Plymouth Weekly Democrat, Volume 2, Number 15, Plymouth, Marshall County, 9 May 1861 — Page 1

Poetical.

TITS SWORD OP BUNKS HILL. BT WILLIAM ROSS WALLACE. He la anon his dving bed, His eye growing dii, When with a feeble voice he ea!ie2, Ilia weeping sn to him : "Weep n t, my boy," the veteran said, I Low to heaven's high will, Eat iiulekly from yoaarr.ler bring, The sword of iiinktr Hill." Ti.-- i J w.n bvoag.t'. tliC- soldier' eye Lit witlt a sudden dame ; Aa l as lie ri.;"ei the nnctent Made, He inarm ir'd Warren's name ; Then 3 ill, "Mv boy, I le-ive you gold, But what is richer still, I leave you, mark mo, mark'rae, now, Tlie iworJ of Hunker Hill.; ' 'T was on that dre ul imm -rt.d day, I dared the Briton":) band, A captain raised this Wad? on mv, I tore it from Iiis hand ; And while the gloriom battle raged, It lbhten'd freedom's will. Fur, boy .he Go! of Freeljm's bless'd The sword of Bunker Hill. "Oh! keep tho sword," hi accents broke, A smil', and he was dea l ; B it his wrinkle I hand still ras'd the Made. Unon that dying bed. The son remains, the sword remain?. Its glory growing still, And twenty millions bles th 6ire And sword ot Hanker Hill. THE FLAG OF CUR UNIOIT. BY GEN. GEO. T. MORRIS. "A ancr for our banner!" the watchword recall Which gave the RcnuYric a station: "Unite J we stan 1 divided we fall ! " It made and preserves us a nuiun! The nni in of lakes thi un'or. of lands Tii. union of States none can sever The union of hearts the union of hands And the l'I.t of the Union forever Aal ever ! Thd Flag of the Union forever! Whit G )d in his mercy an 1 wisdom design'd, And arrn'd with lii-s wenpfn? of thurder, Not all the earth's despots and factions combined Have the power to conquer or sunder! Chorus. The union of lakes, ie. Oh keep the flag- (lying! The pride of the van! ! To nil other nations display it! The ladies for union are all to a man! But not to the mm who'd betray it. Chorus. Then the union of lakes, kc. Soliloquy of a Iicafsr. Let's s?e, where am I? This is coal I'm lying on. IfowM I get here? Yes, I mind now. Was corning up street met a wheelbarrow; was drui k, comin t'other way, the wheelbanow Jell over mr, or ever the wheelbarrow, and one of us j fell into the cellar don't know which now guess it must ha' been me. I'm a nice young man, yes, I am tight! tore! drunk! Well! I car 't help it 'taint my fault wonder wl ose fault 'tis? Is it Jones' fault? No. It's my wife's fault? Well, it ain't. Is it the wheelbarrow's fault? No. It's whisky's fault. WhoiswhL-kv? Has he a large family? All poor, I reckon I think I won't own liim any more 111 cut his acquaintance. I've had that notion foi .'bout ten cars, and always hate to do it for fear of hurting his feelings. l'Jl do it now I think liquor's injuria me it's poiün' lav temper. Sometimes I get mad, when I'm drunk, and ahu.e Bets and the br its; ue 1 to be Lizzie and the chi'dren that'd some time ti:n ago. I'd come home o'evenin's she usl to put her arms n round my neck and kiss me and call me dear William j when I conies home now, he tako her pipe out of her mouth, and says souuhin' like 'Bill, yon drunken brute, shut the door after you; we are cold, enrugh, haven no fire, 'thoutU ttin' the snow blowia that wat. Yes, she's Bets and I'm Bill, now t i. i i n i i. , .. I ain't a good bill, nuther; think I'm a counterfeit, won't Ks-i a tavern without ;;oln' in and Rettin' drunk don't know whit bank I'm on last Saturday I w.is on the river bank drunk. I stay out pretty late; no, sometime i I'm out all niht ; fact is, I'm out pretty much all over oat of i'rifnls, out of money, out of pocket, out at tie elbow and knees, and alwavs outr:."eou-dv tlirty so Bets s.iy, but then she's no j'id for he's never clean herself. I wonder why t-he does llfit WP:ir flrnm! I'liiflirta' tu iv I... 1, I. nri I

B . ... .. sul i iiumarv law, originating in emergencies. whose fault's that? 'tiint mine must be whii-? f. ,: r .. -i . , " tev,3 ! I ti"s of extreme peril to ihn State, Sometim -s I'm in. however; I'm intoxicated j e'lher Um wilhoUt or the public now, and in somebody's coal ;eliar. Tlifre's one ! weare tiemauds extraordinary measures, principle I've pot I won't pet in tlobt. I never And martial law being proclaimed, si nicoulddoit There, one of my coat t,U is gone- UVS that the operation of tho ordinary le-al rrrA tnra I r. v ....... ... I T r it ... . .i

WtoiretanPw ,nt ,. a r.. , , .. 1 t'other day, thit I'd make a good siirn lor a paa-r mill if h wa-n't o bi I'J kick him I vc hail this'shirt on fomie days, an' ara afraid it won't come ofT 'thout tearin'. People ouht to respect more'n they do, for I'm in holy ortler. I aint a dandy, though my clothes aro pretty near Greascian stvle. I ue.s I tore this window .-hinter in my pints t'other niiht, J.tn I tat down on tlie wax iu l?,-n line's shop; 111 have to rtt it mended or I'll catch cold. I ain't very st:mt, as it is. A9 the boys ay I'm fast as a match and as healthy as th ni.i'.fpox. My bet ha t h is been standing guard lor a window pane that went out t'other morning at the inviutiou of a brickbat. It'.- rettin' coid down here wonder if 1 ain'tuble to climb. If I had Ji drink I could tlnnk better. Lot's see ; I ain't got three cents ; if I w.nin a tavern 1 couM porige one. Whenever an body treats and savs "come fc'.h-r I always think niv name'ri fellers," Dr:-1 l've jt toGood rn tuners tort fiise. Well, I must leave this or they'd arrest rue for attempt ac burglary. 1 ain't come to that jtt. Any how it was the wbecloarrow done the harm not me. Thk Titus i Wis Gazette, of the 2"th in.t., reports th.it its editor vi-ited the scene of the burning oil well, on .Monday 22d in.-t.,:aid tliat the oil continued t burn with unabated vigor until tho Friday erening previous, when a tied loaded with wet Ftraw nianur was drawn, by means of a strong cable, directly over the top of the pipe, and a company of men with bhoveLs ready, approached the sled and threw dirt 3 fast aa possible till the flames were subdued. At the same time tubing was inserted near the pipe, so as to conduct the oil vway from the re, but under a covered way, that the fire might not follow it. Ily the Ubing the oil U conducted into a tub whence two tuen are dipping day and night int i barrels, at the rate of nearly or .u:!t 2r.O fc m!j ' 21 hosit. o w v iij i'li'i ii r.

VOL. 2. Localities and Distances. The intense interest with which the movements . !! -1 - J .1 ..I l. . ..f tit our troops is iouowpu, ana me present jmax: m 1 .1 . ... 1 .t. ? . .1 . !.-... I Illf ri'iK'iiiuw, reiuifr ine luiiowinv; i.in.i 4 !-. notes of value in getting a clear idea of the current news: Havre-de-grace at the mouth of the Susqueh.imvih river, near the head of Chesapeake Ray, is G2 miles from Philadelphia. At this point eon- ! tinuous railroad communic ation is interrupted by a ferry. Annapolis on the west side of Chesapeake Day, about ü') miles from Havre do grace, 39 miles by rail from Wah;;igton. Annapolis Junction the junction of the Annapolis branch road with the Washington branch, I'J miles from Annapolis, 20 miles from Washington city. Fort Monroe At the junction of James river northern side) with Chesipeake Bay, about -IS hour.- steaming from Boston, mid 24 from New York. Norfolk about 12 miles south of Fort Monroe. Cockeysville 16 miles from Baltimore, on the railroad to Harrisburgh, (being probably the nearest po:nt accessible oa the rail to Baltimore from that direction.) Baltimore OS miles from Philadelphia, 33 from Washington, tö miles from Haneburg, bl from Harper's Ferry, and 17 from Annapolis Junction. I'ort Mcflcnrv is situated at ihe extremity of it point of land extending from the south-west, and is aboat two miles and a half on the coast survey map from the centre rf Baltimore. Opposite the fort, which is here less than a mile in width, is the Lazaretto light house. The distance from Washington city to Charleston is i-7 miles; Washington to Wümington, N. CP.;.-1; Whuigton to Weiden, N. C. '21 G; Richmond to Washington, 130; Wheeling to Baltimore 379. St. Louis, May 2. The Cairo correspondent of the Republican Bays that about a dozen men belonging to a Chicago company re fused to take oath, ami left the ranks. Major-Gen oral Buckner, Commander-in-Chief j of the Kentucky militia, had a conference with Colonel Prentiss, the Commander of the forces at Cairo. There is much excitement at Iadi.e;ih, Kentucky, and companies are constantly drilling. Four pieces of artillery hare been received there from Nashville. It is understood that the Governsr of Tennessee has made u deannd upon the Governor of Illijnois for the arms and munitions taken from the I steamer Illinois. The boat has been given to the owners and taken to Paducah. The war feeling is high at Nashville. Several companies are drilling day and night. twenty-four pounder nd a considerable num ber of troops have been stationed at Columbus, Ky., and the town is carefully guarded. Strangers are closely watched. The people feared an attack from the Cairo forces. The tteamer Julius H. Smith slipped by Cairo and landed 150 Colt's rifles at Paducah. D. II. Donivan, Collector of the portöf"sT. Louis, forwarded his resignation to Washington yesterday. What is Maktial Law? At the present oris is the .sujnilie.tnee of a term so much used, and with so little accurate sej?o of i'3 meaning, becomes unusually important. Houvier defines martial law as "a code established for the government of the army and navy of the United States," whuse J principal rules are to be found in the artides of war. prescribed bv an act of Co i,rn,. i,. ,,,,. , . , . '. ortoS- i'Ut Lnanccuor Kent saws tins .... . - ueuui.ion applies only to lailttary law, while martial law is quite a distinct thing, and is founded on paramount necessity, and proclaimed by a military chief Martial law is generally and vaguely held to ho a suspension of all ordinary civil rights and process, and as such approximates j closely to a mililary despotism. It is an ,'.!?. I . ... !hiys of justice is suspended by the mi litary power, which has for the time become suprentH. It suspends the operation of the writ of laleas corpus; enables persons charged with treason to bo summarily tried by court-martial instead of grand jury ; justifies searches and seizures of private property, and the taking possession of public highways and other means of communication. Involving the highest exercise ol sovereignty, it is, of course, capable of great abuse, and is only to be justified on emergencies of the most imperative and peiilous nature. Capture of U. S. Troops is Texas. New Orleans, May 2. Col. Vandern, with P.OO Texans, captured 450 federal troops under Major Sibley, who were at ludianola and attempted escape in two Bailing vessels. Vandern pursued them in three small streamers, and shortly after their route seaward was cut off by a steamer from Grdveston with 120 men and three pieces of artillery. Sibley surrendered. Officers on parole, firms turned over private property excepted. Men allowed either to join the army of tho Confederate States or take the oath not to servo against it. It is said that ten Irish regiments in tho Abolition Staus hayo offered their services to President Davis.

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PLYMOUTH, INDIANA, THURSDAY,

From the Scientific American. ' Military and Naval Inventions. to The inventiva faculty of the country, roused to extraordinary activity by the intense mental excitement prevading the community, will now bo directed to an unusual extent to inaprovementt to imploments of war and in all mechanism connected with naval and military operations. Of tho thousand elements in this broad field of invention, tho most prominent at the present time are rifled cannon and the iron plating of ships. The great military powers England and France after expending hundreds of. thousands of dollars in experiments, have adopted both of these important improvements ; while our own government, which, notwithstanding its peaceful policy, unusually occupies the front rank in the quality of its small army and navy, is strangely behind in the movement. Tho rifle cannon of the French army are loaded at the muzzle, while the British government has adopted the breach-loading gun invented by Armstrong ; though, the recent astounding revelation in regard to that famous weapon, it is probable that its Use will be abandoned, and tlie British government -also will adopt the similar pieces which aro loaded at the mnzzle. A great deal of attention has been given by Euglish inventors to the forms of the rifle grooves ; whether thay should be rectangular, triangular or rounded whether they should bo broad or narrow, few or many, fcc.: and many of these pciats remain entirely unsettled. The plating of ships too, notwithstanding the fact that both nations are expending millions of dol ars upon these shields, is regarded bv the most intelligent English engineers as still open for experiment and improvement. A great deal of discussion has been expended upon plans for making the sides of the ships which were to bear theso plates sloping ; it being ascertained that a much thinner plate is required to turn away a shot striking at an angle, than will resist a perpendicular impact. It is easy -to conceive of numerous modifications of this idea by which inclined plates will be oflored to tho reception of the shot. One plan invented in England is to have the plates fastened upon independent floats, to be carried by the sides of the ship ; and the intellect of the nation seems to be teeming with an endless vatiety of ideas in connection with the subject. Hut thi rifiing of cannon and the plating j of ships are only two of an innumerable multitude of details connected with nav.il and military mechanism. The shot, the. cat:iJge, the lock, the gun carriage, the cartridge box, the tent and tent equipage, the cooking aparatus. preserved meats and i other provisions, and, in short, everything ; relating to the operations, thu armaments and the supplies of navies and armies will be examined with eager security, by both comprehensive and acute intellects, in earnest efforts to make some improvements, cither iu their general plans or in their minute details. It is very important for the country to havo the military operation carried on with the greatof,t possible efiicacy ; and all of these inventions which are really valuable ought to be promptly adopted. It is impossible for the responsible officers of the government to devote their time to examining tho various schemes offered ; and we would suggest to the administration the appointment of a competent commission for this purpose. There can be hardly a doubt that such a commission, if tho members were promptly selected, would contribute immensely to the efficacy ot our naval and military operations, and would save its expense to the country a thousadfold. Pay of Officers. Those of our military who havo departed on the ensuing campaign, and thosB who expect to go as sooi. as they receive orders, would perhaps ike to know what pay they are entitled to. o give below tho prices paid in the army : Per Month. Colcnel 0193 00 Lieutenant-Colonel 101 00 Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant 175 00 IIS 00 103 50 ....103 5(J Urevet Second or Third Lieut.... 103 50 First, Orderly Sergeant 20 00 Other Sergeants 27 00 Corporals 22 00 Privates oq Musicians 1 00 Tl i includes rations, clothing, ttc, and tho volunteer is entitled to tho samo pay when mustered into the service of tho United States. State Stntiuel. Keep out of the Way. Tho monsler gun at Fort Monroe, kuown a3 "Big Thunder," has a pivotal arrangement and a six mild range. Beforo this fortress was reinforced it had three hundred and fifty men. Now, it must havo about 2,300.

LP. Z3 Civilized Warfare. It is proverbial that old friends make the unteren enemies ; and, were we to judge rrora many indications wo seo here and elsewhere the people of the United States will furnish no exception to the adage. Independent of all mere loyalty, on the one hand, and desire of independence on .1.1. tit tneotnor, there Dave been many causes calculated to arouse feelings of extreme bitterness between our contending sections all the more bitter that thev do not com preliena each other, iheso Jeelings of bitterness wdl not be likely to b3 allayed by tho million of false rumors circulated in both sections, of insulting declarations and acts of cruelty and oppression. It is past all hope that this war should fail to bring scenes that will make the blood of good men and women curdle with horror. All war, perhaps, ha such scenes, of necessity, even in this nge. But while this is tho fact, it should never be forgotten by the men of both sides, that they are the children of common parents, that they are in tbtf midst of an age of high civilization, that they are a christian people, and that while we have a government to maintain bj our valor, wo have a national character to maintain before an enlightened wo id. Let all good men, therefore, while stimulating our gallant young men to the defence of meir country ana t m-ir c?untrvs 11 1 , reJ - fuse to lend their efforts to excite a viadictive and savage ppiiit of revenge in their oi o breasts. Ihe triumph of our arms and the vindication of our ''iorioiis r need no such unchristian spirit. Unnumbered armies will spring into existence, composed of the bravest and best, by the appeal to their loyalty, patriotism and courage alone. These feelings, loo, will lead us to victory, and, what is slid more noble, to victory unstained by rapine and cruelty. Let us war boldly and bravely for our Hag; but let us war chivalrously, humanely, and as becomes christians and gentlemen li"hting in a noble cause. Chicago Times. Opening a Straight Road to Washing.ton. IIauiu.sbcrgii May 1. The greatest activity prevails ta southern Pennsylvania, seventeen thousand troops being in tho field there at the present time. At Camp Scott, York, Pa., there are 0,000 men; at Camp Si filer, near Chanibersburg, 2,C00C, at Camp Curtin, near Ilarrisburg, 4.0U0; two regiments from Ohio are quartcd near Lancaster, and 1,2003 United States reirulars at Carlisle. Scattered at different points between Philadelphia, Elkton and Perrysville, there are G.ÜU0 more. Three thousand New Jersey troops are to march from Trenton to-day, which will consilium in all a force of over 20,000 men in that region, their destination beino- undoubtcdly for Baltimore, to open the loute to the Federal capitol. On the south side of Baltimore are stationed at Annapolis a force of between four and five thousand men, including the Providence Marine Artiller, which left Perrysville yesterday. The sixth and thirteenth New York regimerits occupy a position directly opposite Annapolis, and tho Sixty-ninth aro at the Junction. It will thus bo seen that Baltimore is completely hemmed in on both sides with an effective force, which is to be immediately employed in opening a passage through that city for the federal troops, and restoring freo communication between the North and the capitol of tho republic. With this purpose, Major General Keim, of Pennsylvania, was ordered to leave Philadelphia yesterday, for the camp at York, with instructins to advance at onco with an army of fifteen thousand men on Baltimore. If any resistance is orded, he will issue a proclamation announcing his intention to march lorce through that city, and warning the loyal citizens, tho women and children, to leave, and will then cut Iiis way through at all hazards. It is probable, however, that the thieal of visiting Baltimore with so severo a chastisement will bring the rsistants to their senses, and thus save the ellusion of blood. Montgomery, May 1. Congress is iu sc: ret session. A battalion of the 3d Albania Regiment left this morning for Viiginia. Two companies of diagoons are icady fur Pensacol a. Pcusacola advices of tho 2-lth say the troops are woiling day and night on battries. Two companies have just arrived from New Orleans. Tlory aro erecting three thice-gun batteries in defence of Pensacola. Galveston dat s to tho 2Gth, say active military preparations are going oa throughout Texas. Major McCulloch's regiment for frontier service is mustered into service. San Antonio, 25th, Batteries are being ended at Galveston, Forts Bl:ss and Quitmac, and will soon be garrisoned with Texas troops. Fifteen hundred volunteers havo enrolled at Galveston within fcur days, and one thousand more in tho country havo ofleicd their servicf?.

MAY 9, 1861. 1 Ths Law of the Case. j The law under which the President has ; acted in calling out the volunteer forces of; the State was enacted as long ago as 1735, and w3 designed to meet the whisky in-j surrection ofthat year, when so large a portion of Pennsylvania was in arms . ....... t against the Federal authorities. After that .... j rebellion was quelled, no occasion arose j for action under the law until 1 81 2, when the second war broke out with Great HritAin. It vas then amended somewhat by , Congress to meet the exigencies of the j occasion, and among other things the term (of service was extended from three to eix j months; but at the close of the war these , provisions expired by their own terms, and the law thereafter stood and now stands just as it was enacted in 1705. The following is the provision under which the President acted, and it will be noticed that in his proclamation Mr. Lincoln use9 almost the precise language of the statute: "And le it further enacted t That whenever the laws of the United States shall be opposed, or the execution thereof obstruc ted, in any State by combinations too p3vc , . 111 irful tobe suppressed by the ordinary

... , , journal. During the last sixtv years (21,jCuuiaeoi judicial piMceedmgs, or by the'"1 c " j powüIÖ vcsleJ Jn t!lo 1Ux b thu ac(( 915 days, 7 12 lunar months) there have j u be ,awM for prC3idnt of the occurfcd 2-G3ü changes of weather, that is,

UllitlJ s.ales to c:lll fortll tlie mililia of ' . r , . 0, , . j t:eibtate, or of any otner State or Spates, as .., i, . n. . , " , , : tnay be uecess.u v to suppress such com- !;,;,,.,,, . i , i i ! üiuaiion, and to cause the laws to be duly executed; and the use of militia to be called forth may be continued, if necessary, until the expiration of thirty days after the commencement of the then next session of Congress." Other sections of the law provide that, when called out the volunteer forces shall be under the same discipline as the army of the United States, and shall not be compelled to serve more than three consecutive months in any one year after their arrival at the place where they are ordered to rendezvous. What Goods aue Contraband of War. A correspondent writes as follows to the Missouri Democrat: By treaties of the United States with France, Great Britain, Sweden, Spain, Prussia, the Netherlands, Peru, Venezuela, Brazil, Central America, Mexico, Chili, Equador, New Granada, and tho Two Sicilieä, goods contraband of war, which are subject to seizure by a belligerent if found on board a neutral ship to bo conveyed to ari enemy's ports, are expressly designated as. 1st. All arras and ammunition. 2J. Bucklers, helmets, breastplates, coats of mail, infantry belts, and clothes made up in a military from and for military use. 3d. Cavalry belts and horses, wiih their furniture. . 4th. All kinds of arms and instruments of iron, steel, brass and topper, or of any other materials, manufactured, prepared und formed expressly for tho purpose of war, either by sea or land. 5th. Provisions to a besieged or blockaded place; and those places only are besieged or blockaded which are actually attacked by a force capablo of preventing the entry of a vessel. The Fla. Banners are emblems. All nations have used them, and all nations havo abused them. They have been, and are still, the rallying point of battle, and the signlicant beacons in peace. That which we call the "Star Spangled Banner," is, when fully blown upon the breeze, a glorious thing of beauty, and well does the poet describe it. When Freedom from her mountain height, Unfurled her staidard to the air, She tore the :r.uie robes of night, And Pet the .st irs of glory there. Jhe mingled w it li its gorgeous dyes Tlie milky baldric ot the skie. And striped its pure celestial w hite, With streaking of the morning's light. Then from his mansion in the sun, She called her eagle beaivr down, Ai.dgave into his mighty hand, The Symbol ot her chosen land. The Hag, upon whoso folds Joseph Hodman Drake, the poet just quoted, has inscribed his imperishable fame, was one on tho first Jay of January, 177C, raised over tho Continental Ainiv at Cambiidge. in Mass., It was marked with thirteen 6tripes emblematic of the thirteen colonies and of their Union, and afterwards a Tilue field, with thirten stars, was added to it, and thus preferred, it was adoptod a9 tho banner of the Nation by an act passed on the Mth of June, 1777, b the Continental Congress, The New York Seventii.-TIio Seventh Regiment cf New York is a complete army in itself. There belongs to it a squadron of dragoons, a battery cf flying artiller) , and a corps of sappers and miners. Tho eight infantry companies aro armed with Minnio litle. It is tho best volunteer ro-n-O raent in th world.

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p.a. I.. -j L IN V JJ. Night and Rest It is night, and here is horn Gathered under the quiet roof, elders and children lie alike at rest. In the midst of a irieat peace and calm the stars look out fromthe heavens. The silenco is nonled with thp I past; sorrowful remorses for sins and shortI j comings memories of passionate iovs and v 1 griefs rise out of their grave, both now aliko , calm and sad. The town and the fair land-! scape sleep under tlie starlight wreathed in ! the autumn mists. Twinkling anion" t,0 i houses a light keeps watch .here and there j in what may bs a sick chamber or two. The clock toll eweorlv in,l, 5W .. ........

Ilere night and rest. An awful sense oTjcorn nn P"olit will hi far greater, in-

thanks makes the heart swell, and the head j bow. as I pass to my room through the j bleeping house, and feel as though a hushed blessing were upon it. Tiif Influence of thk Moon Urox the Weather. The influence of the moon upon the weather has been investigated by Professor Marcot, of Geneva, who ha worked upon the meteorological table from ' . . lGOOiuthe Hibiiotheque Geneve, and who 1 ! has given the result in tables in the same I . b, , rmy to üne weather, or hne weather

i-j i.uu v , wi linear; .tjJ j t.ii.ui'vs iiiii- . . - , - y.-n-.. . 0 ' 1 as tlie 1 ..rk (nlhflower. I planted neneu at new moon, and 90 at fall moon: !. . , ... , . , r . . . . . ! the reu s ot thirty hills eacii. an J l:iey were 109 occurred on the da following the full ,, , . ... -, . , , , , . all dressed alike. I weighed the srelfor moon , and 107 on that following the new , , , . . , , . ö each row "nisi the potatoes produce d from moon. It is hence calculated that the , , , . . e , each row, and the potatoes result is as Improbabilities of a charL'3 of weather occur- ,

. . . . .. . ring on tlie day 01 the full moon is 0.121; on new moon 0.1 25; the da after full moon 0.143; tho day after new moon 0. 13. The influence of the moon upon the number of days of rain and the quanity of water falls, the Professor regards as negative. With of the 2,730 changes of weather, tlie barometer prophecied 1,9G0 times correctly. This approaches nearly to the proportion of three times out of four. ttCM1 Go ox With Your Business. We in the North have nothing to fear from invasion or civil war at home. Our trade with the Fast and accross the Atlantis will not be molested, and the worst that can btffal us is a division of the Republic, a temporary is not a permanent division between the slave and free States. We shall still be a country and with-a Republican form of Government, nery department perfect in its part. We shall be short a few States, robbed of a few Foits, and shorn of much cf our just piide and National glory, bat we shall survive all this and be a mighty Nation yet. Wo shall have our Lakes. Rivers, and inclined Seas, still; or prarie?, railroads, produce, looms, anvils, schools, churches. Nineteen States, and Twenty one Million of Free People. Our forefathers had but thirteen States and three millions of population to set up business ou. G) on with your business, everybody. The world lias got to be fed and clothed; there is a world of people to live and want. There is a good time coming yet. Watch and pray. Plain dealer TnE Mortality at Fort Sumter. A ?at deal has been said about the small great deal has been said about the small t ; .1. . . T' . . .- . . ' loss in tu i.g.ii at ron firmer, out it should not cause much surprise to any one acquainted with such matters. The combatants were screened by fortifications. - 1 It is well known that Marshal S.ixe, a high .1 1.1? .1 , 1 I aum.oriiv in sucu u.ings, was in tne innt. o, bav.ug t;u .0 bin a man in lu-.tu. the man's weight ir. lead must be expon - dod. A French medical and surgical gazetle, published at Lyons, says this fact :r : .1. .1:11 ..1

was verified at Solferi-io, even with thejgame J(ty --F. D. G.

recent great improvement in firo-arms. Tho Austrian fired C, 400,000 rounds. The loss of the French and Italian was 2,000 hilled and 10,000 ounded. Fach man hit cost 700 rounds and cVerv man killed cost, 4,200 rounds. The mean weight of balls isono ounce; thus, we find that it

required, on an average, 272 pounds of j tr x ujH OVcnun ; if it should be e-ur in lead to kill a man. If any our friends ; mol ulv.t s,,j.4 Ulllji u is .weel. should get into a military fight they should Those cakes should not stand after baking feel great comfort in the fact that 700 shots j Si, HS lc Mveat as xlAl d,lojS the dismay be fired at them before they are hit, ttS9f wj.j, siu,uu ), a 0f exand 4,200 before they -shuffle off tho mor- j Cej!enee ; thev should be nerved when ta-

tal coil, Loutsvule Journal. Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette. Washington, Mav 2. The President, Gov. Seward, and Secretary Smith, attended the ceremonies of raising r llag over the patent office to-dav They wero on top of the buildin- ami wero loudly cheered by thousands. National airs were performed by bands and

and sung by the soldiers. Tho Twelfth S iUre; a"d -vou ,inv J4 dthcious and simRegiment of New York were sworn in T.ert that vvill rest iightly upon tho

ono man out of eleven hundred refusion. All the Rhode Islanders took tho oath. Tho Federal troops drove back a company of Virginia Picket Guards last night. Maj. Tyler, Adjutant of Maine Corps, resigned to-day. Threo thousand troops were at Aunapolis to day. A.

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Haisi.vg Stock. It is choice cowf, sheep, horses, and mules tl at yields l! e J greatest return to skiiiful Hbir.dmen. j The production of scrubs, or mean stock v f janykind is rather a mean business in a j pecuniary point of vi-.v. Ra'e supeiior ; animals on rich rerfnnial "t asse?. if vou seek a good income from your f-.rm i;i stock husbandry. Such animals m:y obtain a part of their la ing fr-itn unimpioV" J ld fields, ptrti?i;!.u!y sheen; lul ti.ev 1 o want good clover hay in the winter ; or h.-.y m:ule from tho Engü-h grasses. Ti e mo-t prominent error in p?f;k rowi n" is i!..? j attempt to roar lino l.os, cattle a:id fcheen ! 1 f"ty "d defective food. Som- wan; ;

1 deal of milk, or wool, for little or ' nothing. They a-k nature to nvke them

i ch while they lie in tl.o shade in su.v.mer, an 1 sit by the tire in the v.P.ter, ai d kae their poor animals to nearlv or qui:., j igL'ct. Gi ve stock the same idilim and vre L-stnw ,m or. ,.f i j - - - - - -- - . . r. . j cause the one brar.eu of business is v.o.r ' puslied rather too far, while the other is Udly neglected. Hence, there is inor. I money in growing holies, mti'.-s, and I wool, than in Frowin' our o-rat p imm-r-jcj.tj Sa,,e ' j Planting Potatoes. A correspondent j ,(f Tjoston Cultivator say: i .i ?-rj As there is some diii erence 1.1 onir.bvi ! i .1 . . , , . e iwbf-tber not:if if-.s f nil: lf nit r r if cut ! i - , f , . . - , . T - which part of the potato is best, I iiwa the result of an e::peiiinent which I tri.-d the plat season. 1 planted, the latter part of May, a varip!v of tliA Ion" whitf nofa.'o. known hr-rn mows: First row, two halves of large potatoes in each hill, weight 2 lbs.. proJucedOJ ibs.;2d row, three pieces cut from largo potatoes weight 4 lbs. .produced 83 lbs.; 3d row, one large whole one, 13 lbs. .produced C5 lbs.: 4l!i row three pieces cut j from fttem c.id, weight7.V lbs. .produced 75 jibs.; 5th row three pieces cut from seed end, weight 5 lbs., produced 55 lbs. Bv comparing the rows with No. lt I have a -aiii of 0 lbs. No. 2, 4 lbs over No. 4. and 20 lbs over No. 5. From these figures farmers can easily diaw-t' eir own conclusions. From the Ohio Farmer. - " ' Apple PinniNo. Take oue quirt of (stewed apples, one-fourth ot a pound cf butter, four eggs, some grated btead, a nutmeg and a litlie lose water. Sweeten to vour taste, and bake it in putT pans. Roast Goose. "Should be dressed in i tho same manner, and roasted tlie same length of time as a. tuikey." So says the last Farmer." Pel haps it is correct, but my experience ls been otherwise. I should never think of roasting a goose without first ha'.f cooking it by bvi'.hig or ateaming ; then I should never think of makin ' the same kind cf dicss-ing, but use more and stronger herbs. We accept the above ar.endmens to tho g vj? .. receipt. Fo. O. F. Ways or a Good Housekeeper. --Mrs. R., one of the most notable housewive? and best cooks in the Slate, has a new way of cooking apples, at le ast i: was new jo me and will be no doubt to many others. 'She rates the annles, and quarters them, !,.,,.:., ;, t,..., M, .1-,, IUtt.lu lliv.il il n im . v v - ; - , jf , . j es, u Hale water is aJ Jej. lheV aro lheu sel ,a tlie oven.whieh ! js :llr.;iy. jul, .u m,;ll linK. ;inJ KU3lc1 . when ilo ic tht-y are slid fU a common plate, and sprinkled with sug;-. to bv c-tten ,v.,rm . ., i t, ,.,,.. .., ,,t(!! warm, wiili j U w,mU, ve(nvi, cam,(,tl fjuil of ! vur t0 .ompl nv2 fr., the apple dUh.it thua r,n,.m.a. 8(rabenies and half j : PMci,ß aro IK.t to bo talked of in the Buckwhkat Cakes. Stir buckwheat ! ollv jnt, p,kowarm water; iiwiil take neatly a quart of tloiir to a pint of water ; add a small cupfuil of yeast ; set it to ris over night, it witdied lor breakfast ; l-Nire plenty of r.vnn in the ve.sd containing it. ken from the last batter t raUo the :iet, when you have them daily. A Dklicats Dessert. Lay half a dozen crickets in a tureen; tvur en tigh boiling water over them to cover them. In a few minutes thev will bo swollen to ihre. Jr four limes thfir original bize. Now gtane loafftugar and a little nutmeg over lhem,f:d dip on enough sweet cream to make a uicj stomach and it is 6o easily piepared. Leave out the cream, and it is a valuable recipe for sick room cookery. Rural Xcv Ybrltr. C-fTBe certain that your seed corn will grow. Sprout some vf it before plant-inr.

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