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Year: 1860

In the morning about half an hour before
breakfast, a bell is rung in the cell room when
the prisoners are to prepare for breakfast
At precisely half-past six, breakfast is carried
in tin pans, plates, knives and forks having
previously been handed into the cells by the
walters, q keeper going before and unlocking
their doors, and keeper following after,
locking each door rs the convict takes his
breakfast into his cell sufficient time is then
allowed the prisoner to finish his meal, when
the keepers take their respective wards; and
the guards upon the wall and fence. The
word Is then given, and each keeper In his
turn unlocks his ward and the word ready
being given, by the turnkey ofthc cell room
and repeated by the keeper, the cell doris are
all opened in tho unlocked ward, and each
prisoner with his night bucket comes from
his cell. The word Is then given ready
left p and all moving the left foot together
march in the lock step" each with his
bucket in one hand and the other upon the.on
before him. In this manner they arc march
ed out to the pence (sink) where they empty
their buckets After the buckets are emp
tied they are marched back into the yard
near the prison, where the line breaks up and
each goes to his respective gang; and in this
way all the wards, Ave IN numbef-each ward
being tier Of cells marched to the place
where the separate gangs are formed for their
daily labor. q aSt


They are then marched in the "lock step''
as before, to their respective shops or tasks
of labor, where they are required to work in
silence until Ave minutes before noon-the
bell then rings, and they are marched back
to their cell room, where each one takes his
dish from the table, and proceeds to eat his
meal, and remain until summoned to his af-
ternoon labor, when the same routine takes
him to his labor, and returns him to his cell
at night-and in this form Of discipline from
day to day, month to month, year TO year,
does the prisoner live and breathe out poor
degraded and miserable existence, without
one particle Of amusement to cheer and blesa
his soul-torn from home, family and friends,
he lives and dies 3 slave to misery and woe.
His affections crushed and all the qpalitiespf
his manhood dead within him. So terrible
is his punishment that even while we deprc-
cate the crime he has committed, We cannot
but sympathize with his cheeTlcss and Nm.
happy condition. When We look around 10
upon all the enjoyment he has forfeited, his
painful condition seems gloomy and despop-
ding indeed and STILL too often does be aeejn
plunge his soul into the dark paths Of crime,
and sacrifice the bright years Of his future
lifs. God help him to return to yiytues--
PsSOA Ciey lfsHs. saliJ . 40 Is ggas,
Year: 1860

A queer fellow down East owned a mill,
the water of which was brought from some
distance through wooden flume. One morn
ing the apprentice informed him that the
flume was full Of suckers. Miller, (for that
was his name, posted himself at its mouth,
placing large basket to catch the suckers in,
while the boy went to the other end to hoist.
There was rush of many waters, carrying
the old man, basket and all, over the oyershot
wheel, and for thirty feet below. All drip
ping, he scrambled out, grumbling and splut-
tering You may think I'm an idiot, but
amt such a darned fool that can't see thro'
that joker 81 fsi s's5s-a H H2t
Year: 1860

john Muir, who with a jack
knife, whitfield out % clock which
took premium at the State Fair,
has just invented a bedstead. 1t is
attached by strings and levers to an
alarm clock, which, at any hour
You set it, will strike a match and
light the lamp, pull a pin out of tho
bcdstcad by which a lever is moved,
and you find yourself thrown out of
bed feet foremost. 1t is a great
invention,
Year: 1860

R1'Tll teach you to play pitch
and toss. I'll fog you for an hour,
| will Father, instantly replied
the ncorrigible, as he balanced a
penny on his thumb and finger,
I'll toss you to make it two hours
or nothing
Year: 1860

m-A wise man need not be in
vested with power in order to be
convinced that power is a garment
bedizened with gold, which dazzles
the beholder by its splendor, but
oppresscs the wearer bv its weight.
Year: 1860

Not to the man of dollars


Not to the man of deeds,
Not to the man of cunning,


Not to the man of creeds;
Not for the one whose passion
Is for a worlds renown,
Not in form of fashion.


Cometh blessing down.
Not unto lands expansion,


Not to the miser's chest,
Not to the princely mansion,
Not to the blazoned crest,
Not to the sordid worldling,
Not TO the knayish clown,
Not to the naughty tyrant,


Comcth a blessing down.
Not to the folly blinded,


Not to the stepped in shame,
Not to the carnal-minded,


Not to unholy fame;
Not in neglect of duty.


Not in the monarch's crown,
Not at the smile Of beauty,


Cometh blessing down.
But to the one whose spirit


Yearns for the great and good
Unto the one whose storehouse
Yieldeth the hungry food (;
Unto the one who labors.


Fearless Of foe or frOwn
Unto the kindly hearted.


Cometh blessing down.
Year: 1860

DEATH OF JOSEPH GALEs.-A great light has
gone out. long and useful life devoted to
the service of the country is ended. Joseph
Gales, the venerable senior editor of the Ma
tional Intelligencer is dead. For years his
name has been associated everywhere in the
country with the strictest political integrity,
the soundest conservatism and nationality,
and unsparing devotion to the public interests.
He died at Washington late on Saturday, 2lst
July. His days were long and he had not lived
in vain. His life was full of usefulness, and
his death will leave vacancy that it will be
difficult to fill,
Year: 1860

TURPEYTINE FOR SNAKE BIrEs.-Henry Jen-
nings, of Masontown, Pa, knows of the appli-
cation of turpentine to the bite of the copper
head and rattlesnake having been followed by
speedy cures. A lady of his acquaintance,
who was bitten by rattlesnake, was cured by
it, as also was man who had been bitten by a
copperhead. The tnrpentine should be put in
bottle, and the mouth being placed over the
spot. the liquid is brought directly in contact
with the wound by inverting the bottle, and
should be held there until relief is obtained.
A complete alleviation of pain has been known
to ensue in less than quarter of an hour.
Year: 1860

How TO co Ir.-Go it strong in your praise
of the absent-some of it will be sure to get
around. Go it strong when taking up contri-
buttons for charitable purpose. 1t will pay
Go it strong when you make love to a pretty
widow. More people have erred by too little
than too much in this particular. Go it strong
when you make public speech. Nine people
out of ten never take any allusion unless it
cuts like a short handled whip or cudgel.
Go it strong when you advertise. Business
is like architecture-its best supporters are
full columns.
Year: 1860

THH patriot John Adams, it is said, was de-
signed for shoemaker, like his father. One
uppers to cut out by a pattern that had a
three-cornered hole in it, by which it hung
upon a nail, and it was found that he had fol-
lowed the pattern exactly, triangular hole
and all. The Deacon, upon seeing this, de-
clared that John wasn't fit to be q shoemaker,
and put him to learning. The old patriot
would have made good printer, in an office
where the rule is to "follow copy
Year: 1860

Oh be not the first TO discover


A blot on the fame Of friend,
A hAw i'll the faith OF lover, .a.. ...
Whose heart may prove true in the end.
We none OF us know one another,


And Off inlo error we laii 4; ...
Then let us speak well of uur brother
Or speak not about him a, all.
J smile or sigh may awaken


SIS ,icion most false and undue {;
And thus our belief may be shaken G..
in hearts that are honest and lrue.
Vow often The light smile of gladness


Is worn by the friends that we meet
20 cover a soul full Of sadness,


TOO proud to acknowledge defeat.
How often the sigh Of detection


Is heaved from the hypocrte's breast
To parody truth and affection,


To loll suspicion to rest
How often tho friends We hold dearest


Their noblest emotions conceal
And bosoms the purest, sincerest.


Have secrets they cannot reveal.
Leave base minds TO harbor suspicion.


And smsll ones TO trace our defects
Let ours be nobler ambition,


For base is the mind that suspects.
We none OF Us know one another,


And oft into error we fall
Then let US speak well OF our brother,


Or speak lot about him at all.
Year: 1860

"Tbere are lessons of deep, abiding in
teresi. and Of inesrimable value, 10 be
learned in in studying the lives Of the
men who perilled their all TO secure the
blessed Inheritance Of free institutions
which we now ENJOY. We do not learn
merely the dignity and sacredness OF pure
patriotism, By following Them in their Ca
Year: 1860

Like pillars round some grand old pile,


they stand in conscious power,
To give support and beautify


High domes Of thought. which tower
Above the trembling prison'walls


Of vanity and sin
Reared by sell-loving Pharisees


TO hide the wrong within.
Yes The strong arm of maniliness,


Alone is firm and sure,
TO bear the social edIfice,


And make iis fame endure
May heaven its choicest blessings give
TO dwell within The heart
OF every faithful son of toll,


Who bravely does his part;
Let rev'rent voices own their worth,
And willing hands extend
TO grasp the rough but honest palm,
And hail the !aboreT Friend.
Ye weak Of faith throw of The chains
Which custom binds around
Your souls Z; and free as brothers live
On Gods own holy ground.
Year: 1860

all persons then at the Capital-common


rumor. t9'


Were disposed TO follow the course


pursued by the Governor of Virginia. 1


might perhaps find in this matter sufi-
cient to justify the conclusion. that he


has been throughout more anxious to lay
foundation for complaint against Iowa,
for the purpose Of infaming sectional
prejudice, than to procure tho return of
Coppoc to Virginia. The facts that the
papers transmitted are SO grossly defec-
tive that the agent sent with them was
so careless to keep secret his mission,
that when his demand for warrant was
refused on the ground that his papers
were insufficient, he failed to make use of
the law pointed out to him for the pro-
visional arrest of the alleged fugitive un-
til new papers could be procured and
that the Governor of Virginia, without
answering my letters or asking any ex-
plantations, has seen fit to promulgate his
extraordinary special message, might JUS
tify that conclusion to those who are as
tute to discover, and deem it inconsis-
tent with fair dealing to impute bad mo-
tiyes for all acts done by others-and the
same process of reasoning might lead me
to conclude that his declarations of at
tachment to the Union, are but cover
to conceal on his part the design openly
proclaimed by many with whom he fra
ternizes politically, to destroy that Union
if they cannot control it.


The people of Iowa need no defense at
my hands. They love the Union and are
determined it shall be preserved. Their
lealty to it is not determined by the fact
whether or not they control its policy
and enjoy its honors and emoluments, and
although they may believe at times that
that policy is controlled for improper
purposes, and those honors and emolu
ments placed in unworthy hands, they
will still quietly wait until change shall
be made, in legitimate and constitution
al way and when that time shall have
come they will see to it that the Union
shall still be preserved.


Permit me to say in conclusion, that
in my Judgment one of the most impor-
tant duties of the official position l hold,
is to see that no citizen Of Iowa is car
ried beyond her border, and subjected to
the ignominy OF imprisonment and the
perils of trial for crimes in another State,
otherwise than by due process of law.
That duty l shall perform. Whenever
the Governor of Virginia. or of any 9th
or State, shall transmit to me papers pro-
perly executed, and containing proper
proof, demanding the surrender of any
one of our people, l shall promptly issue
a warrant for his rendition-and not till
then SAMUEL J. KIRKWOOD.
Year: 1860

hate the whine of discomfort


That marks the age we live in,
That speaks ofolden times well spent.
To our forefathers given
Some sing their wealth and competence,
And some their worth are humming
While some despise their taste and sense
And sing" The good times coming.
What though the future may be great,
Or past were good and pleasant?
We have no share in either state,


Our duty's in the present!
THEY'LL have their wants and trials too
Their light is not still shining
And we've enough within our view


To keep US from repining.
The landscapes lovely to the eye,


When we from distance view it;
Yet there are faults we may descry


Whene'er we ramble through it;
But while the scenes before, behind,


With beauty are abounding,
We may be able here to view sos


Some charms our steps surrounding.
The times we have, with some regret,


To our seed will be Golden !"
And they. with unborn poets yet,


Will call this period GOLDEN;
And they may chant their grateful lays,
Their future bliss up summing,
Just Us we sing of by-gone days,


And long for better coming.
Then let such mournful feelings die.


That long for other ages
The blessings that we now enioy


Will shine on history's pages;
The best philosophy for man,


Life's PRESENT care enduring,
Is now to do the best he can,


Thus FUTURE bliss securing.
Year: 1860

To ENCOURAGE THE GROWTH OF HAIR
AND PREVENT irs TURNING GRRY.-A
young lady friend of mine was recon. !.
mended by eo.9ear to use sage water
She was obliged TO discontinue It's daily
use as it made her hair too thick. Pour
boiling water on the sage leaves. and let
them remain some time in the over or
near stove. then strain aud apply to the
roots of the hair daily. II any pomade
is needed. an equal mixture OF cocoa -nu,
and olive oils. with l,t,ls perfume. is
very Observation-Disclosures Field
Year: 1860

EI Eternity is the only theme that con-
fuses, humbles and alarms the proud intel
lect of man. What is it The human
mind can grasp and define length Of time.
however vast but this is beyond time.
and too great for the limited conception of
man. 1t had no beginning. and 1t can have
no end. 1t cannot be multiplied. it cannot
be added unto you may strive to subtract
from it; but it is useless. Take millions
of years from it, take all the time that en-
ters the compass Of your imagination. it is
still whole and undiminished as before-sll
calculation is lost.
Year: 1860

COVE no MAN."-A writer in an Atlantic
religious paper, while descanting on the reli-
gion of paying debts, says


"Men may Sophsticate as they please They
can never make it right, and all the bankrupt
laws in the universe cannot make it right for
them not to pay their debts. There is sin
in this neglect as clear and as deserving Of
church discipline as stealing or false swearing;
He who violates his promise to pay, or with
holds the payment offs debt, when it is in his
power to meet his engagements ought to be
made to feel, that in the sight of alf honest
men, he is swindler."
Year: 1860

Discovery OF A CURIOUS CAVE IN Soor-
LAND.-A curious cave has recently been
discovered in limestone quarry in Scotland;
the entrance was laid open by the quarry
men, who had cut away the rock. 1t is of
large size, though it has been explored only
for the distance of forty or fifty yards; the
sides and roof are thickly covered with
stalactites, which have assumed a variety of
fantastic shapes, some remarkable for their
grace and beauty, while others astonish by
their close resemblance to well-known OBJ
iects. .-r-JuSt inside the entrance one projects
from the side in the form of small human
skull, another bears an exact semblance to a
horses jaw-bone, while little further on
one is struck by the appearance of a COM
plete set of organ-pipes. In other places,
the sides and roof look as if they had been
carved by some sculptor of remarkable skill
but cratic genius, and, as the visitor pro
ceeds, this changes, and, on looking up, the
place resembles an arched passage richly
hung with drapery. The cave appears to be
uniform in breadth, being no more than three
or four feet wide all through, but irregular
in highth.
Year: 1860

HORRIBLE MURDER IN IRELAND-AR old
woman named Gill, was murdered in Dublin
lately, under circumstances such as to throw
strong suspicion upon her husband and son.
She was discovered with her throat cut in
a fearful manner, and other injuries, which
could not have been inflicted by herself. A
blunt knife, which could not have inflicted
the wounds, was found loosely held in her
hand. The tragedy was first discovered by
the blood of the poor old creature trickling
down through the ceiling into an apartment
below.
Year: 1860

SILVER CHANGE BECOMING SCARcE.--It is
stated that the revival of trade East is caus-
ing quite a scarcity of silver change. Some
time ago it was drug at half to one per
cent, discount. Now, in New York, Ameri-
can quarters are difficult to be had at par in
exchange for gold. Dimes and half dimes
are not TO be got short of premium, as the
mint is not coming silver at present.
Year: 1860

UNIQUE MANNER OF MAKING ELECTION Re-
TURNS IN ARKANsAs.-The Warren Sunbeam
says: 'The official vote of Arkansas has not
come to hand yet. The reason of this is, that
up in Benton County, where they keep
'tally" on shingle, the official journal was
lost. They are now engaged in whiting
out the correct vote. We hope to be able to
present to our readers correct official table
of the election next week,
Year: 1860

OPPORTUNITY FOR SENsATIoN--A Ne,v
Star in the Dramatic Firmament.--It is an
nounced in Boston that the debut of an in
teresting and highly accomplished lady will
be made at the Howard Atheneum in that
city in few days. Gertrude Argyle is des-
tined to adorn the profession she is about to
enter and to become one of its most brilliant
stars. Gifted with extraordinary beauty and
genius, and intellectual powers cultivated to
the highest degree by assiduous study, she
brings to the drama qualities essential to
success rarely combined and more rarely de-
yeloped in the profession to which she has
determined to devote her energies and tai
ents. She needs only opportunity to be to
America what Rachel is to France or Ristori
to. Italy. Avoiding the threadbare routine
whose constant reproduction has done more
than all else to destroy the popularity of
the legitimate drama her repertoire will be
filled almost entirely with new plays which
she will make exclusively her own, and to
whose excellence her exquisite literary taste
has greatly added. ....


We can say Of this article, from the Balti-
more Clipper, as "Ophelia" remarked of
the "Player Queen" it promises too much"
These high eulogiums are seldom worthily
bestowed.
Year: 1860

OnINAMEN NoRTH.-The other day one hun
ored and fifty Cinnamon arrived at Red
dun on the steamer Swan. The Beacon says
.ney were in advance of large number who
" Is informed have leased large body of
mineral land from Major Reading.
Year: 1860

A CHANCE FOR FooT-RAoERs. individual
well known in Stockton is now undergoing a
course of training at the French Camp race
track, preparatory to being matched in foot
race During the District Fair in that city,
against any one who may wish to run against
Lin.
Year: 1860

A NEEDLE SToRY.-A late eastern paper
says:


Six years ago a lady living at North Sand
wich, New Hampshire, swallowed accident
ally a needle The needle was a shoe needle
and little over IN inch long She was con
siderably alarmed at the time, but not feeling
any Inconvenience from it, the circumstance
in time passed completely from her memory.
A few days since, however, she felt prick
ing sensation in her foot. and in the course
Of time the needle was taken from the outer
side Of the foot, near the little tee joint-the
wound soon healing without giving her any
trouble
Year: 1860

FE1UE advertisers would inform the public that they


q are now under full headway, IN their NEW SEW
ING FACTORY, No. IS, L st., and having had several
years experience in the business, feel confident that
they give entire satisfaction to all who may favor
them with their patronage They have also hand a
large supply of all kinds of BAGS. and will do all
descriptions Of work in our line toorder in neat and
durable manner, and al pricesto SUIT the times.


~ Orders from the country respectfully solicited
and promptly attended to.
Year: 1860

Not II he were hung with Gold.
No for his grumbling will not cease,
Which will destroy all your peace.
For il he is carpenter
You'd better have coat Of tar,
Than for TO be in his embrace,
Who will spoil your pretty face.
Or if he is a shoemaker,
You'd better have baker;
Ii he has but one old black coat,
Who'll not take you by the throat
And if he is young farmer,
Tell him he is no charmer,
And YOU had rather be alone
Than TO dwell with such drone.
Should he be common lawyer,
Say you'd prefer sawyer,
WHO has a kind and friendly heart,
With him would take my part.
And ifhe he is physician,
I'm no mathematician,
And as for his sugar-coat pills,
don't like them nor his squills.
You may sport with good miller,
But avoid the old stiller,
Who makes the wretched alcohol,
Which leads men to the dead-falll
lfhe's very good printer,
Tell him to come instanter,
For him you will not dare refuse
Which will be very good news.
Ifyou can get good preacher,
Who will be a kind teacher,
Say to him he's the kind of man,
Who can be your cupitan


j. A. FRIEND.
Year: 1860

REMARKABLE ESCAPE FROM THE APAcHE In
nIANs.--A Mrs. John Page was, some time since,
carried away from her home in Arizona by the
Apache Indians, Who being closely pursued by
the whites rather than surrender their prisoner
lanced her in several places and left her for
dead. AT the same time the poor woman was
suffering severely from fever and ague. Not
withstandng her disease and injuries, she man
aged to creep away from the place where she
had been left, bound up her wounds, and man.
aged to sustain life until she arrived at white
settlement A more wonderful escape has rarely
happened.
Year: 1860

ONLY ONE CONDITION. Wade, when
he was struggling the other day to get hearing
for the Homestead Bill, was sore pressed to give
way, but he replied as follows


For my part, l will not postpone it (the Home
stead Bill for anything bat a funeral, until We
have finished it.