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COLUMBIA, s. G.. TUESDAY MORNING. MARCH 8 1874
Vienna Austria, November 80. 1s73

Messrs. I'm. S.s-KimddH & Co.-SIns: A
friend Of mine sent me. with. q transport of
Indian Skulls, two pounds OF VANITY Fair;n
which declare to be the best Tobacco ever
emoked. We have very good Tobacco in
Nicnna-Turkish and Hungarian, but
vanity Fair is tic king Of ail, by lis arc.
matte favor and the right sort oe strongncss
My friend in New York got an appointment
in California; by that reason apply immc-
diascly 10 YOU, begging YOU 10 .c,d me for
the enclosed ten dollars a .urp!y OF Vanity
Fa!: and send with tho next steam ~ to Ger
many. IT there il r German fra that sells
your excellent Vanity FAIR, lcs you 10 e:..
close NC the a,!d.cse.
Dr.. JOS. I!Y"TI..
Professor OF anatomy il: :.!c U:."cr=:.y c;
Vienna.
The l,>DihN GIRL has this Tubaccc; also,
the "Alaniiia" Cigars a; 40 cents. am! The
celebrated Eve cent Cigar To CIR ali who
went good Sunday smoking" &c. sup.
ply. Feb 9s'
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PACIFIC GUANO COMPANY'S
CAPITAL SI,OOU,OOO,,
SOLU BILE PACIFIC GUAEO,

FFNHlS GUANO is now SO well Enown in all
4 the Southern States, for i:S remarkable
elects IS an agency Tor increasing tile pro-
ducts OF labor, as not to require special re-
commentator from us. 1ta use for eight
years past has established It's character for
reliable excellence. The large fixed capital
invested by the Company in this trade affords
the surost guarantee o: the continued excel.
lence OF this Guano. The supplies put into
market this season are. rs heretofore, pre-
pared under he suptr:ntendcncc of DIR. st.
Julian Ravencl, Chemist Of tho Company, at
Charleston, S. G. Hence planters may rest
assured That its quality and colspoeition lie
rr.cisel: Tie same a. tha. heretofore gold.
j. \. ROBSON,
Selling Agent, Charleston, y. C.
JOHN s. REESE ~ CO.,
Genera! Agents, Baltimore.
Tcrns SIS cash; sj3 tine, without ir.e.
rc-;.
10 accommodate planters, they can order
ROW and fsvc unit: let OF April to decide
as 70 whether they viii take at time or cash
price. When delivered from the factory by
the car load. I'D drayagc will be charged
ACID PHOSPHATE. GUANO, BONE,
PLASTER, &c, a.ways oE hand, quality qua
rantccd. j. " ROBSON,
DecyElbcr2a ..Jno
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Notice.

OFFICE GREENvILLE AND CoLUNrIA Y. r.,
COLUMBIA, :. c., Augue. 90, 1S73.
HNDER resolution OF tho Board OF D;rec-
~ tors, the Interest Coupons of the State
Guaranteed bonds, and of such other Eonds
OF ting Company as arc regularly recorded in
tho Office of the Company. matured between
the 1st day of January 1872, and 1st day o.
July, 1873, both inclusive, will be funded. in
Bonds having ten years to run. AZ provided
Tor IN the Company's proposals to the Bond
holders, OF date Auguet IL, 1873.
Holders OF the above obligations sre re-
quested 10 send in state.ne Mt OF t:icr, 20 this
office, to facilitate the exchange which it il
desired to complete without delay, nd enable
tho necessary arrangements to DO made for
the resumption of regular interest payments
on 1st January ensuing.
". MAGRATH,
Ssp!ar1lbcr2;u rrr.iIt,,
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Cou@ns Co'ds, lioAratncss and savc YOU
from Consumption.
The bot place jH always tho chcap,st
Good advice, your best friend when rick. j.
he who cnros Won. All kinds of good MLUI-
C1hES at HElNI1SH'S DRUG STOLE,
Sept 30 Opposite PNlFNIX CE;tc
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INSURANCE,

INSURANCE.
ASING resigned the agcucy CT the
IL Southern Life Insurance Company, we
have connected ourselves with the
Cotton States Lie Insurance Company
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10000. ,P.RIZHS!~
$250,00o Currency to be Given Away!
For the Benefit of the
Masonic Relief Association,

Of NorfoIk, Va.
ITNDER authority of special Act of the
~ Legislature. passed March g, 1873, cun-
ferring vcorporato privileges ujon the Ma.
nave tho pleasure to announce tha. c
GRAND GIFr CONCi. .HTw:N be given at the
Opera House, in the city of Norfolk. on
TUESDAY. the 5:h cf NAY, 1874,
No Fur;her Postponemen; Gmura,,.ecd,l
FOR the purpose of procuring funds nccos-
sary Tor tho completion Of the Masonc TEN.
pie, now III course OF creation in the city Of
Norfolk.
DIHrcroE, OF THE ASSOCIATIONS John T..
Roper, President; JOHN B. Corprcw, Trcasu-
rcr; James Y. Leigh, Walter Fl. Taylor, Geo
). Old:ield, John a. RDsson, Daniel Hustled
VIM. Il, Walen, u. Il. Stevens, s. We'll, John
=. Redmond.
Gilbert Walker, Col. kader Bisgs, =. Fl !.
F.; Rohn il. Mcdaniel. +. G. Commander; j .
j: Burroughs, Capt. Samuel l.. Watts, Virgil
mia Leg isluture; Robert L. Ntthcrs c. ii :
G. II. L. and D. e. G. Of G. c.; Col Thomas
+. Owens. z. q. NJ; john i. Whitehead,
Esq, Mayor. Col. W: II. Taylor, State
Sonator; James G. Balm, &. q. G. e. G.
LIST OF GIFTs.--One Grand Cash Gilt,
$50. 600; orc Grand Cash Git, % 600; one
Grand Cash Gift, II 500; one Grand Cash
Gift, 10 900; one Grnnd Cash Gift, 5000; one
Grand Cash Gift, 2. 500; 24 Cash Gifts, $500
each. $4,000; so cash Gifts, $50 each. IL 500;
80 ,t Cash Gitts, 200 each. 10000; lco Cash
each, 10000; 500 Cash Gifts. so each, % 800;
5000 Cash Gifts, S each 40 C00, Grardtotal,
III. 600 Gifts. all Cash, $3.50 000.
Whole Tickets, So. Half Tickets - 90
Club Hatcs-11 Tickets for $50, % Tic. cts FOR
800. HENRY Y. MOORE, Secretary
Masonic Relief Association, Norfolk, Va.
u. l. BOONE, Agent,
feo fonlo Columbia, =. G.
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SoIIoA otatCS hiic suTdHcc company
OF MACON, GEORGIA..
= .4-,.'ON, II. UCE.A!i,
President. Sccrctarr,
state Dcposlts... 130 UU0
The Company issues policies On bolh the
STOCK AND MUTUAL PLANS, 6i?ing u
non-paricipating policy holders the advant-
ago of premiums LEss by twenty per cent.
than mutual rates.
Il will est ablish BOARDS OF ADVISORY
TRUSTEES in the principal cities OF tho
state, and will contract with eaid Boards to
invest iu said cities seventy per cent. os the
net premiums taken thcre, thus making j: :
Home Company IL Each Locality.
We confidently recommend this staunch
southern Company to our friends aad Tie
public, and bespeak continuance OF l!nE
patronage heretofore extended to Ns.
BLACK & WAkI%G,
General Agents for Sorth Carc'ina.
active and reliable cah"Gsscrs wanted w.t.i
whom We will make liberal contracts.
Feb 81 ,irn
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The PHOENIX is in receipt of lot of
wedding envelopes. paper, etc, of tho
latest Paris and New York styles, which
will be printed at reasonable rates.
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Notice.

NVClCGs
DERSONS wishing 10 aubecribe for the
i following rare and valuable works will
please address tho Agent at the Hendrix
rioan Oyclopedia;n "Gencral Lees Life and
Campaigns" byJ E. Cooke; "General John
ston's New Book on the Late Wars" ''Tracy's
B1siness Book or Guido;'" ..Wnl. II. Stewards
trated; "Horse Doctor;' 'tSmith's Compre-
hensive Dictionary OF the Bibles" 'TrAa-
;7--- ...--..e, Ny ~. r. burton. Come
dian, or ..''Appleton's Cyclopedia OF Wit and
GuH0fa;" ''fhe Leather Stocking Tales" by
Fennimore Cooper; Coopcr's Sea Tales, five
volumes in one. These works arc only sold
to subscribers. Apply soon to the Agent.
Feb 26 JAMES A. MCCORMACK.
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Medicetcd and Other Medicines.
AREACK'S celebrated Walnut CaEGy,
Ia Hc:nitsh's Cough CONNECTIONS,
Marshmcilow Drops, pure and fresh,
Carbolic Candy, for s0rc throat,
lIoarhound Candy, FOR co.ds,
Peppermint Drops, for the digestion,
Cocoon Caramel for the stomach.
Jim Crows, n pleasant dinner confection.
Jordan Almonds, after dinner nut to crack
Cream Chocolate. n sweet soothing thing,
All for sale 1t 1iEINtrSIS ) Drug Sore.
H"c2I Opposite fH,KSIE un;ce.
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a learned professor has decided chat
human being couldn't live minate in
the moon. Under these circumstan
we would caution our sentimental friends
to keep away from there.
The ghost of o departed husband A;s-
: surbs the slumbers Of an Atlanta woman
and her second spouse. Sho had pro-
missed the "lafe-iamented" not to wed
again.
The indefatigable editor of aSreIgious
paper mas discovered that the only
wages that are never "docked," are.
those of sin.
A bold thief in Cincinnati stole eight
cen hogs from stock yard, drove them
through the city, and got clean off with
his plund9r.
A Mississippi postmistress has dis
charged her husband from q olerkship
for non.attendance to duty. She wanted
no nepotism in hers.
Now they want to know if one of the
Siamese twins had been convicted of
murder in the first degree, what would
have been done about it?
The California flying machine is ex-
peoted to skim along at the rate of nine.
ty miles per hour.
Brownlow once said there's theft in
the ar OF Washington.
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NJ ON Ely TO LOAN

On Marketable Collaterals.
NXCHANGE on New York, Baltimore,
~ Philadelphia, Boston and all prominent
cities Of the United States and Europe
bought and sold.
DEPOSITS received and interest bearing 2
certificates iesued.
STOCKS. BONDS, GOLD and SILVER
bought and cold.
ACCOUNTS of mercha nts and others from
the city and country olicitcd, and LIBERAL
LINES OF DISCOUNTS granted by tho
CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK,
Corner OF Plain and Richardson strcets.
Feb IS
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naiIn Aenntbtt yournal.
ANIMALS THAT KNOW SUNDAY.

A friend of mine has a dog which al
WAYS runs with the wagon. On week
days the wagon turns to the right from the
gate and goes down to the factory. On
Sunday il turns to the left and goes to
church. The dog runs on ahead; on Sun
day he turns to the left, and no intimation
is given. Six days the sagacious aaimal
runs on in advance toward the factory
Even the horse understands the day as
well as the way to church. No one that
has passed weekday in Venice will have
failed to have seen the pigeons feed at the
hour of noon. Far more than one hun
dred of these little animals have come at
noon for their food. They never mistake
the hour. They never come at ~ or IL
O'Clock. When the bell OF St. Marks be-
gins to clang out the hour of noon not
bird could be seen; before the bell ceases
the air will be black, and doves by the
hundred fly to the windows. On Sunday
no grain is given. The old bell jars out
u O'Clock, but no birds appear They
can count; they know when Sunday
comes. -Burleigh's Nec York Letter.
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FOR SAN FRANCISCO,

and also for Pacific Coasts of Mexico, Central
American States, and for Guayaquil, Callao, Val
paialso, etc.
The CCmpany's splendid steamers leave San
Francisco Tor Yokohama, Hong Kong and ShanS'
hal, every fortnight.
GREAT REDUCTION IN RATES.
[InclGding Berth, Meals. and ali necessaries for
the trip
New York to San Francisco cabin 500, steei age
so, currency.
San Francisco to Yokohama, $3.50 gold.
San Francisco to Hong Kong, $500 gold
Children under II years half fare; undcrt years.
quarter fare: under years, free.
y competent Surgeon on board.
One hundred pounds baggage free.
For Freight and Passage Tickets, or further In
formation, apply at the office, on the wharf foot OF
Canal Street, North RIVER New York.
RUFUS HATCH, Managing Director.
tebl3-1ly ii. j. BULLAY, Superintendent.
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Maine Central X. IL.
ia aas Change of Time
Commencing Monday Nov. 90, 1874.

Commencing Monday Nov. 80, 1874.
Morning train from Augusta for Bath Rockland
Lewiston Portland AND Boston, will leave ut
O'Clock.
III 30 a. NJ.
Night pullman sleeplag) train leaves Augusta for
Boston at $40 L. NJ.
Passenger trains leave Augusta for Bangor Belfast
and Dc Ntcr at S.l5 A. Nj, and for Bangor, DcX-
ter, Belfast and Skowhegan, at4.15 p. NJ.
The augusta, Hdiio,ceH and Gardner ACCoMMo-
DATION TRAIN leaves Augusta for Hallowel and
Gardiner at 900 A. NJ, and 800 and $50 z. NJ.
Leaves Hallowell for Gardiner at $40 A. NJ, and
well and Augusta at 10, and 8. - and 10, p. NJ.
Leaves Hallowell Tor Augusta at LEO and
$50 and 720 p. III.
Freight train with passenger car attached leaves
Augusta at 2.l5 p. NJ. for Bath, Lewiston and Port
land.
The midnight train from Boston Saturday even.
ing goes no further than Portland.
LII. LINCOLN, Supt.
Augusta, Nov. 81 1874
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Deposits of any amountie ;cved from one dollar
upwards, and interest payable twice year, rep.
and Aug. Interest lot drawn out is added 10 the
deposit. thus making COMPOUND INTEREST.
Interest begins on the first day of each month.
Money deposited or before the tenth ddp OF each
month will draw inter st from the first day of tho
same month.
ArThe law passed by the last Legislature &c
empfs from municipal tardton all deposits in saw
ings Banks. Under this law, this Bank ieiH guar.
dnfee to dep0sitors interest al the rate OF BIN per
cent. payable sem-annually, FREE FROM TANES.
to be made to State or town authorities, and all ac
counts are held by this Bank to be strictly private
and confidential.
Married women and persons under age dc
post money in their own names, TO that 1t can he
drawn only by themselves, or on their order
Especial advantages Afforded TO Executors,
Guardians Trustees, and others having ia charge
Trust Fund.-
WIN. R. SMITH, Treasurer
Augusta April Il, 1874. f&wu
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Railroads, STEAMBOATS, an0
ErpresS.
Maine Steamship Company.
Steamers EIeanora, franconia and.
chasaneaka

FF~ Will, until further notice leave
>ha.EHf>- Franklin Wharf, Portland, ev-
f1.sss.a2SSas!4sl cry MONDAY, TUESDAY and
@ss.ss<hRz THURSDAY, at o'clock 7
NJ, and leave PierSs, East River, New YORK. every
MONDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY at
O'Clock +. N.
The EeanoTa is Il new steamer, INST buIli Tor this
route both she and the fianconia are ntteu up
with me accommodations for passengers, making
this the most convenient and comfortable route
for travellers between New York and Maine.
These steamers will touch at vineyard Baven dur
from New York.
Passage in State Room, $500. Meals extra.
Goods forwarded to and from Philadelphia
Montreal Quebec, St. john and Ill parts of Maine.
sS-Freight taken at the lowest rates.
shippers are requested to send their freight to the
steamers early as z. NJ, on t1e days that they
leave Portland. For further in iormation apply to
HENRY FOX General Agent, Portland.
J. T. AMES, Agent, Pier 3S East River. N. Y.
Tickets and state rooms can also be obtained at
- Exchange street.
Portland, 1874. July24-tf
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"DOUBTLEsS THE
REST COUGH MEDICINE

IN THE WORLD."
from one Of the Oldest and very best Houses in
America
Measrs CUTLER BROS. & Co.
CINCINNATI, Ohio March 13, lsa2.
Please send US TEN gross small and FIVE gross
large vegetable Pulmonary Balsam." This Is
S ss".sd the f ssae doug" ALLEN &co
Ps-These Parties have sold this Balsam for
over thirty years.
From one OF Boston's most estimable ctizens s
No. Worcester So. BOSTON, March Ia, 1870
Messrs. CUTLER BROS. Co.
In ordering another small lot of your Invaluable
Vegetable Pulmonary BaIsam.
1 should like to tell you what know about 1t, in
order that others may have the benefit OF my
EXPERIENCE.
Since this Balsam first came to my notice in ls4s
have kept 1t constantly in the house, never allow
ing my self to be out of 1t o. er night In all ihese
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
It has not failed in single instance in my own case
TO give the desired relief and will say the same in
regard to my mother, whose
LIFE WAS SAVED
by it As cannot but think. Hers was case o, Of
Congestion the Lungs, and although attended by
most skillfnl Physician, she seemed to fail con
stantly SO that we despaired OF her recovery wnen
an old friend and neghnor be her 10
most gratifying assure you.
RELIEF WAS IMMEDIATE
and recovery rapid. She is now over 81 years old
and is active and we'll. Whenever she gets Sc
we're cold, which happens once in while she takes
thirty TO sixty drops according TO the violence OF
the cough, which has always yielded in day or
two by taking the Balsam only on retiring at night
With 1t the
is at once subdued and good nights sleep secur
ed will mention another case, that of young
lady acquaintance, who
BLED AT THE LUNGS
and coughed frightfnlly, had night sweats and was
fnllv rod 40 eff ROstOn fnr her cOuntry
home, $50 miles away, as we suppose to die / sent
her bottle of your Balsam, and soon had the sat
isfaction to hear that she was much better. She
continued taking 1t for while and got
ENTIRELY WELL.
and is living now which fact is to be ascribed main
ly to the use of tho VEGETABLE PULMON-
AIRY BALSAM. Very truly vonrs:
JOHN CAPEN.
As there are many limitations, be careful to get
the genuine. Price in large bottles, which are
much the cheaper, $l.00; small bottles, old style,
50 cents.
CUTLER BROS. & CO., Wholesale Druggists,
Proprietors, Boston.
For Sale by Apofhecaries generally.
kz movie Observation-Disclosures
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Pacific Mail Steamship Line

TO CAIIFORNIA, JAPHN md CHINA,
VIA PANAMA.
The magnificent steamers of this line, comprising
the "ACAPlLCOn "COLON," "HENRI CHAUN
CEY" and CITY OF PANAMA" leave Pier foot
of Canal street, North River, New York,
Every alternate SATURDAY,
connecting ut Panama with the Company's steam.
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1The Lives Insured by the Society are CAREFUL,
selected In different parts of North America ant
Europe, furnishing, by this broad field of opera
tions, an additional and exceptional safety to tn,
Policy-bolders. The assurances are made only OF
the Mutual Principle. The Surplus Premiums ar,
returned annually to the InsuredI 4
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OFFICE-In Savings Bank Building, ia Water
ST. Bank open daily. from A. NJ. to p. NJ, and
from to 4-So r. NJ. Saturday Evenings, from ! TO
$50 O'Clock.
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22,l7 Cash Gifts amounting to $1,000, COO
NUMBER OF TICKETS, 100000
PRICE OF TICKETS.
Whole Tickets. $40 90
Halves, 10 90
Quarters, 90
EiShths each Coupon, = 30
5la Tickets for 100 90
The Montpelier Female Humane Association
chartered by the Legislature of Virginia and the
Circuit Court OF Orange Co proposes by a Grand
Gift Concert to establish and endow q Home for
Old, lnfrm, and Destitute Ladies of Virginia" at
Montpelier, the former residence of President
James Madison.
GOVERNORS OFFICE, Richmond, July 3, 1874.
1t affords me pleasure to say that am well
quainted with large majority of the officers of the
Montpelier Female Humane Association, who
side IN the vicinity of my home. and attest their
intelligence and their worth and high reputation
gentlemen, as well as the public confidence, nnu-
among them.
JAMES l.. KEMPER, Gov. Virginia
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 5, lS74.-I commend them
as gents of honor and integrity, and fully entitled
to the confidence of the public.
II. W. HUGHES, U. S. Judge East'n Dist. of Va
Further references by permission: His EXceilen
cy Gilbert c. Walker Ex-Governor of Va; Hon.
Robt f. Withers I.lcut..Gov. of Va and U. S. Sen.
ator elect; Senators and Members of Congress from
Va.
Remittanccs for tickets may be made by express
prepaid rOst-ofiice money order Washington
ID. c. or by registered letter.
For iull particulars, testimonials, &c, send for
Circular. Address, Hon. James Barbour,
PRIEST NJ. +. FL. A., ALEXANDRIA, VA
Reliable agents wanted everywhere. dec24-iw
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New York, Boston, Chicago, and London, England
novl0-tSw2m
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THE NEW
W A L T Il A NJ

The past twelve months at the Wallham Watch
Factory have been the busiest in the Company's
history. Several wholly new stem. winding watches
have been produced, and great Improvements
ETY. of their standard watches, until now they in
clude every size in both key and stem winding
that can be desired, of every quality and Of every
price. at the same time new inventions in ma.
ened the cost so that at present it is no; too much
to claim that the Waltham Watches are the best and
cheapest watches in the world. These claims are,
in fact, almost everywhere admitted. In this coun;
try it is matter of fact that hardly any fine Amerl-
can watches are sold but those of the Waltham
make. While orders are now regularly received
from England, Australia, and the British Posses
sions generally, and foreign countries arc ahan.
donng the hand made productions OF switzerland
and England, and eagerly adopting American ma.
chine made Wallham watches in their place.
Buyers of silver watches should be careful TO
observe the stamp of the Company on the case as
well as on the movement, as tue Naitiiau' " atn
movements are frequently put into cases which
are inferior both in quality of metal ana workman
ship.
For sale by all leading jewellers.
Positively no Watches sold mt retail.
ROBBINS X APPLETON
General Agents.
New York Boston, Chicago, and London, England
.
The Placer herald., 1874-05-16

gain more information in one season in re-
gard to the time for seed 'ng, manner of cur
ing and saving hay, methods of improving
stock, enhancing the qualities of fruit, etc. i,
than lie could in many years experience.
We are informed by leading members of
this lodge that lodge will soon be started
at Lincoln. We say keep the ball rolling.
We send you list of the present officers
A. d. Neher, Master; G. r. Grant. Over
seer; II. F. Davis, Lecturer; j. T. Cross,
Steward; II. Murray, Assistant Steward;
D. S. Allen, Chaplain; N. Mertes, Treas
urer; j. N. Neher, Secretary; D. Lewis,
Gate-keeper; Mrs. j. F. Cross, Ceres; Mrs.
N. Mertes, Pomona; Mrs. S. P Neher, Flo
ra, and Mrs. J. G. Gould, Lady Assistant
Steward. We also send you a copy of the
bylaws that this lodge is working under,
and the one in all probability that they will
adopt. More anon.
Yours, etc.,
SAM. J. PuLLEN.
The Placer herald., 1874-05-16
THE PILLAR OF BEAUTY.

"Scatter the gems of the beautiful!
By the wayside let them fall,
That the rose may spring by the cottage gate
And the vine on the garden wall;
Cover the rough and rude of earth
With a vail of leaves and flowers,
And mark with the opening bud and cup
The march Of Summers hours.
Scatter the gems of the beautiful
In the holy shrine Of home!
Let the pure, the fair, and the graceful there
In the lovliest lustre come;
Leave not q trace Of deformity
In the temple of the he,rt,
But gather about the earth its germs
OF nature and of art.
Scatter the gems of the beautiful
In the temple of our God
The God who starreth the uplifted sky,
And fowered the trampled sod;
When He built a temple for Himself,
And a HON for His priestly race,
He reared each arch in symmetry
And curved each line in grace.
Scatter the germs of the beautiful
In the depths of the human soul;
They bud and blossom, and bear the fruit,
While the endless ages roll.
Plant with the flowers of charity
The portals of the tomb,
And the fair and pure about his path
In Paradise shall bloom.''