The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-09-23
IRON MOUNTAIN.


GONE Of the pleasantest sights of serene
happiness / ever saw, was an old woman
whose life was narrowed down and re-
stricted by inGrmity to the sole activity of
sitting in an armchair by the fireside of
an humble DIV cling and knitting and
mending the stockings of the children and
grandchildren that could work and play.
Thankful for the armchair and the clean
swept hearth, she passed her contented
and cheerful days in dong well what she
could do. To me that old armchair
was TRANSPORTED to throne of
glory more to be enyied than an
imperial throne filled by selfish, ambitious
monarch, and divine radiance invested its
occupant and all her homely implements
and humble industry that outshone the
glitter and the glare of golden sceptres and
ieweled swords of state. To do our duty
well-whatever it be, whether to sweep
the streets, to saw wood, or grind knives,
whatever lowliest work it be-to do
it well, to do it in sense of duty, unites
us to the highest one by bond that
nothing can break, gains us a position
in the infinite spiritual universe from which
nothing can cast us down. We may not
have received ten talents, nor two, nor
even one, but only very small fraction of
one. No matter, if faithful, we shall live
to Just as good purpose so far as our
worthiness is concerned as though we had
a million of talents and improved them all.
The poorest cobbler who, in dutful spirit,
out of love to God and man, does the work of
his calling, is just as acceptable as the right
eous ruler of the greatest kingdom on the
earth. Just as acceptable as the highest
archangel that stands before the throne of
the universe, or flies on flaming wings to
carry tho orders of his sovereign to the
armies of Heaven that have their stations
among the stars" The whole volume
contains no line which the author would
wish to blot, or which the reader may not
be thankful to have met with. 1t is
entirely without display or affectation,
discoursiDg on weighty themes with the
simplicity of true self-respect, enforc
ing a high standard of duty, with
out austerity or cyniclsm, and
breathing the spirit Of tender charity, while
removing the mask of pretense and folly
DR.. Henry occasionally INDUCES in spice
of good-Datured satire, which though pun
gent is not bitter, giving zestto his style,
without converting it into gall. His vol
ume will be cordially greeted by the low
ers OF sane literature, and ripened practi-
cal sense, who will rise from its perusal
with the hope that his ssstudy table draw
er" is not yet exhausted of its contents.
THE AGE OF CHRIST WHEN CRUCI-
TIED.--A forthcoming volume sofl
Chevalier Ernst Bnnsen, on !, the
Chronology of the Bible,' which IS
issued simultaneously, not only on both
sides of the Atlantic, but in four Of the
leading languages Of Europe-English, |
French, German, and Italian-will pre-
sent some features Extraordinary interest.
One OF the most startling and on the whole
the most novel, of its eccentricities, will be
the calculation which assigns to Christ the
age of 40 years at the time ofhis cruciGxion,
an event which according to this theory
took place in the year 35 of the common
era. srrfI /
A SAD calamity is reported from Neva-
da. A fire broke out on Saturday in the
Yellow Jacket mine, 300 feet below the
level of the earth, and the dry timbers
catching, the flames spread rapidly, filling
the Yellow Jacket, Belcher and Crown
Point mines with gas and smoke. Eight
explosions occurred, putting out the lights
in all three mines while the worlxmen
were running towards the shafts. All
escaped but six, whose bodies have since
been recovered. There are Tumors of
other deaths, and the greatest excitement
prevails.
THE captain of San Francisco steam
boat rs exceedingly popular with the ladies,
because he always puts back to his wharf |
II by the aid OF powerful field-glass he