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New-York tribune., 1875-12-25
THE STUDY OF GERMAN.
METHODS TO FOLLOW AND AVOID.

70 the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: There are two classes of people who
learn German-(D those who have culture, examina-
ton or a degree in view ~ those who learn 1t for use
To the vast educational swinde to which the first are
parties need refer My business Is with the second
an immense and greatly disappointed class. which
ands in nine cases out OF ten that ut last to them the
noble German language must remain sealed book Let
Inc suggest to them;
(al Use no books, il possible. Begin 10 write and
speak from the first with competent teacher Read
ing language is no guarantee that you will speak it,
Oj Write and use the skeleton words first; they arc
generally buried in handboois beneath cloud OF adjec-
tiyes and adyerbal expressions. The consequence Is
that after two years Of book study the pupil cannot
readily or correctly these which generally put at the
end OF the book philosophical and pathological dsser-
tations They num- Rur, hi her. ror Dlt Del, r0hi
jd dOch noch, zu, dG, uDi 0uc sein uerden, SOHei,
,a6gen haben loSsc heisse bieien, nEssen 9ecdhrs,
Jegekren Lefndcn, hn, cas doss, so. ro, gar, gal=
gleich 6hren h0ren, mdchen, chdgen, and the COM
pounds Of such aS are compounded.
t) There il no short royal method in German and
there is method without drill in the above words
(d) Do not d. spisc what The common people tas some
snObs call hem say; theirs Is especially diOmatc ana
emphatic German. .
If "All analysis and synthesis" does not pay; II
IL corrupt heritage ~ the iron Of the English uni
yer-y system An of synthesis il worth ton Of
ANALYSIS The genius OF German puts the objective word,
and the person to whom, early in the sentence.
% The teacher must teach in German continually.
C.aseless sypthesis under his direction will make the
olOy Whenever you translate, let be from English 10
German inspect the sentence silently speak the En-
glish first; Otherwise the translation makes no impress
sion. Learn to read on sight.
(gI Don't expect learn German practically while you
are learning another tongue Wall aud study the rest
from the German. But at first mako little effort let 1t
come to you easily. -.
6j Sentences formed out of German words on English
models not German. W. L. BOONE
UOrfhtagtOn, o., Nov 70 1879.
New-York tribune., 1875-12-25
HISTORY IN SCHOOLS FOR GIRLS.

AN EXPERIENCE IN TRAVELLING IN EUROPE-LACK
or KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORICAL PERsoNAGEs-
NEEDED TRAINING.
TO the razor Of The Tribune.
SIR: am but can old woman" and not a
very cultivated one for In the days Of my youth girls
did not command the vast educational opportunities
which are now one OF this country's proudcst boasts
And having reached that blessed stage Of
when ignorance least recognizes in how much II de-
ncicnt-being moreover, deeply interested in womans
educationI have been watching the gradual enlarge
ment OF her horizons and rejoicing the fast increas
Ing number Of semnaries, colleges and universities
which have offered welcome to students Nor
have fallen very short Of that state Of happy national
concet which rests exultingy the declaration that
American women are the best educated in the world.
But last year 1 was brought down forcibly, and not
very pleasantly from the Nights Of this persuasion and
made to realize that In direction at least this much
Dossted education amounts 70 amentaby little. had
New-York tribune., 1875-12-25
BLUNDERS IN MAKING LAWS.
TIE LACK OF CLEARNEss OF MEASING-A LECIsLA
TIVE COMMITTEE on STYLE NEEDED.

TIE LACK OF CLEARNESs OF MEANING-A LEGILA-
TIVE COMMITTEE on STYLE NEEDED.
TO the Edftor OF the Trtbune.
SIR: The object for which the Congressional
Committees OF the Senate and House Revision of the
Laws we're organized secured with the final passage
of the Revised Statutes at the last session. These Com
nttees were added the list Of standing committees in
their respective bodies IN 1868 Unless, therefore,
change is made in the rules their work in the immediate
future will have little relation TO the they bear
There is a necessity however for continuance OF their
labors in work. hitherto neglected. which has close
necton with their This H. revision OF the tor
inology and phraseology OF every bill before II is en-
rolled and presented to the President for signature
Much OF the litigation that occupies the Federal courts
results from the caIeessness ana ambiguity in which
statute Is expressed 1t has been estimated that
this lnaccuracy costs the country S2OO00000 annually.
However this may be- II prevention Of litigation is de-
sirable there can be cheaper more efficient way
than to express the law with cearness This, provided
question arises 10 its cOnstltutOnay, l. also a
guarantee for the protection OF statute against jul
dcia CLOSES. The processes OF legislation such,
amendments so incongruous are permitted, so many
the art putting things" that IL is 10 be wondered
that without a revision, many statutes have gone
forth from the State Department 10 confuse and to be-
wilder That the courts have caught the true intent OF
others furnishes reason for allowing continuance
OF the carelessnoss and want OF precision In
which our law Ia IObed. Nor can 1t be
truthfully maintained that any plan for the
New-York tribune., 1875-12-25
DARwINIsM NOT CHRISTIAN.
THE BASIS OF CHRISTIANITY OVERTURNED By II
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

THE BASIS OF CHRISTIANITY OVERTURNED By 1T.
To the Editor Of The Tribune
SIR: Has not President Potter, in his letter
published recently in THE TRIBUNE, conounded Chris
tiapity and religoni What Is Christianity II can
read and understand correctly the very fundamental
princples of Christianity First the creation Of man
"a an upright being and his subsequent fall morally and
continued depraved state second the need OF Savior
TO reconcile man to God and God to and His ap-
pcarance earth eighteen hundred and seyentysx
wears ago and third the existence Of heaven IA place
and condition OF happness and hell Ga place and con-
dition OF misery and punshmenp and that, as rule,
man has his choice between them On this basis sys
TEN Of religion has been raised and this system includes
both religion proper and morality rather part OF the
principles of morality. Religion is inherent in the human
mind and it is based the religious sentiment OF man
Every person is religious being by nature, but com
parativcly Christians Morality is based on the
moral sentiments OF man, and 1t - also inherent I'D the
human mind Religion never extends Deyuhd thc laws
which connect man TO his g0d IL do not say ,H0n,
since every has his own god, though he
speaks OF him. it, the God OF the unyerse).
Morality based the laws which connect man win man
moral relations rise above our moral deNcl-
onnent Tho intellect may either the moral or the
fairly Let now see how Christianity cOlpOrtS WIN
the Darwnian theory In the first place what does II
matter whether DIR. Darwin IL ian Atheist or anti
Christian" III "A man discovers truth OF nature, what
has his peculiar religious belief to do with tl Again,
the bearing Of Mr. D.rwins doctrine on Christianity Is
whether the first man was MADE OF cod OF sphs
from an ape but this II he descended from the lower
ANNALS ne was not made the moIay pe.Tct man m IN
the Christian Tor Bibe) sense and from tins state ne
afterward fell but when first he could be called man ne
so low down in the moral scale that ne was actnif
10 Thus there fall" ana there
fore no need Of SAVIOR and we cannot logically con
clude that there one or ever VIII be one IN The
Christian We hence see that no person can De
hoth Darwnan and 'stian In the proper sense of
the words, let him call himself by he may
DAVID TRowBRIDGE.
Unterbitrgb. V. T., Dec. %, 1879.
New-York tribune., 1875-12-25
THE PRICE OF BUTTER.


SIR: There are at least 40 cheese and
butter factories ChenangO and Madison Counties that
take THE TRIBUNE accurate market quotations We
sell our milk the following basis: Twenty-Five pounds
OF milk are allowed for l pound Of butterj cents per
mound il then deducted for making, freight commission
and for selling That would be pounds OF butter for
every 100 pounds OF milk II butter should sell Tor 80
cents per pound is deducted, which would leave
% cents per pound for us, net, and give us 81 per
hundred. II butter sells for 35 cents per pound II
gives rs 81 90 per hundred, and For cheese we
allow 10 pounds of milk to of cheese. That gives us
10 pounds cheese for every 100 pounds OF milk Ihen
we allow cents per pound for making furnishing and
selling so IL cheese sells for Ii cents per pound, we
deduct cents from the II cents which leaves IL cents
per pound lby 10 cents=S1 20 per hundred What we
desire s that you will give MS the highest market
quotations for butter from May until Dec l. 1879, as
they have appeared in your paper from week to week so
that at least 900 farmers may know what 100 pounds
Of milk hs. realized within the time mentioned (when
we get our pay.) Yours respectfully f. W. b.
Smyrna, N. y, Dee. z. 1873.
New-York tribune., 1875-12-25

revision Of bills before they become laws
When the Federal Convention was framing the Oons.u
referred TO a Committee Style, composed Oh solno
Of the lawyers and scholars In that
by which s ideas were expressed with clcarness ee-
gance and much superior to that OF the
peror TO that OF Walt whitman. The English Parliament
has committee that performs similar work. Cann9t
Americans have like protcctoni The pressure OF wofk
Ipon the Judiciary Committees OF the Senate and House
makes il probable that attempt will be made TO shit
part Of their duties upon the Committees on REVISION vi
ihe Laws Although the Judiciary Committees need their
help believe the country has more Important duy ior
them. Will not the press, In the interest OF tne cVu %
not less than of the people, call the attention OF tho
XLIVth Congress to this change, which should DC re-
JOTmf '' f. "
Ne,c- York, Dec. 8, 1875.
New-York tribune., 1875-12-25
THE AERIAL LADDER ACCIDENT.

HOW THE FATAL LADDER WAS CoNSTRUCTED-A NEW
THEORY OF THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
To the Edit0r OF The Trt6uRe.
SIR: The New-YOrk papers have commented
with moro or less severity the OF the ScotUda
aerial ladder which resulted last month in serious aeci
dent The Abbot Downing Company, makers OF the ladders
felt that any suggestion their the Coroners
inques would be improper, tending TO prejudice iu
dical investigation, and submitted to good deal Of
MISREPRESENTATION ia the hope that the manner OF CON
strucon and OF the accident would be made clear
In that investigation. regret to say that either the
facts were not brought out by the Coroner the evil
that the ladders made from certain draw
ings aud specifications furnished by the Fire De-
partment in which every detail wns carefully and
Innutey described including the kint OF wood to be
used the and shape OF each piece Of wood and ron
as well as the size of the rungs aud holes The Com
many contracted build the ladders in accordance with
those plans and specifications and did so build then
from the best material and in thorough and workman
like manner This was distinctly testified TO at the in
quest by the officers OF the Fire Department, without
single exception. Spruce designated in those
specifications the wood to be used and the size OF each
piece was distinctly stated When the ladder is raised
fastened 10 the opposite end OF the truck from that
which the ladder rests II from movement The
force applied the lever prevents the ladder from
descending and the guy ropes prevent IL from swaying
In the opposite direction
AZ the result OF the Company's inquiries into the
causes Of the disaster was found that at the time OF
the trial of the ladder the Chief Of Battalion Mr. Nash
was ut near the top. The ladder had been. raised
New-York tribune., 1875-12-25
CRITICISM WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE.

10 me Edttor OF Ihe IflOhhe.
SIR: | was much pleased by your article this
morning upon "Unscientifc Critics" There are far
too many people like the Hartford gentleman alluded to-
and there Is field in which they particularly
pant viz, pysica science. They imagine that it IL in
tensely witty to write hppanty OF matters concerning
which they have no know ledge c. T. v.
Aelc York, Dec. 22, 1870
New-York tribune., 1875-12-25
THE USE OF STAMPED ENVELOPES.

TO the Edttor OF The TrfbHne.
SIR: Your correspondent "M.," in to-day s
TRIBUNE suggests the Of stamped envelopes at the
same price postage stamps in place of the stamps 1t
is probable this plan would have been adopted years ago
but for the loss to the public. IL is well known that
Americans, above all people, not economical ia trans
acting business and that they frequently throw away,
misdirec destroy two three envelopes in directing
one letter Hence they prefer 10 the stamps. The
Post-Once Department has no doubt weighed this mat
ter WELL aud does not want to put the writers of letters
TO further expense.
Nec- lOTh, Dec. %, 1873.
New-York tribune., 1875-12-25
TRIBUNE EDITORIALS OF VALUE.
70 the Edttor Of The Tribune.

To the EdiFOr OF The Trtbune,
SIR: heartily approve of the views that have
been made and seconded, suggested by "A Constant
Reader DO give OF those splendid editorials in
book FORM II nothing better, give them in pamphlet
FORM like THE TRIBUNE Extras, and number classify
them for easy reference Having many of them
and knowing how / prize them, L know how
| would appreciate having them all. Give us
Little Dot" and the hits Secretary Richardson
&c. We all wild over them at the time.
Do not wait until you hear from every subscriber on
this subject but to work and get them out We want
them now. ii. d. A.
ChicagO, H., Dec. IS, 1875.
New-York tribune., 1875-12-25
FAVORITE EDITORIALS.

SIR l. have commenced TO make scrap
book OF clippings almost solely for the purpose saving
those charming editorials which have received many
favorable notices; but you printing them fast
to-day three: "Forefathers Day" Giving" and I'm
scientific Crtcs'D that almost compelled TO ask you
10 publish them In boOkform, that may have them
In permanent shape. W. n. ELLIS.
Elisabeth, NJ, Dec. %, 1873.
New-York tribune., 1875-12-25
no "ETHERIC FORCE

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Seeing an account in THE TRIBUNE Of
the discovery OF "eherio force" leads me to relate
similar experience Last year powerful eectromagnet
was bdilt in the workshop OF laboratory. II was
with little disgust that found ourselves able TO
make with tho experiments described by Dr. Beard In
THE TRIBUNE Of Dec. o. The coils of wire surrounding
New-York tribune., 1875-12-25
NAMING CABLE MESSAGES.

TO INC utIOr OF TIC ITtOUNe.
SIR: The notion of a message by, through,
by a Latin than a Greek compound. We already have
the word manuscripts writing by tie hand from
p,anis and scrptttm. BY analogy, from mare, the
and scriUtuD form the word "nidFeScFtDt,
or manuscript" which will be at Legitimate,
euphOnOus, and exact In meaning. You might adopt ii
for a headline for your manuscripts" J.CC.
Bf00kiyi, Dec 20 1875.
New-York tribune., 1875-12-25
THE CENTENNIAL POET.

70 the Edft0r OF Tke Tribune.
SIR: Allow Inc to suggest, as the most proper
person to be selected to read poem at the Centennial
celebration next year, the poet whose name Ia known
and honored in all lands and who to-day ia recognized
the first citizen OF the Republic-Mr William Cullen
Bryant. LAB.
brooklyn. Dec 20, 1878.
New-York tribune., 1875-12-25

the iron coro Of the magnet proved TO be Improperly IN
suatcd and the from the battery was commun
GATED Tn the iron core This difficulty entirely obv
ated by satrating the coils with melted parane sInco
the appearance Of DIR. Boards communication nave
worked for many hours with batteries OF from TWO O
nine Grove cells and have been unable TO obtain single
trace of eheric force" The effects observed ny Mr
Edison appear 10 be due to the passage OF the extra
~ l.. l.. NIPHER.
Washington Unirersity, St louis Dec. IL, 1875.
New-York tribune., 1875-12-25
The quotations we give below are for State daries,
from common to fine. State selections have aver

II our farmer friends in the above counties only re-
ceve their butter returns semi-annually, regulated
in the manner described a good plan for their
adoption would be to make note of each current
weeks quotations for ready reference on pay day.
TEd
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Oils, Lamps, Lanterns. Chandeliers, etc.
j; SCOTT, Oils Lamps Lanterns, Chandeliers
and Lamp Goods, 68 Common street.
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Table Of Rates of Domestic Postase.

The following are the rates OF postage on Do>
nestic Mail Matter of the different classes
| Note-Au domestic mail matter Except news.
papers, magazines and periodicals sent to actual
subscribers from known Office of publication}
must be prepaid by postage stamps.
| A letter on which one full rate Of postage Ii
prepaid, but on which further postage is charge.
able, will be forwarded, when deposited in a.
post-of6ce, charged with the unpaid postage t.
be collected on delivery. II the postage is lefs
wholly unpaid, or is prepaid less than one faEi
rate, it will be held for postage and sent to tha
Dead Letter Office Should it reach it's destina--
ton by inadvertence, however, it will be charged
with double postage on delivery. Zone fasg
rate" means, in the of mail letters or othes,
first class matter, three cents.
In large cities and adjacent districts Of laraD
population, having two or more post-of1ces with
in distance Of three miles of each other, any IeS.
ter posted at of such Offices, and addressed ten
locality within the delivery of another Of suo.s
Offices, which shall have been inadvertently pre.
paid at the "drop" local letter rate Of postage
only, may be forwarded to it's destination throcgh
the proper Office charged with the amount Of tao
deficient postage, to be collected on delivery.
Ii articles chargeable with different rases os,
postage are sent together in one package, tho,
higher rate must be paid on the entire paczagss,
but two or more different articles, both charge.
able with the same rate Of postage, may be SEM
in one package on payment of that rate on ths.
whole package.
The following articles are excluded from tsa
mails: Liquids, Poisons, Glass, Explosive IA.
terials, Books, Pamphlets, Pictures and othsss.
publications of an obscene or indecent character.
all letters upon the envelopes of which, and pos-
tai cards upon which, scurrilous epithets srae
written or printed or engraved, or disloyal de-
vices printed or engraved and ali articles which
from their form or nature are liable to Destroy,
deface or iniure the contents OF mail bags or tas
person of any one engaged in the postal se-v:cse-
Postmasters are not allowed to give credit assc
postage, nor to deliver any mail matter until al
postage cue thereon has been paid.
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A Happy Prince.

lucy H,oper's Paris Letter
am told that the Duke Of Edinburgh has
settled down into model husband and father,
having sown all his wild oats, and showing no
disposition to recommence that Improbable
act Of husbandry. 1t is said that he passes
hours in playing with his little son and in the
company of the Duchess. As the royal family
of England have refused to yield to the Grand
Duchess in the matter of precedence, and still
insist on her yielding the pass to the Princess
Beatrice on all pubic occasions, her Royal
and Imperial Highness appears at court cere.
monials and festivities as seldom as possible,
and leads life of much more quiet and do
mesticity than usually falls to the lot of mar
fied Processes. am told that she is the
most highly educated and accomplished lady
at the English Court, though her manners
lack the grace an6 sweetness, and her person
the beauty, which distinguished the lovely
Princess OF Wales
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An attempt at Philadelphia, last week, to
sell the elegant residence of the late TRACE
dian, Edwin Forrest, failed The executors
withdrew it for private sale at not less than
$4,000. Chanfrau, the actor. was the high
est bidder, his figures being SOL, 900. The
house and surroundings would have been ad-
mirably adapted for the actors home pro-
vided for in Mr.. Forests will, but as the tes-
tator expressly declared that the home should
be located at Springbrook, that is the spot
where it will be erected The executors would,
it is thought. have done we'll to accept Mr.
Chanfrau's bid. as that is deemed to be quite
"a much as the property is worth.-MemphiS
appeal
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