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sidsrs the purchasers as merely tenants, and
refunds all they have paid over and above
the ordinary rent The purchaser enters
into possession pt once; the monthly pay
ment is from 19f TO 25f, according to the
price of the tenement and the contract 1t
is very little more than what an ordinary
[lodger would pay, because the loiger pays
eight per cent. OF the cost price s.ld il serves
for the extinction Of his debt the understand
ing between the purchaser and The company
being reciprocal interest of i've per cent.
Supposing the house to be worth 3,000f., the
whole is paid off at the end OF thirteen years
and some months, and as the purchaser
would have to pay during that time, if he
had been only lodger, 1,7O0f, it follows
that the house has 4nly cost him, in all and
for all, 1,300f., paid in thirteen years. Down
to the 30th Of August last, GA Of these 700
houses were sold, and of the Ga, 1l3were
entirely paid of, and large number Of
others were lightly encumbered IA. SIMON
says:
"rhc success is complete. both in mate
rial and moral point Of view Public houses
deserted, family Affection revived, the public
health improved, prove beyond doubt that
Of all the means Of being useful, the found
ers Of the MuIhouse Association have chosen
by far the best. The operation may be thus
summed up the houses cost nothing to
those who sell them, as their advances, capi
tai and interest, are refunded and they cost
nothing to those who buy them, because
they pay for them with the rent they would
have 70 pay in any case for houses less com
Inodious- On either side il is impossible to
10 better at less cost - London Times.
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Th. Re-pectabiiity Of Labor.

A great deal 0f distinction il Inade between
the differet trades, arising from silly pre-
pj-ldice, which c0pcedcs more respectability
tc one trade than another. Labor is labor,
all the world over; ard the only difference
consists in the various modes Of us apphca-
ton The shoemaker plies his awl and
hammer, the tailor his needle and shears
the carpenter his jack-plane, the Eoider his
rammer, and 50 on, through the whol, cata-
logue OF mechanism Each and all give
brain and muscle TO these several occupa-
tions; and, for the life Of US, We cannot see
the claim 10 superiority Of a single one over
another. The grubbing-hoe the hoi, or the
mud-spud, are equally honorable implements
ofindustry, although coming under the class
Of unskilled labor; but should all receive
equal compensation, where shall the higher
grade Of respectability begini five except
the difference justly existing between me
chanical trade, which takes years Of appren-
ticeship to acquire, and tn species of labor
which depends more upon physical than
mental capacity, we see nothing at variance
with common interest and a common des-
tiny
We look upon every kind OF labor as re-
spectacle, because necessary ; and 10 man,
should he reach the most exalted position in
life, could possibly lessen the dignity OF
himself, or compromise t''c sphere in which
he moved. by resumi1y tL5 humble occupa-
ton from which he sprung, for either pas
time OF convenience, 81 long as he faithfully
discharged tae duties 1f that position.
Would abraham Lincoln, willie President,
have DEGRADED himself OF his office, hal he
sstaoE a turnn - sr,lttttu,v raill nr g.razna,i
the helm of iIas-baai. Cogll Andrew
johnson have done the same BY patching
his coat, or sewing ar q rip in his panta-
looms ' In the contrary, the one felt glow
Of honest pride when i,ving, n the other
does nov, while abiding to their past occu-
patton. Then, il proud % boast, a Presi-
dents, Of the trades they followed In poyrl "
Why should they not, with equal pride and
satisfaction, split rail, or mend coat, a.
Presidents rr
It is evident that neither Of these great
men recognized \ distinction between the
labor Of mechanic or workman and that o
President. 10 fact, while free 10 boast d
their performance ~ labofers, they were by
no means vain-glorious while occupying th,
highest position in fhe country. II is III,
wide difference ofcompensation which creates
the distinction, aud not the occupation. We
have often read sneering criticisms OF both
whenever they made illusions to their pas
history but while the occupation Of either
may stink in aristocratic nostrils, one had
and thcssother has, the moral courage t.
throw the mantle of responsibility arount
the kumhlest calling.-Hoalder's Interim
ti0Hdt Jou7'jatH.
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A MAN proves himself fit to go higher.
who shows that he is faithful where he i.
Mosr Of the shadows that darken our
pathway in life are caused by our standing
in cur own light.
"Came, rest in this BOSOM" as the turkey
said TO the stufing.
WHEN NAV man be said to- breakfast be-
fore he gets up? When he takes roll in
bed
WHEN was Ruth very rude to Boaz
When she pulled his ears ard trod on his
corn r. "
SFEAsfc Of the "undeveloped wealth Of
the country loafer said that wa exactly
his position; he possessed l.-st resources
was very rich-but his wealth was unLeveI-
oped-
COP proportions out our trials, and pro
vides as with remedy; where his rod
strikes us, his staff supports us
There is no place like home," said Top
the other evening TO a young lady. "Do
yoc really think so p she returned. ''Oh,
yes, was the reply. 'pThen why don't you
STAY there ~
Ar a printers festival, on FranElin's
birthday, the following was the fifth reg liar
toast: "The editor and the lawyer-the
devil is satisfied with the copy Of the former
but requires the origin. the latter"
A YOUNG lady explai a TO printer the
other day the distinction between printing
and publishing, and at the conclusion Of her
remarks, by way Of illustration, she said,
"You may print kiss upon my check, but
you must not publish IL"
AsEcDorE or DR. EnMoSs-A Pan .heist
minister met him one day, and abruptly
asked
"Mr. Emmons, how old are you ~
"Sixty, sir; and how old are you ~
"As old a. The creation was the answer.
IN triumphant tone
"Ihen you are Of the same age as Ada u
and Eve -
they were"
II have always heard that there was a
third person in the garden with them" re-
Piled the Doctor, with great coolness, "but
never knew before that it was y0u."
BENEvoLENcE AND RESPECT The benevoi.
ent man loves mankind the courteous nan
respects them. lie who loves men will be
loved oy them; he who respects men will
be respected by them.
II j. stated that BY transplanting flower
ing plants several times year for two sue
bloom, they can be made to produce double
blossoms, while the plant only previously
gave single ones.
Az lrishman fell in love with lady, but
she instead Of reciprocating his affections,
fell IN love with another man and married
him, which caused Pat TO exclaim, in the
fulness Of his heart "0ch, would that YOU
had been born twins, 50 that could have
had half of you"
CoSSEcTicUr deacon was attaching
yer5 poor and feeble pair Of oxen TO very
large load Of wood A neighbor asked him
how ne expected to get 50 large load TO
market with so poor team. The deacon
replied that he expected TO have some as
sistance from Divine Providence His
neighbor asked him whether II would no DC
as well to dispense entirely with the oxen
and lei EhoUSdence dfasc me gcltoEs load.
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The result of Mondays election fOots
up nobly for the Workingmen of Quincy !;
they having elected the entire council All
of the victorious candidates with the oxcep-
ton of one or two, have pledged themselves
to the interest of the workingmen OF this
city. Politically we had but little interest
in tae result Of the election, and feel and
think that q Republican c0uld just AZ well
he e served us zs d Democrat, and we would
just az soon have had them as Democrats.
The facts ii seems, however, have decreed
that Democrats should be elected, ana as the
friends Of the workingmeB, we cordially ex-
tend the hand Of welcome to the newly
elected Mayor and council, and surh others
elected, rs are favorable 10 she workingmen
OF the country. IL is our sincere hope thst
those who have pledged themselves to cur
cause, will ever keep themselves square On
the record, never prove recreant 10 those
who have sustained them 90 nobly. Wefeel
sure that the gentlemen elected viii cheer
fully respond 70 every petition Of the work.
| ing men Of this city, wherein the interests OF
the workingman may be involved. Let N
take courage from the victory gained on
Monday, and enter into the cause with. re-
newed Figor, and by the time our State
election rolls around, wn can elect our Lee
gislators, and Eother- officers, with the greats
est ease. Politically Me cannot rei0ice,
| lothetwise we have every reason to he thank
| I'll thak our peintwAs gained, and the work.
lingmen Of Quincy acknowledged ~ Iths
| Iyesmanry Of the .eitys Hurnah for thex york.
ling,nen and the of&csFs eleeted in their in-
Iterests, say ue.-Q QdHcy Dolly hsues Apys.
l17fh.
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A writer thus undertakes to convey some
idea of the greatness Of the population Of
China "The mind cannot grasp the real
import Of 50 vast number. Four hundred
millions What does il Hlean9 Count it.
Night and day, without rest, or food, or
sleep, you continus the weary work yet
eleven days have passed before you have
counted the first million, and more than as
many years before the end Of the tedious
task can be reached
He also supposes this mighty multitude to
take up its line Of march, in q grand pro
cession, placed in single fileat six feet apart,
and marching at the rate OF thirty miles per
day, except on the Sabbath, which is given
to rest.
Day after day the moving column ad-
vances, the lead pushing on far toward the
rising sun, now bridges the Pacific, nov
bridges the Atlantic And now the Pacific
is crossed, but still, the long procession
marches on, stretching across high Mount
aims, and sunny plains, and broad rivers,
thro' China and India, and the European
kingdoms, and on again over the stormy
bosom of the Atlantic But the circuit oi
the world itself affords not standing room.
The endless column will double upon itself,
and double again and again. and shall girdlc
the earth eighteen times before the great
reservoir which furnishes these numberless
multitudes Is exhausted. Weeks, months,
and years ron away, and still they come,
men, women, and children. Since the march
began the little child has become man, and
yet on they come, in unfaiIing numbers. Not
till the end Of forty-oneiyears will the last
Of the long procession have passed
| Such is China in its population and il
Homer could preach eloquently on the vanity
Of man as q mortal, with equal eloquence
had he seen or contemplated the millions O
China, could he have preached on the vanity
of man as an individualf -f
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ing eli this time the wife and children are
suffering from cold and hunger. They fit
round the ecabgrst 9Th the hope of catching
his eye, and thinking that, after an, father
is not utterly insensible 10 pity or setnefss
But that man is no longer father, nor even
a man.; he is merely ruined and drunk on
beaten somebody or himself been beaten, the
family have cause to rejoice Adrunkard
who enters cabcrst is never sure Of not
going to prison the next day Many books
of morality and medicine have been written
on this ignoble vice; the latter are better
because they abound in irrefragable truths"
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Throughont the land l sAw bright ,mss Of peace.
From HES opprsssoap glad and proud releasei
A voice divine had bade AL evil cease.
The brstherhood Of man lcse linked st last,
Turned from The shadOwy vistas II tie past
70 the miIenlAl future, free aud vast.
The true God's shriRes OF worship everywhere,
Gave forth the music, frAnkincsnse OF prayer,
Unmingling with petitions Of despair.
Kings, sOriid rulers, false noblMtes.
Ailthe shsm giories, earth's hyI'ocrisies,
SWEPT By the winds into oblivhus seas.
Truth regnans. erosned and scePtered with the
might
That marks a nation = progress 10 The iiEhf;
The day OF freedom, hour Of siavefy's nlsst.
And every where henlgnant labor blsss
As msn's pure heritage. unts his breasts
Cla-ped heavens soon the sghtS-t. ioveliesi and
fsaanf
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works st about half a horse-powef and, turns
grinding stone, chaf- cutter, beam mill
turnip- cutter, and washing machine, and
all at the same time. This simple contriv-
ancs also lifts water separately for irrigat-
ing the garden" OF course il does, and we
have no doubt astonishes the natives as well.
Why not. estimate the power Of eng BY
the nominal kangaroo II would convc-
quite a. accurate an impression as the nom
inal horse.--Eagineer.
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In our Australian adyices we find the fol-
lowing "Amarket gardener in the neigh-
borhood Of Portland has put kangaroo,
which he caught and tanned, to various uses.
The animal stands nearly six feet high.
The owner has tested its strength and ca
pabiiities in the following manner He had
. large circle made, of the. slabs IN inch
thick, with the outside diameter twenty feet,
and with an inner one Of seventeen feet six
iachss. On the circular Hoor IL nailed fat
ridges and furrows, Thus aEording aoor
for the. kangaroo's feet, and resting place
about three feet long for his tail. Il Is fE-
ted up with simple wheels in the center, like
these of a horse ciaaff- cutting machine, and
il isIfxsd on an incline. The Kangaroo ia
kept fast to . frame work Of posts and rails,
stuffed with hay and bagging, TO prevent his
legs and back from being bruised. An
opening is left In therear to give hiss tail
full plays by continnAllF springing .gpr ~
sets the machine In motion. The animal
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-04-28
DaratiOn Of the British Coal
Fields.

Looking, We say, at the progress that has
been made during the last thirty years, at
the increasing demand and pressure upon
our coal supplies, and the general improve
ment in mechanical appliances that is in
cessantly taking place, we may rely on in
creased national interest in all that relates
to our coal-fields, to new inventions for
lesseLing the toll and danger incident upon
mining, and to still further utilization of
the substances that belong 10 the Car
bonlfeIous system, and which are now only
partially employed or altogether neglected
But while We look hopefully forward to this
utilization, we cannot lose sight Of the fact
that our coal-helds-we mean the British
coal -fields-have limited area, and that nj
the present rate Of consumption a time must
come when every available seam will be ex-
hausted. How far distant this time may be
our best practical authorities are by no
means agreed, some restricting il to 400 or
500, some to 500, and others again to 200
years. 1t is true that by more economical
methods Of consumption the resent in
creasing demsnd willibe somewhat restrained;
that with improved methods Of working
much OF the mineral now left underground
will be raised and that with more skilfuI
through the everything secondary rocks. But
even with all these appliances no man Of i'm
telligence can shut his eyes to the facts that
we are rapidly working out our best and
most accessible coal-seams, that deeper
workings must entail greater expense, and
that in less than n century hence the price
of fuel will be immensely increased. How
long the supply may be sufficient to sustain
the supremacy Of British industry it is i'm
psssible at present to determine, but as
suredly two or three hundred years hence
all the more accessible portions Of our coal
fields viii be thoroughly exhausted, and our
successors will be driven either to foreign
fields, to other sources Of heat than coal, or
to other centres Of industry. No doubt the
vast fields Of America and Australia are
scarcely broken in upon, and science is every
year discovering newer fields in other re-
gious, and this win tend greatly 10 lessen
the pressure on those OF treat Britain but
still the results must ultimately be q change
in our commercial relations, and a shifting
Of the theatres Of manufacturing industry"
-Page's Geology for General Readers
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Long has this been the orators theme,
the poets song, and "evcry boiy's" subject.
People have so accustomed themselves to
extoiling the virtues of Woman, and prais-
ing her character and influence, that they
entirely overlook practically, and soar away
into the fields Of theory. Now it is all nice
enough FOR "young men, and ell those who
have 'stied themselves TO the apron string,o
To ffatter woman's vanity by these aphorisms,
but !, being an old bachelor and unpreludic-
ed, can speak plainly and tell the truth.
I'm primo, will admit with everybody
else, that woman has. great influence. She
holds in her hand power, and wields a
destiny, for which fear she does not feel
her responsibility. Gently gliding along
life's pathway, drawn aside to play with
every glittering toy and gaudy bubble, much
Of her life is thrown away upon worthless
objects and persons. Fair ladies is not this
true.
The standard by which you judge young
men, is not sufficiently high and pure.
Young men, and old too, have marked out a
slime of conduct" for you, from which if
you dev;ate, you forfeit their respect and
lose their esteem. Their mandate ia, you
must be squire, virtuous and sustain an un-
blemished eharaeter," or fall from your high
position.
Where is your code for us ? Where is the
point beyond which if we 20, we meet your
decided contempt? We can curse, and
swear, and use the name Of God in vain
almost every way, and still you will smile
upon us as though we never polluted our
tongue with profane language. We can
drink the flowing wine until our heads are
tipsy, yet your voice is just as sweet, and
your face as bright and beaming for US. We
can pass the night in revelry and drunken
ness, ard other most debasing sins, and next
day when we call, you receive us in your
parlor witha most gracious smile, extend
ing to MS all the welcome due to earth's most
innocent creatures. fas
Would zoe tolerate such conduct in you
Would we love those lips from which flow
oatEs, tainted with the fumes of rum
Never. Yen, yourselves, if one Of your sis
tiers should do this thing, would shrink from
her with disgust. Then A ask you, fair
ladies, judge w by o high moral standard.
You have the power--pray use il, and raise
the moral tone Of our young men, until they
will cease to swear, leave off rum, and livs
pure and noble lives 4-E .a~ ~ sisrz
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The Baton Rouge A,FsocIte relates the fol-
lowing strange incident Of the light at Port
Hudson: s-4
! That our fire was not without effect was
evident TO us from the manner in which
their b -leries kept shifting position. On
one occasion this change Of quarters was
brought about by themselves in rather an
unusual manner Captain Coffin having re-
ceivea Instructions to be very economical ia
the nse of his ammunition, had loaded aud
aimed his - pound gun, and leaving il for
the enemy to show Themselves, he sat down
behind the parapet and became engaged IN
conversation with some other officers Sud
denly he heard the report of his gul's dis
charge, and looking up with some anger,
called out to know who had fired that gun,
supposing that his gunner had touched her
off without waiting for orders.
He saw, from the recoil Of the qua, and
from the smoke hoveriDg over the yent, that
the gun had been fred, and yet the slow
match mad been quietly burning 10 its posi-
ton, ard not malI vas star3ing in the
battery Just then m officer Of light artil-
lery, who had observed the whole affair,
called out to Captain Coffin that the enemy
had fired his gun. On examination 1t proved
TO be 50. A Parrot shell or shot had come
right over the gun and grazed 1t on the up
per part Of the scratch. The friction which
this produced had been sufficient to ignite
the primlng powder at the vent, and had
discharged the piece. 1t now appears that
the projeetile could not have been thrown
truer than. it,-NAs, making its way directly
into the battery from which the shot had
come, and the Federal gunners, probably
supposing that we had got exact range, and
intcnded opening upon them, finbered up,
and speedily changed their locality.
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CURE FOR CHoLERA--The National IntsI-
igencer says Rev. DIR. Hamlin, OF CONSTANT
uopie, saved hundreds 0f iiFss by the follow
ing simple preparation, during the terrible
raging OF cholera iu that city few years
since. In mo- case did the remedy fail where
the disease could be reached in season. II
ID no less effective IN cholera morbus and or
binary diarrh1s: i~iA- --l
Nj One part laudanum. i "a
One part camphorated spirit. t sI
Two parts capsicum-
Dose-0ne teaspoonful in q wine-glass OF
water Hthe case is obstinate repeat the
dose in thre1 or four hours. H-
A FENrAN sergeant, English army was
sentenced 10 be shot for treason. Queen
Victoria COMMITTED his sentence TO penal ser
gitude for hie,a Fresh arrests Of keniaps
were being made in Ireland. An Irish
volunteer in one Of the London rifle COM
pani& was charged with threatening " shoot
the PFincslof WaieE. Ten rpands Of 1ail
eatndge we're taken .frop him. he PLEADED
being very drunks "A the time and yas qaAE
charged.
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Tn work from the pen Of NJ. Jules Simon,
member Of the Institute aud Of the Legisla-
tive Body, entitled lie Trdcail, which has
Just appeared, some facts are mention ID with
respect to the working class, which are not
without interest II treats OF the connection
between manual labor with capital, and in
tcllectual labor. He says in his preface M
III wished to pronounce the eulogy OF la
Dor and OF those who labor. desire TO
show that intellectual labor add manual la
Dor are nearly related that labor and capi-
tai have the sanls origin and the same rights
that the capitalist Of to-day is the working
man Of yesterday that tn workingman o.
to-day may be the capitalist Of the morrow !;
that many disputes arise from misnnder-
standing that it often sufices for the soiu-
lion Of problem to clearly comprehend the
terms of it, and for the reconciliation Of adj
yersarics to bring Them together and to
teach them to know each other"
ABOUT RUN sHops.
Ia the chapter on "Building Societies" he
contends that the best means Of putting
down the cabaret, which, by common con-
sent, is the great enemy Of all material and
moral progress, is 70 make the home com
Portable. The picture Of the cabaret apdits
frequenters is thus given:
''The cabaret destroys at once the physical
ar \ the moral force OF the workman. Close
6y the manufactures and workshops these
alcohol dcns abound--unlcss there be, az
often happens, one which is beyond an com
petion, and this one is crowded on pay days.
The rooms, the gardens, the court-y ards are
crainmed, and even in-the cellars drinking
is going on. A vast number Of working-
men only cross the street from the pay office
when they have received their wages, to Tie
cabaret, where they spend them. They re-
turn 20 IL next dag and abe day aft4, till
they have no longer motley or credit. Dur