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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-13

ing FOR ss ssms service a. ten hour per day
services at rates much lower than those paid ~ the
parment II the presence Of mis- state o. facts the
conference with other Departments employing la0or Tor
which resulted IN nxng the unsKied labor At
twenty cents per hour Or 81 ~ Tor eight hours wor6
Hereuron the committee argued in ply 70 these
letters that there had always been a difference
between the pay Of Gay labor and contract labor.
ness ana that or the other thorougnness; so that
daJ labor was always dearer, ana must neces-
OF tine city work by the day system.
ana some or 1t could not be effectively
carried on otherwise, as by the contract system
there would be no control OF the work In al
the stages OF its progress. the committee men
rion the work on the Douleyards as among those
when could not be enectuaity done bY contract
Hence the laborers should be PAID in accordance
with me higher rates paid for Gay labor. The
committee went on 10 argue that there was also
great increase in the price OF all necessaries OF
life aud OF rent since 1860. Iney nad investigated
this subject thoroughly and haa found an IN
crease OF about 100 per cent in rents and OF about
nity per cent In almost all tue necessares OF life.
increase Of thrty-fye per cent, which the retail
vender3' profits increased to nifty per cent. This
calculation was made ON basis oil comparison Of
prices OF ten OF the chief necessaries-poTk, ham,
butter, cheese, lard, sugar, moasses, rice, coffee
aud nour-and the only article IN wncn there had
oeen decrease was nour. At the same ume the
committee had found tnat contractors were paying
from 81 90 10 81 70 day al over the city, ana
contractors received 81 a day Tney met the
statement that the reduction was partly prompted
VI tho OfcTpiuS Oh laDOr Dy TIE argument lHhb
tnis VAS no reason why q fair days wages should
not be paid lor fair days work
Ia view OF all these considerations the commit
tee respectfully asked the heads OF the de part
ments 20 recede from tGeir action. In reply to
this request letters were received simply an.
nouncing, with formal courtesles, that they could
not recede from the action tneY had taken.
The committee, in conclusion. express their be-
lief tnat the heads OF the departments thought
they were doing right in making this reduction,
but rney entertained an honest difference OF opin-
ion as 10 the proprietY or justice OF making tue
reduction at this time. They submitted
THE FOLLOWING RFS0LUTIoNs:-
Resolved that this committee sincerely regret their
inability after persistent efforts to persuade the heads
OF the several departments 10 recede from their recent
action in reducing the Iaborers' wages
Resolved That condemn and earnestly protest
the reduction of the aborors wages by the
erl departments step which this lime especially
inud icious aud uncaed Tor and which will necessarily
result in such great hardship TO the aboring
GEORGE W. MORTON
HENRY HUGHES.
OWEN MURPHY.
BERN RID REILLY.
HENRY ID. PURKOY
The report ana resolutions were adopted.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-13
CONFIRMATION AT THE PAULIST
CHURCH.

Yesterday morning at an early hour the Church
Of It, Paul the APOSTLE in West Fifty ninth street,
between Ninth ana Tenth avenues, was crowded
to excess BY the Pensioners who attend the
services which are under the charge OF the Paunst
Fathers, in addition to a large number OF visitors
from various parts OF the city who we're anxious
to witness the sacrament or confirmation admin
istered by Cardinal McClosKey to about 800 cate.
chumens OF both sexes and OF all ages, VARYING
rom twelve to sixty years or age.
IRON an early nour the sacred edidcs
had been slowly filing up, until The
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-13
NEW YORK CITY.

The police made 1,S62 arrests during the week.
The Board OF Excise received for licenses granted
during the week the sum OF sl5,s15
There were during the week 49T deaths, AS
births, Al stIlibirths and las marriages.
Peter B. Maserson and Frederick Smythe were
admitted to the Tammany General Committee
yesterday IN the place OF ex-Judge Coulter and
Francis Blessing.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-13
MUNICIPAL NOTES.

Mr.. Jerome ]. Collins Is prominent candidate
for the position OF Chief Engineer OF the Dock
Department, from which General Graham mas re-
signed. Mr.. Collins possesses all the necessary
qualifications for this important post.
Comptroller Green yesterday paid the salaries
OF 10 pubic school teachers, thus disburslng
S9o5 4C2 y.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-05-08

sustenance, she is called upon to secrete thu
material Tor the body of an entire chick, ant
also retains for the little creature sufhclen
TO las, many hours after it leaves the shell
II shows that a hen cannot make albumen st
rapidly except out OF albuminous food, sucl
as wheat, meat, and small animals
1t is not true that there are certain mum
Der of eggs, and that this number exhausted
no more can Ike expected: but it is true that
the secretions Lessen as old age comes on, and
Yat,crly the hen fails to have sufficient force
TO carry forward the process The practical
bearing of this is, that we must see that the
fowl is always we'll kept The way 10 have
good laying pullets is to quicken the circu.
lation and strengthen the system by liberal
nutriment. the yolk is food for the first three
or four days. Careful housewives make a
mistake by attempting to feed them before
the expiration of this time. Let the mother
bird have charge aud Success will be certain,
for she knows better than any man can what
The chick requires. -poultry Rertelr.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-05-08


The Illinois State Board Of Agriculture
fully approaching the importance of good
roads to the state, and DESTROYS of bringing
out the best and most economical devices fol-
road-making, decided, at the wintermeeting
of the State Board, to offer the following pre-
miums
For the best one-half mile of earth.road
made in 1915, under the supervision of com
mittee of three members of the State Board
of Agriculture, premium of 800.
The points to be taken into consideration
will be- the kind of soil; the devices adopt
ed in construction; the time in which the
work is done, and the cost of construction.
The road bed to be made % feet wide, and
bitches feet wide. The work to be accom-
plished in three days.
The time and place Of trial will be an
will take place.
Two entries at least will be required to in
sure the trial being held.
Entries can be made with the Secretary at
any time before the 18th of May, 1879.
Localities desiring the trial will communl
cate with the Secretary, at Springfield, stat
ing their proximity to railroads, and what
facilities in the way Of location, teams, etc,
they will provide.
Owners of machines or devices for road.
making will make entries at as early u day
rs may be, SO that the necessary arrangements
for the trial can be made,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-05-08

THE ATTIC CoLD OF PARIs.-We repent us
of having berated our New England climato
as we read the reports of continued and ex'
IRENE cold that come from Europe, and es'
pecially from France. In Paris they lay II
all to the Prussians, with their other troub
les, declaring that they haven't had kind
winter since the occupation of Versailles and
the seigc OF Paris; and the past winter has
, been the worst of all. From that wretchcd
Newyears night wherein all Paris streets
were u glare of ice, so that neither man nor
beast could walk, and some were frozen dead,
the Parisians have suffered all varieties OF
evil weather. An east wind, cold as Texas
norther, an American correspondent says, has
blown for weeks this spring, and Easter sun
day was so bitterly cold with the blast that
instead of being, as usual, the tete Of new bon.
nets, there was nothing TO note but an uncom
mon shabbiness and scarcity Lung and
throat diseases have been frequent and fatal
they have carried oil many distinguished men
We have had hard weather, and indisposi
lions enough thereby, but Paris yet excels us
in this respect
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-05-08
Physiology of Eggs,

Every fowl has two small organs near the
extremity of the body called the ovaria. They
are filled with elastic tissue, and feel under
the finger like sponge The eggs are start
ed here, and those which Will mature year
or two, or three years hence; are in embryo
One is forced up, is seized by the stroma
which Is seventeen inches long, and passed
rapidly through When the egg leaves The
oyary ii consists of yolk only, but in It's pas
sage through that short canal the yolk is sur
rounded by enough albumen to perfect the
chick. The white of the egg has init all tina
nature requires TOR making bones, muscles
/ bloodyessels connecting tissue, skin anC
| feathers.
Just before the egg. leaves the body, thi
canal has the power OF secreting lime Tor tn
shell. This shows how valuable the egg j
as nutriment, and aiso what demands arr
made for rich food by hen that lays an egl
daily. Besides what shsfrequires Tor he
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-05-08

! Yesterday morning we gave an account o
t a child wandering away from home on Thurs
. day last, accompanied by two dogs. The
I, whole neighborhood had turned out ant
searched night and day without success u
the time we wrote the account.
=. The following is a copy Of the hand bill:
struck oil and circulated
LOST BOY--To THE PUBLIC.
! Yesterday afternoon William Norman. my
1 son, left my residence, five miles from Lex.
inston, on the Salt Pond rond and was last
seen on the road 70 town. lie is five years OF
age, wore dark wooden cont. dark Jeans
pants, patched on the knees, and was follow
ed by two dogs; one black and the other a
dark yellowish color
Any information regarding his where
abou,s will be thankfully received, and will
relieve the anxiety of mother and father.
WIN. A. SMITH
, Lexington, No, April ., 1875
From Mr.. Carroll, the popular baggage.
master OF the Lexington passenger train, we
learn the following particulars OF the discov'
cry of the child yesterday morning, which
certainly shows the wonderful sagacity and
taithfulness of the dogs which accompanied
HIM!
AS ia Off account yesterday the last seen
of the child was in fence-Corner with MS
dogs From there ii seems he wandered into
the woods belonging to Judge Woods, about
eight miles from Lexington, and three miles
from his home. Here, probably night over.
took the little wanderer and darkness closed
upon him, cold, tired and hungry, with none
to aid him but his faithful four footed COM
panions. The nights at this time Of the year
are too severe for robust man to be expos
ed, and certainly a tender child, almost an
infant, would succumb to the biting tempera
ture
But there is a watchful Providence above,
and His interposltiOn in this case seems
miraculous. The faithful dogs, with an in
stlnct that seems equal to human intelligence,
scratched together bed of leaves, Into this
the boy crept, when the intelligent animals
laid down, one on each side of him, and kept
him warm through the night with the heat of
their bodies.
Morning broke with the boy safe, his shag
gy guardians remaining at their post. Though
rested and refreshed he was almost famished
with hunger. Again the wonderful instinct
of the dogs was equal to the emergency.
They sat out foraging, chased and killed
rabbit, and brought it to their young charge,
laying it at his feet The boy ate eagerly of
the raw meat, and when discovered was bust
ly engaged IN appeasing his hunger When
the party who discovered him endeavored to
approach the child the dogs became very fe-
rociOus, and would not let any one approach
him The boys father, and dogs master,
had to be sent for before they could get the
child from his noble guards.
The joy of the parents is easier to imagine
than describe, and we will guarantee that all
the wealth OF Lafayette county would not
purchase one Of those dogs,-Seddlta (No)
DCm0crat, iprN 4M.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-05-08

The reason why that the 9Th of July is so
short, 5 because they signed the Declaration
of Independence all on one day. Ii they only
had went slow, and been three or four days
about it, then we would have had a longer
pull a. The fireworks, and plenty of time &c
make things lively most of the week.
When your mother sends YOU 10 the gro
Gerry with basket for two dozen eggs in :
hurry, and you get INTO soft game of mar
bles on the way, and win good many, anC
don't coNe home for two hours, that's forget
fulnesS. But your mother dent forget vol
when you come back.
There is a boy lives IN the Fourth ward ha
got feet So egregious big that he can't pla,
hop-scotch; but then no hair-pin can throw
him down in a fair rassle, and a hard win'
could never blow Kim over IN storm.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-05-08
An Old Horse.

A corresondent of the TuJ, Fled dad Farm
writes; II wrote you last year of living
curiosity that saw ut Pittsburgh, and as
predicted, it is still llvIng-a horse owned by
Mr. VIM Smith, of the National Pipe Foun'
dry, which is AZ years old. He uses for the
children to ride, and they have no trouble
with it till spring, when the grass begins to
shoot up its sweet tendrils. lie longs for the
growth, and all at once felgns lameness, SO
that he has to be turned out, He has played
this trick each successive spring for the last
six years / don't think there is horse
judge in America who could guess within
thirty-fve years of his age upon even a crit.
cal examination, and no Knowledge Of the
circumstances. OF course there are cases OF
greater longevity, but they are rare"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-05-08
Female Rights.

Only the female spiders spin webs, says
Professor Morse. They own all the real es-
tate, and the males have to live a vagabond
life under stones and in other obscusc hiding
places. If they come about the house so
often as to bore the ruling sex, they are mer.
cilessly killed and eaten. The SPIDERS skin
is a unylelding as the shells of Holsters and
crabs, and is shed from time to time in the
same way to accommodate the animals
growth If you poke over the rubbish in a
female spiders back yard, among her cast-ott
corsets you will find the jackets of the males
who have paid for their socially with their
|lives-trophies of her barbarlsm ms truly as
scalps show the savage nature of the Indian
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-05-08
Legal Rights of Parents In Selecting studio
for their Children.

From the decision of District Court in
Ill.,, OF one in Iowa, and Of the Supreme Cour,
of Wisconsin, the following points may be
considered as legally settled;
l. Boards of Directors have the authority
to prescribe a course of study, and the text
books which shall be used in the schools IN
der their charge.
.. Pupils can study no branch which is mo-
in the course prescribed by the directors.
3. Pupils can study no branch of such pre-
scribed course for which they are not prepar
ed of which preparation the teachers and di
rectors shall judge.
4. Pupils shall study the particular bran
ches of the prescribed course which the teach
ers, with the consent of the directors, shall
direct unless honest objection is made by
the parents.
3. If objection is made in good faith, par
ents shall be allowed to select from the par
ticular branches Of the prescribed course 70
which their children are fitted, those which
they wish them to study; and for the exer
else of such right of choice, the children shal
not be liable to suspension or expulsion.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-05-08

The Italian, when he takes to beggary
says city paper, is very much OF an auep'
There is about his stimulation picturesque
ness and dramatic power which Is most las.
cinating. He speaks of his sunny Italy with
a fine poetic feeling sharply in contrast with
the shoulder.shrugging condescension and diff
fident depreciation with which he alludes tc
our own poor inhospitablc country. "Ah
bella ma" said one of these romatic vaga
bonds to lady in whose kitchen he was sol
acing himself, my beautiful Italia is one day
in June. 1t has no snow in the street and nc
hungaree in re belly" The lady naturally
inquired why he did not stay IN beautiful IT.
!aly. "Ahm he said, with shrug of the vel
veteen shoulders, "itwas Vesuvius that drive
me to zis forlorn country Nesuylus drove
into lawyers Office on Broadway one fine
day, Il brazcn scamp, who exhibited prin'
ted certificate from an American cOnsu, In
Italy to the effect that the bearer had been
blown up by the volcano, his family torn
from him, and his vineyards made desolate,
Would the liberal citizen of great republic
have pity upon the wretched stranger? The
lawyer, who had more leisure than briefs,
cross-examined the volcano smltten Italian.
Did he like travelling by volcano? Did 1t
hurt him most when he went up or when he
came down? At what rate of speed did he
travel wben he was blown into the air and
did the smell of gin certify to his suiterlngs,
or was it only an accident of temporary en-
Urgency? The suffering foreigner only shrug.
ged his shoulders and said: Me no speakee
inglesia," Finally, losing temper under the
continuous fire OF cross-questlons, the vol
cano.ruined stranger measured the distance
between the stairs and the place where he
stood, and said "Oh, you be dashed, and
down he went before the astonished lawyer
cnnll mt ont his lnnl 10 staN him
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-05-08
OVER THE WAY.

Over the way, over the way,
I've seen head that's fair and gray;
I've seen kind eyes not new to tears,
A form of grace, though full OF years;
Her fifty summers have left no flaw
And /, youth Of twenty. three,
d, love this lady, fair to see,
ggant her for my Aother-in law
Over the way, over the way,
I've seen her with the children play,
I've seen her with royal grace
Before the mirror adjust her lace;
A kinder woman none ever saw;
God bless and cheer her onward path
And bless all treasures that she hath,
And let her be my mother.in.law'
Over the way, over the was'
| think III venture, dear, some DAY
III you will lend helping hand,
And sanctify the scheme I've pIanne"'
I'll kncel in loving, rcverent awe,
Down at the lady's feet, ana say
loved your daughter many ia,
Please, won't you be my mothei''h-'""
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-05-08

A lady asked very silly Scotch noaleman
how it happened that the Scotch who came
out of their own country were, generally
speaking men of more ability than those who
remained at home "Oh! madame" said he,
"the reason is obvious Atevery outlet there
are persons stationed to examine all who pass,
that, tor the honor of the country, no one be
permitted TO leave it who is not q man of un'
derstanding" Then" said she, 81 suppose
your lordShip was struggled"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-05-08

The Honolulu Gazette says a violent snow
storm visited Hawaii on the cd Of March, Gov
ering the three stately submits of the three
mountains of that island. On the low lands
it rains very hard, and the lightning played
brilliantly over the island, followed 10y IN
cessant and terrific claps OF thunder. The
next morning grand and beautiful sight was
nresented-the most beautiful ever seen in
that region-three mountains capped with
snow in the tropics.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-05-08

4 CHINESE HAMMoND.-The prayer meet
ings on the street, which were inaugurated
some time ago by the Rev. Hammond, are
still continued by Chinese revivalist at the
corner of Third and streets. Yesterday al,
ternoon a large crowd of Mongolians Assem-.
bled at the place named, and listened atten-
lively to the remarks of one of their country
men, who was endeavoring To point out the
way to everlasting life. 4 feature Of the
meetings held by these Celestials is the addi
ton Of parlor organ presided over by a
Chinaman, and q choir of six or eight young
converts from the Chinese mission of this
city The singing Is done in English, the
words appearing on large printed charts
placed on the wall, ard is very creditable
We have no means of knowing whether tho
efforts ofthe missionary are meeting with sue
cess, but presume he has hard task before
him 10 make his coun,rymen give up their
Joss and renornce the teachings Of Confl
icius.-FfOm The Sacramento UauN
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-05-08

The Detroit Free Press asks, ii Mr.. Bergh can
send man to jail for three months for killing
a mad cat, we'd like to know what he can do to
boy who feeds marbles 70 parrot?
South Ottawa woman went into court and
identified four quarts of white beans which had
been stolen from her and mixed with whole
barrel full
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-05-08

When You slide down on the long baniser.
of the front hall stairs, and 90 on down to the
bottom SO fast that it burns you clean through
your trousers, that's friction.
Some Saturday when you are in the kitch
en- and the hired girl has just shined up the
knives, when she turns her back you mustn't
dip them one a. time in the vinegar Jug
because if you do the chemistry will turn 'cm
black, and then you might have 70 go care
less down TO the back fence to get out of the
WY of some hot water or something of that
sort
When you see boy with a splinter new
oycrcoat on as fits him. and is real tailor
male, aad you haven't got any overcoat your.
self. and its a awful cold day, and you want
his n. that's envy. But you can't help it
when you amt Christian.
Your father would never pay twelve dollars
for big dictionary tor you in a hundred
years, but if you was to win one in hard
spelling match, he would make you study il
nights ill vow nearly went crazy. That's al
ways the way,
When your mother is frying doughn9ls,
and you're hungry, 1t don't make any differ.
ence how her hair is combed,or fit is combed
at all or not; just only tell her that you think
she looks so handsome with her hair done up
in that way, and she will feed you on not
doughnuts till you swell up like 4 toad.
When a sack Of peanuts gets busted on d
dray and split out on the street, and your
pockets don't hold many, because they're
nearly full of other things, then u daily news
paper would be good thing to have, and
would be useful.
Why Is the world like your father? This
is hard conundrum, which you might just
as well give it up. Because the world is
round always, like ball but your father is
round only of Saturday afternoon carly,
just when you don't want him, and when the
circus in the stable has only just commenced.
-LO,tisciWe Courier-J0,rndl
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-05-08

PRoGREssIvE JArs.-The Japs are open TO
conviction. They are fast turning TO the ways
of the perambulating European and the eter
nal and forever restless Yankee. They have
gone in for black claw-hammer coats, white
choke,s, KID gloves, patentlcathcr boots
stove-ppe hats and the supplementals, as the
costume ca roQlc for young Japan. They
have modern looking city halls, gas. CARR
ages and flunkies IN livery, with an army No
longer logged out in pet,icoats, and rawhead,
and bloody bones painted ON their shields tc
scare away ruthless savaCrs, but feathered
all over with the FUSS OF European armies
They look scrlmpuous, particularly the fel
lows in the chokers and the policemen, whC
look like nobby American salties with low
cut caps and lashin's of gold lace round Ia,
sleeves. When the Japs salaam before TIT
Mikado or any of tile heavy swclls, they
stoop and hold their stove-pipes out inviting
| ly before them as if expecting the MIcky &
use them as cuSpadores. Perhaps he does.
4
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rs this the Adams House," asked stran
| ger of q Bostonian. Yes was the reply
dts Adams house until you get TO the roof
then it's caves