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Year: 1868

THE BRGGAR BABY.
Pale and weary, strangely old,
Wan with hunger, pinehed with cold,
Clothed in rags around it rolled,


Was this poor beggar baby.
Careless travellers going by,
Walked around, lest coming nigh,
They might hear the hungry cry


OF this poor beggar baby.
Rich men passed, and thought within,
'Twere we'll that life had never been,''
As though misfortune were a sin


For poor beggar baby.
Only the pauPer mother smiled,
Only the mother blessed the child,
And nurmured love in accents mild


To that poor beggar baby.
But by and by that baby died,
And they buried it ION the pauper side
OF the yard)-Only the mother cried


For that poor beggar baby;
Who used to cling to her lonely breast,
And kiss her cheek ere it sunk to rest,
Like little bird in happy nest


Poor little beggar baby.
But 10 beyond the pauper tomb,
A wondrous light stole through the gloom,
And voices sang, "In heaven there's room
For that poor beggar baby"
And then in garments white and new,
Upward the rank Of angels through,
The radiant, ransomed spirit few


OF that poor beggar baby.
Year: 1868

CAKE WITHOUT EGGs.-POur sufi-
cient boiling water over stale bread to
soften it; mash it Through a culIender,
and add as much wheat flour or bread,
and as much milk as will make it as
thick as batter usually is, one tea
spoonful of soda, two Of cream Of
tartar. Bake Immediately.
Year: 1868

The Principal of an academy gave
a pupil, who was an aspirant for the
situation of school teacher, a certifi-
cate which said: .'ThiS young man is
capable of filling any position for
which he is qualified.
Year: 1868

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
peopls 20 be snlf-roliant, and shall do what we
nav be able TO induce the establishment OF
manufactures in our midst for our home pro-
ducts. To this end we win pay special attention
TO the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing.
and exert ourselves 10 encourage the diversih-
cation of Southern industries and The develop
uent Of Southern resources.
Year: 1868

WHO ARE THE ENLIGHr f-Dr. Man
ming, Archbishop of Westminster, lately de-
livered an address before the Roman Catho-
lie Young Mems Association, in the course
of which he said:


He held that true enlightenment was es-
sential to religion, and the more enlightened
people were the better Catholics would thew
make. The most learned people-he did
not mean in philology or such like, but the
people who were the most intellectually
enlightened-in the world were the Italians.
And why Simply because they had the
light of faith handed down to them in one
unbrokcn line from its first revelation to
the world. He took another example. 1t
was a nation which ltad-been- oppressed
and down-trodden beyond any other people
of the earth. He meant ireland. The
Irish people had been prosecuted in every
way for years; and yet in all intellectual
pursuits they left the English immeasurably
behind them-for they had preserved
throughout their religion, and the enlight-
enment which it brought to their minds.
Year: 1868

Good breeding is a guard upon the
tongue the misfortune is, that we put it
on and off with our fine clothes and visiting
faces, and we do not wear it where 1t is
most wanted-at home,
Year: 1868

The two assaults on Port Hudson, MAY
Oath and June l3th 1868, will be remember
ed by the surviving actors therein when their
hairs are gray. There never was any chance
of success in either of them. The place was
absolutely impregnable to any such attack;
but still our brave boys followed each other
for hours into such storm of fire and smoke
and shell, that it seemed impossible that any
one could escape alive. 1t seems ungener-
ous to distinguish any one in an action where
| all prove themselves heroes, bat an incident
that occurred in the second assault deserves
to be recorded in letters of gold


In the early part of the fight. company of
about forty men, led by their captain, had
nearly reached the crest of the glacis, but
were driven back with the loss of more than
half their number. Among these was the
captain himself, who, wounded, sank upon
the very crest of the slope directly under the
parapet. For some time no one noticed his
position on either sde so busy were they all
in dealing death to one another.


At last private in his own company saw
him make sign with his hand and, inter-
preting it as a signal for some one to come to
him, he called the attention of corporal
who stood near by to it.


eff you'll go, WILL" said be instantly.
There was no answer in Words but the sol
dier's look was enough, and out in the driving
rain of death the two brave fellows dashed.
At first their purpose was not understood and
loud calls were made for them to return but
when it was seen, loud cheers greeted them
from the whole line.


Through storm of rife-balls that would
have swept away regiment, they carried
charmed lives, aud soon knelt by the side of
their fallen commander. Under the parapet
they were in some degree protected, for it
was dangerous business for one of the enc
my to expose as much of his person as would
have been necessary in order to aim at him
there. A short pause ensued, and they
seemed to be consulting with the wounded
man. Suddenly they stopped, lifted him up,
and at a rapid pace began to carry him down
the glacis towards our lines. Only few
scattering shots followed them, the enemy
generally seeming to admire the heroism Of
the act, and suspending their fire but at
this instant stalwart trooper sprang over
the parapet from the "rebs' and followed
them. 1t was an equally brave act but not
so commendable, on account of its useless
rashness. 1t was fatal to him, too for, just
as he was about to seize the corporal from
behind, that worthy dropped his share of the
burden, turned round as if moved by springs,
and, with well-directed blow between the
eyes. knocked the would-be captor down with
his fist. Then, seiZing him by the collar, he
began dragging him down the slope. A
ringing cheer answered tic action ; a score
of sturdy fellows dashed forward to their
assistance, and before the enemy entirely
comprehended what had happened, the
wounded officer, the prisoner so strangely
taken, and the two heroes, were safe within
our lines.
Year: 1868

FROM Mr.. THoMAs.-We have used Henley S
Royal Balsam in my family this winter. There is
no use ralking 1t throws everything in the shape
of Cough medicine in the shade that l ever saw.
My wife troubled with asthma or smothering
spells for years and could get nothing to have any
effect until struck this '.Royal Balsam" She is
now about we'll. 1t cured me of the worst cold
| ever had in my life in night Whenever our
children have anything like cough a few drops
given on going to bed-that is the last of the
cough. | never intend to be without it in the
house.


B. THOMAS, the paper man.
Year: 1868

Challenges the world to produce anything in the
shape of Medicines that will remove aud eradicate
Cough or soreness in the Chest, as prompt. no
matter what form the disease might assume Hen
leys Royal Balsam" is the best Medicine in the
world for Bronchial or Pulmonary affections. For
Group Hopping Cough, there is nothing on
earth that equal it. All motherers and Nurses
ought to have bottle close by them, it will give
child relief in two minutes. 1t is entirely veg
etabIe and will prove blessing to the human
family.
Year: 1868

MONTANA man has discovered that
working bare-headed in the sun is an effect
i've remedy for badness. He lost bis hat,
worked all summer in a gulch without one:
and came out in the fall with pocket full
of rocks" and a fine head of hair. There is
said to be quite a rush Of bald-hea1ed old
bucks for those diggings the present season.
Year: 1868

A Coon Cow correspondent of the
Rural American says: :. For good dairy
COW choose one with striped hoof; she will
never fail. A COW with dark hoofs may be
good for large quantity Of milk, but it will
not be rich. For medium COW choose one
with part of the hoof striped, or any other
color excent dark
Year: 1868

The art of being agreeable is to appear
well pleased with all the company; and
rather seem well entertuined with them
than to bring entertainment to them. A
man thus disposed, may not have much
learning nor much wit. but if he has ccm-
mon sense, and something friendly in his
behavior, it conciliates mems minds more
than the brightest parts without this dispo-
sitioa; and when man Of such surn comes
10 old age, he is almost sure to be treated
with respect. It is true, that We should
not dissemble and fatter in company; but
man may be very agreeable, strictly consis-
tent with truth and sincerity by prudent 81
lence when he cannot concur, and pleas
ing assent where he can. Now and then
you meet with a person so exactly formed to
please, that he win gain upon every one
who hears OF beholds him; this Is not merely
the gift Of nature. but frequently the effect
Of much knowledge Of the world, and CON-
mand over the passions.
Year: 1868

1 was reading deeply interested talein
which a French gentleman brought his wife
home one day a present "What DO you
think it is?' said he. He gave It into her
hand, and she found it to be 4 Bible. Both
were infdels. The bookseller said no, I
brought It as a piecc Of antiquity The
book was then laid on the shelf Many
months passed away, One day, the gentle
man set alone in his study. full Of sorrow;
his first born baby was dead, and his wife
rerv IN har lfa dz=rar=zd .2E ha rosa aud
paced the room. Suddenly his eye glanced
on the piece Of antiquity. He took it down
caralessly turned over the pages. The
first passage she saw we're in Job xiv: ], q;
be closed the book angriiy; yet his mind
was disturbed Days passed; the wife still
lived aud the husband kept solitary in his
library; but a change had come over him.
Again be took to the Bible; he read hour
after hour; midnight come on, and even day
dawn, yet still be read Another day, and
his wife revived. When permitted to see
her, he told her about the book be had been
reading, and that it had made him very
unhappy. She said: eve viii burn the
dismal book. We must not burn it, y be
replied


As weeks passed on, and the wife was
getting better, she so wished to share her
busbank' distress Of mind, that she pur-
suaded him TO bring the piece Of antiquity
to her chamber She read It sometimes
aloud, sometimes with her husband, and
seemed to find pleasure and tranquility in
It. She said one day TO him: this book
Is true las it surely IS, our condition is
very happy. Time wore on. Both read
and studied this precious book, and found
promise: light shone into their dark souls,
and the piece OF antiquity proved to them
tas it VIII, with Gods blessing, to all who
read it, truly lamp unto their feet,
and light unto their path
Year: 1868

ladies sometimes do not value their hus
bands as they ought. They not unfrequeutly
learn the value of a good husband for the
first time by the loss of him. Yet the hus-
baud IS the very roof tree of the house, the
corner stone of the edifce, the keystone Of
TIE arch called home He is the bread-win
uer of the family, its defense and its glory,
the beginning and ending Of the golden
chain Of life which surrounds it, its consoler,
| its lax zirar and king. And get We see
I how frail is that life on which 50 much de-
pends How frail is the life of the husband
and father When he is taken away who
shall Eli his place? When he is sick, what
gloomy clouds hover over the housel When
be IS dead, what darkness, weeping, agony
Thea poverty, Ike the murderous assassin,
breaks in at the window; starvation, ike a
famishing wolf howls at the door Widow
hood is too often the associate Of sackoloth
and ashes Orpbanbood TOO often means
dcsolation and VOC.
Year: 1868

\ NEw ARMoR PLATING.-A newly
invented armor plating was recently the
subject Of interesting experiments in the
presence Of the Emperor Napoleon III
This substitute for steel plates is made Of
felt. vegetable fbres and woven fabric,
and Is compressed By the action Of powerful
machinery until It becomes as solid as cast
metal. At the trial it was tested both as
a coating for ships and as breast-plate. The
Chassepot gun, it Is stated, could not pene-
trate the felt. and a revolver discharged
close to the surface produced no effect. The
Emperor, 1t Is reported, has given orders
fer Z trial of this substance on a large scale,
so as to ascertain Its applicability to ships of
war
Year: 1868

LITTLE SINS. An ingenious mode OF
tiger killing Is that which is employed by
the natives Of Dude, They gather mum
Der Of broad leaves Of the prauss-tree,
which much resembles the sycomore, and
having well beSmcared them with kind Of
bird lime, they strew them In the animal ;
way, taking care to lay them with prepared
side uppermost Let tiger but put his
paw on one Of these innocent looking leaves
and his fate Is settled. Finding the leaf
sticking TO his paw, he then shakes 1t in or
der TO nd himself Of the nuisance, and find
ing the plan unsuccessful, he endeayors TO
attain his object by rubbing It against his
face, thereby smearing the Topy bird-lime
over his nose and eyes, and gluing the eye
lids together. By this time be has probably
trodden upon several more Of the tTcacherols
leaves, and Is beWldeTed with the novel IN
convenience, then he rolls on the ground
and r7lbs his head and face on the earth. in
his efforts to get free. Bv so doing he only
adds fresh bird-Eme to his body, and limbs,
aeglutinates his sleek fur together in IN
slightly tufts and finished by hood-winking
himself so thoroughly with leaves and bird
lime. that be lies foundering on the ground,
tearing up the earth with his claws, uttering
howls Of rage and disnay, and exhausted
by the impotent struggles in which he had
been 50 long engaged. These cries are a
signal to the authors of his mischief. who
run to the spot, armed with guns bows and
spears, and End no difficulty in dispatching
their blind and much wearied foe.


What more striking illustration of the
danger Of yielding to the first temptation
The deceit and falsehood resorted to in
hiding knowledge of the fact. Sin upon
sin. But temptation once yielded to, null
tipies its power over US. Thus smear, leaf
after leaf, till we are the powerless victim
and prey Of our sins
Year: 1868

MoDEsTY Is not only an ornament, but
also a guard to virtue 1t is kind of quick
and delicate feeling into the soul, which
makes her shrink and withdraw herself from
everything that has dangerin it Il IS such
an exquisite sensibility, as warns her to
shun the first appearance Of everything
which is hurtfal-
Year: 1868

GREAT BRIDGE OVER TIE OHIO RIVER
The iron railway bridge now in course OF
construction between Louisville, KY, and
Jeffcrsonyille, Ind, will be just one mile
in length. 1t will have twenty-four spans.
Two of these will be $40 feet each, and six
245.5 feet each. Excepting on the longest
spans, the rails will be placed on the tops
of the girders, these being Of the class
known as the Fink truss. A description of
the truss is here quoted from paper on
american Iron Bridges" read by Mr..
Colburn before the London Institution OF
Civil Engineers " In this bridge pair OF
diagonal tension bars connect the foot of
the principal strut or king post in each
truss with the ends. of the top chord. This
pair of diagonal bars supports one OF the
whole weight Of the truss and its load.
Each half span is sub-diyided by strut,
and two diagonal tension bars extend, one to
the nearest end of the top chord, and the
other to the top of the centre post. Each
quarter span is again sbb-diVided into
eighths, and these again, for spans greater
than 100 feet, into siXteenths. In truss
of this kind, having sixteen panels, the
weight of the bottom of the strut nearest to
either of the piers is distributed ss follows :
Calling the weight one, one-half is trans
terred directly through tension rod to the
nearest end of the top chord; and thus upon
the pier. The other half is carried to the
top of the second strut from the pier, and Is
received at the bottom of that strut by q
pair of tension rods, which sub-divide this
half between them, one-fourth being taken
- tAo pia q no
fourth is transferred to the top OF the strut
at the quarter span. This fourth is again
sub-divided at the foot Of this strut, one
eighth being transmitted through tension
rod to the nearest pier, while the other
eighth passes to the top of the middle strut
of the whole span, and is received at the
foot of this strut by the main ten
sion rods, which thus transmit one
sixteenth of the original load to each
pier. Thus the weight at the foot OF
the first strut from the end OF the
truss is distributed as follows One-halt,
one-fourth, one-eighth, one-sixteenth, or IN
all ffteen-sixteenths Of that weight reach
the top of the nearest pier through four
converging sets Of tension rods, while the
remaining sixteenth reaches the opposite
pier, after having been first brought to the
foot of the centre strut through the inter
vention of three separate systems of tension
bars. With the exception Of the load at
the foot of the centre strut, which load IS
transmitted directly to the piers, the loads
at the bottom of the vertical struts are
more or less sub-divided in the manner just
described before reaching the ends OF the
truss.n The estimated cost of this bridge,
which is to be completed by September l,
1869, is 81 100000.
Year: 1868

often spoken Of in the social circle as one
who had been held in much estimation.
His untimely end was lanented, but there
were few who believed it undeserved.


It was after the lapse of several years
that some one who had emigrated to- Amer
ica returned. He was i'll, and troubled in
mind something lay heavy on his heart
and disturbed his conscience he made his
confession to his priest : He had been the
sweetheart of the murdered girl; she
had let him in by the back way, early in the
evening, to take tea with her. AS they sat
side by side he asked her for kiss, which
he would have suatched, when she denied
him; she took up her masters surgical in
strument, which she had to clean, and
which lay on the table beside her, and she
pointed toward him jestingly; in strug-
gle she fell on it, and it pierced her side :;
he snatched the shirt which she had in her
lap to mend and staunched the blood
which was flowing with it; but life
soon ebbed away, and he SAW the girl
that he loved-who had been laugh
ing and talking with him but few min
utes before-lying dead beside him his
agony only gave way to the instinct of self
preservation when he thought he heard the
sound of approaching footsteps; he thrust
the blood stained shirt into the coal-hole,
and setting the hall door ajar, he concealed
himself behind it, and when the crowd had
collected on hearing the alarm, he mingled
with it, and then passed into the street, and
on to the quay, and getting on board an
American ship, he sailed in a few hours.
When he learned that the surgeons life had
been forfeited, he was overwhelmed with
anguish. The only reparation in his power
was to clear his character from the dread
full imputation; but though he felt relief
in this act of justice, yet it could not undo
tho iuiurv infirtpd
Year: 1868

APPEAL TO GRANT VS.. SToNEMAN.-
Some of the leaders of the Republican party
of this State, since the supposed adoption
of the constitutional amendment, have pre-
pared q petition to General Grant request
ing him to order General Stoneman to re-
move all the officers, of the State who are
disqualified by that amendment. II Is sald
that committee will at once proceed to lay
the matter before General Grant. 1t was
intimated by our special telegram from
Washington on yesterday that the subject
had already been considered and decided.
Year: 1868

Which will be sufficient to duplicate lines to all. or
nearly ALL the paying points reached by the present
monopoly.


The present telegraph Companies OF the country
have been consolidated into one huge monopoly,
and are now earning over six millions Of dollars per
year, or over one hundred per cent on the actual
cost of thei Lines their present capital having been
watered over one thousand per cent


The National Telegraph Company have recog
milton from the United States Government Of the
Importance of their enterprise with grant of the
most valuable franchises ever conterred upon
Telegraph Company No competing line has ever
had the right now granted by congress to this Com
pany to construct and operate lines every Rail
road and Mail Route in the United States The posi-
tion of this Company differs from that of any com
pany ever before organized, The question of the
right Of way is forever settled


The Stockholders of this Company can not be sold
out or transferred to any other Company. The act
of Congress under which this company has been
organized, prohibits any transfer of the franchises
granted.
Year: 1868

A distinguished Georgia citizen writes to
a New York merchant We are not sorry
to learn that Mr.. johnson is to be removed
from Office. But for him, this state and
half dozen others would have followed
Tennessee in accepting the constitutional
amendment, by which we should have been
represented at Washington twelve months
since. Depend upon is, within sixty days
alter bis removal We shall have a gradual
return Of quiet and prosperity throughout
the South.
Year: 1868

One per cent of tho Stock will be required on sub
sorbing and subsequent calls not to exceed five per
cent per month will be made BY the Board OF Di.
reotors. from time to time as may be necessary, to
upply funds to construct and equip the lines but
until ths entire Capital Stock shall have been sub
seribed.
Year: 1868

A new enterprise to be knswn as The Nation
Telegraph Company has been organized with val
liable franchises conferred BY recent act Of Com
gress for the purpose of establishing Trunk lines of
Telegraph on all the principal railroads and mail
routes in the United States The stock is to be
issued upon the principle as that of the Hsr-
chants Union Express Company, which recently
the entire business community iu the enterprise.
This is done, not so much to dispose OF the stock
it is to secure the business OF the country through
which the lines pass.


The Capital is to be
Year: 1868




THE BELLIGEBENT AMERICAN Consul AT RoME.-
The secretary Of state sent a communication to
the Senate IN reply TO a resolution of that body on
the subject of the alleged interference of our con-
sui in Rome in the late difficulties in Italy.


The last letter from the consul denies that he
went out TO join the Papal troops, armed with his
rifle. He received permission from the command
ing general to join and accompany the moving
column Of Pontihcial troops simply as a spectator.
In an endeavor to render q wounded man assist
ance, he was slightly wounded, and found himself
a target for Garibaldan rifle. He was fred at
by some person. and feeling that unpleasant results
might ensue, he picked up gun for his own pro.
lection, when his sssailant retreated and ceased
TO annoy him.


Mr.. seward disspproved the conduct Of the con-
sui, but no instruction from his government re-
quired bis presence with the Pontiical army in
the Eeld, either as belllgerent or spectator. No
interest OF the United States could be served by
IL, and no motive could be reasonably assigned for
IL, except an interest in the cause in which the
army was engaged, or mere curiosity. Mr.. Seward
concludes. it will depend in part upon your own
better conduct hereafter, and in some part upon
circumstances not yet fully understood, whether
the department can be content to leave the case
with the reprimand.
Year: 1868

The Union Pacific Railroad Company offer a
limited amount Of its Eli Mortgage Bonds at par.
Nine hundred and sixty miles of the line West from
Omaha are now completed and the work is going on
through the Winter. As the distance between the
tnnhed portion Of the Union Central Pacific Rail
soads is now less than 100 miles and both Companies
ne pushing forward the work with great energy.
employing over 5000 men, there can be no doubt
that the whole grand line 10 the Pacific will be open


Tor business in the Summer Of 1869. The regular
Government Commissioner have pronounced tho
Union Pacific Railroad 10 be first clast iD every