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Year: 1863

Who should understand at this time, the great ad.
vantages to be gratuitously enjoyed by them in
Northern Missouri.


Any quantity of superior hay can be cheaply and
readily obtained without trespassng upon the rights
of any for If the grass is not from the praires
and gathered it ro,s Is destroyed by fire But lit
tie hay is needed the winters are mild and short
and the "biue grass OF the country furnishes ex-
cellent grazing even in mid winter. How long this
opportunity for gratuitous and superior pasturage
and fodder win continue. it is impossible to tell !;
doubtless the rapid march Of freedom will cut it
short by inducing an immepse emigration but as the
Railroad Company and NONRESIDENT spectators own
all the land, except smalliproportion occupied BY
sparse population, the strong probability is that
Wool Growers and large Stock Raisers can enjoy
the present facilities long enough with proper enter
prise. to accumulate independent fortunes before the
present vacant lands purchased and settled so as
TO circumscribe ample ranges for their stock Thus
poor men can and virtually own larger and more
productive farms in Missouri than rich men do or
can in the Eastern States


NO BETTER REGION.


Much has been said and written to Wool Growers
and Stock Raisers in behalf Of the claims of Texas
but aside from greater completely and injury in the
rebellion. its remoeness from all the best markets
its liability to frequent and severe drouths
sudden and great changes in the temperature of its
climate, make it region far inferior to Northern
Missouri. 1t should be remembered that Missouri is
within three days cheap trdref from any Atlantic
city, in direct and rapid Communication by water,
rail and telegraph with all home markets and the
commerce of the world.


SECESSION PLAYED OUT.


MISSOURI Is LOYAL. II Is now perfectly safe and
profitable to emgrate, especially TO Northern Mis-
souri, The State will soon be free Her central po-
son controlling free labor interests and her great
and increasing majority of patriotic and loyal cit
zens, demand and guarantee this beyond the 81 adow
of doubt; ultra pro-slavery opposers eonee,le this
Year: 1863

ey- All communications intended for the paper
should be directed to the "Edior Of the Press and
those off business character to the Publishers.


ER- The PORTLAND DAILY and MAINE STATE
PRESS Once, In Fox BLOCK, No. s2t Exchange
Street Is open at all hours during the day and eve
ming, from o'clock in the morning to 0 in the
evening


~ jon PRINTING of every description executed
with dispatch and all business pertaining to the Of
fee or paper promptly transacted application as
above.
Year: 1863

Secret armed societies are organizing
throughout the State, and a general sys-
TEN of warlike preparation going on for
the ostensible purpose of protecting the
Union. Thus in this instance, as in ma
ny others, the most unworthy and unholy
aims are sought to be accomplished under
the garb of just cause, or the shadow of
a noble name. Such, we have been in
formed, is the case.


Does any citizen with particle of san,
ity remaining within him, suppose, for an
Year: 1863

Be CAUTIOUS BEFORE CHILDREN.-A
gentleman was in the habit of calling at a
neighbours house, and the lady had always
expressed much pleasure in seeing him.
One day, just after she had remarked to
him her happiness from his visit, the little
boy entered the room. The gentleman
took him on his knee, and asked:


Are you glad to see me, George?'


NO, sir, replied the boy.


why not, my little man!'


Because mother don't want you to
come, said George.


Here the mother looked daggers at her
little son, and her face became crimson,
but he saw nothing.


Indeed, how do you know that p


Because she said yesterday she wished
that old bore would not call again!'


The old gontleman's hat was soon in
requisition, and he left with the pleasing
impression that truth is mighty and will
prevail
Year: 1863

Iron Controet.-The difficulty of procuring
iron in the Southern Confederacy to be nsed
in casting shells aud round shot gave the Otli-
GERS in The Ordnance Department a vast deal
Of tr6uble till General Bcauregard came to
their relief He has contracted with Gill
more and Dahigren, Of the Federal army, for
several tons Of metal per day, and those con
tractOrs are delivering it at Sort Sumter,
free Of charge. and without the slightest In
juryto the old fort or its denizens
Year: 1863

To Lose Button, or have button hole tear
ont when a fellow Is away from home and
exposed to bad weather is great annoyance,
and one that our soldiers complain bitterly
of They Say the buttons to their jackets
are badly put on, aud that the button holes
are horribly worked, and they wish atten-
tion called to the grievance. The Inspector
of clothing should have an eye to these mat
ters, and sec that uniforms are well made i'll
al their parts.
Year: 1863

Stealing Clothing-George Turner, in
dicted by the Grand Jury for stealing cloth
ing of Robert Royce, was tried yesterday
before Judge Lyons, q the Hastings Court,
found guilty of petty larceny, and sent to
the city Jail for one year.
Year: 1863

A Long Train of sixty wagons, laden with
corn, reached the city yesterday. On Cary
street some three or four commission mer-
chants received two hundred quarters Of fine
beef, just such as onr people are willing to
be starved OIL by the Yankees.
Year: 1863

CHEAP ORAroRY.-A funny story is told
at Washington. Two members of the
House asked permission to Print their
speeches instead of delivering them and
there are now in print two speeches; with
different names upon them, which are so
precisely alike as to excite astonishment.
The inference IS that the manufacturer"
made q mistake.
Year: 1863

sU- In The hurry at the FIRE yesterday,
Que Of the members Of the Young Amcri-
ca Company was run over by the hose
carriage. He was considerably hurt, bat
fortunately NO bones broken.
Year: 1863

Each mother is historian. She writes not
the history of emp Tres or nations on paper
but she writes her own history on the imper-
ishable mind of her child. That tablet and
that history viii remain indellible when time
shall be no more. That history each mother
will meet again, and read with eternal JOY or
unutterable grief in the far coming ages of
eternity. This thought should weigh on the
mind of every mother, and render her deeply
circumspect, and prayerful, and faithful in
her solemn work of training up her children
for Heaven and imm ortality.


The minds of children very suscepti
BILE and easy impressed. A word. look,
frown, may engrave an impression on the
mind of child which no lapse of time can
efface or wash out. You walk along the sea
shore when the tide is out, and you form
characters, write words, or names in the
smooth, white sand, which is spread out so
clear and beautiful at your feet, according
as Your fancy may dictate but the return
ing tide shall in few hours wash out and ef-
face forever all that you have written. Not
so the lines and characters of truth, or error
which your conduct imprints On the mird of
your child. There you write impressions for
the everlasting good or i'll of your child,
which neither the floods nor the storms OF the
earth can wash out, nor Deaths cold fingers
erase, nor the slow moving ages of eternity
obliterate. How careful, then shou Id each
mother be of her child. How prayerful, and
how serious, and how earnest to write the
eternal truths of God on his mind those
truths which shall be his guide and teacher
when her voice shall be silent in death, and
her lips no longer move in prayer in his be-
half, in commencing her dear child to her
covenant God.
Year: 1863

How sweet the rest that labor yields


The humble and the poor,
Where sits the patriarch of the fields


Before his cottage door
The lark is singing in the sky,


The swallow in the caves,
And love is beaming in each eye


Beneath the summer leaves
The air amid his fragrant bowers


Supplies unpurchased health,
And hearts are bounding mid the flowers
More dear to him than wealth
Peace, like the blessed sunlight, plays
Around his humble cot,
And happy nights and cheerful days
Divide his low1y lot.
And when the village Sabbath bell
Rings out upon the gale,
The father bows his head to tell


The music of its tale;
A fresher verdure seems to fill


The fair and dewy sod,
And every infant tongue is still


To hear the word of God.
Oh, happy hearts Ito him who stills
The ravens when they cry,
And makes the lily meath the hills
So glorio 8 to the eye
The trusting patriarch prays to bless
His labors with increase
Such ways are ways of pleasantness,"
And all such paths are peace!
Year: 1863

IL statistics of population and material re-
sources were not sufficient TO prove that the
great advantage of strength in this war rests


with the loyal States, the history of two years
would be itself enough. From the mere mil
itary attitude of the belligerents, independent
ly of victory or defeat, can be inferred how un-
equally the power is divided. The States in
rebellion have confessed their inherent weak
ness by assuming an attitude of defence the
strength of the loyal States is exhibited in
perpetual menace and unceasing attack. The
inequality of the two powers is never changed.
Wherever we look we find the rebellion con-
centrating all its energies to meet some dread
ed attack, or falling back helplessly when the
attack is made. Thus far, the only success
the rebelious States have obtained has been
in postponing sure defeats; they have repulsed
the Federal armies again and again, and this
is all they have done. Their greatest triumph
is that Richmond has been held against all our
attempts to take it, and even this triumph is
but negative. Even from their defensive po-
sition they have been driven, as Missouri,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana,
and the Mississippi river prove.


When the Southern States have attempted
to change this defensive attitude TO one of Of
fen>ive war, their failure has been complete
The rebel invasions of the North have been in
variably rebel defeats. Twice has the Army
of Northern Virginia attempted to transfer
the seat of war to Northern soil and twice
has the attempt been foiled, and once, lat least
most emphatically punished. Repeatedly have
the rebel armies in the West threatened to in
fict upon the loyal States the horrors of war,
and prophesied the capture OF Northern cities.
Execution of these threats has been in no case
attempted the prophecies have melted into
air, and when daring men, tempted by dreams
of poss ible plunder, have actually led horse
stealing expeditions into the North they have
been forced either to make their robberies very
brief or have been caught running away with
their stolen property. The fate of MoRGAN's
expedition is an instance of the misfortunes
which usually attend even the most trivial in
vasions of the N North.


Such contest can have but one result. We
have discovered in two years of desperate war
that the South virtually united, is not only
unable to invade the North, but is incapable
of opposing the gigantic invasion with which
the power of the North embraces her. Month
after month gives additional demonstration CT
the weakness of the rebellion, aud victory up
of the Government of the United States, that
its authority should be re established over ev-
cry inch of its territory.
Year: 1863

The Copperheads are disconnected with the
decision of the Provost Marshal General,
touching the disqualification of the negro to
serve as substitute for a drafted white man.
1t has been decided that the negro is not
military equivalent for a white man. This is
ruination to the ease as well as the treason
sympathy of the copperhead. Every decent
white man in the land had resolved that in no
case would he offer himself as substitute for
drafted copperhead. Hence the only escape
for such as these, from fighting their ''dear
but delnded brethren of the South.'' was to be
made through the substitution offered by the
negro. 1t was calculated that the negro could
be purchased chesp-that in this manner the
war on the part OF the Government could be
made one of races-that all the odum posi-
BILE would be cast on the Government by max
ing the world believe that the war was for
the "nigger," fought by the "nigger'' solely
to exterminate the 'slordly white man. of the
South. II was the object OF the New York
copperheads to purchase negros for substitutes
for every white man drafted in that city. To
do this, the Board of Aldermen of New York
appropriated several million of dol.ars-while





set aside the peoples money to purchase SUBJ
stitutes for all who were unwilling to render
service honorably due to the Government.
But these fine plans have been spoiled by the
Provost Marshal. His decision as to the e.
quivalency of the negro has confused the cal
culation of the copperheads, and left them
with no hope, in case of draft, but desertion
or fighting in the ranks of the army. Many Of
the leading copperheads in this city had al
ready been negotiating for negro substitutes.
Those high in social life-others living on
perspective honors and position-all of the
snaky -traitorous proclvity which holds CON-
munon with modern Democracy, possessing
the money wherewith to puchase substitute,
had negro in contemplation who was to serve
as their equivalent in lieu of the draft.
Hence the chagrin and modification of such
as these, over the decision of the Provost
Marshal General.-Teiegraph-
Year: 1863

There is much more intellect IN birds than


people suppose. An instance of that occur


red in slate quarry belonging TO a friend,
from whom l have the narrative. thrush,


not aware of the expansive properties of gun-
powder, thought proper to build her nest on
a ridge of the quarry in the very centre of
which they were constantly blasting the rock.
At first she was very much discomposed by the


fragments flying IN all directions, but she


would not quit her chosen locality. She soon


observed that bell rang whenever train was


about to be fred, and that, at the notice, the


workmen retired to safe positions. In few
days, when she heard the bell, she quilted her
exposed situation and few down to where the


workmen sheltered themselves, dropping close


to their feet. There she would remain until
the explosion had taken place, and then she
returned to her nest. The workmen observed


this. and narrated it to their employers, and
it was also told to visitors who came to view
the quarry. The visitors naturally expressed
a wish to witness so curious a specimen of in
tellect but as the rock could not always be
ready to be blasted when visitors came, the
bell was rung instead, and for few times
swered the same purpose. The thrush flew
down close to where they stood, but she per-
ceIved that she trihed with, and it inter
fered with her process of incubation the con-
sequence was that afterward, when the bell
was rung, she would peep over the ledge, to
ascertain if the workmen did retreat, if they
did not she would remain where she was, prob
ably saying to herself, 'sNo, no, gentlemen;
I'm not to be reused off my eggs for amuse-
ment.' Some birds have great deal of hu-
NOR in them, particularly the raven. One
that belonged to me was the most mischie


vous and amusing creature ever met with.
He would get into the flower garden, go to
the beds where the gardener had sowed va
riety of seeds, with sticks put in the ground
with labels, and then he would amuse himself
with pulling up every stick, and laying them
on heaps of ten or twelve in the path. This
used to irritate the old gardener very much,
who would drive him away. The raven knew
that he ought not to do it, or he would not
have done it. He would soon return to his
mischief, and when the gardener again would
chase him, (the old man could not walk very
fast,) the raven would just keep clear of the
rake or hoe in his hand dancing back before
him, and singing plain man could,
ssTol de rol de roll tol de rol de rol 20 with
all kinds OF mimicking gestures. The bird is
alive now and continues the same meritorious
practice whenever he can find an opportunity.
Year: 1863

To KEEP BUTTER SwEET.-In In May or June,
when butter is plenty, work 1t thoroughly two
or three times, land add at the last working one
grain of saltpetre and teaspoonful of loaf su-
gar to each pound OF butter. Pack it tightly
in stone jars to within two inches of the top,
and fill the remaining space with brine. Gov
er the jars tightly, and bury them in the cel-
lar bottom, where the butter will keep unhurt
for long time.
Year: 1863

ACQUISITION NASswERED.-The butternuts have
frequently asked why troops were kept in the
Northern States why the Administration ,and
those in favor of vigorous prosecution of the
war, did not see to it that these men were in
the field. The New York riot will probably
answer these questions satisfactorily. II but
ternuts were loyal, Law abiding men, there
would be no need for these troops in the North.
Year: 1863

SINGULAR ANECDoTE.-There was young
woman lett in the care of house her master
and mistress being in the country. One night
on her going to bed, she looked in the glass
aud said, Chow handsome look in my night
cap.'' When she arose in the morning she
found the house robbed. She taken into
custody on suspicion of being concerned in
the robbery, tried and acquitted. Some
time afterwards as she walking in compa-
ny with another female, a man passing her
said, ,ssHow handsome look in my nightcap.''
The expression forcibly struck her mind
that he was the man who robbed the house she
seized hold of him with the most intrepidity,
and held him fast, assisted by her companion,
till he was given into custody, at which time
he confessed that when he was under the bed
he heard her use the expression previously to
his robbing the house, and he suffered accor-
dinghy.
Year: 1863

MAKE YOUR CHILDREN SIsG.-Al II ch ildren can
learn to sing if they commences in season.
In Germany every child is taught to use b is
voice while young. In their schools all join
in singing, as regular execise, as much as
they attend to the study of geography and
in their churches singing is not confined to
the choir, who sit apart from the others, per-
haps, in one corner of the house, but there Is
a vast tide of incense going forth to God from
every heart that can give utterance to this
language from the soul. In addition to the
delightful influence music has upon the char
acter, it has also marked influence iu sup
pressing pulmonary complaints. DIR. Rush US
ed TO say that the reason why the Germans
seldom die of consumption was that they were
always singing.
Year: 1863

Doctor Elliott, the patriotic Bishop OF
Georgia, in a late sermon preached in Sa-
vannah, exhibits the alternative before US
in few sentences pregnant with all the
FIRE of prophet and q patriot These are,
indeed, words that burn:


For ward, my hearers with our shields
locked and our trust in God, is our only
movement now. 1t is too late even to 90
backward. We might have gone backward
a year ago, when our armies were victori-
ously laundering at the gates Of Washing
ton, and were keeping at successful bay the
Hessians Of the West, had We been content
to bear humiliati tion for ourselves and degra
dation for our children. Bat even that is
no longer left US. 1t is now victory or uD.
conditional submission; submission not to
the conservative and Christian peSy.e of the
North. but to party Of inidel fanatics,
with an army of needy and greedy -1ldiers
at their backs. Who shall be able to re-
strain them in their hour Of victory? When
that moment approaches, when the danger
shall seem to be over and the spoils are
ready to be divided, every outlaw will rush
to fill their ranks, every adventurer will
rush TO swell their lsgiOns, and they Will
sweep down upon the South as the hosts OF
Attils did upon the fertile fields of Italy
And shall you find in defeat that mercy
which yon did not find in victory? You
may slumber now, but you will awake to a
fearful reality. You may lie upon your
beds of ease, and dream that when il is al
over you will be welcomed back to all the
privileges and imnunities of free citizens,
Year: 1863

We learn that the same citizen OF Rich
mond who has already, at different times,
banded to the Secretary Of the Treasury
two thousand dollars in gold, with the
condition that his name should not be
made known, has Just delivered to the Sec
retary another thousand in gold, upon tho
same condition We honor the motives OF
our townsman Richmond Dispatch, 18th.
Year: 1863

MANAGER ELLsLER.-John Ellsler, man
ager of the Academy of Music, came up from
Columbus on this mornings train. He says
his company is being well sustained in Col
umbus. He will not reopen the Academy Of
Music before about tho LIST of April. aGE
Year: 1863

The indianapolis Journal says that the fol.
lowing is an exact and literal copy of notice
posted in Jennings county recently, by some oI
that class of Democrats who are shameless
enough TO own themselves tories and friends o.
the rebellion. Three respectable gentlemen
certify that the copy is correct. aud that they
took it down from the place where it was post
ed
Year: 1863

How IT WoRKs,-A widow in Western
New York, whose husband was killed in
the war, had left her by him neto fer
about five thousand dollars secured by
mortgage. At the same time she owed in
Canada debt of of less than $4,000
Under the legal tender law she is obliged
to take greonbacks for what is due her in
New York, while che is obliged to pay
specie or its equivalent for the sum she
owes in Canada. The five thousand dol.
lars is, of course, insufficient to pay this
dobt The widow don't clearly understand
it, and has lost faith in sold Abo's" pro.
position that it is easier to pay a large
debt than larger one.
Year: 1863

SToNEwALIs LAST EXPLOITS The Gto-
ries and traditions told by the members
of the rebel "Stoncwall brigade concern
ing their former leader show that the
fiery spirit of Stonewall Jackson still
stalks abroad in 'Dixie's Land" and lives
in the hearts of his favorte legions. Some
of his stonges. admirers, who are indel-
IDLY impressed with the success Of his flank
movements, tell an amusing and characistio
story of tho brilliant manner in which he
establish himself in the home of the blest.
They say that the day after his death two
angels came down from heaven to carry
General Jackson back with them, They
searched all through the camp, but could
not find him. They went to tho prayer.
meeting, to the hospital, and to every 9TH
er place where they thought themselves
likely to find him, but in vain. Finally
they we're forced to return without him
What was their surprise to find that be
had just executed splendid flank move
nent, and got into heaven before them.