, 1873-12-14
C0NUNDRUMS or THE DAY.


Tic reading public llns, at presont no rcat
fson, ntes4osatiou-rolnla. Dooa novoliat
hri,,g ont u now ronauco, lio chrIstena 1t with
tt,o,y: "Wlo pays?' Sought Wo to Whit
lIcr ?n "Cau You Forgive 1lor?' When tho |
modern roformer, or tho gront nnthority OF n.y. !
gieno, Of tho ctnincnt educator concludes to |
iilumino tho public mind, the public epe isteaaed |
with iuquiring plnca,ds, crying "Wl,at sta1l Wo
Eati" "Wfnt Shall We Wcar?" "should |
Women Do Etiucnfea Idko Menu" oto.
Now, uomebuJy haB NJ truly as wisttly aa!d
"Tllo world il ,11atlo up Of tlroo clasHos: those
wllo know It In so; those wliu !snow 1t isut 10;
md thoso whn don't caro- sfsai' whether It Ia Of
sn't Bo." 1t III this lust mud largost elnss ut
whom aro nttnod u1l these rnanswornblo contln-
dsunls Oil tho topics Of tho day. They 1'nvo
lcct, forced to heir the pros md coils from MI
t!,cso "asitators" OH ali Their pet subjects, IT'LL
til lifo Inns become 4 Durt'on. a1'tl ono OF len
n,isc,ubles herewith riucs to cnter IN dorali o
feel 10 protest.
70 begin with, there iB
coEDuuAT1oN,
It wns foui1,Y nored that, when Bhirt-Btuds
woro Invented, and tho pitiful wall about wonson
having souls above buttons was hnshca. there
would DO peaeo. Not 30. Wo are continually
;nportunod now to know If girls ulall have tho
lu n hundred, nftor lie gots out Of college, fluids
any ,,so for Ills Crook or his higher masLemat-
ics 1t may wcll bo doubted II ha1f at q college,
graduates studios arc rs much uao to him as The
maxims OF Confuci,tB ME to heatlson alutnni II
tho collc.c-cur,icuIvm oirorcd n boy anything
which, would prernse him for Il life Oh oartl, or
In heaven, it might 10 we'll to put girls
thrct,gh tho eano routine. Unfortunately,
although boys spend four years digging
at Grook. tho mon who Bpoals IL l,nye
left Ibis enrth and Gf no nlny prcdicato from
their lltcrasy1ro) 1t III by no Meanu certain tlcy
l,ayo gono To Il bctlor place, Or anywhcto ono
would caro- to moot them. Any objection to
Latin Ia always mot with tl,o asgol ion tl!at 1t is
tho batis Of all nude1n languages. Tint Is tIuo;
ind yet, If girl IL expected TO crowd lier c'lrca-
tiou into four years. and como ont 1i1nciicd and
rcady fora place ii, tho world, and for MARRIAGE
it might acem AZ well for lIor to tevoso sono
limo mud labor to being able to converse with
Foreigners, and explore tho literature Of Franco,
Ger1fnny, or Itnly, instead of poring over n ca;l
language, cmboaying sentiments whic|. would
never, Ind thoy been printed In honest English,
been allowed 10 i'id their way into tho schools
room.
But, oron 1t the question Of low they shall be
o1ucatcd was Bottled, there would ho no ponce.
because Of the cry al 70 whore they shnl be cal-
catpd Ono high medical authority saya gisla
cusuot Bta1d tho Same rctimn as boys, because
ut their moro delicate physiuno Another equal
ly ominent IL. .. says 1hoy Gun nnl tl,oy Gayo.
Thon tho educators Of both sexee. aid t'io re-
formers, and the lecturers, and tue esuayists.
a,s.l all tho nobofies who nee csanco to wear q
o,,-de-plu,no, rush to tho vorbnl contest; and
1t is like nothing but tho inconolusvo contradict
lug Of knty.litla on u favorable night. There
uaet! to be al oil fashioned reason given for not
allowing constant association Of scholars OF both
RexeA: = i .
cotll nau eat my 1nsson, :,
WI thu Look btfuro NY een,.
For The tun;hts o. bonnie Willie
Came bnlbim III between.
| However. that is all done away With now, and
| the girls of today aro warranted to coeducate
| without fear Of damage FROM nousoneo.
No aoouer, though do re tlnttcr oaryclvcu that
| tho daughters arc through college,, md we hive
no Longer personal interest IN tho questions Of
tic t.aY, than up starts tho hydra-Aeadcd Sub
iect Of
[ Young women AFRO franttcallv appealed to not To
wear laigll-locled shoes. Does Ray one SUPPOSE
| for q moment TINT any woman invented
| tl,oso engines Of destruction? Or docs my Que
| think Alo Gnu co otherwise than buy wllat the
market affords? 1ai ut the shoemahcEs who
n,al.o lilo shoes ami sell them, and not at thu
ady:cusolnors wo arc at tl,Gr mercy. a. IL Tug t'
these nhi]lrpicY Regarding feminine costume
aIoula ] ' bo karletl. al tlio clubbing together,
st1 ruin ming Of societies. aud passing Of reso'n-
| ti,ns will not alter tllo prevailing; stylcs enc
iota; but let Worth gorfl M ono tlrouD cor
str,1eted OIL sanitary prlAcpea, mid tle world ot
! fashion will 10 royoIntionizcd.
Whcn We got breathing space from the dress
rototm We nro "enriod with
| TIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
There is worry onsy nolutlou Of that difficulty.
,hon3h. 4 wosnan must do ono Of three
thipga, viz: marry the man who aska
her; ask the MIN who marriea ho1
W%ilu'"); or atay M old mail As any ono OF
thc:o oousBes is moro nattor Of personal ~
| cIinatipn. it Is li!l!oHH to see why tho ,uelic
should bo expected to take such an oyorwhe14'
ing interest in the naattor.
An infinite nunsber Of Rsnrtline queries a! the
mind of tho reader Of tho dulles iu regard to
! cgi1sSALS
Granting that capital punishment is morally
right. mud tint twelve nIcH utIder oath to tlea
rishtconsiy by the pris;enor, hnyo found hin
tic law Of all terror to oyil-doors llan for ollc
p,nn, under the pressulo Of sympathy from The
prsoror's fronds, to nulllfy the whole trial, ant
let tle gully men .g go tree ! !, Then, wl,, l
can atnyo of liH trial lessons hs crime, till from
murder he Asconds to t1anBGnShtor, mud so rlaet
through nil tho different degrees Of crime, till liz
ends with juBtitla1o hom!cido3 Or, po1lapa
he killed. hiH wife when it IL fair to Judge he va.
laboying under emotional inFanity. They dou'
send luuaics to Sing-slng, nor nil1raorers to n.Y
luna and 70, nflcr . curious, stumbling kiud O.
trinl, very laceratil's to his feelings, tho poo
| fellow ia sot ut hberty, to WAdnr aronlat
unlil lo il aoizcd with moro acu.o ut
tack Of insanity than ever, aud ,nnrries again
There really. soen's to he no reason why vi
shouldn't all get along very lsr.nonioa,sl.
il. tlls world, because, al things are now, IT vi
don't aefco with anyhody. it IL ouly nccessas,
for us to ilayo lit Of emotional insanity aut
put our nusal,cos out Of tho way.
Moreover, 1t IL tho fami'y OF tllo aouaemno!
criminal WHO get all Tho public sympathy, md
beyold tho baas mention OF tho family Of tn
within, 10 ollo Feoms TO remember thom. I
never Hcelns TO ocollr to tho worll that tie do
sneatle dosolatloM CAUSED BY d murder Is US groa
aB that made by Hi execution.
Also. tho reading public would l,o to know i
compromising Will Il man who has burnlnriousl
atoon your goods, or has forged your namo
IL not
CoalrDUSD1Su 4 FELONY.
When II tliof has icon calglt, mud mado tt
diAsotgs thu il-gotton gains of lis l;n,g glary Iii
on,Ceazenent, Or Ills forging SHOULD .he b
thrown back into tho b''Sincss-commuuity, /
prey upou It's confidence as before !?
But tho nnst absurd Of all demands is, tha
we alIail hnvo our