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The Hickman courier., 1874-09-11
JOAQUIN pnLLER,s LAST.

Alone and sad sat me down
- - rest on housseaus narrow isle,
Below Geneva. Mile on mile.
ana set with many a shining town
Tow rd Dent du Midi danced the wave
'eIes'h the moon. Winds went and came
And fanned the stars into flame.
i geard the far lake, dark and deep,
use up and talk in its sleep.
eard the laughing waters lave
ana lap against the farther shore.
An IDLE oar. and norhing more
save that the Isle had voice and save
Ihat round about its base of stone
mere piashed and flashed the foamy Rhone,
stately man, as black as tan
kept up stern and broken round
among the strangers on the ground.
named that awful African
A second Hannibal. gaf
My elbows on the table, sat
WIN chm IN upturned palm to scan
ls LIE race and contemplate the scene.
Inc moon rode by crowned ouean
l was alone. Lo not a man
To speak my mother tongue All r,af
How more than all alone can be
man in crowds Across the Isle
Ny Hannibal atrode on The yvhile
diminished Rousseau sat his throne!
Ot books, unnoticed and unkuov-u
This strange strong man, with face austare
~ ~ as Grew near He bowed: he snake
- tihknown tongues. Tcould but shake
Aaain I mnsed Fhe Efsss, of thongaf
Came by, aud on the storied spot
4
The star-set Alps they sang a tune
Unheard by any soul but mine.
Mont Blanc, as lone and as divine
And white seemed mated to the moon
The past was mine, stroug-vOiced and vast:
Stern Calvin, strange Noitaire, aud Tell
And two whose names are known too wen
To name, in grand procession passed.
And yet again came Hannibal
htng-.ike he came, and drawing near.
l saw his brow was now severe
And resolute. In tongues unknown
Again he spake. l WAS alone.
Was all unarued, was worn and sad
But now. at last, my spirit had
It's old assertion I arose,
AS startled from a dun repOse
VITA gathered strength, 1 raised a hand
And cried - do not understand
HIS black face frightened ~ I spake;
II ebowed he wagged his woolly head
He showed his shining teeth and said
Ssr, if you please. dose tables here
Are cousecrate TO lager beer;
And, sar, what viii You have 10 take?r
Not that loved that colored cuss-
Nay he had awed me al too much
But sprsng forth, and with clutch
graSped his hand, and holding thus,
cried, =" Bring my couutry's drink for two ~
For Oh that speech of Saxon sound
70 me was o fountain found
10 wastes, and thrilled me through and through
IN RoUsseau's Isle, in Rousseau's shade,
Two PINK aud spicy drinks We're made:
n classic shade, on classic ground,
We stirred two cocktails round and round
The Hickman courier., 1874-09-11

Last year a correspondent of Notes
and Queries, considering that the then
recent passing of a bill whereby future
elections to the house of commons must
take place by vote by ballot, drew up a
synopsis of the composition of that
house when the ballot was thus en-
grated, after many failures, during the
last half century. His enumeration
may be properly placed side by side
with a second synopsis which he pub
lished in the Notes and Queries in the
month of June. The first column shows
the house of commons as it stood in
April, 1878, before the ballot came into
operation the second shows what was
the result under the ballot of the gen
The Hickman courier., 1874-09-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
EAST.

at Mystic park. Boston, last week. 81
special purse OF 81, 500 was offered to Gold
smith Maid to beat her rsesrSa
she to have three trials. The Maid appeared
between the heats Of the second race and
made the first heat in 2:1915. going easily all
the way round accompanied by a runner at
tached to a buggy and driven by James
Golden. The second trial was made under
the most favorable auspices. The track had
been scraped close to the pole, and there
was absolutely no wind Budd Doble nodded
for the word the first time he came down.
The Maid trotted the first quarter in 33]( sec
onds. and the half mile in 1:061{, lifting her
head once just before she reached there. The
last half mile was trotted without the least
show of break, and she made her best re-
corded time-2:14-amid the cheers of assem-
bled thousands
The Hickman courier., 1874-09-11
The "Iron Gates' of the Danube.

The rocks named Pons Augusti by
the Romans, and known in the latter
days as the Iron Gates, which have for
ages obstructed the stream of the Dan
ube about the point where the river en-
ters the Turkish dominlons, are now
about to be removed at the joint ex-
pe ase of the TurA h and Austrian gov
ernments. The perfection to which the
art of engineering has reached, COM
bined with the immense power OF mod
ern explodents, has rendered that pos
sible which was denied the Romans,
great as was their skill in mechanical
operations. The cost is fix. at low
sum, e36O, 600; but probably, Ike All
estimates, will prove somewhat eiastic.
The Hickman courier., 1874-09-11
Sugar Crop Prospects.

The agricultural department makes
the following favorable report Of the
growing sugar crop: Six states report
the cultivation of sugar-cane, IN all of
which the acreage has been increased,
viz: Alabama, 131 I; Mississippi, 120 !;
Texas, no; Georgia. 10S; Louisiana,
1O4 Florida, 103. The condition in all
these states is above average, viz Lou
isiana, 108; Mississippi and Texas, 105;
Florida, 104 Alabama, 102 and Geor-
Ola, 1O1. 1t is the prevalent opinion
that the Louisiana sugar product will
be equal to that of 1873, notwithstand-
ing the overflow
The Hickman courier., 1874-09-11
Cotton Types.

The delegates to the National Cotton
Exchange convention have adopted a
standard of classifcations which is said
to be unsatisfactory to the New York
dealers, being too low as compared with
the long usage of that market. Accord
ing to the New York types New York
low middling is little better than old
fashioned strict good ordinary.
The Hickman courier., 1874-09-11
DURING the long French war, two

DURING the long French war, two old
ladies in Stranraer were going TO the
kirk the one said to the other Was
it no wonderful thing that the Bree-
tish were aye victorious over the French
in battle % "Not Bit" said the other
old lady: "dinna ye ken the Breetish
aye say their prayers befoare gaun into
battle 2" The other replied Bnt can
na the French say their prayers as
weel ?" The reply was most character
istic: "Hoot jabbering bodies, wha
could understan' them ?"'
The Hickman courier., 1874-09-11

The circular boat attracted much atten-
ton, the Chinese filing it to overflow
ing and remaining in it for hours, sings
ing their hymns and choruses to the
music of the plashing oars.
The Hickman courier., 1874-09-11
where Artificial Flowers "Grow. ,,

A writer IL the London Review saws
Ladies who deck their hair with MIN
&c bloom have IN general little idea of
the way in which those false flowers
grow. They wear them light-heartedlv
IN the gayest scenes, and think not that
they are transplanted from the saddest.
They put forth their leaves and delicate
hues IN sitting garrets, in fetid back
Kitchens, or IN hot, Over-crowded fac
tories, where the health of those who
made them was withering away, where
the gas burners are often without glass
or shade, and gas stoves are set on the
tables to heat the tools, while hundred
women and girls, frop nine years of age
and upwards, bend over their hot-house
plants. Some hold the hand stamp
which cuts through sixteen folds at n
time of the muslin or silk that is to male
tbe leaves or flowers ClhsIs Vein the
Drs.ys. g7s..,z rsjss1aErs "A 70 he Ioef
white. MOST OF them afe busy with tbo
tineESwork OF constructing the fiowers
Ehey gum and wax, dust for bloom. " -.
potato ti's'lrs olel blown Rlaassc -
tlsIoaa. der tor i - - .taI shsy - p 80
dation on which 49, -
Slender wires are rfrr-sasze "a E2 r..
SONS, ana slnh1 SOlierlne tfc,s.- 80 =
them their curl. All this is straining
and fidgety work, especially by gas
light, with blistered fingers, thumb
nails worn to the quick, and the dust of
paints and other materials inhaming the
eyes and preparing patients for the
Ophthalmic hospital. The bright blues
and carmines try the sight sadly, and
theylatter causes heaviness Ia the head.
Arsenic green and verdigris blue are
now seldom used; but enough is left TO
poison the poor flower girls existence.
She works in London fourteen or fifteen
hours a day, and sometimes longer.
After thirteen hours work girls often
take home sufficient for two more
hours"
The Hickman courier., 1874-09-11
z 4 Conversation and Rsad''


in conversation. We would not say 'sl'z
one should speak in society for the sake
of speaking, but he should have some
thing to say ard say it. He should be
familiar with current topics, be familiar
with English literature, and make the
acquaintance of the weighty thoughts
of such writer's as Bacon and Mill, and
Montesauieu. He should carry supply
of wit and wisdom with him as he does
Of money when he goes TO market, to in
terest others and stimulate and improve
himself He owes 1t TO Others TO con-
tribute his part to the social entertain
ment. He must pay his scot. III he
does not talk he will be pronounced
either stupid, or stamped as selfish
eQotist. Reading gives tone and body
to conversation. It odds TO the sub
stance and improves the stye. Readi-
ness in conversation there cannot be
without the fullness that comes from
reading. There may be ideas, but read
ing adds TO and cOlrects and retnes
them. It gives words that are elegant
and illustrations that please. lt enables
him to pick up the threat as others drop
it, and carry il on into new paths, and
more, to profitable and pleasant results.
It is important also TO have a store OF
the best thoughts in order TO do ones
fair share in conversation. One whose
reading is confined 10 dime novels viii
not be able TO say much about art, or
science, or politics; they give them inn
ages but not knowledge of ideas. so II
the discourse flows into channels where
a knowledge of English literature rs
available, he who has been the faithful
student of CHANGER andMSpenser, OF
Pope and Dryden, Dicken hnd Tback-
cray, will be likely TO leadwthe conver-
sation; and if he has good taste, and
| fancy and humor. 1iB words viii be rs
tened 90 with respect and admiration
| If he has sense enough TO talk at all, he
will not be a mere parrot repeating the
thoughts of others in order TO engage
attention and make people admire his
wisdom and skill as a talker. Original
ity is 20 be desired above all things, but
this is impossible without a knowledge
of many matters and things in the ma
or jul.sEas'ld upon which to base Thought
| an expression or tnOttBrss----nrtioDi is but
ance of Judgment upon an infinite var1-
ety of subjects, and as this knowledge
can only be derived from books, 1t VIII
at once be seen that true originality ls
fostered by careful and systematic read
ing. Ideas beget ideas; thoughts stlm-'
ulate thoughts, until their expression
becomes absolutely necessary IN somo
| form
The Hickman courier., 1874-09-11

THE wild waves rolling in upon Sara
toga beach whisper that John Morrlssey
has made clean profit OF $40, ,OOO TINS
wear. with three congressman to hear
from
The Hickman courier., 1874-09-11
SPAIN

Gen Primo de Rivera is appointed
sptAn-eensral OF Madrid.
The Hickman courier., 1874-09-11
Pacific CebIe.

The United State v steamer Tusca-
rora. sent out to malns soundings Tor
cable from San Francisco to Japan, haA
returned and reports as follows
The first attempt from Cape Flattefy
(Australia) was abandoned on accouns
of the lateness Of the season, and sne
made soundings on and off the coast
from Cape FIattery TO San Diego. FROM
that she struck for Honolulu, making
soundings. As she went from Honolulu
she proceeded to Yokahoma via BoriIa
Islands, and the deepest water founa on
this line was 8, ,287 fRthoms. Two hneH
we're started from the coast Of JAPAN
but abandoned on account of the greaL
depth of water. The third line wss
found feasible, and line was run 20
Kuril Island, one OF the Aleutisn group
thence run to Annataski and from .nedc
TO Cape Flattery. The greatest aep'"
found on this line was 81 miles.
TEN years ago, one hundred mil. NIL.
west of Omaha was fixed as the luI's,- -
est limit for agricultural produc.o9,h- on ~
Nebraska now farms are touno '-.st n:,t.
hundred miles beyond that ciIy, W.. W..
hardy settlers taking up nonnes.,rl..,s~ -.,l-..-
still further west in all the Ena'sf ".
where sufficient water can DC ioun' ~
irrigation
The Hickman courier., 1874-09-11

'sFor the baby, fronEthe godfathers.
g But what name p said the judge.
There waS a running fire of "Ere-
bus" "Nox," " Alutus,' sc Terra
G otta," "Ant@us," etc., etc. Finally
the question was referred to our host.
why not keep his own name ?" he
said quietly. "Wan Lee." And he did.
The New York herald., 1874-07-23
Teachers i'm Council,

The annual meeting of the National Educa-
ton Association, to be held in Detroit in
August, promises to be exceedingly interesting.
The rival systems of education will be brought
fairly under discussion by men having pract-
cal acquaintance with the difficulties of suit
ing the higher education to the different
capacities of the students The influence of
Sex in education will be fairly discussed, and
the chict supporters of the rival theories as to
the mental power Of women will be brought
face to face. DIR. Clarke, of Boston, whose
clever book rebutting the idea of equality
between the sexes brought down on him the
anger of the champions of the fair sex, will
devote himself to upholding the existing sys-
tenn as best calculated to secure the happiness
and well-being of mankind. Professor Orton,
as the representative Of Vassar College. will
The New York herald., 1874-07-23
The French ORA ama.

Our Paris letter to-day holds out brilliant
promise of new sensational dramas at our
theatres next winter, especially as the great
adapter himself is on his way to New York.
There are new pieces Mt nearly MI the Paris
theatres, and the racy sketch of the several
plots given by our correspondent shows that
they are of character to suit our own boards
and to meet the current OF events in real life
on this side Of the Atlantic. To be sure there
seems to be something OF a sameness in the
main incidents of the plays but then the
standard properties of the French drama ore
capable of being placed in so many different
shapes. each attractive TO modern piayRoers,
The New York herald., 1874-07-23

The ARREST OF A GERMAN named Schwick,
charged with having been concerned in OBJ
tanning one hundred thousand thalers by
forgery in Germany, will no doubt be regarded
by the gentleman as a singular piece of i'll
luck Three months ago, when intelligence
OF his crime was cabled to our police, the
steamers were closely watched, but without
success. The arrest was made on Monday in
consequence of charge of burglary lodged
against the prisoner. This charge appears to
have been unfounded, but Schwick was iden-
titled as the wanted forger, and will De sent
home under the Extradition Treaty.
The New York herald., 1874-07-23

that the pieces enumerated i. our letter
could, no doubt, all be played at the same
time in New York to crowded houses. There
is in each wife, not always like Caesar s.
and that other character which too often fills
tie wife's place Then there are husbands,
not always as constant as husbands ought to
be, and lovers not all Josephs. These charac-
ters are taken through the usual scenes of
lovemaking, quarrelling, flirting, suspicious
visits, elopements and reconciliations Out
OF these ingredients most of the new plays now
delighting the Parisians are manufactured,
and we have no doubt that Mr.. Boucicault
will make them as popular in New York as
they are said to be at the gay capital.
The New York herald., 1874-07-23
Tho Yachting senson-Shall It Have
Brilliant Closcf

There has been less activity in yachting this
season than for some years previously. The
commercial and financial disturbances of last
fall have had their effect in that direction as
we'll as in Others and the June regattas of our
home clubs, while pleasant enough and sue
cessful in certain sense, were not larcelv at
tended 1t is to be regretted that the appoint
ments for the cruises are made so near to each
other as to conduce to slim attendance.
Several Of our yachtsmen who are members
both Of the New York and Brooklyn clubs
would accompany both fleets if the cruises
were sufficiently far apart to render it possible
or convenient for them to do so. The Brook.
lyn Yacht Club rendezvoused yesterday at
Glen Cove, and start on their cruise to-day.
The New York Yacht Club will rendezvous al
Glen Cove on August 4, and the cruise of the
Atlantic Yacht Club is also fixed for the early
part of August The Eastern Yacht Club, OF
Boston, will rendezvous at Holmes Hole on
August 4, and will arrive at Newport about
the same time with the New York
Yacht Club. The meeting of the two
clubs will be made the occasion of
the New York and Boston yachts will be
tested This will be the event of the present
season, and as many yachts belonging to
other clubs will doubtless visit Newport at the
same time, in order to witness or take part in
the races, there is likely to be a gathering as
brilliant as those seen at Cowes during the
English regattas. variety of contests is con.
templated, including steam yacht race and
Corinthian race, from which professional
sailors are excluded, and the owners and their
friends are captain and all hands. The Allan
tic Yacht Club would add to the success of the
event and find hearty welcome if they should
SO arrange their programme as to visit New.
port at the same time as the New York and
Eastern clubs. The Newport season will then
be at its height, and brilliant series Of races,
shared in by some of our best yachts, will do
much to redeem the dulness of the present
season and to give promise of greater activ.
ity and interest in yachting next year.
The New York herald., 1874-07-23

The GLANCE At LITERATURE in London
afforded by the letter Of our London CORE
spondent will be found of interest. The season
has been marked by the appearance of two
dramatic poems of note, the one by Mr. Swim
burne and the other by Mr.. Aubrey De We're.
Bwinburne's Boutwell, of course takes the
lead, and is spoken Of as remarkable work,
although his Mary is drawn with pencil
guided more by prejudice than truth. Mr.. De
Vcrcs alexander the Great is said to be so
far above his previous works as to have taken
thc reading world by surprise. The volume
ps Aimee Desclce's letters, edited by Alexan-
der Dumas, is curiousiy looked for, but has
not yet made its appearance Books of travel
are numerous this season, but the main inter-
sst centres in Mr.. MacGahan's Campaigning
On the Oxus and the Khiva," which excites
-saszsl attention and general approval.
The New York herald., 1874-07-23

MARY CREAM Is A HEROINE if she is only
, servant Of all work. She must be useful
yiIl to have in the house. When she heard a
vuspicious noise in the rear building of the
house in which she lives she did not scream
or faint, but armed herself with carving
knife and started to find out what was wrong.
She was rewarded by the discovery of dis
guised fiend, who was coolly proceeding to
net fire to the dwelling, a tenement house On
Washington street Mary seized the villain,
and as he endeavored to choke her she stabbed
him in the cheek with the knife. He then
discovered that Mary was too much for him
md fed 1t is to be hoped the insurance
companies will make up purse for the
heroine.
The New York herald., 1874-07-23

naturally take the ladies' part, and be must
indeed lack debating power if be cannot prove
that there is more quickness of perception
and quite as much reasoning power
among large numbers Of highly educated
ladies than many gentlemen students car
make boast of. One of the chief advan-
tages Of the Educational Association
Is the opportunity afforded to those directly
interested in the subject of higher education to
meet and exchange views The result caunot
fail to be beneficial to the cause of education,
ard we hope that teachers of prominence in
the community will examine without passion
every side Of this most important question.
and endeavor to solve it in the interest Of
humanity.
The New York herald., 1874-07-23

wheat at seaboard ports this year from July
to August 80 will exceed those Of last year
for the like period. Accounts of the remain.
ing stock OF wheat in farmers hands of the
crop of 1873 in the West are conflicting but
the indications, taken from all the reports, are
that they are considerably less than at this
date in 1873.
If the delivery Of the remaining crop OF
1873 shall be less than last year and the e1-
ports shall be less, and if, at the same time,
the continental demand shall be continued,
dividing with Great Britain the cargoes ar
irving at ports of call in the United Kingdom
and still further dividing the export move
ment from Atlantic seaboard ports, there may
be short period of deficient supplies. And,
added to this, if there should be bad weather in
the British Isles during the harvest apprecia-
ton in values could not but be temporarily
the result, to be followed later on in the
season by a very considerable decline. The
middlemen holding the remaining surplus
of wheat would be benefited by an aG-
vance in prices, while tor those in the bread
stuffs trade in general during the coming crop
year Oi iotf-O dn dONdHCc III pfiCtS Ut tGC
close of the old and the advent of the new
crop would seriously injure the prosperity
of the trade during the coming crop year.
There is more maize in the country than
earlier in the year was supposed; but there is
not a superabundance. The domestic con-
sumption is large, and the wants of Great
Britain average about $4,000 bushels per
week, and America this year being about
the only source of supply, with move
ment Of 100000 bushels per week
from seaboard ports for the British Isles,
steady prices may reasonably be expected, and
if less than this amount is shipped from sea-
board ports weekly higher prices will prevail,
and if very much more than this weekly lower
prices will rule. The hay crop in the United
Kingdom is largely deficient which will give
an active demand all the year for American
maize at pretty full values. Southeastern
Europe will have very little maize for export
during the remaining part Of the year 1874.
The New York herald., 1874-07-23

WHAT COMMENTARY upon early marriages
is supplied by the telegraphic announcement
from Fonda, in this State, yesterday: Mrs.
Anna Jefferson, fifteen years Of age, COM
mitted suicide last night by taking arsenic.
The cause of the act was domestic trouble. ~
Poor child wife at fifteen and a self-mur-
Arna's parents if it was with their consent
that she became a wife.
The New York herald., 1874-07-23

CHICAGO seems to be fated city in regard
TO fire. The devouring element has again
seized upon the unfortunate metropolis Of the
become ashes. There must be something
radically wrong in the fire department of the
Lake City, as on every occasion when a fire
breaks out there appears to be nothing in
that line sufficient to combat it.
The New York herald., 1874-07-23
Communication OF Dockray's Sentence.

The Spanish authorities have displayed q
sense of awakening wisdom in modifying the
severe sentence of the court martial on Mr..
Dockray. For the CRIME of having visited the
insurgent camp a court martial sentenced him
to be shot, but the government OF Madrid has
interposed, and instead Of going before n
shooting party Mr. Dockray will bo con-
signed to the companionship of convicts for
ten years II it were not for the hope that even
this severe sentence may be relaxed it might be
questioned whether or not the extreme pen
atty would not have been the more merciful
But we hope that light is breaking on the
Spanish authorities in Cuba which shows
them how useless savage acts of repression
are in commanding even the respect of the
people MIR. Dockray has many powerful
The New York herald., 1874-07-23
TO NEwspEALERs AND THE PUBLIC: =

To NEwsDEALERs ANp THE PUBLIC
The New YORK HERALD will run special
train between New York, Saratoga and Lake
George, leaving New York every Sunday dur
ing the season at half-past three o'clock A. NJ.
and arriving at Saratoga at nine o'clock
A NJ, for the purpose OF supplying the
SUNDAY HERALD along the line. Newsdealers
aud others are notified to send in their orders
TO the HERALD Office as early as possible