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Burns’s Adieu.
Adiou! a ln'art-vvarm. fond adioul
Dear brothors of a mystic tiel
To fa/or’d, yc enli^litenod few,
Companions of my social joy!
.Pursuing Fortune’s sUdd’ry ba’.
With m ‘Uiug heart and brimful ej’e,
I’ll mhid you still, tlio’ far nwa’.
Second Part or Division of Scottish Rites,
h'.7'.ar Sanctuary of the Second Temple
or a Coimcil of Princes of Jerusalem.
Oft have 1 mot your social band,
A’id spent rho choerfui h stive night;
Oft honor'd with supreme command,
I’resided o’er the sous of light;
And by that hi. roglyphic bright,
Which none but craf smen oversaw,
Strong mcm’ry on my h‘art '.hall write
Tho-e happy scene-^ whon far awah
Zyiay freedom, harmony; and love
I’nite you in ihe grand design,
Ben at the Omnisci o t Fye above,
Ti'O g’orions Archit-'C' di .'i:'cl
That you impy keep the unen-ingline,
Still rising by th“ plumm I’slaw,
Tiil order briglit complelciy sliiii(‘,
Shad he u'.y pray’r w!;eu far awa’.
And you, fir -w-dl I wlv'sc uievit^claim,
Justly, that highesi badge to wear!
ileav'n bh'ss your Imnoi’hl. noh'c name,
To Musoniy and Seoiia dear!
A last nupu'St permit me hoiv,
AVhen 5’carly ye .'issemhie ah
One round—1 a^kit wHIi a tear.
To him the Bard tiiat’s f.ir awah
The Brain %orry.
Manv ot UR pray to be delivered from !
pu-dden death, and do we not worry our- ;
selves into it? If we do can we help it?
To most of as it is not given to us to.
choose oar lives, to avoid the rough i
places, to gently shoulder to one side '
disagreeable facts. We must climb over'
tlie rocks tnongh they hurt us sore, and ■
the difficulties, however they annoy us, |
must be met with brain fret and wear 1
until they a/e cnnqnored, . or we have j
passed them. They are as real, living,,
annoying as any tangible ache or pain j
eouki be ; as brushing and irritating as |
the peas in the shoes of the pilgrims of:
old. Nervous health is one thing, and ,
moral health and purely physical health |
is quite another and ' different thing, j
Oalrn and steady mental work is con- |
dneive t,o long life; but nervous emo-■
tion, mental work that is a constant urg !
ing, and, at the same time, is an un
ehangingof all tlie even tenor of the
ruind, eats away the brain faster than'
any mental labor, no matter how hard, i
that is systematic. As men do not really
lie of heart disease as otten as supposed, '
but of appopltixy, or congestion of the ,
lungs, so they do not die of brain work, ,
but of brain worry. Scott died ot it,
Southey, Swift, Horace Greeley, and ^
probably Thaekery.—Dono'on dunes.
Amid all the strife which has sunder
ed communities and deluged tne ^ world .
in blood, h'reemasonry has been in the ^
enjoyment of tranquil repose. It has
been for all who were under the tongue ■
of good report. Ilad it not been so, our
affections would have turned it from ns
as d.ishoiioring ’ to that Creator who ;
kindled the splendid fireside ot the sun, ;
and who pouied the mighty flood in the '
hollow of his band. .
This consists of tw'o (h'greos, and are called
the historical degrees, as follows: Knights of
the East, of the Sword, or of the Eagle, lotii
degrem, and Princes of Jerusalem, 16th de-
reo.
The second of these degrees is foundered on
certain incidents vvliich look place duilng the
rebuilding of the .second temple, and occur
rences which suc(‘ceded tlie destruction of the
tii>t temple by Nebuchadnezzar, when the
Jews were so much incommoded by the at
tack of the Samaritans and other nations that
an emlmssy-was .^ei^t to King Darius to im-
pl(U’e hi' favor and protecliou, which was ac
cordingly ohtaiiu‘d.
Council of Princes of Jerusalem are invest
ed with important privileges. They are styi-
ed “(’hiefs in Freemasonry,” and have the
contro’ of all of the subordinate degrees as far
as tlu* l.ll'rt, or Kii.lg.Tt«i of tt»c Ea-t.
Th('fj"st Grand Council of Princes of Jeru-
salcm in the Uniteil States was formed at
CUmlevt 'll, S. C., 1)V three inpectors, on tlie
■2Cl'n February, 17SS.
The degre.'of Eas.t or the Sword, like all
others in Masonry, is symbolical. Based
upon historical truths and autlnuitic tradition,
itisstll: an allegory. The leading lessons
are li lelicv to obligations and constancy and
perseviUMiice under diliicuhies and discour
agement- iMasonry is engaged in lier crusade
again-t ignorance, inmlerance, fanaticism, su
perstition, nucharital)lcncss and error; she
does not .'ail with the tradewinds tjpon a
smooth S'.'a, with a steady breeze, fair for a
welcome li:ir!)or. but meets and tnuSj over
come inany opp 5>ing enrrents. baflling winds,
and dead calms.
Masonry teaches that all the events and
actlmis that take idace in the universe of
worlds and the eternal success of ages, there
is not one. even the minutest, which God did
not forever foresee with all the di-^liiictness of
immediate vision, combining all, so that man’s
free will should he his in^triun-nt, like all the
other forces of natuie. It teaches that t!ie
soul of man is formed by him for a purpose;
tliat, ])uilt up in its proportions and fashioned
in every part b}'infuiite skill an emination
from His spirit, its nature, necessity, and de
sign in virtue. Wo know tiiat God is good,
and tbat wliathe does is viglit. God's T>ove
takes care of ail, and nothing is m'glccted.
Ail is good and well and right, and shall he so
forever. Tlirougii tlie eternal ages t'le liglit
of God’s benilieence shall shine liereaficr, dis
closing all, consnmating all, rewarding all
tliat deserve reward. Tiicii we ^)lall s>e what
Tio’v we cnly believe. The cloud will he
lift'’d up, tlie gate (J mystery be passed, a’ d
the full light sliine forever, the light of whioh
that of fhe I.odge is a symhoL Then t’-at
whieh caused ns trial shall yielit us triumph,
and that wiiicU made our iioart' ache shall
fill us with ghnlness, ami wi‘sliaU feol th(-re
as liere the only iruc happiness is to learn and
advance and to improve, w dch eonld not
liappen unless we had commenced with er-or,
ignorance and impcrtection. We must pass
tlirong'li the darkness to get to the light.
Princes of Jerusalem no long'‘r set as magis
trates to Judge between people, nor is their
number limited to five. But their duties re
main substantially the same, and thus ensigns
and symbols retain their old signification.
Justice, and equity are their characteristics, to
reconcile disputes, and heal dissensions, to-
restore peace and unity, to soothe dislikes,
and soften prejudices, are their peculiar du
ties ; and they know that the peace-makers
are blessed.
Foolisli Habits.
Dr. ITall enumerates several practices of
the III eless public, which are sometimes as
dangerous as foolish:
Walking along the streets with the point of
ail umbrella slicking out beyond, under the
arm or over tlie slionldm* By suddeniy stop
ping to speak to a friend, or other cause, a
p rs >11 walking in the rear had ids brain pen-
e;rated ilirough tlm eye, in one of our streets.,
and died in a few days.
To carry a long pencil in vest or outside
coat-pocket. Not long since a e’erk • in New
York fdl, and hisJong oetlar*pencil ao pierced
ai>important avloiy ihat ii bad to be our
lown fronmi'e top of iiis siioiild u' to pr.jvcnt
his bleeding to (leith, with a three months’
illn 'SS.
To take ex‘rci'e. or walk fn* the health,
when eveiy step is a drag, and instinct urges
reiiO'U.
To guzzle down a glass of cold water, o'>
getting up In the morning, without any feel
ing of thirst, na k‘r the impression of the
he.ilth-giving nature of it' wa-^hing-out qiinl
itios.
To sit down at the table and “force” your
self to eat, M hen there is not only no appetite,
but a decided aversion to food.
To take a glass of .soda, or sangaree, or
mint drops on a summer day, under the be
ll*' that it is safer and better than a glass of
water.
To persuade yourself that you are destroy
ing one unpleasant odor by introducing a
stronger one; that is. to sweeten your un-
wa.died garment'! and person by enveloping
yourself in the fumes of musk, eaii deeo-
logm*, or rose wnt(*r; the best perfume being
a clean skin and well-washed elothiiig.
Western Union Telegraph Com
pany.
One ofthe large.^t (ind most profitable oor-
poratlms in tliis country is the Western Vii-
ion 'i’clegraph—as its Annual Keport, just
issued, abundantly show. The gross re
ceipts for the fise-il year ending June 30th,
were S5lO,08-i,9S3.rG; the gross expenses, $6,
0T).473.60; and the net protits, $>,307,50!).97.
Pince the oniauization of this company, in
Jnlv. 1860, it lias increased its lines from 37,-
380 mil's to 75.532; its oflicus from 2,250 to 7.-
079: ami the mimher of its messa‘res trani-'init-
t d annually from 5,806.282 to IS.729,567.
This exluivt sh.ows a v‘ry rapid Increase of
hnsi“ess and net reoeinfs: and also exhibits
ail a.iiptvciaiion of telegraphy in this coun
try.—Benfinr}.
.... Eggs are worth uo
Natchez,
... .Yellow fever was taken to Savannah by
a Spanish ve.'SeI.
Sponge is quoted scarce, but spongers
more nuincroiis.
.... Tenii“ssee is sending about 50 emi
grants per day to Texas.
The Lee monument fund now ainount.s
•to about $25,000
Countess DeCastiglione, of Paris, is tlie
hamisomest woman in Europe.
.... Illinois must acknowledge the com.
Her crop this year is 970,000,000 bushels.
A lady in Bedford, N. II.. has met a
watery grave by being rr“ i— .. .^.n,
train.
If falsediood paralyzed the tOMgne, what
a death-like silence would pervade society.
Bret Ilarte received $2000 in cash for
hi.s play, and lie is that nincli ahead of the
critics, anyway. . • •'
. “He wa- either fatally wound 'd or had
the cholera morbus.” was the opinion of a
Red River doctor. .
... Gapt. Fred Burnaby, the E ’glish Cen
tral Asian adveuturei’, is going to Atrica next
to hunt for Stanley.
Onclmndrcd and thirty tbmisandSpan-
ish soldim’s liave died or been killed since the
Cuban war commenced.
Queen Issabella has had her photograph
distributed among the soldiers ofthe Spanish.
army.
\ fire in Louisville, Ky., Oct. IGtli. de
stroyed property to tliO amount of $600,000,
The insurance v/as lieavjn
The genius who invented wooden tooth
picks for hotel use has made over $50,000 out
ofthe patent, and lie is still ••picking” up mon
ey-
The enterprise of the western press is
such now that a man can hardly burst his gal-
luse.« at a country dance without becoming
historical.
No man can rise to so high a posi^mn
in life that his shirt collar will not unbutton
behind at avdvward limes and try to lift liiin
up.by the back of the head.
.... If coal is $1.50 per ton lower than last
3'oar, and the dealer w‘igh two drivers to a
load iu'tead of one, how much will the con-
siuner profit by the decline'?—JJeiroit Free
FrefiS.
The coal miuers of Clay county, Indi
ana, are generally prostrated with malarial fe-
•v(*r, and worknu'ii from abroad had to be se
emed to enable the employers to fill their or
ders.
.....George Ripley and Charles A. Dana
are said to havi' cleared over $80,009 each as
tlieir share of !he profits on tl'.e old Appleton'.s
Cyclopedia, ami will probably receive as much
more for editing the new editions.
.... What should we do vithont a wuman
isaque-itien ahvsn's asked. Tiiere wouldn’t
be anything due. Our bills would all be paid
up square.
•Jlarriage is promotion,” says George
Eliot. Ill the eyes of such a reas'->ner a man
with his tliird wife would doubtle.-s pass for a
Brigadier General.
j . . J/rs. Alexander R'ol)in«on, ofNortIt
i Jforgan, Utah, 76 3'cars of age, whili' laboring
i under an attack of iusauity, chopped oti'ono of
her hands with a blunt axe, the act requiring
! as .'he .stales, six blows.
Tie* New A'ork Hfrtho/Us't, after reading
Sianlcv'-s own account of his troubles with
the natives of Africa and h:s modes of warfare
against them says; “(he right name ol the
man is not missionary, but brutal fiilii)u.s-
ter.”
1 .... Tl'.e story tlial: Clara Loni^ie Kellogg
: will take a husband this ^^ar is revived And
i this sol'inub," reminds ns of what changi's in
j the f-male voice the hallowed institution of
I matrimony is cajjable of producing.—BroUdim
\ Aryus.
\ .... The company* of a San Francisco Thea-
; tre intended to take the remains of a comrade
‘ from the bo.'pilal in wliieli he had died and
i bury liini, but they got the wrong body, and
i made a touching public demonstration over a
1 Mexican horse thief.
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