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Once in a lifetime we may see the veil
Tremble and lift, that hides symbolic things;
The Spirits vision, when the senses fai,
Sweeps the weird meaning that the outlook brings
Deep in the midst of turmoil it may be-
A crowded street, forum, or a teld,-
The soul inverts the telescope, to see
To-day's event in future years revealed.
Back from the present let us look at Rome:
Now see what Cato meant, what Brutus said.
Hark! the Athenians Welcome Cimon homel
How clear they are, those glimpses OF ms AA
But we, hard toilers, we who plan and weave
Through common days the web of common lie,
What word alas! shall teach u TO receive
The mystic meaning of our peace and strife!
Whence comes our symbol? Surely, God must
No less than he can make us heed or pause;
|Self-seekers we, too busy or too weak
To search beyond our daily lives and laws.
fGainst things occult our earth-turned eyes REBEL
No sound Of Des my can reach our ears;
I'VE have no time for dreaming --Hark! knei
A knell at midnight All the nation hearsl
la second grieyous throb! The dreamers wake
The merchants soul forgets his goods and ships
lrhe humblest workmen from their slumbers break
The women raise their eyes with quivering lips
The miner rests upon his pick to hear;
The printers type stops midway from the case;
rhe solemn sound has reached tue roysterer's ear
And brought the shame and sorrow TO his face
Again it booms! O, Mystic Veil, upraise
Behold, tits liftedl On the darkness drawn,
Ia picture lined with light! The peoples gaze,
From seat to sea, beholds it till the dawn
la death-bed scene-a sinking sufferer lies
Their chosen ruler, crowned with love and PRIDE
EAround his counsellors, with streaming eyes,
His wife heart broken, kneeling by his eide;
:Deaths shadow holds her; 1t will pass too soon;
She weeps in silence-bitterest of tears;
4 He wanders softly--Nature's kindest boon,
And as he whispers all the country hears;
5For him the pain is pas st-the struggle ends;
4 His cares and honors fade; his younger life
\ In peaceful Mentor comes with dear old friends;
His mothers arms take home his sweet youn
wife;
! He stands among the students, tall and strong,
And teaches truths republican and grand;
= He moves-ah, pitiful!-He sweeps along
Ger fields of carnage leading his command!
Z He speaks to crowded faces round him surge
Thousands and millions of excited man:
: He hears them cheer-sees some great hgn
emerge
4 Is borne as on a tempest: then--ah then,
: The fancies fade, the fever's work is past;
A moments pang-tAen recollections thrill;
He feels the faithful lips that kiss their last
His heart beats once in answer, and is still!
The curtain falls: but hushed, as if afraid,
i The people wait tear-stained, with heayin
breast;
Z Twill rise again, they know, when he is laid
With Freedom, in the Capitol, at rest.
Honce more they see him, in his coffin, there,
As Lincoln lay in blood tanned martyr sleep:
sThe Sta and Stripes across his honored bier,
4 While Freedom and Columbia o'er him weep
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We do not read anonymous letters and communi
ations. The name and address of the writer are In
Ill cases Indispensable, not necessarily for publica
ion but as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or pres We com
munications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-09-28

MONDAY for the first time in English his
story the royal standard of England foatet
lat half mast in respect to the memory of
(ruler of republic.
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|Owen, Moore & Go
PORTLAND, NE. :,
sep24 du
DISSOLUTION.

DASSOLUTEON.
TEyHE copartnership heretofore existing under the
firm name of Caldwell & Cushing is this DAY
dissolved by mutual consent The liabilities will be
assumed and all outstanding accounts viii be set
tied with Messrs. A. II. g. G. A. Cushing.
j. M. CALDWELL, &
G. A. CUSHING
Portland, Sept Goth, 1881.
COPARTNERSH HIP.
The undersigned have this day formed a copart
anership, under the firm name of A. II. & A. Cush
fling, for the purpose of manufacturing Ladies ano
sMisses' Fine Boots and Shoes, at the old stand oi
sCaldwell & Cushing. A. II. GUSHING
q Portland, Sept. 20. 1881. G. A. GUSHING.
Having transferred my interest in the Drm {
Caldwell s. Gushing, to the new firm of A. ii. q
"a Cushing would take this opportu tunity to thank
I nv friends and former customers for the many ia
q vors bestowed on me while in business, and would
gladly recommend continuation of the same with
the new firm, with whom shall remain for the
present. D. M. CALDWELL
! sep21 div
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Rejoice
BY JOAQUIN MILLER.

Bear Me Out Of the Battle, for Lo' 1ns sorell
Wounded"
From out my Deep wide-bosomed West,
Where unnamed heroes hew the way
For Worlds to follow, with stern St
Where gnarled old NAPLES make array,
Deeltscarred from Red Men gone to rest
Where pipes the quail where squirrels play
Through tossing tree, with nuts Tor toy,
boy steps forth cleSr eyed and tall,
bashful boy, soulful boy,
Yet comely as the sons of Soul
by, al friendless, poor, unknown,
Yet heir apparent to throne.
Lo! freedoms bleeding sacrificed
So like some tall oak tempest-blown
Beside the storied stream he lies
Now at the last, pale -browed and prone
nation knees with streaming eyes
A nation supplicates the Throie-
nation holds him by the hand
A ma, ion sobs aloud at this,
The only dry eyes in the land
Now at last think are his.
Why, we should pray, God knoweth best.
That this grand. patient soul should rest.
The world is round. The wheel has run
Full circle. Now, behold grave
Beneath the DID, loved trees is done
The druid oaks lift up and wave
A solemn elcome back. The brave
Old NAPLES murmur, every one
"Receive him Earth!' In centre land.
AS in the centre of each heart
As In the hollow of Gods hand,
The coffin sinks. And with it part
All partg hate,i Now, not in vain,
He bore his perils and hard pain.
".
Therefore, say, rejoice! L say
The lesson of his life was much
This boy that won as in day.
The worlds heart utterly; a touch
OF tenderness and tears; the page
Of history grows rich from such;
His name the nations heritage
But OF as some sweet angels voice
Spake this brave Geath that touched us all.
Therefore, / say, rejoice! rejoice!
Run hign tne flags Put by the palll
Lo! all is for the best for all
MONDAY for the first time in English his
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IT appears that the German Government
has not been neglectful in expressing its
sympathy for Americans in their bereave7
|ment. Coincidence has been offered through
THE foreign Office, the Emperor and Prince
Bismarck have each written an autograph
! letter of sympathy to Mrs Garfield, and
Monday the Berlin court attended a special
funeral service where one of the royal chap
| Iains preached the sermon. Would any
body ask for more? The letters here re-
Eferred to will be delivered by K. Won Schl01
Izer, who crosses the Atlantic for the pur-
lpose, and for the purpose of presenting his
1letters of recall. This done. he will return
Ito Germany.
THE first page of the Boston Globe made
IA fair appearance yesterday. 1t was given
lup to memorial tributes to the dead Presi-
dent from some of the foremost of American
poets, including DR.. Holmes, Joaquin Mil
sler, John Boyle O'Reilly, Walt Whitman
land Julia Ward Howe. By permission of
1 the Globe, for whose columns they We're ex-
apressly written and which has copyrighted
I them, we copy some of the poems this morn
ing.
GENERAL GARFIELD's financial condi-
stion at the time of his death may be judged
sfrom the fact that three months ago, when he
took out life insurance policy for $4,000,
5he was unable to pay the premium in MON
ley, and was obliged to give two notes-one
lat three and the other at five months. The
first fell due on the day of his death, and
the company has since paid the $4,000 to
Mrs. Garfield.
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TWENTY years ago Monday, September
|26, 1881, was observed as day of national
Humiliation, fasting and prayer in accor
dance with proclamation of President Lin
|coln. The people were at that time much
depressed by the military misfortunes which
characterized the first year of the war.
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The strain of these mournful days upor
Mrs. Garfield is simply terrible, and added
/ to all that she has undergone since July 2
= Knight well PROSTATE a much stronger wo
man. The critical period with her physi
3cally and mentally will be now that the
protracted funeral services and exercises are
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THE ladies of Elberon are preparing q
glarge box of Winter clothing'for the Michi
}gan sufferers. 1t will be sent in memory O
The late President.
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CHICAGO purposes changing its 'sSout
Park" to Garfield Park.
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The Marquis of Lorne. Governor Genera
3of Canada, and son-in-law of Queen Victo
|ria, has shown a tender sympathy with ths
limited States in our loss. By his ordel
flags have been displayed at half-mast fol
several days throughout the Dominion, re
manning SO till after the funeral.
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Boston Globe.l
After the Burial.


Fallen with autumn's falling leaf
Ere yet his summers noon wa past,
Our friend our guide, our trusted chief
What words can match woe so vast,
And whose the chartered claim to speak
The sacred grief where all have part,
When sorrow saddens every cheek
And broods in every aching heart?
Yet Nature prompts the burning phrase
That thrills the hushed and shrouded nail,
The loud lament. the sorrowing praise,
The silent tear that love lets fall.
In loftiest verse, in lowliest rhyme
Shall strive unbalanced the minstrel cholr,-
The singers of the newborn time
And trembling age with outworn Tyre.
No room for pride. no place for blame
We fling our blossoms on the grave
Pale,-scentless, faded. all we claim,
This only,-what we had we gave.
All, could the grief of all who mourn
Blend in one voice its bitter cry,
The wall to heavens high arches borne
Would echo through the cayerned SKY.
o happiest land whose peaceful choice
Fills with a breath its empty thronel
God, speaking through the peoples voice
Has made that voice for once his own.
No angry passion shakes the State
Whose weary servant seeks for rest.-
And who could fear that scowling hate
Would strike at that unguarded breast?
He stands, unconscious of his doom,
In manly streng b, erect, serene,
Around him Summer spreads her bloom.--
He falls-what horror clothes the scene
How swift the sudden flash of woe
Where all was bright as childhood's dream!
AS if from heavens ethereal bow
Had leaped the lightning's arrowy gleam.
Blot the foul deed from history page
Let not the ali-betrayiog sun
Blush for the day that stains an age
When murders blackest wreath was Won.
Pale on his couch the sufferer lies.
The weary battle-ground OF pain;
Love tends his pillow, science tries
Her every art, alas! In vain.
The strife endures how long! how long
Life, death, seem balanced in the scale,
While round his bed a yiewless throng
Awaits each morrow's changing tale.
In realms the desert ocean parts
What myriads watch With tear-flled eyes,
His pu se-beats echoing in their hearts,
His breathings counted with their signs!
Slowly the stores of life are spent,
Yet hope still battles with despair
Will Heaven not yield when knees are bent?
Answer, o Thou that nearest PRAYER!
But silent is the brazen sky,-
On sweeps the meteors threatening train.-
Unswerving Natures mute reply,
Bound in her adamantine chain.
Not ours the verdict to decide
Whom death shall claim or skill shall save;
The hero's life though Heaven denied
1t gave our land martyrs grave.
Nor count the teaching yainly sent
How human hearts their grief may share, -
The lesson woman's love has lent
What hope may do, what faith can bear!
Farewell! tn. leaf-strown earth enfolds
Our stay our pride, our hopes, our fears,
And Autumn's golden sun beholis
A nation bowed, world in tears.
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Now turn we to the living.
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Boston Globe.l
Midnight.
September 10, 1881.

BY JOHN BOYLE o'REILLy.
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Bear Me out Of the Battle, for Lo! Am sorely
Wounded."
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CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAeE.l
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of the churches named were seated on thu
platform. The services began with selections
from the scriptures read by Rev. James Nc
Winnie of Free street church. This was fol-
lowed by prayer from Rev. A. Dalton of st
.Stephen's. Appropriate remarks were then
made by Rev. f. E. Clark of Williston church,
Rev. w. III. Fem of High street church,
Rev. d. W. LeLacheur of Pine street and
Rev. ID. NJ. Seward OF Plymouth church. The
exercises closed with prayer and benedictioa
10y Rev. Henry L. Griffin of Williamstown,
Mass
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Nothing that we may say here can add tt
sthe fame of him who, by the might of an ex.
zalted purpose and the inspiration of free insti.
buttons, rose from poverty and obscurity to thu
Stopmost pinnacle of earthly honor, and becam,
zzrhe most conspicuous parsonage in the world
aThe record of his faithful public service, mill.
8tary and civil, needs not to be recounted; i
Ecovers twenty years and adorns many al
4eventful page of the nations history.
4 The assassin's bullet impaired crownins
8glory to his noble career by revealing cheer.
8ful courage, an heroic endurance and Christian
Resignation, unsurpassed by patriot philoso
xpher or martyr.
4 Though falling prematurely, at the zenith o
This renown, at the noon of his greatness, hi
! had fought good fight, he had finished his
Scourse, for he is
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-11-10
The CampmeetIng.

I, Last Sunday morning Shc
Santa Fe excursion train pulled
out Tor Caldwell with three
coaches comfortably filed with
passengers. Arriving at Cald-
well a number of wagons and
hacks were in waiting and all
who desired got transportation
to the camp ground, where they
arrived abont IL o'clock. Maj,
Penn was engaged in deliver
ing a sermon and took occasion
to remark in substance that
he had preached in the cities
where there was much wicked
ness; that he had been unable
to make any impression upon
city people and in his opinion
they would all go to to hell;
said he delighted to preach to
country audiences where he
could make converts. About
a 1000 or 1900 people were I'M
der the tent and half as many
more were about the grounds.
Some estimated the crowd
present as about 5000. In the
afternoon four or FIVE converts
were baptized. Up to Sunday
the major had made ITO CONVEX
sions and when our reporter
was on the ground he had
20 forward for prayer. A little
scarcity OF transportation form
the camp delayed the train at
Caldwell for about forty min
utes. The trip was quite a
pleasant one, and all arrived at
Brenham well pleased with the
trip. An interview with por-
ton Of the eXcurters, who had
Sunday law on the brain and a
very few of whom took it
along in their pockets, reveal
ed the fact that it was satisfac-
torily administered in Caldwell.
The Register will please note
the fact that the BrenhamiteS
who visited the city Of Cald-
well are perfectly satisfied, not
only with the town and its peo-
pie, but with the Sunday law.
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The Florence Nightingale of the

The following is an extract from a letter
written to the German Reformed MeSsen-
ger, at Chambersburgh, Penn:
4 Benefactress.
Just open the door for her, and Mrs.
Winslow will prove the American Florence
Nightingale of the Nursery. OF this we
are sure, that we will teach our "Susy" 10
say, "a blessing on Mrs. Winslow" for
helping her 10 survive and escape the grip
ing, colicking, and teethirg siege. Mrs.
Wmslow's Soothing Syrup. relieves the
child from pain, and cures dysentery and
diarrhoea- 1t softens the gums, reduces
inflammation, cures wind collie, and carries
the infant safely through the teething Pc
rod. 1t performs precisely what it profess
es to perform, every part Of it nothing
less. We have never seen Mrs. Winslew
know her only through the preparation
of her Soothing Syrup for children teeth
ing" If we had the power we would make
her, as she is, physicalsaviour to the infant
race. Sold by all druggist. IS cents bot
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-11-10

COUNTY CoURT.-The case of
Mrs. Graves VS.. the Santa Fe
railroad, being a claim for dam
ages to property by reason of
the grade or proximity Of the
road, has been on trial since
Monday; the evidence was con-
Guided. yesterday, and the attor-
neys occupied considerable
time in expatiating on the mer-
its of the case, but at dusk the
court adjourned to let the jul
rors get a nights repose, and
this morning when they come
into court as bright as new tin
plates and as fresh as morning
glories at half past ten in the
forenoon, more law, logic and
reason may be indicted into
their understandings, If the
BANNER is correctly informed
the suit was brought against the
company for a contingent fee,
and it may be remarked Incl
dentrlly and without any in
tention of prejudicing the case
one way or the other, that the
property alleged to have been
damaged, as well as all BUSH
ness property in the vicinity
of the Santa Fe freight and
passenger depots, has been
largely enhanced in value. We
know nothing of the merits Of
this particular case further than
that Mrs. G. got a verdict in her
favor for $500 and a new trial
was granted.
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,AMATUER JUMPING. About
noon on Saturday the Santa Fe
came down, bringing several
negroes; as the train was near
ing main street the darkies be-
gan jumping ashore, one old
gray headed negro jumped
straight out a box car when the
cars were moving at the rate of
FIVE or six miles an hour. He
expected to land fiat on his No.
II feet, but he didn't; he Ian
ded square on the back of his
head and after being dead for
two or three minutes he came
to life and walked off. His
scalp was cut considerably, but
his skull is as sound as a mules
hind feet. The old darkey will
wait in the future till the train
stops before he jumps off.
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Claw b.


e5dence, near independence,
Tuesday, the 10th inst, at 2 p.
m. Mr.. Clay was s. years OF
age and came to Texas from
Kentucky. his native state, in
1882 and procured a tract of
land near Hickory Point in the
neighborhood ofIndependence,
he made several trips from Tex
as to Kentucky and in 1887
brought his family from that
state and settled near Indepen-
dence where he resided until
his death. Mr.. Clay began life
in ordinary circumstances and
accumulated a very handsome
property by farming and stock
raising. He had some peculiar
tiles that were regarded as &C.
centric. OF late years he had
been but little from hone and
was but little known to new
corners in the county. His
aged wife and a number of
grown children survive him.
One by one the old settlers are
passing away. |
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A Fool Once More.

"For ten years my wife was
confined to her bed with such
a complication of ailments that
no doctor could tell what was
the matter or cure her, and l
used up a small fortune in
humbug stuff. Six months ago
l saw a u. S. flag with Hop
Bitters on it, and l thought l
would be a fool once more. l
tried it, but my folly proved to
be wisdom. Two bottles cured
her. She is now as well and
strong as any mans wife, and
it cost me only two dollars.
Such folly pays.--H. w., De-
troit. Mich.
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c world is a masked ball. I

re world is masked ball.
Prosperity makes few friends.
Prejudice is the reason stGoolss
Love renders women indiscTeet.
Death is a panacea tor all evils.
Tolauch is Characteristic Of man.
Tears are the strength Of 4 woman.
Devotion is the last love Of woman.
Man, / tell you, is a vicious animal.
Gratitude is the memory of the heart.
Antiquity is the aristocracy Of history.
Common sense is by no means common.
Superstition is 4 foolish fear Of the Deity.
The breaking of heart leaves no scars.
There are few things that we know we'll.
Man laughs and weeps at the same thing.
He who tries TO prove too much, proves
lothing.
We are never as happy or as unhappy as
We fancy.
Great vices, like great virtues, arc excep-
ions in mankind.
Jealousy is the homage that inferiority
BAYS TO merit.
Grief counts the seconds; happiness for
, IS the hours.
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Shiloh,s ConsumptIon cure.

This is beyand question the most sue
cessiul Cough Medicine We have ever sold,
few doses invariably cures the worst cases
of Cough. Group, and Bronchitis, while its
wonderful success in the cue Of Consump-
ton is without parallel in the history Of
medicine. Since it's first discovery it has
been sold on guarantee, a test which no
other medicine can stand. If you have a
cough we earnestly ask you to try it. Price
10 ceats, so cents and ST.. If your lungs
are sore, chest, or back lame, use Shiloh's-
Porus Plaster. Price, IS cents Sold by
los. Tristram, druggist, BRENNAN, Texas.
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JUSTICES CoURT.-Thc case
of the state of Texas VS.. Mrs.
Noack was begun on Wednes-
day afternoon and finished on
Thursday morning. She was
charged with disturbing the
peace, and demanded jury;
verdict guilty, fine S.. Mrs.
Noack's bill was $50 which may
be regarded as the minimum
price for disturbing the peace
and being found guilty by a
jury. She will appeal to the
county court and if found guilty
in it, her bill will be considera-
bly, larger. 1t would perhaps
be very good idea for people
who do not own a national
bank all to themselves, not to
disturb the peace and dignity
of the empire state of Texas.
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Gin and Press,

The best Gotten gin in the
market is for sale by Wood &
Low, and can be bought very
low for cash. They also have
the Breeders" Cotton Press,
which, for strength and dura-
bility, has no superior in the
market. Prices near the ground
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A GREAT deal having been
said about Governor Roberts
and the thanksgiving procla-
nation, a Brennan man of a
thoughtful and mathematical
turn OF mind calculates thus:
There is in Texas about ago.
COO voters; if thanksgiving
day was appointed not over
10000 voters would attend
church; therefore, 100000 vo-
tiers care nothing about a
thanksgiving day.
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THE pastors of the Breuham
churches held a formal meeting
on Monday morning and adopt
ed an address to the pastors
and patriotic people Of the state,
asking that such steps be taken
as would assure Gov. Foster
that the Christian people of this
state would respond to any call
by the committee of governors
for thanksgiving services, if the
president RECEIVERS, or for hui
initiation and prayer for the
country, if the assassin's work
prove fatal.
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Suffering Woman.

There is but very small pro-
portion of the women of this
nation that do not suffer from
some of the diseases for which
Kidney-Wort is Specific. When
the bowels have become cos
tive, headache torments, kid
neys out offix, or piles distress,
take a package and its wonder
full tonic and renovating power
will cure you and give new life.
-Watchman.