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Year: 1864

Nine hundred and thirty years old when
he felt within him the sentence of the
Judge,--"Thou shalt surely die." 3


"Let all my sons come before me-" said
he to weeping Eve, "that I may yet see
and bless them." They came and stood
before him, many in number; and they
prayed that he might live t.gza aa 20


"Who among you," said Adam, twill
60 to the Holy Mount Peradventure he
shall find mercy for me, and bring to me
Of the fruit of the Tree of Life" His sons
all offered themselves at once and Seth,
the most righteous among them, was chos-
en- by his father for the mission.


His head sprinkled with ashes, he hasten
ed forth and tarried not till he stood before
the gates of Paradise. 'Be merciful," so
prayed the suppliant, 80 thou who delight,
est in mercy and send to my father of fruit
from the Tree Of Life" On a sudden the
flaming cherub stood before him, holding
in his hand, instead of fruit, branch bear
ing three leaves. stake it to thy father"
said the friendly spirit, '4or his last re
freshment here for life eternal dwells not
on this earth. But hasten for the hour is
come" Seth fastened back, and said, IT
bring thee no fruit from the Tree of Life,
my father the angel gave me only this
branch for thy lastrefieshment upon earth.
The dying patriarch took the branch, and
was glad. He smeled upon it the fragrance
Of Paradise, and his soul was lifted up
%Children,' said he, ''for us eternal life
dwells not on earth; you, too, shall follow
me-. But on these leaves scent the breath
of another world, even re-animation." At
this his eyes grew dim land he gave up the
ghost. 80 a3a4 aaa5 s


The children Of Adam buried their father,
and wept for him thirty days; but Seth
wept not. He planted the branch upon his
fathers grave, at the head of the deceased !;
and named it the brancd Of the New Life, of
the Resurrection from the dead That ten
der branch grew to "a mighty tree and
many Of the children of Adam strength
ened themselves from it with the confidence
Of that other life It survived to following
generations. 1t hourished in.its beauty in
the garden Of David. And when upon a
stem Of this tree the Restorer of Immortali-
ty gave UP his holy life the fragrance. ..of
that other life spread far and wide from it
among all nations. HERDER.
Year: 1864




A new cure for Hydrophobia has been
mentioned in England An eminent ply
sician refers to Youatt, who told him that
his remedy was to allow the common nitrate
of silver, easily procurable, to filter into
the wound it decomposes the saliva, and
in doing this destroys the virus. He says
that the nitrate of silver chases the poison
into the very caprillaries, and neutralizes it.
The physician adds, that "poison of hydro
phobia remains latent on an average six
weeks; the part heals over, but there is a
pimple or wound, more or less irritable; it
then becomes painful, and the germ, what
ever it is, is ripe for dissemination into the
system, and then all hope is gone" Never
theless, betweensthe time Of the bite and
the activity of the wound, previous to dis
semination, the caustic or nitrate of silver
is sure preventive; after that, it is as use
less as all the other means. The best mode
of application Of the nitrate of silver is by
introducing it solidly into the wound. 1t
melts in ar equal quantity of water If
already healed, the cicatrix should be rubbed
and cauticated away entirely.
Year: 1864

If dissimulation is ever to be pardoned
it is that which men have recourse to, in
order to obtain situations which may en-
large their sphere of general usefulness,
and afford the power of beneGtting their
country, to these who must have been other
wise contented only with the will. Liberty
was more effectually befriended by the dis
stimulation of one Brutus, than by the dag
ger of the other. But such precedents are
to be adopted but rarely, and more rarely
to be advised. For Cromwell is much
more common character than Brutus; and
many men who have gained power by an
hypocracy as gross as that of Pope Sixtux.
have not used it half so well. This pope.
when cardinal, counterfeited sickness, and
all the infrmities Of age, so well, as to dupe
the whole conclave. His name was Montalto.
and on division for the vacant apostoIic
chair, he was elected as stop-gap by both
parties, under the idea that he could not
possibly live out the year. The moment he
was chosen, he threw away his crutches,
and began to sing Te Deum with much
stronger voice than his electors had bar
gained for; and instead of walking with a
tottering step, and gait almost bending to
the earth, he began to walk, not only firm,
but perfectly upright. On some one re-
marking to him on this sudden change, he
observed, while | was looking for the KEYS
of ST. Peter, it was necessary to stoop. but
having found them, the case is altered. T.
is but justice tc add, that he made most
excellent use of his authority and power );
and although some may have obtained the
papal chair by less Objectionable means,
none have filled it with more credit to them
selves, and satisfaction to others.


Every one complains of the badness
Of his memory, but no one of his judgment
Year: 1864

, The following anecdote is told of Judge
fancy, who, during the memory Of most
men now living, has seemed just about to
sink into the grave. As long ago as 1910,
a gentlemen in Maryland having some inter
est in a disputed land case, in which there
was considerably more feeling than money
involved, inquired of merchant in Balti-
more for the name of some able lawyer to be
employed. The name of Mr.. Taney was
given. The gentleman called on the latter,
but, after talking with him awhile, declined
engaging his services, giving afterwards as
his reason that he intended his case should
stay in court at least five years; that Ia
ney would not live half the time, and then
he would have to engage new counsel.
Fifty years have passed since then, and ten
years ago that individual and all the other
parties to the protracted suit, as well as the
lawyers on both sides, and the Judge who
tried the cause, were all dead, and Taney
was as hale and hearty as he had ever been.
but still deceiving people with his apparent


eebieness.
Year: 1864

A popular anecdote probably fable
says that a certain man who felt great
annoyance in enduring some ordinary pri-
vations in life, came to suffer actual misery
by having them removed. He required
to travel much, and being often fatigued
by journeying a-foot, thought that if be
had horse, he should become contented
and happy. He obtained horse but
now he experienced inconvenience from
dust, cold, sunshine, and rain, and he tho't
that if he had chariot, he should begin
to enjoy comfort. He obtained chariot ;
but, having been long accustomed to brisk
bodily exercise which was essential to the
conservation of his health, he now became
intirm and equity, unable to travel either
on foot, on horseback, or in chariot, and
quite incapable OF almost every species of
enjoyment. This mans feelings were a
true type OF. all discontment and all worldly
aspirings. Annoyances or privations cling
to every situation in life, and cannot be
shaken off, or made to hang lightly, by
any possible human device or any concciva-
bic earthly attainment. Whoever feels
the grouEd he treads on moist and miry
will only move forward into sloughs and
pitfalls, if he attempt TO reach the ignis-
fa,us Of worldly happiness !, while, if he
shall have light to his feet and lamp to
his path, until the day dawn, and the day
star a"ise, which shall pour around him the
beams Of perfectjoy. o s1
Year: 1864

Every one who takes newspaper which
he in the least degree appreciates, will often
regret to see q number thrown aside for
waste paper which contains some interest
ing and important article. A good way to
preserve these is the use of a scrap book.
One who has never been accustomed thus
to preserve short articles can hardly esti-
mate the pleasure it affords to sit down and
turn over the pleasant and familiar pages.
Here choice piece of poetry meets the
eye, which you remember you were so glad
to see in the paper, but which would long
since have been destroyed had it not been
for your scrap book. There is a witty an
ecdote, it does you good to laugh over yet,
though for the twentieth tine Next is a
valuable receipt you had almost forgotten,
and which you had found just in time to
save you much perplexity. There is a
sweet little story, the memory of which has
cheered and encouraged you many time
when almost ready to despair under the
pressure Of life's cares and trials. Indeed
you can take up a single paper without re-
perusing it. just glance over the sheet be-
fore you, and see how many valuable items
it contains that would have been of service
to you hundred times in life. A choice
thought is far more precious than bit of
glittering gold. Hoard with care the pre-
cious gems, and see at the close of a year
what rich treasure you have accumu-
lated. a
Year: 1864




1t is easy to show you, reader, that
five hundred years ago the chances were
ten thousand to one that you and / would
never exist. If we look at the chances
as only exhibited in only two or three
generations, we shall be astonished and
Mortified at seeing how narrowly we
have missed having no being For in
stance, my grandfather was soldier in
the Revolutionary army for six years
and repeatedly exposed to death. On
one occasion, when his company engaged
By platoons, he was the only survivor of
two different attacks. Now, if he had
fallen in one of those attacks, he would
not have married, my father would not
have been born, and consequently my
self would have had no being. Again.
my father paid his addressesto certain
young lady, and was engaged to her.
just before the time. appointed for the
marriage, misunderstanding arose be-
tween them, all ties were dismissed, and
my father married another woman-the
same woman who has since done me the
honor of being my mother. Now, if
my father had married the first men
tioned lady, never should have been
born, as her children could not have
possibly been my mothers children, and
my mother might not have had any chill
dren at all. You see, therefore, that
mere lovers quarrel may change the
whole line of family for thousands Of
years. In fact, if Miss Smith is courted
by both Jones and Jenkins, it is for
Miss Smith. to decide Gas she certainly
has the power of doing) whether she
will be the ancestress of ten thousand
Joneses or ten thousand Jenkinses for
on her choice depends the very exist
ence or non-existence of these possible
descendants. The whole subject is so
full of fatalism that the only thing we
can do, after once getting into existence
Is to shout with the Arabs: Allah il
Allah ] "What is to be will be-
Elkto"'s autobiography.
Year: 1864

ANECDoTE OF FRANKLIN.-At one
time the rich merchants and profess
sional men Of Philadelphia proposed to
form themselves into a social circle,
from which all mechanics were to be
excluded. The papers were drawn up
for this purpose and presented to DR..
Franklin for his signature On exam
lining it's contents he remarked that ne
could not consent tc write his name, in
asmuch as by excluding mechanics from
their circle, they had excluded the AL
mighty, who was the greatest mechanic
Of the Universe.
Year: 1864

ggA A lunatic in an eastern Jail, recent
ly, who calls himself Lord Frazer, sent
out for bottle Of wine to treat his fell
low prisoners. On being furnished with
bottle Of pop, he declared it to be the
best wine he ever drank, and, in grand
Eloquent manner exclaimed, "Now, gen.
tleman for toast-may we ever steal,
swear and cheat--steal away from bad
company, swear to the truth, and cheat
the devil of his prey. Verify there was
method in that mans madness.
Year: 1864

ma+ You may insert thousand things
in newspaper, and never word of ap-
probation from the readers but just let
a paragraph slip in, even by accident Of
one or two lines, not suited to their taste,
and you will be sure to hear oft.
Year: 1864

An Illinois lawyer. defending a thief,
wound up his speech to the jury in behalf
Of his injured client with the following
rouSing appeal: "True. he was rude
so air our bears. True, he was rough
so air cur buffalers. But be was child
of freedom, and his answer to the despot
and tyrant was, that his home was on the
bright setting OF the sun!'
Year: 1864

A GERMAN wrote an obituary on the
death of his wife, of which the following
is copy; If mine wife hat lived until
next Friday, she would have been dead
Shust two weeks Nothing is possible
with the Almighty. AS de tree falls SO
must it stand.
Year: 1864




FRASKLIN's Franklin had cap
ital method Of deciding difficult questions.
He took a sheet of paper, ruled line
down the middle in red ink, and then en-.
tered on either side the argument pro
and con. This paper he Kept on his
writing table for several days, and when
any new subject presented itself to him,
he wrote it Immediately in its proper
place. When he found that no more
reasons presented thernsclves-thatt the
subject, so far as his capacity and facts
went, appeared to be exhausted, he be-
gan the labor Of sitting this mass. If he
found an article in one column balanced
by another in the opposite, he struck both
of. II he found one that took two to
balanccit, he erased two on the one side
and one on the other. By this process
he finally found himselE with no argu-
ments left in one column, or with but
few, and these greatly disproportioned
to those in the other. By adopting this
method, on all difficult and important &C.
cnsions, he acquired that repHtation for
soundness and Judgment, in which he hEs
no rival, either among our revolutionary
sages or their successors, except in Wash.
ingtOn alone.


If men generally would adopt this pian,
or one similar to it, there would be fewer
erroneous opionions formed. What the
world necdS is not so much books as moro
accuracy in thinking, not so much more
learning as more knowledge, which, though
often confounded with learning, is far
better thing. Reading, like conversation,
is the only means TO arrive at an end
Men who live in coterics by themselves,
or peruse only books or newspapers of a
particular sect or party are invariably
one sided in their Judgments. He who
studies only one aspect of the question is
really as ignorant as one who does not
study it at all, and is infinitely more self
sufficient lie is ike tn kn' G It who saw
the silver side OF the shield and was ready
to fight, to the death. thinking the whole
shield was silver, with him who saw the
golden side, and was as ready to do battle
that it was golden. There are more Of us
than is generally known as foolish as the
two knights. In politics, social science,
and even religion, we are apt to run riot
in delusions, simply because we are too
lazy to get at the truth, or do not know
how.
Year: 1864

MYSTERIOUS DEATm.-A young man named
Graham was found dead a few days ago near
Wards Ferry, in Little River bottom One
side of his head vas broken as if done by a
club, but nothing was missing from his person
but his hat He bad money in his pocket, and
We learn gold ring upon his finger.


The whole matter is wrapt in mystery. He
belongs to Dockery's command, from which he
started home about twelve days ago on fur
Tough. AS he did not arrive in time, bis
father, who lives near Richmond. Sew er CO.,
went out in scare of him. After eight days
search, he found his body as above stated.
Year: 1864

nE We have it from good authority that
Mr.. Woodruff was so little aware that any
exception would be taken to his expression OF
sympathy for his Southern friends, that he
himself took the letter which caused bis ban
ishment, for inspection.


l. was natural. He was..a gentleman him
self, and supposed Steele to be. He supposed
that Gen. Steele would be satisfied with the
oath. and its external observance, never dream
ing that he entertained the brutal purpose Of
crushing out all the sympathies of his heart.
Year: 1864

agg- We hardly krow what to do with Mea-
dor. He is everiastingly pokirg some compli-
ment at us through the National Democrat
Please quit that. When peace is made we
v;ll he ready at once to take off our hat and
make our bow Of deprecating modesty. just
now our motto for every one aiding or abet-
ting, or sympathizing with the invaders OF our
State in their lines and cut of them is,


Lay On McDuf,


And id be he who first cries hold. Enough.
Year: 1864

Thar PuLL.-IIereis is the Oath of Allegiance.
copied from one actually taken and signed at
Little Rock. If there he any one around get
ting ready to take the dose. they will be glad
to have an opportunity Of turning 1t over and
getting the stomach used to it. We don't know
whether il would make dog sick or not 1t
Ion't some peoplc:
Year: 1864

of some standing, living in solitary house
with servants who dare not prune him,
and with acquaintances who will not take
the trouble to prune him, must necessarily,
unless he be very wise and good man,
grow into most amorphous shape. Ibeg
the reader to mark the exception I make !;
for presume he will agree with me when
] say, that in the class of old bachelors
and old maids may be found some of the
noblest specimens Of the human race. A
judicious wife is always shipping off from
her husbands moral nature little twigs that
are growing in wrong directions. She
keeps him in shape by continual pruning.
If you declare that you will do some abb
surd thing, she will find means of prevent
ing your doing it. And by far the chief
part of all the common sense there is in
this world, belongs unquestionably to the
woman. The wisest things a man COM
monty does are those whcih bis wife coun-
sells him to do. It is not always so. You
may have known man do, at the instiga-
ton of his wife, things so malicious, petty,
and stupid, that it is inconceivable any man
should ever do them at all. But such Ca
ses are exceptional.
Year: 1864

What means the mighty pealing across the Northern
What mean the grand upstartings with electric


thrills?


AS though million clarions pent up with thun-
Had broken through the barrier wall and changed


the wide land round?
Whence all this grand uprising, this joy among the
What news from hill and valley, what tidings from


the sea?


o wires that flash with burnings. what message
To kindle such rejoicing along the nation's ways
See where the shadow rested, as with deadly PAIL
On city, town and hamlet in high and lowly hail.
Now shines newborn glory, now rolls the welcome
And not cloud is lingering to darkle on the sky!
o stars that gleam SO brightly, what do ye see so
Why all this mighty tumult that sweeps across the
The riiIs down to the rivers 60 singing with new JOY
The valleys seem to nestle some boon without alloy.
What answer from the Northern hills, what saith


the surging deep?
What is the giant hand that wakes nation from its
Who forged this wondrous clamor-what master of
Has poured a mighty choral on every Northern


breeze?


The mighty tocsin rolls its tides far up the granite


hills,


Vermont shakes at the tidings and sends her an


swering thrills,
Down in the pmy forests tue lumbermen of Maine
Lay down the axe and lever and join the magic


strain!
Hark to the bells of victory! Hark to the crystal


chime.


And ali we people listen! melody sublime!
The star of triumph gistens-now on the golden


page


Are vaorous deeds recorded the grandest of the
How glorious s the music of Victory's golden strain
ALL honor to the Chieftain who thrills he land again
No bridges for retreating-Our oork Is all ahead ="
And the Hero pushes on DER heaps of scared and


dead!


well if with this trial the bloody hand shall rest
Thrice happy: happy land, indeed, with Peace and
But with srch leader at the head, if rebels haunt


their power,
The stream of blood shall ercer flow, and clouds of


sorrow lower.
nations thanks to all the brave the living and


the dead,
Who thrill the mighty nation with victorys golden
All hail the good old banner, coon glorious as of


yOre;


Yes, soon the royal ensign shall float from shore to


shore!


The moun aims tell the story the vale and tinkling


rill-


ALL all around are singing and wait the vaor thrill
No blood upon the meadow, no dust within the SOIL
More great or glorious sumber the silent rest from


toll.


The tears shall fall above them sweet flowers con-


ceal their grave,
While hstorys page shall honor the bravest of the


brave;


They cannot be forgotten, neer passed unnoticed BY
Their names that are the nations shall never never


die.


Between the bars of glory, where CLEANS shoot up


amain,
Behold the good ship calling, more great and good


again;


Into the wOof of sorrow, into the web of tears,
Is tWined the golden legend of all the unwritten


years. Round Table.
Year: 1864

From the n. Y. Sunday Times


DELILAHS IN WASHINGTON.


How many Delilahs have got their Sc
crets from the judges in special, the chief
men, as Delilah wore the secrets of Sam
son? "Samson, the Philistines be upon
thee!" How often that cry was made to
him, but to awaken him from his slumber,
to show his marvellous and undiminished
strength? But he gave up his secret at
last, and behold him grinding, in GAIA,
at the mill with slaves" We find in the
history of Alexander Hamilton how a wo-
man tricked him, and the willy husband in
duced Secretary Hamilton to give him a
place to avoid exposure. At last, to save
himself from charge of corruption in of
fee, he had to come out and publish a
pamphlet in vindication of his official
character, and expose the intrigue with
which he had been betrayed.


"I am not the apolOgist of vice." he
saws. "because the ardor of passion has
made it mine =" and then he speaks of the
wound he had to infiict upon the bosom
that loved him best


This is not the first nor will it be the
last instance in which the Delilahs of the
land have brought to shame the judges in
Israel in the capitol of the country.
HOW TO GET OFFICE.


And then the management and trickery
Of Ofhce-seekers! Iheard Of two men who
both came to Washington, applicants for
the same oface-a post-ofice. Each
thought he would get the other drunk and
find out his secrets. They both got conf
dentially drunk but one being more eau
tious than the other, contrived to abstract
the papers of his rival from his pocket,
and while he was waiting in fever of ex-
pectancy for new recommendations his
rival got the Office.
Year: 1864

Sent UP.-Ja,nes Flanegen, was tried
before Squire Wheeler Yesterday on charge
Of assault and battery with attempt to com
nit rape upon the person Of little deaf
aud dumb girl, was found guilty, and re-
quirctl to give bond Of five hundred dol
lars for his appearance to the next term of
the District Court, which he failed to do,
and was taken to jail. If this brute does
not deserve the extreme penalty Of the law,
. murderer does not. For IN old gray
headed man to be guilty Of such an outrage.
is IN incident almost without q parallel.
Year: 1864

THERE is no use Of discussing the matter
As to the best place to purchase your stock
OF groceries. Everybody knows that Parks
& Hosmer sell cheaper than any other es-
tablishment in the city, and keep better
goods. They have large stock and buy
for cash, which enables them to sell at a
lower figure than others can afford to. Coll
and examine. Satisfaction guaranteed
Remember the place, corner Of Fourth and
Brady streets