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RAIL-ROAD guide.
koillkw'r'alt'rn Railroad l*as-
MiMga-r Traiiaw.
WJf 110 LT, Prea. | VIRGIL POWER, Nip
Arrirr.lEuf.nl. r u.
Ure 7:21* a. m.
A'rire .1 4:f ‘" T “
Ouuii«.t ug *1 h Al .any branch train at
Suithri lr, aud wi h Furl Oainea brunch train
it Ctj. M»r'.
I lu n.i micit AND ACC iMulllTlim TRAINS
L».ii .l/acon ...8*24 t- “.
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Lnrr Eu r. M.
Arr ra 3 : 1" *• M -
Oaiiß'Ct >t S u tiiT llr rrilh tl any triin on
Jfjiid.r, lay, Thu sday »nd Kiid.v |
nigh .a.' N•> train l-.». a on H.Ur.l.y nights.
iMtnnr.i.i raaaaMlKß rhalNS
Uh V«t*. 7:25 * m.
iinir II .• • C 32 r *•
L-,t« »• 12:26 t
Arfiif *i M can... fi:,, 5 ?• M '
C-UTBSt!* M<MIT PaaaKkttaa T«*IN
L-.t. Na.au 7:40 r. *.
Artist •' Ottlumbu*... -VO. 1 ) a. M
Inure C-tu'iibii* 7:t*o r m.
Arrirv ■ J/acutt 4:lj a. m.
Kirtnanil Br«i"p%vi<-k Ps»**«:n
g«*r Truii**.
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Ariire »' II un*»ick lo:*o r *.
!,-••• (I nu*»ick *•
Jim at M cun..... 7:50 r. a.
train* Til HiRIISSTILLI
L-.ree 3:00 «
Aniv. at llA»kin*vilie * ; W* r M
1,-»?« lLakinsville 7:oo a w
Arire >1 Macon 0:15 a.«.
TltU train non daily, Suutlayx excepted
ITraterit «V Kailroiwl.
I'OSTKR BLODGETT, Sui>’t.
Mimr pahsknokr twain
UreAll.ro. 7 OOP «
Arrire Chattanooga So A M
Chattanooga 7.50 P. M
Arnre >1 Allant* .4 14 A. M
UAV PAFNKNCEU train.
J.M»f Atl.nta *-' 5 *• V
irrm it Chattanooga 4,1> P. M
U«r* Chattauoo;*.. ■ • >7.10 A. M
Ariire It Atlanta... 3.17 P. M
liaLTun ArCOMXM>*TIuN.
Ure Ad.in* 3.lft P M
Arrir* it Il.Uon 11.85 P. M
l.fie| Dalton 7.00 A. M
Ariire »t Atlania 11 *B* A M
?grofessUn»t ©arte.
*• ». rreuTRS. L C. HOYLI.
WOOTEN i HOY E,
Attorneys at X*aw,
<m i»'so.r,w.i.
Jan 6-1 y.
R. W. DAVIS,
Attorney at Law,
IKIIWSOJT. K.l-
H OlSce OTer J. B. Perry’* Store.
Dec 23rd, '69. ts.
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C. W. WARWICK,
Att’y at Law and Solicitor in Equity,
SMITH VILI.E, aA.
i. P r * c, * r * in South Western and Titian
cun*. ColUctious promptly remitted.
*• J. WARREN,
attorney at law,
- . . tia.
11 F. SIMMONS,
ATTORNEY at law,
d *a»»’.so.v, o.i.
*" bUßiaeß, '
augi 9: ts
Dawson Business Directory,
Dry <u»oda m«;rrknntti.
. -48-JP
Blj «*iIiSWP A NEIAON, Dealers ill
Dry Goode, Groceiiea and /Atrdware,
j J/aio street.
tVKI YI, A TUCKER, Dellers in all
/kinds ol Dry Goods and Groceries. Haiti
Street.
K UTTER, JACOR, Dealer in all
klhil* of Dr» (roods, Haiti street.
IOtr.ESS A UKIrFIY, Dealers
J in S'ltpU Diy Goods and Groceries ale"
I and i loin mission .tferchaiils, M «HI Hifeef,
MrUEYNCV A C ROUCH,
Dealers in Drv Goods, Clu'hing, Staple
Goods and K.inily Groceries, Al .in street.
OKK, W . P. Dealer In Fancy and sta •
pie Drv Goods, Mam et., under •'Jour
nal” Printing Olflee.
PERPI.EB, \V. n.. Dealer in S aple
and Fancy Dry Goods, Main street.
Grorery Kerclmiilt
ARTIK’R, S. !>., De.ler in Groceries
and Family Supplies. .1/ain Street.
I7*'ETOT, ,f. A., Wnreliohse and
Potnmls-ion Merchant, and Dealer in Ra
eon, Flour. Meal nhd Provi*ions generally, at
Sharpe & Srowti’s old stand, M tin si.
IT'AIiNfEYf, MIVKPE A CO..
D alers in Dry Goods, Groceries, and
Plantation Supplies.
/ 1 REEK A SIJI.TIOIIX, G.orery
* J and /'rovision Dealeis, South side Pub
lic Square.
KOOD, R. 11., Dealer in Groceries and
Fatnilr supplies generally, 2nd door to
Journal” Office, Slain si.
T IIZEI.L, K. C. A Cos. Grocery and
a I L/'iorision dealer*. Next door to the Ho
tel Main Street, Dawson.
Drnsjist*-
/-SHEATH An, C A., Druggist and
V > Physician. Keep* a good supply ol
Dings anil Medicines, and presc-ihes for all
the ills that tics!, is heir to. At his old stand,
the Ked !>• ii{J Store, Main St,
JANES A 1.0Y1.E0, Dealers in
fl Dings, J/.dicines, Oils, Paints, Dye
Suits, Gnd,mi Seed, &c., &c.
BAKERY.
JE. SO COB ON, Baker, Coafcc
* lioticr, arid dealer in Fmiily Groceries
K,-h and Ovators, ,1/aiu Street, next to J. \V.
Roberts k 00.
fIIaMCIANI.
HOD\ E'l'T W. 11. Practicing Phy
sician, and Surgeon. Office at Cheat
ham’s D.tig S ore.
nit*>. j. vv. l»*;ICE A *o\,
Ili.nkml tor past patronage hv elo.-e
I'.iention and moderate charges hone m re
ceive a continuance ol the sriUe, Olh '**, Dr.
Gilpin’s oi l stand j 1», 'f-
H ats'll K«|H»irstr.
VELET, JOII.Ni P„ "ill ' epair
\Va cites. Clocks, Jewelry, jl/'leic Books,
Acco diot.s, &c , always tube found at his
old stand, on Noith side ol Public Square.
I,ivery Stables.
pIRYPH, A sn*ni»E, Sale
i 1 a „d Feed Stable. Horses and J/ il s
lor KaVn Horses bo it ded. North side Pub
!io Squ »rc.
081 MCE, <5- A J. K.. Sal ;.
1 fVd *tiid laiYor?, Stable, Dr pot o ie*-t.
;*tid vehicles sot huo gii rr»9«'n
able terms. Apiil 14, H.
BYR-KOO.YI.
1) IT WARD. D.mW i . Fine Wen's,
Uran.li *. Whiskies, L ger Beer, Ao ,
West si.l,* put,lio Fq tare, Mailt a r r«'et.
r. aita vs. II x. trasWFM, a a. aim MS,
Katotitoii, Gx Sav.tiiiiali, Ga. Ante,icus.G.t.
ADAMS. WISBII 4 CO.
faotoks
—and—
Commission Merchants,
Xo. 3, Stoddard's L'twer Range,
» y i:i’«!*,#i> Satan tab, Ga
Alk’:> H. Cotq-iTV, Ja*m Bxstor
Baker Ot.untv, Oa. Newton, G*.
llrtfn 11. OotqmtT, Savannah, Ga.
COLQUITT & BACCS,
COTTON FACTORS & GENERAL
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Bay street, Savannali, Ga.
Special attentiau to the sale of Cotton,
Lumber and Timbers Liberal advances on
ConsigunienU. niaj’6;t|
BROWN HOUSE,
K. t, BROWN A SON,
Fourth St., Opposite I’asscDgcr Dcpoi
.Huron, Georgia.
rpaw Hofl'c having lately been rrfit'ed
I ami rt paired, and it now one of the Inal
Hotels in the State, and the most contre-
I oietit in the ci’y. The table is supplied with
everything the market afford-. ÜblS t.»
LYON, Ifr«KjUTKN!(EI» & IRVIN,
Ml.
Jftacan. * Georgia.
WILL five attention to Professional Busi
ness in the Macon, South.western, and
Pataula Circuits; in the IT. S. Courts, in Ba
vannah and Atlanta ; and by Special Con
tract in anr part of the /Stele.
Sept. 23/69 ; ly.
TxTcoHEisr & co.
IMPORTERS 07.
Hie i Wines, Gins, egars,
and dealers in
RYE, BOURBON AOO MONONGAHELA WHISKY.
‘Also, Manufacturer* of the Celebrated
Stonewall Bitters,
I Whitehall St,. *ll Uinta. Ga.
' .a. Jiwtni 13,
DAWSON, GA„ THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1870.
LIP PM AN’S
GREAT GERMAN BITTERS
Tto bejst [opic apd IfiVigoratar
kjio^p!
TttEY'anK
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(’f PSfd .i.rn u E.r-
EHvtL EXMi.t I STKt.f.
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{ *■ EE It .t.m .Hi HE, lilt. 1.-
i**ts REtiiTTE.fr .i.rn
I.Tri: It .11 i TTE.YT EE EE Its.
They are Invaluable to JFemalebt
-trea Cordial Tor the * lard !
• Mna it Sure Protection against
mil .HnUtriautt lHaemtiett.
They are undoubtedly the best
JHedicinal j Cordial ever offered,
to the Public.
They contain nothing poisonous or injuri
ous to the system, but are composed of en
tirely vegetable substances. These Bitters
make their entry in this country unheralded
by any lor g advertisements, Without puffs
and testimonials, now so frequent throuffhont
the country. For LIPPJ/AN’S GRA’AT
GERJ/AN BITTERS stand solely ou their
merits. Tlteir virtues are in the bottle:
lit Germany, the home ol these Bitters, no
household can be found without them. For
over a century, since their first introduction
in that country, no article has been found
to equal them in their quick and speedy
cures of General Debility, Diapepsia, Ner
vous Diseases, aud Liver Complaint, and as a
strengthener and appetizer they are ac
knowledged by the most eminent German
Physicians, to whom these Bitters were first
known, to be the beet, puret’t, ,-.nd meat
wholesome preparation, and the most effect
ual in their cures.
/'very Onr Should Give Them
« Trial.
For the married as well us the unmarried,
we advise the timely use of a bottle. Ii will
srve you days of suffering, cheer your spir
its, aud give you health and happiness.
These bitters are now taking the place
of the many American compounds flooding
the market, because they a.e the genuine old
Geimin medicine, one that hat stood the
lest «,f time, and are destined to become the
fa-'orile Bittern in America,
For the many tcsiimoniala see Lippman'v
Almanac (or this year, now in press aud soon
'o tie issued.
For Stile l*y all Druggists and
Dealers Lveryivliere.
Sole .1/.nnfaclitrers for the United S'aies,
J .it COR l.li’f'im A KKO.
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
> Suvaittmli, Gsi.
CONSTITUTION " RENOVATOR,
BLOOD CL K XSli R.
This medicine is known to the f .i uliv as be
ing the concentrated fluid extract of S.rsap
arilla united with o her valuable medicinal
heibs, and is guaranteed as chemically pure.
NOR TilK OCRs; CN
(scrofula and CO.HUPTIOJI
This ren,e ly is compounded expressly for
purifying and cleansing the blood ot all in
,'irndtles, going at once to the fountain head
of disease. It extinguishes.
1 U.I/OR A, COXHUMPI ION. SYPHILIS,
SKIN ERUPTIONS, SAI.T RHEUM,
BOILS, ItHF,UMATIS,)/, WANT OF
VITALITY, scrofula.
We all know ■ hot the promiscuous vacci
nation indulg-d in during the late war hreo
the most viilanoua diseases. Vaccination
pus was ttken from the arms of many per
sons full ol scrofulous sort s.
Then of course the impurities of the scrof
ulous patient were absoi bed in the blood of
men othetwise without diseat-es, and both
became infected shke. J/rP, women aud
children ihfirnghoui all the West arc most
wofullv disea-ed front 'his cause, and knew not
tin'll a few months ago, the O'igin of i'.
Henry's Constitution Renovator
R lieves the Entite System ol Pains and
ache*, enliveus the spit its, aud sends new
blood
BOUNDING THROUGH EVERY VAIN.
It imparts a
Sparkling brig lit tics* to the Eye
A Rosy Glow to the Cliet-k.
I Kubv Tinge lo 111*' Lips,
A UleariieM lo llio Hoad.
Ki-iglitnos* lo tlic Complexion,
Buoyancy «o tlic Spirit*,
And Happiness on all Side*.
For all affections of the kindeys it is unsur
passed.
7'cople have been rescued, .is it were, from
the very jiws of death, by a timely use of
this great remedy.
EXTRACTS FROM VARIOUS LETTERS.
“Doctor, I was vaccinated in the hospital.
Before that 1 had no sltin disease. Uut.il I
had a bottle of your “Constitution Renova
tor,” sent me by Dr Roper, of Coluit.bEs,
Mo., I suffered tortures with running sore-
Sinee I have used two bottles I am all w< il
except a small Sots on the calf of my test
leg, and that is gening well fast.”
This from a lady.—“And now my skin ists
clear and as fair as a babe’s. Mv complex;
ion, thanks to your “Renovator,” is b.-auti
ful.
“Yes, yes, 1 may well say such renef was
unknown to me before. Enclosed find five
dollats lor six bottles; two famiie* here
wan* to try it.”
“I was very much troubled with .syphilis.
Four remedy seems to be curing me fast.
Send 4 bottles per Express."
“No more rheumatism. Three bottles of
Constitution Renovator have made me anew
man "
“Doctor, enclosed find (a. Please send
me a supply. Two families here waut to try
vour Constitution Reuovator"
We have not space for more of the above
extracts, but yon can ask vour neighbor about
ihe remedy. A’very one has something good
to say, as it. cutes every time.
Fob ai.l disks*** or th*
KIDNEYS, RETENTION OF THE URlN.fi’,
And for Female Diseases,
Nervous Prostration, Weakness, General .Las
situde and Waut ol Appetite, it is uusur-
In orderisg our remedy
always place the number of our Post-Office
Box on vour letters. Tte uew law in our
New York -Post Office compels this.
Address, I>r. ill. c. Henry &
Dircctor-Geueral Berlin Hospital, Prussia.
Agency of the United 9utes.
15 Labratory, 276 Pearl Stree‘,
Post-Offlce Box 5272.
NEW YORK.
tig-CONSmUTIOX RENOVATOR is *1
nerbottle, si* bottles for $5. Sent anywhere
on receipt of price- Patients are requested
to correspond confidentially, aud reply will
be made by followiug mad.
Sold by all respectable Drucgist*.
I LCOli lipped. Sole Agent,
SAVANNAH, OA,
SELEGTED POETY.
f From the THubflo ITojjlwter,')
The Broken Bridge.
How oft niy reatlefti feet hare hither brought me*
I Through the riel* tangle of luxuriant vim*#,
j That crept sb low, and modently bcHOught me
To linger where their sweetness Intertwines,
llut al! the charm of woodland path avoiding, I
The mellowed swcqtttesrf of the meadow ridge
1 lingered not to hear their frtouruful ehidiiig,
Jior paused oue mo men t till 1 reached the bridge.
J Here hi ttf childhood would 1 bring my trcaudl'e*
The toys aud flowers that filled me with delight;
/sere would i weave my dream* of youthful pleas
ures,
And plume my fancies, fi»r Into the ulght.
Here on this spot* With tendereat emotion,
| 1 kept a solemn Otic suuimef eve J
The stream went singing onward to the ocean—
voice that lured me, l»r«d but to deceive I
1 come again ; the night dews cling Ground hie j,
KacH nook- oh, how fahiUkr I—yet hOW chang
ed t
The weary years with age and grief have crown
ed me,
And everything in nature Kecmcd>i«tmngod.
O Time! couldst thou not leave one single token,
7\> bind me closer unto old lang syne 7
Even Hie bridge, the dear old bridge ! is broken,
And wreck and ruin follow me and mine !
Hut *oft-Mhe breezes of my yoUtfi are fanning
My heated brows, and soothing alt their pain,
Time’s rapid stream my fancy quickly spanning,
Flute, and hopeful, builds the bridge again ;
Once more 1 dream my early visions over,
Once more I listen to the >oy ’bells* chime;
dlud) lost in thoughts so tuneful, 1 discover
No discord in the measures of my rhyme.
Thus from this desert to that land of flowers,
Whose dear delights so lovingly 1 scan,
My fancy woos me with resistless powers*
And o’er the chasm throws her magic span.
Time cannot move it from its sure foundations,
Eternal strength to every plank is given.
Here age forgets her useless lamentation*,
Jfud walks with eager footsteps into Heaven!
JOSKI* 11 INK Pi.LI.ARI).
In borrow.
When thou art sorrowful, and cares around
Crowd fast upon the steps of happier days ;
When thou bellcv’steVn brightest things am lend
The saddest echo to the gayest lays—*
An men of old were fed with angels’ food,
(A>, seek thy remedy in doing good.
JFhen those to thee th«* drafrrt shall have died,
jfnd each fresh day grows weaiy to thiue eyea ;
When every hope that others build upon
Comes to thy senses with a sad surprise—
Take up the burden of another’s grief;
Learn from another’s pain thy woe’s relief.
Mourner, believe that sorrow mav lie bribed
With tribute from the heart, not sighs nor tears*
Hut nobler sacrifice—of helping bauds,
Os cheering smiles, or sympathetic ears.
Oft have the saddest words the sweeter strain,
In ungels’ music let thy soul complain.
Then Grief shall stand with half-averted foot
Upon the thri-slihold of a brighter day ;
.sud llojie shall take her sweetly by the bawd*
Aud lioth kneel down with Faith to meekly pray.
Lifted from earth, /Vuee shall uumortalixo
jTlie heart that its own anguish purifies.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tin; Young Wig-maker of
About a hundred years a
strange Little boy was often seen sitting
by the Fish Gate of Dantzig Watching
the people that passed by, or lean over
a bridge looking at the ship* and sail,
ors. It was John Falk, the young son
of a wig-maker.
The other children of the family
called him a strange little fellow, be
cause he used to get away alone on
summer evenings to listen iti the mea
dows to the last songs of the birds,
and linger at church doors to catch
the sweet strains of the organ. And
in the winter nights when the mother
and girls sat spinning by the tire, his
great pleasure was hearing the conver
sation of his grandfather and uncles
when they talked about foreign lands,
or listening to some precious llible
stories which the children read aloud
by turns.
When John was sent to school, he
showed a strong taste for poetry, music,
and history. But his father was re
solved he should learn his own trade,
and hoped one day to see him, not a
great scholar, but a clever barber.—
For in those old times, when almost
every gentleman wore false hair, wig
making was an important trade.
At an early age the little boy was
taken away from school and put into
his father’s work shop ; but his mind
was so full of the books he had read,
and the stories ho had heard, that he
did not attend to the work on the block
before him. His father often grew
angry at seeing the sad attempt John
made at cutting, curling, and powder
ing; and secretly sighed to think, that
his son’s talents wore not equal to his
own.
All this time every penny he got as
a present was spent at the street stalls
on Old books. But of what use are
books without time or light to rend
them ? For the barber would not al
low his son a candle when going to
bed, fearing he might sit up to read;
and the daylight hours were given
willingly or unwillingly to his trade.
However, if there were few candles at
home, there were plenty of lamps in
the streot; and often, when the snow
lay thick on the ground, John Falk
read by the light of one of these till the
book dropped from his poor cold hands.
One day, when he was about thir
teen years old, as he walked dreamily
through the streets, a wagon rolled j
over him and broke his leg. The pain j
was hard to boar at first, but the
worst of that was soon past; and he
was content to lie in bed for many
weeks, whore he had nothing to do
but to read from morning to night—
But when he got well, he had to go
back to the work which he disliked
more than ever.
Like some other boy a he thirsted
; for some unknown thing ho had not.
I Books, or work, or play, cannot fill
! the longings of the soul; and John
Falk had yet to learn the moaning of
those words of our Saviour, “Whoso
ever drinketh of this water shall thirst
! again ; but wbosooxer drinketh of the
i water that I shall give him shall never
thirst.”
As John passed, book in hand, ort
errands through the streets of Dantzig,
an English toachor took notice of tho
bright eyed boy, and asked his father
to allow him to learn English at his
school twice a week. Tho father gave
his consent. But then, school books
were dear, him! John had do money to
buy them. Vet lie contrived to study
without buying lesson books- Tho
kind master lent him the needed vol
ume, and the busy pupil wrote out a
copy of the entire book, ami, all the
rest of tho boys behind, carried otf the
prize. Even his father now began to
think it might bo bettor to allow John
to become a scholar than force him to
be a wig-maker; and, some of the
towns-folks offered to pay tho lad’s ex>
pensos at college, he Was sent in duo
time to the Univorsity of llalie.
John was very diligent as a student,
and when his college courso was finish
ed, he removed to a town whore his
talents soon won him an honorable
place among its learned nion. Hero,
too, anew life was begun in him God
graciously led him to know that he
was a helpless sinner, and led liim, al
so, to find the Saviour who died, the
just for tho unjust. Henoeforth, he
sought to live a holy life, and a life of
faith on the Son of God.
Those wore the sad days for Germa
ny ; foreign soldiers filled tho land
with terror and blood. The sounds of
horrid war were destroyed ; every
where, the harvests were destroyed!
villages burnt; and little children sank
down ou the wayside fainting from
hunger. Sickness came next. The
church yards were filled with graves,
and in one village alone there wex-e
sixty children who had lest both pa
rents. Many of theses little ones came
up to John Falk’s house, crying for
food and shelter. lie could not turn
them away, but opened his door and
gave them a home. lie had now
found his true life work. This was,
to be a father to the orphans and a
loving friend to the poor outcast.
“Loveovercometh, ’ was John Falk’s
motto, llis school was ruled by love.
The children were very ignorant, but
what grieved their good master more,
was that they were very wicked. lie
knew that by teaching them reading,
wiiting and useful trades, their igno
rance might be overcome, but that tho
love of Christ felt in heart could nlouo
conquer sin. Hu tried to make them
happy by leading them to be holy.——
The children delighted in stories, and
Falk was a capital story teller. Bough
and rude follows stood quietly around
him. as he told them about the Prodi
gal Sun, or tho death of our Saviour
on tho cross. Very often, too, ho
taught them hymns which ho hud
written fur himself.
One winter day, when bread Was
very scarce, a poor lame boy came in
to tho school on crutches, aud said to
John Falk, “0 sir, no ono pities mo !
Dear sir, will you pity me for Christ’s
sake? Put mo into a workshop; 1
will lie ft tailor, or anything you like.
Oil, take me in !” “Dear children ”
cried Falk, “the times are hard, and
I have vory little broad for you, but 1
will tuke this stranger in, for Jesus
says, “Inasmuch as ye have done it
unto one of the least of these, niy
brethren, ye have done it to me.” And
remember niy words : God, who has
led little Ludgig for many a mile, will
provide bread, not only for liim, but
for us all.” Bcfor tho next Sunday,
a gentleman sent John Falk five hun
dred dollars to buy broad for the orph
ans.
A few of the boys John Falk took
so much trouble to teach turud out
badly, but the greater number grew
up to be pious and useful men. As
his old pupils went away to earn their
bread by various honest trades the va
cant seats were fillod with younger
orphans; but wherever his boys Went
to live, John Falk never forgot them,
often cheering them by wise and loving
letters, and always ready to help them
whenever they needed it.
At length severe sickness laid him
low, and, after many weeks of suffer
ing, he died. Three days after a num
ber of Weeping orphans carried him
to his grave, singing hymns amid their
tears. Some lines which he wrote are
cut on his tombstone :
° Under the linden tree
Lie** John Falk, a oinuer he,
tfaVed by Oirittt in merry tree.
Horn u i»ou the Baltic xtratm,
Yet he left home, friend a and land.
Led to Weimcr by God’s hand,
When the little children round
Stand beside this grassy mound,
Asking, “Who lies underground
Heavenly >athor, let them say,
“Thou hast taken him away;
In the grave Is only elay/’
Love for tlie Dead.
The grave is the ordeal of true affec
tion. It is there that the divino pas
sion of the soul manifests its superior- j
ity to the instinctive impulse of mere i
auamal attachment. The latter must!
be continually refreshed and kept alive j
by the presence of its object; but the j
love that is seated in the soul can live 1
on long remembrance. The mere in- i
clatious of sense languish and decline I
with charms which excited them, and i
turn with disgust from the dismal pre- j
cincts of the tomb ; but it is theuce 1
that truly spiritual affection rises pu- >
rifiod from every sensual desire, and I
returns, liko a holy flame, to illumine j
and sanctify the heart of the survivor.
The sorrow for the doad is the only
sorrow from which we refuse to l>t< di
vorced. Kvery other wound we seek
to heal, every other affection to forget;
but this wound we consider it as a
duty to keep open, this affliction wo
' cherish, and brood over in solitude.—
i Where is the mother who Would wil
lingly forget tiro infant that perished,
like a blossom, from her arms, .hough
recollection is a pang ? Whero is ttie
child that would forget tho most ten
der of parents, though to remember bo
j but to Indent t Who, evert :tt th 6
j hour of agony, would forget the friond
: over whom ho mourn* '( Who, even 1
i when the tomb is closing upou the re
mains of her ho most loved, when lie '
i feels his heart, us it were, crushed in
tho closing of its portals would accept!
of the consolation tlxut must be brought 1
by forgetfulness i No : tho love which
survivos the tomb is one of the noblest
attributes of tho soul. If it has its I
woes, it bus likewise its delights ; and, j
when tho overwhelming hurst of grief ;
is calmed into the gentle tear of rqpol
loctiou, when tho suddou anguish and
the convulsive agony over tho presout
ruins of all that we most loved, are
softened away into pensive meditation
and all that it was in the days of its
loveliness, who would root out such a
sorrow from tho heart 7 Though
it may sometimes throw a passing
cloud over the brightest hours of gaie
ty, or spread a deeper sadness over tho
hour of gloom, yet who would exchange
it, even for the song of pleasure, or
the burst of revelry 'i No: tliero is
a voice from the tomb sweeter than
song. There is a remembrance of tho
dead to which we turn, even from the
charms of the living. Oh, the grave !
it buri'ies every error, covers every de
fect, extinguishes every resentment 1
From its peaceful bosom spring none
but fond regrets and tender rcct illvc
tions. Who can look down Upon tho
grave, even of an enemy, and not feel
a compunctious throb, that he should
over have warred with the poor hand
ful of earth that lies mouldering be
fore him '1
Ay ! gj to grave of buried love, aud
there meditate; there settle tho ac
count with thy conscience for every
past endearment unregarded of that
departed being, who can never, never,
never return, to be soothed by thy
contrition ' If thou art a child, and
hast ever added a sorrow to the soul,
or a furrow to the silver brow of an
affectionate parent; if thou art a hus
band, and hast evor caused tho l'ond
bosom that ventured its happiness in
thy arms to doubt one moment of thy
truth ; if thou art a friond, and hast
ever wronged in thought, word, or
deed, tho spirit that generously con
tided in the ; if thou urt a lover, aud
hast evor given ono unmerited pang
to that true heart which now lios cold
and still beneath thy feet: then ho
sure that every unkind look, every
Ungracious word, every ungentle action
will come thronging back upon thy
memory, and knocking dolefully at
thy soul; then be sure that thou wilt
lie down sorrowing anil repontunt on
tho grave, and utter the unheard
groan, nud pour the unavailing tear,
more deep, more hitter, because un
heard and unavailing.
Then weave thy chaplet of flotVers,
and strew tho beauties of nature about
the grave ; console t-liy broken spirit,
if thou canst, with these tender yet
futile tributes of regret; but take
warning by the bettorness of this thy
contrite nlfii«tion over the dead, and
henceforth be more faithful and affec
tionate in the discharge of thy duties
to the living.
The Washington Gazette ventilates
the following remarkable experience
given in at a colored tliureli in Wilkes
county, by a negro named Jake : He
informed his hourers that, several days
before, being (to use his _i>\vn expres
sion) exercised in mind, he resorted to
a secluded spot to meditate. Here lie
was so unfortunate as to meet his Sa
tanic Majesty, and being taken some
what nt a disadvantage, was chained
by tho nock to a tree. A frightful
struggle then ensued, and Jake, by
desperate exertions, succeed) din break
ing the chain with which ho was
Iround. Just as he had obtained this
hard-earned advantage, however, he
Was startlod by tho loud bellowing of
a bull on a neighboring bill, ami be
fore ho had any time for reflection,
tho furious animal came rushing upon
him. Terrified by this new danger,
Jake did not await this encounter, but
tied with the utmost precipitation.—
Ho sought the hotise of tho preacher,
David Lewis, and forthwith began
telling his story, and asking permis
sion to enter, was refused, ou the
ground that ho ought to have ‘stood
and lout.’ The brethren are at pres- |
ent in a groat quandary whether they
shall grant the camlidato permission
or not, being impressed with the idea
that he should liavo ‘stood and fout.
Tlie Annul Condition of tlie
South, nsNocu by » ISfoohljn
lle
To tin Editor of the Brooklyn Eaylc :
Having spent the winter in a some
what extended tour through the South
ern Atlantic Stares to the Gulf, visiting
I almost every section ou the seaboard
! to the mountains; and having enjoyed
i many facilities lor learning tho views ;
! and sentiments of all classes aud parties
ia regard to their paesent and progres
sive condition, and seen a vast amount
' of undeveloped wealth, I submit the
I following statement, as tlie result of
! some of my observations, for the iu
| formation of thoso who feel any inter
est in that section.
And first, in regard to the people.— ’
The blacks, who are the most value- [
ble laborers in the world, when treated'
right, and especially fuf field service, i
at soino crops in that climate—after
having been cruelly tempted, imposed
upon, and used, by loyal demagogues
—are fast learning who are their
friends, and finding their true position.
Tlie intelligent and inflUenoial classes,
who pay the taxes for tho support of
tho government, although excluded
from participation in the management
approve and cordially support every
honest scheme for oducuting and im
proving the moral and phyacal con
dition of their colored fulloW-citizons.
VOL, V.—NO. il.
They also' ibWffally Weltotfe every
! now-comer from whatever land or sec
tion, or calling of industry—except
. the “political carpet bag speculators,"
j whom they as heartily despise As iu
! every other section, there are outlaws
| aud outrages, but all the whiskey and
tire arms—which many of the’youngor
and more ignorant citizens of both
colors avail themselves of “sfnee free
(lom oHniij”—there Sre feWeT brawls
! and less danger to life or property in
all the Southern States than there is
in any of our larger Northern cities.
True, there, htts beau tt' gooff deal of
petty thieving of pigs, chi'cktJ'frs, ke..,
but the stories of the Ku-klux Outrage
are all nianufa. tured or colored up for
political and speculative parposes, and
they have had their effect. Thousands
of Northern and Western men, who
have had the courage to trust their
lives in that section, have made invest
ments and are engaging iu eliterprAe.i
that will demonstrate the fact that the
South offers greater inducements for
the farmer, the manufacturer and tho
mechanic titan any other pei'ftofi b 1
tho world.
The iuvulid and those predisposed
to certain hereditary diseases can find
iu the humod and temperate air of tho
seaboard, or in the bracing atmosphere
(ft the hilly and mountain region, the
climate best adapted to life case. Tho
agriculturist can find every variety of
soil, aud can grow everythiug that can
be produced in any other part of our
country, besides several staples that
will gxow uo whore else. Aud for the
manufacturing of muuy staples' pro
duced there is no section of tills coun
try or in the world that possesses such
immense natural advantages of unfail
ing and easily controlled watter power
in a genial, healthy climate, surround
ed with the raw matorial of cotton,
timber, iron ore, and valuable minerals
of all kinds —good and cheap farming
where every luscious fruit can be cul
tivated, and now grows almost spon
taniously— where the tea plant, mad
der, indigo, and rich products of other
countries will flourish.
While there are unoccupied lands,
unproductive mill sites, mines, Ac., to
be had at the .South (all cheap now),
sufficient to support a thriving multi
tude many times greater that the pop
ulation of our whole country, it would
seem that these fhets only require to
be known to eneourago thousands of
our enterprising citizens to avail them
selves of tho opportunity to better
their own condition, and at the same
time contribute towards rendering that
portion of our country what nature
lias designed it for—an earthly para
dise. 11. W. R.
Tin: Lost Cause*
STATISTICS Ol’ TUE COXI'EOERATE AKMV.
A meeting of the Confederate He 3 '
lief gnd Historical Society was held ut
Memphis, ou the iSOth ultimo, Govern
or Han is in the chair. Dr. Avent
road a communication on the Confed
erate army, which contained the ibl
lowiug statistics:
Yi-.ir. .Killed. Wounded’ Prisoner-.
1,215 l,b'r>l
1HG2...1t<,58'i 68,059. -I8,d0(i
ISO:!. ..11,876 51,:! KB 71,211
1865 (2*2, °°0 70,000 80,000
Totals. 53,7751 194,021* 202,283
If tho deaths from disease be added,
the sum total will present the entire
loss. The return of tho field and
general hospitals uro known from
lgtil'72, uud if it ho fair to assiuiu
that tho total mortality of 1803 and
180-1 was fully equal to that of JBU2,
then tho totals of deaths in the Con
federate army in 1861-65 was at least
Kill,0(10, exclusive of the deaths in tho
Northern prisons, which would swoll
tho number to near 185,000, audit' the
deaths among the discharged for
wounds and desoase, and among tho
sick and wounded on furlouglr, be
added, the grand total of deaths in the
Confederate army, (luring the entire
war, did not fall short of 200,000. —
According to this calculation, tho
deaths from disease wore about thro >
times as numerous as those resulting
from casualties of battle;
The available Confederate force ca
pable of active service did not, during
tlie entire war, exceed 600,000 men.
Os this number not more than 400,000
were enrolled at any one time; and
the Confederate States never had in
the field but 200,000 men capable of
bearing arras at any one time, exclu
sive of sick, wounded and disabled.
The other business transacted at this
meeting was the introduction by Gen;
Pillow of an amendment to the consti
tution, reported as follows :
Any Confederate soldier may be el
igible to membership in tlie association
when his record as a soldier is blame
less. Provided, that where tho appli
! cant left the service before the end of
the war he shall have been honorably
| discharged, and alter leaving, his con-'
' duct must have heen such as to IcaVe
■ no doubt of his continued devotion to
: the Confederate cause until the end of'
the war.
Take away my first letter, take away
I my second letter, take away all my
letters, and I am always the same.—
| ('an you guess that ‘i You are right ;
it is the mail carrier.
i *’Tis tho voice of the sluggard, I
hoar him complete,’ as paddy said
when he board the pig grunt.
When kivevs quarrel, what prosen ts’
made on either side arc not returnod r*
The kioscs.
‘Hans, where do you live '? ‘Across
dcr river n .it der turnpikes by dor
school as you go up mit your right on
der odder sidfi