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Year: 1865

A HORSE in New Bedford, Mass, lost
his tongue lately in a singular manner.
The animal was making the acquaintance
Of horse in the next stable, the two be-
ing able only TO touch noses over the high
partition, when the latter seized thetongue
Of the former between bis teeth and abso-
lutely pulled il out from the roots.
Year: 1865

find, and which filed the spectators with
horof---the remains of human body!


The police officers now rushed into the
house and secured the old man. AS to
his wife, she at first could not be found.
But, after q fatiguipg search, she was dis
covered beneath a pile Of wood, being very
much bruised BY The heavy logs above
her. BY this lime nearly the whole pop
-nlation of the town had collected around
the spot ~


The old couple were brought before the
proper authorities and separately examin-
ed. The man persisted in his denial
most obstinately; but bis wife at once
confessed that she and her husband, a
very long time ago, had murdered a ped
dler who possessed large sum of money.
He had passed the night at their house; ;
and they, taking advantage Of the heavy
sleep that encompassed him. had straugled
him, after which they placed the body 10 a
chest. The chest was then thrown into the
well, and the well stopped up. The two
criminals had reason TO believe themselves
free from detection, as there were no wit
nesses of the crime, and its traces had been
carefully concealed. Nevertheless they had
not been able to hush the voice of con-
science. They fed from their fellowmen.
They were intimidated at the slightest
noise, and silence thrilled them with fear.
They had often thought Of flying to some
distant land; but some inexpicable inhu-
ence kept them near the remains Of their
victim. Terrified by the deposition Of
bis wife, the old man at length made a
similar confession; and six weeks after
the guilty couple expired on the scafo!d.
Year: 1865

Whoever intends to purchase a good Family
Sewing Machine, of any kind, viii do well tc
call the News Office. We can furnish them
at all times upon the most advantageous terms


PRoPRIEToRs or THE NEWS.
Year: 1865

E We are glad to learn that regular
army officers are again being apppointsd
to the various positions at Fort Leaven-
worth. There has been much prejudice
against regulars. as they were considered
too Conservative; but volunteer Off
GERS who have filled the positions. have
generally been men appointed through
political favoritism. devoid Of quali6cs-
ton. and have used their places to steal.
plunder the Government, and debauch
the politics of tie State.
Year: 1865

LOCAL PoIIrcs.-The contest for some
of the County Offices is becoming in
terssting. and new aspirants are entering
the field daily. The principal fight ap-
pears to be on Sheriff and Treasurer
Every man seems to think his chances
best. bet it is pretty clear that all but
one for each Office will be disappointed.
Send along your So. and place your
selves before the people in our Announce
ment column.
Year: 1865

The following complimentary order
w as issued to the Kansas l4th. BY Gen.
Dofie. upon their being mustered out
1t will be seen that the General entertain
ed high opinion Of the regiment


HEADQUARTERS CAvALRY, IN THE FIELD.


CHERoKER NATION, Jane IL, 1865.


Officers and Men of the l4th Kansas Casolry:


Pursuant to instructions from Department
Headquarters, am relieved from dutyswith
you. In parting with you. take leave with
pleasure, knowing that all of you are going to
enjoy once more the pleasure, comfort and
happiness of your much beloved homes, from
which you have been so long absent. hope
at home, as in the field, you may be faithful to
jour new duties, and that no shame may blot
out your glorious past. For the short time we
have been associated, you have been my pride
and ambition, and cannot leave without thank
ing both officers and men for their good con-
duct and discipline, and the faithfulness with
which they have performed their duties until
the last moment. leave with regret and a
sorrowfu, heart; but having 10, 6 shared the
hardships and privations of camp life, it is
source of consolation to know that you are
about to return TO your homes. Let not your
new duties at home cause you to forge. those
You owe your country, and which are the first
ones to fulfill, as citizens. hope, if ever the
nationality Of our beloved country is in danger,
whether at home or from abroad, you will re-
spond to the call as you have done in days
past; and then you will remember the instruc-
tons which I have given you with SO much
pleasure and cheerfulRess.


My heart and thoughts will follow you in
private life, and my prayer to God shall be for
your welfare and happiness. s Or So,


Men of Kansas. be proud of your name and
Regiment.


For your services, your Country and State
thank you. The people shall speak Of you
with respect and pride. t


God bless you! iaf


Hoping l do not leave in your hearts any
sentiment of i'll feeling, bid you an affection
ate farewell. A. N. DOFFiE,


General commanding troops in the field.
Year: 1865

~ The Weekly Champion is the
Oldest paper in Northern Kansas.-Ateh-
ison Champion.


We don't like to dispute q mans word;
bot inasuuch as the present editor Of the
Champion was its irst. and as we pub
lished the Chief before he came to Kan
sas. and for 8 year before the existence OF
the Champion, We beg leave to differ
with him upon the above point. -
Year: 1865

TAxEs.-We stated, last week, that
this year taxes wonld be more than one
third less than last year. We mesnt the
County and local taxes. The State tax
will be about the same as last year. 1t
would have been considerably less. had
no; the State Board Of Equalization
greatly increased tbs valuation in our
County, trick. by the way. which that
Board il in the iDvsriable habit Of doing.
Somehow. they cannot get it into their
heads but that the land in Doniphsn
County is ss valuable as that adjoining
Leavenworth and Lawrence. II they go
upon the intrinsic valne of the land. it is
more SO; but when it comes to ssleabls OF
taxable value. the action Of the Board is
unjust to our County.
Year: 1865

w 1t is becoming q matter of great
complaint, that SO many persons who are
arraigned for murder. are acquitted upon
the ground Of insanity. There is but one
way to remedy this. Let laws be passed
making insanity capital offence; then
that game will be at an end.
Year: 1865

The Home Missionary Committee
have entered on the work assigned them
BY the General Assembly, Of preaching
the Gospel among the freedmen at the
South, and sending missionaries into
destitute and needy fields in what, dur.
ing the rebellion, we're called border
States like Tennessee and Missouri
with so much zeal that the handsome
balance which they reported to the As
sembly is already exhausted, and yet the
work is just begun. So great was the
expense of this new and special depart
msnt of Home Missionary Iabors that
the Assembly recommended to the Com
mittee to take special collections for the
purpese.
Year: 1865

Bishop Talbot, of the Missionary
Episcopal diocese Of the Northwest,
and formerly Rector of a Church at In.
dianapolis, has been called to be Assist
ant Bishop of Indiana, the health of
Bishop Uphold being so feeble that he
requires help ia his labora
Year: 1865

for the homo and family; and an abundance Of ar
agraphs upon every topic of interest or i,nport-
ance. The wide circulation already obtained By
this paper Is an evidence Of its popularity and Of
Its being adapted to the wants Of the people.
Year: 1865

Commissioners shall be conclusive and final between
coterminous proprietors and the correctness thereof
shall not be open to contcstation in any action at
law or suit in equity between them or between par
ties claiming under them by title subsequent: ana
prOrided further, That any claim not brought ne
a aforesaid shall BE- barred and the lands covered
thereby, with any other tracts within the limits of


.id rancho. the titles to which are not established
nnder this act, shall be dealt with as other public
lands, but subject to the adjudcated boundaries Of
the claims which are presented within the limit OF
the time prescribed aS aforesaid Pr0Uded That no
person under the provisions of this act shall be al
lowed to enter greater quantity of land than three
hundred and twenty acres.


Approved, June Il, 1864.
Year: 1865

ton suited to his tastes and none should yield
to the natural impotence sure to result from
You will be invited to seek new adventure
abroad; but do not yield to the temptation, for
it will lead only to death and disappointment.
Your General now bids you all farewell with
the full belief that as in war you have been
good soldiers, 50 in peace you will be good citi-
Zcns, and if unfortunately new war should arise
in our country, Shernans army will be the
first to buckle on the old armor and come forth
to defend and maintain the Government of oul
Inheritance and choice.


BY order Of Major-Gcn. w. T. SHERMAN.


j.. NJ. DAYTON, Asst. Adjt. Gen.
Year: 1865

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to enable


the people of Colorado to form constitution and


State government and for the admission of such


State into the Union on aA equal footing with the


original States"


BE ii enacted by The Senate and House of Repre-
sentatces Of the United States Of America in Con-
gresS asSemtied That SO much Of the fifth section
OF the act To which this act is an amendment pro-
vides by ordinance for submitting the constitution to
the people of said State for their ratification or re-
lection, at an election to be held on the second Tues
day of October, be amended as to read, the
cond Tuesday in September, and that the election,
for the purposes aforesaid be held that day in
atead OF the second Tuesday in October


Approved, June Is, 1861.
Year: 1865

Not long since a married couple in Farming
ton, an Buren county, Iowa. early one morn
ing found COW and a calf in their lot the COW
had collar on with note attached, reoues-
ting hat she should be taken care OF till called
for. Some nights afterwards a basket was
found at their door containing an infant about
Il week old, and note saying that the baby
was the owner Of the cow
Year: 1865

Geese, dull as they are, initiate men. No
tcc that if one Of the flock drinks the rest fol
low.


What character in Shakespere comes near
est to Jenny Hnd?-Rosalind, probably.


To reject an offer of marriage disdainfully
is a slight Of hand performance


Ifyou visit a sweet girl, and if you are won
and she is won, you shall both be one.


How to learn all your defects Quarrel with
your best friend.
Year: 1865

THE BLoCKADE-RUNNER CREws-There
is q no such malignant or offensive type of
nonresident foreigners among us as the herds
of unemployed knaves that have been thrown
ON our streets by the collapse ofthe blockade
running business. They are insolent in pro-
portion to their filth and raggedness, and
they fancy that their flag is specially inten-
ded to cover insolence. They will be taken
altogether by surprise on learning that the
Secretary of State has given them just twelve
days to pack up and leave the country III
body. This measure is altogether com
mcndable. Oul citizens generally would
have gladly seen it introduced sooner.
Year: 1865

GONE TO SEA.-During the late freshet
and the breaking up of the ice in the Sus-
quehanna river, the water rose so high OH
the banks in the lumber districts OF Penn
sylyania as to float off about five or six mil
lions feet of pine timber in logs. They were
borne down with the rapid current and pass
ed Havre de Grace into the Chesapeake bay.
Parties are engaged in capturing the logs
and five or six hundred have been secured,
the owners paying one dollar for each log
brought to the shore.
Year: 1865

The Portsmouth (N. H. Chronicle is in
formed that few days since large bull.
dog, confined in house in the north part
OF that city, seized an infant child lying in
a cradle, and tore away one side of its face
and before the brute could be secured. he
grasped the child by the throat, and shook
it until life was extinct =. -
Year: 1865

Out of twelve men drafted in East Little
Creek Hundred, we understand that only one
was held to service the rest having skedaddled
or been exempted. The district is shivering
in anticipation of another draft.
Year: 1865

PRESENCE OF MND.-1. II man faiuts,
place him fiat on his back and let him
alone.


2. Ifany poison is swallowed, drink
instantly half q glass Of cool water, with
heaping teaspoonful each Of common
salt and ground mustard, stirred into it !;
this vomits as soon as il reaches the stom.
ache; but for fear some Of the poison
may still remain, swallow the white OF
one or two raw eggs, or drink cup Of
strong coffee. These two being antidotes
for q greater number Of poison than any
other articles known, with the advantage
Of being always on hand; if not, a pint
Of sweet oil, or lamp oil; or " dripping,
or melted butter, or lard, are good sub.
stitutes, especially if they VOmit quickly.


3. The best way to stop the bleeding
OF an ordinary cut instantly, is to cover
it profuseiy with cobweb, or -four and
salt, half and half.


4. Ifthe blood comes from q wound
by jet or squirt; be spry, or the man will
die in few inmates, because an artery
is severed; tie q handkerchief loosely
around near the part between the wound
and the heart; put stick between the
handkerchief and the skin and twist it
around until the blood ceases to flow :;
keep it there until the doctor comes il
in position where the handkerchief can
not be used, press the thumb on q spot
near the wound, between the wound and
the heart; increase the pressure until the
physician arrives, SO as to glue up the
wound by the cOngulatiOn or cooling Of
the hardened blood.


8. lfyOur clothing takes FIRE, slide the
hand down the dress, keeping them as
close to the body as possible, at the same
time sinking to the floor by bending the
Anees this has smothering effect on
the flames; il not extinguished, o: q great
headway is gotten, lie down on the floor,
roll over and over, or better, envelope
yourself in q carpet, or any garment you
can get hold Of, always preferring wooden.


6. II the body is tired, rest; il the
brain is tired, sleep.


Z. II the bowels are loose, lie down in
a warm bed, remain there and eat nothing
until you are well.


g. The three best medicines in the
world are warmth, abstinence and repose.
Year: 1865

MAN doubles all the evils of his fate by
pondering over them. A scratch becomes
a wound, slight an becomes an injury, .
jest an insult, q small peril great dan.
ger, and slight sickness often ends in
death bv brOOding apprehensions Of the
sick. We should always look on the
bright side Of life's picture. o.
Year: 1865

Patent Horse to carry his master


Needs no spur to make him go faster;


Runs along cheeriiy soon you stride him.
Ready to go wherever you guide him.


INiESE horses run rapidly over any good
I road, sidewalk or park grounds, with grace
ful cantering motion. propelled mainly By the
lreight Of the ride, alternating motion from the
saddle to The padals, IN the act OF rising to the
motion of the horse, and with about the same
am ut of exercise the rider in riding a live
horse, ana with about the same amount of exer-
else to the rider as in riding live horse. They
may be started, stopped short, controlled in
going down hill, by the rider. They will up
moderate ascent, if the road Is hard and firm
They are directed by the bride. As the notions
are identical, it is good mode Of training for
equestrianism. They are unequalled as means
for agreeable and healthful out door exercise, all
the year round for adults well for girls and
bows of two years old and upward. Girls ride by
"~:-. III saddle horn-those under ten years
- - astride The size fer boys is strong
-i,"g >" carry man of 800 pounds weight. On
the sue walk or level ground Light carriage with
child in it can be attached and drawn. ANY per-
son having but one leg ride perfectly well.


For prices enquire at the office of this paIe
send stamp for circular and price list.


STEPHEN w. SMITH.


49S Broadway New York.
Year: 1865

ALL BUSINESS AND PROBES IOHAL MEN


Should Advertise in the Argus.
ALL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN


Should Advertise in the Argus.
ALL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN


Should Advertise in the Argus.
ALL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN


Should Advertise in the ArgIs-
ALL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN


Should Advertise in the Argus
ALL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN


Should Advertise in the AnmnA
Year: 1865

The large steel bell in the spire of
the Catholic Church, in consequence
Of the breaking Of the iron work on
which it was hung, fell from its place
while being rung on Sabbath morning,
and in i's descent carried away every
thing beneath it t. the very ground,
lts weight il about three thousand
pounds and notwithstanding the terrible
force With which i fell, il sustained no
injury. The person who was ringing
il had narrow escape, but got oat d
the way IN time to avoid the DANGER
harrington Huck keye.
Year: 1865




There is nothing more humiliating to o
rightminded perscn than to he watched. -
there ismothing more annoying to an ems
ployer, the spectacle of men hard at work In
his presence, but idle or dilatory so soon as


his back is turned A man who is desirous
of earning his wages works at all times DUR
ing business hours, but one whose chief


anxiety is 10 draw his salary, is better out
Of the way than in it and is, moreover, dis.
honest. hrs 2aR - .El1 DOS fi-Ngsl
Whether the engagement be for one year
or one week, the engagement on one hand
is to pay certain sum for the service Of an
Individual on the other, to work faithfully


and honorably for the said term. ~ What


would be thought of an employer who .
should, on pay day, withhold portion Of


the salary by reason of the contract not be-


ing kept by the workmen. He would be


universally condemned as mean beyond pre-


cedent, but is there any more justice or


honor in frittering away an employer time,


or deceiying him by pretended perfor.


nance of work, than in withholding an en- .


ployee's 8 salary? None at all. Labor isz


honorable, and the man who works for his
living, whether. with pen or a hammer and


chisel, is. to berespected, but no one respects


a man who is constantly trying to eyade his


duty, and if heis held in low esteem, he


alone is responsible therefore. ~
Year: 1865

1t is surprising thing to see Charles
Sumner resisting with so much earnest
ness the proposal made by his cold blood
ed partisan friends in Congress, to retail
ate on Southern prisoners in our power,
the barbarities which are reported to be in
flicted on Northern men in Southern pris-
ons. 1t may be set down to the credit of
Sumner, that there are ciuelties so barbar-
ous and atrocious that he shrinks from
their commission. In this he has disap-
pointed us.
Year: 1865

1t is unpleasant for us to say, that the
most unfair and disingenuous notice which
we have anywhere seen of Mr.. Pendlcton's
speech, is to be found in the Ohio States
man. And when correspondent points
out its error to the Statesman, instead of
making correction, it persists in perversion
and misrepresentation, with stubborn
ness which seems to be malicious.
Year: 1865

SIT FACING THE LlGHT.-Wc do
much injury to our eyes by sitting
sideways by the lamp, so that one
eye is in a strong glare of light
while the other is in the shade
Theaoptlc nerves, which transmit
light to the brain, unite before
they reach it. A strong light vi.
brating through one nerve and a
dim one through the other, will
impair their perfecl unity, and
the custom followed night al.
ter night tor years, will, by thus
destroying harmony, Of the deli
cate nerves, result in damaged eye
sight. The woman who works at
night by her table loses her sight
early. Some evening when you
have thus sat for an hour, 60 inn
mediately into a partially dark
room-a blur will before the
lightscorched eye, while the other
will be clear. The contraction of
the irfhas something to do with
this but the jarring, diseordant
action of the nerves is the came
They were designed to act as one;
il they acta two there is wear and
tear. Eyesight will fail with
the decline of the body, but people
can't read aud won't sew, keep
their sight the longest. Avoid this
"strain" ION the sister nerves by "a
cling the light
Year: 1865

GEN. WHITING, of the ,Confcd.
crate army and commander of
Fort Fisher, died in Fort Warren
last week,to which place he had
been sent as a prisoner He was
a native of Massachusetts, and an
able soldier.
Year: 1865

UNITED STATES $50 SIX PER CENT.


GOLD AIRING BONDS.
These Bonds are worth a. premium OF nine per
cent, including gold interest from November, which
makes the actual profit the 7SO loan at current rates
including interest about ten per cent per snnum besides
s exemption from State and municipal taxation, which
adds from one to three per according to the
rate levied upon other property The Interest is payable
ssmannually by coupons attached to each note which
may be cut of and sold to any bank or banker


The interest amounts to


One cent per day on $50 note


Two cents per day q 800 note.


Ten cents per day on $500 note.


Twenty cents per day on $1,000 note.


One dollar per day on $4,000 note


Notes of all the denominations named will be promptly
furuished upon receipt of subscriptions This is


THE ONLY LOAN IN MARKET,
Now offered by the Government and it is confidently ex
pected that its superior advantages will make it the


GREAT POPULAR LOAN OF THE PEOPLE
Less than ssOOOOOOOO OF the Loan authorized by the
last Congress are now on the market This amount at
the rate at which it is being absorbed, will all he sub
scrbed for within four months, when the notes will un
doubtedly command premium, as has uniformly been
the case at the close of the subscriptions to other Loans
In order that citizens Of every town and section of the
country may be afordrd facilities for taking the Loan
the National Banks State Banks, and private bankers
throughout the country have generally agreed to receive
subscriptions at par Subscribers will select their
agents in whom they have confidence and Who only
to be responsible for the delivery Of the notes for which
they receive orders.
Year: 1865

By authority of the Secretary of the Treasury the un
dersgned has assumed the General Subscription Agency
for the sale of the United States Treasury Notes. bearing
seven and tbree.tenths per cent interest per annum'
known as the