, 1875-08-24

10 the Ed;;sr of The Ca'c4too Tfs;nns:
CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-A large number Of lettosB
have been published in TIE TaIBuHE recently
on the &troet- pavement question: and the writ
err Of Ill Of them adullt thst the pine block ar
ticle kcretu(oro Atsd now usaa In tho stroets Of
this city Ia failure. Tho writer OF this lad &C.
cast,n yesterday to take 1ew.ng-machine from
Stnn street to Western avenue in Nh o1pro~s
warou, and found tho task more difficult than
tsico tho eamc distance on An ordinary macaI-
anized roAd. flo travelling on Monroe aud
jackson streets is much rorso on those portions
ti,at hAyo been paved within year than Oh
other portiouB not pascd at all.
Thcro il lying before mo = warrant from the
Guy Collector for 89s TOR paving Wost Washing.
ton street In front OF ny lot OF q feet. Tho
Job III not yet begun. aud trust 1t never will ba
on tho old plan. II it is. tho City Fathers vii!
have one moro ta1-Gghter euliStod aRolnat the1n.
/ am willing to pay for pavement whose merits
tavo been plovod but object 10 a demonstrated
lunibuR. and beiioye that the tax.phycrs Of
Chicago would prefer TO have tue Atreets u,Acad-
atnlzou Until thuy could afford to lay asphalt,
OF Holnetl.illg OF Annmn durability. mud It heems
to me that the only durable pavement for this
c!jmate must 10 made OF hubBtsnca imporvions
10 water. Our winter and trrng are htcces-
SION Of fraat aud thsw which viii disintoSrate
any l'nso1is Substance. mud ,oa will find the
IHuGi6 Will UH1th RAfEASAt Op6bk11 VIII lta A4o-
placement bY trtst.
Let III uot throw away any mora monay on a
dellihinu. GIve tho nnpavcd Straeta good lay
or Of br.Ikon stolla and gravel. It In, When kept
road for traffic, and mn cxcclont, Indeed nscca
rAry, basis for better aud hncr surface whan
We eau auord to lay 1t on. J. II.
WIT THEY DO NOT MARRY.
To ths Editor n Tie Chicago 7r1buas:
THr aNn- ILL.,. Aug a. nnt{cad ynllt
editorial in T,,g TnlnuNE laat Sunday. entitled
s'ioung Women and Young Men," Al am an
unmarried man, aud you Invite communications
OIL this aubject, viii giya few resAoua Why It
! is that ynunG meu Of moderate circumstances
| shrink from tho married state. Thoro IL no
| doubt bus that the majority Of young men arc
| anxious Ia we'd, bus how can he. wheu he hna
bllt email ahlu'y to depoud upon? Girls now
asass e1pece ta Get rich husband. From the
| highest tu tho 1nWens ckaBA !n life, tho pro-
ssl!'ng idoA with all IL thAt marriage Is
| 10 hft thcm 1t oncn abnyo &li ncteHeity
Tor exertou. There arc put few bEonght u1'
"Ith All lea Of work. And atlEl !cas OF tho.e who
sobes, gnnd-looaing, aud industrious Young man.
Who will ho compelled 10 aara tho bubslatence OF
himstif s1'd family. Thus 1t IL why 10 mAny
JonnK tneu Tea! 10 marty.
bns t!lss IL AZ wtonE. mud should be amended,
Such fnlAclus DO not bocomo scns.ble Aza or =
sat's'1u Panp'e. Lex Iii Aobsr down little.
Lot evclf Young WOMAN he taught ideas
off,, Of ite snd ,.r e1peesa.lons Of n,artiass
will not ta 70 frequently ais.ppointed.
should she bs sottunats aud weI aboYo that
condition, Ahe may readily loarn tho new duties
becominR to it. aud ~! uot hnvo boon injured
by having possesacd herself of those filing !
station balow. Let her a,"aya autlc'pate mar.
rtase with ona iu tic humber walks OF HE,
aud then, slluull Huc hAppaa to 10 hetter, heI
good fortune viii be oa!5 the MORO delightful.