Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 24, 1880, Page 12

4 i - intnis ' Tz u THE HOM Re Something About the Art of Telling Stories to Chil= dren. The Question of Female “Help” Con- sidered from Various Stand- points. An Interesting Lotter on Hob- bies by an Old Con- tributor. Tro Friendship and Its Attributes—Ques- tlons and Answors—Misoollancous Mattere, BOAT .SONG. O winds! blow softly o’cr the sea, aind Iet thy breath bo swect na flow'rs ‘That bloom upon a mossy Ten Benoath tho kiss of ein and show'rs, O winds! brontho lowly asn sigh, + + For wo are safling—Lovo and I, , Owavos! broak lightly round the keol, * Ripple and dimple tn thy plays Chimo Ike the merry bells a poal Upon a malden's wediling-\ny, Ob! shiver soft ns things that dle," For wo aro sailing—Love and I. O sunt shino bright from akics of blu, Let not n cloud come o'er thy faces Fung down thy mins of golden hue Tolond the day a rarer grace, Bmile brightly, warmly, from on high, *’ For wo are salling—Love and [. O wind, and wave, and sun of God, Be kind and penocful for a day, Gray distance h{des tho fand’s green sod, - And wo are sailing on alway Forovermore,till Death drawa nigh, Across Life's scea—my Love and 1. f Faxsy Driscont, THE LETTER-BOX. ‘There aro letters, papers, and postal-cards at this office for the persons whose names ar pear below, Thoso living out of the elty should send their address and a three-cent stamp, upon, receipt of which their mail will ‘be forwarded. Tesidonts of Chicago can ob- tain thelr mail by cailing at Room 3 ‘Trim use Building: a Bilence Wontsworth, he Gay Frank Cushing, Rex, Gratitutte Nod, Ot Timer, Marguerite, Eelneso, Holen E, Kiel, ATORY-TELLING. MINTS TO MOTILERS, ___ To the Editor of The Chicago Tritnine, JEFFERSON, Wis. Jan. 14.—Every ono knows that all children like to hear storics, but covery, one does not know that story- Jelling is ono of the best ways for correcting their faults. So, now, while we aro all wait- ing for those good ol«: contributors to return, Lwill tetL something of what I know upon ethe subject by relating a bit of personal History; und, if by telling my f{Ittle story (o others 1 can prompt then to amuse thelr Jit- tle pets instend of scolding them, I shall not havo written in valn, Afany yours ago a little year-old girl was tomyvcare. Showas not only an orphan, but was ‘somewhat of an_ {nvalid. For these reasons more particularly I folt thatTought to be very patient with her faults and indulge her as far as I could with- out foing her any serious injury. Like all other children, big ns well as Ittle, sho had a will of her own, and perhaps the best method of restraining and guiding that will had not received the study and attention itdesarved. My method was story-telling, Accordingly, when bed-time came It, was mmutually agreed that I should rend her 2 gtory;. but I was fropbied to find tales enotigh that so young # child could un- derstand; and, besides, those that I. did Tnd_ were not! just the kind that I most needed, and so 1 was genernily obliged to draw upon iy. imastnation and improvise ong. “And here occurred another ‘trouble, simply bocaugo I hadn’t much imagination to draw from. About this tine I was one day arranging a closet, and happened to como across a lotter upon the subject written by a mother, and shosnid: “TL take a pleture and commence without any idea where my story is in or end. Tho picture suggests themes,” Icaughteagerly at. tho idea and acted, upon ft, aud soon learned that n person of even ordinary imagination could exert by the right kindof a story a wonderful cor- réctive power over a chfid nt that tender age ~when impressions aro so ensily made and 50 Permanently fixed. . With three exceptions, I havea forgotten ‘what those stories were, but those three 1 shall always remember. Tho first, In out- Jine, was 08 follows: Amy Snow was a little girl about 6 years old. Sho was genernily a very good Tittle girl, but sometimes sho wasn little dit naughty, or thoughtless, or both. I think sho wad bltener thoughtless than naughty; that means she didn’t think, you know. Sho had black, curly hdr, and dark-brown eyes ead rosy cheeks, ant a little snub nose, an x face ns round as the moon, She wore. % pretty red dress trimmed with black braid, and had o little white mutf and red alttens, Onemorning after brenkfast little esse Bird, who Ilyed ino Ilttle red brick ouse just across tho road, enme to play with, Amy, and after they had looked at all tho ‘pictures in her books and made houses, and pens, and bridges with blocks, thoy nsked grey 8 inna ff they night zo and see Aunt ‘ary, who lived ina TE Selly house up on “yhil, She sald * Yes,” and go they went, Aunt Mary was very glod to seo them, be- wugo she loved children and often gave them spples and candy, and other things that chil- dren like, After they had played awhile they were very hungry, so they went to Aunt Mary to get something to'eat. Amy spoke rst, and sho sald: “ Aunt flan J want an a Pp ot Bub lila seae suid "Please, Aunt ‘ary, give monn apple.” So she gave lim one, and then he oaks “Thank you.” But abo didn’t glvo Amy any, aud so Amy had to go hungry till dinner-time, ‘This little story contained so many partic- uloty that it took mo from ton to fifteen min- utes to tell it. As a result of this simple - Jesson in politeness, the next morning at the brenkfast-tulile sho passed her empty mug to me to be refilled, and said: “Please, Aunty, give mo some moro milk, ‘here, [ did say please, didn’t 1?" After re of ing it she thanked ime. She had | with us three weeks, and this was the first time she remembered to say It, and she seldom for got itafterwards, Svon after an old gentle man ot the tuble dropped his napkin and enlled to hier to plek it up. Instead of obey- ing sho sald very meckly, “1 didn’t hear you please." This ‘reply pleased us.all so h that afterwards her elders exhibited mado remallidet of my story ean bo told ti remuinder of my story can be told inn. few words, With the best of nursing and. medical ald her health continued to tail, wn- Lat Jost sho was confined to her little couch, One week-day night she asked me to read. her on btory from the Bible. (Lhad boon in the habit of reading to hor from {t Saturday and Sunday nights.) .. A3 usual, J read the firat one I opened ta; ft was the parablo of the ten virgins, Hay- ing finished It, sho requested another; but, instead of proceeding to read that of the tal- ents, I closed the book and told her of how Christ stilted the tempest on the soa, tel yery short, 1 next repeated that beautifu! Thy Tord ture shall prepare, And feed mo wit id shopheru's care, ‘Then J looked down to her Iittle white face and said, “You asleep, Florence? but no Florence, ‘was there, * iow bhi id i) jor Swinging tho gatos wines 2 Tez, Bey A NEWCOMER, HER VIEWS REGARDING FEMALE “imgLp,”) .__ « To tha Editor of Tha Chicago Tribune, New Yor, Jan, 15,—Uave you never noticed, more particularly at Chriatunas thie and in tho early twillght before {nhospitabla hands have bad time to draw down tho Bhades, after tho Jamps sre lighted, how many wistful faces you can sco on the streets Ungering in front of brilllantly-lighted homes, gazing longingly {nto windows where merty circles are gathered around the even- dng meal? They catch fulnt sounds of laughter, and occasional odors from the _ _ Kitchen,—the fragrance or the festlye milnce- THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES. ple, delicious abomination]—the savory fined that Thad but little the for nuythin find sald she would ike to offact your ex- | thom not only with kindly words but show breath of martyted goose and turkey, and all tho many gastronomical delights of tho sea- son are wafted to their senses through enylous gratings and gings, but thelr pres- ence outside fs unknown (when wo sre in the mfdst of the Nght ourselves we cannot sec those in the outer darkness yery readily), and they pass on unheeded. Now Lhave Wished’ for some time to ask admission to Tho Home, and never more than nt this holl- day season, but with the feeling that a stranger {4 doubly 9. stranger on such occa. sions, sii!) stood without the gates, sniffed done, Christmas cheer from o distance, ant olstered my fading courage up to the writ- ing potnt which Lhad promised myself should conio lmmediately after, And the worst of it 1s, L come without even 80 much ns on fresh hobby ns fh contribution fo Tho Home, though hope that, in tle, when f have more thoroughly Tearned tha needs, opinions, ete., of {ts in- mates, Linay be able to evolve something from iny inner consclousness that will prove Abetter clain to its acquaintance than a mere ilesire to becomes known, to them, for my whole creed may be summed up in the words, “1 f use to others is the highest. aim, both in this world and the next.” Boarding-llouse Keeper, nay, Ladd o word to F's fect advice of Inst week? Substitute for milk and water colfee made from the common solder bean, carefully roasted and ound, Itisns near lke coffee itself in oth taste and smell ns any of the cheaper grates of the genuine article, and las the additional advantage of belng not only per- fectly harmless, but boneficinl, and exceed- ingly palatable. It was the great substitute for fea nnd coffee in the South susie the War. If your young, tuen_ are as sensitle as they seem, they will biess Tha Home for in- creased health from the dict proposed by Fy as well as for tho consciousness that they are not only not Inying up for themselves an in- eubus of debt, or otherwise wronging any one else, but fearning good lessons of prac- tieal wisdom instead. MT. dd it ever occur to you that It ywould be just as well to educate eve boy to do chores—that is, to make that his highest objective point in Hfe—as to try to innke cooks of every girl? Do ou Rive women credit for no individuality whatever? Is ita part of the licritage of our sex to learn one parttcular thing, whether Its members huye he siightest aptitude for itor not? Is cook- Ing all there ts of housekeeping in yourmind, aud-are your highest requirements per- feotly satisfied when your wife can come to the table flushed ond tired with rimed hands and an indefinit smell of itehen in her hair and garments, provided. your steak and budding are to. your king? And did it ever occur to you that, tf all the wives who nite otherwise linve Telsure to cultivate the highest graces, and so be one of the stendy “army of progress” that Is datly moylng on to lgher things, are to become cooks, you are cheating another vast army of women to who that work is their highest possibility out of their rightful sphere, to say nothing of the higher possibilities ofthat wife who Is thus ted to lower things 2? Gitano, [take you by the hand. I have never had to contend with the expericnces you have been ealled upon to bear, but have been interested for years In girls and women who, like you, lave been poking to find n home in some other's house than thelr own, and {know you do not overstate .the case. Differences fn individuals are so marked that it Is difficult to establish any rule, but {¢ seems to me that the trouble often isin the fact that girls almost always go into domestic service with the idea that they ara thoreby degrading thamselves; they acceptit as a last resort and inwardly rebel ‘against {t and Its necessary conditions every hour that they stay, so that they rarely put thelr best heurt-service inte thelr work, and are at per- petual swordspoints with all authority, and unduly sensitive to fancied, wrongs find in~ sults, that, ifinet with in factory or other work, woud be accepted as matter of course. A perfectly competent domestic should havens perfect a self-respect os a competent artist, musician, or writor in her own pecullar work, for, if tt {s her Highest,— mark that always,—nnd she docs her best in it, she stands equal with any one. If you have never read it, you will enjoy Mrs, ite ney’s story, “Tho Other Girls.” "Don’t think: Imean to condone the shameless lack of care on the part of many ladies (?) of their sery- ants’ simplest comforts. It isn crying shame that ought to be'ventilated on every ocea- sion, should like to head © crusade to compel every housewife to provide a clean, well-lighted room, with a soft bed, where they can be sure of o good night's rest after the jabors of the ar for the tired girls; a6 Teast one comfortable chair for the kitchen, for the needed rest. between whiles, 1 few bright pletures, and one or two plants for the window thrown In for good measure. I would offer ay a bonus atract written hy my- sclt which I would entitle “The Golden tile, * One More, your letter reads Uke 9 stra: sunbenm against a dark background of al- most unlyersal matrimonial discontent, I don’t mean in The Lome particularly, but all around us. Give us more of your “inner life,” and Jet us know some of the rules by which you and your alter ego manage to ateer clear qf marital breakers, ‘Thanks, Englishwoman, for the plum pud- ding, It was An ist What I wanted, Marion May, you are just as nice as you can ba L know, and 1 would like to give you Agvod squeeze if you would permit such familiarity from o stranger, aD. HOBBIES. A LETTER FNOM CALIFORNIA, To the Editor af The Chicago Tribune, New Yonk, Jan. 14.—The hearth-light of ‘Tho Homo shines brightly in this new year, and the family are guthering round it in har- mony oace more, While wesit here, the wind whistling outside, the snow-finkes fill- ing the air nnd covering the corth with their whiteness, shall we not be as charitable to each othor’s little failings a3 the snow is to the eart), coyerlng up all defects with the pure, white mantle of kindness? We haye a bright familly circle, and where thore Is so much quick wit there will be dif- ferences of opinion, little “ spats,’’ some pet- ulunce and surcasin, little poutings, and the many teasings Incident to all Inrge families; but we tnay take alt these things Ina kind! way, though quietly, very quietly, giving bac as good us we recelve,—never belng angry at innocent merriment, even {if the laugh is agulnst ourselves. We can always do better execution by a gentlo retort. Af we disiigres upon an important point Jet usargue the matter, For instance, here 1s J. M.'L., who mixes hls words and meanings, and needs a .itttle setting straight, 1 shall liavo to tell him thntn housekeeper and a cook bear about tho same relation to cuch othor as the proprietor of a store to one of his clerks, A woinnn—a wife, we will say— may know how to cook in the ost adinirable wanner, so that eyen her husband ean tind polling to ‘blame in her seasonings,: her soups, her rousts, her stews, her puddings, ples, ragouts, or anythin; with which he nin desire to regale his palate, and yet may lac executive al ty utterly Incapable of performing the dutics necessary to the man- agement or a household, Even J, M.'T. will admit that a man may be a perfectly compotent clerk or bookkeeper and yet be entirely Incompetent to perform the duties pertaining to the head of the establishment, Why, I would ask him, eo lt Mie Woman ae expected to know, 80 many trades. when a man is sutistied if ho can master one? A woinan piuat understand the business of cook, launtdress, seamstress, dressmaker; must have the ably to mange children dis- screotly, to say nothing of beafing them; must bea good accountunt,—know. how to nuke onedoliar do the duty of two; makeher house pretty and tldy,—that ly, she should be endowed with esthetic tustes; be always cheerful; “mect her husband with o amily,” tor fear ho muy bo took weak to resist the wine-anp; elt up late to maky and mend; be Ww carly ta have his. breakfast ready,—all this white he has one acctipation, say book- keeper in some establishment. This ono thing he has to do, and when he comes homo ho finds tt hard, very bard, if hls slippers aro not Jald out seady for him, or his wife too Weary to antigo him, or the roast ly too much or tod Ittiadone, Bont you think the du- thes are Just a Httle unequally divided? As tu every woman learning to cook, It is about us reasonable as to expect every man to ba his own tullor, Tadvise J. Mf. T, to dismount from his hobby at once, and try a better one, Tam palnfully consefous that there are still those wlio caunot bear the least shadow of disngreement, who become frh hecully nervous (irrltblo) and “cut thelr cull-bell out of the circuit,” it wo vasay to touch the check rein while they gre mounted on thelr hobbies; but that fy just the delight and charm of a numerous fantly,—the hobblesure checked, and welearn that others ike to ride os well a3 ourselyes; and we learn also to bear the checking with pallence, the chafting with ainiles, ‘fhen, loo, there fs Ajax, u [ttle too rough in hig slmtles; he needs help,—be may proiit by the advice of Cassandra, who has come ln a ate door to offer it th ts too litt ano, you ure right; there ts lo Dunant, in this world, and toomuch human nature; yet thers arenes plo hetter than those you so vividly describe, IL hope some day you will mect them, Thonks, Grandma Oldways, for your kind+ jy welcome, It looks cheerful to sea your bright face once more, 2 My young friend Forty Years, [ anv afeatd you are incorrigible; but {have to thank you ‘or the sleeping potion, and to apologize for the sleeping; t! lonets event its Ustapt T seemed tohear your familiar voice speaking of Hus man Toil, and Adam, and Creeds, while the ain of my burning radially subsited, ulled to rest by the cool, fresh life of your thought,—borne away on the wings of your strong conviction, Welcome, Bittersweet. Come sit down by the tire und let us haven quict talk, The cold fs all outsides there fs warmth within, and we dowt mind the nonsense, We'll ask Marlon May to join ug, and some of the rest of vour friends, and white we talk we'll listen to the universal hubbab,—Joln in it per- haps,—and thank Grandina Oldways for re. mutniling us_to throw in a few kernels of wheat to our chaif, that 'The Home muy not, as she Intimates, run all to husk and shell. CALIFORNIA, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. HOW TO MAKE IT SLEEP. TM the £ditor of The Chieagu Tribune, » PRINCETON, Ind., dau, 1.—E, B, F. wishes to know how to mako her baby sleep. My experience in bringing up a child on a bottle {snot tofeed it anything nights,—only just asthe child fs put to bed, It will cry fora few aT aenare jonit glyenp; keep lt covered; {it will soun cry ftself to sleep, Only one parent should sleep with the child, as no chil dren slecp well between two Brown Persons. COFFEE-STAINS AND INDIAN PUDDING. ‘Mb the Edttor of Tre Chicago Tribune, Cicago, Jan. 21.~I, who have no home below Ieaven, long to be one of you, Will you let me in, after walting and dreaillng to offer my mite for so longa tine? It'may even now help to swell the plethorle waste- basket. I would Ilke to tell Florence to soak hor tea-and-colfce stains in water fram whieh the chill has been taken, clinging the water about twiee; no soup, Will some kind housewife give me a recipe for baked Indian pudding ? eades Esturi, WANTS MUSIC, To the Bator of The Udtcago Tribune, Laramie Crry, Wyo. Jan, 18,—L appeal to the churity of my more favored sfsters of the East, who live in an atmosphere of musie, to throw a crumb of comfort to one who lives In the wilderness, and fas in the past ten years heard positively no musle. I want alist of contralto songs for _volce, compnss, two octaves, G in bass clef to G above tho Tine, treble, Ishoutd fike also a list of pinuo solos, third or fourth grade, ‘Che “ Pratl mere] order of music preferred. 1 will minke any compensation desired, and foruver bless my“ friends in need.” No NaMe, ABOUT POETRY, To the Editor of The Chicago Tritune. Fanta, IL, Jan. 19,—~The poem ingulred for by A. G. ls ono of Perciyal’s, and Is prob- ably to be found in any book of his poems, It enn be found in “McGuifey’s School- Reader,’ third book, and in tho ‘Book of Poetry” published in Philadelphia by tho Presbyterian Bonrd of Publication, Wiil any Lomeite tell io the author of I slept and dreamed that life was beauty; Twoke and found that Sito was duty. Also plenso tell me if thore is any more than two stanzas of that oft-quoted In vhildhood's hour with cureless joy Upon the stream we glide, and who wrote It? And what's the rest of Naught but a tuncless lute with broken chords, And gurlands in the dust untwined and broken, Burrer. HOOKS AND MOLASSES CANDY, . Ta the RBditor of The Chicaga THoune, Lyons, IlJ., Jan. 15—I have tried several times to gain an entrance to Tho Home, but got no farther than the waste-busket, Iwas not the only bne there; on the con- trary, the basket—it will hold a bushel, any- way—wns crowded full of letters of wit, wisdom, and pathos, heart-rending bits of Poetry ‘and many others which are lost to the world forever, Geraldine, £ will give you a list of authors aud books recommended by a learned Pro- fessor for home reading: Kimergon’s “Socle- ty and Solitude,” “Nature,” “Letters and Alms”; Ruskin, Charies Reade, Scott, Thack- ery, Dickens, Charles. D, Watner’s Back- Log Studies” and “My Summer in a Gar- den,” Lowell, Longfellow, and Whittier, Bayard Taylor, Prof. Mathews’ “ Getting On in the World,” “Hnlf-Hours with Authors,” J. G. Holtand’s “ Letters to the Young.” might namo many more, but these will nat- urally suggest othors, He also recommended the study of Latin and French, Florence, I have a recipe for candy, It fs simplo und inexpensive, yet {t makes dell- clous candy: Ono cup of molasses, half-cuy of sugar, one tablespoonful of yinogar, bu ter size of a walnut; flavor with vanilla or anything to sult the taste, Box 48. AN ANSWER TO CRAYON, M the Euitor of The Chicage Tribune, Crayaran, Ill, Jan. 18-—Crayon, of Newton, In., asks if any ono has tried the elianthus camplerte, and with what success, Thave twico rnised tt from seed. ‘Tho first time T planted the sced out in the garden. I was living In Racine, Wis, The plant grow bravely, aud budded full and blossomed,— one spray,—and the fall frosts came and killed it. Next time I planted the seeds ina pot, and, when fall came, it was taken into & greenhouse, and bloomed for a fone, time, the admiration of everybody, Tho flowers are gorgeous beyond description. Itis a del- ieate, vine-like plant, and could be grown in @ sitting-room H one has a sunny window, and fully puys for itself, ‘The amaryllls does not blossom till the plant has some age—L think three years, Tahould set the pot Into a dvep dish and use ylenily of very warn water, as for a calla, changlig two or threo times a dey for hotter water, til it gets a good start, Ihave tried several forms of amaryllis, and ama little discouraged trying to grow them without Breenhouse tempera: ture, except the yallotta, which is hardy and grows everywhere eanily. FrowEr Loven, BICK HEADACHE, To the Editor of The Chicago Trituns, Omcaco, Jan, 20,—Probably three-fourths of our American population are aMiicted with some form of this troublesome disease, For the benefit of the great headaching public I would Ilka to propound o fow questions to your medical or other well-informed readers: 1, What !s the precise nature of the physto- al disturbance known by that name? tis the heat moidy of prevention | . Wha without the uae of medicine ? 8 What articles of diet or juniry tend most to induce attacks of this disease 4, If tea and eotfee are considered Injurl- ous, what harmless substitutes can be used ? & Would cocon or chocolate ba hurmless? 6 Would the use of any of the bitters or other medicines ndvortised for thls purpose bo beneficial, and if sv, which ? % What treatment will niost effectual) and quickly relieve these digtressing attacks Any correspondent who can correctly answer these questions will confer a {ayer on thousands, Q A SONG DISCOVERED, ‘To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Cmicaco, Jan, 20.—It has been » long time sinco I havo pald a visit to ‘Che Home, and I muat confess too Iitle homesick feeling on account of iny absence. It was with pleasure that I hailed the re- turn of one of our first correspondents, Ollve Green. hough we gladly greet now friends, it ls good to welcome the old ones, Della B, 11., my sister and I were wishing only the other day that Winnio and Dabbler would give us something from their pens, Nannle C. used to give us such good hints about the care of the dear little ones, Is she too busy with her own? What n pity that any one should have been so hurt that their pens are silenced forever 80 faras ‘Ihe Hoine ts concerned. Yet wo feel wimt M.A. W. B, has sald must be true, for we iniss not only one nom do plume but many. Lately I have been thinking that soine others may feel that thelr letters are not ncceptabla to the public, For hy part I have been Interested tu the spicy articles that have appeared from timo to thne, We can- not all have o taste tor housekeeping, and wo would not want our Home given up entire), to recipes or household hints. NW hy should thera not be a time and place for discussions of various subjects ¥ Ihave a great deal of sympathy for school ails. for Lremembur that when { was one of ein that my studies kept ine 80 closely con- else. Taradunted nt 18, nfter which Lapent guine Httlo time in traveling, and then settled down to housekeeping, for Bora waa enguged with art atudies and miuste, and our young- ext sister away atechool Although we had {wo good servants, I wanted to Iearn every: thing. And. after lessons from tho best of teachers and now a number of years of ox- perience, 1 nm beginning fo think that {have discovered my forte, feel like saying, Let any or all, daro to howise” in ‘The Home if they wish, and if they cannot give us a recipe or tell us how to trafn wp the children, Jet them tell us what. thoy do know, for we cannot bit bo bene- fited by au interchange of Ideas, Ani to those who Know a good reetpe give 1, or if you can help us fu any way, whethor it fs to tell how ong suffering from corns and Intntons may be relleved, or to give Informa: tion on, some aciontific subject, and thus make The Home of interest to all. Florence, 2 noticed your request, butcould notcomply unt now, Iocan ive you a recipe for good home-made molisses-candy, Dnt cannot tell: yon haw to prevent its be coming soft after ff fs pulled. Molasses- candy: ‘Iwo cupfils of molasses, one half enpful of sugar, one tablespoontul of vine fy alumpof butter the sfzo of a Inrge Mekory nut; stir all of the tine; boil twenty minutes, Aunty Bellum, a dear friend who had heard Jonny Lind sing the same, sang to us he other ovenlig the song you wanted, I will copy the wards for you. My home, my home, wy huppy home, pot over, aver doar to mes Where o'er f cP where e'er U roam, My boart still fondly clings to thoc. Whon far away in distant lends, i Oe Noraed tipon the fais ing sands, in fee-bound rocks or burning ‘Thou'rt atill the Bune to mo, T'vo Journoyed from theo far and near, Butnevor, never found a spot Ta tas 80 welcoto or £0 dear * Astheo, my dear, my native cot. -My birthplace and my happy home, OU'et denrest unto mes When T in iife no longer roam Ohinoy I rest in peace with thea. Lovise K. HL AN OLD SONG REVIVED, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Curcano, Jan. 23.—Having on two oeca- sions herotofore shown up in ‘Tue Truxe poetical plagiarisms, Lnow wrile to accom- modate Aunty Bellum, who wished somo of your correspondents to glvo her, through The Home, the old song entitled “My Lust Cigar,” Below wilt be found the version as L used to sing it twenty-five years ago; "Twas off the Blue Canary Isles, One glorfous sunitner day, Isnt upon the quarter-deck And whiff'd my cares away; And ng the veluin’d sinoko arose, Like Incense in the nir, Ibreath'd 2 sigh to thiuk, in sooth, It was my last clgur! s Lleaned upon the quarter-rail, ind look’d down (n tho eca; Een there the purple wreath of amoke Was curling racefutly. Abt whnt bud I, at such a time, To do with wasting caro? Alas, tho trombling fear proclaimed It waa my last cigar’ T watched tho ashca ns thoy camo Fast drawing to the end; Twntehed it ag n friend would watch Besito a dying friend; And, 118 the fire crept slowly on, It vanishod into alr; I throw it from mo~spare tho talo— At was my last olgucl Tye seon tho land of all Tlove Fade in tho distance alin; Tyo watched above tho dilghted heart ‘Whero onco proud hope hath been; But 1 havo never known a sorrow Which could with that compare, ‘When, off tho Blue Suey Isles, smoked mny lust cigar! Ernest, TASTE IN LITERATURE, To the Edtor of Ths Chicago Tribune. RmaKvitze, Ill, Jan, 19.—Bob, of Deca- tur, writes an excellent letter on “ What to Read,” but he appears to be utterly mystified by the astonishing depravity of human nat- uro ns exhibited in ono particular: “Why will people read story-papers in preference to the masterpieces of Uterature, so captivating to refined tastes?” |, Why, friend Bob, Just because there are tastes and tastes, In the different stages of intellectual dc- yolonement the mind must have differont food. In its crude, unfornied state the Intel- lect is powerless to-grasp the mighty prob- lems of seience, or understand the golden truths uttered by philosophy. ‘There has been a time Inthe life of evory man—even tho lives of our greatest men— when thoy were capable of appreciating nothing better than a dlime-novel or x sensa~ tional story-paper; but a Intent power of In- tellect, or porhups “circumstances over which they had no control,” raised thom from thelr lowly state and finpelled them on- ward, with an Irresistible power, to a greator refinement and a higher elevation of taste. ‘Undeveloped winds find thelr greatest and often only pleasure In nurrative, aid thus the dine-novel perlod comes In every alte ~ itis the whooplugeough nnd measles of tha intellect, for the ind is Hable to disease as well ns the body; {1 fact, the former depends {ia great measure upon the condition of the latter. Vory frequently we see persons whose minds have nevor developed from this chrysalis form, nnd they are the ones who grow yellow, and morbid, and snappish over funsational iiteratura, ‘Pholr intellects aro dwarfed and stunted, or they never had any in the borluniny, Lhave found {t a most excellent plan to read the works of an author conaccutively, By so doing you can make the stylaof that author your own to a remarkable oxtent; but, in pursuing this plan, it is necessary that only those writers should be chosen whose works are the standard of oxcellenca, Itis really wonderful how you can usurp the Individuality of a writer, not merely in tha manner of clothing his laeas, but ln the {ideas themselves, by n careful study of his best works. We are all moro or leas creat ures of habit, and, when wo become accus- tomed to the beenfinrities of thought and ox- pression for which cortain writers are re niarkable, we will soon form the habit of thlnking and clothing our ideus with thelr style of oxpression, thus pecoming | the second-solf of the person who hna tolled orhaps for yours to prepare for the padi io very best part of his Inner self,—tha glonuings of ‘a lifetime in the world of Bclence, of literature, or of art, Bern Borrox, MISCELLANEOUS, . _ HOW 18 THIS, MR, COOPER? ‘To ths Editor of The Chteago Tribune, Wrrona, Minn., Jan. 12,—There havo been several articles !n Tho Home from A, M. Cooper, giving glowing descriptions of Nor- cross, Go., and the advantages it offors to Northorn settlers, In The Iiome of Jan, 3 he says there are twenty Mathodist Episcopal churches; Baptist, fifteen; Episcopal, five; and several Presbyterian. “Several” can’t mean less than two, and one would infer that there were threo or four, Now, tho popula tlon of the county was, in 1870, 10,973 white; colored, 9,159; total, 12,400. In 1860 the Populat jon was 12,010,—showlng o loss, nthe Gazotecr of Rullway, tations In the United States and Canadas, 1875, Norcross J3 credited with the maguiticent population of But just ook at It,—s population of 13,000, and more than forty churvhest Is there an- other auch cua In the world? If all the adnits, black and white, were mombers, they could hot be yery large churches, of course, ‘Lo support tho churches and ministors over family must not only be yeryrich but Mberal, as of course they would be, where churches Were 80 appreciated, I have the oficial ro ports of tha Vioevaa of Soorgia from 1858 to 80 I hud the curlosity seo who the iilulsters and what the number of members were in the “five Episcopal churches” of the county, and how miany of them were in Norcross ‘(population 150). I could not find asingloEplscopal church in the county, P. REPLY TO GITANO, THE SERVANTOIRL, ‘To the Editor of Tha Chicago Tribune, Ontcaco, Jan, 0.—I confess I fail to see why the position of a girl obliged to work In hor neighbor's kitchen need be humillating in the least, Wearlgoine it must often be, as Is ours in our parlors and nurseries and Jn attending to the many details of -home-making., “Serv- ant” imeans simply one who serves. Any life worth the ving does that In one capacity or another, and ts glad in the service. Thaye had dong time in ny, employ one who, like yourself, eats at a kitchen table. I¢is ono made expressly for her, she makes ites dainty as ahe will, with snowy cloth and tableware, She read your ‘letter, perlonee with hor ows. Sho does her part Well, and feels ns intich one of our family og do we ourselves. Loffor you a vacancy now in ny kitchen on condition that you care to serve falthtully, and can give testinionials as to your filness, Ev- ery meniber of the hone 18 expected to con- alder the comfort of every other. The fumily isamall; two servants are kent, pate tiher- ally, and offored every material for making happy and honored Jives for thonselyes, On Jan St shull send to tho ofles of ‘Tins Trmune for a letter adtlressed to Mrs. FW, 8., Chivago, IL, tn which you may give and ask any information you desire, We may make an arrangemont fortunate to cach, ‘Those who serve us well never lack for a friend, : IW. 8, FIGURES FOR THI! GIRLS, To the Editor of The Chieuga Tribunes Rockronn, UL, Jan. 15.—LInving been for along tinearender of The Hume, and be- Noving some of Its many readers may be in- terested In no fow marrlage statistics, I have tukon the trouble to volicet from nearly 8,000 licenses issued in this county since 1836 the followlng facts: When starting out to fight the batttes of life, the subject of marringa is one that ap- parently claims the first attention of the young peopte. At thenge of 19, when young men are just begining to think soberly of the subject, young women ure i thelr most favorablu age. ‘The marriage af women at 19 {4 hot ontirely unknown, but these cnses are. ait rare. The yeurs of woman's greatest, probubllity ure from 18 to 25, culminatiny usually n622. Her chances are by far much better between 10 and 23 thin abeliher of tho {utervenlug years, ‘Tho chances ‘are even at 20 amd at, Gul at 2 there begins a steady de ellne, and not unitt the age of 383 is reached do the chanees fill below one in a hundred, After that ago they co, and In the rest of her life thoehances are but yeventy-stx ene thousand. When 53 ty reached the. polnt appears, and at 53 sho has, really, only one chance Inn thousand, Woman's best years, thon, are four, being from 19 to22 in- cluslve. Man's best ‘years arg ten Mt min ber, frum 31 to St inclusive. Tis best years. are from 23 to 25, und then a gradual decline fy noticeable; and tight here wo might say that the most sudden drop in both man and worn’: suces fa the year after they are “old bachelors” and “ oltl maids,* ‘Every woman ought to win a hearts affee- tons, for the number of mer is greater than the munber of women, as will be seen be seen by the census of 1870; Mule population, i> 029,058; female population, 18,500,259, ‘Che favorit month for matrimony is No- vember; the next In order are December, January, February, October, and September. Marclt ahd June sire equal. Next comes May, July, and April, while August has the least of al), IL G. Benxerr, THE TRUE PINILOSOPHEn. To the Editor of Tha Chicago Tribune, Danvitie, Ia, Jon. 19.—Among all the other goorl things in The Home we (Anneand I) read Bittorsweet’s general talk; and, as wo most always dd under such circumstances, fell Into o discussion as to tho reason why women delight in fying from one subject to another in thelr conversution. At first I was Inclined to think this n sign of weakness, But Anna hns a way of setting me down so abruptly as to set me to think- ing. And as soon agi advanced my Idea she set me down and forthwith dellyered me a lecture which was ntorea tlie, and edifying, Thad nover thought of it before, but Pnow know that Lenjoy reading a letler from a inf better thon one from) a gentleman, Lhave sat In my vine-covered veranda In the June ovenings and watched the humming- birds feeding among the honeysnckles, From flower to flower they tiltted, pausing a moment: at cach scarlet cup but to sip and giide gracefully to the next ‘There was nothing tiresomo Init all, Itwas graceful ezsa, ‘There was no sipping to satiety, but tasting only when ft was deficlous, ‘Tho joyous butterfly follows the same de- Ightfal plan. ‘The merry working beso tho same. And who Js a greater philosopher than the beo? And why should not a wom- andothesame? This {s after the orginal plan, Thus she may toll at her endless task and never tire, Thus her mind may sparkle here the gloom and there the bright, in just such unlooker-for ways that wo fain ‘would think ft were all bright! nd so efter listoning to Anne's lecture, T am lec to think that this gliding gracefully from one thing to another, Instead of bebe a sign of wonkness, 1s the sign of the true phil- osopher; and after this, if ny wife chonses to bring her household work all up skillful together, porhaps baking and ironing with the same Siro, or if to entortain mo she wishes to talk of n hundred things in the samo hour, if sho dogs It skillfully, 1 shall applaud her, A BENyAs nishing BRAUITIFYING NOME, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Poro, Il, Jan. 4,—There ste many ways of making our homes tovely and Inviting, and the greater variety of beautitul things we can bring around us tho brighter our rooms will look. 3 ‘There is nothing that will so adorn them as pictures, but here we need o varicty of shapes and forms; differont as the subjects may and should be, ‘ Ee many of you haye ever palnted on Bhells Sea sholls are the loveliest, but ordinary clam shells are as beautiful ag need be, By boiling them in strong lye-wator for five or ten hours, and picking away at the rough, dark outside you can get it aft of, and leave your shell ng pure outside as in, Keep thom- nw palra if you can,—vither putting one on one side of the mantelplece ond the other on the other side, or-fasten the two togethor with ribbons and hang up. ‘They aro very delicate and ornamental, Another novel and very pretty: style of nict- ure you can make by painting a bouquet or spray of tlowerson the bottom of a china plate; thon glue uround the riin a bias strip of biue or maroon velvet, and frume it in narrow ‘gilt, A round picturo Ilko this makes a pleasant change trom the ordinary synare-cornered ones, Stil another way, which I presitina many of you have triad, Is painting on slates. ‘Tho natural color of the slate makes a beautiful ackground, especially for white or delicate lowers, ‘The trame you can paint elthor black or vermilion, and ornainent either In inftation white enamel or with fower sprays. Other pretty forms for pletures’ aro the panel landscapes, either longest up and down or horizontally; then the ordinary dower and statue panels, Iustend of using the beauttful and expen- sive porcelain squares to paint on, you can secure alinost the same result by puhiting on asheetof white wax and covering it with elear ginss. And you that paint on black panela—thongh tho porcelain are newer— Will find that glass painted black on the back looks better than the most highly-pollshed wood, and {tis cheaper than photographer's in, All these belong properly to the orna- mental class of .paintings, but thoy give plenty of opportunity for tho skill and taste of amateurs and others also, I think it would be pleasant for many of ‘us if some one of oxpericnce would give us a od talk on real panting fn earnest, paint- ing that brings some fame. Give us a lect- ure, not on what you mix pulnts with, for we ail know that {t is “brains,” but on the thousand and one ideas that grow out of your exporienca, CONSCIENCE Guy, quart. ‘To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Minwauxzse, Wis, Jan. 15.—As we sit in the mldst of oursubjects a dark shadow comes between us aud the golden sunset, ‘The red west {9 resplendent with the rays reflected by the king of Hght and warmth. We glance quickly from our paper and sce closely pressed agalust the window-pane a sad, haggard face,—o woman's face; ft was pale, and with trouble-full eyes, It told, as it looked calmly at us, of wrongs, deep griefs, verty, and suffering. ‘fhe face gives chapters of trouble too deep, tuo sacred for the public gaze. She tells her story ai ut the window, and we know itis true. Iler stricken face cannot lic, She asks for work} work! That 1s ult sho aska for, A few short happy years ago sho Was a gay, light-hearted girl, fullof plans aud expectations for the future. To-night she is standing at our window weighed down with the burdens of life. One by ons her friends in prosperity haye dropped from her sight; she had many who could easily forget her in adversity. Sho has lost dear ones, home, comforts, all—but faith in God, She hag been many days without food or fuel, and yet has faith {n a kind Master, God pity and come e, her rescue. ‘Those who could so easily help her, will not. And those who sould, know not of her. Yet all she asks {3 work. O, friends of the friendless, give them work { Fielp the poor when they eome to ‘ou, Give’ them something to do, Help item tocarn sn honest living, Encourage them a way tobe honest, As the, poor are frowing more dcespondent and dependont, ye rich are growing more selfish and heart- esa, ‘Tho {neo has gone from our window and passed from sight, seeking for new flelds of sympathy. Inits stead comes s little boy trudging mantfully along, bearing his Ife burden. Tho world dovs not know of tho Toad that this miniature man carries, but wa do, Ho is traveling in tho direct ront to Heaven. and Is trying to take an invalld mothorand tive or atx little brothors and sisters with hin. We bolleve he will reach the desired baven. : How often his poor ttle fect will be weary and sores how often ho will stumblo, and porhaps fall hy the way; buthe will bo given strength to rise und march manfully on, : It sceina to us that the sleet and stornis of life might pass over but not totch this wee traveler, May- be his burdens may develop him {nto more noble mantoad, +». We wish him well. He, too, has passed on, and outof sight; but the meniory pietures will remain for many aday, ‘The sun has gone torest. Tho western sky has, in plage of Its reaplendent hues, put on a becoiin; mintle ot Brive as if ibtoo hud grown sad over the life pletures at the window. ‘There ix a somber mantle being iiently, drawn o'er all the beautitul earth, which will soon shut out tho view of the outside world. We hapo that the sad-oyed woman has found work for the morrow, and that the miniature man fs safe até home. .We leave thom in tie lands ofan indulmunt Rather, and close aur window- binds, and place two more plutures in memory’s fast-fAlling album, ivy OAK, HAPPINESS IN MARRIAGE, To the Biitor of The Chicago Tribune, livor Pant, lil, Jan, 19,.—Pleasa permit R atranger to enter the portals of The Home, Inthe monotony of an fnvalid’s lite Ihave found pleasure atid amitsement In the varied articles of your contributors, I beg leave to give them some ideas on marringe, formed by close observations and Intimate friendships with married people. Once tho head of a happy home myself, I longingly await the happy meeting with “loved ones gone be- fore,” In that blessqd home of which the hap- |. ¢ piest earthly home {s only a faint shadow and type, Your able and gifted writer, Forty Yenrs, sceins lo have little falth In true love or happy marringes; yet, were he suitably mar- ried, even thus Into {n life, toa woman near- ly his own age,—a true woman,—his cynicism would melt away, and his pen be inighty ina better cause. I say ‘nearly his own ge,” bocause disparity In age is usually fatal to happiness, especially In the ensa of an old bachelor who marries a young girl,—his hab- its and opiutons are so fixed, and the life nec- essarily led so much alone, making him self- Jsh and egotistical, that his wife should bo woman of experience; a widow is best (If lie has been a good who before), one whose life hag been one of discipline,—who has been taught in the school of care, and maybo suffering, the grent len sons of unsolfishness nud self-control. Ro- inanec should not enter into tho consider ation of those marrying Jate in life, Benuty in early or lute inarriages should be lightly weighed, but goodness and Intellleence, to {nstire happiness, should be indispensable. know the oft-repeated proverb, “ Better be an o}d man’s darling than a young man’s slave,” From experience of those matehes of old and young which I have seen in my own frienc: should think the trath just the reverse, an the poor young wife oftener the old man’s slave” than his “ darling.?” ‘Men whose coarser passions have outlived their sound sense and better judgment may Bneer at these idens; but after passion has exhausted {tself in tite (so-called) honey: moon, what man does not crave, after his daily business cares and the battle of lite, which every man has to fight, the sweot rest and sympathy whieh is found only in the compinionship of a pure, true, and intelll- fent woman, one of whoin he may be proud in alt that is really the allowable source of ride, bain even ifaman desires good looks In a wife, are not many of our friends of 80 and 0 years quite as beautiful as girls of the present. tay? In memory stil "see. g handsome, matronly form and fair fresh face, whose possessor was tho mother of a Jarge family, whose sor- rows had: been many, but whoso true and practical religion and perfect un- selfistiness mado her necept tho discipline of life meekly and with hops beyond these mor- tal scenes, who was in mind and heart child- lke, innocent, ant pure,—indeed so ignorant of tho wicked ways of nen that inany of our girls of tho period would have called her silly, and jeered at her Inck of worldly wis- dom. Jer innocence and purity were (un consclously to herself) her best armor, v men were inade better by her influence, and the worst would never have breathed an im- pure word in her presence. Of course, the happlest iiartinges are made in youth, when both parties are plastic in charactor and easily adupt thomselves to each other, In nll cases principle is more neces- sary than love, special should all mar- ried people hold all kissing -and caressing ancred tu those to whom their vows were made at that solemn hour when. they: were first made one for life. All outalde familiar- ity of this kind is “ playing with fire,” and entirel: unnecessary, even With relatives and nearest friends, he husband should be equally strict with himself as with his wife in pts matter, {tor all said or written, we can do no bet- ter than renlize this Bible truth; “Except tho Lord build the house, tholr labor is but lost that bulld it” Where God ts recog. nized as our Father, and the Savior ag our elder Brother, there will be found truest love, peace, and happiness. Sixty Y#ans, ———— HUMOR. According to Edison gas will soon be the light of othor days.—Boston Post, ‘The editor of the Ol! City Derrick has tried tt, and finds that ‘A Now-Year's swear-off docs woar off.’" ‘The New Orleans Picayune calls the gout agort: of brake which a wiso Providenco puts on a man’s legs when ho Is Ilving too fast, ‘Tho Swedish army base corps of skaters. It must bo a bonutiful sight to soo un ‘entire com~ pany strike an alr-hole, A country editar, bolng asked, “Do hogs pay?" says w xrontimany do uot. They take the paper several yeurs, and then bavo the Postmaster gond it back “ Rofused.” Hike papers aro altogother “too fresh" with cir stories of canine suguolty, What we want are a fow instances of humun saguoity, Thoy would be 60 rufreahing.—diustan Transcript. The Port Joryis Gazelle pomplimonts the Fl- mlrn Bree Press on using "tha hode wrapclng. paper of many of our exchungos.” It is ploas- antto bo able to consclontlously pratsoa contom- porary. * How old ta that child?" asked the conductor, “Pour years." roplicd the mother, “Then, mutain, you'll have to pay for him." That's a fraud! Pay for him—why, 1 hnven't boon pay- ing for him for years and yearst"* AChicagoan hus announced that he bas dis- covered u process by which Mutminating gas can be mado from water, Tho Chicago peaple aro roudy to bellove in it, a8 thoy hiuvonn iden that water must have beon made for something or other.—Loulsville Courter-Journal, Among the ruplies to an advertisement of 5 muuto commmittes for “n ogndidato for orgaulat, mutale-toucher,” otc., was the following ones “Gentlouen, I noticed your advertisement for an orgunlst aud musio-teacher, ulthor lady or gentleman. Naving beon both forsavernal years, offer you my services,’” ‘Young minn to photographor—" Are my plot~ ures donut’ Artlat—" Lot's seo," atrofully tug the young man’s face and thon tho photyraphs hoholds in his hand; “ what's the bamof” Young man (in astonishinent}—" Jones, slr.” Artist (baving discovered the name on them)—"Oh yos; these aro yours."—Yonkers Statesman. Fashion and physio—How aliments become the ye of the season, Duchess—"' Neuralgial ‘What, that old thing again this seugon? [s there nothing new?" “Fashionable practitioner— * Weil, your G: ry ts w novolty, but it is bondly “in' yet, We call it Agu is diturna. Chunningly ‘protty nuinel"" uchusg—" Pro- scribe for mo. Iwill take on myself to bring it ‘in! "London Funny Folu, a Piring at a Bat on tho Floor and Pa tally Wounding a Man in the Collar, New York ‘ines, Jan. 20. James Dumos, n vlork in Curloy's bantwaro tore, atthe southoast oorncr of Nussau and Hoekman streets, wis engaged tu taking un no- count uf stuck {n the oellur yestorduy ufternoon at 5:20, aud Charles H, Murtaugh, nnothor clerk in the store, was shoveling coul from a souttlo into the stove. which inn anal room ad~ Hing the cellar, 7 mult coon te situated just beneath tho fishing-tacklo store of Robert iu paon, No. 12 Nussan street, Suddenly Dames was: sturtled by 6 shit shriek, and, turin, aroundyeaw that Murtaugh bud fallen Dackwant, and was sitting in the ooal-souttle, while a atreaui of blood was pouring from a wound in his back, Tho unfortunate mun was taken to the store abovo, and un ambulance sent for. Mid suffers wad so great that morphine had to be admin at once. ‘4 Ambulance Suri prepad the wound, which was madu b: Sod a a tol the bullet, wh! on H all, but failed to vob , tho stomach, Murtaugiy who is bly lodged in, 81 yours of ngo, and resides at 1707 Fulton af Itsnokiyn, wha taken. to tho, Chambers sice Hospital.’ Te was thonght by tho surge Who extintued him that thare was no poeethilt of his recovery, ‘Tho mystery of the shooting woe not long in balng expinined, Mr. Simpson the proprietor of the stars nuove tho room, wat found with «Bmith & Wosson pistol, No, 227i his hand, and at onco surrendered hlmeclf athe Ils atory was that bo has Jong heoq with rata In his office, and one partion. rat has been in the habit. of ri pen’ tirly try anning over his feet, and of penotrating to bis m drawer and onting up greontucks. Yestonisy he enw this rat nn tried to killbim. Ho ju onn chnfe with a pistol, and his ek TR Priest, Jumped on the aflea-desk with 1 Flobert ritic. Tho two fired at tho rat nt the samo tine, And one of the balls penetrated tho Hoor nnd shot Murtagh ti tho cellar boneath. Priest way not Arrested, na Mr. Slmpson says tho Titlo-shot bat not force enough to iw through tho floor. Bim fon was taken to tho Oak Streot Station OMlcer James Collins, whore bo was hold. at relat ght Murtaugh was told that he woulg probably illo, and the necessity of hin making a Anto-mortom statement wos impressed Upon him. He dually ytolded, sithottet he finnly de. Clared hia beliof that ho would recover,’ ang Coroner Knox was sont for, His atntement con. roborated the foregoing nccount of tho accident, a THE POLITICAL SITUATION, , ¥rom a Rural Point of Viow, Waukegun (IU) Republican. It must bo apparent to evon s careless read. or of political history, that the appronching Presidential election promises to be as im. portant as any since 18¢0, In the early days of the Ropublic it mat tored little whether the tariff question was voted up or down, but there is great occaston for alarm when tho fact is patont that a pow. erful combination 1s accomplished between the Northern Democracy and ali the States lately in rebellion against the Government, It Is equally ‘pparent that a successfy) combination of this Iiud must result in de stroying all the fruits’of the Into War, ex. cept, posslbly, the old form of slavery, to be repiteed by another form. of oppression equally wicked and disgusting, { the Republican party, ever hada mission, ft has one now, and it will be recrennt to the high trust repoged In itif it should now, In ia presence of danger, make atty inistakes, ‘There must bea healthful diagnosts of tho pase, Over and beyond tho question as to who shall hold oftice, there Is 4 deeper and broader one,—that ts: Upon what principles shall this Government be ndininistered ? involving a further question, Who shall administer Gen. Grant retired trom the Propidency on the 4th of March, 1877, closing ‘the fourth term to which a President had beon elected by the Republican party. Tho election of r, Hayes was accomplished with reduced majorities in Ohlo, Iliinois, and Wisconsin, and with the loss of New York, indiana, and New Jersey, which had formerly contributed to erubllenn success,—the loss in part being suppl led by three Southern States, i fo, Southern State can be carried. in 1880 for the Republican nomines. Tt 1s use. less to spend a dollar In the attempt, forlt thore were a clear inajority {6 must bore membered that ail the Returning Boards, wellas Congress, belong to tho Opposition. No amount of booming can change theresult, Thinking Republicans should ‘not bo de ecived by any protestations of loyalty or hon esty, or proposed acquiescence in any new departure. ‘The result of the conciliatory ox- pertment made by the aeceacn, Administra. ion ought to convince the most skeptical of tho hollowness and insincerity of jouthem, leaders and Southern people, ‘The question now arises, and it is a sertous - one, Whom will the party lace at the head of the ticket? It is not, Who can commang tha bulk of the vote of Ue party? forthebulk will vote for any tolorably reputable nomi: nee. Zhe real qiestion is, Who will incur the lest opnasttion With all the Southern States gone—with Indiana a probable Democratic State—with New York hanging in the balance, it becomes a vital question, the responsibility of answer- Ing sentel rests upon the people themselves, thore 4 man in the Republican party who will not be opposed, First, by tho great mass of Germans, who have always favored nn honest administra ton of Governmental affairs? Second, by s vory largo class of porsons within the Republican ranks who aro neither politicians nor office-scekers, but who, con- sciontlously baliove in a hoalthy Ciyil-Servico reform? Third, by © largo class of Republicans who do. not. bolfeve that tha emergency demands that the eprpeedenta of 100 years shoul be ignored in regard to a ‘third reo Fourth, by a largo class who believe {svhether’ correctly ornot) that some of our ‘ormer Administrations were not such mod- cls of purity (In the expression of its agen: cles) ag should again be followed ? jen, HA convension. ignore thesa several clases of voters ‘We must remember that there has been no Bolid South sines 1861, It is casy to necomplish nom{nations under the cover of gongs, horns, and brass bands; but the People do Hot loug subsist on ols and w! A wave fs no wave unless {tla alithe time B wave, It 1g not now o question of “ Stalwarts" or “Reformers.” It is o question of life and death, to be met squarely and honestly, and not to be sottled by sharp political tricks, nor sharp things” in the manipulation of caucuses and conventions, ‘Unless the people shall bo made to fect that they have been treated fairly, and that there has been an open, free, and honest expression of opinion and choice, defeat will inoyitably resul THE DEAREST DEAD. ‘The denrest dend aro not those who lie Under tho dutsies, pate and cold, ‘With white hands folded across their broast, Bloeplur so syoct now Lifo's dream is told Sleoping so sweet In the midnight gloom— Bleoping ao swoot though the tompusts ravo— Sicoping tho sloep of otornal rest, Deaf to the rour of Lifo’s surging wave, And wo may beat on our frozon breast, - Or drop our tears on tho Winter's snow— Gur ericg may resound on the Setving Dinst— ‘Yot the silont slooper but peace shall know. And, sinco the dead may hear not our call, Wo leave them thoro in tho silont vale, And learn at lust to aay, It is woll— God's loyo and mercy oan uovor fail, But there is a dead we hide away— A doad over which wo dare not weop; And tho lip must emile, and the hoart be ay ‘Though sorrow may noyor be lulled to sloep. Fe Be te juriod—~and on! OWS With which wo foldad the pale wiite bands We novor might olnup or kias again, Folded tho hands of our swoot dead hops, Covered {ta fucu, and latd it away Forever, Ah mal doad bopes cannot riso Vo greot us aguin in Bternit) a Guarr Pang. il. Ob. Hewett. One peoullar oharaoteriatio of Fellows’ Come Round Syrup of Hypophusphites fs ite powsr, of locomposing tho food in the stomach, rende! digestion aud assimilation moro mee tat ‘Th wi uirtly nccounts for the rupidl th which pe Jents tuko on flesh while using tho article. VINEGAR, ADULTE RATION! In aracent articlo in the Chicago ‘Tribune on Ine Adulteration of food Mr. Angell, of Moston, and erainany Profyssora af Chomiatry, Mesere. Siatio und Piper, Ut tia city, any tint: . “Tango quantities of Vinegar and pickles are utter! ‘anil Heo and palsonaus, containing coppe ure acid, and otbér doleterious sul atanees. will ‘Thta ts only too true, and as long as consumers hg Rot take the trouble to sak thelr grocers for 8 Pike Srtlaies and ak ai trait ppR ook Se ry Han Eels Ba Lo Rayo thle systema poisoned aiid vo ruin thole Beall Eatabi In 1st}, we bave auococded, by sivale Taking a pure and pulatable artic! in ern piu larecet Vinowar Works ty the warta, and poet fi alt-Julve itoitnorles, we aro Bad Dubthe purest and bust raw matorial for OOF a “toad the following testimony, and then use D6 other than PRUsSING's VINEGAR! GA. MAWINEL, Analytionl Chemist “Chleago, Oct a ia te ABM The following eminont Professors of Chemytrt hava also ‘of our Vio" euar, ead tavlr certificates. tay vehoetet our OOS! + Maladie, CI Charles Bf, Crees Ps Pitladelphiy: Neayo) on, Me i. Ws Biate Assayst¢ Rieaedophias We WY, Neng sia ial payeror Paine, , E. Oludsen, Cloveland: ¥ 7 E. A. Aiken, Professor of Chemistry aud Pbarcisl University of Maryland, Look ut the brand before purehi uranice wll our Vinegar to bi Ure, Wholesome, und ta preserve E. L. PRUSSING & CO., 18 bo £6 Michizaa. OToe ey let