Mt. Vernon Republican (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1854), 1864-05-03

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A bewitchingly sweet and lender poem, Irom the ''Atlantic Monthly" for March. Ed. Home Journal. We have been lovers now, my dear, , It matters uotbing to say how Ion;, , But still at the comiug round o'lli' year I make for my pleasure a little sougj And thas of my love 1 ting my dear . So much the inoro by a your, by a year. ' : :. ,' i . f I: V- And still us I bco (he tiny depart, And hear the bat at my window flit, I aiog'tbe littleeoug to my heait, ' ; . . ; v With just a chauge at the close of it, ' 'And thus of my love I sing away 8 much the nore by a day, by a dy. . When in the morning I set the skies, Breaking into a gracious glow, 1 say you are not my sweetheart's eyes, Your brightness cnunot mislead me so; ' And I sing of my love in the riiug light- So mucu the mote by a nigtit, by a night. JBoth st the year's sweet dawn and close, When the moon is filling or fading away, Jivery day as it comes aoJ goes, . And every hoar of every day, ty little song I repeat aud repoat . ' 'Bo much the more by an hour, my sweet! ' The'follerin'triboot to the (Jrate Levels', I fluojr orf in'a letshure momeut a vers or so go- . . SONNIT-2 WHISKT. ' 1IT WIM P,1BKlt ftfV.lXI'LOOKNnK THURInP sooiaiox ' BLT WITTIK MVlirg WITH TAEBAIX. ' Whisky all hale! fram erlyest boyhood, I 'I lev ardently admired all thy qwulitiea Thowst cloathed my mind with strength . my nose in richest dyes . Hale, whisky, hale! hale, pstmit son of Kre. "When was grows was, aud bad euuffgets bad- aer, AVhen truhbles waiv's across me busm rols, A nip of the expands my shrunken sole, y,i wiud blowd thro a qwill expands a bladder. Water is rood no man uv sense denies it-Search thro all nacher and yoo will not meet A srt:kle bo good fer washin feet, Bute: a bevridgn faugh I, despise it : My stommick turns and fer releefl fly. To thee eckstract of koru 2 the Bed Eye! Alludin t the pleasant fickshnn (hat whis ky is made of Rye", wich it is aot, by no menus oo ine coairarr el Korn. 1 f A pwetikle ijee, expressin bow "Nacher's mlPulnn.'.;il ... 1.11.. lilt. . 1 biiself. IVTile givia prefrence to my oichrol sustfl' Dute, I do net deny that yoosil may be maid mi auisr nooids, wicu is itiireL - MABCSilETrtlCLER OKWOOE9I, ' T make our women sea captains, , Miss Margaret Faller wrestles, ', While scripture seuds them all to sea, And calls them weaker vessels; ' The matter sure is very plain, No evidence it locks, ' And specially it's clear to me , They're very fit for "smacks.'' N. Y. Spirit ef the Fair. ffltsMllaiuoas, A Brisk Scotch Lassie. . At an examination in the case of a farmer in a Scotch Court, on his sister entering the box to be examined, the following conversation took place between her and the opposing agent: ; "How old are you?" said the lawysr. "O, weol, Mr, I am a uomarried woman, and I dinna think it rioht to answer that question." 4 , ,"0 yes, inform, the gentleman how old -you are," said the judges . : -' "Weel a weel.'l am fifty." ' , " , , 'Are you not more?" ' Weel, I am sixty."; . The inqnisitivo lawyer still further ask-ed if she had hopes of getting married, to . which Miss Jan n rnnlisd: .. ...j . ' , ys : "Woel, sir, I winna surely tell a ie; J linna lost hope yet. - And she tcornful- ly added, "But I wudna marry you, Tor I '. am sick and tired o jour palaver already " "'-(,. - -U' i,- j "t" " " We can . all earn our Uring ' father," wai the remark made ia a famil bv one r I i i- . . . .. '. , i several yuuug wuies, a sliort time sinoe. i,iVThat u right my daughter;", waa the r ' t - ply of the parent; "that faot, I regard as ; the point of triumph in your education.-r Able and willing are' the two words.fwheo tihe' occasion' comes, If oome it ahalli will jusureyou lucooss; and findicata thefpri ilinla 11, .1 11 L. -1 -i f C uh fviull BI1UUIU U9- -VUUWHW iur ISusiness and usefulness as well as for orna- -fneat and attraotivenesgi! Never fear to work for your support when neeossit shall .. come nor unto encouraire . other! tin so doing, though you may claim so exemption through the effort other." ' '-''' A Touon Srouv. Stephenson, a coun.' try tdiopkeopor wua ono day trying to sell J oo a pair of peggod boots. The old man gave the article offered a fair examina tion and dccidou not to purchase, v 'iNioe ooots, said btopheiiiion. "Yes, very nice boots," said old Joe, "but I can't u.Tord 'em." "Why, they are as cheap as any they make," said Stephenson, "only two dollar,)."-Yes- only I don't keep any hired man returned Joo. 'Hired mau! what do you want of ahir- cd lnnn!" asked Stephenson. " ell 1 should want a hired man it 1 bought them boots," said Joo, his eye iwibtuik." iif even a more comical leer than usual; '.'the last pair ot boots I had pretty near ruiuodjue." . ' "How was that?".- asked Stephenson. "Why," said Joe, "all the time I wore them boots, I had to take two men along with me with bummers, one on each side. to nail on the soles every time 1 lifted my feet." The store keeper made no more efforts to sell boots to Joe. Tomlins says that a widder is married woman what'n g t to hisb nl kos ho s dead, and a widower is a toiler as runs af ter wiadcrs. DccdIt Wire wo affected on reading thP other day of a youn lady, who beiu; to d thather lover was suddenly killeJ, exclaim ed: "Oh! that Bplondid gold wt th of his gi.e me trmt-yiveuio something to remember him by!" Touching simplicity! . A man named Oats was hauled up re scntly for boatins hia wife and children Ou being sentenced to imprisonment the brute remarked that it was very hard that a man was not allowed to thrash his own OStfl. j . i- , I1 Why don't. you wheel the. ba mis. Ned'" said a minister to om arrow ot coals, JNed?" said a minister to one of his sons. "It's not a very hard job; there's an inclining plane to relieve you,",' Ah!" replied Ned, who had moro relish for wit than work; "the piano may be inclined, but I am not." A few mornings since we were relating to our family the fact of a frind having found upon his doorstep a fino liftlo malo infant, whom he adopted, when one of tho olive branches remarked "Pa, dear, it'll be his step son, wont it?" We thought it would decidedly. ., . , .. , ,,. , . Queky. What is the origin of tho saying "Sardonic laugh?" Answer In the Island of Sardinia is tound a poisonous herb, which, when cuten, contracts tho nerve,' and produce a distortion of tho mouth resembling laughter, called a Sardonic laugh iu which the patient dies. ' . A gentleman 'was promonading on a fashiouahie Btreet, with a bright littlo boy by his side, when the littlo fclllow cried oat: '-Oh pa, look! there goes an editor!" 'Hush, l'i'sh, my on, don't make sport of of the poor mair God only knows but you may bu reduced to too lame condition yet!" .. Charles Lamb's opinion ,of the water- cure: "It is neither new nor wonderful; for it is as old as thfl deluge, when, in my opinion, it killed more thau it cured. . Whoever heard of a widower commit ting suicide ou acoouut of lovo? A littlo experience iA wholesome. Ic a country graveyard we find the epitaph "Here lies the body of James Robinson and Huth, his wile;" and under-ncatb, the text "their warfare is accomplished."5u.At a christening; while the minister was making the certificate, he forgot the date and happened to say, "Lot me see. this is the 30th." "The thirtieth!' exclaimed the indignant mother; ''iu deed it is only the eleventh!" A Good Thought. A son of theEm--erald Isle, once riding to market, with a sjc: of potatoes before him, discorered that tho horse was getting tired, whereupon he dismounted put the potatoes upon his shoulders, and again mounted, saying "it was better that he shoul carry tho praties he was fr jsher than the poor baste." J5A marriage took place atNewbnryK port, Mass., last week in which the ceremony of joining hand was entirely omitted the bridegroom having no hands to use. II. K I o arms hFturn fiflT a I tliA atiAtil. ders by a powder explosion, not even tnmpJWm"f Wisconsin, who had, recently remaining ,ining to which artifioial arms cao be attached. WIT AND MM0R. When Judge Howell was at the bar, Mr. Burzoss a barrister do oircuit, to play a joke wrote on the lining of his bat, Ca put vacnum,' - (empty head.) The hat circulated about, exoiting a smile on every countenauce except that of the owner; who deliberately took it op and repeated the woords, and well knowing the author, addressed the Chief Justice aa follows: "May it please your lordship, I ask protection," (.holding up hia hat;) "for I find that Brothor Burgess has written his name id my hat, and I have reason to believe he intenda to make off with it." , '-Visit the Bible to learn wisdom) the throuo of graci . io. obtaU' strength; the sick, the dying, and the poor, to- eure di-ConTootj the grave to check ambition; Calvary to augment love; and hell, heave" and judgement to crush a worldly spirit ' ; The lady who fell back on her dignity ;amo near breaking is. .". -t w:n!l.mm. of Uolfa,t had ut one time I it-, i ... . ill Ins einiil ,iy uu lririinian poscHoit ol a good doul more zeal than kuowlcdgc. Ilis employer gave him a key one morning, with directions to "ga to the I'oH office and get the contents of forty." Pat van. ished but presently citmo back with pockets bat an! ban Is lillml with a miscellaneous collection of mail matter, and the explanation "1 couldu't open fortv, sir; But I opened as many a i I could, and hero they be." : The man that laughs, heartily is a doctor vfilliotit a diploma. Ilis face does m ire god in a tick room than a bushel of powders or a gallon ot hitter draughts. People ura always glad to soe him. Their hands instinctively go half way eat to meet htg grmqi) while they turn iuvolnnturily from the dummy touch of the dyspeptic who speaks in the groaning key. He laughs yuu out of your faults, while you never dream of being offended with him; and yuu never know whatu ploasaut worJd you are living in, until ho points out the sunuy streaks ou its pathway. BA good farmer will never keep moro than ten dogs to every five sheep. Ho will e'euu out his stables at least once ev ery montii. no will kcepnve or six sticks of wood cut un ahead, more than is ncc essary lor nin ;i t ' : u r" uso. lie will out goto town and got ou a spice ottuer than three time') a week, ut least in harvest timo llo will be careful nut to put a rail on lino fence unless his neighbor is there to help him Ho will not injure his 'health by 1 lying in bed alter eight o'clock A. M ; but will have hit cows milkeu and break last over ana ins men at Wort as earl a.i ten o'clock. The Legislature a ley days aro pass ed a bill authorising Millorsburg IIoliuos county, to borrow money for educational purposes. It is our opinion that it would be a blessed thing lor the rising genera tion, if the whole county would go into that business. The draft has not yet come off, and it has been announced, ws presume by au thority that it will not take place tor some time to come.' ".'resent movements Bctni to iudica,e tn intsntion to make the organized ui'litia force of this and other Statos somo way available in the coming campaign, and should such prove to be the case, it is not unlikely the draft ordored to 'ake - place as soon after the 15th inst. as practicable, will be indefinitely postponed..The Ueason. While at Borryvillo, Virginia, writes an arm) correspondent, we established our lines, and all persons residing within them, and wishing to go be-yound them wcie required to take the oath of allegiance. An intelligent "contraband," wishing to go through on lcaru iug the requisition very ionoceutly asked."What is the oath?'. - "You must swear to support the Constitution," replied the marshal. 'Why," said sam, -I can't hardly support the old woman, times is so drefful hard." , Tho marshal let him jass. .The followingls an extract of a from Melbourne: letter Professor Newmager, on a three years' scientific visit from Bavaria, tells its that in 1875 a comet shall Come so closo a to endanger this our earth; ami should it not attach itself (as one globule ot quicksilver jto another) tnr annihilate us, tho sight will be the most beautiful to behold. Uu-'ring three nights we will "have no dark ness, buttio bathed m tho brilliant litrht of ho blhziug train! Tall REoauns.-Tho Providenco iVess tells) the following story about tall rucruits for tho 14th llhude Island llcgiment: 'Among the lecruits for the Uth Khod Island Regiment, on Dutch Island, arc fourteeu brothers, all the sons of tho same father and mother A still mnre remarkable circumstance concerning these "b iys ' is, that there am hi;; thorn two ynirn of twins. The average bight of the lourteen h six foot two inches, nuking an agregite of eighty five fat. 1 heir names are Post-ley, and tliey are nil members of Company I. They came from the town of Ewposit. Brooma enmity, N V. whero their mother is still living, their father being dead and where also they have two sisters, also 'twins, ooe ot whom weighs two hundred anu eighty two pounds inu al tho others about two huudred and twenty." Clerical Wit. A Universalist ' clcr- " ' UB ' ' , " " "7 r oiiapiuin io a regiment in me army "i ins Cumberland, spoke at a town meeting the other day, and in tho course of his remarks touched on Iheatrociou- barbarities of the rebels. "My friends," he said, !'I havo always preached to you against any suoh instituions as hell or future punishment, but my experience within the last low months has modified my opinion somewhat I bXlieve there is a , hell provided for ttiesc wicked devils as military ntceui- y - ' BM t "Youso America.- Tho Concord (N It.) Statesman says that a lad ahont ten years of age, representing himself ass "SubBtltnta Broker," a few days sinno pre-sented at the 'general recruiting office in that city, three youngsters from Manchester, bstweea the ages of eight and twolvo year?, whom he desirod te "sell" for two hundred dollars a piece. ' Not being able td make a bargain'with Col. Cnrf. ba told his boys he should takd them to Iioston, where he could do bettor. Th ciroum- was procured of the four chsps all: in a a row, op ono pkle." '' Fiaij Prksestatiom of tlio 05th Roi-i . ... I mont O. V. V. I., was nndo to Adjutant General B R. Cowcn, iu the absanco of tho Governor, and tho following, an the communications which passe 1 between the parties: Head Q'iis 65 Reg. O. V V. I , ) Columbus, O., April 8; 1SG4. Ilu Excellency, Jvhn Dioujh, Governor of Ohio: Sir In behalf of the Sixty-filth Rogi- ment Ohio Infuutry, "Veteran ' Volunteers, I have tho honor to present to your hX-collency tho Buttle Pings which have been triumphantly "borno by the llogimeut through tho thickest of the battles ot Stone River, Chickamauva and Mission Ridge, and under which it has marched four thousand miles, through Keutuckj, Tciiucssee. Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. I regret that your uhsooec prevents mo fmni presenting thoso, to ui, interesting relics iu periou, but bog that you will do us the honor to accept them as a token of our un wuvering devotion to tho causa in which we are engaged, and as an assurance that wo will endeavor iu the future, as wo have in the past, to do our utmo-t towards crushing this unholy rebellion and restoring our belovod country to its wonted peaco and prosperity. It may not be iuappro priatc hero lo make mention of the si rna! courage of Color Sergeant Gcorgo W. Harlan, who amid tho carnage ofChickamaug.t. long lifter he Waa severely wonndol, held the coli.r irlori-jiislv a. oft till ordered to give them into the hands of uuother, and retired. As a mcmoiito of his valor, thv flag he loved is stained with his blood During that dreadful struggle, five of the six guards were killed and wounded. Through whatever fiery ordeal wc may be called up u to p is, I am proud to any thtf I know the officers and men f tho Sixty fiib will do their whole duty. I am most respec;fully your obedient servant. ' ' II. N. .WI1IT13ECK. Lieut. Col, Com'ding 65th Reg. O. V.V.I. General IIeabQ'ks, State or Ohio," Adjutant General's Office, , , Columuus, April 21, 1804. Lieut. Col. II. N. Whitbeck, Commanding tu Ohio volunteers: Colonel: In tho absence of tho Gov ernor, it besonics my pleasant duty to ac knowledge t ho receipt ot the bloodeu anu tattered battle-Hags ot your gallant regi ment, this day deposited in the Military Museum of tho Stato as a momeuto ot the notriotio irallantrv of the bravo hicn of your comiuand.. Una bloody holds ot atone luver. ihicc amauga, and Mtss ion ltidga bear witness to your miblo deeds, and your thinned ranks tell too sadly the story ot your loss es. 13 ut your sunermgs nas not oeen in vain, at the waning fortunes of theCon--federates bcur wuuess aud your efforts in quelling ibis unholy insurrection bid fair, at no very distant day, to be crowned with success . , Now while you aie about entering on another term of service, may the recollec tion of your brave coiupauious.slecpiug on the bloody fields of 'tho South norve your arms to more glorious d;ods and oncouiage you io press forwurd iu the good wink uu til not only the rebellion but the barbaric cause of it, shall be known noiuoro among men. . Go forward then on your mission of pa- tiijtism, and allow me to assure you ot the hearty good wishes of your hosts of friends here, who will rojoioe with 'you in the hour of victory -.mourn the fall of your brave comrades, and when the war is over, welcome you homo again with open arms. May tho God of battles be with you, uiar- shalliug yuu ou the road to victory, aud protect you in tho hour ot danger. t,am, Colonel, Very Respectfully, -R. R. COVVEX, Adjutant-Geueral of Ohio. SruSlc When Vou Can. The sad of this world need your smilcB; and the world itself may be better for them They do not cost much, and oftentimes bring their own sweet reward; and none hut the IuQjiito one can estimate the amount of good one little smile may do. For nuu'bt that you or I may know, "the gentle, sympathizing smile, that you be-siowonau unfortunate soul laboriug beneath a weicht of Krietand doubt, may tel' upen countless irencratioos yet unborn. Oh! if people only realized tho iucstiuiuble influence that evoa so little an act as a smile may exert upon one or a thousand of their fodow-beings, they wou d not be so penurious of thorn as tboy aro prone to be. Some people never smile. Selfish beings! Yet, poi haps they would deny the charge with a 'irusto' truly worthy of a better cause. But is eelfish never to smilo. By with-holiling smiles we refuse oftentimes an opportunity ot manifesting a thankful and happy spirit lor the good we receive from others, and from our God to Bay nothing of the opportunity we may lose of cheering and comlortiug somo less lyrtu-nate one. .How many times I have beard the expulsion, '1 know she is a good wo-woman, or .that he is a good man, for he srnilos so 'sweetly' and, in my opinion it is even possible for a soul to be brought to Christ through the influence of a holy smilo, irradiating the face of a true Christian; one whose visage is always extondod to its utmost capacity, aud nevnr illuminated by ihevenlit smile. To such I would say, "Smile when yon can.' . A few days igo a little urshin in Westminster.' Egnlan J, taw a shilling , lyins on the footway. ' He had no sooner pickod it up than it wis claimed by a ' carman. 'Tour shilling hadi'V pot a hole in It.' "Te('it hid," said th rogue of a 'carman "Then this'un ain't" cooly replioJ the boy, and walpod off tritonpbaptly: 0PNi.VCI0F THE UM1 SiN'H'AU V L'l l: ST IM I Till II 111,1 Vilii AT BiLTIJIUKK Inaitjratlon cerimoiiiesPreiilent Lin' coln'i A'hlrnitTlie Fort Fdlow Mat-txriThe Government will Jo ittduty, Baltimore. April 18. The inauguration (jxercises of the great Sanitary Fuir-at Maryland Institute to night, wero very imposing. Tho I'rciidciit'H ap,ic;irauco in tie hall was greeted with tremendous ap l':aso. Aficr iho inaugeral address of Gov. Bradford, tho l'resident was loudly called for and iu respono, proceeded to make a brief address. He referred to the great change which had taken place in Baltimore during the past three years. Hie world, he said, had long been in want of the correct definition of the word Free dom. Whilst all professed to advocate liberty, thcro wsro in tho minds of many, very opposilo views of what Liberty was. W ith one mau, Liberty implied work lor himself, and to do as he pleased with tho proceeds of his labor; with others. Liberty meant, do as you please with other men no their labor. Uno ot those two con flicting ideas would have to give way to tho other, llo thought, from somo occur-roucei that had lately taken place in Maryland, that bor peoplo wero abouc to determine which of thoso views of Freedom should control her dostiuy. lie then uMu-dod to tio occurence reported to have ta ken p.aeo at 1' or', l Wow tho massacre ot several hundred colored soldiers by the confederates. Many supposed tho Government did not intend to do its duly in re. gard to tho protection of colored soldiers. He desirod "to tfny to all such that they were mistaken. Whou the question of employing colored men as soldiers was left to the Govern ment, it rested very much with himself whether he should mako soldiers of them or not. lie pondered tho matter carefully, and wheu convinced that it was a duty to employ them he did not hesitate to do so. lie stood before the ' American peo-1 plo responsible for tho act; responsible bo fore the christian world; responsible he should stand in the eye of the historiau; responsible for it be stood before God; and ho did not shrink from the decision ho had made, for he believed he was right. But when tho Government determined to mako soldiers of colored people, he thought it only juit that they should have thesanio protection ns white soldiers. Applause Aud he hesitatod not to deolaro that the Government would so protect them to tho utmost-of its power. Whenever a clear, authentical caso was mado out, retaliation would follow. Hitherto, it had been difficult to ascertain the facts with that cevtuiutity which should govern a 'decisions in a matter so serious. But in the affair of Fort Billow, he thought they wero likely to find a clear caso lor the Oovernmont. lhey had no direct evidence to confirm the reports iu existence rclativo to tho massacre, but he himself feared tho facts related were true. When tho Government does know the facts from official sources, and they substantiate those reports, retribution will surely bo given. ' Great npplausc But how retribution was to be adminis tered was the question still to be settled. Would it bo right to take the lives ot pru oners ih Washington, lort Delaware or elsewhere, in retaliation of tots in which they have not shared, and which will probably be found to ! be the ordering of only a tew individuals, or probably ot on ly oni man. The I rosiaeut here reitera ted that tho Government would not fail to visit retribution when the facts are cloar-ly domoustrated. Throughout his remarks he was warmly applauded, especially his determination to visit retribution upou the barbarous deeds of tho rebels. Vitality or Seeds. It ii an unsettled question among ajfi cultures how long a tne seeds will retain their vitality, many doubting whether the seeds that havo been found in Egyptian iiii.uimies were as old as tho bodies from which they are said to have been taken. The North British Agriculturist, however, states that Mr. James Binks recently clear ed off some old Roman encampments on his farm near Alnwick, where he had lived for sixty four years, and forthwith auiong the barley there soon sprung up ecvonty four varieties of oats never seen in that section before. He supposed that the place was an old cavalry camp, and that the oats which bad been covered up lor 1.5Q3 years, germinated when exposed to the action of the sun aud air as readily as i cough recently sown. A farmer in Canada recently lost his wile, and on tho day appointed tor tbe fun eral, whet the guests were asscmbloi he persisted in postponing tho funeral. Kev oral sympathetic irieuds. who endeavored to recoucile him to a final leave of the loved remains, elicited from the distracted man the taot that he had been disappointed in tbe attendance of a professional goo-tlcman, to extract several teeth containing gjld filling, which had cost him 812 some years previous. . .. . ' Maxims lor Husbands. Resolve in the morning to be patient and oheorful during the day. Laugh heartily on finding all the buttons off your shirt as usual. Say, merrily, "boys will be boys," when you discover that the children have emptied tho contents of the water-mug into your boots. On gashing your chin with tho razor, remember that beauty is but skin deep; and in order to divert your thoushfs from the pain, reoite a speech from Hamlet, or indulge in one of the harmonies of - your native land. If breakfast is ready for yon. obucklo and rin pleasantly at tbe menials, rmember- iiz that 'a 'mcrry heart ii a continual feast: and go te your daily bu-miMS with a pleasant smile. ' . .' AlaiiGi." for Fanners. The following maxims are copied .with, high recommendation, by the agricultural press generally and we think they aro worthy of a placo iu our columns: 1. Never get in debt vhen you can't see your way out; when you owe, puy as fast as you can, auu promptly. 2. Never enliirga your farm wheu half of what you own is hot cultivated. 3- If you own moro land thau yen can I u'II , lira it, l.ilit fi tmn.l I'mirtu f i ! till well, or ure iu debt, or need funds to uiuke ncccs-mry improvements, sell part of your farm, and use the money to pay your debts aud make your improvements. 4. Never build, a showy houso when a less pretentious ono would auswer better, and never lend uioucy when you have uu-drained poorly tilled (and to improve. ft. Lay out a system of improvement" for your farm aud buildings, and as your means permit oarty these plans out. (i. Do not enter on speculations with other people's money, or your own, unless you seo clearly that you will make profits, aud even then do not do it to the neglect of your farmiug. , 7. Do uot mortgage your farm for money to buy goods; few men can outer thi mercantile buaiucss without trailing for it, aud not becomo bankrupt. 8. Do uot buy fancy stock and pay fabulous prices for it, ou the spur of the moment, or without knowing what you waut with it and how you are to make the iu-vestment a profitable one, 9. Do not kesp poor stock wheo you can keep good ut tho saiuo expense, and with four times the profit. 10. Do not change your farming because what you raised this year is lowly priced, for that which is high. Ten chances to one your crop will b up next year, and that which is up now will bo duwu. H. Do not attempt to crow crops for which your farm is not well adapted. 12, If you have a good location, do uot sell out excepting to better it, because you are offered a good price. ! ' 13. . Do But change farms often, for by so doing you carry out no definite system of improvement. 1-1. Do not begin to itnprovo till vou have u geueral plan of what you wish to do; to do so would be like commencing to get timbers for a house before you knew U length nod breadth. Tho following from tha Sp.ioul Dis patches to the Cincinnati Gv.zjtt looks as if the President had "put his foos into it." BLAIR S COMMISSION EXPLAINED BV THE PRESIDENT. The following is the full text of the President's explanation to tho House of Representatives of the illegal appointment of Frank Blair: "In obedience to tho resolution of your honorable body, a copy of which is herewith returned, I have the honor to make the followiug brief statement, which is be lieved to contain tho information sought Prior to the meeting of the present Con gress, Robert C. Shenck, of Ohio, and F B. Bla:r, Jr., members elect thereto, by aud with tho couseut of the Senate, hold cotnmsf ions from tiro Executive as major-generals iu the volunteer army General Scheuck tendered his resignation of this said commission, and took his seat in the House of Representatives at its reassem bling with the dietinot verbal understanding with the Seoretary of war aud the Executive that he might at any time, during the session, at his own pleasure withdraw said resignation and return to the field. General Blair was by the temporary resit" nation of General Sharman,,iu command of a corps throughout tho battles iu front of Chattanooga, end in the march to Knox-yill, which occured in the latter days of December lost, and of oourse was not present at tbe i.ssembling of Congress. He subsequently arrived here. . Ho sought and was allowed, by the Socrctary of War and Executive, the Mine condition? as inado to General Sheuck. Gou Shenck has not applied to withdraw his mignation, but whou Geueral Grant was made lieutenant-geueral, producing some chanzo of com manding officers, Geueral BUir sought to oo assigneu to ino command ot a corps. This was made known to Generals Grant and Shermanr asseuted to by them, and tho'particu- lur crrps lor him designated. This was all understood, as now remembered, a mouth ajto; but the formal withdraw! of General Hlair's resignation, ami making tbe order assigning him to the command of a corps, were not consummated at tho War Deptirtmcut until last week perhaps on the 23d of April met. As a summary of the whole, it may be stated that tieu. liiair holds no military commission or appointment other thau as herein stated, and tuat it was believed lie is now acting aa mnjor-gciioral upon tho assumed validily of the commission herein stated, aud not ol Lor wise. There tiro somo letters, notes aud telegrams, orders and eutrics, and perhaps other documents, in connection with this suhjoct, which, it is believed, would throw no additional light npon it, but which will bo cheerfully furnislied if desired. "Signed Adbaham Lincoln.'' UOW TUB UOUiS RICSITED TIIK MKHSAOB MS. CUKNCK'S IXIIiUlM. Tho reading of this message produced a decided suutation, and was greeted with laughter. Gen. Stienck, Who seemed coutiderably surprised, immediately domauded tho floor and iu-ct eased the sensation by a statement of tho facts. Ho said that when h was elected to Congress he hesitated to accept, it being his ovro prvfer- ereucc to remain in ths servico till thfl end of the war. He lea it au opeu question till with-In five days of the tiltiug of (Jougross, when he bad a conversation with the Secretary of War, ia which he cinnwed himself in tioabt as to nbut was bis duty, and ulso in'.imated bis d sire to know whether to remain in tho service, or how be ooo'd return aeaiu to it in a reasoot ble lenirlh of time. He intimated hit intention of speaking to tbe President about ths mutter bat as tho Secretary offered to do that himself, and gave assurance that it would all be ri(ht, he then banded in hit resignation, without any qualifications, dsmsndl or promises. Tbo President must have had aa utter raiscoccep-tioa or his (Shenck'l) ideal At that time bo had ceithsr promise nor expectation of baring bis resignation illegally canceled, aod bad no other ill? a than that his nomination Would be tout to tb 5lmt5 siin, and voVd nn ia th tabular wtyj. '- ' T . ' Takcn.athls.worJ, A certain supervisor' (whom f will nl, II) of trains running tbroiiiih th wild.ist part of Virginia, Le'ng Bfflintd with'quito a nervous temperuuioiit, in cawi of ri accident of any kind, is rurcly cap. able of discharging bis duties for want tjt that presence of miud r important at nuoli limit. ' Somo y.'ari sinofl, a ''smash Op" OCCUtTcd ln his llivNlfin Win-.l tumt ta hiIlk-'la K,ltor hi ', sn(j fa . I --..., . tt , thf scene .f th accident.'' As unul,his presouce of mini fireook' hiiuand.lmfie.utntly,hiloin dirchargeol1' his duties, thuwed himself moro in tli way of the workmen than nAcowlty re qu'rod, A part of tho train be Bg com posed of "dnmpenrs"-were for hauling dirt and stone from ono psrt of the road to a othui. rhe euginci-niau attached hid engine, aud was drawing his load up th. gradj to a siding at the top of tho hill; which, I will lu ie mention, was quite steep -out of the way. Our friend, tho supervisor, sewing this, and wnnliii the cugin at soother place, an I i5udiugtho cubing had it larger loud than it could pull to the top of the grade, ordered him to 'oa tho cars loose, and let them run to ' The engineer suitingHhc action to tho" word, immediately uucoupled them. , Th "dumpers," taking a rotrogrado movement . descoudnd the hill rapidly, and slippod off the truck iulo a gully ly tbe side of the road. , - . 1 A short timo sinco, IT, Wanting omt of the "dumpers'' nailed tho eugino., to, know what bo bad done with them, "I cut theiu loose; aud I guosss the, have gone to , as you erdorud!"- waa tho reply. H , fec'tioat that the. tragi neaf tad. "the best of him," declared lie '-was full" and has not since been board U give any such orders to that engiueoTi , ' Retaliation. Tbe Springfiola (Msju.J Republican, discussing the law and prao tico of retaliation, fumhihes the following historical parallel; . During, the war of 1812, there waa D instance of retaliation by the infliction of death, though the right was repeaUMlly assoi ted in thastrongost terms. The most noteworthy iustamo was wheo, after th battle of Qucetistowo, tho British Selected twouty .three Irish prisoners to be soot to England und tried for treason' v Bcott throatened retaliation, aud an equal num. bor of British prisoners wore sot apart to await the fate of tho Irieh( 1 The Brit ish thereupon imprisoned forty-six Amer icaus, and forty-six British officer wef immediate selected and held aa hostsgea for their safety and restoration. , The maw ter unaliy subsided, with do sxoouttoosea either side. j. " ALketlb Misutakb." While "Lm& log" in a reeriiiting-oOice the other even iug) a "Greek" entered, and asked if b could. "lisht " What is your nam, ano how old ar you?" asked the officer. ".Me uaiue s Michael U Phiee, and rot fifty-two yoarg old, barrin two montha." It was evident the man . waa two-suorv aod ten, at least "Well, -Mike," said th olBccr,"you ar most too old to serve your country we take neno but those between the age of eighteen and forty-five." "Ooh, capten dear; it's a leotla tnintaka I made. Bad luck to the likes ut me fof a liar! It'k twentyfivo I am or flfty-tww wice wnrscr!" Ue"'listod'' "over the loftV ' ' It is supposed the fellow who left tho houso, was uot able to tk it with him. The currants in our vardens are easily stemmed; the current of life isn't.- Tho point upon which tmtnj" women seem most sensitive is the embonpoint. Some men can never ho!d thoir own itf conversation, except by holding their orfd -t'mjjues'. - A bachelor's fnoe is often the worse for" wear a mirricd one's for wear and tear.- Every man must of necessity have d master,uud so you had better ba yourowo, Tho man who "couldn't stand it any long" er, lias tuteu a teat, and is now quits cotntortablo, . Women wtio i-io for oroach of promise may fail to get money, but they generally receive heavy damages. - An Irith judge said, when addrosslng a prisoner. "You are to be banged, and I hope it will prove a warning to you." Ao Irishman tells us of a fight iu which thero was only cue whole noKe left in thg crowd, and "that belonged to the t.'iy-kot' tie." - - - - -i A friend of ours who left the editorial fraternity a yor ago is now engaged iij raising pigs. o ho has again Ukon tho pen iu. band. A blind mail went Mt to ton ,whoo thera. how did he contrive to sco? . He took at cup and saw, sir (Vauoer.) Aa Irishman says he can see no earthly reason why woman should not bit allowed to beaomo medical meo When you kiss a wily and" beautiful eo quetto, you "put an cnomy to ycur mouth to steal away your brains." A well-prinicd lover of the bottlo.whor I ,u ,'V, " I M fc" anJ ' S ,TT' 7 koep a anything good to take here? llVrua " w.Iinl ttia lc,nap(ti,AA l.nl-. .. "we have excellent cold water the best thing you cm hvc.' "Well, I know it," was the reply; "there is noooe thing that' done so much for navigation us tint" firTouug wifo "Oh my near, rher is a most lovoly set pin, car rions till sleeve buttons. Do po toy them." !r. Titihtstrlri,'S ,"'?' my dear, T menu tf go. hj Ibtin u last as joa bl j.'J il 7 nTToY ' ,