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Year: 1871

1t fell when the crimson began to shine


In the round of the robins breast,
That the feet of the maiden, Madaline,


Came not to dance with the rest.
And when the splendor shone in the grass,
And the head OF the rose was high,
She sang of love, though the song, alas


Was only lonesome cry.
But ahl when the drifts OF gold in the air
Betrayed where the broom was sweet,
She took the combs from her silken hair,
And let it fall to her feet.
And in the days when the woods grew brown
And "a red haze fringed the skies,
She wound it back, and wound itaown
From her poor bewtldered eyes.
And by and by, when the SHOWS We're white,
And a shadow sat in the land.
She lay ON her bed from morn till night,
And turned the ring on her hand,
The midnight moon was blind with storms
But her heart with dreams was light
For she cried, lie has come letme 90 TO his arms
And passed away from our sight
We searched the valley far and wide,
For "a print of a step-but no
And we combed her hair Ike the hair OF a bTid
And made her 4 grave in the snow.
And we took the smile with trust 50 sweet
And we took the ring-for a sign,
And the name we graved At her head and feet
Was FAITH-not Madaline.


-Scri5Reg's MoHtLlB foY' February.
Year: 1871

The honey bee that wanders all day long


The field, the woodland and the garden DER
To gather in his fragrant winter store,
Humming in calm content his quiet song,
Seeks not alone the roses glowing breast,


The lily's dainty cup, the violet's lips,


But from all rank and nOxious weeds he sips
The single drop OF sweetness, closely pressed
Within the poison chalice. Thus if we


seek only to draw forth the hidden sweet


From all the varied human flowers we meet
In the wide garden of Humanity,


And like the bee, if home the spoil we bear
HIved in our hearts it turns to nectar there.
Year: 1871

1t is claimed that metallic iron affords the
readiest and simplest means of disinfecting
water and of keeping it fresh. The water OF
the Thames, taken to sea in iron tanks, soon
becomes perfectly sweet and remains so dur
ing long voyage. A small piece of iron or
a few nails in the water in which cut flowers
are put will keep the water sweet. The ex-
pertinent has been tried of putting some
iron filings in vessel with a very small
quantity Of water and then placing leech
therein. After six months had passed, the
water was found quite fresh and the leech
alive and healthy. These facts are curious
and suggestive
Year: 1871

ANCIENT MoNsTERs.-The White Pine
Ne1cs gives this interesting description of
a monster discovered in Nevada:


" About one hundred miles to the south
east of Hamilton is a high plateau of land
containing an extensive deposit of marine
shells and the fossil remains of large
variety of extinct species of fish. But
Year: 1871

SECRETARY cox IN THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW.


The following points are extracted from an
article by the ex-Secretary Of the Interior in
the forthcoming number Of the North Amer
fc1u ReUielU
Year: 1871

From the LOultNlut AtNkelsl


The detective system Of the Cincin-
natl police force is to receive a thorough
overhauling by Mayor Davis, and from
what has already transpired it is time
that the work was done. Heretofore
the Mayor and Chief Of Police have de-
tailed certain men from the regular
force to act in the capacity Of detec-
tives. They receive the same pay as
patrolmen and are dressed in citizens
clothes, and are employed exclusively
in looking after thieves and other char
acters who are supposed 20 prey
upon the community. For some time
il has been suspected that this special
detective force was acting in concert
with thieves and receivers Of stolen
goods, and that citizens need not expect
redress without frst covering the palms
Of the detective with a good round fee;
thus requiring sufferers TO add TO the
compensation already provided by the
taxes collected from the people A
meeting Of citizens, who had at sundry
times been robbed, was held on Saturday
night last, at which the experiences Of
several was given in oonnectisn with the
municipal detective force. At this
meeting il was clearly shown that
the experience Of the victims rem
dered it necessity that they become
Year: 1871

The Syracuse Courier guarantees the
authenticity Of the fattering picture Of
domestic bliss contained in the follow
ing letter. 1t was written by Mormon
lady to friend residing near Syracuse:


Ny DEAR Narration know have
never written to you since came here
to the land Of promise and Joined the
Mormon faith. You know we used to
talk about Joe Smith and his twenty
wives, and what a terrible wicked thing
it was for a man to have so many wives,
and that all such women ought TO be put
TO death; and we wondered how they
could ever agree to live together and all
that. Now / will tell you some of my
experience. You know | went with
company OF sixteen, some from New
York State, some from Connecticut. and
two from New Hampshire, and when we
got here great parade was made over us.
We were takeninto the tabernacle where
ourispiritual Lord and master made q
fine prayer and speech to us, giving his
thanks for coming so long distance to be
with them and enjoy the only true religion
and happiness. The next day was
married to my husband, WHO'S farmer,
is as fine man as you ever did see; he
is noble and generous; he had then only
six wives. | became the seventh; be
has married two more since, and we
we're all glad he did, it is so pleasant
when we all get together and tell each
other of our former experience before
we came here; how we used to think it
a mortal sin for q man to have more than
one wife, and all such foolish nonsense.
Oar dear husband often laughs at US
when we tell him Of the silly notions we
had in our younger days. Our husband
is one Of the kindest Of men; if any
one Of us want money all we have to do
is to ask him for it, and the horses and
the carriage is always ready to take us
wherever we wish to go. We have thirty
seven children altogether; only three
are mine, and most of them are old
enough to go to school, tell you it is
mighty pleasant to see them all in the
playground together, enjoying them
selves hugely, and their father in their
midst as happy as any of them. tell
you he is as nice man as ever lived. He
says he is going to have all the boys
learn good trade or profession 1--WE have
only nineteen boys), and we must learn
the girls to work, so they will be useful
when they become wives, / tell you,
Martha, we have no old maids in this
country; no illegitimate children; no
abortion; no coroners inquests over lit
tie babes at every half-mile along the
line of the canals, as you have in your
country. There are no houses Of ill
fame in our country. In short, my dear
Martha, we are happy and prosperous
people, and we enjoy life in proper and
Christian-like manner ] would sign my
full name, which am proud Of but hus-
band says l had better sign my original
maiden name, as this letter is going to
land of unbelievers. So adieu.


CLARA.


p. ST. will write you again before
long, but husband says must not urge
you to come here; if you come, you must
do so voluntarily.
Year: 1871

The English correspondent Of the
London Nonconformist, who is now do
ing Virginia, writes to that journal
concerning the present habits of John
Bull and Brother Jonathan. He says


The Southerners beat all the people /
have ever known in the matter of early
to bed and early to rise" For about the
first time in quarter of a century
have been sent to bed every night at
eight o'clock, just the time when some
aristocratic Londoners are dining or
preparing to dine. To make up for the
outrageous proceeding of sending civ
ilized Englishman to roost at such an
unconsionable early hour, the signal for
turning out was given at five o'clock
in the morning, and breakfast
followed soon after six. ] am hetero-
dox about early rising. However, when
you are in Virginia you must do as Vir-
ginians do. / had, nolens polens, to be-
come member of the early retiring and
rising association. Still / am bound to
confess | was not always up to time.


But how sweet is the consolation af.
forded 10 poor humanity by the weak
ness of good men. A wealthy gentle
man staying at Wylliesburg when |
was there-a man who had made his
own way in the world, and accumulated
a large amount OF. money in the process
thereof-had TO be almost pulled out of
bed in order to get breakfast. He was
both wealthy and wise, and yet he
said he. had always been used TO going
to bed and getting up late He com
forted me immensely, and l felt that
after all my bad English habits were
perhaps not SO very bad Charles
Lamb exploded the old adage, 1t is
the early bird that catches the worm,
by showing that the worm was in fault
for coming cut so early.


While on this subject may just say
that many Americans have a prepos.
ferrous way Of lengthening business
hours. Lawyers and merchants start
say, at seven o'clock in the morning and
keep on until seven o'clock in the even
ing Chi bonO9 They waste hours in
the day in dawdling and gossiping, as
callers come in and they call out A
London man who sticks to his business
from ten to four gets through far more
work. But then it is so pleasant to keep
ones Office open from early to late, and
feel good" for so doingl Here | may
say the poor, despised subjects of an
English monarchy would not submit to
the long hours of business which the
sovereign people Of this great republic


accept as matter Of course. The Early
Closing Association is needed in Ameri-
ca, for the duration of labor exceeds all
reason. | know numbers Of store
keepers who open at five in the morning
and close at eleven at night. This sys-
tenn produces "smart" automatic ma
chimes, but it undermines true man
hood. It accumulates dollars and de-
stroys the higher life in man. Let the
association on Ludgate hill try to teach
Brother Jonathan the error Of his ways.
Man shall not live by dollars alone.
Year: 1871

The Legislature OF Connecticut appointed q CON-
miitee It's last session 10 induce the location of
the Navy Yard at New London. The Secretary OF
the Navy in response to this committee several
Monitors and some men-0fwar TO lay up that har-
Dor for the purpose OF investigating It's eligibility as
a site for the Navy Yard. The vessels were pre-
vented from entering the river on Thursday by tie
heavy Ice between New London and Norwich; and
this untoward accident has atcted the people Of
New London with deep gloom, because OF hope de-
ferred. Whether the mission will have any paipable
result Is yet to be seen.
Year: 1871

An indignation meeting OF the "lnterGationalsf
was held yesterday afternoon In the hall corner of
the Bowery and BeecRer street. The meeting was
called 10 order at three O'Clock, and every seat and
corner was nlled with u respectable and intelligent
class OF men and women.


Colonel Benne took the chair. After q few re.
Year: 1871

weeks ago we copied an account of the
finding of two lizards in these petrifed
trees, the idea being conveyed that the
lizards had been surrounded by solid
stone ever since the petrifaction oc-
Cured. We are satisfied that there is
no good foundation for such an idea I;
and that the lizards had crawled into
cracks of these petrifed trees within a
few months, just as they do into the
crevices of any rock that gives them a
convenient shelter. Instead of having
lived for a hundred thousand years,
these little reptiles had probably not
celebrated more than one anniversary
of their birthday. The Petrifed Forest
is an important fact, and the. world will
probably hear much of it from learned
men. 1t is within two hundred yards
of the Calistoga and Santa Rosa stage
road, and tourists leaving here in the
morning can see all there is of it and be
back here by noon the next day.
Year: 1871

From an account of Count Won
Moltke's early life in a recent number
of a German periodical, it app ,ars that
when the distinguished warrior was a
young Lieutenant he was great pet of
the ladies, none of whom, however,
could move his stubborn heart to love.
But they beset him with so much peril
nacity and ardor that he was actually
obliged to assume cold and reticent
air when among them, almost like that
of the darkey dandy who sang: .-. .H


When go out to promenade .


.rtst / look so fine and gay,


have to take my dogs along Hl.#


.... To keep the girls away,


An affecting incident in the Lieutep-
ants career, which shows not only his
naughty reserve, but also throws light
upon the delicacy of the German joke,
is the following: Once in company
with young lady, wishing to show how
good housewife she could be for any
young soldier, offered Won Moltke
dainty fingers. Alas the weather was
cold and the head cheese frozen, so that
it hurt the teeth that essayed to crack
it. Not many days afterwards, at an
evening party, the gallant Lieutenant
bon; she, tbok it with delight, clapped
it into her. mouth, but /" found to her
horror, cold stone inside of it, which
looked, like a piece of mosaic" but
which in reality was a piece of frozen
cheese Then the naughty man clank-
ed his spurs, smiled sardonically, turned
fiercely from the baronial hall. 1890
Year: 1871

The Directors of the Niaduct Railroad held
a secret meeting yesterday August Belmont III the chair.
in the absence Of Judge Hilton After the reading OF The
minutes OF the last meeting aud the financial statement
of the Committee then appointed designations were
accepted from the members of the old Board
Year: 1871

Harlem went 90 nr. ureen, q the 0cmptronses
ofice, and said to him:-


plants wish you to state to them from me- that


DESIRE A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION
to De made by YOU M UConor, or any gentleman
"Mr Green told me that he did not pay much aten-
emar atlons undoubtedly OF political excitement and
that he attached no importance to Them since that
time


sLANDERoUs CIRCULARS
came out, making charges In black ana white which
are utterly untrue, and denOunce any man who
$50 far as it is said that nave received any con.
stderati0n other than the OJO every word direct
ly or indirectly uttered against me Is untrue. And
SO far as my knowledge goes since the Commission.
ers had but one interest In the matter that OF the
81 tae building 90 not think they nave
But mad no intercourse with them other than as
"But Mr.. Genet, rumor links the building OF


HOUSE OF YOUR OWN,
with the building Of the Court House In some
II VIII say word about that. l am building
a house at 10th street and Fifth avenue.
M sSa9n ny ouSr and is an o
TO Duid the house, and was to receive per cent
on the work done. He sent The bills to me- paid
them, ana tnat is the only connection In the world
that had with the building. lie Is responsible for
everything that was done In the erection OF the
house.


Il propose now to take


LRUAL MEANS
to make the men VINO have made these charges an
swer for them. have lei II all pass until after the
election; but now the thing must be cleared up.
NV Character Is al stake, and That OF my family.
nave consulted counsel to-day IN regard 70 beginning


SUIT AGAINST MIR. LEVI ADAMS


"My duty IS TO set myself right before the people.
shall certainly prosecute INN and every one OF the
committee on whom we can fasen the puDlisning OF
these charges defy any man that lives to produce
one particle Of proof showing that have delrauded
the city In this or In any other Inaiter.n


Colonel Webster said that he thought the publ.
cations copied from the circular referred TO were


NOT MADE ON AUTHORITY
either of the Investigating Com mmtttee OF which he
Is member or OF the Executive COMMITTEE or the
Citizens ana Taxpayers Association. MIR. Adams
had made them Oh his own responsibility, and was
prompted 0y an OLD personal spite against MIR.
Genet


Tho senator, In conclusion, said that he didn't
believe there had been any evidence before


THE GRAND JURY
that could implicate him. He thought also that they
had acted unfairly III mol placing him under exam
inauon and IN not taking the testimony Ul more wit
nesses instead OF relying much on Darte State
mentS. ''Thev have discharged all OF the witnesses
to-day and tomorrow l may be indicted. VINO
kn0WSN
Year: 1871




To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


. AS have been constant reader OF your paper
for twenty-seyen years. and know that you always
ventllate the wrongs Of the oppressed whenever
they como under your observation desire to call
your attention to the Third avenue horse They
have promised on several occasions to put more
cars to run from Harlem; but tney have never done
1t. To see the way the people are carried up and
down in those cars is disgrace to the city. have
been q constant passenger up ard down for five
years every day, and see a car carry as many as
four or nve cars should carry. Every through car
carries over one hundred passengers, eighteen or
twenty on eacn platform, and nfty or sixty
inside, anu II one should get out, two or three
will be sure to get In IL Is easily seen, Mr. Editor.
the reason why the company don't put on more
cars; tney can make one car do as much WORK as
iOur should. Can the citizens VI New York stand
this much longer? No. They are now going TO
take measures shortly that will sweep
tDs gigantic monopoly away. Our wives
and daug packed like herrlngs IN barrel,
1t Is the expense oltner apparel and they almost
leave their limbs benlnd In trying to get out. The
through cars are half TO three.quarters OF mtc
apart. It. Is not necessary for all the cars 10 run
down to the HERALD Building. Some should switch
OIL at Grand street, where so many ladies go shOp.
ping. They get lull loads from there and there
should be cars to start from Fifth street and the
Bowery, especially IN the afternoon, to carry the
young ladies from the Normal College, in Fourth
street.


Now, Mr.. Editor, II You will give this place In
your valuable paper am sure you will receive the
thanks OF grateful people. A. X. W.


NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 1871.
Year: 1871

BY TnOGENE.
Drop kind word IN the ears Of the poor,
That yeu meet in your path ev'ry day,
And change. if yon can, their counternance sad,
70 smile, as they pass by your way.
To the needy, lonely and distressed,
To the sick that are writhing with pain.
Speak pleasantly, kindly to them,
That they all may some comfort obtain.
To the orphant, left in this rough world alone,
Speak words Of consolation and cheer;
That hls sorrows less oppressive may be,
That smile Oh his face may appear.
Speak kindly and Oft to the lame and ill,


To the heart broken pilgrims you Iaeet,
That your life may be blest With happiness here,
That at last your reward may be sweet. :
Year: 1871

The Democrats of Georgia took the
wise precaution to max an arrangement al
by which two Of their own party and
two Radicals sat up with the ballot
boxes ofeach precinct throughout the
State every night. instead OF permit
ting Bullock's agent to take them
home 10 order to stuff them, as had
been designed BY this means, they
held on to the victory which they had
fairly wona
Year: 1871

Ouly ouc half Of the men who voted
for Governor voted on the question at
all The vot for striking out the word
''white" was Sc 600 less than the Re-
publican Governor received, Even
when the amendment has been PFC
claimed the law Of the land overriding
all State constitutions, SO great is the
repusnance ofthis Republican State to
it that only one quarter Of its citizens
will cast vote to remodel its State
constitution in accordance With it.
Year: 1871

FRIEND BlCKHAM, of the Owatonna
journal attempted a left hand criticism
last week upon the construction and
matter Of one Of our locals. If tho boy
had shown it to the SENIOR he would
never have attempted a test Of its ac-
curacy by an application of his own
mother tongue" Publish it Bick
ham. with your remarks, that the fra
ternity may have the benefit of your
astutc review.
Year: 1871

When Butterwood, the witness in
the Robinson case said on the stand
Yesterday. that he had not before re-
ported what he knew in the case to
the authorities, for fear of his life.
the audience broke ont in misses and
applause. which were promptly
checked bv the Judge Salt Lake
Herald.
Year: 1871

new form of elevated railway, invented in
Chicago, and called the Metropolitan" consists Of an
elevated doubletrack road, placed on single columns
I'm the middle OF the street where the carriage-way
is sufficiently wide or an columns set at the edge OF
the sidewalk on each side, opposite each other and
connected by an arch grder reaching from one to the
other across narrow streets In either case the railway
will be over the middle Of the street The main pecu-


ares of the road follows: There Is complete
strong and smooth iron nclosure within which VIII be
inclosed the full diameter OF the wheels, the iowed
framework and floors OF the locomotive ana cars, ana
their burden only their light upper works being above
fbe incosure The wheels never get on the track
and should an axle wheel break while at hg speed
the bottom OF the being fitted with iron shoes or
rnnners t will slide along without concusson or damage.
Zach supporting column Is Of cast or wrought IRON ron
or steel with a base reaching beyond the line OF the
weight Of the superstructure and cars ana win ~
bean ON which TO place the supersructre, al cast III
one piece The base OF each column IS to be placed on
one foundation four five feet below tine SURFACE
oy m street The cars will be above the dust OF the


streets and vet no dirt from the ears can reach
the street below because the watertght noor OF the I


way will always be damp, and so hold any ases or aus
from the locomotive. Every bolt ana part oI he
viii be In sight and II loose In need OF repair can pe
easily reached The cost, aside from organization anu
franchise will beIabout s350,OOO per miie.
Year: 1871

THE DEFALCATION AT THE PENSION AGENCY.


The examination of the accounts of the miss
ing Pension Agent, Gen. VIM. A. Lawrence has been SO
far completed show that there is deficit OF over
$4,000 large number OF pension checks, the payment
OF which was suspended because no funds were pro-
vlded at tho subTreasury 10 meet them have been re-
turned TO the Pension Office and reveal the extent OF
the dealcation, which previously could only be sur,
missed The pensioners will, of course receive The fl
amount for Which the checks drawn. the Govern
ment being the only loser by the defalcatiOn.
Year: 1871

In view Of the expected arrival OF the Urdnu-
Duke Alexis OF Russia in this city early IN June
committee OF citizens has been formed to make arrange
ments for his reception and to prepare series OF enter
tanments in his honor In addition to the reception by
the Municipal Government, the committee OF CITIZENS
will meet Monday evening, when the present inper
feet plans will be further mared. Among the enter
tanents said to be contemplated are yacht contests
grand ball, a banquet, races at Jerome Park, and
buffao-shootng excursion in palacecars on tho Union
Pacific Railroad
Year: 1871

ANEcDoTE.-Many years ago, when
the ministers more frequently called up
on their parishioners than now, Rev.
Paul Hines, who used to preach at
Nottingham, called at the deacon's af-
ter shower. His coat being quite wet,
the good wife of the deacon Immediately
brought from the wardrobe her oldest
sons coat, and offered it to the minister
to put on in exchange for his wet one.
which she hung by the fire to dry. Not
mistrusting anything wrong, she never
thought to examine the pockets of her
sons coat. The son, who happened that
day to be absent from home, used TO oc-
casionally like to play game of "hgh-
lowjack," when away from home, and
had inadvertently left pack of cards
in his pocket, worn at an evening party
few nights before. The minister warm
ed and dried himself by the fire, and had
pleasant afternoons chat with the dea-
con and his family AT length supper
was announced, carefully prepared for
the occasion by the deacon's daughters.
Nothing unusual had occurred, till at the
table the worthy minister had occasion
to use pocket handkerchief, and seeing
small portion of one protrlding from
the side pocket of his coat, quickly drew
it forth, and with it the pack of cards
SO inauspiciously left there by the dea-
cons son, a portion of which fell pro-
miscuously on the table. Among them
the jack-of-hearts fell face-side up near
the deacon's plate. 81 declare - ex-
claimed the good man 81 little thought
of turning up Jack, herem