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Year: 1861

Gods blessing be upon


Our own, our native land
The land our fathers won


BY the strong heart and hand.


The keen axe and the brand;
When they feliod the forests pride.
And the tyralt foe deled,
The free, the rich, tho wide;


God far our native land
To none upon a throne


But God, we bend the knee:
No noble name we own


But noble liberty;


Ours Is a brother band,
For the spirit Of our sires
Each patriot bosom fires,
And the strong faith inspires
God for cur native land
Up with the starry sign,


The red stripes and the white
Where er its glories shine,


In peace or in the fight,


We own its high command,
For the flag our fathers gave,
Der our children's head shall wave,
And their chlldrcns childrcus grave
God for our native land
America 10 thee.


In one united vow,
To keep thee strong and free,
And glorious as now,


We pledge each heart and hand.
By the blood our fathers shed
By the ashes of our dead
By the sacred soil We tread
God for our native land
Year: 1861

James Buchanan is bright statesman
surely. Only five or six weeks ago in his
annual essage, he laid 1t down that it was
unconstitutional and unjust to debar slavery
from any part of the Territories Now he
turns round and urges Congress to set off
part of the Territory to freedom and part to
slarcry, as sure means, to quiet all the
commOtion. What was unconstitutional
six weeks ago, Is in his view constitutional
and right now.
Year: 1861

The return to New York Of the Star Of the


West with the troops she was to take to
Fort Sumter, isanncunced The report that
the captain telegraphed his safe arrival in
Charleston harbor was, Of course, a false one.
We see no reason to suppose that Maj. An
dcrs0n was al all aware that the vessel con-
tanned troops and supplies for his command.
The tenor Of his letter to Gov. Pickens indi-
Gates that he considered the Star of the West
to be simply an American vessel on an oriin-
ary commercial erraud, which could not
rishtiully be interfered with and endangered,
as she was, by any force acting under State
authority.


We shall soon see whether the Government
Will send the men and supplies back, with an
armed vessel to enforce their safe delivery,
or quail before the insurrectionists.
Year: 1861

frightened children. When God speaks in
those storms His voice is awful to the car,
and many strong man is quaied before it,
And the storm itself is scarcely more trying
to ones nerves than just before it strikes,
while men wait in dreadful suspense.


Thus those men waited till the minutes
heightened into hours, and the only change
perceptible was in the deepening color of that
lowering cloud of crimson light. At length
eight bells told that four O'Clock had arrived.
and daylight was looked for as those men with
Paul looked for it when they "wished for
day."


But the struggling light Of the day seemed
only to reveal the thickness of the darkness to
the wandering vision. Just at daylight their
ears wesc stunned with successive, quick re-
ports, louder than whole broadsdes from a
hundred gun ship, the whole heavens were
lighted up with fiery red light; the ocean
was stirred from her profound depths; great
waves without any visible cause, ran in the
most awful commotion, now striking together
and throwing the white foam and spray high
in air. then parting to meet again in fearful
embrace as before; a school of sperm whales
ran athwart the ships bow, making every ex-
ertion to escape from the strangely-troubled
water; within few cable-lergths of the ship
an immense column of yl;ar vas thrown mast
head high, and fell back again with roar like
Niagara deep mournful noise, like the echo
of thunder among mountain caverns, was con-
stanty heard, and none could tell whence it
came the noble ship was tossed and shaken
like plaything.


"Great God have mercy upon us !" cried
officers and men. "What it this? What is
coming nextP Is it the day of judgement ?''
The royal Psalmist described them accutely,
"Thcy reel TO and fro, and stagger like a
drunken man, and are at their wits end."-
Soon the mystery was solved, when, right be-
fore their eyes, about one league from them,
there arose the rough sides of mountain out
of the yielding water, and reared its high head
in the air; then from its summit flames burst
forth, and melted lava ran like river down
the declivity, and fell like cascade of flame
into the seethng ocean. 1t was a birth-throo
of nature, and an island was born which was
mics in circumference


Two years afterwards sailed right over that
place, but the placid water gave no intimation
that an island had been there yet no man has
said that he saw the death and burial of that
land whose birth | have thus chronicled.-
"They that 90 down to the sea in ships, that
do business in the great waters these see the
works of the Lord, and His wonders in the
deep"
Year: 1861

CHARCOAL FOR SwINE.-One of the best
articles that can be given to swine while in
preparation for the tub, is common charcoal.
The nutritive properties are so great that they
have subsisted on it without other food for
weeks together. Geese, confined so as to de-
prive them of motion, and fed on three grains
of corn per day. and as much coal as they can
devour, have become fat in eight days. The
never sick while he has a good supply. 1t
should always be kept in the sty, and be fed TO
the inmates regularly, like other food.
Year: 1861

OATS on FALL-PLowED GREENswARD.-
Prof. Tanner, in his Prize Essay on the "Me-
chancal Condition of the Soil Favorable for
the Growth OF Seed" recommends plowing up
an old sod in the fall and leaving it until seed
time in the spring. The winter action of the
frost will render such land most desirable
seed bed for oats-"a soil well charged with
vegetable matter, firm beneath, yet easy Of
penetration tor the roofing of the plant, with a
surface light and free in its character for the
termination of the seed. This frmness Of the
land for the root must be distinguished from
the hardness with which wheat will contend
after it has once made a fair growth.
Year: 1861

APPLE PIE.-Superior apples make but an
insipid pie in the spring. Give my improved
receipt, 'if you please" Make nice, faky
crus;, pare and cut the apples in rather thick
slices, spread them on your plates an inch
thick, or more, sprinkle handful OF sugar
over them q prefer white,) then spread two
or three tablespoonfuls of current Jelly over
them, dredge on little -four, add nutmeg.
three tablespoonfuls of water, and lump of
butter the size of butternut, and you will
have superior pie Grated white sugar on
the top crust before putting in the oven is an
improvement. To prevent the juice boiling
out in the oven, wet the edges of your crust
with the white of an egg water will do, but
egg is 5etter.-[J. E. Wolcott, in Rural New
Yorker
Year: 1861

BREAK CoLTs TO THE SADDLE FIRsT.-In
connection with the matter of breaking colts,
Herbert says: "Greater docility, better sub
lection to the hand, and generally better style


and action will be attainable, if the coalt be
thoroughly trained to the saddle before being
put to rork in harness usually, however, in
this country, it is very difficult to find proper
person to train colt in this way; but the
same sort of biting should be resorted to as
for the preliminary training of the saddle horse.
Year: 1861

+ The manufacture OF bomb-shelli


is a matter of much interest. a


gentleman visiting the Watervlier


Arsenal thus describes the prepar


alton of those he witnessed:


The shell is first filled with ole
fashioned round leaden bullets:


melted sulphur is then poured in


to fill up the interstices and bind
the bullets in one solid mass; the
shell is then put into a kind OF


lathe, and a cylindrical hole Of


the exact size of the orifice of the
shell is bored through the bullets


and sulphur,-this cavity is filed
with powder, even with the inte-
rior edge of the oriiice, six inch


shell of the kiiid here described
holding about half a pound; the
fuse fitted into the orifce, is e re-
cent Belgian invention, made of
pewter, and resembles the screw
cap used for patent fruit cans
An examination of this pewter
cap shows, however, that it is
made of two hollow discs of met
al screwed together and filled with
meal powder; a number of fine
holes are drilled in the lower disc,
while the outer disc is entire, and
marked with figures in a circle, l,
2, ,, 4. In this state the shell is
water and weather proof. When
taken for use, the gunner by means
of G small steel instrument scoops
out a portion of the outer soft
metal surface, and lays bare the
charge of composition powder be-
low it. If the shell is desired to
explode in one second after leav-
ing the gun, the scooping is made
on the figure one; if in two sec
onds ON the figure two, and so on;
the idea being that shells of this
description shall first strike the
object aimed at and do execution
as a ball, and then explode, send
ing the bullets forward as if from
another cannon located at the point
where the flight of the shell is ar
rested. Large shells of eight or
ten inches, are filled with powder
only, and bursting, do execution
by means of their fragments
These large shells are generally fir
ed by means of fuse of meal
powder extending through a. brass
plug screwed into the mouth Of
the she'll; in both cases the fuse is |
freddy the ignition Of the charge
In the gun.
Year: 1861

All the prisoners, says the Rich
mond Whig, tell the same tale
that they enlisted only for the dc.
fence of Washington; that they
were not to cross the Potomac, and
had no thought nor wish to invade
Virginia. That they had been
imposed upon by their leaders, and
particularly old Scott, whom they
abuse with great fervor. One OF
them more intelligent than the
majority assured our informant
that he and all his comrades whose
term of service expired the day
after the battle, were convinced
that they were forced into the
fight to prevent theirreturn home.


Whether there be truth III this
or not, it is the standing excuse
which all the wretches make for
their invasion, and it is the same
that was made by the prisoners
taken at Bethel If it be true, it
argues deplorable ignorance a.
mong "the most enlightened pee
pie on the EARTH" and a wicked
ness among their rulers, even ex-
ceeding that, for which We gave
them credit,
Year: 1861

The determination Of Slareiy.
The n. Y. World, an official Or
gan of the Lincoln Administration,
under the heading, can Alterna-
tive the South must shun," has the
following significant paragraph
Let Southern readers ponderitwell:


Anti-slavery discussion in this
war-Congress is out of place, for
the war claims the support of all
true men, whatever their opinions
of slavery. But the Northern Sen
ators who participated in Thurs
DAYS debate did well in not shrink
ing from the explicit avowal that,
while they regarded the war as
,waged solely for the supremacy oi
the Constitution, yet, if it should
come at last to be a aquestlon wheth
er the Government or slavery
should perish, the latter must take
the death. The South cannot toe
clearly understand that. The pres
ervation of the unity of the Re
public is a foregone conclusion with
the Northern people-the one fixed
supreme determination, agains
which nothing will be suffered t.
weigh for an instant.
Year: 1861

Presence Of Nmd.-On these
occasions we are mournfully 1e-
minded of the name of Presence
: OF Mind" bestowed on a late dig
nitary ofthe church in consequence
Of a story told of him by himself.
"A friend" he used to relate.
''lnvited me to go out with him on
the water. The sky was threat
ening, and | declined. At length
he succeeded in persuading me and
We embarked. a squall came on
the boat lurched, and my friend
fell overheard. Twice he sank and
twice he rose to the surface. He
placed his hands on the Prov, and
endeayored to climb in. There
was great apprehension lest he
should upset the boat. Providen-
TALLY | had brought my umbrella
with me. | had the presence of
mind to. strike him two or three
hard blows over the knuckles.
He let go his hold and sank. The
boat righted itself and we were
saved. Such presence of mind
is, happily, by no means universal.
We have heard a story of another
dean, who had left behind him o
race OF sons chivalrous as himself
who ON raw and gusty day in
December, and at the advanced
age of 20, leaped into a canal to
save drowning person. And the
like courageous efforts have not
been waiting in the moral storms
OF which we are now speaking
ECltnburgh Rcrier.
Year: 1861

Immense natural Bee-hire.-In
a cavern on the right bank OF Col
orado, about seven miles from Aus
tin, Texas, is an immense hive of
wild bees. On a warm day, a
dark stream of these little emblems
Of industry may be seen constant
ly vending out Of the cavern,
like a long, dark wreath Of smoke.
The stream often appears from one
to two feet in diameter, near the
cliff, and gradually spreads out
Ike a fan, growing thinner and
thinner until it finally disappears
in the distance and elevation
The number of bees in that cavern
must be incidentally great-proba-
bly, greater than the amount in ten
thousand hives. The oldest set
tiers say the hive was there when
they first arrived in the coun-
try and even long before that
time. 1t Is estimated that there
are many tons of honey and wax
in this immense cavern; and If its
contents could be reached and
secured, they might be more
valuable than any places yet
reached in California; but who will
undertake it? The sting of the
little owners are more formidable
than an entrenched army, and
will, no doubt, secure to them un-
molested possession for some time
to come; and yet the thing might
be done. Here is room for inyen-
tion-for a real live yankee to go
down to Texas, and rob that great
beehive.
Year: 1861

A noticeable feature of the paint
ings in the rotunda at Washington,
is the removal, by the Black Re
publicans, of the excellent portrait
of the venerable Roger B. Taney.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Year: 1861

THE GIGANTIC BATTERY,-A-
mong the trophies taken at Manas-
sas was a battery composed of the
most gigantic guns ever seen on a
field of battle. They were thirty
two pound rifed cannon, on wheels
ten or twelve feet high, and with
tires foot wide, and drawn by
ten horses. Such monsters were
never seen before outside of for
tifcation. In this outfit we see
the Chinese sticking out. The
Yankees supposed that the mere
sight of such looking monsters
would clear the field of an enemy
Year: 1861

Deep in the dreary forest gloom,
Where not flower is seen to bloom,
And where poisoned streamlet laves,
The bank where deadly night. shade waves,
Is seen the Slanderer's Tomb.
The boding owlet. lowering round,
Sends forth her screech of fearful sound
The black plum raven hovers there,
And blasting dews pollute the air,
And fall upon the unhalowed mound.
For him that sleeps in that lone bed
No tear of fond regret is she'd


No kindred dear his fate bemoan,


Or raise the consecrated stone,
With pious hands above his head.
Alike TO heaven and man foe,
The only Joy on earth he knew


Was to destroy his neighbor's fame
To blight the falrest brightest name,
And aim at Virtues breast blow.
On his dark brow scrawl'd Envy dire,
His eve balls flashed balelul fire,


Whilst Jealous and cnvcnomed Hate


Dwclt IN his heart iu sullcn state,
And swelled it with hellish ire.
Indignant saw the Almighty Power
The wretch felt woes around him shower
The bolt of heaven in thunder spcd


And struck the prowIing monster dead,
That he should curse the world no more.
And now in dreary forest gloom
Where not a flower Is seen to bloom,


And where a poisoned strcamlct aves


The bank where deadly nght.shldc waves,
Is seen the Slandcrcr's Tomb.
Year: 1861




A correspondence of Philadelphis
paper, writing from Pine river, Wiscon-
sin, gives the subioinej description of
natural bridge discovered in that region;
AT the mouth of the west branch of
Pine river, is great curiosity-a natual
bridge, almost as wonderful as the one
over Cedar Creek, is spanned by a bridge
of rock and earth the handiwork OF ma
ture herself. The west branch of Pine
river flows through most beautiful and
fertile bluff, seems TO forbid the blending
OF their waters But "where there is a
will there is way" and the branch
finds an opening through high bluff
which skirts the Western shore of Pine
river, and their waters minge and mur-
mer on together toward the Father of
Rivers Here is natural tunnel
from fifteen to twenty feet wide, and
twelve feet high-right throug a rocky
hill, whose altitude is eighty feet, and
covered over with tall pines, and foliage
down to both rivers with dense growth
ofevergreen. The bridge is wide enough
for three teams to drive abreast, and
from it's location, l have no doubt but
thoroughiare will, at some future time,
be established along this romantic way.
Sufficient water passes under the bridge
even IN the sultry month of July, to set
a-rolling and a-rumbling dozen of the
largest mills in the State.
Year: 1861

While on my lonely beat, about an
hour ago, a light tread attracted my at.
tention and on looking up beheld one
Of secesh's pickets standing before me.


Soldier" says he you mind me of
my grandmother, who expired before
was born, but this unnatural war has
made us enemies, and | must shoot you.
Give me a chaw ter backer."


lie was young man, mere boy in the
prime Of life, and decending from the first
families Of Virginia That is to say his
mother was a Virgin. AT least that's
what understand by the first families of
Virginia.


| looked at him, and says I:


"Let us compromise"


"Never - says he. THE South is
fighting for her liberty, her firesides and
the pursuit of hapines, and l desire most
respectfully to welcome you with bloody
hand TO a hospital grave"


'Stand off ten paces," says "and see
whose name will come up before the cor
oner first"


He took his place and we fired stimuli
taneonsly, ] heard ball go whistling
by barn almost a quarter of mile on
my right; and when the smoke cleared
away | say the Secsh picket approaching
me with an awful expression of woe on
his otherwise dirty countenance.


"Soldier," says he "was ther anything
in my head before you fired?"


Nothing" says save few harmless
Insects"


II speak not Of them," says he
"Was there anything inside of my head?"


Nothing" says /.


"Well now just listen.''


He shook his head mournfully and 7
heard something rattle in it.


whats that!" says l.


''Ihat says he is your bullet, which
has penetrated my skul' and is rolling
round in my brain. die happy and
with an empty stomach. But there is
one thing | should like to see before I
perish for my country. Have you q
quarter about you?"


Too much affected to speak I drew the
coin from my pocket and handed it to
him. The dying man clutched it convul-
sively and started at it feve,ishly.


"This said he is the first quarter I
have seen since the fall of Sumpter, and
had l wounded you should have been
totally unable to give you any quarter
All how beautiful it is! how bright
how exquisite and good for four drinks
But | have not time to say all feel.


The expiring soldier then laid down
his gun, and hung his cap and overcoat
on the branch of tree and blew, his nose
and died.


And there | stood on that lonely beat,
looking down opon that fallen type of
manhood and thinking how singular it
was that he had forgotten to give me
back my quarter. The sight and the
thought so affected me that was obliged
to turn my back on the corps and walk
a little way from it, When l returned
to the spot the body was gone Had
tgone to Heaven perhaps so my boy,
perhaps so: but haven't seen my quar-
ter since.
Year: 1861


/ Business, in all departments except that
connected with preparations for war, is a.
most suspended which must lead to gen.
eral extension of credits. This seems to be
inevitable. However, the state Of affairs
cannot be as bad as many apprehend, be-
cause there must be large amount of the
capital now lying idle put into circulation
in the way of expenditures for the war, and
the amount will not be less than twenty
million dollars during the next six months,
/ so that business must be decidedly more ami
mated shortly.


1t seems quite probable that there will be
large demand for provisions, as soon as
the warm weather sets in, as it will take a
considerable amount to feed the half million
of men which will be In the field soon, be-
sides another half million in camp, for the
protection of the different States. The
ninety thousand already enrolled in this
State alone will require large amount of
salt provisions, so that we should not be
surprised if high prices would De realized
within the next sixty days, much higher
than are now thought Of


Beef cattle and live hogs have been in
light supply during the week, and the mar
ket ruled frmer and prices Of beef cattle are
shade higher
Year: 1861

for the past Week


The leading disturbing feature in the
money market, during the week, was Ken
lucky bank currency more marked line
of distinction having been drawn between
it and the currency of the Ohio and Indiana
State banks, than existed the previous
week. Bankers now take it as a special de-
pOsit, consequently at the risk of the de-
positor, and in this way the burden or risk
is thrown upon the latter whilst the cur
rency is kept in circulation and passes in
trade in the city. It is being sent home,
however, rapidly, and the indications are
that the Kentucky banks will not be able
to hold out against such a run upon them,
and therefore the fear is pretty general that
they will be compelled to suspend specie
payment, which would place their paper at
a discount of 5 per cent at oace AS COM
pared with the paper of the banks of this
State and Indiana, it is now virtually at
discount of 21G93 per cent, as exchange
on New York can be bought at J prem
with the paper Of these States, whilst it
sells at 3033 prem. for Kentucky currency.
Of course, the causes of the depreciation of
the Kentucky paper, which has heretofore
stood high, is the probability of the State
seeding, and assuming hostile position to
the United States Government.


The indications last evening were that the
Kentucky currency would be thrown out
by the bankers to-day.


The demand for exchange on the East
has been but moderate. The quotations
are as follows at the close, as regards the
selling rates
Year: 1861

The most horrible cases of Scrofula, in which
Face, Bones, and Limbs of the victim had been
preyed upon by the Unsuitable disease, are proved
by the undeniable authority of the sufferers them
sslyes to have been completely cured by these
purely Vegetable medicines after all others had been
found more than useless.
Year: 1861

Are composed of Vegetable ingredients exclusively


as can be ascertained by chemical tests Their
prominent qualities are those of an active and
searching, though perfectly mild and agreeable de-
telgent aperient; Of a gentle suporifc, promoting
the insensible perspiraton of pleasant diuretic,
invigorating the kidneys and bladder and of a
delightful tonic cardiac, exciting appetite by the
demands of active Digestion and cheering the mind
with that grateful sense Of renovated health which
IA nuaO OF he
Year: 1861

BE- well regulated and Proportionate quantity
of bile upon the stomach, is always requisite for
the promotion of sound healtn--it stimulates di-
gestion and keeps the intestinal canal free from all
distractions. When there is deficiency of bile
the body is constantly costiVe On the other hand
an over abundance of bile causes frequent nausea
in the stomach and often promotes very severe at
tacks of disease, which sometimes end in death


DR.. Mofat's Life Medicines 4!
Year: 1861

Announce that they have "A


formed a copartnership in the Black
smithing business at New Oregon, "
where they may at all times he found ready
to attend to all jobs in their line. MA SGT