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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1878
Page
1
A fragmentary poem depicts a night scene with a chorus of sounds from creatures in a forest. The rider of an unseen cry wanders beneath swaying pond lilies while bullfrogs and whippoorwills puncture the hush. Shadows deepen at dusk as song and whispers mingle with distant winds.
Seth Martin and Tom Atkins run as pilots on a night shift to protect a specie train from a gang of desperadoes near Dartford City. After drugged whisky, a bridge ambush, and a ghostly warning, they outpace rivals, save the train, and endure casualties among the attackers while earning a promotion.
The Tokio Times details two classes of Japanese night fire works ground displays and rockets used day or night. It explains mortar launches, self-contained engines, and varied payloads including dragons, stars, and banners. Observers describe flight ascent, timing fuzes, and careful balance of weights to keep figures inflated and stable during descent.
A Kansas correspondent outlines methods used to capture wild horses on the Arkansas valley plains. Herds are chased with fast wagons and ponies kept moving to tire and habituate them. After eight to ten days the horses allow riders to drive them toward a ranch. Two herds totaling about 320 ponies were brought in, selling for 15 to 25 dollars per head when broken to ride and 60 to 75 dollars per pair when broken for draft.
The Nice consul reports common labor in his district is dominated by Piedmontese workers earning 40 to 68 cents daily. Agricultural laborers are few, earning 47 to 57 cents. Small farms are tilled by peasants on their own or on shares. Skilled trades pay from 31 to 12 dollars daily for some, with living costs 30 to 38 cents per day. Export trade centers on oils, perfumery, fruit, and Nowets, remaining prosperous.
The piece argues two constants pay life working and waiting. Union of activity and patience yields invincibility and victory, while waiting without work breeds sloth and despair. Working without waiting leads to impatience and wasted gains. Steady work and patient waiting promise a long but rewarding journey.
The text contrasts ordinary seamen with a captain who wields the rope freely. It notes the ordinary crew handle the ropes while the captain dominates the air with his control. The passage appears as a metaphorical or instructional line about seamanship and authority aboard a vessel.
A collage of notes from various countries. German sayings on greed, hope as common good, a Cardiff divorce case, Empress Eugenie’s secrecy at Mims, bees blocking Frome church service, a Paris dog breeding ban, Prince Louis Napoleon's travel misfate, a widow suing a railroad for her husband’s death, and reflections on Cyprus, Cyprus's kings, and Italian cigar protests. Also drought losses in New South Wales, anti cigars in Venetia, and shipboard anti slavery patrols off Africa. A Westminster Abbey scene with Dickens grave bouquets evokes quiet reverence.
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