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M CELIA THANrER.

When the darkness drew away,a the dawpiuS O,
the day
heard the medrakes screaming loud and shriIl
across the bay;
And l wondered to behold all the sky in ruddy
gold,
Flashing into fre and fame where the clouds like
bHlows rolled.
Eed the searan east and west, burning broke each
tum6has crest
where The waves, like shattered rubies, leaped
aud fell and could not rest;
Every rock was carmine flushed, every sail like
roses blushed,
Frying swim before the wind from the south that
roared and rushed.
Ia II Judsmensday said gazing out Der billows
red
@azsasu at crimson vapors. crowdinE, drifting
overhead,
Listening to the great uproar Of the waters on the
shore.
To the Wild sad-crying sea.blrds, bufreted and
beaten sore.
l. the end OF Time at hauds is this pageant.
strange aud grand,
and land
Then the scarlet eebed, and slow sky above and
earth below.
Drowned In melancholy purple, seemed with grief
20 overflow.
And while thus Sazed, the day, growing stronger
turned 70 gray;
All The transitory splendOr and the beauty passed
away;
And recognized the sign or the color poured like
Ia the morn Of late October as from clusters OF the
vine.
Twas the rpeaess 0t-;he year: soon know must
disappear
All the warmth aud light aud happiness that made
the time so dear;
And again our souls must wait while the bare
earth desOlAle,
Bore in patience and in silence all the winters
wrath and hate.
--Harper's Magazine.
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Mr.. Edii0r:-Has it ever occurred 10 you
that the best way OF seeing and enjoying
The mountains is not in whizzing through
them on railroad trains. or in being
tumbled through, packed like herring in
Concord coaches Having tried all the
different modes Of travel; rail. stage.
private conveyance and coughing it" in
the pedestrians truly independent way
we say, give Us Jolly. brave and wide
swske company OF trampers. Ignoring all
ordinary ills. swapping their fingers IN
The lace OF fros; and storm, and hearty
believers "A the doctrine OF dAHihiIati0H
for all grln6ierS. The risk OF life and
limb by this mode Of travel is certainly
far less than by rail or stage. We have
DO apprehension OF collision OF trains or
ears jumping the track, and there are no
fears of breaking OF breeching or giving
way OF brakes. The measure OF our
responsibility is full when We keep from
the track while engines and stages are
passing; hold. with firm grip, TO our
alpen-stocks and guard we'll our drinking
cups dangling at our side. A word. just
here. in regard to the name Of our party.
which WAS extempOrized early one
morning while the oat meal was being
passed round TO 3 most ravenous crowd.
Should the first part of the name seem
lacking in poetry, be assured 1t was sug-
gesiive of pleasure not to De measured
even by "Iho old gentleman's" big han
died basin, which the manifold Offices OF
drinking and coffee-cup. mush bowl,
washing and shaving dish. One meaning
given by Webster to Crusader. is "a
hot. headed. fanaticsl person" This
definition Of the term applies. OF course.
only TO those persons whose zeal gave
out before they started. and to those who
where chilled and turned back by the
first mountain zephyr. Our party num-
bered twenty-five. nine ladies and
thirteen gentlemen; representing the
East. the West and the Middle States.
Among them were three clergymen' nine
college graduates Zone OF Oxford Univers'
~. known as The Irish Yelled Prophet
who will be heard from at the end ol
this account in 3 poetical addendum)'
and nine teachers, three OF the latter
having been at the head of Fryeburg
Academy.
The makeup OF the party was superior
in all respects. Would We could introduce
each one personally to your acquaintance
The musical element prevailed 10
great extent. contributing in no small
degree to the entertainment OF all. ln
fact. we were often called upon Tor en-
tertainments OF this kind. both vocal and
instrumental. which were as often gwen
st the roadside, in camp. or at hotels
where we chsnced to call.
PRELIMINARY FLANs AND PREPARATIONS.
Not slight task was 1t Tor US 10 maAe
preparations for this tour. in way o.
tents. commissariat, walking suits, and
couches that should refresh dusty Pill
orim.. take the kinks out OF twisted
hacks and prove an sn elixir to rheu
matte and kindred pains. severa
preliminary meetings were held t'
arrange our plans, to appoint committees
tor the different bureaus of labor. and Il
ascertain, definitely The size OF the party
A committee of three (who in this story
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4 General Recipe for a Modern
NOUei.

stir 10 4 fool 20 make us laugh
Two heavy Williams and half;
\ hersine with sheeny hair,
And half dozen beauN TO spare;
4 mystery upon the shore;
some blody footprints on a fiOor:
4 shrewd detective chapIwho mates
Those footprints with the hero's eights,
And makes 1t squally for that gent
Till he is proven innocent;
A brown stone front; dinglc dell;
Splice it with scandal stir IL well;
serve IL up hot t;-and the book will sell.
Bric-a Brae," Scri6Her for N0remCeT.
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GEO. n. WATKINS,
Editor and Proprietor

rpovls H. BROWN, Political Editor.
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SGstelIanp,
lFsr the OXFORD DENOCRArl
." The Odt Meal Crusaders" on a
Tramp.

Walking Among the white uIlls. The
First Night la Camp. How the Party
Prepared, and How They Pared. Cold
Toes The Fan OF the Thing.
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doggerel:
verify declare and depose
That, for lack of suitable clothes,
I'm chilled and badly froze-
I've lost my two great toes,
Aud also the tip o. my nose.

The only sympathy the old man got was
10 being told that "old folks shouldn't try
to be young" Very cold comfort that,
thought he. We are off in good season
10 the morning, and say good bye to
"camp Jackson" with no regrets. The
gentlemen are all gallant, providing the
ladies with canes and lending helping
hand over rough places. A bachelor
minister Jumped into bramble bush
and scratched" big rent in his panta-
looms, In his gallantry to help lady to
walking stick. We thought the lady
should have made suitable repairs, or at
least have offered to do so. The pants
were brought to US and we sewed them
up strong Gas we did another pair suffer.
ing from a like misfortune). and told the
owner to beware how he jumped for
lady's cane. We have since learned that
the lady's silver thimble was lost by the
gentleman whose pants were torn in her
behalf-a very proper hint that she should
have done the Job of mending instead of
trusting her reticule to his care.
THROUGH THE PINKHAM NoTcH.
The walk through the Pinkham Notch
was worry pleasant. filled as it was with
bold mountain views. and the music oil
the Laughing WATER" constantly muir
muring in our ears. The sun was burning
-but we had frequent rests under the road.
side trees, beneath bridges and under the
shady dells which often presented them
selves. Two or three gentle showers
(doing the work of street sprinkler on
the dusty road) overlook US in the after
noon, from which denselY leaved-tree
proved sufficient protection. On the
second day out we walked eight miles,
small advance guard reaching Glen
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-03-03
Mother Goose IdeaijZed.

Mr.. Tyler, in his ''Primitive Culture, %
thus applies to the children's Song Of
oixpence," the law Of the interpreter
ton of myths: Obviously, the four and
twenty blackbirds are four and twenty
hours, and the pie that holds them is
the underlying earth, covered with the
overarching sky; now true a touch Of
nature it is, that when the pie is opened
that is, when day breaks-the birds
begin to sing! The king is the sun, and
his counting out his money is pouring
out the sunshine, the golden shower Of
Dame. The queen is the moon, and
her Transparent honey the moonlight.
The maid is the rosy-fgured dawn, who
rises before the sun, her master, and
hangs out the clouds, his clothes, across
the sky. The particular blackbird who
SO tragically ends the tale by shipping
off her nose is the hour of sunrise.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-03-03
The Man in White.

Everyone in Brussels must have seen
a man literally clothed in white from
top to toe, for not only are his gar
ments of that color, but also his hat
and boots. During the late severe
frost there was great curiosity mani
tested to see if he would persevere in
wearing the same costume, and he
stood out manfully until Thursday.
when he appeared with an enormous
cloak and hood, in addition to the
dress he has so long worn, but was
still true to his chosen color, and odd
enough he looked parading the streets
among persons in black OF other
dingy coats. He is said to be a
Dutchman who some years ago made
a fortune III Batavia, but was af-
filcted with a coup de soliel. The doc
tors recommended his return to Eu-
rope, and following their advice he
fixed his abode in Brussels. where he
has now resided for some years. His
eccentricities are harmless, and mainly
consist In the firm belief that he has a
personal and intimate acquaintance
with tie sun, who never fails to honor
him by shining when he takes his
promenade. His apartments, even in
Guiding the ceiling and the floor, are
gilt, and he fully believes that this WAS
the work Of his kind friend, who had
also endowed him with the power Of
stopping a railway train at full speed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-03-03
The Wastefulness of Strikes,

Mr.. Bolles, in his new work on g Po-
litical Economy" gives some statistics
which abundantly illustrate the folly Of
strikes, although he only gives one side
of the case, namely, the losses which
fall directly upon the laborers them
selves. IF to these were added the
losses of capitalists the aggregate would
become colossal. In 1929 the Manches-
ter spinners struck, and lost 81, $780, 900
in wages before the dispute was at an
end. The next year their brethren at
Ashton and Stayleybridge followed their
example in striking and in losing ST.
100000. In 1888, the builders of Man
chester forfeited $36O,OO0 by voluntary
idleness. In 1886, the spinners of Pres
ton threw away 1885, 600. Eighteen
years afterward, their successors, II, 900
strong, slowly starved through thirty
six weeks, and paid 81 100000 for the
privilege. In 1858, the English iron
workers lost $4,000 by a strike. Such
losses marked, too, the strikes Of the
London builders, in 1860 and tailors in
1868, and the Northern iron-workers in
1865. The strike of the Belfast linen
weavers, which was ended few weeks
since by the mediation of the British
Association for the Advancement of Sci
ence, cost the operatives $1,OOO,OOO.
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Alcohol as a Remedy for Burns,

Alcohol, recommended by Sydenham,
has lately been employed by Leviseur,
particularly with children, as the most
rapid and effective means of alleviat-
ing the pain of burns. The affected
part is simply covered loosely with an
alcoholic compress, or is bathea with
alcohol, when the pain Instantly dissap-
pears, but returns again when applica-
ton ceases. 1t must therefore be contin-
ued for one Or two hours, and then re-
peated at longer intervals until the red
dened epidermis is bleached and
shrivelled, or until any blisters that
may have formed have opened ard dis
charged, which will take place from SIX
to twelve hours. Care must be taken,
especially where the surface to be treat
ed is large, that the vapor of the
alcohol does not effect the patient.
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A Tunnel Under the English Channel

It really seems possible that the
much talked of tunnel between England
and France may become a reality. At
least the thing is to be tried. Two
companies are to be formed-one
French, one English, each with a capt.
tai of 94OO, O0O-for the purpose of
making an experiment. The English
company is to START from Dover, and is
to make small tunnel, eight feet in
diameter, half way across the channel.
The French company, starting from
Calais, is to do the same thing, meeting
their English confrerers in the centre
Of the channel; and then, if this expert
ment succeeds, the tunnel is to beenlarg
ed so as to admit of the passage of rail
way trains. The depth of the water in
the channel is nowhere greater than
$50 feet; it is believed that the ground
underneath is smooth, unbroken
bed of chalk. Should this bed be
broken by any very deep assure, it
might be impossible to make the tunnel.
But very careful soundings have made
it almost certain that no fssure exists.
The boring of the experimental tunnel
is to be done by machine invented by
hI. bluuOu, WHICH, Will CUT through Iu0
chalk at the rate of a yard an hour.
Thus, in two years the experimental
tunnel could be completed, and in four
more years trains would be running
through it. The tunnel will be twenty
eight miles long, for its approaches on
each side must be four miles from the
shores of the channel; in order to obtain
practicable grade. It will run fifty
yards below the bottom of the sea; that
is to say, it will be $50 feet below the
surface of the earth.
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An Annoying BIunder.

The John Hancock Life Insurance
Company, of Boston, is in a pretty fix
through blunder of George B. Ager,
it's secretary in 1868. He credited it
with about $1,000 that it didn't own,
and dividends were made accordingly.
The error was discovered, the next year,
but the matter was kept quiet to avoid
disturbing public confidence, until re-
Gently, when a thorough examination
was instituted. The transaction was
all honest enough, but it was not pleas
ant to find they had been dividing stock
instead of earnings; but the company
has $4,000 beyond it's debts as it is.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-03-03
The Late Deceased.

His full name was Hebdon Wright
Turner, says the Detroit Free Press,
but everybody called him @Heb. He
must have passed bis Goth birthday,
out no one cared to look second time
&c see II he was growing old and wear
ing cut. He chored around livery sta
bles and saloons, always hungry and
always ragged, and while no one was
his friend he had no enemies.
The other day he fell down in a faint
in saloon on the river road, and when
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-03-03
The Rare Mansion of Turkish Banker.

A great and puissant banker in Paris
is building himself stunning hotel
that is even making Paris talk. Mad
ame's suite of apartments is already
finished, and said to be beyond anything
ever dreamedof by Lais or ''Vathek."
The walls of the cabinet de toilette are
covered with Louis XVI. creonnes, and
the betting is formed by the same ma
terial, drawn into the center in the shape
Of an immense sun. From the middle
hangs night lamp of Bohemian glass
and Venetian gold. On one side Of the
room is a washing toilet with a marble
top, two yards and half in length, COM
pletely fitted out with all an eteg0nte
can require. A wardrobe is placed OPP
posite with three compartments, and
three mirrors for doors. The center is
false and opens into the bathroom,
which is wonder of convenience, lux
ury and artistic elegance. The bath
tab is OF Carrara marble, and the cary
ing, the inlaid woods, brought from
Constantinople, and the tinted porcelain
bricks wainscotting the apartments, are
pronounced of the purest taste. There
are Turkish baths, Scottish baths, and
baths pure and simple in this gem of a
room. The bedroom and oratory are
equally perfect In design, the latter be-
ing furnished with tapestry wrought by
Nine. FL. s own hands. The mountings
are of the most exquisite ebony.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-03-03
Chased by a River.

Hanging up my barometer to give it
a few minutes to settle, I occupied my
self in collecting resin from the pinon
pines, which were found in great abund-
ance. One of the principal objects of
the climb was to get this resin for the
purpose of smearing our boats, but I
had with me no means of carrying it
down. The day was very hot, and my
coat had been left in camp, SO I had no
Innings to tear out, but it occurred to
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he was restored to &C nsciousness he
startled the three or four men who had
placed him on the bed by exclaiming:
"Boys, I'll be darned if haint going
to die!'' 81
No one had ever stopped to think
whether Uncle Heb was ever going to
die. 1t was the general impression
among his acquaintance that he would
live along for three or four hundred
years.
"How do you feel ?" they asked.
Kinder trembly and weak, he re-
piled. "I'll bet you fifty cents I'll
kick the bucket afore noon" Is . g.
They offered to bring a doctor, but
he said:
Ono, don't take any trouble; tend
right to business as usual, and when /
kick the beam plant me quietly and
without any style" eds ha
The men imagined that it was a mere
weakness which would soon pass of,
and one of them sat down near him
while the others retired to go about
their business.
'SIt's tough weather for a funeral -
remarked Uncle Heb, as the tiercs wind
howled around the house. E'It don't
make any difference how IN carriedup;
/ wouldn't know if there were sixteen
hacks and brass band; just aslief SO up
alone with the driver T.
After pause he smiled blandly and
inquired: .." M. "3'#. a."' ."' 4"
'sTheyll speak of me as the 'late de-
ceased. won't they. Yes, of course. /
should like to read the papers to-mor-
row, and see what they say of me, but L
won't be here, you know. - a. t.f a..
"Have you any property to dispose
of - asked the watcher.
"Lemme see," unused Uncle Heb.
Eyes, thar's an extra pair of butes, and
hat, and about seventeen cents in
money. suppose the right way would
be to have executors pinted, but as L
said before. / don't want any fooling
around. You can divide up the estate
between you. W. 7a' g I'5''" .''''
The old man was very pale, and he
seemed to be suffering, and the watcher
was anxious to do something. 900 .ag
81 tell you,'' replied Uncle Heb, 'sI'd
like some brandy. If it wasn't just as
it is I wouldn' t put you to any trouble,
but being I'm going away to stay I'd
like few swallers of real peach brandy
some of that in the fancy decanter."
g Some was brought him, and hesmack-
ed his lips. SMILED, and remarked: 5aE
s. eff I wasn't going to die I'd try and
lay in a quart Or two of that brand :"
After five or ten minutes more the
nurse asked him if he didn't feel bet
ter aaa .etci aI E@aE9nsa.L @if
b Feel BETTER" echoed the old man,
!" how can dying man feelbetter? Do
you suppose Id be fooling around here
il / wasn't going to expire p - eaa arm.
The man sat down and Uncle Heb
continued: '' ''1t
seAs soon as I go up the spout one of
you 90 to the poormaster and say: Mr..
Willard, old Heb is dead; send Teller
down aud plant him.. That will be as
good as speech two hours long. I'm
sorry I was took sick here, but it WASH t
my fault. You may go now.
The man went out, thinking Uncle
Heb out of his mind, and sat down and
plaped dominoes for an hour. Hearing
no movement in the back room he
opened the door. ..re --aseasn
The old man was dead ... ,... ...
He had died without cry or strug-
| gle, and there was a smile on his face,
as if his dying moments had been spent
IL wondering how he would look as sc a
late deceased ...s
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A Faker that is Roasting Himself for
Piety'S Sake.

The Poona correspondent of the BON
bay Gazette reports that a faker some
months ago hung himself to roast, first
well powdering himself with ashes, and
is still swinging aud roasting. The
correspondent says: "He has hung
himself by the feet from high branch
of large tree that grows by the temple
at this place, and swings to and fro
like pendulum, only with far greater
vigor. just underneath him small
fire burns, and as he sweeps backward
and forward his head almost passes
through the flames" At the Rink this
genius would draw better than Weston.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-03-03

THEY tried to scare man in Missouri
by threatening to tar and feather him;
but he replied: ''Come on with your
old tar; I've been there six times, and
I've got a receipt for washing it off. %
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4 Hard Drinker.
From the st. Louis Republican.

During the trial Of a case before
Judge LindIeY, of Circuit Court No T.
yesterday, the following colloquy oc-
Cured between counsel and a witness
Question-You are not q drinking
man. suppose? Answor-Well, I take
a drink sometimes.
Q,-HOw often? A.-Sometimes twice
day, sometimes five Or six times, and
sometimes twenty-five or even fifty
times day, but no man ever saw me
drunk.
Odd you ever take more than
fifty drinks In day? Al have taken
as h gh as seventy-tive drinks in day,
but / never got drunk.
Q.-When you were taken seventy
five drinks a day, was that the time you
were employed at this stable? A
Yes, sir.
Q.-What kind of liquor did you
drink when you drank seventy five
times day? A.-Water.
The counsel snapped his eyes little,
the witness smiled, and the spectators
grinned
WHEN an agent for gift show leaves
'comps" III the Recorder Office the boys
go wild with excitement, and even tick
cts for a negro minstrel entertainment
go off like an umbrella, and, with a
little gentle urging with an iron ''side-
stick we almost always get the boys
to take circus tickets, but we verify
believe there'd have to be an oyster
supper attachment to a select concert
comp" before single printer would
accept it.-CutskiU Recorder.
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THE bump of destructiveness- rail
way collision.