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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-04

Working girls have long been literally censured
for their Discrimination TO become cooks and house
maids aud their rrcpresSible tendencies toward the
needle and the desk. A Chicago writer advances to
defend thom. He thinks that they ought to be al
lowed to follow their instincts. which lead them
away from the hard and bitter drudgery of cooking
and scrubbing and securing. Besides that house
hold work is drudgery, he gives another for
feminine dislike for it: there are few women who
can do it. There are many "who are wretched
botches at Homework but who make excellent
dressmakers and seamstresses. Then again, he
thinks that there are few women strong enough TO
do housewOrk-whch is what might call
turning the framework of society The great trouble
il that too many feminine workers prove them
selves as careless and incompetent IN trades and
professions as in the household. A constant and ur
gent complaint in families is that it Is impossible to
find well-trained and conscientious SeamstresSes. III
instinct leads women into particular trades. 1t GER
tainly ought to make them thorough in their work.
One of the typical American shippers Of the past
recently entered the Bay of Rio JaneIro flying
flag which was not recognized by the officers of Fort
Santa Cruz. They accordingly ordered him to
anchor Immediately. Not understanding word of
Portuguese the gentle captain just screamed out the
name Of his ship and calmly sailed A blank
shot fired at him failed tO-in the language of Mr..
Weller's beautiful ballad" prevail on him to stop"
But he was observed TO seize his revolver and in
stanty fire six successive shots into the air. Then
the fort and two shore batteries joined a duel of
solid shot and when at last he reached quarantine
still firing his revolver his ship in rather dis
mantled condition. Then did the Captain of the
Port appear and vigorously inquire why he didn't
stop. The pleasing emotions OF that Oucer may be
imagined when the astOnlshed skipper stated shat
he thought they were sauting the American flag
and that he was doing his best to respond to the
compliment with his revolver
A writer in a Tennessee newspaper records cur-
Ous story of tho civil war which certainly proves
that heroic devotion to principle is possible IN this
age. II is tho story of young Quaker, IenneS-
scean. who was conscUpted into the Rebel army.
Ito utterly rofuscd 10 perform II hary duty of any
kind as being against his convictions The officers
Of his regiment failed with threats or persuasion to
change his determination. aud shortly sent him
home But soon afterward he was again con-
soripted and argument WAS exhausted in she effort
TO make him do military duty. even indirectly.
Again aud again he WAS baYOncted, and often de-
cared his willingness 90 die IN preference to sacr
Gcng ais principles. At last he was permitted to
depart without having struck blow In delonse of
the so-oalled GOyernment which he believed in A
better speoimen OF sn American martyr can hardly
b. fOunI
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The TRIBUNE ALMANAC for 1875. Price 20
serts Sever ier 81
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Ben Wright and the ModOcs.

In 1852, small train, comprising only
eighteen souls-men, women and children,
attempted to reach Oregon by the Rhett
Lake route. For several days after leaving
the valley of Pitt River, they had Travelled
without molestation, not having seen a
single Indian; when about midway, they
struck the eastern shore of Rhett Lake, and
imprudently camped under bluff, now
known as "Bloody Point" for dinner.
These poor people felt rejoiced to think
that they had so nearly reached their des-
tination in safety; nor dreamed that they
had reached their final resting place, and
that soon the gray old rocks above them
were to receive a baptism that would asso-
ciate them forever with cruel and wanton
massacre. Their tired cattle were quietly
grazing and the little party were eating
their meal in fancied security, when sud-
denly the dry sage-brush was fired, the air
rang with demoniac yells, and swarthy
and painted savages poured by the score
from the rocks overhead. In few mo-
ments their camp was filled with them,
and their bloody work was soon ended.
Only one of that Inflated party escaped.
Happening to be out picketing his horse,
when the attack was made, he sprang upon
it, bare-backed, and never drew Rrein until
he had reached Yerka, distance of sixty
miles.
The men of early times in these mount
aims were brave and chivalrous men. In
less than twenty-four hours, a mounted
force of miners. packers and prospectors
men who feared no living thing-were at
the scene of the massacre. The remains
of the victims were found shockingly mutt
lated, lying in pile with their broken
all l,.lf IL, l. I.,N In
dian to be found.
1t was not until the next year that the
Modocs were punished for this cruel deed.
An old mountaineer named Ben Wright
one of those strange beings who imagine
that they are born as instruments for the
fulfllment of the Red mans destiny-organ-
lied an independent company at Yreka, in
1858, and went into the Modoc country.
The Indians wary, but Ben was patient and
enduring. Meeting with poor success, and
accomplishing nothing except protection to
incoming emigrants, he improvised an
"emigrant train" with which to decoy the
enemy from the cover of the hills and
ravines. Winding slowly among the hills
and through the sage plains, Ben's canvass
covered wagons rolled quietly along, camp
ing at the usual watering places, and appar-
emily in careless and unguarded way.
Every wagon was filled with armed men,
anxious and willing to be attacked. The
ruse failed, however; for the keen-sighted
Indians soon perceived that there were no
women or children with the train, and its
careless movements were suspicious. After
several months of unsatisfactory skirmish-
ing, Ben resolved on a change of tactics.
Surprising a small party Of Modocs, instead
ofscalping them, he took them to his camp,
treated them kindly, and making them q
sort of Peace commission, sent them with
olive branches, in the shape of calico and
tobacco, back to their people. Negotia-
tons for general council to arrange a
treaty were opened. Others visited the
White camp i and soon the Modocs, who
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A Practical Test.

A Danbury man named Reubens recent
ly saw statement that counting one hun
dred when tempted to speak an angry
word would save man great deal of
trouble. This statement sounded little
singular at first, but the more he read it
over the more favorably he became i'm
pressed with it, 'and finally concluded to
adopt it. Next door to Reubens lives a
man who has made five distinct attempts
in the past fortnight to secure dinner of
green peas by the LIST of July, and every
time has been retarded by Reubens' hens.
The next morning after Reubens made his
resolution this man found his fifth attempt
to have miscarried. Then he called on
Ruebens. He said:
what in thunder do you mean by let
ting your hens tear up my garden 2"
Reubens was prompted to call him a
mud snoot, new name just coming in
general use, but he remembered his resolu.
ton, put down his rage, and meekly OBJ
served
cone, two, three, four, five, six, seven,
eight"
Then the mad neighbor, who mad been
cycling this answer with great deal of
suspicion, broke in again;
"Why don't you answer my question
you rascal?"
But still Reubens maintained his equani-
nifty, and went on with the test.
"Nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, four
teen, fifteen sixteen"
The mad neighbor stared harder than
ever.
Seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty,
twenty-one-"
you are mean skunk, said the mad
neighbor, backing toward the fence.
Reubens' face flushed at this charge, but
still he only said:
"Twenty-two, twenty three, twenty-four,
twenty-five, twenty-six-"
At this figure the neighbor got up on the
fence in some haste but suddenly think
ing of the peas, he opened his mouth
F'You mean, low lived rascal, for cents
could knock yonr cracked head over
barn, and would"
Twenty-seven, twenty-eight," inter-
rupted Reubens, ''twenty- mine, thirty, thir-
ty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three-"
Here the neighbor broke for the house,
and entering it violently slammed the door
behind him but Reubens did not dare let
up on the enumeration, and so he stood out
there alone in his own yard, and kept on
counting, while his burning cheeks and
flashing eyes eloquently affirmed his judg-
ment. When he got up into the eighties
his wife came to the door in some alarm.
"Why, Reuben, man, what is the matter
with you ?" she said. "Do come into the
house"
But he didn't let up She came out to
him and chung trembling to him, but he
only looked into her eyes, and said
"Ninety-three, ninety-four, ninety five,
ninety-six, ninety-seven, ninety eight, nine
ty-nine- one hundred-go into the house,
old woman, or I'll bust ye."
And she went. -Ddn6ury Ne'oS.
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TEMPERANCE CoNvENTIoN.-A the Sixth
National Temperance Convention, held at
Cleveland, July, 1868, it was resolved 4:
THAT the next National Convention shall
be called by the National Temperance So
ciety whenever, in the judgment of said
society, the need of such convention be-
comes apparent" In accordance with this
committee for the purpose have decided
to hold the same in Saratoga commencing
August Goth, 1878, and have issued a call
to that effect All General Assemblies and
all Synods, all General and Annual Con-
fcrences, all Associations of ministers and
religious State Conventions, all National
and State Temperance organizations, Grand
Division Sons of Temperance, Grand
Lodges of Good Templars, Grand Temples
of Templars of Honor and Temperance,
and other State bodies, are requested to
send delegates, each body being entitled to
seven representatives. The call also states
that the objects of the Convention are to
compare views, discuss foundation prin-
ciples, and secure, as far as practicable,
concert of action. To this end, papers pre-
pared by the best writers in the country
will be present, bearing upon the various
aspects of the Temperance work, such as
the duties of the pulpit, the press and the
platform-the relation of Temperance to
the Sabbath, the Sabbath School and
Church-to Colleges and Institutions of
Learning-to Statistics and Political Econo-
my-the Scriptural, scientific, medical and
legal phases of Temperance-the necessity
OF organization, and the ballot, etc.
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thousand dollars. At the meeting of the
trustees seven thousand Eve hundred dol"
lars were pledged upon the spot. Tho bal
ancs must be obtained In one way or
another. Who win come to the assistancep
The income of the seminary IL barely
enough to meet the expenses, and funds
are very much needed for the necessary i'm
provements.
Mount Holyoke has just celebrated her
thirty-si1th anniversary and a class of
forty eight young women have goRe forth
from her walls with the blessing Of Alma
Mater upon their heads and her blue-rib-
boned sheepskins In their hands, to swell
the great army of alumni, whose repre-
sentatives are found In every quarter of the
globe.
Professor Tyler of Amherst College de-
livcred the anniversary address. His
theme. "The Higher Education of Wo-
men," was handled with power and fair
ness, though we should beg leave to dis
sent from some of the conclusions of the
worthy professor who has so long and 80
faithfully retained his friendship for Mount
Holyoke. The venerable DR.. Kirk of Bos-
ton, Whose hearty friendship for Mary
Lyon and earnest efforts to aid her project
in its infancy have been followed by UNI
firing devotion and support in the nearly
two score years that have elapsed, now
nearly blind, and decrepit, comes back
once again to honor with his presence this
child of his adoption.
The examinations of the senior elias.
were highly crcditable, showing that the
work of the year had not been lightly
done Tho whole school numbers two
hundred and seventy or eighty pupils, with
a corps of twenty-five or twenty-six teach
era. A native teacher of French Is EN-
ployed, who also teaches German. Greek
is also taught, but as optional. The stand
ard of admission is being raised gradually
and the determination seems to grow
among the friends of the institution, &c
make it keep even pace with the age.
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MILK as n Remedy.

Considerable has been lately said in med
ical journals concerning the value of milk
as a remedial agent in certain diseases. An
interesting article upon this subject lately
appeared in the London Milk journal, in
which il is stated on the authority of DR..
Benjamin Clarke that in the East Indies
warm milk is used to great extent as
specific for diarrhea. A pint every four
hours will check the most violent diarrhGa,
stomach ache, incipient cholera and dysen-
terry.
The milk should never be boiled, but only
heated sufficiently to be agreeably warm,
not too hot to drink. Milk which has been
boiled is unfit for use.
This writer gives several instances 10
show the value of this simple substance in
arresting this disease, among which is the
following. The writer says 1t has never
failed in curing in six to twelve hours, and
l have tried il, should think fifty times.
1 have also given it to dying man who had
been subject to dysentery eight months,
latterly accompanied by one continued
diarrhea, and it acted on him liks a charm.
In two days his diarrhGa was gone, in three
weeks he became a hale, fat man, and now
nothing that may hereafter occur will ever
shake his faith in hot milk"
writer also communicates TO the Medi
cal 7na6s and Gazette, a statement of the
value of milk in twenty-six cases of Typhoid
fever, in every one of which its great value
was apparent. 1t checks diarrhea, and
nourishes and cools the body.
People suffering from disease require
food quite as much as those in health, and
much more so in certain diseases where
there is rapid waste of the system. Free
quently all ordinary food in certain diseas-
es is rejected by the stomach, and even
loathed by the patient; but nature, ever
benefcient, has furnished food that IN all
cases is beneficial-in some directly cura-
tive. Such food is milk. The writer in
in the journal last quoted, DIR. Alexander
Yale, after observations npon the points
above mentioned, viz its action in check
ing diarrh9a, its nourishing properties, and
its action in cooling the body, says: "We
believe that milk nourishes in fever, pro-
notes sleep, wards off delirium, soothes
the intestines, and in fine is the sine qua non
in typhoid fever" We have also tested
the value of milk in scarlet fever, and learn
that it is now recommended by the medical
faculty in all cases of this often very dis
tressing children's disease. Give all the
milk the patient will take, even during the
period Of greatest fever; it keeps up the
strength of the patient acts well upon the
stomach, and is in every way blessed
thing in this sickness. Parents, remember
it, and do not fear TO give 1t if your dear
ones arc afflicted with this disease.
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CAPT. DREw's LETTERING print in
another column from the Springfield Re
publican the letter of Capt John T. Drew
The Republican says it is ga rather long
but quite readable letter from Mr.. Drew,
who recollects seeing the late hIr. Cakes
Ames get the money on a $1,000 check
drawn in favor of "S. c., or bearer" 1t
will be seen that it is largely in the nature
of autobiography. On the whole, Mr.
Drew's letter does not seem to call for COM
ment. From an inclosed card, we learn
with interest that Mr.. Drew is an assistant
in District Attorney Bliss office in New
York city-"special for revenue and GUS
toms cases."
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We have been shown private letter de-
scriptive of the cholera at Nashville. II
says "You have no idea of the gloom and
desolation pervadlng this whole communi-
ty, The number Of deaths the past week
(June 27,) will average sixty per day, and
that, too, in apopulation of less than Ia, OOO'
All who are able to leave have gone TO the
mountains of East Tennessee and Virginia.
The cholera is said to be worse here than
in 1865 The railroads are running but one
train day instead of three. Many bust
ness houses are closed and but two hotels
are open in the city.
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had but faint appreciation Of the tortuous
ways of White diplomacy, began to think
Ben was very harmless and respectable
gentleman. A spot on the north bunk of
Lost River, few hundred yards from the
natural bridge, was srlectc for the
council. On the appointed day. fifty-one
Indians (about equal in number to Wright's
company attended, and US agreed upon
by both parties. no weapons were brought
to the ground. number OF beeves had
been killed, presents were distributed, and
the day passed in mutual professions of
friendships when Wrght-whuse quick.
restless eye had been busy-quietly filled
his pipe, drew match, and lit it, This was
the preconcerted signal. As the first little
curling wreath Of smoke went up, fifty re-
volvers were drawn from their places of
cOncealment by Wrights men, who were
scattered among their intended victems;
few moments Of rapid and deadly firing,
and only two of the Modocs escaped to
warn their people
The Scotch have given us a proverb that
"He maun hae lang spoon wha sups wi
the tell; !" and it may be Wright thought so.
Perhaps the cruel and merciless character
Of these Indians justified an act of treachery
now passed into the history of the country ;
but certainly the deed was not calculated
to inspire the savage heart with a high re-
spect for the professed good faith and fair
dealing of the superior race. Ben Wright
is gone now-killed by an Indian bullet,
while standing in the door ofhis own cabin
at the mouth of Rogue River. No man
may judge him; but to this hour, his name
is used by Modoc mothers to terrify
their refractory children into obedience
The Modocs were now filled with revenge
and their depredations continued til
it became necessary2for the Territorial
| Governor of Oregon to send armed expedi.
tons against them. For several years they
were pursued by volunteer forces through
their rugged mountains, where they con
tinued the unequal warfare with daunt
less spirit; but, year after year, the mum
Der of their warriors was diminishing.
From "Scraps of Modoc History" in tn
Overland Monthly for July.
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INITIATED BANK NoTRs.-A Washing
ton despatch says that although the gov
eminent has concluded arrangements for
reprinting mutilated national bank cur
rency under the recent act of Congress
providing six hundred thousand dollars for
that purpose, it is certain that that sum is
utterly inadequate and the national banks
have declined to reimburse the government
for the work. Although the law provides
that the banks shall reimburse the govern
ment, there is no provision which can
compel such reimbursement.
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OuR PUBLIC sOHOOLa

The condition of our Graded Schools ia
subject that will soon BE- presented to pub
lie attention. Ths appropriations made at
the annual school meeting proves in
sufficient TO carry them on to the end OF
the year. The Board of Trustees were
limited to the appropriation made, and
unless the people shall relieve the schools
from their embarrassment, by further ap-
preparation, the necessity will ariss of clos
ing them as soon - the funds are exhaust
ed This would be painful necessity. but
having bound the Board of Education by
vote, there Seems 10 10 no other legitimate
way out Of the dilemma In addition TO
the current expenditures some needed re-
pairs must be made. We feel sure all our
citizens will consider this subject in its true
light, aid bc prepared to say that Rutland
shall no, be without schools. Had the tax
asked for at the annual meeting been
granted the debt could have beeA paid, and
the current expenses Of the schools for the
year would have been provided for.
ne ClLlZtllb VI tutlduN iCCl q hOSP III
terest we are confident, not only for the
welfare of the High School but the educs-
tional system of which il forms such an
important part. A large measure of pride
has hitherto been taken in the general ex-
cellence of our public schools. They have
been conducted thus far with such regard
for the best interests of the community, as
to have gained, not merely the confidence
of our own citizens, but the sdmiration of
visitors from abroad, Whatever abuses
have crept into other departments of the
public service, il has been our just pride
that they have not affected the character of
our schools. Therefore the schools should be
treated with liberal hand, yet with that
economy consistent with their proper sup
port, for upon them depend the best inter-
ests of society. A true spirit should guide
the people in reference to tho support of
our educational interestA Economy
should be used in their management
as in all other departments. We have rea-
son to know that such has been the cas-
and an appropriation should always be
made sufficient to meet the just and reason
able amount demanded for their support.
The public schools for the education of the
children of the community is not the place
to try experiments in economy.
We make these suggestions for the con-
sideration of our citizens, especially those
who have children in the public schoolA
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"BIsmOP,s aETRBAT."

LAKE BoMosnxs, July7.
Editors Rutland Globe: This establish
ment, located on Lake Bomoseen, 10 one of
the most pleasant and quiet retreats on the
continent. Since last season Mr.. Bishop
has made many fine improvements upon
what nature had already made 80 perfect.
He has built . new house for picnic
parties 20 40 feet with a splendid YER
andah on the four sides, one side of which
reaches to the waters edge. Everything
in the culinary department is provided that
heart can wish, while outside, tho woods
have been cleared of underbrllsh and the
cedar groves provided with rustic seats be-
tween the trees where life can be passed az
one long summers day, beneath the over
hanging boughs that shade the traveller
from the heat of the sun. Then Mr..
Bishop is more obliging, if possible, than
ever before, and an air of comfort and rest
pervsdes the scene, driving away from the
pleasure-seeker all the cares of the business
world and filling his mind only with the
joys that surround him. Nothing of an in
toxicating nature ia found here, and STAN
leys "pop" 10 the all-sufiicient beverage.
People may sing the praises of the seaside
and popular summer retreats, but Bishops
gives all that is necessary for the satisfac-
| ton of the student OF business man. s.