Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 23, 1879, Page 16

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 re 879-SiXTREN Oy Se PAGES. ENGLISH ORTHOGRAFY. A. Strong Plea for the Ris. ing Generation, Overmastering Necesity for Re- formed Speling. Address of Prof. F. A. March Before r the Filological Association. From the Tranaacttane of the American Inntitute af Ine acrnetion, 1978, [Stlent letera which are mitorly neclea ace dropt sinepeling this addees to save apace aud sho wat Arent degree uf simplification tnite be adopted at any nek We hay alwayshadspellng reformers. The mix- sure of Anglo-Saxon and Norman, whieh grow into tse in the four centuries foloing the Norman tonqucet, was at first a despised and unenitt- rated dialect, almoat exactly Hike our Pennsyl- yania Duteb, In those long reneratlons of tur- mot und strife eversbudy talkt avcording to bis whim, and explaiud bimself with his sword. As soon as Hiterature beau tobe produced in the new speech, the authors began to ory ut the serlbes for their spoling. ‘Adam Serlvanos, anys Chaxcor, ‘If ever it thee jo Boece or Troilus for to write newo, Under thy tong locks thou malat have the ecalla ut after iy making thoe write more trie, "* ‘The mixture of French and Anylo-Saxou words, almost a! of them mangied in the utterane, was enough to giv any serie such disgust, and con- tempt, and distres, as no poor reader of the Jo- netie News or oriuter of fonctic maine script can nowadays falrly attain to, When printing was beeun by Caxton, in 1474, it wos with a force of Dutch printers, who sot up the English manuscripts ap best they: coud, after thelr Dutch fashion, with many an objurration of our eramarics tung. But in the Freat printing offices, rules, or hubits equivalent torules, soon began to group, More or Iess Wlent e's mite be used to space out the Ines, but aside from this we seldum find a word spelt in moro than five or efx diferent wars ina wel- printed book of the time of Elizabeth, and the number of thiee varlations graduuly dimlaishe, Som editions of the Enghsh Bible wer yery care- fuly spelt, and finaly Dr. Jonnson gave the itama of authority to the prevalent habits of the London printers, und we orriyed at a standard ithograly. Not without protest, however, Dr. Johnson wos no scholar nud no reiormer, but a literary man, BN extreme conzervatiy and a violent Tory. ‘There wer many attacks on hin in En- gland, but the printers toult bis side. so lar as speliug fs concernd, uml since b's day books ar not printed by the speling nuthor, but by Une speling of the print Things went somewhat diferentiy in America, Yhe old ‘Tory's name dtd not recamend bis boul. on this side the water. Our aocestors rejoiced in Horne Touke’s exposure of his tnorane, and yorn of che thot we had beter nay au American longuage, o6 we wer to hoy au American naitun, Dr. Franklin and Noah Webster ar the lest koun promoters uf this movment. ‘Theviacord thoro reform of the Ianguuce on 2 fonetic basis. This was the dawo of seientiie comon-sens fr the realm of lauguage, but the printers provea too Btroug for them, Webster's Dictlonary has indeed in name suyereeded Jolmson’s as a populur eide: bat, except (0 ihe endings or and .¢, the later editions of Webster hav fongoten, or “remember fulnt. prase, the reformd — spelines by which be set such store. Alcer the Revo- ldtlonary ardor past, tlie literary cros turnd with renewd affection aud delint to the old country, die old home. Hapy was ne who crew up ina hous where there wer copies of Shakspere and Milton, of Addtaun und Locke, Pupe und Dry. den, and Burke and Junius, An gld folio of Ben Jonsou, Spenrer, Chaucer, Piers Plowman, or one of Geryase Murkhain's tes stately quar: tos, With a prauufatter’s name on ft, made o ‘nan feel as tho he bad blue bivod Ip bis vers. fhe very paper and bind ny, aud the spel, wer sweet und venerable to him. By uid by arose Sir Walter Scott und Byron, Wordsworth: and Colerlige, and al the host of that wonder- {ul generation, ‘The tale of an American lane tuage post away or retired to the backwoods, And whenever schemes of reformd speling wer bruacht, a8 they wer now and then, the Uterary clas took them os a kind of ereonal insult, and overwnelind te re- formera with finmesurable reproach and in- extinguisusble lafior, Within the Inst iity yeord, however, a completa revolution has ken place ip the ideals aud purposes of the écholurly clas. Fhe hiest words of the old sebulara wer ex'ture and duty. Thy mold themselves into butiful characters Vv saut to divel with butifal objects. “They wer fond of ssyimg that buty ia its own excuse lor being, that a thing of buty is a joy forever. The heat words of the vew scholars or progres nud power; new truth they want, und new Crutt every day jn the improvinent of the state of mau, Culture turns from fiction to fact, 1rom puetry tu science, Linguistic sttuy Bhaorea ine spirit of the age, It bas turnd * from dreamin over old love stories to the . Mudy of vations aud of man us recorded in Inuntoge, ‘The Mologist rivals the geologist. in reading the records of the race jo the lostis of language, Ho Ia a historian of the tines before Iietory, Me give us tho pedicree oF nations whuse tame and place no modern man coud ges. And he wishes to du sumtin for tis felus, tu bear lis part in improvuw die condition of the race, aud naturaly tn improving language, The foundation of the scene of Inacuave fs latd tn the sciene of vueal sounds. Lyery student ef the mudern selene studies funvlogy. ‘The means of represeoting suunds by visiule alums ar alse part of tis study, at the speling of the English iunguage, among other things, And so ume speling of the Entints language has becom the opprobrium of Engish scholara, ‘The greatest schulurs wer uaturaly the first to speok out boldly. ‘The genlua umong eramariaus, dacob G a few yours ago wfrataluted the other Europeans iat tue lah had not made the Viseovery that a whimsical, antiquated urtvos- tafy atood iu the way of the wnversal accent~ «ince of the fanguage. Now wecoud fil a volum with exposition amd objurzutios of the unup- pruachuble badnes of our speling, trom the pets olemment Esglisnmien aud Americans, Bishop Thirtwall, wie Wustrius author of the “Hustory of Greece,” saya: “1 1ouk upon tie establleht system of speling (if on accidencal custun? muy bedsu catleu) as a Tnas of anomalies, the roth of iguorane und ebone, equaly repugnant tu pood tuste and to comonsen. But Lamawara that the public ehtug to these anomalies with a tovavity propor. toned to thetr absurdity, and ar jelue ot al cn erogcbinent op ground conavcrutad by prescrip ton te the free pluy of bilnd caprice.” Prof, Max Muller, among u hundred other mood thinee of the sane kind, spe pt the uoahistorival,, unsystematle, umucehetbie, un teachavle, but by ho tuvaus unautendavle, spel- Ing vow curent in England.” Lord Lytton says: A more lying, roundabout, purzie-headed Seluxion than tit by which we confuse ie ¢lear inetineta of truth in our avcuraud wysteay of syeling was never concocted by the iather of fululoud. « . » How cana system of educa- tion iurish that beaus by so monstrus a fuls- boud, witch Lhe eens of hearing: autlicos to cun- tradict?"" Prof, Hadley says: **it cannot be denled that the English tan- guaze fs souckingly syeled.” Prof, Wuitoey savas *¢ There ur few in our comunity deserving the Dame of scholar who do nut contes that a his- torical spoling isin princlola iudeiensible, Unt 4t bus uo suport save Iu our custome and prejus dives,!? J. Hammond Trumbull says: “The popular mind secins awake os never be- fore to appreciation of the dilleuities, eeceu- tricities, uid abaurditicsot the prevent wtunuard> Enells) cacograly,"" Walle this movment was golng on among tl scholars, another stream of tulluvac tuk. Tigy among teachers. Few changes of the lust century ar kreater thay those in the troutment of children. ‘Khe methods of diselpiin und of teach, und the apparatue for them, ar ul chouged. ‘The main apparuiia used to be the rod. Aud there wer hurdiy uny bouka speclaly adapted tothe capacity and needsol the yung, ‘Thut ably wen, grout wen, should makes study Of tem, lovent methods of fustruciion, rite books, inake al art und nuture tributary to Urlr enjoyment wid improvineut, Iu Wooly modern uilur, Happy ur the yuth of tue vreseut geuerution, tuvy bay the world at thelr teet. : “‘Lhut eum way must be fouod of teaching reudtny without tears was plain. Norte teuderves tor our enildren al, Wo bay toule to recognize tne mite of mankoud, und soni of Us Of womanhood, Le a yore tu tie guve Frogment, © iWust ourselves tu the miuaus, Then the masee must be educated, ‘Shey must learn to read quickly aud ensily. Jevorane fe bind wit vad, but We hed 5,500,000 contest Ulterwtes at our lust censtty of the ‘United States, ‘the problem ot ititeraey hae Jong beew tumiliar tu Amertcuns as one of the Adust bLortuut of sucial svienc, [It bag lately come up tren and dearfal io England, A tow Yeurd ava they extended the sufr and y sau, We wust cducute our inayiers! ‘They establisht for the first time a system of nubile schuols, ‘The blest polut attempted In the nvw echools waa thit the pupil shoutd be able to read with toleradle ease ad expresiun a pasage [rom A newspaper, wil spel the same with tolerable aecure, They turn out about 200,000 annualy wlio hay been thru the course, Sinety per cent ot these teve withuut reaching (he ecaudard just mentioned, ‘Thero ar five grades lover, E.ghty per cent fol short of the fifth grade, and sixty per cent fol short ut the fourth. ‘The bulk oof -the cnildren, therefore, pas thru the Goyerninent sehools without learning to rend and apel toler- ably, It fs culeniated that the cantry pays for to annualy 3,500,000, ‘The time ant the money which wer to hav educated thy new tasters of England ar wasted {yu yain attempt to teach them to read and spel. Ibis tur recognized Unat the truble Hes ha the ircegular and dareasonable spelling of English, Dr. Morell, Hor Majesty's Inspector of Schould, says. 4 “The main dlficulty of reading Eucilsh arises trom tia futringle Erregitlacity of the Ene clish IRuguage, A confusion uf fleas sets in ihe mind of the child respecting the puwers of the leters, which ie ver noly qd very puns fuly cleard up by chance, babit, or experivac, and his caoaeity to kno words le qaulud by an imuncnse series Of tentaliv elforts, . 4 + Tt appears Unutoutof 1,073 tallnres in the Civil Serviea examinations, — $,660 eaudidates wer piuekt for Rpcling; Unt fs, eizhteot out of every nineteen who falld, Gald tnapeling. Ibis certuin that the ear is uo gide In Lhe speling of Engle, ratuer tne revera, ine that it [8 almost necceary to form a porsvanl ace qualutane with cach individual wor Le woud, in fact, require a study of Lann, neh, and anglo-saxun, to enable a porson to spel with latiities necuracy, but this, in must cases, fa ita- posible. Welsh boys pick up Welsh, and Gerinan bore German, without forinal teaching of spel.nye “They rend MT as eoon os they learn thetr letera. ov this dilleuity and how to reform Engiien apeling, ts cetny to uly recs ocnized in England as agreat problem of su: einl sctune and of stateamananip. Members of Parlement and dignitaries of the Univeraitles giv it anxius thot. Fu 1370 the National Union of Blementary Teachers, representing sore 10,00) teachers “of Kogland aml) Wales, past, almust wnanimusty oo motion in favor ot a Royal Comiston tu inqutre into the subject of Enugilst spolagy with a vew to reforming aml simpityauz i. ‘The Sehvol Board fur London tuuk ap ihe mater, and tested a circilur asa uv hers to ule in an adures to the Euucation Departinent m tavor vlit, ‘The Liverpout and Bradiord Buards bad oeted before, wud mure than a nundred ower Buarus returnd tnvorabie replies. Un ‘Tusday, May 20, i8ii 0 conference was held in London, ut Ww the Rev. AL H Saycey, Vrotesur ot Filulugy, Oxtord, presided, ‘und tm ownich the President of uo Hiloloz- jeul Supicty, He Sweet, Eva, the Vieo- Presluent, J. HW. Murray, LL. D., and ex- Presidents took part, as wel as numerus di: mtaries of Caureh and Stale, featng selool- Musters und empent retormers, inetudiag Mr. L Pitwan and Mr. Elis. they spent’ a day and eseminy to harmonius discuston, ui in listen- to stiust sdudreses, wud adopted a vigorus = vs of resulitions, whieh they ap: puted =o comltey, to present to the Jeparument of Education. Vhe — Con- Yension was a ureat saucers, and cated forth se. rus arnicles in ine London Times, foluwd, of curse, waen not preceved, by ardelea tu the whole periudical pres of Great Britain. ‘The deputadions walted on the Lord President of the Council, dan, 13, 1875, aud receivd a tuyorable reply. ‘Phe disturbd state of Europe has prevented Government ueiun, but civ reformers tay ef- jected o permanent orgunizalion, and ar bard at work. ‘the pravtcal “worsers,? as they des Hite tu cot themselves, Mave a permanent base of operanens In une printout and puolish ug bus ul Laage Vinman, the famus inventor of our to. netic stenograty, Who use his resurees aluo to support luneiie printing, Lis Foucte /urach has u weekly cireutaiion of sum 11,090 copes, wad Uses an ingens altabet of thirly-eleht let} ers, couforimays very uearly with we principles of the tilulogists. Hhey count much on kelp from America, ‘he sume: tu streams uf inuene hav inot tn Atueriva in’ tae aelon of the American Filo- Jugival Association, ifiere hav loug been kuon to oar teachers o number ot more or jes fogentus finproyments on the old metoods of teach.t eH ‘There athe fonetle methud, we toute metnod, the word metund, Wie word picture metool An grticle has been costed in the educatfonal Jurnuis Jutely, advocating the last. No atten Vow aval is pall to the suunds of letters, it guys. ‘Lue word 13 vewd as the pieture of an tga, and the pupils ar tuut tu Jous on loters a3, puis of a pletire, vob as representutivs of sunuds, Teach to ritets teaching to draw pictures. ‘This system Js taut by sum advanced yraat school sustitutes. 1tis impostole: ath tbore expresiy and conclusiy con- Hol our spelug. Hf this system must be artar Genlnd the Chinese; for con- cl us pletures, thelr sygus ar fur easier than vure to inks and remember, We nay rounded tte cycle of civilizadon and come buick tu Cathay, dn the strugale sor lie we bay reverted to o privr-Teanz-kle periud. But it apnot be oulte so badas tuat Our skitfuly arranged primers, and charts, and blocks, with, tovir patio andl apt pictorial Wustrations, hay contributed much to easy teaching. But tue best help bas comp from the Pronotinein Alfa bec ot Dr. cdwin Lent. Elites patriot sehulay, whose omprehensiy ptudies uf iiteruey gv flora chim te ad the name of fhosufer cw that of artist. luis devised a series oo modded beters 8 the transition from a fonetie ulfepet to oye is effected with lithe kibur, estlinony seems ample that two te three years of school lite ar caved: by this invention, wad there seems hops of furcier simplits, fon and galu by at. With all” there delos, however, our school superintendents and other students of educasion ar perplext cons thiualy by the speling problem, AM Uiewe con: trivances of leters wind imetnods or cainplteated maeoinery to tench an uuteachable, whtinsival tang of anomalies; Uhey ar peor abifts to witea we ar driven by the want of a proper ulfavet and reasonable gpelit Iu tai6 the President of the American Filo- Jogieal Assoclation in the angual addres spulre. of jhe reform of Kpeling a3 one which students of lanquage ot to promote. On that ‘hint, ape parently, appeals wee pourd in upon the Agso- elation to take action to direct a popular moy- ment forreforin, Tt wos brot before Uis Asso- elution gal, in 1876, by the Prosident, J, Ham mond ‘Tramoull, A comites was appointed, in the words of ine resutution, of thu reoresunt> ative of uur great Universities and of Layguiatic suience,”? to whom the matter waa reierd, ‘Whe Comiteo consisted of Prof, Wy Waitney, of Yutu Cotleg Dr J. Hams mound ‘Trumbull, of Yate College; Prof. ¥, J. Child, uf Marvard University; Prot. BA, Marci, of Lafayetty Cutlege, wid. Prof 8, 3. Hhuldeman, of ine University of Pennsylvania. At ube annual inceting, in 1878, at New York, trof, W. J. Whitney, Cuairman of the Comiteo, presented a report. It cundems hlsterwal spel- iy. ‘The scholars want no etymology preservd, iu that way, I¢condems pictorial aifabuts, tt condeiia the uttompe to fay dieters tor every distinguishupte variation of suund; individual wnd loval pranuneistions shoud not hay spect characters to resord them, Tt descrives an ideal alfabet ns having one align, and only onuy for cuch ciementury sound. And Noaty it dee elures Liat the Ruinan altabet is 60 wiuely aud. fray establisht io use among the teading: cly- ized matlons tnt it cannot be divvlaced: im adapting i to dinproved use for Euellsh, aluid be directed the efforts of senulars towart {te use with uniformity, and in vontorinity with other naulons ‘Chis report was widely publisht and cumented upon, anid assented to Hut there was a loud cull for more, Adelinit application of these principles to Enptist apcling was wanted, Thls was the centemal year, Au fuseroadonal convention fur the ambadinent of kngish orthograty met st Philadelphia in August, which cailed on Lhe Filological Association for wore [ht and more detlut direction, Tt also organized a pormauent Spelling Keform Associallon, und thls Assuctas Yon chose members of thy Filologival Agsucia- tlon us Its Comites on New Bpelinge, Accordingly, tn 1877, an aduitional report was made, watch gave & Roman allabet tor English use; tot purlyct, but considerubly uearer pure tectlon than most of witat ur culled well-suelt Janguaxes, very much on the samo plan as res formd German and Spanish, 1b tixes the old eters fo their = Roman and Anglo-Saxon powers ag early wa may be, accepts the digrat consonants In A, th ch, ah, ele, and Ueclures it uccessary to hav three new lettors for elementary vowels wich Were unknon to the early Humans, those in fat, not, but, For thesy It eugested tuouitl- eations of a,0, and wu. A diacrittcal mark ta added, waen great wovuracy ig uceded, todenote a long vowel sound, ‘Tots altubet wus sct forth, not with any hope of ite immediate aduption, but as a gidgin mak ing minor chauves. it ta 8 nuceaury preliminary to any Inteleut change. Could is a atandiy exainple of tnpardanabls speling; the (le sheer blunder, the on has wrong sound. Bhal we rite cud, coud, kud, kuvd, cual, or what? Melure wo can tel, We ust fx our ideal Eoullya alfabet. ‘Thero ar som refurmers wou think tb beet to make vo comprumiee, but to beim at guice With pertect fonetle speluys ‘They cau take (bis alfabut, und go right tu work with ab ther tht da tul barmugy with the Assuclunion and. with the scholurs ot ul countries, But the Comitee did vot stop with tehue woat wo wants tavy tried to giv sum helps for the trausiuon stage by which We ar ta resco ft. ‘hes: coucdet (i) ia the approval of Dr. Leigh's plan of nota- ‘Yon, wud thu recumendalion of a few wodiied letters which acem to be best auited to aid in the transition, (2) Suggestions ar niaute as to the order in whieh Araduat changes may most eally bs nuele, “Now leters can be etsiest Introduced by using them only tor the old deters: which they resemble in form. Long words bear ebanse beet, and vowels ar more easily changed thin consouants, whiek project more abov and belo the Ine. Drop inal silent ¢ ts the cnsicst change,” ‘This report: was adonted hy the Filologtcal Association without dlssent, and the Comitee coutionedl another yeur, Theanual meeting of the Spellmg Reform was held ta duly, and the new spolings, Profs, Ke As March, 3. Haldeman, - and WwW. 1, Waitney, mado a final report on the schemes of new Jeters and new spelings referd to them, which reeised tho acilon of the Fuotauteal Agssue ction, and reported for general wee ind tor the publications of the Asanctacion the aifabet theres fn set forth; and recomended the attempt to bring it into Imediate use in the maner set forth in the final sugjestions of the rest, This report was adopted, no ove disenting, ‘The Comite of Publication proceeded to prepare a buletin, setine forth wand Wlustrating Ufese ra: ports, giving forms of capitals nid seript letars abd directluns to printers to unitate tire nuw Joters by cuting: and inverting common types, ‘There was long delay in preparing uew types and script plates, partly from ihe dilleuley of the work, arid partty trom the dines and absene of our hardworkt Secretars, Once started, we hav used our types Iberaly accord: uy to out apeans, Four Buloting bay been Issued and clr elated by tuons ids. Spetong Reform station- ery, paper and envelopes with Syeline Reforin hedigs. and varia simaler circulars, hay aleo been sent out, Quarterly meetags hav been held at New Yori, St. Louie, Chteazo, aud Bos- ton, ‘That at St. Louls was a general convention, Introduced to the puttic by able articles in the feadiue papers, and addrest by Vive-Presl- dent the Hon. W.T. Harris, and Mtr. 't, R. Viek= roy, fu pagers which bay been printed, The diseusluns wer reported at lengih. ‘The Convention finaly formd Itself tuto a per= manent vrMch of she Spelsue Reiorm Assoctas Hon, Watel wil hold moutuly me « Vhere Was ho great aAsseuoluge or spvccl cing: at tae ineetings tn New York and Busion. itinay be worth wile tu oieniun a few facts to wiv un idea of what ts cou ou outside the vilicial aciion of the Spelug Relura Associa uon. ‘The Amertean Filotogical Association hay issued “ fne Proceedsnys” of the July mest ug, concaininyg the repurt of te “Comitee on New Spel.ngs," oleo an nustruct of a paver on As aiulaiion,? &. Mr. Weetitinan, he Assucta:ton hay had twy louts of viv new types cat to matea those aud in sie Proveedings and dn ine *'Trangacdona,? and pavers wil be printed in both in any syeheg wien autvara of each nay avupt in harmuny Witt the reports, ‘ihe new volume cuutuiis sich papers. Ia the month oL August, 1377, at Cateavo, EL, tne Adatns, Blackmer’ & Lyon Publish me Gom- pany, U. C, Bincamer, Uresident, began to iu truduce the aifaber of the Svelug Reforin Association toto thelr widely-virculatud —vert- odial, sie Lite Fuks the teters wer ne troduced gradualy in guecesly taontas. It now Banounces nut it cuntiings al the new leters, and cliame that ues enibarig ho one, but usist in pronunclution, If tuis clatus shall prov to be wel founded, we eee the bewia.ug uf ne end on the ula speluig. the publishers hay had av ad- vertisinent, printed with she new types, luserted, in severai bewspayers, They dlspose of large umunuts of Spel ug Reform stuionery. Mr. Blacimer vas uevepted we post ion of Director for the Norvawest, tud has tasued ne Comltec’s reports, wid o.ner valuable matee in bh ndsom and convenient circulare witn lis new tyoes, Iesotucions {n favor of relorm hav been past, snd coumtevs appointed upon tt by the Nadunal Educational Asucia ton, tie State Teachers? Assochiiluns of New York, Pennsylvania, Virlo, New Jersvy, Hinols, aud by many oer amuler Teachers’ Assuciaiions. ‘the last quarcerly period has been markt py special activity lo she pres and in Jegulativ ac ton, New vertodicals in the incerest of ste re- torm hay deen begun by Mea. . B, Burns, New Yorn, and dr, A. Longley, St, Loxis; speling refarin departments hay been newly announced In the New Bay aud Journa: of Education and tn the Aducutiona. Wek y of Chleaos imaortaut new buvks by Mr, Sweet, President of viv Filo. lugiest Society of London, and by Mr. J, HL Giadstone, hay been puolisht by Macuillan & Vo., and many articles bay ayocard in the maga- ay iVhe Leeistature of Wisconsin has appointed W.., Waltiord, Suoerintendont of Pablie In- strucilun: 1K. E, Davis, of Dane County: George H, Paul, of Milwaukee; George S.- Aloge, of Winneuago Coancy; and dona” B. Quimoy, of Sauk County, a comision “to Inquire and determin whether any of tha pronosed re- forma in English orthograly now under consld- eraiun by tevistatiy bodies, or practist fa any of the public sehouls, or comended and approved py asguclations of ‘scholars and experienced teaenera in this euntry, or Europe, can be prop erly and expeditiusly adovted, or otherwise promoted and encouraged, in the public schouls, or in the pualication of the ofllelal doc- uments of this State, or otherwise. In March, 1379, cunvurrent resolutions past both Jlonses of tie Pennsylyanw Legislature, wuthorizng the Governor to appoint a commis fon of s1X competent persons to repo t upon an amended orthugrafy for the publie documents. No opposition, and” some youd rewarks from Senators Fisher and Alien. March 6, Senator R. M. [Taines introduced a sliuilar resolution uta the Sonate of town, wileh past without opposition, but tuo late fur the ocher House, Scuator W. W. Fowler, Chalrman of the Con- necticut Levislativ Coninisston, whien consists furiher of Vrots, Whitney nid ‘Tremball of 2, Hart of ‘Trinity, und Van Bensehoren of Wesleyan University, with the Hon B. G Northrop, Secretary of Euvatlon, is prepara volume on thesubject for publication in advane ofthe next sesion of the Legislature, Next winter many thorg of the States shoud be moved to avilon, So shoud Congress; amt to that end memorials hay been vrepared, nnd shoud be whtely stzad this summer by teachers at their conventions, und by al frends of the reform, From wit hay now teen sald, som just judg- miaBg may be tormd of whatwo may wisi to lv. ‘The Sueling Reform Association wishes to act asa literary buro tu provide feeturers amd ine formation, und to make Ite Souretary’s offle a repository for procurmy and dlaaeminating Spel- tug Rutgrar literature, Orders may be seut to it jor new trpes andl tor any printed muter of this kind, It wishes also to revrnt from the volumes of great authors, anen parte as bear on thy subject. Subscriptions are sulicited for the republica.ion In the form of extra buleting of such pasayes from the works of Prof, W. D, Whituey, Prof. dames Ladlov, De. J. Hammond Trambult, indo hers. [tine vies autuors of pamilets, artleles in periodicals or newspapers, or of reform mater iv any ahape, to aund copies to the repository for cousulta fon and distribution, It fursher solicits subseriy- tlons tor -refurm A-B+C nouks, charts, vlocks, reatlera, and o:her schaul hooks. We wist to cirealuto fnfortnation about this reform til every one In the cuutry Knows about it, to put buleting, leter-beads, placards, every: where, Wo wish newspapers to print in vie alfuvet and about it, We wish to hav teachers? assoclatlons indurgs 1% und use ley nnd with them omer learned bodies, Stute Legts- Jatures and Conures; and ost of al, chece and four thucs most Important of at, we Want tome. ors ty Use the new sucling iu thelrachouls, Wo arto have A-B-C books, readers, charts, letter- blovks, and every other apparatus of helo, and wo walt the teachers tu tay them, At this meeting we hope a comiten may be appointed to prepars and alga nw imumourul to Congres, aud to co-uperate ii benuit of te ree form. We hope al the incmbers will sign our aomorial to Congrea, each tor himself said her- self, We nope many will joln our Association and giv their perimanent suport to the cans, ‘The folong is the Mumourtal, heuded by rest. dents of ihe Paitolugical Asguclaiion und wel nnd widely sigud, MEMORIAL . Yo the Honorable the Seaute and House of Rep- resental va of the United States in Conares us- dantbied s ‘Tule memorial of the undersigned, mamhers of the American Miloloyical Aauuctation, and others, seapeciiuly repredents (nat it le cureuntiy atuped by deauing educators toat Che irresuiar apeling of the Envheh Inuguave cases a lOow of three to four yeursot the school time of cach child, ant tao tiain caune of the alaruiny iliteracy of our peu pe: that it bnvol.e an espens of nantreda of mill- one of doles gunually fur teacnurs and fur riting nd printing aupurituus leteres and tant Iti au oe wtacte In many otner ways lo the progees of egucae Uion among those apeaxing thy Englah langnaze, Bult the pred of the Junguaye amuiy other nae \c further ronrevents that Ivading educators, sinong whom are iuny teachers of much pract.cit experiune, and davucitiogs ot leried scholars, due Clare ab posiule to reform our apeling, aud bay Propgses schemes of reform. ‘The prayer of your memorlatiats therefore Ia, that yur bunoragle pudy may seu ts tu -upuoint o conision to examin and report wow far sucn a re- Joru fs destragiy, and whist ameodinan 4 in arias. fury, if eny, inuy bu wieely Introduced iui Lag pubic ducuuiwnts and the scuvule of the District of Vouindiu, and agcepied in examinations for ihe Cuil seevsce. wid whether itis expedient to mov tov Goverament of Ureat Uritain toa ute in cun+ siituting a Joins comaivion to consider such emend> ment, And your mumorialtets, asiu duty bound, will ever pray, ete, It would wardly be rite, fn prearotlne the Pregunt vrospect of the Speling Kulorm, to for- Wet that ihere ur ovetactes tu tte progres. Oae of the worst of these la duspair, Meu say, greut men, Who cau du almost ubytuiug, “The spel. fog is monatrits, is wieked. Tam redy to testify agalnst it, But nota ean be don. Som times tits desoatr is wi Mlusion, ero ue out of not aist-niulst ti language suites from the alitne by which [tig recorded. Language proper speech, 4a bighty complex organism, like a Rimechi, Words, the eleme: of it. have a two fold natore—on the one de thot, on ie or her aide saund, ‘The laws necording to which worda ar bore, gro, nnd die, ar based arth lo imaa's plivaical constitution, partly ta his mind, vartiy in his surroundings, and they ar among the most subtle ant complex of at laiva, Almost none of then tay vot been so clearly aint quantitativiy foroiuiated that they can be applied to predict the future. ‘The best. kaon ser rather as toples for illustration tn res, The law of least. cifort, for example, necording to whiet atl changes i language mor from gontnds requiring inure eltort. to those requirayy less, so that In ihe strugia for hfe among the vacutites those requirug least effort survive, fs neeepted ‘as a law paralel with grayl- tatlon fn the material world, and "nay be Hlustraled by examples without namber in the history of words, But: man can tuake aneffort when he oleses, and the comll- Hons uf hig good pleaure ar too eubtlo tobe pre: dheted. “The piles of consonants in many words of forin languages so allraght: our eyes that wo halk at the atteinpt to pronounce them, “Snooze threo thes aml gay sh? tn the old dl- rection for starting a man in Pollsh, And the speeches of iany savage tribes ar tnado up of atch heaps of tris wud elucks nm suorts and biases and wheezes, that the utter) anees of (hem must be teats of yoval erm aas= tics ak pradigiig us thure of the Chinese Jug- lors, ‘There ts but one man in civilized society who enn do these feats, Cateh our frend, Prof, Haldeman,--he ig the nign,—eind make a ray about hin, and goc him to giv you a few avecl- mens, und then tel me how they coud hav arisen according to the law of Jeast effort. the fact is, it is fun to tnkennols. The heithy acimal rejotees fu these Forth-of july explosions und orations and cheers aud tleeras and the tenderer moods hay thelr own deliht in the murmure- and croonings and Whispers of n sumer evening. There t* play in language in which vitor does not count. ‘the okt word for Au ye (nas) was Ke f ‘That the & should be drope fy accordang to the law of Teast effort; bus why cbauge ¢.to the long difebone at Loud was Aud; the hts dropt avord.ing to the law of least effurt, but who can have pre- dicted the rise of the diithung gu (aut the fact ds, that the peculiar chanies of angle words: ar trickt by whim, and tne great ehanzes by which the suunds of ai whole language ar or brut about or moditicd by causes olteu on the paysteat constitution of whole nations, which we Kuo little of, and with which wa vould do little -i€ we did Kno then, We may well despair, therefore, of controling she history of the spoken language. But the spel.ny, lie riteo spect; fs a dilferent mater altoge ner; taat fv oonly =a cuntrivane, a set of tools, tmavhinery, to record and comunteate the speech, It lies paralct with colng, ur weights aud mesures, and jue im. vrovmentotit tslike he tiuaperovinent of weights and mesures, or, Indeed, of telecrafs, sewuiz- SOW. ng-Wachines, reap ug-machines, or any la~ vur-suy yg mucaluery. Let a languase be given, he problent ot recount ng and comumeating 1b 18 a provsem In the invention uf lubur-suviyg tose snlnery. Themostnaturalcoutrivans Was focod reody-made tu mun bimself, that inferocosn ‘The vivrauions of the yuice that en- er ats var mate a permanent inoduleation in jan, a8 in the tinfoil of tue fonograf, so that he can repent the sougds ot pleasure, San ts, to short, a fonogral, 3 the first reeords of speech wer made by caling in witneses tu lear wud repeat the langituee it wns desired to record; deeds of id, acheve- ments ot Kins, sucred rituals, geest pout, Iituds, Beowttlis, wer this recorded und trans- mitted. Clases of imenwer set oyart for fonozrafs, Bat man is a costly machine, and very perianable, aud always yet ng out of order. Cocaper, trustier cand wore durtble tonograls wer wanted; und they were not to be had, for tho there was profecy of an Edison in ine Arst reeordant mouitications of the braln, the com int man was not loget to New Jersey for sum thous vids of yeara ‘Chey tned records on woud and stone, pict- tires, then slyns of words and sylavles, and Unuiy alfabotie rleing was. invented,—<he most important invention, {thas often ween said by floaovhers, Lhatmaa bas ever made.—by which ihe memory: of twoscore slgas and sounds ales the place of that of thousauda of elzns of Unnys, nm Sine the invention of ‘letters, improvments hav been made year by year th thei Lorine to adapt them betier to legibilltr, speed, and buty. A pate of Roman tipe 13 one of tue ov- dec Into which most‘ Jabur hus cou. the type-cuter of today la cir of al tie agea wasn be works on the Roman types. A new teres Naso poor ehane'to rival ne oid, Al this, however, has gon on ladenentently of the changes in speeen. Tt woalll hay won ou taster, if speech bad wever chufed, Nuno of the mistery of the changes +of pronunciation at- tacnes to It. ‘The dificultios whleb prevent the change of-types ar dike those which attend the chance of wates and mesures, he introduc. ilon of new speling is hike che introduction of une gu.ng-macuine, Eversbody Kuus the old way, und nobody knus the new, One gonera~ tton must hiv a deal of truble. We want to Mud sume powerful clag whvae Interest in the Inven.tons, t enguge fg such that it iy bust for ue to take the trubie. the new spell.ng, this clus ar ithe teachers, Whose mosc irxsum labors will be Iitoud, and te publishers, Wao will hope co win in the new ftleld of adventure in boots, Let the teachers start us, and we shall al Hud hart. Ano her serius hindrane newadiss, white we ar just poised to the aturt,*14 fuund in the com teal or ridieulua side of tha changes, Tt haa hapend that an autiur whose scholarly vonseleae compel tila (noblesse obhe) to Mmuke the coange, when the: proof-sheets came, bas found their qaeer louk+ ant thelr ridteutus usductations quite too much: fur him, We may strenzthen ourselves by redecting, after Emer soo, thal nature hag to covenant with us Unt we ahal never be ridleuluss or with Burke, that never hada point of weaknes that did hut eum time sery bls turns or with many an awkward lover, Unat ol things, nade suniliar in fun, ar by und by chosen fn ernest. ‘fhe world loft ut Slakespers for years, ns uut of all the rales of ul the Greeks and Freacuinen, ‘They Jaft at him, they laft with bho, they wept with hin, they loved him; til one day a genius turnd eritic said, “Why Inf ot tum for bene unlike them? Let ua ial at them for bung unilke pin FY And al the world: agreedalaly. Who Knos but the guod tine inay be near when it shal avem ridiculus to rite duuyh tor do, and. phthiaie top tizte F U ner obstacles arise from. waut of agroment among the ernest reformers. We hay tried aucd und tung to agree, We diay held convene tiuns, nadional, internationals uppuinted coms iteua, wahat yeas tur deliburations and reports, aud accepted them, We tay gon thru al ite notions; but after al we do nutaucee, Now converts ar inade cyery duy, und every ono nukes uo new schame, Converted on Saturduy, they trcubate Sunday, und printon Munday. Ven there ar the veterans, Ellis, Pitenun, Parke hurat, Loogtey, Joues, each ow tench leglon, an old gard, Wit never eurenders, Sum cannot wecept an civ letter, Sum wil tale no | than tlftecn. Som want dugsais, som diucritic marks, ‘Thelr stand against ue world inclines Uhein to reject ul authority and al comprouise, Retormers tuink for demsclves audact fur thein~ wore town ocher men. We shal com tose acer only as we approach our comon Kual, But al thongs woud be in taver of us to-day, If we had muuy and workers; mony, of corse, but, tovat uf al, activ idea, ‘Lhe reform i great in Its backing of great named. No reform ateet nny great Vested icerests has com sided a more aural nagent trom cminent selulare and edus caters, Hui, from ue wature of the case, their aiipurt cunmot go muen turer chan assent and advice. ‘Tu be au eminent setolar in (liese days Unplies muture, generaly advanced ae, a lite devoted maimly to sum special Beld of oryinal resuren, Eieges to the world aud to pubhanera Of luraer rexerches in che suine eld, aid, Mest Ukely, poverty, or a plea of ul available muouy to carry ult lone-cherabt olens, Uurown Prot. Waithuy, for examole, 1s knon to al ine Work! as brayguyg the accumulated = Kuul- ego und: sagacity of a litetime ty hts work on Sanskrit, Al wie world woud ery out if he wer to piv it up tn orderte davute bia days and uted to paatag the Spel efor, 8u of our Mruat master of the Alzondia languages, Dr, Trumbull, A new cause needs pew ted, And this caus Hecds yung men, men of acuon, Tu ris.ng teachers who louk ty vs Normal School prolesurs, or supermiendents of instruction, hut 1 Dut ihey muy BUM tle fol Intu pull- tea und get to Washington at last, and woo need tu store Up plesunt mctoourics fo cacer (au Kiva uta Senatursnip or Presidency, to wl the hundreds of aspiring yung men woo woukl whudly find a guud caus to work in, tiers is non tbe olferd better proinld thu Wie Speiduag Ke Juri, vi Charles Sumner sald the year before he died, The Rngtish lungauge ing ua inmunse suture, But ihere wiust bs huruvny between the rien aud apogen word, Lu uelpay thlareforia you wr @ beorfactur,!? Ihe grout achotat-atatesmnan of Englind, Glad- atone, says tat ite woud gladly iead ati be wer yunger, ubd tua sow thud oll lis Dane, MeN, Wo jhuy aupnudse, Ue Jijad, and Loe Pope, and the Turk, aud ue dew. We want o¢ Gladstone for we Untied states, an euntent inan ut acdon and seulurduip, lo ned uur re don, sum haper bumper, suis Horace Munn, We Wout oue sor every State in tie United States. We want a yiluge Gladstonu wor every towa. Nou euch shal ret izluriue, a. Cloth-Aduttoration In Grest Britain. Tron remaras: " Too extent to which alultera- Hon ul ciuth ts practiced received o outewurtuy HMusiration in the Skepton County Court latalyy, Where a ein oy for work done 10 sizing warps was onthe ground that the plainti® lad ‘dered to put from 100 to 115 per cont Into them, and had not complied. Che Judge rated the defendant sonodly, compared the action to one beought by ous highwasinay no hertorevover his share of tha bouts, are! that there was very Httle hovest atultin the country excent that whieh came from America?” THE WIELD AND STABLE. Veterinary Hygiene: LXXLY—The Influence of Summer upon the Heatth of Dumostl- cated = AuinileLaflamuation of Lymptiation, From Our Own Correspondent. Cicaco, Anz. 23.—During the summer the temperature of the atmosphere reaches its bieb- eat degrees but the air ts dryer, and the wea her: [Is more aettled, or less subject to sudden changes than fn the spring; raln-storms, often very violent in the latter peason, aro less {re- quent, and the nights—in many parte of the country at least—nre nearly as isarm as the days, In the fore part of the siumnicr, especially if the ralu-fall fs suffelent, tha vegetation 1s luxurl- ant, and the food for herbivorous animals Is plenty and good, and the latter are thriv- (ng and dotng well. Spring-diseases that may haopen to exist usually dleapnear at the be- ghinlng of summer, because the antimels have become accustomed to green food and out. nd the sudden changes of woa'her (temperature am? humidity) prevalent duro the spring have disappeared. ‘Whe fore part of summer, as a general rule, may therefore be vonsldercd os the bealthiest season of the year, as far ns domesticated auimats aro con- cerned, Stil, the sumimor too, but especially {ts second half, is productive of many veeulfar conditions and {ufluences doclded- " injurious to the heaith of live. stuck. Towards the inlddie of summer the ratofalt verr often becomes tnpuilivents and, as ue temperature of the atmosphere increases. the Yeretation fy apt to sulfer from drought, wd the wrad und herbage of the Nolds aud pasturca, vontiaually expused to the raya of the sun, and not able to draw much moisture from the bard and dry soil, become parched and deficlent in soluvle constituents. nud may even wi her and die, ‘fhe same therefore afford food that ts, at best, poor in nutritious elements, and rich fa [digestible woody tlure, This vaiue fo foud de- creases the more the dryer unl hotter the seas sow Such food, uf course, ls not caleutated to produce growta und to promote health wud vigor, Fur.uer, $f the weather fs continuall dry and hot, live-stock, especially in the West, have to sulfer very utten for want of good and dringable water, or Dave to quench their thirst with water fram staznant puuls,—I[requently very dirty, foul, um stinking, and fil or de- compos ig organic substancea, ind lew-organized organie growth of a parugitic and vot seldom very injurious cilaracter, Malignant diseasca o! a typnoid or cachectic character, und even anthrax, are Irequent results. if such o want of food suficlently rich iu suluble constituents and nutritious elements, and of guod and drinkable water, 1s followed suddenly by a tine uf plenty, in which an abundance of youns, tank, und-juicy fuod Is avallaale, as is often the vase fminediately alter harvest, the ¢conse- quences are frequently very serious. Immu- diately alter the xuall grain has bean harceated, the etitbble-flelds mre vtten used ag pastures. ‘the sna wre usually coated with o luxuriant growth of weeds, grasses, clover, young grain, cle, Woich grew or was produced while shaded by the eralos, nnd more or le3« deurived of gunlight, and is, therefore, rank, watery, and defelent io those — sthn- ulating qualities of goud and wholesome fuod which exuite the dlzestive apparatus to proper activity, and prevent thereby a mere decompu- sition of the food white under the influence of warinth and motstuce in the stumaca and in- testines. fence, such a change of pasturage— from o pasture with dty and parched grasses t aetuabdle-feld with aravk and {uley yeceration —13 often productive of d{lgcsifve disurders, such as diurrhes, fudtges:ion, constipation, tym- panitis or b'ait nd varlous other diseases of a inore ar leas serious character, Car her, the high temoernture of the summar- season avelurates ull prozeases of decompusiion and putrefaction, and promotes the develop ment and propagation ot all lower or com- paratively s inole forms of orzante tife, animal ag well as verutable,—froim the comparatively high class of inseeta down to the lowest forms of vezetnole Ufo und the minuest protlata,— and vonstitutes thereby the indirect cause of a great many Ireiratmg und aunaviy disorders, und several very dangerous and cyen evizvotie diseages, becauie some of these lower torms Oo} orgaule life irritate our doinesticated animals almost beyoud endurance; o hers are parasitic, and cause varivuus disorders; and sul ethers,. esorcialiv = those clossiied = in modern thoes 13 protists, constitute the cause of sume very fatal, cpizuutic, und Infectlous dis- eases. Tovo tuto details og to the Irritatu and parasitle forms of orcunic hfe (insects, ento- zon, ete.) would lead tuo far; and, concerning. the prutista, it may eufllze to mien son havitlus anthracis, the cause of anthrax diseases, und bacillus sils, the cause of swine-plague. nally, Uie high temperature nnd the glaring sunlizhet of midsummer become sometimes in- Jurioua ina direct way, by causing: sunstroke, us tae becn montioned wore fully io o preylous artlete. As to the mensnres to be emploved to provent those dlseages or disorders caused by the peeu- Mar condiuions and tofluences brought about or promoted by the raminer, or by the hot season of the yoar, but little needs tobe suid, ‘The mals pulnt [ato remove orto destroy the tn Jurlous mitlucaves, 1 possible; to orocuro water irom 1 well,—1u0 dueper the better,—where the antuals cannot get avy good aud cluar water in t pasture; to drain and Jay dry ail staennnt pouls and sioughe; to make all important changes of tood or pasture whenevor the gume are necessary or efunot be ayulded, us gradually as possible; und finally, to keep stavles and yarts, ete., clean and treo from de> componing or rotting, organic substances, If o period ol starvation, caused by drought aud a parched and withered coudition of tue grass in the parture, Is antictorted, the same may be provented by a cultivation of such food-plants nanre comparatlvoly little affected by adroughty season and by high temperature, INFLAMMATION OF THE LYMPHATICS, Fanitnvitte, Koe., Aug, 16,—'* Vetentna- niaAN': T hove a mule 8 yeura old, ond last sfarcn hig left hind tee becan Co well, untd ft was four times ag Jurus as it ougatte by. ‘The swelling ran upanto tae sheath, and ly now trem the hock down. He ti ‘er veen laine, but» hittie stilt, from the wwelling, He Wasa httle wick for taree days at the tr. He whl run and play, and doeen't favor it, only from Us brtnexs, “i huve tried. tho bust veterlourlans that I could got, with: out uny auccca’ Some way enake- bit ome, oles lez; some, sume, inilk-le, didn't iknow that a horge-inule would have tho mitk-ley, It runs clear water all the tine, ond has from tie hret, which da alkull, I call 1 a skin disease, 1 would Ike ta learn of a reutedy, in ‘Tae Field. and Stable" column of ‘Tus Tamunn, W, L. Jackson. Answer—The aweillng of the leg of your mule, it seems, wae cuused by an [otlamination of tho lympuancs, which interfered with the wrculation und absorotion of the lymph, and cnused Ue latter tobe deposited in Gie con. nuclive tissue, Such a swelling udually ay pears suddenly, olten during nights, aud cop jo removed ‘unly i properly attended to in tlme,—at the beginning, Whero ft ts of ecveral months? standing, aa in your case, {t may yet be sumewhat reduced, if yuu exercise the auf nal during the day, and apply u bandaze every even- ing to be removed in the morn when the ex. ereise commences, ‘The dict must be Ligh that ia, the food must be casv of digestion, und not vontaln any wore nutritnent than is neces. airy co prevent emaciation, The ewelling that cannot be removed will not seriously iuturfers with tne usetulness of the animal, provided great care 18 taken, esveclaily iu che winter and 10 tue sprang bo cleat ine sweilud leg thoroura- Ivevery moron. If proper cleauing ts oeg- lected, urea, crocks, aid weera ure apt to buke their uppearance, VETRRINARIAN, ct HOPE, ‘Tia Sunday night, and I'm tinking juure of anguish and pain, OF pleasures shat, ollatved, ore inking ‘Mod the mit that etill clings ta my beala— A itat taat sueme mowly tu tnickeny Buta star in the distance aupeacs, That cavers my DUives to quicken, And etraguies to baLivh ght foary— Astar that (a [feaven te shining ‘To guide o'er Lit Uroulcnt ware, 1. wy pour heart! cos? tuy pining? urls all pawerfii to save, Ti) [vox to this star that a nouns Although it may faay with msn! Tiuow taat at over ts gleaming— At muruing, Bt nvON, prs Ut BILE O Hope! "iia manifest ever— "ts pleasure, und peace, ond love; ‘Tho durkevt clouds 16 wil sever, And ative 10 Its beauty auuve, TH cease this pinkng and sorrow? Altuuusu fe id ong, desth te nigh; But, 0 it vooula weex me toe musrow, With cfupe "twill be Uledaure tu die, Caacang, la., Aug, 1. Bow-Vivants a When we reflect that 9 power of endurance can be iniparted to thy Uratn, aud that wesg toes have ocen restored to atrandta by sullows! Co ue pouoa Syrnp or Uypoguuspulivs, We canuat out cunchide taut thy suutle power ta really pugderave ther, Pursuna who study hurd vhound presvrve thelr balance uF power by uelvg thy Scup, SEWING “LIGHTN § oxtrao stoam than of the no NING SEWER THE NEW WILSGN MACHINES: ‘ cillating Shuttle SEWING MACHINE Is wondorful in Its conception, une procodonted for doing a large rango of sowing In textile fabrics and leathor. {ts motions aro continuous, admitting of an rdinary rato of speed, olthor by or foot power. Evory mation of tho troadio makes six stitches, thus produc- Ing about ono-third mora work ina day ther Sowing Machinos. it has no step motions, and tightens tho stitch with odio out of the fabric. {It uses tho woll-known Wileon Compound Feed on both sides of the neadle. It ‘has two-thirds less parts than ony other first-class Sowing Machino, Its arm Is fully eight and ono-halfinches long and five and one-halt Inchos high, and tho whole Machine Is very compactly and scion= tiflcally constructed In proportions, elogance, dosign and apponre ance., Its simplo, powerful and perfect mechanism places It as far in advance of ail other Sowing Machines as tho telophono is superior to tho tln spoaking tube. Tho WILSON MENDING ATTACHMENT, for ropairing all kinds of toxtilo fabrics WITHOUT PATCHING, furs nished FREE with all WILSON SEWING MACHINES, togothor with a Tucker, Ruffier, Corder, Set of Hommers, Bindor, otc. Pricas furs nishod with froight charges propald, and machinos furnished on trial to fesnonelbie parties, to bo whore wo havo no agents. Send List, No. 230. used with stoam-power, in pinces for Iiustratod Catalogue and Prica AGENTS VWWTANTED. Address WILSON SEWING MACHINE CQ, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, U.S. A. MACHINES SOLD ON EASY MONTILY PAYMENTS AT Corner State, and Madison-sts. ONLY ONE LESSON REQUIRED. : SCALES. THE PREMIUM CALLS OF THE WORLD. PRICES REDUCED From 30 to 60 Per Cent. WAGON SCALES For Tay, Graln, Coal, Stock, Cotton, and Merchandise, Now sold foroac-third former prices, 2eTon Wagon Serle ivPon Wagon Scue: Mther sizes tn proportion, All Scales mate of the bes: m terlal, wit:t Iroa Lover, Berets art ras Vea and Beam Uo ctuchit-d. Ryery 8 als toe ve ate action, uy cheeten eit Any -ormasion furnished Appl wien, IAGO SCALE COn Jetorsan-et., Chicago, Hl. MACHLINERY. NEW & SEOOND- HAND ENGINES, BOILERS, PUMPS Iron & Wood-Work- ng Machinery. Iathes, Pinners, Drills, Tuners and Mateners Surlacers, Molding, aut onlay Stach ines, Herat, A aud Sawa, beliiy ra y Hinery wheels tagtineres iow: i at art nd Fittings, Vine Pulleys, Betting, at. Lubricatery, BRAY h Canaleat.. Chicago, 231 EAST KINZIE-ST, Manufacturers of TENTS, Awnings, Paulinus, Stack Covers, Buggy ‘ops, and English Flexlblo RAINPRODE COVERS, superior to all others. BOOTS AND S120 MATTRESSLS, &pVour LIfe . 48 SPENTIN BED, ' A Really Good Woven Wire Mattress Is the Best Bed in Use. Many CHBAPLY-MADE ones aro boing sold at almost any prico, but thoy often prove unsatisfactory. To be sure you have the Dest, see that my name ts on the Frame. J. E. WHITTLESEY, 133 Madison-st. POND'S EX'TIEACT. Foni’s Exracl The Vegetable Pain Destroyer INVALUABLE FOR Inflammation & Hemorrhage. Plies, Spratns, Lénieness, Durns, Scalde, Brufees, Sorencss, Rhenmatism, Bolls, Ulcers, Old Sores, Wounds, ete. Also, for Toothache, Meadache, Sore Throst, Anthma, Hoarseness, Neuralgia, Catarsh, Colic, Diarrhea, and all Hemorrhages, etce It teacknowledged by Phyatctans of all schools thst Ponds Extrivet hos moru wonuerfnl carative pr erties than any other remedy. No furm of Inline santiony 2 wean DUE wil sure, Stace wil notadinit of nating all the disesce for whieh It ten specifies owe we will gead & hit ita uss by inall on apylivation., The pleat y uning the extract a2a tollet requisiie hi to prepare modified forme of tho Extenct jn ooh t Soap (oc a boxe S cakes. & Tuller Crenin for ‘oftentng and beautttylug, the skin ($1,009 bustle), & Deutltries (vc, @ Lip Sutve (0), For senativg and severe cases of Catarrlt, our turrn Cure (75), ued with our Nawal real Gur frntuctor (ic) fOF t internal ulvedln, ‘Lulluthers, Usa uur wvdicute vent aud cura ides and Chating. ‘The base of all our Tollet aud Medicinal preparations ts Ponds Extract, which 10a guarantee that they arg mupertor, and deserve the confidence of the public. Suld by all Drugglats, PREPARED ONLY DY POND'S EXTRACT COMPANY, we York and London, GOLAN SEEAMSHIPS, OSLY DULECT LINE TO Fy Geverat Travaucauae Cour, A Between New York’ and . Fier 43, N. Re. foot of Storton Travelers by this Itue wvutd wutte traasit by inilway and the divcumtortot cruwfag the Chai HT bout. *Wedneaday, Au ‘Weanes tty, ‘opt, WU Ds the ey Peek Saretemerdad, opt ioe 1a on: ICE OF PASSAGE (Including wine): TO AVI at Cauln, S10 nud sour hecuud Cabin, ¥ 5. Lecraxe, $24. Iicluding. wine, bedulug, and utensils Checks drawn ot Create Lyauais ot Vurly ta anauut t9 sul LUUid DE HEBIAN, Ament, 53 Bro. FP, Waitt, 07 Glariceat, and ‘Aguins tor ALPiteD LAGERGKES, 48 b.Clurkat , | Cuiiaso. AMERICAN LINE. , Aladedphte nnd Llverpuol, calling at Queenstown, Salting reguinely every baturuay and every atteraate Wednesday from Philaaetstila, enrryloy cabin, suters medtate, and steerage passengers, and the U.S. Mall neiten nel 1D 2D. in. REO STAR LING, Carrying the United states‘and loyal lelalan Malle “ihe gly virect Lino to Antwerp, 10 fe ho gxerytensh day alteruately from Philadiphia on ‘Now Yor. For Musne Tickets to ar from Europe and Drafu oo Great Britatn auit the Coutinent apaty PEL WHIUHT @ BON W, E. LAWRENCE, Mate Doewett, Bassett & Hills Co Manufacturers and Jobbers of Boots and Shoes, LAKE AND WABASH, CHICAGO. STOVES AND MANGES, COLLINS & BURGIE MANUPACTURE STOVES AND RANGES, Dolch Ovens, Sinks, Cresting, and Stable Fittings, Also, tn rom wood pattern, aud do duo ake f Tron Casting Ln geueral, 261 South Clintonest. PRUSSING’S CELEBRATED AN ARSOLUTELY PURE ARTICLE, Warrunted to keep pickles for years, Thirty-ane years in Market. Consimera’siauld Inut upon seeing our brand On tho Darrels when bu’ ty. "SEWING MACHINES. — bicbsahta Don't buy a dewinyg uaculue ULL yous dere ties the Light-Runntug Z Te will cost you noting to try it, Bend wa your addrety, and we will wal yon our prices and clreitlure deacribing our plan of aending machines for tral, Wo want active agent (n all uuucrnpled territory, Addras, JOMUNNON, CLARK & CO. 248 Btato &t., Chicago, Ills, ra tail every irday from and bremne yf Ne fuuthamoton and Vosseugers undon aud Mari juwest rates RATES OF PAs sAGE-From New. York to Saute ampton, London, tayra, and Bromsn, frst cablu, 610% i ‘eAbin, ¥Ut, 9, Bi, "Uedura thegess #8 : oe LICH, lowing reeds Ne Ys di CLAUSSENIUS & C uth Clarksats Aieuts fur Cinco STATE LINE To Glasgow, Liverpool, Dublin, Belfast and London Tog ihan'N Yer evury thuradipe Fin Cabta, 80) lu $73, according to sccu:mmmuaatlun, Pecan abla in 1 Bak . HAG BUSES AUSTIN, BALDWIN & CO.» 72 Trondway, Ne ¥,, auit 1) Maadulpurst JOUN her Weaturn Munuy ANCHOR LINE MALL STEAMERS New York aud Glasvow BYONTA, Auxe 2), AN HTUHLA, Sept.Cy 8813 BOM Ae sie ap in | BP TLUP Asien 18.3 il New Yorxto Lond rect. VICTONIA, Aug, 24 U8 TUALAL RNTA, 807,68 909 Ceblns 855 to du, icone 1 Kata at reduced tee REN DENSON Milaiiseio. 66 Washinztoa at NANOSAL DINK OF ATRAIISILIDS. See eee ee Nam Yara te Queeusiawa, Liverpouly and bart: Cubtu | hea 10 1ruils ¥20 to $70 currency. ‘rlckeia At feluced tates," Blocrage, jeagd. Excuritoa Drutis 08 t iritala anu Ireland, ur iiluxe wud durtice iaformation apply to Here De LANSUN. Nos 8 Doula clark tee veliv furming & coll” piety Guivants bate rye eeoernttn og wwerful | eure Rei eau be apie) part vf tthe founy part of thee BELT. : wat the current belug indieaséd or duuyinahed we ple: vuntiauuue eldetrle curreut, wis) bight ur day, ao tucuuveul wuliding up thee Ususted nervous systent, releving ihoumatien, outat tera, Neuralgla, wpilsay, Nervous Dyspopalte MyieesN ist rating BARTLELT. BUYUAN & PARKER: 58 Stutoat., Cilenua, 1. ie Manufacturers of Trusses, Efasly stuczings, 6c pend for Mreatley un Mesleal Elect elelty, ted Hest in the ier glving a steady, be, 4 iy Aquaria. i SURES Ye ta? Charest