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Year: 1865

the weight of his dead, which he must
bury in the darkness like an accursed
thing, without priest or bell-without
holy lips to sing its requiem.


And still day followed day, rolled
onward into the great ocean of futurity,
swept on toward joy, happiness and
misery, swept on toward death, rolled
past the blue-eyed spring in its coy
youth, beyond the brilliant, glittering,
gaudy Summer, with its heats and
burnings and languor, into the full
fruition of the year, the staid, brown
robed Autumn. Still the days followed
one another, and the brown hands scat
tered the leaves with glowing colors, the
brown feet rustled through them,-
brown and dusky and dark-eyed was
the Autumn with her veii of haze, sere
and dead too at last. This love was
dying with the dying Autumn, its glo-
ries fading with the glory of the year.


Ross, do not 60 away so soon; spend
the evening with me-


There was soft light in the eyes,
tender, beseeching tone in the voice,
caressing touch of tie hand upon the
arm, as Ross Latham stood there, i'm
patient to be gone.


You grudge me an evening, Agnes;
5et tired of spending all the time with
yoc.'


The soft light went out of the eyes
and the glitter of tear shone there.
He resented it as a reproach.


1 wish you would not be so childish,
Agnes can't stay with YOU always


Ross, why have you quit loving mel


Look here, Agnes, | may as well tell
you now as any time. We have been
very devoted and affectionate. You
know this cannot last all our lives; the
fact is | am tired of it and we might
as well end it tonight


He dropped the golden chain into her
hand as he spoke, and walked away.


Hours afterwards Mat Ward came
in with the trophies of a day in the
woods, trailing after him the brown
length of a vine laden with its purple
bloom, and found her lying white, and
cold, and still as the death he thought
had come to her.
Year: 1865

The soft calm days Of Autumn once again


Have brought that melancholy spell
Which binds the hearts of thinking dreaming men
With that mysterious lingering ken


Which if II has no future tale to tell,


May turn into forgotten past, and dwell
On al its scenes of happiness and pleasure then.
And while the sun IS struggling 10 difflse


Its bright effuleence through the soft dim air.
II is not all within our power TO choose
The many subjects of our thoughts but muse
IL memory freed from every care


In thought 10 wander-scarcely knowing where,
While subject to this changing, mystic, Autumn


ruSe.


Who has not strolled along some sylvan stream,
To hear the gentle whispering of the tide,
When leaves were falling through the sun 5 pale


beam,


And watched alone till all was like dream
And in that dream how many to our side


Have come again. with gentle words To chide,
By saying "Ah how cold We all in absence seem -
How oft I've asked the future if 'twere mine
To live so good, so upright and 50 pure,
That, when this life was sinking in decline.
The light of Heaven would always shine


As this to-day, and calmly thus allure


The chastened soul to realms that shall endure;
Where all is like the God who made it-all divine.
Year: 1865

BEAUTIFUL ExTRAcT.-When the summer
of youth is slowly wasting away into the night
fall of age, and the shadow of the past years
grow deeper and deeper, and life wears to its
close, it is pleasant to look back through the
vista of time upon the sorrows and felicities Of
our earlier years If we have home to shelter
and hearts to rejoice with us, and friends gath
cred together around fresides, then the rough
places of our wayfaring will have been worn
and smoothed away in the twilight of life,
while the sunny spots we have passed through
will crow brighter and moro beautiful. Happy
indeed are they whose intercourse with the world
has not changed the tone of their holier feelings
or broken those musical chords of the heart
whose vibrations are so melodious, so tender and
touching in the evening Of age.
Year: 1865

From lie Bon Ton aud other magazines for
December. we give some Of the fashions for the
winter of l865-66


Dresses-One style of evening dress very
popular is of rich white corded silk, trimmed
with black velvet open band. The visiting
dress is of blue gros grains. The upper skirt
is in the tunic style, and lighter shade Of silk
than tie lower skirt. The edge is cut in deep
points and finished with cord and tassels. AM
other style of outdoor toilet is a dress of light
color with Albanian hody sleeves ornamented
top and bottom, with thessme tsssels and gimp;
a blue velvet jacket is worn over the body
The double skirt is still worn, but the single is
now entirely discarded. Both trimhed and
plain skirts are worn, the latter scolloped.-
Sleevesare the same, nothing but the coat sleeve,
trimmed, perhaps, a little more elaborately.


Bonnets-The style of bonnets is varied. One
is of green silk worked with jet beads. trimmed
with ribbon and flowers Magenta flowers with
3 roll Of green velvet ornamentcd with jet
beads form the inside trimming. Another
STYLE is of rose colored silk laid in folds and
bordered on the front edge by natural ribbon.
A fancy ornament Of silk is arranged at the
back and caught by loops and ends of narrow
ribbon. The inside trimming is formed of a roll
of green velvet and pink flowers. A very pretty
pattern of head-dress much in vogue, is Polish
hat of white felt, ornamented with white velve.
hoods and large tassel Of white floss silk
The misses hat is Of white felt trimmed with
black velvet and jet fringe. In front is bunch
of green feathers with tuft of pink roses
There is passion for spangles, bright enamel
led bugs daggers, arrows, dogs and horses-heads
of gilt lizards, Shields delicate charms and
cones, and fringes of crystal, steel and gold.
Fancy stars, too, and when gracefully worked
in with silk velvet and lace, thescform the most
irresistible and stylish Of hat trimmings.


There is novelty in the shape Of muffs just
introduced. The back is fat and formed Of
velvet or leather, and contains pocket for
money, which, besides being a convenience, is
a great security. In front is cap formed OF
the head of the animal, which lifting up, dis
closes another pocket lined with satin designed
for the pocket handkerchief The muff is sus-
pended from the neck by rich cord furnished
with tassels which fall over the 'front.'


The cloaks are tight fitting pdletOts, loose
sacks with long flowing sleeves and short sacks.
The velvets are richly ornsmented with beads,
lace and buttons, but soft woolly-looking cloths
are at present sought for and made up for street
and opera wear.
Year: 1865

The following appeal to God is one Of the
finest productions we ever saw. 1t was writ
ten by lady and this is the first time 1t was
ever printed. 1t is brief and expressive of great
thought and earnestness worthy of place in
the heart of every one who believes in God and
Eternal Life and therefore, do we commend it
TO our readers, generally LA Crosse Demo
crat.


O Father in Heaven 0 Angels pure aud ho-
". whose love doth fold around about like
mantle, all the children Of Earth; into whose
kind care and keeping Thou hast placed us.


We know there is no empty seconds in all
Time; that each is full of prayer, yelling up
from the great Soul of Humanity, swelling a
vast ocean that rolls away TO Eternity. And
the Soul when rightly attuncd vibrates to the
rythm Of the mighty tide Of prayer, and at this
bour we turn to Thee Thou knowest, 0 Father
in Heaven. that the hill Of life is steep and rug
ged that the heavy skirts Of pride, ignorance
and folly doth weigh US down, and that our
feet .rcoften bruised and lacerated by the sharp
rocks of discord, calumny, envy and hate


And vet we know that Thy great love docs
draw us upward as thesun sucks rosesoutofthe
ground; and with the eye Of faith looking up
the steep of life, we sec the Golden Gates OF
the Eternal City, into whose portals none may
enter. except through the pathway of self de-
NAL and earnest working, for we know that
Thou art the Master Workman: the great
master Mason" Who laid the Chief Corner
Stone of the Universe; at whose laying, white
browed angels and arch angels were present,
and when itrolled from off Thy hand completed,
written upon its broad, broad breast in letters
of fire, was the word, "LaborP =


We would ask, o Father in Heaven, that
from day to day we may have some rays Of thy
love to quicken us into more active life. And
that no green, mossy seat by the wayside shall
tempt us to let another carry our "Cross y
while we rest and slumber at ease. This We
ask, only give US the sunlight Of Thy love, the
better to do Thy work in. AMES.
Year: 1865

One day, a gentleman saw two boys going
along one Of the streets Of great city. They
were bare-footed Their clothes were ragged
and dirty, and tied together bypieces Of string.
One Of the boys was perfectly happy over a
half withered bunch Of flowers which he dad
Just pickedup. in the street. al say, Billy"
said he 10 his companion, "wasn't somebody
real good to drop these ere posics just where I
could find them--and they 'reso pootya and nice7
Look sharp, Billy, mebby you'll find something
bimeby.' Presently the gentleman hea4 his
merry voice again, saying, Oh jolly, Billy, if
here amt most half peach, and faint much
dirty neither Cause ouhaint found nothin'
you may bite first" Billy was just going to
take very little taste of it, when his compan-
ion said. Bite bigger, Billy, mebby well find
another fore long, What noble heart that
poor boy had in spite OF his rags and dirt He
was doing good" There was nobody for him
to be kind to but his companion in poverty
the poor, ragged boy at his siie But he was
showing him all the kindness in his powerwhen
he said, "Bitc bigger, Billy" There was no
thing greedy, nothing selfish about the boy
His conduct shows us how even poor, ragged,
beggar boy can do good by showing kindness.


"Bite bigger, Billy-mcbby we'll find ano-
ther fore long Who can help admiring tho
noble heart Of that poor boy? would rather
have that boys kind and generous heart than
have monarch's crown uponmy head without
it, "Bite bigger, Billy" think OF these words
If you are ever tempted to be unkind or selfish
to your companions
Year: 1865

THE WIND AS A MusICIAN.-The wind is a
musician by birth, We extend a silken thread
in the crevice Of window, and the wind finds
it and sings over it, and goes up and down the
scale upon it, and Paganini must so somewhere
else for honor for 10 the wind is performing
upon a single string. 1t tries almost every
thing on earth to see if there is music in it it
persuades a tune out of the great bell in the
tower when the sexton is at homo asleep; it
makes a mournful harp of the giant pines, and
it does not disdain to try what sort of a whistle
can be made out of the humblest chimney in
the world How it will play upon tree until
every leaf thrills with a note on it, while riv-
er runs at its base in a sort of murmuring ac-
commitment! And what a melody it sings
when it gives a concert with full choir Of the
waves of the sea, and performs an anthem be-
tween the two worlds, that goes up, perhaps, to
the stars, which love music most and sing 1t
first Then how fondly it haunts old houses,
mourning under the ewes, singing in the halls,
opening doors without fingers, and singing
measure Of some sad old song around the fire.
less and deserted hearths
Year: 1865

RESTORING SOUTHERN RAnRoADs.-The New
Orleans Pie0yrne urges the necessity of greater
efforts to restore the lines OF railway between
that city and the interior, as follows


If our Northern friends can afford US the use
of their capital, their enterprise, and their me.
chanical resources, and help US to rebuild our
roads, and supply rs with locomotives and cars,
they will do great deal to put us on the track of
prosperity once more, and thereby regain the
trade which was so great source of their own
wealth and prosperity, and which has been utter.
ly destroyed by the recent war


What Is needed is TO distribute the products
OF each section through the whole country. At
present this can only be done by wagoning over
roads that have not been repaired for four wears,
and with stock that is greatly reduced


What Is now the greatest need of the South is
to put the railroads in good working order, SO as
to secure this first essential Of commerce and
trade, and open cheap and ready access to the
arkets in which we can buy cheapest what we
need and get the best rates for what we want 10
sell j"
Year: 1865

The Union theological Seminary, In Prince Ed
ward, will be re.opened for the reception of stu
dents on the second Nondfy of September next
when the regular course Of instruction will be
Year: 1865

The Rebellion is suppressed, and the Govern.
ment has already adopted measures to reduce ex-
penditues as rapidly as possible to a peace foot
ing. thus Withdrawing from market as borrower
and purchaser.


This is the ONLY LOAN IN MARKET now offered
by the Government, and constitutes the GREAT
POPULAR LOAN or THE PEOPLE.


The Seven-Thirty Notes are convertible on their
maturity, at the option of the holder, into
Year: 1865

Many OF US have often remarked how diff.
ferently our friends lock in their pictures to
caption, Dickens, in "All the Year Round,''
partly explains the matter and treats the sub.
ject very readably. He says" In turning
over the leaves OF an album, we frequently
pass our acquaintances with out even nod
How is thisl The photograph may be IRE.
proachable as a work of art, and it is impos-
presented to the camera. How comes it, then,
that it is not q likeness Simply because the
original one was, at the critical moment unlike
himself. When about to be photographed, one
is apt to feel that, like Marshal Ney, the eyes
OF Europe are upon him-that, according to the
position he assumes, judgment will be passed
on his good or bad figure, awkwardness or
grace. He wishes to present himself on paper
to an admiring, not to a critical, public A
nervous consciousness, moreover, that perhaps
q guinea or two is involved in the operation,
tends materially to add to his discontinue.
Trivial as this consideration may appear, it
exerts far greater influence ON the expression
than mostpersOns are willing TO acknowledge,
even to themselves. Placed in a position
always chosen by the operator (being, to save
himself the trouble of rearranging accessories,
precisely the same as that which the last sitter
occupied, ,)his head screwed into vice behind,
he is told to look at an identical spot on the
wall, and keep STILL Thus posed, he regards
further operations with much the same feel
ing OF distrust as he would those of a dentist
In imagination he hears the sharp rattle of the
forceps, or the punch. His breathing becomes
thicker and quicker as the critical moment
arrives, his heart beats audibly against his
waistcoat, and hazy film falls over his eyes.
In this delightful condition Of mind and body
he is enjoined to keep quite still, and put onta
natural expresslon; as If expressions were
as easy to put on as gloves. The inevitable
consequence is, that he sgrins horribly ghastly
snile,' the like of which never passed over his
features before. Yet both operator and sitter
wonder why the portrait Is so very unlike. Il
should like to have landscape background
for my portrait, il you please is frequent,
but inconsistent req uest''
Year: 1865

~The Nashville correspondent of the Chi
cago Journal, writing under date of January
26, has the following with reference to the
movements OF General Thomas army:-"There
is very little Of interest transpiring here inst
now but the lull will be broken in good time
by general advance Of forty thousand cavalry
into the State of Alabama. To destroy the
river, and seize and hold the towns OF Mont.
gomery, Selma, and Mobile, is the task assigned
to Thomas, and whenever all is prepared he
will move In conjunction with General Candy,
and such clearing out as Hood will then
receive will only find parallel IN that OF last
December in front OF this city. The few thou.
sand men the rebels can muster to resist the
avalanche which is about to be hurled against
will be scattered like chaf before a hurricane.
The disheartened men will seek their homes as
the Tennesseeans sought theirs after the battl
of the 18th and 10th Of December
Year: 1865

THR PASSPORT ORDER RKsC1NDED Our
special Quebec correspondent telegraphs that
Intelligence Of the resembling Of the passport
order, so far as Canada is concerned, has been
received from Washington. The news will be
welcomed throughout the country At the
same time, we trust there is no truth in the
statement put forth by the American press
that this act Of the Washington Cabinet is the
result OF stipulation made BY our Gov.
ernment, that Judge Coursal should be dis
missed, and that the fifty thousand dollars ta-
ken by the st. Albans raiders should be restored
To interfere with the independence OF the ju-
dietary, and do SO in bargain with foreign
Government, would be to level deadly blow
at the liberties OF the country.


AS to the payment of the $4,000, 1t could not
properly be made the subject of bargain be-
tween TWO governments, since the right to
claim 1t would depend upon judicial decision
not yet given. If tae decision be that the raid.
ers be given up, no doubt the money must be
forthcoming. 1t was in the custody of Ca
madam officer, of whose Government that of
Washington makes demand for the surrender
OF the fugitives; and il the law says that they
must be given up, the money must be given up
too; and it would be no excuse to a foreign gov.
ernmet to say that it had been lost. But as its
payment depends upon contingency, our
Government could not properly undertake to
pay it, at any rate, and under any circum.
stance.-Toronto Leader, Feb. l.
Year: 1865

Some twenty years ago I had q fine four
year old horse, being q spirited animal, I let a
farmer take him to break. and by hard usage
he got the sweeny. I took y H. camphor, dis
solved, and pint Of spirits of turpentine, and
bathed the shoulder every day. While the
operation is performed. 1t is necessary to have
q strong man to hold the horse, as he will do
his best to bite himself, when you put on the
medicine, after then q few bathing ia ke hold of
the skin, and pull easily, and follow up this
practice every time You bath the horse till he
is well. My horse was cured in four weeks
B. Hart, in Raral American
Year: 1865

1t is understood that Henry Ward Beecher YES.
terday asked and received from the Secretary
of War permission to preach the gospel in
Charleston in the ripeness Of time. He ex-
pressed particular desire to preach an elec.
ton sermon in the cradle of the rebellion ON the
occasion Of Ben. Buffers assumption of the
Governorship of South Carolina.-Wash. Cor.
Year: 1865

The SILVER GLUT IN CANADA
They are troubled in Canada with an
excess Of silver. The cause and
the remedy are the subject OF an ar
ticle in the Toronto Leader, which
discourses as follows:


1T is well known that we were not
troubled with silver before the Amer
lean w2r commenced, out as soon q
the paper currency OF the S'a e he
came deprecated, and would not pass
in Canada, we began to find Amer;c N
silver pouring into the country -
Gold became an object OF spccula
ton; every one knew it must advance
in price, aud rs consequence the
Americans brought silver in large
quantities into this proyince, and
after exchanging it for bills, drew
gold from Che banks with which t.
speculate in the New York market
American silver became abundant il
Canada at once. The banks soon
found it necessary TO refuse TO tax;

silver from their customers at par Oh
Deposit; this stopped to great ex
tent the direct influx, and the banks
have found it necessary ever since to
regulate the rate of discount relative
to the abundance Of silver in the
market. The price Of gold in New
York continues higher than that o.
silver. the difference being never
less than three per cent, and gen
orally ouch more, VARYING according
TO the demand for gold from the i'm
portcrs. 1t, therefore, became /:
matter of speculation with the Amer
lean dealer to t,-y silver in Eev
York and pay it out to US, as he real
ICES from three to five per cent. oil
the money alone in the transaction
This circumstance keeps up a con
slant but gradual influx of silver int
this country, and accounts for th,
large quantities nov ~ csrea,atiol
here. So long As silver is taken a
par by us, and the above d;Exrenc,
in the price Of silver and gold il
the New York market continues, tn
country will be flooded gith silver.
Year: 1865

WuIsTLING GIRLs.-Show me e.rl
who has the hardIhood to whistle in these
days when everything natural, even to
;he very hair of your head, is at dis
count, and i'll show you girl to be de-
pended upon, one who will not iail you In
the time of need, who will give the true,
hearty grasp, the cordial hand shake, the
warm, genuine welcome. not the tip of the
kid glove and a cold chow do YOU do :
who can brave danger, look toll in the face
without shrinking. "laugh with those that
laugh and weep with those that weep" as
well as whistle with those that whistle
who can. in short take the world as she finds
it, rough and rugged, aad not go through
life as though she were walking on eggs
and afraid of cracking n she'll who deals
in substance, not shadow.
Year: 1865

MARK THE MAN-When you hear a
man spouting about the faith of the Gov
ernment being pIe'lycd for the exemption
from taxation OF Government securities,
bc assured that either he or his relatives
have invested largely IN Government
Bonds. The time has now come when ev-
cry man must look out for an honest re-
duction of his own taxes, instead of silent
ly submitting to the exemption from tax
alton Of his wealthy ncighbor The
men that administer the Government are
merely the agents Of the peop!c, who arc
every day pie'1gjay themselves to each
other in favor OF equal taxation Or none.
Year: 1865

Ar recent railroad dinner, in compliment
to the legal fraternity, the toast was given
" An honest lawyer the noblest work Of God"
but an old farmer in the back part Of the hall
rather spoiled the effect by adding, in louder
voice. And about the scarcsst."
Year: 1865

Without its precincts size never vcnturcl, for
all others were beneath her. louise, taught
to mingle with no children, except those of
her mothers friends, and was growing up be-
lcying herself even better than they.


The teaching that Marian Ilayc, received
was totally different from this. Mrs. Hayes
was acknowledged as one of her particular
friends: yet though she moved in that circle,
she was far from being ono Of them. Her
doctrine was the text her little Girl had used.
The rich and poor meet together, and the
lord is the Maker of them all This she
taught Marian, there was no distinction il
wealth or position that the distinction was
in worth alone. She taught her 20 reverence
age, ana to pity the poor and destitute: and
that pleasant words we're as sweet ~ honey
comb. swcc. to the soul. little kindness
was better than money. Marian learned the
lesson well, and was ever ready to dispense
her gentle words to all, whether they were
wealthy and influential or ragged aud ndi-
gent as the boy she had that cold morning
bcfricnded
Year: 1865

INCOME TAx.-The Commissioner of inter.
ral Revenue at Washington has lately sent
to the Assessors of Internal Revenue on this
coast the following instructions:


The ruling of this Office ON the question of
oHsetting losses against gains IN making an.
nual returns of income is, that no losses in
one kind of business can be Offset against gains
in any other business. Therefore the losses
and expenses of Mr.. R. in mining stock
speeulations and farming cannot be offset
with gains as County Collector, or any other
business.