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Year: 1862

MEAnxEss.-A practice is
being carried on. in community several
miles south Of this, which should be stop
ped by some means or other. We allude
to the destruction of farms belonging to
individuals who have been driven from or
Voluntarily left the State. but have never
been proven disloyal. VIM. Picrson was
persccuted by = neighbor with whom he
had . personal difficulty. until ho removed
to Missouri. A young orchard on his
place was afterwards carried away or de-
stroyed. A Union man now resides on
the farm; but notwithstanding this, the
fences are being stolen and destroyed. leav-
ing the crops unprotected; and we under
stand that tho neighboy above alluded to.
has declared that there sh II not be rail
left on the place. The widow Jasper, .
very aged woman, went to Missouri. and


her farm is now tensnted by . very poor
but hard-working man. who labored very
untiringly. during the past Summer. to
raise him crop. But the same miscreants
have repeatedly thrown down his fences;
and few nights since. they tore down .
large portion Of his fence. piled up the
rails, and set Ere to them, thus leaving
his ungsthered corn crop exposed to the
ravages Of stock. This thing will some
time be carried beyond endurance; and it
will be q wonder if the perpetrators do
not suddenly find themselves hanging to
the limb ofs tree. lying with bullet hole
through them, or discover their farms in
the same predicament as those Of their
victims. We have heard nobody threaten
such thing; but It strikes us that human
nature will take that 'shute.''
Year: 1862

"Formsd BY its converse happily to steer


From grave to gay, from lively to severe"
To do without the Mercury for week
would be like missing the face you love
best for q year, and its army of subscri-
bers for 80 is likely to outnumber those
of the Union.
Year: 1862

How said country judge to
witness, edo you know the plaintiff was IN
toxicated on the evening referred to p
" Because l saw him few minutes after
supper, trying to pull off his trousers With
a boot-iack." Verdict for the defendant.
Year: 1862

SALT LAKE is a drab colored city, built
almost entirely of light colored adobe,
there being no timber, and it would seem
no good material for brick. 1t is embos-
omed in the green grain-corn snd trees,
growing luxuriantly everywhere: caused
by the irrigation of a beautiful creek full of
water, coming in above the town, which
being divided into a thousand streams, fer
tilizes everywhere and makes the city very
Tadmor OF Damascus in the Wilderness
The rivulets run down the cutters on either
side of every street; and all the citizens,
each over against his own door, goes out
with his cup, dipper bucket or pail and
drinks and takes into the house for Gull
nary and household purposes. The coun-
try people, horsemen and all, who ride TO
and fro carry cup. Like our vaqueros
they have taught themselves to lean away
over the horses side and dip and drink as
they ride.-Sac. Union.
Year: 1862

PREsUMING that the debt and liabilities
of the United States will be eight hundred
millions of dollars at the commencement
of 1868, it will then be less than one-ffth
of the national debt of England, less than
one-half that of France, and about one
half that of Austria
Year: 1862

~SAL," cried girl, looking out at the
upper story of a small grocery, addressing
another girl who was trying to enter at the
front door, "We've all been to camp
meeting and got converted so, when you
want milk on Sunday, you'll have to come
in the back way"
Year: 1862

A YoUNG culprit fell sick and was sent
to the military hospital. A bath was Or
dered It was brought into the chamber
where the invalid lay; he looked at 1t hard
and for some time, then he threw up his
hands and bawled 'DOctor, l cant
drink all that ~
Year: 1862

E#- The New York Horld says that q mer-
chant in Montreal, whose note had been dis
counted in New York, when it fell due few
days ago wrote to his creditor declining to
pay, alleging rs the reason the probability Of
war, and added moreover, that the cashier Of
thc Montreal bank with which he did business
had said to him that his credit there would
not suffer if the note Wills not paid On that
Year: 1862

The Toledo Nade says the cold weather
Of the past few days has made q very good
bridge over the Maumee opposite that city,


and large numbers Of foot passengers have
crossed on the ice. The ferry boat, however,
still keeps channel open, aud strenuous ef-
forts will be made to keep the ferry in opera
ton, ut least until the ice is sufficiently strong
to render the running Of the boat unneces-
Year: 1862

We commence, with this issue, the pub
ication Of 4 series Of letters from the pen
Of an American gentleman temporarily re-
siding in England, who will, through this
medium, give our readers comprehensive
view Of the sentiment and tone Of English
society as regards international questions
and especially with reference to the institu-
tion Of Slavery. The writer is one emi.
nently able to make the discussion interest
ing and profitable. The letter in another
column deserves a careful reading by oil
who would understand how intelligent for.
eigners regard our present struggle.
Year: 1862

The London Times speaks Of England
as the tsguardian Of Civilization This is a
very eAec1ablc joke considering the fact that
that country Is throwing the whole weight Of
her moral influence in favor Of a rebellion that
seeks to assert the divinity Of human slavery.
Year: 1862

z Upon the expulsion of Banks from the
Valley, the Baltimore Republicans, by some
means fell upon a correct report Of the disaster.
and published it in an extra. The same day
the paper was suppressed by order Of Gen. DIX.
and there was no issue from the Office for several
days. Finally, upon promise being extorled
from them not to do so again, the ProprietOrs
were permitted to issue again.
Year: 1862

CarToN SEED-A FACT NOT GENERALLY
KNOWN. - We frequently hear Of planting
enough of cotton for seed" Is this necessary
whom last years seed are now on handl Ha.
pening with one of the largest, Oldest and best
planters of Georgia some days ago, he informed
us that cotton seed are far better for planting the
second year than the first, and tina. they are
quite as good the third year as the first. His
uniform practice is to plant seed year DID, after
saving thers carefully in a cool dry place. where
they will become neither heated or wst.-Er-
chaaGs
Year: 1862

THOUGHT ESSENTIAL TO HEALTH.-If we would have our bodies healthy, our brains must be used, and used in orderly and vigorous ways, that the life-giving streams of force may flow down from them into the expectant organs, which can minister but as they are ministered unto. We admire the vigorous animal life of the Greeks, and with justice we recognize, and partly seek to initiate, the various gymnastic and other means which they employed to secure it. But probably we should make fatal error if we omitted from our calculation the hearty and generous earneBtness with which the highest subjects of art, speculation and politics were pursued by thel.. Surely, in their case. the beautiful and energetic mental life was express ed in the athletic and graceful frame. And were it mere eXtravagance to ask whether some part of the lassitude and weariness of life, of which we hear so much in our day, might be due to lack of mental occupation on worthy subj | exciting and repaying generous enthusiasm as well as to an overexercise of the lower ones? whether an engrossment on matters which have not substance enough to justify or satisfy tle material grasp, be not at the root of some part of the maladies which affect our mental conva lescence? Any one who tries it soon finds ou

 how wearying how dsproportionately exhaus. ing, is an overdose of light literature" com pared with an equal amount of time spent or

 real work Of this we may be sure, that tn, due exercise of brain-of thought--is one o | the essential elements of human life The per

 feet health of a man is not the same as that 0

 an OK or a horse. The preponderating capacit, of his nervous parts demands correspendn ] life.-- CornhiN Magasine.
Year: 1862

Observation-Disclosures are going up
We noticed come extra lots in town Yesterday
- high as seventy cents. This is above the
regular market price. however. Farmers have
not fairly got to work digging them yet.
When they DO the price will be lower. On
sccount Of the poorer class we hope the crop
Will keep within the bounds Of reason.
Year: 1862

The atom Of charcoal which 1oated in the
corrupt atmosphere OF the old volcanic ages,
was absorbed into the leaf of a fern, when the
valleys became green and luxuriant and there,
in its proper place, it received the sunlight
and the dew, aiding to fling back to heaven a
reflection of heavens gold and, at the same
time, to build the tough fibre OF the plant.
The stem was consigned to the tomb, when
the waters submerged the jungled valley. 1t
had lain there thousandssof years, and a
month since was brought into the light again,
i.lbedded in block of coal. 1t shall be con.
sumed to warm our dwellings, csok our food,
and make more ruddy and cheerful the hearth
whereon our children play 4 Shall eonrblne
with portion Of the invisible atmosphere,
ascend upward as a curling wreath TO revel in
a mazy dance high up in the blue ether; shall
reach the earth again and be cntrapped into
the embrace Of flower; shall live in velvet
beauty on the check Of the apricot; shall pass


into the human body, giving enjoyment to the
palate, and health to the blood shall circulate
IN the delicate tissues Of the brain, and aid by
entering into some new combination, in rsduc-


ing the thoughts which are now being uttered
by the pen. II is but an atom Of charcoal ; il
may dwell one moment in stagnant ditch, and
the next be flushing on the lip OF beauty: it
may now be component of limestone rock,
and the next an ingredient in field Of po'a
toes it may slumber Tor thousand years
without undergoing q single change and the
next hour pass through thousand and, after
all, it is only an atom Of charcoal, aud occu'
pies only its own place wherever it may be-
HibbarTs Brdmbies and Bay Leares
Year: 1862

A manufacturer of thread, having
accidentally cut his nose, took one of
his gummed spool labels to close the
cut. On going home he wondered
why every one laughed at him. Look
ing in tue glass he read on the label
that his nose was warranted $50 yards
long
Year: 1862

The principle ingredient employed
by Doctors Brown and Alexander, the
Government embalmers Of the dead,
is stated to be "a composition of a kind
of liquid glass, (water glass y and gyp-
sum, which is hardened to a substance
like stone. In this state the body
would keep for many Years, perhaps
forever"
Year: 1862

Mr.. Lyons has proposed resolution
in the rebel Congress offering $50 to
every negro who should kill a white
Union soldier.


Soft would seem that some of the
rebels are willing to endorse assassina-
ton, but to the credit of the rebel
Congress, be it said, the resolution was
laid ON the table.
Year: 1862

ASPURIoUs SPURGEoN.--A fellow who pass
cd himself oil for Spurgeon, the famous
preacher, has beep deluding the Irish at
Limerick. He stated 20 the hotel keeper
that he was especially engaged to preach
before the Queen during the roval visit to
the romantic lakes, but it was to be kept
perfect secret until her arrival. OF course
every attention was paid bin. A suit of
clothes Gas mace TO his order. by fash
innabe tailor. The reverand gentleman
put them on, and asked the messenger who
brought them to wait Till he returned from
the bank The innocent messenger prOmis-
ed TO do so. The reverend gentleman pro-
ceeded to the bank-that is. the bank of
ibe Shannon. where he took steamer down
river. leaving his carpet bag. which was
filled with hay. Tor the tailor and hotel
keeper TO nibble at.
Year: 1862


The New YORK Central Railroad Company has declared
so, annual dividend Of three aud half per cent pay
aha on the Goth Of February next usual the govern.
,uent tax TO be paid by the company.
Year: 1862

The country hereabOuts is almost level
plain, skirted by heavy forests, but sparsely
inhabited, Itproduces a large quantities
of corn and wheat, some tobacco and sn
abundance of peaches, but other fruits are
scarce. The wood is chiefly hard pine, and
d large portion of the forest is swampy,
but when cleared up and drained the land
dries and makes an excellent wheat region


The people are mostly large landowners
Year: 1862

Never forsaks friend. When enemies
gather around-when sickness falls upon the
heart-when the world is dark aud cherries


lis the time to try true friendship. The
heart that has been touched with true gold
redouble it's efferts when the friend is cad aud
in trouble. Adversely tries real friendship
They who run from the scene of distress be-
tray their hypocrisy, and prove that interest
only moves them. If you have friend who
loves you--who has studied your interest and
happincs-be sure to sustain him ID adversity.
Let him feel that his sormer kindness is ap-
preciated aud that his love was not thrown
away. Real fidelity may be rare, but it ex-
lists in the heart. Who has not seen and felt
its power? They only deny its worth and
power, who have never 10. ed friend or la
bored 10 make a friend happy. The good
and the kind-the affectionste and the virtu-
Gus see and feel the heavenly principle
They would sacrifice wealth and honor to pro-
mote the happiness of others, and in return
they receive tho reward of their love bo smpa-
thiz ng hearts and countless favors when they
have hean brought low by disease or adversely.
Year: 1862

BURYING A FoRT.-Quite On original method
of taking a fort is described in the last number
of Blach,cood's Magazine. In 1896, d large Rus
sian army besieged the Turkish fort Of Azof,
which was situated on plain, strongly fortified,
and had small but well disciplined garrison.
No common approaches could be made to it, and
the Turkish cannon swept the level with iron
hail. In this case, the engineering skill of the
Russians was baffled but General Patrick Cor
don, the right hand man Of Peter the Great, and
the only one for whose death, it is said, he ever
shed tear, being determined to take the place
at any cost, proposed to bury it with earth by
gradual approaches. He had large army ; the
soil of the plain was light aud deep, and he set
twelve thousand men TO work with spades, throw
ing up the high circumvaation Of earth, ad-
vancing nearer and nearer every day to the place
by throwing up the huge earth wall before them
in advance. The men were kept in gangs, work
ing day and night the earth being thrown from
one to another, like the steps Of stairs. the top
gang taking the lowest place every half hour in
succession. In five weeks the huge earth wall
was carried forward nearly one mile, until it rose
TO and above the highest ramparts, and the earth
began to roll over them. This caused the Turk
ish Governor to hang out the white flag, and
give in. Had be not done so, General Gordon
would have buried the fortress.
Year: 1862

A THEORY OF QUIETUDE-Simonton writes to
The Bulletin his theory of all quiet on the Po-
tomac," which in brief is like this. Mcclellan g
army is improving and enlarging daily, is well
fed, well clothed. cOntented-although it would
rather be led to victory--its communications are
all open, and take it all in all, ii could be in no
healthier or better place. The rebels have made
Winchester the base of their Potomac army
They can get but few additional troops, and these
will be raw and cannot be properly clothed or
armed AT Richmond they had four railroad
lines open, while at Winchester they have not
one, and the country itself has been so sorey
impoverished that the inhabitants are leaving it
and going into Maryland to save themselves from
starvation. And then the rebel army cannot re
treat toward Richmond, first because an attempt
to do 50 would bring an army Of Federals on
their flank while Mcclellan would pursue them
with vigor, aud second, because Cen Lee dare
not meet his own people after the falling back
on Richmond. The rebel Congress thanked him
for invading Maryland, the people praised him
for carrying the war from their thresholds, be
has been glorfed for his wonderful victories
hence to return to Richmond would he to unde
serve all these enconums, and acknowledge his
own defeat. Hence he thinks the destruction OF
his army is only question of time il Mcclellan
be allowed to pursue his own bent.-Bee.
Year: 1862

slavery. Confederacy or no confederacy. slave
ry is virtually at an end. Stephens chief cor
ner stone, almost as soon as laid, is raised to
its due position, and he and his guilty associ-
ates in this atrocious rebellion may soon oc-
cupy position of their own, not very advan-
tageously compared with that of the rejected
negro. When relieved as they soon will be-
of the cares Of the government, let us hope
that, in prison or in exile, they will learn how
perilous it is to practically controvene the will
of Him who has made of one blood all nations
of men that dwell upon the lace of the earth
and that they will further learn, that there is
Stone, elect, precious, on which If men fall,
they shall be broken, but which if it fall on
them, will grind them TO powder.


For ourselves, Beloved Friends, it is a mat
ter of devout thankiulness, that our Govern
ment has placed itself and the people in po-
sition in which we can claim and will receive
the sympathy and cheer of every phlanthro-
pist on earth. More than this, we are now,
as people, in this great contest, in harmony
with the revealed aud unalterable will of God.
We can now consistently and as Christians,
pray for the blessing of Heaven on our arms,
for we have forsaken that great evil which has
given rise to so many of our social troubles,
which has made our boosted liberty the by
word of the world, and which-rnore than
aught or than all else--has hindered our pray
ers for our national welfare, and held over us
so longlthe dark and lowering cloud OF divine
displeasure. From this time God will bless
us. Let us but be true to our convictions
true to those divine principles ofrectitude and
justice on which all real and permanent pros
perity is ever based-true to the Constitution
al tradition that ..all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienable rights; that among these
are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
true to the inspired and immutable maxim
that righteousness axalteth nation, whilst sin
is a reproach to any people, Toal these
let us be true and faithful, and success will
assuredly crown our efforts to restore the
Union-releved of@that hateful incubus of
human bondage, and to place our nation on a
height of moral greatness that will gain for
her the terror Of evil-doers, and the respect
and reverence of all. in every land, who fear
God and love their lellow-men.
Year: 1862

malion hordes, and capture them,or send them
howling back to Richmond.


II, with our superior numbers and with every
thing that is necessary to constitute fine army,
we have no general that can do this, the sooner
we know Il the better.


Procrastination has well nigh been our ruin.
We trust that the time past will have suil
feed to have delayed the decisive blow. Let
them be poured out now thick and fast upon the
head of this rebellion.
Year: 1862

+ AN ERRoR.-We made mention yesterday, in
connection with other seizures that the Carrolton
Hotel was about to be converted to the uses of a
hospital for Federal soldiers. We made this state
ment upon what we supposed good authority, but,
it tappears, our informant was entirely mistaken.
A gentleman connected with the hotel has called
upon us, who denys that any intmation even of
such intention has been manifested by the Federal
authorities, and requests the correction which we
now cheerfully make. The truth is, one must have
the evidence of his own eyes in these times to ar
rive at the absolute truth Of anything, and even
then, must proceed with the utmost caution.
Year: 1862

Ed. CREsCENT-It is ascertained that some of
the energetic members of our City Council are
maturing measures for the employment of the
many unemployed aborers now in our midst. This
is a subject which should have been attended to
long since; as we have any number of canals in
the rear Of the city, which require cleaning to
facilitate drainage-a matter very important to
the sanitary condition of the city.


Would it not be well, also, to open out our
streets to the lake, and in this way combine hu-
manity with utility, and while relieving to great
extent the sutferings of our laborDg classes reap
all the advantage possible for the city.


CITIZEN.


New Qrleans Nav IL 1862
Year: 1862

1t is highly ridiculous not to get rid Of our own
faults which is in our power, and show abhorrence
Of and be eager to reform the fralties Of other
people, which is not in our power.
Year: 1862

mother writes that her little girl, seeing her
apple trees to get cider?" That would only be
acting like great many people who, in their
haste to get at coveted results, perpetually at
tempting to anticipate the process Of nature.
Year: 1862

this after British statesmen have finally made
up their minds that it would not pay to attempt
to break it up. When war with this country
was meditated in England then we were told
by all the leading British journals and British
statesmen that The blockade was totally
inefficient, and that nations were not bound TO
observe it. A change has come over the spirit
of their drasm
Year: 1862

For he JorHol.
The Effect of Science upon the Minds of


.ENf M'n..Eg TCtH


The effects Of science upon the minds Of m n,
tend to destroy The simplicity that is in Christ Jc-
sus, than cultivate those heart feeling emotions that
are the legitimate food of the stul. The complica
tions which the whole system undergoos establish
set harshness OF mlnncr that is in opposition to
love and warm feeling a disposition to use the
gifts so called, of science is apt possess the IN IN
Of scientific attIinnents an he often does to the
destruction of his fellow m,n ami the ruin Of his
own soul The IN IN of oil who lived in the great
est simplicity were the longest lived, and paid due
homage to their greater in the mauncr by which
their souls governed th, actions Of their bodies.
They were enabled to k out the trla int rests nt
their souls Va uatou by tn. humility with wAc"
they r,postd ur,1 Col their b's an tru st inter
csts. The most eriont deratsas of the military
spirit show that science tends 10 builj the material
world at the expense OF the spiritual. That God
should be worslippeA in spirit and i'll truth, citing
aside things Of a temporal nature Is evident from
the amount of intelligence we see hear and l2ei,
poured in upon us at every turn we take IN lie,
then in proportion as We adopt and verify the sub
linn, truths contained in the holy scriptures do we
drink from the fount of Holy Love and can view
with an eye of Truth, the blessed savior looking
down upon us in all his beauty, shedding abroad
in our hearts that light such as human science
can attain to. The true object of every human be
ing's life is to bring to light some intelligence, the
character of which determines his character among
his fellow men, Does he consume the blessings ot
Gods hand and bring forth to the light of Heaven,
ngratitulc and other Inconsistencies, he at once
DESTROYS the true ends of his being. But does he
develop instead, patience, gcntlcncss n(ceknass,
long suffering, self~denial and the kindred virtues
which generally attend the life of any one possess
ing these qualities generous life is the result and
a simplicity attends his life, such MS tend to create
the joys of the kingdom of heaven upon earth. The
ultimate of all science tends but the development Of
material grossncss without the refinement of spirit
ual regeneration and although wealth may be the
result of the efforts of science unless it is govern
ed by lively Christian feelings, it fails to accom-
psh the true object Of the creation. Although we
may use science in its various qualifications to de-
velop the resources of earth and nature let us place
our reliance upon higher source of happiness in
worshipping in spirit the true God, through the
promise afforded by the savior of mankind.


L. FO0TE.