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Year: 1874

At a point where the path branched into twain


We came, sweet Marian Gray and l,
And were fairly puzzled which ono to choose,
For both were bright in tho early dews,


With the little brook murmuring nigh,
One passed through the meadows, one plunged


in the wood,


1--WE will take the shady one" Marian said ;
And on through many leafy mile
We loitered; and ever at hand the while


The little brook laughed in its bed.
The emerald June, with wild festoon,


Whispered of love as we strayed along;
And we could not but note in the noontide's


beam


That the brook had swelled to II potent stream,
With breadth and depth to its song.
But at last we came to an Autumn land.


Where our pathway stoPpoa AZ % silent
While the path of the meadows, which we


forsook,
There also closed and the babbling Brook
To q mighty River was grown.
A City of Silence. the home of the dead,
Its marble houses rose spec trally;
And on through the fading and twilig hit land,
With organ voices hollow and grand,
The River rolled to the Sea.
With heavy sadness dropped and pined;
But good. kind Marion-friend in need
Embraced me, and sighed in the voice so blest,
"And is not this the City of Rest,


To which all pathways lead
TYPE of our lives is the Brook


That first to Stream. then to River expands,
Is it less of q Stream, that it finds home
At last in the world of illimitable foum-
The offspring of many lands
Sweet Marian Grey with her white hand
Der the City of Rest she directed me-
And beyond, in the moonlight fairly bright
Starred with islands and bridged with light,
l beheld tho beautiful Sea.
Year: 1874

SAVING AND HAVING. Either a
man must be content with poverty
all his life, or else be willing to de-
ny himself some luxuries, and save,
to lay the base of independence in
the future. But if man defies the
future, and spends all that he earns,
(whether his earnings be one dollar
or ten dollars every day., let him
look for lean and hungry want at
some future time-for it will surely
come, no matter what he thinks.


To save is absolutely the only way
to get solid fortune; there is no
other certain mode. Those who
shut their eyes and ears to these
plain facts will he forever poor, and
for their obstinate rejection of the
truth, mayhap will die in rags and
filth. Let them so die and thank
themselves. But, no! They take
a sort of recompense in cursing for
tune. Great waste of breath !! They
might as we'll curse mountains and
eternal hills. For I can tell them
fortune does not give away her real
ard substantial goods. She sells
them to the highest bidder, to the
hardest, wisest worker for the boon.
Men think they are mere creatures
of fate; tits the sheerest folly in the
world. Every man may make or
mar his life, whichever he may
choose. Fortune is for those who,
by diligence, honesty, frugality,
place themselves in a position to
grasp hold of fortune when it ap-
pears in view. The best evidence
of frugality is the five hundred dol
lars or more standing in your name
at the savings bank. The best evil
dence of honesty is both diligence
and frugality. /
Year: 1874

The late editor of the Boston
Transcript gave uttsrance to a
mighty truth when he once warmly
remarked to q man who was per-
sistently urging the publication Of
an article which Mr.. Haskell thought
unworthy of place in his paper.
"Say no more; if I ever get to
heaven through anything in cOnnec-
ton with the Transcript, it will be
by what I leave out of its columns,
and not what I put in"
Year: 1874

A BAD little boy in Dubuque, Ia.,
rubbed cayenne pepper dust all over
the back of his jacket. The school
ma'am thrashed him briskly, but
dismissed school Immediately to the
nearest drug store for eyewater.
Year: 1874

The NEXT DEMASD.-AprOpOs of the movement
D reduce the regular time Of labor to six hours a
az, the Pittsburgh Commercial says that the
ext demand Will probably be that one hour shall
onsritute a legal days wOrk-and that that shall
e taken for dinner.
Year: 1874

ance, as 1t seemed to me, of some poor crea-
ture OF my own sex in distress. 1t came from
an Obscurce corner Of the churchyard, where
the graves were not so well cared for and ten
ded as the others were-a spot, had been
told, where those were laid whom the ptlcss
sea had drowned. When a ship was cast
upon the rocks yonder, it was rare even for one
OF its crew 10 reach that rock-bOund shore
alive; and, after great storm, whole ships
companies were sometimes buried at once in
the churchyard of Disney Head


listened with beating heart, and the sound
was repeated and this time | felt sure it was
as had supposed. Doubtless some woman
had come to weep in secret.Over the grave OF
her sailor son or husband. There was no need
to be frightened in such case. 1t might be
that should be able to give her comfort.
rose, and moving towards the wreck corner,
as it was called, could dimy make out wo-
man figure kneeling at the head of grave
In the presence OF so great a sorrow | seemed
to lose all selfish fear, and ventured softly to
address her. She did not reply, not even so
much as turn her head, though felt certain
she must have heard me. Since she was a
woman, and did not speak, felt there must
be something very wrong with her. AS | drew
nearer, | beheld spectacle that overwhelmed
me with pity The unhappy creature before
me was naked to the waist, and, with her arms
straight down by her side, was gazing on the
grave beneath her with look of indescribabe
dspair She shed no tear, but her eyes wore
a look of hopeless woe and yearning beyOd all
ordinary sorrow.


You are killing yourself, my poor woman, y
reasoned |, . to knee there in such plight
The dead you mourn can ask no such sacrifice
as this that you should join them"


But rgain she answered nothing; and then
! to nv horror | observed that she had duU an
other grave, at the heal of that she was watch
ing, and was already buried in it up to he
waist Was she then bent upon committin!
suicide? Or was she herself an inhabitant o
the tomb. like those around her? And wer
the graves indeed giving up their dead at tha
wltching hour of night, "a | had read of, bu
had not believed?


ln an agony OF terror, such az even | ha
never before experienced, | flung down IN
,kstch- book and rushed irOm the churchyar
and down the hill


What is the matter, Mary Anne? p erie
my amazed hostess, who was sitting up for ~
with her husband in the parlor, as tore int
the room shriekng for help


d" Matter!' cried l. There is poor youn
woman, with nothing upon her, half burie
alive in the wreck-corner Of the churchyard
She has already lost her sight and hearing, fu
she took no notice of me at all !"


ImposSibe!" cried my hostess.
, But | have seen her." shriekod l. "NC
a moment is to be lost.


All, bless you we We seen her too" sal
my host, laughing It's the fgurehead {


Z" The Bella" When the ship came ashore
we stuck it up at the captains grave, by wa


of head dstone--poOr fellow She has not u


much on her, it's true; but don't thin
| she Il hurt
Year: 1874

BREATHING THROUGH GLASS TUBE-An
account has been published of an accident to a.
little boy eight years of age, son of Mahlon
g. Houck, of Reading Pa, who had large
glass bead in his mouth while PLAYING, and it
slipped down into his windpipe. The doctor,
three or four days after the accident, made an
incision in his windpips, but when about to
secure the bead there was deep inspiration Of
the lungs, which, unfortunately, drew it down
the bronchial tube in the direction of the right
lobe of the lungs, beyond recovery. 1t is said
that previous to the operation the bead was in
the throat Immediately above the thyroid
adams apple), and by applying the hand to
the throat the motion of the bead was percep
tible in the boys throat. A reporter called at
the residence of Mr.. Houck and found the
little boy sitting on lounge playing with a
smaller brother. His appearance does not in
dicate that he met with such serious accident,
as he has healthy color and pleasant counte-
nance. A bubbling, Kissing noise, however,
can be heard in his chest as you approach him,
and when ths ear is applied to the right side
tho noises are loud and distinct. Mrs IIouck
states that he eats hearty and is apparently in
good health, his physical condition having i'm
proved greatly during the last week, or two,
but that he is subject to severe spells of cough
ing, during which he nearly sufOcates, espe-
cially at night. Breathing appears to be more
difficulty when in recumbent position. The
theory is that the bead, which is OblOng, hol
low and perforated at either end, become,
clogged with phlegm, caused by inf fimmation oil
the bronchial tube, when coughing ensues and
continues until the phlegm is thrown out anG
the usual breathing through the bead i.
resumed. The exuectrration consists of phlegm
and blood. 1t has been remarked by physi
clans who have studied the case that the child
may sometime cough up the bead, or that i
may gradually work its way through the lungs
and come out at the side, but if it be not ex
PEELED there is great danger of consumption
The wound from the operation of tracheOtOmN
has healed, though the neck is very tender ant
u large scar is observable.
Year: 1874

ToUGH on TIE FlSH.-Adevout clergyman
sought every opportunity to impress upon the
mind Of his son the fact that God takes care
Of Ills creature that the falling sparrow at
tracts His attention and that His loving kind
ness is over all His works. Happening, one
day: to see crane wading in quest of food,
the good man pointed out to his son the per-
feet adaptation Of the crane to get his living in
that manner. See" said he, how his legs
are formed for wading What long, slender
biIl he has! Observe how nicely he folds his
feet when putting them in or drawing them
out of the water. He does not cause the
slightest ripple lie is thus enabled to ap.
proach the fish without giving them any notice
of his arrival


My son. said he " it is impossible to look
at that bird without recognzng the goodness
of God in thus providing the means of subsis-
tence"


Yes" replied the boy, II think see the
goodness of God at least so far as the crane is
concerned but after all, father, don't you
think the arrangement little tough on the
fish ?"
Year: 1874

HVHE DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF

 I the Seventh Legislative Assembly of Arizona Territory, held a meeting on the 10th day of February, 1873, at Tucson, for the purpose of taking the iniatOry steps for the organization of the Democratic party of this Territory; at which meeting, among other things, they appointed Ter ritorial Central Committee and fixed the first Monday in May, 1874, as the time and PheniX as the place for holdidg the first Democratic Territorial Convention, and at the same time appointed me chairman of said committee.

 Within the past few weeks I have been urged by Democrats from the various Counties of the Territory, as Chairman of said Committee, to address the Democracy of the Territory, calling their attention to the action of the Democratic members of the Seventh Legislative Assembly as afOre- said.

 It would be the duty of the Territorial Central Committee to meet and fix the representation, to which each of the sev- eral counties would be entitled in the Ter ritOrial Convention, but for the basis fixed by said meeting at Tucson in forming the Territorial Central Committee. Said Com mittee was formed by giving to Pima county, members; Yavapai, ' members; Maricopa, ) members; Yuma, mem bers, and MOhave, members. This seems to me to be so nearly equal and just that have thought proper to advise that the Democracy of the Territory tin view of the great inconvenience in cOnvening the Cen tral Committed accept it as the basis of representation in May next.

 As a member of the Democratic party, deSirOuS of it's organization, would urge upon the Democracy of the various coun- ties the duty and necessity of prompt ac- tiOu in this regard. The time for the meet ing of the Territorial Convention in May next is fast approaching, and it behOoves us if we would thoroughly organize, to see tha at our respective Counties take such steps as will secure the attendance of delegates in said Convention. I see no good reason why the delegates to the May Convention, may not be selected, either by the County Committee Of the respect i've counties, or by County Convention, as may best suit the Democracy of the par ticular county.

 In conclusion permit me to say, I believe the time to be most prOpitiOuS for Organi- ZatiOn and that with organization success is almost certain; without it we can effect nothing. That organization is essential to the success of the party, is proposition so palpabie that no argument need be ad- duced to support it.

 Fellow Democrats: Let us work har- mOniOusly for the success of the party and the good Of the country. Let no local prejudice divide us. Let us select our best men without reference to their particular locality. Let us select good and true men devoted to the best interests of the Terri tory men whose interests are with us, and who are of us, and we will be ENTI- FLED to succeed and WILL succeed.

 JOHN A. RUSH,

 Chairman Democratic Cen. Con-, A. T.

 February 2l, 1874. 2O-3w
Year: 1874

How IT Looks TO AN OUTSIDER
We take the following from the Chicago
Inter Ocean.


The 'Reformers' in Wisconsin are
exhibiting a much greater anxiety about
reforming their own pecunlary condition
th' that of their constituents. The
great Anti monopoly Governor. "so-call
ed, is distributing the Offices according
to the Mosaic law of the ancient Demo.
cracy, instead Of the new light of modern
reform. He can't get over his old pre-
judices, and is determined to have the
front seats reserved for ever faithful,
simon-pure unterri6ed Bourbons. As
the King of the Sandwich Islands is said
to now and then throw off toggery that
civilization has forced upon him and rush
ing out in the garments of the first Adam,
have genuine old-fashoned dance with
his fathers; so Governor Taylor, though
marching around IN garments of reform
on public occasions. hurries out at every
opportunity to don his Old Democratic
breeches and scatter rewards among the
great unwashed. The prospect is now,
that be will rafuse to put on the Anti
monopoly suit again, but will hereafter
appear in his true character as Chief OF
Wisconsin Aborigines. This occasions
much alarm among the patriots who for
sook the Republican party to support
him. and dispatch from Madison thi.
morning informs us that they declare
much more forcibly than elegantly, tha
If this policy is persisted in the Reform
party will go to the devil We art
afraid Wisconsin, did losing business
when she changed order. economy, ant
patriotism for this new tumble of party
Year: 1874

| was absent from it for the only day in
twenty years which was not holiday.
Clarence never came back to the store
again. Mother overruled me- Mother
is not exactly hard woman, but she
| said that since l had been brought up
like dog in the office "a term by no
means complimentary to either me or the
firm, Clarence should be free from the
same canine experiences.


Mothers second cousin is from Salem


He has the reputation of being hard
man, too In fact, we all come from a
peculiar hard grained and knotty stock
We may be lasting and not inclined to
warp and spring, but if you try to hack
at US with an AK or hatchet, why, bless
you! the edge of your tool gets turned in
| moment. Well, mothers cousin sails
brig from Boston, as captain. That brig
is in the wine trade


Our foreign mail is just in, and here is
a letter from Clarence, who is nothing
more than sailor on board of the brig;
maybe he will remain one all his life,
for there really amt much in the boy,
that can see, save that he has soft
heart, which don't count for anything,
you know, in this world He calls
me Uncle Culpepper, which is
rather of liberty, and mother grand
mother, which is peculiar kind of rela-
tionship, but the boy has some very
curious and absurd traits of character.
He writes inclosing a draft on Boston for
$25, ITO put modest tombstone over
Mary's grave" Was there ever such an
idiot of boy! Just as if mother had
not had it all done, with an iron railing
around it, fully six months ago. This is
the way that stupid Clarence's letter
ends: 8 1t is ever so jolly sailing over
the summer sea, and, dear old Uncle Cul-
pepper, just look at the picture over my
old desk in the office. Funchal is on the
lee-bow, and the picture is as true as true
can be. Once, when you were not
watching me, cleaned off the old thing,
and when | used to be eating my crust of
bread watching that picture gave
flavor of grapes to the dry mouthfuls If
poor Mary was only alive" etc, etc |
might perhaps take "a fancy to Clarence
if it was not for this girlish sentimentality
of his. What is the use of it, | should
like to know, in an Office or on board of
ships? | am so thankful that / never
had an atom of it in my composition.
Year: 1874

A REMARKABLE case of lunacy has just
been made known in Green Village n.
j.. by the death of Charles Crowell at the
age of seventy, who had been raving
maniac for over forty-five years. ne was
kent chained to the floor of his home, and
wonld never allow clothing to be put on
him He was confined in a small apart
ment made for his use. No furniture
was in the room, the only thing in 1T be-
ing straw. His mother took care OF him
for the first fifteen years, and during that
time he tore to pieces over 100 bedquilts
which she had made for him. AT times he
would be perfectly harmless, and would
allow his mother and sister to stay in his
room and feed him. But for months he
would pace his small room and no one
dared venture near him. In his room
was very small window through which
food and water were given him. Some
times he would not eat for week; at
other times enough food could not be
given him to satisfy his voracity. His
mother died from the great burden, and
his sister took charge Of him. She, too,
died after some years from the constant
care and anxiety with which she watched
him. The most remarkable fact in con-
nection with the case was that just before
he died his mind was clear and he called


an attendant by name. e.-N. r. Tribune.
Year: 1874

A CORRESPONDENT at Paris tells the fol
lowing amusing story: A very unfortu-
nate young man was pointed out to me
yesterday. He had lived in the country
till he was twenty-five years OF age,
when he became his own master, inherited
large fortune, and resolved to go and
live in Paris. He was, however, de-
termined not to vegetate in the capital,
but to become the talk of the town from
the very first, and to signalize himself by
some eccentricity or other. That was
an ambition easily satisfied, since for the
last few months it has sufficed for q
gentleman to drive out daily in sledge
in order to become the hero of Paris for
whole week. Our young gentleman hit
upon another idea almost as ingenious.
He possessed very white Newfound-
land dog, and a black cat quite as hand
some as the dog. This couple led cat
and dog life in every sense Of the term.
The young gentleman resolved to make
peace between the two enemies, and to
become famous by their means. After a
few months his efforts were crowned
with success; the cat would mount on
the dogs back, and the couple would
thus follow their master, at first when he
walked, and in course of time when he
rode. In the small village where our
hero resided his success was prodigious.
He was the talk even Of the whole de-
partment. When he felt sure of his two
animals the young man started for Paris,
taking along with him his horse, his dog,
and his cat. The day after his arrival in
town, at four in the afternoon on one of
the recent fine days, he mounted his
horse and made the cat mount the dog,
and all four started in the direction of
the Arc de Triomphe From the Place
de la Concorde up to the Round Point of
the Champs Elysees their march was one
Of triumph. The young man, overjoyed
at his success, proud of his idea, gravely
continued his victorious march, for in
such cases coolness is half the battle.
Alas! the finest dreams are the first to be
dissipated. The Round Point became
the Tarpeian Rock of the cavalier who
was mounting to the Capitol. Just as he
was passing in front of the Italian EN-
bassador's scavenger, jealous of his ris-
ing fame, spouted the water With which
he was laying the dust against the dog
and cat. At this unexpected attack dog
and cat set up dismal howl, and, for.
getting their role, scampered off in fright,
one right the other left, before their mas
ter and teacher had time to calm their
terror. The crowd laughed loud and
long; the unfortunate young man never
more set eyes on either tho dog or the
cat, and returned home as obscure q
when be went out.
Year: 1874

Some DisgracefuI Incidents of the


Crusade.


CINCINNATI, May 15.-A serious dis
turbance occurred on Fremont street this
afternoon where nineteen women were
praying in front of saloons. A crowd of
about 500, mostly Germans pressed on the
women and used insulting language. Only
one policeman was on the ground. Mayor
Johnston arrived and requested the women
to return to the church, as with the small
force of police he would be
unable to protect them. The ladies
said God would protect them. When
the ladies sang or prayed the crowd struck
up chorus drowning their voices. Soon
after the crowd pressed upon the women
and commenced swaying in a mass. One
old lady was thrown headlong into the
street, but fortunately was not injured.
Fighting commenced, and a reporter of a
German paper was struck several times,
and finally driven away. The women find
ing no other way possible, escaped from the
crowd one by one and returned to the
Church. The Mayor will issue an order to
prevent the women from praying OH the
streets hereafter.
Year: 1874




Negro Crew for Several Hours


CAIRO, Ills, May 15.-An officer of the
steamer James Howard [whose crew mu-
TIMED yesterday on account of a negro deck
hand being put off for robbing passenger
contradicts the statement telegraphed last
night that the mutiny was quelled prompt
ly. He asserts that the crew virtually had
possession of the boat until the armedforce
from here boarded her. The negroes drove
the officers up stairs and warned them not
to come down or land the boat. As no
arms were to be had the officers made
no resistance. The boat was run near
enough % the wlaf boat at Hickman to
throw offa telegram to the United States
Marshal at Cairo, asking for posse to
meet the boat below the city, and our in
formant states that the welcome hail from
the tug was the first assurance they had
that the telegram had come through, and
that the officers were once more masters of
the situation.


LATER.-The negroes arrested by the
steamer Howard on charge of mutiny were
examined before United States Commits
sioner Candee and bound over in the sum
OF $500 each to appear at the next term
Of the court.
Year: 1874

THE Arkansas agony is over. The
President and his Attorney make out
so plain case, that carpers will be very
apt to ask why they have delayed ac-
ton 50 long. Every fact on which
they decide, has been before them a
month, and meanwhile some forty or
fifty lives have been sacrificed to their
indecision.