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Year: 1865

EN. Charles Dickens relates the
following of Douglas Jerrold:


"Of his generosity / had proof
within these two or three years, which
it saddens me to think of now. There
had been an estrangement between us
not on any personal subject, and
not involving any angry words-and
a good many months had passed with
out my even seeing him in the street,
when it foil out that we dined each
with his own separate party, in the
strangers room of the club. Our
chairs were almost back TO back, and
L took mine after he was seated and
at dinner--I am sorry to remember
and did not look that way. Before
we had sat so long, he openly wheeled
his chair round, stretched out both hi,
hands in an engaging manner, and
said aloud, with bright and loving
face, that i can see as / write to you
Let us be friends again! A life'l
not long enough for this"
Year: 1865

Nor THE TICKET IA friend who came
up on the cars from Sacramento the other
day, vouches for the truth of the following :
The conductor was passing around collecting
his checks, and approached lady who was
engaged in earnest conversation with a
friend. g Ticket, Madam" said the Con
ductor. Without pausing in her speech, or
even turning towards the Conductor, the
lady thrust her goved hand into her pocket
and pulled forth something about the shape
and size of a ticket. and handed it to him.
. Look here, Madam said the Conductor
attracting the lady's attention, and holding
up between his finger and thumb an ivory,
fine tooth comb, which had evidently seen
much service, this is not the ticket ,''-
The lady, blushng scarlet, made another
dive into her pocker, and this time produced
the veritable pasteboard passengers thrust
their handkerchiefs into their mouths to pre-
vent distressing the poor lady's feelings
still further by a cachinnatory explosion,
and our friend, the narrator, not being able
either to borrow n handkerchief or control
his feelings. sloped incontinently for the bag
gage car, where he laughed until the two
remaining buttons came off his waistcoat.


MEM.-Never carry your railroad ticket and
your fine tooth comb in the same pocket.
Year: 1865

The STAFF OF JEsUs.-The following pretty
little aiegory is told Of Saint Patrick:


When the saint was returning from Rome
to France on his way to Ireland, be stopped
at Il ielgipus house in an isle in the Gulf of
Genoa, and was entertained for night bv
the inmates, whose self-imposel duty was
the care of wrecked sailors. He revealed
his name and mission, and observed that
about half the community were Young and
fresh looking, and the rest very aged and
infirm. One Of the younger brothers sur
prsed him not little by mentioning that
the very old members were their Children
" 1t l., said he, above a century since |
and my companions agreed to live here in
community, labor with our hands, and spend
certain time of the day in reciting holy
Offices. We were all widowers, and children
remained to some of us. These are they
(pointing to the aged men). One night, it
was our good fortune to entertain a stranger
pilgrim of Il sweet and majestic countenance
and when he was about to quit US in the
morning he spoke these words, handing to
our superior the staff which he had in his
hands:-In requiial for your loving hospit-
a ~ | leave you this staff. During its stay
with you, years shall have no effect on your
strength or appearance. Retain it till my
servant Patrick rests here on his way to Erin
for the conversion of its people and give it
into his hands when he quits you. We all
listened With ave. and when the last words
were spoken the majestic farm was no longer
there. Our children entered the community
as they grew up, but the blessing not naging
been addressed to them. years have had their
natural effect When you depart, bearing
the sacred staff with you, we expect our
release from f1eshly bonds This or some
other staff attended the saint in his many
weary journeys through the length and
breadth of Erin; and when he died it was
preserved in his cathedral at Armagh At a
Later date it was transferred to Chrstchurch
Cathedral in Dublin. Erin
Year: 1865

victim, but will mete out justice in similar
manner. ..- -rsrt


II think, Mr.. President, that / have
shown the tendency Of the policy to which
| have called attention. Whether it has
been designed at all times by those who
preached it or not, shall not undertake to
say but will say that the effect of that
kind of teaching has been the result which
is so evident; and / want to say now in no
spirit of boasting. to my friends East and
West, North and South, that the time has
arrived when encroachments on the institu-
tons cf the South should cease the time
has arrived when we have well nigh done
making appeals to you on the subject; but
oil We ask Of you is, that, as brothers Of
the same great confederacy, you will under
stand and carry out the Constitution as it
Is, and let us cease this pickering. Let us
cease .fhis agitation, and stand upon the
Constitution as the common alter, and
maintain all its guarantees, and swear by
our fathers and the God who made us that
the Constitution and its guarantees shall be
preserved, and, in doing so, we shall pre-
serve the Union; and, in preserving the
Union, We shall have peace and harmony,
and the unexampled prosperity which has
visited our country will continue to go on"
Year: 1865

The excellent preparations Of DIR. Chaplin
by the use Of which he gained so great a
popularity in the treatment and cure Of
Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint, Constipation,
and Palpitation Of the Heart, and all diseas-
es arising from Indigestion and Torpid Liv-
er. was none other than what is now put up
under the name Of Red Jacket Stomach
Ritfpes
Year: 1865

IuE TWENTIETH. After the receipt Of
great many contradictory dispatches it
seems that this regiment is now on it's way
to this city from Saint Louis, coming by
river. We think it would be a very simple
matter to have their approach telegraphed
to us few hours ahead.
Year: 1865

SAVE THE LEAvES.-The Autumn frosts and
winds are scattering them thicky upon the groand.
Many of them find lOdgment along the hedges aud be-
side fences where they Of little service Collected
for bedding for mulch with which to cover straw
berry beds, &C.. they very valuable. If. as agri.
euursts tell u.s. decayed vegetable matter is the very
best fertilizer what better than the easily decomposst
leaves to promote vegetable growth. In the forests


they can be gathered by the cart load and will prove an
economical manure thicky spread in the hog or cow
yard or plentuy used in the pens and stalls to absorb
the liquids and promote cleanliness Nature CATERS
leaves over the young and tender plants The cuVs-


tor does well to initiate her, both among his berbaeeeus
Hover roots, asparagus rhubarb aud strawberry beds,
throwing on little dirt to keep them from blowing
away.
Year: 1865




The closing game Of the season Of the New
York Cricket Club was arranged to take place on
Wednesday last but owing to the chilly state Of the
atmosphere, the match postponed to future day.
Probably Thanksgiving Day wall be selected for gen
era windup not only Of this Society but the Cricket
ing and Base Bah Associations generally. Should the
day be fine doubt quite gala time will be ndulgcd
in as finale for play for the Of 1865 The pass
ing year has been one more prosperous and extensive
ni6ed their Intention Of becoming members OF the
National Convention which will be held at the Cooper
Institute Un the 18th OF December neIt-ROom No IA.
Some important alterations in the rules will be sub
mittod and acted upon for the improvement Of the
national game Of Base Ball.
Year: 1865

COVER TIE STRAWBERRIES AND RASPBERRlBs" ."
Though the strawberry is hardy plant, fOnrishns
far to the North it is, nevertheless, benefited Dg
Winter protection of Soma kind Where the, snow fab
early and remains all Winter, that IS good coverings
but along the sea coast where there little snow, a1d
the unprotected plants ere subjected to alternate sad
den freezing and thaUing, with warm sun shining
upon the foliage, slight covering Of leaves s1aw,
tomato 7ines or litter Of some sort will be of great
benefit. The thing may be Oy9rdone, patting On two
or three inches Of mush which sill smother the plants
and do more injury than good. 1t is wel to throw
little earth on the covering to keep it from Slowing
away. Raspberries of real merit--the blaekeap
family and few others eXcep,ed-aso need protection
in this latitude. and the very best ccFering is
eaItb They win bond more readily after rain. Be
gin at one end of row, bend doWn gently, pressing
tho canes close b. the side Of the next along the rowi
throw a little earth upon them TO nold th EN- in place,
bend down the next, and un.l all are down. Then
90 over again ind throw up the earth from each side,
covering tho canes completely about two inches deep so
That the Winter washilgs shall not eaYe any exposed


After little practice they can be rapdly covered and


though some Of them might Lass through the Winter
UNPROTECTED vet the increased vigOr with which those


thus covered push out IN Spring and the superior ird
produced amply repay for the labor.
Year: 1865

Miss Hosmer's fine statue Of Zenobia is at present
exhibition Boston. The Boston critics are atures
with 1t.


Captain Hopes large painting 'sThe Army of tho
Potomac at Cumberland Landing, the Pamunky, now
exhibition at the gallery Of the International Art
socation 625 Broadway is attracting great deal Of
tcnon 1t is the first time that any attempt has been
made by American artist to depict military encainp
ment vast SCALE The distribution Of the different
corps and Of the minor subdivisions Of the camp
is Indicated with fidelity that is truly astonishing so
all the daily incidents OF such scene from the drill
ing Of awkward squad down the preparation of the
mornings mess In the foreground General Mcclellan is
seen issuing from the camp on horseback, &C.
companied by his staff The likenesses might be
better, but in all other respects the picture is
excellent In perspective general arrangement
and effects Of atmosphere and water there is but little
room for unfavorabe criticism As to It's general fidelity
we cannot give better evidence than contained in the
following letter from General Hancock to the artist


HARRISBURG, Va, Jan IA, 1896
Ny DEAR CAPTAIN-I received your kind invitation to
yor painting of sThe Army Of the Potomac at Cum
berland Landing on the Pamunky,' and called the
same day. did not find you, but saw the painting
and was much pleased with II. The grand
enough to be made the subject Of such truly historical
picture 1t is probably the only occasion where many
men and so much material Of war congregated on
such small and yet favorable place, for perfect view
Of the whole from single point of observation sufficient
ly near 70 give the details in painting with such
racy. rc0llect meeting you when you were making
the sketch, and gatied that your labors have had
such good result am very truly, yours. &c


Major General Of Reg
It's pity that there is not some public grant q fund
They Of high historical interest and should belong
the natio
Year: 1865

MISS sxpcwpcx's READINGS. The severity or tho
weather last night did not prevent q very good al
tendance Miss Margaret Sedgwicks dramatic readings
At the Historical societys Rooms The popularity OF this
talented lady increasing with each appcace before the
select and highly critical audiences who frequent her In
elleciual evenings Gifted with excellent voice and


very fair appreciation Of the authors from whom she
selects Miss Sedgwick promises TO make her mark
dramatic reader We would intimate, however, kindly,
that lettlc less rapdity OF dction In the comic
selections would add greatly TO the merit Of the reading
Miss Sedgwicks powers Of mimcry suffer somewhat from
the loss Of many Of the nner points BY rapid
tcrancc
Year: 1865

Ine nonon are divided. The navy was reqSired
to drive the rebels into their holes, and the
army to drive them out; and eech branch Of
the worn was done as never such work was
done before.
Year: 1865

TUE HoNoRs FAIRLY DrvIDED-It is very
clear from the facts detailed Of the late opera
tions against'Fort Fisher that It could not have
been taken by the navy without the assistance
os The army. nor by the army without The navy
Year: 1865

defeat he suffers bring them nearer to the great
day OF their deliverance from his heavy yokei
In this sensible view Of the subject our Rich
mond philosopher is right in setting down the
fall of Fort Fisher as "a blessing in Disguise"
Year: 1865

From the large number of rebel muster-rolls
which have fallen into the possession of our
military authorities, it has been asccrtained
that not more than one fifth Of the rebel sol
dlers were able to sign their names. The mus
ter-out lists OF the prisoners recently in our
hands exhibit similar ratio ofignorance. four
out OF hive being unable to read or write. Such
Is the dGoasing eject Of a system Of compulso-
ry black servltude upon the poor white
trash who inhabit the same region. And
herein may be found the great key to the in
Surrectl0nary movement in the South. Re
pell!oh to good government never could flour
Ism III soil where the common school is i'm
painted Those who cannot read must rely
for information upon what they hear. They
form precisely the species Of plastic material
upon which the designing men successfully i'm
press Their ialsehoods. They made good tools
to1 .consplrators. Ignorance and credulity are
easily wrought upon by sophstries which could
be detected and taSitcs that would be reject
ed by the improved Intelligence that springs
from the common school system. There is no
better safeguard of popular liberty than popu-
lar education More then that the rebellion
proves that Il well conducted system Of public
education IS absolutely essential to republican
liberty and To free institutions Without the
intelligence attained by reading books and
newspapers, there can be no satisfactory un-
derstandmg Of the principles Of free govern
ment. The mind is swaycd by preiudiccs
which can be diverted by crafty politicians into
any channel Of mischief they propose. The
white trash Of the South wa, completely
subseryient to the educated slave holding class.
They could be moulded at will their preudi-
ces could be played upon to any extent: they
could be blinded to any truth their credulitv
could be stretched in any direction they could
be melted to participate in any scheme project
ed by intriguants and demagogues- -Bah
american.
Year: 1865

Boston, Dec 21.-Brig Catharine Nichols from Bal
tmore to Boston, with cargo of oak plank sprung
aleak off Cape Cod on the night of the 18th inst and


capsized The vessel was abandoned by the crew who
were picked up and brought here
Year: 1865

BUFFALO. Dec A.-The following are some of the
effects of last nights gale st. Johns Church turret
damaged and the windows broken. The spire of the
Universast Church rocked so badly, that it crum-
bled the caps.ones dislodged some of them Part
of the roof on the Courier Office was blown off The
smoke and part of the roof of the Buffalo Steel
Works was blown down. The steam barge Interna-
tonal was blown from Its moorings, and carried down
Niagara river distance and a large number of
chimneys were blown down in various parts of the
80,
Year: 1865

Seeing the Invisible.
wh-a the way should tread evenly On.


And light the Hoontay is it all,
Tia strange how feet will aside


To the paths where needs grope and fall.
How suffer, knoxing I, all the while.


Some phantom between ourselves and the Light
That shuts In disastrous, strange eclipse,


The very poEers Of sense and sight
Yet We live 30. all us think,


Hiding Whatever Of truth choose,
Ana deceIvinz Ourselves With a subtety
Tnat a souI but could
We the love in ano;her's eyes,


Where own, reflected, IS backward sent
Or hear 4 that g tone,


And 6nd n meaning that is not meant
We pu, faith n the help Of those


Who never have been a help at all;
AMI lean office. that all the while


We know holding back from its fall
When words thoughtless, deeds unkind,
We are soothsd with kind intent, instead;
And We say the absent silent


lie Is fsithful--but he Is sick. or dead!
We have loved scme dear familiar step,
That fall firm and clear;
And that household musc's sweetest sound
Came fainter every day u cur eari
And then ue have talked Of the far away

When the should bloom in dear ones cheek,
And her should tread in the meadows, free
We have turned from death speak Of life,
When that earthly hope wss past
Yet thinking that, somehow, God would work
A miracle for IA, to the last.
We have the bed OF a cherished friend
Pushed daily nearer anil nearer, til
al very edge Of the grave,
Add We looked across and beyond IT, still:
Az than thfs-we have come and gazet
where that dear ones mortal part
Was lowered forever from cor sight,
And did die OF a broken heart
e blind nay, know that the world unknown
I. all we would make the present seemi
That our Father keeps till HIS own good time
The things dream or and more than we dream
steep, but we shall be changed;
And when tha; change At the last is made,
We shall bring realities face to face


souls and shall not be afraid .-ssl,etet-
Year: 1865

A SMART NANNY friend lives three
miles from the post Office; aud one stormy
light last winter be told his new help 10
harness the horse go down to the Office.
and see what there was III the box giving
him The number.


Ia due time Jerry returned. and put
his horse at The library door of Mr.. c.,
who sitting in gown and slippers, was
impatiently awaiting the arrival Of the
mail.


well. Jerry, what was there at the
post c flee for me y


Two letters and paper. sir


well hend them to mel What are
you standing there fOr?'


'Indade, sir, and you didn't tell me to
bring them all at all =


Mr. c., finding that Jerry had the
best Of it asked him what he went 10 the
office for?'


Jerry replied: 'You told me to 90 to
the Office and see what was 10 the box.
and haven't done il shure?'


Jerry Lad to harness up again, and take
az other ride 10 the cold mutiering as La
went that he wished his honor would BE
afther naming what he said next time
Year: 1865

A MoTHER's Children, look in
those eyes, listen the dear voice, notice
feeling of single touch that is bestowed
upon you by that gentle hand Make
much Of it while yet you have that most
precious of all good gifts-a loving moth.
er. Read the unfathomable love Of those
eyes; the kind anxiety Of that tone and
look, however slight you pain, In after
life you may have friends. fond, dear.
kind friends, but never will you have
again the impressble love and genrleness
lavished upon You which none but a
mother bestows. Often do sigh in my
struggle with the hard unca,ag world.
for the sweet. deep security felt. when
of an evening, nesting to her bosom,
listened TO some quiet tale, suitable to my
age, read in her tender and drilling voice.
Never can | forget her sweet glances cast
upon me when appeared 10 sleep; never
can ! forget her kiss peace at night
Years have passed away since we laid
her beside my father in the churchyard !;
yet still her voice whispers from the
grave, and her eye watches over me as |
visits spots long halowed to the memory
Of Enthusiastically.
Year: 1865

rUNHE public hereby notified that books are nsw


open at the Office Of r. Daily, Indianapolis, and b
ROsenthal Jefersonv lie, Ind for the sale OF limited
stock be devoted the development OF the oil
mineral lands belonging 10 the Company at and in the
neighborhood Of Henryville. The boring is pro-
crossing under the supervision Of experienced opera
tor The Company mas three thousand acres Of land
situated nineteen miles from Jeersonville near Henry
vile. The surface indications these lands together
with the geological formations such justify the
most sangune expectations Of finding abundant deposits
of oil. Experienced oil from the oil regions o.
Pennsylvania and elsewhere. have prospeced this
rory and say that compares favoraby with the best
oil regions in the east.


The general impression TO be that the enterprise
and capital invested in the development Of oil will
uay settle upon this portion Of the State the most
promising section within its limits.


HARRISON DAILY,
Year: 1865

STEALING THE SIDE -WALKs.-The streets
and paved side walks have been very much
torn by the constant use to which they have
been subjected during the past winter, and
now when the frost is being drawn out of the
earth, the cobble stones and bricks are thrown
entirely out of place In many places the
bricks thrown up from the side walks have
been carried away by persons who probably
are not aware that public property may be
stolen.
Year: 1865

The EMOTIONS OF KIss.-For the
emotion of kiss who shall describe
it 2 Delightful Mary Ino says the
first time She was kissed she felt like a
vase of roses swimming in honey and
eau de Cologne. She also felt as if
something was running through her
nerves ON feet of diamonds. escorted by
several little Cupids drawn by angels,
shaded with honeysuckle, and the whole
spread with melted rainbows.


Pierce Pungent says that when, by
a lucky game Of forfeits, be became en-
titled to kiss from his hearts idol
the first kiss he had ever known-the
keeness of his rapture almost grew into
toothache !


A kiss from from Mary Then
the blushing shame of the first love came
over me oh! those sunny eyesl Oh !!
those luxuriant tresses as she shook
them off her radiant face as dove
shakes her feathers to leave more
cheek to kiss. Oh 4! those ripe lips
pursed up ready to catch the first kiss
Of love, ike the peak of Teneriffe catch
ing the first rosy light of morning.
Oh /! that circling dimple couched in
her cheek like laughing rill And
Oh that moment when she said, well,
if cousin Pierce won't kiss me, l'll kiss
him. She stopped down my sight
grew dim; my heart beat swiftly her
lips touched mine; the world slid away;
| fioated into a calm delirium which has
never altoget er left me.o
Year: 1865

How To CURE A BACnELoR'S IDIoSYNCRA-
SIZES. - Eccentric bachelors. if you want to
be cured of your oddities, and become
polished christians, marry. You, sir,
with the slOuching gait, the pocketed
hands, the illtailorcd frame, just pair off
with neat, smart little damsel, who has
nm eye for the picturesque and before the
honeymoon is over, she will so tranSfigurc
you that you shall scarcely know yourself
in the lookingglasS. Beauty and the
Beast" is no fable. Many terrible
m"nSter" has been transformed into a
gentleman by the necrnmatic influence Of
a pretty woman. You, Sir NimrOd, whose
talk is of double guns and settlers, of deer
shooting on the AdirOndac. or moose
hunting in the Canada wildS, do you wish
To he civilized and socializcd? Doubtless
you DO. In your leisure moments the
thought must Obtrnde that gun.talk, dog
talk, game. talk, is not the venacular of an
enlightened Christian, and that what you
are pleased to call "sport" is not the chief
end of man. Marry true gentlewoman,
sir, if YOU can persuade one to venture
on YOU, and she will soon divorce you
from a dog and fowling piece, and make
YOU as gentle and biddable a cavalier as
ever shawled lady at ball or opera
Even the miser may be won from his
golden pagod by generous wife, though
it must be confessed that Of all eccentrici'
ties. the greed of riches is the most diff
cult to eradicate.


The fact is that every eccentric bachelor
is like helmless ship that has yawned
more or less out Of her proper COURSE
The good wife's ativice is the tii'er that
he needs to bring his head round, and
steer him safely and happily over the sea
IF life.
Year: 1865

WESTERN ELoQUENcE. Mr.. President,
the roaring of the thunder was heard far
and wide, and reminded those who heard
it, of the Gathering Of the hoofs ofso many
wild horses galloping across bridge over
a creek where the. little fish were seen
skipping about from puddle to puddle
the lightning flashed and flashed, and
every now and then the whale oaROpy Of
heaven looked as though it was lighted
up with tallow candles, and them all snuff
cd