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Year: 1874

The nomination Of Hon Edward NJ Pax
son for the Supreme Court, by the Repub-
lican State Convention, gives much satisfac-
ton to the Republicans of Bucks county,
among whom the Judge has many warm
personal friends. They are gratifcd that
this distinction has fallen upon the
shoulders Of a son of Bucks county, and
they feel that his elevation to the court of
highest authority in the State will add to
that tribunal a member whose ability and
integrity are universally ACKNOWLEDGED


Judge PaXson will receive the hearty sup
port Of the Republicans of his native coun-
ty at the approaching election, and proba-
bly, that of numerous Democrats who know
and respect him.-DoyLcStocH Democrat
Year: 1874

Among the Romans plain rings were
worn originally on either hand at option,
but when gems and precious stones were
added they we're worn by preference on
the left, and it was considered exceed
ingly efeminate to wear them on the
right hand. At first only one ring was
worn, then one on each finger, and lastly
one on each joint. Charinus, according
to Martial, wore sixty rings daily, or six
on each finger, and did not take them
off at night, but slept in them. This
was an extreme case, but rings were
often worn on every finger and also on
the thumbs. In Germany rings were
frequently worn upon the joints, as was
the Roman custom. The wife of Sir
Humphrey Stafford (l45O) is sculptured
in Bromsgrove Church, Worcester, with
a ring on every finger but the last one
of the right hand. Massive thumb rings
were supposed to tell of wealth and i'm
portance, and Falstaff declared that
when young he could have crept into an
alderman's thumb ring.
Year: 1874

many of them speak English, the others
are endeavoring to learn the language,
so as to be able to communicate
with their white neighbors. The
correspondent found them all comfort
ably dressed and adapted themselves, as
far as was possible in their situation, to
the ways of civilized life. Major Jones,
who is in charge of the agency, lives
with his family among the Modocs. The
Government provides partly for their
subsistence, but clothing is furnished
them by the Quakers and other charita-
Bile persons. The correspondent visited
the widow and sister of Captain Jack.
The former, Lizzie, received him seated
on her throne of skins and sticks, and
the latter, Mary, neatly dressed and
pleasant looking woman, stood by. She
looked at the visiting party, shook hands
with them, and then sadly covered her
face with her hands. Since the removal
of the Modocs to their new home nine of
the number have died, and four have
been born. They express no desire to
go back to their old lands around Lake
Tula and Lost river, and say that they
fought because they loved their hunting
grounds and the graves of their fathers,
and they wanted to stay.
Year: 1874

Burleieh writes from Washington


to the Boston Journal: An amusing in


cident occurred the other day on one of


the trains FROM Boston 10 this city. The


cars were crowded. An elegant dressed


woman occupied an entire seat. Her


bundles, bandbox and bag were piled ar


tistically. She was oblivious to the


fact that passengers were rushing back


and forth to obtain sittiDgs. More than


one gentleman drew himself up in front


of the imperious dame, silently plead


ing for the vacant spot. She famed her


self leisurely, lolled in the seat, and evil


IDENTIFY thought things were very com
Portable, as they were. Is this seat
occupied, madam p asked well dressed
very politely. Yes, it is"
was the snsppish reply. The man walked
on. In hall an hour the door opened,
and in walked tall, rough fellow, coarse
as polar bear. His huge beard was
uncombed and stained with tobaccojuice.
His clothes were i'll put on, and smelt of
the stable. He was ungloved and
brawny, and weighed full two hundred.
He ran his eye along the car, and caught
the seat on which our lady was sitting.
He made for it. With great delibera-
ton be seized bundle, bandbox and bag,
put them plump into the lap of the lady,
and sat down in the vacant spot like one
who intended to stay. If looks could |
have annihilated a man, there would |
have been a corpse in that car about that |
time. The man seemed very much at
home. He whstled; he spit; he stroked |
his beard; he threw around his huge !
arms and chuckled inwardly at the evil |
dent rage of the woman. She left the |
cars at New Haven, and had hardly
gone before the gentleman who was re-
fused the seat resppesred To some
gentlemen, who seemed to take a great
interest in the proceedings, he said
ibid you see how that woman treated
me2" Yes Did you see how she
was come up with2 Well, that man was
a horse doctor that sat down beside her
He belongs to Balls Head. gave him
one dollar to ride with that woman as
far as she went. The car rosred.
Year: 1874

A year of blessedness, wherein


Not one dim cloud hath crossed thy soul;
No sigh of grief, no touch of sin.


No pale moftality's control;
Nor once hath disappointment stung,


Nor care world weary made thee pine;
But rapture such as human tongue


Hath found no language for, is thine.
Made perfect at thy passing who


Can sum thy added glory now?
As on and onward, upward. through


The angel-Ianks that lowly bow.
Ascending still from hight to hight,


Unfaltering where rapt seraph tr0d,
Nor pausing mid their circles bright,


Thou tendest onward unto God.
year of love; thy yearning heart


Was always tender e'en to tears,
With sympathies whose sacred art


Made holy all thy cherished years.
But love whose speechless ecstacy


Had overborne the finite, now
Throbs through thy being pure and free,


And burns upon thy radiant brow.
For thou those hands' dear clasp hast felt,


Where still the ail-prints are displayed,
And thou before that face hast knelt,


Which wears the scars the thorns have


made
A year without thee had thought


My widowed heart would break and die,
Ere time had meek quiescence brought,


Or soothed the tears it could not dry.
And yet | live to faint and quail


Before the human grief bear;
To miss thee SO! then drown the wall


That trembles on my lips-in prayer.
Thou praising, while weakly pinel


Thou glorying, while | vainly thrill
And thus, between thy heart and mine,
The distance ever widening still.
A year of tears TO me; to thee,


The end Of thy probatio4's 3 strife.
The archway to eternity.


The Mortal of immortal life.
To me, the pail, the bier, the rod;


To thee, the palm of victory given;
Enough. my heart thank God thank God !
That thou hast been year in HeaUen.
Year: 1874

until at last the bubble burst, snd there
came season of retrenchment and econ
omy. In the history of this country it


wss shown that the business Of the coun-
try never revived in 3 less period than


four wears after panic. Nothing
but time, honesty, economy and retrench-
ment would set business in motion and
Year: 1874

The observations of a married man have
led 10 the conclusion that money put into
mirrors is a good investment, as they afford a
marvellous amount of comfort and gratifica-
tion TO woman. He says his wife thinks
just as much of consulting her glass when
she ties on her apron as when she ties On her
bonnet; and while he goes to the door at
once when there is rap, she exclaims,
mercy! Joseph, who is that ?" and dashes
for tue looking glass.
Year: 1874

Amber jewelry is shown in many styles and
designs, and, we a:e assured by those having
large stock on hand, will be more fashiona-
BILE this season than ever before An amber
necklace OF the real article is a magnificent
ornament with dark dress, but the earrings
reflect upon the face, and we sympathize
with Miss McFlimsey under the impression
that she has the jaundice.
Year: 1874

A very remarkable difference between the
sexes is illustrated by The fact that ifa news
paper reporter exhibits his note. book at a
ladies' meeting, motion to adjourn will be
carried Immediately, whereas motion of this
kind, offered under similar circumstances at a
meeting of the sterner sex, will stand over
till it becomes gray headed.
Year: 1874

In Colorado. the jails are built of adobe
sun-dried bricks-and spades are furnished to
the prisoners so that they can cut their way
in at night without disturbing the guards
The plan is peculiarly useful where convicts
are in the habit of keeping late hours.
Year: 1874

A New York clergyman kindly defends St.
Paul from the !opprobrium cast upon him by
female lecturers, by saying that the Apostles
injunction upon feminine speaking in church
was only intended for the Corinthian women,
who were very impulsive, and spoke early
and often.
Year: 1874

What charming simplicity and innocence
Coughlin, the partner of Sanborn and Butler
in the Informing business, when asked if
anybody had paid him hush-money, said
sin the sphere that have been brought up
in, that is word that do not clearly under
stand'
Year: 1874

Colored silk handkerchieis are a new whim
among the would-be fashioable demoiselles.
Scarlet and blue appear to be the most pop
ular colors. The handkerchiefs are made to
'stick out" from the outside pockets now the
rage, which only goes to prove that they are
fashionable only to show and not to use.
Year: 1874

young lady engaged to be married, but
getting sick of her bargain, applied to friend
to help her unite the knot before it was too
late. ''Oh! certainly" he replied, ''its very
easy to unite it now, while it is only beau
knot''
Year: 1874

The Fat Contributor furnishes the
Utica Observer the following strange story of
twin"


mere was woman out west who gave
uirth TO one twin-just one, that's all there
was was oi MN. She never had another solitary
ewld so long as she lived. He: twas melan-
IInoly chlld from the first, and wore such
lonesome look. He always seemed to be
watching and listening for somebody who
never came He appeared to realize that he
Year: 1874

PREVENTION OF SUNSTRoKE.-A CORES
pondent of one Of our exchanges gives the
following specific for sunstrOke; and per-
haps those who ''go fshin,' occasionally
can make practical use of the hints embodied
in the paragraph


About wear since saw in a newspaper
an account of case Of sunstroke, written
by tae party himself After suffering long
time from the attack, and having TO CON
siderable degree recovered, he experienced
suffering. even from the rays Of the moon.
This led him to reflection that it was not al
together the heat of the sun that produced
prostration. After much research he dis
covered that the injury came from the chem
ical ray, and not from the heat raw. lie
was guided to this by observing the fact that
a photograph could not be taken through a
yellow glass. Accordingly, he lined his hat
with two linings-one of orange yellow to
arrest the chemical ray, and one of green to
arrest the heat ray. Thus prepared he went
where the rays of the sun were most intense,
with perfect impunity. 1t is well known
that the negro is seldom sunstruck. The CO.
lor of his skin over the skull being of the
orange yellow, may assist in accounting foI
the fact praetised upon this suggestion
all last summer. lined my hat with green and
orange yellow paper, and had confidence in
in the truth of the theory to neglect my UNI
brelia, which had never done before.
mentioned it to many, who tried it also, and
in many cases that came under my obserya-
ton they uniformly asserted that the OPP
pressiye heat of the sun upon the head was
much relieved.
Year: 1874

CONTENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA AQUARiuM
CAR.-Nesterday the California aquarium
car passed through this city en- route to the
Pacific coast, and stopped here long enough
to renew its supply Of ice and procure some
other needful articles 1t was in the charge
of Livingston Stone, engaged by Commis-
sioner Baird for this trip. Seth Green and
and other interested parties made an examina-
tion of the ear. its apparatus and contents.
Year: 1874

ber.

 Subscribers who are in arrears must make up a-re@rges before taking advantage of the forego- ing propositions and subscribers who are in advance may deduct tine amount their subscrip- ti0ns are in advance.

 Money should be sent by post-ofice order, cheek or registered letter, if possible. If remit tanees made by mail we cannot be responsible for loss before the letter reaches us but will take all risks of remittance to the clubbing peri odical- Receipt will be returned in the next paper
Year: 1874

The following letter came to us Sat
urday through the postoffice. The
writer is honest and reliable, and we
heartily agree with him and the sober
citizens of his district who want to
vote their honest sentiments untram-
meled with mean liquor. We know
nothing personally about the facts
stated, but vouch for the character of
the man who states theln. The letter
is as follows:


EDITORS CHRONICLE My mind
has just been called to the fact that
some of the Democratic candidates are
making preparations to have whisky
at some or all OF the voting places on
the 9th of August. Having been in
formed Of this fact from reliable eiti-
zens who were solicited to bring some
of the above named whisky to the 10Th
district, it was thought best by mum
ber of the good citizens here to expose
this fact at once in the columns of your
most excellent paper. We protest
against such things and abhor the man
that would practice such vile scandal
upon Christian people. / know OF
| no man that Is acquainted with these
facts that will support Swan fol
| Sheriff


We have been prompted to these few
remarks from the convictions that
elections can best be held where Ma
Swan does not treat men to vote fol
him and madden the brains Of th'
Year: 1874

The opposition are now trying to
make little capital out Of the fact
that the colored residents aud voters of
this county who are temporarily ab.
sent from their homes, working on the
Cincinnati road, are to be brought here
to vote on Thursday. The dodge is
very plain. The fact is that an agent
for Democratic candidates has been out
on the line of that road for some weeks
drumming up every voter, white or
colored who would agree to vote their
ticket. We have no objections to
make toit. Every voter VINO is tenn
porarly absent and comes home has
the right to vote and we see no reason
why they should not come and eXer-
else that right. But it does not be-
come the organ of the Democracy to
cry out about it as its friends began
the work.


So for as Illegal voters is concerned
we have only to say that none such
should or will vote. That is very well
understood. But threats were made
yesterday, that none of these men
should vote That game is about over
in this section. Men who are entitled
to vote will of course vote If they
rant to and all threats to the contray
are foolish and idle, and the men who
make them may as well understand
that to begin with. This is a poor
time and place to try to carry an elec
tion by brag or threats. Lawful voter
absent from home have been brought
home to vote in hundreds of elections
before this here and elsewhere,as every
sensible man knows. So that no capt
tai can be made out of that story.
Year: 1874

The New York Tribune has sent
a Mr.. White, one Of its regular cor
respondents, to Alabama to investi-
gate the truth of the accounts Of
murders and other outrages for polit-
ical opinion. He writes back to tho
Tribune that he cannot find out any
thing personally as to the condition
of the disturbed districts, although
there is good evidence that the United
States Marshal gave him detailed
statement, and showed him written
evidence of the numerous murders
and other outrages recently COM
mitted in Summer county and other
parts of the State. The value of the
reports gotten up by such a CORES
pendent can be Judged of by this
item.
Year: 1874

The committee which was appointed last winter
by the State Senate to "investiRateu the Police
Department were to have met yesterday at the
Central Police ONCE to begin their reform opera


tions; but for some reason or other the meeting
did not take place. This committee was appoin ted
when the Police Commission consisted OF Cnarlick,
Gardner. Smith and Duryee. The latter happens
now to be the only member or the Board as il ex-
isted at the time the committee was appointed.
II Is the genera Impression among the politicians
tnat the investigation wlll not amount to any
thing. even II II Is begun. However, the resoll-
ton OF the Senate authorizing the committee to
act IS rather broad one, and on Its face gives
the committee power to LOOK into the working OF
the department. regardless OF the individual
standing OF the Commission. T9e members OF the
committee are Senators woodtn, Booth and Fox.
Year: 1874

country has been settled since the St. Paul
& Sioux City and the Winona s. St. Peter
railroads have been built, within one and
two years, and Of course have had little or
no chance to establish themselves comfort
ably-the majority living in sod houses
made by digging hole in the ground
about four feet deep and laying pieces Of
prairie sod about the sides, then some poles
across the top for rafters, upon which long
meadow grass is laid, the turf in q cone
shape on top Of that, and the mansion is
completed, except door and windows. The
roof appears to shed rain pretty we'll until
the weeds and grass grow too high on it
when they NOV it off and all is serene
again.


There are many frame houses scattered
around the country, and all of the villages
are constructed Of pine, nicely painted and
presenting a very new and neat appear
ance.


With year or two of good crops these
people will be on good footing and ten
years hence will find them rich. 0.
Year: 1874

The appointment Of Hon. Geo. l.. Young
to the position OF Associate Justice OF the
Supreme Court of our State. to fill the
place made vacant by the elevation Of Judge
Mcmillan to the Chief Justiceship. has oc-
casioned the most bitter cries of disappoint-
ment among political wire pullers and oc-
casioned more foolish criticism than any
other appointment that has ever been made
in the State. Yet all that been found
against him is that he is a young man, and
that he was not the man that certain par
ties had petitioned to have appointed. If
any one thing is Of supreme Importance for
the maintenance of law and order in our
government, it is that the courts should
command the respect and esteem Of the
people, and to command this confidence
the people must feel that the Judges are
entirely free from all political rings or
partizan prejudices, and from what is much


worse those doubtful obligations, under
which Office seekers are generally supposed


70 place themselves in order to obtain the
active aid of politicians. 1t looks now a.
though this appointment was made uu-
sought and hence Mr.. Young takes his seat
1ree from all trammels Of political nature.


1ne remarks that have been made and cen
sofes thrown out have certainly done no
Year: 1874

PoTTERs' CLAY on TWELFTH sTREET.-La-
borerS are now engaged in digging the
foundation and cellar Of the warehouse to
be erected on Twelfth street between Main
and Cary principally of the material of the
old City Hall. Mr. Charles Sweepy, of the
police force, having formerly been employed
in manufacturing pottery, discovered that
the clay lying about two feet below the soil
on that lot is of the best quality Of potters'
clay, free from Veins OF iron or other foreign
substance, and Of the fine quality usually
obtained from Baltimore and other points
North. Messrs. Dayld Parr d Sons have Sc.
cured all that may be eXcayated for use at
their earthenWare factory.
Year: 1874

AcTs OF AssEMBLY.-The concluding
pages Of the Acts OF Assembly OF last ses-
SION have been printed and forwarded to the
members Of the two houses and officers OF
the State entitled 10 receive them. The vol
ume will be bound as soon as possible, and
will make about FIVE hundred pages, or q
hundred more than were contained in the
volume OF acts Of the preceding year.
Year: 1874

REFRACTORY PRIsoNERs.-Sixteen prison
ers were started from the penitentiary for
Petersburg Monday afternoon, to work on
the Petersburg and Weldon railroad. On
the way two OF them became refractory and
threatened to kill one of the guard They
were lodged in Petersburg Jail Monday
night and yesterday morning were brought
back to this city and returned TO the peni-
tentiary. Superintendent Strother ordered
them into solitary confinement as a punish
ment for their misdeeds.
Year: 1874

example, graft the apricot on tho


plum, and the peach on the
apricot, and the almond on the


peach; and thus we may produce
tree with plum roots and almond
leaves. The wood, however, OF tho
stem, will consist Of four distinct
varieties, though formed from one
continuous layer. Below the a.
mond wood and bark we shall have
perfect peach wood and bark, then
apricot wood and bark, and at the
bottcn plum wood ond bark. In
this curious instance we see the In.
innate correspondence between the
bark and leaf, for if we should re-
move the almond branches, we
might cause the several sorts Of
wood to develope buds and leafy


twigs. Each section Of the com.
pound has it's seat Of life in the
cambium layer, and the cambium Of
each reproduces cells of its own spe-
cies out of a common nutrient fluid,
Year: 1874

Maiden OF the golden tresscs,


Why look out with glance so coldl
Once you sweetly smiled upon me,


And you wore my cross of gold.
Then sou promised true to love me
Better than the world beside;
BY the stars that shone above thee,
You would be my bonny bride.
But your promise is forgotten,


And your laugh is bright and gay,
As II ne'@ a heart that loved thee,
You had coldly turned away.
Maiden, in your hours of sadness.
Sometimes think of days gone by,
When we wander NJ full of gladncss
Underneath the starry sky.
Then you told me that you loved me,
As we sat beside the stream,
Now I feel the pain Of waking


As from some delightful dream.
So farewell, sweet dream of heaven,
Farewell, too, all grief and pain,
For. some angel voice still whispers,
Joy will come TO me ngain.
Year: 1874

Where the Kentucky River cut
it's way through the mountains,
having upon either bank bold, rug
ged cliffs, that lift their SUBMITS
five hundred and o thousand feet,
as the case may be, above the
stream, there lived in early times a
settler by the name OF Rufus
Branson, who, with his wife and
little child, charming young girl
of some eight or nine years of age,
occupied the rude cabin at the base
Of the precipioo q little back from
the river.


Although exposed to danger, the
Indians at that time being very
plentiful throughout the region, he
managed to live quietly for several
years.


Tho Indians frequently visited
the rude home of the hunter, and
being always welcomed and provid-
ed with such food as was in the
larder, they maintained a friendly
attitude. Especially they were fond
of the child Maggie, and more than
one fierce warrior had been sitting
on the grass in front of the cabin,
listening to the childish prattle OF
the little one, or else engaged in
making her some toy or plaything
from willow twigs or plant bark.


In this manner several years had
passed, and Rufus Branson came
to feel as secure as though he were
in the walls Of frontier fort. One
evening Branson and his wife were
seated near the doorway, when sud-
denly a shadow fell across the
threshold, and the next moment q
tall savage, whose reeling step and
bloodshot eyes told him he was in
toxicatcd, appeared, and staggering
to the steps, threw himself upon
them. His first demand was for
firc-water, which was of course re-
fused on the ground that there
was none In the house. The Indian
became GROSS and ugly, and de-
clared with terrible oaths that il
the liquor was not produced he
would murder the whole household
Branson was a brave, determined
man, and although he dreaded the
necessity, yet he saw he would be
compelled to prompt steps to pre-
vent the savage from executing his
threat.


Waiting until the warrior had
made q demonstration, which ht
soon did by attempting to draw
his tonabawk, Branson sprung at
him, knocked him down with his
fist, and then quietly disarmed
and him and bound him where ht
lay. After a few moments Of furi