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Year: 1872

Among the English women who are
known as workers Tor better educational
aud industrial opportunities for their sex,
our newly arrived visitor, Miss Emily
Faithful is specially noted for ability,
unselhshness, and persistent energy. She
believes that one sex Is as much entitled
to brcad-that Is to say, work and wages
as the other, but she has not the slightest
disposition to fight wndmilIs with her pen,
or drain oceans into her ink bottle


Miss Faithful IS the daughter Of the
late Rev. Ferdinand Faithful, man
whose blue blood and distinguished clerical
position naturally led to Toryism AMI
horror Of social iconocIasts. 1t was at
Heady Rectory, Surrey, in 1880, that this
youngest girl in a family Of fourteen chill
dren was born She was a rebel early. was
the tiny Emily-frm, indomitable, and
seif-relIant as 10 her after years. Con-
demned to a corner for some childish fault,
and ANONYMOUSLY shrouded fro view by
her pInafore cast over her head, it was
her ingenious custom to bite holes in this
veil, and thence make great eyes at the
spectators, and watch for new chances for
mischief Later, when ten years Old, and





showed herself even less fearless and inde-
pendent than in her babyhood. Accused
Of fDbing by a teacher. the little girl re-
sented the insult by instantly running
away from the establishment She climbed
a wall twenty feet high, and proceeding
to the nearest cab-stand, with infinite Dig
nity ordered cabman to take her to Cap
ham. where lived an elder sister. " You
naughty little girl said the astonished
driver, &" you've run away from school, and
shall take you back." Nowise disc iurlged
at this dreadful threat, the little brown
eyed maiden appealed to another cabby,"
who. more good d-natured than the first,
straightway carried her to her sister, who
had fine lecture ready in pickle. 1t was
ordered that the small heroine should re-
turn to school. and return she did, only plead
ing for one mercy-that she should not be
made to endure the humiliation OF going
back in the same cab in which she had es
caped As a punishment for this running
away. her teachers shut her up tor three
weeks In a damp room, wherein was lad
the foundation Of asthma, 4 disease which
has cluno to her ever since. That asthma
was the guiding star of my life" she said
one day, with laughing glance OF the
brown ewes. 1t became so IN forcing her
to live as much as possible away from the
irving air of Surrey. When she had
reached the ceremonious "coming-out
ace. she was taken to London, presented
,f court. and introd ced to the most brill
rant society of the time Her asthma was
comparatively subdued here, while with
every return to the rectory, 1t became
more and more aggravated. 1t was with
the greatest fficulty that she could breathe
herd. and it was at last decided sho should
remain with her friends in London.
Year: 1872

times the skin is naturally hard, thick, and
callous, so that highly heated substances
may be held for some lime without danger;
or non-conductors m ght be interposed-a
fact which he illustrated by covering his
hand with charcoal and placing thereon a
lump of red hot iron. Certain chemical
substances, being applied to the skin, wall
when in contact with other substances Of
high temperature vaporize, forming cush-
ion of vapor which protects the part from
injury. To prove the fact, the speaker,
first dipping his hand into turpentine to
cleanse the skin, and then into ether, cool
ly plunged it into a tanl of boiling water
and removed an egg. Then, as a conclud-
ing experiment, he mol tened his hand
with strong ammonia and dipped his fingers
into molten lead, hot enough to indame
paper, and finally poured the molten metal
on his palm, scattering it about as if it
were quicksilver.
Year: 1872

to get out, and the mare had taken this
method to obtain assistance. Being unable
to get it out alone, Mr. Fletcher went out
for some of his neighbors, and with them re
turned. While they were taking the little
fellow out, the mare manifested the most
intense delight, and afterwards, when the
men had got out OF the hole, she came up
TO Mr.. f., and placing her nose on his
shoulder, gave every sign of gratitude
that a human mother might under similar
circumstances. Who will say the horse
dose not reason2
Year: 1872

SAGAcIrY OF 4 MARE-A CASE FOR OAR
VIVA Montana paper tells the follow
ing story:


\ remarkable instance Of the sagacity
Of a horse has Just come to notice Mr.
John Fletcher Of Norwegian. owns an
unbroken cayuse mare which runs in q
pasture adjoining his house The mare.
viii ch is very wild, has yonng colt at
her side. \ few nights since. after Mr.
Fletcher had returned, he was aroused by
the mare coming to the window of MS
house, and by paving, neighing, and in
every way possible trying to get his atten-
tioD. This continuing for some time, he
got up and went out and drove her away.
and returned again to bed but she i'm
mediately returned, and if possible in
creased her demonstrations; he again went
out, when the mare came up to him and
rub bed er nose against him, although be-
fore she had been very shy Of allowing any
one to come within reach of her, then
ran on few yards before him, continuing
her neighing then, as he did not fol-
low her, she returned to him, rubbing
against him in the most demonstrative
manner. He attempted to drive her eff,
struck her with stick, and followed her a
few yards to frighten her away. As soon,
however, as he turned toward the house
she turned and tried in every way to pre-
vent him from doing so. He then re-
marked that her colt was not with her,
fact he had not noticed before, as it was
quite dark. 1t occurred to him then to
follow her, which he did. So soou as she
saw that he was doing so she ran off be-
fore him, STOPPING every few yards, turning
around to see that he was still following
then again running, on keeping her calling,
until she reached distant part of the


field, where she stopped at an old pros,
pect hole" On coming up with her she
again commenced rubbing against him
and drew his attention to the hole, where
he soon discovered the colt. 1t appears
that it had slipped into i; and was unable
Year: 1872

were rescued from their perilous condition
on a raft after two days by brig bound
to China Ia one of the Chinese seaports
Capt. Vincent lived for years, clerk in
an English trading house. lie wrote sew
eral letters home, but received no answer
He gradually became prosperous IN bust
ness, and will return TO China in few
months wi h his bride.
Year: 1872

JUMPING THE BROOMSTICK.-A curious
story Is told by the Paris S ecle, illustra-
ting the evil consequences of arbitrary no.
tions of marriage held by the followers of
religious sects in opposition to the simple
view of the matter taken by the State.
An Algerian correspondent of this journal
says that the Indigenous Jews who have
now become French citizens are not at all
clear on this point. They look into their
religion for their law, and to this fact
must be attributed the following painful
story. The ancient customs of the Jewish
people make the reception by young
woman Of a gift from a young man tender
ed with the words, - consacrate thee to
myself with this valid marriage. A
young aud INDECENT jew. being in want
Of rich wife, fixed upon 4 rich young
Jewess as q fit person on whom to try a
stratagem sug- ested by this custom. He
introduced himself to his victim as Jew
eler in the town, and succeeded in MAJ
ing her choose q bracelet. While paying
him. she perceived that the money she had
put down was insufficient, and said so to
he pretended jeweer, who instantly hand
ed her a coin, at the same time pronounc-
ing the sacramento words which made her
his wife. The girl instantly threw down
the piece, but the rascal had in the esti-
nation OF the bigoted rabbs, acquired
sufficient right over her to induce them to
summon her before the synagogue that the
AFFAIR mi ght Dc investigated, although it
was obvious that, both parties being French
subjects. no such claim could stand.-The
rab5rs decided that the conditions making
gift marriage had not been fulfilled,
but the poor girl tell IN from agitation and
anxiety and died in few days
Year: 1872

How uE Cor OvER.-In Scotland tbev
have narrow, open bitches they cal. sheep
drains. \ man was riding a donkey one
day across a sheep pasture, and when Mr..
Donkey came to i sheep-drain he would
not 20 over it. So the man rode him back
n short distance, and turned him round,
and put the whip to HIM thinking, of course.
that the donkey going SO fast. would jump
the dam before he ever knew it. But not
so. Ga they came, and when the donkey
got to the drain he stopped all of a sud
den, and the man went over Mr. Jack S
head. No sooner had he touched the
ground than be got up, looking Mr.. Don
Key straight in the face. he said. :. Very
weeI pitched bat then how are ye going
to get over yerseI 2''


An absent minded professor in going
out the gateway of his College ran against
a COW. In the confusion Of the moment be
raised his hat and exclaimed beg Your
pardon, madam :" soon after ha -tGmh el
against a lady in the street. In sudden
recollection OF the former m shap, he called
OUT, With look OF rage ia his countenauce.
= Is that you again, yua brute 3.'


The first chapter Of a western novel has
the follow NJ All of sudden the girl
eoat'aued to sit on the sand gazing on the
briny deep, on whose heavin- bosom the
ships all went merriy by, trejghted-5h
who can tell with how much joy and sor-
row, and pine and lumber aud emigraurs,
and hopes and salt fish


That was good, though rather se-
we're pun, which was made by student
in one Of our theological seminaries aud
he was not one OF the brightest Oft class
either when he asked ''Why is Prof


- the greatest revivaiist of the age ?''
and on all giving it up" said, "Because
at the close of every sermon there was a
.Great Awakening ="
Year: 1872

The Proceedings Of the Commission under
the convention with Mex CO OF the Fourth of
July, 1868. on the subject OF caims, have
unfortunately been checked by an obstacle,
for the removal OF which measures have been
taken by the two Governments, winch it is
believed will prove successful.


The Commissioners appointed pursuant TO
the joint resolution OF Congress on tie I'm
Year: 1872

By the 54th article Of the Treaty OF
Washington the respective claims Of the
United States and Of Great Britain in their
construction of the treaty Of the 18th OF


June, lS46, defining the boundary line
between their respective territories were


submitted % the arbitration and award of


his Majesty the Emperor Of Germany to


decide which IF those claims is most in
accordance with the true Interpretation OF


the treaty Of 1876
Year: 1872

Il will be the province of Congress to pro-
vide tor the distribution among those VIII
may be entitled to it. of the respective
shares to be paid Although the sum
awarded Is not payable until year from the
date OF award, It is deemed advisable that no
time be lost IN making a proper examination
OF the several eases in which Naturalization
may bd due l consequently recommend the
creation oil beard Of commissioners for that
purpose
Year: 1872

Cheap Laundries-aad What "A Laundry man


Says About Them.


In response to the articles which have appear
cd in the columns Of this paper in favor Of a
cheap Laundry, where people In moderate cir
cumstAnces may go to have their washing done,
As cheSply as they can have the same done At
home, we have received communication from
the proprietor Of the only laundry in this city
This gentleman states that he has reduced his
prices to 4 scale nearly or quite twenty-five pei
cent. less than those which prevail in PhilAde-
phiA, and yet he receives but a meagre patron
age. He says:


" You have a cheap laundry already in your
city, struggling for existence lrittOtu the aid Of
such expensive and Objectionable machinery a.
you suggest, yet at the same time equipped in
the same manner a. some OF the most extensive
in our larger cities and with facilities for eK-
tending our operations 70 an unlimited
extent, but from which unappreclatve
house-keepers are Withholding support And
why Certainly not because the price Of wash.
ing and ironing, or washing and drying il beyond
the reach Of any who are disposed 10 avail them
selves OF the change, from having their work go
out, often they hardly know where, or else have
it done in their own homes. to having it done at
the City Laundry thereby economizing in
the way Of extra help, (often) extra fuel extra
board, soap, starch, to say nothing Of the many
thconNehences And petty anhoyances lncldent
to the much dreaded wash-dAy."


1t is true, as this gentleman states, that house.
keepers do not pAtronize lAundries, and un-
doubtedly the reason is that they can have their
washing done at less cost than the lAundrymen
usually demand. They will not pay seventy-fve
cents a dozen when they can have elsewhere the
same work done for fifty cents. Our object il
not injure the business Of the laundrymen
at all for we believe that a reduction
in price would bring increased orders and en-
lArged profits to this class. At any rate they
now complain that their business is not profta-
BILE to them We suggest that change Of policy
might make it 3d. 1t is due to the gentleman
who conducts the only laundry establishment in
the city for US to say that his rates are lower
than usual and that he is ready to make them
still lower il circumstances will warrant such a
course
Year: 1872




The american Sportsman contains the follow
ing hints, at this sporting season, which may be
OF 10 some OF our young hands at the tirelock


RULE l. Always load your gun when on the
cock, by which you lose no time in bringing
your piece TO your shoulder, great advantage /;
and II you possess comon caution, you run no
risk by blowing your head OF while ramming
down your charge.


2. When covey gets up, always fire bang into
the middle Of it. It's all nonsense about sing
ling out particular bird 1t is easier 10 miss one
bird than to miss dozen.


8. When you are very desirous OF game instead
OF shot, fire your ramrod. By this plan you may
split three brace at one shot


4. When you scramble through hedge, by all
means let your gun be At full cock. Caution
should be the characteristic Of good sportsrnan
Il you shoot your friend you will be cautious for
life.


8. II single bird gets up on your friends side,
shoot at II by all means. The old system Is TO nre
at those on your own side, which is losing game :
for, II your friend brings down his bird, he bags
1t, Whereas il you fire also, you have the beneht
Of the doubt, which is settled by tossing up.
Never mind the old gag Of its being unfair-the
ArdoI Of sportsman is good excuse.


8. Never brAg Of being good shot. Hold this
as maxim, IL, for example, you have leave to
shoot over gentlemans grounds, and are sue
eeesful, which you are pretty sure 10 De II you
follow these rules and are anything OF shot
conceal your game in convenient spot, then
call at the house and leave brace OF the birds,
being the whole contents Of your bag you will
be oondoled with, and have unlimited leave to
shoot.


Z. When you enter field halloa and bawl a.
lond az you can, and swear at the dogs. 1t will
save you much trouble for you will see at once
whether there are any birds there.


8. Always train your dog TO chop his bird from
each covey. With good brace OF dogs 80
trained, and double-bareled gun, you can bag
more game than any man in the country.


3. Choose your dog Of the highest possible
courage. BY this precaution you can crafty
yourself by thrashing your dog whenever you
miss, without fear OF spelling him.


10. The instant the bird rises, blaze away at
him. The reason for this innovation is, that II
you miss, you will have time to pitch your hat at
him, which may be effectual.
Year: 1872

To discover spurious greenbacks or
National Bank notes, divide the last
two figures Of the number Of the bill
by four, and II one remain the letter
on the genuine will be A; If two re-
mains it will be b; ifthree, q; and
should there be no remainder the let
ter will be d. For example, note Is
registered 2,461 divide sixty-one by
four and you viii have one remain.
According to the rule the letter on the
note will be A. In case the rule fails
be certain that the bill Is counterfeit.
Year: 1872

A LUNArIc in Rideau, Canada, re-
cently.took a child in skitf and start
ell for the falls as he said on voyage
to heaven, being an angel sent for the
child. The father Immediately started
In pursuit and stopped the mailman
just In time to save the little one from
an awful death.
Year: 1872

The Palestine Exploration Society
Of New York is about to enter the
field of the exploration Of the Holy
Land, and will turn its attention par
ticularly to the country east Of the
Jordan, embracing the old lands Of
Edom, Moab, Gilcad and BaslIan,
known to abound with ancient ruins
and inscriptions, the discovery Of which
will materially assist study.
Year: 1872

An old gentleman Is living at the
Astor house, New York, who registered
his name on the books OF the hotel the
first day It was opened, and has been
there ever since, n period Of thirty
four years.
Year: 1872

cords is the same in its nature as the thou
sands of other acts which characterize the
whole Of GRANTS administration. The
question is whether the people approve Of
such things, whether they like TO have the
Government, its offices and its dignity, It's
records and its public money, used as the
private property of one man and his sub
ordinates. If they like this and il they
wish to have IL continued, they will have
an opportunity Of saying so in the election
in November in n manner about which
there can be no Misunderstanding.
Year: 1872

Among the comprehensive improvements
made by GRANTS Board of Public Works in
Washington, which elected such warm approval
from the President, was the construction Of u
road to the gateway Of farm situated six miles
from the centre Of the city, at a cost of $4,000
per mile. This seems rather expensive for n
country road; but its great cost isaccounted for
when we learn that hills have been cut down and
valleys filled up so as TO make II an excellent
road bed fer a horse railway. when II is further
understood that tho farm to which this costly
road leads il the property OF the Vice President
Of GRANTS Board of Public Works, the public
will more clearly see the object Of so enormous
an expenditure, and also why the taxpayers arc
Indignant in consequence thereof.
Year: 1872

The Committee of Seventy have issued II
report in which the following just senti-
ment is expressed:


Notwithstanding all the delay and dlsap-
pointment the people have II In their power
utterly TO overthrow the hydra-headed monster
OF iniquity and corruption


Yes and the right way to do this is to de-
feat Gen. GRANT next fall. If you set out
to Kill hydra, don't waste your time in
looping of here and there one of his innu-
merable heads but strike at the heart
Year: 1872

TuE LATEST IN SUICIDE The latest
in novelty in suicides come from
Cleveland, o., whore an individual
who had drawn q blank in q lottery
wen. to his death after tho following
unique and elaborate preparations
lie first procured a loaded revolver
and connected it with clock works, so
that IL should be fred off at certain
limo. lie then got into bed, and,
after placing the pistol behind his ear "a !
took a dose Of ofchloroform. Under the
influence of the narcotic he then went
10 sleep. At the given time tho clock
work pressed the trigger, dischargine
the pistol and launching the slumber
or into eternity. This device Is M
accession to tho plain self Shooting
and hangings Of ordinary snicido, and
in It's mechanical merits seems neater
If not quieter, than the guillotine'
Year: 1872

The Kew York tribune of the 31st ult.,
following up its article Of the day before,
on the Presidency says:


1--WE do not say that General Grant will
not, if nominated be elected; we do not
say that we shall not support him; we 40
say that his nomination renders doubtful
a Republican triumph which, with new
candidate publicly pledged to the one-term
principle, would be morally certain. And
this is so palpable that intelligent, thought
full Republicans, who esteem the cause
more than any man, are bound to consider
Year: 1872

The Monitor and Stntinal, the eekly temper
ance paper of this city and Baltimore, remarks
what we feel to be true. 1t says OF the CONNER
CIAL that it is more independent upon all ques-
tions which affect the public than some other
dailies we know of that make special parade Of
their independence" The public expression Of
the fact is of course gratifying, and we thank
the Monitor for it,
Year: 1872

A TOUCHING INCIDENT.-In speaking
of the food which was SO disastrous in
several sections of Virginia, the Lynch.
burg papers send the following sad
event A mother and several little chill
dren we're making their escape from a
narrow neck of land, which lies between
the river and the canal, when they we're
amazed to find that the bridge was al
ready gone, and that their only hope was
to cling on to the abutment of the bridge
until the angry waves should subslde.
But as as they stood there clinging to
the abutment, the waters continued to
rise higher, while in the deep darkness
they could hear the crashing of trees
amid the thunders of bridge timbers
that were wildly dashing around them.
They had been in this desperate condi-
ton for some time, when the little girl
Year: 1872

WHAT TO DO INA CASE OF SUN
sTRoKE.-Now that the true nature of
the disease is known, the method of
treatment becomes most obvious, and we
learn not merely what to do, but also
what not to do. As heat is the cause of
the symptoms, common sense points to
the abstraction of the heat in some way
as the mode of cure. And here again
vivisection comes into play. / have tax
en- an animal, comatose, paralyzed by
heat, apparently dying, and plunged it
into bucket of cold water. The tenn
perature of the sufferer at once fell until
it reached the normal point, and just in
proportion that of the water in the buck
ct rose. AS the animal cooled, its res
pirations became more regular, the un-
steady whirr of the heart was stilled by
and-by the eyelids were lifted, and out
from the CLASSY eye came the beams of
new life. If the period of unconscious
ness had been short, the animal was in a
few hours apparently as well as ever -
if long, the animal would recover suffi-
GENTLY to recognize its surroundings
and to struggle for release, but when al
lowed to escape, the paralyzed limbs
and the slow, imperfect progression in
dicated the profound injury the nervous
system had received, and in few hours
the animal would be dead.


The lessons of these experiments are
too plain to be overlooked. Whatever
is to be done in this disease must be done
quickly. Clinical as well as experiment
tai observation enforces this doctrine. =
There should in such cases be no wait
ing for the doctor. The remedy is so
simple, the death so imminent, that the
good Samaritan passing by should save
his brother. The good Samaritan must
however, have a cool head to be useful.
Not every mon that feels unconscious on
hot day has sunstroke. There is for
tunately one criterion so easy of appli-
cation that any one can use it. Go at
once to the fallen man, open his shirt
bosom, and lay the hand upon the chest
if the skin be cool, you may rest assured
that, whatever may be the trouble, it is
not sunstroke. If, on the contrary, the
skin be burning hot, the case is certainly
sunstroke and no time should be lost
The patient must be carried to the near
est pump or hydrant, stripped to his
waist, and bucketful after bucketful of
cold water be dashed over him until con-
sciousness begins to return or the intense
heat of the surface decidedly abates.-
From The July number Of Lippincotts 8
Magazine.