New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-08
the truth !

1t ia proposed to increase the salary OF the Judges
Of the Court of Claims and, although this Is bad
time to talk of increasing any disbursements, IL
would that the demand in this case is reason
able one The salary at present is $500. only $500
more than when the Court was first established the
increase barely covering the depreciation of the
currency In the same tine the salaries OF the
Judges of other Courts and of members of Congress,
have been so increased as to make marked dis
elimination against this important tribunal. The
increase is a matter of Importance at this moment.
because there are now two vacancies on the
bench, aud they should DO filled by good
lawyers, who can more readily be obtained
if tho salary is adequate. Congress is about
to pass bill devoving upon the Court of Claims
n great increase Of business in the adjudica-
ton of the claims of aliens. and il is only reasonable
that this increase of labor should be accompanied
by increased compensation NOwhereis there greater
need of ability and integrity than in this Court.
which must decide every year between the United
States and individuals upon claims involving
millions of dollars. Among the advocates of the in
crease is Senator Bayard of Delaware, who spoke
strongly in favor of it at the time when the salaries
of the Judges of the Supreme Court were raised.
In the death of Mrs. David Wright we lose another
which contained 80 many names lustrous for de-
yotion and nobility of character. There were very
few of them who did not profess principles and
theories of life which will not stand the test Of
son or experience; but their lives usually bet
ter than their writings, and both were perhaps too
exacng and elevated for popular adoption and lmi-
tation Mrs. Wright was the sister of Lucretia
Mott and shared her energetic devotion to all re-
forms. friend IN Auburn thus writes of her:
always independent in asserting her convictions,
she was fearless in maintaining them and any one
little understood her who thought her mldness aud
perfect good nature proceeded from weakness of
perception OF indifference Of feeling She possessed
a gracious disposition to help the unfortunate, to
further schemes Of benevOenCe, Of educational in
terest or moral progress, and was cOnversant with
every vital measure having for its end the advance
ment or well-being of her frllOw-creatures. Her
society was always restful, helpful and inspiring;
her conversation sprghtly and sympathetic; her
tastes emIneutly domestic and feminine"
There is good deal of Judgment to be used about
advertising. Nothing can exceed the beautiful and
remunerative effect of an Observation-Disclosures too
short-in good newspaper; and there is a kind of
poetic grace lingering around Scrodgers Bitters"
and Podger's Hair Restorative when redly on some
fence those legends appear. But of all advertise
ments there probably was never seen one moro orig
nal and effectual than that invented by Morrison
the Hygeist, and described in DR.. Granvie's auto
biography. Morrison, who was millionaire, gave a
magnificent ball in Paris, ended by concert at
which sang the very finest French and Italian Ope-
ratio performers Of that day. 1t was nearly daylight
when the guests began to go away, and as they
stepped into their carriages each received splendid
enameled card on which was to be read this inter-
esting and ingenious reminder " NJ. Morrison
remerce and begs to recommend the never failing
vegetable pills." etc.
1t is often more than question OF tsste how far
clergymen can in the pulpit afford to carry uncere-
monous address and familiar illustration. When
1t comes to gamholing therein, one would be apt to
think that only lunatc could be found guilty. Yet
Mr.. Spu:eeon lately presented as a remedy for con-
gregaional sleepiness a game of battledore and
shuttlecock played by the gentleman in the pulpit
clergyman Of his acquaintance did actually 10
through with this game before his duh congregation
several occasions, and did it. says Mr. Spurgeon
with the deepest solemnity" When all the drowsy
ones were wide awake and wondering at this sport
iveness he rated them soundly for paying more at
tention to his foolery than to his sermons This
recipe of Mr. Surgeons would be q dangerous ex-
pertinent for most ministers.
Anybody who yearns to initiate in length of years
that indomtable man, Methuselah, is advised TO 20
to Philadelphia and there dwell. Six persons over
100 years old died in that quiet city in ls4-one of
them was l07. OF those who reached an uncomfort-
able altitude among the ninetes there is long list
The really elderly ones who climbed oyer their
hundredth year all came, with one exception, from
ireland, aud some of them were intelligent active
and useful up to tho day of death. Why most of
plained,-but they all had tho announcement of
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