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Year: 1866

I've wandered far from thee, mother. .sr ~
Far from my happy homes
I've left the land that gave birth,
In other cIInes to roam
And time then has rolled its years
And marked them my brow;
Yet have often thought of thee
I'm thinking Of thee
I'm thinking on the day. mother
When at my tender side,
You watched the davgning Of my youth;
And kissed N your pride;
Then brightly was my heart lit up
With hopes Of future JOY,
While your bright fancy honors wove
To deck your darling boy.
I'm thinking Of the day. mother,
IT'S When, with anxious care,
You lifted up your heart Heaven ~ r.-.--z.
Your hope, your trust was there;
- Fond memory brings your parting word,
While tears rolled down your cheek;
The long last loving look told more
Than even words could s8eak
I'm far away from thee, mother,


No friend near now,
To soothe m with tender word,


Or cool my burning brow;
The dearest ties affection wove,


Are all torn from
They left me when the trouble eamei
. They did not love like thee.
I'm lonely and forsaken aow,


Y
Yet still would not have thee know,
How sorely I'm distressed;
know you would chide mother,
You would not give me blamej
But soothe with your tender words,
And bid me hope again.
would not have thee know, mother,
b How brightest hopes decay;
The tempter with his baleful cup


Has dashed them all away;
And shame has left its venom sting


To rack with anguish wild
Yet still I would not have thee know
The Of thy child.
Oh, have wandered far, mother,
r- . Since deserted thee.
And left thy trusting heart to break,


Beyond the deep blue
Oh mother, still / love thee well,


Andlong hear thee speak,
And feel again thy bamy breath


Upon my care-worn cheek.
But al there is a thought mother,
Pervades my bleeding breast
That thy freed spirit may have flown
To its eternal resti
And while I wipe the tear away,
There whispers in my
A voice that peaks Of Heaven and thee,
And bids seek thee there.
Year: 1866

The following beautiful and touching lines
We're written several years ago by young
man who, at that time, was serving out a
term in one of the Ohio penitentiaries,
where he had been placed for committing
a deadly assault upon fellow creature while
under the influence of strong drink He was
an almost entire stranger in this country.
No one who reads the following tribute which
he pays to the memory of his mother will
say thath did not possess a heart full of pu-
rity and affection in his caImer moments );
and had it not been for the tempter
with his baneful cup he probably never
would have been forced to record the sad
announcement that his brightest hopes had
been dashed away :"
Year: 1866

The trade in human flesh" here is very
brisk, Just about now. The colOred regi-
ments are being mustered out, and any
quantity of hands can be purchased from
their late officers, at prices from five to
twenty-five dollars according to quality
They are not encouraged as they should be,
to seek good homes, but they are used to
put money in the purses of men who make
loud professions as their only friends
The main desire appears to be to get the
highest price per head, by specializing upon
the demand of our planters for labor. Let
the men who have charged the Southern
people with being the enemies of the black
race, put this in their pipes and smoke it
NickSburr Herald
Year: 1866

RULES OF DoG-FIGHTNG.-The Chicago
Republican devotes a column of ''solid non,
pareil' to dog-fght. Our space being
limited, we copy but single paragraph:


Then McCloskey and Jennings went
through the important and somewhat per-
ilouS process of tasting" their dogs. This
precautionary measure consists in getting
down on the kaees and applying the tongue
TO the dog on the breast and between the
shoulders, i'll order to convince the other
side that he is clean, and that no poison has
been applied externally for the purpose of
injuring the other dog if he should bite here.
Each man has the right to require the other
to taste" the dog in any part that he may
indicate.
Year: 1866

| \ Southern man may be loyal without
| going into ecstacies of delight over Thad.
Stevens'S project for DISTINGUISHING the white


men of the South and eonfiscating their
property. To require the South thus to kiss


the rod that smites an evidence of loyalty
is to require what human nature in its most


meek and gracious state has never achieved


1t is very much like the old-fashioned test
applied TO converts --they could not be saved


till they were willing to be damned. And
yet this is the gist of great deal of the prev
alent denunciatiOn OF the South The ar
ticles copied from Southern papers as evil
dence of disloyalty are chiefly diatribes
against the Northern extremists, who seek
the further punishment and humiliation of
the South The same papers avow their
earnest purpose to obey the Constitution and
laws, to accept all the results ofthe war. and
to conduct in every respect as good citizens
of the United States Pollard's low abuse
of the Virginia women who dance with
Union officers is provoking enough, but it is
not treason, and the suppression of his Rich
mond Examiner was n mistake that the
President did well to correct. What the
Government needs to do in the South is not
to suppress disloyal speech and writing, but
to maintain freedom Of speech and the press
for all, loyal and Rdisloyal.-Springfeld
Mass. Republican.
Year: 1866

To OUR READERs.-The great influx OF
advertisements has caused such pressure
upon our columns that we shall be CON
strained for short time to reduce the
amount OF our reading matter. The difficulty
will be remedied at the earliest possible
moment, and III the only practicable manner
by enlargement
Year: 1866

An ABLE LETrER.-One of the best things
we have seen lately is IA letter to the Gin
cinnati Commercial, published in the Clarion
of the 9TH, replying to various charges made
by the jackson correspondent of that paper
against the people of our State. 1t is able


calm, diguitied and true and we hope the
Commercial as an act of Justice to the great
majority of our people will publish it. We
do not know the authorize says he was a
soldier till Uncle Joe" told him to stop
but well swear he's gentleman, and if he
will give us his name he shall have copy
of the best paper in this State for nothing
''aS long as we both shall ve"-Copiahan
Year: 1866

u An agreeable warmth difuses itself
through ever fiber of the frame after dose
OF the Red Jacket Bitters. and unlike wine
and unmedicated stimulants, they never
sour even on the weakest stomach.
Year: 1866

- In a recent libel case in Louisiana,
the libel being in the German language, an
English translation of which was given, the
court held that it was necessary that it
should be set forth in the original language,
and the Indictment was quashed.
Year: 1866

james s. Bass was tried in the Circuit
Court of Clarke county on Tuesday ON a
a charge of manslaughter, for the killing
OF Joseph Brown some five years ago Bass
as deputy Sheriff, had arrested Brown, and
shot him for attempting TO escape The
jury did not AXE more than fifteen minutes
to return verdict of mot guilty Mes
Seuger.
Year: 1866

oNE Of the sex writes, rather spicily,
''that though few American ladies live in
idleness, the majority as yet work them
selves into earlier graves-giving the men
an opportunity to try two or three in the
course Of their own vigorous lives"
Year: 1866

Sewing Machine Depot, 50 Canal street
where every kind and improved Sewing Machines
for SALE and cst have their choice in variety of
the most CELEBRATED MAKERS, and every Machine is
warranted for and the purchaser charge
, For sale OF tho Machine and Variety Store.


H. S. HEDRICK.
Year: 1866

u DOCKPORT CAMEL.


This Coal and its first introduction into this market


will be sold under full to give satisfaction and
to induce trial its qualities will delivered ONE DOL
LAR and TWENTY FIVE CENTS Barrel.
SPENCER FIELD,
Corner Camp and Girod streets
Year: 1866

4 HARD CASE The steamer Muscatine


passed cur city, says the Dubuque Herald,


Wednesday night bound up the river
Among the passengers on board was fami-
ly who had taken passage At Davenport,
where they had formerly resided. and who
we're removing to St. Paul, where they had
bought themselves small place with the in
tention Of making il their future home. The
husband and father were in poor crcum


stances, and being short of funds hired out
on the boat as deck hand to work his pas.
cage. While the boat Was landing At this
point he missed his footing and went over:
board. Search was made for the ur fortunate Q
nan Immediately, and one Of the hands sue.
ceeded in grasping him once by the hair, but
lost his grasp and the victim sank to rise no


more. The grief and anguish Of his family


can be better imagined than described. But
a short time before their protector was NOV
ing about the deck in the pride and strength


of manhood, with joyous hopes aud bright
imaginings Of the home to which he was
transporting his loved ones, and now the
dark waters had closed over him and shut
him out from mortal view forever. But no
time could be given for grief. The bell
rang, the whistle blew, and the boat started


on her journey, with the gay and busy
throng who laughed and jested all uncon-
scious of the human life tina. had just been
botted cut from their midst. The name Of
the unfortunate family is not given.
Year: 1866

LOOK out for tho Lion


TnE Freight Boats are making some i'm
press,on on the piles Of produce at the lcvce


TxE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS hav,
been made for raising the boat, which vii
probably be carried into effect in o week Oh
two
Year: 1866

An Irish lady wrote to her lover, beg
ging him to send her some money. She
added, by way of postscript, II am SO
ashamed Of the request I made in this
letter, that I sent after the postman to
get it back, but the servant could not
overtakc him" s-'' -, -
Year: 1866

A Bic JoB.-It seems that there was huge ca
in the meal tub of Senator sherman's finance bill
The ostensible object of the bill was to fund the
pRhiic debt, and assinilate the securities of The
government. 1t was drawn up by Jay Cooke, the
man who thinks the "natonal debt natiopa
blessing" and was SO worded as to give to hin
and the national banks the neat little commission
Of two per cent. as agents, to carry out the fund
ing business. Had it become law, they would
have gohbled about s4OOOoO0O of the public
funds. Senator Fessenden drew attention to this
feature Of the BILL and the exposure seems to have
l.ilta5 n
Year: 1866

The undersigned VIII open the Point Clear Hotel aboa


The 1Oth day of May next,
This establishment Is being repanted put in COM
pete repair and condition and water works are bsp
erected, the grounds beautifully out and the house f
nshed entirely new with the of materials and the lae
improvements


Arrangements viii be made for direct communication with
New Orleans and Mobile both by and Telegraph


BILLIARD TABLES
or the most pattern been ordered new Ten Pin
Alleys being built and every amusement suitable to the cy
mate and place afforded to man, and child For


BATHING AND FISHING
ana this celebrated watering place no gups
or on the continent and the undersigned intends to aks
the most sassnt and comfortable one in tho world


CHAs. E. sMEDEs, Manager.
Year: 1866

made his way to the door in the third
fat, which gave exit to the open air.
The east side this door is about
30 feet from the ground and strongly
fastened Ryan had provided himself
with an iron bar with which he
wrenched open the door, and after
tying his manufactured rope TO por-
tion of the wood work on that fiat
lowered himself down into what is
known as the outer yard and escaped
through a fence, on the east side,
which is in a dilapidated condition.
Year: 1866

! WASHINGTON, Nov. Is. There
must be mistake in the statement
that General Grant is in attendance
at the horse fair near Baltimore. as it
is said at the headquarters Of the
army that he has not been out of
Was ington for the last two days.


Gen. Sickles is among the latest
arrivals from the South.
Year: 1866

The SECOND ATLANTIC CAELE.-The feat of
picking up the Atlantic cable of 1865. and splicing
it, has been successfully accomplish ed and two tel
egraphie cables now span the Atlantic ocean. The
expedition had been out "a days with the Great
Eastern, and hope had about vanished from the
telegraph people at Hearts Content. About three
hour after the recovery of the cable, the splice
made with the cable stored in the main tanks
Of the Great Eastern and the lowering of the cable
into the sea immediately took place. Signals are
sent through the cable with perfect accuracy and
Hearts Content is in momentary communication
with the Great Eastern in mid ocean. via. Valentia
Ireland. The splice was made on the morning of
the 2nd instant and the Great Eastern is expected
al Hearts Content TODAY {Saturday,
Year: 1866

SoLp RoREsRY.--Near San Jose, recently as one
John Foreman WAS riding along near the Coyote
bridge, he was confronted by a road agent who,
with his face done up in handkerchief. presented
n pistol and ordered him to dsmount and deliver
Foreman did as directed, handing over his watch
Fortunately he had no money with him The rob
her then mounted his (Foremans) horse and left
An alarm was given. when some parties started in
pursuit Being closely pressed, the highwayman
left the horse, took to the brush, and made his
Year: 1866

FAIR WAGEs.-It is reported says the Quincy
Union, that one quartz mining company in this
county pay one of their hands $500 per month. and
made money by paying him those wages. He has
some secret by which he can make dope which
he mixes with the quartz in the battery and after
fair and impartial trial ii has been proven that by
this process one third more gold car be saved than
otherwise could be. Such secret is worth keep
ins-it pays
Year: 1866

FLAX CULTURE-The San Franciaco Bulletin
gives fu, description of new. linseed oil mill
now nearly completed. 1t says there is now the
way from Calcutta an invoice of flax seed for the
mill. Why cannot California produce all the raw
material required for the manufacture of Linseed
oil While doing so, we might encourage and
build up the home manufarture of linen. Try it.
Year: 1866

SILK.--Mr. JOSEPH NEWMAN, of San jose lately
returned from the East with all the machinery and
appliances necessary to manufacture silk from the
cocoons. He hopes to be able to exhibit at the
coming State Fair the first piece of silk produced
in the State. California is said to contain the fin
est lands in the world for the culture of the null
berry, which is an indispensable requisite in silk
raj sinr
Year: 1866

Publication was recently made that CALEB
LYON, Of Lyonsdale, New York, who has
been Governor Of the Territory Of Idaho for
several years past, while on his way to this
city from New York, in the night train, was
robbed Of the sum Of forty-seren thousand
dollars, Government funds, which he held as
Superintendent Of Indian Affairs Of that Ter
ritory. Governor LYON says he put the sum
Of money named in belt, (which for pro-
lection sake should be worn around the
body,) but that when he laid down in the
sleeping car he put the belt under his head !;
that the thief took the money and left the
belt exactly where the Governor put it. To
say the least, this was q consderate thief who
put the belt back under the Governors head.
What makes the statement about the loss Of
the money seem very strange is the fact that
Mr.. Lyon should have allowed himself to
bring such large amount Of money upon
his person to this city. There was no occa-
sion for it. He could have deposited it in
any Government depository and taken GER
ti6cate therefor, the stealing Of which would
not necessarily have subjected him to the
loss Of the money.


II will appear by the record, we under
stand, that since July 2s, 1864, the Govern.
ment has advanced to Superintendent LYON,
at different times, about one hundred thou.
sand dollars, for which, we learn, he has
never rendered any account whatever. There.
fore Governor LYON will not only have to
account to the Government for the $47 ,00O
taken from the belt under his head, but for
the still larger sum named above, the dis
bursement Of which there is no official detail
rendering at the Department. We certainly
hope Governor LYON will make satisfactory
settlement Of the financial affairs Of his ad
ministration in Idaho, reference to which We
thus allude to publicly because the subject
is public one, and will probably be brought
before the courts at an early day.
Year: 1866

TIE Supreme Court of Michigan has decided
that William Dean, who has one-sixteenth Of
black blood in his veins, is entitled to vote, al
though black men are not permitted to vote in
that State. They hold that persons with not
more than one-fourth black blood should be ad-
Judged white. This is contrary to the Southern
opinion, that any admixture of black blood
works tainture Of race
Year: 1866

GOLDEN SENTENcEs.-The Jewish
Talmud has these sentences about wo
nan ga good wife is heavens no
blest gift. A housewife never allows
herself to be disturbed from her work !;
even while conversing she is busily spin
ming. An old experienced woman in a
household is an ornament to it like a
pearl. He who lives in an unmarried
state knows no joys, none of the bless
ings of home, and is without support.
The man who stands at the death bed
Of his wife feels like those who saw the
temple of Jerusalem reduced to ashes :;
for the wife is the temple in which each
man finds repose and quiet; where rests
after the labors of the day, and where
he can give expression to his feelings,
joyful and mournful. God has given
to women more ability of judging cor
rectly than to man."
Year: 1866

A DRoLL RERLY.-A good anecdote
is told of certain laddie on one of our
gunboats. The vessel was just going
into action, and our soldier was upon
his knees, when an officer sneeringly
asked him if be was afraid? " No, l
was praying" was the response.


Well, what are you praying for ,"


Praying said the soldier, "that
the enemy's bullets may be distributed
the same way as the prize money is,
principally among the oEeers.''


THE swan subdues the eagle when
he attacks her on her own element !; so
that the weakest may subdue the
strongest foe if he but keep his place
and do his duty.


Why is the flag of the United States
like the Northern Ocean? Because it
waves from the Atlantic to the Pacific.


He that would have no trouble in this
world, must not be born in it.


THE only merit of man who has no
credit is, that he never runs in debt.


THE three degrees Of comparison in
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Year: 1866

The man who is wretched on the "happiest
day OF his life, must be unfortunately cir.
cumstanced. The man who, Immediately
after the ceremony is performed which binds
MN to beautiful woman, coolly takes his
hat and politely bids his bride permanent
"good evenings" evidently does not appreciate
the bliss resulting from marriage ceremony.
Ihls piece OF unappreciatiYe coolness was
transacted by gentleman of our city on
wednesday evening. On that evening,
wedding transpired under circumstances that
caused considerable quiet commotion among
quite large circle of our citizens. The
bridegroom is gentleman quite extensively
known among our business men, The bride
IS lady who has been somewhat largely known
IN society. The acquaintance between the
parties commenced considerable time ago,
and ripened speedily into intimacy The in


lmacy grew to attachment, and their love
was unfortunate. A considerable period
elapsed between the time when the wedding
should have taken place and the time when It
actually occurred. The bridegroom was
strongly disposed to delay it still longer, but
the friends of the lady decided that the cere.
mony must take place, and must take place
on Wednesday evening. The gentleman in
question had been for some days out of the
city, and was expected back on Wednesday.


SA40 Ndy eSHSTdl OF JlC gentlemen
friends of the lady were present at the depot
waiting for the expected arrival At length
the gentleman came, but unseen by the
watchers, and proceeded quietly to his board
ing house, where he sat down in peace to his
supper. Before he had finished lis meal. he
Was"summoned to the door to meet a gentle-
man. The visitor proved to be the brother
OF the lady in question. A conversation en-
sued, during which the brother asked his ac-
qualntance If he were gentleman enough to
marry the lady, and if he would marry her
that evening. After some consideration af,
hrmatlve answers were returned{ and the
promised bridegroom departed to find cler-
gyman. The minister he sought was con-
quoting prayer meeting, but the groom
passed through the congregation and Whis-
Pered his errand in the clergyman's ear. A
substitute to conduct the meeting was called
bythe reverend gentleman, and he left for
the scene OF the wedding. Meantime, anufi-
Der OF friends, male and female, had assem-
bled at the house of the brides father, and
when the clergyman and his companion ar
rived, preparations we're made for the inme-
diate performance of tho ceremony Bride
and groom, bridesmaids and groomsmen,
ranged themselves in order, and the ceremo-
ny that bound a man unwillingly to felicity
was briefly pronounced. Immediately upon
Its conclusion the husband took his hat, stated
that he had an engagement elsewhere, bade
his bride and the company good evening, and
has not since returned.
Year: 1866

This is the Smithsonian antidote for snake
and insect poison:


Ten grains of the iodide of potassium.


Thirty grains Of iodine.


One ounce of water, the solvent. ''Sf


To be kept in a vial with ground glass
stopper; end applied externally to the wound.
1t is not to be taken us medicine internally.
In using it, no time is to be lost, as death
often cnsues from snake bite in fifteen
minutes. Bites usually are inflicted on tho
hands or feet; and when this is the case, tho
first thug to be done is TO stop the circulation
of it within TIE blood, by applying ligature
to the leg or arm above the wound. A pocket
handkerchief, the suspender, piece Of rope;
or strip of bark, in an emergency can be useds
and gun, umbrella or walking stick, or d
limb of tree, axe or hoe helye, can be made
tOurniquet to tighten the bandage. Then
saturate piece of Gotten batting, sponge, a
lock Of wool, or anything that will hold the
fluid, With the antidote; sponge the bite with
it, and bind it to it, keeping it wet with it,
until it effects a cure, which it will do, In an
hour and sometimes instantly. : If fpra6tIcabIc,;
cuPping glass ought to be applied, and the
antidOte should be placed upon the blisters;
but as the bites usually are inflicted upon tho
fingers or toes, or among tendons and bones
of the wrists, ankles or protuberances of tho
feet and hands, the process of cuppiEg is
frequently impossible The antidote is so
complete that five drops OF undiluted poison
from the fangs of rattlegnake, mixed with
five drops Of the antidotc and inserted in a
syringe, was found by experiment TO be as
harmless as ten drops Of water.
Year: 1866

restlessness, and to encourage interested hopes
and fears that the National Government viii
continue to furnish to classes of citizens in
the several States means for support and
maintenance, regardless Of whether they pur-
sue life of indolepce or labor, and regard
less also of the constitutional limitations of
the national authority in times of peace and
tranquility.