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Year: 1861

Snow AND Sat
urday evening and Monday morning there Tell
about foot Of snow, which called out all the
sleighs. cutters and sleds about the country.
TIE stree,s were merry yesterday with the
sound Of bells. The prospect for fine sleigh
ing is very fair and va hope our frisnds may
not be dispointed
Year: 1861

WY THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN WAS FOUGHT
ON THE SABBArn.-Gen. Mcdowell, in his Of
fetal report of the battle at Bull Run, says he
intended to make the attack on Saturday, and
was delayed by circumstances he could not
control. He thinks it would have been mad.
ness to rest on Sunday, and the enemy in the
mean time employing all the rolling stock or
the railroads of Virginia, in bringing up fresh
troops. The result however, proved that il
was madness to make an attack when he did
Year: 1861

- 1t is a fact which must arrest the at
tention of the people, that the action OF the
government to put down rebellion, and not
the rebellion itself, is what the secession SYM
pathisers find fault with.
Year: 1861

WThe st. Louis Democrat and Chicago
Journal severely censure the War Depart
ment as responsible for the death Of Gen.
Lyon. 1t is evident if he had been rein
forced the result of the battle would have
been different lie was given orders to keep
McCulloch in check, and he was not the
man to disobey orders. With his scanty
force he was therefore compelled to attack
instantly, while his lines of communication
were yet open to Rolla, or submit to annihl.
lation or an ignominious surrender. Left TO
contend with more than thrice the number of
his own force, he did not fail to do soldier s
duty. His own life was, perhaps, necessary
to the victory which has been won. And he
offered up that life without murmur upon
the altar of his country.
Year: 1861

A "cold" Is not necessarily, says the
Scientific American, the result of hie
OF low temperature. A person may 20
directly from hot bath into cold one.
or into snow even, and not take cold. On
the contrary he may take cold BY pour
ING couple of teaspoonfulls OF water
upon some part of his dress, or by stand,
ing in door, or other opening, where
one part Is colder than another. Let il
be understood that uniformity of tenn
perature over the whole body is the first
thing TO be looked after Ii is the une-
quail heat upon the different parts of the
body that produce cold, by disturbing
the uniform circulation in some part.


II you must keep partially wet gar.
ment on, it would be as well perhaps TO
wet The whole uniformly. The feet are
a great source of colds on account of the
variable temperature they are subjected
10. Keep these always dry and warm,
and avoid draughts of air, hot or cold, /,
wet spots on the garments. and other di.
rect causes of unequal temperature, and
keep the system braced up by plenty OF
sleep, and The eschewing OF debilitating
food and drinks, and you will be proof
against cold and its results
Year: 1861

/ s@t 4


Oh, a wonderful stream is the river of Time,


As it runs through the realms Of tears,
With a faultless rhythm and musical rhyme,
And broad ming sweep, and q surge sublime


That blends with the ocean of years.
How the winters are drifting like flakes of snow


And the summers like buds between,
And the year is the sheaf-so they come ant


they go


On the rivers breast, with its ebb and flow,


AS it glides through the shadow and sheen.
There's musical isle on the river of Time,
W here the softest of airs are PLAYING;
There's cloudless sky and tropical cline,
And song as sweet as vesper chime,


And the Junes with the roses are staying.
And the name of this isle is the Long Ago,


Aud we bury our treasures there;
There are brows of beauty aud bosoms of snow
There are heaps Of dust, but we love them so
1 here are trinkets and tresses of hair.
There are fragments of songs that nobody sings
And q part Of an infants prayer
There's lutte unswept, and harp without


strings,


There are broke vows and pieces of rings.


And the garment that SHE used to wear.
There are hands that are waved when the fairy


shore


BY the mirage is lifted in air;
And we sometimes hear through the turbulent


roar


Sweet voices we heard in the days gone before,
When the wind down the river is fair
Oh ! remembered for aye be that blessed isle,
All the days of our life till night
When the evening comes with its beautiful
smile,


And our eyes are closed to slumber awhile,
May our " "greenwo rood" of soul be in sight
Year: 1861

The man of principle needs not the re-
strlctlon Of seal or signature, or any legal
instrument. He deals in solitude as in
public, is as good as a bond, and his prom
lse as sterling as gold. The complicated
interests of men, which so often jar and
conflict, are reconciled in him with beau
tItul harmony. He is himself the embod-
lment OF justice, the symbol of perfect So
clety. His charities are not the droppings
OF a formal pity, but the ointment of
yearnlng love. In his soul there is foun-
tain OF humor, and close by, fountain of
tears. His spirit is an instrument strung
to every proper mood, touched by the light
graces of the passing hour, or swept by
solemn thoughts that wander through
eternity
Year: 1861

The Count de Lingniville and Count de
Autricourt, twins, descended from an an
clent family in Lorraine, resembled each
other so much that when they put on the
same kind Of dress, which they did now
and then for amusement, their servants
could not distinguish the one from the 9th
er Their voice, gait, and department was
the same, and these marks of resemblance
were so perfect that they often threw their
wives and friends into the greatest embar-
rasSment. Being both captains of light
horse, the one would put himself at the
head Of the others squadron without the
officers ever suspecting the change. Count
Autrcourt having committed come crime,
the Count de Ligniville never suffered his
brother t. 20 out without ACCOMPANYING
him, and the fear Of seizing the innocent
tor the guilty rendered the orders to arrest
the former Of no avail. One day Count
de Ligniyille sent for barber, and having
suffered him to shave one halfof his beard,
he pretended to have occasion to 90 into
the next apartment and put his nightgown
upon bis brother, who was concealed there,
aud taking the cloth from about his neck,
he put it under the chin Of his brother,
and made him sit down in the place he had
just quilted. The barber immediately re-
sumcd his operation, and was proceeding to
finish what he had begun, as he supposed,
but to his great astonishment he found
that new beard had sprung up, Not
doubling that the person under his hands
was the devil, he roared out with terror.
and sank down in a sBoCn on the floor
Whist they were endeayorinc to bring him
to life, Count de Autricourt retired again
into his closet, and Count de LigniyiIle,
who was half shaved, returned to his for
mer place. This was a new case Of sur
prise to the poor barber, who now imagined
that all he saw was dream, and he could
not be convinced of the truth until he saw
the two brothers together The sympathy
that subslsted between the two brothers
was no less singular than their resemblance.
IT one felt sick the other felt indisposed
also; if enc received a wound the other felt
pain; aud this was the case with every mis-.
fortune that befel them, 50 on this account
they watched over each others conduct
with the greatest care and attention. But
what is still more astonishing, they
both had often the same dreams The day
the Count de AutricouTt was attacked in
France by the fever Of which he died, the
Count dc Ligniville was attacked by the
same in Bavaria, and was nearly sinking
under it.
Year: 1861

idleness is the strength of bad habits. Do
not give up to the struggle when you have
broken your resolution once, twice, ten
times, thousand times That only shows
how much need there ID for you to strive.
When you have broken your resolution.
just think the matter over, and endeavor
to understand why it was you failed,
50 that you may be upon your guard
against a recurrence of the same circum-
stances. DO not think it little or easy
thing that you have undertaken. 1t is 4
folly to expect to break off habit in day.
which may have been gathering strength
in you for many years.
Year: 1861

Everywhere in the northern cantons
fruit trees are standing like forests; and
there IS not only brandy distillery in al
most every commune, but also cider mill.
Pears are pressed for their juice, and cher
rles crushed to make what they call cher
ry water. We one day saw a decanter up
on table filled with what We supposed to
be water, as it was colorless, and we had
never seen any stronger liquid without
some slight tinge Of yellow, red, or purple.
Being thirsty, we thought to help our
selves, and took a generous draught, which
in an instant had pervaded every drop of
blood in our veins. 1t was cherry wafer,
but it surely deserves a more significant
appellation. 1t was made By crushing
fresh cherries and pounding; as the juice
IS expressed from the grapes They are
then kept slightly warm till fermentation
takes place, which sometimes happens the
second and often not till the fourth week.
The tub remains covered, and the pulp is
stirred every two days. 1t can then re-
main a long tina without injury, or be i'm
mediately distilled ike brandy. So long
as it runs clear, it is Of the right taste and
consistency, but when the liquid is thick,
it is put back into the still To prevent
its taking fire before it begins to boil it is
stirred violently. Like good wine, it i'm
proves with age, an imitation is some
times made of plums, but can easily be de-
tected by mixing it with few drops of
water, when it looks murky, and if rubbed
upon the hands has different favor
The Cottages Of the Aps
Year: 1861




The acknowledged realm of the teach
er is constantly charging the duties that
the teacher Of today owes to his scholars
are far more numerous and responsible
than restsd upon the teacher half a century
ago 1t is the natural and benefcent re-
suit Of much thought by the wisest men,
as the world rises to iuster views of hu-
man life, to clearer perceptions of the ma
ture, powers, and capabilities of the hu-
man mind; as the commonplace remark
that education determines mans career,
is more fully understood, people naturally
demand that the teachers Of the young be
wise and good enough to mould their char
aeters and fix their habits of thought Judi
clously. A careful observer will perceive
great elevation IN the general tone of pub
nc sentiment in this respect. Almost eY-
erybody admits that the teacher should be
person of irreproacbable moral character,
OF purity in the use of language, of exem-
plary care in the choice of companions. of
such excellence of conduct and influence
that his pupils may safely and proftably
initiate MN: Very few are Indifferent to
the character of the teachers of their e3,;l-
dren hardly any are willing than an in
Year: 1861

The power Of Judging danger and the
free and easy boldness which results from
it are by no means uncommon Many
birds seem to have most correct notion
of a guns range, and, whilst scrupuiously
careful to keep beyond it, confne their
care to It's caution, though the most obvi-
Gus resource would be to fly quite away
out Of sight and hearing, which they do not
Year: 1861

Tie resolutions Of our Union County
Convention are becoming somewhat an
arple Of discord among the members Of
nat body. We publish two communica-
Ions 1e1cwith-one from a delegate who
oug1: TO know about all there is to be
know in the premises, and another from
the officers Of the Convention, who ought
also 10 know it all. The two letters do
net materially disagree in the statement Of
bare facts, but the one signed by the Presi'
dent and Secretaries Of the Convention en-
braces series Of resolutions not adopted.
but prepared by the Committee on Resolu'
ticds. The inference which We draw from
this communication is that the officers ol
the Convention prefer the series which
they send US TO those presented to the
Convention by DR.. Evans, and informally
ado:ted. We hesitate not to say that VT
deem the Evans resolutions mmeasurablJ
preferable to those Of the Committee
Year: 1861

TIE WAY TO STOP PAPER-If you wish to
stop your paper, pay for it in full to the time
when you cease taking it, as an honest man
should do. Don't go sneaking to the postmaster.
and tell him to send it back "refused" but send
for your bill /; deposit the amount with the post
master, and ask him to forward it, or what is a
much better way, go to the Office of publication
yourself, and pay your honest dues like man
Some people complain that they can't stop q
paper that they have once subscribed for, but
there is no difficulty in it, if they take the right
way-pay up all you owe, and then if the paper
is continued, contrary to orders, you are not
liable for it. Don't undertake to cheat the
printer out of his dues, whether it be ten cents
or ten dollars.--.Mdh0ntnq Sentinel.
Year: 1861

GARTBALDT.-Spurgeon writes thus of the great
italian hero "God save Garibaldi! A thousand
benedictions upon his noble head One such
man redeems the age from the shame of listless-
ness! There is greatness enough in that one man
TO ennobe the country which begat him. We do
not live, after all, in the age Of diluted virtue
and departing manhood. Never Roman toga
hung about hero more glorious than he who
wears the red frOck In him the poverty of Gin
cnnatus is combined with the integrity Of Fabri
cuF, the truthfulness of Regulus with the self
forgetfulness of Curtus, the valor of Scpio with
the pain-defying heroism of Scavola If all the
marvels of patriotism we're forgotten, they might
he rewritten from the life Of this one Italian.
His portrait differs from that of any other living
mortal, and seems to be the exact ideal of a pa
triot warriors face, yet is there a gentleness
cleaning from it which must mean more than
swords and guns can ever help him to reveal. o
that the God who raised up Cyrus and surnamed
him, though he knew it not, may also give the
enemies of freedom as driven stubble to the sword
Of Garibaldi, and give to the warrior himself a
name and place among the soldiers of the
crOssv
Year: 1861

In early youth perhaps women said to them
selves. al shall be happy when have husband
to love me best of all - then, when the husband
was too careless, rMy child will comfort me -
then, through the mothers watching and toll.
"My child viii repay me all when it grows up"
And at last, after the long journey Of years has
been wearily travelled through, the mothers heart
is weighed down by heavier burden, and her
only hope is heaven.
Year: 1861

THE publisher Of the San Francisco Scientific
Press is authorized to offer reward of $4,000 to
any yerson who will place in his hands success
ful mode or process for separating the gold from
the sulpburets as found in the mines of this State.
The reward will be paid in cash, at once, after
the tests and experiments shall have been satia-
factory proved
Year: 1861

LIVING NEAR TO GoD-One day little girl
about five years old heard preacher of a certain
denomination praying most Justify, till the ROOT
rang with the strength of his supplications
Turning to her mother and beckoning the mater.
nal ear down TO speaking distance, she whis-
pered:


"Mother, don't you think that if he lived
nearer to God he wouldn't have to talk so loud %


Such question is worth volume on eocu-
tion in prayer"
Year: 1861

ROUGH PAsskGE-The Aus.ralasan, which arrived
at her dock in Jersey City yesterday forenoon, ex-
perienced very rough weather during her entire trip
acroes the Atlantic On Christmas day she shipped
heavy sea, which swept away the forward bulwarks,
also the bridge upon which the Captain was standing
at the time, and he sustained injuries which confined
him to his bed for three four days. sailor whose
name could net be aseerainea was lOst overheard at
the same time,
Year: 1861

sSs Intelligence arrives from Con-
necticut that a couple was lately married
at the Wooster House in Danbury, and
stopped there until the next day. The
unhappy twain sat up all night in the par
lor on account of the modesty of the
bashfgl bridegroom, Cause for divorce.
Year: 1861

ESy If we would induce others TO act
virtuously, it will prove more efectual
to show them their capacities than to ex'
pose their weakness ito attract them
by fairer ideal than to terrify by pic
lures OF misery and shame.
Year: 1861

gA waggish husband recently cured
his wife of divers ills in this wise: He
kissed the servant girl one morning and
got caught at it. Mrs. J. was up in an
instant. She forgot all her complaints,
and the man Of the house declares he has
not had to pay cent for help since.
Year: 1861

a DOLLAR CONTRIBUTION. plan has been
set on foot to promote the success Of the The;
ological Seminary (Congregational) bylevying
3 contribution Of one dollar apiece upon the
ladies of each Congregational Church in the
Northwest.
Year: 1861




Mr.. Doty, from the town of Spencer, the
county seat of Roane county, Virginia, reach
ed the city yesterday, tor the purpose of So
Letting aid in men and arms to help the Union
men of that county. Mr.. Doty saws that peo.
pie residing i'll civilized communities can have
no conception of the inhuman outrages which
the Union men OF Roane county have been
compelled to suffer On Friday week the Sc.
cessionists surrounded the little town of Spen-
Ger, and forced the Union men, about forty in
number, into the court house with their arms.
The rebels approached very cautiously, and
although they numbered not less than two
hundred, few of them cared about coming
within gunshot OF the small band OF beseged
patriots young man named Boone most
estimabe person, who was with the Uuion
party, went up in the cupola of the court house
TO make observations, and while doing so was
shot and instantly killed by the rebels. Three
OF the rebels were killed in return, when they
retreated into the woods, not, however, until
they had stolen every thing OF a portable ma
ture belonging to the Union men of the town.
Mr.. Doty, who carries on the business of tan.
ming, lost everything he had. They even
hooked his untanned leather up out of the
vats in his tan yard and carried it off. In the
yard there were several green hides which the
scoundrels fortunately could not flnd. When
Mr.. ~. lett Tor this city some four or five days
ago he brought those hides with him, and has
them to show as the result Of thirty or forty
years industry. He is going back as soon as
he completes his business here. being deter
mined TO see the thing through The Union
men have been so prosecuted and robbed that
they have become perfectly desperate, have
generally sent their families away, and are
determined TO prosecute the war to the bitter
end
Year: 1861

The Pittsburg (Pa.) Chronicle says I'VE
are IN receipt of a letter from Colonel Berdan
IN which he informs us that he will have eight
hundred OF his sharpshooters in the field next
week, and expects ere long to swell the nun
Der to two thousand. The following extract
from his communication is commended to the
attention Of our readers -


In order to reach large class OF hardy
hunters who are accustomed to shoot large
game with common round ball, with common
rifles and open sights, l have determined TO
take those who, with such rifles, can shootten
consecutive shots at one hundred yards, with
rest, measuring fifty inches, or an average of
not more than five inches from the centre for
each shot, measuring from centre of ball
to centre of target. This do not con.
slder coming down in the test, for the rea.
son that those who can readily do this shoot
ing Will with the finer guns and telescope
sights, by little practice come up to the test
prescribed for all using the finer and nicer
guns. They will at once serve to send the
enemies OF our country to the hospital, and af-
ter short practice will put them under the
grass, where alone they will cease from
troubling us.
Year: 1861

mug AOOA'


EDITOR OF THE SPY One OF the best
meetings of the American Institute OF Instruc-
ton has Just closed its sessions, and this morn
ing the streets are filled with those who have
enjoyed while at the same time they have
pretty severely taxed, the generous hospitali-
ty of the citizens OF this place. Brattleboro'
contains but about four thousand people, scat
tered over large extent of territory, and many
of the families of the place are absent at the
present time SO that those who have borne
the toll and trouble of entertaining this very
large number of guests have been compare
lively few. The members of the Institute,
however, have no occasion to complain. The
determination on the part OF the committee Of
reception-and OF departure too-tor while
they welcomed the coming, they are as gener-
GUS in speeding the parting guests-to do all
I they could to .Ilake the visit here pleasant
one, has been man!estfa 9a il the GsAt sAt cAEf n! hi
hour before the cars are to leave, to take the
baggage of the ladies and carry it to the cars
and have it properly checked for its destina-
ton.


AT the close of the admirable address by
Prof North of Hamilton college, yesterday
afternoon, party of hundred or more made
the ascent OF Mount Wautasticut, lying just
over the river in N H. The ascent is certain
ly well fitted to train some of the muscles of
the legs-vulgarly called the lower extremi-
ties /; the descent was equally effective; for it
is a long walk of two miles, but well repays
the toll on a clear day. The pleasures of the
day were terminated by many of the members
of the Institute, by accepting the invitation of
the accomplished superintendent of the Law
renee Water Cure, Mr.. Emil Applebaum, to
meet social party in the spacious halls Of his
establishment. which has furnished SO pleas
ant home for many of the gentlemen and
ladies of the Institute.
Year: 1861

REMARKABLE.-Mr. Harrison Corbin of this
place, while engaged in blasting rocks last
May, was severely injured in one OF his hands
by a premature discharge. A week ago a
rough, irregular piece of stone, about the size
of walnut, worked out of the back of his
hand while he was engaged at his usual labor
Mr.. Corbm preserves the fragment as relic
of the well nigh fatal casualty Webster
Times
Year: 1861

Dialogue No. 2, between smith and ,Jomes


Smith-llere was getting 81 per day my employ
er gives me $l,25 per day and tells me am lucky to
get work for that


Jones-Why, Smith, should think you was, for know
some smart men who do not get halt of that and Others
can not work at all, unless they work Tor nothing aud
board themselves.


Smith-Well, am lucky and must get along, and buy
my Croekery and Carpets cheap, and try and
thing If the times are hard


Jones-1es, must all try and something, and
do not know better way than for all poor people and
purchasers who would save something, to buy Their
housekeeping Goods in the Bay State Block the Po
etcal exchange. Let us call and see il this is not so.


Jel5 Gtf 0ltS0N n. HEATH Proprietor.
Year: 1861

The STATE CAMPAIGN.-The republican
state committee are to meet in Boston to-
morrow, (Tuesday ! to decide in regard to the
time and place Of holding the state convention
and other important business.
Year: 1861

The North British Review for May thus
closes an article on American affair:


q There surely cannot bea permanent retro
gression and decay in nation planted in the
noblest principles OF right and liberty, and
combining, in maryellously adjusted propor-
tons, the vigorous and energetic elements OF
the worlds master races, in The midst of
which the tone is given a1d he march is
led by that one OF them which has never
faltered in its onward course, and which is
possessed Of such tenacity and versatility,
tina is everywhere successful. The present
calamity and confusion probshly from the
crucible fires in which the Union is to be
purified, made white, and tried, in order that
she may take her destined place in the van.
of the worlds progress in Christianity and
civilization, fulfilling in the resistless march
OF her dominant Anglo-Saxon race across the
American continent one grand part of the
Divine scheme for the spread of that Gospel
which shall survive all changes, overthrow
all evils and achieve its mightiest triumphs
in the latter days of our worlds history