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The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1877-01-11
THE HORSES AGE.

A colt is born with twelve griud-
ers /; in twelve days he will have four
front teeth added, and when another
four make their appearance he will
be four weeks old. At eight months
of age the corner teeth have come,
and when they have attained to the
length Of the front teeth, he is one
year old. A two year old colt has
the dark substance in the middle of
the crown of the teeth-called the
kornel-ground out of all its front
teeth. During the fourth year the
the next four teete are shifted. and
the corner teeth in the fifth. At six
yesrs of ago the bride teeth have at
tanned to their full growth, and the
kernel is worn out Of the lower mid
die front teeth. At seven years the
bride teeth begin TO wear of, the
kernel of the teeth next TO the mid
die front is worn out, and a hook has
been formed in the corner teeth of
the upper jaw. The kernel is worn
out of all the lower teeth and begins
to decrease in the middle upper front
at eight years. In the ninth year
the bride teeth lose their points, the
hook in the corner teeth has increas-
ed in size, and the kernel has etrire-
ly disappeared from the upper mid
die front teeth. At ten years the
kernel has worn out of the teeth
next to the middle front ofthe upper
Jaw, and it has entirely vanished
from the teeth of the same Jaw in the
eleventh year. When the animal has
attained the age of twelve years the
crowns of all the front teeth in
the lower jaw have become triangu-
lar, and the bride teeth are worn
down a great deal. As the horse
further advances in age, the gums
shrink from the teeth anc the kernels
change into dark looking points.
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THE AWFUL DEAD-HoUsE

Having seen all that there was to
be seen for the time being at the
bridge, l visited the freight-house,
which has been transformed into a
temporary morgue, and viewed such
relics of poor mortality as were there
collected. Having seen other ghast-
ly spectacies, | thought that there was
nothing further could shock me, but
was mistaken. An official admitted
me TO the dead-house, and again the
well-known and horrifying smell of
halfburnt, halfputrified human flesh
saluted my nostrlls and produced a
feeling of nausea. Five minutes af-
ter the fire broke out in the cars piled
against the abutments at either end.
A moment later flames broke from
the smoking car and first coach piled
across each other near the middle of
the stream. In less than ten minutes
after the catastrophe every car in the
wreck was on fire, and the flames fed
by the dry vanished work, and fan
ned by the icy gale, licked up the
ruins as though they had been tin
der. Destruction was SO swift that
mercy was baffied. Men, who in the
bewilderment of the shock sprang
out and reached solid ice went back
after wives and children and found
them suffocating and roasting in the
flames. The neigboring residents,
startled by the crash, were lighted by
the confagration, which made even
their prompt assistance too late. BY
midnight the cremation was com
plete. The storm had subsidized but
the wind still blew, fiercely, and the
cold was more intense. When morn
ing came all that was left of the Pa
cific Express was u winrow of car
wheels, axles, brale-irons, truck
frames, and twisted rails lying in Q
black pool ut the bottom ofthe gorge
The wood had burned completly
away, and the ruins were covered
with white ashes. Here and there q
mass of charred, smouldering sub
stauce sent up a little cloud of sicken
ing vapor, which told that it was
some human flesh slowly yielding
to the corrosion of the fire. On tn,
crest of the western abutment, hal
buried in the snow, stood the rescued
locomotive, all that remained of ths
fated train. AS the bridge fell its
driver had given it quick head o.
steam, which tore the drawhead from
its tender, and the liberated engine
shot forward and buried it selfin the
snow. The other engine, drawn
backwards by the falling train, tum
bled over the pier and fell bottom
upwards on the express ear behind
The engineer, Folsom, escaped will
o broken leg. How be cannot tell
nor can any one else imagine. Their,
is no death-Iist to report. There car
be none until the list of the missin.
ones who travelled by the Lake Shor,
Road on Friday is made up. Their,
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Written for and read before the Baptist SUI
day-school at their Christmas tree entertain
ment.
Twas midnight, and the sky's deep blue
Was crossed with fieecy bars,
While silv'ry radiance beaming through
The spaces tween the stars,
Formed way ethereal for band
Of angels drawing near,
To voice in glad Judea's land
The advent of good cheer.
They sang with joyous energy
The tidings of His birth;
The promised one, whose ministry
Should bless the sons of Earth;
And truly. David's royal Son,
Brought peace and joy so great,
That ever since, the birth of Christ
Men join to celebrate.
Hence, thro' long changeful centuries,
The jewel of each year
Hath been this anniversary day,
To christian hearts so dear;
It's hours seem tipped with diamond-dust
Meet for a kingly crown;
Yet also freely held in trust
For those "by grief cast down.
Be free, then, christian, with thy store,
Bid charity preside,
Empowered alway to bless the poor
With gifts of Christmas-tide.
Choose her a constant guest to be,
And then with light hearts turn
To where upon the children's tree
The Christmas tapers burn,
For children come to the Christmas tree,
Year by year with heartfelt glee;
With sparkling eyes and nimble feet
They haste to their Christmas treat
Knowing well that with loving art,
santa Claus hath done his part,
To make for them merry time
When the bells for Christmas chime.
Also to the Christmas-tree
Comes youth, as well as infancy;
And happy every heart, forsooth
Golden are the gifts of youth
Observe their sly, coquettish airs;
See, as they spring their Christmas snares,
Each closely scans some much-loved face
Bright with pleasures blushing grace.
Gull alesson, teachers then,
For these types of future men;
But howe'ere with faith replete,
Make it very "short and sweet
Merely quote some timely text
Do not keep them long perpleXed,
Ere they solve the mystery
OF what is on the Christmas tree.
The middIe-aged sit side by side,
In manly strength or matrOn pride,
And fondly view the bliss of those,
Who make pOetical life's prose
For them, with childhOOd's artless zeal
To show the love their young hearts feel;
Thus happy parents throng to see
Their children's precious Christmas-tree.
One other class we mark, for 10,
The aged ones, with crowns like snow,
And hearts attuned to praise and prayer,
A few mo re Christmas pleasures share
Ere they go hence to dwell with Him
Who will re-kindle eyes grown dim,
And doubtless answer many plea
Low-breathed beside the Christmas-tree.
Oskaloosa. Iowa, December 25, 1876.
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CHRISTMAS TIDE AND CHRISTMAS
TREE.
BY MRS. GEO. r. LEE.

Written for and read before the Baptist Sum
day-school at their Christmas tree entertain
ment.
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Some one has been making target
of the French plate glass windows of
the Muscatine post.office, and the
Journal 'goes for them,p and wants
the city to pass an ordinance prohib-
iting the explosion offire-arms in the
corporation.
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dissolution NOTICE,
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