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Year: 1863

EDS. STATESMAN Having learned
that there is talk on the street that we are
using the Land Office for political purposes
and that we intend to take from the peo-
pie largely in excess of the legitimate ex-
penses incurred by our visit here, we
simply desire to say at this time, that we
came here to accommodate the people ex-
clusively, and came at this time because it
was the only time that we could come be-
fore the land sales-which occur on the Sd
of August. We have neither time nor de-
sire 10 prostitute our Office to political pur-
poses, nor will we consent to any such
thing. If Mr., Parker (who is rendering
us some assistance in the matter of collec-
ton, and who for convenience, and to pre-
vent confusion occupies another room,
talks to his fellow citizens about politics
and more than he ought to, we suppose il
is because he is candidate himself We
cannot be present ourselves and hope the
people will hold him responsible for his
actions and not us. He is undoubtedly
capable of speaking for himself ,ro .u


With regard to expenses, we have sim
ply to add that we are specially directed by
the Department to collect of the applicants
the entire amount Of our expenses and we
have no authority to do more. We have
had nothing whatever to do with the meth
cd which has been adopted for the colec-
ton of these expenses On the conclusion
of our official duties here (end we intend
to serve the citizens as faithfully as we
know how we mean to accept sum
sufficient TO cover all expenses as nearly as
we can ascertain them, and no more If
there should be a balance as we think there
will be, we shall only receive it, or any por-
ton of it, at the expressed desire of the
contributors and by permission of the de-
partment. S. w Brown, Receiver.


JAS. NJ. FLETCHER. REGISTER.
Year: 1863

ANDERSON Cox.-A letter from this
gentleman defining his position as candi-
date for Joint Councilman came to hand
too late for insertion this week. He states
that his name was used in connection with
the office without his knowledge or con-
sent; but that inasmuch as tickets with his
name upon them have been extensively
circulated throughout the district, he will
serve If elected .- -..- q
Year: 1863

A man was recently cjected from .raiiFoad ear n Canada because he had nothing but sil- yer coin with which to pay his fare. How happy should American frcemen be when they- reflect that they are mover liable to any suck outrageous interference with their locomotion for such causr as this.
Year: 1863

1t appears from the following statement.
which we find in several of the English Jour
als,tbat the people of that country are threat
ened with a cider famine not from the fail
ures of the apples. although partial crop, but
because they are likely to be applied to more
profitable purpose, so far as the growers are
concerned. than in making a household beye-
rage.


1t seems that the Manchester calico dyers
and printers have discovered that apple iuiees
supply deslderatum long wanted in making
fast coiors tor their printed cottous, and num-
bers OF them have been into Devonshire buv-
ing up all the apples they get. and giving
such price for them a in the dearest years
hitherto known has not been offered. We
know of one farmer in Devonshire who has
large orchard, for the produce Of which he
never before received more than ego and vet
he has sold 1t this year 20 Manchester man
for 1850. There can be no doubt that the
discovery will create revolution in the apple
trade; and we may add that il will give an
Impetus to the cultivation of this hardy fruit.


Strange things happen in these days, and in
a few years the manufacturers OF England NAV
be as anxious to obtain American apples as
they are now to get our cotton.
Year: 1863

Every body has felt the want ofsomc
effective plan Of marking fruit trees in
the orchard. All sorts of labels have
been tried, and most persons depend
for strict accuracy on having n manu-
script list made of the trees as they
arc Numerically arranged on tho
ground. This is very well, but as one
has to have the list always about, OIL
sometimes likes to graft several kinds
on one tree, the plan is so far object
ionablc.


Now, it is a well known fact, that
the scratch Of a pin on the bark, leaves
n scar that endurcs almost with the
life of the treo. We were shown beech
tree, Gently, in Delaware county, by
a middle aged man, with the initials
Of his father still plainly traceable
which were scratched on the bark when
his father was boy. The same can
be done with fruit trees, as we believe
we saw suggested some years ago in an
agricultural journal, but which, like a
good many good ideas that yearly float
over the great sea of the agricultural
press, has nearly been forgotten. We
saw some trees few days ago that had
been marked in this way, and it re-
minded us that the idea was worth re-
suscitating. ...


The letters of the name arc scatchcd
on the under side of the branch, and
the letters one above the other. In
the case we saw, there were two kinds
on the two arms of the tree--Baldwin
and Northern Spy-the main or cent
raj stem being of another kind, the
name of which we do not now remem'
ber.-Gardeners Monthly.
Year: 1863

ID There isno part of a garden or plea
sure grounds more expressive of the
character of the keeping, than the
walks. No matter how fine the flower
beds may be, if the walks are not
bounded by smooth and graceful curves
or if they are rough, irregular, and un-
finished, the grounds will convey un-
mistakably an expression of bad man
agement But smooth and pefect
walk, on the other hand, even if carri-
ed through wild, natural shrubbery
Jimparts finished air to the whole
These facts should be borne in mind
by all owners Of ornamental gardens
Coun. Gen.
Year: 1863

be kept IS still as possible till cooled
below 4O0. Currents of air are injuri-
GUS to milk, and fresh milk will often
sour duringa thunder storm. A milk
house should therefore be closed when
storm is rising and at other times
have pure air. Milk can also be pre-
served by scalding and evaporation,
but neither is as good as the first meth :
cd. Unlike other products the value
ofmilE is determined by its proximity
to market.
Year: 1863

This wise and benevolent arm of the
service is rapidly assuming an import
ant part in the vast work of carrying
on great war. Hundreds of disabled
soldiers, who would have slight chance
of earning livelihood in the ordinary
Iavocations of life, are enabled by it to
receive the full emoluments ofthe SER
vice, by performing the light duties of
the garrison. 1t is rarel y the case that
q soldier is so badly mutilated that he
cannot be used in this corps. If fhis left
arm or leg is gone, he can be a clerk;
Year: 1863

Signs Of the Times.-We have no Sun
days now. These are war times We, as a
people, have become demoralizod We
drive hogs, drive teams, don't go to church
much and pray unless it is to accommodate
eloquent preachers, make money and go forth
to slaughter upon that day. on which God rest.
ed-which he blessed and hallowed.
Year: 1863




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


Any quantity of superior hay can be cheapiy and
readily obtained without trespassing upon the rights
of any for If the grass is not from the praries
and gathered IL rots is destroyed by fire. But lit
tie hay Is needed, the winters are mild and short
and the "bue grass" of the country furnishes ex.
celleut grazing even in mid winter. How long this
opportunity FOR gratuitous and superior pasturage
and fodder will continue. II is impossible TO tell;
doubtless the rapid march of freedom will cut it
short by inducing an immense emigration but as the
Railroad Company and nonresident SPECTATORS own
all the land. except small proportion occupied by
very sparse population, the strong probability is that
Wool Growers and large Stock Raisers can enjoy
the present facilities long enough with proper enter
prise TO accumulate independent fortunes before the
present vacant lands purchased and settled so as
to circumscribe ample ranges for their stock Thus
poor men can use and virtually own larger and more
productive farms in Missouri than rich men do or
ever can In the Eastern States.


NO BETTER REGION.


Much has been said and written to Wool Growers
and Stock Rasers in behalf OF the claims of Texas,
but aside from greater completely and injury in the
rebellion, its remoteness from all the best markets
its liability to frequent and drouths numerous
sudden and great changes in the temperature Of It's
climate. make IL region far inferior to Northern
Missouri. II should be remembered that Missouri is
within three days cheap frarei from any Atlantic
city, In direct and rapid communication by water
rail and telegraph with all home markets and the
commerce of the world.
Year: 1863

In 1887, when Abolition petitions were
first presented to Congress, John G. Calhoun
uttered the following prophetic language
concerning them:


GAS widely as this incendiary spirit has
spread, it has not yet infected this body, or
the great mass of the intelligent and bust.
ness portion of the North; but unless it is
speedily stopped, it will spread and work
upward till it brings the two great sections
of the Union into deadly conflict.


GA large portion of the Northern States
believe slavery to-be E sin, and would be-.
lieve it an obligation to abolish it, if they
should feel themselves in any degree re.
sponsible for its continuance, and that his
(Webster's) doctrine would necessarily lead
to the belief of such responsibility. T then
predicted it would commence as it has, with
this fanatical portion of society; and that
they would begin their operations on the
ignorant, the weak, the young, the thought
less, and would gradually extend upward
till they become strongto obtain political
control, when he and others holding the
slightest stations in society, would however
reluctant, be compelled to yield to their
doctrine, or be driven into obscurity.


ssThose who imagine that the spirit now
abroad in the North will die away of itself
without shock or couvulsion, have formed
very inadequate conception of its real
character; it will continue to rise and spread,
unless prompta and efficient measures to stay
it progress be adopted Already it has ta-
ken possession of the pulpit, the school, and,
to considerable extent, Of the press--those
great instruments by which the mind of the
rising generation will be formed. -
"However sound the great body of the
non-slaveholding section are at present, in
the course of few years they will be sue
ceeded by those who have been taught to
hate the people and institutions and nearly
one half Of this Union, with hatred more
deadly than one hostile nation ever enter
tanned toward one another. 1t is easy to
see the end. But the necessary course Of
Year: 1863

SHORT RATIoNs.-Rosencranz's men
must be on short allowance, Judging from
the following incident, related by corres.
pondent.of the Rome Courier:


Several little incidents have occurred
within the past few days, tending to show
that the enemy are already short of rations.
One was that, to day, to meet flag Of truce,
the Yankee officers came out on foot, thus
leaving the inference that their horses had
been sent off for forage. A Yankee pick
ct, yesterday, came out towards our line,
and laying down his blanket very good
one by the way-said to one of our pickets,
eff you will bring and leave at this place a
piece of bread, you may have the blanket" +"
and returned to his post. Our man carried
the bread and took the blanket. Another,
in similar manner, gave canteen full of
whiskey for pone of bread.
Year: 1863

THE STORY ABOUT DRINKING BLOOD.
AT the late session of the South Caroli-
ma Legislature, member in the course of
debate sueeringly referred to the oft quoted
promise of distinguished gentleman to
"drink all the blood that would be shed in
consequence of secession The allusion
was to the Hon. Armistead Burt, of Able
vile, S. G. Another member rose and sta
ted that Colonel Burt had been misrepre.
sented. His expression was, that, If the
Border SHates-Virginia, Maryland, Ken.
lucky and Missouri-joined With the rest
of the South in the movement, no war would
ensue, and he would agree to drink all the
blood that should be she'd The condition
of the pledge never was fulfilled. Hence
the injustice and absurdity of making him
,esponsible fora pledge he had never given.
Year: 1863

Quite q number of years ago, | ship
ped an board the Waldmear barque
bound to Calcutta. and thence to Can
ton. She was a good craft enough.
though she was by no means fast sal
lor. Her first point Of excellence lay
in her strength of endurance, she being
what is technically termed an "excel-
lent sea boat" Her captain for the
present cruise was new man, perfect
stranger to all the crew. He owned
the somewhat odd name of Buffe Stark.


Captain Starke was middle aged
man, and as powerful in build as lion.
dis shoulders were massive in their
breadth and thickness, and his neck so
large that it formed nearly a straight
outline from the bottom of the ear to
the outer bend of the shoulder. His
countenance was indicative of the basest
passions, though in fact there was much
intelligence lurking about the deep lines
in his dark features. He had several
written recommendations from Mobile
firms, and upon the strength of these
he was put in command of the barque,
he having first, however, undergone an
examination in seamanship and naviga-
ton. Shipmasters were at that time
scarce, and hence the owners felt pleas
ed to think they had secured so efficient
captain. They did net have time tc
send to Mobile to find if Bufe Stark :
recommendations were genuine, for il
they had, in all probability Stark
chance would have been a very slim one.


The barque had good crew, twenty
five men all told, and l soon found that
they all entertained the same opinion
in regard to the captain. Even Isaac
Wales, our first mate, shook his head
with dubious look, when Stark came
on board.


The Waldmear had not been to sea
a week before captain Stark began tc
show himself as he really was. He
beat the men without cause, and seemed
to desire to make himself as disagreea-
bic as possible. We soon found that
he had laid in quantity of liquor fol
his own use, and this BY no means wa:
Year: 1863

with us-he was second in command Of
this brigantine-and for sum Of mon
ey paid him by an English agent at
Calcutta, he betrayed US. He did it
partly out of revenge because he could
not be captain. But we escaped from
the trap he laid. He won't escape so
easily. You may think yourselves
lucky TO 90 scot free with your cargo,
and get rid Of villain at the same
time


Mr.. Wales made no answer, and the
pirate turned TO his men and ordered
them to carry Stark on board the brig
antine. In ten minutes afterwards the
pirate was clear of us, and We were
standing On our course.


Ere long We saw dark mass run up
at the brigantine's fore yard arm, and
there it hung dangling in the air. Mr..
Wales took the glass and looked at it.


"It is Buffe Stark" he whispered.
"Thank God, he will do no more wick
edneSs."


Isaac Wales was now captain of the
ship, and most excellent one he made.
He went to Calcutta and from thence
to Canton, and when we returned to
Diamond Point we learned that a pirat-
ical brigantine had just been taken by
an English brig of war. 1t was the
same craft that overhauled us. Had
We not reason to be thankful that she
boarded US before she was captured
Mr.. Wales had, at least, for after the
pirate left us, we had examined the pis-
tol which Buffe Stark gave his mate to
fire-and it contained no ball! Surely
Isaac Wales had reason to thank God
that once, at least, he had fallen in with
a pirate.
Year: 1863

4h6E UUN'I AGhEEs


The men who are bowling about the in
sufaciency and unlawfulness Of the Procla-
nation should agree upon some line Of op-
position upon which they my all stand,
because as long rs half Of them say that
the President, as Commander-in- Chief, has
the right under The Constitution and that it
is made his duty by that instrument, to do
any thing not inconsistent with tie laws Of
war, with the persons and movable proper
ty Of the rebels, that is demanded by the
exigencies Of the military situation; and as
long as the other half swear that the Proc
1amation is wanton abuse Of the Presi-
DENTAL authority, violation Of the
Constitution, and o hagrant violation Of
power, the people, who aim only at results,
and who really desire that the rebellion
may be crushed, will be apt to think that
objections so dissimilar are the fruit, not
Of any honest opposition to what the Pres
ident proposes, but Of untimely and un-
lawful love for that internal institution that
has brought all this bloodshed and llunili-
alton upon the Republic Let us also ad-
wise the grumblers to more consistency in
another thing: When it is asserted by an
advocate Of Slavery, in one breath, that
the Proclamation is a mere nothing, that
it can have no effect save where our troops
are quarte1ed, and that as soon as they are
withdrawn Slavery will again assert its
power over the men whom the Comman-
der-in- Chief has freed, let them not, in the
very next breath, assert that the President
is assuming the functions and playing the
part Of King. The positions are not
reconcileable with each other, and are only
worthy Of contempt.
Year: 1863

The lie that the sympathizers will insist
upon, its that which asserts that the Presl-
dent, acting in his civil capacity, has vio-
lated the Constitution and been guilty Of
an act Of gross usurpation in dccreeing the
emancipation Of the slaves Of rebels. The
Presidents friends and the friends Of the
good cause all over this country, must not
let this lie rest They must hunt it down,
expose it, refute it, and make men ashamed,
if any shame is left, in them, to tell it.
They know well enough and will probably
admit, privately, that the President, as
Commander-in-Chi by the authority Of
the Constitution, has the indisputable right
to do that which he has done. But they
hope by confounding his civil and military
functions, and by arguing from the facts Of
peace to the engencies Of war, to establish
what they charge, and finally to overthrow
him-probably to set JEFF. Davis up in his
place. To prevent this, hunt the lie down
hunt it to its hole.
Year: 1863

NEW C0RN EXCHANGE.


The pletcnce Of the JEFF. Davis organ
tlat its "political opinions were the cause
Of its summary ejectment from the Board
Of Trade, is q l4lsehood by which its dis
grace may be':in: part concealed. It was
excluded for:treaaonable aid and comfort to
the enemies Of The. Republic; for its thou
sand inventions Of stories intended to pre-
judicc the loyal cause; and FORTS shameless
abuse Of section Of country that has de-
monstrated its patriotism BY the immcas-
urable sacrifices that.it has made for the
support Of the Constitution and the laws,
The action Of the Board is patriotic and
praiseworthy, well-timed and necessary,
and all loyal corporations in the Northwest
should follow its example.


It is threatened that the little faction that
rallied on Friday to the Times support will
organize another Corn Exchange. Nothing
would suit the loyal men Of the Board bet
ter. Since the war broke out, that body Of
commercial men has contained a few men,
bers who have never concealed the fact
that they are just as disloyal as they dare
be. They are mainly aliens who are here
only for profit, or persons born under the
dominion Of Slavery, and now confess
higher allegiance to it than to the country.
When success has attended the Federal
arms, they have not failed, BY moody ST.
1ence, contracted broWs, and eyes askance,
to show that they were struck in tender
part. When our friends have encountered
defeat, their cxultation has always been
measured by the safety with which they
could indulge it. Making Of themselves a
little cote1ie, the treason that they dared
not avow in public, has been swectly in
dulged in private, and many meeting be-
hind closed doors, in which JEFF Davis was
toasted and his statute crowned with the
wreaths Of victory, attests their cowaraice
and their maliguity. In the public doings
Of the Board which looked towards sus-
tanning the Government, they have borne
only TINT share that due regard for their
business standing and anticipated profits
demanded. A few dollars have been
w1ung out Of them; but they were given
with malcdiction that destroyed the value
Of the gift. Fortunately they are but few
q bakers dozen or less; but they have
made up in persistency and venom all they
lacked in numbers. They have only been
endured because they have been discreet,
and because the right Of free speech with
in the limits which safety to the good
cause has fixed, is right that the Chicago
Board Of Trade will never impeach. We
shall be glad to see them make the expert
ment that their organ threatens. We
should be glad to see the commercial dis
loyalty Of the city gathered into one room,
that we might take heart when VIC counted
the meagre few and compared them with
the body that they left. Let them go
ahead and purge the Board Of every dis
loyal man; and they will have the thanks
Of the public for what they have done.
Year: 1863

sronded 10. We know that tho needs Of
the commission have never been more
pressing than now. They are tue only
sure and safe agency Of sending relief to
tie hospitals, and arc always promptly on
the battle field, after an engagement, with
every appliance for comfort and cure. 1t
is their earnest desire to be prepared for
the heavy conflicts now impending, and
which cannot long be averted- If they
cannot now fill the requisitions made on
them, what must be their inability when q
battle Of great magnitude shall multiply
the wounds and sufferings, and conse-
quently, the needs Of our brave men, u
hundred fold.


Give then freely, promptly, and largely,
&c who from Sunday to Sunday worship
the Father in your OWL way, in temples
dedicated to him-and so shall re obtain
the blessing Of Him whose golden rule
for cur conduct is, "Do unto sthers as
&c would they should do unto your