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Year: 1864

The Atlantic Monthly in its March num-
Der, begins to make some candid admissions
concerning General MCCLELLAN. We give
the following as an evidence that the most
stubborn radicalism can occasionally enter
tain an incidental truth:


n4''If there is any one thing more than an
other for which General Mcclellan Is dis
tinguished, it is his ability to make an army.
Men may have their opinions as to his genius
or his courage, his politics OF his general
ship; they may think he is too slow OF too
cautious, or they may say he is not equal to
the emergencies; but of his ability to organ
ize an army there is concurrent opinion in
his favor" a..,'t.., "a,
Year: 1864

TIE CREED PowER.-There is nothing
imaginary in the statement that the creed
power is beginning to prohibit the Bible
as really US Rome did, though in a SUBJ
tier way. During the whole course of
seven years study, the Protestant candi-
date for the ministry sees before him an
unauthorized statement, spiked down and
stereotyped, of what he must find in the
Bible, or be martyred. And does any
one acquainted with human nature need
to be told that he studies under tre-
mendouS pressure of motive: Is that
freedom of opinion-the liberty where
with Christ maketh free: Rome could
have given that. Every one of her clergy
might have studied the Bible to find the
Pontifcial creed, on pain of death. Was
that liberty: Hence l say that liberty of
opinion in our theological seminaries is a
mere form, to say nothing Of the thumb
screw of criticism, by which every origin
al mind is tortured into negative propriety.
The whole boasted liberty of the study
consists in choice of chains-a choice of
handcuffs-whether he will wear the
Presbyterian handouts, Baptist, Metho-
dist Episcopal, or some other evangelical
handouts. Hence it has now come to
pass that the ministry themselves dare not
study the Bible. Large portions thereof
are seldom touched. 1t lies useless lum-
ber; or if they do study and search, they
cannot show people what they find there.
There is something criminel in saying any
thing new. 1t is shocking to utter words
that has not the mould of age upon them.
-Rcu. Henry Ward Beecher.
Year: 1864

THE USEFUL AND BEAUTIFuL.-Ihe
tomb of Moses is unknown, but the trav-
eler slacks his thirst at the well of Jacob.
The gorgeous palace of the wealthiest and
wisest of monurchs, with the cedar and
gold and ivory, and even the great temple
of Jerusalem, hallowed by the visible
glory of the Deity himself, are gone, but
Solomon's reservoirs are as perfect as ever.
of the ancient architectuary of the Holy
CITY. not one stone is left upon another
but the nool of Bethesda commands the
pilprim's reverence at the present day.
The columns of Persepolis are mouldering
into dust; but its cisterns and aqueducts
remain to challenge our admiration. The
golden house of Nero, is mass of ruins;
but the Aquis Claudia still pours into
Rome its limpid stream. The Temple of
the Sun at Tadmor, in the wilderness, has
fallen; but fountains sparkle as freshly in
his rays as when thousands ofworship-
pers thronged its lofty colonades. 1t
may be that London will share the fate
of Babylon, and nothing left to mark its
site save mounds of crumbling brick work.
The Thames will continue to flow as it
does now. And if any work of art should
still rise over the deep ocean of time, we
may well believe that it will be neither
palace nor temple, but some vast aque-
duct or reservoir; and if any name should
fash through the midst of antiquity, it
will probably be that of man who, in his
day, sought the happiness of his fellow
men rather than their glory, and linked
his name to some great work OF national
utility and benevolence.
Year: 1864

81 DoN'T LIKE Ny BUSINESS. ss."-There is
no greater fallacy in the world than that en-
tertained by many young men that some
pursuit in life can be found wholly suited to
their tastes, whims and fancies. This philos-
opher's stone can never be discovered, and
every one who makes his life a search for it
will be ruined. Much truth is contained in
the Irishman's remark: at is never aisy to
work hard" Let, therefore, the fact be al
ways remembered by the young, that no life
work can be found entirely agreeable to man.
Success always lies at the top OF hill; II We
would reach it, we can only do SO by hard.
persevering effort, while beset with difficult
ties of every kind. Genius counts nothing in
the battle of life; determined, obstinate per-
severance in one single channels is everything.
Hence, should any one of our young readers
be debating in his mind a change of business,
imagining he has genius for some other, let
him at once dismiss the thought as he would
a temptation to do evil If you think you
made a mistake in choosing the pursuit or
profession you did, don't make another by
leaving it. Spend all your energies in work
ing for and cling to it, as you would to the
life-boat that sustained you in the midst Of
the ocean. If you leave it, it is almost GER
tain that you will go down; but if you cling
to it, informing yourself about it until you arc
its master, bending your every energy to the
work, success is certain. Good, hard, honest
effort, steadily preserved in, will make your
love for your business or profession grow;
since no one Should expect to reach 4 period
when he can feel that his life-work is just the
one he could have done best and would have
liked best. We are allowed to see and feel
the roughness in our own pathway, but none
in others; yet all have them.
Year: 1864

toned not TO purchase or negotiate for any OI the
following Certificates of Stock In the Palo Alto Gold
AMI Silver Mining Company. as the same were sold
at public auction on WEDNESDAY, June LIST, lSI,
in front OF the Post Office, Gold lli, and will NOT be
transferred on the Books Ol the company.
Year: 1864

We annex copious compendium OF volumirous re.
port from Judge Holt to the Secretary Of War; in relation
to the conspiracy which has been reported to have
existed in certain Western states, whose object will be
seen affiliate with Southern leaders and help the
rebel cause
Year: 1864

The idea of respectable employ
ment" is the rock upon which thousands
split, and shipwreck themselves and all
who depend on them. All employments
are respectable that bring honest gains.
The laborer who is willing to turn hi.
hands TO anything is as respectable as
the clerk or draper store tender. In.
deed, the man who is ready to work at
anything that offers. whatever it NAV
be, rather than lie idle and beg, is far
more respectable man than one that turns
up his nose at hard labor, wearies his
friends with HE complaints because he
can get nothing respectable to do, pock-
cts their beneiactions without thankful.
ness and goes on from day to day. use
less, lazy grumbler.- Charles City In.
telligeneer.
Year: 1864

In New York. the other night, after


Wendell Phillips had displayed his "un-


conditional loyalty" for an hour in say


ing all he could TO make the president
OF the United States appear mean and


ridiculous, and had ended by expressing


his preference for Butler or Frem mont for
the next president, and Horace Greeley
had followed with the nomination of Mr..
Chase, the crowd that filed Cooper In
stftute responded to both with three
stunning cheers for president Lincoln.
The same thing has since occurred at q
meeting in Boston called by the radical
anti slavery people. 1t is SO every where.
What may occur to change the DRIFT Of
public oprnien in the next ten months,
it is impossible 10 say. But there is NO
mistaking that drift now. If the cleo.
ton should occur to-day, Mr.. Lincolr
would he reelected without any opposi.
ton worth counting. The people hold
him TO be honest in intention and in act,
sound and reliable, and as fast as it il
safe to be. They see that the general
direction of public affairs is about right.
in spite of all mistakes. and they do not
believe anything is to be gained now by
experimenting with changes Of policy.
This is the way the matter now stands
IN the popular mind, and popular opin-
Ion is confirmed rather than shaken by
the efforts Of the uneasy spirits who are
never go uncomfortable as when thinps
go right.-Sprinafeld Republican.
Year: 1864

What spectacle more pleasing does the
world afford than happy woman con-
tented in her sphere, ready at all times
to benefit her little world by her exer.
tions, and transforming the brisrs and
thorns of life into roses OF Paradise by
the magic OF her touch ? There are
those who are thus happy because they
cannot help it-no misfortunes dampen
their sweet smiles, and they diffuse q
cheerful glow around them as they pur.
sue the even tenor of their way. They
have the secret of contentment, whose
value is above the philosophers stone
for without seeking the baser exchange
Of gold, which may bay some sort Of
pleasure. they convert everything they
touch into JOY. What their condition is
makes no difference. They may be rich
or poor. high or low, admired or forsak
en- by the tickle world, but the sparkling
fountain of happiness bubbles up in their
hearts. and makes them radian,ly beau,i
full. They live in log cabin. they
make it shine with lustre which king,
and queens may coret, and they max,
wealth fountain Of blessings to tn,
children Of poverty. Happy women ar
the highest types Of humanity. and W,
carno. say how much we owe to then
for the progress of the race.
Year: 1864

5TH WARD.-Thc number of persons en-
rolled in this ward is 47O. Ten dollars from
each one Of this number will put the ward
out of the draft. We have now only thirty
men to furnish, and it can be done, if every
one Of these 47O men will come up to the
mark. do not believe there is single man
Of the number but can and would raise $40
rather than run the risk of being drafted


If this is so, they must go to work at once
and do it, as the draft is sure to come, and
80 men will just as surely be taken. Two
efforts have been made to raise the nccessa-
ry amount to clear the ward. Some 10 or
90 only subscribed to the list. The matter
is now dropped, and those who were willing
to give have now organized and subscribed
enough to save themselves if they are draft.
ed; but they are still willing to go in and save
the fair fame Of the ward, il those who
have heretofore held back will now move.
and not have it said that the 9Th ward is the
only one in which the draft was held. Y.
Year: 1864

Low WATER The time when the Mis-
sissippi was as low as at the present has
not been for many years. 1t was consid-
cred very low last year at this date, but it
is eight inches lower now than it was then.
Roats can carry but little freight, and if
there is much further decline they can car
ry none at all. The Muscatinc took 4O
horses this morning for her cargo, which
was all she could carry.
Year: 1864

MORE SnEEP.-Another drove of 800
sheep came across the river this morning
en- route for Dallas county, all the way
from Ohio


The extensive drought in the WOOL grow
ing districts Of the East, and the conse-
quent scarcity Of fodder, can have no 9TH
er tendency than to greatly reduce their
stock. Western purchasers will find it to
their interest to visit the East late this
fall, when they can pick up flocks at much
more reasonable prices than for some time
past, or few weeks to come. There il
feed enough in Iowa for all the sheep and
cattle the Eastern farmers cannot winter
Year: 1864

The funeral Of the lamented Major Fos-
ter, Of the nth Infantry, took place at
the Congregational church this afternoon,
under the auspices Of the Masonic frater-
nifty, of which he was a member. These
last ceremonies, we arc glad to say, were
well attended.
Year: 1864

DgoPrED.--Barley has taken a fall and
farmers have got the blues Last week it
was up to 1920 per bushel, and some de-
clncd to bring it in at that price, thinking


it was going up to $500 per bushel Now
that it has declined about fifty cents they
are strongly of the opinion that there is
something wrong somewhere.
Year: 1864

4 Vrw Trrr,:.pu L:NE.-We have a
good word for our Telegraph Company. !:
may not be generally credited at first, but
we are actually informed uron what we cen
slider good authority, that this line has
walked up to sense of duty and is now
actually engaged in erecting new Tele-
graph line between this place and Chicago.
New posts are being set and three lines Of
wire are being thrown upon them. One line
goes to Peoria, one to this place, and third
for the use Of the Railroad Company. This
is really good news, and we feel confident
that the public generally will be rcjoiced to
learn that at last we are to have line that
dcws, and little damp spells generally will
not effect. The Company intend to have
the work completed this season, and when
it is done we intend to issue our proclama-
ton for day Of Thanksgiving, to be OBJ
served by everybody.
Year: 1864

CoSTENTMENT.-In Vienna, magnificent house
was built by nobleman, on the front of which Is
stone with the inscription 'This house was erected
by Count D., to be given to the first man who can
prove that he is really eontented.' One day a
stranger knocked the gate, and desired to speak
with the master Z" 1 have come" said he, +" to take
possession of this house, as found you have built
It in order to bestow it upon the man who s really
contented. Now, am i'll that state, OF which am
willing to make an OATH you will, therefore, give
me immediae possession" The Count did. not in
te,rIpt him till he had finished his Speech when he
replied, "You are quite right, sir, with respect to
nv intentions but do not discover the least pre-
tension you have to the character OF Il contented
tented YOU would not want my house"
Year: 1864

GENERAL HooD INCREASES HIS ARMY-4The At


that General Hood is rapidly increasing the fight
ing men of his army:


General Hood is putting guns into the hands OF
every available man connected with the army
All ot the cooks have been armed and returned to
their respective commands, and the negroes con-
neetcd with the army have been employed in that
capacity. Quarternasters and conmiSsaIies have


been made to disSorge the many surpeltiuOuS men
III their departments; surgeons also The result is
that the army has received considerable reinforce
ment. In Clayton's division alone the number OF
new men returned from the cooking dctachments
reached three hundred, which at this time is con-
sldered good regiment. The increase from the
cooks alone will reach four thousand effective men,
But General Hood does not stop here. He has


ordered the armlng of every artilleris except from
No l to 6, who absolutely necessary to handle
piece; from thus source increase will be obtained
amounting to three thousand men. must


say, however, that this order converting artillery
INTO infantry caused considerable flutering among
the battery boys True, many of them take the thing
quite easy, ben9pertecty willing to the
Try at this critical Juncure i'll any capacity that will
aid III the overthrow OF Sherman and his Hes
slams" From this readers will at once perceive
that GenefH Hood is determined to leave nothing
nndone that will subsefye the great interest of the
country.


am proud to say thousands of Georgians are re-
spending to the last call of Governor Brown. Ii "A
general engagement can be delayed one week longer,
ana the enemy retain their present position, SleT
man and his army Will be routed.


Sherman does not manifest disposition to shell
Atlanta For TWO days he has not thrown shell
into the place


Large quantities Of tobacco continue to be un-
earthed and brought forth from its hiding places III
and around Atlanta, which General Hood promptly
lmpresScs for the use Of the amy. There is no
doubt but what the owners thought that Atlanta
would be evacuated and then they and their tobacco
would fall INTO the embrace OF the Yankees.
Year: 1864

THE HACK DRrvERs.-The extortionste demands
of the hack drivers Of this city is not only unen-
durable, but in direct violation of law Several in
stances have been reported where parties have been
charged twenty and twenty-five dollars for riding
the distance Of few squares, and it is proverbia
that Of them will charge less than ten dollars
to take single person from any OF the railroad de-
pots to their residences, matter how short the
distance is. For the information Of strangers in the
city, and Others uninformed about the matter APP
pend the following extract from the latest ordinance
passed by the Council relative to the charges for
hack-riding:


'For carrying a person not more than ten squares,
two dollars for each additional square, ten cents
The charge for carrying not more than four persons
shall never, for the whole exceed more than four
dollars, unless more than an hour be employed, and
shall then be only five dollars for the first hour and
at the rate Of three dollars per hour for each
ceeding hour, and charge is permitted for hitch
ing up. In case Of funeral PROFESSIONS, no charge
shall exceed dollars No charge shall be made
for infants under three years Of age In charge OF a
other person For carryingsa person between ten
O'Clock night and day break there may be charged
double the above rates, and no more. For baggage
the charge shall not be than twenty five cents
for each trunk carried outside, and nothing for any
article carried inside, for any carpet-bag OF bas-
ket


"A copy Of plan Of the city, with copy Of the
rates for hacks and other wheeled carriages, shall be
kept by the driver OF every such hack OF carriage,
and he shall exhibit the same whenever called Lon by
any person employing OF using said hack carriage.
And il he shall fail to exhibit the sanle when
quired or IL for carrying person on baggage there
be charged more than is allowed by tins ordinance,
the owner or kef Of the vehicle, Tor every day ot
such failure or for every time Of such Charge, shall
be fined not less than ten nor more than hfty dol
lars"


An additional clause of this ordinance makes II
obligatory upon every haekman to transport passell-
gers at the above rates. and upon refusal to aceep,
the amount fine or corporea punishment may bc I'M
posed, according TO the status of the offender.
Year: 1864

Smith the master Of transportation of the road. made
nm earnest speech in defense OF tho company from the


foundations that had been recklessy cast upon iis
rcItions 20 the Of the country lie showed what
II bod done for the Government: how ii had saved the
Copita and Chattanooga by the timely transportation
of two armies over its road without accident lie
wns listened TO with great attention. and his remarks
were receive with satisfaction. Whatever may have
bcen the feelings of the President Of the Company when
the Rebellion broke out they now in the right place
lie is hated quite heartily by Jefferson Davis and bis
myrmdOns any Of the radical men Of the North are
Hence their persistent destruction Of his noble railroad


The miners have all gone to work again at the ad.
vance asked by them. They now get GO cents a tun
told that the yield md shipments this Spring would
cause a glut in the market The Frostburg Company
was also informed. had just been bought out with
view 10 the building Of now railroad up wills Creek
valley to Bridgeport In Pennsylvania and thence 70
junction with the Broad Top road which will furnish
new outlet of the coal of the Frostburg region direct to
Philadelphia and New.NOr SO much the better l0r
Alcghany County The Borden mine which is worried
ty shaft learn is sending out the very best quality
of coal


The issue OF the election glad to find. had given
an impetus already to the prices Of real property In Al
leghany just it has done in Baltimore und other parts
of the State. Now is tue time for emigration TO Mary
land, for shall get the new TTeo Government IN OPP
GRAFTON on the 4th of July coming. "'o' D.
Year: 1864

This disease IS very prevalent among calves
at this season Of the year. Once fast hold
of a calf, II never fully RECEIVERS from the ef-
fectS of the disease. Its symptoms, are, un-
easiness, continual blaring, dullness Of the
eyes and emaciation. Cause of disease, hiyh
price Of butter, and the consequent interter-
ence of the milk-pail, with the proper and
natural food of the animal. Cure As much
new mix direct from the cow as the calf VIII
suck night and morning, with half pint of
corn or barley meal made into porridge-at
noon. This will effec: partial cure. Bat
as before suggested, they never fully recover
from this disease.


Now an ounce of preventive, IS worth a
pound Of cure Is IN old saw, as true as II Is
old. If you want good calves, COWS and
oxen, let nature have IFS course, and the
calves have their milk until their bone and
muscle is properly developed; and when
weaning them, be sure TO give them an
amount of food equal TO that You tiloh from
them. And then, when the calves are weaL-
ed, sci! the poor ones TO the butcher and
keep the selected ones for your own herd.
The reverse of this practice gives Us small
and poor cows and oxen
Year: 1864

A lady sat alone in her chamber. There
was nibtling sound behind the fre-board,
which was not board, but only frame COW
cred with cloth. The lady had some funny
notions; mice seemed to her like little plump
children; she liked them.


There" said she, " is a mouse :" and she
dropped some crumbs behind the fre-board.
This she did every day when she heard a
movement in the fireplace. Mice" said
she, d" are innocent; never fear them But
rats! All. they are dreadful" The lady
hoped, by and by, TO coax her mouse ont In
TO her room. She lived alone and was fond
of pets.


Once or twice there came against The
frame of the fire-screena gnawing so loud and
strong that the lady was startled. "What
if rat were there where think is but q
harmless mouse?' was the quick thought
that made her flesh creep with terror. But
she would not let herself allow such a thing
possible; neither would she remove the fire.
frame, to examine the darkness behind it
"Pshaw," she said, I'm certain lis bet g
harmless mouse" And she continued TO
pamper it with dainties.


At last, one evening, as she sat by her
table, writing, she heard a strange noise, and
turning toEard it, saw, with great alright,
monstrous rat, sitting on her hearthrtone,
and gazing with bold and wicked eyes upon
her. She poor, nervous lady was made
quick sick by the disgust and terror which
this revelation caused her.


Children, there is moral to my story
Can you think what? l am thinking of it !;
ah , my blood runs cold as | consider that of
which my story is figure. How many Of
you are cherishing sins which you consider
only innocent mice, but which are really as
strong and dangerous rats, waiting their
time to spring out upon you and have you
in their power? How many such mice am
cherishing? Let US all examine carefully
and in good time the character of our pets.
-springfeld Republican.
Year: 1864

uThe Portland Advertiser says: In the
warrant for town meeting in a neighboring
town, few week since, one of the articles
was to see if the town would authorize the
erection Of flagstaff. One old copperhead
patriarch, on the day of the meeting, was
heard to ask his friend what kind of flag
it was proposed to display upon the staff
The Stars and Stripes, of course" replied
the friend. 81 thought So" said the old
shell back, " knew it was some id black
Republican project.
Year: 1864

To CoNDENsE MILK FOR THE SOLDIERS
Place two quarts of new milk in a vessel
over slow fire, stir it to prevent burning,
until it is about the thickness of cream, add
one pound of sugar, little at time, stir
ring constantly till it becomes thick and stiff,
then spread on plates and dry in the oven or
the sun, and powder it with knife or spoon.
Ii can be sent in papers and serves for both
milk and sugar when dissolved in coffee or
tea. Let our dairywoman try it, and they
will get the thanks of the sanitary" and TIE
soldiers.
Year: 1864

The Boston Journal hits the nail on the
head when it says, Not tenth part of the
local news which transpires in any country
town finds its way into the city papers, and
he who takes the latter TO the exclusion of
his own town or country paper, does net ful.
fl his duty as citizen. Such a person is
not worthy to fill town office, for he mos.
lacks local pride,