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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-09
Four Per Cent Interest ON tho Ma
tiOnnl Debt.

Four Per Cent Interest ON tho Ma.
. tional Debt.
With all our esteem for Secretary Bristow
the judgment of the crafty bankers who are
scheming to find big bonanza in tho ooz-
ve-nion of the public debt They have con-
WINGED him that he cannot sell four and a
half per cent bonds unless Congress extends
the period of redeemability from fifteen
years to thirty years, in the face of the
patent fact which stares everybody in the
face who reads the money articles ofthe news
papers that bonds are bought every day in
the week at prices which give the purchas-
ers only four per cent on their investment
If this were question of increasing the sum
be reasonable doubts whether glut of the
market might not reduce the price. But
there is no possibility Of CLINT, because the
amount of the debt would not be
increased by. refunding. The demand
for this class of securities is certain
to increase, and MS there can be no
addition to the supply there is q constant
tendency to IN enhancement of price, which
is the same thing in effect as a willingness to
take new bonds at lower rate of interest
The United States bonds have become me-
cessity for banks, savings institutions, trust
companies and private individuals who need
Q form of property which is at the same time
safe, productive and disposable. When the
ive-twenty bonds are called in and paid
there is nothing better which holders could
do with their money than to reinvest it in
other government securities. The whole of
our bonded debt is already placed; it is SO
valuable that it commands high premiums,
proportional to the rite of interest and tho
length Of time the bonds have to run. There
is at present little temptation to invest in
business enterprises. and if the six per cents
were withdrawn it would puzzle the holders
to find better investment than long date
four per cent bonds. There is o lack of
courage in the Treasury Department when
it dcspairs of selling four and half per cent
bonds unless the period of redeemability is
extended to thirty years.
The syndicate which seeks new bonanza
takes different view, and Secretary Bristow
does not seem to make sufficient allowance
for its interested motives. Because its MEM
bers are able financiers, fertile in reasons.
he pays them Difference which is duo only
to able fnanciers who are not aiming to
feather their own nests. Ii the time Of the
four and u half per cents were extended to
thirty years the syndicate would pocket the
difference between four and half per cent
and four per cent bonds, for shrewd syndi-
cate would have too perfect knowledge of
the market to let the purchasers Of the bonds
realize more than they can make by other
equally safe investments. We warn Secre-
larry Bristow against big bonanza syndicates.
) The WEATHER DURING THE COMING WEEK
will be very changcable, and we are likely to
have more than one storm before Wednesday
next To-day will DO cool and clear or
partly cloudy. Toward evening the cloudi-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-09

WALL STREET YESTERDAY. were
generally lower Erie was nm objective point
of assault by the bears. Gold receded from
l13 IA to 49, The bank statement shows
loss of nearly S3,OO0.OOO in the reserve.
Money was easy at 2 IL and per cent.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-09

The FLooDs IN THE MISSISSIPPI have
caused backwatcr in tho Arkansas and
White rivers which is iunndating a largo
area Of country along their banks. Tho
Arkansas bottom suffers for seventy miles
up from the river mouth, and the low
lands along the White River for one
hundred and thirty miles up. OPP
posite Memphis the country is flooded
As far as Madison, forty miles distant,
and all the smaller creek bottoms are over
flowed in proportion. The freshet wave is
declining at st. Louis and Cairo and will
oorbably rise between vicksburg and New
Orleans. The news of the lowering OF the
upper river gives much satisfaction to the
planters. who will at once commence opera
tionG
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ness may increase, with rising temperature
and indications of rain. The low barometer
in the South Atlantic States will probably
move along the coast and we may expect
to experience its influence tomorrow.
The depression now central in the Upper
Mississippi Valley will also move eastward.
and there is possibility that it may meet
the southern storm at or off the New Eng
land coast, in which event heavy storm
may be developed in that region and over
Nova Scotia. The weekly summary Of OBJ
servations at the Central Park Meteorologi.
cal Observatory gives the following record =
Barometer-Mean, 90. 800 inches; maximum,
80 400 inches; minimum, 29.44S inches
DEMONSTRATION, 42.3 degrees; maxi.
mum, SO degrees minimum, 80 degrees
Rainfall on the Sd and 4th. 2.37 inches. Ths
daily weather bulletins from Washington
have been rather cloudy since the beginning
of the month Yesterday ''clear or partly
clear" weather was announced for large
section of the country, which is by no means
clear enough, coming from the Signal Ser
vice. The predictions are usually very pre-
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NOTICE TO COUNTRY NEwsDEALERs.-F0r
prompt and regular delivery of the HERALD
by fast mail trains orders must be sent direct
10 his office Posta ge free.
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BROOKLYN rIKArRE
THE MIGHTY DOLLAR MsP. NJ. Matinee ARK.
v.,,rry TONY ] rAsroR's NEW rHEArRx
rrnnro, ., 1s,oS s92JRAE ZS., THE4rrx
EAGLE THEATRE.
CHEEK. atsP.M.
Park THEATRE
BRASS atsP N. George Fawcctt Rowe
v..,,rv cHATEAy MABILLE VARIETIES
BowERY THEATRE.
WAITING FOR THE VERDICT, atsP.M.
THIRrY FOURTH STREET OPERA HOUSE.
VARIETY. ats I. NJ.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE.
PIQUE, at r NJ. Fanny Davenport.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC
BENEFIT CONCERT Miles Thercsa Titivns and Pappen.
helm
VARIETY, asrssL GLOBE THEATRE
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELs, MsPM
PARTISAN VARIETIES
VARIETY, at L. NJ. Matinee at = +. NJ.
OLYMPIC THEATRE.
VARIETY. atsP NJ Matinee m2P.M
WOODS MUSEUM.
WIDE AWAKE, ats +. NJ. George France. Matinee 81
LYCEUM THEATRE.
VAUDEVILLE, at ?. n. Minnie Palmer.
THEATRE CoAiQUE
wALLAck's TmEATRE
TEARS, IDLE TEARS. at p. N. II. J. Montague.
BOOTHS THEATRE.
HENRY ", at NJ George Rignold-
TIvoLI THEATRE.
VARIETY, atsP.M.
Grand rouRsAT TANTA AZ ANN nALI; SPIN
QUINTU PL f SHE E II
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-09

From our reports this morning the probabilities
are that the ,ceather to-day ,cH be cool and clear
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-09

NEW YORK. SUNDAY. APRIL ., 1876.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-09

The WEATHER DURING THE COMING WEEK
will be very changcable, and we are likely to
have more than one storm before Wednesday
next To-day will DO cool and clear or
partly cloudy. Toward evening the cloudi-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-09

QUINTUPLE SHEET.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-09

BROOKLYN THEATRE
THE MIGHTY DOLLAR At eP NJ Matinee at r. n
TONY PASTORS NEW. THEATRE
VARIETY. ntSPM
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ADJUSTMENTS TOMORROW.

VOLUME mo. l0t
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-09-28
Vol. xxi. Whole No. ll30.No. 80.

will close by remarking that my legal
friend, who is very scholarly, always ac-
cent coadjutor on the second instead Of the
third, where it rightfully belongs.-New
England Journal of Education.
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DrOll Doings.

\ LIVELY PARsON.--Old DR.. Strong OF
Hartford, was not often outwitted by his
people. On one occasion he had invited a
young minister to preach for him. who
proved rather dull speaker, and whose
sermon was unusually long. The people
became wearied, and as DR.. Strong lived
near thee bridge, about the time for the
commencement of the afternoon service
he saw his people flOcking across the riy-
er to the other church. lie readily under
stood that they feared that they should
hear the same young man in the afternoon.
Gathering up his wits, which generally
came at his bidding he said TO the young
minister: My brother across the river
is feeble and know he will take it very
kindly to have you preach to his people,
and if you will do so will give Won note
to give him. and will be as much Obliged
10 you as | would to have you preach for
me, and | want you to preach the same
sermon you preached 10 my people this
morning" The young minister, supposing
this to be- IA commentator of his sermon.
Stated III in good spirits, delivered his
note and was invited most cordially to
preach. He saw before him one-half of
Dr. StIoug's people, and they had to lis
ten an houI and half to the same dull
humdrun sermon that they heard in the
mornlng. they understood the joke. how
ever. and said they would never under
take to run away from DR.. Strong again.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-09-28

MISUNDERSTANDING is possible that
some one who reads the title of this article
may find himself guilty of failing to pro-
nounce ci like sh in shun. | find that my
lady friend, who is very precise In her Ian
guage, will persist in accenting etiquette
on the first instead of the last syllable.
My good minister, who has the greatest
aversion to anything wrong, was greatly
surprised when | mildly suggest to him
that dspirant should be accented on the
penult, while my musical niece mortified
me the other day by Dronouncing final in
two syllables. | heard my geological
friend explaining the subsideRce of the
earths crsst, but he should have accented
the second instead of the first syllable.
The same mistake happened the other dav
to my friend. the president of the Reform
society. who spoke of the udgdries of GER
tain people by accenting the first instead
OF the second syllable. He also announced
that l wsuld deliver an address that even
ing, but | knew it was not polite to tell
him to accent the last syllable. My boy
| says he left school at recess accenting the
| first syllable and he was 10th To believe
that, whatever the meaning of the word
| il should be accented on the final syllable
Then my friend, the president of the debat
| ing club. who is great student of Cush-
| ing's Manual. tells US that motion to ad
journ takes the precedence by accentins
the first instead of the second syllable
My other lady friend says that she live
in house having cupelotc. She shoul,
consult dictionary for that word. Blu
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er; that you may never have to work as
you work now or deny yourself as you de.
ny yourself now. You have SO little. m 9TH
er, to make your life easy and bright
'Little." she cries through her happy
tears. Little! when have you, Davyr
We both have all we need, dear moth
err the boy says, laying his curly head up
on her shoulder. 4 would not change
homes with the richest boy in our college.
though he would laugh at the notion; but
still. mean 10 give you more. am max
ing the most Of my time
And what do the masters say of you.
DavyY
That am the best arithmetician in the
school, the boy says. laughing; and best
Cfor my age) In one or two other things
But. mother, beat every fellow-older or
younger-hollow at gymnastics
What are they? asks his mother won
ing. But though Davy explains st length,
her idea OF the science Is only little less
vague when he finishes than 1t had been
when he began.
We have 3 splendid gymnasium at the
school. and you should see me. There's
not fellow who can come anywhere near
me. And have prize TO show you, moth
er--not for that he adds. with a laugh at
her surprise. but for accounts. l won 1t
10 pitdsc X huutdtntT, uSCduee. alteT hiI,Ue
was very good 10 put me TO schOol. though
he will not personally notice either of us =
Ii is almost like giving me fortune. isn't
1t and therefore better than il he asked
me To his house, although that would show
he mad forgiven nv father for-settling
here.
Almost a fortune-yes. she answers,
gravely stroking his brown curls. But try
To think less OF being rich than OF being
good and true-hearted. my own child
i do. mother he says earnestly, .only
| talk more OF the one. And when think
things over, mother, feel quite sure that
mans occupation need make no differ
ence. My father had nothing harder to
battle with than the ignorance of a lot of
boys who, after all. loved him aud tried to
please him; but may be just as good
man battling with the world-which seems
30 far from us and so unreal to us yet-as
he was IN this dear little quiet nook. Don't
you feel this, mother?
Yes she feels Il. Small as her knOwl-
edge Is. she knows of One who walked un-
spotted through the world; and poor as
she mLy be, she Is rich in her trust in Him.
The sunset light is dying now. and the
mother and son sit watching 1t In silence
which Is sweet with love and sympathy
and when those iair pink clouds fade and
vanish from above the sea. they arise and
90 into the cottage together
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-09-28
Honey, Honeycomb and Wax.

1t is mystery to many why honeycOmb
Is worth from 81 to 81 per pound; and yet
1t Is true, when we take into account that
it Is made from honey, of which 1t re-
Quires twenty-five pounds for swarm OF
bees to make pound and quarter of nice
honeycomb.
The Cincinnati Gazette explains the
matter as follows The bee fills itself
with honey, and when combs are to be
made, the larger part of the swarm will
form or cluster themselves into a festoon
or bunch in the hive. and BY so doing they
get up proper temperature of heat, which
causes the honey already in the bees to Sc
crete into wax, and pass through the little
flaps. or pockets, or the under side of the
abdomen, in the shape OF small, white
scales, which we can often see quite plen-
tiful on the alghting board. These scales
are taken off of each other by the bees
themselves, and while 1t Is in a soft, plant
consistency. they make their combs. first
forming the very thin sheet which serves
as partition between the two sets of cells.
If We would take the proper calculation
of the value of honey, and the amount that
good busy swarm can gather daily, we
will find 1t takes about twenty days for
bees To fill their hives with the necessary
amount OF comb, which if clean will weigh
one and one-quarter pounds. We have
found, il some Instances, when the honey
harvest was good. that bees will collect
and bring into their hives five to twenty
pounds per day. | have often known a
good strong stock TO gather fifty pounds
in the long days of August, when the white
Alsike clover were I'm full bloom.
Now, dear readers, let US make a fair
calculation in this matter. and we will find
that at five pounds per day the bees will
gather and store one hundred pnunds in
twenty days. This. at twenty-five cents
per pound, would be twenty-five dollars
suppose we had plenty of nice combs In
good movable frames, 10 have exchanged
with our bees, As they filed up. in place
OF forcing them to build new, aud usin.
up the precious uector in making combs.
which TO say the least OF it, would not be
less than afty pounds OF honey. At the
price above named il amounts to sl2 80 {;
and now reduce this one-halt and we see
very clearly that honey combs are more
valuable than the WAX that might be made
from IL. which sells al twentyfv to thirty
cents per ponnd. The best Weld that can
be made from an ordinary class of old
comb i II single pound OF wax to one and
oue-fuurth pounds Of comb, which makes
difference against the wax of SO %
| have given you the facts In the case;
will ynn study the matter ever, dear read
er, and iorsake the old-time OF bee-keep-
ing, and try TO reform in this, the most
pleasant, il understood, of all kinds OF
business. that AN invalid, especially, and
ladies with small capital, might engage
in with profit Rural New \ orker.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-09-28
A Seaside Incident.

why, Bob. you dear old fellow,
Where hsve you been these years!
In Egypt India. khivs,
With the khsn's own volunteer,
Have you scaled the Alps or Andes,
Sailed TO isles OF AmszOns;
What climate. Bob has wrought the change
Your face from brown 10 bronzev
She placed dimpled hand In mine,
In the same frank, friendly way:
We stood once more on the dear Old beach.
And It seemed but yesterday
Since, standing on this same " white shore.
She said with eyelids wet
''GoOd-by. You may remember. Bob.
But shall NOT forget"
held her hand and whispered low
"Madze. darling, what OF the years
The two long year, that have intervene
since. through the mist OF tears.
We looked good-by on this same white beach
Here by the murmuring sea!
You. Madge. were then just twenty,
And was twcnty-three.'
A crimson blush came TO her check;
Hush, Bob" she quickly said;
"let's look at the bathers 10 the surf
There's Nellie and cousin Ned"
'.Aud who's that portly gentleman
On the shady SIDE OF hfeF
"Oh. he belongs TO our party, too
In fact, Bob, I'm his wife,
And tell you. Bob. It's an awful thing,
The way he does behave;
Flirts with that girl in steel-gray silk
Bob, why do you look so grAyey'
THE fact l.. Msdge, I-well-Ahem!
Oh, nothing al all, my dear
Except thst she OF the steel-gray six
i the one married last year"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-09-28
National Bank Interest.

The once veXed question of national
bank Interest ought TO be clear enough
henceforth. In the case OF the Farmers
and Mechanics bank Of Buffalo ". Deer
ng. the supreme court OF the United States
brushes away a wilderness of legal cob
webs and makes the entire matter plain.
|. A national bank IN any State may
take the interest allowed by the laws Of
that State
=. 1t tha; State has a State bank rate
the national bank may take that rate.
). II there Is no State rate, the national
bank may take seven per cent, aud no
more.
/. ANY rate national bank may take.
II may take IN advance.
D. Charging greater rate than above
allowed, subjects the bank TO "A forfeiture OF
er penalty.
g. Receiving a greater rate than above
allowed renders the bank liable, at any
time within two years from the date Of
the transaction. TO a suit by the party pay
ing. tor twice the whole amount of the in-
terest paid, but to no other penalty or
suit
!. A national bank my buy. sell or dis
count a bona .die bill Of exchange, payable
at some other place, at the current rate OF
sight exchange. in addition To the rae oi
interest above allowed.
Ii will thus be seen thai State usury
laws are not applicable 20 Il national bank
under any circumstances, and that State
rates OF interest are applicable NOT by
reason OF my inherent force in the State
laws prescribing then, but simply because
the National Bank act selects those rates
a. mater OF convenience. The national
bank SAYS the United States supreme
coart in effect in tile decision We have re-
ierred To, is an instrumeutality of the
government of the United States necessary
10 the successful operation of that COVER
ment and by consequence no State can
CONTROL or regulate the operations of The
same. The National Bank act srescribe>
what interest a national bank NAV take and
what penalty it shall incur for taking more,
and this penalty is the only one To which
such an Institution can be made amena-
Bile -Netr York World
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pottrp.
Burnt offerings.

BY II. II.
The fire lesped up. swim, hot, and red;
Swim. hot. and red. waiting prey;
The woman came with swim, light tread.
And silently knelt down 10 lay
Armfuls Of leaves upon the fire,
As men lay faggots on the pyre.
Armfuls Of leaves which had been bright
Like painters tints six months before;
All faded now, ghastly sight.
Dusty and colorless she bore;
And knelt and piled them on the fire,
As men lay faggots on pyre.
Watching the crackle and the blaze,
Idly smiled and idly said
"Good-bye, dead lesvesi Go dead leaves way
Next year there will be more rs red.p
The woman turned, sne from the fire
Looked up as from funeral-pyre.
saw my idle words had been
Far crueler than could know.
And made an old wound bleed again,
at il not leaves" she whispered low,
THAT am burning in the fire.
But daysl IL is a funeral-pyre."
New York Independent.
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After quoting poem, an editor add
ed that these lines were composed by a
Young man of great promise, who has
lain in his grave for fourteen years solely
for his own amusement"
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Some confounded idiot has put that
pen where can't find it r growled old AS
perty the other day as he rooted about
the desk. 'Ah. um, yes / thought So he
continued in lower key. as he hauled the
article from behind his ear.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-09-28

An editor wrote, we have received a
basket Of strawberries from Mr.. Smith, for
which he will except our compliments
some OF which are tour inches in circum-
ference.
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CALL AT THIS OFFICE p +
AND GET YoUR BUSINESS CARDS.
New-York tribune., 1876-09-30
pECIsIoNs-sEPr. %.

Grpreps Court CAaRbeTS-By JUDGE WestbTook.-
While agL Drske-Order gTanted vacating iOdgmeat Leo
rod act Heng-MotOn for allowance granted Smith agt
aRRaI.-CTant6d; E4efnOlanGnfn.
Special TerBBy judge Van Worst RaEin &C. aGt Am, M
mdswn ct aLFDencs OF fact Gna coLeusi0l OF IA" On
iussIneDt for defendant settled
Marine Court ChaRbas-By JLdge SunOtt.-
somb0rn aat WsssuEg Radican at Fowler sloan ags
sohsrd BeyeT1dge agt Bigin SlTfdel agt Metz Harr
nan agt ne Mayor &C; Duff ag T1lnghast lachGrd agL
Cos VesnEeh agG NaaE
Ec.-Orders grautcd Brown agt GTiswodi Wagner Ag]
GTcss-MO.iOns granted. ,..-- -
oyerrlo demurrer and judgment granted smOn agL
Eers,m Nakemau agt. Brennan Seaman AIT welsh MAX
well NOrIis.-MOOns granted Finn asl. SclHartL-J
Fui1ong esg. receiver fainlage ag London ile sgS
Edflsteiue Blake ag schahnan Beach agt Bruf; Warren
ACT 5Ghivan-OTdelS granted
SRrrogdtSs CoHTt-By Surrogate Caiyin.-Estate Of
FnnesyOrder entered tat attachment issue against NARY
gmnesy aaministratx for returning inventory OF SAID
Estate OF LOus Pianer Josephin9 PlSne NLao
NakaevAcsounts settled and allow decree OF dist
button signed Estate OF JOhu Roche ~ al, mnorsOrlef
guardianship issue 70 Catharno sOt
e mother Of said mn0r upon her executing and ming VAN
eaeh mn0Is which bond must be renewed aniuay
of MasOn-Orer eBered that Thomas Dows
nas@ may SH S Aaa sas 1Se ssato S&aa q OS St letters
testa1aentary iEsne 70 him, and that he be
entitled 10 executor and rufea under said viii Estate
Iaa l. William H. ard George N BTfpkerhGn ninn--
gehtal said minors the OF money deposited
3 their credit 10 the Real Estate Trust Company, and that he
deliver said general guardian four bank bDoks OF the
S8vtugs Which nave an
said moneys and bank hooks Estate OF
NchaD splane-OrdeT ditGred that administrators be a
oNed compromise claim upon the estate OF sad deceased
Be divide tue said Of 500 equally between the next Of
hh o. SAID deceased.