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Year: 1869

We cit by the window. my baby aud I,
In the fading sunset light,
Watching the darkness creep over the sky,
Out of the Eastern night;
We Zee tie stars come trembling out
In the tract of the fallen eun,
And We feel that quiet within and without,
That comes when the day is done.
Whet have We been doing all day, all day,
Since the rosy morning smicdi
Playing at work and working at play,
God help us, mother and child;
But much fear these little hands


Have put me to shame to day:
For God, who is earnest. understands
Truly our work aud play.
think Of kindness left undoue,


That might have frightened the day;
Of duties dreamed Of, but never begun,
Scattered along my way;
You lie with peace in your violet eyes
You have not learned regret
For the sorrowful eurs that make us wise
Have not come to my baby yet.
And still, as I sit in this twilight hour,
At the close of weary day,
Even sor ow and sin do not quite have powe
To keep blessing away
A blessing that falls ike the dew from heave
On the parched and thirsty ground;
And in loving much, because much forgiyaI
Ny deeper peace il found.
Your life, my hhby, is just begun,


And mine is growing old;
But We rs children both in the eyes Of One


Whose years are ill untold:
BE helds us both in His loving hand,


He rardons all our sin,
And by and-by, to the same sweet land


He will gently let us in.
Year: 1869

Mr.. J. NJ. Hutchins, the pioneer,
more generally known to the COM
munity of late years through the
association of his name with the great
Yosemite Valley, where he now re-
sides, is at present on visit to San
Francisco. He tells US that on late
visit to the Nevada Falls" f" he, with
a companion from this city, assembled
to the summit of the "Cap of Liber-
ty" peak, to the north of the fall, and
there, growing in a fssure of the
rock, away up under the very clouds,
found a juniper tree, the trunk of
which measured ten feet two inches
in diameter. When we remember
that the juniper is, in most countries,
very slow grower, and at the best a
mere brush, hardly rising to the dig
nifty of tree at all, the statement of
the immense size of this one appears
almost incredible, and some have
been inclined to doubt the exaetness
of the measurement. Those who are
acquainted with Mr.. Hutchings will
not, however, doubt the correctness of
his statement for a moment, and we
are inclined to think that the age of
the tree is likely to be very much less
than those acquainted with the slow
growth of the tree in other lands
would naturally estimate it. On the
elevated plain lying around the base
of the great mountain chains of Gen.
tral Arizona may be seen forests of
the juniper cedar extending to the
limit of vision. The trees in these
forests are scattered like apple trees
in New York apple orchard, and are
never of great height, but the trunks
are often of considerable size. We
have seen thousands which would
measure from one to five feet in di-
ameter, and would yield several cords
of beautiful wood. They are, how
ever, almost valueless for timber, as
the trunk is invariably but few feet
in length-several large limbs or
minor trunks branching out at from
five to ten feet from the earth, the top
limbs spreading out over a space en-
tirely disprOpOrtionate to the height
of the trees. This country is thickly
dotted with the ruins of Aztec or
Toltic cities and Notifications, in some
of which timbers exposed to the
storms and blazing SUI of that trying
climate are yet to be seen in a good
state of preservation, showing that
the builders must have disappeared at
a comparatively recent date. Juni-
per trees of immense size are found
on these ruins in some places, show
ing that in that climate at least the
tree is of more rapid growth than is
generally supposed. Nevertheless,
the Yosemite juniper is a remarkable
tree, and worth the attention of the
scientific.-Altd California.
Year: 1869

The Boston Advertiser tells Of res
ident of one Of the suburban towns
who found the services at church very
quieting, and fell asleep. He was
finally disturbed by the touch Of q
contribution box in the hands Of one
of the deaeons, who was taking up q
collection; but, without opening his
eyes, the sleeper calculated season, {"
and sunk back to resume his nap. Il
Is unnecessary 70 say that he was 3
season ticket passenger on a railroad.
Year: 1869

This was all. The Sheriff folded
the limp lashes of his cat about the
handle, and walked away. The crowd
poured through the gateway to the
street, discussing the proceedings, and
the jailer went back to dress the
wounds of the laws victims. went
out into the pUrer air that swept in
from the broad expanse of the river,
and walked down the shady streets OF
the old town, sick with the spectacle
L had witnessed, and full of wcHder
that good men and women should be
found to uphold and defend this bru-
tai and horrible system.
Year: 1869

1t was then announced that the
whipping would commence at
O'clock. The crowd slowly left the
yard and collected IN the street out
side, where it was entertained by the
antics of a drunken agriculturist,
who had with him two pretty little
boys, who stood there frightened and
ashamed as their father disgraeed
himself. Theman informed the crowd
that the two children had begged
him to take them tosee the whipping,
and his fond parental heart had soft
ened at the appeal So here he was,
with his babes, tesching them a
frightful lesson of humiliation and
misery in his own scottish person, and
pOlluting them with the hOrTid spec
tacle in the jail-yard. 1t does not
require a shrewd seer to fOretell
something of the future of those poor
unhappy children.
Year: 1869

As surprising anything that hss ever tesu offered to
the public for the cure OF Lung Deases lie hiss used
It in his family with great the Of his
sister, who supposed be in the last 6f
nently cnrsd by
Year: 1869

Homes are more often darkenod by
the continual recurrence Of small faults
than by the actual presence OF any de.
cided vice. These evils ara apparently
of similar magnitude, yet it is easier to
grappe with one than with the other,
The Eastern traveller can combine his
force hunt down the tiger that prowlsup-
on his path; bat he scOrcely can escape
tho mosquitoes that infost tho air he
brealhe', or the leas that swarm in the
sand he tresds. The drunkord has been
known 10 rsnounoe his darling vice; the
slave to sin and extravaganza, her besei-
ing sin; but the wapish temper, the ir.
rilsting tone the rude, dogmatic manners,
and the hundred namoless negligences
that spoil the beauty Of association have
rarely done other than proceed till tho
action OF disgust and gradual alienation
hns turned all the currents Of affection
from their courser leaving nolhiOg but a
barren track over which the mere skele-
ton Of the Compnnionship stalks alone
Year: 1869

As a poor man, who could hardly
walk, was passing through cattle mar
kel one day, he was stopped BY a young
man, who offered to carry HIM


Thank you, replied tho old man, i
shall buy on uss tomorrow
Year: 1869

continuation north of tkat stream. About I5 miles this side of the river the prospe ctory noticed, sticking through the snow, large boulders and detached masses of copper ore some of the boulders were of native copper. the snow did not permit an examination of the ground for the deposit of ledge of ore. He found also what appeared to be a vein of about foot in width, of silver ore, from which he brought away something like one hundred pounds; but the unhappy beast on which it was packed stampeded and scattered his bur. den of ore and camp utensils far and wide,

 The discOverer had few pieces of the ore in his pocket, however, and from these he pro. cured an assay which yielded at the rate of $l 300 of silver to the ton We mention this discovery incidentally, in confirmation of our judgement that .Whitn Pine and Diamond ranges of mountains offer promising fields for the prospectcr.
Year: 1869

One of the exquisite wonders of the sea is called the Opelet, and is about as large as tho German Aster, looking indeed very much like one, Imagine very large double Astsr, with ever SO many petals of light green, glossy as satin, and each one tipped with rose color. These lovely petals donot lie quietly in their places, like those of an Aster in your garden. but wave about in the water while the Opelet generally cings to a rock. How innocent and lovely it looks on it's rocky bed. Who would suppose that it could eat anything grOsser than dew or sunlight? But those beautiful, waving arms, as you call them, have another use besides looking pretty. They have to pro- vide food for large open mouth, which IS hidden down deep among thsm-sO well hid- den that one can scarcely find it, We'll do tbev perform their duty, for lhe instant tool- ish little fshIet touches one of its rosy lips, he is struck with poison as fatal to him as light 1inp He immediately becomes numb, and ia moment stops struggling and then the other beautiful arms wrap themselves around him, and he is drawn into the huge greedy mouth, and is seen no more. Then the lovely arms unclose aud wave again in the water, looking ga innocent and harmless as if they had never touched fish.
Year: 1869

The Austin Reveile contains the following account ofrecent discoveries;

 White Pine has given ths impetus, and the entire eastern section of this State is destined to be thoroughly prospected during this year. The extensive range of mountains known as the Diamond, offer promising fields for the Drospector. The former is already celebrated as the centre of the richest deposits of silver ore ever discovered in this State Which has produced an excitement unequaled since the gold fever of I849. These mountains are ex- tensiye, both as regards their length and breadth, and it is more than probable that the important discoveries of n inerals will be made within their scope before the close of the year

 We eNere informed this morning by a person whose partner recently made what would ap, pear valuable discovery, that both silver and copper ores exist in the range south of the Humboldt river, aud perhaps also in its
Year: 1869

ALLEGHENY, June 0U.


CArTLE-The supply this week was
not up to that of last, either in regard
to number or quality, and iu the
absence OF any inquiry for shipment,
deserving of the name, the market was
rather a bard one, and devoid of that
activity which usually prevails when
there Is light supply. Prices COM
pared with last week, ruled lower,
especially the commoner grades, of
which strictly prime butchers stock
brought relatively better prices. There
were few extra cattle sold at SC, but
the bulk of the best stock on sale sold
at from 71Sa7Ac, and fair to good may
be quoted at from 615a7c. Stockers dull
and neglected, selling at 5a51za5A, as
to quality.


SHEEP-Ihere was very full supply
OF this class of stock on sale, about
1900 head, and with only moderate
demand. The market was very dull
one, and, compared with last week,
prices have still further declined, and
had it not been for the presence of one
or two wholesale buyers it would have
been still worse, rs several droves were
taken out OF the market for shipment,
thus reducing the NUN Der on sale, and
rendering it possible for holders to
close out the balance to the retail trade.
AS already noted, however, the market
was hard one for sellers, and it is
probable that most OF them lost money,
and but very few, il any realized any
profit. The very best sheep on sale dld
not bring over 4Aa4Hc-the same kind
last week sold at 424a5c. Lambs were
also in good supply and lower, selling
at from 81 5O43 5Oa3 75 per head, the
bulk of the sales being at 81 50a2 So.


HoGs-There is little or no Inquiry
for this class OF stock, and the market
is dull and neglected, while prices are
nomInally unchanged. We continue
to quote in retail way at 9a10Xallc,
as to quality and condition.
Year: 1869

Prentice suggests that in view of the fac,
that Porter is but a man and may drop off at
any moment, he oughtio begin at once to
prepare a series ofsimple directions bv which
future Bories and Robesons may be Govern.
Year: 1869

Flora Temple is twenty four years of age,
and is represented as fat and lively. She is
the mother Of an interesting young family,
consisting of two colts which are supposed
to be embryo lightning trotters.
Year: 1869

How TO SAVE Corn FODDER. Much
of the value of corn stover is destroyed
BY careless handling, even in the districts
where they store it for feed. This is
especially true of the corn that is cut up
by the ground, and put in shocks to cure.
The curing process goes on safely while
it remains in the shock, but the husking
begins while the stalks are yet green at
the bottom, and the fodder is immedi-
ateIy stacked or carried to the barn, and
stored in bulk 1t soon heats and moulds.
If, after husking, the stalks are bound
Immediately in bundles Of convenient
size for handling, and put into shocks Of
thirty or forty bundles, set up endWise,
and capped with straw, they will Gu .
without moulding, and will make excel
lent fodder. The bundles may be stored
in the barn the same way. This fodder


nearly equal to hay. Am. Agricul-
urist.
Year: 1869

To CAN GREEN CoRN The Burlng-
ton Iowa) Hawkeye inquired last sum
mer for a recipe to pickle this deliciou,
vegetable. This drew out lady CORE
-pOndent. who said that by shelling or
cutting from the cob, and boiling it in
a very little waterina pot. till thorough
~ heated and cooked through, adding
small teaspoontul OF tartaric acid to each
quart bottle, and stirring well all the
time. Closing and sealing the can, it
will keep perfectly tor years. Ny better
half was not very credulous, but put up
eight quart cans according to direction.
They all kept perfectly. and were used
during the winter with great pleasure,
the fresh flavor OF the vegetable being
preserved more perfectly than is usually
the case with canned goods. Before
cooking the contents of the cans for eat
ING. add a teaspoontul of bicarhonate of
soda. and let il stand for half an hour
This recipe may be depended on, and is
certainly the best one for the purpose
that have ever tried Rural New


Yorker.
Year: 1869

AWFUL GARDINER AT THE .Joux
STREET PRAYER MEETING. Gard


ner was present at the PRAYER meeting


m John street Methodist Church to-day


lie is a powerful man. six feet high and


well built. He has strong voice,


which was distinctly heard in everv
part OF the house. He said he was not
ashamed to declare that his past life
had not been what it should have been.
lie had tried all the amusements and
pleasures Of the world. but never found
any real satisfaction in them, and had
enjoyed himself more in one hour since
his conversion than in all his former
life. He wished it understood that he
was on the Lords side. The audience,
he said, knew how faithfully he had
served Satan heretofore. and he was de-
termined to serve the Lord as faithfully
IN the future As he had the Devil in the
past
Year: 1869

REORGANIZATION OF THE AGRICULTURAL
DEPARTMKNT.-Mr. Williams introduced IN
the Senate this morning resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Agriculture to inquire
into the expediency of recognizing the De-
partment Of Agriculture, so as 10 provide for
the selection Of one person from each State ia
miliar with the agricultural wants Of such
State. to occupy some official position in said
Department
Year: 1869

THE Right OF TRANSIT THROUGH STATS
Gen. Butler introduced yesterday bill to Sc
cure the right of transit and dclly OF forty
eight hours to every citizen. through every
State other than that whereof he is a CITIZEN
without being sued or arrested in that State
unless on an affidavit that heis fugitive ron
justice or from his creditors
Year: 1869

A BAcurtoR oS SLmouNo Things
matrimonial are sour grapes to old
baehclordom5 sleighing is a matrimon-
ial kind Of a thing; at least a good deal
Of matrimony has always followed close
on the heels Of good deal Of fsleighing
An old dried up, shriveled mp, hard up
old chap whose heart never experience
ed the divine afilatus that comes with
love, thus talks Of sleighing:


IF you meet q couple, one Of whom
is female and the other amt and the
one that amt is trying 70 make figure
S. on the snow with u whip, and split
ing tobacco juice into the circles While
the woman looks straight ahead or leans
little t'other way, it may be safely SCI
down as a man and wife Of some stand
ing. II two youthful heads are bent
down over somo pretended curiosity on
the robo, while tao horse has the gott-
ing along ia't wholly 70 his discretion,
this indicates The first sypmtoms Of a
so'tenng Of the heart and generally Of
the brain /!


Whom you meet a dashing pair, with
a toam tina, is equally On tho dash, rib
bons twisted al round the driver arm,
with a worry long whip in the socket.
they may be set down as somebody
else's wife, taking an airing with some
body else husband


When you see a blooming young wid-
ow snu gging up to beaver oyercoat
Ike a sick kitten 70 bot brick, this
means a wedding that i Il The widow
can only have her way about Il
Year: 1869

We believe in small farms and thorough
cultivation.


We believe the soil loves TO cat as well as
the owner, and ought, therefore, to be well
manured.


We believe in going TO the bottom Of things,
and. therefore, in deep plowing aud enough oi
L. All the better if it be sub-soil plow.


We believe in large crops, which leave the
soil better than they found it-making both
the farm and the farmer rich at once.


We believe that every farm should own
good farmer.


We believe tbatthc best fertilizer Of any
soil is the spirit of industry, enterprise and in
without this, lime, gypsum and gu
ano will be of little use.


We believe in good fences, good barns, and
good farm-houses, good orchards and children
enough to gather the fruit.


We believe in clean kitchen, a neat wife
in it, clean cupboard, clean dairy and
clean conscience. Farmer.
Year: 1869

Man was made 10 stand erect with, perhaps,
a leaning toward the ladies' hence it is that
he is so mortified, not to say enraged, when he
chances TO tumble down-for tumble is the
precise word when man accidentally loses his
perpendicularity. Noonc ever falls gracefully,
except upon the stage, and very rarely there.


A man is walking along the pavement, his
thoughts intent on his business or some equally
absorbing theme. ANY idea Of fall is as re-
mote as the stars. He is as confident in his
step as he is in the firm earth but he steps on
bit of an orange-peel, and, caraJo! his heels
fy from under him quicker'n powder, the
world for an instant reels before his confused
optics, he grasps wildly at nothing, and down
he goes, all Of heap.


It is a complete, unmitisated tumble, moth
ing else, and the wonder is he don't fly all to
pieces when he strikes the ground. AS it is he
sprawls all over the pavement, covering moro
space than it would seem possible TO spread a
man over if be was completely fattened out.


Unless totally disabled the man who tumbles
down always refuses any profered aid from
bystanders, and chambers TO his feet as quickly
as possible. He feels sense Of deep humilla-
ton and abasement. He is afronted should
any one ask him if be is hurt, takes deep
seated dislike to the man who bands him his



cane. and if he has shed bis wig in the conflict
with gravitation be will never forgive the man
who returns it to him. He never passes that
spot again without experiencing, as Adam did
when be thought of Paradise, keen reoollec-
.;on of tho fall
Year: 1869

He came too late the toast had dried
Before the fire too long:
The cakes were scorched upon the side,
And everything was wrong!
She scorned to wait all night for one
Who fingered on his way,
And so she took her tea alone,


And cleared the things awayl
He came too late! at once he felt
The supper hour was o'er;
Indifference in her calm smile dwelt,
She closed the pantry door;
The table-cloth had passed away


No dishes could he see;
She met him, and her words were gay
She never spoke OF tea!
He came too late the subtle chords
Ofpatience were unbound:
Not by offence of spoken words.


But by the sights that wound.
She knew he would say nothing now
That could the past repay:
She bade him 60 and milk the COW,
And coldly turned away!
He came too late the fragrant stream
OF tea had long since flown;
The flies had fallen in the cream


The bread was cold rs stone;
And when, with word and smile, he tried
His hungry state to prove,
She nerved her heart with woman's spride,
And never deigned TO move!
Year: 1869

About half-past II o'clock last night the
operator at the Portland office, Western Union
line, informed us that very destructive fire
was raging at Kennebunk. The Mousam
House, the bank building and stable, and sew
eral stores were burning, and the fire was still
extending. There was but one hand engine in
the village, and the authorities feared that
they would be obliged to call on Portland for
assistance. Information was sent to Mayor
Putnam and Mr. Chase, Superintendent of the
p. S. & T. Railroad, and they made arrange
ments to dispatch the steamer Machigonne
out on special train, and also repaired to the
telegraph Office to get information of the extent
OF the disaster, and dispatch assistance if
needed, without moments delay; but shortly
after o'clock dispatch was received saying
that although the fire was still raging its pro-
gress had been stopped by the brick wall of
Mr.. Danes store, and the authorities thought
they had it under control


We endeavored to get fuller particulars, but
the operator replied that it was impossible to
obtain them on account of the confusion which
prevailed. We have no means therefore of
calculating the extent of the fire, but it must
be very disastrous to the village and involve
the loss of large amount of property.


THE KENNEBEo CLOSED By ICE.


AUGUSTA, Dec. 3-The river closed to-day
and navigation is closed till spring.
Year: 1869

P. M. B.-The Portland Mechanic Blues
were muster ed into the State Militia yesterday
afternoon by Gen. John NJ Brown, Inspector
General. Owing to the extreme cold day and
the inability to properly warm the drill hall at
the armory, the inspection took place at City
Hall. After Gen. Brown had reviewed the
company he took occasion to compliment them
upon their fine appearance, after which a
thorough inspection was gone through with.
Ninety men were mustered in and the
company bears ninety-seven names on its roll


In the evening the ladies gave splendid
supper at the armory and at its close few re-
marks were made by Capt. Parker thanking
the fair donors for their kindness, compliment
ing the men on their days work and informing
them that they were now amenable to the
militia laws of tie State. A jolly dance closed
the evenings festivities.
Year: 1869

Whitter's drug store was attempted for the
fourth time by burglars yesterday morning.
When the clerk went to the store at an early
hour he found one of the large panes of glass
in the front of the establishment broken, and
he thought it probable that some intoxicated
person might have smashed it accidentally, but
on closer investigation it appeared that the
glass had been cut first and then broken, as if
the work had been attempted by some green
hand or else the man had been frightened off
before he had succeeded in getting into the
or
Year: 1869

UNIvERsALIsT FAIR.-We understand that
the ladies connected with the Second Univer-
salist Society are preparing for a fair and en-
tertainment to come off the 10th and 18th OF
this month, at the new City Hall. On the
first evening there will be dramatic perform
ance, the particulars of which will be given
hereafter, and on the second evening a prone
made c0ncart
Year: 1869

FOREST CITY BAND.-To-night the Forest
City Band will inaugurate their second season
of Promenade Concerts at Lancaster Hall
which were so popular last winter. The evening
chosen is a very good one for dancing. Most
everyone finds Saturday evening their leisure
night Of the week; they can throw aside busi-
ness cares until Monday morning and there
fore they feel like enjoying the golden oppor-
tunity. We anticipate for the band the same
full measure of success they SO deservidly
earned last year.