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Year: 1873

It will be good for animals, but better yet for men, when generation shall be taught that all living things are the Lords, and that in their narrow sphere they have rights of happiness which cannot be wantonly destroyed without moral culpability.

 We must begin and teach children not to abhor insects, worms, and harm less reptiles. As it is, children are educated to dislike almost everything in creation that is not good to sell or to eat. It is large field upon which you enter. But besides the moral sense of men, which is gradually developing in the direction of the lower range of life, the progress of natural science is bring ing! men into far more kindly relations with the great under-realm than have heretofore subsisted. A simple Irish woman said to friend of mine, who was about to be married, Mary, my dear, always keep pig; you will find them such good company when you are lonesome. TT

 Whatever social virtues may be de- veloped by the pig, we think it emi- nently true that there is great deal of company in the vast and minute life beneath us, which will prove very good eompany,to all who study their habits and sympathize in their happiness Henry Ward Beecher.
Year: 1873

TIE LOCAL PAPBR. -The local news paper is taken by the best people in every lceality. It is the only advertis- ino medium that is bought and paid for by the persons whose attention the, ad- vertiser is desirous of attracting. The attention of the. subscribers to a regu- lar newspaper is invited to an announce ment in it without any officious solici- tation, almost without his knowing it. Every man is conscious that he thinks much more of the paper for which he pays than of any occasional copy of g gratuito1ls sheet or circular which is thrust in at the door.
Year: 1873

IF CONGRESS HAD employed as much scientific skill in the arrangement of it's Re construction Policy at the close, as the War Department did in the beginning of the war, in arranging for the manufacture of what was call ed She,idd,a's CdoGtry Condition Po1oders for the use of the Cavalry horses, no doubt the Union would have been restored long ago.-Ec-
Year: 1873

In our youthful days if there was any one thing that paled before another it was our fire company.

 "We blowed for Tiger No. 4, land our school, and even our sweetheart, ar- rayed in white mittens, blue merino and little hat, were nowhere to "our en- gine."

 The house was right around the cor ner from where weived, and our great est delight was to stand and watch the engine overhauled.

 We boasted an acquaintance also with the housekeeper, and on allowable days rendered him the choice of cigar, pur- chased with our pocket money for his selection, and now and then had the pleasure of meeting him on the street and greeting him with 8 familiar nod as a token of our good fellowship, at once looking around to see if any one had noticed our acquaintance with so great man.

 Once in our life we remember riding one of the horses. You can believe it was not to fire, but only in the neigh borhood of the house, and while it was led to water by the housekeeper.

 On this supreme occasion we were more than happy, and eur aspirations of future greatness were limited by the ownership of big black horse, with white. fore feet and spot on his fore head, rejoicing, at the same time, in the significant name of "Teazer."

 Our future aim in life was also that day decided. We had hitherto been somewhat in doubt as to whether we would prefer being king, with bags of gold and royal palace, or ship-wreck- ed boy on desert Island; but that ride fixed us, and we were firmly resolved on some day being keeper of As engine house, with the free privilege of riding horses forever.

 It is true we considered that if the kingdom was thrust upon us we might have sort of private engine house in the rear of the premises, where "our sweetheart" and I might live content. But this was entirely oyerruled by the remembrance that in case of fire we woald be obliged to leave our palace and sweetheart alone and some rival (we thought of Jimmy Briggs and his new red top boots,) might bear them away forever.

 An! well. How we change. Our sweetheart is married md has children larger than we were then. Our engine house is pulled down and another built in it's place, and our golden palace has melted and gone where many and many such golden palaces have gone before.
Year: 1873

Prospectus for 1S73.-6th Year THE An Illustrated Monthly Journal, universally admitted to ts the Handsomest Periodical in the World.

 Al Representative and Champion Of

 American Taste
Year: 1873

am feeding to fourteen cows, twice a dey Tn then bran, two single handfuls ot salt, and ind that if the salt is withheld for three days there will be a falling of of as least four quarts of milk each day. In three days more the milk may be increas- ca by the use of it at least four quarts. KEDUCINs TOPS OF TREES ON TRANSPLANT }sBA ssE ING.

 Another thing went the rounds of the agricultural papers which did untold mis- chief. and is the cause even to this time of much loss and disappointment, viz. the setting out of young trees without re- ducing the tops. 'sWhy," said the advo- cates of this theory, '.you might as well cut of a young tree and expect to have it live"

 Now the contrary of this theory.is true. An trees which are to be transulanted should have the tops reduced very mate- rially, if you would have them live and do we'll The maple, especially, should have all tho top cut off to within eight feet of tue ground, and then if it be well taken up 1t will be sure to live, and at the end of three years will have more top on than if set out whole. A little digging round the roots and then with 8 crowbar they may be very easily taken up. It is a great wonder that more of our farmers do not i'll their highways with these most beau tiful shade trees, both for their own profit and the comfort of the traveller.

 T. l.. HART.

 West Cornwall, Conn.,, April 1871.
Year: 1873

ent, but was perfectly content with per
hitting me to impose new taxes, pro-
dueing then budget, and reorganizing
and increasing the strength Of the army.
n.Let it all be done by NJ. Thiefs," the
Empetor said. " He will do 1t much
better than we canj and then when
he has done so mitch we shall
see what we have to do" This
manner of acting on the part of the
Emperor was well known to me, and |
know also that such a mode of prOce-
dure was in perfect accordance with his
crooked ways. The Emperor never
pdssessed anything like that which we
call moral sense. The distinction between
right and wrong, justice and injustice,
was unknown to him. He thought that
to give people money was the only lever
to employ. The drawers of his writing
desk were always full of money, which
he distributed freely to visitors when he
thought by so doing to gain a point.
Having taken the money, the recip-
tents were, however, apt to forget the
gift, and theirdemands for new grattitles
were neither few nor far between. The
Emperor succeeded in making himself
perfectly detested all through Europe
and In completely isolating France.
told him several times what the policy
Of France should be. We stood at the
head of Europe, and we only had to
keep everybody else in antagOnism, so
as to preserve to ourselves the
role of arbitrator. 1t was clear as
possible that this should have been
our policy. But the Emperor never pur-
sued this course. After the Crimean war
he was perfect master of Europe. If he
had done as l prOposed-not to him per-
sonally, but to those who surrounded
him-to remain friends with England,
to show regard to Austria, and in that
way to remain the regulator of Euro
pean affairs, we should have held the
balance of European power in
our hands. But the Emperor did
not take this course. The little
good relations We had with England
were simply purchased by the Treaty of
Commerce, but with the rest of Europe
we were in constant rivalry and conten-
ton, and instead of being the arbitra-
tors, Obeyed by every country in Europe,
we became the object of general dislike;
we became surrounded by secret foes,
and the end was our late disasters"
Year: 1873

So-called "spiritual phenomena are
undergoing tacit attack in London in
the performance of a certain Herr Do
bier. This person does exactly the
very same things which the Davenport
Brothers did, but without claiming the
assistance Of any supernatural agency.
His audience sits in darkness for two
minutes while he binds himself hand
and foot to chair. The rope is then
examined, and appears quite fact, the
knot being between his hands and
seem;,olv so tight as to render it i'm
nossible 10 withdraw them. The light
!. again extinguished; be is guarded
upon The platform by two well
known members OF the audience,
and very suddenly a tambourine
flies about the room, and a bell is
wrung. Other things Herr Dobler does
which show that with hands and legs
tightly tied he can do more than most
people can accomplish with hands at
liberty. He borrows coat from q
spectator, puts it beside him on table,
the light goes out, is instantly rekindled
and the coat is on his back, his hands
tied as before; in another dark mo-
mept it is off and thrown to the lender.
The lights are extinguished upon his
hands filled with flour, and in two min.
utes they are found united with the
flour still remaining IN them. He ac-
knowledges that this is mere sleight Of
hand.
Year: 1873

Rem Butler aud she Temperance


People.


From the N. Y. Tribune.


General Buffers nomination for the
Governorship Of Massachusetts was
before the State Temperance Alliance
last Tuesday. The Alliance, however,
couldn't make up its mind whether the
General was to be trusted to enforce the
LIQUOR law or not, and took fortnight
to consider the matter. One ardent
gentleman supported General Buffers
nomination in rather q questionable
way by saying that he would rather
have q devil in hell who would enforce
the LIQUOR law thsn an angel Of light
who would do no more than Governor
Washburn has" We would suppose
the General would get tired Of being
considered no more than q convenient
fiend incarnate. But some how this is
the reputation which he has acquired,
and to these uses livery vlrtuous folks
seem willing to put him. They forget
that the fiend incarnate may in the end
prove very troublesome and unsatis'
factory monster. fhe should be elect.
ed to enforce the law and then shouldn't
enforce it, the kettle OF fish would be
altogether too pretty for human nature q
daily food. Pious folks who use fiends
incaruste to further pious ends may
find that they have engaged in q some
what impious business
Year: 1873

The greed OF q Congressman will yet


become q standard for parallels asd


Synonyms. Already the great majority


OF those elected 10 the Forty-third


Congress have drawn their first three


months salsry at the increased rate. 1t


is an entire novelty in practice. since


they have not been sworn in, and can


not strictly be called actual members.


Were they all TO die between this and


December, they would have been taking


pay for services which they had not yet


rendered. The last Congress took care
Of this by passing law that allowed
them to draw their pay quarterly.
There never was such o Congress a.
that for looking for pay aud perquisites.
It took care to remunerate itself twice
ovtr, and after Increasing future pay for
members, gave them the right 70 draw
three-fourths OF it before they had
earned anything II the people wish TO
know what are the chances for the re-
peal Of this odious salary bill, let this
almost universal drawing out OF the
frst three months pay BY the members
OF the next Congress be the answer 10
their inquiry. Having already button-
ed their pockets over the money. they
are not the men TO vote to return Il to
the people through the Treasury. So
the resolution OF the Maine RepubIi-
cans on this point are but poor bun
oombe ct best. Neither Congress nor
Ihe Executive thinks Of relenting. The
people have q remedy for such 9 gross
outrage, and it is Q sure one; but It viii
,ever be reached BY IN appeal TO the |
honor OF those who are arYaiRned. |
Justice and judgment both cit at the
and there 10 the place 10
produce the effect.
Year: 1873

The Board Of Education did q very
just aud sensible thing last pight In
abolishing ali distinction between the
salaries to be paid to male or female
teachers 10 the public schools. The
report OF the committee on salaries
provided for the payment OF not more
than $l,l00 per annum to the male
principal of Ward school and not
more than 5000 per annum to a female
principal. The injustice Of the dis
criminstion was apparent to a majority
OF the Board and the words male
and "iemele" were stricken from the
report wherever they occurred, and 10
this amended form the report was
adopted. The salary of teachers
is hereafter to be graded
according to the qualification OF the
applicant and the work to be done,
rather than according to sex. Ifa wo-
man applies for employment, having a
certificate of the same grade Of scholar
ship as that OF her male competitor and
willing to do the came work, her sex
shall be no barrier to her receiving the
salary attached TO the position.


Thisis as it should be. The teach
ers of our public schools are but in
differently paid. Their education
stands instead OF moneyed capital. 1t
has cost them in actual cash cay $lO,-
900 each, and this is by no
means an extravagant estimate
for those who are qualified
to teach the higher classes contem-
plated in our system OF public instruc"
ton. Now what merchant or business
man is there in this city who would be
content with an annual income OF less
than $1,000 from cash capital Of
$4,000, il, in addition to his original
investment, he gave his personal servl-
ces and attention to the management OF
the business2 And what possible rea-
son can there be for discriminating be.
tween the sexes as to the income to be
received from their investment oil
money!


Money is worth in this city rot less
than 6 per cent per annum, and it gen.
orally brings a much larger rate OF
interest. The borrower never in.
ouires whether the funds he is
using belong to a man or to
to a woman, and be never dreams Of
asking for a lower rate if the lender
happens to be Of the opposite sex. Our
manufacturing and insurance com len-
les, or other moneyed corporations,
never think of making any distinction
Of sex in the divide ends paid to their
stockholders, but all are placed upon a
plane Of equality and the stock owned
by q woman draws precisely the same
rate OF dividend as that held by a man.


Reducing the matter in this way to
business principles, why should not q
female teacher doing the same work
and having invested as much in her
education and with as good results, re
ceive the same wages as a man. There
can be but one answer to the question.
No sexual distinction should be made
in the salaries allowed for services in
the schools.


We are glad the Board OF Education
has recognized this truth and resolved
to be guided BY it in the future. Its
action in this respect is just and righ'
and worthy Of all commendation.
Year: 1873

THERE is . general tendency in some
papers to represent the public men o.
seventy and one hundred years since as
being sngelically pure, and the men OF
the present day as being devilish and
impure. Yet when Parton and others
unearth the records Of the past, and
chow that Washington and Jefferson
and the public men Of their day were
very much the same as the public men
of our day, these same papers cry out
in distress, and demand that the past
shall not be explored, in this ruthless
vay!
Year: 1873

Having photograph taken is one of
the great events in mans life. The
chief desire is to look the very best, and
on the success of the picture hinges III
many cases the most important epoch
in life. When you have completed your
toilet You go tie the gallery and force
yourself into a nonchalence of express
sion that is too absurd for anything.
Then you take the chair, spread your
legs gracefully, appropriate calm and
indifferent look, and commence to per-
spire. An attenuated man with a pale
face, long hair and solid nose, now
comes out of cavern, and adjusts the
camera. Then he gets back Of you and
tells you to sit back as far as you can in
the chair and that it has a remarkably
backward spring. After getting You
back till your spine interferes with the
chair itself, lie shoves your head into
pair of ice-tongs, and dashes at the ca
mera again. Here, with a piece OF dis
colored velvet over his head, he bonn
bards you in this manner d.


"Your chin out little, please. The
chin is protruded That's nicely; now
a little more" The chin advances again
and the pomade commences TO melt and
start for freedom Then he comes back
to you and slaps one OF your hands on
your leg in such a position as to give
you the appearance of trying to lift IT
over your head. The other is turned
under itself, and has become so sweaty
that you begin to fear that it will stick
there permanently. a new stream OF
pomade finds its way out, and goes
downward. Then he shakes your head
in the tongs till it settles right, and
says it looks like rain, and puts your
chin out again and punches out your
chest, and says he doesn't know what
the poor are to do next winter unless
there is a radical change in affairs, and
then takes the top of your head IN one
hand and your chin in tie other, and
gives your neck wrench which would
earn any other man a prominent posi-
ton in new hospital; then runs his
hand through Your hair aud scratches
your scalp,and stel back to the camera
and the injured velvet for another look.


BY this time new sweat and pomade
nave started out The whites of your
eyes show unpleasantly, and your whole
body feels as if it had been visited by
an enormous cramp, and another and
much larger one was mOmeritarlly eX-
pected Then he points at something
for you to look at; tells YOU TO look
cheerful aud composed, and snatches
away the velvet, and pulls out his watch.
When he gets tired, and you feel as II
there was very little left i'll this world
to live for, he restores the velvet, says
it is an unfavorable day for a picture,
but he hopes for the best, and immedl-
ately disappears in his den. Then You
get up and scratch yourself, slap on
your hat, and Immediately sneak home,
feeling mean, humbled, and altogether
too wretchcd for description. The first
friend who sees the picture says he can
see enough resemblance to make certain
that it is you, but you have triedto look
too formal to be natural and graceful.
Year: 1873

All, we'll John came tonight, and


stood


For full an hour beside the bars,
And we two watched, between the


trees,


The glimmer of the moon and stars.
John acted very strange, think
wish l knew the reason why;
I really thought he meant to say
Something tonight besides good-by.
Johns coming here quite often now
I'm sure / don't know why he should
Although my sister Jenny says


It's talked about the neighborhood
That he is making love to me
The strangest thing ever heard
For if it's true, how queer it is


That John has lever said word.
All, we'll I shouldn't care so much
If John had told me so;
For then he might have SAID it all
Upon his own account, you know.
But he's so bashful, believe


He'd never dare to speak out plain
I hope he'll muster courage up,


And try it, when he comes again.
1t cannot be that I'm to blame
I'm sure I've helped him all could
I've always met him at the bars
And talked as any woman would
That had a lover whom she liked,
And waited, with her heart aglow,
For him to break the subject first,
And then how quick she'd let him


know I!


But John he keeps coming still,
Just as he has for twelve months past
I've thought sometimes it looked as


though


I'd have to speak myself at last
I'm bound that he shall know the truth
And now, resolved, | canEot wait
For him to find it out himself,


And so, next time, I'll try my fate !
Year: 1873

Gov. WALKER on EDUCAnoS.-At
the commencement exercises of the
State Agricultural College OF Virginia,
Blackburg, last week, Gov. Walker de.
livered an address before the societies of
the College, in which he spoke at some
length upon the necessity of educating
the colored people. He advocated the
appropriation by the Federal Govern
ment of the entire proceeds derived from
the sales of public lands for educational
purpose. In liberating the colored
people, and giving them the right OF
suffrage, Gov Walker said the Govern
ment should not only have provided the
means for the education Of these new
suffragans, but it should have gone fur
ther, and aided the people OF the South
to fulfill this duty to themselves.
Year: 1873

Twas A PIECE OF Ny MOTHER S
DREss.-We heard story told the 9th
er day that made our eyes molsten. We
have determined to tell it, just as we
heard it, to the little ones


"a company of poor children, who
had been gathered out of the alleys and
garrets of the city, were preparing for
their departure to new and distant
homes in the West. Just before the
time for the starting Of the cars, one OF
the boys was noticed aside from the
others,apparently very busy with a cast
off garment.


The Superintendent stepped up to
him and found that he was cutting a
small piece out of the patched lining.
1t proved to be his jacket,which having
been replaced by new one, had been
thrown away. There was no time to
be lost. Come, John come said the
Superintendent, what are you going to
do with that old piece of calico ?


please sir, said John, 4 am cutting
it to take with me. My dear dead
mother put the lining in this old jacket
for me. This was piece OF her dress,
and it is all / shall haze to remember
her by. And as the poor boy thought
of that dead mothers love, and of the
death-bed scene in the old garret where
she died, he covered his fact with his
hands and sobbed as if his heart would
break.


but the train was about moving, and
John thrust the little piece of calico in
to his bosom, TO remember his mother
bv, hurried into the car, and was soon
far away from the place where he had
seen so much sorrow"


We know many an eye will moisten
as this story is told and retold through
out the country, and many a prayer
will 90 up to God for the fatherless and
motherless in all great cities and III all
places. 80,


Little readers, are your mothers still
spared to you ?" Will you not show
your love by cheerful obedience 2 That
little boy who loved so well,we are sure
obeyed. =,


Bear this in mind, that if you should
one day have to look upon the face of a
..dear dead mother" no thought would
be so bitter as to remember that you
had given her pain by your wilfulness or
disobedience.