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Year: 1864

emily die of dysentery induced by eating
raw blackberries. In that event the road
to peace would be single and easy for the
South, as Mr.. Pendleton would not be
the man to throw any untoward obstacles
in the way, even though peace meant The
destruction of our nationality, and the
possible subjugation of the North to
Southern traitors. We give the hint for
what it Is worth. It is at least worth
thinking about, between now and Novem-
Der, as accident might work the same re-
suits as design, and General Mcclellan
does not enjoy any immunity from the
chances Of life and death.
Year: 1864

There lately died in Buenos Ayres an
old man of rs years, whose will contained
clause leaving ten thousand cigars for
those who might attend his funeral. This
eccentric testator also expressed his desire
that his friends should not leave the house
of mourning without drinking to his MEM
ory all the wine left in his cellar.
Year: 1864

She is modest but not bashful;
Free and easy, but not bold;
Like an apple-ripe and mellow
Not too young and not too old.
Half inviting, half repulsing;


Now advancing, now shy;
There is mischief in her dimple,
There is danger in her eye.
She has studied human nature,


She is schooled in all the arts:
She has taken her diploma


AS the mistress of all hearts.
She can tell the very moment


When to sigh and when to smile:
Oh. maid is sometimes charming,
But the widow all the while!
Are you sad how very serious


Will her handsome face become;
Are YOU angry! she is wretched,
Lonely, friendless, fearful, dumb;
Are you mlrthful, how her laughter,
Silver sounding will wiring out;
She can lure, and catch, and play you
As the angel does the trout.
You old bachelors of forty,


Who have grown SO bold and Wise,
Young Americans of twenty,


With the love-locks in your eyes,
You may practice all your lessons
Taught by Cupid since the fall,
But know little widow


Who could win and fool you all
Year: 1864

The LORD OF THE SoIL-The man who
stands on his own soil, who feels that by the
laws of the land in which he lives, and by
the laws of civilized nations, he is the right
ful and exclusive owner of the land which
he tills, is, by the constitution of our nature,
under a wholesome influence, not easily i'm
bibed from any other source He feels,
other things being equal, more strongly ly than
another the character of man as lord of an
inanimate world if this great and wonder
full sphere, which, fashioned by the hand of
God, and upheld by his power, is rolling
through the heavens, part is his, from the
centre to the sky. 1t is the space on which
the generation before moved in its round of
duties, and he feels himself connected by a
visible link with those who followed him,
and to whom he is to transmit home.
Year: 1864

No INDICTMENT TO BEN. BUTLER
The New York Independent says ga friend
of ours who met General Butler on rail
road train few days ago, said to him
General the best way to relieve our priso-
ners is by taking Richmond aud if you do
it, you will be the next President WELL
replied the General, instantly, that would
be very great work for very small pay


That friend of the Independent (who of
course must be one of Buffers admirers)
made slight mistake in holding up the
Presidency to Butler as a reward for taking
Richmond. The Presidency is worth $685.
600 year. Had he said to Butler, 'if you
do it, you can get several shiploads of valu-
able plunder, Buffers reply might have
been different - Chicago Post
Year: 1864

When the Senatorial resolution was be-
fore the House, the Hon. Mr.. Afford. of
Chase county, was confined 10 his bed by
sickness. When able to take his seat he
wished his name recorded against the res
olution. The majority refused to allow
him to do SO. This probably is the first
instance in:the history of legislation where
like request has been refused where The
vote would not change the result. This
action is on par with all the acts of tie
majority in the Senatorial fraud STATE
Record.
Year: 1864

Farmers, plant Corn. Plant plenty Of
Corn! Put all the ground in corn that you
can spare for tha, purpose the coming
season. Perhaps it may look like pre-
sumption to some of you, for us to attempt
to advise you to plant this or that kind of
grain; but, as our reason, we will say,
that we have papers from all parts of The
United States to read, and judging from
the past and the present, we can make
some calculations for the future. Corn is
bringing a high price everywhere, and will
continue to be in demand as long as the
war lasts. Government is already order.
ing the distilleries in some portions of the
country to be closed to prevent their con.
sumption of corn. Nearly all the old
soldiers in the field will re-enlist, and a
great many new ones will be needed, con-
sequen.ly there will be fewer producers in
the loyal states another year than during
the last, and in just that proportion all
produce will go up higher. No kind of
grain is more generally used than corn.
All those countries having steamboat or
railroad communication with the CONNER
cial world will ship their corn to the Saint
Louis or Southern market, and conse.
quently we Of this region will have no
competition in this and the market west of
us. The present prices for corn are sure
TO drain the country of all the old corn
Navigation on the Missouri river is likely
to be good this season, and consequently
iae Saint Louis market will drain eastern
Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and western
Iowa.


There is every prospect at present for a
.ood corn season this year, and now is the
time to make your calculation.


Don't fail to pay some attention to these
remarks.


Last summer we took pains to quote all
the representations and signs of hard
winter, yet some of our readers allowed the
severe winter, weather to catch them un.
prepared.


Lastfall we warned our farmers before
the grass became dry 10 burn round their
fercss and stack yards; yet many did not
heed the warning. and we know several of
our readers who lost great deal of hay
and fence. The hay thus lost would have
come to a nice sum At the present price of
Sl2 per ton.
Year: 1864

Do you see that group of Ladies go
ing up or down Cedar st ? Nine chances
out of ten they are going or have been
TO Morse's Gallery of the Cumberland,
25 Cedar st, opposite Commercial Hotel


Oct27-tf
Year: 1864

MORsE il the first to introduce this
new style of Pictures Every body that
see them Sre delighted with them.


Call ct the ''Gallery Of the Cumber-
land" and Judge for yourself Ol4tf
Year: 1864

youth and maturity arising from the bsneful habits
Of self abuse To which Is added observations OF
Female Diseases and other Interesting matter the ut
most Importance to the married and those stins
marriage who entertain doubts Of their ability 20
enter that state Sent any address In sealed wrap
per, on receipt often cents or four stamps.


We devote entire time and the treat
ment Of the various private Of in pri
vate report Our DspensAry the only Institution sthe
kind IN America which has been tabished by special
charter ana this fact should give preference over the
various quscks Of doubtful character TO be four in al
arge cities.
Year: 1864




In consequence Of the very full details Of the naval
operations occupying much Of our space We have
heretofore been unable proper attention to the
movements Of the military forces. The omission We now
viii endeavor remedy by brief resume OF what the
land forces lad accomplished up 70 our last advices u
Is due TO the army that they also have taken no
mean part la the capture OF the dcences OF Mobile har
bor The United States military forces that we're TO ope
rate In about Mobile bay arrived al their appointed
rendezvous August began debarKing Dauphno
Island abont six miles OF Fort Gaines. They had
been placed command Of Major General Gordon
Granger who directed the main movements, while sub.
ordinate officer led the troops in the field. The invest
mens Fort Games the land side caused helped 10
cause surrender August s. Since that surrender
and the commencement OF artillery operations against
Fort Morgan, General Richard ArDod formerly Chief OF
Artillery the staff General Banks has been placed
p command under General Granger, OF the troops
operating against Fort Morgan.


THE DEMAND FOR SURRENDER HoRGAS-rnR


INVESTMENT


IL will be remembered that General Granger, in con
junction with Admiral Farragu made demand OF sur
render OF Fort Morgan August 0, which demand
refused by General Page The refusal TO surrender
followed by the throwing of few shells into the
for, by both the navy artillery 10 order to allow
the land forces advance their offensive works towards
the FORT to erect batteries the deet withdrew for
time The Of constructing batteries prosecuted
with the utmost vigor, and auvices from New Or
leans 10th instant state that the army had ad
vanced within three hundred yards OF the fort The
rebels reported by deserters 10 be six hundred
strong within the fort, and TO be provsoned for six
Year: 1864

Nothing is more dscouraging 70 enlist
ments than the continued presence Of large
numbers Of abc-boded, disciplined and ex.
pcrienced soldiers 10 cities and camps At
the North where they have no duty to per-
form aud arc Of no earthly u.c. 1t is hard
to persuade men to leave their business
and families, and at great personal cost and
sacrifice to enter the ranks when they see
five ncn detailed st military camps and Of
ficcs to do the work ef one. Why not
send oil able bodied men to the front and
let those WHO have been manned in their
service perform guard duty al
camps and be orderlcs and clerks to eff.
GERS 7-Gasette of to day.


As far as the above paragraph favors the
idea of sending able bodied soldiers to the
front is concerned we perfectly coincide !;
but the manner in which the subject is
treated leads ono to infer, land doubtless it
was so intended,) that the policy of the
Government office here in Davenport, is not
to send forward able bodied men. This. we
conceive, is not the case, Most Of the men
employed at headquarters here are those
that are disabled from serving in the field
and have been sent home to perform such
duties as they can perform. They were de.
tached with that view. The only excep-
ton Of any importance is found in keen;r.
a fraction Of Wisconsin regiment here on
patrol duty, and steps have already b.en
taken to relieve this detachment so that il
may move forward. 1t Col. Grier has ussd
and is still using extraordinary exertions to
nave all able bodied men forward as fist -
possible, and none are allowed to remain b.
hind except on the best o. reasons.
Year: 1864

CONE FoRwARn.-Ahout eight or ten men
will fill Capt. Wilson's company, and it is
hoped that this number will be made up
without delay, SO that the company can pro.
ceed TO camp, be mustered into service and
get ready for the campaign. This is an cx-
celcnt company and will get position in
the first regiment formed if ii is filled in
time
Year: 1864

IMPORTANT 10 GOVERNMENT BOND HOLDERS
As the coupons Of the five per cent two
years treasury notes is about maturing, the
Secretary Of the Treasury has duly author
lied the First National Bank of this city to
redeem the same as provided by law, and to
dctach the same from the notes. Holders
will please remember that the first coupons
mature on the first day Of June next. at
which time they should represent their
claims.


This arrangement made with the National
Bank will accommodate large number Of
people in this part Of the State
Year: 1864

CHANGE OF rloS.-Sonc months since
Col. Chambers. Of the 10th Iowa, was rec
commended for promotion to the office Of
Brigadicr General of Volunteers His name
with others, was sent by the President to
the Senate, and in this instance con.irma-
ton was withheld. Having resigned the of
flee of Colonel of Volunteers to accent the
promotion which was then considered GER
tain, he is now, of course, out of oilicc-and
it has been decided that he cannot bc rein
stated in his former position. This reduces
him to the Office he held in the regular ser
vice-that Of Captain, and as such he has
been ordered to report to Col. Grier for
duty. For the present he will find plenty
of employment in the mastering service
That 80 efficient an officer should be kent
from the field is one of the mysteries that
prevadc the military affairs of the country.
Year: 1864

Those who take long rides in winter,
are often obliged to resort to artificial
means to keep their feet warm-hence
hot bricks, heated blocks of wood, and
jugs filled with hot water, are variously
used. The foot.muff is a great improve.
ment on all these. 1t may be made in
different ways, one of the cheapest and
most simple of which is as follows Let
the tinman make a square box, about one
foot square and two inches thick, so as
to hold water. a screw, turned by q
button, is inserted into one of the mar.
row sides-the screw hole should be
large enough to admit funnel. The box
should be perfectly water-tight. the screw.
hole being the only place for the admis.
sion and egress of the water. If a suit.
able screw cannot be procured, solder in
a short tin tube about an inch lon,, to
receive cork, which is to be ightly
pressed in. This box. when filled with
hot water, which may be done in few
seconds, will retain heat long time but
its efficiency may be greatly increased by
encasing it with the muff. The box itself
may be first covered with a piece Of
coarse carpeting, and then a sheep-skin.
tanned with the wool on, sewed on the
upper large fiat side of the box, some:
what in the form of broad shoe, with
the wool inwards and large enough to
receive both feet. This essentially com:
pletes the foot.muff. The more expen-
sive ones are covered with furs, instead of
sheep.skin; and if the skin extends around
the whole box, the heat of the water will
be retained longer time. A we'll made
muff Of this kind, filled with hot water
and placed in the bottom of a sleigh,
will continue warm for half day
Country Gentleman.
Year: 1864

An old beau, formerly well known in
Washington City, was accustomed to eat
but one meal in twenty-four hours if,
after this, he had to 60 to party and
take second dinner, he ate nothing at
all next day. He died at the age Of
seventy years.


A lady Of Culture, refinement, and un.
usual powers of observation and compar.
ison, became widow Reduced from
affluence to poverty, with large family
of small children dependent on her man.
ual labor for daily food, she made va.
riety Of experiments to ascertain what
articles could be purchased for the least
money, and would, at the same time, Ego
the farthest," by keeping her children
longest from crying for something to eat.
She soon discovered that when they ate
buckwheat cakes and moasses; they were
quiet for longer time than after eating
any other kind OF food.


A distinguished Judge Of the United
States District Court observed that when
he took buckwheat cakes for breakfast, he
could sit on the bench the whole day with
out being uncomfortably hungry; if the
cakes were omitted, he felt obliged to take
a lunch about noon. Buckwheat cakes
are universal favorite at the winter
break st-tablc, and scientific investiga-
ton and analysis has shown that they
abound in the heat-forming principle,
hence Nature takes away our appetite for
them in summer.


During the Irish famine, when many
died OF hunger, the poor were often found
spending their last shilling for tea and
tobacco and spirits. 1t has also been
often observed in New York, by those
connected with charitable institutions,
that when money was paid to the poor,
they often laid out every cent in tea or
coffee, instead of procuring the more sub
stantal food, such as meal, and -four, and
potatoes. On being reproved for this ap.
parent extravaganza and iDprovidence,
the reply, in both cases, was identical ;
their own observation had shown them
that penny's worth of tea. or tobacco,
or liquor, would keep off the sense of
hunger longer than penny's worth of
any thing else. Scientific men express
the idea by saying, Tea, like alcohol, re-
tards the metamorphosis of the tissues y
in other words, it gives fuel to the flame
of life, and thus prevents it from consum-
lag the tat and flesh of the body.


If person gets into the habit of tax
ing lunch between break fast and dinner,
he will soon find himself getting faint
about the regular luncheon-time; but let
him be so pressed with important engage
ments for several days in succession as to
take nothing between meals, it will not
be long before he can dispense with his
lunch altogether. These things seem to
show that. to a certain extent, eating
often, is mere matter of habit. Whole
tribes Of Indian hunters and trappers
have been known to eat but once in
twenty -four hours, and that at night
Halls Journal Of Health.
Year: 1864

4 SEVERE ASSAULT AND THEIR CoLoRs
TAKEN 1t is not often that we hear of a
more chivalrous assault, and withsuch dye
ing success, and so few killed, as has been
made on Howe & Stevens Family Dye
Colors, and to ladies, wholly unaccustomed
to any thing of the kind Every lady in
the country SHOULD continue the assault un-
til these colors are found in every house.
Sold by all druggists throughout the coun-
fry
Year: 1864

RATHER DARE.-A German statistical writer
says the Sewing Machine enables a woman to sew
as much as n hundred could by hand q century
az o, but he continues, ono woman now demands
as much clothing as a hundred di century ago,
SO that the situation is not much changed after all.
Year: 1864

1t is not often that we como In con-
tact with an article that We feel justified
in recommending to our numerous read
ers, but the article of Family Dye Col
ors, manufactured by Howe q Stevens,
advertised in this days paper, We feel we
can heartily commend to all who may
have use for dyes of any colors. For
sale by all druggists.
Year: 1864

DISCOVERING THE SMALL Pox IN ITS
Fusr SrAGEs.-The Eclectic Journal
cautions physicians not to decide that any
eruptive disorder is small pox till the
following diagnostic system is proved


" Now we offer this secret to the pro-
fession--so soon as the eruption appear,
and by pressure with the point of the
finger may distinctly be felt small, hard
substance, precisely as small, fine
shot had been placed under the cuticle Of
skin. This peculiar appear ance belongs
to no other eruptive disease. We have
applied the term secret here for while
it is and has been known to few phys
icians, it is not mentioned in any Of the
standard authorities nor does the writer
claim the credit of the discovery. After
this, all works upon practice will and
this unfailing diagnostic symptom"
Year: 1864

D~ The object of our G,verpmeut in
terminating the treaty with Great Britain
excluding The war vessels Of each nation
from the Northern lakes, is to establish 4
naval depot ON one OF them. Either Gov
ernment has the right to abrogate the
treaty By giving six months notice to the
other
Year: 1864

STARTLING RUMoR,-A gentleman Just from Rich
mond sawaan intelligent officer Of the army who
told him 1t currently reported in the CITY, that
intelligence had been received by citizen there to
TIE effect that his cousin, who had just returned
from secret expedition, had heard from the most
unquestionahle- sources, that man had been heard
to say recently, that officer high in official posi-
tion at Richmond had understood from a lady Just
arrived by the morning train, that she had heard it
stated on the cars day before yesterday that lady
had said, few days ago, that her husband had told
her Tumor prevailed, and was to some extent
credited in official circles at Richmond, that there
was still few gallons of apple brandy left in the
Shenandoah Valley: which possibly accounts for
the recent defeat of the army of General Early
South Cdrotinian.
Year: 1864

President on this point We think Commissioners
ought to besnpro'nied and the Yankee government
frequently 10 flied that we ready to negotiate
for peace on the basis of the independence of the
Confederate States. Let the Commissioners names
be published to the world, and thus prevent all
further misrepresentation or misconstruction of the
views ot our authorities on this matter, This is in
accordance With views expressed by us more thar a
year ago.-C Charlotte democrat
Year: 1864

We agree with the President that should the al
tentative ever be presented of suhjugation or the
employment of the slave as a soldier, there seems
to be no reason to doubt what would then be our
declsiOu.- Wilmington Journal


In all candor it seems to us that the employment
of the slaves soldiers in any event, scouJd be a
confession Of Suljugdtion The slave himself is
already in state of subugation, as he should be-
IF the free white men of the Southern States can
not make good their separation from the old governs
meDt, then in vain would they rely on their slaves
as soldiers to effect this result.
Year: 1864

The President reiterates the disposition of the
government foY peace but thinks that it would be
fully to attempt further negotiations unless invited
by the enemy. We do not entirely agree with the
Year: 1864

THE PULPIT AND THE PEESs.-The Charlotte Dem
OcrGt has the following pointed and sensible re-
marks on the proposition to detail preachers and
editors:


I" 1t would be far better to conscrbe editors and
printers and put them in the army than to subject
the press of the country 10 be- tralnmeled by de-
tait it would be far better to conscribe ministers
OF the Gospel and put them in the army than to
detail preachers of religion. detailed press and
detailed Cos pei would be nice thing for free
government! Under such circumstances whcnever
detailed editor undertook to approve and sustain
the conduct of our authorities poe Ile would be JUS
titled IN SuppoSinS that he seeking favor from
his masters. No independent honest editor would
feel free to call the people 10 sustain the author
tiles (aS nine tenlhS Of the editors dOny)
when he knew that ne was doing so by virtue cf 4
detaH from said authorities. The Constitution Of
the Confederate States recognizes the freedom Of
the prGSS and it ought to remain free or let it he
wiped out entirely. If the privileges and freedom
of the press abused, let the guilty he exposed
and punished. But for freedoms sake never let us
have detailed Gospel or detailed press in the
Confederate states, subject to the caprice of
rupt and drunken or honest and sober officials
As indiriduGLs editors and printers claim NO ex-
emptIOn, but as conductors Of the press they claim
simply what the Constitution guarantees-nothng
mol nor nothing less.


We can understand why some few officials Of tho
government, and Others who fear exposure from
the press, should want it restricted, but cannot
understand why an honest, upright man like Pres
ident Davis should make such Recommendation


These remarks are not prompted by fear that
editors and printers will be put in the army, for we
have no doubt they would be detailed to remain at
hOme-but we object to placing the press under
the control Of any one man or set of men. No ed
ltor would feel free, as an editor, with detail in
his pocket. Therefore, we repeat, conscrIbe the
n!enbers of the press or leave them entirely freen
Year: 1864

We learn that the Senior Reserves have been sent
home for toe present. Gen Holmes has thus acted
wisely, and trust he will not call for them again
except in a case of extreme urgency.
Year: 1864

invested. bombarded and reduced Fort


Sumter exactly as the Confederate did,


and had thereupon proclaimed its de-


termination to do the same with W ash


ington City forthwith, would Virginia
magnates have expected the President to
await the bling of Congress( not
yet chosen) before calling out a force to
resist that of the enemy: Suppose the
Free State men of Kansas had driven
out the Federal forces in 1S56-S, would
they have expected the President to
await declaration of war by Congress
before striking back Is it not plain
that these gentlemen proceed upon the
assumption that the slaveholding aris-
tocracy Of the South are the natural
supcriors Of the people of the North,
and as such entitled to do to us as they
would allow neither us nor any other
people to do to them And this is just
the conceit that Will have to be thrashed
out Of them before there can be any
lasting peace between us.-N T. Tribune