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Year: 1862

THE following fine poem, by Professor
Longfellow, appears in the December number
of the ATLANTIC. It is the first published by
him since the sad accident which brought such
mourning TO his house i
Year: 1862




Memory seldom fails when its office is
to show us the sepulchres Of our buried
hopes.


No man shctld be SO much taken up
in the search of truth as thereby to neg
lect the more necessary duties of active
life; for, after all is done, it is action
only that gives true value and commen-
dation to virtue.


The lovers of the marvellous will be in
terested in the following:


TO dream Of a small stone around your
neck, is sign Of what you may expect if
you get an extravagant wife,


To see apples in a dream, betokens a
wedding, because where YOU find apples
you may expect to find pears.


TO dream that you are lame, is token
that you will get into a hobble.


When young lady dreams of d coffin,
it betokens that she shoald instantly dis
contihde the use Of tight stays, and al
ways go warmly and thickly shod in wet
weather.


To dream of fire. is sign that--if YOU
are wise-you will see that the lights in
your house are out before you go to bed,
Year: 1862

NO Organs of the human system are more impor-
= tant to health and comfort than the EYE and
EAR, and yet none are less understood or more neg
lected. They seem to pass common observation,
and yet every part of the body is dependent upon
them for life and health
Year: 1862

The measures advocated by Mr.. CRAwFoRp,
early last fall, when many genuine patriots were
dumbfounded, and in doubt as to whittier the
course of events were tending, struck US for their
radicalism, and the undoubted loyalty of the
heart that prompted them We admired the
man, who, a long Democrat, at the outbreak
Of the Rebellion, saw the evil, and with such
boldness spoke of it. To have said at that time
that Slavery must go down in preference to the
Union, would have been denounced as piece
Of radicalism. But Mr. CRAWFORD saw the i'm
pending danger. and advocated blows directed
at its heart. In a speech made in the city of
Leavenworth, while canvassing the State Last
fall, he uttered the following noble sentiments:


"Now, my friends, who of us knows that when
this war is over there will be single slave left
to legislate over. 1t is the arrogance of Slavery
that has built up the conspiracy which seeks to
overthrow the best government ever framed.
And the people are determined that this govern


men: shall be preserved even if the last shackle
is struck from the last slave. r


81 deem it our duty to perpetuate this Gov
ernment, though every fetter shall be broken,
and the head Of every rebel shall fall from the
block of the executiOBer. -


"And shall this government hesi-
tate to con6scate the property, the NEGRoEs, all
Of the property of the rebels? l would enact,
we're in the Legislature, the confscation of all
the rebel property, and if could not touch their
sympathies or their hearts, would touch their
pockets. The deaths, the distresses Of battle,
are as much Of the luxury Of war as we should
share with them. propose that the rsbels foot
the bill" @ 49,. -,l --,..t


1t is indeed fortunate, that those who wish
to unite all loyalsts on the one issue Of vigor-
ous war policy. have o man with such record
to put forth. Bitter experience has brought the
people to a unit on the policy advocated by Mr..
CRAWFORD one year ago, and along the whole
line Of our army it is gradually eliminating in
all the severity of War. The dictates Of duty
are overruling all repugnanee to harsh measures,
and the nation is awakening to the fact that
elf-preservation is the first law Of nature With
such record. it would be happy if Mr.. CRAw,:
F.RD should be chosen as our standard bearer.
Year: 1862

WALLA WALLA, Feb 9th, 1862.


MEssRs EDITORS The time to make money
will soon be here, but owing to the fatal effects of
the cold weather and snow, we will be compelled
to labor under great disadvantages, as the means
of transportation will be very limited. There will
scarcely be an animal in the valley fit fer service
in the spring. Thousands of cattle and also many
horses have already persisted, and should this
weather continue very little longer, but few will
survive the feast of the carrion crow. Freighting
will be paying business for those who will have
had the good fortune to keep up their teams and
pack animals; and in my opinion there is money
to be made in saving the remaining stock which
can be done with very little trouble and expense.
By saving them you save money. and also the
means to make it, as cattle of all kinds, whether
for beefor the road, will command prices that will
astonish even the most creduous, as there will be
many thousand persons to be fed the coming sea-
son and the way things look now, there will be
very few if any for this purpose. And the idea of
being deprived of the fine beef for which Walla.
Walla valley is noted, prompts the undersigned
to give the public the benefit of his experience in
feeding and caring for stock which is as follows:
have been providing for quite a number of cat
tie this winter, and have succeeded in keeping
them in good thriving condition, by the use of
wheat, in the following manner: first boil it un-
I'll II is perfectly soIt ana TO ABOUT every 0uShel
add one-half pint of salt. | feed twice day civ
ing to each OK gallon per feed, which is equiv
alent to one-haf gallon of wheat in its natural
state. l have had no straw and in consequence
have been driving my cattle to the brush along the
creeks in the valey, for the purpose of giving them
chance to browse, and find that they obtain
sufficient rough food on which to fill themselves
and which l believe to be more nutricious than
straw. In this way have kept them in good
plight, and for the small sum of thirty-one and one
fourth cents per head, per day, rating wheat at
$3.50 per busheI. The prevailing opinion that
wheat is injurious to stock will be entirely changed
by witnessing its effects as nourishment for stock,
after being properly prepared by boiling and salt
ing at least such has been my experience in the
matter and should the storm continue until all
other grain is exhausted, there will still be suffi-
cent quantity of wheat in the valley to save all the
stock, and also for all other purposes until sup
plies can be obtained from elsewhere.


]. P. WARD.
Year: 1862

The Climate---A DILUTED Elucidation."


DRY CREEK, Feb. l, 1862.


MIsTURs EDITURs-I see several chaps who
from what they write don't know any too much
writes for papers, so l thought Ide try my hand
too. There is no news in particular in this neigh
borhood except that three-fourths of the stock is
dead and the other fourth is considering upon it.
The weather has been powerful cold-playing out
anything of the kind ever seen in old Missouri J;
and as everybody has theory as to the cause of
it, so lie give mine. First, to disprove what l
call false theories. That idee hatched up by your
correspondent A. B. r. giving the cause of
the warm winters in this high latitude; now the
best evidence that his theory is not correct is that
the winters amt warm. Besides, the idee of
the Chinook wind being warmed by passing over
the sands between here and the Dalles-the said
sands being at the same time covered with snow
is worse than the stuff in the Mountaineer about
a good stage route to Salmon by way of Grand
Ronde. He can't stuff that down me or any
other sensible man.


And that chap that offers to bet $1,000 to $500
IndJ IDlS SnUW WOu ~ Ol ueAL Hui Vi July.
If l had it, Ide come down to your town as cold
as it is and put up the spondulix it is, lie bet
40 dead oxen that he loses his money if he bets.


Now lie give you my theory. Everybody
knows that until this winter, except the winter of
'56, that while it was wet in the Wallamet it was
dry here; consequently the dry rarifed air rising
formed a vacuum, and the damp atmosphere from
the Wallamet rushed over here to fill the vacuum
and lis dampness melted off whatever snow it
found here. Now I've been on the frontiers 40
years, and lived with Indians, and they always
say, "white man brings climate with him." Now
that this climate changed temporarily in '56 by
the Wallameters coming up here to fight the In
dians; coming from their moist climate and stop
ping here they produced a temporary equilibrium
consequently that hard winter; now they are so
thick here permanent equilibrium is produced
And so goodbye Chinook there is no more va
cuums for you to rush in and fill, and by your
moisture melt off our snow Now if "a. b. R."
don't weaken, send him to the editor of the Noun
taineer. Ever yours,
Year: 1862

THE MAIL.-We shall probably not
have a mail from the Dalles for two or three
weeks to come. Mr.. Blackmor informs
us that so soon as the road becomes pas
sable he will start down with the mails for
the Dalles.
Year: 1862

PERSONS lately down from the noun
tains say that the stock up there is doing
much better than that in the valley. On
the first and second benches the snow is
only about one foot deep. All the stock
that has been driven up there will most
likely survive.
Year: 1862

We heard capital joke the other day,
which we cannot forbear putting in print.
" Once upon time, a certain gentleman,
as fond of good joke as of his dinner, az
rived at the Dalles on his return from a
prospective trip cup country" 1t was
g court week " at the Dalles, and the pres
ence of numerous gentlemen of the bar,
gave it an unwontedly dignifed and courtIy
appearance. At the time of which we write,
speculation was rife upon the reports from
the gold discoveries in the upper country
every man was trying to figure cut to his
own satisfaction what would be the result,
and wherein he might receive his share of
the benefits arising from the discoveries
All were eager to hear from the reported
new mines, and were willing to give any
thing for sight at the shining dust Seat
ed at the breakfast table the next morning
bfter his arrival, our friend from the upper
country was eagerly beset with questions
touching the mines and the truthfulness of
the reports, in reply to which he expressed
belief in the reports and confidence in the
existence Of rich and extensive mines


Among the attorneys at the table was
certain speculating squire, who was extreme
ly skeptical in regard to the bright picture
which our friend had painted of the future
of the upper country He q did not think
it would amount to much; that Portland
was the place after all, and that town lots
in Portland would be town lots some day"
To this, our friend replied that g he did not
think exactly as he did p and remembering
that during tie night he had suffered Sc
verely from the tooth-ache, and had been
obliged to extract the plugging piece of
work by the way which reflects somewhat
upon the professional reputation of a GER
tain dentist whom we will not stop to name
and had secured the particles in bit of
paper, resolved to exhibit to the aforesaid
dentist specimen of his work bethought
himself that an admirable opportunity was
afforded to convince the speculating squire
that his opinions of the upper country and
the mines we're correct. He exhibited the
specimen to the esquire" Although an
old settler and good judge of the hard
coin, he was not supposed to be able to dis

criminate between gold dust and brass fl
ings, and the effect was electric. He was
instantly convinced that there was some
thing in it after ALL - and was seized with
desire to possess the specimen, remarking
that it should be " bottled up and exhibit
ed to the people below as clincher. -
Receiving the "squire's" " sacred promise
to do this, our friend reluctantly parted
with the specimen, to witness its exhibition
to the numerous crowds with whom the
elated squire CHANGED to converse upon the
all-obsOrbing topic. The visitor at the
house of this celebrated parsonage, some
months ago, might have seen as one of his
choicest centre-table adornments, the bot
tied pluggings of the tooth; but the story
of the sell obtaining currency, it has ceased
to occupy a place in his cabinet of curios-
tiles.
Year: 1862

NEw PASSENGER DLrJT.-It is said that
the Trustees of the Vermont Central Road f,
intend to exec; new passenger Depot this
season, on their grounis By the Lake shore.
We had hoped that the two roads-she Rur-
land and Ccntral,-wouli erect together a
spacious Sc Union Depot, at some most con-
ysnient spot for themselye aud the Public :,
but if that cannot be. We are glad that tray-
ellcrs by the Vt Central, are at las, to have
a m9Ie commodious waiting pace, than the
old make-shift which for so many years has
supplied the place Of proper passenger De-
pot. The Tunes says the new Depot is to be
placed just North Of the present freight De-
pot, and is to be a spacious two story brick
structure 1t is to be designed by .Silloway,
Architect, Of Boston, and is to be completed
before next winter, at a cost Of about ten
thousand dollars.


We trust that the location Is not decisively
fixed at the spot indicated. That location,
as compared with the present one, will about
treble the distance to be travelled, fiom the
hotels and village generally to the Depot,
and add correspondingly to the time and in
convenience of reaching it on the part of
our citizens. Surely place could be found,
near the foot of College or Main streets, that
would better accommodate the public.
Year: 1862

GFron the P,ter burg Express. April 20.


But there l. another aspect Of the matter
still more che lin. to the Confederates. The
large and fin army which was assigned for
the defence Of New Orleans can now be uni
ted with the army at Corinth in time to as
sist in the great work OF driving tie vandals
out OF Tennessee and Kentucky, and in a
march across the Ohio-a movement which,
we cannot doubt, will be commenced and
carried through as soon as the Tennessee,
Cumberland and Ohio rivers become too
shallow for gunboat navigation. Then will
will be our opportunity for striking crush
ing blow that will more than redeem our
losses.


We want to see a column of $50 900 South
etn troops led on by Beauregard through the
Northwestern, and another column of the
same strength through the Northern States
by Johnston, so that whilst the Yankees are
taking our coast and river cities, we will be
sweeping theirs ; and then we would see who
would suffer most and endure their suiIerings
longest.
Year: 1862

The question is often asked where do
sea-birds obtain fresh water to slack their
thirst but we have never seen it salts
factorily explained till a few days ago.
An old skipper, with whom We were
conversing on the subject, said that he
had frequently seen these birds at sea,
far from any land that could furnish them
with water, lowering round and under a
storm cloud, Gathering like ducks on a
hot day at a pond, and drinking in the
drops of rain as they fell. They will
smell rain -squall hundred miles, or
even further off, and scud for it with al
most inconceivable swiftness. How long
sea-birds can exist without water is only
matter of conjecture but probably
their powers of enduring thirst are in
creased by habit. and possibly, they can
go without for many days, if not for sew
eral weeks Wason.
Year: 1862

PROFESSOR AGAssIz.-Hear what the
greatest living naturalist says of himself.
He has commenced in the January mum
Der of the Atlantic Monthly a series OF
articles entitled methods of. Natural
History" They should be read and
carefully considered by every young
man who wishes to know anything of the
laws of nature. See with what modesty
this new Cuvier speaks


Il have devoted my whole life TO the
study Of nature, and yet single sentence
may express all | have done. / have
shown that there is correspondence
between the succession of fishes in geo.
logical times and the different stages Of
their growth in the egg. That's ALL"
Year: 1862

A TELEGRAPHIc ExPERIMENT.-It is a
matter of curiosity as TO how quick com
munication may be made by means Of
the telegraph. Experience has shown that
it is an instantaneous process. A short
time since, says an exchange, an exper
iment was tried to illustrate the point.
1t was agreed that telegrapher at New
York city, in communication with Chi,
cago, Illinois, should write the letter s.
which is done by making three dots
and that a Chicago telegrapher should
instantly, on hearing the dots, respond
by making the same signs. The plan
was carried out successfully, and the
paper of the register at New York show.
ed that the dots made by both operators
stood so nearly together that it was i'm
possible to write single dot between the
characters representing the two SIS. The
response from Chicago was recorded as
quickly after the signal from New York
as it was possible for the Chicago tele


grapher to make it. Many other expert
ments have been made. with like results.
Year: 1862

A new mode of computing interest al
six per cent, has been published, which
appears simple. Multiply any given
number of dollars by the number of days
of interest desired. separate the right
hand figure, and divide by six, the re-
suit is the true interest Of such sum for
such number of days al six per cent.
This rule is SO simple and so true, ac-
cording 10 all business usages, that ev-
cry banker, broker, merchant and clerk,
should post it up for reference and use.
There being no such thing as fraction
in it, there is scarcely any liability TO er-
ror or mistake. BY no arithmetical pro
cess can so decided information be ob
tanned with SO few figures Gleason.
Year: 1862

An eccentric old gentleman died sud
denly of apoplexy in the Tuileriss in
Paris the other day. In his will he pro-
vided that after death his face WAS to be
coated over with pitch. his mouth and
nostrils hermetically sealed, and an incis
ion made in his heart. He left little
fortune of { 900 year. His monoma-
mia was the fear of coming to life again
after interment.
Year: 1862

L he Napeilo Repa0ttcdn says


We publish, for the benefit of our rea-
ders, the following substitute for coffee.
which was sent to us by Mrs. Joshua
Marshal, of Virginia Grove, in this
County:


Put one quart OF corn meal in pan or
skillet with one common-sized tea-cup
full Of sorghum molasses, brown them a
dark brown as you would coffee, and stir
them we'll while browning. Three table
spoons full will make one half gallon OF
very good coffee. Put one teaspoon full
of store coffee with it, and you can hard
ly tell it from store coffee
Year: 1862

MARBLE MANTELs.-GREAT BARGAIN IN MAN


u tes-A large stock hand and great reduction in
prices for any kind ordered this month. Call
A. KLABERS marble yard. 1l3 East Eighteenth sereet,
west OF Third avenue Mantes put up any place In the
country
Year: 1862

DRoTEOr your buildings from the danger of Lightning
L by getting good Lightning Rod with good Point,
all warranted, from BRAY, THE TIMER


May 3, 1.6s. at the sign Of the Big Coffee Pot.
Year: 1862

Of every description executed in the best style and
on reasonable terms.


The FARMER has n larger crcuc ton than any
other paper in this section of the state. 1t is now
and has been for thirty six consecutive years the
nicial paper Of the county.
Year: 1862




AT daylight on Sunday, our whole line
of earthworks had been deserted, and our
artillery moved to the rear. Here it was
judiciously disposed, the batteries mask
ed, and the infantry covered by thickness
OF woods. The spot was part Of the
battle ground of Fair Oaks, but it is des-
ignated as Peach Orchard Station.


At daylight the enemy came eastward
on the Williamsburg road, one column
advancing down the railroad. They open
ed from two batteries on the left but their
firing was awkward and ineffective, as al
SO their musketry, which was close and
might have been more serious. When
they reached line of march, about three
hundred yards from our front, the whole
terrible fire Of our cannon burst upon
them. They staggered, but before the
Year: 1862

dates to January giving scarcely time TO replen


sh mess. Fresh beef and ice, however, have been
laid in and she has steamed away this afternoon TO meet
the wants the vessels Of the different squadrons be-


tween here and Galveston her destination. This morn
ing party from this vessel, whis dredging for oysters
in OF the Lazareto passage fell in with Colonel
Rosa OF the Forty sixth New York. number Of his
men engaged reconnaissance OF the southern end OF
Tybse They reported signs Of rebel occupancy
Year: 1862

GRAND MUSICAL ENTERTAINMHNT.-
In about one week from Tomorrow Professor
Strasser will give the most interesting concert
Of the season at Metropolitan Hall. We un.
derstaDd that Mics Da,ton. the juvenile plan
lat. (only ten years Q. age) will perform upon
the piano Mas Hirschl will also assist on the
violin. The Davenport Orchestral Society has
been engaged. Nothing will be waning to
make it the most pleasant entertainment Of
the season
Year: 1862

PROSPECTS OF THE OPENING OF NAV
IGAroN.-The prospect for an immediate open
ing Of navigation is very fair. The body o
snow and ice in the Upper Mississippi 10 much
larger than for many seasons previous. The
steady cold weather which We have had for
the past three months now promises to break
up Immediately, and the sun having gained q
ing effect upon the snow and ice, we may lock
for high water and fteshets 10 abundance q,
the opening Of navigation. Preparations are
nov being made by our rivermen for the ap'
nroachinp seasOn
Year: 1862

FRIDAY, Oct. i0--P.H.


There was great excitement at tho Stock Board
TO day, moro especially in gold and shares. Tho re.
act ion from the recent rapid rise which commenced


few days ago, continued with increased violence il;
Shares and some Of the State Stocks The down.
ward movement was accelerated by the calling Of loans
by portion Of the banks and bankers who have be.
come alarmed ut the rapdty Of the advance in mar
ket values and to this was added the stocks forced
upon the market by the using up of margins and
tho desire OF parties 10 realize a Tesiduum Of
profit before it passed away There is nothing in the
sound elements Of the market chsngedfo ON last week
sufficient TO tccount for the panic to-day The ex.
PLANTATION il simply that the large operators whose
purchases have brought about the recent advance.
heve sold out, and and the market having los. their
support, has lost the impetus which kept it moving
onward. The consequent decline has produced n
disturbance Of loans and the amount Of stock
for sale bar been in excess Of the demand
There has little or no 1hort line been put out and
consequently this usual resistance to q decline ia
lacking now. When the market has receded TO
points which the prominent operators consider hard-
pan," prices will commence advancing again, and
the dealers will be eager to purchase az they now
are TO sell. The disturbance in money will soon
cease and even is not 1T all serious, excepting
in weak quarters. While the Government is Great
ing paper money az rapidly as at present, there can
be no permanent or important stringeney in money.
The lenders too numerous and too eager in their
competition to employ their funds. After the Morn
ing Board there were large amount Of Of orders to
buy and recovery Of l@2 v cent on the lowest
price, Of the morning. Tho business Of tho SECOND