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IN. Y. Tribune .+
Advertising, Worthless and Valuable.

The most frequent mistake in advertising is
that of putting the announcement where it
will bring back 20 adequate return for the out
lay. This is most likely to be the case with
Insertions in what are called "trade jour nails"
which are usually Published solely to secure
advertising patronage, for which they can give
ony slender returns Sach journals have gen
orally limited circulaton-not only limited
as to number of subscribers, but as to their
class. 1t is the buyers, not the sellers, whom
the advertiser wishes to reach, but the trade
journal is likely to be read only By his rivals in
trade. Did nybody ever see such publications
read at family breakfast table? They are in
deed OF service in trade, and their subscribers
often hls them carefully, aud consult them
thoughfally-for q purpose-that thew may
see what their rivals are doing. Another kind
OF wasteful announcement is by means of cir
culsts. Tbs contempJuous reception which his
circular gets almost wherever II goes, would,
il he knew IT, sadden the man who has been
at the expense of having the sheets printed
and mailed. Tho receiver rarely takes the
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Current Comment.

1t looks as though the British lion had fl.
nally been restored to the security of his
cage, and nobody huIt.-Philadelphi
Times.
The Bangor Commercial remarks that we
'have only seen the pickets of the greenback
army in the Maine municipal elections.n
Can it be that the american system of f :.
nance" contemplates 'reserve ?"-Boston
Transcript.
Dan VOORHEES,, according to the Tribune,
sometimes mistakes himself for the entire
Senate. This is one OF those excellent rules
which work both ways. Sometimes in the
heat Of debate the SenaIe evidently mistakes
itself for Dan VOORHEES,. Buffalo Express.
For the second time within month an
eulogy on Jefferson Davis has been pronounc-
ed in Congress. This is getting monotonous.
Some good Democrat ought to give the coun-
try panegyric on ]. Wilkes Booth. The
latter only killed a President. Davis at
tempted to destroy his native land.-Uticd
Republican.
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MISC ELLANEOUS
Legislation and the Treasury.

The threatened raid of the South upon the
National Treasury is justly exciting the
alarm of the North, for the North well
knows that it must furnish the money for the
payment of these enormous claims, The
Democratic leaders in this section of the
country seek to allay the suspicious of their
followers by flat denial that claims of
this nature are made upon the government,
hoping that the truth will not be known until
the Treasury passes into Southern hands and
the time for prevention is passed. Let us
look at few Of the bills now awaiting the
action OF the Democratic branch of the Ma
tlonal Legislature and by it referred to the
committees for consideration.
One bill purposes to change the date of the
close OF the war. 1t was declared by execu-
tive proclamation, and the declaration has
been affirmed by the judiciary, that insurrec
tion in the United States ceased to exist
August 20, 1866. Until that time volunteers
were still in service and portions of Southern
territory occupied by the armies raised to sup.
press the rebellion. Representative Mills of
Texas now brings in bill to push back the
date to June, 1865, thus shortening the rec
ognlzed duration of the insurrsction bv
more thanNa year, and permitting the
Introduction Of numerous claims against
the government for compensation. An
other bill, introduced by Representative
Shelley, provides that the rejected claims
for property destroyed or taken by Fed
eral armies in the South shall be again
submitted and passed upon. This class of
claims was considered by the tribunal known
as the Southern Claims Commission and re-
jected because of the disloyalty of the claim
ants. 1t is proposed TO refer it to another
tribunal where the test of loyalty is not ap-
piled. Another bill provides for the distribu-
ton of lost and abandoned property. Two
years were given in which these claims could
be filed and it was supposed at the expiration
of that time that the question was closed.
Now we are asked to re open it. Another
bill, introduced by Mr.. Reagan of Texas. ex-
Postmaster General of the Confederacy, asks
for the repeal of the joint resolution declar-
ing the forfeiture of the claims of a date. ear.
lier than April, 1861, by persons who engaged
in the rebellion. Another bill proposes TO re-
fund the cotton tax, amounting to over sixty
millions of dollars. These bills call upon the
Treasury for hundreds of millions. In add.
tton to them there are hundreds and bun.
dreds OF claims by individuals, and the most of
them will be allowed if the South gets COM
plete control of the Government. All this is
outside OF the enormous sums called for in
aid of Southern Improvements, such as the
Mississippi levees, the Southern Pacific rail-
road and like schemes.
This money is called for in the name of
"conciliation," formerly known as robbery.
The change of meaning is not strange in a
lexicon in which treason is defined as patri-
otism.
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EWING has at last introduced into Congress
bis great scheme for making every man a
millionaire. His idea is an old one after all.
and has long been acted upon by P. T. Bar
mum and other large advertisers. II is a
liberal use of printers ink.
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SENATOR DAVIS of West Virginia makes
mistake at the very beginning of his investiga-
ton OF the Treasury accounts. He assumes
that the statement of public debt In 1860 is
correct. Considering the character of
the last Democratic Administration that as
sumption is open to doubt.
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH Is.

+ We do not read anonymous etters ana commun,
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith,
We cannot undertake to return or preserve CON-
munications that are not used.
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THEY are talking great deal of nonsense
in England just now ABOUT the Hellenic race.
meaning by Hellenes the iders and brgands
that constitute the population of the little
kingdom of Greece. This people has shown
40 extraordinary capacity for self-govern-
ment and has made very little industrial
progress. 1t might be well to annex the
Hellenic provinces, Thessaly and Epilus to
the Greek kingdom, but the restoration of
the Byzantine empire is something to be
dreaded
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EVERY regular attache OF the PRESS Is furnished
w'tn Ccra certincate couotersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen. Editor. ALI railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to our
nnrnal
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1t it not to be believed that Russia will
take part in Congress that shall have pow
er to pass upon questions that affect the in
terests of Russia and Turkey alone.
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ONE of the ISLANDERS against Gen. o. O.
Howard has been disposed of. His innocence
of the other charges made against him will
yet be demonstrated.
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VIRGINIA concludes that she will not
have constitutional convention. She hopes
to find some easier way to repudiate.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Proposals for Furnishing ,he Ciiy of Bos-
ton with Granite Paving Blocks.
Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the
Superintendent OF Streets. City Hall, Bo ion, until
THURSDAY, March 81, 1873, tacelUe o'clock fDr
supplying the city of Boston with Granite Paging
Blocks during the year 1873 The stone to be equal
in quality to the best Cape Apn Quincy Granite
and the blocks to be Of the following dimensions and
specifications:
W idth. 3 l-2 to A inclles.
Leog h Stc ches
s.- nth, g.2 10 inches.
AU the edges TO be sharp and straight, forming
right angles at their intersections both hO7izontdIy
and verticatfy The faces to be straight split and
free from lunches or depres sions Each and euery
block to be equal both regards quality and finish
to the sample exhibition in the Office of the Super
intendent of Streets and to be in e0ery respect sat-
isfnctory to the Committee Paving and the Super
intendent of Streets.
Propos ais to state the price per thousand blocks
delivered such wharves in the city Of Boston as
may be designated from time to time by the Superin-
tendent of Streets. Also the number of blocks
which The proposer will deliver per month from the
first day OF Nav to the first day of November.
4 sample of the blocks must accompany the pro-
posal.
The successful bidder will be required to furnish
bonds with suretes satisfactory to the Committee on
Paving tor the faithful performance the contract
Pros osals to be indorsed proposals tor Granite
Paving Blocks" and addressed to
THOMAS j. WHIDDEN,
mar7t21 Chairman Committe of Paving.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Proposals tor Furuishinx the City Of Bos-
l0n with Granite EdgesIones.


Sealed Proposals will be received at the Office of
Snpe intendent of Streets. City Hail. Boston, until
Thursday, March %, 1873, Tacelue O'Clock NJ. for
supplying the City of Boston with Granite Edge
1878
The stones 10 be seven inches in ,cidh on top not
less than sic feet LENGTH and of uniform DEPTH not
less than 'eeaty inches be streiaht lined oithoat
peea- hammered on top. and three inches on back;
the top edqes and surflce to be true to line and
straight edge. The front to be pointed and she ends
squared and ionted the entire depth Of the stone.
Each and euers stone TO be equal, both regards
quality and finish, to the sample exhibition in the
office of the Superintendent of Streets
Proposals t. state he p'ice per lneal foot, deiv-
cred such qnantes AND upon such streets in the city
proper, toxbury South Boston, East Boston, Dor
chester, West Roxbury, Brighton and Charlesown,
as may be designated from time to time by the Su-
perintendent of Streets, Proposals may be made for
one or more of the above sections.
The successful bidder will be required to give
bones with sureties satisfactory TO the Committee ON
Paving for the athfol performance of their contract
The right is reserved to reject any all proposals
Proposals to be Endorsed Proposals for Edge
stones" and addressed to
THOMAS j. WHIDDEN,
mchS lot Chairman Committee on Paving.
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If France and England want to straighten
out the finances of Egypt they must turn
over the job to US. Let them keep their
Barings at home, and engage the services of
those eminent American fnanciers, Messrs.
Kelley and Ewing, These gentlemen will
rid Egypt of its debt in short time. They
will SET the paper mills and printing presses
to running and discharge every dollar in a
few months If Egypt has any sentiment
in regard to the daddies the currency can be
printed on papyrus.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-13

Mr.. HEWITT has wild notions concerning
our diplomatic service. His statement that
Twenty years ago the United States used to
send abroad greaS and distinguished men. -
must refer to that minister who represented
us at Prussia and "distinguished' himself
one evening by addressing in a drunken
frolic and shrunken shirt, the populace of
Berlin from the balcony of his hotel; and
that minister to Spain who "distinguished''
himself by splitting tobacco juice all over the
floor of the throne room when he was pre-
sented to the Queen; aud that minister to
England who distinguished" himself by
quarreling with the Lord Chamberlain about
the cutsand color of his breeches; and that min
lister to France who "dlstinguished' himself
by telling the Empress Eugenie that he always
took torette with him when he went to the
opera. All these ''great and distinguished
men" fourished in the good old Democratic
times, so long ago. We have changed all
that in this degenerate day.
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Senator Blaine's Speech on the Halifax
Award.

Review ofthe History of the Formation of
the CommissiOn-The British Govern
menf Charged with Dupiiciiy in Urging
the Appsinfment of Deli ssse-A viyor-
Gus Protest Against The Payment of the
Award.
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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-11-23
The Cowardice of Suicide.

Almost daily the papers spread before
the community the details of some new
case of suicide. The interesting traits
of the deceased character are dwelt up
on, and the sympathies of the reader
enlisted, until he gets in his mind a con-
fused association of agreeable qualities
mixed up with that peculiar mode of
death.
1t is a matter of very grave doubt
whether it is possible to print accounts
of suicide in such a manner as not to in
crease the number of suicides. When
story of self-destruction in some
peculiar way is printed, it is
almost always followed by an
other similar case within a short
time. There are many evidences going
to show that dwelling upon suicide has a
tendency to incite persons to self-de-
struction. Where a garrison was sta
toned at one time, in Europe, a soldier
hanged himself to a post in the yard.
Within few months IL men had hang
ed themselves to that particular post.
The post was removed, and there was
not another suicide.
But it is probably practically impossi-
BILE to abolish the custom of publishing
suicides, with the full particulars. And
it would be hard if a man s virtues could
never be extolled because he died by
his own hand. But we do think it would
exercise salutary influence if the press
were always to characterize suicide it
self, by whomsoever committed, as an
act of eowardice, for such it is A man
who quails before the adverse circum-
stances of life-the buffetings of fortune
is coward.
The virtues of suicide should be
summed up with the conclusion, severe
but just, that at last, by one browning
act, he wrote coward over his name
coward for his epitaph-Ne,O York Sun.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-11-23

A gentleman who has Just returned
from trip tells the Milwaukee Sun of
a new use that has been found for cleo
tricity that even beats the telephone or
the photograph. It is device by
which the colored sleeping-car porter
can be awakened at every station. 1t is
well known that the normal condition
of the colored person is to be asleep.
The colored person goes to sleep on the
slightest provocation. In the ordinary
affairs of life this eccentricity can be- over
looked and provided for, but the bust
ness of sleeping-car-porters has baffied
scientists to devise a method of keeping
them awake. A porter can keep awake
by constantly whistling, but this prac-
tice has a tendency to awaken passen-
gers who do not desire to be awakened.
The inventor has adapted electricity to
this branch of railroading in such a
manner that the colored persons use
fulness is increased at a very little ex-
pense. 1t is desirable that the porter
the sleeper stops, in order to snatch the
small baggage of those who get aboard
and throw it under the seats. A wire
runs from the engine under the cars,
and is connected with an electric dice
in the cushion of the hind seat of the
sleeper, where the colored man
is apt to congrcgate, and at the same
moment that the engineer rings the bell
on approaching a station, he touches
the thingumbob attached to the wire.
Suppose the porter be seated in his ac
customed place, snoring for all that is
out, and dreaming of his Nancy in St.
Louis, for instance. His head is thrown
back, his eyeballs are in repose, his
mouth is open, like an approach to
tunnel. He is sitting on the electric
dice. The hand of the engineer play
fully touches the cornucopia, the light
ming flashes back to the sleeper,
charge of electricity goes meandering
up the spinal column of the African, he
is raised up to the roof of the car, and
when he comes down he is wide awake
and ready for business. There is no
other thing on earth that will fetch
porter but electricity. A conductors
boot has been known to do it, but it
takes several applications, and the re-
suit is not as satisfactory. Railroad
companies that have adopted the tele-
graph-awakener in the South are re-
ceiving the encomiums of the people.
This is, indeed, an age of improvement.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-11-23
Kentucky's Patriarch.

Charles Arlington, Esq, was born in
Culpepper County, Va, Oct. 10, i777,
and moved to Scott County, Ky, where
he now lives, about 60 years ago. He
has been married three times, first in
1908, second in 1910, and third in 1870.
He raised sons and 8 daughters, and
has 1917 grandchildren, $50 great grand
children, and 50 great great grandchil-
dren now living. On his centennial an
niversary his relatives and friends now
living gave him a grand dinner, at
which about 1900 persons attended.
The old gentleman, while enjoying the
bountiful repast, told of many pleasant
recollections of the past. He had been
consistent member of the Baptist
Church for 80 years, and the family
have the reputation of being orderly
and wabiding citizens. Not one has
ever been known to be guilty of any
penal offense. They have filled public
offices of trust with honor and dignity,
and are noted for their mathematical
talents, many of them teachers in the
best schools.-4W Sterling DoDiocrat.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-11-23
A Mean-Spirited Joke.

When the streets are as muddy as yes
terday the cars are full of ladies COM
ing and going, and the trick played by
a man yesterday on the fourteen ladies
on Woodward Avenue car should be
frowned upon by every true citizen. If
again attempted he may get himself
into trouble. He boarded the car with
a rubber shoe in his pocket big enough
to fit over No. cowhide boot, and at
a proper moment, when all eyes were
turned upon the car switching past, he
dropped the rubber on the floor and
then suddenly pretended to see it. Bend
ing over and picking it up he called out:
(Which of you ladies lost this rub
ber?''
Every face turned pale at the size of
it, and each lady gave the other sly
glance.
"Some Que in this car lost this rub
beri" continued the human hyena as he
waved it around.
Not lady moved. Each one Won
dered if one of her rubbers had drop
ped off, but her mind was made up to
wade in mud two feet deep before
claiming that one.
"The owner can have it, charge
nothing for my services" calmly OBJ
served the fiend, rs he looked down one
side of the car and up the other.
Not hand was raised, but all feet
were drawn under the seat, as if by ma
chinery.
"Very well, +" said the man as he rose
up to leave the car. "I'm a rubber
shoe ahead. 1t won't do the loser any
good to call at my Office, or to send
boy and basket after this shoe, for l
won't give it p."-Det,'oG Free Press
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-11-23
Faithfulness Rewarded.

Colonel Thomas A. Scott is accom-
panied on his European tour by bright
and clever young man, Augustus Dow
dell, one of the heroes of the rttsburg
troubles last year. When the 9th r en-
ployees deserted their posts Hrwdell
took charge of the only teleg. ph line
which remained uninjured, and 'pened
direct communication with Colonel
Scott, kept him apprised of the real
condition of affairs there and received
orders and directed what few faithful
men remained as to how to save the
company's property. He Only desert
ed his post when the telegraph station
in which he was engaged caught fire
and he was compelled to flee for his
life. When he returned from Pittsburg,
Dowdell was given Il position in the Of
flee of General Manager Frank Thorn
son, and when Colonel Scott looked
down the long list of his employees for
a suitable young man to accompany
him on his tour he selected the hero of
Pittsburg as a reward for faithfulness.