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New-York tribune., 1878-05-04
DISCRIMINATING AGAINST CHILDREN


SIR: Why is it that boy of fourteen who
steals watch chain, maybe not worth more than dol
lar is the institution termed the House OF Refuge
for at least year. and may be kept there for seven
years If It suits the keepers, while the profeson@
thief of mature years simply confined for period NOS
greater than three months in the county prison. for Tue
actl And why should young OF seventeen ana
eighteen and over, who quite old enough to 'aA'
care OF themselves, be in an institution professed 70 "
for children3 Sometime ago one OF the inmates oi u"
place in testiiyng before committee stated that DC was
sent there for staying out all night without hst asAs
his uncles consent The young man was nineteen ven
old, and as sixteen is the latest az when ne 49,
have been sent 10 this place, he mad served t, n
years. imprisonment for the appalling crime OF stss
out all night without first obtaining his august uh "a
permission, and would have to serve five years u ay
suited the keeper. Could Gbsurdity or atIocly ss ss
further 20 An act which in any case would haseus .
amply punished by imprisonment OF thlry rgg!sst
punished with Imprisonment for hail decade 10 wa
extent must tho professional thief have gone 10 n
incurred such penalty1 a IL IAhb'O'
l}rooeiyIi, May /, 1873.
New-York tribune., 1878-05-04
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
INTERNATIONAL SILVER CONGRESS.

To the Editor or me ITtO""e'
SIR: IF it be not too great tax upon your
columns, would like information upon that par t.e
Silver Law by which the President is required TO hto
an International Congress for the purpose OF hxng tno
relative value of silver to that OF gold
l. When, and where for what geographical nml's
aud for what object was the Latin Union" creaed'
Q Tn the absence OF any former international agree
ment establishing fixed value for gold as standard
does the accomplishment of the object OF the proposed
Congress demand that it shall first so fix positive or
absolute value for gold which it shall not hence
forth be disturbed and thus create for silver stationary
value at given distance reduced from that OF gou OF
g. Is gold like other commodities, liable to move above
or below its fixed value, and thus to carry silver with IL
the latter unateraby holding TO an equl-dlsaht raO
T. viii the estimated quantity of gold throughoutsthe
world or its probable production and cost, III gwen
time form element III Its establishment AS tue nSosl
D. DO precisely the same principles govern the fixing
of value In silver IS IN gOldf ,,s 49, H.
@. How far VIII the international ~, 1Ie f ~
One) probably bind by agreement or nave hOI IoIce
draw the active sympathles 0f the great conerSa an"
financial nations OF tna world ~ ., ,
TdyFTOgn March IL, 1873. uEo T. ELLio'
lfps,rer.-1. The Latin Union was created by
treaty in 1865 between France, Italy, Belgium,
Switzerland and Greece. to regulate the coinage OF
those countries, and establish terms upon which
the coins of each country should be received in
other countries of the Union 1t coins at the rate
of 151a by weight Of silver to l by weight of gold,
but has limited silver coinage by annual agreement
of the representatives Of nations held by treaty.
p No International Congress can fix an absolute
value for gold Rising and dfalling prices of cOmmod-
tiles determine the purchasing power Of gold. 1t
is hoped that q Congress may iX for other c0un-
tries. as for those of the Latin Union, the terms
upon which each shall coin and circulate the two
metals
3. There is no fixed equ-distance between gold
and silver. Both vary in purchasing power prices
of other commodities measuring at once and lndis-
tinguishably the change in value of the precious
metal and Of the commodities
T. Quantity and cost affect the value of gold. but
it IS the preferable money standard in part because,
with respect to god these vary less, and their yar
aions affect the value less than with other pro-
duets.
.. Silver Is governed in value by the same laws
of supply and demand, but it has recently been less
steady in quantity and cost OF production, and more
subject to arbitrary influence as to demand
6. What an international Congress may effect can
only be guessed. Thus far expressions of European
opinion do not encourage the expectation that 1t
can result in any agreement of general efect-EdI
New-York tribune., 1878-05-04
THE MYSTERIOUS RIVERS.
Fdttor OF The Tribune.

TO the Edttor OF The Tribune.
SIR You ask Where are the Kisliiminetas
and Conemaush Riyersi" They are not myths, but
have each a local habtaton and name {: the former
blending with the Loyahanna. west Of the Laurel Ridge
and forming the latter Neither they trout
are much noted for their salmon and bass Being better
acquainted with the Conemaugh add the weight OF my
testimony that It at least needs improvement; not that
there is so much OF to improve although 1t has never
failed to i'll 20nch water main for the supply OF our
town. Our local Game and Fish Protective Association.
however Is authority for the assertion that after re-
cevlng the drainage OF Lighthouses, tanneries roln
mills aud mines, the water Is 80 contanated tnat tne
New-York tribune., 1878-05-04
COuurNfSH N ono.
AX lSCENDIAUY PUBLICATION ~ DEMOCRATIC
PAPER o. COLUMBUS.

AZ INCENDIAUY PUBLICATION IL A DEMOCRATIC
PAPER o. COLUMBUS.
lBY TELEGRAPH 70 THE TRBUSE.l
CoLuMBus, OHIO, May 3.-A cOmmunistc
article appears iu small Democratic sheet. R"icTrnS
ID the al ert.slus tho w0rkngmen are receiving
,~oughou the country under the Of Socialists and
Communists says that they have tho right TO organize
tho same as the so;tandc OF this country; that
the time Is nearly at hand when the rdhandcd sons Of
toll will make known their rights that they have been
borne down by oppression long cnough should there be
trouble that the present sof-handcd and kidgl0vedmta
NAV nd themselves dsarmc 10y the abOrng sons OF the
country and adds that In such IL may be found
that their throats have been cut-rcfcrring to CAPT
taIists. IA soon the article was noticed the Mayor
consulted the law, but found that he was pOwcrless.
The Mayor that he knows who the lead eIs WOuld be
u casr any acts of an unlawful nature were planned
hut there has been none does he think there Il
any organization Socialists. He considers that the ar
clc published is intended to fan into existence an or
gauZatUn of the worst elements which IN all VIII not
number over 400 in this city.
New-York tribune., 1878-05-04
VIRGINIA CROPS.

To the Editor or The Tribune.
SIR In my SEMI-WEEKLY of the 23d, unu.'
the heading Of Homes in yirginla,"I notice ~,
script added by the Editor to the letter OF james
ner in which you allude to this, my adopted eOuS,
as having wet swampy soil not suited 10 'ue
Of sweot-potatoes and peanuts You would not ip'sA
tionay make amisststement or peanuts our aSelss.
cron f. ftv bushels 10 the acre. Nansemond Is mt
its potato crop not only for the large yet 70 Inc
for their superior flavor The yeld Is r market,
variety Yellow bark such we ship TO your i van
average from 80 to rs barrels per acre. n0 np o.
variety 15O to go bushels per acre.
SUFFOLK, Va April 80, 1873.
New-York tribune., 1878-05-04
russia s MARITIME DESIGNS.

TIE CHIBRIA STATED TO BE 4 TRANSPORT
LoSDoS. Friday. May 3. 1878.
"The steamship Cimbiia,' The Central Ae"S
saws was chartered on the 2i'h Of March last Dy the
Russian Admiralty FOR year 10 serve exclusively rs
trarrntt T.- amount laI WIS sII 500. The value of
the vc- w is secure, u the ovucr- by the Me>sr- Men
dlsphu the Berlin naucrs. Her principal work viii be
to supply provisions and munitions Of war 10 the Rus
sian icr in the Pacific Her present Destination aiIe.
.Finr aboard war material contracted for IN America
1. Nnrfl IlmIn."
New-York tribune., 1878-05-04
THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER.

LECTURE BY CONGRESSMAN WADDELL.
sALIENT TRAITS IN TIE CHARACTER OF TIE SOUTH
ERN sOLDIER-HIs PLUCK IN BATTLE. MANL'-
MSS ~ DEFEAT, ENERGY IN RESTORING PROS
PERiTY.
The Hon. Alfred NJ. Wadde If North Carolina
delivered his lecture on The Confederate sol
dier last evening in SteInway Hail. Tor the oel'h'
Of the Veteran Corpse of the 47th Regiment new
York Volunteers Among those ON the Pia'Iornl
were ~ Governor Hoffman. Mayor Ely, Postmaster
lame the Rev. Dr. c. r. Deems, General T. L..
Viele General Charles A. Carleton and others. The
audience. which filed about half the house, was
frequently excited TO applause or provoked to
laughter by the striking statements or dry humor OF
the lcctnTer.
New-York tribune., 1878-05-04
ONE or THE NECESSITIES.

To me Editor OF The Tribuhe' ~,
Sn:I have been one of your readers "a ~
many wears. am now "on the road" and 90 ~, 81
any paper that so suits my taste. Ny VIE "ao,h,r
d,d think that we must not take THE TRiBush saob
year. but declare do not see how can ie' .ood %
nonpoken. keen practical editorials are tcg ~ ps
.a One on Tweed was worth the price OF vi
for year There whitewashing a 0n name sfte
twaddie but 1t called a rogue by the saa,v nrxR
bis death as before" Success TO The IRiDVsa a. D. 3.
worcester, Mass, April 20, 1875
New-York tribune., 1878-05-04
GAMBLING IN WILLIAMs's PREcINT.

To the Edftor OF The Tribune.
SIRi am thankful to see you following up
the gamblers and exposing their nefarious trade But
why Is 1t that so many are stI allowed to carry on
their games speakIparcuarY Of faro banks especl-
ally in Captain Williamss precinct can stand N
Madisonsquare point OF these hells. All
OF them must, or should be known 10 Captain Williams
In FOurth-ave and broadway, above Twentythird-st,
the Captain II he wishes, nd dozens Of these traps
open both day and night ARGUS
New- York, May 2, 1873.
New-York tribune., 1878-05-04
THE CHINESE FAMINE.

10 me Edttor Of Ihe Tribune
SIR: The reports from the famine stricken
districts IN Northern China distressing that am
compelled to remind your readers of them The destruc
ton OF life Is appalling and the difficulty of reaching the
sufferers very great but the Spring has now come
the mortality must be lessenng and the districts are
easier Of access hope statements will lead be-
neyOlcnt people to do something for tho perishing
myrads Of Shans to keep them alive till theend OF next
month at least when the wheat crop will be ripe Con
tribuOns he turned into grain at 1iensin
within twenty days. Between thirteen and fourteen
thousand pounds have been sent from England aud over
one thousand pounds from this country the amounts
from California do not know There Is prospect OF
gctting Congress 20 return any portion OF the Chinese
Indemnity Fund TO tho Chinese Government. Money
sent Mcssrs. Olyphant Co.. No. 10i Wall-st. New
York. will be sent to Shanghai free OF charge. Respect
fully, >. WELLS WILLIAMS.
NeW-Haren, Conn, May ., 1873.
THE TRIBUNE has received $25 from NJ.
c. L. philadelphia $40 from MISS Rosae Phillips.
Pulaski, Tenn, and s. from Charity for the starving
Chinese. These have been sent to Mr. 4. a. Low,
No, 81 Burling-slp, New-EOrk.
New-York tribune., 1878-05-04
THE CINCINNATI SOUTHERN RAILROAD.

CNCINYATI, May 3.-The election to-day in
this city the question of loaning S2,000OOo addi-
tlonal to tho Cincinnati Southern Railroad, making
600 900 In ALL resulted In the defeat OF the PROPOSE
ton by 219 majority. A small vote polled-less
than Onethird OF ordinary vote Heavy rains all day
kept many people at home.
New-York tribune., 1878-05-04
REVOLT IN NORTHERN MEXICO.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May 3.-An official tele-
gram General Ord a revolution has broken out
I'm tho States OF Durango and Nuevo Loon General
Trevlno has been ordered TO que 1t. There s great
excitement the lower Rio Grande. General Escobedo
is here.
New-York tribune., 1878-05-04

fish are being decmated Ny suggestion, therefore s
that at least part of MrWhtes appropriation f he Der
mits its outsdeO OF his district spent for chemicals
to purify what water ia In the Conemaugh below II he
VIII give this matter bis attention eay elect hin
JOhnstlcf, Penn, April 25, 1873.
New-York tribune., 1878-05-04
Ilagrr-Tnc bonds outstanding April l, were:
-. S0lG.OD5,0lO $3.50, @ 10 500


The amount held abroad can be judged only from
private information as to the sources from which
coupons come to the Treasury for payment. By
those who have best opportunity to Know 1t Is
believed that not more than S250,0O0,OOO of bonds
are now held abroad. This estimate, by some
deemed too small, does not include, however any
part Of the $5OO0OO0 OF 4l2 per cents placed since
AnIn I'M
New-York tribune., 1878-05-04
OUTSTANDING BONDS.

10 The EdIfOF OF INt ITtUUHt
SIR: Allow me to ask you to state, through
TIE TRIBUNE the amOuat and Classification Of bonds Is
sued by the United states outstanding and The pro-
norfpn prnblh!v bcll in thts couugryi Yours truly
Cd.cH0ria r. T., April p, 1873. T. L. MORE
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-18

enough to last him q year and less labor
will Keep him supplied with the limited cloth
ing he needs A man needs more clothing
here, and greater variety Of food yet when
it comes to the absolute necessities Of men
the minimum cost Of living-a very small
portion Of mans yearly wages will keep
him alive and comfortable Thoreau built
him shanty in Walden Woods and lived
year in il at total cost Of twenty-soven
dollars and never approached either squalor
or starvation The experiment is Of value
only in that it proves it possible for man 70
get as much bare living here for n given
amount of labor as Polynesian can. II one
wants more-and very properly most men do
want more--one must work for it and our
civilization happily offers at once more op-
portunity for labor, and infinitely more TO be
had for the proceeds Of such labor, than have
been attainable in any other land. under any
other social or industrial conditions. Aud we
doubt whether there was ever a time when
industry and econony-using the term in its
true sense. of iudcious management-would
or could have met with surer or more gem
erous reward, than in our own land to-day
Scientific .iMsrjcgH.
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The farmer sbonll tax. ,,, o,,,,,,.l ;r.,-.,,
tory and il .bnuld incIpda nj bis fe,,,,i,,,,
lands and if l. owns il enopob wool Is,,i
to keen his farm fences and ,ycIrsi,.I,. ST.,
buildinps in rcnair all his buil1inrs .r.ri.5
and used svcInsivalv for tl,. hrsi,g,s ,f H..
farm stock of all kinds kant ali tan. -
for farm work. all cash crops and mnnrres a.,
hand. and the credit balance between farm
hills uayalle and receivable Fro,,, NJ IN
ventory he should exclude The dwelling hons.
and ali attached bpildi,,,,s ,,1 ,-,C,,,.lg a.,
used for farm, ,u,nos,s INA al ,,.I-,',-,
vehicles tsaIrs,nd t,t,,,.s ,,rlII t-',. -
pleas,Ir. or comfort Of his f,n,;l, L,(,,,se as
in the case of th,. p,a,nfoctIIr,r ~ ~, al
an outside exn.nditurs and mo, ss..nti,ii,,
connected with his stri,tlv business GU
lions In tbe transactior IF IL al H..
should CHARGE ID, IN r,r,, ali IaIo,. ;n,I1I;,1.,
hoard ,yh.ti,r il l,a an, tb. f,r,., or a,.l,,5'
inc, To liz lUsir..s slros1 nv MI, r.. -
formed nv, ,,trsops bird nv Iy- H. -,
III wifi snns ar 1ourbt.rs H. h..I,..1i
he very careful 10 cloroa o,,I, fo,. s.,,.i,. M
tpalI, rendered H. si,o,,l5 +.l,or,. an -
manurss and fertilizers used Whether 40
ducsd ON The farm ar ,,,,rclosa5 al M. IN,
elements nur.bossd AMI IN. an r.,,1;, ,,r -
rIns;yely f,r,, L,,ij1in,,s 6yt,,r.g -
,,,l;clae ond ais, f- -. - -. =. ~
veal and Ierso,,oI far,, -. "a
NJ sbo,,I5 Nv III. Co., ,l5F, -, q
az cr,,, ,r 7,ro5,,ct soll 81, IL .. ~ -;
received oId for olI ,ls l,,9i,, -.
blss mill bpttsr cbaasa 80. all 81
,ro5ucts t,l,.n I,. III. fa,,;I,- q. 1,.;. -
an tbs farm and whether ,g.sts'l -, ,,,,,,,,
ii TLis last it.,,, i ,s tI,, ~. 80
tanca and sboniJ Le os ,.igi1l,, a5eri ~ =, a.,
tbe farmer a, Inv The couTtrv ,nereLont ~
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-18

Why, 1t is the purest sweet in the world. Il Is aud
has been used in the healing art, u the satisfaction Of
thuusSuds. Who can say ought Of White, bcau;ifui
honey gathered from the countless thousAncs II tie
sllCudid flowers that adcru cur fields and gardens
HuHEnuuND! Whist mother lives that is not 4rqlaIut-
ed with its virtues in b4nisting Coughs and Colds
from the family? Why, il is So well know that ey-
cry candy shop would lose its custom unless hore-
hUund candy occupi,d place, aud the mott roni-
nent position il every showcase. Tar looks black
and ladies raise their skirts for fear Il getting their
clothes soiled y, 10 IL The vegetable Production Of
the beautiful pine tree that grows ~ cur southeru
forests and by the aid 4 chemistry II IL found t.
contain medicinal qualities universally admitted BY
physicians Of the highest standing. Its prestfylng
qualities arc well understood by every ship owner
AID when oOntEgiou, disease and d.sh infect Their
vessels they fuIailai, tao pyuttd ship from stem to
stern with tar thus removing the d, m Il disease
and death nsuriug tbe health aud life Of every pas
seLger bard. HosEY, HoKFHoUsD AND IAE,
combined together aided by science and the highest
chemical skill, form remedy admitted by tie nusi
eXper enced physicians the best most Cert-iu and
harmless preparation ever made for the radical tt,I
speedy 'rs Of Coughs, Colds, HoArseuess, Influenza
aud all bronchial affections leading To Consumption
from which Thousands are suffering. This valuable
remedy is known
HALE's HoSET OF HOnIHoUSp AND TAR.
Prices 50 and 81. Great saving by purchasing
large size Sold by all druggists.
Pike's Toothache Drops cure in minute
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-18
Wage. and the Cost of Living

Comparing the present market prices Of all
the articles of necessity and luxury that 20 to
make up the cost Of living. with the prices
that obtained when wages were higher it will
be seen that wages have fairly held their own
And if men will make the same comparison
with regard TO mems earnings and purchases
twenty, fifty, hundred years ago they will
see thAt-thanks TO cheaper and more rapid
means of production and carriage through
mechanical inventions-in every element of
living, in housing, clothing, food, Injuries
aud the rest, the workman Of to-day has in
finite advantages over his father, grandfather.
or great-grandfather. Aud he enjoys a null
ttuds of privileges and benefits, in stable
government, personal liberty and protection,
gratiIuitOus education for his children free
medical attendance, pure water lighted
streets, and other untaxsd advantages which
his ancestors never dreamed or hoped for. His
wages are higher, aud his money will buy
more, dollar for dollar, than his fathers
would
We do not say that the real as wen as rela-
tive cost of living is not advanced by every
step forward in civilization. For ten days
work an East India Islander, according e
Wallace, can manufacture or earn sage cakes
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Strange Freak. ofAppIe Tree.

We must give it up. We have never before
been quite ready to believe the stories about
apples half. sweet and half sour growing on
the same tree, but when we receive, as W did
a few days since. basket Of apples from Mr.
Munroe Morse, Franklin, Mass, which carry
the evidence in such an unmistakGblc man
ner, we must give it up. We have heard Of
many such trees and such apples, and have
examined such trees and fruit. but only TO
find that the half sweet and half sour speci-
mems were all gone. or the apples We're Who'll
~ sweet or wholly sour on the same branches
that year. The apples sent in by Mr., Morte
appear TO be Rhode Island greetings. Part
Of them are decidedly acid, Ike greetings,
and others are as sweet as our sweetest buk-
ing apples, while still others carry the acid
and sweet in the same specimens, one side
being surightly sour and The other unmistRk-
ably sweet Queer fruit 70 cook, says Mrs.
Morse. who. like other intelligent housekeep-
crs, knows that sweet apples don't make good
pies and that sour apples cook in half the
time needed for sweet ones. Every apple
needs tasting in order To- know into which pan
to put it for cooking. What first sent this
fruit oil on such queer freak is "a mystery
not yet solved We have picked HnlIwns
aud Russets from the same twigs have seen
apples half red and half yellow. with the
lines rs marked us though uudr With q paint
brush: have grown Purttrs shaped exactly
like a Bartlett pear: have seen apples with
out seeds or core hut never h,fur. Jaw % iit r
feet marriage of sweet and sour in thr same
apple, each flavor holding its own distinct in
dividuality. W must give it up.
From the Ai.,esj. y II, correspondent % the Bel
lows Fails Times.
b. H. Fisher. Of this village, has the queer
est apple tree that I ever heard Of H. says
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Business Notices.


The acquisition Of vital energy is tine stopping st,
to health. when the system lacks vitality, the va
riCus cans nag their duty, become chronically
irregular, and disease is eventually instituted. To
prevent this unhappy state Of things, the debated
system should be built NJ by the Of that inmi;a-
be tonic, Hosiettors Stomach Btters, which iuvig-
crates the digestive organs aud insurts the thoruu
Conversion II food into t!ut4 If uOurishiL- quality,
from whence every muscle. nerve and hber acquire
uuwolted suppits Of yiRar and the whole system
experiences the beneficial fleet Appetite returns,
the system is refreshed ~ hCAlthfU! sluubcr, the
nerves grow strong and calm, the dtsTuhd neg b..
gotten # chtoLic Indigestion aud Uncertain state
If health disappears, aud that salow aIps r4r.e Of
the sfin peculiar 10 habituA nyads, and persons de-
hceLt ia vital energy, replaced by more b,c. ming
tlugC.
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The symptoms are moisture, like Precipitation. il
tense uchiue increased by scratching very distress
ing particularly at night, as II pin worms Mere crawl
iue ~ and about the rvctum, the private Parts arc
sometimes Affected; # allowed 10 continue very Sc
riDus results may follow. De. SwAYSL'- ALL-HEAL-
I>C OINTMENT 10 pleasant, SURE cure.
HOME tIkLS.--Mc were great sufferers from
IcIug P-lts, the symptoms were above described.
The Of Swsyuc's Ointment IN = short time made
perfect cure.
). -. CHRIST, Boot and Shoe House. ga y ID St.
= Q. WENMAN, Halter, E S. Eighth St. philada.
Reader. if you suffering from this distr, g
r'i plant, or letter, Itch, Scald Head, Ring Worn,
EafLvr's Itch, any Crusiy, sCay skin eruption, use
SwaNue's Ointment and he cured. Sent by mail to
any address on receipt Of prce n currency posta
atSmps). 80 GEMS box, three boxes 81 IS. Address
letters, Or. Swsyne SON $50 N Xth street, Phila-
delIhiA. No charge for advice. sold by leading
druggists; in Brattleboro by Ii. C. Willard Co.
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his interest to enlarge It is wise, oftcntimes
to keep accounts with the separate fields Of
the farm, and always and exact detailed rec
ord of the expenditures Of the farmers fami-
w. including in the latter all it receives from
the farm. Complicated and laborious as all
this may seem, it is no more so than the oc-
counts Of intelligent, accurate business men,
whom il often saves from fixture. and guides
to success. Farming in every sense should be
managed on strictly business principles, and
only when so managed have We any right to
expect that it will pay-Pref Lei Stock
byjf7gg