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The Timber Culture Act.

Tho practical workings OF the Timber Cul-
ture act should occupy the attention OF Con-
gross when tho question uf revising tho laws
under which the public domain IL disposed Of
culnes mp for discussion.
Tho Timber Culture net was passed. for the
purpose OF encouraging the planting and
care Of trees iu the trceless ccntrul and west
crn portions OF tho country. A settlar can.
quarter section Of Government land by
planting and properly cu!tivatng during
number OF years II certln numbor OF trcns
a. tho acre upon small portion Of his claim.
Willie thus perfeutiIg his title he has, Of
course, the use Of the land; and, moreover.
10 able BY one device or another to postpone
Tor a long time tho planting oi tho necessary
nu,nhor Of trees. Under tho practical work.
inGs os this law. too 1t Is found lint soccuia-
TORS aud non n-rtsiuOnts can obtain Govern
mont lands with the mcrest prOtcnco q;
occupation. and without any prctencc what
ever Of planting trees. hold them per-
haps for o number OF years, and then
cell out IN settlers with considerable profit
10 themselves aud corresponding loss
" tho settlers. Apart from tho facilities
It Affords for dcf.nuding the Government
and the sottlcrs. there are two reusons
why the Timber Culture aot should no
repealed. Tho first IL that un,lor Its pro-
visions forests have not been planted or
cultivated. Men who go ont upon the
prairics md plains OF the N'HL to battle
aGai,.st tho rleucnts, and establish homes for
Themselves aud their families, have not tho
tIna, the means. nor the knowledge to plant
tress upon . sufficiently large scalo to on
title thein to enjoy the provisions of this act.
II Isl considerable undertaking under any
circumstances to plant thoroughly ten acres.
OF .vcn mo acre ~ ,rc.s-. und cultivat" and
tGnd them carefully. II ia n very serious un-
dastaking indeed. M everybody knows who
~ sver tried II, TO plant tos acees VI trees
: q aths faS Western prsirlos In sueh manner
The sun., 1884-04-20
THE CONGRESS CLUE.
A New lssiitutien for the Youag Mea OF
New York.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: For many
years the leading associations for the young men Of
New York were the Cooper Union Literary. the New
York Literary, and the McAda,n's Political Science
Club But there has been recently established by
the young men Of this city which for the novelty Of s
purpose promises TO eclipse all others And this OF
which tho press has before made 10 entitled the
Congress- Club. Tho Congress Club was organized In
september. 1888, by eleven representatives of va
rious associations in New York for the purpose Of pro
worthy young men over the axe of ~.
The Congress Club. IN other words 10 moot Congress-
and divided into two Houses. the Senate and tns
thereto elected by the Lower House. The memhe sIp
OF the Congress Club 10 limited to PAL comprising 7t
members nt the Senate and half the orixnsl apporiio
themselves with this Congress Club are appointed to
reprraent certain States with whose history
smn lJit,ea si,uaainm they must thoroughly inform
honorary and inactive positinn and will lie occII.
pied ~ some gshtsmsn consricuous In potca, cir.
cles The Vice President will preside over I'll. senate
over the over uOure. The Congress club will be con.
d,!ced upon the SAME basis and governed by the san.
sw, NV , r. ,hs oogrr.s 81 she United sne. viii fol
and affecting certain siuto must he defended aud
nantatned y the appointed Of State
n. nsx wv. wSis idRya & II ns .. and a.
April - at ssrn to he held at the Court House cor
ner Of Twentysecond street and Seventh avsni,. the
ons state. The consrts" Cub viii ai.o enr" .m ""
beers aud transact business relative TO holding grand
meeting This movement has been endorsed 6y some OF
and nnsnci.rS IN tn. un. States All young mel over
the axe of A. and Of good moral sAndinR may By nppii
cation ut the meeting Friday nixh, become nlcmbers
NJ. b. GoopxiSp. Speaker. ~ NV ''"''
The sun., 1884-04-20
A Serious Error in Mr.. Blainc's Book.

We learn from our esteemed contemporary,
the washington Despatch, that the salo Of the
historical lucubrntons of the Maine MACAU-
LAY, MI JAMES GILLESPIE BLAINE, has been
seriously Impaired by an unfortunate blum
der of his pubil,hc Tho book has been
furnished with numerous portraits Of Mr..
BLAINEs political contemporaries. and
among them is II picture of the Fraudulent
President, RUTIIERFoRD b. HAYES.
Any portrait Of HAYES is Objectionable to
persons who believe in honest elections and
hate fraud. and there IL sufficient reason to
believe that tho majority Of voters In this
country are people OF that sort. But We
doubt II tho sale OF the book, and In proper
tion tho fortunes OF Mr.. BLAINE. would
have been impaired In an equal degree
II the Fraudulent President had not been
represented by an iucorrect portrait Tho
true picture was drawn IN 1877 by CHARLES
FRANCIS ADAMS, and 1t showed HAYES
wearing "On his brow the brand Of fraud
first triumphant In American history"
II Mr. BLAINE wishes to prevent the infer
encs thnt the first historical effort Of his life
contains inaccuracies and misstatemcnts
emanating from his own pom. he will take tho
first opportunity to make his book correct
and trustworthy In every particular from the
title page to the word Jfnis. lie must have
new picture Of HAYES historically and
physiognomically accurate,
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II. col.r.d vo..r. Growing Tired.
From fhe Ne,o Fork GtoLt

Tho colored people Of the North and West
are weary Of Republican promises. They no, longer
to be monkeyed with by tricksers They wunt u square
manly deal.
II they are tohep the party to win victory they de.
mAnd that they be treated other members Of the par
w. They do not propose the future play samson to
Dsliah They propose to put their strength where il
will bensnt thenlmost,
ssins that the Democratic party Is torn asuner the
Republican party may turn ur its nose at statement
of tho case out we warn that tho coiored people Of
the North and West have the balance Of power and are
In no humor to be monkeyed with.
The sun., 1884-04-20

The large fees of the assistant attorneys
and the costly mileage and fees Of tho wit
nesses and jurors In the Star route cases
had been mostly paid before the beginning
Of the present fiscal year. There have been
usual judicial expenses. 1t will be naturally
asked, In view OF these facts, how these
huge deficiencies we're incurred.
Nearly all the departments have the habit
Of expending the money which may be voted
at discretion for a whole year, during the
first six or nine months, instead OF distribute
ing it equally over the fiscal year. Extrava-
Rance and wostefulness are the rule In the
public service. Admiral PORTER illustrated
the practice In this respect in his testimony
before the subcommittee on Naval Affairs Of
the Senate. He said:
had one ship hulit In = navy yard. shs was very
small vesscl shs SitDOjo built navy yard and
abe could have been built At outside establishing ent
for S2oJUU without any trouble 1t ALL know this cer.
tainiy because they charged everything that small
weasel. They charged one item sons OF ssnuoo work
put on the Trenton and other things Of the kind
One te'n think, was o hothouse for some In the
navy yard The navy wards much used for political
purposes aud very naturally"
What is true of the Navy Department is
also equally true of other departments.
Loose accountability and squandering have
been encouraged by standing surplus In
the Treasury. More than this. there is a
fixed plan to embarrass the Democratic ma
iorty In the House OF Representatives by
piling up deficiencies in the hope OF breaking
the effect Of the intended reduction OF tho
public expenditures.
Mr.. BREWSTER and Mr.. CHANDLER and
their associates will be required to account
rigidly for all deficiencies before they get
more appropriations.
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voN sULoW.s xCCxxrRxC111Ks.
TIE lsasserssisA that Csss him - OAstal
Ttsiis-Hts Odd Dsiaes Here.

TYsl,s-Sais Dsd ns,..e sssee.
Tho announcement that Hans Won Bulow,
oou,t @ nianis, ~ % ths rmnsror @ =. ~ csrmsnv ] ,or M
publicly insulting Herr Won Hnlsen. intendant
Of the Royal Opera at Berlin. may not seem Of
much consequence to Americans. with whom a
monarchy. ] who where I'll there % are n marked M dis,ine.
ment The title and position enabled the pi.
ani:t TO appear at court. His dismissal is the
for the tntendant or manager OF each OF the
ala IA . Unysrnusnt o,,,csr M doubt Won
n",' .,, usV,ns u S o Az" 49," y.
nulow would nave escapec eensure nau ne Of
ou, a.,. no sss.".n.eu .ne m"'''f W "ua'"s ''''
xsrs ~ to,nws. AZ . nonccrt IN nsrI,n Won
Bnlov. in response to .ilo ssnsrou. applause
which followed ono Of his perform ancee. took
his ssat A. ths nisno and plsved nm arrange.
Prophet" Tho audience was surprised at the
selection selection but stiii more sstonished when In
Response 70 another round OF applause. no
Thought is onlv nronsr to NAV tn Tho march
'nousN ony pf'pel w. play .ne m"rcn'
- many OF you doubtless heard 1t con-
verted into Circus music at the perform.
anco Of The Prophet at the Royal Opera
highly Indignant. took no notice Of the insult
house requesting the artists and other en-
ployees not to discuss the matter, and declar-
ing that the remark Was not extraordinary
trIcity It was hoped that the matter would
end here; put Won Balow forthwith wrote to
them Renz. apologizing to them for placing
the orchestra Of the Royal Opera House on a
much for Won Hnisen and he accordingly OBJ
tained the dismissal Of HIS critic from the
position OF court pianist.
Won Hnlsen's reference to Won Bnlow's &C.
centricities was not unreasonable. He showed
celebrated pianist plays in public on one OF
their pianos To suspend a placard with their
name from the case. This Was done regularly
by the firm on whose pianos Won Bnow played
while In this country. One night while playing
stopped in the middle OF piece. rose. jsrked
the placard of. threw 1t on the floor and re-
suined his seat beginning the piece over aRnin.
He had not played more than q couple dozen
seat and began kicking the placard over the
stage. not desisting until he had kicked 1t into
q far OF corner. Then he began the compost
tion again and played 1t through. casting, now
ever. as he left the stage. malicious look at
the pacard.
Sonata for das HnmmerclsvIer. which con-
ionged trii The pianist was we'll started on
the triil when suddenly he atopped. He got up
from the seat and walked all around the piano.
Having done this he roa m m ali his seaf n nd ha.
The sun., 1884-04-20

pnst periods of suffering from ianinR mar
kets or business stagnation. There has been
no ominous increase iu mercantile failures.
Money IA cheap. and tho rates for CONNER
clal paper are low. Labor is well paid and
we'll employed.
Tho sufferers are chiefly stock operators.
who have been obliged IN mark down tho
fancy prices Of their holdings from tho fig
urea Of thrco years aap. Really safe secur.
tiles wero never go high. There nevcr was
50 much specie In the banks MS there hos been
lately. The bank deposits, too, are greater
than ever. Real estate ls higher than three
years ago.
II Is said that only hand.to-mouth busi-
meas Is now donc. But thnt ID q worry safe
aud normal sort Of buslnsss. Tho actual de.
n,and Ia supplied, and trade IL conducted
with prudence aud caution, ay 1t ought al
ways to be conducted.
II we are going to hsvo period OF low
prices for tho nocessarlcs OF life, business
will soon adjust itself to the new and fortu-
nate conditions. and the average comfort and
prosperity will be subservcd. Perhaps, how
cvcr, people will not get rich so fast ~ they
did In tho flush times Of high prices and
brisk speculation. They may hnve to 90.
cumulate by slow economies, but that is tho
way In which accu,uulations ought to be
nlnde.
At any rate, thcrc ls nothing In the present
condition OF the great mass OF the pOpula-
tion OF New York to depress the spirits,
however 1t may be with tho small minority
who are trying to take short cuts to fortune
in Wall street or on tho Produce Exchange.
The sun., 1884-04-20

Mr.. EMORY A. SToRRs Is full OF wrath and
suspicion because he wasn't elected ono Of
the delegates at large at Mr.. LoaAN's Illinois
Convention the other day. Mr.. sToRRs was to
have made at Chicago his happiest exhibi-
tion OF pyrotechnical and explosive speech in
behalf OF Mr. LOGAN. but. alas. all 10 changed
now. Mr.. SToRRs will 60 to the Chicago Con-
vention. sliding In somehow AS an alternate.
and he will speak speech to make the raiters
ring, the ceilings crumble and tho galleries
rise up as one man and howl with an electric
and hair-raisng howl: but he is uncertain as
yet In whose honor the speech shall be.
The sun., 1884-04-20
The desire Of the Harvard Alumni Associs.

The desire Of the Harvard Alumni Associa-
tion Of this city to have the commencement
programme and the ouinquennial catalogue
printed in English instead Of Latin. Is very
laudable. Tho alleged Latin tongue In the
mouth Of an American professor Is very port
~ thing but really life is too short to read the
macaronic stun which appears on the lists of
graduates Of most Of the American colleges.
Anybody who can mako out the list Of honorary
degrees and societies which 10 appended to the
name OF GEoRuIvs BANCROFT or JACoBvs Rvs
SELL LOWELL. for instance. has patience and
much knowledge OF learned societies. And II
JAcoBvs LOWELL were not q well-known
person. the chances are that most people who
saw his name In the catalogue would insist
that 1t was JACOB QuinQuennlal and trien-
nial Latin must 90.
The sun., 1884-04-20
The Increase OF Insanity and its Causes.

Tho question which hos been 50 much dis
cusscd OF recent years rs to whether insanity
Is really on tho increase in civilized countries
l. answered in tho Affirmative by n writer m
the April number OF the Fbrtniahiiv Rcvier.
There Is no doubt that statistics show
large apparent increase Of tho dreadful
malady during tho last generation. Asylums
for the insane have been multiplied, and tho
aggregate of their inmates has grown faster
thnn the population,
The nimb'r oi tho insane In the United
States, according to the census returns, Was
s7.As2 In 1870. and el.s97 in 1850. though tho
total population increased during that time
The sun., 1884-04-20

let not our Aldermen complain on being
shorn Of power when thsy contem plato tho for.
tunes Of an Alderman In Albany. 1t requires
an effort now TO induce the Legislature TO con-
slider tho proposition to give an Albany Alder
man salary Of six hundred year. AT pres.
ent he has no salary at all. Neither has an
Alderman In Brooklyn. Tho Alderman's post
Is one Of honor and trust only theoretically
entirely without poat.
The sun., 1884-04-20

THE SUN expects to publish al mo distans
dav in M Sunday editions . number oJ n1o
ssories rom the pen Of Mr.. HENRY JAMES.
n 10 not too n,,u,h m say that Mr.. JAMES 10 one
~ the most brilliant aud succssst'h oJ American
stosy trite's: a,M zoe haze no doubt that these
n.'n tales of his ,sin add 10 his rcll.cstablishsd
reputation.
TIE date oJ their publication rM bs more pre-
oissiv announced at a future ,iav.
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had. and he raised . rsyevent sys up 10 the top
OF tho ticket. Alas for human hopes. and also
for HAwLEy. At the Republican caucus Ia
Hartford his name was hissed. with . huge.
horrible and determined hiss. And 90 boom
vanishss into thin air. and another favorits
son dwindles peaks and pipes
The sun., 1884-04-20

The mind-cure is the most recent ripple OF
popular insanity which agtates Boston. 1t
will probably do no moro harm than the gentle
outbreak OF Buddhism which has lately oc-
Cured among fashionable young men In New
IL.
The sun., 1884-04-20
More Deficiencies.

Only nine months Of the current fiscal year
have passed away, yet the Attorney General
has asked Congress for s375OOO to cover OK
isting deficiencies in his department. BY
comparing the liberal appropriations with
the items of alleged deficiency it will be
found difficult to understand how these
shortages could occur when the full amount
of the estimates for the objects In question
was ,yrnntod.
The sun., 1884-04-20
Wanted. u ~ otte.

TTUW THe FHTtuueIVhId tuU.
Mrs. slimdiet-I am going to buy some nice
you admire ' -'
Old Bonrder-Oh yes. quite number
Ars slimdlst-l Nm So Klnd, because you can give
ne some Myve.ttonr. Of course huvs a Bless Our
Home motto for the front hall aud also have some
aprroprae ones for the psrlor 1t 10 the dining rOoin
boardsr-? SAW odsy woud he Just the thing
Mrs. Snmdi~t-Indeedi Where " as a. 's
bOArder-In . grocery store.
Mrs. shmdiet-That 70 queer place What did It say
ask for IT," -' 'N~ "~"S
The sun., 1884-04-20
Cei.-.a. B.ee-,.s .. Asr,eu,..-., State,
From ne Drnrsr Tribune

There will be fifteen thousand acrss OF new
lahd brought under Guilty utOn thu. eA.t Of the v
under IN. tiEh Line Canal, Forty:nvs persons hay.
purchased water rixhts aud about the same nuu.r ~
Persons have pnrchassd lands with water rights at
v%ashsa % from the Platte Land Company. The now rri.
boom. ~ s' ''sn"ins 70
Heretofors Colorado has been known only a. q mining
se but now she Eoin. TO tho front In agriculture and
win reasonable development both these reso,rrss
where the state that will bear c0mpsrsn with her
~ very Few years the parlor city OF the eat iii be
snr,rr @ st hyn wii. .lt 81 golden rran dotted over
margarine and buttsrins will become fraud Of ths "..,
The sun., 1884-04-20

PROM n, Londan Sporting LIZ.

Ever since the sliding scRts have besn intro
outsd prnt-.sinna rowing ~ England hss
hay Isthsr he. considerably dsteriorAted The older
"a s:'s g ~ s.r .:~ o iS.: psReE E ana q
while the younSsr men. appsre1tly have neS Go6 the
stamina nor yet the power Of application.
The sun., 1884-04-20

The Boston Journal named GRESHAM and
HAwLEr A. u probable winning ticket. and
even the Boston Journal Is sometimes right
and certainly Mr. GnksHAN has great possibil-
ttiss But 1t Wa thought that Gen. HAwLRY
The sun., 1884-04-20

A Little Clearer Now Than u wss.
From the NsW Hdrsn Evening Register.
tits impossible for tho Morrison bill to be-.
come law The existence Of Republican Senate and
aRepublcan President settles that.
The sun., 1884-04-20

aal! hsedsShs eostiysness. low spirits want Of sp
a"d nv oion: affections sss cured 81 d. jsyps
The sun., 1884-04-20


evening, and was full OF life and spirit. The
last entertainment for this season by tho Cen.
tleInens Riding Club was also held on Saturday
night. and was very gay and crowded. Won
derful fcats OF horSemnnship were performed
an excellent supper served and 1t was Sunday
morning before the crowd dispersed. Mrs,
Frederic sheldon and Mrs. Coleman Drsyton
matronizet large party to the Star Theatre
to sec Irving and Ellen Terry last evening.
which was followed by the usual refreshments
at Delmonicos.
Mr.. Sebastian Scbesincer whose chnrminp
musical talents have been the source of much
enjoyment In musical parties. has lately pub.
lished In Boston one volume OF twelve songs
and another OF four. which the veteran critic.
Mr. John b. Dwight. pronounces the 6rss
iruits OF a refined musical taste and feeling.
Mr.. schestnGor being the Consul. General Of
Germany and also \ most active man of busi.
ness his example should induce some OF our
overworked men OF Affairs to 500 in what way
they can bost practise Mr.. Herbert Spencsr's
gospel OF recreation.
The conversion to tho Roman Catholic faith
OF q young. rich. and beautiful widow will bs
lever IN Monsenor Capel's temporal. however
little u may add to his spiritual. diadem. Evan
tho Marquis Of Butte was hardly A greater
prize. and the MonsiGnor's twelvemonth tour
'hrouRh tho best part Of the New World has
certainly been successful. Protestant diyines
WI! probably throw up their hands and syes AZ
thls now evidence OF Jesui,ical arts and vilss
out u they would stop their polemical and doc.
trinal alterations and turn their ttentIon IA
the moro practical work Of their calling. tbry
l.snt oceas'onally hrin: as big fish to thsi,
he.s. or a. least keep what they have.
Owing to the bsneht TO be rivsn n Tn,,~.
Abbey April n. Mr.. Korbays promis.d cs-ssrs
Will bs postponed until NAY 4
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-13
DR.. Carver and Eagle Eye.

DR.. W. F. Carver, the fa.-famsd
rife shot, was in town last week,
accompanied by another long haired
crack shot who signs his nsme Eagle
Eye" They we're on their way TO the
Winnebago agency to secure some
Indians TO 60 with their grea, show.
While on the agency Agent Wilkin-
son showed the doctor an order from
the department instrnciing him to
arrest all Parties coming on the reser-
walton and try ne to persuade the
Indians away. The gentlemen al
once saw their cake was dough, and
Mithout taking any oil the noble rad
men started of.
at Sloan, however. DR.. Caiyer
succeeded in rum ng Of nine indiana.
shipped them east by rail, and Eagle
Eye, his confidential agent. vas
arrested for horse stealing. The
crime was committed six years ago
last April, and the prisoner, then is
years old. escaped the officers, but his
partner, Ell. St. Cyr, las served 'hree
years in the penitentiary for the or
tense. DR.. Carver was ignorant OF
Eagle Eyes guilt, and had unlimited
confidence in him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-13
Brother Gardner on Politics.

"What We want" quietly began
Brother Gardner as the meeting
opened, lam P esiient who repre-.
SCENTS de majority OF de people not
only In number, but 10 sentiment.
How shall we git him? Let me gin
you de programme:
l. Make @ ring OF fly men who
have corrupt plans to be furthered by
Presidsnshul canddydafe.
Q. De ring buys ssrtin number Of
Newspapers to manufacture q iee,-
in.
8. Money am used to git de right
sort o. delegates 10 coEyenshuns.
4. If de delegates can't gi. higher
price by goin' ober to de odder msn.
dey stick TO DER canyds.e an pull
him frew wild q great hurrah an cot
him up for de people to worship.
5. Den each side starts out an
proves dat de cspdydste nf de odder
party am mean, lox-hved and dis
honest
6. By de use Of Lies, m n y. bull
doz'n' an fraude OF de meanest de-
scripsbun. one OF de csndyGa'es sm
finally 'lected, an he goes to de White
House an sots up dar as representa-.
tive OF de great majority Of American
fresmen.
OF all de mean and contemplate
things about de American nashun as
q race am presidential campaign.
We lie. deceive. bribe. aatter. op-
press. an If all dis succeeds we swing
/ onr hats an buriah an call de atteu-
ton pf de world to our grand system
OF gov ment. From de nominashun
OF constable to de countin' of de
electoral vote for President We indulge
IN aildst am mean an low-lived, an
ylt We Giant our hats ober our ears an
talk about FIRE edom OBJ de press, free
dom ob de ballot. an a republican
form OF euv'ment dat outshines de
hull world
"Sir Isaac Walpole, il you am
ewine to take an active part in de
comm campaign, yrepar' yerself now
by THROWN to the winds all ser
relieunl
Pickles Smith, resolve to become
liarl Judge Cadaver, git yer tongue
limbered up to talk s.landerl Givea,
dam Jones, see il you can't fit yersel I
to be fust-class bul!-dczerl Trustee
Pullback, look to you to bride sioh
men as can't be frightened Lord
Nelson Slabs. STAN forth an tell me
dat yer am prepaid to write abusive
newspaper articles fur 40 much
money per rodl Waydown Beebee,
you am detailed to hire free born
patriots TO carry torches an hurrah
for liberty at so much torohel OATS
all Let US purceed TO bizness."