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Year: 1878

In the long list of dead heroes stricken
down at the post of duty, amid the pesti-
lence-swept cities of the South, there is not
one whose deeds are more deathless, or
whose tall win be more deeply mourned
than the Rev. +. c. Slater. He was indeed
a mighty man in Israel, and upon his no
bic brow sat enthroned the very genius of
true nobility. Tender-hearted as a oiIild
and afectionate rs a woman, he was also As
strong-hearted any hero Of old, and az
fearless as a lion in his native forests. In
spired by grand faith, stirred by noble
charity, touched by the tendeFezt love Of
humanity, nerved by an exalted sense Of
duty, he stood like a soldier of the crusadeS
at his poat of duty amid the blackest and
direst plague that ever swept or blighted
any land under heaven. Feeble of body,
silvered with the frosts of many winters,
clinging to him large and helpless family,
invited, urged and pursuadcd to fly; every
influence that could shake the resolution of
man, or appeal to human weakness or affec-
ton, WIS brought to bear to pursuade this
man of God, this steel-souled hero, this
martyr to faith and duty, to flee the pcsti-
lence and live; but he stayed with the stricll-
en- and dying, over whom he had been
placed as a shepherd, and like a saint,
paid with his priceless life his devotion to
God and humanity, Many name has
been embalmed in song aud story, or em-
blazoned on historys deathless page, not
half so grand in reality as his. When we
realize the terrible environment, the awful
misery, the mighty despair, the matchless
fatality, the pail and gloom and death that
surrounded this noble spirit, and then re-
member the quiet firmness, the patient en-
durance the sweet tenderness, the touch ing
love of humanity, the constant, tirelesg and
loving comfort carried from one house of
death to another, the sublime Christian
faith and sublimer practice of this great
and good man, we feel in almost silent full
ness the weakness of words the impossibili-
ty of doing full Justice to a character and
life so grand Monuments of brass or mar
bic or bronze, are not needed for F.. c.
Slater. His memory will spring eternal ia
human hearts, and with immortal beauty
and fragrance, bloom in the love Of his fel-
lOw=man SO long as the stars III heaven shine
upon the ages of the earth.


We did not think to shed tear in all
this night of woe, but the death Of this good
man, this sweet friend, whom we knew we'll
and loved most truly, unlocked fountains
long sealed up and we close this feeble
tribute with tear.-Jackson Sun and TFi-
bune
Year: 1878

Duncans Liver and Kidney Medicine is 4 cure for
all diseases having their origin in diseased state Of
the kidney or liver such sick headache, dysFep-
sia, swimming in the head, less OF appetite, bad
taste in the mouth, heartburn, tenderness or ful=
ness over the region of stomach cramp collie, cos
tivness palpitation OF the heart pain in the back,
sides and limbs, and all diseases peculiar to females
We can say TO our friends that the above medicine
is just what it IS represented 10 be, and is pro
nouneed by every one who has used it far superior
to liver medicine they have ever used. We
know that it giscs better satisfaction than any we
have eyer sold knowing it to be purely vegetable,
We can recommend it to suffering friends. Price
70 cents. For sale by L. N. Hammer, druggist.
Year: 1878

By agreement among themselves,
our merchants have decided to close
their stores for the next week or ten
days. This sacrifice is made in order
to place Bolivar beyond any risk Of
having the fever scourge come hither.
The less passing to and fro the people
do the better can the plague be con-
fined to its present limits.
Year: 1878

The Liver is the imperial organ Of the
whole human system, IS it controls the life,
health and happiness Of man. When it is
disturbed in its proper action, all kinds OF
ailments are The natural result. The diges-
ton Of food, the movements Of the heart
and blood, the action Of the brain and ner-
vous system, are all Immediately connected
with the workings Of the Liver. 1t has
been successfully proved that Green's Au-
gust Flower Is unequalled in curing all per-
sons afflicted with Dyspepsia or Liver Com
plaint, and all the numerous symptoms that
result from an unhealthy condition Of the
Liver and Stomach. Sample bottles to try,
10 cents. Positively sold in all town on the
Western Continent. Three doses will prove
that it is Just what you want jly18 II
Year: 1878




who died at his post in Grand juno
ton:


GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn, l.


September 13, 1873. !
Deaa Brothers and Sisters:


am now up and at work. Lord knows
I am not staying here for my position, or
the money that Is made by it, but the cries
and wants of this plague-stricken town ap-
peal to me for my assistance in saving who
1 can and attending such of their wants as
come into my hand. No, I will never de-
sert them, loving you all as I do, but
trust in God for your and my safety through
this awful plague, and at the end Of life to
give US a glorious welcome into that world
above. ! know if we believe in Him and
attend to our every duty here on earth,
great Will be our reward in Heaven.


Please don't write such letters as re-
ceived last evening. They perfectly un-
nerve me-, Until l received them l was
man, and intended to stay to the end OF
time, or until stricken down in the discharge
of my duty. Noone can then say that
have given a deaf ear to suffering human
ity. They need an operator here, and l am
the only one left. Mr. Edwards left for
kentucky yesterday. 1 went out'25 miles
in the country last night and come back
this morning for that awful struggle, life or
death. Pray for me. Lord knows need
it. Don't be alarmed about me. l am sure
if l should be taken down I would recover.
One of my friends took yellow fever night
before last at o'clock and died yesterday
at 1. Two deaths yesterday and one last
night, and from IS to 30 cases in town. I
think it will frost in day or two, and then
the trouble will be over.


Bye, bye be in good spirits, l will come
out all right yet.


Your brother,


ROOKER
Year: 1878

There is a police on the county
bridge spanning Hatchie river, also
one on the railroad at Elijah Pat
toms. At Camp Richardson, at the
forks of the road near Brooks, relieis
of five men each are on duty day and
night. Bolivar is thus cut off from
the whole world.
Year: 1878

The healthy growth of the baby is de


pendent upon its freedom from the PERM
cious effects of opium. Or. Bulls Baby
Syrup is the best remedy known for the
diseases of early childhood. Price 25 cents.
Year: 1878

Though We may not change the cottage
For mansions tall and grand,
Or change the little grass plot


For boundless stretch of land
Yet there is something brighter, dearer
Than the wealth we'd thus command.
Though We have no means to purchase
Costly pictures, rich and rare;
Though We have no silken hangings
For the walls SO cold and bare
We can hang them DER with garlands,
For flowers bloom everywhere.
We can make home very cheerful


If the right course We begin;
We can make its inmates hoppy,


And their truest blessings win.
1t will make a small room brighter
five let the sunshine in.
We can gather round the iireside
When the evening hours are long,
We can blend our hearts and voices
In happy, social song;
We can guide some erring bro-her--
Lead him from the paths of wrong.
We may gill our home with music,
And with sunshine brimming DER.
If against all dark intruders


We will firmly close the door;
Yet should the evil shadow enter,
We must love each other more.
There are treasures for the lowly
Which the grandest fail to find;
There's cabin of sweet affection,
Bringing friends of kindred mind
We may reap the choicest blessings
From the poorest lot assigned.


Christian World.
Year: 1878

WHEN TO Ask HER ron HER HAND.
Young men contemplating marriage
have so frequently called upon US to
advfse them in the manner OF popping
the all-important question, that we have
concluded to give our opinion once for
all. Never propose to a lady after a
hearty meal. The blood is needed to
aid digestion, and her imagination is
chilled. Nor should il come just be-
fore meal, for the longings OF an inn
portuned system conduce to anxiety and
lrritability, and the shock may prove
hazardous. II would be better to Sc
lect the evening, and invite her to some
entertainment which you know she
wants to attend, and then propose to
her just as she is ready 10 start. This
will be greatly to your advantage, for
she will easily see that a rejection will
upset an evenings amusement.
Year: 1878

1


From the Agricultural Gazette
(England) we give the following
description of the manner in which
sheep are shorn in Australia:


The shearers are paid by the
hundred sheep shorn. They got
about 16s. with board and lodging,
when | was in the country. AT this
rate a good man can often make
more than Ell day, and it is no
uncommon thing in the colonies to
shear nearly two hundred sheep be-
tween FIVE in the morning and six
in the afternoon. At five am. the
shearing day generally commences,
the first interruption being break
fast at eight, when also the first
count of the shorn sheep takes
place. The count is made either
by the man in charge of the shed
or by the owner of the station.
Each shearer's sheep are counted
separately out of their pen, and
the number is booked. II any are
too badly shorn to pass, the delin-
quent operator is called to account
and admonished, being probably
threatened with dismissal if he
does not improve. With reference
to the statement that men could
frequently shear nearly two hun
dred sheep day, 1 may as we'll
remark that sheep are shOrn in u
very rough manner in the colonies,
very different to the way they are
shorn in England the unfortunate
animal appears, after it has under
gone the operation, all over ridges
of wool and cuts. | do not sup
pose it often occurs, but | did SEQ
one sheep so badly cut in the throat
that, as its death was certain, it
had to be killed to make it tit for
food. For the satisfaction of those
who object to cruelty to animals, l
may say that men often get their
congo for cutting the sheep when
shearing.


Alter breakfast the men 60 on
busily till about halt-past ten, when
some one in authority calls out;
"Smoko." This word is well un,
derstood, and means spell of u
quarter of an hour or twenty min
utes for pipe. Every man is
bound to stop when he has finished
the sheep he is engaged upon, even
though he is no smoker, and
should think that the pause must
be very welcome one, as no work
is more fatigulng than shearing,
During "smokO" the second count
of shorn sheep is made, and when
the time is up the men all start at
a given signal. Twelve o'clock is
the dinner hour. In the afternoon
there are two pauses for smoke"
at appointed times, the days work
ending at six. Outside the shed
various operations connected with
the shearing are being performed,
The shepherd is probably toled oft
to keep the supply up for the shear
ers. Two or three men are en-
ployed in branding the newly. y.shorn
sheep, and when sheep.washing is
going on "a large staff of men is
required for that purpose, .
Year: 1878

William Cullen Bryant wrote
thus to II young man who had asked
tor criticism upon an article which
he had written: ..........


"My young friend, | observe that
you have used several French eX-
pressions in your letter. think it
You will study the English Ian
guage you will find it capable of
expressing all the ideas that you
have. l always found it so, and in
all that | have written | do not re,
call an instance where | attempted
to use Il foreign word but that, on
searching, | have found better one
in my own language.


"Be simple, unaffected be hon
est in your speaking and writing,
Never use a long word when a short
one will do as we'll. Call a spade 10y
it's name, not a wellknown instru-
ment of manra' labor, let a home be
a home and not a residence; place,
not a locality, and SO on of the rest,
When a shorter word will do, you
always loose by longer one. You
lose in clearness you lose in honest
expression of meaning, and in the
estimation of all who are capable
of judging, you lose reputability.


The only true way to shine, even
in this false world, is to be madest
and unassuming. Falsehood mag
be thick crust, but IN the course
of time truth will find place to
break though. Elegance OF Ian,
guage may not he in the power of
us all, but simplicity and straight
forwardness are"
Year: 1878

| peace 10 Une ldHu anu save Tue
country, nothing else on earth will.


SECTIONAL AMBITION.


"The people of every section have
some pet element Of greatness in
which they excel all Others. Thus
you on this side of the obsolete line
once drawn by Messrs. Mason and
Dickson, can beat us OH Irish pOta.
toes, but we can get you down on
cotton. Furthermore, every pro
fession has a particular hero whom
the rest can look up to. For ex.
ample, we have the champion beer
drinker of the Union. We are
proud of him, and we brag on him.
Weare not afraid to put him against
any man in the North or South, he
has floored the last male member of
our party, and now openly defies
tho world and all Dutchdom in the
matter of beer. The mayor of Gin
cinnati had the temerity to tackle
him, but that daring official fell at
the fifty.seventh charge, leaving
our knight calm and serene, sober
as n judge and still thirsty"


Voices in the crowd, "Where is
hes Is he here! TrOt him out! Let
him rise! We want to see him."


81 am sorry, exceedingly sorry"
responded Mr.. StackhOuse, "that
he is not here. Whenever he goes
to a city for the first time he con
sidcrs it his duty to make grand
round of the beer saloons and to
take a glass at each. He is now
engaged in the performance of that
patriotic duty. If he should ever
visit your city again he will know
where the best beer is kept, and
that man who keeps the best beer is
to him the cleverest man and great
est patriot. you want to see him
60 out to II beer saloOn-any one of
them--and sit down and wait. He
will be certain to come if you only
give him time, a reasonable time, to
get around in. He is large hearted
man, full of philanthropy, beer and
patriotism, broad, jolly and wise,
illustrating the truth of the old
English philosopher, Tony Weller's
axiom, that 'wit and wisdom go
together


A POINTED REFERENCE TO ANCIENT


HISTORY.


Fellow citizens of Buffalo, per
haps | have been DEPRESSING. Let
me come back to the point. 1t was
Sancho Panza who once exclaimed:
Blessed is the man who invented
Sleep But there is an opening now
tor a greater genius to rise up in
this land. There is bigger thing
than this invention of sleep to be
worked out; and | say, thrice
blessed is the man who invents a
tune that will blend the harmonics
of Yankee Doodle, and give us one
grand national hymn Of Yankee.
Doodle Dixie. And furthermore,
fellow-citizcns Of Buffalo, say en-
phaticalIy, in reference to the old
flag, with its stars and stripes,
Long may it wave over the land of
the free and home of the brave.
From this day forth / am Il recon
structed individual. | believe in
union and fraternity, in the uni
versal Yankee nation and IN the
universal fitness of things. God
bless YOU"


The eloquent speaker retired
under a shower of boquets and a
storm of applause.
Year: 1878

"A PARIS banker, a self-made man who
had known the struggles of poverty in
his young days, had an old time-piece
over his bed when he breathed his last
few weeks ago. When he was boy
he used to say to himself: "When you
are rich you will buy picture-clock,
representing hamlet, with its church,
and in the steeple clock, and at the
foot of the village railroad, with train
in full motion, and on one side the sea,
with ships sailing by" All these things
were made to work by machinery in the
clock which the rich banker bought.
The train whistled and ran along the line,
and the ships were tossed in the sea, and
the key which set them in motion was
carried in the old gentleman's pocket.
The clock had the place of honor in
his drawing-room, surrounded by paint
ings which cost their weight in gold,
and there it remained for years. His
wife and children did not like it. They
laughed at it. They could not under
stand his whim. They did not know OF
all the old dreams which that picture
awakened in him. His friends laughed
at him for letting it remain in the draw
ing-room. So he took it into his owr
room. Whenever he wanted to renew
his youth he would wind up the old clock
and then the steeple would chime, th'
sea roar, the ships toss backward ant
forward, and he would feel as happy a
in the old days when he used to dream
about the wonderful treasure.
Year: 1878

THEY have genuine cold weather in


Manitoba, where the thermometer marks
thirty degrees below zero for days
together, and frequently drops to fifty.


A correspondent says that what is called
poudre day is exceedingly dangerous
for the traveler-not because the
temperature is then lowest, but because
the air is filled with fine snow, SO that
sight is entirely obscured at distance
of a few feet. A wind sits the snow
over the paths, obliterating all guiding
marks, and the chilled traveller is lost.
The almost unconquerable desire to rest
is not the least important part of the
danger. The coolest days are still +" SO
magically still that all the usual sounds
of nature seem to be suspended; when
the ice cracks miles away with a report
like a cannon; when the breaking of a
twig reaches one like the falling of a
tree; when ones own footsteps, clad in
soft moccasins, come back from the
yielding snow like the crunching of an
iron heel through gravel; when every
artificial sound is exaggerated hundred
fold, and nature seems to start at every
break in the intense silence. The atmos-
phere is as clear as crystal, and the
range of vision seems to be unlimited D
On such days a nose freezes with
wonderful quickness, and it is reckless
to expose that organ for many minutes
Year: 1878

An instance of the prompt and sue
cessful use of an antidote in the case of
strychnine poisoning is circumstantially
narrated in Nature. A favorite Skye
terrier had accidentally obtained and
eaten the poison, which was intended
for mice. The amount taken by the dog
was probably about sixth of a grain.
When found, the animal was rigid and
apparently iifeless, except having an
occasional spasm. The owner consulted
authorities and found that dose of
chloral hydrate was the antidote pre-
scribed in such cases. To kill a rabbit,
twenty-one grains of the chloral is suf-
fcent; the dog was twice the weight of
rabbit, and the owner of the terrier,
therefore, proceeded to inject forty-five
grains of chloral Tin solution) under
the skin. About fifteen minutes after
ward, supposing the dog was dead, the
owner applied his boot to it, probably
feeling a little disgusted with the result
of his experiment. To his great sur
prise, the terrier struggled to its feet;
Shortly afterward it took some milk, and
subsequently, though not fol, a while
very lively, it seemed none the worse
for its experience. The essential point
in this treatment is that the dose of
chloral should be strong enough to kill +;
otherwise it may not be sufficient to
overcome the effects of the strychnine.
Year: 1878

Abundant writing is, in the Judgment
of the Methodist, more important to one
learning to write than correct writing.
After he has written good deal, he will
better comprehend the value of correct
writing. From the suggestions of the
Methodist we condense the following ad-
vice:


Learning to think with a pen in his
hand, and to SO grasp his thought that
it shall submit to be recorded this is
the first stage of the business; and the
young writer ought to be free from crit
ical preoccupations while he is making
this stage of his journey. He has also
to form liking for the work ofwriting.
Do not make it more irksome to him than
it naturally is.


After abundant writing comes the
effort at correct ,oriting. And correct
writing is writing clearly,-writing so as
to be easily understood.


A third suggestion is that the writer
should study his subject for its facts, it.
history, its chief expositions. The danger
here is plagiarism; but plagiarism il
a disease of fools, and a sensible you'll
will not catch it in a library, while the
ordinary victim has been known t.
succumb to single volume of sermons
Year: 1878

smoldering remains of a log cabin. Lying
in one corner were the headless remains of
a man and woman. They were identified as
Mr.. and Mrs. NARROW, an old man and
woman, each nearly sixty years of age. No
signs of the heads of the victims could be
found by either gentleman. Near the house,
however, a spade was found resting against
rail fence, and upon it fresh dirt, giving
evidence that it had been used very recently.
No hears were found, however.
Year: 1878

A doubling up Of dimpled fists to battle in the


strife;
reaching out to grasp the new and wondrous


things of life;
A little learning of short rules-a count of hours


and days;
watching for sweet Love and all his pretty, win


some ways;
A breathing Of mother-prayer above suffering


child;
waiting for an Harborage, wherein Life's ocean
Grows calm and still and beautiful and Heaven at


last is won:-
So dawns the baby's morning, and sets the baby's
Year: 1878

A WRITER in the Boston Herald in
quires whether the armories in that city
are provided by the State for dancing
parties, or intended as places in which
soldiers can perfect themselves in mill
tary drill. The floors, he says, are
waxed until it is difficult to stand upon
them, and it is nearly impossible for a
company to march with the full twenty
eiChth-inch step and the proper cadence
without half dozen of the men slipping
down. And when it comes to stacking
arms the floor must be covered by a
strip of mating in order to prevent the
stacks from falling.
Year: 1878

CURIOUS litigation is in progress be-
tween certain mill owners on the banks
Of the Danube and the Aach. The
former claim that the waters of the
Aach are in reality escaped from the
Danube, and they are taking measures
to stop this subterranean drain. An
experiment lately made goes to sustain
their point, for coloring matter from
the waters of the parent stream was
transmitted TO those Of the tributary in
about sixty hours. The mill owners
on the Aach are solicitous concerning
the retention Of their privileges.
Year: 1878

THE Director of the Mint states that,
in conformity with instructions received
from the Secretary of the Treasury, i'm
mediately after the passage of the Silver
law, the utmost exertions have been
made to commence coinage of the silver
dollar at all the mints. Some delay in
preparing dies for the Western mints
has been unavoidable. In the meantime
these mints have been directed to pro.
ceed with the preparation of dollar
blanks, and large amount will be
ready for stamping when the dies ar
rive. 1t is expected that the first lot of
dies will be forwarded to the Western
mints early next month.
Year: 1878

dollars to pay the expenses of the
trip. The Philistines had him in
side Of forty-eight hours, and now
it looks as if he might luxuriate at
Sing Sing for the next five OF ten
years. Moral: Never run away
with a red-haired woman, or, if you
do, don't try it on ether peoples
money. Many worthy people are
apt to think that such a proceeding
is not exactly the thing.


Old Probs. has been giving US
all sorts Of weather, but the bud
DING trees tell us that winter is
past.


There is trouble among our
clergymen. One is accused of pois-
oning his wife, another Of getting
drunk, and a third Of robbery. For
the honor Of the cloth, I am happy
to state that in each case my
clerical brethren have been able to
make a complete vindication. Some
miserable deacon or dissatisfied
trustee was at the bottom of the
persecution-desiring, no doubt, to
prove how pleasant it is for brethren
to dwell together in harmony.


Yours truly,


BROADBRlM.