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Year: 1864

Did you ever see an engine Try 10 stari


q train of carsl How it pulled and groan'
sd and wheezed, just as if the iron horse
had hardly strength enough TO move such
a ponderous load! But when he gets fair
ly under way he goes on merrily for miles
and miles as if he loved to do it, giving


now and then a defiant snort, as Huch as
to say-"Who says / can't draw a heavy
loadP'-But if he once fairly stops, then


there is all the old trouble over again.
Did you ever take a bath. in a cold


morning? The water looks SO clear and


chilly that you have good mind to let it


alone Just this once, and wash when the


weather is milder. The first touch stings


like ice; you shudder and star: back as il


you were freezing. Bat you don't freeze,


and as soon as you begin to rub yourself


with course towel you are all aglow.-


Your cheeks are red and your eyes are


bright, and you are much warmer than


when you stood shiverins, thinking, u


can't do it."


Does it seem very early sometimes when
the breakfast bell rings in the morning?


You like breakfast, every one of you, but
you don't always like it az the right time


You are very warm and very sleepy, and
the bed seems much more desirable place
than it did last night when you were so
unwilling to go to it. Just now you ara
on the most intimate terms with blank
cts, aud you CAM bear the idea of part
ing.


You cannot see TO dress for your eyes
are closed and 1t seems very hard 10 keep
them open. But in few minutes they
are wide open and shining, a new winter
Suits bustoned, thetanglsd hair Is smooth
and the second bell sounds like the voice
of a playmate, Come on, boys. we ara
waiting." The bed does not look SO tempt
ing now, you go By it without glance.
and have no desire to creep back among
its pillows. Sleep il over and stirring life
has begun.


You see from these facts that beginnings
are often hard. The French say, 1T Is
the first step that costs" They mean that
it is much harder to begin than 10 keep
on, harder to do thing the frat time
than the second or third. But no good job
was ever done without beginning. Every
happy day begins getting up, every clean
boy has a bath, every excursion train starts
with strain and puff. Every hive of hon
ey had first bee who gave half her break
fast in 8 lucious drop; every great fortune
began by saving first dollar that some
body would have been glad TO spend; ev-
cry noble man was once a brave boy, who
began to do right when it would have been
easier and pleasanter to do wrong. Per
seyerence is very fine thing but how can
we perseyere in any good course till We
begin it. Let us begin to-day.
Year: 1864

We might continue the parallels; but
It: would be = repetition of the same
thing. One set of men are able. .superi.
or. the other set are unfit for the posi-
tons TO which they aspire. and are in
ferior to dozens of other men who
could have been nominated by the 9th
convention, generally speaking.


Under these circumstances, who can
doubt. the result ? Does any one be-
lieve that the people of Kansas are SC
ignorant and imbecile as to reject the
good and choose the evil :? Will they
take men of whom they know nothing.
or know to be next to imbeciles, in
preference 10 men who will honor the
State and confer dignity upon its ad-
ministra:ion of affairs We do not
believe they will.
Year: 1864

s. 81 Ia
of the Surdens Of his speeches, and We
need not repeat the fact. Then. SO far
as you are conssrned. you are paying
City cents on the dollar on the extra
price of your living. and on all the rev.
enue tax you pay. to support the Office
holders of Lane in Kansas, Lane him.
self declaring the fact that he has "got
the Offices


Now. We ask, do you intend to do
this any longer! Are you SO foolish
as to tax yourselves so heavily to keep
up a brood of blood-suckers around
you. who get rich at your expense, and
then snab you because you are poor
Do you intend TO let these monsters
fatten off Of your toll. that they may
become aristocratic, and snser at you as
"poor dogs -


No. you will not do it! You are
made Of different stuff. You have no.
braved the perils incident to the settle
meut of this State; you have not killed
Of one aristocracy. that built upon Sla-
very and human blood. 10 build up an
other aris'ocracy founded upon robbery
Of the government of yourselves =
and the blood and tears of your friends
No. you will not do it; and we ask you
no, to be deceived BY any one. Believe
no demagogue, but take the facts and
make your own conclusions. Stop the
stealing and robbery. and you will stop
the war-it will speedily be ended by
the crushing of the rebellion. You
believe this; you feel, you know it to be
true. Then strike for your country
when you can, and let your ballots tell
to the confusion of the plunderers.
Year: 1864

Where there is a great deal Of smoke
there is always some FIRE Where there
are TumOrs seemingly having some
foundation, IL is not safe, always. If ever.
10 reject them as idle reports. There
have been so many reports from various
sources Of q proposed rebel raid through
or against Kentucky, that we are led
to believe there is something in it, It
viii be recollected that Bragg once
brought the whole Union army back on
the doUble-quick from Tennessee by q
bold dash into kentucky and he came
near, also, causing the evacuation Of
Nashville The situation Is different
now, it is true, from what IL was then.
We hold Knoxville, Then it was held
by the enemy. But, if IL would not be
safe for Johnson army or Longstreet
army to enter Kentucky at present
the rebel generals might think it would
pay to risk Morgan with eight or ten
thousand men, for the purpose Of crea-
ting q diversion and obtaining su1-
plies. The late situation in Kentucky
j. also TO be taken into consideration
in this connection. 1t was fully expec-
ted there would be a collision between
the State and National authorities.
growing out Of the enrolling and draft
ing Of negroes. The disloyal leaders
intended there should be q collision.
and they believed, and We think they
had good ground for believing, that
Gov Bramlette could be used 10 bring
about this result Two weeks ago,
therefore, and even later the Copper
heads were jubilant OF this state Of
things the Richmond rebels were of
course fully advised. for regular com
munication is kept up. and for some
time knowing winks and significant
hints have been passing between the
dislOyal leaders, who have means Of
learning the secrets passing over the
grapevine lines, as to important move
ments soon 70 take place The new po-
sitiOn taken by Gov. Bramlette may
cause q modification Of the rebel pro
gTammc; but still we are inclined 10
believe that an attempt viii be made to
invade Kentucky. The extent Of this
movement viii, Of course, depend a
good deal on the action Of the Army Of
the Cumberland but at all events it is
important that the authorities should
be prepared for the worst, 50 that no
side operation Of this sort shall succeed
in checking aggressive movements IN .
front -CfociuuaH Eo-fhf.
Year: 1864

Speech from Vice President Hamli


At the organization of political club
in Philadelphia, last Friday, Vice Pres
ident Hamlin said:


There is a class of men in every com
munity who tell Us we must have " the
Constitution as it is, and the Union as
II was. That idea carries with it the
idea that we must receive back the men
whose hands are reeking with the blood
Of our fathers and sons-that we must
restore the status Of slavery where it
has been broken and upturned The
man who argues thus would roll back
the tide of freedom flowing over ran
somed territory, and bring back to power
the traitors who have sought to destroy
US.


Man IS everywhere to stand erect in
the dignity OF freedom The tide of
emancipation is not TO be rolled back,
but to be rolled on. We are not to close
this war until the cause of it is removed.
Long applause We are to stand upon
higher civilization even than that
given to US by our fathers We are
going 10 plant this government upon q
basis Of freedom that shall render il
stable for all coming time The pro
gress toward that result ia fast and
rapid. No man can tell the precise time
when this rebellion IS 10 be broken, but
the signs of the times already show Us
the beginning Of the end Il is now
narrowing Its limits are ccircumscribed
The hope of n division in the North has
been one of the great and paramount
causes that have buoyed them up. The
North is united from the pine forests
Of Maine to the old keystone State. for
constitutional liberty over the Union


The rebels see il and feel its effect.
Another hope that stimulates them
was, that the resources of the North
would not be contributed to the Gov
ernment They were again mistaken.
They have failed in everything When
they see this fully, the rebellion must
and Will come to an end
Year: 1864

wherO goods are sold as low rs anywhere in Nash
Vile. And to the miners of this city and sur
rounding country, would say, l am keeping con-
stantly on hand a well selected assortment Of


MISSES AND LADIES'
Year: 1864

I IN Nevada they disi1ancise all who
have been rebels. Wetzust to see this sasne
rule prevail in all parts OF the country. No
man who has ra1std bis hand against the
country should ever be permitted to return
Year: 1864

FIVE PnoTOGRNrus.-An obstinate
woman goes to sea in n bnnd box.


\ patient woman roasts an OK with
q burning glass.


A curious womsn would turn q
rainbow to see what was on the other
side.


A cautious woman writes her prom
ises on q slate.


A vulgar woman is n spider at
tempting TO spiH silk.
Year: 1864

A letter from St, Petersburg, in an English
paper, mentions an extraordinary affair which
lately occurred in the town of Orel, in Russia.
A great local landowner had large sum (for-
ty-three thousand silver roubles) to receive
through the police Office Of that town. On
applying for the amount he was told that the
money could not be handed over to him un-
less he presented the Office with five thousand
silver roubles. He refused, and Immediately
reported the case to st. Petersburg, and the
money was paid over to him. Butt on the eve
ming Of the same day, as he was quietly smok-
ing in bis study, loud ring was heard at the
bell The servant on opening the door was
instantly pinioned, and four men, their faces
covered with black Grape, rushed into the
room. The landowner asked them what they
wanted; they plainly told him he must hand
over his forty-three thousand roubles. With
the greatest GOODNESS he went over TO his
strong box, opened 1t, seized revolver, which
was laid on the top shelf, and shot two Of the
robbers dead, the other two Immediately tax
ing to their heels. he then sent for assist
ance, the police, &c., and on the Grape being
removed from the faces OF the men they were
recognised as the head of the police and his
secretary. The body of the former has been
removed to Nice for interment
Year: 1864

where he lay for some time bleeding like a
slaughtered hog. ~


Mr. smith was now attacked by the other
rooDer, who succeeded in inflicting several
nesn wounds upon his face and hands but not
Wilnout receiving in turn blow from the same
weapon that had SO effectually repulsed his
companion. Meanwhile the latter had man
aged to crawl away, and the other, who would
probably soon have overcome his aged antag-
onist had the struggle continued, also made off.
Some of the absent members of the family soon
afterwards returned, when an alarm was given.
The neighbors at once turned out and tried to
capture the wounded robbers but though they
tracked them by their blood into the woods
they did not succeed in finding them. 1t is to
be hoped that the marks which they carry with
them may lead to their detection. We are
happy to learn that the injuries received by
Mr.. Smith in the dreadful encounter are not in
themselves Of serious nature, but the shock
he has sustained has. as might be supposed,
made him feel ILL., Prescott (Canada) Tele-
graph, 10Th.
Year: 1864

We copy the following from the Bradford
lEngland) AdUertiSer of Sept. "A:


'.Tne cue of the English branch of The
slavery party is TO throw out the idea that
sudden desire for peace is ia the ascendant,
aud there is no use in attending to anything
else. The object is to work a diversion, or il
might better be called distraction, from The
great question which is just now upon the
scene, os


And that question is, whether peace, when
ever it is made, is to be made under man
agement which can be trusted, or under one
which has earned for itself the highest reputa-
tion for incapacity and inslncerity.


A girl in England appeared in action for Sc
ductlon. She presented herself a second
time, and said, ne has sedueed me again to-
day. 5sa3


Those who vote for re introduction OF the
old deluder, want 70 be sedaced again to-mor-
row, 70 oamaD


The slave-traders Gu the English side of the
water do not see that they gain much by war.
So they want to make bad peace. They
throw out the intimation that everybody in
America Is calling out for bad peace. III it
Is so time will show; but do not bring In a
bad hand to do it.


The object of the cry is to make distraction
at the colping crisis: It is to prevent the yot-
ep from having single eye to the great chase
III uduNy Dy oldAbAh6 Q ASW AoAO IVA AoA lnC
pack to follow in another direction. Sensible
men will, of course, be aware of this, and see
that it turn to the enemys discontinue.


The report of the moment is that there is
Rn idea Of Withdrawing the most eligible can
didste for the Presidency, on the condition Of
Withdrawing at the same time the least.


Sacrificing the greatest good TO avoid the
greatesteVIl, would be painful dispensation.
But it is having dcne all, to standp


D,,E this chAufh ho
ca would not be bankrupt in men nor in
moves There would be a great move left,
the parallel to that by which the French peo-
pie under universal suffrage brought forward
Q man snd cause for the special reason that
Eney mad basn seurYily treated. IT. a pity
that lie should be let to rule the world
S. me nations are capable Of the effort which
W, uii prevent this; some not. What is clear
is, that as far as foreign enmity Is concerned
It would be a wet blanket 90 all assailants,
and not one of them would peep or mutter af-
terwards." t'tai
Year: 1864

CHICAGO, March 81.


The newly organized Chamber Of Com
merce, in this city, have already raised
100000 for the purchase Of lot and the
erection Of new and splendid building
for the use Ofths Chamber. They expect to
raise $lOO,OOO additional within q short
time. The cost Of the lot will be about
100000. The Chamber Of Commerce
and the Board of Trade have practically
been merged into one organisation.


A fire broke out in the office Of. the
United States Express Company in this
city about one o'clock t1is morning. A
considerable amount Of uncslled for goods
were destroyed, and large part Of the
records Of the Office. The building was
but slightly damaged.
Year: 1864

That can be found In the country. We also have an
excellent BILLIARD TABLE, one of the best in the
City Gentlemen are invited In call and US, and
may rest assured that We win spare pains to
please them.s MUZZY BRACE,


jy9tf Proprietors.
Year: 1864

We regret to learn by telegraphic announce
ment from Indianapolis that the Hon CALfB r..
SMITH, Judge Of the United States District Court,
and Ex Secretary Of the Interior, died at his
late residence in Indiana on Wednesday last


We were aware that the health Of Judge Smith
had teen failing for some weeks past, but the in
telligence of his death will bring surprise as well
:. AZ sorrow to all who knew him.
Year: 1864




General Mcneil, in speech welcoming the
return of Missouri veterans to st Louis. said;
and many Others have stood tere, the
faithful senIlnels over every mans negro.
They dared this rebellion in order to open the
slave trade; they were afraid of the growth OF
population in this great bread-grOwing coun-
try, and broke the contract under which we
worked faithfully, and when they broke that
contract said we would make a new contrct
which would wipe out slavery. (Cheers) |
never should have interfered-I always have
been Conservative. thank God my father
gave me trade, and when he sent me out he
said he was putting loaf of bread under my
arm. / never asked for public Office; felt
conservative; l felt like sustaining every
thing that kept peace and quietness between
our neighbors. When this war came l said
we will hsvega new deal entirely, aud before
this war is done we will do away with the
cause of it. You may suppose am divergiDg
into the line of politices, but in this war a
soldier can not talk without getting into poll
tics; every thing is Political and bayOuets are
radical.
Year: 1864

Not long since we noticed little item, in
rather a scientific dress, going the " round oil
the press" which questions the utility of pnt-
ing salt in the food of either man or beast
Not ouly was The necessity of the article
questioned, but its use in any way, except as a
medicine, most pointedly condemed as inju-
rious. We d. not, however, suppose that the
world will at once see it in this same light
with this deep thinking reformer, who is pro-
baby little ahead of the slow age in which
he Ii, es In the meantime some of our read
ers will be pleased to know the amount Of
salt which farmers in other sections and towns
have given thair aocks and herds. We copy
from 'sThipson's Prize Essay which we find
in the Ohio Farmer.


In Great Britain, in the best farmed dis
triets, we find the allowance Of salt oscilating
around the subjoined figures, taken as a CEN
tire or basis


In Belgium there exists legal allowance
of salt. that which is intended for agricultural
purposes being exempt from the tax levied on
the ether and the law fixes for oxen two and
one tenth part OF an ounce, per head per diem.
This is too much for young calves. and too
little for bullOcks, according TO English and
German practice. Moreover, the Belgians
mix their unmixed agricultural salt with gyp-
sum or chalk. in order to render it too impure
for other purposes, before distributing it to
the farmer.


HoRsEs-To mix salt with the food Of,
horse. colt, ass, or mule, is frequent practice
in England and America. In these countries
the usual allowance for full grown horse, Of
middle height, is about two ounces per diem.


SHEEP he Romans give to their fiOcks
Of sheep, every fifth day, an allowance of salt,
amounting to about half an ounce per head
And this is, precisely the quantity which is
still employed in England and Saxonay. daily
for sheep full-grown and of ordinary size
Numerous experiments have proved that salt
is more bene6cial to sheep than to any ether
species Of cattle.


PIGs.--The best proportion to adopt as q
basis, appears to be one ounce OF salt to every
twelve pounds Of their wash, or twO-thirds OF
an ounce per head per deim for fulLgrown
pigs. 10 cases of anticipated disease the dose
may oe slightly increased.
Year: 1864

When was boy Of twelve years l was
working for twenty-five cents a week with an
old lady, and will tell you bad my hands
full but did my work faithfully. l used to
cut wood, fetch water, make fires, and scrub
and scour mornings for the old lady before the
real work Of the day commenced my clothes
were bad, and had ne means OF buying shoes
so l was often barefooted. One morning got
through my work early and the old lady, who
thought bad not done it, or especially i'll
humoFed then, was displeased, scolded me, and
said was idle and had not worked. said
[ had she called ma "a liar. I selI my spirits
rise Indignantly against this, and standing
erect told her that she should never have the
chance of applying this word to me again.
/ walked out of the house to re-enter it no
more. had not q cent in my pocket when
stepped into the world What do you think
did then, boysf Imet country-mau with
a team I met him boldly and hoaestly, and
offered to drive the leader if he weuld only
take me on. He looked at me in surprise,
but he said he did not think I'd be Of any use
TO him. oh yes will said 1; I can rub
down and watch your horses, and do many
things for you if you win only let me try
He no longer objected. got on the horses
back. 1t was hard travelling for the roads
were deep, and we could only get along at the
rate Of twelve miles day. This was how
ever my starting point. l went ahead after
this. An independent spirit, and sturdy,
honest conduct with what capacity Ged has
given me-as he has given you-haVe carried
me through the werld successfully.


Don't be down hearted at being poor or
having no friends. Try and try again. You
can cut your way if you live, SO as to please
Ged | know ils hard time for some of
you. You often are hungry, or wet with rain
or snow, and it seems dreary in the city, to
have no one to care for you. But trust 10
Christ and he will be your friend. Keep of
good heart and be determined to make your
own way honestly and truly through the
world. As 1 said feel for you; because /
have gone through it all, know what it is,
God bless yon GENERAL. MITCHELL.
Year: 1864

The subject of emancipation is now upper
most with the people of Maryland. They are
meeting the question squarely, and discussing
it with great freedom and fervency, Emanci-
patton seems on all hands to be forsgone
conclusion the emily question involved being


whether it shall be total land immediate, or by
gradual process, Much the larger class appear
to be for an immediate, thorough and entire
wiping out Of the plague-spot. The majority
for this policy in the Legislature was 50 en-
phatic as to be almost conclusive. From the
tone of the press Of the State, we infer that
the same sentiment prevails to near the same
degree among the people, where the subject
has now been sent for their final action. The
Baltimore American, in an able argument in IA
Year: 1864

a leading object with every young mar


should be to secure for himself permanent


home. And for its greater stability, it should


consist partly in land. and up to a certain lin


it, the more Of it the better, if paid for. The


house should be as comfortable and attractive


as one has the means Of making it. It should


be one that the heart can grow to, and will
cling around more and more every passing


year. Its owner should desire and purposs to


keep possession Of it as long as be lives, and


his children should grow up feeling that there


is one place Fixed and stable for them through
all changes.


Americans are altogether too rowing in
their habits. We build houses cbeaply, and
pull them down without regret Or we sell
out and move away halEdozen times ia a
life time, in the vain hope Of bettering our
condition How much better to choose a
homestead early in life, and then lay plans
with reference TO abiding there. Even though
our gains be less than Sre promised elsewhere,
a certainty should seldom be given up for an
uncertainty.


"a bird in the hand is worth two in the
bush"


Only those who have experienced it, know
how firmly family become attached to their |
long-loYed homestead Nochildreu love home |
as well as those who have known only one
AS the young become Of manageable age
they shcrld go out, one by one, from the old
homestead, feeling it to be the model after
which their own should be established. and
knowing that this will remain unchanged as
long as the parents live, a place to which
they can return, and where they will ever be
welcome. A pleasing writer confirms our
doctrine thus:


"There is great gain in being settled. 1t is
two fold. Each year accumulates about the
farmer the material by which laber is lessened.
The rough channels of labor become worn
and smooth. A change involves a great loss,
and rarely is there a corresponding gain
Time is lost, labor expended, money paid the
wear and tear OF removal is no small item
ind above all, the breaking up Of old assOcia-
ions is often disastrous iD the extreme. Pa
ents aui children become unsettled in their
labiis, if not in their morals. .......L Let the
nan who has a homestead keep it; let hiB
hat has none, get one and labor to render it :
treasured remembrance to the absent, and
onstant joy to those who abide in IT," To all
# which every intelligent, thoughtful person
must give hearty pproval.-Ameriean Ag- !
ieulturist. {