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Cost or Making Quicker Army-l'romot1ous

k0ndas Spectator.
The flrBt elect OF the new warrant, published
week ago, regulating promotion hIld retire
n,ent In the army, Ia visible III the supplement
tary estimates where 9eQ,0 100 Agurs a the frat
installneut OF expenditure due TO the proposed
changes. or course, this Is mcre dea-bite In
comparison With the whole ultimate expense,
which ts ynrlouslJ estimated at 4D5Qt00D to
G5oo, 900 year: THIS Is serious burden, when
the revenue IA In critical state; but al
authorisies;s seem agreed that the nation
IN 1ssI tabout securing "a reasonable rapldttJ
army 10 10 be- juvenilized. by the new scheme.
(icucrnls of morc than 10 are to be rc,ired aud
bccpme ineligible for stan appo!ntmcn}s,-a
rule applicable TO about 100 out Of 871. Coioncls
Of IS arc to BE-, practically speaking, compelled
to retire on an allowance of E4s0 year. Cap
tains who entered under the purchase tyatein
will bo Ineligible for promotion nftcr twenty
1--WE yeara' service; anl post-purclasa Captains
Will hc disqualified for promotion nftcr cotn-
p1et!nH periods OF about twenty to twcutY-thfee
yrars'aervle8 Gu baternswho remain unpro!notcd
Tor twenty 10 twenty ytllree years must retire on
hatf-pay. OF course, the Victims Of this new
system will he compensated pretty tlberu1ly,
and 4 acalu gauCiu9 from 4DUUR year to be paid
to tho compulsory y-retlrcl Colonel to gratuI-
y OF R1, ,700 or II B00 to the subatern Ii estab-
lfahcd. To giro us 4 good working army thls
e1pen4iyo process must BE- carried out A the
Commander-fn-Chef said last Monday, tho
spirits went out Of Leuteuants who have been
waiting eighteen or nineteen years for thclr
STEP ind few Of cur hundred Generals over 10
would be found supple enough To conform to
the ercr-changtnE character VI modern warfare.
, 1877-08-28

Ars. Julia L. Ksyes, daughter Of Caroline
Les Hents. died on the 10Th, 10 Calhoun coun-
II, flo1ila. Al the sge Of 81. Sho had written
little, beng epgrossed With the cares Of large
tumLy, but some Of her poems, rs - The Dream
Of Locust DELI" have been widely copied.
Her husband, In : letter 10 FREUD, written
on THO day 81 her death, says: "She might
hays lived = few days longer, but ! could not
with her about dying; sne sail sis had no lear
Vt the hsrraiteF--uo dread, only Ut the palu ol
dyiug. 8As begged sae u give hcF chioroi0rM
whea the time casns and LIT her dis easy. Whsu
found her atraugllay sstal % get her 70 taks
sou,e sti1pulsnt, but she would not: She beg
ged ms to give her the rh!osoforn,. To give 1t
/ was afraid. to withhold II was u seq her
slowly atransle. W4eu found shs woul1 take
nothine-she begged Us 10 let her ttls, aud /"
let her ulo esay-l gave her the bottle Of ehloro.
form. ahe bfrsthed little Of II, put = lew
drops on her handkerchief, then passed hsr
hand ca1sssiugly oser my beard, caspcd few
tllnes. auu-x great shadow vas over the
houst.n
, 1877-08-28
CHICAGO COLONIZATION AID SOCIETY,


CHICAGO. Aug. a7.-Tho ideas you suerest of
coloulztng the industrious poor OF our large Gil
les would prove the most benevolent and bepe-
fetal Of all chasitics Tint hnye been or will bc
tried. It will relieve tho overpopulation Of Our
large citles, prevent almost ali tbs eyils arising
from ablect poverty, aud make an unproduclp0
people bccomc producing, prosperous, and
independent class. Let q society be formed. TO
be called tho Colonization Aid Society: As soon
as said Society Is iu possession Of sufficient funds
to tnake RcoIumcncemeut, M aEcnt should 10
forwarded to obtain Government land for the
purpose Of this colony. Let It be laid out ~
tartn.vtllage, the central portion tho
town for all to reside upon, aud
all tho farms divrrgtng from the centre.
Lat the agent reside In tho town, and all ths
occupants Of the farms alAo. Tho object o(
thus u as follows: To every .coloniat Will be
leased without rcnt 100 acres OF laud, for which
deed viii be given him at tho eud 81, say. tiya
years, without any charge, on certain contl-
tlons. The Commissioner 10 10 supply every
colonlst with tho use Of horse& and faFu inIpls-
ments, which arc 70 be returned each evening IN
Check gIysn Tor their retuln-provislops also to
be supplied to every culonlst until hl& 6rst crop,
said provisions to 6a charged against him, but
no interest to bs charged. LIZ shaal be also
means 70 build hls house, Ill 10 be charged 70
him. After the hrst year he will be able 10 pay
bark solne Ut the lnoncy advanced, -
that, At tho cad Of the hye years. all will
bs returned that has been advanced him, aud 10
Is now tn NJ independent position for llie. The
original fund thus once obtalnga Gun be used
{or al ipdeauite period for the purpose Of
colonization A plan VI this kind GAIA be carried
other, aud It will selirva our lues cl.les to .
great extent Of tbs unemployed oyerplus oi
population, reduce crime, aud reduce the police
, 1877-08-28


Taa theatrical season u approaching, and tAe>
autcl Rxepts a1s busy, tyr w sec that Billy
Florence ia reported to have male $so,0oJ snsu-
ing, aud 70 have saved somebody from drown
Ing; Clara MoEsis pays Doctor 500 4 week 20
stand u the wings aud prescribe for her willis
playing; Lolita Aas invested tf0Q0lO sMae-
WAese; Ios Jefferson and sotlleE,l have beeu
up III balloon; the dentist who touk Soidenc's
contract hAs failed; Fisb uohlemAn has Sonteai-
plated rslxinx Fanny Davenport 10 the pctsass !;
john AsCulloug4 has frightened III lnulau TO
death by sh0ntlnG "Ah! hal tr1itor-E-F!" NJ
hlm; Oliver Doud ByEun h24 been mentioned na
rsoiesxof of Intellectual Philosophy VI Dead
wood College: ekr,. ttr,
, 1877-08-28

the bar, VIII, the privilege of prarttrn4 in all
the courts known 10 rrns1nifr Jnri'prn''"n"c.
Ing. no corrolIn9 fear .ha. somc other no'qult"
Is Isgcttina Ills work IN ahca'1 Of him, ro. apprc-
nenston lees there shouldn't be enough 70 gc
around, no bolting down of his dinner
n INC ef hs of aaaIy nna Sa s
ass, S4es or bo" as "asGs'
mesquite OF cpicurean tastes. likes to be dis
tn1bed IN ~ dainty meal: Ana n,1 when a man =
taclt be is apt to toss aud pitci, about, supcsin-
durng fever OF the blood, which any mosquito
With proper knowledge Of hygiene nnhes1tsnds
renders tho blood impure. and consequently un'
thousands OF mosauttocs, we are confident,
1lmptnR about at this moment Will, health gone
and constitutions = hopeless wreck, all Of, nc
count sou q ignorance ar se caFc'es'ncsa regarding
Our solitary mosquito within the bar is mon
arch Of alt be surveys u hen he las his Aurveying
Instruments wlth him, ard his right there arc
mons 10 dispute, unless We except the sleeping
victim before hiu,, but what Is drorsy iann
aganst healthy, wide-asake mesquite Intent
on bus!nesss How coo1ly ho eyes '.ts victim from
his position on this heAdboard, selecting point
on which 70 light. IIls soul L oiled with, jny,
viii meet in Inc aweat.Iby and by." flo ~hets
l'is bill or draws up . nav one, adding an item
here and there Then he descends IN easy
though eccentric circles and drops gently down
upon the end Of the Rentlemat'a none. II an
impatient baud bc raised mechanically to sweep
htni away, he oniy hurls good-naturelIy.-icel-
Ing entirely at hum tlese,-anA gently rctircs
old fellow. take your own time. Il can walt tIli
on the mosquito lar and jecrs his eaunt md 70
raelous comrades, who arc rllugins with tho
"Don't you w'ah you had hlm,' he says, In.
tlicattng who "hfln" means 1y throwing his
thumb over his shoulder In the direction u the
sleeping victim. Nice fat fellow, Isn't bel
and he's all Mlne-mfuei"
, 1877-08-28

a CANADAAHS HE{AeSE44k11kAN
Cokourg toHtJ Correspondence Stw York World
Tho little village Of Harwool, On tho south
shore Of Rice Lake, twe'ya miles north Of here,
has been greatly excited tor some days past n
tho appearance Of the sea-serpent in TINT pleas
ant sheet OF water. Rice Lake has hitherto
beon famed for tash and Wild ducks only, and 70
Its shorcs thera eongeegates every year gooily
number vi Canadian and American tourists. A
local clronleler In the Sentinel OF thls town thus
tells how thomonste1 was seen:
Two American gentlemen who ate snjoIing TIE
ssca1.on, ] n % nd whoa % ID wlss i..aa nd H.; It no-
ss 1s[s ,Sos + e' wss III
doubts soon set It reat on discovering tse uu
duistlng portions OF tha boiy Of mou.ter which
on lbs creature, when ths!f courage W. testsd "
re on'tsF saex nx ;'esna ;s, ~ sad q MAKING S;s
sSrs M ~ wa Tho Ss.t they oSiainea oi . md Is is.
seEibed BY thsm ~ having head alnost like that
n s q .se
gu1set pink, and having ls'ae bnt sppstent-
y soft nns or long hAtr along ~ luck
about twelve feet Of the animal't body, but think
/. ast b. oEsr ',xt{ fsst 'ons Thy ,useseded
sboat ii o'clock Ia ths n,oin.ng: ii O'Clock Two
Ladies and ~ two g. Gentlemen standing o. ths plaza.
sn T os sposFo s 1.ss WIFI sSoi + ess %
nov Ssu he mon:sss 70 % ssrasas of sasI now
bshlna spoess >laland, aud mads directly toF the
tbs rissr channel, and has NOT sineo been seen
aass .sa xs ss d: sss f.
t.lands for somo tt.ns but could discover nothing
Il ths alar.nins visitor iw.tl ltt yoa hear 4 any
, 1877-08-28
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH LAKE TOWN.
CA1p3

7nMs Editor a TAs Trtbsne.
CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-tnder date Of Aug. ii
Mr.. Mnirheaa 8nda fault with the .tatrmcnt
~ -. ~" .,ss.. ~" ss ~. s.s ~. ~. y.
=! 1fus!ees ol Lake pesausc lucy kala tnat Inc
stock-Yarl Company "pald dividend Of 10 per
cent on g, COX, ,OUD, and that they had only been
a.se,seu na ,os ,ha Ss 49, Mr no'she.a @ pfoeoeas
auu ..Js' Ane auo'e nsu.es ase es1uer e1ose
mistaKe Oh toe printer OF malicious lie On the
, 1877-08-28
THE SOLITARY MOSQUITO.


The happ1est moment In the Life Oft amosquifo,
who u 80 constituted ~ to enjoy al there u Of
this teelinR extstenns, u when be mskss the
sudden discovery, during the silent watches,
clocks, aud other chronometsrs Of the night,
shst be, of Il bis race. l. the suie occupant Of
the uosQuIto-bar, sud thst there u no one to
divide Ais banquet With. Refeet. for moment,
What II Il to b. the Gully pasauIto admitted "
, 1877-08-28
LET US COUNSEL TOGETHER.

CAlcAGo, Aug. M-ghsFe have beeu many
anxious eyes watching fox As. q. e. Gibbs let
ter III this marainy's issue. The valuable
apaes iu your columns which YOU have allowed
10 Ar. libba aud Others in the Interest Of ths
Texas calculation uoyehsns ncHts tbs graft
tuas Of the whols people.
III. Gibbs .has shoyu hia uup&.by With the
, 1877-08-28
ANOTHER METEOR.

To tk1 Ed|tOF q IM 1FttgN
ualos CousTr, ILL.,, Aug. A-l saw last
night huge meteor fall 10 the earth. II seemed
TO coms straight down from great height, Q
atus north Of tha tlll MOOR which was about
, 1877-08-28

Gan Fronrikco s1ork. RspoYt
8omebody tnttmAtes that there arc Il, Coo den-
tlsta in acliye sc1vtcH In this country, who use
annually half ton Of pure gold. bceldes cheap
or filling material, 4 company has been orgun-
lied In this city under the ilau,e Of tho Consoll-
dated Great Molar and lnclsor Gold and Houe-
Filling Mining Company, for the purposc OF
prospecting the Held thus opened up.
, 1877-08-28

leet y pne TINT is we'll worthy ~ the attention
Of nil Christians an! p!IilanthtuJh7.s IN ou1
targe rifles. ions q, Osnonxx.
, 1877-08-28
GIANT OvERRULED.

Tho Secret nlstoFy Of 0cn. Grants 0rtler to
Remove tho Troops from New Orleans,
and How Don Csmeron Conntermandsd
, 1877-08-28
THU SPIRITUAL TELESCOPE.
MIR. Gregory About to Open War on
the Bondholders.
The Dev.lism Of tho Bond, and 1a
Bloodsucking Owner.
Peculiar Qualifications Which Mr.. g.
Requires OF Ills Editor.

Tntck ns Icareh that strew the brooks In VAtlhra'
brosa, as horncss IN 4 nest, OF frogs In Tom An
asews' Gags. wero bu iness houses yesterday food
al with The following crcn!at. which In its OWE
macmillan uhfose oln1J speaks for tteelf:
, 1877-09-14
An Oriental Night.

1t is impossible for those who have
never visited the glowing East, to form
an adequate idea of the exceeding beauty
of the Oriental night. The sky, which
bends enamored over clusters of graceful
pslm-trees fringing some slow-moving
stream, or groves of dark, motionless cy-
presses rising up like Gothic spires from
the midst of white, flat-roofed villages
is one Of the deepest, darkest purple, M
stained by the faintest film of vapor, un-
dimmed by single tleecy cloud. 1t is
the very image of purity and peace, ideal
izing the dull earth with its beauty, ele-
waiting sense into the sphere of soul, and
suggesting thoughts and yearning too
tender and ethereal to be invested
in human language. Through its
transparent depths the eyes wander
dreamily upward until it loses itself on
the threshold of other worlds. Over the
dark mountain ranges the lonely moon
walks in brightness, clothing the land
scape with the pale glories of mimic
day; while the zodiacal light, far more
distinct and vivid than tits ever seen in
this country, diffuses a mild pyramidal
radiance above the horizon, like the after
glow of sunset.
Consultations, tremulous with excess
of brightness, sparkle in the heavens, as
sociated with classical myths and legends,
which are q mental inheritance to. every
educated man from his earliest years.
There the ship Arago sails over the track
less upper ocean in search of the golden
fleece of Colchis; there Perseus return
| ing from the conquest of the Gorgons,
holds in his hands the terrible, head of
Medusa; there the virgin Andromede,
chained naked to the rock, awaits in
agony the approach of the devouring
monster; there the luxuriant yellow hair
of Berenice hangs suspended, as a votive
Offering to Venus; while the dim, misty
track formed by the milk that dropped
from Juno's breast, and which, as it fell
upon the earth, changing the lilies from
purple to a snowy whiteness, extends
across the heavens like the ghost of a
rainbow. Conspicuous us among them all
far up towards the zenith, old Orion,
with his blazing belt, meets the admir-
ing eye, suggestive Of gentle memories
and kind thoughts of home; while i'm
mediately beyond it is seen the familiar
cluster of the Pleades or Seven Stars,
glittering and quivering with radiance
in the amethystine ether, like a breast.
plate of jewels-the Urim and Thumim
of the Eternal.
, 1877-09-14

WE must measure mans strength by
the power of the feelings he subdues, not
by the power of those which subdue him.
And hence, composure is often the high
est result of strength. Did we ever see a
man receive fragrant injury, and then
reply calmlyG This is man spiritually
strong. Or did we ever see man in an
guish, stand as if carved out Of solid rock,
as if mastering himself9 Or one bearing
hopeless daily trial remain silent, and
never tell the world what cankered his
home peacel That is strength. We too
often mistake strong feelings for strong
character. A man who bears all before
him, before whose frown domestics trem-
BILE, and whose bursts Of fury make the
children of the household quake because
he has his way in all things. we call him
strong man. The truth is, that he is a
weak man; it is his passions that are
strong-he, mastered by them, is weak.
, 1877-09-14
The Channels Of Exit

From the human system bear the same rela
ton to 1t as sewers do to city. They carry
off the waste, the refuse which II is essential
to remove in order to prevent disease. One ol
the most salutary effects of Hostetter's Stom
ach Bltters Is to renew activity of the bowels
when these organs are derelict In their duty
The bilious and dyspeptic symptoms which
accompany constipation are also remedied
tic action has the effect of removing impuri.
ties which would otherwise poison the sys.
tenn and it's tonic influence is exhibited in an
increase in vital power. 1t renews appetite,
soothes and inyigorates the nerves, prevents
and remedies malarial fever, and is a first
rate remedy for despondency.
, 1877-09-14
Purchasing Agency.

Ladies' who are desirous of having goods
purchased for them in San Francisco can dc
so by addressing Mrs. w. H. Ashley, who
will send samples of goods for their inspec
tion and approval. Would say that am ar
experienced dress maker, and have the ad
vantage Of buying at wholesale, and would
purchased and sent G. o. d. Send for Cir
cular. Any information in regard to styles
cheerlully given. Would add that have 6
hrst-class establishment for Dress making
and am prepared to execute country orders
with dispatch. Address MRS. w. H. ASHLEY
l2O Sutter street, Room 81, San francisco.
, 1877-09-14

BURYING A FoRT.-Quite an original
method of taking fort is described in
BldckrOods Magazine. In 1896 large
Russian army besieged the Turkish fort
of Azof, which was situated on plain
strongly fortified, and had a small but
well disciplined garrison. No common
approaches could be made to it, as the
Turkish cannon swept the level with iron
hail. In this case the engineering skill
of the Russians was baffied, but General
Patrick Gordon, the right hand man of
Peter the Great, and the only one for
whose death it is said he ever shed tear,
being determined to take the place at any
cost, proposed to bury it with earth by
gradual approaches. He had a large
army; the soil of the plain was light and
deep, aud he set twelve thousand men to
work with spades, throwing up a high
decentralization of earth wall before them
in advance. The men were keptin gangs,
working day and night, the earth being
thrown from one to another like the
steps of stair, the top gang taking the
lowest place every half hour in success
sion. In five weeks the huge earth wall
was carried forward nearly one mile, un-
til it rose to and above the highest ram
parts, and the earth began to roll over
them. This caused the Turkish Governor
to hang out the white flag and give in.
Had he not done so General Gordon
would have buried the fortress.
, 1877-09-14
A London Club for Women.

The Orleans Club on the Thames Is not
calculated to improve the morals of the
upper ten. The,names are before ME of the
ladies who were present at private party
given there by the Prince of Wales.
They were all married ladies, and their
husbands were not invited, and had not
the courage to resent the insult thus Of
fered to their wives. regret to say that
the ladies in question are members of an
amateur dramatic society which has re-
Gently added large sums to charitable
treasures. The ladies were entertained
by his Royal Highness so merrily that
the men in the regular club dining-room
had to complain of the noise. One of the
guests was specially invited by the Prince
ION account of her clever conversation"
The fair guests smoked cigarettes in the
drawing room after dinner, and one of
them sat upon two chairs in the most ap-
proved masculine style. The other day a
divorced member Of the club took down to
dinner divorced lady, at which some of
the leading members were greatly scan
dalized. "The Orleans Club is never
theless one of the "fastest establishments
in town, or rather out of town, for it is
beautifully situated on the Thames, its
velvet lawn and its dropping trees being
objects of admiration to boating parties
floating by Oh these pleasant summer
days. The house is furnished in the most
luxurious style, with sleeping apartments
for bachelors and rooms for married peo.
ple. The Prince of Wales has cast his
patronizing eye upon new lady, Mrs.
I'D, who is just now the talk, If
not the envy, of several OF the distin-
guished lady guests who dine at the Or
leans Club. If there is Count Gram
mont about making notes, our children
will have spicy book for their editica-
ton when time has put back the present
generation and scandal is dignitied by be-
coming historical.
, 1877-09-14

PINNED RIGHT DOwN.-A grocer do
ing business on Michigan Grand avenue
was yesterday asked to trust colored
man one day for quart of strawberries
Cant do it--you'd never pay" he
replied.
i'm pay de money afore 8 o'clock in
de mawnin," earnestly continued the
colored man.
"Perhaps you might, but don't be.
lievc it. If you have no money now
how will you have any then9" .
"Don't ask me boss---I'll have de cash
suah. lee just perspiring to death fol-
de want of strawberries. f
"Does any owe your asked the
grocer.
"No, sah."
"Then how do you expect to get any
money!" "a
"Oh, de pay will be all right"
81 guess not. You'll have to try some
one else"
"Boss, you hez pinned me right down
to cold facts" said the customer. ~
wants strawberries, an dey hez got to
come, an, derefore, let me say dat l
wasn't going out tonight to steal chick
ems an sell 'em to get money"
"Ah, you wasn't"
mo, sab, cause dun pulled 'em in
last night, an dey'll be sold to butcher
dis evening. OATS de cold fact, mister,
an now wrap up dem strawberries an
doan' abuse my confidence" ."-DetrOit
Free Press.
, 1877-09-14

A PHYSICIAN recently took couple OF
little girls to ride. with him. They
visited one of the cemeteries, and while
looking at the various monuments the
Doctor remarked that he knew one per-
son buried in lot very we'll, he having
been one of his patients. One of the
little girls, looking round, waved her
hand toward the other monuments, and
innocently inquired, "And were those
your patients, tooi"
, 1877-09-14
"The War Of the Races"

A young man, whose attire was clean
and neat, and whose general appearance
was rather prepossessing, stood before
the bar of police court. BY his side
stood young man of about the same
age, with coal-black face and woolly
hair, and who was dressed with all the
gorgeousness of "swell."
"What's your name, white manln asked
the court. at IS
"McFinnigan, SIR" yt
"And yours, my man and brother2"
"Gawge Washin'ton Jones, sah."
"What was the matter, George Wash
ington2"
"sah, I'll tell yo' de truf, sab. was
goin' up de street, sab, las night, when
! met dis man an kine' of jostled agin
i'm, sab, an he turn right roun', sab, an
fetch me clip on de nose, sab; den l
calls an otfisa' an had dat man arrested,
an dats all de trufp F.
Show was II, McFinnigan9"
"Shure, yer Oner, an it was the nay
gers fault. l was q comm down the
av'nie, quiet as lam, sor, sayin' nothin'
to nobody, whin that sphalpeen came
foruinst me, sor, wild his elbow, an up
na'hit i'm upon the spur the momintn--
mo, sab, he hit me on de nose, sab ~
"On the spur the momint"-
ION dc nose, sah." ....
"Never mind fine distinctions" said
his honor, sit costs a man $40 in this
court to hit a man, whether it be upon
the spur of the moment or upon the
nose. George Washington, you are dis
charged. ."-NeU York World.
, 1877-09-14

DEVOTED WoMEN.-It is stated that a
great number of Russian ladies in st. Pc
te,rIsburg have pledged themselves mutu-
ally neither to wear silk nor satin nor
costly ornaments, nor to give balls, nor
10 indulge in other luxuries during the
present war; but to devote the money
which they would otherwise have spent
upon such objects, to the nursing Of the
hek and wounded of their country. This
rs just what good many women did in
lhis country during our war, and what
women have done in all countries under
similar conditions.
, 1877-09-14

Much has been written against the
accordeon, but the first evening after a
young man who practised on one moved
into the second floor of a house on Union
street, a smile lit up the face of the aged
citizen who lay in sickness on the floor
above. He said that he was now recon-
ciled to death.
, 1877-09-14

AT picture exhibition the other day,
Teutonic connoisseur, after long
study of famous painting, was heard
to mutter: "It ish very handsome
framen
, 1877-09-14

PHYSICIANS Of high standing unhesitating-
ly give their Endorsement to the use of the
Graefenberg- Marshalps Catholicon for all fe-
male complaints. The weak and debilitated
find wonderful relief from a constant use of
this valuable remedy. Sold by all druggists.
$1.50 per bottle
, 1877-09-14

A MERITED SUccEss.-Marburg's Seal O
North Carolina is fast proving itself the lead
ing Smoking Tobacco OF the age.
, 1877-09-14

THE sum total of the jubilee offerings
to the Pope is estimated, on good
authority, at nearly $S,OO0,OOO.