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Begging In New York.

A New York correspondent of the Bos-
ton Transcript writes: Among other
kinds of business which are fiourishing
in New York just now is that of begging.
The mendicant is seen everywhere.
Chancellor Crosby, in an address the
other evening said that after a months
experience in personally investigating
cases in which he had been applied to
for help, he had found all beggars to be
frauds. He believed, too, that all the
beggars he had known for thirty years
past had been foreigners, or the children
of foreigners. This is a sweeping as
sertion but it is pretty near the truth,
Begging is made regular occupation to
a much greater extent than is generally
known.
Yet there are cases that appeal so
strongly to your sympathy that you can
hardly pass them by. i found one the
other evening. had crossed the ferry
to Brooklyn about dark, when little
girl asked me for penny to buy bread
for her sick mother. She was bare-footed
and shivering in her thin clothes, and
seemed to be deserving object of char
ity. But [ thought I would investigate
a little. SO I insisted on her taking me
to see her sick mother. Very reluctantly
she led me to comfortably furnished
apartment in a noighboring street, where
I found the sick mother to be a robust
Irish woman who was bustling about
preparing supper for the family.
There were ornaments on the mantel
| and pictures on the wall, and an ample
supply of cold meat, bread. and tea on
the table. [ used some vigorous Ian
guage appropriate to the occasion, when
the woman said she had sent the child
to beg in the streets, but her reply was
characteristic of the class to which she
belonged: "Shure, and what harm is
there in the childs earning q few pennies
at the ferry?"
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DenNf and Station.

Mr.. Richard Grant White says that
the words railway and railroad are
both used, the former generally
in England, and the latter in this
country; that railway is certainly
right and railroad measurably wrong.
s'For way is that which guides or directs
a course, or that upon which anything is
moved or carried. A road is the ground
ridden over" But way is road and
road is a way. And railroad is the
ground ridden over, by means OF rails to
direct the train. ''But," he says, ''the
calling of way road is a venial Of
tense compared with that of calling a
railroad station a depot. A depot is
place where stores and materials are de-
posted for safe keeping. A lonely
shanty, which looks like lodge outside
of a garden of cucumbers, staging Of &
few planks, on which two or three peO-
pie stand like criminals on scafold-to
call such places depots is the hight OF
pretentious absurdity. But it is not less
incorrect to give the same name to the
most imposing building which is used
merely as a stopping place for trains and
passengers. There is no justification Tor
calling such place depot" Now
depot is place of deposit, and passen-
gers and freight are deposited at depot:
If it is an objection to call it "depo"
because a depot is place where stores
and materials are Deposited, the same
objection applies to station" because a
station means a place where materials
are stored. AS a matter of fact, how
ever, station" is growing more an more
into use.
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Concerning the Moon.

The moon, says Prof. Proctor, does
not revolye around the earth, but the
two circle about each other, and the
real center of the revolution of each is
the sun. Ii there were railway sufi-
GENTLY " elevated to reach the moon,
which is 238, 818 miles distant from us,
we should be fifteen months making
the journey at ordinary railroad speed.
Upon arriving, we should observe sew
eral interesting phenomena. First, it is
a very respectable luminary of a dame
ter OF 2,081 miles, with surface of H..
100000 square miles, a volume one
forty-nlnth of that of the earth, and a
mass one-eighty- first Of it.
Then, the force of gravity being one
sixth Of the earth, we could be thirty
six feet high, and still quite as active as
weare here. But our longer bodies would
nave longer day in which to disport
themselves, for there is a lapse oftwenty-
nine and one-half of our days between
the lunar sunrise and sunset. Our ex-
tremities, however, would certainly suf-
fer after sunset, for the surface of the
moon is ESQ degrees below zero at mid
u45Ats sS11u bl0 IOdCI1On UOM&Iu AOOA
would try even our prolonged proper
TONS, for at noon the surface would be
38 degrees above the boiling point. We
should be very lonely, probably, 70"
there is no living creature there now.
Still, as Prof. Proctor says that all
planets pass through five stages, the
last Of which is death-a stage which
the moon has reached the apprehensive
mind naturally inquiries how soon the
earth will probably reach it. The pro-
lessor answers, reassuringly, that the
earth is now about 500, 600, 900 years
old, and that it took themoon so, ZOO, 600
to reach its present state. He therefore
concludes that it will take the earth 500, :
100000 years more to reach the same
condition. There is thus no immediate
cause for apprehension.
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Plea for nirnrces.

There is said to be an ancient inscrip-
ton extant upon one of the gates OF
Agra, Hindoostan, which tells how one
monarch attem ,,ted to check the evil of
divorces, and how he failed. In the
first year of his reign ] 600 dissolutions
of marriage took place, which so an
gered him that he issued an edict de-
creeing the marriage-tie Intangible.
During the ensuing year. however,
1850 weddings fewer than Heretofore
were celebrated, but breaches of mar
riage vow became more numerous by
1000. Three hundred women were
publicly burned to death for having
poisoned their husbands. Seventy-fve
men were impaled for the murder OF
their wives. Property to the value of
many millions was broken, burnt and
otherwise destroyed in private dwellings.
ALI this being made known to the sover-
eign, he lost no time in reYoking his
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POLITICAL POINTS.


Secretary Blaine, says a Washington
correspondent, admits that he threatened to
resign should Robertson he withdrawn. and
states that the Cabinet is now in unison with
the President
A meeting OF The Anti Monopoly
League was held at Cooper Institute, New
York, to protest against the confirmation of
Stanley Matthews as Justice of the Supreme
Court. L. E. Chittend~.o occupied the chair.
Resolutions were adopted declaring Stanley
Matthews to be the Pacific railroad candidate,
and denouncing his confirmation as proof of
purpose to pack the Supreme Court with Judges
who will reverse its decision in the granger
cases.
The reporter of the Western Asso-
ciated Press telegraphs from Washington under
date of May II: "The sensation created by
the designations of Messrs. Conkling and Patt
is still talked of, but the exciting interest is
over. The possibility of Conkling's failure to
be reelected is much discussed, and will un-
doubleday be fought hard. Secretary Blaine
has kept in constant communication with Sen
ator Robertson, but of course the correspond
ence is close secret. A prominent Repub-
lican, who has held thigh positions and
taken an active part in campa. -4s
for years, said to-day he was going to Albany
TO assist in defeating Conkling, and that if the
Democrats would agree to vote for Repub-
lican against Conkling he favored the anti
Conkling members of the Legislature uniting
with them. Tammany is bitterly opposed to
Conkling since he and John Kelly split. Lead
ing Democrats say that the Kellys will fight
Conkiing and carry New York city Democrats
against him, in case the election should become
free fight, and that the country Democrats in
the Legislature would certainly go against
hlm' Conkllng's plan is to have the Sena-
ORAL candidates chosen by party caucus
1t can be stated that the administrations salts
led with the state of affairs, and does not he
hye the Republican party of New York will he
weakened at all. Republican Senators express
ihesame opinion, that the party in New York
cannot be hart by the appointment of a good
man to Office. The frequent response of Re
publican Senators, when spoken to on the sub
jtct, is that the Republican party does not de-
pend on any one man for success :;
that this claim has been set up be-
fore, but passed away without impairing the
success Of the party in the least Gen. Grant
did write letter to the President urging him
to withdraw Robertson. The letter was in
closed to Senator Jones, of Nevads, who de-
livered it to the President. It is claimed by
Conking's friends that Gen. Grant will stand
by him in all he does"
The Republican General Committee
Of New York State held q meeting and passed
resolutions unanimously indorsing the action
OF Senators Conkling and Plat. They also
ordered copy to be sent to President Gar
field.
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Rigs

Now that it is the fashion to dispense
with carpets and the use Of rugs substi-
tuted, the following homemade ones
might be found useful in small bed
chamber, instead of the Persian and
other expensive bought kinds. Of
course the floor should be painted, oiled
or have mating. For room that is
used simply to sleep in, nothing can be
nicer, as they can be taken up and
shaken without any trouble, and one
can breathe without feeling that they
are ihhaling dust from carpets at every
inspiration.
Very handsome rugs can be made of
burlap canvas at small cost. The piece
of canvas must be fastened to stout
frame of the desired size for the rug, and
then narrow strips of red, green and
gray flannel can be I" drawn In, +" in any
pattern desired. The border should be
of solid color gray is the prettiest, and
is neat finish. Loops must be left on
the surface and the whole carefully
trimmed off when the pattern is COM
pIete.
IF one wishes to have more expens-
I've rug and purchase the material, TURK,
ish toweling will be found capable of
great ornamentation. Pieces of cloth OF
velvet can be cut into leaves from ere.
tonne and stitched on. 1t is not best to
cut each leaf separately, Cor the effect is
better If large cluster is laid on, and
veins made in the leaves Of bright, heavy
silk. ~
A cheap, common table cover ingen-
ious fingers can make by taking gray
canton flannel and cutting the cloth
large enough to cover the table and
form q deep drapery. Then procure
some red velveteen OF canton flannel,
and cut out the leaves of rose or other
flower, place them in shape around the
edge and overcast the edges with silk
The stem or foliage may be cut of some
green velveteen similarly treated, and
then the veins and hearts may be worked
with hght-brow ctewels.
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His Testimonial,

Patent-medicine advertisements usu-
ally display such monotonous devotion
to the making of extravagant claims and
the relating of miraculous cures,
that it is refreshing to find one of en-
tirely different character. A catarrh
doctor in a neighboring city closes a
circular, which contains not single
Testimonial, with the following tan
genital fight of rhetoric "When I
look at that vast field, filed with the
pale nations of the dead, and the bend
ing stones covered with moss, I shed
tear and say: Ignorance ushered
thousands there. They sleep under the
solemn pines, the sad hemlocks, the
fearful willows and the embracing vines.
They sleep beneath the shadows OF the
clouds, careless alike of sunshine or OF
storm, each In the windowless palace.
I have one sentiment for catarrhal PEG
pie living or dead. Cheers for the liv-
ing; tears for the dead. "-NeaO York
T1r{lS1l1lp
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above edict, and in pronouncing divorce
to be legal, as before his accession to the
throne.
Weather Prophets.


Speculations about the weather are
not wholly useless if we are to accept
the testimony of Prof. j. Hyatt, who
has been engaged for q long time IN
studying the relations between the
phases of the moon and the rainfall at
certain stations. 1t has long been known
that when the moon is full the sky Is
most likely to be clear. This is not
only the testimony of sailors and farm
ers. but slse Of eminent astronomers
and scientific men, It appears that the
rays of the full moon have the power to
dispel clouds, and it therefore seems not
unreasonable to suppose that the moon
exerts an appreciable influence upon the
weather. Prof. Hyatt's observations
have led him to divide the lunar months
of about twenty-nine and half days,
into eight periods, or octants, OF three
and two-thirds days each, and he has
found that every duration is apt to ae-
quire its character as regards rainfall
within the first octant, or within three
and two-thifds days from the time OF
the new moon. 1t also appears that the
same kind of weather, as regards tenn
perature, cloudiness or rain, is apt to
occur on or about the same day OF the
week. OF, more accurately, at the same
stage in the lunar quarters. A numbeT
of instances are given, extending over
a considerable period OF time, wAich
seem to bear out the truth OF these con-
illusions with remarkable accuracy, and
it would seem that If seven-tenths OF an
inch or more rain falls within three and
two-thirds days of the new moon, the
entire lunation was very likely to be
wet one but if very little rain falls dur
ing that time the remaining seven
eighths Of the lunation will probably be
dry. These observations verify the old
saying that the first three days rule foe
month. As a resultof observations con-
Quoted at two localities, extending over
a period of three years, the rule has
been found to hold good In at least esev..
en- cases out of twelve, and they would
doubtless hold good for all places in the
billy country between the Appalachians
and the Atlantic, not too near either the
sea or the mountains. Such conclusions
are only reliable for places similarly sit
uated, since pectliarities of location,
elevation, the peculiar direction OF the
wind, ETC., necessarily affect the result,
and these characteristics must be stud
led for each place. The distribution OF
rainfall is very irregular throughout the
year two or three dry or two or three
wet Iunations are apt to be grouped to-
pether,
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

A Washington dispatch says the ex-
IRENE hot weather is beginning to tell on the
Senators, and both sides are talking Of an early
adjournment.
The Secretary of the Treasury has is
sued circular, embracing the 103d call fol
continuance Of 5-per-cent. bonds issued under
acts of July IA, 1870, and Jan. 20, 1871. Inter
est on these bonds at per cent. viii cease
Aug. IL, 1881.
The Postmaster General, warned by
the preparation Of several frauds, has given
orders that sample copies Of new publications
cannot be mailed in large quantities until sub
mitted to the department for its ruling.
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The cashier enters the private office
of the President, nervous and agitated
s'Sir," he says, II have something or
my mind which I feel myself compelled
to disclose to you, though for months ]
have striven to conceal it.
The President turns pale.
''The fact is, that Love your daugh
ter.
The President breaths more freely.
'sAh, you love my daughter. Do you
ever make any errors in your books, or
in counting your cash? Find yoursel:
abstracted, eh?"
ssNever, sirl' with pride.
ssThen, sir, / must decline to encour-
age your suit You are not really IN
love"
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Il. A. Gobrght, one of the oldest
Journalists in the United States for thirty years
the faithful agent Of the Associated Press in
Washington, is dead.
Postmaster General James has, by his
investigation oh the star-route mail service,
saved the country during the months Of March,
April, and May the large Gum of $412,O34.
At the beginning of May the total gold
circulation in the United States amounted to
s52o,ooo 900, of which s264.O0O, oOe was held
as treasury and national-bank reserves, the
balance being in actual circulation.
) Stanley Matthews has taken The oath
Of office and been assigned to the Sixth circuit.
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the Robertson nomination before the Senate for ac
ton forthwith, and to procure an early adjourn
meat sine die Of the Senate.
Mr.. Saunders, Of Nebraska, introduced a
seFies 81 resolutions ii the Senate on Tuesday, May
III reference to the evasion by the Central Pacific
road Of the sinking-Fund law of 1878, which pro
yides that IS per cent Of the net earnings of the
road be applied to paying off its indebtedness to the
National Government, and calling on the Senate
Judiciary Committee to report at the next regular
session Of the Senate what is necessary to pro-
tec the interest Of the United States in reference to
the Central Pacific and other roads. In executive
session the Senate confirmed Fred Douglass Re-
eorder Of Deeds Of the District Of Folnmbja The
judiciary Comitittee reported ii favor Of lie coz
armAion of Judge Robertson. The same commit
tee reported in favor Of the confirmation of Gen.
Badeau Minister to Denmark, and of Gen. Merritt
as Consul General to London.
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How Whistler Painted a Ceiling.

Probably you have heard of Whistler s
extravaganza In houses. He was en-
gagged to decorate noble mansion in
Belgravia; the price was no object to
the owner-and, for that matter, neither
was it to Whistler. One day friend
asked me to go over and see one of the
rooms that was nearly completed, and l
fastened to accept the invitation. This
is what We saw on entering: A very
slim, spare figure extended on mat
tress in the middle of the floor beside
him an enormous palette, paints, half
dozen long bamboo fsh-poles resting on
line, with their butts close at hand,
and very large pair of binocular glass
es. Whistler, dressed wholly in black
velvet, with knickerbocker pantaloons
stopping just below the knee, black silk
stockings and low, pointed shoes, with
silk ties more than six inches wide and
diamond buckles, was fiat on his back,
tishing-rod in hand and an enormous
eye-glass on one eye, diligently putting
some finishing touches on the ceiling,
his brush being on the other end of the
fish-pole. Occasionally he would pick
up his double glasses like some astrono-
mer peering at the moon, and, having
gained nearer and better view Of the
effect, he would again begin to agitate
the paint brush at the other end OF the
long pole.
Nov wouldn't I be fool" said he,
I" to risk myself on scafolding and
nearly twist my head off my shoulders
trying to look upward when can over
come the difficulty thus ?" and he gave a
wave OF his fish-pole.
And such room one mass of gor-
geous purple and blue, ornamented
solely with an enormous number of the
eyes of peacock's feathers. It was a
room to make man a lunatic in week.
1t was as if all the peacocks in Christen-
dom had settled down upon one and
were about to smother one in tail feath-
ers. And this was the celebrated "pea-
cock room" about which all London
went wild not long afterward. London
letter.
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DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
East.


The limited express on the Pennsyl-
vsnia road made the ninety miles between
Philadelphia and Jersey City in ninety-five
minutes.
The Governor of New York has issued
proclamation forbidding lotteries.
The Pennsylvania State Senate has
passed resolution which provides for the
transfer of the remains of William Penn from
their present resting place in Buckinghsmshire,
England, to Philadelphia
The United States Grand Jury at New
York has indicted fourteen Captains of Eu-
ropoan steamships for carrying an excess of
passengers, contrary to law. Two indictments
are against Capt. Brandt and Capt. Movers,
both of whom committed suicide few weeks
ago.
Immigrants continue to arrive at New
York at the rate of 1900 or 1000 a day.
L. j. B. Lincoln, of Boston. q broke,
In canned goods and nuts, has made a disas
uous failure, his liabilities being estimated :.
high as $75O0OO.
Four railroad repairers, while crossing
trestle, near sunbury, Pa, we're overtaken by
freight train and killed.
-Four "star-route spectators. J. R.
Black, W. r. Cason, ]. Frank and Henry Ar
buckle, have been indicted by the Grand Jurv
in the United States District Court of phils6el-
phia,
West.
Fire in the Missouri penitentiary de.
stroyed $50, 600 worth of property.
Annie Myrtle, a young miss of Ra-
cine. died from the effects of skipping rope
over 100 times consecutively.
In d battle with four thieves, near 81.
keston, Mo-, Deputy Sheriff Laforge and Albert
Hunter were killed. One of the desperadoe,
was captured and hung.
The officers of the Northwestern Tall.
graph Company have signed contract with
the Western Union for lease for ninetv-pipe
years.
Lieut.. Cherry, Of the Eighth cavalry
while pursuing some dcserters who were rob
bling ranches near Niobrara, Neb., was DELHI
erately shot dead BY enc Of his eVn soldiers
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The Associated Pres reporter, telegraphine
from Washington on the 10Th inst, says OF
the Conkling coup detdt:

The Associated Pres reporter, telegraphing
from Washington on the 10Th inst, says OF
the Conkling coup detdt:
The surprise was 90 complete that the Senators
had no time to form opinions, and generally eY-
pressed conjectures and surTlises. One Republican
senator said that Conkhng and Patt had better be
rejected by the New York Legislature in ses-
sion, and that will be claimed Endorsement Of
their opposition to Robertson at the hands Of the
Republican party of New York. Republicans all fee.
sure of Conkling's reelection, but few have
doubts about Piatt
The Democratic Senators universal express graft
icaton at the designations. They say it widens the
breach in the Republican party Of New York and in
the bitterness of the sawarts toward the ad
ministr alton.
but far can be learned, attempt viii bemade
toward reforming the committees. Mr.. Pendleton,
Chairman of the Democratic caucus, said no such
action would be thought Of and that the committee
will remain as now organized.
Don Cameron and David Davis seem to be the only
Senators who knew of the coming designations It'll
said that Conkling and Plat will not only regard
their reelection approval of their fight against
Robertson but also rebuks to the administration.
The supporters Of Conkling state that the resgna-
tons were offered because the New York Senat T.
feel that they have been badly treated by the admin
stration; that Robertson's nomination was made Al
the instgation Of Blaine to put Conkng down that
both the Senators and the Vice President protested
against this warfare against the regular Republican
organization OF New York, out all their EFFORTS faleu
Republican Senators refused to help them maintain
The Republican party of the Empire State and rather
than remain to be put down and insulted. both Sen
ators resigned This is the stroke Of policy which, il
has been rumored, Conkling had in view
Secretaries Blaine, Hunt, Window, Kirkwood am
Lincoln were among the visitors at the bite Hous.
to-day. The last named came alone and made but Q
brief call The others arrived at the Executive Man.
sion about the same time and remained in confer
| ence with the President twenty minutes or more
The President Etsted that he had received last
ing from Trustworthy intimation that th
resignations Of the New York Senators would be ar.
nounced to-day. 1t had, therefore, caused him u
surprise. 1t is believed at the White House tbs
nothing viii now prevent the early adjournment Of
! fha annta