VOLUME XXXIV.

MEDICAL HOUSE,11 Soul* Frederick St.,

Baltimore, Maryland.in ordorto afford Sound and Scien-

tifloM©dical Aid, andfortho suppressionof Quackery.

tDOCTOR SMITH

HAS for many years devoted his wholo atten-tion to the treatment of private complaints,

in all t/ieir varied and complicated forms. Hisgroat success in those long standing and diffi-cult cases, such as were formerly considered in-curable, is sufficient to commend him to the pub-lic as worthy of the extensive patronage whichho has received. Within the last oight yoars.Dr. 8. has treatod more than 29,500 cases ofPrivato Complaints in their different forms andstages ; a practice which no doubt excoeds thatof all the physicians now advertising in Balti-more, and not a single case is known, whero di-rections wore strictly followed, and medicine ta-

ken at reasonable time, without effecting a rad-ical and permanent cure; therefore, persons af-flicted with diseases of tbo abovo nature, ''no

matter how difficult or long standing the casemay be, would do well to call on Dr. SMITH,at his office, No. 11, South Frederick Street.

The afflicted should boar iu mind that Dr. S.who is the only regular physician advertising,has for many years devoted his whole attentionto the treatment of this class of Diseases.

Hia medicines are free from Mercury and allmineral poisons; put up in neat and compactform, and may bo taken in public or privatehouse, or while travelling, without exposure orhindrance from business, and except in cases ofviolent inflammation, no chango of diet is neces-sary.

Let the unfortunato boar in mind when afflic-tion overtakes them, that no time should bo lostin making application to a competent physician,as they would not only obtain relief from pain,avoid mortification through oxposuro and eludogreat constitutional injury, but enable theirmedical assistant to bo moderate in his chargesthau ho could justly be, where symptoms havebecome confirmed or the disease more widelydiflTusod. The rapid advance of this truly ter-rifying disease, is sufficient to alarm the boldestheart. When ulceration and discolored Plotcheswith racking pains, betray to tho unhappy vic-tim the deadly poison preying upon his vitals,then, "and not till then," do many awako to afull souse of their danger.

We are called upon every few days to cureChronic Diseases, which wero supposed to havebeen cured years ago, but instead of which, wereonly checked, driven into tho system by mercu-ry or copavia and therefore seems to bo well butin a longer or shortor time, by some slight cause,break out inits worst and most difficult forms,producing ulcers intho throat, nose or roof ofthe mouth, erruptions of the skin, pains orswelling of bones, etc. On account of tho num-ber of such which have lately coino under myeare, and the immense suffering which a littlenegleot or improper treatment in the first stagesof the diserse may cause, Dr. .Smith thinks ithis duty to advise the unfortunato, particularlystranger*, to be careful that they nro not decei-ved by falie advertisements of boasting quackswho make promises which could not be fulfilled*ven by the most experienced physicians. Bynoglect or improper treatment, the patient is of-ten reducad to a state which makes the case ex-treinolv difficult to cure. Thereforo ho shouldbo aware of the importance of consultinga skill-ful physician in the early stago of the disoase.

CONSTITUTIONAL DEBILLITY.Young men ! beware of tho pernicious indul

genco and iinosfc fatal injury you inflict uponyour constitutions, by evil examples and thomorbid influence of tho passions.

How many young persons do we daily behold,whose countenances and debiiitatod constitutionsdepict disease arising from that horrible and de-vastating vice.

It could bo shown how attenuation of theframe, palpitation of tho heart, derangement ofthe nervous system, cough, indigestion and atrain of symptoms, indicative of consumption,aro often ascribed to wrong causos, when in ro-ality, they are the consequences of an alluringand pernicious practice alike destructive to thomind and body.

You who have brought this affliction uponyourselves, why embraco tho secret to yourhearts and vainly attorapt to euro yourselves,instead of making imraediato application to a

skillfullphysician, who in a short time, wouldrestore you to perfect health and savo you fromexposure which the fatal consoquonccs render itenvic&ble.

Dr. Smith give, his special attention toh. treatment of this ilestrnctivo malady. Pa-tients nan be cured at home by addressing ft let-ter to Dr. Smith, describing symptoms, and re-ceive medicine securely packod from observationforwarded by express or otherwise to any partof the country.

N. B.?Persons nlllieted with nny of thoabore complaints will Jo well to avoid If,antingimpontorn whether fordvn or native, ns also thenumerous Societies as a certain eurofor etery disease. ThjK preparations are put

up to sell and not to cure, and often do moreharm than good, Avoid thcui.

"A word to is sudicicnt."Address, J' B- SMITH.

No. 11,8. Baltimore, Md.[E?- Xo letters git onswerod unless they

eoutain a rcmittatOr or Postage Stamp to paypostage on the ajtfwcr.

Jan. Ist. isff ly\u25a0Attention Builders!

Sash,Boar^Shutters,

Window and DoorFrames. Mouldings and

Venitian Blinds,TirAIfUFACTURED and for salo at R. D.lILJohnson'sStoam PlaningMachino,onCon-tre Street,

Order, reaelved eithor at the Shop, or at DrJohn J. Bruce'. Lumber Yard.

June 36,1859?1y. H. DAMM.

JAMES S. ROBINSON,

Pauer Warehouse,5b.34 flouiltfliarlciSt.,

AJew aoors below Gcrman-st,

BALTIMORE.Kee en hand and ha. made to svder all kinds

of PAPER.Pureha.e. Rage, Rope, Cauvas an d other MillStock. . ' Sept. i, 1859?1y.

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Lehigh Gas Burning

OoohLlng Stoves I

THE undersigned ha. just received an assort-ment of the above stoves, which he offers

ta the public at moderate prices. There is agteat Having of fuel by the uce of thene .Stoves

tept. 15, 185tf s JOHN JOHNSON.

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Dr." GEO." B. FUNDENBERG,

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moro ami Uo'rge*s Streets, opposito the St.Nicholas Hotel, Cumberland.

:DE:ntist±^Y7Dn. IIl"MMELSHI.VfE, DENTIST, Corner of

Baltimore anil Liberty Streots, overhead'sGrocery Store, ami opposite Campbell's DrugStore, Cumberland, Md.

~

ANDREWS & 3WAKTZWELDER,Wholesale <L Retail Dealer in

Books and Stationery, Periodicals,Useful and Fancy Articles, Baltimore Street, inthe room undertho Museum. Also, Book Bin-dors and Blank Work Manufacturers at cityprices.

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GROCERIES, TEAS, LIQUORS Ac.near the Depot, Balto. .Street.

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MERCHANT TAILOR,doKaig'a New Block, Baltimore Street, keep*

on hand and tnakes to ordor allkinds of Gent'sand Boys'wearing apparel.

JOHN JOHNSON,

Tin and SiiccMron Worker,Xeapoctfully asks a share of publicpatronage.rinand Sheet-Iron ware always on hand andfor salo low. McCleary's Row, Baltimore St.

WATCHES AND JEWELRY.CHEAP roll CASH.

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July 19, 1860.

cuoerTand foundry,TAILOR& CJO.,

Iron and Brass Founders, IGeorge's street, CUMBERLAND, MD,

Manufacturers of

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Sto vos, Grates, Mill-Irons, Plows, AgriculturalImplements, Ac.

March 17, 1859?y.

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DRUGGISTS,and dealers in

Paints, Glass & Oil.No. 839 Bait. St.,

Baltimore.

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Auditor's Notice.THE creditors of Dr. George Lynn, deceased,

who are entitled to the benefit of the pro-visions of Article 1, See. 99, Ao., of the PublicLocal Laws of Maryland, (known as the Minersand Manufacturers Lien Law) are hereby no-tified to file their claims, properly authenticated,with the undersigned, on or before the Ist dayof Decembor next, as on that day, I willpro-coed, under the docroe of the Court, to ascertainthe names of tho claimants and the amountsdue to each respectively.

J. J. McHENRY, Auditor.Nov. 11, 'ol?3t.

poetical..The Star of the Union.

BY GEORGE W. WILSON.

The sky is dark: save one fair star,All take their flight in still despair;

But oue still lives and burns afar,'Tis cherished by a nation's prayer ;

It dwells serenely 'midst the night,More brightly burns with danger nigh,

Loved emblem of a nations' mightThe Star of Union cannot die.

Though storms assail, they can but scar ;

The lightning's flash a moment quells;Columbia in her fiery car

Above each conflict safely dwells.Forever sparkle in thy sphere,

Unharmed by passing meteor's glare ;Thou art the star that all revere

The brightest gem of earth and air.

Shine on forever, silver star!Shed lustre o'er each soldier's gravs ;

And nations watch thee from afar?The hope and beacon of the brave:

A moment's war thy face may cloud,But brighter, dearer shalt thou bo

When bursting from the sable shroudWe hail thee? star of victory.

Black Eyes and Blue

Black eyes most dazzle at a hall;Blue eyes most please at evening fall.Black a conquest soonest gain ;

The blue a conquest most retain ;

The black bespeak a lively heart,

Whose soft emotions soon depart:The blue a steadier flame betray,That burns and lives beyond a day ;

The black may features best discloso ;

In blue may feelings all repose,Then let each reign without control,The black all mind?the blue all soul.

ftliscelluncaiis.For the Civilian & Telegraph.

What Is Life ?

It is even as a vapor, says (lie "GoodBook," and poet Keat says,

Stop and consider; Life is but a day,A fragile dew-drop on its perilous way ;

! From a tree's summit n poor Indian's sleep,As his boat hastens to the monstrous steep-

What isliie??aye what is T.ifo is sadly-echoed back upon my anxious car?buthark !?my heart speaks?let mo hear whatanswer it gives. Life is a smilo, a laugh,and again a smile; ?a sigii, a tear, a groan'and ail is over. Lifo in its different aspects

. has been presented to my view, and as onspicture after another of the shadowy variedp6t arises before my mind's eye, and I ner-

( ccive reality, stern, painful reality, impressed, upon each, my heart is compelled to admit

E that all is not fancy. The end of lifo withsome is as the beginning?bright, glad,joyfuland hopeful, even until the solemn hourwhen the things of Time are exchanged for

1 thore of Eternity. But how far from thobeginning is the end of such ? Truly, the

r length of such lives is but a span ; but O,what a long, delightful eternity awaits theirhappy spirits.

Some see the end of these glad days, notwhen they are alwuit to enter into the landof bliss, but when tho dark clouds whichhovor about most of Earth's children arecreeping towards them?when the sorrowsof this world steal into their hearts, thenshadows are cast over tiiosc sunny days, andthe joys of earth are blighted. But an endCometh to ail these shadows, which is thebeginning of Eternal light, and joys thatnever pass away- Oh ! who would not bearall these tilings patiently, for the sako ofthe rich reward provided above.

Again, there aro tlicso upon whom it maybe said the bright sun has never shonewhose spirits hare been crushed, whose joyshave been blighted from the earliest periodof tho comprehension of the things whichproduce joy and sorrow. But for these too,a happy issue is in store, and if faithful inperforming their duty, patient in enduringaffliction, will most certainly reach that longwished for goal.

Take courage, then, thou child of griefand sorrow, and forget not that thy path isstrewn by the hand of Wisdom. Be not af-frighted at tho appnrcnt ruggedness of theway, for all theso difficulties arc necessary,and though you may now bo "seeing througha glass darkly" a day is drawing near whenlight will take the place of darkness, and themysteries which now surround you will beperfectly understood.

Truly it has been ssid, "Life is a strangeavenue of various trees and flowers, lightsomeat commencement but darkening to its endin a distant massy portal." It.

Cumberland, Dec. 9th.

A Celestial Reyerlc-

There comes, to the thoughtful and con- itcmplative man, a peculiar sense of serene 1majesty, when twilightfalls upon the earth 1in spring time. The heart is then a devout {worshipper in the great cathedral of nature, iLow, deep toned harmonies seem to vibrate iin the still and solemn air, and faint mellow ibeams fading every moment, steal from thestained window of the west, as one by one ](he evening lights "go upon the watch."? <But wbsn twilight deopens into night, the Iwide o'erchanging Armament?"the majesti- ical roof fretted with golden fires," in its |bright and countless hosts of worlds over- Iwhelms the wrapt gazer with awe, at the Ipuwer and majesty of the < ircat Architect- 1

CUMBERLAND, MD., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1861."Are these brightorbs," he exclaims, "inhab-itable worlds like this of ours 7" Lei even

j less paper mouey. It was with somo dif-| fictilty that he reached the fort, the gunwale

of the boat being almost level with the water

with its increased freight.?. ?

HERRMANN, TnE CONJUROR

Some of His Astounding Tricks beforea A'eic York Audience.

Hermann borrows a hat from some gentle-man in the audience, who, through all thevicissitudes of the crisis, still retains his tri-umphant tick at Amidon'a. The hat is irre-proachable. Also empty. Ah lis it, in-deed ? Out of that hat, withsnt retiringfrom his station upon the gang-plank laidover the orchestra, between the stage and theparquetto, ho produces two milk-white rab-bits, literally alive and kicking. The audi-ence feel of them, and discover, congruouslywith Hermann's delightful idiom, that "thereare no preparations" in them. The magicianreceives them back?quietly observes thatfor convenience of carriage one rabbit is bet-ter than -two?compresses the four silkears of the little quadrupeds in one hand?-makes a pass over them?and drops a singltrabbit on the gang plank 1 Single? yet largeenough to prove that a mutual absorption ofrabbits has really taken place.

"Monsieur Edward," a brisk little confed- j

when we gaze, one falls far down the darkbine vanlt, and Tanishes away. Was a

world in the inscrutable providence of the

Supreme, then blotted from being ? Is our

universe but a star, to the dwellers of thesesuspended spheres, and will be seen ageshence, from yon gleaming orb, suddenly tofall And fade, like a transient meteor in thesky ? lie alone knoweth, who spreadeth out

the heavens like a curtain, and hangeth theearth on nothing. Faint glimpses are indeedafforded to the searcher after the unaeen?-

dim perceptions of Nature's sublime myste-

ries. We wonder and admire, when at a

moment of years foretold, one celestial sys-tem clips with its mighty shadow a fellowsystem, as fnr in space they sweep thoir aw-

ful circles. We marvel, wheu,commissionedby the all powerful, a wan and misty orb,

predicted for a century, streams its horridflare upon the mighty sky. But of even

theso phenomena, how limited is our knowl-edge 1 Our best philosophical system isnono other than a dream-the-orem, a netquo-tient, confidently given out, where divisorand dividend aro both unknown.?Knicker-bocker.

The Romance of War-

Uow Capt. Wilkes got A'veil with JohnUlidcll.

The Brooklyn Times is responsible for thefollowing:

"Capt. Wilkes, the bold and responsibilityassuming commander of tho San Jacinto,who cnused a gun to bo fired across tho bowsof the British steamer Trent, brought her toto and relieved her of Messrs. Mason andSlidell, and their Secretaries, is now shoutCO years of age. Consequently, as JackBunchy would say, he was once youngerthan lie is now. Though every inch a sailor>and not often given to tho melting mood,the

; blind god once succeeded iu sending one ofhis shafts clear through his rough sou'wester,

jwhich found a lodgment in his honest heart.\u25a0 The bow from which tho shaft was sped

I | hung in tho eyes of a fair girl, and straight-. way the jolly tar fell head over cars in love,;Ho prosecuted his suit with vigor. Tho girl. was "a lass who loved a sailor," ?and so

smiled upon him, and consented to becomeI his wife. But the young sailor had a riva.

in the son of a respectable tallow chandlerwell-to-do, called Slidell, and young Slidell'feeling considerably cut up by being cut out,refused to accept "the mitten," but not hav-ing spunk enough to throw down the glpveto his sailor rival, contented himself with

I "poisoning ' the mind of the "stern parent''of the fair one, until he refused his consont

j to his daughter's marriage with the boldCharlie \\ilkes, and insisted upon her giving

j her hand to young Slidell, which after manyprotestations and tho customary amounttears and hysterics, she did, and became Mrs.

I John Slidell. The bold Charlie Wilkes didnot peak and pine, or let his melancholy feedon his weather-beaten cheeks, but went to

, sea and smothered his grief in attending tohis duty and sustaining the honor of his na-tion's flag, never seeing his "lady lass" again,

I or meeting his successful rival for her handand heart, until he saw him standing a pris-

i oner on board his ship, a traitor to hie coun-j try and a rebel against the llag the honest

! tar had spent his life ir. defending. Such is

: tho romance of war. Wo congratulate thejbold Charles upon having at last "got morei than even."

A Darin* Exploit.

Among tho many instances where thebravery of our ofiiccrs and mon has shownconspicuous, the one we are about to relateis almost unequalled:

Captaiu Spencer, Aid to General Wool, re-ceived information from two ladies who wentfrom Norfolk to Fortress Monroo with a flagof truce, ftiat near midnighta six-oared bontwas to leavo Norfolk for Bichmond withmoney for the payment of the rebel soldiers.He rsquested permission of General Wool toattempt their capture, and was told not toplace too much confidence in the informationreceived. Nevertheless, permission was

j given, and selecting two good oarsmen on iwhom he could rely, with their oars muffled,he started at dark, and awaited tho coming

[of the enemy's boat. Ho had previouslygiven direction to his men to pull directlyfor tho boat, and on the moment of strikingto "back water" iustanlly.

About midnight tho boat was heard ap-proaching, and taking his station in thobows, with a nine-inch shell in his hands, liegave the order to "give way." The momenthis bows struck the rebel boat he threw thoshell into the middle of it, and was himselfdrawn back, luckilyreceiving no injury fromthe explosion. Not so tho boat and occu-pants, however, the former of which was

broken in twh, and the latter were scatteredin all directions in the water, not, however,before discharging thoir pistols at him, twoballs going through his cap and three per-forating his coat. The men were then toldthat if they submitted quietly they would besaved, otherwise ho would leave them to theirfate.

crate, dressed iu entire black, looking like anatty young divinitystudent, who has takento legerdemain, now brings forward a pile ofbandana pocket hankcrchiefs, shaking themone by ono to provo that "there arc no prep-arations" in them cither. Hermann lays one

of them across his arm?passes his hand un-

der it, brings out a glass dish running over

with more than a quart of water, in whichthreo gold fish arc swimming. This opera-tion lie repeats five times; with as manyhandkerchiefs shaken inside out before eachtrial, and every time produces the same ro-Slllt.

Tlic ring Iriclc is a faroritc ouo with our

friend the Diabolist. Wo hare seon otherjugglers perform it, but nerer like this man.There is no hurry about his execution?noretiring to communicate with a confederate,or to avail himself of secret drawers con-taining substituted circles. Nino rings ofbrass hang upon his arin. He hands themthrough the audience for close inspection.?lie takes them back?tosses them at randominto the air?catches at on# of them?anddirectly they hang together in an orderlychain, which the representative Hercules ofthe assembly, bracing himself against hisneighbor, cannot pull apart. Hercules andHermann then take hold of the rings to-gether. Slowly as one would thread a nee-dle, and right before the cy#s of the twothousand present, Hermann lifts one ringpast the other?they arc all apart again?-and nobody has seen how it was done. Thenho pitches them aloft, and they como downknitted into a triangle, a square, a diamoudiall conceivable forms of concatenation?andall without discovery. When lie gives thelast jerk,and tho disjointed circles tuinblohero and there upon the floor?our applausotells the magician that we ar utterly mys-tified.

But we will not linger 011 tlie first pro-gramme, though it includes such tricks withcards as might sot all Baden trembling forthe solvency of its banks?such reproduc-tions of burned handkerchiefs, powder-ex-ploded hats, and pulverized watches, aswould make tho fortune of a damaged goodsdealer. We will only advert, in farewell, tothe wonderful dexterity with which Hermanndeals a full pack of ordinary whist cardsfrom the stago to tho highest abodes of theamphitheatrical gods. Any man who willtry to throw the king of clubs across an or-dinary parlor, will rcalizo tho measuro ofskill required to send a wholo pack, one byouc, into every part of tho Academy ofMusic.

We have loft but littln space for our men-tion of the second programme, whose port-folio was opened for the first time on Fridaynight. But briefly and numerically we se-lect the highest marvels.

1. Herrmann takes a live pigeon in hishand?passos itround among the audience?receives it back?twists off its head inplain sight?submits the decapitated bird toinspection?restores tho head with a singlepat?and lets pigeon fly.

I 2. lie passes a small box through the au-; tlieuce, asks them to deposit in it six articlesof their choice. They obey?cover the box?and hide it in a handkerchief. A gentle-man in tho audience, by some suspiciouspersons supposed to bo a confederate, butby us known to be innocent of the charge,grasps the handkerchief close by the box,Herrmann then informs the depositors, ODO

by one, of the exact character of their de-posit, and severally, with a wave of hishand, transfers them from the grasp of thetrustee to a hat in the back scenes. As thearticles go they jingle in the hat?betweeneach departure tho trustee shakes his hand-kerchief and finds his jingle growing beauti-fully less. When the last deposit has fledho shakes?and there is no jingle at all.?Herrmann quietly goes to the hat and tum-

bles all the deposits out upon tho floor. Thetrusteo opcus his tightly held box, and findsit absolutely empty ! \u25a0

Thoy preferred the former, and arminghimself with his pistol in one hand and adirk (taken by him at the battle of Bull Kunfrom a "seceßh") in the other, ho took themin his boat ono by one, handcuffiog them asthey were pulled in. In addition to whicb>from the stern of the enemy's boat whichfloated, he took eleven hundred dollarsgold, and five thousand dollars in their worth- ?

When Madame Herrmann, a lovely littlewoman, who seems quite flattered by heramateur appearance, scats herself upon thestage and is blindfolded, a proceeding ofmoro wonderful interest begins. Her hus-band runs rapidly through the audience andtouches article after article upon the personsof his guests.?always selecting these which

, they desire?and in a sonorous voice asks,

"What is this?" With an infallibilityto

which there is no exception, save when herimperfect knowledge of English preventsher catching the question, she answers

promptly, and the audience corroborates herby applause. She tells the time by anygiven gentleman's watch in the room?sheostonnds the same person by knowing hi*exact age, only whispered to her husband,

and asked by "the aged" himself?and then>she informs him of the exnet card he hasmentioned to Herrmann, again on the gentle-man's own inquiry. Madame Herrmann isperhaps the most wonderful of all the Dia-bolist'g wonders.

I 4, As a "stirrup cup" to be drunk by the

I audience in parting from him, Hermann pre-I lenta his final marvel, "The Inexhaustible

1 Bottle." This bottle is one of the kind uu--! ally destined to the accommodation of a

j quart of champagne. Herrmann turns itupside down?rinses it out with water?andproves its contents similar to that of SirCharles Coldstream's idea of St. Peter's dome"no/fiing in it." He then produces one hun-dred and fifty glasses, and without leavinghis position on the gang-plank, fills them

i from this bottle with every cordial and wine! which is to be had in the "caves" of Paris,

i Sherry, Anisette, Champagne, Parfait, A-! mour, Whiskey Punch, Absinthe, Port,' Grand Chartreuse, Maraschiuo, Madeira, Gin,

i Cuacora, Hock, Stoughton, Jamaica Rum?-. the whole catalogue of sweets and strengths,come out of that diabolic flagon on demand

1 ?till the thirst and curiosity of the par-i quette are satisfied. After which the as-' tonished two thousand with their hair on

i end, go homo to dream that tlioy have been

I turned into wine cellars, and Herrmann it a

I vineyard, diabolically made personal, fillingthem to overflowing.? New York Eveningrost.

A Cheerful Heart.

I once heard a young lady say to an indi-vidual : "Your countemauce to me is like therising sun, for it always gladdens mo with a

j cheerful look." A merry, cheerful counte-nance was ono of the things which Jeremy

j Taylor said his enemies and persecutorscould not take away from liira. There are

6orae persons who spend their lives in thisworld, as they would spend their lives ifshutup in a dungeon. Everything is madegloomy and forbidding. They go mourningand complaining from day to day, that theyhave so little, and are constantly anxious,lest what tlioy have should escapo from tlioirhands. They always look upon the darkside, and cau never enjoy the good. Thatis not religion?religion makes the heartcheerful, and when its large and benevolentprinciples are exercised, man will be happyiu spite of himself.

The industrious bee does not stop to com-

| plain that there are so many poisonousI flowers and thorny branches on its road,but buzzes on, selecting his honey where hecan find it, and passes quietly by placeswhere it is not. There is enough in thisworld to contend about and find fault withif men have the disposition.

We often travel on a hard and unevenroad, but with a cheerful spirit, and n heartto praise God for his mercies, we may walktherein with comfort, and come to the endof our journey with peace.

Gen. McC'lellan's Selection of Win-ter Quarters.

A letter from a member of the Rhode Is-land Second to the Pbccnix Journal, containsthe followingexpressive passage,after describ-ing Gen- McClellan, and related the pointedcompliment paid by him to the regiment at

the close of a review:

Just as the General was about to mounthis horse to leave, Col. Wheaton asked himwhen we wero to return to our old quartersat Camp Spraguc. lie modestly replied :

"Do you know of a plaee called, be-

tween Mobile and Richmond ?" (I have nowforgotten the namo of the place he men-tioned.)

"Yes," replied the Colonel."Well, that is the place I intend hnving

your regiment quartered this Winter."

Slelgli-Rldlng.

The sleigh-riding timo rrray soon be expect-ed in this quarter (if sleigh-riding is to be atall vouchsafed us this year;) and though mon-

! ney is not so abundant as it is sometimes, whowill not indulge, to a small extent, in the en-joyment ? To be sure, we relish sleigh-riding,pretty much as we do oysters?not so muchfor the thing itself as for the "trimmings."?To be packed in a box; to be trotted, halffrozen up and down the streets ; to have tbesharp wind taking all manner of liberty withyour nose and ears; to have your feet asnumb as a dead man'e, and be asked to chris-ten the whole thing 'fun,' is not so delightful.But then the 'trimmings' are something; for,to have plenty of feminine dry-goods to leanagainst; to have two little bonnets squeezedup against your cap, or two rosy cheeks press*#d like three-plie velvet against your own,iscapital.

MACBETU says "Time was when thebrains were out men would dje," but a cosewhich occurred lately in Liverpool disprovesit to a certain extent. A woman in thatcity being accidentally struck op the headwith a poker, in a street row, was found to !have received a compound fractnre of the '

skull, ami the surgeon was compelled to re-move about half an ounce of her brain, but Ishe recovered and seemed as well as ever. I

NUMBER 51.Evening Thoughts.

| Who does not love to gaze on a scene likethis glowing sunset ? The western sky is allablaze and gleams like burnished gold, andall objects beneath its gilded rays are bathedin a golden light. Even that small, fleecycloud floating near seems tinged with gold.After all, this is a beautiful world, and con.taias many bright spots among the clouds.?Oh, that we could make our lives so beaut),ful that, when bowed down with grief, wecould rise above the gloomy thoughts thatoppress us and see tbeitar of hope (tillbrightand be led to believe that the darkest cloudhas a silver lining and that

"Behind a frowning providenceGod hides a smiliogface."

This beautiful sunset reminds me of anoth-erof which this seems the counterpart. Yearshave passed since thon, but the incidents ofthat evening are as bright to my mental ay#as those of this morning. Time cannot oblit-erate them while life lasts or season holds herthrone.

Again I seem to stand in the darkenedchamber where weeping friende stood aroundthe death-bed of thej dearest friend Ibavaever lost. Again I gnzs upon the marblebrow where death had set its seal, and thehalf-closed eyelids, ss she would lis in gentleslumber, or the glassy gaze in her wakefulmoments, all presents a picture on which Ihad never gazed before that well-rememberedevening. Iwas the# quite young, and she,our dying one, was young. But little morethan twenty years ot sunshine and shade hadpassed over her head. When a child she hadknown what it was to lose the dearest of allearthly friends, a mother, and was left withno sympathizing heart to share her joy orsorrow. She lived in her father's house sur-rounded by every cemfort wealth could pro-cure. Teachers were employed, and, beingof a thoughtful turn, she bent her mind tostudy. Her father's library became har fa-vorite resort, and there she would sit for hoursamoug the great and noble minds which thereheld sway. They seemed invitingher fromevery shelf to come and partake of tha richfeasts, and she did partake most freely. Shawould sit for hours gleaning rich gems ofthought from her favorite authors, and theknowledge she thus obtained was destined tobo of great benefit to her in after years, whenshe moved ia the literary world. In herseventeenth year she wedded, against herfather's will, a poor but worthy young man.1 shall soy but little of this one act of diso-bedience that mars the otherwise beautifulstory of her life. Let any ono who wouldcast jblame upon her, remember that heryouthful days were spent withouta mother'swatchful care, and that of all who hava yellived upon this earth there was but ona al-together perfect.

But she was soon CAIISII upon to mournthe loss of bor husband who wss laid low bythe hand of death. To this great sorrow shebowed in meek submission, saying that, asshe had forgotten God and worshipped anidol, He had seen fit to remove that idol.When forsaken by kindred and friends, andthe chord of sorrow grew thick and dark, Itwas then that that great mind began to work.Day after day her brilliant pen was engagedin giving to the world bright gems gleanedfrom her gifted mind. Living pictures oflifewere portrayed ; old thoughts arrayed ina new light, and others, new and genuine,were put on paper. Her fame spread, andnumerous friends flocked round her again ;

but her only surviving parent still held him-self aloof, and the dear ties of kindred re-mained asunder. But that dreaded disease,consumption, had fastened upon her,felt she was doomed to an early death.

But she had obtained, through faith inChrist, grace to sustain hor in the hour eftrial, and she believed that God would givegrace for the dying hour. It was almost theeleventh hour that her father relented andforgave his dying child and brought hn 1 toher old home; and on that beautiful eveningshe was just Isaviug it again for a brighterone in heaven.

Pluck of the Booster ttlrl.The young ladies of Logansport, Ind., at

a meeting held on the 30th Of September,passed the following resolutions;

lltsolved, That we deem U to be the dutyof every young unmarried man to enlist andfight for the honor of bis country, his flag,and his own reputation.

Resolved, That the young men, in this timeof our country's peril, have hut one good ex.cuse for not being a soldier, and that is cow-

ardice.Resolved, That the young man who now

fails to respond to the call of bis country, isnot worthy the kind regards of ths smiles ofthe young ladifes of our native Hoosier State,and that none but ladies of a doubtful agewill smile on such men.

Resolved, That we wiil have DOthing to dowith young men tt lio refuse to go to the war,and that "Home Guards" must keep theirdistance.

Resolved, That the young mnn who has notpluck enough to fight for his country, has notgot the manliness to make a good husband.

Resolved, That we will marry no man whoi has not been a soldier.

[ Resolved, That we will not marry till aftsrthe war is over ; and then "Home Guards!"no never!

-? ? nr.THE discharge of duty, at this time, in-

volves the discharge of cannon, rifles andmuskets.

A good man is kinder to au enemy thanbad uieu are to their frisuds.