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Year: 1864

GENERAL GRANT At THE PRESIDENTS LEvEE
just before Grants arrival Representative
Nashburne To the White House a handsome
sword, presented to General Grant by some
admirers in Illinois, To show the President
and Mrs. Lincoln. - Yes said the Presi
dent, - it is very pretty 1t will do for a
Commander-in-Chief" Old Abe then turned
TO general officer present and asked him il
he had had any sword presentation lately.


At the recent levee General Grant was of
course the great attraction. Everybody was
delighted at his difhdence and soldier-like
hearing. Neither the President nor anv of
the Cabinet, except Stanton, had ever seen
HIM before. lie had never before been in
the White House. Tie was frequently
cheored by the guests in the East Room. lie
blushed like a girl. The handshaking
lrought streams of perspiration down his
forehead and over his face. The hot room
and eD7pressemenf Of the crowd and the ex-
citement of the occasion swelled every vein on
hIs forehead. He looked more like a soldier
in hard fight than hero in drawing
room. He had lost the KEY Of his trunk
and so came to the levee in his rough and
ready travelling uniform, a good deal the
worse for wear, but, after all, quite charac-
teristic. He quite affects the plain and
homespun style of doing things, and acts it
admirably, or else he is an extraordinary ex-
ample Of unconscious freshness.


At Stewards dinner General Grant made
his social debut in Washington and delighted
everybody. He has great deal Of character
in face and manner-more Of this than Of
what we call intellectually. His reserve is
natural. His tendency is reflective, rather
than expressive lie thinks great deal,
and expresses himself in action. 1t is in
what he does that one must analyze and
know him. He discloses himself no other
wav. He has no other index. He has a
good eve and and a strong face. lie talked
little at the dinner; hut everything he said
told
Year: 1864

The y. Y. Tribune takes the disallowing
Of Secretary Chase Of his name as candidate
for the Presidency, considerably to heart,
says it had ardently hoped to see him
called TO that exalted station" and adds ;
d" We would not have him, nor any man SEEK
the Presidency, but we see not why any one
should decline it, Humph How many
DAYS is It since the Tribune was setting forth
in glowing terms the benefits that would fol-
low if Mr.. Lincoln would only announce
uolp that under no consideration he would
accept a denomination
Year: 1864

TIE Effect OF COPPERHEAD SYMPATHY AT


THE SouTH.-A Southern gentleman writes
over his own signature to the Baltimore
american, deprecating the pernicious inhu-
ence of Northern Copperhead demonstra-
tions on the rebels of the South. He says


Il have been resident Of the State of Missis-
sippi for more than twenty-three years, wa.
there at the breaking out Of the rebellion, and


till after the fall Of Vicksburg, and | know
something about the pernicious influence Of the
speeches of the pretended peace party of the
North on the rebels of the South Tiny hare
done mors by their eianlor for peace 10 proioH
this bloody struggle than any other single cause
touching the nGT. And by their false preten-
sions Of horror at the great slaughter Of hu-
man life in this war they have indirectly been
the cause Of the untimely death Of tens Of thou
sands of their fellow citizens If have any
preludices in this matter, my early education
and all my associations through life would pre-
dispose me TO side with the South. But | SEE
no redeeming features in this unholy rebellion.
Year: 1864

ACCIDENTALLY sHo1.-The ST Albans Com
panv Of the Seventeenth arrived here on
the Sth and went into Camp. Shortly
after their arrival, boy named Cunning
ham, was shot in the leg, and another boy
received a slight wound above the ankle, at
the Vt Central Depot, by the accidental
discharge Of a sentrv's musket in the hands
Of an outsider who had undertaken TO show
the guard the proper use and carriage of his
arms
Year: 1864

The BROAD LAKE. was clear Of ice Monday
morning having been closed hardly three
weeks,a very unusual Circumstance. The Bay
Is filed with ice driven in by the wind, and
navigation will not be resumed for some
time vet, probably.
Year: 1864

Tallyrand not only said. but did, many
witty things. On the death of Charles x,
he drove through Paris fer couple Of days,
wearing white hat He carried Grape in
his pocket. When he passed through the
Fauxboug Of the Carlists. the Grape was in
stan'ly twisted round his hat; when he came
into the quarter Of the Tuileries, the Grape
was instantly slipped off and put into his
pocket again.
Year: 1864

How TO CArcn SHEEp.-Neyer seize them
By the wool on the back. 1t hurts them ex-
ceedingly, and in some cases has been known
to kill them, particularly in hot weather,
when they are large and fat. The best way
Is to avoid tho wool altogether, Accustom
yourself to catch them by their hind leg, or,
what Is still better, by the neck, placing one
hand under the jaws. and the other just back
of the ears. By lifting tho head in this
manner, child may hold almost any sheep,
without danger to the animal or himself
Year: 1864

healthy tonic gentle stinu,ant and unequal
led morning appetizer. Prepared in ripe old
Bourbon. Being now used TO the exclusion OF
al other Bitters in more than fifty United
States Army Hospitals, and millions of private
families, and IS the only popular medicine
which has been especially erentpttd from
stamp toI by the United States government,
on the ground of its having been adopted rs
standard re-;tdy by the medical profession.
Year: 1864

To CLEAN MmRoEs.-Ths greatest care shonld
be taken in cleaning mirror, Is use only the soft
est articles least the glass shond be scratched It
sh, ul / first be busted with feather brush, then
washed over with sponge, dipped in spirits Of
wine, to remove the fly spots After this, it should
be dustsd with powder blue in q thin muslin bag,
and finally polished with an old silk handkerchief
Year: 1864

The Instructors and Propretors ofhs College have
ioyed large experience both in practical Teaching and
actual Business. having experience cf fifteen years
the business and for several years principal Teacher and
head ofthe actual Business Department OF the POugh-
keep>e College. To young men, who devote but two
three months study would call their attention
10 this system Of Business Instruction and popular Edu
cation. where you upon the study aud dscip
Talent and Capital
Year: 1864

In addition TO the very liberal Interest the
for three year. this privilege Of worth
about three per cent annum. for the
for $40 Bonds is less than nine f,, cent y,Ten,s,
and before the the premium six per cent u. :
Stocks over twenty per cent u will he the


hs actual profit this loan the present market rate
l.. L. a.
Year: 1864

AN OWNER WANTED.-Last week q how
found a pocket book on the Island, which ap-
peared to be filed with money, but before he
opened it a man keeping store near by TOOK
1t from him, and went into the store. In few
minutes he returned the pocket. book to the
boy with but fifteen cents in il. The book cen
tains the name of Margaret Conner, and il is
thought that it contained much more money
than was returned in il. The Seventh Ward
officers wish to find an owner for it.
Year: 1864




We have pretty reliable report OF the result
Of the informal deputation to Governor Brown,
to in vite him to q peace conference with Gen.
Sherman. The latter had his project much at
heart, and sent as his messenger gentleman
well known, Of high social position in Georgia,
to whom he rendered written credentials, If
desired. He professed great unwillingness to
penetrate further into Georgia and infiict the
same devastation and misery which were sown
broadcast in his rear. He sent an invitation to
Governor Brown and other prominent gentle-
men to come up and talk the matter over with
him, and see If some scheme could not be de-
vised to withdraw Georgia from the war, and
save her people from further suffering. He
would like, if Governor Brownidesired it, that
the latter should ride over the State ROAD TO
Chattanooga, see othe condition Of his people
in the rear, and realize the strong & claims upon


Governor Brown, we understand, was very
much to this effect Tell Genera! Sherman
that understand him to be only a General OF
one OF the Federal armies, while am merely
a Governor of one Of the Confederate States. i
don't see how we can negotiate, or, II we
ehould undertake IT, how our negotiations can
lead to any practical results.
Year: 1864

F. 3. Liable has the honor of informing his
patrons and the public that in consequence N
Of his not being able to obtain his room until 81
commencement of his classes in Washin gton ~ 4
until that time. Due notice will be given in future
advertisements of the exact time. sepl5
Year: 1864

the most important consequences for my
whole character Let mo forever hold
fast by il. All my convictions is but
faith, and it proceeds from the heart, aUd
not from the understanding. Now that
l know this, I know from what point all
culture of myself and others mast pro-
cecd-from the will, and not from the
understanding. Let the first be only
firmly directed toward the good, the last
will Of itself appreheud the true. Should
the latter be exercised and developed,
while the former remains neglected, moth.
ing can come of it ; for knowledge, pure.
ly and simply such, when carried out to
its utmost consequences, leads to the
conviction that we can know nothing.
Such knowledge never finds anything in
the conclusions that it has not previous


ly placed 10 the premises by faith. and
even then, its conclusions are not always
correct. In this possess the test Of all
truth and of all conviction truth origin
ates in the conscience, and what cou-
tradict, :ts authority is certainly false.
Year: 1864

nrThe following is said to be cure
for the Hog Cholera: One pound Of
madder, one pound Of sui Iphur, half =
pcund Of inter, half pound Of black an
timony. Mix and pulverize thoroughly.
Dose, one tablespoonful to each hog to
effect cure. Half table spoonful is >
preventive. Farmers who have used tho
above remedy regard it as a specific.
Year: 1864

Allow me 10 introduce 70 Jon my friend. J. W. Dol
besr who sits your city for the purpose Of teach
ing Penmanship and Photography. His reputation
as successful teacher s so well and so widely estab
liShed that will say nothing on that score. only
desire to present him as gentleman from whose so
ciety have derived much pleasure and profit and as
one whom you have the intelligence TO appreciate.
anything you may do 10 further his designs will be
gratefully acknowledged BY your friend,


JOHN g. EDGAR
Year: 1864

In the family the law of pleasing
ought to extend from the highest to
the lowest. You are bound to please
your children and your children are
bound to please each other; and you
are bound to please your servants if
you expect them to please you. Some
men are pleasant in the household,
and nowhere else. l have known
such men. They We're good fathers
and kind husbands. If you had seen
them in their own house you would
have thought they were angels, al
most but if you had seen them in the
street, or in the store, or anywhere
else outside the house, you would have
thought them almost demoniac. But
the opposite is apt to be the case.
When we are among our neighbors, or
among strangers, we hold ourselves
with sellrespect, and endeavor to act
with propriety; but when we get
home we say to ourselves, " l have
played part long enough, and am
now going to be natural So we sit
down and are ugly, and snappish, and
blunt, and disagrceablc. We lay
aside the thousand little courtcsies
that make the toughest floor smooth,
that make the hardest things like vel
vet, and that make life pleasant. We
expend all our politcness in places
where it will be proiitable-wherc it
will bring silver and gold.
Year: 1864

Charles Boynton writes from Lyons,
Iowa, as follows:


Inclosed with this send few of the tip
ends of the sprouts or branches ofa shrub that
grows plentfully throughout this region on the
higher portions of the prairies and which
has been called by some Prairie Tea, but is
generally known as Red Root. Ii grows
about two feet high, in clusters of shoots
springing from the root. or from the shoots
OF last years growth think both. The
root is large compared with the top is very
tough and runs out in horizontal branches To
a great distance. 1t is much dreaded 10y prai-
rie- breakers, and higher price is paid for
breaking up land i'm which il abounds. IL is
of red color, and is very astringent. The
leaves of this plant have no doubt, in decoc-
ton, somewhat of the flavor of tea, and they
resemble it in shape and other characteristics
am led to suspect that il may contain Them,
and have, or can gather sufficient of il for an
anal lytical test if such can be had. / think it
likely that the same thing has been presented
to yon before, and that you are acquainted
with it better than myself Ii you see ft to
show it to the Club, shall probably learn
something about it from the Tribune"


Yes, sir, you will learn that it is the
identical article that was extensively
used after "t the great Boston tea par
ty," and during the Revolution was
called Jersey tea" and of late has
been called American tea and as
such has been gathered and cured to
sufficient extent to fill a great many
empty tea-chests, and from these the
tea has been retained in this city to
considerable extent good deal of it
has doubtless been sent to the coun-
try and sold at dollar pound to the
very persons who have had to pay an
extra price for breaking prairie that
was covered with the identical shrub
bearing the leaves which furnish their
tca-party beverage. The leaves of
this shrub do not contain THEM, nor do
they contain anything deleterious, and
they do make rather pleasant bevcr-
age, which is Il very good substitute
for the real Chinese article. The leaves
should be gathered when fresh and
green and dried in the shade, or else
like tea-leaves, by fire heat in shallow
pans, stirring constantly. We recon-
mend our Western friends to try a
little of the abundant prairie tea"
Year: 1864

serving element has long since been
proven to be ignorance. Hence for
want of enlightenment their Democrat.
ic institutions failed.


Where men will not read, learn and
think for themselves, they will be led
and controlled by such as do read and
think. And there will always be in
every community some active, aspiring
and daring spirits WHO will acquire
the ascendcncy and rule, If mch will
not resolve on ruling themselves.


This system of dcmagogueism has
been encouraged and prevailed to quite
too great an extent in our own coun-
try. But we have smarted, and are
smarting still, under the effects of it.
And we may easily see, retrospect
lively, wherein we have failed. But, as
we have just passed the great and
fearful struggle and gained once more
firm foothold, it bchooves us to look
sharply to the future. And the great
secret in our success as a self govern
ing people consists in that one signifi-
cant word, Educate, educate the mas
ses


And as we now breathe easier, let
there be institutions of education in
augurated for all the rising genera
tions fraught with ample means of
thorough attainments of political and
civil polity. Push it to the extent that
not schoolboy shall be ignorant of
the great system of our Government
Introduce it into schools and make all
our literature replcte with the general
features and details of our civil and
political institutions.


AS ever, yours,


PETER PERDY.
Year: 1864

What a splendid, magnificent coun.
try that valley of the Cedar is ! The
sun in all his rounds does not shine
upon fairer, more beautiful, or more
fertile land. When He made this
country as Tom Marshall said about
the West generally, God Almighty
must have done His best" One may
travel all over this broad land yea,
over the fairest portions of other lands
and he shall not see SO large a portion
of country so well able to supply the
wants of man, and SO charming in its
scenery, as our glorious Iowa and of
Iowa, the Valley of the Cedar river is
the Garden of Eden. Some say the
scenery is not grand, that it has i'll it
none of the elements of sublimity. Ii
is miserable copperhead lie Come
with me on the road between Waverly
and Bradford, special reference being
now had to the one on the eastern
side of the Cedar. At one elevated
point you can look out northward up.
on the boundless, rolling prairie, ex-
tending in roll after roll as far as the
eye can reach ; eastward it is so for
many miles, the timber just lifting it.
self into view in the distance, like a
fleet coming up out of the horizon at
sea to the westward flows the beau
tiful river among the trees, while be-
yond, the prairie rises like an up-heav.
ing lake. This scenery is grand like
the ocean. And there are many such
scenes, only not precisely such, all
over Iowa. Not rough and rugged
like the mountains, it is true, but they
have sublimity about them nowhere
else to be found In looking upon such
scenery one feels, not as he does upon
looking at sea, lashed and driven by
the storms, but as he does in looking
upon the ocean when the storms have
gone by, and the evcr-rolling waves
bear in safety the products of the
world. The scenery of Iowa is grand
enough for me, and then from its rich
soil can be grown food enough for all
our cities and all our armies, provided
it were all well cultivated.


And what prodigious amount Of
energy and hospitality, and of al
Christian virtues, our people have
Herein they unquestionably beat the
world


The towns ON the Cedar river arr
! all prosperous and lively In fact, al
Year: 1864

Some eighteen or twenty years ago
a young actress, Miss Iildreth, play
ed for several evenings at the Dor
rance street Theatre in Providence. |
happened to see her in the tragedy of
Jane Shore Her part was seconda-
ry one, that of the friend and confidant
of Edwards beautiful favorite but
her conception of the character surpris-
ed me by its originality and its impress
sive truthfuness. | felt that she had
great dramatic talent, and often won
dered that her name had SO entirely
disappeared from the stage. In the
spring of lS49, while visiting friend
in Lowell, found one morning on re-
turning from walk card from Mrs


Benjamin Butler, with an invitation to
take tea with her the following eve
ming. l went with my host and host


ess no other guests were invited


The name of Mrs. Benjamin Butler had
for me at the time no other significance
than might have had the name Of Mrs.
Year: 1864

A Florence paper relates the follow
ing instance of the certainty with
which murderer may be detected by
taking photograph of the victims
eye after death A woman named
Sagnoli having been murdered in Flor
ence few days ago, the project of
police, who had already caused two
men to be arrested on suspicion, resolv-
ed to try the above experiment, and
had the eyes of the dead body photo
graphed. The photograph obtained
being duly enlarged, the whole of the
right cheek and lower part of the face
of one of the men in custody were dis


covered accurately depicted on the in


terror membrane Of the eye. The
Year: 1864

The mirage Of the desert paints the
things Of earth in the heavens. There
is more glorious mirage, which, to
the eye of the Christian. paints the
things of heaven upon the canvas Of
earth.
Year: 1864




AN ACT authorizing the levy court of wash
ington county, in the District of Columbia,
to levy and collect its portion of the direct
tax imposed 10y the act of Congress of Au-
gust five, eighteen hundred and sixty-one


he Il enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentattres Of He Gaued States Of .dmerica in Con-
gress assembled, That the levy court of WASH
inSton county, in the District of Columbia, is
hereby authorized and empowered to levy and
collect, In the same manner as other county
taxes in said county of Washington are levied
and collected, a sum sufficient To pay the coun-
ty S proportion of the direct tax imposed on
the District of Columbia by the act of Con-
greSs approved August five, eighteen hundred
and sixty-one and the expense and cost of col
lecting the same, and that the aggregate of
said direct tax imposed by the act aforesaid
shall be distributed and apportoned between
the cities of Washington and Georgetown,
and that part of said county of Washington
lying outside the limits OF said cities, accord
ing To the assessed valuation of property made
in the jurisdiction of each by the assessment
last prior to the date of the passage of said
act of August five, eighteen hundred and six
ty-one.


Approyel. July l 1854
Year: 1864

manner, and it was run back upon the
lGunpoWder Bridge, as described before
The ladies we're naturately enough con-
siJerably frightened, but soon recovered
their coOlness when they found that nc
danger need be feared


Many of the gentleman concealed
their valuables and money IN their boots,
| thinking that of course, all hands would
be plundered But, strange to say, 1t
was the universal testimony that very
few rObberies were committed, and these
were upon those who strayed of to one
side, and thus gave an opportunity 20
the stragglers of Gilmore's gang. A
sailor told me that he lost S24O-all he
had about him-and that on complaining
to Gilmore the latter offered to compel
the thief to refund the money, could he
point out the offender. This poor Jack
could not do, as be confessed he was to
excited to recognize any one.


One gentleman informed me that Gil
more saved one of the locomotives and u
car for the ladies. No doubt the gang
did all the plundering they could, but
believe 1t was not as much as would be
naturally expected. The destruction Vt
the bridge seems 10 have been the para
mount object of Gilmore.


One incident was very humiliating.
Maj. Gen. Franklin was OF board, with
several members of his staff, and as he
was in citizens dress it would have been
difficult for the guerrillas TO recognize
him. But treason was on board the train,
and the General was pointed out and
taken prisoner, together with several
other officers. The General was greatly
excited at the unpleasatpredicameut, and
tried hard to escape. A naval lOficer was
also captured while changing his coat for
one that some loyal friend furnished.
Year: 1864

SELFISH SuccEss.-Books that are ev-
er harPing upon SELF help and the e1-
ertiODs by which q man elevates himself
from poverty to wealth, have only quail
flied usefulness. The honors paid by
the vulgar TO that sort of hero are quite
sufficient, and always will be; let litera-
ture keep her praise for those for whom
the applause of the mob Is not 50 ready.
The early bird gets the worm'-and de-
serves to get it A penny saved is a
penny got'-that is true doubtless; but
to inculcate such things is not TO preach
a very high gospel, and there is already
too much of such preaching


Hows'er 1t be, it seems to me


'Tis only noble to be good


Kind hearts are more than eoronets;


and certainly very much more than a
few thousands scraped together at the
expense Offriendsip, love, and all the
most genial and affectionate emotions Of
human nature. Money should never be
made the sole aim Of exertiOn, for if the
mental eye is kept upon it for any con
siderable time, to the exclusion of all OBJ
jects which do not repay perusal
by a Decuuiary return, when the
fortunate tOiler has secured his prize, he
does not know how to enjoy it; he has
never cultivated any of those social rela-
tiOus which give life its chief charm, and
like the fox who lost bis tail, he is Obli~
ged TO content himself with telling othN
ers (and, alas. especially the young how
very pleasant it is to be without them.
Make money. my young friends: get on
in life; throw of all amenities and enjoy
ments, and 90 in with a will in your
mental shirtsleeves. 1t is no matter
from bow low you start, for only look at
me- OF course all successful men are
not of this description, but there are
enough to make Us pause in our imitation
of Chambers Journal