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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-10-18

WEI, yes
| am to return to Connemara before Val
eutine's Day, and claim the hand of the
sweet little Irish girl who called me Eng
lish boor-NugeH Robinson, IN CasseJFs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-06-04
Nennebet yournaI.

Published at AUGUSTA, MAINE, Water Street,
DOT OF Court, by SPRAGUE, OWEN Il NASH.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-06-04
NO. l32.
goetry.
GONE.
BY MRS. AGNES HASKELL,

BY MRS. AGNES HASKELL.
Gone ? and the world to go on as before?
Gone, with smile, from the old homestead door
Dear faithful heart, to come back nevermore?
o. sad nevermore!
Gone: : and the seasons to come and to no.
Wreathing her grave in blossoms and snow?
Snow on the bosom that sheltered us so
Cruel and pitiless snowl
Home is not home; mothers not therei
Dark is her room, empty her chair;
Angels have taken her out from our care
Lifted her over life's stair
Even the sunlight misses her face;
Mute things her sayings and doings retraee:
Winds sing dirge aboutthe old place
so lonely seems that old placei
Dear willing hands they've well done their share
Shriveled and wrnkled-a pitiabe pair;
Once they were dimpled, and rounded ard fair
Long years ago they were fair.
Once thick and glossy, the scant locks OF snow;
Sparklngly bright, the eyes faded glow
Sprighly the step, that grew slow and more slow
Till seaward the tide did flow.
Thorny, ottimes. was the way that she trod
Yet, with the sandals of faith brightly shod
Climbed she the sleeps to the portals of Cod,
Holding the hand of her God
Oft the dear eyes grew dim from sad tears.
Guiding our untried feet through the years;
Planning our future with hopes and with fears
Drying our quick-falling tears.
No more in anguish the poor heart will bow:
Fadeless the crown that encircles her brow:
Clad in the vestments of angelhood now;
Fetterless evermore, now
Mother has got her lost bloom back again;
Found the lost loved, long wept for in vain:
Beautiful, glorifed, free from all stain,
Never to wander again.
viii she forget the ones she caressed,
Wept over, laughed over, hushed on her breast
With her glad lullabies, into sweet rest,
BabJ hoods innocent rest?
Ne; the true heart still faithful will be;
Fondy guard those that played at her knee.
Fly like bird from over deaths sea
With her darlings to he.
And when we're done with earth and its ca,r,
Folded our hands in a last mute prayer,
Mother will reach for us over life's stair
Over lfe's wearisome starr.
sleep, mother, seepl with your hands on your
breast;
Poor, weary hands they needed their rest;
Well have We loved you, but God loved you hert.
Dear heart He's given you rest.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-18

NEW IN CHRIST JEsUs.-The paper manu-.
facturer is not nice in the choicd of his materi.
ais. He does not reject torn or filthy piece
as unfit for his purpose. All come alike to him.
The clean and gancing cloth from the table Of
rich and the filthy rags from the beggar's bacl,
are equally welcome. The clean cannot be
servciable without passing through the manu-
facturers process, and the uncean can be made
servicable with it. He throws both in the same
machine, puts both through the same process,
and brings out both new creatures. The Pbari.
sees were scandalized on observing that publi-
cans and sinners came in streams to Christ and
were all accepted. "This man receiveth sim
ners," they complained. Yea, receveth them
sinners are taken in between the wheels, at the
commencement OF this process; but at the end
oft, saints in white clothing are thrown ort. m
for the kingdom of heaven. Christ does NOT
find any pure on earth; he makes them. Those
that stand round the throne in white clothing
darkness, though they be now light in the Lord.
-Arnot.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-18

Edward Cosgrove was found dead in the
street of Shenandoah, Pa, on Tuesday morning.
A coroner's jury found that he came TO his death
from pistol wound inflicted by George Majors,
and the latter was arrested and taken to the
Pottsville Jail.
The stable OF S. d. Brown, at Riverside, a
suburb Of Paterson, N. j., was robbed on We'd
nesday night of two horses, phaeton, and five
sets Of harness. The stolen property was val
ued at $1,000.
Barney Challenger, employed in : taunery, at
Hilford, n. H., jumped from window in his
boarding house, on Wednesday night, and was
killed. He had been drinking freely. He leaves
wife and six children.
Paine's lumber mill and steam saw works,
Saginaw City, Mich, were burned on Wednes-
day. About 100000 feet of lumber and 1000
barrels Of oil were also destroyed. The loss is
estimated at S05,O00.
A fire in Warren, r. L., on Wednesday night,
destroyed the blacksmith shop, boiler house and
machine shop of the Mechanics Machine Com
pany, causing loss of $4,000.
The post-oflice at Litchfeld Montgomery
county, ILL.,, was robbed of from $500 to $500 in
stamps and money, on Wednesday night.
The brig W, w. Welsh, for Philadelphia, ran
ashore a. Green Island, N. s., in dense fcg
last Friday night and is expected 10 be total
loss.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-18

A young lady,returning late from tho Opera,
as it was raining, ordered tho coachnlan TO
drive close to the sidewalk, but was still unable
to step across the gutter.
Il can lift you over it, said coachey.
'Oh,. no, said the sweet miss, Il am too
heavy
Lor, miss replied John, 4 am used to lifting
barrels Of sugar.
a well-known scrapegrace, wishing TO rally
friend who had a morbid horror of death, asked
him, rs they were passing country church dur
ing the performance of u funeral, whether the
tolling of the bell did not put him in mind of
his latter end.
"No; but therope does of yours" was the
caustic reply.
An old lady had fayoyite nephew, who was
a student at Catharhe Hail, anu about whom
she was very anxious. She inquired of his tutor
how lie conducted himself. 'Oh very well in
deed madame, replied the latter; he sticks 10
Catharine Hall
Sticks to Cdthdrine Hall, docs he? the young
reprobate; but his father was just like him-al-
ways fond Of the girls"
THE editor of the Fredericksburg (Va.) News
was asked by stranger, 'lf ii was possible
that little town kept up four newspapers and
III, reply was, ''No, il takes four newspapers
10 kept up the town."
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-18

OF WHAT PRoFiT is KNowIEpcE.--ssA
man" said Dr. Guthrie, "msy know ali abou
the rocks, and his heart remain as hard as gran
ite or adamant; he may know all about the
winds, their courses and Their. currents, and bf
the sport of passions as turbulent and fierce rs
they; he may know all about the stars, and his
fate be the meteor's that bla.es for little while
and then is lost, quencled in eternal night Inc
may know all about the sea and be Stranger
to the peace of God his soul may resemble Rs
troubled waters, which, lashed by storms and
ruified by every breath of wind, cannot rest. but
throws up mire and dirt ; lie may know how to
rule the spirit of the elements, and not know
how to rule his own; he may know how to turn
aside the deadly thunderbolt, but not the wrath
OF an angry God you may know all, in short
that man has discovered or his skill invented
but, If you do not know Jesus Christ, if your
eyes have never been opened to a saving know
ledge of the truth, what will that avail Won
when they are fixed in their sockets, glazed hy
the hand of death Equally by the death-bed
OF the greatest philosopher, as of the hardest
miser that ever ground the faces of the moor.
there is room and reason for the solemn oues.
ton: What shall 1t profit man, if he shall gain
the whole world all its learning, its wealth. its
pleasures and honors- and lose his own soulpn
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-18

A Trieste paper says Some days ago the
American frigate Wabash, with forty-fve guns
and 800 men, arrived in this port, and since that
time the sailors of the vessel have committed
outrage after outrage. A more lawlcss horde
than the crew, composed of all nationalities has
never been seen here. Not only have noses
been bitten of, and eyes gougcd out, but respec c.
table ladies have been insulted OIL the open
streets, while attacks on the police, which have
forced them to resort to their reyolvers, have be-
come matters ofdaiy occurrence. Indeed, our
people have become SO exasperated by these
sons of Stree" America that they have no other
epithet than "beasts" for them, and several of
the rowdies have been soundly punished Whole
droves desert the ship, to be afterward recaptur
ed by the wholesale, no landlord will any long
er permit one Of these rufiians to enter his place
and the police is night and day on his guard
The entire press of Trieste denounces bitterly
their conduct. IFdihington Star.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-18
MON DAY MORNING, AUGUST Is. 1873.
THE SONG OF THE CAMP.

THE SONG OF THE CAMP.
BAYARD TAYLOR.
"Give us song!" the soldier cried,
The outer trenches guarding,
When the heated guns of the camps allied,
Grew weary Of bombarding.
There was pause. a guordsman said:
ave storm the forts tomorrow;
Sing while we may, another day
Will bring enough ofsoTow."
They lay along the battery's side,
Below the smoking cannon
Brave hearts from Severn and from Clyde,
And from the banks Of Shannon.
They sang of love, and not of fame;
Forgot was British glory;
Each heart recalled different name,
But all sang "Annie Laurie"
Voice after voice caught up the song,
Until Its tender passion
Rose like an anthem, rich and strong.
Their battle eve confession.
Dear girl, her name he dared not speak,
Yet as the name grew louder,
Something on the soldiers cheek
Washed off the stains of powder.
Beyond the darkening ocean burned
The bloody sunset embers,
While the Crimean valleys learned
How English love remembers.
And once again fire of hell
Rained on the Russian quarters,
With scream of shot and burst OF shell,
And the believing of the mortars.
And Irish Nora's eyes are dim
For singer, dumb and CORY,
And English Mary mourns for him
Who sang of"Annie Laurie"
Alb soldiers! 10 your honored rest
Your truth and valor bearing;
The bravest are the tenderest-
The loving are the daring.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-18

FATAL NAIIRoAD ACCIDENTAL five o.
clock on Thursday morning coal oil train ran
OIL the track and was burned on the Greenwich
Point track Of the Pennsylvania Railroad, about
mile below the Gray's Ferry Bridge, Philadel.
phia. The train consisted of seventeen cars OF
the kind known as stock cars, loaded with re-
fined oil in barrels, and consigned to the Allan
tic Stores at Greenwich Point, on the Delaware,
for exportatio ton Hamburg.
The engineer, Isaac Willis, managed to es-
cape with severe burns from the thighs down
ward, and serious cuts and bruises about the
body. The fireman, James Ronk, of Ronk's
Mills, Lancaster county, was caught by Il 0
falling engine, which fell OH his legs, burying
them under the burning mass. His remains
were afterwards recovered from under the burn
ing wreck; they were so badly burned as 10 be
totally unrcocgnizable, all the flesh being burn
ed off and the bones charred until they were
white.
There were 500 barrels of oil burned, worth
about $1,000. The engine, large shifter, No.
4l2, was valued at about $4,000. The ten cars
which were totally destroyed, were valued at
$500 apiece, making $4,000, and the repairs to
track and material will cost about $1,000 The
total loss by the accident will thus amount to
$4,000.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-18
RELIGIOUS.

To SAVE SoULs.-Matthew Henry was ac.
customed to say "To win single soul from
Satan to Christ would afford me more low Than
TO possess mountain of silver and goidn or
the Cooley Alleine it was said: "He was inf
nitely, insaiably greedy of the conversion Of
When Christians all have this mind to work
ior their Lord, how will the sheaves be multi
phed. A great many things we take pleasure
~ ~ now we shall lind no joy in, when the last
hour comes. But If wecan remember even one
poor child, God permitted us to lead into his
klngdom, 1t affords us more comfort than Golfers
of gold. 'O'''''
when DR.. Lyman Beecher lay on his diving
ped, brother minister said to him: CDR. Beech.
er, you know a great deal tell what is the
greatest of all things?" Let all Ambassadors of
Christ mark his answer:
ut is not theolegy ; it is not controversy it
is to save SOULS"
We must labor and pray for souls as those
VINO must give account to God for every one we
might influence, If we would be successful
we need the spirit Of John Welsh, who, on the
coolest nights, would rise to pray and wrestle
with his God for blessing on his flock In re-
ply 10 his wifes remonstrance, he answered:
"oh, woman, have three thousand souls to
give account to God for, and know not how 1t
is with many of them"
Like the blessed Brainard, he needs denv
himself, if by 1t he can better win souls,
81 cared not how nor where | lived. y he said
"or what hardships passed through, so that
could but gain souls to Christ. While was
asleep dreamed of these things and when I
awaked The first thing thought of was this
great work. All my desire was for the CONVEX
sion OF the heathen, and all nv hone was in
God. d."-Stmddy-Schoot Times.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-18

COMPROMISING CHRIsriANIrY.-Onef reason
why Christianity has so little success in the
world is because protesting Christians subordi-
nate it to so many other considerations. Local
residence, occupation, friendship, marriage, are
settled, and the question of religion goes for liz
tie or nothing. 1t is compromised, and a com
promise is close to surrender. Were it the
rullng principle with Christians, it would be on
the sure way to the worlds throne, thoupb #
might be through suffering. cart thou a King
then? He answered, Thou sayest. To this
end was born, and for this cause came into
the world, that should bear witness unto the
truth. ."-Thoughts bl the IYau
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-18

Six horses attached to stage running between
the Crawford and Profile Houses, ran away on
Monday morning at Bethlehem, New lamp
shire, owing to the pole strap breaking and up.
set the coach OH hill. G. Il. Donnell Kierl oi
Baltimore, was instantly killed, and A. T. But.
Ter, Banker of Allegan, Mich, so badly injur-
ed that he died soon after. Mr.. and Miss Reeves
of Phrnixville, Pa, were probably fatally in.
jured. Chauncey G. Harrington, of Worcester
Mass, and Austin G.. Fox and Miss Fox, o
New York, sustained serious injuries. Sever
or eight others were also injured, all slightly
except Mrs. La Croix, of IroHton, Ohio, who
had an arm broken.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-18

ON MIssIoN.-Brother Badger was rather
taken aback few Sundays since. Brother Bag
ger is senior deacon of the crack church of
Raybridge, and Brother Badger owns a great
deal of property in Raybridge, and is very loud
in his praises of the town. lie would advise
everybody, and everybody's relatives, to come
and settle in that peaceful, moral, and beauti-
ful municipality; and to further so laudable an
end he would sell them land upon which TO
build houses.
Itwas Sunday evening, and at the close of
the piayer-meeting Parson Logos, who is the
settled pastor ofthe crack church of Raybridee,
informed his friends that Rev. Mr.. Swan, of
Lakeside, would supply his pulpi: on the fol-
lowing Sabbath; and he gave as a reason for
the exchange that he himself should have no
time to prepare sermon as he was going OH a
mission to the Heathen.
The assembly were In CONSERVATION. They
loved their pastor, and did not wish TO part
with him.
Brother Badger arose and addressed the m mi
ster openly; He was surprised and panied.
"Wherefore?" asked the pastor.
"That you whom we so love and respect
should make ready for doing such a thing with
out giving us more warning"
"Doing what thing, Brother Badger?'
"Going OIL to the Heathen, sir. -
"Why, bless you, my dear brother, an no
going out Of to,rn!"
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-18

CHRIST BLESSING Us.-"While he blessed
them, he was parted from them, and carried un
into heaven" My brethren, he has not ceased
to bless because he shows us not the bodily
presence and the uplifted hands. He blesses
not now from the mountain, but from the
throne. In all your Bethanys he can bless Won
STILL Your inheritance of blessing is not, thank
God, like that Of Elisha-contingent upon the
sight of the Master in his chariot as he triumph.
antly ascends. No the heart is not to be wild
owed of comfort because the eye is dark from
vision. "Thoush you see him not, vet believing
you rejoice with joy unspeakabe and full 81
glory. Punshon.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-18

young lady residing in Portland, Me-, who
missed train at a suburban station one night
last week, after much urging induced farmer
TO harness up his horse and take her into town
in his wagon.
After they had gone mile or two the farmer
abruptly stopped his horse and insisted that
he must go home again.
TO the entreaties of the desparlng young
lady he explained. Because the last time my
wife saw me was hanging over the WE'LL and
as nave never been away from home after
haf-past nine O'Clock at night, she will ba sure
that have tumbled into the WELL"
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-18

HATS oFF.-.0f with your hat, my boy when
you enter the house. Gentlemen nerer keep
their hats on in the presence of ladiesand if you
always take off, yours when only mamma and the
girls arc by, you won't forget yourself and be
mortified when guest or stranger happens to
be in the parlor. Habit is stronger than any
thing else, and You will always find that the
easiest way to make sure of doing right on any
special occasion, is to get in the habit of doing
right. Good manners can not be put on at d
moments notice.-Hedrth and Home.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-18

Prayer What battles has it not fought! what
victories has it not won! what wounds has it moi
healed! what griefs has it not assuaged 1t is
the wealth of poverty the refuge of affilction
the strength OF weakness the light of darkness
1t is the oratory that gives power to the pulpit
1t is the hand that strikes down Satan, and
breaks the tetters of sin ; it turns the scales Of
fate more than the edge of the sword, the craft
of statesmen, or the weight of scepters; il has
arrested the wing Of time, turned aside the very
scythe of death, and discharged heavens frown
ing and darkest cloud in a shower Of blessings
Rep. Dr.. Guthrie.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-18

IluMoRs OF THE TELEGRAPu,-Not long
since countryman came into a telegraph office
in Bangor, Maine, with a message, and asked
that it be sent Immediately. The operator took
the message as usual, put his instrument in COM
munication with its destination, licked Off tbe
signals upon the key, and then, according to tI,e
rule of the office, hung the messag paper on the
hook with others that had been previously sent
that at night they might all be filed for preser-
vation. The man lounged around some time
evidently unsatistied. SAT last" says the mar
rator OF the incident, "hs patience was exlaus-
d,and he belched out, 'Aint you going to send
that dispatch?' The operator politely informed
him that he had sent it. No, yer amt, replied
the indignant man; 'therc II is now on the
hook"
So far as the exact use of language was con-
cerned, the man was right Still more ludicrous
mistakes sometimes occur. Thus the German
papers reported that ut Carlsruhe, toward the
close of the late war, an aged mother came to
the telegraph Office carrying a dish full of
saueriraut, which she desired TO have telegraph
ed TO Rastadt. Her son must receive the kraut
by Sunday. The operator could not convince
her that the telegraph was not capable of such
performance. allow could SO many soldiers
have been sent TO France by telegraph" she
asked, and finally departed grumbling.
Almost every operator meets with equally
amusing instances. One recently related the
following incident; "a gentleman came {, any
ONCE TO send message, and after writii il,
waited, as people often do at small offices, H. see
1t sent. L called office and the operator at
the other end Of the line came to the key and
said, 'Busy-wait minute.' So leaned back
in my chair to wait, when the gentleman said,
Have you sent it' sand, No; they say lIey
are busy-to wait a minute;' whereupon be
said, looking surprised, 'Why, l didn't hear
them;, and then added, Frightening up, as if
he had thought ofthe reason, 'but I'm a tiltts
deaf in one carr think managed 10 keep a
straight face till he left, but it was hard work.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-18

in the sea, and all that are in them will be heard
saying; blessing, and honor, and glory, and
power be unto him who sitteth upon the throne,
and unto the Lamb forever and ever. Oh what
glorious infidelty this Is. John, Peter, Paul and
all the ancient worhi's belonged to this school
of infdels, and Jesus Christ is its founder, and
hesays they shall walk with him in white for
they are worthy" Amen. sc.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-18

COMMERCIAL MORALS. s.-When that abhor.
renee which society now shows TO the direct
theft is shown to theft of all degrees of indirect
ness, then will these mercantile vices disappear
When not only the trader who adulterates or
gives short measure, but also the merchant who
overtrades, the bank director who countenances
an exaggerated report, and the railway director
who repudiates his guarantee, come to be re-
garded as the same genus as the pickpocket, and
are treated with like disdain, then viii the NOR.
ais of trade become what they should pe.-uer.
bert Spencer.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-18

How dangerous to defer those monentous
reformations which the conscience is solemny
preaching to the heart If they are neglected
the difficulty and indisposition are increasing
every month. The mind is receding. degree
after degree, from the warm and hopeful zone
till at last it will enter the arctic circle and be
come fixed in relentless and eternal ice.--Johr
Foster,
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-18

When man comes home and tries 10 bolt
the door with sweet potato, pokcs tie fire
with the spout ofa coffee pot, attemps 10 wind
up the clock with his boot-jack, tries to cut
kindling for his morning fire with a paper,
knife, takes a cold potato in hand to light
him to bed, and prefers sleeping in his hat and
boots, you may reasonably infer that he las
been making the acquaintance of some very
friendly people.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-18

A lumber barge, which was one of six in tow
of a steamer on Lake Erie, broke loose abou
twenty miles from Cleveland, on Wednesda,
night, and soon went to pieces. The captain
P. A Flick, his wile and little daughter, took tt
small boat and were saved, but two sailors
Jesse Maley and John Kennedy, remained OF
the barge and are supposed to have perished.-
Captain Flick reports that two OF three othel
barges of the same tow were laboring heavily
and further disasters may have occurred.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-18

Did you present your account 10 the defer
ent? inquired a lawye er of his clerk.
Il did SIR
'What did he say?'
'He told me to go to the devil, SIR
We'll, and what did you do after tina 70"
why then, came to you
The lawyer looked rather 'got.,
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-18

A BROAD HlNr.-A spruce young man,
gallanting his intended, conversing on the turn
out, said she wished he were able to maintain
all the factory girls for six months.
He would do it to prevent their returning 10
the mills" Ills fair one, who had been silent
listener 10 his patriotic speech, replied will
a sight. "Ah, sir,l wish You were able TO MAIN
tain one Of them"