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Year: 1865

We take this instructive article from late
number of HaiPs Journal of Health:


All know that the less we exercise the less
health we have, and the more certain we are
to die before our time But comparatively
few persons are able to explain how exercise
promotes health Both beast and bird, in
a state of nature, are exempt from disease,
except in rare cases; it is because the unap-
peasable instinct of searching for their nee
essary food impels them to ceaseless activi-
ties. Children, when left to themselves, eat
great deal and have excellent health, be-
cause they will be doing something all the
time, until they become so tired that they
fall asleep; and as soon as they wake, they
begin right away to run about again; thus
their whole existence is spent in alternate
eating and sleeping, and exercise, which IS
interesting and pleasurable. The health OF
childhood would be enjoyed by those of ma
turer years, if, like children, they would eat
only when they are hungry stop when they
have done; take rest In sleep as soon as
they are tired and when not eating or rest
ing, would spend the time diligently in such
muscular activities as would be interesting,
agreeable and profitable Exercise, without
mental elasticity without an enliyement OF
the feelings and the mind, is of compara-
lively little value.


/. Exercise is health-produeing, because
it works off and out of the system its waste
dead and effete matters; they are all con-
vered into a liquid form, called by some
''humors, which have exit from the body
through the s'pores' of the skin in
the shape of perspiration, which all have
seen, and which all know is the result of ex-
ercise, when the body is in a state of health.
Thus it is. that persons who do not perspiIe,
who have a dry skin, are always either fe-
yerish or chilly, and are never well,
and never can be as long as that con-
dition exists. So exercise, by working out
of the system its waste, deoayed and useless
matter. keeps the human machine free,
otherwise it would soon clog up, and the
wheels Of life would stop forever


2. Exercise improves the health, because
every step a man takes tends to impart mo-
ton to the bowels; a proper amount of ex-
ercise keepsthem acting once IN every twenty
| four hours; if they have not motion enough
there is constipation, which brings on very
many fatal diseases; hence exercise, especl
alIy that of walking, wards off innumerablt
diseases, when it is kept up to an extenl
equal to inducing one motion of the boweli
daily


g. Exercise is healthful, because the mort
we exercise the faster we breath, Ii W.
breathe faster, we take that much more an
| into the lungs; but it is the air we breathe
/ which puri6es the blood, and the more an
we take in, the moro perfectly IS that process
performed; the purer the blood is, aud a


everybody knows, the better health must. be


Hence, when person lungs are lmpaire'
Year: 1865

The New School Presbyterian Synod has
Just held its annual meeting in Philadelphia.
On Thursday afternoon, Rev. Mr. Aikman,
of the committee on the state of the country,
reported the following preamble and resolu-
tions, which were unanimously adopted.
They should be perused by every reader of
the paper:


WHEREAS, The Synod holds its annual
session now, for the first time after the close
of great and civil war; and,


WHEREAS, By Divine command, the
Church is to bear in heart before God the
rules Of the land, and cannot therefore but
have the deepest interest in the purity and
stability of che Government; and that, in a
country where the Church enjoys such free
dom and protection so benefcent from the
Government, she is bound by every principle
of honor and Of gratitude to God to pledge,
as we have In time of its danger, and as we
do now, her loyalty, and to express her joy
in the hour of its success: therefore


ResotUed, That we give humble thanks to
God most high, for the overthrow, so sud
den and so entire, of the great rebellion
for the virtual extinction of the system of
human slavery, the baleful growth of two
centuries of wrong; for theeeyation of four
millions of men from the degradation of alb
solute servitude into freedom and citizenship;
for the entire establishment of the Govern
ment and the vindication OF its authority and
honor; for the spirit of peace over the whole
land: and brotherhood, and of new and
purified life to the nation.


Resolred, That we give thanks to God fol
the inspiration of faith, courage and con-
stancy which has borne the nation through
fouryears of self denial, suffering and death,
and which has held it unfaltering on its way
to this day of light and triumph To God
be all the glory.


Resolued, That the dangers and sorrows
through which the nation has passed, anc
God S Providence, all declare that absolute
Justice must be done to all men, and do poin
unerringly to the duty of lifting. as speedily
as possible those whom God has made fret
to the rights OF citizenship before the law


Resolped, That to the soldiers of th,
Union, to whose valor and endurance undel
God we owe the triumph and peace to-day
we return our grateful acknowledgement
and pray that God would crown them will
the richest blessing of His grace.


Resoleed, That to the great multitude 0
the oercaved, whose loved ones have falleI
by disease and exposure by the arms and II
the prisons of the enemy, We bring our sym
pathy, too deep for words, and the memoir
Year: 1865

PREVALENT MISTAKES. 1T is mistake
to suppose that the subscription price of a
newspaper is clear gain to the publisher.


It is q mistake to suppose that be gets
white paper for nothing.


Its mistake to suppose that it is printed
without cost


1t is a mistake to suppose he can live bod
lily by faith.


It is mistake to suppose that it is an
easy thing to please everybody.


1t is a mistake to suppose that paper ls
not worth buying which contains only what
we know and believe already


It is mistake to suppose that money due
for paper would be as good TO US year
hence as it is now.


It great mistake to suppose that We
could be thankful for what is due to US and
for new subscribers.
Year: 1865

WE hate some persons because we do not
know them; and we viii not know them
because we hate them. Those friendships
that succeed to such ayersions are usually
firm, for those qualities must be sterling
that could not only gain our hearts, but
conquer our preiudices in things far moro
serious than our friendships Thus there
are truths which some men despise, be-
cause they have not examined: and which
they viii not examine, because they despise.
Year: 1865

THE Religion of Jesus Christ is q vast
remedial system, made up Of many mighty
forces, and containing within itself capaci-
ties of adoption and adjustment to every
phase of the world $ progress and 70 every
necessity of individual life. These mighty
forces are to some extent dormant, and they
must be awakened into action; aud the out
living field around the Church must be filed
by all the agencies which God has placed
In our power To develop these inner
forces and to cultivate this outer field is
the bounded duty of the age and Of this
Church.
Year: 1865

I'd RATHER CARRY IT.--Going from
market one day, we observed q very small
boy, who gave no special indication, .by dress
or face, of other than ordinary training IN
life, carrying basket that was 50 heavy as
nearly TO bear him down beneath it. We
observed, s'My boy, you have heavy load. !"
ssYes," said he, Sbut I'd rather carry it
than that my mother should The remark
was one of a nature we love to hear; but
we do not know that we should have
thought enough of it to have chronieled it,
had we not seen across the street a highly
accomplished young lady playing the piano
while her mother was washing the windows.
Year: 1865

he does not take in enough air for the wants
Of the system; that being the case air he
does breathe should be the purest possible,
which is out door air. Hence, the more a
consumptive stays in the house, the more
certain and more speedy is his death.
Year: 1865

of their dead we viii hallow, and hold them
in everlasting remembrance.


RcsolUea, That the Synod would record
its grateful thanks to the Great Head of the
Church that he has so largely preserved the
lives of our young men who went forth to
battle for their country, and that he has re-
turned them, in so many instances, with the
piety only deepened by the experiences Of
camp and field, that he has blessed our
churches with reviyals OF religion and with
such harmony and general prosperity, that
the close of the war finds us with more evi-
dences of vigorous Life than ever before.
Year: 1865

A LITTLE bey Ave years old, while writh-
ing under the torture of the. ague was told
BY bis mother to rise up and take powder
she had prepared for him. Powder pow
derlsi said he rising ON his elbow, and put
ting ON roguish smile, mother, am I a
gun a
Year: 1865

the army have contributed to the over.
throw of the Confederacy, of the peace
which now dawns upon on us, must be
Judged by Others, not by us. But that
you have done all that men could do
has been admitted by those in authority /;
but we have right to join in the un-
iversal joy that fills our land because the
war is over and our Government stands
vindicated before the world by the joint
action of the volunteer armies of the
United States. 9#,
To such as remain in the military
service, your General need only remind
you that successes in the past are
due to hard work and discipline, and
that the same work and discipline are
equally importantin the future To such
as go home, he will only say, that our
favored country is so grand SO extensive,
so diversified in climate, soil aad pro-
ductions, that every man may surely find
a home and occupation suited to his
tastes; and none should yield to the
natural impotence sure to result from
our past life Of excitement and adven.
ture. You will be invited to seek new
adventure abroad; but do not yield to the
temptation, ior it will lead only to death
and disappointment.


Your General now bids you all fare.
well, with the full belief that, as in war
you have been goo'l soldiers, so in peace
you will make good citizens; and if,
unfortunately, new war should arise in
our country, Shermans army win be the
first to buckle on the old armor and
come forth To defend and maintain the
Government ofourinheritance and choice
BY order Of


Maj. Gen. w. 7. SHERMAN.


o H. NJ. DAYTON


Assistant Adjutant. General.
Year: 1865

in impenetrable obscurity This was re-
peated several times without any result
At length, penetrating below the mud,
the hooks caught something Of consider
able weight; and after much time and eff
fort they succeeded in raising it from the
obscure hole. 1t was an old chest. The
sides and lid were decayed and it needed
no locksmith to open it. Within it they
found what they were sure they would
find, and which filed the spectators with
horror-the remains of. a human body


The police officers now rushed into tho
house and secured the old man AS to his
~, she at first could not be found But
after fatiguing search she was discover
ed under pile. of wood, being much
bruised by the heavy logs above her
BY this time nearly the whole population
Of the town had collected around the
spot. -.s ..-.
The old couple were brought before
the proper authorities and separately ex-
amined. The man persisted in his denial
most cbstinately but his wife at once
| confessed that she and her husband a
very long time ago, had murdered ped
ler who possessed large sum Of money.
He had passed the night at their house
and they, taking advantage of the heavy
sleep that ercumbercd him, had stransled
him; after which they placed his body
in chest. The chest was ther thrown
into the we'll, and the well stopped. The
two criminals had reason to believe them
selves free from detection, as there were
no witnesses of the crime, and its trace
had been carefully concealed Ncverthe-
less, they had not been able to hush the
voice of conscience. They fled from
their fellow men. They were lntimidatcd
at the slightest noise, and silence thrilled
them with fear They had often thought
of flying to some distant land but some
inexplicable influence kept them near the
remains OF ther victim. Terrified by the
deposition of his. vile, the old man at
length made Z siuiiliar confession, aud six
weeks after the guilty couple expired on
the scafold
Year: 1865

crouchiug posture as though hs were to
wait thus long and tiresome time He
had hardly taken this place before he fell
back dead, with every bullet of the firing
platoon directly through his chest three
through bis heart He uttered never o
groan nor did his frame quiver. Even
such boys as these ave here shot if they
desert. But are they guilty above those
who sent them here?
Year: 1865

There has not, as yet, been introduced into this
market a pump that is so powerful and durable, or
that can be furnished so cheap the above pump
1t 10 fitted for either iron or lead pipe. The Pumps
are so arranged that they can be used by Hand,
Wind, Horse, Or Steam power, and are adapted 10
surface deep wells. They are not apt to get out
Of repair, but their construction is so simple that
should they need repairs. they can be made by any
person of ordinary ingenuity.
Year: 1865

The Washington correspondent OF the Chi.
csgo Times says; tr ''"


The real facts about Jefferson Davis, sin ce
his capture, have been studiously kept from
correspondents, and few newspapers have
bad the courage to publish them, even when
found out They will come to light on the
trial. 1t will be shown that there was no at


tempt on the part of Mr. Davis to disguise
himself in female apparel, aod that he wore
no article of female dress at the time Of his
capture, unless shawl, such as is commonly
worn by men, can be so considered. he was
travelling with his wife and family, and the
military escort with him had no intimaton
that they were pursued, and had no idea OF
the close proximity of the Federal troops,
Hence the easy surprise. Mr. Davis was in
bed at the time, and had not had time to
dress Instead Of his coat he had put on a


loose dressing gown, bis usual early morning
costume and this article might have been
transformed into "his wife's dress and hoop
skirts" by q process similar to that which
converted something as black as a crow


into "three black crows No attempt was
made by Mr.. Davisto go for bucket OF water;
he did not run he was not run after by our
soldiers there was no attempt made to con.
eeal his boots for the dressing gown left them
plainly exposed to view and Mrs Davis did
not Try to pass him off as woman, and did
not ask permission for him to go for water.
Year: 1865

The Washington correspondent; of the Phil
adelphiA Ledger remarks;


"The recent order suspendinR the sale OF
Southern real estate in default Of the pay
ment of taxes, is merely temporary, and was
issued by the President with a view of Civ
ing the delinquent parties all the time posi-
ble in which TO make good the claims Of the
Government upon them. 1t is necessary to
make this statement for the reason that some
have construed the order into q release from
payment, which is not the case"
Year: 1865

The property this Powder possesses in in
creaiing the quantity of Milk in Cows, gives
1t an Importance and value which should
place it in the hands of every person keeping
Cow. BY actual experiment it has proven
that 1t will increase the quantity of Milk and
cream twenty per cent, and make the Butter
hrm and sweet In fattening Cattle it gives
them an appetite, loOscns their hide and
makes them thrive much faster.
Year: 1865

Hon. 8. NJ. Harrington, Chancellor of this
State, died suddenly at the Washington House,
in Philadelphia, yesterday morning, from
stroke of paralysis. Chancellor Harrington
was native of this county, and was educated
Tor the bar. At very early age he was ap-
pointed Chief Justice Of the Superior Court,
and upon the adoption of the new Constitution
In 1929, he became an Associate Judge of the
same court, under Hon. John NJ. Clayton
lie continued to hold this position until the
chef JuSticeship became vacant by the death
OF Jupge Booth, whom he succeeded About
the year 1856 he was appointed Chancellor,
upon the death Of the distinguished Chancel-
lor Johns, which position he held up to the
time of his death.


Chancellor Harrington was one of the most
active citizens of Delaware in the development
of the resources of the lower portion of the
State. He was prominent in the earlier rail
road enterprises of the Peninsula, and held the
position of President of the Delaware Railroad
from its establishment until the present time
His political associations were always with the





ence, During the war he has been an ardent
upholder Of the Government, and has left be-
hind him the record of most estimable, ant
valuable citizen. During his legal career hC
prepared and published the five volumes o
Harrington Reports, so well known to hi
profession. We believe he was about sixty
years Of age at the time of his death, two third
of his life having been passed in the highes
positions of honor in his State.


/ He was an active and prominent member o
the Methodist Church in Dover; an honorable
high minded man, and a useful citizen. n
man in the State was more respected-non
whose demise would cause such universalregret
lie had been in delicate health for two or thre
years, produced by first attack of the diseas
which terminated his life; and his death, the
sudden, was not unexpected


The vacancy caused by his death will be file
by appointment by the Governor, and is life
tenure Office. We are indebted to the Bullet
for the main facts in this sketch.
Year: 1865

The Commissioner of Customs had inst re-
ceived intelligence of the detection and arrest
of a party of female smugglers on the Canada
frontier, engaged in the whisky traffic \ few
days since the revenue detectives on a tram
coming from Canada had their suspicious arous-
ed by the unusual number of women and ba-
bies on board, and noticed that out Of thirty
two babies but two cvinccd the ordinary signs
of animation.


On arriving at the station on this side the
river. where several of the suspicious females
left the train, the detectives, with their usual
courtesy, insisted on holding the baby un-
til the lady alighted, and at once discovered
that it was uncommonly heavy Aninvestiga-
ton Immediately took place, when the . baby
was found to be manufactured of tin, and 70
contain from three to five gallons of whisky
These " babies were ingeniously constructed,
and SO clothed as to exhibit tiny foot and an
kle, encaScd in red shoes and white stockings.
The Commissioner of Customs is making every
effort to suppress similar smuggling operations
along the Northern frontier.
Year: 1865

TIE METHODIST FESTIVAL The ladies of
the Methodist Church in this town have deci-
ded to hold their Fair and Festival, commenc.
ing on Tuesday next, Dec 5th. We are led to
infer from the indications that the greatest ef-
forts are being put forth to make this one of
the greatest entertainments of the kind ever
held in this town. Everything of a substantial
or refreshing nature to the inner man, from a
" stuffed turkey to a candy-whistle, and every
article which female genius can plan or delicate
hands execute, from the beautiful painting to
the tiniest pin-cushiOn can be had. The object
for which the Festival is gotten up should in
sure its success.
Year: 1865

Tomorrow being the last day of the month,
is the latest period in which landlords can no
tify tenants to quit their property. There is
great scarcity Of houses, and the demand be-
ing so much greater than the supply, the land
lords are asking, and readily obtain, 10 or Is
per cent. advance on the present years rent.
Every year finds us in the same condition
scarcity of house and advance in rates ofrent-
and we are gradually approximating city rates,
much to the disadvantage of the town and dis
couragement of emigration We hear of
number who desire to build for their own occu-
pancy, and are only prevented by the high
price of lumber. 1t is a drawback to the town
that men of capital do not erect q sufficient
number Of tenement houses and encourage peo-
pie to come among us. Besides bcautfying
the place and giving employment to carpenters,
masOns and laborcrs, who must go elsewhere
if not employed by us, our capitalists would be
receiving good per cent, in the rental value,
on their investment.


There is evidently an increased interest de-
veloping in our mechanical industry. Already
a cotton factory is in operation; large ma
chine shop and sash factory is under course of
erection; the purchasers of the Smyrna mill
intend to add to the building and increase the
power by large engine; and enlargement in
carriage manufacturing and other branches Of
business is being commenced In almost all
these efforts to add to our mechanical wealth,
it is by men who have made their means bv
their own labor. The Importance of their eff.
forts was fully appreciated by wealthy citizen
Of neighhoring town, who offered to lease as
much land to him as he would need, for the
space of five years, as an inducement to erect
his sash factory in this town Our moneyed
men, should follow this example Let them
assist in establishing these various branches of
industry in the town, and they will enhance
the population by the increased work of.
fered to mechanics; and as they increase the
population they increase the value OF their
own property, benefit the community and be-
come public bencfanctOrs. Every man thus
induced to come among US is another customer
for merchant, a tailor, a shoemaker, etc 1t
Is these manufacturing enterprises that have
built Wilmington and other cities. Smyrna
offers as fair inducements as any town in the
country.


1t is estimated that about $4,000, money
made in this town and vicinity, has been sent
away out Of our reach to speculate in gold, oil
stocks, &c. This sum, invested at home in the
erection Of houses and factories, would have
given the owners something to show for their
outlay and returned clever per cent therefor !;
as it is, the town is $75. 900 out OF pocket, with
perhaps no income in the shape Of dividends,
with not enough oil obtained to grease the
machinery, and nothing to show for the invest
ment but piece Of calf pasture in Pennsylva-
MIA.
Year: 1865

f. COMING MoNEY.-We are going on with
our coinage all the while, just the same as
though we had need of specie for our daily
transactions in currency. 1t would seem to be
a useless piece of work to keep coming money
if we have no use for it; but it is well to have
good supply on hand against the time when it
will be called for. The Philadelphia mint
coined, in the month of October, nearly four
hundred thousand dollars, of which two hun
dred and sixty-six thousand were gold, thirty.
nine thousand silver, and sixty y-two thousand
copper, or nickel
Year: 1865

Congress will not omit to notice that the peo-
pie OF the Southern State, have thus far utter
cd no voice in favor Of accepting the terms of
reconstruction proposed by the President
The Convention would not, or dared not, sub
init their work to a popular vote. 1t was con-
sidered SO certain that the popular voice was
against even the easy conditions required of
Mississippi, that Gov. Sharkey threatened to
disperse his Convention with negro troops if
they yenturcd to give the State at large a chance
to express its opinions And now we find the
Georgia Convention exhibiting the same dis
trust, though it is difficult to imagine what the
bitterest Rebel could object to in the work of
that body The little game to be played is
evident enough. One member, so-called
Union man, openly advocated the reputation
OF the war debt by the Convention, and its as
sumption by another Convention called as soon
as the State representatives shall have been
admitted into Congress.


Unless therefore, we are willing to see every
Rebel State repudiate the acts Of its Conven-
ton, Congress must require inexorably that
the people Of every State shall ratify the work
| Of the Conventions which Congress will here
after authorize