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Year: 1863

The holidays come but once year,
and are entitled to special attention from
that fact. They are occasions precious
from their rarity, but there are other oc-
casiohs more precious and more rare,
which come at long intervals, perhaps
only once in lifetime. Few OF US are
married more than once, and we can af-
ford a little festival in celebrating an
event so unique. There is tide in the
affairs of men which must be awaited
watchfully, and then eagerly improved
for once missed, it is not often that it re-
hrns. The maid waits for husband


tie youth for employment-the genius
fd recognition all stand with eyes fixed
upn fate's impenetrable wall door
optns ultimately, and whether they pass
or pot, it closes again forever. 1t often


hatens that the very persons who are
watching for rare opportunity, miss it
whea it comes. Their attention is di-
vertd at the critical moment, the golden
shown is past, and their dish is unhap-
PLY overturned and empty.


A ytar ago gay woman stood in the
nation'a capital, receiving with bare
shoudes and Gower-crowned head the
homage of distinguished guests. We
thought Mat to that woman had been
given possibilities not granted to one in
a million, and that the dazzling glitter of
the chandeliers had blinded her to the
boon. But statelier guest than any
she awaited entered those halls lat sight
of him ber wreath changed 10 cypress,
and the jewels dropped from her white
fingers, transformed as they fell into
blessings for hospitals or camp. We too
stand like her this day, surrounded by
oonnfUrts and luxuries, with a peerless
opportunity beckoning, waiting, passing.
Never have we known time wien mo-
ney would buy so much. The note that
is crushed in the wallet is the ransom of
life. The stores in the housewives attic


lie ike mute angels with folded wings,
longing to fly on their mission of mercy.
Sable shadows point toward forgotten
closets, ard men claim the perquisites of
moths. There are those to whom the old
cap and vest and boots would give joy
they never gave to their owners when
new. The coarse blanket, of which the
thrifty dame was half ashamed, will be
welcome in the convalesceni camp as a
royal robe. The self-denials we have
already sown have already sprung up in
a crop Of armed men. The abjured hall
dress mounts guard as soldier (whose


life the donation saved) at once shabby
and sublime. The covetedtset of furs is
transformed into blankets and mittens,
and now warns dozen hearts besides
that of the beautiful donor.


Self and its needs may be supplied at
another time; let US labor for others just
for once. There is time to keep and
a time to give. Money now will save
what another year no money will buy
back. What is only lrxury to us, to
another is life. Others take their life in
their hand and go \; we, who canot go,
will send whatever our life can spare
1t is but for this once. For twenty, thir-
.y, fifty years we have been spending or
boarding for ourselves we did not know
he hero that slept in US, but now on this
grand occasion he shall rise equal to the
lour.-Springfeid Republican.
Year: 1863

The I ToRPED o THAT DESTROYED


TIE CAIRO.-It is stated in the Cairo,


ClL) correspondence of the New York
Times that the inventor of the torpedo


which recently destroyed the gunboat


Cairo, in the Yazoo river, is renegade
son of Massachusetts, named Twins
He was also the builder of the ram Ar
kansas, which gave our western feet so
does arranged by this recreant Yankee
for blowing up our fleet were fshed up
without accident. They were very sim
pie, and consisted of a common II gallon
demiiohn filed with powder and placed
upon the end of a log of wood 8 feet in
length. To the lower end of this log
was fastened an iron staple, in which
was tied the end of a piece of strong
rope. An anchor attached to this rope
held the log under water, while the other
end of the rope, after being passed thro'
the eye of the anchor, was fastened to a
stump ashore. In the neck of the demi-
john was placed some Illuminating pow
der /; the end of wire well roughened
was inserted in this, the whole well
waxed to keep it water-tight, and then
the balance of this wire was extended
Just below the surface of the water and
fastened to something on the bank.-
coming in contact with the
wire would explode the machine.
Year: 1863

A BEAUTIFUL FANCY.-Ir the 'Le-
gend of the Tree of Life published in
New York in 1775 occurs the following


Trees and woods have twice saved the
world-frst by the Ark, and then by the
Cross; making full amends for the evil
fruit of the tree of Paradise, by that
which was borne on the tree of Golgotha.
Year: 1863

QUESTIONS FOR QUAcK DoCToRs.-
Will eating roast duck give man a foaol
stomach 2 And, if so, will the flesh Of
neat cattle be a good cleansing agent t?-
Does eating green corn produce huskiness
OF voice What kind of hose should be
used for corns, particularly where there
are several achsrs under cultivation
Year: 1863

STILL ONwARD.-Notwithstandipg the
hard times and high prices, the sale
of the Chemical Saleratus is still on the
increase. People will use it, and every
successful housewife tells her neighbor
and when her neighbor tries it she tell.
another, and thus its fame spreads until
it is hard to tell where it will stop.
Year: 1863

PERsoNAL.-Colonel Terrence, of the


3Oth Iowa Infantry, arrived in this city
Friday night. He brought his wife home
from Vieksburg, whit her she had went a
few weeks since on visit to the Colonel,
aud was taken sick. Last evening we
were informed that, though very sick.
she was thought to be little better. We
sincerely trust that she may soon recover,
under the attention of her many friends,
and the influence of our healthy climate.
Year: 1863

U The explanation Of Senator Hale Of
the part he took in using his influence for
a fec, to procure the release and discharge
Of two prisoners charged before court
martial with fraud, is not satisfactory. It
was not only "indelicate," but wrong, and
no withdrawing by Reverdy johnson can
make the transaction appear other than
discreditablc in the eyes Of the people
Senators have no business to use their in-
1uence, for money or otherwise, to screen
persons charged with swindling the Gov
c1nment, and TO enable them to escape the
punishment due to their crimes. .Wedon't
care how the Senate may slur over this
case, the transaction is not right; and if
there is no law prohibiting such unsenato-
rial conduct, it is high time there was. :
Year: 1863

The Woodstock Standard remarking
on the statement that the quota of this
State under the draft would be 1000 men
says: "We have reason to believe that
there is some foundation for this report
regarding the quota of this State, which
the Governor has been informed by the
proper authorities will be taken to fill up
our regiments in the field instead Of being
created into new regiments. 1t will re-
quire however, to fill up the old regiments
to the maximum standard, over four thous-
and men. The number from which this
two thousand is to be drafted is probably
about fifteen thousand, as eighteen thous-
and of our forty-seven thousand militia
are already in the service, and something
less than one-half Of the balance will be
enrolled in the second class. This will
take about one in seven. ILL.,.


The conscrlptlon act provides that the
draft shall be made by congressional dis
tricts, or that each district be divided
into six sub-districts In this manner
injustice is likely to be done to many
towns in our State which have hitherto
furnished more than her actual quotas.
Take for instance the town of Rutland,
which has exceed its quota by 80 men.
In making the draft, it must, with sever
al neighboring towns, furnish one-sixth
or the proper proportion of the six hun.
dred and seventy. mine required of the first
congressional district, while it cannot,
if classified with other towns, receive
credit for the excess already furnished
The Adjutant General of our State has
labored to effect modification of this
regulation, and also to have certificates
of disability granted by the State Medi.
cal Board taken as evidence or at least
considered by the Enrolling Boards in de-
termining exemptions, but he has failed
in his endeavors."
Year: 1863

Mr.. EDITOR will the nine months
volunteers from the State of Vermont re-
turn home on the expiration of their
term of service, when the Government is
shaken to its very foundation and totter-
ing on the verge of destruction, and our
National Flag trampled in the dust by
Southern traitors. and quietly settle down
around their fresides, at time when ev-
cry nerve should be put forth to stay the
demons from the mad career, who are des-
ecratipg our Cover nment, and could they
get the opportunity, they would lay waste
the New England States


Soldiers of Vermont! never let it be
recorded on the pages of history, that
when our country was bleeding at every
pore you stood back, but like our revolu-
tionary fathers of l776, who left their
plow teams standing in the field, rush to
the rescue Our social and national hap
piness is at stake. If we do not sustain
our government, what are we to expect in
the future? 1t would be disgrace that
would follow us until the end of time,
that we were not capable of sustaining a
Republican Government We have the
men and the means, and if it is necessary
for us to wash this national line with our
blood, let us do it like the patriots in the
days of Washington, who never wearied
Until they gained their independence. We
have got different enemy to fight now
from what we had in l776. All we want
is concert of action, East and West, and
crush the traitors out. | have pride
for my native State and want her sons
to sustain the reputation gained by their
fathers in the days of the Revolutionary
War. The soldiers from Illinois and Wis
cousin enlisted for three years or during
the war. Illinois exceeded her quota of
volunteers thirty two thousand men. The
Western men are determined to whip the
last rebel into submission to the govern
ment he left; and then we will 60 home
and clean out the the last copperhead in
the loyal states. We will not forsake the
old Ship as long as there is plank Of her
left. We will sink or SWIM with her.
When your term of nine months expires,
re-enlist-do not leave the Western boys
to stand the brunt and fight alone the
battles in which we all have common
interest. remain your humble servant
Maj. A. H. SELEY,


9th Illinois Cav.
Year: 1863

.. BY LYDIA A. CALDWELL.
June today has been unbinding


All the beauty of her hair
The pure fragrance of her tresses


Floats through all the golden air.
And the greenness of her garment


Lies about ms everywhere. ....
There is folded down an odor


In each bud the sun unlocks;
There as laid rosy garland


On the brown and rugged rocks;
.tul along the brooks meander


Cleans the purple of the phlox.
One would guess that late last evening"
While the sky hung calm and blue,
An unlooked-for wind had shaken
All the stars in clusters through,
And had bathed the sleeping meadows
In a shower of golden dew.
For the buttercups are flashing


All about you as you pass
Far adown the vale the cowslips


Are one lush and golden mass,
And the dandelion blossoms


Shine like gems among the grass.
Where the birds like painted shadows,
Meath the branches come and go;
Where the brooks, with silver music.
Through the vale melodious flow
Meath the elm-tree's swinging branches
Bloom the lilies like the snow.
Here I've sat for full an hour,


Gazing round me like child,
Where the brook and river mingle


With rapture strange and wild
Where, about the cottage windows


High the lilac bloom is piled.
Aud sadness, like the the dimness
Coming DER twilight sky.
Steals upon me. remember


That the beauty which doth lie
Like golden dream about me,


Like dream will soon pass by.
But a spirit falls upon me,


Fen as erst the the passing seer
Cast the glory of his mantle


Der his brothers grief and fear,
And voice is speaking to me


Which my soul alone may hear.
And sit as | were dreaming,


Till the soft melodious tune
or the waters to a murmur


Low and liquid, seems to swoon;
In the spirit of thy beauty ..


Is my soul baptised, o June
Year: 1863

MARTIAL Law IN LEAvENwoRrH.-A conflict
has arisen between General Ewing and Mavor
Anthony, growing out Of the arrest Of a govern
ment detective by the City police. Anthony
is therefore accused of interfering with the en-
forcement of the Generals order respecting the
recovery of stolen property. Martial Law has
been proclaimed in that County, mainly for this
reason: "To enable me TO prevent this inter
ference, and not to preserve the peace OF the city
have proclaimed Martial Law" He considers
that place the rendezvous of all the pirates Of
the border. and believes this the most effectual
way Of squelching them. We are sorry they do
not work in harmony-the task would be much
easier accomplished if they did
Year: 1863

RELIEF FOR CoPPERHEAD INDIAyA.-John Nor
gan, with few thousand of his followers, have
been in Indiana for few weeks, giving them .
taste OF rebellion. He did not pass through q
county but what was able to corral him. had the
people turned out. They send all the way to
Kansas for regiment ef infantry, while our own
border is constantly menseed. They will doubt
less require one to patrol the streets Of New York,
and still another to keep guerrilla parties out Of
PeDnsyisania. Shouldn't wonder
Year: 1863

Money is easy; call loans a per cent Debt,
certificates are steady. The heading houses now
have money over almost every day.


Letters from st. Louis and other points ON the
Upper Mississippi state that merchants in that
section are earnestly engaged in canvassing the
probable effects of the rcopening Of the kissis
sipfi. Until within four or five years the bulk Of
in fact nearly all the produce Of the shores Of
the Upper Mississippi was sent to New York,
Philadelphia and Boston, via New Orleans. The
corn, pork and wheat raised in Western Illinois,
Iswa, Minnesota, Kentucky and Missouri, were
hoated down the river TO New Orleans and there
shipped for Northern Atlantic port. When the
Northwestern railways began to have their hard
times in 1859 and 1860 they made an effort to d.
vert some of this trade from the river By re-
ducing rates and effeoting arrangements with con
meeting lines East they were enabled to carry
good deal of stuff which would otherwise have
gone by the river After time this new route
found favor at the West Shippers discovered
that they saved enough in Insurance and interest
to pay for the difference in freight, and their pro-
duce reached the seaboard in better condition
than it would have done had it gone
round by sea. When the broke
out the railways were already competing
pretty actively with the river. The war; Of course,
threw the whole business upon the roads. And
the question which now exercises Western pro-
dace and railway men is, if the river be opened,
how much of this business will return back to the
water route? This is question of immediate
consequence, as, so long as there are no boats on
the river and guerllas in every clump of trees, it
is not likely that the government will be much
troubled with applications for permits to feed and
clothe the rebels in Mississippi, Louisiana and Ar
kansas. II Ia clear that the river will not be
really opened to peaceful trade till the is
But what then? How long will it take to replace
the enormous 2eet Of river boats that foated
the Missssipp-a fleet whose tonnage was
as great ss the whole tonnage Of many foreign ma
tionss After being accustomed to send their pork
and grain to New York In four or five days from
the Mississippi, At trAing cost for insurance, and
to get the proceeds of their drafts in week, will
the Western producers go back to the old slow
plan Of shipping by the river' Will the store
keepers of st. Louis, Davenport, Dubuque, &C.,
get any more foreign goods via New Orleaus'
Or have not the rebels, in their folly, destroyed
commerce which twenty years will not rebuild?


The business of the Sub Treasury was as follows
Year: 1863

Thesame care has been taken in the selection of
variety of entertaining and choice pieces for the
Fifth Reader as for the Sixth. Many excellent de-
elamatory pieces given. The difficult words in
each lesson are defined, and numerous careful bio.
graphical sketches and critical notes are found
throughout the book. The Treatise upon Elocution
Is the work OF Professor Bailey of Yale College and
Is easily understood aud practical.
Year: 1863

Consists of four sizes, of chase pattern and beau
tifnl finish. The Parlor Stove is operated upon the
same principle as the Cook Stove.


THE MAGEE PARLOR WITH OVEN, is q new
and improved design.
Year: 1863

a YOUNG woman recently died at Honolulu
under the belief that she Was being prayed to
death. The Polyuesian says that it is com


mon thing for native to hire another to pray
his enemy to death; aud SO great is the power
Year: 1863

REESE RIVER The Aurora Times has a
letter from a gentleman at Reese River which
says: 81 am cleaned out cleaner than shot
gun. have been sold more than | was in
Wild cat in Esmeralda. When | came here |
had some money, and | fattered myself that l
understood something about wildcat specula-
tions, and | thought would start and do
something in the way of buying to sell again
bnt alas in less than week after | came in
camp found myself out of money and in more
wild cat cluims than you ever heard of, and |
have found out to my satisfaction that there
are men here who can beat the Aurora wild
cat spectators aud give them FIVE in the
game. My name is Haines hereafter"
Year: 1863

IT Is RUMoRED that heavy dry goods house
is shortly to be opened in San Francisco, the
proprietors of which will advertise 10 sell
goods at the usual rates, payable in United
States Treasury notes. Such move might
prove important, for it would probably operate
as an entering wedge to complete revolution
in business end currency. We do not see the
benefit to be derived from such a revolution.
1t would make dollar worth one dollar and
a>half and seud goods up CORES spondingly.
Year: 1863

u It is not q comfortable thing to read
Of knaves and knavery; and especially
when committed upon the Government,
while engaged in such a work as VIC have
on hand. Yet there is consolation which
goodmen may have eatthepresent time when
we read Of frauds, here and there, among
Quarte1masters and contractors; and it is,
that somebody is after them with sharp
stick: and they stand chance when once
discovered to get little idea as TO what
justice means. 80


We need not expect the Inaves and viii
1ains all to. get disgusted with life and die,
nor that they. will all. emigrate together.
A country as large as ours will continue
to have its share; and il, at any time, the
stock rms low, all Europe is ready to dis
emboCae an abundance Of recruits upon
MS. But We pray. for National and Coy
erumental virtue enough to put tie rascals
through when they show themselves, and
that is about the best We can expect.


The alarming feature Of; the times before
the incoming Of the present Administra-
ton Was, not that we had scoundrelism
among us, nor even that it did climb into
high places, but 1t was that it went wholly
unwhipped Of justice. It seemed, indeed,
to be the rule Of the times. Thie7ine, and
lying, and cheating, in public life, were no
sin. The more astounding the theft, the
higher the thief held his head, a


1t is gratifying to see that it is no longer
exactly SO. Men that steal have to keep
hlady and cover their tricks; and every
now and then one Of them gets unearthed.
AS long as this is so we need not fear.
Year: 1863

The rebel government still threatens to raise
the black nag inscribed with the skull and
crossbones, Well, skull and eros sbones would
be very expressive emblem of the Confpdnr
ate government, as being about all that's left
of it. "
Our Greek fire is a great deal more effactnaf
than The ancient Greek fire. We understand
Greek better than the old Gresks themselves
did.


fftTee1FsST. n % boo .''ta -sides.-Ricimond


Well, of the great question of rebellion we
have the foreside Which have you.
What we desire in this war is to subiugate
the South's subjugators and restore the subiu-
gated section to freedom.


The whisky that is drunk generally turns
out to be a spewrious article.


a rebel needn't be ashamed of inability to
pay his debts. What he calls his s'country'' is
hopelessly insolvent, and what right has he to
be better off than his country!


A correspondent asks if there ISM relation
sh ip between rs and John Morgan. Only a
rather distant one-he stole q horse Of ours a.
few weeks ago.


The Carmelte monks ha We their heads shaved
but they wouldn't acknowledge John Morgan
as brother. 1a


Beauregard is a terrible fire. eater but Greek
fire doesn't seem to sit well upon his stomach.
We hope that our folks will soon get thou
sand FOUNDER upon Morris Island Then, if
they catch Humphrey Mars hall, they can set
fire TO his big coat and breeches and shoot him
into Charleston, so that the rebels, who have.
such horror OF the fire Of Ancient Greece,
may see whether they like the fire OF modern
grease any better. We don't think they would
profit by such change Of blazing ''stinkpos."
Year: 1863

HEADQUARTERS llIH SORPs.
Near Cattells Station, Aug. 80, 1868.
TO The Editor Of the Press; fs


Major General Howard returned to his COM
mand yesterday, after an absence of about
three weeks. A special train brought him
out from Alexandra to Caitell's Station at
IL p. M. He was accompanied by his aids,
Major Howard and Captain Stetson, and by
few.other officers returning to the army. The
evening was fine, the air clear and cool; the
sup had gone down in splendor and the moon
had Just risen. The entire staff and the es-
cort of the 1st Indiana cavalry gave him the
customary ''present arms" and then the sau-
tations, not so usual in these parts, Of three
hearty cheers. The cheering seemed to come
spontaneously from every man. 1t is seldom
we cheer out here, but when we do cheer we
mean it.


The General evidently felt much at home
on the back Of his favorite little bay and we
were soon galloping up in front of the old
Virginia stone mansion around which are
pitched the headquarters tents. In honor of
theEenerars return the house was brilliantly
illuminated. The guard was standing under
arms, and also accompanied the military sa-
lte with three cheers. After supper the Ger
man band came over and gave a serenade
which was, perhaps, the most pleasing feature
thereception. s-F


The welcome back was so cordial, and eve
rything $50 after the old sort" that the Gen
eral was led to express himself we'll pleased to
be back again. And while there is work to
do in the field, and he belongs to the army of
the Union, it suits him best to be at his post
He was constrained, during his brief leave of
absence to persuade some of our fellow-citi-
zens at home, who were taking mistaken
view of the true interests of their country,
and opposing the Government on which its
salvation depends, to return to the consistent
course they have heretofore followed and
throw their influence by voice and vote in ia
yor of the Union. He would doubtless pre-
fer that loyal men at home should do their
proper work, while he endeavors to do his in
the field.


Perhaps this letter is already too long for
oneiso devoid of stirring news. ALMA.