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THE_DA WSON ' WEEKLY JODBNAE
Vys.' U. WIiSTOX
3i;3soii iJltfUa ii.it,
'' published Every Thursdvy.
IS-StrUUy in .nuance.
TF‘ n ’ JI , on 7 5
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Bjrlli'B'’ * * .1 “. ** .... 6no
I«I 001. , M of Admini-tration, 4 00
Ciwti*®* ‘® r ~ guardianship, 400
.„ f * Ad niiii*tr»tion, 600
Di.oiwioo fro»' Guir j illlHhi p, 6 on
‘ tlon for le»ve to «i'll luml 4 14)
1 ° DobtorK »"d Creditor* 4 *»0
!<•»* w i.tiq. M.wch »«ldi.i«n-i. a on
ss?«*** i'-peri, P- vqi.’r, 400
liwyNoue*; - 00
Morlfi.?-!, prr cq. 4 00
*“!**u nTr'i.c'twrvice, divorce oases.lo 00
*' *’ °J, a jve tiscineßi* must be sceuuipa- ,
p “a. «,»h. <*.,«» u * «PP—•
i»i l»'«»'* ,iver > dotfioion f»c-
JfL "»>***** sispaioh, at modeiate
RA I L -RO A D GUIDE.
bout It wo* to ra Kuili’oatl.
fVjf HOLT, Pres. | VIRGIL POW.ER, <Sup
Lt.Y. Macon 5.15 A. M ; arrive at Oolam
bmll.ll A. H ; Leave IK 46 P.
If - arrive at JtaiJou fi.2o P. A!.
' Macon 8 A AT, arrives at Ku
i SO, P V ; Leaves E ifiula 7 20, A M ;
Arrive* »l MaC"U 4 50, P «•
AI.BANY BItANCII
~a»M SniiliviHe t 46, P « ; Arrives a.
Alb.n,Jll,P«.^* U »^ 936,A
Arrives at & uiihvllle 11, A .
„ C.O.nb«rt S 57 P. W. ; arrive at Port
Ma, 4.40 P. M i Leave Fort. Ua.na 7 05 A
4f,; arrive at Culhbert 9.05 A. J/.
ffealeru Ac Allantic Railroad.
p 11ULBE TANARUS, Sup’t.
PAY V.'.SSKNUKR train.
I/.** Atlanta • • •
bora Dalton " '
Arrive at Chattanooga . "
!,»«»»Otiati* iiooj a . •
Artiv* at Atlanta . • • 12.06 P. M
NIGHT TRAIN.
t .. hi.,,.. . 7 no P. V
liflW AI'MMU • v
Arrive at OlnUimooga . • 4 A *
1,«.v« Ci attaiiooga . • 4 1 *■
Arrive at. D-.lt,hi . . • 7 50 l. V.
\ - Atlanta •1 4 ' A- V
g ß vwuaar<' vwtauMJJi'JWSa- tsrii ,t »■_>_£ ™W
c p. >ro<tk.n. L c * * ,O ' LK>
WOOTEH a HOYLE,
Attorneys at l .aw.
J«n Ci -1 v.
Ra W. D A V I S,
Attorney at Law,
i).n»’so.n c.i.
rJfOfics on ratnr fl ,or *bb t' e Jnrrn *1
Dec 23rd, ’69. ts.
iiSGERS, BOTSfOfIO & CO.,
HEAL ESTtiTr. .WE.VTS',
Dawson, TeriTil < oiiarty^
4 RK off. Tins: for rfofirdblc
i\. building iortswrid
Oar r \* np?n to nil, f*ce of cost, to
r»|(i.4l*r the h»*\ U>r Fair ami
ai«o, for ihe uf those dialling
purchase
©ct k 36:tf
~G. \t7 WARW?OiI,
Att’y at Law and Solicitor in Equity,
KitlTll VILLP., GA.
f>rnc'ie<* in Son»h Wpstpro «od Patau*
N circrtUs. Collections promptly remitted.
K. j; WARI EW~
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
*Jd»KS t'ILLE, * - - *.«•
LION, BtGRAFFEMIEID & IRVIN,
moftptr? /IT l/Al,
•Vrtcoif, * - Georgia*
WILL give Attention to Prof ssional Busi
" neg* in the Macoq, aVout'.h'Wtgtero, &ud
■*UuU Circsiita; iu the U. S. Courts, in Sa-
J*nn*h and Atlanta; and by Special Con*
Ul * 1 in '* n? of the
ly.
R. F. SIMMONS,
ATTORNEY at law,
Kcal Estate Agent,
—AND
C»BBty \gpnt for Land & Immigra-
Uoii oilice of the state of
Georgia, Dawson Ter
re.l Count), Ga.
l)ROt pt attention given to ,11 busine c s
*• lntru,li d to his caro. Will examine ti
o land and ett'ect the sale or pn ehase of
lb,B ‘ me - augs;rf
A. CIIEATUAM,
taeial Commission Merchant
Dawson, Georgia.
WVw !?* ? u * M ' Bt tonnt possible, anything
u, ' <? dt or sell for the Merchant*,
CoHl5 ey J laveto Bcll
-S u » ht and »<>ld on eommlsalon.
NowT, h u * ,f ’ 9| y
Side,, wht .K Ud . a , ll(i t 0 arrive 20 casks clear Eibbed
c h will be sold low for eaab.
C. A. CHEATHAM.
Wgf & Gottcji feed.
h i' LOYZESd & GRIFFIN.
j SAVANNAH )ND MAC IN CARDS.
EIWSTEIN, ECKMAN & Ca.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers iu
HOOTS. SHOES,
A\J> HATS,
No. 153 Congress Street,
E Finstein, Y
s. nE. kman, s SavaaDali, Ga,
A. Velsburg ,
nnt7;6ra
" II Tlf WU NV Q'lKD'ft.
TISON &. GORDON,
COTTON FACTOJto
—AND—
General Commission IMants,
96 Bay Street, SavaaDali, 6a.
p *.
Bagjing and Rope or Iron Ties advanced
on crops.
L'bersl cadi advances mado on consifrit
inents of cotton.
Grateful for lihpr>-l patronage in the nast,
a continuance of the llio Same is rtspeetfullv
soltcitvd. s-p‘);>t>n
JncuSl^conn^,
Wholesale dealer in
PURE WHISKIES, BRANDIES
Gins, Turns, Wiut.’G 4c.,
CO Cherry SI., - - JUacou, Gn.
And sole agent lor the Pale of thatcelebra
rated brand I*ure KYK WHISKEY
“XXXX”
n M.eon. AH thnoo wlio wish a pure article
n the way of El'AlvArt/, ttraiuhf,
if ’inrs , .fir f/titl t’ortcr , ran get it
by calling on Jitu. W. H’CoUIICr.
lie haa also a tine stock of F mev T-.ilet
Soup*, wiiiclt he offers v»rv M)lf'* lot'
C.Hfl. He keep. always on hand a lull
«nd complete stock of
Fancy Groceries,
Including It f'S’l'P- <{S, SurtUnes
honsrrns: l.’urrani*, It.ll-
SF.VTS, Stali tn .Macaroni, JVit*
rlir .». ttl\ l.ys. Tomatoes, TV" *,
rOl’f’Kf, Sf fj.itts, s E7(f P,
MOI..ISSES, lSc.
FI.OCR —A full stock of all 0 adts.
25 HOXF.4 LEMONS —At slu 60 per Box
j > 2T ,6 m
SMIT H, A 6 SCOTT 4. CO,,
Sr*uccessoiM to Liitlo, Smith A Cos ,
DEALERS IN —
Saddles, Harness, Carriage Material,
shoe m.rzit.ras.
iUbit!. hownlHg 4 Hi’s (ouronj
lluggie* ah 1 Wasrohs,
Yo. 4 Sirny Ml., .Ylstrot!,
S"|.2j*iui
n. n. ADAMS. 11 k. wamr.rr.N. a a ar ms,
Kaloiiuiu, Ga. bavamiMh, Ga. Am-.'iieu-.Ga.
ADAMS. WASHBU 3 t J CO.
FACTORS
AND—
Commission Merchants,
No. 3, Stoddard’s Lower Range,
iv 1 B’69;i')'« Scttltitu It, Si
it?’: H. Cn.QriTT, Javi» Uaua-i,
linker Ominlv, G.i. New'on, Ga.
. Hi nil 11. Coi.yciTT, Savamnh, Ga.
COLQUITT & BAGGS,
COfTON FACTORS & GENERAL
C OMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Bay Mrect, SaTUiinali, «a.
Special aitctition to the s-a’u of Colton,
[.amber and Timber. Liberal advances on
Oon«ignrventH. in u v 6;if
f U M*Y S T UMI E.
A large aud elegant assortment of
HEW FURNITURE,
Os all descriptions.
Parlor Suites, Bedroom Puitns,
Chairs, Mattresses, Bedsteads, &0 ,
In great variety. Also,
Carpets, Oil Cio'hi, Mattings,
lings, Mats, Window Shades,
Wall IWr,-F«>R Sams Chk*p !
Please give meac-M. THOMAS WOOD,
Next to Lanier House, Macon. Ga,
brown house.
u. E, BKOU.H A SO.H,
Fourth St., Opposite Passenger Depot
Alacon, Georgia.
ItfllS House having latolv been refitted
and repaired, ,n.i is now one of the best
Hotels in the State, and (he most conve
nient m the city. The table a supplied»hh
everything the market affords. leblßb3
THE TOMLINSON OEMAREST CO
Maoufactu-rers of
FIWE CARRIAGES,
260 Broadway, Mow \ork.
Are manufacturing extensively ev
n,v style cf Carriage, Buggy, and
Wagon suitable for the South, from the
tinest Landau and Phaeton down to tho
Velocipede _ ... _
Mr. W. Woodruff, of Grini.*, Cra.,
well known throughout the S"U'h as
he originator of the cel; brated Buggy
called --The Wood uff C no..rd, ' is-fd
“The Wool off Plafl'ation W agro, and
,ss. ciated with us in N. Y , where we
will always beep a good stock of these
Buggies and Wagons on hand, whic h
are said to be superior to almost any
madß in America. . ,
If you want auy kind of a VehiCie,
GOOD warranted work, send your or
ders directly to this House, or through
aIIV c! c.ur Age nts, Mid (hey will have
oroßopt attention Illustrated Circulars
w ,Ube scut to any person who will
write for them. 0 **
Dawson, ga„ Thursday, jakuary 20, iB7O.
To The 'l'ruviUlng Public.
marshall house,
s.i a.i.
7’his Brst-c’ass Hotel is situated on Brough
ton Street, and is convenient to the business
pa it «j y the city. Omnibuses and Biggago
iigntts will always be in attendance at the
v nous Depots and Steamboat Landings, to
convey p.g-engers to the Hotel. The heal
.T'VJ Stable aeoommodatitAig will be found
adjoining the house.
Ih* uitders’gned will spare neither time,
trouble uor expense to make his guests com
loriable, and r. nder this House, in every tub'
s’antial particular, equal, at least, to any in
the State.
The rate of Board has been reduced to
*3 00 a day.
A. U. LUCE, Proprietor.
McAFEE HOUSES,
At Smflliville and Ft. Valley, Ca.
' E 'HE uedersigneti h .vir.g taken the Bying
& ton //oum lit Ft. Valley, t«kes pleasure
in notifying the travelling public that both
the above bouses are now in the 4 f:,il Udo’V
<»f
,v ill 6pttre nW expenie to make them noth
V iust-Class Uotels, J/t-als readv on the
arival of the train. W. M. McAFER.
AND
IRfiHlf STORE
M ai n street, West of the Court House.
IHAVE just opened my stock of Goods,
consisting in part, of best grades of Fam«
ilv Flour, Beef Hama, Tennessee Hams, Bo
logna Sausage, Cheese, Coffee, Teas, Sugars.
White and Blue Fish, Mackerel, Butter, Lard,
Jellies, Preserves, Canned Fruits, Vegetables,
Nuts, Raisins, /•’runes. Dates, &c., also, □ fine
article of Brandy and Whiskey, in bottles,
Uigurs and Tobacco. Will be receiving all
the sr. son choier Apples, Oranges, Cabbage,
Fresb Fish and Oyaiere, and everything good
to cat or drink.
THE LADIES,
can, wi’h propriety, come to my store and
make their ►election 4 !.
THE LITTLE FOLKS !
shall, also, teceive attention, and their wants
will he attended to. J/v motto is “quic k
» des and silt <1! profits." Terms : strictly cash.
K 'spceifnliv nek the titiz msof Damon, and
•ilt who trade hue to cal! and examine my
.took of G »nds. H. It. THOMAS.
oct-.'S; in
M JN S TI. W I LLIA >1 S 0 N
MILLINER
AND
MANTUA MAKER,
AND DIALER IN
jflillijiafli IJonuf, fapy
TVolionn,
Etc., Etc., Etc
(Next Door to Dr. Cheatham's,)
TiAIS ST. - - DAWSON, GA.
r I''HANKFUL for the patronage given me
1 since 1 have been in business, I hope to
ineri' a continuance of the f.irf, by close
application to business, au.f a desire to please
those who may f vor me with a call. Ms
stock of Fall ami Winter Goods will com
pose all articles needed by the Ladies in the
Millinery line, also Fancy Goods and Yankee
A’otions, to suit the wants ol Ladies, Misses
and Children. Mv object is to please those
who call on me, and ask of the ladies of Ter
rail, 6’tlboun and Webster counties, and all
wha trade at Dawson, to call and examine
my Btock. Sept.23'lf.
DR. WM. 1). LEONARD,
Smitnville, Lee County, Ga.
RESPECTFULLY tenders bis services to
the public in the treatment ol all diseas
e-. of tne EVA). Having for Some time past
paid particular attention to O#*M
TIB.IK.MIV SlJltGEft, I", he now
proposes to make the diseases of the Eye a
speciality. Blindness, Dimness of vision,
Cataracts, Amamosis, Chronic Inflamatious,
and all Other dlserses of the eye treated with
perfect success. All cures warranted. Ad
dress, 1)K. WM. D. LEONARD,
Reuwick P. 0., (SiuithvMe.) S. W. R. R.
nov4-if Lee county Ga,
night freight
• AND
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN.
SocruwESTKRN Railroad Cos. Orric*, )
Macon, October 8, 1869 j
ON and after Sunday night October 10th,
inst. this Company will run aright
Freight and Accommodation Train between
Macon and EufatiU, every night except Sat
urday night, connecting at Sm.thvil e with
Albany, and at Cu.bbert with Fort Games ac
commodation t arns, as follow- .
L »ve Macon, 8:28'. P- m i ’ lr,,ve at K'lfau.'a
-11, ,n Leave EuLuU. 7:18 p. m. ; arrive
It*Jfcfo:’. *:’•'* m ' Dp lr ;" llor ~ M 'T'
Dawson a' 11 P Do mi Tram ior
KnTaula I) .. sot 8.. ni. Regular utai
trains tun as h«rtto*"«h pow
octlA;tf Engineer k SupVUeut.
Piirily <tl Character.
Over the beauty of Uicplutu nnd tlio
apricot tltt’t'o grows n bloom, a beauty
more exquisite than the Iruit itself —a
soft, delicate flush that ovcrspinads its
blushing check. Now, it you strike
your hand over that, and p is once
gone, it is pone forever; lor U never
grows but once. The flower G.iti hangs I
itt the morning, impearled with dew— :
arrayed with j wols—once al ake it, so j
that the bauds roll off, and you may
sprinkle water over it as you please,
yet it can never be made again ‘what,
it was when the dew fell lightly upon
it lrotn heaven ! On a frosty morning
you may see the panes of glass cover
ed wiut landscapes, mountains, lakes,
aud trees,- blended iu a beautiful tua
tustic picture. Now, lay your bund
llpun the glass, and by the scratch of
your finger, or by the wiulii tl you"
palm, nli the uem tite trncoW will be
obliterated, b’o there i9 fc youth a
bgrnity and purity of churaqior, which,
when once touched und qebled, eau
never be restored ; a fringe inpre dol
eate tteuft frostwork, bad w r,i. ..when
torn und broken, wiil never bo re-em*
broideied. A rnaD who has spotted
and'soiled his garments in youth, thu’
he may seek to make them white
again, can never wholly do it, even if
he were to wash them with his tears j
When a young man leaves t.is lather's
house, with the blessing of his mother a
tears still wet upon ftis forebuud, if
he once loses that early purity of char
acter, it is a loss that he can never
make whole again. Such is the con
sequence of crime. Its etlecu cannot 1
be eradicated ; it can only be forgiven.
JS3TG cneral R»ns“m, of Nor’h
Ciuettua, whu was with (Jeueral Lea at
Appomattox, iu a late address said .
‘‘Ou tbe utoriiug after the surrender,
the armies slid occupying the positions
of the day b.-fore, several officers and
gentlemen bad assembled attnc tent of
General Lie, ou a small eminence in tbe
woods. I shall never forget tbe gio.p.
it was tbe first aud only time 1 ever
saw tfiat /great and good man show
emotion; it seemed as if Lis heart
would break The eye which bad
gazed like the eagle ou tbe red iightniug
ot battle was wet with a patrio’s tear,
aim with a soldier’s grief. Tuo conver
eaiiou was a s< rrowlui one, lor it related
to tbe surrender, when at length Gen
eral Gordon, hi, well as I recollect now,
said: “Wall, General Lee, what must
we do now i 1 ” Well do I remember
General Lie’s face, as lighting up Irorn
gloom, be said : *• 1 can only say to
you, gentlemen, what I wrote to Mrs.
Lee ibis morning : we cultivate
•tbd eirengibeu our virtue. Human
Virtue ougni, at leas', to be equal to hu
man calamity
Where sham. I Spend Eternity
A indy bad Wot .Ci; o . a c;t:'il,, and
p.aced on the top of an hotir glass iu
her gard u'huusu the following simple
vcr.e from one of tno poem* of JoLd
Cure.— it was the season when the
flowers were iu Ibeir highest glory :
To think of Fiimiuer* >cttocomc,
That i am not to wot*!
To think a weed is yet to bloom
From dust that I shall be I”
The next morning the found the fol
lowing lines, iu pencil, on tbe back of
tbe same card :
To think when heaven and earth are fled,
And times aud seasons o’er—
When all that can die shall be dead,
That 1 shall die no more 1
O ! where will then my portion be?
JFhere shall I spend eternity 1
KiUirofui Progress.
The American Railroad Journal
says: “lu reviewing the history of our
national development during the year
now drawing to a close, no oua element
of our matuial progress is more notice
able t:au the rapid extension of our
railroad system throughout all parts of
the country. At tho beginning of 1860
there were 42 ; 2 7 2 milts of railroad in
operation in the United States, attd at
the present time there are at least 50,-
000 miles finished, or in an advance 1
stage of construction Iu every Stats
and Territory we fiad the people bu-ily
engaged in the important work of lay
ing the foundations of future railroads
some of local and others of national
iropoitauce. The number of these en
terprises now under way is not far from
three buodred. E >ch State in the Un
ion, has, on au average, seven or eight
separate railroads now in the oourse of
construction. Maiue has 8; New
Hampshire, 4; Vermont, 0, Massac
husetts, 5; Rhode Island 5; Connecti
cut, 7; New York, 11; New Jersey,
7 ; Pennsylvania, 32 ; .Delaware, 5 ;
Maryland, 7 ; West Virginia, 1 ; (tho
Chesapeake aud Ohio,) and probably
others; Ohio, 12; Indiana, 12; Illi
nois, 12; Michigan, 13 ; Wisconsin, 5 ,
Minnesota, 7 ; lowv, 13; Missouri, 12 ;
Nebraska, 3,■ Kansas, 9 ; Arkansas, 3;
Texas; 4; Liuisiana, 4; Misaistippt,
3; Alabama, 6; and in the Southern
Atlantic States at least twenty great
works are reported in vatieus stages of
progress—some lately undertaken, and
others in a forward state of oompletioo.
Many of these roads are hundreds of
mi ss in length, tappiug richly fertile
ana hitherto undeveloped agricultural
districts, and drawing within the busy
otrcle of the world’s activities ad iu
du-tuics sectious before inaccessible, and
at uo distant day will add millions an
nually to the material wealth of the na
tion. Avery moderate estimate gives
he aggregate length of the road- now
iu progress at not less than 15,000
miles, the greater part of which will bo
opeued to bu-iness within the lcxi two
or tbreo years.
There is tsue single fuel which one
m y oppose to nil the wit and urgu
no-ut of it fidelity—namely : that uo
man over repealed being a Christian
on his dcath-bod-
I Pacts about Cougrrssairu.
j The average age of Sruators is not
far from filly-five ; that of l.eprdsent
j atives not far from forty five.
[ In the Senate there are five gentle
' mou below the age of forty. In the
House there are five members un
der thirty.
The youngest Senator is Genera!
Spencer, of Alabama, h.iru November
1, Ibi>6. aud consequently thirty three
years old. The youngest Representa
tive is lion Clinton L. Cobb,ot Noflh
Carolina, born August 25f 1842, and
consequently but little over twetry sev
en
j The oldest Senator is lien Simon
j Cameron, of Pennsylvania, born Mulch
|S, 1799. He is also the oldest in Con
j gressiotiul Seniority, having taken his
| seat in the Senate iu 1840. lie has,
■ however, had two long interruptions
i in his Senatorial curetf, so Hat his
. whole service amounts to eleven years.
He is 'heonly mvmberot either House
I who was born before tiie cotun.uoe
j inent ot the present century.
Tifie oldest member of me present
j House ot Representatives in Congres
sional seniorty is Hon. Fernando
Wood, who look nis seal in 1841, lu
the Twenty-seventh Congtess. Hie
age is but fiity seven.
1 Mr. Garrett l)uvm, Senator irorn
■ Kentucky, was curlier in tne House
than any present member of that body,
having m 1839 taken his seat iu the
Twenty-sixth Congrjss. He is the
only member of either House who sat
in Congress more than thirty years
since, J)lr. Davis, however, belongs to
the present century, having been horu
iu 18L/1, two months earlier tliau Sen
ator Vickers, ol Maryland, lu point
of long couiinued service Mr Sumner
is tbe “Father of the Senate,” having
served for almost nineteen years with
out interruption, lie has five years
mure to serve oa his present torn).
Hon Robert 0. boheuck. ol Ohio,
is tko “Father of the Home." lie en
tered it in 1842, und (having been out
from 1851 to is now serving fits
eighth Wrm.
ilon Henry L Dawes, of Massa
chusetts, is serving his seventh contin
uous term.
General Banks and Hon. Horace
Maynard are iu their sixth term, not
continuous.
lions. James Brooks and S. S. Cox,
of New York, and Hon. Nathan F.
Dixon, of GLode Island, are each in
their filth term.
Air. Brooks was the pioneer Wash
ington correspondent, aud also the first
ol Kuropeun correspondents lor Ainer
cau papers.
Tno youngest Senators are Messrs.
Sprague ami Kellogg, thiity - nine
years ; McDonald, thirty seven years ;
Uslioin aud bpoucer, thirty - three
years. All “curpet-buggers” except
Guv Sprague.
Ttie youngest Representatives are
Hon Thomas Fitch, of Nevada, thir
ty-one veais; Gen. S S. Witcher, ol
Wes: Virginia, thirty years; lion. C,
M. Humil.on, < f Florida, twenty-nine
years; lion. Logan 11 Roots, ol Ar
kansas, twenty-eight years, ana Hon.
C. L. Cobb, of North Carolina, twen
ty-seven years. Mes-rs Hamilton and
Roots were membeis of the last Con
gress
The average length of the Con
gressional biographies is ten lines.—
The longest is that of Hou. Win. F.
Prosser, of Tennessee, who occupies
twenty-six, but they are so crammed
with incidents that they could not be
well abbieviated.
The hardest worked Senator in com
mittee service is Hon. James W. Pat
terson, of New Hampshire, who is
chairman ot the Joint Committee cm
Retrenchment, and is a member ol
three others.
The blondes ox tbe Senate have it all
their own way iu the Committee ou
ILo J udiciary.
lu the House the most fortunate
men on committees are Hon John
Lynch, of Maine, who is chairman ol
two commi tees and stands second on
that Ol banking und currency, and
lion. Thomas A. Jenckus, of ltnode
Island, who is chairman of the Com
mittee on Patents and rues those ol
leu-uehmeut and civil service.
The fireside is a school of infinite im
portaßeo; it is important because it is
universal, and because the education
it bestows, being wt'VW ill with the
woof of childhood, gives form and col
or to the whole texture of life.
An absent-minded professor, i« go
ing «ut th« g«t« ““*? htu Wlugo,
ran t.,;a : nst a cow. In the contusion
of the moment he raised nis bat, and
exclaimed : “I beg your ptrdon, mad
am.’’ fciocn alter, be stumbled against
a lady in the street; in sudden rucol
lection ; 1 his fortnor mishap, he called
out : “is that you again, you brute?”
tjqh-j.—Light moves with a velocity
of ouo hundred and ninet2iwo tbousaud
five hundred miles iu a second of time.
It travels from the sun to the earth in
seven minutes and a half. It moves
through a space equal lo the circum
ference of our globo in the eighth part
Os a second; a flight which the swiftest
bird could not perforin in lens liTaa
three weeks.
How Many.— ?—A young roan
asked an old man for his daugter in
marriage. The answer was : ‘Go into
the orohard and bring in a number of
apples. Give me one-half of the whole
Dumber, aud the mother half of the
| balance and half aD apple over, and to
tbe daughter one-half of the remainder
aud half an apple, aud have one left
for yourself, without rutting an apple,
: and then, if she is willing, y'u can have
j her.” He solved tho question. How
' many did be bring ?
TToiiihii''« Work.
l>Hrning little stocking!!,
For rentier liftle fe«t ;
Washing little faces
To keep them clean and sweet;
Hearing bible lessons,
Teaching catechism,
Fraying for salvation
From heresy and seism ;
Woman’s work.
Sewing on the buttons,
Overseeing rations:
Soothing, with a kind word,
Other’s lamentations;
Guidin'* clumsy Bridgets,
( oaxlug sullen cooks ;
Eutertuining company,
And reading recent books ;
Woman’s work.
Burying out of sight
Her own unhealing smarts,
Letting in the sunshiue
On others’ clouded hearts;
Binding up the wounded,
Healing up the sick,
Bravely marching onward
Through dangers dark and thick/
Woman’s work. *
Leading little children,
And blessing manhood’s years /
Showing to the sinful
How God’s forgiveness cheers :
Scattering sweet rjses
Along another’s path/
Smiling by the wayside,
Content with what- she hath ;
Woman’s work.
Letting fall her own tears
Where »nly God
/Fining off another’s
With tender sympathy;
Learning oy experience,
Teaching by example;
Yearning lor the gsitewny,
Golden, pearly, ample ;
Woman’s work.
Lastly comoth silence,
A day sf deep repose ;
Iler locks smoothly braided,
L'pou her breast a rose,
Lashes rusting i
llpou the marble cheek;
A look of blessed peace
Upon the forehead meek.
The hands softly folded,
The kindly pulses still ;
The lips kuow no smiling.
The noble heart no thrill.
Her couch needs no smoothing,
She caret!i for no care;
Love’s tenderest entreaty
Wake’s no responses there !
A grave in the valley
Tears, bitter sol s, regret,
One more lesson given
That life may not forget,
A face forever hidden,
A race forever run ;
“Dust to dust,” a voice saith,
Aud woman’s work is done l
M i ra’s Lily.
BY NKTJIK NEALE
Myra Mayson flitted restlessly about
the luxurious room, wh.so suit c.rpei
yiulded no sound to the footstep as she
passed ovet its riob-hued fluwoisuhat
looked as fresh aud glowing as it real
buds, leaves aud bio sums were strewed
beneath her feet. She peered through
(be rich damask euriaiua, wuich draped
gracelully tbe window, out into the dark
ray less night Not a star wai vts.ble
through the heavy cloudi, aud by the
light of a street lump, she saw tbe side
walk was nearly covered With snow, aud
tbe leathery (lakes snll descending .-i
--leuily but rap dy. She sigb'ds.f'y,
aud mruiug uw .y, walked to the fire
place and stirred the glowtug coals,
wbiefi sen- a warmth over the room - ,
then drawing a large, luxurian' chair iu
front of tbe lire, sealed herself, gaz tig
long aud absoutly into tbe grrtc. Bui.
he same face looked up tutu hers, alike
from the snow- covered street und tbe
grate’s glowing coals. It was a pale,
worn chiid-faee, and a low, plaintive
voice echoed from It —“l’.case, lady,
give me money lor my siclt bisicr 1
and the night wind seemed to wail to
ner through tne etorui that plaintive
obi! i voice.
As Myra returned from a shopping
excursion tint moruiDg, as sho supped
from her carriage and j ttvsed up the
nro-d steps ol her elegant home, * lu
tie child, iniuly eiul, o&me up to her
and said,—“Piease, lady, give me a lit
tle uwuey tor my sick tis er.” But
Myra scarcely heeded the low, p.aintivo
voice, aud, drawing her rich lurs more
closely around Lor as she stood in the
keen, cold wind, said carelessly,— ‘1
nave no chaog ', child lhca saia l
herself, —-‘B om mo, how these b- ggars
do annoy me ! that is the third oue who
has applied to me today.’’ But glanc
ing U P> b^c BO li I^'! leading eyes of
tbe child filled with tears, anu a des
pa.riug look swept over ter pale, thin
lace, as she turnt-d aud walked slowly
away. Again and again dur.ug the
day, dnl mat mournlui look come ho
tween Myra and the scenes aud faces
around her; aud now, to night, as hor
busbaud lingered late at tir olboe, and
ber boy slept qu el in his little cub, the
shadows ol lone.miss and thought gath
ered heavily around her, anu once more
that haun ing face oame Leiote her with
low, plaintive tones.
Bae continued gaaiug steadily on tbe
glowing coals unit! a soft diowsmess
crept over her, and her eyelids drooped
geatlv, and leaning ber head back on
fa. -oft chair, sta slumbered.
A few moments ana a Hulling close by
aroused her, as a fair, beauteous being
stood near her, with a lace radiant with
love aud benevolence, her drapery light
and gbsleuiug. But most beautilui ol
all was a cluster of snowy bllies she
held iu her hand, and exlonaiug them
to Myra, she said, in a nob, sweet
voice: , , . ,
“Your lily, dear lady,—is it ready :
‘‘l have uo lilies,” replied Myra.
“No lily gatheicd ready lor jour
heavenly home !” she rophsd reproacn
tully aud sadly. ‘‘On I dear lady, what
have been doing all day V'
Myra told her how her aay had been
spent : the morning iu shopping, tbe
atternoon in a long siesta and m the
nursery wi'b ber boy.
“Aud so you have gathered no lily
for me?’ the visitor again said sadly.
“Who are you T’ inquired Myra.
“1 am au angel sent to gather anu
bear to heaven ail the li'.ltes oollec.od
each day by the chtidrcu of earth, to i
bloom eternally iu heaven. When this
world shall have passed away, and ‘the
glories and splendors thercol, had an
end,’ these 111 iss will sail remain
blooming iu fragrance in heaven for
ever. Bat every deed of mcroy. oharity
VOL. IV. —-NO. 49.
or kindeeas done to Ibe smilg or bodieff
t-f CbrHt'ii stiff ring children on oarta,
a lily like tbisig given to the pmr, and
at nightfall I gather them all in and
b< sr them up to beavon to bioom eter
nally See how beautiful they are 1"
As Myra gaz :<1 closely down iuto their
*nowy oup.t, she noticed that ou the pe
tals of each one, tbo dew-deeps bad
formed ibeoiselvifl into these words ?
‘ lua much as ye did it unro the least
of tb >»e, ye did it unto me.” Tne an
gel puioifng to these dew-drops, said ?
‘•These are tbe tears which kindness
drew from the eyes of ibe poor and suf
fering who gave them the liiy, aud they
became obryataliz-d into gem* in these
heaveuiy lillie*. D and not a little giif
offor yuu a liiy at your door-step lo
ony ?”
“Y*>s,” replied Myr* mourn'ully,
‘‘but I did uot ku-ivv it.”
‘‘Uu 1 dear L.dy, gather lilies fer
iicaveu Kartbly 11 w. ra must all fada
sud die ; be.avei ly i tie.-, blooms eternal
ly. lute b-auiilul home and its noble
owner, tbe fair und y by who
dio.UiS yonder io Lis in la onb mast
ail t-d» aad pa e asay. 'f«ach thou*
witn you to gainer fiats— imnxorteUea'
>o bloom in a homo not m uiu .van
bands, eternal ii the heavous. Heed'
tins warning, dear lady, ere I come
again.” And as esiased speaking,
she turned to leave the r.iru, and with
a low, aad farewell, stooped aud kissed
goody tbe woepiug Myra.-
Myra opened her eyes and found h.r
husband ieauiug over her chair.
"What is tbe matter, little wife If
Whu horrible vision baa broken your
slumbers ? 1 catuu iu a few moments
ago and found you sleeping aud sobbing
btut-rly, aud f kissed 3ou out ot v’oor
trouble. What were yuu dteamtug?”
Myra rubbed her eyes heavily, and
looked around tbd roOui earn »:ly Ufjior
sue spoke.
"Was it your kiss that aw >ke me 1
Have b'oeu only dreaming 1 D.d you
meet any one wneu you came in !
“One at tbe time with your ques
tions, if you please.” tepiioU her nus
bauu sinning. "Yes, to your first and
second; no, to your l»si. What wero
you dreaming T’
Myra related to him her dream, and
becoming and reply iuu-rested iu tbe reel
til as she proceeded, he i.sieued atten
tively aud tbougbifuily, and when she
fiuisncd, said :
•‘My.a, would yuu recogszj that
beggar gill if ; .u saWbir ag-iu f"
“1 tnink 1 Wiuld know iLat face
amid a hundred, so constantly has it
Uauuled my mind ail day.”
“BorLups it wav me same one who
caused me to be so late returning homo
this evening. Just as I wa. shout to
Dave my office, a pale, thinly clad girl
came lu, cvideuuy much excited, aL<i
uatuhiug bold, sad : ‘Ob ! doctor, do,
for God's sake, corno to my poor litt.o
si.ter/ Moved by the deep auguisn iu
me tones and face of the girl, 1 lultowcd
her to her miserable abide of pov riyi
Ou a pallet iu one corner of il.e deso
late loom, I found a little child of not
moie than five or s x yuaitt of age,
wasted by disease und pmoably want,
but e'videutly rapid y pasting aivay to a
laud wnere nunger, pa, ll uoi warn would
trouble her child heart no m re. As
we entered tbe room, nba collect ‘cistor !’
unci l>e girl sprang Irorn my side anil
kne.l down beside ibe little sufferer,
say tog toudcriy,—‘Horn I am darling,
*nd here is me doctor to make you
well I will Uot leave you any more
10-uigbi;’ anti sue nestled clu e down
beside the cbi.d, with her aim thrown
prulecungiy around her. feeing that
me child was beyond the reueii ot bu
rn au skill, 1 tuiu-d Irorn me bedside
ana beckoned to a woman who was in
UlO room, and in low whispered tones in
Ihe pissuge, told her the child could uot
live uuiu morutug. Drum bur 1 learned
mat the little beggar gnl bad striven
Rrafely to uku oaio ot heisatt and al
m.sl baby bi-ttr, since tne U.a h of
their mo’her, until the iutle one sick
ened, and tb.re was no resort out neg
gaiy. 1 fell, promising to return iu the
morning. Y\ ouid you tike to go wi.h
me tueu, aud see if we can iae.p the
lne next morning Myra acoonipauted
bc-r lausnund, and iouud the older girl
ke>ptngber oad, weary Vigil over her
dead, uor cvou.d she ugre. to leave un
til 11 slept in Us mother cattu. After
the burial, Myia took tbe g>:l homo
with her unlit she could succeed in get
ting her into tbe orphan asylum; and
never again aid she forget tbe low, mu
sical words ol tbe dream angsl,—“Oh !
lady, gather lilies for heaven.’'
Humorous.
“Pete, is you into them sweetmeats
agin f” “No inarm, them sweetmeats is
into me.”
“I am going to the poat-offioo, Bob ;>
shall 1 inquire tor you?” “Well, yes,
if you have a minti to, but don’t think
you will find me there.”
Could anything be better than the
uegro’s reply to a young lady he offered
to lilt over i-ne gutter, and who insisted
that she was too heavy ? “Lor, missus,”
said he, “L’s used to hitiug barrels of
sugar.
A Frenchman brought two mugs to
tbe milkman in plack of one, as usual,
an 1 on oeiug a<kcd the meaning of it,
r< plied, “IBs f-r te milk, aud dis for te>
water, and 1 vtti mix dem so as to suit
myself.
“Wbxt are you doing there Jane ?”
“Why pa, Ism going to paint my doll's
pinafore red. ’ “But what have you
got to dye it?” “Beer,” “Who ou
earth told you that beer would dye
red ?” “ W by, M.a baid it was 'uoer that
made yo.ui uoee red, and p”
“Here, Susan, take this ohild, ”