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Year: 1864

doned-ruined for this world and the
next. Oh! the suffering and degrade
! ton which was compelled to endure. -
At last Ralph Wagner offered me his
protection and his hand l accepted
We were married He declared he low
ed me, and certainly treated me with re-
spect and showed affection. | knew not
then he was house breaker; and when
found it out ] asked myself what bet
ter was l than he, that | should leave
him? So | have lived with him ever
since, nearly two years, and he is arrest
ed and / am again alone in the world
Such is my sad history, doctor. Now
tell me what to do"


Write again to your parents said | !;
they may not have received your letter,
or your reply may have miscarried.'


L have sometimes hoped so, and /
want to die in that delusion, if it be one
she eagerly rejoined. If were to get
an answer now that they knew my condi-
tion and cast me off forever, it might
craze my poor brain again. Besides,
am no longer ct to be forgiven and re-
ceived back among the good !"
| 1T is never too late to repent repli-
ed Remember the words of Christ to
the men who would have put to death the
guilty woman for her crime: He that is
without sin among you let him first cast
stone at her ? We all have our errors,
and all need forgiveness


After saying much more of similar
purport, urged her, if she did not wish
to write to her parents herself, to give
me their address, and let me ascertain,
in my own way, if they still lived and
cared for her. She finally consented,
and wrote the address on slip of paper.
l read it, sprang from my scat, and look
ed at her in perfect amazement. | under
stood it all, but I could scarcely credit
my senses.


She was my sisters child!


pass over the, scene that followed this
strange discovery.


1t was all a mistake on her part--hcr
letter had never reached her almost dis
tractcd parents, who had long mourned
her as dead or lost to them forever. She
went home with me, and remained at my
house till her fond and loving parents
came to reclaim her. 1t was a fearful
scene of commingled joy and grief when
we all met under the same roof; and
humbly, on our knees, we all thanked
God for the wonderful restoration Of the
lost one, who was plucked, indeed, as a
brand from the burning, and saved in
body and | trust in soul.


Three years after, Ralph Wagner dice
in prison, and with him perishcd on;
great portion Of the guilty secret. / have
purposcly concealed all other names
but my sad story is none the less true
notwithstanding.
Year: 1864

A NoDLE BoY.-A boy was once
tempted BY some Of his companions to
pluck ripe cherries from tree which
his father had forbidden him to touch.
"You need not be afraid" said one of his
companions "for if your father should find
out that you had taken them, he is 80
kind he would not hurt you" "That is
the reason" replied the boy, "why I
would not touch them. It is true nv
father would not touch me; yet my diso-
bedience l know would hurt my father,
and that would be worse to me than any
thing else" A boy who grows up with
such principles, would be a man in the
best sense of the word. 1t betrays a re-
gard for rcctitude that would render him
trustworthy under every trial.
Year: 1864

''Sit and talk with the mountain streams
In the beautiful spring Of the year,
When the violet CLEANS through the golden


sunbeams,


And whispers-'Come look for me here
In the beautiful spring Of the year"
II will show you glorious nook,
Where the censers of morning are swung
Nature will lend you her bell and her book
Where the chimes of the forest arc hung,
And the ccnsers of morning are swung.
'Comc and breathe in this Ileavcn-scnt air
The breeze that the wild bird inhalss;
Come and forget that life has care
In these exquisite mountain gales
The breeze that the wild bird ihhales.
"Oh, wonders of God oh, Bounteous ant


Good


We feel that thy presence is here
That thy audible voice is abroad in the woot
I'm the beautiful spring of the year,
And We know that oui Father Is here
Year: 1864

1 A country girl coming in from
the field, was told by her cousin that she
looked as fresh as daisy kissed with dew.
Well. it wasn't any fellow of that name.
Bill Jones kissed me, and confound his
pictures, told him everybody would End
it out
Year: 1864

1The glorious 4th of July is to be
celebrated in Cresaptown, in right pig
gish style, desirable pig with creased
tail i9 70 be let loose upon the commons
and is to BECOME the property of the man
who will catch and hold him by the tai
three minutes.
Year: 1864

N There is said to be an old lady
down on Long Island, SO very fat. that
the neighbors use her shadow for .griddle
grea'lng.' To keep Der from slipping out
OF bed. her husband rolls her in oshes.-
Long Island is great place.
Year: 1864

Duty is the little blue sky over every
heart and soul-oveI every life-large
enough for star to look between the
clouds. and for the sky-lark happiness to
rise Heavenward through and sing in.
Year: 1864

@'Are you skillful mechanicT
Yes SIR


What can you maker


On almost anything in my line
Can you make devil?'


Certainly--just put up your foot and
will split in three seconds. never
saw chap in my life that required less
alteration
Year: 1864

An Act in relation to Town Orders.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Assembly conven. ed:

 That it shall be lawful for the treasurer of any town in this State, at any time,to give no. ties to all persons holding orders drawn by the selectmen of such towu on the treasurer, to present shch orders for payment, on or before a.certain day to be fixed in said notice, which shall be at least thirty days after the date thereof. Such notice shall be advertised for three weeks successivelY in newspaper print. ed or having circulation iu said town, and pos ted on the signpost or posts in said town. If any person holding an order which was out standing at the time of such notice shall fail to present the same for payment on or before the day fixed in said notice. no interest shall be allowed on said order after said day so fixed in said notice.

 Approved, July 9th. 1864.
Year: 1864

An Act in addition to " An Act relating to

 Courts

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Assembly conven. ed:

 SEC. l. That whenever any writ, suit or civil process shall be made returnable before jus tice of the peace, and ut the time appointed for the trial said justice shall be absent from the town where the trial is to be had, the plaintiff in said case moy,at any time within seven days after said time of trial, request said justice, in writing, to proceed to try said cause, and it shall thereupon be the duty of said justice to proceed to try the same within twenty days af ter said request shall have been left with him l; provided, that if said request shall be made du- ring the absence of said justice from the town, the same may be left at the clfice of said jus. tice, who shall proceed to try said cause within twenty days after his return from such absence. Before proceeding to such trial, said justice shall issue notice, in writing, to the defend- ant, specifying time and place appointed there for, and the plaintiff shall cause the same to be served upon the defendant by some proper of fcer or indifferent person, in the same manGer as civil process may be served at least six days prior to such time and at the time named in said notice, said justice shall proceed to try said caGse. in the same manner as he might have done at the time named in the original process.

 SEC. 2. Section B of an act entitled " An Act relating to Courts" and all acts inconsst ent herewith, are hereby repealed.

 Approved, July 9th. 1864.
Year: 1864

so be the secretary of said appointing board; ] and shall keep record of their transactions and he shall furthermore, at least one month before the close of each academic year in said school, cause to be published in at least one newspaper in every county of this State, in which newspaper may then be published, an advertisement, specifying the number of pupils who by virtue of said act are entitled to be ad- mitted into said School for gratuitois instruc. ton during the ensuing academic year, and de- slgnating the time and manner in which appli. cations may be made to said appointing board, for admission to said school.

 Approved, June 30th, 1884.

 An Act in addition to <" An Act relating to

 Railroad Companies"

 Be 1t enacted by the Senate aud House of Representatives in General Assembly con. vened:

 SEC. l. Every railroad company running cars by steam power, in this State, for the conveyance of passengers, shall, from the first day of May until the first day of November in each year, while conveying passengers, carry on each passenger car, or shall cause to be car ried through such car, at least once in each sixty minutes during the time said car shall be runIing over their road with passengers on board, suitable quantity and quality of good drinking water for the free use of the passen- gers in such car, and shall furnish suitable and convenient appurtenances for carrying said water, with clean glass tumber for using the same. Any railroad company neglecting or refusing to comply with the requirements of this act, sha for each offence forfeit aud pay a penalty of twenty-five dollars, to be recov- cred in an action on this statute the whole of said penalty to be paid to the person or per sons who shall sue and prosecute the same to effect.
Year: 1864

WEARS have been spent in their perfection.


L. tie Company were determined not to
put their Machines into market until they
could sustain the assertion which they now
mako, that they are the
Year: 1864

ANY ohc, even Of the most ordinary capacity.
cam sec, at IL glance. how to use the letter \
Family Sewing Machine. Our Family Saving
Machines are finished IN chusto and exquisite
style.


The Folding Case Of the Family Machine is
Il piece Of
Year: 1864

Il was appTehended that some TOBbls would
be experienced in this city n the transfer of Ae
prisoners to the boat. But 90 secretly had they
been brought forward, and 60 careful had the
authorities been 10 prevent the progress OF the
train iTom gaining any publicity, and their cary
arrival here this morning, that bat few knew
they we're here. a strong force was IN waiting
as the depot to escort them aer0ss the town.
and before their presenes was generally known
hey VsTe safe on board the beat lhas was 70
take them down the bay.
Year: 1864

Orders had been reesived from the authorities
at Washington to guard the removal Of these
prisoners with the utmost care. They were to
bs permitted communication with no person,
civil or military, aside from their guard. N0tif-
cation was sent forward TO all the principal
points along The rOute to have strong guards
posted at the railroad stations TO keep the popu-
lace back, that in no case communication, even
for moment, might DO had with the rebol ofi-
Year: 1864

The requisition of Governor Brough for
the National Guard has excited some
sharp criticism, and provoked severe cen
sure Six months hence the -people'will
thank him for his practical patriotism
The Governor was not insensible to the
fact that the Government has been eoaxed
and wheedled into trifing with the draft,
and he was determined to check it as
much as possible. He knew that troops
were wanted, and that the volunteering
system was too slow. Besides, the Ma
tional Guard was organized for public de
fence, and was bound IN honor to respond to
any call made upon it by proper author
ity. The Governor called upon the Guard,
and the Guard o6eys. When history is
written the Guard will be proud of its rec
ord, and so will their fellow-citizens.--Doy-
ton Journal
Year: 1864

Our fond assurance that the world, IN
all quarters, is advancing in civilization
and in humanity, will once in a while re-
ceive rude shocks, which tend to convince
US that the march of man is not straight
forward, but sometimes zigzag and some
times hugely retrograde. We have not
for years heard of fact more revolving
than the recent report that as lately as
October last the cruel and inhuman PEN
atty of death by crucifxion was inflicted
upon q malefactor. Nor is the loathsome
atrocity much if any mitigated by the
knowledge that the victim was notori-
GUS thief, and was convicted of stealing
young girls for prostitution. The Roman
people have obtained an unenyiabls inn
mortality as its originators, and the He
breWs have been blasted with mildew for
centuries for the infamous use they made
of the cross. We trust it is unknown to
punitive laws of every people save the
Chinese. The victim was put upon the
cross on Wednesday, the 28th of October,
his hands outstretched, his feet resting
upon board and spikes driven into his
hands and feet, and upon him was pla-
carded his sentence; that he should be
crucifsd until he was dead. He remain
ed in torture until the following Saturday,
when not being dead vinegar was admin
istered to him, but this not occasioning
death his legs were broken and he was
strangled. Let the veil Of oblivion cover
the guilty deed, while We seek to forget
mans inhumanity TO man.
Year: 1864

The REBEL BARBlRITIEs.-The Rich
mond Examiner, in its account of the
affair at Plymouth, justifies the rebel bar
barities in this style:


General Hoke, judging from the large
number of his prisoners, does not seem
to haYe made such thorough work as that
by which Forrest has so shocked the ten
der souls and frozen the warm blood Of
the Yankees. The resistance he encoun-
tered was, probably, not so desperate, and
the blood of the Victors not so heated;
though in fertilization carried by storm
the loss of the garrison must inevitably
be large. The strict laws of civilized war
fare acknowledge the power of the victor
to put all to the sword in such cases.
However severe such an example might
seem, it would strike a salutary terror in
the Yankees, which will be useful to them
in the end, and their melancholy whine
at meeting 8 part of the punishment
their barbarities merit, is absurd.
Year: 1864

TIE TEN-FoRTY LoAN.-Popular as was
the Five Twenty Loan, there is every rea-
son for believing that the new Ten Forty
Loan will be taken up by the people still
more rapidly. The difference between
the two loans is, that the principal of the
former can be paid off by the Govern
ment in FIVE years in greenbaeks, while
the latter is not payable for ten years and
then only in gold. Hence, although the
Ten Forty is only FIVE per cent, it is really
more desirable than the Five-Twenty at
six per cent.


The putting of this new loan upon the
market is q good thing. and should be
heartily encouraged by ali sorts of people.
II will check the depreciation of the cur
rency by funding floating greenbacks,
and put stop to the enhancement of spe-
Gle. The FIVE per cent. in gold, it should
be remembered, is equal to eight per cent.
in currency.-N. Y. Mercury.
Year: 1864


We think the same old thoughts,
And dream the same old dream
That others have, ere we had been
Enshrined among hfes scenes
And yet they're not less sweet
Because no longer new,
And while so true and dear to them,
To me they are as true.
For human hearts where're they beat
Closely allied have been,
And what one spirit feels is found,
Some other one within.
Then think not that tale oft told
Shall lose its charm or power.
When those to whom ye breathe ii here
Are changing hour by hour.
Ye would not deem those whispered words
Which maidens love to hear.
Could fall less sweet and tenderly
Upon your listening ear.
Because she knows from other lips
As loving cadence fell.
While other ears bent low to catch
Words which she loves so well.
Then weary not, ye gifted ones
Nor think your work in vain,
Ie cannot know how many hearts
Shall gather strength in again.
Meath. words ye deem of trifins power
May lurk some potent spell.
Something which speaks 10 falteriDg ones,
Words none had said as well.
Nor think because so many weave
The songs you long to sing,
There is no need for humber one
Their Offering frail to bring.
While there are still so many lives
To save by words Of cheer,
So many fainting souls TO lift
From out the shadows here.
So many fond abiding hopes
And promises untold.
Which poured into some poor dark life
Are better far than gold.
And you to whom God gives the power,
With whom His talents lie,
Be sure Of you. BE will require
The interest by and by.
OF yo1 He'll ask how faithfully
Your mission you fulfilled.
How well you stroye to train the mind,
Which He with treasures filled.
How tirelessly you sought to throw
Round those He favored less,
The beauty and the wealth of thought
He taught you to express.
Then weary not, o never tire i
Or doubt your power again,
For He who gives to each their work,
Bestows no gifts in vain.
ONO LIBBIE S. MORGAN.
Year: 1864

GOOw must be kept on grass at the time of trial
and for two weeks previous to the experiment. The
times of trial are to be from the 10th to the 10Th of
June. and from Goth to lhel3Oth of August. state
is to be furnished eontaining-1st the age and
breed of the COW, and time Of calving; End the
quantity Of milk in weight, and also of the butter,
during each period of ten days. Sd the butter made
the las trial, to be exhibited with the COW. at
the Fair. and the statements to be verified by the
competitor and any person conversant with the
facts.l ,-r
Year: 1864

" Free Delivery Of Letters by Carriers at the
resldences of owners may be secured By observing
the following Rules:


q Head letters with the writer 3 full address, in
Guiding street and mum ber and request answers to
be addressed accordingly.


g. Letters to strAn gers transient visitors in
town or city, whose special address may be un-
known, should be marked in lower left hand corner
with the word " Transient"


T. Place the postage stamp on the upper right
land corner and leave space between the STAN
and direction for post-marking notwithstanding
with the writing.


Areauest for the return of letter to the writer
If unclaimed within thirty days or less, written
printed with the writer's full address across the
left hand end of the envelope, face side, will be
Piled with at usual prepaid rate of postage,
payable when delivered to writer.
Year: 1864

is at least twice as great as ours. as ne had
preponderence of artillery, and as they
were most Of the time the attacking par
~. The ground over which we drove
them, both at Todds Tavern within the
Notifications around Richmond was lit
orally covered With dead and wounded
Their loss in officers vas disproportiOual-
ly large
Year: 1864

is eminently the right man In the right
place. he is, without exception, the
best cavalry commander The Army Of the
Potomac has ever bad. lie is quick TO
perceive and bold 70 execute. and has
already won The entire con jdence Of bis
nksru m q al
Year: 1864

PFoclamatlon by the Governor.
Iowa to Furnish Ten Regiments
orally Around the Flag Ieys I"


Washington, April 25.
10 the People Of losoo:


The President has agreed to accept
from the Northwestern States the SER
vice Of one hundred thousand volun-
teers for period Of one hundred days
from the time Of their mastering into
the service, for the purpose Of enabling
the veteran troops to be pushed forward
and achieve decisive results over the
enemy in the approaching campaign.
With this augmentation to the army,
it is confidently believed that the rebel
lion can be substantially crushed during
the present season. I have promised
the President ten regiments Of this new
force, and earnestly call upon the patri-
otic people Of Iowa to aid me by their
active cooperation in redeening this
promise.


We can thus render more essential
service IN saving our glorious Union
and rescue our land from the horrors
Of fratricidal war. The period Of ser
vice will be short and trust glorious
in bringing with it The restoration OF
peace. Those who heretofore have
been unable to participate in tho stir.
ring scenes Of this war may now do so
honorably and with but little inconven-
ience to themselves-fresh laurels to be
won and additional honor achieved Tor
our State.


Let us go to work in earnest in every
county. Not moment should be los,
Companies at the organization may
choose their own officers, and grca,
care vii. be observed in the selection Of
field officers for same. The same pay
and allowances az other troops. Com
panies must report to the Adjutan,
General at Davenport as fast as they
are filed. The entire number must be
raised within twenty days, if possible
Let not brave young Iowa now jeopar
! dize her fame by falling behind hel
sister States of the North west.


WM. NJ. STONE, Governor.
Year: 1864

The Soldlers' Vote In New York.


The bill assed by the Legislature Of
New York securing right Of suffrage
to the citizen soldiers of that State, has
received the assent Of Gov. Seymour
and is now law. The New York
Tribune gives the following synopsis oi
of Its essential provisions


l. Every legal voter in any election,
district Of this State, who shall be, at
the time Of the next or any ensuing
General Election, absent in the Military
or Naval service of the United States,
may exercise his Right Of Suffrage by
proxy.


His right to vote shall be establish
ed precisely as though he were present;
and his vote, when Offer ed, may be OBJ.
jected to on any grouLd which would
bar his voting if present.


8. He may send his ballot, duly at
tested, in sealed envelope, either to
the Inspectors of Election for his prop
er District, or to any friend whom he
may choose to in;rust with it.


4. Tho envelope being opened, in the
presence Of, II not by the Inspectors,
his ballot is duly polled, and his name
duly recorded as voting by proxy.





Whatever further provisions the act
may contain are designed to give effect
to the foregoing, or to preclude fraud.
Year: 1864

TnE new draw to the Railroad Bridge il
being framed in Chicago, and will be deliy
cred here in few days. The work OH the
destroyed pier is being pushed ahead as
fast as possible, md trains will be passing
again by the first Of August if not before.
Year: 1864

SAsrARy.-Thcrc is no doubt, We are in
formed, that our city is improving very
much in a sanitary point Of view. There
was never time when there was more
perfect state Of health enjoyed, compare
lively than at the present. The smallpox,
which at ono time, early in the season,
threatened much mourning in our midst,
and has been pretty thoroughly checked,
and we hear Of but here and there = case at
the present timc.. Other diseases are held
at bay very successfully, and general
state Of health prevails.
Year: 1864

TnE 1910 BoNDs.-Thc subscription to
the 1910 bonds is still before the public,
and over seventy millions have been already
taken. At the present rate Of premium on
gold, they pay nearly ten per cent. interest
in currency, and at the conclusion Of the
war. they will certainly be worth par in
gold.
Year: 1864

FINE SUIT OF ROOMS AND A SINGLE ROOM,
IN neatly and newly furnished, complete with gas, BATH
water closets &C family three adults. win let as above
suite singly with without Board R 70 West Seven