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Year: 1870

We have been often asked the question if
the two elements in the mongrel Democratic
and Conservative party can agree in the
next Legislature. We answer that, in our
opinion, they will, saving IN a few casc.,
which may lc turned to our advantage.
But I'm the one hand, the Legislature elected
by the opposition is a weak body, and win
rely for victory mainly upon consolidation
and voting in mass. In the second place,
there are no leaders OF capacity sufficient in
either house to make a show against party
tyrrany, or with courage sufficient to defy
the party whip.


However, there are extreme Democrats,
who will demand for their old leaders at
least Ion for Office, and there are extreme
Wings, who will deny IL. Then there arc
extreme Kuklux, both Wings and Demo.
Grats.1ho will ksep their p.r.y y hot water
all the time; and yet, notwithstanding these
facts, the opposition will agree us against
all and any Republican measure.


No. Let us tell the Republicans that
there is no good fortune for them In that
quarter. Only by fair, square party tactics
can we meet and defeat them. II can he
done easily. for 81 weak a body NJ the one
elect will only damage the prospects Of the
new concern. For while they have elements
of discord so have we had, and yet stood tn
gethcr, and while we may hope for their
dissolution. so did they hope for ours.


There is but one way left, judging the
future by the past, and that is for each Re-
nublican to grid up his lons and renew his
efforts in the cause Of liberty and humanity
Year: 1870

1t will become more apparent daily that
the advantages claimed by the Conservative
press from the recent elections, are only tent
porary and that reaction must occur In
deed the first of all their efforts to clear the
Kuklux of the murders, whippings and
scourgings which have disgrnccd our State,
is destined to an early and ignominious
failure, for all that Judge Brooks has ac
complishcd thus far has been merely to re-
tard the action of the Governor and by no
means to thwart his attempts towards
bringing criminals to justice. 1t was in
tended to have secured a train of evidence
for the approaching trials, bearing upon the
operations of the Kuklux, so clear and con
vincIng that there could he no denial 1t
is nearly all ready now, and though some
what lacking yet of sufficient force to show
that the measures taken by the Executive
were jnstifable and that the interference
of Judge Brooks, though not aimed for such
a purpose, was in the interests ol the enc
mics of his country.


This temporary advantage must prove,
therefore, humiliation to the opposition
and to those leaders, who being banned by
the 14th amendment, quoted the words Of
the law for its enforcement, to secure re.
lease from arrest, and from arrest merely,
for that is all.


Because ii there was proof against them
in the first instance, that proof still remains,
and the damning spot will not out, nor can
they be cxtinguished.


We say II now that the Governor intends
to push thr- Investigation. This Fail he
will show to the people OF the State how
false has been the cry OF military despotism,
a cry raised by those who relied on military
force to break up the government, to con.
script thousands of citizens and who now
rely upon the very preiudices which their
actions then created and have since per
petuated to shield Kuklux and traitors
from the public exccration which they de
serve


His Honor Judge Pearson, has taken the
legal helm into his own hands, and through
him the law will be rendered unto the limo.
cent for their protection and unto the guilty
for their punishment.


He bows at no shrine save that of justice,
and his course has met with IA just approval.


And while on the contrary it may be
wrong for US to turn aside and refer again
to Judge Brooks, still we cannot help re.
minding his former friends of the fact that
many of his new admirers publicly intna.
ted up to this time that he had periurcd
himself in accepting his present Office.
Nothing could induce us to make such
charge without proof, but it does seem hard
that perjured Kuklux all over the Stnte-
murderers, assassins and fclons.-shnuld
now idolize the name Of his Honor, Judge
Brooks, as their savior, while old friends
hold back in modification from his presence
and from his counsel.


Such temporary advantages are unnatural.
They must fade away. The only result to
follow them will be exutation turned 10
shame and ultimate defeat We can afford
to wait. There are many things to come
hereafter, which will lead US little further
into the light and give all better opportu-
nifty of Judging as we should judge, more
in mercy than in severity, and yet with jus
tice"
Year: 1870

We to-day give the correspondence be
tween the Chief Justice and Governor IIol.
den. 1t shows that the cry of the Sentinel
for civil law has at last been gratifed. All
the Sentinel and its hackers wanted was
that these men should he brought
before the Judge. They arc thus
now. Is it satisfied We certainly are.


1t drew beautiful picture OF the charac-
ter Of good Judge and said "such a man
is Pearson" and we said amen. We en-
dorscd it then, we endorse 1t now, but the
Sentinel has changed. 1t now, when the
civil law is supreme, speaks Of depraved
judiciary. During the thirty-fvc years
the Chief Justice has been on the bench
be has had the confidence OF the pco-
pie He has it now and will ever have
1t. The Sentinel can do him no harm. The
Governor did not return the prisoners then
because the safety Of the State demanded
their detention, and they cursed him then.
lie delivers them now and they curse him
now. Equally he was right, was sustained
by the people and cared nought for his enc
mics. In the future as in the past, Truth,
Justice and the Safety of the State will
govern his action.
Year: 1870

in any other ray. All good men of the
State and OF the country will commend and
applaud the bold action of the Governor,
as the facts are more fully disclosed We
shall refer to these views of the subject
requently hereafter, as the facts come out.
Year: 1870

Perhaps in no other particular are people
so penny wise and pound foolish as in the
employment of time. One individual engaged
in business gets worn out, dyspeptic and ner-
vous months relaxation would restore
his health yet, rather than give himself the
needful rest, he takes the risk of years Of suf-
fering and inability. Another, in the mis-
taken idea that he is economical, occupies
time in comparatively proftless occupations,
when he should be employed in his regular
calling. Another makes idleness profession
True economy in the use of time consists in
getting as large return as possible for its
expenditure. The man who ruins his eyes
by reading in the train, under the mistaken
idea that he is economising time, is not get
ting the largest return possible for the use OF
that time. Good vision in advancing age is
worth more than all the information thus OBJ
tanned. The student who spends couple OF
hours day with the skates, oars, cricket or
football, is probably earning more in his rec
reation than in any similar period Of time
spent in study. The man who, by hearty
frolic with his children in the morning before
he starts to his work, gets good humor for
the day, earns as much in his play as he does


in his work.
Year: 1870

One afternoon, many years ago. pleasant
faced man came into our schoolroom. We
can remember but little Of his appearance,
except the sweet smile that played about his
lips, and that seemed to spread out all over
his face as he spoke. Our teacher requested
him to talk to us little while. He COM
piled, and his words have been treasured as
Jewels ever since. We think that the bright
smile and the calm, winning voice had much
to do with our remembering him so distinctly.
This was his speech -


"Would it not please you, dear little ones,
TO pick up strings of pearls, drops Of gold
and diamonds, as you pass along the street J
II would make you happy, | know, to do
so. And you may do it; but you ask mo
howH will tell yon. By dropping sweet
words, kind actions and pleasant smiles. as
you pass along These are the true pearls
and precious stones. Speak to that poor or
phan child; see the diamond drops from
her check. Take the hand Of that friendless
boy bright pearls flash from his eyes; smile
on the sad and careworn, joy sdfuses tho
check more brilliant than the most precious
gems. Try it, dear children, and you will
feel happier when resting on your pillow at
the close of the day, than IL you had picked
up SCORE of glistening jewels. The bright
ness Of the one will fade, while the brilliancy
of the other will grow brighter and brighter
with the years Of our lives
Year: 1870

THE BBLB.-IIe who cannot find time to
consult his Bible will one day find that he
has time 10 be sick he who has no time to
pray must find time TO die he who can find
no time TO reflect is most likely To find time
to sin he who can find no time for repent
ance will find au eternity in which repentance
will be of no avail he who cannot hnd time
to work for others may end an eternity in
which to suffer for himself--H. More.
Year: 1870

We have not only dressed the columns Of the Daily
Jourpal and the Watehman and State Journal, in on
tlrey new dress but furnishing job Department
with all tho materials necessary for the execution In the
Year: 1870

Dr. Seavey of Bangor, is having an interest
ing controversy with the Portland Star on the


hair question. The question has assumed
quite breadth-a hair breadth The Star
asserts that monster insects have been found
in Jute Chingnons, and that girl operatives
in factories have been frightened at the YER
min found in their top dressing" The DR..
stronly asserts that ''there has never occur
red in this or any other state, one single in
stance where death, or even indisposition of
any sort has resulted from wearing the Jute
Chignon" and calls to his aid like testimony
from sound scientific men in this State. He
closes a communication in the Wing by gush
of extreme sympathy and commiseration for
those who stand in mortal terror lest the dim
initiye amount of cerebral substance bestow-
ed upon individuals by nature is to become
diet for worms.
Year: 1870

The Whig says that Messrs. Leavitt and
Weston are making considerable progress in
opening their slate quarry, about one and
one fourth miles from Sebec Lake. About
sixty men are employed, who have already
excava;ed to depth of 80 feet, finding the
slate abundant and of excellent quality. A
tunnel is being cut, which will drain the
quarry and furnish road by which the rub
bish can be hauled out with very little expense
for machinery. The company intend con.
structing horse railroad to the lake, where
a wharf is building.
Year: 1870

would go into the power of men thor


oughly imbued with rebel sentiment, whose


breasts are ranking with the memory OF


defeat and the loss of friends and property


In the rebellion. and thoroughly hostile to


the government which crushed them.


Their course would be to overturn and


DESTROY what has been done to establish
universal freedom, the electoral franchise,
general education, and whatever they
could of all which has been accomplished
by the republican party. The national debt
would be repudiated. The subject would
not be approached as carefully as it is at
present by their allies in the North, but
boldly and with no scruples about the ma
tional credit. Rebels would be remunera-
| ted for their losses in the rebellion. and
men who were loyal would be thrust back
and their claims unanswered. Pensions to
Union soldiers would be withheld and the
confederate crippled would receive the
bounty of the government for the wounds
they obtained in fighting it, and fill its



they shed their blood to disgrace and de-
stroy. All this and much more of the same
kind would happen should the democratic
party come into power, because it would
necessarily be change from loyal to rebel
rule, from the men and ideas which crushed
the rebellion and saved the government,
to the men and ideas which promoted and
carried on the rebellion. There doubtless
are men in the democratic party who
would object and demonstrate, but they
would be powerless under the exultant
rebel element, holding the organization of
the party and the government in its grasp.
and stimulated by hatred and passion to
revenge.


The broad distinction between loyalty and
rebellion is therefore the line which still
divides parties. When the South consents
to do what Mr.. Orr advises them to do,
drop their democratic organization and
cease numbering and prosecuting republi-
cans because of their politics, then we may
conclude that old issues are dead Until
that time comes the republican party in
the North must not yield one rod OF
ground, nor abate one iota of its vigilance
in any State. If States like Vermont and
Maine, soon to speak in their State
elections, show diminished interest and
strength at the polls for the republican
ticket, the result would influence other
elections unfavorably and encourage the
danger of a revolution which, if once
established, would leave of our govern
ment nothing but wreck behind. Far
seeing Southern statesmen like Mr.. Orr
know the disaster which would follow de-
mocratic success, and hence they join the
republican ranks to avert the calamity |
Republicans of the Pine Tree State! see
that you fail not to do your duty faithfully
in the pending election as in days past.
Year: 1870

Several young men who have left Aroos-
took county and gore West, says the Times,
write back to their friends that they are salts
fed New England is the best place for them
after ALL The truth is. all kinds of business
is overdone in the West. We notice that the
population of the larger cities of the West by
the late census, does not come up to the anti
cipated increase, by many hundreds Of thou
sands.
Year: 1870

The Machas Republican says that corn has
grown to most unprecedented height the
present year; more so than any year for
common to see corn in that town eight or nine
feet high, and even more, and the papers are
daily chronicling corn nine, ten, and eleven
feet high. If it continues to grow, they will
be obliged to measure it on ladders.
Year: 1870

On the evening of the oath inst. a valuable
horse and buggy was stolen from Emery j.
Bean of Lewiston. Information was sent to
the Portland police department, and Friday
evening the police discovered and secured
the property.
Year: 1870

VALuABLE TO THE MINER. We call the atten-
tion Of the miners in the different camps in this
county, and especially those working in hydraul.
ic diggings, to the advertisement oi r. R. d J
Craig to be foand iu this issue of the HERALD
This Patent Globe Nozzle is spoken of in the
highest terms wherever tried in tho mines The
advertisement refers to th. claims in this county
where thc Globe Nozzle is now in place and Can
hc seen al work. We leearn that about dozen
Of these Nozzlcs have already been ordered for
this county. and VIC doubt not but within few
months every hydraulic claim in the county will
he supplied with this new improvement.
Year: 1870

MAY BALL.-We are indebted to Profes-
sor Carr for an invitation to the May ball
to his senior pupils, to take place at his
academy tonight. The bail for bis junior
class takes place next Friday night.
Year: 1870

The linen and alpaca coats that E. b. SPENCE
& Son are selling defy competition as regards
price. They are selling as low as the lowest and
as good as the best. Cali at 1900 Main street for
your GUNNER clothing. es
Year: 1870

"UNsER FRITZ has been dealing hard
Knocks to the Prenhmen Uner Ksor the hmous halter at 2l1
Broadway has been dealing most superb ha to the
and the balance Of the wor' for Like Fritz he victor
from the start and there is no the sed to dispute the palm Of
.nneoy with him His Fall campaign begun Advance and
meet him. one and all
Year: 1870

The work day week has cast its yoke


Of troublous toll and careful rest;
The lingering twilight and saffron cloak
Trails Ger the dusky west,
And curfew clocks with measured stroke
Chime in the hour of rest.
From. fallow fields and woody .dells


The crickets chirp their pleasant lays
The cows come up, with finkling bells,
Through all the lonely ways;
And buckets drip by busy wells,


And ruddy ingles blaze. y
his whirling wheel the miller stops,
The smith his silent anvil leaves,
Bis ringing ak the joiner drops,


No more tho weaver weayes;
His loaded vain the peddler props


Beneath the tavern caves
A happy hush, 9 tranquil balm.


AS if the week day work and care,
Wore lifted off and left ua calm,


fervades the quiet air
A sense of silent psalm,


A feeling as Of prayer.
But now The night, with soft delay,


Seems brooding like tender dove,
While the last hours of Saturday
Shut in the hours of love,
And the sweet Sabbath spans the way
To holier homes above.
God help us all, since here below


Few Saturdays are ours at BEST
And out of pain and earthly woe,


Few days Of Sabbath rest;
God grant US that we yet may know


The Sabbath of the blest
Year: 1870

turned it quickly and flung back the lev
er!--apd simultaneously a hand .grasped
my throat and voice l knew well hiss.
ed in my ear:


"You mean to thwart me; but by
Heaven, will kill you firstn


grappled with him, and We fell to
the ground together. And the fierce
thunder of the on-coming train drown
ed all sound and sense! A hot sulphu-
rous breath of flame and smoke swept
over me. felt the grip of my throat
relaxing; then there fell period ofeom-
paratire silence and GOODNESS, and ever
so dimly l realized that the train had
run on to the wood track and had stop
ped. .g. ....sS
put out my hand TO touch the head
of Paul Stanford-be who had sought
my lfe--but, great Heaven. there was
no head on his body! My fingers were
clotted with something warm and sticky
and, overcome by the terrible revelation
| it made to me, lost consciousness.
When came to myself / was lying
on settee in the station, and a great
crowd filed the room.


/ told my .story-by degrees-as /
could remember it, and / could see that
my listeners believed it.


II was settled beyond doubt that Stan
ford had changed the lights, he had been
seen to do it by one Of the employees
of the road, stupid fellow, who could
not think of any harm coming from it.
His Object was plain enough one to
me, though l never spoke of it to any
one. He hated me-he was jealous of
my gaining popularity, and he wanted
to ruin Inc in the estimation of the COM
pany and in the estimation of Florence
and her father.
But he was dead, and when thought
of the fearful manner Of his death, /
forgave him freely.
Isuppose you have guessed that !
married Florence Wayne.
Year: 1870

We shall soon be in the midst'of the
ninth decennial census of che United
States. 1t will doubtless show popu-
lation of forty millions. In 1910, thirty
years ago, it was but seventeen million


We have, therefore, more than doubled
in the number of our people within the
last thirty years. There are men now
living who remember when it was report
ed but little over three millions. Al
our present rate of progress we shall
closely, crowd one hundred millions be-
fore the dawning of the year 1900 Our
advance is unparalleled in the history oI
the world. aal a..,s...z
Year: 1870

We find the following floating, and do
not know its paternity, but it's good ad-
vice: .sIn teaching young horse TO
drive well, do not hurry to see how fast
he will trot Keep each pace clear and


distinct from the other; that is, in walk


ing make him walk, and do not allow
him to trot. While trotting be equally
careful that he Keeps steady at his pace,
and do not allow him TO slack into a
walk. The rcins, while driving, should
be kept snug and when pushed to the
top of his speed, keep him well in hand,
that he may learn to bear well upon the
bit, SO that when going at high rate of
speed he can be held at his pace; but do
not allow him to pull too hard, for it is
not only unpleasant, but it makes il Of
ten difficult to manage him. se s.
Year: 1870

ZONE TRIAL" will convince you that the Ice.
CREAM made by JACKSON, corner Main ant
Third streets 1--WE say 1t without tho fcar OF contra
diction), IS equally Us good. as any that can be
bought in the city.
Year: 1870

A MAN in Kansas City while excavating
for cellar, one day last week, came upon
an iron chest which on examination was
found to contain So 620in gold. With the
gold was also found a note, and in the note
was legibly written:


Hidden from the soldiers in 1864. If
[ ever return. and this IS discovered, the
finder will please devote half the amount
10 charitable purposes, and the balance he
can keep for his own use. [ am an old
man, with not relative in Missouri


81. G. WAITE.
Year: 1870

| A REAL. MERMAID "A correspondent IL
| the Delhi Gazette writing from Benaras


on Dec. 10Th, says: ''Some Mahomedana
of Bengal have brought here a real nIer-


maid preserved in a case. 1t exactly re-
sembles a fish covered with scales in the


lower half, and monkey having head
and two arms with fingers and nails in the


upper. OF course ii is curious thing TO
look at. l was quite astonished to learn


from some OF my friends that real mer-


maid, exposed in the cboulc of this city.


could be seen on paying single pice. So,


as this filled my mind with great curiosity,
/ went there yesterday, and saw that it was
all true, and that man sitting at the door
with a bell III his hand was inviting the
passers-by to see that spectacle. I, with
two friends, went in, saw the animal, and
felt it with my own hands. [ couldn't


make out anything fictitious about it. On
lnquiripg OF the man who was present
there, [ was informed that it was q real
mermaid, found in the sea near Japan, and
that the man bought it for 500 rupees
at a public auction in Calcutta He further
told me that another of the same sort, but


as big as a man, was sold there for / 400


rupees. The length of the one saw mere


was almost a foot and a half Now am at


a loss to find out whether [ should RELY on


his veracity and believe the matter. | ask


those who can to inquire into the subject


minutely in order tnat the truth may be
elected" .a-
Year: 1870

'Certainly, and doing 3 good business
He is clever fellow. He knew that he had
much better chance of being unsuspect-
ed If the girl remained close at home; and
must confess that if it had not been for
a whim I should never have caught him.


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