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Year: 1873

JERSEY FARM LABoRERs.-We under
stand that Mr.. Lands, of Vineland, has
decided to sell land to Jersey farm laborers,
upon such terms as will suit them. Since
the starting of the Vineland Steam Flour
Mill, he is interested in. getting Jersey set
tiers who thoroughly understand cultiva-
ting the soil, and who are familiar with
raising corn and wheat. Farm laborers
who have been in the habit of hiring them
selves out, bnt who would now like to have
small farms of their own, might do well to
visit Vineland and see Mr. Lands. He may
show them chance.
Year: 1873

There are very many pleasant drives in
the neighborhood Of this city, and at this
season of the year, the country presents a
delightful appearance Those of our citi-
zens who have conveyances of their own,
are making good use of them, while others
are literally patronizing the various livery
stables, which have many excellent horses
and some fine carriages
Year: 1873

Postmaster General Cresswell, who has
lately returned from an extended Southern
tour, says of the political status of that
portion of the county:


s'The people are not fully reconstructed;
l mean, they are, perhaps, not thoroughly
satisfied with their present political condi-
tion, but they have advanced as far towards
complete submission to the new order OF
affairs as might be expected, all things con-
sidered. We had a very pleasant trip, and
were we'll received everywhere. Particular
ly was this the case in Tennessee, where
many of the leading rebels called on US
Our conversation with them was satisfac-
tory, and So far as their utterances were
fnot in practice, they have accepted the
results of the war. OF course, we met none,
or at any rate, very few of the more igno-
rant classes, who are charged with the
lar outrages; but we met men who were
said to be leaders, and it was evident that
among the latter q better feeling prevails





than was exhibited several years ago. In
New Orleans we found some trouble, the
existence and causes of which you under
stand; but even there many of the natives
and some of the opposition party called on
us.


s'The Southern problem is gradually set
tlng itself. The slow return of the South
to prosperity and the tardy adoption of its
people to changed conditions of the labor
question have provoked much of the dissat-
isfaction which now prevails. When these
provocations are removed the people will
submit more cheerfully, but you cannot
expect them to act as peacefully as well-fed,
properly housed and well-clad people would
You must remember. too, that their power
ty is constant reminder not only of their
defeat, but of their former comforts. All
this is natural; it is human nature, against
which it is useless to battle. AT the same
time, the obligations of the Government to
the enfranchised black citizens require that
the Constitution and the laws shall be rig
idly enforced with equal justice to all.
Year: 1873

health, pursuing the regular course pre-
scribed nor has it actually been the
case that they have been impaired in
health by the course.


The third class Of objections, and
the last shall name, sum themselves
up under this head: That there will
be some kind of moral embarrassment
that will be unpleasant, or that there
will be some sacrifice of that peculiar
charm, that deicacy which we describe
by the term womanliness. None, Ger
tainly, can hold more to his opinion
than |, that If there was to be the
slightest sacrifice Of that charm, that
deficacy which is to woman what color
IS to the flower, that nameless some
thing that poets strive to describe but
cannot, that something which attracts
us to woman, If this were to DE lost it
were indeed, in my Judgment, too great
a cost to pay. If We were to make
masculine women, or blue-stockings,
then for one let me have the privilege
of reslgning my position. But [ wish
to testify, so far as my experience has
9one-L give it only as three years ex-
perience-L must say | see no possible
tendency in this direction. We all
know that American men, according
to the testimony of Europeans. are
proverbially courteous to ladies', and
from students at colleges you may be
assured you may rely upon courteous
treatment toward ladies. So far as |
know, though we have no regulations
or rules in regard to the matter at all
but have left the whole thing to the
innate good sense and courtesy Of the
students. | have yet to learn Of the
first thing in which | see the least ap-
prehension upon this point. | speak
with great plainness and emphasis, be
cause | know this point upon which
there has been great concern, and upon
which there was in my mind at one
time So much for these three points.
| believe you will never have occasion
to recur to them. Indeed, [ need not
stop t. argue it here The argument
has been made and the verdict render
ed. 1t is looming up in stone before
me to stand for ages
Year: 1873

PAYING SPECIE Ledger says: We
shall reach ''hard pan" one Of these days
The hotels, ere long, will follow the example
OF the theatres in the reduction of prices.
Overtures to that effect have already been
made to one another by the proprietors of not
a few of the leading houses, and all that is
needed to secure the result aimed at, is concert
of action, and the indications are that that will
soon be had. There is also a strong pressure
on the Broadway Omnibus lines to reduce their
Ten cent fares TO six cents. They will have to
come to il. The down town restaurants are
feeling their way in the same direction, under
a strong seuse Of self-interest.
Year: 1873

Little Jenny t, is five years old.
Her uncle gave her a doll. Jenny cher
islled her doll with all a mothers care.
The other day she was nursing it ON her
knees; she started suddenly, the doll fell,
and the head was broken off. Jenny was
overcome with grief at.this misfortune,
and looked aghast at the poor headless
doll; then raising her eyes, she said, with
sigh OF resignation, Another little an
gel in heaven
Year: 1873

The condition Of the real estate market is still
"between hay and grass" as farmer wouldsay-
The unsettled feeling in regard to money mat
ters during the first six weeks OF the year ex-
ercised oppressive influence on the speculative
activity, and this is even yet having some effect
in the same direction, as money is still tight in
the East, where q large amount Of the capital
has always come from to buy Chicago real e8-
tate. Tho weather also has been extremely un-
favorable to sales OF suburban lands and lots,
and though there is,a feeling OF restored conf
dence in the West now in regard to the supply Of
money, it cannot be expected that real estate
sales will increase much until we have mora
favorable weather for driving and getting around
the suburbs.


Notwithstanding these circumstances, tho
volume ct real estate transfers has been mncn
larger during the last two months than over
before in the same season OF the year. It was 4
subject Of remark last year that the volume Of
tranafers in the first quarter OF 1872 were greater
than in the corresponding period Of 1871. The
confidence that the city would be rebuilt
grander scale, Which was the foundation OF tho
activity then, has been fully realized. II there
WAS to be any reaction from the conti-
dence manifested then, it might have been
expected st tho beginning OF this year,
but, If the volume Of transfers is any indication
Of continued activity and steady increase in
values, then it ia to be found in the larger vol
u1ne Of sales during the last two months than
in the corresponding time Of 1879. The fol-
lowing Is 4 comparison OF the weekly aggregates
Of recorded transfers during January Aau Fet-
~ fha two
Year: 1873

Deafnessis calamity which we would
all avert, and yet, by ignorance, many
young people are laying the foundation
for an isolated old age--a land of 81
lence. Sea-bathing is apt to do much
injury to the ear. Not that this most
important and healthful pleasure need,
therefore, be in the least discouraged;
but it should be wisely regulated. Stay
ing too long in the water certainly
tends to produce deafness as we'll as
other evils; and it is practice against
which young persons of both sexs should
be carefully on their guard. But inde-
pendently of this, swimming and float
ing are attended with o certain danger
from the difficulty of preventing the en-
trance of water into the ear in those po-
sitions. Now, no cold fluid should ever
enter the ear; cold water is always more
or less irritating, and, if used for swing
ing, rapidly produces extreme giddl-
ness. In the case of warm water, its
entrance into the ear is less objection
able, but even this is not free from dis
advantage. Often the water lodges in
the ears and produces an uncomfortable
sensation till it is removed; this should
always be taken as sign of danger. II
the water cannot be prevented from en-
tering the ear in any way, the head may
be covered. Wet hair, whether from
bathing or washing, may be cause of
deafness, if it be suffered to dry of it.
self. Whenever wetted, the hair should
be wiped till it is fairly dry. Nor
ought the practice of moistening the
hair with water to make it curl, to pass
without remonstrance. To leave wet
hair about the ears in to run great risk
of lnjuring them. In the washing oi
children. too, care should be taken that
all the little folds of the outer ear are
carefully and gently dried with soft
towel. Drafts of air are also peculiarly
injurious to the ear. The modern style
of cutting the hair of men, and of ar.
ranging the hair of women, is much tc
be deprecated; because it was intended
by nature that the hair should fall ovel
the ear, and thus form q protection tc
it. But as we cannot throw down sc
great goddess as fashion, we mus
use care and artificial means for the
preservation of this delicate organ. i


sitting in draft is unavoidable, tht
handkerchief should be applied to the
ear exposed. The ordinary manner o.


washing the face does no harm to the
ear; but all swabbing of the ear, wheth


er with dry cloth or lint moistened witt
hot or cold water or other fluid, is by
no means to be advised, MS it removes
the wax, the necessary safeguard to the
internal ear. This information is o
practical value to all, and we hope i


may be remembered as such.
Year: 1873

In Virginia City, New, according to
the Territorial Enterprise of that town,
a gentleman has placed on each side of
the gravel walk leading from his front
gate to his door handsome iron fence,
the top rail of which is made of gas
pipe filed with small holes. Before lie
thus fenced his walk he was much
troubled by book agents, map peddlers,
and other persistent cattle, but now all
is lovely with him. When he sees a
man enter his gate with books under
his arm, he simply turns cock and in
stantly thousand streams of water
dart across the whole length OF the walk
from side to side. The book-peddler
retreats to the gate, gazes wistfully up
the walk for time, concludes the man
of the house does not want to see him,
and then travels, wondering what sort
of Internal machines people will next
invent for the ediscouragement of honest
industry. This beautiful and useful in
vention is not patented,
Year: 1873

A method for preserving milk is thus
described:


The milk, fresh drawn from the COW,
is placed in cans or bottles, which are
filled as nearly full of milk as possible,
and Immediately corked tightly or her
metically sealed. The cans or bottles
are then placed in bath of water heat
ed to the same temperature as the milk,
in such manner as TO allow q free cir
culation of water beneath and around,
but not over them. The temperature of
the water bath is then slowly raised to
between 100 degrees and ITO degrees
Fahrenheit's thermometer. The water
is kept at this temperature for greater
or less length of time, according to the
period during which it is desired to pre-
serve the milk. One honr will, it is
claimed, preserve the milk four or five
weeks. Five hours heating is enough
for eight months OF year. The fire is
then withdrawn and the bath allowed to
cool slowly, after which the cans and
bottles IRE withdrawn and the operation
is completed.


An essential of success in this opera
tion is, that the vessels designed to con-
tain the milk should be perfectly clean
and sweet, and that the milk itself
should be perfectly pure and unadul-
terated. If the temperature be carried
higher than that named above, the milk
acquires cooked taste. If the temper
ature be not raised so high, and main
tanned suitable length of time, the
milk sours.
Year: 1873

Men of talent often fail from turning
their talents in wrong direction. Chief
Justice Chase, for example, would nev,
er have made successful barber. He
lived for while in his youth with his
uncle, Bishop Chase, who prepared him
for college. One morning he told the
budding Salmon to kill and dress pig.
The incipient st ltesman was not much
of a butcher, and, when he came to the
delicate operation of scalding the pig,
horror the hair set. But in his ex-
tremity h. bethought himself of his
uncle's razor, and, in due course of
time had the porker shaved from tip of
snout to tail-end. The bishop, on his
return, complimented his nephew on
the neatness with which he had per-
formed his task. When, however, the
old gentleman came to shave himself,
his cherished razor was found in sad
plight. An investigation followed, and
young Salmon received some very seri-
Gus advice.
Year: 1873

A San Francisco paper relates the fol-
lowing incident which recently occur
red there, which shows how easy it is
to collect crowd in large city: GA
man carrying upon his shoulder o heavy
iron bar struck it against a large glass
window and cracked the pane. The
street was one where loaded vehicles
frequently passed, and so to prevent
the jarring from causing the cracks to
extend, ring was drawn about the
spot ON the glass with diamond point.
Somebody caught sight of the shivered
spot and the circle about it, and stop
ped to look. Another did likewise; the
crowd increased, and in a short time
four policemen arrived on the run, it
having been reported at headquarters
that pistol ball had been fired into
the office, and that the place had been
robbed. OF course the coming of the
police drew still larger crowd. and the
Office was almost besieged. The excite
ment could not be allayed, and the
crowd dispersed until placard was
hung up giving the explanation of the
affair, and even then number fingered
near to spell ont the words"
Year: 1873

A few years ago a farmer lived near
me, who, being out of debt, was on the
high road to prosperity. He had the
promise of a magnificent crop of wheat.
Some weeks before it was time to cut it,
an agent came along one day selling i'm
proved reapers. ga beautiful crop of
wheat you've got there, he remarked to
the farmer.


The latter reckoned 'tvould turn out
pretty well.


"Now, you ought to have a good
reaper to cut it with, " said the agent.


"Can't afford it haven't got the
money" replied the farmer.


"Im selling first-class machine
better than any that have been used
about here-and I can give you one at
bargain and wait until it has paid for
itself. 1 don't want any money now,
continued the agent, temptingly, aud
with pencil and paper he showed first
how much the farmer would have to pay
for cutting his wheat this year, how
much grain he could cut for other peo-
pie, and, in short, that before he would
have to pay for the machine he would
have saved and earned enough with it to
pay for it, and still have the machine
not half worn out. To make q long
story short, the farmer was persuaded to
purchase the reaper, and gave an "iron-
clad" note for it-that is, q note accom-
panied with a statement of property,
whish in this State is equivalent to a
mortgage.


The machine arrived in due time it
worked well, and my neighbor was able
to cut his crop himself instead of hiring
reaper. Then he did some work with
it for other people, but as several others
in the neighborhood had also purchased
machines he did not ego out" wit it
as much as he expected. At length his
note matured, but he had no money with
which to pay. He had had sickness in
his family, and had not got as much for
his crop as he had expected. The agent
was sorry, and, after good deal of hesi-
tation, supposed" that if the farmer
could not pay, the time would have to
De eAteuueu, uuU III tnht case ne SuOulu
have to charge 20 per cent. interest
He would much rather have the money
than that even. So the note was renew
ed on those terms. The farmer paid
the interest once or twice, but, finally,
as the quarterly day came around, he
saw that he was not likely to have
money to pay even that. There was
nothing then left for him to do but to
mortgage his place, borrow the money,
and pay the note. And still he ran be-
hind hand, so that instead of reducing
the mortgage he was obliged to increase
it from time to time until in the end he
had to sell out, take new land and bogin
| again. - -
Year: 1873

We wish to give few practical sug-
gestions as to how best to bring colts to
perfection.


While the dam is in use, the colt
should not be allowed to run with her,
as colts are not unfrequently injured in
this way, and always worry and annoy
the mare. When the mare is brought
in, she should be kept from the colt
until she is coel. .at .s


Spring colts should we weaned in the
latter part of August, as it is much bet
ter for them to be deprived of milk
when the weather is warm and there is
new grass. 1t is always better to wean
colts when there is grass for them.
Grain should nevcr be fed to colts I'M
ground, and carrots anG other vegeta-
bles fed to them should be chopped
fine. A mixture of corn meal, ground
oats and bran, with little salt, about a
quart at night, and pint of chopped
carrots in the morning, is very good
feed for weanlings. .g..


Colts should be kept warm. The
hardening process generally does a
great deal more harm than good. After
colt has got some substance to har-
den, there is time enough to harden
him. See that the colt has plenty of
bedding; and filth and lack of ventila-
ton and sewerage are Just as bad in the
stable as in the house. The stables
should be kept sweet and clean, and
colts should be brushed, not curried,
every day.


1t is a good plan to habituate colts
very early to being handled. They thus
lose all fear of man, and when it is time
to bit and break them, no trouble is ex-
perieRced. Biting is q very nice pro-
cess, and requires much knowledge and
Judgment to be successfully done.
After the young horse has become ac-
customed to the biting apparatus, he
should be taught to steady himself upon
the bit when driven, and the driver
should see to it that he does not learn
to pull. The horse should be taught
the amount of rest upon the bit which
he should take. By pulling, horse
wastes his power.


The biting of young horse should
precede any attempt to develop speed.
Colts should not be driven for speed
before they are four years old. Most
young trotting horses are driven into
an uneven way of going. The hitch is
generally due to over-driving. Trotting
horses cannet draw weight until they
are fully matured and have had great
deal of work; and sure way of running
q young trotting horse is to drive him
as fast as he can go up and down the
road, with two in the wagon. Heavy
weight alone will make a horse hitch
and otherwise iniure his gait, even
though he be not pressed, but just a
little tired.
Year: 1873

GreedinesS finds its own punishment,
and that speedily. The punishment
does not always take the shape of collie.
At recent dinner an individual with
large eyes for fruit and long reach,
fell in love with large dish of pears of
the Seckel variety. His heart longed
for them and his hand lunged for them.
He grappled the top one, and the re-
naming four hundred and twenty-four
rolled all over the table, into the ether
dishes, on the floor, into the laps of the
guests, and all because one man was
greedy. His punishment came from
one little pear about the size of his own
organ of politeness. This little avenger
fell into the coffee-cup of the pear
snatcher and splashed hot coffee into
his eyes, all over his face, shirt bosom
and white vest. The affair occurred at
county fair, and all the afternoon one
man went about the show looking as if
he had fallen upon thousand squash
bugs and squashed them over his shirt
and vest.
Year: 1873

There Is great need in this city for
domestic help. Cooks, washers and
nurses ARE in great demand, and we
would be glad to see live agency cs-
tablished in Dallas for the importation
of stout, active, energetic men ana
women, to take hold Of the domestic
wheels, and keep them moving stead
ily and faithfully. Our wives and
daughters are too often compelled to
go to the kitchen and perform the
rough menial services to which they
are totally unaccustomed, thereby in
juring, and, lin many cases, destroy
ing their health. This is, or will he, a
serious matter, and we hope that some
enterprising man or woman-we care
not which-will take it in hand ut
some early day, and use their best en-
deavor to bring back a radical change
IN the department of domestic help.


Women who have been tenderly
reared, in other States, totally free
from the heavy burdens of servile care,
come here to find a home, and are
soon compelled to perform the house
hold work of the family, wearing
themselves thin and pale, day by day,
until, in some instances, they sink into
early graves. Then we hear the cry
from abroad that Texas in general, and
Dallas in particular, is n terribly un-
healthy place for women and chill
dren," when it is, in fact, no such
thing. The climate is fine, and the
resident portion Of the city healthily
located. There is nothing that we can
discover in the place to warrant any
such opinion abroad. The truth of the
matter is, that women who are brought
here from distant homes have too
much to do when they get here. They
are themselves overtasked, and their
young children are either born with
weak constitutions, or are, from
necessity, neglected to a certain degree,
and the consequence is the women and
children are sickly, and some of them
die. This is not the fault of individu-
ais, but of the unfortunately irregular
system of labor that exists among us.
We shall touch upon this subject again
and again, until we see some decided
step taken toward importing domestic
labor from st. Louis and other cities,
where house servants ,are-if we may
use the term-a drug in the market.
Thousands of half-grown boys and
girls are homeless and starving in the
cities of the North and East, whose
labor is needed, greatly needed, in the
South and West. Al agency of the
kind we so much require would, we are
confident, pay any one handsome
percentage in this city.


We want to see such an Office estab-
lished here soon, for we have our wives
and little ones. God bless them! We
can't get along without them, and if
we would haze them assured to us,
rosy with health and happiness, we
must cherish them tenderly and care
fully, guarding them from the heat and
toll of kitchen drudgery. This can
only be done by the importation of do
mestic help on wide and well regu.
lated scale. Let III be up and doing,
and free our pretty, healthy city from
the Opinion abroad that "there IL no
health in us" for women and children.
These are stubbornly apparent facts,
plain end unvarnished. and we honest
1y ask the citizens of Dallas to duly
consider them, with the view of amend
ing our labor system, tnareby benefit
ing each family circle ainCnE us.
Year: 1873

This time. the Carlists have won a decided
victory over the Government troops in Spain, IL
we may credit the telegram elsewhere published
But this Is not all they deserve and will receive
the execration of humanity all over the world
for the butchery which they perpetrated in sa-
nahsja, after the garrison had capitulatsd.