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Year: 1875

On the table lies the monster


Brave in color, coo | and green!
And around the children cluster,


Each one eager TO be seen.
Deep the knife is plunged into it,
Then is driven clear around,
And the two halves fall asunder


With strangely pleasant SOUND
Zounds, though, what contrast.
That is what the children think
With the core rs bright as coral,
And the seeds as black as ink.
How the little mouths do water,


How the little eyes do snap,
AS they glance tirsla at the melon,
Then appcalingiy at pap.
Who is busy with the carver,


Slicing up ihe mammoth half,
Which he does SO very comic


That the urchins have to laugh.
But at last the work (?) is over,


And to each slice is given,
Eating melon in the summer


Is to youth an ideal heaven.
Year: 1875

Mary had a little lamb,


With which she used to tusse!
She snatchcd the wool all of its back,
And stuffed it in her hustle.
The lamb soon found out that he had


been tccccd.


And into passion FLEW;
But Mary rot up on her ear,
And stuffed the lamb in too.
Year: 1875

A LAST SQUEAL.-AnOther beast whom We
have skinned, raises the squeal, and fees to the
mountains of Hepsidam. That calaboose orna-
ment, bed-scenter, breeches-odorizer, gutter
snipe, George w. Larzelere, is ont in another
card in the Reporter, in which, after hurling all
the epithets and adjectives in his vocabulary at
us in bunch, he announces his intention to pay
no more heed to us. The filthy beast had better
come to this Use determination sooner, and saw
ed us the necessity of telling some unwholesOme
truths about him. Every word We have said
about him is true, and we here reiterate them.
But they are simply beginning of hundreds
just as bad; and he sneaks back to his wallow,
just as we were beginning to get interested in
the subject We told him we wonld give him
belly full, and he has got it. Whenever he
wants another lunch, let him speak, and we PROM
Use him he will not have to ask twice. As for
that epitaph, he need not borrow trouble We
expect to lie called upon, one of these days, to
announce that be has gone to drunkard's grave,
greatly to the relief of his friends and long dis
gusted public.
Year: 1875

V"A citizen Of Troy received a letter from
waterville, the other day, in which the writer
said: 'sThe Telegraph Office has got rid of SMALL
wood at last He spent most of his time at the
billiard and card table; and when he did 90 to
the Office, he was SO full of whiskey that he was
not fit for anything" What valuable citizen
a man is, when his departure is looked upon as
"getting rid of him." aud is made n subject of
congratulatory correspondence. That is the same
fellow who received letters from everywhere,
asking him to go there.
Year: 1875

THIRD TERM.-The Topeka Commonwealth is
out against Third Term, and is already claim
ing to he the first Republican paper in Kansas to
take this position. Only year or two behind
the times In almost every issue, for more than
a year past, the Chief has spoken against the
Third Term scheme, and has been soundly de-
nounced as Democratic paper, for SO doing. 1t
was speaking against a Third Term, when the
Commonwealth was calling persons fools or crazy,
or frightened at ghost who even contended
that there was probability of Grant aspiring to
a Third Term. We remember, also, that last
Spring, it read some Indiana Judge a savage les
son, for alluding to the Third Term, in a speech
at Wichita, during the excursion of Eastern
Edj,ars. Wherefore this sudden foolishness or
craziness-wherefort this seare at ghost, on


the part of the Commonwealth


But suppose after all, that Grant should be
pominatedf Little as relish Third Term,
what are we going to do about it, Support the
Democratic candidate, and place the rebels in
the position and power which they tried to Sc
cure by war, and which Grant foiled them inf
Is not Grant preferable to any man the Demo-
Gratis are likely TO nominated He is on the right
side of the Union question, and ninety-nine out
of every hundred Democrats are on the wrong
side. Democratic victory means bringing the
rebel leaders back to power. The time to have
opposed Third Term was when the public mind
was being formed on the question: After ridi-
culing and denouncing all who spoke against
Third Term, until the people became either rec
ono lied or Indifferent to it, and the current has
set in that direction, it is of little use to raise
the alarm and make a great splurge about it.
Year: 1875

II The issue has been raised against Senator
Ferry, of Michigan, that he is in favor of green
backs, and it is suggested that he be displaced
as President pro TEN. of the Senate, and hard
money man he substituted. The Money power
is mean enough to do anything, but it remains
TO be whether the Senate will exhibit so
great lack of courtesy. Besides, majority of
the Senators the record in favor of green
backs, and unless they have been whipped in,
perhaps the money ring will find the little job
harder than they anticipate.
Year: 1875

~ AT the Democratic Congressional! caueus,
the man nominated for Sergeant farms, held
the same office in the Confederate Congress. But
as the Democratic party in Congress is COM
poseil in great part of members of the rebel Con-
gress officers of the rebel army, it is but natu
raj that they should want officers of their own
kind. But how those old rebels do come for
ward, whenever the Democracy gain the ascend
Year: 1875

u The editor of the Reporter apologies to his
readers for the matter in his paper. No need of
it. He is himself a standing apology for hu-
man being. He would not be taken on proba-
tion as a Southern clay-eater with the yellow
jaundice. Pukey is the only name that fits him
he looks as if he had been puked up by sick
cat, after being partly digested- And yet such
things are counted in the census,
Year: 1875

n The reason why We generally use an ex-
clamation point, in speaking of the Young Tai
euted, is first, because he is astonishing, and
secondly, because he resembles an exclamation
point more than anything else in the type line.
would not fill the bill, for it is frequently of
great Importance; but the exclamation point
could be abolished without impairiug the sense
or usefulness of an article.
Year: 1875

Y The National Grange, at its recent session
at Louisville. had a proposition before it for es-
tablishing special marriage service for men,
bers Of the Grange, and committe was appoint
ed to take the subject in hand. If the Grange
has no objects of any more Importance than this.
or if its members can no longer be married like
common folks, it is time for it to die.
Year: 1875

The Wathena Reporter has a department head
ing, "Pick. ups" Last week there were Is items
in this department, making a column, and
every of them referred to Sol. Miller or his
paper, and this department did not contain half
that was said on the same subject in the same
paper Verify, Sol. must be b"nanza for the
RepOrter-TODeka Blade
Year: 1875

ES- Those talented young men who are ambi-
tious for journalistic" distinction, should know
the easiest plan TO accumulate printing Office.
We shall next week give them full directions
how to steal one, as practieed by the "Great Tai
Year: 1875

q The localities that expect to secure the
location Of the State Capital, sometime in the
future, aid gave an almost unanimous vote for
the Constitutional Amendments. What connec-
tion the two questions have, we do not know;
but they seemed to think there yas 50 me.
Year: 1875

n Boss Tweed eecaped from Jail, in New
York, the other night. As Democrats had the
whole management of the business, there is moth
ing surprising about it. Contrast the Whiskey
Ring trials with the Tweed affair, and it will
seem pretty clear which party believes in punish
ing thieves in its own ranks.
Year: 1875

Sol MILLER ESQ., EDITOR CHIEF II take the liberty Of
old friend Of protesting against large share OF
your paper being devoted to n newspaper warfare In
wbcb not dozen subscribers have any
take It that the Chief when in its sober senses is as
good paper as is published within the confines Of Kan
generally spicy sheet and its selected articles
chosen with good Judgment while its editorials
although opposed to them politically am bound to coz
fess able and weconsidered Now, no longer
young and where the blood hot judgment falls Age
should tone down the aspees and curb the passions Oh
the man. During the last political canvass and in fact
the one Previous your newspaper conducted win
good temper and made hosts Of friends and was TO them
subject Of congrauation. 1t pays for newspaper 70
act the gentleman under any and all circumstance am
surprised that old veteran like yourself should be pan
dying epibes wasting your time and destroying vaua
BILE space in noticing these freshmen and recruits VINO
only too glad to raise your ire and encourage your
replies. The Ckif rising ground and cannot anord
to hazard its well earned reputeon for being progress
i've paper to to much Of this thing what the
Reporter Telegraph does resort to such practices
for you for subscriber of yours out OF
huH dred knows what those papers have TO say
about you Give them thrust from your pracuced raper
and pass literature science arts commerce. and po
etry. Although messing with the opposite camp, am


Your friend,


OLD BUSINESS.
Year: 1875

We take pleasure in directing attention the advertise
ment this Institution 1t is of the oldest establish
ed schools the West and assured by the best
authority those who have known entire history that
is deservedy Of the most popular ranking equal
he rery in the country West East Let all nteres
the choice Of school to paronize examine adver
tisement and send for the Dread learn particulars
Year: 1875

The machine has been in excellent working order
this week and has ground out any number of verses
10 commence with, we have


HOW THE COUNCILMAN STOLE THE OIL.
Twas in a certain closet where the wall


Was covered with old cobwebs like a crust,
There stood the cans, filed with the eityI oil.


Quicky be dragged one from among Ike dust,
Then turned upon the engine with threatening look
You never dare 70 breathe of this at all"
And at the harmless thing bis fist he shook,


When suddenly lte spied his shadow on the wall,
He seized the can, and with the speed OF light,


Frantic he daTted through the folding door,
Rushed wildly out into the gathering night


A leap, plunge, and he was seen no more


Here the machine run down, but after being wou-d
up, started OF in the following strain:


THE FOOL AND THE POET.
Long ago in old England it once WIS the rule
The king had his poet and also his fool
But the UniOn'S fugal, it wants you 20 know II.
II keeps Shyster Ross for both fool and poet
Year: 1875

Tnk managers OF the direct United
States cable say that their line sill DO
ready for public Affairs In few weeks.
The steamer raraday will shortly con-
cluds the splicing Of tho Irish end.
where a defect had to DO cut out. and
then splice the American end. which had
been broken by the ice.
Year: 1875

Iostlng one another In the appar-
ent space Of FIVE minutes the watch nands
turned an hour and marked quarter Ia
ten Johnny bawled aloud for help,
beads Of perspiration were rolling down his
face the thought Of Amy's grief. Of her
parents Indignation, Of his own foolish
face when he should appear at the church
too late To be married all these things
whirled before him IN "A hideous vision.
and his shouts were as those Of a man who
has both calves caught in man trap.
No help came, however, and Johnny was
obliged 10 dart out as before. But It
there is one thing superessential u n man
in 4 labyrinth. il il GOODNESS. Distraction
leads you round and round like a tangled
skein of thread and so for the sixth time
Johnny terminated his zigzags in the
middle Of the maze Precisely at this
moraent the clock Of some distant chapel
changed oG, Ten o clock.


Then the Gagged bridegroom uttered one
of those exclamations Of woe and fury that
rise up from the heart like All explosion.
Gathering all his strength he plunged
straight through the first hedge like an
infurlated bull, resolving TO force his way
clean through from hedge to hedge till he
reached the cut side Of the circle Hia
clothes flew from him In shreds- first his
coat. then his wais, coat, then the more
Indispensable garn ents. His face stream
ed with blood his hair was full Of leaves.
twlgs, ana prickles he was bruised brok
en-, reeking with perspIratloR. and exhaus-
ted. But al length he dashed through the
last hedge and tumbled into the arms Of
of the park keeper who lost no time in
clutching him by what remained Of his
collar


Let me 20, man II howled Jack. who
looked like "a scarecrow who had deserted
his post, and he struggled with despairing
violence


Help, murder yelled the park keeper,
ciSsping his prisoner with redoubled force !;
and at the cry couple Of other keepers
hurried up and took Johnny into custody.


IL was fully midday when a policeman
arrived AT the house where the anxious
y eddIng party were assembled and in
4utred whether a person of the name of
Plowden was known there, saying that the
said person was at the station for willful
damage to public property, assault and
battery.


Johnny was not married that day nor
rhe next, for Amy said there was no con
tiding ones happiness To such a map.
She declared she would only marry him
when he had learned to be punctual ; and
one Is sorry to say that he is still bache
Tor. Golden Ige.
Year: 1875

con the 25th Of June, everything being reported
ready fer sea and having taken in 200 bags o coal we
slipped from the buoy OF the Southampton pier and
proceeded round 70 Portsmouth, was anxious 10 soc
Admiral McClntock and get further advice from
him. We had already received board two bags OF let
ters for the Alert and Discovery the event being
able TO deliver them or deposit them in Smith Sound
and number Of private parcels and letters also came
FOR the government ships from all quarters


Nothing could exceed the kindness Of everybody nj
Portsmouth, and ! was much touched by tho hearty
sympathy which received on all sides, and by the
parting and well wishes Of so many friends who had
come 20 sec me or ! had received letters from Sir
George Back. who most cOnslderaLsly wrsae nae somo
Year: 1875

She could be made serviceable in one day lifeboat
cutter the house was next examined she is
lying end on TO the beach, above high water mark and
is in good condition. she would only need cauking
The and masts in and outside the house Tho
torn up by the bears This boat could be made service
able in one day and is in easy position for launch
ing


The canoe and the whaleboat the south side OF the
house are unserviceabe The iceboat on runners
could be easily made serviceable. The flagstaff is
standing, all right In tho pedestal post once there was
only memorandum from sir f. Belcher. placed q
record Of our voyage in the pedestal and list OF the
provisions taken away


RECORDS or JAMES ROSS


august 2o-I have just returned on board from visit
ing tho cairn built bv Sir James Ross and Sir G. McCin
took on Cape Coleman We found II without dlnlcuty
as we passed close along the from point 20 point
Landing small piece OF ice, we assembled to about
5o feet and found the copper cylinder containing the
following record


June Z, ls49-The cylinder which contains this m.
per was left here by party detached from Her
haestys ships Enterprise and Investigator under the
command Of Captain Sir James c. Ross, Royal Navy, in
search OF the expedition OF Sir John Frank
lin, and TO inform any Of his party
that may nnd II that those ships, having
wintered at Port Leopold, have formed a depot
Of provisions for the Of Sir John Franklns party
sufficient for six months The party about to
return to the ships, which early possible In tho
spring will push forward to Melville Island search
the north coast Of Barrow Strait and failing TO meet
the party they 6aesns. viii touch at Port LcoDod
Year: 1875

on their way back and then return 70 England before
the winter shall set in. JAS c, ROSS, Captain


This simple paper given as the record Of a mere
VISIT 70 the spot really shows what remarkable jour
ney Ross and McClnock made when they travelled on
loot from Port Leopold around this unknown coast in
the days when sledge travelling was in its infancy.


~ also shows how strange the chances Of Arctic
navigation, for Ross was in the exact track or the
Ereous and Terror, and but one season in Of
franKIns party, having abandoned their ships, and
Ross impression must have been strongly against the
probability OF Franklin having passed down the straits,
otherwise ne would have expressed his intention TO
follow this route with his ships the ensuing summer
rather than the north shore Of Barrow Strait.


1T was in 1859, IN the month OF June that having
completed the journey round the southwest coast or
Prince Of Wales Land again started from the Fox and
reached Brownies, farthest the northwest side OF
these straits and thence in crossing over
to this eastern shore, | met with so much
water on the ice that prevented from reach
ing Ross cairn, passing about four miles southwark
Of IT, returned to the ship with the greatest difficulty
having found the ice between this point Cape Coeman)
and Beot Strait flooded with water to such extent
that travelling knee deep in il and almost
floating the sledge itself thus missed seeing tho
earn but can claim have discovered. under McCn-
tocks command the land both sides Of these straits
southwark OF Brownies farthest the western shore
and southwark Of the point cape about eight miles
south OF this cairn this western sde and TO
which point Ross walked having left his party 10 build
the carn Cape Coleman during his absence Having
left copy Of Ross Record with another OF our own,
took away the original paper and after carefully clos
ing the cylinder deposited Il in its former place and
then we returned to our ship"
Year: 1875

AN OFFICER CANED.-Saturday member OF
the older hackmen of this city presented Off
Ger Seth Sterling with splendid gold headed
cane bearing his name. 1t was very appro-
pirate present to worthy officer. Officer
Sterling is stationed at the Eastern depot, and
has much to do with the hackmen. He is
ever on the lookout for passengers who are
alone and unused to travelling, and If he is adj
dressed they always receive gentlemanly atten-
ton. Such an officer can do a great deal TO as
sist individuals who ara aot acquainted with
Tho CITY
Year: 1875

THE CATHOLIC MIssIoN.-The Catholics of
this city have for the last week been holding
religious revival under the direction of four
Redemptorist Fathers. Last week the mission
was for women only, but there is to be another
for men to commence next Sunday evening,
lasting a week. During the mission, services
are held every day and evening and confessions
heard. These missions are now being held
throughout the country, usually in places where
no bishop is located, but through the influence
of Bishop Heay the holy fathers were induced
to come and have one here. The Redemptorst
Fathers are men distinguished for their Christ
ian zeal and charity, their fervid piety and
their broad and liberal culture, Among them
are some of the best theologians, orators and
controversalists of the Catholicschurch. Their
meetings thus far have been attended by an un-
precedented number, the cathedral being filled
to repletion. Theyihave made marked and
lasting impression upon our Catholic friends,
who wish them Ged speed in their noble efforts
to elevate society, and to deliver man from the
bondage of sin.
Year: 1875

REFORM CLUB-T public meeting of the
Club at Chestnut street vestry last evening was
an exceedingly interesting one. Hon. j. j.
Perry OF this city, formally of Oxford county,
was present and addressed the audience in re-
lation to the benefit of the reform work.


The semi-annual meeting of the Club will
take place this evening, and every member
should be present as important business will be
transacted.
Year: 1875

A PLEASANT AFFAIR.-The truckmen Of
Portland met at the house Mr.. A. Freeman,
the treasurer, Friday evening, the night after
the ball and made him present of nice lit
tie purse of money. Not being much of a
speech-maker they let that pass, but had he
been able he would have made them one that
would have lifted the roof from the house. But
to take his own word fos it, he was much bet
ter pleased than he would have been had the
present been ever so nice gold headed cane.
Year: 1875

YOUNG ScAMPs,-Two boys who are evil
IDENTIFY on their way to state prison, stole lot
of poultry Friday night and sold them to get
money to spend Christmas. They were de-
tected and came very near being punished.
This was not their first offence, bat it is hoped
that il will be their last
Year: 1875

The churches were well attended yesterday.
and special mention was made in most of them
| of the Christmas season.


NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH.
hev. Richard Ward of Cambridge, preached
Christmas sermon from the text in Luke ii,
~: But Mary kept all these things and pom
dered them in her heart" Mary symbolizes
the highest love known in heaven or on earth
the mother OF religion In the fourth century
tle nirth OF Christ was first kept as a Roman
iestival, the feast of the Sun, on the 25th Of
OF December. In previous centuries it had
been Kept on other days. 1t is proper symbol
ism for the Lord is the light of the earth and
the sun of righteousness. Most people think
they know many things about the birth of
Christ more than is written in the gospels.
There are various traditions, such as that which
makes animals kneel at midnight on Christ
mas eva. But what do we really know about
h!s birth? (He then gave brief sketch of the
facts set down in the gospel.y Not word has
come down to us in history regarding the Saw
iour, save in our inspired works. We do not
know how many things Jesus said to Mary in
his youth but we know that she pondered them
in her heart and had confidence in his power,
for she believed that he could perform the
miracle of turning water into wine at the mar
riage of Cana. 1t has been a great satisfaction
to many minds that the angels appeared to
simple shepherds to announce the coming of
Lord, but how could he come to the high priest
and rulers, with their hard hearts filled with
bitterness? The existence of these simple and
single minded shepherds and the gentle fisher
men who became apostles, was what made it
possible for the Lord to come down into this
tha nd Of poin6c which
John the Baptist came to prepare for his COM
ing. Thus has it ever been, so is it. and thus
will ever be, that the pure in heart shall see
God. The Lord gave to his church, represent
ed by Mary, true doctrines, and they pondered
them in their hearts. But soon they began to
ponder them in their heads only, and gradually
the church fell away from preaching Christ
until about one hundred years ago, when they
were restored to us, and once more the world
began to preach Jesus and his doctrine, and to
ponder it in their hearts.


INDIA STREET CONCERT.


The concert given last evening by the India
Street Sunday School was very interesting
affair. The children had their pieces well and
delivered them promptly. The music was fur.
nished by the school assisted by the Choral
Union. The large audience present was high
ly pleased with the exercises.


CONGRESS SQUARE.


Rev. Mr.. Gibbs preached Christmas SER
mon yesterday, taking his text from st. John
x, 1O-sT am come that ye might have life
and that ye might have it more abundantly."
The sermon was eminently practical one and
was attentively listened throughout.


PARK STREET.


Owing to the illness of the pastor, who was,
however, able to be present at the morning SER
vice, there was no sermon. The service was of
musical nature, and the pastor pronounced
benedction
Year: 1875

MARROW EscAPE.-Saturday morning about
three o'clock, as officer Houston was walking
his beat he found an intoxicated man in the
snow. He was numb, and it was sometime be-
fore the officer could revive him. He would
have frozen in a short time.