The Van Buren press., 1872-11-12
xr. Greeley Bids Farewell to Politics and
Resumes Control Of tho Tribune.

New YORK. Nov. 6.
The Tribune to morrow will publish
the following: /,
A CARDs
The undersigned ra,l Z tn. editor
ship OF the Tribune VIII. .whse rclinquish-
ed on embarking in nno her. business Of
six months ago. Hene prth it shall be
his endeavor to make I IS thoroughly
Independent journal, II ting all parties
and political movemess with judicial
fairnssss and eandor 10 cN.r.;na'''
favor and deprec.tingmlE wrath ii no
one. II he can hersa say anything
that will tend to hcsrtisp,nits the whole
American people on til broad platform
Of Universal amnesty a1d impartial SUI.
fraYe. ho will gladly do -; for the pres
ent, however. be can nh commend that
consummation by silemy and forbcar
ance. The victors in ,l,f lste struggle
can hardly fail TO take tie whole subjec,
OF Southern rights and rongs into early
and earnest consideration, aud to them,
for the present, he RENTS it. Since he
will never again be candidate for any
siflce, and is not in full accord with eth
er Of the great parties which have hither.
to divided the country, he will be able,
and will endeavor, to give wider and
steadier regard to the progress Of sci
cncs, industry and the useful arts than q
partisan journal can do; and he will moi
be provoked to indulgence in those
bitter personalities which are tho recog
nizcd hane Of jousnslisrti''' Sustxincd BY
generous public he will do his best to
make the Tribune power in The broader
fsld it now contemplated, ~ when human
freedom was in peril it was in the arena
Of political partisaaship.
HoRACR GREELEY.
New York, Nov. 9th. 1872.
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MANAGING RUNAWAY HoRsgs.-Alwayi
stick to your horses so long IS they are
fast to the carriage. ia line breaks, OF
. bit gives way, step out OF the fore end
Of the carriage even when the team may
be running; take hold Of the harness aud
spring on the back Of one ofthc animals.
Once astride Of a horse, one can reach
forward, grasp his nose, and soon check
his speed. When a horse 10 running to-
ward you, as he comes up stand so that
he will be within reach as be dashes past
then make calculations to seize his rsins
near the bits with one hand and to grasp
the name or the top OF the names with
the other hand. A man may expect to
be carried twenty rods but il he will
hang on TO the reins HORSE will soon
stop. We saw fine horse running away
q few days since, with . wagon and a
load Of barrels. After passing hundreds
Of persons who tried in vain to stop
him, lad sprang to the rear Of the va
pon 40 il passed, climbed up among the
bsrrels, went to the forward end, and the
lines being on the ground. he stepped
along on the thilla, got on bis back and
stopped him before hs had run one.
eighth Of o mile. The numerous acci.
dents in consequences Of horses running
away, suggest the eminent importance
Of teaching them the Specification OF the
menssyllable, Whoa! A horse 10 never
half trained or half educated until ho has
learned that whoa signifies to halt. Blu,
in the first place texinsters must be sdu'
Gated to employ that word at no other
time than when it 10 desirable to have
team stop When the word is used let
It he spoken With full, open and sound
voice. atl.st
Eg The "ouncc OF preventive worth
A pound of cure, was strikingly revcr
red by the old lady, who few days ago
on coming upon railroad track at
station, asked how soon the next train
would pass.
"In half an hour" was the answer.
She decided At once to dalay crossing