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OF money-making labor for several years.
He is one Of the young men who cannot af-
ford to go to college, who might ruin his
chances In life by undertaking to get an ele-
giant education. Let him rather pursue the
trade or business he is In, cultivatng him
self meanwhile by reading the choicest Eng
fish literature and perfecting himself In his
work by acquiring all the knowledge con-
corning IL within his reach
Here is another Young man. ono who has
learned q good trade. but who thinks he
could better himself by becoming q lawyer |.
81 am a Young man AGED "a vo,r, single. a me.
chanc, and am DESTROYS OF lettering my condition, IL
possible. DO you think me too old to commence the
Vi 'e hw TOT instance OF any OIL 'l'e o,ne, pro-
How should so anon, =, should Won conclude an not
too old to the study of law to which rather
incne' ofcourse have to work for my living during the
uayume NY only education is 'uch as nave received IN
' o ~
Inns young man. VINO lives III ne" 10TH
says nc nus hao no eouca'ioh eAcepO VIVA. ho
mas got III pruning once ana yeC nc gives
eViaehces Oh lar pet.er training IMAM
Vna' SHOWN py the otner correspondent,
VINO cohiesseu oehciehcy III haIin anu
erccA ohiy AT t"eh'y-eiRhC, 'noush hc
10 iiiuSVer vi truue ouo vi WHICH, he c"i'
u"ays make lair living, Nc proposes
W STUDY law III the nope Oh improving his
prospects Dun goou anu INDUSTRIOUS coih-
positor Is nuch more sure Oh an income
from MS WORK sulicienI ior MS heeos IMAM
Ihe run Oh lawyers, especl"iiy III the ilrst haii
Oh their professional career lie "oulu leave
traue 10 enter PROFESSION Where Tue coih-
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FOR TIE NIHYi
what Congress should DO Before Voting nm
Appropriation.

WASHINGTON, May 8.-Instead OF scheme
to build new ships. as is proposed by the Robe
SON Roach Ring, the first duty OF Congress is to
know exactly the true. not the reported. condi-
ton OF the navy Us 1t stands. and to flnd out
how much money is squandered and stolen
every year.
It Is no secret that men are billetcd on tho
navy yards. and draw regular salaries. whose
names do not appear on the rolls. and who
never render any service whatever and nro
paid from the Treasury by false vouchers. such
as Howgate used in his operations.
The report OF the Navy Department shows
that 1t costs nearly half u million year. with
out including the salaries Of the officers de-
tailed there for duty to maintain the Boston
Navy Yard. 1t Is little moro than political
machine. with about five hundred men to run
1t. This yard is between that ut Portsmouth
on the one side and New York on the other. -,
The ships of tho future will probably be built
OF steel. The Boston yard and indeed, most
OF the others. are untitled for construction OF
this material. The proposition to sell the land.
which constitut $ an important water front for
Boston, Is therefore proper, and 1t might be APP
piled to other property which Is now useless.
and is in fact. q drain on the Treasury.
These yards generally furnish comfortable
shore stations for the top-heavy corps of the
navy and. like our rotten hull;s. mlscallcd
ships Of war they have no real utility except 10
provide posts at large salaries for favored
officers and for q small army of politicians.
Abolish all these superliuous appcndage
which annually tax labor for their support. and
shut up tho hiding places where millions are
squandered, ard the country would soon sec
how ii is imposed upon 20 keep up II costly sham
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The Saturday Afternoon Bill.

The bill introduced into the State Senate
by Mr.. FITZGERALD, which provides for the
closing Of certain public Offices in this city
and Brooklyn at noon on Saturdays in sum-
mer has been ordered to third reading.
If passed. it will give several hours addi-
tional leisure on Saturday afternoons, from
the 18th of June to the 18th of September in
elusive, to the Sheriff, Register, and County
Clerk Of New York the Sheriff, Register, and
County Clerk Of Kings County, and the Clerk
OF the City Court OF Brooklyn.
No good reason has been assigned for the
proposed change. We cannot see why the
clerks in these offices should not work as late
as bank clerks and statesmen in business
houses. 1t is true that our State courts man.
ifest growing tendency to make a complete
holiday of Saturday, and perhaps 1t Is not
strange that the same disposition should be
shown in those public offices whose business
is intimately related TO that of the courts
In our opinion, however, the reform really
needed is in the direction OF more work by
the Judges on Saturday, instead OF less work
by their clerks.
The officers who appear to be directly re,
sponsiblc for this Objectionable bill are PETER
BOWIE, Sheriff. AUGUSTUS T. DocHARrY, Reg,
lister, and WILLIAM A. BUTLER, County Clerk
in this county, and LEWIS II. STEGMAN, Shcr,
ilf THOMAS CARROLL, Register, and CHARLES
b. ELLIOTT, County Clerk, in Kings together
with GEORGE w. KNAEBEL, Clerk of the City
Court of Brooklyn.
Some of these gentlemen may be candi,
dates for Office hereafter. Let them be re.
membcrcd then as public servants who in
sisted on their Saturday afternoons out.
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The Men who are Working to Make Dakota
state.

BISMARCK. d. T.. April 2o.-The advocates of
northern part into Territory, and TO admit the
south portion state la, made strenuous efforts
lea Congress to believe that the people OF the Terri
all in favor Of there The silence OF
those who not in favor OF division tends create
belief that their numbers Insignificant 1t Is not So
Dakota became Territory in 1861. During the
twentyone OF its existence many politicians have
been appointed to Federal Offices in the Territory
large majority going out OF Office have remained In
the Territory They all anxious for division and the
admission OF the southern part All candidates for
the United States Senate and other less offices
to be filled, should their hopes be realized Its fact
well known to every resident OF Dakota who takes any
interest in its political affairs that there many op.
posed to division there in favor Of II. In their
ranks be found the farmers mechanics and trades
men, who developing THE empire, and who arc
content to remain q Territory for years longer
until such time as the people whp come into this un.
developed ani can improve their cNs and place them
selves position to Boar the expense OF statehood
All the papers of the Territory are, with one oN'"p.
ton working the Interest Of tho politicians in ALTO.
cacy the scheme. The dele atuus from north Dakota
who wont to Washington to pbhy in support OF dvis ion
nominated by packed conventions On short notice,
AMI were composed of politicians almost TO man. II
is the sire Of those not IN favor ct division flo their
protest through the columns OF TuS Sun against the
measure and At is their hope t!at the measure Will fail
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Were They Christiansf
The subioined inquiry reached our han
yesterday morning.

The subjoined inquiry reached our hands
yesterday morning:
I'll y CLAriis Co,
"Few York Church St, worth st, and W, Brosdway
"NEw YuHK, May o, 1882.
"DslR SIN. Please inform us through your valuable
psper IL EMERSON and LoSGrWLLow indeed unbe
levers in the Christian religion. Respectfully yours,
III. VI. WALTER
We answer that Mr. EMERSON aid Mr..
LoNGFELLow We're unbclievers in the Chris
tian religion.
The essence of belief in the Christian reliG-
Ion is belief in the Deity of the Lord 'Esus
CHRIST. without the Godhcad OF the tI.Rlsr
there IL no real Christianity.
1t is true there is n sort Of doctrine which
many people fancy TO be Christian, and ac-
cording to this doctrine JESUS CHRIST was
not Cop, but creature, Il man, or created
being somewhat sup rior to man. But this
Is not the doctrine of the Christian religion.
II Ia = zoe OF Christianity 1t is n station on
the broad road to toval unbelicf, to inildelity.
This sort of doctrine we understand to
have been the doctrine of EMERSON and
LoNGFELLow. They were Unitarians. Thcy
were not bcliey crs in the Christian religion.
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THE USES or THE PRESS.

WASHINGTON Nav 6.Mr yoorbon, fe,t
hill, aa,,,S ,,',o, ta',, ,a,., NV ~ .ecas
res olution in the Senate for h committee to In
vestigate nd ascertain whether any corrupt or
improper Influences have been brought to be ar
upon any member in regard to a bill to amend
certain laws On the subject OF distilled sp Its
1t appears that Mr.. voorhees's name had
been used in connection with the proposed leg
,si".ioh ~ sueh o. way as 10 eau rr Ihe INQUIRY
indiana was tho hsst indgo ~ w,'ot coueor No"
tio 800, 49, ~. 49,, y. vi. -
his own repute. and the interros'tion OF other
Senators who volunteered certificates of char
aeter, was. to say the least of it, eratuitous'
anu III one sense whoiiy improper MT 'oor-
no token whom bis obor,otor had hoon ose,iIod
M ,,, ms 80, ,,i ,''u use
The discussion which followed the resoiu-
uo ma.cn -, an inses. ,;o ,n t
previous question without debate. When it is
tercst are a, stake. And, he stated boldly and
repeatedly that Ring had been organ lied.
sna 9 to to public pn EerS With Te
Congress against the views of the Treasury.
Mr.. Bayard here took occasion to utter some
justified. He snid. among other loose and I'M
becoming things:
There has h, nothing. and can be rothing. in anonv
nous scrihbnss for newspapers To nut a member Of
this Senate upon his reply and upon his defence.
Half an hour before this statement was made
the imputation and almost the direct eli arge
was omphnsized that Senators we're selling the
books voted to them for public use to tr; ders
about the CAPITAL. Ii is Totorlr'.s that one OF
the great scandals of the times IS tho corInp-
ton in Congress. The cxposuve # the G, ;;dit
Mohlier which brought Senator pnttorson az
New Unmrshire to rrief md which Jrove
other iobbcrs like him out OF nnblic life \yos
due entirely to the publication in ruE Sin in
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To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-.SU': The col
orc man who has been Lately cmancp otd from sav, ~
and freed from bondage t. which he uuJnsty b.
icctcd certainty has enough u'ar,.s In his path placed
there by ul.acahlc enemies without being made 10 on
counter at almost every step other distractions rai,ci
by profcsscd friends, These drawbacks are painful, dee
pressing and most griel to man colorci people who
are sensitive, who have pride attachments and aspiring
feelings, and who are "trugghlg 10 Boss rr.ry,. a. fear
that even the ir,U'- Of the co.urod maH know hu'
little OF the maOuuss, refinement aud ; u lr'i q
existing in certain Cll"lrS among the ru|nrN people
ten'joh 10 the tact To, oar pro'rs.ri trcnss too
commonly adopt The Ian al not ,uruUrU'tul J-''irN
ton IN the ru,orrd mali Ttnv associate hm win his
degraded, subjected situation va r past mi forget Lgt
lie has advanced Ia uttllic'nUv, ~ us,IUous, Hud IN
mAllntsS In their prom "i f. MY uil, when made,
they take pains "a rrmii M lls degraded condition
while lie in slavery, i."} do encourage him
they do others lcIt discouraged when he apron, hes
the counting house ~ t' hnhki and when Ice HSprS tu
enter the SsiOUE
and ADVANTAGES do not recognize HIM unless II Ice IN
song other subordinate relation This contrasts, in
marked manner, with the encouragement offered 10
others These friends have not, up TO the Ir,rrnt
tu cOlOrrd political Hihcrt nts - position u honor and
trust under the Government, or To any rupuon thai
commands consideration, THE South hHN noticed THIS
have been told by SUuthernrrs that they dill not tram"
intvlllYen COlUrcd man IN the Avul for demanding
increased respect. They regarded lin rom
conviction hut they did not give his protested friends
the credit of being sincere hccauEa they not
slsent In their treatment uf tho COOrui man This
treatment in the North II obstacle in the NAY of the
acceptance in the South of order of things ant is
teria and Other interests IN all sections,
NEWPORT, May A COLoRkp MAS.
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A Suggestion to David Davis.

The best plan yet proposed for relieving
the Supreme Court of the United States from
tho burden Of business with which it has fol
some years been oppressed Is that recently
brought before Congress by Senator DAVID
DAVIS OF Illinois.
1t provides for Intermediate Courts Of APP
peal in the several judicial circuits, and
would require the appointment of two addi-
tional Circuit Judges for each circuit, or
eighteen in al.
The Democrats do not like the idea OF Civ
Ing al these appointments to Republicans
They deprecatc any Increase which will tend
to make the Federal judiciary more partisan
than ever Senator DAVIS admitted the
force oi their objections b. saying that il he
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a Mule-Footcd HOG.

To THE EDITOR OF TUE SUH--SW: Three or
four years ngo noticed that said you did not be.
heye there such thing mEc footed hog. II YOU
will send me Your paper I'M HuNfnr two years, and nay
express charscH Will send Noua pig Nth feet solid like
mule on horse feet
know wl"rc there nre plenty Of them md can buy
one at u cost Of perhaps 81 ~ l., = NIL,
Tyler Smith County, Texas
Let our correspondent subscribe for TIE SUN
il he wants to read it, and when We develop II
longing to possess mulcfooted hog We will
send him the money to buy one.
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A New Departure.

UnSatlSlcu with the ordinary achievements
OF journalism and with the commonplace
successes of literature, finance, railways, art,
politics, and society, our restless contcm-
porary, the World, loves to branch forth
in unexpected directions, to vary the duh
routine OF monotonouS existence by novel
ties that surprise and originalities that be-
wilder. Latest among these astonishing in
ventions comes the following circular
which, ineXpensively Autographed has been
circulated by the so-called Employment
Bureau Of our ncighbor:
"NEw YORK, May, 1882.
-; Families who about giving receptions,
dinner parties other entertainments will be grahed
TO know that persons who will assist in making these
events pleasant and enjoyable lie obtained through
the medium of The World Employment Bureau These
persons Will not be professionals but parties Of culture
and refinement, who Will appear well. dress elegantly
and mngle with the guests while able and willing to
play, sing, converse hucnty, tell good story give
recitation anything that will help make an even
ing nass quickly aud pleasantly, These persons will
be sent to summer resorts If desired.
me HOrd Employment Bureau docs not claim any
originality in this plan but simply complies with the in.
creass demands of large class Of its patrons in thus
introducing feature OF the business that has long been
practsed in the large cities Of Europe.
1.-THE attendance Of such persons, young or old mnc
each
I'VE viii guorEntcc ,hom 10 he strictly honest and lie
s!rable persons. Respectfully yours,
"'nHL WoELp' EIrLoYNrNr BuRrAU,
81 2G7 Broadway"
The superficial reader might imagine that
this notable project would be more bcgul-
ingly presented if the circular also furnished
the names of the parties OF culture and re-
ilncmcnt whose amusing services can be
engaged for the sum of ten dollars per even
ing each, This objection, however, may be
thought only hypcrcriticul. If the parties in
question really possess culture and refine
mcnt, if they appear well dress elegantly, and
arc able TO play, sing, converse nucntly, tell
good story, give II recitation or anything,
from whistling Yankee Doodle TO playing
game of poker: that may help to make an
evening pass quickly and pleasantly, il is
not necessary that their names should be
! published Besides, TO publish the names
might imply that the list was already full
| whereas we have no doubt that there is yet
room in the social stan Of the World fol
parties Of culture and refinement, strictly
honest and desirable persons, male and female
New candidates may still apply with hope OF
obtaining employment at $40 per evening
each.
The real objection to the circular, in oul
judgment, goes deeper 1t does not ap
pear that any of these persons, young OF
| old, male or female, are able to dance. This
! is q great deficiency, and we are surprised
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Mayor Low is solicitous about the removal
of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, simply because OF
the expense to the Government in establishing
a new one. This is thoughtful but the rosy
checked young Mayor doesn't know CHANDLER,
robson & Co.. or he wouldn't worry In their
nautical lexicon there's no such word as saw
ing If the proposed removal of the navy
yard will allow of robbery. and no doubt it will
this firm will proceed with the enterprise re-
Gnrdless Of cNponsn.
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Heavy snow storm In Pennsylvania.

PoTTsvIILE, May CA heavy snow storm pre-
vailed here and throughout the coal regions this morn
ing. At Trackvils three inches OF SNOW has fallen,
and II II Etill rnowng The weather is very cold, and
everything has the appearance VI mid winter
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sw' We are
club OF boys aud do not know how TO enjoy ourselves
OIL Sunday but would Ike TO play ball IL there no
phte In the city Of Sew York wherein boys play bail
without being nolested BY the police' IRyISG.
EEw YoRk, May s,
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The legacy swindle which has been prac-
tised on SO large scale in Birmingham affords
another illustration Of the readiness of man
kind to be duped into the belief that some ex-
traordinary and unlooked-for good fortune is
about TO bciall them. Hundreds Of victims
were persuaded to pay fees to n knavish adven-
turer who advertised for the heirs and next of
kin of persons bearing the,most familiar names
promising unclaimed money in most generous
amounts. Crcdulous people on the prospect
Of receiving large sums from unsupported an
cestors. were induced to pay heavy prelimi-
nary charges for tracing their pcdiGrces. pro-
curing certificates of marriages. births. and
deaths and in general tapping the Court Of
Chancery for the untold wealth supposed to be
stored up there in waiting for them. The fraud
has now been exposed. but in other places. and
no doubt soon in Birmingham itself. there will
be plenty of fresh victims for like sharpers.
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that the proprietor Of the World, the cele-
brated Mr.. JAY GOULD. did not observe 1t
before he allowed his photographic missive
to be sent about the city. However, con-
tract is o contract; and II these unknown
parties Of culture and refinement already
have q contract, and II their names, though
held In reserve before the public stand en-
tered on the pay roll Of the World, there Is
no help for 1t except to have them taught
dancing by some competent and industrious
professor. That done, the enterprise will be
perfect, and we can wish for II all the success
1t can possibly deserve.
But what will the World do next2 What
new sphere remains for the high-nying genius
OF Mr. JAY GOULD to conquer What pub
lie calamity 1t would be II life should become
exhausted for him; II, blas6 and Indifferent,
he should finally collapse and go out In an
inanity OF impossibilities. even in the midst
Of his own parties OF culture and refinement
But truce to such sad reflections They
are unnecessary. The brain which has con-
ceived this new project OF the World must
still DO fertile. Mr.. JAY GOULD Is not yet
played out. That can never be. His gifts
are too immense to wlther. Let him long
continue to wear the bloom Of perennial
youth We tender to him once more the as
surance Of our distinguished consideration.
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In his address Of welcome to tho new
pastor Of the Second Baptist Church in Brook
Ign. on Thursday night. the Rev. DIR. HUGHES
said that work in the ministry nowadays is
accompanied by almost overwhelming difficult
ties owing to the breaking up OF old beliefs and
the alarming spread.of the dry rot OF Beecher-
ism. " This Beecherism. this inidelity. this
so-called liberalism" added tho preacher. is
to be combated by the preaching OF tho
authoritative Bible. by appealing to tho power
OF CHRIST to aid men in bearing their heavy
burdens" II Congregational clergymen had
the clear perception OF DR.. HUGHES. the dry rot
OF Beecherism-which is adultery. brazenncss
and perjury-would not be tainting that de-
nomination to- day.
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II Congress desires to earn the thanks Of
the people. it will not end the session without
reducing letter postage. 1t has sufficient
ground for doing this in the existing state of
the Postal Department. whose receipts are now
about equal to Its expenditures whereas they
have always hitherto been behind. In Great
Britain letter postage is at one penny. or two
Of our cents. for single letter and there is no
sufficient reason why the people Of the United
States should now pay higher rate, especially
as double the weight can be sent in England in
n single letter. 1t is true that the compactness
Of the population in the British Isles makes
the transportation and the distribution of the
mails less costly there than in our country Of
enormous distances and small scattered set
Elements. But the British service. including
its distant possessions. is not only self-sup-
porting. but yields considerable surplus rev.
enue. Hence. IL our own postal service is not
required to he more than self-supporting. this
with the fact that our weight for single postage
is only half an ounce. should make up for the
advantage which the British service has in its
shorter distances. The time is ripe for two
cent postage in this country.
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Prince PRIsDANG, the Slamese envoy, who
Is soon to come here as an ambNs sador from
his royal half-brother. the Kin. has been
lately enjoying himself in London. visiting the
arsenals and dockyards. and being lionized in
society. As Siam has navy OF ten vessels and
IN army Of ten thousand men. his inspection
Of British military and marine affairs is not
nero FORM indeed. when he comes to this
country and finds SEcoR RoBEsoNs hulks
presented to him as the exhibit OF our naval
strength. the thoroughly modern war vessels
of Siam. few in number though they be. may
shine by comparison. The Siamese infantry.
also are armed with breech- loading magazine
guns Of q famous American pattern, while
Napoeons and Gatling guns make up the
batteries OF artillery. The service resembles
somewhat the Swiss or citiaen-soldier system.
rather than the professional one Of regular
armies. and preparations for the quarterly
parades and reviews by the King keep up their
efficiency. Prince PRrsDANG will no doubt take
some interest in the militia Of this country.