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Year: 1874

o Muse. where art thou ? must | sigh,
And sigh in vain for thee?
l fain would know the reason why
Thou'rt 50 kind to me.
l climb the pathway to thy sphere
And knock thy chamber door,
But sad precursors bid me fear


Thou liv'st for me no more.
l only crave modest place


Within thy mighty sway
A license" full OF pith and grace
To ill each modest lay;
A power to preach. O power to pray
On baseless thoughts and things.
ask no more. Wilt thou restore
My Pegasus his wings?
have no mind for mighty dreams,
ne'er can be sublime;
ne'er can swim ETHEREAL streams
Nor sound ApOllo's chime.
but give mo thoughts and give me things
For fancy's leisure play,
And v-t''e the high toned minstrel sings
L" breathe my modest lay.
wooed thee once when gay of heart
And thou vert prone to smile;
And by the power thou did'st impart
Lone hours did beguile.
But since thy flight life ne 'er is bright,
Nor even in righteous glee.
And It's my sigh at day and night,
u. Muse, come back to mel
Year: 1874

/ IF the New York newspaper reports rep
resent affairs correctly, there is promising
chance for terrible disaster on the rail-
way between that city and Philadelphia.
Every morning a newspaper train, driv-
en- at the highest speed known on the line,
leaves New York for the cities southwark
of it. Such are the dangers of the jour
ney, that we are told the engineer, fireman
and others employed on the train have
signed special paper declaring that they
viii not hold the company responsible in
damages in case of disaster. Some time ago
a carriage was run over and the train mar
rowly escaped smash-up. Now we are
told that passenger car has recently been
the employees may be placed in peril. We
describe this train in order to explain an
item we find in the New York papers,
which states that on Monday it left Jersey
City half hour behind time, and made the
time up before reaching Trenton. That is,
this train, whose schedule time is the fast
est on the road, on Monday, when running
outside the schedule, was driven at the
break-neck pace of fifty-seven miles in fif-
ty-nine minutes. Nor was this speed of a
mile a minute the fastest rate. Near New
Brunswick five miles of the road was run
in three and a half minutes, or at the rate
Of eighty-sir miles an hour. We are also
told that "about dozen passengers erl-
joyed this extraordinary ride" Nothing
but miracle could have saved a single life
of all on board that train had anything
gone wrong. If this thing continues we
shall have some day to chronicle terrible
calamity accident it will probably be
called, though sscrime would be the prop
er word-and the sooner the railway mana
gers look into the matter the better -PASl-
adelphia Ledger.
Year: 1874

Some days ago cable dispatch was re-
ceived announcing that an attempt had been
made in London to assassinate Edward,
Prince of Saxe-Weimar. A recent mail,
however, brings intelligence that places the
matter in rather ludicrous than serious
light. It seems that halfcrazed Pole,
having invented new cannon, tried in vain
to get the proper authorities to give it a
notice. At length he hit upon plan which.
in the United States, would be looked upon
as clever advertising dodge, but which in
England resulted in his arrest on charge
of attempted assassination. Loading his
gun into cab, the inventor was driven
into Portland Place, and fired it off in the
middle of the street He then drove to the
residence of the Prince and demanded an
interview. Fearing that he would back up
his demand with reckless use of his artil-
lery, and lombard the front door, the police
arrested him, and at the court charged him
with the attempt to take the life of one Of
Queen Vietoria's numerous German rela-
tives.
Year: 1874

Pacific messages have been sent to the
Indians; they have been given to under
stand that this is not measure of war, but
of peace; that if they will let the expedition
alone they win not be molested their
rights will not be interfered with. And
Gen. Custer hopes they win take heed and
let him alone
Year: 1874

1t strikes the most of persons, when


they first sit down to Sewing Machine,
that it is SO complicated they will never
be able to learn its operation. This is
true of many machines, but a single
days use of the "New Howe Machine"
with the instruction that is easily OBJ
tained, will enable any lady to make
good beginning, and few days prac-
tlce will make it a pleasant employ
ment. OF course in this, as in any
other work, practice is needful to reach
perfection. Sewing with the needle
IN the fingers is not learned in a day,
and years are required to become an
expert. But few weeks use of the
New Howe Sewing Machine will ena-
BILE any lady to do all her plain sewing,
and to do it well, and soon her fine sew.
ing with far more success than with
her needle, and leave her plenty of
time for everything else she may have
on hand. Call and see these world,
renowned Machines, or take one on
trial of the Agent,
Year: 1874

THE BIBLE.-Blessed be God that
there is at least one thing thoroughly
superhuman, supernatural in this
world; something which stands out
from above ''the laws of nature" some-
thing visible and audible to link us
with Him, whose face We see not, and
whose voice We hear not. What
blank would there be here if only this
one fragment of the divine, now ven-
erable both with wisdom and age, were
to disappear from the midst of us; or,
what is the same thing, the discovery
were to be made that this ancient vol
ume is not the unearthly thing which
men have deemed, but, at the highest
estimate, a mere fragment from the
great block of human thought-per.
haps, according to another estimate,
mere relic of superstition! There is
but one book, and we shall pass away
Qike the mists from some Lebanon
peak and leave that which is divine
to stand out to shine out alone in its
unhidden grandeur.
Year: 1874

sg Endeavor, if possible, to keep a
clear conscience, and two or three clean
shirts. Rise with the lark, but avoid
larks in the evening. Be above ground
in all dwellings, and above board in all
your dealings. Love your neighbor as
yourself, but don't have too many in
the same house with YOU.
Year: 1874

Whom man income falls short OF his accus-


modes Of e1tricaiion is to reduce the e1pendl-


ture. In no other way can an increase Of in-
dobtcdness be 80 readily and effectively averted-
The public debt of the United States is incEeas-
ins st tho rate of eight to nine millions OF dol
lars a mouth. and the two opposing propositions
of remedy are: l. To reduce expenditures. q


To inc1eaao taxation. The expenditures OF our
Government excluding tho interest on the pub
lie debt and pensions, are greater for the same
objects than are those Of any Government in
Europe It costs us moro to build chip, and
in five years it costs for the repair OF that ship
more money than 1t originally cost. It costa us
for an army Of 30 900 men within ten millions OF
dollars q year what it costs Great Britain to
maintain an establishment OF 12S.00o men. We
have, as general thing, threo men in the Civil
Service to perform the duties which under other
Governments is performed by one man. Ap-
pointnants in the FederA service are not regu-
la:od, as to their number or emolumenta by the
needs Of the Government; they arc provided SO
as to give each member Of Congress certain
number of Offices to fill in his district, 80 that by
the distribution Of this patronage lie may
strengthen his power in the local caucuses OF his
party When Mr. Dawes met the demand Of the
Secretary Of the Treasury for Increased taxation
by proposition to investigate the expenditures
and drop al! that we're not necessary, there was
general feeling Of horror in official circles ut
Washington. Reduce expenditures, by dis
missing the army Of civil employees not
needed, who are. in fact, pensioners upon tho
Government, was not considered good way to
preserve the integrity of party that had sue
cassfu1ly put down the Rebellion. But the prop
osiion has set the people thinking, md expos
ures Of abuses and outrages upon the Treasury
are becoming Of daily occurrence. The New
York Times publishes list Of the custom
houses along the Atlantic coast from Maine to
Florida, showing tho amount of revenue col
lccicd o. each, and the COST Of maintenance.
They number ~. In C3 Of these the salaries
and fees Of the Government officers range from
Is to 600 per cent of the whole revenue col
lected. That tie public may zee. the extent to


which tue robbery is carried, We give the most Of
these, arranging them by States:
Year: 1874

It will be remembered that not long ago John
Ross, tie Secretary OF tho Pittsburgh Water
Commissioners. was arrested upon the charge Of
emtezz1ement the city having been defraudad
out Of nearly q quarter Of a million dollars.
Since that time the board has been abolished,
tue Water Committee Of the Council assuming
its duties. On Saturday evening, aa the newly
elected Secretary Was about to tale po session
OF his Office. the Chief Engineer Of the late
Commissioners was caught in the act OF carry
ing of books which criminate Ross, and also
connect the former with the conspiracy. Tile
late Secretary COW has tho 1aie Engineer for
jai1-compsnon, and both will shortly be brought
to trial for 1otbiug tho city.
Year: 1874

Isaw, few days ago. hand bill posted on
. door of a certain building in town headed
nsmocratic Club, and inviting all persons
v;thout previous party connections and opposed
10 mired schools to form themselves into club
for the campaign.


Being opposed to mixed schools myself, and
knowing that the Republican Party is opposed
20 them, and also knowing that the colored
people of this State are opposed to them, the
inquiry is, who are in favor of them? We
snswer most emphatically that the Demo
Of them. And why do we answer this2 Let
the truth be heard. Did not the colored
psople Of the State importune the Legisa-
ture az its last two sessions for a law taxing
them for q school fund to be set apart for their
ovn special benefit 80 that they might have
schools Of their own. And did they not tell our
wise Democrat law makers that they did not
desire or want their children to mix with the
white children in our public schools2 Did
our Legislature pass an act for their benefit
Do not the colored people have a right by law
to 20 into the public schOOls2 Did not our
Democratic Legislature know that they had the
right2 and knowing that they had, why did
they not (if they are so much opposed to
mixed schoOlsl do something to prevent it
when they had an opportunity to do so? The
AusNCt 10 oimpy SuhSf AohO ehSh AAsulO oOto
prove it), that they as o majority are able to
pay for their children education and that they
do not care for the poor white man child.
They thought that by refusing to do anything
with it, that, eventually, the colored men
would be forced to send their children to the
public schools and the result would be break
Ing up of our common school system, and this
is lust what they want They want our poor
people to grow up in ignorance. They do not
want them educated for they know that as soon
MS they 20 to work and educate the masses
that their future power and influence COM
mences waning. Talk about mixed schools
they as party being opposed to them when
their very acts deny it.


Oh, for shsmel to think that men will try
90 hard to deceive. Why don't they come out
fair and square and meet the issues that ale al
stake like men? White men-Po0r men Of
Delaware let me appeal to you'll Your inter
ests are at stake, your rights and privileges are
10 danger from the hands of these deceivers
They have deceived you long enough by the CRY
of mixed schools and nigger equality. Dom
be imposed on longer, but show them on the
81 day of November that you intend to be free
aid thennly way to do it is by voting th'
straight Republican ticket through.


Tho Republican Party is opposed to mixed
schools and the Democratic Party have shown !
their actions that they aIe in favor of mixe'
school III is is emphatic and positive, and an,
honest thinking, reading, knowing man canno
successfully deny it. X.
Year: 1874

The fortitude with which Mary Queen
of Scots met death was something re-
markable. She had evidently prepared
ber mind for the sad part she was to
play, even costuming herself to suit the
tragic scene She wore a robe of black
satin; her jacket was of black satin,
also, looped and slashed and trimmed
with velvet Her false hair was ar
ranged in coil, and over her head and
falling down her back was white veil
OF delicate lawn A crucifx of gold
hung from her neck. In her hand she
held a crucifx Of ivory, and a number
of jeweed paternosters were attached
to her girdle. Attred thus she mounted
the scaffold, and listened calmly to the
reading of her death warrant; after it
was ended, she quickly made her
preparations for death. She laid her
crucifix on a chair; her lawn veil
was lifted carefully off, not to dis
turb the hair, and was hung upon the
rail. The black robe was next removed.
Below IL was petticoat of crimson vel
vet. The black jacket followed, and
under the jacket was a body of crimson
satin. One of the ladies handed her
pair of crimson sleeves, with which she
hastily covered her arms; and thus she
stood on the black scaffold, with the
black figures all around her, blood red
from head to foot, startling all beholders
with her weird beauty. But when, a few
minutes later, the executioner did his
duty, and then raised the head, as usual,
to show it to the crowd, the labored illu-
sion had vanished. The coils and plaits
of false hair had fallen off, aud only the
wthered features of grizzled, wrinkled
old woman remained in the stead of that
lady who had knelt before the block in
the maturity OF grace and loveliness.
Year: 1874

Jurisdiction, sending all information re-
lating to them to the Home Minister,
and providing the funds necessary for
the return home of the rescued children,
to be reimbursed by the parents or
guardians wherever it may be practi-
cable. In the event of the children be-
ing orphans or friendless, they will be
admitted into some charitable educa-
tional establishment, there to be main.
tanned and instructed till they are either
of age or able to exercise some useful
trade or profession,
Year: 1874

. Chief Justice Waite grandfather lived
to the respectable age of ninety years
and as men generally take after their
grandfathers, it is inferred that another
Chief Justice will not be wanted till the
twentieth century shall have become
well advanced, as he is now at the age of
fifty-eight years-say in the year 1906.
This is bad look for living lawyers
above the age Of thirty years, almost all
of whom will have gone to their long
home-to another and hotter world, q"
as Dr. Riccabocca puts it-by the time
specified.
Year: 1874

tits said that during one days health.
ful existence, sixty hogsheads Of pure
air should enter the human lungs And
yet we don't suppose one man in thou.
sand measures the amount of air he
breathes to ascertain if he takes in sixty
hogsheads per day. More attention
should be given this matter.
Year: 1874

TINE AND PLACE OF THE srt .rK CONVENTION.
To ne Editor Of he Comm ercial:


Being from home ard having no opportunitv
of seeing the CoMyGRcIAL Of the 11th inst until
to-day, have just read the communication of
Alert respecting the manner of calling the Re-
publican State Convention. l also see in your
issue OF to-day letter from Mr.. Hukill mem
Der Of the Executive Committee on the same
question. l can only answer for myself as one
member of the State Executive Committee, as
know nothing of the views Of any other member
OF the committee, we never having been called
together for consultation respecting the proper
time aud place for holding the Convention, and
| was quite surprised when | saw the published
notice Of the chairman of the committee, nam
ing both time and place.


In the latter part of June, received a letter
from the chairman, asking my opinion as to the
proper time and place for the meeting OF the
convention. at once replied, suggesting VIII
miDgton as the place and about the middle of
September as the most convenient time The
chairman did not intimate to me- as it seems he
did to Mr. Hukill. that there was a probability
Of its being called in July" If he had, should
most earnestly have protested against it, as
about two months too early and feel confident
that none OF the gentlemen named in connec-
ton with the nominations to be made by that
convention, would for moment, sanction this
improper haste, and certainly their chances Of
success would be greatly strengthened by an eff
fort to concilate every element Of strength In
the party. l named Wilmington as the proper
place for several seasons We have never had
State Convention of the Republican party in
this county, (both the other counties have }
nearly one half of the delegates come from this
county, and more especially because the last
county convention in this county adopted res
olution, inviting and requesting the committee
to hold the approaching State Convention in
Wilmington. JoHN PILLING.


NEWARK, July Il.
Year: 1874

My entire stock is now bound to be sold,
any reasonable offer accepted. The proper
way to make money is to save it. This is your
opportunity at s. L. Kahn's new Clothing,
Furnishing, Good Hat, Cap, Trunk and ValSe
Store, Commerce street.
Year: 1874

too weak to accomplish it, and don't like to
array themselves in opposition to the saloons
on account of their numbers and influence
But did men propose to go with the crowd
regardless of principles, and without refer
cnce to the kind of people that make mp the
crowd: If so, they had better go to hell. for
the crowd was moving in that direction.
Sacred writ tells us that the road to destrnc-
tion is broad and crowded while only Il mar
row path leads to the .-ates of glory.


As for himself he preferred to I've alone II
not in a crowd thai suited him. When alone.
he knew he was at least in respectable So
cicty. and that was more than the opponents
of this reform ,no> t,ncnt could say. II our
crowd was small it was that much more hon
orablr to tie men who compose it, and that
much morc' ,iiscrc.liahlc io ,hr community
ia which they live.
Year: 1874

Always m.nage to have the COW eat
ing when she is being MIXED, and when
thus occupied she let's down her milk
freer, and is less liable to kick or move
about than when she can give her whole
attention to the mixer. It is best to
milk diagonal teats at the same time,
but always take hold Of the off teat
first, for if the COW is going to kick at
all she will kick first from the side you
commence to milk. In milking diago-
nal teats the left hand milks a third
teat, and thus the left arm is fen Ter in
case she kicks or steps about. The
best stool is made by mailing a foot
square piece of pine board on piece of
3x4 one foot high, and the knees the
most convenient bucket holder. Get
close under the COW; work the bucket
we'll under the udder, and the milk will
not be near so apt to be spilled as when
you put the bucket on the floor and sit
off IS far as possible. Milk quickly,
steadily, gently, and never leave COW
until you have her last drop. Above
all things, never yell at her or beat her.
Kindness is a cows most effective
master.
Year: 1874

Every farmer who has had occasion
to drive nail into seasoned oak posts
knows its liability to bend and break.
If the point be moistened in the mouth
it will usually drive more kindly. Oil
is better, but then it is inconvenient to
dip each nail separately into it. An
other point is, that boards become
loose eventually from the rustins of
nails, which, communicating to the
wood, causes not only An enlargement
Of the nail-hole, but the wearing away
of the nail itself, rendering the
fence or building shaky or in
secure. This may be prevented
by heating any rough grease until it
smokes, and then pouring it over the
nails to be used. The grease will pene-
trate the pores Of the iron, and cause
the nails to last without rusting for an
indefinite period. The reason is, that
the coating Of grease prevents, contact
by air, and consequently oxidation.
Oxygen is the great destroyer of iron,
and moisture is the inducing cause.
Anything which is kept from. air is
preserved indefinitely, and if it is kept
dry the effect is measurably the same.
Paint upon buildings prevents the con
tact of air and moisture. Ifthe whole
fence can not be painted, the, heads. at
least, Of the nails therein. should be
touched Builder:
Year: 1874

A. B. Allen of New York, says: Il
would sooner pay double the price for
steel plows than accept as gift the
best set Of cast iron plows to be found
in the United States. Though ever so
hard chilled or smoothly polished, cast
iron will foul more or less on the mold
board, in every kind Of soil, from a
sandy or gravelly up to heavy clay
loan. The dirt thus gathered on the
mold-board adds greatly to its draft
and prevents good work. Another OBJ
lection to cast iron is that. in order to
get equal strength, the weight must be
considerably greater than with steel,and
this is hard drag all day,and requires
a much stronger team. Of
this any one may quickly con-
vince themselves without resort to
dynamometer or other means of testing
the draft. He has only to hitch a light
team to steel plow, and a stronger
one to the cast iron, and work them
side by side. In this way l have found
that a pair Of fourteen-hand ponies
would do about the same work, and
with as much ease to themselves as a
pair Of sixteen-hand horses. The same
observations about material will also
apply to cultivators. In thus candidly
advising my brother farmers in regard
to the superior merit Of steel plows,
am speaking directly against my own
individual interest, for I have been q
manufacturer and dealer in cast.iron
plows for upwards Of thirty years
DaSt.'
Year: 1874

Two years ago, as we all remember,
the country was flooded by an immense
apple crop. They were not worth the
cost Of picking and housing in many
places. Farmers having large orchards
were tempted to give up raising apples
as farm crop, because, when they are
plenty the price is so low that there is
little profit from the crop, and when the
price is high there are no apples. Why
it is so we shall not attempt to explain,
but it seems to be fact that apple
trees bear about all their fruit in even
years, not only in New England but
throughout most of the Western States.
In few orchards in New England the
trees bear in odd years, and in some Of
the extreme Western States the habit of
bearing only in even years does not
seem to be as yet fully established. The
tendency, however, seems to be all that
way. Now we wish every farmer and
every farmers son in New England,
would make the experiment Of picking
of all the fruit from at least one apple
tree this year, as soon as the fruit is as
large as acorns and from another tree
pick off the larger portion of the fruit
at the same stage, and note the results.
Whether the bearing years can be
cha ged by this course, we are unable
to say with certainty. 1t has been Of
ten claimed that the change might be
made in this way. At any rate the OBJ
ject is well worth working for. The
trees should be manured and the ground
cultivated to stimulate growth and the
formation Of fruit buds, as the crop of
fruit is always determined the year pre-
vious.--N. +. Farmer.