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Year: 1863

HoME.--Love watches over the cradle OF the
infant, over the couch of the aged, over the
welfare of each and all To be happy, man re-
tires from the outdoor world to his home. In
the home circle the troubled heart finds conso-
lation, the disturbed mind rest, the joyous soul
fndsItself in its true element. Pious souls, when
they speak of death, say that they are going
home. Their longing for heaven Is TO them a
home sickness. Jesus also represented the abode
of eternal happiness under the picture of a home
IA fathers house, Does not this tell us that
the earthly home is appointed to be picture of
Heaven, ard foretaste of that higher home
Year: 1863

ECONOMY at this time should be the order of
every man and every family. Nothing should be
wasted that could be made useful or valuable
for any purpose. If a farmer has large crop
let him not feed it to snperfuous stock, but turn
it over to the army, or convert it into meat
The wants CT the people are great, and unless all
show a disposition to husband our means suffer-
ing may be the result Sei
Year: 1863

During the late movement against Vicks-
burg the national transports were fired up
on by a rebel battery at Skipwitn Landing,
not many miles from the mouth of the va
ZOO No sooner was the outrage reported
at headquarters than the Admiral sent an
expedition to remove the battery and de-
stroy the place. The work of destruction
was effectually done not a structure which
could shelter a rebel head was left stand
ing in the region for several miles around.


Among other habitations destroyed was
that of a Mrs. Harris, widow lady, young,
comely, and possessed of external attrac-
tions in the shape of hundred and fifty
negroes which she had contrived to save
from the present operation of the decree"
by sending them up the Yazoo river. But
Mrs. Harris was a rebel-intense, red-hot,
in her advocacy Of Southern rights, and
her denunciation Of Northern wrongs. AL
though she had not taken up arms against
the Government, she vas none the less sub
ject to the indiscriminating swoop of "lhe
proclamation" her niggers, according TO
that document, were free, and if "the Con-
federacy' failed, she could only get pay for
them by establishing her loyalty in a court
of justice. Her loyalty to the Yankee ma
ton mot she She was spunky, as a
widow of thirty can be. She would see
Old Abe and every other Yankee in the
happy land of Canaan before she would
ackno wledge allegiance to the Washington
Government Nevertheless, being all she
possessed of this worlds valuables, she
would like to save those niggers.


Nothing easier" suggested Captain
Captain Edward W. Sutherland, of the
United States ram Queen of the West, who,
attracted by her swapping black eyes, en-
gagged in a friendly conversation with the
lady, after burning her house down, "noth-
ing easier in the world. madam"


"How so, captain? you don't imagine 1
will take that odious oath, do you? l as
sure you / would not do it for every nigger
in the South"


"But you need not take the oath, mad
am-at least not that oath"


81 do not understand you, captain said
the widow.


L said you need not take the oath of al
legiance; you can establish your loyalty
without tat least" with respectful
bow, 81 car establish it for you
Year: 1863

The Joy bells peal merry tune
Along the evening airj
The cracking bon6res turn the sky
All crimson with their glare;
Bold music fills the startled streets
With mirth inspiring sound;
The gaping cannon's reddening breath
Wakes thunder-shouts around;
And thousand joyful voices cry,
Huzza! Huzza Victory
A little girl stood at .he door, .
And with her kitten played;
Less wild and trolicsome than she,
That rosy prattling maid.
Sudden her cheek turned ghastly white,
Her eye with fear is filed
And rushing in of door she screams
"My brother Willies killed p
And thousand joyful voices cry,
Huzza Huzza Victory"
A mother sat in thoughtful ease,
Admitting by the fire.
Plying the needles thrifty task
With hands that never tirej
She tore her few gray hairs, and Shrieked,
"My joy on earth is dOne
Oh who will lay me in my grave?
Oh, God my son my son !"
And thousand joyful voices cry
"Huzza Huzza Victory"
A youthful wife the threshold crossed,
With matron's treasure blessed
A smiling infant nesting lay,


In slumber at her breast
She spoke no word, she heaved no sigh,
The widows tale to tell;
But like corpse, all white and stiff
Upon the earth floor fell.
And thousand joyful voices cry,
Huzza Huzza a Victory
An old weak man with head of snow,
And years three score and ten,
Looked in upon his cabin home,
And anguish seized him then.
He helped not wife nor helpless babe,
Matron nor little maid,
One scalding tear, one choking sob
He knet him down and prayed,
And thousand joyful voices cry,
"Huzza Huzza Victory p
Year: 1863

Docs TURNING RoUND.-The turning round of
dog before lyiug down to sleep is natural in
stinctiye habit, derived from his originally wild
condition, and most remarkably detained in a
domestic state. A wild dog makes his bed among
long grass, and to render it comfortable, he puts
down his nose, turns round several times, and so
throws down the grass in the space in which he
turns, then lies down, and goes comfortably to
sleep. There are other analogous instances of


the retention Of an original mate instinct or habit
through countless generations. Thus the com
mon sheep in state Of nature seeks safety al
night from beasts Of prey upon the mountain
tops. The domestioated sheep retains the in
stinctive habit although the necessity for it no
longer exists. All the morning it may be seen
feeding with its head down Hill, and as regularly
ascending in the afternoon.
Year: 1863

DEATH BEFORE DIsLoYALTY.-The rebels have
lately been enforcing their conscription laws in
Maury county, Tennessee. The Nashville Union
learns that one Dillaha Of that county, upon be-
ing advised by some of his friends to quietly sub
nit to impressment, vowed he would take his oSn
life before he would shoulder a rebel musket. A
few days afterward party Of cavalry were scour-
ing his section, taking oonsoripts into the Con-
federafe army. They came up with Dllaba, when,
being unable TO make good his escape he drew
knife and cut his own throat from ear to ear. He
died a short time thereafter
Year: 1863

A Defence OF THE "WEsT POINTERS. Brig.
Gen. ]. c. Barnard, late Chief Engineer of the
army Of the Potomac, has written reply to some
sweeping assertions Of the Prince de Joinvile
about the disloyal,y of the graduates of West
Point, subject which also came up in the Senate
a short time since. Gen. Barnard says, "Of nine
hundred and fifty one officers of the army, two
hundred and sixty-two have proved disloyal.
They Qhe disloyaD were, with few exceptions
born in the seeding States, and it was not until
their States had seeded and placed themselves
in hostile array that such yielded land most Of
them sorrowfuliy) to the supposed necessity of
casting their lot with the section which gave them
birth. Several of those who felt themselves called
upon TO relinquish their commissions have de-
clined to enter the Confederate service and array
themselves against their flag Many more are
known TO have resigned with a similar resolution,
but returning to their native States, they have
found themselves compelled to serve-compelled
by influences which none but a martyr resists.
The number of officers of the army born in the
free States who went over to the Rebel cause is
small, and can be counted on the fingers
Year: 1863

have been appointed by the Secretary of the
Treasury Chief Agent for the purchase of Cotton for
the Confederate Government within the State of North
Carolina and Will pay for the same in per cent Bonds
Cash


Sub Agents visiting the different parts of the State,
buying in my Eame, will have written certificates of
appointment.


BY order of the Secretary of the Treasury all Cot
ton purchased by myself or my agents, and after
the 18th day of March, 1863 will be paid for in per
cent Bonds Cash and not per cent Bonfs stated
in former advertisement. Up to that time, however,
the per cent bonds will be furnished as stated
Patriotic citizens offered opportunity to
aid the Government by selingto it their Cotton rather
than to private capitalists.


LEWIS S. WILLIAMS.
Charlotte. March "a 1863 If
Year: 1863

Gov. Brown, of Georgia, in speech before the
Baptist Convention at Augusta, speaking of the
separation between the North and the South, said


"The separation is complete. The chasm which
divides the two sections is deep and wide A
river of blood flows between, which was drawn by
a wicked foe in an unjust war, from the bodies OF
our countrymen, our friends, our relatives which
ere buried near this gulf | have no son Old
enough to do military duty, but l have lost be-
loved brother ia the military service of the Con-
federate States, who was wounded in the first bat
tie of Manassas. Ny brothern-law fell upon the
same field in the sccoud battle, and welteriug in
his gore poured out his life sacrifice upon
freedoms altar / have lad to mourn the loss of
other relatives, and large number of friends.


Brother President knew your son.. lie was a
noble boy, highly educated, gifted, intelligent and
manly. You were justly proud Of him, for he
gave great promise for high career of future use
funess. But, alas, he is gone; he fell in battle at
his post and sleeps upon the soil Of Maryland.
What other brother here has not lost near rela-
tive or friend? What family in the Confederacy
has not been made to mourn on account of the


wrongs inflicted by our cruel enemy? How, then,
can you /, any other member of this Con
vention, or any member of Christian church, or
good citizen of the Confederate States, ever con-
sent to shake hands with our invaders over the
graves OF our uedf oHes sIdlh III DatIe, and again
embrace them in fraternal political relations? Is
any one SO visionary as to suppose that the Union
could ever be reconstructed, and the States ol
either section placed back where they were before
the war forced upon US? 1t could only be
reconstructed by our subjugation, which would
force us back into grand consolidated military
despotism, burdened with chains and taxation in
suferable-hewers of wood and drawers of water
for cruel masters. In such an event, our condi-
ton would be the most degraded and deplorable OF
any people on the face of the earth Sooner than
submit to this, let US with our wives and children
follow those who have gone before us to the tomb,
and let our beloved land become bowling waste. "
Year: 1863

HAIL SToRMs.-We learn that a severe hail
storm passed over small section of Union county
on Sunday evening, the 2lst inst A few fields
of wheat and corn were damaged but the injury
was not general even in the track of the storm.


On Saturday evening the goth, destructive G
hail storm passed over Orange county to the
neighborhood of Danville, Va. AT Chapel Hill
about 1900 panes of glass were broken out of the
University buildings Hail stones fell weighing
nearly pound.
Year: 1863

The man "h" proposed to put shoveIful
of manure in the grave of every person who
was to lr hurie,l in the poverty stricken soil
OF Cape Cod, in order that they may have
some chance to rise at the last day. is now out
with n new yeast powder which he is conf,
dent will make the negroes rise. lie pro,
poses to do lup in small packages and send
it South.
Year: 1863

A curious incident, which escaped gen.
eral attention ut the time of its occurrence
happened at police headquarters. While
Mr.. President Acton was giving some
final orders to squad of men who were
just leaving to combat the crowd in First
Avenue, on Wednesday of the riot week,
wagon containing hogshead was driven
rapidly up to the Mulberry street door by
lad, who appeared much excited and al
most breatHless.


What have you there, my lad ?" said
the President.


Supplies for your men," was the ans
wer.


"What are they ?"


''lt is an assorted lot, sir; but the
people says it's contraband.'


Being exceedingly busy, the President
ordered the wagon to be driven round to
the Mott street entrance, where an officer
WAS sent to look after the goods. When
the wagon arrived the officers were about
to tip the cask out, but were prevented
by the boy, who exclaimed:


wait minute bring me hatchet."
A hatchet was brought, and the little fel-
low set to work to unhead the cask, and
as he did so the officers were astonished
to see two full-grown negroes snugly
packed inside. Upon being assured by
the lad that they were safe, they raised
their heads, took long sniff OF the fresh
air and exclaimed, ''Bress the Lord p'


The boy stated that the rioters had
chased the poor unfortunates into the rear
OF some houses on the west side of the
town, and that they had escaped hy scaling
fence and landing in grocers yard !;
that the grocer was friendly to them, but
feared his place might be sacked if they
were found there. He accordingly hit
upon this novel plan of getting them out,
and while he kept watch in front, the boy
coopered the negroes up. The cask was
then rolled like hogshead OF sugar, placed
in the wagon, and driven OF to Mulberry
street.
Year: 1863

A PARTY HAVING QUALITY OF GOOD PLAIN
n furniture would be peassd To meet person " ho
need the Of the for This Affords good
chance TO opening country note part payment
would be taken IN Board II would be- sold desired Al
dress L. ". Hornid ofDce.
Year: 1863

BLACKBERRY CoRDIAL.-To one
quart of blackberry juice add one pound
Of white sugar, one tablespoonful Of
cloves, one of allspice, one of cinnamon,
and one of nutmeg. Boil all together
fifteen minutes add a wine glass Of
whisky, brandy, or rum. Bottle while
hot, cork tight and seal. This is almost
a specific in diarrhea. We have known
severe cases of dysentery cured by it 4;
and one dose--a wine-glass for an adult,
half that quantity for child-will often
cure diarrhcea. 1t may be taken three
or four times day if the case is severe.
Year: 1863

Bilious diarrh9a is always an effort OF


nature to save herself from impending


disease; hence it is a curative process,


and should not be interfered with. The
passages in dysentery are bloody and
painful always; in simple diarrhna they
are always thin, almost watery, always
large and light colored. In cholera, which
is aggravated diarrhea, the passages are
infallibly painless. On the other hand,
bilious diarrhea is known by the passa-
ges being colored either dark, green, or
yellow, often with burning, gripping, or
other i'll feeling before the passages come
on. Bilious diarrhea ought never to
be checked, except by medical advice,
because it is an effort of nature to rid
the system Of that which would destroy
it, il allowed to remain within it. Life
has been destroyed thousands and thou
sands of times by failing to distinguish
q bilious diarrhea from common diar-
rhea, simply by not noticing lbe color of
the discharges and thinking that nothing
more is necessary than to check it; and
whatever does this is the quickest and
the best remedy. Opium, and paragoric,
and laudanum, and morphine are resort
ed to with fatal recklessness they ar
rest, but not cure they hide, cover over,
but do not eradicate but that is not the
worst of it, they often send the disease
to the brain, especially in children, to re-
suit in certain death in a short time. In
most cases, all that is necessary in the
bilious darrhosa, is to take nothing,
keep still, keep warm in bed, and do not
eat an atom OF anything except when re-
ally hungry. There is but a step between
bilious diarrhea and bilious or cramp
collie, these last ending in death, often
within few hours. The difference be-
tween them is only tbis-nature forces
she bile out of the system in bilious di-
arhea; in bilious collie she has not the
strength to do it, and in this latter case,
unless speedily and efficiently aided,
death, painful, agonizing, and speedy, is
the result.


Bilious diarrhea is often preceded by |
costiveness, and is generally brought on
by bad air or by chilling the skin, either
by cooling i; off too suddenly after exer-
else, or by remaining in water or damp
garments for a long time the effect in
either case is the same namely, to close
the pores OF the skin, and drive the mat
tiers back and inward, which would 9TH
erwse have escaped benefcially from the
body. A sudden burst of passion, or
other shock or great mental emotion,
may bring on an attack Of bilious diar-
rhea. Those therefore, who have OBJ
served themselves to be subject to attacks
Of bilious diarrbea, may easily postpone
them indefinitely by arranging TO have
the bowels act freely once every twenty
four hours, by cultivating an equable
frame Of mind, and by habitually avoid
ing everything which causes chilly feel
ing to the skin, for he is not the greatest
man who can the most readily cure dis
eases in others, but he who is the most
successful in preventing them in his own
persop.-HaPs Journal of Health
Year: 1863

EH To correct misrepresentation. we
would state that the Florence Sewing Ma
chine will not only sew light fabric--as well
as any o,her machine. but it aciH also sesc
heary goods, as well. if not better than any
other family machine: besides having the
advantages of three Uoluable. practical
stitches-yerersable feed; and the ability to
gather and snU on at the same t,ae--sll Of
which are possessed by no other Sewing
Machine. At.
Year: 1863

~ We call attention Of our farmer friends
TO the Drag Saw advertisement of Jonas w.
Yeo. It is one of this greatest labor saving ma
chimes in use, and they are especially valuable
now when wood is bringing such good price
Mr.. Yeo has built great many of these saws,
and al who using them consider them an
indispensable article
Year: 1863

Communicates some time past there
has been considerable ado In co tain school in
this section about Copperbead and Uaion
League breastplns being worn by the pupils, and
10 settle the matter the trustees decided that
neither emblems should be wcrn in the school.
A new teacher was employed, and upon taking
charge be was handed o copy of the resolution
adopted BY the trustees relating to political en-.
signs. For a time all party feeling was drop
ped, and the soholars seemed to forget past diff
ferences. But one day last week a young lad
appeared In hls class with uran new pair of
copper-toed boots, made in the latest style, and
was no little chagrined to hear the teacher Or
der him out of the room, and tell him to 20
home immediately; The boy took his hat aud
was NOS long In reaching his place of abode.


The father was surprised to learn that his son
had been put out of school, and los. no time
In making bis way TO the presence Of the teach
er Arrived at the school, be demanded an
explanation, when the individual who was en-
gagged to teach the young ideas TO shoot' pro.
duced the instructions given him upon taking
charge OF the school, viz: "No scholar will be
allowed to wear any political emblem In this
school, and any intruding upon this rule will be
expelled from the school," My boy never had
any political emblem about his person, respond
Cd the enraged father. Why, yes, he has the
-copperhead eign out, said the teacher. The boy
was brought forward. See, said the teacher,
what bold front he presents-look at those
boots and tell me that boy is not Copperhead!
The trustees took the case under advisement,
and the case was soon disposed Of Wheeling
Register. s..r .r..-. w.
Year: 1863

BURNT DISTRICT N NEvADA--Some peo-
pie abroad are not thoroughly aware Of the
late confagration. The fire of 1856 was
noted for its fearful character and destruc-
tive effect. The fire of last Sunday only
wanted but FIVE buildings of sweeping the
same district that was burned over BY the
fire of 1856, and the last town destroyed was
a far better one than that consumed in the
former conAagration, although its value in
money, in consequence Of depreciation Of
prices, is far less: The roads being kept
open and in good condition now do not ne
cessitate the keeping on hand of large stocks
of goods. The loss by the '56 fire was mostly
in heavy stocks of goods, while in the late
fire it was principally in buildings. The loss
by the former fire was about million and
quarter dollars, and in the latter about half
million. The city was swept of most of its
wooden buildings in 1858, but that fire was
slow one indeed compared with the others,
and not as destructive, although the loss was
about $500, 900. Nevada was, also, totally
destroyed in 1851, besides having one or two
streets IN ruins at time on several occa-
sions. Probably two and half millions Of
dollars have been lost in this town by fires
since the miner first pitched his tent in this
basin fourteen years ago.-Netada Trans
cript.
Year: 1863

THE YEAR THAT is DRAWING TOWARD
i its close has been filled with the blessings of
fruitful fields and healthfu skies. To these boun-
ties, which are SO constantly enjoyed that we are
prone to forget the source from Whlcn tney come
others have been added, which are of 30 extraor-
dinary nature that they cannot fail to penetrate
and soften the heart which is habitually insensi-
BILE to the ever.watchful Providence of Almighty
God. ...-. r......... ..r..s.


In the midst of civil war of unequaled mngni.
tude and severity, which hos sometimes seemed
to invite and provoke the aggressions of foreign
States peace has been preserved with all nations,
order has been maintained the laws have been re.
spected and obeyed and harmony has prevailed
everywhere except in the theater of military con-
Hict; while that theater has been greatly CON
tracted by the advancing armies and nayies OF fhe
Union.


The necdful diversions of wealth and strength
from the fields of peaceful industry to the national
defense have not arrested the pow, the shuttle or
the ship. The Ak has enlarged the borders of our
settlements, and the mines, us well of iron ind
coal of the precious metals, have yielded more
abundantly than heSetofore. Population mas
steadily increased, notwithstanding the waste that
has been made in camp the siege and the battle
field and the country rejoicing in the conscious
ness of augmented strength and vigor is permitted
to expect continuance of years with large increase
of freedom.


No human counsel hath devised nor hath any
mortal hand worked out these great things. They
are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who,
while dealing with us in anger for our sins' hath
nevertheless remembered mercy.


It has seemed to me fit and proper that they
should be solemnly reverently, and gratefully ac-
knowledged as with one heart and voice by the
whole American people; do, therefore, invite
my fellow citizens in every part Of the Uulted
States and also those who are at sea- and those
who are soiourning in foreign lands to set apart
and observe the last Thursday of November next
az a day of Thanksgiving and Prayer to our be.
nifcent Father who dwelleth In the Heavens.
And recommend to them TINT while offering up
the inscriptions justly due to him for such singular
deliyerances and blessings they do also, with
humble penitence for national perverseness
and disobedience commend to His tender care all
those who have become widows, orphans, mourn
ers or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in
which we ore unavoidably engaged, and tervently
implore the interpoSition of the Almighty hand to
heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it, as
soon as may be consistent with the Divine pur-
poses, to the full enjoyment of peace harmony
tranquility and union


In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the Seal of the United States TO
be affixed.


Done at the City of Washington this third day
of October, In the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the inde-
pendence of the United States the cighty-eighth.


ABRAHAM LINCOLN.


By the President


WILLIAM Fl, SEWARD, Secretary of State.
Year: 1863

p The following extract is Indicative Of
scarcity of silver in the channels of eastern
trade ;" A man entered store in Ports
mouth, New Hampshire; according to the
statement of one Of the papers Of that city,
ordered some oysters, paid for them with an
American quarter of dollar in silver, and
made his escape. No clue has since been
round to his whereabouts"