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Year: 1863

Chickory has been considerably cultivated
the past season in some portions of the West
as substitute for coffee. 1t has been nsed,
severa, years by coffee grinders for the purpose
of adulterstion The root is the part used for
this purpose. The roots resemble the parsnip
in color and shape, but do not grow quite so
large. The roots are dug the first Autumn
after sowing, cleaned, and partially dried, or
cut up at once and kiln dried. depending up
on the character of the market and condition
in which they are best sold. The manufac-
turers cut up the roots in small pieces, roast
them, and grind to powder between futed
rollers. The tops are also acceptable food TO
COWS and sheep. 1t is said when cows are fed
upon it, the quality of the milk is improved.
1t may also be used as salad. Its leaves
blanched, are sold in the market of the Meth
erlands very early in the Spring as salad
long before lertuces are to be had. The roots
are taken up on the approach of Winter, and
packed in cellars in alternate layers of sand,
so as to form ridges with the crowns of the
plants on the surface of the ridge Here il
the frost be excluded, they send out
leaves in such abundance to afford supply
of salad during the Winter. If light be ex-
cluded the leaves perfectly blanched. and
in this state are known under the name of
Barbe de Copucin.


The plant is not without its faults. If all
the roots are not taken from the ground the
first season, it springs up and spreads the next
like Canada thistle. 1t is also very exhaust
tive of the soil.


The presence of chicory in coffee may be
detected in the following manner; If little
genuine ground coffee be thrown in a glass full
of water, it mostly floats, and slowly moistens,
communicating scarcely any color to the IL
quid. Powdered chickory tested in the same
way very speedily absorbs moisture, communi-
Gates deep reddish brown tint to the water,
and in few minutes falls to the bottom.
Year: 1863

When the celebrated Hayden was asked how
all his sacred music so cheerful, the great
composer replied ID cannot make it other
wise. write according to the thoughts 1 feel
when think upon God my heart so full of
JOY that the notes dance and leap ii were
from my pen; and since God has given me a
cheerful heart, it wllbe pardoned in me that
serve him with cheerful spirit.''.
Year: 1863

Let every man avoid all sort of gambling as
he would poison. a poor man or boy should
not allow himself even to toss mp half-penny,
for this is often the beginning of a habit Of
gambling. and this runous crime comes on
by slow degrees. Whilst a man minds his
work he is playing the best game, and he is
to win. A gambler never makes good
use of his money, even if he should win.
Year: 1863

1t is vain thing for You to stick your fin :
ger in the water, and, pulling it out, look for
hole; it is equally vain to suppose that, how
ever large space you occupy, the world will
miss you when you die.
Year: 1863

Many Of our readers have expressed a
desire TO hear Matthew II Carpenter OF
of Milwaukee speak upon the war guess
ton. All such can now have an opportu-
nifty for the trif1ing sum Of 15 cents, and
a ride on the railroad to boot


Mr.. Carpenter will speak at Darlingtoa
on Wednesday the 2ori inst, and to ac-
commodate a II who wish to hear him. a
special train viii he run on the Mineral
Point Rail rosd, putting the fare at halt
price See notice in another pace
Year: 1863

Dayton has been comparatively quiet
to day Anout thirty rinSieaters in last
nights riot have been ARE -te without
resistance, and placed in jail The Empire
newspaper has been suppressed Its editor
has been arrested and brought here The
soldiers removed a swivel from the Empire
office, ana also took possession of two
wagon loads of muskets stored in the
Light Guary armory, Every precaution
has been taken to prevent renewal OF
the outbreak.
Year: 1863

md TO describe the views of fort Camp


hull, dale, river and forest from thai


hill top


A hot march of six miles more brough,


us to the Vicksburg and jackson r. R.


and in long hollow 800 yards to the


right of it and 400 yards from the rebel


Notifications you may now find the old


Sixtieth. The rebel cannon are slenced


by our ShdrpshoOters alone, who lie in
rifle pits not more than 40 yards from
them, plugging everything that moves
about port hole. As write lean hear
the continual firing of the Sharpshooters
first scattering then in volleys, as sew
eral catch sight of a rebel peering over
their works at the same moment. In con-
nection with this the cannon keep a slow
fire day and night so that it sounds
like young battle all the time. "Whist-
ling Yank." "a II pounder) is planted
on the hill almost over my head and
fires every two minutes, almost regular
as clock work. / did not sleep wink last
night in consequence. The enemys
send "singing bugs" over
the Hill all the time till the only thing
cen compare our camp to is bee stand
or q lot oil kegs, barrels and hogsheads
round with man to beat each
with club. / guess you will think am
as long winded as q mule if I keep on
any longer, So Vale JAKE.
Year: 1863

Article XVI provides that any State
may secede with the consent of the Leg
islatures of all the States of the section
to which the State proposing to secede
belongs. This provision is palpably in
the interest of the rebels, allowing, as it
would, the secession of the whole South
IN body but refusing the privilege to a
single State to secede from its section.


This summary viii give the voters of
Ohio some idea of the principles they
are called on to support The scheme
involves not only the disintegration of
the Union, but the absolute subversion
OF Democratic principles. We have pub
llshed the preamble and resolutions twice
at full length If any are iacredulous
upon the subject, they can satisfy their
doubts by reference to the file of the
Congressional Globe, of Feb. 7, 1861.
No man who, in the face of such a re-
cord, will support Vallandigham, is
either Union man or Democrat
Year: 1863

a correspondent of the Springfield


Republican, Captain in the Army OF
the Potomac, has theory to account
for our want of success iii the recent
battles, which is worthy of attention.
He admits that our men do not fight as
as we'll as the rebels, and says:


"Sill, in spite of all l have said, it is
by no means the truth that our men are
a parcel of towards and poltroons.
They are as brave as the average of peo-
pIe-quite as brave as our enemies are.
But We don't fight in such common
sense way as they do. Shall tell you
no how one OF our lines of battle engages2
They 90 in in fine style, steadily, in
good line and without any finching, halt
at what is held TO be desirable point,
and at the command commence hiring,
standing, kneeling or lying down, as
may be ordered.


Then, as in all their previous train
ing, they have been taught to load and
fire as rapidly as possible, three or four
times minute; they go into the busi-
ness with all fury, every man vying with
his neighbor as to the number Of car
trldges he can ram into his piece and spit
out OF it. The smoke rises in a minute or
two so you can see nothing where to aim.
The noise is deafening and confusing to
the last degree. The impression gets
AROUND nuat ct ttffe4eRffdle~ger- tffe neareu ana
won't 60 off, and the cartridges begin to
give out. The men have become tired
with their furious exertions and the ex-
citement and din of their own firing,
and without knowing anything about the
effect produced upon the enemy, very
likely having scarcely had one glimpse
of the enemy at all, begin to think they
have fought about enough and it is near
ly time to retire Meanwhile the enc
my, lying quietly hur dred or two yards
in front, crouching on the ground or be-
hind trees, answer our fire very leisure
ly, as they get chance for good aim,
about one shot to our three hundred, hit |
ting about as many as we do, and wait
ing for the wild tornado ofammunition to |
pass over their heads, and when our burst
of fighting is pretty much over they have
only commenced.


"They probably rise and advance up
on us with one of their unearthly yells
as they see our fire slackens. Our boys,
finding that the enemy has survived
such an avalanche of fire as we have
rolled in upon him, conclude he must be
invincible, and being pretty much out of
ammunition, retire Now, if l had
charge of regiment or brigade, I'd put
every man in the guard house who could
be proved to have fired more than twen-
ty rounds in any one battle; l wouldn't
let them carry more than their cartridge
box full (forty rounds), and have them
understand that that was meant to last
them pretty much through campaign,
and in every possible way would endeav-
or to Danish the Chinese style of fighting,
with hie nosn and orrrnka. and initiate
rather the backwoods style of our oppo-
nentS.
Year: 1863

HAVE JUST RECEIVED LARGE STOCK
i of Pine Lumber and Shingles, direct from the
Allegheny, which I am now drawing at the La
masco Wharf ANY person in want of the above
articles will fno it to their advantage to call on
me before purchasing elsewhere. l have tho larg
est and hest assortment in the city, and can sell
low any other man. -


je4dlm JAs. SWANSON.
Year: 1863

1t is better to go to bod on tho right side.
for then tho stomach is very much in the
position of bottle turned upside down,
and the contents of it are aided in passing
out 10y gravitation. if one goes to sleep
on the left side tho operation of emptying
the stomach of its contents is more like
drawing water from well. After going
to sleep let the body take its own position
If you sleep on your back, especially soon
atctr hearty meal, the weight of the di-
gestive organs. and that of the food, rest
ing on the great vein of the body. near the
backbone congresses it, and arrests the
flow of the blood moro or loss. If tho ar
rest is partial the sleep is disturbed, and
there are unpleasant dreams. If the meal
has been recent and hearty the arrest is
moro decided and tho various sensations,
such as falling over precipco or the pur-
suit of n wild beast, or other impending
danger and the desperate effort to get rid
OF ii, arouscs rs, and sends on the stagua-
tod blood and we wake in fright or
trembling, or persplration, or feeling of OK
haustion, according to tho degree of stag.
natiCn, and tho length and strength of the
efforts made to escape the danger But
when wo are not able to escape the dan.
ger-when we do fall over the precipice-
| Nh'h llo lhIubIlilS bullllIlS CINSneS us
what then? That is DcaM That is the
death of those of whom it is said, when
found lileless in the morning-"That they
were as well as they ever were the day be
fore, and often it is added, "and ato heart
ier than common" This last, rs a frequent
cause of death to those who have gone to
bed to wake no more, we give merely as
private opinion. The possibility of its
! truth is pDouph To dotpr any rational man
from late and hearty meal. This we do
know, with certainty, that waking up in
the night with painful diarrhea, or cholera,
or bilious collie, ending in death in very
short time, is properly traceablc to a late
large meal. The truly wise will take the
safe side. For persons who eat three
times a day, it is amply sufficient to make
the last meal of cold bread and butter, and
a cup Of some warm drink. No one can
starve Oh it; while perseverance in the
habit soon begets vigorous appetite for
breakfast so promising of day of comfort
HdHS Journal Of HeuiM.
Year: 1863

The MAN WHO WON'T PAY THE PRIMER
country editor, who works for glory
and prints on trust, is responsible for the
following mathematical aspirations on the
man who won't pay the printer:


May he have sore eyes, and a chestnut
burr for an eye-stone. May every day of
his life be more despotic than the Dey of
Algiers. May he never be permitted to
kiss handsome woman. May his boots
leak his gun hang fire, and his fishing lines
break. May his coffee be sweetened with
flies, and his soup seasoned with spiders.
May HIS friend run off with his wife, and
his children take the whooping cough.
May his cattle die of muryain, and his pigs
destroy his garden. May regiment of
cats caterwaul under his window each
night May his cows give sour milk, and
rancid butter. In short, may his daughter
marry one-eyed editor, and his business
go to ruin, and he go to - the Legislature.
Year: 1863

WHEN you hear woman exclaim, Oh,
what fool | was to reject so many lovers,
and then take up with what did !" be as
sured she married the first man that made
her an offer, doing more than half the court
ting herself; and many time her hen
pecked husband has wished she had re-
jected him
Year: 1863

last time, and had come home with Henry,
who was to return for another year, to pre-
pare for voyage to Gottjugen. Mr.. Mere
dith preferred that University to an English
one, as he wished his son, who was already
something of a German scholar, to acquire
y thorough knowledge of the language, and
to become acquainted with the works of
the mighty master minds of Germany.
Florence, too, who had now attained her iif-
teenth year, was. for the first time in her
life, to leave her happy home. Colonel
Seton thought it necessary that she should
finish her education at fashionable board
ing-school in the metropolis, and the two
families were making arrangements to go in
company to New Iork-a journey that, in
those days, was considered something of an
undertaking, when there was no locomo-
tive, as now, to pant and puff, and fly along
with you at the rate of twenty-five or thirty
miles an hour, and the Hudson Canal had
scarcely been thought Of.
Year: 1863

THE Louisville Democrat has been sup
ping full of horrors" Listen to it:


"Over us, as over stricken Sodom, pours
the merclless vengeance of an offended
Heaven, while fiery serpents trail along the
ground, and earth bursts her heaving boz
som in gushing fountains Of sulphurous FIRE.
Above, nothing but the red terror of a
burning sky; around, nothing but the crack
ling embers and ashes of flaming nation
beneath, the quaking crust of an uprising
hell"


We can imagine no picture more terrible
than the above, except that of tho fellow who
at one and the same time was afflicted with
red pepper in his eyes, 4 flea between his
shoulders, cholic In his belly, and hor-
Union.
Year: 1863

Entering another apartment, we come
upon long tiers of barrels, slowed in eve
ry direction, and filled with the pumice
and leaves of last years growth, to be
used in the manufacture Of the Catawba
Brandy. Another still is devoted to the
storage of immense quantities needful to
the proper preparation and putting up Of
the medicines.


One story higher up, and we come up
on the workshop, or the apartments az
propriated to the making of pills by ma
chinery, and the boxing and labelling of
the same by hand, the bottling of the bit
ters, and the other arrangements neces-
sary to fit them for market. Here are
employed quite number of men and
boys, whose duties are confined to this
department alone Other departments
are occupied for packing and making
ready for shipment the articles produced
in the establishment.


Taking this establishment all in all,
with its Offices, warerooms, laboratories,
workshops, &c, it is without doubt the
most extensive in its department to be
found in the West


We cannot but congratulate DR.. R. up
on his increasing business as evinced by
this enlargement of his premises. He
will now be fully able, we think, to meet
all demands for his medicines: and give
them even more extended circulation
than they have heretofore enjoyed, which
already comprises an introduction into
almost every State of the Northwest, as
well as in the most important cities Of
the East.
Year: 1863

The present session of the Indiana
Legislature expires to-day by limitation.
We presume it has already adjourned
sine die, and, so far as to any good it
has accomplished, it might have done SO
weeks ago. Early in the session one of
the leading members of the dominant
party is represented to have said, that,
in his opinion, the present Legislature
was a id fai ure, and we believe the
people of the State will agree with him
In that opinion. Never perhaps since
Indiana has had Legislature has there
been one which proved so decided and
complete failure. The people of course
will want to know the reason, and we
trust proper measures will be taken to
inform them, that they may be able to
place the blame where it properly be-
longs.


The session has been controlled in its
action by the party calling themselves
Democrats-by the Copperhead majority,
who not only had a working majority in
both branches, but very large one.
Let the honest, loyal people of the State
then take note of the action of that ma.
iOritv
Year: 1863

WANT OF PUNCTUALITY.- 1t is aston-
ishing how many people there are who
neglect punctuality. Thousands have
failed in life from this cause alone. 10
Is not only serious vice in itself, but it
is the fruitful parent of numerous other
vices, so that he who becomes the victim
of it, gets involved in tolls from which i'd
is almost impossible to escape. 1t makes
the merchant wastful of time; it saps the
business and reputation of the lawyer, and
it Injuries the prospects of the mechanic.
In word, there is not profession, nor
station in life, which is rot liable to the
canker of the destructive habit. Many
and many time has the failure of one
man to meet his obligations brought ON
the ruin of score or others. Thousands
remain poor all their lives, who, if they
were more faithful in their word, would
secure large run of custom, and 50
make their fortunes. Be punctual if you
would succeed
Year: 1863

CONSCIENCE MAKES CoWARDs OF
Us ALL "A few nights since bo,
chimney sweeper making bis rounds in
the country called at a farm house near
Shippensburg, but it not being eonve-
nicnt to employ him till the following
morning, the farmer informed him he
might, if he thought proper, sleep in bis
barn, which he readily agreed to- He
accordingly made himself comfortable
bed among the straw, and consigned him-
self to the arms of Morpheus. Some
time in the night he was awakened by
two men entering the barn with lantern
aud candle, and each of them had sack
He Immediate y supposing they We're not
about their lawful business, lay still to
watch their motions, RhAn they began ta
consult how they might place the light,
till they had filed their sacks from the
corn crib. Seeing they were at a loss
how to proceed, the chimney sweeper
crept softly from his couch, and with an
audible voice, said, "Gentlemen, I'll hold
the candle" Turning suddenly, they
beheld the knight Of the brush, in mis-
sable robes, and supposiDg him to be a
messenger from the interDal regions, threw
down their sacks and lanterns and imme-
diately skedaddled.
Year: 1863

When a man has made up bis mind to
do or not to do thing, he should have
the pluck to say SO plainly and decisive
fy. 1t is a mistaken kindness-if meant
as kindness-to meet request which
you have determined not to grant, with
'sTl see about it" or, I'M think the
matter over" or 81 cannot give you pos
ltive answer nav call in few days aud
I'll let You know" 1t may be said, per-
haps, that the object of these ambiguous
expressions is to ..sler tho applicant down
easy but their tendency is to give him
useless trouble and anxiety, and possibly,
to prevent his seeking what he requires
in more propitious quarter until after
the golden opportunity has passed.
Moreover, it is questionable whether the
motives for such equivocation are phil
anthropic as some people suppose. Gen
orally speaking, the individual who thus
avoids direct refusal, does so to avoid
himself pain. Men without decision of
character have an indiscribable aversion
to say No. They eau think No-some-
times when it would be more credi.able
to their courtesy and benevolence to think
Yes-but they dislike to utter the bold
word that represents their thoughts. 1t
is true that these bland and considerate
people are often spoken of as Every gen
tlemanly" But is it gentlemanly to
keep a man in suspense for days and per-
haps weeks, merely because you do not
choose to put him out of it by straight.
forward declaration he only is gen.
tleman who treats his fellow men in q
manly, straightforward way. Never seem
by ambiguous words to sanction hopes
you do not intend to crafty. If you
mean No, out with it.
Year: 1863

O we're not tired of fighting yet
We're not the boys to frighten yeti


While drums are drumming we'll be coming


With the bail and bay onet
For we can bit while they can pound,
And 80 let's have another round !!
Secesh is bound to lick the ground,


And we'll be in their pantry yet
o we're not tired of tramping yet
OF soldier life or camping yet;


And rough or level, man or devil,


We are game for stamping yet
We've lived through weather wet and dry,
Through hail and fire without cry,
We wouldn't freeze and couldn't fry,


And haven't got through our ramping yet
We haven't broke up the party yet
We're rough, and tough, and hearty yet;


Who talks of going pays what's owing,


And there's bill will smart yevet
So bang the doors, and lock EN- tightl
Secesh, you've got to make it right!
Well have a little dance tonight


You can't begin to travel yet
Q we're not tired of fighting yet,
Nor ripe for disuniting yet


Before they do it. or get thro' it,


Th 're'll be some savage bl,ing yet
Then riD hurrah for Uncle Sam
And down with al secesh and sham
From Davis to Vallandigham,


They all shall rue their treason yet.
Year: 1863

1t has been quantity but wisely said
that mankind is divided into two classes,
those that lead and those that are led
The first are few in number, but they
give tone to society, character to the
world around them, and are frequently
accountable for the follies, the vices aud
the crimes of whole community. The
same fact takes place among the young.
Human society is the same in all ages,
and among those just entering life, there
may be found the leader aud the follow.
er, for either good or evil. To the lead.
ers We can on ly say, at present, beware of
the example you set. The destiuies of
the human souls forever depend upon
you, for you have more influence 10 the
formation of the character of your coui-
panions than even their parents then,-
selves. The time is coming when all the
evils of a wrong influence, all the infu.
ences Of corrupt example, every uuholy
or impure precept, every character con.
taminated, and every prospect of useful
ness blasted through your agency will CRY
out, pet-tongued for your condemna-
ton. TO those who are led, whose des=
tiny aud character depend upon the IN
fuence of others we can say, "bewars of
your associates" Your minds are plant,
your opinions unformed-you are ready
to pursue any road pointed out to you by
your amusing companions. If they are
vicious, your own docile dispositions will
be easily led into the saue dangerous
courses they pursue If the moral pria.
ciples of honesty and purity are waiting
In them, the contact with their stronger
powers of decision will soon undermine
those principles in your heart.