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Year: 1872

BY W. d. o'CoSsER.
The shining siekles the reapers WELD
Are bright to The sunlit morn
TIey go to the opulent harvest field
To reap its wealth of corn.
The choral winds of morning chant


a hauest-sOng Of praise,
And the mellow sunlight shines aslant
Through the Auiumn's golden haze
No more 10 bind the amber sheaves


With reaper bands / 90;
stand where the rays in the gided caves
From the Orient sonly flow.
The days Of my Lie are old and sere,


But my heart IL glad and young,
For the song og the singing birds hear
Are the molciics once they sung.
am old, but hope can never decay,


And why should my spirit care
The sun sheds blessings on locks Of gray,
And hallows an old mans hair.
My pFouder and passional days are flown.
But the light in the valley shines
And from the odorous Woodlands still is blown
The balm of the balsam pines.





And away from earthly things,
Let the amaranth visions Of early loves
Find rest for their weary wings.
@. P0,nix hopes such rest ye found
When We ruse from heart of fame
To a heaven of love, to gather round
One simple sylvan name.
Mabel-lream of the years that fell
That fell by the reaper, Time;
1t was here in the afluent harvest dell
When my youth was in its prime,
Il was down In the harvest pride, unshorn,
We stood with the reaper bands
And love to our hearts was thrillingly borne
In the tremulous clasp Of hands.
The golden radiance lent your face
The hyacinth hue of the grain,
Aud flushing your check with maidenly grace
And bloom -rUses there were lain;
And love saw mysteries in your eyes
Twin starr in the mellow morn
And dreamed in your red lips parted dyes
of pearls amid the corn.
so the sweet vision Of gentle Ruth
Is annaled in Orient lore,
When the Syrian nObleman gave his youth
To her beauty forevermore.
And was lord Of the lands from whence
In the Autunns amber pride,
Your beauty and yirginal innocence
We're borne a welded bride.
That night there was JOY in the gabled manse,
When home were the harvest swains;
The young and the beautiful met in the dance
To the bounding music's strains;
and the trusting love in Mabel's eyes,
In their clear and holy shine,
Was the love-O, spirit in Paradise!
When they last looked in mine.
Thou hast gathered home to Thy garner, God!
The sheaves OF my golden years
But Thou leavest hope in the sepulcher cold.
And smiles in a world Of tears;
The pines are green Immortalities
When the Eden blossoms die:
And the Passion that sinks with the sunset see
Sweet peace in the star-sown sky.
Softly the winds Of Autumn sing
Their choral song Of praise,
And prophecy thus to my soul they bring
OF its slowly parting days
OF the sleep that shall fundly and gently glide
On my eyes from a chilly hand
Qf the dawn, with Mabel ny my side.
In the calm of another land.
Year: 1872

RETIRED WEALTHY,-The Virginia
City Chronicle suys: "a few days since
worthy young woman of this city re-
tired from the arduous and responsible
position of cham bermad in hotel. Be-
fore leaving she secured a good and in
dustrious womau to take her place, thus
guarding the interest of her former en-
p oyer, on calling for n settlement she in
formed her employer that she had been
dabbling in stocks for year or more,
and had made enough to retire. On in
quiry, it was ascertained that she had n
bank account o. considerable more than
two hundred thous ,nl dollars. She i.
not married vet
Year: 1872

TIE WAY TO LIvE.-Tcn minutes of
weak rcpining will plunge brave heart
into the depths of unhappiness as suddenly
as thunder storm will overcast a clear,
Summer sky. The only way to live is to
cast away trouble and contentious, which
cannot be cured by fretting. A thing
tha: is done belongs to the past. In
justice to the requirements of the present,
and possibilities OF the future, you cannot
look back and make yourself wretched
over things which cannot be undone.
Year: 1872

THE colored people of San Franeisco
have resolved to test the question of tho
right Of their children to admission nm
equal terms with the white children to
all schools in that city.
Year: 1872

Do NOT Miss THE CHANCE-When any
thing offers which promises to be an advantage,
DO not miss the chance Of seizing upon it. By
'ar'ng money you make money. 1t is not what
you earn, but what you Save, that makes
riches II you would save large percentage
IN IN the purchase of your Spring and Summer
Clothing, procure them from the immense
stock, at the Great Clothing Emporium of
BENNETT & Co., Tower Hall, No. sis Market
street, halfway between Fifth and Sixth
streets, PHILADELPHIA.
Year: 1872

The Democratic. National Convention
has nominated Greeley and Brown and
With them commences the most disgrace
full campaign ever witnessed IN the
United States. Those who nominated and
now support the men, have become
traitors to the party to which they be-.
longed, and have adopted as their leader
another traitor, who, for the last forty
years has fought them valiantly and has
been one of the most powerful means to
bring the old Democratic party to the
miserable dissolution is now has reached.
Democrats supporting Greeley give up
every Democratic doctrine aud go into the
contest without principles, while the
few sorehead Republican supporters are
only the scum of the party now in power
and sacrifice every principle for the sole
purpose of beating Grant and securing
the spoiIs. The last weapon left to our OPP
ponents is personal abuse. They can
only hope to defeat Grant by slandering
him-by making the people believe that
he is corrupt, bad man, while the
public writings of their own presidential
candidate are the best evidence that Grant
has done his duty faithfully during the
past four years and that he is the only
man in this country now, to whom we
can entrust tie Presidency with the full
conviction that he will continue his best
efforts for the prosperity and honor of
these United States.
Year: 1872

CHINESE METHOD OF PRESERVING
GRApEs.-Travelers inform us that the
Chinese have method Of preserving grapes
so as to have them at their command during
the entire season, and recent author gives us
the following account of the method adopted
It consists in cutting circular piece out of
a ripe pumpkin, or gourd, making an aper-
turc large enough to admit the hand Ihe
interior is then completely cleaned out, the
ripe grapes are placed inside and the cover %,
replaced and pressed in firmly. The
pumpkins are then keptin in cool place and
the grapes will be found to retain theirtresh-
ness for long time. We are told that a
7ery careful selection must be made OF the
pumpkin, the common field pumpkin, how
ever, being well adapted for the purpose in
question.
Year: 1872

How TO Cook A HAM.-The late General
Winfield Scott, an acknowledged authority
in the culinary art, was of opinion that few
cooks knew how to cook a ham, because they
wit with al spoon! A great artist told the writer :r
never to serve ham under one year old; 1t
and and i if possible 81 de running water it was to be
nut on fire in alargo pot of cold water, and
SLOWLY boiled at least twenty minutes tor
every mound it mi ght weigh; and as for
skinning ham, he held it to be an outrage,
sacrifice of quality to mere appearance,
which no sensible man should be guilty Of
Ifvonr ham is served cold, as always done in
Europe, Sl its it should be souaed in snow or ice,
water Immediately after coming from the pot,
because the sudden cold prevents the TO"
and escape of the juices.
Year: 1872

FoREwARNED.-A singular instance of
premonition of evil is related by corrospon-
dent of the Bangor Whg. A certain mu-
sician residing in that city, after playing at
ball in town some miles distant last Mon
day night, retired to rest as usual, but was
restless and unable to sleep, and sensation
of dread of something wrong took hold OF
his mind. He strove to shake it OH, and
courted sleep in vain. So strong did this
uneasiness become that he at length arose
and took the first train to Augusta, and i'm
mcdiately went to his home, where he found
his wife and little son of four years Of age
both nearly sufocated from coal gas: It
was a long time before they could be revived
Had he had been absent an hour longer they
would doubtless have both been dead.
Year: 1872

Beet and turnip leaves if put into pits
when the temperature is near the freezing
point, and beat down very firm, and then
light y covered with earth, willkeep through
the winter, and bemore valuable next March
(because more needed) than if fed out now
Select dry, sandy knoll and be careful 70 .,
pack them solid, and not until steady cola
veatles js about to eet IN.
Year: 1872




The subj5iacj article, from ihe Printing CT
zs'te, contains 50 much fact aud good common
sense that we specially commend it to these Of
our readers vino may be disposed to regard tho
publication If newspaper Is q matter Of
amusement:


Few people are aware of the iusidc workings
Of printing Office, nor Of the annoyauccs at-
tcndaut upon tic publication Of newspaper.
It is impossibls to form anything like a correct
idea Of the number Of men there are in every
community who mlkeita point about every
other time they meet yoa to tell you OF some
important fact that ought to be noticed in tho
paper pro bono pilJlico Generally, however,
it turns out that the item referred to is one in
which the Informant has al axe TO grind, and
the newspaper is TO be tie free horse on which
he expects to ride into public notice and conf
dence. Or Il no: thai, be is constantly annoy
ed by multiplicity Of cummunica;ions, which
are always lengthy, and contain nothing that
anybody cares 10 see in print OF know any
thing Of whatever, except the writer, and per-
haps one or two other particular individuals,
and for whose exclusive benefit it was written,
it not for 4 moment occurring to tie writer
that communications for newspaper should
be such as would interest thousands Of readers.
The newspaper business is very exacting on all
connected with it, and the pay is conpara-
lively small. The proprietor risks large
amount Of money for smaller profits, and the
editors and printers work harder and cheaper
than the sano number Of men in any ether
profession, requiring the given amount Of in
telligenceand training The life has rs charms
aud pleasant associations scarcely Known to
the outside world but it has its earnest work,
and hours of exhaustion, which, likewise, are
not known to those who think the business all
fun. The idea that newspaperdom is the
charmed circle where the favored members live
a life of ease, free from care, is a mistaken one.
Business 10 business, aud the Journal that sue
ceeds is the one that is run on square busi-
ness footing, with the same system as a bank
ing establishment
Year: 1872

4 correspondent relates good story about
gentleman well known in The parish Of,
who although an extensive planter, amused
himself by occasionally lending a hand at man
nal labor on his plantation.


One fne morning, not long ago, it occurred
to him that splitting few rails would prove
iavigoratius exercise, aud accordingly dcaing
lis boots, rolling up his unmentionables, and
armag himself with bran new spade, " is
sharp as a knife" he sailed forth to a cypress
swamp, where rails were to be had fof the ask
Ing.


lie hadn't been at work long, when, hap
pening to cast bis eyes down, he saw what he
thought was the head OF the ugliest looking
black snake which it had ever been his lot to
gaze upon.


Now, il there is auyihiagh he ia afraid of and
despises it is a saake-especay black snake.
The thought Of them makes him nervous, aud
the light cf one horiGss him.


As quick as lightning passed through bis
mind tie reflection This serves me just
right; I might have known better than to
have come into this blasted swamp barefoot
3D." bat, although distilled Almost to jelly
wish the act of fear" he folt that it was no
time for thought, bat action, aad raising bis
slittering spade aloit, he brought it down with
all the force Of his pair Of arms upon the object
ofhs wrath.


Great heavens The yell of mortal agony
which succeeded that fearful blow might have
bcon heard a milci like fash tho rail split
ter dropped his spade and made for the high
ground, where he threw himself to earth, roll
ing about and yelling Gercely while high in
the air he swung his left leg, from the end of
which dausled, by a mere shred Of skin, his
Jig toe.


The mshap is easily explained.


There was just water enough in the swamp
to neatly cover his fo,t, but lis toe had pc
cuiar habit Of turning up, and having be
come covered with the black mud Of the
swamp, it presented to his vision disordered
by the constant fear Of snake attack, an Oh
ject which easily enough he mis;ook for a Sill
nay reptile, and quite naturally ho forget all
about his too but let drive, with a result which
ifit dilu', as!onisl. certainly surprised him.
Ne,o Orleans Times.
Year: 1872

NEWSPAPER SeoxeEas.-TLese are many
people in the world who make It business 70
esjoy tie reading Of newspapers without any
expense to themselves. They are not confined
to any particular class-the rich arc included
in their ranks as we'll as the lowly. Men Of
means have bean known TO hang around a
store whose proprietor is liberal enough to
take the paper, for hours for the mere purpose
Of reading il and getting the news without its
costing them anything.
Year: 1872

The announcement of the pardon was
Immediately teLegraphed by Adiutant Gen
eral Townsend to the warden of the Albany
penitentiary, who was directed to Iiberate
Major Hodge without delay. telegram
was also sent to his wife, informing her Of
the action Of the President.
Year: 1872

Mr.. Bessemer, giving evidence before
a committee of the Society of Arts, the
other day, said: 81 have observed the
sleigbt-of-hand that men acquire in va
rious mechanical arts where they have
a certain thing to do and that only it
is really marvellous how, in three or
four weeks, a man will do with ease
what would have been pronounced an
utter impossibility. Take, for example,
the forging of steel. A man will take a
bar of steel, which has to be forged into
an octagon shape, and he will pass it
under a heavy hammer, striking about
500 blows a minute, and will turn it
exactly one-eighth of revolution at
each stroke, and the whole of the bar
is forged with the greatest exactitude,
though he has to alter the angle every
3OOth part of minute"
Year: 1872

1t is rather hard on poor fellow to
be forced to pay large bill for having
his life saved, when he preferred to
have it lost, and did his best to get rid
of it. A rashly importunate individual
in Iowa City, who was weary of breath,
attempted lately to put stop to it by
cutting his throat, and opening the ar
teries of his wrists. Two or three doc
tors got hold of him, however, stitched
him up, and forced him to live, and
then added insult to injury by present
ing heavy bill. The courts have fore
ed him to pay it, too, with costs, about
three hundred dollars in all, which is
more than his funeral would have cost.
Year: 1872

On Friday evening a lady entered
the drug store of DR.. Edward Lind
ridge, on Hudson avenue, near
Sands street, Brooklyn, and placed
a live mouse on the counter. The
little animal had a very sore head,
and the Doctor was asked if he
knew what the matter was. He
was also informed that it had been
brought from the tenement house,
156 Hudson avenue, near York st.,
where there had been several cases
of smallpox. After examining the
mouse he found that it was covered
with sores. He sprinkled some dis
injecting powder over it, and in a
short time it died. 1t was then
dissected, and a clear case of the
smallpox in its worst form was re-
vealed. The remains were inclosed
in a glass jar, and are to be sent to
the hospital for further examination,
as it is believed to be the first case
of the kind ever heard of.
Year: 1872

Miss MelIOgg's "IsepertOire."


An Ohio journalist read in another
paper a statement to the effect that
"AIiss Kellogg has larger repertoire
than any other living prima DONNA"
and he considered it his duty as a
champion of the truth 10 sit down and
write an article upon the subject, in
which he said ave do not of course
know how Miss Kellogg was dressed
when she appeared in other cities but
upon the occasion of her last perform
ance here we are positively certain her
repertoire did not seem to extend so far
out as either Nilsson's or PATHS. 1t
may have been that her overskirt was
cut too narrow to permit of its being
gathered into such lump behind, or it
may have been that it had been crushed
down accidentally; but the fact re-
mains that both of Miss Kellogg's rivals
wore repertoires of a much more ex-
travagant size-very much to their dis
credit we think" 1t is real sad about
this man. You will perceive that he
cherishes the somewhat melancholy de-
lusion that repertoire is some kind Of
hustle. We have nothing to say upon
the subject. 1t is too painful.
Year: 1872

It is quite astonishing to see how
sturdy John Bull is beginning to
stand aside and give place to Mrs.
John. In many cases he only gives
a little step to one side, struggling
up his tough hide meantime, as
though only troubled by naughty
fly, but frequently the movement is
something more gracious, of which
the following is a specimen "The
London Spectator is strongly in fa-
vor of woman's university in En-
gland. 1t thinks that on many of
the most delicate questions of mod
ern civilization we need the fine
Judgment of educated women"
Year: 1872

There is a curious Chinese proverb
which says: "In cucumber field do
not stoop to tie your shoe, and under a
plum tree do not wait to settle your cap
on your head;" which means, if you dc
some one may think you are stealing
the cucumbers or the plums. Never
forget that the Apostle says: "Abstain
from all appearance of evil"
Year: 1872

Not yet, o, heart Of steel,


They have not crushed thee yet
To-day mighty people, tried and leal,
Again declare that they cannot forget


A righteous debt.


Thank God for victory


Our prayers were not in vain.
Strong in our faith, we only asked that he
Who led our rsuks on many Southern plain


Might lead US once again.


For we have proved him true


Alike in war and peace.
An honest man-one of the noble few
Who work that public virtue may increase,


And black corruption cease.
With coming victory


May all dissensions cease
No faltering now ! Our watch-word still shall be
Those words which cannot die till time shall cease


"Let us have Peace ~
Caldwell, O.. June, 1872.
Year: 1872

The greater part Of these debts-indeed, prac-
ticaly, the whole amount, has been incurred in
the construction of works of public improvement
which either pay interest on the loans or are
more valuable in sanitary aspect than can be
measured in money. Thus, about one-half Of
the debt OF Cambridge was incurred in the intro
duction Of water. Five sixths Of the increase of
debt in charlestown was for permanent improve
ments, andm than one-halt of the whole debt
OF two and half millions is in the water loan,
which is nearly paying Investment.


These figures prove the necessity, or at least
the apparent necessity, of large expenditures of
money in growing city. The people Of the
thriving centres of manufacturing industry in
Massachusetts, have laid out much larger sums
than we have, and arc quite satisfied with the
result. This is no reason why we should waste
our resources, or expend money on unworthy
objects, but it is an example to us of the action
taken elsewhere by men of cool Judgment, and
high municipal ability
Year: 1872

had advised his men to trust in God and
keep their powder dry, so he had prepared
himself with lis walking-stick to take sum
mary satisfaction in case he was not met
'alrly. He was not a coward; il he bad
been he would have taken bis pistol with
him. He thought ail gentlemen would bear
him out in his course. What remedy had
he for satisfaction by the due process of law
IN such cases Us these caiumnationS in these
weekly sheets? Could he find satisfaction in
suing Don Piatt! The common calumnia.
tor could not be reached but by the walking
stick. The common caiumniator who follows
the Presidents daughter to Europe to make
some base insinuation about her could not
be reached BY law. Heappealed to the court
that he cared nothing about the amount of
fine except Us the measure of bis guilt.


THE DECISION OF THE COURT.


Judge Mills said be had listened with in
terest to the eloquent remarks of the Judge,
and he had been somewhat affected by them.
The law provided a remedy for such offences
as had been committed by the editor of this
paper, which should lie recognized by all
gentlemen, and such means availed OF for
redress. He was aware that newspaper al
tacks upon gentlemen were of common oc-
currcnce, and the courts had frequently been
called upon to settle such attacks. He did
not feel called upon to impose heavy fine in
this case, but would make it commensurate
with the intelligence and high position of the
accused. He fined him


ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND COST OF COURT.


Judge Dent thereupon paid the amount to
the Marshal and took his departure from the
court, and the large crowd who had gathered
to witness the disposition ofsthc case left the
court.
Year: 1872

INQUEST IN THE CASE or THE MURDERED
MARHETMAH.--A few days ago attention WIS
called in these columns to the mysterious
death Of Joseph Martin, citizen of Hanover
county, who was in this city on Saturday
last, and went home with an ugly wound in
his head to die within twenty.four hours.
Justice Timberlake, of Hanover, has since
held an inquest over the remains. and the
facts ELECTED in evidence left no doubt
on the minds of, the jury Us to the fact
that Martin met violent death, but
there was nothing to indicate by whom
the fatal blow WIS struck. The little
boy who was in the cart with Mr.. Martin
when he left Richmond says that he QMartin)
rane to the cart, then at the New Market, i'm
company with another man, who put him i'm
and told him the horse would find tho way
home. The deceased then had dark brlisc
on his forehead. and seemed bewildered, but
had not been drinking. The physician who
made the post mortcm examination thought
that mental alteration and death was caused
by blow on the spinal column. The vcr-
dict was death "from IL blow inflicted by
some person unknown to the jury" If there
was an aflray, it occurred in Richmond, and
the man who killed Martin ought to be
found