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Year: 1873




er friends added valnablepresents. Who
would not be such bride.


A SCENE IN CoURr-W hen the argu-
ment in the Uppercue trial was drawing
to a close, Judge Inglis made a touching
apostrophe to the prisoner, lauding his
blamelesS character, the geutlenesS Of
his manners, and lhe purity and plety
of his whole life, aud commiserating
with him in the terrible trial of his man
hood. and his faith in God. This was
followed by thrilling prayer to God to
enlighten the minds OF the jurors that
they might not shed innocent blood 10y
consigninf the young prisoner to dis
graceful death, blight his whole family
and break the heart of the devoted girl
who WIS clinging to him in this hour VI
his greatest agony. Many Of the audi
ence were deeply affected, even some
members of the bar were shedding tears.
The accused leaned his head on the rail
inc beside him and cried bitterly. The
pathos of the scene was heightened
when the allusion was made TO the be
trothed of the prisoner and she walled
aloud in anguish. There wele few per
sons in the crowded courtroom who
did not sympathizc with the distress
thus eIoluently brought before them;
If the result had been then determined
the sympathy evoked might have at
once acnuitted the accused, but when
Judge Inglis sat down the aihanced of
the prisoner left the courtroom, and the
States Attorney, after going forward
and congratulating Judge lnslis, on his
great effort, made the closing speech to
rule out all considerations Of the conse
qucnces, and hold the jury toa verdict
on the law and the evidence rs they re-
garded them-Buh. A"srican.
Year: 1873

READY FOR CoMPANY.-So far from its
being necessary to be always ready for
company, says Gail Hamilton, it is one
of the pleasures of housekeeping to pre-
pare for company. Sweeping and busting
are but dull druid gerry when cleanliness is
the only object; but how pleasant it is


to tidy the rooms when houseful of guests
are coming at the end of it.! There is an
incentive worthy of toil-that transmutes
toll into delight. But suppose you have
been ill, the children have had scarlet
fever. or Nora is gone and there is a
chance for visit from friend. Must
you send her away? Yes, if you abso-
lutely cannot undertake the slight addi-
ton to your work which her visit ne
cessitates. But remember her visit
does not necessitate that you should 60
through house cleaning previous to her
appearance. Suppose the doors are finger
marked, and the windows not faultlessly
clean, and the gaest-chamber has not been
swept for month, the doors will open,
and the windows will let in the beautiful
fresh air, and you and your friend can get


immense draughts of satisfaction out of the
visit, though things are not as you would
gladly have them, if you will only not
fret about them, but consign them to the
insignifcance they merit. We are afraid
Of each other, forgetting that our friends


have the same kind Of experience that
we have. The most thorough honsekeeper
is sometimes forced to "let things CO."
unless she sacrifices something OF more
Importance than things" Serena is
distressed because the afternoon sun re-
veals to her responsible eyes little dust
under the sofa. But Celestia is equally
distressed because her student-lamp sudden
ly goes out during Serena's evening call.
Why should not both comfort themselves
Year: 1873

When you Jay before me dead,
La such pallid rest,
On those pallid lips of thine
Not one kiss 1 pressed!
Did you wonder-looking down
From some higher sphere
Knowing how we two had loved
Many and many year?
Did you think me strange and cold
When l did not touch
Even with reverent fings r-tips,
What 1 had loved SO much?
Ah +! when last you Kissed me, dear,
Know you what you said7
" Take this last kiss, my beloved, .
Soon shall be dead
" Keep it for . solemn sign


Through our loves long night,
Till you give it back again
On some morning bright
So gave you no caress;


But, remembering this.
Warm upon my lips keep
Your last living kiss


-Galary for June.
Year: 1873

with the reflection that nothing has hap
pened unto them but such as is common
unto women. and dismiss their apprehen-
sions? | know man who came near
bleeding to death because there was not a
cobweb to be found in the house or barn
to staunch the, blood. Be advised, dear
house-mother, and do not lose all the
freshness and impulse to be found in your
friends visit because you have no time to
60 through the house with your broom up
side down.
Year: 1873

ANECDoTE OF GENERAL JAcKsoN.-Men
of the highest repute and of the incest
sense of honor get their notions of right
and wrong sadly confused under the temp
tation of the rsce-course. A more chiv-
alric, high toned, and gallant gentleman
than General jackson did not live among
his contemporaries. And yet story was
current in Tennessee some fifty years ago
whether true or false am not able to
say-which goes to show that even he
was shrewdly suspected of playing his
game with the " advantages, in the dainty
phraseology of sporting men. The story
ran in this wise:


The general became discontented with
mulatto boy, who bad been his favorite
rider, and sold him to a neighbor. who was
his great rival on the turf. Tue boy was
to ride in very important race against a
favorite horse of the generals. Jack
son had heavy bet pending on the race,
and be was overheard demonstrating with
his late rider.


You black rascal, mind what you are
about. None of your old tricks with me.
If catch you squirting your tobacco juice
in my boys eyes, Eli cut your heart
out ~


This may have been pure fabrication;
but if sharp practice on the turf had not
been the rule rather than the exception,
an anecdote of this description could not
have obtained currency as applied to Gen
eral Jockson


l have quoted it not as rejecting any
discrepid upon a man who stood above re-
proach among his neighbors, but as indica-
ton of the general moral tone which pre-
vailed among turfmen half century ago.
Whather there has been any great i'm
provement in that regard since that time
| shall not undertake to decide. That
the tendency of gaming of all kinds is to
lower the tone of public morals is prop
osition that few rejecting men will be
inclined to dispute.-AN OLD SrAGER, in
Harper's Magazine for June.
Year: 1873

LIGHTNING RoDs.-Lightning rods should
consist of round iron of about one inch di-
ameter, and its parts, throughout the '. hole
length, should be in perfect metallic conti-
nuity by being secured together by coupling
ferules. To secure il from rust, the rod
should be coated with black paint, itself
good conductor it should termlnat, in a
single platinum point. The shorter and
more direct the course of the root to the
earth, the better. Bendings should be round
ed and not formed in acute angles. 1t should
be fastened to the building by iron eyes, and
may be insulated from these by cylinders Of
glass, the latter point, however, not being of
special Importance. The rod should be
placed, in preference, on the west side of the
building, and it should be connected with the
earth in manner SO that at least one or two
feet of the rod are imbedded
Year: 1873

FLY DEsTRoYER.-The following simple
preparation has proved very effective: Beat
up the yolk of an egg with tablespoonful
each of molasses and finely ground black pep
per ; set about in shallow plates every two
or three days for a week. and the flies will be
rapidly destroyed, and may be swept up in
handfuls.
Year: 1873

On the 28th of April there were leads of
open water around them, and they took to
their boat, working westward towards the
nearest land. In the afternoon they saw in
the distance the smoke of steamer, but the
weather became thick and they lost sight of
her. Next morning they saw her again, but
at considerable distance they set their
colors, hoisted black blanket on two oars,
and eagerly pushed towards her. All in
vain; the steamers crew did not see them,
and in the evening she disappeared. Hope
began to die within them. But next morn
iug, at 5 o'clock, the fog lighted, and 10,
within three miles Of them lay a large steam
er. Soon after they were seen, the steamer
bore down upon them, their suferings were
ended, and they were soon snug on board
the Tisress, where they met with every kind
ness and attention. They were picked up
near Grady harbor, in latitude So degrees.
Not one of them had been at all serIoasly
ill and when washed and their clothing
changed, no one could have told that they
had been fortnight at sea. Captain Tyson
preserved excellent discipline during the
whole perilous voyage, and all behaved re-
markably well.
Year: 1873

Mn. DIsRAELI LAUDATIoN OF Social Hon
LIFE IN ENGLAND is very curious though his
reference to other countries is not quite exact.
In his versatile speech at the University ban
quet at Glasgow, on the occasion of his install
lation as Lord Rector, he told little story
relative to the attendance Of a distinguished
diplomat at one Of Lady Palmerston's parties
while this diplomat was not on speaking terms
with Lord Palmerston. The diplomatist him.
self expressed surprise or admiration at the
fact, and said, ''what a wonderful system of
society you have in England" Now, while
this might have served Mr.. Disraeh for an
illustration Of his remarks and to fatter
British pride, we do not think political differ
ences on the Continent Of Europe separate peo-
pie in social life generally, and in America
they never do unless there be some other and
greater cause for hostile feeling. Gentlemen
In public life and their fam lics mingle to-
gether socially in Washington, irrespective of
party or political differences. Mr.. Disraeli il


rather disposed to assume good dea, when


no wants TO make point or to tickle British


Yanitx
Year: 1873

Cry TRAPS FOR LIFE AND LIMB. Now that
frost and snow are with us once again it is
time that we should make another effort to
oct rid Of those dangerous traps for life and
limb, the smooth iron sidewalks and cellar
traps of the city. Last year over forty deaths
were reported in the bills of mortality occa-
stoned by falls in the street The larger part
of these fatal accidents and others attended
by serious and sometimes permanent injury
are due to these iron traps, which, in slippery
weather, can scarcely be trodden on without
occasioning a fall. A resolution lies in the
Board of Aldermen requiring the Public
Works Department to inquire as to the most
desirable substitute for these iron traps
and sidewalks. The resolution should be
followed by on ordinance compelling


under heavy penalties, the removal of
all the smooth iron trans sonn az a substi-
Year: 1873

is intended to bolster up the exploded Samana
Bay scheme and company, to give. if possible.
some value TO the stock and to put money
into the pocket of Baez. There is no evidence
that Hayti intends to make war on St. Do
mingo. and if there were, in what way would
it concern the United States OF the two
Republics the Haytan is the most respectable
and vigorous Baez is mere political gam
bler and the less our government has to do
with him the better.
Year: 1873

While America is watching her government
making shamefaced settlement on paper of
the bloody Virgnius outrage the Cuban pa
triots in the field are taking vengeance for the
murdered by redoubling the vigor of their
attacks on the Spaniards, even in the fortified
towns on the coast. The success attending
these movements is highly encouraging 10 the
friends of free Cuba. The HERALD CORE
spondence from Manzanillo, published ON
Tuesday last faithfully describes tho opera
tons of the patriots in the Eastern Depart
ment To General Vicente Garcia the credit
must be given of obtaining astonishing
results. The Spaniards seem reduced every
where to the defensive, and as the Cubans
fight or avoid conflict at will the victory is
nearly always to them. The feature which
will strike every one with pleasure in these
Cuban successes is the fact that the turning
of the tide of battle in favor of
the patriots finds them disposed. even
anxious, to be mercful to the defeated
that is, to carry on the war with humanity.
Success to the Spaniards meant q hideOus
aftercourse of horrors which should be name
less. In the desperation of the hour tho
Cubans, in self-defence, adopted the savage
tactics of their enemies-not giving quarter,
which they never received. That the Spanlards
have paid no attention to the overtures OF the
Cubans for an exchange of prisoners, and
have rejected contemptuously the appeal to
carry on the war according to the rules OF
civilization, afford strong reasons Tor the
necessity of putting end to the war alto
gether, by driving away the brutal people who
cannot preserve order nor attempt to sustain
their power without the aid OF atrocities which
are a stain to civilization.
Year: 1873

We have a report from Rome this morning
that the Holy Father is sick. 1t is also an
nounced that the Emperor William is seriously
indisposed. The Pope and the Kaiser-how
long the names have been associated 1t is
now well nigh two thousand years since Leo
Ill placed on the head of Charemaene q
precious crown, hailed him Emperor of the
Romans and so established the Holy Roman
Empire, which lasted until 1906, when the
Emperor Francis IL of Austria abdcated
the imperial crown and brought to an end
an empire and an arrangement which,
through many vicissitudes, had endured from
the Christmas day of the ninth century.
II was the dream Of the Papacy
that the Empire would yet be re-
viyed, and that the Empire and the
Church would yet be one as in the DAYS of the
golden past. 1t was the dream of Germany,
on the other hand, that the red-bearded
Frederic would yet arise and that the Father
land would be one. The latter dream has
almost been realized. Under Emperor William
Germany has become all but unit; but the
hopes of the Church have not been fulfilled.
New men may bring about new conditions;
and it is not impossible that under new Pope
and new Emperor the present antagonisms
will pass away. and that something like the old
Holy Roman Empire may be revived What
lies in the womb Of the future we know not.
But the possible early passing away of the two
most prominent rulers in Europe is not with
out deem and slcpestiye irnportance
Year: 1873

The New CHIEF JUSTICE. We publish in
another column the opinions Of number Of
our contemporaries in regard TO the nomina-
ton of Attorney General Williams for Chief
Justice. They constitute q remarkable COM
mentary upon the action of The Executive in
the premises.
Year: 1873




An old French shoemaker VINO ooaS'eo
that nothing could frighteo him, was put
to the test by two young men, One Of
them pretended to be dead, aud the other
going to the shoemaker, induced him tf
sit up" with the supposed corpse The
shoemaker sas in hurry with some wOri
he had promised to have done the n'x'
morning So be took his tools aud beRar
Year: 1873

A morning paper IN an account Of the
voyage Of Juniata to Greenland, describes
the effects Of blubber on the female
form The effects of female blubber ore
known to be melting 10 the extreme
Year: 1873

A deaf and dumb woman who has beeu
visiting Dopbury to solicit aid was annoy


ed BY some bad boys at The lower end Of
the city, and gave them a talking to they
will remember uutiItbeir dying day She
sad; Hector the afflicted. will ye! III
had you across my kueo for two minutes
I'd make you acquainted With astronomy"
Year: 1873

No efforts will be spared to make the MAINE
STATE PRESS more acceptable to its patrons Indeed
the Publishers will not relax their efforts to make
the paper necessity to those who have been
toned to read it. We pledge that during the year
1873, the Weekly PRESS shall be more NEwSPA-
PER than ever, so that the famil. that thoroughly
reads the paper will have all the current erents Of
y.
Year: 1873

. A little Baltimore girl tried to light lamp,
the other night, and it exploded with much
vehemence, and as she tho ught she could see
in the dark just as well she threw it behind
the bed on which lay her sick mother. The
poor woman had been perfectly helpless, un-
able to turn herself in bed for weeks, but she
felt so much better when she saw the exer-
tions of that lamp to get up general confa,
grafton that she arose with great alacrty and
went to the house of a neishbor.
Year: 1873


Gossip and Gleanings
A straight line is the shortest in morals 40
in geometry.-Rdhel.
The less the temptation is to sin the great
er is that sin.-IhomdS Brooks.
When l am man is the poetry of child
hood; when l was young is the poetry of old
age.


If the best mans faults were written on his
forehead he would draw his hat over his
eyes.-Gray.


a Detroit youth of tender years tried to
throw smaller brother out of the window
because he would not go to bed first and
make it warm.


An inveterate remarks of the courage dis
played by railway travellers in Western snow
drifts, that it's natural for people to show
their mettle when they're block't in


Dean Stanley told an American friend that
he had read Hawthornes "Marble Faun"
through six times. This is a pretty extraya-
CANT compliment to pay to any book.


have often said that all the misfortunes
ofmen spring from their not knowing now
to live quietly at home, in their own looms.
Pascal.


A Sacramento stableman bought an inter-
est in ready-made clothing store, recently,
and occasionally startles a customer by going
at him with brush, with a cautiopary "whoa
therep'


Crabbe Robinson wrote of Charles Lambs
library: "He has the finest collection of shah
by books ever saw; such number of first
rate books in very bad condition is nowhere
to be found.''


Married men in East Hartford, Conn,
who live unhappily with their wives, have
adopted novel plan of divorcing themselves.
They take their wives down to the Connec.i-
cut river and let them slide ar


Florence Nightingale urges women to put
themselves in training, precisely as men do,
for special lines Of business. This is exactly
what all women would be glad to do, if they
were permitted, and what many of them, /
we are cheered to believe, are doing in this
country at this time.


An unmarried man, who does not realize
how exempt ladies are from frivolty, says
that the pin with which many of them gath
er the folds of the shawl at the back or the
neck is only put there because the owner
wishes people to know that she has such an
ornament.


Mrs. jenkins, who is widow and rather
poor, makes no secret of her feelings for an
old bachelor who has very large farm and a
comfortable dwelling. She says she loves the
very ground he walks On. and adores the
Year: 1873

An unmarried man, who does not realize
how exempt ladies are from frivolity, says
that the pin with which many of them gath.
er the folds of the shawl at the back or the
neck is only put there because the owner
wishes people to know that she has such an
ornament.
Year: 1873

Florence Nightingale urges women to put
themselves in training, precisely as men do,
for special lines Of business. This is exactly
what all women would be glad to do, if they
were permitted, and what many of them,
we are cheered to believe, are doing in this
country at this time.
Year: 1873

We insist upon singing this old
tune again. tits perfectly disgust
ing, ing no doubt, to our friends. the
planters, who know their own bust.
! ness so much better than we do, but
we like to be nuisance occasionally


and so we sing. Plant corn" by
way of variety. What we know
about farming can be put in one very
short chapter, but it Is long enough
to teach us that he who buys corn tc
make cotton finds himself in the vo.
catiye when settling day comes


Brethren we have been there and
know whereof we affirm. We car
tell O man who has enough corn to
last him until fall from one who
hasn't, half a mile off. The corn
man cocks his hat on one side and
swings along With a free and easy
stride-thera's courage in his ster
and hope in his eye. The no.corr
man has his hat pulled over his eyes
and shambles along with a slouch'
ing gait and a side long look, as if he
expected every moment somebody
would sing out: II know what ail'
Year: 1873

BE A LAND OwNER.-As men ad-
vauce from youth toward middle-age,
they learn many important lessons
from that indefatigable and unerring
teacher-experience. One is, that by
their own unaided labor they can
achieve little beyond g bare support
for themselves. And 80 it occurs to
reflective and sagacious minds to
make an effort to secure the cooper
alton of. some one or something else,
to make some one or something to
work with or for them. This is done
in various ways. Perhaps the most
certainly profitable assistance man
can obtain is old Nature.
Year: 1873

@- Laugh heartily whenevery youhave
an opportunity. There is not the reno
test corner or inlet of the minute blood
vessels of the body that does not feel
some wavelet from the real convqlsions
produced by hearty laughter shaking the
inner man. The blood moves more live
ly, probably its chemical, electrical, OF
vital condition is distinctly modifed-it
conveys different impression to all the
organs of the bodv, as it visits them on
that particular mystic journey, when the
man is laughing, from what 1t does at
other times And thus It is that good
laugh lengthens MANS life by convey.
ing an additional and distinct stimulus
to the vital forces.
Year: 1873

you. You havn't corn enough to last
till May He takes the bray of amy
casual or lonesome mule.as a person
al reflection and can 'tlook the critter
in the face, thinking he is saying to
himself /: There goes 9 cotton luna
tic-may the devil fly away with
him. OF such is the purgatory Of
my tribe.


We don't know any man who has
gone to pot since the war through
planting too much corn, but we do
know few who have travelled that
road through an overdose of cotton.
If there is any stronger argument on
the corn side Of the question, we
havn't been introduced 90 it, as yet.
Year: 1873

SELLING THEIR Own RAcE.-Ru-
NOR has it that jeff Long, Of Macon.
Ormond, OF this place, and other
leading negroes have been persuaded
by negroes to go to Arkansas, re-
ceiving therefor five dollars per head
for all they induce to emigrate. We
sought an interview with Ormond a
few days since, to ascertain all about
the Western movement for publlca-
tion, and he promised to answer such
questions as we desired to ask, but
he failed to put in an appearance.
These rumors are beginning to assume
definite shape, and ere long the gull
ty parties will have storm of indlg-
nation burst upon their heads that
they will find hard to withstand.
The promises in regard to Arkansas
are too extravagant to be sustained,
and disappointment and suffering
will doubtless be the lot Of many a
poor negro who has high hopes Of a
life of ease apd prosperity Perry
Journal.
Year: 1873

The acquisition by the Government
Of the control of the telegraph lines
would not only be q broad stride TO-
ward centralization, but most dan
gerous blow at the freedom of the
press. The public will not soon for
get the abuse of authority by post
masters during the llie campaign,
and there is no reason to expect that
the telegraph, if controlled by the
same officials, would not also be made
subservent to the interest Of the
controlling party. The transmission
of telegrams conveying news favora-
bic to the Administration would be
facilitated, while every possible OBJ
stacle would be placed in the way Of
persons. representing the independent
press.


The opportunities for improper in
terferenoe with dispatches would be
much greater than those possessed
by the postal authorities. The post
master does not know, or ought not
to know, the contents of package
passing through his hands. The
telegraph operator must read the
despatch which he is requested to
forward, an none are better aware
than members of the press how many
facilities an operator can extend,
and how many he. can withhold. Does
any one think that an official wearing
the Government collar would be ready,
in the heat of an exciting political
campaign, to extend to the represen-
tative Of an opposition newspaper
those indispensable courtesies which
are now habitually extended to news
paper correspondents without regard
to party or politics ?-N. Y. Sun,