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Solid Accomplishments for Girls.

The proper education 81 young girls is one
Of the most important subjects which can
engage the attention Of rcformcrs and phi
losophers. Is not too much Of their time
taken up In acquiring fancy accomplish
ments, while solid learning is neglected
Is not the old-fashioned notion, that n
girl should be SO trained as to enable her to
perform the part Of housewife when she
gets married, as sound now as il was in the
days Of our grandmOthers
These reflections necessarily occupy Us as
we read the following letter.
"sm; Feeling little uneasy In my mind in regard to
what consider very serious matter take the liberty
OF asking you for little advice. am Young Of %
work at my trade and can iitcen dollars
week engaged to I've married to very nice, and, may
say. accomplished young lady she IS well educated. 4
good singer, iar performer on the piano ac, but am
sorry TO say, no houSekccper She has cooked
meal Of N,tals, cannot IRON shirt or do anything IN
that line. And. as will not be able 10 hrp servant 10
do these things. which | think poor mechanic : wife
ought 10 be able to do am sorcy distressed Advise me
ifyou can, and you will greatly oblise D.
We sympathlzc with our troubled cor
respondent, and agree with him that no
woman Is fit to bc the wife of n mechanic on
fifteen dollars week who cannot cook his
meals and iron his shirts. Though she may
sing mclodlou-ly aud get good deal of
music out of II piano, these accomplish
mcnts do not supply the place Of domestic
knowledge and experience. She i, too OK
pcnsiye an ornament for q poor man to
possess.
Her parents have brought this girl up TN.
wisely If they have not taken pains t. III
her fpr the duties she was likely TO be called
on to perform. 1t was ali very we'll
to tcach her to sing AMI TO play
the piano. but her mother should have
seen 10 it that she also learned TO cook
and to iron. Properly pursued the art
of cookery may occupy the finest minds.
and girl situated a. we judge our cor
respondent sweetheart Is should DO early
tudusted into its mysteries. A great leal oi
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domestic unhappincss is caused by bad
cookery, and a neatly laid table with appe-
tizing viands will usually bring peace and
harmony into home.
A poor mans wife ought TO know how to
make his household comfortable and she
cannot do that by drumming on the piano
or singing at the window. while the pot
bois over on the stove, and the meat burns
on the gridiron. SO far from deeming the
Offices OF housewife beneath her, she should
rejoice at the opportunity her marriage
gives her to perform them. While her hus-
band Is on at work, earning the bread for
her and their children she should be con-
cocting the dishes which their means allow
and which appeal TO his taste, and setting
the domestic establishment in order against
his coming. II, when he gets home tired and
hungry, he finds everything Mt skies and
scvens. and the table provided only with
soggy potatoes and juiccess meat, while
his vito Ia hammering the piano, he Ia apt
to say cross things, and all reasonable peo-
pie will make excuses for him, though hus-
bands should always do their best to keep
their tempers.
IL is indeed only fair that the wife should
do her part in providing for the family; and
II her husband earns only fifteen dollars a
week, 1t is plain that she must herself do the
cooking and washing. They can't AFFORD TO
keep servant, 80 that she may play the
fine lady. In Paris, however, poor couples
do sometimes have their household labor
DONE for the wife finds that by working with
her husband at his trade, or by keeping his
books, she can make her time more valuable
ha hx,a t,s,ta
Is cheaper to employa servant whose SER
vices cost less than she can earn. But In
that case she contributes to the Joint stock
Of the pair, and 80 proves herself a good
wife and faithful hclpmeet. II the wife Of
poor man does not do this, or herself look
after his home, she becomes q burden to
him. and makes his life miserable.
We advise our correspondent to read our
words to his sweetheart, and suggest to her
the propriety Of at once learning TO cook
and to iron. II she IL assiduous and really
anxious TO qualify herself to become a good
housckecper, she can acquire the art In a
much shorter time than 1t takes To make a
frst-class singer or an expert piano player.
Moreover, unless she is likely to make her
musical accomplishments Of pecuniary
profit, she will be wise If she neglects them
for ironing and cookery. A girl engaged to
| q mechanic on fifteen dollars "A week ought
to know how to iron shirt so that 1t shall
satisfy the most critical eve. and to get u
dinner which shall tempt the appetite Of a
| husband.
Until she has acquired these solid accom-
plishments. we advise our friend to put of
the marriage. Though she begins late she
may speedily grow proficient. When she
has learned how TO boil potato and to broil
n steak, she will be fit to be led TO the altar
but not until then.
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An Inderrated Peril.

Clearly, the orthodox Protestant churches
have not yet got their eyes open to the dan
ger that threatens them.
II the body OF belief which they hold In
common were a loose heap Of dogmas,
thrown together like a pile Of bricks, with
out relation or intcrdepcndencc, We could
understand the composure with which many
orthodox preachers and papers watch the
assault upon the dogma Of he'll. One brick
taken from the pile wouldn't matter
But this is not the fact. The system Of
doctrine received by these churches is an
editlce-an arch in which every stone has it's
place, and from which no stone can be- re-
moved without weakening, IL not toppling
down, the whole structure. We do not cay
that the dogma Of hell is the keystone OF this
arch; but, II the attempt To dislodge 1t from
It's place II successful, we advise the clergy
and the religious press to stand from under.
As matter ~ fact, the preachers who
have outgrown their belief In hell either re-
jet outright, or explain away. or are sus-
piciously silent about, other doctrines
which have hitherto been esteemed
vital. Take the case Of the Rev. Mr..
MERRIAM. He accepts the doctrines Of
the Trinity, the Atonement, the Inspi-
ration Of the Scriptures-in certain
sense But II IL not the sense in which these
doctrines have been Understood and received
by the church Of which he stil calls himself
n minister What is true Of him is noto-
riously true, in greater or less degree, Of
all the others.
1t bchoovcs tho orthodox churches to re-
double their vigilance. The adversary is a
veteran strategist, and never makes a mir
take in the choice Of his point of attack.
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returns, and other high crimes and misde-
meanors. The great body OF tho American
people feel certain that the Office he holds
WAS stolen from another man, and that he
knowingly and checrfully accepted 1t from
the hands Of tho thieves. To merely
grumblc at the policy OF an Administration
that is based on fraud liz TO skim the sur
face Of n great wrong, instead OF striking
ut it's foundations. 1t is wasting ammuni-
tion on the remote outworks, while leaving
the main citadel unassailcd.
II, In their controversy with HAYES, tho
Republican leaders hope to rally their party
with such unanimity and zeal as to afford
the slightest chance for restoring it's elf
cheney in the campaign Of 1880, they must
not conflne themselves to carping at his
policy, but must clectrify the country by
telling him that the title to his Office is
nothing but Fraud.
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The evidences that the great ma jority of
the Republicans are implacably hostile to
the policy Of Mr.. HAYES, are daily increas-
ing in volume. WADE CAMERON, CoNKLISG,
and other uncompromising leaders Of the
party, We're outspoken in their opposition
before HAYES had held his stolen Office a
month; while BLAINE, BUTLER, CHANDLER
and politicians of their degree, reserved their
antagonsm to a later period. The tide of
opinion in the party Is now setting SO
strongly against the de fdctO Administers
tion that its defence, so far as Republicans
are concerned. may ere long Toe confined to
trimmers like CHRIsTIANCY, hirelngs like
MATTHEWS, and parasites like JAY.
Viewing the field OF controversy from this
standpoint, sanguine Republicans ARE be-
ginning to believe that they will soon be
able to restore the prestige Of their party
by rallying it in full strength against HAYES,
as the Wings rallied against JOIN TYLER,
and the Republicans against ANDREW JOHN
Son.
The cases are not parallel. TYLER was
never n Wing; JOHNSON was never a Re
publican Both were always Democrats,
and each was nominated for the Vice
Presidency with the avowed object of draw
Ing 10 the support of the Wing and Republi-
can candidates for President a small faction
OF disappointed Democrats. when, there
foro, they unexpectedly became President,
and thereafter abandoned those who had
elected them aud went clean over to the
Democrats, the Wings and Republicans were
not so much surprised as they were indig
nant; and as soon as they recovered from
the first shock oi the betrayal, they attacked
the Democratic Administrations Of TYLER
and JOHNSON with quite as much cnthu.i-
asm as they could have assailcd the Admin
tstratons Of VAN BUREN aud MCCLELLAN,
had thoy been elected
The present case il essentially different in
It's main features. HAYES wasa Republican.
and he ran the regular Republican candi-
date for President; and we have never scn
any complete and perfectly ,atisfactoryhn-
swer to the assertion that llAYfgs's so-called
Southern policy and plan of civil service
reform were at loast forcshadowol in the
platform Of the Cincinnati Convention, aud
ID his letter accepting its nomination.
The vulnerable point for attacking the
fraudulent Administration of HAYES Ia not
Ills defective policy, but his false title
Every thoroughly Informed Republican in
the country knows that lie reached tho
white House 10y means Of perjury, forgery
'allol-oox stunng. classification Of election
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tho sharp execution Of the same In
Furnishing idle and lazy persons for
,cont of sufficient occasion Of honest employ
ment cannot deliver our commonwealth
from multitudcs OF loitcrors and idle
vagabonds. Yea, many thousands OF idle
persons are within this realm which, hdrtng
no ,ody 10 be set on cork, be either mutinous
and seek alteration in tho State, or fall to
plfcrlng and other lewdEess whereby all tho
prisons Of the land are daily pcstered and
stuffed full of them"
The State of Rhode Island and the Social
Science Association show more forecast than
the English Legislators Of the sixteenth cen
fury. They do not propose to wait for tho
commission Of petty delinqucncics, but will
have all these idle and lazy persons for
want Of sufficient occasion Of honest en-
ployment" clapped incontinently into jail.
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Much interest is felt throughout Ken
lucky in the pending trial OF GROVE KENNEDY
for shooting his uncle. Il. d. KENNEDY. The
uncle was the terror OF the region in which he
lived. is said TO have pridcd himself upon the
number OF men his family had killed. and once
upbraided member OF his house for not hav-
ing done anything for the family-that liz. killed
his mon. Tho robukvu individual feu the taunt
so keenly that he sought out carpenter quietly
at work on a roof called him down. and put a
ball through his neck. The head Of this inter-
esting family at length quarrelled with his
nephew. GROVE. about money matters. and
GROVE got the drop on his uncle in a way that
might be called cowardly.
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Wanted. n liaIfCent Coin.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-SW. Don't
You think Ne ought to have half with our other
CONS 70 those who purchase by the quantity II can
make but little difference hut for those who live rom
hand 70 mouth the amount lost the no such
coin is not inconsidcrshc Take for instance the list
below of articles purchased Tor of the families who
are compelled bv force Of circumstances buy all gro
ceres ami other nccessaries in small quantities II
halt cent were in circulation there would have been
saving ON these few ARTICLES named i've cents some
no d'lii Mlll SAY. what for fiNr cents gee hut
say II isn't uss These purchases must be repeated hy
many families each DAY precisely the same arti,
hut every thing A. the rates mentioned ant ntN
at loss = pound coffee, IS cents pound ~ cents;
a pound butter, ~ centsa pound ~ cents. pound tea
- cents pound, ~ cents, = pound mrd il cents \
pound SCENT plW vinegar, II rcnts quart. cents:
Wut mix, II cents quart cents. 4 dozen rggS IS
cents dozen * cents; quurt apples 81 cents han
pee scents quarts potatoes - cents hall peck 10
cents HAND CASH
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There is no doubt that disease may be
communicated by the books Of public libraries.
This fact has been brought TO notice in the Kan
sas town Of Topeka. The directors Of the To-
peka Library have given warning that. owing
10 the prevalence Of contagious diseases. there
is danger Of the spread Of the contagion through
the library books that may have been handled
by families in which such diseases exist These
families are notified to keep for a time any
library books in their possession. and TO nut
them out in the open air. and they are informed
thRtthey cannot obtain any more books from the
library az long W. contagious diseases are prev
aont. There il here hint that may be inter-
estlng in other places than Topeka.
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1t is now nearly month since the Rev
Father FITZPATRICK Of kingvile. Ont, disap-
peared. This is the Roman Catholic clergyman
whose friendship for u Methodist elder. his
neighbor led him 10 think cf forsaking the
priesthood for the Methodist ministry. Soon
after the public announcement Of his purpose
in Conference. he suddenly vanished. and the
suspicion grew among his new brethren that he
had been abducted and shut up in a convent by his
old ones. Wherever he has heen and whatever
his experiences. Father FITZPATRICK is now ut
Rivere des Prairies. Quebec. whence he writes
letter Of contrition 10 his former parishioners.
begging them TO forgive him. and TO pray to
GoD TO forgive him. for the scandal he has
caused by going into a Methodist meeting house
and speaking. He didn't really know what he
was about. he writes. when he took that rash
and sinfu step" He IL still thorough. though
unworthy Catholic. and he will never do 70
dreadful "a thing again.
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CHRISTOPHER BRUrs, young man ar
rested for robbing Roman Catholic church in
Buffalo. has written a letter to Bishop RYAN,
expressing penitence for his crime. and ascrib-
ing his downfall to the fact that his " religious
principles and beliefs had been undermined and
swept away by reading such books as those
written by SPENCER. HUXLEY. DARWIN. and
others Of the same school" Their teachings and
writings. he adds. have amazed and bewildcred
me. and left me in gloom and total darkness.
oyt of which / am not able to see my way"
Young BRvTs seems to be a very ingenious and
dangerous fraud. and ought to be shut up in
State prison.
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This is the view which every prudent state
man must take respecting this matter.

One result of the raid on the liquor sa-
looms Is that great many men are now buying
their whiskey by the bottle from the groccrs
instead OF by the drink over the bar.
Another result is that some Of the
Wholesale liquor dealers begin to have unpleas-
ant visions Of bankruptcy. In the present con-
dition Of things. the saloon keepers are natu-
rally disinclincd 10 add to their stock 81 liquor
and many OF them are unable to pay for what
thnY hAXe Ind
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The Methodist preachers OF New South
Wales have hit upon an idea that may be worth
the consideration Of the clorgy in this country.
Heretofore there has been difficulty in getting
the stewards out 10 quarterly meeting; and,
when got out, they have too often failed to meet
their pastors Vows in the matter Of salary
Lattcrly tine plan has been tried Of profacing
the prOeecdugs at these meetings with big
dinner, and II works like a charm A New
South Walcs preacher write, to the NetLodH
that the stewards will ride fifteen miles To the
dinner. and TINT it, close finds the stngirst If
them in reasonably liberal moot Of which
the pastor reap, the benefit.
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ing brought back to the same dwelling her ap-
parent agony was terrible to behold When near
the house she went into spasms. and seemed to
be writhing in pain; and in this condition che
continued until removed some distance from
the place. The woman that bewitchod her. she
AYERS said that she would remain bewitchod
until one week after New Years. The case lie
certainly an interesting one. and in times not
very far past might have led to the burning OF
hanging OF some friendcss old woman.
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case os alleged wtchcraft is exciting
attention in Pricctown. near Rcadng Pa. tho
real or pretended manifestations boing very
similar TO those on the strength Of which about
ScOrc IT. persons were consigned 10 the gal
Iowa In Massachusetts, in 1862. A young woman
named MILLER pretends TO be the victim Of dia-
bolical agency. When the attacks are upon her
her hands and cyos close very tightly and she
cannot open them Now and then she screams.
Take her nway Take her awayv She had
been removed from the house in which shs was
lrst seized with tless PECULIAR fits, and on 10.
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A Pertinent Question.

To THE EDITOR OF THE Sun n'. How ia il
VAt 'noh'meh as Tweed, Swccny lngersoll ami Murphy
can get away from the city With money belong.
ing To- u" treasury without ietccton' There must be
som ming very rotten IA the state OF Denmark
am hi hngltsman but love this country because II
shNv me sool hyihg when wanted one soMe nine
NAV Yokg Uec - A doom ON roav
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What Fraud has Done for the Republican
Party In the south.

correspondent Of tho Cincinnati Gazette
who has travelled quite exienNveN through the South.
STUDYING the political situation. reaches the following
conclusions FIRST that the Rcpuhhcnn party IN the
south dead second that te old Whig party never can
he rcNYcd and third. that national questions the
South Is likely 20 remain soily Democratic Tor many
wears Ia come. We have doubt all these cone uSuus
~ LIuDI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-30
The Death OF n Playwright.

BosroN. Doc 29-Dr. J. 3. Jones a we'll
known surgeon and playwright died here this morning.
hirt long ilness lie was the author OF many local
M'oes OF merit the silver spoon being among the
Theatre Tor several yeaTa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-30

After all, Lawyer EvARTs's appearance in
Fries legal controversy with its English stock
holders may only he in pursuance Of the rule
by which HAYES processes TO conduct the Cow
eminent That ia to say. the de JaGo Secretary
does 1t on business principles"
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Texas has nearly two thousand militia
men to call upon in case Of another riot like that
at San Elzario. Meanwhile let Gov. HUBBARD
study the speech which Mr.. TowSsHESD OF Illi
nos made in the House OF Representatives on
the 10th OF last November For instances:
Imantsfn that Is not the duty Of the Federal army
In times " peace to act police force Ia order
in the states MAINTAIN that power only he proper
" exercised by the state authorities would adopt such
course here would encourage the formation Of state
militia for II was the real design Of those who framed
Constitution tina, the Federal army should never he used
Tor any purpose but 20 repel invasion and " suppress In
surrecOn when u became too formidable the state
force Ia suppresit heeve the true theory OF the Gov
eminent II that the States should be encouraged them
selves TO come forth and put down dis riders within their
borders"
This Is sound doctrine. and the Democratic
Governor Of Democratic state ought to know
II by heart.
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Of the Texas Pacific Railroad have only say and
say frankly and uuthuliy, that am absolutely op.
Io~d 10 the GoNernmen spaNs subsidy To that
other railroad am perfectly willing and glad to
Tow scorr and other capitalists huili railroads any
part o the United Stairs long they build with their
own money. but am not willing to zee the Government
lend the IA it, aid or oEeditN
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Whatever senator FARLEY Of California
may think upon other important subjects he Ia
evidently sound on the question of subsidies.
He il reported TO have said 10 the representative
OF California newspaper:
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-08
Delaware and Hudson Canal Co.

A motion was argued in New York Tues
day afternoon before Judge Lawrence in
the supreme court chambers IN the case of
Anderson V. Delaware & Hudson canal
company. The complaint states that the
plaintiff is owner of the first mortgage
bonds; that the directors are extravagant;
that they %wrongfully expended large sums
in improvements, and improperly leased
certain railroads; that they refuse access
to their books, and that they have issued
$1,000, 900 on bonds within a few days to
pay off the floating debt, showing that the
income does not pay current expenses;
that the cash on hand is 1924, 900, liabili-
tiles are $500 900, bills rect ivsble, SO, 000,-
900, and bills due Jan. l, So, 100, 900.
The answer says that the plaintiff was
not a s~tockholder when the action was CON-
menced, and goes on to rebut the charges
and show the lncorrectness of plaintiff g
figures. 1t admits the loss on the railroads,
but says this is more than counterbalanced
by the advantages that the leases bring
them. The company's answer further
says that last year their profits were ST.
921 SAG. 90. after deducting the losses on
the leased lines of railroad ($l 1865, 140. 49,,
out of which they paid all The interest on
their own bonded debt, amounting to ST.
$50, ITO. After several hours the aIgu-
ment was concluded, and the court re-
served its decision on the motion to give
access 70 the books OF the company.