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Year: 1875

LIFE IS SwEET.-The blood is the life of the human system. Keep pure and all is well; for this purpose standard medicine has hal uniform and amazing Dr. Heney's Celebrated l. K L. Bit;ers. This is pure smuant medicated with the finest tonics and alternatives which the vegetable Kingdom affords and is the only preparation present known which thoroughly meets the emergency. The effect of this popular resor

 tive continuous Each dose taken nvgoraes the vital energies and the brain, and its prolonged will un occasionally any of debility, mental torpid

 ,y that does not arise from organic beyond the reach of medicine It is in the srctest of the word nvigo a'ing and regulating cordial If the nerves tremueus and relaxed it braces them; if the liver is tor

 pd promotes activity in that organ the appetite is poor and digestion slow and painful operation it creates relish for food and enables the stomach to convert it into heathful aliment Moreover is specific for large number of ailments of which particularly prev alent in the damp and chilly weather which we so often experience in mid winter. Among these may be men toned rheumatism chs and fever, and all the morbid conditions of the digestive organs By insuring perfect digestion and proper flow of bile, it insures poor blood

 vigorour circulation and the prompt discharge of all

 waste matter from the system. my2sml
Year: 1875

SILVER BELT MISE-we visited the Silver

 Beit on Saturday, expecting to witness their first experiment at smelting the rich ore Of that

 mine but, owing to failure in the coal supply, were doomed to disappointment, and owing to a stoppage of work in the mine pending the cree ton of the furnace and preparations for smelt- ing, the shaft had filled with water over two sets of timbcrs, which caused another disappointment in not being able to explore the mine in its sub- terraneau depths where we were assured 1t had vastly increased in size the surface strata by the consolidation of several seams or feeders. Being confined then to an examination of the dump, which we found assorted into three class es we set ourselves to work with the air of an Ashburner, a Janin or Kustel, to estimate the value of the deposit by the product of its work ing shalt, and concluded that the only requisite to insure it place in the Sau Francisco Stock Board with an aggregate selling value of mil Iious is a certainty that there Is plenty of 1t. The quality is no longer a question, and We trust further development may prove the quantity to be equally satisfactory. They have out about dfty tons of ore procured in sinking a shaft seventy feet on the ledge. This ore varies more In richness than in the character of the metal 1t carries, and Mir. George Hogle, practical assay CT and miueralogist, who has charge of the work, as we'll as Mr. Brown, an old silver smelter, con- ndently believe that there is nothing in its chem teal combination to prevent its being smelted without difficulty. The ores, so far as can be judged without analysis, are sulphurets Of silver in combination with galcna and trace Of anti ,uouy. Yet there are seams all through the rock and little pockets filled with what appears to be chloride of lead, but upon collecting and wash ing it Is found to contain considerable quanti- ties of metallic silver. small furnace with fan blower to be run by horsepower is erected and lined with a fre-clay found in the mine and mixed with quartz tailings. We shall watch with considerable anxiety for the result of their experimental run, which we expect to hear from in a day or two.
Year: 1875

EIGHTY dollars per thousand for making rails would seem an exorbitaut price, when we take into consideration the case of the Montana man making money on a contract of splitting rails, ope.haif for the other, ou Government land, but Lindsay says, when you come to pound hall day on an iron wedge that cost dollar & pound in gold. before you get it fairly imbedded in log, use up all the adjacent timber in 'he nrighborhood for gluis, sit down and cuss two hours, and then have to consume the balance oi the day in chopping out the wedge, you can ycry conveniently lose about $ day at it.
Year: 1875

DEATH has been busy with the Pacific pioneers during the week. Our California dispatches announce the sudden termination of two valuable lives. Gen. Alfred Bedding ton and Hill Beachy. We have enjoyed the friendship of both for many years and now that they are dead, recall thousand acts of kindness that we can never repay.
Year: 1875

A subscriber to South Western news paper died recently, leaving four years sub scription unpaid. The editor appeared at the grave and deposited in the coffin palm lea fan, linen coat and thermometer.
Year: 1875

An Oswego county, New York, paper re- gently received the following notice for pub

 lication, signed 'Sophia Baker,: "I forbid any Lady to marry Henry smith for he is engaged and sent for his intend wife to Car thage and he has not showed his face and if he gets married I will arrest him and put him in states prison or 2O00 dollars fine in cash
Year: 1875

SPAULDING's STATIoN.-We have several times

 taken occasion, on the authority of others, to speak of the comfortable station Henry Spaul- ding and his excellent lady have established at the junction of the Prescott and Verde road with

 that leading down the Agua Fria in the direction

 of Bowers Ranch, Silver Belt, Big Bug, etc, but had never until Saturday last visited the country or enjoyed the hospitalties of the place in per son, but now, when we mention the superior ac- commodations of this comfortable bostelry we talk by the card, and know whereof we speak. Every possible convenience that "can be thought of or merchant, mechanic or auctioneer bought of," has been and is being added from time to time 10 the already complete appointments of the place, until it is really cosy home for the traveller, and delightful resort for those in search of the means to enjoy a Sundays rccrea- ton from the tolls of the week in town. The dis tancc is only twelve miles, the road good. and scenery by the way beautiful and interesting. The host and hostess understand the secret of providing for the comfort of their guests; then, in the language of Amcrica's greatest poet, there
Year: 1875

pause in the days occuPations

 That is known the ch,drens hour

 And if we failed in this notice to mention the two little pets of this household, Ida and Emma, we should be derelict Of duty and ungrateiul for q real pleasure we enjoyed in their cunning and innocent prattle. Ida is year the older but they arc often taken for twins, and the heart of the old maid or old bachelor that is not moved towards them is too sour to enjoy the innocent, the beautiful and the good of this world, and ought 10 leave it to make room for those who can We repeat that those who are confined du- ring the week in offices, stores and shops and need ride or drive in the fresh air on Sunday or any other day for that matter, will find good road beautiful scenery, healthy exercise and num- Der one accommodations by taking jaunt to the ACua Fria and stopping at Spaulding's.
Year: 1875

THERE is mourning in the land and the
school girl has donned the garments Of woe.
A spruce gum famine is threatened, the win
ter having destroyed the spruce blossoms.
Unless some satisfactory substitute for the
masticatory exudation is discovered the con-
sequences will be frightful, and the coming
summer will be season of gloom, for our
brightest and best are not to be consoled fol
the loss of the great gum.
Year: 1875

IT is said that sixty-tive thousand miners
are idle in Pennsylvania. Many of them are
reckless men and have formed themselves in
to armed bands for the purpose OF oVerawlng
those who desire to return to work. The
loss in wages suffered by the strikers during
the last four months is estimated at twelve
million dollars.
Year: 1875

THE Washington correspondent OF the
New York Times says that the Treasury De-
partment is arranging to publish volume


exhibiting the financial transactions OF the


United States for the past one hundred years.


The publication is designed as contribution


to the Centennial exhibition. The work will


show the source and expenditure of every
dollar, the causes that led to borrowing mon
ey at various times, together with sketch oil


such debates in Congress as refer to the sub


ject. Many obscure points in American an


nails will be made clear by the publication.


The design is to make it a complete official


financial history of the government during


the first century of its existence. This his


tory will record the gratifying fact that,


through all our national exigencies, the faith
and honor of the government have been


maintained inviolate, and that, except during


the uncertain days of the war for national


independence, creditors of the government


were never required to hold evidences of pub


lie Indebtedness for one hour beyond the


time specified for their payment. The pub
lcation, in addition to general account OF


national finances for the century will en-
brace detailed statement Of receipts and ex-


penditures, thus rendering 1t easy to trace


the cost of any particula. branch Of the pub
lie service, and the amount and date Of each
item of expenditure. All the figures will be
taken from the official records Of the treas
ury, and much of the historical data will be
compiled from unpublished manuscripts that
have been stored for years in the archives ol
that Department. The correspondence o
the early financiers of the Republic, the an.
mails of Congress and the American state pa.
pers will be consulted In the preparation oi
the work. No published history Of the coun,
| try contains anything equivalent to what will
be embraced in this forthcoming document
nor could any history, not prepared under the
direction of the government, compare with
| 1t in accuracy Of detail. The work is now in
DrOoress
Year: 1875

A COMPLAINT comes from Galveston that
there are no reading rooms for working men
in that city. The animus OF the complaint is
very evident. II is first the move in a radical
intrigue to get possession of Texas by educat-
ing the people and so overcoming the Demo-
cratic majority in the state.
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all Indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty OF good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nieatiOns that are not used.
Year: 1875

THAT spring has fairly set In is not now
to be doubted, and as the chief obstacle to
the revival of trade has now been removed
an increased activity in nearly every branch
of business may be confidently expected.
Year: 1875

A FRENCH philosopher has discovered that
the cold weather of the past twelve months
was produced by the passing of the earth be-
hind ring of asteroids, which absorbed por-
ton of the heat rightfully belonging to us.
"Rings" are in every respect Objectionable,
but we had supposed they were confined to
New York and Saturn, and were far from en-
tertaining the idea that there was an astro-
nomical combination to get up corner in
heat.
Year: 1875

THE Nation is of opinion that the fact
that Thorod Rogers has taken the field in
public against the English Church Establish
ment shows that its fate begins to occupy Sc
riously the more moderate as well as the
more radical Liberals. The bishops and arch
bishops of the church, with two exceptions,
have issued an address to the clergy and
laity which, though it contains no positive
recommendation, shows that alarm about the
matter begins to find its way into the highest
ecclesiastical circles. Nothing can well be
more pointless than the address; for, though
it describes sad state of things in the
church, all it has to offer by way Of remedy
is advice to the clergy to be moderate in
their ritualizing, and not to enrage the laity
and to the laty to be patient with the clergy.
and bear with a little too much ceremony for
the sake of peace; and to both to be good,
and if they cannot be good, to be as good as
they can. The rule Of selection in the max
ing of bishops has so much regard to safe
ness and the conciliatoriness of the position,
that 1t is useless to look to them at crisis
like the present for any very positive sugges-
tions, and what they now say will probably
produce no effect on anybody. Even the
Spectator denounces it as "a creamy and
semi-fluid bread-sauce," and as resembling
the Papal Encyclicals in its initiation; but the
utterance of it shows that they begin to be
alive to the situation.
Year: 1875

TIE purse of every consumer Of sugar. mo
lasss, coffee and tobacco. 1t adds ten cents
to each pound of coffee and fifteen to each
gallon of molasses, and five cents at least
to each imported cigar. And this money
goes to pay the expenses of the war against
the Patriots in Cuba, and to support the
most corrupt and profigate Court in
Europe. How long shall we be obliged to
submit to this policy, and not even iac-
knowledge little, weak, but brave sister
republic, which has been begging our
recognition Of her independence these last
seven years2
Year: 1875

WE UNDERSTAND that a number of the
Republican citizens of the District who,
although deprived of the right of franchise,
still feel an interest in the progress of the
party with which they affiliate, propose to
attest their qualification at the victories
achieved on Tuesday last by firing salute
of one hundred guns tomorrow (Saturday)
afternoon at 3 o'clock. At O'Clock
promptly alt~those Republicans who may
assemble at the City Hall will be formed
in procession, and, headed by the Marine
band, will proceed to tender to President
Grant, several members of his Cabinet,
and other prominent Republicans the COM
pliment of serenade.
Year: 1875

CAT the same time it may be remarked that
some of our contemporaries seem to be making
themselves unnecessarily unhappy over the
absurd idea of JEFF s return to the Senate. In
the first place, it is to be presumed the De-
mocracy of Mississippi are not such hopeless
idiots as to entertain SO suicidal an idea for
moment; in the next place, JEFF Davis has not
lived in Mississippi for ten years; and thirdly
and conclusiyely, he is not eligible by reason of
his disfranchisement."


We have seen much ''sicker children nor
that cured" How many Of our present
Senators and Representatives have had their
disabilities removed since their election?
How long would it take JEFF Davis to re-
move from Memphis to Jackson or his old
home in Mississippi? 1t could be done
several times between now and the meeting
of the Legislature that shall choose a sue
cessor to Senator Alcorn. As to the pre-
sumed idiocy of Mississippi Democrats, we
think that they are constantly giving the
most indubitable evidence of it. What else
but practical idiocy could have dictated the
course they have just pursued toward the
labor system of the State? They have,
according to the Stars own admission,
disfranchised, through intimidation and
violence, over 40, 900 of the laborers of that
State, and thus taken the initiatory step
toward expelling those laborers from the
soil. None but idiots-moral idiots, who
own the soil and complain that they have
TO pay taxes upon it-wOuld thus deprive
themselves of their only means of making
those lands productive. Agricultural lands
untitled are the most burdensome and IN
profitable property in the world. The day
has passed in this country when labor can
be DISTINGUISHED and retained in the same
place in productive employment 1t will
seek mole congenIal fields on the broad
homestead acres west of the Mississippi,
where the laborer, howsoever poor he may
be, can have the benefit of the pre-emption
and homestead acts. The most suicidal and
idiotic policy the South can pursue is that
of the oppression of its labor.
Year: 1875

He came to a farm house, s,nice little cozy
cottage such as is often seen nesting in the
picturesque hills of central New York, and he
knocked for admission. "Madam," J" said he,
stPm a weary pilgrim and wandering stranger,
with no wherewith to buy a morsel, and no
place to lay me head" He took precaution
at this juncture to slip a couple silver forks up
his coat-sleeve to conceal anylunnecessary
emotion. 81 have come long way, and as
yet the road is rough before me. My feet are
sore from long and continuous tramp"
GA tramp, eh!" cried the good husbandman's
wife, gathering up a boot jack, ''I'll tramp
you if you don't tramp out of this" but he
needed 10 further encouragement, for he stole
away with those silver forks in a movement of
ease and grace that would have done honor to
a waltZing woman.
Year: 1875

BASE BALL.-We hear a rumor that the we'll
known Beacon Club of Boston will visit Mains
this week and play the Androscoggins at Lew
iston. and the Resolutes here. We hope it
may be true, for the Beacons are not only good
players but they are gentlemen, and have done
much to make ball playing respectable in Mas
sachusetts The club is composed of we'll
known young men of Boston, who play ball for
fun, and they boast that their nine is what it
processes to be, an amateur nina, no player be-
iug paid for his services
Year: 1875

The regular monthly meeting of the School
Committee was held last evening, Mayor Rich
ardson in the chair. After hearing the reports
from the different members of the Board, which
were satisfactory in the main, the Board dis
cussed several matters informally.


The resignation of Miss Burgess to accept
position in one of the Boston schools, present.
ed to the Board by Mr.. Curtis. was accepted by
the Board, to take effect at the end of the
month.


Miss McAllister was transferred to the posi-
tion Of Principal Of the Monument street
school.


Miss Hattie W. Butler was appointed tempo
rary assistant in the same school.
Year: 1875

ART NoTEs.-Harry Brown has just placed
two new marine views in Hale's window. The
first is small view of Grand Menan in a cleal
day. The sun is shining through the spray
and strikes on the rocky cliffs, lighting up the
whole picture. The second picture is marine
view in storm. There you see the dark
clouds almost hidden by the thick mist, and
the waves lash the rocks in great fury. The
coloring of the water is almost perfect
Year: 1875

Nor TRUE.-The statement that Mr.. Pink.
ham of the Cumberland House. while collector
of Casco was defaulter is not true. His ac-
counts are not settled, but he is ready to ad-
just them at any time. When he left the town
the uncollected taxes in his possession were
turned over to the new collector. His bonds
men have no idea of commencing an action
against him.
Year: 1875

DEBATING SoCIETY.-A numbey of young
men in town who are anxious to increase their
fund OF information and improve in the art of
speaking are to form society and will hold
weekly meetings. Those who would like to
assist in organizing such society will meet at
the Library Room of Army & Navy Hall
Thursday evening at s O'clock.
Year: 1875

BUsINEss.-It is universally acknowledged
that business is dull throughout the country,
but we thi nix Portland has as little cause to
complain as any city in New England. The
wholesale stores on Commercial street are all
doing good business and many of them a
large business: A truckman for several large
wholesale houses on Middle street says that he
hauled more goods in two days jast week thar
he ever did in any two days before. This shows
that our wholesale houses are busy, which is a
very encouraging indication.
Year: 1875

A NUIsANCE.-Last evening while the peo.
pie were gathering at City Hall, large crowd
Of men and boys collected in the corridor of the
building, and completely blocked up the pas
sage, so much that it was impossible for ladies
who wished to go to the Public Library, to get
through the corridor This is standing nuis-
ance aud should be abated.
Year: 1875

THE auction sale of cigars at Morgan &
Dow's continues this week. The stock is large
and the best brands go cheap. You have a
chance to try them before you buy, and, thus
know what you are getting.
Year: 1875

The assignee's sale of the Boston stock of
groceries on Exchange street yesterday after
noon attracted a large attendance of buyers.
The sale will be continued this forenoon at 81
o'clock prompt. Remember the time as none
but the best goods remain to be sold.
Year: 1875

CHE MONTHLY REGATTA OF THE AMERICAN


MODEL YACHT ASSOCIATION Al PROSPECT


PARK.


The regatta OF the American Model Yacht Club which
vas postponed last Saturday until yesterday, was
iot completed yesterday owing TO the dying out Of the
Teeze before the second heat was begun. There were
have been three heats and the boat winning the best
wo out Of three to have become the winner Of a
uver cuu. presented by Mr. Pcto q member Of the
Year: 1875

THE MANHATTAN CLUB OF THIS CITY DEFEATED.
very spirited game OF cricket played yesterday
Paterson n j. between the Paterson Club and the
Manhattan Club Of this city. The Manhattans were in
illluck in their FIRST inning and the Paterson Club
gained easy victory In the second inning, how
ever the Manhatans scored up with the assistance of
the old veteran James Smith and made very good
show; but the shades of night had fallen and il was
too late to retrieve their misfortunes
The victory for the Patersons was good one and
well may they be proud OF 1t.


The following is the score =


MANHATTAN CLUB Rams
First inning. SO
second inning 25


PATERSON CLUB





oeconu inning Al
Year: 1875

The situation of light keeper is not al
together sinecure, as will be seen by the
following from the Portsmouth Times of
Saturday, 10th:


Mr.. Leander White, of New Castle, an
assistant light keeper at Boon Island, left
the island last Wednesday, at noon, in a
small open boat, to rep,enish the exhaust
ed winter stock of provisions and fuel, for
himself and companions. For time the
WIND was favorable and he had every pros
Pect OF getting to the mainland before
dark, but the wind went down and left his
boat becalmed until late in the evening
when it breezed up and blowed verv hard
so that he had to put off to sea again. alone
III the storm and darkness. He had a tedi-
Gus time Of it without fire or light. in a
rough sea which often shifted the shinole
ballast, and made his frail craft almost
unmanagable and liable to swamp any
moment. In these trying circumstances,
the signal light of large vessel threw its
warning rays through the thick darkness,
and he knew the stranger was bearing
down directly upon him. The helm and
sheets of his own craft demanded his un-
divided attention, and taxed his strength
to the utmost. All he could do was to re-
peatedly shout his alarm at the top of his
voice, and just as destruction seemed in
evltable, an answering shout told him that
ne was heard. The next moment the ves-
sci veered and ploughed in headlong ca
reer' SO near the helpless sailor that the
spray from her bow drenched him to the
skin. When morning dawned at last. the
lone navigator found himself in the mid
die OF Ipswich bay. At noon on Fast day
ne reached this city, wet, hungry and tired,
but not at all discouraged. OF such ma
terial are light-keepers made.
Year: 1875

1t rose and fell i'll the dusky room,


And died on the purple night outside,
Like the tremulous swell of the oceans calm
And the steady sweep of the coming tide.
And we stood there together, hand in hand,


With faces a-smile but with hearts a-quiver
With love that rebelled at masters law,
AS we moved to the strains Of 6 The Beauti


full River"


What if for once your cheek touched mine,
And felt the play of your breath on my face
Love cannot always be fettered down,


Nor rise to sin in last embrace.
For ! held you then but as others may


But held you to wake with terrible shiyer-
And the air grew faint and the world grew dim
AS we foated along The Beautiful River
On the swelling flow of its fervid tide


We buried the past with bitter pleasure;
Forgetting the tuture-a hopeless love


And life burned out to its golden measure.
A touch of the hand and a look of the eye,
One burning word, and we parted forever;
Parted to sight. but still heart to heart


In passionate clasp which naught can sever.