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The New York herald., 1875-03-26

HAPPY FAMnY.-How lovely everything
was three months ago! Our democratic lead
ers were in the cheeriest and sunniest mood.
The affection between Tilden, Kelly, Norris
sey and Wickham recalled the traditions of
the friendship Of David and Jonathan, or Da-
mon and Pythias. But here the winter is not
yet broken; the Hudson is still locked up
with ice, and we have recriminatons. Wick
ham mutinies against Kelly, Kelly despises
Morrissey, the democratic Speaker denounces
the democratic Governor and all is confusion
and misunderstanding. The Manhattan Club
darling presides over the patronage of Tam.
many, and all that is left for the faithful is to
troop to the Fourth avenue improvement and
dig and blast for two dollars day.
CIVIL RIGHTs.-New Jersey has had its Civil
Rights decision, and according to the view oi
the Trenton Court billiard saloon is not
place of public amusement. It results from
this that if our brethren Of the colored per.
suasion want to play billiards they must
establish separate saloons. We see no
reason why they should not. They
ought certainly "a have energy enough to sup
ply themselves with billiards without the
Intervention of the white man. 1t would be
an excellent way of showing prejudiced per-
sons with white skin that the supposed in-
feriority of the negro race was mistake by
proving their capacity to do without white aid.
As beginning must be made somewhere it
might be as well to make the experiment al
billiards
The New York herald., 1875-03-26

TIvOLI THEATRE,
Eighth street. between second and Third avenues
VARIETY, at 8 p. NJ closes st IL +. NJ.
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ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

PARK THEATRE,
Broadway.-DAvY CROCKETT, al P. NJ; closes at
lO45 P. N. Mr.. Mayo.
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BOOTHS THEATRE,
eorner OF Twenty-third street and Sixth avenue
HENRY v, AZ 2. M. ;closes at II p NJ Mr.. Rignold
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The BOARD OF ALDERMEN in pursuing their
course OF reform have taken under considera-
tion certain alleged irregularities in the De-
partment of Public Parks, and propose to hold
searching investigation into the matter. The
poor people living in the neighborhood Of
Tompkins square are likely to have real
park there instead of an unsightly parade
ground
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GRAND CENTRAL THEATRE,
No. SIS Broadway-VARlETY, ats ?. M closes at lo;S
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JoHs MrcHEL.-The honors proposed to
be paid to the memory of the deceased Irish
patriot by his countrymen and admirers in
this city, by grand procession on Sunday
next. have received check from the police
authorities, on the ground that the laws of the
State of New York expressly forbid such a
demonstration. This is an unanswerable OBJ
lection to the proposed parade. A great deal
of expense will thereby be saved, and large
fund, which might be wasted in music car
risges and other things, may be devoted to a
still more worthy obiect-a testimonial TO the
deceased patriots family.
The New York herald., 1875-03-26

WALLACKS THEATRE,
Droadway.-THE SHAUGHRAUN, ats +. n. closes Al
10 ,l5 P. 81 Mr. Bouccaut
The New York herald., 1875-03-26

NINE. RIsToRI's SEASON. is strong
probability that the engagement which will
be brought to close tomorrow will be the
last ever played in New York by the great
Italian tragedienne. AS soon as she
completes her tour through the sew
eral cities Of the Union she will leave
our shores with no prospect of ever
returning Westward. 1t will be some conso-
lation to her in bidding farewell to the New
York public to remember that her popularity
has suffered no diminution, and that the pub
lie is to-day as enthusiastic in its admira-
ton of her talents as when she first startled
US by the brilliancy of her genius.
The influence of so great an artist as Nine.
Rstori in correcting public taste cannot be
over-estimated, and every lover of dramatic
art regrets that the .hortness of her stay
among us will deprive our stage Of an actress
whose method could not fail to exercise wide
and beneficial influence over our home school
Of dramatic art.
The New York herald., 1875-03-26

MRS. CONwAY's BROOKLYN THEATRE.
BIG BONANZA, at 8 P. NJ. closes at l0:i5 p n. Miss
sarah Jewett Mr.. Louis James
The New York herald., 1875-03-26

COLOSSEUM,
Broadway and Thirty fourth street-PARIS BY NIGHT
Two exhibitions daily, at and L. NJ.
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GooD FRIDAY.-To-day will be commence
rated in ell the leading churches of the Chris
tan faith the awful mystery of the passion
and death Of the Redeemer Of mankind. In
the Cathedral the ceremonies will be very i'm
pressive and typical of the great sorrow of the
Church over the death of her Divine Founder
The New York herald., 1875-03-26

WOODS MUSEUM,
FeKER PAss at a0!s'h THE IRISH bEFke
TIVE, at p. NJ. closes at 10 rs P N.
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JAMES GORDON BENNETT,
Proprietor
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FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE.
Twenty eighth street and BrUsdway-THE BIG BO
MANIA. at p. NJ closes at - 30 p NJ. Mr.. Fisher Mr.
Lewis Miss Davenport. Mrs Gilbert.
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ROBINSON HALL.
Sixteenth street and Broadway.-CALLENDEh'S
bIORGIA NINSTRELs, at p. NJ. closes at 10 P. n.
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more materials are used or their cost happens
to be higher than was contemplated in the
first estimate, it simply proves the inconpe-
tency of the architect or engineer but does not
necessarily impugn the honesty of the build
ers. But a contract is not the same thing as
an estimate. If the building OF the new State
Capitol had been let out by contract after the
plan and materials had been decided on there
would be no excuse for paying more for the
work than was stipulated in the contract. The
confounding of estimates with contracts by
the apoogists of the Canal Ring is therefore
deceptive and sophistical.
Another point which they make is more
tenable Governor Tilden has certainly
descended to sophistry in his mode of pre-
senting the facts and figures ascertained in his
investigation. From reading his Message
plain citizens get the impression that when
the State has paid three or four times the
amount specified in a contract the trebled or
quadrupled pay is for the same amount of
work Such q representation is deceptive.
In every one of the ten cases paraded by the
Governor in his Message the additional pay
was for additional work. His attempt to
represent it as an enormously increased COM
pensation for the Same amount of work
originally contracted for is misleading. No
cause ever gains by exaggeraton, and the
Governor has weakened his position by
making his statements broader than the
facts, and thereby laying himself open
to specious replies. The truth is that, in
every casa the additional compensation
is for additional work paid for at
the same rates as we're stipulated in
the original contract The swndle lay
in the first deceptive bids These were so
cunningy contrived, by COLLISION with the
| canal officers. as to yield an enormous and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-10-28
I True Story Of Two Homes.

1T is not so much the amount OF money
man earns, but the way he spends 1t,
which solves the problem as to whether
he has happy home or not. A and b
have an equal salary of $3.50 per month
One has prettily FURNISHED house, com
Portable table, his wife and children are
respectfully dressed, they all move in de-
cent society, occupy pew in some church
and have monthly credits with the mer-
chants with whom they trade. The other,
with his wife and children, have uncom-
Portable quarters in some boarding house :;
the wife is shut out from society; she is
not properly clothed for the different sea-
sons; she is never seen at any place of
amusement with the children; she rarely
gets to church, and all the domestic life Of
the family is nothing more nor less than a
miniature he'll; and, in numerous in
stances, strange as it may seem, that one
who suffers has quite as good capacities as
the one who prospers. The whole secret
of the difference is the way they use their
money. For every cent that A puts out
he. gets something for his family. To il
lustrate: 3 spends fifty cents day for
cigars and tobacco; fifty cents day for
drinks, and fifty cents day for lunches,
billiards, car-fare, etc. Then after he has
paid his monthly board, wash-bills, ETC.,
he hasn't got a cent left, nor the slightest
thing on earth to show for his
money. He lives for no other purpose
than to distribute his hard-earned money
| in saloons, restaurants and to boarding
house keepers. 1t is dreadful way of
1t is true that fifty cents will buy five
cigars or ten glasses Of beer. It will also
buy two pairs of stockings, two linen col
lars, pair Of gloves, two pairs of pocket
handkerchiefs and various other things;
the wise man gets them; the fool goes
looking shabby. Fifty cents will pay for
two games of billiards, and it will buy
quart of milk, loaf of bread, pound of
sugar, a quart Of berries and a quarter of
pound OF butter. The fool plays billiards
and the wise mans wife and baby have
good breakfast. B breaks a fve-dollar
bill in saloon, and before he can say
Jack Robson every cent Of it is gone
somewhere, where he can't tell, but the
most Of it in treats to worthless compan-
ions. A takes his five dollars and gets
his wife pair of slippers, collar and
pair of cuffs, new summer dress, a few
little ribbons and q pound of candy-no
man, by the way, can expect to be thor
oughly happy unless he buys his wife
candy occasionally. We have said enough
to illustrate how happiness comes from
the proper use of money and how sure
misery is to follow perverted use of it
Exchange.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-10-28
Financial Failacies.

1. That promise of the United States
to paw dollar is dollar It does not
make il dollar because the Government
obliges you take it for one at discount of
twelve or fifteen cents, in fact failing Of its
promise to pay and settling by its note for,
say, eighty-siX cents on the dollar.
,. That the aggregate and growing re-
sources of the United States, the immense
wealth of its citizens, their enterprise
and capital, stand behind its greenbacks
and other national currency called legal
tender. All that stands behind it is the
credit of the United States Government,
and all that buOys up that is the conf
dence of the world that it will redeem its
promises in honest money, and its power 10
tax directly or through impoSts, and the
Willingness OF the people TO be taxed. 1t
must redeem its promises to pay, If 1t
ever does pay, by paying. And all it has
TO pay with 1t gets out of the people.
taxation is its only method Of production.
And when taxation becomes extortiOn, or
eXtraVagant Government expenditures ne
cesSltate more promises to pay, and the
people begin to vince or refuse. then
comes reputation, the credit of the Gov
eminent collapses, its legal-tender is flat,
and Its promises to pay are no better than
the Old French assignats, orthe Continent
al or Confederate currency.
.. That the people need more currency
TO move the crops or for any other bust
ness eXigencies. There is the greatest
plenty OF it now waiting for customers.
Anybody can have all they want. provided
they can pay for it in honest work of any
klnd, IN land or products of any kind.
But as to manufacturing more Of it out of
paper, and then giving it away or forcing
1t IN the form of gal-tender, sure to de-
preciate, it is swindle too patiently foolish
and immoral for Uncle Sam to wink at
Springfield (Nass.l RepubLicaR.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-10-28
Return of the Pandora.

New YORK, Oct. II.
\ London special to the New York
Herald gives some interesting details of
the cruise of the Pandora to the Arctic
regions for the purpose of receiving dis
patches from the British expedition. The
steamer crossed the much-dreaded Mel
vile Bay without encOuntering ice. They
were disappointed in not finding Capt.
Mares dispatches at Carey Island, and so
There they encountered gigantic foes and
navigated with much difficulty. On
reaching Barron Straits they were envel-
oped in an impenetrable fog Beechv
Island was reached Aug. %, and strange
discovery was made. They found the
yacht Mary, which had been drawn upon
the beach by Capt Ross in 1850, still
standing with her masts upright.
Traces of bears were also found. The
| headbOards over the graves Of Sir John
Franklin's men were still standing up
right, and in good preservation,
The Pandora then sailed for Peel's
Strait, and was beset on the voyage by
vast fields of ice. She passed the farthest
point reached by McClintock's expedi-
ton and reached King Williams Land,
| thus navigating a sea never sailed over
! by any other vessel before except, perhaps,
| Franklin's. She then steamed down the
west coast OF Prince Of Wales Land
Here delightful weather, soft, refreshing
atmosphere and open eXpanses of water,
with Warm-ai currents, were enjoyed.
Officers were intensely excited and expect
ed important results; many believed they
| would discover traces of Franklin's expe-
dition and some were hopeful that Sir
John Franklin's papers would be found
and they would eventually make Behring's
Straits, but in this they were disappointed.
They encountered solid ice-felds at Rou-
quette Island, which effectually blocked
the vessels further progress. They stayed
there until Sept. 7, and then set out on
their return voyage. This was full of
difficulties and many exciting scenes and
narrow escapes were experienced. At last
they reached Carey Island in safety, where
they found the long looked-for dispatches
from Capt. Mares for the British Admi-
rally. These were brought home to En-
gland.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-10-28
Promises to PAY.

A sound paper currency, that is, paper
currency redeemable in gold or its equiva-
lent, is the best, because the most con-
venient currency that people can have.
Its value, however, depends upon It's ready
convertibility into something CT positive
value. An irredeemable note is like a
promissory note with the time of pal mcnt
omitted. The party issuing it may be
good, but the party holding it has nothing
OF value, for the reason that at no time,
present or prospective, can he hope to OBJ
tain forit the valuable consideration named
on It's face. 1t is simply promise to pay
without any assurance that payment viii
ever be made. AS long as people accept
1t in exchange for goods it has a CONNER
cial value, but it is subject to depreciation
and is liable to become, through a lack of
confidence in the drawer or other causes,
practically worthless. Every promise to
pay should have attached to it the date at
which payment viii be made, or some
pledge should be given that the time will
come when the promise to pay will be
followed bypayment when demanded
Republic Hagaz55le-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-10-28
A Heartless SWindle.

A FEW days ago an advertisement in a
Boston paper for clerk who wanted a
good situation and could deposit $500 as
surety for his honesty, integrity, ETC., OF
words to that effect, caught the eye of a
young man ID this city, and, there being
something very attractive either about de-
posting the money or the promised situa-
| ton, he went to Boston with the requisite
amount Of money in his pocket He Wis
tied the office of " Henry Howard & Co., y
the advertisers, and made known his bust
ness. After some conversation and re-
cital of what his duties were to be (which,
by the way, were to be extremely light,
he announced his intention of accepting
the situation and making the deposit
Just here there was slight hitch, the gen
tlemanly proprietor informing him that
there was possibility that his partner
who he said was in the city, might have
secured young man, and he would, be-
fore taking the money, telegraph to him
to make sure about it. Such candor and
fairness of course had its effect upon the
young man, and he was all the more anx-
ious for position with so upright man,
A dispatch was sent to the partner, di-
rected to the City Hotel here, and in due
time an answer, or what purported to be an
answer, was received, saying the place
was not filled. The bargain was then
closed, and the young man deposited the
money. The proprietor took it, and in a
careless manner apparently put it into the
money drawer, and locking the drawer he
gave the key to his new clerk, telling him
he was going out for a short time on bust
ness, and he might begin his work at
once. The clerk waited for his return for
a long time, but at first thought nothing
of it; for wasn't the money safe in the
drawer, and wasn't the drawer locked,
and didn't he have the key? Finally,
however, his suspicion or his curiosity
got the best of him, and he examined the
drawer. Imagine his surprise and con
sternation at finding therein but n pack
age Of worthless paper, and the trick
flashed upon his mind. An effort was
made to find his partner in the city, but
the dispatch spoken of above hasn't
reached him yet, and probably never will.
-PF0Uidence Jou770aL.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-10-28
Is the Continuation of Specie Pay
ment impossible?

Mr.. Schurz, in his reply to Wendell
Phillips latest screed, punctures one of
the most common falsehoOds of the infia
ton school, and that is that in times of
panic the Government of Great Britain
has given relief to the country by author
lZlng the Bank of England to suspend spe-
Gle payments. Here is what Mr. Schurz
says on this point:
" The lnflatiOnists are also fond of tell
ing us that such panfcs lead sometimes to
suspension OF specie payments bv the
banks. This is true as to this country,
but when Mr.. Phillips informs us that
again and again in specie basis English
history the permission given by the Gov
eminent to the bank to suspend specie
payments has been the salvation Of the
business community, he glaringly betrays
the greatest ignorance of financial histo-
ry or deplOrable disregard OF the truth.
In charity we must accept the former.
Every well-infOrmed man knows that.
since the resumption Of specie payments
in 1921, specie payments have never been
suspended again in England. Mr.. Phil
lips, IN his evidently somewhat careless
reading, found that now and then in times
OF panic something was suspended, and
he Jumped at the conclusion that it was
specie payments. 1t is, perhaps, well to
inform him that, instead Of the suspen-
sion of specie payments, it was the sus-
pension of the Bank act of 1914, author
izing the Bank of England to issue notes
beyond the amount Of specie reserve pre-
scribed by law. That permission has been
given several times, but specie payments
steadily continued all the while. 1t is
urgently recommended to Mr.. Phillips to
commence his historical reading at the
beginning"
We submit this statement to the consid-
Grafton of those who maintain that con-
tlnuance OF specie payments is impossible.
-GLGc0nO TIr5buno
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-10-28
Smart Bear-Hunters.

1.-Two young fellows" said Powell,
"English tourists, were out here a few
weeks ago and wanted to hunt bear. The
Florida bear is a very little fellow, not as
large as the black bear or cinnamon bear
by any means. However, they wanted to
hunt him and shoot alligators, which is
to the Egyptian crocodile about like a cat
to a tiger However, they got very glori-
Gus over killing one or two Of them and
wanted bear and we went with them.
The amount of lies pumped into these
Englishmen about Seminoles, pirates, ETC.,
would set up the New York Ledger.
"The bear is easy to find. He always
goes one route; if he puts his foot on a
log-crossing to-day he will cross the same
place tomorrow, and put his foot on the
same place. We found bee-gum where
he had been, and put one Britisher there,
another in the hamak above, and Joe and
| and the dog went to look up the bear
We got on his trail pretty soon, and then
we lost him; lost the dog, too, a half ter
rier and cur, black, curly and red-nosed,
about as big as a half-grown sheep. Joe
and | came down to the hamak and met
the Englisher. He had been keeping out
the damp air. We asked if he had seen
the bear.
"'Aven't been by this; gone cross-lots,
said he hiccoughing, and then turning to
Joe: never see such a funny dogs
your'n-funnies' sort o. dog
"' You've seen the dog, then said Joe :;
the bear can't be far Off Just then we
heard the other Britisher's gun, and a
dozen or SO yells. We ran down; he was
dancing, swapping his fingers. L ave
i'm, John; I ave shot the bear
eve hurried down to see him dancing
around-not the bear, but Joe's black dog.
"Joe was wrathy, I tell you, about q
fool as didn't know a bear-dog from \
bear while the other turned the dead dog
over curiously with his foot, as if it had
been bear or some other curious varmint
81 saw he was puzzled. WHAT'S the
matter?' asked.
q Curious he said, very curious
How'd he get that white on him. And he
rubbed his hands on the white star on the
dogs breast, and looked at his fingers to
see if they were chalked. 1 began to
smell something What is curious% I
asked You know dog, don't you"
"' Know a dog from a bear: No such
fool as that. Only he didn't have that
spot. Funnies' sort of a dog, though
"' What did he do?' Iasked.
"'Do? Funnies' sort. "Hellor' says l,
"heah, heah,' calling the dog, and he just
hoped up on his hind legs; hoped up
you see like a ole circus
* You know dog from bear, maybe
says l, but you don't know a bear from
dog, for sure as one of you shot the dog
for bear, the other whistled to the bear
for dog You see I know a bear will
do that; jump on his hind quarters if you
call to him. "-Florida Letter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-10-28
JESUS OF NAZARETH P4SSETH
BY

What means this eager, anxious throug,
winch moves with busy haste alorg,
Ihese wondrous gatherings day by day?
what means this strange commotion, pray
In accents hushed the throng reply:
Jesus of Nazareth passeth by"
Who is this Jesus? Why should lie
Inc city move so nightly?
Il passing stranger, has He skin
10 move the multitude at will?
Again the stirring notes reply:
Jesus OF Nazareth passe;h by"
Jesus It's He who once below
Mans pathway trod, mid pain and woe;
And burdened ones, where'er He came,
Brought out.their sick and deaf and lame
The blind rejoiced to hear the cry.
Jesus of Nazareth passeth by"
Again He comes! From place to place
His footprints we can trace
He pauseth at our threshold-nay,
He enters-condescends to stay.
Shall we not gladly raise the cry:
"Jesus of Nazareth passeth by"
Ho! al We heavy laden, GOMEZ
Here's pardon, comfort, rest and home.
Ye wanderers from Fathers face,
Return, accept His proffered grace.
Ye tempted ones, there's refuge nigh
"Jesus of Nazareth passeth by"
But if you still His call refuse,
And all His wondrous love abuse,
Soon will He sadly from you turn,
Your bitter prayer for pardon spurn.
TOO late! too late" will be the cry.
"Jesus of Nazareth has passed by"