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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-26
METHODS OF DESTROYING THE GRAssHOPPERs.
To the EditOr Of the Tribune

To the Editor Of the Tribune.
SIR: Would you please to make public in
your valuable paper the following extract from u
book written by Frederick Kirchhof, noted German
writer on agriculture. He gives the following advice
about the gasshopper pest in his work, third edition.
Part l., page 201 on Agriculture
The swams of this insect very often become an awful
pest since In a few hours they will devour every green
thing in their pathway Trees stripped OF their buds
leaves and blossoms Wheat and grass are devoured by
them Large fires built in their track and the nring OF
guns will prevent isolated swarms from alighting yet
This does always suffice, and there remains no other
remedy but for $ many people possible to come to-
gethe surround the place where the insects have aighed
and nv steady encircle and then Kill them with
clubs II the grasshoppers dry meadows 1t best
10 wait till the next morning and then at an early hour
drive over them and crush them with heavy rollers as
they are unable before sunrise they have settled
in the vicinity of swamps and deposited their eggs the
ground must be dug up. Pigs may be turned into a
swamp To destroy the eggs Cultivated land both In the
Fall and Spring be worked upon with the piow.
harrow and roller that the eggs may be destroyed
and exposed to birds.
As to exposing the eggs birds think that sparrows
would destroy the grassoppcrs as we'll as their
eggs. ALBERT IiMMLRMASN
No SIS Broadray, Albany May 20, 1875.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-26

il nformed-for the first time perbapsthat hc or She
IA the case may be- Ia no gentleman lady Recently at
Steinway Hail. saw two persons on guard over seat
They drove away all applicants until woman, who cyl
dently knew right from wrong. asked politely for the
seat treated with that impndencc which people
striving to hold that which they have no right ma
refuge In She then promptly took the seat, paying no
attention to the abuse which followed could not put
feel that the public should be enlightened In this matter
and made to understand that such conduct will not be
tolerated I'm any dccency loving community. H. G.
nelr- YORK. MAY 20. 1870.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-26

American Antiquarian Society at Worcester. few
years ago beautifully illustrated auart0 pamphlet
titled 1.-THE Boys. Banner Book" which contained the
text Of all national was published and pro
sumo Is still to DO had at the bookstores. Tho flag Of
Fort McTIenry, the veritable Star Spanged Banner,
noble flag more than 30 feet square, still exists and
owned by Mrs. Appleton daughter Of Gen Armistead.
the gallant defender OF Fort McHcnry. Yours,
Es,r- York NAV 90 1875. + PLURIBU, UsUM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-26

different sections of the country met Yesterday In this
CITY and ARRANGEMENTS made for tho Bankers Con-
yenton at Saratoga. subcommittee on Transportation
Reception. Organization, Resolutions &c. were ap
pointed
The annual election of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company will DO held to-day. No report will
be presented The present Board Of Directors will be re-
elected with perhaps one exception.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-26
WOMAN'S RIGHTS.


An old lady, riding on a street-car yester-
day took clay pipe tobacco from her pocket and
after filling the pipe and borrowing match leaned
back for smoke The conductor entered the car tapped
her the shoulder and said:
"You can't smoke In here"
~ know It's leetle crowded" she replied, as she
looked up but I'm used 10 trayen'. aud guess eau
put up with I'll"
She waa allowed TO finish Der pine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-26
FAILURE OF A BROKER.

Edward Flash of No. l Wiliam-st., n
member oil the Cotton and Produce Exchange, has
nounced his inability to meet his engagements In
Spouse inquiries Mr. Flash stated that his failure
due to the fact that he had accepted drafts
Of Fletcher O. Co. Of ST. Louis. This firm had
promised to send consgnmcnts, the proceeds from
the sale hypOhecatlon Of which were TO go to the
payment of these drafts Instead OF sending the cOsg
or money however the firm went into bankruptcy
and left him (fiash) in the lurch. lie unable to
meet his acceptances, aud thereupOn failed Mr. Fashs
business was principally brokerage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-26
THE WESTERN UNION LOAN UNSUCCESSFUL.
uhe loan of the Western IIninn IclenranL

ItICRIdVTI
Company for $3OOOO00 advertised by Mcssrs Morton.
Bliss Co. to be awarded at yesterday proved
failure. The bids at the limit Of 97a per cent were less
In amount than onchaf the total loan, or less than
50 100000, and these were all declined that
offer OF bonds be made before old loans fall due
next Fall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-26
WALL STREET NOTES.

The Committee of Arrangements of the Bank
rs Convention. composed Of II bank cashiers from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-26

keeping ,he Information. etc. 10 be obtained
and as the practice Of cutting was so nearly o o
tina, tina %e aa we o gave no further attention the matter
We have made secret Of the fact that we dd NOT az an
Ssbe M they :" can expe US or not should not
test the matter Rates have been high In TINS city, as Nh
evidence OF which paid dividend OF 90 per cent last
year. and dividend Of % per cent and
ast ass o. on 10 the t 81
$4,000 in addition to our capital Of 100000
THE INSURANCE AGENCY COMPLICATIONS.
STATEMENT OF A MEMBER OF THE FIRM OF CHEP-
PU, PECK a HOWELL
In relation to the difficulty in the insurance
agency of Cheppu, Peck Howell at No. 1879 Broad
way who have been agents OF the Fire ASSOCIATION oI
Philadelphia and the Lancaster Insurance Company OF
Pennsylvania Peck stated in conversation with re-
porter OF TRIBUNE yesterday that the whole trouble
Ind grown Of the fact that they had fallen behind In
their accounts with the Fire Association Mr. Peck then
made the following statement:
the time when purchased an interest IN the the rm
have since proved entirely worthless Among these were
has since since OF failed and some real estate in New
Jersey. As the character of these assets grad
SSc to realize anything upon them fell behind
The amount OF the deficiency as shown ny our ast re-
for few days extension on that amount and that we
might II of in paEing up foG eTsTyG onn
Ssnos ss The CO cmpa aa to %
same but he now says he did not had no thought
however that the Association would cut of our agency
without giving us few days notice and an opportunity
10 make good the deficit Mr.. Howell's father OF the
firm OF Howell Brothers. Philadelphia, Is on our bond
and have no doubt that he would have come 10 our
rescue that without any previous notice the Assoc
tion closed upon Representatives OF the association
have taken charge Office and have agreed 10 al
low them access to such of our books as rs may
be in obtaining any 1nfornatlon re-
lating to tho business OF the Association company
We moved to the present Office about month ago. anu
in our accounts have not all been written
up for the past 80 days The memoranda arc al COM
piete however and we now engaged In posting ane
books but il will probably be 80 days before ey arc
complete. 1t is not certain when our sha DE
accounts but If there il, our bond Is good
for it, and the Association will lose nOthng'
Mr. Cbeppu lett recently for Europe. We have tee-
graphed for him. and nothing will be done In regard to
settling up the business of the firm until his return me
renorf that he took large amount of money belonging
to the firm is entirely false, the amount to meet
the expenses of tho trip obtained from ah outside
source,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-05
Marine Disasters.

The marine disasters by fare, wreck or
collision, or other casualty. to vessels be-
longing to or bound to or from ports in
the United States, during 1874, amounted
to 35l, the value of the vessels, exclusive
of their cargces, being Sc, 1856, 900. Dur
ing 1873, the disasters numbered 459, the
losses aggregating $1l,,7S3,000 Last
year there were lost 10 steamers, 2ships,
81 banks, 46 briggs and 1913 schooners.
OF these losses, during the month of De-
cember Just closed, there were 3S, the
value of abe vessels, exclusive of their
cargoes, being $780,
During the season of 1S13a74 forty
eight vessels We're driven in upon the
shores of the Atlantic, and either wrecked
or disabled. There were on board 1, 166
persons and cargoes valued at 81, 33l, COG.
by the life-saving apparatus BOB lives
were saved. During the last three years
there have been 102 wrecks, 1,607 lives
have been placed in peril, 1,69l of which
were saved, while S3,6S5, 933 worth OF
property was endangered, with loss OF
S927, 55.-NcW York Mail.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-05
Didn't Like the. oday.

Some folks don't like the odor of Linn
burger cheese. One evening, not very
long since, q gentleman had made his
preparations to attend prayer-meeting
with his wife. Prior TO starting, he came
down town to his place of business, and
while there an acquaintance discovered
that he was about to engage In Wednes-
day evening devotion. Accordingly he
put up a villainous job. Procuring a huge
slice of the most fragrant Limburger
cheese to be had, he watched his oppor-
tunity, and, just as the gentleman step
ped out,of the door TO go, home for his
wife, slipped it in his pocket The par
ties repaired to the church, and were
soon seated side by side in o comfortable
pew near the stove. Soon the cheese be-
gan to grow loud. The sisters turned
their heads about and looked o.s if q kraut
barrel had exploded. The deacons ele-
waited their noses and thought OF the third
plague Of Egypt. The preacher smelled
great smell, and the wife of the I'M
conscious odor-easket nudged her spouse,
and inquiredifhe didn't smellsomething.
Marian, it's awful, he responded !;
4" it must be in the COAL The more the
assembly specialized, the louder the odor
became, and finally all hands united i'll
hurrying the proceedings to q close. Ar
rived at home. and while preparing to
retire, the gentleman discovered the cause
of the unpleasantness, and removed it on
IA couple of chips-IoiCG State Register.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-05
4 Hard Bed to Fill.

The Junior editor of the Gallatin is
noted for his modesty- When school
boys, he and the writer were inseparable
companions, probably because we both
stood in such holy awe of the girls" A
pair of mischievous'blnck eyes would SIAM
pede us quicker than - a big dog" One
day "Bob" was sent to neighbor Shaw to
inquire about some straw for filling beds,
and of course the writer went with him.
Mr.. Shaw was the father of six hateful
girls, who had. rather laugh at a fellow
than not. and when WE arrived they were
all seated at dinner. l lodged behind
the corner. while Bob edged carefully in
at the door, and with scared look STAN
mered
"Mf. Straw, can you let me- have
enough Shaw to fill my bedl"
"Well, R." said the old gentleman,
CHANGING around the circle of astonished
faces. 81 suppose SO. Here are six be-
sides the old wonnn but I'd rather you
would leave her if the girls WILDE suffi-
cient. like them all and God bless
you"
Perfect shrielSs of laughter went up
from those mean things, and" R"
took to- Ids heels, followed by the writer
and cries from the old man to come back
and he'd Throw in the old woman
too. "-hrchugsse.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-05
Moral EDjtIemics.

The best remedies for malarious dis
eases are cleanliness, disinfection and
change of air. Immoral epidemics de-
mand heroic treatment, whether in the
family, the community or the state.
Sedatives and tonics only temporarily
mitigate evils which they do not pretend
to cure. We are passing through por-
tentous social experiments. Possibly
our financial troubles may correct much
that is wrong and purify the community
of some evils which have grown up out
of former prosperity, or they may but
introduce new period of speculation,
fraud and riotous living. For human
depravity, the grace of God in individual
hearts is the only radical cure, and for
public evil, the remedy is in that divine
prescription, righteousness exalteth q
nation" The proper guardians of the
nation s righteousness are the men and
women who rule Mt its fresides. AS the
coming generation are trained there, will
the nation be better or worse Schools
and colleges and the pulpit will be COM
paratively powerless if public virtue
forsakes the homes of the people. There
is more danger now from those subtle
principles of refined immortality which
permeate the structure of genteel society
from subcellar to attic. than from more
brutal forms of vice among the lower
orders, or from. VIGOROUSLY bad men i'll
high places Against fragrant wickedness
it is easy to be on guard, but impercep-
tible epidemic decentralization is plague
whose worst is done before it breaks out
upon the person.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-05
4 HeaYe Offering.

A genuine bully called on Friend :"
avowedly to thrash him.. Friend"
demonstrated the Quaker, knocking down
the visitors fist, "before thou proceedest
to chastise me, wilt thou not take some
dinnerl" The bully was n glutton, and
at once consented, washing down the
solids with libations of strong ale. He
rose up again to fulfill his original
errnnd. Friend" said the Quaker,
"wilt thou not take some punch!" and
he supplied abundance of punch. The
bully, now staggering, attempted to
thrash his entertainer I; but quoth the
Quaker, az Friend, wilt thou not take a
pipe?" This hospitable offer was also
accepted, and the bully, utterly weak,
staggered across the floor to chastise the
Quaker The latter, opening the window
and pulling him toward it, thus addressed
him. 81 Friend, thou earnest hither not to
be pacified. gave thee meat offering,
but that did not assuage thy rage ;; gave
thee a drink Offering, still thou vert
beside myself gave thee a burnt offer
ing, neither did that suffice and now will
l try thee with o heave Offering and
with that he tossed him out of the
window
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-05

Legislature, he was elected Represents
tive in Congress and served in that ca
pacity from 1S43 to 1853. Then he was
chosen Governor of Tennessee and
served two terms. In 1857 he was elect
ed to the United States Senate and served
there till 1862, when he resigned to ac-
cept the position of Military Governor OF
Tennessee. In April, 1865, by the death
of Mr.. Lincoln, he became President OF
the United States. He was GO years old
last December, and six years more III the
Senate will probably suffice to square his
accounts and wind up his political ca
reer.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-05
THE YOUNG FOLKS.
The Fairy wedding.

little brown mother bird sat in her nest
With four sleepy birds tucked under her breast
And her querulous chirrup fell ceaseless AMI low,
While the wind rocked the ac-tree nest to and fro.
- Lie STILL little nestlings lie still while tell,
For lullaby story, thing that befell
Youi plain little mother one midsummer morn,
A month ago, birdies-before you were born.
ara been DOING and dreaming the long summer
night,
Till the dawn flushed its pink through tho waning
moonlight;
when-I wish you could hear il once family there
fell
All around me the silvery sound OF bell.
peeped from the nest, and those lilies close by,
With threads of a cobweb were swung 10 and fro
by three little rollicking midgets below.
"Then the air was astir az with humming-birds'
wngs
And a cloud of the tiniest, dantiest things
That ever one dreamed of came lutterng where
A cluster of trumpet flowers swayed in the air.
GAS sat all a-tremble, my heart in my BILL
Il will stay by the nest, thought l.. happen what
wills
So saw with these eyes 10y that trumpet vine fair,
A whole fairy bridal train poised In the air.
Such bit of bride! Such a marvel of grace.
In a simmer of rainbows and gossamer lace
No wonder the groom dropped his diamond-dust
ring,
Which little elf-usher just caught with his wing.
"Then into the trumpet-Aower glided the train,
And thought (for dimpess crept my brain,
And tucked my head under my win2D 'Deary me
What sight for plain little mother like me ~
Mary A. Lathbury, IN ST. Nicholas.
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The Simple Secret.

Twenty clerks in store, twenty hands
in printing office, twenty apprentices
i'll a ship-yard, twenty young men. in a
Mllage--all want to get on in the world
and expect to do so. One of the clerks
Will become o partner and make for
tune one of the competitors will own a
newspaper and become sn influential cit
izen one of the apprentices Will become
MASTER builder one of the young VII
layers win get handsome farm and live
like patriarch-but which olse is the
lucky individual Lucky There is no
luck about it, The thing is almost as
certain as the rule OF three. The young
fellow who will distance his competitors
is he who masters lsis business, who pre-
serves his integrity, who livescleanly and
purely, who devofs his leisure to the ac-
arlisition of knowledge, who gains friends
by deserving them, and Elro saves his
spare money. There are some ways to
fortune shorter than this cd, dusty high
way but the staunch men of the COM
miinity, the raen who achieve something
really worth having, good fortune, good
name, and serene old age, all go on this
road.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-05

THE Postmaster General has under
consideration proposal to unite the
present one-cent postal-card and one
cent newspaper-wrapper, so as to form a
two-cent newspaper-wrapper, for the ac-
commodation of publishers, and others
who may wish to avail themselves of the
Improvement. This is not designed to
interfere with the issuing of the present
postal-card and newspaper-wrapper,
which are amply sufficient, perhaps, for
those whose correspondence is limited to
one or two letters year, and an occa-
sional well-thumbed newspaper. But n
combination wrapper that will unite in a
simple form all the advantages of postal
card and wrapper is especially needed by
business men, and will be warmly well
coined by them. Newspaper publishers
will probably be the first to perceive the
importance of the arrangement, ms they
often have occasion to send out postal
cards bearing particular or sole reference
to some article or articles in their pa
pers. 1t is well-known that letters and
papers deposited simultaneously i'll the
postoiiice DO not reach their destination
at the same time. Hence it is bother
to the recipient, who may have large
business to attend to, and who feels it is
hardly fair for him to be called upon to
keep that postal-card in mind, or file it,
so that when the newspaper arrives he
may be able to consider the two jointly
If the newspaper and postal-card arrived
ut the same moment, it is apparent to all
that there would be real gain in various
ways in two parties. Publishers have
often felt the need of some plan by
which this could be accomplished.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-05
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.

The Detroit Tribune claims the credit
of beating Chandler.
ANDY JOHNSON is the circus-mule of
American politics. Here he is again, p"
ready to start "around the circle.
ALEcK H. STEPHENS is getting thinner
and smaller every day, and he never
takes bath without the fear of being
drawn through the waste-pipe.
THERE are eighty-fve members of the
Forty-fourth Congress who either served
in the rebel army or held positions i'll the
civil service of the Confederacy.
THE st. Louis Republican says: Gone
Senator has gone into respectable bust
ness for livelihood. He's a shipped
Chandler, now, and some great and good
men have been ship chambers. "
A1GERNoN SIDNEY PADDOCK, who sue
ceeds Mr.. Upton as Senator from Ne
braska, is native of st. Lawrence
county, New York, and is about A
years of age, and of Puritan ancestry,
distantly related to Gideon Welles, Gen.
and Senator Sherman. he has been a
resident of Nebraska since 1856.
TIE contest for Congress in the First
Illinois District, in place of John Il.
Rice, deceased, resulted III the election of
y. G.. Caulfeld by 2,414 majority over
all competitors. There was no organized
opposition to him. Caultield was elected
i'll November last to the Forty-fourth
Congress from the same district.
AT the November election Carter H.
Harrison was returned as elected to Con
gress from the Third Illinois District
West Chicago by eight majority. Mr..
J. d. Ward, the present member from
the district, contested the election and
had a recount of the votes, by which it is
shown that Harrison had 139 majority.
ANDREW JOHNSON ought t. feel highly
hattered by the expressions of satisfac-
ton which his election to the Senate has
called forth. Even Mr. Blaine joins in
the congratulations. And only to think
that the New York Hcraid is pleased
must set old Andrew wild with delight.
For the Hcruld seems to sail in the
popular current, and is tolerably saga
cious in finding it.
A NEBRASKA historian, in book pub
lished in 1871, entitled "Pen Sketches
of Zebra-Skins, says that the new United
States Senator, Hon. a. $. Paddock, i
"broad between the ears, indicating
great hsecceity; is rather neurotic pre-
fers noctic pursuit to manual labor with
out twinge of the groutnol is jocost
without being hattie and despises nu
gacity." Great heavens is such MAJ
to be turned loose in the national pas
ture with the fences all down as they or,
nowl
The princip,l nominations in New
Hampshl e, for tn election to occur OF
Tuesday, March 9, are now made as fol
lows:
REPUBLICAN. DEMOCRAT.
Person C. Cheney, Hiram II. Roberts.
Rdiirodd Commissioner,
Charles H. Powers Adams T. Pierce.
Congress,
, l. Chas. S. whitehouse, Frank Jonee,
2. Auetin Il. Pike, Samuel y. Bell,
I 3. Henry W. Blair, Henry o. Kent.
, Railroad Commissioner David Head; Congress
l. A. G. Hardy; 2. Josiah M. Fletcher 3. Edwar
II. Weston.
/ The vote of New Hampshire, for Goy
) ernor, in the last four elections, has beer
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-05

comes next, shows manufacturing pro-
duction of 700,000,000 francs LIE
Rhone, GOO, 900, 900 francs I; La Seine-In-
ferieure, 440,000,000 francs Les
Observation-Disclosures, 271, 900, 900 francs !;
and La Loire, 224, 100000 francs La
Correze and La Cantal are the last de-
partments on the list, the former with
production of 100000 francs, and the
latter with 3,500,0 900 francs. The aver
age production per department is
100, 500, 900 francs, but this is divided,
as appears above, in a very unequal man
nor "
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-05

Hon. j. w. BLAKE, Republican SEN
ator from Redwood county, and Hon. T..
st. Julien Cox, the Democratic Senator
from Nicollet, were taking glass of beer
in st. Paul saloon, when they were APP
proached bya professional bruiser known
as Red-Handed Nike" who said some
thing to Blake about being supporter
of Ramsey, and slapped him (Blake) in
the face. The latter not resenting the
insult, Cox edged up to the bully, and,
by strong blow, sent the ruliian 10
grass and at considerable distance.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-05
French Industrial Statistics.

The recent report of the French MIN
lister of Commerce contains the following
industrial information "There exist III
France 1913. 900 industrial establishments.
which employ engines to the amount .1l 81 =.
502, 900 horsepower, and gave WORK ~
about 1, S00,0 900 men. The department Oh
the Seine stands foremost on the iist, Win
n production, in round numbers, OF |, 6yO,'
GOO, 900 francs, and enters for one-iith
of the total production. lie Nord, which