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Year: 1864

THE SANITARY FAIRS AND THEIR
RESULTS The magnificent series of
Sanitary Fairs begun several months
ago at Chicago is now nearly closed
The movement was one of the most
beautiful and gigantic exhibitions of
patriotism ever witnessed on the earth.
Its substantial results have been in the
highest degree satisfactory.


The following is tolerably accurate
statement of the net proceeds Of the
Year: 1864

~ After the expiration of the time
allotted for the burning of the fuse at
Petersburg without an explosion, half
an hour was consumed in finding a man
willing to volunteer to enter the mine,
at the risk of being buried alive, to find
out the difficulty. A gallant fellow,
whose name is not recorded, finally
offered, followed upthe fuse till he found
time to escape before the explosion.
Year: 1864

rea. An important feature of the last
call for troops is that under it substitutes
are accepted for one year as well as for
three. Persons who cannot afford to
pay the high price of three years'isub-
stitute, as we'll as those who have an
abiding faith in an early end of the war,
will find this great advantage.
Year: 1864

\ CUTE WDow.-It is related that a man
on his talh bed called his wife to him and
said


i leave my horse to my parents sell him
and hand the money you get over TO them. But
my dog leave TO you dispose Of him as you
think best


The wife promised tc obey. So, in due timC
after the death '0f her lord, she started out IL
find market for her animals.


How much do you ask for your horse?' in
quired the farmer.


/ cannot sell the horse alone she replied
but will sell the dog and horse at fair prics
for both Give me one hundred dollars for iha
dog ard one dollar for the horse, and we cad
trade on those terms :" and the cute widow
conscientiously paid TO the parents the on|
dollar she received for the horse, and kept ihl
one hundred dollars she received for the doej
with the most perfect compIacency.
Year: 1864

UNCLE SANS FARM = The Government
lands-according to an estimate made by the
Corn Planter and Mecbanic-in the United
States Row amount to fourteen hundred thous
and millions of acres. Two millions and half
of acres have already been sold for thirty four
millions of dollars. At one third Of a cent per
acre, the remaining lands would pay off the
whole national war debt though it might be
four thousand FIVE hundred millions of dollars
At ten cents per acre. it would pay of that
debt thirty times over
Year: 1864

A boy only nine years old is now in the
Ne'ada jail on charge Of horse stealing. He
was caught in the act. aud exhibits all the
hardness of an old hand at the business lie
was arrested in Grass Valley, where his parents
reside. He has for some time been considered
very bad boy, naturally of thievish propon-
sites.
Year: 1864

TIE Richmond Enquirer says the rebels
command Petersburg with FIVE hundred guns,
which can sweep the city through and through,
hence its capture by Grant would not amount
TO anything.
Year: 1864

STRENGTH FROM ALE.-A student Of an
American State College had a barrel Of ale
deposited in his room-contrary of course to
the rule and usage. he received a summons
TO appear before the President, who said:


Sir. am Informed that you have a barrel
Of ale in your room"


Yes sin


We'll, what explanation can You make"


Why, the fact is sir, my physician advises
me 10 try little each day as tonic, and not
wishing 10 stop at the various places where
The beverage is retaied. concluded to have
barrel taken to my room"


Indeed, And have YOU derived any benefit
from the use of it?''


An, yes, sir. When the barrel was first
taken TO my room could hardly lift ii; now
can oarry it with the greatest case"
Year: 1864

erately from his covert and walking
down to the river began to bathe his
face and head. So intent was he on
this occupation that he did not discov-
er our approach until We asked him
what was the matter.


He looked up, his face all covered
with blood, and after staring at us a
moment, said.


Stranger, nothing is the matter
with me only id redskin has
Clipped my ear triae, but if ever
he does it agin it will be after 1 am
dug under and am food for worms
Just now he lies yonder, with his
head-piece cut clean open and his
scalp-lock spoke for"


1t was indeed true, and as our new
acquaintance was disposed to be hos
pitable we tied up our horse to a
peck Of corn and went in and smiled.
Year: 1864

III OF the heart Of Adder Rahman
was inhamed aud he gave large sum
in duoros to the major-domo, and told
him TO 60 TO Constantine, and bring
back the damsel at any cost. And the
maior-domo departed and went TO the
house % the damseps father; and
finding the father at the door of the
house, he mentioned his mission, and
explained that he came on tho part of
a mighty Prince Of the South to de-
mand in marriage his daughter, tho
fair damsel who habitually sat in tho
window smiling and that he was pre-
pared to offer a handsome marriage
portion. Whereupon the father was
much pcrplexcd, for indeed he had no
daughter. He was only hair-dress-
or from Marseilles, who cut for tho Of
ficrs of the garrison and curled for
their wives and the damsel was but
dummy, wax-work figure which
he had placed in his window as an in
dication Of his profession. But the
maior-domo was man Of liberal
turn Of mind, and as he had been in
structed under severe penalties, not to
return without the damsel, he bought
the image, and it became one of the
chief ornaments of his masters harem.
And Abder-Rahman- bcn-Djellab, who
was a man Of pleasant humor and also
of vast matrimonial experience, has
been heard to say--so the story goes
that there were worse wives as far
as peace and quietness were concerned,
than the onehe gotfrom Constantine"
Year: 1864




People or Pennsylvania.


EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,


HARRISBURG, July 10, 1864. J
To Hon. ALEXANDER HENRY Mayor OF Philadelphia and to
the People OF Penn sylvania-


refer to my recent procmnations calling for troops
requsition OF the President You not responding
freely The enemies OF government active In do
errng you and efforts have been made TO dissuade yeu
from the belief that any considerable rebel force in
your vicinity and many OF our most loyal ana patriotic
citizens have been thus deceived Similar efforts
too successfully made last year at the moment when
Lees army was actually on your borders.
Dispatches have been this morning received
establishing the fact that General Wallace,
with ten thousand men, was yesterday COM
PEELED TO fall back from Frederick He is believed 10 be
In retreat towards Baltimore Tho communication be
tween this point and Baltimore cut this morning by
tho rebels below Cockeysve. The authorities OF the
United States at Washington impressed with tho
necessity immediate effort that they have this
ing, by telegraph authorized to be mustered In BY
companies. which they had yesterday peremptorily
fused.


It is my duty to state to you the fact that your
try requires your immediate service and the safety Of
your soil and OF good neghbors in Maryland may
depend on your promptnoss Recollect that the
mode OF enisting Is At the discretion Of
the government, and it is the duty Of all
to obey its acquisitions. would be dsgracefu in you
to time objecting to matters Of form and DETAIL
profess that you would called in different
way. Those who want excuse for skuking may do
So but all who do their duty to their country
will such suberfuges. Turn therefore, deaf car
to al mischievous suggestions from any quarter. Do not
lend yourself to betrayal Of your country. Como for
ward like men aid The rebel forces will be easily
defeated and driven away II you do your duty And
pray God enghten you that the honor OF the Com
monwcath may be maintained.


A. G. CURTIN, Governor.
Year: 1864

STATE CENTRAL CoMM1r1EE.-The Rcpub-
l'csn State Central Committee will meet this
morning al the fremont House, when the time and
plaeep holding the Republican State Convention
will be determined upon
Year: 1864

Western eloquence continues to i'm
prove. A Wisconsin reporter sends the
following sketch. A lawyer in Mil
wauke was defending handsome young
women acused of stealing from large
unoccupied dwelling in the night time,
and thus he spoke in conclusion.


Gentlemen Of the Jury, 1 am done.
When gaze with enraptured eyes on
the matchless beauty of this peerless
virgin, on whose resplendent charms
suspicion never dared to breathe; when
| behold her radiant in this glorious bloom
Of lustroUs lovellness, which angelic
sweetness, might envy but could not
eclipse; before which the star on the brow
of night grows pale, and the dimonds of
Brazila are dim; and then reflect npon the
utter madness and folly of supposing that
so much, beauty would expose itself to the
terrors of an empty building in the cold,
damp dead of night, when innocence
like hers is hiding itself amidst The
snowy pillows of Tepose; gentleman Of
the Jary, my feelings are too overpow-
ering for expression, and throw her
into your arms for protection against
this foul charge, which the outrageous
malice of disappointed scoundrel has
invented ssblast the fair name of this
lovely maiden, whose smile shall be the
reward of the verdict which know you
will give.


The jury acquitted her without leaving
there seats.
Year: 1864

up, the road at the top Of bis speed he'll
10 Mr.. Quartermaster, the enemy is
coming right dSwn on our camp, and the
General wants you Immediately. Our
army is rnnning like all possest, and the
General wants you to help save the plum
der. Hurry back as hard as you can run,
or the enemy will be beswixed you and
our fellers.'


Blife waited to hear no more, but
broke for his camp like a quarter-horse.
When he arrived, and found that the
story was all false, terrible was the ven
'geance he vowed but before he had time
to execute his threats, Fl0yd's army was
in remote part Of the Stats.


1t is hardly necessary to add that the
messenger who sent the Quartermaster
off SO precipitately, was an associate Of
Jacks and that Jack had turned The
Quartermaster's horse with his head Up
the road, and by sharp cut with a whip
sent him out of sight before Blifs recov-
cred from bis confusion.


Squire Bailey gOthis mule again, little
the worse for Jacks tricks, and he is as
quiet and useful an animal as there isin
all the country. The double eagles Jack
returned with the mule, taking the
Quartermaster's horse as compensation
for his services.


Jack Phillips says he would like to
have an opportunity of inquiring of the
self-sacrifcing patriot Of the glorious
ConfederaCy whether il hurt much when
the mule kicked his hat Of.-Wilkes'
Spirit Of the Times.
Year: 1864

1 love to look upon a young man.
There is a hidden potency concealed
within the breast which charms and
and pains me-"


A daughter of a clergyman happening
to find the above sentence at the close
of piece of her fathers mahdsctipt as
he had left it in his study, sat down and
added:


"Them's my sentiments exactly, papa,
all but the 'pains.'
Year: 1864

.a AS two travellers were passing on foot
through sequestered valley, the way led
them through a lonely little churchyard,
upon one of the tombstones of which
they deciphered the following singular
inscription Here lies the soul Of one
whose name shall perish. IVY hat a
queer old epitaph !" exclaimed one oftho
travellers ''the soul of one forsooth -
how could the soul Of man be imprison-
ed in a sepulchure % Ridiculous =
rejoined the other, who was man of few
words but much sagacity, and they pro-
ceeded on their journey in silence to the
next town. "


q But the sagacious man thought he dis
cerned in the words chiseled on the old
marble slab something more than their
first sense expressed. Returning quietly
to the lonely churchyard, he removed tho
slab place and found buried underneath
it heavy iron casket which on being
opened proved to be full of gold pieces
On the inside Of the lid of the .caskcs
were inscribed the following words :--
''To him who has wit enough to inter-
pref the meaning Of the words craven ap-
on the tombstone, | bequeath this treas
ure. May he make better use Of it
than I did, "Ha, ha,'' laughed the
sagacious traveller, ''if not. your son I
am at least your heir. Never mind the
name old boy. Let it perish. ;" And
he went on his way rejoicing
Year: 1864

1T is q great thing to mind one own
business, said. a certain philosopher J;


and he was right It is a great thing
to let other peoples business alone,


and this much is implied by the maxim
above quoted In our view, there is hard
y a class Of pests in modern society
and they are numerous-so superlatively
Icontcmptihle as that class known as tat
tiers, or meddlers in other peoples bust
ness We dom admire a thief; we
have ne affinity for gamblers !; abosnin-
ate druukards, and have no respect for
misers i but either Of these are first class
gentlemen in comparison with the jealous
minded tattler, who goes mincing about
in a garb Of social responsibility, poking
his or her nose into the affairs OF their
'ncighbors, se;zing upon every trifing
circumstance that comes within the wide
scope Of their remorseless curiosity, for
the purpose Of making capital against
those whose character he cannot under
stand Ibecauseit is pure and abote i'm
parchment. The mischief making busy
bodies are simply an unnitigated
nuisance, and should be frowned upon by
all sincere lovers Of social peace and
happiness. The man or woman who can
find no better employment than tattling


bad better jump into the nearest pool
Of water and become food for respectible
fish. In that way the fnny tribe would
gain a little in their commissary depart
Iaens, and society above water would be


hmensely purified. = b'sAs q
Year: 1864


The English language, says the Educational Moatl
ly will be searched in vain for beautiful an
truly touching sentiment than is recorded in thi
poetic gem. 1t is heart speaking to heart; moralit
with the immortal; the weary spiri
piercing the veil of flesh to take lovely glance
Heavens eternal mansions


In the land where am going,


When my earthly life is o'er,
Where the tired hands cease their striving,
And the tried heart aches no more;
In that land of Life and beauty, zafrs
Where exists no earthly pain ~
To o'ercloud the perfect glory,


What shall be my angel name
When the spirits who await me,


Meet my entering in,
With what name of love and music
VIII tender welcoming begin?
Not the so immed with earth-stains
Linked with thoughts of grief and pain
No, the name that mortals gave me


VIII not be my angel name
have heard it all too often,


Uttered by unloying lips;
Earthly care and sin and sorrow
Dim it with their deep eclipse o3
shall change it like garment,


When leave this mortal frame
And at ife's immortal baptism,
I shall have another name!
For the angels will not call me


BY the name bear earth
They will speak no lier language


Where have my holier birth
Syllabled in heavenly music,


Sweeter far than earth may claim ta7
Very gentle, pure and tender,


Such shall be my angel name.
1t has thrilled my spirit often,


In the holest of my dreams,
But its beauty fingers near me,


Only like the morning beams;
Weary Of the iarring discord


Which the lips of mortals frame,
When shall l with love and rapture


Answer to my angel name
Year: 1864

When from those we love we part,


And the spirit droops in sadness
What can cheer the aching heart


What can speak of JOY and gladness'
Hope alone presents the balm,


When with sad farewell we greet them,
Hope alone the soul can claim,


Whispering we again may meet them
When from those we love we part,


Whom the hand of death surprises
What can heal the breaking heart


While the bursting sob arises
Hope doth stand beside us there,


With glorious promise given
Points to realms divinely fair,


Distant In the radiant heaven!
Year: 1864

BY L. MATILDA rELrs.
Methinks the autumn winds to-day
Breathe forth sad refrain
While toying with the half-mast flag,
Which speaks of noble slain
And half, seem TO hear sweet words
Borne on its balmy breath,
Of Christian faith and buoyant hope
Which cheered thy soldier death.
With this assurance too, that he
Sleeps in martyrs grave,
And dying thus, enrolled his name
As noble, true and brave.
Yet, Oh that might speak one word
To soothe thy bleeding heart,
And bid the anguish of despair
Within thy breast depart.
But can only weep with thee,
And plead with Him above,
To keep thee and thy little Ones,
In arms of sacred love.
Year: 1864

Who would not have an eye
To see the sun, where others see cloud:
A frame SO vernal, as, in spite of snow,
To think it genial summer all year round
do not know the fool would not be such
A man!
Year: 1864

A REMARKABbH lunacy case is on trial in
Brooklyn, N. Y, in which q lady of forty sues
her brother for false imprisonment in the
BloOmiugdale Asylum. The persscuted
lady brings into court numerous poems Of
her own composition, written during her
imprisonment, as evidence of the sound
ness of her mental powers, Whereupou the
other side urges that lunatic may be an
excellent writer in department. of issEa-
ture, and calls as witness on this point
Dr.. Brown, the principal physician Of the
BIoomiugdale Insane Asylum, who said, in
answer TO the question whether it is not
possible that q person of insane mind
should write passable poety, such as the
plaintiff claims to have written, or TO excel
in any other art:


"Dr. BroOR Certainly, suppose the
best reply can give to that question is to
state that Adler's German and English
dictionary, which is used as standard text
book in the principal colleges iu the coun-
try, was written 10 the BIoomiugdale Luna
tic Asylum by person OF insane mind
might also mention number Of the stand-
ard text books which were written in that
Institution and will state, as conclu-
sive fact. that one of the leading neWspa-
peFs in New York is principally edited in
the Bloomingdale Lunatic Asylum, and
the leading editorial is written three or
four times q week By. a person OF unsound
mind confined in that Institution"
Year: 1864

~ Reading without purpose is sauntering;
not exercise. More is got from one book on
which the thought settles for definite end
in knowledge, than from libraries skinned
over by wandering eye. A cottage flower
gives honey to the bee, kings garden none
to the butterAy-Bulver.
Year: 1864

70 The records of the War Department
show that there are two hundred and sixty
thousand more men in the army now, than at
the corresponding time last year, and further
additions are being daily made.
Year: 1864

[PuDb1c-No. 30.1


AN ACT to enable the people Of Nevada to


form q constitution aud State Government,


and for the admission of such State into


the Union on equal footing with the origi.


nal States.


Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
Of america In Congress assemblies, That
the inhabitcnts of that portion of the Terri
tory of Nevada included in the boundaries
hereinafter designated be and they are here
by authorized to form for themselves, ont
Of said Territory, State government, with
the name aforesaid, which said State, when
formed, shall be admitted into the Union
upon an equal footing with the original
States in all respects whatsoever.


Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That
the said State Of Nevada shall consist Of all
the territory included within the following
boundaries, to wit: Commencing at point
formed by the intersection of the thirty-eight
degree of longitude west from Washington
with the thirty-seventh degree of north lati-
tude; thence due west along said thirty y-sev-
enth degree Of north latitude to the eastern
boundary line of tho State of California !;
thence in a northwcstcrly direction along the
said eastern boundary line of the State of
California to the forty third degree Of longi-
tude west from Washington; thence north
along said forty third degree Of west longi-
tudc and said eastern boundary line of the
State of California to the forty second degree
of north latitude to a point formed by its
intersection with the aforesaid thirty eighth
degree of longitude west from Washington !;
thence due south down said thirty-eight
degree Of west longitude to the place of be-
ginning.


Sec. 8. And be it fmtAer enacted, That
all persons qualified by law to vote for rep
resentatives to the general assembly of said
Territory at the date Of the passage Of this
act shall be qualified to be elected. and they
are authorized to vote for and choose repre-
sentatives to form convention, under such
rules and regulations as the Governor of
said Territory may prescribe; and also to
vote upon the acceptance or rejection of such
constitution as may be formed by, said con.
vention, under such rules and regulations rs
the said convention may prescribe and il
Year: 1864

The new cents recently authorized to
be issued have appeared. They are made
almost entirely OF copper. The circum.
ference OF the new com is the same AS
that Of the nickel cents, but they are
thinner and much lighter. 1t is hoped
that their comparative cheapness will pre-
vent boarding. and when they become
plenty. those VIII" find pleasure IN such an
amusement. will be able to jingle money
in their pockets
Year: 1864

Ar a certain age children of both sexes de-
light in stories. 1t is natural as it is for them
to skip, run, and jump, instead Of walking at
the staid pace of their grandparents Now,
some parents very well meaning ones, too,
think they do wise thing when they deny
this most innocent craving any legitimate
outlet. They wish to cultivate they say, "a
Year: 1864

WIEN Sir Samuel Romilly proposed to a
bolish the punishment Of death for stealing
a pocket handkerchief, the Commons Of Eng
land consulted certain officials Of the law who
assured the House, that such an innovation
would endanger the whole criminal law Of the
land And when this illustrious reformer and
model lawyer tror of all men in the history of
the English law, RomiIly is most truly the
model lawyer,) afterward proposed to abolish
the obscene punishment for high treason, re-
quiring the offender to be drawn and quarter
ed and his bowels to be thrown into his face
while yet his body palpitated with life, the
attorney general OF the day, in opposing this
Humane amendment, asked care the safe
guards, the ancient landmarks, the bnlwarks
Of the Constitution to be thus hastily renov-
ed?n Which gave occasion to the appropri-
ate exclamation in reply; What to throw
TIE bowels of an offender into his face one of
the safeguards Of the British Constitution I
ought to confess that until this night, was
wholly ignorant of this bulwark." Thus were
these benifcent efforts opposed.