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DOMESTIC PORTS.

ST AUGUSTINE-sld 18th, sch VIM Buck Mil.
Ter, Jacksonville
PEARLING TON, MISS-Cld 25th, sch Yosemite
Russell for lamp
JACKSONVILLE Cid 2eth, sch Prescott Hazel
GEORGETOWN, SC s 9th, sch James Pond
er, Robinson, New York.
PHlLADELPHIA-Ar 30th, sch Lucinda G Pot
Cid Both schs j R Bo6well Metcalf. Rockland
Damon. Haskell, aud Geo Mouton Jr, Landerkin,
Boston.
SToNINGToN-Ar Both, sch Fran Herbert
PROVIDENCE-Ar 31st. sch Evelyn Coggswell
Narragansett Pier.
Sid 31st- schs Isabella Thompson. PendIeton, for
Hoboken: Wrea h, Bickford, New York.
NEWPORT In port Both, schs Eva Adell, Ellis,
ware, Jordan, do for New York.
AT Dutch Island Harbor Both, sch Nellie Star,
Soule, from Gardiner for Bermuda.
VINEYARD-HAvEN ar 3Oih sch Louisa Bliss.
Montgomery, Bait more for Boston; Judge Low
Morang Hoboken for Eastport.
, SID SSth sehs sSy Stanley Alpha Mary Van
ny NNIs-in port 3lst, sch odell, winslow, FIN
New YORK for Portland.
BOSTON-Ar 3lst, sch 1 aac T Campbell, Mat
CID Sltt brig Maria W Norwood, Magune. Woods
Hole. to load for Mobile; sch VIM H Mitchell, Cole
Machias.
AR lst, schs Mary F Van Cleaf. Wilson, Whining
ton. NC. Norman Button, Philadelphia Fawn, NC
Donald Hoboken.
Sid st. brig Tally Ho.
LYNN-Ar 29th, sch Mariel, Anderson Freeport.
NEWBURYPORT 30th, sch May Munroe
Hall RocklaDd
MILLBRi DGE-Ar 27th sch Addie j. Ward. and
Lulu. Leighton Portland.
EAST MAcHIAS-Ar 2Sth, sch Lucy Amelia.
Holmes. Portland.
CALAIS-Ar 30th schs Gamcock, Robinson, Port
land Gates Norwood Saco
BANGOR AR 31st, sch JOKER Nutter, Portland,
(dischargng at Frankfort)
FOREIGN PON rs.
Ar at Greenock Oct IA, brig John Boyd, Grant,
Bangor.
Passed Prawe Point 18th ship james Nesmith,
Sparks, from San francisco.
Ar at Turks Island 18th. brig Caroline Gray, I'm
Boston IA days.
"A, Ar at Musquash. NIB. Both. sch Florence Hall,
Wilson. Jonesport
ar at St Johu NIB. s1st, sch oriana, Mckenzie,
Portland.
Cid 31st. barqne Lorinda Borstell, Borstell, for
Bowling, Scot; sens Champion, Glaspy Rockport:
Carrie b, Whelpley, Rockland.
&POM EcN.
April 10. let 16 N. Ion 81 W, barque Don ,Justo
Jones, from Boston for Paysandu.
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Nofice.

VAULTS and privies cleaue and repai ed by A.
D. SYLVES Err aud M, HARTFORD,
Knightvlle Telephone. Nc. 0. oet19d1ms
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DR.. WILSON.
By request of his many patients and friends of
Portland and Vicinity, has returned tn an he
Intended and will be happy 10 see them in parlors
United States Hotel, until fur
Their notice.
To tell of his wonderful gifts and mir aculous cures
would appear eg 5istic-He only a Ks for trial of
his skill, he never expe rments upon his patients
His new method of diagnosing disease has no equal
AMI Is exclusively is own discovery; he never fails
Gated disease without asking ord when the pa
tienJ may ask questions and every explanation is
given without the slightest reservation.
DR.. WILSON'S
unprecedented in curing $50 patients the
last three months of his visit here.
He excels in Consumption, Female Complaints
Complicated disease, General de biitiy, Chronic d
sease. and IN all cases that defy kill of others.
Tape Worm removed i'm three hours.
DIR. W. practices every school treatment.
He prepares his own aGiyes that brnef1t every
body aud his Tonnes and Treatments are lite tselr.
thor OF the Guide for Physicians and other works of
interest.
He will deliver course of Lectures in this city
when due notice will be given.
His terms are within the reach of all; call and see
him.
Come early as hundreds regretted not calling be-
fore on my last trip. ocI4dlm
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REAL ESTATE.
Land for Sale la Gorhsm.

ANIU TUT sJHEt7 III UUTHHUI+
TEiEN and one-half acres all in one field well
Il STOCK. With young bearing Apple and Pear
trees; located ON south st., Gorham, Me. ,ppy to
oct3 d2w+ VIM H. JERnIs
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RAILROADS..
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.

On and after MONDAY, Oct.
10th. Passenger Trains will run
as follows:
Leave Portland for VunceborO, Sc.
1ohn, Halifax and ths s-rSvsnces,
"a. Andrews, -. stephen, Fredericton,
Aroosteok CouBts. all stations on IL. n
Ptscataquis r. e.. and for Bangor,
Rucixsport. Dexter, Belfast and Sk0w-
began, l,25 p. m. 1.30 0. M, I'll is y m
Waierviiie, 100 a. N. i.25 p. M. 1902 NJ
tl1.l5 p. M, and Saturdays only at 5.Ih D. m.
Augusta, HaiiOweli, GARDINER, FSich-
nona. and Branswieb ZOO a. m, 80 D.
M, 6.15 p. M, t1l.l5 me-; Bath 100 a. m.
l.30 y. M, 6.16 M. and on Saturdays only
at l1.15 p. no. RockIand and A8Ss 8
hinc0iD R. r.. ZOO a. m. l.30
NJ: Auburn and Lewiston, 8. 10
1.20 D. NJ, 500 p. m. Lewiston via
Bruu-wich 100 =. NJ, t11.l5 p. M;
Farmingrsn, Phillip Monmouth
Winthrop, tseadGeia, West Waterv lille
and North Arson % p. NJ, and Farsning-
tom via Brun-wicbs TOO a. m.
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TO LET.
MOAEL TOLEASE.

For the Winter, a fursi-hed House to
M N and Wife. w. II e., 433 sumber-
land St nov1d3t*
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Three Tin Plate aud Sheet Iron work.
ers. ". d AMES, No. ~ Market Square,
Portland, Maine.
se27 diff
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LOST AND FOUND
WascIa Lost.

Wasch Lost.
I Asst evening lsdy's Gold open-faced English
~ watch. be ween the hours of and O'Clock
somewhere between the corner of Congress- Prebe
and Stone streets. The finder will please leave at
this Office. noldtf
Lest.
E(ETWEEN State st church and 81 Deerng ST.,
- Sunday a rhiid's lace collar ard small pink
pin. Finder will be rewarded by leaving same at j.
r. Bakers house. oct2dtf
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NOTICE..

On and after OCT ORER 81, 1850. the
Steamer City f Richmond will not 90 asst OF Mil
bridge on her Tuesdays trIps
octz5dtf L. CUSHING, General Manager
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TO LET.

CHAMBERS No 2351a Middle St., I'd story, ov-
~ er stores occupied by Merrill & Kei h, and A.
pied by ur. Fernali. Merchant Tailor for many
years: are in the centre of business spacious well
located and have all modern Improvements. In
luire of w. THOMAS or ELIAS 4 rOMAS
Commercial St. aug5dtf
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The favorite Steamers Forest City and John
Brooks will alternately leave FRANK IN WHARF,
Portland at O'Clock p. m ami INDIA WHARF,
Boston. al O'Clock y. m. Sundays excepted)
PASSENGERS by this line remindea that they
cure comfortable rights rest and avoid the OK
pense and Inconvenience OF arriving in Boston late
at night.
a. tickets and sta'erocms for sale at D. H.
YOUNH'S, 272 Middle Street.
Through Tickets to New York, via the various
Rail and sound Lines for sale.
Freigb. taken usual.
apr5 DIFF
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WANTED.

A good Cook. Apply J. p. BAX-
TER, 81 Deering ST.
octl3 diff
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WANTED

SIX good Heading Makers Constant emnloy
- m-nt given. Apply to MARK p EMERY,
head of Bro vn's Wharf. or W. f. HARMON. at The
mill on the Wharf. octisd&w6w42
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Portland Dai,v pre.. s,... -.

rCorected oy Woodbury. MoULToN Investmep
bankers, Cor. Middle ana Exchange Streets.
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COMPREHENSIVE.
MING0lH I,HUN

PROFESSIONAL
AND
EDUCATI0 Nal.
ARCHITECTS.
( F.H. FAssEaT,
Centennial Block, SO Exchange Street
I oHAs. Fl. KIMBALI,
ARcHirEcT,
CIVIL ENG EERs.
! E.O. JORDAN,
OWL ENeINEER AND LAND SURVEYOR,
184 Middle Streei
LAWYERS.
The following are members of the Cumberland
Bar Association:
A SO. ANDREWS,
1888 Middle Street
A W. Il. ANTHorNE,
Is Exchange St.
y NATHAN q HENRY B. CLEAvEs,
COUNCILLORS AT Law,
80 Exchange Street
y coUNsELLoR AT LAW,
311a Exchange Street
n DRUEfMOND & DRUMMUND,
coUNsELLoRs AT Law,
a3 Exchange Street
E JAMES D. FEssENDEN,
i7a Middle street
COUNSELLOR AT Law,
421s Exchange Street.
1ssMddle Street.
u CLARENCE HALE,
ss Exchange Street
q AARON B. HOLDEN,
II COUNSELLOR AT Law,
ss91a Congress Street
SETH L. LARRABEE,
100 Exchange Street.
P. j. LARRABEE,
1888 Middle Street.
/ j. j. LYNCH,
| COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
81 Exchange Street.
LOCKE 8 LOCKE,
176 Middle, Cor. Exchange Street.
WILBUR F. LINT.
Post Office Building
IA o.P. MATrooKs,
sits Exchange St
Al JAMES t. MocOBB,
III BENJAMIN KINGsBURY,
Il JAMES o'DoNNELL.
1917 Exchange St
0 HENRY O. PEABODY
ooUNsEILoR AT LAW,
100 Exchange Street.
0 RAY d DYER,
q coUssELIoRs AT LAW.
100 Exchange ST.
o THOMAS B. REED
u coussELLoR AT LAW,
0 FRANK W. ROBINSON.
COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
"a Exchange Street
r THOMAS u BIRD,
CoUNsELLoRs AT LAW,
SO Exchange St
9 srR0UT, GAGE q sTROUT
o CoUEsELLoRs AT LAW
311z Exchange 81
" FRANK s. WAREHOUSE,
COUTsELLoR AT Law,
ss Exchange ST
MUSIC TEACHERS
v H. KOTzsCHMAR,
PLANO, ORGAN AND HARMONY,
Stockbridge's Music Store.
q A. C. PENNELL,
l VOICE, SINGING IN ALL BRANCHES
Tenor Soloist. Address IO2 Park Stree
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SaO II Il II ~ LE AiSEs
The International HOsel. P0rtla nd. NE
THIS Houseis situated close proximity t he
Il landings of the Eur can, New York and Dos.
ton Steamers ano opposit the Grand trunk pepot.
Easy connection with other parts of the eity by
street cars 1t is in rst-class order throughout and
Will be easedt respons BILE parties furnished or I'M
furnished at roas. Unable rental. Inquire of
au22dtf AUG. P. FULLER. Portland, Me.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-02-16

know each other, ! and this good mother.
Blooming Road was in the suburbs of
our city. She was near me, then-only
an hour or two lay between us. I few
home, dressed myself and called a cab.
L had not patience to walk. As I drove
on pictured my mother, graceful
lady in middle life; her hair touched
with gray; her smile sad, though sweet.
There was picture in the doctors
drawing which fancied resembled
her-the portrait of an English duchess.
Blooming Road, number twenty"
cried the cabman, opening the door:
stepped out and looked about me.
Number twenty was plain, two-roomed
cottage, with long shed attached.
had always believed my mother TO be
rich-could this be her home? I touched
the handle of the little bell. A girl
with her sleeves rolled up from her wet
arms, and rubber apron on, opened
the door.
"Mrs. Variety" asked-"does she live
here?"
"I'll call her." said the girl, and left
me alone; and heard her voice repeat
ing the name in the distance.
Then another voice crying, eyes, I'm
coming" and quick step approaching,
and before me stood old Aunt Betsy, and
on the instant the truth rushed upon
me, cried out:
"Motherp
There was my mother, little and wrink-
led, and strong in the arm, with black
eyes and red cheeks, and her calico dress
pinned up over her flannel petticoat; and
when I said "Motherw she shut to the
door, and held up her hands and said in
a shrill whisper:
"Hush hush! Who told you? Keep it
to yourself. You're gentleman. You're
to marry Mr.. Rushton's girl. Don't say
that again. Go away, and keep it secret.
as I will. Go.
But took her hand and drew her to
me.
Mother, why did you do this? What
did my father do?" asked.
"He was porter in a bank. Arthur"
she anserwed. HE robbed it. He died in
prison, He came near being hung, for
he killed a man trying to get away.
And thought I'd spare my boy the
shame, and sent you to the doctors
school. I've made money, lad, but a
laundry is not genteel. know it we'll.
Think of Miss Rushton. Co."
But answered: kiss me mother. I
shall tell Miss Rushton the truth and you
she'll toll for me no more"
No, Ada Rushton did not marry me,
and some of my fine friends dropped off,
but bore it very we'll. That is fifteen
years ago, and am forty now; but yes
terday married, and who so glad as my
old mother, who kissed me tenderly on
my wedding morning and said:
"She's the wife I'd choose for you, Ar
thur, and not q proud, insolent thing
like that Miss Rushton. And you are
happy, dear?"
And I answered truly: mo happier
man under the sun, mother"
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backgrounds, so the genial atmosphere
which surrounds the dinner-table is d.
luted with the refrigeratory of the
drawing-room. Gentlemen who have
been all animation the previous moment,
become shiningly cold, like the crystal
chandelier; others, who have "set the
table in roar" collapse, 'to dumb for
getfulness prey" Somebody is asked
to sing. All! the misery of songs in the
drawing-room after dinner-the lady
who always has cold and yet will try;
the lady who never sings in English ex-
cept when abroad; the lady who knows
she shall break down-and does it. The
gentleman whose deep diapsson will
not accord with the piano; the
gentleman whose pathos Dor
ders upon comedy-ah, the pressing
necessary to extract melancholy music
from reedy pipe after dinner. The
other evening was dining out, and at
the most interesting point in the CONVEX
sation I noticed the usual sentence
wreathing around the mouth of our host,
"Shall we join the ladies?" I whispered,
EDO not clap the extinguisher on us
yet" 1t was of no use. A few minutes
afterward I observed my genial compan-
ions in the drawing-room dissolved into
starch. One was leaning against the
mantel piece sedately talking ''soft saw
DER" another was trying in vain to look
interested over book Of views; another
was turning over the music for lady at
the piano with one hand, and concealing
q yawn with the other. Truly has il
been said, "We take our pleasures
sadly"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-02-16
Life is Hard In Germany.

Hard alike to learned and simple, to
those who labor in the fields or pent up
in cities; but there are consultations. All
who live among Germans must be struck
by the manly dignity and resignation
with which these daily problems are met.
Proudest, perhaps, of all European ma
tions, they bear their burdens uncom-
plainingly, and set an example which at
least two neighboring States might do
we'll to initiate. However much they
may be apt to exagerate the professional
authority and arrogate for book-learning
beyond what is its due, they certainly
exemplify in their lives a respect for
things worthy of respect, and con-
tempt for mere material advantage.
There is not, perhaps, in all England q
church dignitary more looked up to than
the head Of theLutheran church in GER
tain German town know of, man of
learning and consideration yet, as every
body knows, living on 4300 year. Let
me close this letter with q warning to
rich English folk about TO travel in Ger
many. They will find there none Of the
subserviency shown to mere wealth
among ourselves and our French neigh
bors. Germans love pedigree, and are
not insensible TO noble name. But be-
fore all things they consider the man the
intellectual being, and If he is merely
possessor of Wealth. gold sack as they
call it-then it is little consideration he
will receive at their hands, Pail Mall
Gazette
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Altar Of Roses.

In the warm plains of Turkey south Of
the Balkan mountains, whole districts are
covered with rose plants, set in lines about
Ave feet apart, and tended for some years
with the greatest care. At length on
some fresh sweet morning of early sum-
mer. while the roses are yet vet with
dew, the tender flowers are torn of by
the laborsrs. and cast at onos by heaps
into huge cuppers, there to boil for
hours in the clean rain water. The fra
grant steam IL carried along tube, and
on cooling becomes kind Of thick rose
water. This il boiled mp again, and it,
vspor cooled into liquid. on the top Of
which hoats . yellowisl, oily scum that
il known - "sttAr Of roses" It takes
about four thousand pounds Of roses to
make ono pound Of STAR. Once msr-
chant opened cupboard in his store, and
showed visitor thirty large glass bottles
In which he said, was sixty thousand
dolllars' worth Of the precious essence.
The quantity must havs taken nearly =
million pounds of roses II the making.
But may b, altsg al. their fFagrancs In
Int form would eive more and longer
laseine pleasurs tkan could hsvo besp
eivoa b ~ noWegs hed they been len
MA thoir buahoo, Whoro they could
h0Ne eheose1 On ~ pneosr-by.
w
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-02-16
Newport Anecdotes.

Speaking of society makes me think of
one of the last stories-this time true
which is a very good commentary on the
state of things here socially. 70 be in
trade pronounced with very broad a is
something according to our social ethics
that is simply impossible to rise above.
81 am thankful that none of my family
have ever been in business" said young
gentleman to me once, who lived on his
mother, who, in her turn, lived on rich
son-in-law; and business has even more
reason to be thankful in this instance.
But to the story. The small daughter of
one of the F. F's. appeared at school re-
Gently, with face expressing much sat
isfaction, explained in this manner to her
teacher: II am not to study arithmetic.
Ny mamma doesn't know anything about
arithmetic, and my papa says it is not
much use; and as shall never keep
shop, you know, there is not much need
of my learning it." You are not to
Judge of Newport's winter residents
constituting Society" as whole, by
these instances; for there gather here
every year large number of really de-
lghtful people, cultured and sensible.
but there is q lsaven in the lump that
would give Thackeray great delight.
Society itself finds much amusement in
this very thing. while it yields to the in
huence of this curious element, which
somehow has come to lay down its laws.
It is not everybody who can appreciate
the depth of feeling which caused lady
to say on our streets. "What is society
coming to when naval officer marries
school teacher?"
It is person almost invariably whose
antecedents are better not looked into
who makes such remark as this last.
Fancy one lady saying to another who
had just come to town, 81 did not intro
duce you at my house last night to my
other guests, as they did not know who
you are, and they might not have been
agreeable toward you."-Boston Tran
script.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-02-16
MOTHER SYMPTOMS SUCCESSOR.

Mother SYMPTOMS successor has commenced
business, and these are her prophesies go far:]
The world shall come to an end-'tis true,
In 1882.
The world shall no longer be,
In 1858.
The world itself shall be no more,
In 1884
The world itself shall not survive,
In 1885.
The world shall vanish into nix,
1856.
The world shall burn in fires from heaven,
In 1887.
= The world shall end as sure as fate,
In 1888.
The world shall end, if rhyme is a sign,
In 1899.
The world can't possibly come to an end in
1890, for there's no rhyme to let it die ONT
But certainly to an end twill run,
In 1891.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-02-16
Never Owned . Pistol.

In recent examination held before the
Police Court much interest was manifes-
ted by an audience of Nevada spectators
in the testimony of the various witnesses.
One of these hailing from New York, tes-
titled:
IT never carried pistol In my life."
"a breathless silence spread over the
faces Of the spectators, and the lawyers
all looked wonderingly at the Witness"
IT never owned pistol in my life."
A faint, plying smile passed over the
weather-beaten faces Of the audience.
They had encountered very hard for
nation. One of the old veterans leaned
over short man who had lost his nose at
an annual meeting, and whispered:
"He's joshin'."
"Jedge's got the drop on him." re-
turned Shorty, shifting something in his
hip pocket.
When the witness, continuing, said,
IT don't remember ever having shot .
pistol in my life, there was considerable
exodus to the sidewalk to discuss the an
uouncement.
81 knowed he was . duffer when he
took the stand" said the tall veteran.
Tho Deestrick lawyer, Unused Shorty,
let IL foot slip whom he didn't inquire
bout brass-knuckles. That Teller packs
aomethin' sure. Justice 10 getting to b
farce in these diggin's."
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Brave would be the man of position
who would dare to return to the grand
old days Of simplicity and sincerity
days OF plain roast and boiled without o
dozen wines to disorganize the stomach,
or twenty dishes TO distract the attention;
DAYS whom men and women met 10 inter-
change ideas, Is at Holland House, -
we'll Is to eat, and did not always sigh
with relief when the carriage came.
Then, again, what Is moro lugubrious
than the present fashion of immediately
joining the ladies' after dinner? In
the Arst place, scA.csly ses
the necessity for the ladies leav-
ing the dinnsS-table. % early. Il h .
relic Of barbarous thrse-bottle age,
when msn could mot touch wine
without getting, - CurrAn says, ut 6rst
communicative, uext argumsntative, next
altogethsry, and then drunk" But now
the cAse u altered, and II the ladies must
prsas the fingers Of their gloves after the
hrst round Of the dscanters and with
drsw, Why must the gentlemen = oncs
rush after themf Depend upon IL, they
do not want a.. They azs busy about
their neighbour, or may b. quissing The
tail-coats they haze len behind. Aftsz
dinner ssait awhile" but now the veEy
moment oonvuenn1iou begins q the sub
jeot booomos interesting, ~ hest y In.
pationt until ~ eon oG1 - With. ''6halI
" join ~ ln1foo1" Whnt lo1Iovul
~ ~ go vino Which neodo1 ~
bush + innsdIe1sly dgsnshea vi1A
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-02-16

Go WEsr, Thou BALD-HxAD The
Austin New Rsveills says: John
Jurgens, who has just returned from
Wood river, says that country IL des-
tined TO be the most popular place in the
world for bAld-headed men. Owing 70
some peculiarly Of the climate or the
water, men Who went there last spring
with heads - smooth - billiard balls
now have : tine growth Of hair started.
Billy Powers, on Whose Uranium quite An
alkii fat had started before he LETT hero
Lest spring, now has . luxuriant growth
Of hair. and be could not be prevailed on
10 lsave ths country until The new crop
Of hair be- bad time 70 take deep roo6.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-02-16

Mistress: "Bridgst. really cannot
49, s Ssss e ': e S ySss s Y
3rhonk yogs h1dly. NUN, but hes ~
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-26
Holiness First Poem.

stThe first article of mine," said DR..
Oliver Wendell Holmes, '.that ever saw
the light was little poem of four stan
zas, entitled .James's Tree A little lad,
son of the late Judge Dewey. of Massa-
chusetts, stuck a willow twig into the
ground of his father garden. which took
root after the manner of such twigs, and
grew into a tree.
The boy lived long enough to call
this tree his own, and to secure its pro-
lection as such, and then he died. After
his death wrote the poem, and it was
published in the Youths Companion, a
publication stin prosperous / was then
seventeen years old, and that was forty
years ago. / took the printed copy con-
tanning it from the post-of1iee, peeped
within, and then walked home on air. /
shall probably never be SO absorbingly
happy as was then Earth has nothing
like Hearth never had anything like it
for me. / have seen my work in type
since then. until have been tired of the
sight of it, but I can never forget the
great Joy of that occasion. Smith Col
1ege, in Northampton, now stands on
the site of the old Dewey place, and
when they cleared things away for the
new buildings they found an old, gnarl-
ed willow tree. On learning the history
of the tree, and the nature of my own
association with it, President Seeley had
book-rack, elegantly mounted, made
of it, and sent it to me. OF course it was
installed among my household goods. !"