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TTNDER lode d. NJ. har Gouvernementet
W for de ansk-vestindiske Der / Melf0r
at alIerh6ieste Resolution af 7de Septem-
Der 1871 udferdiget aIIerh6iste ad man
datum BeviIling for Oyerlerer i Christian
steds Berger og AImueskole Christian
Dahl til Anleg og Drift at ct ~Bogtrykkeri
paa St. Croix med PriviIegium til I'd
giveIsen af St Croix Avis; og tiIbage-
kaIdes, som F6lge deraf den Typograph
L. Holm under 13de Januar 1872 med
dolte BeviIIing.
Presidentskabet for St. Croix den code
December 1878
J. A. STAKEMANN.
, 1873-12-27
S. w. VAN BRAKLE.


nm the 10th inst. the Government of
W the Danish Westindia Islands has, in
virtue of the Royal Resolution of 9TH
September 1871, conferred a Royal Grant
ad mandatum to Headmaster in Christian
sted Town School Christian Dahl to
establish and conduct a Printing Establish
ment in St. Croix, with the privilege I'M
til further notice to publish the st. Croix
Avis in consequence thereof the Grant
, 1873-12-27

Auctionscohditioner, Vurderings-
f%orretning, Panteattist og 6vrige
SaIget vedr0rende Dokumenter ere
til Eftersyn paa undertegnede Con
toir.
Christiansted Aukti0nskontoir den
lode December 1878.
II. A. JURS.
, 1873-12-27

SHIPwRECK ON THE CORNISH COAST
The iron-bound cliffs, 200 feet high, known
as the Internal Heights, near Gwinear, on
the Lizard, Cornwall, have been the scene
of a fatal wreck and a desperate adventure.
The unfortunate vessel was driven ashore
during the heavy gale, and proved to be
the French ship Conquete, bound from
Swansea to Bordeaux. Her captrin was
her owner, and, when once the vessel was
fairly ashore himself and his crew gave
themselves up for lost not so, however.
One gallant fellow volunteered to swim
ashore with q rope in the midnight dark
ness and boiling surf, and scale the sIlts.
The fearful task was attempted, and;strange
to say, accomplished. Woen a 70 re was
once made fast. it was comparatively easy,
although easy only by comparison, for the
work involved tremendous e%Xertion and
risk, to climb on the rocks hand over hand.
The whole crew succeeded in this except
one the poor fellow, a young and stalwart
man, was benumbed by the cold, aud sank,
back exhausted. A short time sufficed to
break the vessel into o thousand fragments.
Ibid
, 1873-12-27
AUCTION.

IN L the request Of the Government
III of the Danish Westindia Islands
in behalf of the States Treasury as
levyhoIder
THE SUGAR PLANTATION
M Q N I PE4 LIS r
with all appurtenances, belonging to
Mr.. George Behagen and situated in
Queens Quarter No. 3 and 10 a.
and in N0rthside Quarter ID. No. %
in this Island, will be sold by three
public auctions in accordance with
the Placard of 22nd April 1917.
The auctions to be held at the
undersigned office as follows
lst Auction on Wednesday the
9TH January 1874 at l o'clock p. m.
End Auction on "Wednesday the
2lst January 1874 at | o'clock p. m.
Bird Auction on Wednesday the
4th February 1874 at | o'clock p. m.
The conditions for the sale, the
appraisement, the certificate from the
Records and other documents CON
corning the sale to be seen at this
Office.
Ch%ristiansted's Vendue-O Office the
10th December9l873.
II. A.. JURS.
, 1873-12-27
AUCTION.

HAB - ~
TIER Begj@ring at Goyerne-
g mentct for de dansk yestindiske
Der paa StatskassenS Vegne som
UdIngshaver vii den Planter George
Behagen tilh0rende
SUKKERPLANTAGE
MO I p E Lille r..
med alt TiIbeh0r, b~eIiggende i Dron-
Ringers Qyarter No. 3 og 10 a. og
NCrdside Qvarter B. No. % her paa
Den, bIiye bortsolgt we'd 3 offentIige
Auctioner / Henhold til Plakat 22de
April 1917.
Auctionerne afholdes paa under
tegnede Contoir som f0lger:
lste Auction Onsdagcn den 7de
Januar 1874 Eftermiddag Kl. ] slet,
2den Auction Onsdagen den GLIDE
Januar 1874 Eftermiddag III. | slet,
3die Auction Onsdagen den 4de
Februar 1874 Eftermiddag KI. | sle',
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-08-09
Striking ParIor Matches.

There was an elderly lady from Sugar
Hollow trading in Cobheit's store, Mel
son street, Saturday. She had becn look
ing-iat the coffee and sugars, and was
examining some hair-plns by biting them
to see If they were genuine, when she
stepped on parlor match, which was
lying on the floor. The explosion which
followed so startled her that she jumped
to one size, and in so doing, struck
against a barrel of axe-helves aud over
turned them, lost her balance, sought TO
save herself by clutching the show case,
but was too late, and went down with
the axe-helves, drawing badly demoral-
ized show case on top Of her, and nearly
choking herself to death with a half
swallowed hair-pln.
On Monday the agent for parlor
matches called on Mr.. Cobbett to show
his goods, ard was Immediately pounced
upon by that individual, who, after knock
ing him down, dragged him out on the
walk, and held him secure while the
clerk warmed him with an aXe.helve, anC
| Mrs. Cobbett poured water on his waist
band. Then Cobbett told his wife and
clerk to hold him while be went In thu
house for gun, and ii was lring hii
absence on this missionary enterprise
that the agent succeeded In getting on hi
feet, and out OF the neighborhood. w
don't know where he is now, but he un
doubtedly left town, as MIR. Cobbelt looke'
around for him with the gun, until lat
that night, without any suecess.-DaH
burn Neips.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-08-09

Postal cards will certainly lose their
novelty very soon. succeeded as they are
now so closely by the Postal B,dbug.
This is no myth or stretch OF imagination,
but "a bona d,ls truth that there are now in
incubation a certain kind Of hedbug
through the postal facilities Of our coun-
try. The circulation is not yet wide
one, hut We know of 1t being IRON Phila
drllhia to this office. and how much fur
ther one may conjecture, taking into
consideration the fact that the office Of
Philadelphia is a distributing one.
Al our office, we have 1t from our
worthy ?. NJ, that it is not al unfrequent
case upon emptying the mail bags com
/ ing from the city to find numerous bugs
| Of the above named sauguuary species,
! from which Se infer that tht attention OF
some housewife is needed there 70 rid il
/ of such pesky - vermin
IL they were Of a stationary nature and
confined to Philadelphia, where they evil
IDENTIFY "vegetate," we would have naught
to say, hui tl.is thing Of having our office
made filthy because Of he derelicl duties
on the part of Philadelphia Is rather rore
than we are able 10 bear. Next TO hum-
bugs We detest btdbugs and over all We
hate postal bcdbugs. We hope L. s. will
ook after Philadelphia in the way OF
strong hot soap suds and steel traps
West Chester NegS,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-08-09

ened to make a wreck of her but that
danger had been avcr.ed. Health and
strength had been perfect for years. And
now7
Was II lie, these years Of happiness
and aifection2 That was the thought, no
doubt, which pressed upon her brain, or
one Of the thoughts. If Franks love
before he married her had been sham,
who shonld say the love had been reality
She had been shamed for pity by her
brother, and married and courted for pity
by her husband. Why not all the rest
for pity Why not all G sham2 How
could it be told where falsehood ended
and truth began She recalled many
aud many woru and look and act Of
late years that bore all the character of
purest affection but so did her thought
20 back, with terrible cleamess of mem
ory, to earlier days, when looks and
words that seemed then true, she knew
DOW had been feigned. Sharply as the
lightning shows things, memory flashed
upon that evenings talk when Frank
and she had sat on the balcony overlook
ing the old garden, and the diamond
bracelet had been clasped on. The very
breath Of the summer air Pamela felt
again; the green hush and stiffness
among the vines aud trees and flowers
the soft light of the dusky evening and
with those, blended with them insepara-
bly,, the tones of Franks voice, his looks,
aud smiles, and kisses, and words. If
all that Yves not true, where was truthl
Sally wondered through church time
with an uneasy misgiving, how Frank
would find his wife when he went home.
She determined to stop herself, on her
way, aud get a more satisfactory impres.
sion, if possible, of her sister.in-law's
mood and condition. They went home
together.
They found her dying. She had taken
a quick poison, and it was beyond
remedy. -Itdependcnt.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-08-09
Another Great Fire.

A fire broke out in Portland, Oregon,
about O'Clock Saturday morning and
spread with frightful velocity. The fire
departments from Salem and Vancouvers
were aallod on foe asrintauce, ana Ms soon
as possible responded. Al O'Clock in
the afternoon the ilru was got lndCr con-
troll, and immediately a house at Third
and Taylor streets was fired by an incen-
diary. The rascal was caught and I'M
prisoned.
The fire extended over an area of %
blocks, he inded by Yamhill street on the
north, Second street on the west, Column
bia on the south.
The losses N,ill reach about $1,000, 600
and the insurance fUots up about SoOO,OO'
Among the losses arc two engine houses,
two sash factories, three fUundrles, iUut
mills, live hotels, 100 stores ard 2Jl
dwellings. One hu.dred and fifty home
less families are now encamped in the
public parks.
Among the iusurrnces are the follow
ing: Imperial, cf London, SSO,UOO
London, Liverpool and Globe, az, LOCO
Everything is in confusion, and th'
police and National Guards are on duty
around the burned district.
The city treasurer was dangerously in
iured aud one man was killed. srvera
churches have beeu converted into dwell
iugs. rhe Common Council has issued
food tickets for the destitute, and cal
for aid for the sufferers from other cities
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-08-09
Tho Performance at chubb's.

Tho Performance at Chubb'S.
We were at Chubb's the other
afternoon, and while we stood at the back
window talking, we saw gray cat climb
up tree in the yard and disappear.
Presently another gray cat crept TO the
foot of the tree and ascended. After
awhile third came sneaking down the
yard, and up II went. We remarked to
Chnbb that there must be a general synod
OF constitutional convention or some
thing going on in that tree. Just then a
fourth cat was seen plunging over the
glass, yowling and swishing its tail and
then ii proceeded skyward. A moment
later cat tore furiously up the gravel
walk, turned three or four somersaults
on the grass, emitted couple of unearth-
ly screeches, aud flew up the trunk.
This kind of thing continued for some
time, and Chubb, who became more aud
more excited as each additional ascent
was made at last exclaimed, "Merciful
Jupiter but there must be eighteen mill
| lion cats up that treee. Gimme my gun,
and I'll 20 for 'em 20 They gave him his
gun and he fired double handfuls OF bull
lets into the tree fifteen times, and not a
cat fell. Then we went out to investi-
gate the subject. There were no cats
among the branches or anywhere about
the tree. Only at tNe foot of the trunk,
on the other side, we saw Chubb's gray
house cat sitting there licking its paws.
Just then the hired girl came out and
said, 'Misther Chubb, that cats beer
ruunin' up one side of the tree an down
the other, the whole afternoon, like mao
There's somethin' the matter with m
Yes, It was only one cat that had mad'
all those ,ascents. Chuhb smiled sadly
and put up his gun, and offered to trad'
us that cat for bunch Of asparagus ant
half pound of cheese, but we refused
and now he is training her TO perform il
a mena agerie. e.--naE AdelCr.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-08-09
DARE.

Dare 70 wear a common coat
TIL YOU own n better;
Fashions frown is hut Of ice,
Debts an iron ietter.
Dare TO he an honest man,
Though you use a shovel;
Fen with soeptre in his hand,
A knave must ever groveL
Dare to be a gentleman,
In all ways truly gentle,
Though You own no acres broad,
Possess no kingly rental.
Dare to seem just what you are;
Dare to do your duty;
And you shall wear upon your brow
Mans nOblest crown of beauty.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-08-09

ING AT BARATOoA.
Oh, for a lodge in a garden Of cucumbera;
Oh, for an Iceberg or two to control
Oh, for vale which at midday the dew
eumbers;
Oh, fol balloon trip up to the pole
Oh, for a little one-story thermometer,
With nothing but zeros all ranged in row;
Oh. for big double e-harrelled hydrometer,
TO measure the moisture that rolls from
thy brow
Oh, that this cold world was twenty times
colder--
THAT'S irony-rad-hot 1t seemcth to me y
Oh, for a turn Of its dreadful cold shoulder
Oh, what u comfort an ague would be
N. Y. Graphic.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-08-09

Fine Ornelianf are found among the
pebbles on the beach near Pescadero, Cal
Some Of them are said to be worth from
fs5 to ST5 apiece
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-01-04
A WINTER BALLAD.
The fruits of the farm are gathered in
From the orchard bough and the fallowed

The fruits of the farm are gathered in
From the orchard bough and the falloweo
field,
Till cask and crib and granary bin
Are full to the beam with a bounteous
yield;
And vapory clouds have now begun
To dapple the shield of Decembers sun.
IT'S time for rest for the husbandman;
His heart is big with a ripe content
AS he takes his wages for the sweat and tan
And strength in Summers labor spent
No coin of mint nor crown of a king,
Could ever SO sweet an enjoyment bring.
And now; if ever his toilsome lot
Has found him weary, and worn, and
faint:
If ever Responding, trustees thought
Has almost framed murmuring plant,
DEFENDERS plenty and peace bestows
Abundant reward and a calm repose.
his happy companion, counsellor, wife
His queen in the realm of worth and
grace
Finds pleasure enough to sweeten her life
In watching the smile on her husband S
face.
All, who can fathom the wells of Joy
That SO deep and still in her bosom life
When Winters fierce volley of sleet and
wind
Is raking and shaking tree-top and spire,
The wanderer, homeless and hungry, NAV
find
Shelter and food by farmers fire;
For kindness will open his generous hand
To warm and feed the poor of the land.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-01-04
THE BURIED CITIES.

In reference to the subterranean antidui-
ties within the district of Vesuvius. every
one will have observed how much more is
said OF the Pompeian than of the Hercula-
neum discoveries. The case is, that but
small progress comparatively, has been
made or attempted in the excavation of
Herculaneum. The operation was found
exceedingly difficult and toisome, in con-
sequence of the great depth at which that
city is buried-from sixty to one hundred
feet-and of the much harder quality of
the superintendent substances, consisting
OF vast strata of stony mud and lava
Many objects of curiosity have indeed been
discovered and brought up; but there is no
such thing as laying the city open to light.
Pompeii, on the contrary, was lost under
but thin covering of ashes and pumace,
with a smaller proportion of mud and peb-
bles.
The disappearance of the city was not so
entire, at the time of its destruction, as we
have been accustomed to imagine. The
deposition Of volcanic matter was not of a
depth to cover the higher portions of the
greater structures, or even, in many cases,
of the more ordinary ones. 1t appears that
the upper stories of many of the houses
must have been left prominent above the
surface, to be demolished for the material,
or to be reduced to rubbish, and ultimately
covered with vegetation in the lapse of
time. In many parts of the city, however,
the upper stories were covered, and there
for have been preserved; but they seem to
have been of very inferior consequence to
the apartments on the ground floor. A
small part of the top of the wall of one of
the great public buildings, has always re-
manned in sight; but till accident revealed
the secret, it had been considered as only
the relic of some structure founded on the
surface.
Thus the ruins of Pompeii might have
been observed by any traveller along the
road. No one, however, would have sus-
pected how rich a mine of antiquities ex-
listed here, until laborer, in the middle of
the last century found in blowing, a statue
of brass, which circumstance being report
ed to the government was one of the caus-
es which led to the first excavations, and
subsequently the accidental discovery of
the temple of Isis, while some workman
were employed in the construction of a
subterranean acqueduct, contributed to
confirm the expectations which had been
excited. Since that period the operations
have always been carried on with more or
less activity, so that by degrees the whole
will be cleared.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-01-04
Sport as Is Sport i'm Oregon.

The Portland Oregonian, of the 9th inst,
contains the following account of lively
encounter between a hunter and panther:
A professional hunter, named Reps, was
out hunting this week, on Martins Island,
down the Columbia. The hunter was &C
companied by young hound only, which
started some animal little distance away
in the dense brush. Reps ran from the
thick timber in which he was standing to-
ward the edge of the water. a clear space
of several rods divided the brush and the
river margin. On reaching the bank, Reps
halted and placed himself in an attitude of
defense. In few minutes the hound
emerged from the timber and came running
towards its master. Immediately follow
ing the dog, and in hot pursuit, large
and ferocious panther bounded in sight
Reps raised his gun to his shoulder and
fired. The ball took effect in the jaws of
the animal, but did not intiict any serious
injury nor retard its advance toward the
hunter. On firing. Reps reiterated into
the water up to his arm-pits. The wound
ed and Infatuated animal sprang after and
"tackled - the hunter. The dog came to
the rescue of his master, and made it so
warm for the panther that it abandoned
waded out toward the bank, turned around
and fired the second barrel of his gun at
the panther. The load was buckshot, and
took effect in the panther's side. The
tirely disable the animal, which was get
ting the best of the dog. Seeing that the
hound would soon be drowned, Reps re-
solved to rescue it if possible. He had dis
charged both barrels of his gun, and cast
aside his large bowie-knife in the edge of
the timber when he started to retreat to
the water. No time, however, was to be
lost, and Reps sprang into the river to
save his dog. By this time the panther
had lost much blood and was growing weak
from exhaustion. The hunter, who was a
powerful man, seized hold of the panther's
head, and, after a fierce "tussel," broke
its hold on the bound. The panther now
turned on Reps. A long and despert en-
counter encused between the hunter, panth-
er, and dog. At last Reps succeeded in
keeping the animals nose under water
until it was quite dead, after which he
drew the body to the shore and tainted
from his wounds and exhaustion. The
hunter was severely lacerated in the con-
ilict, and has scarcely been able to leave
his bed since. The hound is also badly
torn.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-01-04
OLD GAMES REPEATED.
Ely REV. DE WITT TALMAGE, D. D.

/ We never get over being boys and girls.
The good, healthy man, sixty years of age,
is only a boy with added experience. A
woman is only an old girl. Summer is but
an old spring. August is May in its teens
We shall be useful in proportion as we
keep young in our feelings. There is no
use for fossils, except in museums and on
the shelf. like young old folks.
Indeed, We all keep doing over what VIC
did in childhood. You thought that long
ago. you got through with Blind-man's-
buff and Hide-and- seek" and "Puss
in the corner" and " Tick tack to-" and
"Leap-frog," but all our lives are passed
in playing those old games over again.
You say, "What racket those children
make in the other room, When Squire
Jones boys come over to spend the even
ing with our children, it seems as if they
would tear the house down. "Father,
be patient"' the wife says; eve once play
ed Blind 's-buff' ourselves Sure
enough, father is playing it now, if he only
knew it. Much of our time in life we 90
about blind folded, stumbling over mis-
takes, trying to catch things that we miss,
While people stand around the ring, and
litter, and break out with halfsuppressed
laughter, and push us ahead, and twitch
the corner of our eye bandage; after
while we vehemently clutch something
with both hands, and announce to the
world our capture; the blind fold is taken
from our eyes, and, amid the shouts of the
surrounding spectators, we find we have,
after all, caught the wrong thing. What
is that but "Blind mans over apaino
You say, "Jenny and Harry, 60 to bed.
1t seems so easily for you to sit there max
ing two parallel lines perpendicular. and
two parallel lines horizontal, and filling I'D
the blanks with crosses and o's, and then
crying out, Tick tack-to.'" NV dear
man, you are doing every day in business
just what your children are doing in the
nursery. You find it hard to get things
into line. You have started out for
worldly success. You get one or two
things fixed, but that is not what you want.
After while you have had two find sue
cesses. You say, elf can have third
success, will come out ahead" But
somebody is busy on the same slate, trying
to hinder you getting the game. You
mark: he marks. l think you will win.-
10 the first and second success which you
have already gained you add the third for
which you have long been seeking. The
game is yours, and you clap your hands,
and bunch your opponent in the side, and
shout:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-01-04

THE FARMERS MUTUAL FIRE INsuR-
ANCE Co. of York, Pa, has been in
successful operation nearly 10 years; has
paid twelve hundred and ten claims amount
ing to S712. 1886, without a single assess
ment. Prompt and ready, it has always
been able to meet its engagements; never
permitting debts to accumulate. Prudent
and careful, it has established 4 business
far superior in quality to that of any Mutual
Company, doing general business in Penn
syivania, hence the small percentage of
losses and freedom from assessments
lnsures against loss or damage by fire and
lightning, on all safe class property at
reasonable rates. Losses literally adjusted
and promptly paid.
i. L. EwING, Agent
Elkton.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-01-04

-" Unless you give me aid,'' said beg
gar to benevolent lady, {" am afraid
shall have to resort to something which l
should greatly dislike to do" The lady
handed him dollar, and compassiouately
asked, "What IS it, poor man, that have
saved yoss fTom?" " Work." was the
moEyhful answer.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-01-04

-Castagno di Cento Cavalli is the namo
given to an immense chestnut-tree up on
Mount Etna, whose circumference near the
ground is variously stated by travellers to be
from $50 to 204 feet. It is related of Jeanne
of Aragon that when visiting Mount Etna,
attended by her principal nobility, heavy
shower came up, and she and hundred
cavaliers took refuge under the branches
of this tree, which completely sheltered
them.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-01-04


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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-01-04

"A prosperous merchant has for his
motto: Early to bed, early to rise; noy-
er get tight, and ADVERTISE