New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-02

what we desire more particularly TO direct at-
tention to is the uncommon good luck oil ex-
Senator Eaton in being able to serve two mas
tiers whose interests are Numerically opposed
10 each other, to the entire satisfaction OF both.
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The Nav moving offers several good opportunities.
Tenants going into their new quarters will have an
opportunity which will not recur Of taking proper
sanitary precautions. They see 10 il that their
homes are thoroughly sweet and clean that no de-
caying vegetable matter Is left in the cellars TO breed
typhoid that vcunin are cradicated; that the
plumbing arrangements are in good healthy order;
and that sufficient ventilation is secured. They can
resort 10 liberal supply Of disnfectants. The
domiclc can De clcansed before the carpets put
down or tho furniture set mp. II this work is done
now % little attention hereafter will suffice If tits
not done now b. probably will not be done at all.
Instead of Groaning over whatever disagreeabe
souvenirs the outgoing tenant has left the Wise VIII
make the best of the inevitable, and suffer no nui-
-aucc to remain which can be- got rid Of The tenant
must do this for himself Asa rule, the landlord VIII
do nothing He may promise, but unless he can be
driven To- instant practical measures he VIII don"th-
ing Again. an opportunity is offered for making the
home pleasant and attractive by proper arrange
mont of furniture aud by such artistic adommcnt as
may Doe found practicable. Home should bc the most
attractive place IN the world and II can hc made ~
even with limited means with only little care and
some exercise of good taste. Finally, ~ people be-
riu the ycar so they viii probably go through the
wear. II is useless, perhaps, to demonstrate win
those who are given over t0 unidnrss and sluaior,
20 coarse ways and snirrhcd and clumsy surround
iugs. Bat there is % large class who would fam 1--we
co-cyly aud comfortably upon limited means IL only
the, knew how. The way 10 know how Is 60 begin.
Better knowledge viii come with practice. There Is
ro habit which can bee more surely cultivated than
thatoi beng domo,ticlly nice The time 10 BEGIN Is
this morning; and those who do not begin 40 least
during thc present week viii probably not make
/ auy b, ginning 40 ali.
Are thrrr women who must steal things when they
go into shops? 10 doing arc they victims
Of au irresistible impulsc3 These are questions
which thr spring shopping has revived. 4 few days
/ ago IN % shop iu Third-avc. MarY Amos "a married
woman of respectable connections. tried to carry
/ f.luuiously away two tmmbcs and a fow harpnS-
/ value. - c.ut,i What m the name of common
~rn-c did She doit for Why should sh" risk the
/ Tlmh- % which She va, brought, for the sake OF
/ h!riiu,l Her friends, who rushed to her rescue.
Jared that she had uo occasion 10 steal anything
and that hcr character one of perfect Te-pocta
| bu,ty. Well il Is rather a psychological bother
lfcr. In kind however IL may differ in degree, from
the moro largely larcenou- propcn-ites Of profess
,ional Thieves These prefer to steal az the risk of
l,rirut though they know that all the chances
arr AGAINST them and that they viii almost lucNita-
/ blv bring up in the state Prison The Court the
cas-. above cited lined The woman $50 and gave her
ono day in Jail Probably this will subdae the klep-
/ touania for life. Ii may bc rather rough medi-
cine bat we suspect that 10 will prove oIcctual At
any rate irresistible propensity Is plea which the
Courts cannot receive az least in the present state
/ Of medical Jurisprudence.
General Grants frank and entertaining speech IN
On, City of Mexico ought TO dispe all disrlst from
tie Mexican mind as tO tho motives Of his Connec-
t.n with the new railway enterprises IN that coun-
7 trv Itcxplod-- completely the absurd notion that
Lr l- some Interior purpose IN the direction Of an
nraau.u. Ills object Is business and not politics,
and Tho connection bee socks toc-tahli,h between the
/ United states and Mexico Is purely commercial
/ One. Hi- account Of IN. defeat and disappointment
ir Dos scheme for anncNing Saut0 Domingo. aud the
conclusion hr came 90 a, the result Of hi, mistake III
thttr that the people OF the tuitcd states io not
desire mono territory lisa curious example oI hl' SIM
+ rn,ity and opou-h,artcdncs-, when be- gets ont of
+ Ii--l,U oi hahtual rcticcncc. Now that thcy have
his assurance that ho is not an aiurAatlou-t the
Nc>I,an- viii uo doubt welcome HIM with unre-
served curdniity.
Now chat moving day hls come. tho queS-
tom of what shall be- done with the accmnu-
l.f,au of mage zines. illustrated papers and other
form, az light and transient literature is "a
troublesome one. The ma,- of reading matter is too
good to throw away bat NOT good enough 10 keep.
II bulk, au' burlcu-ome. and. if kept viii prob
ably mover bee looked az again. Set 81 socns pity
to -.ll % % tine old lalnau on give DO o Bridget 10
Eght the Kitchen fire. A correspondent makes %
good and Timely suggestion. Tie the magazines and
ri,rur, papers and the books that are no longer
wanted up into neat bundles and send them
to tine hospitals and other charitable institutions
for the poor inmates, shc stories, sketches and
illustration, will Dee NJ most of them, and will
help tighten many e weary hour.
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The biggest boom just now is the anti-Gorham
/ boom.
Wade Hampton frank admissions In the senate
concerning southern frauds not rclishcd by tie
few Democratic papers that have noticed them. For
instance The LoaoUc Courer-Journql says: Gen
er,l Hampton i, too candid a man TO be member
of the senate of the United States Since hc Is no