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Year: 1875

People were in the way of saying
''poor Miss Collins" with signs and
head shakes. Bat Mrs. Collins was
by no means poor in one sense. Her
place being one of the tidiest: since
the old man died had fallen into a
gentle decay which fitted it for artist
eyes. The house and barn had toned
and mellowed more with golden
mosses; the orchard-trees bent their
gnarled boughs together in that after
noon content which belongs to an
cient habitations, and the garden had
lost its primness, at least one corner
Of it, in nettle, burdock and turze.


Such radiant spring, evening rs it
was! The fields were thick with
dandelioIs: a snow had fallen on the
purple-limbed plum trees, and they
were alive with the tlutter of birds.
A red light shone out of the west,
and Furnished the thick pile of the
turf beside the road.


Mrs. Frisbee was driving home
with her sister Ann in the buggy
She was square built and upright, and
handled the reins like a man. She
bulied people unconsciously by the
tones of her voice; and Ann, a meek
little woman, seemed born to echo
her strong sisters opinions.


''There's Dave Spencer" said Mrs.
Fisbee, as man stepped out of the
road and took the dust from her
wheels, with certain amount of con-
tempt in her tone. "He's running to
the widows now pretty steady, but it
wasn't so when the old man was
alive. He was a regular born tyrant
to his women folks, and Miss Collins
never dared peep. Dave is fool, y
she continued with more asperity.
giving a jerk to the lines. Gle might
have married most any steady, re-
spectacle girl round. You wouldn't
have made him bad wife, Ann, if he
hadn't been too particular about
looks, nor cared for Il smart woman.
But he must go and get betwattled
after that Ruth Collins. l always
said she would come to no good.
She was too much of prancer, and
held her head too high in the air, us
if there wasn't but one pink and
white face with pair of black eyes
in it. And then when the old man
made her promise to marry Dave, on
account of the property, and after
Selford came here from the city and
went flourishing around with his fine
clothes and gold chain, and Dragging
about his riches, and Ruth ran away
with him at last, and the dirty bust
ness all came out that Selford had a
wife and children in New York, and
the old man sworc she should darken
his door again, anybody would have
supposed it would have brought
Dave to his senses and made him
thank his stars for lucky escape:
but l believe to gracious he would
pick her up now out of the road. Ii
looks as if he'd always hankered after
her these ten years when she'd made
herself rs common as dirt. Dave
hart got good common sense"


"No, he hasn't" responded Ann
family.


cam, l wish you wouldn't echo
every word l say. You always was
my shadow and | suppose its too late
to expect you to get brains of youl
own"


The buggy wheels at this moment
turned with sharp click in at the
lplace of the Frisbee place, and the
Shadows were lengthening and the
dews we're falling, and in the sofl
brownQf the spring twilight sat ole
lady C0Ilns alone. The corners u
the silent rGSa were dusky. Not SC
| much as q CIT 6tirred across the floor
Year: 1875

Do not look with scorn upon that careworn face
With the eye sunken and wild
Who asks in a half-frightened. trembling voice
For food to give life to her child.
In her arms. close clasped to her empty breast
form like a babe she holds fast
And oft-murmured words OF a mothers love,
You will hear as she hurries past.
And now change and wild. startled look
Beams forth from her sad eyes once more.
And she asks in a voice from want made weak
For food to give life as before.
Why do you pause with that curious crowd
Only to turn away again!
Is there no pity within your cold heart


For that poor, crushed beings heart pain.
Do you fear pollution lies in her touch,


It's taint in her poor. bony hand.
All, man that mother love in her sad heart
Is great in Gods heavenly land.
'Tis spring from the purest fount OF life,


No stain OF dark shame can lie there.
Her poor, craZed brain no deception can feign
So unselish het etpleadings are.
Some one is leading her swiftly away,


The eager crowd following on.
While tightly she clasps her babe cold in death
All unmindful their word- of scorn.
Oh; why do we have such mockery here,


The attention coldly shown
Duty alone. so heartlessly careless


The city will find her home.
Not for long, poor. unoved. lonley mother.
viii charity cold hand provide,
There's bright home with loved ones awaiting
Whose boat comes swift on with the tide.
'Over the river they beckon to me.


Loved ones, whove gone to the farther side
The CLEAN of their snowy robes 1 see,


But their voices are lost in the rushing tide
Year: 1875




To take II hearty meal just before
seliling is, of course, injurious, b.
cause it is very likely to disturb ones
rest and produce nightmare. How.
ever. little food ut this time, it one
is hungry, is decidedly beneficial: it
prevents the gn ,wing of an empty
stomach, with its attendant restless
ness and unpleasant dreams, to say
nothing Of probable headache, or OF
nervous and other arrangements the
next morning. One should no more
lie down at night hungry than he
should lie down after very full din
ner; the consequence of either being
disturbing and harmful. A cracker
or two, n bit of bread and butter, and
cake, little fruit-something to re-
lieve the sense of vaucity, and SO re-
store the tone of the system-is all
that is necessary.


We have known persons, habi.nai
sufferers from restleSsnesS at night,
to experience material benefit, even
though they were not hungry, by a
very light luncheon before bedtime.
In place of tossing about for two or
three hours AS formerly, they would
soon grow drowsy, fall asleep, and
not wake more than once or twice
until sunrise. This mode Of treating
insomnia has recently bee recon
amended by several distinguished ply
sicians, and the prescription has gen
orally been attended with happy re.
suits,
Year: 1875

To CLEAN T1NwARE.-The best thing for
cleaning tinware is common soda. Dampen
. cloth and dip In soda and rub the ware brihi-
ly, after which wipe dry, and il viii look
equal to new.
Year: 1875

Some of the Hazleton people were at Harris
burg, yesterday, to tell Governor Hartranft that
there was no need for troops in that region. Ho
sent them home to convince tho sheriff Of LII
zere conniy-who called for the aid of troops


of the accuracy of their statement and as
sured them that as soon an he was satisfied that
the peace could DO kept by the civil authorities,
he would send the militia home instanter
Year: 1875

The FARM WoRR.-An extensive farmer in
New Castle hundred informs us that his work is
now about as far forward as at this time in 1873
He sowed his oats then oDd now on the same
day, March Z. Last year he sowed few days
earlier. He thinks thece was never better
promise for fruit of all kinds.
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-It was early
this morning announced that Ex-senator
Chandler had concluded to accept the
position of Secretary OF the Interior ten
dered him by the President, and at noon
he took the oath and repaired to the office
OF the Department. The appointment is
the subject of much comment, and does
not give the most perfect satisfaction in
Republican circles.
Year: 1875

The Lives Insured by the Society are carefully
selected in different parts of North Amer ca and
Europe, furnishing, by this broad field of opera
tons an additional and exceptional safety to the
Policy holders. The assurances are made only on
the Mutual Principle. The Surplus Premiums are
returned annually to the Ilsurcd.
Year: 1875

The sutumnal festivals of our farmers will close
with the present week, when not less than eleven
fairs will be held in different parts of the State.
Tomorrow will commence the two days Fair of
the Kennebec Union Agricultural and Horticutu-
raj Society at Oakland Park in Gardiner, at which
the display bids fair to be satisfactory, both in
quality and quantity.
Year: 1875

From the dome Of the State House can be OBJ
tanned splendid panoramic view Of the city and
surrounding country. At this time when the To-
lage of the trees is changing to the bright hues
and glorious tints of autumn, the Landscape is ex-
ceedingly pleasing to the eye.
Year: 1875

Returned delegates to the annual convention OF
the Young Mems Christian Association at Lewis
ton, report An interesting session, and express the
hope that new era in the associations history is
now opened.
Year: 1875

A cluster Of full blown apple blossoms was pick
ed from an apple tree yesterday, in the orchard Of
the Insane Hospital The beauty and fragrance
of the blossoms were equal to those which appear
in spring. A few ripe apples were on the tree at
the time.
Year: 1875

We learn that several of our Kennebec indus
tries will be represented at the Centennial. The
exposition of one our most important resources in
this State will be that of granite from the Halo
well granite quarry. We also understand that the
Vassalboro' wooden company is to exhibit some OF
their cloths. 1t will be remembered that this com
pany bore away the highest honors at the
Worlds Fair at London quite number of yeai
Year: 1875

About one hundred million dollars
of capital have combined In San
Francisco to build telegraph lines all
over the United States. The new
company starts in with the avowed
purpose of destroying the old Western
Union monopoly, and that they will
succeed in their purpose there is not
shadow of a doubt. The Western
Union Company claim that they have
seventy-five thousand miles of wire,
but if 1t was measured it would prob
ably fall short of fifty thousand miles.
Much of this is duplicate wire, which
they have acquired by the purchase of
opposition lines and great deal of it
runs through sparsely settled districts
where there Is not remunerative pat
ronage for one, much less two or three
wires. The old monopoly has impov-
erished itself in efforts to pay divi-
dends on its stock, which it has ex-
panded through the watering process
until it Is thinner than the thinnest
water. In order to keep up its divi-
Year: 1875

dend paying reputation, the company
has borrowed large sums of money at
heavy interest, and what with the
payment of the interest and the pur-
chase of non-remunerative opposition
lines, they have become so involved
that their stock is beginning to de-
cline in the market and it is but a
question of time when it will be
worth just nothing at all. So frail is
the hold of Western Union stock on
the market that it dropped in the New
York Board on the mere announce
ment that an opposition telegraph
company had been formed in San
Francisco AS has been stated, the
new association represents one hum
dred million dollars. This is a vast
corporation for business requiring
such small outlay as telegraph
building. They propose first to build
first-class telegraph line from San
Francisco to New York and then push
forward. lines on the most important
routes. 1t is their purpose to build at
least fifty thousand miles of line
within the next twelve or eighteen
months. If, as we believe they will,
the new company carry out their pro-
gramme, they will accomplish work
which will relieve the people of the
United States of an odious and op-
pressive monopoly.
Year: 1875

value of their respective positions, and
the citizens, in like manner, will pros
per i'll proportion to the facilities they
create for the development of resources.
Senator Jones has not done anything
for love of Los Angeles or its people.
No; it happened to be point embrac-
ing many advantages which, if skill
fully handled, would pay him hand
somely for the enterprise; and by
seizing certain points and making a
great display of his intentions, he
might possibly be bought out by the
Central or Union Pacific Railroad.


NO PUBLIC RECEPTION.


This having been his object, can
not see the propriety of honoring him
by a public reception, unless the mat
ter be strictly confined to such gentle
men as form leading actors on his
stage. Again 1 repeat the question:
If he has not done it for love he has
done it for gain; and if for gain, how
is the city indebted to him for work
ing his own interest? The centre of
gravity governs all things, and, depend
on it, it will govern the Santa Monica
undertaking. II capital can be profit
ably invested in that place and labor
receive its just reward, it will form q
valuable auxiliary to the city of Los
Angeles, which, being the seat of cap
ital and the junction of important
lines, contemplated and in existence,
l should not be surprised to see shady
avenues leading to the sea and all the
disconnected towns forming large
city, exercising control over vast
area of undeveloped country, to be
dotted everywhere with smelling
works of every description producing
metals of various kinds in quantity
and quality such as has never been
known before. All this, L believe, will
take place within twenty years and
10y that time l hope everybody will be
rich and contented-even the intend
ing purchasers of Santa Monica lots.


l am, sir, yours respectfully,


OBSERVER.
Year: 1875

The HERALD office was yesterday
favored with visit from Mr.. P. D.
WIaaINGToN, Democratic nominee
for Congress from this District. Mr..
WIGGINeToN is making flying visit
to this part of his district, but he as
sures us that during the campaign he
will spend ten days or two weeks
among the people of Los Angeles, San
Bernardino and San Diego counties.
He is a capable and eloquent gentle
man, and wherever he goes will make
hosts of friends. We are confident
that he needs but to know the wants
of Southern California to use every
means in his power as Congressman
to meet them.
Year: 1875

Now is your time! No such chance again in
one hundred years! The Bazaar is selling out
their entire stock of Dry Goods Is per cent.
below cost, as they intend giving up their dry
goods business and keep only Gents Furnish
Ing Goods. This is no bogus sale, bur genu-
Inc selling out of our entire stock of Dry
Cry Goods, as you will find out by calling at
the Bazaar, corner OF Main and ReQuena
streets, opposite the U. S. Hotel. jel7 -
Year: 1875

a conformity with its reasonable requisi-


tions in early life.


To you Teachers: On you rests the
same sacred responsibility. Let your
schools be nurseries of morality and pie
| ty; as well as of learning.


To each and all: Whom God has des-
tined to influence your fellow men, let
me say, exert that influence in behalf of
the sacred Sabbath. Let it be one of the
great principles of your conduct, when
ever and whatever you may be, to uphold
the authority and plead the cause of the
holy institution.


To Youth:


Let nothing tempt you to profane the
Sabbath. No one external observance
will exert more powerful influence on
your moral character than a strict re-
gard to the Lords day. You cannot be-
come abandoned while you revere the
Sabbath. You cannot become useless
member of civil society SO long as you
regard the Sabbath. You cannot put
yourself beyond the reach of hope and
heaven SO long as you sanctify the Sab
bath


VII The God of heaven has annexed
very just and precious promises to the
sacred observance of this day, involving
emphatically "the life that now is, as
well as that which is to come. He told
His ancient people, "If thou turn away
thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing
thy pleasure on my holy day, and call
the Sabbath delight, the holy of the
Lord, honorable; and shalt honor him,
not doing thine own ways, nor finding
thine pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words then shalt thou delight thyself in
the Lord; and will cause thee to ride
upon the high places of the earth, and
feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy
father; for the mouth of the Lord hath
spoken it"


Again he says:


"If ye will diligently hearken unto
Me, to bring in no burden through the
gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but
hallow the Sabbath day to do no work
therein; then shall there enter into the
gates of this city kings, princes, sitting
upon the throne of David, riding in char
lots and horses, they and their princes,
the men of Judah and inhabitants of Je-
rusalem; and the city shall remain for
ever"
Year: 1875

Once again tread the pathway
Winding past the rustic bridge,
And wonder where 1t leads me,
over level land or ridge.
All me! tits years since last rambIed
Through these woods in autumn days
since stood beside the streamlet,
In Its waters clear to gaze.
Here pause beside the streamlet
Near the little landing place
Where sent my boat out sailing
Through what once seemed boundIess space
Inc planks with age are fast decaying,
And around them ivy creeps,
And from every crack and creviee
Blades OF grass and green moss peep.
Still the waters flow as ever
Clear and sparkling on their way,
As when in the years long vanished,
watched the ripples dance and play.
once again the autumn sunlight
GI1mmers through the naked trees
And the leaves are round me lying,
And sigh is in the breeze
For old memories are stealing
Ger my spirit, sweet and low,
And in fancy here ramhle
AS rambled long ago.
have strayed mong sunny bowers,
II sunny lands where skies are bright,
But the dear loved scenes OF childhood
Are the tairest to my sight.
If had known in the morning


How wearily all the day


The words unkfnd


Would trouble my mind,
1 had been more careful, darling,


Nor given you needless pain;


But we Vex tour own"


With look and tone


We may never take back again.
We @ have ess careful f thoughts for the stranger,


But oft for sour own


The bitter tone,


Though we love "Our own" the best,
An, lips with the curve inpatient


All, brow with that look of scorn!


'Twere a cruel fate


Were the night too late


To undo the work OF the morn.
Year: 1875

for the Sabbath day must also mould his
heart into becoming state by suitable
meditation, conversation, and prayer.
awake, my soul, and with the sun


Thy daily stage of duty run;


Shake of dull slOth, and early rise


n no. fhxrT1 1fT,cy caa
Year: 1875

" am going out to see if can start a


singing-school, said the good man, as he


stood buttoning up his oyercoat and muffling


up his ears, one bitterly cold night this
winter.


" a singing school said his wife. d" how


will you do that "


IL have heard Of a widow, round the cor


ner a block or two who is in suffering cir.
cumstances, She has five little children,
and two OF them down sick, and has neither
fire nor food. SO Bennie Hope the office
boy, tells me. ! thought | would Just step
round and look into the case"


go, 10y all means" said his wife, and
lose no time. If they are in such need, we
can relieve them some. But can't see what
all this has to do with starting q singing
school. But never mind, you need not stop
to tell me now; 20 quickly, and do all YOU
can for the poor woman" So out into the
piercing cold Of the wintry night went the
husband, while the wife turned TO the fire
side and her sleeping babes, who. ia their
warm cribs, with the glow Of health upon
their cheeks, showed that they knew nothing
Of cold or pnching want With thankful
spirit, she thought Of her blessings as she sat
down to her little pile of mending. Very
busily aud quietly she worked, puzzling all
the time over what her husband could have
meant by starting asingng-school. 4 sing
ing-school and the widow how queer what
possible connection could they have?


At last she grew tired OF the pulling
thought, and said 10 herself, " won't bother
myself thinking about it any more. lie will
tell me all about it when he comes home. |
only hope we may be able TO help the widow
and make her poor heart sing for Joy.
There " she exclaimed, can that be what |
he meant The widows heart singing for
joy Wouldn't that be a singing-school |
1t must be, it is just like John. How funny
that ! should find it ont " and she laughed |
merrily at her lucky guess. Taking up her
work again, she stitched away with happy
smile on her face, as she thought over again
her husbands words aud followed him in
Imagination in his kind ministrations. By
and-by two shining tears dropped down,
tears Of pure Joy, drawn from the deep wells
OF her love for her husband, Of whom she
thought she never felt so fond before. At
the first sound OF footsteps she sprang 10
open the door.


90 John, did you start the singing
school ?"


&" reckon did" said the husband, as
soon as he cond loose his wrappings but
want you TO hunt up some flannels and
things to help keep itup."


Oh, yes ! will | know now what You
mean. have thought it all out. Making
the widows heart sing for joy is your singing
school What precious work, John Pure |
religion and undefiled is to visit the father |
less and widow in their afiiiction' Ny own
heart has been singing for JOY all the even
ing because of your work, and do not mean
to let you do it alone. | want to draw out
some OF this wonderful music"


There are many hearts which would be the
better If there could be singing-schools
started in them. Let's you and do all We
can. Perhaps Others may catch the keynote,
and help to swell the song, until many
widows heart shall be comforted, and the
fatherless be fed.--13cocaie aud Guardian.
Year: 1875

WALKING WITH GOD. - The difficulty
which most people have in religion is to bring
the thought of God into their daily lives.
His very greatness makes it hard to connect
Him with homey, everyday matters. We
get some sense of Him in church, or in the
prayer-meetng, or in rare hours of exalted
feeling. But when we go into the busy
world, where most of our life is spent, God
fades away into heaven that is farther off
than the blue sky above our heads. This is
a great loss to US. 1t is neglect ON our part
of our highest opportunity. God walks with
us, in closest nearness, at every moment
There is in Him, if we could learn to take
it, provision Of helpfulness, Of sympathy,
Of sufIiciency, for every step in the whole
round of our daily life The very things
that seem insignificant and without spiritual
meaning are set round us by God as part
of our education. And if we habitually re-
cognize His presence in them, all the Incl.
dents of business and our household care and
daily walk would become threads of gold,
holding us in the sweetest and noblest friend
ship with our Heavenly Father.
Year: 1875

HONEY FROM THE ScRPTURE,-Do not
think it enough to spell and read, and to say
the words Of Scripture, but seek to learn
the truths of Scripture. DO as the bees do
A bee, when it sees flower, does not fly
round and round it, and sip it, and then of
again, like foolish, idle butterflies. 1t settles
on the flower and sucks the honey out of it,
You should do as the bees do-you should
settle your thoughts on what you read and
try to suck the honey out of it, Almost
every verse in the New Testament has its
honey. Almost every verse contains a spir-
itual truth fit to nourish some soul or other.
-Mdria Hare