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Year: 1872

One often looks with commisseration
upon those who do not know how to
read. In the busiest and poorest life
there are moments when man or woman
could snatch few lines of cheer and
thought from book or newspaper;
could forget the carking cares, the gap
ing wants, the stings and arrows of
outrageous fortune, in reading; could
live for little the ideal of life, and be
transported into and taste the flavor of
other and more favored spheres Of be-
ing. And how do these people employ
their idle time? Does the give and
take of gossip satisfy. the craving for
something new and different! Does
time ever hang heavy on their hands
when the days work is done or inter-
rupted? When the weather il too Bit
ter to work on the railroad, and there
are no paths to dig and no wood to saw
does wild hunger ever beset him to
read and fill the gap with precious ma
terial? Or is it that, never having
known that blessing, he is spared the
longing? We are apt to think, perhaps,
that the number of illiterate is small in
this enlightened age and country; and
we say with pride that no child need
grow up unlettered, that our common
schools have clipped the wings Of igno-
rance. Yet those to whom reading is
dead letter swarm in our streets, toll
in our mills and kitchens. 1t is not
pleasant reflection for lover Of books,
to one who loves to loiter in this world
Of fancy and fiction, to follow the
''fairy tales Of SCIENCE" the "long re-
suits of time" which the panorama Of
geology reveals, the sublimities of sci
ence. the procession Of kings and mar
tyrs adown the historic page, which
seems to fash with bayonet points-to
such reader it is not pleasant re-
fection that all this is feast from
which multitudes of their fellow-men
are shut out as effectually as if an an
gel with flaming sword stood in the
way. These have never hung breath
less over Napoleon's triumphs and de-
feats, nor watched the Crusaders vanish
into the twilight fairy-land Of the East.
Year: 1872

It is not physic which may give temporary relief to the sufferer for the first few doses but which, from continued use brings Piles and kindred diseases to aid in weakening the invalid, ular name of ssBitters' is so extensively palmed of on the public as sovereign remedies but it is most powerful Tonic and alterative, pronounced so by the leading medical authorities of London physicians of other ceuntries with wonderful remediaI regulfas &# A
Year: 1872

"There comes
Forever something between Us and


what


We deem our happiness"
We look beyond and there before our
An olject that we wish to grasp is
seen,
But Just as we are reaching for the
prize,
Some other hand than ours has come
between.
And so it is through life, there's some
thing new,
To blight our brightest hopes of peace
But thorns are mingled with the fow-
ers, too,
And there's no gold that has not
some alloy.
True happiness is seldom found on
earth,
That, like true friendship, is thing
most rare;
The first without contentment has no
birth,
And friendship dies, if envy claims a
share;
And yet if we would raise our minds
above
The petty cares, that vex and trouble
here,
And be content to seek "the perfect
which easteth out from every soul a
fear.
Then, we would know that even here
below,
There is some happiness for all who
find
"The paarI of greater price," which
will bestoW
Forbearance, love and peace to all
mankind
'Tis thus we should secure a happy
heart,
With holy thoughts and aims to
guide Alright
Each action, though it bear so small a
part,
Twill serve to make our earthly life
more bright;
But this is but changing life at best,
We're but sojOurners waiting at the
gate,
To enter that calm haven of the blest,
And find, with joy, We are not there
too late.
Year: 1872

Those people who are interested
in hard money will perhaps lie prof
tied bv reading the following story
from the Christian Weekly, by DIR.
Spaudling:


My father was q poor man. A
large and growing family was de
pendent ON him for its daily bread.
Coming home one wintl.y evening
from a weeks toll in a neighbOring
town with ten hard-eurned dullars in
his pocket. he lost them in a light
snow. Long and fruibless was the
search tor them. Aiterthe SNOW was
gone, again and again N-Ns the search
renewed, With the same Eesult. The
snow fell and melted again for a


fhnle generation, and still the story
Of the lost dollars MAS fresh in our
fan ily circle; for alsilVer dollar to a
poor laaA in those days was larger
than a ful Inoons ra 81 bss


About a mile away lived another
father of a family in similar eucum
stances. lie, tooeknew hoaT much a
dollar cost ding ont OF tile heart Of a
rocky farm. AT least once OrufteneF
every week for forty years he had
occasisn 10 pass our door, giving
and receiving the common neighbOr
" salutations, and every time with a
weight increasingly heavy on his
conscience. But AL such pressure
has its limit; and when that is reach
ed the crash is the greater for the
severity of the strain. IN this in
stance it WAS as when an old oak
fends its body and breaks its limbs
in falling.


''One day, completely broke down,
he came to my father in tears, con-
fesslng.-"I found your dollars lost
in the snow forty years ago. They
have been hard dollars to me, and
can carry them no longer / am
come to return them and ask your
forgiveness, and as soon as ! can |
will pay you the interest"


The scene was like that when ia
cob and Esau met over the ford
Jahhok.


He did not live long enough to
pay the interest, but quite long
enough to furnish a practical COM
ment on the test: "rhe spirit of a
man will sustain his infrmity, but a
wouaded spirit, who can bearT'-
Who will say that conscience,
though slumbering in this life, will
never awake to punish the offender
in the life to Conner


II any man wants hard money, let
him getit dishonesty, and he will
find it the hardest money that lac CIV
er saw-hard to keep, hard to think
of, and hard to answer for in the
judgement day.
Year: 1872

There IS no greater mistake a
young man can commit, than that of
being indifferent ID the interest of
his employer. 1t must be admitted
that there are circumstances under
which it would seem to be almost
impossible to feel an interest in an
employers business; but for ali that
it is worth a trial. Be faithful in
small things; be attentive to your
duties; shrink no employment that
is not dishonorahle; +. el that your
employer Is fairly entitled To every
minute Of the time which you have
agreed TO give him for a stipulated
remuneration. The wages may be
small-tOo small; but il you have
contracted 10 work for one dollar q
week, when your work is worth ten.
stick to your bargain like man un-
til your term Of service has expired.
1t may seem very hard. but il vii
instill the great principle of being
true to your word.
Year: 1872

A Boston jury, being instructed
that 4 husband could recover dana
yes for the loss Of las wife, profor
toned to her usefulness, retnrned 8
verdict Of six cents. And il Is q
good thing for that same jury Tho
woman is dead.
Year: 1872

In Virginia, where the colored people are
less Influenced by the carpet-baggers than IN
most of the Southern States, excellent relations
appear to exist between the two races. At
Richmond the colored population made bill
liant demonstration on the anniversary OF the
passage of the Fifteenth Amendment, and their
procession attracted great attention. The best
possible feeling was manifested by those Th"
participated in the celebration, and by those
who were lockers on. There was a notable alb
sence of offensive notices in the procession
which was appauded vigorously by the white
spectators. The Richmond ENQUIRER, one OF
the Oldest Democratic papers in the South, re
fers to this occasion as an evidence OF the goo,
relations which prevails among the citizens o
all coors there, and makes it test for preach
ing liberality and tolerance, urging all to jolr
heartily in the work of restoring THAT sincer'
respect and confidence out of which alone cal
come happiness and good government.
Year: 1872

THOUGHTS ON JouRNAk1sM.-Nob obody will
assert that newspaper should never assail a
mans character To lay down::any such rule
would be to deprive the press of three. fourths
of its usefulness, and give a large body of
knaves all but complete impunity. Nor should
an editor be required to know personally the
facts of every charge that he makes. If every
editor had to satisfy himself of the truth of
everything be published, newspapers would
cease to appear. Nor is he bound to give the
name Of everybody who critciseS the opinions
or public career of public men. 1t makes no
difference to anybody who writes the comments
which appear in a newspaper on facts OF gen
era notOriety. The question in this case is
not from whom do these comments come, but
are they sund? But when an editor deter
nounce any man as a thief, or embeZzler, or
fOrger or peculator, we believe the generally
accepted and only sound rule is that he should
be ready to produce the evidence OF the truth
of what he says, whenever called on by the
accused person. before any tribunal whatever
libel suit or no libel suit. He is bound to show
the documents on which he based his asser
tiOnS or produce the person whose word ht
trusted when he made them. Anybody who
asks an editor to allow him to make charges
OF this kind in his paper, but refuses to comt
forward in support OF them, if called upon, |.
unworthy of belief, and deserves no more pity
shelter or cOnnivance than any lurking AS
sassin or sneak thief. Sulking patriots, whit
are anxious to make "expOsures" of private
character, but unwilling to shoulder the re-


sponsibility of them, are very large class
Every editor is familiar with them, but we be
lieve it Is the general practice of editors to re
fuse them hearing. The Nation.
Year: 1872

All men are not equal before carpet bag law.
The Legislature OF South Carolina proposes
to legitimize 1.-The children of colOred mothers
by white fathers who held them as slaves -
but would probably be ahspeakably scandal.
lied by proposition to extend similar legal
recognition to the unsanctified offspring of
white parents on both sides. To do this would
be to encourage immortality (tO say nothing of
its er post tdctO character), but in the case OF
the ne ely righted mulattu minor it is evident
that there will be sundry claims for inheritage
in the putative white fathers estate, which
will afford lucrative lawsuits and guardian
ships for philanthrOpic carpet bag legislators
and lawyers. 1t is for this reason, perhaps,
that the provisions of the act are limited to
the patti cOlored progeny OF fathers who were
rich enough to own slaves,


The VETOED CHARTER.-The Governor $
veto Of tlle new charter will disappointa great
many people besides those who framed it and
their immediate adherents. The constitution
ality of that charter provisions would surely
have been contested, and the new administra-
tive machinery thrown out Of gear by an ad-
veise decision Of the courts, and then we
should have been plunged into Il worse chaos
than that from which we are trying to craw
out. The Assembly vote sustaining the vett
after having passed the charter by 81 to q
indicates that that branch has also taken 8
lesson from the judges. Governor Hoffman
having been a long time resident Of this city
and Mayor, Is not ignorant of its wants; ant
we doubt II any better charter could be passe,
at this late stage Of the session than one omit
ting the matters open to his objection, an,
correcting it in other respects more nearly Il
suit him.--Journdt IF Commerce Of yesterday
Year: 1872

Frank Harris, q laborer, fell from the top of the
East River bridge tower down TO the bottom OF the
well hole In the centre OF the column, distance OF
100 feet, yesterday afternoon, and was taken up
alive lie was carried TO his home, 196 Pearl street.
Year: 1872




Joaquin Miller is known as the most liberal,
free hearted man alive. Witness the invita-
ton he gave the reporter of the New York
Sun:


''Come to the Pacific coast, and stay
month. JOAQUIN MILLER"


Some men would have worded that invita-
ton differently. They would say ''come and
stay with me month at the Grand Hotel"
''come and stay at my house,, or something
of that Sort Not so Joaquin Miller; there's
nothing mean about him ; he gives man the
range of the Pacific coast; he doesn't limit
him to any particular locality; he can stay all
over the Pacific coast. We rather fancy that
Joaquin had thousands of those inviteton
cards printed and scattered them broad cast
in New York. We don't fancy though that
there will be any appreciable increase in the
immigration to the Pacific coast in conse-
guence. Those invitations won't pass man
free on the railroad, Though, perhaps, Joa-
quin thought they would), and they wouldn't
be good even for q square meal when Mr..
Joaquin Miller's guest arrived in San Fran
cisco. But we dent blame Joaquin he can't
help being free and liberal. He has given
away all the game on the Pacific coast to
those Eastern people, and now all they have
to do is to come and get it-and the horses,
they are welcome to all the horses, and they
can come and stay with Joaquin Miller on
the Pacific coast for a month. They can all
come, thousands of them, and they won't be
bit crowded A princely fellow is Joaquin; !;
he feels like prince as he is now deadhead-
edly gliding over the track on the way to Cali
fOrnia.
Year: 1872

A youth in Kansas City set fire to the
schoolhouse, recently, to spite his mother for
not allowing him to go to the circus. The
other small boys held meeting and rendered
him vote of thanks.
Year: 1872

1t is no matter what you say when you
talk to yourself, but when you talk to other
people, yoar business is to use words with
reference to the way in which those other
people are like to understand them.-Hotmes.
Year: 1872

ADVERTISERS naturally seek the means of
reaching the largest number of readers, and
those of the best quality. The Daily Pass
fills the bill in both particulars better than any
other daily journal in Maine
Year: 1872

One of the most touching instances of
gratitude is alleged to have occurred at Lock
Haven the other day. A little boy, the child
of wealthy mother, tumbled into the river.
He was rescued by workingman and re-
stored to his parent. The woman gave
the man three-cent postage stamp, and said
she would be glad TO have him come up to
her house and sit out in the entry and hear
her play the piano. He went away with
tears in his eyes. He said he wasn't used to
such overwhelming kindness.
Year: 1872

A malicious youth in White county hung
set steeltrap over the strap with which his
papa sometimes saluted him. The worthy
man soon had occasion to go for the strap,
and it required the united efforts of his wife,
the cook, and his oldest daughter to release
his hand from the vengeful clasp of the trap.
1t so far suggested the real author that the
boy now looks as if a cupping machine had
been applied to every available portion of his
tender frame.
Year: 1872

At Liverpool the great sensation now is
woman who leaps through the air ON the fly
ing trapeze, and hanging by her toes holds by
her teeth man suspended in mid-air. We
don't see any basis for sensation here. 1t is
common thing for women to keep men in
suspense.
Year: 1872

The New York Times heads an editorial
with the alarming question, Chow is a great
fire in New York to be stopped?" which is
followed by an argument proving that with
its present facilities it isn't going to be stop
ped at all.
Year: 1872

The Boston Commercial Bulletin usually
published half column of fun under the
head of ''spice." On Saturday it had one
line of wit and sense enough for a column.
Everything is hot enough this week without
SPICE"
Year: 1872

On retiring from business, wise old man
said to. his son and successor: '.Now, my boy,
remember that common sense is the best
thing you can bring to bear on every affair of
life except love-making.''
Year: 1872

A Louisville man who had been acquaint-
ed with his girl two nights attem pied to kiss
her at the gate. In his dying deposition he
told the doctors that just as he 'kissed Ter
the earth slid out from under his feet and his
soul went out of his mouth, while his head
touched the stars''' Later dispatches show
that what allied him was the old mans boot.
Year: 1872

A tireelcy hat with an uncoininoMly
broad Brown band was found by the
side of a big mud hole on East Locust
street, yesterday morning. If any
distressed family misses the couu-
tenance of Greeley husband or parent
they may succeed in finding something
by dragging the puddle, The hat has
the appearance Of hat that has atteni-
ed 4 Democratic Convention. loro
State Register.
Year: 1872

Bowies says 30 much in the Spring
field heputticMs that it would 81
strange it he didn't state square fact
once in y while. He certainly does 50
in the following paragraph about the
next Vice President:


There are good many things III
the way Of criticism to Le said OF
Henry Wilson and his career, but his
good nature, his sincerity, his quick
response 10 noble ideas and generous
causes, his personal integrity. the
whole general Drift of his character
and his life, furnish material for abund-
ant praise aud considerable excuse fol
his failurcs.-
Year: 1872

A T A COURT OF PROBATE holden at Corn IA wall, within and for the district of Cornwall on the 3Id day of January 1872

 Present John R. Harrison Judge.

 Estate of Jacob Morgan late of Cornwall in said District deceased. Ordered that the executor ex- hibit his administration account to this court for adjustment at the Probate office in Cornwall on the 18th day of January 1872 at one clock after noon, and that all persons interested in said es- tate may be notified There of the executor will cause this order to be published in a newspaper thereof on the sign post in said Cornwall nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt, Certi- fled by JOHN R. HARRISON Judge.

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Year: 1872

The public are requested to give their attention to the above circular of S J. GOLD, who has been so long engaged in the business of Heating, and manufacturing apparatus for it.

 The plan upon which this new ap- paratus is made and operated is entirely new and novel.

 It is constructed upon the most sim pie and yet the most eHeetual principle of Heating yet discovered. There are a number of them now in operation in different parts of the coun- try, and the results of the trial have been very gratifying to both the invent l or and manufacturer.

 The economy in the use of fuel and its heating capacity is truly wonderful, no such results having ever before been achieved by any previous invention.

 It is only designed in this notice to call the attention of the public or any who may wish to secure what the in- ventor says in his circular above,- "ample warmth without injury to health, ,"-to this new invention which probably will come into general use in all our country homes, as well as in the homes of the wealthy who live iu the large cities and towns. It is subject of interest to all who have homes where health, comfort and pleasure are sought after.

 EAny person who may wish par ticulars about the size, price or descrip- tion of the apparatus, or any informa. tion whatever, are requested to call and see one in operation, or address
Year: 1872

QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.

 The affidavit of w. B. Hellings, published in THE CITIZEN of January 20, apparently implicated Judge Reavis in the transactions of the un- mitigated scoundrel Rowell. It will be remembered, that when the nolle uroseoui was entered and MT. H. dis charged, he swears he felt that he twas out of the clutches of men far "more infamous and & greater curse "to this Territory than all the Apa- "ches in 1t.

 Reavis seems to have been referred to in that declaration under oath, and many wondered why we so carefully avoided editorial reference to him in that connection. It is due to the public, and especially to THE CITIZEN, as we'll as to the said Reavis, that the why be stated as follows !: The Su- preme Court was in the midst of its deliberations and Reavis was on the bench; we were convinced the other members of the Court felt that the bench was polluted by Reavis' pres ence, hence we preferred to defer criti- cism of him, that his upright associates might not experience additional humiliation by the enforced associa- tion while the Court continued. No other reasons influenced our course.

 A few points more. January 24 and 27, Reavis called upon the editor and proprietor of this paper, and in his whining and insincere dialect, made number of statements, the points in all being a hope we would deal moderately with him; assevera- tions of friendly personal relations our prejudice against Powell, and that MT. Hellings had not been wronged. About the same time, the dastardly hypocrite conferred with the Chief Justice as to what would be the result of himself (Reavis) issu- ing a warrant for our arrest and punishment by him for contempt of his Court.

 Reavis, few words to you and of your Court. In common with the mass of the people of this Territory, we hold you and your Court in the utmost contempt. We dare you to send along your contemptible warrant for our arrest for contempt of your contemptible self and Court; but bear in mind if you do, you will not be practising upon any such as you have done in your district, who will sub init through fear of your tyranny and disregard of personal rights and liberty. We dare you again, you hypocritical sneak, to send on your contemptible orders for our arrest. We promise the public a history of your tyrannical career in this respect, wherein the timid poor and ignorant were outraged by your violations of personal rights and liberty. What became of the fines, may also be con- sidered. Your actions in the Second Judicial District justify the belief that you felt as the people did, that your Court inspired frequent contempt. Your case will be continued upon the disagreeable facts as they come to hand. and our space will admit But send your warrant for contempt at any time, and we ask our readers to note your record as we give it in this paper.

 FIFE nn,u No,,
Year: 1872

1t is not too soon Mr. Editor, to begin to
moot the question of premiums for our Fall
Fair. The sooner the better. 1t won't do to
wait lntil we are on the heels of the Fair. That
would ruin US. Hence l now sound the key
note. We must, by some means or other, raise
premium of ZOO 90 for the fastest horse on
our mile track. Would not that be Il grand op-
portunity? The best stock of many of the
States would rush to our gates for en-
trance, and the owners would be will
ling to pay at least ten per cent for en-
trance How easily we could get our money
back and add thousands more to our Golfers


This is lesson first on the subject.


O.. w. CHARLTON
Year: 1872

Let voters know how candidates stand on the
hog question to-day. 1t is time that the people
should assert their rights in this particular. Let
US not turn over the city to the hogs without an
effort to reclaim it.


Strike for your affairs and your fres''
Down with the hogs ...
Year: 1872

Urinary and Womb Diseases. Gravel, Diabetes Drop
sy( lncOnnence of Urine, Brght's disease Albumiuu-
ria, and in where there are Brick dust deposits or
the water is thick cloudy mixed with substances like
the white OF egg. threads like white silk or there
IS morbid, dark, bilious appearance, and white Bone
dust deposits. and where there is pricking burning
sensation and pain in the small of the back and along
the lOns In all these conditions Railways Sarparil-
liam Resolvent, aided by tbs application OF Railways
Ready Relief to the spine and small OF the back, and
the bowels regulated with one or two of Radway's
Regulating Pills per day WILL soon make a complete
cure In few days the patient will be enabled to hold
and discharge water naturally without pain. and the
Urine will be restored 10 its natural clear and amber
or sherry color.
Year: 1872

Not one hour after reading this advertisement need


any one suffer with pain.
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Is sure cure. It the first and is the Only Pain
Remedy that instantly stops the most


eXcruciating pains.