
traitors, headed by Jefferson Davis, as
well as the copperheads, who are united
in their opposition to hanging for treason,
we have yet to meet the first returned
soldier who has gone through the fire
and storm of battle, who does not insist
on having JEFF. Davis tried and hung
A few days ago we met one-legged sell
der and asked him what the boys
thought on the subject, and he said there
was one sentiment among them, and as
for him if jeff Davis was hung he was
content to lose his leg, but if he was not
hung it was mockery to make war to pre-
serve the constitution and the laws
John Brown, misguided and deluded
man, who supposed slaves would rise en-
masse, sieze his few guns and pixies and
free themselves, was solemnly tried, con
victed of treason, and hung. But now If
the advice of these trihers and sympathi
zers with treason is to be followed, these
double dyed traitors are not to be hung
for their treason.


But our faith is in Andrew johnson,
and the country is with him in his deter
mination to carry out the law against
treason, and traitors shall hang Lam
caster E.cdDliner.
Year: 1865

Be true to your lover. | don't mean
stick to him, but don't deceive him.
Let him know, let her know, what sort
of person you really are Tell each
otker your faults, make known your
real opinions, state your views Of mar
ried life, and what you expect to do as
married companions. Despise and alb
jure the humbugging which is almost
universal among lovers. Girls keep ont
of sight all their failings, and do their
best to cause their beaux to think them
angels; and men bow like slaves to every
wish or Whim of their lady loves, and
seem to live but to make them happy
Now this is not as it should be; it will
not be so after marriage. The woman
will grew tired of always acting her
prettiest, and the man will not endure all
sorts of Inconvenience, and submit to
all sacrifices to please the woman who IS
securely his own.


1t is the dearest pleasure of every true
woman to obey and make happy the man
she loves, if he is kind and reasonable
but how much better it would be to teach
the sweetheart the truth, instead of a
falsehood as TO her future position. l
won t say anything more to the girls, for
as they have to wait to be wooed and
won, and as they have fewer chances than
men have, there is more excuse for them
to put the best side out; only let them al
ways strive to keep it out, and we have
no further controversy with them. But
men are without excuse for holding out
such pretenoes as they do. They are
cruel and unwise-cruel, because the
pain which the woman will feel when all
his subserviency and Difference to her is
withheld, will be in proportion to the
pleasure with which it is received; un-
wise, because it may be such a shock to
her as to cause her resolutely to rebel,
or silently to cease to love. In either
case, the hllsbandwil beselely punished
for so long ignoring their just relations
to each other. As@-
Year: 1865

A splendid blue may be produced IN ad
hour by the following process: For each
half pound of wool take two and half
ounces of alum and one half ounce of
cream tartar Boil these together in a
brass or copper kettle for about one hour;
now take sufficient warm water to cover
the cloth or wool, and color it to a shade
you wish it with the liquid blue; put the
whole into the copper pot and boil it a
short time, taking care to keep it stirred
remove the cloth and rinse it in clear,
cold water, and hang it up to dry.
Year: 1865

A great addition to the supply of fruit
in New York will be made this year, and
for years to come, in the attention that Is
being paid to the culture Of grapes
of land in Western and Southern New
York have been converted into vineyards.
And what is more remarkable, a great
proportion of the land now used for this
purpose had before been considered COM
paratively useless. noa t


Never let an opportunity escape by
which you may do good act.
Year: 1865

Coon FOR THEM.-TheaLi Licking Rec
ord Of Tuesday says: A few days ago a
pretty young lady stepped into Atcher-
who is supposed to be enamored of her
but dare not speak, stood behind the
counter, selling dry goods. In order to
remain as long as possible, she cheapened
everything. At last she said, II believe
you think | am cheating you. "Oh, no, y
said the youngster, ITO me you are always
FAIR Well, whispered the lady,
blushiug as she laid an emphasis on the
word, Il would notstay so long bargain
ing if you were not so DEAR. Go in
youth
Year: 1865

ted by all civilized nations, | have
ordered my men to shoot all of yours
taken in the act of burning houses


That order will remain in force just
;" long as you dishonor the military
profession by permitting your men
20 destroy the houses Of private per
Year: 1865

There goes virtuous and honest man.
Who cares? Nobody looks at him or
cares fg how he looks or dresses.


Here passes man Of wealth. The
old ladies run to the window. WHO p
where p How does he dress? He is a
great object OF attraction How in the
world did he make so much p He
dosen't look as if he was worth a penny


This is the way Of the world. Every
body gazes with admiration upon the rich
while they turn away from virtuous po-
verify. Let a man make ten thousand
dollars, and he is Il gentleman, every Inch
of him. Everybody has "a kind word and
smile for him.


Be poor and honest. and no one knows
you. Men and women have heard of such
name as yours, and you may live at
their elbow, but they are not certain
about it.


Possess fortune and live at the mile
post. and your neighbors and friends will
line the heart of the city. All would
know where you lived and point strang-
er to the very door.


We repeat-such is the world Gold
en- vice is caressed, while humble virtue
is unobserved.


Will the time never never come when
men shall be honored for their virtues
and despised for their vices, rather than
be caressed for their riches and condemn-
ed for their poverty? Everybody in
words, censures the idea or honoriny the
rich because they are rich. and yet such
are the regulations of society that every
body does humble in his manners and
feelings in the presence of the upper ten
thousand As long as the ladies' will
associate with the voluptous rich and shun
the vlrtuous poor, 50 long will vice be
considered no disgrace, aud wealth WILL
pay for the sacrifice OF virtue.
Year: 1865

A young man stood listlessly watching
ssme anglers on bridge. He was poor and
detected. AT last approaching basket filed
with wholesome looking fish, he sighed:


s'If now had these / would be happy,
would sell them at fair price, and buy me
food and lodgings"


II will give you just as many and just as
good fish," said the owner, who chanced to
overhear his words, "if you will do me trif-
fling favor.


"And what is that" asked the other ca
gerly.


"Only to tend this line till come back, |
wish to 60 on short errand."


The proposal was gladly accepted. The
fisherman was gone SO long that the young
man began to be impatient. Meanwhile the
hungry fish snapped greedily at the baited
hook, and the young man lost all his depres-
sion in the excitement of pulling them in,
and he had caught large number. Count
ing out from them as many as were IN the
basket and presenting them to the young man,
the old fisherman said, Il fulfill my promise
from the fish you have caught, to teach you,
whenever you see others earning what you
need, TO waste no time in fruitless wishing,
but to cast line for yourself"
Year: 1865

An old beau, formerly well. known in
Washington City, was accustomed to eat


but one meal in twenty-four hours if af-


ter this, be had to go to party and take


second dinner he ate nothing at all the


next day. He died at the age of seventy


years. A lady Of culture, refinement and


unusual powers of observation and conf


parison, became widow Reduced from


affiuenee to poverty, with large family
OF small children dependent on her ma
nual labor for daily food, she made
variety of experiments to ascertain what
articles could be purchased for the least
money, and would, at the same time Ego
farthest, by keeping her children longest
from crying for something to eat. She
soon discovered that when they ate buck
wheat cakes and molasses. they were
qules for u longer time than after eating
any other kind of food.


A distinguished judge of the United
States District Court observed that. when
be took buckwheat cakes for break fast,
he could sit on the bench the whole day
without being uncomfortably hungry; if
the cakes were omitted, he felt obliged
to take lunch about noon. Buckwheat
cakes are universal favorite at the win
ter breakfast table.-aad scientific ia-
vestigation and analysis have shown that
they abound in the heatforming principle,
hence nature ia kes away our appetite for
them in summer
Year: 1865

) Jacob Strawn, of Jacks hvIiie, Hi


nois, died suddenly, on the 9th ult.-


Starting in farming and cattle buying


at an early age. with cap tai of fifty


cents in silver Mr.. Strawn came TO be the


king farmer of the West His acres
spread over almost whole counties, and


it was no unreal thing for him to sow a
! held of wheat or plant corn over space
twice the size of a German kingdom
He had sheep and kline upon thous
and hills, or would have had if the
hills had been there He built pret-
! ty much the whole of the village of
Jacksonville ; he represented his district
In the Legislature, where he was noted
for direct and available good sense, and
in all positions filled the ideas of good
citizen His little garden patch," at
the time of his death, embraced nearly
$4,000 acres, worth at least ST 800, 900
without improvements. He was twice
married, and leaves seven sous and one
daughter


ln person he was Daniel Lambert,
weighing about three hundred and fifty



tive and liberal friend, and supportant of
the Union cause. Many interesting in
cidents have been related respecting
him, among which are the following =
He began life for himself by raising six
teen acres of wheat, which he traded for
sixteen steers, which he sold at profit
After this he dealt mainly in cattle He
was rapid talker and keen Judge of
human nature, prompt actor, knew how
to drive bargain aud always made mon
ey. He seldom came to town. was busy
every moment aud was always in the
saddle, going from place to place. Until
wlthlna few years he was his own account
ant and his own banker, aud strange as
1t may seem, kept 10 books, trusting eu-
tirely to his memory, which never failed
him. In physical labor he excelled in
every department


With common hand sickle he has
been known To reap bind aud shock sixty
dozen bundles of wheat in day. Far
mers will understand tins to he what not
more than one man in thousands could
perform. ln earlier days he carried large
sums of money about his person, and on
several occasions his life was attempted
as he rode along through the country At
one time, near Alton, he was attacked by
three robbers, whom he thrashed AMI put
to flight with his cattle whip He was
a man of wonderful muscle and activity.
He could spring over the highest fence
by merely placing one hand on the top
rail, and on one occasion he caught an
infuriated bull by the horns who was
Oh Kim in an open field and
throwing him on his back completely
subdued the animal.
Year: 1865

The Bedford Ind Independent says
that one of the merry wives of that place
played practical joke on her husband,
by having their babe, sweet little in
fant of six months. done up in basket
and left on the front door step with
note informing him that he was the faith
re of the child, and must support it
The indignant husband swure ronndly
that it was not his, but saw the Joke
finally when he found the cradle empty.
Year: 1865

Life.-How small a portion of our life it
is that we really enjoy. In youth we are
looking forward to things which are 10 come;
in old age we ae looking backwards 10
things which are gone past; IN manhood,
although we appear indeed to be more occu-
pied with things present, yet even this is too
often absorbed in vague determinations TO be
vastly happy on some future day, when we
have time.-BdcOn.
Year: 1865

If an acorn be suspended by pice ofthread
to within hall an inch Of some water contain
ed in hyacinth glass, and SO permitted
to remain without being disturbed, it will
in few months burst and throw root down
into the water, and shoot upward its taper
ing stem with beautiful green leaves. A
young oak tree growing in this way on a
mantle-shelf of room is very interesting
object
Year: 1865

A newspaper correspondent, having
lately visited the Siameese twins, put the
TO. owing question


Should Chang, one of the twins, in
fringe the law by something worthy of
death how should he be punished and
Justice be satisfied, if it could not be with
out the death of the innocent?
Year: 1865

A driver of coach in Texas, stopping
to get some water for the young ladies In
the carriage, being asked what he stop
ped for, replied Il am watering my flow
ers" A delicate compliment.
Year: 1865

The Inauguration ceremonies at the open
ing Of the Great Northwestern Fair took
place today. The procession was very
large snd was composed Of the military, 8
portion of the fire department, religious
and benevolent societies.
I Governor 0gisby delivered an address.
ThaIjadI Ic4EOhs are that the fair will be
very IueceaafGL