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Year: 1865

Tie leading nan in the convention on
the progressive side, is unquestionably
James L. Orr 1 don't think him the
ablest man in the body, and there are
other reformers who make more speeches,
but, except in respect to the negro, he is
in advance of the convention. al am
tired of South Carolina as she was, said he
in a speech to-day; covet for her the
material prosperity of New England
would have her acres TEEN with life and
vigor, and industry, and intelligence as do
those of Massachusetts" The convention
has beaten him ON the general principle
of giving nearly all elections to the people;
but he has left his mark in the minds of
the delegates. He went into rebellion SO
easily and got out of it so readily that
there is some disposition to distrust his
leadership; but the fact remains that he
stands in the foreground of the movement
toward a more republican form of govern
ment
Year: 1865

The spirit of the convention toward the
! General Government has been indicated
| in what was said respecting its action on
| the clause of the constitution declaring
! slavery abolished. The famous Aldrich


resolution, SO called, brought it out on the
| first day Of the session. He introduced it


as soon as the convention was organized /:


"Resolved That under the present extra


ordinary circumstances, it is both wise


and polite TO accept the condition in


which We are placed; to endure patiently
the evils which we cannot avert or cor
rect; and to calmly and patiently await
the time and opportunity to effect our de-
liverance from unconstitutional rule"
This was the spirit of one section of the
convention. The other section found
voice through General Sam McGowen,
many times wounded, once left on the
field for dead, and yet carrying the bullet
of Union musket in his body: Il pro
test with all the earnestness of my nature
against this resolution. 1t is not true that
South Carolina carries dagger under
meath her vestments. She went out of
the Union with an open hand and open
heart. She has lost her material re-
and she returns to the sisterhoOd of States
with full determination to be true and
loyal in word and deed" These words,
l am confident, express the sentiment of
the convention. The Aldrich resolution
went to the table with only four dissent
ing voices-being refused even the poor
privilege Of going to the printer or to
committee.
Year: 1865

| CoME Up TO THE WoRK.-Citizens should


recognize the necessity Of coming forward


at once and putting their names to the sub
scription lists to avoid the draft. Don't
wait for your neighbor to do something but
do it yourself and then get as many to do
likewise as you can.
Year: 1865

The STEREoscoPTICoN.- wonderful
instrument drew Il much larger audience
last evening and was exhibited under highly
favorable circumstances. 1t seems that the
people never tire of beholding beautiful pic
lures. This evening there will be another
representations Metropolitan Hall to which
all arc cordially invited. The pictures dis
played to the audience are perfect miracles
Of beauty. The exhibition is for the bene-
eft Of the Iowa Christian Home, which is
an additional inducement to liberal patron
age. Don't fail to fill the Hall to night
Year: 1865

delicate ankles. All together, It was BIZ
thing, These ''black boys in blue are get
ting to think less Of "white trash" than
ever. It seems n though there was . screw
loose on the Island, else SO many would not
have been allowed to come over here at
once to startle the usual peaceful citizens
Of Davenport into such fearful commotion.
II Is thought that the city i safe now, for
Col. johnson has sworn swear that these
railsrs shall be made fearful example Of.
Wonder how this raid will effect goldf
Year: 1865

At the Printers Convention lately


held at Columbus, the committee or


Gratuitous Advertising reported the


following. which was adopted:


The Committee on the subject o.
gratuitous advertising have given tc


that topic their consideration, and


respectfully report


That aside from the provcrbiaI
good nature of the profession, they
can conceive of no reason why the
publisher ofa newspaper should ex-
pend his stock, and bestow his labor,
without equivalent compensation. 1t
the printer. OR member of his fam
lily, be sick and employ physician,
he is expected to pay for such SER
vice. If unhappily involved in a
law suit, he pays an attorney. If he
attends upon the sanctuary, it is ex
pected of him to defray his share of
the Necessary expenses, as well for
the stated ministrations as on occa-
sions Of passing round the hat" If
he goes to the market, he would fare
poorly, unless provided with the
needful Why then should he be ex-
pected to tap his resources, and
permit them to go, to waste2 It
strikes your Committee that when it
shall have become the fashion to sup
ply the printer and his household
gratuitously with the necesssries Of
life, and the comforts Of housekeep-
ing, It will then be time for him to
the propriety OF rendering
serxia e without exacting an equiva-
lent. And as IS we do not expect
TO arrive at that state Of social COM
nunity in the present generation Of
men, your Committee offer for adop.
tion the following resolution.


Rssolss5, That any description oil
advertising that 10 not Of sufficient
Importance TO justify the payment Of
q fair price, Is not worthy the space
It would occupy in newspaper. And
that we place the stamp Of disapnTo- !
baton on the custom alre.d1v too
common, eef admitting icr..o the col |
D-ns ofnewspape-s, advertisements
OF Tnatever kind, without the stipu-
lation and payment Of q. just and
reasonable price therefor.
~
Year: 1865

Rock SALT IN NsvADA--In the
new State of Nevada 100 miles west
of Reese river. beneath thin cover
ing of refused saline matter, for the
depth Of fourteen feet, pure rock
salt is found % clear as ice and as
white as 1snsU. I Beneath there is
water, which seems to be, filtered
thToagn salt to an unknown depth.
The whole Of the fourteen feet in
thickness does not contain single
streak of deleterious matter or rub
bish, and is ready for .quarrying and
sending to market.
Year: 1865

A The people Of Iowa displayed their
enthusiasm in filling their quota and get
ting out of the draft, while the people of
Illinois, led off by Chicago, are venti-
lating their patriotism in monster public
meetings to bully the Government out Of
their quota.
Year: 1865

HIt is q notable and creditable fact
that our friend of the Des Moines Regis.
ter opposes the project of an extra session,
Notwithstanding he has . greater direct
pecuniary interest in an extra session Of
the Legislature of Iowa than "any other
man.
Year: 1865

The symptoms Of Catarrh, they generally appear,
At first very slight Persons find they have cold


that they have frequent attacks and sensitvs
to the changes Of temperature In this condition, the
nose may be dry slight discharge thin and serid
Afterwards becoming thick and adhesive As the disease
becomes chronic the discharges Increased n quantity
and changed IN quality they thick and heavy
and hawked coughed of. The secreticns are
fensve causing bad breath. the voice thick
sal the eyes are weak the Of the smell T. essened
or destroyed; deafness frequently takes place Another
common and important symptom of Catarrh is the
thick Shiny mucus which has fallen down from the
head during the night When this takes place the per-
son be sure that his disease Is is way the
lungs, and should lose no time In arresting IL.


The above but few Of the many Catarrh symptoms
Year: 1865

that he b mot qualified for the place, and
argues that he ought TO be removed A COM
mittee has already proceeded to Washington
from Albany to petition Mr.. Lincoln for his
removal A public officer Of the government
who breaks the faith Of thst government,
pledged to the people, whether he does 80
through ignorance or design, Is certainly not .
proper person to hold Office. The loyal States
Of the North have been always willing and
prompt 70 do their duty since the war began in
every way required Of them. They have fur
nished men and money without stint, and they
have right to demand fair play; but this they
have not had from the Provost Marshal Gene
raj All the efforts Of our Supervisors and
other bodies to fulfil their obligations to the
government have been frustrated by the blum
dering Of this incompetent oficiaL Nothing
but embarrassment, confusion and distraction
has met them IN carrying out their operations.
Therefore we conclude that Gen. Fry Is the
wrong man in tho wrong place, and we trust
that the President will see the wisdom and the
justice Of setting him right
Year: 1865

Not to a man Of dollars,


Not to a man of deeds,
Not to man of cunning,


Not to man of creeds,
Not to one whose passion


Is for a worlds renown,
Not in a form of fashion


Cometh a blessing down.
Not unto lands expansion,


Not to the miser's chest,
Not to the princely mansion,


Not to the blazoned crest,
Not to the sordid wording,


Not to the knavish clown,
Not to the naughty tyrant,


Cometh a blessing down.
Not to the folly blinded,


Not to the stepped in shame,
Not to the carnal-minded,


Not to unholy fame
Not in neglect of duty,


Not in the monarch crown,
Not in the smile of beauty,


Cometh a blessing down.
Not to the one whose spirit


Yearns for the great and good ;
Unto the one whose Storehouse


Yieldeth the hungry food );
Unto the one who labors,


Fearless of foe or frown
Unto the kindly-hearted


Cometh a blessing down.
Year: 1865

A RIGHT VIEW THE SrBJEcT-In saying the
rebels ought to understand that there is no vim
dictive feeling in the hearts of Union men, lar
per's Weekly utters what is correct:


There has been but very little personal feel
ing upon our part i'll this war. Probably there
was never civil contest in which side was
paSsonless ; but the very want of passion has
made the growing resolution more impressive
When the war began there n very general
feeling that it was to be short. There were ear
nest eXhortations not TO 'exasperate rebel
lious countrymen. The early orders of some of
Generals read like pure folly in the light Of
greater knowledge. We all gradually came to
understand how vital the struggle was Every
nerve WAS strained. Immense armaments by sea
and land have been raised. For more than three
years We have known only war. After its vast
expenditures of time and money and life, the
country is only the more infexibly determined
But there is no more wish of revenge than there
was in the beginning. There is but one desire in
the hearts of all loyal men, and thae is, peace
which shall be secure and permanent.
Year: 1865

WANT OF DEcIsIoN.-Sdney Smith, in his
work on - Moral Philosophy" speaks in this
wise of what men lose for want of courage


"a great deal of talent is lost to the world
for the want of little courage. Every day
sends to the grave a number of obscure men
who have only remained in obscurity because
their timidity has prevented them from making
first effort, and who, if they only had been in
duced to begin, would in all probability, have
gone great lengths in the career of fame. The
fact is that doing anything in the world worth
doing, must not stand shivering on the bank
thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in
and scramble through well as we can. 1t will
not do to be pcrpetually calculating risks and
adjusting nice chances it did all very well be-
fore the food when a could consult his
friends upon intended publication for hun
dred and fifty years and live to see its success
for six or seven centuries afterwards but at
present man waits and doubts, and cOnsults
his brothers, and his uncles, and his particular
friends, till day he finds he is sixty-fve years
of age, that he has lost much time in con-
sulting first cousins and particular friends that
he has no more time to follow their advice
There is so little time for oyersqueamshness at
present that the opportunity slips away. The
very period of life at which man chooses to ven-
ture, if ever, is confined, that it is no bad
rule to preach mp the necessity in such instances
of little violence done to the feelings, and eff
forts made in defiance of strict and sober calcu-
lation.
Year: 1865

The biggest confagration on record is that in
Japan recently, when Miaco was burnt and the
fire ragged two entire days, laying in waste near
ly one thousand blocks or squares, destroying
seventy eight thousand houses and temples, and
three thou sand and sever warehouses. About
fve-sixths of the city in ashes, and half a
million people were made homeless.
Year: 1865

WHEN casting the electoral vote of Missouri the
electors united in emnently appropriate,
though IN extra official act. They joined in a
petition TO Governor Hall for the pardon of three
men sent to the penitentiary for aiding in the es-
cape Of slaves to freedom, and their prayer was
granted.
Year: 1865

Coon TO BELrEvE.-A London correspondent
OF the New York Tribune states that al least half
of the rebel debt is held in Great Britain, and
that other pleasant fact, that if is is not paid
half of the money-bags of that neutral nation
will collapse.
Year: 1865

CouRTIyG is a luxury, it is ise water, it is
the pla spell of the sole. Tie man who has
never courted has lived in vainj be has been
a blind man among landscapes he has been
a def man in the land Of hand-organs, and
by the side of murmuriug canals Courtin IL
/ like two little springs ov water that start out
! from under rock at the foot Of mountain,
and runs down hill side by side, singing and
dancing and scattering each other eddying
and frothing and haskading, now hiding TN
der the bank, now full of shadder, till byme-
by they Ine, and then tha go slow. am in
favor Of long courtin it gives the parties a
chance to find out each uther's trump cards.
It is good exercise. and is jist as innocent as
2 mer.no lambs.


! Courtin is like strawberries and cream
wants te be did slow, then you get the fla
vor. I nav seen folks get acquainted, fall in
Iuv, git married settle down and git tu work,
! in three weeks from date. This is jist the
wa sum folks larn trade-akounts for the
great lumber Of almighty mean mechanicks
and the poor jobs they turn out.


Perhaps it is best to if should state some
good advice to young men who are about to
court with q view to matrimony, as it was.


In the fust place, young men, you want to
git your system awl right, and then find
young woman who is wiIlin to be courted on
the square.


The next thing is TO ind out how old she
is, wich you can do by askin her, and she
viii sa she Is 10 years old, and this you will
find won't be far from out of the wa.


The rext best thing is to begin moderate;
sa onso every mite in the week fur the fust
six months, increasing the dose as the pa
shent seems tew require.


Its q fust rate way tn court the girls
mother a leetle on the start, for there Is one
thing a woman never despises, and that is a
Ieetle good courdng, if it is done on the
square.


After the fust year you will get acquainted
and will begin to like the biziness.


There is l thing always advise, and that
is not to swop iortygrafS oitner than onst in
every Is daze, unless you forget how the
gal looks.


Occasionally you want to look sorry and
draw in your wind as tho you had pain; this
this will set the girl to teezing you to find
out what ails you.


Evening meetings arc good thing to tend
It will keep your religion in tune, and if your
gal happens to be there, by accident, she can
ask you to go home with her.
Year: 1865




Jimmy will never forget these words
or the quiet tone in which they we're ut
tered, They cut short his career as a
sculler. Immediately after they were
uttered Memo disappeared from his
range of vision, and in the words of John
Bunyan, He saw him no more" until
he reached the judges boat, which had
been reached about ninety seconds before
by his opponent.


The unknown received the belt with
out unmasking, then he rowed to Belle
Bogart's boat, and bowling low, inquired,
with a decided German accent, if she
was the young lady that had promised
the winner boquet.


She blushed, and said that he must
call at her house for it. In truth she
could not bear the idea of presenting it
publicly to Jimmy, and so had left It
home Memo bowed gravely, backed
water with one oar, pulled round with
the other, and went up the river, hum
ming, "Its a way We have, Old Harvard"
leaving behind him more curious people
than ever Peddlington contained before


Belle and large party of ladies and
club-boatmen returned to her house.
They all lamented that she, had set no
hour at which she would deliver the
boquet, for then they could all be spec
tators of the presentation.


Talking, wondering, arguing, they all
came tumultuously into Bellies parlOr,
where sat Frank Mitchell with his
whiskers cut off, and the champion belt
lying on the table.


There was a row and time. After an
interval spent in'short oongratulatory ad-
dresses, concerning his triumph and jim
my's defeat, the boatmen present began
to wonder where he had got his practice.
So he told the whole story.


"You remember, Miss Belle, once
wishing that some one would prevent
Mr. Doran from winning your bOquet p


Belle blushed little, and said yes.


Well the next morning early I was
walking about four miles up the river,
when ! saw dirty looking she'll boat in
front of little tavern. l went down to
look at her, and found tito be a genuine,
frst-class she'll The landlord told me
he had held it for two years as security
for an unpaid board bill. Then the idea
struck me of hiring the boat, practicing
up there, swearing the landlady and
landlord 20 secrecy, and Disgusting my
self on the day of the race so that no
one would know me if defeated My
friend Alf was in the secret, and assured
the other judges that l lived here. The
belt l am going to put up to be rowed
for by boat-club scullers-the boquet I
rather think I'll keep myself"


I don't mean to say that the events
have described made The match between
Belle and Frank They did not prevent
it, at any rate; for in six months after
the rescuing Of the boquet, the champion
sculler performed an operation which
faeetious called ringing the diving
belle" and as the story books say, they
lived happily ever afterward."
Year: 1865

TIE boating mania had Just begun to
infect Peddington- when Frank Mitchell
hung up his legal sign in that sweet lit
tie town on the Hudson. One boat club
had been formed, and one single scull-
boat ordered


90 Mary" said Belle Bogart to Mary
Wilson, I've such a pleasant invitation
for you. The Pioneer Club have invited
YOU and me to go down to the Abbey in
the Phantom this afternoon. You
know the Pionecrs-ITarry Seymore, Lon
Paige, and that set belong to it. Did
You ever sail in a club boat? I never
did. Won't it be grand?'


Mary echoed this sentiment with the
same glowing cheek and eye
One or the other of these two young
persons was the handsomest Girl in Ped
dington. Ihaye never been able to make
uP my mind which one it was.
Just then young man passed them
It was our friend Frank Mitchell.


4 pair of remarkably pretty girls, "
was his mental comment.


Who is he?" was Mary's audible
| question. Belle did not know, of course.
Frank had only one friend in town.
This friend, the writer, had fortunately
for several persons named and to be nam
ed been smitten with the rowing fever.
Being naturally of a solitary turn, in
stead of joining a club he ordered single
scull boat. When it arrived he was ter
rifed by its width-or, rather, absence of
width-looked upon it as a floating cof-
fin; and was afraid to get into it.


He mentioned his fears in a disguised
state to Frank. Frank went with him to
view it.


"Why, she is wide for shell. There's
nothing crank about it, was his obsor-
]


"Perhaps you'd ike to get into her"
was his friends sarcastic reioinder, for he
believed that the Katydid" must be the
narrowest boat in the world


Not just now, for I've white trousers
on, " said Frank, laughing but this nf-
ternoOn I'll try her if you will let me"


So it was arranged that he should go
on trial-trip after dinner.


The day was a glorious one-neither
hot enough to make the rowero wish
themselves in Tophet as a cooling relief,
nor cold enough to freeze the lady pas
sengers. And the 'Phantom bounded
merrilv on her way" as the local editor
Of the Thumrinlic Gazette would have
put 1T In simple verify. she went along
at a tolerably good pace. considering that
she rocked very much because the men
dipped too deeply and caught an average
of a crab every four minutes.
However, everything was novel and
charming TO the young ladies. The
beautifully painted boat, the gay flags
and uniforms, the discipline, the time
kept by the oars (when not engaged in
crabing), the crabs themselves which
we're supposed to be part Of the manual
all delighted the girls. Their whole
former experience of boating consisted Of
having been tugGed about in a skih by
perspiring swivel oar-puller.


Belle Bogart never could keep still
when delighted.


She fdgeted, and wanted to get up, but
had no excuse. By and by the cOzswain
said, "There's the Abbey"


Then Belle arose-to see the Abbey
Of course. Then a desire came over her
an irresistible one-to stand upon the
seat. The boat was going very steadily
why not? Just at this moment the
cozswain sung out:
Year: 1865

MAMMALIAN has issued a long decree
fixing the order of his so-called Empire
The form of the government will be a
limited hereditary monarchy, with a
Catholic Priest at the head. In the case
of the death ofthe Emperor, his august
spouse, the Empress, will be Regent
The Emperor, who represents the Ma
tional Sovereignty, viii be assisted by
nine departments. The territory OF
Mexico is defined and bounded on the
north by the lines decided upon by the
United States at the convention of Quad
alupe and MesiIly, on the east by the
Gulf eff Mexico, the Sea of the Antilles,
and the English establishment at Balize,
on the south by the Republic of Guate-
mala, on the west by the Pacific. The
government guarantees equality in the
eye of the law, security cf person and
property, and the liberty of free speech.
The national colors will be green, red
and white.-Dayton Empire.
Year: 1865

-Four blush eggs all in the moss!
SOFT lined home on the cherry bough
Life is trouble, and love is loss '''
There's only on robin now ss
You robin up in the cherry tree


Singing your soul away,
Great is the grief efallen me,


And how can you beso gay?
Long ago when you cried in tn nest,


The last Of the siekly brood,
Scarcely pin-feather warming your breast
Who was it brought your food?
Who said, 'Music, come fill his throat,
Or ever the May be fed?"
Who was it loved the wee sweet note


And the bosom's sea-shell red?
Who said, "Chcrries, grow ripe and big,
Black and ripe fer this bird of mine ~
How little bright-bosom bends the twig,
Drinking the black hearts wine!
Now thatmy days and nights are woe.
Now that I weep for loves dear sake,
There you go singing away, as though
Never heart could break