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Mirth at Meal Time.

Everybody should plan TO have
pleasant conversation at the table,
just as they have good food. A lit
tie story telling-it may be of hu-
morous things, anecdotes, ETC., will
often stimulate Joyous elements Of
the mind and cause it to act vigor-
ously and BEAUTIFULLY. Cultivate
mirth, and laugh when anything wit.
ty is said. If possible, never eat
alone. Invite a friend Of whom you
are fond, and try and have a COED
time. Friendship and friendly inter
course at the table promotes the flow
Of animal spirits and aids digestion.
Think of a sulky churl munching bis
meat in dogged temper He will be-
come dyspeptic. Never bring a cor
roding growI or complaint to the ia
bic. is the pudding too salty? Was
the bread burnt? Do not mention il
especially at the table. Let that
pass, though you need not eat that
which may not be palatable or health
sul, but politely decline 1t. He who
brings the most happiness to the ia.
bic is the best citizen.
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Picking the Ears.

Picking the ears is a most mischie-
vous practice; in attempting to do
this with hard substances an unlueky
motion has many q time pierced the
drum and made it as useless as q
pierced India rubber life preserver ;
nothing sharper or harder than the
end of the little finger, with the nail
paired, ought ever to be introduced
into the ear, unless by a physician.
Persons are often seen endeayOriDg
to remove the wax" of the ear with
the head Of pin; this ought never
to be done; first, because it not only
endangers the rupture of the ear by
being pushed too far into it, but if not
so far, it may crate against the drum,
excite inflammation and an ulcer which
will finally eat all the parts away,
especially Of a serOfulous constitu-
ton; second, hard substances have
often slipped in, and caused the ne
esssity OF painful, dangerous and ex-
pensive operations to fist or cut out /;
third, the wax is manufactured by
nature to guard the entrance from
dust, insects and unmidi6ed cold air,
and when it has subserved its pur-
pose it becomes dry, scaly, light, and
in this condition is easily pushed
outside by new formations of wax
within.
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tine he won from the "wickedest wo-
man in the Colonies" who confessed
at the last moment Of her life that
she was not her own daughter, but
only an adopted child.
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KINGSFORD,s
oSWEGo CORN STARCH,

FOR rTnDINGs- bLAhC MANuh1 ICE NlIkANs &c.
Is the orig.nal-Established in 1s4s. And pre-
serves its reputation as pureT, stronger. and
more delicate than any other article Of the
kink offered, either Of the same name
OF with other titles.
Stevenson Maeadam, Phi d., &c, the highest
chemical authority OF Europe. carefully analy lyEed
this Corn Starch, and says il is most excellent
article Of diet and in chemical and feeding prop
critics Is fully equal TO the best arrow root.
Directions for making Puddings, Cusiards, &c,
accompany each pound package.
For sale by all first class drOcers. mayes
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Slight Of hand performaneeAnot
giving show tickets to the printers
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To remove dandruf-go to Arizo-
Ma and interview the Apaehes.
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A Maidens prayer-"pspa buy me
a new spring suit"
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PeachbOttOm & Buckingham
= L AT Il

Tor rooting-the very best article. He viii under
take TO put Slate Roofs on Houses public and pri'
yate, spires &C, either in town or country al the
lowest prices, and to warrant them. Call and see
him OF addres him AZ his Oiice, No. 1l0 Baltimore
Street Cum oerland, Nd. Orders may be leit win
NOAH CASE EER,
Agent Somerset, Pa.
wN. II. SHIFLEr
Apr Hath, ISIS.
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loans Secured by Real Estate.

/ Copies orthe By-Iaws reports, rules ofdcposit,
and special act Of Legislature relative to deposits
Of married woraon and minors, can be tained at
! the Bank.
! n~PBankng hours daily from 20 3O'clock;
! IKE and on Wednesday and Saturday evenings
! fr0m to - o'clock. aprl@
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Entirely rewritten by the ablest writers on every
subject. Printed from new type, and illustrated
with several thousand engrayings and maps.
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TRUSTEES /:

Deposits Of ONE DOLLAR AMI upwards re-
ceiyed, and interest allowed on all sums, payable
twice year. Interest IL not drawn out, is added
to the principal thus CONIP0UNDING TWICE
a YEAR, without troubling the depositor to call
or even 70 present his deposit book. Money can be
Withdrawn at any time after giving the bank GER
tain notice by letter.
Married Women and persons under
age can deposit money IN their own names so that
it can be drawn only by themselves or on their or
der. Moneys can be deposited forchildren, or by
societies or as trust funds Subject to certain con-
ditions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-22
PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON

MIR, FREDERIC HARRISON AGAINST Mr.. GLADSTONE
MR. JACOB BRIGHT AS A PUBLIC SPEAKER.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiDCNEI
LONDON, Dec. 9.-Mr. Frederic Harrison, one OF the
freest of freethlnkers within the iron limits OF tho
Positive Philosophy is ont against Mr.. Gladstone.
lie would be out against Comte himself were that
departed giant living and should he happen to say
or do ANYTHING which might aid the policy of Prince
Bismarck 1t is the misfortune Of Prince Bismarck
to have incurred Mr. Frederic arrisOns serious dis
pleasure Perhaps he does not know it, but the con-
sequences are the less serious-to Mr. Harrison
il not to the Prince. The Oflense of Prince Bis
marck is in having conquered France. Mr..
Frederic Harrison looks upon France very much
az Mr. Victor Hugo looks upon Paris. 1t IS the III
tclectual and moral and political and, for aught we
know. the physical center OF the universe, tic IS
ready to take sides with anybody against him who
has laid sacrilegions hands on his Ark. so we have
the curious spectacle of leading disciple of Comic
figuring as the ally Of the Pope; the Pope being for
the moment the most conspicuous antagonist of tho
Prince. do not for moment question Mr. Fred
eric Harrison's sincerity any more than question
his abilities which in their way, are'great But the
secret of his present mental state must not be sought
in the merits of the controversy Mr.. Gladstone has
raised He regards the Catholic side as being III
its broad features the side Of liberty and moral IN
dependcnce' simply because Prince Bismarck is on
the other slde Prince Bismarck is to Mr.. Harrison
what the Ogre is to the child in the nursery tale.
Mr.. Bright's son has been making speech at
Rochdale There is nothing in the report to midi
cate whether any part of his fathers Orat0rical
genius has descended to him. But he has caught
something of the favor of the parental opinions, as
is natural. In his view, tho recent Liberal disaster
for which sufficient number of causes have been
invented already-is due to political ignorance"
The word is favOrite one in Mr.. Brghts mouth.
and there is nobody who has done more to remove
it than he has. Yet here comes Mr.. Allsop NJ. p.
for somewhere with the information that Mr. John
Bright, "a man well known in the Midland Coun-
ties, has not left much trace on the legislation of
the present century" 1t is possible that Mr. AllsOp
thinks it was some previous century on which Mr..
Bright left his trace. Mr. AllsOp is a brewer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-22
" THE TRIBUNE"
G. W. 8.

MEANING or IT'S ErTLE-TuE REPRESENTATIVE or
THE PEOPLE OR 1.-THE SPEAKERS STAND
To the Editor OF The Trt6Hne.
SIR: 1t may, perhaps, interest you to learn
that least % per cent of your German readers entirely
misunderstood the name Of your esteemed paper they
all take 1t to be Die Tribune" (le speakers PLATFORM
but very few even of those thoroughly acquainted with
the history OF Rome. think OF calling it correctly, Der
Ti6n" THE TRIBUNE. l. e. the peoples representative
and defender.
I have been watching this peculiar phenomenon for
years. and will in confederation Of statement, only
mention that the entire German Of tins country
without even one exception to my knowledge. insists
upon calling your paper Die Tribune, and that of the
several hundreds OF cOuDtrvnen most OF far. many
of education whom have asked to interpret
that word, not has answered Der Trtbun"
While writing this, awful possibility dawns upon nv
hitherto unsrspecting mind COnld 1t be possible that
the entire German press of this country. without any
exception together with the several hundreds OF
welleducated Germans should be right, ana that your
servant should belong that ridiculous misguided mi
norty of FIVE per cent who don't know Detterf Hyou
Will upon OCCASION think II worth your while TO give
an authentic decision upon this point, YOU Will touch
matter OF greater interest than ITS nature seems TO nn
cate Faithfully yours hARL l. wife.
Ge,o- York, Jan. 10, 1875
four correspondent is right The error he refers
TO is a general one. The name given by Mr.. Greeley
to the paper he founded was THE TRIBUNE-in the
primary sense of the word, the representative
of the people and defender Of their rights In
English this meaning is the one usually understood
and accepted but in all foreign languages the mis-
take referred to by Prof White is continually made
and Tribune is translated with its secondary
meaning as "the speakers stand" The Germans
call it Die Tribune, the French La Tribune, the
6panish-Amercans and Spanlards generally La
Iribpna, though in some instances the journals
named after us in this hemisphere are correctly
called III Tribune. The mistake is not very seri-
GUS one, because in many points of view, The
TRIBUNE fulflls both meanings 1t is the Tribune
of the people in its own proper character, and 1T
serves as pulpit from which every school Of thought
and opinion gains full and free expression. I'D
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by long continued boiling, when standing at low
pressure. This may paise the water to temperature
loo degrees above the boiling point without tho evolution
OF steam, until still greater increase Ofeat or some
mechanical disturbance disongages the surplus neat
with sudden explosion. Mr.. whitney closed with the
following emphatic language on the pTopriey OF more
rigid tests Of boilers than arc now demanded new
boiler, OF inferior material and bad construction
will have strength far beyond IS or 40 pounds per
inch as TO show results from such test. An 0ld
boiler may bear II with equal apparent strength ana YET
explode with five pounds more. liz nov we test the new
boiler at twice ts working pressure any deiect VIII De
appear Ia the form OF buglhH or ioskhe ahucn
be rpmeded. lii lise manner with tho hghertest 'ns
old boiler will show its weakness by rupture, sDo,
beyond safe repair be thrown aside or nave ITS WORKING
pressure reduced to safe percentage OF ls yeldlng
strength THIS hold to be the only CONDITION OF haey
in The OF steam generators Is one that wi" guaru
against tho elimination In explosion OF the slow anu
disaster. II know it has been urged that severe
strain weakens boiler. IL u does IL IL only because the
boiler Is not made strong enough at the Outsct Every
eubarre used by any civilized government on the lace
Of the earth or put into market by responsible man
ufaeturpr tried with charge from three 10 i've times
greater than that with wnicn 1t Is TO be used. NO civil
engineer will subject wrought iron In brio re or build
ing "A strain OF than twofths It's unit OF eias
ITCHY And boiler makers sh0nld be required 10 Keep
WITHIN the sams margin OF safety required in every
thing else where life property ID rskcd in the ever
Of disaster. -
At the conclusion OF the lecture 1t announced that
tho initial meeting Of the second session will he held
In the room next Monday night. whom paper on
the OF power by belts will be road BY j.
W. Sutton Of this city.
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rreat antique lover She has therefore gained
triumph. She had spent 90 much passion In Two
hours of tragedy TINT when she returned. aragsou
In by Hippolyte there was nothing left OF oei o.'
soul SO that the papers next day began ano" tner
pleasantries IN regard to this impalpaDie oooy ~"
legend of Mile Sarah Bernhardt must mayo oro"oeu
.ha ssa Won doubtless know how the wits vie with
ZACH other In describing her eanness. One says she
can walk In the rain without an umbrella because
abe can pass between tho drops Another replies
that this is an exaggeration but he adds that one
evening when some ono tried to run away with her.
she escaped by hiding behind her riding whip.
Have you heard of tho Zigeuners those Hunga-
rian musicians who are now disturbing Paris' lhey
have the diable du CORPS and pandemonium IN 'neir
fddles; wild rhythms frenzied and plunging mar
monies, strange and passionate inspirations mil,
tary muaio amorcus trills, picturesque waitzes anu
quadrles to split your ears. 1t recalls those etcn
ings where Callot depicts the marches ana hats OIL
gypsies Their cloaks are ragged, but superpy
DRAINED. By force of civilization art perishes. ike
society. 1t must be refreshed once In while by
return to barbarism. On nearer Wow these Aigeu-
Ders are charming This evening the celebrated
Gen. Turr who has still remained Hungarian In
sn;te Of bis Italian elores, served them to us at
dinner. not exactly as new dish. for tho gyp-
sies were in the adjoining room. The
PARTY. at which there were representatives
of all circles, was pitched in a high key. for the
Zigeuner music had somewhat bedeyiled us The
guests were not content with being witty. but
danced also as If they were still at court. at the
pss Ltndis of the Empress gayly that tho moral
ist could not have said These dancers sketch with
their feet the portrait of their folly"
If had the right to talk politics would say that
the Chief of State has gone hunting. and might
finish all my letters in the same way. Happy peo-
pie! we have gone back to the Golden Age.
ARSENE H0USSAYE.
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A WONDERFUL CARD.
SHERIFF CROSBY OF v1cksBuna IyHIs OWN DEFENSE.

SHERIFF CROSBY OF VICK5BURG IN his OWN DEFENSE
From Tie V.cs,barJ H1ati, Ian. II.
Now, | haven't the slightest disposition to
becoue hyperDOiral 10 nilsrepresent or
10 which have been subjected. both by en-
vIOus jealous, ana naledUcated renepades aud counter
feits Pretending TO be OF my own political fath and
friendly to me, and tie ridcuioudy insane aud con
temptbe howings OF partisan press; but do wishtO
say, that there DC ADULT Of mascuue persuasion on
the face or TINS munuLhe sphere upon whom az
tcmpts OF persecution are being daily ana hourly
enacted, and by class OF men, neither repre-
seuted by honest f8ir-mnded aud nard VOL king me-
cauics nor by the parody hgh.Oned reliable and Jus
tee dealing business o. tbs community that very
unfavorcd individual s your most oOedeut nd humble
pre- sion must produce upon tins physloRnuuloB OF
certain slny, Creeping reptiles whom could mention,
whose minds are even now seethng and boiling IN tue
floating fumes 0trIccnrs- mats, wnCse Dodle,, ooIDt
less are rocking win the wandering lepers curse !;
whose souls but weird gbastIy selrhaunting phah-
toms, and whose chances for aal festlDS pace III thc
utclmOst re- gOus the damned hut hlsEilR huu-
derbots of ordained ccrainty, d0uby guaranteed oy
the witnessing aud perpetual presence VI Almighty
GOd.l -
Throwing aside everything IN tbe shape Of political
sentiment, giving heed 10 naugt but the spirit or
justice and fairness among men, as they lve move ana
have their being in the world desire to say that nave
at all times, endeay0red TO comply strictly, ana nave
complied strictly n3tter myself, with all the require,
mens OF the law, In the discharge Of official duties
fortune fate chance Ut CIRCUMSTANCES have found
burdened me. / wish to say, also, az nave hereto
responsibility OF my position, and OF the
dues wG1ch owe to The public ~ lts servant nave
disposition to quarrel with the taxpayers, and have
never for moment entertained the impohtic idea ON
the contrary, prone TO the utmost good eeng and
frs ndship. And notwithstanding the extraordinary
and calling pressure which has heretofore been brought
10 bear upon of you, is source " qualification
to me that hay many warm and sympathsing friends
among gentlemen whose sympathy and friendship even
in tho ordinary walks OF life, now might he proud To
claim. Thus address myself to fair minded aud just
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-22

=, ,r,,,a s,ate sena TORS 80 open and shameless
has bribery become IN connection WIN tno IN
United States Senator's that have boon erentsoy ~
sred ~ caSe An " bich a seat In the Senate OF fhs
United states was offered for 100000 wiI.out Inea 90
to the ability Of the person 10 DC not Party
sanction having made Respectable sucn sys,d ~. de-
party caucus IT Is not suIprng qua" schsmers who live
and thrive by It, and by weak yaln anu
wealth, who purchase the honorable poson oers Of
without scruple But that the mass U, n"o' ~
party should guetly consent 70 W a succesa
such syem and FOR me mere saEe corpno and in
competent men In all departments OF tno soNo'n0"' "
al anomaly hard to explain. .,o,,o,
The caucns and convention systen FOR the noDhalVn
OF candidates TO be voted Tor by the people at popu
election is unlike the Legislative caucus that WIFI
may be apoogzed for or excused the otncr Is
utterly indefensble The theory or the popular ceuous
is that In all primary or ward and township oaucuseo
each electOr votes for himself or II deegae 10 cD
yentiOn, that he votes to nominate caDdialo 10 %
supported by his party at an election wnrre tm'
plurality OF the votes east at that election VIII eject
As IL only election In such cases. eaon meoer
of the party for the nominee OF bis party con
yention or incur the risk Of defeat on the nrs bal
Congress having provided that the Legislative AS
semby shall 90 into Joint Convention ana vote NJ least
once each day for Senator until Que be chOsen-there
is MOI only no necessity but there il moral warrant
for caucus to nominate a candidate lhe HSnis 81
every member Of the Legislature and OF eucn consult
uency are carefully guarded by this law OF Congress-
and The yOlco OF each sensoil anu M ,h
District be officially and publicly recordeu ior 'he
Fs. Oh second or third choice OF every constituency
without danger OF elecInS man OF to opposle pai
or an obnoIi2ns man OF Se ncrnd mps,o, me
party Ia a caucus Every member OF "A STATE Lokis,a
tuFe who goes into Legislative caucus, as caucuses arc
now organized ana manipulated. simply consents Ia
advance that u sefcOnstituted body OF neh
unknown TO the Constitution and laws shall dic-
;ste Is him for whom he shall vOle Tor
United Senator regardless OF the VIII or wishes Oh
his constituents Only such members 0l Legislative
Assembly rs sh9ll refuse TO 20 ltoa nominating caucus
can 20 into joint convention, untrdmmeIed as me
Constitution aud tue law OF Congress contemporaries ana
vote publicly under the CATIONS OF an official Oath To
represent their constituents II those wbO thus refuse
TO caucus and he bound by ts drcrCsS cannon
secure their FIRST second third choice for SENATOR
they least voice in namng the senator. 40
the members OF the ,ssaehUsets Legislature had 10
the OF Gov. WasIbnrD, which privilege thty can
nor have II they caucus, where tho Question
has already determined by inc srhoners ana party
manngors in the state JAMES M. ASHLEY.
toledo, Ohio, Dec. 90, 1874.
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AN OcoNNELL CENTENARY FAVORED

TO the EditOr Of The Tribune
SIR: hope the Irish race in this country
will not forget the centenary OF Daniel OConnel who
was born In August l775 Ho certainly deserves to be
remembered.
The Centenary" is OF the latest fashions Of the
world. 1t began in England hundred years ago
Q76D. and began then with u stage player. The no.
ton into the lively and happy brain OF David
Garnck and thel object Of the centenary was Will
liam Shakespeare. The next grand centenary was
ScOtland'sthe memory OF Robert Burns Now is Ire
where The people AT home In Ireland preparing
centenary great patriot and orator OF liberty
MANY IN that country opposed hun Will join
fclow-suhjects hODOTing his memory. Here, need
moi saw our centenary would have the kindly sympathy
az every American. There little nothing In the bi-
ooranhy of OCOnnel 10 weaken the general sentiment
~ rrsnect for his name He had faults sure,
for the man was mortal. and was also very much OF a
enuties are al dead-eyen in Ireland where they
most bitter The Young Ireanders" have also forgiven
him. being "Old Irelanders" themselves Just now IN
many unGeDiabie senses OF tho term Tne brave Old
man was their father In fact tho man who put soul
INTO them and made them the bold and br9nt spirits
they always were, whether exercising the audaoous lh
ery OF the sod enduring the terrible reaction OF
exile in fail II they were undutfu 10 their father
OCOnnell that sin las boon eXplacd long ago ana tbey
will now bod thcnselVcs ready 10 join those who aro
bent on doing IA deserved honor 10 his memory.
New York, Jan. ~. 100 JANIS " hOURRk'
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Mr.. SMITH AND TIE srARKwEATHER SUIT

MR.. SMITH AND TIE sTARKWEATHER SUIT
70 the Edit0r OF the Tribune.
SIR: The Corporation Counsel, in his de-
Tense the Mayor gives an excuse for not suing
Starkweather that the law would not allow the recovery
money pad out voluntarily either by individual
corporation.
Il this the ground he intends 70 take in relation TO all
other Ring" suts, provided he remains ia Office II
this is the case the expedieucy Of his removal is beyond
question. Why should he discriminate in favor of Stark
weather and against the others involved in these
Ring suits DID not Connolly pay the whole thirty
millions voluntarily Tie ground for action in this
fraud. Tweed got $4,000 OF this starkweather
lob as he received his portion Of all the others.
James NJ sweenY peter II. sweeny's brother), A. ID.
Barber and the Others all had their hands in it, The
figures representing the division show this Ths
weather matter but part and parcel or the great
conspracy. The evidences OF fraudulent conversion Of
the money clear and the city in the prosecution OF
its suit should and will rely upon this evidence 10 sus
tain its action II IL ever get q suit begun.
Corporation Counsel smiths argument Il, IN the Ian
guag6 the day, little too thin" Respectfully, D.
AciC- York, Jan. Il, 1915.