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M VI. HICKA, M. d. surgeon
lv1. Dcutist. Onics on Sscond-St., -
between Main and Johnson streets, Keo1
kuk, Iowa. e sfsrs

DR.. Hicks, in renewing his card to the public,
would call attention to . new style Of .Plate
Work Whkh 10 peculiarly adapted TO 1at ineeu-
hf, md otherwise difcult java. This improve-
nent ~ kseA tsstsd thrss ysaD ard - sAG6Ained
It's early promise Of hlling real want in plate
work. The work II nov worn by na1y ofsour most
prominent citisens, who give 1t hearty approval,
and to whom he Is permitted TO refer those inter-
osted.
lr. II. l. also mounting s,cmtinuoas Gum"
work, "Blnaky werk, aad ordisasy "0ola Plaae.
work, for which he has superior stock Of msts-
rial. Ne 10 prepared 10 hil teeth With s0old Foil
adhesive Gold" and "Chrystal Gold, = in the most
th0d0agA and aUAhle nannsr. ss&s&NNg8
In view Of the stringcncy In money matters
some Allusisn 10 Sslcns may not BE- improper.-
While, the one hand, DIR. II. believes tito he the
better policy, - wsll a the henestcr course, mot
to work - all than 70 work at p1ces that VIII mo-
csssitats inferior work on the other hand be II
willing 10 conform In his chargss to che lower
stAadard of fsmsasrstien thsa other occupations
have suffered.
with Afteen years experience, = thorough dsvo-
tion 10 his profession. and an earnest desire to
please he il determined TO merit, and hopes 10
eeive, acontinustion Of the liberal patronage hore
tofoSe enjoyed. Hanu
July1I.d&w
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Ayers Ague Cure,

which nautralizes this malarious poison in the
blooa and stimulates the liver to expe Il from the
body As u should. 20 II does cure this affecting
disorder with perfect certainty. And it does more.
rather does what is of more service to those SUBJ
ees to this infection. IL taken in season il cxpels
1t fron the syatem it 10 absorbed. and thus keeps
those who use ii free from its attacks; keeps the
system in health although exposed to the disease
Consequently II not only cures, but protects fron
the great variety OF affections which are induced
by this malignant influence, such as Remittcnt
Fever, Chill Fever, Dumb, or Masked Ague,
Periodical Headache. or Bilious Headache Bilious
Fevefs, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Gout, Blindness,
Tuothache. Earachc, Catarrh, Asthma, Palpita-
tons, Painful Affections Of the Spleen Hvseerics
Cohc, Paralysis. and Painful Affections Of the
Stomach and Bowels. all of which, when arising
from this cause, will be found to assume more OF
less the intermittent type. This AGrR CuRE !"
removes the cause Of these derangemcnts and cures
the disease.
This it aceomplshes by stimulating the cxcre-
tories to expel the virus from the system; and
these organs BY degrees become habited to do this
their Office of their own accord Hence arises what
we term neriiMatnfio,s. Time may accomp piish the
same end. bvs often life IL not long enough, or il
sacrificed in the attempt. while this " AGuR CuRR
does it at once, and with safety We have great
reason to believe this Is a sirer as well as safer
remedy for the whole class Of diseases which are
caused by the miasmatic infection, than any other
which has been diacosered and it has still another
important advantage to the public, which is, that
il Is cheap as well as good
PREPARED BY
DIR. j. O. AVER Sc co.
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1otrUpout1un otol.
EDwARD DEANs,
DRAPER AND TAILOR,

Escond-st., between Main and johnson streets.
K1OKUK, IOWA.
ltNnnE aDsemlpasn 81 ClothI and Uassinsrss
IL ooattAnlly - hanA asd ~ AAd nads up into
garnsnn n sstylx unsurpassed In the sity.
N.B-Deys' Clothiag ont aad made IN tAs latest
and beet sfulss. (dN1e-Alyl ].
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TIME TABLE NO. l,

y II
TINE TABLE NO. l,
To take effect on and after Sept. IL, 1859.
TWO TRAINS will leave Warsaw daily, (Sun-
! days excepted viz: Freight and Aooommoda-
Leaves Warsaw at..........-.........7:00 Z. m.
keokuk and Hamilton.......7:so .. m.
Arrives at Carthage. ......6:3O =. m.
RETURNING Chicsgo Mail and Express
Leaves Carthage at....,....... .......o:e0 .. m.
!" Ksokuk end Hamilton ......l0:00 = m.
AYYtvesst saW....................lO;20 .. N.
Second Train..MalI AnA express,
THROUGH no
CHICAGO. BURLIHGTON 4 QUINCY
RAILROAD DIRECT.
Leaves W.ssax, at-................".i:se i: ?. N.
ke0kuk ..-.............. ..........z:Vo p. m.
Arrives ct Carthage p. n.
R1TURN1NG-Frsisht and Accommodation Train
Ksoiaf and Hamilton ai:::-s;o !. n. n
Trains connect At Carthage with fast line Of
Troy Coaches,
Carrying the United States Mail to the
Chicage. D1Rllngten 4 Quincy =. R.s
kAKIKG SURE H00HNDcrIONs EAsr AHD wssr.
- Passengers isaving- Keokuk ON the ; p. m.
VAIN Heo0h CulcAko At Elon morning.
LAAviAg Chicago at 7:45 p. n. reach Keokuk
as mA. 4. THROUGH IN Ii HOURs.-O
~PATENT SLEEPING CARS on all night
trains on G. B. Q. X. r..
THHOU0H TICK ETs over this route 10
ai1 the principal places East, North and South
Erst can be procured IT the
RAILROAD TICKET OFFICE,
AAin-st., between lst and ID EOKUK.
u. p. BUELL.. i. n. TEWK BUR ".
Super sndent Ticket Agent.
Sept. Is, 80
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Ayers Cherry Pectoral

has won for itself such renown for the cure Of
every variety Of Throat and Lung Complaint. that
It Is entirely unnecessary for us TO recount the
evidence Of its virtues, wherever it has been cru
ployed As il has long been In constant use
throughout this section, We need not do more than
assure the people its quality is kept up the best
h ever has been, and that II may be relied on to
do for their relief ell II has ever been found 70 do
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Ayers Cathartic Pills,

al -
Foa AL TINE nDaposEs or A PuRcArM MEDICINE.
FoR CosrIvgKEss;
FoR THE CURE OF DysPEPsA;
FoR JAuNDIcE
EoR THE CuRB OF INDIGESTION
F0R HEADACHE;
FoR THE CuIE or DYsxxTERy;
F0R 4 -Four STOMACH;
FoR THE CURE OF ERYsIPELAs;
FoR THE PILxs;
For THE CURE or 6CRoFULA;
FOR ALL SCR0RULOus COMPLAINTS;
FoR THE CuR1 or RHEUMATIsM
FoR DIsEAsH OF THE SKIN;
FoR THE Cum OF LIVER COMPLAINT;
FoR DRoPsY;
FoR THE CuxE or Tsrrxn, TuxoRs AND SALT
RunUM;
E01 WORKS.
EoR THE CURB or GouT;
FoR A DINNER Phi;
FoR THE CuRE OF NEURALGIA;
FOR PURYYIk0 THE BLOOD.
They srs sugar-coated, 50 that the most scnsi-
Tive can take them pleasantly, and being purely
vegetable 10 harm can ARISE from their use in any
quantity.
friss ss ssats pr Box; Soxss for sloo
Great numbers of Clergym.a., Physicians, States-
men, and eminent psrsonages, have lent their
names 70 certify the unparalleled usefulness of these
remedies, but our space here viii not permit the
insertion Of them. The Agents below named FUR
nish gratis our AMKn1cAN ALMANAC In which they
given with also fdn descriptions Of the above
complaints, and fhs txsasnent that should be fol-
lowed for their cure.
DO mt b. pnt oG by unprncipled dealers with
other preparations they make more profit on.
Demand AYHx's, md take no others. The sick
wsnt 10 bsst hid there Is for them, and they should
hare Il.
All ON Remedies are for sale By
BARTLETT, KAYE ! co., Ksokuk. u
J. H. RRHD co., Chicago,
BARNARD = CO., 6t. Louis,
SURE, HCK6TEIN 4 co., Cincinnati,
Wholesale Aesnta,
And Agents in every town In The United States.
mylGtkvly ~ lH88
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ano. @. AHDHRs0n. ALEXANDER sAncLAY
ESTABLISHED IN 1sA6.l

LoCAAOAASu6OlN IN h0A0sJ
BANKING HOUSE or
q = . = q r @. 4 N y Y - N Q y.
/ HAVE this day admitted = . partner In the
= Banking business, AlexAndsf Barclay, lwho has
bcen my teller for the last six yeass). The busi-
ness, hereafter, willbs oondsstsd nader the Arm
sndstyls Of
GRO. g. ANDERSON 4 90.
Being one of the oldest Banking Ho1sss (if not
tho odest) In Iowa, the new arm solisits sontin-
saase Of fornsy patronage 70 hbsrally extended to
the senior partner.
They win make eoIlsotiona and rsnit, less Ex-
change, on the day Of payment, free Of charge.
Their references are asformerly by senior part
asr,vis
Park Bank, N. Y.
Winslow, Lanier Co., Banksrs,N.Y.
Edward ". Clark 4 Co., PhilaAslphia.
Howard Banking Co., BossOn.
Clspp, FullsY 4 Browne, Bankers, Boston.
Marine HAnk, ,Uhiea9o.
Holman : 0StpskS, ,0hicAgo.
Aschanios' Bank, Pit1sSsrgh.
laxnsss' Deposit Dank, Pittshufgh.
Kramer Rahm. Donkers,
ailmors Brothsrton - Cinsinnsti.
~ p. xu1t 4 Co., Louisville.
State Savings InstiGation, 6t. Louis.
Ksokuk, Jan. ], IS. 6E0. G. ANDERSON
jaaId
wn. fnoAPsoI. D. ". BAILxr.
WIN. THOMPSON 4 CO.,
BANKERS,
CsKssr 81 Main Ana assceAA sts-.
--......1OWA.
Nov. =, Md
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wish 70 preserve their Teeth 70 the following
o. + ACT T s:&b
1. The skin Of ~ DSatist j. seen in his suoosas
In preserving the natulei s11 kAaAe3 Tsa
I II. The Teeth - - pfsesrvsd through life.
IN. Teeth affected With dsssy ~ssf Be- attended
Nv. Timely ana skillfal ailing with pure gold
10 . csrtsts resssdv for decay.
n Y. Il = ssficus neglect 70 wait for tooth-achs
70 oFive the eu9sfer TO Dentist.
vi. Tartar essaoys Teeth and auns, without
the agency OF decay.
VII. Aaay ssGsr for ysArs with Neuralgia of
shs re = ssso1asa sad lsap from no other cause
viii. B.d Teeth disas.r. tho eoun.en.ne., in
fect the breath, dsrangs the stomAch, impair
health distract tho nerves, and war with good ma
DR.. INGERsoLL
Psnorns allopsratisns a ~ sfAseA ana auns,
eoree1 irregularities Of the Teeth, inserts
+ A RITZ IGI h ETH
Puts In Artifsisl Palasss aAd Obt1ra&erS for cleft
Believing that tho best operations in Dentistry
the safsst, and thers1pse tho cheapest aad NEST
satia1AstoFy both to ahe sp1Atoe md pstisat, Dr..
1 de-: not oaer any gar.ia.lar ipdsesnse,. y the
Ags of those who prefer tA1 bssf sSsvsio~s, andcan
appreciate tho necessary care and skill IN pro-
An examination Of sp.oimsns both Of ArfOacssi
Teeth sad q very bsastifsl alliass ef csssi Gold
- Prices aer fan sss os Teeth, frsm sss to
4l1s. Exanination Of tie Teeth without charge.
Ds1fAL Rocas-Csrnsr Of Third md Main sss,
over Rix, Hale 4 Co.'s Bank, Keokuk, Iowa.
Entrance on Third-st. I1ecIbdAwly1
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f10O W0sOA 06pA1HI0G.
TpH1 subscribsr being obliged b make change
= the NASun RnPAI nNa DErAnRHnn5, has 50
cnred Tie Ssrvioes of = COMPETENT vorkmAn--ons
who understands his husinssi theroukhly. Great
care will Be taken with slf work entrusted n NV
oa1s, And the work warranted 10 give satiafsstion.
II 1RstvtMS ~ Ciocks, yewsiry, &C., also the
&faSturing Of goods Of sveEy dsseription. shall
receiye NY pers0nal attention, and warranted.
p. 6.-Work Of al kssds not giving perfect sat-
tefdcfiom, will ~ promptly adjusted By calling On
the Subscriber, at No. 1Itss House
Aneil 6-dkv HAML q. BRIDGES.
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=. 3. xoye = Co..
BANKERS,
No. IS Main-st......-........KB0K IOWA,
IIvk particular attention 70 collections, and
~ remit promptly, u surrent rates Of Exchange.
Sell Rxchangs on Europe, In sums TO suit.
June 4 '4b-d
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CLOTHING STORE,

r AN again in ~ Clolhing businsss, and Invite
j AL tho old settlers. - we'll = al now ones, to
eive ne : call q
BURKE's CORNER,
Northwest corner Of Main and Third streets.
hsys every ssyis of Foods FOR mems wear, which
viii sell cheap Tor saah.
Spring and GUNNER Goods
70 sait syssy tasts. Also Gent ls|sn Huzaiahiaa
A0-OaA and sssR HARRY FULTON.
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$50 ~ R0S GOODS
DOUBLH AND PLAIN SKIRT OR0ANDIES
~ ma DARR0Iss; dsahie Width BlAck BA-
REG16 ,jsss received by Sd e-.
iups6-d p. D. FOETRR.
IAN0LEN-o6 hxs., Star and MenA, for sale b.
~ my6 NkLO00 ! BIR6R
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rK ON THE M ~ YORK AND EARM.
INOTON CU1AL ZINES,
XXyHOkB6AAB sand retail. Acknowledged BY
w AL - h thA bsst lows Coal.
This superior Coal delivered at Wartsw ana Al
sxAndria. in lots ox ,Uee bushels aAd up~sSds, At
low rates Once on Thirdstrset, near AAin.
aug26d b. T. PLATT.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-03-17
snt .Loyengood,s DOG.

When wer boy, and my legs not long
or than John Wcntworth's dad fotched home
a daddrapped, wuthless, NANCY, aeabitten,
gray old fox houn, good for nuthing but to
swaller up what orter lined the bowels owe
us brats. Well l naturally tuck distaste to
him, and had sorter hankerin arter hur his
feelings and discumfertin owe him every time
dads back were turned. This sortor kept
big skecr allies before his eyes, and an orful
yell in his throat rsddy to pore out the fust
moshun he seed me make SO he larnt to
swaller things as he run, and alters kept his
laigs well onder himself, for he never knowd
how soon he mought want to use en- in trot-
ting his triaing carcus beyond the reach ovo
crate fyin rock He knowd the -whiz Of q
rock in moshun as well, and he never stop
ped tn Sc who flung hit. but jist let his head
| fly open to gin howl-room to cum-and
sot his laigs tu gwine the way his nose hap
pened to be pintin. He'd shy roun every
rock he seed in the road, for he looked on hit
as calamity tu cum arter him some day -
Ef he left home sum nabor's dog tanned his
hide, and If he stade at home, was alters ar
ter hit tu tan hit; so he didcnt see much more
peace Of mind nur suckit rider dus in a
Baptist naburhood at sacrament time when
the river am up in good dippin order. And
in all my born days never seed him agwine
the same way l wuz he made that 40 on
brakabil ruil. l think gotmy fust noledgs
owe gittin way frum imaginary trobul and
common tribulashun, from him; and with
the vantage Of a holesum par owe laigs and
the power owe usin EN-, / alters found his
plan tn work well. tell you Georgy, that
runnin ath che greatest invenshun on yeartf
whom used carefully. Wizard 1 been tu y
this time ef handt relyed ontu these yart
ilaigs? Dye see em7 Don't they mind you
owe par owe cumpuses made to divide 1
mile into quartersf They'll do. I'll bo cir.
cumstanshully handicapped Of they don't.
Well, one day I tuck pigs bladder nj on
tn the size owe duck aig and filed it will
powder and korked hit up with piece o
spunk, rolled hit up in thin sculp owe NEE
and sot the spunk afre, and flung it out; h
swallersd hit at one yerk, and sot tu gittii
away for doin hit. hearn noise like sum
thin Dustin, and his tail lit atop owe my hat
His head were way down the hill and ha
: tuck n dctfi holt outer roof His fore laie
were fifty feet up the road making runni
moshuns, and his hine ones straddil owe th
fence. His innerds wer hangin in links ont
the cabin chimly, sept about yard in NAM
bussum. As tu the dog hissel, as dog,
never seed him asin. Well, dad flung fv
or six hundred onder my shurt with tho driet
skin ofen bulls tail, and gin me the remain
dun, DeIt day with a waggin whip what h
borrowed frum feller while he wer wat
teren his hosses; the wagginor got sorry ful
me and hollered tn me tu turn my beggir
and squealln intu fust rate runnin, which
immejiutly did. and the last lick missed IN,
bout ten fut.
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A BEMARRABLE WoMAs The Norfolk
papers notice the death in that city on the
I'd inst. of a colored female named Sarah
Mallory, whoat the time of her death, was
in her hundred and twentieth year.
Her youngest child attended her funeral as
the last Of The family; his back is bent, and
his locks frosted o'cr with the snews Of sevsn-
ty-seven winters. She never used glasses,
and to the day of her death could thread q
needle as readily and easily as ever. Her re-
mains were inclosed in neat mahogany
coffin, on the top OF which were the initials
rs. NJ. E 120." They were followed to
the grave by large number of both colors.
Around the hesrsc were venerable negro men
who with white sash across their shoulders
acted as pail bearers; behind were twenty
four old eolored ladies; many of them posi-
bly, three score and ten years Of age who
were attired in black dresses, black capes,
with three rows of white ribbons around, and
lead eolered chip bonnets, with white cur
tain trimmed with three rows of black tape !;
then followed several carriages while crowds
followed out TO sec the last Of this old lady,
who had lived out six score years.
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WIDow OF BuRws.--An English gentIs-.
man visiting the widow of Robert Burns, the
Scottish poet, at Dumfriss. was exceedignly
anxious 10 obtain some relic of the bard, a.
he called it; that is, some scrap of his hand
writing, or any other little object which could
be considered q memorial of the deceased. =
Mrs. Burns replied TO all his entrcaties, thai
she had already given away everything Of
that kind that was remarkable, or that she
could think Of parting with; that. indeed,
sho had no relic to give him. Stilhths vis-
tant insisted, and still Mrs. Burns declared
her inability to satisfy himi atlength driven
to extrcmities by his good humored entrea-
ties, she as good humeuredIy said-"Well,
sir, unless You take myself, really can think
of no othor relic treIio) of him that Is in my
power to give. or yours to receive ci
course, this closed the argument.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-03-17

SrooP SHouLpERs-If eser cataiogus Of
our national failihgs be completed, it should
embrace that of having round shoulders, so
called. We arc very largely nation Of
Shoppers, from the farmer in his shirt-sleeves
to the advocate at his table. There Is not
the slightest necessity for this, and it is un-
gainly as it is unhealthy. Boys who have !
tendency to Lop, should be made to straigh-
ten themselves, and if kind counsel will not
bring them to their perpendicular, ridicuie
should be resorted 10 and perseyersd in until
the thing is done. There is probability
that net moro than one pair efstooping snoul-
ders in . hundred stoops unavoidably, Free
sxercissof all the muscles of the chest. back
and abdomen, in the erect position, will cure
the evil. Walking has no tendency 70 do
J this,-Lye m.
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NUMBER |.
The Long AgO.s

OHl wonderful stream is the river TIME,
As it runs through the realms Of tears,
With a faultless rythm and a musical rhyme,
And broader sweep, and surge sublime,
And blends with the ocean Of years.
How the wintersare drifting like fakes ofsncw,
And the summer like buds between,
And the year in tho sheaf--so tley como and
they 60
On tho rivers breast, with its ebb and flow,
AS it glides in the shadow and sheen.
There is magical Isle up tho river Time,
Whero the softest Of airs are playing;
There's a cloudless sky and tropical CLINE,
And song as sweet as vesper chime,
And the Junes with the roses are staying.
And the name Of this isle is tho Loxa AGO,
And we bury our treasures therei
There are breus Of beauty and bosoms 81
There are heaps Of dust, but We loved thun 90
There are trinkets and tresses OF hair.
There are fragments Of song that nobody
sings,
And & partef an infants prayer; T.
There's q Lutte unswept, and harp without
strings
There are broken VOWS, and pieces Of rings,
And the garments that she used 10 wear.
There are hands that are waved when th,
fairy shore
By the mirage is lifted iu afr;
And we sometimes hear, through che surbu
lent roar,
Sweet voices we heard In shs days son,
before,
When the wind down che river 10 fniv.
Oh remembered for aye be che blessed isle
All the day Of life till night
When the evening comes with in beautiful
smile,
And our eyes are closing to slumber awhile
May that greenwood" Of soul be in sight
| -
sWe do not know who is the author O
this gorgeous piece Of poetic imagery. w
have seen it credited to B. 2. Tayler, 10 Mr.
Judson, and to others. But there can be bu
enc opinion as 10 its merits.-ED.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-03-17

| MOURNING OusroMs.-A French writer
gives summary OF tho different obscrvanccs
among mankind, relative to mourning and
funeral ceremonies, which we think will in
terest our readers. All tho world, says be,
are acquainted with the grandeur OF the Ro-
man obsequies and funeral games. The
Greeks also burnt the eorpses ofdistinguished
men, with funeral feasts, and the lamenta-
ton Of hired weepers, though they generally
displayed less sumptuous grief, and better
regulated piety. The Persians buried the bo-
dies Of the dead tho Scythians ate them tho
Indians enveloped them, for preservation's
sake, in a sort Of locker; the Egyptians en-
balmed and dried them, exhibited them on
festal days, placed them at fhe table among
their guests, guarded them as their most pre-
cious possessions, and loaned and borrowed
money OIL these strange pledges. In our time
the custom Of dancing at funerals is only
practised in India and among come savage
nations; but funeral entertainments still pre-
vail in many European countries. Amongst
others the ceremony Of interment is solemn
and silent, which nevertheless docs not inter-
fere with the wish that ali may be forgotten
as speedily as possible. We observe more
ostentatious rites for persons Of consequence
Their carriages follow them 10 the graves
and sometimes their horses are paraded,
which having been made TO last seem to par
take of the affliction Of the occasion. The
Orientals, frem whom we borrow these Gus
tom, went furthsr--they made the hcrse@ in
funeral professions weep, by blowing par
ticular kind of powder up their nostrils. Il
In Italy the mourning was formerly white
for women, and brown for men. In China
it is white; in Turkey, Syria and Armenia it
is blue: in Egypt, yellow in Ethiopia, grey.
Each of these colors had, originally, its mys-
tical Specification. White is the emblem of
purity; celestial blue indicates the space
where the soul ranges after death yellow, or
the tinge of dead leaves, exhibits death as the
end of all human hopes, and man falling
like the leaf of autumn; grey represents the
color of the earth, our common mother and
black the funeral costume now adopted
throughout Europe and Americs, is an allu-
sion to the eternal night.
In England, the sovereign never wears
black he Is clothed in dark purple as mourn
ing. Till the reign of Charles VIII,
white was the funeral garb in France. The
Emperor Leopold, who died in 1905, used to
suffer his beard to grow in disorder during
the whole period of mourning. In this he
initiated the Jews. The dowager-empresses
mover left off weeds, and their apartments
were hung with black till their death.
The Chancellor Of France is the only per-
son who never wears mourning,
But the most remarkable Of all these usa-
ges, is, perhaps, that of the people of those
ancient nations, who dressed themselves as
women when they lost their relatives. in or
der, it is said, that the ridicule attached to
their vestments might make them ashamed
Of their grief,