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Year: 1873

The following touching little poem
went all the rounds of the press about
fifteen years ago, since which time it
has been sleeping quitely out of sight.
It is one of those efforts which cannot
be read with indiference-the young
will never fail to eeits beauty, while
the old cannot help feelingit. Within
the past fifteen years many young read
ers have taken position upon the world s
stage, and are ready to see in this gem
the beauties which were seen by their
fathers, while many of those fathers
have, within the same time, crossed
the middle line of life, and are now
in the footsteps vacated for
ever by the old people Of fifteen years
agone. Under these circumstances we
may state again, confident of its uni
versal appreciation, this little pet of,
we might say, past public, entitled:


The Old Love.
met her, she was thin and old,
She stopped and trod with tottering feet;
Her locks were gray that once were gold,


Her voice was harsh that once was sweet;
Her cheeks were sunken, and her eyes,


Robbed of their girlish light of JOY,
Were dim; felt strange surprise


That had loved her when boy.
But yet something in her air


Restored to me my youthful prime;
My heart grew young and seemed to wear


The impress of that long lost time;
| took her wilted hand in mine,


It's touch awoke world of joy;
kissed her with reverend sigh,


For had loved her when boy.
Year: 1873

The Providence Journal remarks
that brilliant star may now be seen
during the evening in the Eastern sky,
sharing for more than an hour after
its rising the honor of starry sover-
eighty with the planet Venus, as sink
ing toward the horizon she holds her
regal court in the Western heavens.


.a This star is the planet Jupiter,
which, during the remaining winter
months, will be an object of interest
through the night. The two largest
and brightest Of the planetary orbs are
now performing the office Of evening
stars, Venus reigning supreme in the
West for three hours after sunset, and
Jupiter beaming with imperial light
from his appearance in the East in the
early evening till he pales in the ruddy
glow of morning. They are the only
planets to the naked eye now visible in
the evening, and cannot fail to be dis
.tinguished from the thronging crowds
of lesser stars by their softer light,
transcendent brightness, and superior
size. .--t..


Jupiter is situated in the constella-
tion of Leo, or the Lion, not far from
Regulus, its leading brilliant, the first
star in the handle of the Sickle, which
makes this group SO familiarly known
to observers. If the course of the
planet be watched, it will be seen to
retrograde or move backward among
the stars. This it will continue to do
until the 18th of April, when it will
apparently terrace its course, and reach
the vicinity of its present position du-
ring the month of May. Its motion
can now be easily traced from its Vi
cinity to the star Regulus, which al
though of the first magnitude, seems
comparatively faint in the presence of
the brighter planet. mr&
Year: 1873

pa-A curious incident is related in
a French paper as having occurred in
a little village not far from Paris
Some bees were swarming on an oak
tree, and wood-cutter named Guiot
climbed the tree and cut off the extrem-
ity of the branch upon which theswarm
hung. Instead of falling to the ground,
however, the swarm dispersed and set
tied on the head of Guiot, who was still
sitting on the branch forty feet from
the ground. The by-standers believed
that, tortured by the stings, he would
fall to the ground. But with great
presence of mind Guiot remained per-
fectly still till the swarm had formed
two long wreaths hanging from his
temple; then, half blinded by the in
sects, which also covered his face and
body, he contrived to descend from his
elevated position, taking the greatest
care not to irritate this living mantle.
When he reached the ground hive
was placed on his shoulder, but three
hours elapsed before the bees would
take possession of their new home
When this happy change was effected
the poor wood-cutter's wild delight
testified to the intensity Of the anxiety
and discomfort he had endured.
Year: 1873

QUEEN ELIzABETH.-Before the
Virgin Queen came to the throne, she
was remarkably simple in her attire,
but in later days she changed, and
historians remind us of her eighty wigs
of various colors, and of her three
thousand dresses.
Year: 1873

ADVICE TO BoYs.-You are made
to be kind, generous and magnanimous,
says Horace Mann. If there is boy
in school who has club-foot, don't let
him know you ever saw it. If there is
a boy with ragged clothes, don't talk
about rags in his hearing. If there is
a lame boy, assign him some part in
that which does not require much run
ming. If there is dull one, help him
to get his lessons. ..
Year: 1873

A SPECIMEN of Hale's early
peach found its way from Dea. Wa
ter's orchard into oar office yes
terday, which calls for thanks
and admiration More beautiful
can scarcely bo imagined. 1t is
interesting to take stroll through
his young and rapidly growing
orchard and see our cheering pros.
pect OF a fruit location, First the
grape vines loaded with most
beautiful clusters Of the lsabclla
and Concord varieties, Then plums
in about halfdozen varieties, large
and fair. some varieties beginning
to ripen. And a great variety OF
splendid apples. What is most
remarkable there is no appearance
of worm hole or wound from any
insect in any of the fruit. IT Dea.
Waters does not take the prize Of
fruit at the coming fair,there must
be agrand display. With such fruit
we need not fear to compete with
the pomological part of the Union
Fair in Grand Traverse.
Year: 1873




From one of his recent sermons


81 wish my women to under
stand that what am going to say
is for them as well as others, and
| want those who are here to tell
their slsters-yes, all the women
in the community. am going
to give you from this time to the
9th Of October next for reflection
that you may determine whether
you wish to 1--WE with your hus-
band or not, and then l am going
to set every woman at liberty
and say to them, "Now 60 your
way" And my wives have got
TO do ono of two things, either
round mp their shoulders and en-
dure the affections of this world
and live their religion--that is,
polygamy-or else she must leave,
for l will not have them about
me. | will 90 into heaven alone
rather than to have scratching
and fighting abont me. What,
fret wife, too9 Yes, liberate you
all. | want to 60 somewhere or
do something to get rid of the
winners. ! do not want them to
receive part OF the truth and
spurn The rest out of doors. Let
every man thus treat his wives !;
keeping raiment enough to cover
his body, and saying to his
wives, take all that 1 have and be
set Mt liberty, but if you stay
with me you shall comply with
the law of God in every respect
and that, too, witout any whining.
Yoa must fulfill the law of God
in every respect and round up
your shoulders to walk up to the
mark without any grumbling."
Year: 1873

JOnN PLoUGuMAN once said: 81
never knew a good horse which
had not some odd habit or other,
and | mover yet saw a minister
worth his salt who had not some
crotchet or oddity. Now, these
are the bits Of cheese that cavil-
lers smell out and nibble at; this
man is too slow, and another too
fast; the first is too flowery, and
the second too dull. Dear me, il
all Of Gods creatures were judged
in this way, we would wiring the
doves neck for being too tame,
shoot the robins for eating spiders,
kill the cows for swinging their
tails, and the hens for not giving
us milk. When Il man warts to
beat a dog, he can soon find a
stick, and at tins rate any fool
may have something to say against
tho best minister in England"
Year: 1873

The following story is told by
the Galveston(Texas Commercial
of man who was sent to the
penitcntiary of that State a week
or two ago: "IIe was German
Of noble birth. His uncles and
brothers distinguished them
selves IN the late Franco.Ger-
man war; they were high in rank
and lived in princely pomp. Yet
this brother, perhaps OF morals as
good as the best of the family, will
for two years live in the Texas
Penitentiary. lie was sent to the


first schools of Germany, and is
proficient in ancient and modern
languages, but he was allowed to
spend money at random, beirg
taught nothing that is useful.
When of age, he was given few
thousands and sent to this county.
Here We may promise that the
young man is neither crazed nor
a fool, lie does lack that which is
called gumption. lie married a
woman who, after a season de-
serted him. From tho time of
his desertiOn he become q wand
ercr. Being sick he returned to
Germany, and was sent by his
family to the most celebrated
springs in Germany, and when
he was fully restored they return
ed him to his country with sutfi-
cient funds to have established
him in a small business, but he
wasted all-and it lie strange that
he did so for he does not appear
to be addicted to any OF the mon
ey-eating vices. Reduced to beg,
gary, he walked from Mobile to
New York hunting employment.
Then he got back to Galveston.
Here he acted as scullion
in n f,'nrth rate boarding house,
waiting on tables and cleaning
knives. White engaged in this
work he stole two watches worth
81, and Oh being charged with
it, he confessed to tho offence
and begged the Recorder to send
him to the Penitentiary, that lie
could learn a trade, or he would go
out and commit some crime that
would send him there. lie was
the most anxious man to get to
Jail we ever saw. We hope that
his residence at Huntsville will be
productive of all the good tha: he
anticipates from it, and that when
lie leaves it he will be a self-sup-
porting, respectable citizen"
Year: 1873

A very "Daniel of a Judge"
dwells in Memphis, lie came to
judgment the other day in case
about goose. This graceful fowl
fell into the water the other day,
and it was rescued by q man and
brother,wh claimed salvage from
its owner, an Italian. The latter
would not pay il, and produced a
persuasive pistol, whereupon the
colored person marched off with


the goose and got ont a warrant
for assault. Then did the goose
owner swear out an answering
warrant for the goose, and the
Judge, perplexed, fited both of
them and kept the goose himself.
Year: 1873

Don'ttry to quench your sorrow
IN rum and narcotics. Ii you begin
this. you must keep right on with
it until it leads you to ruin; or if
you must add physical pain and
the consequences of degradation
to the sorrow You seek to escape.
Of all wretched men, his condi-
ton is most pitiful who, having
sought to drown bis GRIFFIN drink
awakens from his dcbaucb with
shattered nerves, aching head, and
depressed mind, to face the same
trouble again. That which at first
was painful TO contemplate will,
after drink, seen unbcarable.


Ten to one the fatal drink will
be again and again sought TIL it's
victim sinks hopeless, ,p;tiful and
total wreck.


Work is your true remedy. If
misfortune hits You hard. hit you
something else rd-pitch into
something with will. There's
nothing like good, solid absorbing
work to cure trouble. If you have
met with Losses, you don't want
to lie awake thinking OF them.
You want sleep, calm sound sleep,
and to. cat your dinner with ap-
petite. But you can't unless You
work. Ifyou say you don't feel
like woIk,and go loating all day,
to tell Tom, Dick or Harry the
story ofyour woes, you'll be awake,
and keep your wife awake by toss
ings, spoil her temper and your
own breakfast next morning, and
begin to morrow feeling ten times
worse then you did to day.


There are some troubles that
time only heals, and perhaps some
that never can be healed except
by the panacea, work. Try it, you
who are thus afflicted
Year: 1873

within the last minute, and breath
comes very short and quick, and
il seems as ii the arm which holds
The tub will soor drop of at the
shoulder and leaves him a cripple
for life, and at this jubcfure the
outside tub commences to slip and
threaten trouble. He presses his
arm all the tighter to the inside
tub, and tries to get his knee up
against the outside tub, but is too
late. There is squirn "rtwo and
thcn it is over. The outside tub is
down with the washboard, having
accomplished the trip with noise
that is almost deatening. The
other tub follows at once, being
urged thereto by kick that near
lly throws him off his feet, and
getting the door open he shoves
the bench Into the kitchen and
and clear across tie room, to the
apparent jeopardy Of the legs Of
the entire family. After that he
gets up the other things making
no remarks to any body, but look
ing on every one with looks calcu-
lated to reflect the greatest amount
of discredit. Then he puts on his
coat, ru5s his arms, and starts
down street, and gets ont OH the
walk, when he is called back to
bring mp some wood, If that wood
had been a burial casket, it is ex-
tremely doubtful if he could have
looked more solemn in taking it
up stairs. At noon he comes home
10 dinner, finds only one leaf mp,
the table cloth in the wash, aud
tha. his wife has cut the bread
after cutting the soap. What com.
ments he intends making on tins
state of affairs are never made.
lie is sent ont in the yard armed
with the clothes-line, and an in
junction rot to drop it in the dirt,
and in the scclusion Of the space
devoted to the back yard, he vents
the spleen that has been gather
ing within him, and whips that
clothesline around with sardt mic
Joy. After that he comes in with
his teeth together, and lifts two
tubs full of water, and then goes
into the bed room AID puts on q
pair of dry pants, and grimly eats
his dinner. 1t may occur to him
that there is no difference in this
Monday from Any that has pre-
C, eded it, but he can't hep but
wonder what kind of misery that
is which comes up every time so
fresh and formidable as to appear
entirely new Danbury Ne,cs.
Year: 1873

A CAREFUL bridegroom in
Cleveland kept the wedding ring
in his mouth during the fore part
OF the ceremony SO that he could
find it when the proper moment
arrived. He munbled along all
right until the minister winked, ,as
a hint to produce the ring, when
in his nervousness he swallowed
it, and there being no stomach
pump on hand, he was stood on
his head by three groomsmen to
recover the "golden pledge"
Year: 1873

A CANADIAN editor announced
that she had a keen rapier to
prick all fools and knaves." His
contemporary over the way said
he hoped his friends would take
il from him, for he might commit
suicide.
Year: 1873

The Toronto Globe is making a
vigorous assault upon hereditary
titles in Canada. While titles
may be well enough in the old
country, here, it thinks, that ev-
cry tub should stand on its own
bottom.
Year: 1873

WHILE an old hen and chick
ems were scratching vigorously
on pier at Richmond, Va,
recently, a rat stealthily approach
ed from the wharf and, seizing
one of the brood by tho leg, at
tempted to drag it to his retreat.
In an instant the old hen ponnced
upon tho back OF the invader,
trampling him ferociously, while
another hon joined her, and with
two successive strokes ofthe beak,
expeditiously piled, succeeded in
cutting the rats throat as cleanly
as If it Lad been done with a
knife.
Year: 1873

By intense application 1t has
been discovered that the divorce
case between Ann Eliza and Brig
ham resolved itself into q purely
business transaction, a matter. of
prophet and laws, as it were.
Year: 1873

A MANin New York went to
bed drunk the other night, rolled
out and broke his neck; his wife
found bim dead in the morning.
Moral: Shun the flowing bowl
or else take tho back side Of the
he'd
Year: 1873

Does not borrow THE CAPITAL of Policy
holders on PROMISES to return the same at
some INDEFINITE future period and CALL
1T A DIVIDEND.


In presenting the claims of THE REPUB-
Lie to the patronage of the people of this
Coast, we shall at all times aim to be gov
erned by sound business considerations, and q
due regard for the rights and merits of COM
peting companies.
Year: 1873

DOVER, June llth, 1873.
At half-past clock this morning the Jury
in the West Case returned verdict of mot
Guilty" on the ground of self.deienss. The
most intense indignation is freely expressed in
all quarters at this finding, as it is generally
believed that it was a cool deliberate murder
for the purpose of obtaining the Insurance
money.


West was returned to jail to await trial for
Arson in October.


It is not necessary that we should go through
all the details of the West trial. All about how
he killed Cooch Turner is well known, and a'
the burden of the testimony was in the dlrec
ton Of insanity we will merely note the mos
interesting details in this direction. The
evidence was as follows:


Mrs. West, the mother Of the prisoner
testified that West received hurt while bo!
that seriously affected his mind, and that eve
since he has at times acted in strange manner
aud she noticed last September he becam'
so queer in his ways that she feared he wOul
entirely lose his mind. She also testified tina
Year: 1873

A new style of bracelet has lately come into
great favor. 1t is made of very foe thread Of
gold which, by sort of knitting machine, is
knitted into tube. This is afterwards crushed
fiat, forming band These are Ornamented in
every imaginable design. One firm in New
York has ordered thousand dozen of the
banks from the manufacturer, for the purpose
of working them up into handsome bracelets;
Year: 1873

Nor GUILTY.-The verdict in the West case
has utterly dumfoundered the community
not that it was expected so much that YER
dict Of guilty would be rendered, but that he
should be utterly exhonerated on the ground
Of self-defense, when it was universally under
stood that the plea of insanity was the one set
up. 1t recalls to mind the old joke told Of an
Eastern Shore jury. This story is that pris-
on was on trial for stealing grubbng hoe and
the jury brought in verdict of murder in the
first degree


But the verdictis not looked upon in any man
ner of levity. On the contrary the greatest in
dignation is expressed. Very few persons,
comparatively, believed West insane unless
it were on the question of getting money with
out working for it, and that he butchered and
skinned Turner in self-defense is so utterly al
variance with common sense and any conceived
theory OF his motives, that it brings the blush
of shame to the face, not to say indignation
1t seems wounding to State bride. It's yer
dict against the peace of society, and exciteS
apprehension when we reflect that this red
handed criminal would now be at large in tn,
community but for the fact that he was als
indicted for arson.


AS foul murderer as he is believed to be
the community could have stood the insanit
whitewashing of his crime, but when such in
sane verdicts as this are rendered it is bette
calculated to shake our faith than inspire ou
sense of security. We have not room to fu
ther consider the matter this week
Year: 1873

opened to Zanzibar free from Interrupt
ton. He won victory on the sixth of
May, with only one hundred and five
men, over the army of the African chief
Omoso. His mission has been perfectly
snccaesfIIl
Year: 1873

There is now but little doubt in the minds Of
most persons that the sale Of liquor will be great


y restricted in this State if 1t be restricted by
law. The action Of the Court in Sussex county
proves that the gentlemen 90 the Bench are not
willing to take the responsibility of granting Ii
csnses where the sale OF liquor is likely to do in
jury, and they have demanded that ali the re-
quircments OF the law shall be met We shall be
better able TO Judge after the meeting of the Court
in Kent county, which takes place next Monday.
The Temperance organization are reporting it
about the streets that the Judges will not permit
those engaged in the sale of hquor 10 sign for
each other Ii this is so the petitions Of many Of
the applicants in this city will be ruled out, and
the number licensed greatly reduced. Whether
these applications can be altered after they are
left with the Clerk OF the Peace or not is ques-
tiOn The power over the traffic by the act is
seen by reference to the twelfth section of the bill,
which we copy from the law as published;


SECTION Il. Ihe court may or may not. at their
discretion, approve of any such application, and
in order 10 satisfy themselves fully in regard to
the Propuety of approving tue same, may receive
remonstrances ana hear evidence and arguments
Tor and against the same under such rules as said
court may deem proper, and may establish general
rules for that purpose. Ii any application shall
be approved, herein provided, the court shall
endorse the WoId Approved" thereon, and sign
the same with the date OF such approval If not
approved the said court shall endorse thereon the
words "Not approved" and sign The same. II
shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Peace, i'm
mediately after any such application has been 90
approved, TO issue proper License to said appiI-
cant for the term of one year from the date Of
approval IN the same manner as is now done.
Year: 1873

Many persons who voted against the back


pay provision at the last session of Congress


are working 70 effect repeal Of the law at The
coming session. They are Joined In this deter
minati0n by many of those who vOtedf or and


have accepted the money. The argument put
forth by those interested is that il would, in
view Of the result OF the recent Ohio election,


be good thing TO do in a political sense. One
Senator, who has taken and kept the back sal
ary, and proposes 10 keep it, and who boldly
defended the act, says Congress will be obliged
20 repeal the Jaw. He says the tide OF popu


Jar opinion is strongly set against t,and while
he maintains that the act was Just and right,
he says he does not think II will pay the Re-
publican party to lash TO its back load that
Is too heavy to carry. lie says he has no
doubt Congress will repeal the Jaw soon after
its meeting, and that he intends to propose it.
"Let him offer his bill, said another Senator,
land let MS then see who will dare speak and
vote against repeal of the law" The prOba-
bilities are that the number of determined ora
tors against repeal will be few indeed, as it Is
evident from the conversation of members OF
both Houses who have been here recently that
Congress has weakened on the affair and be-
come very sorry it happened.
Year: 1873

A STRANGERS OPINIoNs.-Mr. G. 7.
Bartlett, an experienced and practical
miner, who is interested in claims and
water bitches at Gold Run, Placer coun-
ty, came here with number of others to
take look at Trinity county. After two
or three weeks Of earnest investigation,
he gave us his views to the effect that
within the next ten years Trinity county
would be the first hydraulic mining coun-
ty in California. From conversation with
him and others of experience in such
matters, we gather that the gravel depos-
its of this county are equally as extensive
as those of Nevada, Placer, Yuba and
other counties, and that they universally
prospect better. Mr.. Bartlett also in
forms us that bitches can be dug and
kept in repair here with as little, if not
less, expense as in any other county al
so that water can be brought to the mines
and sold at four cents per inch with prof
it. He returned to Gold Run this week,
but will undoubtedly return, as he went
away very favorably impressed with
Trinity as hydraulic mining section.
Year: 1873

PARTIES desiring to enjoy peace and
quiet OIL the approaching Anniversary of
our National Independence. are respect
fully invited to visit Weavervile and
spend the day in bed. Our City Fathers
have not found it necessary to issue an
order prohibiting the firing of bombs,
ETC., as is the case in San Francisco, for
there is not energy enough in town to
touch match to q fre-cracker, even in
commemoration of such an event as the
Declaration of Independence. 1t is pro-
posed to saw-dust the streets and side
walks, steal the hotel gongs, Danish cry
ing babies, and take such other precau-
tions as may be necessary to keep people
from being deceived into the belief that
there is any life left in Weavervile on
public occasions. We are led to this
conclusion by the fact that no steps have
yet been taken toward getting up cele-
bration of any kind, and if there was any
public spirit in the village it would GER
tainly have manifested itself before this
time,