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Year: 1865

- eSAA-N " A-----e
I saw her last night at a party,
@ (The elegant party at Mead's)
And looking remarkably hearty


For a widow 50 young in her weeds
Yet 1 know she was suffering sorrow,


Too deep for the tongue to express
Or why had she chosen to borrow


Somuch from the language Of dressf
Her shawl was as sable as night


And her gloves were as dark as her shaw
And her jewels-that fashedin the light
Were black as a funeral pail;
Her robe had the hue Of the rest,


(How nicely it fitted her shapeD
And grief that was heaving her breast
Boiled over in biIlows Of Grape!
What tears of vicarious woe,
That else might have sullied her face,
Were kindly permitted to flow


In ripples of ebony laeeL
While even her fan, in its play,


Had quite a lugubriOus scope,
And seemed to be waving away


The ghost Of the angel Of Hope!
Yet rich as the robes Of a queen,


Was the sombre apparel she worei
I'm certain I never had seen


Such a sumptu2us sorrow befOrei
And couldn't help thinking the beauty,
In mourning the loved and the lost,
Voc 1ofDr- l,sr oo1i-Sra1 d7,fr


Altogether regardless Of cost
One surely would say a devotion
Performed at so fast an expense,
Betrayed an excess OF emotion


That was really something immense;
And yet as I viewed, At my leisure,
Those tokens Of tender regard,
] thought 1t is scarce without measure
The sorrow that goes by the yard
Ali grief is a acuriOus passion;


And your's--Ism sOrely afraid,
The very next phase Of the fashion
VIII find it beginning to fade;
Though dark are the shadows Of grief,
The morning viii follow the night,
Halftints will betoken relief,


Tia JOY shall be symboled in white!
All well lit we're idle to quarrel
With Fashion, or aught she may do
And 20 I conclude with moral
And metarhor--warranted new
When measles come handsomely out,
The patient is safest, they say;
And the Soiyo!g Is mildest, no dou0t,
That works in a similar way
Year: 1865

NEw YORK June I5.-A delegation of colored
men, of Richmond, arrived here TO day. to seek
an audience with the President They represent
that under the military restrictions in Richmond,
their condition is 10 better than when they we're
in slavery. and they propose 10 ask that special
inquiry be made as to the facts in order that the
proper remedy NAV be applied TO place them on
a footing in accordance with the liberal aud en-
lightened policy adopted by the Government as
to other colored population in the Sooth
Year: 1865

A lady of keen observation and excellent
sense put her finger on the fault the other day
While giving me an account of newly settled
pastor whom she had recently heard and ad-
mired. He has fine imagination and a good
deal OF genuine pathos, and if he only knew
when he got to the right stopping place. he
would be just the preacher should like
Each time when l heard him said to myself,
there, il you would stop right there, YOU
would leave just the impression want to re-
tain.' But ne always had some one or two
other remarks which he must make as he said
to do justice to the subject, and before he was
through l was weary. He is very popular
with his congregation in every respect but
this-he breaches too long sermons.v


1t is said of that excellent man. Rev. Orlo
Bartholomew, 28 years pastor in Augusta, in
the sermon preached at his funeral that "the
secret of his marked acceptableness as a
preacher lay in the following things: the
transparent simplicity of his motive, the ear
nestness and vivacity of his manner, the evan
gelical substance and the judicious brevity of
his discourse. Almost invariably he brought
bis discourse within the half hour"


A man who breaches twice and lectures
once week to the same congregation, will
commonly find the hall hour quite long
enough for them If it is not for him. And
since his chief object is to do them good, why
should he cause his good sermons to be "evil
spoken OPP Why, after having preached
them into good frame insist on preaching
them out of itR-Ecangelist. it
Year: 1865

Ii two persons are to occupy bedroom du-
ring night, let them step upon. weighing
scales IS they retire, and then again in the
morning, and they will find the actual weight
is at least pound less in the morning. Fre-
quently there will be a loss of two or more
pounds, and the average loss throughout the
year will be more than pound. That is, du-
ring the night there is loss of a pound of
matter which has gone off from their bodies,
partly from the lungs, and partly through the
pores OF the skin. The escaped material is
carbonic acid, and decayed animal matter, or
poisonous exhalations. This is in part ditfus-
ed through the air, and in part absorbed by
the bedding. If single ounce of wool or cot
ton be burned in a room it will SO completely
saturate the air with smoke that one can hard
ly breathe, though there can only be an ounce
of foreign matter in the room. If an ounce
of cotton be burned every half hour during
the night, the air will be kept saturated with
smoke, unless there be an open door or win
dow for it to escape. Now the sixteen ounces
of smoke thus formed are far less poisonous
than the sixteen ounces of exhalation from
the lungs and bodies of the two persons who
have lost pound weight during the eight
hours of sleeping, for while the dry smoke is
mainly taken into the lungs, the damp odors
Of the body are absorbed both into the lungs
and into the pores of the whole body. Need
more be said TO show the Importance of bed
rooms being well ventilated, and thoroughly
airing the sheets, coverlids and mattresses in
the morning, before packing them up in the
form of neatly made bedp
Year: 1865

The Honorable Grantly Berkeley, who sew
eral years ago visited our western territories
for the purpose Of Buffalo hunting, has lust
published in England two volumes OF his Life
and Recollections," in which he gives a pic
ture of the very peculiar times in which the
author was born and fourished. Among his
sketches of royal life is story of Lady Hag-
gerstone's scheme to charm the Regent.


"Her Ladyship had at her residence min
iature farm-yard and three pretty little Alder
ney cattle. When the Prince and her friends
had arrived she came forward from a side
wicket as milkmaid, for the purpose Of max
ing sylabub for the Prince. She had silver
pail in one hand and an ornamental stool in
the other; Lady Haggerstone -tripped along.
with ribbons flying frem her dainty little
milking hat that hung on one side of her
graceful head, and the smallest little apron
tied below her laced stomaeher, till she came
opposite his Royal Highness, to whom she
dropped really graceful curtesy.


Then passing lightly over the beautiful
plated straw, her tucked up gown showing
her neat ankle as well as her colOred stockings
she placed her pail and stool conveniently for
use. Leaning against the flank of one of the
crossest looking of the Attorneys, she was at
tempting to commence her rustic labors, but
not having selected the right sex, the Offend
ed animal did not seem to fancy the perform
ance, for he kicked out and then trotted away,
nearly upsetting stool, pail and Lady Hagger-
stone, who covered with confusion, made a
hasty retreat back to her dairy, whence she
did not appear again." asse ..esta.-e
Year: 1865

Theism is good; but God, maintain, is
present not only in ideas, with the individual,
but effectively present in history. believe
that in history, and especially in Christian his
tory, and in the Christian Church as the medi-
urn of that history, God is reconciling the
world to himself and progressively incarnat-
ing himself in man. hold that God is not
only idea, but form and fact, and not only Be-
ginning and End, but Proce IS; if were talk
ing school theology, should say, perhaps, not
only Father and Spirit, but Son.
Year: 1865

RESOLUTIONS ON rnE STATE OF rHR COUNTRY -
fhe following resolutions were unanimously
adopted, at the recent session Of the Kentucky
ConiCr.ncs


|. That with profound reverence We recog-
nite Almighty God as the governor OF nations.
In the history Of our fathers and Of the United
States of America, and especially in the pro-
gress toward universal Freedom sisce the nation
alslruggle with the Shareholders rebellion be-
gan we see the power and goodness of God as
clearly as the heavens declare his glory.


2 That We have great respect Tor and conf
d6noa IN the chief magistrate Of the nation,
Abraham Lincoln. We congratulate him on
the Frightening prospect OF speedily crushing
the rebellion. approve his administration. in
elading his proclamation of freedom to the
slave, and hereby pledge ourselves TO labor for
liberty and tho elevation OF the human race,
and 10 continue to pray TO; tho President, the
Government. our noble aenoarls aud brave men
IN the field, as also Tor their families at home,
in the hope that We shall soon have peace in
all tho land


3. That tho prospects Of the Methodist Epis-
oopal Church 10 Kentucky are encouraging, the
the legislature, and tho growing anti-slavery
sentiment Of The common people, together with
the TACT that truly loyal people in the State who
wish 10 be Methodlsts look to our church for q
hone, presen, Us field whitening to the har-
vest. We enter on our work airesh 10 the fear
Of God. knowing that there yet lies before us
great struggle for the right. We meet the issue
and expect 10 conquer in Jesus's name.
Year: 1865

We know q number of x-Federal officer. IN this
city who long for Office, and it IS truly disgusting to
hesr them whine and mourn over the Conduct oF
Governor Brownlow and the loyal party of the ns-
ton. These sweet fellows are more tenacious sbout
the rebels than they themselves are They make 50
much fuss, and raise such devil Of crv ahopt ab
clifton outrages, that even rebels are astouDded


disguised. We heard one say this morning that
he would believe Brownlow a id mean fellow
If he was not so much abused by the devilish yam
KEGS who went into the Yankee army for paw. double
rations and chance TO wear fine clothes-and now
that the war is over wish TO I'll Office down here bv
hattering rebels and becoming their leaders-Msqi-
Dhss Perizr
Year: 1865

SUSTAIN YOUR COUNTY PAPER


Patronize your County PAPER
SUSTAIN YOUR COUNTY PAPER


Patronize your County Psper
SUSTAIN YOUR COUNTY PAPER


PatIonze your County PAPER
SUSTAIN YOUR COUNTY PAPER


Patroiize your County Paper
bU6TAIN YOUR COUNTY PAPER


Patronise your County Pspn
Year: 1865

ALL BUSINESS AND PROBES sIONAL KEK


Should Advertise in the Argus
ALL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN


Should Advertise in the Argus.
ALL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN


Should Advertise in the Argus.
ALL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN


Should Advertise in the Argus
ALL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MRN


Should Advertise I'm the Argus.
AL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL N1u


Should Advertise in the Anwn
Year: 1865

where the glorifed image of her child is
awaiting her.


Thus the little star pursucs onward, ever
performing some Office of peace and comfort
and love. No dwelling is so lofty that it
shrinks back in alright, no cottage so humble
that it spurns to admit its tender light no re-
gion so remote that its rays cannot discover it.


1t brighten. the chamber of death by its
presence and cheer, it glanccs into the homes
of the happy and is welcomed by joyous
hearts; it sends its rays into dark and lonely
places, dspelling some of the gathering gloom,
it glidcs through the prison-bars bringing a
CLEAN of hope to the desponding, it sheds its
light over the earth, bearing with it pure
and heavenly influence. and thereby making
mankind better and happier.
Year: 1865

A fellow in London forged bills of exchange
to the amount of $40 900, and gave the en-
tire amount to fascinating young actress for
the pleasure of her acquaintance for one day
He is in difficulty on account of it.
Year: 1865

A convention of the United States assessors
is now in session in the city of Albany, New
York, for the purpose of celebrating upon the
question of practice under the existing laws
of the United States, and making suggestions
to enable them practically to carry out the
law to . letter.
Year: 1865

All of the wood work in Fords theatre,
Washington, has been removed, and workmen
have nearly completed three arch floors of
brick masonry, and the basement also of brick
The building will be perfectly fre-proof, and
east iron stairway will be erected from the
first floor to the third floor in the southwest
corner of the building.
Year: 1865

BURNING WATER A cotcmporary says
that 1.-THE Now York Association for the adj
vancemcnt of scicn &C arc disc ussing the prac-
ticability of burning water. We hope they
will establish the fact that it can be DONE
What collapse there would be among the
SPECTATORS in coal The fact that it can be
done has long since been established. What
remains is only question, as we suppose of
economy of manufacture. Water being COM
posed of hydrogen and oxygen, an electrical
current decomposes it into those two gases.
If they be collected in separate tubes, and
these at a certain point united and match
applied, the greatest artificial heat known re-
suits from the combination. An enormous
heat is contained in pint Of water if there
were but a cheap way to develop it. But it
will doubtless be done ere many years.
Year: 1865

SWEET CIDER.-Mr. Buck has the thanks OF
this Office for donation of sweet cider. 1t is
manufactured from choice fruit grown in his
Taylor street orchard, and is really luxury. 1t
is his intention to put the article in market bot
tied for immediate use. 1t is a great improve
ment on lager beer or soda water.
Year: 1865

THE Humboldt Times says an exchange is mail
ed and started for the JOURNAL Office every Sat-
urdav morning As the Times has come regularly
to hand for the past two weeks We will not ask
the editor whether all the postmasters along the
route subscribe for it, as we had intended.
Year: 1865

NORTH FoRK.-We learn that John McMurry
has purchased the claims on the hill above North
Fork, which paid SO richly for drifting several
years ago and with the aid of water from the
North Fork Gulch ditch will try what virtue there
is in sluicing this winter.
Year: 1865

LARGE BUsIsEss.-We are informed that the
Red Bluff house of Sheath 4 Boarman is doing
an immense wholesale business. Recently that
firm shipped one hundred and twenty thousand
pounds of freight for Trinity in single day.
Year: 1865

CHEAP IyTEREsr.-A leading bank of San
Francisco gives notice that hereafter the rate of
discount first class business paper or satsfac-
tory collaterals will be reduced to per cent.
per month.
Year: 1865

AZ Hope for the Afiiicted.-lN another part Of
this paper will be found the advertisement of the celebrated
Institute established by Dr. j. G. Young in 1850 In this
Of deceit chaaiauism it is boon TO the suffering to
point them where they of obtaining the wish


relief and Under the of the skiu Doctor
troubled divest themselves of their burdens
and shame. aside their and health
and happiness II sick trouble do not hesi


the and follow the advice Do not
forget number the of directing letter
CONSULTATION OFFICE $40 Washington street San Fran
]@3inen
Year: 1865

The TIME TO Cur CIoNs.--The ques-
ton whether cions for grading should be
cut early or late has been discussed TO
some extent in The agricultural papers, and
was the subject of communication read
at recent Fruit Growers meeting. The
fact is, that success depends much more
upon their proper keeping than upon any
particular month Of cutting. The cutting
should not be delayed until the tree
awakes from its dormant condition, ns
then the bark loses more or less Of its ad-
hesion to the wood and is apt to slip in
working. The present is favorable
month for securing gratis, and they may
be preserved 10 sand, soil, or any other
medium that will prevent themfrom dry
ing. The writer Of the letter above re-
ferred to keeps his in saw-dust from green
wood. He finds that it contains just the
proper amount of moisture TO preserve
the cions in good condition.
Year: 1865

The mausoleum erecting by Queen Victoria for'l
tons, and is adorned with costly stones and MARBLE
is approached by fight Of steps furnished with.
stone bafustrading. At the top of the steps is an,
open portico, Of elegant design, within which is a
door, having over it coat OF arms and tho none.
gram IVA" entwined on each side of it. Be-
meath the coat of arms is brass tablet with rails
ed Latin inscription, recording the death of the late
Prince while the roof Of the portico has been de-
sky, with golden stars and other ornaments. The
interior Of the mausoleum contains the tomb of the
Prince the remains, it is understood being inferred
at present in temporary sarcophagus till the build
ing is finished, when they will probably be placed
in the massive granite sarcophagus lately received
from Scotland.
Year: 1865

The last Fayetteville Observer lectures the Lsgis-
lature of this State in reund terms for its on
the subject of peace and it is especially severe on
those forty-or fifty Vance men, par erceHenee,"
who have "shown their devotion to his principles
by supporting and voting for resolutions on this
most vital Of all subjects which he would spurn with
indignation and contempt" So members of the
Legislature are threatened with the indignation "
of Gov. Vance. There is nothing which so much
becomes the O6serper in this crisis as modest
stiffness and humility" 1t has constantly bounded
on tie war, and abused many ofits owp loyal coun
trymsn as traitors and now, although the Sc
nor Editor has been heard to say that he has
"held up the bright side as long as he could" he
comes forward to lecture the Legislature war,
and to insist that we shall continue to make ruin


in the rear and then send men to the front to defend
it. Let the Senior act frankly and honestly by
telling his readers what he really thinks of the
condition Of the country. His lectures will have
no effect on the true men in the Legislature.
Year: 1865

Convention of the people of North. Carolina
can be called by two-thirds vote of the entire
representation jim the Two houses of the General AZ
sembly See clause 1st, section 1st ofarice fourth
Of the State Constitution But the Legislature has
the right TO submit. the question of Convention or
no Convention to the people at the polls, and to pro-
vide at the same time for an election of delegates to
take their seats and act in case majority Of the
people vote for Convention. This was done in
1861.
Year: 1865

UNION AND HARMoNr.-We have received letter
from an esteemed friend, (member of Congress) in
which he urges US to cultivate harmony in the Con.
servative party. We concur with our friend in all
he says But sce uant unity on principle. Union
and harmony on any other ground is impossible
dhe people desire peace, and they intend to have it


nov. Vance has just informed the Legislature now
In session, that he has no communication to make
70 them-that is, be has nothing to say about the
STATE OF the country, and nothing about peace. We
Tell those members who profess to be Conservatives


out who made Destructive record at the last ses-
s'0n that they cannot much longer set at defiance
'ne wishes of the people. As one of the organs of
@e people we shall keep an eye upon their votes,
'nd Shall not fail to print their record during the
present session as they may make it. These gen.
Yemen u Enow, as we'll as we do, what the wish of
a, @e people is and he that knoweth bis masters


,.n ., and doeth it not shall be beaten with many
Let US have unity by al means, but let it b on
Year: 1865

teachers OF the Sabbath school. And
preaching, as tie higher, will give more
or less character to the lower. II there
be in the preaching any OF the domonstra.
tion Of the spirit and Of power, the teach. /.
ing Of the Sabbath school will follow in
its wake. On the pastor Of any church.
then, even though he should himself have
little immediately TO do with the Sabbath
school, rests much Of the responsibility
for the spin! which shall animate it. and
Of the success which it shall attain
Surely every pastor whose heart is in his
work will look With deep interest to the
Sabbath school for the effect of his preach.
ing for where can he better study its ef-
feet 2 But, in order that both preaching
and teaching may work together for tie
salvation OF souls, and for the growth Of
the saints in the knowledge and love OF
Sod, the Holy Spirit must accompany
them to make Gods Word light and a
power. 1t is as tie sword OF the spirit
that the Word OF God is living and pow
erful, and sharper than any two.edged
sword. But, that it may be indeed such, =,
they who WELD it must be filed with the
spirit, must live and walk in the spirit,
must pray in the spirit. The Church,
being thus actuated by the Holy Spirit,
will be living witness to the power OF
Gods truth /; for the spirit OF God is the
spirit OF truth, and guides into all truth.
And then will she be bulwark against
the flood OF unbelef which threatens to
overwhelm all good She can then fur.
nish ready and effectual antidote to the
many subtle errors which, like some fatal
poison, are verywhere injecting society.
And this antidote, the Gospel Of Christ,
may, in the Sabbath School, be applied 10
the minds Of the young, as certain pre-.
ventive, il it be made efectual 10 the sal.
vation OF the soul, to every form OF error,
however seductive.


Do we not need, in all our Sabbath
schools, the clear, bright, holy light of
the Gospel Of Christ? Let us have more
of it--for we may if we will. L. is as
abundant and as free as the light Of the
sun. Jesus, to ell who follow him will be,
will give the light Of life.


In behalf OF the Geauga County S. S.
Union, HENRY MATSON.
Year: 1865

nave 80 pleasant time as they who 10 earn.


est seek to earn their bread Not only the
RAINBOW and sunset are beautiful, but to be
fed and clothed, sheltered and warmed
Alright, are equally beautiful and inspiring.
Year: 1865

Let no one lose sight Of the fact, that
General Cox stated in his 0berliu speech,
that il was not the election Of Lincoln to
the Presidency that caused the South to
undertake to Withdraw from the Union /;
but because the South saw clearly and
correctly that the purpose Of the Repub.
lican party was to txtirpate the iDstitu-
ton of Slavery in the Souih-a purpose
that no consideration could induce them
10 abandon. This being true, how comes
it that the Democratic party is RESPONSE
ble.for the War aud the cxhorbitant tax
es Of the people2-Statcsman.
Year: 1865

An old deaconin Yankeeland oncetold
US story. He was standing ono day be.
side a frog pond--we have his own word
for hand saw large rattlesnake make
an attack on an enormous bull frog. The
so AXE seized upon one Of the frogs hind
legs, and the frog to be ona par with his
snakcship, caught imby the tail and
both commenced swallowing ono another,
and continued this carniverous operation
until nothingwas left Of either OF them
Year: 1865

An AFFECTIoNATE SoN.-Old Billy
Taylor, whose good stories and witty say
ings will long be remembered by bis ac-
quantance, used to relate the following


When was young, just admitted to
the bar, l was appointed by the court to
defend man who had been indicted for
the murder Of bis mother. Determined
to make out Of the matter as much repu-
tation for himself as the case would ad-
nit of, | took the accused aside and told
him it was necessary for me, as bis coun-
sci, to know the whole truth in reference
to the charge against him. After assur>
ing him that what be might say to me
could not be used against himself, | put
the plain question


Did you kill your mother! !!


Yes was the reply.


What made you do itT


Because said he, she was not worth
wintering?
Year: 1865

CAUGHT IN HIS Own TRAP.-The
Bangor Advertiser tells good story of a
Yankee who was refused dinner at one
of the taverns down east, until be had
shown the landlord his pewter Boni~
face then did bis best, and at the sound
of the bell in walked the Yankee, and
taking a general survey of the table,
turned to his host and said, Mister, you
have seed my money, and l have seed
your dinner-good bye