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The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-06
GOVERNMENT SALES
M. V. BAIRD,
AUCTION SALE OF
Government Wood

4 WILL expose for ssle at Public Aucsoa on
Il WEDNESDAY, the tn DAY O February, ls66,
on the Pubic Square, Nashville, Tenn, the follow
ing Government Wood, uEs
Sos Cords OF Wood, situate OF It's Line o. tie
Edgeleic and Kentgcsy Es.lrosd.
A. Cords. situate a. Hibbsrd's Yard, on moth
bank Cumberland HiYer. g miles shove Nashville
80 Cords, situate a. Mcknney's Yard. On uerth
hank Of Cumberland River, - miles above Nash
vile.
s5% Cords, situste e. Reeds lard On nouh hSnk
OF CdmhsrAls1d River, e mi Is shove Nashville
TI0 C0fds. siiuzte 81 1syiCrs lard, No. !. On the
south bSnk Of Cumberland RIVER. 40 miles shove
Nashville.
81 Cords. situais 81 Tsyior's Ysrd, No. 2. on he
porth tank Of cumberland River, IS niles stove
Nashville, Tenn.
Sslsf 10 commence st 10 O'Clock. an. Wood 70
te sold II quart ties 70 suis purchasers.
Terms Cash II Government Fnt is.
Any further inrmsu with regsrd 10 the ioes-
ton sna quality Of this Wood csa b procured a.
the onteeof A v. Wills. BIT Ms sn1 A. q. ~,
nc. SC Saush Cherry 5 rest
By order Of R. Eddy, lisa, Chef Quarter
master Dept. q Tennessee.
A ". WILTE.
tsa0-J Bv- Major and A. Z. M.
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AT SAME PLACE,
ON "WEDNESDAY, FEB. I4TH.
WILL be sold 3 stock ofasE Blank Books, Sta
~ tonery. Mrsppi0g Paper, End 500 etaldArd
Medical Hooks, consisting 10 part Of
140 copies Grsy's Ans'omv,
so d. Dungison's Medical Dictionary.
- do Pnsncs Medicine, Woods, ben
nets, Watson's, Sc,
q do Daton's Physiology,
"a 90 NrchoW's Pathology,
lo DO Surgery GrCss, Erichssn, FerEu-
son, &C.,
so do Us. DspensstoT,
90 do beeks Jurisprudence,
20 do Parrish 5 pharmacy,
~ do Therapeutics, WOOD, and shls.
so DO Minor Surgery.
6T6 DO Surgical Anatomy,
20 do Chemistry, Fowles.
% do Weostcgs Dictionary, sc &c.
c. Blsnk Rocks, 4 0uires Cap, i bound.
1,9UO 90 40 small, Lto,
25 do do 6Be, whole bound.
gu Resms Writing Paper, cap, Letter and note,
20 do Wrapping Paper. assorted.
1000 lpkstsnds, Tsnous p~aftsrns.
ao,OoO Envelopes, assorted,
$500 Blank Books, miscellaneous,
800 Portfolios,
Pencils, Pens, Ink, &C. &c.
KS-Sone Of the Medical Books aye secoud-bgud.
and Will be sold separately.
The hooks and instruments can be Inspected The
dsy before the sale
Catalogues may be had on application.
ROBERT FLETCHER,
Surgeon aud b {. Colonel u. 6. VIOLA,
jzn2l-Ht Medical PurYeyOr u. :. A..
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Same Time and Place

Locomotive Engines. unssrTieeshle-
Boilers and Running Gean Tor two l) Dummy
Engnss, unserEissbs.
% Five spsnsSls0 feet each. McCLlum Truss
Bridge. (0 Two spans Bridge, 80 feet each.
Qas) One hundred snd thTty-three perch LIST and
ID Glass Cut stope, comprising foundation Of Round
House
VIII also b sold, on shove Mentioned dats, ct
Memphis and Nashville, the Balance % Military
kslrosd Properly REMAINING undisPosed Of st Tia;
tine.
Sales VII eouEaenss q each place at 10 O'Clock.
an, and continue Until sl the properly is dispas-
Cd Of
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LARGE SALE or
Government Property.

LARGE SALE Or
Government Property.
ASSISTANT GUARTERNAsTRR's oFFIGE,1
NASHVILLE. TENs., Feb. ]. 1855.
WILL odsr for sails, coumsueing On he I6th
day Or February. lss5. a The u 8. Frsnklu
Shops in the city Of Nashville, Tsnn., 4 IarRe
snoGut CT Government Property, oonssstug n pat
a. follows:
means of Transportation.
7s2 Army Wagons.
10 Transfer Wagons,
- Ambciances,
IS Two-Hone Wagons,
80 Carts,
s. Drsys.
~ S:s Wheel Horse Harness.
ls5s " Wheel Mule
at " Cart Harness,
EIHh, Bearing, Breat and 5presdsr Chains. JocSey
Sticks, Double and Eingle Trees. Lsad end Cbect
Lanes, Collars. Brides, Wagon and Rdlng ssddiea.
&C., g., &C.
Tools Of Al kinds. neludinq Blrcksmiths. CAY
pen'ers, h~heeisngh's. Hsness Nskers, Machu-
iGts, Timers and Farrsrs TUols.
Miscellaneous Articles.
&sSl Lbs. WroughtscnP Iron,
4l,lss Cast
10000 Feet Lumbar, assorted.
Steam knSne, ss-Eorse power,
l6-Ho Sc power,
(uruEhp l0-horse over
2 Fay Scales QHrbsnksg 5 tou.
Also Decks, Tables, Chsirs. Bs1ches Ianba-ns
bnooms, fsr1ins, Rope, &c a..
his sale comprises articles Of almost every Kind
AnoSam the QuartermAsters Department. and
Wi be one o. the largest sales thSt has ever taken
place At this Depot.
Sale 10 eomnsnce st 10 O'Clock, an on Feb.
lethi and continue daily until the property - a.
disposed Of.
Terms cssh-GOYemment funds.
By order Of
A R. Eddy, UsA, ohefQ rTsm.
z. B. KIRK,
teoz-td Cspt BVt. Ma. audA. q. n.
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To the Voters Of David.
son County.

NE are F~aquesfed 10 sssa fhzt J. b FErru, sss-
" ca DopufJ. e Aui1Etc1 3 FEruErs RsL -
tate ARercy. Fuhc eGnare. Mstlodst Ruhlsh1r
Houss. vi Issue csrt1csiss % tccss e1Eled -
vote e the snnuing March eiecdoa- q mun.day,
LAT day f FsH-uaD nazL s1d c. eeah az hars-
atw Sundays erceptedl. uuui Ae 81 a deoson.
No certificates III oa asaed % Is daF q De
eiscfioz- Cerf1ziss Arssdy isusd ny - aasd
g Est dsg. Thass gho hsss - elr1aoata ~
ssstn dsp1faas, uaEss-A
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Extensive Sale
OF
GOVT ROLLING STOGKI

MILITARY DIVISION OF THE TENNEssEE.l
CHILF QUARrEEHdsTER-s OFFICE,
u. S. MIEIrARE RamRnAns,
Nashville. Teun, Jan sah, 1s6S
WILL he sold at Public Auction, sf Msmph :,
w Tennessee, Wednesday, February 7tn. lS66,
the following described Rolling stock, viz
~ -Four Locomotive Engines I'VE fsst gsuRs,
three old ard dismsnued, one rep drsble.J
usl Sixteen Box and 9 nine Flat Css,-noEe or
ess-av feet gauge
Same Time and Place.
% ons Locomotive Engine. i've feet gauge, lying
10 the ditch on the line Of tie II sssEppi CeotrNi
Railroad. twelve miles North Of Grand junction.
At Nashville, Tennessee, wednesday, February
l4th, lsGs, viii % sold the following described Roll
ing stock, ali Of i've iest gauge and in good running
order, VIZ
. q one Locomotive Eoglns. Lyman 8 SOaghsr.
builders.
uS) Eighteen " r. morns q sen,
builder.
IN Oas " " Rodrers' L 4 n.
Works, builders.
% One Bumbcun Smith
bnl1ers-
q one locomotive Tender.
Ca10l Two hundred Fiat and Boz Cars, (uors o
less)
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Thad stevens ealls President John.
sOn a ppndit" ThAd Il Of s1.
other kinds bG.6L
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Commissioners Sale
OF
VALUABLE RELL ESTATE.
OAKLAND PLACE,
CONTAINING
21z ACR ES,

Too and a hat nils from Easkrils, On
tie MuJrsesboTo pike; AID also othr
PGlaabLs Property "a J Nashville, bsi9rg-
:Hg 70 tie Estate 9hs late Eds5zrS Ea-
bue.
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No. ZIG.

IOR SkLE-A small Frame House, lot Zc170, or
L Jsskson street. north Ufths Corporation spnnG
fnes sS5.
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No. 22l,
No. 222.
No. 223.

ToR sALE[G5 feet on North Front street. east
l. SIDE, neTtnOrth ofsnd adjoining Bridge street,
known rs the B1ck Bridge Toll house property,
embracing the Toll Rouse antlarge Livery stable.
Il vii he sold as q whole or 10 lots. Nov rented for
over $500 pei snnum.
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GOVERNMENT SALE.

AaASO oaiC Vi THO nufklfAA lH8Ifu-
ments.
WILL Be sold at Auctoo. a. The Medical Pur-
W Eeyors Warehouse, Pubic S1usra. Nssh.
Vile, Tenn, On TUESDAY, February Is. lss6
30 General Opening Ca5fs,
Is Minor do do
25 Ezsscaug and Trephining Cases,
65 Post Morbem Cases, large,
leo Dssecfing Cases,
2OJ Pocket CaseF, two folds,
go do do three folds,
leo Stomach Pamps. part fats-ksy valve.
$50 Teeth Exuaetng instrumental,
800 DavldsOn's Seif-inIectng SyruFes.
100 Sca1i6catoIs,
1900 Cuppdng Glasses and TINS,
100 IrGsses, sIngie and double,
lao Scissors,
600 Tournlouets, al patterns,
500 Hard Rnboer SYrDges, assorted sizes,
$40 Sets Sphnts, all siEss,
Stethoscopss. Tongue Depressors, Syrinees hy-
podsrmlc, a. Obsteuicd Cases, Spsculums, Ism
Gets, &c, &c, sc.
~ portion Of the foregoinz srtcles are Sc
cond ham,, and will be sold separately. The bal
snce Il entirely new. The general o~pe7sinz cases
contain instruments for Ampurauons. exsecrons,
MINOR operations, and sets o. Cstheters and
soands.
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REMOVAL.

TEE Southern Carriage Emporium has removed
Il h0m
No. $50 broadway, 10 63S BrosdWsy,
vhsre can slNsys b found the largest sssorsrnept
safEeL snd u , ICES lover than snv otber 1890
lsnunent 10 thia CITY.
Psracular StssaHOu pad to with Of track. Boz.
ns - saiplaae. C. WITTY,
"enN GSBnosd~sy. n. Y
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No. 22O.

LN0R kENl-FiEe rooms in third story, south
Il wesl corner Cedar and Cherry street, for IEo
, ears from January lst, ls6C, 81 StGO per s1oEr,
snd SJoU bonus. These rOoms are well located ~
BUSINESS Onces, and cheaper Ihsa any We knOa
Oi-sYeragipg Sl3 20 per mOah Tor each.
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HFzla 81 Fu1Nlss1E 70
o HehHid ossisbJs GoFszuor stsfs o. fg1JA
Hon. Dsud L DaTa. Juazs supreme Csgz Us
Boa Wn. g. Br0-ui0s, 6oYsuor q Tsuns.ss
BHg. Gsa. Js. ?. Brownies, All. s1.satszI
nessss-
Hoa. n. n Bnsn. Sashvla.
Hoa Wm SsthsEa Baxter. Nzsari1A
Eoa- %. C. Guild. Esshrus.
Hoo Joaa Hugh Smith. Es-hnua
P v. Marcy, ESQ. nashville
heasL Morris q stIztsos. EzshFuA
Asssrs- ETzas& Ca, Nsshr1-s.
Nurod Pousz, Columbia Tsna.
Junele q
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ET0R RENT-A new Frame House Of 2 rooms,
\ 10 NoTth NASH Ulle, near the resideuee Of Nj.
+. R Chesshsm Price 500 per Annum,
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HEATR

cHEERY STREET BETwEEN CEDARA CAV
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No. 232.

EEoR sALE-oae Of Chickering'S Fine Pianos,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1866-03-09
For the Pulaski Citizen.
H AIRY L e e.
BY ELLA LILLIAN STEPHENSON.

Twas a calm, bright eve, and the cool night air
Flosted softly through the room,
And rippled the waves of golden hair,
And kissed the brow so smooth and fair
On which was the seal Of doom.
The cheeks were flushed with fever glow,
And dim'd was the flashing eye,
And on that fair, bright eve in May,
He ''who had grown weary by the way,
Had lain him down to die.
The mother bent o'er her only child,
And out on the Silly air,
Swept a low, wailing cry of woe, --
(Which none but those who have tasted know
The stricken hearts despair.
Now. see the frenzied fever-glare.
Flashing the dimning eye:
" On, comrades onl the foe is near,
The muttering of the approach hear
The Pealing, shrill war-cry.
See tneir banners futtering on the air:
Hear you not the martial strains
The war-steed's tramp, the laundering gun,
The bugle notes, the fife and drum, .-.-
Now floating DER the plains?
God and my home,' is it not the cry
OF each true hearted brave?
Then bear your bosoms to the storm
And strike for your lov'd ones and your home,
Or find ooo0ard's grave!
Courage, my comrades bear ye up,
For see, the relief is nigh;
Hear their steady tramp-there to the right
The waving Pennons, the bayonets bright,
Flashing against the sky.
Hark! hear ye not that shrilI, clear shout,
Sweeping DER the CORY plain
1t bursts from thousands of manly throats-
List to the clear triumPhiaI notes,
The full, victorious strain!
On, on my comrades boldly on,
Where our banners futter free;
See how thin their ranks their lines now sway
Huzzah! brave boys-we've won the day :"
Thus shouted Harry Lee.
The boy fell back upon his couch,
The fever-fush had fed:
With mourning hearts they bent him DER.
Alasi he would rally them no more;
Brave Harry Lee was dead.
A smile still wreathed the cold, dead lips
Of him whose race was run;
They crossed the one arm DER his breast,
And meath the willow laid forest
The gallant-hearted son.
TUscUMBIA, Ala, Feb, 1866.
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The Devil Turned Loose.

The veritable old devil has been seen in
Bracken county, Kentucky. In a late
number of the Mount Sterling Sentinel,
statement is published which is regularly
sworn to by seven persons, named as fol-
lows:s Nathaniel Squires, Sarah D. Squires,
Minerva Squires. Lucy Squires, Martha
w. Dale, Adam Fuqua and Jesse Bond.
standing to the right of the upper ne
gro cabin, near the fence that separates the
negroes garden from the house yard, was
creature of gigantic stature and the most
horrifying appearance. 1t was nearly as
high as the comb of the cabin, hac. "a mon
strous head not dissimilar in shape to that
of an ape; ewo short, very white horns ap-
peared above each eye; its arms were long,
covered with shaggy hair of All ashen hue,
and terminated with huge paws, not unlike
those of a cat, and armed with long. hookek
claws; its breast was broad as that of a
large-sized OK; its legs resembled the front
J legs of horse, only the hoofs were cloven;
it had long tail, armed with dart-shaped
horn, which it was continually switching
about; It's eyes glowed like two living Goals
of fire, while from its nostrils and mouth
were emitted sheets of bluish-colored flame,
with Kissing sound, like the hiss of a SER
pent, only thousand-fold louder; its gene
raj color, save its arms, was dull, dingy
brown. The air was powerfully impreg-
mated with a smell of burning sulphur
The roOr negroes were evidently laboring
under the EXTREMIST terror, and two of them
an old woman and lad-mere actually
driven TO insanity by their fears. The
monster was visible only few seconds, and
then vanished in a spiral column of flame. u
The statement goes on to say that pre-
cisely the same apparition appeared at q
neighbours house, except that its head ap'
peared like that of a horse; and at another's
with head like a vulture's; and at ssil
anothers's, with head like an elephants
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American Peculiarities.

Americans are peculiar in one thing
they will sing song to death. In our
brief existance we can recall many instances
of that kind. We remember how often
"Old Dan Tucker was taunted with being
too late for his evening meal; how little rest
we gave "Oh Susannah" 1--WE owe Susan
nah weighty debt, and how entracedly
we alluded to the eyes of Dearest Mae,
those orhs that rendered moonlight entirely
superhuous. For a long time 'The Poor
Old Slave'' was allowed but little repose,
although he had ostensibly gone to rest
1.-THE Old Folks at Home were ruthlessly
torn from that quiet seclusion which their
age and infrmities imperatively demanded,
and forced to do duty in every minstrel
concert company in the land. "Old Dog
Tray" the faithful old pup, was for long
time drawn by the tail through all manner
of brass instruments, wound up to an ago
nizing pitch by piano keys, and made to
howl plaintively in four voices. The "Sil-
yer Noon had to roll on by day as well
as by night, constantly performing the un
remunerative task of guiding the traveller
on his way apparently regardless as 10
iThether the nightengale's song was in
tune or not. Home Sweet Home"
than which there was nothing sweeter, has
been so successfully divested of all its at
tractiye features that many people have be-
come satisfied to be wanderers for the re-
mainder Of their existence. "Genue An
nie'' was great bore, for time, although
we were constantly assured that thou will
come no more, Gentle Annie she still kept
coming. Then there was 10 calm to those
winds that BLEW bitter across the Wild
Moor" We got very sick of SO much
blowing over the Moor. Othello, the Moor
Of Venice, wasn't blow d ever more. mel
lie was Lady," sang everybody. Well,
she might have been, but where an asser-
ton of that kind is made 50 often and per-
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The Justice of the Peace of Bracken coun-
ty, Mr.. J. G. Finly, certifes that the aft
ants are credible and reliable persons, and
their statements entitled to full faith and
credit.
From the above description of the Evil
One, one may form faint idea of the terrors
he must have inspired in the minds of those
who Witnessed the phenomenon, and the
curdling of blood that resulted. The state
ment fixes the time of his advent at Monday
and Tuesday nights, 18th and 18th ult.,
and is published in the Sentinel of the
23rd ult.
OF this terrible monster the Clarksvill
Chronicle says: ''Next to the Freedmen's
Bureau, the latest and greatest excitement
in Kentucky is the-Devil. He is there,
beyond doubt, for we have read the pub
lished certificates of several respectable
citizens of Bracken county, solemnly avow-
ing that they have seen the veritable an
cient Henry himself-no spurious imitation
bearing the genuine proprietors's trade
mark-but the Uery devil, head, horns, tail,
cloven foot and all and some have even
smelled the sulphurOus preparation with
which his Satanic Majesty is supposed to
''iIe his hair We do not doubt the story
we believe the "Old Boy has been in
Kentucky for several years, and will have
to remain several years longer if he intends
to settle up and get all that is justly due
him. O Temporal, O kentucky, Ohed ID!
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sistentlY, we are inclined to question the
foundation for the assertion. We have
heard young ladies singing ''Who will care
for Mother now?" while their old mothers
were wearing themselves out in the kitchen
over the family washing. Then there is
John Browa's Body" Instead of being
permitted to lie 'moulderihg in the grave
it was kept marching on with enough
knapsaeks strapped upon his back to sup
ply regiment with that necessary article
of camp and garrison equipage. "When
this Cruel War is Over" had a pretty good
run. The heartiest congratulations that
were induced by the termination of the war
arose from the fact that the people got over
singing "When this Cruel War is Over"
DC. Now the popular tongue is singing
whistling "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the
Boys are Marching" We are in great
danger of being tramped to. death with it.
You hear it on the streets, in the work shop
and in the billiard saloon, "Beneath the
Starry Flag we will breathe the air again"
We had been holding our breath, or elsa
breathing chloroform up to this period, we
suppose, but now we breathe the air
again. The air is breathed by great
many people about now. What next?
We await the reply of the popular song
mochiDe
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1866-03-09
Puzzles in Ancient Philosophy.

Among other famous ancient dialectic
problems. are the following dilemmas,
which are framed with wonderful ingenui-
ty, the accuteness displayed in their con-
struction being unsurpassed. The first is
called Syzzogisnaus CrocodHus, and may be
thus stated:
can infant, while playing on the bank of
a river, was seized by crocodile. The
mother, hearing its cries, rushed to its as
sistance, and by her fearful entreaties, OBJ
tanned promise from the crocodile, who
was obviously of the highest intelligence,
that he would give it back if she would
tell him truly''what.. would happen to it. On
this the mother, perhaps rashly, asserted:
''You will not give it back" The croco-
dile answered this: eff you have spoken
truly, cannot give back the child without
destroying the truth of your assertion; if
you have spoken falsely, [ cauuot give it
back, because you have not fulfilled your
agreement. Therefore cannot give it back
whether you have spoken trulJ Jeor falsely"
The mother retorted eff have spoken
truly, you must give back the child in vir-
tue of your agreement, if have spoken
falsely, that can only be when you have
given back the child. So that whether I
have spoken truly or falsely, the child must
be given back History is silent as to the
result of this remarkable dispute.
OF a similar nature is the other example
above mentioned which IS even more ac-
cutely stated: ga young man named Eu-
athlus received lessons in rhetoric from
Protagoras. it being agreed that Astain
.sfee should be paid if the pupil was success
full in the first cause he pleaded. Euathlus,
however, neglected to take any case, and
Protagoras, in order to obtain bis fee, was
compelled to sue him. Euathlus defended
himself in court, and it was consequently the
young mans first suit. The master argued
thus: elf I be successful in this cause o,
Euathlus, you will be compelled to pay, by
virtue of the sentence of these righteous
Judges; and should even be unsuccessful.
you will be compelled to pay me, in fulfill
ment of your original contract To this
the apt pupil replied: eff I be succersful,
o, master, I shall be free by the sentence
of these judges, and if be unsuccessful,
shall be free by virtue of the contract
The story states that such convincing ar
guments, thus diametrically opposed, com
pletely staggered the judges, who, being
quite unable to decide, postponed their
| judgment sine die.
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The Best Cure for Sorrow

Attempts to drown the sense of misfor-
tune in strong drink are the climax of hu
man folly. Intoxicaton eventually aggra-
Yates and intensifes every evil which it is
invoked to alleviate. 1t has been thus from
the day that man first s'put an enemy in
his mouth to steal away his brains," and
thus it will be to the end of time. No sane
and sober man denies the fact. Even the
habitual drunkard, in his brief intervals of
reason, shudderingly admits It, Yet thOus-
ands of intellectual beings-many of them
richly endowed with mental gifts-seek
consolation from the bottle in the hour of
affliction, though revelation, history, OBJ
servation, and instinct alike teach them
that of all the broken reeds upon which
weakness ever leaned, the false excitement
cansed by liquor is the most treacherous.
1t is passing straBg!-one of those anom-
allies to which philosophy furnishes no clue,
and for which we can only account by sup
posing that a power independent of them
selves, against whose influence mere reason
is no sure protection, betrays men into
luin and degradation.
There are only two genuine salves for
! sorrow-PRAYER and WORK. Trust in God
and keep doing, is the best recipe for every
| human care. There are no wounds of the
spirit that it will not heal Strength, for
titude, patience, resolution are sure to be
vouchsafed to the unfortunates who ear.
uesdy pray in the performance of theil
temporal tasks, as the harvest is to follow
the planting of the seed. Duty is balsamic
I Peace is the child of worship.