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Year: 1863

MODEL SPEECH A captain in an Iowa
regiment, having been informed that his com
pany had subscribed handsome sum for the
purpose of purchasing and presenting him
with an elegant sash and sword called his men
together and delivered himself of the following
model speech 1t is full of Straightforward
common sense and pure dsinterested patriot
ism combined


Boys, ii you have any money to spare send
it home TO your families, it they need it il
not, keep until you need it yourselves. | will
buy my own sword. Should you do it, and
should it come to disgrace in these hands you
could but regret the gift or should | accept
it from you, and some day find it my impera
tive duty to kick some one of the donors out of
this company, it might be unpleasant to think
that | was under obligations to that person as
a contributor to the elegant sword fund. For
these reasons must firmly and kindly decline
the favor which your loyal hearts prompt you
to bestOw. Wait until the war is over; wait
until the tide of battle shall have been STAYED
till the raging pillows of this cursed rebel.
lion shall have been rolled back wait until
have proved myself worthy to receive 50 noble
a gft-until you have shown yourselves by
deeds of daring and feats of bravery worthy to
bestow it upon me; then perchance may be
happy to accept at your hands, some lasting
testimonial of your confidence and esteem
Till then. wait"
Year: 1863

Ii is generally believed by mea 81 >cieu,J
and Others, that the interior OF the earth Is a
mass Of molten matter, the heat Of which is in-
tense beyond that which can be produced by
known artificial modes. Many Of the rocks
which form the crust of the earth appear TO
have been once in fluid condition, aud no
skill possessed by man can reduce some of them
by heat to the state IN which they once existed.
DR.. SijeStroa q Swedish astronomer, expresses
it a his belief that the interior Of the earth is
occapiel by currents of various degrees of
heat. which mix with each other and attain a
certain degree of temperature in the same
manner as substances subjected to all the
physical Influences of the earth's exterior. Ia
other words, The theory Is that mass Of fluid
possessing different temperatures in different
parts Of its interior, must be subjected to
process Of convection The result is usually a
change Of volume in tie eatre mass of circu
latiDg Haid, causing eruptions like those of
volcanoes. ln Heckla, however The famous
volcanic mountains of eland-the heat seems
10 be local, not proceeding from any great depth
in the interior of the earth. \ writer in the
London Quarterly who has visited it, states
that while vapors were issuing from the black
sand summit, =" in the crater itself. some hun
dred fathoms below, were gaping ice holes and
great masses of snow side by side with sui
pharous steam jets The poet who used
Heckla as an Illustration of blowing hot and
cold in one breath, was true 10 nature for.
strangely enough, while one part of the cone
is quite cold on the surface, steam is Issuing
from another part higher mp, showing that the
heat is local, and dependent upon the fery
character Of the under beds This is proved
by the experiment Of an Icelander at another
place, who discovered that the heat began two
feet below the surface Beneath that depth
he came 10 violet colored layer of soil Of
sulPhurous odor. where he heat was greatest.
Lower still it was found to be less aud less.
until at the depth of eleven feet there was no
heat at all. The depth of greatest heat at
krisulvili was ascertained TO be twelve feet
below the surface, and below this the heat
diminished - Scientific American.
Year: 1863

ADVERTISEMENTS:
Per square of ten lines or less first insertion So 90
Each subsequent insertion. so
81 liberal discount will be made in favor of
those who advertise by the year.


81 Business Cards inserted on reasonable terms
Year: 1863

In the walks Of everyday life, many are the
characters We meet. The following pen and ink
sketches of two classes of people to be found
in every community, We commend TO the at
tenti0u Of our readers, leaving it for them TO
make the proper application in the midst Of
their acauaintarces
Year: 1863

T The Copperhead papers are taking on
again about Mcclellan. They have the idea in
their heads that he is the only man who can
repel the threatened invasion of the North. To
substantiate this, they are reporting that Simon
Cameron advised Governor Curtin to place the
defence of the State of Pennsylvania in the hands
Of Little Mac. Simon contradicts it over bis
swn signature. They ought to let Little Mao"
die as easily aSpossible- smell bad il you
keep stirring him.
Year: 1863

"God shall wipe all tears from their eyes. -
The expression is one ofexqusite tenderness and
beauty, The poet Burns said that he could new
er read this without being affected to weeping.
OF all the negative descriptions of heaven there
is no one, perhaps that would be better adapted
to produce consolation than this. Who is there
of the human family that has not shed tear9-
Who that has not wept over the grave of a friend,
over his own losses and cares, over his disap-
pointments, over his sins, over his follies vice
and woes of his fellow Inen7 And what a
change it would make in the world if it could
be said that henceforth not tear would be shed
not head would be bowed again in grief Yet
this is to be the condition of heaven. In that
world there is to be no pain, no disappointment,
no bereavment Nofriend is to lie in dreadful
agony on a sick bed; no grave is to be opened to
receive parent, wife and a child; no gloomy
prospect of death is to draw tears from the eyes.
To that blessed world when our eyes run down
with tears we are permitted to look forward;
and the prospect Of such world should contrib
ute to wipe away our fears here--for all our sor-
rows Will soon be over. Amidst the trials of
the present life, when frends leave us, when
sickness comes, when our hopes are blasted,
when calamities and reproaches come upon us,
when standing upon the verge Of the grave, and
looking down into the cold tomb, the eyes pour
fourth floods of tears, it is blessed privilege to
be permitted to look forward TO that brighter
scene in heaven, where not pang shall ever be
felt, and not a tear shall ever be shed.
Year: 1863

We saw him last late in the evening, in the
company of very bad boys and they each had a
cigar. And now and then some of them used
very profane language. As we looked on your
son, we wondered if you knew where he was
and with whom he associated. He is running
headlong into the vices with which the world ID
hlled. Can you not leave your business long
enough TO look aftar that boy. Do not neglect
hin; II he continues IN the path he seems to be
treading, he will surely bring sorrow to your
household. Bring the proper parental restraint
to bear upon him, and that very soon, or he will
be lost to you, to himself and respectable soci-
ety. "That is not my boy" say you'll Be moi
too sanguine. Look before you give SO decisive
an answer. Your boy does many things, and
has many habits already contracted you know
not of.-GaAipolis Dispatch
Year: 1863

The Angels Of Freedom are calling;


Their music is borne from the sky;
The chains Of the bondman are falling;
The jubilee morning is nigh.
Now chant ye the mighty evangel,


And hasten the spirit to Free
For Liberty's beautiful Angel


Hath come from the Father to thee.
There is not bosom but pineth
To burst from all slavish control;
To bask in the brightness that shineth
To-day from the Infinite Soul.
Make way for the life-bringing Angel,
Aud hasten the spirit to free;
For Liberty's holy evangel


Hath come from the Father to thee.
q The stars in their glory are singing;
The race of oppression is run;
For slaves into heroes are springing,


And love binds the nations in one.
Christ comes in the Liberty Angel


He hastens the spirit to free;
And speaks through the holy evangel
That comes from the Father to thee.
Year: 1863




Carolina.


AHilton Head correspondent of the Now
York Tribune writes:


Georgetown is small town Of about ,ooC
inhabitants, some of whose hearts still beat
strong for the Union. On recent occasion,
when tug boat, with flag of truce, went
up TO the town, with communication from
the Captain Of the blockadipg squadron, a
lady residing near the dock waved her hand
serchief to welcome the approach of the
Stars asd Stripes. For this she was ta-
ken from her residence, and ordered by the
inhuman commander of the ehivalrous sons
of South Carolina to be shot. His infa-
nous order was executed. She fell, her
breast being pierced BY a Mimic ball. In
dying, she heayed her last sigh for that glo-
rious old flag, whose then unprotecting
folds were not able to save her from a mar
tyr's grave. This cruelty is worthy of the
State from which has emanated such foul
treason, and of traitors whose pames will
be handed down to posterity for their infa-
my. We can not but admire the glorious
exhibition oftrue patriotism in this lady
and l trust her name and memory will not
be forgotten. Her bright example reminds
US Of the spirit eff the brave daughters of
the Revolution, and it should enkindle
f1ame in the hearts of the sons of the North
that should never queneh until every YES
tige of this unholy rebellion shalIhaye pass
ed away.
Year: 1863

The New York World speaks of the devil as
the Original radical" This is the very essence
of madness. Who does not know that the dew
il was the original secsssi0nist-- and that God
was the radical who eradicated him from HeavenP
And yet the World is so excessively polite to
seeessionists that 1t seeks to vindicats them from
all connection with the devil and pass him over
to the radicals.
Year: 1863

PAY Your WATER.TAx.-The attention OF
our city readers IL invited to tho advertisement OF
the Chicago Water Works in this paper. Those
who would save handsome percentage must pay
their eeml ANIMAL dividend before the first Of Dc
cenber. See advertisement.
Year: 1863

J e. The editor of the Lesvenw orth
Conservative taketh on considerably over
. couple of half dollars which be recently
saw in that city. Vsx not thy spirit,
after the filthy lucre o mortal man We
have Q silver dollar at home. with hole
in it. and if thoa art short of change and
will come up this way We win give thee
the w. hole Of it.
Year: 1863

Z PLURIBUs UNVNY


Bx eEoReEw. oUFFER.
s.-.-TH.TH


Though many and bright are the stars that appear
In that flag by our country unfurled;
And the stripes that are swelling IN majesty there,
Like rainbow adjoining the world
Their lights are unsuilied as those in the sky,
By a deed that cur fathers have done;
And they're leagued in as true and holy a tie,
In their motto Of Many in One"
Prom hehour when those patriots Iearlessly lung
That banner Of starlight abroad,
Ever true to themselves to that motto they clung,
As they clung to the promise Of God:
By the bayonet traced at the midnight oTWar,
On the 6eld where our glory was won;
Oh perish the heart or the hand that would mar
Our motto Of " Many in One.p srss r.
Mid thesmoke Of the contest-the oannon's deep


roar,


~. How on hath it gathered renowhE
While those stars were reflected in rivers Of gore
When the cross and the lion 1yesss. down:
And though few we're their lights in the gloom Of


that hour,


Yet the hearts that were striking below,
Had God for their bulWark and truth for their


power,


And they stopped not to number their foe.
From where our green mountain tops blend with


the sky,
And the giant st. Lawrence is rolled,
To the waves where the balmy Hesperidos lie,
Like the dream of sc:ae prophet Of old
They comprehend dying, bequeathe5 to our

Not this bomdless dominion alone
But that banner, whose Iovelinoss ha1ows the air
And their motto Of Many in One"
We are many in one, while there glitters star
In the blaze Of the heavens above;
And tyrauts shall quail mid their dungeons afAr,
When. they gaze on that motto efloge.
Il shall CLEAN o'er the sea, mid the bolts Of the


stqrub SAX T
Over tempest, and battle and wreck,
And fame where our guns with theirthundergrow


warm,


Meath the blood on the slippery deck
The oppressed of The earth to that STANDARD shall


fly,


Wherever its folds shall be spread;
And the exile shall feel tbs his oVa native sky
Where its stars shall float over his head.
Aud those stars shall increase, till the funess Of


time sfIE ft3t-tI
Its millions Of cycles has run
TIL the world shall have welcomed its mission


sublime,


And the nations Of earth sh9ll be ono.



Though the old Allegheny nlsy tower to heaven, (
And the Father Of waters divide,
The links Of our destiny cannot be riven,
While the truth Of these words shall abide.
on then let them grow on each helmet aud brand,
Though our blood like our rivers shall run Z,
Divide as We may in our own native land
To the rest Of theEOrld we are one.
Thea, up with our flag l-letit stream on the air,
Though our fathers are cold in their graves,
They had hands that could strike, had souls that
Sd could dare,


And their sons were not born to be slaves.
Up, up with that banner where'er it may cal,
Our millions shall rally around;
A nation Of freemen that moment shall faIl
When its stars shall be trailed on the ground I
Year: 1863

SNAIL BRns.-AlIhoueh the sfaTrows levy
small contribution on. the farmers grain,
yet the far greater portion Of their food is from
injurious insects. At the beginning Of the
world man would have succumbed in the un-
equal struggle, if God had not given him in
the bird powerful auxiliary, faithful ally,
who wonderfully accomplished the task which
man is incapable of periornling-in fact,
against his enemies Of the insect world man
would be powerless without the bird.
Year: 1863

IT is narrated as one Of the incidents Of
the Fort Donelson Eight that the youthful
Captain, Henry Wilson, Of the Illinois Eigh-
teenth; was shot down three times without
receiving a scratchl First ball struck the
pistol in his belt, prostrating him. He jump
ed up and rushed on, when he received an
other, diagonally across his breast striking a
packet Of papers in his breast pocket he
was car led back, seaseless from the stunning
effect of the blow, but speedy recovered, and
was again at the head OF his company when
another ball struck him crosswise on his waist
plate, and he was again fattened out, and
carried of, this time, for dead: bnt what was
the astonislInent of his comrades, a short
while afterwards, to see the little fellow rush
ing up and " pitching in again, and bravely
doing his duty to the end Of the fight, com
ing off without a bruiss upon him, but =
little sore about The ribs
Year: 1863

A correspondent Of the Indianapolis Jour
nal wiring from 8Eartinsburg, Va., fllultrates
the Union feeling observed along the march
from Paw Paw: &


AT North Mountain House we experienced
the first genuine Union feeling lwe-h have met
with since we have benin Virginia. Every
house-top had on it the flag Of the Union,
st this station, three days before, there were
rebel pickets. The genuine Union feeling Of
the people Of North Mountain will illustrate
BY area1 occurrence. It seems thattbe young
ladies Of North Mountain House have a large
Onion flag, which It was necessary that they
should keep concealed so the rebels woald
not get it. The young ladies, nfter mature
thought, concluded to have it worn as a skirt
and selected Miss. Matte Cookers as the most
proper person, Thus eneompassei she lived
and moved ntil Capt John Wilson'S Com
pany Of the 18th arrived in town. When ii
was known that we. were United States SOL
diers she took the flag from It's place Of con-
cealrnent and stood undauutelly waving it
while the Captains company gave it three
times three, and the band, to enliven the
scene. gave the people Yankee Doodle, An
old lady who was present said to us afterward
that Miss Cookers ought tolave takenit from
its place of eoncsalment before we came up


for now that we had found out where the
Union ladies' kept their flags concealed we
would be looking for them all the time, We
met another old lady there, en- route for .
neighbor's on visit, but she said she could
not 90 any further, for she must stay and see
the dear soldiers. and that, for her part she
hadn't felt 50 happy since Parson So and so
had arevivalat her house, before Secession.
Year: 1863

The editor of the CRituriSt, q journal
printed in Philadelphia, recently oil visit
to Cape May county, New Jersey, had his
attention specially directed to immense
quantities Of king crabs or horse fish which
the farmers along Delaware Bay had Sc.
cured for manuring purposes. During the
summer season numbers Of these shell fish
visit the shores of the bay for the purpose
of depositing their eggs In the sand. The
farmers watch the opportunity, and while
the crabs are on the sands making their de-
posits of eggs, capture them and throw
them into large pens made of rails, where
they die, and are permitted to remain until
wanted for use. Scarcely thousandth
part of the crabs that visit that locality are
taken. This is not because Of any difficulty
in securing them, but the want of force
sufficient to gather them.


The Delaware shore of the bay is, if pos.
sible, more prolific of them than the New
Jersey, and, within the past year or two,
the attention of the Delaware farmers has
been specially directed to their value as a
manure.


The method Of preparing them for use is
very simple. After lying in the pens until
thoroughly dried, they are beaten to pieces
with fails, though more expeditions and
enectual method is to run them through q
machine similar to threshing machine, only
more powerfully built, and so arranged as
to be easy Of transportation from farm to
farm. A large mill has recently been erected
on the shore, where the crabs are purchased
by the proprietors, ground and sold to those
who desire them, or ground for those who
gather them.


The price per ton Of the ground crabs,
which is known as Cancerine, is $l6 at the
mill. 1t is in continual and ready demand ;
all being sold that the mill is capable OF
grinding. The crabs in their unground state
now command from $3.50 to 81 per thou.
sand. From two to three thousand are
considered sufficient quantity for an acre
they being applied broadcast, after having
been ground. Of course. They produce
remarkable effects upon the wheat crop; no
other manure ever tried in that section equal
ing them. The effect produced by cancerine
upon clover is most singular. While it
seems to promote termination, the clover is
almost certain to- die after it has attained
its third leaf This is always the case when
the crabs have been composted, but is read.
lily obviated by the use of lime.
Year: 1863

John Morgan Coming I'VE now have
the startling intelligence that John Morgan,
the Guerrilla King, has again entered Ken
lucky at the head of 1000 picked men, we'll
mounted, and pushing towards Lexington at
rapid rate, His purpose is said to be a
raid upon Cincinnati for plunder He is re.
ported to have expressed his determination
and ability to sack the Queen City, and we
would not be much astonished if the reckless
fellow would attempt to make good his boast


By the way, what have become of the de-
fences Of Cincinnati over in Kentucky and
opposite the city, While we don't advise
panic, by any manner of means, we suggest
that the matter be seen to at once, us the best
way Of preventing one, should rebel raid
upon Cincinnati become 10 imminent as to
Cause serious apprehensons.
Year: 1863

Beokel Hall, We are sorry that the 10.
clemency Of the weather prevented little Alice
from having good benefit as she deserved,
and we hope that the Management will give
her another Stin, as bad as the weather was,
there was not the worst house there that we
have seen, which was quite aattering to the
company. Tonight a grand Complimentary
Benefit will be given to Mr.. H. A. Weaver,
the gentlemanly manager.


The plays selected for the occasion are all
6he.a We see the "Old Guard has been
mentioned as one, in the letter that rendered
the Compliment, and we advise all who have
never seen this play as enacted by Mr.. Wesv.
er, not to miss this opportunity as it will be
an episode in their lives We consider it the
neplus ultra Of acting, Miss Alice Hogan
will also appear in the Protesn play of I'm
and out of Place, in which she assumes six
or seven characters and sings and dances
The "Odth," q fine recitation, will be deliv-
cred by Mr.. Lewis Mrs Stoddart will enact
the "Young Scamp In fact there is enough
food for the mind in to.nights bill to satisfy
the most hungry.


Mr.. Weaver has endeavored, while here, to
do everything TO give our people highly
moral entertainment He has had uphill
work Of it, but now he stands fairly before us,
The Theatre is an institution of our city, and
has fairly won the patronage of our citizens.
Let every body turn out this evening and
give MI Weaver rousing house; such one
as will make him feel that he will never re-
greet his visit to this city. U
Year: 1863

Close his eyes: his work is done!
What to him is friend or focman,
Rise Of moon, or set Of sun,
Hand Of man, or kiss OF woman!
Lay him low, lay him low,


In the clover or the snowl


What cares hcf he cannot know
Lay him low!
As man may he fought his fight.
Proved his truth by nis sndcayor,
Let him sleep in solemn night,
Sleep forever and forever.


Lay him low, lay him low,


In the clover or the snow!


What cares hel he cannot know;
Lay him loN
Fold him in his country's stars,
Roll the drum aud fire the volleyl
What to him are all our wars,
What but death bemoeking folly.
Lay him low, lay him low,
In the clover or the snowl
What cares he? he cannot know
Lay him low.
Leave him TO Gods watching eye,
Trust him to the hand that made him!
Mortal love weops idly by;
God alone has power to aid him,
Lay him low, lay him low,
In the clover or the snow!


What cares hs2 cannot know,
Lay him low,
Year: 1863

FEED AND CARE OF CoLTs.--A wri-
ter in the Germantown Telegraph gives
the following directions


"Wean the colt at FIVE or six months
old, first teaching him while sucking the
mare TO eat oats. When taken from the
dam confne the colt closely, and put
them out of hearing of each other for one
week. During the first winter feed daily
Two quarts Of oats, and all the hay the
colt will eat. This with good warm shell
ter will keep him growing and imprOv-
ing. Don't turn out in spring till the
weather is settled and warm, and full
bite Of grass. The first year makes or
ruins the colt. 1t is the most important
of his life. Keep him fat the first year,
whatever you do afterwards, for this year
decides whether he is to be full grown
horse or a miserable pony-no after care
can atone for neglect during the first 2
months. Good pasture (mountain pos
sible) the next season, and plenty of
hay the next winter, with a quart of
grain if convenient, will bring you fine
ly formed, powerful two year DID,"