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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-13
A STORY OF FOUR BOYS.
rrom ~ Allanfa Conslttntfon.


The Constitution has printed many story or
denial, energy ami herOan, but none more deserving
than story OF the Green boys, whch may De round
In another column
These four boy, started a few years ago selling news
papers They made ten cents apiece the Fst morning
hey went to work, aud for TWO winters Thereafter they
went barefoOted through the suOW ana sieel IN tne
freezing dawn. on their morning rounds From the
very first they saved certain percentage OF luet ef-
n0s which they wisely invested III Atlanta real estate.
Tle oldest of them is eighteen years or age ana
The Youngest twelve. They have supported All invalid
father and their her all the time, aud now have prop
erty worth considerably $1,000 houses from when
the rent is $50 month, ana S-uo STOCK IA
buiIding and loon association. They have educated
themselves the meanwhile. remaining from shcO tLls
vear in order that they might work the harder ahd Oud
home for their parents that Is 10 have atOh parior
and bav window III II. IDese little fellows have been
carriers ueysboys erraDd boys and apprentices ab0ut
Tie Constitution office, aud of them Is DOW ass ant
mailing clerk. Their net savings from thrlr SAFES anu
sr exclusive OF their rents. has been ~ WICK TOT
tuis year Next year they do better aud Dl Tue tlne
the oldest brothers OF age they odga 10 nave
comfortable little fortune, -,
WhaI these boys have done, other boys can DO. me
whole secret Is steaduess sOOrlety INDUSTRY ana econ
omy There few lessons more important TOT voJs
tha, flat tie smallest aMOInt-uO matter now Nte ~
"a, eS make great fortune II III only saved and
sralI-Wlu maxi a mau indrpe dent II ne VIII Only I'VE
inside OF IL and compound his surplus IL st nave Oeeh
Lscuuragiug to these youngsters Wnen IL TOOK theh
month Ia Law up a single dollar and II wa, heroic n
them when ney laid this dollar up ana went Daclooed
over frozen ground rather IL 10 buy shoes Tth
IL ia easy now, when they arc comfortably clad thu
hon-ed and everybody about them Is cOmIortaDe ahd
heir savings amount 10 twenty times wees more HAn
they were formerly able 20 save IN month iucy nave
c0ousrr lie almost before they have entered H. and
bey ain only keep ceanly hearts ana gcnlt SOULS and
broad hearty Impulses, they VIII DC Not ohy ich' Ous
HseftI.
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collection Of pictures attributed to the
old master. Las been brought TO Is city and placed IA
the ban Of ). A. Del Vale II formed by Vicente
Pelcguer of Madrid celebrated engravcr aud al one
time president OF the spanish Academy Madame
Pelcgu.r who survived her husband, bequeathed the
collection 10 Ler son. Mr Cullen, upon whose ccath il
came into the hands OF Madame Cullen, Low Madame
CarciO, the present owner Among the pictures Is a
large saint Catherine" attributed TO Leonardo da
Vnci Three attributed t. Neasqucz; two are rep.
presentations OF ID lie, and the thrd is picture OF
child eating soup. The stllfe pictures very re
alisc; grocery counter with fruit, bread
aud IA iue Jug Virgin Seated l. attributed to Van
EycE; Dcud Christ surrounded by Angels" 70 Van
den Ncy &c, and Haf Lei 9Th of The Virgin" Rapha-
el The latter Is not characters OF kaphaCl- s,ye
mater Dolorosa" on copper Is said TO be by Carlo
Doci and resembles the picture by tae master
tie Borghcse Gallery in Rome, except that TINS one il
smaller 1w0 pictures, Head SAINT Paul aud The
Marty rdom VI -. Andrew" attributed 20 Jose
kbera (SpagnOcttOl, and a saint Bernard to Franz
FOris There Ia IL al OF saint Peter, said 10 be by
GUIDO Rent and there four said TO be by Murlo but
none OF them reInaIk aDe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-13
HoTIN FAVOR or THE TAX on CIGARS

Mr.. S.raiton, Of the firm Of Straiton & Storm.
cigar mauuia tuners, was asked by 4 lKIDCNE re-
porter yesterday if h!s bushes had been injured
hy the enforcement OF the sunday law. u haven't
hal time TO find OUT YET" he replied, but know
that the business is seriously anccted OY some
trouble attribute II mostly 70 the agitation over
the internal revenue tax. Why don't Congress
I'll her abolish II or leave II alOnct Now just lei me
give you some OF the injuries which this agitation
works, Of course every man huTs his cigar from
therctail dealer whether the subject OF aboishlng
the tax Is agtdted not but the retail dealer has
no means Of knowing how soon tie tax viii Ice tax
en- n. and how soon the DIice Of cigars VIII fall
Therefore he does not huy large quantity OF CT
CARS in advance, but only purchases enough to carry
him through for q short time. The jobber, cOBsr-
quentlv feels he loss OF trade. and the manuf1c-
turer huds great falling OIL Ia tie demand
He therefore only manuiaclur just as many cI-
gars as be has trade or VINO feels II IN the end
Why, the poor cigarmaker who Is only employed
w. Nov. let me For show, yoGGr r.rn continued
TO ie'' become criminals rh.re are about i5.
900 or $1,000 clg tTnakars N this city, and about
80. O00 III the country. They each have abOu, five
III, nth, TO feed They cannot atori 10 lose half Cl
their time. and the Government will not allow these
men 10 eu ploy their idle time IN making cigars tor
themselves. Each unemployed clgaTmakcT can
buy tobacco can make the cigars ut home. and can
easily hud "A market FOR them. The Government,
however, will not only refuse TO sell him the stamp,
plies for the stamps. Why Because he has nor
gwen a bond OF 300 a. a guarantee that be WI
comply with tie law. And when he really wants TO
sell nis cigar, egitmatcly, tue law stem aud viz
tually SAYS that he can't. Now an unemployed Ca!-
peuter OF mechanic of any KIND can use his idle
time TO make an article, and The mechanic Is al-
lowed to sell il. Tie clgarmakers have got to i've
and ii they can't do IL lcgtImatey they will do j,
dishonesty. They Will make their cigars and sell
them without the Government tax Therefore the
people are criminals. the Government Is cheated,
aud the manufacturer cannot compete with such
trade"
DO you think that the Government is cheated
much IN that way 2
Il have no means OF knowing how much, but il
is to a great extent. l am heartily DESTROYS that
tins agitation should stop Iii the tax is gong 20
remain, 1T ,Ougress settle II at once If II going
10 bc abolished, let Al be abolished at once uJut
want 10 see Il reduced because tins agitation
Will only occur again"
Judge AruOuX declined Yesterday to grant an in
junction u StIaitJu x storm restraining the pO-
ice from interfering with cigar dealers who expose
to private sale on sunday cigars of Their mduuiac-
ture. lie Judge statcI. however that some OF the
pOl.ts brought UuJ by III: counsel were new ones,
and Ia order 10 have them argued lie would grant
an order TcturuaDIe on IueSd ~, 60 OW cause
why al injunction should not Dc granted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-13
THE GR0WTH or STREET RAILTAYS

Bosr0N, Dec. IA meeting of delegates
from the principal street railway companies Of the
United states and Canada called by circular issued by
H. H. Ltiel, superintendent OF the Louisville city Rail
WY Company, was held this afternoon ~ Ioungs
Hotel for the purpose o. forming National street Rail-
way Association. Moody Merrill. OfBOston. elected
ewpOrlry chairman. he delivered aa address outtn-
ing the objects which Should be embraced by tue pro-
posed organization. He said "Tae street railway "
this country have grown rapidly Ia tAe past ten
years. and still growing with such rapdity. that some
association Of this character highly desirable.
There arc now organized and doing business in THIS
country and Canada AS street railways. These COM
pan.es employ about 30 900 men, and l-.pJD cars.
More than 100 900 horses daily use 10 feej which
requires annually 10000 tons OF hay and llpJOOOO
bush. is OF grain These companies own ana ~ rate
over 1000 miles OF rack TIE whole number OF passen-
gers carried annually II over l2l24OO,oO0 Tue
amount VI capital invested in these railways exceeds
81 100000" Mc-srs. {. y. Clegg OF ONO, and G. O.
Woodruff o! Ncw-YOrk, were chosen secretaries.
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THE cHUEcH MILITANT IN NEW-JERSEE.

4 suit for trover and conversion has been
hrobt before Justice OF the Peace BOonton Morris
co,,rv \ l. for the recovery Of an organ, Sunday
to,l library some bibles and some hymn books Both
,latnta, and defendants brethren who once dwet
toretner IN AL the unity implied IN the name OF The
Lincoln Park Union Chapel Association. Lincoln Park
l. on the Delaware LackawaHna and Western Railroad,
aud ia better known as Beavertown. The inhabitants
o., The o,t part 20 to church in Morris County and to
,h nost office in Passac County The association was
formed some time ago by number Of people who agreed
60 ignore all denoninatona designations and TO eOnfne
the name their congregation to thirteen sYIables
m. associations purse was not as long as tie name and
II held services in the district school OF BeaVertoWn 1t
had fair in the Reformed Church OF compton Plains
nd obtained money enough to tit up the school house
with twenty-five bibles, twenty singing DOCKS library
., 400 volumes and an organ. For time the breth
r ,,er IN concord but few weeks ago some OF them
concluded that there was much goodwill to 90 with
nh ANAL fixtures and resolved TO set up faction and
Law in supply of doctrine The dsanec;ed Lincoln Park
rrntor chanel Associates soon talked themselves en-
, ont f the organization, being aided and abeted In
mir accession by the Reformed Church at Pompton
piins with the assistance Of the latter they built
~ chanel directly across the road from the old school
hons. The br.threu who remained viewed the stTuc
pre with scorniu pity, wondering what the seeeders
would do TOR bibes HYMN books library and an organ
I'M fo1nd out one day when they assembled In their ac
oustOmed place OF worship. lhe DSOAs ana tht organ
we've gone and there was nothing I 10 distinguish Inc
me ting place OF The Lincoln fafk Union Chapel AssO
cation fro a dapidated country school house. Their
rivals over the way with when the faithful and only
',rtgal 4 o. C. As had Indignantly advertised TINT
tncv had pDsyey Connection mad after prOtractcd
season OF aver decided that the holders Of the fort In
fb Cd school house 10 be regarded IN the light
E,vuflans: aud they had spoiled them. The pilageG
gorshppcrs the school house met Ia Indignant council
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-13
THE SPUYTEN DUYYIL ACCIDENT.
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SIR; An editorial iii The TRIBUNE OF to-day
Oh the spuyten Duyyl disaster cOmpe.s ne to write
saving That after number OF years OF successful eX
rerence as conductor having left the service several
years ago. DO not want your good Journal do in,
Justice 10 one man on OF his being the weakest
man in that terrible affair. Willie Mr.. Me.ius the
brakeman on that Inflated train, is to blame, lie IS not
to the extent which Conductor Ihnford IS Every rail-
road man who is dsinteeted and who has 70 favors for
one more than the other knows and says tnat had Mr.
Hauford obeyed what his imperative orders, as
laid down in rule No 50 OF the instructions, and had he
himself done hi duty. going to the rear OF LIS tram and
seen that his man dd go back to signal any following
train that accident would never have occurred Do not
let your excellent paper help crush the one whom ap
narentv The officers OF the road desire, for their own
irotectlou to prosecute more than tho DINER MI nan
UrI as conductor responsible Tor every move made
iU connection with that traln ana Dy every ROAD tue
oUducor Is ncld individually accountable Tor ms train
DO not hermit the public 20 ccnsure the one rather than
me otber because Sir AaufOTd WAS laVOrte VAIN the
oGcis IL wac not the first accident 10 MS tr9-n When
tLer was los. of life on the Hudson River ROad-TiYOl
s1 years previous 10 spuylen Duyyli, preceding 1t.
So,;rs truv \. b. c.
TonEers, II. TNov. "a, 1ss2.
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4 LECTURE On PRECIOUS STONES.

The Chemical Society OF the Columbia School
Of Mines listened Friday hi sht to lecture Precious
Stones" by Professor Thomas Egeson. In the audi
euce we're many ladies' The lecture consisted VI a
brief analyst OF each OF the common stones their
pecularitcs, the methods employed in counterfetng
and the ideas OF The ancents concerning them After
referring the part which gems had played III tie
history Of nations, Dr. EgestOn said III substance:
The diamond mines OF Brazil were first opened In
1877 II Is estimated that since that they hive
produced at least OF diamonds In England.
stone .huH and Of the purest water worth
wien cut ana lCA'iea ABOUT FoV. ne ueels IA rough
stones acquire habit OF distinguishing The water Of
rough stone ny simply breathing -poA II AuoHs TIE
historic diamonds te faJeh weighed 90 SHlla anu the
Great Mogl $50. Before it cut the hitter weighed
900 carats. From the composition OF tlc diamond We
what. costly things Nature makes nom common
material All the diamond fields OF the world ART not
worth the anthracite neds OF Pennsylani SINCE lS4O
there have been two panIcs WAeh dlahOhds rose ana
fell Ike other securities one was III Brazil IN 5B3
and other live years later, at the time OF the
revolution IN France. THIS stone Is found India
Brazil South Africa BorneO, Algeria and the United
JOB speaks OF the price Of wisdom being above rbcs
diamond OF that size, and OF carats Is worth
three times "a much as a diamond corresponding size
perfect ruby Is the Iarest or AL stones These gems
were once used charms against poison and wicked
thoughts They often initiated with real Stones the
most being spine. But 1t Is not difficult TO
distinguish the imitation as the ruby Is the only stone
having "A pigeOn-red color. Another precious stone
the sapphire when Il IKE the ruby Win the exception OF
the color The emerald Is deep green the deeper the
better 1t loses no GTancy IN an artificial light but
our emerads come from New Granada, and viii always
have flaws In limitations II Is not the hardness nor the
color that IL sought so much as the haw THIS stone
was Paid. 10 cure pApitaOns hypOchondria ana other
Imaginative diseases. Other precious stones are the
chry sobeTyl called the floating light" which Is the
only having the property OF showing Two cot9Is'
rho toDaz with It's many colors-yelow, pink, blue,
green and white the opal, containing per cent OF
water; the garnet, turquoise, t0ufMae' 'neeD! ST.
am
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-13
A SCHEME TO LIMIT PRODUCTION MEETING WITH
MUCH FAVOR.


WARREN, Penn, Dec. 1.-THE suspension
OF petroleum production by the producers controlling
the Cooper tract has created quite futter Of excte
I'm oil circles. The scheme exoites discussion
among OH classes Of oil people, both in producing
regions and at the seab0lrd centres OF trade IL Is
generally thought the movement to restrict the output
by stopping the drill must result satisfactorily and bene-
fcially TO all participating IN the enterprise II has
been resolved to operations and continue the shut
down nrtil May -. number OF Leading producers
have already signed the compact and others have sight
fled their Willingness 10 DO This scheme y the most
important one Of the kind that has been originated and
carried into successful execution number OF years
The representative operators IN other fields OF Pennsy
vlnia aud Eew-YOrk state have recognized for some
time past. the necessity OF stopping The dr and, while
definite positive action has been decide upon a.
yet 10 is than possible that general aud complete
stOppage of oil production may D. determined upon N
the early fu'ure
searching and careful Investigation has established
the fac: there has been perccpribs dimuE.ol m the
production at the wells In the petroleum pod cing hels
OF Mexican County, Penn. aud Aegany and Cattaruu-
gus counties, " y. The executive head of one Ol
he heaviest producing companies IN the AAegdny Held
says that the production o. Their wells has diminished
must necessarily hasten the elevation OF the pct ~ oil
IL l. generally believed that the figure viii reach ~
barrel by January, while welnfOrned oil men venture
the ertiOn that tne market Will see - oil b. March
The extensive ana constantly increasing demand for
new ana speca manufacturing purposes inel Hlth
te ehOIlnour can lot general uen, s FetJ Iaplup uE,
pletng the stocks above ground aud a. no" new ana
prolific fields being found. he supply al ne sea-
board must become exhausted. Jnis VII cause
dram the tana in The producing districts, ana
the greatest portion OF the tanked OIL Is he'd Dy inc
standard Oi. company and The United Pipe Lines COM
vii be afforded an opportunity 70 uume rciiUAy goage
rnueFs aud others VINO have 10 make large purchases
DAD I H f| M a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-13
SENATOR GRADY cALLED TO ACCOUNT

To NE EdttOr Of the Tribune.
SIR: Is it any wonder that the public should
lose faith and confidence in their representatives in the
legislature II that senator Gradys for
suspendng the investigation into the management Of the
Public Works Experimentation ne discontinued as
soon as the Democracy became united" before the
elcctiol-ls that he, a representative OF Tammany
Hail. desires 10 make dca. on charter, and also
that he is opposed to giving Commissioner Thompson
from Sl4 100000 upward for building a aqueduct,
and ntmaes that II Thompson is disposed 10 be mean
about the charter negotiations he will at once resume
the Investigation and further that l. l. Howe, the ac-
cOuntant employed by AIr. Grady, under power OF the
State scuate L. examine the and records OF the
Public Works Department has not yet given his testi
moBy before the committee and that he says that when
Nj. Grady Is ready to ahead that there VIII be
music IA tie air" Is II not outrage that the tax
payers this city should be ylcmized, and that the
money that they pay toward the support Of the different
departments should be divided as "spoils" among
halls" leaders and political factions
If there mas been any wrong doing and mismanage-
ent in the administration of the Public Works Depart
meut ~ was repeatedly charged before the commite
was appointed it is the duty OF that committee
supposed be composed OF honest and honorable men
to thoroughly Investigate the charges that the people
may know where to place the responsibility for the ap
pointmeut OF unfit men.
One would naturally suppose that Commissioner
Thompson would urge the final settlement of the I'M
savory order that he might refute the charges
made against his management of the Public Works De
partWcnt. There should be no vhltcwashng.'
This Is matter that concerns all The citizens on New
York IL i6 the interest OF the taxpayers thdI tLey
should demand TO have the mystery 50 long surrounding
the silence Of the cOm1ltlee dlspeed or al least eA-
plain. ii. The taxpayers 'oI whom as one pay no IN
considerable amOunf care little about the harmony or
political factousthcy more Interested III the III
crease or decrease Their taXesand TO know where the
money goes TO- do hopefully trust that The TRIBUNE
aided ami encouraged 10y pubic sentiment VIII continue
II expose and lay bare the ascacs aud cOrruptOns IN
the nsnana cement of municipal affairs, and compel
this committee explain It's strange course Ii MI
Tlompson's new mode Of bookkeeping stands the peue
trstug light OF public opinion, and II there was 10 sur
cieut reason the committee To make thls LVesugd
ton or incur the extra expense the taxpayers ought 10
know IT. / may incidentally mention that am, and
have always been, Democrat, but believe in honest
government and mat many reforms needed III TINS
city. DAVID :. IAIIL, cA-o1euotL u Ass~luD'y'
Netc- York, Dec 4. 1852.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-13
TIE TAX on coNDERcIAL TRAVELLERS

BALTIMORE, Dec. IA National Convention
OF the Merchants aud Commercial Travellers began in
this city this afternoon. The object OF the convention
was stated by the president be to the passage Of
law BY Congress abrogating stae laws which Impose
tax on commercial travellers, and looking 10 tree riie
between all the States. j. H. Brewer, OF NewJersey,
addressed the convention, and pointed ont the adyan-
tagee oil beautiful cOmpetitlOl while the laws ~ sOue
OF the states restricted trade 10 prohibition john
IL Handy. OF this city SAID mat state LelsA fe nas
no right 70 act upon te subject al al IL was settled
principle that the State has right 70 levy tax on
fore "A imports and certainly the state has no rSht 10
lnpOsc import tax On goods bought IrOui sister
state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-13
WAs HE PUSHED BY 4 POLICEMAN

Martin Kerns, who was arrested on Sunday
for intoyicatou. was in Bellevue Hospital yesterday
He had some ugly looking wounds in his head but # is
thocht that he will be able to 80 out While under
the influence Of liquor he went to Third-aye elevated
railroad station go up town. He remained on the
platform finally Gateman Mcdonald called police
man N remove him. Policeman Bradley arrived and.
according TO Kerns, pushed him down the steps lie
was taken to Twenty second Precinct Police station
but was 50 bruised that he removed 10 Bellevue
HOSPITAL The next day he was fined 81 IA the York
Vile Police Court lie taken back 10 the hospital
1v a friend and he has been there since. lie de-
carcs that the 0icer beat him numerically The officer
denies that lac dubbed kerns aud assefts That hln
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-13

MR.. HAWLErS WHOOPIyG COUGH

Seth c. Hawley, Chief Clerk of the Police
Department resumed his duties at Police Headquarters
yesterday after serious illness. He and his wife, both
seventy years OF age attacked with WhOOpng
cough about three weeks ago. having caught the
plant from their grandchildren. Each had been III with
the cough in childhood but the second attack
than the 1rst Mrs. Hawley is stl sick One thing
which greatly troubled Mr. Hawley 10 his illness his
inability attend the funeral Of his lifelong friend,
1huri04 Weed. They associated together ia poll
many years ago, when Mr.. Hawley la the State
Legislature.
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and resolved that while the conversion OF souls was
strictly legitimate operation even on the part OF tue
start concern the way the conversion OF GOODS
was proceeding which Tie Lincoln Park Union Chapel
Association could moi but view With alarm. Paterson
lawyer ia therefore busy preparing eloquent demand
which, II expected Yinduce Jersey justice 20 restore
the books and the around which cluster so many
associations and around which In happier days were
Chapel Association. Meanwhile the members OF that
body contemplate sadly their empty boookshelyes on
Sundays ana listen IN state Of mind 10 the strains OF
their converted organ in the chapel across the way
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-13
PROSECUTION ABANDONED IN 4 MURDER
CASE.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12.-The trial OF An
thouy Barnard colored the charge OF numbering Mrs.
Catherine Diamond, an old woman at Snow Hill, Cam
den County y. j., twelve years ago, was resumed this
morning In the Camden courts After hearing portion
OF the testimony Prosecutor jenkins said that his prn-
cipal witnesses had failed to sustain the charge. lie
therefore moved that the defendant b. discharged rom
custody. Judge Parker acquIesced anu barhaIu was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-13
ATHEISTS IN TU'O YEARS.

d. J. Whitney, of the Society for the Pre-
venton OF Crime recently wrote to the Chief Clerk OF
tie Police Department, asking for certain Information
regarding arrests for 1ntOxIcaon aud disOrderly con-
ia 1881 and 1882 Ia reply sent 70 Nh. Whitney
following form:
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ro ADV1YcE TAE PRIoE or on.

prisoner fell down the stairs when be was about eight
steps from Us bottom.