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Year: 1861

The boy wavered a moment; an ill-concealed
sneer from Sam decided him, and he sat down
near the table.


Bring US something to drink, Jim," shouted
Farln. ''Harry, can you change VT


Harry went to the lamp; taking some silver
from his pocket he changed the bill, and was
about to seat himself again, when he dropped
something upon the floor. He stopped IA. pick
it up, but as he touched il, started Violently
Helen saw it as he gazea upon it twas the face
of a woman-a sweet mild face with soft, black
eyes, that looked out from the little gold loeket
Harry turned away and left the saloon, not heed
ing the expostulations of Farlin or the sneers
of his comrade Helen and her mother followed
him to a small, white cottage on the outskirts of
the city; they saw him on a low stool beside
the original Of the little miniature, and heard
the tale he whispered to his mother. Twas a
tale Of temptation. and of weakness the tale
of boy held back from ruin by the memory of
his mothers love and sorrow


On Helen went again; now o'er the bound
less ocean; now through the silent country -
now in the crime stained city-but everywhere
she saw the power of woman. She saw fair
young women in the homes of misery and vice
teaching the ignorant comforting the sorrowfu
winning the sinful TO a better life She saw the
look of gratitude beam from dying eyes, and
heard the heartfelt blessings of many a thankful
soul; blessings that fell like music upon the
ear Of gentle girls, who were indeed like minis
tering angels.


Now Helen was again beside her sisters bier,
but with new courage in her soul--a new
strength to fulfil her holy charge No fear she
felt as she bent the still sleeping infant and
kissed its smooth, white brow, for she knew
there was naught beyond the power of woman.
Year: 1861

SENDING MoNEY 'NoRrH.-Governor Brown,
of Georgia, has issued proclamation II, which
he positively forbids any citizen or resident of
that State to send any money to the free States
during the war No matter on what account
whether for debt, evidenced by bill, bond, note
check, draft, or Judgment IL must not be done
The person so doing will subject himself to the
penalty of furnishing munitions of war to the
enemy Dollars are the snews of war. With
out them the enemy cannot prosecute the war


The policy of this proceeding is apparent II
is of universal application, and is always prac'
tced during the continuance of hostilities. II
is recognized as right and proper by the laws o.
nations, and is justified by the law of honor
and of morals The Withholding Of those debts
besides depriving our enemies Of that which i;
essential to the war, will give them an additional
motive to make peace. A citizen of Mississippi
is governed by the same law, and liable to th'
same penalty. If any one does it, he will b'
prosecuted for heinous crime against the Stat'
and the Confederacy. OF course, all suits by
Northern men, in our courts, are suspended b,
the status of war Ticksburg Sun.
Year: 1861

VERY NATuRAL-A man and his wife were
seated by the fire. lie was intently occupied
in reading; she in some domestic cares At
length he raised his eyes from his book, and
said;


ait is here stated that Lots wife looked back
toward Sodom, and was converted into pillar
of salt because she coveted something she had
left behind" and added, al never thought 1t
was for that reason"


His wife very quietly asked-"What do you
suppose induced her to look back, If it was not
eo7etousnesss"


He feplied-"I always imagined it was curl
osity;" and, after sitting a moment he SAID
UIt seems TO me that should have wanted tc
look back if had been in her place, should
not your"


"Yes," she replied. al think ! should, espe
ciaiiy if ] had been told not TO do il"


How much human nature not to say woman
nature is developed in this remark 1t has
been questioned whether Eve would ever have
thought of eating the fruit Of the tree Of know
ledge, if she had not been forbidden to do it.
Year: 1861

The New York Tribune, in an article headed
Necessity" says 1.-The natural end of ship is
ship-wreck and Of soldier, death in battle.
Necessity will find another illustration, when
the writer Of the above is at the end Of rope.
Year: 1861

What would Cowper, the author of tlr- following
lines, have said, had he lived in these telegraph
times!


"Oh, for lodge in some vast wilderness
Some boundless contguity of shade,
Where rumor of oppression and deceit
Will never reach me more.


NV heart is sick, my very ear is plined
With every days report of wrong and outrage
With which earth is filed"
Year: 1861

- Bremen journal contains the follow
ing advertisement A young gentleman, on
tie point Of getting Hiarried, is desirous of meet
ing a man Of experience who will dissuade him
from such a step"
Year: 1861

POLICE CoMMssIoNERs.-This Board met on Satur-
day afternoon and rendered decisions in thirty or forty
cases which had been tried during the week. They
were all minor ofeDses and the decisions were for
felt Of from one days pay to thirty.


resolution adopted, calling the attention of the
Superintendent to the neglect of officers in the matter
Of uniform, and directing bin to look to better
forcement of Section 60 Of the Rules and Regulations
which il as follows:


CO. The Superintendent Inspectors Captains and sergesnts Of
Police will be deemed TO be always duty and all officers
when duty In their Offices In the station in the pub
nc streets shall appear full uniform except when the Super
iBenden Inspectors Captains shall deem for the
Pnose interests that they the Sergeants ha appear cze
The SeEeanis and PatTomeu duty shall appear c
SeHT dress when ordered by their commanding officer
Year: 1861

A SCHOONER SUYx.-Early yesterday morning, dur
ing the prevalence of high wind the schooner Eliza
BETH lying at pier No. North River parted Ter cable
and was driven with such force against VandeIbilts
pier as TO tear large hole in her side. The schooner
imm. diately filed with water and sunk at the dock
watcbman on board named Daniel Donobue, h.dbarey
time TO take 10 the small boat before the schooner dis
appeared The Elizabeth has been for time in the
custody of the Sheriff, but for what cause we are not
informed.
Year: 1861

A NARROW EscAPE-After the capture Of
Fort Hatteras, one Of the shells was found to nave
pierced the rebels powder magazine, without
bursting. On examination, it appeared that the
gunner, whose duty it was, had forgotten to tear
of small leathcrn cap, ordinarily put on for
safety. This was the only shell thrown that did
not explode. Had the cap been removed, the
fOrtiicatiOn would have been blown up, and not
a handful Of its occupants left alive, to be cap.
tured as prisoners Of war.
Year: 1861

VkLUABLE 0EncE.-A most desirable Office
to hold at any time is that Of Surveyor Of the
port Of New York. The duIlest years secure to
him the snug little sum Of thirty or forty thou.
sand dollars per annum, while at present the
avalanche Of cOndemnations increase that sum 50
enormOusly as to bring It . little short Of mil
lion Of dollars for the current season. This Is
rather too much Of q good thing
Year: 1861




1t is well known that the proprietors Of the
lumber mills very wisely prohibit the vending OF
intoxicating liquors on their mill sites; and, in
order to render the prohibition effective, have
been, in some cases, at much trouble and cx.
Pense. Notwithstanding their precautions, how
ever, unprincipled men, destitute alike Of shame
and humanity, occasionally find means to defeat
the laudable efforts Of the proprictors by snug
Cling whisky into the midst of the hands, who
swallow it with an avidity equal to the Indian,
and under itsinfluence become quite as degraded.
short time since, one Of the mill owners was
under the painful necessity of discharging sum.
marily, to the dctriIncnt of his business and the
severe loss Of the unfortunate victims in one day
thirty men, who had become brutalized by indulg-
ing in liquor to excess and could not be entrusted
with the control Of the machinery Of the mill.
It is hardly to be esupposed that the instrument
Of all this trouble .and wretchedness regretted
his wicked work. lie probably glored in it, and
counted his III gotten gains with devilish ex-
ultation. 1t mattered not to him how many suf.
fered, or to what extent thev suffered Il he pro-
fitted few dollars by the uaholy traffic.


If it be possible to remedy this evil by legsla.
tive enactment. the mill proprietors certainly
shouli receive all the protection which the law
makers can afford them. Moral suasion is lost
upon the men engaged in this traffic while il
continues profitable, and only the most stringent
laws will check them. With q view to restrain.
ing the desire Of their men for ardent spirits the
mill owners, with liberality in the highest de-
gree praisewOrthy and commendable, have pro-
vided their employees with libraries and comfort
able reading rooms; but these seem to be Of no
avail against the attraction Of public rum shop
We therefore hope that something may be done
to abate the evil, and deter the inscriptions and
unprincipled rum dealer from cursing with his
Pestilent presence the mill sites Of the Sound.
Year: 1861

A beautiful young girl from Connecticut,


who has an uncle living in Brook yn, came to


the city short time since for the purpose OF


visiting her relatives. She arrived at the


station of the New Haven railroad in Twen-
ty Seventh street, about five clock in the


afternoon and being bewidered by the crowd
and the noise and rush of men and vehicles


she knew not which way to turn. Finally


summoning up courage to speak to we'll


dressed man whom she saw standing little


apart from the crowd, she asked him if he


could tell her which way to go to find her un-
cle's house in Brooklyn. at the same time
showing him the name and address on card.


He said he was going right by the door Of her
unclc's house himself, and if she would like
to do SO, she might ride in his carriage right
to the spot. The innocent girl gladly accept
cd the offer aud the " gentleman taking her
check obtained her trunk. had it strapped be-
hind carriage in which he had placed her,
and giving the driver orders in a low tone,
got into the vehicle, and away tley went -
After while they stopped before brick
house in a dingy street., and her companion
informed the entrapped girl that that was her
her unclo's house. But we have not eros
sed any ferry" said she, land besides, my
uncle's house is ,coodem one; he described
it to me in one Of his letters" The villain
was taken abac,i at this, but quickly recover
ing, replied that her uncle had recently moved.
But The Connecticut girl was aroused; she
of reading how defenceess girls
had been kidnapped in this great Babel and
at once up "a series Of screams for aid, which
caused her prosecutor to jump from the car
riage and dash around the nearest corner
A crowd soon collected; the story was told;
and the driver Set out for the wooden house
in Brooklyn, where the young lady was safe
y deposited in the care of her kind relatives.
Ledger.
Year: 1861

Bye. D. STUART.
wall from the Southern palace
wall from the Southern hall
For King poisoned chalice
Has drank, and must surely fall
And the King is " Old King Cotton"
Who braggart used TO be,
While the Union gavehim empire
By the Gulf shore and the sea
But throneless now and crownless.
dead old King is he
In his mighty prime he perishcd
And by his own hand he fell;
The suicides doom he cherished.
So toll him no christian knell
A bloody buffer and ruffan,
scorner of all men free,
None but slave drivers will mourn him
By the Gulf shore and the sea
For lhroneless now and crownless.
dead old King is he
May, 1861.
Year: 1861

out giving him the least hint that his profess.
ion was unlawful From the whole infer,
that if christianity allow a man to be a SOL
dicr it allows him to fight for the maintcn-
ancc Of order.
Year: 1861

PoLIucAL PARsoNs-The Davenport
Democrat and News, thus closes an article
upon political preachers:


The pulpit has figured lqrg~ly in this
work, and instead of spending their breath
in teaching their fellows so to live that they
will never die, inculcate, into their minds
how they may best sunder the silver cords
which should bind man to man-how to
set brother against bro,her-party against
party, and section. Like ravtnous wolves
wrapped up in sleeps clothing, they en-
dcavor to pass themselves off for what they
are not. The fruits Of their laborS are be-
coming abundan. and bitter. They ear
be seen in the deadly antagonism which
now exists in this country, and which rend
in twain the happiest nation the sunlight of
heaven ever Illuminated, and still they ask
you to hear them still to listen TO their
r asor.b breeding, peace-dcstroying senti-
ments, until brother shall So hate broth
that he shall become willing to spill his
blood--ior mere abstraction
Year: 1861

Gariers.


A physician cautions 'alics against wear
ing tight garters, say ing that h. has had a
very severe case Of yaricose veins of the


foot and beg Of a lady, caused by her wear
ing garters so tight as to make furrow
| around her limb from one-eighth to on,. .


fourth Of an inch in depth. lie SAYS that
garters should be worn as loose as possible,


only just tight enough to support the stock
ing. Er.


In late paper wo saw remedy st


ed for tight garters or sloyenly looking an


cles--it was to provide a short strap and


buckles from the drawers to the top OF the
hose. Our business does not rcouir, a
special examination of, and report on the
excellence Of this or that system, nor is ur
anatomical education sufficient to justify us
in referring to the injuries sometimes sus-
tanned by lady, in the "varicose veins of
the foot and leg" but whatever may be our
ignorance of the subject above referred to,
we know one fact that no gentleman will
dispute; that is this: There is no part of
female " ix-up" that requires greater at
tention than the ancle. If the stocking be
wrinkled and bearing evidence that it has
broken its moorinss above, the general re-
mark among men is that its wearer is a
slouch. If we were to advise ladies en-
so delicate subject, we should say wear
your stockings so as to look neat about the
foot and let the "varicose veins" look out
for themselves--bctte death than disgrace,
Year: 1861

| We know young man, slow, sullen, heavy
| proved and uugraclouS, who, whenever you
speak to him, answers as if it were an effort
to be even decently civil and who, moreover,
seems to be quite content, and even proud, of bis
inciyility. And we lean to the charitable side
so far as to think this is nothing more than IL
bad habit of his, which has insensby fastened
upon him aud that be goes through the
world-a world of mutual dependence-little
aware OF the fact that SO small thing as his
manners is constantly producing impressions,
and fast forming reputation, such as ten
years hence be may regret as the greatest blum
der of his life.


Would it not be well for every young man
to remember the truthful anecdote of the rich
Quaker banker, when asked the secret of his
success in life, answered "Civility, friend
civiIty !" How much does it cost man
either old or young, to be truly civil in the in
tercourse of society Rather, how much does
it cost a young man to form his habits, which,
if formed, will sit upon him easily, gracefully
and proftably, so long as he lives? Far more
often depends on this little, than any other
single adventtious circumstance by which men
rise and fall We may look around US, at any
time, and see men high in place and power.
VINO nave uOL dttdlutu ludI CI6FauO0 DY force
of individual character or great knowledge, but
simply from the fact that the trifng graces
of life have not been despised 1t is not a
dancing masters grace that is now referred to,
but that the benevolence of manner that re-
cognizes in little things the rights of others,
and fully acknowledges such rights. The
thousand ways in which this little courtesy
does good, need hardly be mentioned. 1t may
be said, however, that courteous manner has
q reflective influence on the benevolent feelings
L is source of qualification to the man who
practices it. If it sits naturally upon a man,


it is a passport to any place and any circle 1t
has smoothed many rough path for men first
starting in business, and has been one of the
things that has often crowned efforts with sue
cess The man of experience, looking on an uu-
gracious manner in young person just start
ing into the world with nothing he can depend
on hut hmself.is not angered, but rather PAIN
ed, by what be sees knowing, as be does, that
the want Of that little something to please as
we go along, will cause many rough Jog in che
road, which, otherwise. nigh: be as smooth as
q summer stream. Wear hinge 10 your neck,
young man, sud keep it we'll oiled,
Year: 1861

INTELLIGENCE OF THE LARK "A pair of
larks had built their nest in grass field where
they batched brood of young Very soon
after the young birds were out Of their nest,
the owner of the field was forced to set now
ers to work, the state of the weather forcing
bin to cut his grass sooner than usual. As
the laborers approached the nest, the parent
bird seemed TO take alarm, and at last the
mother laid herself fat on the ground, with
outspread wings and tail, while the male bird
took one of her young out of the nest, and by
dint of pushing and pulling got it ont on its
mothers back She than few away with her
young one over the fields, and soon returned
for another. This time the father took bis
turn to carry one of the offspring, being as
sisted BY the mother in getting it firmly on
his back and in this manner they carried
off the whole brood before the mowers had
reached their nest Woods Natural Histo-
ry
Year: 1861

The LITTLE ONEs-Do you ever think how
muck work child does in day How, from
sunrise to sunset the dear little feet patter
around-to us-so aimlessly. Climbing up
here, kneeng down there, running to anoth-
er place. but never still Twisting and turn
ing, rolling and reaching and doubling, as if
testing every bone and muscle for future uses.
1t is very curious to watch it, One who
does so may well understand the deep breath
ing of the rosy little sleeper, as with one arm
tossed over its curly head, it prepares for the
next days gymnastics. Tireless through the
day, till that tires, as the maternal love that
so patiently accommodates itself, hour after
hour, to its thousand wants and caprices, real
or funcied.


A busy creature is little child. To be
looked upon with awe as we'll as delight, as
its clear eye looks trustngly into faces that
to God and man have essayed to wear mask.
As it sits down in its little chair to ponder,
precociously, over the white lie you thought
it funny to tell it, AS rising and leaning
on your knees it says thoughtfully, in tone
that should provoke tear, not smile" If
don't believe it, A lovely and yet fearful
thing is that little child.
Year: 1861

Ra- 1t is said of an Indian, whenever he got
into a bad place in the swamp, where the
ground was too soft for safety, he put up q
stake to mark the place Thus he not only
avoided the danger himself but kept others
from falling into the same snare. Night not
every christian learn lesson from this rude
son of the forest, not only to guard against
bis own false steps, but as he prays, lead US
not into temptation" to be careful to remove
temptation out of his brothers. reach
Year: 1861

b@ A Judge who acted as floor manager
at fashionable ball, made the following an
nouncement from the music gallery just previ-
Gus to the last dance Of the night BY gen.
eral consent there will now be an extra dance,
a polka qusdrille, and may God have mercy
on your soLss !'
Year: 1861

LIBERTY OF THE PREss.-If by liberty of
the press we understand merely the liberty
of discussing the propriety of public meas
ures and political opinions; let us have as
much of it as you please but if it means
the liberty of affronting, calumniating and
defaming one another, l, for my part, own
myself willing to part with my share of it
whenever our legislators shall please to
alter the law and shall cheerfully consent
to exchange my liberty of abusing others
for the privilege of not being abused my
self-FrdRklm.
Year: 1861

CONSTITUTIONAL OATHs.-The Natioual Intel
Goencor calls atten ton to the fact that neither
South Carolina, Alabama, nor Mississippy can
secede without violating its .own constitution
Every officer of South Carolina is required by
the constitution Of the State to take the follow
ing oath;


al do swear (or affirm that am duly quail
;sed according to the Constitution of this State,
to exercise the Office to which l have been ap-
pointed and will, to the best of my ablltles, as
charge the duties thereof, and preserve, protect
and defend the Constitution of this State and OF
the United States"


In the same Constitution it is provided that the
Governor shall command the military forces OF
the State, "exeept when they shall be called into
the service of the United States" Nor can these
obligations be avoided except by amending the
State Constitution. which can only be done by
the process here described:


s.No part of this Constitution shall be altered
unless a bill to alter the same shall have been
read three times in the House Of Representatives
and three times in the Senate, and agreed to by
twothirds of both branches of the whole repre-
scntation neither shall any alteration take place
until the bill, as agreed to, be published three
months previous to a new election for members
to the House of Representatives and If the al
teration proposed by the Legislature shall be
agreed to in the first session by twothirs of the
whole representation in both branches OF tie Leg
;.loture after the same shall have been read three
times, on three several days, in each House, then
md not otherwise, the same shall become part
of the Constitution"


1t thus appears that the Convention whaso
members have Just been elected cannot declare
the State out ofthe Union without vialertiy ant
Illegally abrogatins the State Constitution.


In this connection the Boston Journal asks
very pertinently, how these members can a'oif
the imputaton of PERJURY, and adds:


"The only way of avoiding this binding OBJ
legation that we can see is for those upon whom
it rests to resign their offices altogether, an'
thu. terminate its force.


But if they do this with the deliberate purpos'
ofbetraying the Constitution they have sworn tt
support. the moral consistency of the step doe
not seem wholly free from objection. But Ger
tainly nothing less than this could he excused
wherever among men a solemn oath is known o
valued. This is another of the barriers which Is
4s d. remorselessly broken down before the see
essionists can entor upon their guilty and cal
amitous career"
Year: 1861

EXCITING CONFLICT BETWEEN SURGEON


AND A MANIAc.-Professor C. E. Weber, of
the Cleveland Medical College, recently per-
formed a very painful surgical operation


upon an insane man, and left him, as he
| supposed, doing well. A day or two ago,
however, he conceived the idea that the
operation had been failure. He removed


the dressings and tore open the wound,
placing himself in a horrible condition
His madness sought vengeance for the sup
posed i'll treatment, and meeting the Doctor
on the street, announced his intention to
return upon the unfortunate operator the
| injuries he had sustained. There being no
help at hand when he was grappled by the
lunatic. Professor Weber walked with him
round the Park till they reached the corner
of Ontario street on the south SIDE. Here
the Professor decided to make stand


which he did, calling upon the bystandcrs
to help him secure the madman. Numer-
Gus parties were in the vicinity, but stood
calmly by seeing the struggle between the
doctor and his assailant, without an at
tempt to aid him. The lunatic became fu-
rious, being much stronger than his oppo-
nent, he held him and poured forth a tor
rent of abuse. Professor Weber stood
manfnlly to his patient, however, telling
the crowd that the man was a maniac, and
calling for aid. At length some persons
volunteered assistance, and the lunatic was
lodged in Jail, to await removal to the