Des Arc citizen., 1860-01-25

39 dpGfees,tO distance ol O,1Ol Nafds. aseThe aim of projeotiles, at such high eIe- vation, is however, extremely uncertain, and it appears that tie object of Capt Rodman is to produce reliable and de- cided effect at . moderate distance, say from 2,000 to 5000 yards.
 -------e o-<---
 BODIES GRAVE.
 { aTha flower that blooms the brightest, s
 Is doomed the first to fade, 8f
 The form that moves the lightsst,
 On earth is soonest laid" M h"Ashesto ashes, dust to dust" and they consigned the little sleeper to his last, long home After days and nights of in tense suffering the worn and weary one found rest. He who had Tor six shor, summers been the light and joy of the household, --le who had made so many hearts glad with his merry laugh, quick and buoyant slep--had passed from earth, leaving hearts lone and desolate. Me- thinks, even now 1 see hlm with the glow of health upon his cheek, those bright and sparkling eyes, again hear the echo of that clear, merry laugh, telling in stronger terms than language could, of free and happy spirit. But mo-, wonder grassy mound upon which lies a tombstone, with, his name and age inscribed thereon; also a vacancy in the family circle, a void and aching in our hearts which refuses to be satisfied because one is not, ,---alt those re mind me tha, he has passed "to that bourne from whence no traveller returns And yet, though mourning. we can rejoice (his earnest faith and tchild-like love for Jesus witnessing a change of heart, ) that ere those little feet wandsTed long siiidd had been firmly set in the broad road which lead to destruction and death, God in his great mercy pluclSed our bud and ,rans- planted it to bloom in the Garden Of Par adise o sa CIR sa asa8 4A
 But our little grave is not the only one, --our wounded hearts do no. bleed alone, oh, no;
 sThere's many an empty cradle,
 There's many vacant bed,
 There's many lonely bosom
 Where joy and light have fled.
 For thick in every graveyard
 The little hiliocks lie, 84@
 And every hillock represents
 An angel in the sky"
 PAY TOUR DEBTs U When fortune favors you, then It does not distress you to pay what you owe. If you neglect itthen, your creditors may ask you when you are poor. To pay debts then is sorrowful work; always be assured, however care- less your creditors may seem abou, their claims, the tIine will come when credi-. tors stern look will gaze upon you. Creditors frequently in prosperity do not ask; they have spasms of nobleness and philanthropy at times. They are also usli- ally debtors, and when your creditors are pushed by theirs, you are sure 10 feel the shove. 9M
 Many things are borrowed and dthe len ders would never have asked for them, fl times had been good witi. them, but fam ines come round in their turn, floods and fire destroy property, and the lenders 6 poverty obliges him 10 say; Gould you make 1t conyenpnt to pay mel
 Debts are burden lbat should only be carried when 1t is not possible 10 pay them. Drop the burden as soon as you can, and joy will burst upon your minds, and you will feel free.
 The happiest moments of the debtor may become lhe glcomiest by meeting with his creditor. The needy debtor before be walks the street casts his eye along, and if a creditor is in sight, lie moves in diff fereni direction.
 Pay your debts. Debt is thraldom. Debt is dishonor. Debt is misery. Pay your debts. Heayenscommands 1t, and so do all men who have anything due them, Iq A SHowMAS's SPEEoH.-V Visiting the menagerie, we were amused to listen ,c lhe following speech about the South American Anaconda; the keeper wear, ing him around bis. neck, and introducing l him nus: "Ladies and gentlemen; This is the great South American Anaconda of vast size and growing into a warn climate. He feeds on rabbits as well al birds of that nature, besides whatever h. lcap get, if the falls in his way, as is yer, liable, especially in those climates, whici are very healthy for invalids, especiall, lconsumplives. His skin ds you see ! speckled on the back and on the belly either one---it makes no matter which. -- He will fast three weeks. but sometimes lhaye known him 10 do Three months with out eating anything, or rathe. two rabbits Lwhlcn takes him several days. Ina .Ethere is poison in the fork of his tongue | ia a vnIoar error. for his rnlsctlilr poWel 1 Is at inc end of his tail, which he swing with great energy, and erusbes hls VIC tim. He is of greater or less longevity but as he never ceases to grow as long a he lives, there is no criterion of his lie. l - An orator holding forth in favor O women concluded thus; .sOh, my hearers, de 1 pend upon 1t, nothing beats good wife" 's beg your pardon," replied one of his femal T. f- | -1- 1|- l J.