PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING BY L g gamilg airwamll. Q . l l l G AZ E its, Omani goddamn, gumbo, Quito, AT TWO DOLLARS P TTE ~ . ,__. _. _ _ _., __.___._._.~..._~._.._ ER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE: gadoliniuwwhauim, «ta-«Natalifiahal in non. I NUMBER 781--NEW SERIES, . NORWALK GAZETTE. OFFICE IN GAZETTE BUILDING. AEEYINGTCN a Co. A. B. BYINGTON, J. B. ELLs, G. N. ELLs, Subscription Rates . .Suhsoribers by Carrier, Mail, Post Riders and Wagoners, per year . . 2 0 Those living out of any Carrier’s District, if ‘said one year in advance, Close of six onmore sent to one address, to be paid. in advance, Braille. copies 4 cents. Advertising Rates. 150 0 e Square, one insertion, s1 00 “ two insertions, 1 25 “ three insertions, 1 50 “ one month, 1 75 two months, 3 00 “ three months, 4 00 “ six months, 7 00 “ ohe year—with paper 15 00 Two S unres, one year—with paper, 25 00 Each dltional Square, per year, 3 00 Onr‘ half column, one year, 40 00 05: Column, one year, 'i_5 00 F... .eon lines, or 100 words,maks asquarc. Fraction- al parts of a square char ed for as a whole. ‘ “If advertisers have t to privilege of changing the r advertisements once per month. _Advertise- merits chan ed oftener charged as transient. Yearly advertisements pa able lst of January & July. Yearly advertisers restric ed to the business contem- plated at the time of contract. . Resolutions, Funeral and all other Special No- tices 25 per cent. additional on the above. . .‘These terms will be inflexibly adhered to._a m Bums. murm- ‘ _\.V\ rV\\ \. . Norwalk Post Oilice. mus CLOSE. West 7.30 A. M.-—2.30 P. M. East 8.30 A. M.-—-5.00 P. M. Danbury & Norwalk Railroad 8.50 A. M. Weston, Bedding and Redding Ridge, Tues- days, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 12 M. arms DUE. West 9.10 A. M.——6.CC P. M. East 8.20 A. M.-8.30 P. M. Danbury 87 N orwalk Railroad 8.00 A. M. ros'r OFFICE nouns. From 7.00 A. M. to 8.00 P. M. . CHARLES OLMSTEAD, r. M. N. A. MOSMAN', M. 1)., Homoeopathic Physician and Surgeon, - Ofllce over C. J. Grumun’s Store, NORWALK, CONN. Ofilce hours from 1 to 3 P. M. Dl’. J. J. WALLACE, HOMEOPATHIST, Office at Dr. Moody’s late Residence, WEST AVENUE, NOR WALK, CONN. Slate at Mr. Frank Nash’s Store, South It orwalk. New HARDWARE 8t PAINT STORE, M a i n S t r e e t, Opposite I. H. Campell’s Confectionery, mvuv a rnowrr-r, Wholesale and retail Dealers in Hardware, ' Cutlery, Paints, Oils, Glass, Paper Hang- ings, Window Shades, &c. JAMES G. HARBOUR, SURGICAL AND MECHANICAL D E N 'J'.‘ I s '1', Chloe at Residence, East Avenue, Norwalk, Con necticut. . j Architecture. SIDNEY M. STONE, " ARCHITECT, Will furnish Plans, Specifications, Detail Drawings, and superintend the erection of public and private buildings. Office in Mar- ble Block, Chapel-st, New Haven, Ct. ‘l E0. F. BELDEN, Norwalk, Conn.,Man- ufactnrer oi Tin, Copper, and Sheet Iran Ware; and dealer in Stoves, Ranges, Furnaces, Cutlery, Brittannia, Wooden and Willow Ware, Crockery; and a full assort- .___._..-.. . _ ._-_.-. .. tf52 . Removal. FALL (it WINTER MILLINERY! - RS. J. E. HOYT would respectfully _ announce to the Ladies of Norwalk and Vicinity that she has removed to her old stand in Main St. in Belts New Building where she has ready for their inspection, an entirely new stock of Fall And Winter Millincry Goods of the latest styles and patterns and of the choicest varieties and materials. Every ef- fort will be made to suit the tastes of all, and a continuance of the generous patron- :g; hitherto bestowed, is respectfully solici- e . Norwalk, Oct. 20, 1862. “42 Mrs. 'I'indall, in the new block BENNETT’S BUILDING, No. 17 and 19 Main St. “7 ILL call the attention of the public to her new and well selected assort- ment of MILLINERY Goons, at a very small advance from former prices. Velvets very cheap for these times. Feathers, Ribbons, Flowers, &c., «be. She will give her atten- tion to the business at all hours of the day and evening, up to the usual hours of clos- ing. All orders promptly filled. Ready made Bonnets on hand. Bloomers trimmed in unique styles. 45 Mrs. J“. 1’. Grossmon, “70uld inform the Ladies of Norwalk and vicinity that she has again com- menced her " DRESS-MAKIN G . BUSINESS. Every eflort will be made to suit the tastes of all, and a continuance of the generous pa- tronage hitherto bestowed is respectfully so- licited. Residence near Wm. S. Jennings. N orwalk, Nov. 9, 1862. 45m1* Whitney GI. Beckwith, PHOTOGRAPHERS, GAZETTE BUILDING, NORWALK, CONN. MBROTYPES, MELAINOTYPES, and PHOTOGRAPHS. plain, retouch- ed or colored, in the best style of the Art. Cartes de Visites in all styles. Stereoscopic Groups, Views of Private Residences and Grounds taken. A good assortment of Rosewood, Gilt and Passe Partout Frames, for Photographs and Cortes de Visites. E. T. WHITNEY. Roofina. THE subscriber is prepared to furnish par- ties building, with Warrcn’s superior FELT AND CEMENT ROOFING. This article of Roofing is in use upon the Norwalk Lock Company’s Building, and at Lounsbury, Bissell do Co’s, where it gives en- tire satisfaction, and is believed to be the cheapest as well as the best roofing in use.— All orders will receive prompt attention. tf38 C. W. LOCKWOOD. N . B.— All orders left at the store of A. Morehouse, Main street, will be promptly at- tended to, Inquiries freely answered. War Claims. HE undersigned, through the agency of reliable friends in Washington, is re- pared to secure Bounty Money, Back ay, Pensions, and claims of all kinds against the Government. Charge for collecting from two to five per cent. No charge will be made for advice given in relation to claims, and no fee charged unless the claim is col- lected. JOSEPH W. WILSON. Aug. 22, 1862. R. A. BECKWITH. ELM STREET sanoosr, Between Main and Broad Streets, NEW CANAAN, CONN. J. W. EDMONDS, Proprietor. Ors'rnns served in any style, and for sale b the Quart or Gallon. Also, all kinds Of RUl'I‘, CONFEC'I‘IONERY, and other REFRESH- MENTs. Private Supper Rooms for Small ,Parties. Also, in connection with, but in separate apartments, a first-class SHAVING AND HAIR DRESSING SALOON. FOR SALE. A GOOD seven and a half (7 1-2) octave PIANO, elegant carved rosewood case, will be sold at a bargain. Apply to saint of House Keeping articles generally. th5 E, C.‘BISSELL. .. O. S. LOGIWOOD, 1'0 CAPTAIN S Fashionable Draper & Tailor, OWNERS f)"; VESSELS and GEN TLEMEN’S FURNISHING EMF OBIUM 2 No. 8 Skiddy’s Block, Main-st, Norwalk, Ct 3.1. ounces-nan a. co., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Groceries, Flour, Feed, &c., 14 and 16 Main-st, Norwalk, Conn. 'ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY, 01 Hartford. Incorporated in 1819, Charter Perpetual. Cash Capital $1,000,000 .~ hsnre against loss and damage by Fire ~ on Terms adapted to the hazard,and consistent with the laws of compensation. GEORGE R. COWLES, Sole Agent 15% For Norwalk and vicinity. DENTAL cm. AN impression having,r gone abroad that the undersigned has relinquished his profession, this is to inform his friends and .he public that he still continues the practice of his profession at his oll stand, foot of Main-st, Norwalk, wherehc will be happy to tender them his best services. In case of temporary absence,a skillful assistant will be found in attendance at the Oflicc, ready and willing to serve all that mag call. A. ILL, D. D. S. A. JACKSON 6!. 330. No. l Gazette Building- ‘NI OULD respectfully announce to the public and their Old customers, that they have recently made extensive additions to their stock of goods. We are now prepar- ed to rifl‘er an assortment not to be surpassed in Fa..rfield Count , in quality or price. We would call par-tic ar attention to our stock of Vlatches, which is hit or than ever before.— We have a fine lot of adics’ Swiss Watches, in gold cases, at prices varying from $20 to $7 , which we can recommend as bein r cor- rect time keepers. Also, Gcntlemcn’s atch- es, in silver and gold cases, at any price from 5 to $-00. We buy of the best importers in ew York, and altogether for cash, so that our facilities for selling cheap could not be greater. Our stock of Jewelry, Silver and latcu Wares was never better than at pres- ent. and comprises all Of the latest styles that are manufactured. A. JACKSON do BRO. ISH POLES, Traveling Baskets, Clothe Baskets, Work Baskets. Also Wooden Ware in general, at ' C. d: E. K. LOCKWOOD & CO. 00D all lengths, at s. E. OLMSTEAD ' W a Co’s Wood Yard, for sale low. HE undersigned has taken the SHIP YARD and MARINE RAILWAY, (formerly owned by Clark & Ritch,) in Greenwich, Conn., where he intends to car- ry on all kinds of Ship Building and Repairing of Vessels. He keeps constantly on hand all kinds of Paints and Oils, Timber of all kinds for the repair of vessels. SHIP SMITH WORK done in the best manner, and with dispatch, on as favorable terms as any other marine railway in the country. 24 E. M. MERRITT. NEW FURNISHING STORE, IN JAMES" NEW BUILDING, Water Street, Norwalk. HAVE at my Store in Norwalk the largest assortment of Household Furniture in this county, consistino' of Bureaus of all kinds, Lounges, Sofas, Tote-a-Tetcs, Card Tables, Marble top pier Tables and Center Tables, Wash Stands, . EXIENSION TABLES, CHAIRS and ROCK E128 of all kinds, Looking Glasses, Picture Frames, and everything else in the Furniture line cheap for Cash. . Repairz'n , done promptly and by experienced workmen. Undertaking, I have on hand a large assortment of COFFINS, of the best materials, and will furnish shrouds, carriages, hearse, and every- thing necessary for the burial of the dead, cheaper than can be Obtained elsewhere. I have as good a Hearse as lhcrc is in the county; and will attend Funerals in neigh- boring towns, without extra char 0. ELBERT RA MOND. Norwalk, May lst, 1862. 44 Wanted. GOOD, sound, medium sized Sn dle Horse. Must be all right, spirited, good looking, and CHEAP. Apply to Editor of Gazette. 3t48 Window Shades. A SPLENDID Assortment of Window Shades just received and for sale b MARVIN d7 PROWI T. Nov. 3rd, 1862. _ To Let. [HE STORE and BAKERY, together with the BARN, belonging to the Es- tate of N. S. Bailey, deceased, to let from the first of Januar ' next. ' . W. STORY, Esq, in the tf49 Apply to l Dwelling. watch in gun Slip»; and games NORWALK. CO 1'.____ ____-__ ._...A____-.-..__., THANKSGIVING HYMN. Thy wiii be from. BY JOHN C. wni‘r'rinn. We see not, know not, al our way Is night: with Thee slots is day, From out the torrent’s oubled drift, Above the storm our prlyer we lift, Thy will be done.’ The flesh may fail, the heart may faint, But who are we to makecomplaint, 0r dare to plead in times like these The weakness of our love of ease? Thy will be done! We take with solemn thankfullness Our burthen up, nor ash it less, And count it joy that even we May suffer, serve, or wa‘t for Thee, Whose will be done! Though dim as yet in tint and line, We trace Thy picture’s wise design, And thank Thee that our age supplies The dark relief of sacrlfice. Thy will be dare l And if in our nnwortllness, Thy sacrificial wine we press, If from Thy ordeal’s heated bars Our feet are seamed with crimson scars, Thy will be done! If, for the age to comv, this hour 0f trial hath vicarioui power, And, blest by thee, our present pain Be Liberty’s gain, ‘ Thy will be date! Strike, Thou, the Matter, we Thy keys, The anthem of the destinies ! The minor of Thy loftier strain Our hearts shall bretthe the old refrain, Thy will be d6nel W— THE STORY 0]" LIFE. BY JOHN G. SAXE. Say, what is life ? ’Tb to be born; A helpless Babe, to greet the light With a sharp wail, as if the morn Foretold a cloudy mob and night; To weep, to sleep, and weep again, With sunny smiles between; and then? And then apace the infant grows To be a laughing, paling boy, Happy, despite his little woos, Were he but conscious of his joy; To be, in short, from two to ten. A merry, moody Child ; and then? And then, in coat and trousers clad, To learn to say the Decalogne, And break it; an unthinking Lad, With mirth and mischief all agog; A truant oil; by field and fen To capture butterflies; and then? And then, increased in strength and size, To be, anon, a Youth full-grown; A hero in his mother’s eves, A young Apollo in his own; To imitate the ways of men In fashionable sins; and then ? And then, at last, to be a Man ; To fall in love; to woo and wed; With seething brain to scheme and plan; To gather gold, or toil for bread; To sue for fame with tongue or pen, And gain or lose the prize; and then? And then in gray and wrinkled Eld To mourn the speed of its decline; To praise the scenes his youth beheld, And dwell in memory of Lang-Sync; To dream awhile with darkened ken, Then drop into his grave; and then? .<.>. THE WIFE TAMER. .._..__. Mrs. Morton was a widow, a young, pretty, rich widow when Dr. Charles Strahan made her acquaintance. She was poor but very handsome, when Squire . Morton married her, and at his death, two years after, became sole heir, put on her widow’s weeds, and pocketed her hus- band’s gold at the same time. Madame Rumor said that poor old Morton never enjoyed a single hour after he married her ;bnt how should Madame Rumor know? Of one thing, however, I can give my readers reliable information Mrs. Morton had not been a widow one year ere she received with pleasure, very decided attentions from Dr. Strahan. Do you enquire who Dr. Strahan was? Well he studied medicine, and had the title of M. D. conferred upon him, which he took pleasure in attaching to his name with a great flourish. But it is asserted that he had never had half a dozen pa- tients in as many years. He was of pre- possessiug appearance, a ready talker on any subject, and was, in fact, first rate company. He played the flute and sang —-was a good dancer and an excellent partner at whist; besides, he had some literary reputation. He wrote poetry and two column sketches for the Weekly Leveller, and last, though not least, be dressed in good taste and in the height of fashion; how he did it no one knew, but it was no one’s business. But I must be allowed to correct one rumor which had gaincd considerable pre- valence, to the effect that he supported himself by his literary labors,—an ordi- nary scribbler could hardly afl‘ord Strao ban’s wardrobe. Old Squire Morton had been dead but allittle over a year when Dr. Strahan, despite all that gossippers could say, mar- ried the widow and her fortune. The fact was he Wanted a rich wife—as to her she was anxious to leave her weeds and go into society again, and she could di- vine no readier way to accomplish these purposes than by marrying. When any one spoke to the doctor about her being a shrew, he merely remarked that he should take pleasure in taming a shrew. For three months they lived happily together, for it was in the height of the season. and between Cape May, Sarato- ga and the White Mountains, they were alone with each other scarce three hours out of the'twenty four; consequently it was impossible for them to disagree.— Bnt the season over they returned to their NN., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1862. VOLUME XLV--NUMBER 51. quiet home—the place of all others to study a wife or husband. There is no unnatural excitement, no fashionable Mrs A, to outdress, no profiigate Mr. B, to outdo in squandering money ; no one to see, to please, but the “other half.” After a season of long-continued gaiety there necessarily follows one of extreme dullness; and when one is dull, one is easily displeased. Now Mr. and Mrs. Strahan were both remarkably ll, and, as a matter of course, both wer reatly displeased. It was their third day at home upon which their first quarrel commenced.— neither could clearly tell. It is only known that Strahan expressed a desire to dine upon roast beef, and she would have roast turkey and oyster sauce. He’d have beef or nothing. She'd have turkey, and thus commenced the war of the Stra- hans. One ordered the butler to have a fowl, and the other gave strict instruc- tions to have beef, while Mrs. S. visited her friends and partook of turkey. After supper Dr. S. gave/a wine sup- per in the room which he dignified by the name of study, a sort of variety store, in which he kept his library, writing-desk and spittoon. Here also were two glass cases, one of them contained a giant’s skeleton hung on wires, in the other was an Egyptian mummy. The walls were hung with curiosities ; among them a cane from a tree which grew over Washington’s grave, a snuff- box from the wood of the Charter Oak, a chip from the United States frigate Con- stitution, minerals, shells and fossils of all kinds, specimen ears of corn, enormous sized fruits and vegetables, cases of dried insects and pickled reptiles. Stuffed birds were perched about the apartment, and voluptous French lithographs and por- traits of distinguished persons were hung promiscuously on the walls ; a long read- ing table, arm chairs, a mammoth bell- metal pestal and mortar, completed the furniture of the “study.” During the same evening, Mrs. S. had a whist party in the parlor. Wine held her votaries in bondage lcn. ger than cards. Mrs. S. had dismissed her party and retired hours before her liege lord came to his chamber, and when he did come he found the door locked, himself without and her within. In vain he called to her; she would not hgar, love flames, manuscript pages of tales and sketches, unpublished odes, and unpaid tailor bills, while the lady sat reading first a sweet love-letter, then an ode on Napoleon, and so on, throwing them page after page into the fire. Thus the bus- band’s braiuwork and wooden curiosities were made to cook the dinner. The doctor looked silently on as long as he could; then, taking the key from his pocket, be unlocked the door, and— it was bolted on the inside. ‘Mrs. S.,’ he shouted. ‘Well, sir ?’ ‘Open the door.’ ‘I am very busy just now, and can’t be disturbed.’ _ ‘Opeu this door, immediately.’ ‘I am busy, I tell you.’ ‘I’ll burst the door in, if you do not in- stantly open it.’ ‘Do as you please, sir ; but your mum— my and giants skeleton are placed against the door, so be careful and not break them.’ The doctor was foiled, for a few mo. ments he stood and thought what course it was best to pursue. Suddenly recol- lecting the ladder he hastened through the hall out of doors, leaving the door unlocked and the key in it. His foot.- steps had scarcely died away on the stairs before his wife had removed both cases from the door, drew the bolt and stood in the entry. It was but the work of a mo- ment to throw the remaining letters, po- ems and manuscripts into the fire, remove the wine and eatables, lock the door up- on the outside, and put the key in her pocket. Meanwhile the doctor was raising the ladder to the window, and by the time he had got it placed and ascended half its length, his wife and a favorite man servant were watching him from a lower window, The doctor pushed up the window and jumped in : the servant jumped out of the lower window and pulled down the the ladder. The doctor saw that the bird had flown, and be rushed back to the window just as the ladder reached the ground. ‘Pnt that ladder back again,’ shouted the doctor. ‘Let it be where it is,’ shouted the wife frOm the lower window. ‘Put it up here instantly, or I’ll dis- and he was compelled to find a bed elQWd the “PP" one. where, which he did, muttering to him-- self : ‘I’ll tame her yet.’ He laid all night forming a plan to bring her to submission. In the morning he asked her to walk into the study ; and there they renewed their fierce quarrel, during which Mrs. S. called her husband a heartless, brainless fellow, who married her for money. To which the doctor re- plied by calling her a low, vulgar woman who was only too glad to marry a pro- fessional gentleman, and author, to ena- ble her to enter society. After which she toyed with her fan and finally pulled the bell-cord and ordered her servant who an- swered it, to bring her carriage to the door. ‘Where are yougoing ?’ demanded the doctor. ‘To ride sir,’ replied the amiable Mrs. Strahan. ‘I will go with you, if you please.’ ‘But I do not please.’ ‘Then I choose to go.’ ‘Very well, then you go alone. not go with you’. ‘You cannot go unless I accompany you, madam.’ ‘Cannot ?’ ‘Csnnot, madam,’ ‘We’ll see.’ “Well, we will see.’ The doctor walked out of the room, locked the door, put the key in his pock- et and left the house. She did not sit down and burst into a flood of tears, but waited patiently for I can- -the servant to return whom she had sent for the carriage. When he returned, she told him, through the keyhole, to return the horses to the stable, and place a lad- der against the study window. The lad- der was placed according to directions, and , a turkey with oysters and pastry were brought up to her. The ladder was then removed, and everything was pre- pared for the reappearance of her hus- baud. Near the middle of the afternoon the doctor returned home, stepped softly through the hall towards the door, peep ed through the keyhole, expecting to see a striking picture of humility and contri- tion. Judge of his surprise, then, when he saw Mrs. S. sitting before his long read- ing table ; on her right hand his bell-met- al mortar, in which she was roasting his mammoth specimen apples, meet pota- toes, and her turkey. Near her stood his water bath in which she was cooking oys- ters, and she occasionally stirred them with his spatula ; on the table stood one of the bottles of wine which had been left from the previous night’s revelry, which the lady, for the want of a campagne opener, had deprived of its neck with a wedgewood pestle, and using a four'ouuce graduate fora wine glass; she had cut up champagne baskets for fire-wood with an Indian tomahawk. on the left hand stood the doctor’s writing-desk which she had broken open, and scattered on the, desk were tender missives of his earlier ‘Do as Itbld yOu, blockhead,’ yelled- the doctor. ‘Come into the house John,’ said the lady coolly. ‘Pnt up that ladder, you villain,’ pre- sisted the wrathy M. D. _ ‘J ohu, do as I order you,’ complacent- ly commanded Mrs. S. And John went into the house, leaving the medical gentleman heaping curses up’- on everybody in the vicinity, including his wife and servants. All night the doctor was kept a pris- oner. Just before his wife retired, she put her lips to the keyhole and whisper- ed : - ‘Doctor, what is your success in taming a shrew ?’ No answer. ‘Good night, doctor.’ The next morning she came to the door and called: ‘Doctor 3’ No answer. ‘Doctor? ’ ‘Msdame ?’ ‘Woald you like some breakfast?’ ‘I am not particular! ‘Thcre is cold turkey left, if you would like it, sir.’ The doctor deigned no reply, and the lady again left him alone. During the afternoon, she again called at the door : ‘Doctor?’ “Well, dear 2’ very humbly. ‘Would you like some dinner?’ ‘I should.’ ‘Will cold turkey do you?’ ‘Anything, my dear.’ ‘If I let you out will you promise nev- er to look me up again ?’ ' ‘I will.’ ‘And never object to my eating turkey when I wish it I’ ‘Yes.’ “And not attempt to tame a shrew again ?’ ‘Never 1’ "l‘hen—you—may—come—out.’ And the lady forthwith unlocked and threw open the door. a.-. la. A considerable skirmish occured at Zilul, Va.,.ncar the Blackwater, Dec. 12. Two brigades of Peck’s division un- der Geu. Ferry, and acting Gen. Fos- ter, moved from Suffolk, intending to surprise the enemy on the other side of the Blackwater, and pontoons were car- ried with which to cross the stream. Bad roads delayed .the column. The expedi- tion had a lively skirmish and then re- turned, having accomplished its purpose, which is supposed to be a diversion for other movements on Pstersburg. Oboe—- 36" When you say in a phrase which is now Americanized, such and such a man is “ a brick,” do you think of, or do you know the origen of it ? It is this: an Eastern Prince on being asked. “ Where are the fortification of your city?” replied. pointing to his soldiers, ” Every man you see is a brick.” l Farmers and their Wives, Said a young person to a lady recently, who sat holding her child,” What good is all your education going to do you? You have spent much time in studying, graduating with high honors, learned music and painting, and only married a farmer. Why did you not teach school, or do something to benefit the world with your talents, or if you chose to marry, why not take a teacher, a clergy- man, Or some professional man? But, as it is you did not need so much learning for a farmer’s wife.” The lady made the following reply: “ You do not look as far as I do into the future. Do you see this boy on my lap? I need all the study, all the discipline, both of mind and body, that I could possibly get, in order that I may train him aright. You see I have the first impression to make on the fair blank of his pure heart, and un- less my own mind was first cultivated my own heart first purified, how could I well perform the task now placed before me? And do you not suppose that farmers have tastes and hearts like other men, even if they have to plough and till the soil for their support? Do you not sup- pose their minds are just as susceptible of cultivation as other men 1 Have they no love of the beautiful in art or nature, or does the evening hour never pass as pleasantly with them when they gather around the piano after the day,s labor is finished ? Oh, my young friend, you have made a sad mistake in your reckon- ing? Of all occupations give me that of a farmer. It is the most healthful, his life is free from care, his sleep is swee- ter, his treasures safer. A farmer need not be the slave of any, for he has none to please but himself. Not so with al- most any tradesmau, mechanic or pro- fessional man. They have more or less to do with the world at large, and have all manner of persons to deal with, so that they have need of the patience of Job to live. They are well aware they must not freely speak their minds at all times, if they do, they will loose custom, for they depend upon the people for a living, therefore they are the servants of all. Then what can be desired more ? What is more peacaful, prosperous, hon- est, healthful, and happy, than a farmer’s life and a farmer’s wife.” .A... Now you Look Like a Gentle- man Such was the remark we heard a. far- mer’s daughter make, a short time since, to her brother. He had been hard at work, and his clothes and especially his boots, were covered with dust and dirt. His cravat was untied, his hat slouched, and altogether he presented rather an untidy appearance. He felt dirty and uncomfortable. He sat down, took up a paper, but seemed uneasy. At length a sudden idea seemed to strike him. He sprang up with resolution in his eye Pres- ently the blocking brush was heard in the woodshed, and the broom whisp played a lively tune on the dusty coat and'pants.. Shortly. our young friend made his appea- rance, smart and clean, and bright as a button. “ Now you look like a gentle- man,” said his sister, and truly. Better still, he felt like one. Slovenly habits of dress are not favor- able to mental improvement. The young man, sat down to a, book with pleasure and profit. It was only an hour to bed time. But what of that ? An hour a day spent in earnest study will enable any young man of ordinary intelligence to lay up a large stock of valuable information. Had this young man not “spruced,” up he would have been tempted to “ take a smoke,” and stupefy his mind with the fumes of tobacco, instead of stimulating it with the pleasant excitement always attending the acquisition of useful knowl- edge. Every farmer should keep a record of his labors, receipts, expenditures, etc. This duty should be asigned to the far- mer’s son. Let the father talk over the matter with him, and lot the son make the entries. The duty will soon become a delight, and the father will communi- cate his experience on the subjects com- ing under their notice. The son will feel a growing attachment to the pursuits of agriculture, and will almost certainly become a successful and intelliggnt far- mer. But who can sit down to this work covered with the dust and dirt of the day’s labor! Man is a bundle of habits, and let the habit be once formed of paying a little attention to personal appearance and comfort, and it will soon become a pleasure, and occupy but a few minutes time.——Genesee Farmer. .>. Horse Shoeing in Winter. Some blocksmiths seems to forget that horses shod in the winter should have the inner side of the shoe of such config- uration as to let go easily of snow bails formed within the hoof, It only requires a gradual increase in size outward, with no dovetailing in figure, and each ball, almost as fast as formed, will readily be parted with. Why could not the horse-' shoe, for city use.. have a slight coating of gutta percha on its upper side so as to break the momentum of blows on the pa- This would materially ving stones ? ameliorate the difficulty so frequent in cities, where one-fifth of the horses have their feet ruined in a few years by contin- ually treading on to solid pavement. Sam :fic Amricam. l A Bride in the Landof Ro- mance. What more nominally romantic than an Oriental bride, a bride in Persia '3 And yet see how Dickens describes her, in “ All the Year Round :”—— A Persian bride when first brought, is a queer little body, fattened up with rice and sweetmeats for the occasion, and sadly besmeared with cosmetics. Colly- rinm has been put upon their eyes to make them soft and languishing, and they are also elongated by some means, so that they may have the shape of almonds. Her hairis dyed of a coal black by indi- go, Or of a reddish brown by indigo and henna mixed withit, acording to her own fancy, or of the broker. Her eyebrows are plastered and painted so thickly,that they look like a large piece of court-plas- ter cut into, arches and stuck upon her face. I say a large piece because they are joined artificially by a thick line across the nose. Her checks are painted in excessively bright colors, and to shiny locks of hair, gummed together and stuck flat on each side Of them, in the shape of number sixes placed the wrong way. Her hands and feet, finger nails, and toe nails, are dyed a light mahogany color with henna. She has no more shape and fig- ure than a bolster. Poor little thing? she plays such tricks with herself gener- ly, that at twenty she is an old woman, with her skin all shrivered and burnt up by caustics and poisoned pricks of nee- dles. This old, undersized creature wad- dles about the apartment of her new lord in the finest and largest trowsers possi- ble She puts on a great many pair Of them, and is as proud of the size of her legs as a British damsel is of the size of her crinoline. She wears a smart embroidered jacket, with short. sleeves, and a pretty chemis~ ctte, of Some light. white silk material, embroidered with gold threads ;but her arms, and legs, and neck are bare. She hangs upon her little person as many jewels, gold coins, and trinkets as she can possibly get at. She is especially fond of pearl and diamonds, but is not partic- ular as to their beauty or value. A dia- mond is a diamond for her, whatever its shape or color may be. She is very fine, but never elegant. Her mind is entirely uncultivated. She has neither educa- tion nor accomplishments ; but she has a. good deal of flowery talk about. roses and nightingales, with an undercurrent of strange roundabout wit and drollery. There is an utter want of delicacy and modcstyin her conversation. She knows a great many things which She ought not to know ;and, child as Slic is in years, she would out wit the wisest- mnn who ever wore a. gray heard. ._____......,.,--I_._ Soldier’s Claims, The Adjutant General at \Vnshington, to guard against fraudulent claims and to secure the rights Of discharged soldiers and heirs of deceased soldiers, has issued the following circular, the provisions of which must be strictly followed in all ap- plications for information regarding claims First—The identity Of the soldier must be proved. Second—Heirs or representatives must show that they are such. In these cases the proof may be affidavit from cra ditable and disinterested persons, certified to be such by an acting justice or notary, whose Oflicial character should also be made to appear. Third—Where an agent acts, he must produce his authority in each individual case, coupled with proof Of that of the party who empowers him in the manner above indicated. ’ Fourth—Where the object is to obtain pay or allowances, the application must be made to the officer of the government under whose direction payment should be made. When this officer is satisfied of the right of the claiment he will call on the adjutant—general for any information nec- essary to perfect the claim, which, if found on the records, will be furnished to him but not to the party concerned. Flflh—W’hcre the affidavits or other evidence proceed from a. foreign country, the official character of the magistrate or acting officer before whom they are taken, must be verified by the minister or counsel of the United States, resident in the country where such evidence orig- inates, verification to be in all cases un- der the hand and ofiicinl seal of such min- ister or counsel. Sixth—Applications for certificates under the seal of the war department, to be used in foreign countries, will only lie entertained when coming from the highest representative of tho foreign conn- ti‘y through the department of state. All the facts connected with the sub- ject of inquiry should be communicated particularly the full name, rank, regiment and company of the soldier, when and where he was last heard from, and 'the names of the oflicers under whom he serv- ed. L. THOMAS, AdjuGen. <<.>~ “Dispatches from General Grant’s ar- my, received at Washington, state that we had captured 1,200 prisoners while in pursuit of Pcmbcrton’s army, and more were coming in hourly. K.»o—————— William H- Polk, brother of the late cx-Presideut Polk, (lied suddenly at St. Cloud Hotel, Nashville, Tenn, on the morning of the 18th. By request of Mrs James K. Polk, Gen. Rosecrans permit- ted the remains of the deceased to be con- Veyed to his family at Columbia, Tenn. From the Philadelphia Gazette. THE FUTURE. If we succeed, what then ? History furnishes no parallel for the existing con- flict in the United States. 'In the midst of peace, plenty and prosperity, under a government established by the free will of the people for their own protection and benefit, a parricidal blow is aimed at the life of the nation. A portion of the peo~ pie, deceived and misguided by unprinci- pied aspirants for influence and dominion break out suddenly in open rebellion against the government which they have sworn to sustain, and under which they had gained all their consequence. The suddenness and unnaturalness of the re- volt Seemed for a moment to paralyze the national authorities, and months elapsed before the depth and extent of it were re- alized. _ It was as if part of the children of a happy family had secretly conspired against its peace, and availing themselves of the oportunity to corrupt some of the servants, and to secrete as much of the portable treasures Of the house as they dared, should suddenly break down the doors, rush out with a war whoop, and forthwith commence an assault upon the home in which they were bdrn and nour- ished, and seek to involve it and its in- mates in a. common destruction. It would be difficult to believe that they would not releut and return with penitence and sub- mit to the wholesome laws of the house- hold. But the infatuation of the conspir- ators was too potent. Once launched upon the boiling sea, they determined to pursue tbevoyagc, come what might.— And then commenced, and still prevails, a civil war which for nearly two years has absorbed the interest and wealth and blood of the country, and threatens to blot out our name as a nation. The cri. sis has now been fully reached at which the question is to be determined—Shall the United States continue to occupy its elevated place among the nations of the earth? or shall its territory be divided between three or more petty republics, or subjected to the iron heel Of some adven- turous despot? A single battle today or next week may decide the momentous question unaltcrably. We are striving to suppress a. rebell- ion iu which ten of our States are, more or less, involved. We have pledged the lives and fortunes and honor of the men of the twenty-three loyal States to the accomplishment of this purpose. If we succeed, we shall establish the practica— bility Ofsclf-govei‘nment. We shall show to other nations, and to succeeding gene- rations, that institutions as free, as eleva- ting, ns just and us enlightened as ours may be maintained. it will be a triumph ofright over wrong—0f liberty over 0p- prcs.~.i0n-of order over anarchy. lVe may be weakened and weal-led, and cov ered with the (lust and smoke and wounds of the fearful conflict, but We shall stand up a discntliratllcd, regenerated, )urified notion, zl-iic shall breathe a purer air, and look out upon it fairer land than ever be- fore. Suppose we fail—what then ? Ah, what then I Who will attempt to meas- ure the extent of the catastrophe when a nation like this falls never to rise 1 Who will answer for the hopes of the struggling kingdoms of the old world that would be sucked into the fearful vortex which shall swallow as up? Who would attempt to estimate our guilt in suffering such a priceless inheritance as we have received from our fathers to be wiped ofi'from the face of the earth ? Would not the very stones cry out against our folly and per- fidy ? But to take a lower view If we fail, slavery is fastened upon us for all 5 tinic and probably with aggravated enor- mities. Those who have proved their bitter enmity to our government and in- stitutions of freedom will have the oppor- tunity to model them to suit their own views. The seeds of discord which have been sowu so lavishly before the revolt and by it, will spring up on every side, and the whole population be kept in a constant fever of excitement fatal to peace and prosperity. And what a shout would go up from all despots and tyrants, and their gracclcss myrmidons, if they should scc this great nation Of freemcn sliding from its foundations and tumbling into iri'cti'icvablc ruin ! If these are the unexaggerated conse- quences of our failure to suppress this most cansclcss, wanton, unnatural rebell- I)“, and if the glorious results we have engineratcd shall follow our success, with what order, unanimity, and courage SllOlllll we pursue the contest ? What terms are to strong in which to express the danger Of delay and apathy ? And what denunciations arc to severe to visit on those who look with indifi'erance on this agonizing struggle for the nation’s life, or who even secretly sympathize with those Who would sacrifice it? How insig- nificant become all personal and party How cont‘emptible the Strife for office or for private nggrnndize- moot. How damnable the guilt of him who would guide the hand that is charged to inflict the blow ? With'a united north, we can save the honor, the dignity, illc life of the nation Divided, treason may triumph, and this western empire, which should be the glo- ry of all lands, become a hissing and a bye-word throughout the earth. P. m considerations. 3%“ Remember the poor.
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