New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-12

Ihe days wax in their glory, and the year passes
from youth TO manhood, at a single step: leaving
the soil that is yet hard from the macadamism Of
winter and its long sleep, for the grassy meadows and
fowery plains Of newer and more beautiful being
The stars shine Brighter above but they seem to
gleam with a kinder and more vvifying influence
Every thing grows animate: the little leaves strive
for grander stature, and the old oaks for frmer
footing. Manhood, sympathizing with nature feels
fresher blood in his veins and new energy in every
muscle. ~eff H"j +.
Monday, May l2.-Sts. Nereus, Achilleus, Ger
manus; and others, are commemorated by the church.
The German feur.de-lis is the emblem, dedicated
to st. Germanus. II q, ryss,.iFg.H = es.r ii r4
On this day, 1850, Charleston, S. c., surrendered
to the British under Admiral Arbuthnot, and The
British army under Gen. Clinton The garrison was
ordered to march out and deposit their arms but was
not allowed to beat an American march This
courtesy was paid back in the samecoin at Yorktown
eighteen months AFTER when similarly humiliating
cup was held up to CORVALLIS. N% VIZ.
Tuesday, May 13.-st John the Silent, SIS; ST..
Peter, 1456; and St servalus, 1884, are the saints.
The common comfrey is the plant. ~
No battles, no treaties no deaths Of great men, no
renowned deeds, are recorded for this day, in any
works we have consulted It stands with its two sue
cessors, as days Of no worth, of no Importance.
What in all the years, has preventedits attaining
glory and securing to itself some honor, passes all
chronological knowledge But, it must be passed by
without praise. r. 7
"a Wednesday, May 14.-st Boniface, 3O7 St.
Pontius, 25s st. Carthagh. 1857, are the saints.
The pony, common and coralline, are the flowers.
The remarks concerning the barrenness of its pre-
decessor, are applicable to the present day-whieh
has no history nor no eventfulness The crown that
gided so many days touched it not, and an nterreg
mum Of activity seems to have existed. f
Thursday, May I5.-Sts. Peter, Andrew and
companions, martyrs, A. D. 250; ST. Dympna seventh
century; and ST. Genebrard, are the patrons
The Welsh poppy, dedicated to st. Dympna, is the
plant $
: Any event of importance which may have ever
occurred has found home for its historian, and has
failed wholly in that Immortality which other days
are crowned Hithal. 5a ...aa
Friday, May 16.-st. John Nepomueen, 1883
St. Honoratus, GEO and others, are chronicled for
the 18th. ..y .,
The great star of Bethlehem, dedicated to the first
named saint, is the floral emblem.
In 1906, British orders in council declared all ports
and rivers from the Elbe in Germany, to Brest in
France, to be in blockade. -
In 1920, Maine was admitted to the Union.
{. Saturday, May 17.-St. Pascha1 Babylon, st.
Gathan, seventh century, Rassidus, Bishop of
Calana, are the saints
The early red poppy, dedicated to St. Paschal is
the flower.
| In 1865, England declared war against France.
| On this date, 1917, Mr.. Samuel Jessup, of pill
taking memory, died at Heckingson England Ii
twentyone years. the deceased took 934 pills. sup
piled by respectable apothecary at Bottesford
which is at the rate of l0,S06 year. 20 pills each
day but as he began with more moderate appetite
which increased he proceeded, the last five years
he took pills at the rate of IS day. Notwthstand
ing this, and the addition of 10000 bottles of mix,
lures and aaps and eectuares extending altogether
to fifty-fve columns of closelywrtten apotheary's
BILL the deceased attained the age of sxtyfve years.
Sunday, May 1s.-St. Theodatus and seven vir.
gins, A D. 3o3.; st. Potamon, of Egypt, 34 and St.
Eric, King of Sweden, Isl are the saints.
The mouse-ear, dedicated to St. Eric, is the plant
Sir John Carter, memorable for his mild and con
cliatoy conduct to the sailors during the mutiny at
Spithead, died in 1908.
| General Taylor took the city of Aatamoras in
| Mexico, 1915.