FRIDAY
r' .......MAY 24, 1872.
GIELS, LEABN TBADES.
Would that this advice could reach
every girl in the laud. Tho great curse
of woman is her dependence and help
lessness. And these are caused mainly
by her having no trade or profession by
which she may earn a livelihood and be
independent. And not only girls need
this advice, but their mothers also.
Mothers should impress upon the minds
of their daughters, as much as upon the
minds of their sons, that it is their duty
to be self-supporting members of the
Commonwealth. But this is far from
being the prevalent opinion to-day. The
common idea is that it is not woman's
place to do any kind of work except un-
remunorativc household drudgery.
Girls are taught that marriage is the
end and aim of their existence, and that
it is the duty of their husbands to sup
port them. This might all be very well
although It is rounded upon an un
sound principle if husbands did really
support their wives. But they do not,
in the great majority of cases. And the
consequence is that many, very many,
women with high aspirations and noble
longings who, if they were unfettered
from the thralldom of the kitchen, would
rise high in the ranks of their profes
sion or avocation are tied down to an
unremunerative life of toil and drudg
ery. "We do not say that women should
not cook or do housework, but we do
say that they should be allowed the
same latitude of choice of the diversified
labor of our country that men have. If
a husband really loves and cherishes his
wife as he should, would he not rather
behold her in her chosen profession or
avocation receiving remunerative em
ployment than confined to the kitchen
all her days?
But some will say, "What will we do
for cooks?" Never fear there will al
ways bo plenty of cooks. Indeed, there
are too many now. A good cook should
receive good wages. But there arc so
many now-a-days that wages for that
kind of labor are exceedingly small.
"We would not, however, persuade any
body that it Is dishonorable to do cook
ing or any kind of housework. It would
be well if all men and women knew
how to do this kind of work. But we
would have only those both men and
women who have a. natural inclination
or liking for it to follow it constantly.
Many a marriage that would other
wise take place is broken oft because the
young man though meritorious, indus
trious and all that is poor, and it would
take years for him to amass a compe
tence sufficient to "support" a wife in
accordance with the fashionable idea of
the world. Now, would it not be much
better could the young lady also con
tribute by her earnings from some re
munerative occupation to the building
and furnishing of the home in which
she is as much interested as her affi
anced? The sexes should be equal in
everything. Women should be just as
independent as men are, and should
never think for a moment of marrying
for support.
We renew our advice, and we give it
to all women, but more particularly to
giris jeam trades, mere are various
ones now open to you, such as printing,
telegraphing, etc. And then there are
the professions for those more ambitious
still. In all these departments of in
dustry it has been abundantly proved
that women are equal to men.
WHO SHALL CONTROL THE LOOKS?
One man, Ben Holladay, owns all the
lines of transportation at present exist
ing in this State. It has cost him timo
and money to secure them. lie still
wants more favors than he has already
received, which accounts for the active
interest ho takes in politics. We have
no censure for Mr. Holladay: but the
people should reflect that, although Mr.
Holladay has undoubtedly done much
to develop this State, it has been more
with a view to enrich himself than to
bestow benefits upon others. Enough
favors have already been granted him
But there is one thing he wants he has
not yet obtained. This one thing is the
control of the locks at Oregon City.
With this in his possession he would
have Oregon completely under his con
trol.
There is no assurance that the locks
will not pas3 into his liands. At prcs
ent they are under the control of a ring
of political hucksters, who, in the event
of their defeat in the June election, will
be so nearly bankrupted as to be willing
to sell out to Ben Holladay or any per
son else.
Now, the people want good honest
Members of the Legislature, who will,
if possible, see to it tliat the State
shall become possessed of these locks
without delay. Rumor has it that there
is immense fraud in the present manner
of constructing the works. If so, the
matter should be Investigated by Legls-
lators who cannot be bought or sold.
Will the people, regardless of party
ties, look to their interests in this mat
ter on election day?
COH?) J. WJOHNSON.
The Cincinnati correspondent of
prominent New York journal, writing
under the head of "Crumbs from tho
Convention," says: "Among the men
who stood up true to Gov. Brown was, I
honestly think, Col. Jasper W. John
son, all tho way from Oregon. I say
think' advisedly, for where there was
so much sharp playing going on around
tho board, it was difficult to say who
was who, or tell tother from which
Johnson I watched with interest, main
ly because he is a glorious good fellow
and I wished him to be square, and he
is square, I believe. When the Oregon
delegation went out for conference after
the first ballot for President, an inte
resting scene is said to have occurred,
Johnson, it is said, went for August
Belmont of New York, and brought
tears to the eyes of that distinguished
Democrat. It may be! The water is
very near the surface sometimes in
some people, and a small bore brings it.
Col. Johnson is a powerful and fearless
debater, and is a good man to have with
you. He has been selected from Oregon
to the National Liberal Republican
Committee. A judicious selection. Just
so!"
That thrust about the "small bore" is
unmerciful. And then to dub our val
iant General a "Col !"
ANSWER8 TO CORRESPONDENTS. THE WOMAN'S HOMESTEAD BILL.
Mrs. C.L., Exeter Mills, Maine: Your' Following is tho text of the Home-
letter is received. Will send the address stead bill which, through tho efforts of
for the magazine in a day or two. While J Mary P. SawtcIIe, M. D., President of
wo receive many letters oi me same me Woman's Real Estate Association,
general purport as yours, we never tire
of reading them. Many thanks to the
noble men and women all over the
country who, by words and acts of
cheer, are endeavoring to assist us in
our eflbrts to ameliorate the condition
of humanity. Write us again, and of
ten.
Mrs. E. A. C, Nehalem : To have the
premium sent as you requested would
cost $1 50. As we believe you would
object to such a price, we have conclud
ed not to send it by mail unless you
should repeat vour order. Your other
package was sent some time ago. It
does not pay to send such articles by
mail. Uncle Sam is a very unreasonable
old fellow in his charges.
Mrs. M. C, Lafayette: You are doing
splendidly. The receipts will be sent to
you as soon as possible. Wish every
agent of the New Northwest were as
active and enthusiastic as you are.
Kind words appreciated. Write frequently.
B. A. B., Port Garibaldi: The Job
printing of which you speak has been
attended to, and you must have received
it before tills. Will write you privately
In reference to the other matter.
Mrs. S. E. M., RIdott, 111. : Mrs. Vic
tor's book, "All Over Oregon and Wash
ington Territory," has been SM onT
by subscription, we believe, at S3 00 per
copy. It is tnc intention to nave it re
published in the East, and then it will
be within the reach of all. Would be
glad to hear from you often.
ANOTHER DEFAULTER.
Sheriff Howard, of Grant county, who
has been in office six years, and whom
tho Democrats recently re-nominated
for office, has absconded, leaving him
self indebted to the county in the sum
of $15,000. Republican journals are jub-
llnnt. niul T)nmmralifi mips don't moil-
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Sec. 3. That any
has been reported In Congress, and will
undoubtedly become a law.
In the Senate of tho United States,
May 4, 1S72, Mr. Pomcroy, from the
Committee on Public Lands, reported
the following bill; which was read the
first and second times and recommitted
to the Committee on Public Lands.
A Bill supplementary to an act enti
tled "An act to secure homesteads to ac
tual settlers on the public domain."
Bo it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled:
Section 1. That every woman,
whether married or single, now resid
ing in the State of Oregon, or in any one
of the Territories of the United States,
or who shall hereafter become such resi
dent, and who Is or shall become a cit
izen of the United States, shall, upon
complying with tho provisions of this
act, or the act to which It is supplemen
tary, be entitled to a tract of land, not
exceeding one quarter-section, of one
hundred and sixty acres of the public
lands, subject to pre-emption or private
entry in such State or Territory in
which she may reside.
Sec. 2. That In order to entitle any
woman mentioned in the proceeding
section to such tract of laud, she shall
reside upon and cultivate the same for
four consecutive years, or, in lieu of such
residence and cultivation, she shall re
side two years In the State or Territory
in which the laud is situate, and make,
or cause to be made, improvements on
such tract of the value of two hundred
dollars, by ercctingbuildlngsand fences,
or by clearing and cultivating the same.
Instead of acquiring title to such land,
in cither of the modes hereinbefore pre
scribed, she may do so by paying to the
receiver of tho proper land-office the
sum of one dollar for each acre of such
tract of land, after becoming a resident
of said Stato or Territory in which the
tion it.
politics!
Oh, corruption! thy name
THE DAILY PRESS.
The daily papers of Portland are owned
and controlled by monopolies, whose
bidding they do, and whose interests
they are intended to subserve. The
present campaign has fully demonstrat
ed this fact. Cannot the independent,
woman, desirous of
acquiring a title to land, under the pro-
visions of this act, may, at any time af
I ter she becomes a resident of said State,
or of either of said Territories, make ap-
i plication in writing to the register of
' the land-office in the district where the
lauds arc situate, setting forth the man-
A V0I0E IR0M ILLINOIS.
RiDOTT, Illinois, May 4th, 1S72.
Dear Jfrs. Duniivay: receive your
paper regularly. I like its tone and
spirit I am with you cordially in the
great work of awakening. God bless
the courageous thinkers and workers in
all the great reforms of the day. There
are so many aimless women, belittled
by circumstances, aud unaccustomed to
ever think independently on any sub-
cct, that I have ceased to wonder at the
criminal and contemptible blunders and
follies of my sex. Women must feel
that they have as much of life's real
work placed right before them, to take
up and do, as men, and if they can only
be brought by a more thorough and
practical system of education to com
prehend their powers and feel their du
ties, they would soon rise above the lit
tle vanities that now engross so many,
and find a higher enjoyment in knowing
and doing in the great fields of art and
science that should be open to them,
Women as a class need more self-reli
ance. The truly self-reliant are the ex
ceptions, not the rule, among the sex
Mothers, do try to teach your girls to
staud alone, just like the loys. Correct
the tendency to be always leaning on
somebody, depending on somebody
Break up the idea that it is their right
to be pelted and admired for their per
sonal appearance. Every young girl of
average ability and opportunities should
know enough of the arrangement and
organization of her body, or tho house
she lives in, to keep it in order but
how few give the inside a thought!
Girls, I wish I could get you to compre
hend the use and profit to yourselves
that you would find in carefully and
thoroughly studying physiology. Sickly
daughters, sickly mothers, sickly women
generally are now the general rule.
would Hko to know how many women
each of your lady correspondents could
name among her personal acquaintance
who could answer "perfectly well
when asked the usual question, "How
are you?" I believe we could all be
much more healthier than we are if we
only knew enough If we would only
think more intelligently aud try to un
derstand this fine piece of mechanism
over which we are given the exclusive
management and control. "Thou shalt
not kill" has been written, aud yet what
a multitude of the women of the present
day break that command, and slowly
undermine their health, generally ig
norant of what they are doing. We
""r1 LSU.U"'1. : r"' riW I legal subdivision of land which she
aim support ,i wi. cii w. ue run y no , am, rimU ,n
clique, party or faction? , fIlo snIl, ,,, , fllp ,lnr
j exclusive use and benefit, aud not, cither
directly or indirectly, for the benefit of
Mrs. Mary C. Rea has pre-empted 1C0 any other person or persons whomso
acres of land in Montana. Thousands ever, aud such application shall bo vcri
of women should follow her example, fied by her oath or affirmation. Upon
A GOOD EXAMPLE.
ner in which sho proposes to acnuirc title
to theKime.andspecifyiugthc particular "ed more of healthy, out-of-door exer
cise less ueeuieworK, less cncuniuraucc
of apparel. Dress should be the servant
of the body strictly. Moral worth and
intellectual capacity the fadeless orna-
and undoubtedly will as soon as they
arc allowed the same privileges as men
are under the homestead laws.
AS TO W0MANS" AUTHORITY."
Of lato considerable agitation has been
going on about the propriety of women
preaching in the pulpit. We are pleased
to see that many of the foremost theo
logical journals of the country are tak
ing the advanced position in favor of
women being admitted to all theprivi
leges appertaining both to the clergy
and laity, which have been and are now
almost exclusively accorded to men. A
writer in the CiriMian Messenger, pub
lished at Monmouth, in the course of a
well written but rather lengthy article,
demonstrates that the Bible fully recog
nizes women as preachers and teachers
of religion.
Aftcrdisposing of this part of the sub
ject very satisfactorily, he goes on to say
that women should be eligible to such
positions as clerkships, reporters to Leg
islatures, book-keeping, postoftlces, etc,
but tumbles his argument all over by
refusing to give woman the franchise,
because ho doesn't want to see her
placed in any position where she can
possibly exercise any "authority" over
man! If that is his only reason and it
is the only one he gives he'd better
emigrate somewhere and found a colony
of old bachelors. We defy him to live
in a civilized community, even with the
restraints that now surround women,
and not in some degree feel their influ
ence and "authority." The truth is that
each sex should and does have influence
and "authority" over the other, and
neither the writer in the Messenger nor
any other person can help it. It is one
of nature's immutable laws. And if, in
our brother's opinion, that be the only
reason why women should not vote, we
trust he will Immediately perceive the
error of his ways nnd gladly receive the
doctrine of Human Rights, and err no
MRS. SAWTELLES ENTERPBISE.
The Woman's Real Estate Association !
of New Y'ork, of which Mrs. SawtcIIe is
President, is doing a noble work. In
the event of the bill beingpassed through
the two Houses of Congress gi vi ng wom
en homestead rights, quite an immi
gration of women seeking homesteads
may be expected to this coast. Numer
ous schemes have heretofore been formed
for bringing women to this coast, but
none so meritorious as this one. By
this plan women coming here will be
perfectly free and independent. Had
such a law been passed years ago it
would have been infinitely better for
this western country, as it is not a good
condition of society M hen one sex large
ly predominates over the other.
proving to the satisfaction of tho regis
ter and the receiver of the proper land
j office, by two credible and disinterested
witnesses, and also by tne nuidavit oi
the claimant, that she has complied
with the requirements of this act, so far
as residence and cultivation, or rcsidenco
more.
A 0HANGE0F BASE.
But a short time ago the Bulletin man
and Bro. Ike were very fond of each
other, cooing and billing like a couple
of turtle doves. But, alas, a change has
come "over the spirit of their dreams."
Bro. Ike wants the scalp of the Bulletin
man's master, and the Bulletin man
don't want him to have it Hence the
encomiums which were formerly mutu
ally lavished have given place to tirades
of abuse. Pitch in, brothers. We want
to see you both get whipped.
INFORMATION WANTED.
Numerous inquiries come to us about
Mrs. Victor's work, "All Over Oregon
and Washington Territorv." Cannot and improvements, are concerned,
somebody inform us where and how the j upon the payment to the receiver of one
work can be obtained? We can get : dollar per acre for such land, she shall
quite a number of orders. .bo entitled to a patent certificate from
I tne register and tnc receiver for the tract
The election for Congressman will be ol 'ami speciueu in her application; ami
held by the viva voce system, a bill pro
viding for the contingency having
passed Congress.
Nothing authentic has yet reached us
from the New Y'ork Convention, al
though it is high time some advices
were received.
Ben Holladay expects to elect the Re
publican ticket by about 10,000 majority
in Multnomah county something more
or less.
CORRUPTION.
Were anything needed to prove the
corruption of party politics it would be
abundanly supplied by the present Ore
gon campaign. It is one pre-cmlnontly
of trickery and fraud. Fraud was used
to an alarming extent in the nominat
ing conventions, aud fraud is now being
used to elect the nominees. Isn't this a
beautiful state of affairs? What a glo
rious thing it is to be a free American
citizeu that is when you can be!
WHO AND WHAT WILL VOTE.
It is understood that everybody and
everything will be voted at the coining
election in this county. White mon,
black men, brown men, dogs, monkeys,
cattle, sheep, horses, etc, etc., by which
means Ben Holladay expects to elect
the Republican ticket by from COO to
0,000 majority. As he cannot buy the
votes of women, they will not vote.
They are nonentities, anyhow.
POLITICAL.
The iwlitical campaign in this state
is growing acrimonious to a remarkable
degree. Each party charges upon tho
other all manner of corruption, and we
suppose that each tells the truth of the
other, at least to a limited extent. The
contest is virtually one between Mr.
Holladay and the Ring who run the
present State government Honest cit
izens who are not blinded by party
prejudice care little which party tri
nniphs. It is high time that the people
Miuuld fiid political shylocks '-where
the woodbine twineth."
T00THIN.
Grovcr & Co. now say that the lumber
recently purchased by them is to be
used for scaffolding. Just think of it
nearly one million feet of lumber to be
used for that purpose! That explanation
is entirely too thin. Just say you want
ed to swindle the State, gentlemen,
thereby getting back some of the cor-
rUU.0V, mney you arc ush,B. and you
will tell the truth.
A farce the JleraUl deprecating po
litical corruption. When did it reform?
Brain Action. What the phrenol
ogists call faculties and associate with
definite and limited parts of the brain is
now better explained on the theory of
different modes of action in which the
whole cerebral system Is implicated.
This doctrine is of practical importance,
for when there is injury by over exer
tion, it Is not merely some "organ" that
is damaged but the whole .structure. All
agree that toolongand too intently fixed
thought on one object weary the part of
the brain so employed, and if we did not
get relief by changing our occupation
there is danger that this weariness may
end in disease. There is a case of an
English student who determined to com
mit to memory a certain number of
Greek primitives every day. After per
sisting some time lie found that, though
competent to other study, this wearied
him. Being a metaphysician, despising
"materialism," ignoring the brain, and
believing in omnipotence of "will," ho
resolved not to bo thus mastered, and
persevered in spite of weariness; but in
a short time delirium came on. He took
the hint, aud laid aside the Greek and
recovered. In this case it was not
if the same shall be approved by the
Commissioner of the General Land-Office,
she shall be entitled to a patent, in
her own right, for such tract of land.
And if she be a married woman such
land shall not be liable to be sold upon
execution, or in any way disposed of to
pay the debts or liabilities of her hus
liand
men Is that make age as well as youth
beautiful should be woman's chief or
nament S. E. M.
In Chains Awaiting Madness.
There is a farm house about two miles
from Arnold Station, over which sadness
aud sorrow and terror arc brooding, for
in one or the rooms oi the house are two
strou: men heavily ironed and chained
to the lloor. They are waiting there for
a most terrible malady to taKe possession
of them, and after putting them to a tor
ture a thousand times worse than thatof
the Iunuisltion. to destroy their lives.
When a mad dog, killed by Campbell, at
Liberty, was on Its destroying mission
throughout the country, several days
ago, these two men crossed its path, and
received its terrible bite. The mad
stone wasapplied, but fcaringand doubt
ing Its efficacy, they are prepared for the
fearful ordeal of an attack of hydropho
bia. Not knowing at what hour tho fell
destroyer might make its appearance,
and fearing for the safety of their wives,
little ones and friends, they had heavy
Irons made for the purpose, and bound
themselves so securely that it would re
quire almost the strength of Samson to
' break their fastenings. Their hands are
Woman in France.
Legouvc's Moral History of Woman,
first deli vercd as a course of lectu res before
the students of the College of France,
and afterwards published as a volume,
contains many interesting statements
relating to the condition of woman in'
ranee.
He says women are employed specially
in silk, cotton, aud woolen manufac
tures, ine nrst has two dangerous mi
rations: the thnwlilnn nml f 1m flrrosincr
of the cloths. The threshing raises in i
the air a thick cloud of Irritating dust,
and brings on a terrible malady of the
""K, "men tne expressive language oi
workshops has named "cotton consump
tion." Almost all the threshers are
women. The dressing, of the cloths re
quires so high a temperature that no
operative can enduro it who is more
than twenty-five or thirty vears of age.
the dressers are nearly all women.
iii me woolen manufacture there is no
real dancer, exmnt in nnniinn Tim
carders are women. In the silk manu
facture there are two murderous pro
cesses; the unwinding of the cocoons,
and the carding of the floss. Women
aiouo unwind and card. Thoe who un
wind, seated all day long In the hottest
season close by a basin of boiling water,
obliged every moment to put their hands
, . , l" l!K0 't cocoons, breathing
the infecting exlmlntlons fmm tho de
cayed chrysalides, arc taken with putrid
winning oi oiood. The earn
ers, young, fresh mountain eirls. in a
few months fall ill of tubercular con
sumption.
But all is not told. Of these fatal oc
cupations not one pay the working
woman eiiougn to live upon! She Is
driven by want to a vicious life. Re
cruits are wanted and she becomes a
soldier. Any life with its novelty, its
Idleness, with pay, food, and uniform
guaranteed by government, must un-
uouuieuiy oner attractions to women
overworked and ill-paid; and the chance
is, certainty, mat the liituro may be an
Improvement upon the past.
Even should the individuals compos
ing me .Amazonian regiments never
have experienced the horrors of factory
life, still the terrible storv must lw
known to them, and there could be little
hesitation in selecting the ranks of war,
with its chances, rather than the physi
cal aim murai ueatn to wnicii such un
requited labor must eventually doom
them. If. as soldiers, thov nrovod cruel.
such had been their treatment, and such
will always be the action of oppressed
masses wnun tne yoKc is raised.
manes uicKcns has told the same
story In his "Talcof Two Cities," audits
moral is very plain. Why, then, is the
worm so surprised when a downtrodden
class in risiug display the qualities al
ways engendered by oppression. Love
begets love, and its reverse is father to
its own kind. A short, suffering, im
moral life, and a nameless nauner crave.
could scarcely be the choice of the rest
less, impassioned French peasant wom
an, in comparison with the glorious ex
citement of a patriotic war, and the
possibility of a reconl among the deliv
erers of the beloved soil. Contented
womanhood loves peace and home life,
but desperate women take easily the
sword even to perish by it, and end the
lite lrom which all joy has been withdrawn.
Wendell Phillips said. "Scratch the
back of New York and you will find un
derneath the Paris mob;" shall not we
then, the enlightened heart or our coun
try, woman suffragists, makehaste with
renewed ellbrt and steady determina
tion to raise from the necks or our own
countrywomen the yoke under which
they are languishing, and in setting
them free help to emancipate our down
troddensisterhood throughout the world?
Let the silken fabric with which
women enwrap themselves be ever as
sociated in their minds with those suf
fering lives that Mr. Legouve has re
vealed, and their time and abilities given
to hasten the period of universal emanci
pation, when the possibility of well-remunerated
labor may be secured to all
women as well as to all men. Revolution.
A Drop of-Honey. -
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i ri,.i :.. r n. .ln(l. r i evcurciy inanaciiii, a Mriuiir iron uauu IS
..v-.. - .v rv ' iockdl around their waist and to this
any woman who sii.hi navo uieu ner ap-1 balul j3 weIded a heavy chain, one end of
plication, and commenced proceedings which is lastencd to a heavy ring bolt in
to obtain a title to a tract of land as the floor and there they stand waiting;
waiting for the dread approach of the
awful maddening stupor that announces
the now oi poison through the blood and
the brain; waiting for the stupor from
which they will revive by the quick and
sudden twitching of the muscles, deadly
pains in the head and through the body,
and burning eye-balls, while poisonous
orTerritory wheresho resided; andproof froth will gather at the mouth. They
of residence and cultivation upon the ! win ue seized iy an lncomroiiauie long
land, up to the time of her death, shall fa ft? beiS S?
ue Miiuuiuiik iu uiimiw iiiuin iu . , ping, snarling, grownup, nowiing, tor-
hereinbefore provided, before she shall
have complied with the requirements of
this act, all her rights shall descend to
her heirs at law, unless she shall other
wise dispose of the same by will, exe
cuted according to the laws of the State
for the same. But If the decedent shall
not have made, or caused to be made,
tho improvements, or paid the money
herein required, it shall bo lawful for
such heirs or devisees, or the executor
or administrator of tho estate of such
decedent, to make the improvements or
pay the money to the receiver as speci
lled in this act; aud thereupon such
heirs or devisees shall be entitled to a
patent certificate for the tract of land.
Sec. That if, at any time after fil
ing her application as required by this
act, any woman entitled to the benefits
tured demons pressing hard upon their
fastenings, savagely upon all around
them, tho ties of love, of blood, of hu
manity obliterated from their under
standinggoing on in horrible convul
sions of pain, clanking and rattling their
chains In order to free themselves from
restraint, and with one thought, one
desire to kill and destroy to rend
with teeth and nails every living thing,
and after this, with hot scorching eyes
strained and twisted back iu their
sockets, and blood and foam streaming
from their parched and burning lips, to
die to die nmid the convulsive agonies
and tortures of hydrophobia, worse,
even, it is said, than the pains of hell
Itself. This is what these unfortunate
men are waiting for, and there Is terror
iu every breath they draw. Little chil
dren, witli saddened faces, fondle and
" .1.1.. I 1.1, . ., I
niprnlv the "onran" of memory for "l l",3jawoua" cease lorcsiuu upon auu
Greek words that failed by exhaustion cultivate the laud claimed by her for
from over-action, but tliero Was derange- the rtorlod of sir mnntlia .at :inv nnn
mcnt airecting the whole mental constl- ,in. sl , forf,lIt .,, ,, riM . caress them with increased love, for
tution. It was not that memory lost its I mc 8110 sUal1 f0lt ",er riS"' to the dreaded fateof their dear fathers has
grasp of certain lingual signs, but that ' s"cu iauu anau revert 10 ; been whispered In their ears. Fond
an voluntary control oi tne mieiiccium me i-uueu ouuesj orii any sucn worn
operations was suspended and the whole au shall fall to make the improvements
mental fabric overthrown. "Scientific ijerej n renuiretl uivm llm lind rlalmed
Jicf;ny" in Ma Galaxy. 1 , , 1,1 rluifi PO' t"c land claimed
1 : in her application, or pay the money
AN Important Decision. A man Ior suc" 'ami lor tno period or one year
drew a note promising to pay ono hun
dred dollars. He used a printed form
but did not close up tlw blank devoted
to dollars; after it passed a negotiable
paper, somebody inserted "and fifty"
after the "one hundred" and before the
word "dollars." The note thus altered,
after filing the same, then all her rights
to the same shall become forfeited and
the land revert to thcUnlted States.
Sec. C. That no woman shall be per
mitted to acquire title to more than one
nllD ft iWtf t nf Inn. I h.1m
t lnfn Mm linmla nf an innocent nnrtv 1 ' 'o I-
who presented it to the drawer, and the . vians i this act; and the Commis
Supreme Court decided that the maker mlssioncr of tho General Land-Office is
of the note was liable for its face, be-1 hereby required to prepare and issue
SaUimSe f -
"hundred" and the printed word "dol- wiHl "s act, as shall be necessary
lars." Any testimony that the drawer and proper to carry its provisions into
might offer to establish the fact that he effect; and where not otherwise pro
gave a note for only one hundred dollars , vjded f . , 1 ,
must go for nothing, as "there was ; , 1x1 u,,9! act he sl,a11 be governed
nothing on the face of the note showing ui 'he provisions of the act to which
that it had been altered." Evidence of this is supplementary, so far as the same
mi nltomtlnn on tne iaeo ui mu uic
MT.nl, l linvn nlmnired the case. Let this
decision be a lesson to all drawers of
promissory notes. No one can be too
careful in such matters.
A Rock Lslaud lady receives a quarter
of a million love-letters annually.
arc applicable.
An Towa woman has invented a wash
ing machine, and has had it patented.
Edmonia Lewis, tho colored sculptor,
is overwhelmed with orders.
wives aim mowers, with tcanui eves
and faltering hearts, tenderly care 'for
them, and see that every want is sup
plied, and the bondage made as light as
love and sympathy can render it. These
loved ones arc also waiting, watching, not
knowing the hour when they will be
drawn out of the reach of two men whose
very touch may soon be instant death.
To this time no indication of madness
has been manifested, and as the time has
already passed in which the disonler at
tacks the victims after tho poison has
been infused into the blood the friends
arc very hopeful that the mad-stone has
proved effective, but tho men declare
that they will wear their Irons several
days yet, so fearful are they that the
poison is still lurking within them.
JCaiuas City (Jb.) Times.
A gentleman who was staying at a
sea-side hotel during the summer ex-
.imcuwl liU illssatlSlaCUOIl lo ills miiu
is so very euuu - - -
i. i.o,. -.t.i.n,. Mm sun shines,
may be all very true, my good woman,"
replied the visitor; fbiit tTioug h I know
that all flesh is grass, I decidedly object
to being made hay of."
Family jars keep people in pickle.
Lira in a PniNTiNO Office. Few
people are aware of the Inside workings
of a printing office, nor of the annoy
ances attendant upon the publication of
a newspaper, it is impossible to iorm
anything like a correct idea of the num
ber of men there are in this and every
community, who make it a point about
every other time thev meet you. to tell
you of some important fact that ought
to bo noticed uy tne paper, pro oono
publico. Generally, however, it turns
out that the item referred to is one in
which the informant has an ax to grind,
and the newspaper is to be the free horse
on which he expects to ride into public
notice and confidence. Or if not that,
he Is constantly annoyed by a multiplic
ity or communications, which are al
ways lengthy, and contain nothing that
anybody cares to see in print or knows
anything of whatever, except the writer,
and perhaps one or two other particular
individuals, and for whose exclusive
benefit it is written; it not for a moment
occurring to tho writer that communica
tions for a newspaper should be such as
would interest thousands of readers.
The newspaper business is very exacting
upon all connected with it and the pay
is comparatively smalL The proprietors
risk a lar"c amount of money forsmaller
profits, and the editors and printers
work harder and cheaper than the same
number of men in any other profession
rcquirin" the given amount of intelli
gence and training. Tho life has its
charms and pleasant associations scarce
ly known to the outside world; but It
has its earnest work, and hours of ex
haustion, which, likewise, arc not known
to those who think the business all fun.
The idea that ncwspapcnlom is the
charmed circle where the favored mem
bers live a life of case, free from care, is
a mistaken one. iiusiuess is business.
aud the journal that succeeds is the one
that is run on a square business footing.
with the same system as a banking
house. rcua maac.
As I saw the jar labeled "Honey from
Hybia," hanging iu the grocer's door,
aud loitered along lost in grateful mem
ories of Aunt Molly, I met young Mcr
cutio, that gallant gentleman, who
bowed respectfully, lifting his hat and
I wish that all our fellow passengers had
the same pretty courtesy and he said
to me, "A happy New Year to Mr.
Bachelor! and what of all things in the
world can I send you to show my love?"
Twas a neat speech, l say; and i an
swered, as I felt "A drop of honey!"
But when he said that he would send it
round before sunset, I begged him to
take no trouble, for he had already given
it to me. "Already?" he asked; anil I
answered, "Already; foryourkind greet
ing to an old gentleman is a drop oi
honey to him."
ion see how cheap precious guts are
at this season, my dear boy; but it does
not seem to be fully understood, w hen
I had gone a little farther I met Paul,
who. I suspect. Is fonder of the club, and
of going out and of coming late, than
Virginia altogether likes. Yet he never
grumbles at the domestic bills; the
home is beautifully lurnished; she has
as neat a clarence as you can see in
the Park: and his little dinners are such
as we all like to be Invited to eat. He
stopped me, and kindly said, "Now, Mr.
rsacneior, i Know that you are a man oi
taste: wnatuo you think or these.'" ue
showed me a superb emerald necklace
and bracelet, which he said would be
very beautiful upon Virginia. I did not
deny it. I told him that she adorned
all beautiful things. "And they cost
more than a song," he said gavly. But
I told him that the New Year's gift'
which Virginia would prize more than
anything he could give her would not
cost a penny.
lie stared in amazement, and asKed,
with great curiosity, to know what I
meant, and what valuable girt he could
olfer to his wife that should cost nothing.
I said that she would rather have a drop
of honey man anything else iu the
world. "Honey ? honey ?" said he, be
wildered. "Yes, my dear Paul, a little
more care upou your part to show how
truly you love Virginia; a little sacrifice
of your own tastes and pleasures to grat-
iry her; a nine oi tne old courtesy, oi
the old devotion, that made the story of
your early love so romantic, wouldbe
the drop or honey mat would sweeten
her whole life and yours too." "He
listened with an amused air, which
changed slowly to seriousness. "Mr.
liaehelor, you are right. 1 see mat l
cannot buy her happiness at a shop. I
will be the old Paul, and that will make
her once more theyoung Virginia. God
bless you, dear old friend! God bless
the whole Bachelor family!" said he.
"Amen," answered I; but rather rue
fully, as I remembered the happy home
to which he was hastening to make it
happier, while I went slowly on to my
solitary quarters. George 11. Curtis in
Harper's Bnzar.
A Slight Mistake. The following
anecdote which appeared in the news
papers many years ago, is said to have
been founded on an actual occurrence.
tVlthough it may not illustrate tho
Democratic simplicity of the people of
Vermont to-day, it is nevertheless a
good story, and good also for many
years longer life in the newspapers :
"Hello, you man with a pail and frock,
can you inform me whether His Honor
the Governor of Vermont, resides here?"
said a British officer, as he brought his
fiery horse to a stand in front of Gov.
Chittenden's dwelling.
"Ho does," was the response of the
man, still wending his way to a pig sty.
"Is His Honor at home ?" continued
the man of spurs.
"Most certainly," replied frock.
"Take my horse by the bit, then," said
the oflicer. "I have business to transact
with your master."
Without a second bidding, the man
did as requested, and the officer alighted
and made his va3' to the door, and gave
the panel several hearty raps with tho
butt of his whip for be it known that
in those days nf Republican simplicity,
knockers and bells, like servants wero
in but little im. The good dame an
swered the summons iu person; and
having seated the oflicer and ascertained
his desire to see the Governor, departed to
inform her husband of the guest's
arrival; but on ascertaining that the
oflicer had made a hitching post of her
husband, she immediately returned and
informed him that the Governor was
engaged in the yard, and could not very
well wait upon him and his horse at the
same time! The predicament of the
oflicer can be better imagined than
described.
Distinguished Privacy. Mrs. Hen
ry Ward Beecher very forcibly exposes
the folly and fehamclcssiiess of parties
who invade the privacy of distinguished
peonle. and violate all the proprieties,
in vulgar efforts to secure mementoes of
the place and person of those on whose
grounds and houses tiicy nave uiiruucu.
She says, "If the young mothers and
housekeepers will teach their children
and all that belong to them how much
better it Is to try and be Hko the great
and good, Instead of running after their
shadows, or annoyingaiiu uuunwfe
in their own homes, the lesson will be
more valuable than ten thousand receipt-books
or treaties on household la
bor." Parental Folia To compel a child
to cat an article of food for which lie has
no appetite, nay, mav have a positive
disgust at the very thought or swallow
ing the hated mouthful. Parents do
this from the very best of motives,
thinking that it would add to their chil
dren's health or comfort in after life to
have learned to eat the article in ques
tion. It is just as great an outrage to
compel a man to eat a piece of fried
snake as to compel a chiluto cat a piece
of fat meat when his stomach revolts
against it; tho inhumanity of it is
greater, because the child, unresisting
and helpless, is made to comply by one
it loves oest in the world.
The Bary. Who knows not tho
beautiful group of babe and mother, sa
cred in nature, now sacred also iu the
religious associations of half the globe?
Welcome to the parents is the puny
strugglcr, strong in his weakness, his
little arms more irresistible than the
soldier's, his lips touched with persua
sion which Chatham and Pericles in man
hood had not. Tho small despot asks so
little that all nature and reason are on
his side. His ignorance is more charm
ing than all knowledge, and his littlo
sins more bewitching than any virtue.
All day, between his three or four sleeps,
he coos like a pigeon-house, sputters and
spurns, and puts on his faces of import
ance; and, wuen ue lasts, tuo littlo
Pharisee fails not to sound his trumpet
before him. Out of blocks, thread
spools, cards, and checkers, he will build
his pyramid with the gravity of Palla
dio. With an acoustic apparatus of
whistle and rattle, he explores the laws
of sound. But chiefly, like his senior
countrymen, the young American stud
ies new and speedier modes of transpor
tation. Mistrusting the cunning of his
small legs, he wishes to ride on tho
necks and shoulders of all flesh. Tho
small enchanter nothing can withstand
no seniority of age, no gravity of char
acter, uncles, aunts, cousins, grandsires,
grandams all fall an easy prey; ho
conforms to nobody, all conform to him;
all caper, aud make mouths, and bab
ble, and chirrup to him. On the strong
est shoulders ho rides, and pulls the hair
of laureled heads. J-Juit-rson.
Simple Curb for Headache. If
the spying is true, "'at "he who causes
two blades of grass to grow whore only
one grew before is a a public benefactor,"
how much more is lie who discovers a
remedy for ono of the most distressing
diseases that poor human nature is heir
to? Having been allllcted for many
years with neuralgic headache, and af
ter trying nN me remedies I could hear
tell of without auy benefit, I had given
up all hopes of a cure having had an
elder brother to dio of the disease, and
being told by the doctors there was no
euro for it I happily thought of trying
salt, and In a short time I was delighted
to see it nau me oest results, it is now
about two months sinco I tried the ex
periment, and I have not been troubled
with it since. Now I want to let tho
"whole world and the rest of mankind"
know the remedy, as it is so simple that
any one can use it. Take a pinch of
salt and snuff it up the nostrils until you
can taste it In your throat. Donotblow
your nose for a considerable time, but as
the water runs, snutr it up until you can
spit it out of your mouth. In changeable-
weather, or if you feel any return of It,
repeat the remedy.
It is the great art and philosophy of
life to make the best of the present.