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Year: 1869

Massachusetts Labor Reform Convention.


The great Labor Congress held in Philadel-
phia is certain to inaugurate series of work.
ingmen's conventions throughout the country.
One such convention l, at present holding its
session in Boston, and, like the Philadelphia
Congress, seems inclined to advocate a thor
0ugh economic reform. 1t processes at the
outset that il has no connection whatever with
either of the great political parties. The reso-
lutions proposed are numerous and of thor
oughly miscellaneous description; some really
good, but some so utterly extravagant that we
have no doubt as to how the good sense
Of the delegates will dispose of them.
We find, for instance, sweeping pro-
posal made to get rid Of the Senate
and vest all authority in the House Of
Representatives. That, however, is nothing
to what follows. In order to keep the power
more directly with the people 1t is proposed
that every measure of Legislation should be
subjected to the popular vote before becoming
law. A nice muddle that would give us. So
long as these working men address themselves
to tie subject Of the rights of labor versus
capital they may raise their own status and
add to the general prosperity, but If they take
the whole general politics of the country in
hand they may very easily get out Of their
depth.


Some Of the points were, however, we'll
taken, although perhaps the promovants them
selves are not sufficiently educated to treat
them in their complete comprehensiveness.
The introduction of coolie labor, the use of
labor-saving machinery, with the distribution
of the profits accruing from 1t, and the matter
of the equalizing and defining illegal" rate Of
interest were among the number. The woman's
rights question brought trouble, as usual. Miss
Collins retired from the State Central Commit
tee, Miss NJ. NJ. Wallbridge taking the floor.
Miss Wallbridge maintained that the cause of
the workingmen and workingwomen was iden-
ticai, aud that female suffrage would come In
due time, after which tue women would take
care Of themselves.


We hardly think that the Knights of


st. Crlspin, whose influence carries all before


it in the Massachusetts, Convention, are the


men best fitted for reconstructing the govern


ment supposing the government to need re.


cons'ruction-a supposition they very coolly
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Year: 1869




Certain ersops have that being the candidate
Tammany Han for the oice Of Alderman OF the Fifteenth
Dsrct, win influence in favor Of Mr. Ledwith FOL
fully Mr. John Hardy the 1ammany candidate fol-
the last position and the other candidates Of tho
friends do likewise Nothing would fully prove my
be elected 20 public Office than such act OF
years representative of organization which
has nominated Mr. Ledwh has been for longer period
the opponent Of Tanmany Hail. having used the influences OF
ganzation therefore, be no cause OF complaint BY him
his friends that he has not been by ammany Hal
terms Of personal riendliness with Mr. Lsdwtn and
do not intend to dapnrAge him in degree But in poi
relations well personal there obligations OF honor
and fidelity which all men recognize And judgment
the individual who accepts nomination Of party
that position tho oice elected against the
which trusts him ana gves him honorable place. distinction
and pecunayy MEANS dshonored and amount Of
deble Is mean and unworthy. speak Of the simple
rules Of honesty which prevail between and man, and
this dshonor would be capable the impuation have
fered to were true And natural that should feel and
great attention to this petty strife for the oaice Of Police
Judge. But II Is storm In n small puddle and will moi
change the the great Popular ocean so rs 70 r


No TArnmany Hall man can support Mr.. Ledwith under
deserer to the enemy without motive Justification For
those who have been true the organization and entitled
to influence in its councils win be great sacrifice to make
that Tanmany Hall about realize possession Of I'll
the political and patronage Of hs great city for years
selfish for an aa to ask suO snp
port as Is sefsacrhcing to yield it. Mr.. Ledwh might
have been the NOMINEES Of Tamany Hall to-day he had
Der OF the General COMMITTEES Of that organization
against the organization which elected him whose sup
port he sought and declined to seat It's General
plain of his present position. JAMES O. D1MOND,


Democratic Candidate for Alderman, Fifteenh District
Year: 1869

Some of the Islands in the Gulf of
Siam crocodiles are very abundant.
and recent traveller in that region
thus described the manner in which
these monsters of the deep catch the
apes, and how the latter take fancy
to play with them: Close to the
bank lie the crocodile, his body in the
water, and only his capacious. month
above the surface, ready to seize any
thing that will come within his reach.
A troop of apes catch sight of him to
consult together, approach little by
little, and commence their frolics, by
turns, actors and spectators. One of
the most active, or most impudent,
jumps from branch to branch till
within respectable distance of the
crocodile, when hanging by one claw,
and with the dexterity peculiar to
these animals, lie advances and retires
now giving his enemy blow with his
paw, at another time only pretending
to do SO. The apes, enjoying the fun,
evidently wish to take part in it; but
the other branches being too high.
they form sort of chain by laying
hold of each others paws, and thus
swing backwards and forwards, while
any one of them who comes within
reach of the crocodile torments him
to the best of his ability. Sometimes
the terrible jaws suddenly close, but
not upon the audacious ape, who just
escapes; then there are cries of exul-
tation from the tormeAtors, who gam
Dol about joyfully. Occasionally,
however, the claw is ehtrapped and
the victim dragged with the rapidity
of lightning beneath the water, when
the whole troop dispcrse, greaning
and shrieking. The misadventure
does not, however, prevent their re-
commencing the game few days af-
terWards."
Year: 1869

TOAATOES-HQH TO iRlPENs THEM
.urs tzaE..e, EARLT sgag5fs,ofix :
go First, have stout, tapering plants,by
giving them. plenty ofroom, sunlight
and air, from the commencement of
growth. Then study the habits of the
plant, and you will see that from the
main stem, it throws ON, at intervals,
long rough leaves and alta later peri
cd, from above the junction of these
leaves with the stem, start out second.
airy stems with the same habits as the
original. These continue to multiply
themselves until You have a large vine
and plenty of small green fruit, neces-
sarily late in ripening, for the reason
that the force of the plant has been
spent in producing vine. Do not
wait this long and think,9te remedy
the matter by slashing off the vine at
random, to let in sunlight, as is COM
mon practice. begin with the plant
in time, and train it to suit you;e


The time to begin trimming is just
wheH the first cluster of flower buds
appear. This win generally be at the
Junction of the further fifth leaf men,
toned. AT this time the secondary
stems will be seen just starting above
the junction of all the leaves, below.
Here begin your work. Pinch them
all off at once, and when they start
FrsT 4aHt q


out again, as they win, pinch off again
until you conquer. You have now
stopped the making of vine below
this cluster Of flower buds, and all the
| strength and juices of the plant are
sent upwards, pushing forward the
cluster Of flowers and secondary stems
above. After little commence your
work above, and pinch of, all the sec
ondary stems, except enough to leave
| five or six clusters of fruit. Your
vine, SO long as you continue to pinch
off these stems, is checked both top
and bottom. Keep it tied up to a
strong stake, and in due time your


vine win be almost completely hidden
by a mass of ripe fruit, all in the sun
light. - ''


By this process have not failed for
several years having my first ripe to-
matoes the last of July, aud last year
on the twenty-fourth. "A little obser-
walton and skill will supply what
further might be added. Rich soils
can. do no harm to the tomato.-Rura1
Neao YORKER .Enad nsl 10. Elsviaaa.L.--
Year: 1869

81 Perhaps a straw is not as worthless
as you think Let US sees Straws are
the stems of wheat, rye, oats and bar-
ley. In order to wave to and fro in
the wind, and yet bear :.up the heads
of grain, they must be both strong
and light. Let us see how lightness
is secured; They are made hollow
through the whole length. for every
now and then we find knob or joint,


which helps to brace up the sides and
make them very strong. :, The straw
outside is hard and looks shiny, as if il
had been polished. 1t is polished, and
that keeps the weather and the insects
from damaging it. besides adding to
its strength. Polish! but where does
it get polislr2a God gave these plants
the power of drawing up through
ltheir,root this gummy sort of var


nish from the earth. 1t is flint. There
is nothing like it on the sweet pea OF
the current bush, because they do not
need it. But does itsnot show Gods
wisdom and knowledge in giving this
power to ono plant where it is needed
and withholding it from others where
it is not p So you see that straw
even can show the wonderful power
of our Creator, God, and glorifyl his
name !sAl dauo155 ssT3iiH5s IH9mI.Ei
Year: 1869




The following queer story, which shows
the passion of the inveterate gamesser, is
told as the recent exploit of knight Of
the "green cloth" in this city by an eye
witness A young gentleman of this city,
some eighteen months ago, inherited o
handsome piece of property, all Of which
he has squandered at the gaming table.
One evening last week his last dollar dis
appeared, in addition to which he staked
his coat, hat and psntsloons-sll ot
which he lost As his going home in q
state bordering upon nudity might involve
his arrest by the night police, servant
of the gambling house loaned him an
empty barrel, the head of which he
knocked cut, aud donning It after the
fashion of an oveToost, he trotted home
unmolested. 1t is said that tke severe
lesson has induced hin to foreswear
gambling, and that his friends will en-
deavor to repair bis fallen fortunes.
Year: 1869

On Sunday afternoon last, at Grand
River, Canada, while three officers from
the propellers Missouri and 0lean were
going to church they discovered ram
butting an old lady in a field at short
distance off. Ga approaching the help.
less woman the officers found her to be in
an almost insensible state, having been
knocked down and then butted about the
head and body several times. The des-
perate monster seemed bent on killing
his victim, and it was with great diff.
Guilty that he was driven off. The Off
GERS kindly conveyed the poor woman to
her home. She was about eighty years
of age.
Year: 1869

s'Set rogue to catch a rogue" This is
the principle on which, before and since the
days of Vidocq, detectives have generally been
selected everywhere. We can therefore dis
cover nothing particularly new or extraordi-
nary in the nature of the revelations made be-
fore the investigating committee of the Massa-
chusetts Legislature in the case of those Boston
police detectives who have been charged with
corruption, compounding of felony and collusion
with thieves. Even the interesting develop
ments concerning the New York Lord bond rob-
berry, and the confession of one of the robbers
of the Boston broker, Gooding, only dis
close practices on the part of the detectives
t'rings" in London, New York and every
other great metropolis But the Massachusetts,
legislative committee of investigation is doing
b good work in bringing such practices to light
and branding them as infamous. The commit
tee, however, will err if it shall decide to con-
duct its future hearings in private. 1t is well for
the public to learn that detective may often
be as dishonest as the thief whom he is pursu-
ing. When fully assured of this deplorable
fact the public will insist on thorough reform
of the detective police system. Let us hope
that it will at length become as unsafe for de-
tectives to be in collusion with thieves as it is
or ought to be, for thieves to steal. Some
means should be devised Immediately for pre-
venting such distribution of spoils between
burglars and police officials as that which ap-
pears to have followed the Lord bond robbery.
Bond robberies would then decrease in num-
ber instead of multiplying, as as present. Is it
Goo much to expect honesty, as well as vigi-
lance, perseverance and energy, from the
Vidocas and Javerts of the future?
Year: 1869

We have been made acquainted with the details of an affair so terrible in its iniquity that we should hardly credit il but that it comes SO, straight there is, we fear, little room to doubt its truth. The particulars in tho case are quite unfit for publication, Suffice it to say that day or two since the daughter of a widow re- siding in the Fourth Ward, near the verge of Linwood, acquainted neighbor with the facts which we shall relate. She stated that her mother had deliberately bargained for her dishouor with clerk in downtown establishment, in pursuance of which bargain he had come to the house the evening before. The unnatural mother locked all the doors and left them alone together, when her struggles were overcome by main strength. The girl resisted with all her power, and some of the neighbors remembered having heard unusu1l noises. and as they thought, smothercd streams proceeding from the house on the night in question, but investigated no further into the matter until made acquainted with the facts we have stated by the hesrt-broken victim. The girl is about seventeen years of age, and was engaged to be married shortly to most worthy young man The neigh bors, we understand, have taken the mat ter in hand, aud are determined to learn the full particulars of the Gendish outrage If the facts are as we have bean informed. and stated above, they should not let the matter rest until every particular of the transaction is brought out, and the name of the scoundrel who would thus barter for human soul, and of the worse than heather mother who would deliberately sell her daughter to pcrditon, dragged to light and published to the world. The grand jury sits on Monday. If there is anything in the matter they should surely Gnd it out
Year: 1869

It is often remarked that the farmer is moro independent than any other class of people, because he can raise what he wants It is true that almost all his req sonable wants may be supplied by the farm, and it should be his aim to supply as many of them as possible

 One of the most interesting as well as the most profitable branches of farming, especially at distance from market, is stock raising To this branch of agricul- ture we at this time more particularly in vite the attention of our readers. Their system of agriculture has been confined to the growing of few staples crop, for the sales of which they were principally de- pendent upon foreign market How ever remunerative these sales may have been, much of the proceeds had to be ex- pended in procuring many of the neces- sities as we'll as the luxuries to be consum- ed in the family that might have been grown on the plantation and then how sweet the sensation in consuming that which our own hands has aided in pro- ducing

 A freshness in added to the zest which is always wanting in the consumption of a foreign article.

 The mild climate and rich soil of the South seem peculiarly adapted to the raising of stock. To begin right is to be- gin with the very best stock in the coun- try, The additional outlay is at first a little heavier, but that is soon repaid when you have some to sell It may be prudent to not invest too largely at first, so that experience will be gained as the business increases, for all branches of business re- quire some experience as well as theory. In the stock business, some attention must be paid to tho growing of grass. This is the natural food of most kinds of stock, and the cultivation of the artifciar grass will be indispensable to complete success

 Why should farmer in the South buy meat for his family? He can have fresh meat on his table every day in the year, grown and fattcd on his plantation-either beef pork, lamb, veal, mutton or poultry Docs he have that now

 

 The raising, of stock requires attention, close attention--but giving this attention is so interesting that it brings its own re- ward with it.

 The weak must be looked after and assisted the unruly must be calmed and controlled; the herdsman should be familiar with every animal under his care, and every animal should recognize him as a friend, and feel happy in his presence,

 However mild the climate may Le, there are times in the year when stock should bave some protection from the clements, especially the young, the weak and the sick. Many dollars worth will be saved by afiording this kind of protection. The owner of the plantation must not trust too much to hirelings-he must give this matter his own personal attention, and just here is where he will realize the puriost pleasure, and this will lead to profit American Stock Journal.
Year: 1869

ONE of the many good effects of the better
administration of the finances and of the
gradual reduction of the public debt viii be
theimpediment which it will throw In the way
Of the democratic party, now organizing, evi-
IDENTIFY, on the platform of reputation. The
signs of such organization are naturally
stronger in the south, where there is little of
the debt held, and where the cause in which
it was incurred is regarded with bitter hostil-
ity. But it is favorite idea with the Demo-
cratic party generally. The reforms which
Mr.. Boutwell, is introducing, the economy
with which he is managing the vast interests
entrusted to him, and the satisfactory reduc-
ton of the volume of the debt will come to
the aid of the national pride and the natioual
honesty, and strengthen the people against
the suggestions OF those protesting to be their
best friends, are really their worst enemies
The way In which the people in the Pres
idential election sustained the republican pol
icy on the debt was one of the most gratify-
ing evidences of the national integrity, sound
not only on the questions of loyalty and re-
construction, but of justice to the public cred
itors, and ofthe payment Of the debt on the
terms upon which it was contracted.
Year: 1869

Many lovely child is destroyed in a single
night by this alarming disease. Its nature is
described in the First Part. 1t is disease of
the windpipe, which is filed or lined with
phlegm, which becomes more and more tough
almost NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., and at length clos
es up the passage TO the lungs and tie child
dies. 1t usually comes on in the night The
distinguishing symptom is a wheeling, bark
ing cough. A mother who has ever heard 1t
once, needs no description to enable her to
recognize 1t again. The first born are most
likely to perish with It,; simply because the
parent has no experience OF its nature, and
hence Is not alarmed in time, or knows not
what 10 do, while the physician is being sent
for. In the hope of being instrumental in
saving some little sufferer, whose lie is mex
pressibly dear, at least to one or two, l will
make some suggestions, not for the cure of
the patient, but to save time. The instant
you perceive the child has Group, indicated
by the barking cough, uneasy breathing, rest
lessness, send TO. physician, and as instant
ly wrap hot flannel around each loot to keep
1t warm; but while the fiannels are being
heated, dip another flannel, OF two or more
thicknesses, in spirits of turpentine, or spirits
of hartshorn; or have large mustard plas-
ter applied, one that will reach from the top
of the throat down to some two inches below
the collar bones, wide enough at the top to
ACdCu Hdlt way AOullu tiAC nCSA Ou GtbAaCI bAuC,
and nearly across the whole breast at the bot
tom.


ButGit will take time TO send for a physi-
clan, to prepare fannels, and to make the
plaster or obtain the turpentined flannel. and
in some cases fifteen minutes is an age-is
death, if lost; therefore, while these things
are preparing, give the child, if one year old
or over land halt as much ii less), about half
a teaspoonful of hive syrup, and double the
dose every fifteen minutes until vomiting is
produced; and every half hour after vomiting
give half as much as caused the vomiting, uu-
til the physician comes, or the child ceases to
cough, when he breathes free and IS safe. If
you have no hive syrup, give a teaspoonful of
syrup of ipeeac, and double the dose every fiE-
teen minutes until vomiting is produced. If
you have been so thoughtless as to have moth
ing at all, boil some water, keep it boiling, dip
woolen flannel of several folds into it,
squeeze it out moderately with your hand,
and apply ii as hot as the child can possibly
bear to the throat, and in from one to three
minutes, according to the violence of the
symptoms, have another to put on the instant
the first is removed, and keep this up until
the breathing is easy and the cough IS loose
and the phlegm is freely discharged,of until
the arrival of the physician. --~x
Year: 1869

Surely the day is donel
Long fall the shadows from the snowy hills;
Not yet have walked the sleepy little rills ;


But softly fair


Float everywhere ''


Although the day is done.


All, yes, the day is done; .-
And one by one
The ghosts of twilight fit across the sky 4;
indoors, the fire-elves on the carpet lie.
Tired of the play,
The children say,


Because the day is done.


We know the day is done
Our feet have run
Unresting in the path that duty made,
Treading on thorns of dangers not afraid F;
And rest is sweet


Though nigh hours fleet;


And day again comes on.


The day of life is done


And set the sun
Eyes dim to fairest lights that each can show,
Ears needless, though enhancing music flow,


And marble brow


Unwrinkled now


Indeed, the day is done


But is the day not done,
And set the sun
When seas of amber light transfuse the air,
And Paradise flowers bloom everywhere :?
Der purple hills
The sunrise thrills


Heavens day is just begun