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Year: 1865

doubted not efsuccess, and who shrank not from


the dangers and suferings necessary to ensure
1t. When these begin to doubt the end must
be approaching.


But the facts we have been reviewing not


only show US the end of war but they open to


us happier prospect of what will be after the


war. The theory advanced by some of our CO.


temporaries that the North could never hold


the South, even after the Southern armies are


beaten from the field is plainly unteuable-


The fiery spirits will be gone, and those who


were too Indifferent to fight will certainly not


have energy TO resist when the fight is over
1t is to be kept in view that there is, after all
no difference of race, of speech, or law, TO
maintain a feeling of hostility. There is moth
ing to prevent Northern settlers from ANAL
gamating with Southern residents The ne-
gro question being settled, there will be moth
ing to maintain distinction between the two
sections. Engaged in the same pursuits, re.
sorting to the same courts, electing members
to the same legislature, there win be nothing
in this case resembling those in which nation
is overran and deprived Of its rights by an
alien power. Southerners will recover their
rights by submission, they will stand on
footing of perfect equality with the victors.-
We all know how rapidly, when the High
landers Of Scotland had been disarmed, they
became among the most loyal OF their fellow
subjects. Yet their case was one in which
there were fundamental distinctions between
them and their subjugaters not to be found
between Federals and Confederates No
doubt there will be an intervening period in
which military law must prevail till perfect or
der is restored. Those who make the pretense
of acting as guerillas after the regular war is
over an excuse for numbering and plundering,
must be repressed by the firm rules which in
every country, and under every system OF law,
punish individual crime. This will be an in
evitable concomitant of the period OF transi-
tion from war to legality. But when the foul
dream of building up slave empire is over,
there will be nothing left to fight about and
a people who have nothing to maintain dis
sention about, and who are in the enjoyment of
common rights, common liberties, common
privileges, will speedily unite to put down
those whose disorders will be only common
bane.
Year: 1865

IAN ounce Of blood is worth a pound o
bone, and therefore it is in Judging of horse
/ by form and size without reference to th
! quality OF the animal structure, that we are so
often deficient. The size aud form of tht
bones and muscles are indeed important, but
| the main point to the strength and activity
Of the animal, is that they are hard and close
grained.


It has been demonstrated by many expert
ments that the thorough bred race horse 1vH
stand under a lO0d that no mOngrel horse can
bear. The bones of the common horse are of
honey y-combed structure, while those of the
thorough-b bred are close grained and nearly as
hard as ivory, and actually weigh more, though
much smaller than those of the cart horse.


The object Of the article to which have re-
ferred is to impress upon those who breed
horses the Importance of encouraging the diff
fusion of the blood OF the English race horse,
10 order TO secure good cavalry horses. 1t is
equally so, for the production OF all horses re-
quired TO go" The draft horse is valuable in
his place, but his form and especially the quail
ty Of his bones and muscles render him unfit
for action. There is danger that our breeders
influenced by temporary demand for these
horses will change the whole horse stock Of
the country, until we shall have no horses
suitable for readslers or the saddle


do not wish to discourage the breeding of
draft horses-to limited extent they are quite
desirable; but to lose sight of the great fact
that it is the blood horse that gives us the
action, spirit, endurance and intelligence requi-
site for the cavalry service for the useful horse
for general purposes would be not only ex-
ceedingly injurious to the country, but would
also in a short time, prove most Improbable to
breeders.


Great mistakes are made in selecting mares
to breed to these large, slow moving horses
Large coarse mares are supposed to be Just the
thing, but the produce of such a crop seems
really to be coarser and to have less action
than either sire or dam. Such mares should
always be bred to the most ''wiery," active and
compact horse to be found. The thorough
bred horse for the causes already stated will
be sure to give satisfactory results here.


The colt instead Of the dull and stupid eye
Of the dam, indicating a sluggish temperament
and bad disposition, will have lively and in
telligent xpression-instead of soft and
spungy bone and muscle, will show the firm
and close texture of each by quiet and elias
tic step which enables it to tread all day with
out fatigue.


OF this blood were most of our stallions in
Ohio thirty years ago--the Messengers, Eclipse,
PacoIeta, Diamonds, Whips, g., and to them
are we indebted for the excellence of our
horses. Recently this blood has been neglected,
aud the consequence is, as intelligent horse
men know, that our stock while still fair in
appearance, has been rapidly running down in
all those qualities which qualify an animal for
action and endurance.


FARNER
Year: 1865

wants of a dying sister with luxuries aud
pleasures, proved the stepping stone to my
princely wealth. Sir, was a ragged, friend
less boy; but my heart treasured up your
kind words as priceless jewels, and now the
time has come when may, in some measure
repay them with interest


The old man moved his pale lips as though
be would speak; the banker resumed instantly.


81 am alone in the world; my mother is
dead, and my little sister, whose last words
were of your kindness, has gone years
ago to her eternal home. l owe everything
to you, and now have favor TO ask


"A favor, and of mel"


''That you will heDcefOrth allow me to pro-
vide for you, and consider me as your son.
My carriage is at the door and will take you
wheresoever you wish to go. But one word
first"


He took a tiny voIume from his breast,
bound in faded velvet. asss


This book was my dead sisters Bible it
lay on her pillow when Si.a died. and since that
hour it has been my constant companion
There is a passage here that has ever been
present to my mind since your kind deed gave
hope and courage to my life."


He opened the volume, and through a soft
mist of grateful tears, the old man read the
Scripture words


Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou
shalt find it after many days"
Year: 1865

THE London Money Market Review has a
sensible article upon American Finances
wherein it says:


By all precedent and experience the task
before the United States Government is co.
losal, and ifsome amongst us on this side Of
the Atlantic have been prone to regard the
difficulty as almost insuperablea nd involving
condition Of collapse, they may be pardoned
for their misgivings There could scarcely be
such burden upon any European State with
out national bankruptcy. The comparatively
impaired vitality of the old world is usequal
to such hard knocks, and if some look on
with doubts for the results upon the iron con-
etitution and colossal frame Of our American
kinsmen there is little wonder We have re-
Gently shown in these columns that taking the
United States debt at Mr.. McCulloch's mar
imum. with the highest possible rate of inter
est, the taxation upon the existing population
and wealth of the country would be far less
enormous than our own at the present mo-
ment, and a bagatelle by comparison with the
burden of war debt laid upon our own shoul-
ders at the termination Of the long war half a
century ago. .~rsssS "a
Year: 1865

Va call attention to the meeting tonight,
Ehich has for its object the erection of an
appropriate monument to Prof McGugin. We
hope that the measure will meet promptly
with public favor and support. DIR. McGugin
was long resident of Keokuk, was one oi
itsmost valuable and highly esteemed citizens,
was true patriot, a skiflfnl physician, on
honest and good man. So long and intimate
ly was he connected with "every good word
and work in our midst, that our citizens will
be dong much honor tc themselves, and due
measure of regard to the dead, by erecting to
his memory suitable monument.
Year: 1865

IT seems from statements of an official char
acter that over five millions of dollars have
been contributed to the support ofthe Fenian
movement within few years past. And it
has been spent mainly by the officers of the
organization in riotous living and luxurious
headquarters, y Hh y =


But if the mass of the Fenians choose t O
spend their money for the support Of such a
graceless set of scamps as are running that
machine it ia their own business
Year: 1865

There is nothing specially significant 2sl
new in the Message, and the opportunities Of
Gen. GRANT for observation on his hurried
tour were too limited to admit of his making
any very reliable generaizstions.a Still his
opinion that the condition of affairs down
there forbids the removal of the United States
troops indicates lack of force in the loyal
sentiment Of sufficient power to run inde-
pendent State Governments on the Union
track without military aid from the National
Government. While his. opinion that white
troops win be more acceptable and effcisnt
than blaokones for the purpose viii hardly be
contested.
Year: 1865

ding is in process of preparation and will probably be opened to purchasers in few days.

 on Wednesday evening of last week meet ing was held for the formation of Lyceum which was speedily organized and officers duly elected. The society are to hold weekly meet ings and will this week debate the question: Resolved: That education exerts greater influence in socistY than wealth.

 = The building owned an occupied by E A Hart now in use as hotel was sold few days ago to be torn down with its outghuildings and replaced by handsome dwelling house which is to be owned by a MT. Morse, ofQak- ville. '.i 1,r
Year: 1865

Thank God for rest, where none molest,
And none can make afraid,
For Peace that sits as Plenty's guest,
Beneath the homestead shaded
Bring pike and gun, the sword'sred scourge
The negro's broken chains,
And beat them at the blacksmiths forge,
To plowshares for our plains.
Alike henceforth our hills of snow,
And wales where cotton flowers
All streams that flow, all winds that blow
Are freedoms motive powers.
henceforth TO Labor's chiyalry
Be knightly honors paid;
Far nobler than the sword shall be
The sickle's accolade
Build up an altar to the Lord,
o grateful hearts of ours
And shape ii to the greenest sward
That ever drank the showers,
Lay all the bloom of gardens there,
And there the orchard fruits;
Bring golden grain from sun and air,
From earth her goodly roots,
There let our banners droop and How,
The stars uprise and fall;
Our roll of martyrs, sad and slow,
Let signing breezes call.
Their names let hands of horn and tan
And rough-shod feet applaud,
Who died to make the slave man,
And link with toll reward,
There let the common heart keep time
To such an anthem sung,
As never swelled on poets rhyme,
Or thrilled on singers tongue.
Song of our burden and relief,


of peace and long annoy;
The passion of our mighty grief


And our exceeding joy.
A song of praise to him who filled
The harvest sown in tears,
And gave each field double yield


To feed our battle yearsl
A song of faith that trusts the end


To match the good begun,
Nor doubts the power of Love to blend
The hearts of men as onel


Atlantic Monthly
Year: 1865

CLOTHING AND FURNISHING Goops.-Thc
attention Of our soldiers is directed to the
immense assortment Of clothing and fur.
nishing goods kept by Hess Stern, in No.
q "a ST. No other house in the city is able
to compete with them in good fits and low
prices. Give them call before purchasing.
Year: 1865

TMg Day GooDs TKADE.-We notice that
goods in general are going up very much,
and looking over the stock Of our popular
dry goods house Of N. IIerzberg l. Co.,
No. D East Second street. We find that
they are selling at remarkably low prices
compared with the advance They are clos
ing out some classes 1f dress and summer
goods regardless Of cost. as they are making
heavy preparations for the fall trade. Call
soon Tor bargains. iuly27-dlw.
Year: 1865

BALL.-A soldiers supper and ball will
take place at LeClairc to morrow night at
Davenport's Hall to which all LcClaire SOL
diers are invited to attend without charge,
bringing their ladies with them. The sup
per will be prepared by the popular hosts Of
the Gault House.
Year: 1865

ALL FOR TIE BEsT.-Dr johnson
used to say that a habit of looking at
the best side of every event is better
than thousand pounds year. Bishop
Hall quantity remarks, For every bad
there might be worse and when a
man breaks his leg, let him be thankful
that it was not his neck" When Fen.
eIon's library was on fire, "God be
praised he exclaimed, "that it is not
the dwelling of some poor man -
This is the true spirit of submission
one of the most beautiful traits that
can possess the human heart. Resolve
TO see this world on its sunny side, and
you have almost half won the battle oil
life at the outset.
Year: 1865

THE LATEST DECALOGUB.
Thou ahalt have one God only who
Would bo Rt the expense Of two
No craven images may bo
Worshircd, save in the currency
Swear not at all since for thy curse
Thine enemy is none the worse
At church on Sunday to attend
Will serve to keep tho world thy friend.
Honor thy parents; that is all
From whom advancement may befall.
Thou shalt not kill but necds't not strive
Ohiciously to keep alive.


Adultery it is not fit


orsafo tfOr womanl to commit
Thou shalt not stoal: an empty feat,
When IT'S so lucrative to cheat
Bear not false witness lot thy lie
Have time on its own wings to fly;
Thou shalt not covet but tradition
Approves all forms OF competition.
Year: 1865

.. Charade.


My first in our army may ever he found,
My second with Sherman goes marching around,
My third may be seen ut the first peep of day,
When the dark shades Of night have all passed away
Ny fourth TIark! even now methinks can hear
It's sound so familiar ring loudly and clear.
My fifth We should ever most strongly defend,
And on such good principles ever depend


My whole the name ofs lady will tell,


Who in Highland county at present does DWELL
New Vienna, o.. Feb. 1865. SALLIE.
Year: 1865

The name of each article offered for sale-as
"Gold Hunting Watch" "Gold Oval Band
Bracelet, Pearl Breastpin and Ear drops"
Gold Enameiled Ring Silver Plated
Cake Basket" &c. is written on card and
enclosed in sealed envelope these envelopes
are then placed in drawer am well mixed !;
then as an order is received, with twenty. five
cents for return postage and other charges,
Of the cards or certificates is taken at ran
dom and sent by first mail To the customer
who giH see at once what he can get for One Dol
ar. If he is pleased with his fortune he can
forward the money according to directions on
the certificate and secure the prize. If the
article awarded should be unsuited to the pur-
chaser-as for example, a set of Pearl Ear
Drops and Breastpin to a young man who
could not wear them. and had no one 10 gre
them to-we will send any other article on the
catalogue of equal price which may be preferr-
ed. Or if, for any reason, you choose to- ven
ture no further, then You can let the matter
drop where ii is and spend no more. Exnine
carefully our Catalogue
Year: 1865

That such town as Stratford should
afford anything in the way of roman
tic personal histories was hardly to be


expected, but the subjoined story is


authentic, as well as interesting


At the commencement Of the present


century young man made his appear


ance in the village, and spent a few


weeks at the tavern which then exist


ed to afford shelter to. stage-coach


travellers. Whence he came and what


was his business, none could guess.


Directly opposite the,tavern stood the


small cottage and the forge of a black


smith named Folsom. He had a daugh-


ter who was the beauty of the village,


and it was her fortune to captivate the


heart of the young stranger. He told


his love, said that he was from Scot
land, that he was travelling incog., but
In confidence gave her his real name,


claiming that he was heir to a large
fortune. She returned his love, and
they were married. A few weeks
thereafter the stranger told his wife
that he must visit New Orleans he
did SO, and the gossips of the town
made the young wife unhappy by their
disagreeable hints and jeers. In
few months the husband returned, but
before week had elapsed he received
large budget of letters, and told his
wife that he must at once return to
England, and must GO alone. He took
his departure, and the gossipers had
another glorious opportunity to make
a confiding woman wretched. To all
but herself it was a clear case of
desertion /; the wife became a mother,
and for two years lived on in silence
and in hope. At the end of that time
letter was received by the Stratford
beauty from her husband, directing her
to go at once to New York with her
child, taking nothing with her but the
clothes she wore, and embark in a ship
for her home in England. On her ar
rival in New York, she found ship
splendidly furnished with every con-
venience and luxury for her comfort,
and two servants ready to obey every
wish that she might express. The
ship duly arrived in England, and the
Stratford girl became mistress of SUI
perb mansion, and, as the wife of
baronet, was saluted by the aristocra-
cy as Lady Samuel Sterling. On the
death of her husband many years ago,
the Stratford boy succeeded to the IT,
tie and wealth of his father; and in
the last edition of the "Peerage and
Baronetage,' he is spoken of as the is
sue of Miss Folsom, of Stratford,
North America" When the late Pro-
fessor Silliman visited England, some
years since, he had the pleasure of
meeting Lady Sterling at a dinner par
ty, and was delighted to answer her
many questions about her birthplace
in Connecticut.
Year: 1865

a VALUABLE SEcREr.-The Scientific
American says: "The unpleasant
odor produced by perspiration is fire.
quently the source of vexation to per.
sons who are subject to it. Nothing
is simpler than to remove this odor
much more effectually than by the ap.
plication of such onguents and per.
fumes as are in use. 1t is only neces-
sary to procure some of the compound
spirits of ammonia and place about
two table-spoonfulls in basin of wa


ter. Washing the face, hands and
arms with this, leaves the skin as clean


sweet and fresh as one could wish


The wash is perfectly harmless and
very cheap. 1t is commended on the
authority Of an experienced physician
Year: 1865

What is the difference between an
instrument for taking an observation
of the sun, and your mother sister in
breeches? One is a scrtat and the
other an un-sersd-aum. A premium is
claimed for this pun as the worst ever
produced.
Year: 1865

1t is a question for the consideration
of the medical faculty, whether pa.
tients suffering from q deficiency Of
iron in the blood might not be benefit


ed by the use of steel punches as al
habitual beverage. da
Year: 1865

will be charged for any article on our list, and
this sum the purchaser need not pay until he
knous uhat he is TO get! This plan accords with
the method recently become so popular for
disposing of large stocks of Jewelry and SINH
lar productions.
Year: 1865

The Grand Lodge Of Good Templars,
at it's recent session in this State, took
decisive action on the challenge thrown
out by the Liquor Dealers Convention,
and will be likely to give them more
than they bargained for
Year: 1865

A correspondent Eriting from Pit Hole
says;


"Before you are here week you Will
discover that wells are very often the sub
ject of affection, ara raised TO the dignity
Of sex, and as if admitted into the human
race as. SO many more. A dry hole is al
ways talked OF as it, and very contempt
nous particle it sometimes is. But if the
little puncture behaves nobly, if it turns
ont good Sowing well, it is sure to be
she What the swift engine is to the
rider, what the proud ship is to the sailor
what the sweet girl is to the lOyer, such i;
your hundred-barrel well to its owners
dear creature and She"
Year: 1865

The Herald's Fort Monroe correspon-
dent has the following particulars of the
attempt to escape made by DIR. Mudd, as
heretofore published: The Doctor enjoyed
unusual liberties on the island through his
being detailed in the hospital department
Through the advantage of this liberty he
managed TO secrete himself in one of the
coal bunkers of the steamer Thomas Scott
When he was found to be missing most
thorough search of the steamer was insti-
tuted to find him, and the search was very
NEAR abandoned and the idea of his con
cealment on it given up, when an officer
who was assisting in the search thrust the
point of his sword into the Doctors face,
causing him to cry out and thereby make
known his place of confinement He lay
wholly hidden under the coal except a
portion of his face. On his discovery he
was taken back to prison and put at hard
labor, which occupation he is likely to fol-
lom for some time. The quarter master
of the Thomas Scott was subsequently ar
rested on a charge of completely in aiding
the Doctor to escape. There has been no
change in the disposition of the other as
sassins.


The MOrmOns.


The Times Salt Lake correspondent
of September 10th, says: The report is
that in the ensuing October the Mormon
conference will be the largest held for
many a year, Brigham, in his recent visit,
having extended liberal invitations to the
country people to come to the preaching,
and bring bands and choirs


General Meagher.


Gen. T. F. Meagher arrived to-day, and
will probably be serenaded tonight He
leaves in a few days for his new home in
Montana
Year: 1865

Take quantity of good mealy poata-'
toes, and after having them nicely peeled
and washed, CRATE them on fine gra,
ter, pour into the pulpy mass enough
pure cold water to cover tia few inches,
after it has well settled, strain the whole
through sieve or cloth into a convent,
ent vessel; pour into the sieve fresh wash.
ings of water, and squeeze the potatoes
we'll so as to be sure you get all the nutri-
ment out Of them let the water stand for
short time, and then pour off there willi
be found at the bottom quantity of
starch. To render tquite pure and nice.
more fresh water should be poured into
it and after having settled, again pour of.
This may be repeated to the Improvement
of the starch,