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The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-02-04
J. D. BURKE, Editor.
THEN AND now.
BY OLIVER wRNpELL HOLMES.


Dear ancient school boys Nature taught to them
The simple lessons Of the star and flower,
showed them strange sights; how on single stem
Admire the marYels Of Creative Powerl--
Twin apples grew, one sweet, the other sour.
How from the hll-top where Our eyes behold
in even ranks the plumed and hammered maize
Range its long columns, in the days Of Old
The live volcano shot its angry blaze
Dead since the shadows Of Noahs watery days.
How, when the lightning split the mighty rock,
The spreading fury Of the shaft was spent;
How the young scion Joined the alien stock,
And when and where the homeless sparrows went
To pass the winter Of their discomfort.
scant were the gleamings ia those years 81 dearth
No Cuyier yet had clothed the fossil bones
Thar sumbered, waiting for their second birth;
No Lyell read the legend Of the stones;
Science still pointed 70 her empty thrones.
Dreaming Of orbs TO eyes Of earth unknown
IIerschel looked heayenwaTd in the starlight pale;
Lost in those awful depths he trod alone.
Iaplaee stood mute before the lifted veil;
While home-bred Humbolt trimmed his toy-ships
sail.
No mortal feet those loftier heights had gained
Whence the wide realms Of nature we descry;
In vain their eyes our longing fathers strained
10 scan with wondering gaze the submits high
That far beneath their chdren's footsteps lie,
Smile at their fr.t small ventures as we may,
The school-boys copy shapes the scholars hand,
Their grateful memory fills our hearts to-day;
Brave, hopeful, wise, this bower Of peace they
planned,
While wars dread ploWshare SCARED the suffering
land.
Child If our cldren's children yet unborn,
When on this yellow page YOU turn your eyes,
Where the brief record oi this May-day morn
In phase antique and faded letters lies
How vague, how pale our fitting ghosts will risel
Yet in our veins the blood ran warm and red,
For US the fields were green, the skies were blue.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-02-04
The Union Army How II Was Conn
nOSpd

posed.
Under the call of April Is, 1861, for
10000 three-months' militia, the States
furnished 9l SIG, Under the call ~
May 3, confirmed by the act ap-
proved Aug 9, 1861 and under acts Of
July - and %. 1861, for 100000 three
years men, 700,6S0 men were actually
furnished .of whom however, only
G57, s6S were three-years' men, while
5,007 men were furnished iii May and
june, 1862, BY special authority, for
three months. Under the call Of July
2, 1862, for 800, 900 men for throo years,
42l, lG5 were furnished. Under the call
Of Aug. 4, 1862, for 100000 for nine
months, only s7,5SS were furnished.
Under the Presidents proclamation uf
June 10, 1863 for militia Of six months,
16,36l men we're furnished. Under the
call Of Oct. ~, 1s63-wliich embraces
men raised by draft Of lS63-,and that Of
Feb. !, 1861, for 100000 men for three
years, 3l7,092 men were furnished,
while 81, 2Ss paid Communication, making
total of 369,3S Under the cnll ~
March IA, 1864, for 200, 900 men for three
years, 259, ,5l5 men were furnished, and
32, GfS paid communication, making
total IF 212, 1913. Between April 20 and
July Is, 1864, 113,000 militia for loo
days were mustered into service. Under
the cali If July Is, 1864, for 100000
mon reduced by excess Of credits on
previous calls for one, two, three and
four years, 223, ,0i4 men were furnished
for one year, S,340 for two yems, l53, 0l9
for three years, 730 for four years, and
l,29S paid Communication, making a total
of 1856, l61 Under the call Of Dec. Is,
1864, for 300, 900 men for one, two, three
and four years, l5l 1868 we're furnished
for one year, 5, Il0 for two years, 81, 967
for three years, 312 for four years, and
400 paid commutation, making total Of
212,212.
LIN addition, 1872, ,257 volunteers and
militia were furnished from States not
called upon for their quota, l66, SIS Of
whom were for three years, and tile hRl-
ance for periods ranging from sixty days
10 one year.
The grand aggregate Of the foregoing
is as follows Quotas from MI the
States and Territories, 2,763, ,67O on
which 2,772, 40S were furnished, Sc, 72l
paid communication, making total Of
1850, ,132. This aggregate, reduced to
il three years standard, makes the total
number Of men 3,320,272. The figures
are taken from the books OF the Adjutant
! Generals office, in Washington
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-02-04
Meantime and Health.

The alarming spread Of diphtheria
and kindred diseases is warning to the
people Of the United States, Of which
they cannot long neglect to take heed.
In many cities and towns diphtheria
now exists almost to the extent Of be-
coming epidemic, while there are few
sections Of the country entirely exempt
from its ravages.
1t is believed that the first cause Of
the disease is the preparation Of the sys-
TEN by the presence Of impure air for
the germs Of the disease to take effect,
while these germs are believed to be
multiplied by this impure air. The
best houses of the cities, where there is
a tide ilow, are liable to the disease, be-
cause the sewer connections are in the
house, and cannot easily be SO secure
but that the gas is forced by the bellows
of the tide back into them. This is also
the case with dwellings in cities where
high water fills the sewers, or into
which from other causes the sewer gas
escapes.
Upon the farm and in villages the dis
ease is propagated by the impure air
from cesspools and other sources. The
germs of the disease are not destroyed
by the frost as with those of yellow
fever, and the only safety is in a COM
plete removal OF all impurities from the
vicinity OF the dwellings, and not only
this but the filth must be entirely de-
odorized and rendered innocuous.
In the cities the sewer may be made
complete carriage way to place OF safe
ty. In the villages and upon the farm
the remedy can be made the means OF
adding largely to the fertilizing element
4 of The country as well as securing health.
The farmer and the village improve
ment societies should take this work in
their especial charge.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-02-04
seienee in Homeonathic Doses.

Coal gas is not explosive except when
mixed with known proportion of COM
mon air.
The humidity of the atmosphere is
greater above forests than over non
wooded grounds.
Engineering has succeeded in putting
into steam only about one-tenth OF the
heat realized in the furnace OF the boil
er the remaining nine-tenths are lost.
The difference between the highest
sneed attainable by an ocean steamer at
sea IA good weather and the rate OBJ
tanned during gale is the measure of a
vessels strength.
No sufficient reason has been assigned
why sea-going mail and passenger
steamers should not be of cellular con-
struction.
Steam is cooled by expansion, while
air is heated by compression.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-02-04
Picture Frames.

Very serviceable and pretty picture
frames can be made out OF pasteboard.
For cabinet photographs, cut four strips,
two six inches and two eight inches
long. Lap them across the corners, in
the same way as the rustic frames are
joined, and punch hole through the
two pieces so that you can fasten them
with button. You can find four Of a
kind handsome enough in the button
box on the shelf. Gut steel are the best,
but any kind will do. Strips Of paper
on the back will hold tine picture in its
place.
These frames are pretty, made of
black cardboard or covered with black
silk. Little gilt stars, or strips of gilt
paper down the center, have a pleasant
effect on the black. You can cut little
pieces Of paper to represent gilt buttons
ifyou do not happen to have any in the
house. If you can, embroider narrow
vine on strips, with cluster of leaves OF
flowers at the corners. Almost any com.
bination Of materials and styles is effect.
i've for these frames, and they are al
agree able change from the perforated
card SO long used. Glove and handker
chief boxes, and, in fact, boxes of any
kind, all lie in this line Of manufacture
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-02-04

'Coored troops organized at various stations m the
States in rebellion; embracing all not specifically
credited to States and which cannot be assigned.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-02-04

a NOTE from her fathers counsel, of.
iellng to conduct her divorce suit free of
enarge, was among the presents received
by Philadelphia bride.
, 1881-10-05
MANUSCRIPTS ON WHICH THE
BIBLE REVISION is BASED.

In a sermon on the revision of the
Bible, Rev. DR.. Rylance, Of St.
Marks Church, New York City,
made the following interesting state
ment respecting the existing early
manuscripts Of the New Testament.
The learned doctor speaks also APP
proyingly of the version, remarking
that the version vas necessary in
order that the common people as
well as the learned might understand
exactly on what ground they stood.
Hitherto it has been thought that
every word of the English version of
the Bible was inspired +; this belief is
passing away as people become
educated and know that no work OF
a translator can be absolutely perfect.
The autographs of the Apostles have
, 1881-10-05
sc LIS p II G ESS."
"THE ABUSE OF LINE"
From tn Sugar Cane.)

Under the heading of "The Use
and Abuse Of Temper Lime" |
wrote a short article in the April
number Of this magazine for last
year, and referred among other
matters 10 GilPs Process remark
ing, finally, that if Mr. Gilrs process
would give us more perfect clari-
fcation, | should like nothing better
than to give it a good trial. He
replied to this in the May number,
and offered me a trial on the follow
, 1881-10-05

ARRIVED.

Per Schr Vigjlant from ST Thomas Oct.
1,-W. P. van Fps, G.. II. van Fps, wifi,
3 children, and , servants, Mrs. Hunt,
Samuel Huyghue and son, Arnold Bennrrs,
Alexander Liggett, Miss Nellie TAylof, Miss
Mary Brewer, Miss Stubs and servanI, Mary
Joseph, Petrus Solomon. Louisa Scott and
child, Michael Marcus, Robert Williams and
Samuel Smith.
BOOKED AND LEFT
OCT. 3.-Edward Nc Cormick, Catherine
Cassimir, Robert Williams, Michael Marcus,
James Cornelius and Cha,lYs Ellis.
, 1881-10-05
r E L E G. r A n S.
ST. THOMAS STATION.

New York, Sept. IS hi IL announced that
Lieut.. Colonel Sir H.. T. Bprk.l Maxse,
formerly Lieut.. Governor of H-ligoland, has
been appointed Governor of n wfoundland.
Dispatches from Iunis report that The Mos
lens are very excited by the march Of the
French upon Kairwan. The Arabs express
their dptern iuation to defeGd themselves to
the last extremity.
English news states that The order for the
Withdrawal Of the Briiisb from P~jetarmari'z.
burg has been co~pntermandpd. The Beers
are clamouring for further concpsti ms.
New York, S-pt. 29.h.-I; IS announced from
England hat the tunnel under The Severn has
been pierced.
Ii is reported that the Merchants of NJ an
chester prefer no treaty with France to heavy
arbitrary duties.
An anti fair trade speech which Mr.. Glad
stone intends to give at Leeds is anxiously
awaited.
The Duchess of e linburgh is p%atronizi g
Lacy Beetiv-'s eociely for the encouragement
Of British fabrics.
Tunis Intelligence states that the Moslpms
are raIlying from all directions for the defence
of Kairwan.
London, 29th S,pt.-The stock of sugar at
the fonr home ports on thu p b instant W as
1896 tons as AGAINST l32, 900 tons for the
corresponding Perltd last var.
New York, Sept. 30 al is ammo lneed
fr1m France that NJ 6 mbsfta has teen ap-
pointed Provisional President of he Chamber
of Deputies.
Nj. RDchef1rt IS about TO be prosecuted FIR
charging NJ. Ganb-tra with stock 1bbiag with
regard to Tuuis.
Intelligence ON England states that the
Irish hierarchy, thanking Mr.. Gibson, APP
prove of the Iapl act AMI strongly deo"uuce
all violence aud dishonesty.
T1e Scof,h farmers propose the most com
preben>ive Lind reform that has yet baen
submitted 70 Parliament.
NV York, Isl . observation-disclosures from
ENGLAND Fppor1sthat lh- prospects of The French
Commercial treaty ar endangered by The
tS7nab pr.sS!tn- u 2 conpt9t' subs lu'lsn OF
specific duties. E1 lad IS delhSIig uatjl the
oprnlng Of The NV Chambers, er'unjie>s'g
hcpjHE they Will ba Of less pfo 'elio ''st ohlf-
actrr.
FRENCH rev safes that NJ. Ferry has PAD
aFr'' 20 NJ evE. =,
re French C'bn't will rr>lsa on opening,
dc,a. in Il I'M Shall h,vn ha4n n,ssed O'''
, 1881-10-05


TRANSACTIONS are copies, ancient ver-
sions, TRANSACTIONS, and the quota
tions made by the Fathers OF the
Church. The manuscripts of the
New Testament are Of two kinds
the u%ncial, the oldest class Of manu-
scripts, written in capitals and with
out punctuation, and the " cursive"
manuscripts, so calle from their
being written in a running hand that
began to be used in the tenth centu-
~. Those Of the old class were
written between the fourth and
tenth centuries, and others after the
tenth century.
OF the old there are 1870 in exis-
tence, of the new about 1900. The
very old and very valuable manu-
scripts are only five. Of those the
Alcxandrian Codex was originally
discovered at Alexandria, and was
sent to King Charles |, in 1923. 1t
is now in the British Museum.
Nothing is known Of the origin Of
this, but 1t is usually assigned to the
middle Of the fifth century. 1t is
much mutiIated, twentyfou chapters
Of the first Gospel, two Of the fourth,
and eight Of one Of the Epistles
being missing. The next is the Vati-
can, supposed to have been written in
the fourth century. A copy Of this
was never made till 1868, when a fac
smile was issued. The condition of
this is much more perfect. The third
manuscript is that in the National
Library at PARIS, whittier it was
brought hy Catherin de Medici. This
he'd been ovcrwritten-that is the
parchme II has been uselGo for other wri.~
ings; but, spite Of that, the original
has been dec;phared. It is assigned
t. the early part Of the fifth century.
Tie fourth ma"nsc,ipt is that now at
Cambridge. This is the least valua-
bic, as 1t is much m4tilated. 1t
belongs to the sixth century. The
manuscript found in 1874 in the Con-
vent Of %t. Catharine on Mount
Sinai by Tishendort, and copied by
him III 1859, is she most valuable of
the five, as it contains the New
Testament complete. This is sup,
posed to have been written in the
iourth century,. None Of these most
valuable authorities were consulted
in any Of the iEnglish versions of
the E5ible, ever in making that Of
hing James time. The Latin Vul-
gate, the plentiful cur5ive manu-
scripts, and tho TRANSACTIONS were
used. Errors like the Doxology at
the end Of the Lords PRAYER had
crept into the TRANSACTIONS, even into
the Syrian, which was as cd as the
second century. The Latin Vulgate
was probably an excellent translation, as it
must have been made within q few years
of tue death of st, John. The changes
thai have just been made have only been
made when the weight of authority left
no doubt OF their necessity. The text is
NOT a question Of taste, like or dislike.
out OF historic testimony. expect to see
the correct version win its way into the
confidence and the respect Of the English
speaking peOple.-Nt. ThOmB Tlen3e.
, 1881-10-05
I'D Il 4 III =

I'D II a Il MI .
registered OF persons buried i'm
the Public cemetery ~ Chris
liansted.
, 1881-08-14

vt1iatws, stit'{, Put At present the proposal to sub
s,,cato sca, II officially for the old one would
encounter ne greatest opposition from the
genera general public, and find LITTLE sopport even
among a,;n, scholars, But it would be \ great
nlfsiaKe TO suppose that thework is therefore
a 1alinre ant! barren Of results. Even those
VIZ 40 not IKE it adult that it is most yai-
uaole ti e contribution to more perfect transl;-
uon than any which has yet appeared. alu
nsnt 'a1 it SUPPLIES basis on which Il periil.
~ the large and Increasing class of persons
Who %, desire to read the Bible eintelhgently and
1taoa.., iIacn II II IN Sunday-sc1ools. but have no
khowledEe of the original tongues, it is of
lle 3 utmost service as throwing light on the
old version, giving better idea Of the mean
Ing OF difficult passages, cnancipatilg them
from conventional phrases, and showing
them how to apply. their minds to make OUT
the connection Of a writer's Thoughts. It
Is, so to speak. like :; critical edition Of the
New Testament, prepared BY all unprece-
dentedly capable set Of editors, to use and
apply which IS Of itself no small education in
critical methods. And in this way it may be
expected to give considerable stimulus to
Biblical studies among US.
, 1881-08-14
PERSONALS.

The Rev. Arthur Piper has resigned the
Rectorship of st. Luke's Church, Racine,
WIS.
Father Rudolph, Roman Catholic priest
at Clyde, O., has left the ministry and
married.
The Rev. Thomas Gordon, of Be1laire, O.,
has accepted the call Of the First Presby-
terian Church of Alton, LII.
The Rev. y. 4. Reed. D. D., Of Amboy,
ILL.,, has accepted the call of the Baptist
Church at Sandwich, Ill.
The Eev. 3. T. Fleetwood, Of st. Marks
Episcopal Church, this city, has returned
from his vacation and resumed his minis
terial duties.
The Rev. William r. Aleer, who has been
serving the Park Street Uniyersalist Church,
Portland, Me-, for six months OIL trial, has
accepted the permanent pastorate.
The Rev Newman Smyth, D. D., now
pastor Of the First Presbyterian Church,
Quincy, ILL.,, has been called to the depart
1neut OF Mental Philosophy in Bowdoin Col
lege.
The Rev. 3. E. S. Ely was installed pastor
of the Presbyterian church 1T OttunWa. H.,
July q. The Rev. Ur. +. u. Ewing, 1'resi~
dent Of Parsons College. delivered the charge
to the pastor.
The Church of St. Mar ry-by- -the-Sea, Epis-
copaI, at Point Pleasant, n. j., was collse-
Grated last week by Bishop Scarborough,
assisted by Bishop A1eLaren. of this city. The
sermon was preached by the Rey. Dr.. Hill,
the Rector.
, 1881-08-14
WHEN.

Written In answer to the question. !" How do you
kfs.,t0 the sGut Ii if1aiurtAl:'l
For The CAtcaa, Trlsun<.
When you shall tell me wny ONE star CLEANS Ike
u b.ood~re1 rose
Upon the throbbng heart of Night, while yet
another etnws
As golden danaet:ons DO in earthly fields; II vo'1
Will pruhe tue shimmcring secret Ut one pearl
Or say What cur is bent to hear thIrst|ng How
Or Why 7, nnsweF to such ioS1y need, shoria
On pascntd lips tho stlcnt blessing; II gou will
show To RAG
What trouble 1nuttczs ever in the sonbre, s.,'!en
sta,
Or but lay bare the mystery Of that tidal coral
whtch'iiukS
The mighty roUbcr TO yoa holy skies. md why he
Or swells Incident to far-o1 moon: when you
Your fiuger on tho shining pivot around. which
The great spheres whirl and positively prove to
sense unl sight
tDiscurl'nk sctcsace. which is only theory TINT
Night
Is nat world whose light is lost. but whence it's
only lent
To smile little while upon another continent;
When you shall weigh In Reasons scale tho tuu-
sic Ut laugh.
TIE perfume of Il lily, the wInc OF life ne qua;r
AS lips cling In the kiss OF rapturc' OF tha
That amothcrs hope in henrts to whom 10 higher,
pureF air
Floats through tho prtson-bars Of Eazth; When
D<Uond conjecture, tho moment whcu tho su.l,
has blrth-Iu bark
You .o!i It, hour =. of death These problems
l know. though we should cea:e {self-s scoursej
with sia', we do not die
MIRIAM DEASE EIGELow.
, 1881-08-14
Thanksgiving. Day in the Christian Church
Memorial Temple at Hash.
ington.
Brother Moody's Conyocaiions and BIZ
bic Readings at Northfieid,
Mass.
General Notes at Home and Abroad
Personal Mention-Sabbath
Pleasantries.


There went 4 widow woman from the outskirts
or the city,
W hose lonely sorrow might have moved the
stones she trod to pity
She wandered, weeping, through the fields, by
God and man forsakcn,
Still calling on a little child the Reaper Death
had takcu.
When, 10! upon day she met white-robed
train advancing,
And brightly en- their golden heads their golden
crowns we're glaucing.
Child Jesus led happy band Of little ones u
MAying,
With flowers Of spring and gems Of dew, all in
nocent1y playing.
Far from the rest the widow sees, and flies to
clasp her treasurer;
What ais thee. darling, that thou must not
rukc with these thy pieasure?''
"0b, mother. little mother mine, behind tho
rest tarry,
For see. how heavy with your tears the pitcher
must carry.
''H you had ceased TO weep for me-, when
Jesus went MayinE.
should have been among the blest, with little
Jesus playing.
, 1881-08-14
GENERAL NOTES.

More than four hundred Of the six hundred
ministers of the Irish Presbyterian Church
have petitioned the Government in favor o1
the Land bill.
At d meeting Of the Congregational Asso-
citation Of Maine, a majority OF its members
declared against ordaining to the ministry
men who use tobacco.
The Jcwish Mcsscngcr says: "For want
of 4 synagog at this resort tSaratoea
Springs), many of the Jewish visitors went
to the races on Saturday last, including a
prominent rabbi"
The rite of confirmation will be admins
tered to about l00 applicants at St. AIMS
Catholic Church, at the corner of Pavilion
parkway and Wentworth avenue, this after
noon by Archbishop Feehan.
a memorial is to be erected to the late
Rev. DR. E. II. Chaplin. OF New York. It win
take the form of a decoration Of the Church
Of he Divine Paternity, and viii cost, With
stained glass windows, about $4,000.
The vestry Of Grace Church, Jamaica, L.
l.. las in its possession silver chalice with
a uateu, which was presented to the church
by the Society for the. Propagation Of the
Gospel in 17U4. 1t has been in constant use
from that date to the present tine
The Methodist American Mission in Italy
now occupies fifteen towns anu mas thou-
sand church members, II has been or
ganized into an Annual Conference, one Of
HE hundred conferences of that Church. DR..
d. II. Vernon is the Presiding Elder.
The Baptist Church Of Little Falls, n. r,
recently held what they. called a "public
iubiiation.; The ground for rejoicing was
that the no1tgages aud otheT dSn1s ns amount,
evidences OF Indebtedness were publicly
burned BY Pastor Bellamy.
Cardinal McCioskey offered a petition in
which ali can heartily unite when, after call
iny on the congregation at st, Patrick's
Cathedral, New York. to prar for the recoS-