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Year: 1865




PRoTEsT.-We most earnestly protest
against any one entering our Office during our
absence and appropriating unto them
selves our exchanges for we have use for
them, and find it unpleasant, when local
items are scarce, to be compelled to get up
q paper without exchanges; moreover those
who borrolo exchanges without asking for
them and forget to return them forget, also,
the Divine commandment, and shall be in
danger of being as n'uchly cussed by the
printer as we feel like saying confound--
somebody, now


We furthermore protest against any one
looking'over our shoulders to read our copy
when we aresetting type; for it makes us feel
like telling them that, by so doing, they ex-
hibit an inexcusable curiosity; and further
more, such conduct is likely to create in the
minds of the printers the very uncomplimen-
tary impression that the immediate ancestors
of theindividual who is guilty of 1t did not
exercise proper care in the early education
of their offspring in the "science of good
manners"


We Furthermore earnestly protest against
any one trying the philanthrOpist dodge up
our other visitors, by seeking.to proseyte
them to any of the new political doctrines
and isms of the day through indulgence in
long and meaningless harangues, when we
are basy at the cease; for on such occa-
sions the printers always feel like telling
the speaker to dry up" moreover, tce be-
lieye these political aoa aca0s and ira aoaoeers
are hamLugs-we haOlo they are uncOnsclOn'
able 6ores, and we believe that men form
their opinions from thinking and reading,
that they are rarely ever edited, never bene-
fitted, and almost invariably insulted by
these hysterical outbursts of imaginary elo-
quence and erudition And still nsoreover,
the printers have read the wise saying that
" they who think they know the most al
ways know the least" and are not slow to
conclude that these tenacious orators are the
very ones that have been thus Jcefingiy des-
I. cribed by the sage.
Year: 1865

FREIGHTING. There is promise Of a very
large amount of business for the packers
and teamsters of the upper country the COM
ing season. The Columbia and Kootenai
mines will most likely draw off the majority
of the pack trains from the Boise road, so
that the teamsters will not lack for plenty
to do on that road.
Year: 1865

ANOTHER JoKE.-Abraham can still get off a
joke He says in his message;


Men readily perceive that they cannot be much
oppressed with debt which they owe them
selves.


In other words if you own homestead worth
one thousand dollars, and possess one thousand
dollars in cash. and if you lend the thousand
cash to Abraham with which to operate against
slavery, and Abraham gives you his note, as
your agent, promising to pay you when he re-
ceives that amount in taxes from you, with a
lien on your thousand dollar homestead, as ul-
innate security, then you can't be "much op-
pressed" because you owe yourself the thou
sand dollars cash, and if Abraham can't get tax
es enough out of you to pay you, why your
homestead is always full security for the amount.
Of course, "men readily perceive" this, and feel
perfect assurance that they can't be much op-
pressed" by it, for, don't you see, whenever they
begin to feel the pressure, they can forgive
themselves the debt, and-presto, the lien is
cancelled .-Hu1ris5arg Patriot
Year: 1865

furnished one regiment and one squadron of cavalry, three batteries of artillery, twenty nine regiments and four companies of infantry and artillery. more than two thousand volunteers for the navy, and recruits to 6Il up the ofsen decimated ranks of the above organisations and for the regular army, in such numbers that by the records of the Adjutant General it ap- pears that on the 3lst of March last. the State had been credited by the War Department up- on the quotas assigned under all calls of the President for troops. with 6ity-four thousand four hundred and sixty eight men. The Pro vost Marshal General reports a surplus of one thousand two hundred and eleven men stand ing to the credit of the State over the number of men required on all calls hitherto made. Two thousand seven hundred and eighty five colered soldiers are included in the number of Connecticut volunteers as given above. The Twenty ninth Connecticut, composed of color ed men, was the first regiment of infantry to enter the rebel capital when the leading traitor and his army were forced to evacuats it.'

 It is gratifying proof of the support which this State has rendered to the military power of the Government, that in the last order issu cd by the War Department for draft to fill up the armies, Connecticut was excepted from its operation, while every other State east of the Mississippi. except one. was called upon to furnish more troops.'

 The wise and patriotic remarks that close the Message should be carefully read by all friends of reunion and firmly established gov ernment
Year: 1865

FALLS VnLAGE.-Three more of the Ames guns. were tested last week to ten rounds each with charge of twenty-five pounds of powder and l25 pound shot. The third gun was blown apart, at the first round, in precisely the sa me manner as the one which exploded at the tria of the first eleven guns. The breech. including the vent and six inches iu length of the can non, was blown off in one solid mass, showing, as before, an imperfect weld
Year: 1865

b0One more installment of Twenty dollar. has been received from North Canaan, by Mr Colt, Treasurer of the Flag fund. Who dc not the people of this County awake to this call ofduty and honor? The first we will know the Second Artillery will be marching into ou. streets. without an appropriate or decent ensign to tell the story of their triuuphs. Then acil not you be ashameds
Year: 1865

we're cold that ended in the Group and ter


minated in its little life. Marion thought
she had suffered her full measure Of loss,


but when this last and only treasure vas
taken away, the last tie that bound her to
this life was broken. What was country
to her? In all its length and breadth =
sfe had meme to lsve her-ne spst in its
boundaries she could call her home.


What was it to her that the country should
be saved? She was dying Of grief and
starvation.


Some enc was always before her. Ono by
one, she ssld all her little articles of value
disposed of all those little things which
had made her rsoms So pleasant when she
and john and baby were all SO happy to-
gether. Then, when there was nothing
left, she sank down in slew nervous
fever. After it was generally known
that Mrs. Elmer was destitute and sick,
a few neighbsrs began to drop in to try
and do something for the unhappy woman,
but tardy conscience had failed to remind
them of their duty until it was tee late to
aid her. She died--this kroken- hearted
wife of the censeript, with johns name
and that of the baby on her lips. She
said she was gsing to meet them in a
country where all was peace. And yet
what matters it? There are just such
heart aches and heart-braaks all over the
land 1t is not one woman alone who
gees down to the grave broken hearted;
not merely one orphan that suffers hunger
and cold. One among many, is Marien
one.
Year: 1865

It's possible that there may be someother
bodies of troops brought to CO. operate with
General Grant, enough to raise his whole
force to three hundred thousand men. On
the other hand, it is certain that General
Lee has made arrangements for the transfer
the extreme westof the Confederacy. These
troops are now EN- route, and will certainly
arrive in time to take part in the final com
bats, so that the whole force of General Lee
may be set down at one hundred and fifty
thousand men.
Year: 1865

All who have been unfortunate all whose fond hopes
have been disappointed, crushed, and blasted all who
have been seduced by so promises and deceit all who
have been deceived and tried with, all go to him for
advice and to got satisfaction.
llo makes your msiortunes pass away ho makes tho
slander and envy oTyour enemies fall harmless and ho
sudains your character and rcpectaby in spite of evil
reports aud rumOr5 All who arc In doubt Of tho aec.
tons Of those they love consult him to relieve and satisfy
their minds and to find out ii their bright and warm
hopes will bo realized
Year: 1865

Hon. Sidney Clarke our sound, live,
promising Member Of Congress, delivered
at PaoIa Kan. Sept. Sth 1865. rousing
railroad speech and he went pretty much
in favor Of every railroad that has yet
been talked of in the State, consequently
some think that there is some moonshine
in his propositions. But, as he says in the
course of his remarks: "But in presen.
ting this system of railroads, I am met at
once with the objection that the system is
too extensive, and the construction beyond
our means. l answer, that in my judg-
ment, the system Is not too extensive, and
that most of us now living will not only see
all these roads built, but will see the time
when our wealth and necessities will re-
quire many more roads not yet thought
Of" so say we.


He refers in the following language to a
railroad through the Northern Tier:


."Aroad from some point on the Missouri
river in Doniphan county, west through
the northern tier of counties to Marysville,
and down the rich valley of the Blue river
to connect with the Union Pacific road at
Manhattan; OF running west from Marys-
vile through Washington county to the
valley of the Republican"


Now, friend Clarke, We sardines up in
this country mean business, and make the
following proposition:


Ifyou will put bill through Congress
giving every alternate section of govern
ment land along the line for twenty miles
in width to a railroad that shall COM
mence on the Missouri river in Doniphan
co, and run westerly through the Northern
Tier, through Marysville, via the Big
Bend of the Republican river and tap the
Pacific road at Ft. Kearney y, we will go for
you ''teeth and toe nail" for our next U.
8. Senator.


Your position Oh reconstruction suits us
to dot. Your speech at Otlumwa July
4th 1866 is the best production of Kan
sas statesman; besides, the people up this
way think you are little improvement on
anything we have yet had in the Senate,
in the matter of doing as you agree. Go
in Sidney, you're ahead so far.
Year: 1865

The present decline In gold directly affects the Cheese
market aud buyers shy Of offering over Ioc. ior
fine FACTORY The trade is very dull In consequence
win an accumulation of stock English DAIRY Is ac'


tive at rather higher figures, and Pineapple Is selling
Year: 1865

CA Friend of Soldiers" says the New
Y. Tribune, asks us to say few words in
behalf of those members of the Goth
Corps, who recently broke out into riol
at Washington, because they were not
paid, Without the least desire to hatter
the present rule of the War Department,
we must say that the labor Of preparing
and perfecting all the returns for paying
off and mastering out so vast an army as
ours is gigantic, and not to be compress
ed into few days. Returns often have
to be sent back for correction-there
must be duplicates and lots of signatures
and the clamor against "red tape" "
amounts in essence to this" Let every
one run his arm into the Treasury and
take out whatever he chooses to deem his
share" We can not join in it.


The Government is paying out many
millions per week to soldiers-is paying
as fast as it safely can. 1t has the money
and is disbursiag it faithfully. But every
one can not be paid first, nor at once (;
there must be some later, and one last OF
all. Naturally, those who are honorsbly
discharged are paid before those who are
retained. But no one can even invent a
reason for willful delay, and there IS no
such delay. The paymasters are hard at
work they have ample funds; and all
the trouble grows out of forgetfulness of
axiom, that When two ride
on horse, one must ride behind" All
this lis so obvious that we ale forced to
conclude that /" the boys" however short
Of hard.eatued money, were not entirely
Year: 1865

CoRREeT SPEAfdNG. We would advise
all young people to acquire, in early life, the
habit of correct speaking and writing and to
abandon as early as possible any use of slang
words and phrases. The longer you live the
more dificult the requirement of correct
language will he and if the golden age of
youth, the proper season for the acquisition
oflanguage, be passed in its abuse, the I'M
fortunate victim, If neglected, is very prop
erly doomed to talk slang for life. Money
is not necessary to procure this education.
Every man, has it in his, power. He has
merely to use the language which he reads,
instead ofthe slang which he hears, to form
his taste from the best speakers and poets
in the countiy;to treasure up choice phrases
in his memory, and habituate himself to
their use, avoiding at the same time that
pedantic precision and bombast which show.
the weakness Of vain ambition rather than
the polish of an educated mind. d3 haa1 q n
Year: 1865

foWoRKING AND THNKING.-It is no
less fatal error to despise labor when regula-


ted by intellect, than to value it for its own
sake. We are always in these days trying
to separate the two we want one man 70
be always thinking, and another to be always
working, and we call the one gentlemen
and the other an operative; whereas the
workman ought often to be thinking and
the thinker often to be working, and both
should be gentleman in the best sense. As,
it is, We make, both ungentle, the one envy
ing, the other despising his brother and
thinkers and miserable workers. Now it is
only by labor that thought eaa. be- made
healthy, and only by thought that labor can
be happy, and the professions should be
liberal and there should be less pride felt in
pecuiarity of employment; and mere in ex-d
cellence of achievement. ss,. e.,.i,,,f ..l -.
Year: 1865

4.f-4 d 4.


MEN FOR, THE AGE Personal purity in
ner cleaRness and sanctity OF life, are mat
tiers MOTTO be dispensed with in a reformer.
The eye with the beam is not OF sufficient
.clearneSs to detect the mote. The lip of the
impure is. toe feeble to be effective in the
case Sof virtue The mote and offensive
hand will be claimed By those who have lar
ger blemishes, as evils OF no consequence.
Although there may be something in the
adage, Set thief to catch a thief the
chief would be but sorry teacher OF the
man after he was caught He would be too
likely to recognize him as "a prosecuted
brother Of his own order With such aid
alone one might pray for the unlimited
reign of goodness in the subsection of evil
forever, and be no aearer to the answer of
the desire Of the righteous. We want
whole-souled men to help ps-those who
have wills to work and hands swift to re-
lieye the wants of The poor and needy-men
with strength to devise and strength TO do.
None of your dead lions, We have had
enough of them inthose literary, religious
boasters who have been strong and scholar
ike In language, but very feeblerin what is
far better, "a whole heart for the true and
the right Those who have made fewer
professions and lEedpprIghtly, have done
Intimately more for as Indeed, our hon la
Dor has been acknowledgements us; for, not
withstanding some have been convinced by
it Of the soundness of an isag, more have
been frozen up in its want of life and love
of the good and holy. The confession of
|. error is but the beginning of repentance.
| 1t is not only our duty to convince of wrong
/ lin doing this the work is only half
done), we want to intimate the convinced
I oitheright. A smart man in argument
can do the FIRST but II takes a good man to
do the last. s
Year: 1865

A WfFE's PRAYER. Very beautiful is
the following Lord bless that dear per-
SON whom Thou hast chosen to be my hus-
band-let his life be long and blessed COM
Portable and holy and let me also become q
great blessing unto him, and sharer in all
his sorrows, meet helper in all the acci-
dents and changes in the world make me
amiable forever in his eyes, and forever dear
to himl Unite his heart to me In all the
dearest love of holiness, and mine to- keep
him In all the sweetness Of charity and COM
pGancei Keep me from all ungentleness,
all observation-disclosures, and mreasonableness
of passion and humor, and make us humble
and obedient, useful and obseryant, that we
may delight In each other according to Thy
blessed word, and both Of us may rejoice in
Thee, having our portion in the love and
service of God forever !--Amen." Eli
Year: 1865




I Two BAD HABITS. rs.-There are two weak
nesses in our habits which are very common
and which are very prejudicial to our welfare,
Ihe nrst l. giving way TO the use or lDdul-
gence OF the moment instead of doing at
once what ought to be done. This practice
almost dlminishes the beneficial effects of
our actions, and often lead Aas TO abstain
from action altogether; as for instance, if at
this season Of the year there is a gleam of
sunshine, of which we feel wegought to take
advantage, but we have not the resolution
to leave at the moment comfortable seat
or an attractive occupation, we miss the1host
favorable opportunity and perhaps at last
Justify ourselves for remaining In doors on
the ground that the time for exercise Is past.
One evil attendant upon the habit of
prDcrastination is that it produces certain
dissatisfaction Of the mind which impedes
and deranges the animal functions, and tend
TO prevent the attainment of high state Of
health. a perception of what is right,
followed by a promptness ofexecutiorl, would
render the way of life perfectly smooth.
Children should be told to do nothing but
what's reasonable but they should be taught
to do what they are told at once.
The habit viii stand them instead all their
lives Thesecond weakness is, when we
have made a good resolution, and have
partially failed in executing it, we are very
apt to abandon it altogether. For instance,
if a person who has been accustomed to rise
at ten resolves to rise at six, and after a few
successful attempts happens to sleep till
seven, there is great danger that he will re-
lapse into his former habit or probably
even go beyond it, and lie till noon. 1t is
the same with resolutions of economy or
temperance, or anything else, if we cannot
do all intended, or make one slip, we are
apt to give up entirely. Now, what we
should aim at is, always to do the best we
can under existing circumstances; and then
our progress, with the exception Of slight
interruptions; would be continual.
Year: 1865

A GREAT many of US are constantly cem-i
planning and growing about the shortnesa
of time, and yet have q great deal more
than we know how to dispose OF; for the
time that is given us ia either spent in doing
nothing at all, in doing nothing worthy of
estimation, or in doing those things that We
should not do. ..f, ~ s.
Year: 1865

g SouND ADVICE --ff you wish to relish
your food work for it; if you would enjoy
your rai1nent thoroughlg, pay for 1t before
you put it ON; n you would sleep soundiy,


take clear conscience to bed with you.
Year: 1865




The nation will await with anxiety the
promised publication of The evidence con-
Meeting jefferson Davis with the brutal
treatment of our prisoners. The fact that
this great traitor was in reality the instigs-
tor and principal in all the greater atrocities
of the wsr-the burning of steam mbostH, the
robbery at st. Albans, the piracy at San
dusky, the attempted arson at New York,
the assassination at Washington, and the
numberless and nsmeless atrocities at An
dersonville, has never been deserted by the
people, and they have found confirmation
in the stsrtlingly clear relations before the
Assassination Court Martial Only this
last evidence was wanting to complete the
picture of the most wicked and crime-ful
career of which history furnishes an exam
ple
Year: 1865

Massachusetts and Maryland unite in
paying honors to the sons of the former
state murdered upon the soil of the latter,
as they marched through the streets Of
Baltimore four ye rs ago, to defend the
capital and the nation. A monument is
to be erected at Lowell, to the memory of
these two first martyrs in the war for the
Uaion, and it was dedicated. with apprO-
pirate ceremonies on, Saturday last. Now
that the war il over it is we'll for Us to cul-
tivate with sll possible honor the memory
of the glorious dead who have fallen during
its progress, and we are glad to know thst
the people of Massachusetts, are setting SO
excellent an example.
Year: 1865

private letter from Mr. Cyrus W. Field states that
the Great Eastern would probably leave the More the
l1th and valentia on the 18th OF July.


All representatives Of the press OF America England
and France to be excluded from the Great Eastern
during the laying Of the cable the Telegraph Construo
tion Company having charge Of the undertaking beev
ing this necessary members Of the press
might enter into conversation with the engineers and
thus distract their attention from their highly important
duties journal Of the trip and It's results WILL however,
be furnished the press Immediately upon the arrival Of
the Great Eastern at Hearts Content and the connection
being made with the shore at that terminus Of the line


As the cable the Gulf Of st. Lawrence between
Cape Breton, NJ g., and Newfoundland is seriously
deranged for the FIRST mo seven eight years 1t is
probable the messages from and TO the cable will
have to be sent the Gulf by steamer, which will
delay the press reports from four to six hours.


Should there be enough OF the Atlantic cable left to
stretch across the Gulf eghty miles,, which is conf
IDENTIFY expected, II WILL understand be Immediately
laid, and thus in few days not only restore tho sont
nuity Of tho New York and Newfoundland line, but
place tho two continents in uninterrupted telcgraphic
communication.
Year: 1865

GA we'll disciplined mind can easily
change the current of its thought and
leap into new channels. But there are
some of us poor human beings who depend
upon times and seasons, and they help US
amazingly. .~f


ca We may grieve the spirit in our own
hearts as we'll as in others, when we doubt
its teachings, and yield to harrassing temp
tations after we have done the best we
could under the influence of the purest
motives


ca We do not admire the person who
boasts he has no sensibility on any point;
we rather conclude he has drifted from
all the moorings of affection and etiquette,
and is not fit for the society ofthe delicate
and refined.


eYTIn seasons oftrial and perplexity We
have been tempted to think that if we had
only lived in the old dispensation, an an
gel would have visited US with message,
or vision have guided our indecisiou.
But we have not availed ourselves as fully
as is our privilege Of the presence Of the
Angel of the Covenant in the personal
humanity of Jesus, who went through all
the stages of life and sorrow. In such
seasons we are required to take but one
step at time, looking up all the way,


egDr. Franklin said "a good kick out
of doors is better than all the rich uncles
in the world"


a. None are so fond of secrets as
those who don. mean to keep them such
persons covet secrets as spendthrift
J covets money-for the purpose Of circu' :
lation. ,v s.
Fruit unto holiness is the only perma-
nent fruit--such will go with us into
eternity.
Unity in the church of Christ is very
beautiful, yet we admire each branch Of
Zion in its own character.
G3 Keep your mouth shut when you
read, when you write, when you listen.
when you are in pain, when you ale run
ming. when you are riding. and BY all
means when you are angry. There is no
person in society but will 6ud,-acknowl.
J edgs,---improvement in health and enjoy.
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