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TIE REUNION OF THE AeOLIT]0NjsTa.
In ChfcnGo, June, 1874

In ChfcaRo, June, 1874.
Time VII, an odious came ye bore,
BY foes desplsed, BY friends rejected3
For, when - opened vide your door,
And brother-man, in lore, protected
The malice Of soorulng world
The proud. the selh.h. and tho sord.sssAp
In vengeful Hhafts vert st you hurled:
Angels alone your deeds applauded.
What glowing faith your bosoms fred
What saersd trust that faith supported
TEas xurely Love Divine inspired,
When want and shame ye gladly courted,
II such sacrifice would free
The manacied anil broksn- hearted;
II the oppressed oUtc1at might te
On Freedom glorious pathway stcztad1
How well 70 watched that secret road!
Like guardian angels ut ita portals,
To Light them Oh their way - stoOd,--
~- Those poor, desptsed, dowutrodden E,ota1{
Along each dsrious, dangerous path, - =
Their atranger-steps securely guided,
D@.tiled the dread Purruers' wrath,
And every ueeslful aid provided.
Despite your labor and your love,
Still In thoir bondage millions lsngutfhsd,
Till. from Jchoyah's tArona above, :.
The mandate cana which slav'ry vAnqaishsA
From Liucoln's chosen lips It fell,
And o'cr the realms Of thraldolu EouoGod
OF brutal Tyranny the knell,
And Freedoms hlatant foes eonfounded.
o vcr'ran band! who lire to tell
How re for Liberty conteudtd;
Aud 80 who in the struggle fell,
Undaunted, eru tho strife was ended;
Remembering you, ths Freed shall sing
A son9 Of gratitude unceasinG; Il.
Till 1ee:ing Time sha1l fold his wing, 4,
Their tribute strain snail sxei1 Increasing
supp1iants for Cniretaa1 Rights, j,
Never Ia raIn yoHr prayers ascendedl :.
TTis Gods approving smile delights
Your hearts, era earth for ynu hal sndsd
Long gather here, "a faithful fow,
For retrospective, sweet cnmnuniony
Till. In that rest youchsafed for you,
" know ETERNAL blcst reunion.
p. Lxlyu1.
, 1874-06-21
LONELINESS.

To penetrate the forests, deep and old.
To leavs slow footprints on the IMPRESSED mold,
And breathe the silence OF recesa and glade,-
Il not to be A1one- Each moss-grown bough
Stray notes. from far lAuds gathered -soling now
OF Trorio verlure, whers they chain. with dews
tbs pencled tintngs Of each fragrant flower,
Or In Its leafy cradle rocked the bird,
Till. gushing on the rosy matin-hour,
Ascending waves Of melody were heard:
Then Whispering Of iovs and britia wreatns,
Fer on its wood-bound mission, where it breathes
Fresh sun-Boid from the Losam Of mist.
The rock-payad mountains, rising to the Bun,
Have calm compau1ousA1p for pcns've hearts,
And na1nacss pleasure for 1a simplest one
Who heeds ths voiceless tac their sight i1nparta.
There is enchAutmsnt In tbs lenping r,li
Tint nurtures ia green c;nlran. a,,l makes hasts
To swell the vallcy4 swfs-wngad IuoIs, and spill
Their foarny torrents in the liquid waste.
Ye may not be alons who bear the voice
And sea ths impress OF smiling God,
Uplifting myr1ad creatures to rejoice,
And calling beauty from the 1.1wly cloI.
Ye may not 10 alone. In every varied folm
The grateful heart beholds 4 sign OF 1--we,
Beating harmonious measures. pulselke, warm
Ardent and waEm-yat ganIa Is dove.
10 b. alone, All! fearful horrors sweep
Their black robes o'*r ths raylcss epirit-sEy,
And visions Of tho last fierce anguish swts:p
O'er him who Tonga, yet wildly breads, to die:
And he it Ia who views the gorgeous day
Flooding its gladuess o'er Earth'& chrckarod life,
Yet turns in namcless discomfort away,
UnstEengthened for her busy End strife
Who, al unmoycd, or, II by sught, base fear,
Can listen when tho elements awake
With tumut mad, the liahtntne's glanei1g spear
He in whose bosom Endles not the aame
OF holy sacrifice, and praize, and prayer,
Who cannot turn lis G..anca to Heaven, and claim
we11-bui!t mansion cherished safely THERE
He fs indeed alone. No song Of bird or stream.
Or fragrant bloom, OF hills subli1ps and old,
Can sootne him with conteEtnents olisaful beam,-
Sad erts from the Shepherds p1enteous fold
EosE-GERANICX.
, 1874-06-21
The Tale OF u Dog Who Lost F1ls Tan'

From Nf Tifusciste tftt.) touT!sfs Sd
Mr. G. W. Staples, tho proprietor OF tue aeI
York Market, is the happy owner OF shepce.4
dog tha; does HONOR to his kind. which are s:
novned for their 1idc!ity, geut1euess 4nd tsg:e
ty. Saturday afternoon. when on the Entetp1,es
road, near the P,uo Creek bridge, hr. etapses es
had OCCASION to get out of his wagon and lea,
bus team standing on tho road for fe6 mlnnHs ~.
until Ao went into tho barn to look at somo ~,
tic. Hearing noiao moment after gong ~ ~.
the barn he looked toward tho road and ss1 40 no
team had started to run away. His falthfal III
seeing the horses were doing what theY oasnj}
not TO do, immediately dashed out into tno TN
and at the hea,is Of tho horses, trying 70 ~
them, in the same manner he does cattle, W
failing in this, ho astonshed bis owner by k'sah a..
bing the IInes which had been dragging a,f ou W.
ground with his teeth, and then braeng hlIasJii'
pulled back OIL the horses ss person "oas.s a-s
trying to stop them But, alas! the horzes hr9
too strong for hum, and soon Kers lerklnS, ~, shs
head over heels over tho rough roaa. osu ~, G-
dog held fast At last sudden jerk threw nlu
under the wheels. mud in less than no TINA .aas
tail-tiat beautiful tail which he in al his w ~
ging pride used to curl 80 Handsomely oTer a1 as
bacE-was no more, but, on the contrary. 4. W ~
cidedIy lcss BY about six inches Tho dog as y.
nf the lines.
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| where thoy can depend upon getting good artl-
| Gle; and it is only those merchants who arc do
! ing a large business who can bear up under the
| losses sustained by tho credit-system-
If we took into the history OF our successful
merchants, we shall find that one Of the elo-
nlants Of their SUCCESS was
| BTnIcr PERSONAL ECONOMY.
When they made their trst Start IN life
they did not spend five ceuts uselesslv ];
were we're scautily furnished, and they walked
instead of riding. While their trade was small,
! they dispensed with clerk-hire, waited on their
I customers all day, and posted their books st
nights and all they saved by this severe self-de-
l,iaI they put into their business until it grew to
be of colossal dimansiona-
II any man, no matter what his occupation
may be, should pursue the same rigid plodding,
persistent, calculating course, he would, in or
dinary tinleH, come of the conqueror OF fate, and
subdue portion Of this world to his own indi-
yitlual use.
The main difficulty is, men and women are
not willing to pay the penalty of success. It
has been proved for centuries that only one in
hundred is successful as merchant, and this is
undoubtedly true Of every other occupation
which requires shreWdness and close calculation.
Some Young merchants fail because they do
not attend closely to their business. They leave
it frequently to their clerks, while they are out
on peasure-trip, attending base-ball games, or
riding round the parks aud bouloEards, and
waiting upon the ladies',
Others take too much money out OF the busi-
ness to e1pend 10 household expenses and lavish |
display, and speedily bring themselves to tho
verge of bankruptcy Ono old gentleman, who |
had commenced life as poor boy, had, by mas |
tering the difficult steps to final SUCCESS, gained
considerable wealth q merchant; when he ar |
rived at old age he retired to private lite. to live
in ease and comfort on lis income. leaving 9 |
business In the hands OF his aon.
In three years the young man wRs bankrupt.
Ho had failed in business, aud was compelled to
take position as clerk in strangers store.
His father was asked why it was that, in
business in which he had succeeded 80 WE'LL his
son had failed.
He gave this characteristic answer: s' When /
FIRST commenced business, my wife and I lived
IN porridge. Az my business increased, we had
better food and, when could afford it, nc had
,hicken. But, you see, Johnnie
coNNENCED WITH THE CHICKEN FIRST"
The merchants side OF the question, when
ooked into closely, il not 30 pleasant many
link, and the other side of the question is,
Would not an equal proportion Of worklngmen
md workingwomeu conquer SUCCESS, it they
worked as shtowdly, calculated ns closely,
.lannod as admirably. and persisted as brave1y III
he couree which leads to vctory2
Mrs. II. D. WYSKooP.
, 1874-06-21

:, a general review Of the newspaper press Of
the French Capital Will bring into prominence its
CHARACTERISTIC E1cE1IESCEs AND DEFECTS
as compared With that Of its contemporaries in
other countries. The oppressive taxes called
the Caution" and the ''Timbre' - weigh most
heavily upon French newspapera in diminishing
their circulation. since they compel subscnp-
tlon-prlco too high for the very moderate in-
comes OF hosts or cultivated people. The jour-
nails Of the Capital compare rlort disadgauta-
geouslT with the English,-no one Paris gazette
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| most noticeable feature, and ono that has muc
INFLUENCE il keeping up the perpetual unrest {
French politics, Is the idea that q s.rong news
paper must of necessity be
IN HOSTILITY TO THE EXISTING GOVERNMENT.
This idea, like many others which arc th
worst stumbling-blocks in the way of the mos
liberal French statesmen to-day, grew ont OF th
long oppression Of the ancient regime, and th
despotism Of both Empires gave it food. Th
great multitude OF the untitled ara unpt!Vlleges
have settled belief TINT, whatever form o
Government is established, 1t ls lkoly to be I'm
favorable to them: Hence, whoever attacks
the existing Administration is sure OF Applause
and sympathy. 1t makes very little difference
to many Of these Journals, whose stock IN trade
| is violent opposition, whether the measures o.
| sailed are good or bad: tho Govsrnment, Like
tho absent, Is always wrong. Ie"> y great
crises. tue press becomes disoEg6n'z1"6 rather
than roconetr11ctlve element No sooner s the
| old dynasty ovo1thfown than the ne" Govern
ment however Liberal aud weil'dlsposed, and. IN
need Of season OF calm IN order to cfystallze,
II bitterly attacked at al lta weak points, OF
which 1t mas necessarily many. lhree out OF the
lout pollticai parties o. france 1ua"o use OF
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crushed. linen there Id confusion aud excite
n.ent, and one OF those violent scenes so COM
mon IN those days; but sir Wade stands frm,
and bears his State proudly forward IN. tho face
OF the whole Slave Power.
The Senate is proceeding quietly, and Mr.
Evans, of South Carolina. grave aud good old
man, is spcaking Of the Antl-SIarery doctrines,
aud exhibiting copy Of Garrisou's Literalor
with its horrible pictures OF Slavery Turning
to Alr. Wade, who sat near him the Senator
asks: "1s it not too bad that such paper
should be- allowed to exist? Why do not
the authorities Of the United States suppress
it be possible that any patriotic citizen OF tue
North Will tolerate such AL abolnlnatlon =
Senator Wada puts on his spectacles, and, look
ing at the title OF the paper. e1claiu1s, III sur-
PRISE: why, Senator Evans, in OHIO NO con-
BldeE this
ONE OF QUE BEST FAMILY PAPERS.
There is \ roar, aud eyeu Soutlern Senators
hold tnair sides. All laugh but Esans, who has
great respect for Wade, and who, as be turns
salty away, says; II am eotry TO heas i;ay 1ou say
On another occasion, 3 Senator has juat said
to Mr. Wade, "lf you don't stop your Abolition
doctrines, You will break up tue Onion; the
Southern men will secede. Sir. Air. Wade, hold
ing out his hand, with comlca! expression on
you ars GOING now, aod pray sou' don't delay a
moment on IN; account
It's a hot day in the Senate, and everybody is
mad. Wndo has just collided With Uougias,
and Pugh, Wade's own colleague, comes to tho
help Of the great Illinoisan Perhaps he thinks
now is the time to crush the Ohio Aboli1onist
who overshadovs him in tho Senate AT al |
events Pugh, vino is = man Of both ability and |
responsibility, rises AZ and lo11 ta1nts IT, Wado with
Brotherhood OF mankind. - have, savB Wade, |
" always heretofore believed in the doctrine Of |
the Declaration OF Independence, that all men |
are born fzee and equal, but Of late It appears |
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The poultry propagation writes to "our r,,o1F con,
t1ibutur to ASK: ''Wnen ia = hen mo5k uAou
to hatch 7" We have dsvoted considerable ~
tent;ou to this branch of hna a1ta,. and apsw"
unhesitating1y, ''Whsu aha ia il eatness"
Detroit ETee PreSs. ,..
, 1874-06-21
THE COURSE Of TRUE LOVE.


~ ~ A"'-
4 German youth, with geutle smirk,
Was Gottileb hermann Netzel:
a North-aida retail-dry-goods clerk,
Hard all the week be- had to work;
But Sunday afternoons hs went
70 Turner Hall, and there he spent
Far iaasrsIeer , md e nratzc,
It happened that tha fair Elise
Went IN there with her mpther.
Hs spied her az with graceful aase
Shs ate her fragrant Li.nburR cheeaa
Then suddenly the maiIep fIfr
discovered Gottt,ab Hartmann thars
~ 1t',.s III ~ ~ 40 a.'o;h',a ~ P"43
"@~3 Wv '@'1"~.o1
Young GottIfeb learned her residence
R4 1ijigant inquiry.
He loved with Iii his soul. and henca
His perseverance, was immense
And alI night drcamt our hero Lold
OF saving her, like knights Of old,
III rnsd III 4l anr"a nd ana tat sao no'
0'N' '~N@>1
He rent fragrant billet .donx
In etterresrent German
Declaring al his love 80 true.
And nrarinp FIR an iutervjpw.
Tie answer cxme-Oh. nrosnect hrfphtt
She'd meet MIN rheu the shades of njvht
"ere eoitened ny the moous pale light
Oh, happy Gottl1eb Hermann
E-Hse stood oy hnge wooo-pile,
hmm fnrm csne. o,ar ~ STA
And. seeing il. she smolcd = synl,r-
Then tremi,,in9]r shs hnahaa n hl,sh
And forth her fears they pnshed a oneh.
A. !o,"aTu uottneo Rushed rush,
~ ~S ~~ fAe''ee AeA"
They fingered there, this ardent twin,
Their hapdn in tova u,itad
And wl,ilat her ta,rs nonretl firth 1;1,. rain
Nl,icb Gott]ipb stroye IN rhack 1n win
SIZE told hiu, how her hauuhtv sire
naa promised her IT, to Frltz von Meyer;
out elo ., "so 9ottnto " e1Pie!
Anu 'nus 1aelr 5osn taeJ phehted.
17,,- a.. ,.-+ x,>,,....
II. ..s. ~. 10, N.,.,s. g.. Gat.S;,ah 10y ..o.u,
~ -. ~ h: .Uuue ~ ov'tuto taF. % "enueo
Vus ali th,t n,at bis HE tsIs y,r1nr,
,rIa,' - a-ath .ns.aadt1 .ta t1.e oid ~ 1si,,
The old man piled his Loot and cane.-
a nint taa& ne need Lot reI.alu,
Winch Gottneo conp1ahended.
,,..A .,
Agasi paa,is psnfaln tLn LIZ 1ae ~ s'ars sne1 mex
4-;ta .as,. I ~. x. p.I y. ...'a-s,> AZ
W. W. p aoals .ueai n1uaAofcu'eas 'ae} "ess
Tiaae 1no iIo1eo auu s1St suaet
No wealth on earth could compensate:
And GottHeb groaued, 20, Fate Q, Fate
How can'st thou be 50 cruel7"
"our sun OF nope hath sunk, he cried,
"Beueath dark horizon
And, since thou ne'er canst be my bride,
Wen seek rellef IN suicide:
III plunge mo In yon murky strea1n,
And court the sleep that kuowa no draamt
Our heroiue choss uoison
In fond embrace, with many tear,
These dotiuG lovers tarried.
They parted, and, to banish fear,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-07-10

a Coop YIELD OF CoRN,-A, farmer
ID Virginia gives an interesting account
OF the method he pursued to secure q
good crop OF corn. He began on a very
poor farm In 1859, of which he devoted
l64 acres to corn. The yield was small,
In 1866 he again planted in corn. with
much better results. The tract was
then turned over to grass, and moved
and pastured up to the winter of 1S1-'72,
AT this time manure from the barn was
spread on the thinnest parts, and during
the winter the field was ploWed to Tie
depth OF 10 to 10 inches, after Stacked
lime, to the amount of so bushels per
acre, was applied, and the land harrow
ed i've. times, thoroughly mixing lime
ana soil. About May 1st the corn was
planted IN rows, b feet apart. When
IL came up about one bushel of plaster
per acre was spread, and the spaces be-
tween the rows were thoroughly ploWed
TO the depth OF u to 13 inches. 1t was
now thlnned, leaving two stalks to hill !;
Teplanting was done, and cutting trash y
from the hills with the hoe !; no other.
work with this implement was done.
From the goth to 9th June plowed with
broad shovel -plows, and afterwards with
the longcOulter-pl0W thoroughly erased
al traces OF the shovel, exeept at. the
hills. In SeptembeE, from 10th to 18th,
cut up and shocked; and in December
cr11bed. Yield from the 165 acres, 1,50O
bushels, or an average of 80 1OT11 bushels
per acre. Some acres of the field Welded
as high as 1876 bushels. Corn planted.
white gourd- -seed; soil, q clay loan, very
we'll adapted to bluegrass, when In an
improved condition.-[Monthly Report
U. 5. Dep. Agriculture. D...-'.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-07-10

A REVIVAL OF MoHAMMEDANIsM.--
1t is well known, says the Baptist I'm
ion, that Mohammedanism has been
making great progress in India of late
years, to the alarm of the Hind0os, and
that, instead of being a dying religion.
1t is undergoing a great and ominous
revival. Recent information on the sub
Ject is as follows: A census of Bengal
lately taken makes the population 67,-
100000 instead of 100000, as was es-
tlmated. In some districts there are
500 to the square mile. The number of
Mohammedans is far in excess of popu-
lar estimate, which has counted them at
about 100000, while they are found
to be 20,664, 900. Ofall who call them
selves HlndOos in faith there are az, ,674,-
OOO. The Buddhists are 81, 900 in number,
and the Christians 900. OF the abOrigi-
mails, included in neither of these classes,
there are 2,351, 900. 1t is stated that the
Mohammedans, with theirarmies of mis-
slOnaries, their theory that all faithful
races are equal before God, and their
practice OF raising any convert at once
to full social equality, are becoming so
numerous that by 1900 they will be half
the, population, and ultimately will con-
troll the religious destiny of Bengal.
Throughout many of the richest districts
they are. already nearly or quite one
half OF the population, and in some they
exceed ihe HindoOs by twenty percent,
the most astounding instance Of whole
sale conversion in modern history.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-07-10
HydTOphObia.

At the last regular meeting of the
Medical Society of the county of New
York, paper was read by DR.. Charles
Z, Russell on Hydrophobia." He said !:
There are two forms of canine mad
ness, it is claimed by several prominent
English authorities; one marked by
abhorrencc of water, the other the re-
suit OF dlstemper, and unmarked by any
OF the above symptoms. Both are alike
communicable by incubation. Canine
madness is spoken of by the Hebrew
historians. The earliest mention, how
ever, OF the true hydrophobia, is given
IN a HlndoO treatise as long ago as the
nlntit century, The hydrOph0bia of this
Clme Is described as exactly Identical
MI Nun Cnat OF the nineteeth century
Iheocrltus and Plato refer to madness
gics, "anu Ovid, in his I" "Metamorphoses 4,
speak OF rabid animals. After sketch
ing out at great length the history of
the disease up to this century. the lee
turer proceeded to indicate the various
sanitary measures forts prevention and
cure. A very able doctor of England
recommends the treatment of caustic;
ana states that he effected eighty cures
IN single year, and that when applied
immediately he never lost a case, In
the State OF Louisiana, in the year 1870,
no less than sixty three cases of canine
madness were reported.
The popular notion that rabies pre-
vail during any particular season of the
year has no foundation in fact. This
does away with the legend of " dog days"
An interesting feature of this disease is
the ability of one human being to trans
NIT it to another. .,5-
The disease begins in the dog with
shyness, and a disposition to snap AT
imaginary objects. Vomiting and an
unnatural distortion of the ewes next
follow. His bark becomes very pecu-
liar, and ends in strange howl. He
becomes utterly Indifferent to pain. AS
a rule rabid dog will pass a traveller
on road unless it be attacked Per-
sons may be inOculated without sus-
pecting it until the disease appears.
The greatest sanitary measure which
should be taken in large cities is to do
away with yagrant dogs. The use Of
the muzzle should be confined .o1IV to
savage dogs, It is of little use, ais It is
removed at home, the yerv
place where the disease nianifests it-
self, DR.. Russell relied especially upon
cauterlzatlon with nitrate Of silver.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-07-10
Value of Brood Mares.
From the Live Stock Journal


A paragraph in the March number of
Dillon & Co., of Normal, Illinois, had
sold four colts, the produce of one brood
mare, for $5,500 and we now allude to
it for the purpose of stating that this is
not, by any means, an exceptional case.
On the contrary, it has been demonstrat-
ed over and over again that it is scarcely
possible for the general farmer to keep
any kind of stock on his farm that will
prove so uniformly profitable as a good
brood mare. Instances are numerous
where single brood mare, we'll and
fashiOnably bred, and coupled for series
OF years with popular sires, has, by her
produce, made handsome fortune for
her owner; and in almost every neigh
bOrhOOd can be found mares whose
produce are uniformly of more than an
average value. The prudent, wide
awake farmer will be on the lookout
for such mares, and whenever he can
purchase them at reasonable prices he
will not fail to do so. Such an invest
ment can not fail to be better than
money. at compound interest, if the
mares be coupled with the right sort Of
ready sale at high prices-the scrubs
only are drug in the market-and a
colt can be raised as cheaply as steer.
To make horse breeding profitable, you
must start right. Horses are not sold
at SO much per pound in the market like
cattle or hogs; it is the quality that
determines the price, and quality is a
thing OF inheritance, derived from the
sire or dam, or from both. If the foal,
when dropped, has not inherited those
characteristics which give value to q
horse, no amount of after-care and at
tentl0n can compensate for the lack of
organic quality. 1t costs no more time
or money to raise a good colt than
poor one, excepting, perhaps, in the
original investment-tle difference in
cost Of good brood mare and a poor
one, the service OF first-class stallion
and scrub-and herein lies the secret
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-07-10

"TOo Poor TO TAKE A PApER."-
Moore, of the Rural New Yorker, was
sitting in his office one afternoon some
years ago, when farmer friend came
in and said =" Mr. Moore, / like your
paper, but times are SO hard | cannot
ais that so, friend Jones? I'm very
sorry to hear that you are so poor; If
you are so hard run [ will give you my
paper" -, .s,... =. ....'' -
20, no, can't take it as a gift"
"Well, then, let's see how we can fix
it. You raise chickens, I believer"
"Yes, q few; but they don't bring
- = Don't Don't they they Neither dose my paper
cost anything, hardly. Now, l have a
proposition to make to you. I will con-
tlnue your paper, and when you go home
you may select from your lot one chicken
and call her mine. Take good care of
her and bring me the proceeds, whether
III eggs or chickens, and we will call it
square" =
"AH right, brother Moore" and the
fellow chuckled at what he thought a
capital bargain, He kept the contract
strictly, and at end of the year found
that he had paid about four prices for
his paper. He often tells the Joke him
self, and he never had the face to say he
was too poor to take a paper since that
day. Model Farmer.