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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-16
for the expired portion OF the week have been as

follows
Custom, House. --Stib- Treasury.
Receipts. Receipts. Payments. Balances.
Dec IA. s26l 1856 $3,137,430 $36ol,5l7 $9o627, s93
Dec. u.s.. $4,000 e46,961 653,592 o., 020, 262
The value of exports, exclusive OF specie, from
New York to foreign ports for the week ending to-
day was 3d. 2O2 III, against $4,000 eol for the week
previous
The last two statements OF the condition OF the
banks of Philadelphia compare as folIows:-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-16

DANGERS OF LAKE NkvIGATIoS.-The Detroit Free
Press publishes long list OF lake disasters during
1868. The number u 341-more than any previous
year. Two hundred and nfty.fve vessels nave Decn
ashore, rs follows:--On Lake Michigan, lOi; Lake
Huron, 80; Lake Erie 60; Lake ontario, u, anu Lake
Superior. g. Eghty-nine total losses nave taken
place, viz.:--Lakc Erie, u: Lake Huron, -; Lake
Michigan, "a; Lake Ontario, III. aud Lake superior 2
The disasters which have occurred In the straits far
snrpass those OF any former year, and nave been
credited to either Lake Huron or Lake Michigan, or
to whichever locality It happened IN closest prox-
unity.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-16

REQUESTS or NEW BEDFORD MtLLIoNNAIRE.-
The will OF the late James Arnold, OF New BEDFORD,
Mass, bequeaths the following sums:-Io the Ass0.
citation OF Ladies' In New Bedford for the bene1t OF
FalIon Women $1,000: to the New Bedford Port So
ciety 90 600; to George II. Emerson, John James
Dixwell and Francis E. Parker OF Boston, In trust,
Ito be by them applied for the promotion OF agrcu-
tural or horticultural improvements or other philo-
sophoa or philanthroplc purposes ut their uiscre-
tOn and TO provide for the continuation OF TINS trust
hereafter to such persons and on such conditions az
they, or q majority of them, may deem proper 10
carry ont the intentions of the donorn one anu one
quarter shares, equal TO about $4,000: To William j.
Eotch Henry Taher and Oliver Prescott OF New
Bedford s'the survivor or survivors, the successor
or successors OF them. in trust for the bencnt OF tue
poor and needy In New Bedford who may be de
serving,u one and onehalf shares equal TO about
S96.OOJ
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-16

., HA,nnaVDmnOr, .Dc ~ ,, sI1, u ~ IN 81 n Ia
average lot, sco. $50 ManufacturedBlack work. com
medium, 19c. 2ac., In bond good and fine, 25c
3oc.; bright work, and medium l5c &c.; good
and nno <Oc. q sbc. 49,, -,
wHsgXy Receipts 1856 bbs The market was still quct
hut prices were quite steady saes 100 bbls at III w 81 @
duty paid. -.
WHALrBoSE duh and nominal AZ Soc, gold, Tor Arctic
and Northwestern. Stock at date, 1s6UlO lbs
WooIhe market for fleece exhibits fair degree OF &C.
tvi,d the ea being principally for the finer grades and
prices continue 10 rule steady The stock OF all knis 10
moderate holders hrp being unwilling TO sell " any
full prices Pulled not 50 active ne Was du
ring the latter part OF last week but steady "a vauc
which Is light stock, Is selling slowly. The hrmncss Oh
holders restricting sales In California the business gh
prices without alteration. For foreign the market 70
quiet hut without particular change Inc sales
2s5 COZ bs heeces AT from SSc to b.Sc lneunng
al $780, a EJlc., $1,000 ohio at 5oc. sglsc., 300
state, Western and unFucrchantabls at Doc. SC,
combing &c., 900 unwashei al 32c lnn tubbed ~
and 4jUU0 state, Western and Ohio on private et
1000 lbs. pulled at i1c 4Sc. for super and extra b
lbs Texas At sc latter price for small 70. % ine
$4,000 California at 0c &c. for fall and Doc snc LOT
spring or foreign the sales 5000 bs uo 50o Cordo-
md q. 900 SANTIAGO, on private terms.
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SALES At THE NEW YORK STOCK sxcl,si:.
Tuesday, Dec. 15-1O,15 A. M.

5000 Missouri IS. ......
2u00 Kings Co 6's. 49,.
10000 Erie 3D. IN.
1000 Mich South q { BIDS
1000 Gal & Chi lst m eI Il
10000 Morris 4 Es LIST m.
1000 Chic 4 Alt inc bs..
900 Illinois Cen bs. -. 1
l0UOO Nil Il st r SIS, LIST m i
26 shs Phenix Bank. I,
8 Am Exchange Bank 1
10 Bank OF Republic. =. l.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-11-13
JONESBOROUGH, TENN, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 13 1868.

had not heard of bimj he had not
reached that tide in his affairs which,
taken at It's full, leads on to fortune
Many thousatd dollars were spent
in preparing and perfecting the bitters
and in advertising them, before any
returns were received by the propri-
etors. But having n good thing, all
they wanted was pushing. This was
done by Advertising With these es-
senliaIs the success of the enterprise
was secured, and the fortunes Of Mr..
Drake and Mr.. Barnes made. The
result has been truly wonderful.
In personal appearance Mr. Drake
is very pleasant, genial, sociable
man. He is about five feet, eleven
inches high, weighs about l50 pounds,
has light eyes, brown hair and sandy
side-wbiskers. He is a fine looking,
wei! built, Gentemanly person, and as
happy az be is prosperous = George p.
RowelTS Neto York AdUertizing Gazette
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-11-13
Young Men,

1t should be the aim ofyohng men
togo into good society--we mean not
the rich, nor the proud, the fashioha-
bic, but the society of the wise, be
intelligent, and the good. Where you
find menwbo know moro than you do,
and from whose conversation you
can gather Information, it is always
safe TO be fonnd
IL has broken down many man
by associating with thelow and vul-
gar, where the ribald song was incul-
Gated and the indecent story told, to
excite laughter, or Influence the bad
passions. Lord Clarendon. attributed
success and happiness in life TO asso-
ciate with persons more learned and
virtuous than ourselves. you wish
to be wise and respected, and desire
happiness and not misery, we advise
you TO associate with the intelligent
and good, Strive for excellence and
strict integrity, and YOU will never be
found in the sinks of pollution, or on
the benches Of "evilers and gamblers.
Once habituate yourself to virtuous
course, once secure a love for good
society, and no punishment would
be greater than by accident to be
obliged for a half day, to associate
with the low and vulgar.-B,DaIo
Gazette.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-11-13
A Word for Rows.

Truth is one Of the rarest gems.
Many u youth has been lost in socie-
ty by allowing it to tarnish his char
acter, and foolisbly throwing it away.
If this gem still shines in your boss
ON, suffer nothing 10 displace or d.
minish its luster.
Profanity is mark Of low breed
ing. Show US the man that com
mands the best respect an oath new.
or trembles on his tongue. Read the
catalogue of crime. Inquire the char.
meter Of those who depart from virtue
Without a single exception, you will
find them to be prolahe. Think Of
this, and don't let u vile word dis
grace you.
Honest, frankncss, generosity, vii.
tue-blessed traits BE these yours,
my boys, and we shall not fear You
will claim the respect and love Of all
You are watched by your elders, Men
who are looking for clerks and appren.
tices have their eyes on you. Ii you
are profane, vulgar, theatre going,
they will not choose you. IL you are
upright, steady and industrious, be-
fore long you will find good places,
kind masters and the prospect Of use
full life before you. ett
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-11-13
Fortunes Made by Advertising.
Men who Have Made Them.

The picturesque little town OF Itha-
Gu, at the head Of Cayuga Lake, about
halfway between Auburn and Oswe-
20, in Tompkins county, the Western
part of New York State, has had the
honor of producing two notable mon,
whose names are as household words
with all of the American people.
These men are Ezra Cornell, the fOun.
der of Cornell University, an institu-
tion which is destined to prove of in
ralculable benefit to the yOurg men of
the United States, and Patrick Henry
Drake, whose Plantation Bitters"
have penetrated TO every corner of
the earth, and whose name can be
read upon all the rocks from Portland,
Maine, to Portland, Oregon. Both OF
these gentlemen have acquired lnrge
fortunes, have achieved a mercantile
success, and as such they arc repre-
sentat We men, whose lives are worthy
due consideration.
As the gray.coAtcd philosopher Of
the Tribune, Horace Greeley, would
say, both Mr.. Cornell aud Mr. Drake
are sef.made men, Each in his
own peculiar way has wrought out
his fortune with his own hands, and
neither of them had the advantages
for successful start in life which
young men of the present day pos
seas. Mr.. Cornell has always been a
hard worker, and is today, although
sixty years of age. Mr.. Drake spent
bis early youth in country store,
and struggled up from the position OF
a country clerk TO his present one OF
a New Pork millionaire. He was born
in Ithaca abont 1926, aud is there
fore at the present time a man in the
prime OF life. For long number Of
years he continued to be clerk in a
store and finally he found himself 10
the city of New York, engaged in
what was known rs the liquor busis
ness. Iie did not depend SO much on
tho sale of raw liquors as upon com
pounded ones. which were sold TO the
public for the medicinal virtues which
they possessed One Of these bevera
ages vas called qplantation toddy,P
and depended, IN a great measure for
ils popularity, upon the pecdliar form
Of the bottle in which IL was sold, and
which was invented by Mr. Drake.
Ii this way be continued TO do a mod
crate business, bat a yer The world
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-11-13
A Strange BIRD killed in Kentucky, IlI

al
Mr.. James Henry, on Mound City
Illinois, on Sunday week shot new
and comparatively Unknown bird,
on the Kentucky shore opposite that
city, which is thus described by tho
Cairo Democrat
cit is larger than Tie ostrich, ard
weighs one hundred and four pounos:
J he body Of this wonderful bird is
covered with SNOW white down. and
its head Il Of a tiery red. The Wings
Of deep black MEASURE fifteen feet
from tip 70 tip and the bill Of i Yellow
color, twentyAfour inches. Its legs
are slender and sitcwy, pea green IN
color, and measure forty eight inches
in length. One Of the feet resembles
that Of duck, and tbs other that OF
a turkey. Mr.. Henry shot it at
distance Of one hundred yards, from
the topmost branch Of dead tree.
whers il was percbed, preying upon
a fill-si7ed sheep that it had carried
from the ground. This strange
species Of bird, which Is said 10 have
existed extensively during the days
of the mastadon, is almost entirely
extinct-the last one having boon
seen in the Stats Of New York during
the year 1879. Potter has iton U&-
hibition at his officer in Mound City,
Its flight across the town and river.
was witness by hundreds Of oitiEsns.s
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tern North Carolina. The leigo lord,
yet in the activity of life, had moth
ing in his appearance or demeanor to
attract any other notice than that
usually accorded to gentleman. The
lady and she was evidently lady
in the true sense-while apparently
rejoicing in the very exnberance of
health to the discerning and expert
enced eye, was maDifestly not well
at ease with herself-atter her disa-
greeable mountain ride, She, certain
y, took no pains to affect the Gre
clan bend
All aboard, cries Henry Lyle
CIang, clang, goes the bell. 'Toot,
toot the whistle, and away goes the
train.
Now in that carve mean the car
in which our couple were seuted-
were all manner Of folk, the grand.
pa, the grandma, the pa. the ma, but
better than all, something less than
dozen of those unpicked blossoms Of
rnaiden-hood, with whom the realities
OF matrimQuy were as the arcaua Of
the Fates, Not a few nice mustaohed
young products of the tailor and bar
Der were around to catch the fra
GRANGE Of the blossoms aforesaid.
The train sped-our couple rested
costly together in their double seat.
The rough ride from AsheviIle for the
moment was forgotten. Alas, it was
only forgotten to give way to present
misery. What eau it mean? The
Conductor is called, and Henry Lyle,
always prompt to relieve tho distress.
ed, is on hand. Being man of quick
perception and bIest, withal, with
some experience in matters matrmo-
nial, short private interview deter
mined his course of treatment,
IAN the gentlemen will please move
to the forward car,' was the gentle
edirt.
What's the matter?' is anything
wrong 2 cried the maidens.
A shake of the head and few ter
rife frowns from motherly dame
awed them into silence.
Why all this, Mr.. Conductor de.
ferontly exclaimed they OF the mus
tache and gold chain.
AN the gentlemen forlDard at once!'
persisted Henry.
Yes, go on right now,' cried she
of the cap-strings. Don't be Stoppin',
b,a go right along! Big things are
gOin' on h.re.'
And they did 60 forward without
knowing why. A blanket was hung up
over the glass door of that carl
Henry Lyle was hunting a Doctor at
every wood yard The banished
males were not re.admitted to that
car! The young ladies didn't get out
of that car Eheu
"
When the ears got to Knoxville,
Henry was embarrassed to find a pas
sengor aboard for whom he had no
ticket.
It's a bOy-and they call him Henry
Lyle -KAorpills Press Il Herald, 9tk.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-11-13
Fate Of the Apostles.


Matthew is supposed to have suffer.
ed martyrdom, or was slain in city
of Ethiopia,
Mark was dragged through the
streets Of Alcxandria.till he expired
Luke was hanged on an olive tree
In Greece. fte
John was put on a boiling eauldron
at Rome, but escaped death. Fled
to the Isle of Patmbs, in the Grecian
archipelago, whery he was in a Wis.
ion on the Lords day'-his date Of
the book Of the Revelations He
died a natural death at Ephesus,
Asia.
james, ths great, was beheaded at
Jerusalem.
James. the lcss, was thrown from
o pinnacle and beaten to-death.
Philip was beheaded.
bartholomew was skinned alive,
Andrew was crdcifed, and pounded
while dying. The cross was shaped
like the letter X-hence st. AM
drew's Cross
Thomas was run through with a
lance.
Jude was shot with arrows.
Simon Peter was crucihed, head
downwards, because he did not feel
worthy to be crucified like his Master
The Greek cross comes from this.
Matthias was stoned TO death,
Barnabus vas stoned
Paul was bebeuded by the tyrant
Hero, of Rome.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-11-13
Anecdote Of Gen. Grant.

After the capture of Vicksburg,
steamers ran in there to take fur
loughed troops up the river, charging
as high as $50 for passage from
Vicksburg to Cairo. Says our author:
The steamer had it's decks crowded
with soldiers, and Grant asked a
man standing on tho wheelhouse and
giving orders loudly, Are you Capt.
Of this boatp N
Yes General
How many soldiers have you on
boamP
About 1885,
What have you charged them for
fare to Cairo p .0a
From ten to twenty-five dollars
each, General. q
Ten to twenty-five dollars eachY
Is that all? Why, that is too moder,
Ate! IL is pity you should have to
take the boys for 10 small sum-
You had better wait n while
Speaking to the officer on board, he
walked away. The steamer whistlcd,
the bell rang, the wheels began 10
move slowly; but, tor some reason
she was not cast Cff. The men could
not understand it until, in few mo-
ments, an order came for the guard
to keep the steamer until the Captain
paid back all over 81 taken foI fare
from each officer, and all over S5 from
each soldier. and the order was obey
ed. The men knew they had been
victimiAed, but felt helpless. When
they learned what the AGeneral had
done, they gave three cheers for
Grant with will.
Grant said to one Of his staff: 1ll
teach those steam boat men that the
boys who have opened the river for
them are not to be pIundered Of their
earnings on their frat trip home. If
trade j. to follow the flag so soon, ii
shall be honest trade, 80 far as | can
control it, af
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-11-13
Hannlness.

This forever looking forward fot
enjoyment, don't pay, From what
we know Of it, we would as soon
chase butterflies for a living, OF bottle
up moonshine for cloudy nights. Tb6
only true coure Is to take the drops Of
happiness as Gud gives them TO us,
every dsy ofour lives. Tho boy must
learn to bo happy whom be is plodding
over his lessons the apprentice whom
be Is learning bis trade the merchant
while heis making his fortune. II he
fails to learn this art, he viii be sure
to miss his enjoyment, whom he gains
what he sighs for. r ~
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-11-13
Terms Of Advertising.

Hs8p ANNOUNCING CASpIDAfyE-Fdt Munich
ipal Offices, SO 90 County IS 90; State
$lO 90.
JOR-PRNTtSs, Of all descriptions, neatly
executed.
p9A. All communications tending to ter-
sonal agrandizement or etholument will be
charged the same as advertisements.
Advertisements and Subscriptions con.
timed unless RrreRrages are paid Aid
ordered TO be stepped, and they will
be charged for accordingly.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-11-13
EXtraOrdinary NerOlsm OF a BOE.


The Rev. L. j. Beck, bishop of
Newfoundland commissary, relates
the following incident:
"A poor boy, whose name no one
knows, but we may hope it is record
ed in the book of life, found three lit
tie children who, like himself, had
been washed ashore from one Of the
many wrecks, wandering along the
dreary coast in the driving sleet =
They worc crying bitterly, having
been parted from their parents, and
not knowing whether they were
drowned or saved, the poor lad took
them to sheltered shop, picked
moss for them and made them u rude,
but soft bed. and then taking off his
own coat to cover them, set by them
all the night long, soothing their ter.
ror till they fell asleep. In the morn.
ing, leaving them still sleeping, he
went in search of tho parents, and, TO
his great joy, found them looking for
the children, whom they had given
up for dead. He directed them where
10 find them, and then went on him
self to try to find some place of shelf
er and refreshment. But when the
parents were returning with their re-
covered little ones, they saw their
presorver lying quits dead upon the
snow, not far from whore they part
ed with him. The long exposure, in
his exhausted state, was too much
for his strength, and having saved
his little charge--a stranger to them
as they to him-he lay down and
died.' ..
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-11-13

~ "Slr,P said a fierce lawyer
''do you, on yonr solemn oath, swear
that this isnot your hand writing ~
81 reckon not, was the cool reply.
"Does 10 resemble your writing r.
ayes, ctr, ! think Il don't" -
sDo you swear that Il don't re'
aemble -four writihgy"
"Well, do, old head"
@You take yo1r solemn oath that
this writing does not resemble yours
in a single letter y
"Y-e-s, SIR" % 80. hrrl
"Now, how do yon kDss y =
nCauso can't write" fll ft q
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-11-13
}Duetrp.
Written for the Jonesboro', tTenn.) Union Flag.1
THE UNION PRISONERS.
BY NON. JSo. NJ coRDELL.
Inscribed 10 HARRIsoS REID, Co. "G," 2nd Tenn. Vols
BY non. JSo. NJ. cORpELL.

bscriLed 10 HARRISON REED Co. &C" 2nd Tenn. Vols
and all Union Prisoners.
-
Come, friends, aud fellow soldiers brave,
Come listen to my song;
About the Rebel prison pens,
And our sQjourn 80 long
Yet our wrStched state and hardshps great
No one can understand
But those who have endured this fate
Ia Dirie's Sunny Land. "
When captured by the "Chvalry,"
They stripped US TO the skin;
But failed to give us back again
The value Of n pin,
Except those louzy rags Of gray,
Discarded by tDelr band
And thus commenced our prison life
In Dirie'S S'1Iay Land"
With host OF guards surrounding us,
Each with his loaded gun,
They kept us in an open field
Exposed to rain and sun.
No tent or tree to shelter us,
We lay upon the sand;
Thus, side by side, great numbers died,
In " Diriss Sunny Land"
This was our daily bill of fare,
In that Secesh Salooni
No sugar. tea, or coffee,
At morning, night, or noonl
But pint Of meal ground cob and all,
Was served to every man;
And, for want Of fire. we ate II raw,
In " Drie's Sunny Land.h
We were by these poor rations, soon
Reduced 10 skin and bones;
lingering starvation, worse
Than death, you can but own
There hundreds lay, both Night and day,
BY far, too weak tN stand
tin death removed their suffering,
In Dries S'ulny Land"
We poor survivors of were tried, rt
With mans threat and bribe,
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-11-13
Mexican Marriage in High Life.

The THO RepubtlcdnS, u paper pub
lished in the cityof Mexico, contains H. o
following notice.
Was married, at the Church Of
Santa Teresa, on last Saturday night,
tho 9th instant, Mr. Del6n Sanchez to
Miss Felicitas Juarez, daughter of the
President. On Monday night the GOV.
enant was sealed and made indisselu-
bic at the Palace before a Judge Of
The Republic.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-11-13

pSr Wait Mother, before you
speak harshly to the little chubby
rogue who haa torn bis spron, and
soiled bis white Msrseilles jacket He
iu only child, and another" is the
sweetest and most sacred word in all
the world 70 him. Needle and thread
aud soap suds wilt repay the dam
age now, but il you once teach him TO
shrink from his mother, and hide
away bis childish faults, that damsge
cannot be repaired o.
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Written for the Joursboro', CTenn.l linton Flag
In MemOriam.
I.titg Rr "RrtsRs."


Inscribed 10 Ne uenory ef as 'gdi's rho periJAed ,,
III explosion Of hs RsaHter "Saiara."
Oh fearful Is Death, wheh he rides on the gale,
Of lerrs thro the rents Of the iAtteTed ralli
And, lowering aod In tbu angry clond, t..
HoAaely noans ihro' each breaking shroud.
Aud fearful Is he when Ms angry yell
Il heard In the shrek Of the hlssing shell;
o. he rattles around with awful cry,
As the leaden storm goes whining BY.
But, horrible, now when he bursts the hands
That have held bin long IN their iron hands,
Ahd he rushes forth Rnd mingles HE scream
With the Shrek Of the psht-uP steam.
And lhe air - hllrd with the burning spray,
while kissing And aesibing In mad array,
Comes the torrBnt OF IRE with IL scallin breath,
That bushes The groans Of the dying In death.
Ah atroks after stroke Let your boat move slow,
AZ you search for the missing WIN, silent beias,
lie maugled and torn By the demon of wrath,
As be setttttod the wreck iu Ms hefy path. l
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-11-13
Miscellaneous.
AN EXTRA PASSENGER.
tnIOOked.Tor Episode in q Rail
Road Car.

The train from Bristol TO Knoxville,
yesterday, was speeding on her wes-
tern way joyously. At Greeneyills IL
was reinforced BY u Oouple--gentle.
man and lady, man and isiie--evi.
dently Of good degree, though, some.
What fatigsod BY 3 rude jolling mail
hack ridefrop The fnountaingof Veg
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-11-13
pra- A Justice, better versed In law (

No. A Justice, betteriversed hlawi
than Gospel, ttot long since married a
couple in this way Hold mp your.
right hands You soleafnly swear,
that you will perform The duties Of
your ofioo Jointly and severally, ac-.
cording to your bost Skill and judg,
lnent, 50 help you God. Fee, one,
dollar" sf.s,.fr,l ..t.l .ss
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-11-13
The Journey OF Life.

D
Ten thousand human beings are
sent forth together on their journey.
After ten years 0ne-tbird, at least.
have disappeared At the middle
point of the common measure of life
but half are still tpon the road, Fas-
ter and faster, hs the ranks grow thin
ner, they that remain TIL now become
weary, and lie down and rise no more.
At three score and ten band 6f
some four hundred yet struggle on.
AT ninety, these have been reduced to-
a mere handful Of thirty patriarchs.
Year after year they fallin diminish
ing numbers One lihgers lonely
marvel, till the century is over. We
look again and the work of death is
finished. Burgess. 0say