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Year: 1875

Marion showed me her wedding gown


And her veil Of gossarner lace tonight,
And the orange blooms that tomorrow morn
Shall fade in her soft hairs golden light,
But Philip came to the open door;


Like the heart OF a wild rose glowe1 her cheek
And they wandered of through the garden patti
So blessed that they did not care to speak.
wonder how it seems TO be loved;


To know you are fair in some ones eyes,
That upon some one your beauty dawns


Every day as a ne " surprise.
To know that whether you weep or smile,


Whether your mood be grave or gay,
Somebody thinks you all the while


Sweeter than any flower Of May


wonder what it would be to love;


That, think, would be sweeter far
To know that one out Of all the world


Was lord Of your life, your king, your star
They talk Of loves sweet tumult and pain


l am not sure that understand,
Though-s thrill ran down TO my fnger-tips,
Once n-somebody-touchedm my hand.
I wonder what it would be 70 dream


or a child that might one day be your own,
OF the hidden springs Of your life part;


Flesh Of your flesh, and bone Of your bone.
Marion stopped one day to kiss


beggars babe with tender grace,
While some sweet thought like prophecy,
Looked from her pure Madonna face.
I wonder what it must be to think


Tomorrow will be your wedding day,
And, IN the radiant sunset glow,


Down fragrant, hOwery paths 10 stray
AS Marion does this blessed night


With Philip, lost ia blissful dream,
Can she feel his heart through the silence beat2
Does he see her eyes in the starlight gleam2
Questioning thus, my days go on,


But never an answer comes to me;
Ali loves mysteI les, sweet as strange,


Sealed away from my life must be.
Yet still dream. o heart Of minel


OF beautiful city that lies afar;
And there, sometime, I shall drop the mask,
And be shapejy and fair as others are!
Year: 1875

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


81 We enter no new names ON our
books without the money IN advaUce.
Year: 1875

1t Is hardly probable that any Of
as, while on Garth, viii ever come 70
know Just why the world was made,
but we can look around as and conieet-
ure. II tue best minds OF the present
century could be set 60 work on the
problem they would in all probability
report that the old shell was gotten up
expressly for the convenience of the
man who smoked tobacco, the man who
chews tobacco, and the man who keeps
a dog, and that the fellow citizens OF
those three sutOorats were created
through some ineOmprehensible blum
der, as distressing as itis mysterious,
Year: 1875

MERITS OF DEVON CArrLE.-A CORES
pondent of The Indiana Farmer gives
his opinion of Devon cattle, promising
chat he does not consider them extra for
the dairy: Fret, they are very handsome,
both in color, symmetry, and horns,
then they are very hardy, will do on
less feed than the short-horn, will fat
ten on shorter pasture than the short
horn, and are better adapted to land
not very rich, when fat, have more flesh
in proportion to the bone, have far less
coarse beef, have more beef on the best
cuts, and the fat and lean more evenly
interspersed, and sell at higher price
in most markets where they are largely
kept They are much heavier IN pro-
portion to their size. I think them, on
the whole, the most profitable bulloeks
known. Perhaps on very rich, strong
land, with extra care and attention, the
short-hoTn may be made Just as profit
able, but not under ordinary circum-
stances. / have tried them in England
side by side, fed in the same house,
same feed, and | give the preference
the Devon.
Year: 1875

The new compass recently invented and
patented by Mr. Gao. lies, of Montreal,
promises to remove one Of the chief diff
culties and dangers of navigation, namely
the deviation caused by iron on shipboard


The chief point in this ingenious instru-
ment is hight bar of aluminium poised
with an agate on pivot and placed at due
distance over an ordinary magnetic needle
of the same size. This bar is made to point
East and West by having fastened across
it some forty minute steel magnets at due
distance apart, and with like poles facing
one way When there is no iron In the
vicinity, bar and needles are precisely at
right angles, the presence of iron or other
source Of disturbance is instantly detected
BY an inclination at an acute angle as each
moves toward the point of attraction.
True reading is restored by the use Of q
magnetic cylinder, placed according to a
simple rule, until right angles reappear or
the circle. Experiments with the compass
have been made with encouraging results
Year: 1875

By the late Convettion of the Miners
National Association this resolution was
passed:


Resolred, That the Secretary be in
structed to draft,an appeal, and publish it
in the Miners National Record, and at the
same time request all labor papers friendly
to the miners to publish also, for the pur-
pose of raising means to support the fam
lily Of Mr. Parks, and those of the other
men in prison for the same cause, and urk-
ing upon all workIngmen, citizens Of the
State Of Pennsylvania, the Importance of
signing the petitions now out, praying for
the pardon Of those men, that they may
be released from the service Of a term in
the penitentiary, imposed, AS we believe,
wrongfully on them and be it further


Resolved, That the officers Of this organ
ization be hereby instructed to see that the
families do not suffer till returns are had
to the appeal so sent out.


The story Of Mr.. Parks imprisonment
is known to most of the miners
of the country, and the circumstances
under which he is now IN prison.
1t has been told in all our labor journals.
He and his companions are in the peniten-
tiary simply because they endeavored to
make strike for an advance of wages a
success. This annoyed their employers,
and under the Conspiracy law of Pennsyl-
wanna there is a chance of convicting inno-
cent men of crime when placed upon trial
before men who do not understand trade
disputes, when no crime has been commit
ted This is how it is in this case. No
crime was perpetrated, but they are in
prison, and the families need help. The
members of our Union, and the miners
generally, have promised help for that
purpose. We send out sneets with this
call, that those who can assist may use
them in getting subscriptions and sending
them on to this Office. 1t is just possible
that the efforts now being made may OBJ
tain pardon for the prisoners, but no re-
lance can be placed on this. Let the sub
scriptions be taken up just as if no hope
of this kind was entertained, as the money
raised will be required anyhow. Anything
more we deem unnecessary to say. believ-
ing all who can will lend helping hand
by contributing their mite.


Respectfully yours.


JOHN JAMES, Secretary.
Year: 1875

DETROIT, Mich. Nov. 10-On this after
noon the Pullman car works were the scene
of curious explosion. A large escape
pipe, six feet square, leads from the plain
ing machines on the ground floor to the
roof, terminating in dust-box, which is
cleaned out regularly twice a week. A
short time before the accident, quantity
Of shavings, which lodged in the lower end
of the fue, caught fire, and were finally
brought under control. The danger in
this direction being averted, 10 workmen
ascended to the cupola for the purpose OF
sweeping out the dust which had been col
lncting for several days past. No sooner
had they begun to sweep the dust into the
fue than asmouldering fire below seized
upon the floating particles and sheet Of
fame dsrted up the fue to the dust-box


which was torn to pieces with thunder
ing report which was heard for block
around. The unfortunate workmen wers
hurled about the roof in every direction


scorched, blackened, and in some case


mutilated in q frightful manner, who'll


pieces of fesh from their arms and face
Year: 1875

ANY scheme which looks to robbing the
greenback of its legal tender quality, or OF
forcing the holders of it to take from the
government in exchange for it anything which
is neither legal tender nor convertible into
one, is scheme for repudiation pure and
simple, be it disguised as it may
Year: 1875

tDr Holland in the February srbnerJ


Great public interest il concentrated upon the
present struggle of Germany with the Papal
power, and the free discussion of the relations
Of that power to the allegiance of the citizen to
his own Government now in progress in Eng
land. Mr. Gladstone's manifesto has placed the
vital question involved squarely before the Eng
the people of Europe. The Ingenious protest
and denial of Archbishop Manning and other
adherents Of His Holiness, have failed to
do away with the charge OF the ex-
Premier, simply because it cannot be done away
with. The assumption Of supreme authority
over the consciences of men by a man who
Year: 1875

The consolidation Of the Peninsula into one
State is not new question. 1t has been agta-
ted before. We remember that some five or six
years ago the subject was warmly discussed by
quite number OF the newspapers on the PENN
suls, and the fact was then disclosed that there
WAS large and growing sentiment in favor Of
the measure Still it did not cover the whole
field of Peninsula journalism. Some of the
papers made no allusion to the subject what
ever. Others were non-committal but there
was sufficient number which joined in the dis
cussion to give spice and vitality to it, and the
germ was then planted which developed into the
the fully matured sentiment which was express
cd at the Press Association banquet, and after.
wards more deliberately through the newspapers
which were there represented, as well as those
which were not


Assuming the newspaper TO be the represent
ative of popular Judgment, it is now evident that
there is strongly preponderating sentiment in
favor of political union. Every newspaper
which is compassed by the bounds of the PENN
sula has spoken in reference to the subject with
in the past fortnight, and almost all Of them
have committed themselves to one side or the
other Out of the forty which are printed, only
two have expressed disapproval two are nom
committal, and the remainder have
warmly endorsed the measure. The op-
position seems confined to the Elkton Demo
crdt and the Chestertown Transcript by
the way, ably and intelligently edted-the ba-
ss Of their opposition beng Of sentiment rather
than Of any material disadvantage which would
be likely to accrue from the union. In other
words, while acknowledging the common inter-
est and necessity which exists for union Of rec
iprocity and goodwill, they fail to perceive the
necessity for political union, and believe that
the former can be secured without the consum-
nation of the latter.


This, then, is the progress which has been
made within the past five or six years, this the
extent OF the present opposition, and this the
weight of the argument why Peninsular union
should not be consummated A union OF good
will and reciprocity is possible, nay even desira-
BILE it is only political union which the opposi-
ton would prevent. The tendency, however, is
to union Of State well as Of interest, purpose,
endeavor good will, and if corresponding pro-
gross is made within the next decade as within
the past few years, the popular feeling will be
ripe for the measure and an overwhelming SEN
timent in it's favor will be expressed at the bal
lot box, if the subject. should be submitted to
the people Of the Peninsula for their ratification.
Year: 1875

The first number Of the consolidated Exporter.
and Rescue made its appearance from Dover
few days ago. The union seems to have re-
suited in practical benefit to both, and the
Christian Reporter, as the paper is now called, is
worthy place at every fre-side. 1t is chaste
moral, original, its several departments are well
filled, and its price brings it within the reach of
all
Year: 1875

The Gazette denies that Mr.. Bayard ordered
General Sheridan to be hanged or banished.
What did he do? He declared Sheridan "not
tit to breathe the air Of the Republic" What
then! If Sheridan were not permitted to
breathe in this country, the natural alternatives
are that he would have to breathe in some other
country, which would be Punishment, or he
would not breathe at all, which would be death.
Do you see it, SIR And does anybody else fail
to see it?
Year: 1875

The power of the human eye as excr-
cised by woman over man is doubtless IT.
r.slstiblc, but when IL man imagincs that
his own eye can exert the same influence
over the lower creation, and that he h,la
only to gaze tiNcdly on II wild beast to
subdue its ferocity, he occasionally miacAl-
culatcs his chance.


Thus, professor in Vermont, who WAS
believer in the power of the human eye,
realized the truth of the doctrine to his
sorrow. Determined to convince the skep-
ties of its truth. no selected ferocious
bull, who was the terror of the ncighbor-
hood, AS the object of his experiment
The result was not altogether successful.
Surrounded by retinuc of dsbclievers,
the scientific gentleman sauntered into
the pasture where the thou shtful bull was
peacefully grazing. He tixcd upon the
bull his eagle eye, but the ferocious old
animal quailed not, neither did it retire
in mclodramatic order, but the Lust thing
seen of that professor WAS his arch;eologi-
cal form tossed twcnt seven feet into tho
air and coming down on the other side Of
the fence. His physical injuries were
slight, but his faith in scientific mcsmer-
ism as Illustrated in bulls has been greatly
weakened,
Year: 1875

Clark Smith. of Cornwall has just
had issued to him letters patent for an
endless chain water wheel for propelling
steamboats, throus h the water. Mr.. Smith
claims that a boat furnished with n wheel
such as he has invented will be driven
through the water at IL much greater speed
with the same power By the wheel now
in use but few paddles tlko hold upon the
water at the same time. With the endless
chain arrangement nearly one half of tho
paddles take hold upon the water. 1t
would be impossible for us to give minute
description of this invention. Should il
accomplish the half that the inventor
claims, it must rcvolUtioniac steam naviga-
tion. he claims that boat furnished
with his invention can compete with the
speed of railroad train.
Year: 1875

this State and Pennsylvania. 1t will
increase and embitter the discord which
now reigns il the Democratic household.
The ascendency of imitation in Ohio will
settle the policy of the Liberal Republicans
and the policy of the independent" Re-
publican vote of the North in regard to the
Presidential election of next year. Mr..
Schurz spoke for this Liberal and indie
pendent Republican sentiment in his late
speech at Cincinnati.


THE, then, is the political situation, as
that situation connects itself with the
leading State of the West. In either case
the one distinct issue on which the Presi-
dental election will be fought in 1876, is
the preservation Of the national
faith and credit against initiation and
reputation. The national Republicans
stand for the national faith and
credit. The Confederate Democracy stand
for reputation and imitation. Let every
Republican preosre for the duty which Is
TO follow the Ohio election. If we carry
the State We should guard against the over
confidence and supineness which victory
is so apt to produce. If the Confederate
Democracy carry the State, then let us pre-
pare to turn the victory into the cause OF
our final triumph. b.
Year: 1875

One of our home industries is the putting
up of pure honey, extracted or in the comb,
at No. 235 Gasquet street. The lovers of
the delicious article may be grati6ed by q
purchase ct this depot of sweets. Mrs.
James H. Young has also fine quality of
preserves and jellies, to suit all tastes.
There is NO good reason why the fruits OF
our section of country should not be put up
well and cheaply on the spot, and COM
mand market at home and abroad. This
is the view taken by the enterprising lady
to whom reference is made, and she is
resolved to challenge Northern competition
~ the inertia of her productions. ~,
Year: 1875

We would refer our readers to the advertisement Of
John G. Ashleman first page, Of our oldest and
most reliable jewellers in the city Those intending to
purchase should not fail To call at 1856 gsa.e street
Year: 1875

promptly printed in the best man.
ner and at low prices at this office.
Our assortment OF horse cuts is
greater than can he found in an.
other Office in the state. We notice
anctiOn sales and horses without
charge when bills are printed at
the OPINION office.
Year: 1875

This afternoon there will be q match game Of
base ball between the Washington and National
mines which will doubtless prove interesting. The
WRshingtons are about to start on a Western
tour, and it Is to be hoped there will be full
attendance at this game.


In the evening there will be q meeting OF the
ticket holders and friends Of the club At Buck
ley's cigar store, Seventh street, near Z, which
all Interested in ball matters are invited TO at
taTd
Year: 1875

will have tendency to make US all more careful.
The question Just now among those who have any
thing Of value is, doubt, agItating their m nds
as 10 how they will secure themselves against
tbCit- To all such we would readily suggest the
National SAFE Deposit Company. corner Thr-
teenth street and New York avenue as the only
institution in this city where valuable papers Sc
curities or valuables Of any sort are taken on
deposit under guarantee. Banks are not respon-
sible for ash-boxes or securities left with them
for safe keeDfuV
Year: 1875

We again invite attention to the excursion of
the Illinois Association, which takes place this
afternoon on the large and capacious steamer
Mary Washington. Every preparation has been
hour Of the evening (l2 OclOck) at which It is eX-
pected 10 land the passengers back to Washing
ton will no doubt cause large and select at
tendance All the lllinOis2ns in the citY are on
the quI rirs over the prospect for a gay time.
Year: 1875

The centennial moonlight excursion OF the New
England Society comes of the evening Of the
nth. A celebration Of the battle of Bunker Hill
will take place at Glymont. This is one OF the
great events of the excursion season.
Year: 1875

this hill OF Sion which shall not be moved. But


for you and for your children this Is the house Of
the living God. This is where peaoS IL found and
where good things are promised to your souls by
the Lord God. Here
Year: 1875

The president is preparing = special
message on southern affairs, which ae-
counts for the omission Of that subject
in the annual message. 1t has not
been definitely settled whether this
paper shall be sent to congress before
or after the holiday recess. Attorney
General Pierrepont is giving much At
teation to this matter, and is making
use of the vast amount Of information
sent him by the law officers of tn.
government liqing in all sections Of
the south,
Year: 1875

Ex. Speaker Blaine has introduced
in the House Of Representatives, the
following proposed amendment to the
Constitution Of the United States:


No State shall make any law respect
ing an establishment Of religion or pro-
hibiting the free exercise thereof, aud
no nancy raised by taxation in any
State tor the support Of public schools
or derived from any public fund there
of, shall ever be under the control Of
any religious sect, nor shall any money
60 raised ever be divided between 70.
lieious sects or denominations.
Year: 1875

The Pioneer Press will bs found the
ever vigilant reprsssntive Of western
interests and western progress, and >
journal which the true western man
will always fad in earnest sympathy
with his best and highest ideas OF
equity and right.
Year: 1875

A st. Louis exchange relates an in.
| stance of the pride of a child who
struggled to keep up appearances in
way that was touching to witness. The
hopefulness Of the endeavor was pain.
fully made manifest to her by the we'll
meant action of her teacher, and the
facts are these


Just before the close of the last ses.
sion of the public schools, in this city,
and accident took place, which, as an
illustration, is more than touching. At
ono of the schools number of pupils
were in the habit of bringing a luncheon
with them, which at noon they ate
together. Among those who did moi
go home for dinner the teacher in a
particular room noticed O little girl
who always sat looking wistfully al
her playmates when they went out
with their luncheon, but who never
brought anything herself. The child
was always neatly but very plainly
clad, and enc of the closest of students
in school hours. This odd action of
the child lasted for some time, when.
one day, the teacher noticed that the
little thing had apparently brought
her dinner with her. The noon
hour came, and the children took
their luncheon as usual and went out
to eat it, the little girl referred to
alone remaining in the room with her
dinner wrapped up in a paper on the
desk before her. The teacher ad-
vanced TO the child and asked her
why she did not go out to eat with the
rest, at the same time putting out her
hand towards the package upon the
desk. Quick as thought the girl had
clasped her hands over it, and sobbing,
exclaimed "Don't touch it, dear
teacher; and don't tell anybody.
please. 1t is only blocksm And that
was the fact. Having no dinner to
bring, and too proud to reveal the pov-
crty Of her family, the child had care
fully wrapped up a number of small
blocks in paper and brought the pack
age to present the appearance Of a
lunch,
Year: 1875

In reply to q letter from young
man asking if it would be advisableto
go to Nevada, the Virginia Enterprise
remarks:


"Yesl Come right along! You will
hnd plenty of company in the thous-
ands of hungry men who day after day
till hope deferred makes the heart sick
walk their weary rounds searching in
vain for place within the ranks OF
toilers above mentioned. AS soon as
YOU set your foot on our soil you can
begin to pay prices that will open your
eyes. Board from 81 to $40 per week,
lodging fifty cents night, unless you
are one of those who try to steal sleep
from the sidewalk, when the price
will advance to geo or ten days in
Jail.


"Yesl Come along! You may be
fortunate enough, after staying and
starving few years, to secure place
In some of the mines, where two thou
sand feet below the surface and In
temperature ranging from10Oto l2O..de-
grees Fahrenheit, and where the water
comes Kissing hot from Tartarus, you
can swing the sledge, ply the pick or
trundle a ten of rock. To be sure,
there is some danger in the depths.
The accidents average ono day the
wear round and about one in five fatal,
Sometimes you man be called upon to
perform service where fall will rem
der your body shapeless mass thon-
sand feet below. Ten thousand tons
of rock may tumble down upon you,
and leave not the semblance of huma-
nifty in your manly form; you may
strike water in drift, and your life
less body be found weeks afterwards,
when the pump has again drained the
mine; you man receive q chip, upon
which some friend has written line
to tell you that the shaft is on fire, ana
your communication with the surface
and the loved ones cut of at once ant
forever. All these and q thousand
more things may occur, and for In
curing them you may, when you are
old and experienced, get four dollars
day"