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President Judge S. V. Johnson. Additional ha J udge Hon. Jho. I1. iiieeut. Asvieiito Judge E. 0. Scliulizc, Jese Kylnr. IK-t'iet Attorney J. K. I'. Hall. Sdt-riif Jacob Mct'asii.-y. i'iotlionoiniy k;.. Knd. Srhccuiog. Treasurer Claudius V. (jillis. (.'d. Superintendent Ilnl'iu J.urt re. ('oiiitiiissi.ui'M's II. -Warner, Jos. W. Tylr. Louis Vii!ltii"f. A ii I it'ji-rt Cia:-k Wilt-ox, (Jeorge D. )5 wseng';r, a ml .Joseph Wiidi-lm. tVmntv Surveyor ileo. Wal'iisley. Jnry luitiii.-siriie;s. George iJiekiusu, and ilomee. Little. TIME C'K IIOI.DIN'O COURT. Second Monday in Liuiiary. Ij.ist Mnti.luv in A pnl. First Monday it August. First Menii.iy in'Novouibcr. AIL0A13- PHfLAT V till Cj ERIS 2.ULT.3AI). WINTER Ti.U." TARl.E kN and after V l N 1) A V. NOV. 25th, t'je trains un the I'n a Km i, nia Si k.rn kuilroad will run a. follows : iv k rw it ':). Alail Train leaves i'l.dla.ie'nhia.. Riil'jjvay arrive at Ki e Eria F.xp leaves l'iiiiadc Ipiiiu... R'.d'iivay " ' ' arrive at Erie K.IHTWA II r.. .Mail Train leaves Ei .e " ltiik'wnv " arrive at I'liiiad'a... Brio Express leaves Erie ' i'iiaway .. 0 " ) p. m .. '.00 ji. in. .. K 2' ' p. in. ..1 1 50 a. m, .. 3 a. in. ..10 00 a. in . R.40 a. m. .. 2 5n p. in. .. 0.20 a. io. .. d 00 p. m. '.. U p. :n. 1 2 A i J W . v:.a .tout iiiiiiiiuiUll nl I'iiITV Alrlll i'.'lilt At Cony and lrvinton witli trains on U.l Creek AAdeghutiv River R. 11. AEe'RED I,. TVI.F.R. Cuiieral Superintendent. A LLEOIIEXY VALLEY RAIL ROAU. 'J He only direct route tc Piitsburg WITH OCT VIIAXGE UF CAP.S from Oil Ci;v. in and aft'er M m lay Xav. 221 18C0, trains will van uu fuilowb : G.iNCt soyii Day Express le ives ()11 City &t 10.30 a. m. irvy:'.f. ai I'ittsburg at 5,30 p. m. Siglit Exprrss leaves Oil Cily at 0,3i p. ni. Arriving at I'ittsburg at 7.00 a. m. Kitianni g Acc. le: ves Emlcuton fi.10 p. ur Arriviving al Kitlaiiuing U.Oll p. iu. Juixed Way leaves Oil City at 7.00 a. m. Arriviug at Weut l'enn Junction at 7,u5 p. in. COl.Vtf NOHTU. Day Kxprcs3 leaves Pittsburg at 7,15 a. m. Arriving ai Oil City at 1.55 p. w. 'ight Express leaves Pittsburg at 8.00 p. in. Arriving at Oil City at (i.OOa m. Parker Aco. leaves Kiitanuing 'iJOi, in. Arriving at Parker 0.55 a. in. Mixed Way leave West Penn June, at 7.00 a. iu. Arriving at Oil City at 0,00 p. m. Counect ions at Corry and Irvine'on for Oil Cily and Pittsburg. At Franklin with James town and Frauilin It. H. Connections with Wet l'enn, R. H. at West Penn Junction for Blairsvilie aud all points on the tuaiu l.ue of the Pennsylvania K. R. (-'Silver Palace Sleeping Ci'.ra" on all Night Trains both ways from Pittibrgu to Corry. J. J. LAWRENCE. General Supt. Tboi. M. King, -Asst. Sujit. B OOK AGENTS. WANTED FOR Struggles auu iriumptis or P, T, BABNUM, Written by him-elf. In one large octavo vol umenearly 800 pages priuted in English and German. 83 full page engravings. It ein braeea forty year recollections of his busy lite, at merchant, manager, banker, lecturer and showman. . No book published so acceptable 1) all elaasea. Every one wants it. Agents aver aft from 60 to 100 subscribers a week. We offer extra inducements. Illustrated catalogue ad lrni to agents sent free. J. li. BURR 4 CO.. Publishers, faf HartforJ, Coon. 08 WORK of til klods and deeffli- done at thw QWV. BUSINESS CARDS. J. S. UOUDWELL, M. D. eclectic p si rsi cr.i .V jlhe word eclectio means lo choose or se J lect medicines froui all tho different schools of medicine: using remedies that are safe, and discarding from practice all medi cines that have nn injurious cirect on the sys tem, such as mercury, antimony, lead, cop per, kc. 1 lay aside the lance the old bloodlelter, ro lucer or depleter, and equalize the circular lion ntul restore the system to its natural slate by alteratives and tonics. I shall here after give pnriiculnr attention to chronic dis eases, such as Rheumatism, Dyspepsia, Liver complaint, Catarrh, Ne iralgia. diseases nf the throat, urinary organs, nd all diseases pecu liar to females. &c. CATAItliH I treat with a new instrument of a late in lent inn which cuts every rase. 'i'r.KTU extracted without pain. (Mice and residence South of the jail on Centre St. Ofiice hours from 7 to 8 a. ; ni 12 o I p. m : 6 to 7 p. iu. lleo. 2l! ti7. -ly. J. 8. ISOKDiVELL. J 0 1 1 N 0. H.U.I., Attorney a law. RiJg- way. r.lk county Pa. niar-22 Gb ly Jll.lN Q. UALL .IAS. H. V. HALL. HALL & BllO. Attorneyp - n t - Law BENZINGER P. O. EI h. COCSTV, TA. .Srptfiiil.fr 2U, 180(3. ly. FS. I'.ordwell, M. l. . OSiee and resih Eclectic Piivsiciau lence opposite the Jud. on Cptitre ft., Ridpwiiy, Pa. Prompt ni- tent.on wnlbe given lo all calls. Olbcc hours : 7 io 8 A. M- : 1 2 to 2 P. M. ; and- G to 7 V. M. Mar. 22, Oti tf. J?IIANKLIN HOUSE, X. M'. Maiit's. Pa. LARGEV & M ALONE, Pairn's. The proprietors respectfully ask the nttention of their friends and the public in general to 'ihe.r large and commodious hotel. Every aiteuliou ui.ld to ilic coiivttiiei.ee of guests. II. LARGEV, nay!) -13'.3.1y J, A. sALONE. J"ARL1N Kettles. Brass. Kettles. Porclean IV J. auce Pans. French Tint 1 fauee Pans, i' nut cutis the cheapest and best, at W. S. t dill VICE'S!, Hard warelore, l'idgwny.Pa. "TTVUE IIOL-SB, JlJ EtnnwiT. Ei.k Co., Pa. V. II. SCim M, l'n,j.fift..r. Thati'.ful tor the patromge heretofore so l.l.'Criil'y bo-towed upon him, the new pro--..Iptor. hope?, by pnyinjr strict attention iu the voiiiwi't an.l convenience of guests, to merii q c.iti'.iiiua&ce of il4 taine, Ort SO ll'iO. '"HAVER IIOU8r:, JJ RIDG WAV, TA. lj;.Vl!) T II AVER, Proprietor. Tlie uiidi'sicned having fitted up n large itid coiiiiiiodious hotel on the sombiVHSi , vki- ol Centre ami lill stre.'is. with good aoU eonvi uieiit stabling attached, respect fully solicits il,e patronage uf his old friends iril tue r,'it i',a jjeLcrnlIy. dc(;i:i oil Ij lUVID THAYER. y EI.SEY HOUSK, Cksii.i.vil- t, Elk. Co., Pa. II. :J L::acii, T.-uprietor. Thankful for tho r"'''0""?8 lieretctnre io literally bestowed tipiu hi'u, the new pro pvietor, h'ipes, by paying strict attention to the comfort atd convenience of guests, to inn-it a eoiiiitiiiauce ol the tame. vlnL'OIv. -l ORION HOUSE, ",J" Kit IE. PA- .'. V Moore, 'ile of the Ihjd Ikust) JVupr if lor. O)0ii ID a j" and Niyht- lioOlf. II EN RY MOUTHER, Attornv-nt Law Ridway, Pu. (feb2ii'C8), LAN KH of all kinds for sale at tins tic 3. Cll. Vol.k, Manufacturer and Uealer . in Lagtr Beer, opposite the Railroad Depot, St. .Mary s, Llk county l a. M ir-22 KO-1 . 1 ENVELOPES, LABELS & TAGS neitly printed it the Advocate Ollicc. I WAS cured of Deafness and Catarrh by a simple remedy, aud will send tile receipt Lee. ilRS. M. C. LEGGETT, 4w Ilobuken. N. J. I was cm ed of Deafness a id Catauh by a wimple remedy and will send the r;eipt free, l'.in Iw. MRS. M C. LEGGETT, lioboken, N. J. D"- R C. II. FULLER, BOTANIC PIiySIt'lAX. Riuowat, Pa. J D. PARSONS, Manufacturer and Dealer in Boots !t Shoes, Slain St., opposite Hotel, nov27y Wn;ox, Pa. B 0ARD1NG HOUSE, Near the Depot, Wilcox, Ta. MAUTIX S0WE11S, Proprietor. The undersigned has opened a large boardirg bouae at the above place, where he is amply prepared to satisfy the wants of those who may avoruim with their eostoa.. nov'0920, T ACOR TOlTVfl b. CO Book Binders And f Blank Book. Manufacturers, Wrieht'sBli- tor', !" Blank Book Utdeto Qrd. TH3 TARIFF. We clip the following remarks of Hon. 0. W. Soofield, delivered in CoDgress, froui the Daily Globe of April 19th : Mr. Scofield buid : I renew the nmend ment pro forma in order to get the oppor tunity to make sotno remarks. Gcntlenico complain that while iion has hal the pro tection of a tariff for many years that the domestic producers are not yet able to un dersell their foreign competitors. They infer from this that the claim set up that home competetiou will ultimately reduce the price of the manufacture is not well founded. Such complaints have not prop erly considered how much preperation and how large expenditures are needed before this or any other p-eat manufacture can be successful)' started. Iron ore and coal are not usually found in the same locality, and neither in the neighborhood of a great central market. These treasures are usu ally deposited in the mouutains aud waste places of the earth. They must first be connected with each other and then with some jireat market by railroads or canals. This single ititercU, solitary and alone, can not afford to CTDStruct preat public high ways. You must wait until other enter, prises and other local interests can be com bined with it before these expensive works can be beguo, to say nothing of the time required iu their construction. It is true a single season and a small amount of capital will suffice for the furnace, but many years must elapse and millions be ex pended before anything at all can be uuder taken iu the manufacture itself. My own district furnishes an apt illustration, of this explanation. Vriihla a hundred miles from the south ern shore of Lake Uric are large deposites of bituminous coal, of excellent quality and exhau.-tlcss iu amount. Witliiu a le?s dis tauco from the sboro-of Lake Superior are deposits of irou ore, yeilding 0(i per cent of pure iron, and as ex.hatistlcs as the coal. This coal and ore are row brought together along the shores of the lakes. Many fur- nnces have becu built, the Cist one at Erie, only lust year They nie just beginning to thn.w their manufactures upon tho mar ket, and thus cheapen it by the 'additional supply. Why did they nut develop this trade twenty years ago under the tariff of IS 12 ? Because it then cost too much iu trauspotutioa to lning the ore aud coal to gether, as well i.o to lake the product to aaiket. Expensive lines of railway had to be constructed from the coal to Lake Erie and from the iron ore to Lake Supe rior ; Lrtfbors had ta be made or improved ; a ship-canal must be constructed around the rapids of St. Mai ie, and the St. Clair flats hud to be bcooped out. Such great enterprise must needs have time. But at last, after many years of effort, of partial failures and partial success, the work is iu a measure completed. The coal and iron have been brought together, and both con connected with the centers of the iron tiade. Development end enlargment is now left to be done. The erection of furnaces and rolling-mills, the construction of lateral roads to uuopeued beds of ore and new fields of coul, and the enlargement of ship ping on the lakes is the work now in hahd. But it is said ynu have been very slow about this. That is true ; ci.d why ? Op itul is cautious aud every year you threat it with a new rate of duty. It enters iuto these enterprises thus tardily because it dreads the uncertainties of polities. I asked un enterprising capitalist of the Dem ocratic party why he did not build a rolling mill. ''Because," said he, "if e elect Seymour I may have to carry a transpa reo cy in a Democratic pioce&ion, inscribed 'Down with monopoly." That would' not be pleasant if I owued the monopoly." En terprise, capital, and labor bavo always beeu in doubt as to what the politicians would do. Hence they move very slowly, hesitate and stop Tbey do not know what day they may be crushed by half a line of tariff, put through Congress under the cry of "Down with monopoly." This cry means down with home competition and up with loreigu monopoly. If you want the Iron interest to profper and the couutry to pros per with it let the tariff alone. The up and down policy is the worst of all pclicies. Better to be either ''up" or "dowu" than to be both by turns. Business needs cerlaiuty, uniformity, steadiness. Thee en terprise, labor, and capital can tell in what field of effort tbey may be most profitably employed. If you decide upon the low tariff policy, and thus give to the foreign manufacturer the monopoly of your market, eapital and labor will of course go abroad' It home competition is to entoar.iged they will coma to this country. They have a right to know where you mean thfy bhall work. They have a right to demand that you shall not first, by a protective tariff, enticetlu'in to put their workshops in Amer ica, and then by free (rate drive away. . How 3ha larnsd tha lionsy. BY Mas. Jl'UA A. CAltNET, 'It,s no use talking any more about it, Sally. You know very well I cannot af ford it. Almost ten dollars for a clothes wringer. Why, it's enough to be pestered all the time for money to buy new clothes to wring. Vt-ur mother and grandmother managed to wring tho clothes with their own industrious hands. They wasn't so afraid uf useing their hands in those days." "But bus-bund," hero interposed the wife, taking advantage of the lull in the storm of indignation, 'it is not a question ol hands mainly, although mite are sad;y blistered by wriugiug hard aud heavy clothes. A wringer costs but nine dollars, the very best of them, while sotno are much cheaper, and they will save the clothing that much in a short time." 'Iltimph, who says so V grunted the far uiet, from his cloud of tobacco smoke. 'Every one who uses them,' replied Mrs. Brown. 'They do not wear the clothes as tho twisting of the hand-wringing always does, and ihe wringer leaves them so lnueh drier, that they do not freeze so bard on the line, consequently they are nut broken in a slight wind. Besides they dry so much quicker, which olten saves being beaten about by stormes." Some agrnt has been telling you a fine story with which to bainboosle uie out of nine dollars You seem tolimo learned it all by heart, too.' 'I have seen no agent,' replied the wife, with scarcely repressed indignation. 'Mrs. Jones has used a wringer fur years, aud the sajs it saves her half the labor of wash ing, besides the wear and tear of the clothes.' Well, I wish Mrs. Jones had held her tongue. You wonscu are always setting ea'ih i thcr to teasing us poor men out of every mmiicrits pciice, and eery cent ol mcey. If you had the money to cam, it would be quite a different story?' "I think, Mr. Brown, that when I diJ have 'the money to earn,' I never had so much difficulty in getting enough of it to keep myseif decently cloihe.l, and I had the tools to do it with, provided by my employers without so much grumbliug.' 'Well, well, I don't wnot to hrar another word about it ; and with this, a man's last resort when the argument is ull against him he puffed away at his old pipe, more vigorously than ever. Mrs. Brown's mind was iu a bigh state of iodiguation. More than this. She was decidedly vrathy. She sat patching, growing every moment more disgusted with her own folly, with marrying a widower who only wanted a smart woman lo keep the house in order, cook for the liircd mau and mend the boy's clothes. Cheaper ! was it not, than to hire a wo man to do it y and it is a la.ucutable stato of things, that in this couutry, at least.it is a great deal easier. Thousands if girls that would have been offended at the very thought of doing house-work for a living, ith good wages and plenty of lcasure, would have married the well-to-do Mr. Brown with his farm, and horses and Vis large house ; even with his rough, noisy boys, and his awkward, untrained girls, as an offset. Mrs. Brown sat selent thinking. Her husband was thinking also. 'I'm glad she tt-kes it so easy ; 'twou't do to let a woman have her own way about spending mouey. Always thought before, Sally was a little set in her way. She gin up this Lotion, mighty quick, this time, though.' Mrs, Brown was not one of the many women, who speak everything right straight out, just as they happen to feel. Bcjoite, Oh 1 ye husbands! who have wives who scold when things go wrong. It is the pent up feelings like the groans arjd cr:e8ofonein pain, and the best surgeons say they are a neceesary relief to the ner vous system. A woman who receives your unkind refusal in silence, and with calm ness, does not do it because she has given up the point but because she is determined to have ber owu way, inspite of your icfu sal. Listen to Mrs. Baowns thoughts : 'This ftraod mother's industrious baud, forsooth. (Vendor if she scrubbed, and washed, and ironed and baked, and mened for a crowd of wild creatures like bis children ; who, laving succeeded la wearing out their own mother, seem trying to consgn me to a place by ber side. "If we had the money to earn ! I should like to know if I don't help earn the money just as much when I am toiling over that heated cook-stove, preparing tho food for the men aud boys, as if I were out in tho pleusent fields, driving tho horses, or gath ering and binding the grain. "No money to npcfld 1 Money enough for farm improvements, Irotu the corn-planter, and tho cultivator, to tho mower, tho reaper, and the thrashing machine, of all mzo9 and of every price until the yurd is literally filled with them. And those wore all necessary. Clio ri ally could not see why. II is grand father dug holes fur the corn with his 'own indus'.rnus hands,' and made the bovs follow uftea. to drop the corn and fill up the hills. In those good old d.iys they bent their tacks over the scythe at the peep of day, instead of riding laisily along on a mowing machine. 'I'll have that wringer if I go cut wa-di-to pay for it,' was her mental dismissal of the subject, as she put up her sewing that evening. Hardly was breakfast over next mornluir, and the mc-nlolks out to work, wheii a boy from tire cik-liboring town came to the farmhouse. 'I'loasc, ma'am,' said he, 'can you tell where our folks cau get a girl to help through harvest. Father told me to take the wapon and ride until I found one. He wants nie to brinsr one home with me, if ii is possible, but I have been trying two or three days before, aud I see no ohanec S ir us yet. Everyone is harvesting, and all the girls are busy cveywheru I go ?' 'Have you folks a wringer ?' Yes,' 'And a washing madcine ?' 'Yes ! A first rate one, I run it myself every week." 'What kind of a churn ?' 'Oh, we don't wihh the girl to do the I churning, father says that is too hard for the womenfolks, so we take turns in doiug it, U3 men and boy's ' 'What wagc3 do you pay V 'Father told me to' offer three dollars a week in harvest, and if 1 found a good one, he would pay four.' Well, I will go with you if mother is willinsi.' This little deeption was ued in order to avoid the danger cf village gossip. Step ping into the next room, she w:otc a brief note to htr husbrnd, ttating, es men do sometimes in such notes, that she was cal led away suddenly upou business, and would return iu about three weeks. Then packing a few necessary articles into a small val.se, she accuiiipai.iod the de lighted boy to his home. Oreut waa farmer Brown's astonishment upon returning home to dionir, to find upon the table instead of tha tempting iauJs, his wife's note. It was carefully kir.d, at.d ho had really ntithicof which to complain, but it was ap palling. Sis hungry rueu and boys. I'.in- uer time, and no dinner. Wornc than all, no wife to find fault, with, for the dcl.iy. The closets were ransacked, aaJ a hasty meal was tho result ; but tho stove was stiff cold, they all thought thev had no dinner. 'But why on airth didu't Sally write me where she was going. Perhaps some of her folks are dead. Harvest time too. Ilowcan we manage io gut along. Heavens and airth; where cau I get a hired girl. Bus-i-nesH, what can a woman have to call her away from home iu harvest. I'm affraid some of those Women's Bights wimmeu has been talking to sally. She's seemed very queer lately.' It would be useless to attempt io write all the troubles for the uest three weeks to Farmer Brown. A girl wai hired after a lo.ig and vexa tious search, but tho bread was sour the coffee muddy, the tea slops, potatoes sogL'y, and the meats served so late, that the hun gry mm wore gl id to get them in any con dition. The harvesters grumbled, aud a portion deserted him when the hurry wa3 greatest, aud quite a quantity of graiu was lost in consequence of not being stacked before a heavy rain. Just three weeks after ber departure, Mrs. Brown alighted from a farm wngou, and entered her owu house. Disorder and dirt reigned supreme, but with help of the girl, who really tried to do her best, and needed only careful supervision, she uc ceeded in changing the aspect ofthe kitchen and sitting room in a few lours. When the meufolks came to dinner, the talla wore its former inviting Lok, aud thu piet'y hostess cut at i's head, in her accus tomed plice. Farmer Browu was so de lighted, ho forgot the lecture ho had so carefully prepared, through threo weeks of indignation, f"? b"r return. 'Where r-i nirtl. hr.'c ; nu been, al!y V ho aslicd tLo firs--? tiiro tley eat tonelher tiloHP, "At Mr. 1 hoi:it otia in A ," waa the ij tiel tn . . r. '.' oy of y.'iir f..ks ? I iiPver beard y ju .'peal, f'f iii:ii.'' ' K i. lis-y v.' o ,:.:."". ' 'Huv'.'i.n uid i. '..;h, ,Stiy,' tiila wns ai tho sw.-ariiig 'n;v r . Brwu ever d;1. 'what ever r- yuc-J.y.'ii ) go off amo strangers iu Lurtcsi iiir.o.' "I was earning the money for wi'iDgcr," was the simple un-wcr. Had a tliuuderbolt struck Farmer Browu he could not have been more completely paralyzed. She went on, 'I thought while 1 wns about it, I c -isiht as well earn myself lhi.i pretty aud cheap dre-s to woik in. 1 like us well to h.ok nr.it, ns before I wt.s married, and it I mia- tnke ti.it, my hu.-band likus to have wo. '-; rs. x iioiiipfon kinoly tjujrht mi how t ) sew upon her machine, so I ir.adj the tluss i.i a fow hours. I could earn u tew ing inatihitie for myself, Ettiyinc; tb ; .V,v we ks longer, after I Lave fired you till i;- ig. iu at homo.' 'Never,' s ,id Mr. Brown. kc. ledlv. 'why, Sal'y, your itbsunco has est us nv.v n hundred dollars already, and ft' w ill till us a long time to go. back iutj cur old tr-;ck again." "1 never intended to get buck into it .v.rain,' (die answered siowly and solemnly ' 'it was tho path to nn invalid's life, sod sure depth, ff my absense was a cause ol money hist, theu by my presence in n.y household, and performance there, I helped to earn that mo-iej, and it is only just that a reasonable portion of it le emended iu Iigli toning my toils.' cll, a!iy, 1 suppose the old fjrm will supply all the help and tools you need, with out you going any where else to earn it.' I nope so, she rcn ied. the. sli.r,i.r pns?ibl gleam of merriment flashing iofj vcyes, as it will baso much pleasautu'.' Hie Kuhiiist was never resumed h..tw them, but ono would think t peep into their kitchen, that Mr. brown was agen foe the Women's Latjor-Suving Maohinun. Frch Husbands aal Woman's Eight's. Several gentleman iu Paris, whoso wives participated in the meetings emphatical1" advocating .the emancipation of womeu, played their spouses the following little tiiek. A lawyer, whom they had enlaced tor this purpose, called at their houses iu their absence, and desired to see madamc. .dadatne wos occupied with her toilet, but tho visitor insisted on seeiujr her. So sho was obliged to meet the lawyer, who very politely liunued her a stamped paper. Tha lady read it in surprise and retai ned it ve'y pale. 1 ho lawyer left her. What did the paper contain ? An application ior a di vorce on the part of tho husband. The la dy pa-sed long hours in suspense. At lau her husband came homo horn his office. ' My friend, what is the meanifg of thi.-. paper?" hhe asked, with a pale face. " Uiy, it is, an application for a divorce from you. 1 believe you want to be free ! I di not want to be your tyrant any longer. lain sure, sho said, with ber kindest smile, 'you have wet feet, and will catch cold, dearest husband ! Pray, nit down bv the fire and warm yourself. Shall get you a cup ol tea r 'Oh, no, I am quite well,' leplied the wicked hu.-band, laudiintj inwardlv at Lei desire to do something to make bitu com fortable. 'I am qni'e well, and sure you will liken ise get well as soon as you are free.' 'But, my dear husband, I do not under stand what you mean ! Shall I bring your slipper 'Xo, thank you. Why should you im pose on yourself this slavish yoke 'which you have never borne ? I heard your cries lor deliverance. I am oppressiiii' vou as . . a 1 you say, and heuceforih I shall no longer work for you. Hitherto we men had to bear all the bur- d.ns and cart s. We toiled all day long, passed sleepless nt-rbts, in order to devise new ways of making money, and struggled with a tliosand competitors iu order to earn onr daily bread, while you were dressing, takiug nues, and allowing your idlers, to make love to you. All this will cease. Dowu with your slavery ! We are iu duty bound to restore such poor women as you to freedom aud independence. Hurrah for liberty !' An hour afterward, the two eat down- to supper. The lady no longer talks of her wrongs, aud of her desire to, recover ber liberty. Similar scenes occurred at tl housea of other geotleineq,
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