New-York tribune., 1873-06-20

much wanted "A In wet weather. when every particle
OF corruption is fcrmentlng in the damp and mth
Of the house For protection, iron eratings might
be put up for inner.doors, and screens tho roof
They used instead of windows by oil soTt. Of
people in Cuba and tho south of Spain 1t would be
easy TO make them strong and light enough to be-
efficient substitutes for the musKeto-net lrames
which rural villagers delight to use for Summer
doors and every device Of twisted work and bf.,.
liant color and gliding might render them agIeeabe
in point Of taste. Till people get these ameliora.
tons let them take the glass from the headlight
over tho front door throw the skyligLt vidc and
tie bell to it if they are nervous about thieves.
But for healts sake let the assassin out be-
fore hesitating, lest we let in a possible thief.
II was Mr. j. Ross Browne, we believe, who first
called the attention of the world 10 the frIDcty Of
the American at his meals The Latin, whether he
dimes upon snas and Bordeaux in Paris. o. mac.
caronl and rim 0'4sh in Italy, on beans and Val
depcnas in Seville, is always gay and courteous. and
the poorest man will offer TO share his dnnrr with
Duke if addressed while eating. The German is
gemdibHch in bis plates rs well "a his cup' and
even the Engsbman is a tTile less spicnctic 1t meal
times than at other hours L. is the American alone
who finds all the destructive passions Of his nature
aroused by contact with baked meats
man at tho Gait House somo years ago
killed stranger for looking at him while
ho was engaged in stripping the dainty keE
nes from an ear Of green corn, an operation well
worth observing when practiced by true son c the
boundless West No one has forgotten how Cali
fonia Congressman killed a waiter at WllarlH for
not being brisk enough with the bucSwhcat cakes
And the other day additional confirmation Of
this observation, man in Williamsburgh who was
eating hasty plate Of soup broke his wlies skull
for suggesting that the children might ike littl5
OF it. Every one Will remember the rage Oi tho
London Alderman who sat next to Hook az dinner
and afterwards spoke of him as a lOquacious nuis-
ance "who made me swallow two pieces Of green
turtle fat without tasting them" But even be
would scarcely have thought OF Draining the humo.
ist for embarrassing the process Of deglution with
irrelevant remarks. Discipline in the family circle
is doubtless good thing, but the oupeotc Williams
burgher was perhaps inclined to carry it TOO far.
Where is the use Of complaining about the street
lamp signsf No man can answer tine cc1uDdrum;
but the complaint is general, nevertheless We
have heard of the round signs on lamps that wero
regularly whirlcd around each day, so that wild
disorder and confusion dire seemed 20 have sett'd
upon the plan of the city. Then there was an
abandonment of all the corner signs on the Houses
so that the festive citizen the wandering
NlSltOr-SnlpWItChtU
! drift anxiously about like mariner without chart
! or COMPASS on a trackless sea. Now and hor-
! ri,le disorder has scIzed upon the slaves Of the
! lamp. They have turned the glass sln5 wrong
side out On the west side Of the city, tie
other day Pie street-lamps above Canal-st
presented the grotesque appearance OF haY-
ing turned their jackets wrong side ont to
elude the police, every gloomy individual of
! them from Canal-st. TO Sixth-aNe., on
Varick and adjacent streets, wiIked suspiciousiy
through lettered badge, which must be read care
fully and slowly backward If one would AnoW tue
way he went. This prank may seem very funny
indeed to the people who are responsible for 1t; but
it is battling to intelligent inquiry, exasperamg to
the average citizen, and conducive TO blasphemoIi
habits which ough, TO be discouraged.
| A Convention was held in Denver a few DAYS ago.
20 establish system Of irrigation on an extensive
scale, and comparable to what has been done by
the Italian Government in the Valley Of the Po and
by the British in India in the Valley Of he Ganges.
1t is not generally known that tho western bali OF
all the United States territory requires irrigation.
To develop the remarkable fertility Of the SOIL water
only is required. but 10 build such canals Shall r-
rigatc large portions of Land will demand united and
| legislative action. The Denver Convention was cn-
tirely harmonious in an expression Of views; auda
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owns largo bodies Of land offered to cooperate with
the people. In view of the great importance Of the
! work the many millions of dollars that WI be Tc-
Guired, ard the vast extent of interest involved.
stretching over Colorado New-MeXcO Arizona,
Utah, Montana, Idaho, Nevada aud California,
another Convention was appointed to De held in San
Francisco in September, that full discussion may he
had, and united action secured.
A lady OF truly manly spirit, accompanied bya
small poodle is said to have sadly failed th2 other
day in an attempted refOrmatory movement She
entered the snoking-car of a Western train aud
soemnly refused to go into another ear, observing
that her presence would keep the occupants fioan
smoking One stony wretch however iuseusible 10
the claims of refinement aud reform, began 10 ENJOY
his accustomed cigar, which was suddenly snatchel
from his lips with the remark, in high Treble II
| there is anything do hate 1t is tobacco smoker
For A time the offender was silent and motioula'',
then grayely rising, amid the plaudts Of the assem-.
bled smokers, he took that little poodle and gsnty
threw him ont Of the window, signing. " Ii there u
ANYTHING DO hate it is poodle" No mortal pen
could describe the feelings of that refomer.
The ultimate refinement of the hand-organ pro-
fession has been almost reached in Ncw-lork a
lady member of the guild is playing an engagement
at present in our streets behind gO-cagt palnitl
brilliant green. lad large enough TO hold the r'is'
instrument pnd her three unpleasant infants. WIKI
her peregrinations thus rendered comfortable ANA
easy she manages to torture more ears than tae less
aristocratic grinders and is at the same tma an adj
mirable illustration OF the spread of luxury II
America. Only barouche and six horses, wl,a -
organ playing Ah che ie mor,e indefinitely can sur
pass this pOmpous equipage.