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PALEY ON THE SABBATH-
If the command by which tina
Sabbath was instituted, be-
binding upon Christians, it
must bind as to the day, the
duty and the penalty; in none
of which it is received.
The observation of the Sab
bath was not one of the articles
enjoined by the apostles, in
the fifteenth chapter Of Acts,
upon them (which from the
Gentiles were turned unite
God"
st. Paul evidently appears
to have considered tie Sab
bath as part of the Jewish ritu-
al, not binding upon Christians
as such "Let no man there
fore judge you in meat or in
drink or in respect of an holy
day, or of the new moon, or of
the Sabbath days, which are a
shadow of things to come, but
the body is of Christ" Col,
ii, 16, II. .
The conclusion from the
whole inquiry is this: The as
sembling upon the first day of
the week for the purpose of
public worship and religious
instruction, is law of Chris
tianity, Of Divine appointment;
the resting on that day from
our emplpyments longer than
we are detained from them by
attendance npon these assem-
blies, is to Christians an ordi-
nance of human institution
binding, nevertheless, upon the
conscience of every individual
of a country in which a week.
ly Sabbath is established, for
the sake of the beneficial pur-
poses for which the public and
regular observation of it pro-
notes, and recommended per-
haps in some degree to the di-
vine approbatioh, by the resem-
blance it bears to what God
has pleased TO make a solemn
part of the law, which he de-
liyered to the people of Israel.
and by its subservancy to
many of the same uses.-[ In
Chap. VII, MOras Philosophy.
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One Name.
BY ABBY HUTCHINSON PATTRs.

BY ABBY HUTCHINSON PATTEN.
Upon the silver shining sand.
A maiden wrote, with loving hand,
One name-lro more.
The waves creDt up with steady aiza,
And washed away the little name,
Far from the shore
Thea, with a pen of finer art,
She wrote again deep in heart
One name--no more
But fear, and doubt, and wounded pride
Soon drowned within the crimson tide
The word she bore.
yet" said the maid, " through grief ant
pain
Still ] write on living brain
One name-no more
But want and care, and added wears,
Buried in depths of bitter tears
The sign she wore.
Thea cried the maid in wild despair,
" Is there no safe place anywhere,
By seq or shore, ...
In brain or heart p The answer came,
God keepeth safe thy true loves name
Foreyermore.
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A USEFUL TABLE.-To aid
farmers in arriving ataoeqFacy
in estimating the AMOUNT of
land in different fields under
cultivation, the following table
is given
Five yards wide by 9e8 yards
long contains one acre.
Ten yards wide by 4S4
yards long contains ono acre.
Twenty yards wide by 242
yards long contains ons acre.
Forty yards wide by 121
yards long contains one acre.
Seventy yards wide by 691-7
yards long contains one acre.
Eighty yards wide by 605
yards long contains one acre.
Sixty feet wide by 726 feet
long contains one acre.
One hundred and ten feet
wide by 396 feet long contains
one acre.
One hundred and twenty feet
wide by 1863 feet long contains
one acre.
Two hundred and twenty feet
wide by 1913 feet long contains
one acre.
Two hundred and forty feet
wide by 1919 feet long contains
one acre.
Four hundred and forty feet
wide by 80 feet long contains
one acre. ~
The side of a square acre is
20S feet 81 inches.
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The Hoosac Tunnel.
WONDERS OF THE ENTERPRISE
THE PROCESS OF TUNNEL
NG-FEATS OF CIVIL ENGI-
NEERING-

VSbNf Ac' PotOtcttfb. ~ lCOSilI
visit of mine to the celebrated
Hoasac tunnel afforded me so
mach interest, that / thought a
description might be gratifying
to You and your readers. New,
wonderful enterprises are be-
coming so common nowadays
that the mind of man is begin
ming to cease to be surprised at
anything, hut he who can visit
Hoosac tunnel without being
impressed with feelings of'won-
der must indeed be unimpressi-
bic. The Importance of a di-
rect route from Boston to Troy,
was felt long ago.. but such a
result could only be attained
by way of .Deerfeld river val
ley and the tunnel referred to.
Boston has arailroad to Green
field, and thence up the Deer.
field river valley (t would per-
haps pass for canyon in Cali
fornia) to where the tunnel
commences. There the river
gradually loses itself among
the Green mountains.
This tunnel, which has been d
sortof protege of the state from
its incipiency, was commenced
in the year 1853, but the means
of accomplishing the desired
end were SO Intellectual that but
very little progress was made
and ere long the work stopped
to be recommenced and stop.
ped over and again, running
several over-conident contrac
tors, each of whom had, a.
they supposed, a sure plar
for the accomplishment of the
work.
i Up to 1868, however, the fer
. tile minds of Yankee inventor
| had failed to discover a sue
cessful plan to do the work
and it remained for the geniu
, Of the Mt. Gents tunnel to in
vent the process by which tun
nels may be bored, and thi
process is the one now used il
boring the Hoosac.
The work is going ahead o.
the east and west sides and to
wards both east and west from
the bottom of a shaft sunk hal
way across the Hoosac. dow
to the proper level. This shat
is eleven hundred feet deeI
2 and all the rock there excava
s ted win have to be drawn u
: Until the passage way meet
: one of the, passages from th
J ~oA -. xk UNhc @,,,ol -.
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driven with such force, that it
usually takes but four minutes
to drill a hole a foot. The din
and clatter are terrible, and L
could scarcely conceive how
men could work there, but
they seem Indifferent to it,
although the foreman has be-
come deaf from it effects. Fif-I
teen men are constantly en-
ployed at the east entrance
sharpening drills. The blast
ing is done principally with
nitroglycerine.
The progress made in the
east end is about one hundred
and fifty feet per month, and if
nothing untoward occurs it is
expected that this great work
will be completed in a little
over two years. The cost will
be enormous, probably S10,-
900, 900, and veiYing it finan-
cially, it probably will not pay.
The highest altitude Of Mount
Hoosac, Immediately over the
tunnel, is 1000 feet, which is
about 2, 200 feetabove the level
of the sea. The tunnel is tYen-
ty feet high, and twenty-five
feet wide, for a double track.
The present contractors, Mess.
Shanly & Co., seem to be equal
to the great responsibility, and
are pushing the workin a man-
ner that Would compare favor
ably with any done in the Gen.
is tunnel. They employ in
this work about a thousand
men, and 10 small amount Of
steel is required for the drills.
The cost of the dam alone,
whereby the water power of
the Deerfeld river was obtain
was about three hundred thou
sand dollars.
To do full justice in fairly
describing this great work,
would make this prolix and
perhaps tedious. To the tour
ist, seeking fine scenery, the
views along the Deerfeld val
ley, or from Hoosac mount, are
sufficient to crafty any reason
able desire. To those hunting
for mechanical wonders, the
complex machinery ip and
about the tunnel should satisfy
the most curious; if not, a visit
to the celebrated cutlery works
of the Lamson Goodnow COM
pany, at Shelburne Falls, ON
Deerfeld river, which we visit
ed on our return, will satisfy
the hankering of the most
craving. The amount of cut
lery made at the last mention
ed works is almost fabulous,
and, the manner of manufac,
turing highly interesting
[Cor. Missouri Republican.
The way a young lover war
. bled "I'm lonely, tonight, love
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"That man." said a wag,
come to this city forty years
ago, purchased q basket, and
commenced gathering rags.
How much do you suppose he
is worth now9" We gave it
up.-'N0thing,' he continued,
after a pause, 'and he owes for
the basket
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w NV uhhNo AOaS, "ASh OoAA
pleted. 1t is believed that the
civil engineering has been so
accurate that when the eastern
and western passage meet
there will not be three inches
variation. The civil engineer
ing feat alone is one of no small
Importance.
My first objective point, in
company with Messrs. Arnold,
Bennett and Flint of the Yer
mont Central railroad and Brit
ton ofthe Vermont and Massa-
chusetts (may their shadows
never grow less,) was the centre
shaft, to reach which was an
uphill business of about four
miles circuitously ap the noun
tain, much easier said than
done. Here are ponderous
works, very intricate, curious
and costly. Strong wire rope
is used to elevate the rock ex-
cavations out of this centre
shaft.
After gazing our fill at the
centre shaft works, we retraced
our steps down the mountain,
reaching the natural level with
appetites in appreciating con-
difion for the brook trout Git
makes my mouth water to think
about i0 and other delicacies
placed before us in .profusion
by the prince of caterers, Mr..
Locke of the Hoosac house. 1t
weuld be difficult, in my opin-
ion, to pick a better Lock than
that one. When | told him /
was from St. Louis-well, never
mind: ayOu will see how it is
yourself if you eyer go there.
After supper we Raid a short
visit to the machinery (which
is run principally by water
power of the Deerfeld river
outside the tunnel, which runs
the drills, supplies pure air to
4 the Torkmen in the tunnel, &c,
The drills are driven by CON-
pressed air, steam cannot be
used,) in the same manner as
in the Mont Gents tunnel, ian
interesting account of which
is to be found in a recent Har.
per's Monthly, March number
l think) and the machinery
which does the work displays
the ingenuity of man in a won
derful manner-working au
tomatically and doing every:
J thing but thinking.
4 After finishing our observa
tions about the entrance to The
east end, a tunnel engine ant
cars were placed at our dispo
sal and we commenced on
novel journey by rail into til,
tunnel wi b sensations some
; what mi:.el. After endurin:
the roar of the small train W,
were on what seemed an inter
5 minable long time, with tn,
l glare of the head light maxim!
the darkness painfully VISIBLE
] we came to a halt, and eacI
: one with torch in hand, proceed
q ded to inspect, 5000 feet fror
f the outer world. The ''insid
a workings" of the thing, and
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The way a young lover war
bled "I'm lonely, tonight, love,
without thee," under his Dulci-
meas window, in Boston, the
other evening, was very affec-
ting, until the old gentleman
let loose the two dogs in the
backyard. The sentimental
youth had no cause to complain
of loneliness after that. His
new pants cost S14, and he
weasr a square foot of sticking
plaster somewhere. For the
next week or two, he thinks be
will imbibe his hash perpendic
ularly at a lunch counter. It''
healthier that way, and ht
doesn't really care about .'sit
ting on the stile, Mary" or any
thing else at present.
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THIS well known house has been
IL reftted and improved and for
elegance, convenience and comfort is
not surpassed by any Hotel in the
South. Every attention is paid to the
comfort of guests and nothing is want
ing to render their stay in the city
pleasant.
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B. if. Fort,

A TToRNEY AT Law, Bellevue, Bossier
N parish, La. y6nI6
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I. MUTT. A. II. LEoSAl
Mutt g. Leonard,

A TTORNEYS AT LAW, Milan Street,
"A Shreveport, La. Will practice in the
Courts of Cadd0, Bossier, Claiborne and
Bicnville- y7nI0
The New York herald., 1871-01-22
THE AIR LINE RAILROAD.


From Washington to New York-No Inten.
tion tho Part Of Its Corpsrators to Build
It-A Pennsylvania Central Job-Tho Ma
tionRl Railway.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 20, 1871.
While the Pennsylvania Central Railroad Is osten-
sbly fighting the Air Line Railroad bill now before
Congress, 1t yet controls every movement now made
by the parties having the matter in charge. The
Pennsylvania road propose to get the charter In
their hands and hold Is against any future roads for
which charters may be asked, and this Is the way
they will do it,
provision In the bill says that OF all the commits
fifteen shall be quorum. or this fifteen eight is
majority. These eight men are already In the pay
OF the Pennsylvania Central two Of whose names
give that the public may know the kind OF men
who have been chosen to represent their interests In
this scheme-Oolumbus B. Guthrie and Joseph T.
Potts, OF New Jersey. The other SIX are from Della
ware and Maryland.
The Pennsylvania road will get possession OF the
charter for the Air Line and the road will never be
built They wish 1t simply to keep others OF the
field. The Camden and Amboy Will probably be
controlled by the Pennsylvania Central before many
months; does 1t look at all likely that they will
stand idly by and see road built to take pas
sengers and freight VINO cannot but choose to
go BY the Camden and Amooy roures IL win he
enough for them TO hgnt the National Railway and
Bait more aBd Ohio, which latter road will build
double track road from Baltimore to Philadelphia to
connect with the National The Philadelphia, vii.
mlngton and Baltimore route will be TO all intents
and purposes left ''out In the cold" An earnest
undercurrent fight ls In progress and the end s not
yet. II cheap fares and rapid transit are brought
struggles OF the railroad giants. The Air Line WILL
never exist except on paper
The New York herald., 1871-01-22
FIsK,s OPERA BoUFFE.

Why ssErio" Did Not Go 10 Philadelphia
The Academy OF Music Couldn't Stand Ills
Morals-Thc Chestnut Wouldn't Give Him
All the Profits.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 20, 1871.
Fisk has vainly essayed on two occasions OF late
to introduce opera bo,lDe az Philadelphia, but
success seems to have deserted the Admiral
in hts efforts to taint the moral atmos-
phere of the pure and respectable Quaker City.
He first "wenJ for'' the Academy OF Music; as
this place was engaged some time ahead IL
was impossible TO let 1t at that time, and the
directors, through their secretary politely informed
Fisk Of the state Of aairs. Erie, fancying that the
reply Of the directors contained hiden sneer at
opera ootefe as strictly moral style of amusement
for Philadelphia, retorted in very severe and
would-be sarcastic manner. he promised the man.
agement to have opera boure remodelled and ele-
waited to the Philadelphia stand ard before again try
ing TO Philadephians generally and the directors of
the Academy OF Music in particular, as set OF
"BENZINE GALOOTS.D
Iregret to say that the frisky Fisk totally misun
derstoou he tenor Of the secretary's letter. Yet
after his bitter reply the Academy OF Music and the
citizens VI Philadelphia would receive opera bouge
with open arms. Playgoers are absolutely suffering
for something sensational. James may bring his
.bouffers along with the assurance Of successful
three weeks run: no longer. Philadelphia can't
stan stand ,b, ts naughty naughty oDsa oo1ce longer
propositions for the chestnut but his IDEAS regard
ing shares OF profits were too outrageously Ftskan.
Davenport, had he Yielded might just as well have
set himself out in the gutter while Fisk remained,
for, under the arrangements proposed by Fisk's
agent Fisk would have the money and Davenport
the honor
"THE PRINCE OF THE HOUSE OF ERIEr
will do q wise thing Ii he makes another break for
the Academy OF Music; ''now Is the accepted time"
THE CHESTNUT
has risen, in great measure. from the slough Of
despond since Davenport leased It; he proposes to
ofer legtlmae drama only, and on this he intends
to make or break. Judging rrom his success thus
far his efforts will be rewarded.
The New York herald., 1871-01-22
LAND WARRANTS For SOLDIERS AND sMlo7s,

Action Of Brooklyn Veterans In the Premises.
At very numerousIy attended meeting OF the
members and war veterans OF the gallant Four
teenth regiment N. G. S. N Y, the subjoined pre-
amble and resolution In relation TO the bill recently
introduced In Congress granting lands to soldiers
aud sailors OF the late rebellion was adopted
Whereas bill has been introduced n Congress the pur
port oil which that every soldier sailor who served in
the OF the United States during the late rebel
Hon. and who was honorably eischsIsed shall be
provided ne shall actually settle on the same; and
whereas the provision In such bill which provides
that such soldier and sailor must become actual
settler WILL In the opinion of this association, be the
deIrment OF soldiers and sailors living IN the Eastern
and Middle States nasmuch large proportion OF their
number would be defray
10 points Distant therefore
Resolved, That this association communicate with our
Representative Congress and request him offer an
amendment 10 the bill whereby soldiers
the land without actually having to on same or
that they dispose OF their claim money cousdera
ton should they elect to do 10.
Resolved, That cordially invite all associations Of SOL
ders sailors throughout country unite with us and
petition their respective Representatives. to this end
Speeches In advocacy OF the proposed amend
ment were made by Brgadier General 4. b. Fowler
Colonies James McLcsr and X. g. Jordan. The
amendment WIN be offered by General Slocum
The New York herald., 1871-01-22
PHILADELPHIA FIRE COMMISSIONERS


Their Tour Of Observation-What They SEQ
and How They Like II.
1t will ne remembered that last summer COM
mttee OF the Common Council OF the city OF Phila-
delphia were In town for few days, while on
tour OF inspection OF the FIRE Departments of the
various cities OF the North. Their examination OF
the system In use in New York led them to adopt it
in reorganizing their department, which has long
been behind the age, and volunteer one. with few
steamers and hose trucks without horses. In fact
1t was the nearest point at which east side New
Workers could indulge In the pleasures OF their
youth and
"A Run wID DER MAcHINE.n
The members Of the Philadelphia commission
were politely received by the Commissioners and
attaches at the Headquarters OF the Department in
Mercer street shown about over the city yester.
DAY, to obtain for them q thorough knowledge
t Of the practical working 1 & OF the system The deega
George w. Plumlv, John G. Butler, William A.
and the Secretary OF the Beard. Mr.. John X. Can't
lin. These gentlemen signlfed last evening an in
OF the city Of four regularly employed men in each
company and reserve OF young men living in the
vicinity only employed in case or fire and receiving
but part pay. They will establish In this manner
TWENTY-FIVE ENGINE COMPANIES,
and in addition to these five hook and ladder CON-
Fanies something unknown IN Philadelphia), with o
The party visited the house of Engine No. ls, in
wooster street. where they three horses attached
to an engine ana dashlng into the street in seven
teen seconds from the sounding OF the gong. A
hook and ladder company htched their horses the
truck and every man was in his place on the wagon
within twelve seconds after an alarm The Hospital
Stables and repair shep were visited, and the CON-
missioners furnished tor their use complete sets Of
blanks, maps and drawingsl explanatory or the New
York plan.
Some OF the gentlemen or the committee were
present Ut the tre at lib Nassau street on Friday
evening last, ami expressed themselves much
pleased With the operations OF the Department
The New York herald., 1871-01-22

HORRIBLE OUTRAGE IN GEORGIA.
From the AnrnsEa ca ! chronicle In

tFrom the Augusta tGa) Chronicle Jan. 17.l
we have received letter from Jefferson county,
giving the particulars OF Of the most revolving
outrages which has ever dlsgraced the annals OF
clvlilzati0n. 1t seems that Saturday night last
q band Of disguised men, who are supposed TO have
been ku klux, visited Louisville, the county seat OF
Jenerson county, and demanded the key OF the Jail
opened II and took out nine prisoners, five or whom
lad been previously tried and convicted, and four
Ci whom mad been committed on charges duly made.
Inc prisoners were carried little distance from the
village and whipped severely by the band, and the
ears OF seven OF them were cut of. They then
turned these seven loose. together with one whose
ears they neglected to cut. Tho ninth was brought
one killed had been Committed for burning recently
the gin house OF Allen Brown The name OF this
negro was Charles Butler, who formerly belonged TO
DR.. Dixon. one OF the other negroes (Jim Staple
tom had both OF his cars taken on. The people OF
the county-all the true men--are justly indignant
al this diabolical conduct They are determined to
erret out the offenders and brn4 them to Justice.
The New York herald., 1871-01-22

bab,es.n Is lucky for the Prussians chat Paris
does not contain more elephants. for we ere IN
mood to cat any number OF strange anlmals and 70
eecare their nesh sublime. yesterday" !" says the
Figaro, ''thsre was q great crowd before the
butchers shop as the corner Of the Rue Roheieu and
the Rue Neuve 1t. Augustin.
THE TWO POOR BEARS
OF the Jardin dos Plantesod hv0rltes Of tho Paris
Ian populaton-0ne white and the other brown,
were being offered for sale at fourteen francs tho
pound. In order that there might be no mistake as
to their identity there were the two heads bloody
hideous, smashed by the butchers axe, which had
slam these two harmless beasts as elements datt.
, mem,atton: would that could sec Bismarck and
caustic oitizen.n "These poor brutes have
done US no harm during their lives, and
are. serving US By their deaths:n In order
that We may make merry and greet the coming
year with acclamations NJ. Magrim, the Minister
OF Agriculture and Commerce, has announced In the
Journals that he will to day distribute among the
twenty ACCOMPLISHMENTS Of Paris loAooo kilo-
gramnes OF excellent preserved beef, $4,000 kllo-
grammes OF dried harioots and IKE number Of
klogrammes OF olive OIL green coffee and choco-
our magazines are not yet empty, although we have
been drawing upon them since the 18th OF Septem-
Der. Our enemy cannot prevent our feastng the ne
new year and retaining the most unalterable 1altn
IN the deverance and regeneration OF our country"
The New York herald., 1871-01-22
THE MINES or NEW MEXICO.

Flatterlna Accounts OF the Los Cruces silver
Mines-Great Value Of Ore Assayed.
SANTA FE, Jan. 20, 1871.
The Los Cruces correspondent OF the Daily Post
gives glowing accounts Of the yield of from the
new silver mines near Ralston. Returns, he says,
have been received from Newark ". j. and New
YORK, where the ore Is sent to be assayed showing
yields the lowest Of which was eighty-on dollars,
the highest $4,000 and the average S. 2s2 per ton.
The correspondent complains OF lack OF
mining tools, fuse, &C., just now, bu: he says that
capitalists have ordered all these necessaries and
that by May next they VIII arrive and several mines
viii be put In operation. Great confidence Is felt In
the future development Of these mines.
The Artesian Wen Company, now sinking wells
at the new pacers, twenty-five miles below here.
have already struck water at the depth OF eighty
feet, and great confidence is expressed that THESE
mines will pay the company.
The weather is delightful.
The New York herald., 1871-01-22
HOW NEWARK TAXPAYERS ARE SwISDLsD.

For week or two past the taxpayers OF Newark
been holding meetings and Investigations rela-
tive to the manner In which divers and sundry
street sewers have been constructed. Those IN
William Green, Fair and Mulberry streets have
been jobbeon In such style as TO induce the In
vestigators TO charge such things as fraud corrup
ton and shameful workmanship aud dlsgraceful
material TO have been used by the contractors and
the street Committee OF the Common CQur ch.