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Year: 1874

THE WONDERS OF \ FLEA.-When a
flea is made to appear as large as an ele-
phant, we can see all the wonderful
parts of its formation, and are astonished
to find that it has n coat of armor
much more complete than warrior ever
wore, and composed of strong, polished
plates, fitted over each other, each plate
covered with tortoise shell, and where
they meet hundreds of strong quills pro-
ject, like those on the back of the porcu-
pine and hedgehog. There is the arehed
neck, the bright eye, the transparent
cases, the piercers, to punctnre the skin,
sucker to draw away the blood, six
long -jointed legs, four of which are
folded on the breast, all ready at any
moment to be thrown out with tremend-
Gus force for that jump which bothers
one when they want to catch him, and
at the end of each leg hooked claws, to
enabled him to cling to whatever he
alights upon. A flea can jump hund-
dred times its own length, which is the
same as If a man jumped six hundred
feet, and he can draw load two hund-
red times his own weight.
Year: 1874

There is much good sense and truth in
the remark of q modern author, that no
man ever prospered in the world with
out the cooperation Of his WIFE II she
unites in mutual endeavors, or rewards
his labor with an endearing smile,
with what confidence will he resort to
his merchandise, or his farm ny over
lands, sail over seas, meet dlthculty, or
encounter danger, If he only knows that
he is not spending his strength In vain,
but that his labor will be rewarded by
the sweets of home Solitude and disap-
poiptment enter the history of every
mans life; and he is half provided
for his voyage who finds but an associate
for his happy hours.
Year: 1874

STRONG MEN.-Strength of character
consists of two things; power of will
and power of self-Testraint. 1t requires
two things, therefore, for its existence
strong feelings and a strong command
over them. Now, we all very often
mistake strong feelings for strong char
acter A man who bears all before him,
before whose wild burst of fury the
children Of the household quake, because
he has his own way in all things, we
call him strong man. The truth is,
he is a weak man; it is his passions that
are strong; he, mastered by them, is
weak.


You must measure the strength Of a
man by the power of the feelings he sub
dues, not by the power of those that sub
due him. And hence, cOmposure IS Of
ten the highest result of strength. Did
we ever see a man receive a fiagrant in
Jury, aud then reply calmly? That
man is morally strong. Or did we ever
see a man in anguish stand as if carved
out of solid rock, mastering himself?
Or one bearing a hopeless daily trial re-
main silent, aud never tell the world
what cankered his home peace? That
is strength. He who, with indignation
within him, can be provoked and yet
restrain himself and forgive, those are
strong men, the moral heroes.
Year: 1874

There is an elasticity in the human
mind capable of bearing much, but
which will not show itself until GER
tain weight be put upon it; its powers
may be compared TO vehicles whose
springs are so contrived that they get on
smoothly enough when loaded, but jolt
when they have nothing TO bear.
Year: 1874

Scientific men dispute as to the species
of grasshopper prevalent this year.
Some maintain that it is the red-Iegged
variety; others take the yellow-legged
side Of the controversy. The color of
the hopper's leg does not seem to have
any appreciable effect on his appetite.
Year: 1874

A Journal for the People.


Devoted to the Interests of Humanity.
independent in Politics ana Religion


Alive TO all Live Issues, and Thoroughly
Radical in Opposing and Exposing the Wrongs
of the Masses.
Year: 1874

The attitude of President Grant,
in view of the result of the elections,
appears to be in favor Of prompt
and decided action. Even Cabinet
changes are rumored, and the de-
capitation of the more offensive ap-
pointees under his administration
as Packard, Simmons, and Casey
is reported to be assured This is
all right. No administrative officer
III a republic is justified in keeping
men in prominent official positions
who are discredited by the people
Even if the people are mistaken in
their Judgment, it is still true that
Presidents, Congressman, and Cab
inets are their servants, and they
have right to demand changes if
they feel like it.


Ignoring this important truth has
played the mischief with every po-
litical party that has existed in this
country. Sustained in power by
large majorities, the managers for
get the pit whence they We're dig
ged. and delude themselves with
the action that they, and not the
citizens, are the government Then
it becomes necessary to open the
valves aud let the gas out of the
party balloon. The only way o
make it stop in the consequent rap
id descent, Is to throw out the sand
bags, the dead weight President
Grant seems to be aware of this
and, like wise political aeronaut,
he goes for the heaviest bags first.
By ali means let them tumble =
Chicago Post q; Mil
Year: 1874

which the best love poetry is writ
ten. And middle age, too-the
early period of it, when man is
master of his instrument and knows
what he can dds the best season
OF intellectual activity.


The playful, capering flame of a
newly kindled fire is a pretty sight /;
but not nearly SO effective-anv
housewife will tell you-as when
the flames are gone and the whole
mass OF fuel has become caked INTO
a sober rednesS that emits steady
glow. There is nothing good in
this world which time does not i'm
prove. a silver wedding is better
than the voice of the Epithalamum
And the most beautiful face that
ever was is made yet more beauti-
ful when there is laid upon it the
reverence of silver hairs.
Year: 1874

\ LETTER FROM AN IRIsHMAN.-
Here is an Irish gentleman's letter
to his son in college: My Dear
Son-l write to send you two pair
of my Old breeches, that you may
have a new coat made out of them.
Also some new socks which your
mother has just knit by cutting
down some of mine. Your mother
sends you two pounds, without my
knowledge, and for fear you may
not use it wisely, [ have kept back
half, aud send only one. Your
mother and | are well, except that
your sister has got the measles,
which we think would spread
among the other girls if Tom bad
not had it before, and he is the only
one left. | hope you will do honor
to my teachings; if not you are an
ass, and your mother and myself
your atfectionate parents" ="
Year: 1874

CAN THE DECISION OF THE ELECTORS OF ANY TowN MADR AT AN ANNUAL TOwN MEETING IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROvI- VISIONS OF THE AFORESAID Acr BE SET ASIDE AND ANNULLED BY THE VOTE OF SPECIAL TowN MEETING SUBSEQUENTLY CALLED TO CONSIDER THE SUBJECT?
Year: 1874

FEELING OF THE sOUTHERNERs THAT 1T WILL KILL


FREE sCHooLs"-BoTH COLORED AND WHITE


PEOPLE SAID TO BE HEARTILY OPPOSED TO 1T.


70 the Edttor OF The Tribune.


SIR: The shadow of the Supplementary Civil
Rights bill has Just struck The dispatches TO-
day brought the news that the bill had passed the
Senate and II generally believed that IL will the
Houxs at an early day, and large majority Of free
school of both coors and all parties predict
the death Of schools in Tennessee Hopes OF veto
are many OF the intelligent colored people
express the opinion and the wish that the President


may not sign the bill In Its present shape Free schools
ara new institution In the Southan institution not
vet strong enough TO bear much weight. The native
southerners are naturally friendly TO the system.
The best Of them styled 1t an outrage the tax
naxsr I'm the start but the schools In this State,
under the efficient leadership OF Col Fleming the State
superintendent, have been put under way, and their
operatlon has been observed, the system has gained
friends at rapid rate until But this will end It,
The discussion OF the Civil Rights bill and the suggested


possibility OF its passage have prevented the assessment
., the school tax In several counties In the State al


eaav The convention OF coored men recently held at
Nashville which urged the passage OF the Dill ana ade


,barp attack upon Senator Brownlow, and Brownlows
IN answer have operated adversely TO the best
OF public schools and carried the people OF the
backyard 10 the stand OF 1864 Every other pro-
vision OF the bill excepting that in relation 70 miheu
schools passes here almost unnoticed' IL any 'own ~
n whole South could be considered favorable for the
narration of this law perhaps this town OF
Iould DO tho one. II u youns vigorous '"p'a''
Year: 1874

PROGRESS In TIE DOCK SYSTEM OF NEW-I0RK-


ACTIVITY AT CHRIsToPHER-sT., NORTH RIVER.


The work of building the system of stone
piers and wharves connected with the general plan
adopted by the Department Of Docks several years
ago is now pushed forward rapidly. The plan men
toned comprised the building Of wall OF stone, grding
the CITY, and riverside street $50 feet In width,


great avenue Of transportation. portion Of the work
at the Battery was all that for some time reminded
NEWCOMERS Of what intended to be done, but Of
late renewed activity on that portion Of the river
front In the vicinity OF Christopher-st, North
River, has recalled attention to the subject
The amount Of water front under the control of De-
partment In this neighborhoOd Ia about 1900 feet
stone bukhead is now building beginning at the center
of Pier No. A. and extending northery to the southery
side Pier No. 49, where the wall takes another angle
and extends straight out to the pier OF the foot Of West
Eleventhst. intermediate is to be o small pier-new
Pier No. 4-whch will be iabout 80 feet wide and $50
feet long. Work will also be continued In southery
direction to Pier No. 43. The work very carefully
planned, and Its execution s no less careful The river
bed is first dredged to 90 feet below mean low
water. Piles are then driven II feet apart
for width Of % feet. Between them,
to I'LL up the interstices, is put in four
inch broken stone until within two feet Of the top
Of the peheads. Concrete, composed OF part Port


land cement two parts sand and three parts broken
stone then put through chute up within inch
OF the peheads IN order 10 prevent lateral motion OF
the piles Granite blocks then laid The stone wall


will be twenty -four feet high seventeen feet six inches
thick at the base and feet six inches at the top
Up to within two feet Of owwater mark II will be
posed OF beton blocks laid IN two courses and having


rise OF six feet These blocks weigh from twenty five
fifty each Beginning at two feet below low
water mark, the wall will be Of concrete faced with
granite The granite up In six courses averaging
one foot inches for the first ve and two feet
six inches for the coping The concrete filling


backing" will average six feet In thickness The work
Ia done In sections steps, that in spite Of the
rise In tho tide the work all day. About 100
feet Of the fret course Of granite laid aud the ounda
Year: 1874

WOMEN-wONDERFU PROGRESS MADE.


Among the practical institutions of New
York CITY hardly to be cassed among those devoted to
charity the Free Training Schools for Women at No.
At East Tenthst The object of the institution is to help
women to help themselves. and by giving them good
knowledge OF the different branches Of womans work
TO qualify them command better wages than those
obtained by the unsked hand. In April 1873, number
OF ladse many Of position and influence met at
the residence OF Mrs Hodges the present manager and
from this meeting sprang the Free Training Schools OF
the Women's Educational and Industrial Society. For
some little time the work carried on at the resi-


dence OF Mrs. Hodges but aterward greater room was
offered and accepted at No. 62s Broadway and this was
rendered necessary from the many applications for ad
mission though publicity was given Of the existence
of such an institution further extend the branches
OF instruction the ladies having the matter In charge
have quite recently removed TO the quarters they
occupy. The building is large fourstory brick. and
here instruction is given IN every branch OF labor TO
which woman is eligible. To this end Mrs. Hodges, and


Miss Corson the Secretary Of the Society devote their
whole time; and from small beginning, the instu
ton has In q little over year become OF import


snce In the basement, practical instruction Is given
In cookery while mattresses nd training in the restau
rant attached. The restaurant Is public and in
ure contributes toward the support Of the Institution
The floor above is used for the ofices, the class
rooms, library and reading room. Classes In
photography, writing, bookkeeping, ana prooiread
ing are here taught twice week by ladies
Of the eocIety Opportunity IL also offered
for musical practice 70 such desire 10 ht themselves
for governesses Upon the floor above about sixty
sewing free use Of which is given by Of
the agencies In this city The instruction given here
covers every department Of the work and as they be-
come capable the girls enabled u earn comorta
bile living until positions obtained for them The
third floor devoted to every department OF laundry
work and the fourth TO dOrmtOres for such girls
have no other shelter. Every respectable woman who
applies for help Is taught such branch or branches OF
sha NAV CHI
them and when competent are supplied with work or
placed In good situations without charge During the
Year: 1874

We publish this morning a further in-
stalment OF reading matter in regard tc
the lecture at the Female College on las,
Wednesday. We have already said oul
say as regards the bearing Of our remarks
on the behavior Of the young ladies pres
ent on the occasion, and have nothing
further 10 add. In regard to Mr.. ROYCE
it Is proper enough that we should re-
mark that his account Of the affair was moi
narrated to US with any. idea ol its publica
ton. 30 far as we know he certainly had
no such idea. And, finally, we have sim.
ply to say, that our only real regret in
the whole matter is the wrong we did tc
the Friend who addressed the school, by
the language applied to his remarks. Il
he will ever do us the honor 10 visit this
office we shall express our regrets to him
III person, and at the same time take
pleasure in listening with becoming re-
'Pect to his views on the subject Of edu.
cation.
Year: 1874

VIZ have confused reports from
AOundsVille in regard to the National
newspaper, One is that it has expired
Another is that II has not expired, but
that the editor has cut the INTEIIIGEN-
CIR otfhis exchange list and will send no
more copies to this Office, on account Of
tue tFeeuse that we make Of his editorials.
We feel that this Is blow at our enter
prise in giving wide publicity to the
peculiar. views advanced by tht
National on the questions Of the day
In striking this blow at US we feal
that the editor has dealt himself {
Ee'actionsry lick of a serious II not entirely
fatal character. BE was rising to fayol
at home and abroad by virtue Of our ap-
probation of This genius. It's certain tina,
he is not and never Will be appreciated al
Aloundsville. BE has been laboring in
vain to that end for a long time. Hll
only chance was in our friendly cooper
atton' We therefore contidentially and
earnestly advise him to again put us on
bic exchange list,
Year: 1874

Troy, Feb. 14.-The ice in the river
broke up suddenly this morning. Seven
men OF work on Congress avenue bridge
took refuge on two barges moored at the
pier. The barges were forced down the
river TO point near Albany where they
became jammed.i The barges are IN the
middle Of the river and Il Is impossible
now. TO relieve the men on them. 40 va
Year: 1874

Yesterdays Inter- Ocean contained an &C.
count of the discovery of the body of H.
tie girl in the lake at the foot of Twenty
fifth street


Late on Monday evening the poor child
was identified by her uncle, Mr.. f. Dana
and yesterday Deputy Coroner Pilgrim held
an inquest on the body, and verdict OF
suicide was returned. The case is one of
sad and peculiar inlerest-sO rarely does it
occur that child of such tender age de-
liberately takes its own life.


Yesterday reporter called upon Mr.
Dana at his residence, No. 165 Eighteenth
street, to learn something of the history of
the little girl, and of the circumstances that
led her to end her life. Mr.. Dana said that
Matilda WAS 13 years of age. Last Au-
gust her mother died, and since that time
she has been living in her uncle's family,
who have made every endeavor to render
the life of the orphan child pleasant and
happy. The most of the zine Matilda has
appeared to be well content in her new home,
but at intervals she has been subject to in
controllable fits of passion, and at such times
she appeared to think that she was friend
less nd has frequently told children of her
acquaintance that she was weary of life, and
felt sure that she would end it soon. When
in her better moods she was an attractive,
lovabe little girl, fond of her relatives, de-
lighting in the performance Of such duties
as were imposed upon her, loving her school
and constant in her a tendance at Sabbath
school, But morbidly sensitive, and the
gentlest reproof would cloud her happiness
and make her miserable for hours.


Last Monday morning the little girl was
expected to assist her aunt in preparing
breakfast. She did not, however, arise in
time, and when she appeared her aunt re-
proved her for her tardiness. Matilda 8
heart was broken at once, and she returned
to her bedroom for crying SPELL and when
her aunt called her to breakf fast she an
swered that she did not wish to eat. The
family thought nothing strange of this,
neither were they alarmed at her continued
absence, thinking that she had gone to the
residence Of some other relatives for svm,
pathy in her fancitd d sorrow. In the after.
noon however, Mr.. Dana went in quest of
his niece, but was unable to find her until
lie had the great sorrow of seeing her, cold
in death, at the Morgue.


The little girl had three brothers, two Of
them in New York and one soldier in
W yoming Territory. She had been gone
from the house but short time when a
letter, addressed to her, was received from
her soldier brother 1t inclosed present OF
five dollars, and was full of expressions OF
love for her and socitude for her welfare.
Her friends say that if she had received


is letter before she left the house her JOY
would have swallowed up her grief, and she
would not have, taken the fatal step.
Year: 1874

OLD MAIDS A recent writer expresses
bis opinion of old MAIDS AS follows; 81 am
inclined to think that many of the satirical
aspersions cast upon old maids tell more to
their credit than is generally imagined. Is
young woman remarkably neat in her per-
son she will certainly die an old maid; is
she PARTICULAR y reserved towards the other
sex? she has all the squeamshness of an
old maid; is she frug in her expenses and
exact in her domestic concerns he is cut
out for an old maid In short, | have al
ways found that neainess, modesty, econo-
my and humanity are the never-failing char
acteristics of this terrible creature, an "Old
Maid.
Year: 1874

The Amherst Record has an interesting
account of charming and popular school
mistress, of North Leverett, who is of so
slight proportions "that the man with whom
she boards carries her to school in his arms
rather than take the trouble to harness his
horse" Of course be does 20 to save har-
Messing the horse.
Year: 1874

VALUE OF TME.-He who every morn
ing plans the transactions of the day, and
follows out that plan, carries thread
which will guide him through the most busy
life. The orderly arrangement of his is like
ray of light which darts itself through all
his affairs. But where no plan is laid
where the disposal of time is surrendered
merely to the chance of incidents, all things
lie hudded in one chaos, which admits nei-
ther of distribution nor review


The first requisite for introducing order in
the Management of time, is to be impressed
with just sense of its value. Let us CON
slider well how much depends upon it, and
how fast it flies away. The bulk of men
are in nothing more caprcious and inconsst-
ent than in the appreciation of time. When
they think of it as the measure of their
continuance on earth they highly prize it,
and with the greatest anxiety seek to length
en- it out; but when they review in separate
parcels, they appear to hold it in contempt
and squander it with nconsiderate prous-
ion, at the same time complaining that life
is short.


Among those who are careless of time,
we cannot expect to find order much OBJ
served in it's distribution; and, by such fatal
neglect how many materials for severe and
lasting regret are they laying up in store for
themaevesl The time which is suffered to
pass away in the midst of confusion, bitter
repentance seeks in van to recall What
was omitted TO be done at the proper mo-
ment, arises to be the torment of some fu-
ture season. Manhood is disgraced by a
neglect of youth. Old age. oppressed by
The cares that belong to former period, la
bors under burden not its own.
Year: 1874

Max Adeler tells how his frie, Smiley
recently got into t oube: VIM. Smiley, of
Pittsburg, started fr Philadelphia he other
day. A woman occupied the seat in front
of him with twin infants. just before the
train moved off the woman asked Smiley to
hold the babies for moment while she wen,
to the drug store across the street after a
new bottle top He took the little ones
and before the woman returned the train
started Smiley was in agony, and when
the babes began to cry no words can de-
scribe bis misery. All the passengers were
looking at him, and as he danded the chill
dren up and down, one on each knee, the
perspration streamed from every pore This
kind OF thing continued until dark, and then
as the conductor refused to have anything to
do with the infants, poor old Smiley put


them into his own berth and tried to soothe
them. But the more he tried the more the,
howled and he sat up along side of them
all night utterly wreched, while the other
passengers swore at him and threw boots at
his head and called him hard names be-
cause he wouldn't keep the youngsters qui-
ct. By the time morning came, Smiley was
plti'J near ciahN anu the WIS were al
most starved to death. He had nothing TO
give them but plug tobacco and bay rum


which he carried for his hair, and he knew
hose were not healthy The first time the
train stopped he bolted out and bought a
pie. " hen he re urn1d one of The twins
had tumbled off the seat and had n broken
nose; but he stuffed them both with the pie
until they were deathly sick, and began to
disgorge. Then Smiley was in worse case
than ever. When he reached Philadelphia
he was Oh the very verge of insanity, and
his reason was all but dethroned when a po-
liceman entered the car and seized him on
the authority of telegram from Piitsbure
on charge of kidnapping. He spent the
night in Jail, and was then released on bail.
He wants to find the father of those chill
dren. He yearns to tell him something and
to tumble among his hair.
Year: 1874

HAD HIS FEET FROZEN Last evening,
officer Donovan found II man tottering up
Market street. The officer took him to the
hall, where he gave his name as Henry Simp-
son, recently hororably discharged from the
barque Boston, and he had walked from Eas-
ton, Md lie staid all night, but this morning
it was discovered his feet were so badly fro
zen that he was enable to walk. lie was
sent to the City Hospital
Year: 1874

HA The tide Ofimmigration is steadily set


ting in and the first thing eastern people dc
is to throw away their New York Hats and buy
u new one OF DESMOND. They say thereis n(
comparison between the two. '-' 2L1o