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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-19

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HBKALD:-
In front OF the residences Of Dr. X. j. Penny No AS
Henry strcot stands largo shade tree. which is
cccdinsly dangerous About year ago all tho in
tus street that considered liable 10 fall
dcmnod and cut down In order avoid accidents. A
few days ago when the WIND was blowing hard many
persons expected to this immense tree topplc
In fact Is liabio TO fall at any timc the trunk
rottcd 80 badly that there 10 nothing but mere shell
lett 10 support very great weight ALERT.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-19
ANOTHER WOMAN In THE CASE.
A Genuine Tweed Confession Written
by a Mercenary Miss.
sold FOR ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
The Malign Influence That
Rules "The Boss"

HOUSEHOLD TALK OF THE TWEED FAMILY.
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DANGEROUS TREES.

To THE EDITOR HERALD -
There is tree in Thirty-tourth street, between
Eighth and Ninth avenues In very bad condition. II
n heavy storm or wind should come /. might cause the
death Of somebody. VAL the proper authorities see
about IL? PASSER BY. .
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-19

Can nothing DO done with tho gang Of rowdcs who
nightly loaf about the corner OF Leonard and Centre
strccis' Their conduct II simply disgracciul No one
can pass without being insutcd by them, ana DO not
hesitate to say that 1t ~ OF the worst gangs OF
rowdcs who iniast the streets Of tho cily believe
The captain OF tho precinct written TO some time
ago, which WAS til. means OF quoting them Tor lew
nights, but now they arc as bau as ever.
CONSTANT SUBSCRIBER
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-19

TO rns EDIroR OF THE HERALD:-- ',
Why do not tho police dlspcrso tho gang of oafors
who stand on tho southwest corncr Of Third avenue
and llSh every night from eleven until one or
Two O'Clock, and indulge IN the grosscst profanity
T.. /,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-19

70 rus EniroR OF rnn HERALD
Please call aucnton 10 tue gang OF boys who congrc-
gate at the corner OF Suffolk Division streets and
Insult those who pass. MI
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"a i-Why is IL that SO

No Why is it that 80 many OF
our young men can say no with such
ease when asked to subscribe for a
paper, buy book, or attend leco
ture, spend an houre in the house
of God, or with a social gathering at
the house of some friend 7 Ask
them to do any or all these things
and they will say no with a frmness
that will astonish you. Ask them
to indulge in n social glass, in a
game of cards, tc smoke, 10 chew
tobacco, to blaspheme the name
of God, and these young men, who
are to be pitied for their weakness,
cannot say no.
Does it require moro backbone,
more stamina for me to cay no when
some kind friend invites me to
spend an hour in worship!
No, certainly not. Must | have
more courage to say no when the
devil tempts Inc to waste my money
in rum and tobacco than when am
asked to purchase good newspaper
think not. 1t pays to say no te
Satan. 1t is all loss to say no t.
your Heavenly Father. + h n
young man, when Satan tempts you
to do wrong stand up boldly aad
say No ! in tone that will make
him trCmblc.
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Summer Eating.

One Of the things which the public does
not concern itself about Us much rs /.
ought TO is the kind and amount OF food
IL shall eat duriug The Summsr. The
generality Of the people 90 on in the same
way during the Summer that they do IN
She Winter with respect to the food ihsy
cut, varying II only IS the seasons them'
selves very il. The average men or women
Is not apparently aware thai the heart c'
the human body may be materially in'
creased or decreased scooriing to hs
kind and amount Of food that 10 imbibed
True, most people when the hot weather
comes along rush spontaneousiy TO iruh
aud cream themselves with berries, cher
ries. peaches. :wa,ernelons, osntslopss,
pears, and often swallow much more then
Is good for them. Hence cholera morbu'.
diarrho oea and other similar affections Of
the stomach. But very little or no care ia
taken ia eating heavy beef in ~ great
quantity a. during the coolest month 10
Winter. II Is no in!requsnt sight 70 SOC
a man sit down, when the tbsrmomsssr Is
at ninety five degrees in the shade. ss
table groaning with fat forming. hsst.psO'
ducinG meats. On these no gorgss him.
self, until be 10 - allsd 10 rsDlssion n
during the coolest days Of Dsesmoes o.
January. II takes repeated wsrnings sAd
long experience 10 teach him that IL Is
lust Is ssnseless 10 do this In the dspress,
ing days Of July and August rs II would
be for him to wear his thick winter haa.
nels and overcoat. True philosophy would
teach us to be % careful to keep the In
side OF the body rs cool as the outside.
A great deal Of stuR hAs been written
como cerning the danger Of cold drinks snd
eating Ices and creams. There IL dangs
un Ter certain circumstances, -, for In
stance, when large quantities sre gulpea
down while the body is' ovsr-hestsd. Bu
when no more heat 10 experienced ehsf
what 10 inevitable In warm weather from
any, even the highest exercise. draughi'
Of water may be quAfed' BY mouihfulls
tins, or even the ooldest of creams sp'
ices DO slowly eaten with . spoon. without
any rick, save in exceptional csses, Ol
course there are many ignorant and obssl
nate people, who. eating and dPinkin
habituslly like pigs, cannot bs sstishs
with this quiet and temperate mode Of %
joymsnt. They pay the penalty Of thsI
but for intelligent PeG,
plo, who will learn how TO eat aud drie
reasonably. there 10 abundance Of health
full pleasure for the palate, even duriaE 20
no test Of hot days Esting and drlnklp
correctly are an art, aud have to DO 90
qairsd, ,-Hsw Yorb 7slesrsm, D0.av
i
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TiMg.--Iu all tho actions which a
noutperforms, some parts OF his liie
passes. We dio while' doing that
for which alone our sliding life was
granted. Nay, tho we do nothing,
time keeps his constant pace, and
hies as inst in idleness rs in employ
ment. Whether we play. or labor
or sleep, or dance, or study, the sun
posts on and the sand runs. An
hour OF vice is as long MS an hour ol
virtue. But the difference between
good and bad actions is infinite
Good actions, though. they diminish
our time here as well rs bad actions,
yet they lay up for us happiness IN
eternity, and will recompense what
they take away by plentiful return
at last. When we trade with virtue,
we do but buy pleasure with the ex
pense of time So it is not so much
d consuming Of time rs an exchange
AS a man sows his corn, he is con
tent to wait awhile, that, he may, al
the harvest. receive with advantage,
-O,oen Felthdn 1896. 'fH f.
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In q recent lecture in Edinburgh
On "'rhe Stars" Prof. Grant said
that a railway train, travelling day
and night fifty miles per hour, would
reach the moon in six months, the
sun is two hundred years, and AL
pha Centauris, the nearest OF the
fixed stars, in fourty-two millions OF
years 1; a cannon ball, travelling nine
hundred miles per hour, in 2,7O0.OOo
years and light travelling $4,000
miles per second, in three years.
Light from some OF the telescopic
stars takes 5,76O years to reach the
earth from others 100000 years
These stars, therefore, may have be-
come extinct thousands OF years ago
though their light como to our eyes.
Alpha Lyra is 1O0,0OO,0OO,0oo o.
miles from us, and its magnitude
and pplendor are as 20 to compar'
cd with our sun. The sun is neith'
or greater nor smaller than most o.
the stars. r' t ''I ,l'
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Only Remedy for Hard Times.
Change Your surroupdings.


All ~anting f'gurr FARMS, especially
adapted % tho Rrvth ofthe VINE. where Il
Is an established success en1 pays LARGE
PROFIT: The land e also sdaptci % the
fruits also. drain, urass, and Vegetables:
oRgaaRDs and FARMs. can now bc seen. . :
Phliaiolphis, by Railroid, in 4 lid, delightful
climate and at the very doors Oi tho New York
aud philadelphia MARKETS., Another Railroad
THE PLhCE Is already Largccsuccessful
and Prosperous. Chu rchcs, schools aud other
privileges are already establIshol. Also, man.
Goods AMI other things, at which dircrent
il has bssp HE tLrilY REsoRF % iot 'so some
Affections, Asthma, Oatarrh, kRue, and debili
ty; many thousan1s have entirely recovered.
A now Brick Hotel has Just been completed
TOO feet front, with back buildings, four stories
high, Including French roof and nj modern I'm
prcvements Tor tue accommodation OF visitors.
P.lce OF FARM LAND $500 por Acre. pay.
years. In this climate planted out TO vines, 20
acres ofiand will count fully no much as 100
acres further north.
can become familiar with II in short time on
account Of surroundings.
Five Acres One Acre and Town Lots IN tho
towns OF Landisviile AMI vinciand, also Tor
sale,
Whilst visiting tho Centennial Exhibition,
Nineland eau bo visited at small expense.
A pxper containing full information will be
sent upon application to CHARLES X. LANDis.
Nineland, N. T., free OF cost.
The following IL extract from description
Of Nineiand, piIbi,shei iu the New York Tnr.
nuNR, by the we'll known Agricultural, Soion
Robinson:
All tho farmers wcro Of tho well 10 DO" sort
and some Of them, who have turuel thcir atten-
tion TO fruits and market gardening, have grow n
rich. The soil Il loan, varying from sandy to
cIaycy, and surface gently undulating, Inter
sected with small streams and occasional wet
mesdows, in which deposits of pcat or muck are
stored, SUFFICIENT TO fertilze the whole upland
surface after II has been exhausted ofits natur-
al fertility.
II is certainly one ofths most extensive Ter
tile tracts, In aH almost Lowell position, and
suitable condition Tor pleasant farming, that
We know OF this side OF tho Western prairies
! we found some OF the oldest farms apparently
just as prontably productive Ms when hrst clear
ell Of forest any or hundred yearsag
| Tho geologist would soon discover the cause
ofthis continued fertility, Tho whole country
IL marine deposit. and all through the so II W,
found evidcncos OF caiurcous substances, gener
ally In tho form of induratod calcarsous mari
| showing many distinct forms Of ancient shells
| Of tho tertiary formattony aud this tparly sub.
stance istoattered all through the soil. In u yer,
com mi iuutsd form, and In tho exact condition
most easily sssiiniiatedby By such plants as tn
| former desires to cultivate. Aug.3,'7t
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Romantic and Thrilling Recognition.

About ten years ago two brothers
left their home in Illinois and went
to California. The. elder was a man
Of the most steady habits, and had
received good business education,
but the younger was inclined TO be
dissipated, and, indeed, had figured
in so many scrapes at home, that
his departure was not regretted in
his native village. The two broth
ers lived for q short time in Fan
francisco while thoy looked for sit
nations. Tho younger brother fell
into bad company, and they seporat-
cd by mutual consent. The elder
brother obtained a situation in
Wholesale store as porter, and by
diligence and steadiness 80 worked
himself into the confidence Of his
employers. that he rose from the po.
sition Of porter to that Of partner in
tho firm. he lately purchased q
house in Brush street, married n
lady OF considerable fortune Of her
own, and on last Christmas owe saw
three beautiful children around him
enjoying the delights of a Christ
mas tree. The family retired at
midnight, but the gentleman had
hardly closed his eyes when he was
awakened by noise down stairs,
land, moving stealthily to the parloi
with a revolver in his hand, he saw 0
man endeavoring to open the buf-
fet where he kept his silver. Leav-
cling the revolver at the thiefs heat
} he exclaimed, stop, or You are
dead man y. The jimmy dropped
from the hands OF the burglar, wh'
falling on his knees, cried out, IA
God is my Judge, Robert, did no
know that you lived herel" Th'
gentleman then discovered to hi
horror that burglar whom he wa
about to shoot was the youngel
, brother whom he had not met fo
nearly ten years. That night th'
, burglar slept peacefully under tn
roof of his forgiving brother, VIII
D assured friend, with tears in hi
eyes, that he was about to give hin
employment in his own store, an
that he had never spent happie
Christmas.
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Earrings mado Of iiah scales, Of
various colors, are fashionable In
Columbia, Tenp.
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Old Age.


touch our hearts with pity add re-
vorence as the sight Of a naged person.
Trembling with imfrmity, they
bend Ger their staff with a help-
lessness that is touchingly sugges-
tive Of many long years Of care and
sorrow, and who now in tho even
time Of life must rely upon others
for comfort and sympathy" 'o7
How beautiful these lines from
Longfellow, Tho eyes ,af an angel
look meekly into my heart Tho
voice OF age echoes mournfully
through IL /! Tho hoary head and
palsied hand OF age plead irresistibly
for its sympathios venerate old
age, and I love tho man who cannot
look without emotion upon the sum
set of life, when tho dusk of evening
begins to gather over the watory
eyes, and the shadows of twilight
grow broader aud deeper upon tho
understanding" ''s.'r.ia ~
I have seen a sweet, palo.faced old
lady. whose hair was whitened by
the frosts OF many winters and
whose steps once so buoyant, were
now feeble and halting, surrounded
by all that was needful for her phys
ical comfort, yet love aud sympathy
that should have frightened her few
remaining years was deniod her, no
one had time to devote to 'grand-
ma" With tears glistening in those
dim eyes and falling over the dear,
withered face she would say, "Oh,
that the dear father would call me
home, for ] am only bunden-only
in the way" and rocking to and fro
in her low rocker, she would keep
J saying in her childish, absont tone,
"Only in the way J"
There can be nothing moro beauti
ful than tho sight Of youth and
: beauty supporting and cheering the
aged.--rhcy who have nearly COM
pleted the weary march OF life, and
, who have seen many who were dear
to them, grow weary and faint by
the way, they who keep steadily on,
! and now, as they feebly complete
the remaining steps yet between
them and heaven---let their path be
made smooth, and the sun Of life fast
= sinking go down without cloud.
There is stamped upon my memo.
d ry picture that time con never ef-
" faco, and as my thoughts revert
Q back 10 those childhood days, can
t almost hear the dear voice that has
{ long since been silent How, in
$ the gathering twilight, when weari-
3 cd with play, we children would
, gather around the low rush bottom,
a cd chair, wherein she sat, and what
ever of grief or wrong We fanciel
3 were Ours, now it was all sinoothed
} and made plain, while the dear
, wrinkled hand softly stroked our
hairl Years have passed and the
!, old chair is tenantless, but the men,
a ory Of those days, and the influence
, of the dear old grandmother will re-
main fresh.
There are many weary ones whose
e race is almost run, and whose eyes
dim with the mists OF old age, look
4 helplessly into ours for sympathy
+ and love, and whose hearts, ID
o which the strength Of life beats on;
. feebly, are easily wounded by tht
/. harsh word or cruel frown. Let Us
u lend those faltering feet in the sun
d shine Of love, soothing the childless
e frctful spirit with kind words and
patient fyrbemance, that their last
days be their best, and the even tim,
a bright with the rays Of love ant
c peace.
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(. II 10 ssslnatsd hat aAs Hunbsr ef iadIs1
who cannot pass . mirror wt,hsnA e'snl;
Ing iato average about twelve tssv"Y
dessu.
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Newspapers ADVERTISING Agents
GEO. P. ROwELL & CO.,
al PARK ROW, N. Y.

They have the satisfaction of controlling
the most extensive and complete adver-
tising connection which has ever been Sc
cured, aud one which would be hardly
possible in any other country but this.
They have succeeded In working down a
complex business into go thoroughly a
Systematic method that no change in the
newspaper system Of America can escape
notice, while the widest information
upon all topices interesting TO advertise
ers isplaced readily at the disposed OF the
public. = ELraeGJ from Ntw York 'Tnss,
June Ia, 1876. r.. .tH
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JAWS OF IRos--At Granville, N.
Y, is q young man named Morris
Wsndo, aged 10 years, and weighing
1850 pounds, and deserves tho title
Of champion. "Man with tho iron
Jaw" A few days ago man weigh
ing 200 pounds sat on q heavy tn
bio, ia o saloon there. Wando stood
on q chair and seizing tho table on
ono side with his teeth, lifted II and
tho man two feot clear Of the floor,
and held them thoro fifteen seconds.
Ho lifted cask OF whiskey weighing
400 pounds, astride OF which were
800 pounds moro, by seixing u by
tho chimo with his teeth, holding II
out straight. Throe mon pulling on
o rope which he held In his teeth
could not bulge Wando from bis
tracks. Ho has gopo East 70 sock
an engagement ~itha circus, w
The New York herald., 1877-12-27

TIE RETIREMENT Of the French republican
General Boressoles for insubordination in having
demonstrated with his superior officers in regard
to certain orders issued about the timc of
President MacMahon's contemplated rcsig-
nation Is likely TO lead to some impor-
tant revelations, perhaps to the exposure of
the plot which there is excellent reasons
10 believe then existed to seize the government.
Il is denied that tho Marshal President knew
anything about it. lie can easily clear up that
point by ordering m investigation and giving the
public full explanation Of tho exact nature oi
the orders against which General Boressoles
protested
The New York herald., 1877-12-27
No One to Blame ..

1--WE are doing as other Commissioners
have done; our action is regular and legal
and there IS no ground for our removal, :"
said the Excise Commissioners in reply to
the prosecutions" OF the press Mean
while one of their number runs away with
the public moneys and the deposits of the
liquor dealers. .sWe are the most efficient
and faithful Police Board that has been in
existence for years, and we deny the right
of the Mayor to remove US on prejudiced
newspaper charges" cry the Police COM
missioners. Meanwhile the absconding
Excise Commissioner evades the vigilant
police and gets safely of with the stolen
money, and the people continue to dump
their ashes and garbage together and snap
their fingers in the face Of the police and
the CITY ordinances
The New York herald., 1877-12-27
General Grant in Italy.

General Grants ascent OF Vesuvius, MS
visit to Pompeii, and the review in his pres
ence at Naples Of small body Of Itafian
troops, are all chronicled in our cable des-
patches to-day. The usual compliment OF
a special extension of the excavations at
Pompeii was paid to the Presidents party
as guests Of distinction, and the Bersaglierl
was turned out by the commandant with
the natural pride Of an old soldier who felt
certain that another old soldier would adj
mire the dashing style Of that snowy corps,
which we are pleased to find General Grant
did; but there was a great neglect on the
part OF Signor Palmieri, who, having taken
complete charge of vesuvius, should have
had an eruption Tor the occasion. AS IT.
was, the General could only commune III
quiet sympathy with the mountain as one
OF the most famous smokers Of Europe.
From Naples General Grant went 10 Pal
ermo and is to go thence to Malta, but we are
not informed whether it is or not his inten-
ton to return to Italy. If this dash at
Naples is all he is to see of it, the plan OF
his journey does scant justice to that most
interesting country.
The New York herald., 1877-12-27
An Undecided Question.

Mayor Ely announces that he has arrived
at no conclusion yet as to what his action
will be in regard to the Police Commission
ers. but it is asserted by the Commissioners
and their friends that the charges will be
dismissed. We cannot credit this state
ment. The Mayor made the charges him.
self. and we are bound to believe that he
would not have done SO had he not in his
official capacity, and in the discharge of
the duties especially assigned to him by the
law, been fully satisfied that they were well
founded. Indeed, his letter to the Commits
sioners set forth established facts and not
mere accusations which might or might not
be true. 'The unclean and filthy condition
of the streets during the present year" he
said, s'has not only been q public
scandal and disgrace to the city,
but has recently been reported by
the Health Department rs dangerous to the
public health, although tho sum OF sixty
thousand dollars has been taken each month
from the public treasury for street cleaning
purposes AN amount, in my judgment,
amply sufficient for the proper performance
of that work" The Mayor in this states
what he knows to be the truth, and the
only question to be decided by him seems
10 be whether for this neglect of duty the
Commissioners ought to be removed. Again
the Mayor says:--''The Police Department
The New York herald., 1877-12-27
The Horrors ut Plevna.

Mr.. Mac Gahans account of the condition
of things at Plevna after the surrender us
published yesterday in our special cable de-
spatches, presents terrible picture. 1t is q
scene of war MS it was commonly known to
all nations in ancient times, before the barN
barian savagery had given way to the con-
ception of the common brotherhood Of
human creatures, and also before the prog
ress of medical science and the application
Of many inventions had rendered it possible
to alleviate on a very large scale the mis-
cries of men wounded in battle or the
untold wretchedness Of those who fall into
such pest houses rs hospitals become in
a beleaguered town, where there are no
conceptions Of sanitary needs. If we
contrast wars rs they are commonly
known to the present generation Of men
with such war as is shown on the
vid-which is of the type of ancient war
fare-we shall see at glance how much has
been done by the proper organization OF the
medical and surgical service and by such
philanthropic movements as that of the
Society of the Red Cross. Save when a ma
ton at large may be under the influence OF
some dominant passion as France under
the impulse Of revenge-war in our time
does not imply any animus in the combat
ants consequently. the battle once over, the
wounded soldier Of one side passed his
canteen generously to the MANNED enemy
near him and not only do the Red Cross
men, acting under the sanction of the
public law of Europe, gather up alike
all they find, but the proper ambu-
lance service Of any army when it
has properly cared for it's own wounded
cares tor the enemy's wounded as well.
Moreover, in attendance to the mere
point of the burial of the dead there is o
great advance. Some of the greatest battle
fields OF our own war witnessed this change
in wonderful degree for reinforcements
that came up to relieve men on hardly con-
tested lines never saw either dead or
wounded, for the dead were buried almost
rs fast as they fell and the wounded were
sent to the rear without delay. All the diff
ferences found in Plevna are due to the
conceptions of civilization that have so
much ameliorated the conditions of the
soldiers of other countries they present
final reasons for the abolition Of race that
it is clearly impossible to civilize. In the
awful scenes Of the dogs and birds fighting
over the bodies Of the dead we get in the
nineteenth century glimpse OF what was
characteristic of all war in Homer's time
It was wrath then, rs now, that
- hurled to pluto's gloomy reign
The souls Of mighty chiefs uutimey slain;
Whose limbs, unnurcd on the naked shore,
Devouring dogs and angry vultures tore