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Year: 1865

ELLSWORTH, April Goth, 1865.


This day, appointed as a Fast, contem
plated, in consideration of our gloriou:
succession of victories, to be observed as
a Thanksgiving. has by our great national
bereavement become a day of mourning


Had we needed assurance of the unan-
unity of feeling of our people, this great
shock of the mental telegraph, involving
instantly the whole nation in common
individual woe, is sufficient proof, hut we
did not need it; for the great lessons of
the past four Years have been uniting and
strengthening us, till we feel that We are
indeed one and inseparable.


Other truths, too, have been taught us,
and not the least of these is frmer rcli-
ance and deeper trust i'll God, not only as
the God of battles, but of nations, and OF
people. Through this whole struggle, that
only last week we thought so nearly ended,
how signally have We traced the hand OF
God. Events of terrible magnitude have
succeeded each other, in such rapid success
ion, as to mock our feeble foresight, an
ticipatc cur most hopeless hopes, and be-
lie our worst fears. Individual sorrows,
too have been borne with fortitude that
enlisted our admiration, and made us feel
that heroisln was not confined to the bat
tlciicld. We should daily thank God that
he mas permitted us to live in these times,
that he has permitted us to be Part and
parcel of this great nation. We have
! seen how he has allowed the negroes to
become their own avengcrs--to help them
selves and will hope that the poor whites
will now have a "chance :" for in giving
them an execution of their own, We sec
that their wrongs too have come up before
Him who suffers not a sparrow to. fall
without his notice.


No one even now that this great woe is
upon us dares murmur-a great national
hush is upon us, as if answering to the
injunction "Be still and know that l am
God" ONE OF MANY.
Year: 1865

THE HAIR.-Stiff hair is sometimes the
sign of obstinac-, sleek locks denote patti,
euce, curly head is always accompanied
by wit and love Of pleasure. Badness
is the sign of an active mind, unless the
bald man brush his back hair forward to
cover the front that is the mark of a
mean and vulgar spirit, or, which is still
worse, unless he wears wig, in which
case he must un1uestionably be classed
among the snobs. Premature gray hair
denotes misanthropy, continued suffering,
whether physical or moral, excessive labor
or dissipation. With regard to those ab
undant locks which time is powcrless tc
bleach, they are the badge of an even dis
position, and of mediocre intellect.
Year: 1865

Keep it before the people that the county
ticket, nominated at Montrose, is the Copper
head ticket. The convention was engineered
and manipulated by the identical Copper
head leaders who have been running the ma
chine during the war, by the same old crew
that got up the ticket two years ago, and that
endorsed the Chicago war failure platform
last year, and adopted peace platforms and
armistice resolutions in the township meetings
all over the county. HEDGES, LowpES and
Bowers, nominated at Montrose, were run
by the Copperheads and badly beaten during
the war, and we're badly beaten by the Union
party, the soldiers IN the field voting almost
unanimously against them.


VIII the soldiers, now they have returned
home, vote for these old Copperheads, whom
they have been voting and fighting against
during the war.


And the other candidate for Senator has
been an unwayering Copperhead leader oil
the most intense sympathies, and is nomina-
ted with the express understanding that hav-
ing got rich OFF the soldiers by his profits in
the sutler business, he is able to buy his way
into the Senate.


These are the chief men on the ticket, and
the nominations of suffers. soldiers and civil
JAMS to wiggle their incompetency as the tail
OF the old snake, don't destroy the venom OF
the fangs in the head. The poisonous virus
isallin the head and the harmless tail don't neu-
tralize it and the man who would undertak e
to pat and stroke the the tail of venomous
snake, of the copperhead species, would be
no less simple than the loyal soldier, who
trusts this Copperhead monster, because its
tail is innocent of Copperhead venom.
Year: 1865

The World ldemocratic organ) says: "The
democracy Of New York have pronounced
for the President in no doubling tones,'


The Daily Ners (another democratic organ)
does not seem TO be so well persuaded of that
and says, in evident alarm: iIt is to us a
cause Of deep regret that the late State Con-
vention at Albany should, after having so
heartily endorsedthe reconstruction policy of
President johnson, have made SO direct and
significant an issue with him, as was inyol-
we'd in the act of placing General Siocum al
the head of its ticket. As the case now
stands, would not the election of the General
be an endorsement Of the act for which he
has been rebuked? And would il not, be
viewed as censure upon the policy of the
PRESIDENT
Year: 1865

Ed. Journal AS my name has been
used by the so-called Soldiers Convention in
connection with the Office of County Superin-
tendent, and as the action of that Convention
has been endorsed by the Democratic Con-
vention, deem it necessary to say that | am
a candidate for that office by the action of the
Republican Convention With and for all
soldiers have sympathy, and will be glad
if they can give me theiS support, but can
not be induced to work fof, nor do wish to
be understood as working with that party
last four years. Hoping to be understood in
these few words by all who may wish to un-
derstand me, remain,


r. H. McCAxpBELL.
Year: 1865

Should you be afflicted with any of the follow
ing symptoms such as Weakness of the Back and
Limbs. Pain in the Head. Dimness OF Vision,
Nervou sness and General Debility, Loss of Mem
ory. Confusion of Ideas. ana Depression Of Spir-
its. Evil torcbodng. Self distrust and an Aversion
to Society. consult DR.. Tozer at once and he will
restore you to perfect health
Year: 1865

The drafting for this district, which includes the
Twelfth. Nineteenth and Twentyse wards OF the
city commenced at eleven O'Clock yesterday morning
at the corner Of Forty seventh street and Broadway
strong body ofpoce under command Of Cap Scott were
present 70 maintain order but their services were purely
honorary The crowd exceedingly orderly, and the
only manifestation of feeling was an occasional quiet
auab when some well known name called Com
missioner John Sands superintendent the drawing The
fairness OF the proceedings was snguary shown In one
instances by those who were assisting IN the pro-
ceedings having to enter their names among the
drafted 3sl required, ard 772 were drawn,
from an enrolment or 3,514 AT quarter to three
O'Clock when the last name had been Called Captain
Drnning the Provost Marshal In charge II the District
those present for their attention and orderly
behavior and announced that Tor the day the dra was
Year: 1865

The draft in the Seventh district Of which Captain f.
C Wagner, is Provost Marshal, commenced yesterday
morning The Eleventh ward was honored with being
the first portion Of the district attended to. The quota
is 1O74 and the number to be drawn 2l4S. Since the
2sth Of last month the number enlisted by the county
has not been returned, that the last men drawn will


be saved from impressment as this complement, what
ever 1t is will receive the proper credit. Everything
passed OF with the utmost quiet the district headquar
ters yesterday There strong force of police pre-
sent but attempt Of any kind made to disturb the
operations Of the drawing Excellent arrangements by
Captain Wagner and studied watchfulness kept all the
movements o. ths day working with perfect regularity
The following is list OF the lucky gentlemen who won
Year: 1865

The drawing was continued until four o'clock In the
Afternoon when was postponed until TO morrow morn
ing al nine O'Clock The only dgnitaries bonored In
this quarter Of the city several policemen and n
porter OF the ExpreSs newspaper Nearly one thousand
names were taken from the wheel
Year: 1865

BEAcHvILLE, 9. W., Jan. j. 1905


Believing that your newspaper has large circula
zion any In New York think you would doing the
public benefit by inserting this communication. AZ


suppose you aware railroad tickets Bre sold 10
Western cities from New York, the route by them
lying through Canada, and also that these tickets
are on the face OF them acknowledged he good Tor
twenty thirty days from date. ! purchaaed Of
these tickets and, TO my surprise almost Immediately
after the train moved from the Suspension Bridge
tho conductor took my ticket from me and
fused To give me lay over ticket; and finally
after getting OF at way station and Wishing TO re.
my journey withing the time specified my ticket
purchased in New York refused 10 proceed except
payment Of their exorbtani local rate of farehrec
cents per mile in gold It's equivalent This II done by
order of the Great Western Railway Company and " OF
frequent occurrence. friend Of minc when travelling
ON the railroad, told that the train in which
he was young man had purchased railroad ticket
good for twenty days from Oswago, n Y 10 some part
Of Iowa; wishing To pay visit 10 his brother living at
Thamesville W. he had his coupon for journey the
Great Western Railway taken from him and check good
Tor "this day only given him In exchange by this
you will of the inconvenience that railroad
rellers are put TO Ia Canada I believe that there
are competing lines Of railroads to the WFt passing
through American territory which you can aud
lay over at almost any point you wish. without having
either travel the Sabbath against your pclinatos
10 pay again in gold after having paid tor your
passage must not ntrude any further Oh your col.
umns but let advise Americans 10 PATRON 90 Aoer.
can institutions.
Year: 1865

III AOU1SI mdAOA O.


A long letter, published this morning,
from General Pope in reply to Governor
Fletcher asking his views as to the best
uses Of the Federal military force In this
State and their relation to the present and
prospective condition of Missouri. The
General gives q candid review of the con-
dition of affairs ss he finds them, and sees
but little difficulty in the way of the re-
establishment of civil law, and urgently
recommends the peoplethroughout theSsa
to unite In active and vigorous measures
to bring about that end and rid themselves
of the present Provost Marshal system,
which if continued long, can only result in
great injury to the material interests of
the State, and the tscit sbrogstion of the
principle of self government. He does not
propose to abolish martial In the least un-
til effective civil machinery may be put in
operation throughout the State, but wish-
es the people to take immediate measures
to re-sssert their manhood, perform their
full duty as citizens, and restore peace and
order, and make the military subordinate
to the civil law. To this end he pledgesall
the assistance at his command, and hopes
to see civil rights, civil liberty and free
institutions speedily re-estsblIshed, so he
can withdraw the military forces from the
state and place them in position more
suitable to their taste, and where they can
be Of greater service in crushing the rebel
lion.


In this connection, Governor Fletcher
has issued proclamsmstion calling upon
all citizens to unite in devising and carry
ing out such measures as will speedily re-
store civil law, and enjoining all officers
of law to exercise their full functions with
the promise of military assistance when
needed.
Year: 1865

If any body among our readers is in
doubt as to the cause of the rebellion, he
will be enlightened by the following, which
we extract from the Saturday Review" /"
the special organ of the Tories of England: {:


sup to that time (1S6O) the Union had
been ruled by the Democratic party, which
was neither Northern OF Southern, but
Unionist and anti-sectional. The Opposi-
ton, or Republicans, had been gathering
strength for years. They were purely
Northern, and their resolve was that the
North should rule the Union, and monop-
olize the unsettled territory. Had they sue
ceeded, few years would have got the
South round, with States devoted to the
Northern interest. A few years more and
such States would have formed three-fourths
of the whole number, the proportion requi-
site to amend the Constitution. Thus the
South would have been at their mercy;
crushed in political warfare, without a
chance in the field. The election of Lin
coin against the unanimous vote of the
South, by q sectional majority, showed
that the Opposition or Republican party
had gained the control of the North
ern States, and, having that could
rule the Union. They had svowed their
intention of reYolutionizing the South
They had-this should not be forgotten in
considering the prospect open TO Southern


eyes-sent band of robbers and row.
dies into Virginia, sndiwhen the chief of
that band was hanged, as traitor both TO


Virginia and tae Union, the city of Bos-
ton went into mourning. The South had


70 choose whether she would be ruled BY
her aYowed enemies, under the forms Of
law, till they were strong enough to sup
press her laws and deal with her as q snb-
jsct country, or whether she would break
Year: 1865

state rights and state lines, without which
no atteppt at secession could have been
made. The existence of state lines will al
ways be sufficient pretext to prompt the
local interest of one section to revolt
against the Government of the other sec
tions which refuse to sacrifice their loeol
Interests. All history demonstrates the
fact that sectional interest is paramount to
the life ofa country, snd even of life itself
Hence to make US one family and one
people, and to oblitsrate these local dam
ages, we must abolish state lines, which
viii give US q central head, the magnet 10
which all local interest will be attracted.


The Raleigh Progress says that the fed
erals are concentrating q force of forty
thousand at NeWburD, which will soon be
ready to strike General Lees army in con-
junction with Sherman's force.
Year: 1865

The above figures are all official except
those Of the Fifteenth District, returns Of
which have not been received. Besides
these, over eight hundred men enlisted IN
February had not reported on the 1st, but
have sincs been reported. There are cred
tied to the First District one hundred and
seventeen men enlisted in the First Army
Corps not yet reported, and which should
be deducted from the above deficit Of three
hundred and sixty-tWo.


The enlistments reported for &s first
three days Of March averaged AIS men per
day, total Of ,425; also, that the whole
number due from the State on the morn
ing of March 4 would not much exceed
10000.
Year: 1865

round the child, drew her close to his side,
and held her there as if she eased some
pain, or met some want of bis heart, while
he finished his milking with one hand.


Never loosing her from bis side, he car
ried her into the house, and, setting her
down carefully, he seemed to swallow
something as he said, in tone that made
one think of bis mother, "There, little
sissy! You're good little girl to help
me milk"


When the dog hung his head and would
have skunk away in fear as Murdock passed
him ip going out Of the door, he called him
"Good fellow I" and stroked his head and
ears. The cows had softer and warmer
beds of straw, and richer piles Of fodder
than usual that night, for which they
would have thanked Kitty had they known
enough.


And I am sure that Murdock was bless
ing her in his heart, and wishing himself
as innocent and pure and loving as when q
child like her, or he would not have tried
80 hard to sing his mothers evening hymn
before he lay down to sleep, or hummed 80
many times the tender lullaby which had
soothed him in the days now gone forever.
-Homh's Companion.
Year: 1865

Did you ever see our baby,


Little Tot.
With her eyes so sparkling bright,
And her akin 90 lily white,
Lips and cheeks of rosy light?


Tell you what
She is just the sweetest baby


In the lot.
All! she Is our only darling,


And to me
All her little ways are witty,
When she sings her little ditty,
Every word is just as pretty


As can be-
Not another in the city


Sweet as she.
You don't think so-you neer saw her |?


Wish you could
See her with her playthings Gathering,
Hear her little tongue chattering,
Little dancing feet come pattering-


Think you would
Love her just as well as do


If you could.
Every grandmas only darling,


suppose,
Is as sweet and bright blossom,
Is treasure to her bosom,
Is as cheering and endearing


As my rose.
Heavenly Father spare them to US,


Till LIES close.
Year: 1865

We hear 1t stated that on the night Of tho
assassination there were in Ford's theatre over
one hundred persons who had direct or inS;I
rect knowledge of what was to happen. Man
OF these persons had victim selected Nhn,
their part Of the murder failed from the fact ct
that the person appointed to turn Off the ss ces
q. me crack i; oi Booths pistol, from some cause
had been turned of Booth would have eass e ~
recognition. Had Grant been there he wanH
have fallen an easy victim. Booth did not AZ
pecs the failure of the person to tnrn OF the
gas and, aEer the deed was done, had to make
Year: 1865

Emperor of Mexico WIZ this selection is made,
do not understand Perhaps Napoleon thinks
that tire oftener he saps your Government in
the face, the more meek aad submissive It Will
become
Year: 1865

oaite number of trains of pack animals have
cen brought into this valley within the past
'eek or two with the intention of wintering
aem here. A number of other trains are said
be on their way with the same thing in view.
'ting EN- along, you can't and cheaper grain
= better wiutering point in all this upper coun-
= than is to be found here gOa
Year: 1865

A BAD PRAcTrcs Many yersons who uss
kerosene lamps are in The habit when go
ing 10 bed or when leaving a room for
short time, of turning The wick down low
IN Older 10 save irife of the consumption
OF oil. The consequence is that the air oil
the room soon becomes viiiated by The un-
consumed oil vapors, by tie gas produced
by combustion, and also by the minute par.
ticles OF smoke and SCOT which are thrown
of Air thus poisoned is deadly in lis ef-
iecis, and the wonder s that more persons
are mol Immediately aud fatally injured by
breathing it. Irritation and inflammation of
the throat and lungs, head ache, dizziness
and nausea are among lis effects.
Year: 1865

ALI BUSINESS AND PROBES slONAL NEE


Should Advertise in the Argus
ALL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN


Should Advertise in the Argus
ALL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN


Should Advertise in the Argus.
ALL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN


Should Advertise IN the Argus
ALI. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN


Should Advertise in the Argus.
ALL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL EEE


Should Advertise in the ArenA
Year: 1865




Books books There is nothing to my
eye which presents scene SO enchanting
as 4 collection Of valuable books. | can
not look up1n good book as SO many pa
yes bound ia calf, &c, but almost the Same
sacredness surrounds them that would the
souls, without tile bodies, OF their authors


1t is scarcely possible to prize too hi ghly
the power which enables US to hold com
muuion with mighty geniuses and choice
spirits, the wise, the good, the great Of all
the past.


Every teacher especially should be an
ample reader. Conversation may be more
anmated IN that it gives the music of the
voice and the ever varying expression Of
the eve and the human face divine" but
how greatly is this want made up in the
greuter wealth OF thought obtained from
reading: both 1t Is true are needfu. Con-
versatlon, as tits said, makes ready man.
but reading alone makes fuil man, and
who needs more to be full than the teacher
whose stock of knowledge is SO constantly
drawn upon? The pure living stream no
longer reireshes the thirsty soul than its
SOOIScS arc ieptSuiSheu liOIH Nou SIedl
reservoir. Let the supplies be stopped and
the flowing waters will cease, leaving be-
hind them dry channel, or collect in
stagnant pools, devoid Of all their life Civ
ing sweetness.


A teacher who would keep up his stock
OF knowledge must read, and read exten,
sively. But what and how should they
read-should they conform to q "system-
attic reading p | conceive the human
mind thing too free and noble in its nat
ural impulsive boundings to work always
in the same stiff and tightly drawn laces,
like cart horse; therefore they should read
when they felt like it. 1t is true, and the
fact cannot be concealed, that what is read
for the mere pleasure of it, is often more
| fruitful in direct practical results than spe-
! clal efforts. Let it not be understood that
We depreciate special study, to which every
! good teacher must give Il reasonable amount
! of attention, in order to secure u continued
and symmetrical intellectual growth, but
| the mind should drink from the fair ioun-
tain of knowledge when thirsty, just as we
do at natures limpid streams A teacher
should read rything that is fit to read
for within the whole range of literature
there is scarce y anything, if rightly con
sidered, which may not furnish him with
valuable material for instruction.
Year: 1865

just about dusk one evening a boy,
dressed in homespun, of the peculiar lea.
ther color and style, familiar to us all, with
broad brimmed black hat aud long hair
Of that laborious class whose dress has not
varied for centuries, and is the same on the
wee toddling babe, through youth ard man
hood to the grey bearded sire, "who mars
not the manner of his beard,' it knows no
varisnce or shadow Of turning-came into
Il photograph gallery and asked whether
they ''took pictures here 2" "Yes" "Can
you take mine now ?" No, it is too late.
You must come earlier 10 the day when
the sun shines" He looked somewhat
surprised, while the well bred artist, with.
out symptom OF a smile, assured him that
he must come while the sun shines. Per
haps it would have surprised him more had
he been told that his picture would be ta-
ken by the same process which his gran
dame bleached her snowy linen in the mea-
dow. A careless bystander might have
laughed town boy would, sure, yet the
majority of us would have little reason.-
We know of course that it is done in sun
light, because we see it done every day, but
how few care to push their inquiries fur
ther.


We know there are daguerrcotypes, am
brotypes, photograph, and We know the
difference by seeing that one is on metal
lie plate, one on glass, another ON paper,
and we know it because we can't helplt.