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SMALLPOX.

The succinct facts in reference to this ter.
rlble disease which have been indisputabDy es
tablished by the careful observation of scien-
title men at home and abroad are, according to
an exchange:
l. That infants should be vaccinated i'm
month after birth.
2. That vaccination should be repeated at
the age of fourteen years.
3. That the older persons grow after that.
the less danger there is of an attack of small
pox or varioloid, which is smallpox modified
by previous vaccination, and that after ffty
there is no danger of an attack.
A. Still, if there is any danger of unusual ex
posure to the disease or if it prevails largely in
a community, it is safer to be vaccinated again.
5. Nurses in small pox hospitals who are
revaccinated are almost wholly exempt, while
other nurses who are careless of revaccination,
have varioloid in cases ten times more nu-
merous.
6. That the farther the remove of the vaccine
matter from what was taken from the COW, the
more necessary is revaccination-that is vac
cine matter loses some of its power in every per-
son 1T passes through hence If city practi
TONERS should take all their matter from the
COW direct, every ten years, the community
would be greatly safer.
Z. No authenticated case has yet occurred
where any disease has been communicated
through vaccine matter, other than modified
small pox. This statement should be fixed
upon the memory of the intelligent reader, as
bare assertions to the contrary are recklessly
made by certain class of uneducated persons.
who write on matters pertaining to health and
disease.
3. 1t 10 very rare occurrence that any per-
son who has been once well vaccinated and was
in good health at the time suffers from yario-
loid. Those who have varfoloid after having
been vaccinated once suffer because it did not
take well or some other disease was in the sys-
tenn at the time, or the matter was at too great
a remove from the original source-the COW.
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JAS. III. FAIRCHILD,
President Oberlin College.
Letter from Cresvveil, Texas.
CREswELL, Texas, Nov. 20. 1871.

CREswELL, Texas, Nov. 90, 1871.
To the Editor Of the Neao National Era:
Wsneed Immediately 500 teachers for colored
schools in Texas. The colored people in this
State cannot supply the demand. There are
but few white Republicans in the State who
can engage in the profession of teaching, and
rebels will not teach them. Therefore our
only prospect is to get teachers for colored
children among the educated colored people of
the North, or Christian white people who are
willing to endure the privations incident to that
avocaton among the heartless whites of the
sunny South" the "chivalry," the "best
citizens" and the descendants of the Cava.
liers." The late elections have opened the
South, trust, for the introduction of civiliza-
ton. Send US teachers.
W. V. TUNsrALL,
Prest Board School Directors, Houston Co.
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SMILES AND TEARS.

A plan for forewarning vessels along the
coast Of Europe and America of storms that
sweep across the ocean has been under discus
sion Tor some time, but the most practicable
device for providing news of sea storms is
that of an ocean storm-ship~ 1t is proposed
that screw steamer Of immense power and
especially lifted for the purpose be stationed
in mid ocean directly above the line of an
ocean cable, which shall be laid for the
purpose of connecting it with the shores of
Europe and the United States. The vessel is
to be provided with powerful pumps, so it may
be able, if necessary, to assist ship in distress
in mid-ocean, and tow her to port. Under
such circumstances facilities would be provided
for anchoriDg the end of cable to a floating
BUOY of immense size, and so arranged as To
render a cable safe while the vessel left her
station. The plan. with some modification.
will doubtless be carried into effect at no distant
day by international cooperation.
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Letter from Oberliu.

oBERLIN, Oslo, December 4. 1871.
To the Editor If the Ne,O National En-.
We noticed in your paper of two weeks ago
letter from Don Carlos aud one last week
from =" One who has Suffered" Both Of those
letters had reference to the prejudice in Ober.
lin. We most heartily indorse what was said
IN both those letters, and beg leave to say a few
words in addition.
We will speak first Of the boarding depart.
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justice and partiality. 1t is due to the law
abiding citizens of the town, and especially the
colored ones that those thieves should be
brought to justice and made to suffer the pen
atty of the law.
We speak that we do know, and testify that
which we have seen. j. w.
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COMMUNICATIONS.

The Nrv NATIONAL EEA does not hold itself responsible
for expressed by correspondents Well written ard
interesting communications will be gladly reeeved.l
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generous mind does not feel as belonging
to itself slore, but to the whole human r. ce.
we are born - serve our fellow creatures.
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arietics.
1t is easier to blame than DO better.

1t is easier to blame than DO better.
lie is a rich man who has Col for his friend.
Fair dealing is the bond and cement of So
ciety.
A heart full Of grace is better than bead
full of notions.
He permits himself to be en- through
microscope, who suffers himself to be caught
in passion.
"Wilt thou draw near the nature Of the gods!
Draw near them then in being merciful."
The most delicate, the most sensible of all
pleasures, consists in promoting the pleasure
of Others
Many who have wept on the mountains OF
Zion, have sung aloud ia the valley of the
shadow of death.
Nothing more brutalizes men or women than
the opportunity of tyrannizing over those who
are weaker than ourselves and nothing more
elevates them than engenderng right spirit
of protection to The weak.
"There are two ways of doing it, said Par
TO himself as he stood musing and waiting for
a job on the street corner. "If / save me
$1,000 | must lay up me 5000 wear for
twenty years, or | can put away $50 year
for two hundred years. Now, which way will
do it2"
SMILES AND TEARS.
Both swords and guns are strong, no doubt,
And so are tongue and pen,
And so are sheaves of good bank notes,
To sway the souls of men;
But guns and swords and gold and thought,
Though mighty in their sphere,
Are often poorer than a smile,
And weaker than tear
"NONE OF Hrs BUSINESS. A minister asked
a little boy who had been converted, Does
not the devil tell you that you are not Chris.
tian ?" Eyes sometimes" g Well, what do
you say to him?" II tell him, replied the
boy with something Of Luthers spirit, +" that
whether l am Christian or not, 1t is none of
his business"
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He who expects a friend without faults will
never find one.
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.sThe joint High Comm1ssiOn. ,,

1t is reported from Washington that the
"Joint High Commission" has finished its bust
ness; or, rather, finishedpart of it and decided to
leave the rest unfinished. On the Alabama
question, it is said, they can not come to an
agreement, there being wide and irreconcilable
difference of opinion in regard to principles of
International law They propose, however, to
submit the points of difference to a board of
five arbiter7, selected from the following coun-
tries: The United States, England, Brazil, Prus-
STA, aud Russia; the arbiters so selected to have
no power TO settle anything beyond the specified
questions of international law. The same au-
thority states that full agreement has been
reached on the other questions, to wit: the San
Juan boundary question, the fisheries, and
navigation of the st. Lawrence. This version
comes by way of Ohio, and the reporter hopes,
doubtless, that readers will suppose it has been
authorized by Gen. Schenck.
A newspaper at Washington, claiming of
course to he "well informed" has an elaborate
article on the subject which states the matter
differently. According TO this authority, there
is an agreement to settle the Alabama question
by declaring that hereafter such vessels built
and fitted out in neutral countries, shall be
seized, with some understanding relative to
damages, which is 10 be made retroactive in the
Alabama case, and some other provisions that
will subject us TO damages for seizing blockade
runners and for various other doings This
version of the matter would be scarcely worthy
of notice, if leading democratic paper had not
undertaken 10 give it Importance, by circulating
a summary of its contents in which the writer
vouehes for its authenticity. 1t is, of course,
an invention.
1t is impossible for the reporters to know
anything about the matter; but the Washington
reporters are remarkably clever at interviewing
trunks and carpet bags; and, when these fail,
they can perform some very wonderful feats of
invention. When the commission shall make
public the result of its deliberations, we shall
know what it is. Until then, it will be wise to
discredit all such reports, and wait patiently to
hear from those who are able to state the truth
without the aid of invention.
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WORCESTER.
TUESDAY. MAY 8, 1871.
Affairs in France.

The red rebellion in Paris has become very
tedious TO news reporters. 1t will be suppressed
after time, we suppose; but the proceedings
of the government in the matter, have not de-
served great amount of admiration. Energy,
decision, speedy movement, and readiness to
hurt the scoundrels and exterminate them if
necessary, would have suppressed it easily, at
the beginning, but Theirs, and probably his
more influential associates, lacked all this. Ma
poeon BonaDarte's method Of dealing with such
creatures was much better. He always saluted
q raying mob with discharges of grape aud
canister" reserving the blank cartridges until
1t began to break ranks and run. Theirs began
with blank cartridges, and did not fire these,
until he had sought diligently to storm the red
entertainments with his tears, and signs, and
sweetly mournfnl talk. Bonaparte's method
was more humane as well as more effective than
that of THEIRS. If he could have been alive to
deal with this red rebellion, it would have ended
long ago, with not an hundredth part of the
srfering and loss of life it has already occa-
stoned.
Theirs began in such way as made the red
demons feel that the government troops would
not SIRE upon Frenchmen;" and, worse than
this, made his own troops feel it. The anarchist
devils from the Paris slums were "Frenchmen
and brothers." OF course, there was "frater-
nizing," decentralization, and desertion. But
the Versailles government soon learned that these
reds were not to be disarmed by the magnetism
Of sweet words. Under such treatment, the
anarchy grew in extent and power, and threat
ened to swallow up everything. Fighting was
necessary; but, amid the fighting, there has
been constant talk of negotiation" yet it has
become gradually more resolute on the side of
the government. When it shall be made, in all
respects, what the occasion requires, the rebel
lion will disappear. The world would lose moth
ing and gain much, if these Paris communists"
as they are termed, should all be exterminated
They are an intolerable nuisance to France and
to the whole civilized world. They bring scan
dial and disgrace upon the cause of republican
ism, in every country where it is cherished by
honest men.
All the later reports indicate constant failure
of strength on the side of the reds. They lose
one position after another and lack ability to
recover anything. Their revolution" is
failure. All it has done for them is to bring
their true character and value to the attention
of the world, and warn the friends of free iusti-
tutions against regarding them as republicans.
Hereafter, when they attempt revolution in
Paris, we shall know precisely what it means.
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much, however, depends on the success OF tne
seal fishery that it is not wonderful prayers re
offered up in all the churches lot lls
butchery though il be. The toast named at we
beginning Of this article IS rcSants and n9
higher classes, the supplying mercnanis ana
0sichN at their comfortable supper'tables.
Among the old sea-dogs the shippers of the
sealing fleet, the version OF TINS toast, as they
pledge one another IN rum-punch Is, Here's
NAV we have bloody decks this spring.. The
roar of applause that follows makes the rafters
ring. Whether this fishery has hardening,
butalizing effect on those engaged in it, am
not prepared to say. They appear however, to
be about as "mild-mannered" as Others who cut
no threats. This much, however, is evident,
that the Newfoundland seal fishery is no occupa-
ton for the fastidious, the cowardly or the puny.
Big-boned, broad-chested fellows are our seal
ers; and to see them jump ashore, after sue.
cesslul voyage, their clothes polished with
grease and smelling horribly, but all fat and
hearty, is sight worth remembering. 1t is just
as well to keep to windward of them until they
get changed and washed for during the voyage
they don't spend much on soap.
There are four species of seals in our seas.
The Bay seal lives on the coast, frequents the
mouths of rivers and harbors, and is never
found among the ice. The harp SEAL so called
from having a broad curved line Of connected
spots proceeding from each shoulder and meet
ing on the back above the rail- forming a figure
like an ancient harp. The old male animal
alone has this figuring, and not till his second
year. The third variety is the hooded seal, and
is much larger than the harp, The male, called
the dog-hood, is distinguished from the female
by a singular hood or bag of soft flesh on his
nose. When attacked or alarmed they initiate
this hood so as TO cover the face and eyes, and
it resists seal shot. 1t is impossible to kill
one of these creatures even with sealing gun,
so long as his head or tail is towards you; so
that the only way is to aim at the side of the
head, so as to strike at the base of the skull.
The hoods bring forth their young two or three
weeks later than the harps, and keep farther
north than the others. The fourth species is the
square Upper. 1t is largest of ALL but is rarely
taken on the coast. The white coats, the young
of the harps, are the most desirable for capture,
their oil and skin being the finest.
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Try 1t,

It'll amusing that the feeble should totter with I'm
certain steps, the face of the earth danger every
day Of falling victims to the morbid influences by which
are all surrounded, when tested and proven vegeta
bic tonic, capable of endowing them with the vigor
they need procurable in every city, town and settle
ment 1t might reasonably be thought that after the
twelve ye RS experience which the world has had of
Hostetters Btters all would know that its effect to
prevent disease.
At certain the atmosphere Is surchaged with
the seeds of ntermitents, remtents rheumatism pull
monary disorders bilious complaints and the like Per-
whose nervous systems relaxed, the first to
succumb to these tistempers. Brace up the physical
energies then with this potential vegetable tonic 1t is
the most powerful recuperant which the botanic kingdom
has ever yielded to patient research and experiment
Try it. The bndes discipline of the old medical dogmas
will at least admit that tonic and Alternative COM
pounded of herbs roots and barks can do no harm,
while the testimony of thousands invites trial of its
virtues.
Vigor Is the thing most needed in these cases. as well
as dyspepsia and nervous Affections and Hostetters
Btters is the safest most wholesome strength
enng preparation that human skill has yet concocted
Hundreds of physicians have abandoned all the
ocina receipts and prescribed this harmless tonic as
preventive and for all of chs and fevers
sp2T d&wlw
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called the labor question. Only perusal of the
report can show how faithfully the commission
ers have studied their subject, and how success
full they have been in throwing light upon some
of the difficult questions involved in it.
The conclusions at which the commissions ar
rive, are summed up in the following recon-
mendatious which they think should be en-
boiled in laws: 1. Ten hours should be estab-
lished as the limit Of days work in all manu-
factories where men or women are employed.
2. The prohibition by law of the employment of
children under thirteen years of age in manutac-
tories, or over that age, unless the child has re-
ceived the elements of a common school educa'
ton, and the employment of children between
thirteen and fifteen years more than six hours IN
any one day, and those hours between six in
the forenoon and six in the afternoon, the chill
dren also attending school three hours every
day, vacations excepted.
8. That system of inspection be established
to look after the enforcement of the hours of
labor, and the employment and schooling of
children, and protection against accident from
unguarded machinery or betting.
4. The establishment of system of half time
schools for children between thirteen and fifteen
years, employed in manufactures, and for other
children whose employments deprive them of
the benefit of the ordinary full time schools.
5. That the subject of tenement houses, and
the enforcement of all laws relating thereto, be
to the state board of health.
8. The authorization by law of thorough
system of statistics to be gathered in connection
with the next state census, covering the subjects
of wages, earnings and savings, time employed
and lost of all classes of working people; the
number of persons employed in the several in
dustrial occupations in the state, and of other
matters connected with the subject Of labor.
7. That the bureau of labor be directed to pre-
sent its reports in print by the first day of Feb
ruary instead of the first day of March as now
provided by law.
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From the State House.

BosToN, May 1, 1871.
The senate, probably out of respect to May day,
was In session only three-quarters of an hour to-
day. As might have been expected, the senate re-
considered its action and received the petition of
the Essex Branch railroad, which it had rejected
on Saturday. Petitions were received of 240 citi-
zens of Holden and 100 citizens of Princeton, in
favor of the extension of the Boston, Barre and
Gardner railroad to Winchendon. Among the bills
passed to be engrossed the following relating
to the payment of state aid to soldiers and sailors
and the families Of the slain; to amend an act to
regulate the fisheries in Taunton Great River, and
Newmarket river; authorizing the sale of meet
ing house in Millbury. bill was reported con-
corning alien passengers, authorizing owners of
steamship lines to file bond of $4,000 to protect
the state against pauperism, and requiring bond
of $1,000 in case of diseased alien.
The house had q great deal of business on its or
ders, and made commendable progress therein. The
committee reports against certain changes in game
and fishing laws were accepted The bill to incor-
porate the Turner's Falls boom company, was passed
to be engrossed, also the bill in addition to an act
concerning sewers and drains in the city
of Worcester, the latter being amended so
as to extend the time TO two years,
wherein persons may apply to jury to have
assessed their damages for land or water privileges
ing to the maintenance of bridges over tide waters
but it was finally passed-62 to 55.
The citizens of Boston showed strong opposition
to having sidewalk law like that of the city of
Worcester. A motion to substitute the senate bill
was rejected by large majority, and the section
qulring the consent of the city council the ac-
ceptance Of the ct was struck out. The bill was
then ordered to third reading The effect
of this action is to prevent the city from
assessing anything but the cost of the edgestones
and the covering material, ana the bill becomes
law on its passage. The bill to increase the salary
of the Judge of probate for the county of Suffolk
was amended by substituting $4,000 for S5O0U, and
passed to a third reading. The next bill was also
one for increase of salary concerning the saa-
res of the police justices of the southern district
municipal court of Boston and of Lynn and Fall
River. Mr.. Mulligan, of Paxton, moved to amend
by inserting the police justice of the city of Wor
cester, and sir. Goodrich, of Fitcnburg, moved to
add the justice of his own town. By this time it
was found that there was no quorum, and after
talking about o call of the house the house ordered
the yeas and nays on a motion to adjourn which
was carried.
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Report of the Labor Rureau.

Our state commissions are a source of justi-
able pride to the commonwealth, and their an
nual reports are priced not only at home but in
other states, aud even in foreign countries for
they contain information not otherwise accessi-
bic, and always present evidence of industrious
research and intelligent comprehension of the
problems with which they deal. The second
annual report Of the bureau of statistics of
labor has Just been presented to the legislature.
1t makes volume of about six hundred and
fifty pages, and in style and matter is worthy
10 rank with the valuable reports of the state
board of health and of the commissions on
railroads and on public charities OF the la st
report large number were sent to other states,
to England and the continent of Europe, in an
swer to applications therefor. The present report
deals with greater variety of topics all related
to the general subject of labor, and the
interests Of the laboring classes. Among the
topics treated at length are the origin of combi-
nation among workmen and its deyeloDment
into the Gilds Of the middle ages, and their suc
cessors, the trades unions, which grew out of
them and have many points of resemblance in
their laws, methods and Objects although the
changed condition of modern times and the diff
ferent relations between workingmen and CAPT
talists have given n different direction to the
modern ORGANIZATIONS The origin and chico,
Of strikes and q minnie account of ,bos,
which occurred in Massachusetts dprinr the
mast year with suooestions thar no;nt n a
u;tioation of their IN efTacts a d;n,;nr,;or =,
their eeoren,v and ,boir a,.os,,aI -,
tbrough nature, aad oano;,;1.as, .oo~a sne',On
crrv ohon+ ora - p,ooe'ee1' ".
;nfo,,n -, s'.'a.,!s, 1"eu iO'io'
,,a,os-, aPDA "sli'"i'ufai oouestic' coh'
in5ss.;.i A'uula.luiiis' mechanical ana other
oral tesrinony 49, eOrp"ou iioui written ana
Moved and cc,e7i,,,, Implo'eis anu GU
rost ~ ,y;n SuDJee'S oi wages ana
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Cbe 9aip Spy: dalurser, TussOap Monng aap 9, 1871

PARIS, May 1.-Gen. Cluseret has been dis
missed from the office of minister of war by the
commune, and replaced by NJ. Rassell The Cri
du Peuple says that Gen. Cluseret was arrested
by order of the executive committee, with the
approval of the commune. Gen. La Cecilia COM
mands at Fort Issy. Gen. Du Rassier replaces
Okolowitz, who is wounded.
VERSAILLES, May Ito A. M.-The insurgent
garrison at lssy, this morning, displayed flag
of truce, and party has been sent forward
from the government lines to convey the terms
upon which the surrender of the fort will be ac-
cepted.
There was disturbance at Lyons, yesterday
forenoon, by friends of the Paris commune, but
was readily queed.
HoMEWARD BOUND.
LONDON, May Generals Sheridan and For
syth, and the widow and son of President Lin
coin, are passengers on the Russia, which sailed,
Saturday, for New York.