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Year: 1875

Major Powell says in his forthcoming


book The life Of an Indian maiden is


blythe and merry for few years, but when


she becomes a wife she is soon broken down


with the pains of motherhood and the


heavy labors which fall to her lot, and she


soon becomes rinkled, grurulous, cross,


scolding, in fact an old hag. Of course


such hags are not pleasant company in
camp, and in the belief of the Numa such
old hags grow nglier and meaner until they
dry up and whirlwinds carry them away,
when they are transformed into witches
and lest such fate should befall old wo-
men, they are taught that it is their duty
to die when no longer needed, and if they
do not die by natural means in a reasonable
time, they must commit suicide. This
they seem willing to do rather than to meet,
that terrible fate of being transformed into
witches and being compelled to live in
snakeskins and wriggle about among the
rocks, their only delight being to repeat
the words of passers-by in mockery. I
once saw three old women thus voluntary
starving themselves. rode up to what
was almost deserted camp, the three old
women only remaining, sitting by the fire
and intently gazing into the embers. They
seemed to heed not my approach, but sat
there mumbling and groaning until they
rose, each dragging up her weight with
staff, and then they joined in sidewise
shutting senile dancing around the fire,
propped by their staffs, and singing dole
full song; having finished which they sat
down again on their heels, and gazing into
the fire, and rode away. On coming to
the new camp of the tribe the next day,
and inquiring of Chui-at-an-umpeak, their
chef, why these women were left behind,
and what they were doing, I was informed
they had determined to commit suicide,
fearing lest they should be transformed into
witches.
Year: 1875

By SUSAN COOLIDGE,
Yes, God has made mo woman,
| And am content to be
! Just what He meant, not reaching
Fer other things, since He
| Who knows the best and loves me best has ordered
this for me-
woman to live my life out
quiet womanly ways,
Hearing the far off battle
Seeing as through haze
Thecrowdins, struggling world of men fight through
their busy ways.
l am not strong or valiant,


| would not join the fight,
Or jostle with the men in highways


Oi stain my garments white;
But have rights as a woman and here / claim NV


right.
The right of rose to bloom


In its own sweet separate way,
With none to question the perfnmed pink


And none to utter anay
That it reaches root or points thorn as even rose


tree nay
The right of the lady birch to grow,


To grow as the Lord shall please,
by never sturdy oak rebuked


Denied nor sun nor breeze:
For all its plant tenderness, kin to the stronger


trees
The right to a life of my own;


Not merely casual bit
Of somebody cse's life flung out,


That. taking hold of it,
may stand a cipher does aftera numeral writ
The right to gather and CLEAN


What food need and can
From the garnered stores of knowledge


Which man has heaped for man,
Taking with free hands freely and after an an order


ed plan
The right-ah! best and sweetest


To stand all undismayed
Wherever pain or sorrow or sin


Call for womans aid
With none to cavll or misconstrue, by never look


gainsayed.
do not beg for ballot


Though very life was at stake;
would beg for the nobler, iuster way


That men, for manhood's sake,
Should give nngrudging, and not withhold till must


fight and take.
The fleet foot and the feeble foot


Both seek the selfsame goal
The weakest soldiers name IS writ


On the mighty army roll
And God, who made mans body strong, made also


the woman's soul.
Year: 1875

A large flash of lightning, distinctly seen,
often leaves upon the mind an impression
that it has lasted fully second Or more,
but it is proved that such is not the fact,
Its velocity is at the rate of 25s, 900 miles
per second. The utmost duration of a
flash from beginning to end is estimated
not to exceed the sixtieth part of a second,
though retained upon the retina SO much
longer. This may be proved by storm on
perfectly dark night, by setting wheel
to work SO rapidly that in a steady light it's
spokes appear to blend and become individ-
ually invisible. 1t being dark, and the
wheel rapidly revolving as above, when
flash of lightning occurs the wheel will ap-
pear to the eye notionless, every spoke be-
ing distinctly and separately visible and
still. This was first observed by Wheat
stone, and is recorded by him, in conjunc-
ton with other similar experiments, as con-
elusive proof that the duration of the flash
is excessively brief
Year: 1875

To TAKE OUT BRUISES AND TO REMOVE
STAINS FROM FURNITURE.-To take out
bruises, wet the part with warm water
double piaee of brown paper five or six
times, soak it and lay it on the place !;
apply on that hot iron till the moisture is
eYaporated two or three applications will
raise the dent or bruise level with the sur
face. If the bruise be small merely soak
1T in warm water and apply red-hot iron
very near the surface keep it continually
wet, and in few minutes the bruise will
disappear. To remove stains, wash the
surface with stale beer or vinegar; the
stains will be removed by rubbing them
with a rag dipped in spirits of salt. Re-
polish as you would new work. If the
work be not stained, wash with clean
spirits of turpentine and re-polish with
furnitare Oil.
Year: 1875

AMUSEMENT COMBINED WITH INsTRUc-


TIoN.-A writer in the american Eauea-


tsozal Monthly says in regard to amuse-
ment in the school-room ssIt is easily to
make child happy and contented he has
an eager appetite for the stalest stories, and
you may clinch moral thus if it be not
too long. He will be glad to learn how
North America is bounded, ay, and remem-
Der it too, if You will associate it in his
mind with the icebergs of the North, the
roaring of the Atlantic, the orange and
palm Of the South, and the snow-clad noun
tains and blue sea of the West. Let him
handle a yard stick, nest of measures
and grocer's scales, and he will take hold
of his tables with q zest. Divide your his
tory class into sections let one represent
the valiant Carthaginians, the others the
victorious Romans; let them recount in
rivalry the incidents of that Old World
struggle, and instead of becoming drowsy,
their eyes win flash with animation at the
thought of the recitation. Children are
especially fond Of pictures, and this fond
ness may be most easily gratifed by the
use of the magic lantern. Familiar lectures
ON natural history, physical geography,
natural philosophy, and geology become
vividly fixed in the pupils mind when ac-
companied by enlarged illustrations from
the lantern.'
Year: 1875

| From Bancroft's Native Races" VOL, Hi-My-
thology.


Now there had been no sun in existence


for many years so the gods being assembled


in place called Teotihuacan, six leagues


from Mexico, and gathered at the time round


great fire, told their devotees that he of


them who should first cast himself into that


fire, should have the honor of being trans
formed into sun. So one of them called
Observation-Disclosures as most say, out of


pure bravery, Or, as Sahagun relates be-
cause his life had became burden to him


through disease-fung himself into the fire.


Then the gods began TO peer through the
the gloom in all directions for the expected
light and to make bets as to what part of


heaven he should first appear in. And


And some said here, and some there but


when the sun rose they were all proved


wrong, for not one Of them had fixed upon


the east. And in that same hour, though
they new it not, the decree went forth that
they should all die by sacrifice.


The sun had risen indeed, and with
glory of the cruel fire abont him that not
even the eyes of the gods could endure !; but
he moved not. There he laid on the hori-
zon !: and when the deities sent Tlotli, their
messenger, to him, with orders that he
should go on upon his way, his ominous
answer was, that he would never leave that
place till he had destroyed and put an end
to them all. Then a great fear fell upon
some, while others were moved only to
anger; and among the latter was one Citli,
who Immediately strung his bow and adj
vaneed against the glittering enemy. By
quickly lowering his head the sun avoided
the first arrow shot at him but the second
and third had attained his body in quick
succession, when, filled with fury, he seized
the last and launched it back upon his as
saiant. And the brave Citli laid shaft to
string nevermore. for the arrow of the sun
pierced his forehead.


Then all was dismay in the assembly of
the gods, and despair filled their hearts, for
they saw that they could not prevail against
the shining one and they agreed to die and
to cut themselves open through the breast.
Xolotl was appointed Minister, and he kill
ed his companions one by one, and last of
all he slew himself also. So they died like
gods and each left to the sad and wonder
ing men who were his servants, his gar
ments for memorial. And these servants |
made up, each party, bundle of the raj |
ment that had been left to them, binding it |
about stick into which they had bedded |
small green stone to serve as heart. These !
bundles were called 0aqmsmilIogi, and each
bore the name of that god whose memorial
it was and these things were more rever
enced that the ordinary gods of stone and
wood of the country. Fray Andrews de
Olmos found one of these relics in Tlalma-
lalco, wrapped UP in many cloths and half
often with being kept SO long.
Year: 1875

ROTATION IN THRoNEs.-An ingenious
scheme, it is stated, has been invented by
an italian for the regeneration of Europe.


He proposes that there should in each coun-
try be an annual succession of Kings (the
title of Emperor to be abolished altogether
An international Commission is to decide
among the existing Kings and Emperors
and claimants to thrones who among the
occupants and candidates really are en-
titled to be monarchs. 4 correct list of
these is to be made out, and each candidate
is to occupy the throne of European King
dom for one year in turn until every can
didate on the list has governed all the King
doms in Europe, when he is to wait till his
turn comes round again. I'm the event of
Republican form of government being
adopted by revolution in any of the King
oms on the list, and the number being re-
duced accordingly, tine deposed monarch is
to have his turn over again for the unex-
pired portion of his reign before the other
candidates on the list. The families of
decapitated monarchs are to be provided
for ont of general fund, to which each
monarch will be expected to contribute.
1t is urged that this scheme will not only
foster international feelings, but put an
end to warfare altogether; for no King
would wage war against another King
whose throne he might be called upon to
occupy, perhaps before the war he had
commenced was concluded, in which case
he would be compelled to take the field
against an army he had himself created.
Year: 1875

MATRIMONIAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
weeks ago, a Melbourne widower, with
something of family and goodly bank
account, advertised for wife over nc
titious signature. Several answers were
received, among which was one that par
ticularly pleased him. The cbirography
was graceful, delicate, and, like his own'
fictitious. After brief and mutually
agreeable correspondence, time and
place were agreed upon for meeting. AT
the appointed hour the gentleman was
waiting in private parlor in certain
fashionable hotel, and shortly afterwards
n lady entered, thickly veiled. She came
in trembling and did not venture to look
no until the gentleman's voice in respect
ful greeting fell upon her ear, at which
she started convusively, raised her eyes
TO those of her swain and uttered sup
pressed cry--a cry, the tone OF which
struck upon the gentleman's ear with
sound not unfamiliar. He lifted the veil
and looked upon the scared face of his
own daughter, whom he had supposed
industriously pursuing her studies at a
school in town some distance westward
of Melbuurne. The young lady has since
been installed as housekeeper III the pa
ternal mansion, and her papa Is not likely


10 advertise Tor wife again until his


daughter is married.
Year: 1875

The MAGIC OF MEMoRY.-Of all ar
lists. ancient or modern, commend me to
memory. 1t is there we find the most
careful eclecticsm, the most genuine TO-
nance. We call memory faithful, but
that is the very thing that it is not, aud
that perhaps, when we wish 1t to be.
How does it not with golden pencil touch
and retouch the picture Of our past lives =?
1t now draws out this detail and now
suppresses that, now throws one fact into
the background, and now magnifies
another. Out of the harsh daguerreotype
of II past reality it can only make lovely
and picturesque sketch, but the sketch
becomes an alto retieUO, and at last the
figure in reliet develops into II perfect
statue. And for this statue affection has
prepared golden niche, the object Of
our perennial, and rs we fancy, faithful
worship. Peculiarly true is this if the
life has been voluntarily deprived OF
movement, novelty and change. There
is no standard Of reality by which to try
impressions, and gradually those which
we ascribe to memory become in reality
the new creations by which the hollow
heart has tried to fill its vacant place. -
KtHgiuke.
Year: 1875

CoNsERvATIvE.-A story is told that
in one OF the Dutch settlements, where
they adopted the primitive custom Of
carrying corn to the mill across the back
of horse, one family from time immem-
olial had been in the habit Of placing he
corn in one end of the bag and II stone in
the other 10 balance it. One day the son
in adjusting the bag, found that it might
be balanced without the stone ; and over
joyed brought his father to see. But old
Hans soemnly and wrathiully decided
against such new-tangled ways; he had
always carried the stone to the mill, his
father had always carried the stone to the
mill, his grandfather had always carried
the stone to the mill, and why should he
sci himself up to know more than they
From such an argument there could be
no appeal old Barebones was saddled
with the rock rs before, and the world
still moved on.
Year: 1875

In Detroit, recently, when crowd had
collected around boy who had been ran
over and badly hurt, man rose up and
said: "I'm sorry enough to cry, but
haven't time. l want to call your atten-
ton to my new patent clothes wrnger,
which is warranted to- AT this point
he sat down on the pavement, several
parties stepped on him. and rs he was
being sponged off in n drug store, he in
qured, Is this Texas or Michigan ?"
Year: 1875

A SOFT ANswER.-Tl husband was
quicktempered and often inconsderate.
They had been married not yet year,
when one day, in fit of wrath, he said
to his wife:


II want no correction from you. If
you are not satisfied with my conduct you
can return to your home whence / took
you and find happiness with your kind ~


eli L leave you," returned the unhap-
ny wife, will you give me back what |
brought you ?"


Every dollar. covet not your gold.
You shall have it all back"


"Ah I" she answered, ~ mean not
the wealth of gold. | thought not of the
dross. l meant my maiden heart, my
first and only love-my buoyant hopes
and the promised blessing of my woman
hood. Can you give those back t me?"


A moment OF thought, of convulsion,
and then taking her to his arms, he said:


mo, no, my wife, cannot do all that,
but l will do more. will cherish your
blessing as my own and never again will
l, with Gods help, forget the pledge l
gave at the holy altar, when you gave
your peace and happiness into my care.''
How true it is that "a softanswer turn
eth away wrath !" and how many, O,
how many of the bitter strles of domestic
life might be avoided by remembering
and acting in accordance thei ewith.
Year: 1875

BATHING.-Hardly anything is more
conducive health and comfort at this sea
son than the habit of daily bathing. 1t
not only promotes health and cleanliness,
which Is all important both to the moral
and physical well being, but it gives II
CHEEKY vigor, which is of service in ward
ing off attacks of disease and keeping up
the tone Of the whole system. With our
abundant water supply and free baths
there is no excuse for negecting the nd =
vantages of daily bathing. Dirt, as Rus
kin says, may be picturesque, but it is
uncomfortable and unhealthy and should
not be allowed to clog up the pores of the
skin. Fortunate are the people who can
take IA salt water bath every summer day,
but for those who can't, fresh water is an
excellent substitute. Care of course
should be taken to have the temperature
Of the water accommodated to the strength
and vitality Of the bather In this war
fare for health let no one throw up the
sponge.
Year: 1875

Cincinnati Commercial, (Rep.(


If President Grant imagines that
a war with Spain, or row with the
Mormons, or a prodigious clamor
about the pope, viii cause the peo-
pie to look upon him as the sa-
viour of society, he is very much
mistaken. In the first place, the
United Stats is not so degraded as
to require a military protector. In
the second place, there is prevail
ing impression that, though Grant
commanded larger armies and had
large butcher bills to show than
Washington, the latest of the presi-
dents viii not be a more command
ing figure in history than the first.
In the third place, the madness for
more territory is not affecting the
American people very much just
now. We have enough negroes
who are new to the duties of citizen
ship, and we have elements Of evil
sufficient without the acquisition OF
the Inhabitants of Cuba. In the
fourth place, if spending money on
naval stations is the grand object,
the capacity Of our own coast has
not been exhausted. In the fifth
place, Mormonism Is dying of dry
rot and the railroad fever. Only a
few martyrs viii keep life in the
church. 1t does not seem worth
while to make a martyr of Brigham
Young. In the sixth place, the
doctrine of the Des Moines speech,
that the Church and State should
not be identical, and that the pope
is an old man who will bear watch
ing, is not precisely new, and the
Presidents sudden sensitiveness
about it all is not impressive. The
presidents duty of the hour is tc
fix a soft place to light, for the
wheels of time are rolling swiftly
on to bring the welcome day when
he will have completed his term o.
service.
Year: 1875

[Farnkiin Review and Journal.l


Some of our contemporaries criti.
else Gov. Porter very severely for
not calling the Legislature together
in extra session to consider of the
ways and means of paying the inter-
est on the State debt. What good
would it do for the Governor to
spend $4,000 for an extra session
Of this General Assembly, when they
have already shown their hands?-
We have heard of no conversions
among our legislative solons since
the adjournment of the General As
sembly. No changes have occurred.
The Governor has done just what he
ought to have done-left the whole
matter over for humping canvass
before the people. The people need
a power Of coaxing and persuading
to bring them up to the point of
suffering a tax sufficient to pay the
current expenses Of the State Gov
ernment and promptly the semi-an-
nual interest of our bonded debt
1t is well known, that no man is
going to legislate against the wishes
of the people Nothing better will
be done than has been done, just so
long as we have silentc tcanvasses for
seats in our General Assembly,
This financial issue should be sub
mitted to the people in the next
canvass, in ali its features, without
a single other issue to distract the
public mind or divert public atten
ton. Men who are in favor of lev
ying a sufficient tax to run the
machine and pay semi-annual inter
ests on the bonds must boldly get
upon the stump and say so. Men
of a contrary opinion, must openly
and manfully declare their opinions.
Let there be no shrinking. Too
much of this has already disgraced
us in the past. So it viii be seen,
that we do not believe much prog
ress will be made in liquidating our
Indebtedness. until the public mind
is fairly aroused TO the dignity Of
the issue and the demands Of the
hour, by an open, manly and honest
discussion of these important ques
tions before the people, in all their
phases.
Year: 1875

Aol4lIuAd LLGldiN anu MAIL


We publish an article to day from
the Pulaski CITIZEN on the State in
debtedness, and another from the
Columbia Herald on the same sub
ject. The Memphis Avalanche
thinks it sees in such indications
evidence of the formation of a ring
to "bulI'' State bonds. Any efforts
that we were fully satisfied would
permanently exalt our State credit
we should warmly advocate, whether
rings or individuals made or lost
money thereby.-American.


The closing sentence of the above
extract expresses a sentiment wor-
thy of the central organ of the Ten
nessee Democracy, and one that
finds an approving response in the
heart of every man, irrespective of
party affihities, who is not insensi-
bic to all feeling of State pride. We
have not seen the number of the
Avalanche referred to, and are sorry
if we have been the innocent cause,
through our little articles on State
credit, of alarming the good man
who controls that paper, and who
has such holy horror of rings"
1t then becomes our duty to remove
such painful apprehensions, if we
may. by making a plain statement.
In its advocacy of State credit, the
Herald aud Mail is actuated by the
promptings of State pride, devo-
tion to its party, and a sense of COM
mon honesty. 1t has never been
connected with any "bond ring" nor
is it aware Of the existence of such
a ring: is not interested directly or
indirectly iE State bonds. 1t is to
be hoped that such ignorance on
our part viii give great easement
and relievemen" to the Avalanche.
Now that we have been so ingenious,
may we not expect like candor from
the Avalanche with respect to a ring
--or. combination (that sounds bet
teri to "bear bonds?" 1t has been
intimated that a certain railroad,
whose terminus is at Memphis, is
being so manipulated and managed
as to necessitate a defalcation of its
July interest due the State. Then
comes the appointment of a receiver,
to be followed by a sale of the road,
which is to be purchased by the
holder of second mortgage bonds, at
a price that will leave the stockhold-
ers of this road out in the cold. To
make the enterprise a bonanza, they
first mortgage to'the State of Tenes-
see bonds at very low priee-hence
the great effort to delay or prevent
the State from taking steps to pay
the July and January interest. viii
the Avalanche, which seems to have
a penchant for ferreting out ~rings, -
give us the benefit ofits information
on this subject? We will see.