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Year: 1872

A little elbow leans upon your knee,
Your tired knee, that has so much to


bear,
a child's dear eyes are looking lovingly
From underneath thatch of tangled


hair;
Perhaps you do not heed the velvet touch
Of warm, moist fingers, folding yours


so tight;
You do not prize this blessing over much,
You almost are too tired TO pray to-


night.
But it is blessednessI A year ago
did not see it as I do to-day;
Neare so dsIl and thankless and too slow
To catch the sunshine as it slips away.
And now it seems surprising strange to
That while wore the badge of moth


erhOOd
1 did not kiss more oft and tenderly
The little child that brought me only


good.
And if, some night, when you sit down


to rest,
You miss the elbow from your tired


knee,
This restless, curling head from of your


breast,
This lisping tongue that clatters con-


stantly;
II from your own the dimpled hands


had slipped,
And meier would nestle in your palm


again,
If the white feet into their grave had


tTipped,
I could not blame you for your heart


ache then!
I wonder so that mothers ever fret
At little children clinging TO their


gown,
Or that the footprints, when the days


are wet,
Are ever black enough to make them


froWn.
If / could find little muddy boot,
Or cap or jacket ON my chamber floor,
If l could kiss a rosy, restless foot,
And hear it patter in my home once


more,
If I could mend broken cart to-day,
Tomorrow make kite to reach the


sky,-
There is no woman In Gods world could


say
She was more blissfully content than I.
But ah the dainty pillow next my own
Is never rumpled by a shining head
My virgin birdling from its nest is
The little boy used to kiss is dead!
Year: 1872

There is q one-armed Irishman
in Salem, Mass, who has a novel
notien regarding the marital bond.
His wife is addicted to drink, and
he thinks he would be better with
ont her, so ne lately put in a claim
that as the hand which he gave her
in marriage was gone he Was no
longer bound to her. The court
concluded it would be bad policy to
allow his claim, as there vas no
knowing how many men might cut
off the offending member and cast
it of from them II they could there
by be freed from the trouble that it
had got them into.
Year: 1872

The passion Tor notoriety in these
degenerate days leads people into
very strange conduct A girl up in
Montgomery county lately coneoet-
ed q story about q lover who insist
ed uPon her marrying him at tho
point of = pistol, and shot at her, in
dioting only a slight wound in the
arm. II was aseertained that the
lover was q myth, and that she in
aicted the wound herself and told
the story to create q sensation.
Year: 1872

If man sells bad beef there is
no knowledge what viii become OF
him. A man in the State Of New
York bought . COW which Was dis
eased, q while ago, and the man
who sold It 70 him circulated the
story thst she purchaser was dis
posing Of diseased beef Mr. PuF-
chaser promptly instituted 6 suit
for Islander and recovered 800, and
an action for perjury was then set
in operation against him, and ended
by his being sentenced 70 the State
prison for Eve years.
Year: 1872

The pencil marks you see around this
paragraph (thus) mean that your sub
scription is out and unpaid, and that you
are requested to pay up at once. We
would take great pleasure in extending
credit to our friends and patrons, but
cash alone viii pay expenses, and We
are forced to adhere to strict cash
rule. We hope you will comprehend
md appreciate the necessity of such 3
course, and renew yom subscription
without delay. We solicit your favor


E- We enter no new names on our
books without the money in advance.
Year: 1872

Live as long IS yOu may, the first
twenty years form the greater part
of your life. They seem to appear
so when they are passing; they seem
10 have been so when we look back
to them, and they take up more
room in our memory than al the
years that succeed them.
Year: 1872

NEW YORK, June IL.


The Herald, to-day, has a special dispatch
from Washington saying that the failure Of the
Treaty Of Washington. 80 far as it relates to the
settlement Of the Alabama claims is at last con-
oedsd by the President. Minister Schenck was
instructed that the United States had neither
any suggestions to offer nor entertain. On the
receipt OF schencks dispatch with the note of
Earl Granville as to the manner in which
the business of the arbitration should be
disposed OF on the 18th inst. Mr..
Fish called on the President and asked
for advice. The President said that he had all
along hoped that the diplomatic correspondence
would remove the pretended obstacles to a sat
isfactory solution Of the difficulty at Geneva, but
il the British Government was determined TO
doubt the sincerity OF our declaration regarding
the claims for indirect damages, he knew Of but
one course to pursue and that was to meet the
pretensions Of the British Government in their
own language. Accordingly Mr.. Fish yester-
dag instructed General Schenck to abandon the
arbitration.
Year: 1872

THE EIoHT HOUR PARADE.


fFrom the N. Y. Heradl


It would be a great mistake 70 imagine that
the mass Of the workingman do not sympathiee
in the movement because they we're absent from
the procession. Many Of the powerful trade or
CARNATIONS came TO the conclusion that parade
in force might be misinterpreted by the public,
and declined to take part in it for that reason
Other societies, at work under tho eight hour
system, thought the members would be better
at work than making useless parade, and IN
coming to this decision they showed their good
sense They can better help the movement by
supplying funds to maintain their comrades who
are locked out than by wasting their time para
ding ia the streets. When these various draw
backs are considered the comparative weakness
in point Of numbers Of the eight hour demon
stration is explained.


GREELEY THE DEMocRAcY's ONLY HOPE.


From the N. 7. Herald.l


The nomination or endorsement Of Horace
Greeley at Baltimore promises the only hope OF
= future to the democracy. As we have said
the election Of General Grant is a moral certain
ty, and hence such action would not be followed
by present success, but it would lay the founda-
tion Of powerful party, extending all over the
Union, embracing within its lines voters OF all
nAtionalites and Of all complexions and well
assured Of long lease Of power after the Re
publicans shall have lost the strength Of General
Grants name and prestige as their leader. 1t 10
idle to think talk Of the adoption Of any other
candidate.


GREELEY DIVIDES TIE DEMOCRACY.


tFron the N. Y. World


Grant can only be beaten by a candidate who
can unite the opposition vote. II Mr.. Greeley
were indorsed at Baltimore he would divide the
opposition vote. Why should any Democrats
advocate q course that would inevitable lead to
division and defeati Why rather should they
not labor to secure the nomination Of candl-
date whom the entire opposition would be VIII
ling to accept


TO AMATEUR oARsSfEN-DoN'T
lFrom the N. Y. world.l
The advice OF Punch to young persons about
to marry may be adopted by athletic persons
anxious to go to England and row races to theiI
| own great profit, for it is now made tolerably
manifest that the American amateur who goes
| to England and his money are soon parted. But
observe it is only to amateur rowing that this
advice applies. The English crews which came
out here last year were undoubtedly ths pick Of
all England. Even after Renforths death il
would have been very hard, il not altogether
/ hopeless, to collect a crew from the oarsmen re-
naming in England which could not have beaten
either one Of them. They came here and the
Wards beat both Of them, not with ease Ger
tainly but fairly and clearly.
Year: 1872

EXPLOSION AT THE ST CLAIR POWDER WORKS.


ST. CLAIR, June IL.
The Drying House connected with the pow
der mill exploded to-day. The men were all
at dinner and nobody was hurt. The cause is
unknown The noise was terrific
Year: 1872

Midnight Adventures of a nerchauts' Pol1ce-


mnn-How He Came Near Being Murdered


While in the Discharge of Ills Duty.


Officer Pundt, Of the Hamlin private police
force narrowly escaped being murdered last
night. Shortly after u o'clock. while patrollng
his beat, as a faithful watchuaan should, he OBJ
served man attempting to break in at the rear
entrance to fur store on West
Randolph street, between Canal and Clin-
ton streets. He crept stea1thily toward
the burglar, and had the come-a1ongB On his
wrist before the fellow knew exactly what had
happened Pundt WAS about leading his pris-
oner to the street, when he was set upon by two
men whom he had not before seen. They were
evidently confedernte8 OF the cracksman, and
had secreted themselves in q dark corner close
to where he WAS at work, in order to protect him
in the event OF his discovery. They knocked the
officer down, and beat and kicked him without
stint; but be p1uclily held on To his prisoner in
spite OF their fast~descending blows. One Of
the men then drew revolver, and fred two
shots at the officer. This sudden and une1-
pected attack caused him to let 60 his hold OF
the burglar, when be and his two companions
made their escape. Pundt did not discover how
close he had been to deaths door until he vent
to the Madison Street Station to report his ad-
venture. He then became aware that one ball
had perforated his hat, and that the other had
burned large-sized hole in his coat He is
certain that he can identify the three dsapera-
does if he should be fortunate enough ever to
meet them again.
Year: 1872

magic mantle, but dusky and sad no
longer 1t was all one glory OF rain
bow-tinted stars that shone and twink
led with a tender luster. As LionePs
eyes became accustomed to their
light he saw that every star contain
ed picture in its heart, and that it
was the picture which gave the
brightness to the star. And every
picture represented some occasion in
his life when he had conquered his
desire Of wearing the mantle that he
might give some help or encourage
ment to bis little sister 1t was his
own life, weary and cold though he
had sometimes thought it, which had
so transGgured and illuminated tho
enchanted mantle as to dazzle even
Lionel himself


He approached, lifted it from the
chair, and drew it around his majes-
tic figure. As he did so peace and
happiness of purity and depth un-
speakable seemed to well up from
within and reinvigorate his soul A
joyful light was in his eyes as be
stepped forth for the last time on to
the cottage porch. He beheld the
sun once again STOPPING to the sea,
which lay breathlessly awaiting him,
and across it's bosom he saw the gol-
den path which seemed to invite him
onward. And onward he went, with
great hope increasing in his heart.
And now he deserted two shining
figures advancing down the dazzling
way to meet him. Nearer and nearer
they came, growing more marvelously
beautiful at every step; but, in spite
of the brightness, Lionel needed not
to shade his eyes, for he himself was
well-nigh as resplendent as they. As
they approached they held out to him
their beautiful white hands, and each
took one of his, and kissed him on
the forehead and the eyes. So they
all three went up the golden road to-
gether-his mother and his sister on
either side, and Lionel between them,
and as they drew near the end of the
pathway Lionel heard a grand and
mighty sound Of music and singing,
which seemed to come from afar be-
vond the sea. Then he stood upon
the uttermost brink and looked for
ward; and the glory of the vision
was unutterable but what the vision
was no living man can tell
Year: 1872

a kentuckian and a Yankee were
once riding through the woods, the
former on fine black horse. and the
\ ankee on an inferior animal. The
latter wanted to make ''swop,n but
he did not see how he was to do it.
At last he thought of a plan. His
horse had been taught to sit down
like dog whenever he was touched
by the spurs. Seeing wild turkey.
the Yankee made his horse perform
the trick, and asserted that he was
pointing his game, as was his Gus
tom The kentuckian rode in the
direction indicated by his horses
nose, and up rose a turkey. That
settled the matter; the trade was
made, and saddles and horses were
changed.


After a time they came to a deep
and rapid stream, over which the
black horse carried the rider with
ease But the Kentuekian, on the
Yankees old beast, found great diff
Guilty in getting over, and when he
had reached the middle of the stream.
he was afraid the horse would allow
himself to be carried away, and so
endeavored to spur him up to more
vigorous action. Down sat the horse
on his launches.


Look here !" shouted the en-
ragged and partially submerged Ken
tuckian to the Yankee on the other
side of the stream, "what does this
mean ?"


IL want you to know. stranger"
cried the Yankee, preparing to ride
away, that there hoss will pint fish
just as well as he will fowl"
Year: 1872

A yIcTIM-A Paris journalist tells
of man, recently arrived in that
city who is the victim of steam
boiler explosion to such an extent as
to make necessary the following adj
ditions to what was left of natures
handiwork after the accident: One
wooden arm and two wooden legs, q
glass eye, a nose made from the skin
of the forehead, silver jaw, palate
composed of eaoutchouc, and q
stomach consisting of sort of truss
Year: 1872

EDITOR OF PLACER HERALD: Hearing that
picnic was to he held on last Saturday near the
New England Mill station, mounted my soli-
tary horse and wended my way ngrthward The
cold piercing wind from that direction, with the
distant snow-clad mountains in view, reminded
me of Capt Halls expedition, and whistling


From Greenlands Icy Mountains, l struck
into the woods near the station. short canter
brought me to n pretty valley which the cold
wind had neglected to visit, and shout of
merry voices told that the festive scene was near


The school house, which has sprung up before
surrounding neighbors thought the lumber had
been sawed from the tree, is a neat and comfort
able building capable of seating thirty scholars


and pleasantly located. How many thoughts
crowd to our mind at the mention of that great
est institution of our country the school house.
lis here the young and budding mind, with
laboring thought first treads the misty laby-
rinth of a Is G. Here our mental giants alas
how few, how far between, first essayed their
strength and breathed their mighty aspirations.
But We came not here to moralize, but to enjoy
the pleasures OF the day, and having romped to
our hearts content, the green sward was protein
porizsd our dining table, the sweeping dome of
the azure skies bending to meet the distant hill
tops our hall; and with methodist preacher to
lead the charge, the yellow legs disappeared as
if they had struck Chinese camp on new years
day. After doing full justice to the viands, and
complimenting the ladies an their culinary skill,
the music with its luxurious strains arose, the
dancers tripped through the gay quadrille and
stately lancers. Our Rev. friend looked on COM
placently, and thus we-passed the pleasant time
until the long shadows reminded us of home,
when we departed well satisfied with the first
picnic of the season. QUIp NUNc.
Year: 1872

A FINE JoB.-S. Bethel of our town, civil en-
gineer and Deputy United States Surveyor,
showed us the other day two plats of the town of
Grass Valley, which were most excellently, COR
rectly and beautifully executed by him for the
trustees of that town. Grass Valley is about as
and there is more of it, and to accurately survey,
plat and calculate the area of each lot must have
been an intricate, tedious, scholarly job. So
highly pleased with the work are the people of
that town that they are talking Of having the plat
autographed, and large number of maps struck
off for the use of the business men and property
owners of the place,
Year: 1872

PopULAR.-A great desire is expressed by the
.oune men of Auburn to belong to the Auburn
Bross Band, as its members get about all the
GOOD things going. AS late as last Monday even
ing the members of the band by invitation at
tended birthday party of tive young ladies at
Umpire City, three miles west of here, being fur
nished fine four-horse band wagon. At the
CITY Hotel they met warm reception by the peo-
ple of that place who were there inlarge numbers
and. after serenading the ladies', the evening was
spent in music, dancing, slipping from the flo W
inc bowl and feasting from bountiful supper
and all this free, because they were members and
friends of the Auburn Brass Band. Boys, Join
the band or start one of your own,if you wish to
feast on the fat of the land and be deadheaded
through the world
Year: 1872

The LAST DANCE.--On next Thursday evening,
May ID, the Auburn Brass Band Club will give
their last regular dance of the season, which is
to be a grand calico ball. Their hall is to be
fitted up, the floor canvased for dancing and
everything in brilliant style for the occasion.
We are requested to say that all members of the
' Club are expected to be present, and that all
Others are cordially invited to attend, as on this
occasion the festivities will close with n formal
adjournment of the Clubs Dancing Socials for
the season.
Year: 1872

BILKED.-A Niger show was to have taken
place here on Wednesday evening last, but as our
people have been frequently bilked by worthless
and unknown vagabond minstrels, and this one
came WITHOUT being heralded by The local or any
turn the tables and blk these chaps. This may
have been celebrated company, but as it did not
bring and publish its record and successful per-
formances at other places it has only itself to
blame. Our people want proof that "a show is
worth seeing before they will CO. The money is
nothing, for we are all rich and liberal, but our
time is valuable and cannot be thrown away on
worthless exhibitions.
Year: 1872

How TO MAKE MoNEY.-Attend the great auc-
this Office, on Wednesday next at ten o'clock
A. NJ, and stay all day and buy everything you
want at about half price. This store contains a
greater variety of useful articles than any store
in Auburn and all are to be sold to the highest
bidder, as the Major is determined to close out
the business and take rest in his old days.
There is hardly family in town or surrounding
eouptry hut eap spd some article here that they
need AID can buy cheap, therefore all should
sttepd. Remember, Wednesday peyt at ten
o'clock A.. NJ. the sale commences.
Year: 1872

Sonx one who considers himself au-
thority on such subjects says that the
guests at dinner party should remain
only twenty minutes after dinner, or
leave Immediately after rising from the
table, as the hour before and the hour
after q dinner party. which Is so wea.
risome and trying to both host and
hostess.
Year: 1872

A DowN-KAsrRR. who In his youth
had an uncomfortable pencaant for
swapping jack:kniyes, has proposed a
sort Of triangular plan for the settle.
ment Of our troubles with England.
The plan Is for Us to take the strong
hold Of Gibraltar In full for indirect
damages and sll, and then to trade the
fortress to Spain for the island Of Cuba.
It Is not known how the proposition
was received by the State Department
at Warrington.
Year: 1872

A TRIAL Of strengthwas had at Port
Rowan, N. Y, last week, to decide n
bet that twenty men or even ten, could
hold the steam-tug Watchman-twen-
ty-tour horse power-and that twenty
i've men could stop her when she had
a full headway, the men TO have one
hundred feet OF coil to get under way.
The trial Of strength took place, and
the men won. -
Year: 1872

There is such 4 thing as being 600
smart" A Detroit thief went to the
door Of house, rang the door bell and
asked The servant to call her mistress,
as he had particular business with her
The lady came, when the stranger in
formed her that Mr.. -, naming the
name On the doot-plate, haa sent him
to the house to get twenty dollars which
was due him But for one reason he
might have got the money. Tho lady;
husband had been dead seven Years.


A good word is an easy obligation
but nos to speak i'll, requires only ou
silence, which costs us nothing.


Tell not your secrets to your servant
for he will then be your master.
Year: 1872

Ny observation has led me to believe
that sleep-walking is habit Of the sys
tenn.


l have noticed that children who are
allowed to go TO sleep on the floor or
lounge, in the evening, and afterward, at
some regular hour, are aroused (of
course only partially awakened) and
sent to bed, will in time acquire the
habit Of sleep walking. ! have no doubt
that the man who would get up and so
to the cellar in the night for drirk of
wine while asleep, had been in the hsbit
of first going for it in the night time,
while awake. presume that few have
failed to notice how soon the mind, by
dreams will recognize habit Of walk
ing at particular time for any purpose
| think that the whole philosophy OF
sleep walking has its. foundation in hsb
it, acquired 10y disturbance at some reg
ular hour devoted to sleep tor. Sci,
eniifc american. -
Year: 1872

B'A New York paper describes
species of professional bravo extant in
that city, who generally holds some pet
tv Office under the government, and
whose services may be secured in any
business of revenge for from $40 to
$1,000, according to the degree of dam
age to he inflicted upon the victim
Thus, "ho will knock you your maE
down for ten dollars, sandbag him for a
hundred;and pistol him for a thousand"
and $50 well aware" continues this
journal, referring to the sensation Of
the hour, "were both Colonel Fisk and
Mr.. Stokes of the existence Of these
professional gentlemen, that they both
always travelled with a. bodyguard near
by, as a preventive against accident. y
We have here an outline sketch Of one
of the pleasures Of life in the city of
New York in which the "accident" Of
being "sand bagged" or pistollsd is con-
stantly impending over ones head at
the simple behest of some plotting rival
in love or business, or seme envious
malignant whose hate leads him to a
vicarious revenge through the timely
bravo.
Year: 1872

The incalculahle benefit OF wearing
flannel next the body in Summer as well
as Winter, cannot he estimated. FIan-
mel is not 50 uncomfortable in warm
weather as many believe. Frequent colds
and coughs are almost unknown when
hannels are worn. Some women OBJ
ject to them because they arc bulky
about the waist This objection car bo
ohviated by shaping them in tight sack
fashion, or cutting them out like waists,
and buttoning them behind. The sud
den and frequent changes Of our eli
mate are scarcely felt, and certainly dc
very lutte injury to those persons who
wear flannels constantly. Above all
mothers should clothe the tender Lodies
of their little ones with under garment;
Of this material Warmth is almost as
necessary to healthful development a:
food, and parents should eudeayor tc
ciothe their children so as to secure the
greatest amount for them.
Year: 1872

syAn ignorant Irishman, seeing per-
sons reading with spectacles, went to
buy psir to enable him to read He
tried several pair, and told the merchant
he could not read with any Of them.


Can you read at all - asked the mer
chant.


"No," was the reply. elf l could, do
You think | would be such fool as to
buy spectacles p
Year: 1872

have observed that in comedies the
best actor plays the devil, while some
scrub rogue is made the fine gentleman
or hero. Thus it is in the farce of life
Wise men spend their time in mirth, hi
only fools who are serious.
Year: 1872

a RURAL gent Of eighteen Summers
invested IN a banana on the cars re-
Gently. lie carefully removed the peel
and put ir on the seat BY his side !;
then he broke the fruit up in small
pieces. cycling it anXiously as he did
so. When this was done he picked up
the peel. shook it In his lap and finally
threw the pieces out of the window,
remarking rs he did so, "that's the
fust OF them prize packages ever
bought, and it's the last, YOU bet"