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Year: 1869

The reform in women's dress, of which
DR.. Mary Walker has set the Woman
Suffrage Convention and the street 90
conspicuous an example for the last three
days, will reduce woman to the same in
feriority Of appearance, as compared with
N an, that the female of domestic fowls
bears to the male. This will be according
to the order of Nature, in which the male
animal is the most snowy, while the
female is plain and shorn of ornament
In the efete civilization of modern times,
and more especially of the western ma
tions, the expanded and gorgeous coored
apparel of the female has changed this
natural relation, and has made her the
ornamented and ornamental, while
the once swelling and gorgeous
masculine drapery has been shorn to a
bobtail, and subdued to neutral colors.


But what effect will this have on the
desired recognition of the equality of
male and female2 Can woman, who is
struggling against immemorial custom
for equality with man, afford to lay aside
the dress which so magnifes her appear
ance, and to put on one which makes her
look so miserably lnferior7 Do looks
have no influence in this matter? We
read of insoent conquering barbarians
subdued to respect by the imposing per
sonsl appearance of the Roman Senate.
We read of fierce animals subdued to
fear by the sjesty of mans counte-
nance. We see how imposing are looks
and size III aii the ways Of the world,
and how even big belly secures to
man increased respect. Can woman, in
this hard struggle for recognition of
her equality, afford to sacrifice all the
advantage she has held by her glorious
array, and take on this shocking inferi-
ority in appearance?


For the metamorphosis is, indeed, a
shocking reduction and disenchantment.
In bifurcsted cloths the inferior size,
which is not at all to her disadvantage in
her usual costume, is most unoecomingly
revealed, and somehow all her graces
disappear She seems bow-legged, her
step uncertain and awkward, her feet
pigeon-toed, and all her movements un-
graceful. In astonishment one is led to
inquire whether all those graces of wo-
mans carriage are made by the swinging
of the expanded structure, within which
her locomotive movements are unseen.


1t would seem at first sight that this
great curtailment in her outward SEM
blance must be great disadvantage 10
her contest for political and marital
eqality. But it may be an advsntge in
another respect, by wholly crushing those
attractions in her appearance which ex.
pose man and herself to temptation, and
which are an incumbrance and positive
danger to her in the circumstances which
she will have to enter into in competing
with man in public life and in all
branches of labor = Cincinnati Gazette.
Year: 1869

Persons having real estate for sale or to let
and those desirous Of purchasing or renting such pro-
perty will hnd IL their interest to advertise In The
TRIBUNE Its aggregate circulation exceeds that OF any
other newspaper. and IN addition TO this advantage THE
TRIBUNE will he found only In NewYork and all its
cities and villages, but every state and Territory
within tie Union Tho advertisement should be made
brief as will allow OF the advantage offered being clear to
the reader We would especially dwell on the fact that
the subscribers for the three editions Of THE TRIBUNE
Daily seIniWeckly and Weekly. comprise individuals In
every profession business: consequently advertise
ments eacn disseminate among all classes. TIE
TRIBUNE dovotos especial the reports Of sales
Of real both In the city and country thus adding
greatly to the value OF its columns advertising me
dunn The charges for advertising follows: DAILY
TRIBUNE. IS line for each insertion: WEEKLY
TRIBUSE, 81 per nno; sEMIWEEKLr TRIBUNE. Is cents
per Hue. About ten de average ne after the hrst
line, which usually contains only four or nve words
Terms cash ln advance
Year: 1869

There is groccrin Philadelphia,
who is said to be so mean that he
was seen to catch a flea off his
counter, hold him up by his hind
legs, and look in TO tho cracks OF
his feet, to SEQ if hc hadn't been
stealing some Of his sugar.
Year: 1869

thus was saved When the water first be-
gan to make in the ell of the building, two
boys-the eldest sixteen years of age
were on the first floor, and got on to
the shelves in a pantry, going
higher as the water gained till they had
reached the upper shelf Here it was life
or death with them, but the eldest, making
desperate effort, pushed his head through
the ceiling above, and both were enabled
to work their way to the upper floors, where
they remained about two hours till taken
off on a raft. Each received considerable
injury; one having bad cut in his ankle,
and the other q severe bruise in his wrist
The damage to the property of the Broad
brook company Will be considerable.
Year: 1869

A traveller in Texas writes that Austin
is very beautiful place, and though lack
ing the ordinary means for illuminating the
streets, has hit upon very original meth
ID. He says: $50 soon as the sun goes
down, you see a red=haired girl come out
and place herself on each corner of the
street. We then turn loose the lightning
bugs, and the two make it as light as day.
have been brought up twice before the
authorities for hugging the lamp posts, and
heavily fined"
Year: 1869

A WIFE's AFFECTION TESTED. "A French
man named Bonsart, Of West Hoboken,
went to New York, and on returning home
had some difficulty with his wife. While
crossing the ferry boat he declared his in
tention of drowning himself If she per-
sisted in what he considered her miscon-
duct In the coolest manner possible she
put her hand on his back and desired him
to Jump overheard Immediately. whereup-
on he threw himself over the bulwark into
the river. While in the water he cast an
eye upward and found his wife looking on
as complacently as ever. Seeing this he
changed his mind and struggled for life.
The boat was instantly stopped, and the
old gentleman was drawn on board. While
the old man was struggling in the water,
''going down the third time, II" his wife re-
marked to a bystander who attempted to
save him, leave him go; he is an old
fool p'
Year: 1869

"A Norwich, Connecticut, painter was
called in tue other night to paint the Ten
Commandments on the wall of a church lee
ture room. Deacon - took the Bible to
read them to him so that there should be no
mistake. After tumbling the leaves back and
forth for while, he turned to the painter
with the question, whereabouts shall l find
em?n
Year: 1869

On RESTAURANT BUTTER.-One
day young man went into Bos-
ton restaurant and took a seat at
the table. AS the day happened
to be slushy, he wore high topped
boots, with his pants tucked in
side the legs. Giving his order,
he waited patiently, and soon re-
ceived what he desired. Taking
"a slice Of bread in his hand, he
applied the butter from a dish
near by, and took one bite, which
bite was enough, for no sooner had
he tasted it than his lower jaw fell,
and dropping the bread OH the ta-
bic, he sank back in his chair, ap-
parently bereft of all his faculties.
In a moment be rallied, and with
his coming senses also returned his
presence of mind. Taking the
dish Of butter from the table, be
proceeded coolly and calmly to rub
the butter on his boots, from the
legs down. which being done in
highly artistic manner, he delib-
erately picked up his check, walk
ed to the bar, and settled.
Year: 1869

The lightning express train,
Conductor Holm, on the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern
road, left Toledo on time Monday
evening, with a little colored boy
on board who rode TO Norwalk un-
der circumstances that fairly make
railroad men tremble as they con-
template his situation. At Fre-
mont the boy was discovered for
the first time, comfortably seated
at the head OF the engine, under
TIE headlight. Being routed from
that position, he disappeared in
the darkness, and was supposed to
have remained in Fremont. If
the reader has never travelled from
Fremont to Norwalk-thirty miles
ON the first train, fairly flying
at the rate of almost sixty miles
an hour, vivid conception Of the
position of the boy, as he chung to
the truck beneath the baggage car,
blinded. covered and almost stifed
with dust. cannot be easily imAg-
ined. When the laundering Of
the train had ceased the inspector
of its motionless wheels discovered
the boy at Norwalk, and brought
him out. His face was so whi-
tened with prairie dust that an i'm
preston OF the finger upon his
cheek, drawn across his face, left a
black mark. The ride was mira
culous. Railroad men say they
would not have attempted the feat
for the value of the Toledo road.
The conductor called out to the
wheel Inspector to bring the boy In
to the baggage car. Supposing
that he would have to face greater
danger at the hands of the rail-
road men than he encountered un-
der the train. he shot out in the
darkness, and was not heard frcm
again. 'The conductor wanted to
give him a free ride in the cars
during the remainder Of the jour
ney.
Year: 1869

Sore-eyed poodle dogs have had
their day, and now it is considered
the correct thing for fashionable
ladies to carry pet monkey. If
fashion called for it, some women
would lead. a white elephant a
round with string.
Year: 1869

EY- We have just this little place left,
to call attention to the advertisement of
the " old reliable Drug Store of WHITE
& LYrrLE 1t has been pretty clcaily set
tied that they "know how to keep" n
first class Drug Store, and they propose
to do it. Drop in and see them. ....
Year: 1869

The Rev. T. Nj. Brown, Baptist minis
ter near Paris ILL, has become insane and
is subject to the most remarkable freaks
His first freak was the collection of two
large piles of rocks, about twenty-five feet
apart, which he called his batteries, he
threatened to kill everybody who chaneed
to come that way. He gave his brother
the passwords with which he could pass
the batteries. The password to the east
ern batteries was: "Am / soldier of the
cross" The password to the western one
was: Amazing grace, how sweet the
sound that saved wretch like me-" His
brother passed the eastern work or battery,
but the mailman sternly commanded that
he should not approach any closer, at the
aame time raising large stone in menac-
ing manner. He retreated hastily. Sub
sequently he entered the fortress again and
escaped with slight bruise by coming in
contact with missile hurled from the
eastern battery.-By this time there was
large crowd stationed at distance devils
ing plans for compelling the reverend mad
man to evacuate his works. At last it was
agreed that several should take very small
stones and throw close around him in or
der to get him to throw all his missiles at
them and they could capture him without
any danger. They threw at him for some
time before he pretended to notice them.
but at last he began throwing at them as
fast as he could, when the eastern battery
was completely destroyed he turned toward
the western, but to his intense surprise
that battery had vanished He was
completely unarmed, and he began to ad


vance toward his brother crying that he
would surrender himself. Just at this mo-
ment some of the party who had been
slightly bruised by the stones, let fly vol.
ume at him, when he fell heavily to the
earth, having been hit and hurt considera-
bly,. They then rushed upon him and
carried him to the jail.-Cnloroform was
administered to him. This narcotic ex-
erted its soothing influence and he fell in


to profound slumber-the first


worthy Of note for ten days and nights
This was resorted to very frequently. A
friend who remained with him all night,
had narrow escape from death. During
AZ apparently lucid interval the madman
suddenly embraced him, snatched the chlo-
roform handkerchief and tried to stuff it
down his throat. After very severe strug-
gle the watcher threw the maniac of, and
soon subjected him to an aesthetic. Ch;ca-
90 Times. ts-
Year: 1869

water enough to completely cover the tea
80 as to Wet it thoroughly. Set the pot on
the cooking table, if that is handy (it need
not be set on any thing that is hot), and
IN five minutes pour in boiling water
enough for the first cups, and pour out i'm
mediately. If q second cup or cups are
wished, and tea enough has been put in
the pot, add boiling water in sufficient
quantity. This rule applies particularly
to Japanese and Hyson teas. / do not
know that black tea would be as good made
in this way as if stepped longer That may
depend on taste"


To REMOVE OLD PUTTY.-Dip small
brush in nitric or muriatic acid, and with
it anoint or paint over the dry putty ad-
herring to broken glass and frames of you
windows. After an hours interval thr
putty will become quite soft and easily rec
movable.


A CORRESPONDENT of the Cincinnati
Times says that the following recipe will
preserve all kinds of grain and garden
seeds from the ravages of cut-wOrms, birds,
ETC.: One pound sulphate of iron, one
pound aloes. Dissolve in water heated to
900 or $50, and pour ovar one bushel of
gram, and in similar proportion for
greater or less quantity.


COOKED meal is nearly double the bulk
of uncooked, yet quart for quart it goes as
far. The difference is that much of the
food is undigested unless cooked.


Corr PUPFs.-Six heaping tablespoonfuls
of flour, three of corn meal, three eggs,
one pint of milk and little salt. Beat very
light and bake in quick oven fifteen min
utes. Fill the cups half full
Year: 1869

The Rev. DR.. Bushnell, in his new book,
''The Reform Against Nature" writes on
this subject as follows;


"There ia one matter Who're genuine
reform would accomplish more for women,
as i verify believe, and take them out of
the corner that now pinches them great
deal more certainly. than to give them q
right of suffrage and of civil office; having
also the further advantage, that it would
give them more open way to the proper
woman's life, for which they are better
made, instead of taking them off into quasi
battles with men, for points Of precedence
and prerogatives of government which do
not belong to them and never can. Ispeak
here OF "a reform that takes OFF or somehow
loosens the the embargo on women, as re-
spects advances toward marriage. The as
sumr ton now is, that women must be first
lassoed and taken, courted long and skill
fully then and almost to the death, before
they can venture an approving look. II
they cannot be conquered then, they must
not be had and they must take this ground
themselves. On one side there must be q
close fence of prudery, hard as possible to
be got over; and ON the other, the man
who will try, must 60 to it bravely, which,
alas! for his modesty, is likely to be quite
impossible. Full three quarters of the men
who get stuck in their bachelor life and are
never married, are, in fact, the most Unborn
adorers of women; such a. never in their
lives can muster courage for any advance
just because the shrine they look upon has
too much divinity in it for their mortal ap-
proach. OF course it will not do for un-
married women to put themselves in way
of being suitors to men. That kind of
suitorship would even be an offense, and
raise q sense of revulsion; nobody would
recommend to women that they get over
their modesty; but the almost cholic string
ency of what are called good manners. in
this matter might be relaxed, without real
impropriety and with great advantage, The
present iron-clad modesty, which is sim
ply ridiculous in either party. might be 20
far mitigated as to let feeling feel its way,
and carry on its own courtship; requiring
no restrictions save the restriction ofwords
and formal advances, and allowing nature
to interpret and work out her problem,
hampered by no unnatural coyishness.- :
Women cannot be forward and bold, but
they are now great way further off than
they need be-"
Year: 1869

AN ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK Common
Council of Chicago are considering a pro
position of erecting an Astronomical clock
in that city to secure uniformity of time.
The proposed plan is as follows: To place
in central locality fine astronomical
clock, communicating with the Dearborn
Observatory by means Of electricity; a
series Of sympathetic dials to be placed in
the respective railroad offices and passen-
ger depots. The time indicated on each
of these dials will be precisely the same as
denoted by the motor clock. The bell in
the Court House is also to be struck by the
same agent, thereby giving exact time in
place of the incorrect striking by hand.
This system has been adopted at Green
wich, furnishing London with perfect time
also at the Dudley Observatory in Albany,
performing the work satisfactory.
Year: 1869

lrrOm harper weekly.


1 was spending the night in hotel at
Freeport, Ill. After breakfast won't into
the sitting room, when l met q pleasant,
chatty, good -humored traveller who, like
myself was waiting for the morning train
from Galena We conversed freely and
pleasantly on different topics. until, see
ing two young ladies meet and kiss each
other in the station, just about the time
the train was approaching. "Come, said
he taking up his satchel, s'since we are on
so sweet subject, let us have practical
application will make proposition to
You. 1 will agree to kiss the most beauti-
full lady in the cars from Galena, you
being the judge. if you will kiss the next
prettiest. being the judge.


This proposition staggered me q little,
and could hardly tell whether he was in
earnest or in fun, but as he would be as
deeply in it as could be, agreed, pro-
viding he would do the first kissing, though
my heart failed somewhat when saw his
jet black eyes fairly dance with daring.


"Yes,' said he, "I'n try it first You
take the back car, and go in from the front
end, where you can see the faces of the
ladies and stand by the one you think the
handsomest and then will come in from
DeDlnQ ana KISS ner.


had hardly stepped inside the cars
when beheld at the first glance one of
the loveliest looking women my eyes had
ever seen. A beautiful blonde with auburn
hair, and bright sunny face full Of love
and affection, and as radiant as the MORN
ing. Any further search was totally un-
necessary. immediately took my stand
in the aisle at her side. She was looking
out of the window earnestly,as if expecting
some one. The back door Of the car
opened, and in stepped my hotel friend. 1
pointed my finger at her, little dreaming
that he would carry out his pledge, and
you may imagine my horror and amaze
ment when he stepped up quickly behind
her, and STOPPING over her, kissed her with
relish that made my ''mouth water"
1 expected, of course, a shrek of terror and
a row generally, followed by a knock down,
but astonishment succeeded astonishment
when / saw her return the kiss with at least
compound interest.


Quick as flash he turned around and
said


"Now, my dear sir, it is your turn"
pointing at a hideously ugly, wrinkled old
woman who was sitting in the seat behind.


''Oh, you must excuse me you must y
I exclaimed. 81 am sold this time.
give up. Do tell me who you have been
kissing"


swell, said he, ''since you are man of
so much taste and quick perception, I'll let
you off,"


And we all burst into hearty peal Of
laughter as he said, ''This IL my wife. I
have been waiting for her. / knew it was o
safe proposition"


He then told the story to his wife, who
looked ten-fold sweeter as she heard it.


Before We reached Chicago we had ex-
changed cards, and discovered that my
genial companion was an Episcopalian
preacher of Chicago, whose name / had
frequently heard.


Whenever / go to Chicago, always go
to hear him, and heartier, more natural
preacher is hard to find. He was o young
man then; he is now one Of the ablest
diyines in the West.
Year: 1869

A BUSY MAN is alocomotive, and life track.
Every night he drives into 'sthe house. and
stops Every morning he Is fired up anew,
and away he goes switching off in one direc-
ton and then in another. In this routine of
business he forgets that the physical organi-
zatlon Is OF the most delicate kind. If a
hard iron locomotive needs constant care
and to be well oiled and rubbed off every day'
how much more necessary is it that ali men
and women should use PLANTATION BrrrFRs.
which are the ne pl,ts ultra OF everything
which is necessary to keep the system In q
perfect tone Of health


MAGNOLIA WATER.-Superior to the best
imported German Cologne, and sold at hall
Year: 1869

To know to what extremities FRENCH
peasant can be led by the love of his
commune. and to understand the Won
derful workings OF our universal suffrage
in the rural districts, you ought TO read
at length the trial before the Cour D'As-
sises of the Saonc-et-Loire, of a school
master indicted for having opened du-
ring the night the ballot-box of his
commune, and for having inserted in it
lG Government tickets instead of the
same number of Opposition tickets,
which lie carefully destroyed. What
excuse do you imagine was pleaded by
this poor man in extenuation of crime
which is legally punished with penal
servitade? 81 did it said he candidly,
" for the honor and interest of the com
mune.' And, indeed. the unfortunate
schoolmaster ha1 received, as a public
functionary. such eloquent and impera-
tive circulars from the Perfect, the Sub
Perfect, and his immediate and much
feared superior, the Inspector of Prima-
ry Education, that, being charged by his
illiterate Mayor with the direction of the
poll and the custody of the ballot-box,
he cared not send back the result Of the
ballot to the Perfect without having
secured the unanimity of votes for the
Government candida'e.


It was to secure this unanimity that,
without being bribed by any candidate.
the panic striken scloolmasteg verified
nightly the contents of the ballot-bo2,
which he had taken home, and inserted
sixteen tickets taken from the remnant
of a parcel sent to him by the Perfect
for official distribution among the villa
gers. This misdced became known by
mere chance, and by the confession of
the schoolmaster, alleging again and
again his good intention, and saying
which was too true-that the commune,
if unanimous for the official candidate,
was sure to obtain through him from the
Government anything it might want
for the future. We must add, to make
this picture of universal suffrage COM
plete, the candid evidence of an elector
who excused himself not without some
fear, for having voted tor the Opposi'
ton candidate to please a friend OF his
GAS for myself" he said, Il did not
care bit. The one or the other was
alike to me. I know about these mat.
ters Just as much as my sheep do, and
put into the box whatever ticket comes
first into my hands,
Year: 1869

"ifave you ground all the tools right,
as told you this morning when I went
away?" said a carpenter to a rather
green lad whom he had taken for all
apprentice.


"All but the handsaw. SIR was The
prompt reply: 8" I couldn't get aft the
gaps ont of that
Year: 1869

An enraged father had jerked his
provoking son across hls knee, and was
operating on the exposed portion of the
urchin's person with great vehemence,
when the young one dug into the paren.
tai legs with his venemous little teeth.


"Blazes what are you biting me for"


well, dad, you beginned this here
war;