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POET R Y:
ORIGIN AL. AND SELECTED.
THE SONG OF DAY.
BY XANTHOS.
Awake ! awako ye sorgsters of the grove,
Bay’d firey king, starts o’er the heavens
to rove,
His prancing steeds, unwilling to delay,
Bite at their curb, and fleetly speed
away.
The vernal breeze flits o’er the drowsy
vale,
Where Nature sleeps, locked in soft
Night’s embrace.
But streams of gold are tinging hill, and
vale,
And o'er fair Earth their rosy fingers
trace.
Awake ! awake! awake!
Awake! awake ye billows of the sea,
Shake off your sloth, the breeze is flow*
ing free. t
The idle sail no longer huggs the mast;
But swells and circles with the rising
blast.
The gliding bark moves like a thing of
life,
And ploughs the crested waves with easy
grace;
Whose loamy tops proclaim a coming
strife
Should ‘Bor’arise, and run bis madden’d |
race.
Awake .’ awake ! awake ’
Awake ! awake ye toiling sons of day,
The tyrant, nabor, shouts, 4 away ! away •*
Ard toil, and toil until your life’s last
breath i
Shall shroud you in the icey arms of
death.
Awake 1 awake I to greater triumphs
wake;
The haud of Fate points onward in the
race;
Ne’er falter though the heart should often
ache,
And distant be the prize you would em
brace.
Awake! awake ’ awake I
Awake I awake I all Nature shouts
‘ awake! ’
High swells the concert from the leafy
brake.
Each tiny songster strives aloud to raise
A pealing anthem to its Maker’s praise.
The flowers consume their draft of nectar
dew
And brightly sparkle in the morning ray.
The skies resume their robes of liquid
blue,
And all begin to chant 4 The Song of
Day.’
Awake ! awake ' awake ’
the Tunny.
Why ought the stars to be good as
tronomers ? Because they have studded
the heavens for thousands of years.
‘Wouldn’t you call this a calf of a
leg?’ asked Bob, pointing to one of his
nether limbs. ‘No,’ replied Jim; ‘I
should say it was the leg of a calf.’
A country poet, after looking about
over life, has come to the following con**
elusion:
‘Oh, I wouldn’t live forever, I wouldn’t
if I could;
But I needn’t fret about' it, for I
couldn’t if I would.’
House Surgeon.—“Ah ! by the way,
there’s Higgins’s case; there has been
a slight mistake—it was the good leg I
eut oft?
Visiting Sergeon.—‘lt ia of no con
sequence; we can’t cure t’other, so it
amounts to the same thing?
We ask'd a Frenchman once to point us
out
Wherein the rheumatism differ’d from
the gout.
He thus defined the two: ‘Suppose? Mid
he,
‘You put your finger in de vice.’ ‘ ’Tis
done,’ said we.
‘You turn it,’ he continued, ‘till de pain
Bo great it is you can’t bear to turn
again.
Dat )•> de rheumatism ; den. no doubt,
If you give one turn more, dat is de gout?
An old sea captain, who was in the
habit of spending his time while in port
among a set of hard-drinking fellows, re
turned to his hotel one evening in a
partially intoxicated condition. In going
up to his room he walked out of one of
the windows in the second story and lan
ded upon the pavement. Fortunately he
was not injured by the descent, and upon
going back into the house met the land
lord ‘Look here, Air. says he, ‘if
you don't shorten, the steps in your stairs,
I won’t lodge with you any more?
‘Arrah, Pat, an’ why did I marry ye,
just tell me that—for it's mesclf th a *s
had to maintain ye ev< r since the blissed
day that Father O’Fiannigan sint me to
yer home?’ ‘Swate jewel.’ replied Pa%
‘an" it’s meself that hopes I n ay live to
see the day you're a w.dow waping over ,
the covld sodd that kivers me—thin, by |
Saint Patrick, I’ll see how ye git along !
without me. honey.’
U S E F U L.
1 Size of the West—lllinois would
make forty such States as Rhode Island,
and Minnesota sixty. Missouri is larger
’ than all New England. Ohio exceeds
, eiuLer Ireland or Scotland, or Portugal,
I and equals Belgium, Scotland and
! Switzerland together. Missouri is more
; than halt as large as Italy,- and larger
than Denmark, Holland, Eoffiium and
Switzerland. Missouri and Illinois *are
larger than England, Scotland, Ireland
and Wales.—67. Louis Rrp.
Duping the Irish famine, when many
died of hunger, the poor were often found
I spending their shilling for tea, tobacco
■ and spirits. It has also been observed
■ in New York, by those connected with
i charitable institutions, that when money
was paid to the poor they often laid it all
| out in ica or coffee, instead of procuring
’ more substantial food, such as meal, flour
and potatoes. Ou being reproved for
I their apparent extravagance and improvi
dence, the universal cry was in bothcas?s
identical; their own observation hau
shown them that a penny’s worth of tea,
tobacco or liquor, would keep oft’ the |
sense of hunger longer than a penny’s :
worth of anything else. Scientific men j
express the idea by saying, “Tea, like :
alcohol, retards the metamorphose of the
tissues; in other words, it gives fuel to
the flame of life, and thus prevents it
from consuming the fat and flush of the
body.
The New Counterfeit.—Z/ow lo
Dsfectlt— The most recent of the coun
terfeit fifty cent notes are so well execu
ted that they are likely to deceive even
the best “experts.” The following infor
mation will be found useful in aiding our
readers to detect them. The counterfeit
is about one-eight of an inch shorter
than the genuine. The words “United
States” in the counterfeit are not quite
as clearly defined as in the genuine.
The sword held by the female in the
vignette appears as a white speck in the
genuine. In the counterfeit it is more
heavily engraved. Under the word “and”
in the right upper corner there is a
flourish in the genuine which is entirely
absent in the counterfeit. This last de
fect is one of the simplest means of de
tecting the bogus notes —Aw". Tran
script.
Newly Discovered Mexican City.—
The ruins of an extensive Mexican abori
ginal city, which have just been discover*
ed, are situated in the forest of Jicorum
be, in the province of Tiaxicala. The
temples are of immense size, some with
vaulted roofs, and so well preserved that
ancient paintings appear fresh. The
courts are pyramids surmounted by the
same. The whole is enveloped in a dense
forest of cedar and ebony trees. Some
of these cedars are of such an immense
size that eight men taking hold of hands
together could not reach around one of
them. These forests are on healthy table
lands, about fifty miles from the port of
Tuxan.
A Railroad Train Recorder.—An
intelligent and accomplished railroad
engineer has invented what he calls a
‘railroad train recorder? This machine
occupies about one cubic foot, and is fas
tened in the car of the locomotive; a
roll of paper is put in, and the box
locked. At the end of the route the as
sistant superintendent or train master
finds recorded upon the paper the follow
ing facts : 1. The speed run at any point
on the road. 2. Signals given, whether
by bell ~r whistle, and wheie, 3. (’hang
ing of the reverse* handle, and where.
4. Condition of the track, low or high
joints, and where. 5. It indicates to
the engineer, by day or night, the speed
he is running, and also records that speed.
6. Steam pressure and water-line are re
corded. 7. The places where the ‘dri
vers’ have slipped. These points are
sufficient to enable any railroad manager
to test the qualities of any engineer, and
decide whether he has done his duty ;
also as to the condition of the track, and
daily progress made by track repairers.
The NuMhfi of Languages.—The least
learned are aware that there are many
languages in the world, but the actual
number is probably beyond the dreams
of many people. The geographer Babi,
enumerated 860 which arc entitled to be
considered as distinct languages, and
5,000, which may be regarded as dialects.
Adelung, another modern writer on the
subject, reckons up 3,061 languages and
dialects existing, and which have exis
ted. Bven after we hayr allowed either
of these as the number of languages, we
must acknowledge the existence of al
most infinite minor diversities, for almost
every province has a tongue more or less
peculiar, and this we may well believe
the case throughout the world.
It is said th* re are little inlands lying
close together in the South Sea, the in
habitants of which do nut understand
ea< h otln-r. Of the 850 distinct lan
guages enumerated by Babi, u 3 belong
to Europe, 11 1 to Africa, 123 to Asia,
417 to America, and li7 to Uctanica,
which term distinguishes the vast .num- j
ber of islands stretching between Hiu- i
doostan and South America.
The olio wing facts are given in the
' last number of Harpe? 1 ? Monthly. The
i publishers who in 1850 constituted the
firm of Harpers, constitute that firm to
• day. The editors of the magazine have
i changed, but‘none have die.!: and al*
though fifteen \eats have elapsed, many
of the same faces may be seen to-day as
were the-e iu 1850, Of thedistinguish
. ed contributors, but six are dead, viz.,
Thackeray, GPR James, Stephen A
Dougla ■, Fitz James O'Brien, XV E So
well, ami Alice B Haven. Of the first
number, 7500 copies were printed; of
the sixth, 50,000; while the average
circulation exceeds by a trifle 110,000
copies in all, full twenty and a quarter
(20,250,000) millions. This number
piled upon each other would make a solid
wall ten feet high, two feet thick, and ten
miles long.
A Large Vessel.—The Thames Iron
Shipbuilding Company of England, have
taken a contract to build a formidable
iron-clad frigate of war for the Turkish
government. It is intended to surpass !
in offensive and defensive powers, as well ;
as in speed all other ironclad ships yet
constructed. The frigate will be named
i the “Turkistan,’ and is to be 365| feet
, long, GO feet iu preadth, mean draught
I of water, 26 1-2 feet,’ and 1.150 nominal,
and* 6 000 indicated horse power. She
will have sixteen heavy guns in each
broadside, and her planting is to be eight
inches thick. The frigate is designed by
the Chief Constructor of the English
Navy. f
IMPORTANT ORDERS.
Colonel E. Whittlesey, Assistant. Com- !
misaioner of Freedmen for North Caro- >
lina, has issued the following order, im- I
portant to all classes :
“Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 10, 1865.
“All officers and agents of this Bureau,
and teachers of Freedmen, will publish
as widely as possible the following in
structions :
“I. In view of the fact that govern
ment aid now given to the destitute may
soon be withdrawn, freedmen now living
in camps, colonies aud towns, are direc* *
ted to inid employment at once, by which
they may support themselves.
“11. Officers and agents of the Bureau
will issue no more rations to any refu
gees or freedmen who refuse situations I
where they might earn their support. j
While the innocent aud disposed 1
will be protected, vagrant idlers who I
try to live without any honest calling,
will be promptly arrested and punished. I
“HI. Paupers will, as soon ns prac
ticable, be turned over to the “Wardens
of the Poor” for support, and officers
and agents will operate with such wir
dens in providing for tbo infirm and
helpless. Until ample provision is made '
by the civil authorities, such person.-
will not be forcibly removed from the
plantations where they were living at
the close of the war.
“IV. Orphans 'and children of per
sons who have no honest calling, or
visible means of support, and other
minors, with the consent of their parents,
may be apprenticed to some good trade
or occupation, in accordance with the laws
of the State applying to white children.
Every effort will be made to provide in
this way good homes for all minors,
now dependent upon the Government,
that they may not become vagrants and
paupers.”
FHBSDME’N'S
Cewu tioic
TO THE FRIENDS OF EQJJAt.
JUSTICE IN GEORGIA
You are invited to send Delegates to
a Conventiou to be hold in the city of
Augusta, on Wednesday, the 10th day
of January next.
Believing that the time has come when
we should consult together, and that im
portant questions demand our immediate
attention. We feel that it is important
that the friends from every part of the
Stale meet, and carefully consider the
present state of affairs
We arc living in an important era in
the history of rhe world, A large num
ber of our citizens were, but a few months
since, held in bondage; now, that they
are freemen they are entitled to all the
lights of citizenship. How to secure
those rights i» the important question.
We appeal to the nobler feeling - of those
in authority asking them to deal justly
by all the citizens of the State. With
this spirit let us assemble and show to
the world that the friends d equal jiu
tice, are, also, tho friends of law.
Counties tbit Lave large cities in them
are invited to send five delegates, and
those that hav_- small towns are invited
to send three, by the request of
Man*- CrnzeNs.
THOMAS P. BEARD
H AS ju-n opene I a First Class Grocery and Pro
vision Store oq
CAMPBELL STREET,
BETWEENELLIS AND GREENE,
where lie will be glad to receive all his friends in
need of something good to cat,
tail and see him.
INFORMATION WAITED,
OF MOSES WA’IKINS, who was sold
from W. Bob’t Witkins. When last heard of
he belonged to Mr. Robert McWhorter. 5 mi’es
’ from Woodville on the Athen Branch RjLioai
If he is living, he is about 20 years of ags and
I \
fof dark complexion.
* ALSO
\ BRAHAM WATKINS, of the san <
AY family. Last heard of, he waa in Maryland,
Dis’t, City of Memphis, Tenn., aged about IS
years, uark complexion'.
Any information regarding either will be
thankfully received at tho office of this paper.
dec3o.3m FANNY WATKINS.
INFORMATION WANTED,
OF TONEY JOHN'ON, who was s>do
from John llynion, of Clarksville, Halifax
county, near Roanoke River, N C. Last heard
from, he was in Hobby, Alabama.
Any information regarding him wilt be thank
fully received at the efiiee of this paper.
dec3o Im -KAMP JOHNSON.
LEWIS B. CARTER
HAS now opened a First Class GROCERY in
the CANAAN part of the city, uu Cumminv
street, where he will be glad to see and wait up i
all of his friends. ✓
ABRAHAM MALLORY,
BLACKSMITH A WHEELWRIGHT.
on the
HARRISONVILLE ROAD,
yVHhIRE anything in uiv line will lie
’ * promptly attended to at cheap rates.
&es I Watts,'
FAMILY GROCERS,
ON CAMPBELL STREET, BE
TWEEN BROAD AND ELLIS,
T_J AS constantly on hand, a choice selection of
1.1 the best Family Groceries, consisting of
FLOUR of ul I brands, SUGAR BACON
COFFEE LARD TEA BUTTER
MACKEREL CHEESE CD FISH
SARDINES CORNMEAL PEAS etc.
Miwisiai.
ZEKE WILLIAMS
1> ESPECTFULLY announces to the citi
i 1. zen.« of this city and surrounding neighbor,
hood, that he has established an office at
No. 200 ELLIS STREET,
where he will devote his time and attention to
the various branches of his prufersion.
Parties favoring him with their patronage may
rely upon promptness and low charges.
BEAL & BUTTS,
FAMILY GROCERS AND PRO-
X ISION DEALERS,
I | AVE constantly on hand all kinds of
’ J nes and provisions at the ]qwest market
pt: ens.
I i connection with cur business, we have opened
a i. stanrunt, where meals can be procured at
Hours and at cheap rates.
PETER M'LAIN™
H AS always on hand,
FBKSH MEATS,
BEEF AND
PORK
for tho special accommodation of his up town
friends. Ho can be found at his old stand on
GREEN ST , where he would be glad to see and
wait upon his friends.
GROCERIES ! GROCERIES! ! GROCERIES! ’
W®. lIALE’S,
WASHINGTON STREET,
[A few doors from BROAD.]
V OU can always find a choice supply of
5. Groceries of every description, and at the
lowest price possible. /
Harper ALadeveze,
dealers in
pICTURE FRAMES, TASSELS, CORD
1 and NAILS, LOOKING GLASS, PIC
TURE GLASS.
Also, VIOLINS and Violin STRINGS, etc.
A good Supply always on hand.
No ’ 32 McINTOSII ST.,
nov.3o—lw Opposite Post Office.
B L ACKS M 1111 SV O K !C
1 HK, Vs IL, LI AMS is now prepared
• to execute any kind of Blacksmith Work at
-jortest notice. Country people would do well
" give him a call an he i< master of all plantation
work. He can be found at his shop, corner of
Jackson and Boundary streets.
Tl IiMXG I
( NDLRSIGNED respectfully informs the
. Public that they can have any kind of
iciiNING done at Nelson’s Bobbin Factory,
near the Augusta Factory.
J.ny person lavoring me with a Job, will have
it attended to at shortest notice and in the neatest
style.
nov.2s—lm. S. INGRAHAM.
Brickmasonry!
H'HE UNDERSIGNED respectfully informs
1 his friends and the Colored Public generally,
mat he is now prepared to do any kind of BRICK
WGRK at the Colored Cemetery, such as Vault
ing up Graves, repairing tho Brickwork around'
tombs, enclosing Squares, etc-, etc., in the neatest
and at the shortest notice, at one third of
the usual price. Call and see me at tho Colored
Cemetery.
n0v.25-—lm. JOHN GARDINER.
HARRIS & CO.
HAS just received a full supply of New a Cf t
Cboivc GROCERIES, which he u
low ratrs. Call and se.« him at
nov.3il--2w No. 107 BROAD STREI T.
CALL AND SEE.
——— ■ A • - -- —•
W. S I M P K I N 8,
ON £1.1.13 ST . EKW UOotlS ABOVE CONOKMT ,lA[j
! | Hutne Choice <• UOf'ERI ES, which h,.
i I ofleis lor >a!t* at tin: lov.rsl figures.
Stock <mtsists id
Fleur, Sugar
H.vou. Laid
Tea, Coflie
, >ynip. Buder
< iioice flams, Salt Pork
Chic.sv, Ci ackers
mov. 3o—lm. Soap, Starch, etc ~(C
Llllimi,
FAMILY GROCER,
CORNER JACKSON ELl.ii
STREETS.
HAS constantly on h”n<l a la pre supply tt f
FAMILY GROCERIES, consisting of
Bacon. Lard,
Butter, Cheese
Sugar, Coffee, Tea.
Flour Starch. Syittp etc., etc ,
whie 1 ' -i" ' « sold at the L.wcst Prices.
nov.25 —Im.
ATTINTMI ’
HENDERSON CARTER,
ONE DOOR FROM CORNER ELLIS k JaCK-
SON STS.,
ffAVE judt reeeiv ed n new supply of GROCE
1L RIES cori'ds’in* of
Sueur, Ci ffeo, Tea
Flour, Lard. B won
’ Candles black Pepper, Starch
Soaps, Broome, Uueketa,
An<f r variety of other Articled which we offer tor
alee at the lowest prices. nov.2s—3w.
SADDLES \ HARNESS.
THOMAS THOMAS
RESPECTFULLY informs hia friends and
i the public genetaily, that he is, now pre
partd to reccve Orders lor making HARNESS,
SADDLES, BRIDLES, etc, etc.
Also, he is now ready to receive Old Har
ness for repair aud mending.
gsT* Shop No. 27 Jaeksou Street, near
Wu.ren Block. nov.2s—lm
VJVtOA' HOTEL
Augusta Ga,.
e
'I HIE undersigned respectfully inform their
.1 friends that they have opened a
FIRST CLASS HOTEL
io this City, for the special aceoniinocation of
tLa CUiaen and Traveling Public of Color.
Ary one Hopping at the urriors uotui..
will receive the best accommodations.
QRENAGE, MILLER & PAYNE,
nov.2s—6w Proprietors
~'R."M’KENZY’S
CHEAP FAMILY GROCERY,
On Campbell Street, a few Doors
Below Broad,
KEEP constantly on hand a good suuply oi
FAMILY GROCERIES, consisting of
Sugar, Coffee, Tea,
Bacon, Lard, Butter,
Starch, Soap, Candles,
Cheese, Crackers, Sardines, etc
ALSO,
Mealrf served up at ail hours, as an accommoda
tion to the public.
W r e keep also a large supply ot FRUITS always
on hand. nov.25—Im.
SANDY MALLORY
EC Ii« IrLLYl r LLY informs his friends
J-V that he uow has a good supply of GROCE
RIES which he offers to purchasers, low and rea
sonable. at his store on TELFAIR ST., below
Cumming.
FIRST CLASS VICTUAL GROCERY
DAN IA L GARDINER
HAS just received a large supply of Family
Groceries, consisting in part of
FLOUR.SUGAR,COFFEE,
TEA, CRACKERS, BACON,
LARD, BUTTER, CHEESE
CANDLES, LARD. SOAP,
MACKEREL, NO. I and 2,
ELACK, PEPPER, SODA, ,
which you can find at his store on Jackson Street,
a tew doors in rear of the White Baptist Church
WATTS, GREBN & CO.
CORNER OF JONES AND MCCARTHY STS.
RETAIL DEALERS IN FA.MILI
■GROCERIES.
Il 4 ' you want good bargains, call at WATTS,
GREEN A CO.
BLACKSMITH A WHEELtfRIFIII
A Gl Hitrespectfully informs his fr:e>*d J
-A* and the public generally, that he DjS ’
prepared to receive any kind of jobs for repots,
or orders for matting anything in the W ° !
Blacksmith or Wheelwright line. He uanb ef uflJ
at his shop bn JONES SIREET, between Cui£ '
tiling and Kolloca.
“THE ” RESTAURANT, j
BY Y.A. MURDOCH.
(Corner <1 Jackson and Ellis Sts,]
A I ’ here weals can be had al ail Lours
HUT CO I FEE
HAM AND EGGS
OYSTERS
and every delicacy of the season served up l - 3
the shortest Mtice-