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Concentration of Wealth.

From the N. Y. Times.
Baron Rothschild is reported to have died
worth four hundred millions Of dollars, and
greatly regretted by the poor OF the neighbor-
hood where he lived.
The first fact is an overwhelming proof of
the tendencies of modern civilization towards
concentration; for, il we mistake not, this
enormous fortune is the growth of but three
generations. This tendency to concentration
is evident in the alarming growth of our great
cities both in this country and in Europe
London increased in the decade from 1851 to
1861 some half a million souls GAO, ,000)-
equal to city like Philadelphia. The great
increase of our cities is not accounted for by
the increase of the whole country, but is
caused by the same tendencies which are at
work in the Old World.
Not only is this tendency evident in these
great cities, but it is found in all departments
OF manufacture and trade. To-day and with
us it is strikingly apparent in such bazsars as
Stewards and Clatlins. Already under these
two roofs, which cover one to two acres each,
arc gathered all that pertains to the dress of
men and women, all fabrics for household
uses, and many other articles. Thus retail
dealer may here select complete stock, may
have it packed and shipped without wetting
the soles of his shoes.
There is no reason why this class of mer-
chants shall not or do not undersell all smaller
ones. They buy larger quantities, they con-
troll mills, they do their business with one
set of experienced men, and they can under
sell others even if they do not.
Now all mankind will buy where they can
buy cheapest, and there is no reason to doubt
but that such establishments as these, in
another generation of thirty years, will swal-
low up all the smaller ones. 1t is inevitable.
And why not Ii the great end and purpose
of life is to buy cheap and sell dear, why not
Because the great end and aim of life is not to
buy cheap and sell dear, but is to so organize
society that it shall perfect the bodily and
spiritual welfare of the race, and insure COM
fort and happiness to men. Will this vast
aggregation of business and wealth ia few
hands secure this a? 1t is evident that it will
not, unless along with the rights of wealth 60
the duties of wealth.
We hear a rumor that some of our great
capitalists propose to erect, near their wonder
full establishments perfect and complete
houses for their clerks and workman, supplied
with every convenience, to be furnished at the
smallest COST There will be reading rooms,
rooms for games and for exercise, good pub
lie table, cooperative laundry, lighthouses,
etc.
We venture to hope that this is true, and
that our mi liOnaires propose to use their
money as we'll as to get it, and thus to mark
the civilization OF the New w orld by benef-
cent use of wealth, and not by its vulgar dis
play.
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needessness of a civil government for the
Territory at present" ''rroops," says Bre-
vet Major-General Ord, from Arizona; Eau
increase Of the force, with view to more
energetic operations against the Apaohes-
the worst of all Indians-is recommended
by the division commander, who speaks
highly of the agricultural capacity OF the Ter
ritory." All ! he does, does he ? Then let
him grow his crop of armed men on that
fruitful soil. "Troops," says Thomas, from
Department of the Cumberland; mo improve
ment in the state of public and social affairs"
and "the necessity for the presence Of troops
is as great as heretofore" "Troops," says
stoneman, from Virginia; but then, for
wonder, he wants no more. finding two regi
meDts of infantry and one company of artil-
lery" quite sufficient for the birthplace and
tomb OF Washington. Troops" cries Meade,
from the consolidated Second and Third Mill
taTy DISTRICTS; ''more power" | want my
military finger in the civil pie. "Troops,"
says Reynolds, from Texas, who found il
necessary for reconstruction purposes "to
withdraw troops from the frontier posts 'to
such an extent as to impair their efficiency for
protection against the Indians " OF course,
perish the settlers, so that reconstruction live.
Troops, troops, troops" almost every
maD-jack amopg them Is crying, from Let-us
have peace down, all save Brevet Major-Gene-
raj Alvau G. Gillem, who writes-"The civil
courts have continued to dispense justice,
under the supervision of the military author-
ties, and there has been no necessity for the
use of the troops stationed in the State ~
This State is Mississippi; Mississippi is not
reconstructed, neither reoOnstructing, and,
therefore, has no use for troops.
This is the bright exception. Everywhere
else there comes up roar for soldiery. Grant
heads it and Secretary Schofsld claps his
hemi- dem semiquaver to its tail. There is
unusual disposition to lawlessness and
crime and comparative inefficiency of civil
government in those Statss," says he-those
reconstructed States those successfully re-
constructed States--and ''the only laws of
Congress providing for the employment of the
military force of the United States in support
of the government of any State were passed
in the infancy of the republic'-for a won
der, he didn't get it nation-"with a jealous
care to avoid undue interference by the Ma
tional Government in State affairs, and not
designed for such a condition of society as
now exists in the Southern States" All of
which means "troops," and so the song which
began with "troops, troops, troops" winds up
with 'troops, troops, troops"
And this is Let us have peace
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How Shall Women be Tried!

FROM the ~. Y. Times.
The singular activity displayed by certain
good ladies of New York in the case OF Hester
Vaughan, condemned for nfanticide, in Penn
sylvania, has not been accounted for. Gov
ernOr Geary assured them that their services
we're not and had not been needed to induce
him to act with justice and mercy. But the
preamble to the resolutions passed at the
meeting at Cooper Institute may seem to ex-
plain it. The preamble sets forth the justice
and necessity of woman being tried by her
peers that is, woman must be tried by woman.
In this day, when the hard facts of life seem
to be crowding large numbers OF women to the
wall and they are looking with frightened
eyes for protection and help, it may be asked,
''Will this help them i'' II may be well for us
not to lose sight of great fact, as old as human
nature and ordained for some wise purpose,
we have always supposed-viz., that woman
being by nature weaker in body than man,
man, ,the stronger, is inspired with acertain de-
sire to protect and defend the weaker; and out
OF this has grown the old feeling of chivalry
and the modern sentiment OF Difference. We
have always supposed that these were God
inspired, and therefore not to be lightly under
mined or destroyed. We come now to another
fact, the direct offspring OF this wise and subtle
instinct; 1t is that mans judgments of woman
have been more merciful than woman's iudg-
ments OF woman, while woman's condemna-
tiOn of man has been less savage than mans.
If this be so, we may venture to suggest
that woman will gain nothing by being tried
by woman, but the reverse. We may Ven
fure to doubt the wisdom of the preamble; we
may venture to suggest that II woman insists
ppon doing the dreary business Of sitting on
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SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
EDITORIAL OPINIONS OF THE LEADING JOURNALS
UPON CURRENT ToPICs-CoMPILED EVERY
DAY FOB THB EVENING TELEGRAPH.
JOhnsOn's FOrgetfulness.

JOnnSOn'S FOrgeJiulnesS'
From Ghe N. y tribune.
President Johnson seems not to have heard
Df the election of Grant, aud is stumping Con-
Iress in favor OF Seymour. He repeats in his
message the language of the Democratic plat
Iorm, that there is no reason why 'those who
defend us on the land and protect us on the
Sea, the pensioner, the public servants, the
farmers, the mechanics, artisans, etc., should
be paid in deprecated currency, while the
bondholders are paid in gold.
II is the payment of coin interest on our
bonds which has preserved the national credit,
and so made the greenbaoks worth what they
are. Without coin interest on the bonds our
credit would be much lower and our currency
nearly worthless. But there is another ditter-
ence between the bondholder and all the other
classes mentioned. The rate of interest on the
bond has never been increased. On the con-
1rary, when our currency deprecated, in order
10 compensate the depreciation the wages
of the soldier were raised Is per cent, which is
more than the average and twice the present
depreciation. The pensions were fixed after
the depreciation and adapted to it. Some of
the salaries of public servants have been raised,
and some have not, but not the first officer of
the Government has yet suffered from poverty,
or retired from his position because the salary
was too small, or evinced desire to exchange
his place for the risks and remunerations Of
private business. On the whole, our officers
of the Government in pecuniary sense, are
at the average doing remarkably we'll.
Farmers prices have doubled and tripled in
the deprecated currency, and the agrioultu-
raj classes have never made as much money
at the average as in this very currency. So
of mechanics and artisans. The demand for
labor has for eight years been steady, abun-
dant, and remunerative. Especially the me-
chanios and artisans in the employ of the
Government, who are getting ten hours
wages for eight hours work, are receiving in
gold values about twice as much as they ever
received under specie currency. The inde-
structibiity of error seems to be shown in the
fact that this wretched fugitive blunder, after
being hunted down in the Presidential cam
paign has taken refuge in the Presidents
Message.
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iuries, she shall sit on men, and so secure
them a greater measure OF kindness than they
now get from their felow-jurors.
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The Coming Peace.

From he ~. Y. World.
Troops" says Grant heading the pack.
'"The troops on the Plains are all needed;
troops are still needed in the Southern
States" Troops, "s,says Sherman. The In
dians must be reservationed, and this "de-
sired result can only be obtained by CO.
ercion." Troops" says Brevet Msjor-G Gene
raj Davis, from Alaska, and dwells on "the
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Rlg@ CITY TREASURER'S OFFICE,
kSS PHILADELPHIA, Dec. /, 1865.
NOTICE.-The Sem1-annuSl Interest on the
five and six per cent. loans OF the City of PDia-
delphia due January 1, 1869, Will be paid on ana
afler tnat dale.
Loans maturing January, 1869, will be paid on
presentation, interest ceasing from date oi
maturity.
The ordinance of Councils approved May 8,
1868, directing Lnat all certificates of city loans
shall be registered previous 10 the payment of
the interest" will be strictly adhered to at the
payment of the interest due January, 1869, to
both resident and non resident loan-holdeTs,
JOSEPH n. PElRSOL,
l2327t City Treasurer,
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Count Bismark and the Peace Of Europe.

Il
From the NJ Y. Herald
Count Bismark has returned to Berlin. One
of our latest cable dispatches informs us that
almost Immediately after his return he took
occasion to meet the Ambassadors of France,
England, and Russia, when he expressed his
conviction that there was no reason to appre-
hend a disruption of the friendly relations
now subsistiDg among the different European
powers. This is very we'll for Count Bismark.
All the world knows he does not want war,
but all the world knows he is ready for war,
and that the nation Of which he is real chief is
armed to the teeth and ready for any emer-
gency. The situation of Europe is far from
satisfactory. No one knows better than Count
Bismark that war is possibility which might
become reality at any moment. Who can
say that war, European in its dimensions,
may not yet spring from this Spanish revolu-
tion Who does not know that at the
present moment the question of peace or war,
as between Turkey and Greece, is hanging in
the balance? Who does not know that the
Schleswig- Holstein question is still unsettled,
and that provocation is only wanted on either
side to make this a cdSuS beHi between Prussia
and France? If anybody else is ignorant,
Count Bsmark is not, that Prince Charles of
Roumania has been forced, much against his
will, to maintain peaceful relations with the
Ottoman Porte. With all these questions
still unsettled, with ell these facts before US,
we have perfect right to treat with levity
Count Bisma1k's assurances of peace. War
might, but it might not, be a gain to Prussia
Peace will be a gain beyond all chance of
questioning. South Germany requires but
time to gravitate towards the great German
centre. Time will accomplish Count Bis
marks purposes. War might do it, but it
might not. The Count like wise man. pre-
feIs the certain to the uncertain. He is not
unwilling to fight, if to fight be necessary; but
he prefers to wait and allow peace and time to
settle the question.
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Spain.


From The ~ Y. Herald.
II is now manifest that Spain is in great
trouble. The revolutionary leaders are now
seen in their true characters. Prim, Serrano,
and the others are now rather the men we
thought them before the revolution than the
men they seemed to be in the first flush of
revolutionary success A couple of months
ago Spain hailed them as liberators. Now
Spain regards them a. traitors, or as men
who are miserably incompetent. Rumor has
it that the elections which were fixed for the
middle of this month are not to take place till
towards the middle of January, and that in
consequence the Cortes Will not meet until
February is far advanced. 1t is now difficult to
resist the conviction that the revolutionary
leaders are hampered by pledges which they
find it impossible to redeem. Montpen5er
bade a good figure; SO no doubt did Napoleon;
but the people, who seem resolved to have
their way, who know nothing of pledges, are
bar both to Montpensier and Napoleonio plans.
Judging from late news, the republican senti-
ment is growing. We know it is strong in
the southern provinces. Such hesitation as is
now manifested by the provisional government
can have no other effect than to band the peo-
pie together and to inspire them with a COM
mon republican sentiment. The revolutionary
tide, il we are to judge from recorded facts, is
too strong to be controlled, and it seems to be
the determination of the Government to save
themselves and to get rid of their pledges 10y
allowing events to take their course.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

H,SGy-s WRIGHrS ALCONATED GLYCERtN
sn Tablet sl oI sUdied GyGSIin tends to ereGsl,e
ysfi3! degree OF softness and dsicacy 70 the com.
'ieuiiirlCe, grateful to the taste aud tonic 70 tht
mo9,h Io1 I ana gums imparts par 2 sweee,ness e to Sht
si, sale By "a druggists. h. 3 q. A WRIGHT, No. sA
No. WILL CLOSE on SATURDAY. DE
w. Cember l2th, At HORTICULTURAL
HALL, BROAD S,r,e ct, below Locust,
GRAND METHODIST FAIR,
- HOME FOR TIE AGED AND 1NF1RM
If TIE NJ. Il Church, continuing two week.
giving good opportunity TO choose rom the
almost endless variety on exhibition OF things
HOLIDAY GIFTS.
and to sid good WORK.
Come, and oring all your friends with you.,
fountain, Fine Music, Capital Refreshments.
Come. l2lO3t
e15y~ oHN b. G U G II
~ VIII deliver bis new Lecture,
CIRCUMSrANCES,"
ACADEMY OF MUSIC,
MONDAY EVENING, December II.
Admission TO all parts of the house, % cents.
sale al Goulds, No 023 Cnesnut street. aud at
the door ON Monday evening. II lOt
f~2g5@ UNION LEAGUE HOUSE, BROAD
PHILADELPHIA Dec. 7. 1885,
The Annual Meeting OF the UNION LEAGUE OF
PHILADELPHIA "A will be held ~ the LEAGUE
HOUSE on MONDAY EVENING, December Il. at
7o'clock, at which meeting there viii be Election
for Officers and Directors for the ensuing ear,
R77t GEORGE H BOXER, Secretary.
f~353@ REPUBLICAN NVINCIBLE
meeting Of the Club Will be held at the National
Union Club House No IlO5 CHESNUr Street, on
FRIDAY EVENING, December IL, at o'clock.
Business of Importance
WILLIAM McMICHAEL President.
WILLIAM L. Fox Secretary, lll02t
r~1I59 PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COM
PANY, TREASURERS DEPARTMENT.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, December 3, 1863
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ECSaJ~' BACHELORS HAIR DYE.-THIS
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the only true and perfect Dye harmless reiiaole,
In instantaneous; no disappontment; no ridiculous
tints remedies the Ill effects bad dyes; invigorRes
and leaves the Hair sof AND beautiful black or bro,
kol0 by all Druggists and Pertumers; and properly
applied at Bachelors Wig Factory. NO. 10 I'D
Street. New York. 427mWn
k2a5@ THE MOST PROMINENT UPHOLS-
80 tereTs throughout the country are loud in their
praises Elastic Sponge a subSttu for hair aud
feathers Cheapness. non.liability to pack cleeuli
ness, health, and comfort among q of The ad-
Vaniages claimed for the Elastic Sponge. 8 Smwis
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-11-13
WOOD R0N PUMPS,
Scofld & Waits
IRON HAND LOOM.

ming Threshing Machine.
70 Farmers Of Buchanan and adjoinin 9
counties, come and examine our stock. shall
always keep the best implements | can get, and
pledge my self that viii always sell as low as
the same article and quality can be bought else
where. In buying Machinery from me, you know
where 10 get repairs-nct having TO 60 from one
place to another 10 hunt up agents a. you have
to With temporary agents. Who change yearly.
If re sell . warranted Machine, ron also know
where to 20 with it il il does net perform as
guaranteed. rs am permanently located here
and expect to remain as long A. BY strief sren-
ticn 70 business and fair dealing am sustained
Any Machine sold by me and warranted. hold
nyssH responsible for.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-11-13

the sun was shining brightly in he
heavens, and the wind was south. ana
not east.
lie came ia,o the room where
was, and IN the most corii Il aud coar
seoas way possible gave nae his hand,
and smiingly babe me welcome.
He could not control hin<clG, sim.
ply because he did not think enough.
OF his boy. because he did not su,ii-
cienuy appreciate his family, aud be
cause he Thought that his home was
a den in which he could roar with
imrunity, and not the grea, temple
Of God, where he should walk as
prizes, and king. And vet l. almost a
stranger, was sufficiently strong i'm
my presence to cause him at once TO
cool down into courtesy, into affabih
ty, into politcness.
tell Won tina, many and many a
man, and many and many woman,
in this strange world Of ours, in which
many things seems to 90 wrong, viii
be genile, and kind, and charitable,
and fun Of smiles outside Of their
honscs, with strangers, for whose
opinion they 90 not care one iot or
title; aud in their houses, where al,
the happiness of years depends upon
their sweetness of soul, and where
they are constantly shedding inhu-
cnces that will iipen into the good
or bah life of a boy or girl, will yield
to pet,ishncss and pcevishness nm.
worthy Of them as men and women,
and wholly unworthy of,hem as chris.
tisns.-I llcpworth.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-11-13

At discussion at the New Yorl
Farmers Club, in reference 10 tho
cash money profits OF farming. il
seemed to be generally conceded that
the business failed TO yield seven per
cent. on the capital invested. We
were somewhat surprised that none Of
the deba,ers thought Of giving the
farm credit for the three great neces.
carries OF liie-house rent, table sup
plies and fuel. Viewed in this light,
farming is the safest and hes, invest
ment that can be made Of capitol.
Take, for instance, $4,000; let i, be
iudiciously invested in a moderate
amount Of land and all the stock
aud implements necessary to its sue
cessful cultivation. The prcceeds
from such an investment viii support
family in degree Of comfort, and
even Injury, that would cost six or
seven thousand year here in New
York, and where is the safe, honora.
be mercantile or mechanical pursuit
that will yie'd six thousand year on
a twenty Thousand dollar investment.
The profits OF farming, except in rare
instances, will be found to diminish as
We extend onr operations beyond
what is requisite for the comfortable
support Of family, and this may be
done as well on three hundred as on
. thousand acres of land; and this is
strong argument for the subdivision
of the great landed estates Of the
South.-Taf, Field and Farm
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-11-13
LAWS OF IOWA.
IcoxriSrEn FROM LAST WEEK.

lC0STiNtEn FROM LAST WEN
eighteen Of the Revision Of 1860, aud all
acts and parts Of acts ameudatory thereto ia
relation 10 taxing Insurance companies 10
this State are hereby repealed aud i is en-
acted in lien thereof, the following, to.wr !:
Every insurance company doing business in
this State shall at The time OF making the
annual statement as provided IN section
twenty Of this act, pay into the State Treas
ury, as tax.ss, two per cent OF the premiums
on.risks il this State taken during the pres
ced,ng year, taking duplicate receipts there.
for, one OF which shall be filed with the Au.
ditor of State, and upon the fling of said
receipt. ana not till then. the said Auditor
shall issue the annual certificate as provided
in this act, and the said sum Of two per cent.
shall De II iull for III taxes upon the cor.
poration or its shares under the laws Of this
State, except taxes on real property irori,
ded, however, that the provisions OF this sec.
ton shall not apply until the statement shall
he required for January, ], 1869.
Sec. 81. i, shall no, he lawful for any
company organized upon the mutual plan to
40 business and take risks upoa the stock
plan, neither for company organized az
stock company to do business upon the plan
oil q nutBsi insurance company.
Sec. 40. Nothing IN this act shall be
construed as to prevent any number Of per-
sons not exceeding two hundred from ma.
king mutual pledges and giving valid ohli>
cations to each other for theirown insurance
from loss by FIRE or death but such assoeia.
ton of persons shall in no case insure any
property no, owned and occupied by one 81
their own number, and no life except that Of
their own members, nor shall the provisions
Of this &C, be applicable to such associations
Or companies; Proridod, such associations
o. eompaaicS shall IN no case pay any sala.
ries or compensation 10 officers, agents, or
any other employees, and shall receive no
premiums nor make any dividends.
Sec. Al. Chapter sixty-eight Of the Re-
vision Of 1850, and all acts and parts Of acts
amendatory and supplementary thereto, are
hereby repealed, excep, 30 lar as the same
relates to The business Vi life insurance com
panies and the Auditor Of State is author,
ICED to return the deposits made under sec
ton 1853 Of the Revision of 1850, where the
companies making the same shall have com
piled with this act: Prorided, Such deposits
shall not be needed for the payment OF losses
due fom the company having made the
same.
Approved April !, 1865.
STATE 0FI0wA,
OrFlcg or SECRETARY or STATE,
DesMoines, Nav |, 1858.
hereby certify the foregoing to be true
copy Of Lac original roll now on file in this
Office.
ED WRIGHT,
Secretary Of State.