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Year: 1871

1t might happen that women


should here and there be found who


would not feel it .derogatory to


themselves or their profession to


use their pens for the qualification


of personal malice, personal revenge,


or public curiosity, and yet that the


general influence of this irruption


of women upon the political press


he elevatlng. Here and there a


sister may go to greater lengths


than any brother" without affect


ing the fact that in general sisters


are more moderate, impartial, clear


sighted, comprehensive, and dis


passionate than brothers.


As the pens of correspondents


have fallen into the hands of women


has there been manifested dispo-
sition to correct the tendency of
correspondence toward deteriora-
ton into gossip? In spite of the
indiscreet and unwomanly revela-
tions made by some female writer's,
do we find the general result to be
an increasing respect for individu-
ality, gradual disuse of person
ality, n Difference to the claims of
courtesy, to the divinity that doth
hedge a man and a woman by vir-
tue of their manhood and woman
hood, and which is not forfeited by
any amount Of public service? Do
we see an intelligent recognition and
observance of the forms of society,
which, though sometimes apparent
ly arbitrary and sometimes really
irksome, do yet constitute the best
available and the certainly indis-
pensable protection of the individual
against society, the reign of consti-
tutional law as against anarchy,
which life becomes intOler-
able and fruitless? When we hear
that woman is attached to the
staff of reporters, do feel that now
we shall creep out from under the
table, disentangle our feet
from court-trains, take il for granted
that everybody wears his best
Clothes in company, and enter the
circle of real interests, of close scru+
hny, and careful comparisons, and
keen analysis, and high aim, and
Just award? DO public officers,
of state or national legis-
|atures, and all who directly concern
themselves in the ship of state, feel
IN assurance that when women are |
Oh the witnessing stand official acts |
and deliberations are subjected to a
'izer scrutiny; that trivial or irrele-
Vant facts will be left i'm the back
ground, and only those which are
pertinent brought forward; that
'alseness, chicanery, and sophistry
will stand greater chance of being
detected, and sense and honesty
Year: 1871

The San Francisco Examiner says q
gentleman Of that city, about twenty
five yeals Of age, ruddv complexion and
curly red hair, who had an intractable
and painful ulcer on the left arm, resist
ing all previous modes of treatment
yielding to the request of trying the eff
feet Of transplanting a piece of skin to
the ulcer from another person. The
ulcer was prepared in the usual manner
by his physician, and bit of skin about
al inch square was taken from the arm
OF fine healthy negro man aud inn
mediately spread over the ugly ulcer,
and then carefully dressed and band
aged The skin transportation had
the desired effect. Healthy granulation
sprang up, aud the unsightly ulcer soon
healed. A few months afterward he
went to his physician and told him
that ever since the sore healed the black
skin commenced to spread, and it was
increasing. About one third of his arm
was completely negroed. The doctor
himself is that the whole skin of this
white man will become negro. This is
n new thing under the sun. 1t would
be rather difficult to explain the physio
logical process which takes place to
bring about such skin change as this.
The problem is, how can the colorng
matter OF the skin be so radically chang
ed? And how is this pigment change
propagated? 1t is certain that the law
of capillary attraction plays no insign!ti-
cant part in the spreading process
Grating pears on All apples tree has
communicated to the apples pear
teste.
Year: 1871

high as Sc, 600, 900, so that we are met
by the important fact that while acci-
dent and design are nearly regular in
their operations, and breed from month
to month the same number of casual.
ties, the amount Of property thus de-
strOyed varies within wide limits. The
fires of one month compared with
another are tolerably regular in their
occurrence, but the losses resulting from
them arc much heavier in some months
than in others. This same feature on
a smaller scale may be noticed in the
local reports Of the various city fire
marshals.


The percentage Of insurance on these
losses from month 20 month is tolerably
uniform, showing that the proportion
Of insured property destroyed bears a
nearly uniform ratio to the whole.


The following table will exhibit the
aggregate results Of these statistics for
for twentv-one months.
Year: 1871

whenever you see young men spend
Ing their leisure hours at some resort of
gaming or other amusement, it is a sure
sign that they will never become great
men. Whenever you see a man
spending his time lounging about the
streets talking politics, your need not
expect he has any money to lend......
whenever you see young lady tightly
laced, it is sure sign she wishes to
impose upon herself and the public by
showing what she has not got by nature,
small waist......... When you hear a
youngster engross the whole conversa-
ton, it Is sure sign he has not Sc nse
enough to listen. old Alnunoc
Year: 1871

The New York World says: Even those
who passed and those who renewed the in
come tax confess in their very enac,meuts
that it is not fit to be permanent part o,
our fiscal system. Il was at first imposed
under the pressure of an over.rul,np ne
cessity and to reconcile the people to 30
odious burden, they were assured that the
tax should be discontinued a, the beginning
OF the year 1870. Congress violated the
pledge without the shadow of an excuse.
With surplus revenue OF hundred mil
lions year, the government had no need Of
the income tax. Thanks TO the zeal, good
sense and fairness Of Commissioner Pleas
anton, We were in fair way to get rid of it,
when this foolish technical hitch arose be-
tween the two Houses. If the technical
point cannot be adjusted, we hope there
may be wisdom enough to drop it out OF
sight and put the repeal through by fresh
start in the House.
Year: 1871

the West this afternoon and O large camp Is form
ing.


RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
At ST. German there has been religious cere-
mony at the Cathedral for the souls OF those who fell
during the war.
Year: 1871

HOW JAY GOULD APPEARS IN THE LIGHT OF


JUDGE BLATCTFORD'S DECISION - WHAT


JUDGE JAMES DECIDED.


The full reports in THE TRIBUNE OF the dlf-
fereut combinations against the Erie Ring and the nat
terng prospects of their speedy success nave atraceo
much attention in financial and legal circles, and have
elected numerous assurances Of appreciation from all In
erested seeing the great interests involved once more
In honest hands BY the decision Of Judge Batch1ofo'
published yesterday in tho Heath and Raphael nuga


on the skfully plan Of the Erie Directors 10
prevent legitimate combination the part Of the own
ers OF the road for the Of their property has
been eectuay defeated far concerns that portion
Of the stock which daringy seIzeo ana
retained by the present Directors for their
own purposes. The fact that the return OF
the shares has been ordered, and that Mr' dould
was wholly unable to establish his right OF ownership TO


single one of them is full Of significance when consd'
cred n connection with the other fact developed In evil
dcnce before Master Equity White, that by Mr. Goulds
direction the entire $1,000 shares were We ed on at the
last election by the receiver. for the purpose OF main
tanning the present administration IN oce IN defiance
Of the well wishes Of the real owners OF the STOCK
From the observations which the Judge In his decision
thought proper to upon the numbers OF tho oer
Gates representing tho stock claimed by Mr. Could and
the rcr titon Of several items In the furnished list
appears that Mr.. Goud's conception OF his own
rights in respect to the stock he owns ia subject
to the confusion which characterized his descrp
ton before the Master Of his rights in respect 10 the last
issue Of convertible bonds.


Capitalists tempted by the syren song OF Eric brokers'
who trying TO find market for their new bonds,
should remember that the decision Of Judge James in
the Of John W. Thompson against the Erle
Managers. did not in any assert the validity or the
made such n claim. The decision OF the Judge simply
took the ground that the new mortgage would not affect
the holders of preferred stock and that was
the only point at issue
Year: 1871

FRENCH MODE of FRYING POTATOES.
Cut them in whatever shape you wish,
above bowl of cold water, so they will
drop into it, Then drain and wipe them
dry. This must be done quickly, so as not
to allow the potatoes to become reddish.
Have coarse towel ready, then turn the
potatoes into a colander, sprinkle salt on
them and serve hot. If you wish them
light or swelled, leave the potatoes in the
colander only about half a minute, then
put them back in the very hot fat, stir for
about minute and put them again in The
colander. If the fat is very hot, when
dropped into it for the second time, they
will swell.
Year: 1871

How TO CHOOSE A HUsBAND.-Never
marry man until you have seen him eat.
Let the candidate for your hand, ladies,
pass through the ordeal of eating soft
boiled eggs. If he can do it, and leave the
table-spread, the napkin, and his shirt un-
spotted, take him. Try him next with a
spare rib. If he aecomplishes this feat
without putting out one of his own eyes
or pitching the bones iuto your lap, name
the wedding day at once, he will do to tie
to.
Year: 1871

The Memphis AUdldnehe says that the
stockholders of the Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad at their meeting on the 18th
of next month, will be called on to actupon
the following proposition from Tom Scott,
of the Pennsylvania Central, which is to
lease the road for term of ninety-nine
years on guarantee of all annual dividend
on the capital stock of three per cent. alb
solutely fG the first five years, with as
much more, up to six per cent, as the net
earnings of the road may afford, and an
annual dividend of six per cent. absolute
ly for the balance of the term of the lease.
Indications point strongly to the adoption
of this proposition by the stockholders.
Year: 1871

There is not remedial agent in this world that will
cure Fever and Ague and all other NelariOus Bilious
Scarlet, Typhoid, Yellow and other Fevers aided by
Railways Pills so quick as Railways Ready Relief
Year: 1871

Urinary and Womb Diseases, Gravel Diabetes, Drop
sy( Ineontinenee of Urine Brights disease Albuminu
ra and in where there Brick dust deposits
the water is thick cloudy, mixed with substances like
the white Of egg, threads like white silk or there
is morbid dark bilious appearance. and white Bone
dust deposits and where there is preking burning
sensation and pain in the small of the back and along
the lons In all these conditions, Railways Sarparil
liam Resolvent, aided by tbs application of Railways
Ready Relief to the spine and small Of the back. and
the bowels regulated with one or two of Railways
Regulating Pills per day will, soon make complete
cure. In few days the patient will be enabled to hold
and discharge water naturally without pain and the
Urine will be restored to its natural clear and amber
or sherry color.
Year: 1871

If those who are now suffering pain, no matter what
the cause may be- or by what it is caIled-f ex
ternal apply the Railways Ready Relief to the part
of the body where the pain is present If INTERNAL 20
drops diluted in water, drink; whether Crampe
Spasms Inflammation. Congestion, Asiatie Cholera
ChiIls and Fever the most violent excruciating and
torturng pains will be stopped In from to twenty
minutes
Year: 1871

Not one kour after reading this advertisement need


any one suffer with pain.
RADWAY'S READY RELIEF
Is sure cure. 1t was the first and is the Only Pain
Remedy that instantly stops the most


excruciating pains.
Year: 1871

viii, in from one to twenty minutes afford ease ant
comfort, and this medicine rapid in stopping pain
be purchased for fifty cents per bottle at almost
every druggists and country merchants on this
continent, and within one hours distance of almOs
every habitation in the United States.
Year: 1871

FoREsT LEAVES FOR TANNING.-A
Vermont tanner has invented and sue
sessfally tested a new material for tan
ming, which is nothing else than dye
from forest loaves. The leather treat
ed by the new method is said to bs
more smooth aud flexible to retain
moro fully tho strength OF the raw
hide than when bark Is Ssa d. 1t IL
further stated that ono ton OF leavo'
will tan as much leather a. five cords
Of hemlock bark, and in one half tho
time.
Year: 1871

when the emancipation of four
millions of slaves was first mooted,
the Democrats sent up fearful wall
of despair. They alleged that the ne.
groes, as soon as they would receive
their freedom, would all come North,
and the Southern plantations would be
turned into barren wilderness. They
predicted that white men would be
turned out of rolling mills, foundries
and workshops, and that no place
would be found for them in which to
ply their honest toll, except at starva.
tion wages. The results do not verify
the prediction. The cotton product
of the South bids fair to be much
greater than ever it was before the
liberation and enfranchisement of the
slaves. The price of labor has not
been reduced in consequence of their
emancipation, nor have they shown
any disposition to work for lower
wages than white men. A few day;
ago the negroes of Washington struck
for higher wages, which were refused
and, wonderful to relate, white men
were easily obtained who willingly
took their places at fglres which they
would not accept. This journal labor.
ed with all its ability to show that the
feared consequences would never take
place, and that emancipation would
not result in disaster to the interests oi
the white laborer. The recent events
in Washington have demonstrated
that we were not mistaken in our
judgment. The whites have been the
first to show disposition to work at
low wages. The black men are apt
scholars. They seem to be making
great progress in all the arts and
tricks in trade of the whites. There is
not much danger of their cutting un-
der" if the Washington case may be
received as a test sample.


The Democratic journals are Ell.
deavoring to make political handle
out of the Washington strike. But
surely they will not claim that the
colored laborers have done more in
this case than white ones have fire.
quently done in others. We are not
by any means, the apologists of any
violence in word or action that may
have been committed by the colered
laborers. In all cases we are opposed
to strikes. They never result in any
good to the strikers. The demand for
labor will regulate its price, and il
employees do not wish to work at the
wages offered, they should quietly
withdraw, create no disturbance and
seek for more remunerative employ
ment somewhere else. Our only dh,
ject in referring to the matter, $50
show that the predictions of the DenA,
cracy have not proved true, and that
the fear that the emancipated slaves
would work for less wages than white
men was utterly groundless. We. dc
not think there are more colored men
in our workshops and factories now
than there were before the war. They
generally prefer the South, and are
likely to remain there.-Pats. Gazette
Year: 1871

A New Haven paper says "there is
a horse chestnut tree in front of the old
General Green place, on Water street,
which blossoms only on the Forth side
one year and the south side the next,
while every seventy year it blossoms
freely on all its branches" This year
the blossoms are ON the south side.


The most learned woman in the
world is said to be Princess Dora
D'Istra. She reads and speaks fifteen
languages, has written novels, historical
and philosophical works, is an honora-
ry member of ten learned societies
and is, Notwithstanding, quite good
looking.


A local report of the period: "BIr.
Collins Of Hartford bought ferocious
Watchdog, Mr.. Collins came home
late that night. His wife says that his
trousers can't be mended. The dogs
skin is for sale cheap. Mr.. Collins
hopes to be able to sit down in a few
weeks"


Doubtless the reason why the Jews
caught their fish mostly by nets was
because Moses expressly stated to
them before they crossed the Jordan
that they could not have any Moabites
there
Year: 1871

A Ia Court of Probate holden at Litchfeld, A within and for the District of Litchfeld, on the 30th day of October, A. D. 1871.g n

 < x Present, Henry R. MorriIl, Esq, Judge.

 Upon the petition of Asahel N. French, of Litehfeld, in the county of Litchfeld, showing to this Court that he is executor and trustee of the estate of Harriet Lines, late of Litchfeld within said District, deceased, that there is be- longing to said estate certain real estate situated in said Litchheld and described in said petition, and that under the last will and testament of the real or personal estate for the benefit and sup port of Sherman Lines if the income of the same should be insufficient for his said support, and that the income of said real and personal estate is wholly Insufficient for the support of the said Sherman Lines, and that the real estate is un- productive and not profitable to be kept in the possession Of said estate, and that it would be for the interest of Said estate if said real estate be sold and the avails used according to the pro- visions of said will and that the heirs of said es tate have requested that, in consideration of the Representation above made, said estate be sold and the proceeds appropriated in accordance with the pgpyiaions of said will, which said real estate is valued at about one thousand dollars, and praying for liberty to sell said property for the Purposs asoressid , as per petition ion on file

 and Trustee be authorized to sell all of said real estate at public or private sale as may best pro- mote the interest of said estate and convey the same in due form of law and make return to this court to whom sold and for how much and of the charges of sale, and to give public notice of this order by publishing the same in some news paper printed in Ltchfeld. @@z 70 'i'sA

 ~E Certified from Record haA

 31-1 HENRY R. MORRILL,, Judge.
Year: 1871

The opinion which we expressed of tho
Brazilian Emancipation measure, when tho
telegraph brought us news of its adoption, is
fully confirmed by the text Of the law received
in Yesterdays mail. Not only has no appre-
ciable improvement been made in the incom-
plcte scheme originally presented to the Cham
Der, but one important provision-that which
liberated the slaves Of the religious orders
has been stricken out. The act is, as we said
before, q dclusive compromise with wrOrg, and
postpones to the next generation what ought
to be granted Immediately. Still 1T Is some
thing gained. 1t fixes upon Slavery In the
Empire the stamp of official rCprobatiOn. The
buying and selling of human beings is hence
forth declared to be o wrong which Is only
tolerated for time because it has acquired
too much strength to be suddenly abolished.
A public sentiment against it is thus fOstercd,
and an impetus given to the practice OF Volun-
tary enfranchisemcnt which has been common
in Brazil for many years.


We cannot doubt that the end OF Slavery
will be reached long before the period fixed
by the law. The example given by the Bene-
Gictine Order, which has set free all its slaves
though not required to do so by this bill, Will
be initiated, and fresh legislation will aid in
the good work. The Liberals will gam from
this partial success new strength and courage
to persevere and the forcbotings of the Slave
party, who look for general unsettling OF
society, destruction of industry, and outbreak
of disorders as the consequence of allowing
colored people to hold rights of property in
their own bodies, will meet their answer. AT
the next session Of the Legislative Body let
US have brave effort to finish what has thus
been begun.
Year: 1871

of latitude, he accepts the situation as ne
does the added years Of his age. He Would
not take the trouble to pull back again. ana
now blandly assures his beloved fellow -clti-,
gens that all there Is to do Is to stop where
they are, rest on their oars. and 60 ashore to
occupy the land. While he has been gone
sundry changes have occurred, but they are
to be taken as they are found. He would
that they were otherwise. II 1t had
been left to him, nothing would have
happened. We should have had some
Buchanan H.-perhaps himself-in the Pres
idential chair, and every fellow-citizen
would still have the right to wallop his own
nigger. But as it is, finding only one road
open, he takes that for his new departure, and
blandly suggests that we have mutual for
getfulness and forgiveness of the errors and
misunderstandings.of the past. On the whole
the Republicans have done nothing wrong
or not 80 very wrong. Now this kind OF
whipped cream ought not to go down with the
Republicans of New-Jersey. The greatest out.
rage that can be committed on political
party Is to steal its platform, and We think
that our friends across the river comprehend
their epoch and will elect Mr.. Walsh.
Year: 1871

Mr.. Boutwell, was able to report reduction
of our National Debt by moro than Thirteen
Millions in September, and he reports fur
ther reduction of nearly Nine Millions in Octo-
ber The full amount of reduction since Gen.
Grants Inauguration is 63,755,s19, or
more than One Hundred Millions per Gnnurn.
Should we continue to pay as we have thus
far paid since the incoming of this Admins
tration, the Debt would bo utterly extin-
guished within the next twenty years. As it
is, the annual interest or burden of the Debt
is diminished by at least Fifteen Millions since
Gen. Grant became President. These are
cheerful figures.


We have often heard that the gold in the
Treasury was about to be reduced yet the
amount on the 1st inst was over Ninety-nine
Millions, beside more than Ten Millions in
paper. Happily, Mr. Boutwell, has advertised
that he will soon pay off whatever may remain
outstanding of the first issued One Hundred
Millions of Five -Twenties and, as he is a
man of his word, we will. not doubt tho as
surance If that redemption does not draw
down the coin in the Treasury below Ten
Millions, we urge him to call in more and
moro Five-Twenties till all his surplus
Coin shall have been absorbed in the
payment of his superabundant Debt. Had he
bought up and paid off at least Eighty Millions
more of interest bearing Debt during the first
six months of his Secretaryship, the discount
thus realized and the interest thus saved
would by this time have aggregated not less
than Twenty Millions. Mr.. Boutwell, is ar
economist, and cannot fail to realize that {
full treasury is an incitement to lavish anG
questionable expenditure, as also to improvi
dent reductions Of taxes, Do let US congratu
late the country on the absorption Of tht
surplus by the payment of Debt!