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forest composed Of timber noted for rapid
growth and possessing febrifugic proper
ties. Shade trees likewise have been plant
cd along the streets, and vines and fruit
trees in the gardens Wells have been dug
drainage and sewerage attended to, and
certain public buldings--church, school
house, town house, and the like-are in
process Of erection. Finally, the dwellings
have been adequately furnished, and apto-
vision Of seed grain and potatoes, togeth-
er with aplough, harrow, farm wagon, and
yoke OF oxen, has been assigned to every
family.
II the processes OF the forcing house and
the conservatory were applicable to colo
nization, we should expect the most nuspi-
cious results from Count ID 'IIAUssoNviLLE's
experiment. Neither forecast nor expen-
diture has been spared TO render the settle
ments Of Alsace-Loriainers in Algeria per-
manent and prosperous. Indeed, the es-
adjustment OF nine hundred families has
cost more than i've millions of francs.
Here, however, the question must needs
suggest itself, what would be the condition
of our Mississippi valley to-day IL each
family OF American cmigrlnts had exacted
for its installation an outlay of twelve
hundred dollars2
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The Dock Departments Can for More.

Mr.. SALEM II. WALES. the President of
the Dock Department, continues to make
strenuous efforts TO have II quarter of q
million added to the city debt, to purchase
Pier a. He has the assistance, in this rand
on the treasury, of Mayor WICKuAM, who
has made some sort of political BARGAIN
with Mr.. WALES by which, in return for
the latter's support, the MAYOR gives such
assistance ms he can in withdrawing the
rotten Dock Department.
In the Board OF Aldermen, Alderman
GROSS is DONG good service in fighting the
Dock Departments attempt 10 get this fur
Their quarter of million. in addition to the
millions thrown away 10y the department
on bungling constructions. OF the Com
mis-iOucr> of the Sinking Fund. without
the sanction of a majority of whom the
purchase of the pier cannot be made IL IL
understood that Mr.. WALES relies on
Chamberlain TAPPAN's vote besides that Of
the Mayor, to Offset the opposing votes Of
Recorder lIAChETT and Comptroller
GREEN, who deserve the thanks OF the
people for refusing to lntrust so large a
sum of money to department which is n
self-confessed failure. The remaining
member of the Sinking Fund Commission
is Alderman JONI Reilly, Chairman
Of the Finance Committee Of the Board of
Aldermen, and his vote VIII decide the
question whether the debt Of the city
stall be increased by $4,000. TO furnish
more material for the Dock Department
hluudcrers TO tinker at. 1t remains to he
seen whether Alderman REILLY " III have
the courage TO stand up before the treas
ury doors ana stay the hands OF the men
who have taken out of IT millions without
producing any adequate results.
In the present condition of the city's
finances. it Will be an outrage If the Com
missioncrs Of the Sinking Fund authorize
the issue Of bonds TO enable the Dock De-
partment to do more toward botching the
work along the river front. A board of
experts Is now engaged in investigating a
part of the bungllug constructions of the
department, and in a preliminary report
has condemned them, yet pending its full
report the Commissioners have the efrron-
terry to ask for more money. The failures
at King and Canal streets on the North
Rlver--the part Of the river wall con-
demned by the expcrts-are only a trihlng
part OF the bungling work. There is Mr..
VAN BUREN's bulkhead. which has bulged
out some ten feet. There Is the unsafe
wall in the vicinity OF Christopher street {;
and the insignificant results accomplished,
compared with the five millions spent by
the department, are palpable to any one
who chooses to make the tour of thu river
front.
The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund
who vote away $4,000 more on the re-
! quest of this inefficient department will
take perilous responsibility.
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$500 in case he is already brokers clerk
or partner. This cautionary fund, in IT.
self inconsidernble, becomes of practical
account when coupled with the judicious
regulation compelling every member to
present himself every year for readmis-
sion. This is, III fact, the cardinal feature
OF the English financial cluD-that II has
only an annual duration. Regularly on
the 25th of March, "A general assembly is
held to choose Committee for General
Purposes" whose initial and capital tunc-
tion is the election aud reelection of mem
bers
| No broker Is permitted 70 engage In any
| business, or participate however remotely
| or indirectly In any species of mercantile
transactions. other than those pertaining
TO the Exchange. This prohibition even
covers subscription TO the stock OF banks,
trust companies, and all institutions deal
Ing in securities or commercial paper, and
| applies with equal force to brokers' wife.
| Any member violating this provision Ia
summarily expelled from the board.
| Finally, supervision is extended to n brok-
er's partners and even his employees, each
of whom must have been formally ac-
ceptcd 10y the committee.
II Is true that an insolvent broker Ia once
| eligible for readmission, provided lac has
compromised with his creditors and paid
at least six slIillings and eight pence in the
pound. Should he fail, however n second
time,hc must pay twcnty shillings. Among
the queries propouuded 60 the sponsors
| OF applicants for reelection Is one of spc-
| cial significance. The chairman asks them
whether they would each accept the cam
didntc's check for Sl5 Goa IN the regular
course Of business. Contrast these rccu-
| latious with the loncnt policy in vogue at
the New York bonid. which contains II
score Of members each of whom has failed
repeatedly without ever paying Il respect
able dividend.
Wholesome and comprehensive MS these
| provisions seem. they by no means satisfy
the English people. Public opinion In
London is hcaiuninG 10 pronounce decis-
lively IN favor of Il closer approx'ma ion TO
the absolute guarantees supplied by the
Paris system. and of subjecting the econ
omy Of the stock Exchange in some de-
gree TO governmental control. How long
| have our brokers customers 10 wait before
| even the measure of security hell cheap in
| England shall lie ycuchsafed 10y the New
| York board?
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saving Mr.. BEEcHER from the inevitable
consequences OF the attempt to hide his
crane The supcrserviccablc attorney
has infinitely damaged his client. The
only course for Mr.. BEEcHER TO have pur-
sued was that OF great frankness, open
ness, and courage. The public wished him
to stand.
But when he suffered himself to belle
the woman he had scduccd. and TO assault
the friendly woman to whom he had
confessed his sin, when he made his
defence abuse OF his accuscis and his silly
church undertook to browbcat public
o.inion, his doom was scaled. The peo-
pies sense of fair play was outraged aud
they began to despise where they had be-
fore hOnorod and held in sympathy. In
some respects Mr. DEECnER has made q
magnificent fight. lie has kept bold
front. lie has held in hand all his facul-
tics, and exhibited power OF will and ca
pacity of intellectual labor in spite of ter
rlblo distractions, which approach the
marvellous. But he has been butting
against the truth, AGAINST evidence go
overpowering that he might better have
stepped aside rather than have applied
himself to the impossible task OF staying
the avalanche. Yet 1t was q hard case.
lie stood on the brink of ruin, and he made
II desperate effort to jump the chasm, care
less Of how he injured his friends SO long
MS he saved himself.
Mr. BEECHER's wiscst course in our
opinion would have been 10 step down and
out Of Plymouth pulpit long ago. He over
rate' the importance of that "hodge-
podgc church. lie is not IN real sympathy
with uiuc-tcuths of the members. and rs TO
Cougrcgntionalism aud orthodoxy he is not
of them. We sorrow TO see this man 80
down. and we would yet hope that there
may be opened t. him a way of salvation
But II moral ruin must now he pro-
nounced complete. His has not been sud-
den decline; for years he has played the
part Of the hypOcrite and has been under
the dominion of his lower nature. lie
is awfully entangled in lies, and his
later uttcranccs give evidence that he is
IN a desperate mood. May UrNEY WARD
BEECHER right himself ny abandoning the
devious paths In which he now stumblcs,
and 10y getting back into the straight road
of truth, honor, honesty, and that sincere
confession which is good for the soul.
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Judge Banners recent rebuko of the
smokers OF cigars In his court room WIS lust
ana morited. II is quite true, as he said, that
no gentleman enters private parlor with
lighted cigar IN his mouth. Gentlemen, now
ever, or those who pass for such. do something
nearly as bad. Ihey come into parlJrs reekiny
with the stale tobacco smoke OF the club
room or billiard saloon, where they and their
companions have been INDUCING In the odorous
weed. and the effect is more disagreeable to the
nostrils than that OF a fresh cigar. II men will
smoke, OF sit among smokers, they ought 70
change at least their coats ana thoroughly wash
themselves before they go among non-smokers.
This is what Il regularly done In many houses in
England, and the fashion would be good ons
to intr oduce here.
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Nassar College, the great educational in
stitution for women at Poughkcepsie. provides
badly. according to a writer In Hd,pcr's VI pa
zine. Tor the accommodation OF It's pupils Their
sleeping rooms are ill-ventated and III II shted
there are no closets for them to kesp their
clothes IN and they are put two IN bed and
more than two in room. The assembling OF so
many girls together under one roof produces a
state Of nervous excitement, which would be IN
furious under the best conditions. and the evil Is
increased by the absence OF ANYTHING Ike Sc
cure private apartment, to which an overwrought
individual may retreat Tor repose and ecuperl-
ton. II seems tina, the college building were
planned 10y Mr.. NAssAR himself without con
sutius any women on the subject, aud hence
The defects complained II.
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THE GREIr PoEr,s BESEyoAENcE.
A Clock whose Dial Bears the Illustrious
Name Of G.. ". Guilds, 4. VI.

Name of g.. ". Guilds, 4. VI.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 1.-The benevolent
q. W. child A. ~, IS again allowed the good
ness Of his heart 10 get the better OF financial
considerations. lie has presented large and
trustworthy oli-fashioaed clock to the Church
Home ut the corner of Slx,eth and Christian
streets Philadelphia. On the face % the clock
Is the Inscription, In large letters presented
10y G. W lshington Chds, 4. NJ, Proprietor Of
the Pillic Ledger Sir. Cnilas's monogram l.
also embossed on the bon OF the pendulum.
THIS munincent gtft has won the hearts of the
children connected with the institution. and in
their sim le and beautiful way they have applied
the name Of the donor TO the clock Itself, not
yet knowing that the name of O.. Washngt on
Child-, A. No. T. for eternity, and not for time.
When one chi d asks another the hour the an
swer Invariably ~; "George Washin -tOn Chllds,
A. NJ, Saws ~ o'clocN," or George WASHINGTON
Childs, A. ", has stopped,' or q 'orge Wash
ingion Cnilds, A. ~, needs wiadiu. up," a. the
case may lie.
This deviation from his usual form ~ bene-
faction j. regarded with some surprise here in
Phil dclphit. nd there lie those who zee in /;
an Indication Of radio change In the policy
Of Mr.. Chi,ds, A. VI.
II may DE interesting 20 know that the only
condition attached by Mr.. Chids, A. NJ. to the
eff was thnt the clock should be st0pned
every night AT 10 O'clock, at which hour the bard
rel IS except when Grant j. IN philadelphi d,
and tho bed and breakfast come together.
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Your OBJ Il cnt servant,
NJ HoL,s BJERRISo,
NEW YORK, Feb l. Priest OF TIE Oriental Church.

NEW YORK. Feb. l. Priest OF tie Orlcnta Church.
The documents enclosed by Father Bjerring
Include i letter dated Aug. 90 1875, to the Arch
bishop Of Belgrade. Metropolitan OF Seryia, In
forming him Of the formation Of an interua
tlon i committee for the relief of the wounded
AMI destitute Here goyinese, and Offering him
the presidency. The account therein given OF
he sunerings OF these people Is terrible. In
Herzegovina" says the letter, where extr me
despair IL h:htng against extreme barbaris IN,
nothing Is done 10 improve or alleviate war, but
everything To aegravate its horrors. Prisoners
t,ken IN ba tie are tortured by tho Turks, even
chopped into pieces, which IRE thrown into the
camp of their friends. Every rtyah-a CArlstiin
subject of the SultIn-eyen II he does not bear
arms, and without distinction of age nr OF sex,
nut merely because he Is u Christian. Il entirely
IN the power Of every Mussulman. who from
cowardce, personal hatred or fanatici. m, wishes
to take way his possessions. life or honor The
rayah does not re TO complain to the authori-
ties nor to have recourse to the Justice Of the
country for the Turkish tribunals have no other
code than the Koran, and no one who is not a
Mussulman Is competent as witness The
present movement is provoked hy TIL stematio
assassination OF the principal Christians"
Already the towns of the D4lmatitn coast and
Of the military fron.ier are full Of refugees cid
men, women and children, without food,
strength for work, and altogether with out ref
uee. The provinces In which thesl refugees
have sought shelter are far from rich, are thin
ly populated, and arc removed from any great
centres. Therefore, as help must come from
abroad, the interna tionnl committee for relief
has been formed. The Archbishop Of Bel.
grade promptly accepted the presidency OF this
humane organization, expressing his sympathy
with the struggling Herzcg lvinese, and decl r.
ing that 1t was high time for Europe 10 look
with concern on the suderings OF the unfortu-
nate inhabitants Of Bosnia aud Herr goyina,
"wherc all sacred rights Of society and of man
have been violated by brutal conqueror"
The archbishop, touched by the confidence
placed in him, prince of the Eastern church.
by the Christians OF tho croat church OF the
West" spontaneously associated with himself
in the direction OF the committee, the Catholic
bishop of Slnyonia, between whom and himself
personal friendship has ALWAYS suhsis ed, since
both Roman Catholics and Greek Catholics
share in the strife and suffering In Bosnia aud
HERZEGOVINA.
The other documents sent by Father DIerring
are i've reports, made by the delegate OF the
committee, In Croatia and Dalmatia, among the
refugees, who numbered between thirty and
forty thousand. They are in miserable situa-
tlon, and greatly need the asked for aid.
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Will Our Brokers Reinstatc Them.
selVesi

Nothing is more essential to the health
full expansion of corporate enterprise than
I'M active market where securities may be
unloaded in large parcels without sensible
depreciation. From this point of view
even stock gambling might possibly in
trench itself on grounds OF public policy.
At all events the normal functions of its
Exchange are of vital import to any COM
munity, and their iuertness or obstruction
may be fraught with peru TO industry and
trade.
The fact cannot be overlooked that other
causes besides the general depression of bus
mess are responsible for the present lam
guor of the New York Stock Exchange
There are signs indeed of reyiving activ-
ity in other directions but the paralysis Of
the stock market is refractory and chronic,
because the explosion of 1873 simply forth
fled IA conviction of long standing that
customers are not adequately protected 10y
the Board Of Brokers as at present orgau-
lied.
The New York public, in short fails to
comprehend why il should put up with
less satisfactory guarantees than are ne
corded to brokers customers in other cities.
We have had occasion to note the elaborate
precautions instituted by the Paris Par
quot to shield the client against loss through
his brokers' iaches or insolvency, and we
would now call attention TO some analo-
gous features Of the London Stock Ex-
change.
No man ia eligible TO the London Board
unless supported by three sureties bound
respectively in 1880, in case the applicant
IL q stranger: by two respondinR each for
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European hotel keepers and tradesmeu
comp ain bitterly OF the decline Of American
custom since the panic 81 ls1j. As tue foreign
steamship lines show a considerable filling oG
In the number OF passengers, and a. those who
do 20 abroad IRE more econ lmic Il than formerlv.
the complaint Is probably well founded. The
case Is, however. not one to be deplored rs us
II re at home. Americans have Tor years been
spending too much m pney on foreign luxures,
and "A little rctrenchment will do them good.
Besides, even the nece-str expenditure Of the
thousands of ftmiiies. who nave been accu5-
toned TO live more or less in L rope Is of i'm
portance To our domestic industries, and will De
welcomed in these times ~ denres sion.
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Peeulinrl rites OF the Advisory Council.

From ne Spfn0feh Republican.
Yale and Miidlebury alone of all the
orthodox colleges OF New England are invited
Reecher graduated, and where he Is trustee
ana Williams are omitted. Then, mere are some
noticeable statistics; or ~ Congregational
churches In New Jersey, nearly half (eighO are
invited; while OF Az In Massachusetts,. only ~
are invited OF 80 In Connecticut, only 10; OF l36
In New Hampshire, 4; Of l52 in Vermont. and
OF lld in Iowa. d, The council certainly Is not
likely To be distinguished Tor the high Tepresen-
tative character Of ITS members. IL will he less
nations ia Iull.
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Lamar on Womnn's Richr..

IT"TI V'' VtTVt0VTI IIFT'ItU ~
One of the strong minded in Washing
ton interviewed Col. Lamar Of Mississippi the
other day, saving she believed the women Of the
South coveted the D. illut.
Possibly" sad Mr. Lamar, "but do YOU
know what YOU want far more than any fran
chisef You want a husband and baby" The
woman looked down thoughtfuy, and muir
ever happenp There" said Mr. Lamar,
"when you said that YOU looked sweeter than
YOU ever did before In your lifel'
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RInine losing M. HENRY.

nom me Cincinnati Commercial
The ex-Spealier can no longer be called
the handsome Blaine" His figure has grown
stout aud pudgy, and the tailor cannot make
the line dress coat button without wrin-
kles over the rounded back and capaclous
chest. There is an ugly bald place on the back
OF his head, and the eyes, which were once ll-
minous and large, are partially obscured by fat,
which 10 further manifest In general hufiness Of
the face. lie looks capital subject for apo
pleXV.
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II turns ouL that IONIC Of the crookel

II turns out that some OF the crooked
whiskey criminals in The Western cities arc
prominent church members, and they feel IN Or
tiaed at the position they now occupy as such.
1t ia possible that the religious opinions OF these
men were perfectly sound, that their creed was
entirely orthodox, that they performed their
church duties regularly, and that the cergymen
10 whom they listened were we'll versed in the
doctrines Of theology. But yet 1t is evident
that they did not really understand the practi-
cal nature OF the religion which they professcd
They did not realize that 1t required them, as
hard matter Of fact, TO govern their lives and
action In accordance with certain principles OF
integrity, justice. truth, and honor Hence
their crooked religion, which left out funda-
mental portion Of genuine religion, failed them
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The Good WORM in Wes1che.ler Cnnn1r.

They have a revival 10 the Memorial NJ. K.
Church In White Plains. Upward OF one hundred con.
yerts are to be admitted To- probationary membership
on Sunday next The churchls crowded every evening
Three other churches are also holding revival services
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The shrll voices and loud talking of
American women have often been remarked
uuon 10y foreigners. Tue peculiarly is especial
ly noticeable at keitledrums and DINER p rites,
where the excitement If the occasion, AMI the
supposed necessity Of speaking with the full
flrcs Of the lungs IN order to be heard, combine
to make a racket which drives sensitive list
ener almost fr mite. Even at the theatre, the
far inmates Of private boxes often 50 FIR forge;
themselves rs to greatly annoy the rest Of the
audience. Almost every evening at wallack's
the chatter and chatter gong on In some box Or
other may he heard all over the house. Tho
remedyis easy. 1t only requires alittle thought
fulness and self-control on the part OF or
women to keep their voices down to low pitcn,
ana to strive rather for ccArness and slowness
" enunciatiOn. .han fur ynllme u sound.
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Mohammedans have some sensible ideas.
The Rev. HENRY c. POTTER, Of Grace Church,
IN this city, narrates the following conversation
with an Egyptian Moslem
After concluding our negotiations with our drago.
man Tor our approaching voyage the Nie one OF the
party added; And now HAssAS, lot u pray for lair
WIND A TAR wlndY said our mild and low.yOiced
HAssAS interrogatiycy H. rppy Yes mean a north
wind Nay, tir' Was HAssAN's answer, let us he
content 10 believe that Con VIII the right W ma
TO ue ,ure.' was the somewhat impatient rejendcr 10
TINS, nut what We want Is something ditefc.t from
tins wind, which was blowing at the moment steadily
from the south Very true, SIR SAID HAsaAN ul 4.
~ Us before, nut with slight toae rehuke In hts
Voice, out do you not believe, that this wind has
been the right Nlnd tor somebody today p"
Many II not most, Christians are as selfish US
the one whom HAssAN thus rebuked. They en-
treat GOD to interfere with the natural course
OF the winds and clouds so as to accommodate
them, utterly regardless of the Inconvenience
and damage which a compliance with their
prayers would cause TO other people just as de-
serving OF the Divine favor as themselves.
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f" The Pink Countess"

The first novel OF the successful American
poet Joaquin Miller, Is story Of Italian llfc tu OF
Ieres and with all the beauty of 'yle aud VIVA mag
nauon mat nave made hia poems so popular VIII be
todnd In the February number OF frank LSsies FHb4
htr hOnhiy, now ready. Price 20 cents I2S pages 81
illustrations For sale by all news agents.-Adp,
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A simple method Of guarding against
losses b the robbery Of coupon bonds Ia to cut
the entire sheet OF coupons on and place 1t in
one depository, while the body OF the bond Ia
kept In another. The bond without the coupons
beiug unstable, and the coupons being collect
able only one by one as they mature tho thief
who fails 70 secure both gains comparatively
little by his crime. while the true owner, 10y
proving title to the part witch remains In his
possession, has good ground for demanding
from the company Issuing the security a dupi-
cate of the other. The plan is followed Dy num-
bors OF capitalists already. and, II we have many
more such robberies "a that OF the Northampton
Bank It will probably be still more generally
auoptpd.
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when II was put TO tho test. Perhaps their
clergymen did not enforce the practical features
OF religion on their attention. II they were
thus negligent, they cannot be held blimeless.