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Year: 1865

The Philadelphia Press Of Monday an-
nounces counterleits of tressuary notes " a
dangerous counterfeit of the one dollar treas
ury notes issued by the general governmen
has made its appearance Excepting few
minor discrepancies the spurious note is a.
exact fac simile of the bill. The green ink
is of somewhat lighter shade than that useo
on the genuine, and some parts of the not
looked scratched and blurred. The figure Il
on the scroll work on the lower right corne'
Of the note ia printed in green; in the genu
inc they are white. The face Of Chase II
the counterfeit is badly executed, bu! other
wise the work is well done, and the note l.
well calculated to deceive.


Counterfeit fves OF the National banks
we'll executed, are in circulation. The colo
of the paper is a little paler than the genuine
They are, however, easily detected by obser
wing the position Of the letter IT in th'
word This in the latter. readiag This not
is secured by bonds Of The IT in tn
genuine is over the left portion OF the letie
i in United while in the counterfeit It y
farther to the left. over the middle of the n
of the same word"
Year: 1865

SINGULAR PHENoMENoN.-On Tuesday
of this week some of the workmen in Mr..
Gould's factory at Mortified Falls, had their
attention arrested by a singular noise, as
though the water was rushing from the pond,
and looking in that direction they saw the
water greatly sgitsted, and near the centre
where the water was of considerable depth,
it was thrown up some ten or fifteen feet
This strange appearance lasted only few
seconds. The noise was heard at distance
of half mile from the place. Who among
our savants can explain the cause s-Me,sen-
ger.


Suppose the river-bottom gave way and lie
the water suddenly into cave or assure
would not the rushing water give the nois'
heard. and the escaping air lift the column o
water OF spray seen,
Year: 1865

EcoNoMY OF MOVING MAoHINEs.--A
gentleman OF experience gives as his opinion
that good moving machine will save far
mer, upon an average. one eighth Of his crop
of grass, aside from the fact that haying is
done much sooner, and thereby great saw
ing must DO made. He says the average
height of grass is about sixteen inches. and
that machine mows, upon an average, two
inches closer than the scythe, thus saving two
inches Of grass over the whole surface II a
man cuts forty tons Of hay with moving
machine, he saves five tons OF hay, as he would
have got but thirty-fve tons with the scythe.
Calling hay worth, upon the average, Is per
ton, there is a saving OF $40 year in hay, to
cay nothing of labor. Thus the price of a
moving machine is saved in three years-no
Uncomfortable item. But this is a small item
when compared with the saving in labor and
''the wear and tear of the disposition" in
swinging q scythe through hot forenoon.
! Commend us to the mower as labor saving
machine over all others invented for the use
Of the farmer.-N. IL. Farmer.
Year: 1865

What is year2 'Tis but wave
Of lifes dark rolling stream,
Which is so quickly gone that we
Account it but dream;
'Tis but simple earnest throb
OF Times old iron heart,
AS tireless and as strong as when
1t first with life did start.
What is year2 'Tis but turn
Of Times old brazen wheel;
Or but a page upon the book


Which time must shortly seal.
'Ts but step upon the road


Which we must travel Ger;
A few more steps and we shall walk
Life's weary road no more.
What is year2 'Tis but 4 breath
From Times old nostrils blown,
AS rushing onward o'er the earth
We hear his weary moan.
'Tis like the bubble of the wave,
Or dew upon the lawn
As transient as the mist ofmorn


Beneath the Summer sun,
What is year7 IT'S but type
OF life's oft changing scene;
Youths happy morn comes gaily on
With hills and valleys green;
The summers prime succeeds the Spring,
The Autumn with tear,
Then comes old Winter-death and all
Must find its level here.
Year: 1865

If you cannot on the ocean


Sail among the swiftest fleet,
Rocking on the highest pillows,
Laughing at the storms you meet,
You can stand among the sailors,
Anchored yet within the bay;
You can lend hand to help them
As theg launch their boats away.
Ifyou are too weak to journey
Up the mountain steep and high,
You can stand within the valley
While the multitudes go by;
You can chant in happy measure
AS they slowly pass along;
Though they may forget the singer,
They will not forget the song.
Ifyou have not gold and silver
Ever ready to command,
If you cannot towards the needy
Reach an ever open hand,
You can visit the afflicted,


o 'er the erring you can weep;
You can be true disciple,


Sitting at the Sayior's feet.
If you cannot in the conflict


Prove yourself a soldier true,
If where fire and smoke are thickest
There's no work for you 20 do,
When the battle field is silent


You can go with careful tread;
You can bear away the wounded,
You can cover up the dead.
Do not then stand idly waiting
For some greater work to dol
Fortune is a lazy goddess;


She will never come to you;
Go and toll in any vineyard,


Do not fear to do or dare,
If you want field of labor,
You can find it anywhere.
Year: 1865

AFFAIRS AT CHARLEsToN.-A correspondent OF
the World, writing from Charleston, South Carr
oina, gives a sad picture Of the condition OF afy
fairs in that once proud and prosperous city,
now abandoned, almost to the sway and con-
troll of the improvident negro population


The termination by order of President John
son, of the issue of millions of rations weekly,
paid for out of our oyerbardened treasury, and
giving much profit to sundry loyal negroes to
the lazy negroes, is giving much difficulty in the
way of pacifcating the South These negroes
will not work so long as they can steal; and al
ready they have begun the systematic plQnder-
ing Of the white people on the Plantations
There is safety from them except in the gar
risoned cities and larger towns; those who know
their character best declare that in the cotton,
sugar and rice-growing portions of the South,
they will attempt to drive the whites entirely
out, except from a few large towns on the sea-
board To make matters worse, bitter jeal-
ousy is sprnging up between the negroes and
mulattoes, and the scenes which have been en-
acted at st. Domingo threaten to occur on an
extended scale in our midst There cam there
fore, be no settled state of society at the South
no resumption of business pursuits mo revival
of agriculture--no safety of property or person
unit! this question shall be settled-whether
the whites or the blacks are to be masters ofthe
South If the latter you must make up your





in Congress. You must prepare to witness a
general exodus of the Southern whites, to es-
cape black domination; large army will be ne
cessary to preserve order the richest part of the
South viii get waste--the resources of our coun-
| try will be seriously crippled.


| Probably no man in the country more thor
| oughy understands and appreciates the truth
/ of what have written down as my observa-
tions than President Johnson. He knows from
/ experience thatthe ignorant negro, unrestraiued
| by the presence of a large population Of educa-
! ted people, is pnft to exercise the highest du-
ties of citizenship. All his acts on the subject
declare this The Loyal Leaguers whogp meet
pretend that the whites arc not to be trusted in
the new order Of things. Nothing could be far
ther from the truth They realize how much
they have suffered, and they are determined
never to be so involved again. They accept the
abolition of slavery as act accomplished, and
are disposed to do all in their power TO set the
wheels of civil government again in notion
! But knowing the negro, they feel that they are
| not safe from his license without some check
upon him, until he shall learn what his freedom
really means Doubling, and distrusting fear
ing that the most radical policy will prevail
they are most preparing fol exile. This exc
dus, If not Checked will see the South in few
years without crops, without government, a
} bowling wilderness Of contendiug barbaTiaDs.
Year: 1865

DIsAPpEARANCE OF HoUsE.-An English
journal says:


One of the most extraordinary accidents that
has been recorded for many years took place
lately at Princes Town, near the town of Tred-
egar, South Wales. A boy was passing along
the road, when, as be was looking at a cottage
inhabited by man named Evan jenkins and
his family, he thought he observed movement
of part of the masonry On watching it more
narrowly he was satisfied that the framework
of the window was sinking, and being appre-
hensiYe that tAe foundation of the structure was
giving way he ran to the door and alarmed the
inmates, who were seated around the table at
breakfast. By this time the floor began to
shake, and the terrified persons Immediately
run into the road; and had scarcely done SO
when the house began to sink through the
ground, and in a very short time was entirely
out of sight, leaving the site upon which it had
stood an open chagm filled to within some yards
of the road with earth and stone which had
fallen in from the sides. 1t would. seem that
ahe ground on which the cottage was raised
stood over a dsused colliery, and the eartk
must have first given way at depth Of fully o
bundred feet below the surface. The escape of
the family is looked upon as quite miraculous,
as the whole of their furniture, and, indeed, ey-
erything contained in their humble dwelling,
was carried into the chasm beneath.
Year: 1865

PURITY OF CHARAcTER.-0v the beauty of
the plum and the Apricot there grows bloom
and beauty more exquisite than the fruit it.
self--a soft delicate AUsh spreads its flushing
cheeks. Now if you strike your hand over that
it is gone. The flower that hangs in the morn
ing imperlled with dew, arrayed as no queenly
woman ever was arrayed with jewels-once
shake it so that the beads roll off, and you may
sprinkle water over it as you please, yet it can
never be again what it was when the dew fell
silently on it from heaven. On frosty morning
you may see panes of glass covered with land


scapes, mountains, lakes, trees, blended in a
beautiful picture. Now lay your hand upon the
glass, and by the scratch of your finger or
warmth of your palm, that delicate tracery will
be obhterated. So there is in youth beauty
and purity of character, which when once
touched and defled can never be restored.
Year: 1865

'DUE PRocEss OF LAw'.-Th New York
Journal Of Commerce says: ''The trial Of the
conspirators at Washington presents picture
which will be by no means honorable to us in
history. There is no pretence, that we know of,
on the part of the court or the judge advocate,
or any one else, that large part of the evidence
given has anything to do with the cases Of the
accused. The civilized world will look with
surprise and regret on the strange spectacle
presented by this court, or commission, assum-
ing jurisdiction to try men and women for capi-
tai ofenses, where the civil courts are in full
power, and after assuming this jurisdiction pro-
ceeding to heap up mass Of oftestimony designed
solely to reach the public mind, and utterly
without reference to the question of the guilt or
innocence of any of the prisoners. We may be
pardoned in view of such a scene, for entering
once more on our record plea in behalf of
due process of law 1t is the grand fortifca-
tion of life, property and reputation. But at
the present time no one enjoys it-no one is Sc
cure against accusation, punishment and death,
without possible escape by defense in due form
Year: 1865

gave her a rose and gave her ring, and
asked her to marry me then; but she sent them
all back, insensibe thing and said she'd no
notion of men. I told her had oceans Of mon
ey and goods, and she answered she wasn't
brought up in the woods to be scared by the
screech of an owl called her beggar and
everything bad, 1 sighted her features and
form; till at length I succeeded in getting her
mad, and she ragged like the wind in a Storm
And then in moment turned and smiled, and
called her my angel and alii she fell into my
arms like wearisome child and exclaimed,
"You bet we'll marry this faI4"
Year: 1865

1t has been made public that Governor
Andrews of Massachusetts has declined the
Presidency of the Antioch College for the
purpose of carrying out plan in connection
with otherinfuential gentlemen, to introduce
free labor into the South and by this means
rapidly develope its immense agricultural
and mineral resources. The project we un-
derstand eontemplates the establishment of
a central office in this city where the owners
Of lands in the slave States can become ac-
quainted with Northern purchasers and thus
a stream of emigration be organized which
will fill certain sections Of the South with a
population having Northern energy and
ideas Branch offices viii also be instituted
in all the former slave States. In this way,
for instance it is hoped to reconstruct
Louisiana, on basis that will root cut the
spirit as well as the practices of slavery, and
secure to freedmen their right not only in
the courts but also to become land owners.


As the project goes, on European immi-
grafton may be introduced to settle particu-
lar Southern regions. The whole scheme is
upon the most enlarged scale and is under
the charge of gentlemen abundantly able to
meet all the exigencies that can arise in the
course of its development Governor An
drew will most likely be the president of the
organization and under his able manage
ment we should expect the enterprise to
prove successful and be productive of much
good to very many of the Southern States.
ErGageliSt
Year: 1865

Oh glorious laughter Thou man loving
spirit that for time dost take the burden
from the weary back; that dost lay salye to
the feet bruised and cut by the hints and
shards; that takest blood baking melancholy
by the nose and makest it grin despite him.
self; that all the sorrows of the past the
doubts of the future confoundest in the Joy
Of the present; that makest man truly phil
osphic eonquerer of himself and care! What
was talked of as the golden chain of Jove,
was nothing but succession of laughs, a
chromatic scale of merriment reaching from
earth to Olympus 1t is not true that Pro-
metheus stole the fire but the laughter of
the gods to defy our clay In the abundance
OF our merTlment to make US reasonable
creatures. Have you ever considered what
man would be destitute of the ennobling fac
ulty of laughter? Laughter is to the face of
man what synovia, think anatomists call it
is to his joints; it oils lubricates, and makes
the human countenance divine. Without it
our faces would be rigid hyena like; the ini-
quities of our heart with no sweet antidote
to work upon them would have made the
face of the best among us husky thing,
with two sullen, hungry, cruel lights at the
top for forehead would then have gone
out of fashion-and a cavernous hole below
the nose. Think of a babe without laugh
ter-as it is its first intelligence The crea-
ture shows the divinity of its origin and end
by smiling upon US. Yes smiles are Its first
talk with the world smiles the first answer
that it understands And the worldly wis
dom comes upon the little thing it crows, it
chuckles it grins and shakes in its nurse s
arms or in waggish humor playing bopeep
with the breast it reveals its high destiny


declares to him with ears to hear the heir
HON of its Immortality. Let materialists
blaspheme as gingerly and acutely as they
will they must find confusion in laughter


Man may take a triumph and stand upon
his broad grins for he looks around our world
and his innermost soul sweetly tickled with
the knowledge tells him that heof all crea-
lures laughs. Imagine if you can laugh
ing fish. Let man then send loud ha, hal
through the universe aud bereverently CRATE
fully for the privilege. Douglas JeTrold.
Year: 1865

Fathers and mothers, look out for your
boys when the shades Of evening have gath
cred around you Where are they them
Are they at home, at the pleasant, social fire.
side, or are they running the streets? Are
they gaining street education? If 80, take
care, the chances of their ruin are many. =
There is scarcely anything more destructive
to their morals thanrunning abroad at night.
Under cover Of darkness they acquire the
education of crime; they learn to be rowdy-
ish, if not absolutely vicious; they catch up
loose talk, they hear sinful thoughts, they
see obscene things, they become reckless and
riotous. If you would save them from vul-
garity, save them from ruin, save them from
prison, see to it that night finds them at
matter, and do all they can to make home
attractive for ALL the children, SO attractive
that the boys will prefer it to roaming the
streets. There Is no place Ike home in
more senses than one--certainly no place ike
home for boys In Tie evening. Asyhsg's


Home Magazine.
Year: 1865

A CHRISTIAN is a man that is living to
perfect in himself q better manhood. lie is
living not to waste his understanding either
by dissipation or by selfish and perverse
use of it but to enable him to use it for the
higher and higher in himself the moral sem
timents--eonscience, benevolence, faith, hope
and love. He is living so as to be better.
There are great many persons who are llv-
ing simply for wealth or for honor or for
power; but these are not the things that he
is living for. He is to become better in
every part of his being. The consequence
is that he takes the highest rule-that is
God ) law-to measure his conduct and dis
position y, in all he changes of life.
Year: 1865

Coon AEyIcE Girls, let us tell youa
stubborn truth No young woman ever
locks so well, to sensible young man, as
when dressed in plain, neat, modest attire,
without single ornament about her person.
Shes look then as though she possessed worth
in herself, and needed no artificial rigging
to enhance her value lie young woman
would spend SO much time in cultiFating her
mind, training her temper, and cherishing
kindness, meekness mercy, and other good
qualities, as most of them do in extra dress
and ornaments, to increase their personal
charms, she would at a glance, be known
among a thousand-her character would be
read in her countenance. That s so
Year: 1865

NOBLE SENTIMENTS. Condemn 10 man,
says John Wesley, for not thinking as you
think. Let every one enjoy the full and free
liberty of thinking for himself Let every
man use his own judgment, since every man
must give an account of himself to God.
Abhor every approach, in any kind Of de-
gree to the spirit of persecution IF you
cannot reason or persuade man into the
truth, never attempt to force him into it.
IF love viii not compel him to come, leave
him to God. the Judge of all
Year: 1865

A lady subscriber has propounlcd to Us
the following inquiry.


" Is it necessary for lady desiring the ac-
quaintance and friendship of a gentleman
she has met for the first time, to invite him
to call, or is it understood by the gnctleuan
that they are licensed to cail after intyoduc-
ton without further invitation?'


We arc happy to state that the rules of
etiquette and common sense agree upon this
point. The lady shovld most certainly III
vite the gentleman to call No gentleman
will call upon lady after fist acquaintance
unless invited to do So He cannot deter
mine whether his company is agreeable. or
further acquaintance is desirable unless
enlightened by the lady s invitation to visit
her again A gentleman is justified in he
lieying that the lady does not desire fur
thcr acquaintance, if the invitation is not
extended Shr&y Cottny Democrat.
Year: 1865

Though life's sky is dark and lowering;
Though thy griefs are overpowering;
Though this world seems dark and dreary;
And thou'rt sad and lone and weary;
Though no friend is near to bless thee,
Though thy troubles sore oppress thee,
Bear up bravely with thy sorrow,
Brighter days will come tomorrow.
Though the storm of life assail thee,
And thy trusted friends should fail thee,
Turning from thee with derision,
Meet thy fate with stern decision,
Fight life's battles well and truly,
Never yield to melancholy;


Don't give way unto your sorrow,
Brighter days will come tomorrow.
However dark this world may appear,
However chill, and cold, and drear,
Though life to you doth seem to be,
Nought but grief and misery,
Remember that the morning. S light,
VIII soon dispel the clouds of night;
Trouble storms will soon be past,
Brighter days will come at last.
Year: 1865

When the celebrated Patrick Henry of
Virginia IVES near the close of his life, and
in feeble health, he laid his hand on the Bi-
hle, and addressed a friend who was with
him, flee is a book worth more than all
Others printed; yet it is my misfortune never
to have read it with proper attention until
lately" " About the same time he wrote to
his daughter II have heard it said that
Dcists have claimed me. The thought pain
ed me more than the appelhtion of Tory;
for | consider religion ofinfnitely highly i'm
portanco than politics, and l find much
cause to reproach myself. that l have lived
so long and given no decided public proof of
my being Christian. :"
Year: 1865

Our OF DANGER. We are now out of
danger Of collision with Bicla's Comet
1t merely came around to convey the astron-
omer Encke to his comet, and is supposed to
be fulfilling It's mission fow.
Year: 1865

CAUSE AND EFFECT Somebody made a
hit the other day when he said that in l77G
VIC went to war on account Of the stamp act
and got the niger; and in 1861 we went to
war about the niger and got the stamp
act
Year: 1865

'ITnosieel IN your ssNoses and Sogges-
TONS for Deeembef, in The list issse of
your paper, The following item y hch; I
deem most excellent advice;


"a machine for cutting straw and
stalks for cattle is a most AInabIe article
for every farmer. Get one aud uss it,
and YOU can save a large amount Of hay


This know 70 be true by actual ex-
pertinent. have saved from one 10 four
tons of hay every winter fr the last eight
years. simply by cHtting straw for my
cows three. Or four in number, wetting is
with hot waier, and mixing very little
bran with it, say about quart 10 a bush
el or just enough for a ilavoring to make
them eat il. This makes q most excel
lent kind of food for any kind of stock,
but cows in particular will do better and
give more milk when kept on this than
they will il feed on The best dried hay
alone.s tits we'll to put in . spoonful ofsalt
70 the busbel, or one teaspoonful 10 each
COW, TO make it more palatable, as also for
the health Of the animal. This also
makes good feed for working teams. BY
having their grain ground into fine meal,
and mixed with cut straw, they will do
better than on the same amount Of whole
grain with the best Of hay. This have
tried to my satisfaction, and If any one
doubts il he has only to tryit and be con-
vinced. 1t certainly requires more labor
to care for stock in this way, but every
man works for profit, and this consider
to be the most profitable work farmer
can do, especially in the winter season.
But in saving labor much depends upon
the kind Of feed-eutter used. If made
right, / prefer one that works up and
down to any "rotary" that | ever saw.
1 have one that has press to hold the
straw tight, worked by a treadle below,
and a steel spring on the top The knife
is like one half Of a cradle scytbe hung
on two wooden arms which makes four
tombstone at each end of the arms.8


/ can cut straw or stocks faster and ca
sier with it, than with anything I have
ever seenin the market, though there are
many kinds sold here, but, at present,
none of this kind. ANY carpenter could
make one if be understood the plan of it.
Straw or stocks should be cut very fine
TO have stock eat them well. No more
than half an inch leng, aud bctter if finer.
When hay is from $l5 to $25 ton it
will pay abundantly to buy cutter. and
cut straw and stalks for horses and cattle.
Cor. Western Rural.
Year: 1865

VIaoRous WAR IN ls65.-The Wash
iugton correspondent Of the New York
Independent says "that is the highth Of
folly for the loyal people Of the country to
delude themselves with the idea that
peace is at hand, that there is not the
slightest foundation for the peace stories
sent of from Washington, and that the
President and Secretary of War are max
ing their calculations for vigorous war in
1867