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BY S. J. ROW.
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1865.
VOL. 11 NO. 38.
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TRVIN BROTHERS. Dealers in Square 4 Sawed
I Lumber. Dry Goods, Groceries, Flour, Grain,
te , Ae., Burn.ide Pa., Sept. 23, 1863.
TTREDERICK LEITZIXGER. Manufacturer of
H 11 kinds of Stone-ware, Clearfield. Pa. Or
Jeri olieited -wholesale or retail. Jan. 1, 1363
CRAN'S BARRETT, Attorneys at Law. Clear
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"O OBERT J. WALLACE. Attorney at Law. Clear
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r. NAl'GLE, Watch and Clock Maker, and
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raham s row, Market street. Nov-10-
HBDCHER PWOOPE. Attorney at Law. Clear
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TARTSWICK HUSTON. Dealers in Drug,
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O Cabinet-ware, .Marnei sireei, . -.
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Bacon, etc.. Woodlan. Clearfield county. Penn a.
Als. extensive dealers in all kinds of sawedJom-
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cut field county, that he has rented toe -npiuu
Hotel.'" and will use every endeavor to accomtno
itita thonj who may favor him with their custom.
He will trv to furnish the table wiih the best the
r juntry c tn afford, and will keep hay and feed to
s.-comino ate teamsters. Gentlemen dont f-get
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NOTICE.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, )
erricr opthc Covttr oi.lrr opth b Currency,
VV"ahisgto. Janruary 30th, 18iiJ. )
YVHEKKAS-SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE
I! prented to the undersigned, it has been
ma e to appear that -THE FIRST NATIONAL
bfi s"K OF CLEARFIELD," in the Borough of
CW-Rrfiald. in the county of Clearfield, and State
t Pennsylvania, has b en duly organiied under
snd according to the requirements of the Act of
'ongre?s. entitled "An Act to provide a National
Currency, secured by a pledge of United States
bonds, and to provide for the circulation and re
demption thereof." approved June 3d. 13IU. and
has complied with all the pro isions of said Act
required to be complied with before commencing
the business of Banking under said Act ;
Now, therefore, I. Hugh McCulloch, Comptrol
irof the Currency, do hereby certify that THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CLEARFIELD,'
in the Borough of Clearfield, in the county of
Clearfield, and State of Pennsylvania, is author
ial to commence the business of Banking uuder
the Act aforesaid
t. In testimony whereof, witness my
l' SK a Ahand and seal of office, this 30th day of
V7"v"January, A. D. 1865.
. HUGH McCTJLLOCn,
Feb. 8, 1385. Comptroller of the Currency.
BANKNOTICE.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
mce opthb Com ptrollrr of thb Ccrrbnct, ,
Washisotox, March 8th. 1865. J
"7I1KREAS, BY SATISFACTORY EV1
dence presented to the undersigned, it has
made to appear that "THE COUNTY NA
TIONAL BANK OF CLEARFILD," in the Bor
ough of Clearfield, in the county of CI arfield
nd State of Pennsylvania, baa been duly orgat.
ied under and according to the requirements of
the Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide
National Currency, secured by a pledge of Lnj
t4 States bonds and to provide" for the circulation
nd redemption thereof.' approved June 3d. 186.
id has complied with all the provisions of said
At reqnireo to be complied with before coin men
ir K ttc lousiness of. Banking uuder f aid Act;
Now, therfore, I, Hugh McCulloch. Comptroller
"f the Currency, do hereby certify that -THE
C'tNTY NATIONAL BANK OF CLEARFIELD,''
'J1 ': Ik-rough of Clearfield, in the county of
Clearfield, and State of Pennsylvania. i autbor
w4 to commence the business of Banking under
Act aforesaid.
In tettimony whereof, witness my
(EAL hand and seal or office, this 2d day of
-HP'Mareh, A. D 185.
HUGH McCTJLLOCH,
r . IBM. CompUellerof the Curreney, .
detect cctvij.
; ode, ;
' Tor the Burial of Abraham Lincoln.
Oh, slow to smite and swift to spare,
, Gentle, and merciful, and just !
Who, in the fear of God. didst bear
' The sword of power, a nation's trust. f
In sorrow, by thy bier we stand,
- Amid the awe that hashes all.
Ami speak the anguish of a land, -That
shook with horror at thy fall.
Thy task is done; the bond are free;
We bear thee to an honored grave,
. Whose noblest monument shall be,
The broken fetters of the slave.
' Pure was thy life; its bloody close
Hath placed tbee with the sons of light ;
Among the noble host of those
Who perished in the cause of right.
KATE YALE'S MARRIAGE.
"If ever I marry,-" Kate Yale used to say,
half in jest, and half in earnest, "the happy
mafti, or unaappy one, it you please, ha, ha!
shall be a person possessed of these quali
fications;
"First, a fortune.
"Second, pood looks.
"Third, common sense.
"I mention the fortune first, because I
think it the most needful an d desirable qual
ification of the three. Although 1 never
could think of marrvinsr a fool, or a man
whose ueliness I .should be ashamed of. still
1 think to talk sense tor the one, and f-hine
for tbe other with plenty ot money, would
be preferable to living obscure with a hand
some and intellectual man, with whom eeon
omy might be necessary."
1 do not know how much of this senti
mcnt came from Kate's heart. She un
doubtedly indulged in the lofty ideas of sta
tion and style for her educatiou had been
deficient, or rf ther erroneous ; but that she
was capable of deeper, better feelings, none
ever doubted who had obtained a j artial
glimpse ot her true woman s hnart.
And the tune arrived when Kate was to
take that all 'important step of which she
had often spoken so lightly when she was
to show to her friends ho v much of her
heart was in the words just ouoted.
At- the en banting age of eighteen site
had many suitors, but as she never gave a
serious thought to more than one or two, we
will follow her example, and d'sregaruiugau
others, consider their relative claims.
If this were any other than a true story,
I si ou!d certainly use an artist's vnivileue.
to produce an eriect by making a strong con
trast letweeti two favored individuals. If
I could have my own way one should be a
poor genius and something of a hero, the
other a wealthy man and much of a knave.
But the truth is ....
Our poor genius wasnotmuchof a gcmusr
nor very poor either, lie was by profession
a teacher of music, and could live very com
fortably by the exercise thereof, without the
most distant nope or ever obtaining wealth.
Jloreover, Fraueis 3Iinot i tosses.-ed excel
lent qualities, which entitled him to be called
by elderly people a '"iine character;" by his
companions and friends a "noble, good fel
low, ' and by the ladies a "darling."
Kate could not help loving Frank, and he
knew it. la was certain she preferred his
society, even to that of JUr. We.lingtor,
whom alone he saw proper to honor with
the application of rival.
This Mr. W., (his companions called him
"l'jke,") was no idiot or humpback, as I
could have wished him to be, in order to
make a good storr. On the contrary, he
was a mau of good sense, good form and fine
mffnners; and there yvas nothing, of the
knave about him.
Besides this his income was sufficient to
ennable him to live superbly. Also he was
consided two or three degrees handsomer
th:in .Mr. frank.
Therefore, the only thing on which Frank
had to depend, was the power lie possessed
over Kate's sympathies and affections. The
Duke, although just the man, for her in
everv sense, being blessed with a fortune,
good looks and common sense had never
been able to draw these out, and the amia
ble, conceited Mr. Frank, was not willing to
believe that she would suffer worldly consid
erations to control the feeling of her heart.
"Oh, frank! 1 am sorry we ever met!
"Sorry?".
"Yes; for we must part now."
"Fart!" repeated Frank, turning a little
pale! It is evident he had not expected
this. '
'"Yes, ves," siid Kate, casting her head
down with another piteous sigh.
Frank sat by her side: he placed hisarms
around her waist, without heeding her fee
ble resistance ; he lowered his voice ana
talked to her Until she proud Kate wept
bitterly. -
"Katie, said' he then, with a burst of
passion, "I know you love me : but you are
proud, ambitious, selfish! Now, if j'ou
WOUIU nao me jc;ie .yju, so uuu igv.
"(Jo, murmured Kate, "go,"
"Have vou decided?" '
"I have"."
"Then, love, farewell."
lie took her hand, gazed for a moment.
tenderly and sorrowfu ly, into the beam ifuJ,
tearlul lace, then clasped lier to tiis oo.-om.
She nermited the embrace. She even
gave way to impulse, and twined her arms
bniit bis neck: but in a moment her reso
lution came to her aid and she pushed him
from her with a sigh.
"Shall I go? .
A feeble ves fell from her lips and an
instant later she was lying on the sofa, sob
bing and weeping alone.
To tear the tenacious root of love out of
her heart had cost her more than she could
viva anticipated, and the certainty ot
golden life of luxury proved but a poor con
solation for the sacrifice she had m-ide.
She lay long upon the sofa, sobbing and
weeping passionately. Gradually her grief
appeared to exhaust itself. Her tears ceas
ed to flow, and at length her eyes and cheeks
were dry. Her head as pillowed on her
arm, and her face was half hidden in a flood
of curls. . -
The struggle was over. The agony past.
She saw Mr. Wellington enter, and rose
cheerfully to meet him. His maimers pleas
ed her his station and . fortune fascinated
her even move. II coffered her his hand, she
accepted it. A kiss sealed the engagement
but it was not such a kiss as Frank had
given her, and she could scarcely repress a
sieh I
There wes a magnificent wedding Splen
didly attired, dazzling the eye with her
beauty thus adorned, with everything a-
round swimming in the charmest atmos-
pheie of a fairy-land, Kate trave her hand
to the man her ambition not her love had
chosen.
But certainly ambition could not have
made a better choice. Already she saw
herself surrounded by a macnihcent court.
of which she was the acknowledged and ad
mired queen. The favors of fortune were
showered upon her, she floated luxuriously
upon the smooth and glassy wave ot acharm
ed life. .
Nothing was wanting in the whole circle
of her existence to- adorn it and make it
bright with happiness. But she was not
long in discovering that there . was some
thing wanting in her heart.
Her friends were numerous, her husband
kind and tender, and loving ; but all his at
tention and affection could not till her heart
She had once felt its cords and sympathy
moved by a skillful touch. She had known
the blissful charm of their deep, delicious
harmony, and now they were silent motion-
lesf. 1 hese cords were still and soundless.
Her heart was dead ; none the less so, be
cause killed by a golden shot. In short,
Kate, in time became magnificently miser
able, and splendidly unhappy.
Then a change became apparent to her
husband, lie could not remain long blind
to the fact that his love was not returned.
lie sought the company of those whose
gaiety might lead him to forget the sorrow
an I despair of his soul. But this shallow
joke was unsatisfactory, and impelled by a
powerful lonirmg for love, he went astray to
warm Ins heart bv a strange fire.
Kate saw herself now in the midst of a
gorgeous desolation, burning with thirst un
conquerable bv the golden streams that flow
ed all around her fainting with hunger which
all the flood of flattery and admiration
could not appease.
She reproached her husband for thus de
sorting her, and he answered with angry
taunts of deception, a total lack ot love on
her part, which smote her conscience heav
ilv.
"You do not care for me," he cried "then
why do j'ou complain that I bestow else
where the affection you have met with cold
ness." ;
"But it is wrong sinfull," Kate remon
strated. "Yes, I know it," said her husband,
fiercely. "It is an evil f ruitof an evil seed.
And who sowed that seed? Who gave me
a nana without.a ueart ; w no became a
sharer of my fortune, but gave me no share
in her sympathy? Who devottd me to the
fate of a loving unloved husband? Nay do
not' weep, and clasp j our hands, and sigh
and sob with such emotion : for I say noth
ing '-ou do not deserve to hear."
"Very well," said Kate, "I do not say
j-our reproaches are undeserved. j,Butgrant-
mg 1 am the cold, deceitful thing jou call
me, jou know this state of things cannot
continue.
"Yes, I know it"
"Well?"
Mr. Wellington's brow gathered darkly,
his eves flashed in determination ; his lips
curled with scorn.
"I have made up my mind," said he
"that yve shall not live together any longer.
I am tired of beine called the husband of
the splendid Mis. Wellington. I will move
in my circle ; you shall shine in j ours. I
will place no restraint on your actions, nor
shall jou on mine. We shall be free."
But. the world! shrieked poor Kate
trembling.
"The world will admire you all the same,
and what more do jou desire?" said her
hu.-l a id, bitterly. "This marriage ot hands
and not hearts is mockery. .He played the
farce now long enough. Feyv understand
the true meaning of the terms husband and
wife. Do j'ou know what they should
mean? Doj'oufeel that the only true union
is that of sym pathy and love ? Then enough
of thus mummery. Farewell, I go to con
sult friends about the terms of separation.
2s aj do not tremble and cling tome now ; 1
shall be liberal to you. As much of my for
tune shall be j-ours as j'ou desire."
He pushed her from him. She sank up
on the sofa. From a heart torn with an
guish, she shrieked :
frank 1 frank ! why did 1 send jou a
way ? Why was I blind until sight brought
me misery?"
bhe lay upon the sofa, sobbing and weep
ing passionatelj. Gradually her grief ap
peared to exhaust itsself ; her breathing
became calnsJier eyes and cheeks dry ; her
head lav peacefully on her arm, over which
swept lier dishevelled tresses until with a
start, she cried:
"Frank ! Frank! come back!
"Here I am," said a soft voice by her
id,v She raised her head. She opened
her astonished eyes. Frank was standing
beside her. " ...
"You have been asleep, he said, smi
ling kindly.
"Asleep !
"And dreamine,'too, I should say ; and
not pleasant either." -
"Di earning-, murmured Kate, and isic
oil o flt-AHm?"
"I hone so," replied Frank, taking ner i
hand, "You could not mean to send me so j
cruelly away, I knew. So I waited in your
i father's study, where I have been with him
all of an hour. 1 came back to plead my
case once n-ore.and found jou here, asleep.
. "Oh what a horrible dream," said Kate,
rubbing her eyes. It was so like a tern
ble reality, that I shudder now to think of
it. 1 thought 1 was married.
"And would that be so horrible?" asked
Frank. "I hope, then, thaf j'ou did not
dream you were married to me." "
"No, I thought I gave mj hand without
my heart !"
"Then, if you gave j-our hand now, it
would not be without your heart I
"No Frank, and here it is !" said Kate.
her bright eyes beaming happily through
her tears. . .
f Andsoon there was a real marriage, not a
splended, but a happvone and followed bv
a life of contentment ; and that was the
marriage of frank Minot and Kate xale.
Domestio'Life.
No man ever prospered in the world with
out the consent and co-operation of his wile,
If she unites in mutual endeavors or re
wards his labors with an endearing smile.
with what spirit and perseverance does he
apply to his vocation ; with whatconfidenee
will he resort either to his merchandise or
farm ; fly over land, sail overseas, meet dif
ficulty and encounterdanger if he knowshe
is not spending his strength in vain, but
that his labors will be rewarde'd by the
syveets or home ! How delightful it is to
have one to cheer, and a companion to
soothe, the solitary hours of erief and pain !
Solitude and disappointment enter into the
history of every man's lite ; and he has but
hait provided for his voj'age who finds but
an associate for happy hours, while for his
months of darkness and distress no sj'mpa-
ttnsing partner is prepared !
What a Good Newspaper May Do.
. Shoyv us an inteliieent family of boj s and
girls, and yve will shoyv j-ou a family where
neyvspapers and periodicals are plentiful.
Nobody who has been without these silent
private tutors can know their educating pow
er for gcod or evil. Have you ever thought
of the innumerable topics of discussion with
which, thus eailj', our children become fa
miliarly' acquainted, the great pl.ilantrophic
questions ot the dav to which unconsciously
their attention is ayvakened. and the general
spirit ot intelligence which is evoked by
"t n a
tnose quiet visitors f nytning that makes
home pleasant, cheerful and chatty, thins
the haunts of vice, and the thousand and
one avenues ot temptation, should certainly
be regarded, when yve consider its influence
on the minds of the j'oung, as a great mor
al and social light.
The President's Tomb.
The following from the Springfield State
Kegtstcr ot lhursday, the 8th instant, is in
teresting .' "Last evening it being the first
Sabbath since the remains "of President Lin
coln were laid at rest in Oak Kidge, a large
number of our citizens visited the cemetery,
who yvere unable o accompany the proces
sion thither on Thursday last. Along tbe
streets and road leading to the tomb there
was a constant passage of "pedestrians and
vehicles during the entire afternoon, such a
concourse as we have never seen visit the
grounds of a Sabbath before, and such as
manifested to the most thoughtless beholder
the fact that a new shrine had been erected
there, and one to which every stranger pas
sing through Springfield hereafter will be
induced to wander."
' Mount Vernon.
A recent visitor to Mount Vernon reports
the place in a good state of preservation, it
having been religiously regarded as neutral
ground. The agent of the Mount Vernon
Association, who has remained there, is a
bitter secessionist, a-id has not visited Alex
andria since the commencement of the war.
As he is not willing to take the oath, his
yvife, more loj'al or less scrupulous, has tak
en the oath and visits Alexandria for sup
plies. These who contribute monej for the
redemption of Washington's remains from
his degenerate relative should see that thev
are looked after bj loyalists.
Late from Mexico. ......
The latest news from Mexico leaves no
doubt that the Republican forces have of
late made considerable progress. It is re
ported that several ot the Governors and
other officers appointed by Maxaniillian
have, like Cortinas, pronounced against him.
There must be some truth in these reports,
for the Estafettc, a semi-official paper, gives
as its profound conviction, that Mexico must
be ruled for inanv years yet without calling
Mexican statesmen to power, Maxamillian,
ou receiving the neyvs of the surrender of
Lee, sent the Chief of his Cabinet as a spe
cial envoy to the United States.
A Bold Robbery.
Thev have some bold and successful roh-
the rooms occupied by Capt. Fry, Assistant
r i i j -i i. i t
vuui iei master anu cieiis, at jirs. vvis
WrA nn f iirrti li,. 1 . n r tr 'i T-c 1 n , 1 oil t K il m.-kruiTT
. . v. viivv.1 ,u -',-.i,. Ul.Vi 1 . 1. tit. IUVU.J ,
jewelry, pistols, knives, trunk kej'S, Sec, tak-
r - i .i -f..i .i-
en irom xne ciotning or ine persons sleeping
in the rooms. The keys to the office safe
were taken, the office entered afterwards
and twelve thousand five hundred dollars in
public funds stolen, it was a bold robbery
andmost successfully executed.
There is an immense sensation among the
pretty girls in Chicago. A ladies dressing
case has been shipped from London to the
Western Sanitary Fair. It is for the pret
tiest girl in Chicago. Its value is $1,000
in gold ; but the generous doi.or proposes to
hive "the prettiest" voted for; ballots $1.
The party receiving the most, to have the
dressing case. ..
Br doing nothing, men learn to do ill.
THE RETURNING SOLDIERS.
A dispatch of May 11th, announced the
march of fifty thousand of the victorious
veterans, who fought under Grant and
Sherman, through the streets of liichmond
oa that daj, on their way home. A specta
cle at once so morally and so martially grand
has rarely if ever been witnessed. The
transition from citizen soldiers to soldier cit
izens is thus going on ; and these brave men
will scatter to their respctive homes and
take their places as they were before they
went out. Their coming will make glad
thousands' upon thousands of hearts. They
will be honored while they live, and their
memories.will be revered and cherished in
after generations. Make room for them at
the htarthstone and, in the walks of peace
ful industry ; and in every proper way let
their countrymen show that they are grate
ful for the service they have rendered to the
country. Some will rome safe and sound,
some maimeL some broken in constitution,
and, alas! thousands will never come, and
thousands of the resting places of the good,
the brave and the beloved will never be
known. But though their mortal remains
repose in undiscovered graves, their memo
ries will long be cherished in the home cir
cles, and coming generations will honor them
as the saviors of their country.
"When this war isover," said the lament
ed General Kick to his soldiers lefore the
march, into the .Wilderness, "and you go
home, you will be received yvith shouts, and
hosannahs, and tears of joj ; j-ou will be
honored and cherished as men never were
in the yy ovld : your children and children's
children, to the farthest generation will
make it their prouder boast that their fath
ers fought in this great and holv war. You
will find families in the land; the highest in
the land will be proud to say. My ances
tor served in the great war.' And if we die
on the field of battle, as manj' of us must,
do you think yve shall tie forgotten : Ah,
don't believe it! When the war is over, be
sure even smallest incident of its history
will be traced, even name will be recorded,
every brave deed will be searched out, and
for a century to come, your trials, your suf
ferings, j'our constancy and bravery will be
the chosen theme of the most finished schol
ars, and the greatest yvriters our country
produces. No act of ours will escape the
viguence ot that multitude ot busy writers,
yvho will, in every State and in every toyvn,
search out our names and the story of our
service, to make them known to the nation
which will call us fathers of a redeemed
country, the soldiers of a greater revolution.
Ah, it is a proud thing to tight in this war!"
An Oil Windfall.
Agentlenian in Lebanon county hadjnliis
employ a cook, a native of the Emerald Isle.
Some three or four j'ears ago she paid a visit
to her sister living in Venango countj-, where
she made the acquaintance of a resident there,
and after three weeks acquaintance they
yvere married. Her husband owned a consid
erable tract of Yeuango county land, yvhich
was then almost yvorthless. But the devel
opment of "oil" put a new face upon affairs
and made the property very valuable. From
indigence, its owners sprang to opulence in
the twinkling ot an eye. Among the in
vestments, a farm yvas bought in Upper
Dublin township, Lebanon county, and the
family mile preparations to remove to it.
As they were about making the change,
however, the husband suddenly died, and
the yvidoyv is left with two small children,
sole heirs of the estate, now amounting to
perhaps two or three hundred thousand
dollars, there being besides the farm, valua
ble producing oil interests in enango, and
the snug little cash balance of ninety thou
sand dollars in a l'ittsburg bank. The wid
ow, who is now adminestering to the estate,
is utterly without education, and cannot
read or write. Verily, sueh is life and
oil." i
The Atlantic Cable.
The laying down of the new Atlantic ca
ble will probably be attempted in J uly. On
April 24th, fourteen hundred miles had been
stored on board the Great Eastern, and the
yvork was proceeding at the rate of twe nty
five miles a daj. Electricans are kept con
stantly employed in passingcurrenfsthrough
the cable, and everj' foot is subject to the se
verest tests. The weight of the cable i3 400
pounds to the nautical mile, while that of
1 So8 weighed only 2bl pound?. 1 he exper
iments made are said to have established the
fact that if the enterprise is a success, at
east twelve words a minute can be trans
mitted across the broad Atlantic. It is con
sidered that the problem is reduced simply
to a question whether July will be a month
of moderately temperate weather. Proba
bly one or more vessels from our Navy will
be detailed to take part in the great work.
An Old Postage Stamp.
A good story is told of Jeff Davis. Some
time ago the rebel authorities ordered all
horses that could be iound in the neighbor
ing country to be impressed. A squad of
cavalry engaged in the execution of this or
der met Jeff riding in his carriage, and or
dered him to "get out" and give up the an
imals. Jeff refused. The corporal insist
ed. Finally, to cut short the parley, Jeff,
inquired, "Do j ou know who I am?" "No,"
replied the soldier. 1 am Fresident Da
ns, said Jen. Urive on, said the cor
poral, "I thought you looked like an old
postage stamp.
A Sfnfpb wnman bnrl invltori 9 trnrlfmnn
to dinner on a particular day, he accepted
with the reservation. "If I'm spared."
"Weel, weeh" said Mrs. Robiuson, "If
you're dead I'll not expect ye."
It has been shown in European courts
that nearly 10,000 Circassian children are
exported every year from Turkey to Egypt,
and sold. -
Live Within Your Means.
We don't like stinginess, we don't like e
conomy, when it comes down to rags and
starvation. We have no sympathy with the
Dotion that a poor man should hitchhimself
to a post and stand still, while the rest of
the world moves forward. It is no uiau'i
duty to deny himself every amusement, ey
ery recreation, every comfort, that he may
get rich. It is no man's duty to make an
iceberg of himself, to shut his ej'es and ears
to the sufferings of his fellows." and to deny
himself the enjoyment that results from gener
ous actions, merely that he may hoard wealth
for his heirs to quarrel about. Butthereisan
economy which is every man's duty, which
is especially commendable in the man who
struggles yvith joverty an economy which
is eonsistant with happiness, and which
must be practiced if the poor man would se
cure independence. It is almost every
man's privilege, and it becomes his duty, to
live wilhin his means ; not to, but "within
them. Wealth does not make the man, we
admit, and should never be taken' into the
account in our judgment of men ; but com
petence should always be secured, when it
can be, by the practice of economy and self
denial only to a tolerable extent. It should
be secured, not so much for others to look
upon, or to raise us in the estimation of
others, as to secure the conciousness of in
dependence, and the constant satisfaction
yvhich is derived from its acquirement and
possession.
Remarkable "Words.
On taking the chair of the National U
nion Convention at Baltimore in June, 1864!
the ltev. Dr. Breckenridge, of Kcntcuky,
uttered the following remarkable words:
"This fearful truth runs through the whole
history of mankind, that whatever else may
be done to give stabilhy to authority, what
ever else maj be done to give pcrpetuitj to
institutions however glorious, practicable
and iust may be the philosophy of it it
has been found that the only enduring, the
onlj' imperishable cement of all free institu
tions has been the blood of traitors. No
Government has ever been built upon im
perishable foundations which foundations
were not laid in the blood of traitors. It is
a fearful truth, but we might as yvell avow
it at once, and every lick j'ou strike, and ev
ery rebel j ou kill, every battle ou win
dreadful as it is to do it j'ou are adding, it
may be, a j'ear it may le ten years it may
be a centuary it may be ten centuries to
the life of the Government and the freedom
of your children."
The Encyclical Letter.
The Vienna correspondent of the London
0vsmer savs: The Czar of Russia has pub
lished an Encyclical letter and distributed
it among the priests, with orders to incul
cate its principles upon the minds of the
people. The Czar sets forth in the name
of Christ's religious principles, exhalts hU
own infailability and holiness, and condemn
other creeds and calls them schismatic.
Catholics and Protestants are, in his estima
tion, lunatics and infidels, and he inculcates
intense hatred against other nations. He
says Catholics don't believe in Christ, but
in the Pope, and he denounces their saints
as liars and imposters. England, France
and Austria are subjects of bitter invective.
The Encyclical inculcates most vehement
fanaticism, and concludes with prayer that
the Czar may have health and power, and
overcome the enemies of the faith of holy
Russia.
Kentucky Rebels.
The indignation of the.loy.il citizens of
Covington, Kentucky, has lately been work- ,
ed up to a boiling pitch by the conduct of
the returning rebel soldiers, many of whom
assert defiantlj that they are not yet sub
dued, and who wear their rebel uniforms
and use the most insulting and tantalizing
language to Union men. The latter held a
meeting on last Saturday evening. The
conduct of the rebel soldiers was denounced
in strong terms, and the "constituted au
thorities" were earnestly requested to "cause
the speedy removal from our midst of all
such persons, unless they take the oath of
allegiance, and give good assurance of their
sincere desire to become peaceful and law-
abiding citizens; and that hereafter no pa
rolled rebels be permitted to come here un
til they shall have complied with the above
requisitions.
Traitors to he Tried in Maryland.
Judge Bond, of Baltimore, at the open
ing of the Criminal Court in that city, last
Monday a-week charged the urand Jury
to indict, under the State treason act. all
who had in any way given aid and comfort
to the rebels, since April 19th, 1801. The
Judge held that all such are subjects of in
dictment and trial under the laws or Mary
land. The Judge also counsels the Grand
J ury to indict the members of the Mary
land Commission for undertaking to say and
decide upon cases which are purely civil or
criminal offenses, treasonable or otherwise,
legitimately cogizable by the State civil
courts.
A bold robberry occured in Rulo, Nebras
ka, lately. Four men'dlsguised in the uni
form of Federal soldiers entered the town
and robbed the citizens of $3,000. In one
of the etores they found nine men, whom
they ordered to get into line. Two of the
robbers with drawn piste-"! stood guard,
while the other two relieved them of all the
funds In their possession. Thus they pro
ceeded frtm place to place, occupying not
more than fifteen minutes in all, when they
mounted their horses and rode off.
Be as easy as you can in this world, pro
vided you take care to be happy in the
next. '
A portrait of John Brown tangs in th
former residence of Gov. Wise.