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demand the franchise for county working.
men. But AFTER labor has been distributed
through the kingdom properly, instead OF be-
ing piled up in one county and thinned out in
another, we shall very surely come to face
the fact that the demand for labor IS kept
down 20 the lowest mark By bad laws"
In reply to my question what laws pressed
most heavily upon the laborer. Mr.. Arch an
swered, "All the laws which discourage the
cultivation of the land
. l am firmly convinced" be continued.
" that II all the cultiyable land Of the country
were left 10 those natural laws to supply and
demand so often preached 20 Us laborers,
there would be abundant employment for
every able workingman. But, first. there i.
the law of entail. The man who holds an
entailed estate has TO act under trustees, and
he must work his estate only in part for his
own benefit. His motto is TO make hay while
the sun shines, and, unfortunately, that does
not mean, in this country, to drain il we'll or
to put it into the best permanent condition,
and keep it so. 1t more often means to WORK
1t specifically. Generally, too, the trustees
Will prevent the owner Of an entai.ed estate
from clearing it for tillage. They will not
permit him to cut down trees, so rs 10 turn q
wood into a corn-iield. And to all this it
must be added that such owners rarely enter
upon agriculture with a serious interest and
purpose. Next to the laws of entail come
the game laws, which lock up for sport vast
quantities of land needed for the employment
of the people, as we'll rs for their food This
involves the very large question of whether
men have the moral right to own the soil in
such way as TO devote it exclusively to their
own purposes. But it will be some time be-
fore we get TO that bottom question. 1t is
pn0nph for n n lDnu- pO,y Jo,,, q,
firmly established Agricultural I.aborers'
Union we shall be able TO Law down a basis
for justice. Even under the present laws we
have not that; nor can we secure it unless
the workman has the power to tcs, the labor
market without having his family staryc be-
fore it is decided. ~. D. eonl5Gy, ~ Hly-
per's Magazine for April.
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THINGS TO LAUGH OvER.-Grace Green
wood has heard little story about pious
old lady in California who was for long time
ill with a complication Of desperate diseases,
and prayers on her behalf were requested in
the evening prayer meetings Of her church.
1t was stated that she was very low, and that
she was only kept alive by eating the ten
derest squads delicately broiled. She re-
quired about three day, and all the young
pigeons in the neighborhood seemed likely
to be inundated on the altar of her precari-
solemn request had been made, followed by
the usual statement in regard to the poor
lady's diet, plain spoken deacon arose and
said: Brethren, We have long been impor-
tuning the Lord to restore our good sister 10
health, but it doesn't seem to be His Will, 80
l move that we intermit these prayers and
give the squads show"
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The Wrongs or the English Agri.
cultural LabOrers.

''ln our effort" said Mr.. Arch, ''to form
a union We meet with opposition Of kind
quite unknown by other laborers. Every
single nobleman and squire Is against US
bitterly, too. Here is Archbishop Manning
publicly speaking for Us, and he has repeat
ediy sent for me to come and see him on TIE
subject; / am going to see him to-day; yet
the Marquis Of Butte, and others Of the Cath
Ole nobility who would follow him on every
other subject, show no sign Of following him
on this. You see, sir, the nobility have
never got out Of the old idea of kind Of
ownership in their farm hands and families
On many estates it is their custom to take
some interest in the laborer's family, to send
little presents to his wife or baby. The poor
mans children 60 up TO the masters house
| TO get soup, and all this seems in nv lords
eyes TO make it ungrataful for the hand TO
| try and make a hard-and-fast contract about
employment. But the little presents and
the lady's occasional visits TO the sick wife
do not prevent mans suffering On ten or
| fifteen shillings week. What the farm hand
needs is justice rather than charity. There
is neither charity nor justice under thirty
shillings week.
"Now it 10 said this is thing to be settled
by the law Of supply and demand. Maybe
SO but the Law Of supply aud demand Is not
always looked At in large way. L: the
| landlords were to force the bes. laborers in
England 10 enigrats, they and the public
generally would pretty soon discover that
the law Of supply and demand covered more
ground than the state OF the labor market for
any one msment. However, We shall never
be able TO show just how the labor market
stands until we have the union Then we
can test it. Canon Girdlestone 10 doing q
good work in trying 10 promote the migration
| Of labor from counties where there il glut
of it 70 counties where wages are very high,
but even that does not reach to the root OF
| the matter.
1.-THE fact 10, sir, that the reason why the
aristocracy and the squires oppose u 30 Bit
terly 10 that they know very well that there
il q great political change following close
upon our movement. We laborsrs feel that
too. Oftsn while l am speaking to them the
men cry out, Tell u about politics.' 1 al
ways say, wait while, boys; whom we've
got our union" wen 60 into politics. Thus
Tar l don't speak much Of politics, except ts
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The New Citizen.

This is the name Of a new journal edited by
a eolored gentleman Of ability and reputa.
tion-Mr. Chas. y. Thomas. We hail the
appearance of every agency by which our
people may be elevated, and Judging from
the temper and ability displayed in the frs,
issue Of the Ne,r Citizen, we have no doubt II
will be one Of the most useful of such agencies.
Its dress, its arrangement, and its general
matter lift 1t many steps in advance Of any
local paper We have had published in this city
by colored men. We wish the Nssc Citizen
all success.
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NoT satisfied with its numerous previous
humble efforts to ''conciliate' Southern
rebels, Congress made an appropriation at
the last session for the census takers of 1860
who went into the rebellion. WHY don't
that amiable and magnanlmous body decide
to pension Southern rebels, pay the rebel
debt, compensate the rebels for their cmanci-
pated slaves, and pay for all the property
destroyed by our troops, and make an end Of
concessions: 1t is coming to that.
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THE New York papers which so strenu
ously but vainly opposed the appointment
of Judge Richardson as Secretary of the
treasury, are now trying to condolc
themselves for their failure to defeat it b,
claiming that it is only temporary expe.
dent Of the President to continue him only
till the first of July! But they will undoubt-
edly be as much disappointed in this belief as
they were in previously claiming that he
would only be appointed Secretary I'D interim
But anything to break their fall
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Rev. II. N. Turner.

In another column will be found a letter
from Rev. II. NJ. Turner in reply to an arti
Gle that appeared in our issue of the 18th
inst. We have not the slightest objection t.
any one going to Africa as missionary, bu,
we do object to any plan having for its OBJ.
ject the turning back from land of progress
and enlightenment, a whole race, to land o
barbarism.
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Emancipation Day.

Extensive preparations are being made by
the able committees having the matter in
charge for grand celebration of the emanci-
patton Of slaves in the District of Columbia
John I. johnson, Esq, has been chosen to
act as Chief Marshal on that day
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BJWe call attention TO the article on
the "Freedman's Savings and Trust Com
pany" copied from the New York Daily Bul-
letm, one Of the leading financial papers of
that city. 1t shows the condition of the
company, its philanthropic and business
character, and the entire safety of its de-
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SSISFoRAATION WANTED.

| lsh Washington, u. C., in 1852, lsayias
daughter, about b Or 8 years Of age, By The name
Of Georgisna Jones. Any information as -
her whereabouts lsh a. the onee Of the Nrs
SAriosAL HaA will greatly oblig.
HENRIETTA JONES,
marZI-2. Port a. Prince, HH.L.
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Kansas win want /, 900 900 railroad lies
this year.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-22
The WAY to be Wise.

No part of Professor Tyndal's address at
the farewell dinner was more interesting to
his hearers, and more valuable to young stu.
dents of science and indeed to all students,
than what he called "a line of personal histo-
ry." He said:
In lS4S, wishing to improvs myself in sci
cnCe, | went to the University of Marburg-
the same old town in which my great name
sake, when even poorer than myself, publish
cd his translation of the Bible. lodged in
the plaincst manner in "A street which, per.
haps, bore an appropriate name while dWelt
upon it, 1t was called the KcZerbach-thC
herctic's brook-frOm little historic rivulet
running through it. | wish to keep myself
clean and hardy, so purchased cask and
had it cut in two by IA carpenter. Half that
cask, filled with spring water over night was
placed in my bedroom, and never during the
years that | spent there, in winter or in sum.
mer, did the clock of the beautiful Elizabethc.
kirch, which was close nj hand, finish Srik-
ing the hour of six in the morning before |
was in my tub For good portion of the
time rose an hour and half earlier than this
working by lamplight at the ditierential cal
cuus when the world was slumbering around
me. And | risked this breach in my pursuits
and this expenditure of time and money, not
because had any definite prospect of materi.
al profit in view, but because | thought the
cultivation Ofthe intellect mpOrtant-bcCause
moreover, | loved my work. and entertained
the sure and certain hope that, armed with
knowledge, one can successfully fight ones
way through the world
With circumstantial differences, this is the
story which most of the men who have achiev-
ed greatness would tell of their early years.
BY regular and healthtul habits of body, and
systematic application of mind without reck-
Oning the material profit which would result
from their efforts, and with genuine love OF
study, they made themselves masters of their
business or profession; and when this was
mastered, they.naturally and surely reaped the
fruilS of their labor
How many young men have no higher OBJ
ieCt before them than material protit'-a pile
of gold, and the luxures and pleasures that
gold bringSl With such low end in view,
it is not wonderful that the means by which
it is to be,compassed are so often petty and I'M
worthy To cultivate the intellect, to obtain
knowledge. to contribute something to the al
vancement of mankind, and to do these things
10y patient toll and self-denial, this is a worthy
ambition. and in this view we commend Prot
Tyndalls example to old and young.-Nar
York Obsercsr.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-22


"It can't bei, sho,,, ho - Erros, or;od
wildly, "flI not he swindIrd in this .Ga InC'
f,l ,yo,, M arf,,o,,, ri 9t'Hi ~
thr Viii A. In", ,hn Lay o Nm, - y t Is'9oiis
nnco. sLol1 ba vino T,n nni;cic. oro i, ,,,,.
nosscsson TLrv yerc Io% oiic'' os "ig ~, y,
me can nrnve !, II has aito,e. honn 49,,
derstood that thcv were intnninl tor nv.
benefit.
I'm rcgor1 IN ono of t,oso ;,yrrorco. NV,
at liberty to State that acting upon NV advice
fine directors of tbe AIbastross oflicr will re-,
fnsc naymrnt Of tbe claim"
The LAWYER looked fine vor,n,- man stoodil,,
in the face
"What ncytg What are Won coino to chorcc
me- with newt Re,rse n,ymentg How dare
vouy Whv--jo Won link that | noisonrd
| the man ~
we know Won dfdr, said Mr. Merdock
cIenchcd hand sh"r,,I,, mon fine tnhlc and
handed fine note he bod inst received to Ern.
est Delpratt
He clutched II tremblinClv. read il with
raging ewes Then II fell from his shaking
FINGERS and futtercd an the floor, He gave n
strange, pitcous moan. raised his hands and
pressed them AGAINST his head. - though
10 sill some terribly acute main
I'm III " he murmurnd taintlv "Let me
upt some fresh air shall he better pres.
cntly-I ,ball"-and he stogcrrcd from the
room
Mr. Merdock found himself alone with Mr..
piyIey.
II told Won | should snrinr Il mine upon
that Young man." said the LAWYER, quietly, II
think I've been as GOOD as nv word
What was that note YOU handed him."
Read IT,"
Mr. Piylcy took the paner from the floor
and read,
e. d. bought arsenic of Gibbons Chemist,
Catherine street, Salisbury, on the nth and
9th of October, and The Goth November"
"It's from a very careful fellow who's been
helping me to investigate this matter. was
in homes I should have heard from him last
night However the note came in time.
Whether did right to show it him I'm not
sure Perhaps not. But | felt a longing
quite uncomfortable to crush the william. It's
wrong to pe revengeful; it interferes with
business arrangements. But | owed some
thing to the memory of my poor old friend.
That william felt the blow. How he WINGED ~
Hes certainly william if there ever was
one" remarked Mr. Piyley.
And now can tell YOU something more
about him. You're fond of dwelling upon
the motives that lead to crime, Pixley. At
the same time NAV tell YOU that you omit
from your calculations the fact that much
wickedness in this world is accomplished at
a very CHEAP price. so to say-for very made.
quatc reasons. There was motive enough.
Ernest Depratt had, of course, discovered the
will in his favor never dreaming that it
had been revoked, or of the manner of its re-
vocation But more than that. The man is
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-22

The ordinary farmer has this advantage
over the professional poultry keeper-his
fowls cost him little in the way of food, and
almost nothing for care. He usually labors
under the disadvantage of not giving his
fowls, enough care, and managing some things
about them with Il great disregard OF true
economy His fouls, during much of the
year ut least live on food that would have
been wasted, or on that the eating of which
is Il positive advantage to the owner. This
makes the eggs and poultry obtained almost
net gain But because the fowls cost but lit
tie, furnishes a good reason for keeping those
that are useless-and such are kept on many
farms. In many cases the stock is never re-
duccd by sale-Only by deaths from old age,
disease or accident and by killing good
share Of the young for home use.
We imagine that quite number OF our
readers, if they would take the trouble to look
at their stock OF poultry, would find one to
half dozen cocks which had better be dis
posed of, on account of old age, quarrelsome
disposition, or because they are in every way
inferior fowls, simply left over, having acct
dentally escaped killing when young; and
also IA goodly number OF vecrable hens, or
those hobbing on frozen feet, etc. To keep
such fowls over winter will cost something,
and all this cost will be a loss, for, even If
they do not die, such fowls are almostuseless.
II viii be much better 10 dispose of them
now sending those fit for eating to market or
to TIE home table, and killing and burying
the others
Many farmers would do well to thus re-
ducc their stock one-half Better care OF the
remainder might follow with advantage IN
many cases, 1t possibly will be neither al
visable or necessary TO build a poultry mouse
but some comfortable place could be proNlu-
ell where the fowls may he protected from
the storms and cold winds by day as wen rs
as night. Every consideration OF economy
will dictate good feeding during the winter
so as to prevent the fowls from becoming
poor Fowls with insufiient food, or exposed
To severe storms, will not lay well, while 1t Is
equally true that very many persons 90 ger Il
gOodlv number of eggs during the winter
months by irving good food and comfortable
quarters 10 Young and healthy hens. We
would not advise farmers TO purchase large
numbers of fancy poultry; but on many farms
the stock has run down by long interbreed-
inc. moor care, and no selection. In such
case, a change is certainly desirable, and
This would be had by obtaining good cock,
either from neighbours yard or from some
fancier. For ourselves we should decidedly
prefer To have fowls of some established breed,
and would not feel satisfied with stock
widely VARYING in size, color and form. But
whatever class is kept, some care IN selection
will bc Necessary 10 keep them from degener
latiug-WsyfeyH Farmer.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-22

The young Russian who saved himself and
his >lcigh-horSe 10y tossing his wife to a pack
of pursuing wolves exhibited a fertility ofre
source that has never been equaled outside
of the American Congress. Doubtless. In an
ticipation of future emergencies, he went
straightway and married again. Suppose an.
other Credit mobelier pack should get after
Hon. Henry Wilson while he is poor lone
widower-St Louis Republican.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-22

We learn from newspaper in Montpelier,
Vermont, that an immense excitement has
been occasioned in Norwich by the detection
of clergyman engaged in the nefariouS
business of playing hlind-man'S buff. The
newspaper informs Us that the matter is To be
investigated, council having been called
for the purpose and it is demanded that full
Justice be melted out TO the reverend offender.
We are sorry for him. but why would he do
such Il thing :-Nu- York Tribune.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-22

Epepahias Pease, of Wayerly, H., has got
his name into the papers by reporting a
strange disease (Which hi, DIG has died
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-11-29

'iuftffesli llie memory NJ 0nf pcuplD
Throughout the county, We nppond Il
llsl u tie pfesldlng oiiccm ~ lec'
lions for MI " Tie seventeen precincts
~ the county, M fullowsi
Election Precinct 40. lat the
Courthouse; H. Il. Burke, Judge
Election Precinct No. AT Lnncns-
tor; II. j. M0llcti, Judge.
Election Precinct No. 3-At mead
ANS church; Fayettc Graccy, Judge
Election Precinct No. l-ht Farm
or'a Branch schoolhousc T. &. Marsh,
Judge.
Election Precinct No. 5--At Scycnei
j. j. Bccman, Judge. o,,
Election Precinct No. G-At Old
Masonic Hall, Dallasi j. Y. Field
Judge.
Election Precinct No. AT 4.
t'ricks store, on Bryan street, f. NJ
hammond, Judge.
Election Precinct No. SAT Mar
ket house, Dallas; Judge j. }. Eakinsi
Judge.
Election Precinct No. 0--At Cedar
Hin; j. III. Stewart, Judge. -.
Election Precinct no. l0--At Five
| Mile Church; 0. V. Ledbettcr, Judge
Election Precinct No. lat Valley
Church; John 7. Cole, Judge
Election Precinct No. Eat Stults
| School house; VIM. Stults, Judge.
Election Precinct No. l3-At Breck
inridgc; i. l., Frank, Judgc. 80
Election Precinct No. lt-At Teas
ant Valley; II. j. McClain, Judge.
Election Precinct No. l5-.St Page''
shop; Berry Page Judge. 80 :,
Election Precinct M lO-A'
Haught's store; \. G. Lanicrc, Judge;
Election Precinct No. l7-At Hutch
ms; r.. a. Rawlins, Judge.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-11-29
DALLAS

Now has at least nine thousand bona
fide inhabitants, and is still growing
beyond precedent in Texas. But We
tell our people, great and small, rich
and poor, that to maintain our position
companies must be formed to establish
factories of various kinds, and afford
employment to the thousands who are
pouring into the place from all parts of
the Union and Europe. Nothing is
easier, If our people will organize on
these fair and beneficent principles by
which poor men can take stock in pro-
portion to their means
Cotton, wool, wheat, lumber, iron
and coal are the basis upon which fac
tories must depend in Dallas. Nothing
is wanted but two things-concert and
mutual confidence. The foundation
for confidence is broad and deep in the
general integrity of our business and
working population. Concert depends
ON our own efforts. Why not concert?
why does not some one or more ofour
active men inaugurate plans and sim
ply ask the people to join in? Present
facts, plans and propositions, and the
people are all right. Try it, and you
will he surprised at the alacrity with
which poor, but' industrious, men will
ioin YOU.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-11-29
rFsEe IEos; Law.

To The Editor of the Dallts Herald:
AS many Of the citizens Of Dallas
county entertain at least two Crronc-
Gus ideas as tn whGt is commonly
known IS the "IIog Law, and As this
Jaw il to be voted upon at the next
December election, and as believe q
great majority Of the citizens Of this
county will vote in vorof putting this
law into effect, when they fully under
stand the provisions Of the law, ] beg
your indulgence and n little corner in
THE HERALD to set the miHds Of Ing
people clear upon this matter. Many
of our citizens believe it to be a general
stock law, which is not the case. An
other great objection urged against the
law is that the fence specified in the
law is insufficient against horses, cat
tie, etc., IL being only "three Stats or
three wires.n Now, these are tie two
errors wish to correct, and in order
to do so, 1 quote the lazy Itself, which
will forever settle both objections;
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the
Legislature of the State of Texas, That
every person shall make good fence
around his or her lands, used CT IN CUT
vation; provided it shall not be neces-
sary 10 fence against the incufsions OF
shcep, goats and hogs.
cIc. 6. Provided That this act
shall not be put in force in any county
in tllis State until three-tiiths of the
votes cast at an election held III said
county for that purpose, shall vote in
favor Of puiting'thls act ~ fqil force.
Now, as to lhe provisions of the law,
they are just as strong against horses,
cattle, etc, rs was the law Of 1910,
Which requires ''tilat every farsier
shall make O sufficient fence, at least
five feet high" "and II a PANEL fail
in coming up to the requirements OF
the statute, that failure is complete.
POLK VS.. Lane).n Now, under the law
of 1870, and ace9rding to the above de-
cision, there never was ore iaiia Of
lawful fence in Dallas county. Then,
LET us hush about fences being "horse
high, pig tight and bull strong"
Texas farmers revcr did have them,
have not get thon now nor ever will
have them. But let us comply with
the requirements of what we, for con-
venience, call the clog law" and we
will have all that prairie farmers need
i'm this country. Let those who have
from twenty to eighty iat-sioed, roach
backed hays make huzyard halt of
them and get sniii6ieljt ifulpbet NJ
good bloodcd swine to supply thelr
home demands, put them in a pen,
Keep them fat ON what is now thrown
away, and by this means add thousands
of dollars 10 the farming interests OF
Dallas county. AGRicoLA.