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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-01-27

AN ACT to aid and encourage Immi
grafton into this State, by returning
the amount of Taxes paid by Immi-
grants upon all Real Estate purchased
by them, and upon the Capital used in
improvements thereon, except the two
mill School Tax, for period of FIVE
wears, and by authorizing the Depart
ment of Agriculture to use the Funds
under its control, in its discretion, for
that purpose.
Belt enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State OF South
Carolina, now met and sitting in Gen.
eral Assembly, and by the authority of
the same:
SECTION /. That on and after the pas
.age of this Act, for the purpose of in
dncing immigration to this State, any
and all persons who may hereafter
remove into this State for the purpose of
bscoming residents thereof and citizens
~ the same, and upon satisfactory proof
furnished to the Comptroller General of
This State of his or their purpose to so
make this State his or their home, shall
he entitled to receive from the treasury
of G the State, annually, sum equal to
the aggregate amount Of State taxes, less
two mills to be used for school purposes,
which shall be exclusively 50 applied,
wh;ch shall be levied and collected upon
onv and all real estate purchased by said
i'm ;mmigrant of person moving into this
State. in any city, town or county with
~ th;s State. and used as residence or in
Connection ln Herewith, and upon the capi'
tai which may be invested in the I'M,
movement r and development of said real
ppatote not to exceed in value the sum
of $500, by the said immigrant or
fixed said person moving into this
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-01-27
Nr. Cannon, at Utah.
WASHINGTON. Jan. IL.

w ooAs AAs
hunted up our much-married Demo-
cratic friend, Hon. Gee. @. Cannon, Del.
sgats from Utah, this evening, to see
him in regard 10 the recent action of
Gov. Eli H. Murray, Governor of that
Territory, in giving the certincate OF
election to the Forty.seventh Congress to
Campbell instead oil Cannon.
"What were your respective vo!es?" I
asked.
"He received about l,300," returned
Mr.. c., "while got over $4,000"
"What vas the main issue, MIR. Can
non, between you and Campbell during
the canvass |"
"It was GENTLE against Mormon all
the time."
81 see that Gov. Murray's only point
against giving you the certificate of elec:
ton was that you are not naturalized
citizen bow is that?"
II came to this country" replied the
gentleman from Utah, "when quite q
boy. I was legally naturalized in open
court, fact whiah can and have here
tofore established by secondary evidence,
but the minutes OF the court were lost,
but this does not matter
"In the Forty-fourth Congress, my op-
ponent, Mr.. Baskin, contested my seat,
making the same charge-that / was not
naturalized-ikewiss that I was too
much married, but, aftor a thorough
hearing, the Committee on Elections
made Unanimous report in my favor.
I will have no trouble in laying out Mr..
Campbell in like style"
"Do you have your four wives in
Washington with you, Mr.. Cannon 2" l
asked, and inyoluntarily ducked my
head for fear of a too emphatic reply,
cor do you leave them at home to take
care of the babies?"
ri have generally kept one of them
here during the session." replied the
polygamous statesman, "but l found it
intsrfered with the education of my chill.
dren, so leave them all at home now"
"What retort was it you made to 4
certain loose.jointed Congressman once,
who asked you how many wives you
had ?"
"I told him." said Mr.. Cannon, chat,
unlike many Of my brother Congressman,
l had just exactly enough wives of my
own to keep me from interfering with the
wives of other men," and our Cannon,
who had been held impatiently for sew.
sral minutes, thereupon went off: MIR.
Cannon was born in Liverpool, and is an
editor by profession.-C0respondenc
Courier. Journal
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-01-27

In 1879 we expo; 4 of steel raih,
which are protected by q duty of 10490
per cent, $50, ,455 worth; in 1880 our e1.
ports fell to Sc, lis. Our large imports
of these rails are given in the above table.
Is there any better comment to be made
on the benefits of protection? /?
During the two periods under exami-
nation, the ten months ending, respect.
lively, October 81, 1879 and 1880, our i'm.
ports of fish incl oased from S972,743 to
81 ,063,777 of manufactures of fax from
14,499. .24O to $1S,6S0,558; human hair
from $S92,00O to $4,000; raw hemp
from 81, ,950,642 to $3,157, ,O66; raw jute
from $3,S24, ,23S to $4,196,3 ,3O1; paper
from S1OS,256 to s270,739; silks from
$29,849,079 to &2,340,2l1; sugar from
$50, O,4S4,7O2 to $Sl ,97S,6O0; wool and
manufactures of wool from S91, 1882 to
$52,290,2l5. Our total imports increased
from s403,532,564 TO s6O2,31s,605.
Ou the other hand, our exports of g.
ricultural implements fell from $2,244,.
S52 to s., 1865 500, and of wool and man
ufaotures of wool from $300,790 to S23l, :
691. Our exports of bacon and hams in
creased from $40, O,312,337 10 S47, ,SO3, ,a9l ;
of fresh beet, from s4,703, 1897 to 81. .O99,-
All; of cheese, from SO, ,4S7 ,631 to $13,-
zS,575; wheat, from SlA,1S2,9lG to
S147, 7,007, oil; Indian corn, from s35, $40, !
564 to $50, ,l67 ,040. Our total exports for
these two periods was for 1879, $500, ,5H, :
931 and for 1880, 1896, ,846, 1898.
This is a gain Of sl0.302,O02 against
an increase in imports Of S11S, S,7S6, OIL.
This is certainly not comfortable show
ing, aud indicates that the balance Of
trade is not to be in our favor long, at
least unless something shall be done to
decrease our imports and increase our
exports. as it is, the balance in our
favor for the ten months Of 1880 is $94,
52S,328, and this is made up by the gains
in our expectations of wheat, corn, cot
ton aud provisions. On our manufac-
tursd products we make loss.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-01-27
Senator Blaine is about to build q
$50. 900 residence in Washington.

Senator Blaine is about to build
$4,000 residence in Washington.
One of the most interesting objects
offered to public inspection at the Sydney
International Exhibition WAS dwelling
house exclusively made of paper, and
furnished throughout with articles man
uEactured from the samo material. Walls
roofs, aoorings and staircases alike con.
sisted of cartonpierre; tue carpets and
curtains, bedsteads, lamps, sheets and
counterpancs, towels, hootjacks, baths,
kitchen utensils, ETC., we're one and all
preparations of papier-mache, as was the
very stoves used for heating the rooms,
in which large fires were kept burning
daily, throughout the duration of the ex-
hibition. Several banquets were given
in the paper house by its owners to the
commissioners, members of the press,
and foreigners of distinction. All the
plates and dishes, knives and forks, bot
ties and drinking vessels used at the en-.
tertainments were fabricated entirely and
solely of paper. Should these paper
buildings come into vogue they may be
expected to superinduce some striking
changes in the rates of the insurance, a
present calculated upon basis of BRICK,
and mortar.-Neto York SIN.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-01-27
William II. Vandcrbill's wealth j!
at S12O.0O0,OO0.

- William II. Vandcrbilrs wealth is
estimated at s120, 100000.
-Ham Dewham, mulatto boy, living
near Ssdalia, Tenn, was recently muir
dered by his sister, because she didn't
want him to get married.
- There is nothing mean about Ken
tucky. She freely gives her great men to
her ncighbors. Last Monday Csllum,
Ksntuckian, was inaugurated for . Sec
ond time as Governor of Illinois; Tues
day, Orit!enden, Kentuckian, was inau.
gurated Governor of Missouri; Wednes-
day, Churchill, Kentuckiau, was inaugu-
rated Governor of Arkansas Hawkins,
Keatuckian, is soon to be inaugurated
Governor of Tennessee, and Murray
Kentuckian, and Saunders, Kentuckian.
are in The Gubernatorial chairs of Utah
and Nevada.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-01-27

w niAoi'o, 1ot Wv SooNeJ ~
the second Monday in March, the fourth
Monday in June, and the first Monday
after the fourth Monday in October F.; and
the Court of Common Pleas for the said
County at the same place, on the We'd
nesdays next following the sesond Mon
day in March, the fourth Monday in
juno, and the 6rst Monday after the
fourth Monday in October.
The Court of General Sessions at
Greenvillo, for the County of Greenyille,
on the fourth Monday in March, the first
Monday in July, and che third Monday
after the fourth Monday in October; and
the Court of Common Pleas for the
said County at the same place, on the
Wednesdays next following the fourth
Monday in March, the first Monday in
July and the third Monday after the
fourth Monday in October.
SEC. 2. Should the business before the
Court of General Sessions at any term
be completed before the arrival of the day
fixed by law for the holding of the Court
of Common Pleas for any county in said
Circuit, the presiding Judge may in his
discretion, Immediately upon the ad.
journment of the Court of General Ses-
sons open the Court of Common Pleas
for said county for the trial of all causes
and the dispatch Of all business that
may be pending in said Court; Provided, F.,
however, That no peremptory call of
Docket No. l shall be made until the
arrival of the regular day fixed by law
for the Court of Common Pleas in said
county.
SEC. 3. No civil business requiring a
jury shall be heard at the summer term
of the Court of Common Pleas for any
county in said Circuit except in the
County of Greenville.
Sec. 4. That all Acts inconsistent with
this Act be and the same are he!ehy re.
pealed.
Approved December "a, 1880.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1881-09-20
Z rembureer @asegte-

Vim B. September fiarb su @bicaso
6err 81 Steins, Ro. 38l Us. Polt Ctr.
Derielbe mar 45 Sabre oft, pon 8ianben
sebdrtis. Gr ffarb pl5sIi9, iaB nod INN
8 udr NIT ieiner Srau unb ben Rinbern Dor
Der Gbure unb mar i4on um balb elf l1br
cine 9eide. Stsins moi elm gutter, btebes
rer 0uremburser, Iausidbriser gbonnent
Der r@a3ette~. W6se CT ruben in 5rieben !
Mm 4. b. @. Abenbs seseu elf t1br,
ffarb BET ge Rars. YIpmoutb Co., Soma,
TN utter DON so Sabrsn, mad breimonat,
li4er &rantbeit, usrisbsn nit ben bI. ga.
t%rameRten, 5ubert Rapfsr. Ser 8erffor'
bsns mar gu @obbrinssn sebirtis, man
oerte IN 1859 NIT isinsr @attin unb 3uei
Eo4tern mad amerita aus, Iisb l1 Busrit
bet ct Donatus, Sadion 60 unb Dor
iteben Sabren Bel Sc Wa,s nieoer. ginen
bsrbsn Sdlas traf Rupier, aIs ibm am
Suit 1875 bic Satin burd ben Cob
s%ntriitu wurbe. &opier mar WitsIisb bes
ct. SoiepA's 8eretns, Elm trsusr RatboIi.,
seattet unb aeebrt pom A0sn bic i'm tanns
ten, bas bewies bic Wenss, bic isinsr irbt.
f&en 5dae foIsten, ais fe ,u @rabe sstra
gen warb. W5se er in 5risben ruben!
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1881-09-20
8 re m6nrgt6 $,
0ereintete Staaten.

gSas mon pon a~nisrsr oissiibrisen Brd
ME bsnft Die ,Stimme Der Wab,bsit"
f4rsibt In ibrer Iseten Summer:
r@insn sIidIidsn @rif bat unisr Jrsunb.
81. Ricclaus Conner, &ebocteur Der
r9ursmburser @asette" in DUBUQUE, Sa.,
babur9 aeiban. baB CT benz rlhmIid Be-
fanntsn 0olfsidIiftfelsr s. u. Reu
II b ben Nuftras CAB, cine ssidi9tIids
grsdbIung fur bic 3abIrsi9sn 2eler Der
.2ursmburser @aSette~ ausSuarbsitsn.
Inter benz TitsI: ,Dsr &aubritte
pon 5eringen unb Der Rrsur
fabrer Sells" bat 81. &eulunb
cine beiorbns fir Qursmburser, WoleI.
anb HbsiHldnbsr wi4tise unb i~ntsrsfants
gpiiose aus Der 3sit bss 9mbu,ssr Orb
foIsetrisaes I'M Is. S%abrbunbsrt nit ses
wanbtsr Ssbsr ssftiIbsrt. Die grBdbluns
III burdwss %ipannsnb unb bsfrisbist gan,
Defenders ben @sidi9tsfreunb. Wr finb
~ibsrssust, boB Srsunb @onnsr nit Silfe
bisier REPRESENTATION Prdmie nidt Rur
feline pislsn Nbonusntsn bsfrisbissn, ion'
bern bic 5abl berielbsn erbsbIi9 usrsrObern
mirb."
Gin Nasaus nod Sasuta Co., Minn.
Mussans uorIetter unb gnfans letter
Wo1e batten mir @elessndsit, upisrn
QanbsIeuten in DAKOTA Co., eineu ls5r fur.
aen geiu9 81 sriiaitsn. 9uI iiber be @s'
senb ,u iassn, III uidt u6ibis, ba infer Rsi
ienbsr eft Isttss Sabr 2anb uub 2eute i&il.
bette. slbsr sdnllid idweisen poIsn mir
bod nidt; mir bsbsn furs unb gut unisrs
Ginbrlds bsrpor. Da ss ipat absnb une
buntel mar, ais mir Samffas tn 0aitinss,
Der Sauptftabt bes gounip's, %anlansten,
10 blIeb wsnis 5sit gum Ssiu9. @ir sriB
ten Sreunb Roeien In isinsr pra4tuouen
GpotbetAle Der uns Dor Srenbe nit pousm
@,li4ts la4enb bic Sanb i9aitsIte, @m
Wor9en bra6te uns Der aaitfreunoli4s
Wirtb 9srr WidaeI 9Offmann nod 0eu
Grier binaus. Yrd4tiss @eseuo, riefeu
mir unpiuti,lid aus. oils mir bic id6ns
Yrairis aaf fidtissm @sipanne burdsiiisn,
Mnfanss 3u eben, mirb ie UNI New Grie,
etpas loaenbsr. Seet wunbsyts es uns MIDI
msbr, baB bic 5armer in isnsr @ssenb ben
sroBsn Guf bss @obIitanbss babsn, bic 5lu,
ren Bsistsn. bab Der &uf Elm us,bisntsr maj
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1881-09-20
TefSi(&-Suxemburs

Serr Gbbe Mief, grofeHor sa
galtna4, III gum De9anten pom SoufIas
liSe ernanut uorbsn.
Die tatboIii DE S9uIe Al 6as
bapssla'Reups bate cine srose 6sier Get
@eIssenbeit Der PreiisuettbeiIuns.
Der @onbucteurl. ST., Wsriu,
1T untet S,ibeb aItung teinss GiteIs BITE aes
winidte @ntIafuns DON ieinem amts Sc,
uiaist worben.
Serru g 8. 8. Decrair III bas
grsqaa.ur als franb6fi9er gice goniuI Ia
arlon srtbsiIt worben. Der bisberige
9ics. @ouiuI @ourtOis s,bisIt bisisIbs STEELE
gu yiitti5.
Maor g s. 8. Serpais pom IA.
9iKieu' Regiment, IN gum Sbsrlf 2isutnant
eruannt worben unb bat feline Dienffarrs
iprii4s bstufs Penioniruns sinsursi9en.
Am 27. Nusui 4 brad u 6abape las
neupe Ssusr i'm 6auie bss Elgl6bners e.
3. Saffisu II upb tbsilte id Der bob.
nuns bes EIsl0buers s .. Ebirp nit.
Beibe 9duier uurbsn in Nide' asleat nit
Nusm, NOS brin uub brum mar. I'm benz
6suer GtnbaIt Bu tbun. riB man bas Dad
oes 6auies bes ) Op9ette Elm. Die bur9
gerfi4eruns stIittsneu 8srIufs bstraseu
1000 frs.
am % ausuf Isste gu Sibrst sine Sen.
e,sbrunif Stmieoe u. SiaQuussn bes 5ufs
i9misbes s. {. @asparb in gIide. ,srit5,te
oanu ben anfioSsnbsn Stal bes Mderers
s. SOiepb Ottan unb ieste bic Beba1uns
hes s. {. gubinst in Branb. Die Bers
LUTTE bstrasen 8. 700 5ranes unb finb pers
fiherf.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1881-09-20
Saar, MoI.l, GiftI unS 8uusrt&.

Oas W appen bss neuernannten Biz
i9ofs Der Oi6esie Trisr. Or. Forum, triat
mad elmer WittbeiIuns Der StraBburser
r%tluion" in uier Selber ssib.iIt: II auf fts
bsrnsm SsIbe einsn rotben Streifen (uon
S%traBburs) p auf asurbIauem @runSe
ben 81. Ystrus. uis &c benz 81 @u1arius,
benz srifsu Bii9of pon Trisr, ben 6irtens
nab iberrei9t, auss In Sob; 81 anf rot5
uno srlnem 5eIbe u%ertieft, cine soIbene
Reuls; ~ auf SiIber. Elm soIoenss Rreus
loon Erier). Oie Sni9rift Iautst: I'm
patientia possidebitis animas Die
Union" beslsitet porifsbsnbs Wappsnbes
idrsibuns nod NIT foIsenbsn Bsmsrttns
gen: vGs liest clue iouberbare grinnsrung
unb cine meItpiibiss Nsbnli5tsit In ber
rlsbsrsabs bss Sirtsnifabes an ben 81.
Gadarius, ben sriien gii9of pou Grier.
Dsrislbs par brett pom 81. StabIs mad
Erier seididt worben unb sos auf ieinsur
Dsss bobin our4 bas glias, inbsm CT BITE
driilide 9sbre prebiste. Der neue Bif&of
pom Erier III ebenfals auf birstten 8efebt
bes Yapifss nod Gr'er seiauot, unb fstne
Nmtslsifuns in @liaB III 10, oaB man fe
ni4t usrssfsn wiro.-
SIM Wouat Nuguft finb Der rMet.
Sta." ,nfoIge in Der Wsssr @esenb fots
aenbe grdnbs Su ueyjsiduen: ~ Sn Der
Radt pom 10. gum IL. Gusuif brannts bic
WllbIs BEL Slsurp gum sr6Btsu GbsiI uie.
Der; bas Ssusr i4sint i'm Waidinsnmsrt
eutlanbsn su iriu. p glm % brannte
cine NIT Srudt sefiats Sdeuns aaf ber
Ssrms Bspr bauts nit SnbaIt nisbsr. gnt,
iisbunssaria&e uubstannt. 81 am %.
brannte bic 6ofraitbe bss S. Yrcuot In
alsmont. bstebenb aus 9aus, S4snne
nno Stauans NIT SubaIt. nisbsr. Die
Sspobuer i'm tisfiten S9Iafs lissenb.
f~onntsn fi9 taum nod rettsn. Propot III
perfdert. gs bIsibt cine unaufsefIdrte
@rIdeiuuns. BOB bic msiiien Brdnbe auf
benz 9anbs tarS mad sinsstbansr grnte ent'
ifsbsn. Cine @rmabnung aur 9'Sbtsn
gosf4t if il4erIia am PIass.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1881-09-20

/. GeeeiFt, gerrens ausuf. BON DieHr$ q.
acc, Seosn Gusen, bon S&rfit, 3. Mee.r,
@ysn Granj. BON So.
Snb~u
grsis. Qofer 5rans. BON Diefir&.
accept Srasatts Ti&sL RON Wafnbfqis.
vi. @Iafs.
@pmnaiaIs S~ecttou.
1. prets. Winf& sfntcn, BON Diefird, q
grsts. Seanns Alsraneer, BON Namir, 3. prets.
Waisrus GranI BON gourf6eib.
1. aceeiit, assbm, 8. Gran,. Son Suualiu-
ter 2. Aee., Weltsr Waibias, BON Grpslbinaeu.
3. Mee., Softer gusen, BON 8eisbcrf, 4. Ner..
yffintnt@ttetr Ssbann, Don Diefir9, 5. Aec.-
pttn Au5ut, ron Diefir6.
Snbuitrte Sectton.
vreis, eamtert GOnifant, BON Rar!oie.
1. Mseellt 3beis Spbann Deter, pom 6is.
eorf, 2. gce., Miiasr 5Obann peter, Bon Bur-
i@sie, 8. xes, Gcurnsas Spfspb BON ROSinssu.
@orbereitunss. glafs.
@pmnaia Section.
1. preis. @silsr Tlatbtas. BON Glosbelt, e.
yrsts, aburm SOiept. pcn 6ol&tib, 8. prsis.
Sspsr Dttnsl. BON 0oblinssn, 4. prefs. xbiatn
pom Beaufort.
1. aeeefFt Golfer SSuarb, BON Dieir@, g.
Vice 5amenne aarl, Don 5lprensiae (prppiut
eursmburs).
9m Prosbmnaiium gu g9terna& 5as
ben natifebenoe S9iler preiIe unb aecefs
fife erbaIten:
". gIafe.
1. asssfRt Rsrsen peter, BON 9sais. z. aee~
Ditft5p 9ouis, ppn GGtsrnaH, 3. ace..
@rn3sn PAUL BON G&terna@.
V. @Iahe.
1. prsis. 8linssnbtrs Spispb, BON G&tnma&.
2. preis. Dsmutb Peter ron RaIfssbaG, 8. preis~
8siTer Nrnole, pcn Sunsltnftr.
1. aecsiit, guGs Gilbert pom G1ttruad, 2.
aes., Nobr GbrYipfcm, BON G&ternat, 3. Aee,
Dsmutb ApSlpb, BON @olbstte,
vi. glahe.
4, prsis. S@aaf Gmil, spn G6ternadabrid.
2. prsis, aIsin Gtuars. bon Wertsrt, 8. greis,
gBobl Spbann, BON Gbterna&, 4. prsis, slim.
senberg Seinrih, pon &hterna&.
1. Aeee ut, Surt Screnl BON Siwtr, 2. Ase.
Strsnt peter, pom gsreerf.
8orbersitunss @laHe.
1. wreis. Staub Soipb, bon 0ils, :. preis~
S1pd SsinriG. ron Gttsrnat, 3 Yreis. Be-
ringer Sobann Deter, BON &bt,rnat.
1. Ncreiit, Golmant Geo, BON Mar1ienne, q
Iee., Wsli&biais 8arL, pom gttsrna1, 3 are.,
Aee., Slinseubtrg Safob, BON G&terna&, h.
Nce., 8plmann Srani pom Ghterna0.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1881-09-20

prsis. S6and MiteL sen Siipprreinsen,
2. prsis, S6mit 5pbann peter. ron Snsslt orr,
3. yrtis, @sis Nntpn, ssn &si9liHssu.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-04-23
When They Found Her Dead.

Children are the sunshine of life.
They are the soft wind which thaws
away the snow and ice of selfishness.
They are the atmosphere in which old
age finds hours of youthfulness. On
Prospect street lived an old woman who
made herself terror to every child who
passed her door. Her house was old
and grim. The dark curtains were al
ways down, the doors were seldom
opened, and no child passed it without
fearing the evil spirit that seemed to
lodge there. The old woman cursed
my one who dared peer through the
fence, and if seen abroad she was care
fully avoided.
A few days ago the children saw the
inside of her house for the first time.
The old woman had been found dead,
and men and women had assembled to
respect her cold clay. With them came
the children. They were the first to
forget what she had been, and tie first
to shed tears over the close of her
earthly career. Men and women were
satisfied when the body had been dressed
for the grave, but the children brought
flowers and laid them on her grizzly
hair until she seemed to wear crown
of glory they placed beautiful lily in
her bony fingers, a green vine over her
breast, and when the curtain was raised
and the sunshine streamed in and fell
upon the dead, men and women said:
at is the face of n mother and n
woman, and we we're too harsh with her.
Let God remember that she was all
alone and had much to endure"
The work of the children had robbed
death of its look, and melted frozen
hearts, and as they stood around the
bier and sang,
'.Yes, we'll gather at the rIver
That flows bv the throne of God.
Men pressed each others hands and
whispered:
"Would that our hearts would Away
be the hearts of children. "-Detroit
Free Press.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-04-23

A Confederate soldier tells in an ex.
change his experience In the way of ra
tions in the field as follows "For weeks
at time cold corn bread, prepared in
Richmond and Petersburg from indif-
ferent and frequently unsound meal,
was the best, and all that could be de-
pended upon. Rarely in these days
was ration of meat served. The prep
aration of this corn bread was a novel
one in the art of cooking. The great
aim was to do the whole thing in bulk
and with the least trouble or care. The
meal was simply mixed with water,
husks and all, as ground, little salt
added and the dough baked in pans
nearly three feet long and half as wide.
It could not be clean when it left the
bakery, and its after treatment till
served to the men was simply foul. The
long, brown, colored cakes or slabs, as
much like clay-colored flag stones as
could be, were thrown into the dirty
box cars, used indiscriminately for the
carrying of supplies and the dead and
wounded, then piled up by dirty men
and sent to the front. Wagons equally
unclean and in daily use for every de-
mand of large army hauled these ire
mendous corn slabs to the men along
the lines. By the time it reached them
it was the vilest, filthiest of food, and
vet it was eaten and sustained life as
well as allayed hunger. Horses Jared
hardly better than the men, and a sor-
rier set of their kind cannot we'll be
imagined than undertook to draw the
trains and artillery in that last eventful
retreat"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-04-23
Baby is Dead.

"Baby is dead !" Three little words
passing along the line, copied some
where and soon forgotten. But after
all was quiet again leaned my head
upon my hand and fell into a deep
reverie of all that those words may
mean.
Somewhere-a dainty form, still and
cold, unclasped by mothers arms to-
night. Eyes that yesterday were
bright and blue as skies of June dropped
tonight beneath white lids that no voice
can ever raise again.
Two soft hands, whose rose leaf fin
gers were wont to wander lovingly
around mothers neck and face, loosely
holding white buds, quietly folded in
coffined rest.
Soft lips, yesterday ripping with
laughter, sweet as woodland brook falls,
gay as trill of forest bird, tonight
unresponsive to kiss or call of love.
A silent home-the patter of baby
feet forever hushed-a cradle bed I'M
pressed. Little shoes half worn dainty
garments-shoulder knots of blue to
match those eyes of yesterday, folded
with aching heart away.
A tiny mound, snow covered in some
quiet graveyard.
A mothers cropping touch, in uneasy
slumber, for the fair head that shall
never rest upon her bosom. The low
sob, the bitter tear, as broken dreams
awake to sad reality. The hopes of
future years wrecked, like fair ships
that suddenly go down in sight of land.
The watching of other babies, dim
pied, laughing, strong, and this one
gone The present agony of grief, the
future emptiness of heart, all held in
those three little words, "Baby is
Dead p
Indeed, it is well that we can copy and
soon forget the words so freighted with
woe to those who receive and send
them. And yet it cannot harm us now
and then to give tender thought to
those whom our careless pen stroke is
preparing such a weight of grief
Tetegrd11h Operator