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Year: 1873

Love, dost thou wait for me in some rich


land
Where the gold orange hangs in odorous


calm p
Where the clear waters kiss the flowery


strand,
Bordered with shining sand and groves


of palm?
And while this bitter morning breaks for


me,
Draws to It's close thy warm, delicious


day;
Lights, colors, perfumes, music, joy fer


thee,
For me the cold, wild sea- the cloudy


grey!
Rises the red moon in thy tranquil sky,
Flashes the fountain with its silver talk,
And as the evening wind begins to sigh,
Thy sweet girls shape steals down the


garden walk.
A white robe glimmering through the


scented dusk,
Lingering beneath the starry jasmine


sprays.
Where thy thick clustered roses breathe of


musk,
A sudden gush of song thy light steps


stays.
That was the nightingale +! o love of


mine,
Hearst thou my voice in that pathetic


song,
Sinking in passionate cadences divine,
Painting and failing with its rapture


strong?
I stretch my arms to thee through all the


cold,
Through all the dark, across the weary


space
Between us, and thy slender form fold,
And gaze into the wonder of thy face.
Pure brow, the moonbeam touches, tender


eyes,
Splendid with feeling, delicate smiling


mouth,
And heavy silken hair that darkly lies
Soft as the twilight clouds i'll thy sweet


South.
o beautiful my Love, in vain seek
10 hold the heavenly dream that fades


me
l needs must wake, with salt spray on my
cheek
Flung from the fury of this northern sea.


Scri6ner's for Nsrem5er.
Year: 1873

Persons wishing to examine the construction of the
Palmer Hotel can have the use OF the elevator and
cess to au parts Of the building, from to hApast
esch AFTERNOON during the balance of this month.
Year: 1873

The Hope Loan meets, this evening


Remember Barnum and his Indians to.mor-
row.


Senator Bayard delivers an address before the
Literary Society Of the University of Virginia,
this evening.


The Water Witch Fire Co, have sold their old
hose carriage, and expect, soon, to receive a new
one. They will also use gum instead Of leather
hose
Year: 1873

ADVERTISERS naturally seek the means for
reaching the largest number of readers, and
those of the best quality. The Daily PREss
fills the bill in both particulars better than any
other daily journal in Maine
Year: 1873




Go straight on, and don't mind enemies.
If they get in your way, walk round them re-
gardless of their spite. A celebrated charae-
ter who was surrounded by enemies used b
remark, ''They are sparks which, If you Do
not blow, will go out Of themselves" ~Live
down prejudice" was the Iron Dukes motto.
Let this be your feeling while endeavcring to
live down the scandal of those who are bitter
against you. If you stop to dispute, you do
but as they desire, and open the way for more
abuse. Let the poor fellow talk-there win
be reaction if you do but perform your duty !;
and hundreds who were once alienated from
you will flock to you and acknowledge their
error.


WE feel justified in saying that DrPoSco's
Golden Pill intended for females is one Of tho
Grandest chemical discoveries of the age.
feb12 eod3t&w1t
Year: 1873

II ''The child is father of the man. is the
grand child the grand father of the man !?
and what relation is the man to his grand
child? And also especially what relation is
he to himself
Year: 1873

Minnesota has an entire Legislature of
carpet baggers", not one of whom W as born
in the State. The only excuse for this fear
full state of things is the fact that the State is
not yet twenty-one years old.
Year: 1873

Quill pens, which few years ago were de-
spised as being of the old fogy order, are COM
ing into favor again. This is partly owing to
the very inferior quality ofmany of the kinds
of steel pens now in the market; partly to
the fact that most writers like to show that
they are 'ssound upon the goose"
Year: 1873

1t must be evident, to every one who has
given the subject much attention, that but
few writer's know how to spell Megg Mer-
reelees correctly. Our own method will
clearly indicate that Sir Walter Scott himself
was as ignorant in this respect as the major
ity of them.
Year: 1873

A trustworthy milliner of mature years as
scrts that feathers " i'll soon be worn as pani-
ers. The idea is said to have flashed upon
the intellect of lady of fashion while she
was observing the winning ways of the big
ostrich in Central Park.
Year: 1873

EDITORs CHRONICLE: In view of the
fact that one of the editors of your paper
has been chosen to the position of Mayor,
it is not improper for an outsider to ex-
press a sentiment to which you could not,
editOrially give utterance. 1 speak but
the sentiment of citizens in general with
whom he is acquainted when I say that
William Rule enjoys in remarkable de-
gree the confidence and esteem of the COM
munity: In the recent election he receiv-
ed many votes of citizens with whom, on
political matters, he differed widely.


Iti is an encouraging sign of the times
when citizens lay aside parties and preju-
dices in favor of man, whose capacity,
fidelity and integrity must be admitted by
men of all parties CITIZEN.
Year: 1873

Details of the late fearful storm are be-
ginning to reach US. The Dubuque Times
gives us the following particulars, some
of which seem almost incredible:


"The storm of last week in this section
was ETHEREAL mildness' compared TO what
was experienced III Minnesota. There,
not only were trains showed under, smoke
stacks and all, but the snow SO drifted and
piled, that men stepped over the top of
telegraph poles. a party of men working
westward from New Ulm, discovered the
frozen body Of a man five feet under the
snow-and he was sitting in his wagon!
He was distant but twenty rods from the
Nicollet depot. Another man was found
frozen with his hand on his barn door,
which he was trying to open, but a snow
drift had prevented him. Other such
cases are reported, too numerous and too
horrible to mention.
Year: 1873

AS the Republicans of the Arkansas
Legislature, with entire unanimity, have
taken the initiatOry step to remove the
disqualifications from the constitution
about which so much has been said, they
have fairly vindicated themselves and
their friends throughout the country from
the charge of seeking to deny to white
men of the South the right of franchise
extended to the blacks. 1t is time for the
Democratic journals of the country to
make note of the fact, and to do justice to
the Republicans of Arkansas, who have
been so shamefully slandered in this con-
nection.- Hash. Chronicle.
Year: 1873

The Secretary of the Interior, to whose charge is confded the welfare of the "noble

 red man. has made his annual report. The Secretary "gushes" in the usual way over the "untutored child of the forest" and be- comes touchingly effusiye in his praise of the policy of the administration toward the In- dian-a policy which he speaks of as "h hu- mane." Humane There are a thousand graves in Arizona which bear silent witness to the humamty'' of that policy. Let us be thankful that the President had sense enough to abandon his policy in time to pre-.

 vent the utter desolation of the American frontier on the southwest.-ISan Diego Union.
Year: 1873

The America and East India Telegraph Com


pany, incorporated tho other day by congress,
is now said to be worthless concern. Tho par
ties in interest arc beloved to bo irresponsible,
and to have sought the franchise only to mako
money out Of its sale. motion has been made
in the Senate to reconsider the vote in their
Year: 1873


Is not lk,ly 70 e an epiGemic here again.
About forty per cent. of the parsons attack
ed by the malady in all countries die with
in twenty four hours ofthe time of attack.
II is no respecter of climates, flourishing in
St. Petersburg with more regularity than
anywhere else, and first makirg New Or
leans via Cincinnati, and not viceirersd It is
dread disease, but it is no more likely to
sweep away The citizens of Cincinnati, or
any city in the land, than is a general
stroke Of lightning We know not what
epidemic may come next, but cholera has
had its day. Whether disease originating
in the blood, in the nervous system, in the
irritation Of the digestive tube, or in COM
bination of these and other provocative
causes, a careful survey of It's history indi-
Gates that the tide of the mysterious dis
temper is falling. We are in very little
danger of t'is disease, if proper precautions
are taken. Let US keep clean, but let us
not get frightened"
Year: 1873

A PROMINENT Baltimore lawyer writes
that when man or woman pOisCns hu-
man being without detection, one success-
full crime of this sort begets such sense Of
power and Of ability to remove at will every
human obstacle, "that in nearly every ease
the mind becomes warped, and the pris-
oner is ready with the deadly drzught to
aveDge the most trihiEg disrespect or
wrong" 49, -
Year: 1873

IT does rot Augur vel for the Spanish
Provisional Republic that boys OF fourteen
are conseFipted to fight the Csrlists. Such
patriotism is too much of a strain on the
instinc's of human nature.
Year: 1873

Cadets from the UniVersi ty
will march to the corner of Broad
and Market, and be escorted from
there by the 10th Regular Band up
Broad to Cherry, Cherry to Church,
Church to Spruce street, and Spr uee
street to Exposition, leaving Broad
and Market at p. m, precisely. At
9p. m, at the Bugle call, the Cadets
will form in front of the Cascade and
will, under direction OF a superior
officer, go through a regular drill,
showing the tactics used by the Ca
Cjets at the University.
Year: 1873

The Christian Union III W Beecher,)
speaking Of the speech by Prof Agassiz at
he opening Of the Anderson School Of Ma
tural History, seys, After few opening
words, ielicitously suited to put all their
mind into fellowship, Agassiz said tender.
ly, and with touching frankness, think
We have need Of help. do not feel that
| can call any one here to ask a blessing for
Us. | know would not have anybody pray
for us at this moment. ask you for a mo-
ment to pray for yourselves Upon this,
the great scientist-in an age in which so
many other great scientists have eonelud-
cd that praying is quite an unscienti6e
aud very useless proceeding-bowed his
mead reverently his pupils and friends did
the same, and there, in silence that was
very solemn and very beautiful, each spirit
was free to crave of the Great Spirit the
blessing that was needed. For our own
part it seems to us that this scene of Agas.
siz and his pupils with head bowed in silent
prayer for the blessing of the God of Ma.
ture, to be given to that school then open
ed for the study of nature, is specta-
Gle for some great artist to spread out
worthily upon canvas, and to be kept alive
in the memories of mankind, What are
coronatious, royal pageants, the parade Of
armies, to a scene like this ? 1t heralds
the coming of the new heavens and the new
earth-the golden age when nature and mar
shall be reconciled, and the conquests o'
truth shall supersede the cOnquests Of brute
force"
Year: 1873




A little girl sat, at twilight, in her sick
mothers room, busily thinking. All day
she had been full of fun and noise, and had
many times worried her poor, tired mother,


Ma" said the little girl, what do
you suppose makes me get over my mischief,
and begin to act good, just about this time
every night ?"


81 do not know, dear. Can you not tell 2'


" Well I guess it's because this is phea
the dark comes. You know | am little
afraid of that. Aud then, ma, begin to
think Of all the naughty things I've done
to grieve you, aud that perhaps you light die
before morning; and so begin to act good.


"Oh !" thought |, chow many Of US wait
I'LL 'the dark comes in the form Of sick
ness or sorrow, or trouble of some kind, be-
fore We begin to act good How much
better to be good while we are enjoying
life's bright sunshine and then, when
the dark com''s, AS ii will, in a measure,
to ALIVE shall be ready to meet il with
out fear. - Weiispriag
Year: 1873

DR. Dio Lewis gives the following as
a positive cure for stammering. Those af-
ficted will do well to read.


The cure is SIMPLY this The stammer
er is made to mark the time in his speech
just as is ordinarily done in singing. He
is nt first to beat on every syllable. 1t is
best at the first lesson to read some simple
composition, like one of David's Psalms
striking the fore-6Dger on the knee at each
word. Then read in a newspaper, beating
each syllable.


You can beat time by striking the fore.
finger on the knee, by lifting the thumb
against the fore-hnger, or moving the large
toe in the boot


We doubt if the worst case Of suffering
would continue long, if the sufferer would
read an hour or two every day, strictly OBJ.
serving this simple practice; it should be
observed also in conversation.


Thousands have paid from fifty to one
hundred dollars for this secret, aud profit
ed by it. Don't now regard it as worth
less because you get it cheap.
Year: 1873

II The publishers Of each weekly newspaper In
this State are requested to insert the above notice
three weeks SUCCESSFULLY In their respective papefs
for which three dollars will be paid on presentation
Of their bills at this office. 9092
Year: 1873

|


The average clergyman is disposed to be


merciul to the criminal. In the recent dis.


cussion concerning capital punishment, ia
| which we have opened the columns of the


american, the tender regard of the question of
inflictng death as punishment for crime has
generally come by way OF the pulpit But there
is an advanced expounder of the Gospel in
New York who is disposed to surround the
death penalty with an intensified horror. He
says:


The victim might be removed quietly by
some poisonous drug administered when he did
not suspect it. Why need he snow the precise
day or tour when his summons is to- come
Why need he be narrowed with gh0stly fears
Why should priest or pastor be called in to
prepare him for his end? Why all the ghasty
show of qualifying him for the future! Let
his last hour be hidden from him; let him glide
out of the world gently as the waters OF the
dark river will bear him. and let il never be
known tn the inquisitiye outside world how he
went Let mystery envelope his fate from
all but those whose duty and right it is to in.
iiict il and publish the fact Of its niliction to
the world That mystery will make deeper
impression on the imagination and strike
deeper awe into the conscience than the most
heart rendius exhibition of IA feow-crcature's
paln no passion will be aroused by IL; there
Viii be no uumcrlted denunciaiion of society
no false compassion with the sufferer, no cry
of defiance from his comrades, no irritation OF
the dangerous classes. no morbid horror. no
bru;it,lng images. The mind will follow the
trrspasser as he glides ont of existence aud
becomes lost IN the vast ocean of the unknown
i sentiment Of tenderness soiteniug the memo
~ Of bis guilt"


The suggestion Is not new. Tor perhaps IFS
lesson is enforced by the taking off of Socra.
trs; but We do mol know but that there is
great deal oi common sense about II. To the
bcastly mind of the dulards. who constitute a
majority Il murderers. there is nothing so ter.
rible as mystery. They may face known
death, but they are awed by concealed posi-
biltiy. Al MI events, We are ready for any
suggestion which may embody means Of in.
spring the dangerous classes with that horror
oi deaia which the fear of the eallows and fu.
ture eternal punishment fails 10 convey 10 them
Year: 1873

QurcKLY.-A Chicago girl with her clothes
all ablnze was skinned out Of her outside ap-
pnrel so quickly by her lover that she was not
singed. So much for keeping spry young
man about the house.
Year: 1873

A RAMPANT WIsTERIA.-The foreign
journals speak of beautiful wisteria-
recently in full bloom-covering the front
of a well-known hotel near Slough, in
England, and running around each end for
some distance, making altogether length
of about 80 feet. 1t was planted against
strong iron support of the veranda, which
support it long since lifted bodily from the
ground, and broke in pieces with the SEEM
ing ease with which a man would break a
lucifer match. A laburnum grows against
the building on one flank, and the contrast
flowers is declared to be perfectly charm
inp''
Year: 1873

AS soon as the first frosts are felt, the
musk-rats select mud bar, or spot where
the rushes grow in the winter, often near
lillies-as the root of this plant is favor
ite article of food with them-and proceed
to lay foundation for their houses. In
the first place, they gnaw off at the waters
edge quantity of coarse grasses, rushes,
and small bushes. Gathering this between
the chin and fore paws, as if carrying the
material in their arms, they push 1T to the
place they intend using it. The place where
they have harvested their grass and rushes
looks as if some one had moved it with
scythe. After the musk rats have brought
together material enough to make solid
foundation, and have raised the structure
to the waters edge, they dive below and
tunnel underneath it, coming up through
the middle of the mass. The work is then
carried on from the inside; mud, decayed
are carried through this tunnel and pushed
ont from the inside until it is raised to the
right height and rooted over, or, as Whit
tier POLITICALLY describes it:


"The musk-rat piled the mason's trade,


And tier by tier his mud walls laid"


Inside this hillock a small chamber
about a foot in diameter is left, and here,
within solid, compact walls, sometime two
feet thick, the musk-rats have their COM
Portable winter quarters.


Their tunnel gives them access to the
water when the brook is frozen over. In
the winter a rap on this nest will bring one
or more of its inmates out, and you will
see them scatter away on the bottom of
the brook, picking their way among the
stones and roots leaving wherever they go,
if the brook is frozen over, line Of bub-
bles under the ice. When an open space
is reached, the creature gently rises to the
waters surface, and just putting the nose
and one eye above water, takes an observa-
tion and breath of fresh air at the same
time, but instantly dives again.


These nests vary in size and look quite
rough when first built and until the snow
and rain smooth them off. If the nest is
broken open, they Immediately begin re-
pairs, working from the inside. When
the meadows and brooks are frozen over,
the nest appears as if built Oh the ice, and
sometimes, in the late winter or spring
freshets, the upper part of the nest is lift
ed up and moved, which would naturally
confirm this impression; but upon exami-
nation, it will be found that the foundation
always rests on the solid ground below.


Old and Neu.
Year: 1873

pleasing land of drowsy head it was,
Of dreams that wave before the hafshut eyes;
And of gay castles in the clouds that pass
For ever flushing round summer sky.


CASTLE OF INpoLENCE
Year: 1873

The Board of Aldermen at its meeting yes
terday confirmed the nomination OF Nelson X. Wheeler
as Police Justice for the district OF the city Just
from Westchester County. Mr. Wheeler is resident of
the village OF High Bridge in the town OF West Farms
and is 67 years old He has held the office Of Judge
Delaware and Greene Counties Gov. Dix in letter to
the Mayor SAID that he gave recommendations TO
Office that he took pleasure in saying that he had
known Mr. Wheeler for aud that he believed
him to be both in character aud in qualification fully
worthy of the place.


The Mayor Controller. and Commissioner OF Public
Works met YESTERDAY and passed a resolution ordering
the furnishing OF gas the city 10 hight the streets
avenues, and parks during 1874.


The Board Of Appogtionment authorized Controller
bonds OF the City OF NewYok and fixed the


Controller Green informed by Corporation Coun-
the mandamus procured by Rttcrband, counsel for
the Commission OF Taxes and Assessments compelling
the pa Of his salary AT the rate of f00OO
instead OF the rate of 5000 year proposed by the
Controller.


Commissioner Van Mort OF the Department of Public
Works transmitted 10 the Board Of AssessOs yesterday
the certificate OF the cost Of regulating and grading Sew
entyfrh-st from Fiith-ave TO tho East RIVER amount
ing sl2I714 Assessments will De made tho
property along the line of the improvement,
Year: 1873

The trial Of the suit of Mrs. DE Camp against
the New Jersey Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company
was resumed yesterday. in the United states Circus
Court before Judge Shipman Dr. j. B. Jones. tho
Coroner OF Brooklyn witness for the Defense testified
that he held the inquest De Camps body that when
Mrs DE Camp testified at the inquest she appeared TO
know what she saying, and that DE Camp died rom
exhaustion produced by alcoholic shmuiants ana mar
cotics on the crosse Examination the witness said that
about all he knew relative De Camp by bearssy;
that when he went for Mrs De Camp TO come and tes
THY, she was very much agitated and depressed that
he could not well remember the condition OF De camps
body time OF the inquest and that therefore, No
had no his opinion 10 the caaso
of De Camps death lie also stated that his opinions az
a physician were fixed that he would not change
them other Of hgh standing disagreed
with him. =,


The examination OF the witness closed the evidence
for the defense and Drs J. j. Higgins and X X SEN
seney, rebuttng witnesses for tho plant tesned that
De Camp died from the effects or exhaustion produced
by rather than BY alcohol Several witnesses
testified that De Camp was not an intempergte man.
and 1t the hour appointed for the funeral OF tho
late Judge Nelson, the Court adjourned TIL today
Year: 1873

In present and past proceedings against
william NJ. Tweed and other members OF the Ring ths
testimony l.. A. Woodward especially desired
he could supply record Of WatsOn's transactons and
explain tho connection OF many persons.
not yet suspected. with the frauds upon
tho city. Naturally many statements Of HIS flight.
wandering- and present residence been made bat


is asserted that whilo grain OF truth concealed
In some OF them. they IN the main erroneous. It
Is now said that Mr. WOodwards absence is due to
regard for his own safety The same author
ity states that Mr. O'ConOr recognized tho
Importance OF this testimony, and every
effort was nado to induce him TO reveal
the OF the Ring delegate was sent to Canad'
while Woodward there, who extended him promises
OF immunity from punishment If he would return To
New-YOrk and give his testimony This declined.
It is supposed the hope Of securing his return has
been the chief reason why his property has been ien
untouched. II proposed al one time
To attach his property in Norwalk but
nothing was ever done beyond the preparation OF
the papers. 1t Is stated that since his flight
he has been followed and every change OF residence and
name traced and that he s now living IN spain
with Connolly. Even now negotiations undoubtedly
pending his return and his testimony cannot now
affect Tweed aud he will receive most likely promises
of immunity in person and property, many of ms
friends predict will accept the favorable terms
and add his weight OF testimony against tho
yet uncon yicted members Of the Ring