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Year: 1862

was left 10 FIRE at intervals and TO keep up the
conviction in the mind Of the enemy that we were
10 remain all mig ht and occupy the position per-
mapeutly without murmur or a word we
commenced our midnight maTch--no sound save
every quarter Of en hour the booming Of that sol-
taTY CUR, telling US that our retreat was still
tIsCOvered-thIt the enemy was not vet upon our
track On we went steadily but slowly, throuy h
immense forests (for we had Ia Ken a ciIcuitOus
by-road or bridle- PATH, and scarcely football
could be heard. Our column was a long one, and
our progress slow; but still rolling over the forest
from our rear came again, with thousand re-er-
berations, that ever welcome sound.


How we blessed that gun that night At last
II sounded no more, but was taken quietly from
tn position and followed fast after us. The day
light revealed to US the James, the camps the
grnhoats and the wagons II wa, pleasant
sight, but IL brought no rest. All that dsy we
were In line of battle, and, usual, engaged In
the afternoon. Tbs was the day Of Malvern
Hills, and long viii Rebeldom remember It. Un-
fortunately for them they made their attack upon
the strongest part OF our line, and. despite the
constant hurryiDg up Of fresh troops, they were
driven back everywhere, leaving their guns and
many prisoners in our hands. COuch's Divisi N
did the chief fg hting here, and closed the per-
formsnce with the bsyonet.


ARRIVAL AT THE JAMES.


That night we were again to march to Harri-
sons Landing, position OF greater strength,
snme distance below. Franklin was again to
cover the rear. IL was daylight again before we
(FrsnklIn's Corps) could march, although we
had stood under arms the whole night. The
march was a severe one, for II had rained the
whole day viOlenuY-so violently that the enemy
could not attack us That night, for the q rst
time since the morning OF the 2sth CT June, I
slept under cover of tent or blanket, for had
been almost constantly In the saddle day and
night during all that time, sleeping only when
some half hours delay would occur In the marc h
and give me an opportunity &c throw myself up
on the ground OF drop asleep in my saddle.
My food during all that time consisted Of one
hard cracker, u Mcclellan pie ;" as the soldiers
call Il, each day-nOt but what could have OBJ.
tanned more had wished il, but could not eat
during those days
Year: 1862

out of and away from the trap they had
supposed VIC could not escape. They were
close upon us, and gave their best all
along that run upon that side
track. Their object was to capture both
trains and then surprise the camp at the
Bayou. We run about mile and met
the up train. I had the passenger car
attached to it, and all started for the
city. I then ascertained that had
brought from the field IL men who We're
not wounded, though some of those were
struck by spent balls, 27 wounded and
killed. Eight wounded men were recap


tured Sep. 9th, 8 escaped and have
arrived here and 4 are reported to hav'
been buried at Bouttc. .I
Year: 1862

'sS The Secretary of the Vermont
State Agricultural Society says that the
number Of horses in this State before the
rebellion was $4,000 since which nearly
10000 have been carried away for army
purposes, s si h a
Year: 1862

Mn. EDIToR:-Therc was a short agri-
cultural item copied by number of pa
pers Just before haying the present year,
which purported to be the grand discov-
cry, that the reason why Herds grass, or
Timothy "run out" was its being cut be-
low the first joint, allowing the water to
fill the hollow stalk and thus kill the
bulb Upon this subject, | would say
that in the record of creation it says, 1.-THE
earth brought forth grass and herb yield
ing seed after his kind and observa-
ton also teaches us that nearly all veget-
alton propagates its kind by seeds, and if
cut down in its early growth, before its
seed is maturcd it will Immediately
sprout and try again; but if the seed is
ripe when cut. the plant seems to have
accomplished the design of nature and
rests or dies. For proof of this we. find
that all kinds of grass, bushes and this
tics are more likely to die when cut in
August or September when their growth
for the year is nearly done but cut hard
wood trees in Spring and they sprout with
. great rapidity. The roots of grain stalks
almost uniformly die, but if you allow
cattle to cat some of the growing grain
before it blossoms, you will see it sprout
from the bottom and try again to mature
its seed. will mention case more to
the point.


A farmer had field sown with oats
which also produced great crop of kale
Or wild turnip, which was all cut down
when the kale was in blossom, and the
oats nearly ready to head out. This
crop was cut for fodder. The oats
sprOuted from the root, grew and produced
a fair crop of grain. The straw OF the
last crop was rather short.


Herds grass follows nearly the same
laws. 1t is propagated by seed, and il
allowed to mature before cutting. are very
apt die though there will be many roots
that will send up new shoots, and it the
land is very rich, will give a large and
vigorous growth the following year. Il
the seed is allowed to fall as nature inten
ded, there will be such multitude Of
new plants that the old ones would nevel
be missed. If the grass is removed fol
hay, the land must be sown again in
few years; unless in the place of the grass
which has shaded the bulbs, there II
spread a good coat of manure which pre-
vents the sun from drying the roots, ant
also affords abundant nourishment to th'
sprouts that do start and insures a growth
of grass year after year without mucl
'diminution. 1t is nearly impossible t.
cut herds grass below the first joint, a
all can see by examination, so we can fin'
no excuse for slovenly moving.


4al m II. +. j.
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Year: 1862

1t is 4 sad thing when any person,
old or young, goes slroagh has work


IN q cowed spirit. I do not mean, goes


through it IN % iaded, heartless way


merely, but goes through il inthe bare
hope Of escaping blame. A grcatpart
of all that is done in this worlds done


in this way. Many children, many


servants, many clerks, and even sevee
raj parsons, go through their, daily


rounds thus. Ineed not say how poorly
that work will usually be done which


the man wishes just to get through


without any great rep:obation but
think how unhappily it will be done,


and what a miserable training of heart


and mind it is. Tt seems to me that
few people do their work heartily, anil


and really as well as they can. And
people whose desire is merely to, get
through somehow, seem to stand ta
their work as level below it. The
man who honestly does his best, works
from above his task is below him !:
he is master oft. however hard it may


be. The man who hopes no more than
to escape censure, and who according
ly at nothing more, seems to work from


below I; his task is above him he is
cowed by it. Let us. resolve that we
shall always give praise whenwe cang


You will find many people WHO are
always willing to find fault with their
servants, if they do anything wrong,
but never say an approving word when
them do right. You will find many,
who do the like as to their children
And only too often that wretessetE
management breaks the spring of the
youthful spirit. Yes, many little chif-|
dren are cowed, and the result Is
either permanent duIf quiescencer
never TO be got over, or fierce rcac-
tion against the tyranny that embittes
early years,-a reaction which may
sometimes cast off the bonds of natu-,,
raj affection, and even of moral re-y
straint. How it encourages and cheers
the cowed little fellow, growing upsina
the firm belief that he is hhpelesslv@
wicked, and can never d anything to
please any one, to try reward as. a
change from constant punishment and
bullying. have seen the 90 ID effect
upon such an one of kind, approving
word. How much more cheerfully the
work will be done, how much better. it
will be done, and how much happier
a man he will be that does it A
poor fellow who expects that he can
never please, and who barely hopes.
that he may pass without censure and
abuse, will do his task very heartlessly.
Let us praise warmly and heartily
whenever praise is deserved. And If
we weigh the matter, we shall find
that great deal OF hearty praise is de-
served in this world on every day that
shines upon it.-Rer. II. Boyd. -
Year: 1862




Notwithstanding the immense number of
oontrabands that have been recorded as hav-
Ing arrived at Old Point, it is almost as diff
ficul matter to obtain servant here as it
is in Baltimore. although they are still
coming in, the number is rapidly decreasing,
and no one seems to know where they have
gone. There has been a change recently in
stituted In their government, and they are
no longer held under the same restraint
They seem to be allowed to go where they
choose, whether it be North or South, the
Government retaining no exclusive control
over them. Many Of the boys and young
men have hired themselves to he officers as
servants, and have gone with the advancing
army, many of the men have hired them
selves on board vessels, whilst others have
gone with the transports, never more to re.
turn. A great many of the able bodied men
have also entered the service as teamsters,
and are thus set adrift as free men, without
master or overseer This is one Of the in
evitable results ofthe rebellion, and the lon.
ger the war lasts the more destructive will
| it be to the slave owner The war was got
up on the pretext of being for the interest Of
the STAKEHOLDER, and is proving his ruin.
Every day large number Of contrabands,
mostly able.bodied men, are now coming in
our lines, and are at once engaged as ser
wants by the officers but a few Of them reach.
ing the Fortress. There being great scar
city ofhands among the shipping, those that
understood the handling Of ropes were en-
gagged making their own bargains and ,cting
as free men.


Those who are employed in loading yes.
sells now receive their pay weekly, and seem
much more contented and more active in
/ their labors than under the former system.
There are large number Of women and
children, and aged men, still under the pro-
lection Of the Government agent, who must
be fed and clothed. and who seem disposed
| 10 perform but little labor in return. as q
general thing, they express no desire to 90
North, deplore the war, and hope for re-
turn of peace and restoration Of their for
mer happy homes.
Year: 1862

In a little brown house, containing only
two low, dark rooms, lived my heroine
The little yard in front is small, but in sum
mer it is gay with ,balsams and bright pinks
and The little path leaiing to the gate is al
ways neatly swept. But perhaps you will
not think my heroine deserving of the title
when tell you she is neither he,utiful nor
talented, as the heroines Of novels always are
but she possessed qualities of mind and
heart which would have done credit to any.


Her father was drunkari Her mother
was pale, sad woman, worn with toll and
sorrow, but was ever gentle AMI uncom.
planning in all her troubles; ever kind and
forgiving when her husband illtrcated her,
and treasuring up with joy every word of
Kindness which came like transient CLEAN
Of sunshine in his sober m,mcnts.


But the faithful mother died, leaving six
little children to struggle with the world. -
The e. 'dest was able to work for himself, and
the infant was given to one Of the relatives
But upon Mary, my heroine, came the whole
responsibility Of earning and providing for
the rest; for her father, too far lost to have
the manliness to exert himself for their
support, continued in his degraded course


Thus the little girl became demure
housekeeper. Not for her were games and
toys and sports in the opsn air. Her time
was occupied in the making and mending of
little garments, and all the sober routine of
a domestic woman. How ch ,nged she was!
From careless happy girl to sad premature
woman' All that was childish in her nature
crowded out ! But though she worked ear
ly and late, and the cross was heavy to bear.
she often said, with tears in her pale blue
eyes, 81 cannot wish my mother back to so
much trouble" . ,. ,..-s-


Noble little girl! Selfdenying and faith.
full, toiling onwithout even the cheering love.
of father: never dreaming that she is he
roic


A peculiarly noble trait of hers was her
lingering regard for her father, Ever shield
ing him from reproach, she would never say
he was harsh to her, but with loving charity
hid his faults from the world as far as was
in her power. -, Il t,-
| But in less than year after her mothers
death this meek young spirit found rest
| thought with joy how har patient love
would no more be tried by an eXacting pa
rent. Surely the reward of such devotion
will be great. r~


The little family was scatt,rd, and the
father joine the army. tits lo2ed he will
sometime realize the worth of the two deyo.
ted creatures whom his blindness brought
to the grave. "a k-z.ss stt EFa


Ind now, has not my heroine sustained
ner ute! - r5..4tae zrg f4sz.s Fgs4e r.a --sf-
Year: 1862




The skating season is certainly over In the Central
Park and the beauties Of Spring cause more attrao
ton than formerly The weather being very fine yes.
terday-a warm sun and q cool breeze prevailing
large number Of visitors entered the Park either to take
stroll or drive The bride roads boing rood con-
dton tho equsstrans also turned fair numbers
Az the Drive was in splendid ORDER those who had vch
cIss preferred passing through to the Park from York
ville Harlem, ,Manhattanvio, &C., rather than drive
through the mud Of the and Boomngdalo road
The number Of these visitors pretty large The re-
destrisns found amusement, well as fresh air, by
strong along the walks &C. and such spots as the Oh
servstory the Observatory HILL the Mushroom and the
Rambls were well patronizcd. The Oak Bridge was
crowded all day with persons Of both sexes watching
the motions Of the aquatic birds In tho lake beneath
The Ice has become rotten and In few days will entire
~ disappear. The green giass is making its ap
pearance among the dried blades season. and gives
TO IT somewhat Of lively tone. The frozen snow
has not yet all disappeared but with the efforts Of tho
wokmen and the gun cannot last very long Spring
in nature has fairly opened and the buds making
strenuous efforts to burst their bonds One short week
Of this weather, and great change win bc observable
IN the Central Park.
Year: 1862

A correspondent Of the Knoxville Recster, writiu
from Cumberland Gap on the 10th ult., says


On the 14th inst our pckcts driven in for the
first time. body Of the ensmys cavalry came unex
pectedy upon squad Of nine Of cavalry and capur
cd The sergeant Of the guard and nine horses guns
sabrcs &c. The other eight barely scaped with their


ives without their hats. They In sight Of the Gap,
and almost in range Of the guns. Yesterday they ap
peared N sight again. and company Of cavalry formed
70 line o. battle in front Of our forncatons In full view
from the guns They were probably trying 10 provoke
the Mery TO no in order TO get the range Of their
guns out they failed In that for the officers do wish
TO waste ammunition for their bensft An attack might
nave been made ere this had II not been for the
storms and heavy rains Of the last few days


we are ANXIOUS 70 witness tho arrival Of assistance
II this is truly tho kcy East Tennessee and such
an important position, why not send force here suf
GENTLY strong to keep back number Of the enemy
The enemy are near US in force Let every patriot Of
East Ten essee rally 10 the Cap and defend their state
against invasion. They for the defence of
their homes bee than at other point should this
stronghold share the fae of Fort Henry and Roanoke
Tsand the fault will not be the few brave soldiers
here for hearts OF iron and nerves OF steel NAV be
broken by en- Overwhelming power.
Year: 1862

Are prepared by eminent and skifu physician, who
has used them successfully In his practice for the last
twenty-five years. The proprietor, before purchasing
the exclusive right manufacture and sell DR.. j. Bovee
Dods' Celebrated Imperial Wine Bters, had them tested
by two distinguished medical practitioners who pro-
uounced them a valuable remedy for disease.


Although the medical men OF the county, general
thing dsspprove of Patent Medicines, yet do not be-
leve that respectable Physician can be found in the
United States, acquainted with their medical properties,
who will not highly approve DR. J. DoDs IMPERIAL
WINE BI1TERS.


large quantity of decaying timber from which poison
created these bitters should be used every
morning before breakfast.


These truly valuable Btters have been thoroughly
tested by all classes Of the community for almost every
variety Of disease incident to the human system that they
are deemed indispensable
Year: 1862

Good taste is the luminous shadow" of all
the virtues. 1t is social discretion, it is intel


ectual kindness, it is external modesty and
propriety, it is apparent unselfshness. 1t
wounds no feelings, it infringes on no decorums,
it respects all scruples. A man thus gifted,
even though he be not wit, spreads genial
influence about him from the trust he inspires.
The stiff man can unbend, the cold can thaw.
the fastdious can repose on him. No one is
committed to more than he cnooses-no un-
generous use is made of an unusual or transient
impulse. Good taste is practical, though net
deep, knowledge Of characters it is perception
OF the distinctive points of every occasion
and thus it reconciles and harmonizes where
bad taste perpcuates differences and necess-
tates separations. And yet we by no means
wish to make good taste synonym either for
virtue or intellect--it is rather that quality
which sets off both at their best. 1t is an al
fair in some degree, of social rainingmit is
one aspect of knowledge of the world. Those
who are little in general society-who confne
themselves to family intercourse or 10 that of a
set or clique, whatever the position, whatever
the intellectual or moral pretensions of that
Year: 1862

clique-are almost sure to fail in it in new
scenes. All persons of a simple idea, engross-
cd by one object, are perpetually infringing on
the rules of good taste IF they are religious,
they are pragmatical and intolerant, regardless
Of sensibilities If they are useful they do
their work with unnecessary fuss. If they are
learned, or deep, or clever, they make these
good gifts unpopular. If they are merry, we
are kept on thorns-if they are grave, they are
a check and restraint They fail in every So
cial crisis. In every difficulty they take the
wrong way. They are forward when they ought
to be retiring-their dffidence is constantly
misplaced. There is no knowing where such
people are-to what length and emergency or
excited spirits will drive them. 1t is the cause
of the seeming injustice of society. The man
OF bad taste cannot comprehend why things are
not tolerated in him which are allowed in others.
lie is the last to see that the presence of alb
sence OF correct taste makes the same prac-
tice or amusement agreeable or repugnant-
that nothing can be judged fairly without TAX
ing the manner of doing it into consideration.
He is therefore for ever grumbling at the in
consstencies and partialites of mankind. The
fact is, every hinge with some people CRATES
and cracks, at each turn iarring on sensitive
nerves. while good taste is the oil which keeps
the machinery of society, with the least wear
and tear, noiseIessly and peoftably at work.
London Saturday Rerietc.
Year: 1862

A letter from an intelligent officer of the ar
nv, says there are two sides of the negro spy
question. We have suffered more than we
have gained from them. Many of the most in
teligent of them have been in the habit of Wis
iting both armies, and have carried oitentimes
information to the rebels which has been Of
great injury to us. Some of them have been
engaged for long time and most successfully
used by the rebel Generals as spies, and from
this source they have derived much valuable in
formation, which it has been supposed was COM
municated by traitors at Washington and else
where
Year: 1862

When this war shall have Terminated, as
in apparently soon will, in the triumph Of
the cause of the Constitution and the laws,
jud ging by the past experience of the
country, We may justly anticipate reviv-
al of the business and industry of the
West beyond any precedent in our from
tier history.


Tens of thousands of our eountrymen,
after having been drawn from the quiet
and monotonous life of our eastern towns,
to share in the adventurous turmoil of the
battlefield will prefer the excitement and
prosperous activity of new career in. the
| West, to a return to their old hcmes.
This has been the case in all similar epochs
in our military history. The termination
Of the old French war, the war Of the Rev
olution, that of 1912, and more recently
the war with Mexico, have been the great
eras of westward emigration.


Then, too, the business energies, which
have been cramped by the consequences
vr past misfortunes, will bound forward,
with new impulse, on the tide of vest
ward emigration and Minnesota, and the
immense tributary region on her north
western. border, open the only field now
left on the American continent, for the
westward extension of settlement, and the
continued play of the prodiglous energies
which have built up the great States Of the
Mississippi Valley. This is the only "now
country available for agriculture which
remains to the American emigrant. West
Of US beyond the turbid Missouri, the
doubtless Buffalo plains stretch in sterile
nakedness t. 10 mountain border OF the
Pacific, ant Vi: award to the Mexican
boundary. The ceaseless drouth Which
consumes the sources of vegetable life, in
this interior desert and which often visits
it's eastern borders in Kansas and Ecbras-
ka carrying starvation and death in its
train, inexorab|y forbid it as the home of
the farmer.


But in our luxuriant and well-watered
domain, extending for hundreds Of miles
to the northwest, millions of homes, stock
ed and prosperous, axe yet to be had for the
taking, Under these circumstances, VIZ
have reason to antici pate most prosper
Gus future in store for u.s.. And / beg O.


you, gentlemen, to believe that it is for thu
i purpose of making this beautiful State o


ours more inviting to the emigrat whe1
that day comes, and which 1 have neve'
doubted would come, that I am especial.


solicitous to have our household in order


1t was not the mere consideration tha
100000 annually might be saved to ou
:: impoverished people in the administration
Of the: Government with advantage to it
efficiency, it was not to satisfy the homes


citizen that wasteful annual expenditur
!, Of nearly 100000 for printing might b
bene6cially reduced to one-eight that sun
u Immediately important as these objects ar


that I havo so long persisted in urging 4
Year: 1862

DIR Cheever delivered lecture at
Washington city on the evening of the 10th
on the justice and necessity Of immediate
military emancipation, maintaining that
slavery was annihilated by the act of re-
bellion that the government could only
crush the rebellion by conquering the
rebel States and reducing them to Terrific
ries; that our armies eoere acting only as
q police force, to guard the ghost Of an
institution that has had no existence un-
der our government; that loyal slave
States were delaying the progress of our
arms more as friends than they could a:
open enemies; that we should arm the
slaves and proclaim, If not by the Presi


dent, then by act of Congress, the freedom


of every individual 1.-THE land who yields
allegiance to the country. The lecture
was received with vociferous applause


and is significant of the rapid change O
public opinion at the capital of the nation