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Year: 1863

Friend, may God have pity on our father
less childrsn y


Amen |" said the Soatherner, fervcntly.


And the Northerner spoke now in husky
whisper, for the eyes Of the dying men wire
CHASING fast


We have fought like brave men together.
We are going before God in a little while.
Let us forgive each other"


The Southerner now tried to speak. but the
sound died away in surgle from his white
lips but he took the hand of his fallen foe
and his stiirening fingers closed tight over it,
and bis last look was smile Of forgiveness
and peace And when the next mornings sun
walked up the grey stairs Of the dawn, touched
with pink. it looked down and saw the two
foes lying dead with their hands cla>ped one
in the other by the stream which ran close to
the battle field


And the little girl with golden hair that
watched under the plum tree among the hills
of New Hampshire, and the little girl with
bright, brown hair that waited by the roses
among the green plains Of Georgia, are father
less.
Year: 1863

lNTREPIDITY IN DEATH.-When Don Sebas-
tian, King of Portugal, had invaded the terri
tory of Muly Moluc, Emperor of Morocco, in
order to dethrone him, and set bis crown upon
the head Of his nephew, Moluc was wearing
away with distemper which he himself knew
was incurabe. However, be prepared for the
reception OF so formidable an enemy. He was
indeed so far spent with his sickness, that be
did not expect TO live out the whole day,
when the last decisive battle was given but
knowing the fatal consequence that would hap
pen his children and people, in case he should
die before he put an end 10 the war, he COM
manded his principal officers, that If he died
during the engagement, they should conceal
his death from the army, and that they should
ride up to the litter in which his corpse was
carried, under pretence of receiving orders from
him as usual. Before the battle begun, he was
carried through all the ranks of bis army in an
open litter, as they stood drawn up in array,
encouraging them to fight valiantly in defence
Of their religion and country Finding after
wards the battle to go against him. though he
was very near bis last agonies. he threw him.
self out of his litter, rallied his army, and led
them on to the charge, which afterwards ended
in complete victory on the side of the Moors.
He had no sooner brought his men to the en-
gagement, than finding himself utterly spent,
he was again placed in his litter, where, laying
his finger on his mouth to enjoin secrecy to his
moments after. in that posture-I Addison.
Year: 1863

CURE FOR HEAVY HEART-Set about doing
good to somebody. Put on your nat and 90
to visiting the sick and the poor Inquire
into their wants, and minister to them. Seek
out the desolate and the oppressed, and tell
them of the consolation of the true worship of
God. Remember that every good deed You
do is a prayer to Heaven Try this medicine,
and you will find it the best antidote for a
20 heavy heart
Year: 1863

THE GRErNA GREEN OF THz PACIFIC-A
young man named West OF Sonoma county
became euamored with lass of seventeen but
her parents would not consent To the marriage
He could not obtain license in this State and
under the new law cluld not be married here
without that document 50 he eloped with her
to Washoe, and the twain were made one.


Sacramento Bee
Year: 1863

BY P. G. FERGUSON.
They bore him 70 a gloomy cell,
And barred him from the light,
Because he boldly dared TO tell
The people what was right.
He dared his single voice to raise,
Against oppression ; power,
To show, by truths unerring rays,
The dangers of the hour.
They called him by traitors name,
And with fendish hate
Heaped on his head load of shame.
Such as on felon's wait.
They dragged him from his peaceful hearth
Upon a despot's word,
Although the vilest men Of earth,
Should by the law be heard.
Thus he, man of lofty soul,
WELDING mighty pen,
Whose word the people would control,
And sway the minds of men,
Is by crazy tyrant' nod,
OF liberty bereft.
Struck by a base usurper's rod.
In dark confinement left.
They shut him up, but could not chain
His free and fearless soul;
The sacred chamber of his brain
Was free from their control.
They could:nOt bind the eagle thought
That from his mind took fight,
Efface the lesson he had taught,
Nor bar the truth from light.
For tho within dungeon damp,
They shut him from the day,
They could not quench truths airy lamp
That burns with fadeless ray.
But hark upon the sea of life.
What sound comes from afar?
1t is the harbinger Of strife,
OF red ensanguned war.
1t is the Peoples voice that breaks
Like wild waves on the ear,
1t is the Peoples tramp that shakes
The earth both far and near.
Lift up thy head, 0 martyr brave,
Thy chains will broken be;
The People come their friend to save
Look up, thou wilt be free


West Chester Pa.) Jefersonan.
Year: 1863

ELECTRICITY AND CHLoRoFoRM.-An emf
Dent French physician at Paris has discovered
and announced 10 the world that an electric
shock is sure salvation to any body dying from
the effects of chloroform.
Year: 1863

Or all the vaniies and fopperies the vanity
Of high birth is the greatest. True nobility is
derived from virtue, not from birth. Titles,
indeed, may be purchased but virtue is the
only coin that makes the bargain valid
Year: 1863

II is singular fact that what were vast
treeless prairies in Illinois twelve years ago.
are now covered with dense growth of thrifty
young forest trees, comprising various species
of oak. hickory, cottonwood, ash, etc. So rap
id has been this change in many localities, that
where some OF the early settlers located twenty
or twenty-five years ago, without tree near
them, they can now cut and hew good building
timber foot square. Prairie land, when kept
from the annual fall burning previously practi-
ced by the Indians rapidly produce growth
Of trees. Some of the old citizens, who greedi-
ly located the timber land when they came to
the country and were careless about acquiring
prairie, DOW find the latter of more value than
the former. Their timber has grown faster
than they have used it
Year: 1863

A SURE SIoS or DEATH.-All practising
physicians agree that, when the eyes Of a
corpse are opened about two days after
death, and the pupils are found to oe
mixed up so that nothing ofthen is 10 be
seen, but the whole of the eye is found to
be dissolved into wheyisn or iellied mass.
then real death is evident Where tDis
symptom is wanting death is unceI tain
Year: 1863

Westward, Ho!-No trade has in.
cresed so rapidly throughout the West as that
in Sewing Machines II is only a very few
years since they were Introduced here but
they did not at once take popular hold, for
they did not quite answer the public expecta-
ton. When the science was perfected, and
the Wheeler & Wilson Machine was brought
here, it may be truly said that new impetus
was given 10 the trade in the Miami Valley.
Mr.. A. II. West, Agent for the Wheeler &
Wilson Machine in this city and surrounding
country, has been obliged to greatly increase
his business to accommodate the large sna ra-
pidy growing demand for the machines His
Office in the Phillips House. Third street, has
Just been enlarged and fitted up expressly for
the trade, aud is nov one Of the finest and
most handsome offices in the West, and he is
now prepared to accommodate the public in
the very best style, which he had not been
quite prepared to do heretofore.
Year: 1863

Paid for an Outside Ssat-We learn
that gentleman from the rural districts, who
determined to see as much as possible last
night at the entrance to the Theatre, without
paying any thing, had his pocket picked Of
s. That amount would have paid his way
inside Of the Theatre about twenty FIVE timesl
Year: 1863

ANOTHER "SINGULAR E."-A
short article appeared recently in the
Springfield Republican, headed "a sin
gular case" and relating that man in
New Hampshire had an inordinate era
wing for onions during his last sickness,
which were denied him, ard that after his
death a calcareous substance was found
in bis stomach which was completely dis
solved by accidental contact with onion
Juice. The article come to the notice of
DIR. r. Shelton Mackenzie of Philadel-
phia, who has written TO US an an account
OF another case equally singular, and the
two together ought to hoist onions into
high regard and frequent use in certain
cases. DIR. Mackenzie writes -


"My grandfather, who was one hun
dred years old on the day l was born,
was country gentleman in the south oi
Ireland. From his thirteenth TO his fif.
teenth year he suffered greatly from the
painful disease of stone in the bladder.
At The age of fifty be submitted to the
operation of Iithotomy, and the stone was
taken out understanding in shape
and color an ordinary square of CASTLE
soap, with the corners rubbed off by use
at the wash basin. AS might be expect
ed, the favorable issue of then rare and
dangerous operation drew many persons
to see the stone. AT last, when the gen
eral curiosity was satisfied, the stone was
laid by in the drawer of bureau. Sew
eral weeks later medical friend desired
to see the stone, and was directed to take
it out of the drawer. To the surprise of
all, the stone had nearly vauished-all
but a small residuum, resembling a dark
Jelly. Iu the drawer there were several
large Spanish onions. The doctor came
TO the conclusion that the onions might
have dissolved the stone, and, from that
time, made raw onions leading part of
the food which he permitted to patients
suffering with gravel, urinary calculus or
stone. i have heard that his success was
remarkable and invariable. My grand
father lived more than 20 years-he died
at l12-after the operation, made onions
constant part of his food, and never had
Q recurrence of bis complaint. l believe
that an account of this case was publish
ed in the Hibernian Magazine in 1880.
IL curiously corroborates the statement in
your paragraph"
Year: 1863

stupid old woman graced the pine ta-
BILE.


we hired girl to do the work one
while,' explained Mr.. Lance, 'but she
wasted so She made a pound less but
ter week than Jock does out of the milk,
and then she had to have seventy-fve
cents a week for wages, and there was
her board besides.


A few years after this Jonathan Lance
became too infrm with years to labor on
his farm. Obliged to stay in the house
with poor imbecile Beulah, his great am
usement and enjoyment was this: He
had bag of gold and silver coin to the
value of five hundred dollars continually
near him; these pieces of gold and sill
yer he counted, played with, looked at
foudly, and returned TO the bag, once, at
least, every day. His strength continu-
ing to fail, he was obliged TO keep his
bed. He was conscious that the time
drew near for his departure; that it came
on with no tardy steps; he lay upon his
pillow, fondled his gold, patted it as tho
it were favorite dog; but becoming too
weak to place it beneath his pillow, he
sent for a neighbor, and after causing
about twenty dollars to be counted out
for the pet and plaything of his last hours,
he gave the remainder into his hands as
executor.


Take this, Mr.. Minor, and see that it
goes to my heirs Gathering up bis lit
tie remaining strength he said: Mr.. Mi
nor, ! want you to 60 to the south east
corner of the barn dig there ; you will
come upon a board under that board is
a pot of money; bring it to me- This
was done.


Now sir, 90 to the cellar in the south
east corner dig; you will come upon
board beneath that board is another pot
Of money bring it TO me-


These two earthen pots Of gold and
silver money were given into Mr.. Minors
hands, and now he had only strength to
lay his hand endearingly upon the bag of
twenty dollars reserved for his last com
fort


Then slowly upward did the cold death creep
From foot to face with its strange lines of white,
and Jonathan Lance passed out from the
old house, from melancholy Beulah, from
the gold and the silver, and the farm J;
and this is the last we know Of his hiSto-
ry. l do not know what thought will
come to you from this chapter of of facts
which / have related, but to me arises in
strange contrast TO his life, His who
chose poverty as His portion, and who
spoke of one having much good laid up
for many years, in words we all remem-
Der well.
Year: 1863

Iy and MOaghyuly read by all. They
are worthy of being treasured in the in
nermost heart Of hearts :--


~ mean the event of dying. Before
the coming of Christ death was sunset
but be has reversed it, and il is sunrise,
now, under the Christian dispensation,
and in the light of the revelations of the
New Testament. 1t is when we die, /
had almost said, that our joys begin to
blossom. They are buds till death comes.
Death is the spring that opens them
Victory is sounding like many -chorded
band about the hour of dying Tn the
Christian teaching all forms of beauty
are there. Sorrow and sighing flee from
the presence of death. 1t is emancipa-
ton. 1t is wedding.


The terms that designate dying in the
New Testament are falling asleep in Je-
sus There is nothing so beautiful in the
world, as at evening, when the birds are
hushed, and everything is quiet, for a
little child to run and nestle in its mo-
thers arms, and, in the midst of sweet
singing and caressings, falls asleep on
her bosom; and yet that is the figure
which the New Testament employs to
represent dying. Falling asleep in Je-
sus He gathers his children to himself
at the evening of life, and soothes them
to rest, and they think that they are 60
ing to sleep, but they wake to sleep no
more.


1t is around about dying, that abhorred
act, that dreaded golgotha, that the New
Testament gathers all these sweet words
and ideas. If there is one thing in re-
spect to which man is yet in state of
saYagesm and barbarism, it is the idea of
dying. In the New Testament that is
the local point of light but in our ordi
nary feelings it is the local point of dark
ness. In the New Testament it is like
midday but in our ordinary feelings it
is like midnight. We are striving to
make it not only as painful in the antci-
patton, but as repulsive and horrible in
the act, as we can. And when one dies,
though the person departs with the inno-
cency of childhood, or with full Chris
tian faith, the house is made to stand out
with insignia of extreme and unutterable
grief; and despair is hung in colors, and
pictured on our very faces and our
Christian conduct is conduct that bellies
the inspiration and teaching of the New
Testament on the subject of death. And
when we speak of a mans dying as
thing that is glorious, or say that it is bet
ter for young man to die for his country
than to live hundred years of ordinary
commercial selfshness, people are shock
ed for there is a heathen, barbarous
savage notion in respect to dying, as
though it was Gods guillotine by which
men were sacrificed in loathsome way,
while in the New Testament it is spoken
of as Gods bed of ease and sweet couch,
wherein He rocks men to sleep; as Gods
emancipation as all that is bright and
cheering and hopeful.


Take away, then, all that there is in
the past, and take away all that there is
of fear and vexation in the future, and
bring men into the full inspiration of the
truth, that God loves them, and watches
over them, and takes care of them by
day, and that Jesus Christ has manifested
himself for their salvation"
Year: 1863

ca To be good hammered is to be light
iu-band in conversation--to have ideas,
but to be able to make talk, if necessary,
without them-to belong to the company
you are in, and not TO yourself.
Year: 1863

The correspondent of the New York
Times says that, during his recent expe-
dition, General AvFRLL drove LEE and
STUART out of Culpepper and captured
there about five thousand dollars worth
of salt and bacon belonging to the rebel
Government, DIich he did not Destroy but
distributed among The poor and suffering
PtepIe Of that vicinity. This made General
a. very popular, and hereafter the people
there will prefer his visits to those of
LEE and STUART.
Year: 1863

The VALLANDIGHAI copperheads In
Dayton, Ohio, are clamorous for freedom
of speech aud of the press. They made
an exhibition Of their honesty and sin.
ceriiy last week by mobbing and burning
the office of the Journal, a newspaper
printed in that place, and an opponent of
their leader.
Year: 1863

ENJoYNENr.-Mankind are always hap
pier for having been happy; so that ifyou
make them happy now, you make them
happy twenty years hence, by the memo
nv of it. A childhood passed with a due
amount of rational indulgence. under
fond and wise parents, diffuses over the
whole of life a feeling of calm pleasure j;
and. in extreme old age, is the very last
remembrance which time can erase from
the mind of man. No enjoyment, how
ever inconsiderable. is confined to the
present moment A man is the happier
for life from having made once an agree
able tour, or lived for any length of time
with pleasant people, or enjoyed any con-
siderable interval of innocent pleasure !;
which contributes to render the old men
so inattentive to scenes before them, and
carries them back to world that is past.
and to scenes never TO be renewed again.
Sidney Smith.
Year: 1863

Midst the tangled roots that lined the wild ravne
Where the fierce fight ragged hottest through the


day,


And where the dead in scattered heaps were seer,
Amid the daTkling forests shade and sheen,


Specifies in death he lay.
The setting sun, which glanced 9thwart the place
In slanting lines, like amber-tinted rain,
Fell sidewise on the drummer's upturned face.
Where death had left his CORY fingers trace


In one bright crimson stain.
The silken fringes of his once bright eye
Lay like d shadow on his cheek so fair;
His lips were parted by a ng-drawn sigh.
Tha; with his soul had mounted to the sky


On some wild martial air.
No more his hand the fierce tattoo shall beat,
The shrll reveille. or the long roll call.
Or sound the charge, when in the smoke and heat
OF fiery onset foe with foe shall meet.


And gallant men shall fall.
NetInAy be ia some happy home, that one.
A mother reading from the list Of dead.
Shall chance TO view the name of her dear son.
And move her lips to say, Gods viii be done


And bow in grief her head.
Bat mere than this what tongue shall tell the story?
Perhaps his boyish lOngings were for fame
He lived. he died and so, BieEaeltO hiOrt-
Enough II on the page of War and Glory


Some hand has writ his name
Year: 1863

Why, Mr.. b. said a tall youth to a
little person who was in company with
half dozen huge men, Il protest you are
SO small did not see you BEFORE Very
likely replied the little gentleman, Pm
like a sixpence among six copper cents I;
not readily perceived, but worth the
whole of them.
Year: 1863

So much for the Right. Another. tho
minor force, is working on the left, inde-
pendently, yet with its definite strategic
bearings on the main operation. This
subordinate operation is at Fredericks-
burgh. Balloon reconnoisances show clear
ly that the enemy have taken their main
force from the heights of Fredericksburg
and the line down the Rappahannock,
and massed it against us at Chancellor
vile. They have also removed the great
er bulk of their artillery with the same
end: and Gen. Sedgwick. who commands
the left, thinks himself strong enough 10
carry the heights. The Commanding
General assents, if there be good prospect
of success.
Year: 1863

The following fguaY dvertisement or a run! away wife was recently posted in town in Northern New York May nam dats Peter. Koville, my wife's nam dats Peter Kovillo too. He lev my house and no ax me, any man that tru.s him on my name dats loss for you
Year: 1863

We understand that similar notices were posted up in New Preston on Saturday night last-one of them on the door of the Congre- gational Church in that place. Perhaps Capt. DusHAM, or Deputy Marshal WHEATON had better put an eye upon the little village of New Preston when he comes to select his cons oripts-though we doubt whether any trouble is anticipated, or any upsasiness felt by the loyal men in that vicinity.
Year: 1863

@ An army sutler received tele-
graphic dispatch informing him that his
daughters dress had caught fire, and that
she had burned to death. He sent a re-
turn dispatch, saying: l am very sorry.
Send me some more stock as quick as
you can. l am out of cakes.
Year: 1863

E A doctor once returned coat to
a tailor because it did not exactly fit him; ;
the tailor, afterwards seeing him at the
funeral of one Of his patients, said


"Ah doctor, you are a happy man 7"


"Why so p inquired the doctor. IF


because you never have any bad work
returned on your hands," A
Year: 1863

Beginning for Union township at the northeast
corner of Centre township, thence with the north
boundary of said township to the Ohio river thence
up said stream to point in line with the middle
Of Market street, thence down the middle thereof
to a point in the line with the centre of Foundry
Alley, thence up said alley to the centre of Fourth
street. thence up that street to point in line with
the centre of Centre street, themes with the mid
die thereof, and N. 81 deg. to the southeast
corner Of Clay township, and thence s. 2OM deg
to the place of beginning.
Year: 1863

were free, or come In much closer contact
with the delicate organs of their white fellow
countrymen; indeed, inasmuch as good deeds
are spoken of as having sweet SAVIOR before
God, It might be supposed that the freeing of
the blacks might prove rather an oderiferous
process than the contrary.


However this may be, must tell you that
TINS potent reason for enslaving whole race
oil people is no more potent with me than most
OF the Others adduced to support the system,
inasmuch as, from observation and some expe-
rience, am strongly inclined to believe that
peculiar ignorance of the laws of health and
the habits of decent cleanliness are the real
and only causes Of this dsagreeable character
istic OF the race. thorough ablutions and change
oil linen, when tried, having been perfectly sue
cessful in removing all such objections and If
ever you have come into anything like neigh
borly proximity with low Irish man or wo-
man, think you will allow that the same eau
ses propuce very nearly the same effects. The
stencil in an Irish, Scotch, Italian or French
hovel is quite as intolerable as any ever found
in our negro houses, and the filth and verinin
which abound about the clothes ard persons
OF the lower peasantry OF any Of those coun-
tries, as abominable as the same conditions in
the black population Of the United States
Year: 1863

The King can drink the best of vine


So can L.;
And has enough when he would dine


So have /
And cannot order Rain or Shine


Nor can |.
Then where's the difference-let me see
Bstwixt my Lord the King and me?
Do trusty friends surround his throne


Night and day
Or make his interest their own?


No, not they.
Mine love me for myself alone


BLESSED be they;
And that's one difference which | see
Betwixt my lord the King and me.
Do knaves around me lie in wait


To deceive,
Or fawn and fiatter when they hate,


And would grieve?
Or cruel pomps oppress my state


By my leavel
No Heaven be thanked And here you see
More difference 'twixt the king and me
He has fools, with josts and quips,


When he'd play
He has his armies and his ships


Great are they;
But not child to kiss his lips,


Well-a-d day
And that's a difference sed to see
Betwixt my lord the King and me.
1 wear the cap and he the crown


What of that
l sleep on straw and he on down


What of that
And he's the King and I'm the clown


What of that?
If happy I, and wretched he,
Perhaps the King would change with me