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Year: 1861

at is physical reality of the highest
Importance to the interests OF British North
America that this continuous belt can be-
settled and cultivated from a few miles
west of the Lake of the Woods to the pas
ses of the Rocky Mountains; and any line
of communication, whether by wagon
road or railroad, passing through it, will
eventually enjoy the great advantage of
being fed by an agricultural population
from one extremity to the other"


From the Lake of the Woods to the head
of Lake Superior, the couLtry is more diff
cult, but roadway could easily be opened
and then a lake and river navigation leads
by the ST. Lawrence to the Atlantic, and
connect wit, Slrnia, on Lake Huron, from
which the Grand Trunk and other railways
extend to Quebec, between which city and
Halifax railway is proposed. The whole
of the distance from ocean to ocean is with
in the wheat growing line


Although the lakes and the st. Lawrence
give an unbroken navigation of 2 900 miles
right to the sea, for ships of 300 tons bur-
then, yet, if there is to be continues line,
Year: 1861

CHAPTER FIRST.


Z" If you love me as love you,


No knife can cut our love in two."


BILL PEXTON.
Reader, have your ever stood on the heel
path side of the Ohio Canal on one of those
mild January evenings peculiar to the early
autumn, and watched the sun rise from his
gorgeous couch athwart the Western sky,
and listened to catch the musical warble OF
distant coal-heavers mingled with The cries
of ragged canal driver encouraging pair
of attenuated calico mules? Qf you don t
remember at once whether you have or not,
take time to consider and inform us through
the post Office, enclosing a stamp.) 1t was
az such time and on such spot that two
solitary youths might have been seen walk
ing arm in arm in the vicinity abou. that
time. Need we tell you one was the daughter
of poor though wealthy parents and that
the other was her lover?
Year: 1861




Snow comes the tu1."-JACK SMITH.
When Caleb left the pickle Pheebe it was
with determination never to see her again.
He would be wanderer. He would land
he would go and be an ancient mariner
| Filled with this desperate resolve he sought
his boarding house, put clean shirt and
collar in a cotton valse, and started for the
river. A gallant tug lay at the dock which
he boarded and requested to see the Cap
tain. A sailor whose voice was deeply
bronzed by exposure to the Tropic of Bar
ieycorn appeared at the main top mizzen
gang-way and informed him that the Cap
tam was engaged in the cabin. He was
being presented with a bosom pin and a
gold headed cane by ferryman who was
about to retire from Office. The presenta-
tion was wholly unexpected.
After considerable delay Caleb was invi-
ted to descend. When he entered the cabin
he was struck with the youthful and deli
cate appearance of the Captain. He was
about to tell him that he had come to snip
before the-well, smoke stack-when the
supposed Captain raised his cap and a
shower of cork screw curls fell upon his
shoulders.


What !' exclaimed the lover in amaze
men, " Phoebe Ann!"


" Caleb ~


| They rushed into each others arm. Afte r
an embrace which caused thermometer in
the cabin to rise to 90 degrees in the shade,
mutual explanations followed. She had
OWNED his parpose to go for sailor and
resolved to thwart it. The Captain of the
tug being an aunt.of hers had allowed her
to be Captain for that day, and chance had
done the rest. Phoebe Ann was penitent,
Caleb forgiving, and that very day they
agreed before minister TO share the tug OF
life together.


But little more remains to be told. Caleb
couldn't be persuaded to give up his pas
sion for the raging main, although, notwith
standing the entreaties of his wife, and so
she compromised the matter by allowing
him to tend a saw MILL and he still follow
that daring and perilous profession.
Year: 1861

The Republican Convention on Saturday
last, put in nomination an excellent ticket fol
county officers.


Judge WOODWARD, the nominee for Sena
tor, is one Of our oldest and most honored
citizens He is we'll known throughout the
State, having served term on the Supreme
Bench, and occupied several other prominent
positions. He will make an influential and
useful member Of the General Assembly.


NJ. PRICE and G. c. SHIpMAN, the tried and
faithful Representatives Of the last session
were renominated for another term. This
was but just tribute to them. They are high
ly popular with the leading men of the State,
and make able and efficient legislators


j. CARsKADDAH, for County Judge, is a
young man of fine legal attainments, a care
ful and correct business man, in every way
qualified to take charge of the affairs of the
Office.


HuGn j. CAMPBELL, who was put in nomi
nation for Treasurer and Recorder, is we'll
known to the citizens of the county as a
young man of high order of talent and good
business habits. He has been, at various
times. connected with the Journal as political
editor, and in that capacity distinguished HIM
self as one of the best writer's for the press in
the State. Last April, when the war broke
out, he was one of the first to enlist in defense
of our country, and accompanied the glorious
Iowa 1st through its arduous campaign in
Missouri, fighting valiantly in the battle near
Springfield, and receiving wound which
still disables him from any active employ
ment. We feel an especial interest in his
behalf, believing that no other man in the
county is more deserving of the good will and
suffrages of his fellow citizens.


H. H. H1NE for Sheriff. is one of the old
stand-bys of our city, having resided here up
wards of twenty years. Quiet and unobtru-
sive in his manner, yet affable to all, straight
forward and candid in his dealings with every
body, giving his attention closely to his own
business, few men in our county have more
friends and less number of enemies than
Hick Hine. He is just the man for Sheriff,
possessing great firmness and GOODNESS, with
the requisite degree of sympathetic feeling
Let US elect him.


D. II. GooDNo, for School Superintendent,
is one of the most able and successful teachers
in the State, having been, for some time, the
acting principal Of both the public schools in
this city. With him the educational interests
of the county will be in safe hands.


The other nominees are gentlemen we'll
qualified for the Offices for which they are
named. We hope the friends of all the can
didates will take an active interest in their
behalf, and see that every one of them is elect
ed. The platform, as laid down by a brief
resolution adopted by the convention, is broad
enough for every true Union man to stand
upOn
Year: 1861

nW|It was a no less conservative and hon.
ored Democrat than John A. Dix, who said,
Let every man who is opposed to carrying on
the war against rebellion to the utmost who
would not sacrifice the last dollar and the last
man, if necessary, to preserve the Union-be
regarded as traitor to his flag, an migrate,
and a foe"
Year: 1861

RHODE IsLAND.-1 his gall mt little State
and is taking the proper means to correct
he difficulty. Large companies or squads
are forming in every town in the State for
the purposes Of drill and perfection in mill
tary instruction This is an example fer the
whole country.
Year: 1861




s~-The following remarks of the editor of the
Philadelphia Presbyterian have the right ring
| in them. Being the staunchest of that staunch
and conservative denomination, (Old School
Presbyterian we commend them to some of
that respectable body who reside in this merid-
ian:


MAKE UP YOUR MIND TO DO ia gentle
tleman, not very distinguished for his ardent
patriotism, was declaimng against the war as
having in large measure arrested the wheels
of business, and interfered with his usual
prosperity A friend promptly rebuked him
in terms like these This war has been
forced upon us. 1t must necessarily produce
distress. As citizen, you may as we'll make
up your mind to bear portion of the burden.
lou have been accustomed to look exclusively
after your personal interests, now you must
enlarge your views, and aid the public cause.
The very existence Of the government, under
the shadow Of which you have prospered, is
in peril if it falls, you tall-if it prospers,
sacrifice you would patch up false, Fictitious,
the name of an Ame- lean, and a freeman"


L nc dilSNtl was d just oilS. L ic HielCtllal
cry of many is, the war is running us, and the
selfishness it betrays, is the very ground on
which it is attempted to form party to frown
the war at all hazards What is to become of
our contederacy, our government, our future
freedom, do not enter into the calculation
Surely, American virtue is at a low ebb, if we
are not willing to make sacrifices, and to bring
down our high aspirations after fortune, for
the sake Of our country. These are times
when every good citizen should be willing to
bring down his notions to a war standard.
He must willingly suffer, as the people of our
old Revolution did, for the sake of the coun
try. Thos>, who cry out for peace, on any
terms, little dream of the sad Inheritance they
would leave their children, in land divided
into factions and rent by interminable future
wars No; the sacrifice is nothing, compared
with the miseries which would be brought
upon us by the splitting up of our country
into number of contending communities If
such an evil is to befall us, which, may God
in his mercy prevent, let it not at least come
through our recreancy, our low seltishness,
; nd our base betrayal of the precious trust
reposed in US.
Year: 1861

The action of Gen. Grant in taking posses
sion Of Paducah is matter Of vital import
ancc. Preceded as it was by an attempt on
the part Of Pillow to accomplish the same
purpose, Kentucky will now, as her soil is
occupied by hostile armies standing face to
face, be compelled to choose between the op-
posing forces-between good and evil-be-
tween the government and downright treason.
She cannot delay the decision. The crisis has
come, and in one side or other of the scale in
which her destiny hangs, must speedily put
her weight. We are glad that her legislature
is in session. Her action, be it what we wish
or that which we fcar will be authoritative
When she speaks she will use no hesitating
or uncertain tones. God grant that her deci-
sion may be favorable to the government and
honorable to herself Chicago Tribune.
Year: 1861

The following remarkable circumstance
is related in connection with the battle at
Springfield, Missouri:


Six Of our wounded men lived nine days on
the battle field before they were accidentally
discovered by a Union man travelling over the
field, who took them home and had them
cared for, some Of his neighbors assisting in
the humane work. One of the men thus found
was named Grouert, a German. He was
wounded at first in the leg, and after lying
about an hour, the wound becoming painful,
he changed the position OF the wounded leg
by placingit on the we'd one, when be was
again shot IN the foot Of the same lee that was
injured. These loor men obtaincd loulisfI-
ment to prolong existence amid this scene Of
hor' ors by crawling about aud getting at the
contents Of The hayersaks.. strcNn about the.
field among tie carcassc5 OF men and horses.
Year: 1861

FEyHESE MEDICINES HAVE NOW BEEN BEFORE


the public for period of thirty years, and durin.
that time have maintained a high character in almos
every part of the globe for their extraordinary and
mediate power of restoring perfect health to persons sf
frame Is liable.


The following among the distressing variety
man diseases in which the
Year: 1861

mass meeting held in this place on last Saturday.
By a resolution of the meeting you are requested
to publish the same in your journal. The meeting
the greatest enthusiasm and good order prevailed.
Judge franklin, Hon. John G. Davis and Hon.
Arch johnson addressed the immense concourse
of people. Davis speech was one of the most
effective we have ever listened to. The spirit of
compromise is the avowed policy of two thirds of
the voters of Putnam. The Democratic party of
this county can not be abolitionized.


Yours truly &c, JAS


At mass meeting of the Democracy of Put
nam county, held ON Saturday, July 81, 1861, at
Greencastle, Indiana, James d. Scott, Esq,
chairman of the Committee on Resolutions, re-
ported the following, which were unanimously
adopted:


1--WE, the Democracy of Putnam county. in
mass meeting assembled, publish the following as
an expression of the sense OF the meeting:


"ResoLred, That we are still as heretofore, un-
conditionaly in favor of the Federal Constitution
the union of all the States both North and South,
upon the principles inculcatcd and agreed to by
our forefathers of the Revolution, the main,en
ance OF the Constitution in its purity the enforce
ment OF the laws by the legally authorized agents
and the defense of our common flag by the strong
arm of the military against all opposers of the
Constitution.


Resolced That we sincerely and honestly be-
lieye that the present difficulties OF our National
Union might have been honorably settled. and to
the entire satisfaction of every section of the
country, at the last session of Congress, by the
adoption of the Crittenden, Border State, or some
other compromise of similar character, and it is
our full conviction that the people of the North
west were. by immense majorities, in favor of
some such plan of settlement and adjustment, be-
cause it would secure TO them that Union they so
much love. and would le,ve them that prosperity
with which honest industry has heretofore re.
warded them; and we condemn the conduct of
his Excellency, Governor Oliver p. Morton and
all Others, who directly or indirectly plunged us
into this unnatural war with our brethren, until
every peaceabIe means fairly and honestly
tried. and failed believing that our fathers in
tended and that civilization and christianity alike
require. that war should be the last, and not the
first resort of nations, and we declare that, as
heretofore, we are still in favor OF compromising
upon terms alike honorable to all the people and
all the States


ResolDed, Tint while we are in favor of defend
ing the flag of our country. and maintaining the
supremacy of our government, by the aid of
the military, we do believe that ultra fanat-
icism North as we'll as South, has brought
about our national troubles. and we are desirous
to maintain our national Union, without the loss
of single star from the glorious national galaxy.
We will therefore vote for men and money to sup
press rebellion, be it North or South, so long as
the military shall be needed for that purpose, but
when perverted so to interfere with the con-
stitutional rights of any of thepeople Of thesev
Year: 1861

der to become perfect Christan-not to do it by
halves-make an open confession thereof


Myself-Loving the Lord Jesus Christ, and
living according to his commandments, are, ac-
cordng to our belief, the essentials of the Chris
tianl


The Pope-Very good. will tell you some
thing. Prayl pray for light from the Lord; for
grace to acknowledge the truth-because this is
the only means of attaining to it, Controversy
will do no good. In controversy is pride and
self-love. People in controversy make parade
of their knowledge, of their acuteness, and, after
all, every one continues to hold his own views
Prayer alone gives light and strength for the ac
quirements of the truth and of grace. Pray every
day, every night before you go to rest, and hope
that grace and light may be given to you; for
God wishes that we should humble ourselves, and
He gives His grace to the humble. And now,
God bless and keep you, for time and eternityl


This pure priestly and fatherly admonition was
so beautifully and fervently expressed that it
went to my heart, and humbly, and with my heart,
| kissed the hand paternally extended toward me.
That it was the hand of the Pope did not embar-
rass me in the slightest degree, for he to me,
really, at this moment, the representative of the
Teacher, who, in life and doctrine, preached hui
milty, not before men, but before God, and taught
mankind to pray to him. The Pope's words were
entirely true and evangelical. / thanked him
from my entire heart, and departed more satisfied
with him than with myself / had stood before
him in my Protestant pride; he had listened with
patience, replied with kindness and finally ex-
horted me, not with papal arrogance but as a true
gospel teacher. parted from him with more
humility of spirit than had come


The Pope conversed with me in French, with
facility and accuracy. His manner of speaking is
lively and natural, as one who allows himself to
converse without restraint.
Year: 1861

/ was running a night express train, and had
train of ten cars-eight passenger and two bag
gage cars-aDd all we're well loaded. / was be
hind time, and was very anxious to make GER
tain point thus was using every exertion, and
putting the engine to the utmost speed of which
she was capable. / was on a section of the road
usually considered the best running ground on
the line, and was endeavoring to make the
most of it, when a conviction struck me that
must stop.


A something seemed tie tell me that to go
ahead was dangerous, and that | must stop if
would save life. looked back at my train and
il was all right. | strained my ewes and peered
into the darkness, and could see no signal of
danger, nor anything betokening danger, and
there / could see five miles in the day time,
listened to the workings of my engine, tried the
water, looked at the guage, and all was right.
tried to laugh myself out of what then consid-
cred childish fear, but. like Banquo's ghost, it
would not down at my bidding, but grew stronger
in its hold upon me.


| thought of the ridicule would have heaped
upon me if did stop, but it all of no avail.
The conviction-for by this time it had ripened
into a conviction-that must stop grew stronger;
and shut off and blew the whistle for breakers
accordingly. / came to dead halt, got off, and
went ahead little way, without saying anything
to anybody what the matter was. / had a lamp
in my hand, and had gone about sixty feet, when
l saw what convinced me tnat premcnltlons are
sometimes possible. / dropped the lantern from
my nerveless grasp, and sat down on the track,
utterly unable to stand; for there was a switch,
the thought of which had never entered my mind,
as it had never been used since had been on the
road, and was known - be spiked, but was open
to lead me off the track. The switch led into a
stone quarry, from whence stone for bridge pur-
poses had been quarried. and the switch was left
there in case stone should be needed at any time;
but it was always locked, and the switch rail
spiked.


Yet here it was, wide open; and, had not
obeyed my premonition, warning-call it what
you will should have run into it, and at the
end of the track only about ten rods long, my
heavy engine and train, moving at the rate OF
thirty miles per hour, would have come into col
lsion with a solid wall of rock, eighteen feet
high. The consequences, had l doue so, can
neither be imagined nor described; but they could
by no possibility, have been otherwise than ia
tally horrid. This is my experience in getting
warnings from a source that know not. and can
not divine. 1t is a mystery to me; a mystery for
which am very thankful, however, although !
dare not attempt to explain it, nor say whence il
came.
Year: 1861

1t needs not that the tension of mans nerves
should have been strung tight by the hands of
battle, for him to know from his own experience
what is the strange, and awful, and weird feeling
of the first relaxation of them in the early after
hours of responsibility danger or important crisis
of decision. If apparitions and visions of things
unearthly be indeed mere fctiOns of mems brain,
such after-hours are just those wherein the mind
is readiest to yield to the power of illusion.
Illusion or reality more startling, more unac-
countable by far than it? Whether of the two was
this?


There entered at the curtain of his tent the
dead man, toward whom, in some few minutes
more, he should have been showing the last sad
kindness. The light fell full and clear upon his
face. He took off his forage cap as he came in
The broad, white forehead showed no longer any
trace of the murderous incrash of the ball which
had slain him. Into the poor dull glazed eyes
the CLEAN had returned, could it indeed be the
gleam of returned lifeg Or do the eyes of ghosts
CLEAN life like too?


"What made you send that Frenchman with
my corpse to me? At least, he would insist that
it was mine"


*! Good heaven Can it be you in
deed?'


"Who should it be? What ails you, man?
Why do YOU stare at me so?"


81 can not say what ails me; but / am surely
nder some strange delusion. 1t is not half an
our surely, since l saw you stretched lifeless
cross mules back, with rifle bullet between
your eyes. What can this mean? You are not
even wounded"


mo, thank God nothing has touched me for
this once; but the French soldier-did you then
send him up, ndeedl"


Indeed did,"


| Hideous comic c-tragic episode in the awful
drama of war They discovered y-and by that
TN lrothar SOldior Of thair
own corps, but brave officer of another arm
Neither of them had known him personally, mol
had they heard before that between him and X
existed, in his lifetime. the most remarkable and
close resemblance-such an identity of feature as
| is rarely seen save in twin brothers
! Now, it has struck me sometimes as l have
turned over in my mind this strange but true
story, that there may have been among that
wearied host that night men, to whom indeed
what happened appeared demonstration of the
truth concerning ghostly visitants men who may
have known only the gallant man that fell, as my
kinsman only knew the man for whom he wa:
mistaken; they may have seen him fall, or have
known of his fatal misadventure; and then they
too, may have seen his perfect image, his very
self-as they needs must have reasoned it-pas:
by them, la the CLEAN of their tents lantern
through that November mist:-pass by them
though they had been dear friends and comrades
without word, nod, sign of recognition
pass by them on some unearthly errand, on hi:
way back, perhaps, to answer, in the ghost worlt
| to the roll-call of the dead.
Year: 1861

l knew that this was all that remained of him
whom loved so well.


And this was the last of the demons work; and
the last act in the terrible drama. Ali from the
first sparkle Of the red wine it had been down,
down, down. until the foot of the hill had been
finally reached


When | turned away from the cell, and once
more walked amid the flashing saloons and revel
halls, wished that my voice had power to thun-
der the life-story of which had been a witness,
into the ears of all living men,
Year: 1861

PurmD SoRE THnoAT-Cwe.-we publish the
following cure for Diptheria, or putrid sore
throat. for the consideration Of any who may be
interested


Mix one gill Of strong apple vinegar, one "a.
bic spoonful Of common salt. one tablespoonful
of drained honey, and half-pcd OF red pepper,
Cor half tea-spoonful Of ground peppero boil
them together to proper consistency, then pour
into half pint Of strong sage tea In severe
cases, half tea spoonful every hour for child;
one tea a-spoonful for an adult. As the canker de-
creases. decrease the frequency of the dose
Year: 1861

Domestic Remedies.-No other formula combine in an
compact or concentrated form the active and essen


tia properties of medicine so well adapted to
family use as these popular remedies Devoid of min
cra and vegetable poisons, simple but efcacious in
operation they may be administered with equal safety
TO the infant as to the adult No household should be
without supply, they always useful in case of
accident Sold by all Druggists at 25c 62c., and s1
per box pot. fehoe
Year: 1861

GB- The following letter. which emphatically speaks
Tor itself, was written by the Dean Of the Faculty of
the Philadelphia College of Medicine-to the editors
OF the Pacific Medical and Surgical Journal San Fran
cisco, FOR publication;