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The dog of the Ardennes accompa-
Ries the flock when it leaves the pen
fold In spring, only to return when
1.-The winters snow drives the sheep
home again for shelter. Each shep-
herd possesses one or two of these
dogs, according 10 the size of his
| flock, TO act. as sentinels. Their Of
flee is not to run about and bark, and
keep the sheep in order, but to pro-
tect them from outside foes. When
the herdsman has gathered his flock
in some rich:valley, these white, shag-
gy monst erS crouch on the ground,
apparently halfasleep, but now and
then the great sagacious eyes will
open, and passing over the whole of
their charge, remain for while fixed
Fon the distant horizon as though
they followed train of thought
which led them away from the earth,
SO sadly do thev gaze into the inf
mite. 1GD yp.t.a.s vt ia..ar -, "a
| But let the mountain breeze bear
to his ever-moving nostril the scent
Of the hated wolf, or his quick ear
detect an unknown noise; then is the
time to, sec one of these dogs in his
glory. His eyes become black with
fiercencsS his hair stands erect; lis
upper lip becomes wrinkled, show
ing u. range of white, formidable
teeth, while a low growl alone es-
eapGs from his throat. When his
keen faculties have detected the
whereabouts of his foe, he rushes for
ward with a bound that overleaps all
obstacles, and a bark that echoes from
all the surrounding hills. -.t
Every dog of the like breed that
may be near, takes up the note and
rushes cleaning through the bush
wood to join in the attack. Tender
as the childhood he protects, woe to
him who dare lift a hand on one OF
the little ones with whom he has
been brought up. II is not he who
buys him who is his master; it is he
who fed him when a pup, who petted
and shared his pittance with him
he it is who has his love, add who re-
CiproCatCs his faithful Affection
| OueHdnd Monthly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-08-12
The Origin Of Dancing.

Egypt claims TO be the inventor d
dancing, as well as Of the science Ol
geometry. The legend ascribes the
honor to Alethus, the Egyptian Mer-
curry, who observing that music al
sacrafice naturally moved the body,
reduced the motions Of the feet as the
Apollo did the speech. One of the
most famous of their dances was the
Astronomical Dance round an altar,
which was supposed to represent the
sun, whilst the priests around 1t were
the individual planets; their move
ments were, as befitted the sacred oc-
casion, solemn and stately. In later
and more civilized times, the govern
ment dreading the effect Of publioand
self-practieed dancing upon a people
naturally much given to licentious-
ness and immortality, forbade the high
er classes to learn the art, and permit
ted persons of the lowest caste to take
it up as q regular and recognized pro-
fessiOn. Grace ofposture and move
ment was the chief end attained, and
they danced TO the sound Of the harp,
Tyre, pipe, and tamborine, aud in the
streets even to the drum. According
to Wllkerson, primitive form of the
modern ballad, and especially the step
ofthe pirouette, delighted an Egyptian
party upwards Of three thousand five
hundred years ago. Their dresses
were transparent, and sometimes they
appear to have danced entirely naked.
The dance was often supplemented by
gymnastics, and, among the inferior
order Of performers, tended toward the
species of pantOmime and dumb
snow. N.....a --.r IL LII -
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Summer Eating.


We eat to keep warm and to sustain
strength, and all articles Of food have
those two elements In varying proper
ton. Oils, tallOw and whale blhbber
are almost wholly Of the warming ele.
ment; hence in Greenland, where the
therm is many degrees below
zero, and great deal Of heat is re-,
quired, a native will drink half a doz-
en- gallons Of oil every day, or ten
poundsof tallOw.1 In the hottest eli
mates of rthe world the inhabitants
live to a great extent on fruits and
vegetables, Which have but very little
OF, The heating qualities. In our elm.
ate, which is between the two, meats,
vegetables aud'fFuits are eaten all the
year round i but If eaten jldlciously,
il, eaten according to- the season
more of fruits and vegetables in sum-
mer and less of meats and-fRts-An iin-
caiculabIe amount Of sickness would be
prevented every year, We would
think man deranged! who oShoutG
keep as large fires burning in his house
IN summer as In WiAter, and yet We
all persist in eating meats and fats and
butter eli through 1hesummer. Meats
and butter EsVn eur tables three tiMes
va day.. when, in reality they, ought to
he sparing1y used during the summer
months, a least BY the Young, the old
and feeble, and by all Who afe most of
the time in door, OrsWho have no ac4
tive employment, Eor the Glasses
just named avery appropriate diet for
the summer would be as follows: I:
breakfast Cold bread and butter, a
slice Of cold meat, Or in its place a
I couple efieggs, ora salcerO Of berries or
stewed, Auit without milk, cream or
fBugar. The. same for dinner, with one
lYdgetable; no other desert, For sup
per some cold bread and butter, and q
Gun Of hot drink, and nothing else 4;
nothing Whatever between1nealsl So
far from starving ons such, "a diet the
class Of, persons above, named rwoHld
thrive on. Il, would grow. EtrOngeE,
| would have more b6dlIy Vlgof, more
mental elasticity, aid d greater flow
Of ANIMAL sphits9 and fornthe reason
4 that few would eat too! mitch; there
would be nothing to Oyertempt, the
appetite, hence the stomach would
not De over; worked; what work II did
perform would be we'll done; the blood
made would be pure, life!giving, and
etefgizing. ANY man, Of ordinary In.
! tellgepGe and observation, who will
I give fair trieI 70 ,thelab0ve system Of
4. feeding. Will SCARCELY fall to be CON
!. yncef6f its vaIue within a week after
! he beginsit.laJduFhab Of Hcallha' ;"
H''''7 ! ~aa ta444aa- Yilsiln
H. Thef6llOwing are Spanish proverbs: I:
love a horse and mOney, carry a man
through. the world, Three things, kill
8 man a hot sun, supper and trouble,
fTO shave an ass Is a waste OF lRther. II
! the gossibis not in'her owl house, she
is IN somebody ielse,s. DOn'tspeakill
of the year till u Is over. ThH mother
T.in-law.. fsrgets that ,sbe, was once q
daughter-in-law. Men are, az grateful
for Kind deeds as the sea Is when you
fling intoit a cup p0f water. 90 ''''
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A Maiden's Love.

%
Human nature has no essence more
.pure-the world knowshothing more
chaste - heaven has % endowed the
mortal bealt withnoneA AOlier, than the
nascent affection of young virgin;
soul.-Thc warmest language Of the
sunny South is too cold to shadow
forth even faint outline of the en-
thusiastic sentiment. And Provi'
dence has made the richest language
poor IN the same respect, because
the depths of hearts that thrill with
loves emotions are too sacred for the
common contemplation. The musi'
cal voice of love stirs the source oI
the sweetest thoughts within the
human breast, and steals into the pro
found reCesses of the soul, touching
cords that never vibrated before
and calling into gentle companion'
ship delicious hopes until then un-
known. Yes, the light of young
maiden's first love breaks dimly but
beautifully upon her, as the silver
lustre Of star glilnmers through d
thiCkly woven bower; and the first
blush that mantlCs her cheek, as she
feels the primal influence, is faint
and pure as that which a rose Leaf
might cast upon marble. But how
rapidly does that light grow stronger
and that flush deeper, until the pow
erful ctrulgcnce of the one cradiate'
every conner of her heart, and thu
crimson glow of the other sufiusei
every feature of her countcnance.
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then pushed and showed him about,
but be gave no signs Of life. Sud
denly he sung out, g.. D.. .-
"SpOrt, you rascal, you have been
gambling here comes the policeI
Sport was of like q shot for the
farward end of the cabin.
A Sun man who witnessed the
wonderful tricks could detect no
signals between the dog and his mas
ter, Sport appeared to do everything
from the working of his own brains.
His masters name is Il. M. Tod. lie
stated to the San man that he was a
drug clerk in Williamsburg, and had
spent three years in educating Sport.
Sport is seven years of age. .i q
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el,OSS IN THE VALLEY.

| |Il0King beautiful poem was rccite d
thb convention Of the Sigma Alpha
Fraternity, in session at Nashville two
ne, By its author, 80, Wright, Of New
Bwll in the calm, quiet valley,
| 4 Silence a cross lifts it head!
4 s0lCmn and soul touching token
|'hattcllS of n boy-hcrO dead,
tia flower sentincls swectly
NM dust Of the soldier below;
| 4 ofpr the cross and the flower
| h6 sun filings its yepurple glow
M rudcly mars the soft silence
atsigils the grass hidden grave,
sa forest Teyeillc, unhcodcd,
| HH Bic voice of the river born wave.
5i,i ing before the rulc tablet,
Z heel at the tomb of the Past,
| la tisions of glory, enchanted,
Iheif brightness O'er memory cast.
q toesin of wal. shrilly sounding,
IgRain seems to ring O'cr the land;
| H thfillcd by the resonant music
Ieel marshal the musketCd bund
thnndcrs of death palllng cannon,
Ihe shricking of shot and Of shell,
|ain wake the MOUNTAINEERING echoes,
md fhIl ON the slumbcring dell.
oit through the smoke ofthO bdllo
| A.. 1,,,
|akbanner unioldcd mid blessings,
| Ind farled-ah forever mid toaIS'
| / alas for the hope, so enhancing,
hak blushcd o 'cr tho portals of Fame;
In Fntc shroudod all its cilulgcncc,
8 t.Srchasc of blood could reclaim.
ally we ga2e ON the picture,
| faf Lime cannot dim or ClldCC;
aIeturc which tells the grand tory
lurc unblcnt with disgrace.
h rromrcmcmbranco these ,i,ipn,
atumn winds sigh o Gr the vale;
8hCar in the air pluintiNC voices
lbat, spirit like on the gale.
i'll Fcicc4 that I'll NJ with ycarninE,
|ad FDiccs that lhrill US with wo;
|e list in the cycnii,lr cleaning,
.oy5iccS we loved long ago.
adhearts swell with troubled desire
IL seell ON the battle SCARED plain
| gathor and bury together
bufherocs unuuolcd remains.
faii ...| 90
search for the crusn unlottulcl,
|ind saye from the touch of Decay;
garner, in one mauSOlcum,
|rh6loycd ones who foil in the fray
raisb . 'er tho dust re united,
| tribute Of reYercnt love,
'tignt0 the ages succeeding,
|kss1ah to the spirits above
ign ilat shall bind in the southland
| The II, ing and dead ever more;
Il Iinr, wcary-wOrn with it, burden,
lhall die ON Eternity S shorc'
rbsseS that guard the dead slcCpCr'
AXE Faithful sentinel forms!
dark in the soft, mellow sunlight,
trac in the fcarfullcsl storms;
iseyp rs men love the symbol
{ all that is noble and good;
10 nc sc are something far graudrr
hlfIl scnSclcss, unsanctiticd wood.
I'LL ,, here's something Of holy,
son. Of unsyllnblcd prayer;
heuRht That the angels above yc
70 aeNering near i'll tho air
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MACON, MISSISSIPPI, AUGUST p, 1871.

or ewuiA us to commit 1t, zoe are
boWnd TO totrdnSgTeSS tbGt human IdW,
or else toG must offend both the ma tb-
rat aRt DiUiRd.d5ysa --u0.at rrrs
But withregard TO matters that are
indifferent in themselves and are not
commanded or forbidden by these SUI
perior laws-such, for instrnce, as ex7
porting wool into foreign countries.
Here the inferior legislature has scope
andoppOrtunity to interpose and to
make that action unlawful which be-
fore was nOt.iia ya.sl .HaraH
Entertaining. these views, think
the bill ought to be dismissed. a o..
TuRNEY, Judge.
A true copy. .l....,...-.t..;-sf
j. II. FREEMAN. CLERK.
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" Where is the Liquor ~

On 4 certain occasion enc Paul
Denton, n Methodist preacher in
Texas, advertised a barbecue, with
better liquor than is usually furnish
ed. When the people assembled,
desperate in the crowd cried out,
Mr. Paul Denton, your reverence
has lied. You promised not only a
good barbecue, but better liquor
Where's the iquor?'
"Therew answered the missionary
in tones of thunder, and pointing
his long, bony finger at the match
less double spring, gushing up in two
strong columns, with sound like
shout OF joy, from the bosom OF the
earth, "Therew he repeated, with
look terrible as lightAing, while his
enemy actually trembel at HIS feet !;
"therc is the liquor which God, the
Eternal, breWs for his children" r;q
"Not in the simmcring still, over
smoky fires chokcd with poisonous
gases and surrounded, with the
stencil OF sickening odors and cor.
ruption, doth your Father in heaven
prepare the precious essence of life
pure cold water. But in the glade
and grassy dell, where the red deer
wander and the child loves to play,
there God brews it; and down, low
down in the deepest valleys, where
| the fountain murmurs and The rills,
sing; and high up on the mountain
tops, where the naked granite gilt
teFs like gold in the sun, where the
STERN clouds brood and the thunder
storms crash; and out on the wild,
wide sea, where the hurricane howls
music, aud the big waves roar the
chorus, sweeping the march of God
There lie Brews 1.-THE beverage
of life, health giving water.o And
everywhere, it is a thing of beauty,
cleaning in the dewdrop, singing IN
Che summer rain, shining In the ice
gem, till they seem turned to living
Jewels; spreading golden veil over
the setting ,sun, orIai white gauBe
around the midnight moon; sport
| ing in tile cataract sleeping III the
gSGier, dancing Ill the haFshoWer;
Iohhhg1StySo nlgAt9 le9Etalhs9 1soflyl
eroqnH we lElhTy .Woritd' ana WeaV-
my tgS, WssbSS-ff'ell0EeA pow ilhat
selspns : zone ,39G 81 the aiI WAosse warp
Is s tpe "a rala-ur,ops OIL me earth, Md
whose no, Wool, Is tne sun beams cam. 81
heaVeM, Sn checXered over with the
celestial mowers OF the mystic handl
0I relrxctfoh-that blessed lite-glV+
ing Waef' nNo poison bubbles ON
US lerlnK J It's foam brings not tnadl
iesS aug murder; no blePd stains
lts ll4qla glass i pale widows and
Starving GhlI9ren weep not barnmg
teaLs H.9S IN It's depths Speak out my
trends would you exchange It for
the denonsdrink-Ialle alleohol T'.-.
a shout fiKc She roar ,ot The
tempest answered, NNo!'-'j0h1 81
bo"gH' = 1o'... LHH .riI iIG'@si
D. SN-pt5F NJ ,rrrr'a-N-a;. i,rmn;, ,,fl
rbarorIS,. 81 ,nbrcsrsIS,tIo 4 t&rnS & -
than the possession Of 4 swec, fcmi
her! lkOmeitnitIneNeri he ma,1n han
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Al.h 30 GIRLS,--rA our oN-
Dot is u part of your own
\ girl who 1ooks like a
AlUyCnY'in tho lnOrningy
= trusted however finely
ICOk in the evening. No
B humble your room may
al'c eight things ii Should
ailge nanlely,g sHmirrory
s0ap, towel, comb, hair
Both brushes. These. are
ehtial as your breakfast,
p You should make good
u. Parents who fail to
soffheir children with
ences, nOtis ORlyvnmakc q
kG but commit 4 sin of
LQok~fjdy in .themolTs
Y N& nc dinnct-work IS
80 yeurtoilet lMakc Il
lW daily life tp ".drcss llp"
&noon. Your dress may,
be anything better than
with a ribbon Or flower,
otiornamclit, YOU can
of 'self-respcct unJlgsatis-
invariably comes With
dressed. 81 .1har rrN algs y
u. fine saItsibiiitcs can mol
embarrassed in a ragged
iressy wNlf her hair nh-
ld a stranger or q neigh
p Moreover, Your, self
nltl demand THO decent
oCig6iT body. .,aYolI
&c il . lrUiut TO look as
~ can, even ifyou kh6w
llissc But YOURSELF :
''lf yl1ibtasy1 ,rost as' .FtfoS
!. :. 1Ni.3.i y99- Aasa
arc increasing in value
2 cpr6ciating. "N''H
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Advertisements.


n eolumn, one year, changeR-
EfIf ,,,.'' Nv w
|fai notices will be charged TWENTY
als Der line; also cards OF individual
inserted with the general news mat
nv notices and tributes OF respect
ilafged for as advertisements.
III forbid" advertisements will be
HOm time must be specified.
|iisnments for benevolent purposes
|nBefted nj half price,
h Circulars, Cards &c, printed at
3 rates.
respectfully solicited
|annrterS. .......
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Cure for Anger.

Two little girls, one seven and the
other five years old, were playing to-
gether, when u little difference rose
between them. Lucy, the elder, feel
ing that anger was rising, said:
III am getting angry, ! had better
go out of the room a few minutes
She went out and soon returned
with all the angry feeling gone. How
she spent, the few minutes / think
most Of our little readers well know.
Lucy had not read her Bible in vain,
she knew the sweet. aud encouraging
words: "Ask and it shall be given;"
and many times she had proved them
to be true when fighting against -her
naturally hasty temper. How many
sad scenes would be avoided if all
children would follow the example Of
little Lucy.
Ifany one offend you, before an
sweripg try to call to mind this golden
sentence: "a soft answer turneth
away wrath; but grievous words stii
up anger;'' and IL you attend to il
you will save yourself hours of regret
and Iepentance.-Bib. Rec.
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Fight With a RattlcsnakC.

illne ota paper, the Lanesboro
Of the 4th, says: "Last
Iunday, as Il Norwegian girl,
some four miles from this
Rlswalking along the road,
sod directly in front of, and
Qse to, u huge rattlesnake that
tst coming out of the grass
b road. This uucourtcous aC-
aHell to make his courtship
l9lh, and hC Immediately
e battle alarm, by rattling
The girl well knew the
and turned to ascertain the
,e4slon of her ugly foe,
Ae eoon did, and, instead Of
screaming, or fainting,
put for something with
tt NefCnd herself. She could
hiug, nor had she long time
nbr the snake, with eyes
Ing, rattlCs in motion, mouth
pen and his tongue darting
ID ferth, was close upon her.
rs pluck to the backbone
1 1ul propose to surrender the
Atholta a tlght--in fact retreat
of thc question, for,thc snake
81 nithin arms reach of her
ping her eye steadily on the
lead, she commenced the
Tith her foot, moving il back
-, up and down, in every
pe ithC snake following the
swith his head to gcta chance
This performance lasted
ghAps a minutc-hourst to her
Aquick movement, she got
Rgc, and down came The
Heayy shoe upon the snakes
who're she held him until he
ID She then found Il stone
ed OF the rattles 10 keep
There were itinetccn
ansl she says il was the
s8flCSnakc She ever saw.
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The DEVELOPMENT OF CHARACTER.
-Inthe gradual development of bud
into a beautiful and full-grown
flower there is something that in
Vites our deepest admiration. But
there is development surprising this
in beauty and grandness- -thedevelop
ment Of human character. What OBJ.
ject more, worthy our contemplation
than that Of a human soul passing
through each successive stage of its
existence, the rapid cultivation of
oufiintellect, and the bringing, out,of,
that which God has endowed us
with ?lfWe arc botMiwithitbe gem of
character within us land as our bod
les develop themselves, SO, do cur
characters. Some traits OF our charac-
ter neUessSrily unfold themselves
with our growth; others need, to- 10
stimulated and excited, into growth
BY some particular infiueIce.s The
,maH of gAlhIslhaS that within him
which il to stamp, him asoMucbnl The
great general has the foundation. Of
seAerdlsifiP Born With 6im;9 art that'
Is iS'nsSugu S"So1an IS some power OF influence
We might give many Illustrations
OF onr meaning, an tending to esta6-
lish' tho principle which we wish to
develop that human character is
ever gro@ing$ developing itself, te-
cefNing neprlShlnentI and 'stimulant
from without that p9Itiqlllar traits
of !charatter1tfaits that, distinguish
ono man nom atiOther-ASre Brought
out " some RarticIIIAti mtihencee
The tnoughtlesse 4. ana, ickle character,
receiving impressions OF sorrow and
misfortune, rs subddea; andtbe 4aiore-
serious aa44d mediiatiye Qharacter.s
developed, and grows into The Image,
OF ITS CREATOR. nj tilhts II may DC
but n tr'fie that pevcrses theiWhe6ls
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AfDOg That PLAYS HuCIfre.

Remarkable Scene on the steamer
d, Metis-Ome Of General HlllyeF's
Friends wants = LittIe, GRme--A And
is AceOnAul0dht dhted-kndl ~ EUehr red
by a Drug Clerks Deg. ,.,&p ~
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riC9lOrado announces. tho discovery
of new silver mines OF great rich
{ 'PpSs'i .aY- .as fFH '.migr fa1- q
The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-01-21
LETTER FROM TUCSON.
Legislative and Othc1 Matters.

TucsoN, January Q, 1871. Tb tAx EIi,or of the .iri,naa Miner:
 There is not much of interest going on at present. Some little button -holng and log rolling for the offices of the coming I'eglsIA- turc. Phillips, of Yuma, Cartier, ot lavapa' and SticAncy, of Pima, are candidates Tor President of the Council. For Speaker oi the House have heard named Goodwin, ot Pima, and Bidwcl and Dobbins, Of Yuma John Owen, of Pima, will probably be Ser ccant at Arms of the Council ard David Glib son, of Yavopai, of the House. MT. Anderson, of Pima, will probably be Secretary of the Council, and ". ]. Osborn Assistant Secre- tary. Mr. W. T. Boyd, of Iavapai, will probably be Clerk of the House, There will not be much fight, think, upon anything except for President of the Council, and l cannot at present say which of the Candi- dates has the inside track. One thing how ever is certain, that if all get sOTe votes, no one will le elected; unless he chooses to vote for himself, ,--an unpleasant thing-and one that do not believe either of the gentlemen named above will be guilty of.
 The weather is very warm and pleasant, and hear of little sickness though that would be expected in population of 4,UoO.
 Business is very dull, and there is but lit- tic money in sight. The people are little exercised over the talked of removal of the Military Depot. No one knows how much truth there is in the rumor, or whether therC is any foundation for it or not. should hope not, for it would certainly bc great injury to the place, without any correspond ing benefit.
 We had "a man for breakfast" here tht other day-killed by Constable Miller, O this place. He (Millcr) had arrested Mex ican, and was taking him to jail, when { "littlc unplcasantness occurred betweel P them, and Miller shot him. The prisone had nearly killed woman near Fort McDow ell. and the verdict of the people here was l "Served him right" At any rate, his deatl |, saves Yavapai county an expense.
 t suppose you have heard before this of tn Q horrible murder at Mission Camp, and all th . particulars about it. It is reported here tha
 the murderers have been tracked to Florcnc,
 in this county. Every effort is being mad
 for their arrest, YAvAPAI.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-01-21
From San Francisco.

Our friend, and farmer fellow citizen, D. S. i.ount, has written us a letter from San Fran cisco, containing the following:
 z" l am glad to hear of the very favorable prospects for miners and farmers in your Ter ritory. This State California-is suffering for rain. The feeling throughout the State is much changed with regard to Arizona and it's resources. believe the tinAe is near at hand when plenty of California capital can be procured to work the rich mines of yonr Territory Generals Stoneman asd Tomp- kins will not be in Prescott before April .... J. 5. Slack, !tsIHery of Prescott, is n the city, looking well. He intends to return to the Buro mines in few days.n