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The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-04
Pith and Point.

1ltH anu fOIubs
SISTERS of Charity-Faith and Hope.
THE real yellow fever Greed for
gold.
A coMPosIToR on a st. Louis paper
made an editor say that "this war-cry
Is the key-hole of victory"
g CAN always tell water when see
it, !" remarked Toddyblossom the other
day; Z" it looks SO much like gin.''
'sTo WHAT sect of fraternity do YOU
| think belong ?" asked fop of lady.
"To the insect fraternity" was the
reply.
A WITTY woman says that, as death iS
reported to love shining mark, she is
constantly in dread of q shaft being
aimed at her husbands nose.
In st. Louis everybody is eonsiderate,
and therefore a daily paper remarks
"Two gentlemen and lady left for the
penitentiary last evening"
A DETROIT paper noting the fact that
a man fell dead while combing his hair,
says And yet there are people who
will persist in that dangerous habit"
A COUNTRY girl, coming from a morn
ing walk, was told she looked as fresh
as daisy kissed by the dew, to which
she innocently replied "You've got
my name right, Daisy but his isn't
Dew"
THERE is an old Indian in Kansas
who has been nicknamed cold Prob"
When asked to prophesy of the coming
weather, he sageIy and safely says,
:" Mebbe snow mebbe heap id hot.
Better wait little, you bet"
"I SHOULD like sCourtship and Mar.
riage, and sThe Best of Husbands
said pretty girl, tripping into Broad
way bookstore. ss1 think can fill that
bill, MISS" replied the dapper young
salesman. "Have you Ten Thousand
Year 2"
| A CHARMING picture is that of Saxe's
widow at fashionable party:
Her shawl sable night,
| Her gloves were aE dark as her SHAWL
And her jewels-that flashed in the light
| Her robe had the hue OF the rest
| (How nicely it fitted her shap9
And the grief that was heaving her breast
Boiled over in bilows OF crapei
A CONSIDERABLE coal owner in the
north was instructing his daughter, q
little girl about eight years of age, in
the principles of religion, and explain
ing to her the rewards and the punish
ments of future state. He told her.
would be sent to q large pit, where
they would be roasted in an immense
fire by evil spirits. She was very at
tentive, and after a pause, said !:
Papa, what a good thing it would be
if you could get them to take their
Goals of your
TWO soLTLoQTRs.
An Iowa editor, who attended party,
was smitten with the charms of fair
damsel who wore q rose on her forehead.
and thus gushed about it
| Above her
| There is q rose,
| Below that rose
| There is nose.
Rose, nose,
Nose, rose,
Sweet rose,
| Dear nose.
Below her chin
| There is pin:
| Above that pin
| There is a chin.
| Pin, chin,
| Chin. pin,
Sweet pin.
Dear chin.
Whereupon rival editor thus apos-
trophized the Iowa chap:
L Above the stool
There is a fool;
Below the fool
There is a stool.
Stool, fool,
, Fool, stool,
Old stool,
Damphool.
Below his seat
There are two feet.
r. Above these feet
There is q seat.
7 Seat, feet,
8 Feet seat,
= Soft seat,
Big feet.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-04
The huiIIOtine.

Science, says the London Lancet,
would almost seem to be as tardy of
growth as moral principle in some quar-
ters, if we may judge from the argu-
ments against death by decapitation
which have been revived in connection
with the recent executions in France.
Poiriers, the Limours murderer, and
Moreau, the herbal poisoner of st.
Dennis, were both guillotined last week,
and forthwith the Partisan press in
Weighs against that mode of execution,
citing the old experiments of DR.. Sue
(the novelist's father, and even advanc-
ing as la Plus frappGrat preatve that the
decapitated head feels and thinks la
soue de Charlotte Corday rougissa7at
soaGs le suL7Ret du UaLet de TerecuteatT.
Our readers may remember that rather
less than four years ago we had to refute
the theory of DIR. P1ne1, that Trop-
mann's head, having lost under the
guillotine the sources of common sensa-
ton, yet retained hearing, sight and
smell, with the whole apparatus of con-
sciousness and intellect. The trunk,
he maintained, died quietly and pain
1essly from hemorrhage in the course
of a few minutes but the brain,
shielded by atmospheric pressure, re-
tanned its blood and consequently it's
It is still necessary, it seems, to reas-
sert the fact that while the brain pos
sesses considerable quantity of blood
after decapitation, the blood rapidly
becomes venous for want of oxygen,
the condition being that of asphyxla,
in which consciousness vanishes in
ninety seconds. The physical shock
sustained from the guillotine would of
itself, moreover, paralyze all nervous
functions too completely to admit of
consciousness taking place during the
brief interval necessary for the thorough
deoxidation of the blood in the brain.
Beyond the momentary impact of the de-
scending knife on the felon's throat, no
further sensation can be felt. Indeed,
the mode of execution is SO painless as
almost to weaken the deterrent force of
capital punishment, certainly to deprive
those who would abolish that punish
ment of any argument deducible from
the "horrors of the guiilotine.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-04
THE YOUNG FOLKS.
Puss-in.the-Cor,,.u

SS~AAA~AAe~NOFneFs
Two little hands hiding two rogu1sh eyes,
Dear. sTIDnS head, that is ever so wi Sc.
Oar ing 10 laughing and shouting with gIee
Playing AZ Iuss-ln-the-corner with me
Patter tbe prettjest feet DER the floor
Never was seen such playmate before
Sly little one in q way most unfair
Steals n my corner before I'm aware.
Here II cur play ground-the sunshiny room
Sever mas fallen q shadow of gloom:
Wise little noddle to know all their nsnes.
Ciover-oud mouth held to mine to be kissed ].
SiiVef-tcneo Volce-how that voice would be
a corner you've won-did you know this before?-
Deep III my ht art TO be kept evermore!
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-04

The total length of water-pipes in
New York is 400 miles in Chicago, $50
miles Baltimore, 210; Detroit, 40 /;
st. Louis, $50; Montreal, 10; Louis
vile, 10; Cleveland, 70; Jersey City,
GO; Milwaukee, 40; and Philadelphia,
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-04

IT is estimated that the granite. lime
and slate quaries of Maine, if they were
fully worked, would sustain popula-
tlon equal to the whole present popula-
ton of the State. There is enough
slate to roof over the whole State and
have some left.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-04

A MAN who halts between two opin-
ions is lame on both sides of the ques-
ton.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-04

Mrs. HARRIS, who served as a nurse
through our war, assisting at ffty-two
battles, has received the position OF
United States Consul at Venice. That's
because she's a Venice old woman,
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-04
FARM AND GARDEN.
THE rARArER's YEAR.

Lo! the spring with balmy showers,
Emerald laws and fair young flowers,
Calls the farmer to his plow;
Brisk he turns the sod, while gazing
On his focks and herds a-grazing,
Ger the pasture freely now;
All around him birds are singing,
Love and hope have sprung to life;
Man and beast are filed with gladness,
And the storms have ceased their strife,
As the season rolls to Cancer,
To the farmer comes the answer
From the earth and solar rays:
EWe for thee, oh, man, treasure
Bear without a stint or MEASURE
Golden wheat and rye and maize.
While thou sleepest on thy pillow,
From the loving hand divine
Riches unto thee are flowing,
In thy crops, thy sheep and k1ne."
See, at length, rich autumn bending
Meath his load is blithely vending
Through the peaceful slopes his way;
Making up his jeweled caskets,
Apples, peaches, grapes, in baskets,
Piling rIcks of grain and hay.
Now the purple grapes are bleeding,
Golden grain is freed from chaH,
With the revIer's merry laugh.
But the grumbling, gruff November
Bids the farmer well remember
That the gloomy days draw near;
Bids him look to barn and larder,
That, when winter wakes harder,
He and his may keep good cheer.
joyful then, the dear youngHngs,
.SLefgTs he Ger the frozen plain,
Or, before the blazing yule-log
Sings till spring wells round again.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-04

Boston completed her 244th year OF
Thursday, Sept. 17th. s.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-16
COLUMBIA MUSIC STORE.
LvBrand & Son

T'AkE pleasure in calling the eattention
i oi the public to IN examinations of
their STOCK OF MUSICAL MERCHAN-
Disc. consisting. Of Pianos, Church and
Parlor Organs. Mclodeons, Violins, Gui.
tars, Ranjos, Flutes, Accordeons, Brass
md Silver Band Instruments OF ali kinds.
Also, Sheet Music and instructiou Books
for every class Of Musica Instruments on
hand at all times. We are Sole Agents for
the State Of Sonth Carolina of Esteya Co.'s
COTTAGE ORGANS Sheet Mnsic sent by
mail. post paid. On receipt Of price: and ali
kinds Of Musical Goods sent by Express,
when ordered. to any part of the State.
marked &. @. D. Good SECONDHAND ri.
amos and Organr for sale cheap. Tor cash.
Pianos. Organism Melodeons Tuned and
Repaired in satisfactory manncr; and
will give espec ttention to Packing, Re-
moving and Shipping Pianos for othc1 par
ties to any point desired, at moderate
prices.
Allorders promptly attended to and dsat-
iefaction guaranteed to those favorine us
with their patronage. Send for our cata-
loEue of Sheet Music and Musical NJ erch an
disc. Richardson atreot, a few Dora above
Pu3S1x ,f1icc, Columbia, 8. C. Nov7
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-16

The PHOENIX is the oldest daily paper
in the State. and has been regularly
issued since March, 1866.
THE LATEST INTELLIGENCE,
By Telegraph aud Mails, from nearly
oil parts of the World; together with
FULL MARKET REPORTS:
Besides well selected MISCELLANEOUS
and READING MATTER, of interest to
everybody, will be found in these publ
cutions.
THE EDITORIALS
Are carefully prepared, by competent
waters; while special attention is given
THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
Taken as whole, no BETTER cR
MORE SATISFACTORY INVESTMENT can be
made, than subscription to ono or
the other OF these publications. They
are Conservative III politics, and are
devoted to the best interests Of the
State. The following arc the
TERMS FOR SIX MONTHS.
Daily PHOENIX. 81 90
Trl- Weekly. 2 SO
Weekly CLEANER us columns).. 50
These papers were the first issued in
Columbia, III 1865, after it's partial de-
strnctlon, and have been regularly
published ever since. They
CIRCULATE EXTENSIVELY
Throughout middle and upper Counties
of tho State. md are excellent
MEDIUMS FOR ADVERTISING.
The PHOENIX has greater circulation
through tile upDar nort of Sonth Curo
lima than any other daily paper. Mer-
chants andothere will find it's columns
an'admirable means of communication
with the people of the entire up-coun-
try. Advertising rates are reasonable.
Send advertisements marked with the
number Of insertions desired, and they
will be stopped upon the expiration Of
the time. Office on Richardson street,
between Taylor and Blanding.
JULIAN A. SELBY. Proprietor.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-16
Wilmington, Columbia and Aug RR
GENERAL PASSENGER DEPART.

GENERAL PASSENGER DEPART.
COLUMBIA, s. c., May 18 1874.
he E ,;ia duIs IIaMiiiGflblSTing Hiif boz aassstsS ssho7
on and after this date:
GOING NORTH. TRAIN No2 TRAIN NO
Leave Columbia. q 90 m 8.45pm
Florence. 112 25 p IN 2.lOam
arrive Wilmington. tbs m *7.15a IN
GOING SOUTH. TRAIN NO TRAIN NO 3
Leave Wilmington. 500 M tG.lO M
Florence. ........ 4.00p m l1.37 m
Traln No. 2. from Columbia, is an accom-
modation to Florence, ard there connects
closely with N. E. Il. r., and at Wilmington
with " 9 W. r. j. to all points North.
Iraln NO. from Columbia is. fast Ex-
press, M aking through come ections, allrail,
North and South, and water line connec.
tions ria Portsmouth,.
Train No. l. from Wilmington, connects
closely at Florence with N. +. r. II, for
charleston, and il an accom- mediation train
thence to Columbia.
Train No. 8. from Wiimip gton, is fast
Express, connecting closely from and to ali
points North and South. Through tickets
sold ano baggage checked to ali principal
points. Pnllma an palace sleepers on night
trains. breakfast. tDinner. +Supper.
Accommodation Train No. 2 leaves Co
lumbia daily, Sundays excepted. Express
Train No: leaves Columbia every night.
JAS. ANDERSON, General Sup.
a. POPE, Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent
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Excursion Season Of 1874 via Allan
tic Coast and Midland Lines.
kR Mb gN IsI 6 W zsZ
CHARLOTTE, COLUMBIA And AL.
GUsTA. AND WILMINGTON, CoLUM-
BIA AND AUGUSTA RAILROADS.
COLUMBIA, =. G May 26, 1874.
D DOCND TRIP TICKETS TO all promi-
IL nent Virginia Springs and Western
North Carolina Excursion Points good
until November l, 1871, will be on salc at
tho Company's Ticket Office in this city,
both ciG Charlotte and ria Wilmington. ON
and after June l. 1874.
Tickets to New York, PHILADELPHIA, Bal.
timorc. rid BAY LINE, al reducedratcs, also
Oh sale. A. POPE,
June7 General sscngcr Agent
Seegers' VS.. Cincinnati Beer.
THE Cincinnati Gazette makes the asto.
II nishing announcement that Cincinnati
beer is no longer pure, bnt Rdulterattd vii Il
molasses, sugar OF starch, fasel oh and the
poisonous cochicum. The Commissioner
Of Agriculture, in his report for 1865. says
that Prof. Mapos. Of Now York, analyZed
tho beer from dozen different breweries,
and found all of it adulterated. Eocculus
Indicus and nux vomica entered largely
into it's composition.
J. q. SFEGERS guarantees his beer to be
pure and reliable. He does not adulterate Q
it, but brews from the best barley, malt
and hops. Jan23
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-16

l. 9, 8 and Sheet Posters. Hand bills,
Programmes Circulars. Pamphlets,
Bills of Fare. Briefs, Letter Heads,
Dodgers. Bill Heads, Checks,
Horse Bills. Receipts. Labels,
Railroad Blanks, Legal Blanks,
Tags, Cards all kinds and sizes
Wedding, Visiting. Business, Show.
JULIAN A. SELBY. Proprietor
PHOENIX and CLEANER Establishment
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-16
What IL a Newspaper:

What Ia Newspaper:
To the question from q child, .What
is 2 newspapeE?': the Dublin Genera
Advertiser gives the following reply:
Organs that gentlemen play
To answer the taste of the day,
Whatever it be,
They hit on the key,
And pipo in full concert away.
News from all countries and cIimes,
Advertisements, essays aud rhymes.
Mixed up with all sorts
Of Q)lying reports,
And published at regular times.
Articles able and wise,
At least in the editors eyes,
And logic 80 grand
That few understand
10 what in the world it applies.
Statistics, reflections, reviews,
Little scraps. to instruct and amusc,
And lengthy debate
Upon matters of state,
For wise.headed folks to peruse.
And funds as they were and are,
The qnibbles and quirks of the bar,
And every week
A clever critique
On some rising theatrical star.
The ages of Jupiter's moons,
The stealing of somebody's g spoons,
The state of the crops,
The style of the fops.
Aud the wit of the public buffoons.
List OF all physical ills
Banished by somebody's pills:
Till you ask with surprise
Why any one dies.
Or what's the disorder that killsP
Who has got married, to whom;
Who were cut of in their bloom;
Who has had birth
On this sorrow-stained earth,
And who totters fast to the tomb
The prices of cattle and grain;
Directions to dig and to drain;
But 'twould take me too long
To tell you in song
A quarter of what they contain.
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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-16

Is thoroughly supplied with POWER
PRESSES of the Latest Improvement;
TYPE of various grades and styles
from one foot t" tha fiftieth part of an
inch in size; BORDERS, CUTS. Sc. ::
Black. Colorch and Transfer INKS;
PAPER, CARDS, &c. Work executed
at shortest notice. in latest and best
styles and at New York prices. GALL
and EXAMINE SPECIMENS of
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Summer Schedule s. & U.R.R.
n Ssq DOWN TRAIN TRAN
The Short Line Schedule

CHARLOTTE, COLUMBIA l. AUGUSTA RI IN
COLUMBIA, S. G., Juno 28, 1874.
&a &R - e,DteE TIE ss;ISs,I stG;llsSSiIng Pas
operated on and after this date: VIZ W
GOING NORTH Train No2 Train Mo-
Leave Augusta. .7.45a nj 4.15pm
Graniteville. .*S.13am 5'11nn,
Corbia Junct'n 1920 M 10 OHM
Arrive Columbia. IL CONN q w,
Leave Columbia..... 1242 IN
Minnsboro. 2.49 p m
Chester. -. IL 29pm
Arrive Charlotte. .iG.45 pm
NO: Train makes close connection rim
Charlotte and Richmond, to ali no;nta
North. arriving at New York Cos A. M.
NO. Train makes close connection rim
Wilmington and Richmond to ali noints
North, arriving at New York at s Tsp nj.
GOING SOUTH. Train Mol Train No 2
Leave Charlotte. $50 m
Chester. IL .02 m
MInnaboro.. 10 38 pm
Arrive Columbia. 49,. 2a2 pm
Leave Columbia. 2.52 pm 340am
Colbia Junct'n 1917 7pm 415a
uranltevillo .t7.15 pm *7.48 IN
arrive Augusta: ..8.05 pm 8.45am
rBreakfast. tDinner. tSupper.
South bound Traine connect at Aupnsta
Tor ti .,, a. al points South and West. Through
tieket sold and baggage checked to princi-
pa points. ~ Sleeping cars on ali Night
Trains. JAS. ANDERSON, Gener al SUB.
a. .foPE. Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-16

A writer from Fort Laramie states
that he accompanied the Black Hills
expedition. and, being an old miner,
prospected for gold, but could not OBJ
tain even the color,
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-16

CHARLOTTE, COLUMBIA i AUGUSTA p p
LQI.unI q I.,a .
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9reeAyille and .Columbia, Railroad d
CHANGE OF sCHEDUIE.

6&& rhAHssss + AZ ssESaEE ls1 s.I;1
Sundays excepted; Uobnectink with Mo :
desn es1n. o6Sonsa 6S sa c.roln. Raifread up and
tbe foifovins a ps;,, a1ter be trtdsy. August 2s,
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-16

Danviile, Richmond and Danville Il. Y. N.
&. Division, and NORTH Wtstcrn h. &. H. W
GOING NORTH
STATIONS MAIL rxrErss
Leave Charlotte.. 7.lOPM Gl5A NJ
Leave Salisbury... $50 PM S34 A Al
Leave Green sbOTO,.... l 40 A Nj IL lUA nj
Leave Dapville. .... 4 81 M 1871 Nj
Leave Durkville..... 9.44AM 6.IOPN
Arrive at Richmond. .12.45 p M 99Op nj
GOING SOUTH.
Leave Richmond...... 23OPM 5.1OAM Nj
Leave Burkville..... 5.34P NJ 82S A NJ
Leave Danville .... 10 ii = Ii l2.57r hi
Leave Greensboro. -. 2.15AM 4.COPAI
Leave Salisbury. 467A If G.22PM
Arrive at Charlotte. 7.2O A NJ $50 A NJ
GOING EAST.
Leave Greensboro. j.. 1.45A 81 lilo A Nj
Leave Company Shops 8 Sc A M Ar12 fOFM
Leave Raleigh. ....... 8 O5AM
Arrive at Goldsboro. II. C5AM
GOING WEST.
Leave Goldeboro. 4.o0PM
Leave Raleigh. 7.45PM
LeaveCompanyS Shops ~ 05 A NJ 215P
Arriveat Greensboro. I 80 NJ 3SpPM
Northwestern G h r.. Salem Blncb
Leave Greensboro 3.40p M Arrive 1O.SO NJ
Leave Kernersvjlle 90 M Arrive $40 m
Mailtraine!daily. both ways, over entilc
longth Of road. Expreea daily between
Company Shops and Charlotte. Sundays
excepted. g. E.ALLEN. g en-. Ticket Apt
7. ID. Il. TAIco7. Encine e or and GenSu
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Piedmont Airline Railway.

[sSs ssm, EJEs.V:,;::y CONDENSED TIME
9k& sast Xtiiae.-e-S<Kifs ABLE, kichmond n Il
Danviile, hichmond and Danville Il. v. N.
e. Division, and NORTH Wtetcrn h. g. i. " !.
GOING NORTH
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-16
Columbia Hotel
FIRST CLASS HOUSE,

A CHANGE Of management,
and many consequent improve
nients, enables the proprietors
TO offer to the travelling public
moro comforts and convent
ences than can be obtained at
an! other house in the city.
TELEGRAPH OFFICE. BILL
LIZARD and BATH ROOMS in
the house. Every attention
guaranteed.
GORMAN l. CALNAN,
March ProprictoIs.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-12-25
DR.. J. Walkers California Vim

DIR. J. Walkers California Vim
egar Bitters are a purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from the ma
tive herbs found on the lower ranges of
the Sierra Nevada mountains of Califor-
MIA, the medicinal properties of which
are extracted therefrom without the use
of Alcohol. The question is almost
daily asked, "What is the cause of the
unparalleled success of VINEGAR BIT-
TERsp Our answer is, that they remove
the aus of disease, and the patient re-
covers his health. They are the great
blood purifier and a ife-giving principle,
a perfect Renovation and Invigorator
of the system. Never before in the
history of the world has a medicine been
compounded possessing the remarkable
qualities of VINEGAR BITTERs in healing the
sick Of every disease man is heir to. They
are q gentle PurgatiVe as well as a Tonic,
relieving Congestion or Inflammation of
the Liver and Visceral Organs, in Bilious
Diseases.
The properties of DR.. WALKERS
VINEGAR BITTBRs are Aperient, Diaphoretic,
CarminatiVe, Nutritious, Laxative, Diuretic,
SedatiVe, Counter ~Irritant, Sudorifc, Altera-
tive, and Anti Bilious.
R. III. Mcdonald g. Co.,
Druggists and Gen. Agts., San Francisco, Cali
fornia, and cor. of Washington and Charlton
sold by ali Druggists and Dealers.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-12-25
My Wife.

Oh, these golden autumn days,
The sOmbre brow OF earth adjoining,
These silvery nights, whose mystic rays
Are whispers from the lips of morning;
These sacred feasts of fruit divine
That drop thro' autumn's purple bowers,
Are tokens of thy love and mine,
AS ripening from loves summer flowers!
The blush and bloom of sunny years
That knew no autumn in our souls,
Comes back with fruit of other spheres
As time our deeper life mfolds!
We have not lost one blush of youth,
Nor chilled the ardent flowers of love.
Deep rooted in the soil of truth,
New born at every step we move!
The.thread of gold hat makes the w0of
Within the silver warp of even,
And lays upon the crimson roof
OF autumn prophecies of heaven,
Hath in our soul its woven cords
Of shining promises to each,
In music of unSpOkCn words
Loves p~oetry-too deep for speech!
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-12-25
The Missionary.

Among a savage clan
OF ~cannibalish people,
A missionary man
Set up his modest steeple.
And there. each day he would
Pursue his noble labOrS;
He told them to be good.
And babe them love their neigilbors.
III cannibals with grins,
Gave ear to themes he treated;
They crossed their tawny shins,
And on their hams were seated.
And yet they were not lost,
That ~missi0nary's 1aboFs;
He taught them to his cost
The way to love their neighbors.
For one day when for prayers
Those eannibals they met him,
They caught him nnawafes-
They killed him and they ate him!
They said they found him good
They'd practiced what he taught them
And now they understood
The goodness he had brought them.
An when they filed each maw,
They said, while they deplored him,
"They'd loved him alive and raw,
But roasted they adored hint"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-12-25

Since the creation of the world, four
teen thousand millions of human beings
have fallen in the battles which man
has waged against his fellOw-creature-
man. 1t this amazing number of men
were to hold each other by the hand, at
arms length, they would extend over
fourteen millions, five hundred and
eighty-three thousand, three hundred
and thirty-three miles of ground, and
would encircle the globe, on which we
dwell, Cos times. If 1--WE allow the weight
of a man to be, on an average, one cwt.,
(and that is below the markl, we shall
come to the conclusion that 1850 600 tons
of human flesh have been mangled,
disfguPed, gasned and trampled under
foot. The calculation will appear more
striking when we state, that if only the
forefngers of every one of those four
teen thousand millions of human beings
were laid in a straight line, they would
reach more than 100000 miles beyond
the moon and that if a person were to
undertake to count the number, allow
ing nineteen hours a day, and seven days
to a week, at the rate Of 5000 per hour,
it would occupy that person 800 years.
And awful is the consideration! $4,000
pipes of human blood have been spiltin
battle.-IDr. Dick.