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Make a. Bow.
1t costs you nothing. and by

1t costs you nothing, aud by so do
ing you reveal a streak Of pure human
ity somewhere IN your heart. We
mean the genuine bow-not the stiff
mechanical one, nor yet the bow of the
dissembler-but bow that recognizes
mans dependence upon his fellow man,
and the fact that man should show
some humanity to man. True etiquette
knows no rules laid down IN books; it
knows no arbitrary distinctions. 1t is
false etiquette that builds partition
walls of formidable hight aud strength,
aud interposes to check free, social in
tercourse between mortals Of the same
clay. There is too much GOODNESS, at.
fected or real, between men and women
in society. 1t Is not that GOODNESS
which comes of distinction between the
high and the low, or the rich aud the
poor. so to speak, but that GOODNESS
which is the offspring of envy, jealousy
or pride.
Let the stiff neeks become more elias
tic--let social intercourse more exten-
siyely prevail. aud let greater freedom
be exercised, and the world will be the
better for it. This is our philosophy,
aud we invite trial. Let the middle
aged recognize the young, and the
young ID turn will send them heaven
ly greeting. Let all recognize the aged,
and blessings viii be mutual.
Then. too. there IS nothing more
graceful than bow there is nothing
that costs US 50 little effort, and moth
ing which yields 50 rich a reward for
the pans we take
Let misfortune oyertako US and we
cry aloud for assistance, and we care
not whence il comes. Too often, may
be, it IS humiliating, bat i; is never de.
grading either to ask or receive assist
anee; and for assistance freely rendered
10 an hour Of peril, or even Of necessity,
We should never forget TO render the
graceful bow.
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drom HesroH

--Redmon Il Hutchinson are paying
80 cts for No. | wheat.
JAS A. Smith sold his residence
to Riley Bennett, for 1926 co.
Our citizens have been laying in
stock Of poultry for the holidays A
good thing to do.
Peter Hanson was married few
days since TO lady recently from the
old country, by Rev. G. y. Hawkins.
The butchoring business is going
on lively Hogs are taken from tie
sly, butchered aud returned in good
shape for s1.O0 per head. Cheap
enough.
Union thanksgiving services wero
held At the Congregational house at II
o'clock A ~ Rev. g. Il Hawkins de.
liyored the sermon, which was an excel.
lent one.
Our citizens will exceedingly re-.
greet TO learn Of the death Of W. G.
Bradford, former and we'll known res.
ident here lie died of paralysis, at
Sonora, California, on the 1st inst, in tho
Both year of his age. Tic loagos many
friends and acqulintances 70 mourn his
/ le,as
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lst EDITION..

To furnish little more light, or a
little more darkness on this "vexed
question" however. we will bring in
another philosopher to discourse sweet
music upon this interesting inquiry.
/ is H. Il. Hale, who takes turn at
Dhe wheel in the November number Of
the Alc}iac. lie says, There is pop
ular delusion, not to say superstition,
in America, that Thanksgiving Day is
purely American invention"
But he continues; "The truth is,
with regard TO Thanksgiving Day, that
the authorities, both of church and
state, in England and Scotland, were
accustomed to appoint them long before
the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth.
They did not, however, appoint them
annually, not for the gatherings in Of
the harvest especially. Nor did the
pilgrims at first suppose that theirs was
to be permanent festival. They tried
it, aud they liked it so well that they
persovered,"
There you have another, no two
agreeing. We stick to our original
proposition, and are perfectly willing to-
let these learned doctors promulgate
whatever theories they prefer. We
care not whence it came, (though we
confess that our curiosity is little
aroused about it, so long as this good
old landmark, or time mark, is allowed
to stand Whatever its origin, whether
heather, infdel or christian, let 1t not
be wiped out. 1t has certainly become
sacred by observance, and time will
never diyest it Of its charms-its chris
tian virtues, or its benign influences.
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Tue common schools Of our country
are the pride Of the better portion o
our citizens. Are we saying too much
/ We know that some will denur, but
We believe that assertion a safe one
Some there are, however, who decry
our system, aad affect to despi,e it.
With them we will not now take issue
Like Thanksgiving Day, their origin is
no. well settled, bat that argues moth
iug against their usefulness. That our
system Is ancient we have good reason
believe. Somewhere We have seen the
statement that system Of universal
education existed full five centuries be-
fore the Christian Era. And there is
either legged or history t. the effect
that one .Chorondas introduced the
system in Sicily; that he enacted law
requiring that all SEES of citizens should
be instructed in letters, the city paying
he salaries or the teachers, For he
held that the poor, not being able to
pay their teachers from their own prop.
erty, would be deprived Of the most
valuable discipline. For this legislator
rated the study of letters. above all
science, and very ftly; for by this most
things, and The most useful things in
life are adjusted votes, letters, wills,
laws, and everything else especially val
liable in life"
There is a practical suggestion IN
this which all will do well to heed.
Letters are the key to science, but
science may be neglected with impunity.
Science, so called, to great extent, is
only human speculation, aud is by no
means safe guide. What was known
as science a century ago, is secuted by
the philosophers Of the present day, as
but lame theory, at the best. But let
tiers have the same power now as when
first invented.
The folly Of wasting midnight OIL
over Latin, Greek and other so-callcd,
aud truly called dead languages, is one
Of the excrescences -four present system
Of education. 1t is not, TO be sure, a
part Of our present common school
system, and il is our earnest prayer that
it will never degenerate TO that. We
would let the dead rest--liye among
the llyiug-aim for something new and
noble, and let the theories, whims aud
prejudices Of ancient ages, be forever
buried with the bodies Of those who
promulgated them. Ten thousand
years hence, should man exist, who
will care 70 study the language, history,
science or theories Of the present day!
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some years ago, as the story goes,
farmer living not thousand miles from
New York, gave one of his sons some
money, and told him to go out West
and remain two years; and at the end
of that time, if he would return to
specified place, one Of his brothers
would meet him. TAe young man went
aud returned and met mis- brother &C.
cording to appointment, although no
communication had taken place between
them during the time. While going
home together the wanderer after re.
lating some of his adventures, inquired
whether anything had happened at
home since his departure for the West.
"No, not single thing" said the
other, everything is just the same as
when you leit-except that the old
crow died"
Indeed" said the wanderer, lis the
old crow dead? who killed himy"
why, he ate too much meat when
the matched horses died."
Good gracious. are the matched hors-
es dead; what killed them?"
well, you see, when the house and
barn burned they oyerdid themselves
hauling water"
Good gracious, are the house and
barn burned down; how did 1t happenH"
"Well, you see, when daddy died
they were carrying the lights around
and we're careless"
Good gracious! aud is daddy dead;
what was the matter with him."
"Well, you see, when Sal ran away
aud got married against daddy's wishes;
he just pinned away and died"
Good gracious! so nothing has hap
pened since I've been awayP'
mo, everything isJust the same"
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Our clerical brethren have been try.
my their hands aud heads at an attempt
to ascertain the origin Of that good old
institution, Thanksgiving Day." with
what success we leave our readers TO
Judge for themselves. For our own
part we have only to say THAT It was in
existence al the time Of our earliest
recollection, and we were so we'll pleased
with it, and with the pies aud plum
buildings it brought along, that We new
er stopped to inquire about its origin
We are now inclined to think, that, lik,
Topsy, in Uncle Toms Cabin, -
7rowcd.'
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Notice.

Is hereby given hat have this day Civ
en- my adopted daughter Sarah Nesbit, her
time during the remainder Of her minor
ity. ! shall claim none Of her earnings,
nor pay any debts Of her cen racting after
this date.
ID. W. CURRigR.
Clifton, Nov. 10, 1873. 2i-lw
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Taken I'm

Came Ia TO the encltsureof the subscrib-
er living on Section -, Township %,
Range 10, being in the town Of River Falls,
Wis, on or about the 18th ,f November 1873,
one red heifer supposed to be one
year old The owner il requested 10 prove
property, pay charges aud lake her away.
25.in THOMAS FisN.
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JOHN GAUMON
DAYTON MILLS.
A. &. ROBERTS.

DEALER In groceries and provisions, 81
1.-the lowest market price. an kinds Of
farmers produce taken in exchange for
oods prcscott VIE. l63l
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b. IL. PILLAR,

BIZ lKsMITH. Shop on Main Street
south OF Bracket House. Particular aiten-
tiou given to shooting horses. 1871
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Taken Up.

Taken up by me. the undersigned, on land
owned by me aud on which live. on sec
ton -, Township ~ Range ls. being in
the town Of River Falls, on the 18Th day Of
October, 1873, one red COW with white
spots on sides. about years old The
owner is requested to prove property, pay
charges and take her away.
~ CRowNHART.
River Falls, Oct, 18th, 1879. 20
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-Redmon Il Hutchinson are paying
/ 80 cts for No. | wheat.
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stray Notice.

Found and taken up by me, on land
owned by me on Section Z, Township 81,
Range Is, being in the,town of River Falls
on OF about the fifth day Of Nov 1879, onc
red yearling heifer
WV FnHTR
Dated Nov 18th, 1879 % IA
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r W. REED.
John White.
Il. ]. MILCOX.

Dealt in Books, Stationery, Toys News
papers, Periodicals. Inks. Pens, Pencils.
Prn-hoders. Envelopes. Writing Paper,
Fancy Goods &c. Orders for books or
anything else in my line which is not on
hand will he filled at the shortest notice
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LIV cry STABLE,
stray Notice.

Found and taken UP by me, the under
signed, on land owned by me, and on which
| live, in section twenty xix, township
twenty eight, range nineteen being the
town Of Troy, on or about the 18th day Of
October, 1873, one re yearling bull.
Dated at Troy Ibis eth day e Oct, 1873.
An w. b. PURyEs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-27

eiven decision in the Of the United States ae the
British steamship Queen her engines &c, which hsd
been appealed by tho defendants The case was one'A
ally brought before Judge Blatchford by tho Un''eo
States to recover from the National Steamship Company,
70 which the Queen belongs the pepalty for bringing
goods into this port not entered on her manifest LUG
defense that the OF the vessel was the parry
responsible, and that he not aware OF the gooa'
being board Judge Blachford decided that the snip
was liable for the penalty OF carrying goods no'
entered the manifest; that II the master only was
held, the ship could violating the law In tho Eo
way, and that even II the master did not know inc
goods board, that would not DO enough 70 eA
empt the vessel from the penalty II 1t were TO oe 80
held, the door to smuggliDg wonld be opened no WIZ
that the statutes against 10 would be dead Ietter.
the duty OF the master TO make thorough exam
ination that such goods were on board IL =.
we're held make himself and not the ship liable, al on
board might be OF the ship carrying such sooa
and he purposeiy ignorant OF IT, In the case 10 4ne
ton the Custom house officers had difficulty In noa
lug the goods and the Court held that the master WOMB
have had no difficulty finding them also II he hsa
exercised his duty OF examination. Judge Woodrun n
affirmed the decree Of the court below for the on'0u
Stsfee with costa.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-27
PUBLIC OPINION.

To raise more money the Government must
eut down the tariff and not increase It, lIpncinnat
Enquirer (DemJ
Some strict economy in the departments at
Washington would not be unpleasant sight for the
country witness just now -lCincinnati Gazette RepJ
If the reports which come from the State OF
Oregon he true We unhesltatnsly that Mr. VIII
Hams proper person TO be ChiefJ ustice OF the
United states-t Albany Express RepJ ..
Instead of retrenchneDt and reform, the
is ntIOdu To the policy OF increased salaries
and Increased taxa alton. Pie up the taxes and double
the salaries Make poor poorer and the rich richer.
-(Allany Argus tDeni)
We think that this BnIeau of Charity, which
has lust been established in NewYork. IL most excel
lent thing We should that such bureau ought 10
established IN large city where charitable
lbs and where in consequence there
f. likely to be much waste ana mismanagenen-lClu-
cInnau Commercial
The personal chickering's, the dlsgraceful
wrangies and the small devices aud subtcfuges which
have taken up much of the time OF the House during
eson, have had the effect TO weaken the public
confidence in the ability Of this Congress 70 grppe with
the questions before 1T Boston Journal (Rep)
We have only to say that the man who buys
horse earriagc puts the name OF his coacninan
payroll and draws from the Treasury
the 10 defray these strictly private exPenses
in ideas OF honesty 10 hold any Office Tie
practice may not come under the head OF larceny bntH
Il is not criminal 10 great deal meaner than THEFT
Troy Wing lRep)
There are a host of little non-paying Gus
tom houses scattered along our extensive coast tha
should be abobs5ed, aud probably gooa many sine
Dawes and the people will back you. Out with the
dr0nes 70 the last and let N the ordinary
excuses ., hSannS The machine oanno a
pay Hartford Post.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF HEw-rORK. ....................".Dr

PORT OF HEw-rORK.." 70.
CLEARED.
s'.nshp Metropolis, Nsisrson Wilmington N c. L0r'd steam
s.m.hp Richmond lawrence Sor,o &C. Ola Dominion Steam
Steamship Celtic r Thompson, Liverpool via oaeen'town j.
Steamship Dorian tBr TAYLOR G.gow & Henderson BrOs
steamship Italy tBtl Thompson Liverpool wa Queenstown v"
Steamship casbra @ MeMcian Liverpool via Queenstown C.
steamship City Chester DEL Kennedy Liverpool via oaeen0WD
steamship Ann EH,. Richards. PHILADELPHIA. VIM P. CLYDE
Steamship C. Bdie Alexander PhiIielpna William r. Clyde
Steamship John W Garrett Hicks Baltimore.
bas sheien tsoL hsgensn Cork for orders funeh Laye
Bari Pic DOmO sOr Jacobsen London for Order Panh Ede
Bari hsay SO) Chsnen, Belfast ireland. Teens Book
Par. Gomno sl) Benefas Cork or Pamouth. sooyich Co
Barb Sac Domenco % Dciuro Corr or Falmouth sloeoncn
Barb JENNIE Armstrong r Fslvey London C. W. Rer,s,ur
Bar. S.@ne. faust, Vince, Cos 1e for orders sG9yeh e.
R.rs Lo,r. s Gas A9'ssrp Jacob VI schmidt S;oO.n,0
Ban mefao I'LL Gonslsin Dublin for odcr, sccone
ss I ICa a MN. aa. sts SS iss Bsnsy
Co.
ARRIVED. o
-xh .h nde and to Chas g. FTaneslyn "a -, s.u,s
snptou I4ih .ita nd.e and pas. to kunhardt CO.
Steamship Italia CBrl Gs Glasgow Dec 10, and MO'is Ill.,
Sstan.p Bell Blst@aa Richmond city Point and Norfolk
With ndse snd TO Old Dominion Steamship Co.. .
stsmahp Chesapeake hsngm, Portland with se and pna j.
y.ut. Do.ne Norfolk With nd.e and L0ri,rd
Steamship Co
STEAMSHIP BnefaeiOr Jones. Norfolk with dse and to LO
lard Steamship 60.
ship Mglaene tGer Henie Hamburg 45 days with empty bar
rc, Lc
Bsri zond, (NOr) Larsen Hamburg co dars In ballast
Bari sohde (Nor ssuuelsen, Hamburg % iays with noise
Bark Helene (Nor Hansen Newport, Bug AZ days in ballast
Bsrk Mai tNor Vincent "a DAYS. ballast
BARK Mimi T. iaust Than, Rotterdam so DAYS In ballast
Brig Wubun nes 5OS tons Spencer Of and from Mahas Win
lAth
scnr c NOJes tof SewbuypOh Lee. Mrssue p r. days
with orsnges
sohr Mllanne Scott. Providence.
schr ". n Gessnef Egbert Providence
fchE ID Comsiocs, Burroughs, Nantucket, With asbi
sehT Mariner, smith, Greenwich.
schE Warren Gates, Smith, Milestone Point
BELOW.
ship EiAgaa tBr) Mcfarland London Nov "A, With mdss
Bari kl BsTss tBrJ Vesey from Bermuda
DOMESTIC PORTS.
BoSo, Dee 26Arnyed steamship Neeas nom New YORK; brig
Jennie A. Cheney, from Sew-Oreans
2GThe bark Magnet from Ball River for Ne.
Tybee LEAKING where she will repair DAMAGES Below
schr Bramha Sunny South, and Kae hbell from New
sbug Horace Noodle and L. Babeock Lom Philadelphia
FOREIGN PORTS.
ST. JOINS n F. Dee 26The Baltic Lords steamship Washing
Copenhagen and Antwerp for
coal All board well She viii proceed
for Nev-iork TO morrow.
iIor latest Ship Neps see Serenh Pd9e
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TILE COURTS.
IMPORTANT BANKING DECISION.
poprrcS CAPITAL. TAxABIE HERE.


The act of the Commissioners Of Taxes and
Assessments assessing the capital employed here
of the Bank OF British North America the Bank OF Mon
trea and the Canadian Bank OF Commerce, each hav.
ing agencies this city, has brought and decided the
important question whether foreign banking capital
employed In this city be lawfully taxed. An appeal
was taken by certiorar from the amounts fixed by
the COMMISSIONER but the ground that under the
act of 1851, exempting from taxation agents holding
products from other States for sale commission, and
agents for moDeyed corporations, and capitalists for
moneys IN their possessions and under their control
transmitted 70 them for purposes OF Investments or
other wise, they wholly exonerated from taxation
az well as on the general law ground that per
sona property location where ts owner resdes
The General Term Of the Supreme Court, through
Judge Barrett holds that the act OF 1851 does not apply
TO these cases the money being here for use In ordinary
and not within the meaning Of the statute for
investment or other purpose that 1t comes In compe
ton with home capital. aud demands and receives the
sse protection that for which the latter is taxed
that they do within the act OF 1885 as non
doing business in NewYork and that the doctrine OF
the ss chattes following the owner does not Apply
10 0uesons of taxation The Judgment Ia, therefore
directed for the Tax Commssl0Dera .a 90 u. {.
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CIVIL NOTES,

Joseph Schger has begun an action in the
Supreme Court to debt OF $2coo from Gustav
Of for dss epss By
cation made yesterday by Judge Daniels.
A suit has been begun by cdpias in the
United States District Court TO recover 5000 In gold
from Robert Lindsay, John Lindsay and Alex W. Lind.
saw Importers for violation of section CO OF the act OF
March 1899 section OF the act OF May 2s 1880 and
section Of the act OF March g. 1863
In the Butler will case, yesterday, the testl-
moDy elected contradicted that of young man who
was clerk In the Office Of the attorney who drew up the
will He had denied that he had stated after the
execution OF the WILL that the tesstor OF unsound
mind and witnesses were brought upon the stand who
wore that he had said Vim. q. Clerke with whom
the deceased had been associated In busness was called
TO contradict the testimony OF Mrs. Clifford.
Judge Davis defined yesterday, in the case
OF Binnger ACT Bininger, what constitutes marriage
under the laws Of NewYork The siit was for adneas
urement OF dover the plaintiff claiming 70 have been
the wife OF A. ~ Beinger. now dead. The proof war
that for years she lived with the defendant under the
nsIne OF sauned, being treated by him his wife, re
ceved by his acquain rs his wife, and receiving
letters from him recognizing the marriage The plea
the defendant that valid marriage ever existed
between the claimant and the deceased. Judge Dayfe
decided that there sufficient pro9f OF marriage and
holds the wife entitled 70 dover In the estate OF Der de-
ceased husband.
The will of Norah Julia Burke came up in the
urcogates Court yesterday. before Surrogate Hutch
ipgs Miss Burke was maiden lady Of about 30 years
of age who had accumulated. by hard work at dress
making between 5000 and n 900. Last July she made
her will and after attached codcil, giving the
bulk Of property to her cousin Andrew Mulloney TO
the exclusion Of her brother and GsteF. These two
Dennis Burke and Ellen Eagan, nov contest the will on
the ground Of insanity and undue influence. W. Ii.
Towney, the attorney, who drew tho VIII and one OF
the subscribing witnesses was examined Yesterday and
tested that the deceased WA OF sound mind and that
no influence used by any ono The counsel for the
proponents I. f. Stevens and W. II IOwnley for
the contestants, John b. Fogery David CrSwford ano
Richard O'GormaD.
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AS WELCOME AS THE FACE or A FRIEND
TO me Edifor Of TIE frtksne

Sir. THE TRIBUNE is as welcome every
week as the face OF old friend e indeed it 49, for
since brought 10 me- child of ten hungry up
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store wonderful delights beside, both THE TRIBUNE
and M revered and Anented founder have been dearly
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trial TO that far have been unable TO give any.
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memory,
We are happily surprised TO ind The TRIBUNE little
changed In and purpose. ana its character
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pecislly rejoice your syst~m OF Extras, which bring
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