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Year: 1865

The supply and price of sugar come home
to every class and condition in life with an
interest that cannot be suppressed. 1t is an
indispensable article Of domestic comfort,
and naturally, when scarce and high, excites
anxiety as to its future abundance and con-
sequent chcapness. 1t is gratifying to the
consumer to know that the production Of the
article is rapidly on the increase Formerly,
Louisiana was able to throw into market in
a single season nearly four hundred and fifty
thousands hogsheads Of sugar, but the war
has greatly crippled her saccharine resources,
and last year she only furnished about eleven
thousand hogsheads. 1t is gratifying to
know that the crop this year is estimated at
thirty thousand hogsheads. When the State
is well worked up again undor tho foster in
huence Of peace, and n FREQ and properly
compensated industry, she will once more
yield her abundance, and furnish liberal
supply of this indispensable article. Until
we reach that point, which will require time,
we must bear with high prices and the incon
veniences Of short supply.
Year: 1865

We recently pub1heA an item from
the New York Tribune soliciting infor-
nation In respect to certain articles Of q
reasonable character that appeared in
the La Crosse Democrat-an obscure but
intensely Copperhead print, which is q
servile imitator and discipleof the leading
secession sheets. We have been placed
In possession Of the following specimens
OF the fellows style Of writing for the
Democracy" of La Crosse and vicinity !:
Year: 1865

"Will putting ones self in a passion mend
the matter ?" said an old man to boy who WI
had picked up stone to throw at dog. The
dog only barked at him in play.


ayes. it will mend the nlatter," said the pas
sionate boy, and quickly dashed tie stone at the
dog


The animal, thus outraged, sprang at the boy
and bit his leg, while the stone bounded against
shop window and broke pane of glass.


Out ran the shopkeeper, and seized the boy,
and made him pay for the broken pane.


He had mended the matter finely indeed!


Take my word for it, it never did, and never
will mend the matter to get into passion about
it. If the thing is hard to bear when your are
calm, it will be harder when you are in anger:


If YOU have met with a loss, you will only
increase it by losing your temper.


There is something which is very little-mind-
ed and silly in giving way to sudden passion
Do set yourself against it with all your heart.


Try, then, to be calm especially in trIiilng
troubles; end when greater ones come, try and
bear them bravely.
Year: 1865

Some of the young ladies in the village, who
had treated Sophia during her disastrous hours
with coldness and scorn, now began to call on
her with excuses and congratulations. Butshe
had learned to appreciate such friendship, and
had the frmness to tell them SO. Perhaps it
was imprudent; but she could not dissemble.
She could not "carry smiles and sunshine in
her face" when sense of the insults which she
had received from them "sat heavy on her
heart"


The consequence was united determination
among them to defeat the hopes of Sophia, by
destroying the confidence Of Mr. jackson in
her virtue.


The plans which they concerted for this pur-
pose, will be disclosed in the next chapter.


TO BE CONTINUED.
Year: 1865

THE IDLER.-Everything within us and
about us shows that il never was intended that
man should be idle. Our own health and com.
fort and the welfare and happiness of those
around us, all require jhat man should labor.
Mind body, soul, all alike suffer and rust out by
idleness; the idler is source of mental and
moral offence to everybody around Heis a
nuisance in the world and needs abatement for
the public good, like any other soutce Of pes
thence
Year: 1865

A DECISIVE TEsrc-The Providence Journal
ssys:


Roston experiments could afford. When the son OF
Henry Clay took the stump for James Buchanan
and the spirit of bis great father did not rise nom
the grave, we made up our mind that there was no
passinp back from the next world to this.
Year: 1865

gSS"The New York Tribune's Matamoras
correspondent says that the late rebel Shelby
has organized corps of 1000 mounted men for
the Mexican service, and is in command Of it.
The corp is formed entirely Of men of the late
rebel army. The men are to receive $40 per
month, out of which they are to subsist them
selves
Year: 1865

Cash being indispensable in the renewal Of our
business, we may nevertheless state that we shail
consider payment made within ehe month oil sep
tenber as compliance with our terms OF su0scrip-
aon. Friends, send in your names at once, so that
you may have the first number before the edition Is
exhausted
Year: 1865

aaA Jolly old doctor said that people who
were prompt in their payments always recover
ed from their sickness, as they were good Gus
toners, and the physicians could not affOrd to
lose them.
Year: 1865

A few cases Of yellow fever are reported at New
Orleans but they excite no uneasiness, as they are
Of mild type, and yield readily TO careful treat
ment. The health Of the city generally was never
Year: 1865

hand. She recognized the boy that had been
frequently at her house in New York, but she
had not seen him since man, until she saw
him at her cottage in the pine woods. She
knew his father, and his mother, both now in
a better world. They had kneeled together
round the altar, in the holy communion.


The scene was pathetic, and drew forth the
tears of all present, except Iivingham, who had
attempted to excuse himself, but was cut short
by Mr.. Jackson, who bade him instantly to be
gone, a disgrace to the honorable profession OF
the law, and to let his concience be his only
tormentor Then turning to his coadjutors, II
forgive you" said he, "on account of your ig-
norance, and you may all go about your busi-
ness"
Year: 1865


Oh let the soul its slumbers break
Arouse its senses and awake,


To see how soon
Life, in its glories glideS away.
And the stern footsteps of decay


Come stealing on.
And while we view the rolling tide,
Down which our flowing minutes glide


Away so fast,
Let US the present hour employ
And deem each fature dream a joy


Already past.
Let no vain hope deceive the mind
No happier let US hope to find


Tomorrow than to-day.
Cur golden dreams of yore were bright,
Like them the present shall delight


Like them decay.
Our lives like hasting dreams must be,
That into one engulphing sea


Are doomed to fall
The sea of death whose waves roll on
Ger king and kingdom, crown and throne,


And swallow all:
Alike the rivers lordly tide,
Alike the humble rivulets glide


To that sad wave;
Death levels poverty aud pride,
And rich and poor sleep side by side


Within the grave.
Our birth is but starting place;
Life is the running Of the race,


And death the goal;
There all our glittering toys are brought
The path alone, of all un8ought,


Is found of all.
See then how poor and little worth
Are ali these glittering toys Of earth


That lure Us here!
Dreams Of a sleep that death must break,
Alas before it bids US wake,


We disappear.
Long ere the damp of earth can blight
The checks pure glow of red and white


Has passed away,
Youth smiled and all was heavenly fair
Age came and laid his finger there,


And where are they?
Where is the strength that spurned decay.
The step that roTed so light and gay,


The hearts blithe tone?
The strength is gone, the step is slow,
And JOY grows wearisome and wo!


When age comes on.
Year: 1865

A BLESSED DAY.-What q blessed


day is the Sabbath, to the man who nee
essarily catches bnt brief glimpses of


home during the toiling week who is of


in the morning while little. eyes are


closed iu slumber, nor back at night till


they are again sealed by sleep? What


would he know of the very children for


whom he tolls, were it not for the blessed


breathing respite of the Sabbath? What


honest working mans child will ever
forget this day, when clean and ueat it s
his privilege to climb fathers knee, put
his hand about his neck, and tell him ali
the news which goes to make up his mar
row little world. Narrow did we say p
We recall the word, for it Wideps out into
the boundless ocean of eternity. Sabhafa
is for the working mans children So :
would we have it-a day hallowed by
sweet, pure, and home influences waen
and little hand, quite complete, shall
rest from labor, and love shall write it
down the blessed day of all the seven.
Year: 1865

cienfly 10 produce the desired result shs N.
pectation Of . general interest being srou.sas


has failed, and then makes his appeal direot 4.


the citizens of New York TO use their individual


exertion in assisting the committee 70 au


our quota without the necessity Of resorting -


draft General Kinks is not citizen Of New


York; be can feel no especial interest in our
effaiIs, and 1t can make but little difference b
him. personally, what policy Is adopted In no
ference tS the filling Of the quota. His appeal.
then, is all the @orc forcible and deserving Of
attention; and It should bring the blush d
shame TO the cheek e. every citizen who sits q
his ease on this momentSQs question and neg
lects or refuses to raise finger towards raising
our quota of men. Is draft desirablef II
1t well to set this vast city into . whirlwhd
Of excitement by the enforcement Of . conscrip-
tioni :


II is question, then, as General Kinks wen
says, which rests wholly with the people Of this
great metropolis The Supervisors committee
has done all it can do; has been even more slc-
cessful in procuring men than on any previous
occasion; but even this success, great as II r
the General tells us, is not sufficient; and hs
gives us ten days grace before enforcing ths
draft, to see if something more will not be dons
by the citizens generally. It Is Question
which now rests with them-with property
holders, with moneyed men; In fact with al
The people must now bestir themselves; mset
ings should be called in every ward to encsnA
age enlistments. Every man, and woman, too
should make himself and herself recruiting
agent, determined to bring at least one recrun
to the committee.


Our moneyed men and moneyed institutions
must respond to the appeals Of the ComptroAef
to come forward and subscribe to the county
bounty loan-one Of the best seven per cent
loans in the market Let general activity ba
displayed in every quarter; let general
response be made to the appeal Of Genera
Kinks; let our Supervisors committee make
its appeal to the people of New York, and lss
the press raise its united voice in behalf OF "a
cause, and our word for it Chairman Blunt
will be enabled to announce our quota full be-
fore the close of the present month. But
nothing is done except what the committee p
doing-recruiting its hundred or 80 day-1
the people are determined to mako no exer-
ton, and oil hands are bent on sitting quietly
by with folded arms, indifferent to rcsultb
why, then, the draft must come, let the co1se-
uuences be what they may.
Year: 1865

trates this point @why, Jack" said ono


passenger to another. show can you


afford TO pay twelve hundred dollars


a year remit Your salary b only two thou


sand" 81 know that" replied the person sd-


dressed; 'but ] must have some place to live,


and after I've paid the first quarter I'll trust


TO Providence for the balance" This trusting


in Providence win not pay the landlord. It


will result in lawsuit and perhaps an eject
mcnt Then the landlord will have law
yer's bill and On empty house on his hands,
and may comfort himself with the reflection
that he. ought TO have lot his house to good
tenant at a reasonable rental More than this,
tho present rage for high ronts will cause capi-
talists to build houses for speculation, as they
pay better interest than petroleum stock.
About ton thousand moro small houses are
needed, and according to the style In which
New Workers overdo matters, about twenty
thousand will be erected. Perhaps our arohi-
tects idea may prove popular, and numerous
residences be built on the Partisan plan. Then
we shall have to chronicle strike Of the tenants
and tho dismay Of the landlords. Taxes upon
real estate will be very high. and rents very
low. Let the landlords be less grasping and the
tenants less crazy about fashion, and we shali
get over this LIST Of May very nicely. Next
year tho tables may be turned and all wrongs
righted. re +" '" '--'
Year: 1865

BIZ GENEROUS We understand that
Capt Dernody will call upon our fellow cit
liens soon. with q subscription paper, to
raise funds TO assist Mrs. Schultz to reach
her home. Her husband was drowned last
evening, her furniture has been mostly lost
and she is left with her two orphan child
ren without a cent to supply her wants. AS
you would that others should treat you un-
der similar circumstances, SO treat this OBJ
ject of charity when you have an opportu-
nifty to do so.
Year: 1865

his friend, and the terrible risk he ran OF
his own life, made him hero with the
Portuguese public, and their press teemed
with his praise.


Upon his return to the United States
from his long residence abUrad, General
Morgan, believing that the war was for
the Union alone, and not to make de-
pendent colonies of States, accepted
Brigadier Generals commission, and was
put in charge of that corps of the army
which captured and held Cumberland
Gap. There he was besieged-a very
large force of men surrounded him, and
his provisions failed. The authorities at
Washington were informed of his des-
perate situation, his troops living on half
rations, but no provisions we're sent him.
They knew, as did Morgan, the impor-
tance of holding the pass, but day after
day, the gallant commander and his men
saw their provisions dwindle, and their
horses being without forage they we're
killed and used to exc out the scanty ra-
tions. And it was not until nearly the
last horse and mule were eaten, thearmy
for six days having no bread, that, with
sad heart, he blew up the Notifications,
and, blocking up the pass, evacuated the
place, and commenced a retreat to the
Ohio river. For seventeen days he pur-
sued his onward march, his men subsis-
ting alone on the corn found in the few
fields they passed, harassed each day by
the enemy that we're pressing him on all
sides, and fighting for his road almost
every step ofthe way. With but COM
paratively small loss he gained the Ohio
at Greenupsburgh. In the annals of the
| late War, for danger, and in the surround
ing Of difficulties, and in its success, that
march stands among the most successful
of the war.


General Morgan was with GeneralSher-
man, as second in command, when the
first attempt to take Ticksburg BY storm
was made. He was also second in COM
mand at the sanguinary battle of Arkan
sas Post, one of the most brilliant affairs
of the war, and in both of these fierce
battles he acted conspicuous part.


Failing in his endeavOrs to get justice
done him while in command of Cumber
land Gap, the Administration laying that
blame upon the General which was alone
caused by the neglect of General Halleck
to send on supplies, and failing to get
either court of inquiry or court-mar-
tial, his health too falling. General
Morgan resigned his command and re-
tired to private life. This resolve was
strengthened by the fact that about this
time the Administration gare signs of
making the war not one for the Union,
and the restoration of the forts and places
of the United States, but for the advance
meut of the negro race. As lifelong
Democrat, he had ever held the Constitu-
ton as the supreme law of the land. As
the gift of the States to the Union, he
was unwilling to see these States reft of
their reservedrights and made dependen-
cies upon the General Government, and
their people, under the plea of military
necessity, without law and without crime,
immured within political bastiles.


As the nominee of the Ohio Democracy,
/ for Governor of the State, General Nor
gan will make gallant race, and we
trust that he will receive every DEM
cratic and conservative vote. He is
worthy oft.
Year: 1865

a number of years ago, two menag,
cries were laid up for the winter i'm q
storehouse on the bank of a canal at
Pittsburgh. Here Hannibal was for
the first time thrown into the Society
of Queen Anne They were fastened
side by side, and an immediate attach
ment sprung up between them. 1t
was case of love at first sight, for
the moment Queen Anne was brought
into HanibaPs presence, she ran hel
trunk into his mouth--the elephant
style of kissing. All winter they
were continually caressing each other
and their demonstrations of mutual af
fection were really extraordinary. In
the spring, Queen Anne was taker
away to start upon her annual tour
The rage of Hannibal at this separa
tion was terrific for eleven days
he refused TO touch a morsel of food
the only nourishment he received du
ring that time being whiskey and wa
| ter.


BY dint of continuous swaying OF
surging against his fastening, he sue.
ceeded in breaking loose on the 18th
day, when he took entire possession Of
the establishment. The animals in
the cages were terribly frightened
dashing against their bars and filling
the air with their howls and shrieks
Hannibal ranged around the building,
reared on his hind feet and endeavor,
ed to tear down the rafters in the roof
with his trunk, but molested none OF
the animals. In the meantime large
force of men were gathered steel
hoops attached TO long poles were in,
Year: 1865

The true art Of being agreeable is to
be pleased with all the company, or at
any rate appear to be SO. Persons
thus disposed may not have much
learning, nor any wit but if they
have common sense, and something
friendly in their behavior, it concili-
ates mems minds more than the
brightest talents without this disposi-
tion. 1t is true, indeed, that we should
not dissemble and fatter in company,
but we may be very agreeable, strict
ly consistent with truth and sincerity,
by pradent silence where we cannot
concur, and a pleasing assent where
we can. Now and then you meet
with person SO exactly formed to
please that he will gain upon every
one that hears or beholds him. This
disposition is not merely the gift Of
nature but frequently the effect Of a
Year: 1865

a true tale is told of Mr. Shiphei-
mer, the famous Saxon dentist. lie
had a valuable tortoise-shell cat, that
for days did nothing but moan. Guess
ing the cause, he looked into his mouth,
and seeing decayed tooth, he soon
relieved it of its pain The following
day there was at least ten cats at his
door the day after twenty and they
went on increasing at such rate that
he was obliged to keep a bull dog to
drive them away. But nothing would
help him. A cat that had the tooth
ache would come any number of miles
to see him. 1t would come down the
chimney even, and not leave the room
Till he had taken its tooth out. 1t
grew to be such nuisance at last that
he was never free from one of these
feline patients. However, being one
morning very nervous, &c he acci-
dentally broke the jaw of an old tabby.
The news of this spread like wildfre.
Not single cat ever came to him af-
terwards. This is related as true. Do
you doubt it? Of course not.
Year: 1865

The statement is made that the loss
of life in this war has been two hundred
and forty thousand. OF these two hun.
dred and twenty thousand have died
in the service from wounds and sick
ness in the field and hospitals Twen-
ty Thousand more. are estimated TO be
the number who have died after dis
charge from wounds received or dis
case contracted when in service.
Meanwhile the emigration to the coun-
try has more than kept this number
good.
Year: 1865

An Ameriosc Characteristic.


A.Europe nm traveller Describes the
United States as "a country where
every man has newspaper in his
pocket" This is very correct ma
tional characteristic, and distinct
i've one from what any other nation
could apply to itself. Every man in
this country has not only newspa-
per in his pocket, but what is better, eve
ry man knows how to read and under
stand it. Newspapers have been so
cheap in the United States that every
individual could afford to take one,
and he has been SO long doing this
that bis daily journal has become as
indispensable to him as his daily food.
In fact, he could do much better with
out some article of daily consumption
on his table, than do without the dali
ly food for his mind which a newspa-
per supplies, and which keeps the
humblest man as well posted as his
more wealthy neighbor in all matters
affecting his political, social and NOR
al good. 1t is the general diffusion of
intelligence among the people through
newspapers-that kind of intelligence





among the people through 'newspa-
pers that kind of intelligence which
is the most practical and the most
useful, because appcrtaining to all the
movements of society, of which he is
living and breathing member-that
gives such activity and earnestness to
American life, and makes every indi-
vidual nature self-dependent and thor
oughly conscious of his manhood.
Year: 1865

Profanc swearing never did any
man any good. No man is the richer
or happier or wiser forit 1t commends
no one to any society. 1t is DISCUS.
ting to the refined /; abominable to the
good insulting to those with whom
we associate degrading to the mind ;
Improbable, needless and injurious to
society.
Year: 1865

An Irishman who was troubled with
the toothache, determined to have an
old offender extracted but there be.
ing no dentist near, he resolved to do
the job himself; whereupon he filled
the excavation with powder but being
afraid to touch it of, he put a slow
match to it, and then run to get out
of the way.
Year: 1865

Some years ago, in the great State
of Indiana, lived and tlourished a pop
ular young preacher. He was not spc-
cially noted for his gravity, and some
of his friends expressed an opinion that
he was entirely too wild for one of his
profession. A little girl of some ten
summers replied Indignantly that it
was not SO at least, if he were wild
at times, he was tame enough in the
pulpit ~ and there the defence rested.
Year: 1865

THAT was a good joke on young
and gallant Hoosier officer, who, on
receiving note from alady request
ing the pleasure Of his company" at
party to be given at her house, on
the evening designated took his volun.
teers and marched them to the young
lady's residence. When it was ex,
planned to him that it was himself alone
who had been invited, he said by
golly the letter said company, and l
tho't the lady wanted to see all my
boys"
Year: 1865

this matter, the Managers have no authority
to speak, but desire to say, however, " that
in their judgement the interests Of the prop
erty and its successful development, can best
be promoted, a, experience has shown, by a
spirit Of harmony and concord among all the
parties in interest, and that in proportion as
this is found to exist and each party brought
to feel personal interest in the success and
prosperity Of the property in which his capi-
tai is invested, in that proportion will it the
most speedily reach the highest point OF de-
velopment, and be made the most surely re-
munerstive as an investment"


Both Of the reports mentioned are clearly
made up. full in the details, yet concise in
their statements, and we have given unusual
space to this abstract, deeming it matter
which large number Of our readers will find
Of interest.--Boston Post.