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Year: 1864

der, the man acquainted with sorrow and
privations, the true index, because he Is
the bone and sinew of the army. "Mark
his reply" For full three times IL moons
my arm has known its best action on the
tented field, could tale unfold Of camp
and seiges, broils and battles, such as chill
the life blood Of generous youth, and de-
light not the ear Of manhood. We left
the sweets Of hard earned independence,
to fight the battles Of our country. We
return to find the companions Of our youth
either gone or wasting away under the
weight Of care for friends that are now ab.
sent, and the place that once knew us, now
knows us no more.


Talk of patriotism to the heart sick and
dying men, whose wounds are bleeding and
exposed beneath tropic sun. Mock not
his burning brow with the laurels of fame,
think not to cool his parching thirst with
the wine Of glorious praise. Mock not his
blasted hopes with your guerdon of honor,
the soldiers mead of valor, exposed to long
and hard marches, sick and wounded he is
conveyed in uneasy vehicles and badly fed.
The common soldier but little appreciates
the policy which consigns him to so profit
less life as this. But wherefore portray
the suffering with which we are made &C.
quainted in this cruel war. Can we be
blind to the intrigues and crimes that are
committed in the name of Liberty and
Union.


But this would be called contraband and
| must close with the remark that, ice is
scarce, weather hot, health bad, gold
precious metal.


Respects to all. Yours,


LINE McKINNlE.


p. S.-CoL., since enclosing the above
the thing looks as though We were going
somewhere. Sealed orders have been re.
ceived and the General informed us in the
office, that We had better get our writing
all done up so we could take it easy on the
voyage; it may be that my next will be
dated at Richmond. have been to work
all the afternoon trying to make the boys
think we are going to Saratoga Springs for
our health, but it will not go down. So
until you hear from me again goodbye.


Yours, LINE NICK.
Year: 1864

NC"OR0RCI OAVSssS


The last number Of Charles Dickens
All the Year Round contains very graphic
account of the manner in which The Daily
Telegraph, q London cheap paper Of great
circulation, is got up. The introduction
into the editorial room of the electric tele
graph, is thus described:


II proceeded to suite Of rooms occupied
by the sub. editor and the principal report
ers. In the ontermost Of these rooms is
arranged the electric telegraph apparatus,
three round discs with finger stops stick
ing out from them like concentina keys,
and needle pointing to alphabetic letters
on the surface Of the dial. One Of these
dals corresponds with the House Of Com.
mons, another with Mr.. Reuters telegraph
office, the third with the private residence
Of the conductor Of my Journal, wno IS
thus n, ,de acquainted with any important
new 8 which may transpre before he arrives
at, or after he leaves the Office. The elec
trio telegraph, an enormous boon TO all
newspaper men, is especially beneficial to
the sub.editor; by its aid he can pleace
before the eXpcctant leader writer summary
Of the great speech in a debate or the mo
,nentous telegram which is to furnish tie
theme Tor triumphant jubilee or vlrtuols
indignation; by its aid he can make up
the paper, that is, see exactly how mEh
composed matter will have to be left stand.
ing over for the tinkling Of the bell an
nounces a message from the head Of the &C.
porting staff in the House, to the effect,
House up-half a col. to come Some
times, very rarely, wires get crossed, or
otherwise out Of gear, and strange messages
relating to msdel'vered tirklns of butter,
or marital excuses Cor not coming home to
dinner, arrive at the Office Of my Journal.
The sub editor has story how, after having
twice given the signal to West end office
which Mr.. Reuter- then had, he received a
pathetic remonstrance from some evidently
recently awakened maiden, Please not to
ring again till slip on my gownr


AS yet, to our knowledge, no American
journal has gone as far as this in its ar
rangements.
Year: 1864

The following letter, very clearly express
ingCO -, was received and designed to
be put in type two weeks ago, but in
manner we don't now know how, was pur-
lcined and only returned in time for this
Year: 1864

A circle of gay young bachelors in ST.
Louis, was thrown into confusion, lateiy, ~
the desertion ofone of their number, who tell
a victim to the charms OF a beautiful and ami
able Young LADY. For some cause uest known
to himself. the enamored Benedict kept the
matter secret, and without inviting his
bachelor friends to the wedding, had the knot
tied in an unostentatious manner. and started
on a bridal tour to some pleasant village In
Illinois


His friends, of course, heard of the wedding
the day after it occurred, and feeling siighted,
determined to have revenge. When the
happy man returne from his tour, he was
taken aback by being waited upon by stran-
ger, detective, who produced an order tor
his arrest on 8 charge Of dlsloyaity. Hav.
ing at one time entertained q sneaklng SYM
pathy for "our Southren brothers, he was
greatly troubled He was taken by the de-
tective into darkenea room, where the ex-
aiming board WAS sitting, and was surpris.
ed TO see that they all wore masks and oom-
luOes.


He asked why he was not allowed to see
the faces Of his judges, and was told that they
We're disguised on account of the discove y
Of spies and traitors In the Government SER
vice. He was then accused OF having ut
tered su b and such sentiments, in the pres
ence of certain of his friend, whose names
were given, and as he could not deny what
he had said, be plead guilty and threw him
self upon the mercy of the court urged his
youth and lneXperlence-the fact OF his re-
cent marriage remote probability OF hia
becoming father, &c.


Although his pathetic appeal appeared to
soften the Hinty hearts of the judges, yet it
could not turn aside the ponderous hammer
of justice, and be wa sentenced to six months
Imprisonment in the Alton prison, at hard
labor, with ball and chain attached to his
left leg. This was terrible blow to man
who had been married but three or four days,
and the prisoner was greatly affected.


After witnessing the misery of the con.
demned man for a few moments, the mock
judges threw off their their masks, and ap-
peared before him as his uninyited wedding
guests They told him they had taken this
mode of Furnishing him for his failure to in.
vite them TO his wedding, and he was so glad
to find that the thing was all joke, that he
treated the party to a champagne and oyster
supper, and promised that he would never
get married again without their presence.
Year: 1864

need few barrels for water Every ward
needs mugs for medicines; also bottles. y


The rebel surgeons, it may be supposed.
give but very taodsrte coloring TO their re-
ports, sufficient, at least, to exempt them
rom he chief infamy, if not to acquit them
altogether of hard -heartedness. a school
like that of Andersonyile might corrupt the
physician as we'll as the patient; and we
suppose that most of the rebel surgeons
have been forced to cry out TO save them
selves. Who shall say that the system of
stagnation, cruelty, and famine devised fer
the prisons OF Georgia is not as gigantic as
appalling? But we should not forget that
the treatment of our prisoners by the reb-
el Government is only in one way an index
of the despotism which it has exercised over
the people of the South.
Year: 1864

A young lady advertises in the Cieve.
land Iy1indeoler Tor young gentleman to
act as an amenuensis. He must be able to
write in cypher, and when engaged he will
be expected to read poetry with feeling, con-
verse with ease, and be able to play crib
bage and backgammon. He must expect
70 be kissed when she is pleased, and cuffed
when she is not; but as her temper is ac.
knowledged to be good, there will be moro
kissing than cutting There is good chance
for some adventure-loving gentleman.
Year: 1864

II TIE 0AEK.-we regret seriously that orr gas
lights have ceased-to he No more. We understand
the want Of material aidn is the strong argument
used in accounting for the unfortunate occurrence
We regret, We say particularly on our own account
--and generally for the public benefits We have
70 fall back on the "slaw process Of setting type
6y candle light We hope the 'ras factory OF
Orovile NAV soon be set in operation, as ii Is tht
cheanest and most convenient light for ALL and all
should pa,ronize the enterprise.
Year: 1864

Man OF WEIGHT N THE CoMMuNlTr--Mayor
Fowler, Of Marysvsle says the San Francisco Call
IS Of the regulation size and pattern. An arm chair
Of mammoth proportions has been built for his use
on official occasions. at the expense Of some of his
adminng friends He fills it with much dignity
avoirdupois
Year: 1864

FoR StLr-In another column an advertisement
Of Hendees Garden Will be found, offering the same
Tor sale To those who wish 10 engage in extensive
gardening in most convenient and desirable 10
cation. should avail themselves of this opportunity.
The fruit trees and vines are in a lourishng con-
dition, and the enclosure in the best repair.
Year: 1864

BIsoUIr LUxuRY FoR ALL.-Ths pop
ulsr notion that people suffering from
dyspspsia or prediaposed to thst disease
should not eat biscuit has grown out Of
the fact that the common Saleratus has
been used in the making Of such biscuits.
And it was right. The article is mis-
chievous. bot light and healthy biscuit.
such IS dyspeptic people may eat With
impunity and with positive benefit. are
made from De Land 4 Cos Chemical
Sslsrstus. Physicians admit this.
Year: 1864

The New York Herald has a long article
treating on the, financial crisis in the North,
and spcculatcs as to how it will be affected by
tho result Of the Presidential election. 1t
says:


Many arc disposed to place undue impor-
tance upon tho result Of Forthcoming election.
The argument of the Mcclellan side is that if
Mr.. Lincoln should be reelected the war is
likely to be prolonged over longer period than
If the Democratic candidate is triumphant. and
this great increase of the public debt, and much
further depreciation. of the currency will be in
evitable. The argument Of the opposite side is
that if Mcclellan is elected public confidence
III the national credit will he shaken, and pol
ittlans of the Democratic party will begin to
talk of measures tending to repudiation But
both these arguments arc prcjudiccd, and the
future of the national finances depends less
upon the sucnss of either candidate than
many arc disposed to believe Whatever the
result of the contest may be, the present finan-
cial policy OF the country must be changed if
the ultimate disasters which it is inviting arc
to be avcrted.


The first duty of Congress is to take into Sc
rious consideration this important subject: The
public debt is undergoing augmentation at
rate SO enormous that further paper money cx-
pansion will aggrayatc the existing evil in rapid
Iy increasing ratio Yet the policy of paper
money initiation is being steadily pcrscvcre,I in
and the incubus is daily becoming yrca,cr-
Our national dcht is nearly two thousand mil
lions, and of this $685., ,O9G,s72 was in the form
Of currency issues at the end of September, cx-
elusive Of more Shan fifty-thrrc millions of ma
tional bank paper. The worst bmndcrs of Mr..
Chase have been repeated Ly his no less incom-
pctcnt successor, and arc likely to be ,ontiu-
ued till legislation steps in and provides "A
remedy. Whichever, therefore, may be the
dominant party, the future Of the fnanrcs. of
this country MAY be easily forsccn, unless
measures arc adopted to countcract the cur
rency evil and SO improve the value of the pa
dollar.
Year: 1864

AN AFFECTING INCIDENT. Upon the author
ity Of a wounded officer in the Valley fight
near Winchester we nar,atc the following in
cidents: In the hottest Of the fight and Just
where the balls fell thckcst, the Colonel of the
18th Regiment N. G. IT. was seen to kncel over
dying soldier and pray for him. While thus
engaged the order Of retreat was sounded
rising from prayer and mounting his horse, he
dashed off, but had not gone many yards ere
the cries Of soldier who fell wounded in the
retreat reached him, inploring bis comrades
not to leave. The gallant and humane Colonel
wheeled his horse and facing storm of shot
and shell rode back to the wounded soldier and,
being man of uncommon muscle, leaned from
the saddle and gathering the broken legged
man by the collar bofe him off trumphanL.y.


These arc facts, and that officers name is
Winston, from Rockingham county, in this
State.-Nilton Chronicle
Year: 1864

The storms are generally considered mys-
terry, but as for snow storm, you can general
ly see the drift.


When a telegraph operator 10 killed BY q
flash Of lightning along the wire, he gets a
dispatch.


The farmer wins victories on Important
lelds-at the point Of the poughshare.


II you visit a sweet girl, and II you are won
and she Is won, you shall both be one.


The devil has work enough for all his
friends, but he will pay their wages only In
fuel.


A lover must have his clothes handsomely
cut out, or he may be handsomely "cut out p"
himself.


Punish hungry man as they used TO pun
ish the bodies Of suicides-drve a stake into
them.


Many knave has tried 10 clear himself OF
guilt by proving himself . fool, and failed
although the proof was complete.


The General who carefully dlsciplines his
troops Is sowing the seed whose rich harvest
he will reap upon the battle field.


We are told To take care, but II comes whether
we are disposed TO take IL or not.


woman may be Indifferent TO courts and
courtiers, but not TO courtship.


One who is half man, half dog, will bow 10
the rich and bOw-wOw TO the poor


A iull jug and an empty sOt cannot be long
together without changing posilious.


1t is often very just and grieyous cause OF
complaint that men so completely exhnuat
their industry In canVassing for ofi aes as To
have none left for tho performance OF their du.
ties.


Moral 'nstrument-Sn upright plano,
Year: 1864

Among those in Ward One who are honored
with a call to serve their country in the tented
field, we And the names of Messrs. Nicolay
and Hay, the Presidents private secretaries.
Alderman Rapley is also one of the lucky ones
whose tickets were drawn forth by the blind
manipulation OF the DRAFT.
Year: 1864

LADIES should not forget that they can
find the most elegant stock Of dress goods
in the city 1t the popular dry goods house
Of Henry G. Potter 4 Co.. southeast corner
Of Brady and ed streets. They receive the
latest styles every week, and sell them low
very low.
Year: 1864

mans wit pointed out a method by which,
if ably managed, every condition of the
agreement might be thoroughly fulfilled.


Col. Stark, therefore, like most remark
ably cunning persons, just contrived to
overreach himself. Had be frankly ap-
pealed to his daughter not to enter into
any engagement without his sanction. SO
high was the dear girls sense Of filial
duty, that nothing would have induced
her to run contrary to his desire. She
would have trusted to patience, submis-
sion, and time to subdue her fathers sell
fishness, and to soften his heart. AS it
was, her spirit revolted at the mistrust
implied by his reticence, and the colonel
created an adversary where he should
have secured an ally.


1t was my turn to chuckle now.
Year: 1864

Serious Accidental negro man whose
name we could not learn, employed at How
ell and Messler's boat yard, on the canal, q
short distance beyond the Armory bridge,
was struck in his back by one of the levers
to windlass few days since, and 30 severe
ly injured as to make it doubtful whether he
can recover. Himself and one other man
were engaged in hosting piece OF timber,
when the rope broke and the windlass
whirled back with great force, one Of the
extended bars hitting him just below the
spine, breaking his back bone and knocking
him q distance of several feet. The opinion
of the physician attending him is that he
will die
Year: 1864

Ptol fc.-A day or two since lady living
in Rockets, the wife of q refugee from Nor
folk, gave birth to three children at one
time-two boys and one girl. In short
while afterwards the girl died, but at last
accounts the boys were alive and doing well,
with every prospect of being raised.
Year: 1864

nas' The Government must not, cannot
fall. Though your flag may have trailcd
in the dust though the banner of our
country may have been suited, let it still
he borne onward and if it he necessary to
cleanse and purify the banner, let it he hap-
l,izcd in fire from the sun and bathcd in II
nations blood.-lRdrcw johnson.
Year: 1864

We publish below extract from the CORE
spondence of Cincinnati paper, giving an ac-
count of the rebel treatment of cur prisoners ON
Belle Island. The sickening details excel in
barbarity any account we have hitherto seen:
"a common-sized dog would cost S25 or $50.
The boys said they liked dog meat a great deal
better than the wormy mule meat which we
would get about twice week. | did not think
so much of eating dogs, but some of the boys,
would 60 to the dead house and kill rats which
had been eating at some of the dead men all
night; they would kill the rats, skin, wash fry
and eat them. 1t appears to me that / would
starve before | would eat either rats or dogs
but, | can tell you with truth, that a man will
do great deal before be will starve To DEATH
| The men in the hospital would be carried into
an old woOd-shed after they were dead; some
would be carried out before they are really dead.
and left to die afterwards. But before carving
! them out, their clothes would be either divided
out among the rest, else the cruel nurses would
take them and trade them to the guards The
so-called corpse would then be carried ont in the
sheet whereOn he died, and dumped INTO the
wOOd-shed, the sheet taken from him, and the
dead man left with the rats. If | would 90 out
| i'll the morning to the wOOd-shed which | often
did, after | was able to walk on crutches. |
could see Is or 90 dead men lying in a heap
and as naked as the day they We're born. Tie

greater number of them would have their ears.
noses, fngers--in short, their whole body would
be eaten by rats; there would be nothing left but
| skeletons. At about clock in the morning
a man would bring wagon load of rough pine
boxes, which he called coffins; then the skele-
tons would be put in, nailed up, and hauled out
again, as high as six on one wagon. They would
| be buried like ecriminals-ratherw worse than some
criminals. If box happened to be too short
| for man, he would be doubled uD and edged
in some way, any how. Sometimes one rebel
would stand ON the box lid to keep it down
while another would nail it down. The rebel
doctors would frequently cut up some of the
dead bodies to try experiments, as they called
it. Several of the boys called me to their hunks
Just before they died; they told me not to let
the doctors cut them to pieces after they were
dead; they also entreated me to have them put
into the boxes before the rats or hogs would
eat them up. One night some half-starved hogs
got into the woOd-shed and ate several Of the
dead men entirely up; they left nothing Ofthem
but few bones When the rebel guard saw it.


he said, the Yankees make good feed for our
hogs
Year: 1864

To SToP RuNAwAY.-Take small
but strong cord, tie one end into loop
mot slip noose) pass it over the horses
head, and attach it rather loosely to the
throat latch that it will not fall down too
low. The other end of the cord is passed
to the carriage within easy reach Of the
driver. When the horse runs, and can
not be stopped by the reins, pull upon the
cord, hard enough to stop his breathing;
he will soon stop-indeed he must stop.
So soon as he stops slack up the cord and
quiet him by soothing words and kind treat
ment. There is no danger of his falling,
as he viii stop long before he becomes ex-
hausted, and viii brace his feet so long as
he has strength-the cord being slackened
as soon as he stops will relieve him. This
simple remedy may be applied to any
horse that is in the habit of running awav
he will very soon connect cause and effect
together, and after few trials viii be en-
tirely cured. Kicking, backing, and 9TH
er vicious habits Weld to the same remedy
when iudiciOusly employed.
Year: 1864

A young man named Sheelan, near Of
ava Ill, committed suicide by drowning
He had only been married but about a
week. 1t is said the young man wished to
marry another girl, but his parents who
had great influence with him, Overruled
him and compelled him to marry, as hedid.
That it is supposed led him to take his life.


But the drama was not to end there, for
the wife of week was so distracted by the
death of her young husband, that she pro
cured some corrosive sublimate and attemp-
ted to swallow it dry. The poison mostly
sticking to her throat caused her neck and
throat to swell to fearful size and produc-
ed an agonizing death in few hours.
Year: 1864




II there be any dsy in which we are quite
certain that we shall meet no trial from
Providence, no temptation from the world
any day in which we shall be sure to have
no wrong temPers excited in ourselves; no
call to bear with those of others no mis-.
fortune to encounter, and no need of divine
assistance to endure it on that morning we
may safely omit prayer.
If there is any evening or day in which
we have received no protection from God,
and experienced no mercy at his hands /; if
we have not lost single opportunity of do
ing or receiving good if we are quite certain
we have not once spoken unadvisably with
our lips, nor entertained only vain or idle
thought in our heart on that night we may
safely omit to praise God, and confess our
slnfulness; on that night we may safely
omit humiliation and thanksgiving.


easr}4 .sfg r-rs ~ HANNAH MORE,
Year: 1864

A person of the denomination Of Quakers.
once took his watch to the maker with the
following words: g Friend, have rotice
more brought my erroneous watch, which
wants thy friendly care aud protecton;sI
lind by the index of his tongue he tells
false, and that his motions are waveriup and
unsettled. which makes me believe he is not
right in the inward man; mean the main
spring. ] would have thee improve him,
with thy adjusting tool of truth, that if pos.
sible thou mayest drive him from the error
of his ways. ys.-Imagining his body to be
foul, and the whole mass corrupted, purge
him with thy cleansing stick from all po-
luton, so that he may vibrate and Circulate
according to truth. will board him wi tn
thee for a few days and paw thee when thou
request it. In thy late bill thon chargest
me with the one eighth of a pound sterling
which will pay thee also. Friend, when
thou correctest him, dol without passion;
estby severity, thou drivest him toldestruct.
ton. | would have thee let him visit the
suns motion, and learn his true calculation
table and equation; aud when thou i.ndest
him conformabe to that, send him home
with jnst bill of moderation and it shall be
faithfully ramitted to thee by thy true
friend.
Year: 1864

makes the following good suggestions:


Keep the birth days religiously; they
belong exclusively to, and are treasured
among the sweetest memories Of home. Dc
not let anything prevent some token, be i
ever so small, that it be remembered Fol
one day they are heroes. The special pud
ding or cake is made for them: new jacket
or trousers, with pockets. or the first pair Of
boots are donned; and big brothers and sis
;crs sink into insignifcance beside little Char
lie, who is six to-day and IS going to be a
man. Mothers who haze half a dozen little
ones to care for are apt toneglect birth days
thew come too often-sometimes when they
are too onervous-but if they only knew how
much such souvenirs are cherished by their
pet Susy or Harry, years afterward, when
away from the hearthstone. and they have
none to remind them that they have added
one more year TO the perhaps weary round Of
life. or to wish them an old fashioned phrase.


many happy returns to their birthday,
they would never permit any cause to step
between them and mothers privilege.