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Year: 1877

How shall know thee, in the sphere which keeps


The disembodied spirits OF the dead,
When all Of thee that time could wither sleeps


And perishes among the dust we tread
For shall feel the sting Of ceaseless pain,


II there meet thy gentle presence not
Nor hear the voice | love- nor read again


In thy serenest eyes that tender thought.
III not thy own meek heart demand me there 3


That heart whose fondest throbs to me were given.
My name on earth was ever in thy prayer,


And wilt thon never utter it in heaven?
The love that lived through all the stormy past


And meekly with my harsher nature bore
And deeper grew, and tender to the last


Shall ii expire with life and be no more
Shalt thou not teach me in that calmer home,


The wisdom that learned so ill in this
The wisdom which is love-tll become


Thy tit companion i'll the land Of bliss
| William Cullen Bryant
Year: 1877

\ Pacific coast correspondent gives an
interesting account of Il flying marriage
which occurred on the niom Pacific Raul
road on the 3lst Of March. lIapprars that
Il san Francisco WidOWer had been in cot
respondence With Il LeaNrnWorth widow,
to whom he had been bctruhcd in his
youth and from whom he had been sept
rated bycast-iron fate. llerhushtnd had
had the good grace to die bctimcs and his
wife had been equally conSidcratc and the
surviving partners, after an exchange ct
compliments and regrets, resolved to con
sole each other permanently. The bride
went on from the East arrayrd in Il brown
travelling gown and the bridegroom went
on from the West with Il pair Of thee but
ton black Kid gloves. They met at Sac
ramento. At Gait Il minister got on the
train and the restless bridegroom WhS-
pered to the bride, 'Why not now" The
coy lady blushed, but did not say him nay.
The impulsive bridegroom dispatched the
peanut boy for the conductor and held
brief consultation With the minister The
loving pair clung to the ends Of the seats
and to each other, and the minister took
his place in front of them and married
lIltlll III lllC tNtlttultlll vi tlIt llltllltIlt
the lady released her hold of the seat and
was shot into the arms of the conductor,
who kissed her before restoring her to her
husband. Running time-lO milesan hour.


The curious submerged forest at Jcn-
ness's Beach, Rye, NIL, from which the
sand has recently been worn away by tile
action of the recent storms, presents ut
present singular appearance. Huge
stumpS and logs cover the beach at low
tide, some of the logs being over two feet
in diameter When cut into, though they
appear discolored to the depth of two
inches or thereabouts, the wood at great
er depth is as sound and fresh as that of
any living tree. The stumps and logs
sometimes remain covered for ten wears
and then exposed for Il time by the action
of some heavy storm. They have appar-
emily been exposed to the action OF the sea
for many centuries.
Year: 1877

Captain William II. Shaw, formerly of the tug
boat Mary Shaw, has returned to Baltimore from
trip unwillingly made to San Francisco under
strange and eventful circumstances. On the 9th
day of last December Captain Shaw left Baltimore,
having i'll tow the ship Indiana, new vessel.
When off the Potomac, John Vardy, the pilot on
board the vessel which was bound for San Fran
cisco. was stricken by paralysis and was compel
ed to relinqulsh his position. Captain Shaw was
induced TO assume the management of the ship to
pilot her safely to the Capcs. Feeling assured that
he could board an inbound vessel at the Capes he
ordered the tug to return, bringing the pilot to
Baltimore for medical treatment, Shaw sending
word to his family that he would return from the
Capes When he reached Cape Henry, however Il
very heavy gale was blowing. The Indiana was
forced to put to sea, carrying Capt. Shaw board
beng unable to communicate with any inbound
vessel The Capcs were passed on the 9th of Dee
and after voyage of l2S days Capt Shaw without
touching at any other port, was safely landed at
San Francisco Capt. Drummond had named his
vessel Indiana after Blue Jeans" Capt. Shaw
left for home on the Goth inst and after narrowly
escaping being snow-bound arrived here in one
week. His family not being able to satisfactorily
account for his absence was greatly alarmed until
telegram was received from San Francisco. Can't
Shaw is regarded one Of the most efficient sail
ing masters on the Chesapeake, and it will be re-
membered was instrumental last fall i'll saving the
lives of three young men whose boat was capsized
in the bay. Baltimore Sun.
Year: 1877

A tale of true love comes from Lanesboro,
Mass. Half century ago there lived in
the town Il rich farmer with Il pretty
daughter, and a young blacksmith sued for
her hand. Though acceptable to the girl,
the father had higher aims for her, and
refused the young backsmths offer, and
he at once left New England and went
West. Meanwhile the girl married, lost
her husband, married again and was again
bereaved Lately her father died, and
now the blacksmith, who has nearly
reached the age of three score and ten.
returns, his suit is accepted and another
wedding soon takes place.


A large white whale has been captured off Isle
Aux Condres, and will be shipped to New York
Year: 1877

CONVENIENCE. The successful farmer
is he who provides conveniences for the
care of his property and the performance
of his work; he counts time us an impor-
tant item in the yearly calculation, and
care OF all his various effects as a factor
in the annual returns When he puts the
horse in the stable there is a place for
the harness, where it will be safe from
weather or any other damage; his wagons
and tools are provided with coverings to
preserve them; about his premises will be
found little shop or room where he
keeps saws, hammers, vises, augers and
the various tools that are needed to mend
and put in order the different machines
he uses. These simple articles prevent
days and weeks of delay, besides adding
to the length of the time implements will
last. 1t pays to have conveniences, and
also get what you do buy, of good quality
Year: 1877

While farmer was breaking up a piece
Of grass ground, adjoining Milbech Tower,
near the beach in Newcastle, a few days
since, he came upon piece of pavement
about 10 feet at the widest part, narrowing
to 5 or feet. Near by was found old
style bricks, part Of an old chimney. 1t
is coniectured that q house stood upon
the spot a long time ago, say $50 or 200
years, as not even the oldest inhabitant
has any knowledge of such a house. The
piece of pavement was of the incest
beach stone set in beach sand, and so
solid and even that the plow skinned
over it without disturbing stone.
Year: 1877

Agents in the Japanese government are
securing some fine stock in this country
for shipment to Japan This far off nation
is taking wise measures for the develop
ment of her agriculture.
Year: 1877




The temperance members of the
house of representatives at WASH
ipgton have been Mortified of late
TO find that brandy and whisky,
hitherto sold in the house restau.
rant in cups under tho name of
+" tea" are now openly sold by the
restaurateur, who has his bar coy
cred with glittering bottles, filled
with various liquors. Of course an
inaBiry was set on foot to find out
by what right tho Qqteyer tbgs set
at defiance the nipeteenth rule of
the house, which provides that no
spirituous or malt liquors or wines
shall Ee offered for sale within the
capitol, in any room or building
connected Herewith, or in the pub
JIG grounds adjacent thereto, and it
vas djscoyered that the caterer,
upon reading the manual of con,
gress, had discovered that the rule
above cited was one Of the joint
rpies, aad benpp was abrogated by
the action Of the senate, although
the house insists that it and the
Joint rules are still in force. AS the
caterer himself decided the Joint
rules were no longer In force, he
naturally inferred his right 70 sell
liquor consequently his place is
filled with members who now, IN
stead Of asking each other TO drink,


merely suggest that they ego down
stairs and suspend the nineteenth
Joint rule.p
Year: 1877

Joseph Lewis, an eccentric million
aire, of Hoboken, who died recently,
left his entire estate to the United States
government. A caveat has been filed
against the probate by a woman claim
ing to be a neice of the deceased
Lewis was born in Jamaica in 1890 and
came to this country early in life. He
enlisted in the war OF 1912, subsequent
ly learned the art of engraving, and,
having established himself in business
in Wall street, retired many years ago
with fortune. From that time he
lived in seclusion in Hoboken, his old
housekeep being his only companion.
Having acquired his fortune in this
country he believed it his duty to make
the nation his heir, and a year or two
before his death, executed the will
which is now to be contested, beaueath-
ing all his property, real and personal,
to the United States government. The
will directs that the bequest be applied
to the payment of the national debt
George D. A. Gillespie, of the Manhai-
tan Company Bank of New York, and
John Wolf are named as executors
The val1e OF the property is said to be
81 900, 900. United States District At
torney Keasby, of New Jersey, will be
the governments agent to receive the
money and pay it into the treasury,
should the will be finally admitted to
probate
Year: 1877

Mr.. George Harvey, one of the crew
of the schooner Rebecca Bartlett. of
this port, on her last trip to Georges,
hauled up Goldfish In the paunch of
which, upon being dressed, was found
wallet in fair state of preservation.
Unfortunately for the fisherman, there
was no money in it; but there was an
old letter and horse car ticket. The
writing on the letter was SC badly OBJ
liberated that it could not be read
therefore no clew of the owner could
be obtained.
Year: 1877

II he had come IN the early dawn,
When the sunrise flushed tho earth,
/ would have given him all my heart,
Whatever the heart was worth.
II he hsd come ct the noon-tids hour,
He would not have come too late;
would have given him patient faith,
For then had learned to wait.
If he had come in the after glow
In the peace of the evsntids
/ would have given him hands and braius,
And worked for him till died.
II he comes ROW, the sun is set,
And the light has died away.
will not give him q broken life,
But will turn and say him Nay


Court Journal
Year: 1877

We went down 10 Nemaha last
Saturday evening to attend the clos
- Ing exercises Of the District Lodge OF
Good Templars. but the room became
so denseIy packed with people that we
found it impossible to get q seat, and
nearly impossible to find standing
room. 30 we left without seeing or
hearing any Of the performance, and
cannot write up the proceedings as we
intended 10 do.
Year: 1877

- Some men in business affairs are
ike the dog in the manger--wilInot eat
hay themselves nor let anyone else
eat. That disposition, however, will
not pan IN these times OF drive up
and go ahead, and the dog is driven
from the manger, and the hay eating
goes on.
Year: 1877

A young man by the name of
Clay Stout, well known by old citi-
zens here, a printer by trade, died in
St. Joe. a day or two ago. His body
was brought to this city on Wednes-
day of this week, and was inferred In
Walnut Grove Cemetery.
Year: 1877

Beat four eggs very light separately,
then mix with them one pint of sweet
milk, and one of warm water. Dissolve
the yeast in it, and add two dessert
spoonsful of sugar, little salt, and
-four sufficient to make batter the con-
sisteDcy Of waffle batter. Put it to rise;
when light work in one tablespoonful of
lard and one of butter, flour enough to
make soft dough. Set it to rise.
When light roll and cut into strips five
inches long and two wide; butter on one
side Qike spreading on puff paste), and
roll up like pocket books. Set it to
rise. When light, bake. This quanti-
ty will be sufficient for quite a large
family, Whep well made. would tempt
the palate of aqueen.
Year: 1877

Your memory is bad, perhaps; but L
can tell you two secrets that will cure
the worst memory. One Of them is, to
read a subject when strongly interested.
The other is to not only read, but
think. When you have read a para
graph or page, stop, close the book,
and try to remember the ideas on that
page, and not only recall them vaguely
in your mind, but put them in words
and speak them out. Faithfully follow
these two rules, and yea have the gold
en- keys Of knowledge. Besides mats
teaifve reading, there are other things
iniurious to memory. One is the habit
OF skimming over newspapers, items OF
news, smart remarks, bits Of informa-
ton. political reflections, fashion notes,
all in a CONFUSED jumble, never to be
thought of again, thus diligently cult
waiting habit of careless reading, hard
to break. Another is the reading of
trashy novels.


Nothing is SO fatal to reading with
profit as the habit of running through
story after story, and forgetting them
as soon as read. knew gray~haired
woman, o lifelong lover of books, who
sadly declares that her mind has been
ruined by such reading.
Year: 1877

One cup of bread crumbs; egg; l
teacupful mashed potatoes, butter size
of an egg; savory, sage, pepper and
salt. The above with the addition of a
chopped onion is excellent for goose,
duck, or wild meat of any kind.
Year: 1877

PLANTS derive their nutriment from
the soil, and every crop removed takes
away part of its productive power,
which an honest farmer will take pleas>
ure and derive profit from restoring as
soon as possible.
Year: 1877

Mrs. Owendell threw down the letter,
and tore open the package with fingers
that trembled so violently that she
could scarcely unfasten the securing
bands. There it lay, trembling in the
light like so many drops OF gol'len
water-the diamond bracelet which had
been the death warrant of poor Blanche
Bassett.


With piercing scream she sank back
insensible on the sofa. But it was all
too late for the young victim, who had
passed far beyond the reach of earthly
restitution or amends, into the land
where God is eternally just.
Year: 1877

but the bracelet lay on the table in my
boudoir this morning; two of the ser
wants SAW it there also-and now It is
gone. Blanche is the only person be
sides myself who has entered the room
since. and observed that she was un-
usually perturbed when size went away.
Frank. I am sure that she has taken
Year: 1877

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Year: 1877

A NAD'


The State Board of Csnvassers having finally decided
the question of the electiun of CORONER of the
Upper Districts in favor thus the verdict
given by tn people at the ballobox in November last
deem it duty well pleasure to acknowledge
my Indebtedness to my fellow citizens, and return my
grateful Acknowledgements for the hAtteHing mark Of
their confidence and esteem evidenced in the large
majority CT cast for at that election which
closed of the exciting political contests
known in tbiA State.


To the ladiss-hurdreds of whom worked earnestly
in my bebaf-I desire to especially return my thanks
To their influence my success was mainly due.


Having lived in this city since boyhood, always iden
tying myself with its interests. and striving to the
utmost of my capacity TO discharge faithfully the
dutes Citizen this decided endorse from all
css es is q matter of just PRIDE with and will
be one of the brightest memories OF my life.


JOHN G. ROCHE.


Now Orleans July 90 1917 1t
Year: 1877




fBv TELEGRAPH TO TIE TLIBUSEl


WASiiNGION July 10.-The Attorney General has
lust repeated his former decision IN regard to the
prices which the different departments may legally
nav for advertising. lie maintains that under the
old Act which had specific relation TO the Organiza-
ton of Courts aud other expenses the rates of adj
vertsing fixed for the publication of certain legal
notices forty cents for first ms erton of each one
hundred words and twenty cents for each subse-
quent lnserton) the rate which must control ali
Government advertising with few insignificant ex-
ceptions The second consideration of the subject
arose upon a letter addressed to the Attoney-Gen-
eral from the War Department calling his attention
to certain other provisions OF law III regard TO adVer
tsmg and to the evident scope OF the Act III ques-
tion. which could not by fair construction be held
to cover the general advertising business of the
Government. The Attorney General holds that
while the Act which he cites evidently applies to the
Courts and their expenses, the indefinite and for
other purposes" at the end Of the title of the act
shows that 1t was the intention of the Act to cover
more than was implied by the general title. The
Second Controller has written letter based upon this
opinion and which ho announces that hereafter he
will settle all accounts for advertising for the war
Department upon the rates thus fixed by the Attor-
uey-General. IL will be necessary to pursue the
same course with the other Departments and the ei
feet will be to place the Government advertisements
among the rejected communications IN all journals
of any consequence. The War Department Is at a
loss TO find methods of publishing proposals for
some worry important matters of business pend
ina. Its information is that the newspapers whose
circulation is Of any value to the Department Will
decline to publish its advertisements, and that tho
business of the Government will materially difer IN
consequence.
Year: 1877

her most killing array to step on her
train and pull out about three yards
of gathers with rip like a peal of
thunder, exposing about three-quar-
ters of the framework that makes
her dress stick out behind. But, in
stead of meeting the accident with
perfect equanimity, she turned around
and jabbed her parasol in his eye,
called him long-haired leper, and
asked him why he didn't wear his
big feet sideways. He expressed
himself as thankful that he didn'd
marry the girl before finding out
what sort of a temper she had; butt
the doctor doesn't think his eye will
grow out again.
Year: 1877

A young man read in a paper few


days ago that if you wanted to find
out if the woman you had selected


for your future spouse had a good
temper, you ought to take occasion
to step on her dress, or snap the
sticks of her tan, or in some way an
noy or .discompose her. eff" said
the great authority who presides
over the column Of advice, "she be-
trays no sign Of ill-temper, she will
prove a model wife," Accordingly,
the young man seized an opportunity
when his sweetheart was rugged IN
Year: 1877

The body OF Philip Kavanagb. who had been missing
since the 10th inst., was discovered in the North
River foot Of West Twentysecond street, yesterday
He was a temperate man, ana on tho evening he dts
appeared he went the barbcr's TO get shaved. He
was never by any who knew him after he left
the barber's The affair Is looked upon as rather a
mysterious one.
Year: 1877

Detective Doyle, or the Twcnty-ninih precinct last
night noticed cart load Of hides being rapidly driven
IRON N the pier at the foot OF West Fifteenth
street. The detective hailed tho driver, who gavc
vague account OF having boon engaged by m
unknown man IN Brooklyn to convey The hides there
but could not give his name or residence. He
locked up IN tho Twentieth street station ana tho
nides were taken In charge by tho police.
Year: 1877

A woMAN BETRAYED AND DESERTED BY ONE


ASD BRuTAILY ABUSED BY ANOTHER POLICE


oFFIcRR.


-Four years ago . poor girl came to this country
from Ireland on the City Of Montreal, intend
ing TO nnd her sister In Brooklyn, who had sent Tor
her and TO Settle and live with her the life Of
honest, virtuous girl During her delay at Castle
Garden she stroIlcd out fine afternoon along the
Battery ard attracted the attention OF police officer
then ON post named Michael Collins. Ellen only
twenty-five. and very comeiy Indeed she Is
quite pretty still, notwithstanding the hard
usage she has had during these last four
years. Collins spoke to her, and, with the
skill OF of his class impressed tho girl with bis
own Importance and wormsd her history and projects
out OF her He told her that he could get her ssu
aion without any difficulty II she would meet him the
next day. and painted his ability such strong
glowing colors that the poor girl believed and was
very grateful him. She agreed TO see him the next
day. aud 1.-THE old, old stury' repeated. with the
usual fatal results Ellen lived with HIM tor nearly
tour years without sanction OF priest or notary
and her sister since.


Yesterday she came 10 Police Headquarters and
asked to see the superintendent She seemed heart
broken and her face was swollen. Before Chief Wal
ling she told the following narrative, which VIII DC
embodied In u complaint INST the man who abused
her For some time officer Collins has neglected
Eilen-who bad taken b. name, by the wny-and her
two children, neither living with nor paying them tho
$40 per month he had agreed TO give them Tor thelr
very imperfect support Not satisfied with this the
fellow set his friends TO watch her day and night at
her residence-No. Bayard street-ln the hope Of
catching her dong something that would afford
him an opportunity TO break of his al
lance. He is married, Ellen says, On
sunday she was walking on the Bowery
when she was and accostcd by Sergeant Granger,
OF the steamboat squad. He said, 'Helio, Ncll come
here; want 10 sec you right away she paid no at
tention 10 him because ut that time she was not
ACQUAINTED with him. So Ellen turned down Canal
street, whittier Granger followed her. Ranging close
up beside her he SAID, ''You know Mike Collins.
don't yous See here, If you don't stop fooling with
Mike and following bm about we'll run you in You've
got 10 drop all TINS 'ere nonsense right away


~ then said 10 him" observed Ellen, HE is the
father OF my two children and want him TO support
them. Without another word sir, he came close to
me and gave stunning blow under the jaw with
his nst and then away. lew minutes later
saw him talking to Mike Collins, near q lamppost"


This story VIII be made the basis OF q charge on
which Sergeant Granger will be tried oy tho Commis
siOners.
Year: 1877

petition to the Legislature was extensively cir
cuated Jersey City yesterday asking for the passage
OF the bill compel the Jersey City and Bergen Horse
Railroad Company TO reduce the faro TO five cents
within tho city limits The bill has been prepared by
Assem- blyman Stevens. Efforts have bccn made for
the past six years the passage Of similar
bill but they were unavang, owing TO the power OF
the railroad lobby In other city OF the Union. with
the same extent Of territory and population arc such
exorbtant fares charged.