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Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08
Miscellaneous Selections.
OREGON.
BY JOAQUIN MILLER

BY JOAQUIN MILLER.
morn In Oregon The kindled camp
Upon the mountain brow, that broke below
In steep and grassy stairway to the damp
And dewy valley, snapped and famed aplow
With knots OF pine. Above, the peaks of snow
With under-b belts Of sable forests, rose
And flashed In sudden sunlight To and fro
And far below, in lines and winding rows
Ihe heruers drove their bands, and broke the
deep repose. '-'
heard their shouts like sounding burtar,sho
une lowing nerds made echoes far away;
Mnen 10 the clolds came driving in with morn
TSs saII sne @ sea, as iieeing from the day.
bei9w, aleyeled sea that reached and rolled
ana broke like breakers of q stormy bay
snnst Sssih tne grassy shingle, fold on fold
90 IKE splendid ocean, snowy white and cold
The peopled valley lay hidden world.
'"e sIu,s I were shouts of drowning men that
Inc broken clouds along the border curled.
anu Dent the grass with weighty freight of tide.
n savage stood in silence at INV side e
linen sudden threw aback his beaded shrouds
ana stretched his hand above the clouds. and
As !.sI an ths land lay dead in snowy shrouds:
benoid! the sun upon silver sea of clouds ,,
Here LIFTS the land of clouds The mantlcd
Made white with everlasting snow, look down
nhrough mists of many canyons and the storms
Inat III stretch from Autumn time until they drown
no ehoS heIn OF spring. The cedars froWn
Dark-browed, through hammered clouds that
stretch and stream 'i'"'
Aoove tne sea from snowy mountain crown
Ihe heavens roll, and all things drift or seem
dream. S ii'Sesuc
IN IN waning Autumn time, when purpled skies
Begin TO haze and fall in Incidence below
ne snowy peaks, you see black forms arise
IN roling thunder-b banks above and throw
Qulck parricades about the cleaning snow
II ne strife begins The battling seasons stand
oroau breast TO breast. A fash Contentians
grow 'eli"ns
Ie Tsrrlic: Thunders crash, and lightnings brand
ine oatuements. The Clouds possess
the stormy land. po'se's |
linen ,LSi clouds blow by, the swans take loftier
Ih ne yellow blooms burst out upon the hill,
IL ne ne purple camas comes as in q night.
,ra al spiked and dripping of the oews that I'LL
L ne misty valley. Snnhaayos b...l |
4 helr glory until the vale is full of noon
ne roses belt the streams, nor bird is still
4 4 ne stars, as large as lilies, meet the moon
anu sing OF summer, born thus sudden full and
soon. i anu
~. y. IRdependenf
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08

what next? What are Won going 3
Gnarge me with next? Refuse payment
How dare your Why-do YOU think
poisoned the manr A
I'VE know you did?" said Mr.. Mer
dock, quickly, in low tone, as he strucl
MS cienched hand sharply upon the table
and handed the note ne had just receive,
to Ernest Delpratt.
He clutched 1t tremblingly; read |
with raging eyes. Then it fell from hi
shaking fingers, and fiuttered on to tn
hoor. He gave strange, piteous moan
raised his hands, and pressed them agains
his head, as though to still some terribly
acute pain.
"I'm ILL.," be murmured. family. Gle
me get some fresh air. Ishall be better
presently-I shall"-and he staggered
from the room.
Mr.. Merdock found himself left alone
with Mr.. Pixley.
u told you 1 should spring a mine
upon that young man." said the LAWYER
quietly. 81 think I've been as good a.
my word"
:" What was that note you handed
him ?" ~
"Read it."
Mr.. Pixley took the paper from the
noor and read: "E. d. bought arsenic of
eiiDoons, Chemist, Catharine street, Sails
DurySon the 18th and Goth October, and
the 10th November"
He's certainly william, if there ever
was one,' remarked M. Pixley.
"And now l can tell you something
more about him. You're fond Of dwelf
ing upon the motives that lead to crime.
Pixiey. At the same time may tell you
that you omit from your calculations the
fact that much wickedness in this world
Is accomplished at very cheap price, SO
TO say-for very inadequate reasons.
Ihere was motive enough in this case,
nowever--m re than enough. Ernest
Deipratt had of course discovered the will
IN MS favor, never dreaming that it had
Deen revoked, or Of the manner of its rev.
ocati0n. But more than that, The man
Is gambler, and deeply involved. He
owes at least live thousand pounds. He
Is defaulter upon the turf, and he has
forged acceptances in the deceased's name.
have ascertained that. Bills are falling
due at the Branch Bank at Andover, which
ne must meet, or prepare for exposure, If
not arrest. So he determines upon the
murder Of his benefactor. Once the pro-
prletor Of Lupton Manor, all will 90 well
with him, he thinks. But he was in too
Sreat hurry. fhe had only waited lit
Tie, new will, under which he was large
y to benefit, would have been executed.
something his crime would then have
brought him. As it is he gets nothing
ne simply beggars himself. Numbering
Mr.. Delpratt, as he did, in fact, the mur.
ierer, to speak plainly, cuts his own
.hroat!''
A strange noise was heard in the hall |
outside the library door. The servants
greatly excited, entered the room. II was |
ome moments before they could re- |
ate intelligibly the tidings they brought
The body of Ernest Delpratt had been |
discovered lying on the floor of one of the |
upper rooms of Lupton Manor House.
lis one hand clutched razor, with which |
le had inflicted fightful wounds upon
limself.- He,was quite dead.
Ii was the room in which Eustace We're
)elpratt had met his death by poison.
-AU the Year Round.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08

The great and disastrous storm wave
which has recently swept over Great Bri-
tain is enc Of the most remarxable events
of the kind on record. The cable reports
heavy snow In London, and still heavier
in the northern parts of the Kingdom.
Favored with marine climate, snow Is an
exception to the winter weather, Is 1t Is
ON the Pacific slopes Of the United Ststes,
swept by warm and vapor-laden air cur
rents from the great ocean. In December,
1909, England was visited by one Of its ex-
cepti0nal and phenomenal snow storms.
In. February, 1873, another desolatsng
snow storm visited Scotland, causing great
loss of life. The great frost,n ss IL is
known, which occurred In December, 1850,
was ushered In by a heavy snow fall in
Scotland, which meteoroloaists were sub
sequently enabled to trace to q continu-
Gus stream of intensely cold, dry and
heavy air flowing from Tobolsk north
wards through Russia, across Norway and
Sweden, and descending over Scotland -
northerly wind. On Christmas night of
that year some Of the Scottish thermome-
ters fell to twenty degrees below zero.
We have no accurate report as yet reveal
ing the conditions under which this Polar
temperature has been produced In Great
Britain; but 1t Is doubtless due to condi-
tons similar to those which bore sway In
Northwestern Europe, In December, 1850.
1t is also highly probable that the great
frosts of history-e. g., that experienced
in Flanders, In 1914, when wine ffoze In
the casks, was cut by hatchets and sold by
weight; that of 154S, when the Baltic was
covered with bridge Of Ice those Of 17l7
and 1740, when the Thames was frozen
over, fairs were held and oxen roasted
upon it. and other notable phenomena Of
cold in Western Europe are referable to
the same atmospheric currents and coadi-
tons observed at Tobolsk in 1880.
1t Is doubtful whether any part Of the
western side of the American Continent,
from California to Sitka, ever has expert
enced such frigorific extremes Of Oonti-
mental cold as occasionally descend upon
Western Europe.-M Y. Herald.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08

THE original size of the Erie Canal was
twenty-ei9ht feet on the bottom, forty
feet on the surface, and four feet In depth.
In 1862 its enlargement was completed,
which made 1t fifty feet wide at the bot
tom, seventy on the surface, seven In
depth. and capable of fieating boat car
rying two hundred and thirty tons. 1t Is
now proposed to enlarge it to the capacity
of floating vessels of six hundred tons
burden. The Welland Canal, from Lake
Erie to Ontario, passes vessels Of six hum
dred tons, and is to be enlarged to double
its present capacity.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22
Appetite.


AT certain seasons, as in spring and sum.
mer, the appetite of even the very robust is
apt to fail, and the relish for meats and heavy
food to wane, This is all right enough. for
animal diet in warm weather heats the blood
tends to headaches, and is generally unwhole.
some, unless sparingy used On the other
hand, fresh vegetables, berries fruit and
bread are cooling, corrective, and what the
palate most Graves. Don't be afraid to 90
without meat for a month or so, and, if you
like, live on purely vegetable regimen. We
Will warrant that you will lose no more
strength than is common to the time, ana
that you will not suffer from protracteed sae neat
as when dining on the regulation roast
Many persons regard a heai ty desire for
food as something unrefined, indelicate, and
to he constantly discouraged. This is a
oreater and more harmful mistake than that
of coaxing the appetite. 1t is just as neces-
sarv for the man who works only with his
brain to eat beef and mutton, as for the man AN
who lahors solely with his hands. The stom-
ach and the brain are twins; the former be-
ing the elder, and having prior right to care.
Let that De well provided for, and it will sus-
tam ils pr0tner. The people who strive to
the people who regard dinner merely as a
feed, not the center of an agreeable cocial
custom and as the domestic event of the day.
we are sorry for them, as they must regard
eating at all as prosaic duty. obligatory on
them because they have a bias in favor OF liv-
ing. We all know that we must eat TO live;
but we by no means live to eat simply be-
cause we enjoy what we eat. We are not
gourmands because we relish chops, nor are
we ihvalds because we want strawberries.
A good appetite is a good thing; but not
if it is to be worried by urging or neglect.
-"Homc and Society p Scribner's for Aa-
gust.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22

Silver and Plated Ware.
ABNER LOWELL, 3O1 Congress Street.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22
WANTS, LOST, FOUND.
Wanfed.

A GOOD steady American or Novia Scotia girl in
n small family. two children Steady employ
ment and good wages to the right person. Address
with name and residence NRL
jy21d1w* P.O BOX 1915
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EDUCATIONAL.
FAMILY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS,
Mass. Institute of Technology
alton SchOOH /!

For Catalogue and June Entrance Examination
Papers, address Prof. SAMUEL KNEELAND, Sec
retary, Boston, Mass. jn25d1m
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WlTH BOARD, large pleasant rooms. Suitable
dor families or single gentlemen.
AT o2 Free Street. jn24*1w then If
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22

HOUSE No. Deering st. Lot 30x11O feet. In
Il quire at No. 12 Elm street between tine hour
of a. m. and p m. jun6dtf
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22
PROPOSALS

PROPOSALS.
For Concrete Stone, Rubble Stone. Cement and Sand
required in the construction of the U. S. Custom
House and Post Office at Rockland, Me.
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT
U. S. CUSTOM HOUSE AND Posi- OFFIcE,{
RocKLAND, Me-, July 18th, 1873.
Sealed roposals will be received at this office un-
till ~ M of the I'd day of August, 1s73 for furnish
ing and delivering on the site OF the building all Of the
Concrete Stone, Bubble Stone, Cement and Sand re-
qui ed for the construction Of the building. There
will be required:
Ocube yards, more or less, hard durabble stone
broken to the size of hens eggs and suitable for
crete.
Also for 500 cube yards, less, Bubble Stone,
which may be OF Granite Limestone other suitable
stone which is flat the bed, sound, durable and
which breaks with clean, square fracture, one
quarter to be bond stones of length equal to the
thickness of thewas and to contain not less than ten
40 cube feet; stones containing less than one and
0ne-haf un cube feet or less than twelve Q2 inches
thick will be received
Also for 1000 barrels more or less Hydraulic Ce-
ment of quality and strength equal to the best brand
of Rosendale each barrel must contain not less than
800 pounds.
Also for 800 cube yards or less clean, sharp,
River Sand
Samples of each of the above Materials to be sub
mitted with the proposals
Delivery will be made at such times and in such
Huanltes as may be deemed necessary by the SUPER
bidders may submit proposals for one or all of the
preee1edmg items of Materials.
ohtad plas must be made the printed form, to be
he U at this office, and each bid to
b,,nd.d Paneu P3nu Dy penal bond in the sum of five
collars $4,000 for each item bid for condi-
TONED that the bidder will accent and nerform the
ritz, "a awarded him, the snficency of the
r " c oe certified by the U. s. Judge Clerk of the
IN which the bidder resides.
~ payments will be made monthly. deducting ten per
oemt. a until the completion of the contract.
Fn Fne right to reject any or all bids is reserved.
Each proposal must be enclosed in sealed envel-
9pe, endorsed Proposals for Concrete Stone or
huhb Stone, or Cement, Sand, (as the case may
Deo Ior the U. s. Custom House and Post Office,
hockdand, Maine," and addresssO
lylod2w L. r. SPEAR. Superintendent.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22

A suggestion is made that when Wise
crosses the ocean in the Graphic balloon, he
should drop bottles containing messages every
hour into the ocean, so that some clue may
be had to his whereabouts. Passengers by
the steamers are requested TO carry sheet-i,on
umbrellas, or keep in the cabin while Wise is
throwing bottles.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22

DOES ADVERTISING PAY?-There is no in
stance on record of a well sustained system of
judiclous advertising failing of success.
my success IS owing to my liberality In ad-
vertising bonner.
advertising has furnished me with a COM
petencs. Amos L0wrence.
Il advertised my productions and made mon
ey."-Nicholas Long,corth.s
Constant and persistent advertising is a sure
prelude to wealth.-Stephen Girdrd.
"He who invests one dollar in business should
invest one dollar in advertising that business"
a. r. Ste,cdrt.
without the aid of advertisements l coule
have done nothing in my speculations. I have
the most complete faith in printers ink. Ad.
mum.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22

DIR. Kedzie, of the Michigan Agricultural
College, gives the following account Cf the in
furious action of salt Oh trees: "On the Col
lege grounds there formerly grew fine yigor-
Gus specimen of common sasafras apparently
in perfect health, A quantity of strong brine
was inadvertently thrown beneath this tree,
forming stagnant pool in its immediate vi
cini1y. In a very short time the tree began
to manifest signs of decreasing vitality. The
salt was absorbed unchanged in such immense
quantities, that entering the circulation, it
effioresced upon the surface of the leaves as
white Crystalline deposit, and the tree soon af-
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22

For Concrete Stone, Bubble Stone. Cement and Sand
required in the construction of the U. S. Custom
House and Post Office at Rockland, Me.
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22

A youth of Terre Haute, who recently put
pistol to his head and pulled the trigger, is
described as "young fool" We cannot ad-
NIT tie fidelity of the description. If there is
any fool connected with that affair, it was the
pistol, which doesn't seem to have had sense
enough to go of.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22
Farm for Sale or Exchange for
Property in Portland or Vicin-

YNHE best Farm in Gorham known as the resi-
Il dence of the late Judge Longfellow. This farm
contains seventy of superior land. Will sell
whole part. Possession given Immediately. Ap-
ply to H. b. BOODY,
on the premises.
Gorham, June 16, 1873. diff
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22

TIvHE Bfick dwelling house No. 2S Free street. 1t
l. is in complete repair and will b sold or leased
on favorable trrms Good location for physician
man of business. Apply to VIM. H. JEkRIS, Real
Estate Agent, CahOon Block. jy17*1w
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22

W A NTED!
| McCLELLAN'S GOLDEN STATE, is the most
I beautifully illustrated and fastest selling book
| in America. gents wanted everywhere circulars,
terms &C., sent free on application. Address
GOLDEN STATE PUB'G, co.
No. hamilton Place,
| jy14d1m BOSTON MASS.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22

A young man who left Bangor for Chicago
about three months ago, writes that the
wider his circle of acquaintance out there
grows, the more profoundly he sympathises
with the Illinois passion for building peni-
tentiaries.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22

TO Let.
IENWO tenements, near the central part of the city
4 Apply to . w. w. CARR,
Ju1dff Exchange street.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22

A woman at Carroton, Mich, lost her leg
lately in attempting to save lame goose from
being run over by locomotive. She made
matters worse, for there are now two lame
geese.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22
REAL ESTATE.
#. G.. PattersOn's
Real Estate Bulletin.

MONEY! TO LOAN ON First Glass
IA Wv ~ L Mortgages of Real Estate
I'm POrtta nd and vicinity. Real Estate
bought and sold. Rents collected. Apply
#. G. PATTERSON,
Real Estate and Mortgage Broker,
over EOweII's Jewelry store.
ap25dtf Cor. Congress Il Brown SIS.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22
BURROWEs BROTHERS,
CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS,
DOtcn's Planning Mill, foot of Cross ST.

HAVING enlarged our shop and fitted it up with
IL the latest improved machinery (by the aid of
which we are enabled to get out wotk accurately
aud expeditiousy0 we are now prepared to take con-
Specifications prepared at reasonable prize. We
the shortest possible notice furnish the win
dow and door frames and all the inside and outside
finish for any description of building. Those about
erecting side houses please take note of the above
We have superior facilities for the manufacture of in
side blinds, and will furnish them all painted and
hung quick METRE We make specialty of building
aud setting up machinery, and would be happy to
ceiye calls from parties using power who contemplate
this line We also prep ared to contract for the
manufacture of patented articles more favorable
terms than any one in the city.
WILLIAM BURROwES. J.w. BURROwEs.
my13 If
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22

Redingotes for summer wear are now made
of Turkish towelling and trimmed with wide
black velvet. They are made double breast
ed, and without fitting too close TO the figure,
they outline the form sufficiently to do away
with belts and ashes.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22

In few weeks the fall and winter fashions
will be announced. The usual predictions
regarding their great novelty and beauty are
made, and fashionables are on the gui vive.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22

Figurative party: $50 long as 1 am man
sorr, what does it matthur to me whether me
great grandfather was an anthropoid ape or
not, sorr?" Literal party: ''Haw' wather
disagweeable for your gwate grandmother,
wasn't it?'
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22

The inmates of the Albany Almshouse
have an abundant supply of fresh country
sausages. in consequence of the public pound
connected with the premises.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22

r. W. Emerson desires it stated that he is
not to lecture the ensuing winter-a report
to the contrary being unau thorized and an
noying.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22

"Among all the many kinds of first love.
that which begins in childish companionship
is the strongest and most eLduring: when
tion, love is at its spring-tide."
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22

A critical American abroad, who last saw
Nilsson in the role Of Juliet, says she has
played it so often, and got 50 tired of it that
she doesn't hug now worth cent.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, JULY ss, 1878
Gossip and Gleanings.

Some thieves who follow Lent,s Circus had
to break into four different places in Musca-
tine, Iowa, to get s4,65.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22
Improved Refrigerators.

rbe three points OF excellence which claim. are.
,st constant and thorough circulation of pure air
1nd. ryness no dampness monld nor faint. ard No
nte' mil Cling Of odors; purity and active air the
elements Of its success. S. Can o. send for circulars
Manufactured and for sale by j. F. MERRILL, be-
8 Co.'S Ice House, Portland, Me. je5dtf
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22
CITY OF PORTLAND.

NJ TlCE is hereby given that the Committee on
~ Streets Sidewalks and Bridges, viii meet at the
lnnctlon OF Emery and West Commercial Street on
Saturday the 26th day of July, A. d. 1874. at "a
o'clock p NJ and will then and there hear all par
ties interested and fix the grade of West Commercial
street from Emery street to Danforth street Also
the same day and at the place, they will hear
all parties and fix the grade of Emery street from
Danorth to West Commercial street, and also fix the
grade OF Salem street from Clark street to Emery
street.
Per order of Committee
Jyl9dtd ~ GEO. P. WESCOTT, Chairman
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22
FOR SALE (!

VvHE owners having left the city, we offer for sale
Il the very desirable and beautifully located Brick
House, No. Park Place. Price Low Possession
jyl4d2w JOHN c. PRoCTER g. SON.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22
Notice to Buyers of all
kinds Carriages.
Notice.

"HEREAS my wife, Carrie Kn,ob4s hos ,eft
w my bed and board without Just cause hereby
ront a. shall pay no debts Of her contracting ac
july1e1ws oEohoE W. KNIGHTS.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22
HOTEL FOR SALE OR LEASE.

4 The well and favorably known s'BAKER
EEEA HOUSE," pleasantly located in Yarmuth,
EL{&s ten mi'e from Portland The trains of the
5.Ega,H Grand Trunk road stop within few rods of
EE1a2 the House. Terms very favorable Apply
VIM. H. JERRIs, Real Estate Agent, Portland. =
jy14 If
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22

A NAVIGATION SCHOOL will be opened at No.
IA 15k Exchange street, March Sd, to be under
the charge of Capt Edward Bre6n and c. III. Farley.
instruction will be given every afternoon by Can't.
Breen and Monday and Friday evenings by G. III.
Farley. The course will begin with DECIMAL arthme-
tic and well comprise Plane, Traverse Parallel Mid
die Latitude sailing; the use of Logarithms the use
and adjustment of Nautical Instruments; Latitude
by Sun and Stars, and Longitude by Chronometer
Lunar observations will not be included in the
but will be taught if desired.
The evening instruction will be given before the
whole class, when the various problems involved in
navigation will be worked out upon the blackboard
and illustrated by suitable diagrams and apparatus
and the use and adjustment Of instruments explain
ed. Subjects collateral to navigation such Mete
orolgy, Ocean Currents, &C., will also be introduced
at the evening sessions. For TERMS apply to G. H.
Farley, No. Exchange street. feb19tf
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22
Warren Academy, WOburn, Mass,
OPEN SEPT. Stn, 1873.

Scientific School, especially arranged 10 fit for
admission to the Mass. institute of Technology and
like institutions with ample Chemical and Physical
Laboratories for practice and drawing for in
structon in Mechanical and Free-hand Drawing. Re-
fer to the President of Institute of Technology For
circular, and fuller information, address DIR. EPH-
RAIN CUTTER Secy, Woburn, Mass jn25dlm
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22
OCEAN HOUSE!

SR This old and popular Seaside House is
ES&s now opened for the season.
t.EGI,H JOSEPH P. CHAMBERLIN,
EEA1.k jun10df Proprietor.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22

Signs and Awning Hangings.
done by q. YOUNG g. CO., at No. 100
Fore street. my30A2m
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-22
Rooms to Let


IBNWO gentlemen and their wives and two or three
Il single gentlemen can be accommodated with
pleasant rooms and board at No. rs Free Street.
mays If