Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-05-01
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IL gives instruction 10 a senate, /
snd direction 10 mHs'a'
tTaio.
n cautions q witness, requires
an impartial verdict u a jury, snd
furnishes tbs judge with his sen'
lcnee.
Ii sets tho hu band as lord Of the
household anl wife as mistress II
Tao tahlo-tella him how 10 rule, and
her how to manage,
Ii onlails honor 10 parents, and
eniOins Obedience u children,
IL prescribes aud limits tho sway
OF tho sovereign, the rnlo OF tho
authority Oflhe master-commands
tho subjects 10 honor, and the ser
wants 10 obey, and promises the
blessing aud protection Of the Al
mighly To all that walk lay It's rules
IL gives directions for weddings
aud bnrIals,
Ii promises food and raimont aud
limits the use Of both.
Ii points out a faithful and eternal
guardian TO tho departing husband
aud fhthor-tclls him with whom
10 leave his h,lhcrlcss children, and
whom his widow Is TO trust-and
promises a fathcs 10 the former and
a husband 10 tho latter.
1t teaches man how 10 SGT his
house in order, aud how TO make
hia will; Il appoints n dowry for his
vito, and entails tho right Of tho
first born, and shows how tho
Younger branches shall be left.
IL defends tho right OF all, and
reveals vengeance 10 every dclaul-
tor, ovcr.rcachcr and opprcssor.
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gives tho best Observation-Disclosures
the greatest pleasures and satisiac-
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comforts TO tho inquiring ond dis
consulate.
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from everlasting, and shows the
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TO come.
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mind and conscience Of all their
scrnplcs.
1t reveals the only living and true
God, and shows the way to him,
and sets aside all other Gods, and
describes tho vanity of them, all
that trust in such; in short, it is a
book of laws, to show right and
wrong; a book Of wisdom, that con,
domns allfolly and makes tho foolish
wise; a book Of truth that detects
Ill lies and confutcs all errors, and
n book oflife, that shows the way
from everlasting death.
1t is the most compcndious book
inrthc world-tho most authentic
and tho most entertaining history
that ever was published.
Itcontains the most ancient anti
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occurrences, heroic doods, unparal'
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1t describes the celestial, torres
trial and internal worlds, and origin
ofthc angelic myriads, human tribes
and doviiish legions:
1t will instruct tho accomplished
mechanic and the most profound ar
list. ~ H
1t reaches tho best rhetorician
and exercises every power OF the
most skilHdl arithmctician, puzzles
the wisest anatomist, and exercises
cwiscstcritic. d.,
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that ever was producod the bcs
will that over was signed. To un
dorstand it, is. to be wise, indeed; t.
be ignorant Of il, is TO DO destitute
of Wisdom. -
IT, is tho Kings best copy, thu
magistrates best rule. tho house
wife,s best guide, the servants bes
directory, the young mans bos
companions; it is the schoolboy'
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fora noSice, and "a profound mys
tory for a.sago.s9 u' 9.iH
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Itaffords knowledge of witty il
yontfons for tho humorous, AM
dark saying for the grave, and is it
own interpreter.
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rior, the swift, tho overcomor; an'
promises an eternal reward to tn
excellent, tho conqueror, inc WIN
nef,pand the prevalent. And tina
which crowns all is, that the autho
is without Partially, and withou
hypocrisy--'sIn whom thcro is n,
yariablcnoss or shadow of turning.
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FRoa, SToRY.-The Columbia
Tenn, Herald givos the account o
tho discovery of a frog, in cave
thore, which weighed 90 pounds
The Informant says:
aMr. Matthews measured it Will
in a sitting posture, and its heigh
was exactly throe feet four inches
Its ewes, as near as we could guess
wercS two and one half inches in di
amdter. The color of the breast OF
belly was,a dark yellow, while it
back was dark green, and appar
entity messy; around its neck arr
two distinct red and one dark stripe
From the center Of the head, Of
rather. commencing from the top o