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THE LADIES' COLUMN.
The Care of Babies.

The only valuable work we ever saw in
infancy was written by man, Andrew
Combo Of Scotland, close observer, sound
thinker and a learned Psychologist We shall
never forget how tempest-tossed we we're
when We first found ourselves the happy pos
SCISSOR Of a male child without the slightest
knowledge Of what to do for his comfort aud
protection. An ignorant nurse tidgeted
round the room day and night, sang melan-
choly ditties, and rocked vehemcn,ly, while
the child cried continually with loud voice,
and we wept, prayed and philosophical by
turns. Reasoning on general principles, we
at last came to the conclusion that inasmuch
IS re child was strong and vigorous, there
must be some mistake on the part Of the
nurse that he was not quiet and comfortable,
we fortified ourselves ia that opinion by
faithful reading Of what Mr.. Combe had to
say on babies in general. The result Of
this consideration of his opinions was
prompt revolution in the whole nursery de-
partment, and transfer Of pain from the
baby to the nurse. who stood humblcd and
'nagrined rs she saw her time honOred sys-
.om summarily set aSide-the pins, parego-
NJ. nd cradle driven out-while pure air,
-unlight, common sense walked in. On
what sighS, what groans, what doleful shak
ngs Of the head, what suppressed Laughter
md whsperings in the ball, we be ird dur
nv the first few days after the Inauguration
ofthat dynasty of health, happiness and rest
r that new born soul.
When the three hours cry began that
Iay. which ancient DANES assured US was a
.u,tom flat had been faithfully kept by all
rre ~ou@ ot Adam from time immemorial,
wr mjrr., the little sufferer to be promptly
ripped ~ thn Skin and put in warm bath.
That brought Instant relief, after which he
wl, dressed il few light garments hung
uI thc shoulders, with no swaddling bands,
un pressure on the lungs or bowels, and laid
..awn wv sleep. IL was fed according to
Cnmhal every two hours by day, and but
me, during the night. After that we had
peace though eternal vigilance on our part
WAS ils price. The custom Of pinniHg ba-
lies up AS tight as a drum is both cruel ana
absurd We asked the antiquarian VINO
tortured our iirs-born in that way-why
.hc aid it "The bones Of young babies
are 81 soft, and their flesh so tender,'' said
~hc, that they are in constant danger of
dissolution unless tightly pinioned together ?"
We soothed her fears by pointing to the fact
that colts and calves, puppies and kittens,
all lived and flourished without bandages,
and for the race we said we would make the
.xperiment on one Of the human family.
If babies are regularly fed, bathed and
comfortably dressed, and in a pure atmOs
pierre, they will be quiet and healthy
Nue II. G. STANTON.
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HOUSEKEEPER.

FHENcH Toast Beat four eggs very
U-It, and stir with them a pint of milk ;
~ice some bread, dip the pieces into the
rg., then lay them in a pan Of hot lard,
ani fly brown sprinkle little powdered
sugar ana cinnamon on each piece, and
~"rve Lot ( nicely prepared, this is an
"Ncelleut dash for breakfast or tea, quite
equal to wafies
REMEDY FoR BURNs.-The white Of an
cgg has been found, of late, the most of;-
racious remedy for burns Seven or eioht
successive applications Of this substance
-aoth pain and chrctuaIly exclude III
Laned parts from the air This simnle
remedy seems preferable "a eollolian or
even cotton.
To WASH Calico WITHOUT FADING
Tnfuse three giIs Of salt il four quarts Of
water put the calico il while hot, and leave
it ill cold, and in this way tbe colors are
rendered permanent, and will not fade BY
subsequent washing
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OArM4.L SAucE.-NIix a ,ablesnoanfal

OATMEAL SAUcE.-Mix tablespoonful
Of oatme9 with little cold water until it
makes smooth paste; pour this gradually
INTO a Isnt Of boiling water, and boil
slowly foE twenty or thirty inmates. starring
1t all the 5me. and being very careful not
to let it sborch in the least. Salt, spice.
and wine br brandy.should be added toll,
unless there is some good reason for not
doing SO.
IT is god to keep water in your room
over NIGH, to be thrown away in the morn
ing butsuse only fresh WAGER from the
well for Docking.
ALI cioked dishes that it is wished to
cool befte using should be set in pure,
fresh air. It will preserve their flavor IN
impaired otherwise not
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? ON the Missouri Democrat
Women,s Store in St. Louis.

A meeting Of the Working Women's
Protective Union was held last night at the
chapel Of The Whittier building, Mrs. n
N. Cline ia the char. Mrs Cline explain
,al the object of the meeting. Sne said {:
wv an know the sutforlngs Of the work
az women in their struggles to earn an
honest livelihood. We have plan on foot for
th1ir benefit. We have opened store in
me- city. called the Workings Store Mrs
Harrison explained the plan Of the store.
Four " Eve working women arc interested
10 e.. 1t is for the benefit of working wo-
tucn to manufacture goods, to be sold at the
tore on commission. We want to manufac-
ture manythings and employ many women in
Short time. There are only or 5 as yet
interested but we solicit the assistance of
aIl the women Of the city. The store is at
NO. 720 Morgan street Mrs. Cline said
The articles made by women could be sold
at the store On a small commission Mr..
Osborn suggested the appointment Of com
mittee to procure more suitable hall for
HE meetings Of the Union The sugges-
lion was adopted, and Mrs. Cline and Miss
Houston we're appointed said committee.
Ii was announced that distinguished speak
&c had been engaged to address the next
meeting The meeting then adjourned to
n.ot in two weeks.
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5Tntkinnatan's Sdrrfatt
7TUCAGO AND PHILADELPHIA,
SATURDAY, Feb - 1870.
HOPE.


Never despair The darkest clond
Thrt ever loo med will pass away:
The longest night will yield 10 daSn-
The dawn Il kindle into day.
WHAT around thy lonely bA,k
break fierce and high the Wavss Of sorrow >
Stretch every one there's land ahead
And thou wilt gain the port tomorrow.
When fortune froWns AMI summer frieui
Like birds that fear 3 storm, depart
Some, II thy breast hath tropIc warmth,
Will stay and nestle round thy heart
II thou art poor, no Joy IL won,
No goods gained BY sad repining:
Gems buried In the darkened earth
MAY yet be gathered for the mining.
There Is no lot, however sad,
There is NJ roof, however low.
But hath some joy TO make it glad.
some latent bliss 10 soothe its woe
The light Of hope will finger near,
when widest beaSs the hearts emotion
talsman when breakers rou,
star upon the troubled ocean.
The farmer knows not If his fields
With food, or drought, or blight must cope
He questions not the tickle skies,
But ploWs, and sOws, snd tolls in hope.
Then up aud strive, and dare, and do,
doubt harvest thou wilt gatn,r,
lis time 70 labor and to wait,
And trust In God for genial wea'h-r.
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One Of the greatest failingS in the char
gnter Of the Chinese, is want Of respect for
woman, a1d the main defect ia their unique
lind wonderful civilization, and, indeed, the
rhef hindrauce TO their progress to more
Enlightened life, il the want Of her influence
n shaping and controlling the sentiments
aui customs Of Chinese society. She aas no
Social position or influence. Her condition
N lut one step above that of a slave. She
w regaried, az she is in fact, as a tool for
man pleasure or convenience, and as great
IS inferior to him in all respects She is
u1t cultivated, in orr sense Of the term Her
tarc Is utterly blank of intelligence and re-
incment Very rarely, indeed, il that
haste ani delicate feeling, and tender,
a lluehtful sentiment, which is the browning
cory II the Christianized woman, especially
America, seen sleeping in her features, or
flashing from her eyes, or sparkling from
Har lips hu: the whole contour and express
~.un IF her face is painfully stolid and repul-
~.tp, ana Has III it more Of the type Of the
anmal than the angel.
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SCIENTIFIC.

IL Dr.. Livingstone has really discovered
that one Of the sources of the Nile rises
teu degrees south of the equator, that river
becomes the longest in the world. The
distance from such southern latitude to
Cairo is about equal. in an air line, to the
distance from the mouth Of the Mississippi
to Sitka, in Alaska, or to Uppernavik, in
Greenland, or from the Isthmus of Panama
to the mouth Of the St. Lawrence river.
The plans Of the new Steam Flying Ship
Avitor have been submitted to a thoroughly
competent engineer, who, it is said, has pro
nounced favorably upon them.
ACCORDING to the Frankfort Zeituag, an
important (sic) discovery has been made
BY Herr Kircber, Of Wurtemburg, Of
Jew printing ink. The essential part of
the discovery ia that, by peculiar process,
the ink can be completely removed from the
surface Of the paper, at a cost of half
dollar lone gulden) for every hundred
pounds Of printed paper, and the material
is then reody for use again.
The largest span Of any truss bridge in
the United States is that of the bridge
across the Ohio river at Louisville 1t is
$40 feet
MUcH sickness is produced in the winter
by the bad effects Of coal gas. Economy
in the use Of fuel prompts to the closing Of
hampers, and thus the atmosphere Of the
room is filled with gas to a degree unno-
ticed. and unsupported by the inmates.
Health is more precious than coal, therefore
veDtilate freely.
TIE white Of an egg is most efIicacious
remedy for burns.
STRIUs.-Recent calculations on the dis
lance of the Dog-Star from the earth, by
NJ. G. Able, Of the Pulkova Observatory,
make it not less than 563, 900 times the
diameter Of the earth's orbit, nor greater
than 1,224,O 900 times that diameter TAX
ing the least sum as the true distance, some
faint conception may be formed Of its vast
ness, by the s atcment that an object NOV
ing as fast rs the earth rotates at the
equator, or 1000 miles an hour, would re-
quire more than IL. 100000 years to pass
from one planet to Sirius.
PRoF. LOOMS, Of Yale College, is in
favor Of the scheme for taking observations
of the approach of great storms. He says
such storms usually come from the south
west to the northeast, and can be easily
traced. He recommends the appointment
Of competent meteorOlogist to supsrintend
the matter, and believes that the increased
security to commerce will more than COM
pensste for the expense.
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Ing OyoSS& 4A0t&c Va 0A1BAHkUE6.
Tbee are now licensed by TIC State $50
vc@ds, all gagged d bringing oysters to
Baltimore from the Chesapeake and its
tributaries within the limits Of Marylands
and all those vessels are employed eiph.
months of the year, and their average capa
city is about 600. "a 700 bushels, which
makes ~ aggregate of about 4 GOO, 600
bushels Of oysters per year. Each vessel
employed in the trade has an average Of five
men, which, in that branch of the business.
makes an aggregate Of 3,475 men. The
greater part ef the oysters brought to this
market are packed and shipped, though
many find their way to the West in shell.
There are in the city nearly one hundred
packing hmfs, which give employment to
Eve tAousAnd persons, the greater part Of
whom ars females in those houses where
the oysters are packed raw, men are en-
ployed as shuckers, but in those where they
are steamed females almost entirely are EN-.
ployed Connected with this trade Is the
manufacture of tin cans, and while manv of
the larger packing establishments have
part Of their cans manufactured on the pre-
misses. thereare very few who make as MANY
as they uae> There are, besides, sowe ten
or twelve factories which do no other work
while immense numbers are made BY the
convicts in the Maryland Penitentiary, and
by the inmates Of the House of Refuge.
The machinery for the manufacture Of cans
has been V1ade SO nerfnck that two mr. throo
men at ,he machines in cutting out and
forming the cans will keep from twenty to
thirty solderers to work. II is estimated
that about five hundred persons are en-
ployed in the manufacture Of cans.-BIhi.
more Gazette
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a crisis in the money market, and the busi-
ness of the natiea Is Prossrasea. The power
of-mOpcy has brought q blight upon trade
and Industry Nfoaey has suddenly bessns
worth everything, and the labOrers have
our cities, and the products Of labor almost
worthless in the market s~,lrsr rser.
ty ~ Gro IF coxTlYuEr1 IN INN J,
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-02-12

A MILE.-The following exhibit Of the
number of yards contained in a mile in
different countries will often prove a mat
ter Of useful reference to readers:
Mile in England or America, 1850
yards
Mile in Russia, LOO yards.
Mile in Iealy, 1,467 yards.
Mile in Poland, 400 yards
Mile in Spain, 5,O28 yards.
Nile in Germany, $685. yards.
Mile in Sweden and Denmark, 1888
yards
Mile in Hungry. $500 yards.
League in England and America, $3.50
yards.
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THE OLDEST AND BEST.

The very greatest wantin the reform Of
day. able, fearless OutspOken paper, untrammeed,
Independent AnG truly devoted to the OF reform
efforts have been made. within years past to Start
such paper. Every Of these efforts. up 70 within
short time have aed. Il 10 necessary TO speak Of
the Of such failures; It Is enough 70 know that
at this Tine there s but paper Of al those started
that has any claims a National organ The WoRKISG-
HAHs ADVOCATE has been published for ave years,
having urmcunted an the Obstacles that led the fall
Of the many other efforts made BY various parties In
many parts Of the country. The Advocate 10 now up
arm basis perfectly from the possibility Of
fure people can subscribe and feel
taat hey vim not lose their money, a. they havesO many
times in the past The ADvocArEis not only the
the LAReEsE and the paper in the country devCt
I'd the interests Of Labor Reform; Is not only
npOn arm financial bads bat Il ID published BY men,
whose record - friends Of the Labor Reform
is 70 furnish guarantee that the paper will
the champion Of the reform movement under any
and all circumstances
The ADvocArE vii ever be ss sentinel upon the
WAtchsOwer guard the interests Of the people,
While lighting every species of wrong It shall be our aim
b seek CAUSES from which nsw the many disOr
ders Of society and make vigor Ous war upon them,
great aim viii be strike at the root OF ire tree. We
viii advocate entire change in the monetary system
Of the country, upon the principles and through the
smbgaced 10 the Platform Of the National Labor
Onion. We snail sne adoption, BY the National
Government. new lAnd policy, taking the ground
that another acre Of the public domain should be
disposed Of to any company, corporation person upon
any terms Whatever except in small parcels to actual
etters. We tha favor taxing all uncultivated lands,
and eIins all companies corpora ions and persons.
holding lands BY government grant to put the same in
the market at government prices Ge per Acre within
given time; and in case of failure to do the land 70
back to the government We shall advocate the
oltion Of the present National Bank sysen-the call
ing in Of the National Bank circulAOn-and ssu
ing in ITS place treasury certificates convertible int
bonds bearing Low interest, and rice versa a.
N, will OF the holder We shall advocate Labor De-
psrtmeut at Washington such Is contemplated In the
resolutions adopted in the last session Of the National
Labor Union. We shall advocate Cooperation In any
and every form In which it be applied to proudc
tiop and dstributon. We shall advocate the shorten
OF the hours Ct labor in department of indus
- We shall advocate a stringent apprentice Law Ia
every state and an entire revolution IN the system Of
Prison Labor in every state.
We shall advocate equal rights and privileges to the
70, kinRwomen Of our country. Our motto shall be,
FnuaI and exact iustce n" p>ope We shall sdvo
cate the
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The bill Of fare already published con
tains a large variety of dishes, from the
very cheapest to the very dearest. from
which a selection can be made to suit the
palate and the purse Of the most economical
or the most extravagant epicure.
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Formation a Great Peoples Party,

with view 70 running the Government, Nat oDal, State
and Muu,cpal In the Interests Of and fr the whee peO
H. Every other question, old or NV, will be dealt
with according a. we It from our standpoint, always
having in view the best interests Of ALL We snail at
..k wrong wherever We ind II, whether In high low
places while are willing to do our part, and take
all the risks and responsibilities incident to the puOIcs
i'm 81 such an organ, call upon every friend Of the
nov-msu. to aid US By efforts to increase c'rcu
TN.
A. G. CAMERON
PROPRiETOR.
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~ Of Montreal, Canada, meets az Uniou II A. Or tx
street. Anthony Dausch president; Peter i'm gshim
Vice-Preatdent; W. j. AstrOII, recording and hlanc
secretary JON COady, rresp0n dog secretsry, Biv
lo6f Montreal, p. U
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4 uOAh mAhEnO' fhO IECIlN UNI
~ OF CHICAGO, meets on the SEooND aud FoUn4r
NEDEEsDAf kvESEGs Of Each Month, At the Trade !
emOly II all, 23l Randolph street.
WNF kELsCH, Pes
THO. sTgTS Cor Sew Drawer 1896. Chicago.
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MACHINISTS.

NfACHINISTS' AND BLACKSMITHS
WI UNION, no. l. Of Ohio meets First ana ThirI
MONDAY NIsHT Of every month. half-psst srVsL
o'clock, p. d., a Iron MOulders Hall, o. West Fihh
Street, Cincinnati.
r. p. BRADFoRD, President
D, B. DIXON. Corresponding secry.
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CIGAR MAKERS.

~ UNION NJ vs., % tue city w Lesyrn AUrth met.
every second N md ~ n each nth, II ia ners
Han. y I've, e.. Morris SuinGo vica Pre-
Charles Fischer, according secr-tuy; Noses Kaiser,
nsnci I Secretary james Safi-h, AZ SEC Frank
Inli.: III. asnrer.
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Jury list.

ORDERED By TIE COURT. this
" 18th day Of February, 1870. that
the Clerk Of the Circuit Court furnish .
copy Of the Jury list to the Eiitor Of th e
Beaeoa for publication.
r. FORD,
Associate Judge.
A List of Grand Jurors for March Term.
1870. for the Circuit Court for 81.
Mary's county.
james G Grsenwell. Joseph Forrest,
John 81 Turner. John II Holmes, james
J Alvey, William E Hooper, Richard Ii
Bennett. Hayden N Ri Yates, Alexander
Bayne. Hesskiah b Cavood. William A
Kirk. james r EliicJts, John A Dunbar,
John n Broome, Aloysius r Fen wick,
Abel Sanner, Charles j Norris, George
b Dent, Dallas ] Evans, George Lleyd
Raley. John w Fowler, William II Dru-
~ and g N c Jones.
A List of Petit Jurors for March Term,
1870. for the Circuit Court for 81 Ma
rvs county.
John T. Ballenger. John G.. Iilburn
Richard NJ. Abeli, Clement G.. Spaldine.
French v. Grecnwell, james r. Thomp-
sou. Elkanah Wise, Chapman Billingsley
J. Walter Carpenter, Francis F. Floyd.
James l.. Biscoe. John Bohanan, Thorn
Is NJ. Shadrick. Thomas Harrison, Cor
nelius Payne, Alexander Keech, Alexar-
der T. Martin, John Palmer, George w.
Goddard, Henry Watts. William Scott,
Thomas l.. Davis, Clarke I. Durant,
George L. Clarke, George Thomas.
True copy-Test:
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Feb. II, 1S70-tc.
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Boarding House.

Rs. HAYDN and Mas. POLK, dausht-
M es Of VIM I Maddox. Esqr., late OF
Leoaardsown, Nd. having removed from
Saratoga street to North Calvert street, No.
70 receive
Permanent. Trnnsiene md Ia.
bic BOaraers,
The house was formerly c,llel the Club
House and 10 located above Bsrssm's He
~
DarcS Z, ie6e-U.