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THE COMET.

Everybody who can command the use Of O
telescope ought to get at least one look at the
new comet before 1t becomes visible to the
naked eye. 1t Is a sight to be remembered
especially II the comet should make as great
display within two months as the astronomers
predict 1t will. Remembering that this gives
promise OF being one Of the grandest comets
ever seen. 1t is interesting to look at II in its
babyhood. 1t is far from possessing anything
imposing in its appearance. The inexperienced
observer has to look twice before seeing 1t ut
all. especially II the telescope he is using be Of
small aperture. Yet anybody can see that 1t is
an infant Hercules. 1t has head like a star
compact and brilliant. and 1t trails behind 1t in
its million mile-e-day fight little. straight
bright tail. bigger already away out there in
space than most comets are able to display at
their perihelion. Looking at this little comet
in the telescope. It Is difficult to realize its
power and possibilities. or comprehend the
speed with which 1t is darting toward the sun.
The later measures confirm the first calcula-
tions that the comet will go extraordinarily
close to the sun. No astronomer has succeeded
in identifying 1t with any previous comet and
1t is probable that this is its first visit to the
solar system. at least since men have made
records Of celestial phenomena. 1t is not i'm
possible that 1t last exhibited the gories OF its
train 10 the lnnaDltAntS Oh the worlds revolving
around some distant fixed star The question
is frequently asked. How large will the comet
bef" 1t Is impossible to say more than that.
judging from the brightness Of its nucleus and
the present rate Of increase in the size of its
tail. 1t ought to be a more brilliant comet than
that OF last summer. But nobody can promise
| that 1t will be. because the nature Of comets
and the laws that govern the development Of
their tails are not well enough understood to
enable astronomers to make positive predic-
tions concerning their appearance.
This comets position when nearing the sun
| will not be such as to give US the best view OF
its tail. The comet Of 1858. like this one was
watched from the time that it appeared as faint
object in the telescope until. hanging in the
western heavens. 1t seemed to span half the
arch Of the sky. making the autumn evenings
brilliant with its light By the LIST Of May this
comet should be conspicuous to the naked eye.
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We frequently receive letters asking for
advice as to the investment of money. II 1t
was in our power to suggest to our corre-
spondents exactly where to put their small
possessions 80 that much could speedily and
safely be made out Of little, we would hasten
to give them and everybody else who wishes
to accomplish the same end, Just the infor-
nation they desire. Then the happiness Of
bringing about the material prosperity Of all
our friends would be ours.
But we can point out no certain way, no
absolutely safe means, Of getting Tor money
more than the current rate OF interest where
good and sufficient security is given. To get
greater Increase some risk must be taken;
and every conscientious man is slow about ad-
vising people who cannot afford to lose their
money to run the risk As general rule
the less the risk the lower the interest and
the higher the interest the more the hazard.
For instance, young man Of this city asks
us as follows regarding his savings:
"siR lam a young man II years Of age, seeking ad.
vice to what is the best and most profitable way with
out much risk TO invest the small sum VI S5u which
have been able to from my wages my stay
business OF three AMI half wears now have my
money in the savings bank, drawing four per cent
must say that feel dissatisfied with this small
interest and desire TO Increase by legitimate TO
better percentage trust you Will honor with a
reply through the columns OF your valuable paper
believe there are many who would like advice the
same question. AMBITION"
Four per cent. Is a small rate Of interest
compared with the rates which prevailed not
many years ago. Yet four per cent Is all the
savings bank which has your money can
safely pay on 1t. Nor can you get more
without some risk and good deal of per-
sonal care. Keep 1t where it is, therefore,
seeing to it that the bank Is one OF the sound
est, aud increase the sum by your future
savings until you can use your capital along
with your own labor and business experience
to better advantage.
II man has little money and puts 1t In
business which he knows all about and
which he manages himself, business which
he has good reason to think he can make
profitable by industry aud good Judgment,
then he has put his capital in the best place
Supplemented by his labor and guarded by
his vigilance, 1t may bring him far more than
the ordinary rate Of interest. But even then
he takes II risk. The business may not turn
out successful All the money may be- lost,
and his labor into the bargain.
But young man who has saved up Ave
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Sun spots.

remarkable swarm Of sun spots Of all
sizes. which give the impression Of being en-
tangled in the huge veil-like penumbra sur
rounding them. is now advancing upon the
suns disk from the eastern edge The motion
OF revolution will in Il few days carry them
nearer the centre Of the disk. where it is not
improbable that they will be visible as u black
dot without the aid of telescope. This group
is not less than G0.000 miles In diameter. 1t is
a Notwithstanding object in the telescope.
and every increase Of magnifying power brings
to view spots not seen before. and complicated
details Of structure Besides the large group
there is a belt OF smaller spots extending COM
pletely across the central portion Of the sun.
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Sam Everett, aud skim MIX.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr, The in
tentions Of pure often misconstrued THIS
to have been the with sam Everett The charge
against him for selling wa,ery and skim milk has
dismissed by tue wise Scion OF the Tornbs DR. White
was evidently influenced by Sans ANXIETY 10 force Put
nam County water New York last wear But II the
decisions Of courts worth anything Sam night
Vanderbilt and Gould allowed 10 water their proper
ties and why should Sam be prevented from. dutnS ms
New Workers. proverbiay use too little water Any pro
cess that will increase ts consumption ought 10 be pa
tented and the Board Of Health ought not 10 interfere
II sam Everett has discovered such process, he de
serves public monument The people Will never forrsg
Sans exalted and straightforward course In the sena
toral struggle last year when his anxiety TO do right
great that he voted for every body in the 1t
all for the sake Of giving the people OF New York
pure water and providing places for nneen Putnam
inspectors How 1t IL that far seeing states
men are rarely appreciated DLsAII
NgvBVRuu Aprl a.
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A Missionary Pamphlet.

We have received pamphlet purporting
to be issued by the Board Of Home Missions
OF the Presbyterian Church in the United
States Of America; and this pamphlet seems
to US more injurious than beneficial ~ the
cause of religion.
1t Is vulgarly entitled docs 1t Pay; or,
What We Give and What We Get" and the
main object OF the authors Is to show the
money value OF home missions.
ut pays any place to support a good min
lister" This Is the chief theme OF the publ
cation; and 1t consistently appeals To low
motives throughout. The readers are urged
to help home missions just as they might be
advised in certain seasons To plant corn or
potatocs-because 1t pays.
The nature Of the arguments put forward
Is indicated by the following extract:
Two men, one an innde and the other q Christian.
uentto Illinois and entered number OF sections OF land
the Christian on the sAns stream ten mllss above ths
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Stains that Cannot be Washed Away

No one can deny the great change that
President ARTHUR has brought over the
White House. 1t glistens and shines In its
new paint, and few days ago lot Of old,
dusty, ramshackle traps were sold to make
room for the soft, elegant, and clean new
furniture that now makes the White House
q habitable mansion.
The President can scrub and wash and
paint and refurnish the White House; he
can sell of the WORKOUT chairs and sofas and
other household articles; but there are stains
about the place that he cannot obliterate.
They are the footmarks Of Fraudulent
President. ARTHUR cannot rub them out.
No soap that he has at hand, nor any that
DORSEY could furnish will ever clean the
place Of such pollution. They never can be
washed away until the party that brought
into the White House the monstrosity Of q
Fraudulent President shall be driven from
power by u justice-loving people.
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The hatred OF Peruvian factions for on

The hatred OF Peruvian factions for one
another seems greater than their antipathy for
CHILEAN rule. Ex- President PIERoLA has ar
rived at Panama. after fruitless endesvors TO
bring about union of factions in order TO form
a Government which can treat with the Chill
ians. Ex-President PRApo has also arrived at
Panama on his way to Peru. to make a similar
endeavor. Not only are the leaders of factions
unwilling to come together. but 1t is averred
that the party which should make peace on the
basis Of a cession Of territory would be over
thrown as soon as the Chilians withdrew. and.
on the other hand. the Chiians will not make
peace without a cession Of territory For the
time. Peruvian anarchy seems complete and
hopeless.
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hundred dollars at twenty-one has done
handsomely. He has exhibited q thrifty
disposition, which BODIES well for his future
pecuniary success. Let him now resist the
temptation to hazard his savings in an at
tempt TO make them increase faster than Is
consistent with safety. Let him distrust
men who profess to be able to point out to
him ways Of making much more than ordi-
nary interest, in which there Is no risk; for
there are no such ways. In due time, how
ever, his capital, small though 1t may be,
may prove sufficient to start him In busi-
ness for himself out Of which he can make
better living than he does now. But beware
OF too great haste, ambitious young friend.
The great art is to keep money after you
have got 1t. Making money Is one thing.
Keeping 1t after you have made 1t Is another
and an even more difficult thing.
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other Each Laid out town. and built mill One at
rs built church and school house, while the other did
not. Emigrants were flowing into finos, and a. they
church and school house they entered this land
near them rather than near the other town. 10
and settlement Increased rapidly while the other
did not After few years the nndcl this and built
church and school house and secured minister. and
then his grew for years and when he dying he
said, Il am an inndel as I ever was built the church
and school house aud helped support the minister to
make my town grow, and succeeded"
What is the lesson to be learned from this
story2 Are we TO understand that II Is
praiseworthy conduct in an infldel to build
and maintain q church as bait for worldly
prosperity? The Presbyterian Board Of
Home Missions would answer no to this
question; yet 1t Is difficult to reconcile such
an answer on their part with the appeals Of
this pamphlet for the support Of home mis-
sions on the separate and distinct ground
that the money devoted to that end Is
profitable pecuniary investment.
Let men, rich and poor, give to the Church
all they can, but without hope or thought Of
reward here or hereafter except the salts
faction which comes OF duty done. To make
the money value Of church work the only or
chiefincentive to giving Ia simply degrading.
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PATHS NJ oney.


A great deal Of fuss has been made about the
amount Of money ratu took with her to Europe, She
received in all $4,000 OF thus she paid Nicolin
$50 performance s272Uu for the thirty four per
tormauees he assisted at Then she had pay man
Franchi II Is generally believed, ten per cent
that would bc sitVoJ-in all s43oru, leaving her sll7
VoO Counting her special personal expenses, which
have been very heavy la diva has Melted about
about $4,000 francs This she could have easily
made In Europe IN the number of performances as
she is the only artist III the world who can make ia
much money there in this country. Furthermore II
We take into consideration the time occupied III crossing
tho Atlantic aud the necessary rest Of days before
and after landing she has done here well ~ she
could have done abroad
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A N0nseusical Dispute.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: bet
he was longer in the country than After the
money up. A says " Come out and measure our
height" OF course A WAS the taller. VIII he take the
money ". Il, W.
BRooELrs, April 10
We only answer this silly dispute in hopes Of
doing little good to A. He tried to win bet
on silly bubble. which Is very discreditablc
II Bias lived longer in tho country than A.
which was tho point in dispute. ho takes the
money: and II A doesn't reform and refrain
from such dishonest attempts " win money.
he will get taken some day 10 the penitentiary.
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special United States Commissioner. q Re-
publican in politics recently down Louisiana
to investigate claim pending before the Committee
Claims of the House Of Representatives in which the
notorousJ Madison Wells figured IS principal sponsor
The Commissioner report says:
II you ind the names OF John Osborn and j. Madison
Wells III any claim, II Will be sufficient to put You
your guard against trraclerN and fraud" The Republ
can House Committee Claims adds y Madison We lis
Is one OF the witnesses produced aud relied Oh by the
claimant 10 prove his claim The witness appears To
have hnd the means Of knowing what property claimant
had and the ehtcGt OF his loss lie resulted in the
parish and frequently On his plantation lie is cyi
IDENTIFY Jealous friend NJ The claimant Wells evidently
conscious of The fraud This claim illustrates the
buldneSs and brHGen Impotence with which fraudulent
and Ni!Hiuuus claims are sometimes presented and
pRsScd against the Government The evidence utterly
fails To support II Hui the exhibits and evidence OF the
Government stamp II ~ basclN fraudulent"
And this III same j Madison Wells that the Repub
can party sucCesstu relied upon 1877 cheat tho
people ana throw the vots Of Louisiana for HAYES
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A Member OF the Texas Legislature later.
ested In a Live Newspaper.

AUSTIN. Tex. April 10.-THE SUN shines in
Texas for planters farmers and cowboys the same
shines upon the Gouds vanderbts and Jordan L. Mott
OF New York. 1t sold in all Texas cities II does
heap OF good The other day distinguished mem
Der of the Legislature walking up the avenue with
copy Of the Herald under his Apparently desiring
to rest to add to his wisdom legislator and keep
his trousers clean, he spread tho Herald down upon
dusty step seated himself thereon pulled copy OF TEE
suS from his pocket and after reading it mortal
hours got up folded putt carefully back in his pock
et and walked on leaving tho Herald the abandoned
seat. It's great country down here for the kind of
world ws'rslivtpg in. reckon. MoRrHs
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Abr.n s. Hewitt Nominated for President


II the Democrats must have New York man
for the Presidential candidacy In 1884 they cannot do
better than nominate AbrRm s Hewitt He is rich but
democratic in the true of the word There
relentless foe OF the monopoes than he is and
better understands the subject of the relations OF
capital and labor This issue which is likely be one
OF the greatest OF all in 1884 could not ind better
ponent than Hewitt He is of high personal character
He is sound on all economical and social questions He
has not into the enmities Of New York politics
though he is properly classed anti Tsmmany
lie may be safely put in the list of the eligible
didstes for the nomination
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Three millionaires, Messrs. RoUrr TABOR,

Three millonaires, Messrs. RoUTT, TABOR,
and Bowen. are holly contesting the success
sion to the next Colorado vacancy in the Sen
ate. to which Gov. PITKIN also aspires. The
latters refusal to appoint either Of the three to
the remainder Of Secretary TELLERs term. on
his resignation. has angercd them all. Nether
gets into the Senate he will find there plenty Of
other milionaires to consort with. this branch
OF Congress having become favorite rendez-
vous for them OF late years.
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storms. and collisions with vessels during fogs
may have no terrors for him. and he may be
eager also 10 risk starvation through an unex-
poctod lengthening of his voyage: but the ap-
palling loneliness Of the undertaking would it.
self repe most men. There seems. however
no limit to the madness Of small boat ocean
navigation,
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0swEGo April l4.-Mr. Thomas $. Mott and
Canal Auditor Place have been the governing powers IN
Republican politics IN this county for considerable
time, Canal Auditor rlHcc was appointed by Goy cor
nell and II the present Legslsur" should pasS bill
abolish his office h. looks 10 the Governor 10 vrto lie
fayors the nomination III Cornell AMI Mr. Mott the
contrary, opposed 10 the renonnatou at GOV Cornell
and has been heard to speas recently In worry uncOmp
inentary terms Of Cana Auditor Place.
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A correspondent in New Orleans writes to
say that frauds have been committed in for
warding supplies to the sufferers from the re-
cent foundations: but. as he affords no evil
dence that his charges are true. We are unable
to publish them.
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A race between COURTNEY, RILEY, and
BOYD is spoken OF for June ut Oswego Falls.
That COURTNEY and RILEY should row each
other again is natural enough. COURTNEY is
always willing to row RILEY. and RILEY is
equally willing to row COURTNEY. But why is
BOYD admitted to vary the regular perform
ance that has gone on SO long2
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Mr.. SHIpHERp added nothing yesterday to

Mr.. SHEPHERD added nothing yesterday to
what he has said before. and the proceedings
were virtually across-examination Of the wit
ness in regard 10 his previous statements. He
was again pressed as to the nature OF his deal
ings with Gen. HURLBUT, and again he eXpa-
tated upon his bad opinion Of Gen. HuRLBUT
and his reasons therefor. He declined to tell
the amount Of Senator BLAIR's fee and whether
il was paid in cash or otherwise, and also de-
clined to tell whether any Senator ever held
any stock Of the Peruvian Company. He again
refused to tell how much was paid GELAcIo
CocHEr for the claim. which the Peruvian Com
pany valued at one billion dollars. While re-
fuslng to state them publicly he agreed TO give
the committee in confidence names OF persons
who were personally cogni2ant OF HuRLBUT's
intimacy with SUAREz the agent OF the Credit
Industriel, letter was received by tho COM
mittee from Mr.. BLAINE asking to DO heard on
the matters under investigation.
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Seven and a half million dollars is the est.

mate OF the cost OF the Cars coronation. which.
after various postponements is now set down
for August. Since he is already as much and
as little emperor as he will be with corona
ton. the seven and half millions go for
show And perhaps the ceremony may cost
more than that
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Charles Readc whose lnbors have for three
years been interrupted by bereavement and sickness
will return TO hctiou early in May in the columns VI
HdrIsrI Weekly II will be called Multulu In Paryo;
Series OF Stories with Waste OF Words The work W
whole VII RvssnI wider picture than lauA Of human
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1t seems incredible that one OF the two ad-
venturers who crossed the ocean in the dory
Little Western should now DO planning still
more perllous cruise. He proposes to row
across the Atlantic alone In twelve-feet boat
taking hundred days for the tsAk. Ieebergs
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Mr. DENIS KEARNEY has wrong opinion

Mr.. DENIS KEARNEY has a wrong opinion
OF the effectiveness Of vituperation in debate
1t Is gun likely TO scatter It's fire. but to kick
solidly all in one direction. To yet rid of
Chinese immigration" he says. we have sub
mitted to indIgnties. slurs. utilization. aud
persecution. We have been called hoodums
cutthroats. villains. Communists. Socialists
Nihilists. and Kcarneyitrs. We have stood 1t
all. We have been patient. expecting every
day the required relief"
On this point let Mr.. KEARNEY cheer up. He
will survive being called all these various
things But no goes on to say: Yesterday
we received a slap In the face. This assassin's
President has now made MI attempt 10 assas-
sinate the people OF the Pacific slope"
This Is the sort OF yituperation that Is bad
for Mr.. kEARNEY.
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Theodore Thomas, Musical nrectOr-ImpOrtAnt An.
nOunccmrnts The Hu'nn sale for hrst choice seats
VIII commence Monday evening nj O'Clock, NJ CHECKER.
INK Hall
frst choice will he offered only to holders of Ger.
ti'lCutes.
The best seats not b for at auction will be- reserve ed
tor holders ~ Crrtncats The exchange of
tor numbered seats will commence next week on the
day 20 be- advertised nj 50 East l7Ih At Union square
north sidel
before the close of the auction this week
Will continue To he sold at Chukerlns Hall only -4Ip
nationally treat your cold from the start by using DR.
Jaynos ENlectorant and you may saeAps lung troubles
mel sV sAaLy gotten rid oE-AdA
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-23
Sparkling Venus.

Venus is becoming a conspicuous
object in the west after sunset. This
planet and Jupiter. are approaching
one another, Jupiter moving toward
the sun and Venus away from il.
Their conjunction will be an attractive
sight, Venus will be, in the summer,
q beautiful telescope object, exhibit.
ing the phase of a crescent moon, and
shining with extraordinary splendor.
She is now swinging around on this
side of the sun, preparatory to her
transit across his disc in December,
which is one Of the most important Of
all astronomical events, and for the
observation of which various govern.
ments have already begun to prepare
expeditions. The astronomers have
been preparing for it for twenty years,
as it will be the last transit Of Venus
before the year 2O04.