n s. j. now.
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1802.
VOL. 9.-NO. 4.
otT! SALT!! SALT!!! A prime arti
S ele of ground alum salt, put up in patent
,KS. at 53-6 per sacK, at the cheap cash store of
November 27. . K. MOSSOP.
DK.L1TCI1'S MEDICINES. Afresh sup
ply of these . invaluable Family Medicines
are for sale by M. A. Frank, Clearfield, consisting
of Pain Curer ; Restorative, a great cure for colds
ndeooeh; and Ami-Bilious Physic. Thev have
been thoroughly tested in this community, and J
are higniy approved, irt tbcv.
MORRISDALE HOUSE The undersign
ed having taken the Morrisdale House, sit
uate in the town of Morrisdale, Clearfield county,
respectfully solicits a share of the public patron
age. . No pains or expense will be spared to ren
dor' Bests comfortable. Charges moderate.
April 2, '62. GEORGE RICHaRDS.
TO THE PUBLIC. The undersigned hav
ing purchased the entire stock of the late firm
of jJoore k Etzweiler, and having made large ad
ditions thereto, is now prepared to wait upon cus
tomers, lhankful for the very liberal patronage
.heretofore extended to the firm, he hopes by
Mirict personal attention to business to merit a
continuence of the same.
March 26, '62 -tf. D. F. ETZWEILEK.
1 PROVISION AND GROCERY STORE.
The undersigned keeps constantl on hand
at his store room in Philipsburg, Centreycounty. a
fall stock of Flour, Hams. Shoulders, Sides, Cof
fee, Tea, Suear. Rice, Molasses, Ac. Also. Li
quors of all kind. Tobacco. Segars, Snuff, Ac.; all
ot wbicn be oners to purchaser! on the most aa
van tageous terms Give him a cull, and try his
articles. mar2I ROBERT i.LUVU.
lirASTED r OR THE GALLAST 84TII
f 500 able bodied, moral young men to join
the army of the Union, for the crushing out of the
wicked rebellion that is now distracting our be
loved country. Come and help us save the pres
ent and best Uovernment Uod ever gave to man :
Men will be enlisted for any Pennsylvania regi
ment iu the field Twenty-five dollars bounty
and one months pay in advance. Clothing, rood
and medical attendance gratis.
Recruiting office in Graham's Row. Clearfield. Pa.
MATTHEW OGDEX, Capt. 84th Reg P. V.
July 30. 1&62. Recruiting Officer.
(1LEARFIELD MUSIC SCHOOL For in
J struction upon the Piano, Melodeon and Gui
tar, and in Harmony and Singing.
Terms For pupils under six years old. $5,00,
fur seventy two lessons of one half hour each ;
fur all pupils over six years old. $10,00. for seventy-two
lesions of one hour each; upon Piano, Me
lodeon. Guitar or in Harmony.
Payable, one-fourth at the beginning and the
balance at the end of the quarter.
Vocal music free to all Instrumental pupils.
tudie1 alone. $3.00 per term.
Rooms at Mr. Alexander Irwin's.
Oct. 1. 1800. E. A. P. RYNDER. Teacher.
VALUABLE TIMBER LA?fDS FOR
SALE. The attention uf persons desirous
of purchasing valuable Timber Lands is invited
to tbe following tracts ot land situate in Keating
township, Clinton county. Pa., known as the Lo
rain lands, vis : A certain tract being No. 3400
wnrr-tnted in the name of Thomas Willing, con
taining about 1 100 acres, situate on Birch Island
Tun, at tbe distance of 31 miles from the river,
being well timbered with Pine and Oak. Also,
another smaller traet of land, situate at the mouth
of Cireh island Run. on the west side of the river,
-cuf.tining 73 acres and allowance and having a
good rafting beach thereon. For terms apply to
G. L. REED, l t .
JulyJjO. r.62. J.B.GRAHAM, j c1"0"-
flMlE CLEARFIELD ACADEMY will be
A opened for the reception of pupils (male and
tema'.e) on Monday. Aug. 18, 1862. Teims, perses-
non oi eleven weens:
Orthography, Reading. Writing, Primary Arith
metic and Geography, 32.50
Higher Arithmetic, English Grammar, Geogra
phy and History. S3,00
Algebra, Geometry, Natural Philosophy, and
Book Keeping. 81,00
Latin and Greek languages, $6,00
To students desirous of acquiring a thorough
English Education, and who wish to qualify them
selves for teachers, this institution offers desirable
vantages. Xo pupil received for less than half
a session and no deduction except for protracted
sickness Tuition to be paid at the close of the
terra. fmay.Jo C. B. SAX DFORD, Principal.
AVER'S SAKSAPAKILLA.-I. . con--rx
eentraUd extract of Pa:a Sarsaparilla, so
combined with other substance: of still greater
alternative power as to afford an effective antidote
fjr dis ases Sarsaparilla is reputed to cure. Such
remedy is surely wa -ted by those who suffer
from strumous complaints, and that one which
will accomplish their cure must prove of immense
semce to this large class of our afflicted fellow
citiiens. How completely this compound will do
it has been proven by experiment on many of the
worst cases to be found in the following com
plaints :
JH-rofuia and Scrofula com plaints, Eruptions and
tmptive diseases, Ulcers, Pimrjlea. Blotch
mors. Salt Rbeum, Scald Head, Syphilis, an Sv-
F r, , . I w fc. U1UU V 9
Ira .1 - J I .1 1 1 1 . J
- "uu iuuceu iu3 wnoie ciass ot complaints
rising from impurity of the blood.
Ihis compound will be founc great promoter
f health, when taken in the spring, to expel the
frul humors which fester in the blood at thatsea
on of the year. By the timely expulsion of them
any rankling disorders are nipped in the bud
Multitudes can. by tbe aid of this remedy, spare
themselves from the endurance of foul eruptions
nd uleerous sores, through which the system
will strive to rid itself of corruptions, if not assist
ed to do this through the natural channels of the
way by an alternative medicine. Cleanse out the
vitiated blood whenever you find its impurities
ear-ting through the skin i pimples, eruptions,
or sores; cleanse it when you find it is obstructed
aid smggich in the veins ; dense it whenever it
"foul, and your feelings will tell you when,
"en where no particular disorder is felt, people
erjoy better healtb.and live longer. for elernsing
we blood. Keep the blood healthy, and all is
ll ; but with the pubulum of life disordered.
"ere tan be no lasting health. Sooner or later
ouethingmustgo wrong, and the great machin
'fjoriife is disordered or overthrown. .. ' -
JJnring late years, the public have been misled
JUrge bottles, pretending to give a quart of
txtraet of Sarsaparilla for one dollar. Jlost of
have been frauds upon the siok, for they
H only contain little, if any sarsaparilla, but
fiiniul disappointment has followed the use of
e various extracts of Sarsaparilla which flood
iWfi v " uctil the name it8elf is jsJ depid
h f Mcbeone synonomius with imposition and
tVf- . i11 we caM this compound Sarsaparilla,
. ten,i to "?pp,jr uch remedy as shall res
the name from the load of obliauv which
have ground for
iv. LD8 il has virtues which are irresistible by i
eure. MJ rttn ot diseases it i intended to
Prepared by Dr J. C. AYER A CO. Lowell '
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Te'.c I4,Luthen.r Elta Chase, Anson-
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Neuralgia or lie Doloreux, Debility, Dyspepsia
KUCCIIUUS, mercurial ai.1MW9 llrnnav
THE DYING VOLUNTEER.
My head is heavy, my heart is weak,
But the touch of memory thrills,
And I know that the breeze that fans my cheek
Blows cool from the northern hills.
I come, but the dream of hope I yield
As an, unregarded thing,
For the life I lose on the battle field .
Was more than the life I bring.
TheFnion lay like astranded boat
Left high by the ebbing flood ; :
Thank God ! I saw her once more afloat,
Although on a tide of blood.
O, freely, gladly, was mine outpoured,
. All given in loyal part;
But the drops that darken my sullen sword
Are black as a traitor's heart.
Brothers, our cause is God's and fato's !
Then strike for the brave old flag !
For me there's a dasied mound th at waits
At the foot of a granite crag :
THE POST OFFICE SYSTEM. ;
ITS BISE AND PROGRESS.
The Tost OHice has formed an important de
partment iu every civilized country since the
days of Cyrus, the Persian, who is accredited
with the origin of regular postal arrangements
between diHerent parts of li is empire. His
couriers, however, only carried government
dispatches, still this was tl e initiation of the
system. The Germans claim that a regula
postal system for carrying the letters of citi
zens was first adopted in the Kepulilic of the
Hanse Towns in the thirteenth century, and
from thence if extended to other parts of Eu
rope. No well defined system existed m Eng
land up to the reign of Charles 1., who, by
royal proclamation, established post offices in
various cities and towns in England and Scot
land, and transmitted the mails regularly be
tween them. In those days the mail bags
were carried on horseback and on foot, as trav
eling by carriages was unknown, and macade
ruized roads had not been invented. Xo pro
vision, however, was made for the transmis
sion of letters inside of cities until about 16G3
when an upholsterer in London, named Rob
ert Murray, set up a penny post and express.
and delivered Ittlers and parcels several times
every day in various parts of that city. This
enterprise was very beneficial to the mer
chants and people, and it promised to be lu
crative to its anthor; but the Duke of York
(afterward James II.) claimed that it was an
infringement of a post office monopojy granted
to him by his brother tbe king, and so the
profits of the first London penny pobt went to
swell the revenues of the selfish duke.
In 1692, a postal system was projected lor
the American colonies, but it was not organ
ized until 1710. In 1753, Benjamin Franklin
was appointed Postmaster General for the col
onies, and his practical mind soon devised su
perior modes of managing the details and im
proving the revenues. In 17S9, the adoption
of the Constitution conferred the power upon
Congress of managing the post office. In 17U0,
there were only 73 post offices in the United
States, and the total revenue was $37,935.
The rates of postage from the new organiza
tion of the department until 1816, were for a
letter written on a single sheet of paper 8
cents, carried a distance under 40 miles; over
this and under 90 miles. 10 cnts: over this
and under 150 miles 12 cents; over this and
under 500 miles 25 cents. These rates were
modified, but not reduced in 1810, and so con
tinued for many years afterward although they
were felt to be very high. Iu 1833, the Hon.
Edward Everett brought op the subject of re
ducing tbe postal rates in Congress ; but no
well digested plan was offered for adoption
About this period Dearly the same rates of pos
tage prevailed in Great Britain, but a new
Parliament elected under the Reform Bill bad
come into power, and one member of it Mr.
TV'allace, of Kelly had resolved to devote bis
energies to reforming the post office, and be
was ultimately successful. No proper occa
sion was neglected by him in introducing tbe
subject, and he succeeded ir obtaining the ap
pointment of a committee to investigate the
whole system and report to Parliment. An
original and practical man in the person of
Mr. Rowland Hill, a secretary in one of the
Government offices, bad bis mind directed to
the subject, and by a thorough examination
of tbe income and expenditures and tbe modes
of conducting, the post offices and carrying
tbe mails, be came to the conclusion that a
universal penny post system for tbe United
Kingdom would be successful. He, therefore,
made bis plans and proposed the new system
for adoption. At this period 1837 -there
were but 76 millions of letters carried annu
ally by the British Post Office, and to pay all
expenses by the new system it required 380,
000.000 letters to be carried. Mr. Hill calcu
lated that tbe reduced rates of postage would
vastly increase the number of letters, and bis
method combined improved modes for redu
cing tbe expenses of managing tbe offices. In
tbe strong faitb that such an increase would
be obtained in a few years at furthest, the Re
form Post Bill passed Parliament in 1839, and
went into operation in 1840. There was a de
ficit in tbe first year after it went into force,
but tbe revenues bave been steadily increas-
inff ever since,1 and last year 1861 the stu
pendous number of 593,000,000 of letters were
carried. In 1839, the number of letters car-
ried for each person m England ; was 4 ; tn
CAll,rJ 4. tn flan1 1 . I.Xit VPir it Willi
" " .
24 for each, person in England, 19 in Scotland
British fost Office was $11,734,390 in 1861,
$16,500,000. ' Notwithstanding there has been
such a reduction In the rates of postage an
such an increase of mail matter to carry, the
use of stamps, and tbe improved modes of
travel by steamboat and railway bave actually
reduced - expenses, for theie is now a surplu
revenue of $7,500,000 per annum.
Besides the organization of a cheap postage
system for letters, Rowland Hill introduced
the carrying of books and small parcels by the
post office, and no less than 12,000,000 of book
packages were carried by this method in Eng
land last year. Another important improve
ment also introduced was the money order
system, by which money paid into any Brit
isb post office can be drawn by order at any
other. The value of money orders thus trans
mitted last year was $73,081,700.
The success of Rowland Hill's cheap and
comprehensive postal system soon attracted
attention in America, and in 1843 the Post
master General Mr. C. A. WickliflV pre
sented an elaborate report on the subject, and
proposed some reduction of the previous higi
rates. In 1845, a bill was passed by Congress
reducing the previous high rates to 5 cents
for every letter under half an ounce in weight
carried 300 miles, and 10 cents for all over
that distance. In 1851, 1852 and 1855, these
rates were modified and other alterations made
in our postal system. The rates now estab
lisbed are 3 cents for a single letter for all
distances under 3,000 miles and 10 cents for
distances over this. All inland postage must
be prepaid ; circulars and transient newspa
pers under 3 ounces 1 cent ; every additional
ounce 1 cent ; periodicals published monthly,
and pamphlets of not more than sixteen octavo
pages, sent in packages of not less than 8 oun
ces, J cent per ounce prepaid ; 1 cent if not
prepaid. Books less than 4 pounds under 3,-
000 miles 1 cent per ounce ; over this distance
2 cents per ounce, and fifty per cent added
when not prepaid. In 1852, postage stamps
aud stamped envelopes were ordered ; and the
only modifications adopted of late years have
been the street letter boxes or the lamp-posts,
and the reduction of city carriers' fees to one
cent per single letter. Exchange newspapers,
magazines, &c.,sent to editors are free ; week
ly newspapers to subscribers in the county of
publication are also free ; out of the county
and tinder 50 miles, 5 cenls per quarter; over
50 and under 300, 10 cents ; over this and un
der 1,000, 15 cents; over this and under 2,000,
20 cents ; over this and under 4,000, 25 cents,
Monthly papers and semi-monthly half of these
rates, and if paid quarterly in advance a re
duction of one half is made.
The franking system by hhich members of
Congress can send letters and packages free
by post, belongs to the worn out privileges of
the Jinghsh Parliament. From the Postmas
ter General's report of 1861 we learn that
there ar. 28,620 post offices in all the States.
The total revqnue for the year was $9,049,-
29G ; expenditures $13,606,759. Thus, whil
the revenues arc about three million of dol
lars less than those of Great Britain, the ex
penditures are $4,606,000 more. -The excel
lent roads in England, the small extent of
country with its dense population render the
carrying of the mails very much less expen
sive In that country than in the vast territory
ot the United States with its sparsel.v settled
population. We must not overlook the fact,
however, that there are about three times the
number of letters sent by mail in Great Brit
ain than in the United States, and besides
this a considerable revenue is derived from
the money orders. ' This system was imper
fectly tried for a short period about fifteen
years ago by our Post Office and given up.
We think it should be tried again. It is a
most convenient meth'od of transmitting mon
ey in small sums. : Another reform for impro
ving our postal system would be tbe reduction
of the high rates for ocean postage to Europe.
For a single letter the rate to England is 24
cents, which U too high. Oar Government
has proposed a reduction but this cannot be
brought about without the mutual action of
foreign governments. We trust this question
will be persistently agifated until the desired
reform is effected, and single letters between
America and Europe carried for five, or at
most ten cents. The British ocean postal sys
tem is managed with great ability. The Cu
nard Company have carried the mails for
twenty-two years, liavo never broken a con
tract, incurred no penalties, and never asked
an indulgence, as we learn by some remarks
made iu Parliament. Twelve mail steamers
are maintained by British subsidies on the
western coast ot South America, securing a
large trade which naturally should rather be
long to tbe United States. ' '
As officer of an Indiana regiment, in pas
sing through the streets ;of Norfolk, met a
pretty little girl of eight years, and gently
patted her on the head, when the mother," who
observed it from a window, rnsbed to the door
and bawled out at tbe top of her voice, " Come
right straight in the bouse. Susannah, and I
will wash yonr head !" ' '
A lecturer, addressing a Hampshire audi
ence, contended with tiresome prolixity , that
"Art could , not impove Nature, until one ot
tbe audianee, losing all patiance, set tbe room
n a roar by exclaming, How would you look
without your wig?" - -. . . , . ; , -r -r.
IMPORTANT WAR NEWS.
More Fighting in Maryland The Enemy De
xeateu at uoonsDoro ana snarpsonrg The
Rebels take Harper's Feriy, etc.
Tbe fighting on Sunday was severe, and took
place in a mountain gorge, between Middle
town and Boonsboro. Gen. Reno was order
ed to ascend the mountain on th9 left, and at
3 o'clock bis troops got into action. The rat
tie of musketry, for half an hour, was terrible
when the enemy gave way, leaving our men
in possession of the ridge. The loss was ccn
siderahle on both sides. Gen. Reno was a
mong the killed. ,
Gen. Hooker, commanding Gen. M'Dowell's
corps and the Penn'a Reserves, ascended tbe
mountain on the right, attacked .the rebel's
left, and drove them fiom their position with
great slaughter. Gen. Gibbon's brigade mov
ed up tbe mountain gorge, ami drove the reb
els back about a mile, when they were relieved
by part of Sumner's corps. Gibbon's lost 120
in killed and wounded.
Gen. Franklin's corps had advanced to a
mountain pass 6 miles nearer Harper's Ferry,
where he engaged the enemy, holding thpass
for o hours, resulting in a complete defeat of
the enemy with a heavy loss. - Our loss in this
action was about 250 in killed and wounded
Our entire loss in killed acd wounded during
the day was about 3,000. The rebel loss ii
killed, wounded and piisoners will probably
reach 15,000. ,
On Monday morning Gen. Pleasonton start
ed, with tbe 8th Illinois cavalry and Captain
FitchalPs battery, after the enemy at Boons
boro. He came up with the rear guard of the
enem , wheu the Illinois cavalry charged af
ter them through the town, and 2 miles out
on the Hagerstown pike, captured two of their
guns, and killed, wounded aud took prisoners
about 30 ot the cavalry.
Gen. Richardson's division being in advance
took the road from Boonsboro towards Sbarps
burg, two and a half miles out be came up with
the enemy in large force. ... The enemy show
ed a line of battle one and a half miles long.
The rebels were reinforced by Generals Hill,
Toombs and Longstreet. The fight soon be
came general, and the enemy held tenacious
ly to their position. The battle lasted from
daylight until 3 iu the afternoon, when tbe
rout of the rebels became general.
The right wing of our army rested on the
Sharpsburg pike, two miles this side of that
place, and the left on Antitum creek. The
battle commenced on Tuesday afternoon and
lasted to 11 o'clock at night. It is said that
our troops gained a glorious victory, and that
the rebels were retreating from Sharpsburg
towards Williamsport and Hagerstown.
Tbe defeat of the rebels seems to be com
plete. All the enemy's medical stores were
captured, and a large quantity of flour recap
tured. The roads aloug w hich the rebels fled
are represented as literally strewn with their
dead. They are said to have abandoned all
their wagons and amunition trains, and will
scarcely able to preserve any of their cannon
All they can do is to preserve the bulk of
their army but demoralized.
General Longstreet was wounded and taken
prisoner by our men. Howell Cobb is also re
ported wounded and a prisoner in our bands,
and Gens Harvey and Garland killed.
Gen. Hooker was wounded in the foot, but
to what extent is not taid. .1'-
The Baltimore American's special, dated at
Frederick on the 16th, says : The rebels com
menced an attack on Friday on our troops on
Maryland nights, opposite Harper's Ferry.Va.
Skirmishing continued during tbe day, and
was renewed on Saturday. Tbe enemy was
several times driven back with considerable
loss, when it was discovered that they were
approaching in overwhelming numbers. An
order was given to spike the guns and throw
them down the mountain.' The w hole force
from the Hights then retired in safety, the
guns from Camp Hill shelling the enemy when
they attempted to pursue our men.
On Sunday a party of our men returned to
the Hights and brought away the field pieces,
which they had left unspiked. - The rebels
next appeared in force on Loudon Hights.
Miles shelled them from point to point. Some
of their guns were dislodged, but still they
managed to keep up a brisk fire from some of
their batteries, which were run back out of
igbt and loaded. Cannonading was kept up
all daj, without doing much damage.
On Monday morning the firing was resum
ed and kept up until 9 o'clock, when Miles or
dered awhile flag to be raised. There was
onsiderable fog and smoke, and the enemy
did not see the flag, or would not see it, and
kept up a heavy fire for three-quarters of an
hour. About ten minutes after tbe flag was
up, a shell struck Col. Miles, shattering bis
ight leg. It was amputated. '. '
There were about 2,300 cavalry in the com
mand, all of whom but about 40 escaped, at 8
on Monday night, and cat their way through
to Greenchstle with but little loss. The bal
ance of tbe troops, about 6,000, with General
White's command from Marti naburg, were all
urrendered to Gen. Hill. While our batte
ries were engaged in replying to tbe rebel bat
teries, a general infantry fight took place on
tbe Charleston pike. The rebels were in very
strong force and fought desperate. The eb-
Is bat batteries at seven different points in
fact, they had completely surrounded the U
nion forces on Sunday night.
Gen. Howe captured an Aid of Gen. Stuart
on Monday afternoon.who was making his way
from Harper's Ferry to Boonsboro, with a dis
patch from Jackson to Lee announcing the
capitulation of tbe place. ' The aid supposed
he was at Boonsboro, which was in our posses
sion. This was the first intimation of the sur
render which our Generals received.
Col. Hatch was wounded at Harper's Ferry
m Later reports state that Harper's Ferry was
retaken by part of Bnrnside's command, and
that the retreat of tbe rebels was so burned
that they had not time to parole all the pris
oners, and in consequence many were releas
ed without parole.
Washington, Sept. 17. A gentleman from
Annapolis states that three transports arrived
from James river, bringing 2,500 paroled pris
oners, including officers, teamsters, suttlers
and blacksmiths. While marching through
the city to Camp Parole they excited the sym
pathies of the citizens because of their tatter
ed and destitute condition. Many of them
were without shoes or bats or coats. The
government will doubtless be prompt in re
lieving their necessities. It is represented
that the number of parolled prisoners at the
camp is between 8,000 and 11,000 awaiting
exchange, and there are about 2,000 sick and
wounded in the hospitals.
Memphis, Sept. 13. The Bulletin says that
a fight took place on Monday beyond Coldwa-
ter near , Cochran's Cross roads, Tenn. Col
Grierson with 370 men, came up with a rebel
force of from 800 to 1,000 men, well posted.
The rebels commenced the attack, but were
soon dislodged and drove several miles thro'
heavy timber, four of whom w-ere killed and
70 or 80 wounded. The next morning several
scattered parties of guerrillas were also dis
persed by Col. Grierson.
Boston, Sept. 17. The reported investment
of Charleston by our gunboats has some con
firmation by a letter received in this city from
on board the U." States steamer Bibb which
says that Fort Sumpter has already received
preliminary dose of shell which resulted in
serious damage.
Qcixcy, III., Sept. 16. Col. M'Niel bad a
two hours' fight with Porter's gang of guerril
las, near Shelburne, Ky., resulting in the com
plete rout of the rebels, with a loss of two kil
led and a number wounded. Col. M'Niel cap
tured 20 wagons, some horses aud guns.
Fpei.. It is a common mistake among far
mere to burn wood the same year it is cut.
Two cords of dry wood will give more heat
than three cords in an unseasoned state.
When the moisture Iu the burning wood is be
ing evaporated it has tbe power of taking up
heat; its own bulk is increased one five-hun
dredth part for every degree of beat added,
and it travels up the chimney or stove pipe
w ith the heat. If wood be cut two years be
fore its use, it will be found much more eco
nomical; all the heat will be radiated in the
room, or at least a very much larger portion
than when it is accompanied by moisture
When under steam boilers, green wood will
not make steam, at least in the boiler, for-the
heat is used in converting the water of the
wood itself into steam, as it passes through the
flues into the chimney, without heating the
boiler. This is true not only of wood, but al
so in a degree of coal, especially bituminous
coal, which, when wet, radiates but little beat,
the majority passing up the chimney. Even
anthracite coal is capable of holding some wa
ter. It should always be carted on a dry day,
and placed under cover for winter's use.
Well put in. At a Printer's Festival at
Boston, a short time siuce, tbe following cap
ital toast was drank Tbe Editor The man
that is expected to know everybody, tell all be
knows, and guess at tbe rest; to make his
own good character, establish the reputation of
his neighbors and elect all candidates to office ;
to blow np everybody, suit everybody and re
form the world ; to live for the benefit of oth
ers and have tbe epitaph on bis tombstone,
"here he lies at last :" in short, he is a loco
motive running on "the track of public
notoriety ; bis lever is bis pen, bis boiler is
filled with ink, his tender, is bis scissors;
whenever he explodes it is caused by the non
payment of subscription. 5 .
Co-operation or the Wife. No man ever
prospered in tbe world without the co-operation
of his wife. If she unites in mutual en
deavors or rewards his labors with an endear
ing smile, with what confidence will be resort
to bis merchandise or bis farm, fly over the
land, sail upon seas, meet difficulty, and en
counter danger," if be knows that be is not
spending bis strength in vain, but that bis la
bor will be rewarded by the sweets ot home !
Solicitude and disappointment enter tbe his
tory of every man's life, and be is but half pro
vided for bis voyage, who finds bat an associ
ate for happy hours,' while . for' bis months of
darkness and distress no sympathizing partner
is prepared.
It is said that the pen is mightier than
tho sword. . Neither are of much use without
the bolder. . . " ... .
- A belle dont differ so much from a ball;
both bav their clappers in their mouth.. -
Fresh Bread Ccarse and Fine for the Army.
A very krge bakery, we have been in
formed, has been put up at Fortress Monroe,
and it is stated to bave facilities for baking 80,
000 loaves daily. It has been erected for the
purpose of tupplying daily rations. of fresh
fermented bread to the army of tbe Potomac,
and tbe loaves are to be sent np the river
every morning to be distributed among tbe
soldiers. This is good news. For months
past this army has been chiefly supplied with
hard crackers for bread, and the" wounded had
no better fare. Much of the sickriess of tbe
soldiers in Virginia, when on active service in
the field," and thus prevented lrom obtaining
fresh bread, can be traced to tbe constant use
of dry hard crackers, not that this - was not
good food of its kind, but because men require
frequent changes of food, aud because unfer
mented bread Is not so easily digisted as 1er
mented bread. In the early part of ihe Cri-S
mean war the British soldiers were supplied
with hard biscuit exclusively, and the result
was dysentry, scurvy and general disability J
A remedy was provided in the form of fresh
baked, fermented bread, supplied by Dr. Ham
lin, the enlijbtend American missionary at
Constantinople. He first contrasted to sup
ply 30,000 loaves daily ; then increased the'
number to 60,000, and tbe result was most
marked in the improved health of the soldiers.!
The mortality by sickness during the last year
of the war, was less in the Crime than in the
barracks in England. Of course we. do not
attribute this favorable state of fresh bread,
but it was certainly one of the grand agencies
wbich tended to secure it, and the same re
sults may be expected from its use in the army
of the Potomac. We trust that wisdom will
characterize those who have the selection of
the mateiials for making the army bread. It
should not bo made of fine wheaten flour exclu
sivly, but a mixture of fine flour with 'mid--
t '
dlings, or of unbolted ground whqat. From a
great number of experiments made with bread
formed of fine wheat flour, rye flour, mix
tures of fine flour, with middlings (some of the
bnllings) and bread made of cnbolted ground
wheat, it has been found that the latter is
the most healthy especially for soldiers. This
fstheTeason why coarse' bread, made of un
bolted rye meat, and unbolted gronnd wheat,
is chiefly used iu all the European armies. A
reason for this is found in the composition of
the grain, and the arrangement of tne sub
stance of which it is composed. The inorgan
ic sales such as the phosphates, common
salt, &c, in wheat, reside cbieflv in the husk.
and a supply of these to the human body is as
necessary to health as tbe starch and gluten
which are chiefly contained in the interior of
the grain. Bread made of fine flour devoid of
several inorganic salts necessary to the health
of man cannot be so4sutab!e for the food of sol
diers as the coarse bread made from unbolted
wheaten flour, which contains such salts. -
A Frenchman was being terribly beaten br
a brawny sailor, who held his victim to tha
earth while he severoly- thrashed him. The
unfortunate fellow kept yelline out with all
his might, ''Hurrah ! I say, hurrah !" bat
man who was passing saw the Dredicament
and told him to cry "enough." "Enough
enough f" shouted the soundly beflorared for
eigner. "By gar, zat Is de word I trv to think
of dis several minutes gone." The sailor let
him up, when the French man rubbed his
bands with delight, and cried. "Enough I bv
gar, 'tis very mooch good word for little fel
low to remem ber."
A letter from one of Wilson.s Zouavea. i:
Pensacola, says they are sleeping In luxurious
springs beds and upon pillows of the softest
down, upon wbich the fair daughters or Seces
sia have been wont to close their lanirnM
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1 he Zoo zoos lounge upon carved sofas, sur-1
vuy loemseives tnrougb splended mirrors, and
revel in the rich libraries for imb. tn
They stroll upon verandahs, and pluck oran
ges and lemons in gardens scented by magnolia
and olianders. Plenty of stray chickens,'
geese, ducks, pigs, etc. yet remain, and ' beef
in abundance. Verilr. the Zoo-zoos rn in
clover. .. : i - -. v .. ;
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One Wat, to Recruit. At a recruiting
meeting in Western New York last week one
of the speakers had been nrging the men to
sign the roll; and tojd tbe women, to hurry
them np, wh n a woman rose In tbe meeting
and addressed her husband substantially as
follows : "Ira, yon know what yorj said before
you came here to-night that yon would en
list. If you don't do it, go straight home and
take off those breeches and let me have them.'
and I will go myself J'? This brought down!
the house and brought np Ira, who became ay
volunteer. .....
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A Drunkard is the annoyance of modesty.'
the trouble of civility, the spoil of wealth, the
destruction of reason. He fs the thief of hisP
own substance, the beggar's companion': the
constable's trouble. , He is bis wife's n. htm
ch ildren's sorrow; bis neighbor's scoff, his own'
shame. He"Is a spirit of unrest, a thing be
low a beast, and m monster of a'man.' r- i
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v There is a man down east, rather a facetioaa,
fellow, whose name . ia New... He named hi
first child Something s It was Something New.
Tbe nextcbfld was Nothing it: being named
NotbingNe. ..'.-. . (.; t
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