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Year: 1861

n Did you ever have the Sick Headache? Do you
remember the throbbng temples the fevered brow, the
loatbng and digust at the sight of food. How totally
unfit you for pleasure conversation or study. One
Of the Cephaic Pills would have relieved you from all
the suffering which you then experienced For this and
other purposes you should always have box of them OH
hand TO RI occasion requires
Year: 1861

OVER EXCITEMENT, and the mental care and anxiety
incident to close attention to business study are
among the numerous causes of Nervous Headache. The
disordered state Of mind and body incident to this dis
tressing complaint fatal blow TO all energy and am
bition Sufferers by this disorder can always obtain
speedy relief from these distressing attacks by using one
Of the Cephac Pills whenever the symptoms appear


IL quets the overtasked BRAIN and soohe5 the straned
and arrng nerves aud rea1es the tension of the
ach which always accompanies and aggravaes the dsor
dered condition OF the brain.
Year: 1861

GREAT DIsCOvERY.-Among the most important Of all
the great medical discoveries ofhis age may be cousd
cred the stem of vaccination for protection from Small
Pox, the Cephalic Pill for relief OF Headache and the
OF Qnnne for the prevention of Fevers either Of
which is specific, whose benefits will be experience
ed by suffering humanity long after their discoveries
forgotten.
Year: 1861

CHICAGO Feb 2.-The Illinois Senate Committee on
Federal Relations yesterday reported that with the
est desire for the OF harmony among all sister
States and out of respect to the Commonwealth of Vr
ginia the Governor be requested to appoint five COM
miss ouers to attend the Convention at Washington
the ith instant.


The second resolution says that the appointment of
commissioner by the State OF Illinois in response the
invitation OF the State Of Virginia is not expression OF
opinion the part OF this State that any amendment TO
the federal constitution requisite 10 the people
of the slaveholdng States adequate guarantees for the
security of their rights approval Of the basis OF
settlement of our difficulties proposed by the State OF
Virginia.
Year: 1861

A young, beautiful, and wealthy lady
widow of French officer, who lost his
life at the assault of the Maakoff, has
chosen a second husband after some
what eccentric fashion, arising either
from martial disposition, or the difficulty
of selection between no less ALan ter
sighng aspirants for her hand. Mad
ame C invited the ten gentlemen tc
breakfast united her suitors, informed
them that she would unite herself TO the
one who would hold in his hand watch
for her to fire at and break with pistol
at twenty PAGES. Nine Of the party didn't
care to run the risk exacted by this fe-
male Travis but the tenth, a young
merchant, courageously Y determined tc
fulfill the condition imposed. Madam
C loaded her pistol forthwith anC
went into the garden, followed by the
company. The PAGES were measured
the mercantile hero pulled out his watch,
gallanlly refusing one not much large,
than a franc, offered by the lady and
learlessly assumed his place. The anna
zon took deliberate aim. bang went the
pistol and down tumbled the watch
pierced to the cap. The gentleman, un
harmed by the adventure, has married
the rich widow and bought new time
piece.
Year: 1861

From the philadelphia Bulletin


The Americans are most impatient
people. They want to see the work of a
campaign done in month a great re-
bellious city subdued in day a State
invaded and reduced to order in week
If this is not done, they Immediately con-
clude that there is want of brains and
energy in the Government Certain
journals of New York, which have dis
tinguished themselves in times past by
the mode in which they conducted the
Crmean and Italian campaigns. are es-
pecially eager 10 criticise and condemn
The same journal that electrified the
world by q brilliant article concerning
+" the elbow Of the Mincio," is taking
our domestic war in hand, and showing
that Gen. Scott, President Lincoln and
Secretary Cameron will never be fit fol
their business until they take lessons
from its editors.


But the sober portion Of the American
people know better what and whom they
are to trust. Gen. Scott's experience rs
a soldier is worth more to the nation than
the counsels of the military editors o.
New York. He is known as a leader
who lays the foundations of his move
ments broad and deep and never takes
an important step until he is assured oil
success. His Mexican campaign was
the most splendid illustration of this
Everything was determined on al the
first measures We're adopted which
made success as sure as anything in the
future could be, and then the work wa:
done with the precision and order with
which musical programme is carried
out. In this, the hist of General Scott.
wars, which is 10 be the crowning glory
of his lie--lor in it he is TO preserve th,
very existence Of the nation that he ha.
so long served he will move with ever
greater care than ever before. His plan.
have TO be more comprehensive and on
grander scale than those of his past cam
paigns. He has to defend Washington
and watch the whole border line of III,
Free States, from the extreme East TO th,
extreme West Fort Pickens and ii,
other Southern Forts must be provided
for. There are operations to be carried
on in Texas and along the Mississippi
river, and there are various detached
points. the treatment OF each Of which
requires judgment The command o
the Potomac and the Chesapeake is ais
Year: 1861

matter that has to be cared for. The
various movements in all parts Of the
country are, to certain extent, depend
ent on one another, and they must be
made to harmonic. A hasty and rash
step at any one point may defeat the
whole plan.


The materials with which Gen. Scott
has to operate are nearly all raw recruits,
and these must be brought to some de-
gree of discipline before they can be
charged with any important service.
Seventy five thousand men are doubtless
enlisted, but they were only called for
eleven days ago, and they are dispersed
at remote points, besides being only half
organized. Then the vital matter of fur
nlshing this army with equipments and
arms, is to be thoroughly attended to.
But the most important of all is the pro-
visioning of such force, and the adopt
ing of such measures as will make it sure
that the army will not be in advance of
its supplies. These things do not cause
any concern to the war editors, who
want Baltimore razed and Virginia inva-
ded instantaneously. But General Scott
knows that they must be attended to be-
fore blow is struck. 1t may take sew
eral weeks to get things in such shape
as to enable him to move with the conf :
dence that has always distinguished his
past movements. But it is better to wait
that long, for the sake of making sue
cess certain, than to spoil everything by
striking hasty and ill-consldered
blow.


The details of General Scotts plan Of
campaign will not be announced, but
they will gradually disclose themselves,
and we have entire faith that they will
prove to have been wisely determined on.
Fort Pickens, Fort Monroe, Washington,
Baltimore, the Mississippi and Ohio val
leys, and the Pennsylvania Southern bor-
der. viii each figure in the annals Of the
conflict but in what precise way, no one
knows, except the great General who di-
reefs the campaign, and those whose du-
ty it is to cooperate with him. We
much prefer his plans for carrying on
the war; to those of the impertinent news
paper warriors of New York, who are
seeking some sort of sensational notorie
ty by finding fault with military plans
which are very properly withheld from
their knowledge.
Year: 1861

A good deacon, away up in Maine.
recently, in addressing Sabbath School,
made point by the following anec-
dote:


Children" continued the deacon
you all know that | went to the Legsa-
ture last year. Well, the first day l got
to Augusta. took dinner at the tavern.
Right beside me, at the table sat mem
Der from one Of the pack towns who had
never taken dinner at tavern before
Before his plate was dish of peppers,
and he kept looking and looking at them.
And, finally, as the walters were mighty
slow in bringing on things, he up with
his fork and souzed down one in less
than no time. The tears came into his
eyes. and he seemed hardly to know
what TO do. At last, splitting the pep
per into his hands, he laid it down by
his plate. and with voice that set the
whole table in roar, exclaimed, "Just
lie thar and cool"
Year: 1861

BY ANNE PROCIOH.
Do not crouch to-day, and worship
The old Past, whose life is fed.
Hush your voice to tender reverence;
Crowned he lies, but cold and dead /;
For the present reigns our monarch,
With an added weight of hours;
Honor her, for she is mighty


Honor her, for she is ours
See the shadows of his heroes


Girt around her cloudy throne
And each day the ranks are strengthened
By great hearts to him unknown
Noble things the great Past promised,
Holy dreams both strange and new
But the Present shall fulfill them,
What he promised, she shall do.
She inherits all his treasures,


She is heir to all his fame,
And the light that lightens round her
Is the lustre of his name;
She is wise with all his wisdom,


Living on his grave she stands,
On her brow she bears his laurels,


And his harvest in her hands.
Coward can she reign and conquer
III we thus her glory dim
Let us fight for her as nobly


AS our fathers fought for him.
God, who crowns the dying ages,


Bids her rule and us obey
Bids us cast our lives before her,


With our loving hearts to-day
Year: 1861

The CABBAGE-It is singular fact
shat cabbage is-a sovereign remedy for
intoxication from wine, and that it mas
even the power of preventing it, for, we
are informed that, by eating certain
Quantity Of cabbage before dinner, we
may drink as much wine as we please,
without experiencing any Inconvenience
This property Of the cabbage is also men
toned by ancient writer's. who are of
opinion that it proceeds from the antipa
thy which the vine shows to the cab
bage if a cabbage be planted near vine,
the latter either retires or dies.
Year: 1861

ciently desperate, in his opinion, to warrant q
resort to such desperate measures as those
proposed by the secessionists' Mr. Bolts is q
candidate in Richmond, and has written an
other strong Union letter.


A. c. Darlington, member of Gov Pick
ens's cabinet, said q few days ago in the SEN
ate chamber at Charleston, "Fort Sumter
must fall-yes, sir, it must fall This is the
deliberate purpose of South Carolina. 1t
must fall This | utter in full consciousness
of what say, and hope the announcement
may 90 to the world"


A letter from a merchant in Charleston to
Boston banker says that this famous fort
will most certainly be attacked within short
time unless given up. Leaving other consid-
sra;ions out of tie way, he remarks that
there is now large military force in the field
with nothing to do except to occupy forts and
arsenals, and who ardently desire to obtain
loss and glory in the field. Besides this
there is party who wish for collision in or
der to put an end to all hopes of compromise.
Under such circumstances, the power of the
more conservative seceSsionists to keep the
peace is extremely problematical.
Year: 1861

Women are said to have stronger attach
ments than men. 1t is not so. Strength of
attachment is evinced in little things. A man
is often attached to an old hat; but did you
ever know Of a woman having an attachment
for an old bonnet P-Punch,
Year: 1861

n In any of the above. or in other towns pay
ments may be made. when more convenient, to
the Postmasters thereof; or the amount may be
sent directly to this office but must insist on
settlements every year.
Year: 1861

The sun was beginning to fall in the heavens
when we reached the actual margin of the
Dead Sea. 1t is impossible to conceive any
thing more desolate than the appearance of the
place. found it difficult enough to get into
the water, for the ground shelves down very
slowly and is rough with stones and large
pieces of half-rotten wood moreover, when |
was in nearly up to my hips, the water knocked
me down. Indeed, it did so when l had gone
as far as my knees, but recovered myself, and
by perseverance did proceed somewhat further
1t must not be imagined that this knocking
down was effected by the movement of the
water. There is no such movement. Every
thing is perfectly still, and the fluid seems not
to be displaced by the entrance of the body
But the effect is that ones feet are tripped up,
and that one falls prostrate on the surface
The water is so strong and buoyant, that,
when above foot in depth has to be encoun
tered, the strength and weight of the bather
are not sufficient to keep down his feet and
legs then essayed to swim; but l could not
do this in the ordinary way as l was unable
to keep enough of my body below the surface !;
so that my head and face seemed to be prope


led down upon it. turned round and foated,
but the glare of the sun was so powerful that
l could not remain long in that position
However, | had bathed in the Dead Sea, and
was so far satisfied. Anything more abomna-
BILE to the palate than this water, if it be wa
ter, never had inside my mouth. expected
it to be extremely salt, and no doubt, if it were
analyxed, such would be the result but there
is favor in it which kills the salt No at
tempt can be made at describing this TASTE
1t may be imagined that 1 did not drink
heartily, merely taking up drop or two with
my tongue from the palm of my hund but it
seemed to me as though had been drenched
with it Even brandy would not relieve me
from it, and then my whole body was in q
mess, and felt as though had been rubbed
with pitch; looking at my limbs l saw no
sign on them of the fluid they seemed to dry
from this as they usually do from any other
water; but still the feeling remained anthony
1rollope, m the London Reuiew.
Year: 1861

The MOUNTAIN STREAM.-In the valleys,
they train the docile vine and watch its growth
The gentle rains fall upon it, and the sunshine
and the dew afford it nourishment The course
of the seasons brings the flower, then fruit
and man patiently watches for the harvest
time.


How different, life 10 the mountains. Just
under the dripping caves Of the almost contin-
ual snow bank, the mountain is smitten with
pick and shovel, and its sides drained off in
new channels. Accommodating water and
stained with clay, the stream rushes over mer-
cura snares set for uncertain gold. Goes
slower as it approaches greater streams, and at
last ashamed to present its mudied countenanco
at the congregation of waters, the polluted
blood Of the pure mountain snow stops in its
course, and sinks for shame into the earth.


And the rushing river-pure as the snow,
swift as the wind mighty as the storm-is
hunted to the mountain gorge, and stopped
with dam. a fume is set, and the miner
bids it keep out of its wonted bed and within
the bounds he has set, while he digs up its
channel for gold. Another miner, by leave Of
the first, sets lire Of boxes, and demands of
the tanned stream certain square inches of its
water. He trains it out in nice long boxes, till
it is beyond all influence Of the mother stream
then it is turned on all manner OF dirt-dust
of the earth, and dust of gold. 1t is made vile
and sold again and again forced into dollar
and-a-half diggngs turned down Improbable
shafts; dogs drowned 10 it Cinnamon washed
in it manure and onion patches absorb iii TILL
the Sun, for pity, lifts it again to the clouds
that have their homes in the North.-Sierra
DemecrQt
Year: 1861

No matter what another does,


Do right yourself
Do not stand and cover and fear
The dreaded world will laugh and jeer,


Scorn all such peril
Stand, with your forehead to the blast,
Stand, with your bosom to the storm,
Stand, till the tempest all is past,
With proud, erect, unshaken form!
The foes of Right in vain may try


Your course to stay;
Never with tremblidg heart say " die
But say the nobler words, "I'l try


And win the day
Year: 1861

A CELEBRATED writer says: No woman
can be lady who can wound or mortify an
other. No matter how beautiful, how refined,
how cultivated she may be, she is in reality
coarse, and the innate vulgarity of her nature
manifests itself here Uniformly kind, courte-
Gus and polite treatment of all persons, Is one
mark of true woman"
Year: 1861

WHY DOES GuNPowDER DRIVE BALL FROM
A CANNON ?-When gunpowder is burned, the
elements of which it is composed are changed
from the solid to the gaseous form, and. as
gasses, they occupy some three or four hundred
times more bulk than they do in the solid state
at the same temperature. But the substance,
at the same time as they are changed into gasses,
are intensely heated, and by this means their
volume of pressure is still more augmented
Various statements have been made in relation
to the amount of pressure produced by the
burning ofgunpowder, but the bestexperiments
that We have seen any account of were made
by some of the officers of our army. Little
cylinders furnished with solid pistons, and con-
tanning oil, were inserted in the metal of the
gun, opening at right angles into the bore, so
that the pressure of the gasses would drive in the
piston, COMPRISING the oil. An arrangement
was made by which the piston marked the dis
tance to which it was forced into the cylinder,
thus registering the compression. The force
required to compress the oil to the same extent
was afterwards ascertained by means of lever
and weight. The pressure in the several parts
of the bore was thus measured, and was found
to be about $4,000 pounds to the square inch
near the breech and to diminish rapidly to-
wards the muzzle.


Gunpowder is composed of three substances
-saltpetre, sulphur and charcoal Saltpetre
is the nitrate of potash, its constituents being
nitrogen, oxygen and potassium. In the best
gunpowder, the ingredients are so mixed that
the composition consists of one atom of potash
to one of nitric acid, three of carbon and one
sulphur, and, by explosion, this is changed into
one atom of sulphret of potassium. one of nj
trogen and three of carbonic acid. In this
change 100 parts by weight yield SO parts by
weight of gas (nitrogen and carbonic acid)
the other Al parts being solid suIphuret of po-
tassium. The increase of volume in this case
is 300 for l at the same temperature and the
increase oftemperature is varously conjectured,
from 1000 to 5000 degrees Fahrenheit.
Year: 1861

A New AIR SH1P.-A recent number of
the Moniteur states that new attempt at
arial navigation has lately been made in
France The inventor, NJ. Vert, who belongs
to the department Of engineers, has constructed
balloon Of nearly thirty English feet in length,
moved by small steam engine which is heat
ed by alcohol and furnished with spindles, pla-
ced before and behind the balloon and under
the engine. The whole apparatus weighs about
sixty English pounds, the steam engine compo-
sing nearly fourth of the weight. This aral
ship has the form and the name of fish, and
is called indeed the Flying Fish," name
given it by the inventor, from its perfect re-
semblance to dolphin, which exhibits his
whole system Just as that fish moves to the
right or left by means Of his tail, the Flying
Fish is put in the same direction by rudder,
which, relative to the size of the balloon, is of
a size equal to the tail of fish of the same
proportions. With the least possible effort,
the helm thus placed at the extremity of the
erial ship forces it to make curve, and con-
sequently to direct itself. In the same way it
is this form of fish given to the balloon,
which offers the smallest resistance in direction
Of the movement the perpendicular section
in that direction being less than in ordinary
balloons. How far the Dolphin viii an
swer the expectations of its inventor remains
to be tested by experience.
Year: 1861


ADVICE TO voLuNrEERs. -How 10 PRE-
FARE roR THE CAMPAldN.---.A writer, who
signs himself "An Old Soldier gives the
following advice to young soldiers;


/ Remember that in a campaign more
men die from sickness than BY the bullet


2. Line your blankets With one thick,
ness of brown drilling. This adds but
four ounces in weight, and doubles the
warmth


3. Buy small India rubber blanket (on-
ly 81 50) to lay on the ground or throw
over your shoulders when on guard duty
during rain storm. Most of the eastern
troops are provided with these. Straw to
lie on is not always to he had


4. The best military hat in use Is the light
colorod soft felt the crown being sufficient
ly high to allow space for air over the brain
You can tasten it upas continental in
fair weather, or turn it down when it is wet
or very sunny.


8. Let your beard grow, so as to protect
the throat and lungs.


6. Keep your entire person clean; this
prevents tevers and bowel complaints in
warm climates Wash your body each day,
if possible. Avoid strong coffee and oily
meat Gen Scott said that the too free use
of these (together with neglect in keeping
the skin clean) cost many soldier his life
in Mexico,


z. A sudden check of perspiration by
chilly or night air often causes fever and
death. When thus exposed do lot forget
your blanket.
Year: 1861

Full eighteen hundred years or more
I've kept my door securely tied;
There is no "iittle angel strayed,
Nor has been missing all the while.
did not sleep, as you supposed,
Nor leave the door OF Heaven ajar;
Nor has "little angel" left
And gone down with falling star.
Go ask that blushing bride, and sec
If she wont frankly own and say,
That when she found that angel babe,
She found it by the good old way.
God grant but this--I ask no more
That should your number be enlarged,
You won do as you did before,
And lay it to old Peters charge.


ST. PETER
Year: 1861

One of our native poets, tickled at little eli
,umstance that happened in his family, in a sent
mental it rushed out with it and attempted |
ather it upon the carelessness of st. Peter br
hat old custodian, it will be seen, denies the so
impeachment. The two "jims" are among Il
current literature of the day


MY CHILDs ORIGIN.


One night as old st. Peter slept,


He left the door of Heaven ajar,
When through little angel crept,
And came down with a falling star.
One summer as the blessed beams


OF morn approached, my blessed bride
Awakened from some pleasant dreams,


And found that angel by her side.
God grant but this-I ask no more


That when he leaves this world of sin,
He'll wing his way to that blessed shore,


And find the door Of Heaven again.
Year: 1861

ington letter says:


The condition of Washington financial
ly is terrible. Notes of the city banks can
not be passed except at a discount of from
twenty to twenty-five per cent The stores
are all being closed, and life is now the on
ly consideration, the all absorbing topic.
Every possible means is being adopted for
the departure of citizens


Business is entirely suspended. Gold is
at an immense premium. The hotels will
all close by the early part of next week.


Every one is anxious to fly, but many
have not the means to depart. Carriages
are in great demand, the price being more
than enc dollar per mile People formerly
rich arc now bankrupt, and leave with what
they can. This is not the case in Washing.
ton alone. Parties from the Southern States
are continually passing through here to the
North many 10 private conveyances, but
most on foot The terrible inconyeuiences
Of civil war are being felt in earnest.