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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-07
THE RULES OF TIE HOUSE.
Az EMBARRASSING STATE OF ArTArRs-RrroEr OF
TIE COMIITTEE.
icy TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRrDUNE.l

TIE COMMITTEE.
icy TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.l
WAeUINGToN, Jan. 6.-There viii be meeting
Of the House Committee on Rules tomorrow 10 con-
slider several important matters On December a
resolution was adopted providing that the rules Of
the last House should remain in force until the eX-
pration of two weeks from the date OF the appont-
ment of the Committee on Rules. That committee
was appointed December "A, and the two weeks,
therefore, expired on December %, so that it Is
questionable whether any rules will be in
force when the House assemblies tomorrow The
Speaker is in doubt and one or two members OF the
Committee on Rules are of opinion that the House
will find itself without rules to govern its proceed
ings. A few of the parliamentarans Of the House
maintain that the period of recess should not be
counted as any part of the two weeks named in
the resolution and that the rules will, therefore, be
in force until the Thursday without further action.
The committee will make a report tomorrow which
will remove the doubt and relieve the House of a
singular embarrassment.
Ii is probable that Mr. Reed, who is a member of
the committee will also present and ask vote on
his amendments to the rules which were favorably
reported to the last House but were not acted upon
The amendments, if adopted, will measureably IA
cilitate the business of the House. morning hour
is provided foractono on bills reported by COMMITTEES;
afer the expiration of that hour il shall be in order
to proceed to business the Speakers table or on
the Calendar of the COMMITTEE of the Whole, or
the House Calendar, in the order named. When an
motion is made to go iutO Committee of the Whole
il shall be in order for committee TO move to des-
ignatc bill TO be considered after the House has
resolved itself into Committee of the Whole. On
Friday of each week, a majority may carry the
House into Committee Of the Whole to consider pr-
yate bills; on the second and fourth Mondays Of
each month District of Columbia business shall
be considered, unless twO-thirds of the House
otherwise direct; unfinished business shall be in
order before the morning hour. Mr. Reed will offer
his amendments, not party measure, but III the
Interests of public business and there Is thought to
be a fair prospect OF their adoption.
1t seems probable that the majority of the com
mi tee vii report the new rules, without including
the one adopted at the first session Of the last Con-
Crcss which provided that only one dilaC0ry motion
shou d be in order pending motion to consider a
contested election case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-07

The Rev. J. G.. Wood delivered the third of his
pleasing lectures natualhstory atthe Cooper Institute
on saturday night His subject the typical form and
structure the whole Of the bird tribe. He said among
other things;
The first condition OF structure Il the manner of pro-
curing food and this Is nvariabe though the mOdifca
lions are most extraordinary. We have that the
whale and the mole had the bones hut
modified by the conditions under which each
not different from those OF the mole and whale.
But ghtucs OF structure j. essentially the condition Of
acrcatIrc that lives IN the air In the birds II is requisite
that there should DE large surface for the attachment OF
and sustain It's M lat. Bat II must hc gt. The bone
Of bird j. hollow. IL Is in fact, tube, and sailors
III the habit OF usng bone, OF the abatrOS for the stems
VI smoking pipes Engineers have discovered that
hollow column has the strength
solid containing the same amount or material Thisi,
the principle OF the bone ~ bird. IL not only T. filed
The bcak with the bird haa 10 answer the purpose
The human hand and Therefore the head must be
ucCtcd with very flexible neck. To obtain this HeNi
bilty there Is change in the vcUcbEe. In the mann
the whale or giraffe or elephant. But in birds the
number varies considerably The has twenty three,
the heron nineteen, and the saucy sparrow country
man. cOutriyrs 10 pick mp excellent subsistence
can make an owl commit suicide by wringlng itS
own neck by simply walking around and around II.
But this j. apocrpaaL Il is true, however that
on owl can stare az YOU with It's head whilst
back f. turned c0ntcmptuouSly 10 you This exhibits
furrihly the hrXbilIty OF the ncck- OF birds. The
shoulder blfd- is firmly NNcd To the upper part OF
the n -. The hunerus, or upper part Of the arm Il.
fastened 10 IL Tn a peculiar TAcn the ulna and
radius fused together To these attached feathers
which arc not 80 much Tor Night j. popularity uppo -c,
but for the purpose of protecting che binds body nom
CONDUCTORS, and are 10 fact modified hairs; they
are set Ia the aain just as hairs are.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-07
DIlN0SDs LUCKILY RECOVERED.

A diamond brooch set with twenty stones and
valued al $500, was left upon the plg.or mantel BY
Mrs Lizzie Dyer, of No 3Oj GrAnd-aye. Brooiliyl.
one day last week, while she was at dinner. Ii
was wrapped in piece Of brown paper and a ser
want sc-Iug IL Us she putting the room IN order
picked il up piece of waste paper. sac lighted
the gas with II an. threw the halt-burncd paper
into che HTc Wher Mrs. Dyer learned what had
been done she decided 10 put ont the tire and care
fully search The ashes aad cind"rs. A jewccr WAS
employed u make the search, and after three days
careful inspection of the asIcs sixteen of the da-
mOnds were found unframed The gold setting
aud tha remaIu lng four diamOuls Ind dIsappeArad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-07
4 F0EGEES REn4RK4BLE CAREER.

F,ou a WasbiAgtoa L(''~r 10 m boston Herald
4 gentleman who does business in BuCnOs
Ayres gave me TIE day many interesting details in
regard T. ID. WiuslOw, the Boston fOrger who -
su,n prominent nrc ia that South American city His
present. name, many readers know, j. w. y. Low, %
name assumed by him nj, arrival In Uruguay. ! 30
not remember have ucaId Ola more interesting and
romantic career han his. Nin>ow dropped out Oi
the Navy u sGs having served chaplain from 1864.
His newspaper and other enterprises ~ .stun, Wnlcl
10y discovery OF his torgcrs occupied
him IUrcc years. ana his present career datc bc-
r,e about the year 1873 or 1876. Since ms ar
rival IN Bu.nOs Ayrcs fortune seems 10 have smiled upon
la every eudcayO, and although mis- former record 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-07
MORE THAN HE USUALLY P4ID.
From The Bos'on Trarsuer.


The ordinary mortal, when he goes TO obtain a
license bc married, shows by his buoyant sep ana his
general appearance OF Hghtheartodnes, that lac feels
thungn ten-Olar dill small price 20 pay dOcu-
Incni permitting him enter upon what be believes VII be
an unalOyed bliss but that there persons who
are dlsposcd 10 look at tie practical side uI Things Il
shown by ludcrOus incident which occurred recently al
thu Office OF the genial City Registrar Mr.. ApolOnO.
man who is well known IN City Hall circles applied for a
license and expressed Intention 70 get married. wlen
the following COllOquy ensued:
Applicant looking at the lccnscl-lOw much VIII
this Def
Clerk-The usual charge is fifty cents.
AppHCnt-Fifty cents Fifty Centsl Why, I've
been getting them here right along ana never palJ
more than twenty Give GEMS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-07

subject of lotteries One provides that it shall be
a misdemeanor for any newspaper published in the
District of Columbia, or any Territory of
the United States, to insert a lottery advCr-
tisement. Another makes it msdemeanor
for any person to deposit in the mails any news
of a lottery drawing. The third bill provides for
striking out the word fraudulent before lottery
in Section 4,041 of the Revised Statutes This is in
line with the last legislation by Congress on the
subject. Other sections of the statutes were
amended, but Section 4,041 was inadvertently
overlooked
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-07

bridgeport Meriden, KeypOrt and Philadelphia. Each
section tO compete within itself.
The officers Of the Fanciers Club elected last week are
President C. J. Oumby vice-prtsdents +. T. Bailey and
Phlander Williams secretary, Chas r. HrrkeI; treas
urer J. O. Long IT. The annual meeting of the federation
OF the fancers pigeon flying Will be held mt the garden
o'clock January %. At two o'clock the same
day the Race Committee will meet 10 take action on
rules 10 govern all Journeys for record, and 10 make ar
Iangements for the Ia ,es of the coming season.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-07
WY THERE VAS NOT MORE Racket.

FroHa me Tabor tIa) AnerieaH Noa.lOnflryaist
If We local could have had the halliday that
be had lost in having bel while his trousers we're
undergoing repairs, hunt up the DeSs, We St HAYS
lzu more racket tins week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-07
Truck no. s RUNS INTO 4 STREErc IN.

While Hook and Ladder Truck No. : was 20
NJ through Morou-st last evening, TO an alarm %. 20
came into collision vita Car 40. ;, ot ths 8' Lh' "
Wcatst The windows Of the car were smashed %, no
pole tue truck aud two unhnOwu passengers "NS
lAhtiy cut by pieces OF broken glass
\ "BuyPEE.n-" What's chronology, ma -
Humps ON the head dear" MAS ~ piitnoi'-i'l
wien IA, came home Jhe ututr mOrnlng and You we're
yines AZ aud DrO paper ON MS hei nat Az
There Is Il single sentence in the English or
,s, enlistment acl winch contains six hundred N"lN
longer sentence was that Oi Nrw-GOI Judge te Ohef
day IL contained twenty yeaIS-l AOustOMn Herald
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-07
nm TEACHINGs on JACOB,s DREAM

THE TEACHINGS OF JACOBS DREAM.
The Rev. George Alexander pastorelect Of the Unjver
sity Place Presbyterian Church, said in his afternoon
Sermon Jacobs dream was more than mere fancy
The story Is IN reality much that OF his dream as
his conversion. 1t marked epoch IN his life II
the first time he had looked up into Gods face and
called Him Father. Yet Jacob had been relIgiousy
brought up. His history exactly analogous TO many
men and women who have been trained and nurturcd In
religious families. But jacobs lie became alb
sorbed in his sheep and his goats His pos
scs SONS had drawn his attention from spiritual
And 80 with us to-day nothing tends to choke
religious yeauDgs much occupation in secular
affairs. Jacob, vision not so wonderful Have you
all had the lke Oh, yes, there times when the
soul aspres, and God sO0ps down to u, and shows
rare visions. Sometimes eyes Loden and
not But God Will remove the film O woIldlness and
SIN ii we will let Him. And We must. We notice that
jacobs vision came when was in a condition
fiji, 70 plans had failed. lie had nothing lett
Ls shcphtrds staff and now cod shows Himself 10 him
IL /, always IArough the lens OF adversely many
soul has uI-t God Tine tear OF sorrow often been
q telescope revealing the ricnc, OF Gods grace and
Men viii cling me world until 1t gets hot Tor
their fingers, and then they release their grasp aud take
sELF-EXA MINATION FOR TIE NEW YEAR.
The Rev. Dr. Coc, in MS mornns sermon, said: I'VE
have Just exchanged annual greetings, ana have
wished each other pro ,parOus happy year. Let me In
Gurc II 1T well with thee to-day and those nearest thee
Your interests are bound up with those OF your family.
In ancient nations generally the family only group
Of people ultle despoti,m Of fIthcry tyranny. Any
thing Ike modern family very Now when
member suffers all suffer with him. The absorption OF
man in business woman in arhe iI duties, or
the children I'm society and In sports, defeats the purpose
which God hath set the solitary Ia families Aud yet
each individual holds the final issues OF lie In his own
hands aud heart In sense Is truo that The lie Of
tho family is common life But the strength ofan army
depends Oh the courage and loyalty Of each soldier Is
II with the family The purity Ofyour wieor your children
Will not coyeryoas m2nry. a5 tnlr health wll not .nf,
nce tor you. Let me ask II well will you, a, III Ae
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-06-20
LINT. Rencher Womb Swear.

Nnrk Twain in liutial" express.
Mr.. Brrchcr never swear> In all
his life prUianc expression has never
PASSED hi lips But ii ne were to take
il into his head to try it once, he would
make even that disgusting habit seem
beautiful he would handle il "a, it
never was handled before. and ii there"
was a Wholesome moral lrs~ou hidden
away i'm ii anyW here he would ferret il
ont and use ii with tremendous effect
punoplod with his grand ondowmrut>
hi, Judgment. hi- discriminating
taste. his felicity OF expression. hi
graceful fancy if Mr. Brrrhcr had
anind to swear. he could throw into il
any amount of poetry and pathoo, and
splendid imagery. and moving earn
rstne,,, and restless energy, topped Oft
and rhmaNrd will! a gorgeous pyro-
tcchuic CONFEDERATION and tllgrre and
fame, swearing that would a-t"nl~h and
delight the hearers. and forever CULVER
through his bcNidrrrd memory Wr>.
aui,itc confusion OF raiuboW> and
music and thunder and lightning \
man OF high order Of intellect and APP
plccintiou could 1T aud listen To Mr..
Brrcnrr swear for week without ret
ting tired.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-06-20

.ur MuLL1GAN LETTERS.
vi. Episode in the Career of Mr. Blaine


CA t'N If the late iWmruird James
'I' b,furc the house 'omliil't'c'
.tipatcd the railroad trans
f. ~ lame G.. Blaine. Mr. Nu'-
will hc rcucmbrrod, was th'
.,rrrtarI ui Warren flNH'I' u"
All '"nnn Mr. sBainc had numerous
W '',inu, and in that relation Mr.
, ',u came into the possession 81
-.hrr', books and papers. W'''c"
compelled toy a subpoena "u''N
81 10 bring to Washington;
v I,y alter he came MIR. Mulll9"n
,r.d before the committee "'',
permission to make " PAlhI.uI
n,!ut liz, said " Nltiih III
N ,,iniItc, aurrmN arrival IN tn'riN
'.,u. a communication trom MI.
inviting Mr.. Fisher and me zap
residence: | declined To ." Ioi
! ro,,on that did not wish IL N"l',
had uonr to sec Mr.. bAIh'' !
"md to come in TINS committee room
ATmmclcd by any influence Mr
rrvrnt mp t. Mr. b'ahc mouse
least he - reported TO me- a'l, It,
"a Mr. Hlainr abold certain facts Una,
4aId prove and certain letter, l'h'' !
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-06-28

act of self-denial, of resistance to tampa
tation, or adherence to right, OF SUBJ
mission to the will of God as mada
known in His word or by His PToyz-
dence, will be found recorded in thG
''book of remembrance" and thesg
'' little drops of water these '4ittla
grains of sand accumulated through
a long life, may make grand total RI
the end of which we need not ba
ashamed.
The coral workers in ages past with
unwearying and most monotonous iEa~.
dustry built up vast formations, oEa9
''huilded better than they knew" Ei.Es
rocks in which their forms are enGtNe4z~.
ded, wrought into various shapes nrssI
polished, delight the eyes of the bes-
holder. One would not think when
looking at the native rock that Simple.
polishing could make it so beautiful
In the ages to come the faithful, pa
tient, monotonous work this teacher
and others like her are doing. that qaicf
mothers are doing in homes all over tks.
land, viii be made to appear in all las.
beauty, and then they win rejoice WITH
exceeding Joy in the work of theig
hands. Y. Tribune.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-06-28
Religious Department.
ONLY.

Only to pass through the gateway
Beautiful gateway of light;
Leaving behind the earth-shadows,
Leaving the darkness of night.
Only to step on the pavements,
With radiant luster that shine;
Only to walk in the glory
OF a day that shall never decline.
Only to pass through the gateway,
Wonderful gateway of peace!
Pass from the toiing aud struggling
To rest that shall nevermore cease;
Pass from tho faltering and failing
To strength that no weakness can blight;
Pass from the doubling and fearing
To rapture of knowledge and sight.
Only to pass through the gateway,
Gateway of triumph and song!
Only to hear the glad music
For which we have waited so long.
Only TO know our ''new name" called,
AS angelsIo welcome US come;
Only to join the full chorus,
Nevermore faltering or dumb.
Only to pass through the gateway.
Entrance to bliss that is sure,
Love that is ever unselfish,
Life that is perfect and pure.
There, on our robe dazzling WhiteneSS
Never a sin-stain shall rest.
Never tear dim the vision,
Never pang cross the breast!
Longing we look toward the gateway,
But closed are its doors to our sight.
No strain OF the music floats downward,
No ray of the glorious light.
But, though frowning and dark on the
earth-side
That gateway of blessing may stand,
1t is only TO pass through It's portal
= IFntcbn1nn.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-06-28
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

"A poultice of tea-leaves applied to
small burns and scalds gives instant re-
lief-CticGqo Journal.
"A pasture properly manured, kept
free from weeds, and thickly seeded
with large variety of grasses, may be
as permanent and profitable as any
field on the farm. Exchange.
The moment ink IS split take q
little milk and saturate the stain; soak
it up with a rag and apply little more
milk, rubbing it we'll in. In few min
utes the ink will be completely re-
moved.-BoSton Globe.
1t is the estimate of an observing
writer that about seventy-fve per cent.
Of'all the cattle in America are pure
scrubs, with no infusion whatever of
good blood. A larger proportion Of the
grades, too, are of very inferior type.
An excellent preparation for soft
ening the hands is made Of equal parts
of lamb suet and glycerine melt them
gently together, add a few drops of
some strong perfume, and use after
bathing; rub little thoroughly into
the skim Cincinnati Times.
Some wonder why house plants
thrive better in the kitchen than in the
parlor in winter. This is owing to the
presence of moisture from the cooking,
and usually there is more fresh air
enters through outside doors in the
former than in the latter. - Albany
journal.
The wide-awake farmer is devoted
reader of papers and books that will
instruct him in his calling. He is not
afraid they will conflict with what his
father knew ''about farming. He
rather hopes they will; what his father
knew has been pretty well drilled into
him, and he wants to know something
more. Detroit Post.
Delightful Thin Biscuit: Beat very
light one egg, pour it over pint Of
flour, add wineglass of milk, and
chop in one spoonful of lard and
butter mixed. Work thoroughly to-
gether; break off pieces the size of mar
bles, which must be rolled as thin as
your nail, sprinkling with dry -four as
they are rolled to make them crisp,
stick with fork, and bake quickly
THE Household.
"A farmer, who was in the habit of
rejecting the grains of corn that grow
on the tip of the cobs, planted a consid-
cradle quantity of them in a field de-
voted to beets for the purpose of mark
ing the rows. It was his intention to
pull up the corn stalks when the beets
required the ground The corn came
up, but the beets did not The stalks
of corn being about two feet apart were
therefore allowed to grow. They pro-
duced much larger amount of grain
than the stalks grown from kernels
taken from the middle of the ear
Prairie Farmer.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-06-28
Gems OF Thought.

Heaven win pay for any loss We
may suffer to gain it; but nothing
can pay for the loss of Heaven. RI
BGEteT.
e-The mistake Of many men is this
that what they require from others Isl
great, while what they lay upon Shen7
selves is light
Thou wilt never be inwardly ce9
igious unless thou pass over othe1
mems matters with silence, and hook
especially to thyselk = Thomas KenspSs@
The everyday cares and duties
which men cali drndgery, are thR
weights and connterpoises Of the clonk
of time, giving its pendulum true vii
bration, and its hands irregular notion
-LoasqtealoB.
Surprising all tho great points OF
atheism were formed into q kind Oh
creed, / would fain ask whether III
would-not require an infinitely greaaeI
measure-of;f faith than any set of aE1af
cles which tney~sO violently Oppose =
addison.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-06-28
Liability for Acts or Hired Mem.

Few farmers have correct idea Oh
she extent of their liability for acts Of
hired help. Judge Parrish, in late
address before the Grand Rapids
fMichigan) Farmers Club, explained
the rule of the common law in relation
TO the torts and negligence of farm em-
ployes. The farmer, according to this
authority, lis responsible in damages
to third persons for wrong acts or neg
ligence of hired help occasioning injury,
whether the act be one of omission or
commission; whether in conformance
20 his orders or even in disobedience to
them, by negligence, fraud, deceit, or
even willful misconduct, so long as it
was in the course of the employment
For instance: The farmer has q horse
affected with CHAMBERS or heaYes and
he orders his hired man to take it out
on the road and sell it or trade it off.
He is told not to warrant or recommend
the horse, or to resort to any jockey
tricks in order to make sale. The
first person met is stumped for a trade.
The hired man is asked if the horse is
sound and he answers: Perfectly so;
not blemish or fault about him; and
that he would not he afraid to warrans
him" The trade is made, and the en-
ployer is liable for the deceit, because
che swindie was in the course of the
employment.
A hired man in driving a neighbours
COW ou5 of his employers corn-feld,
killed it with stone. The court held
she employer liable for the value of the
COW.
a hired man taking by mistake bag
of barley instead OF oats, fed some Of
the grain to the horses, put a clevis in
the bag and left it in the old place, say
ing nothing about the matter. The
farmer filed the bag with ears of corn
and took it to mill; in grinding the
clevis injured the cracker. The farmer
was held for the damage.
A farmer is liable for trespass of his
hired man. done honestly in the course
of his employmentr-as cutting timber
on land Of an adjacent proprietor.
1t being the duty of the employe to
unload q certain load of wood, and by
throwing it overheard he accidentally
or purposelY wounds q by-stander, tho
employer is liable. But if the unload
ing was no part of his duty at the time,
there would be no liability. The test
of responsibility is not whether the act
was done according to instructions, but
whether done in the prosecution of the
work he was doing for his employer.
il the hired man, in performing par
ticular act in a particular manner, de-
parts from instructions to iniict wan-
ton injury on a third person, the en-
ployer is not liable.
We give the above as both important
and interesting information, and to inn
press upon farmers the necessity OF exc
treme caution in choosing help. There
are other grave reasons why care should
he exercised in this matter, but this is
sufficient for the present. Negligent
careless help can infict serious loss up
on their principal, even when he thinks
himself least hable.-Pf Prairie EGSmRgs