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Year: 1872

o love, II we should come to feel


The hcnrt no more in gladness beat,
When at the door we hear an now,
The tread Of dear familiar feet
II we, who now though fire and blood
Would rush to touch but finger tips,
Should come to coldly meet and rect
With careless clasp and loveless lips
II we, who in each others life,


Live doubly every JOY and pain,
Should come to coldly drift apart
And walk in self-wrapt ways again
II more should lose her rose and gold,
And night the glory Of her skies,
And all things pale and fade, because
We look no more with loves deep eyes
II down the dreary, beaten way,
Where other hearts, that loved, do tread
With sad indiffercnce-w too,
Should come to find our passion dead
o God I'd wish that we to-day
Had said farewell, and in a breath,
While yet our hearts we're fond and true
Had fercely crushed our love to death


Emily H. Moore.
Year: 1872

A storekeeper at Quincy, Mich, hav-
ing pup that habitually upset the paint
cars in the rear end of the store, rubbed
the dogs nose in the spilled paint, and,
observing that his master was engaged
in waiting on a customer, the docile pup
rubbed his own nose in the mixture and
ran howling out the back way.
Year: 1872

all was still, then she went back to
the house again, and stealthily stole
up to the garret.


The next day che continued her
search among the old papers, but
night found her still unsuccessful.
AT midnight again she stole out into
the garden, and this time neighbor
passing home late caught glimpse OF
her, and fled in terror, supposing she
was ghost.


For several nights-morc than n
week-she made her midnight visits
to the garden, until there was u story
circulating through the town that the
premises of Colonel Cadv were
haunted. The old man was little
superstitious, aud as lie had seen the
the white robcd figure once, and
hcared its low, and, it seemed to him.
uneartlIly voice, lie began to believe
himself that his premises were haunt
cd, and secretly he believed it was a
judgment sent upon him for driving
his daughter from his door.
The low voice and the long hair re.
minded him of his wife, who had long
been in heaven.


Perhaps her spirit could not rest
while her child was wanderer from
her home. The old man was in great
trouble he had thoroughly rcpented
the hastv step he had taken and he
commenced q search for his daughter.
Meanwhile Rose had been searching
every day for the will, but she had al
length taken the last paper from tho
old chest, and a little disappointed
she threw all the old papers back
again, and was about to close the lid
upon them, when holding the cover &
little carclessly III her small hands, il
fell, making an enormous noise, ant
shutting a large portion of her dres'
in with the papers.


She raised it, little frightened lcst
the noise had been heard, when, tc
her astonislmcnt, she saw that frou
the inside of the cover there ha,
fallen thin lid, and a package, ole
and yellow, had fallen with it.


Almost sure it was the lost will
she caught is eagerly and opened it
found it to be as she had expected
and she was an hcircss to grea
wealth.


an remain in this prison 10 Ion
GER" she said, dciightedly; and wit


the will in her hand she rushed dow
to the parlor where she found he


father, looking pale and detected.


lie looked at her Il moment III bt
wilderment, then caught her to hi


breast, and almost smothcrcd her wit


kisses.


"My poor child" he said, "Jackso
Garner will never trouble you agaii
Can you ever forgive me :" | hav
suffered a world of distress!
All was forgiven, and when til
Colonel saw the will. which hsha
,, long ago given up all hopes of eve
seeing, he fiourishcd Rose about til


room, acting like delighted child.
"You are shrcwcd little GIRL" |
said, "to be under your fathers rot
all this time, while the ncighbol
7 thought you ghost, and was sen,
, ing men all about the country to fin
you. l think can risk you an,
where, and will tell George Sno'


that will give you to him, in spit


of his being poor, when give you


anybody"


Rose blushcd, and in aftcrycal


when she was the wife of Georg


Snow, and her old father dan,llcd ht
z. children OH his knee, he delighted
l telling them of their mothers hidii
= in the garrett. and how he rcpcntc
l of his hasty words.
Year: 1872

One reason why street cleaning in
New York has usually been neglected
is, that when the dirt is in the form
of mud, people hesitate to take any
steps in the matter, and when it's IL
the condition dust, they are forced to
shut their eyes to it.-(World.
Year: 1872

Gone to Cincinnati,


Gone to lasting shame,
Gone to work the ruin


OF . record and a namei
All the world is looking,


All the world will see
How selfish and blinded


Such noted men cen be.
Gone to Cincinnati,


Gone to plot and plan
Against loyal party


And the equal rightso of man!
All the world is looking,


All the world will know,
The man who turned from freedom
To council with the foe.
Gone to Cincinnati,


Gone from public trust,
Gone from lofty standing


To grovel in the dust!
All the world is looking,


All.the world will tell,
Who proved such faithless leaders.
Who served US true ard well.
Gone to Cincinnati,


Gone to sure defeat,
Gone IN mix with traitors,


To grovel at their feet
All the world will pity,


All the world will blame,
For sGone to CINCINNATI


Means overthrow and shame.
Year: 1872

Sweet Picked Watermelon Rind.-
Put the rind ola watermelon in salt for
three days, then soak it in clear water
until fresh 1.-TWO days may answer), then
scald it in vinegar and water. Next
day boil IS much vinegar as it will re-
quire to cover the quantity you make,
with . few cloves, some cinnamon, mace,
allspice, ginger, and little black pep
per, with sugar to the taste, and pour it
over the rind while hot.
Year: 1872

A young man asked a young
lady her age, and she replied: ''Six
times seven and seven times three
added to my age will exceed six
times nine and four, as double nv
age exceeds twenty The young
man said he thought che looked
much older.
Year: 1872

''If the people of the South saw
they want disunion, I will consent
to it,


This is bold declaration for
candidate for President of the
United States. What say the
cid Unionists to such doctrine2
Year: 1872

A bachelor says that il you hand
4 lady a newspaper with q SCRAP
cut out of it, not line of it will be
read, but every bit of interest the
paper possesses is centered in find
ing out what the missing scrap con
tanned.
Year: 1872

many feminine rivals. Hence some
of these excentricities and follies.
They have small regard for anyone
but themselves. They enjoy eating
and drinking, and are not asham-
ed to do either, publicly or private
ly. Indeed, they rather delight in
setting the ordinary usages Of So
ciety at defiance. Yet they are
snobbish aud insufferably proud.
They would langh heartily at the
idea of love in a cottage, and have
no hesitation in roughly squelching
the aspirations Of humble devotees.
They do not profess to believe in
sentiment to any very great extent;
indeed, they are professedly world
ings.


Such girls shine for a few years.
The 'sfast'' men of the set in which
they moye are loud in their praises,
and their society. They are pass
ed over for less extravagant and
quieter creatures. Their admirers
argue justly that it would need q
millionaire to support thom. By
and bye their beauty fades, their
vivacity becomes forced, and their
admirers few and far between. If
they do not elope with the coach


man or the footman, they often do
what is, perhaps, quite as bad-be-


come disappointed women
Home Journal.
Year: 1872

The pure, the bright, the beautiful
That stirred our hearts in youth,
The impulse to a worldly prayer,
The dreams of Lore and truth
The longing after something lost,
The spirit yesrDing cry;
The striving after better hopes
These things can never die.
The timid hand stretched forth TO aid
A brother in his need,
The kindly words in griefs dark hour
That proves friend indeed:
The plea for mercy softly breathed
When Justice threatens nigh:
The sorrow Of contrite heart
These things shall never die.
The memory OF a clasping hand,
The pressure OF kiss,
And all the triies sweet and frail
That make up iiie's first bliss;
Ii with firm, unchanging faith,
And holy trust and high,
Those hands ave clasp'd these lips have met
These things shall never die
The cruel and the bitter word
That wounded as it fell,
The chilling wantof sympathy
We feel but never tell;
The hard repulse that chills the heart,
Whose hopes were bounding high,
In an uniaded record kept


These things shall never die.
Let nothing pass, for every hand
Must find some work to do;
Lose not Il chance to waken love,
Be firm and just and true.
So shall light thar cannot fade
Beam on thee from on high,
And Angel voices say to thee,
These things shall never die.
Year: 1872

pprtmcnt Of the Government and threatening to
destroy our republican institutions; and we no
more Inquire whether he is Catholic, or
Methodist, or Unitarian, than we shouldl " our
house was on Are and Or. GREELEY was on hand
with a great supply of water to put II out In
that case we should not Il sist on waiting nd
letting tho flames rage until we had ascertained
what wlre his theological opinions; but We
should say, Welcome, HORACE; dash on the
water and stop the nrol' That Ia what we cay
now and If any man hcsitates To support Hol'-
ACE GHEELEy for fear that he may not he ortho-
dox or hetcrodox In his religious ideas, all that
we have to say Ia that in our opinion that man
hoe - very poor understanding Of the present
rituation of tho country.
Year: 1872

The prospect OF these parties getting out Of prison
does not seem to brighten much


Judge Fancher, OF the Supreme Court, yesterday
granted a peremptory mandamus against the
Comptroller directing payment OF special en-
ploye OF the Department OF Buildings. Payment
was resisted, on the ground that this was a salary
and that there was no appropriation to cover it, It
was contended that the pay should be made from
the contingent fund. and the mandamus was TO
this erect.


case Of considerable interest, touching the liza
bllities OF the present Department of Public In
structon for failure OF the old Board of Education
In not paying the rent OF o building used for
public school, came up yesterday before Judge
Fancher at Supreme Court Chambers. An appeal
had been made from q verdict against the Board,
and the Judge required security upsn this appeal.


An important decision was rendered yesterday
by Judge Joachmsen OF the Marine Court, touch
ing the case of liability for damages caused by the
bursting OF Croton pipes incidental to q thaw The
question at issue was a nice one-whether the
casualty was chargeable to personal negligence or
to the irresponsible agency OF the elements.


There seems to be every prospect Of Edward s.
Stokes being soon again placed on trial for the al
legged murder of James Fisk, Jr. Judge Brady yes
terday set down the trial for the first Tuesday of
next month, in the Court of Oyer and Terminer
Year: 1872

The Deldlodredn, of Saturday shows unmis-
taxable signs that it is coming into the Baltimore
harness, but nevertheless says -


1--WE wish to be understood. We are not in
favor Of Mr.. Greeley's nomination, but would
prefer defeat under Democratic candidate to.
success under Greeley. No Democrat can sup
port him as the representative of his principles
but any Democrat may justify voting for Gree.
ley after he is nominated at Baltimore for the
purpose of assisting to defeat Grant. Whether
he will do 80 is a matter addressed to his own
Judgment and discretion under all the circum-
stances. We shall never advocate the election
of MIR. Greeley as the exponent of Democratic
principles. This would be to stultfy and prove
we had no principles ourselves"


The Middletown Transcript remains steady
in the party ranks, aud will have nothing to do
with the Baltimore job. 1t says -


"We have endeavored, in these columns, bv
our own articles and those OF contemporaries,
to demonstrate the folly nf such course. and
we again enter our earnest protest against it.
The endorsement of Greeley and Brown would
hopelessly divide the Democratic party. While
some aver, in the occurrence of such an eyert.
that they will not vote at all others have de-
clared their intention of supporting Grant
These men will be sufficient to make the defeat
of the Cincinnati nominees certain and the re-
election OF Grant overwhelming. And who can
blame them for such coursey A large maiori-
" oI lne democrats In tho land would prefer a
straight-out ticket, but in the event there is
none put Forward no other nomination is bind
ing upon them, and rIany will feel free to act as
they please There are many Democrats who
think that Grant is preferable to Greeley, and
will support him in case the contest narroys
down to these two candidates"


These are strong expressions, but very sin
cere. The Transcript may be forced to
change its tone, but we doubt IT. Its independ-
ence and devotion to true Democratic principles
are very strong
Year: 1872

They say that croquet players out West have
adopted the ten-hour system.


Oregon expects to become great tea-growing
State.


A Flemish army surgeon recommends wooden
shoes to prevent rheumatism That il several
pounds of prevention which we should think
less OF than the disease.


A Michigan woman recentlv put her infant
child in tub of water then stuffed a feather
bed over it, and surmeunted the whole with
herself. Tie child smothered with great facii-
tu
Year: 1872

HERE Is q fresh story about Dick
ems. Somewhere about the middle OF
the serial publication OF david Cop
pertield," happening to be out OF writ
ing paper, he sailed forth one MORN
Ing to get a fresh supply at the station
er's to begin work upon his next num-
Der. He stood aside moment to al
low lady to pass in before him. As
he entered he overheard lady asking
for the new green number. When It
WAS handed to her, she said, "Oh, |
have read this; want the next one."
Listening to this, unrecognized,"
Mr.. Dickens afterwards said, land re-
membering that not word OF the
number she was asking for was yet
written, for the first and only time In
my life, l felt frightened
Year: 1872

An offended man picked up wagon
tongue TO expostulate with youth
who was trying to establish harmony
between two cats which were tied
across Q clothes line, by the friendly
offices OF n sharp stick, when he was
faced by the aunt OF the urchin. who
Indignantly demanded If child just
deprived Of its parents could not
amuse himself In Christian COM
munity.
Year: 1872

AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE SENATE tlNANCE


COMMITTEE.


WAsuINGToN Friday May "a, 1872.


The Committee on Finance completed their WORK
ON the Tariff and Tax bill this evening. Among the
amendments are the following: Oatmeal, hall cent
per pound potatoes, ten cents bushel; dressed
calfskins. 25 per cent ad valOrem cotton bagglng'
one and a half and two and a quarter cents per
square yard according to quality. All machinery
and parts of machinery designed only for ana
adapted to be used for steam towage on canals ana
not now manufactured in the United States
70 be admitted free of duty for two years
The Senate have added the lumber clause hereto
fore embodied in this bill. The Committee have
stricken out the House Book clause and placed
books and other printed matter and paper under the
ten per cent reduction. They have also stricken
out the clause relating to all kinds of copper also
the section providing that Onethi1d duties on I'M
ports may be paid in currency The Committee
have changed the consolidated tax on distilled
spirits from 65 to 20 cents but have made some re-
duclons in other parts Of the bill, in effect leaving
the aggregate tax about the same as that fixed by
the House. The Committee have changed the uni
form tax on all kinds of tobacco from % 10 q cents
cpound The Senate viii act upon the bin tomorrow.
Year: 1872

New YoRK, May 2S.-Thirty persons were
injured by the explosion of the tug Epsilon
Yesterday; six fatally. The bodies Of the
captain and fireman have not yet been re-
covered. Low water in the boiler is said to
have caused the disaster.


Captain Holenbeck, previous to the ex-
plosion, remarked that he had the best boat
in the harbor; mat she would carry one
hundred pounds of steam without starting
bolt or opening valve, and that he could
not get up enough steam in the boiler to
burst it.


Men are engaged in graphing for bodies,
and the wreck will be raised in few days.
Year: 1872

THE BELL on THE CHURCH HILL ENGINE.
HoUsE.-Workmen were engaged on Monday
and Yesterday in putting up the bell on the
new 'engine-house on Church Hill which was
recently ordered by the Council. This inn
proyement will now enable citizens living in
that locality to ascertain without difficulty
the location Of "A fire. The enSine-house is
situated on Twenty-fifth between Broad and
Marshall streets @#
Year: 1872

TIT EJVU T
GENTS Ts:-DEsPITE THE OBJECTIONS OF MY
PAINTER, l know the value Of the Averill
Chemical Paint, and declare it to be the very
best Paint have ever seen. The gloss on it
looks like varnish, and it is of a virgin white
color, perfectly faultless and pure. You are at
perfect liberty to use my name attesting to its
value A WATSON ATWOOD.


Agency SO Commercials
Year: 1872

The CULTURE OF THE HAIR-Just as surely
as a soil infested with Canadian thistes can be
made to produce fine crops of golden grain, the
scalp now sparsely covered with harsh, dry,
unmansgeable hair may be made prolific of
silken tresses. All that is necessary to effect
the change in either case is the right Kind of
fertilizer. Leaving the agricultural chemists
to determine how the barren land shall be
fruitful, we positively assert that Lyons Ka-
thairon is unequaled as fertilizer and beauti-
fer Of the hair. Twenty-Five years of success is
the basis of this unqualified statement Dur
ing that time it has been used by many millions
of both sexes, and the first instance in which it
has failed to fulfil the expectations of a ration
al purchaser has yet to be discovered 1t will
not cause hair to grow ON vanished gourd {;
but where ever the roots of the hirsute fbers
remain undisturbed it will cause them to put
forth new shoots, and in all cases where the
hair has become thin it win increase its vol
ume. novl1-eod1w&1w
Year: 1872

Steam Freight and Passenger Elevators.


As one Of the marked evidences Of the wonderful
growth Of the mercantile interest Of Chicago we refer
to the cyer-ncreasing demand for steam elevators
freight aud passengers. They are now considered by
Year: 1872

SHALL WE MEET AGAIN?-The fol-
lowing is said to be one Of the most
brilliant articles written by the lament
ed Geo. D. Prentice


The fiat Ofnatu1e is inexOrahle. There
is no appeal for relief from the great
law which dOOms us to the dust. We
flourish and fade as the leaves Of the
forest, and the flowers that bloom and
wither in day have no Trailer hold
upon life than the mightiest monarch
that ever shook the earth with his foot
steps. Generations of men will appear
and disappear as the grass, and the
multitudes that thrOng the world to-
day, will disappear as the footsteps on
the shore. Men seldom think Of the
great event of death until the shadows
fall across their own pathway, hiding
from their eyes the faces of loved ones
whose living smile was the sunlight of
their existence. Death is the antagonist
of life, and the cold thought Of the
tomb is the skeleton of all feasts. We
do not want to go through the dark
valley, although its dark passages may
lead to paradise we do not want to lay
down IN the damp grave, even with
princes as bed-felloWs. In the beauti-
full drama of Ion, the hope of InmOr-
tallty, So elegantly ttCtcreuO Cne DEATH
devoted Greek, finds deep response in
every thoughtful soul. When about to
yield his young existence as q sacrifice
to fate, his Clemantha asks if they
should meet again, to which he replies


"I have asked that dreadful question OF
the hills that look eternaE-of3 the eleal
streams that flow fOrever-of the stars
among whose fields Of azure. my raised
spirit has walked in glory. ALI were
dumb but as gaze upon thy living
face, feel that there is something il
the love that mantles through it, beau:
ty that cannot wholly perish. We shall


meet again, Clemantha.n .'3 .'. @+.8
Year: 1872

A Maine sheriff, who had writ to
serve, ascertained that the defendant
was dead, and, tossing the paper over
the wall of the cemetery, he made return
upon the writ that he had left the sum
mons at his last and usual place of abode.
Year: 1872

1t is refreshing, in these latter days Of
corruption, when Office seekers Outnllm-
Der the offices, and men barter honor
and character for position, to glance
back into the past, and note how little
OF ambition for public place entered in
to the life of the fathers of New Eng
land. In 1888, SO averse were the good
people of Plymouth to taking office, and
so frequent were the refusals to ac-
cept the result of elections, that it was
found necessary to adopt q penal pro-


vision to protect the public veal from
the Inconvenience, not to say dangers,
incident to such a derelictiOn Of duty.
A law was passed i'll which it twas
enacted, by public consent of the free
men Of this society of New Plymouth,
that il now or hereafter any were cleo
ted to the office of governor and would
not stand to the election, nor hold and
execute the Office for his year, that then


he be amerCed III twenty pounds ster-
ling fine ; and, in case refused to he


paid upon the lawful demand OF the en-
suing governor, then to be levied out
of the goods or chattclS of the said per-
son so refusing" 4 similar fine of ten
pounds sterling was ordered to be col
lected from any person who refused to
act as a councillor, when elected. Ii
was further dccreed that, " in case one
and the same person should be elected


governor second year, it should he


lawful for him to refuse without amerce-


ment and the company to proceed to a


new election, except they can prevail
with him by entreaty." Philosophers
claim that the world is progressive, and
good Christians believe that each year
brings us one nearer the millennium
but it is a matter Of grave doubt wheth-


er it will ever again be necessary, even
in moral Massachusetts, to fine citi-


zen for refusing gubernatorial honors


or even to entreat him to accept sec


Ond term.-[AppletOn's Journal.
Year: 1872

1t has always seemed singular to us
that we should hand over our dead in
to the hands of strangers. We nurse
and watch over them with the vigi-
lance and devotion of love until the
breath is gone and the eye is set in
death, and then we give them into the
care Of others, almost hire strangers to
weep for us over our dead. Now this
is not right. Could anything be more
in place, look more beautiful, than that
children should bear dear father or a
beloved mother to the grave? When
we could not walk, and our feet STUN
bled, and our knees were weak, they
lifted us up and bore us tenderly in
their strong arms and on their beating
bosoms, and nestled up our tired feet
and hands, they sang us to sleep and
laid us to rest in the old cradle.


And now that they can walk no
more, aud their feet are sore, ard they
have fallen by the way, with their
quiet, tired faces turned up to us in the
solemn patience of paternal love, why
should we not take them up in our
strong arms and bear them patiently
and lovingly down to the graves side,
nestle them away to rest in it's bed un-
der the old oak tree, even though our
hearts are too full for song. And why
should a father not preach his chid's
funeral sermon, if he be a preacher :
One such instance we have. When
Dudley ~. Tynge was carried to his
grave, his venerable father stood uD in
his sons pulpit, so suddenly made va
cant by an awful death, and preached
a funeral sermon. And it was great
tribute he brought his child. The words
were father's-dcep, true, fearful,
holy. He had the right to speak.