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Year: 1875

Silent he sits in his easy chair,


At the close of the Winters day.
His gaze is fixed ON the fickering fire,


And his thoughts are far away.
He thinks of the days when he was young,
And life was full OF Joy
When he daily trudged to the village school,
happy, careless boy.
He thinks of the home of his boyhood's years,
The old farm house on the hill
OF father, and mother, and sister dear
And with tears his dim eyes fill;
For they are asleep in the churchyard now,
And he is left alone,
To struggle through life the best he may,
With none to call his own.
He sees in his vision a maiden fair,


With eyes of heavenly blue,
With golden hair, and winning grace,
And heart both warm and true.
Fond mem'ry recalls the shadowy past,
And he seems to live again
In the tender glance of her deep blue eyes,
The happiest man of men.
But, alas for the shortness of earthly bliss
Death claimed her for his bride,
And, when she passed to the Better Land,
His heart within him died.
Bereft of all that his soul held dear,


OF kindred and of love,
He only waits Gods messenger


To summon him above.
His neighbors call him stern and cold,
And laugh at his lonely life;
And the merry girls with wonder ask,
Why he never takes a wife.
All little they k now of his early love-
And of her, hir promised bride;
And little they know when her life went out,
How his heart within him died.
The world may treat him with laugh and scorn
He heeds not the cruel jest;
He knows that the shafts Of ridicule
Are aimed at the purest and best.
Alone he plods on his weary way,


For he never can love again;
There are no blue eyes whose tender glance
Can make him the proudest of men.
Silent he sits in his easy chair,


At the close of the Winters day;
His gaze is fixed on the nickering fire,
And his thoughts are far away.
Year: 1875

The vanity of human ambition, and
the homilies of the preacher about the
inability of fame or riches to confer hap
piness, were never more strillingly con
tirmed than in the person of the most
eminent political parsonage now living.


One would think that nature and fort
une had conferred everything on Prince
Bismarck calculated to afford him bound
less content, proud retrospect, and the
serenity of happy safety. He may plume
himself upon the conceded fact that, of
all men living in the possession of pow
er, he is the chief; if there be a world
mover III this generation it is he. A
word from him would set legion of n
million and half of the best soldiers on
the globe in notion; in one hour he is
impressing his will on foreign courts, in
the next he is waging a successful fight
against the still mighty spiritual forces
of Rome. Cars and kaisers are even
seeking to conciliate him. Wealth he
has, and might have rs much more as he
wished, for German gratitude to him who
has made Germany nation has no
bounds. He has more than won the
highest rank to which subject or states
illelh tOiili ilV 10 blCooSNt Nlbll IL
devoted family, whom he loves, and who
idolize him. In Berlin he is greater than
the Emperor; in Pomerania he isa feudal
despot who needs no law to enforce his
authority, whose yoke is accepted by
the ardor of veneration.


Yet Bismarck, according to Berlin
letter-writer, is one of the unhappiest
and most discontented of men. He is
harassed by the opposition of the spec
tacled doctors of the Reichstag; the
petty details of Office worry and fret
him; chronic illness too often paralyzes
his vast powers of body and mind.
Every days mails bring him letters
threatening his life; and these tease
though they do not frighten him, as a
sick lion is teased by the perpetual
biting of very small insects. The police
tell him to be careful; he lives ever in
a sulphurous atmosphere of vague dan
ger. Even power has grown nauseous
to him, and adulation has ceased to
give its sweet sting of pleasure. He
longs to abandon the scene of his tri-
umphs and his troubles-to get away
from all this worry; will gladly let his
name pass out of mems mouths if he
can but get peace; and would fain ex-
change those things for which men so
keenly envy him, for the vine and fig
trees of remote Varzin. 8
Journal.
Year: 1875

THIS is the sort of thing we may ex-
pect to see in schools and lectures
" First class in beef-steak, stand up
Miss Martha, please describe the process
of cooking n beef-steak one inch and n
half thick, measured 10y WhitNorth' s
gauge" g Put it on a gridiron and broil
it thoroughly, without scorching, and
serve it up with salt and pepper. :"
|" Wrong. You may step down and cut.
The process of cooking a beefsteak of
the above dimensions is to place it on
gridiron over hot fire until the outside
is properly Drowned, but not scorched (;
you are then to remove it, and put it on
a plate in n hot oven, where you are to
leave it from three to five minutes; at
the end of that time il will be found
cooked through, and of n delicate, roseate
pink hue, neither dried nor burned in
any part thereof. If you dare to salt or
pepper it before serving You will receive
no diploma from this institute. .'-Er-
change.
Year: 1875

From a careful reading Of the opin-
ION Of Judge Sneed delivered Saturday
last in the Sumner county railroad tax
case, we think it probable that the
summary of that opinion published by
US may have mislead some Of our read
ers as toits scope, especially when taken
IN connection ,,Tilh what was said Of
the purpose Of Sumner county to test
the constitutionality Of the act Of the
late Legislature relative to the taxation
of railroads.


For a correct comprehension Cf the
decision Of the Supreme Court it must
be horne in mind that the case under
consideration was between Sumner
county and the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad Company, and that the
charter Of that company is different in
important particulars from that Of the
other railroads Of the State. In the
charter Of the Louisville road
there is no exemption whatever
from taxation. In the charters Of
other roads there are specific exemp-
tions for a certain period Of time, and
in some a perpetual exemption Of the
capital stock. The opinion Of the Su-
preme Court delivered Saturday does
not hold that roads which have charter
exemptions are liable to taxation under
the Constitution Of 1870. No such
question, nor anything akin to it, was
before them. If any conclusion upon
that point can be drawn from
that opinion, it Is to the ef-
feet that companies having such
exemptions cannot be taxed by subse-
quent legislatisn, for the court say that
property not specifically exempt by the
constitution, or by the will of the Leg
islature, is taxable. Thus recognizing
the binding effect of the will of the
Legislature as expressedin the railroad
charters. The Louisville Railroad is
the only one running through Sumner,
and theonly with which that conn
ty can have the proposed litigation.





E~aNsAs SnOw-hiFIS Is ore WAKING fat On
Year: 1875

department Of the State from assuming this


right shall be a crime against the United


States. As, Tor example, if two or more
persons were to combine TO prevent the


Legislature from passing a law, or prevent
the Governor from signing a law when
passed, or to prevent a judge from en-
forcing a law to maintain the equal rights
Of the citizens, all such conspiracies wOsld
be viol5ti5n Of the Federal laws and con
stItution. L IS plain, therefore, that there
iS no Inconsistency between the present
finding Of this court and that opinion of
Judge Ballard.
Year: 1875

THE Republican negroes at Annapo-
lis attempted to prevent a Democratic
negro from voting yesterday. and the
result was a bloody riot, in which one
negro was killed and six badly wounded.
Year: 1875

about TiltOn. I wrote the letter that
morning before the interview. From that
up to the 18th or 14th Of the month, l saw
MOultOn for short spaces Of time, in which
we had brief conversations. 1t was some
time in February before had a talk with
him about the TiltOn business; about rein
stating him and building up hIs household.
Year: 1875

CENTRAL PARK GARDEN-MozART NIGHT.


The programme composed entirely of Mo-
zarts compositions drew great trcng last night at the
Central Park Garden audience being OF the very
best Of the year. both In numbers and quality Tho fol-
Year: 1875

The Largest and Finest Line of Imported Cloak and Dress Trimmings
displayed this place. and about hpce Worsted and Silk
Fges great variety Ladies invited the above whether
they wish purchase
Year: 1875

A good advertisement in good news
paper is the best of all possible salesmen.
1t is sslesmen who never sleeps, and is
never weary; who goes after business
early and late; who accOsts the merchant
in his shop, the scholar in his study, the
lawyer in bis office, the lady at her tea
table, who can be seen 10 a thousand
places at once, and speaks to q million
of people every day, saying to each one
the best thing in the best manner.
Year: 1875

Said an eastern sage to bis son "Go
forth my SON. TO the world; be wise in
the accumulation Of riches be wise in the
choice Of friends; yet little will all this
avail ;hee, if thou choose not wisely the
wife of thy bosom.


When the rulers of the people echo
thy sayings aud tbs trumpet of fame
sounds thy name abroad and among the
nations, more beautiful will the sun of
thy glory set if enc bright cloud reflects
its brightness and sullied forever will be
the spleuior of its rays, if like a dark
spot she crosses the surface.


Consider this then, my son and look
we'll to her ways whom thou wouldst
love for little will all else avail thee if
thou choose not wisely the companion OF
thy bosom. See yonder the maidens of
Tlnge; they deck themselves with the
gems Of GolcOneda and the roses of
Kashmlr, themselves more brilliant and
beautiful: but ah take not them to thy
bosom ; for the gems will grow dim, and
the roses wither and naught remain to
thee of all thou didst WOO and win.


Neither turn thyself to the proud one
who vaunts herself of having scanned he
pages of Vedas, and iathomed the holy
temple. Woman was not born to WELD
the scep tire or direct the council to rival
the mandates of Brahma, or expouid the
sacred verses of menu. Rather let her
support thee in thy grief and soothe thee
III sickness; to rejoice in thy prosperity
and cliugto thee in adversely. Reflect,
then, ny son, ere thou choose, and look
well to her ways whom thou wou ldst
make the wife of thy bosom.


"a wife !wbat a sacred name, what
responsible Office! she must be the un>
spotted sanctuary to- which wearied men
fee from the crimes of the world, and
feel that no sin dare enter there. A
wife she must be as pure as spirits round
the everlasting throne, that men may
kneel to her in admiration and feel no
abasement. A wife she must be tho
guardian angel ofhis footsteps on earth,
and guide thSm to Heaven; so firm in vir-
tue, that should he for moment wayer,
she can yield him support, and replace
him upon its foundation so happy in con-
sciuus innocence that when from the per.
plexities Of the world he turns to his home
he may never find a frown where he
sought a smile. Such, my son, thou
seekest in a wife; reflect we'll ere thou
choose.


"Open not thy bosom to the trifer,
rcpose not :by head on the breast which
nurseth envy, and folly, and vanity /;
hope not for obedience where the passions
are untamed :; and expect no honor from
her who honoreth not the Col who made
her.


Though thy place be next to the throne
Of princes, and the countenance Of royalty
beam upon thee-thOugh thy riches be
as the pearls Of Omar, and thy name be
bonored fron the east to the west, very
little will it avail thee, II darkness and
diSappointments and strife be in thine own
nabitation. There must be passed thine
hours Of solitude and sickness; and there
must thou die. Reflect then, my son,
ere thou wouldst love; for though thou
be Eise in other things, little will it avail
thee, If thou choose not wisely the wife
Of thy OsOm."-Erchdngs.
Year: 1875

WE mentioned last week that Nash & Co. are bringing out some new machinery for the reduction of ores. There have been so many failures in new experiments of this kind. that we are liable to look with a great deal of suspicion upon all new ln- ventions until their worth has been proved by actual experience. In the present in |. stance the tests that have been made seem to warrant the conclusion that a val uable improvement has been made. The crusher is on the beater plan and is an i'm provement upon the principle discovered several years ago. The amalgamation is effected by heating the pulpi in three sepa- rate apartments. The quicksilver is also subjected to a heat sufficient to cause it. 10 rise in vapOr, and is allowed to dlffuse itself through the pulp in the lower cham Der. It only requires five minutes time for the gold and silver to become thor oughly united with the quicksilver in the lower chamber, when the pulp is drawn of, and the pulp from the second cham Der let in, in this way amalgamation is made very rapid, and it is claimed that of any ordinary ore, 95 per cent can be saved. The crushing apparatus only weighs 5000 pounds and is warranteG to do more work than a l0-stamp-mill,
Year: 1875

WE have had several windy days this week, which indicate early rains. We have not consulted Capt. Gay upon the subject, but from the dust in the streets, and great need of water, we are led to hope that the Captain may predict speedy and protracted rains.
Year: 1875

WE notice that the birds from early morn until night-fall, are busy every mo- ment either making nests or feeding the young. How many human beings could learn lessons of wisdom by watching and initiating the birds, but unfortunately there are too many who neither build nests nor help to feed their young.
Year: 1875

WRITING Up THE PENINsULA.-We are IN
formed that the P. W & B. R. r. Company
are preparingfor the publication Of pamph-
let setting forth the advantages of this
Peninsula and the inducements it offers
to settlers. The pamphlet is being written
up by the party who wrote up the Northern
Pacific Railroad so glowingly year or two
since. The author, we are told, went down
the road in special train few days ago.
The book is to be gotten up in fine style
and scattered broadcast "where it will
do the most good


The depression in manufactures gives
real estate investments a new impetus, ano
the R. R. Co. propose to make the most o.
the opportunity. The greatest feeder to {
railroad is population; hence the wisdom
of the investment.


This is independent from a similar NOV
on the Eastern Shore, and noted in on
MARYLAND items
Year: 1875

Prices Now aud Before the War.


The indications in regard to the spring
business are not very decided one way or
the other, There is good deal Of croak-
ing in some Of our exchanges-notably in
the New York TFibme-as to the outlook,
aud the tendency seems tobe to not repeat
the mistake that was made lust spring on
the part of many pcrsOns who, expecting
arevival Of trade, invested their means in
Improbable enterprises. Indeed wCshall
not be surprised to see mistake made
in the other direction this spring, This is
usually the case after public expectation
has beCndisappointCd in its anticipations.
The disposition under such circumstances
is to look upon the dark side, or Ut all
events to be apprehcnsive, Some people
think that prices have not to uChed bottom
yet, and that we must needs go down lower
before getting on q firm foundation. This
too Notwithstanding the fact that many
articles are now selling not only for less
than the cost Of production but for less
than they sold before the war. The fol-
lowing table, which wO find in the Gin
ciunati Gazette Of Wednesday, presents an
interesting view OF prices aS they stood at
the close OF January last as compared
with tho same period in 1860. Weqaote
tho tahie ma fnllows.
Year: 1875

1t ia due to Mr., Bennett also TO say that
he has written us letter in which he


uses the following language: u have
nothing exempted from the most uu-
limited range Of taxation. Twas never
asked to subscribe to the Steer Creek
Railroad Company and never did sub
scribe to this or any other company
which exempted my property from tax
alton" We make this reference to this
subject in justiCe to these gentlemen.
Year: 1875

II had known in the morning


How wearily all the day
The words unkind would trouble my mind
That said when you went away,
| mad been more careful, darling,


Nor given you needless pain;
nut we yex cur own with look and one
We might never take back again.
For though In the quiet evening


You may give me the kiss OF peace,
Yet It well m ght be that never for me
The pain OF the heart should cease
How many go forth at morning


who ever come home at nj ht
And hearts have broken for harsh words spoken
That sorrow can ne'eF set right
We have careful thought for the stranger,
And smiles for the sometime guest;
But oft for our own the bitter tone.
Though we love our own the b"st.
N lips with the curve Impatient
An brow with the shade of scorn,
'lw .re cruel fate. were the night too late


undo the work Of morn
Year: 1875

Sail friend the other day: "All'w me
to introduce you to MIR. A., who thinks
of remaining with US and making this his
future home. II you know any light, easy
employment should consider i, Il person.
al favor it you would remember Mr. A."
Not by dozens or by hundreds. but by
thousands, bright, intelligent young men
go wandering up and dow. the streets OF
Western towns after respectable (D light,
easy employment. Agencies, clcrkships,
anything that is not solid hard Work Is
wanted. AS we look At young Mr.. As ro-
bust form We arc inclined to tell him that
one of the candidates for Governor Of Kan.
sas last year like him came West to grow
up with the country. He had the spirit
and Courage behind him too that wins an
honorable place everywhere. He did no,
ask for light easy employment, but accept
ed what he found to do and earned his
first money digging a cistcrn and the next
digging cellar. He to-day is in comfort.
able circumstances, an honored Citizen
he dug his way up.


If there is one hallucination more diff.
cult TO get out Of the heads of young men
who affect gold shirt buttons and good
clothes, it is that one Of getting genteel
(?), easy employment, by which they ex.
pect some road to success to open up to
them that their fathers were never able to
fad. Nearly every example OF great sue
cess in all the various occupations Of men
has come through persistent hard work
The greatest men American history has
produced nave been mcu who from boy
hood have neither shirkcd nor feared work.
Intelligent, hard work is about the only
genius we have ever seen among men WHO
have distinguished themselves in their
professions or trades There is room in
tue West for young men who have will
and energy and are willing to work and
wait for success, but to those who want to
come for light, easy employ ment, we say,
the country is already overcrowded with
just that kind, who are turning into ganlb-
lers and rogues faster than tue law can
care for tiiem.-Kun>as Farmer.
Year: 1875

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 n 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 ovcrmuch,


You are ALMOST too tired to pray tonight.
But Il Is blessednessi A year ago


did not see a as do to-day.
We are 80 dull and thankless: and too slow
To catch the sunshine till II slips away;
And now II seems 80 passing strange to me,
That while wore the badge Of motherhood,
did not kiss more oft and tenderly


The child that brought me only good
And II 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 chatters constantly;
IL from your own the dinped hands have slipped
And ne'er would nestle I'm your palm again;
IL the white feet into their grave had tripped,
could not blame you for your heart-ache then.
wonder so that mothers ever fret


At little children cliagng to their gown,
Or that the foot prints, when the days are wet,
Are ever black enough to make thsm frown.
III could find q little muddy boot,


Or cap, or jacket, on my chamber floor;
] II could kiss a rosy, restless foot,
And hear Its patter In my home once more;
II could mend a 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 l.
But, ah the dainty pillow next my own


Is never rumpled by q shining head;
Ny singing birding from It's nest Is flown,


The little boy / used to kiss Is dead.
Year: 1875

schools, ought not to be again indulged in
il it be impossible to maintain the schools,
upon 100000, and that Council will give
no more, way out is to resign, and let the
people sustain one or the other, the Board
or Council. The Board have full power
by law,in the employment-and regulation


of all expenses, ,and in this light,we cannot
see any other course for the members to
pursue than to go on, and appeal to the
court of last resort, the people.
Year: 1875

IF THERE has ever been doubt in the
minds Of any one, that Grant snot popu-
lar man, these doubts must be set at rest
by the vote Wednesday last upon the
Anti-Third Term resolution offered by
Mr. Springer, of Illinois. This was bring
ing the desc, bitter as it was, suddenly
upon the Republican members, and allow
ing them no time for preparation to swal'
low it. But they accepted it, and out OF
vote Of two hundred and fifty, but eighteen
voted in the negative Six of these were col
ored men,and four others ofthe carpet-bag
stripe, who dared not vote against the
power that put item in Congress- while a
number Of Republican members left tho
House purposely to avoid the question
This is the most positive expression
against the Third Term that we have had
yet--the people speaking through thei1
representatives--cho the assumption OF
an notwithstanding the political right:
uf the people over one man power
Year: 1875

is about to kickthe bucket may frequently
be heard. But never but once have we
heard Of prayers being offered up in
church for the life Of party. This was
done in Boston by about two hundred
Methodist parsons, headed by one Bishop
Haven. He arose and nominated the pres
ent President for the Third Term, and as
the JUNCTION was given to the great Ulys-
sis there was responsive Amen from two
hundred white chokers. Truly, indeed. the
party must be already kicking in the last
throes of its existence when prayers are
offered up for it in the churches and its
Cesar has to have the unction Of lot OF
New England fanatics, otherwise known as
preachers, before he can be considered
again as a candidate for election.