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Year: 1861

THE LONELINESS OF AGE-Chateaubrian
in a letter to the Countess of Fontanes, the
daughter of one of his old friends, thus ex-
pressed the regrets of man who has out
lived the friends and associations of his
youth:


The past is now my only employment
recollections of other days murmur family
in my ears like the dashing of waves on the
distant shore. When l walk in the woods /
often fancy with the poet, that the welcome
voice of some long-lost friend whispers to me
in the rustic of withered leaf. But, alas |
have so much to regret that know not what
to mourn. Left alone, am busted putting
the,empty house in order, and closing the
doors and windows. When these pious
duties are discharged, if my friends when
shall go hence to join them, ask me what
did here, l will answer, ~ was thinking of
you"


There will soon be between us a COM
munity of dust, as we'll as union of hearts.
y The men of other days when they grow old,
were less to be pitied, and less solitary than
those of our own if they had lost the OBJ
jects of their affection, at least but little
else was changed; though stranger to the
youth around them, they were at home in
society. But now, a laggard in this world
sees not only men die, but ideas; principles,
manners, tastes, pleasures, pains, sentiments,
nothing is like what he once knew; he is a
person of different species from those
among whom he is to finish his days.
Year: 1861

EXACTLY THE WoMAN.-A waggish fellow
was riding with one of the fair sex, "all of a
arms, awkward things, are always in the
way-dropped an arm around her waist
No objection being made, the arm gradually
relieved the side of the carriage of the press
ure upon it But OF sudden-whether of a
late recognition of the impropriety of the
thing, OF the sight of another beau coming,
never was clearly evident-the lady started
with volcanic energy, and with flashing eye
exclaimed, "Mr. -, can support myself"
"CapitalP was the instant reply, "you are
just the girl I've been looking for these FIVE
years will you marry me ?"
Year: 1861

DlsTREssRa AooIDRET.-An avalanche
came down the mountain and buried the
mouth Of a tunnel, in which four men were
Two Of them were crushed to death at the
mouth Of the tunnel; the others, after twelve
hours labor, managed to dig through.
Year: 1861

ALPACAs FOR CALEoRNIA.-A Californian
agriculturaist contemplates importing a num-
Der Of A pacas into this State which are to
be located on ranch in Napa county. The
originator Of this idea is confident that the
animals may be successfully reared in this
climate, and that the same soil and climate
which is advantageous for sheep will be fa-
vorable for the Alpaca The animal is ma
tive of Bolivia and Peru, where 1T is used as
beast of burthen, but is especially valued
for its long wool, from which is manufactured
the alpaca cloth. If the raw material can
be produced here, it is the first step towards
manufacturing it, which may thus add anoth-
er important branch to our industrial pur-
suits. If the project should prove euccessful,
it cannot fail to result in great benefit to the
State. 1t is more likely, however, that the
wool will be shipped TO England and the
Eastern States The Alpaca is a hardy, pa
tient and beautiful animal. and might be
eventually used for packing in the upper and
more inaccessible Serras.-AHa California.
Year: 1861

u On a visit Queen Elizabeth made to Sir
Nicholas Bacon, at small country seat which
he had built for himself before his preferment,
she asked him how it came that h. had made
himself so small a house at is not l, madam,
answered he, "who have made my house too
small for myself but your majesty, who has
made me too big for my house"
Year: 1861

We are now prepared to manufacture our
goods with dispatch, as our force is much larger
than heretofore.


We have the best Of worl1mcn and no effort
viii be spared on our part to give entire salts
faction to all who may favor US with their pat
ronage. nolO-3m
Year: 1861

pro rata proportion of the said bonds


shall be purchased and 20 continued from


time to time until the amount payable to


the said companies shall be exhausted


aud the sum paid upon the completion of


the said sections as aforesaid respectl vel =
shall be exclusively appropriated and DO


used for the purpose above mentioned up


on the section for and in respect to which
the purchase is made and for no other
purpose or portion of said road wbatso-
ever Provicled hoacever That If either of
the said companies shall fail to grade and
prepare for bridges superstructure and
laying OF the track at least one section Of
fise miles at each of such end of its road
within one year or the whole OF their re.
spectiVe roads within three years from the
passage of this act any such company SO
IN default shall 20 longer have any right
to demand or require any further pur-
chase of their bonds as aforesaid and the
sums which any such defaulting conpa.
nies would have been entitled to demand
in payment Of their bonds shall be added
pro rata to the purchases to be II ade Of
such OF the said companies az shall com.
ply With the provisions of this section.


SECTION 5 That if any stock holder or
stockholders of any canal or slackwater
navigation companies shall be dissatisfied
with or objeet to any OF the provisions of
this act then it shall and may be lawful
for any such stock holder or stock holders
within six months after tbe, passage of
this act to apply by petition to the court
of common pleas OF the country in which
the chief Office of the said co mpanies nay
respectively be held to appoint three dis
interested persons to estimate and appraise
the damage if any done the such stock
holder or stock holders and whose award
or that of majority of them when con.
6rmed by the said court shall be final
and conclusive And the person so ap
pointed shall also appraise the share or
shares of said stockholders in the said
company at the full market value thereof
without regard to any depreciation in
consequence OF the passage of this act
and this said company may at its election
either pay to the said holder the amount
Of damages go found OF the stock
so ascertained and upon payment of the
value OF the stock as aforesad the said
stock holders shall transfer the stock so
held by him to said company to be dis
posed Of by the director. of said compa-
ny or be retained BY them for the benefit
of the rem ainiog stockholders. Aud all
laws Inconsistent with the provisions OF
this act be and the same are hereby re-
peaIed.
Year: 1861

ANOTHER DISHONEST REGIMENTAL POSTMASTER
On Saturday last postmaster OF one of the
regiments having got an inkling that he was
suspected of MT being as honest as he ought to
be- departed for parts unknown, taking with
him the entire regimental mail of that day. 1t
appears one of the captains Of his regiment
entrusted letter with him to mail containing
fifty dollars, and directed to bis wife, but when
it reached her. there was but twenty dollars
found in It.


When will the commanding officers OF each
regiment learn 10 act upon tho suggestion con-
tained in the circular of thu city postmaster
and sent to each regiment, urgiOg the import
auce of selecting m n of responsibility and
known integrity to receive their mail matter
1t is due to the men uader their command thai
faithful aud honest postmasters CT mail carriers
should be selected.
Year: 1861

PETROLEUM The Toronto Globe says that
letters have just been received from England
and Scotland which indicate that the market
for Petroleum, and particularly for the refined
article, is certain to be very large and that the
prices will afford an ample remuneration to the
shipper The present Wholesale price of rein.
ed Petroleum in England is three shillingt
sterling per American gallon the price of un
refined is only one shilling. It is sppar emily
as the matter stands OF present, q better opera
ton to ship the refined oil than the crude. but
we may presume that when the article is better
known in England, the price Of the crude will
rise, the margin for the refner being at present
far too great. There seems to be no doubt that
whatever our refners may have to spare, after
supplying the home demand, will fnd ready
market in England. We observe that large
shipments are also being made from New York
to the West Indies and to Australia. One
vessel lately took ont to Melbourne 81 900 gal
Ions. rrte
Year: 1861

A chaplain said in a late pubic mceting, thai
ho had been four months IN tie service ani he
know something OF the character of the army
chsplainS They had sometime been spoken
Of disparsSinely, as unit for their position.
This may bc true It somo. But in regard to
most he could ssy thai he knew them to b.
earnest, faithful ministers Of the gospel. Being
selected Ivy urcligous men, for the most part,
the wonder s that they vero ~ good "A they
ara. They are worthy Of the confidence Of tho
country, and should have the prayers Of the
church
Year: 1861

The North feels most acutely the want of cotton; Great Britain will soon feel the need of it also. The Confederate Government has wisely legislated to prevent its export, except upon it's own terms and in its own time The. people should not attempt to thwart the de- signs of the Government as we learn by our exchanges some of them seem tempted to do. But knowing that Great Britain needs cotton and hoping to delay, and if possible prevent the recognition of our Government by that of Victoria, the Lincoln usurpation promise to capture enough for both countries and supply the British manufacturers. Hear what the New York Herld of the 18th says:

 elf the English government and English cotton manufacturers and stock operators will only Keep perfectly quiet, we will undertake, in two months from the present time. that our

 Federal army, with the military movements now in operation, will penetrate to the very centre of the cotton States, and supply them with all the cotton they want, say 4,000 900 bales, value two hundred millions of dollarso Rather big talking, that!

 This is the Lincoln programme. Let us adopt one to meet it. The South needs bacon -she will probably need it worse before she |gets it. While the North is seeking to pene- trate to our cotton depots and plantations to take our cotton, let us march to their bacon depots and smoke houses, and corn and wheat and flour Repositories, and take their provi- sions. Let us show them that the game they propose is one that two can play at, and that we can1Play at it as promptly and expertly as the North. These commodities are very low in the Northwest, and there must be super abundance of them

 The Government needs and will need large quantities for the troops, and the best, cheap est and surest way to get it, will be to go where it is, and get it.
Year: 1861

GW Whenever vauable cargo arrives in New York, which the Yankees specially de- sire, they seize it and confscate it, leaving the master of the vessel to prove that the cargo does not belong to Secessionist
Year: 1861

Like the people generally, we have been slow in coming to a conclusion as who was the most competent in the distinguished list that has been increasing every week Tor a month past. We have no doubt, that without an exception, they would represent fairly the will of their constituents if all could be elect ed. But this is out of the question, and as a journalist, it is our privilege to select from the crowd the one we are willing to give our undivided support to. In doing so we donot pretend to dictate to others. We shall vote for s. F. ARNETT, Esq, believing that he pos sesses the honesty and the ability to fairly re- present this District in the Confederate Con- gross. gentleman of enlarged views and having freely mixed with the people of the State for long series of years-being we'll acquainted with their wants-to our mind he is THE man for the position he aspires to. In supporting him we do not intend to war upon others. These are no times for elimination and re-crimination. We want sober, clear headed men in the Confederate Congress. We claim that MT. ARNETTpossesses these requi- sites, and shall freely support him.
Year: 1861

CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS IN THE THIRD DIsTRIcT.-Our fellow-citizens in this Dis trct have an abundance of material from which to select Representative in the First Congress under the permanent Government of the Confederate States. The following, up to
Year: 1861

We make the following extract, showing
the expertness Of Chinese thieves from "Life
Among the Chinese" a recent work by Rev.
K. ). Maclay, u missionary of the Methodist
Episcopal Church:


" A foreign ship captain was once dining
at the table Of a foreign merchant in China.
when the conversation turned upon this sub.
ject, and a number of illustrative anecdotes
were recited by members of the company.-
Among the incidents related was one in which
it happened that the burglar had entered the
room where the occupant was sleeping, with
out disturbing his slumbers. The captain
received this story with stanch incredulity,
and declared with emphasis that he deficd
any rcrson to enter room where he was
sleeping without aNaking him.


Why" said the gentlemen at whose Ia
bic he was dining, there is Chinese thief
in this city who can steal the sheet on which
you are sleeping, without awaking you"


Impossible ~ cried the indignant cap
tain. The merchant, however, was in earn
est about the matter, and it was finally ar
ranged that the Captain should spend few
nights in a designated room of the merchant S
house, just to test the matter.


In accordance with the arrangement, the
thief was informed of the circumstances. and
was assured of safety if caught on the prem
ises during the time specified The captain
occupied the room one or two nights and
nothing transpired to disturb his rcpose.-
The succeeding night, about two hours past
midnight, the thief approached the windows
OF the room in which the captain slept, and
finding all quiet within, cautiously made his
entr9nce II was hot cnmp,ar ,,;rh& o,J
the sleeper in his night clothes lay about the
middle of the bed, having his person only
partially covered with thin connterpanc.-
Softly approaching the bedside the thief re-
moved the countcrpane, and then addressing
himself to the sheet on which the sleeper
was lying, he began in the gentlest manner
to fold it up in narrow piles !angthwise. In
a few minutes the last fold of the sheet came
close up against the form of the sleeper
And now came the most difficult part of the
performance. 1t was comparatively easy to
fold up that part of the sheet not in imme
diate contact with the captains person, but
how to remove the part beneath him without
disturbing his repose. Taking straw in
his hand, the thief passed around to the other
side of the bed, and softly uncovering the
sleeper's side, proceeded gently to tickle him
with the straw. Instantly the sleeper began
to sduirm and shrink, and after few seconds
roll heavily over and away from the persecu-
ting straw, and quite off the coveted sheet,
thus leaving the prize to be gathered up and
carried off in triumph by the thief. Next
morning, when the captain awokc from his
refreshing sleep, to his utter surprise and
amazement, behold the sheet was gone"
Year: 1861

GEO. SECOHD, Proprietor, Main Street


N Cedar Falls, Iowa. The above Hotel has lately been
enlarged and newly furnished throughout and am pre-
pared to attend to the wants Of all who mE favor me
with CALL have In connection with the above House
large and commodious Stable with good osters in attend
ance. The Office Of the Western Stage Company Is at
This Hsuse Stages leave daily for the East South and
West. l:sf
Year: 1861

MILITARY FEsTTsL.-On Friday evening, May
H. grand military festival will be given by the lst
German Rife Regiment at the Academy Of Music, for
the benefit of the families Of the soldiers belonging to
the regiment whose means Of support will fail, or he
serou ly impaired by the departure of the men. The
orchestra of the Academy and the chorus and band Of
the regiment, will join in fine concert, and the inter-
est OF the occasion will be enhanced by the presentation
Of a stand of colois by a committee Of ladies The
entertainment will conclude with parade Of the regi
meLt.
Year: 1861

The aggregate number of failures, says the
New York Herald, throughout the Union for
the entire year 1860 was only 1876, and it
will thus be seen that the failures of the first
month of the present year are very consid-
erably above the average per month in 1860.
that the commercial disarrangements under
which the country is now suffering are but
preliminary to what it is destined to undergo
if the present political difficulties are not
speedily settled by some peaceful arrange
ment. The failures occurring now may be
looked upon more in the light of temporary
suspensions, or extensions of time, contin-
gent upon future political results, than as
absolute failures; but if the existing troubles
are not amicably settled, or, that coercion is
to be the policy of the new Administration,
the present condition of our mercantile
affairs is but very dim foreshadowing of
the frightful disasters before us.
Year: 1861

!. A MAN AND HIS WIFE SUETooATED TO
DEATH By CASA man and his wife have
been found dead in bed at Bristol, England.
They had evidently slept to death, as they
was shown at the inquest that death had
been caused by the inhalation of gas, which
had escaped from public pipe in the street,
and found its way into their apartment.
Year: 1861

''Pop goes the weasel and "Dixie's Land
are the most wretched and detestable Of
tunes, which probably accounts for their
popularity. 1t should be Penitentiary of
tense to sing or play either.
Year: 1861

The great secret of true happiness
is contentment. Contentment with our
lot-a determination on our part to
fully appreciate what real comforts we
do enjoy, and to be grateful for them
to neither envy others on account OF
greater cause of happiness we may
fancy them to possess, or to repine and
make ourselves miserable because it is
out of our power to obtain them.


Whatever may chance to be our lot
in this world, we should be contented
with it. If we are poor we may, If we
please. by our own industry and perse-
verance, better our condition the pros
pect is open before us; we may after a
time reap the rich rewards of our tolls
and exertions. We might become rich,
yet then might be as unhappy and dis
contented with our situation as before
an increase Of prosperity would but
bring with it an increase OF care and
anxiety, that we before were a stranger
to. Or if we were situated prosperously
i'm life, our wealth might prove a curse
instead of blessing to us, as it does
to thousands; by it we might acquire
habits of extravaganza, highly injurious
and preiudicial to ourselves. If re.
verse of fortune should overtake, us.
we would be then lily prepared to meet
| it to be in great degree deprived Of
the comforts and luxuriss of life, that
! we before had so profusely received anc
Year: 1861

We have refrained from saying much about the board, more on account of the injury to the character and standing of our State abroad than the feelings of the men who compose the board. No doubt they think that they have done all in their power, but actions speak louder than

 words, and "by their works shall you know them" If the honorable gentlemen could hear the blessings heaped upon their heads, in the streets, they would never again show them upon any occasion. How could it be otherwise, when men have been discharged, far from home, with out dollar in their pockets to pay their way, and many of them with clothes on that they would not, if at home, pick up, or suffer to be brought into their presence, and were forced to walk over rocks barefoot. Such hardships men are not willing to endure, when it is known that the board had in their hands the means fortheir relief It Is no idle tale. that is told, of men

 volunteers of the State of Arkansas, marching barefoot over the flint rocks of Missouri, and many days without food, except a roasting ear

 while the Confederate troops by their side had plenty of good shoes, and well fed. The whole
Year: 1861

EDITOR TRUE DEMoCRAT:-

 As the time for election of members of Congress is near at hand, it would not be amss to canvass the claims of different prominent men in this dis trct And inasmuch as the South is now engaged in Hercu can struggle for independence in which united effort is necessary to complete success, am sure that you and the readers of your paper will appreciate the great necessity of unanimity of action, and the propriety of selecting our best ma terial for all important offices.

 Without any desire to prejudice the claims ofany one in this congressional district, permit me to suggest the name of Hon. Green J. Clark as for that or any other position, but know that it is the earnest desire of many of his friends that he would let his name go before the people. In mak ing this suggestion it is the wish of his friends that his claims and qualifications should be fairly and candidly canvassed, for if ever there was time when the people should make judicious selection for Congress, certainly now is that time. MT. Clark has the advantage, is worth any thing, of having been born and raised in this State-there, fore all his feelings, interests and aspirations are identified with her prosperity. It is we'll known to hundreds that he commenced life under many dis advantages, to which it is unnecessary to allude, and that by his own exertions he has hlled With some degree of credit several important positions, and for the last six years has been member Of the State Senate, and think all the members of the legislature can and will bear witness that he was working and efficient member. Mir. c. has the confidence of his constitents and has always been elected by large majorties. SOUTHERNER.
Year: 1861

Editor True Democrat:

 DEAR SRI see by the ''Sheld,' that A. H. Garland is candidate to represent the third dis trict in the Confederate Congress You have a much better man-one who has been tried in the hour of need and was not found wanting-one who night and day worked for the honor and interest of the state, whilst Mir. Garland, ill the midng ght cau- of the Union party in the convention, labored to rivet fast and forever, the chain of servtude, degredation and dshonor upon the people of Ar kansas. The better to whom allude, is Jilson P. Johnson, of Desha county, true and faithful-and who proved himself so in the dark hour of trial in March last Can he not be induced to run? If he can he ought to receive the united support of the people of the third district Let the people not forget that Mir. Garland, in his place in the convention, in March last, uttered the memorable worlds" l. Mir. President will with jog and light heart, uote against an ordinance of Secessi0n. Let them think of this, and say whether they cau vote for MT. Garland in preference Mir. Johnson, some other man true to the state. Let it also be remembered that Mir. J. r. Johnson was one of the thirty three true men of the convention in March. Ii Mir. Johnson will run he ought to be brought out by the people and elected. MT. Gar land ought to be defeated-at least so thinks your correspondent.

 Very truly, A.
Year: 1861

I publish the above certificates because every man has right to defend himself in every respect whatever. do not do this, however, with the in tenton of injuring others, but to sustain myself At the time my company disbanded at Fort Smith offered to resign and take place in the ranks as a private I also proposed to telegraph or send an expressman to Gen. N. B. Pearce, and intercede with him to remove us, but the men would not wait until I could do it. In fact did al that could under the circumstances, that was honorable to keep the company together

 The order that 1 received to remain at Fort Smith was from Gen. Pearce, whom was honora bly, bound to obey. 1 was as anxious as any of my men to march on to the field of battle, but situated as was could not do it.

 believe Gen. Pearce did what he believed was for the best although it terminated in the disband ing of my company.

 We were received, and had received arms, am munition, provisions, etc., but had not been mus tered into service.

 J. E. HORNER, Captain. Gazette please copy