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NEW PUBLICATIONS.
St. Nicholas for Girls and Bows.
ANEW YEARS GIFT:

ST. Nicholas for Girls and Boys.
ANEW YEARS GIFT:
"St. NiehtNds has not as equal among TIE Chi
Grsn's raagoz..ccs al: eecr fhe 'coria.'-t tbs
CHURCnMAN.
Special announcements.
On and after January LIST. 1879. new sub
scribers TO ST. NICHOLAS for tie year 1879 viii
be entitled to the numbers for
New. and Dee. 1878, Free.
Tie November number, the first of the VOL
ume, contains the opening chapters of
Il Serial FOR BOYS.
:. jolly FELLOWSHIP" by Frank r.. stock
ton, to run through the year; and
SERLiL FOR GIRLS,
by SUSAN COOLIDGE, begins in February;, while
the entire volume will be CROWDED with good
things by the best writer's and artists 0O'
TIE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY NUMBER.
containing contributtcnS from JOHN G. WHIT.
TIER, CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER MARY MAPS
DODGE, SUSAN COOLIDGE, JULIAN HAWTHORNE
CELIA THAXTER, Mrs. BURNETT (author OF
rr InaI Lass O. aoWries y: and many others
ever issued. is included in subscription fol
1879, or will be sent, post paid, for 25 cents
PRICE, $500 A YEAR.
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LOCAL NEWS.
Atnuscments, &c. To-S;cbs.

National Ttea'er--'. La FayoGita. by the grand
Italian Opera company.
forG's Opera HoHse.-Ge0rge S. knight as
lotto
Theater Comiqns.-noiiday pantomlms and
varieties.
Old FtlioTs' H0U.-BIind Tom.
Frcttltn Hall cctuTe h. Rev. y I. Mason
''The True Grandeur OF the United States
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ASK your dealer for .Jacksons Best Il, fly

ATTENTION is called to the fact that George c.
HenLing, 40 It'll street, is Offering a cash dis
count of twenty per cent. to all purchasers
gentlemen's furnishing goods. Those familiar
with his method know that by this announce
ment he means business: and as this is an Op-
pCrtunity seldom offered to secure staple wares
the first purchasers will have the best choosing
He offers his whole stock without reserve.
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TO LNIIFo End U NILFMEN.-N6 WISH 10 CalI
attention TO A. FiScher'S Chemical Securing and
Oyeing Establishment, No. 500 street, hear
eth street. BY promptly adopting the Ia; est
improvements, whether Of American or Euro
pean invention he is enabled to do his WORK in
sessing these facilities. Gents suits cleaned
for 81. n. B.-Lace curtains cleaned from 81
up to 81 so a window. Wool blankets from 50
cents TO II pair, by cleaning number re-
dUCti0n in price Satisfaction guaranteed His
dry cleanser removes grease spots effectuaiIy
Irom any article, and careful pressing gives
them an appearance as if newly made.
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NOTHING LIKE IT! IT STANDS ALONE such
is the verdict OF the medical world and the pub
lie, on HGIes Honey IF HoreROudd and Tar
Coughs, Colds, Influenza all irritatonS of the
organs of speech and respiration, vanish under
its influence. like fOgS before the sunlight.
PihcS IoothGche Drops cure TOOthache In one
minute. Sold BY all Druggists at 25 cents. 60
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BOOKS, &c.

W OnzAN'S WORDS.-An Oria1,,sl Reyiew OF
w what " omen are Doing in Industry e iucation
fhlIanthroIy, Social Reform, Art. Science Litera.
tufe ana Government. Also, q faithful record on
WHAT men are doing to advance tta Interests Of
Women Every household should rad one GOOD
Honans Paper. Published monthly Price per
year by mar. POSTAGE prepaid. $lGI: single copies
~ celits 1HFRESA JUAN LEWIS and SARA
ANDREMS StENChR, Publishers Call or send
orders 10 Mrs THERESA UAN LEWIS Managing
Editor. Room No 10. Republic Puldi.is Il0I Penn.
sSNsiila ave dec3
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FOR UPWARDS OF THIRTY YEARS Mrs. Wins
tours Soothing Syrup has been used for children
IL corrects acidty OF the stomach. relieves wind
collie, regulates the bowels, cures dySentery and
diafrhpa, whether arising from teething or
other causes. An old and weli-trted remedy.
Is cents @ bottle.
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VITAL STATISTICs.-The deaths in the District
during the week ending December 2S numbered
IS, or at the rate of "a. IS Per 900 per annum-
80 were white and 45 c. l)Iei or at the rate of
14-.2 per Loco per annum for the white aud ~ 5
for the colOred population. Births rep ,rtei ST.
"a white and ID colored. Marriages re ported 81
20 white and c0lQrei
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CITY ITEMS

II. r. H. THE PRINCE OF w
all the g Bollinger,' OF tt LIES, mas Doug Ia
" obtained"
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nos IhsoNAIiC REMEDY Is no quacH
Cit real blood purifier that cures rheumatism
by its positive action on the blood.
Headache yields quickly to L0dilles Headache
Specific, costs but 80 cents
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FIRE NEAR THE X STREET CIRCLE The fire
about - O'Clock this afternoon Origina ell IN a
tWo-stOry frame house on ed street, b tween X
and L, occupied by VIM Only. and the flames
spread 10 the adjoining frame house owned By
carroll Johnson both Of which were totally
destroyed. and the next house on the south.
owned by mr. Mtckuum, was badly dana red
The loss is i've 10 six hundred dollars The
place was set ON fire by children playing with
matches.
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NJ. W. GAIT, BRO. & 90.
LECTURES.
ERANHLlN LEGION HALL.

H'EAShf-GN lEtsfeN HALL,
l. Corner 9th and etrce : northwest
LECTURE,
Under the auspices of Franklin Temperance Ie.rion
BY REV A. f MASON
Pastor Calvary Baptist Church
FRIDAY EVENING, January 81. 1879
SnbJect-"1he True Grandeur of the United
States"
Tickets . cts 10 he had at the book stores of MI
ia1s & NliklDs. Ith IT, and Whitaker n SON Penn.
sylVanla avenue, and al the door. Doors open al n
lecture 10 commence AT 80 dec3l At
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Mr. A STRAUS, the ciother, who has built up
ire business by the excellence OF his goods an
his reputation for low prices and fair dealing,
offers, II Will be seen, some extra Inducements
TO customers, In the way Of reduction Of prices
upon Lis immense stock,
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HOLIDAY GOODS.
FOR NEW YEARS.

FINE PLATED EPERGNES, FRUIT BOWLS.
NUTPICkS AND CRACKERS, NUT BOWLS.
CAKE BASKETS, BUTTER DISHES. COFFEE
CRNS, ICE PITCHERS, TEA SETS, WATERS.
FLOWER VASES. AND RODGERS SUPERIOR
TABLE CUTLERY.
dec27 VI w GAIT BRO < co
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f. NJ. WHITAKER 6 SON.
No. 9ff Pennsylvania drspiue.

o.. sSsCrtrsert of HOLIDAY PIiES gNTS is now
compete. 10 wit,ch we invite the i'iOn of our
ir;eu..e aIt the fUbfc generally tier in mart
81 = ,-:.j looks standard Pc 90. Family and
Encist G,a,ysr lrayer Books. Jug B'.1 aud Toy
Books, Albums, Writing Desks .tes, il1N-s Glove
and iai.uht ''iri Boxes irs-sii, g. tfnid Pens
and trLClis, iorEtt'pO6s Swiss Caro- Goods sc
DC Christmas and New Year Cards. Gard onSravins
and printing -Tecalty. ds,,Ia2g
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CLOSING OUT all OF our CipakS Shaylsi and
beautiful dress goods at prime cost: all OF our
ladies', cloakS, trimmed VITA silk; all OF our
ladies' cl0akS. trimmed with velvet. at actual
cost: cl0aNS from + 50 tOsl3.5a; pure WOO DIAN
fetS only = 80: all OF our blankets at actual cost
Nottingham lace, for curtains, from y to 81: our
finest quality blaci- silks reduced from s. down
10 sl.50 Carriers, III Market space.-idUt.
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"St Nieh.Nds has not as equal among TIE Chill
Grtns n7ago1..ccs az etcr 'he 'roria.' = TKE
CHURCnMAN
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A GIRL BURNED To DsATH--WaS She Nuri ,red'
Florence W Washington. the girl who was so 1ad-
~ burned on Christmas night, by her clot S
taking fire, in a house on 18th, near street,
died this morning from the effects OF her inu-
rleS Dennis Young. the cOlored man who it is
alleged, threw coal oil on her clothing, is now
in jail awaiting hearing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-03

CARPETS, CARPETs.-At factory prices blan-
Eets, comforts, tlannels, dress goods; cloths and
caESimeres: ladies and gents underwear; feather
proof bed ticking, best quality. CSC. at TOWSOn's
CSC PennsylVania avenue, south side-Adtt
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THE COURTS.

READ Connolly's notice of removal to Penna
avenue and 18th street.
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BLANKETS, comforts, fiannels. cloths and cas-
SimereS. beaver cloths, all at factory prices car
pets at factory prices. at TOwSOn'S, $50 Pa ave.
nue., south side near 7th.-Adst.
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BEAUTIFUL dress goods; pure wool black cash
meLeS reduced 10 80; the finest quality black
cashmere pure wool, reduced from - down 70
g.; cOlOTed silks, reduced from 81 down to IS:
our real satin finished black silk reduced from
si.Z5 down 10 81; bleached table danaSk re-
dUeed 10 81; cloth for boys wear pure wool, re-
duced TO 80; black beaver cloth, pure wool. re-
duced 10 s2.59. Carriers. III Market Space -
AaEg-
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CHILDREN LOOK THE BEST in well-made neat
fitting and becoming garments, such as the
Boys Clothing House Of B. Robinson q Co. 9O9
pennsylvania avenue, offer in endless variety
and at popular prices.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued Tn
Moses johnson and Emma Daniels: w IT
Banks and Lizzie L. Jones, both of Baltimore:
Charles jackson and Mary Fannie jordan,
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WASHINGTON CITY CATTLE MARKET-Oneqns-
torn Drore Yards, Jan. 3. 1S19.-225 cattle sold
at prices ranging from 81 to cents per pound
J35 Sheep and lambs-oid sheep sold from ia
O424 cents per pound. Lambs, from to 81
cents per pound. cows and calves, from $40
to s45 each. Market good
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ERENCfI DRESS GOODS,

We have just opened a splendid line OF French
Dress Goods tOr the holidays Black Silks in sIl-
Old qualities, from s. . to 81: B-ocaie Arlnure
ks for over dresses Brocs:c Silk over ST. tjnas
Arnure Sultlnars, in worsted, new designs; Back
ana Coore1 C2slllneres, - choice Coors also, fGl
line Of Housefurnishing Goods VIZ: Darassk
liable Cloth and Napkin; p low and Shectin2
Linens al erades Blankets, all sizes and qualities
Marheilles Spreads, all sizes in che ee rlatterfs
Those IN want of chOica goods VIII do We'll to ex
anime our stock before PURCHASING.
decl9tr 1928 r. ST.. lea E6bftt Hotusa
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Special announcement.

On and after January lst. 1879. new
scribers to ST NICHOLAS for tie year 1879
be entitled to the numbers for
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ADJUSTMENTS
NATIONAL THFATER.

NATIONAL THAT Eis.
N Cary Night.
POSITIVELY LAST NIGHT AND TOMORROW
MATINEE OF THE
GR4SD iT4LIiN OPERI.
THIS Il RIDAY) EVENING. JAN }, 1879.
LA FAVORITA.
MISS ANNIE L. CARY,
- IN her ~ rIsaled renGltion of Leonora.
o;s T. ia Is rTflFido
SiS PAN aLEONI as....-................il he h.iIg
NJ! GEC a 1ONL1 as.-.... .......-.... Is iittaz2r
E, Grand Chorus and Orchestra IT 100 Artists
s. BEHRFNs. MUSICAL DIRECTOR
,r..- :, r. Morrow Saturday, al p. M.
Miss MARIE LIiTA as Lucia
LAZAIINI and CAUfkMAN.
Monday,
HAVERLY'S UNITED NASIOD0N NINSTRELS
THE FAMOUS FORTY.
Jars
EORD's OPERA HOUSE.
GRAND 2TFOUR WALKING MATCH BE
TM ZEN MISS MAY MARSHALL. Of Chicago
THE CHAMPION PEDESTRIAN OF TIE WORLD,
WI. ChAN FORD.
The ACKNOWLEDGE CHAMPION OF THIS
DISTRICT.
IhtS coIltfetWhiCh * for of ..G will COM
mence on WEDNESDAY EVENING. January s. at
O'Clock p III. track will be constructed over the
auditorum thus giving 4 larger course than could
be obtained in any hail in the city.
Admission, 80 cents Gallery. p cents. ian3-Gt
E0RD'S OPERA HOUSE.
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The WASHI,;GTON NATIONAL MONUMENT So
CIETY met est eTday afternoon at the tee Of
the Judge Advocate General, MIR. W. ". cor
cCran In the chair, and Or. Blake secretary Ad-
and Mt COicOran informed the society that he
would convene the committee 10 pre- Mr.
StoI3 S plan TO Congress shortly, and every
effort would be made 70 obtain speedy acti N
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NATIONAL THEATER,
~ SATURDAY EVENING, jim. 4, 1879,
Shakespe3ra's Whimsical Creation,
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS,
Under the auspices of Parish Union OF All Souls
Church, and LII aid of its music fund.
Reserved seats At Ellis Music Store 937 Pennsyl.
wanna avenue. GeceS1t
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-08-01
Ingenuity of Fraud.

We find the following story in Fran
els History of the Bank of England" :"
In 1870, a gentleman of eminence in
the mercantile world was grieyed by the
contents of letter which he received
from a correspondent at Hamburg, the
post-mark of which it bore. From the
statement it contained, it appeared that
person most minutely described had
defrauded the writer, under extraordi-
IaTy circumstances, of e3, 600. The let
ter continued to say information had
been obtained that the defrauder-the
dress and person of whom it described
was occasionally to be seen on the
Dutch walk of the road exchange. The
object of the writer was to induce his
correspondent to invite the party to din
ner, and by any moral force which could
be used, compel him to return the mon
eY; adding, that if he should be found
amenable to reason, and evince any
signs of repentance, he might be dis
missed with friendly caution and five
hundred pounds, as he was a near rela-
tive of the writer. As the gentleman
whose name it bore was a profitable
correspondent, the London merchant
kept q keen watch on the Dutch walk,
and being introduced to the cheat.
The invitation to dine was accepted /;
and the host, having previously given
notice to his family to quit the table
soon after dianer, acquainted his visitor
with the knowledge OF the fraud. Alarm
and horror was depicted in the counte-
nance of the young man, who with tones
apparently tremulous with emotion,
begged that his disgrace might not be
made public. To this the merchant con-
sented, provided the e2 600 was returned.
The visitor sighed deeply but said that
to return all was impossible, as he had
unfortunately spent part of the amount.
The remainder, however, he propose to
yield instantly, and the notes were hand
ed to the merchant, who, after dilating
on the goodness of the man he had
robbed, concluded his moral lesson by
handing him check for G500 as a proof
of his benefcence. The following morn
ing the gentleman went to the banker
to deposit the money he had received,
when, to his great surprise, he was told
that the notes were counterfeit. His
next inquiries were concerning the
check, but that had been cashed shortly
after the opening Of the bank. He i'm
mediately sent an express to his HAM
burg correspondent, who replied that the
letter was a forgery, and that no fraud
had been committed upon him. The
whole affair had been plotted by a gang,
some of whom were on the continent
and some in England.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-08-01
To Tell the Age Of Fowls.

If hens spur is hard and the scales
of the legs are rough she is old, whether
you see her head or not; but her head
will corroborate your observation. If
the under bill is so stiff that you cannot
bend it down, and the comb thick and
rough, leave her, no matter how fat and
plump, for some one less particular
A young hen has only the rudiments of
spurs the scales on the legs are smooth,
glossy and fiesh-eolored, whatever the
color may be, the claws tender and
short, the nails sharp, the under bill soft
and the comb thin and smooth.
An old turkey has rough scales o. the
legs, Callosities on the soles of the feet,
aed long, strong claws; a young OF the
reverse of all these marks. Whe. the
feathers are on, the old turkey cock has
long tuft of beard; a young one but a
sprouting one, and when they are off
the smooth scales on the legs decide the
point, besides the difference in size on
the wattles of the neck and in the elias
tic shoot upon the neck.
An old goose when alive is known by
the rough legs, the strength of the
wings, particularly at the pinions, the
thickness and strength of the bill and
fneness of the feathers, and when
plucked, by the legs, the tenderness of
the skin under the wings, by the pinions
and the bill and the coars 9ness of the
skin.
Ducks are distinguished by the same
means, but there is the difference that a
duckling's bill is much longer in proper
ton to the breadth of the head than the
ducks,
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-08-01

versation. Mabel informed him that hel
| guardian was dead, and that it had be
! come necessary for her to teach this
! country school.
They were often In each others cOmpa.
ny after this. Rupert forgot the naughty
| belle of society when in the presence
of the charming school-mistress all hel
1 proud, imperious ways were gone; she
1 treated the heir of Vandalism with g
| degree of Difference which conduced
greatly to his selfloYe; and now that he
was cured of his passion for the heiress
he fell desperately in love with the
school-mistress.
One day, as they were indulging in a
ramble through the woods, Rupert pro-
posed to Miss Cheston a second time.
With shy doWncast eyes and erimsoning
cheeks, she accepted him.
Now came to Rupert a much-dreaded
task-breaking to his uncle the news of
his bethrothal. The elder Vandalism
had some queer ideas, and one was that
his nephew should wed with one in his
own station. Rupert thought, i'AIy uncle
was anxious for me to marry Mabel
Cheston, the heiness, but very much
fear he will never consent to my wedding
Mabel Cheston, the school-mistress.
Accordingly, he was greatly surprised,
when he told his uncle of his engage
ment In a stammering, school-boyish
manner, that he readily consented, only
remarking that he supposed his nephew,
after this, would have no fear of being
ensnared by an heiress.
Well, Rupert and Mabel were married.
A short time afterWard, while the honey
moon was still in the ascendant, Rupert
and his bride were seated side by side
OH the mOonlit piazza of the Vandalism
mansion, his arm encircling her waist,
her head resting on his manly shoulder,
as he told her how much more fondly
he had loved her as the sehoOl-mistress
than as the heiress. Suddenly Mrs.
Vandalism Withdrew herself from his
embrace, and said, with penitent air:
Il have deceived you, Rupert. When
I treated you so scornfully I loved you
fondly; and many bitter tears of regret
I shed afterWard. When you returned
home my life became almost unbearable.
So 1 came here and applied for the posi-
ton of a school-mistress, and was ac-
cepted. 1 came with the hope of win
ming you back"
''Ha! ha! hal We played our cards
well; didn't we MabelT
And the elder Vandalism stepped out
of the open doorway and stood beside
them.
'This graceless nephew of mine who
was determined not to wed an heiress
has done so after all"
as this true P' asked Rupert, bending
down to his blushing bride.
"Yes," she faltered; Il did not lose my
fortune, as led you TO believe. l hoped
to regain your love as a poor girl, and
your uncle aided me in my scheme.
sincerely hope you viii never regret
marrying an heiress."
He never did.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-08-01

The Ohio PenitentiaTy management,
determined not to be Outdone by Edi-
son, have introduced electricity as a
mode of punishment. The electric appa-
ratus is in a box two inches in length,
three inches high and three inches wide.
II contains an electro magnet. The prl-
soner is taken to the ducking-bOx, but IS
stripped and blindfOlded before coming
in sight Of the water-bOx; he is then led
around and placed in the box, hand
cuffed but not shackled at the feet. The
room is warm, having fire in it day and
night. He sits down in water three
inches deep. One pole Of the battery is
placed in the water. A sponge is at
tached to the end of the other pole.
The deputy warden superintends the
punishment, which consists in touching
the bare skin of the convict in various
places with the sponge. A prisoner
turns a small crank attached to the elec.
trio apparatus. The concern is so small
that it looks like a child's toy, but It
makes the subject of punishment veil
sometimes as though he was badly hurt
or badly frightened. This mode Of pun
ishment, it is said, does no harm, and in
some. cases is a physical benefit. The
punishment is said to be effectual, on
account of the man being blindfolded.
He has no idea where or when he Is going
to be touched, and is not nerYed against
it, as one would be who takes hold Of
the poles of a battery with his eyes open
and his thoughts concentrated for the
expected shock. 1t is said the mode of
punishment has reduced the visits to the
room As per cent. The dungeons have
been dispensed with, except five. About
one man per week is punished in the
new WaV
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-08-01
Fducation for the Kitchen.

The next great step must be in aid OF
the art of cookery; and the friends of
genuine social improvement may con-
gratulate themselves that the progress
Of education is beginning to take effect
upon this most important department of
domestic Life COOking-schOols are be.
ing organized in many places in this
country and in England, and the English
are taking the lead in making them a
part Of their national and common school
system.
Of the importance, the imperative ne
Cessity Of this movement, there can not
be the slightest question. Our kitchens,
as is perfectly notorious, are the fortified
intrenChments of ignorance, prejudice,
irrational habits. ruleof-thumb, and
mental vacuity, and the consequence is
that the Americans are liable to the re-
prOach of suffering beyond any Othel
people, from wasteful, unpalatable, Un-
healthful and monOtonous cookery. Con-
sidering our resources, and the Vaunted
education and intelligence of American
women, this reproach is just. Our kit
chens are, in fact, almost abandoned to
the control of stupid creatures that pouI'
in upon US from all parts of the globe.
And, what is worse, there is a general
acquiescence in this state Of things, az if
it were something fated, and relief from
it hopeless and impossible. We profess
to believe in the potency Of education,
and are applying it to all other interests
and industries excepting only the funda-
mental preparation and use of food to
sustain life, which involves more of econ
omy, enjoyment, health, spirits and the
power of effective labor, than any other
subject that is formally studied in the
schools. We abound in female semina-
ries, and in female colleges, and high
schools, supported by burdensome taxes,
in which everything under heaven is
studied except that practical art which
is a daily and vital necessity in all the
households of the land.