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Year: 1874

IF a woman II her ocA CHOICE de-
sire TO engage in some business which
more properly belongs to her brother
there should be 10 law To prevent
her"


Is not this 4 surrender Of the whole
question: This is all that is asked
for by the advocates of woman rights
We ask only that all legal distractions
BE- remoced SO that any person may
take and occupy the position for which
he or she is fitted by nature and edu-
cation. We ask only that woman
may stand on level with man in the
laws of the land,


"Of course it is not expected that
women are going to vote on mora. ques.
tions alone and stop there; but they
are going TO vote, hold office, and leg
lslate on every subject that can inter-
est the American people


But what are called moral ques-
tions" are tue most important part of
legislation and on these subj cts the
mass Of women are found on the side
of right. On the business Of the coun-
try there is far too much legislation,
| and that not always of the most salu-
tary kind despite the absence of wo-
man from the ballot-box. And lust
because "every subject that can inter
est the American people is to be leg.
islated on, every interest should be
represented in making the laws. In
practice, every interest or enterprise
which employs any considerable num-
Der of men has its representatives 10
the halls Of legislation. But although
majority of the adult population are
females. large portion Of whom have
interests peculiar 70 their sex, they
have no voice in making the laws by
which their rights and interests are
controlled. Cast your eve up and down
the streets Of our cities and villages
and see how many signs proclaim the
location of a female merchant or arti-
zan. In the large cities see the thou
sands Of females who are wearing out
their lives in wearisome toll to obtain
scanty and precarious subsistence.
Look at your tax lists and see how
many names are there who as widow,
wife or maid, contribute to pay the ex-
pensc of q government in which they
have no Voice or vote.


The European peasant and Asiatic
Coolie, before they can read their bal
lot, or even speak Ineligible English,
who pay simply apoll tax, if anything,
who are wholly ignorant of the genius
of government and the interests of
the city or town, have legally the same
influence as the most intelligent and
worthy citizens. And this is often
the controlling vote which appropriates
money for doubtful expedients, while
the American lady (no matter how rich
or poor, has no rights at all in the
matter, bat to drudge on patiently till
the collector calls for her tax to pay
bills which should never have been
contracted, and in which she had no
| voice.
Year: 1874

WASHINGTON, January l0.-A num-
beT of members of the house of repre-
sentatives met tonight in the room of
the judiciary committee, in pursuance
of a call numerously signed, to take into
consideration the subject Of cheap trans
pOrtatiOn. Representative Donan, of
Iowa, was called to the chair, and Re-
presentatives Barrere, of Illinois, and
Hereford, OF West Virginia, were ap-
pointed secretaries. Representative
Holman alluded to the fact tEat during
last congress the appropriations for riv-
ers and harbors exceeded little over
five millions Of dollars, and said it was
currently reported that an effort would
be made to reduce them this session to
three millions. What was to be the
policy of congress On the subject of cheap
transportation was a matter of great
moment. II the appropriations are Te-
duced they might be applied to few
specific objects where money would be
spent for the benefit of the people at
large.


Representative Hurlbut, member of
the committee on railways and canals,
said he came here to receive informa-
ton. There were before that committee
projects involving the expenditure of
one hundred and thirty millions of dol
lars, and all of them had their friends.
While many of these projects were local
or sectional, some of them were national.
Although in the section where he lived
there was no immediate connection with
the Mississippi river, yet that river was
important to the agricultural interests of
Illinois at large, and lie therefore WIS in
favor of the Fort st. Philip canal. The
improvement Of the great lakes and the
means of making navigation accessible
to the sea were second to none of the
other schemes proposed for cheap trans
portation, which included the deepening
of the st. Clair flats and the
Niagara canal. Then, there was
also a project for q canal across New
York to divert to the canal the
western produce, which is now sought
an outlet through the st. Lawrence.
Another scheme was the opening of the
Tennessee river through various chan
nels, to afford some outlet to the At
lantic so as to reach Georgia or South
Carolina. There were other schemes of
like nature and Importance. The cry
of the west was for some immediate
action on the part of congress to re-
lieve them from engagement, from
the overflow, of the productions of the
Mississippi valley. There was grow
ing up q Well-founded complaint
against the railroads. This had
been going ON for ten years, and
had extended to other States. A sub
committee had reported to the general
committee q bill which would be con-
sidered by them, providing for board,
with view to reduce the exorbitant
rates now charged by railroads. BE
thought the committee would indorse
this bill, and report next week. He was
Year: 1874




Governor Powers has authorized the
VieEsburg Times to state that he sought
and held q conference with Colonel Geo.
Z. Harris, who received a majority Of
the votes for encouragement last fall,
in order to make up a special case to test
The copstitutionality OF the election in
the courts, before the commencement of
the political year. Colonel iiaFris, after
taking the matter under advisement,
as0lined the proposition, on the ground,
as stated by the Times, that he was not
authorized by his associates on the
ames ticket TO enter upon an agree
ment Of the kind, and to abide the re-
suit. This action Of Governor, Powers
puts his motives and conduct In the
most favorable light. 1t proves that he
has confidence In the correctness Of his
eOgstruction Of the constitution, and
Year: 1874

"And you believe in that dandyf'


al believe in him."


"well, you are as big q fool as
he is"


"Thank You, sir"


She did not finch under her
guardians scornful gaze but look
ed at him as serenely as If her do
ing so was necessary to show that
her faith was strong. C


Mary Ellison was not a girl tc
give her faith lightly, as her guard
ian, DIR. Burgess, well knew; and
IL was this knowledge that made
the present intelligence all the more
aggravating. He had brought he'
to swampscott against her inclina
ton, had rejoiced when he saw he
enjoying herself among the youni
people; and had even been gla'
when Fred Seward began to devot
himself to her. Yet here he wa
now in o fury with himself an
every one because Fred had aske
for Mary's hand.


What was there against Fredi
Everything, the doctor woul
have told you; he was the idlest
all idle young men; he was foppis
4 in his manner of dressing; he wi
somewhst loud In bis conversation
Year: 1874

True Friends.
I'm sitting alone in my chamber now,
And the moons rising red from the sea;
look at the glorious sight, and think
OF my friends-are they thinking OF mol
How sweet 10 think over the many true hearts,
Loved, loving, unselfsh and kind;
Not all have the exquisite beauty OF face,
But some have the beauty Of mind.
There are many, who, passing along day oy Day
Would hardly be seen by the crowd,
Who would look way beyond them, right over


their heads;


OF such little friends am proud.
When they come to me laughing, 50 rosy and


sweet,


And climb on my shoulder OF knee,
know that they mean every word that they say
When they tell me they dearly love me.
Baby hands, little hearts brimming over with love
sheet lips, and an innocent kiss
Such sly little secrets, all whispered IN fun'
Why, what can be sweeter than this
Thank God for such friends, for the gift OF suci
love,


So free from all doubling or fear;
let us giye TO our Father this same loving trust,
And close to his footstool draw near.
Year: 1874

The Society for the, prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals, puts forth a set Of
rules for the treatment Of balky horses.


l. Pat the horse upon the neck ex-
anime the harness carefully, first on
one side and then on the other, speak
ing encouragingly while doing SO; then
jump into the wagon and give the word
60; generally he will obey.


2. A teamster in Maine says he can
start the worst oalky horse By taking
him out Of the shafts and making him
60 round in a circle till he is yiddy.
If the first dance Of this sort doesn't :
cure him, the second will.


3. To cure balky horse, simply
place your hand over the horses nose
and shut off his wind until he wants to
60.


t. The brain Of horse seems to en-.
tertain but one idea at time; there
fore continued whipping only confirms
his stubborn resolve. If you can, by
any means, give him new subject to
think OF, you will generally have no
trouble in starting him. A simple
remedy is to take couple Of turns of
stout twine around the toreleg, just be-
low the knee, tight enough for the horse
to feel, and tie in bow knot. At the
first check he will generally go dancing
off, and after going short distance you
can get out and remove the string, to
prevent injury to the tendon in your
further drive.


5. Take the tail Of the horse between
the hind legs, and tie it by a cord to
the saddle girth.


6. Tie string around the horses
ear, close to his head.
Year: 1874

| have known persons on market day
to 60 out and kill twelve or fifteen fowls,
and to bring them into a room where
there would be half:a-dozen women and
boys pulling few feathers at time,
between the thumb and forefnger, to
prevent tearing them. Now for the
benefit Of such, l give our plan Hang
the fowl by the feet by small cord !;
then with suaI! knite give one cut
across the upper jaw, opposite the cor
ners Of the mouth after the blood has
stopped running stream, place the
point Of the knife in the groove in the
upper part Of the mouth. :un the blade
up into the back part of the head /,
which will cause quiverins and twitcl-
Ing Of the muscles. Now is your time,
for every feather yields as if by magic,
and there is no danger Of tearing the
most tender chick. Before he attempts
to tap, you can have him as bare as the
DAY he came out Of the egy-Jouynal
Of Horticulture.
Year: 1874

An old man who had had much ex-
perience in handling and dealing in
horses for more than half century,
said 70 ne recently he had never known
a horse to get tender-footed that was
kept loose in shed or yard. or in a
boxed STALL That turning around and
treading With their forward feet in the
manure keep them constantly moist and
soft. His theory appeared perfectly
reasonable to me. Il have no box
stalls, but used shavings for bedding,
and every morning, with large shovel,
I moved the wet shavings under the
horses toward feet, and then the last
thing at night covered these with dry
shavings for him to lie on" He also
remarked that he never knew fat
footed horse but what was good
WORKER World.
Year: 1874

To DETERMINE THE SEX OF EGGS,
A writer in the Prairie Farmer after
describing the various rules that have
been given for determining tie sex Of
eggs, lays down this rule of his own,
which We have no doubt is as good as
any Of the others "My rule, SO simple
and easy Of application that any one
living within the regions Of civilization
can have the means Of practising it, was
given me by good old lady, who was
famous in her day as a successful chick
en-raiser. [ am so well satisfied With it
thatI never trouble myself any more
by testing the theories of others on this
subject: Ny mind is, perfectly at rest
on this point, at least in the manage
ment of poultry, and now my chief
study is to produce the finest specimens
Of the breed Of my choice, be they eth
or cockerels or pallets. The rule u.s.,
after you have picked ont the eggs TO
be set, BY whatever other rule You may
fancy, carry them to the nest in / hat If
you desire cookerels, or in a,sun-bonnet
if you wish to obtain pullets."
Year: 1874

coleoptero new and strange to the speak
er, alighted on his manuscript, and at
once attracted his attention. Mr.. Bug
sat still for moment or two, during
which time Canon Kingsley-who is an
enthusiastic and very clever naturalist,
by the way-quietly proceeded to study
its form and structure; but while these
investigations were in progress, and his
language rolling forth to the delight of
his hearers, the insect began to expand
its wings as if to fly away The rever-
end speaker saw the motion, and deftly
caught the bug in his hand. Going
right on with his line Of argument he
continued his examination for several
moments. until, having settled every
thing to his own satisfaction, he let the
insect, ,buzz away about its own business.
To any ordinary man the presence Of
such an intruder would have resulted
in its being quickly brushed away but
the great English divine, trained to
such close habits Of observation and
thought, could not forego the opportu-
nifty, even in the midst of his lecture,
to study the points in new species Of
bug, his mental discipline enabling him
to carry on in his mind two trains Of
ideas at the same time.-Scientifc
AnoeracQM.
Year: 1874

The following receipts have, most of
them appeared in this paper, but to the
English Farmer is due the credit of
printing them in the following order


If you have been picking or handling
acid fruit and have stained your hands,
wash them in clear water, wipe them
lightly and, while they are yet moist,
strike 4 match and shut your hand
around it 50 as to catch the smoke. and
the Stain will disappear.


Wet she spot OF iron rust on muslin
or white dress goods thoroughly with
lemon juice, then lay it in the sun to dry.
Repeat the same if the color is not re-
moved by one application. When dry,
rinse in clear, cold water Lemon Juice
cannot be used on colored goods, as it
will take out printed colors as we'll as
stains twill remove all kinds of stains
from white goods.


Dusting articles of steel, after they
have been thoroughly cleaned, with un-
Stacked lime, will preserve them from rust.
The coils Of piano wires thus sprinkled
will keep from rust many years. Table
knives which are not in constant use
ought to be put in case in which sifted
quicklime is placed, about eight inches
deep. They should be plunged to the
top Of the blades, but the lime should
not touch the handles.


To remove mildew, make very weak
solution Of cloride of lime in water
(about Il heaping teaspoonful to quart
Of water), strain it carefully, and dip
the spot on the garment into it; and if
the mildew does not disappear immedi-
ately, lay it in the sun for few minutes,
or dip it again into the lime water.
The work is effectually and speedily
done, and the cloride Of lime neither
rots the cloth nor removes delicate COL
ors, when sufficiently diluted, and the
article rinsed afterwards in clear waters


The white Of egg has proved, of late,
the most eficacious remedy for burns.
Seven or eight successive application.
of this substance soothe pain: and effect
ually exclude the burn from the air.
This simple remedy seems preferable to
collodlon or even cotton Extraordi-
nary stories are told of the healing pro-
perties Of new oil, which is easily made
from the yolks Of hens eggs. The eggs
are first boiled hard, and the yolks are
then removed, crushed, and placed over
the tire, when they are carefully stirred
until the wholes ubstance is just on the
point of catching on fire, when the yolk
will yield nearly two ,teaspoonfuls of oil.
1t is in general use among the colonists
OF South Russia as a means of curing
cuts, bruises, and scratches.


AT this season of the year. it is i'm
portant for all housekeepers to be on
their guard against the insidious at
tcmpts OF the various species of ants and
the .detestable cockroaches to invade the
kitchen and pantries or store rooms.
Sprigs Of wintergreen will make the
small red ant leave their cherished
haunts. Borax powdered and put into
crevices where cockroaches abide will
finally cause them to disappear but we
found concentrated lye, melted into a
sort Of paste and applied with knife.
more expeditions mode Of destroying
these noxious insects Scalding alum
water is also certain death to cock
reaches
Year: 1874

Il correspondent Of the L;ue Stock
Journal found his cattle one spring af:
fected with the habit Of eating wood,
chewing bones; etc. They became thin
in flesh, refused to eat hay. and present
ed sickly appearance. He had no
impression that their food lacked the
constituents for making bone; and his
neighbors used bene-meal, without MOTTO
ing any good result whatever. At last
he put about four bushels Of leached
ashes in his barn yard and threw out to
them about ashovelful each day. They
all ate it with evident relish. After
turning them out to pasture, be put one
peck Of dry ashes per week on the
ground in the pasture. They ate it all
up and gnawed of the grass where it
had been laying. The cattle began to
improve, gainin- flesh, looking better
than they had done for several years.
He says this morbid appearance was un-
noticed years ago, from the fact that
the ground was new and ashy from the
burning Of woods and land clearings.
Lattcrly he gives one quart of ashes
mixed with the same quantity Of salt to
twelve head of cattle about once week:
Year: 1874

The following romance is faith. cred by a stage-driver in San

 Diego county, and nobody can doubt his reliability During a conversation on the vegetable

 wealth of California, ,Jehu detailed the following to the wonder ofhis hearers: "There is," said he, "this year a crop of wheat in San Diego county, the stems If which aver age twenty feet high, each trunk

 bearing four ears, each two feet i0ng and fully cOr1ed. The trunks are so thick that axes had tO be usei to fell them in the same way as trees." One Of his audience Ter iarked that it must be rather ricn soil thereabouts. Yes, ro-

 piled this truthful Jeems, ''close to the wheat @ peace of hay was raised, and the crop was so heavy

 a part had to be spread on fresh

 ground before it could be proper

 ly stacked" ."-S0n FrdnciscO CoU.

 There are matrimonially incIin-

 ed noodles who are not content

 with getting married like other

 people, but must have the knot

 tied in train at thirty miles an

 hour. or on horseback, or while

 crossing a river, or up in bal

 loon, or in some other unusual

 way to raise the doubt whether they marry for a sensation rather than for love. Such eccentric or idiot couples will turn green with

 envy at the knowledge that one pair recently married in England

 eclipsed them all in novelty of the proceedings. The bride was without arms, and when it came time for the bridegroom to put the ring upon the fourth finger of the brides left hand according to the rubric she just shook off her slipper and presented her newly washed left foot to the bride groom's clasp. The account says he placed the ring on the third toe. Perhaps this was mistake, or 8 corn on the fourth toe may have interfered with the ring be- ing slipped on it. Then both standing, and the bridegroom holding the brides left foot in his right hand the required formula was repeate1. Whether the pre- scribed ceremony of clasping right handz during the exchange of VOWS was omitted altogether, or get around by stepping on each others right foot, is not recorded but the account says that after the ceremony the bride signed and registed, holding the pen with her toes, in 8 very decent "hand." "
Year: 1874

THE nest of the swan is thick and


rather untidy mass of sticks, reeds, flags
and rushes. From the fact of the birds


naturally preferring the most secluded
spots by the water, we more often find a
swans nest on an eyot than on either


bank of the river; the osier beds are


perhaps the localities most favored by
them. The eggs are six or eight In num-


ber, and are hatched in five or six weeks


The young birds are termed cygnets, and


are covered with grayish- brown plu-
mage, which is not entirely lost till the


beginning of the third year. Though the
swan is, in general, very gentle and in
offensive, the male bird will defend the
nest with great courage, and advance to
the onset with ruffled pinions and every
demonstration Of anger; nor is it from
its muscular powers an antagonist
to be despised. While the cygnets are
very young, one or two of them will
sometimes climb up on to their mothers
back, who never sails along more proud
ly than when her dusky brood is thus
Graded between her snowy wings.
Swans do not breed until they are sew
eral years old, and they mate strictly in
pairs; the technical terms for the male
and female are cob and pen. The cob,
or male, has thicker neck and larger
berry" at the base of the bill than the
pen, or female he also swims more buoy
antly, from having more volume of lungs.
Maturity in both cob and pen is shown
by the size of the berry" and the depth
of the orange color of the bill. On the
Thames the nests are sedulously watched
by the fisherman, who receives half
crown for each young bird that is
hatched. He also takes care of the birds
during inclement winters, receiving two
shillings week for the time during
which he has given them food and shell
ter. Taking swans eggs from the nests,
and certain other birds, was an offense
severely dealt with in old times. We
find, in an act of Henry VII, that " No
manner of person, of what condition or
degree he bee, take or cause to be taken,
be it upon his owne ground or any other
mans, the egges of any fawcon, gos-
hawk, laners, or swans, out of the nest,
upon paine Of imprisonment of a yere
and day, and fine at the Kings will, the
one halle thereof to the King, and the
other halle to the owner of the ground
where the egges were so taken. ART
,IOMrnnl
Year: 1874

A BABY was present while Mccullough
was playing in New Orleans the other
night. The Picayune says: AS the mis-
fortunes of Spartacss approached their
elimination the baby gave vent to vari-
GUS expressions of alarm and discomfort
When the gladiator bade his wife and
child farewell the baby howled dismally;
when the rebel chieftain swore ven
geance and destruction on Rome the
baby deprecated his violence in moving
terms. But when Jessippius, or whatever
his name was, rushed in with great
deal of brick dust on his throat and lots
of blue plaster distributed about his head
and body; when he gasped and gurgled
and flung his arms wildly about and
laughed maniacal and fiendish laugh,
and when Spartacus Tipped out his
cleaver and fell upon the expiring
wretch with savage fury-thcn, then ye
angels and ministers OF eiscord! then
that baby burst into a storm OF squeals
and screams and screeches that drowned
the thunders OF the stage and raised the
hair of the spectators with a horror
never contemplated in the programme.
The noise was presently subducd; there
came a sound as of strangling and .
furry suggestive Of baby chokcd and
sat upon; and the play at length pro-
cceded."