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Year: 1873




The following act has been before our Legisla
turc since the lIth instant;


SECTION !. That the real and personal property
of any female, who may hereafter marry, and
which she shall own, at the time of her marriage
0r that any female now married may have, or may
receive by gilt, grant, devise, or bequest, from
any person other than her husband, shall be her
solo and separate propcrty;-and the rents, Issues
and profits thereof shall not be subject to the dis
posal of her husband, nor liable for his debts.
| SECTION g That the husband shall not be liable
for the debts of his wifi; except so far as he may
have been placed In. possession and control OF
her property;-but all debts contracted before
marriage by the wife, or by her authority after
| marriage, shall lie charge ou her real and per-
| sonal property; and judgment therefor may be
recovered against her In her name.


SECTION 3. That any married woman may re-
receive the wages of her personal labor not per
formed for her family; maintain an action there
Tor in her own name, and hold them in her own
right against her husband, or any other person.
she may deposit the same, or any other money
belonging TO her. In her own name in any bank,
savings bank, or other institution for the safe
keeping of money, subject to her sole right aud
authority TO withdraw the same, in whole or in
part, at any time without the consent or control
OF her husband;-and upon the payment to her by
any bank, savings bank, or other institution for
the safe keeping OF money, of any moneys SO de-
posted, they shall be eXonerated from any fur
ther liability therefor.


SECTION 4. That any married woman may pros
ecute and defend snits at law or in equity for the
preservation and protection of her property as II
unmarried; or may do it Jointly with her husband;
but he alone cannot maintain an action respect |
ing his wiic's property; aud it shall be lawful for
any married woman 10 make any and all manner |
of contracts necessary 10 be made with respect TO
her own property, and suits may be maintained |
on such contracts as though the party making |
them was n femme sole
SECTION 5. That any married woman of the age |
of twenty-on years and upwards, may dispose Of
her property both real and personal, by WILL but
such disposal shall not effect the rights OF her |
husband as tenant by the courtesy; and if she die
intesiate, her property, both real and personal, |
shall descend 10 her heirs, now provided by |
law, and administration aud distribution shall |
lake place accordingly; but husslnd ana WIFE |
by marriage contract, executed in the presence |
Of two witnesses before marriage, may determine !
what rights each other shall have in the others
estate during marriage and after its dissolution by
death, and may bar each other of all rights in |
heir respective estates not so secured to them.
SECTION g. That any married woman may re-
case to her husband the right 10 control her
property, or any part OF it, and to dispose of the
neome thereof for their mutual benefit, and may,
n writing, revoke the same


SECTION z. That all acts and parts of acts in
consistent with this act be and they are hereby
epealed.
Year: 1873

MORE MONEY REQCIRED FOR THEIR CONSIRu CIION


-RAHROAD ENTERPRISES.


PANAMA, April 3.-Railroads are still the
great order OF the day Peru The Minister OF state
points out that railroads OF the south and center
unless finished will certainly become State incum-
brances. More money is. therefore, wanted for that
purpose line railroad 10 be begun at Cuzco the
capital OF the ancient Empire, and carried until
it reaches Valley OF the Ucuyal, and thus by the
Amazon opening direct communication with the Allan
tic Another idea is extend the OrOya Railroad to
the Of ChauchamayO, the river OF that name by
which a line Of rail will be established between the Pa
cc Coast that point OF the Amazon where steamers
from Para can arrive. The Of realizing all this is
calculated at 100000 OF sOies.
Year: 1873

PHILADELPHIA, November 14-The
American iron and steel association will
meet here on the twentieth instant, to
consider the present critical condition
Of the iron trade, and to take action re-
garding the further work of the associa-
rim
Year: 1873

~ The Neso York Tribune says :
The late Congress generously ex-
ceeded the estimates of the Depart
ments. giving them eleven millions
more than they asked for. This
loose way of doing business has its
Legitimate effect; the War Depart
ment this year will ask for over thir-
teen millions more than it did last
year. Fifty-six millions is a great
sum to be required for one branch OF
the public service, but the War De-
partment, grateful for past favorsr
thinks it cannot get along with less
than that amount.
Year: 1873

The New York Herald gives this
advice, in an editorial article on our
railroad trouble:


"Now. we would advise workmen
to consider we'll the financial affairs
of the country, the difficulty employ
ers have in obtaining money, and the
prospect of suffering during the com
ing winter. They should be careful
not to increase the difficulties al
ready existing. At the same time
employers ought to be considerate
and not force an issue with their
1aborers unless compelled to do SO.
This is time for mutual conces-
siops and forbearauce.
Year: 1873

~ The Washington correspond
ent of the Cincinnati Commercial
states that internal revenue receipts
are ranging at about quarter of a
million dollars per day, little more
than half what they ought to be at
this time in the year. Custom re-
ceipts have also fallen off, but not
to as great an extent as those from
internal sources.
Year: 1873

We wonder how many parents and
guardians, whose eyes will fall upon
the three words heading this article,
ever thought of the encouragement
afforded teacher, or the new interest
awakened in pupil, by visit to the
school room?


Day after day, through ten long
months in the year, the teacher pa
tiently tolls amidst the same scenery
and surroundings to expand the minds
under his or her charge, and at the
end exhibit it to the parent or guard
ian faithful record Of services,
evidenced by the advance Of the
scholar to a grade of intelligence of
which both parent and scholar are
proud. While this gradual change
has been taking place, while this ma
ture was being fashioned in such man.
ner as to affect, perhaps, the whole
future life, how much actual interest
have you manifested? How many
visits to the school room have you
made? How much Of the teachers
system of instruction have you made
yourself familiar with?


We ask these questions Of parents
because Of all the records Of schools
we have examined, very meagre
showing exists of visits. Strange, is it
not, that in one of the most important
matters connected with the future of
their children, parents should exhibit
so much Indifference. The farmer
who, early in spring, sows his wheat,
watches with anxiety it's appearance,
and gives it daily attention; or care
fully notices the the tendency Of the
growth of the young fruit trees of his
orchards, ready to correct, by supports,
any tendency to becoming crooked;
yet of many spare moments that he
has, he thinks not once of visiting the
school room, where his boys or girls
are receiving mental impressions that,
once attaining full growth, he cannot
correct, if erroneous.


The sturdy blacksmith watches
closely the iron which he heats to rem
der it more susceptible to his hammer
ing, yet gives no attention to the forg-
ing going on in the school room, of the
natures and characters of his children.


Now whence proceeds this seeming
Indifference? Is it over confidence in
the teacher, or does custom bind him
as well as blind him to the evil OF care
lessness in this respect? The truth Is,
he utterly fails to appreciate the voca-
tiOn of the teacher. He looks upon
him as q machine instead Of central
figure from whom diverges streams
of light, the light Of intelligence, to
hungry and impressible little minds.
1t should be his special province as
parent or guardian to watch that light,
and see that it falls fairly upon the
minds of the children, rather than
tending to fall 80 as to produce mental
obliquity. Flatter not yourselves,
parents or guardians, that your re-
sponsiblities cease when the children
have been hurried off to school. Your
care should extend within its portals.
Visit the school room frequently. Fa-
miliarize yourself with the teachers
system of instruction. If he or she is
worthy, drop kindly words of encour-
agement. The school room will have
derived o cheerful aspect from your
visit, most sensibly felt by both
teacher and pupil.-[Texas Free School
Advocate.
Year: 1873

T A letter from Kitsitas, W. T.,
says The herders from the lower Yak l.
ma river are here gathering up the ir
stock preparatory to driving the m
below on the sage plains, there to su' b.
sist for the winter on the white sage. =
They have got the best of the grass in
.Kittitass. The resident stock will ha We
short picking this winter. Some Of
our residents talk of driving on to he
white sage to winter their stock. 70 as
to balance the account with the herd ers
below"
Year: 1873

I There ought to be such an atmos-
phsre IN every Christian Church that a
man going there and sitting there two
hours should take the contagion of hea-
ven, and carry home fire to kindls the
altar whence he came.-Beecher. OBJ
Year: 1873

p GAs.-The gas mains have now been
laid as far as they are to go on Front,
Mill, Commercial and Washington
streets. By the middle of next month
the city will be lighted with gas. The
final assessment on the stock will be due
NnY 1st. -. L.
Year: 1873

FISHERIES. The whole number Of
fisheries on the river tho past year were
seven, giving employment to nearly
two thousand men. 1t is reported that
several new establishments of this kind
will be erected in the Spring, increasing
the number of men employed to not less
than three or four thousand -NeUs.
Year: 1873

DR. Z KUHKEL:


Dear Sir:-I deGire TO bear iunsolcitetD testimony
to the merisof your Bitter Wine OF Iron, as dys
peptic remedy. have taken 1t my self with excel
ie effect. have nOtict the great benefit derived
from 1t by several suffering, poor women, whom
your charity has enabled me to bestow II upon.
am willing that you should use this in any way you
may desire, and nope these OF my friends who read
It will believe It TO be an honest expression OF my
opinion of an excellent medicine and OF my sense
OF obligation to Its benevolent proprietor, L. f
kuukeL
Year: 1873

PLEASE forgive me this time, and III
never do it again, she said; and then the
laugh dimpled her cheek, danced in her
eyes, and rippled out clear and sweet upon
the air.


oh, Charlie Charlie | knew you
never thought of Aunt Jessies money"


And you" said Charlie, holding her
off at arms length, "you can have it all if
you give me up"


As If | loved money better than you"
said Jessie, nesting now in the strong
arms wrapped closely around her.


1t seemed, however, as if Charlie was
actually afraid Of the money that was so
temptingly near Jessie's grasp, for he
commenced series of interviews that bore
entirely upon the subject of an immediate
marriage.


What is there to wait for q he would
ask, and then enter upon calculations of
his present expenses and those of the fu-
ture, proving most conclusively that there
was decided saving for both in uniting
their incomes.


You remind me" said Jessie, " of the
Dutchman who said he could almost sup
port himself alone, and it was pity if
two of them could not do it entirely"


But though she laughed at him, Jessie
was quite willing to admit the force Of his
reasoning, and one bright June morning,
six months after Aunt Jessie death, there
was quiet wedding in the village church,
and breakfast in the cottage for few
chosen friends Among these was Aunt
Jessies lawyer, for the will stipulated that
the sealed codicil was to be opened at Jes-
sizes wedding if she preferred love to
money.


The bride was little paler than usual
when, with solemn face, the New York
lawyer broke the big red seal. Visions of
John Garland holding drunken revels in
her aunts house fitted across her mind,
and then she looked into Charles face,
and over her own crept an expression Of
perfect content.


The will was opened and found to con-
tain only letter directed to Jessie, and
short, legally worded formula, making her
self and her chosen husband joint inheri-
tors of her aunt's fortune. Truly, the
bride opened the letter from the dead.


With loving words Aunt Jessie blessed
her, and wished her happiness.


"I do not" she wrote, "approve of the
money power in a family being entirely in
the hands of woman; therefore, you will
find, dear Jessie, that half of my fortune
only is yours, the remaining half to 60 to
the husband who has proved that he loved
you for your own sweet self, not for your
fortune"


During the wedding tour Of the young
couple, Mrs. Markham, at their earnest
solicitation, took an affectionate farewell
of her pupils, and removed her household
treasures to the New York mansion, to
which, in due time, came Charlie and Jes-
sic to brighten the long silent rooms with
their happiness, and establish that loving
circle that makes home of any house, how
ever grand, or however humble.
Year: 1873

DR. Derby states that the average time
occupied in the process Of taking food BY
the people Of Massachusetts, does not ex-
ceed from twelve to fifteen minutes to each
meal Such haste is injurious to health
for many reasons. The process Of diges-
tion begins in the mouth with the action
of the teeth, and through excitement of
the salivary glands by the presence Of food.
Unless saliva is abundantly mingled with
the latter, the first act of digestion is OBJ
structed and Natures plan is changed.
This fluid not only lubricates but acts
chemically in the mouth, # reasonable
time be given it, upon all the starchy ele-
ments which make up the great bulk Of
what we eat. Eating in haste, a great deal
of air is swallowed Air Is to certain
extent always entangled in the saliva and
assists digestion, but when " wads' of food
succeed each other very rapidly, they seem
to act like pistons in the tube leading from
the back of the throat, and drive before
and between them into the stomach such
amounts of air as to distend that organ and
impede its functions Another effect Of
eating in this way is that the masses of
food, imperfectly mixed with saliva, be-
come impacted in the esophagus, check
ing its muscular action, which is obviously
intended to propel only one piece at time.
This embarrassment is overcome by tax.
ing at one gulp as much fluid as the mouth
will hold, thus distending the elastice tube
and washing the obstructed food into the
stomach. All this is unnatural and can
hardly fail to work mischief.
Year: 1873

Think gently OF the erringl
We know not Of the power
With which the dark temptation came
In some unguarded hour.
We may not know how earnestly
They struggled, or how well,
Until the hour Of weakness came
And sadly thus they fell.
Deal gently with the erringl
o, do not forget,


However darkly stained by sin,
He is thy brother yet.
Heir Of the self.same heritage
Child Of the self-same God
He hath but stumbled in the path
Thou hast in weakness trodi
Speak gently to the erringl
For is it not enough
That peace and innocence are gone,
Without your censure rough 7
IL sure must be a weary lot
That sin-cursed heart to bear,
And they who share a happier fate
Their chidings well may spare.
Speak kindly to the erringl
Thou yet mays lead them back
With holy words and tones of love
From misery's thorny track
Forget not thou hast often sinned,
And sinful yet may be,
Deal gently with the erring one
As God has dealt with thee.
Year: 1873

Only step to the other side,


Only a step TO the shining shore;
Out Of the darkness into the light,
o, how wish was there tonight


Safe in that heaven forever more.
Only step to the other side,


Angels are waiting for me, know
Strains OF sweet music seem TO hear;
Surely my steps must be drawing near,


Near TO the land where | long to go.
Only step where my loved ones are,


Free from all sorrow, and pain and care,
Oi I've been waiting so long for this
That the hand of death gladly kiss,


So that meet with my loved again.
Only step to the other side,


Where all my joys will be made complete;
Only step from this world of sin;
Jesus ] know will then let me in,


Humbly to fall at his loving feet.
Year: 1873

To KEEP TOMATOES FOR WINTER
UsE.-A correspondent at Webster, New
York, sends the Rural Neg Yorker the
following ;--"As the tomato season is ap-
preaching | can contribute one way Of
keeping them for winter use that may be
new to some of your readers l ate them
in February, sliced and seasoned with sugar
and little vinegar, that seemed every
way as nice as tomatoes fresh from the
vines. They were prepared thus Dis
solve teacupful of salt in a gallon Of
water. Pick ripe tomatoes, but not over
ripe, leaving little of the stem on. The
tomatoes must be kept well covered with
the brine, and they win keep to spring or
longer"
Year: 1873

All men speak well of all mems virtues
when they are dead, and tombstones
are marked with the epitaphs Of the good
and virtuous Is there any particular
cemetery where the bad men are buried ?
Year: 1873

A private letter from Madame Parepa- Rosa
to friend in New York gives an interesting ac-
count Of a visit 10 the ladies Of the Khedive's
harem.


The house is filed with girls from l3 TO Is
or 20-some very lovely, others very ugly
dressed with a loose gown drawn in at the waist
by belt of bright colUred stuff, and sort ol
little turban OH the head of different colored
tarletans, very bright, with a flower stuck in the
front part of it for the slaves, and beautiful
jewelled branch for the ladies. They looked al
us very curiously, and put their hands first to
their lips, then to their foreheads, as a welcome.
The room we were nshered into was about
twice as large as Steinwav Hall, with large
blrd.cago in the middle, divans all around, and
looking-glasses, and two large tables The
slaves brought us lighted pipe each, Of two
yards 10 length, all the stem wrought in gold
and the mouth-piece Of large piece Of amber
attached TO the pipe by great row Of diamonds
in a gold fiat ring setting. We smoked tht
pipes, they resting on small silver salvers laiC
on the floor to prevent the carpet burning
Then they brought us coffee in an exquisite
little round cup without handle, the cup beinl
placed upon an egg-Cup(suCh as one uses il
England for boiled eRgs) Of filigree Of gold, al
studded with diamonds.


The adopted daughter Of the Princess speak
a little French, and was very nice to US. Anoth
er Princess, the daughter-in.law Of the Khe
dive, speaks perfect French, and kept me
long time talking. She was dressed in th
highest Partisan fashion, charming girl Of l
lust married few weeks ago to the second so
Of the Viceroy. Just before leaving CairC
Madame Rosa had a remarkable benefit at tn
opera house, Of which we cite an account
Year: 1873

A home that is fitted up with taste
will be the reg ri of better class of
people, and more genuine enjoyment
will be shown in visiting 1t, than one
which has nothing but the costliness of
its contents to recommend it. However
much astonishment and vague admira-
the one may excite at first, it will final.
ly become an eye-sore rather than at
traction, while the other will reveal q
new and beautiful feature Mt every
place, and will never lose its pleasing
power, A part from this, however, is
the all-important, hard, practical fact
that there is an actual economy in good
taste. Thousands of persons annually
buy gaudy and vulgar carpets that there
me not and cannot be objects of interest
when for much less money they might
in humber material, but of equally
substantially quality, purchase some.
thing much better suited to the charac.
ter of their rooms and much more in
harmony with the surroundings. If q
room is arranged as a work OF art, a
carpet is only alSitem in the general ell
feet, and it is a matter of no conse-
quence that it should excite remark
on its own account. What we want
when stranger enters our parlor is
that he shall be impressed with GER
tain beauty, by a certain completeness,
by a certain richness Of effect, by GER
tian home feeling, as if the place were
the dwelling Of refined people, who
think enough of their home to strive to
make it beautiful. It is not necessary
that he should remark whether our
carpet is Brussels or ingram, whether
whether Oh wall paper cost 10 eents OF 50
a piece, whether our furniture is of the
most costly wood, elaborate carved and
covered with the most expensive mate
rials, whether our curtains are of the
finest lace or richest damask, but rather
that our combinations Of cOlors are har-
monious, that our furniture is solid and
substantial, and in fact, that our room
has q oozy, comfortable look which
gives some hint as to the character Of
its owner, and which seems 10 extend q
large and liberal welcome,
Year: 1873

DENVER seems to be a rather immoral
place. A well known merchant and
leacon of the church there has been too
,penly familiar with lis neighber's SER
vant-girl and has been investigated by
church committee, and a journalist is in
! similar difficulty with the wife OF u
'tage-line proprietor who is away most
If the time. A lawyer and dentist
nave got into the courts by their scan


lalous conduct, and each had an en-
ragged woman after him with a pistol for
two days. The mayor Of the city is
beer-brewer, and the gamblers run the
municipal machine to suit themselves.
Year: 1873

We are informed, through a despatch from
Baltimore, that five Algerian chiefs, who had
been tried in France and sentenced TO the
penal colony Of Cayenne for life, had arrived
in that city, having been released on the con-
dition that they would go to the United States.
1t is an outrage of international comfy for
any European or other foreign government to
send, even in such an indirect manner, its
criminals to this country. True, these poor
Algerian chiefs were probably prisoners Of q
political character and such, when they come
voluntarily here, we do not object to /; for this
has ever been the land of refuge for the un-
fortunate and oppressed. But when sent here
as criminals by any government it is another
thing, and calls for protest The offence of
the French government is magnifed by the
fact that these Algerians were landed utterly
destitute, and besides the distress incident
upon not being able to speak any language
but their own, the French Consul also refuses
to provide for them. Positive cruelty is thus
added to the want Of respect to the United
States. We hope our government will make
proper representation Of this case to France.