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Year: 1873

A Large Crowd Disappointed in Hear


ing a Respectable Lecture.


At the Cooper Institute last evening crowd OF
at least 1900 people assembled to hear Mrs. Wood
hull lecture Before eight O'Clock the asles and
entrances were completely filled, and the report
ers' in front OF the stage was invaded and the
reporters swamped After that hour there was
room nowhere in the hall for the numbers who
came TO see and hear the fair lecturess. In the
audience was a large element OF women OF an In
dennable status not exactly OF the leisure nor OF
the working class. On the platform were good
many old stagers, who may be found at any time
at free love or spritualistic seance. few
young girls, with prematurely old and knowing
faces, were mixed in among the older danes.


Mrs. Woodruff and her sister were present ar the
back OF the stage some little time before the hour
appointed for the lecture. The audience amused
themselves while waiting for the speaker by an
interchange OF chan. When the Woodruff ad-
vanced to the front she was greeted with turbu-
lent applause intermingled with hisses. She was
dressed In black skirt with black braided jacket
fitting tight around the waist and with the collar
turned up about the neck. She wore small
crimson tie above her bosom, and her hair, parted
near the middle, fell In careless cut over her ears
and down the turned-up collar OF her jacket. She
was flushed in the face and. at times her voice
broke up ike the notes OF ullapuateu nute, out
in the main she managed 70 make herself heard
with clearness. There were no policemen to be
seen, and, consequently, there was a


FREE AND EASY BEHAVIOR


among the vast throng that Is not commonly ex-
hDited by Cooper Institute audiences "Go In, old
gallu '.Wet your WHISTLE old woman !" and such
like expressions OF encouragement resounded
from various parts of the hall. number OF the
ladies belonging to the decorous body OF agitators
assembled at the Union League Club House paid
visit TO the hail. as IL was understood the lectur-
ess intended to pay her respects TO them In choice
language In this they were disappointed, and so
were a great many more who came there with the
hope Of hearing naughty words on naughty SUBJ
jects Indeed, the Cooper Institute may be hlled to
overnowIng at any time by whoever wiz announce
lecture Of the "Back Crook" kind.


THE OBsCEN1TY


which was expected from woodruff and her sister
was not Afforded, and the vast congregation OF
prurient minds was happily disappointed How
ever there was enough OF blasphemy substituted
TO make up for the omission OF the other article
anu gratify the many corrupt and noary headed
old sinners who came 20 listen. The subject OF the
lecture was, "Relormation or Revolution
which % Out OF this It was hoped by the BLACK
Crook" audience the lady would evolve her notions
on on iree love and break over into forbidden pas
u sures win her customary abandon OF speech.
ns nu' , sne JAILED to cater to the peculiar tastes
VI VI .ne young store clerks and the old
Generous vagabonds who attended. She confined
nrrsen chieny 10 dry discussion OF politics. AT
umes she iad the copy Of her Lecture dQup and
Year: 1873

pranced up and down the platform, retorting on
her unruly hearers tnat they were a set OF


IGNORANT SLAVES,


ONLY ht for despotisrn, which was surely coming
with ulysses s. Grant at its head The slaves
would yell heartily over these hits and Woodruff
would smile and look pleased Cries 70 speak
"louder," when the speaker was doing her best and
making herself plainly heard were met by frantic
attempts on the part OF Woodruff TO transcend the
limits OF her voice, and OF course. ended IN lament
able and amusing failure. The main point OF her
ADDRESS was meant to be the prediction that in
lew months or So bloody revolution would hap
pen. everything be turned topsy turvey and all
sorts OF witnesses be enacted. On the sex to
which she is assumed to belong she spoke thusly:-


that the present social system, enforced both by
law and falsely educated public opinion, makes every
woman dependent for support ap9 comfort upon some
man and i does not give the least Consideration as 70
the theory live by II II you die by II you must and
the devil take the We the government We
the men TO whom belong all the realities of this world
can't 90 awning more for you except you become
srrass social % ontcast as they gracefully call unfor.
you as our demands require repeat again and wish
my voice could reach the and the soul every
and woman in the world that the theory our social
system Is that women dependent and that
identity and individuality in some man, and then II
leaves her unmindfu and Indifferent whether she
secure II or not


She ceased speaking at nine O'Clock and the
"Crook" audience then voc3ferously demanded the
appearance OF Tennie O., hoping she might give
them the spice that the other failed to FURNISH bur
Tennie Q. retired and somebody declared the meet
ing was adjourned, and finally the crowd went
home.
Year: 1873

The introduction of resolutions into the
State Legislature authorizing Investigation into the
affairs OF the EIic Railway Company with view OF
ascertaning the truth Of certain allegations relative TO
the expenditure Of money to influence legislation has
excited considerable discussion in Wast The officers
OF the Company say that everything that has occurred
since the present administration went into power will be
willingly revealed. They affirm that money has been
paid by them for any purpose what they unwilling
make pube. II the resolution IS made broad enough TO
call for facts relative to the Erie Railway Company
under previous administrations they will furnish what
ever Information is be had from their books They
say that they believe chat the resolution was mstgaed
by stock jODbers for the purpose OF depTecang lle
urlca OF the stock
Year: 1873

Goethe's poetic sense was the mino-
taur to which be sacrificed everything.
To make a study he would soil the
maiden petals Of a woman's soul; to
get the delicious sensation Of reflex
sorrow, he would wiring a heart. All
that saves his egotism from being hate
ful, is that, with its immense reaches,
it cheats the sense into a feeling of
something like sublimi;y. A patch Of
sand is unplessing; a desert has all
the awe OF the ocean. Lessing also
felt the duty Of self-culture; but il was
not so much for the sake Of feeding at
this or that faculty, as Of Strengthening
character, the only soil in which real
mental power can root itself and 6nd
sustenance. His advice 10 bis brother
Karl, who was beginning to write for the
stage, is two parts moral to ore literfry.
" Study ethics diligently, learn TO ex-
press yourself well aud correctly, and
cultivate your own character; without
that / cannot conceive a good dramatic
author" Marvellous counsel this will
seem to those Who think that wisdom is
ouly 10 be found in the fools paradise
Of Bohemia Lowell
Year: 1873

An Indiana preacher declared in a re-
cent sermon that "nO woman who wears
false hair is a fit person to sit in the
house of the Lord. But as all the
women in his congregation wore ju,e in
stead of false hair, they thought he was
/" going for the women Of the other
chnrch
Year: 1873

Miss NoyE Of Buffalo played the IN
trepid heroine to the life in trying 10
check pair of very badly frightened a
horses who were running away with her
and three other ladies, the other day, uS
bravely clinging to the reins ana turn- Turn
ing the animal squarely into conve'
nient omnibus, which stopped theh'
All this was glorious, but why, oh. why
did the brave girl faint as soon as . gen
tleman helped he from the carriage
Year: 1873

JOB WORK.
Done at the RECORD office in the best style
known to the art; and must be paid for on de.
livery, unless persons having the work done
have standing accounts with the Office. No de.
Walton from this rule.
Year: 1873

Puzzling inscription-The young ladies of
country seminary are puzzled over the ex-
act meaning OF the following inscription, re-
Gently discovered on the wall of the building,
Young ladies should set good examples, for
young men will follow them.n - .
Year: 1873

Florida has a lovely climate, and the


balmy summer evenings are rendered delight
ful By the sweet voice of the alligator. The
Palatka Herald mentions a line three miles
long in that neighborhood along which
dreadful howl Is continually kept up during
the night, resembling the roar of the African
lion. The poet who wrote of the voices of
the mig ht had not heard of this one.
Year: 1873

There is publican in New York city who
maintains his aged father as a show about the
place. The old man is near ninety, hasn't
gone to bed sober tor sixty years, and is hale
and hearty now, which is great encourage
ment to customers. fU
Year: 1873

As to the punishment of murderers, the
latest proposition is that they be deprived of
sight. Which IS to say that the murderer
must be made insane whether he is so or not
at the time of the commission of the deed -
Tor do we not read, "Out of sight, out of
mind ?" ----l"i'nt 'u ar IA
Year: 1873

A man who will take newspaper four or
nve years, and then refuse TO pay for it,
should begin bis name with an b and end it
with g, and put an o in the middle. INT.
Gilead tOhio) Register.l The editor who
will send his paper to man four or five years
without getting bis pay for it, should begin
his name with an and end it with an |, and
put two o's in the middle.--ILima Democrat.
Year: 1873

Providence has no Intention of consolidating
two possibly disconnected phenomena, bat
iteannot refrain from observing that since a
sausage factory has been IN operation within
its limits there are certainly fewer cats about
than there used to be.
Year: 1873

We are delighted to learn that some use
has been discovered for mosquitoes 1t has
been found worth while to strain them out Of
the water before they get their elegant plum
age, their tuneful voice and their blood-thirs-
ty appetite, and feed them to young trout.
We are in favor of raising trout on large
scale. This utility of the diabolical insect re-
assures our wavering faith that all things are
created tor some beneicent purpose.
Year: 1873



 have read the Falls Village items in THE NEWS of late, with interest, and am glad to be able to say, our part of the village shares fully in this welcome return of stir ring business. The railroad shops now seem to be in full operation. Last Friday evening they were lighted by hundred jets of gas, which brought wildly to the memory of the old inhabitants the times now past and gone when the Ames Works were in full operation. Then, instead of gas, those shops were lighted by the blaze of the numerous furnace fires. Although there are not as many men employed in the railroad shops as there were in the Ames Works, we are grateful that business now presents such cheering prospect. It seems as though all manner of business has caught the spirit of enterprise and is moving on. Even our dressmakers and milliners are indeed very busy. Miss Sada Hawthorn, and Mrs. Henry Wolfe, must surely be doing good business, if the large number of boxes and bundles constantly going and coming from their rooms are g criterion to go by. Our merchants and even carpenters are so full of business they can hardly sleep nights. Our new school house is nearly completed and will soon be ready for occupancy, a'fact that we are glad to realize, as there has been no school in our village since last September, at which time the house was removed by the railroad company from it's old position.
Year: 1873

AeMG.

 On Wednesday evening, May 2sth, Prof. Russell, of Trinity College, gave the people of Kent an opportunity to enjoy the ren- dcring of some of his best selections. As an intellectual treat is a rare thing in our quiet town, we hoped the name of this we'll known and gifted elocutionist would in Kent, as in other places, draw a full house, but to our chagrin, the audience only num- bered about forty. The learned Professor is gentleman of wide benevolence, giving these readings for the furtherance of some goodrcause and never for the sake of any pecuniary gam to himself. The reading in question was given in aid of the Episcopal Church in this place, and some illnatured gossips CD have hinted that this might be reason why some were absent, that the 'Jews have no dealings with the Samari- tans," etc., but we scout such an idea If plain people with little taste for Shakespeare, we at least try to cultivate some oldfash- toned Christian graces; charity and broth crly love among the rest. The Professor being, as we have said, benevolent gen. tleman, would doubtless view the apparent neglect in more kindly light, and attrib- ute it to the fact that his name and fame had not yet reached our rustic town, and that, not being accustomed to anything of the kind, our good people did not under stand the nature of the entertainment. The programme was varied to suit as far as pos sible the tastes of the few present. The first selection was the Tempest" from David Copperfeld, one of Dickens most powerful descriptive pieces. Then came the scene in the Merchant of Venice" where Shylock makes the memorable bar gain with Antonio and Bassanio. This was followed by s'Sheridan's Ride," reel tation in which we seemed hurried on with the breathless horse and rider. Knowing that "a little nonsense now and then is rel ished by the wisest men," these graver pieces were relieved by selection from Lover; "Father Phi! taking subscriptions for repairing the Church," a scene where the Irish wit and humor is suddenly hushed bv one of those rapid transitions from laughter to tears, SO common with these warm impulsive people. In conclusion, to please the younger portion of the audience, there were some simpler recitations which were highly appreciated, particularly the sad adventures of ''Darius Green and his flying machine" We feel sure all present were delighted. and only regret that any mistake on the part of our neighbors should have deprived them of the same pleasure; and we trust that Prof. Russell, to whose courtesy we are SO much indebt- ed, will only see in the smallness of his audience reason why he should return the sooner; as, were such entertainments more common among us, they could not fail, in the course of time, to awaken some taste for literary enjoyment. P.
Year: 1873

THE PosTAL CARDs.-The great objection to the postal card has been the facility with which they can be used for purposes of in suit, and for the sending of improper mes sages. The Postmaster General has an swered this objection in an official com munication, in which he says: Efforts have been made to prejudice the public mind against an open card, by alleging that it may be used for conveying improper and obscene messages. This objection is mythical. The law already excludes from the mails all obscene matter when its char acter can be known without breaking a seal Obscene communications may be written or printed on the outside of sealed card or envelope with the same facility that they may be on an open postal card; but in either case it would be the duty of post master to refuse to deliver such communi- cations and send them to the Dead Letter Office to be destroyed"
Year: 1873

LAST CHANcE.-Merwin. who is running his feather bed renovating machine at full blast in Falls Village, says if there are more beds which have not been cleansed, they had better be brought on at once, as he is going to the eastern part of the county soon, and thinks this is the last chance for the people of this region. lw47
Year: 1873

Cornwall Bridge.

 Not a little exitement is created in the lower village over the fact that ore has been discovered, in the mountain on the west side of the river. Something more than eight tons were raised last Saturday, the ore being of magnetic nature and is said to be of excellent quality. have seen specimens of it. but knowing nothing about ore, can give no opinion of the arti- cle.. Disorder seems still to brood over our land. Last Friday evening, James Savage shot at his step-son, Eugene De musey, but tailed to injure him, when Eugene knocked him down and thin king this sufficient to quiet him, stopped and let him quietly get up, when the father fired another three shots at him, none of which took effect, which shows that he is not quite as expert marksman as his experience in the late Rebellion would seem to warrant...... Not all the excitement is at the ore bed be- low. At the millinery store of Mrs. V. Kellogg, whose fine line of millinery goods is receiving much attention, as well as the satisfaction the ladies are receiving at the superb fits given to their garments by Miss Alice Wells who does the cutting, are facts that will receive the peoples attention, ore beds or no ore beds.
Year: 1873

To give detailed account of Miss Kel- loggs concert would hardly seem neces- eary, as she and her wonderful vocal pow

 CTS are so extensively known, yet word or two concerning her and those who ac- companied her may not be out of place.

 Of course all Miss Kellogg sang was good, very good, but somehow her last effort, when the words ill the rather simple bal lad she was rendering sounded something like "You may come,if you please, seemed to produce about as good effect on her large audience as anything she gave during the evening. The intricate, delicate and thoroughly scientific lingering of her vlo- lin, by Miss Mathilda E. Toedt, as she filled the hall with its charming music, was a very important feature in the evenings en- tertainment. The piano solo by Prof. Marizo was also good, but theifun, by way of variety, did not appear till the glee club from the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale College came forward with their college songs. It's hardly worth while to say much
Year: 1873

or the surrounding country ana condensed at these works. The mllk is put into large conical shaped copper wells, in which it is boiled from five to ten minutes. after which it is carried to the story above in pipes, and into the huge vacuum pans, in which it is again boiled about three hours, which will carry away all impurities as well as about one-fourth the volumn of the fluid, leaving it of the consistency of thick cream. This last boiling and cleansing completes the condensing process. It is then taken again to the story below in 40 quart milk cans and placed into large vats of ice water, in which they are kept moving un- til thoroughly cooled. The cans are then sealed and shipped to New York, where it is retailed at twenty eight cents per quart, the consumer reducing and using as desired, they prefering this to the milk direct from the farm. Every part of this establishment is very cleanly kept by almost. constant scrubbing of the floors, and machinery fol doing the work. The farmers are pleased with this market for their milk, they receiv ing as much per quart as any other way and their cans are cleansed by steam in the factory without charge. This company is called the New York Condensed Milk Go. large share of the property being owned by Gail Barden, Jr., who is the inventor ol the process. This company also owns similar factories in Brewsters, Ca few mile. below Wassaic.) and in Elgin, Ill.,, as wei as factory in Texas for making the ex tract of beef.

 A few weeks since sash and blind shol which was doing avery good business il that village was destroyed by fire, but an other building for the same business W, understand will soon rise up, phenix like 'as it were, out of the smoke of the con
Year: 1873

The 80 per cent. rule in substance is
this: At the beginning of each
month every pupil understands that
he or she commences with q clear
record, and if his or her record at the
end of the month is found to be above
so per cent, department, attendance
and recitation being considered, he
or she VIII be entitled to spend the
last day away from school. Or, more
briefly, we say to our pupils, ':H you
will do your twenty days work in
nineteen days, and do it well, you
have that privilege; you may spend
the twentieth day as you ike"


We claim to have no patent on this
rule. It was recommended to us by
an experienced teacher as being
good thing. After asking permission
of our school board to try the expert
ment, we did so-and we must say,
all things considered, it has thus fs
proven to be a success. We have no
as yet heard a single protest against,
it by teacher, pupil or parent; but on
the other hand, whenever we have
heard the system spoken OF, it has
ever been to approve of it. As an ev-
idence of its good effect we give one
instance, VIZ: In our primary de-
partment, with an average attendance
of 81 pupils, we had not single case
of tardiness during the four weeks
previous to dismission for the holi-
days, neither was there any case of
absence, except a satisfactory excuse
was given; al save four got the pre-
MUM, and those four sacrificed the
premium on account of misconduct.
So long as we can secure these happy
results, we propose indulging in our
little experiment"
Year: 1873

Quite an interest is telt by the
Teachers of the State in regard to the
codifed school bill pending in the
Senate. At meeting held by the
leading educational men of Ohio, at
Columbus, on the 4th of December,
they recommended the passage Of the
bill so amended as to restore the sec
tions of the bill as originally reported
to the House, providing for the reor-
ganization of the school system in
townships
Year: 1873

Do merchants bestow the notice
that it merits upon the quiet and un-
obtrusive, yet tremendous latent pow
er which lies always within their reach
and ready for their use in newspaper
advertising? We refer to merchants
in general, not to such intelligent and
active minds as have brought out
fortunes from the proper use of the
local paper. Take the average mer-
chant of country towns; is he apt to
sufficiently well consider the advan-
tages he would derive from q little
judicious advertising? Does it ever
occur to him that he is not quick
enough in announcing his new stock,
or careful enough to keep his name
before the people? ? Does it ever seem
to him that he might be first in the
town instead of last, and that in neg
lecting advertising, he is failing to
use as ready and powerful a means to
success as any other he could name?
An advertised article ''holds it's name. ="
It is much easier to sell, and makes it
easier to cause people to believe that
it is as represented. For instance, q
retail dry-goods merchant receives a
fresh invoice of French caicoes. How
much easier it is for him to make a
lively and striking announcement of
the fact in the newspapers, than to go
through the troublesome operation
with each customer of explaining that
the goods are Just received, and that
they are imported" Advertised al
ticles hold their name because people
"see the name in print" A salesman
may -prevaricate, but a newspaper
never can tell half so large a story.
Year: 1873

One of our slim friends is in troub
lie. He wants to know what charac-
ter to assume at the masquerade balls
this winter We advise him to braid
his legs and go as whiplash; swal
low himself round and round q few
times and go as roll of tape; wrap
himself in the American flag and &c
as a barber-pole; bristle his hair up
and go as whitewash brush, OF put
up an insulator in his mouth and &c
as telegraph pole. If these charac-
ters do not suit, apply again.
Year: 1873

The employees of the United States
Mint are now engaged in melting
down million one dollar coins, to be
converted into double eagles, and this
is said to be merely a first install
ment of twenty millions soon to fol-
low
Year: 1873

So extensively is the adulteration
of tea now carried on In China that
Mr.. Medhurst, the British Consul at
Shanghai, wrote that $4,000 pounds
of willow leaves were in course OF
manipulation at one port alone, to be
mixed with tea for shipment, at the
ratio of from 10 to 90 per cent.
Year: 1873

A DIILEsIAN born on the last day of the yea1
felieitates himself on the narrow escape
from not being born at all.-''Be jabers,
said he, ''and if it had not been till the next
day what would have become of me?"
Year: 1873

''See there" exclaimed returned Irish
soldier to a gaping crowd, as he exhibited
with some pride hat with bullet hole in
it. ''Look, you see if it had been low
crowned hat should have been killed out
right.