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Newspaper Salaries.

The New ! Jrk correspondent Of the Chicago
Times. in Al article on New York newspaper
salaries and the better appreciation Of journal
istic industry, refers 10 Two great establish
ments rs follows
Tho younger Pcnnel. has introduced a
number Of reforms H. Is of the opinion that
il does not hurt irurual, even the Herdld, 70
be printed partially in torsc, nervous, correct
English. which canno, be hid Tor iournryman's
hire. He believes tie editorial page Ought 70
be f,rcihle. aud with tliis view he has engaged
Ivory Chambcrlain : ,hn Russell Young,
Charles Nordhun, aud Jno. D. Stockton 70
write fot il at figures ranging from = 900 70
& 900 per wear. Stockton il understood 10
have ~. 900: Yonns, SGuCO NurlhoG and
Chamberlain, - 0oJ each. The sub -j'nrnal-
lists On this rrospetods daily arc more ibcrally
COMPENSATED than they used 60 be. Clnnery,
the manasibs editor receives s. 00); th" city
editor. s. SEQ the financial editor, $4,000 :
the principal night editor, S2,S0O; tho foreign
editor. 81. 700 per aanum; aud others IN pro-
portion This is not much, bu, j, is Gar more
than the old rate. II enables the sTibcs. with
close economy. to keep ont Of debt aud in at
The elbows. Formerly that was impossible
Mr.. Whiiclaw Reid, Of the Tr,buDe, gets
Si2. 900 per annum. OF the editorial writer's,
John r. q. Hazard, Eeid's lieutenant, and
musical critic likewise. receives. il Is said,
1920, $40 per week. Isaac II. Btomiey,
$500. 1925 per week. and John Hay the
same. The heiregGllr contributors - the fourth
page, who perform other duties, get from so
10 SO week. John +. Cleveland, financial
editor. has $75; William T. G Shlnks, city
editor, has SO; Caldwell, night editor, so !;
Hunt, miscellaneous writer, $50 Wyckoii
SEQ: William Winters, dramatic writer, $50 !;
and other suhor,linatrs exclusive from report
ers. from $50 70 $50 week Within five
years Tribune compensation has been doubled q.
rs it should be, f,r It claims to hlyo the ablest
stalI 10 TIC city"
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POLITICAL.
AN ANNIVERSARY.
June 5,h, ls771."

In the fash Of beautiful summer,
When Nature was smiling serene,
She found on my breast an all perfect rest
Whom had wooed as ny Queen.
The past, With its follies. was banished,
The future rose, cheering and bright,
For ever and ave my darling and
Were welded in Gods holy sight
Too quickly have sped the fair moments
Since that Day of days In June
When an earthly heaven 20 me was given
And Nature and Love we're nttuued.
The cycle ct last is ended
Thus Time encroaches On life
4 wayiarer still, tread the mill
To keep my home, my wife.
Iet another ia ours 20 foster
4 wee small babe 80 fair,
4 pledge Of the loYe recorded Above
4 nd sent Us two from there.
pray God daily, nightly
That he may keep Us still
U1r hearted throne 70 meier disown
But a II It's laws fulfill!
Er-rrnrr
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PERSONALS!

NOAH WALK EIs - CO.,
Celebrated ClothieTs OF Baltimore, Nd,
Announce the introduction of plan Of ordering
Clothing and Underwear
ny LETTER,
To which thev call your special attention. They
win send ou application their Improved aud accu-
rate
RULES FOR SELF MEASUREMENT
aud full lire - samples from their immense
stock of CLOTHS, CASSlMEkbS, COAIINUS'
SHLRTINGS. &C, thus enabling parties IN any
mart II the country O. order their Clothing aud
Shirts direct from them, With the certainty OF re-
eeiving garments ot
TIE lery LGtest Style
and lost Perfect Fit AltainGble
Goods ordered will be sent by Express to any
A. Is well krown throughout the Southern
states thev have for Forty-Three Years
EXCELLED
in all departments Of their business, which is a
substantial guarantee as @ the character OF the
Goods they will send out.
A large and we'll assorted stockot
READY-MADE CLOTHING
slwsys on hand, together with fall line OF
Furnishing Goods,
including al the latest Novelties in Design, and at
POPULAR PRICES.
When Cuods are sent per Express Z. U. ID.
there vii. D. nc ecnecUn charge on amounts o
$40 aud oyc-.
/ Rules for SrlCNeasurcment Samples Of Goods
ana Price it sent free on application.
The attention of the Trade Is invited 10 ou'
Wholesale Department, which Is always kept Vi
I Co the highest Standard
NOAH WALRER a. CO.,
Manufacturers aud Dealers In Mems and Poy'
Cl1thinr and Furnishing Goods, either read
made ~ made o. order. t.a
IG5anii6T baltimore street, BALTIMORE,
MAY l3, l-1e-yt- hU.
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Among the discharges in bankruptcy Ia tho
l.. s. Court "a, llauisouburg we note tho
names Of J. +. lIol,soD. L. n. Cingbcll, Jobn
Illlis. James Rca. George G. liafris and NAH
lon Garvin Of Frederick J l.. Iia"lcsiy, ..
s. Johnson. G. " lIardrsty. W. q. HamrstY
and 4. W. BGggs u Clark. s.d Iefi Z.
Baker u Warren
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MERCHANT TAILoKs.
Albe5. R. Mettee & Co.,
3aD doom WEsr OF PAPE
Formerly Getsodist Book Depos'iory,)
BALTIMORE, MD.

nUR Stock consists of beautiful and varied
| J assortment of Englsh, French and American
Coatings, Suitings, Cloths, Cassimeres and Vest
iurs, which we make up in the Best Merchant
Tailor STYLE. Our cutter whose reputation
is we'll known for cutting and fitting, wiiigiyehis
personal superintendance TO this department.
Orders from the country promptly attendedto
DU 81 ''''''''''' METTEE CO.
cnnt q ls7f.
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saHF0BD's RADICAL GuRE

local and constitutional remedy. md g applied %
the nasal passages Is Insult alton, hu. illas .g ilam
Iunton and nam G.l it once correcting. cleansing
and yurifyirg the str;ors. li rnaiy gdunist teTt o.
moist an ucuiralizrs the acid poison t s i3ung rs
wy IN the stomach az, thence INTO iha hood lhu.
seem possible for human ingenuity 10 dcvse riore
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SANFORD'S
RADICAL OUR
For GATARRH
A purely vegetable 5iStiiiatien entirely
En,ike all other remedies.

IN tAe 3-cpiratu.i e fts rcmsrSalic remedy c-rTy
j here plalr and larS Is snnjgci - disIll,.t.o2
WI, reby the essential mccica lgire obtained ia
1sno- eondens,d and bottled. Hha- remains H. tie
stil j. ilert yaigecss aud totally uai ior use N "a
snJs arc insoluhe ccpcuhds v: wVooy Ab-c oil INC
ealwllOl5.
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WNI. II. TRAVERS,


AT lluhAEl IA ''N
cl.,,..,s..p. J,.,.r.os Co-''y. y VI.
yKriLi. practice 60 J-sersoo and Hai"'n"s
~ o's-, --.,.,,,r w,.tof"C,(ter uouse."
..yt-7ib,r go. ls1I-H
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SuRPDjSlNa Cure,

C-rf'enen About twelve years ago. while trave-
ling with Father kcmps ola Folks Concert IToHpe -
tenor singer took severe cold aud was lald mp ny
Nrvr.rt n J. This cold brought @ severe attack OF
Cstsrr which hattlcd with every known remedy Tor
fonr weeks without avail and was n ally obliged 20
give M a most dcs!rabls position Ord rcturn home;
Unable 10 sing note. For three years Afterwards
had cit my nasal cr. and throat sensitive that the
Slightest cold would bring on lr,s attack. leaving
me urosfrntcd In this way continued - sufcg thr
last tho sever us ever had, was terrible. sui
ferci .hs most cNcrrialng pain IN ry head, Was so
hoare rs 10 be scare ~ able % speak, md coughed
incessantlv | thought was going into Quick con-
fnmptlon and | firmly believe That had these symp-
toms continued without rect they would have zen
dercd me an easy victim. When in this distressing
CUrR roR CATAREfi. vei reluctantly confess, as llad
tried an the advertised rcWet's without b"ncut. Inc
first dose Of this wonderful medicine gave me me
greatest relief II IS hardly possible for one whose hl
aches eyes ache who scarcely ar; icuatc distinctly
an account OF the choking nccumulaiious IN his tronl
10 realize how much relief obtained from the nst al-
nlcation OF SANToFD's RADICAL CURE. Under It's li-
iuencr both Internal and external rapidly recovered
and l,v an occasional Of the remedy since; have
been entirely free from Catarrh FOR the lrst time N
'"'''' Respectfully yours,
GEO. V. UOLEE0Oh.
EALru,v. Mass Jan. s, 1876 1900, 90
l. 81 purchased the HtptCNL CrEE or GEO. T.
ROGERS, Druggist. Rumlord Building.
Each package contains ~ SauforC's Improved Iaha-
Ing Tube. with NIL directions for nae in all cases
Price n 10 tor sar v al Wholesale and Retail Drug
l,isis throughout the United States ant tauHda-,
WEEES d POTTER, General Agents aud W hholcsa'c
Druggists, Boston, Mass.
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o.. o.. COLLINS z.s..1.I
VOLTAIG PLASTER
An Electro Galvano Battery combined with
a highly idedioaied Plaster containing the
choicest medicinal Guns and Eaisams
known 10 modern Pharmacy.

These Plas'crs have been before ilc public for
TWO wears and Notwithstanding the immense number
Of remedies IN the form Of luiwenis, 'o'ioss pain
curcrs and ordinary pa-tcrs they NnvC steadl4y IN
creased I'm sale and met with rhvcTcal approval, as
Syidenced by over one tn ,'sard unsolicited tcstmo-
rjols In our possession Many HrkHhc cases have
been certified TO by wcllknown citizcrs IN all parts
OF the United states. copies OF wch VIII be sent lree
al CHARGE 20 any one desiring tcm. improvements,
m many WAYS have been made. - suggested by eX-
nericnce and us until Is believed that trey are now
Serfcct in every respect, AMI fhs best pGHd ~ ue
rord OF inedcfne. Al ask from every sufferer IN
the land Il snglo trial Tho price Is p cents nlhonsn
witstAndng the Efforts OF the proprlctotS IN make the
hest plaster n the world for tho least money, any
sin,llsr remedy can he ht Numbers of unscrnpu-
Ious dSslors win be found ready To- isrcprreent thel
DO mol allow yourself 70 be imposed upon. AJAX for
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Eisbtecn persons were lost uy lIe caP~'@'"S
= a steiner Oh Tue Gr4nl River, olilhe 90
Wedayslay
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GRANDFATHER'S BANK.

There were four of us, Beck, Wy.
man and fat little Bunnie, besitles
me. We all rived in grandfather's
,h5use. It had been q grand place in
its day, and the boys and girls of
long ago used to walk out in the
Summer twilight to- admire the great
wooden, pineapple and it's green
leaves carved and colored over the
front door. In our day it was an cd
fashioned house in Q shady city
street. Mother died when Bupnie
was but baby, so grandfathes took
us to live with him.. The old stage
brought us, underline charge of Mrs.
Stocking,. and we, scared and won
dering,s stood in . row before. him.
He said: .c.8<l3s.k
"Well, well, children! Nurse, take
them iato'get some superb Then
he rubbed his hands and went out
into the garden to potter about some
plants. =
While we were eating at a small
sable in the middle of-an immense
lining room, he came and stood in
he doorway. go oil lta| h
'.Rehecca is the eldest,'' said he,
referring to a paper in his hand
Fifteen! Want your nurse yetw
Beckie's eyes filed with tears.
"rut! tut!"5 exclaimed grandfathel
don't cry''. I cant bear cryingr' is,..
Sir" began Beckie, resoluEely, q .
an do whatever you think best; bnl
I'm atraidI do not know enough te
axe care of Bunnip all alone" .s3I.iis
"rhen nurse must stay till youdt
inow enough. learn as fast as 20,
;idr'ass is,'S az i1t5s
| He then made some aggreemen'
with Mrs. Stocking about wages, ant
,ur dear sSackien' as We called ,hel
after Bunnie's peryersion, staid /
year.
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1--WHES you want to- please your
wife, take q pretty little poem home,
andsread tito her. Bessure the SEMI
'timents are of the fervid, passionate
order. Then tell Ler it was address,
edeto you by lady. Tie gentle.o
man who tried it recently, says tBata
ne never thought aikettle conlsinetls
go much hot water as hers did, HeF
has been tarred and fea.llerei ever,
since with sweet oil, raw cotton and
molasscs. Ee 81 z
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PRESCRIPTION F'REB

FOR THE SPEEDY CURE OF SEMI
nal Weakness, Lost Manhood, and nj
disorders brought on by in'discretio.
or excess, Any Druggist has the in.
gradients. Address DR.. w JACQUES
& CO., .I3a West Sixth street, cincin-
natl, Ohio, ~
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mo. Is.

2 Y = = I :.
hogny tree was sacrificed to each
post? to say nothing Of the browning
cannon-b balls, big enough to hold
plum pudding each!'' .,egy744-,e
.~As.-.he.- spoke, an. idea flashed
through me. ] was always having
inspirations, Beckie said. ] mount
ed on chair, from thenceato table
at the head ofWyman's bed. They
were huge balls, divided in che centre
by q projecting band like the equator
Of a globe. I began TO unsefew. .
Look at thai, girl" said Wye.
s'she is always, searching for Captain
Kids reasure.u-She -.harrowsv-tha.
life out Of US. Now, she, thinks she
has it in an old West India pickle
jar, and now in the stufilng, Of q chair.
Once, she made me crawl over the
floor 70 sound for . hollow place, and,
good gracious, b. but rs she's found iitt,
at last!r'
So Iahad. 4 2Thetop of the ball of
the bedpost ubscrewed.ag The hollow
was full Of gold eagles. IA post
apiece, as Wye said. s7th sfiaga7 atatfl
~ :. I
Not a great fortune for hny one
but u.s. syetethat asithe beginning
ofour prosperity-F Cincinnati STARE
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DEMOCRAT,
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE PARISH.
T L r Nj 81:

THE DEMOCRAT. is, published Weekly at
Four DOLLARS per annum-Two Dol
LARS aud FIFTY CENTS for six months
PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. No sub
scription taken for less period than
six months.
ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at the rate
of ONE DOLLAR per square for the first
insertion and FIFTY CENTS for each
subsequent one. Eight lines or less
BREWER type) constitute a square.
OBITUARY NOTICES, Marriages, Public
Meetings, Cards of Thanks, ETC., to be
paid as advertisements
PERSONAL CARDS-when admissible
charged double the usual advertising
rates.
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Succession Sale,

SUCCESSION OF MRS. ARTEMIsE LEWIS.
No 3l7.-Probate Docket. Parish Court,
Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana.
PURSUANT TO AN ORDER OF
L Sale issued by the Honorable, the
Parish Judge of Rapides Parish, Lou
isiana, in the above entitled and num-
bered Succession, commanding me as
Special Auctioneer to sell for the pay
ment of debts, the herein after DIES
cribed property. | shall offer for sale
ut Public Auction, at the Court House
door, in Alexandria, on -
SATURDAY, the 18th day of DECEM-
Der, A. ID. 1879,
at 10 o'clock NJ, the following described
property, belonging to said Succession,
to- wit: sA@ 't5St 'H'sa'"f f@A
A certain lot of ground situated in
the Town of Alexandria, La, at the
corner of Second AMI DeSoto streets,
bounded above by the property Of B.
EhrsteiD, below by DeSoto street, in
front by Second street. and in rear by
property of Jno. Orsborn, and Having
"a front of 60 feet5 inches on Second
street, running back between parallel
lines l88 feet and 8 inches, more or
less to the property of Jno. Orsborn.
Terms of Sale.-Oue. third of pur-
chase price to be paid in Cash. balance
on a credit of one and two years, witt,
eight per centum per annum interest
thereon from date of sale, with special
mortgage and veudor's lien and priv
lege retained on the property sold un-
It'll final payment-subject to appraise-
ment. 5J q H. NJ ROBlNSON,f q
Sheriff and Special Auctioneer.
Nov. 10, 1885,. 81
Printers Fees SO. tDh .f-!fh a.s
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All! Days so dark with Deaths eclipse
Woe are wei woe ar, we
And the Nights are Ages long
From breaking hearts, thro' pallid
lips.
Oh, my God, woe are we! a#ati H5st
Tremhleth the ,menrner's song 10
A blight is falling Oh the fair,
And Hope is dying in tlpspair, 5'
And Terror walketii everywhere
All the hours are full of tears-as
Oh, my God, woe are we!
Grief keeps watch in brightest eyes
Every heart is strung with tears ,3
Woe Are we! woe are we!
All the light hath left tile skies, 80
And the living awe-struck crowds {
See above them only clouds
And around them only sbroiids.
All, theaterrible farewells! aa1i ben
Woe are, they! woe are they! {. 10 q,i
When last words sink into means
While lies trembling vesper bells,
Oh my God, woe are, we! III 5r,,q ga,gi,
Ring the awful undertones!
Not sun in any day! .a'4*3 TN :
In The night-time not, "a, ray sih'i
And the dying pass away! 81 ylGlsa
Is aRti RAG !aisgs s.isno5 afl1 ri 3gan
Dark! so dark! below-aa9s sal
Oh, my God, woe are wei gt.t a,,.g,
Cowereth every human life, "a aEs,,
Wild the waiiing-to and fro-....,..,
Woe are all ! woe are all 80 i'@s3 ~
Death is victor in the strife! g aiidf
In the hut land in the hall .9 a} 81
lie, is wiring on the wall SD 81 :si
Dooms for many-fears for all, g4s,
.Thro' the cities burns a breath,usai slat
Woe are they! woe are wei, eds 4y
Hot with dead and deadly wrath;, 500.
Life ana Love lock arms III death,
Woe are they! woe are allt9d - az
Victims strew the spectre's path;ua9 J5'
Shy-eyed children softly Creep lat
Where their. mothers wall and weep,
In the grave their fathers sleep. ~
4YN 1lqal ltf1 .Iasea9g daam er4
Mothers waft, their prayers on highs
Oh, my God, woe are we! uaf, 80
With their dead children on their
breast.at 79a4Y3i 1QEi 9iil
And the affairs ask the sky ggI.i
Oh. my Christ, woe are we!
Give the dead, oil, Father, rest! @
Spare Thy people, mercy spare,!o aiIjaI
Answer will not come to prayer
Horror movetll every where = %
And the Temples miss the Priest
Oh, my God, woe are we! a5f;ai3s Il
Any the cradle .mour,s the child;
Husband! at your bridal feast
Woe are. YOU, woe, are. you IA
Think how those poor deal eyes smi.'d; ]
They will2iisF,,i' smile again
Every tie is cut in twain, IS saEIl 4
All the strength Of love 5 vain.
Y9TL4 ~ tIITH 1ftET S82}s I
Weep! but tears are weak as foam
Woe are we! woe are we! f4lifl'59
They outbreak upon the shore,s ~
Winding between Here and Homo
Woe are we! woe are we!
Wailing neyer--nevermorc!
All, the dead, they are so lone, ,lj5
Just il grave, and just stone, y..,..s
And the memory of a moan. ;alti
Pray? Yes, pray; for God is sweet
Oh, my God! woe are we!
Fears will tickle into prayers if99 = =
When 1--WE kneel down athis feet 8
Woe are we woe are we! l,at,..@
With our crosses and our cares,
:, He willlcalm the tortured breast. 4
He will give tine troubled rest $40 4
And the dead he watcheth best.
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Eloquent and Patriotic Speech by
.aiooa Senator Gordon. ,abooa
ATLANTA, GA,
.~sNoy. 90. 1878

Senator Gordon, III a speech be-
fore the Legislature, after referring
depreciatingly to the recent .speecLess, !.
of Senators Blaine and conklihg and !
Secretary Sherman, said: .5s,'V''
'sWill the masses Of Republican
voters sustain these leaders in |. such
a policy ofoppression?A cannot be-.
lieve it; cannot believe they Will be :
sustained, by that wing, oflthe party
which supports President Hsyes inf
his patriotic recognition of the facsy
that the war was ended, in withra
drawal Of the troops and leayipgls
Louisiana and !, South Carolina thee
rights, Of self-geyernmeat. Il wishS
yous also to know, my conntrymen,s
there are hundreds of thousands of,
patriotic men in tlfat party who, if
they saw their DANGER and reaction
ary danger to them, would unite
with you to avert It. sa5 Y s9ss' sl'lS
There are thousands of Christian
men iniithat party WHO do not SYM
,pathize Y with these wrongs, whose
hearts bleed for our recent Affections
and whose purses were employed to
relieve Southern suffering. That
was 9 spectacle that presented the
better side ss Of these men to the great,
Southern out el,g.1 heart, and causes it 70 beat
once nee, j; more le' in responsive throbs to-
the great heart cfthe North as adeepe
ealleth unto deep" and, Southern
prayers sscsnded that Jehovah would.
not q. only reward them, but that this,
great Southern woe, made national,
by godlike sympathy, might become
the grave ofsiall animosities. bat
nowawhat revolution and contrast.t-..t'
At the very moments when Southern
suferingHand naibeneficencea
were binding together these estran.7
ged sections, these grave, senators.f
seek to reopen the wounds, thatwerT
healings andirevive tue, passions thats
weretdyiag AT an4ihour " henagood5
wiHfwas being restored, u#hen sthao
raeesgwere at peace, when both races
alike were enjoying the blessings off,
education and good government
these leaders bring out the bloody
shirt again, run It up the party staff,
and fly II as a symbol 81 new Z cii.ysiil,'
ization and restored Union - = I 400
lssEcrs must lead truly joyial
life. Think what il must be 70 l lodge
ID ally. Imagine place s Of II iyory y'
or'pearl, with pillows ~. silver and
capitals Of go.d, and exhaling. i such
perfume e.s never arose from human
censor. Fancy again, the fan, Of
osing yourself up for The night Is ia
1.-The folds Of the rose, rocked t, Sleep
by the gentle sighs Of the summer
air, and nothing 70 do when you l;l,i
awake, but TO wash yourself in,
1 dew-dfop and fall TO and eat your s,iil :
bed clothes! I S go Sa'i,'7 { 9.
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Dark! so dark! abcye-below- nos $
Oh, my God, woe are wei gt! aes
Cowereth every human life, s.i aEs
Wild the wailing--to and fro -.
Woe are all ! woe are all !s.t3 i'ss3
Death is victor in the strife!lii 81 s.lii
In the hut land in the hall i o.
He is writing on the wall SD /.
Dooms for many-fears for all. gf.t
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si !: !: z ;. S;|:, DARK DAMN Il

In this new volume THE F0Paiaf tAu-
thor of NIGHT SCENES, IN THE BIBLE por-
trays with vivid and thrilling force and
eloauence the events Of Sacsed Truth,
and adds fresh testimony to the'beauty,
pathos and subiimitd Of the Stories OF
the Bible, Agents will find this book
with its, sparkling thoughts, glowing
style, beautiful Engravings, and rich
buildings, the best in the market -
Terms liberal. Circulars free, address
y. C. McCURDY & Co., st. Louis, Mo.
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AN the hours are full of .tears-asj
Oh, my God, woe are we!
Grief keeps watch in brightest eyes
Every heart is strung with tears IL
Woe Are we! woe are We!
All the light hath left tile skies, 80
And the living awe-struck crowds (
See above them only clouds
And around them only sbroiids.
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.Thro' the cities burns a breath,usai g
Woe are they! woe are wei! sd3 !.
Hot with dead and deadly wrath; !.
Life and Love lock arms in death,
Woe are they! woe are all!9d ~
Victims strew the spectre's patb;aag
Shy-eye,l children softly Creep
Where their. mothers wall and wee]
In the grave their fathers sleep. )
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BY FATHER RYAN.
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And the affairs ask the sky .gE.
Oh. my Christ, woe are we!
Give the dead, oil, Father, rest! ere
Spare Thy people, mercy spare,!v ID
Answer will not come TO prayer
Horror movetli every where 9 20
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Oh, my God, woe are we! st 1851
remh1eth the monrner's song 40
A blight is falling on the fair,
And Hope is dying in despair, .
And Terror walketii every where. i
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And the Temples miss the Priest
Oh, my God, woe are we! .asf;sftt.
AnL the cradle mourns the child; J,
Husband! ut your bridal feast = ;
Woe areYou, woe, are. you IA 81
Think how those poor deal eyes smi!'d
They will,kFs'f Smile again q
Every tie is cut in twain, .sfiai3 !.
All the strength of love 5 vain.
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All! Days so dark with Deaths eclipse
Woe are we! woe ara we!
And the Nights are Ages long
From breaking hearts, thro' pallid