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out tho eyes and blowing of tho fingers Of
the whole ncighhorhoot1?

out tho eyea and blowing of tho fingers Of
the whole ncighhorhood?
The a,ddcu grief. howovor, which tho pas
sago Of this ordinance will occasion In the
heart Of tho averngo small boy mny yet he
mitigatcd. 1Io will find rny Of comfort In
tho reflection that the ordinance may not he
enforced after all. There Is M ordinance
Tint berries shalt bo sold by measure and
that they shall be sound, but they aro not
sold BY measure, neither nro they always
sound. Thoso is an ordinance Tint bread
shall be sold by tho pounl, but II ia not sold
by the pound, nevertheless. II the retail
dealer in berries md bread can dodge tho
ordinances with inlpunity, there is no special
difficulty in the way Of The retaif tlea1cr In
crackers. Thcro ja hope for the Average
small boy Jet. There in, in fact, every prob
nbi1ity That ho may establish satisfactory
business roiations with the vender Of Chinese
diabolsn,, and TINT tho snsa1l heather in for
eign parts may wait In vain for the cash llc
hna accumulated through his season Of COM
pnlsory propriety In order that hc may gire
fitting expression 10 tho patriotic sentiments
that stir his youthful heart.
, 1877-06-17

that he does not perform; why bis wagca
should commence an hour before ho begins
work In tho morning and continue an hour alter
he has quit labor and gone home In the evening,
when no such absurd rule prevails amonr pri-
vate employers, are questions that a.lnit Of no
satisfactory an.wcr, and no pcttitocging Of
vo:e-hunttnR Congressman can convince those
who hayo TO furnish the money that It Ia right
or Just aithct to tho people or the great mass
Of iaborers aad mechanics not In tho employ
ment OF the Government. The Now York
Mutton thus speaks Of the decision:
Tho Supreme Court at Wellington h.. rendered
decision in an olghtA A11nuf law caso which acers
10 take the last vestigc 1f life ont Of the act The
statute provides that eight hours shall constitute
q days work =" for rA1l taGose3s. w0rkntcn, nnd
mechanics employed by tho United Stalts. Tho
Cuurf decides that this Ii merely "a direction By
Congress to tho o1lccrs and ngents Ut the United
Staoa esiAbltehng the principle 10 bo ohserrcd In
The labor Of those engaged In lts ecEvce": tlnt II
rfctcsitcs tho length OF time which, IN tho absence
Of special o1frement, it to constitute day'a
work; that It does not dx The p1lcs to be pat! for
and iAborer iron, agroc!ng with each other a. to
~ a. f"ss ao,s e. liz 4hs cea. sess e
the length Of declaring The net as IN the natnrc Of
~ direction from principal TO his agent, :" " In
which thifl paety has no interest." Tho opinion
ts refreshing reasIng, for It II 6aacd on fecocnt
on of Tho fact that tho vnuo Of latof 10 governed
By demand and supply. and cannot be regulated W
act Of C0ngrcsa.
, 1877-06-17

CHICAGO MARKET SUMMARY,

Tho Chicaxo produce msrkcA wero rather quiet
Saturday, except In wheat aud generally tended
downwarls~ Mess pork closed 2hc per bsl lower. It
212. .8oG512 09.i for July and ST.. TIN h01e. 10
for August Layd elascd TIC per 100 D. higher,
at 81. 75Ges. IN for duly and s8.a50e. S7h for
August. Meats were firm, at 4:sc for loose shoul-
dcrr. G4c for 10 short ribs, and 63tc for do
thogt clears. 1llRhwinen were unchanged, at
Slut per gallon. Laks fteights were dull, At 20
for corn TO Buffalo. Flour was quiet and csAicr.
Wheat closed 3Q13Ao lower. at 5l.4oh for cash
or June and $1.44N fos July. Corn closcd Il
D4c lower. at 4ihc cash and 45Ac for July.
oata clohed casy, ut 38.ic cash aud SIC for July.
nys WAS dutl, at d456ee5e. Barley waa offered
at $4,000 for new, seller September. 1IoGa
were 1oc per 100 ns higher, at 81 .do<4. 90. Cat.
tic wcto dull and easier. and sheep norntnA! at
50. 00Sl5. 90. One hundred dotiars Ia gold would
bnY Sl05. 1ct in grcenbacks at The close.
, 1877-06-17

After caraful review Of tho situation,
vessel-ovners on the 1nke have concluded
that something must be done to relieve
themselves of tho present pressure, but tho
question is, What? At a meeting yesterday
two pooling plnus wero submitted, not dif-
foring widely. but standing on their merits
for praeticability. One was tho systom
adopted by tho Buffalo Convention, to With
lrav about one-half the tonnage, each own
or to pay percentage OF receipts into the
hands Of treasurer, aud the pool to be dis
tribnted among tho vessels In proportion to
carrying capacity. The other plan pro-
posed that the propeller lines with
draw tonnage proportionnte to tho amount
Of Kail capacity in excess Of the demand;
that all vessels be registered, tariff OF rates
DO established, aud = superintendent ap~
pointed to charter vessels in their turn. Not
q great deal Of interest waa manifested in
either scheme, but tho Buffalo plan was
adopted with apathetio unaulmity.
, 1877-06-17

After An unbiased survey Of tho recent scccp-
tion to Gov. uESDnIogs rendered by thu Nam
haitian Club ut New York. wo arc OF opinion
that It means two things: Flrnt, that tho Man
haitian Club wanted to advertise Itself and OBJ
tain lot Of new members; second, that the
Democratic National ticket OF 1880 will be-
For Frsttdsnt-TuoxAs 4. nxNpMIcxs, OF In.
diana.
For T1ee. .rf<sGdtnt-Luctus RoaExaoa, Of New
York.
The New York Snn, which has done tho 1se-
public ans the honor OF nominating thciF ticket
for the same contest, Will plcaso copy.
, 1877-06-17

e..t
Tho long ana 1aathut lnFest'gat1on OF
county Affairs by tho special Grand Jury
whoso term expired Inst ufpbt has resulted
T.. A. ;,dt,t,nn,4 ~ ,,rattv ,,,.h ali +ba
:" s1o 'A>'1 , tn, :" M
persons VINO nAso oeea !aehtthe" III iho
publlo mind with the fsnuds TINT haTc been
notoriouRlv committed on tho County Treas.
~, rha f,ret f,i1;ct,rent fonr;1 ,ras ,oatrxt
~'.I.N..".,.- til. 1....s,
liisHp4tE, 1oe ops'suct'ae puoAo J""'lco aaa
for perjury in connection with his e1hminn-
tiou concerning the uronite contract Of d fow
,.eara a,o Thora ,yoa a second hatch anna
49,. 20 - ;,,,tua,a. pn,,., ~ ra..~.4.
u"5n "8os tAeta"A4S A@@Ao44AAt Ao"et ~
WALxras. NtansRts, anu oARrExfza, which
amounts IN largo part 10 resasM OF fas
prosecutions which Ind to DO d1snltsscd,
owing to tho disappearance OF the "itnoss
CARPENTER anu tho private accoune-book
which Kept traek of mo supply sw'ntt'ss.
MCNEIL has also been inalctcd tor perjury.
Yesterlay sort Of oHn'bus bti! !" under
stood to havc beon returned, including all
the Commissioners believed 70 10 'nVo'7edin
tho rascality Of the conft"House stone con.
tract. These indictments ara probably based
upon tho conspiracy statute, which In a.
follows ...-.-..... .....
nny .Mu th ',s per,o.s eonsr ,s ana atses
wrongfully and wckejy to Intqtc tne persop, shar.
setcr, buslnc,s or property Of smother, or 10 OBJ.
tain money os otheF property by fa'se presea.es,
or 20 10 ah1 ness. se. .n'as'ous ~ .ae paot.c
% nub1.e in.tie,, or to prc,en, eomnst!t,on in Tho
letting Of auy eontraet By Tue State or tho a.hor!
t'ts of any coansy, city, town. or village, or to
naaee my Peoa ass 20 sase, s, " tasH tns" e1p';
ia
, 1877-06-17

Wo have received from tho publishers, HrSnr
8. KINo d Co.. London. tho nov monthly re-
vfcw, the Ntneioenth Century for Juno. Its list
Of contents IL specially attractive, including
sonnet "To V1cron Huoo," By TENarsoS;
"L1fe aud Times Of THOMAS BECKETT" by
JAMKs ANTHONY FRoupr; "south Kehslny-
ton,"b EDGAR A. DOWNING; "Tho Punish
mont OF 1nfanttcidc." by G. A. FrrRE; "Tho
True story Of tho Vatican Council " fourth pa
per-, by Cardinal MANNING; "For aud Against
tho Play: A Dialogue" by Lady po1LooK; "Ths
Soul and Future LIFE" by FRrpsRro HAnR1-
SON; "Tcaching to Iscad, byJAMHs srzpDiaa;
''1sallway Accidents" hy Jons FOWLER; Our
Route To India" by EDWARD DtcEr; "Dlscs-
tab1Eshment md Dlscndowmcnt," BY tho Rev.
4. II. MAoKosocnfR; and "TurkcY" tlrht pa
pcsA BY Vlscount SrRATFoRp DE REncL1TFn.
As wilt be observed, nearly oil those papers arc
written by experts, which adds immensely to
their value.
, 1877-06-17

An article appeared in Washington yestcr-
day, said to be semi.offcial and to reflect tho
Prcsidant'a financial policy. It represents
that, whatever course AIr. HArEs may pursue
regarding tho silver question, the business
interests OF tho nation will be protected;
that, in the present depressed condition Of
finances, it is deemed wisdom, by postpon-
ing the speedy payment Of the public debt,
to reduce taxation; TINT tho resources Of
the country should be developed by exson-
sive public improvements; that the public
securities should bo popularized by low
rates, and that loug-term bonds should be
encouraged; that the silver dollar should be
.zomonotized and tho greenback rodcemab1e
Herewith, aud that all bonds issued before
or nnce 1883 shou1d be payable in gold coin.
, 1877-06-17

Is It or Is It not true that tho one-legged DEM
ocratic Sheriff Of Kempcr County, Mlss.' tclc-
eraphcd to tho Manhattan Club reception to count
the people Of Kempcr In among the Indignant four
and hals millions, md added pledge that
they would wage war aga!nat carpet-pa9geFs
aud corruption till thciass srhooiooy and seven"
tccn-ycar-o'd girl had fallen oefoso the shotguns
Of the nyenRers4
, 1877-06-17

The Presbyterian General Assembly at
1Inlifa1 aro trying The 1lev. D. ]. 11cDoN-
NELL for lack Of faith in tho eternal punish.
,ncut Of tue wicked. The Doctor replies, In
k,,bstAncc, that ho does not entertain doubt
that the naturally lcpravcd 60 to-11alifa1.
, 1877-06-17

Massachusetts seems to 1.avo created souao
littlo apprehension in the mind Of Mr.
D,Erzzcu, who argues woll against All exten-
aion OF tho scheme to inclnde his hailiwick.
, 1877-06-17

aIr. ADAM, OF Nowburg, having been nou-
lled from Washington TINT ha could not COL
lcct stamps ~ President Of tho Common
Council md Bell stamps as Postmaster, re-
marked TINT l1o didn't care ADAM for tile
municinnlity, md resigned,
, 1877-06-17

Tho 1ndian Bureau at Washington might
notice tho Kanuck fashion Of fighting rod
akinB. Whom tho savages kick ovsr the
t1nces in Canada, they send q policeman to
Arreat fhem
, 1877-06-17

bullets. HENDRIX fled, hat was soon nttcr-
wards found, with pistol halt in his head.
Tho murderer and suicide WAS wealthy
man, bnt it ia pity ho could not have beeu
spared to tell M admiring audience that
liouor brought him to the gallows.
, 1877-06-17

An intelligent correspondent at Coustauti-
noplo llas discovered that tho GRITTY Russian
j. shooting slucass into the pockets Of tho
1niltl hut traaeherous s1uss1il1nan, and that to
tlia nombardE!cnt aro to bo attributed tho
ine!ilcicacy and want Of caro and tho bad
conduct of the Tnrlish forces.
, 1877-06-17

A ragged bandit named AERANDo having
had tho functions OF the Mayoralty thrust
upon him by EscoDEno's capture Of Ell pazo.
Mexico. rises bsave!y under bis loaA Of
temporary rospectaIility and says he can. it
he likes, drive every American ont Of the
III. 1t1uay be necessary to sond couple
lies over from Texas TO protect
from outrage by this bold
Hha Mexican army.
ayiest land
\leLain
lay,
, 1877-06-17

Tnz TRIBUNE correspondent At Dratls selstes
. beautiful and touching incident OF Russian
5ctrbution. A mother beating her child win
stick has her sateution suddenly distfsctea
from the tniqulties Of her offspring BY cavalry
officer, who cuts Oh her head md caselesS1&
, 1877-06-17

11inncsosas tornado appears to havo dons
moro lnmago than at tirst reported. Houses
md barns wero carried AWAY OF unroofed,
nnd farmers In The track Of the whizlwind
suffered heavily in tho loss Of machinery.
, 1877-06-17


inexharstible. Then came tho arrest, tho
breaking mp both OF the Legitimate and
the illcgitimnto TRANSACTIONS, then diegrnce,
humiliation, md in most cascs abjcct poverty.
II Inns fared no better with tho municipal
thieves in New York. For whito they wcre
millionnires, nnl lived ~ mi1fionaires tfo who
believe that tho mnin use for money is to
spend it for personal qualification in dress,
luxurious living, md in display. Tho world
did not offer sufficient objects to mcst tho
ambition Of these mon on which to spend
their money. TWEED was m object Of rity
rs we'll ns Of deriaion decked ont in n
diamond pin rivaling In size tho Kohinoor.
Then came tho inevitable break, tue flight,
the exile, tho pursuit, tho diagrace, the COM
pt1sory restitution, aud tho reduction again
to poverty mud, in some cascs, want.
Providence, or sotno other power. seema
to hnve ratscd up another class Of citizens to
complete whatever may 10 lacking in the or
tliuary operation Of retributivo justico in tho
casc Of those who plumber the public. NO
hnvo rcferrod to tho Whisky Ring and the
New York municipal gang MS Illustrations,
but tho sa,uc result attends all sin,ilar prac-
tices wherever aud whenever they tako
placc. tits as inevitable III our own munio-
ipal affairs ~ It Inns proved to bo true in
o.hor places. Tho class Of persons who arc
cnilcd In to finish the work of retributivo
Justice In cases Of this kind are tho mombera
Of tho legal profession. When tho break
takes placc In tho successful progress Of tho
public robbor, counsel havo to ba em-
, 1877-06-17

There ID nothing In athletic sports 20 Rsatlfy'
Ink o. tho spectacle Of tele2raph-cdlaor en-
Rs9od III = Grscco- Roman contest with such
words ~ Kasishman. soghanlu, souEtcauiche'
and NepQkQlkchttxkY.
, 1877-06-17

An unsophlsticated young man, who thinks
Of going forth to q summer rcaort as sheep
among wolves, writes to TIE TRIBUNE to ask
wl,at It would probably cost him for couple ut
weeks at Saratoga. Tna TRIBUNE replies as
follows:
Railroad fare, $40; return, st0; sleeping.
ear 31u, s..s.....+..... ..........u... S4H. u0
Tips to portcrs, 81: pockct-pistols and am
t1nnlt!nn. 81. 80 ............ ...... :. =. $50
CigarF, l.56:. TRIBUNE by mail to any
Twelve aays' board ii hotel, Sd so. ........ 400
Extras tsayJ, So; fees to walters. $54.... TD.00
Aggregate s.t. rst ..-.s.st.....s...s. .9lo5. 7O
Thla ts d very moderate cst1mntct for there Is
no constitutional amendment against giving
waiter more than S4.50 a day; indeed. II our
correspondent likes to hare hts dinner the sam.
day, and is prcludlccd against iced soup md
hall On toast, ho might do well to Increase Ills
eratuitics. Though some Of tho Eastern fashion
journals report that fees will be cut lower In tho
neek than us,tal, We observe tl,at at the annual
meeting Of tho Walters Molly Magutre Associa-
tion atFoug antt-sllvcr resolution was adopted,
and grecnhacks dec1arcd to be tho only legal
tcnler.
, 1877-06-17

A country exchange aska Hhy ABDUL HAMio
was 80 styled. The au&wer u Just ~ easy-
ABDUL, bccauso he came to tho throne II tho
ADJUDICATION Of MouRAp "; HAND, because ho
VS. tho meat prominent man HAND tho Otto"
, 1877-06-17

that stir Ills youthful heart.
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THE NEWBERRY WILL CASE.
Tho NswnEnnr estate, aud Tho final dispo-
sition OF the property under the Will, haVo
Nh nnusuas inteross for the public from tic
facs that onc-1aalf OF tho property mnat
eventually bo set aside for the establishment
Of Free Public Library. Tho present pro-
ceeiings In court are likcw'so of public con-
ccrn, because tho decision will either cnablo
tho Trustees to start out Immediately upon
the Public-L,brary schemo, or causc i's in
definite possronemont. In order to givo nm
intelligent notion OF the present condition OF
ntfairs, 1t is necessary to recall briefly tho
terms Of tho will, and tho events that havo
transpiretl since Mr. NEwnEnnYs death.
Mr.. NEwpERaY left 4 widow and two un-
married daughters, aud provided In his will
TINT, in case these daughters shonld die
without Issue, thon, upou Tho dcath Of his
widow and the daughters, his estate should
bo divided into two equal parts, ,-one.half
to go to tho founding OF Public Library
md one-hnlf To his remaining heirs, consist
ing Of Ills brothers and sisters md their
children. Both daughters havo died, and
tho widow has refused to accept the condi-
tions of the will (which left her house and
lot md at,out 81, 900 yearf, and falls back
on her common-law dover, which gives her
n largor interest in tho estate than she
would enjoy by the provisions Of
the will. Tho heirs to ono-half tho
estata now make m implication to the
conrt 10 hnvo tte oatato divided. an thu
, 1877-06-17

either to dissolve or rosign.
ENo1AND's TREp1DAT1oN,
Although 1t is apparent tint England will
not Immediately interfere In the war between
Russia ard Turkey, now TINT Russia hns
sont her satisfactory assurances that she will
not endanger English interests, thero aro
numerous fncts that 20 to show sho Ia not
by my means comfortable SO long as Russia
Is IN tho field. Tho lntest apprehension dir
Pacific. Tho I'dN Mail budget, which In
scmi-of1icial way reflects Tho sentiment of
tho Government, contnins mournful scrcod
setting fortl, what might happen in certain
emergency to vnncouyer's Island. II com.
mcnces with statement Of Tho va1tie Of the
conl-1elds, which aro sufficient TO supply all
The States on tie enstcrn shore Of the Pacific,
auI upon which the English fleets In the
Paciao must depend for their supply. It
says: "Coa1 is necessary for our fact; and
at Nanaimo there Is coal In abundance.
In 1876 there were throe companies at work
! there, with p1nnt including eighteen en-
gincs six steam pumps, and communication
by. railway with the coating wharves, which
| are 600 foot long, with depth Of water SUI
| flciont to allow tho largest Pacific Ocean
/ stcamcrto oa1ongsde. And nowhere else
on the whole Pacific station can our ships
| obtain coal, snve at pinces whittier It Inns
hecn brought from England. and where It is
kept IN small atores." All this woalth, ac-
corling to tho Budget, lies ontirety unpro.
tectcd,- rrlzo for any Power that wants to
=. T. n. T..
, 1877-06-17

In Now York on Saturday greenbaeka
wore worth 05t@96l cents on the dollar.
, 1877-06-17

ES EyjNUtA +. .JV1iF II IL.
- -==
which shall either convict somo of tho chief
a..
cohsr'Fators or aena some people 10 sno
fen''ensa.y TOT 1ef)nr5.
~ .he ooaft-!lo''se stone cof'r"cs Is suo
"a'a incident "h'eh mas iet' 10 theae 'no1o''
nehp' II "aa se1ec!ea nut oecauso II "'% u'o
oa'y case III ha'ad' nut oeoanse II was 'n'eF
IN oe'e .n"n come OF the otneF s.eAs'Ioa'
e''''se IL en.a''esa subsequent e,'i"nht ~" :.
judgements .of pl"n"e'' anu p,,a'so ~
"nu.'cu net'eF resources 'ot es4asns' ~. =.
B"'At' LUIS was the conttacs Aos "41' 'no
stone-work on the county part OF tho Court
House. which was finally let III the nnme Of
arcNrr,, T. gou sux ot 1a7c for tho aum
- -. - ~, -. -. ~, t....t,.. -
VI Snsosuo' IL was NJ nss1 'ao i11'eA''on Va
the 1sing to let TINS contract 10 Ep-
WIN WALKER for tho s1lm of 3fH5,-
nm. or npnrlv Af5o.nNo morn thnn
~ a,ou-,, III ,n1 s,on, v.ro octra,,v
to,or - ,hot ,1iroot;or Trt thcre was to
rorch ,,u,,,;c c,omor oo,iost this anraront
f-sra ,,,at VIZ. on1 AfoNr,1. waro ror.
s,,o,,o,, ~ er,er ,n,o an orronocment. and .ha
1r,Nr,, 1,1 vo. o,ccrto1 tvitt, a r,ortco
~ w,-v-n,a n,or-*, ;rho .rro,,1emort 1.s.
tvoo, tho 1,ino cor,r,;s.;o,,ors ent con,
,rac,ors ia understood h 1,ova 1,een thst there
sl,o,,ld ,,o r. s,,h..,,,Ant .ttovnrca for oxtraa
That Womb IN IN mi hr,no thu contract
,,-;co -, ~ tho a1,ro ~ ,v.+xrn,. or,c;ro,
H., -,i,s 1ao,,.a y r,n-o,o fa- 4, m mn ~
a.on,;rra Tha o1iownnca ~ avtroa ca,,o,nIv
t,aoar son,o ,;m;a ooo with a fair nrosroc.
thet ,,ov 1vo,,1J ron,i, ,bo or;o;na, o,;,onnt
ro.,dos t,,s n rou,-oct ,,o. 1,oor 1ct Ia H,xs.
n.+r for s,,nn,r,rc rortoin ~ thia atono.uor1
III, e.a,;ta ,,it3,ott nrov,,1;no fo- onv
ro,,,,o on t,,o aroNy,,. cortra,, m acconrt n
t,,o ,nrco omonnt ~ r,oterinl md work that
,vor1J r. sovod rrt,or tbo original contract
hv tt,o substirntion ~ granite
r,,,. - Al, tha, !. r,,t1,o1. tr,v,, mil eo..
rec.ed ~ tho comfy ;ndictmcnta TINT bayo
,,.o,, found h,tt>,o,o} Ia co,to,n,v ohattor vroa.
~s.. ...r t',o, a.nx ato-a ~ no,,o,,. oor1,ot.
Inn ANNA ~ tha ,,,s, vim havo hocn ntnnacr.
;n9 @ tl,a conntv for veors If Il shail not to
,,ossi,1o n otIa,n th;a i1so,ea NJ auccoas t}ero
Tn ~. .r;don,o n,n ,n,,h f,-th.,,n;ro =, i'm.
,,.as. s..on,,,, ,he,, .var .,or 10 .,.,,,o
thot .h,,, no ha,,;o vohh,a ~ th.t thsv
ro. oa,y s.va tho1nso1vaa r. tbo futnro hy
s..,s.;.a ra,t ~, ~ ofo,, ,,o, ~ ,ha-oo,or
~ ,a.aas,t. .. ~. rorrt. noo~d
-''>' - ~ = -.
An OUTRAGE ON THE FOURTH OF JULY.
The Common Council at ita adjourned
meeting on Thursday evening passed An
ordinance which Is cnlcn}ated to fill tho I'M
preasiblo soul Of tho asorago small boy with
tender melancholy, II not with an ine1prcs-
, 1877-06-17

oounaAs CHAPTER or ROSE CRorx will hold 4
EeEnlsr Conclaxe On Thgrsday evening NEXT Wots @
j. +. CtiGiiClI, III. W. :. d r.. II. :.
ED. EQ0DALE, Grand Secretary.
, 1877-06-17

BLAIR LODGE, 40. 5n3. A. r. and A. M.-spec.a
CSn,mnnfcation Monday 18th n1s. a. 4. ni Rexn1a1
Communication ata D. m. Work on the Third DtKrre
s1sls'os '''sn''A 6, ". oroNfKLI. Secretary.
, 1877-06-17

Special Con1ocstloa SondaI e1enins, Jnns ID, 1t q
o'clock. Work On The It. 4: DsGrte ~ 9fdef
j, o, p1CKEHsoN. Bee.
, 1877-06-17

NATIONAL Iup0E. No. on8. 4. r. mud 4. NJ
Slated Communication will hc held At the1f ha COZ.
III oc!ocG. work On the n. II. i!eg!rc. Waiting
bfethEuD cordially Invited. ny order y. Me-, r.
, 1877-06-17

on tho missionary question.
Tho worst feature OF this ordinance IL tho
fact that II is tantamount to = tl'acrimina-
tlon against the average sma'l boy In favor
Of tho exceptional small boy, Whtlo tho
former will not got his buncl, Of crackers,
| tho latter will get hiH box. In other words
thcro being forty buucles In q box, tho ex-
ceptional small boy IL not only forty tin,es
botter OF than the average small boy, but
hts opportunities iu the way of massacre and
incendiarlsu are forty ti,nea improved.
Tlcse arc eighty crackers in oyery bunch.
which gives him on unlimited sweep Of op-
eratIons with $500 crackets, much to the
envy Of tho average small boys Of his noigh-
borhood who kindly gather In his backyard
or on l,is front atoop to assist him In Ills
arrangements for holocaust. What
amn1l boy with $500 dre'orackers
can't do Is Aartlly worth men-
tioning. Wo doubt the wisdom
Of concentrating patriotism In this manner.
Forty boys with cue bunch are not 40 OK
uberant Of effective az ONO boy with forty
punches. In order 10 thoroughly improve
his opportunities he mnst spread himself
over tho widest possible area, md make ex-
iatenco burden for block around. lie
must exhaust avery possibility offered by
combustitle material ia the woodshsd, straw
In the barn, the kitchen ssovs, family cat,
passing horses, md other material that beass
direct relation to fre-crackers On tho natal
day OF freedom. It does not admit OF =
doubt that he will improve these opportuni-
ties to the maximum, even though he may
be gathered up In Fragments At sun
down, for the amount Of patriotism
that the small boy will develop
when his opportunities are Increased forty
fold Ia simply beyond mathematical calcufs.
ton. It IL an open question, therefore,
whether the City Fathers in the paenitaas
of their wisdom have not made life forty
times moro unendurable On the Fourth thar
1t has ever besn before. The New Yora
Board OF Underwriters recently calculated
that every Ars-craekar imported into shi'
country has been responsible for $l0o worth
Of damage. II this be true, has the Common
Council been sagacious In giving to the ex
cepsional small boy possibilities in the wal
! Of financial damage amounting 10 ESQ, 600
, | nos to mention his opportunities fos hlowint
, 1877-06-17

AsrS:,sl G;nianncno on of ts Iodcc viii he heid at
Mnsonic Temple. corner lialftea and sandotph .1ts.
Ills sunday morning, ur H. Ht 1880, aharp, 30 1t.
s1 tne faHcra q gr ae ,oaeS @ ot
rosd!al1y Invited. Carr 70 so:ehfl n{ order nf tnu
Is. NJ. J1lN 3lAU[ilpt Secretary